Alienated Martial Arts.

Chapter 230 Wei Qi
Since morning, the sky has been gloomy.

A large swath of dark clouds quickly gathered above the sky, covering the entire coast of Mingshui.

The autumn wind is gradually rising, bringing strong humidity.

Not long after, cold raindrops fell from the sky, and there was a vast expanse of mist in sight.

Holding the medicine bowl, Ni Tang drank it down with his eyes closed, and then picked up the sweet soup that had been prepared a long time ago, slowly diluting the bitter taste in his mouth.

Wei Tao served refreshments at the side, and turned his head to look out the window.

All I saw was the gust of wind and cold rain, crackling and falling to the deck, splashing dense water.

"One autumn rain and one cold, it won't be too long before we will enter the snowy winter again."

Ni Yan ate his snacks, and suddenly asked with great interest, "I have never known where your home is. When this big competition is over, can Deacon Wei take me there for a while?"

A flash of memory flashed in Wei Tao's eyes, and he said slowly, "My home is in Cangyuan City in the northern part of Qizhou, and when I go out, I can see the boundless mountains.

It's okay for Daozi to go, but I really can't think of any place to play in this kind of bitter cold place. "

"I'm going to the Cangmang Mountain Range. Ever since I heard laughter in Qingfeng Temple last time, I've been wanting to follow Sun Daozi's footsteps and see if I can find clues to my sudden delusions."

Wei Tao nodded, "Since Daozi has this idea, then I will accompany you on a trip, and I can also go back to see if my former teacher and senior brother have returned to Cangyuan City."

While admiring the rain, the two drank tea and chatted, exchanging experiences in martial arts practice.

Although Ni Tang majored in Yuanyi's secret method, what he learned was quite mixed. He also dabbled a lot in various heretic martial arts, and even practiced many exercises to an extremely advanced level.

This brings about extremely high vision and insight, and extremely accurate analysis of problems.

It can often hit the nail on the head and point directly to the core.

After some exchanges, Wei Tao learned a lot by saying less and listening more.

Unknowingly, the sky gradually darkened.

The rain stopped outside, leaving only the cool autumn wind, which made the sails rattle.

Suddenly the ship shook and slowly leaned towards the pier.

After a moment it came to a complete stop.

Ni Tang got up at this moment, picked up a paper umbrella, and walked slowly towards the outside of the cabin.

Wei Tao carried a package on his back and two boxes in his hands, and quickly followed behind.

"Would you like me to get one for you?"

Ni Tang stopped at the door with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't sink anyway."

Wei Tao waved his hand and said indifferently, "Let's go directly to the inn later, and rent a carriage when we leave tomorrow, just put it in the carriage as a salute."

Ni Tang nodded, "I seldom go down the mountain on weekdays, and I'm sure not as experienced as you in all kinds of rivers and lakes. Everything will be according to your arrangement."

When the two got out of the cabin and got off the bed, they saw a row of luxuriously decorated carriages parked at the pier, picked up Young Master Xu and his party, and left with great momentum.

Wherever they went, pedestrians retreated one after another, fearing that they would bump into the nobles in the carriage.

Through the gap in the car curtain, Young Master Xu glanced at the two people who were walking on foot, with a cold smile on his face.

Then he drew the curtain, closed his eyes and began to rest.

Ni Tang watched the convoy go away, after a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that in Luoshui City, Deacon Wei is also very airy.

Many factions and factions only look after you, even Yiwei Shaoqing of the patrol department is devoted to you and obeys you.

Every move has the aura of a dragon king traveling with wind and rain. Are these true? "

Wei Tao sighed helplessly, "Who do you listen to, I am so low-key, how can I do such a high-profile thing?"

Ni Tang smiled, "I heard what Zuo Shi said. He said that he went to Luoshui with you to purchase medicinal materials. After walking around the city, even he was a little trembling, and he didn't dare to face you, the guard of Qingfeng Temple. deacon."

"Don't listen to Lao Zuo's nonsense, there is nothing wrong with it."

Wei Tao sighed again, "I'm just an attendant carrying Daozi's bag now, and the rest are all stories made up by others."

The two walked slowly, one in front and one behind, in the city built against the mountain.

Chishan City is located on the side of Chishan Mountain, and it is a famous scenic spot hundreds of miles away.

There is also a river spiraling down from the mountain, named Lingqu.

Lingqu originated from the back foot of Chishan Mountain, passing through the city with the aura of Qingshan Lingxiu, and is famous for its rich red-tailed spirit fish, which is delicious and fresh.

Although Wei Tao had been to this place before, he had carefully read Jin Wushang’s essay diary, and he praised the red-tailed spirit fish in Lingqu, so after he booked the inn, he brought Ni Tang out to taste it immediately. tasty.

He had a lot of money on him, so he directly chose the most high-end restaurant nearby, and sat in the private room on the third floor of the restaurant, which was separated by a screen. The environment was quiet and elegant, avoiding the noisy and noisy hall below.

The window is facing the sparkling Lingqu.

The river is clear and pure in color, looking like a green ribbon, bringing a psychic and thorough visual beauty.

