The Kongtong Sect Leader laughed and said, "We are going to Kongtong, naturally Shifu will be the host." Tang Yuancheng was surprised, "Why are we going to Kongtong? Aren't we going back to my home? " Tang Yuancheng asked. The Kongtong Sect Leader realized he had misspoken, he pulled the rein and said, "If you want to take me as your master, you must first report to the elders in your family, and then I will take you back to Kongtong to pay your respects to your Zuzu." Tang Yuancheng was delighted, he could not stop clapping his hands. The Kongtong Sect Leader coughed dryly and said, "Aren't you going to ask for some herbal tea? Let's go now! "
"Yes, Shifu," Tang Yuancheng replied. As he slowly stood up, suddenly he heard the horse's long whinny, and then his front hooves suddenly sank. He lost his balance, he could not help but turned pale with fright. "Not good," the Kongtong Sect Leader cried out in his heart, "They have caught up." Kicking the saddle with both feet, he leaped up, turned a circle in the air, and landed steadily on the ground. Tang Yuancheng, on the other hand, rolled over and fell down.
The Kongtong Sect Leader was standing still. He saw powerful enemies were surrounding him, if the hostage fell to his death first, it would be troublesome. Immediately he leaped forward to grab Tang Yuancheng's back.
Escort Leader Cui raised his wrist, several cold stars pierced through the air. The Kongtong Sect Leader's hearing was very sensitive, based on his martial art skill, even though he was still in the air, he could turn around and use his internal energy to deflect the secret projectiles. But his mind was preoccupied with Tang Yuancheng, he did not have time to pay attention to the projectiles. His back was hit by all the projectiles. Although his vital organs were not injured, he still groaned in pain. Luckily he caught Tang Yuancheng in time, so that he did not fall and bleed. Seeing his sneak attack was successful, Escort Leader Cui was very proud of himself. "You old thief," he shouted, "Where do you think you are going?"
The Kongtong Sect Leader put Tang Yuancheng down on the ground. Squinting his eyes, he said, "Escort Leader Cui, please be more polite. Why would I run?" While speaking, he pulled Tang Yuancheng forward slowly until they reached the empty space between the big carriage and the officers and soldiers. But the big carriage was still behind him.
Tang Yuancheng was still in a state of shock; he was so scared that his face turned pale. With a trembling voice he asked, "Ma … Shifu, this …" Ignoring him, the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader casually cupped his hands toward Cao Zhenyan. Although it was a salute, there was no trace of respect in his gesture. "Cao Daren, Jiang Gongzi," he said with a smile, "Now I am not the one leading the people to make trouble, am I? Why have you mustered such a large force? What do you want? " At that time, Cao Zhenyan and the others were not in a hurry to dismount from their horses. Although the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader was speaking with his head held high, his demeanor did not detract from the prestige of a great master of martial arts.
Cao Zhenyan said indifferently, "I didn't know that you were so eager to claim credit, to be willing to be the coachman." The Kongtong Sect Leader laughed aloud and said, "Those who achieve great things do not care about trifles. In the past, the King of Yue, Gou Jian, could endure hardships and seek revenge. Today the Penniless Priest will temporarily condescend, what's the matter?" Cao Zhenyan gently clapped his hands and said, "You really have the guts to compare yourself. You are so calm and composed, this Sect must also cheer." The Kongtong Sect Leader laughed and said, "That is a great honor. Cao Daren's praise is worth a bowl of herbal tea under the scorching sun. "
Seeing his arrogance, Li Yijie's heart was already burning with anger. Holding his sword across his chest, he shouted, "Even now you are still putting on airs. Today I will use your blood to comfort Senior Long's soul in heaven!" "What did you say?" Escort Leader Long is dead? How … how could this be? Who killed him? " His voice was trembling, as if he really did not know anything about this. Li Yijie looked at his fearless face and was so angry that he almost passed out.
