Alienated Martial Arts.

Chapter 228 Grandmaster
Buzz!
Seven or eight iron rods as thick as the mouth of a cup whizzed down.

From different directions and angles, they hit Wei Tao's body heavily.

There was the sound of gold and iron clanging.

At the same time, dots of golden ointment were splashed and scattered on the bluestone ground around him.

Wei Tao closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

He seemed unaware of the iron rod falling like lightning.

Qi and blood in the body surged and rose, and the sound was like a river.

The heartbeat was like a drum, swinging in all directions.

The steps under the feet change, like a turtle and a snake intertwined, twisting and entangled.

All kinds of sounds merged into one place, like the sound of thunder.

Rolling over this secluded and quiet courtyard at low altitude, the mosquitoes fell to the ground and the birds flew high, not daring to get close.

Suddenly there was a staggering sound of footsteps, and there was an obvious gap when the dense iron bars roared and fell.

The faces of several strong men were pale, and they knelt on one knee, gasping for breath, with expressions of unbearable pain on their faces.

Boom boom boom!
As Wei Tao stepped on the ground again and again, they slumped and trembled violently.

I just feel that as time goes by, the frequency of the heartbeat is consistent with the step point, and it is completely out of my control.

And when the sound of stepping on the ground became more and more intense, everyone's heartbeat became more and more violent, and strands of blood even began to overflow from the mouth and nose.

"You go down first."

Wei Tao suddenly stopped his movements and slowly opened his eyes.

His body covered with ointment was golden yellow, refracting bright light under the sun, looking like a golden arhat, a god descending from the earth.

Several strong men hurriedly bowed and saluted as if they had received an amnesty, and walked away quickly supporting each other.

It wasn't until they were far away from this small courtyard that everyone let out a long breath of foul air.

The heart that almost jumped out of the throat finally gradually returned to normal.

Wei Tao watched everyone go away and closed his eyes again.

He restrained all his emotions, and his body sank slowly.

Step forward with one foot, step back with the other, point your left hand down to the ground, and point your right hand up to the sky, both clenched into fists, forming a set of boxing starting gestures.

"Heart and mind are in harmony, mind and energy are in harmony, and energy is in harmony with momentum. This is the harmony of spirit, energy and spirit mentioned by the turtle and snake."

Silently feeling the surge of Qi and blood in his body, Wei Tao's consciousness was emptied, his mind was clear, and he gradually entered a state of complete ecstasy.

Suddenly, he twisted his waist and turned around, hitting a punch.

The muscles and tendons are collapsing and beating, like a bowstring trembling rapidly.

The strength of the whole body rose suddenly, and the whistling and drumming were endless.

He shot out one after another, creating a series of whirlwinds, exploding the crisp sound of firecrackers.

There were also roars in the body, and the visceral muscles and bones were shaking endlessly, triggering rumbling thunder.

After practicing a set of boxing techniques, Wei Tao could only feel his qi and blood surging, opening and closing with real strength, from the inside to the viscera and outside to the body surface, and at the same time gave birth to an extremely comfortable tingling warmth.

"As expected, it is the true understanding of Xuanwu and the true skills of great teachings, which made me truly realize what it is like to practice the viscera internally."

Wei Tao slowly retracted his fists, the heat above his head was steaming.

He exhaled lightly.

The black and red air gushes out, forming a clearly visible ripple in front of him.

Dangdang!
There was a rhythmic knock on the door.

A tall maidservant came in.

He said in a respectful tone, "Miss asked the slave to remind sir that the time for the evening banquet is coming soon, please don't forget to come to the banquet on time."

"It's Little Meng, I'll forget it if you don't tell me."

Wei Tao turned his head and took a look. "Prepare hot water and serve me to scrub and change clothes."

"Yes, this servant will pour water for the gentleman."

She had a docile expression with lowered eyebrows, not at all the stern look she had when he cut He Wuye's flesh and blood by the Mingshui River.

After tea time.

Standing behind Wei Tao, Xiao Meng helped him tie his long hair behind his head, and pinned it with a jasper hairpin.

Then he picked up the light blue gown that was folded on the side, and gently straightened the folds of the collar and cuffs for him.

"There is an official from the general office, and the young lady is receiving it, so this time, the servants will accompany the gentleman to the banquet."

While busy, she spoke softly.

"Officer of the General Yamen, is there any trouble?" Wei Tao asked casually with a gentle tone.

Xiao Meng said lightly, "No trouble, it's Master Yu's subordinates who came, and Miss can handle it with ease."

Wei Tao nodded, and then asked, "What about this negotiation, what is Qing Yuan thinking?"

