Under the sky

Chapter 295 Different roads lead to different paths

Shen Yongci led a hundred horses to chase Shen Yuqing and ran two miles away. When he turned around and saw that the city gate was closed, he couldn't help but be angry.Shen Yuqing is right in front of him. Instead of turning back, it is better to catch Shen Yuqing and go back.

He made up his mind and followed closely behind. Looking from a distance, he saw that the horses were smaller than grains of rice and were probably about two miles away from him.Shen Yuqing had come a long way, and his horse was exhausted. His hundred horses were all strong and strong. As long as he didn't lose track, he would definitely be able to catch up.

He ran hurriedly along the road, and after about forty miles, he turned around a mountain, and suddenly Shen Yuqing and others disappeared.Shen Yongci chased for a while, and saw a horse lying dead on the roadside. He was happy and suspicious at the same time. What he was happy about was that the horse fell dead. It was exactly what he expected. Shen Yuqing came to chase with a fast horse, but his horse power was gone, so he hurriedly ordered to continue. If we chase him, we probably won't have to chase for forty miles to catch Shen Yuqing.

After another ten miles of running, the horses seemed to disappear out of thin air, and Shen Yongci couldn't help but become suspicious.Logically speaking, the opponent's power has been exhausted, why haven't they caught up yet?Suddenly he thought: "Although Yu'er is indecisive, he is not an unintelligent person. How could he not know the dangers of chasing Bozhou?" This thought made me suddenly frightened. I remembered that there seemed to be a trail just now, so I hurriedly called the disciples who were familiar with the terrain. Asked: "Is there a fork in the road?"

The disciple said: "There is a mountain path leading to Stone Mountain, only three miles away from here."

Shen Yongci was startled, turned his horse's head, and shouted: "Turn around!"

He led the crowd back to the mountain trail, asked his disciples to guard the intersection, led a few people up the mountain, and found a high point to overlook, but still no one was found.Shen Yuqing couldn't run out of this road no matter how fast he was. Shen Yongci broke out in a cold sweat and thought to himself: "Yu'er is so cunning. He hid in the mountain. If I miss the path and chase him out, he can take the opportunity to go down the mountain." , go to Bozhou to cut off my retreat." Thinking of this, I'm afraid that the horse fell to death on the way not from exhaustion, but a trap that lured me into pursuing him.

In this case, Shen Yuqing must still be hiding in the mountain. Shen Yongci asked his disciple: "Are there any other paths?"

The disciple said: "No. There is only this road up to Shitou Mountain. Along the road, there is Shiquan Temple on the top of the mountain, where seven or eight monks live."

Shen Yongci sent six disciples to watch on the high point, and sent fourteen disciples to patrol at the foot of the mountain. When he saw someone escaping from the mountain, he immediately reported it and led eighty disciples up the mountain to Shiquan Temple and ordered people everywhere. search.

The abbot went out to greet him in person. Shen Yongci asked if anyone was coming, but the abbot said he hadn't seen anyone.Shen Yongci looked at the dense forests on the left and right, and was wondering whether Shen Yuqing had hid in the forest, when a disciple came leading a horse.

"Reporting to the leader, I found a horse, but no one was there!"

Shen Yongci was convinced that Shen Yuqing was hiding in the mountain. Because the mountain road was rugged and the horse was inconvenient, he abandoned the horse and started walking.He asked the abbot about the surrounding terrain, asked several monks to lead the way to search the mountains, and sent a disciple back to Bozhou to urge Zhuo Shiqun to send help.He traveled all night and was tired from the bumps along the way. He asked the abbot for a bowl of hot porridge to satisfy his hunger, and couldn't help but fall asleep.

After sleeping for two hours, a disciple suddenly came to report that he had found Mrs. Chu and the Crown Prince. Shen Yongci hurriedly got up and chased after them on horseback.There were only six or seven corpses lying on the ground. One of them was wearing the uniform of a squad leader. The disciple reported that he had discovered the whereabouts of Madam Chu, the Crown Prince and three squad captains. He came forward to arrest them and injured several of his subordinates. The squad leader was left behind. After the break, cover Mrs. Chu and others' escape.