But Tang Yuancheng said, "Shifu, these people are so fierce, none of them are good people. Let's go talk to the tea stall owner, don't talk to them. "
Everybody saw the tea stall owner's sunburned face, his upper body was bare, his clothes full of patches were casually tied around his waist, a towel was draped around his neck. Although the base of the towel was white, it looked like it had not been washed for many years, for it was covered with dust and was almost black. His right hand was wiping the table and chair, his left hand was fanning his forehead. From time to time he would raise his head and shout, "Herbal tea!" Nobody knew that Tang Yuancheng was ignorant of worldly affairs, they only thought he was deliberately taunting and raising this man's status to be higher than Cao Zhenyan's. They could not restrain their laughter.
Escort Leader Cui and Cao Zhenyan were also amicable on the surface, but in their hearts they were not. Thinking about it, they were the first to burst out laughing. Escort Leader Ji was also full of smiles, but seeing Cao Zhenyan's ashen face, he hastily pulled a long face and said to Tang Yuancheng, "Little friend, it's not that we don't have good intentions, but as the saying goes, to catch a thief you must catch the stolen goods. Now your Shifu has been caught red-handed by us, the goods in the carriage are the evidence. Let's see what else he has to say."
Tang Yuancheng said, "What do you mean by 'thief'? You make it sound so unpleasant. My Shifu said he didn't do anything, naturally he didn't do it. You want to ask but you don't believe me, so what's the point of wasting your breath? We still have to hurry on our way, we don't have time to be long-winded with you. It was you who shot our horses to death for no reason. You must pay for it! "
Escort Leader Cui was so angry that he laughed and said, "This horse belongs to our escort agency. I like to shoot my own horse for fun, what's wrong with that?" Tang Yuancheng said, "If you like it, go home and play. What does it have to do with us?" Seeing this young man was not afraid in the face of danger and was able to answer so fluently, the crowd secretly praised him for his courage and insight. Actually, Tang Yuancheng did not think too much, it was just that he had read a lot of books and was able to easily find loopholes in the opponent's words. Besides, he was not scheming at all, it was as if he was talking to a fiendish man talking to a child. Escort Leader Cui was so angry that he could do nothing about it.
Li Yijie suddenly said, "Are you a long-range fighter? How come you are with this old thief, and now you are his disciple? " He was already convinced that Tang Yuancheng was forced to travel with them, but now that he saw Tang Yuancheng was standing up for him, how could he be unwilling? And now he was calling the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader as his Shifu, but he did not understand why.
"That's right," Tang Yuancheng was surprised, "Hey, who are you? How do you know me?" Li Yijie said, "I … it's hard to explain in a few words. Come here quickly, your family is very worried about you." "How do you know?" Tang Yuancheng asked. "Shifu and I are going to my home!"
Hearing these two people's conversation, the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader was afraid his lie would be exposed. Spinning his left arm, he strangled Tang Yuancheng's throat. Tang Yuancheng suddenly felt suffocated. "Ma … Shifu!" he called out. "Don't make any noise," the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader said in a low voice, "Right now they are coming to make things difficult for Shifu. If you cooperate, we will be able to escape." Tang Yuancheng still did not understand, but he obeyed his Shifu's order and pretended to struggle.
Li Yijie was anxious, he pulled his sword out of its scabbard, kicked his right foot, and dashed toward the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader, his sword chopped down on his arm. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader turned his heel slightly, unexpectedly he sent Tang Yuancheng's head straight toward his sword. Li Yijie remembered Shen Shiyun's instruction, for fear he might injure the Sect Leader, he hastily pulled his sword back. Carelessly he exerted too much force that he staggered several steps and used the sword to support himself.
The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader kicked his wrist with his right foot, while his palm chopped toward his neck. Li Yijie hastily let go of his sword and rolled away. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader's attack hit empty air. He wanted to strike again, but he felt his arm was so stiff that he could not even lift it up. He circulated his' zhen qi 'throughout his body, but when it reached his arm, it felt like it was blocked by the air. His mind was in chaos; suddenly he remembered something. Lifting his head, he shouted, "Did you put poison on the secret projectile just now?"
With a cold laugh Escort Cui said, "Only you can use poison to harm people, why can't other people use it?" "Quickly hand over the antidote and let us go," the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader called out, "Otherwise … this child will lose his life!" As he said that, he tightened his grip so that Tang Yuancheng's throat made a cracking noise. Although he cherished talent, he also felt that protecting his own life was more important; therefore, he was not acting.
