Chapter 27 Chapter 6: Waterways linger and reed flowers grow

The night gradually merges, and the setting sun paints the fiery red light on the green mountains and green waters, so the mountains and rivers become part of the setting sun. When a person is too brilliant, other people have to change their color under this light, otherwise, they can only change to adapt to others.Therefore, being strong is the only purpose of evolution, so it is for nature, for humans, and for martial arts.That's why there are fights, fights, and colorful legends. Guo Ao leaned on the side of the boat, and the boat went in with the boat and flowed to Dongting Lake. Jingzhou is not far from Dongting, but it is not close, so they left very early, but Shen Qingyi disappeared again inexplicably.However, time is running out, Guo Ao and Bai Yong have to go to the martial arts conference first, hoping to see this troublesome little girl at the venue.

The setting sun shines back, and the golden snake on the river is radiant and radiant. Guo Ao stares at the setting sun, as if he wants to see through the destruction behind this splendor.Yes, no matter how brilliant the evening photos are, they are no match for the doomed night. Is it the same for the Tianluo Sect that is now in full swing? Guo Ao slowly said: It turns out that it was Tianluo Sect who made the murder. Boyong stared at the Miaomiao Jiang Bo, shook his head and said: Things can't just be seen on the surface. Guo Ao said: You mean the murderer was someone else?But when we tracked and picked Ye Feihua, we did see Ling Baohe assassinate Wuyue King, and Chongxuan kill Wudang Qingxu.And when Tie Wanchang died, Chongxuan was indeed present.

Bai Yong smiled: That's because you regard Ling Baohe's assassination of Wuyue King and Chongxuan's poisonous killing of Qingxu as the same events as the deaths of Qian Yingshu, Yang Feng, and Tie Wanchang, but if you change the angle, you will not I will think so. His gaze grew distant: Qian Yingshu was a point, Yang Feng was a point, Tie Wanchang was a point, King Wu Yue and Qing Xu were just a point.There are no reliable clues running through it, that is to say, the one who assassinated King Wuyue and Qingxu may not be the one who killed the first three people, because we have no evidence.

Guo Ao thought for a while, nodded slowly, and said: So, you suspect that someone is hiding behind and manipulating this conspiracy? Bai Yong's gaze became heavy: After you left, I asked the King of Wuyue in a secret language, and I found out that Qian Yingshu, Yang Feng, and Tie Wanchang had another identity! Guo Ao was shocked and said: "What identity?" Boyong said: Qian Yingshu and Tie Wanchang turned out to be traitors placed by Tianluo Sect and Mandala Sect respectively, and Yang Feng, the ostensible leader of Tianluo Church, is his man!Then the three people killed by Jie Ye Feihua must have a very secret purpose, perhaps, to cut off the left and right hands of some people and weaken their strength!

He continued: "I've always felt strange, every time Qingye appeared, it was after the dead, why did King Wuyue not die, but Qingye appeared?Could it be that this green leaf and the three green leaves in front did not come from the same person?The purpose of the green leaf behind is not to kill people, but to lead us to Huashan Peak? Guo Ao's eyes gradually brightened, and said: You mean, the first three green leaves and the last two are not the same owner?Is it not the work of Tianluo Sect? Bai Yong nodded slowly, and said: I just said that this is also a possibility.After all, Qian Yingshu was deliberately placed beside King Wuyue by the Tianluo Sect, so there was no need to kill him.

Guo Ao said: Then we don't go to find the murderer, but make this bet, what kind of martial arts conference are we going to do? Bai Yong smiled: Chongxuan, Ling Baohe and us all went to the martial arts conference, do you think the murderer will go to other places?How prominent is the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance, Huayin Pavilion, King Wuyue, and Mandala Sect will really stand by and watch?This martial arts conference is the best place for us to find the murderer! Guo Ao couldn't help nodding his head, but Bai Yong suddenly stopped, gasped, and stared straight at Jiang An, as if he saw something weird.

This place is only more than 60 miles away from Dongting, the river is open, at dusk, there are fields on the river bank, and there are not many people, only a woman in white, riding a green donkey slowly along the river bank. The white clothes completely covered her face, so she couldn't see her face clearly. She held a branch in her hand and drove the green donkey forward.On the opposite side is a large reed field, the reed flowers are better than the snow, covering the leisurely figure of the woman in white from a distance. The reeds swayed gently with the wind, and the woman was getting deeper and deeper, and there was no shadow in sight, only a few partridges startled from the reeds from time to time.

