Cheng Shilu's whole body was soaked in the pool water and he remained motionless. Wisps of mist could be seen floating on the surface of the water, and his bronze skin also showed a flushing color as if soaked in boiling water.
Dong dong dong...
Footsteps and knocks on the door sounded from outside:
"Master? Master? It's not good..."
Wow——
An angry look appeared on Cheng Shilu's face, he turned up, quickly put on his clothes and robe, came to the study room outside the stone room, and cursed angrily;
"Why are you crying so late at night? Your father is dead?"
"Sir, the people from Honghualou are here, Ye Silang."
?!
Cheng Shilu looked angry and touched his bald head:
"Why did he come to Tiefuling? Baoyuanmen is in Guangji. Is he planning to attack me?"
"I don't know. Ye Silang is waiting in the lobby. Master, please hurry over..."
Honghualou is a wealthy family, much larger than Tiefuling. Tiefuling can at best be compared with a separate hall.
But Honghua Tower was too scattered. Cheng Shilu relied on the imperial court and had a very strong relationship. He was not very afraid of Honghua Tower under the emperor Yunzhou.
Cheng Shilu couldn't figure out the purpose of the other party's visit. After thinking about it, he picked up the long-handled copper hammer, went out and handed it to the housekeeper, and then walked to the main hall of the villa.
The silver moon is like frost, shining on the elegant mountain villa.
Outside the huge main hall, there were more than ten disciples of Tiefuling standing, holding torches, their faces slightly nervous, and they did not dare to move rashly, silently waiting for the arrival of the master.
There are no lights in the large main hall. Eight imperial chairs are placed on the left and right sides. A picture of seven horses is hung on the wall of the middle hall. There are two large chairs on the left and right of the square table.
A long gun wrapped in black cloth rested behind the big chair.
The guest wearing a black robe and a hat was sitting at the main seat, his face could not be seen clearly. He had a white porcelain tea cup in his hand and tapped his fingers gently on the mahogany square table.
Boom~
Boom~
After waiting for only a moment, footsteps were heard outside the main hall, and a loud voice rang out:
"Young Master Ye came to the door in person. Cheng is far away to greet you, so please invite Haihan."
Cheng Shilu wore a brocade robe and strode into the door. When he saw Ye Silang sitting in the master's seat, he paused in his steps and his eyes were quite dissatisfied:
"The visitor is a guest, but it would be wrong to overshadow the guest. Young Master Ye, don't sit in the wrong place."
The position of chief is the same as the 'seat of honor', and only the person with the highest status in the world can do it. Cheng Shilu's words obviously feel that he and the master of Honghua Pavilion, the young master, have the same status, and he should sit on the seat of honor in his house.
During this trip to Ye Jingtang, finding clues to the Minglong Picture is still a secondary task. The main task is to let the Jianghu people in Yunzhou understand the weight of the three words "Honghua Mansion".
Hearing this, Ye Jingtang raised his bamboo hat slightly and said in a low voice:
"I'm sitting in the main seat. Does Master Cheng have any objections?"
"Here comes the Red God of Wealth. Cheng takes the seat and doesn't say anything. Young Master Ye has just come out of the world, and the weight is not enough. The seniority in the world is determined by playing, not given by the elders."
The lobby fell silent.
Ye Jingtang didn't get up, but hooked his hand.
Cheng Shilu had a bad temper, so he stopped being verbose at this time and raised his hand.
call--
The steward outside the door saw this and quickly threw the long-handled copper hammer into the room.
Cheng Shilu's upper body muscles were towering, and the weapon was still halfway forward. He grabbed the long-handled copper hammer in the air and wanted to smash it towards the Night Terror Hall.
But the moment he took the long-handled copper hammer, there was an explosion in the lobby.
Bang——
Ye Jingtang, who was sitting on the big chair, had already raised his figure before he could exert any force. He held the tip of the gun with his left hand and gave an extremely fierce side kick with his right foot, which landed on Cheng Shilu's generous chest.
This move is not a conventional fist or kick, but the "Fierce Horse Collapsing Hoof" in the Eight Extremes of Thunder God. The kick hits the chest, piercing the chest and back with force, and the robe on the back explodes with a "Bang!" sound, revealing the strong muscles.
Big back.
As soon as Cheng Shilu grasped the weapon, he was kicked back three steps by this extremely fierce kick, knocking open the Taishi's chair.
Wow——
Ye Jingtang kicked out, holding the gun with both hands and slashing forward. The black cloth wrapped around the gun was torn apart instantly, revealing the black tip of the gun. The fragments scattered and were caught by the tip of the gun, and hit Cheng Shilu in front of him.
Cheng Shilu's eyes flashed with horror. He realized that this Ye Silang was even stronger than the Ye Jingtang he encountered two days ago. If he dared to be careless, he immediately retreated with all his strength and raised the long-handled copper hammer.
Cheng Shilu was extremely powerful, and the copper hammer in his hand was an iron rod, but he understood the effect of the famous spear "Heilin" paired with Huanglong Wudao, and it could be struck down with one shot. He did not dare to block the spear point, but braced the barrel of the spear.
