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Chapter 230 Wu Shan Yunyu
In the depths of Mount Wu, the silver moon is like a hook.

Among the rugged mountains, two figures walked up the hillside side by side, and stopped in front of a cave with a collapsed entrance.

The deep mountains and old forests are deserted, but some battle marks can be seen on the ground, and there are still many flying knives and flying needles left on the ground.

In front of the bushes not far away, there was a dead body hanging upside down. It had rotted and emitted a foul smell after being exposed to the sun and heavy rain.

Cao Aning dressed as a quack with a bamboo hat on his head, and a straight knife wrapped in black cloth on his back. He squatted halfway in front of the bushes. After carefully examining the corpse for a long time, he said in a deep voice:

"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Lu should have committed suicide."

Next to Cao Aning was a man in a brocade robe, in his early thirties. Hearing this, he pointed to the hole in the ground:

"The whole body is injured, beaten like this, you tell me it's suicide?"

Cao Aning motioned for peace of mind, pointing to the corpse's right hand:
"Master Lu pinched a hidden weapon. It seemed that he wanted to sneak attack on an expert who was much stronger than himself, but he accidentally inserted the hidden weapon into his hand. I guess the other party was also surprised. It's a little far-fetched."

"The people from Jieyun Palace died in the wilderness. If we don't find out clearly, wouldn't it be a joke if it spreads?"

"Wuzhou is so chaotic, and it's in the wilderness. After a heavy rain, I can't find any traces, and I can't find it."

Cao Aning stood up, put his hands on his hips and sighed:

"Let's get down to business first, don't delay the schedule."

The brocade-robed man clenched his fists and checked the surroundings for a long time. He found that the murderer was leak-free and left no clues to guess his identity. He could only put the matter aside for the time being and said instead:

"Just came the news that Xuanyuan Dynasty was expelled from Jianghu, and the new sword leader is called Ye Jingtang, have you heard of it?"

Apparently Cao Aning also knew the news, raised his hand and wiped his face with a helpless expression of "the king of hell let me die in the third watch, who can keep me until the fifth watch":

"I know. When I was in the capital, I fought against him in the Yamen morgue, and I took four or five knives from him."

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The man in brocade clothes frowned, his eyes full of suspicion:
"You took four or five knives? Didn't you fight against you with scissors that night?"

Cao Aning was not surprised at the man's doubts, after all, he didn't know how he got out of the capital alive.He thought for a while and said:

"Ye Da Yan Wang is a man who predicts everything like a god, knows everything, and is as open as the eye of the sky. He can't speculate with ordinary people's knowledge. As long as he is here, I will never set foot in the capital. Don't say I'm cowardly, you You'll know when you go later."

The brocade robed man frowned and said: "Not to mention anything else, the title of 'Knife Chief' is enough to make me pay three points of respect. If I had no choice, I would not provoke it. But the higher-ups have already started planning, and they will definitely deal with each other in the capital in the future. If people are so omnipotent as you say, how can the higher-ups act?"

Cao Aning thought for a while: "When the manpower is exhausted, Ye Dayan has no superpowers. Let's see if we can drive him away at that time."

"Back off..."

The man in the brocade robe considered for a while, and said:

"The imperial court must be looking for the picture of the dragon and elephant. The picture of the dragon and elephant should be in the hands of the Beiliang Pirates. If we don't make a false news that the Beiliang Pirates are going to steal Jiang Zhahu, we might be able to get Xuanji and Ye Jingtang together." Let's lead together..."

Cao Aning thought it was a good idea, turned around and said:

"Write a letter to the above and let them arrange it. Let's go to Beiliang first."

The man in the brocade robe dug a hole on the spot, buried the body, and then walked down the mountain side by side. On the way, he asked:
"Have you really fought against the new sword chief?"

"What are you doing to lie to you? Those who can become the champion of martial arts have far more luck than ordinary people, and it is not impossible to have a short-term epiphany to greatly increase their skills. King Ye Dayan is much younger than me, and he will definitely be more powerful in the future. If we can find a way to be For my own use..."

"What a man likes is nothing more than 'power, money, fame, and sex'. The empress can give him all these things by herself. Even if he is unwilling to submit to others and wants to be emperor, he can still seek the country from the harem. This kind of person is definitely the court. Die-hard loyalists, don’t even think about buying them, it’s more practical to win over Pingtian Sect..."

"Too……"

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Two days later.

