At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 535 Shadow
"I guessed right, you really are back." The man wearing the bronze mask said indifferently, the voice was so unfamiliar that Gao Bufan was sure he hadn't heard it before.

"Qing Ruo sent you here?" Gao Bufan looked at Xiao Jian, obviously speaking to him.

Xiao Jian shook his head and said: "No, Manager Qing doesn't even know about it."

Gao Bufan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, then turned his gaze to the bronze masked man, and asked, "Who is he?"

"He is Shadow." Xiao Jian added: "The power is above Fei Yuwei."

Gao Bufan raised his eyebrows: "So, even Qingruo has to listen to him?"

Xiao Jian shook his head and said: "It's not necessarily true. Feiyuwei and Shadow are one light and one dark, and they don't belong to each other, but Shadow can cut first and play later, so the power is better than Feiyuwei."

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "So that's the case, Shadow, right? Then you plan to kill me first and then get together, or take me back and hand me over to Yang Guang?"

Yin Ying scolded coldly: "Presumptuous, how dare you call the emperor by his name!"

Gao Bufan said indifferently: "From the moment he sacrificed the butcher knife to himself, he is no longer his own monarch. I will call him Yang Guang. Why don't you dare?"

"Gao Changqing, the ruler wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. Don't you understand this truth?" Shadow snapped.

Gao Bufan said indifferently: "The king regards his ministers as brothers and feet, and the ministers regard him as his heart; the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard him as a countryman;

Yang Guang is moody, more and more violent and bloodthirsty, massacres courtiers like pigs and dogs, and is headstrong, disregarding the life and death of the people to conquer Goguryeo. Today, when people are angry and the people are angry, he runs to Jiangdu to enjoy himself, drunk and dreaming, he is no longer worthy of being the master of the world . "

Yin Ying sneered and said: "Gao Changqing, it seems that you really have the heart of disobedience, the emperor wants to kill you, shouldn't you?"

Gao Bufan said indifferently: "There is no reason to add a crime. Up to now, I have not done anything to be sorry to Da Sui or Yang Guang. On the contrary, I have saved Yang Guang, Ke Dun, and Luoyang, wiped out Yang Xuangan, wiped out Wang Xuba, defeated Li Mi...

Yang Guang gave me status and power, and I have corresponding credits, so Yang Guang doesn't owe me anything, and I, Gao Changqing, don't owe Yang Guang half a cent. Since he wants to kill me, I won't sit still! "

Shadow snorted and said: "Gao Changqing, you still dare to quibble, you flirt with Dou Xianniang, the daughter of the rebel Dou Jiande, and secretly build armored cavalry, are you wronged?"

Gao Bufan said with a calm expression: "I got married with Xianniang long before I became an official. As for those armors, they were also spoils of war captured from Luo Yi."

"Hehe, it was really captured from Luo Yi?" Shadow Shadow sneered.

"It's obvious to all. Believe it or not, I don't need to explain it to you. From now on, Youzhou will no longer obey any emperor's order from Yang Guang, nor will it pay any taxes to the court."

Yin Ying's eyes turned cold: "Gao Changqing, you have no chance to hear any emperor's order." After speaking, his figure flickered, and he rushed towards Gao Bufan.

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There was a cold sword cry, and at some point in Yin Ying's hand, there was a long sword, and a little cold light, like a shooting star flying to the moon, pointed directly at Gao Bufan's eyebrows.

Gao Bufan was unafraid, he swung his knife against the wind, and the light of the knife shot up into the sky, only a light ding sound was heard, the cold star was hit by the incomparably powerful light of the knife, and instantly scattered into the sky full of fireflies, but these fireflies Immediately it turned into a sharp sword tip, covering the sky.

Gao Bufan's complexion changed slightly, this shadow's skill is so powerful, stronger than Li Mi and even Qing Ruo, he hastily urged his waist knife, and pulled out an airtight knife wall.

ding ding ding ding...

When the swords collided, there was a series of noises that sounded like a sudden rain, and with a click, Gao Bufan's shoulder was actually hit, and he was instantly red.

Gao Bufan yelled violently, and the light of the saber burst out suddenly, like a huge wave created by a torrential river, forcing the bronze masked man to retreat quickly, like a leaf falling several feet away.

Gao Bufan glanced at his blood-stained left shoulder. Although his expression was calm, he was shocked in his heart. His cultivation base has progressed rapidly, and he has rarely met opponents since he broke through. People can hurt him so easily, the strength of the shadow in front of him is probably not inferior to that of the fake landlord Wei Yuansong.

The night wind was hunting, the morning light was faint in the sky, the shadow stood holding a sword, and his cloak was slightly opened, like a bat fluttering its wings, staring coldly at Gao Bufan and said: "Aren't you my opponent?"

Gao Bufan was about to speak, but an old voice suddenly sounded: "So your opponent is me!"

Gao Bufan was shocked, this voice was both familiar and unfamiliar to him, it had been a long time since!

Gao Bufan slowly turned his head to look, and saw a ghost-faced man in black standing silently a few feet away from his left hand at some time, and the night wind blew his cloak like a vibrating bird. winged bat!

"Senior is finally willing to show up." Gao Bufan blurted out, feeling extremely complicated in his heart.

