Chapter 3 Chapter Two

Tongguan.The first pass in the Central Plains. Tongguan has always been a key point for military strategists to contend for.At this moment, on the rugged official road, there is a horse galloping with a whip.The horse was already foaming from exhaustion, but the rider on the horse was still whipping non-stop, completely ignoring it. Immediately, the knight was thirty years away, looking calm and refined. The ghost-head machete leaning on his back was his symbol. When mentioning the name of Xu Shi, the gale knife, within a hundred miles, almost no one did not know it. No matter what method or method you use, you must find Xiao Qiu, otherwise, you will lie down and come back to see me.

This was an order given to him by Xu Shi's boss, Boss Hu, and he could recite it even with his eyes closed.If Xiaoqiu is not found, it is not only a matter of whether Xu Shi can lie down and go back, but also a matter of life and death whether the 108 casinos and thirteen brothels in Qinglong Town can continue to operate. Don't dare to neglect. Maxima also has time to rest.Although this is a fast Mongolian horse that is one in a hundred, it is sweating and exhausted at the moment.Next to the official road in front, there is a wine shop under a mountain depression, and a big wine signboard has been blown to pieces by the years.

The restaurant is very simple, just one table and a few benches.Xu Shi got off his horse and walked in, only to find that there was a young man sitting at the only table.When he saw the young man, his face immediately turned serious, and he was about to speak, but when he saw the young man shook his head slightly, he swallowed the words back. This young man looked very special, with pale and thin face, cold and sharp eyes, thin lips, slender figure, and slender hands like a woman's.The tailoring of the clothes fits perfectly, the materials and workmanship are all top-notch.His expression is very confident, his temperament is noble and extraordinary, and he has a stability and maturity that is not commensurate with his age. At first glance, he looks like the kind of person who lives a good life and is used to giving orders.

Young people not only dress well, but also eat delicately.A cold steamed bun should be eaten in small bites while being torn, and wipe the corner of the mouth with a clean white handkerchief after each bite. When Xu Shi saw this young man, he didn't dare to take his seat, but stood on one side. At this moment, a cloud of dust rose from the official road in the distance, and two horses galloped towards them.When they came close, they rolled off their saddles and got off their horses. They were both dressed in yellow.Not only did the two dismount in unison, but even their appearance seemed to be cast from the same mold.

The two walked in boldly.The owner of the restaurant has a simple and honest face, and the beautiful proprietress is coaxing the child to sleep.When the two people who came in saw the beautiful proprietress, their eyes lit up.The person on the left salivated and said: "You are so handsome, come and play with the uncle, and you are going to talk to the proprietress."The person on the right let out a hey, second child, it's important to get down to business.The person on the left sneered and said: "Lady, I will come to have fun with you after the uncle finishes his work."

Seeing the two teasing his wife so much, the plump, greasy boss hid aside, not daring to attack, with a flattering smirk on his face. Xu Shi secretly sighed, this person is really worthless. The two walked slowly in front of Xu Shi, staring at him with four gloomy eyes, and the one on the left shouted: "Hey, boy, are you from Qinglong Town?" The person on the right let out a hey, and said with a sinister smile: "Second brother, don't ask, look at the knife behind his back, it's probably that kid Xu Shi, the Kuangfeng knife." Xu Shi remained calm.The young man who had been eating seriously on the sidelines suddenly answered: The two must be the second brother Yan who sent someone to see the King of Yama.

The second brother Yan straightened his chest: Exactly, you have eyes and senses.These two are brothers, they have always been ruthless and murderous without blinking an eye. The young man turned around and looked at the honest restaurant owner, a rare smile suddenly appeared on his pale face. The boss was still trembling.The young man looked at the boss, but it was Xu Shi who asked: Have you walked this road before? Xu Shi didn't even think about it, and immediately replied respectfully: "Go by." Have you seen this wine shop before?No. The young man's eyes flashed: since it didn't exist in the past, it must be newly opened, but why is the signboard with the word "wine" so old?The tables and stools in the restaurant look like they have been used for decades?

