As the troops neared the two, Liu Mujian pursed his lips and whistled, then raised his arm to signal everyone to stop. Li Yijie quickened his steps and hurriedly asked, "Martial Uncle Liu, why did you order us to stop? We still have to chase that devil, how can we stay here? "
Liu Mujian said, "Don't worry, Alliance Master Li, this old man has his own considerations. What do you think that devil wants to do in such a hurry to escape? " Li Yijie didn't understand, "Naturally he wants to find a place to hide, recover some energy, and wait for this storm to pass before returning to Jianghu to do evil again. Isn't this Jiang Liechen's usual trick? It's too bad I couldn't catch him last time! "
Liu Mujian spread out his right hand and said, "Alliance Master, please take a look. This place has high mountains and dense forests, isn't it a good place to hide? He's a smart man, why would he give up what's close at hand and seek what's far away? "
Li Yijie was startled, "That's right, thanks to Martial Uncle Liu's reminder, otherwise if I blindly pursued him, that devil would have escaped again. He must have thought that we wouldn't expect him to hide right under our noses, so he did the opposite. Often times, the most dangerous place is also the safest place, right? "He turned to Sha Qi and said," Pass down the order, everyone will split into groups of seven and search separately. If you find any clues, immediately clap your hands to signal. "
Just as everyone was about to disperse, Nangong Xue suddenly said, "Wait! But what if Jiang Liechen didn't think too much about it and only wanted to avoid being caught and escaped along the way? Wouldn't that be because we thought we were smart — (Martial Uncle Liu, I'm not talking about you) — and let him go? "
Li Yijie thought it made sense, so he also said, "That's right! I didn't think of that just now. " Nangong Xue glared at him, thinking, "Other than your Yun 'er, you can't think of anything else!"
Liu Mujian laughed, "If I didn't already have a countermeasure, this old man wouldn't dare to be careless. The crime of letting the Wulin's number one devil escape is not something I can easily bear. There was no need for the Alliance Master to worry about this. Wasn't there already a group of greedy disciples chasing after them? If Jiang Liechen went straight ahead, he would never be able to outrun a fast horse. We'll take care of the stall here. "
Li Yijie was completely convinced. He nodded repeatedly and waved his hand to disperse the crowd. He formed a group with Nangong Xue, Liu Mujian, and the others. In order to make Li Yijie completely obedient, Liu Mujian smiled and added, "Of course, this is just this old man's excuse. If my judgment is wrong, I hope Alliance Head won't blame me. You can also choose to pursue them directly. You don't have to obey me just because I'm your senior. "
Li Yijie hastily said, "Shibo, what are you talking about? This was too much of an outsider. You know that I have never been a stubborn person who does things my own way. I … I'm just a bit worried … "Nangong Xue said," Worried that if we run into Jiang Liechen alone, our martial arts will not be his match and we will meet with misfortune? "
Li Yijie happily said, "Exactly! Xueer understands me the best! If because of this I implicate my martial brothers and sisters and cause them to lose their lives, my heart will not be at ease. "Liu Mujian smiled and said," Alliance Head, please don't worry. Jiang Liechen's injury is not light, he won't have that kind of ability anymore. "Li Yijie was surprised," Injury? How come I didn't see it? " Actually, his own chest was still aching when he was knocked away by Jiang Liechen's sword and struck by his palm.