On the straight course of the Wuxi Grand Canal, countless ferries and cargo ships sailed smoothly under the warm autumn light.

On a merchant ship full of groceries, the three sails bulged into an arc in the air, which looked like something a girl could feel very well.

At the rear of the merchant ship, a rope was tied to the bow of a small black-covered boat.

On the black-topped boat, the real person Xuanji was sitting on the bow with her skirt hanging in the air, holding a homemade bamboo flute in her hand, playing a little tune from all over the world:
"Beep~ woo~..."

Beside him, Niao Niao was lazily lying in a bamboo hat, basking in the little autumn sun, still humming along with '吱吱~'.

In the canopy of the boat, Ye Jingtang sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, still recuperating his body.

At noon the day before yesterday, we set off from the vicinity of Junshan Island 72 and rowed out of Yunmengze with bare hands. The uneasy birds also changed their tricks to increase the "wind resistance". Although the scenery is beautiful and beautiful, the experience is really not good.

Fortunately, there are many boats coming and going in Yunmengze, and after rowing for only a dozen miles, they met a merchant ship going to Wuxi to do medicine business.

Ye Jingtang was injured, and he was knocked half to death when he rode his horse back. For this, he gave a few taels of silver as the fare, and took a boat with the wind. behind.

The merchant ship carried a lot of cargo and did not run fast. After two days of sailing, it passed the mouth of the Wuxi River and turned into the Wujiang River.

When the ships left the mouth of the Wuxi River, a checkpoint set up by the imperial court appeared on the shore, and several warships patrolled the water to check the ships and merchants at the entrance and exit.

Master Xuanji saw this scene, suddenly remembered something, put down the bamboo flute, turned around and said:
"The Nightmare Hall."

Ye Jingtang moved his eyelashes slightly, then opened his eyes, got up and got out of the boat tent:
"What? Is there a situation?"

Master Xuanji picked up the wine gourd and took a sip:

"You seem to be in a bit of trouble. Now you are in the limelight for a while, but it won't be long before you will be ruined and everyone will be beaten."

"Ok?"

Ye Jingtang was a little puzzled, he left the stupid bird behind, and sat beside him:

"why?"

"Swordsman, like a swordsman, has a strong spirit of the world. He pays attention to chivalry, vengeance, and rules of the world. When necessary, he should use military force to resist the injustice of the court, especially the swordsman. And you are the deputy commander of the black government, the king of the imperial court. Dog King..."

?

Ye Jingtang's face darkened: "You can't say Eagle King?"

"Not all the same."

Master Xuanji continued: "If you get closer to the imperial court, you will naturally be far away from the Jianghu, and you will be rejected by the people of the Jianghu. Not to mention the black yamen, it is also a yamen that specializes in dealing with heroes of the Jianghu, and countless people hate it.

"Your reputation in the future will probably be similar to that of those dead eunuchs in the previous dynasty. Relying on the emperor's favor, slanderous, tyrannical, cruel and unscrupulous, bullying men and women everywhere and harming righteous men in the rivers and lakes, you will soon surpass Xuanyuan Dynasty and become the most famous eunuch in history. The most notorious swordsman ever."

Ye Jingtang smiled lightly at this:
"Justice is in the heart. People who do evil and do evil, regard me as a role model and respect me in every possible way, and I will kill them accordingly. People with good character, even if they dismiss me, I will not be embarrassed. I have a good reputation. Happy, but no, and I really don't care much."

Master Xuanji raised his eyebrows, applauded the words, and handed over the wine gourd:
"It means, power, money, fame and sex, you can only choose one color?"

Ye Jingtang took the wine gourd, his expression was a bit speechless, he didn't say anything, just took a sip of the wine gourd, he found several large ships approaching on the distant river from the corner of his eye.

"grumble?"

Niao Niao, who was taking a nap at the back, immediately regained her spirits when she saw this, flapped her wings and flew towards the opposite side of the boat...
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Earlier, between fleets.

After learning the news that Ye Jingtang became famous in the first battle at Junshantai, Dongfang Liren returned home, and King Wu and the people involved in the rebellion case had also been arrested. After working overtime overnight to arrange the messy chores, Dongfang Liren left With some courtiers and the forbidden army, set off first and turn back.

As Ye Jingtang's confidante, Luo Ning and Pei Xiangjun couldn't ask for resignation if Ye Jingtang didn't come back, so they boarded King Jing's boat, stayed in the room and didn't show much.