"Miss means that we are short of reliable manpower that we can use now, and the territory we have occupied now is almost the same. It is not appropriate to continue to expand outward."

"These things are up to you."

Wei Tao got up slowly, took the herbal tea from Xiao Meng and drank it down, "The negotiation will focus on you for a while, and I will only be responsible for suppressing discordant noises."

Xiao Meng smiled and said, "Your servant understands, the fate of the He family will come first, and those local snakes who come to Luoshui will not be ashamed anymore, and they will jump out to ask for trouble.

The only thing to pay attention to is the Nine Sacred Gates, who seem to be a little dissatisfied with us eating most of Lingyun Pavilion's property, this time it is also a banquet organized by them. "

Wei Tao frowned slightly, "The Nine Sacred Gates are far south of Qizhou, so it's too long to reach out."

Xiao Meng said, "Miss also said that the Nine Sacred Gates are used to being aloof in the local area, so they don't know their identity. They need to talk to them carefully, so that they understand the principle of keeping themselves safe and making money with harmony."

It was getting late, and the sky was full of red clouds.

Wei Tao walked out of the small courtyard, walked through a narrow and quiet alley, and came to the long street outside.

The place of the banquet is a painting boat on the Luoshui River.

Far away from the bustling main city, watching the water, listening to the waves, drinking and having fun in the river has a lot of flavor.

A meal here costs at least a few tens of taels of silver. Except for the big spenders, ordinary people dare not even get close to it, let alone board a boat to spend some money.

Wei Tao was riding on a horse, looking far into the sky at the sunset, his mind had already been immersed in the practice of the turtle and snake chapter.

Xiao Meng was at his side, followed by two Tsing Yi warriors, both of whom Liu Qingyuan brought Luo Shui's confidantes.

"The woman surnamed Liu, as the Shaoqing of the pilgrimage department, didn't keep her duty. Instead, she wantonly expanded her power in Luoshui and annexed the property of Lingyun Pavilion, which is a subordinate of her sect. It's unbearable!"

Suddenly, a cold male voice came from not far away.

Wei Tao's thoughts were interrupted, and he slowly looked up.

I saw several people walking towards the bank of Luoshui surrounded by a middle-aged man.

Xiao Meng lowered her voice, "Sir, this person is Jiu Xiao, the main area of ​​the Nine Sacred Gate Foreign Affairs Hall, and one of the lead organizers of this banquet."

"It seems that his attitude has been very clear."

Wei Tao reined in, turned his horse's head and followed.

After more than ten meters, he turned his head and asked again, "Little Meng, are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?"

"No, servant girl yesterday morning..."

Xiao Meng half-spoken, suddenly shut up.

A figure soared into the sky, like a big bird spreading its wings and gliding, it had already arrived in front of those people in an instant.

The wind whistled, and the robes rustled.

Ou Jiuxiao felt something was wrong, so he raised his head suddenly.

Then he saw a figure cast a large shadow on the ground under the blood-red sunset glow, completely enveloping himself.

"you……"

Ou Jiuxiao opened his mouth, and his heart skipped a beat.

Staring at the man stretching his arms, he pressed down with a cloud dragon probing claw.

From his point of view, he happened to see that half of the person's body was bathed in the soft sunset light, while the other half of his body was hidden in the darkness.

Click!

Ou Jiuxiao's mind was taken away, and his reaction was half a beat behind.

He had only raised his arm halfway before a palm was pressed against his chest.

He threw his head up and spat out a mouthful of blood, and flew backwards, slid a long distance on the dirt road by the river, fell to the ground and struggled.

The people around were stunned, as if they had turned into immobile wax figures.

The District Hall Master, who was still talking vigorously a moment ago, lay down beside the wet and muddy holly tree in a blink of an eye, only his limbs were still trembling like convulsions.

This scene was deeply engraved in their minds, and a chilling feeling could not help but emerge from the deepest part of their hearts.

It wasn't until Wei Tao and his party disappeared at the end of the road that they lifted Ou Jiuxiao from the ground, walked away quickly without looking back, and didn't even dare to find out the identity of the person who made the attack.

As night fell, the entire Luoshui was shrouded in darkness.

The Xianglou painting boat is decorated with lights and festoons, like a golden dragon lying quietly in the water.

It was quiet inside the building, only the sound of gurgling water was heard, and even the usual music of silk and bamboo on a painting boat was nowhere to be seen tonight.

Wei Tao slowly pushed open the carved wooden door, his eyes flicked over the faces of the people seated in the pavilion one by one.

