The Great Hero [Comprehensive Martial Arts]

South of the Five Ridges is located in the south of the Five Ridges, divided into east and west, the east governs Guangzhou, and the west governs Yongzhou.

Dongdao is the fiefdom of the Southern King.

The climate in Guangzhou is hot, but in the middle of May, it is already comparable to the midsummer scene in the south of the Yangtze River. The scorching sun shines on the dusty official roads, and the faces of pedestrians on the road are flushed and sweaty.

There is a simple tea stand beside the road, which is specially for passers-by to stop and quench their thirst.

The owner of the tea stand, surnamed Li, is 53 years old this year. Because of his poor family and congenital leg problems, he has never married a wife in his life, so he relies on this small tea stand to earn money.

The business of the tea stall is not bad.

Old man Li worked in the back kitchen of a restaurant when he was young, and learned the skill of cooking stewed meat. The stewed beef he made tastes no worse than that of the chefs in the restaurant, so he often goes this way. People, when passing by here, like to sit for a while.

It was noon, when the sun was at its hottest.

Old man Li, who was hiding under the tea stand to enjoy the cool, poured cup after cup of herbal tea, and kept the cattail fan in his hand, but he still couldn't avoid the end of his clothes being wet with sweat.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "kicking, kicking" horseshoes coming from the south.

Although old man Li is old, his ears are very good, so he immediately stretched his neck and looked towards the official road.

The sound of horseshoes approached from far to near, and after a while, a tall maroon horse came into view. Old man Li's eyes lit up, and he raised his voice to the man on the horse whose face could not be seen clearly: "Guest officer Come and rest your feet, drink a cup of herbal tea to quench your thirst—"

Having lived to such an advanced age, old man Li is naturally very discerning.

He knows that only rich people can afford such a good horse, and rich people are often very generous when they sell, and a little tip is worth a month of hard work, Even a year's income.

The visitor obviously heard Old Man Li's voice.

The rapid sound of horseshoes slowed down slightly, and finally stopped not far from the tea stand.

Only then did Old Man Li see clearly the appearance of the man on the horse.

This is a boy who looks no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. He is dressed in a smart black short robe. His waist-length hair is neatly tied behind his head. There is no trace of sweat on his white and tender face. Khan's Li Laohan is in stark contrast.

It seems that this young man is still a practicing family.

The smile on Old Man Li's face became even more earnest, and he greeted him with staggering steps.

"Guest officer, please come inside quickly, this horse can be tied to the tree next to it."

Looking at the crude tea stand behind the old man, only supported by a few wooden shelves and a large piece of oilcloth, Chu Xiao frowned subconsciously, but still led the horse and walked over.

The tea stand is very small, and there are only four small wooden tables inside, one of which already has customers.

The two guests on the table were all dressed up as ordinary people, they looked ordinary, and there seemed to be nothing unusual about them.

Chu Xiao looked away calmly, and immediately chose a table near the roadside to sit down.

"Boss, bring me a pot of tea first." Chu Xiao took out a silk handkerchief, and while slowly wiping his fingers, he told old man Li: "If there is anything to eat, prepare some for me."

"Okay, wait a moment."

The old man Li responded with a loud voice, and went to the stove to prepare tea and stewed vegetables.

The guests sitting at the table behind Chu Xiao on the right looked at each other, and one of them, a thin and pale man in a green shirt, nodded slightly, and a sharp light flashed in his long and narrow eyes.

Not long after, old man Li brought a pot of herbal tea and two dishes of side dishes to Chu Xiao's table.

The dishes are all stewed vegetables, one is old man Li's best stewed beef, and the other is stewed peanuts, one meat and one vegetable, one hot and one cold, although it looks simple, it smells very tempting.

Chu Xiao pulled out his chopsticks and picked up a peanut.

A cold light glowing with black light silently attacked his neck from behind.

The cold light came at an extremely fast speed, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch the trace. Even if it was a frontal response, it would be difficult to accurately resist the attack unless it was a top-notch expert.

But Chu Xiao moved faster.

The person who fired the hidden weapon didn't see how Chu Xiao moved at all. Anyway, when he reacted, the poisonous needle, which was as thin as a hair, had been bounced back by Chu Xiao along the original path, and it was heading straight towards his body. Eye pierced.

If it wasn't for the pale-faced green-clothed man who blocked the poisonous needle for him in time, he might have become blind at this very moment.

Looking at the poisonous needle that fell on the table, the man's face changed from blue to white for a while.

But the man in the green shirt clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Admiration, admiration, you are indeed a master who can be compared with Zhongyuan Dianhong right after his debut. Your excellency's martial arts are really powerful."

Chu Xiao chewed the peanuts slowly, not intending to strike up a conversation at all.

"you!"

The man in the green shirt who was ignored didn't react yet, his companion, the black and thin guy who looked like a dry little old man, slapped the table and scolded angrily: "You little yellow-haired boy, how dare you stand in front of us?" Brother Green Snake put on a show in front of you, do you think your life is too long and you don't want to live anymore?"

This black and thin man is nicknamed the poisonous snake, and he is a brother of the same school as the man in the green shirt.

