After half past midnight, Tian Qiong lazily opened his sleepy eyes and slowly polished his face.
However, the life in the mountains, forests and grasslands was awakened early, with the sounds of insects and birds coming and going, stretching for nearly 40 miles.
The instigator of all this was one person and one rider, carrying the wind and dust as they ran, galloped or leaped through the loess and green land, mostly heading to the northwest.
Horse racing does not take the usual route, obviously not to rush, but to avoid something.
The horse racer was Jiang Yichen, so he was naturally hiding from the people who were chasing him.
About an hour ago.
The night is not over yet and the sky is not yet bright.
Jiang Yichen picked up Ziyexuan's five men with his sword, but he also fell into a new encirclement.
The first five gangs who arrived on the scene unintentionally violated the strict rules of the court and gave him an opportunity to escape.
Jiang Yichen accepted it without any politeness at all.
Since you have to choose a way to escape, your priority is where you want to go.
It is also a good choice to hide in the market and fish in troubled waters.
But with Ziyexuan's lesson learned from the past, Jiang Yichen didn't have the slightest confidence that other Jianghu's reckless characters were better than Ziyihou's, so he simply didn't gamble, which only made him constrained.
What's more, there are many deep mountains and old forests in Sichuan and Guizhou, which are convenient for hiding. When owls return to the forest at night, their traces are difficult to find.
After that, it’s time to choose the route, which is equivalent to choosing the opponent on the way.
He chose a group going northwest and upward, not far or close to him, as the breakthrough point.
As long as these five people are not united and do not work hard to keep him, then the five people on the other side will come here just to show off. They neither want to stand out, nor want to be criticized coldly.
The root cause may be related to the overall combat strength, or the gang has not yet decided on a death order.
Jiang Yichen couldn't care less. Whether the opponent was timid or passive and waiting to fight, even if it was a trap, he could only find a way out from the seemingly loosest defense.
Fortunately, his judgment was not wrong.
And what a coincidence, these five people are from Fenghuo Tower.
At that time, the death of Zheng Lun and Chen Qi in Qianxu had not yet been noticed. These five people were just ordered by the gang to patrol the other side of the town to search for traces of the mysterious killer. Who would have expected that they would be so lucky?
Hit.
However, the five of them are only second-rate in the world of martial arts. The combined strength of the five of them must be barely able to draw a tie with the Full Moon Scythe. It seems impossible to face the killer Night Owl who can kill the Full Moon Scythe with one against five.
What a blessing.
When the night owl flew towards the northwest, the five people who were aware of themselves were the closest but did not dare to make any mistakes. They intercepted it symbolically, pretended to be defeated, and retreated suddenly.
From being an interceptor, he turned into a pursuer who was unwilling to give up.
Jiang Yichen was happy to accept the gift from his pig-like opponent. After completing the show with the help of these five chickens and dogs, he performed Qinggong and walked away.
There are many masters of Qinggong in the world today, but not many can catch up with Bai Wuchang and Ye Lingfeng.
When he was still a member of the Netherworld Cult Black Wuchang, Jiang Yichen's Qinggong was already on par with Bai Wuchang's.
But as his cultivation continues to improve and his understanding of the "Wuxian Sitting and Forgetting Mind Method" continues to deepen, Jiang Yichen becomes more and more proficient in controlling the power of nature, and the feeling of floating out of the dust is added to his steps with the hint of Feng Xu Yufeng.
The current situation, even Ye Lingfeng can't match.
With such skill, who can catch up with Jiang Yichen except those old monsters who have never been born before?
Therefore, Jiang Yichen quickly distanced himself from the pursuing parties and threw himself into the forest.
After running away for nearly twenty miles, there were very few people who could still follow Jiang Yichen within fifty feet.
But Jiang Yichen was also unable to shake the tail off behind him.
First of all, the battle with Ziyexuan consumes a lot of internal energy, and the ability to hold on till now is entirely due to the elixirs prepared on his body.
Secondly, as his whereabouts were exposed, a large number of pursuers and interceptors came upon hearing the news. In order to get rid of them as quickly as possible, he suffered some new injuries. Although most of them were skin injuries, they were ultimately damaged mentally.
I thought I could only use my willpower to run away, until I met a wild horse in the woods.
This horse is certainly no ordinary horse.
He has a thin head and high neck, slender limbs, thin skin and fine hair, light steps, and a wind-like walking.
This is a good horse from the outside world, a close relative of the sweaty horse, and is known as the red rabbit under the moon.
It is unknown whether this type of horse is the only one in Zhongzhou, but it is rare enough.
At least Jiang Yichen has only seen one in his life.
This horse is the black general who followed Nu Pili to fight on the battlefield, accompanied Nu Pili in the rivers and lakes, shed tears for Nu Pili's death, and saved Jiang Yichen's life outside Jinzhou City.
Two years ago, Jiang Yichen made a simple agreement with General Hei. If he did not return within five days after entering Cangwu Mountain, General Hei would go out and enjoy himself.
Because he either died in an accident or successfully infiltrated the Yuntian Temple or the Nether Sect. In either case, it is no longer suitable for him to have frequent contact with General Black.
After returning to Xijiang County with the Nether Sect, he had a glimpse of this black guy, but he did not confirm it because he was noticed by the spies of Guitantang.
Now they met again at this critical moment. Whether it was a coincidence or a noble person helping him, Jiang Yichen couldn't figure out the reason from the response given by General Hei.