A group of people looked away one after another, but no one spoke.

Although no one has personally experienced the skills of this guardian deacon, but just seeing that he survived the battle of Moxiang Tower, he can get a glimpse and know a thing or two.

Therefore, in the absence of the Lord of the Nine Sacred Gates, none of them were willing to speak first and focus on themselves.

"Hurry up if you have anything to say, I have to go back to practice at night, and I don't have much time to spend here."

Wei Tao sat down slowly on the main seat, then lowered his eyes and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Xiao Meng had already recovered from the shock just now, and said with a smile, "This is something that has already been agreed, and the little girl feels that there is nothing to say.

But since you have arranged this banquet, it means that you have other thoughts in your heart, and if you don't say it, you may feel sad in your heart, so I will reluctantly listen to your ideas. "

"Miss Liu created the Vermillion Bird Hall to seek some benefits for herself, this is human nature, and everyone understands it.

But all of you here have cooperated a lot with Lingyun Pavilion, the He family, etc. You have wiped out their property, but you have never considered our loss.

I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to eat like this. "

An old man put down the teacup and said lightly.

"Tell me, what's wrong?" Xiao Meng looked at this person, her tone suddenly turned cold.

The old man's eyes fell on Wei Tao, and he said with a smirk, "Of course I know that Miss Liu has a background, and Deacon Wei is also very capable, and he is extraordinary.

But in this area of ​​Luoshui, if the two of you think that you can convince everyone else with this alone, it would be a little underestimating us. "

Wei Tao opened his eyes, "If you don't accept it, just fight with me."

When the old man came into contact with those eyes, he shuddered suddenly, but he still gritted his teeth and smiled, "The old man knows that he is no match for Master Yuan Yiyi, but no matter how powerful you are, there are so many of us here, and there is still the area of ​​Jiushengmen." The hall master will come right away, so he may not be afraid of you."

"Don't hesitate, you can go up together." Wei Tao pressed the armrest of the wooden chair, his eyes were burning, and he looked left and right.

Ever since he practiced tortoise-snake fighting, he combed the blood network in his body, and he always felt itchy all over his body, and he always wanted to find some opponents to loosen his muscles and bones.

He made a move by the river just now, but unfortunately, the master of the Nine Saints Gate was too weak, so he couldn't even stretch his tendons, and when he thought about it, he became more and more itchy.

Looking at Wei Tao, the old man felt his scalp tingling and his whole body feeling cold.

He took a deep breath, "Everyone is in the Luoshui area, and we usually see each other when we look up..."

"It's okay, you don't have to meet again after you kill him."

Wei Tao crushed the armrest of the chair with a cracking sound, and sawdust scatter in all directions.

"Deacon Wei, please don't get me wrong. I don't have any objections to Suzaku Hall. It's just that the district head of the Nine Sacred Gate Foreign Affairs Hall specifically mentioned it, so we had to leave the table."

The old man kept swallowing his saliva, and subconsciously kept looking outside. He didn't know why Ou Jiuxiao didn't come here until now.

"I didn't misunderstand. I don't really care if those sites are more or less."

Wei Tao leaned forward slightly, his eyes sparkling, "People from the Nine Sacred Gates can't come anymore, now I just want to beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you."

The night wind blew slowly, and a scorching breath escaped from him, and the air under the light was a little distorted.

The attic of the painting boat is quiet and silent, as silent as death.

At this moment, a figure quickly came to the attic of Huafang.

He moved behind one of the middle-aged men and said something in a low voice.

The middle-aged man's complexion changed drastically, and he glanced at Wei Tao in surprise.

He then stood up, with a big smile on his face, and gave a deep salute, "I think Suzaku Hall is a bit too disadvantaged by what was agreed last time.

So this time I made a special trip to talk to Miss Xiaomeng that the gang must give up another [-]% of the profits, otherwise there will be no peace in my heart. "

In just a short while, several figures entered the attic again, whispering behind each gang boss.

In an instant, the atmosphere of the whole painting boat suddenly changed, full of flattery and flattery.

Wei Tao suddenly felt bored, got up and came to the side of the fence, silently staring at the calm river below.

Under the bright moonlight, his clothes fluttered in the night wind.

A black cloud drifted past, covering the silver full moon, and the place where he was standing was suddenly plunged into darkness.

But there is a faint black and red breath rising quietly, looking like a blood mist, covering the light.

At this moment, the old man who came to make an apology with a wine glass suddenly stopped, hesitating and daring not to go forward.

Inexplicably, he felt that Deacon Wei a few steps away seemed not a human being.

It is a monster that can kill people at any time.