Bai Yong stared blankly, his brows furrowed. Guo Ao glanced at him and said: What's the matter?Desperate? Boyong frowned as much as he could, as if he was in great pain because of the violent thoughts in his head. He didn't listen to Guo Ao's question, and just muttered to himself: What's wrong?What is wrong? He suddenly turned his head and said to Guo Ao: I just think there is something wrong with that woman, but I can't see what it is.Did you see it? Guo Ao was startled, and said: What's wrong?I didn't see it. Boyong beat his head in pain a few times, and said: "It must be something very wrong. I have a hunch that if we don't find out, it will kill us sooner or later!"You go to Dongting to attend the meeting by yourself first, I will catch up and have a look!

Before he finished speaking, he jumped into the river with a plop and swam towards the shore.Paddling in the middle of the river, I still didn't forget to turn my head and shout: You take the lead, but you must not lose, it's embarrassing to me!I'll go back immediately!In a blink of an eye, I swam to the river and got into the reeds. Guo Ao was stunned, thinking carefully, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with this woman.The only thing wrong is that a single woman should not appear in such a desolate place.However, it seems that this should not surprise Boyon so much, right?If you are a woman who is just eighteen or nineteen years old, if you are riding alone on a lonely little donkey, walking alone in the deserted reeds, will there be countless legends of perverts in your heart at this time, and you will be so afraid Terrible?If at this time, a person covered in water sprang out from the reed, staring at you blankly, blocking the way of your little green donkey, would you be very scared?What would you do if the person stared blankly at it for a long time and suddenly started laughing?What if he continued dancing?

But this woman in white just reined in the green donkey quietly and looked at Boyong quietly, as if waiting for him to give a reasonable answer. But Bai Yong only cared about laughing wildly at himself, and ignored the woman's expression at all.While laughing wildly, he shouted: I figured it out!I figured it out! The woman was not surprised at all, and said calmly: "Young Master, what did you think of?"Her voice was a bit hoarse, but it wasn't unpleasant. There was a strange vibration faintly, forming an inexplicable attraction, making people want to listen to it unconsciously.The high-raised cloak completely covered the face without revealing anything, but people couldn't help but imagine, what kind of pure and beautiful face is behind this white shadow?

