Chapter 012: The Beggar at the Foot of Lingqiu Peak
() Chu Lang looked at an invitation on the table. The day before, Qi Jinkong had gone down the mountain and delivered invitations to the nearby Luo Sect. There were still six sects left.
Chen Ning ordered his five inner sect disciples and one outer sect disciple to send them to the remaining six sects that were a little further away. Qi Jinkong's task today was also very arduous.
Because the family he sent turned out to be the Gu Poison Sect. The entire sect, which is known for its poison-type attacks, has been rejected by the other seven sects in Yunzhou. Now Chen Ning actually invited the Gu Poison Sect to the banquet for his sixtieth birthday, but...
It's so bold that it makes people suspect that his motives are impure.
What Chu Lang wanted to send was Mu Caifeng, which was a few days away from the Tianming Sword Sect. This was a sect with mostly female disciples.
The Mu Caifeng sect has only a small number of disciples, but its strength cannot be underestimated, and it is also the sect where the ice beauty Hua Feifeng belongs. Could it be that there is some divine will in the world.
"Women should be easy to deal with!" Chu Lang speculated in his heart.
Descending the mountain early in the morning, Chu wasted more than an hour before descending to the peak of Qianya Peak. After identifying the direction, he walked for nearly two hours before arriving at the busier streets and towns near the foot of the mountain.
Until he got off Qianya Peak, he didn't meet Liu Hongji, Zhang Han and others. Except for Han Dang's few feet, he glared and made no more moves. Chu Lang didn't care about these opponents.
I didn't take it seriously even if I had a cold.
There are many mountain roads under Lingqiu Peak, and dense forests can be seen everywhere. But Chu Lang found out clearly in the small town that if he wants to go to the Mu Caifeng sect in Murong City, Lingqiu Peak is the only way.
Of course, if Chu Lang didn't mind taking a long detour and walking for an extra day, there were still many choices. Chu Lang didn't think that it was a stretch of road that ordinary people wouldn't dare to walk, and as a disciple of the majestic Tianming Sword Sect, he would still be afraid of it.
"Isn't it an area where ferocious beasts often hang out?" Chu Lang carried a two-foot-long ancient broken sword in his left hand and the snacks he just bought on the street in his right hand.
The uncle's grilling skills reminded Chu Lang of the taste of the kebabs he had eaten in his previous life. They were fragrant, delicious and refreshing. Chu Lang couldn't help but eat a few more, in order to see the uncle's grilling skills clearly.
, Chu Lang once again realized the wise saying "There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people".
When Chu Lang went down the mountain for the first time, he couldn't tell whether he had been here twelve years ago. However, this did not affect Chu Lang's sense of freshness here. Chu Lang was addicted to everything around him, forgetting to eat or sleep.
This is all secondary. What really makes Chu Lang happy and worried is that because of his curiosity, he has consumed a lot of money at this moment. The money for going down the mountain this time was given by Zhang Huang and Lin Rongfu.
If there are some, there will be no more.
Thinking of the little money left in his pocket, Chu Lang uneasily wondered whether it would be enough to make arrangements for the next day.
It can be said to be painful and happy at the same time, that's probably what it feels like.
Chu Lang devoured the grilled chicken wings in his hand. The aroma was delicious. Chu Lang couldn't remember how many skewers he had eaten. His stomach was bulging. This was considered lunch.
Chu Lang was walking leisurely on the mountain path with a backpack on his shoulder and a broken sword on his shoulder. After finishing the last piece of grilled chicken wings in his hand, he tossed the bamboo skewer away.
The bamboo stick cut through the void with a hissing sound, and shot into a jungle as fast as lightning.
"Ouch, my butt, who is so wicked? Ouch." A bad old man with disheveled hair and shabby clothes stroked his butt and screamed in agony. He jumped out of the dense forest and scared Chu Lang into a cold sweat.
This mountain road was very quiet. Apart from the constant shouting of the cicadas in the trees, Chu Lang never thought that there would be someone hiding here. He saw the long thin bamboo stick on the bad old man's butt.
Chu Lang was stunned for a while, and then said apologetically: "Old man, why are you hiding in the jungle? I didn't mean it."
"You didn't do it on purpose. I think you did it on purpose. If you want to penetrate, you can't insert it in other places. You specialize in other people's weak points. You, oh, it hurts me to death." The old man cried bitterly and walked away with tears.
Turn around and come over.
Chu Lang secretly became vigilant. The old man and Zhang Huang had both told them to be careful after going down the mountain. Anyone could be an enemy.
Besides, Chu Lang was a man who had heard and seen a lot. He knew what dangers are in the world, so he should run away quickly when encountering trouble.
Chu Lang's hand holding the broken sword tightened slightly, and he frowned and said: "Old man, I emphasize once again that I didn't mean it. You're fine. I'll leave beforehand."
"You can't leave. Why are you trying to run after hurting someone? Why don't you leave dozens of taels for soup and medicine? Otherwise, I will badmouth you and make you walk into a pit and drink water into your lungs." The old man said.
It was very weird, he was cursing Chu Lang like a lazy child, and the bad words he said were even weirder.
Chu Lang snorted coldly: "You are making trouble unreasonably. I have already apologized to you, and you still want to pay for it. You are robbing me."
Chu Lang ignored him and turned to leave.
"Oh, it's murder, robbery, help." The bad old man didn't care whether it sounded unpleasant or not, he screamed at the top of his lungs, with a miserable look on his face. He was really sad when he heard it, and shed tears when he saw it.
"You, please stop yelling. You are already old and you are still acting like a little kid. Are you embarrassed?" Chu Lang has never encountered such a situation. Although he considers himself not a kind person, this is the only time.