Boom——
There was a loud roar in the hall, and the doors and windows were instantly pressed against the walls.
Cheng Shilu was unusually tall, half a head taller than Ye Jingtang, but he still couldn't stop after being hit by a bullet. He was knocked backwards, his feet crushed the ground, and two half-foot-long ropes were pulled out from the ground.
Grooves, tables and chairs smashed along the way.
Ye Jingtang fired a shot without giving him any chance. He launched the gun with a "green dragon's claw" and stabbed Cheng Shilu's shoulder.
puff--
Cheng Shilu didn't stand firm at all, so how could he guard against this lightning-fast shot? Half of the spear point instantly penetrated his flesh and pierced his shoulder bone.
Cheng Shilu's eyes were wide open and filled with rage. He didn't even think about guarding against the shot. The moment the gun pointed into his flesh, he tensed up his muscles. He turned his body to block the gun's point with his body, and raised his hand to grab the grab bar.
Ye Jingtang turned the gun barrel, twisting it a little under the huge force, but the gun tip stuck in the flesh and blood did not move.
"drink--"
Cheng Shilu grabbed the barrel of the gun with his left hand, shouted loudly, and beat it with a long handle with one hand. He smashed it angrily at Ye Jingtang, trying to force Ye Jingtang to abandon the gun and jump away.
But what Cheng Shilu didn't expect was that Ye Silang from Honghualou did not dodge, but directly raised the barrel of his gun to prepare for a head-on attack.
Boom——
Smashing the hammer with all its strength, the floor tiles at the foot of the Night Terror Hall shattered immediately, leaving two pits.
Ye Jingtang was hit an inch shorter, but his figure was as strong as a pine tree and did not sway even an inch.
?!
Cheng Shilu's eyes flashed with astonishment. He didn't expect that the opponent's 'thin' body could actually catch his blow. He immediately wanted to do it again.
But Ye Jingtang didn't give him a chance. He held the gun under his arm with his right hand and stabbed forward. He grabbed the long hammer with his left hand and pulled hard.
Cha——
The tip of the gun penetrated the flesh again.
Cheng Shilu pulled hard so that Ye Jingtang could not let go, and he did not dare to let go of the Black Lin Spear. He rushed forward like a bull, carrying the two weapons:
"ah--!"
There is a huge weight difference between them. Ye Jingtang's feet on the ground can absorb the brute force of the pressure from above, but it is difficult to stand upright when pushed from the front.
Crash--
Ye Jingtang's body did not move at all, but his feet quickly slid back on the smooth floor tiles. The tables and chairs under the central hall were immediately smashed into pieces, and a hole was knocked out of the wooden wall. In an instant, he was pushed outside the hall door.
"drink!"
Cheng Shilu pushed forward with all his strength, trying to push Ye Jingtang to the ground when he went down the steps.
But the moment Ye Jingtang slid down the steps with his right foot, he clamped the spear with his right hand and raised it with the force of a domineering spear cauldron:
"rise!"
Cheng Shilu reacted quickly and wanted to use the method of falling from a thousand catties to weld it to the ground.
But Cheng Shilu was great because he was invulnerable and powerful, but his martial arts attainments were not very high.
Ye Jingtang raised the gun with one hand, and the spear instantly jumped into a half-arc, forcefully lifting the huge Cheng Shilu's feet off the ground, and then slammed him backwards.
Boom——
Cheng Shilu grabbed the spear and drew a half-arc in the air, smashing the white stone ground into pieces.
Ye Jingtang took this opportunity, held the spear with both hands, raised his strength from the ground, raised the gun again and bent the barrel:
"drink--"
Bang bang bang——
Cheng Shilu was lifted on the head of the gun. He had huge inertia and lost his balance. He could not swing the hammer at all. In an instant, he was hit three times in a row, smashing the flower bed on the steps in the courtyard.
When Ye Jingtang picked up the spear again, Cheng Shilu finally let go of his left hand, and the spear tip stuck on his shoulder was pulled out of his flesh and blood.
Boom——
Cheng Shilu's muscular figure spun in mid-air and smashed across the wall on the side of the courtyard. Before he could even lift up after landing, a cold light had already arrived in front of him.
Ye Jingtang had a better memory this time, and instead of thinking of a miracle of piercing with force, he stabbed Cheng Shilu in the chest with his gun like a dragon.
Cha Cha Cha Cha...
Cheng Shilu was lying on the ground, holding a copper hammer to parry, kicking his feet on the ground and flying back. However, in an instant, twelve bloody wounds were poked in his chest. The wounds were very shallow, but blood was visible all over.
During the stabbings in the Night Terror Hall, under the bright moonlight, I finally saw clearly that every time the gun tip pierced the skin, Cheng Shilu, like Cheng Erye, would have cracks near the wound, like porcelain being pierced by a sharp object, although it was fleeting.
, but definitely not dazzling.
Chachacha——
In an instant, more than a dozen shots were fired, forcing Cheng Shilu under the courtyard wall. He had no way to retreat and could not get up at all. He quickly shouted:
"Admit defeat! Admit defeat! Keep your hand!"