Shen Yongci knew that what he had expected was correct and he was overjoyed.With the direction, he sent people to search again. After another half an hour, seeing the sky getting dark, Shen Yongci thought to himself: "It will be harder to find people after dark." He was worried that Shen Yuqing could escape in the dark and that he would be found. On the other way down the mountain, although the slope is steep, Shen Yuqing and Mrs. Chu are not bad at martial arts. They can jump down from a height of several feet. If they find a way out, they can open the golden lock and walk away. Heng, before nightfall, shouted: "Set the mountain on fire!"

The disciple was surprised and said: "Set fire to the mountain? If you can't avoid it, you will be in danger!"

Shen Yong said: "When they see the burning mountain, they will definitely panic and run away. Then they can catch people."

He immediately went ahead and ordered his disciples to cut down the wood for firewood and light the mountain for fire.When the abbot of Shiquan Temple heard that the mountain was going to be burned, he hurriedly came to persuade him, saying that there were so many creatures on the mountain that it would seriously harm the peace of the world, so Shen Yongci would not care about him.

At dusk, when firewood was ready, Shen Yong resigned and ordered his disciples to guard the fortress. If anyone broke out, they would notify each other. If there was resistance, they would kill without mercy.He ordered a fire, and after a while, the mountain fire started.

Shen Yongci rode his horse and looked back and forth, only to see flames rising into the sky and thick smoke. The top of the mountain would be bare without waiting until dawn. If they didn't escape, they would surely die on the mountain. He couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, thinking: "Jingtan, Yu'er, if you don't come out, you will be burned to death on the mountain."

However, after waiting for a long time, Chu Jingtan and Shen Yuqing were still missing, and Shen Yongci was shocked.He knew that his wife was the most stubborn. Could it be that she really wanted to be burned to death on the mountain without coming down to surrender?I also thought that the mountain road was rugged and steep, and the mountain was burned like this. If I were trapped to the point of despair, it would be difficult to escape even if I wanted to.

At this thought, I wanted to ask the disciples to put out the fire. However, the fire was so big that it was easy for more than a hundred people to set it off. How could they put out the fire?Besides, if the fire is really put out, if Jingtan and Yu'er take advantage of the opportunity to escape, wouldn't all their previous efforts be wasted?Then I changed my mind again.

Suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Come out! They escaped!" Shen Yongci was overjoyed and rode towards the sound. He saw dozens of disciples circling around the four people in the firelight, and some disciples were standing there. Hearing the sound, he came to help.

At this time, the fire was bright, and he saw his wife and children resisting in the corner. He rode his horse forward and got a clear look at Mrs. Chu.I saw the shining sword light all over her body, the phoenix dancing with the sword, and the resolute look on her face, which was vaguely the same as when I first married her more than twenty years ago. I couldn't help feeling pity in my heart, and shouted: "Jingtan, stop fighting!"

Chu Jingtan did not look back, but Shen Yuqing beside her turned her head.Seeing his disheveled hair and multiple injuries on his body, Shen Yongci was thinking that Yu'er's kung fu had deteriorated a lot, when he was suddenly startled: "You are not Yu'er!"

A disciple galloped up the mountain on horseback and shouted loudly: "Master, someone is attacking from the bottom of the mountain!" Shen Yongci was startled when he heard the sound of horse hooves and shouts, and a group of Qingcheng disciples rushed up from the bottom of the mountain.

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When there were still two hundred miles left, Shen Yuqing knew that she would not be able to catch up with her father.It's half an hour off. With Shen Yongci's martial arts skills, it's not difficult to run six hundred miles in one night.

But if he doesn't pursue it, Shen Yongci, as the head of the Tai family and with no important people in Bozhou, is very likely to control Bozhou. Then he will definitely recall his fourth uncle and unite with his fifth uncle. Then the north and south will confront each other, even if he confronts his father in front of his fourth uncle and fifth uncle. No benefit either.

