A Faithful Dog's Secret Guard

Jiang Yao sleeps at night in the Zhaozhang Pavilion where Xiao Yin lives. The house here has a spacious courtyard with lush flowers and trees. Except for the main room used as a bedroom, the east and west rooms are vacant for the guests who have made friends with them. There are also two side rooms for the servants to live in, but Jiang Yao's identity at this time is a slave doing rough work, obviously he cannot live in the side rooms, but Xiao Yin is very special to him, and he will put the house on a whim. He called to come to him, and the housekeeper arranged for him to live in a small room where sundries were piled up next to the side room.

There was no bed in this room, and no one made a quilt for him. He sat against the wall every night, and when he was really tired, he lay down on the cold and hard ground with his clothes on and slept.

Thinking of going back to the dark pavilion tomorrow, Jiang Yao couldn't fall asleep, sitting there with his knees hugged, thinking wildly, sometimes feeling uneasy, and sometimes secretly sad.

He also thought about asking Xiao Yin for a favor, anyway, Xiao Yin is keen to humiliate him now, whether he could please Xiao Yin by begging Xiao Yin in a lowly manner, but after thinking about it, he still gave up.

Maybe it's because of so many years of experience that he has lingering fears, and he is also afraid of being disappointed.

He just sat quietly all night like a death row prisoner waiting to go to the execution ground, but the next morning the steward came to ask him to go to work. His eyes lit up, thinking that Xiao Yin had changed his mind again, but he didn't expect that at noon Xiao Yin would go to work again. Asking him to go to the dark pavilion by himself in the afternoon, his eyes dimmed instantly.

At noon, he ate a dry steamed bun and went to the dark pavilion. The shackles on his hands and feet were still not removed. When he reached the door, he saw the current pavilion master of the dark pavilion, Mo Feng, waiting.

"Did the master ask you to come?" Mo Feng was no different from the other hidden guards in the dark pavilion. He had a cold face with little expression, and his eyes were full of indifference. He didn't mean to look at him more, and led him in. ,"Come with me."

Jiang Yao was a little confused, but he just threw him back as a teaching aid, so there was no need for the pavilion master to come in person, right?

But he didn't dare to talk too much, so he followed Mo Feng in silently. Mo Feng didn't say a word to him along the way, and he didn't dare to talk casually.

The two walked to the training ground of the hidden guards. Mo Feng stopped. Jiang Yao looked up and saw dozens of hidden guards practicing swords here. , and none of them practiced sword alone, there would be a person on the opposite side to accompany them to practice, Jiang Yao saw the way after a second glance, these accompanying shadow guards were completely cooperating with them, it can be said that they were tailor-made for them Accompanying person.

There was only one hidden guard standing aside and watching quietly, Mo Feng called out: "Qi Yan, come here."

The secret guard named Qi Yan came over and knelt down on one knee: "Pavilion Master."

"Starting today, he will practice with you." Mo Feng pointed to Jiang Yao, with a businesslike tone, Qi Yan was a little surprised, and added, "Master's meaning."

Qi Yan immediately put away his surprise, and replied respectfully: "Yes."

Jiang Yao's mind was a little confused. Qi Yan had already handed him a sword in a daze. He looked down and saw that it was an unedged sword. Blades, but the swords in the hands of these elite shadow guards are real swords.

It can be seen that in order to cultivate the elites, the dark pavilion is very willing to spend a lot of money. It does not hesitate to use living people as the targets of actual combat exercises. It is estimated that killing them by mistake is completely in line with the rules. Drop unnecessary injuries in daily training.

Mo Feng handed him over to Qi Yan and left. He was still holding the sword in a daze. He really couldn't understand what Xiao Yin was thinking, and the feeling of finding that the road ahead was not a dead end after being anxious for a long time was easy to let People's brains can't turn around, and they are a little dazzled by the joy of being saved from a desperate situation.

Jiang Yao had a little impression of Qi Yan. When the Bai family fought against the dark pavilion, he and the dark guards of the Bai family also remembered several people from each other. Except for Mo Feng, who was the most powerful, it was Qi Yan in front of him. When I was at my best, I estimated in my heart whether I could win when I met Qi Yan, and finally I came to the conclusion that even if I couldn't win, a tie would still work.

Qi Yan looked at the shackles on his hands and feet, and seemed a little hesitant: "You..."

"It's okay." Jiang Yao suppressed the puzzlement in his heart, came back to his senses, weighed the weight of the sword in his hand, it was a little lighter than the one he was used to, and nodded at Qi Yan, "Your Excellency, you can do whatever you want .”

Qi Yan is naturally not a soft-hearted person. The hesitation just now probably came from the feeling that Jiang Yao could not practice sword with him. After hearing what he said, he didn't think about it any more. Jian Feng came to Jiang Yao.