Boyong then laughed three more times and said: I want to understand this!He opened his hand, and in his hand was a green leaf.This is exactly the leaf he found from the golden tent of King Wuyue, and now he held it in his hand and held it in front of the woman in white.This was the only physical evidence, he should be more careful, but Boyong held it indifferently, even if the wind blows it away, he doesn't care at all. The woman said lightly: This is a leaf. Boyong unexpectedly also nodded, and said: This is a leaf, but this small leaf is the murderer who killed three people.One is a romantic butler, the other is a murderous thief, and the other is a well-known escort.So although it is just a leaf, in my opinion, it is more terrifying than the iron hand of the murderer king. The woman said: No matter how terrible it is, it is only a leaf. Boyong nodded and said: Yes, it is just a leaf, what is terrible is not it, but the person who manipulates it to perform this series of tricks. The woman smiled faintly and asked: Who is it? Bai Yong smiled. Whenever he saw Guo Ao was very reluctant but had to make a bet with him, he would always show such a smile: It's you. The woman in white didn't speak. No matter who it is, it is difficult to say anything when encountering such unreasonable accusations. Boyong didn't seem to expect her to answer, and said, "Just now when I saw you on the river, I felt something was wrong, but now I finally figured it out, it's this leaf." Suddenly two rays of divine light shot out from his eyes, staring straight at the hand of the woman in white: that is the branch in your hand. The woman in white didn't hold back, and the branch she was holding stopped waving on the green donkey's head.She paused, and said: You can see it. Bai Yong giggled and said: It's because you want me to see it!This tree does not grow in Chu. The woman in white said: "It's called the Saluo tree, and it is said that it is only found in the Buddhist realm thousands of miles away."Buddha Sakyamuni passed away under this tree.From then on, the Shaluo trees, one withered and the other prosperous, stood quietly in the world.I went through untold hardships, and only brought back one branch. Boyong said: It is this mysterious leaf that makes the myth of picking leaves and flying flowers come true.I once believed it too, but now I have figured it out too. The woman in white said lightly: Oh? Boyong's eyes wanted to penetrate the white cloak and see the face hidden in the darkness, but the darkness was so firm that even under the bright sunset, it was still solidified like a substance. There was a smile on his face: because you are wearing white clothes. This reason is very strange, but the woman in white was shocked involuntarily. Boyong's eyes were burning, he paid attention to every slight movement of the woman, and said slowly: It is said that there is a sect in Tibet, called the Shangpa Kagyu sect, and the sect is marked by white clothes. I don't know if this white dress is the other white dress? The white-clothed woman remained silent, and a smile appeared on Boyong's face, saying: It is said that the Living Buddha of this generation of Shangpa Kagyu is a genius. I like to travel around the world, looking for the unknowable fate, I wonder if she has arrived in Jingzhou now?His smile deepened, as bright and deep as a blade: Or should I change my words and call you a dakini? The woman in white remained silent. Boyong said: "Picking leaves and flying flowers is just a legend. Legends can't kill people. Those who kill people are those who use this legend."One leaf, two dead people, this is a legend in itself, so people can't help but think in the direction of mythology.But as long as you figure it out a bit, this myth is not surprising! The woman in white couldn't help but said: "Which point?" Bai Yong said leisurely: One of them committed suicide! He didn't wait for the woman in white to answer, and continued: Yang Feng's death and Tie Wanchang's death have one thing in common. This point is very secretive, and I don't think many people have noticed it.But this point is fatal. The woman in white waited quietly for him to explain. Boyon said: That is, when they died, there was always someone by their ears.There is no scar on the whole body, and a bizarre death can be done by peerless martial arts, as can a hidden weapon pierced through the ear.If the hidden weapon is very small, it can be held in the mouth and sprayed into the opponent's ear, and the wound caused will be extremely small, and no blood will even flow out.If this concealed weapon is crafted with skillful hands, and the spring can be hidden in the mouth, then even people who don't know martial arts can use it.As soon as the concealed weapon is released, swallow the spring immediately, and the explosives contained in the spring will burst, and the spring and the man's chest will be shattered into dust, and no one will ever know.It is really a very good strategy that the mechanism is hidden in the belly of the deceased.When Yang Feng died, he was listening to the little girl selling flowers. When Tie Wanchang died, his son was in his ear. Presumably, Qian Yingshu also had a pair of cherry lips in his ear, but he never imagined that Ruanrouxiang would turn into a hopeful woman. Township! The woman in white said lightly: But why did these three people take their own lives to assassinate others?This does them no good. Boyong said: Although it is not good for them, it is good for the people they cherish.Although Hongyun wandered about, she cared for her sister sincerely. If someone promised to give her sister a large sum of money to make her live an upright and clean life for the rest of her life, she might not be able to give up her life.Yang Feng had killed many people, among them maybe