There is no doubt that this ghost-faced man in black is the mysterious person who taught Gao Bufan martial arts back then. At first, this guy said he would come back to check on Gao Bufan's progress, but five or six years passed in a flash, and he was completely gone. , I didn't expect it to appear at this time.

Shadow looked at the ghost-faced man in black. Although his face was hidden behind the bronze mask, Gao Bufan could still catch the complex taste in his eyes. It was obvious that the two knew each other!

The ghost-faced man in black ignored Gao Bufan, just turned around and ran a few feet across to the north, but the shadow chased after him without hesitation, and the two of them disappeared into the darkness before dawn at lightning speed.

Xiao Jian and Fei Yuwei couldn't help but look at each other, Gao Bufan also frowned, these two people - they really know each other!
Just when Gao Bufan was about to catch up to see the investigation, Xiao Jian led a dozen Feiyu Guards to block the way.

"You want to kill me too?" Gao Bufan said coldly.

Xiao Jian cupped his hands and said: "The emperor's life is in my body, I have offended you."

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Then come."

With a wave of Xiao Jian's hand, more than a dozen Feiyu Guards surrounded him, Gao Bufan didn't dare to be negligent, these Feiyu Guards were all carefully selected masters and could not be ignored.

After more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, Gao Bufan finally beheaded a Feiyuwei with a single blow, and after several moves, he killed another person. The blood was like the morning glow on the eastern horizon.

Gao Bufan let out a long roar, and immediately killed three more people in a row. The remaining Fei Yuwei finally backed away in horror. Gao Bufan slapped Xiao Jian on the chest, and the latter flew backwards spurting blood, heavily He fell to the ground and immediately spit out another mouthful of blood.

"Deacon Xiao!" Fei Yuwei immediately rushed forward to protect Xiao Jian.

Gao Bufan did not continue to attack, and the horizontal knife stood proudly in the morning glow, like Yuan Yuyue.

Xiao Jian stood up slowly, and looked at Gao Bufan with complicated eyes. Just now the latter could use a knife, but in the end he used his palm instead. This is obviously showing mercy.

"Do you still want to fight?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

Xiao Jian shook his head: "I won't fight anymore, I have tried my best, thank you Brother Gao for your mercy, I hope there will be a period later!" After speaking, he turned around and left with the rest of Fei Wei.

"Tell Qingruo that she can come to Youzhou to find me at any time." Gao Bufan said.

Xiao Jian stopped walking and said: "I will bring the words to you." After speaking, he continued to move forward, and finally disappeared into the morning light.

The ghost-faced man in black and the shadow galloped tens of miles away one after the other, and finally stopped in a forest.

The ghost-faced man in black turned around slowly and looked at the shadow, who met the ghost-faced man in black's gaze and said calmly: "Junior brother, Gao Changqing's kung fu was taught by you, right?"

The man with the ghost face in the night said: "Don't dare to be, I have already been kicked out of the teacher's school, yes, I taught his kung fu."

Shadow sighed and said: "After so many years, you still haven't let go of your obsession. Now that you have recovered your cultivation, let's live a good life with your family. Why make trouble again."

The grimacing man in black's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he asked back: "Aren't you also unable to let go of your obsession, and now you are willing to be Yang Guang's most loyal lackey."

Shadow said indifferently: "I am not guarding Yang Guang."

"What's the difference? Hehe, live a good life with your family? I think, then you should give my daughter back!" the grimaced man in black asked sharply.

Shadow sighed: "Your daughter is not in my hands."

"Don't you have any responsibility?"

Shadow was silent for a moment before saying: "I have already paid the price."

"But you haven't paid back what you owe me!" the grimaced man in black said coldly.

Shadow said bitterly: "Then how do you want me to pay you back?"

The ghost-faced man in black sneered, "If you want to pay it back, you can abolish your martial arts, just like I did back then."

Shadow shook his head and said, "I still have someone to protect, I can't do it!"

"I also have someone to protect, but I did it." The man in black with a grimace sneered.

Yin Ying said shamelessly: "Master is right, I am not as talented as senior brother, and my understanding is not as good as you, junior brother. The younger brother breaks down and then stands up. Instead, he combines the kung fu of Buddhism and Taoism. The blue is worse than the blue. I will definitely not be able to do it." , If you use up your own kung fu, you will be a waste of people in the future."

The ghost-faced man in black was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

Ying Ying was a little surprised: "Junior brother doesn't want me to pay it back?"

"Let yourself watch the people and things you protect slowly disappear, that is the greatest punishment for you." The grimace in black warned coldly: "You are not allowed to shoot Gao Changqing in the future, otherwise don't blame me Don't miss the old fellowship."

Shadow frowned and said, "You like him too?"

A gleam of splendor flashed in the eyes of the ghost face in the night: "Until now, his performance has far exceeded my expectations, shouldn't he be favored?"

"I hope you will succeed, but I will not give up on the people and things I protect." Shadow turned around and walked silently after speaking.

The ghost-faced man in black sneered: "It's a destiny that cannot be broken. What you protect will eventually collapse with the Great Sui Dynasty and return to a pile of old papers!"

(End of this chapter)