At this time, Jiang Yao is very different from his usual impression, as if he has completely changed himself, the previous meekness and obedience have all faded away, and there is a bit of coldness between his brows, like a sharp edge that has been quenched by blood , hiding the murderous intent, his eyes even flashed eagerly, when the sword's edge came in front of him, he turned to dodge, and the shackles scraped against the ground, but it did not hinder his speed.

Qi Yan's sword edge didn't give him any chance to breathe, and he entangled him again in an instant. He was trying to avoid it according to the method he was most familiar with, and then looked for an opportunity to release the sword, but at the moment he raised his breath, his body felt a stabbing pain. It was only then that he remembered that there were gold needles stuck in several big acupuncture points, he had no internal energy at all at this moment.

For a master like Qi Yan, his momentary stupefaction just now was enough for the opponent to seize the opportunity. Sure enough, Qi Yan's sword hit his throat in the next moment, and the sword was too sharp, wiping out tiny bloodstains.

Qi Yan moved the sword away, and also saw that he had no internal strength, otherwise he could have avoided it just now.

He recalled Qi Yan's sword, and calmly said: "Go on."

This time Qi Yan asked him to take out the sword first. Although he also wanted to compete with Qi Yan, he knew very well that his task now was to practice sword with Qi Yan, and everything should serve Qi Yan's swordsmanship.

Xiao Yin is so moody, what if he wants to send him to be used as a teaching aid because he didn't do it well?

The hidden guard and the training partner next to him obviously cooperated for a long time, and there was a tacit understanding between their movements. Jiang Yao had never practiced with Qi Yan before, and he only regarded the other party as an enemy in the short fight in the Bai family before, but Qi Yan was in Jiang Yao's sword. I was still surprised at the time, Jiang Yao had figured out the style of his sword just now, knowing that he won by being fast, so he chose to avoid the sharp edge of the fast sword and attack from the side.

Spare training is not a trick, and it is impossible to follow these people's style of play. On the contrary, sparring partners are more like sharpening their swords for them. They want to exercise their strengths and let them make up for their shortcomings. How fast can Qi Yan's fast sword be.

Qi Yan's foot slipped, and he raised his sword sideways to block it. Jiang Yao's sword dexterously flicked on his sword, and quickly withdrew. The shadow flashed in mid-air, and appeared on the other side in the next instant.

Although Jiang Yao's sword was very dexterous, Qi Yan was a step ahead and was already waiting for him on the other side. Instead, he took the initiative. Jiang Yao realized that the shackles on his body were too noisy. No matter how fast he moved, he couldn't avoid the sound of the shackles.

The two of them used all their strength for this move, and the two swords were separated at the touch of a touch. When the next move started again, the two looked at each other probingly, and then Qi Yan's sword swung over with the sound of the wind, and Jiang Yao raised his head to avoid it. , his waist was almost bent to the extreme, he put his hands on the ground, turned over and jumped away, and handed out his sword to fight Qi Yan in close quarters.

The shackles on Jiang Yao's hand limited the scope of his sword, the blade could not open and close, but he was also very smart, knowing to wrap Qi Yan's sword within the smallest possible range, and the unedged sword in his hand The long sword was played extremely dexterously, and the two swords were entangled with each other for dozens of moves, inseparable.

Qi Yan also looked at him with admiration. Just like Jiang Yao back then, he also estimated in his heart whether he could win if the two faced off fairly, but in the end he didn't dare to draw a conclusion.

In the end, Jiang Yao still lost because of his lack of internal strength. Once Qi Yan's sword edge became domineering, he lost all strength, and the sword in his hand was pushed straight down, but he gritted his teeth and refused to admit defeat for a while, and was still looking for opportunities to fight back , with cold sweat running down his forehead, his complexion turned pale.

Qi Yan glanced at him, the long sword clanged, and the blade directly bounced off his sword, causing him to retreat a few steps away, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The people next to him had finished their training, and they seemed to be going to the next training session. Seeing that Qi Yan was leaving too, he wiped his blood, stopped Qi Yan, and said, "My lord, I have something to ask for your help... ..."

At this time, Jiang Yao turned his eyebrows down again, blinked his eyelashes uneasily, and clenched his sleeves with his fingers. Seeing that Qi Yan didn't speak for a long time, he simply knelt down.

Qi Yan frowned at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

The dark guards should not have much contact with outsiders. Jiang Yao is not a member of the dark pavilion now. Qi Yan is very kind in not leaving directly. He also understands this truth, but he doesn't know who else to look for, so he has to muster up the courage to mutter. : "Back then, the Dark Pavilion took away all the things I was carrying, I, I wanted to ask if those things are still there?"