He had several options. One was to return to Qingcheng and immediately send someone to send a message to Tongren, ordering his fifth uncle not to leave lightly. However, Shen Yongci also knew how to write books for his fifth uncle. It was still unknown who the fifth uncle would trust.The second is to summon troops from nearby sects to garrison on the spot. While my father was still in control of Bozhou, I sent people to block the post station from Bozhou to Tongren, robbed the letters, and sent troops to besiege Bozhou. I didn't know if it was too late.The third is to capture Bozhou directly and force Bozhou acting governor Zhuo Shiqun to hand over his father while his father's control is not stable. However, if he fails, he may be captured by his father. This is too risky.

All three are feasible, but each has its own pros and cons, and as long as Dad controls Bozhou, a war will inevitably happen.

Can you lure dad out?He was thinking about it all the way, and he almost stumbled when he thought about it.It seemed that the only way to lure his father out of the city was to lure him out of the city, so he decided to combine them. He chose a squad leader with a similar figure to himself to exchange clothes, and told him not to get close to the city. If the leader led his troops out of the city and fled, he could get away. As far as possible, I will lead the team to rendezvous.

He told Madam Chu about his idea. He originally wanted Madam Chu to stay and help, but Madam Chu said: "I know your father's character well. Master Ya's defeat is not far away. Why can't Wei Shujun catch you? It's just because of your status as the heir apparent." , they don’t dare to hurt you. When he sees you, he will have to personally lead the army to arrest you before he can feel at ease. If he sees me, he will definitely believe it a little more."

Shen Yuqing said: "Then just let someone change into mother's clothes."

Chu Jingtan shook her head: "You are the one who can't make mistakes, mother is not. I lead people, so I can adapt to situations easily." She paused, and then said, "If I really catch up with your father, relying on these four A squad leader may not be able to catch him."

After she finished speaking, regardless of whether Shen Yuqing agreed or not, she led the four team captains to chase Shen Yongci.

Shen Yuqing arrived in Tongzi County.This place is about 150 miles away from Bozhou and is also under the jurisdiction of the Liyang sect. Most of the disciples followed Shen Congfu to fight.Shen Yuqing summoned the disciples of the sect, together with the disciples of the punishment hall, and paid a heavy reward to order all those who knew martial arts and could ride horses to join the team. The nursing homes of wealthy families also had to join the team, and they also recruited horses. Only five people were raised. More than a hundred people.

Shen Yuqing was worried about her mother and set off immediately. At the same time, she sent someone to go ahead and walk along the post road to guard the post station from Bozhou to Tongren.While he was on the road, he sent people to recruit people from the villages and towns along the way. As long as he knew martial arts and carried weapons, he could participate. In small villages, there were only more than ten people who knew martial arts, and at least three or four people. Qiangqiangzhuang, who had learned some tricks and rode a donkey and horse, gathered together. More than [-] people gathered along the way.

Shen Yuqing knew that only two or three hundred of the 800 people could really fight, and they were stragglers and vulnerable to attack, but there was not much he could do at this time. He had to build up his momentum first, and then look at the situation. If Shen Yongci couldn't control it, Boshu, these 300 people may be able to play a role.When there are more people, the march becomes slower. Although there are horses, the team drags on for a long time. Shen Yuqing arrived from morning to night and still did not see her mother coming to meet her. She was about to give the order to rest when she saw the fire on the stone mountain. She was busy. Rushing quickly and quickly.

The Qingcheng disciples at the foot of the mountain swarmed to kill him. It was unknown how many there were. Shen Yongci hurriedly ordered his disciples to block the way.How many enemies have come?Who leads?Everything is unknown, so how to judge is the test.Even though he guessed that Shen Yuqing could not lead too many troops, he only led a team of a hundred people, which made Shen Yongci feel very uneasy.He also made a prompt decision, ordered to resist the enemy, and rode his horse and sword to kill Chu Jingtan.

As long as the madam is captured, Yu'er will also take action!
Chu Jingtan led the three team captains to fight tenaciously. Seeing Shen Yong resigning and coming to kill him, he knew he was no match. He drove back the enemies around him with a sword, then turned around and ran into the woods where the fire was less intense.Shen Yongci rode his horse to chase, but the horse was afraid of the fire and did not dare to get close, so he had to dismount and chase. The surroundings were filled with fire and smoke, the heat was unbearable, and his sight was obscured by the smoke. He could only see a figure flickering in and out of the smoke. , hurriedly chased after him.

