Passing through the bamboo forest, a ruin was in sight: a bamboo house that had just been burned by a fire, a strong nauseating smell, and a corpse that was burned beyond recognition. Chu Tao searched around without changing his expression. He found a corpse

A waist badge that was burnt black by fire, with the word "Luo" engraved on it. More large and small footprints could be seen at the scene. Apparently there was a large-scale melee here not long ago. The footprints went to the woods aside.

Inside. The bamboo house that burned to ashes seemed to have been lived in for a long time, and the tables, chairs, couches and bookshelves could be vaguely discerned. In the corner, most of a calligraphy and painting was burned away, struggling under the burning of the remaining fire. Chu Tao shook it out

After burning the fire, he picked up the surviving piece of paper and looked at it. Only two lines of words could be recognized, which looked like two sentences from a poem: "The cold river locks up the wanderers, and the cold moon reflects the soul." It was so sad that Chu Tao frowned slightly.

A vague shadow flashed and passed in the depths of his memory. Suddenly he heard a noise outside the house, and he hurried out to greet it.

There were already two people standing in front of him - Qin Shi, and his follower with fierce eyes.

"Master Chu, where is Jiang Shaoyun?" Qin Shi asked seriously, as the person who came was not a good person.

Chu Tao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing so hard that he could hardly stand. He even laughed so hard that Qin Shi didn't understand.

"What do you mean?" The attendant was angry, "Master Chu, you have nothing to do with what's going on here, right?"

Qin Shi couldn't stand the ridicule, and his eyes were as big as copper bells: "Jiang Shaoyun is a rumored martial arts demon who has killed countless people, why are you like this!"

"Do you think I was the one who escaped with violence? Tang Yao asked you to come?" Chu Tao smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "You are Ye Xiaosheng, right? Bei'an is famous for his encyclopedia of treasures, and he is also famous for being impetuous."

Ye Xiaosheng's anger suddenly rose, but it was hard for him to break out. He gritted his teeth for a long time and said: "So what if it's just what Master Tang said?"

"Tang Yao probably wants to gather everyone together." Chu Tao threw the waist badge with the word "Luo" in his hand, and then handed over the remains of the calligraphy and painting, making Qin Shi and Ye Xiaosheng look at each other in confusion. "It doesn't matter if it's Tang Yao or Luo Ang.

It's good, they don't want me to see Jiang Shaoyun." Chu Tao smiled faintly and restrained his murderous intent. "Luo Ang can't kill me, so he wants to drive him away. Tang Yao knows that Bei'an is having trouble with him, so he invites you to drive him away.

He left. It seems that Jiang Shaoyun's story is by no means as simple as a legend."

Qin Shi thought for a long time and raised his lips slightly: "But hasn't Jiang Shaoyun turned to ashes long ago?"

"Some people must want him to turn into ashes, but you see, Luo Ang's people were so heavily injured and killed, and the fighting was so chaotic, would this be possible for a man who is so old that he turns to ashes?"

"Then what are you laughing at?"

"I laughed at Tang Yao for being overly calculating and trying to cover up the truth. The more he tried to hide it, he only told me that he knew the truth."

Qin Shi advanced step by step, and his eager tone revealed his strong uneasiness: "What are you looking for Jiang Shaoyun for? Are you and him in the same group?"

Chu Tao was extremely stable: "You went all the way to Fenghuoling to find Jiang Shaoyun. Are you with him?"

Qin Shi was so anxious that he almost jumped up: "Master Chu, Jiang Shaoyun has a conspiracy!"

"Say." A weird smile appeared on Chu Tao's face. He probably enjoyed admiring his opponent's panicked look. He smiled at Qin Shi, who probably thought that he would go to Jiang Shaoyun, a man who has frightened countless heroes.

Cooperation with other characters - maybe many people in the North Shore view Chu Tao like this. He has ulterior motives and may cause trouble at any time. But he just wants these two North Shore people who think too highly of themselves to tell the truth.

But before Qin Shi could open his mouth, he heard the sound of small footsteps gradually gathering around him.

"It's a narrow road!" Chu Tao said bitterly and jumped into the bushes. The two of them disappeared in an instant.

Ye Xiaosheng hadn't figured it out yet, so he looked at Qin Shi blankly. Qin Shi smiled lightly: "Listening to the heavy footsteps, the person coming must be the person Chu Tao doesn't want to see the most. When we come here, he will not be missing."

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"There are still people in the world that Chu Tao is hiding from?" Ye Xiaosheng mentioned the top figures in today's martial arts world, but could not solve this suspense. The surrounding dense forest faintly showed the light of torches, forming a large area.

, getting closer and closer, and the footsteps became clearer and clearer. There were still many people coming, and the leaping tongues of fire tore the night apart. The shouts and the clanging of weapons formed a symphony.

Ye Xiaosheng finally heard the clamor clearly, and it seemed that he wanted to capture Chu Tao alive. The words that even Tang Yao did not dare to blatantly scream sounded particularly loud at this moment. Who can have such courage? Gradually, he heard that

Hearing the voice of one of them, he couldn't help but laugh: "Young Master Qin, can Chu Tao be afraid of him?"

Qin Shi muttered meaningfully: "Head of Chu naturally doesn't want to argue with him and lose his grace."