And the empress dowager came out for a trip, after so many days of exhausting boats and cars, she had to go back home after setting off fireworks, she must be unhappy.

At this time, the large room on the third floor of the treasure ship was filled with rare items looted from the Wu Wang Mansion, and the mirror and screen were folded and erected by the wall.

Dressed up as a female official, the Empress Dowager looked at the scenery of the river with binoculars, and complained quietly:

"It will only take a few days to go down to Jiangzhou from here. When Ye Jingtang is received, you can go back with your mother. I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have no credit for my hard work, and my seniority is here..."

Dongfang Liren was dressed in a military uniform, holding a shiny precious sword in his hand, concentrating on practicing the sword technique, striving to do it as soon as possible.

Hearing the words, Dongfang Liren responded:

"I brought thousands of people with me, and the itinerary has been arranged. If I run around, I will definitely be impeached by the courtiers. When I have time later, I will protect the Queen Mother and go back to the hometown to visit relatives with Master and Ye Jingtang... ..."

The Empress Dowager knew that it was unrealistic to go south now, and what she wanted was nothing more than a hope, so she sighed softly:
"Then it's settled, if you dare to lie to me, I will learn from "The Secret History of Cleopatra"... eh?"

While the empress dowager was talking, she found that the river was not facing the right direction. She looked carefully through the binoculars, but she saw a small tail hanging behind a large ship a few miles away.

Looking carefully, it can be seen that it is a small black-covered boat. A man and a woman are sitting on the bow. The man is dressed in black, talking and laughing vigorously;

The empress dowager was overjoyed at first, but immediately frowned again, squinting her eyes to look carefully—the two were sitting side by side on the bow of the boat, talking about something, Shui Shui, who had never been serious, even handed the wine gourd to the handsome man next to him , a husband and wife get close to each other...

? ? !

As if the Queen Mother was struck by lightning, the moment she saw this scene, she already thought of Shuishui's child, so she should be called Grandma or Auntie.

Oh my God……

The Empress Dowager's eyes were full of disbelief, and she was about to take a closer look, when she saw the boat on the opposite side, and Hou Ye Jingtang quickly got up and stood up...

Isn't this a guilty conscience?
Seeing that the Queen Mother was silent, Dongfang Liren put away his saber and came behind:

"What's wrong?...Hmm? Is that Yejingtang and Shizun?"

"..."

The empress dowager put down the binoculars, her eyes were very complicated, but she couldn't talk nonsense about such unproven things, so she could only keep silent and write it down in advance...
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After a while, the small black canopy boat leaned under the treasure boat.

Immortal Xuanji flew directly onto the ship building, while Yejingtang landed on the deck. Countless black Yamen chiefs waited for a long time, and they all came forward to say congratulations:
"Master Ye is amazing..."

"The heart of humble admiration is like a surging river..."

……

The chief arresters of the black yamen are all masters. Although they are not in the Jianghu, their yearning for Wu Kui is not much lower than that of ordinary Jianghu people.

In addition, Ye Jingtang is usually very easy-going in the yamen, and has a good relationship. At this time, several people who are acquainted with each other are ready to take out the knife and ask Ye Jingtang to carve two words on it.

Fortunately, Big Benben walked down from the ship building very quickly, putting on an air of calm and prestige:

"Go on patrol if you have nothing to do, what are you doing here?"

Immediately there was no sound on the deck, and a bunch of general arresters fled in all directions.

Ye Jingtang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, came to him and bowed his hands:
"Your Highness."

Dongfang Liren stood with his hands behind his back, tried his best not to be excited, and looked up and down:
"How's the injury?"

"It's okay, just need to rest for a while."

Dongfang Liren turned around and walked into the ship building. There was no one around, so he raised his hand and pressed Ye Jingtang's wrist to check. Seeing that the injury was not serious, he was relieved, and his tone was a little jealous:

"It's only been a few months, and he has become the sword leader..."

Ye Jingtang laughed and said, "If His Highness hadn't taught me the Dragon Slaying Order and given me the Jade Bone Diagram, how could I have beaten Xuanyuan Dynasty? It all depends on His Highness' cultivation."

"Hmph~ How long have you been the deputy commander? You've already learned how to flatter..."