Even though it was night, there were still several fishing boats busy in the water. Whenever a red-tailed spirit fish caught in the net occasionally, there would be cheers of extreme joy.

Wei Tao looked out of the window, "The red-tailed spirit fish that Daozi just raved about can only be caught in this river. If one is not enough, you can ask for more. After leaving tomorrow, I want to taste the fresh fish that was just caught. It’s hard for live fish.”

Ni Tang picked up a chopstick of jade-like fish, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Hearing the words, he couldn't help asking curiously, "You haven't been here before, why are you so familiar with Chishan Lingqu?"

Wei Tao laughed, "There is a person who likes to write travel notes, and he likes to record the delicious food and wine in various places. After I read it, I will naturally remember it in my heart."

As he spoke, he called Xiao Er and asked for ten more spirit fishes.

Not far away, in another private room.

On the table is a pot of rice wine and a few delicate side dishes.

Several young men who looked like scholars were drinking and composing poems. When they heard Wei Tao speak, they all shook their heads and sighed that he was vulgar and had never seen the world.

Red-tailed spirit fish is delicious and expensive, the key lies in its difficulty in catching.

Not to mention that every spirit fish served on the table would cost at least three or forty taels of silver.

Just saying that this person opened his mouth to ask for ten fish, but he didn't know that the restaurant could receive no more than twenty fish per day, and the number ordered in advance by other customers was excluded, how could he conjure up ten fresh fish for him?

Several young people smiled lightly, respected and drank each other, and said one after another that it was not worth getting the same experience as such a vulgar person.

There was a lot of discussion over there, and the hearing of the two people here is so keen, they listened clearly from the beginning to the end.

Ni Tang just tasted the delicacies and pretended not to hear.

Wei Tao looked up at Xiao Er and flicked his fingers lightly.

A thin piece of paper appeared on the table.

Gudong!

The store clerk's throat was throbbing, and he stared at the thousand taels of silver note, his tongue was a little tied for a while, and he couldn't speak.

pat!

Wei Tao flicked his fingertips again, and a silver ingot landed next to the little second hand.

He smiled slightly, "This is for you, that is for the shop, can you make ten tails of fresh fish?"

The store clerk held the silver ingot tightly and nodded heavily, "If you go back to your son, our store can go to other branches to make adjustments, ten-tailed spirit fish can do it!"

Wei Tao said, "We only eat fresh ones."

"The villain dares to guarantee his life, it is definitely a fresh fish that just came out of the water today!"

Swish!
Quietly, another thousand taels of silver bill landed on the table.

There is also a larger silver ingot next to the silver ticket.

Wei Tao tapped the table lightly with his fingers, "As long as my lady eats happily, I'll give the shopkeeper the silver ticket and you the silver ingot."

Xiaoer went away in a hurry.

Ni Tang sipped his tea slowly, "It's not worth it for one bite."

Wei Tao waved his hand and said indifferently, "As long as Daozi likes it, then you can just eat it, everything else is trivial."

Ni Huang's eyes fluttered, and he sighed softly, "I found out that you are really rich. How can a guardian deacon of a Taoist temple have such a large amount of financial resources?"

"It's not that the deacons of the Qingfengguan have such financial resources, but because I am the deacon of the Qingfengguan, and other people are just giving face."

Wei Tao spoke slowly, but suddenly fell silent.

Suddenly narrowing his eyes, he looked towards the other side of Lingqu outside the window.

Ni Tang reacted sharply, turned his head almost at the same time, and followed his gaze.

People were coming and going on both sides of the river, bustling, but there was no one who needed special attention.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Wei Tao had already got up and went directly to the window.

"I just saw a person whose back looks like an old friend of the teacher."

He took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, calming down.

"Daozi is here to taste the delicious food. I need to go to confirm and see if it is really my former senior brother, or if I am blinded and misidentified the back."

"Go ahead, don't worry about me." Ni Tang nodded, and began to concentrate on dealing with the fish in front of him.

The next moment, Wei Tao jumped down from upstairs without any hesitation or hesitation.

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"Xiao Pan hasn't come back yet?"

On the edge of Chishan City, in a dilapidated courtyard, Master Zhou took a bowl of medicinal soup and drank it slowly, rubbing his chest and coughing violently.

A young man offered tea and whispered, "If you want to answer the teacher, the elder brother has not come back yet."

Master Zhou was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh, "Have you packed all your things?"

"It's all packed, and we can leave right away when the senior brother comes back from purchasing the medicine."

Master Zhou nodded, looked up at the night sky covered by thick dark clouds, and the worry on his brows became heavier.

The cool night wind hit him, and he couldn't help but feel a deep chill.

"Teacher, don't worry. Eldest brother is always vigilant and careful. He probably won't be discovered by those people when he goes out this time. Maybe it's just that some medicines are more difficult to buy, and it took a little time."

While packing up the medicine bowl, the registered disciple whispered a word of relief.

Master Zhou closed his eyes, and sighed secretly again.

My mind drifted involuntarily, and I returned to that bloody and terrifying snowy night.