the parents of the little flower girl.With her aptitude, it is impossible to avenge her in her life.If she was given a chance to kill Yang Feng at this time, she might not be willing to give up her life.Tie Wanchang is a great martial artist, with such a big business in the Escort Bureau, it is inevitable that he has done some unscrupulous things.Tie Zhongying grew up under the protection of his father. Naturally, he has never seen any bloody storms, and he is used to being righteous. If someone tells him about the bad things his father has done secretly, he will be greatly stimulated. Personal blood washes away the shame.You know, people in Jianghu always think that as long as you die resolutely, even if you have committed any crimes, you don't have to bear it anymore. Bai Yong said leisurely: "Isn't the bright achievement method among the twelve achievement methods good at educating the world and redeeming suffering?"Dakini in white, is this series of murders your masterpiece?To confuse everyone's attention with the legends in the world, and use the hope, hatred, and guilt of the innocent to use your means. Is this the purpose of your achievement?What do you want to get out of it? The woman in white didn't answer. Boyong said again: However, the king of Wuyue and the two leaves of Huacui Peak were not written by you.The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. Tian Luojiao knew that you were the murderer, so he used your plan.Although the Tianluo Sect failed to kill the king of Wuyue, he killed the head of Wudang.If you don't admit it again, I'm afraid that all these murders will be blamed on you.At that time, the King of Wuyue and the righteous way of martial arts will be equal to the alliance of the imperial court and the rivers and lakes. I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable to you. The woman in white slowly removed a line of her cloak, letting her eyes shine through.Her gaze was cold and calm, as if she wanted to see Boyong clearly. She suddenly said: A leaf is just a leaf. Bai Yong nodded, waiting for her to continue. The woman in white said: Even if the murderous leaf is exactly the same as the leaf in my hand, it doesn't mean that I am the murderer, does it? Bai Yong nodded again. The woman in white said: "Similarly, no matter how reasonable your guess is, it is just a guess after all, isn't it?" Bai Yong smiled wryly, and nodded again.He couldn't help nodding because he couldn't deny it. There was a smile in the eyes of the woman in white: So, you still can't prove that I am the murderer. But Boyong laughed, and smiled triumphantly: The reason I said all this is because the purpose of you holding this string of branches is to lure me here, and this is also your real purpose of killing these people! He slowly said: I am not wrong, am I? Suddenly there was another darkness in the cloak, and it came out with a gloomy coldness. Killing intent! Guo Ao went straight down by boat, and when the sun was setting, he had already seen Junshan in Dongting Lake.The mountains and rivers are clear and bright, melting gold and purging purple, and smoky smoke. The mountains are as clear as the water, the water is as blue as the sky, and the vision is wide, which is very pleasing to the eye. Dongting Lake is the main channel of the Wu-Chu waterway. There are a lot of boats passing by, and the star sails are dotted like clouds coming from the sky.The flock of birds up and down is like a collection of fairy spirits.Guo Ao didn't bother to look at the scenery, but looked far away, searching for traces of the martial arts conference. He doesn't need to work hard.Because a large flag has been erected in the center of the lake, shaking it in the wind, with six large characters written on it: World Martial Arts Conference.There are dozens of large ships lined up under the banner, forming a large square formation.The boats were tied together with huge wrist-thick ropes, and wooden boards were laid on them, which were flat and neat, and a big arena was built.Around the arena, there are dozens of boats, full of people standing on them, ready to welcome the guests coming and going. Guo Ao frowned.The Martial Arts Conference was originally intended to deal with the Tianluo Sect, so it was better to hide it than to show it. Now that it is so loud, it seems that it is afraid that the Tianluo Sect will not know.Isn't Zhengdao afraid that the Tianluo Sect has ambushed countless Vulcan cables in advance, blowing up the entire lake to the Sea Dragon Palace? Guo Ao shook his head, sure enough, after a long period of peace, the sense of crisis of the righteous way in the world has disappeared, Shaolin and Wudang are vulnerable, this is no accident. He slowly stopped the boat, moored to one side, and was going to watch with a cold eye what the martial arts conference would turn out to be, and it would not be too late to enter the venue at last. The sky gradually became darker and darker, and more and more martial arts people gathered.The lake was brightly lit, and all boats of all sizes were moored.Where have the merchants transporting goods and doing business from north to south seen such a battle?They all avoided the road.Although Guo Aobo is far away, his eyes and ears are very good at hearing and seeing, so he can see clearly. After a while, eight big lamps were slowly lifted up around the ring, illuminating the surroundings brightly.On the north side of the arena, there was a row of sandalwood chairs, on which sat more than a dozen senior elders, smiling and greeting each other. Guo Ao couldn't help shaking his head again.This is not like a meeting to judge the lifeline of martial arts, but rather like a gathering place for feasting, singing and music.The Tianluo Sect has a lot of plans, and they are eyeing them. Could it be