While they were talking, more than thirty strong men had surrounded them. The leader had a sinewy face, a body like an iron bull, a pair of axes in his hands, eyes like a cheetah, and a voice like a broken gong.

There was a clang: "Where is Chu Tao? Come to me!"

"Master Qi Heng, there is no Chu Tao here." Qin Shi smiled slightly and bowed politely. Ye Xiaosheng also recognized this young master. He is the young master of the North Coast Lichen Sword Sect. His brute strength is really hard to deal with. This man has always loved to boast.

.Qin Shi and him grew up together. They knew how much each other weighed, and they didn't say anything back. They only laughed secretly.

"This kid can run faster than a rabbit?"

Qin Shi deliberately teased: "Yes, as soon as he heard the noise, he ran into the forest. Who is not afraid of Master Qi Heng's reputation?"

"Of course, if I see him, I will have to take off his arm!" Qi Heng looked filled with indignation and arrogance. He turned around, as if he felt something was wrong, and immediately put away his pride.

, "You kid didn't lie to me, did you? We have just been surrounded from all sides. If Chu Tao goes to the forest, he will hit us no matter which way he goes!"

"If you don't believe it, Mr. Qi, there is only one wooden house here." Qin Shi pointed casually and said half-seriously, "Maybe it's because of our poor eyesight that he hid back in the wooden house again?"

Qi Heng decisively ordered "search", and those people actually went to the pile of ruins.

Ye Xiaosheng and Qin Shisheng suppressed their laughter, letting the few soldiers and crab generals turn the ruins upside down, and looked at each other. Qin Shi pointed to the direction Chu Tao had just left, and Xiaosheng said knowingly: "We will also help find

Find it!"

But I couldn't find any traces left by Chu Tao. It was hard to find even a single footprint in the huge forest.

Suddenly, I heard a sharp scream from far away: "He's over there!" Then I saw a black shadow floating from one tree to another in the vast night, as comfortable and as light as flying. In the night, that black shadow floated from one tree to another.

Ying looked back and smiled, full of mockery.

Qi Heng was so shocked that his face turned green: "You are indeed here!" As he said this, he came over with an axe. The minions rushed forward. Chu Tao took three steps and two steps at a time, jumped up, and disappeared into the night.

Qi Heng was chasing after him in a hurry and was furious, but Chu Tao was like a hide-and-seek, showing his head after walking a short distance, as if he was deliberately waiting for Qi Heng to catch up. "You brat, do you dare to come down and fight me to the death!" Qi Heng scolded in shock.

The sky rang, but there was only thunder but no raindrops. Qin Shi sat on the mountain with his hands folded and watched the tiger fight, holding back a few sneers from time to time.

After running for a while and stopping for a while, there were only a few people who had the physical strength to keep up. An impatient Qi Heng looked at the few people on the left and right and blew a long whistle. Half of the sky was illuminated by torches. "Chu Tao."

!I don’t believe that neither I nor Luo Ang’s people can deal with you!” Before he finished speaking, dense arrows fell towards the flickering figure. However, he saw that figure moving more lightly and joyfully in front of him not too far away.

They were jumping among the tree branches, not to mention falling off the tree, and they didn't even want to disrupt the rhythm. "It's just a child's plaything. Is this what Young Master Qi can do?" The sharp laughter made Qi Heng so angry that he almost exploded.

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Suddenly, the dense firelight in front made the sky bright, as if a fire had been lit in the woods. Hundreds of big men with iron weapons roared and roared towards them. The iron barrel-like phalanx moved forward quickly, like a wall.

"Chu Tao, how dare you come to die alone?" Luo Ang's sharp laughter was entangled in the dense forest like a ghost. Immediately, the four-sided crossbow machine was triggered, and the lightning-fast crossbow arrows flew towards the target in the darkness like locusts.

Suddenly, a leaf whistle came from nowhere and spread under the night. It was ethereal and distant, but close at hand. The ghostly shadow entangled everyone's heart. The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone felt terrible.

The threat may not come from Chu Tao, but there must be a shocking force quietly lurking.

Qin Shi was trembling with fear when he heard a soft metal sound that was hard to detect. The figure quickly passed over the human wall, as fierce as a whirlwind and as sharp as an eagle's claws, and actually tore the thick human wall from the middle. The Long Ming Sword

The cold light reflected the firelight, reflecting a blood-heated light. That light swept away all powerful enemies. The firelight reflected Chu Tao's murderous smile, which made Luo Ang shudder: "Whoever takes Chu Tao's head will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

"The voice of his order couldn't help but tremble. But what's the use? The wailing sound spread all over the fields, and the evaders trampled on each other, falling in disorder. No one dared to surround him, and no one dared to chase. There were only rows and rows of cold arrows in vain.

Throwing it into the dark curtain - Chu Tao's figure had already taken advantage of the chaos and disappeared behind the wall of people.

"Chase, chase!" Luo Ang roared angrily, but his men were busy cleaning up the mess.

A rough, unfamiliar yet wild laugh came from a distance: "Master Luo, your broken fishing net is too weak!"

The sky is getting darker and darker. The moon, with its ominous blood light, stares at the world in red. At night in Fenghuo Ridge, the wind blows everywhere and wild beasts appear. When Luo Ang's people regrouped, they held torches and headed towards the direction of the sound.

While searching slowly, they only found a pool of dark red blood in the grass.
Chapter completed!