Escort Cui looked up to the sky and laughed aloud. "Preposterous!" he said, "You want us to stop just because you caught a random passerby on the street? How can there be such an easy thing in the world?" "He is not a random passerby," the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader said, "He is the young master of the Tang family."
With a cold laugh Escort Cui said, "So what if he is the young master of the Tang family? What's so strange about a few people dying? " He signaled Escort Ji with his eyes and the two of them jumped down from their horses. Escort Cui held the nine-section whip in his hand and swung it toward the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader's waist. With a steel saber in his hand, Escort Ji flew forward and hacked down on the Sect Leader's head. Although the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader had Tang Yuancheng as a shield, he could only block one of the attacks and was bound to be hit by the other. In desperation, he had no choice but to circulate his internal energy to his waist and use Tang Yuancheng's body to block the saber.
Suddenly Li Yijie leaped up like a carp and pounced on Escort Ji. Two fingers swiftly pierced Escort Ji's eyes. Escort Ji was startled; he waved his arm to parry, then turned his saber around and pointed it toward Li Yijie. "Kid, what are you doing?" He said, "Do you want to die?" In that split second, the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader took Tang Yuancheng and leaped backward, evading the whip. Escort Cui was furious. "This kid is on the same side as that old thief!" he called out.
Li Yijie bowed deeply and said, "Please forgive Junior's boldness. If you two Escort Leaders want to kill this old thief, I will be very happy. But if you want to harm this young master in front of Junior's eyes, that is absolutely impossible. "" Absolutely impossible? "Escort Cui sneered. "Then let's see." He was still brandishing his whip to attack. With this sudden change in the situation, the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader also realized something; he used Tang Yuancheng's body to block left and right. Sure enough, Li Yijie used all his strength to help him fend off the enemy. He was pleasantly surprised.
Li Yijie was far from being Escort Cui and Escort Ji's match; he had no choice but to use all of Huashan Pai's complicated sword stances to parry the two men's weapons. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader was forced to retreat continuously until he was in front of the large carriage. His back was suddenly hit by the palm power; he was caught off guard and his hands loosened slightly. He saw a shadow leaped out from the large carriage; it looked like a woman. She pulled Tang Yuancheng out from between his arms and leaped several 'zhang's away, out of his range of control. It was only then did the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader see clearly that she was the young girl Chu Menglin, who spoke aggressively on the big ship.
Chu Menglin was following the Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader closely from the escort agency. Seeing the Sect Leader was looking for a carriage, she followed his gaze and was the first to hide inside a large carriage. Seeing the Sect Leader hurriedly stuffed the escort box inside, she immediately urged her horse to gallop away. Later on, along the way, she overheard the conversation between Tang Yuancheng and herself. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader had just pressed his back against the carriage when she seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack with her palm. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader did not have time to guard against her attack, hence he fell into her trap.
Tang Yuancheng shook off her hand and called out, "Hey, who are you? Why are you sneaking around and attacking my Shifu? " Chu Menglin laughed and said, "Since you want to attack him sneakily, you must be sneaky. If you attack him openly, you can't call it 'sneak attack'. It's such a simple matter, yet you can't figure it out. Let's see how you are going to be the Zhuangyuan? "
Tang Yuancheng was surprised, "How did you know … Ah, you have been hiding inside the carriage, haven't you? You want to steal something? "" So what? "Chu Menglin said," What about it? Do you know what's inside that chest? Forget it, I'll tell you, you won't understand anyway. Just remember that it's a top-notch treasure. "
By this time Li Yijie did not have to worry about Tang Yuancheng anymore, so he joined hands with Cui and Ji, two escort leaders to attack. The Kongtong Sect's Sect Leader's right arm was still completely numb, he could only use his left arm to fight the enemy. Tang Yuancheng called out, "How can three of them fight my Shifu alone? I want to help my Shifu! "" Idiot, "Chu Menglin anxiously said," Do you think he is treating you sincerely? He is just using you as a shield! "Tang Yuancheng angrily said," Nonsense, I won't let you talk about my Shifu. Get out of my way! "Chu Menglin's shadow flashed, blocking in front of him. He laughed and said," It's not difficult to stop you. "
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