Qi Yan didn't understand, so he thought for a while and said, "The pavilion master was taken away. I think it's all your swords and hidden weapons. I didn't see the pavilion master throwing it away, so it should still be there."

Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief, secretly scratched the dust with his fingers on the ground, and said in a low voice, "Then, can I get back two things, neither a sword nor a hidden weapon...that is, a small amulet and a... A hair tie..."

Qi Yan was even more baffled, and said, "What are you going to do when you come back?"

"It was given to me by two very important people..." Jiang Yao knew that he had an extraordinary status in the dark pavilion, and he couldn't think of any other way but to beg him right now, so he pinched the hem of Qi Yan's robe and begged, "My lord, please you……"

"It's useless if you beg me." Qi Yan took a step back indifferently, seeing him lowering his eyes in disappointment, he was rare and soft-hearted, but he could only explain to him, "I can't decide this matter, you should ask Pavilion master." After thinking about it, he suggested again, "Don't you follow the master every day? You can talk to the master directly."

Jiang Yao thought to himself: It's no wonder the master would take care of him.

But after Qi Yan said that, he was embarrassed to say anything more, so he stood up and looked at the empty space, and said, "Did the Pavilion Master say that I need to do anything else here?"

Qi Yan said: "I didn't hear about it, so I asked you to practice swords with me. Now that the practice is over, you can go."

Now Jiang Yao didn't know why, but Xiao Yin asked him to practice sword with others?

Sure enough, no one stopped Jiang Yao when he walked out of the dark pavilion. He walked slowly all the way back to his usual work place, thinking about how to get those two things back. He was afraid that they might really be thrown away if it was later. Where else can I find it?

Qi Yan, who finished a day of training, was called over by Xiao Yin, who cut to the chase and said, "Jiang Lianzhi came to practice sword with you today?"

Qi Yan nodded and said, "Yes."

Xiao Yin lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Do you think he is Jiang Lianzhi?"

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood the meaning of the words, and replied: "Although he is very restricted today and did not perform at his best level, it can be seen that he has superb swordsmanship and solid skills. He is also very experienced and has practiced for many years. If he confronts his subordinates fairly, they will not dare to say that they can beat him. This kind of assassination technique is different from ordinary kung fu. Most of them have been practiced since childhood. This level requires at least ten years of practice."

These words seem to have given the answer. Jiang Lianzhi didn't need to practice this kind of assassination technique since he was a child. Jiang Lianzhi was 16 years old five years ago. It was too late to practice this kind of swordsmanship, and it was difficult to practice it. , but looking at Xiao Yin's gloomy face, Qi Yan considered it for a while, and said: "However, it does not rule out that people with particularly good talents can reach this level in less time than others, and he also had some background in the past. It shouldn’t be impossible to practice years ago.”

Xiao Yin sneered: "Then do you think this possibility is great?"

Qi Yan was speechless, knowing that Xiao Yin had already guessed in his heart, and based on his observation, he did not believe that it was Jiang Lianzhi. Even if the swordsmanship could be practiced, but the so-called Jiangshan is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Five years How could Jiang Lianzhi become so obedient, kneel down so easily in front of him, just to ask him for help to get back two things.

Xiao Yin asked again: "Apart from this, does he have other strange things?"

Qi Yan just thought of that, and immediately said it: "He later wanted to ask his subordinates to help him get back two things that the dark pavilion took away from him at that time, saying that they were left by two important people to him."

"What?" Xiao Yin really became interested, and asked with raised eyebrows.

"A talisman and a headband."

"What does it look like?" Xiao Yin said, "Find it out and give it to me."

Qi Yan should be, and immediately went back to the dark pavilion to find Mo Feng. Fortunately, those things were sealed up, and they were not thrown away. The two things Jiang Yao said were very conspicuous among the sabers and hidden weapons. Qi Yan After finding it out, I gave it to Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin looked at these two things. The amulets were crudely made, and looked like the cheapest ones from ordinary temples, but they were well protected. I thought they were hidden in the hidden pockets of their clothes on weekdays, and they were not stained at all. It was never broken either.

However, the hairband was stained with blood, which surprised Xiao Yin a little. Moreover, the hairband was an elegant moon white color, and the workmanship was quite exquisite, so it really wasn't something that ordinary people would use.

Two very important people?

Xiao Yin guessed with great interest that since this overly well-behaved person said so, he would definitely find a way to get the things back, but if Qi Yan couldn't do it, he might still come to beg himself.

Then he will wait, he wants to see how this person will beg him.

The author has something to say:

Gong and Jiang Lianzhi don't have emotional disputes, only hatred disputes, and it won't be so bloody (dog head)