"Of course," Liu Mujian said, "This devil is very good at concealing himself. When we fought, we couldn't see it at all. But based on his style, if his injury was not serious, he would have killed us all already. Why would he suddenly run away? More than a month ago he still hasn't fully recovered. This time he was too impatient. He saw that we were lured by the Life Demanding Chop and the Central Plains was defenseless. Despite his injury, he rushed to Shaolin to snatch the 'Mourning Soul'. Luckily Alliance Head was quick-witted and dispatched people to help us, so … "
But when he thought about how the 'Mourning Soul' was still snatched away by Jiang Liechen, he choked on his words. He coughed dryly and said, "If Alliance Head did not arrive in time, with that witch's' Afterimage Sword ', I am afraid Shaolin Pai would have been destroyed. The destruction of the temple is a small matter, but the destruction of the sect is a big matter. Alliance Head is still Shaolin's great benefactor. "
Li Yijie hastily said, "I don't dare to accept this. As long as the Reverends don't blame me for being late, it's all good. "
Liu Mujian said, "Both sides were evenly matched in this battle, and that devil didn't gain too much of an advantage. It's a pity that we lost Reverend Tongchan and Taoist Priest Lin Kong. These two seniors have always been the Mount Tai and the Big Dipper in the Wulin world. This is a great loss to us. In the future, the heavy burden of the Wulin world will have to be shouldered by Alliance Head. " Li Yijie said, "Little Nephew is young and inexperienced, there are many things I do not understand. I would like to trouble Martial Uncle to give me some pointers. Little Nephew will be eternally grateful."
This was exactly what Liu Mujian wanted him to say. His old face immediately bloomed into a smile. He said, "What pointers? I am not worthy of it. If Alliance Head Li has something difficult to resolve, please trouble this old man. When the time comes, I will not decline. "Li Yijie said," Thank you very much Martial Uncle. Little Nephew also had doubts in his heart. We once inflicted heavy injuries on that devil at the Devil Cult's headquarters. What kind of divine ability did he have to be able to recover in a month? Turns out he was only driven by greed. "
Liu Mujian said, "That's right. In a person's life, fame and fortune cannot be cast aside. Most of them are ruined by these four words. We must not let that devil take the 'Afterimage Sword' and 'Mourning Soul' away so easily. "Li Yijie repeatedly expressed his agreement.
Nangong Xue cast a glance at Liu Mujian and sneered with a strange tone. Liu Mujian knew this martial niece was exceptionally intelligent. She must have seen through his real intentions. It was not appropriate to say too many nice things. He did not want to give her any more clues. As long as he could appease Li Yijie, this Alliance Head in name, wouldn't he be able to hold the power in his hands? Therefore, he smiled and patted Li Yijie's shoulder. He did not say anything else.
Cheng Jiaxuan watched as several disciples wielded long swords and slashed around randomly. He quietly put his hand into his pocket and took out the cylinder of concealed weapons he used on the mountain. He said in a low voice, "This is the 'Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles' … if anyone dares to come, use this to teach them a lesson." Jiang Liechen casually snatched the cylinder and looked at it indifferently. He said, "Where did you get this toy?"
Cheng Jiaxuan said, "This was given to me by my Ma … my friend. It's very convenient to use a concealed weapon. What do you think? It's very exquisite, isn't it? "He was very pleased that he finally had something to show off. Who would have thought that Jiang Liechen did not take it seriously at all. He threw it away and sneered, "Exquisite? Humph, it's just a child's trick. "
Cheng Jiaxuan caught it in a flurry. He said, "That's not right …" Jiang Liechen said, "What's wrong with it? It's only used to compensate for the lack of strength, or to facilitate a successful sneak attack. These things are nothing to a real martial art master. To injure the enemy, you have to rely on external objects. How can you say you're not an ignorant child with shallow martial arts? "
Cheng Jiaxuan sighed, "That's right. Your martial arts are very good. Of course you look down on these cheap tricks. But it's really a good thing. Last time … that friend and I hid behind a tree and took care of more than ten people in one go. Even when a martial art master fights an enemy, he must be aware of the opponent's breath change. He must observe the opponent's move first before he can take any precaution. If you hide it in your sleeve and stand close to the enemy, you'll be able to talk calmly with the enemy. Suddenly you'll trigger the mechanism and a row of poisonous needles will shoot out. Tsk, tsk, nobody will be able to evade it. "
It was the first time she saw Xuan Shuang use this to injure the enemy. She was very envious. But because she wanted to save face, she pretended to be dismissive. But later on, the more she thought about it, the more her heart itched. In comparison, her face was not that important. Thereupon she begged Xuan Shuang again, using both hard and soft tactics. Although she could not avoid being ridiculed by him, she still achieved her goal.