that these famous and decent families can't abandon these red tapes?The sympathy for these decent families can't help but fade a bit. After the headlights came up, someone stepped onto the stage and said something loudly to the audience.It's nothing more than the fact that some Tianluo sects have done many evils, destroying Shaolin and Wudang, and the people and gods are indignant, and the heaven and the earth will not tolerate it.People of my righteous way must work together to fight against the evil. Therefore, a martial arts conference is held and leaders are elected publicly so that we can advance together and retreat together. The man spoke impassionedly, although everyone in the audience listened respectfully, but there was a relaxed expression on their faces, after all Shaolin and Wudang are too far apart, it really has nothing to do with them. After a few more people made speeches angrily, everyone agreed to decide the leader of the martial arts conference in the form of a martial arts competition.In fact, this is the only way to resolve conflicts in the arena. The strong are respected. In the arena, of course, the only way to do it is by force. Then someone stepped onto the stage and begged for help from all directions. Guo Ao looked around, but there was no sign of Boyong.Chongxuan, Lingbaohe, Zarayana, King Wuyue, Huaying Pavilion, and Mandala Sect were all gone.Could it be that there is some kind of magic hidden in the banner raised by Zhengdao, which makes them turn a blind eye?This is too ridiculous.Or, what obstacles did they encounter along the way? But who else can stop them? There were people coming and going on the stage, playing ping-pong-pong.The young swordsman lost to the middle-aged Taoist nun, the middle-aged Taoist nun lost to the old swordsman, the old swordsman lost to the long-faced double spears, and the long-faced double spears lost to the judge's pen in the hands of the blue-robed Confucian scholar.There were more than a dozen rounds in a row, the night was darker, and the eight headlights were brighter. The eight-party judge in Confucian clothes stood on the stage and said Duyi, but no one came up to challenge again. Yan Duyi, known as the Judge of Eight Directions, is the new head of the Kongtong Sect.There are three elders of Kongtong and more than a thousand disciples in the Kongtong sect. It seems that he deserves his name as the leader of the martial arts. Yan Duyi clasped his hands for three more rounds, but there was no one to fight, he couldn't help but feel very proud, he smiled and said: "There are no more brothers coming up to say something, it means that the leader of the martial arts alliance has already entered the palm of his hand." Suddenly someone from the audience whispered: Four years ago, this fellow secretly accepted a bribe of five hundred thousand taels of silver from the three major bodyguards of the Central Plains, and used it to compete with Tianlongzi for the head of the Kongtong Sect. It has been exposed long ago. Dare to seize the leader of the martial arts now?His voice was very small, but to the ears of martial arts masters, it was already very loud. Especially for Yan Duyi. His face turned livid immediately.There was a lot of discussion in the audience.Yan Duyi's expression changed, and he said loudly: You said that I bribed you with five hundred thousand taels of silver, what evidence do you have?If you can't get it out, it's deliberate slander, and you can be punished!What's more, you Chang Long killed your own brother before you became the castle owner of Tianchan Castle. In order to cover up your crime, you slashed yourself in the stomach and pretended to be injured. Don't I know? There was another commotion in the audience, and even the dozen or so old men sitting in a row at the front of the ring could not help but whisper to each other.Chang Long and Yan Duyi attacked each other more and more fiercely, and more and more people joined in. They talked about each other's crimes and talked freely.Later, even the beating of wives, illegitimate children and other things were revealed, which was really an eye-opener.It turned out that the famous and dignified gentlemen were so unbearable behind their backs. Guo Ao sighed, turned his head away in boredom, unwilling to watch these ugly dramas again. The lake surface is clear, the bright moon is cold and shining, and the reflection in the river flows leisurely together, which is much more beautiful than these people. The sound of the water moved slightly, and a flat boat slowly sailed up from the upper reaches, splitting the lake and the moon, swaying into thousands of golden waves, which became more distant. Guo Ao was shocked suddenly, because he saw that the person on the boat was Ling Baohe! Even in the middle of the night, Ling Baohe still wore that white dress, and in the moonlight, he looked even more spotless and independent.The white crane on the clothes shone in the moonlight, as if it was spreading its wings and was about to soar into the sky at any moment. Ling Baohe smiled, looked at the moon with his hands behind his back, stood on the bow of the boat, he didn't even look at the lively martial arts competition, and actually drove the boat to parade down.But Guo Ao felt something was wrong. Ling Baohe was originally here to participate in the martial arts conference, how could he be indifferent to the conference?Could it be that the Tianluo Sect has some other conspiracy? Although Guo Ao doesn't like the righteous way of martial arts, he doesn't like Tianluo Sect even more, especially Ling Baohe.He turned the boat quietly, and followed Ling Baohe to chase down, while carefully covering his figure with the sail to prevent Ling Baohe from discovering him. He faintly felt that something really big was about to happen!