Dongfang Liren was in a very good mood, and his tone softened a bit:
"This time you put down the rebellion of King Wu, you won the first merit and the title of sword leader, this king will definitely reward you heavily. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"reward……"

Ye Jingtang turned his head to look at the bright and charming Dabenben, thought for a while and said:
"I also want to make up for His Highness, as long as His Highness doesn't mind the previous offense."

Dongfang Liren asked Ye Jingtang to handle affairs and pay off debts at the Canyang Pool, but he never expected Ye Jingtang to be able to work so hard, not to mention his mind, he felt ashamed to accept it from the bottom of his heart.

Although Ye Jingtang didn't take the initiative to ask for it, the rule of clear rewards and punishments for the superiors cannot be broken.

Dongfang Liren walked up the stairs slowly, and glanced at Ye Jingtang:
"Why don't I draw a picture album for you?"

"Ok?"

Ye Jingtang paused, thinking of Benben's lifelike painting skills, his eyes lit up:

"A chivalrous girl crying?"

Dongfang Liren took a light breath, nodded and said:

"If you want, this king will naturally not spoil your interest, even if a chivalrous woman tears. But... you can't draw that kind of shameless scene, you can only draw handles and the like..."

Ye Jingtang quickly shook his head, and seriously enlightened:

"It's all about painting, it's about the art of the human body, and you can't look at it from a worldly perspective. Of course, if Your Highness feels uncomfortable, I won't force it..."

Seeing that Ye Jingtang wanted Ye Jingtang so much, Dongfang Liren couldn't bear to refuse, even though he felt perverted, so he took a step back:
"Anyway, I can't draw that kind of abnormal plot, the most is riding a horse... Cough..."

"..."

Ye Jingtang felt that he had completely misled Stupid, and wanted to laugh a little. Before the corners of his mouth curled up, his eyes were screwed down, and he quickly raised his hand:
"Hiss - there are injuries and injuries..."

Dongfang Liren's calm expression changed, he quickly let go, and rubbed Ye Jingtang's waist:
"Okay, you go to the house and lie down and have a good rest. Ning'er and the others are in the backmost room on the second floor, with two pairs of doors. You... the queen mother is on top, don't act recklessly!"

Ye Jingtang understood the meaning and said helplessly:
"I'm floating when I walk now, so what can I be presumptuous. Then I'll go to rest first. When will Your Highness finish the painting?"

"Do you think this king's handwriting is the same as that of those small workshops painting New Year pictures? A whole book can't be finished in a few months..."

"Ha ha……"

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At the same time, the top floor of the ship building.

Niao Niao, who had been wandering outside for a few days and had nothing to do, made an appearance of hard work, and lay half dead on the terrace, letting Hongyu feed Xiao Routiao.

Master Xuanji leaned on the couch, unfolded the picture scroll, and told the Queen Mother about the experience of Junshantai.

But the empress dowager obviously didn't have the heart to pay attention to these things. After chatting for a while, she suddenly asked:

"Shui'er, tell me the truth, did you do something to Ye Jingtang when you went out this time?"

Real Xuanji was baffled, and looked at the curious baby pretending to be serious in a blink of an eye:

"doing what?"

"It's just...you must understand what I mean, don't play dumb!"

Master Xuanji really understood, shook his head and sighed: "Why don't you suspect that Ye Jingtang did something to me?"

"How is it possible. You are so good at martial arts, what can he do to you if you don't give him a chance? Besides, how can such a decent person like Ye Jingtang think about you; on the contrary, it's you, who is so angry..."

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When Master Xuanji heard this, she finally understood how Luo Ning felt when she questioned Luo Ning last time.

"Do you think that I will take the initiative to hook up with Ye Jingtang because I am an old cow eating young grass?"

"Ah."

The Empress Dowager said solemnly: "I saw it with my own eyes just now, you gave him the wine gourd and asked him to drink..."

"Inviting him to drink is hooking up? Then he will set off fireworks for you to make you happy, isn't he already deeply in love with you?"

The empress dowager was taken aback for a moment, blinked her big eyes, and moved closer:
"is it?"

Master Xuanji was speechless, and said sternly:

"You are the empress dowager, you should pay attention to your status and words, if these words are heard by Li people?"

The Queen Mother felt the same, so she stopped talking...
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On the second floor of the ship building, in the room near the stern.

In order to have someone to take care of on the way, Pei Xiangjun and Luo Ning lived together. When they heard that Ye Jingtang was back, the two women were a little impatient.