Jiang Liechen said, "Nobody will be able to evade it? That's not necessarily true. " Actually, this tool was not invented by Xuan Shuang. In the past, the Five Poison Cult's Hierarch He Tie Shou used a similar tool to fight against the Golden Snake Sword's successor Yuan Chengzhi. It did not take him more than two or three stances to break it. At that time Ji Qiannian always came to pester him, racking her brains to tell him some interesting stories. In the end, she told him all the stories in her mind. Finally she told him about her Shifu's embarrassing past. She also brought the tool over for him to see together.
People are always curious about new things. Jiang Liechen also followed her lead. He carefully dismantled the tool. After looking at its structure, he did not think it was a big deal. This was similar to Yuan Yi's empty-handed attempt to snatch the Residual Shadow Sword. If there was no real martial art to support it, no amount of treasures would be of any use.
Before he could think too much, suddenly he heard the Decent Faction people's miserable cries. 'Whoosh! Whoosh!' from the air, countless black arrows were shot out from the dark. They came from all directions, covering the top, middle, and bottom, three directions. There was no way to evade. Although most of the Decent Faction people had already pulled out their swords, the rain of arrows was too fast. There were still quite a few people among the crowd who were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground.
Because the majority of the people were scattered to search, as soon as the arrows came, people fell to the east, people fell to the west. Several arrows brushed past Cheng Jiaxuan's head and nailed into the tree trunk in front of her. She was so scared that she felt a chill run down her spine. "Why did you ambush them?" Who are they? Are they friends or foes? "She asked three times, but Jiang Liechen did not answer. He only waved his hand to shut her up.
Li Yijie unleashed his sword stance to deflect the incoming black arrows one by one. At the same time, using his sword to protect his body, he rushed toward his martial brothers who had fallen to the ground. He helped them up and half dragged and half carried them behind a tree to hide. He saw the blood flowing out from their wounds had turned black; obviously the arrows were poisoned.
Li Yijie had always held poison in contempt. He angrily stood up and walked in big strides toward the center. His sword danced in a circle, deflecting the arrows by his side. In a loud and clear voice he angrily said, "Hiding and attacking people in the dark, what kind of skill is that? Why don't you show yourself? Let's have a fair and square competition! "
As soon as he stopped talking, the rain of arrows suddenly stopped. From the air came a burst of tender giggles, like the soft whispers of an innocent and romantic girl playing with her lover, like the sound of spring water, very gentle and charming. "I never said I wanted to have a competition with you," she said. "Just one look and I know you are a sword expert, I can't beat you. I don't have anything good about me, but I still have a little bit of self-awareness. Besides, what's so fun about attacking people in the dark? I'm shooting arrows here, why do you want to bump into me? "
Li Yijie originally thought Jiang Liechen and Cheng Jiaxuan were ambushing them, but listening to her voice, she did not sound like the masked woman at all, so she was really confused. "Then who are you?" She asked, "Why did you attack us for no reason?" As soon as she finished speaking, suddenly there were cries of alarm all around. Followed by several 'putong, putong' sounds, quite a few disciples fell into the trap.
Turned out there were quite a few deep holes dug in this forest, covered by grass and leaves, so that no one could see anything unusual. But as soon as they stepped into the holes, they would immediately fall into the hole. Everybody was secretly rejoicing that when they were looking around just now, they did not step into the trap.
The woman laughed and said, "Aiyo, what are you doing? I am just a weak woman who stands aloof from worldly affairs, I have no intention of making enemies, I am just guarding against people who want to harm me. When I first arrived here today, I saw a large group of people like you came here aggressively, as if you wanted to kill people and set fire to them. You also dug a lot of traps on the ground, waiting to ambush people. I was scared, so I could only shoot arrows to protect myself. I didn't scare you, did I? "Hearing this, everybody cursed loudly. Those who fell into the traps were afraid their voices would not be heard, so they cursed especially loudly.
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