The night wind picked up again, and the corners of the full moon were exposed.

Wei Tao turned back at this moment, and his scrutinizing eyes fell on the old man.

Pfft!
The old man's legs softened and he knelt on the ground.

"From now on, the villain will be an adult's dog, and everything will be guided by the adult, and he will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants!"

Wei Tao couldn't help but hesitated, "We're just dividing up the territory, the old man doesn't need to do that."

The old man trembled all over and kowtowed again and again, "If the lord does not agree, the old slave will not dare to get up."

"Old gentleman please, I am young, but I should not be so flattered."

With a blank expression on his face, Wei Tao raised his index finger and tapped lightly on the railing of the building, and looked at the old man in front of him quietly.

One, two, three.

The old man was terrified, and felt that every tap fell on his own heart beating.

All of a sudden, I felt that my whole body was dripping with cold sweat, as if my whole body was kneaded into dough and then clenched so tightly that I couldn't breathe continuously.

Wei Tao was silent for a long time, but just as he was about to say something, his eyes suddenly froze.

Seeing the pendant protruding from the old man's waist, he looked somewhat familiar.

After a while, he had a sudden expression on his face, remembering that on Zhang Zhiqing's parchment scroll, there was a page with almost the same picture.

He stepped forward and observed carefully, "Where did you get the things you wear?"

Without any hesitation, the old man immediately took off the pendant shaped like a dragon beast, and presented it with both hands.

Wei Tao reached out to take the pendant, rubbed it carefully for a moment, with a disappointed expression on his face.

The status bar is unresponsive.

I don't know if this thing is a fake, or the content written on the page of the parchment scroll is not recognized by the status bar.

But at the next moment, Wei Tao pricked up his ears again.

Listening to the old man chattering there, he continued, "Returning to the adults, this is an old ornament passed down from generation to generation in the villain's family. It has been placed in the hall of the ancestral house on weekdays and no one cares about it.

The villain didn't know what it was used for, so he just re-engraved it as it was and wore it every day as a talisman. "

Wei Tao exhaled softly, "You mean, the one you're wearing is just a fake?"

The old man said, "My lord is right. The original thing is as big as a washbasin, and even a small one can't wear it every day."

"The original thing is as big as a washbasin?" Wei Tao's eyes lit up immediately.

Before that, the biggest item he got that could be converted into gold coins in the status bar was the sapphire lotus platform brought by Ni Tang, which was equivalent to the size of half an adult's palm.

Today I suddenly heard that there is something as big as a washbasin, how can I not make people excited?
Carefully observing Wei Tao's expression, the old man secretly heaved a sigh of relief, with a smile appearing on his face, "If your lord is interested, I'll go back and fetch that ornament and give it to you.

Anyway, the little ones don't know the goods, even if they put such good things at home, they just leave them in vain. "

After half an hour.

Wei Tao has arrived at the old man's home.

He stretched out his hand to touch the dragon head and animal body statue in front of him, and was in a daze for a long time.

The old man stood by and did not dare to make any sound.

Time passed little by little.

The candlelight on the table suddenly flickered.

Wei Tao came to his senses at this moment, "If I remember correctly, Senior Wan established the Flying Eagle Club for nearly 20 years."

The old man said, "If the adults don't like it, the villain will disband the gang when he returns, and leave everything to the adults."

"The name of Flying Eagle Club is not very nice."

Wei Tao pondered and slowly said, "From now on, let's change it to Feiying Hall, you are still the head of the hall."

The old man was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and said almost incoherently, "I am a subordinate of Wanfu Quan, and I will obey your lord's decree!"

Go back to the courtyard that Liu Qingyuan bought.

Wei Tao couldn't wait to open the status bar.

"I found the dragon beast statue, whether to absorb it."

He took a deep breath and chose to absorb.

A series of beautiful voices sounded in my mind one after another.

The gold coins in the status bar continued to grow from 0, and lasted for nearly ten breaths before finally stopping.

Wei Tao closed his eyes, then slowly opened them.

Then close it and open it again.

I just couldn't believe my eyes.

In the status bar, the available gold coins have reached an unprecedented twenty.

In other words, this dragon beast sculpture as big as a basin provided him with twenty gold coins at one time.

Even more rare than that sapphire lotus platform.

"Mr. is so happy, is there any happy event?" Liu Qingyuan knocked on the door and came in, asking with a smile.

"It's a happy event, and it's a big happy event."

Wei Tao nodded, "You're here so late, what can I do for you?"

Liu Qingyuan said, "I just got the news that the big competition among the disciples of the Seven Sects will be held on the tenth day of October."