Xu Shi laughed and said, "The Taoist said that there is no silver three hundred taels here. The young man looked at the proprietress again: How can there be such a beautiful proprietress in a village shop, in a remote place? Xu Shi grinned: This is trying to cover up. The boss suddenly stopped trembling, and suddenly seemed to be a different person, his expression became calm, cold, and ferocious, and he still looked as timid as a mouse? Originally, I shouldn't doubt you.The young man sighed: You shouldn't pretend to be so scared, a man who is as timid as a mouse, how can there be a woman who is willing to marry him, and this woman is also very beautiful?

The boss snorted coldly. The young man asked again: When the second brothers Yan flirted with the proprietress, why did the child in her arms not cry at all, so quiet? Xu Shi laughed and said: "It's probably stolen from somewhere, and I'm afraid of crying, so I must have been acupointed." The two asked and answered questions, and the young people talked and laughed freely, appearing confident and free and easy. Why did Xu Shi respect this young man so much?Who is this young man?The boss obviously thought of someone, and a trace of uneasiness and fear suddenly appeared in his eyes.The boss suddenly shook his hand, and the tablecloth immediately opened, spun, and let go, like a fast-rotating roulette, quickly turning towards the young man.He signaled for action, and that signal was the greasy tablecloth in his hand.

They were just acting, and he was the leader. The person who should be afraid is not him, but Brother Yan.Usually, the second brother Yan saw him with the same expression that he was trembling just now. The action begins!As soon as the tablecloth was opened, the second brother Yan and the proprietress made their moves almost at the same time.The second brother Yan used a knife, and the two cooperated tacitly, and instantly covered Xu Shi in a knife net.When they moved, Xu Shi also moved.As soon as the ghost-headed broadsword on his back popped out, it seemed like a gust of wind was blowing up on the ground.

