Chapter 17: Jianghu People, with Iron Hearts
At the junction of Qing County and Gu County, there are a large number of Broken Blade Hall disciples at the intersection. The person in charge of leading the team this time is a deputy hall master of Broken Blade Hall. This deputy hall master is called Hu Bao, and he is known as "Steel Blade Iron Leopard" in the Jianghu. It is said that he is a master of Qigong, and his wind-splashing sword technique is superb. This is not his most powerful point. It is said that he has secretly practiced a kind of Vajra Indestructible Magic Kung Fu, and his horizontal training kung fu is extremely powerful, claiming to be invulnerable to swords and guns.
A few days ago, Broken Blade Hall counted the disciples under the hall and found that five disciples who went to the countryside to collect protection fees were missing. After a while, the senior leaders of Broken Blade Hall thought that there were spies who had sneaked into Qing County and killed their disciples. Therefore, in the past two days, Broken Blade Hall has sent more master disciples to conduct strict inspections at all the important road intersections in Qing County.
The border intersection between Qing and Gu counties has always been a place where the two factions have been constantly rubbing against each other. More than a year ago, the two factions had a large-scale armed fight here because of the competition for territory. At that time, most of the masters of the Iron Sword League were not in the headquarters. They suffered heavy losses in the fight and lost a town on the border of Gu County.
After the Broken Blade Hall obtained the town, they deployed a large number of disciples in the town and removed all the halls that originally belonged to the Iron Sword League. This time, there were spies infiltrating Qing County. They secretly sent a large number of disciples to various places for investigation, and sent a large number of masters to intercept and investigate at the main roads.
Wu Yan was disheveled, and his face was smeared with the smelly medicine made by Feng Yaoshi. His original appearance could no longer be seen. He supported Feng Yaoshi and walked slowly towards the boundary markers of the two counties on the border. He saw that at the boundary markers of the two counties, there were thirty or forty disciples of the Broken Blade Hall with big swords on their waists. What was particularly eye-catching was a big man sitting cross-legged on a boundary marker more than two meters high.
The big man was naked from the waist up, his bronze skin glowed like metal, and his muscle lumps were as scary as metal blocks. The big man had a red silk wrapped around his head and a nine-ring machete in his arms. He had a leopard head and round eyes, and his cold eyes were like a cheetah, staring at the people passing by below.
The disciples of the Broken Blade Hall were showing off their power and turning over the things on a carriage pulled by two horses. An old man in brocade clothes, who was over 50 years old, kept explaining something to the disciples with helplessness on his face.
"Stop!" Wu Yan supported Feng Yaoshi and was about to walk to the carriage when he was stopped by the disciples of the Broken Blade Hall who were checking him.
The two disciples of the Broken Blade Hall, one fat and one thin, stopped them. The fat man pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed at Feng Yaoshi, and roared fiercely: "Put down everything on your body. Stand over there, I want to check it carefully."
"You, what do you want to do? The old man and my disciple are traveling doctors, going from village to village to make a living, and we have no money. The old man has a medical certificate issued by the government." Feng Yaoshi deliberately pretended to be fierce but weak, and argued.
"Oh, I don't care if you are a doctor or not. In Qing County, even the officials can't control the affairs of our Broken Blade Hall. Old man, put your things down obediently, otherwise, hmph!" The thin man next to him also drew his knife and threatened.
Pharmacist Feng pretended to be afraid, and reluctantly took off the bag on his back and put it on the ground. Wu Yan also had a look of indignation on his face. The bag on his body was filled with new clothes and shoes that his mother had sewn for him overnight, as well as a lot of food.
However, Pharmacist Feng did it, so he had to do it too.
The two disciples of the Broken Blade Hall, one fat and one thin, laughed triumphantly. When Wu Yan put down his bag, he looked hesitant, and thought that there was money in his bag, so they used knives to pick up Wu Yan's bag.
Wu Yan was secretly anxious, wondering why his master didn't cough, and couldn't help looking at him. Pharmacist Feng leaned on his wooden crutches with one hand and patted him on the back with the other hand, indicating that he shouldn't do anything reckless. His eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the shirtless man on the boundary marker.
Wu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this group of disciples of Broken Blade Hall were not worth worrying about in the eyes of Feng Yaoshi. The only one to worry about was the big man sitting cross-legged on the boundary marker.
Feng Yaoshi leaned on a wooden crutches, staggered to the bottom of the boundary marker, and sat down against it.
"Old man, who told you to sit there? Get out of here!" A disciple of Broken Blade Hall shouted at him with a knife.
Feng Yaoshi leaned on a crutch with one hand and waved with the other hand, "Old man, I'm old, this old disease for many years,... cough cough cough." He suddenly covered his mouth and coughed violently, looking like he had some old disease. His body was bent like a shrimp, and he seemed to be coughing to death at any time.
The Broken Blade Hall disciple who was walking towards him with a knife in hand was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he heard a few abrupt screams. A black shadow fell from his head, and a loud shout came from above: "Good thief, surround him quickly!"
The Broken Blade Hall disciple holding a knife turned back in horror and saw a tragic scene that he would never forget in his life. Seven or eight corpses were scattered on the ground. In a short moment, they had turned black and began to emit a foul smell. The stunned expressions on their faces showed that they had no time to react when they were attacked.
