Crown Sword

There is a saying in the rivers and lakes: Yunshentai, the sword gate in the middle of Shu, a strange sword emerges from the valley; at the cut-off water of Daozhong in Jizhou, Shen Xuanbing is in the valley.

Dao Valley and Jian Valley are called "two valleys" together, and they are located in the Taihang Mountains in the twelve consecutive states.Taihang stretches across the north and south, and there are eight East-West Xing Roads. Among them, Flying Fox Xing connects Wangdu Pass. Behind the pass is an ancient battlefield. The pre-Qin princes fought, and their corpses rotted into mud. Although the swords and soldiers were rusted, they were preserved. Since then, the name of Jizhou Dao Tomb .

In Daozhong, there was originally a mountain spring with black water, which was supposed to go down with the trend, but it turned around and changed its course in a strange way in the valley. There are legends in the world that the killing caused deep yin, and the water was spiritual and did not dare to cross it, so it is also called the place of cut-off water. .The first ancestor of Daogu Mountain passed by here, and found a "Merry Man" among thousands of swords.

The northern section of Taihang straddles the two countries of Dai and Yan. After leaving the northern plains of Wuyao, Gongyangyue originally wanted to go south, so he took the opportunity to cross, and went to the old place of Daogu to try his luck and see if he could find the "Golden Sword Swallow" Ning Yongsi, even if it doesn't work, maybe he can get something else, no matter how bad it is, the journey is not bad, and the trip to Goguryeo will not be delayed.

But they never expected that Tuobagui would attack Zhongshan, the capital of Yan State, at this time.

The situation is tense, and if you go further to Taihang, you will feel uncomfortable among the turbulent soldiers and refugees, so you can only cancel it temporarily, and go east all the way to Yanshan to settle down and transit.

I don't know if it's a bad year, but as soon as I arrived at the place, the wind changed again.

It is said that the Yan army was repairing the city and accumulating millet, preparing to fight a protracted war. After a round of raids, Tuobagui failed to break through and returned home. He had to go to another place and took Boling and Lukou first.The morale of the court of Yan State was low, and they were unanimously bad-mouthed. They were beaten to death. The new emperor, Murong Bao, was terrified and fled overnight.

This is a pain for the four people of Gongyangyue. They entered the country from the border of Dai, and as long as they were stuck at the border, disasters would inevitably occur, so they stayed in one place obediently. Now walking around is a living target.

As a result, the road to Goguryeo from Lelang in Liaodong is extremely difficult. Not to mention that dry food cannot be bought, and there are many bandits during the war. Evacuate into the mountains.

He was the only one in the group who could speak Xianbei, so he inquired about the news and planned the route; Shuangli took to the streets, spent some cash, and collected a few sets of inconspicuous casual clothes from the refugees. Taking advantage of the stability in the city, Cui Tanfeng prepared some medicine for emergencies, as for Chao Chen, she entrusted Xiaoer to sell the mount and collected some food for storage.

The four of them performed their own duties and met at the inn at noon.

Shuangli came first, ordered drinks and food, and Gongyangyue came last, stepped up to the table and said, "It's not easy for Tuobagui to break through the whole territory of Jizhou in a short time. .”

"Come."

Shuang Li obediently handed him a cup of tea. Hearing what the location said, he rolled his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice, "Could it be that the place you're talking about is... Qianqiu Hall?"

The so-called Qianqiu Palace is a hidden killer organization in Jianghu. Gong Yangyue has a name, and when he is short of spare money, he will occasionally take jobs in it.

Outsiders in this place only hear his name, but never see him, and it is rumored in the martial arts world that it is called miraculous.

Gong Yangyue summoned Xiao Er to serve the dishes, and his eyes flew over the clothes Shuang Li had collected, showing approval: "That's right, I'll find a way to get you in then."

Hearing this, Cui Tanfeng joked: "I didn't expect that I, who can only cure diseases and save lives, would one day be able to enter the den of killers."

Looking at Shuangli again, she was very excited, the little girl made two gestures with her hands, and laughed loudly: "Old Yue, do you think I have the talent to be at the top of the palace?"

"It's a bit difficult to be at the top of the hall, but it's not difficult to be at the bottom."

Gong Yangyue held the wine glass, showing no face at all, Shuang Li's cheeks swelled with anger, she lowered her head and took two mouthfuls of food, suddenly felt uncomfortable, after thinking about it, she realized that there was a missing voice, so she turned her head to look at the food. Look at Chao Chen.Chao Chen kept silent, a bowl of rice was about to run out, if he said a few more words, he might just go back to his room.