At that time, they rushed back to the outside of Cangyuan City and met the city defense army stationed in the village. They thought they had finally left the danger behind, but they didn't expect that it was the beginning of the biggest crisis.

They didn't expect that the city defense army would take action directly, and they would not stop until they wiped out all of them.

After a bloody battle, he managed to escape with his disciples despite his damaged foundation and serious injuries.

After narrowly escaping several waves of follow-up pursuit, he came to the shore of Mingshui and left the ground of Cangyuan City.

Next, they didn't dare to go on land, so they found a merchant ship that was carrying the goods back, and collected all the money to give to the owner of the ship, so they got the opportunity to take the ship.

Along the Mingshui all the way south, until passing through the entire Qizhou, and finally finally settled down temporarily in Chishan City.

According to Master Zhou's original idea, Chishan City is far away from Cangyuan, and it is also the residence of the Nine Sacred Gates of the Martial Dao School. It is safer anyway, allowing everyone to stay and recuperate.

But in fact it backfired.

It was indeed stable for a few months at the beginning, and even intends to reopen the martial arts gym here to accept young people who cannot be enrolled by the Nine Sacred Gates, which can be regarded as a stable business.

Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long.

Just ten days ago, Master Zhou and Tan Pan were escorting supplies for foreign merchants outside Chishan City. When they encountered someone who wanted to buy and sell by force, they even molested the merchant's daughter.

After some fighting, those people were injured and fled.

In the end, he offended the children of Chishan Xu's family.

Even the merchants who were protected by them soon turned their backs and threw themselves under the disciples of the Xu family, throwing all the blame on their heads.

It is even more rumored that Tan Pan's intentions are not upright, and he tampered with the merchant's daughter with the intention of rape/violence.

Faced with this situation, Master Zhou had no choice but to bow his head and come to the door to apologize.

Even if he was injured, he could only swallow his anger and hide in XZ.

I only hope that I can leave this place as soon as possible, and avoid the reluctance of the Xu family in Chishan.

A small creak.

The courtyard door was pushed open.

Tan Pan staggered a little, and walked in with a package.

"teacher."

He looked ashamed, "I have spent all my money, but I couldn't buy all the medicines I bought."

"It's okay, as long as people come back safely."

Master Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I've told them to pack their luggage and plan to leave when you come back."

Tan Pan frowned, a little hesitant, "The disciple went out at night and found many people from the Xu family outside.

In this case, it's okay for us to hide here. If we go out, we may easily expose our traces. "

"There are many people from the Xu family outside?"

Master Zhou's expression also changed, "The Xu family has deep roots in the Nine Sages Gate. They have made such a big move, and they shouldn't be doing it just for us..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly fell silent.

He looked up at the small courtyard shrouded in darkness.

Quietly, several figures jumped into the wall.

It firmly blocked the way of everyone at the Red Line Gate.

"The old man has a keen mind."

A man in black raised his head and said with a sneer, "Our Xu family is rampant in Chishan, of course it is impossible to go to war for you little mice.

But for the Fourth Young Master, torturing you ignorant things to death is his greatest pleasure these days. "

"You are following me!?"

Tan Pan stopped in front of Master Zhou, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Following you?"

The man in black laughed.

"The few little mice thought they were hiding in secret, but they didn't realize that their every move was being watched by the Fourth Young Master.

The reason why he didn't do anything up front was that the fourth son was interested and wanted to play a game of cat and mouse with the new concubine. "

He smiled, then suddenly shook his head and sighed, "The Xu family has a distinguished guest today, and that person is a high-ranking teacher.

The Fourth Young Master didn't have the time to play with you any longer, so he ordered us to close the net and kill people.

I didn't expect you to be so naive as an idiot, thinking that we were following you to find your hiding place? "

Tan Pan was tongue-tied and his mind was confused.

"Brother, they really didn't follow you."

Suddenly, a gentle and clear male voice sounded from behind the man in black, and slowly entered Tan Pan's ears.

"The one who is really following the elder brother is actually the younger brother."

The complexions of the men in black changed, and they stepped aside one after another, revealing a figure standing there who did not know when.

Under the eaves of some dilapidated houses, a gleam of joy flashed in the eyes of the registered disciples of the Hongxianmen, but it disappeared immediately.

Some unbearable expressions even emerged from their faces.

What they provoked was the Chishan Xu family, which was deeply entrenched even in the Nine Sacred Gates. Even Master Zhou and Senior Brother Tan were no match. Now that Senior Brother Seven came, it was just one more person to die.

Tan Pan suddenly recovered from his daze.

Opening his mouth wide, his voice sounded like a dream, "Junior Brother Xiaoqi, am I dreaming? How could it be you?"

Master Zhou slapped the armrest of the wooden chair suddenly, and his voice was extremely cold, "Who are you? What are you doing in my yard? I don't know you at all!"

"If you don't want to die, hurry up and get out of here!"

"I haven't heard the teacher swearing for a long time, and I feel very kind for a while, and it makes the disciples full of emotions. It seems that I have gone back to the past and practiced hard in the inner courtyard of the martial arts hall."

Wei Tao smiled and bowed.

"Disciple Wei Qi, meet the teacher."

(End of this chapter)