Dragon Gate Swordsman

Uh...this guy just wanted a fan?

Chongxiao's face was full of black lines. He felt like he was meddling in other people's business, so he shook his head and prepared to leave.

Who knew that this scene was seen by a young man named Fu...

Ten minutes later, he stood in front of Chongxiao, panting heavily, and was about to kneel down with his knees bent.

"Don't...how do you know it's mine?"

"Besides my benefactor, who else would shake his head and sigh at someone like me who is despised by others? Please accept my respect!"

He said so, but he couldn't bow down because Chongxiao grabbed his arm.

In fact, Chongxiao is quite helpless now. It was not right for him to help the young man deal with Mu Baisheng, but he was recognized... But under the current situation, it is not good for him to just leave.

We can only chat for a few minutes.

"You challenged him to a duel just for the fan? Is there anything special about that fan?"

"Yes, it is!"

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he mentioned the fan, the young man's eyes turned red and he almost cried, "My benefactor, you don't know, this is the Yin Qing fan of Gou Wulian's family, it's my...master's legacy."

Chapter 87: War Begins, Yi Ren Falls into Trouble

Jianghu, whether in the thousands of years of history or in the present time when it has fully entered modern civilization, it is a place that countless Yan country warriors flock to.

For young people who are entering society for the first time, the Jianghu is a place where they can rely on their own strength to be chivalrous and do things like helping others when they see injustice... although no one knows where this place is.

For the successful elders, the world of martial arts is an endless debt of favor and endless grudges. They cannot get rid of it or forget it, and are destined to be deeply trapped in it.

Perhaps, only the three great masters and Qing, who are truly at the top, can look down on the world with a calm attitude.

Fu Jin from Gouwu City should not be considered a gangster in the strict sense... His family background is ordinary, and his parents, who are farmers, only hope that their child can have a good body, so they sent him to practice martial arts.

The scale of the Lian family martial arts school is extremely limited, and the total number of members inside and outside does not exceed two hands. However, Master Lian is a martial artist with the ancient spirit of benevolence and chivalry. Therefore, Fu Jin is completely devoted to him, with a sense of "once a teacher, always a father".

However, as the saying goes, once you enter the martial arts world, you have no choice. When Master Lian was forced to bleed to atone for his sin and lay on the ground dying, Fu Jin finally understood what the martial arts world is.

Conspiracy, calculation, sinister intentions, and rooting out the problem.

Without the master, the Lian family martial arts school naturally could not continue, and several disciples also scattered. Only Fu Jin was still running around investigating recklessly, trying to find out why the master was plotted against.

Chongxiao picked up the tea that the waiter had just poured and took a few sips calmly.

"So, this fan is originally your master's... relic?"

"Exactly."

"Then how did it fall into Mu Baisheng's hands? Did he seize it by force or was it a coincidence?"

Fu Jin paused slightly, then slowly shook his head.

No wonder... If Mu Baisheng had taken the Yin Qing Fan for himself by seizing it, he would not have been so passive when facing the accusations just now.

Besides, considering Qing's personality, he would definitely not sit at the same table with someone like Mu Baisheng.

It can be seen that Fu Jin's style is still within the scope of a "good guy", but since he has been involved in the disputes in the martial arts world, it is hard to say what he will become in the future.

"In short, I was able to retrieve my master's relics today, all thanks to your help. If there is any future..."

"That's not necessary."

Chongxiao interrupted him coldly, "Since Mu Baisheng didn't rob you, then it's wrong for me to help you. Let's just pretend that this never happened."

One thing is one thing. Fu Jin's master was framed and forced to death, so he can naturally go and find trouble with his enemies. But Mu Baisheng had nothing to do with the matter, and he got the Yin Qing Fan through legitimate means, so he should not be blamed.

Even if some tricks were used before the competition, it was human nature.

Just like when Miyamoto Musashi dealt with the swordsman from the Sasaki clan...so Chongxiao actually felt a little regretful.

"This... if that's the case, after I return to Gou Wu to pay tribute to my master, if I'm still alive, I'll come and apologize to you, my benefactor!"

Huh? Still alive?

Chongxiao was a little surprised, and suddenly thought of Fu Jin's behavior of violating the agreement and moving the competition forward to today.

"…Someone is chasing you?"

Fu Jin's face looked very ugly, but he still managed to say, "Thank you for your concern, my benefactor."

