Qin Xiao opened the corner of the carriage curtain and soon saw a group of knights passing by the carriage. He counted them carefully and found that there were fourteen people in them. They were all wearing gray shirts and hats on their heads.
They all had long swords hanging on them.
The Tang Dynasty implemented the Sword Hunting Order among the people. Not only did ordinary people carry weapons, but even hiding weapons was a crime of rebellion.
However, people in the Tang Dynasty favored martial arts. Although the Tang Dynasty once prohibited the use of force by civilians, many sects in the world have existed for hundreds of years. If they were all abolished, it would definitely cause a big disturbance.
Although the Jianghu forces cannot compete with the imperial court, if the various martial arts factions in the Jianghu stir up trouble, it will definitely be a big trouble.
In addition, the imperial court implemented the Sword Hunting Order because it was worried that the people would be prone to rebellion if they had weapons, but they did not want to completely lose the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, as long as each sect did not cause trouble and obeyed the court, the court would always turn a blind eye.
These people were riding horses and carrying swords, and it was obvious that they were from Jianghu sects.
Jianghu sects often wear hats to hide their appearance when they go out to do business. Qin Xiao saw this and knew that this group of people must be doing some secret things that they don't want others to know.
But since the other party passed by without causing trouble, he naturally wouldn't cause trouble.
I thought that everyone was safe, but the team of people and horses turned around and headed back after not far away.
When the black bat driving the carriage saw this, his expression was calm, but he turned back to remind the carriage: "Master, they are back."
The fire crow behind him has already urged his horse forward and is on full alert.
In just a moment, the fourteen riders had returned and neatly surrounded the carriage. Black Bat stopped the carriage with an expressionless face, but Fire Crow had already urged the horse forward with a smile on his face and looked around.
When I saw one of them wearing a big cloak, he was quite different from the others. I knew that this person should be the leader of this group of people, so he politely raised his hands and said, "I wonder what you guys have to say?"
The leader's eyes were like daggers, and he said coldly: "Where are you going?"
"Go to Ninghua Port!" Huo Ya replied.
This official road leads directly to Ninghua Port. Seven out of ten travelers on this road are going to Ninghua Port.
"You are not businessmen." The leader said solemnly: "Why are you going to Ninghua Port?"
Huo Ya had already made up his mind and said with a smile: "We are going to Jiangnan by sea, and we are going to Ninghua Port to take a boat."
Ninghua Port is the second largest port in the four northeastern counties after Changsheng Port in Liaodong. The coastline of the four northeastern counties has five or six ports, large and small. However, except for Changsheng Port and Ninghua Port, the other ports are not large-scale and only a few ships occasionally dock.
It's not bad, but it can't accommodate too much throughput at all.
Ninghua Port has always been busy with merchant ships. In addition to transporting goods, there is also some space to carry passengers. The ship price is not low, but compared with the high mountains and long roads from the northeast, it is actually quite reasonable, especially for some officials and businessmen.
People often take merchant ships to Jiangnan.
"Going to Jiangnan?" The leader sneered, and with a "choking" sound, he unsheathed his long sword, pointed at the carriage and said, "Who is inside?"
Huo Ya said: "He is our young master. Gentlemen, we have no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent days. Please show your respect and do not offend us." These words have a quaint air, and in fact they are trying to persuade the other party not to have unreasonable grudges.
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"Sure enough, he is a gangster." Upon hearing Huo Ya's tone, the other party immediately made a judgment and said in a deep voice: "Let the people in the car come out."
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Huo Ya was originally smiling, thinking of saying a few nice words to persuade the other party to leave, but the other party refused to give in. His face darkened and he said: "You are considered to be decent disciples of a well-known sect, why are you so aggressive? When you are away from home, it is better to be friends than enemies.
, you should go on your own!" The leader smiled and said: "I'm wondering, at this moment, a carriage is still driving on the road. It must be famous, and it is definitely not ordinary people." His voice was cold, and he said: "What are you doing here?
road?"
Although the more than ten knights around did not wield swords, they were intimidating.
"No comment!" Huo Ya said coldly, still holding the horse's reins with one hand, but already holding a fist with the other.
The leader sneered: "Don't tell me? That's fine...!" Before he could finish his words, the figure flew up from the horse like a falcon, put his foot on the horse's back, and then like an arrow leaving the string,
He rushed straight towards the carriage, stretched out his long arms, and the blade of the long sword in his hand went straight towards the black bat driving the carriage.
This person is extremely fast and his attacks are ruthless. He is indeed coming with bad intentions.
The black bat saw the long sword coming and did not dodge. The horse whip in his hand had already stretched out like a poisonous snake and wrapped around the man's long sword.
The leader drew his sword very quickly, and Black Bat drew his whip very quickly. The edge of the long sword was still far away from the black bat, and the black riding crop had already wrapped around the long sword in an instant. When the black bat saw that he had succeeded, he pulled his right arm to the right.
Obviously he wanted to tear away the opponent's long sword.
The man had already landed on the back of the horse pulling the cart. When he was pulled by the black bat, the long sword tilted to the right, but it was not pulled off. Instead, it was held firmly in his hand.
A strange color flashed in Black Bat's eyes and he blurted out: "Are you Song Changshan?"
When the man heard this, a strange look appeared in his eyes. Although his sword was entangled, he still thrust the sword towards the black bat's throat.
Black Bat turned his wrist, and the long sword also drew a circle. Although it could not pull off the long sword, it was difficult for the long sword to hurt Black Bat.