The figure only walked up the mountain. When Shen Yongci saw the fire in the distance, he shouted loudly: "Jingtan, don't run away! It's dangerous up there!" Chu Jingtan just ignored it.Shen Yongci was suddenly startled. He knew his wife's temperament best. He was afraid that he would rather die than be captured by him. He hid in the mountain, maybe hoping to lure him there and burn her to death together.

Shen Yongci found the direction and made a few leaps with all his strength. His light kung fu was already better than Chu Jingtan's, not to mention that Chu Jingtan came from Ba County and ran for a day without any rest. Shen Yongci passed over Chu Jingtan's head and turned around. Strike it with a sword.

Chu Jingtan was surprised when he saw him coming so fast, and hurriedly waved his sword to resist. The dragon and phoenix swords worn by these two people were both made of black iron. They came from the same source, and they were tough and sharp. Today is the first time since the two swords came out. Each time they struck each other, the sword blades scraped against each other, making a sharp and harsh sound that was different from the clash of ordinary swords.

This sound evoked different emotions in the two of them.Shen Yongci knew that his wife hated him, and he felt sad and a little more emotional, but Chu Jingtan felt sad, helpless, and pitiful.Shen Yongci attacked with three swords in a row, using all his strength. Chu Jingtanfeng's sword dance was so shocked that she almost wanted to let go, so she hurriedly turned around and ran away.Shen Yongci saw her walking deeper and knew that she was going to lure him into the sea of ​​fire. He felt even more sad. He stabbed her vest with the long sword, causing severe pain in Chu Jingtan's back. She rolled to the ground and a long gash was cut out.

Shen Yongci was about to capture her, but the strong wind and thick smoke rushed towards her. He hurriedly raised his arms to cover her. After only such a delay, Chu Jingtan got up and ran towards the sea of ​​​​fire.Shen Yongci didn't allow her to escape. He stabbed her shoulders, back, waist and legs with a set of seven deadly attacks. Chu Jingtan turned around to block her. Finally, she knew Qingcheng swordsmanship well and was able to avoid it. She returned the move with Sunrise Shang. Feng, stabbed Shen Yongci in the heart quickly and accurately.Shen Yongci sidestepped and avoided, while Chu Jingtan used the attack instead of the defense. He even used the jade girl to embroider the sword, use the catkins as snow, and sweep away the demons with three moves. Several swords moved like clouds and flowing water, which impressed the Emei swordsmanship. "The sword moves like a swallow flying, and the sword falls like a sword." The mystery of "the wind stops".

When Shen Yongci saw these sword moves directed at his vitals, he shouted: "Jingtan, are you not willing to say a word to me?" Chu Jingtan gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Shen Yongci opened the Feng Wu Sword and slapped Chu Jingtan's right shoulder with his left palm. With such force, Chu Jingtan fell to the ground.Shen Yongci was about to point his sword at her throat when he saw Chu Jingtan's gaze shifted. Shen Yongci was suddenly startled. At a glance, Shen Yuqing was coming from behind with a sword, followed by four Qingcheng disciples. Look. The uniform color should be that of a squad leader.Shen Yongci turned around and forced Shen Yuqing back with a sword. Chu Jingtan rolled over and stood up, thrusting her sword forward.

It turned out that Shen Yuqing saw the fire and personally led three hundred light cavalry to catch up. He caught the informant guarding the road and knew that there were only a hundred people on the mountain, so he led his team to attack.The 300 people he led were almost all disciples of the execution hall. They came in a hurry, without training, and had no idea what was going on. The team was in chaos. If Shen Yongci led the team to attack, it was very likely that he would succeed in breaking through.However, Shen Yongci was unable to discern the root cause, and only wanted to seize Mrs. Chu's invincible position, but instead gave his son a chance.

Shen Yuqing relied on her numerical advantage to attack, and immediately learned that her parents had entered the mountain. She hurriedly sent a team of people to go up the mountain to search in spite of the fire. She also led four team captains to search around, and happened to bump into Chu Jingtan, who was defeated, and hurriedly drew his sword. save.