Under normal circumstances, this was more like a scheming person deliberately saying the opposite in order to get help. After all, Chongxiao, this master, didn't seem like the kind of person who would watch someone in danger without helping. However, through the psychic emotional perception, it could be determined that Fu Jin really didn't intend to trouble him anymore.

"I'm sorry, benefactor, I'm in a hurry to get back to Gou Wu and must leave as soon as possible."

"and many more!"

Chongxiao raised his hand to signal, "From what you said, this trip should be extremely dangerous... Are you prepared?"

"To be honest, benefactor, when I was learning from my master, I read several books on divination and Yixue. I think if I can pretend to be a fortune teller, it shouldn't attract too much attention."

Silly boy... You can only know a person's face but not his heart, don't you understand? Can you just casually tell this to someone you don't know?

Chongxiao didn't think he had much experience in the martial arts world, but since he was being hunted, shouldn't he understand that one should be on guard against others?

If your enemy really wants to plot against you, I can kill you with this!

After shaking his head helplessly and smiling bitterly, Chongxiao continued, "Then go and get ready first. Come back in an hour and I'll give you something."

……

What Chongxiao gave Fu Jin were three letters. The first one could be opened after leaving Jiang Qi, the second one could be opened after arriving at Gou Wu, and the third one could only be opened when it was safe to leave.

Fu Jin had no idea what was going on, but since it was his benefactor who had spoken, there was no reason for him to refuse… This young man from a farming family had not yet lost his simplicity and sincerity because of the harsh treatment of society, so Chongxiao was not worried about what he would do.

Among the three letters, the first one was the secret method of Nine Yang Gong that Chongxiao found from the memory fragments.

Fu Jin's basic skills are very solid, and he follows the path of cultivating both inside and outside, which shows that he is not flattering his master, who is indeed a martial artist with real skills, so he is very suitable for this kind of martial arts that comprehensively improves basic attributes.

The second letter was written from the perspective of a police officer, giving Fu Jin some counter-detection suggestions.

After all, if a method can be used to deal with modern criminal investigation methods, it can definitely be used to deal with ordinary martial artists...

As for the third letter, its content was the shortest, which was to recommend Fu Jin to go to Longmen.

With Huai Tianpei, the "black sheep", around, the Royal Guard Bureau keeps a close eye on the martial arts schools in Longmen. If he listens to advice, then at least in Longmen, his enemies in the martial arts world will not cause trouble.

But Chongxiao was only describing this fact. If people were attached to their hometown or their parents were still alive, they would definitely not travel thousands of miles to a city they had never known.

After saying goodbye to Fu Jin, the sky darkened.

After learning from Qing that Ling was in Yumen, Chongxiao originally planned to go back to Jiangqi to pick up the car and set off, but he ran into Fu Jin's incident.

As it turned out, the last bus back to Jiangqi had already left ten minutes ago... It was not impossible to walk back, but it was totally unnecessary.

So, Chongxiao thought about going to the police's temporary command center to see if there was anything he could do to help Shangqing.

However, he found that this place, which was "bustling" during the day, now had only a dozen people left, and the teams of police had all disappeared.

They actually wanted to launch an attack at night?

Facts soon proved Chongxiao's conjecture...

Around ten o'clock in the evening, the flames rising from the island in the center of Green Lake attracted the attention of countless people.

At the same time, dull explosions could be heard over the water, and those with excellent hearing could vaguely hear the sound of large guns firing.

The Green Lake Bandits have been operating for many years, and their main advantage lies in the number of their members... With the huge lake as the center, dozens of villages and towns around it have all produced guys who want to do business with no capital, and Jiang Qi is not a large mobile city, and its law enforcement power is far inferior to Longmen, so naturally it cannot be restrained.

But in other aspects, including personnel quality, equipment level and tactical awareness, they were undoubtedly beaten by the regular army.

Chongxiao believed that among the two troops that arrived this time, only a small number of elite troops should be responsible for the frontal attack, and the others would be responsible for the siege to prevent the scattered bandits from escaping back to their lairs and hiding.

This is the reason why Jiangqi City officials failed to suppress the water bandits in their early stages of development.

The battle on Green Lake lasted for about half an hour, and then returned to calm. Only the thick smoke above the central island was very conspicuous because it blocked the starry sky, and it also served as a warning in some way.

It is estimated that there will be no large-scale pirates for many years to come.