Night Terror Hall paused with his gun, pointing the gun at Cheng Shilu with his right hand, holding his left hand behind his back, standing upright under the moon:
"Now that I'm sitting in the main seat, is the weight enough?"
Although Ye Jingtang was stabbed many times, they were all flesh wounds and he did not look at the vital gate. Otherwise, Cheng Shilu would have died immediately after the first shot stabbed his throat.
Cheng Shilu was panting, his muscles tensed and he stopped the bleeding wound, and threw away his weapon:
"That's enough. Please forgive me, Master Ye, for the offense I just caused."
Ye Jingtang did not put away his spear, but looked at Cheng Shilu's wounds:
"Your body is unusually hard."
Cheng Shilu frowned when he heard this, and stopped when he was about to stand up:
"Young Master Ye suspects that I am hiding the Singing Dragon Picture?"
Ye Jingtang put away his gun and stood with his hands behind his back:
"Just curious."
Cheng Shilu stood up supporting the wall:
"My father practiced the Minglongtu. My father was originally from the Beiliang Army. He stole the Minglongtu decades ago and fled to the Wei Dynasty. Because his physique was too strong, he was suspected and came to kill him. I don't know the murderer.
Who is it? But Jiang Zhahu only entered the Eight Great Leaders after my father died."
Cheng Shilu confessed so freely. It was obviously not the first time that Jianghu people came to his door. Anyway, he didn't. If he confessed directly, he would avoid being tortured to extract a confession.
Ye Jingtang nodded slightly, and felt that Jiang Zhahu's indestructible golden body was more in line with the description of the golden scale diagram. He thought about it and asked:
"Have you ever practiced the Song of Dragon Diagram before?"
Cheng Shilu shook his head: "My father didn't even dare to tell our brothers about this. I didn't know this until after my death. I became famous twenty years ago, and the golden scales cannot hide it. If I had practiced this virtue for twenty years,
That golden scale picture is not worthy of this reputation.
"I am an independent practitioner of kung fu. I am able to practice to this extent because I am naturally thick-skinned and talented. My brother is also the same. I guess this has something to do with my father's training in Minglongtu, where dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes.
.If I had the Dragon Screaming Picture, even if I showed it to my brother, I wouldn’t be able to show it to my apprentice. There are more than 300 people under the mountain who all practice the same Kung Fu, but they are just not as good as me.”
Ye Jingtang looked at the wounds on Cheng Shilu’s body:
"Practice Kung Fu horizontally, and once you get good at it, you will indeed be as powerful as you, but skin is just flesh, and it cannot be broken. When the wounds on your body appear, the skin breaks. What's going on?"
"..."
When Cheng Shilu heard this, he was silent for a moment, and his eyes changed. After a while, he sighed softly, nodded in approval and said:
"Young Master Ye's eyesight is very vicious, and you are the first person to see this. Now that Young Master Ye has seen it, Cheng is telling the truth. My father was originally a guard in Beiliang, and stole Minglong.
While taking the picture, I also took away an orb. The orb is a rare object refined by Beiliang masters. It is like jade. Carrying it all year round can strengthen the body, but the effect is much stronger. I often take this object to take a bath.
, so I got a hard skin."
Ye Jingtang was slightly surprised: "Master Cheng is so honest, aren't you afraid that I will kill someone and seize the treasure?"
Cheng Shilu is not afraid, because it is not certain who will kill and who will take the treasure!
Cheng Shilu looks big-headed, thick-necked and reckless, but in fact he has a deep mind.
Ye Shilang suddenly appeared in Honghua Building. There was no news about him before. It is most likely that his martial arts has improved rapidly in a short period of time.
Now Ye Silang asked about the whereabouts of the "Crying Dragon Picture" again, obviously wanting to find the "Crying Dragon Picture", which inevitably made people think of whether he had practiced "Crying Dragon Picture".
He had made a guess just now, but this doubt would not make him take risks. Ye Silang saw the flaws in his wound and touched the life gate.
Cheng Shilu had no cover all over his body. The only cover was the Tianlang Pearl hidden in the secret room.
This bead is actually far less useful to him than his connections in the government, but this bead involves a secret incident many years ago, and leaking the information may lead to the annihilation of the clan.
In the past, there were two people with extremely sharp eyesight who noticed the strangeness of his wounds and killed him.
And it must be the same today. It is possible to get a 'Singing Dragon Picture', which is quite an unexpected gain.
Faced with Ye Jingtang’s question of ‘not afraid of killing people and silencing them’, Cheng Shilu showed a calm expression and turned towards the back:
"I have used it for more than 20 years, but Young Master Ye still casually opened more than a dozen holes in my body. If Cheng sells such a rare thing to Young Master Ye, Young Master Ye may even look down on it. As the saying goes, you can't fight without it.
We are acquainted, Cheng is not stingy, he will give Young Master Ye his eyes, lest you get suspicious someday and teach you a certain rule again."
Ye Jingtang felt that Cheng Shilu was a little too honest. After thinking about it, he winked at the bird who was watching in the dark, walked behind with his gun in hand, and soon reached the foot of the cliff behind...
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