Records of modern dartists

Lu Xiuwu's bodyguard team encountered this strange incident, even these experienced and well-trained veterans who have always traveled the rivers and lakes couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, so the rest of the day's journey can go smoothly. Extremely tense and extremely slow.In the evening, the whole bodyguard team escaped out of the mountain and walked for more than ten miles along a dirt road with fragrant wild flowers. Suddenly, thunder broke out from the sky, and it seemed that it was about to rain heavily.

Lu Xiuwu counted his fingers and knew that he would not be able to arrive at the scheduled destination in time today, and he was afraid of being hurt by lightning. While he was thinking about it, Dahei, the road explorer, came back and reported that there was a small town not far away called "" "Crescent moon", there is an inn in the town, which can still accommodate people.When Lu Xiuwu heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

Dart walkers have their own rules and regulations, many of which are summarized and refined from the failures and even death experiences of countless ancestors, which can be described as golden and jade good words.Among them, there is the saying of "four laws and six precepts". The first three precepts of the six precepts are "abstinence from newly opened shops", "abstinence from stores that have changed owners", and "abstinence from isolated village stores", which means that shopkeepers do not If you don’t know the background of the shop, or it’s a lonely inn in the wilderness, it’s very likely that it’s a tooth-chopping kiln (black shop) engaged in the cutting business. If a dart runner enters such a place, it’s safe There is no way to go back, so you have to bypass it.

Hu Ming stepped forward and said, "Young master, I have heard of this Wanyue Town. Although there are not many people in the town, it has been around for some time. Now it is under the jurisdiction of Lang County. It is not an unclean place."

After hearing what Hu Ming said, Lu Xiuwu had no choice but to make up his mind when he saw the lightning and thunder in the sky, and the whole team diverted to Wanyue Town.Not long after, the first drop of rain fell, and Lu Xiuwu's escort team finally arrived at the destination.I saw a narrow and long town in front of me, lying in a wilderness with black lights, and there were only two strings of red lanterns hanging on the archway at the entrance of the town, reflecting the three characters of "Crescent Moon Town".

Hu Quan received Lu Xiuwu's order, and he had already checked the inn with Dahei and Mazi, even walked around the town from the beginning to the end of the town, and only now came to meet his brothers with peace of mind.The name of the inn is "Yunlai". It's at the end of the town. There are two small yards, with guests in the front yard and the owner's own residence in the back yard.

In the past, when staying in an inn, the first thing the bodyguards did was to plant flags and lights inside and outside the inn, and then carefully search the room to prevent secret passages, and then set them up in the courtyard. At the Eight Immortals Table, the escort carts were arranged, and they were on duty in turn. However, at this time, it was pouring like rain from the sky, and no one could sit in the courtyard. Hu Quan, Dahei, and Mazi were left to guard under the eaves, while he brought people to the hall for dinner.

The owner of Yunlai Inn is a middle-aged couple, honest and responsible, and there is a young man under him.When dozens of people from the Lu Family Security Bureau came, the couple were forced to work together for a long time, but they also prepared a table of delicious farm dishes.Lu Xiuwu ordered the boys to test one by one, and after confirming that no poison or perspiration had been administered, he waved his hand and allowed everyone to eat.

At this time, thunder rumbled outside, rain was pouring, and the strong wind was blowing against the branches, reflecting the teeth and claws on the paper window, like a group of demons dancing wildly.Seeing that the atmosphere during the banquet was dull, Hu Ming deliberately picked up a few interesting and strange things he encountered when he was escorting the darts in the past, and then the atmosphere slowly became lively.After the meal, the guys had enough to eat and drink, and went to take turns to change the value. Lu Xiuwu and Hu Quan went to the backyard to inspect, and then the shopkeeper took it and took it to the room.The room was at the east end of the second floor, before Lu Xiuwu reached the door, he saw a door just opened and a person came out from inside, so the two met face to face.

"Lan Su!" Lu Xiuwu was stunned, and couldn't help shouting.

The person who came was none other than Lan Su, the current leader of the Ningyuan Escort Bureau, "Cloud Spear".Nowadays, when people talk about the prestigious bodyguard agency in the Jianghu, Yangwei ranks first, and Ningyuan ranks second.This Lan Su was about 25 or [-] years old, seven feet long, and very handsome and upright. His ancestors were well-known masters in the Imperial Forest Army, and he created a set of Lan's marksmanship that is unique in martial arts, just like Lu Xiuwu. They are all young and famous, so they are very familiar with each other.But Lan Su is neither Lu Xiuwu's friend nor Lu Xiuwu's enemy. If he wants to say it, he is probably called a competitor.

Lan Su was not too surprised when he saw Lu Xiuwu, but with his usual cold face, he cupped his hands slightly: "Young master Lu."

Lu Xiuwu looked him up and down and said, "Hey, Master Lan, we are really destined to meet each other in such a remote place."

The tentative meaning in Lu Xiuwu's words was already very obvious, but Lan Su didn't raise his eyelids and said, "Ms. Lan was blocked by thunderstorms when she went out to do business, so she stayed for an extra night. On this road to the capital, Master Lu can If you can go, Lan can go too."

"you……"

Lu Xiuwu stopped Hu Ming, cupped his hands and said, "That's right. I was out of the house and met an old friend for the first time. I was too happy for a while. Please forgive me if I offended you. Master Lan, please."