Ye Jingtang defeated Xuanyuan Dynasty and accomplished a blockbuster feat. It was unbelievable to others, but the two people next to the pillow naturally had to calm down. After all, they knew how rich Ye Jingtang was. Sooner or later.

The two were anxious, more worried about Ye Jingtang's physical condition.

Luo Ning should be more conservative, sitting upright on the chair, putting on the appearance of a glamorous chivalrous woman, lest Ye Jingtang come in and find that she is very worried, but the movement of rubbing the teacup all the time reveals the anxiety in her heart.

Pei Xiangjun, on the other hand, was not so particular. He was wearing a goose-yellow skirt, pacing back and forth with his hands folded on his waist, and sometimes stuck to the door to eavesdrop. He frowned, obviously thinking that the Queen was tired and crooked. exit.

After waiting for a while, footsteps finally sounded in the corridor.

Pei Xiangjun quickly put on a mature and stable posture, opened the door gently, and saw that Ye Jingtang was the only one in the hall, and then said:

"Jing Tang, His Highness Prince Jing has gone up?"

"Ah."

Ye Jingtang quickly came to the door, raised his hand in a bear hug, and hugged the charming San Niang, showing a little satisfaction:
"I'm the sword leader now, am I powerful?"

Pei Xiangjun was afraid that the maid would see him, so he hurriedly pulled Ye Jingtang into the room, and then said:

"Amazing. When Ning'er first received the news, she jumped up, as happy as a monkey..."

Snapped--

Luo Ning, who was sculpting, raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and patted the tea table with her hand:
"Who looks like a monkey? If I hadn't stopped you, you would have sneaked to Junshan Terrace without even changing your clothes, and said that I..."

"I was worried about the safety of the hall."

Pei Xiangjun held Ye Jingtang's wrist to signal his pulse:
"How is your injury?"

Ye Jingtang rubbed his old waist: "My whole body hurts even when I was walking, and I haven't recovered after resting for a few days. Xuanyuan Chao is really domineering. I didn't expect his body to be so big when I didn't see people. Tu Jiuji stood in front of me. It's a little fat..."

Luo Ning originally wanted to be aloof, but seeing Ye Jingtang's appearance, she still couldn't hold back, stood up and came to her, rolled up her sleeves and looked at her:
"A person who can wield a heavy Junshan knife has a small physique? Xuanyuan Chao estimates that it weighs more than 300 catties, and he has traveled the number of ways of his family. Few people in this world can handle it with a single blow. You will suffer a lot if you fight hard... ..."

Seeing that Luo Ning had disciplined men, Pei Xiangjun replied:

"If you don't fight hard, is it possible to learn from you to dance the Jiugong step and wait for Xuanyuan Chao to turn the knife?"

"you……"

"alright."

Ye Jingtang held up his arms and said with a smile:
"Help me get some medicine. During the two days on the road, I have to take the medicine myself. The awning boat is as big as a palm, and there is no comfortable place to lie down. I really need to take a good rest."

Seeing this, Luo Ning stopped arguing with her mother-in-law, helped Ye Jingtang to lie down on the canopy bed, and helped take off her shoes.

Pei Xiangjun reckoned that Master Xuanji wouldn't give Jing Tang some treatment, so he must have held back for several days, and after thinking about it, he took a picture of Luo Ning's waist, who was leaning over:
pop~
"I'm here to prescribe the medicine, you are busy with business."

Luo Ning straightened up, her peach blossom eyes were slightly annoyed:
"He's injured like this, and you still torment him? He's been hurt for a hundred days, and in these three months, let him recharge his energy..."

"Um?!"

Ye Jingtang's powerless appearance disappeared, and he sat up in shock in his dying illness:

"It's just a bit of a strain, and it's not to the point of being bedridden..."

Luo Ning knew that Ye Jingtang would be like this, she pushed Ye Jingtang back and let him lie down:

"In broad daylight, Immortal Xuanji and the others are all up there, and there are many court ladies around, so you are not afraid of being heard."

"I mean, I don't need to rest for three months, and I only have a few days to go back..."

"Humph……"

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During the chat, several ships full of forbidden officers sailed slowly into the mouth of the Wuxi River and headed for the distant capital...
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Han Qiang enters Mount Wu alone, chasing wolves and tigers to break Xuanyuan.

Wu Shanyun and Rain Roll (End)
Volume Four: To be determined, the detailed outline has not been completed...

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I recommend a copy of "No Gentleman Can Prevent It", if you are interested, you can read it~

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