One of them is good at poison, and the other is good at hidden weapons. Although they are not professional killers, they often take some lives to buy and sell. They can be regarded as half killers. Small.

These two have always regarded themselves as the second killers in the world, and they thought that apart from a little red in the Central Plains, there was no more powerful killer than them in this world.

It's a pity that Chu Xiao, a guy who jumped out halfway, became "famous" in just two or three months, and was compared by good people to the most powerful killer in the Jianghu after the Central Plains became popular.

The two Green Snakes, who have always been proud and arrogant, naturally refused to accept it, so they deliberately found a channel to buy Chu Xiao's whereabouts, planning to compete with this fledgling guy to see who is better.

As for the result...

The black and thin man nicknamed Poison Tongue expressed dissatisfaction and wanted to continue to trouble Chu Xiao.

But the man in the green shirt obviously had the intention to withdraw.

It usually only takes one round for masters to decide the winner.

They didn't even see Chu Xiao's counterattack clearly, so it could be seen that the opponent's skill was far superior to theirs, and if they continued to entangle, they would only be asking for trouble.

"Feel sorry."

The man in the green shirt hurriedly grabbed his companion who was still clamoring, and smoothed things over: "My brother is too arrogant. Your Excellency just made me lose face, so I lost my composure for a while. I hope your Excellency will forgive me."

Chu Xiao picked up the teacup, took a sip of the sour herbal tea, and then slowly turned around.

"What if I don't forgive you?"

If he loses, he wants to run away. Think of him as a persimmon easy to pinch.

The man in the green shirt's complexion was slightly gloomy, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and he said coldly, "They're all gangsters in the same way, don't you even want to give this bit of face, Your Excellency?"

Hearing this, Chu Xiao suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and laughed.

"Are you kidding me?"

Well, if it was a joke, it was an amusing one.

Faced with Chu Xiao's naked provocation, the Green Snake Brothers naturally couldn't bear it.

"It seems that you are going to toast instead of eating and drinking!"

The man in the blue shirt sneered, stood up suddenly, raised his hand and sprinkled a piece of dark red powder in the direction where Chu Xiao was. At the same time, his companion also took out several poisonous needles and stabbed towards Chu Xiao.

Bug carving tricks.

With a look of disdain on Chu Xiao's face, he sat firmly in his place as firmly as Mount Tai, and only waved his sleeves to completely block the poisonous powder.

As for the poisonous needles that followed, he also used the same trick again, and all of them were reflected back.

Old man Li had already been able to see and hid behind the stove, covered his head with the lid of the pot, and honestly huddled into a ball, motionless.

Alas, what a crime, why do these people in the rivers and lakes always fight and kill at every turn?

If he smashed his table and chairs, I don't know if there will be compensation... Hearing the sound of "clang bang" in the stall, old man Li sighed with a vicissitudes of life.

It's not easy to start a small business these days.

After about a cup of tea, the noise stopped abruptly. Old man Li moved his tingling hands and feet a little, and cautiously poked out a pair of eyes from behind the stove.

The boy in black was still sitting at the table with a relaxed expression, drinking tea from a cup.

But the two green snake brothers lay silently on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

Old man Li plucked up his courage, and stood up slowly while supporting the stove.

To be honest, he has long been used to this kind of scene, but no matter how many times he has experienced it, Old Man Li can't help but worry in his heart every time.

Every time these people in the rivers and lakes end their troubles, they don't remember to clean up the mess, and they have to ask him, an old man, to help collect the corpses.

Compensation or something, it depends on luck.

Of course it would be best to have some, if not, old man Li would have to smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. After all, a commoner like him would not dare to provoke these powerful people in the world.

Noticing the bitter look on the boss's face, Chu Xiao smacked his lips, took out an ingot of silver from his pocket, and put it on the table.

"This is to compensate the boss for your loss."

Old man Li took a closer look, heh, good guy, a whole 20 taels of silver!

The bitter look on his face immediately turned into a happy look. The old man Li put down the lid of the pot, rubbed his hands and walked over immediately, and said with a friendly smile: "Guest officer, please don't worry, I will take care of these two people for you."

With these 20 taels of silver, let alone just digging a pit to bury the corpse, even if he was asked to burn the corpse to wipe out the traces, he would be willing to do it.

Chu Xiao: "..."

Chu Xiao 囧囧 looked at the old man Li with bright eyes, then looked back at the two green snakes who were lying on the ground, and said helplessly: "The two of them are not dead yet, I just tapped the acupoints. Can't move."

"what?"

The old man Li was stunned for a moment, then he looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Then what, this little old man has never done anything like murder in his life."

Burying alive seems a bit difficult.

He was not courageous enough, afraid that he would have nightmares at night.

"No, that's not what I meant." Chu Xiao explained helplessly: "What I mean is, you can send the two of them to the Yamen, uh, if you're lucky, maybe you can get a reward .”

Can I get a bounty in exchange?

The old man Li was shocked, and he resolutely patted his chest and promised: "Alright, don't worry, guest officer, the little old man promises to take care of this matter for you!"

Chu Xiao... Chu Xiao has nothing to say.