Their deputy hall master "Steel Blade Iron Leopard" was shouting, holding a nine-ring machete, running fast, chasing a faint shadow that was almost indistinguishable.
Wherever the shadow passed, whether it was an ordinary disciple or an elite disciple, they all screamed abruptly after a flash of blue light, and their bodies turned into black corpses emitting a foul smell in the blink of an eye.
This disciple wanted to run away in fear, but suddenly felt a severe pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw the tip of a sword appearing on his chest. His own blood on the tip of the sword also turned black.
His consciousness was blurred, and then he tilted his head. Until his death, he could not see whose hands he died in.
The boundary between Qinggu County and Qinggu County has completely turned into a Shura slaughterhouse. After a cup of tea, except for Hu Bao, who was holding a nine-ring machete with trembling legs, and the old man in brocade clothes who was hiding under the carriage and trembling, closing his eyes and waiting to die, there was no longer a living Broken Blade. Cousin. Blackened corpses emitting a foul odor lay scattered on the ground.
Wu Yan and Feng Yaoshi, one behind the other, blocked Hu Bao's retreat. Hu Bao was holding the nine-ring machete and looking sideways at the two ghostly figures, the old and the young. He found sadly in his heart that although he was a proficient qigong master, facing the mysterious whereabouts of these two, A master whose weapons were smeared with poison, he couldn't even think of a confrontation.
Although his horizontal kung fu was strong enough to block the stabs of ordinary swords, he could not withstand the poisonous effects. What's more, the weird light skills of the two people in front of him gave him no chance of escape. He is also a human being. Of course he is afraid of death, and he is terribly afraid.
With a bang, the machete in Hu Bao's hand fell to the ground, and he knelt down towards the two of them, kowtowing desperately and begging for mercy: "Two heroes, have mercy on me. I'm just a small person who is just hanging around in Broken Knife Hall." , I have never done anything harmful to the world, please forgive me, two heroes!"
It was the first time that Wu Yan had killed so many people. To be honest, it felt a bit cruel in his heart, but more of it was an indescribable excitement. The right hand holding the dagger no longer trembled at all when he had just killed someone. Especially when he saw that Hu Bao, a second-rate master in the world, was so vulnerable in front of him, it made him feel more excited than ever.
Pharmacist Feng threw a small porcelain bottle in front of Hu Bao and glanced at him indifferently, "There is a Fuxin Pill in it. You take it. Your little life is indeed of some use to me. Don't worry, As long as you are obedient, I will give you the antidote regularly every year. If you do well, it is not impossible for me to completely cure you of the poison."
Hu Bao picked up the small porcelain bottle with trembling hands, poured out a vermilion pill from it, looked at Pharmacist Feng with a pale face, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Wu Yan who was standing behind him. He swallowed the pill in one gulp, looking at Pharmacist Feng with a submissive expression on his face.
"Go and kill everyone on the carriage." Yaoshi Feng was quite satisfied with Hu Bao's knowledge, but since someone had seen the whole process, there was no need to leave anyone alive.
Hu Bao picked up the nine-ring machete and strode towards the carriage. He pulled out several trembling men and women in fine clothes from the carriage and chopped them off one by one. The old man in brocade clothes under the carriage was shaking in fear, and his body exuded the stench of urine. But he climbed out from under the car without hesitation, and kowtowed to Pharmacist Feng as if he were pounding garlic: "Good man, please forgive me. I am just the shopkeeper of the family planning pharmacy in Qingxian County. I am willing to take the pills. I just ask the good man to spare the little old man, the little old man will never tell anyone what happened today!”
Hu Bao was unmoved at all. He guessed that Pharmacist Feng left him alive mostly for his status in Broken Blade Hall, and he must have wanted him to do something. This must not be let out to anyone.
Hu Bao held the knife and was about to chop down the old man in brocade clothes. Yaoshi Feng stopped him with a wave of his hand and said, "Wait a minute!"
The old man in Jinyi had already been so frightened that his clothes were soaked. He lay there trembling without daring to raise his head. Hearing Yaoshi Feng's words, he seemed to be relieved, "Thank you so much, Grandpa. The little old man is willing to do anything. I just want to Live!"
Hu Bao stood beside the old man in brocade clothes, holding the nine-ring machete, waiting for Pharmacist Feng's order. Pharmacist Feng also threw a porcelain bottle in front of the old man in golden clothes. The old man in brocade clothes was very knowledgeable. He hurriedly picked it up, poured out a vermilion pill, and swallowed it without hesitation.
"I give you ten days to send a batch of herbs that are over ten years old to Gushan Town. This is the list of herbs that are needed." Pharmacist Feng flicked a ball of paper to the old man in brocade. The old man in golden clothes quickly picked it up, put it into his arms respectfully, and then bowed, "Please rest assured, good man, I will deliver it on time, and I will never delay!"
"As for you, I believe you will handle the following things well. In ten days, you will come to Gushan Town with him." Pharmacist Feng picked up the baggage on the ground and led Wu Yan who had packed his things without looking at the two of them. , headed directly in the direction of Gushan Town, and left calmly.