Lan Su glanced at Lu Xiuwu, and cupped his hands: "Please." He closed the door and went downstairs.

Hu Ming waited for the shopkeeper to leave, and while carefully inspecting Lu Xiuwu's room, he said: "Young master, this Lan Su's arrogant attitude is really hateful. He doesn't even think about his status in the Ningyuan Escort, so he dares to disrespect you!"

Lu Xiuwu looked around the room, walked to the window, and pushed open the sash.At this time, the rain was not as violent as before, but it was still raining continuously. The backyard was just under the window. Lu Xiuwu saw Hu Quan wearing a coir raincoat and leading his staff tirelessly patrolling the escort carts. Dart lanterns with the words "Yangwei" written on them were hung all over the courtyard, illuminating the dark night a little bit brighter.

Lan Su's figure suddenly appeared from the corridor, he held an umbrella, took a look in the courtyard below, Hu Quan stepped forward to inquire, and quickly recognized his identity, obviously vigilant .Lan Su ignored him, just walked to the stable at the corner of the yard, added a few handfuls of feed to the tall black horse, and then withdrew again.When he was about to enter the building, Lan Su raised his head and looked at Lu Xiuwu again. Lu Xiuwu nodded slightly at him, but he still ignored him and went into the building.

Lu Xiuwu closed the window, and Hu Ming said, "Young masters have all been checked, and there is no mechanism."

Lu Xiuwu said: "I'm sorry, Escort Hu, it's been a hard journey today, you should go and rest."

Hu Ming hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Young master, the Jurchen on the road just now..." He thought about it, "It so happens that the red goods we bet this time is a...a portrait of Ci Hangdao, and it's the one in Chaozhong. I prepared a birthday gift for Jinsheng. You know how famous that person is. The incident at the beginning of the year chilled the hearts of the border guards. Mr. Zeng is still in death row. You said it was a coincidence to let him We saw the real body of Ci Hang Taoist, and she saw through the hiding place of the goods, could it be that she blamed it..."

Lu Xiuwu's face darkened, and he said sharply: "Hu Ming, you are so strange without talking!"

Hu Ming's face changed drastically, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, the little one is talking too much."

Lu Xiuwu slowed down his tone again and said: "Boss Hu, we are escorts. If someone entrusts us with escorts, we will escort the escorts. We are entrusted by others, and we don't care about other things that are not our responsibility. Don’t you often teach the following words?”

Hu Ming said: "But..." Seeing that Lu Xiuwu's face was unhappy, he finally swallowed his words, and said, "Young master, then you should rest early, and I will go outside to guard."

Lu Xiuwu waved his hand and let him go.

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Before resting, Lu Xiuwu put the two firecrackers beside the bed just in case, but now they have disappeared.Knowing that something serious happened, Hu Ming picked up the guy and pushed open the window sash, only to see a mess below, the arrogant men were fighting with a group of white-clothed masked men, and the golden-haired lion he had seen in the afternoon roared like a ghost. Shapes shuttled among the crowd, constantly causing chaos.The white fire was burning quietly, without thick smoke, but with high temperature, just like an illusion. In the air not far away, the figure of Ci Hangdao was floating. She was barefoot, lowered her eyes, and looked at the scene below with cold eyes .

Hu Ming shivered when he saw it, thinking about his own responsibilities, he finally shook hands with the knife and jumped down from the window.Instead of running to the escort cart in the backyard, he turned to the stable next to the building.Only Lu Xiuwu and him knew that the real red goods were not in the circle of escort carts at this time, but in the hidden compartment of the carriage loaded with forage supplies along the way.

Hu Ming was about to turn a corner, when a person suddenly rushed out from the corner and bumped into him, Hu Ming subconsciously swung the long knife in his hand and slashed at him. Ming's knife, but the burden on his back was picked upright, and the burden skin slipped away, and a lifelike, agile and delicate jade statue of a female true figure fell out.Both of them were taken aback by this change, and they were even more shocked when Hu Ming saw the man's face clearly. The man who came was actually Lan Su, the head of the Ningyuan Escort Bureau!

Lu Xiuwu's figure also folded out from the side of the building at this time, and he was stunned when he saw this situation, his expression changed several times, but before he could say anything, Lan Su had already kicked him away He picked up a guy from Yangwei Escort, took the knife from his hand and said: "Stop talking nonsense, since you have discovered it, come on!"

It was raining heavily and flames were raging in the sky. On this night, more than half of the elite bodyguards of the Yangwei Escort Bureau were killed or injured; on this night, a pair of young talents called Lu Xiuwu and Lan Su were both defeated in the battle, and finally Lan Su was captured; , Yangwei and Ningyuan, the No. [-] and No. [-] Escorts in the rivers and lakes, declined at the same time. , the reputation of the Escort Bureau plummeted, and the head of the Escort Bureau of Ningyuan colluded with the bandits of the cult Bailian Sect to rob the young prince Fu Yansong to present the birthday gift of the current saint, and even implicated the whole family in exile.

In the autumn of this year, Lan Su went to the execution ground alone, ended his short life of more than 20 years, and left an indelible shame on the Lan family for later generations.As time goes by, a hundred years go by, whether it is bodyguards, bodyguards or those stories mixed with legends and blood and tears, they are gradually silent on the riverbed of history, only occasionally turning up a fleeting little wave...

Volume [-]: Wandering Life