Chongxiao, who had nothing to do, originally planned to watch the fight at the police's temporary command center. However, many gangsters who did not participate in the fight... or street urchins were also there, and their shouting annoyed him so much that he had to turn around and leave.

The inn in the small town with limited reception capacity was already full, and it would be a waste to spend a high price to stay in a B&B, so Chongxiao watched the battle while walking along the shore of Green Lake.

Anyway, with his physical condition, it would be no problem for him to not sleep for several days and nights, let alone one night.

By the time the battle was over, Chongxiao had already walked two or three kilometers away from the town.

No one lives here, so naturally there is no infrastructure. The only things here are the stone lamps twenty meters apart on both sides of the official road, which emit pitiful brightness. But rather than providing illumination, they serve to highlight the terrifying atmosphere of the night.

The infrastructure capabilities of Dayan are considered good among the Terra countries, and they are willing to invest money in places like the wilderness... But if you go to Ursus and Casimir, places outside cities and towns are basically completely dark, and no one is too lazy to install street lights.

Chongxiao took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was almost half past eleven.

He was on a cliff that was high above the ground, just in time to see the patrolling boats on the Green Lake... He thought that the army and Jiangqi police were searching for the escaped pirates.

These guys must be good at swimming, so it is not impossible for them to jump into the water and swim to the lake in a hurry.

It's a pity that such a massive encirclement and suppression operation must have been prepared in advance, it would be strange if they could escape...

Chongxiao stood up and prepared to return to the tavern in the small town to spend the night.

But at this moment...

"Wow!"

His expression froze on his face.

The reason is simple: a figure really appeared in the water not far away, swimming hard towards the shore.

This is crazy...

Chongxiao felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He had just despised the pirates' behavior of escaping, but he was slapped in the face in just a few seconds.

Good! Very good! Excellent! It's a credit to you that you were able to escape from the water. It's not that easy for me to escape from the water!

Seeing that the figure had swam to the shore and climbed up, Chongxiao, feeling humiliated, jumped off the cliff and then flashed over... As the saying goes, you have to fight for your dignity, so in this case, there is no problem in using his trump card at this stage!

"You are very capable to swim here, but don't think you can..."

Chongxiao's expression froze for the second time.

Because after getting closer he found that this guy was completely different from what he had imagined.

First of all, the seemingly normal height was actually due to the double horns on the other party's head, which belonged to the Elafia tribe and were entangled with some water plants and algae. It was probably because he dived to avoid the outer blockade line, and Chongxiao mistook it for messy hair.

So the other party is actually half a head shorter than an ordinary person...

Some cracks can be seen on the clothes that have been soaked in the lake water for a long time. It seems that they are not caused by weapons, but more like they were cut by flying stones after being affected by the explosion. Although there are no obvious bloodstains, it is more likely that they were washed away after being soaked in the lake water for a long time.

This means that the other person must go to the hospital immediately, otherwise there is a high possibility of life-threatening due to wound infection.

But none of the above is the key...

The key point is: this is actually a 15 or 16-year-old Elafia girl! ?

Why did this pirate recruit a little girl? Where is his conscience? It was eaten by springtails!

Chongxiao's expression gradually became serious, and the sense of oppression that had been emanating from him disappeared. Even the girl who had just climbed ashore was staring at him with clenched teeth and pulled out a knife from her waist...

Yes, a knife that's not even a dagger.

The girl's fear and weakness were more obvious than her hostility. Her violently trembling body and frightened eyes did not threaten her at all. Her extremely pale face showed that it was difficult for her to even maintain this posture.

Of course... Not many people can swim across from the island in the Green Lake, let alone a child?

It can be said that it was God's blessing that she didn't drown in the lake.

"Put the knife down first, and we can talk."

"Go...go away!"

The girl shouted while trembling, her tone revealing obvious weakness.

She tried hard to put on a ferocious expression, but perhaps because of her inexperience or exhaustion, she looked oddly cute instead.

Chongxiao hesitated for a moment, then took two steps back to show that he had no hostility.

This kid didn't even say "get lost" when he confronted me, so she's obviously not a gangster, so the most likely possibility is...

"Are you a relative of the water bandit?"

The girl had no intention of answering at all. She looked around and was about to run away.

But it was pitch black all around and she couldn't see anything clearly. The uninhabited area and the waterfront were also in a mess. In addition, she was extremely tired. She fell into a puddle with a plop before she took two steps, and was covered in mud.