Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

Zhou Youmei interjected and asked, "Did Master encounter assassination on the way?" Gu Ruomei said: Yes, and more than once, if it wasn't for my life, I would have died tragically!Then, with another setback, he said: At that time, I didn't know who the enemy was plotting against me, and I didn't know that there was an unprecedented catastrophe in our sect. Later, when I understood the truth, I felt that I was alone and helpless. Anytime, anywhere, there is a danger of death. Zhou Youmei paid attention and asked: At that time, you didn't know what happened to the master?

Yes.Gu Ruomei continued with resentment: At that time, on the one hand, I was mourning for the misfortune of our sect, and on the other hand, I was worried about the safety of your master, and I had to be on guard against the plots of that pair of dogs and men. Now that I think about it, I really don’t know that period How did the days pass. Zhou Youmei said: "Master, you didn't look for Master at that time?" Gu Ruomei said: Of course I did. When I changed my face and arrived at the place where your master walks, there was no news at all.I have also been unannounced for nearly a year in the vicinity of your Shigong Xingdao, but have not gotten any news.In the end, I sneaked back to my sect, trying to get some clues from the subordinates of the couple, but these were all in vain.Afterwards, with a heavy heart, I wandered the rivers and lakes for five years before I met you and settled down here.

Zhou Youmei paid attention and asked: "Master, these years, have you been going out frequently, is the purpose of finding out the whereabouts of Master?" Yes.Gu Ruomei nodded and sighed: Finally, the emperor has eyes. Today, I have received news from your master. Zhou Youmei laughed and said: By the way, Master, I haven't congratulated you yet! Gu Ruomei pretended to be annoyed and said: You girl begs to be beaten! Zhou Youmei smiled and said: This is a great joy! After Gu Ruomei smiled, she waved her hands again and said: "Go and rest, maybe there will be enemies coming!"

Zhou Youmei also asked solemnly: Master, how about you? Gu Ruomei said: I, just adjust the breath for a while After dawn the next day, Zhou Youmei unwrapped Lin Zhiqiang's sleeping point and removed the bandages on the wound. Sure enough, after only one night, Lin Zhiqiang's trauma was completely healed without leaving a trace of scar. When the three of them had breakfast together, Gu Ruomei told Lin Zhiqiang what happened last night and what he said to Zhou Youmei. Lin Zhiqiang was filled with emotions, and of course he couldn't help but have beautiful visions for the future.

However, at this moment, Lin Zhiqiang didn't know that Mei Xiaomin was actually his fiancée Zhou Youmei. After Gu Ruomei finished talking about the past and discussing the future whereabouts, they immediately took a small bag and rushed to Jingzhou City together. Of course, Gongye Ruyu's subordinates must be watching and following in secret, but one is because Gu Ruomei's skill is too high, and the other is in broad daylight, those who follow and watch naturally dare not approach, but can only watch secretly from a distance. This situation, of course, cannot escape Gu Ruomei's eyes and ears, but she pretends not to notice and runs towards Jingzhou City calmly.

The three of them went straight to Jingzhou City along the official road. At the pier, they hired a medium-sized boat. After they said they were going straight to Dongting Lake, they immediately let go of their cables and set sail, heading eastward with the current. Not long after the medium-sized boat left the shore, another small boat with a black awning sailed out from the pier and followed it at a distance of half a mile. The wind went smoothly, and after noon, we arrived at the new factory in Shishou County. It is really puzzling to say that it was so early that this medium-sized building ship docked at the new factory, and no one went ashore.

The small boat with the black awning that was following it also docked three feet away from the tall ship. After letting a gray-shirted scribe hastily landed, it immediately untied and sailed downstream. Shore-like.It wasn't until dusk that Gu Ruomei's medium-sized boat continued their voyage. Just like in Jingzhou, not long after their big boat left the shore, a small boat also sailed out from the pier, but this time it was not a small boat with a black awning, but a small fishing boat. It is very common for fishing boats to work at night! Of course, Gu Ruomei and others in the medium-sized building boat also knew that this small fishing boat was by no means an ordinary fishing boat, but they deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb and ignored it at all.