The strong wind first rose from the knife net, the knife net weakened, the strong wind became stronger, and there was a scream from where the strong wind passed. Only one sound.Then the gust of wind disappeared in a flash. The two Yan brothers' chests were brushed by the blade almost at the same moment, and the screams they made seemed to be made by the same person. Could this be the legendary Gale Wind Knife? As soon as the tablecloth was opened, the proprietress also started to move.She moved much faster than Brother Yan.She threw the child in her arms at the young man.The child is an innocent life, but it has become a weapon in her hands.Killing weapon.What's more, at the same time, there is also a tablecloth that takes people's heads like a roulette wheel.This is the real fatal blow. Young people are young, but they are very experienced.Unhurriedly, with a slight roll of his right hand, his sleeve wrapped around the child who was thrown over him, and with a grab of his left hand in the air, he caught the whirling tablecloth.The young man's seemingly slender, feminine hands are as fast as lightning, as fast as a gust of wind. What kind of hand is this?The color of fear in the boss's eyes became stronger, and he blurted out: "Sura hand!"Xiao Si, Shura's hand, is the fourth person under Boss Hu's subordinates, and he is a very powerful person. This young man is Xiao Si.He is the soul in charge of this search for Xiaoqiu. The three characters of Xiu Luo's hand seemed to be a kind of spell. With the sound of the wind, the boss and the boss's wife took advantage of Xiao Si's gap to pick up the child, and ran away. In the blink of an eye, they were already ten feet away. After a few ups and downs, they disappeared at the end of the official road. Faster than a rabbit. Xu Shi took advantage of the momentum to chase after him, Xiao Si waved his hand: No, we still have a chance to meet.Xu Shi had no choice but to put the knife into the sheath, and said solemnly: "My subordinates see fourth master." Xiao Si asked: Who do you think this boss is?Xu Shi shook his head, but didn't think of it for a moment. The one with Wang Sanniang who only eats children but not adults is of course a human cook who specializes in human flesh.Xiao Si said. Xu Shi took a deep breath.When it comes to Wang Sanniang and the cook, they are very famous.These two became famous very early, and they were both top-notch killers. It was said that they had joined hands to kill many famous giants. The two of them have a quirk, Wang Sanniang likes to eat children's meat, and the best dish of the human cook is the human meat feast.According to people who have eaten the banquet of human flesh, even the famous chef of Bawanchun in the capital can't compare with him in the banquet of Yanchun. Xu Shi was startled and said: How can the enemy have such a master?If fourth master wasn't here today, the consequences would be disastrous. Xiao Si pondered and said: It seems that the opponent is trying his best to prevent us from finding Xiaoqiu, so we must be ahead of the opponent and find Xiaoqiu as soon as possible. A few days ago, they just got a message through an informant that Xiaoqiu was very likely to pass through Tongguan, so people from Qinglong Town went out to investigate with all their strength. The sea of ​​people is vast, and looking for an erratic person is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.Seeing Xu Shi's sad face, Xiao Si smiled faintly: "Searching like this is not the way, we should think of a way." what way? Let Xiaoqiu come to us by himself and lead him out. Xu Shi's eyes lit up: lead out? Xiao Si said word by word: Yes, bring it out. One leaf can tell autumn, and one flower can tell spring. Looking at the falling leaves, Xiao Qiu knew that it was late autumn. Xiaoqiu likes autumn, like the bleakness of autumn, the loneliness of autumn, the maturity of autumn, and the harvest of autumn.I like to climb high in autumn, watch the sunrise on the top of the mountain, and watch the sunset on the sea.Appreciate the vicissitudes of time and the meaning of life in the mountains full of red leaves and the infinite sunset. Fallen leaves are flying up and down, no matter how nostalgic they are, they will eventually fall to the land. Is this a tragic painting or a poem of praise? Is this life? As soon as she entered Tongguan, Xiaoqiu could see crowds of people moving under the city wall from a distance. People whispered to each other and talked a lot. Some were angry and filled with righteous indignation; color, but suppressing his anger.But no one dared to step forward. What happened? Of course Xiaoqiu wanted to take a look, but his look almost changed his life, and countless touching and unforgettable stories started from here.It turned out to be a very common thing that happened almost every day at that time: several strong men, some with knives and some with ropes, were arresting a delicate girl in broad daylight. The girl looked sad and indignant, desperate to refuse.The girl was wearing a green shirt, and the clothes were torn in several places. She was exactly the kind of pure and pure girl that at least ninety-nine men would like if a hundred men saw it. Xiaoqiu was abandoned by his father when he was three years old, and his mother died when he was six years old. He has suffered more since childhood than the water in the Yellow River. Do you think he can't hate the injustice of bullying in this world? He is young and full of vigor. It happened that a carriage drove out of the city from the city gate. The driver was an honest farmer.Tell me, what can Xiaoqiu do?Of course he dashed forward, picked up the plain-clothed girl by the waist, jumped into the carriage going out of the city. Mrs. Che is very responsible, but she is not stupid at all.Therefore, the carriage drove out of the city quickly amidst the chasing sounds of the strong men. The car is very narrow and can only accommodate two people. Is this pre-designed?The girl in Tsing Yi clings to Xiao Qiu's side, bursts of the girl's body fragrance hit her, making one very intoxicated. The beautiful eyes of the girl in Tsing Yi were peeking at Xiao Qiu, her voice was as gentle as a little sheep, she didn't even say a word of thanks, but the words she said were extraordinary: Are you the Xiao Qiu who likes chrysanthemums? Xiaoqiu was taken aback. Careful little, autumn autumn? Xiao Qiu seemed to just nod