When Shen Yongci saw his son stabbing him with a sword, he returned the sword and shouted angrily: "Yu'er, do you want to kill dad?!"

Shen Yuqing shouted: "Dad, the situation is over, let's capture him without mercy!"

Mrs. Chu joined in with a sword, and together with the four team captains, six people besieged Shen Yongci. Shen Yongci was overwhelmed and angry.He had just intended to capture Chu Jingtan alive, but he had not used all his strength. At this time, he used the Juque Sword Technique, opening and closing it wide. His internal strength was strong, and the Longteng Sword was extremely sharp. Except for Shen Yuqing's Wuwei and Chu Jingtan's Phoenix Dance, the four The squad leader's weapons were all cut off.Shen Yongci shouted angrily and hit a squad leader with one palm, causing him to roll three times on the ground, not knowing whether to live or die.

Shen Yuqing, who had only reached the first level of the Sanqing Dynasty, did not confront Shen Yongci head-on, but fought and retreated. When Shen Yongci's sword power was exhausted, Qixing counterattacked with his life.Mrs. Chu raised her sword from behind and attacked. Although Shen Yongci's internal strength was slightly inferior to Shen Yayan's, his movement was more light and agile. He was able to dodge and roll to the side of a squad leader, and pierced his chest with a sword.

In the blink of an eye, two of the six men on our side had been killed. The mountain fire was approaching, and the surroundings were gradually feeling hot. From time to time, thick smoke drifted in the wind. The remaining four men were going around and around, writhing and fighting under the firelight.Shen Yuqing was furious when he saw his father killing him. Although the situation was dangerous, he did not panic. Instead of attacking, he defended and retreated while fighting. On the one hand, he stayed away from the mountain fire, and on the other hand, he trapped Shen Yongci until his men came to rescue him.

Seeing that his son was free to take care of himself, Shen Yongci judged that the situation was definitely not good for him. The only way to reverse the situation was to kill his son. He shouted loudly, relied on the sharpness of the Dragon Soaring Sword, and then used the force of the flying dragon whirlwind to roll his body towards Shen Yu. .

Shen Yuqing saw his father's intensive offensive and frequent killing moves aimed at him. He was horrified and felt sad. He could only defend with all his strength and wait for opportunities to counterattack.Shen Yongci's repeated quick attacks were unable to break through his defense. Chu Jingtan and the two team captains couldn't help but disturb him, and they were also very anxious.

When Shen Yuqing grabbed her father and tried her best to change her moves, she suddenly drank, and the sword light changed from four to eight, and eight to sixteen, like fireworks exploding, it was Dafang Wuyu.He could thrust 32 swords, which was not as good as Shen Yongci's 64 swords. But catching the moment Shen Yongci took a breath after he finished using the all-consuming Flying Dragon Whirlwind, Shen Yongci saw him use the Great Weapon Technique. With a loud shout, the sword light changed from four to eight, and from eight to sixteen, but at the 32nd sword, it was exhausted.The swords of both sides collided closely, and Shen Yuqing felt wave after wave of strength in his hands. After fighting 32 swords, he could hardly control Wuwei.

Shen Yongci was not much better. He only felt his arms were sore and weak. He wanted to take a few breaths, but the wind and smoke choked him and he couldn't help but cough.Mrs. Chu leaned forward, and suddenly the ground rolled. Shen Yongci quickly retreated, and there was a gash on his waist.Shen Yuqing came back to his senses and attacked with his sword. Shen Yongci knew that if he could not win for a long time, he would be captured. The sword force changed, wrong, hanging, saving, splitting, sinking, cutting, cutting, plucking, intercepting, stabbing, and cutting. , chop, poke, touch, tease, wrap, hold, cut, and pick, using nineteen different techniques, but all in one go. It was the Feiye Nineteen Swords given to me for marriage, and the stabbing move was still the same. When you are in love, it will cause flying leaves and broken flowers.

Shen Yongci kept his sword strong and shouted: "Jingtan, Yu'er, we are a family after all, can't you just listen to me?"