With the help of noble horse and general black, Jiang Yichen felt that he had survived a desperate situation.
After all, on his own, although the Zangfeng Pavilion and other powerful gangs that he was most afraid of could hardly get close to him, they could always stick to him. If he continued to run away and chase him like this, he would have to spend many days and nights.
But when General Black came, he taught them to eat a mouthful of ashes.
Jiang Yichen didn't even know whether he was currently in Guizhou or in Shu.
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On a fork in the dense forest about thirty feet away from where Jiang Yichen and General Hei were passing, there were three parties of people either running or riding, and they all reined in their horses and stopped.
No matter how dense the forest is, there is always a place to pass.
No matter how many forks the road has, it is not difficult to find the hoof prints of the fast horse on the road, even though the horse's steps are very shallow and far apart.
But it was not this difficulty that stopped the three parties.
Instead, it was a scene of sand and rocks flying on the ground, and branches and leaves trembling along the road.
If the wind blows up for no reason, it is a man-made disaster.
There must be someone among the three parties who is disdainful and takes two steps forward, willing to test that person's attitude.
Immediately I saw the mountains at that end looked gloomy, the sky and the earth were low, sand and stones were cut vertically, broken branches were swept across, floating leaves were flying, and the sword intent penetrated all directions in the dense forest!
The person who came forward had no choice but to give up and return to his original place.
The person on the side saw this and said, "Who gave them the confidence to openly protect that kid?"
Another person turned his horse around and planned to go back to his life, while instigating him in a sinister manner: "I'm just practicing sword practice here, but I'm not blocking your way. If you have the ability, why don't you rush over and give it a try?"
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Deep in the forest.
Jiang Yichen was unable to face the small-scale vision of heaven and earth and the unparalleled sword intent, but he could clearly feel the violent fluctuations in the vitality of heaven and earth.
Someone is dancing with a sword!
The swordsman's attainments in the art of swordsmanship were higher than his, and his understanding and utilization of the power of heaven and earth was deeper than that of Chu Shangu in front of Yaogu Waterfall.
"In the past, there was a beautiful lady named Gongsun, who moved all directions with her sword dance."
Jiang Yichen could already guess who he was.
It's just that although the other party and him have met each other, they can't be considered acquaintances, let alone acquaintances.
It seemed that he was helping out out of kindness and had no intention of meeting each other, so he cupped his hands to express his gratitude and then rode away.
But he heard a warm voice carried by the wind and said: "Young Master Jiang, don't blame Gongsun for not seeing the reason. Since Gongsun is dancing with the sword, he must dance with the sword."
Although Gongsun Yu didn't say it clearly, Jiang Yichen understood that this master of swordsmanship, who had taken over the position of leader of Sanren Habitat, planned to use the sword dance to block any pursuers passing by, and he felt hesitant.
Thank you again.
I heard Gongsun Yu say: "Young Master Jiang, please don't be too polite. You once saved the lives of our scattered people. This is just a small effort, so there is no need to worry about it. If you don't want to give up, you might as well move to my house to teach Gongsun."
Just show off your friendship as a landlord."
This time, Jiang Yichen realized that he was really destined to be in the right hands.
Thinking of Wu Tong, whom he met in Hanyang Village in Shu, he couldn't help but look happy and asked: "I wonder if Brother Wu and Mrs. Wu are okay?"
"Gongsun thanked Jiang Shaoxia for the young couple's relationship. After returning from Hanyang Village, they lived in seclusion for a while, but they finally lived a good life."
After saying this, Gongsun Yu continued: "I heard the news a few days ago that Lao Wu was worried that those people would join forces and you wouldn't be able to take advantage of it, so he took four brothers and followed him in, thinking of helping you dig a hole.
, I learned about what was going on in Qianxu and Gongju Town an hour ago, so I came back with a message from flying pigeons, asking me to come out and see if you were coming in this direction. Fortunately, I ran into you."
"Xiao Miao is pregnant for the first time, so she shouldn't move too much, otherwise she will come out to see you."
Jiang Yichen couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this. He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your work. I really don't dare bother you because I'm such a troublesome person. If I have a chance, I will definitely come back and thank you all."
"Oh, there's nothing troublesome. Sanrenju, Sanrenju, to be precise, lazy people's residence. They are all lazy people who don't want to be troubled. But the thing we lazy people are least afraid of is trouble."
"Gongsun Guan, what Young Master Jiang has done in recent years is that he is of the same mind as us, and the troubles caused by our own people are not troublesome."
"Now that Brother Gongsun has said this, Xiao Jiang is no longer polite." Jiang Yichen first changed his address, "The matter at hand is nothing but a trivial matter. Xiao Jiang can still handle it, and he doesn't want to be separated from others and get into trouble too early. Be gentle.
When Jiang is really in need, I hope Sanrenju will not treat Xiao Jiang as a closed door."
"Haha, okay, Jianghu people should have this responsibility and free and easy spirit."
"One mile away from the fork, go north forty miles to Sanrenju. Sanrenju will always be your friend and will always be open to you."
Jiang Yichen seemed to hear the underlying meaning and asked, "What about going south at the fork?"
"Haha, go twenty miles south and wind up the mountain to the west. There is a cliff on the mountainside with a waterfall as a barrier. This is a good place to go."
"Thank you."
"You have been asked to finish your conversation. There is a man who claims to be your old friend waiting for you."
Jiang Yichen was stunned.
I was stunned. Who is this old man?
The tone of Gongsun Yu's last words seemed a little strange.