But he couldn't bring himself to do it and left here directly.
"What would they do if it were other senior fellow apprentices?" Chu Lang felt inferior in his heart, but he didn't dare to leave just like that.
Seeing that the other party's clothes were dirty and shabby, Chu Lang thought he was a beggar who was here to swindle people, so he didn't care about him. He took a few coins from his pocket and threw them to him and said: "That's enough, don't cry.
Didi, take the money and leave quickly, and stop pestering me."
"Hmph, you just want to get rid of me with just a few copper coins. You really think I'm a beggar." The old man didn't know how he acted. The few coins thrown by Chu Lang fell into the sky as if by magic.
In his hands.
Chu Lang looked at the old man counting the coins in his hand, and saw that there were only a few. His dirty old face was full of contempt, and his eyes looked hopefully at the bag on Chu Lang's waist.
"What are you looking at? It's gone. Don't push yourself too far." Chu Lang turned and left, his pace gradually becoming faster, hoping to get rid of this bad old man with Qinggong.
After turning a few mountain roads, Chu Lang slowly lowered his speed and should have thrown the man away.
When Chu Lang saw that there was no old man behind him, he probably left in good faith.
This hurried scene made Chu Lang's heart beat tightly, but he finally relaxed at this moment.
Chu Lang continued on his way, but the sun had moved a lot to the west. It was already getting late, so Chu Lang hurriedly accelerated his pace, hoping to reach Xingyang City before the sun set.
Xingyang City is a big city, and the prosperity of the city is not comparable to that of the previous small town. This is still the sphere of influence of Luo Zongmen, and Luo Zongmen is in Xingyang City.
Although the name is Luo Zongmen, in fact, it is simply the Luo family. It is too large. Every year, it continues to recruit young disciples with qualifications and talents in martial arts from nearby. Gradually, its power has become larger, and it has faintly exceeded the scale of some sects, so Luo Zongmen
The names of the family gradually became less and less, and more people still called them Luo Zongmen.
Chu Lang walked for almost an hour, and he could see a huge city in the distance. The surrounding city walls several feet high towered majestically in the fields. Xingyang City is an ancient city, surrounded by many villages and small towns, and farmland
Quite a few, Chu Lang has seen many mature crops on both sides of the official road.
"Ouch, help, it's a murder." Chu Lang heard a familiar voice coming from a distance.
Chu Lang searched around with alert eyes, and soon saw a figure running out from the corner of the path ahead, was it him?
Chu Lang was stunned. How could this bad old man appear in front of him? Is there a shortcut nearby? He recognized the path and walked in front of him?
The old man was not slow and he was about to arrive in front of Chu Lang in just a few breaths. This interrupted Chu Lang's guessing mood. There were two burly men chasing after him, waving their swords behind the old man.
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Chu Lang frowned and quickly moved out of the way, hoping to avoid these disputes.
It's just that this bad old man seems to be here to trouble Chu Lang today. The bad old man exclaimed: "Brother, help me, help me quickly, these two guys want to rob me."
"Uh," Chu Lang almost fell to the ground without being shocked by the old man. His face twitched a few times. He watched the old man hide behind him, and looked at the two people who came quickly with a pair of vigilant eyes.
A burly man.
"Old man, do you think you can run away? If you hand over that thing obediently, I can still let you live." A big man with a scar on his face pointed a knife at the old man and shouted.
"That boy, you will die if you follow him." Another fierce man pointed angrily at Chu Lang and said fiercely.
"Two eldest brothers, I don't know this old man. You have mistaken me. I am a passerby." Chu Lang's face changed slightly, and he was picked up for no reason even though he was on his way.
"Hey, I don't care whether you are a passerby A or a passerby B, you will die the same. Old man, hand it over quickly, otherwise you will live today." Jie Jie, a fierce and fierce man with scar, gave a strange laugh.
Chu Lang frowned, turned around and glanced at the old man, and said in a deep voice: "Hey, old man, you stole something from them, and if you don't take it out and return it to them quickly, don't implicate me." Even though Chu Lang has no experience in the world, Chu Lang frowned.
, and also saw that the two burly men opposite were not good guys, and they had probably done a lot of killing and stealing.
Chu Lang didn't want to get into these things for no reason. He was secretly worried that he didn't look at the almanac when he went out today. Damn it, the old man. After defrauding the young master of my money, he would also defraud the young master of his life.
"Brother, I didn't steal anything from them. How could I steal something? They wronged good people." The old man pointed pitifully and weakly at the two burly men with fierce faces opposite him.
"Brother, it seems that these two guys don't know each other and insist on getting it ourselves."
The scarred man sneered: "In this case, we are too lazy to talk nonsense with them. You deal with that boy, and I will deal with this bad old man."
Chu Lang didn't expect to encounter such a thing on his first day of walking around the world. He was anxious to defend himself, but he was already attacked by the burly man with a sword.
Chu Lang secretly cursed the old man next to him for hurting himself twice. Chu Lang gently dodged the big man's blow, and at the same time quickly stepped back a few feet and said loudly: "Brother, you really misunderstood, I
I don’t even know this bad old man. If he steals anything from you, it’s none of my business if you ask him for it.”
"Stop talking nonsense, he's already calling you brother, I think you guys are in the same group." The big man didn't miss a beat, whirring with the sword in his hand, and quickly attacked Chu Lang.
It can be said that Chu Lang is in trouble. These two are simply reckless men. They call people casually and think they are in the same group. They are really easy to bully.
boom!
Chu Lang raised the broken sword in his hand to block the big man's sword.
The two collided together. Under the strong impact, Chu Lang and the big man swayed and took several steps backward at the same time.