"Choke choke choke!"
There was a sound of drawing swords, and the knights surrounding them all drew their swords out of their sheaths, but did not move rashly.
Black Bat and the leader were in a stalemate, and neither side could do anything to the other.
Suddenly, the leader heard a low shout, and the sword shook violently. The black bat also shouted softly, and the black horse's reins also shook violently.
"What kind of whip is this?" The leader originally wanted to use his internal force to crack the riding whip, but after trying it, he found that the riding whip was extremely strong and could not be cracked at all.
Black Bat said coldly: "Why should I tell you?"
The leader knew that he was facing a tough fight tonight, but he relied on the strength of his numbers and was confident. He shouted in a deep voice: "Kill the horses and destroy the chariots to see what's inside."
As soon as he said this, the knights around him all started to take action.
Suddenly I heard a voice coming from the carriage: "We meet by chance, why should we be so vicious? Your Excellency, you should take the people and leave quickly. There are ghosts wandering around at night, so don't die here."
Although the voice was calm, the threat was unmistakable.
The leader sneered and said: "I know where you are going, but your journey ends at the end." With a sharp shout, he thrust his sword at the black bat again.
At this moment, the curtain of the carriage moved, and a figure flew out of the carriage. The leader had not yet seen clearly what was going on. He only saw the figure flying out of the carriage and standing at the head of the carriage, looking like a cheetah.
He rushed out, and before the leader could react, the figure was already close in front of him.
The leader was shocked, knowing something was wrong, and wanted to dodge, but the opponent's speed was really shocking. He couldn't even see the opponent's appearance clearly, and felt as if his chest was hit hard by a huge boulder, but it was the person who punched him.
on his chest.
This punch is very powerful, like the power of a diamond.
The leader's body had already flown straight away, his right hand had been released, and the long sword was pulled by the black bat.
"Bang!" The leader's body hit the ground hard, his chest rolled, and with a "wow" sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The surrounding knights were shocked when they saw this. Some people were about to rush forward, but they saw the figure falling lightly beside the leader. Almost at the same time as the figure landed, a cold light flashed across the air, but it was the black bat that had already
Throw the long sword to the figure.
The figure reached out to take it, and with a flash of sword light, the sword tip was already at the leader's throat.
From the moment the figure flew out of the carriage to the moment the sword was pointed at his throat, everything happened in a matter of seconds. Many people didn't even see what was going on, and they saw their leader being stared at by the sword.
The swordsmen who were about to rush forward did not dare to move anymore, and some even lost their voices and said: "Sword...sword master!"
That figure is naturally Qin Xiao.
Originally, he really wanted to keep the peace and everyone go their own way and live in peace. Even after being surrounded, he did not take action immediately, only hoping that Fire Crow could persuade these people to leave.
But this group of people pushed themselves to the limit, and in the end they even took action when they disagreed. Their actions were really arrogant and domineering.
Aunt Ying was still practicing, and there was so much noise around her. The gang even wanted to kill horses and destroy cars. This would definitely interrupt Aunt Ying's practice of Forgetting Love. Qin Xiao knew that it would be impossible if he didn't take action, so he simply knocked down the leader.
He is a sixth-grade cultivation base, how can that leader be his opponent?
However, when I heard the people around me exclaiming "Sword Master", I was startled at first, and then became amused. I thought to myself that it was really funny that this leader was respected as the Sword Master even though he was not his enemy.
Gu Liangting of Bashan has excellent swordsmanship, and he is also a top swordsman in the world. Although he is just a disciple of Bashan, this person in front of him will definitely not be able to block Gu Liangting's sword, and he dares to call himself the sword master. If other sword sects know about it, they will naturally make people laugh.
However, he heard Black Bat call this person's name before, and remembered that it was Song Changshan. In this way, this person is not unknown in the world.
Qin Xiao held Song Changshan's sword to his throat, so everyone around him naturally did not dare to act rashly.
Qin Xiao looked down at Song Changshan and saw that his face was pale and blood was bleeding from the corners of his mouth. He knew that his punch had severely injured this man.
"Ask a question and answer a question." Qin Xiao said simply and neatly: "If you can't answer, kill him immediately!"
Song Changshan had a look of shock on his face, and he made a "hmm" sound in his throat.
"Who are you?"
"We...we came from Tiesha Mountain." Song Changshan said: "I am...I am Song Changshan, the...sword master of Tiesha Sword Sect...!"
Qin Xiao did know the location of Tiecha Mountain.
It is a high mountain in Benshui County in western Liaoning, stretching for dozens of miles. Although it is not as majestic and continuous as the Black Mountain, it can still be regarded as a famous mountain.
However, this Tiesha Sword Sect is probably just a small sect, and I have never heard of it before.
But he also knew that there were countless sects, large and small, in the world. Since the Tiesha Sword Sect could gain a foothold, it naturally had some strength.
Although Song Changshan can't go a single round under his hands, he can't be said to be a loser. After all, he is a sixth-level strength and is already one of the few in the world.
"Why are you traveling all night?" Qin Xiao asked lightly: "Where are you going?"
Song Changshan did not answer immediately and hesitated. Qin Xiao deliberately stabbed his throat tighter with the long sword. Song Changshan knew that this man was quick and quick. If he wanted to take his own life, it would be easier than trampling an ant to death, so he could only be honest.
Said: "We...we are going to Ninghua Port, and then...then to Penglai Island!"