Just thinking about this, Chao Chen really put down the bamboo chopsticks, got up and turned inward.

He avoids people like this, once or twice, Gong Yangyue still finds it interesting as if watching a play, after three or five times, his heart grows bored, and for some reason, he becomes angry, and he goes forward and grabs his wrist tightly, forcing him to look at him : "What are you going for?"

Chao Chen turned his head and was caught off guard by Gong Yangyue's eyes.

—— "I seem to have really started to be happy with you."

——"It is not allowed to pick because, here, the centrifuge is the closest."

Suddenly, the aura floated, and his heart jumped wildly. Chao Chen didn't dare to face it directly, dared not admit it, let alone accept the strange changes in his body and mind, so he shook off his hand forcefully.

Gongyangyue laughed back angrily: "So you don't want to have anything to do with me? Cut it off, I touched it."

Chao Chen rubbed his wrists, turned around silently, feeling baffled.

Just two steps away, Gong Yangyue stretched her legs and pulled the straw mat back, taking advantage of Chao Chen's slippery feet, grabbed his shoulder again and brought it to her side.

Chao Chen didn't notice, fell backwards, and leaned against Gong Yangyue's chest involuntarily, Gong Yangyue showed a sly smile, and took the opportunity to pinch his waist: "What about here?"

"Let me go!" Chao Chen's face flushed like blood, like a red flower covered with frost, people around him all looked over, he felt anxious, raised his elbow and pushed back hard.

The ram moon stepped forward and occupied the outer retreat first.

Instinctively, Chao Chen took a step back, cut his forearm, hurriedly made two moves, and stepped back.Gong Yangyue approached him again, and he took off the move with his hand, while he dexterously circled his body, then stepped out with his right foot, lifted the cloth like a hook, locked the instep with force from the inside, and then pushed forward with his shoulders, and when the person couldn't stand stably, once again Kneeling and throwing him to the ground.

All in one go.

The move at hand was broken, Chao Chen rolled over and was about to fight back with a move, but Gong Yangyue took advantage of the victory to pursue.Gong Yangyue straddled Chao Chen's lap, pinching his face with her hands, her tiger's mouth pressed against her lips.

"How about it, do you want the face?" He said, and wiped his cheek with the back of his hand.

Never expecting Gong Yangyue to be so unreasonable, Chao Chen looked away, pointed at him, and said angrily, "You are the one who is shameless!"

"Do you know what it means to be shameless?"

Gong Yangyue let out a "huh hum", clamped his hand, grabbed him with his big arm, and directly put him on his shoulder, grabbed the bundle at Shuang Li's feet, and then left a group of stunned diners behind, striding towards the backyard .

Shuang Li was so startled that the chopsticks fell to the ground, staring straight at the rice in the bowl, after a long time, he grabbed Cui Tanfeng's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "I haven't moved much, do you want to save some for Lao Yue?"

"Save some water to rinse the bowl." Cui Tanfeng said.

Gong Yangyue kicked open the two-page door, went in, and threw Chao Chen on the couch.Chao Chen was about to raise his arms, but Gong Yangyue leaned closer, his arms fell to his sides, pinning him so that he couldn't move.

Chao Chen couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "What are you doing?"

Gong Yang Yue said with a straight face, "Take off your clothes."

Chao Chen subconsciously folded his hands over his chest, and couldn't help but doubt his ears.

Seeing his timid look, Gong Yangyue smiled softly, slowly stretched his hands to his temples, then pinched his face, and threw the burden on his face.

The tied knots unraveled, and the old clothes fell all over the couch.

Gongyangyue explained: "The Qianqiu Palace is strictly hierarchical, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. There is only one way to enter, and become one of our own."

"If you want to be, you can become it?"

"It's not simple, but it's not difficult, so it needs to be modified." Gongyangyue said to him about the structure of the hall, "The twelve halls of Qianqiu are respected by the master of the hall, followed by the heads of each hall, sorted by strength. The killers who rule over themselves range from first-rate to third-rate. Contrary to what the outside world thinks, the relationship between levels, including the relationship between the palace master and the twelve palaces, is not a subject, but an employment."

Chao Chen reacted quickly: "That is to say, the master of the hall can draw the commission of the twelve halls, while the head of the hall is squeezed downward? But people die for money, and birds die for food, so are you not afraid that someone will be blinded by money?" After all, this The sect organization is not a good thing, what they do is killing people, killing anyone is not killing, and being the master of the palace, isn't it just lying around and collecting money?