The people on that small fishing boat were obviously only following, but did not take any action, they followed from a long distance with arrows all the time. The waterway from Xinchang to Dongting Lake is first a broad section of about twenty miles, and then enters a narrow section of water. When half of this wide water journey passed, Gu Ruomei first said to Lin Zhiqiang and Zhou Youmei: Mr. Lin, Xiaomin, after ten miles, we will enter the place where we planned to land. Now, you should get ready first. Zhou Youmei frowned and said: "Master, why do we take these wrong roads, and simply kill those who follow, isn't that enough?"

Gu Ruomei's expression changed: Do you think the only one following is a small boat? Zhou Youmei was taken aback and said: Could it be that Master has discovered something else? Gu Ruomei nodded and said: That's right, there are also two groups of people on the road, following closely without leaving, can we wipe them out at the same time? Then, he said solemnly: "The purpose of our trip is to avoid enmity, so we have to deliberately take this wrong road, so that the enemy will not know where we are going. Xiaomin and Mr. Lin, you two must remember: Before we are fledgling, we should try to avoid conflicts with the enemy!

Lin Zhiqiang and Zhou Youmei stood respectfully at the same time. After Gu Ruomei looked out the window for a while, she glanced at Lin Zhiqiang and the other two and said, "We're almost there, pick up your things." Then, the three of them carried a package sealed with oilcloth on their backs, snaked their way from the deck to the bow, and quietly fell into the river along the side of the ship. It was dark at night, and those who followed were far away, and they were not prepared for the other party's attack, so the three entered the river smoothly without anyone noticing.