He thought that he was already greedy for money, but he didn't expect that even an ordinary tea stall owner was more greedy than him.

This is really-

There are people beyond people, and there are mountains beyond mountains.

After this episode, Chu Xiao who rode back on the road became a little more alert.

He was afraid of meeting someone who came to 'challenge' him again.

Chu Xiao actually doesn't care about such things as being famous, because he is different from ordinary killers, and he doesn't need to increase his fame to increase his worth. Guess his identity to the court.

Moreover, he did not expect that he would become 'famous' so soon.

This is probably thanks to Lu Xiaofeng's blessing.

Not long after he dealt with Chu Liuxiang and the others, some news about him began to spread in the world. It is said that it was because of Lu Xiaofeng's big mouth that he praised him in front of others.

The name of the killer 'Zhu Xiao' gradually spread farther and farther.

People also inexplicably compared him with Zhongyuan Yidianhong.

The more famous you are, the more trouble you will naturally have.

Along the way, Chu Xiao has encountered several incidents of being "blocked to place an order". Those "guests" didn't just find out about his whereabouts. They all came to the door and asked him to help kill people. .

Chu Xiao refused at first.

But later, seeing the more lucrative rewards, Chu Xiao still couldn't hold back and was moved.

Based on the idea of ​​not earning money for nothing, he picked two well-paid guys who were really guilty of crimes, and earned a lot of pocket money. By the way, he also successfully established himself in the arena Add bricks and tiles.

Chu Xiao felt that this was probably a tit for tat.

If you get benefits, you will naturally have to pay a price.

Being challenged or something, although it is a bit annoying, but he is not afraid at all, okay?╭(╯^╰)╮

In the evening, Chu Xiao finally entered the city before the city gate closed.

He habitually found the best inn to settle down.

In the early years, Guangzhou was not peaceful. The place was surrounded by mountains and near the sea, and banditry was very serious. However, after many years of governance by Nanwang, it has taken on a new look and become a prosperous capital not inferior to Jiangnan.

There are often merchants in the city, and most of these wealthy merchants are very good at enjoying it, and are willing to spend a lot of money for the enjoyment. Therefore, some people with business minds have freed up things that attract more money. .

The name of the inn that Chu Xiao stayed in was very vulgar, it was called Yuelai Inn, but the scale of this inn was quite astonishing.

There are not only common guest rooms here, but also a small courtyard opened up separately. There is also a small soup pool and kitchen in the courtyard, which is exclusively for wealthy people who like to be quiet, or pursue elegance and class.

The fees for this luxurious small courtyard are also quite luxurious.

Chu Xiao took out two bank notes with some pain, and set the right of residence for ten days.

"Guest officer, come with me."

The shopkeeper who took the money smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, and personally entertained Chu Xiao to choose the courtyard.

"We have a total of four independent small courtyards here. The names are taken from spring, summer, autumn and winter. The styles of the courtyards are also different. Now there are guests staying in the Tanchun Courtyard, and there are also guests in the Cold Winter Courtyard. You can choose from summer and autumn. In the courtyard, choose a place you like to live in."

The shopkeeper introduced Chu Xiao as he walked.

"Let's see it."

Chu Xiao looked around the four adjacent courtyards, and couldn't help but pause when his gaze skipped over the Lindong courtyard on the far right.

He seems to have seen a plum blossom in the corner?

This is really strange, you know, now is not the time for plum blossoms to bloom.

Noticing Chu Xiao's gaze, the shopkeeper smiled quite complacently: "The biggest feature of Lindongyuan is that there is a plum grove. This plum tree is a new variety specially bred by me with a lot of effort. It can last forever. From winter to summer."

"Could there be chrysanthemums growing in the autumn courtyard?"

"Haha, guest officer, you are really smart. That's right, the chrysanthemums are indeed planted in the Nuanqiu courtyard."

Chu Xiao blinked, and asked curiously, "What about Xia Yuan?"

"There are lotus flowers in the summer courtyard, and there are also ponds and gazebos. The weather is just right for enjoying the coolness and enjoying the lotus under the pavilion."

During the conversation, the two had already walked to the front of Xia Yuan.

Chu Xiao sniffled, and sure enough, he smelled the fragrance of lotus.

The shopkeeper was about to open the door for Chu Xiao to check, but was stopped by Chu Xiao.

"I don't like lotus very much, let's go directly to Qiu Yuan."

Probably because he was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years. Ever since he was naughty and almost drowned in the lotus pond when he was a child, Chu Xiao couldn't appreciate the lotus at all.

Of course, he still likes lotus seed soup.

"Success." The shopkeeper didn't say anything, and immediately walked towards Qiuyuan.

After Chu Xiao finished looking at the yard and decided to live here, the shopkeeper gave him some thoughtful instructions.

"There is a swordsman living in the Cold Winter Courtyard next door to you. He likes to be quiet on weekdays. There is almost no big movement. He just likes to practice swords for a while every morning, so please forgive me."

Chu Xiao grinned, and replied, "That's a good thing."

He also likes to practice martial arts in the morning, and everyone is mutual, so it happens that no one thinks that the other is noisy.