Gong Yangyue continued: "So, in addition to this, the Palace Master also has two direct forces, one is the 'Mage Group' of dead soldiers, and the other is the 'Blue Bird Group' of messengers. The former is used to eliminate dissidents, and the latter is to Take charge of all tasks. No matter how powerful the killer is, he is afraid that he will not be able to get a job. No matter how rich the benefactor is, he is also afraid that the killer will be untrustworthy and confess himself after being exposed. Therefore, he needs a middleman. .”

An independent portal needs to be prepared to starve, especially to compete with a huge organization of the same kind. Instead of living in such a difficult way, it is better to make money together. The hall master needs someone who can make money for him, and the killer needs someone to match him. Pave the way.But killers are limited after all, mission failures and decapitations occur every year. For those who sit at the top of the palace, of course, they must continue to absorb fresh blood. As long as there is incentive, people will continue to pour in and climb up.

Chao Chen suddenly realized that he wanted to squeeze into the core, not due to cold and heat, but it was okay to go in and be a third-rate killer to earn some money for food. In the village, Zhang San couldn't understand Wang Ermazi, and wanted the Hall Master to take action, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?

"There are still many rules in it, and I will talk about it when I have a chance." Gong Yangyue put down his words, raised his chin towards the clothes around him, and stood up, not teasing him: "It's an extraordinary time, don't mess around."

Chao Chen muttered in a low voice, "Who is it that is messing around?"

While he was going out, Chao Chen quickly took off his coat.Outside the door, the two people in the corner were leaning against the door panel, Gong Yangyue suddenly pulled the door, one was carrying a birdcage, the other was carrying a medicine box, humming and singing ditties, pretending to be passers-by.

After the three of them changed their outfits, Gong Yangyue led the secret road into the mountain.

It is said that in order to avoid misfortune, even the head of the palace has to pass through the secret checkpoints on the inner three floors and the outer three floors.Shuang Li was a little nervous, but Gong Yangyue only said that it would be fine as usual. He is not low in the palace, and it is normal to bring a few newcomers into the industry. Not much, in the years since the Qianqiu Palace was established, I have never seen what kind of people come to seek refuge, those who have fallen into the devil, those who have nowhere to go, those who are extremely vicious, and even those who are quite famous in the rivers and lakes can be found everywhere. A shrimp soldier and crab general.

However, where there are people, fierce power struggles are unavoidable. The killers have their own origins, and their identities are naturally dangerous. Therefore, even Gongyangyue must not be ostentatious. He entered the gate of life and death, quietly went down to the mountain pass, and went to the Twelve Palaces. Tube Phoenix Terrace.The first-class masters all live in the mountains, and the newcomers all gather in the valley. If something goes wrong, it is best to close the door and beat the dog.

Standing in front of the yard, Chao Chen looked at the oblique plaque hanging on the thatched shed, pointed with two carp fingers, tilted his head and read from right to left: "Lanyuan?"

Cui Tanfeng clutched her nose and mouth and pushed open the courtyard door, saw that the weeds in the courtyard were knee-deep, she couldn't help wondering: "There seems to be no one in this courtyard." Previously, she planned how to deal with people on the road, but the current situation has taught her He suspected he had come to the wrong place.

"No one is okay?"

Gongyangyue drew his sword, cut off two stubbles casually, forcibly opened a "way", and said lightly: "Maybe they are all dead, live as you like."

The hairs of the three stood on end, goosebumps covered their hands and feet, Shuang Li was the least courageous, and asked tremblingly, "Old Yue, are you sure this is not a ghost house?"

"I've lived here for at least the second half of the year, so it's just as good now." Gongyang Yue flexed his hands and feet and continued to walk inside.

For a while after leaving Sword Valley, he was unable to make ends meet with Shuangli. Fortunately, someone recommended him to enter the Qianqiu Palace and take some jobs to earn some money for raising children. At that time, Shuangli was less than ten years old. They were fostered outside the mountain, so it was normal for Shuang Li not to know.

But just as he finished speaking, the rotten wood railing in front of the house suddenly collapsed, making a loud buzzing sound, which scared the three of them into a group.

Gong Yangyue glanced at these people, a little amused: "It's fine for them, Old Fenghuang, you don't have to do this, a doctor who is used to life and death, right?" Qiu Huhu was too fierce, and he was sweating profusely as he walked all the way, pulling at his front.

"Gongyangyue, look at your back?" Cui Tanfeng shuddered, luckily he was not wearing the white clothes in Dongting, otherwise with the trembling voice, the situation would be even more paradoxical.

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