"And this time His Majesty personally decreed to select disciples from the seven sects and give them the qualification to enter the Taixuan Abyss that is only opened every 30 years."

"The tenth day of October."

Wei Taolue thought about it, and there is only less than a month left.

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The moonlight is like water, cold and cool.

Deep and long mountain canyons.

The gray-haired old Orion clenched the steel fork, trying to suppress the sound of breathing.

Behind him, there were two young men wrapped in animal skins, staring at the tiger lying prone on the ground with him.

A gust of night wind blew, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

The tiger, which was about Zhang long, struggled to its feet and staggered towards the valley ahead.

The old Orion stared brightly and made a gesture.

With the two people behind him, he followed silently.

The hunt has lasted for three days since the colorful tiger stepped on the trap in the forest, and now it is coming to an end.

If it wasn't for protecting the integrity of the fur, they wouldn't have been so time-consuming and laborious. They could have used bows and arrows to send it into the underworld when they were near the trap.

However, it all comes to an end.

It has entered the last moment of life.

Then comes the gratifying harvest time.

A tiger in such good condition is enough for their family to have enough food and drink throughout the winter, and they can even have enough money to marry the second child to a wife, so that they can import another child in the coming year, and the family will become more prosperous.

"Father, there are many mushrooms growing in the valley."

The boss stopped in his tracks, and whispered excitedly, "We can come and pick some next time, and after drying, we can store them for a whole winter."

"Don't be distracted, clean up this big guy first, mushrooms can be picked anytime..."

The old Orion licked his chapped lips, but suddenly fell silent while talking.

He stared blankly at the front, his expression became dull and bewildered at this moment.

Silver moonlight spilled on the ground.

A slim and graceful figure stepped on the moonlight, walking slowly on the cliff.

She grows lotuses every step of the way, but her figure is flickering.

The extremely graceful figure looms between the valleys, as if completely integrated into it, but seems to be separated from it.

Click!

Until the slender jade toes stepped on a dead branch, making a thin crisp sound.

She stopped silently, and stood quietly in front of the dividing line that entered the valley.

If she was just like an extraordinary and refined goddess under the moon, then after she stopped, the goddess has already descended into the mortal world, turning into a beautiful picture that can be seen and touched.

"Don't go any further."

She turned around slowly, looked at the three hunters who were standing still, with a faint smile on her face, "This valley is not a place you can enter, it is very dangerous inside."

At this moment, another tall figure in a black Taoist robe came from a distance, passed the three hunters in a blink of an eye, and stood beside the woman.

This person is obviously the master of Yuanyi Qingyang Academy, real person Minglan.

He bowed to the woman with a respectful posture, "The master you mentioned is hiding in this valley?"

"At the beginning, Lingyu felt something, but I just found this place according to the map."

Gong Yuan smiled slightly and said, "But Ming Lan, what you said is not accurate. He used to be a master, but now he can only be regarded as a monster who lost himself and hid himself from the light."

She sighed, took a light step forward, crossed the dividing line between the inside and outside of the valley, and appeared directly in the valley.

Swish! ! !
In an instant, the black mushrooms all over the valley began to stretch and bloom.

Immediately afterwards, a dense buzz sounded.

Large patches of phosphorescence light up at the same time.

Crowds of flying insects swarmed out from the cracks in the rocks and enveloped them downward.

The graceful and slender figure flickered quietly.

She brought a wave of ripples and appeared outside the dividing line again.

There was an extra mushroom in his hand, and a few flying insects that kept struggling.

Looking back, Gong Yuan sighed quietly, "Since they won't leave, there's no need to leave."

"Ming Lan."

"Subordinates are here."

"One for each person, feed the three hunters and eat this bug."

"My subordinate understands."

The three stood still.

They didn't even need to chew, a few flying insects desperately slid down their throats and entered their stomachs.

After a while, the belly of the three of them swelled high, and they inflated rapidly like blowing a balloon.

Until it exploded with a bang, the ground with a radius of several feet was evenly covered with sticky flesh and blood.

Gong Yuan thoughtfully, nodded slightly, "So that's the case, I generally know."

She raised her head, but when she spoke again, she changed the topic and came to a completely different direction, "The disciples of the Seven Sects are about to compete, Ming Lan, as the master of Yuanyi Qingyang, you should cooperate with our sect and help our sect." People enter the Taixuan one view."

Master Minglan stood with his head down, his tone was calm, "If you need me to do something, just ask me directly."

　I wish you all a happy New Year's Day, good health, family happiness and all the best in the new year.

　
(End of this chapter)