All three of them have excellent water skills. After entering the water, they immediately dived under the water surface and swam to the right bank. As mentioned above, the waters in this section of the river are relatively narrow, and the journey from the center of the river to the right bank is only a mile or so away, so the three of them had reached the right bank in less than a pouch of time, and entered a high-reaching weeds. First of all, after Gu Ruomei observed silently for a while, she nodded and said: "There is no pedestrian within the three-mile radius, let's quickly change our clothes and hurry on our way." Then, the three of them went into the more secluded weeds, took off their wet clothes, wrapped them in stones and threw them into the river, and began to change their faces. Soon, Gu Ruomei turned into a vigorous old man with white hair and short beard like a halberd, Lin Zhiqiang became a dark complexion middle-aged businessman, as for Zhou Youmei, she still hid in the grass and refused to come out, she just whispered : Master, Lin Shaoxia, you two go first. The stupid Lin Zhiqiang walked towards the grass where Zhou Youmei was hiding, and said with a smile: Brother Mei, let me help you change your appearance. No!No!Zhou Youmei repeatedly stopped and said: I haven't dressed yet Gu Ruomei also hurriedly said: Mr. Lin, leave him alone, let's go first. Lin Zhiqiang had no choice but to fold back, and smiled embarrassingly: "It's not a big girl, it doesn't matter if you don't wear clothes!" Gu Ruomei smiled inwardly and said: What a fool But she whispered to Zhou Youmei: "Xiao Min, you should be more careful!" Zhou Youmei respectfully replied: "I have written it down." Gu Ruomei waved to Lin Zhiqiang and said: Let's go! When Gu Ruomei and Lin Zhiqiang entered the official road and disappeared into the dark night, Zhou Youmei stood up from the grass. No wonder she wanted Nai Shi and Lin Zhiqiang to go first, it turned out that she had resumed her daughter's attire, but at the moment she was dressed as a middle-aged village woman in a green cloth dress. She lowered her head and inspected herself, then carried her bag, entered the official road, and disappeared into the dark night On the third day, when it was time to apply for a license, the location was Yichang on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Yichang, located at the mouth of the Three Gorges, is the throat of Sichuan, and the goods in and out of Sichuan are all used as a transshipment place. Therefore, merchants gather and the market is quite prosperous. Huibin Building is the leading restaurant in Yichang City. At this time, the lanterns were just coming on, and the Huibin Building was just beginning to welcome guests. It could be said that there was a constant stream of traffic.In the crowd of people coming and going, two old men with brocade robes and long beards dressed as merchants stepped up the steps in front of the Huibin Building side by side. But just as the two of them stepped up the steps, a middle-aged Hanako suddenly appeared beside them, bowed his head to the two of them and said, "Old man, please have pity on me!" The brocade robed old man on the left frowned, reached out and took out a piece of broken silver, threw it into the broken bowl of the middle-aged Huazi, and said in a deep voice: "You are young, how can you not be motivated, take it, and start a small business." At this moment, the middle-aged Huazi bowed his head silently with a face full of shame, but he said through voice transmission with his true energy: Hero Jin, there are many suspicious people upstairs. It turned out that these two old men in brocade robes dressed as merchants were actually nine-fingered god camel Jin Shijian and Yunmeng Diaosou Zhoumin in disguise. After the middle-aged Hanako finished the sound transmission, she smiled shyly in a low voice and said, "Thank you, old man, for your generosity and lessons!"Little Dang Yongming in my heart Jin Shijian was slightly taken aback before entering the restaurant with Zhou Yimin. Under the hospitality of the shop waiter, the two chose a window seat on the second floor, and after ordering food and drink, they casually looked around the whole building. The area on the second floor of the Huibin building is quite large, it is estimated that it can accommodate more than 300 people, that is to say, it is large enough to accommodate more than 30 tables. But at present, because it is still early, only 50% of the seats have been taken, and there are about 140 to 50 people. After the two exchanged knowing glances, Zhou Yimin focused on the night scene of the street outside the window, but said in a voice transmitted with true energy: That young hero hasn't come yet. Jin Shijian also pretended to browse the street night scene, and replied through voice transmission: This is not necessarily the case, if he changes his appearance, he will be mixed up!No!It was stated in his note that he would meet with his original face that night. This matter is indeed a bit strange It turned out that Zhou Youmei sent a note to Jin Shijian in front of the Jinglou in Liu Bolun Beppu the night before, asking them to meet here. Zhou Yimin frowned and said, "Maybe because of the current situation, he temporarily changed his mind and changed his outfit?"Or are we here too early? Jin Shijian suddenly said anxiously: Shangguan Xuan is here Zhou Yimin said via voice transmission: I have seen that Leng Wugou is also here! Jin Shijian smiled wryly through voice transmission: "Look at the situation, if the young man fails to come, tonight, our two old bones will be left here." Zhou Yi Minfang smiled wryly, the waiter in the shop had already served the food and wine, and after filling a glass of wine for the two of them, he bowed and left. Jin Shijian raised his wine glass, smiled, and said, "Stop gossip, let's have a drink!" After he picked up