At this moment, he was still moved by Chu Jingtan, hoping that his wife would change her ways and help him.But Chu Jingtan just returned the move with Qiao Li Qian Ren. Shen Yongci lowered his head to avoid it, his hair was disheveled, and he was furious: "Rebellion, rebellion! You all rebel against me, and you don't know how hard I have worked!"

Shen Yuqing fought with Shen Yongci and shouted: "Father, surrender your sword and come back to Qingcheng with me!"

Shen Yongci shouted: "Unfilial son! I shouldn't have given birth to you!"

When Shen Yongci saw Chu Jingtan and the two team captains attacking, he stepped forward with his right foot, holding the sword in both hands, with the tip of the sword facing the lower right. Shen Yuqing recognized it as the invisible elephant in the art of great weapons, and shouted: "Mother , back away!"

Shen Yongci drew a semicircle, and the two captains didn't know how powerful they were. One of them had his chest swept by the dragon, and blood was like a fountain, and the other's left wrist was cut off.As soon as Chu Jingtan's Feng Wu sword came into contact with Shen Yongci's Dragon Sword, she felt a strange force twisting the weapon, exposing the empty space around her body. Shen Yongci was about to take out his palm when she heard Mrs. Chu say sadly: "Yongci, you Do you really want to kill me?"

Shen Yongci was stunned, and Shen Yuqing stepped forward, pointing the tip of Wuwei's sword to the lower right. Shen Yongci hurriedly took a breath and used his remaining strength to make the elephant invisible again.The two used the same moves, focusing on internal strength. Both sides were running day and night and were exhausted. Shen Yongci won because he had practiced his skills for 20 more years and had an extra moment of rest. Shen Yuqing had the advantage because his father used the Great Weapon Technique twice in a row. Really weak.The two swords of Wuwei and Longteng matched each other. The two magic weapons sparked sparks along the sword edges. Shen Yongci finally won. Shen Yuqing was led forward and almost fell down. Wuwei's sword tilted and plunged into the ground. .

Shen Yongci was overjoyed. He was about to put his long sword at Shen Yuqing's throat, thinking that he had won a great victory. Shen Yuqing suddenly stepped on his left foot, stabilized his body, turned around and stretched out his hand. Before Shen Yongci could hold out his long sword, his thigh There was a sharp pain, and I couldn't help but lose my feet and fall to the ground. When I looked closely, I saw that a needle that was more than a foot long had penetrated my thigh.

The long needle Shen Yuqing borrowed from Zhu Menshang during the Qingcheng family incident was not used on Shen Yayan, but was used on her own father.He deliberately used the same moves, pretending to be weak and exposing his weaknesses, just waiting for this opportunity to strike.

Shen Yuqing succeeded with one blow, raised the sword with his right hand and swept it, pressing it against Shen Yongci's throat.He won without hurting his father's life.

Knowing that the situation was over, Shen Yongci sighed and threw down the Soaring Dragon Sword.He was relaxed and turned his head to look at Chu Jingtan, when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. Chu Jingtan had pierced his lower abdomen with a sword.

Shen Yongci was extremely horrified and said in a trembling voice: "Jing...Jingtan?"

Chu Jingtan's eyes were red, but her eyes were firm.Before she could draw the sword with trembling hands, Shen Yongci raised his right palm, and before it fell, Shen Yuqing's pupils shrank, and he suddenly pierced Shen Yongci's heart with the sword. As soon as he drew the sword, blood spurted out like an arrow, splashing on the ground. On the faces and bodies of mother and son.

This move shocked Chu Jingtan, and she turned back to look at Shen Yuqing, who walked towards the squad leader who had severed his hand.The man was seriously injured, but he was not unconscious. He was covering his hands and rolling around in pain.

Shen Yuqing stabbed his chest with a sword, and the squad leader whined and died.Shen Yuqing turned around and saw that the mountain fire was approaching, thick smoke was flying in all directions, and the thick smoke that covered the sky and sun was billowing behind him.

"I killed dad." Shen Yuqing whispered, "Mom, you don't have to blame yourself."

(End of this chapter)