his head, he really didn't know what to say. The girl in Tsing Yi looked at him with a smile, her eyes seemed to be looking at a little white rabbit that had fallen into a trap: Do you find it strange, how do I know your name? Xiaoqiu sighed: It seems so. The girl in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "Except for that idiot known as the Great Lover and the Great Hero, who would be busy doing heroic work to save the beauty without understanding anything?" Xiao Qiu could only smile wryly, he knew that he would be a little stupid when he saw a beautiful woman, so he would often do some inexplicable things, don't many men do this? The carriage is still running.The two of them are too close together, and in the bumpy and narrow space, it is inevitable that they will bump into some places that should not be touched.The girl in Tsing Yi's face gradually turned red like the morning glow, and hurriedly tore at the clothes that were already torn in several places.Xiao Qiu coughed, and with difficulty moved her eyes away from where she shouldn't be looking, and asked: Where are you going? The girl in Tsing Yi pursed her lips: the secret must not be revealed. What if I don't want to go? The girl in Tsing Yi showed a trace of mystery: You will definitely want to go, because it is a hospitable, beautiful and gentle place. Xiao Qiu blinked: I want to go to Liuchunyuan, will you go with me? The girl in Tsing Yi spat.Liuchunyuan is the most famous brothel in the Central Plains. The road gets narrower and narrower.The carriage stopped in a wood.The girl in Tsing Yi poked her head out, and with a huh sound, she seemed to be looking at her smugly at the driver, who looked like an honest farmer in disbelief. The girl in Tsing Yi yelled: Hey, driver, why did you come to this ghostly place? The driver put on a half-smile: What do you think? I think you are a weasel giving New Year greetings to chickens, and you have no good intentions. The coachman looked up to the sky and laughed until tears were streaming down his face, and then he said complacently: Zhu Zhen, the Poison Fairy, compares herself to a chicken, so of course I have to be a weasel. Xiao Qiu could hear clearly in the car that this seemingly innocent and beautiful girl was actually a poison fairy who was famous for using poison. Qingfengzhai at the foot of Qilian Mountain, suddenly a mist with a faint fragrance floated from nowhere one day. After the mist passed, no chickens or dogs remained, even the goldfish in the fish tank floated up. Qingfengzhai has a population of 217 people. , 36 pigs, 500 chickens, 17 dogs, and 111 goldfish all died unexpectedly. This fog is the masterpiece of the poison fairy.Because people really can't think of anyone other than the fairies in the sky who can have such a masterpiece. The well-known cook actually became a coachman, and Zhu Zhen's expression was like a weasel: ridiculous, ridiculous, really unheard of, unheard of. This time, it was the cook's turn to show a surprised expression. In the whole world, is there a white and fat coachman like you?Zhu Zhen explained: Do you think I don't even know my coachman? The human cook opened his mouth and had no choice but to say: Admire, admire.I don't know if he really admires it. Fourth Master has already counted on you to have this skill.Zhu Zhen's face turned cold, she is a cook, take her life. Boss Hu's comment on Shura's hand Xiao Si is: Contain but not reveal, a needle hidden in the cotton. These eight words are undoubtedly the most accurate and objective evaluation of Xiao Si.Containing but not revealing, it seems normal, but looking at the world, how many people have this cultivation?Hidden needles in the cotton, calm and composed, how many people can be so calm? Of course Xiao Si was already prepared.He has always been cautious in his work, and he is almost impeccable.Every time he does something, he always carefully analyzes every possibility, every situation, and every plan in advance. The chef is also an old man. After killing Zhu Zhen's coachman, he also checked the carriage carefully and found nothing unusual.So, focus on Zhu Zhen.He was secretly on guard, but he didn't expect that the first thing to attack would be when was there someone hiding under the car?A long and soft whip suddenly protruded from the bottom of the car, and it hit the horse instead of the man. The whip slapped the horse's back.The horse was frightened, neighed, and galloped, the carriage bumped violently, and the soft whip under the carriage rolled again, wrapping the cook's hand.Zhu Zhen turned over her sleeve, revealing a dagger.The dagger pierced a curved arc in the air, and with a flash of arc, it pierced into the chef's chest. Ren Chuzi was originally a first-class killer with rich killing experience, but he paid all his attention to Zhu Zhen, but he didn't expect that there was a soft whip under the checked car. The target of the soft whip is the horse.If the horse moves, the carriage will be unstable, and if it is unstable, there will be opportunities.The car is cramped, what better weapon than a dagger? Is this arrangement thorough enough? A man in black turned out from under the carriage.Except for the eyes that shone coldly, his whole body was covered in an unusually wide black robe, and his figure swayed like a huge black bat. The man in black flicked his whip, and the carriage started to drive again. The heavier the cream, the thicker the color.The carriage turned left and right, walked for about an hour, and stopped at the gate of a villa. This is a mansion full of Jiangnan charm. The surrounding walls are painted white, and there are maple trees that are rare in the Central Plains and exchanged from sea trade outside the walls.The red leaves and white walls complement each other, making them extraordinarily elegant and harmonious. Xiao Si had already bathed and changed clothes, saluted and burned incense, and greeted him outside the gate of the villa.The man in black also jumped out of the carriage, and stood beside the carriage respectfully. After waiting for a long time, no one came out of the car.Xiao Si was slightly surprised, and with a wave of his hand, the man in black immediately opened the curtain of the car, besides Zhu Zhen who was sleeping soundly, where was Xiao Qiu? Xiao Si looked at it for a while, then suddenly smiled, and said something inexplicable: Xiao Qiu, you are finally hooked.