the wine glass, he realized that there was a small ball of paper on the bottom of the glass. After the two drank a toast, Jin Shijian casually opened the ball of paper. On the note was written the following Youjun Kuangcao: The two have already placed orders. Unless we can cooperate with my subordinates tonight, it will be difficult to get out of this situation. Sincerely, Liu Bolun. Jin Shijian smiled coldly, pushed the note towards Zhou Yimin and said: Brother Zhou, look. After Zhou Yimin looked at the note, he sighed, and said via voice transmission: How about respect? Jin Shijian smiled and said: "If the earthen pot is not separated from the mouth of the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle. Brother Zhou, we are all buried in the ground. If we really put this old bone here tonight, it should be given to the younger generation." , the starting point demonstration effect. right!right!Zhou Yimin raised his eyebrows, and then he said via voice transmission: "My little brother is the only one who follows the lead of brother Jin." Speaking of this, Shangguan Xuan and Leng Wugou walked over slowly, Shangguan Xuan nodded to them with a smile and said: You two are so excited! Jin Shijian responded casually: Your Excellency is not bad! Before Shangguan Xuan Aoli took his seat, he glanced at them and said: "Which one of the two is the Golden Hero?" Jin Shijian continued coldly: "It's just Jin Shijian." Leng Wugou then asked: So, this one should be Zhou Daxia? Zhou Yimin nodded proudly and said: Not bad. Shangguan Xuan laughed and said: "Jin Daxia's skill is getting more and more refined, even the hump on his back has disappeared!" Jin Shijian smiled coldly and said: Many thanks! Then, focusing on Zhou Min, he laughed and said, "Brother Zhou, let's stop being petty and show our true colors." In the voice, he raised his hand to remove the disguise on his head and face, and at the same time, there was a burst of joints all over his body, and he had returned to his original appearance with a high hump. Naturally, Zhou Yimin also removed the disguise on his head and face. Shangguan Xuan said with a smile: "You two are as proud as you were back then, and you are worthy of being the leaders of the chivalrous way." At this time, Leng Wugou smiled lightly and said: "You two, can I give you a seat?" Zhou Yimin was the first to sneer and said: Don't dare to climb high! Leng Wugou's expression darkened and he said: "Hero Zhou, Leng Wugou reminds you that there is no one to support you tonight!" Zhou Yimin raised his eyebrows, and shouted angrily: Leng Wugou, Zhou Min is not something to be intimidated by. In the voice, the person has stood up abruptly. Shangguan Xuan hurriedly shook his hands and said, "Daxia Zhou, don't stir up unknown fire, he has something to say, something to say." Zhou Yimin sneered and said: If you fart, let it go! Shangguan Xuan smiled and said: "Why does Hero Zhou reject people thousands of miles away? We may have different positions, but we are both in the same martial arts line. It's easier to solve it than wielding swords and swords when we sit down and talk!" Jin Shijian smiled and said: I can't think of anything else to talk about between us. have!have!Shangguan Xuan pulled out a chair, sat down beside him, and then said seriously: "And, it's all for the two of you." He only heard a clear voice and said: These days, it's really not easy to cheat and drink. These two words that came out of nowhere were obviously intentional. The four people who were in a stalemate followed the sound and followed the sound, and saw that in an empty seat next to it, at some time, a young beggar appeared, sitting fiercely. The young beggar didn't seem to notice that someone was staring at him at all, and still heaved a long sigh to himself: You are the leader of the three major rivers and lakes, and you have to beat others to go to the restaurant, what a shame!How decent! Leng Wugou Fang's eyes flashed coldly, the waiter rushed over angrily, shouted loudly at the young beggar: You bloody beggar, why did you come upstairs? The young beggar laughed and said, "Second brother, what you said is really meaningful, I walked up on two legs!" The shopkeeper pushed the young beggar with both hands and said: "Go down quickly!"go down But he tried his best to eat milk, but it was like a dragonfly shaking a stone pillar. The young beggar, sitting upright as usual, asked with a smile: "Why?"Isn't your place a restaurant? The waiter in the shop said anxiously: It is because it is a restaurant that you can't come up as a beggar. Why?The young beggar then patted his forehead, and said with an oh: I figured it out, you are a dog who sees people as inferior, and is afraid that my grandfather beggar has no money, right? The shop clerk was still pushing hard, stammering and saying: No!No!If you have money, you won't sell it to you you dare!The young beggar let out a sharp rebuke, and then there was a bang, he threw a silver ingot weighing twelve taels on the table, turned his head to look at the waiter and said with a sneer: "Grandpa beggar has plenty of silver, hurry up!"Pick the best one and send it to the young master! This time, the waiter in the shop was stunned, he was tongue-tied for a while, not knowing how to answer. Shangguan Xuan waved to the waiter in the shop and said, "Second brother, you just go on and let me serve him." The shop clerk still looked embarrassed, but the young beggar grinned and said: Yes!People who are used to being served by others must be more considerate when serving others ah!Such neat and white teeth!It's a pity that it grew in the mouth of a beggar, and it was really wronged. Shangguan Xuan smiled coldly and said: "Young man, why bother with a servant!" The young beggar laughed and said: This is called killing chickens to scare monkeys! After a while, he continued with a smile: "Master, if you want to serve me, you can go early. As long as you serve me so that Grandpa Hua is comfortable, I will give you all the rest of the ten taels of silver." Shangguan Xuan sneered: Don't worry, I will serve you comfortably Before he finished speaking, he raised his right palm, and a gust of strong wind, hissing and screaming, hit the young beggar's chest. Shangguanxuan's White Bone Yin Wind Palm is known as the best in martial arts, at present, he transforms the power of his palm into finger wind, which makes the finger wind like an arrow, extremely cold and vigorous. At the same time, he showed his martial arts skills as soon as he got started, which also showed that he had the ambition to kill the enemy with one move. But the young beggar didn't fight back or dodge, he just leaned his upper body to avoid the cold and impetuous fingering wind by a hair, and at the same time, he said with a contemptuous smile: Be careful!don't hurt your men In this situation, how can Shangguan Xuan take it seriously? With Shangguanxuan's identity and skill, not only did he not hurt the opponent, but he didn't even force the opponent's figure away when he was using his kung fu. In this situation, although he was secretly stunned and raised his vigilance, but on the face of it , but I really can't hold on. Therefore, he didn't care about the confusion caused when his subordinates who had modified Yirong and sat aside were scared to dodge by his finger wind, and while he was dizzy, he changed his finger into a palm, and pointed at the young beggar with lightning speed. The body leaned back and hit the chest, and shouted in the mouth: Lie down, puppy! Shang Guanxuan's skill, the speed of changing moves, and the strength of his palms are nothing to worry about. What's more, that young beggar, with a low figure, generally speaking, there seems to be no other way to follow except for a hard catch or a slap, which made Jin Shijian and Zhou Yimin beside him feel helpless. Zhi Zhi broke into a cold sweat, and exclaimed at the same time: "Young hero, be careful!" But they had a false alarm in vain, before their words fell, their eyes blurred, the young beggar was already sitting on the spot unscathed, while the Shangguan Xuan who attacked twice was already like a clay sculpture and wood carving As if, stood on the spot.Judges, please don't misunderstand, Shangguan Xuan was not acupoint restricted, but was stunned by the superb skill of the young beggar. The young beggar didn't care about Shangguan Xuan's reaction, let alone the dumbfounded expression of the onlookers, he just looked sideways and said with a cold smile: "Shangguan Xuan, the two tricks just now don't count. Young master sit here, and let you ten Trick, as long as you can force me to leave this bench, you can let go of the affairs here and let you do whatever you want. Shangguan Xuan's face was livid, and for a while, not only did he not take any further action, he couldn't even answer, but his body kept trembling slightly. Yes, the young man's dexterity made him terrified, and those few words were enough to make him explode in anger. In this situation, what else could he do except tremble with anger ? The young beggar looked sideways and smiled, "Shangguan Shenjun, how are you?" At this time, Shangguan Xuan's face was as ferocious as a ghost's. He was wearing a long gown, but he didn't blow himself up. Obviously, under the situation that he couldn't get off the stage, he had already gone all out and was ready to put all his eggs in one basket. Leng Wugou at the side hurriedly took a step forward, touched Guan Xuan with his elbow, and said urgently: Brother Shangguan, don't be reckless The young beggar raised his head and said leisurely: "You two go up together, it's the same." Only then did Shangguan Xuan sneer and said: "Puppy, you said it yourself!" The young beggar laughed and said: I didn't say it, don't you still have the guts to speak this kind of arrogant language? Leng Wugou hastily said a few words to Shangguan Xuan's ear, and Shangguan Xuan raised his eyebrows and said: I would rather ask for punishment, but I can't swallow it! Ask for punishment?The young beggar laughed loudly and said: Shangguan Xuan, you are in vain the most powerful leader of the Three Great Jianghu, who else can control you?Want to ask for punishment? Then, he smiled lightly and said: "Young Master said that one is the same, you two just go up together, if you have any secrets that you dare not reveal, just take them out, your superiors, and I will greet you on your behalf, and you will not be punished." At this time, Liu Bolun also walked out slowly with his original appearance, clasped his fists towards Shangguan Xuan and Leng Wugou who looked embarrassed, and said: "Shangguan Shenjun, Lord Leng, please be calm and don't be impatient, let someone like Liu go to you first." How about a few words for this young man? Without waiting for these two to open their mouths, they immediately turned to the young beggar, and asked with a serious face: If Liu is old-sighted, this young hero must be the black-clothed young hero who appeared in our Biefu the night before? The young beggar nodded and said with a smile: Not bad!Master Liu is really drunk while everyone is awake It turns out that this young beggar is another incarnation of Zhou Youmei. Liu Bolun clasped his fists and said: "Young hero, Shangguan Shenjun and Master Leng did not know that it was the young hero who came here and offended Hu Wei just now, please forgive me." Easy to say, easy to say.Zhou Youmei said with a straight expression: "The night before yesterday, I will publicly confess that no one is allowed to walk on the road of retreating heroes. Now that the time limit has passed, I will not go into details, but you three must answer my questions honestly. After a pause, he continued to ask with deep eyes: "Is your nobleman Gongye Ruyu and Bailiyuan that bitch couple?"