The prince is very fierce

In the twilight, Xu Buling led a few women along the official road toward Tangjiajianzhuang along the Luan River.

Zhongli Jiujiu was taking a beauty sleep, and was a little dissatisfied with being dragged up in the middle of the night. She rode a big red horse and hung at the back, ignoring neither Xu Buling nor Ning Yuhe.

The main reason for ignoring Ning Yuhe was that Zhongli Jiujiu had discovered Ning Yuhe's shameful deeds, but Ning Yuhe threatened her in return, warning her that if she dared to say anything, Xu Buling would kick her out.

Zhongli Jiujiu was really afraid that Ning Yuhe would instigate Xu Buling to kick her out. Given her current relationship with Xu Buling, Xu Buling would definitely protect Ning Yuhe, so she could only swallow her anger and make other plans.

Ning Yuhe rode beside Xu Buling on horseback. After being discovered by Zhongli Jiujiu about her affairs with Xu Buling, she became more open-minded, with an appearance of "I just feed my apprentice white steamed buns, what can you do to me?"

As for why he didn't tell Xu Buling about Zhongli Jiujiu's eavesdropping and thus drove Zhongli Jiujiu away, there are some explanations.

Ning Yuhe understood something from Zhongli Jiujiu's insistence on being her sister - it is estimated that Zhongli Jiujiu, this crazy woman, changed her mind and stopped snatching apprentices and switched to snatching men.

In Ning Yuhe's mind, Zhongli Jiujiu is completely capable of doing this, so Ning Yuhe is naturally not happy.

But the love between men and women is different from becoming a disciple. Xu Buling probably has other thoughts in keeping Zhongli Jiujiu by his side.

Ning Yuhe is now Xu Buling's young wife, and she really likes Xu Buling. Saying bad things and driving other women out is always suspected of jealousy. After thinking again and again, Ning Yuhe still plans to find out Xu Buling's words first, so as to avoid Ling'er getting entangled and thinking that she is troublesome and unreasonable.

Originally, these things should be discussed during the day, but after hearing that something happened to the Tang family, Ning Yuhe had no mood to think about it. He rode his horse as fast as he could to the Tang family, asking for news from the people on the road.

When the five people were halfway there, they heard rumors that Zhu Liu had begun to clear out spies around the Tang family, and he might soon start to wipe out the family.

Ning Yuhe was anxious, fearing that Zhu Liu would kill all the men, women, and children of the Tang family without leaving a single one behind, so he could only change to Nightingale's Mobei horse, and went ahead with Xu Buling and Manzhi, while Zhongli Jiujiu and Nightingale chased after them...

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The surging water rushed eastward into the sea, the mountains were covered with snow, and the shaking of torches was like a sky full of stars, scattered along the banks of the Luan River.

"Ah——"

"Where?..."

The roars and screams were heard from time to time. The Tang family members followed the sound and searched for the enemy's traces in the snowy mountains. However, after finding the place, there was only a dead body with a sword in the throat. There was not even a footprint left on the snow. It was impossible to know how many people came.

The Luan River made a sharp turn on the west side of Chengde County. The vast area in the middle of the bend was surrounded by water on three sides, presenting a situation of dragon coiling and tiger crouching. It was called "Yuwotan" by the local people. The Youzhou Tang family, which is now ranked as the "first of the four major sword families" and "one of the ten martial arts champions in the world", took root here, so it is also called Tangjia Sword Manor.

In previous years, the martial arts world was in chaos, and it was common for various forces to fight over a disagreement. Before the Youzhou Tang family became rich, they were only a medium-sized force. In order to prevent their enemies from directly bringing people to make a mess, they chose to settle down in such a dangerous place. At the entrance of Jianzhuang, there was a high wall and arrow tower, like a castle that was as solid as a rock.

However, these defensive facilities may be useful for dealing with peasant uprisings. When encountering real martial arts masters, it is just like a slightly higher wall, which can't stop anything at all. If you want to defend against martial arts masters, you have to look at the person.

Tangjiazhuang is very large, and there is a small town outside the high wall. Because it is highly valued by the court, the Tang family has also won over many martial arts friends over the years. At this time, they all rushed to the town, looking like they were ready to help the Tang family.

However, most of the Jianghu people who can socialize with the Tang family are not the kind of people with great righteousness. Knowing that it was the Sword Saint Zhu Liu who came to kill them, no Jianghu minions dared to run out to block the way. Most of them just pretended to be in the taverns and inns.

There were even more Jianghu people who looked down on the Tang family. After hearing the news, they rushed to the outside of the Tang family's sword manor. Although they did not dare to do anything to the court and the Tang family, they could still watch the show.

Such a scene of "one side is in trouble, and all sides are watching" is also unique in the Jianghu, which shows how bad the Tang family's reputation is in the Jianghu.

Of course, the Tang family did not expect to survive this crisis by relying on Jianghu rubbish. Since they have surrendered to the court and were retaliated by Jianghu thieves, the court would lend a hand even if they did not ask for help; otherwise, the aristocratic families who surrendered to the court were exterminated by Jianghu thieves, and the court did not care, so who would be willing to serve the court.

At this time, the huge Tang Family Sword Manor was brightly lit, and all the Tang Family children, young and old, wore swords on their waists and guarded the manor.

At the entrance of the Sword Manor, there was a small square behind the high wall. At the end of the square, a dragon-shaped wall was built, like the Cao Family in Junshan, and there was a martial arts stage below, which was considered a place for martial arts people to compete.

However, for a wandering knight in the martial arts world, it would be a good thing to be famous if he could compete in places such as the Lu Family Baichi Cliff and the Cao Family Panlong Terrace. However, if he became famous in front of the Tang Family, he would definitely be scolded as a running dog of the court, so this place has never been used since it was built.

Behind the square, in the Tang Family's reception hall, a dinner was being set up.

Maids walked through it, and there were also singing girls and dancing girls playing music, but the atmosphere in the hall was obviously not lively.

Tang Jiao, the contemporary military commander, was dressed in rich clothes and a jade crown, with a sword in his hand. He sat upright on the main seat, staring at the dragon screen wall outside the gate, and his thoughts were silent in the memories of the past.

Before he succeeded the family head, Tang Jiao, like Zhu Liu and Lu Baiming, was a young hero in this world. He advocated the word "xia" and paid attention to family rules and traditions at all times. Like his ancestors in the past, he accumulated little by little. With prestige, all he wants is to advance to the next level in the world.

But talent is determined by God, and God is not so fair and just.

Tang Jiao was the most talented of his generation in the Tang family. Even in his early twenties, he had few opponents in the world.

But when you reach the top of a road, the scenery you see will always make you despair. Just like the number one scholar in the imperial examination, millions of people are selected into the top three. The higher you go, the more densely you encounter geniuses. Some people can be outstanding. After you see it, you feel that there is no difference between yourself and the monkey on the tree. The difference is so big that you can't even think about whether you are superior or inferior.

Tang Jiao is like this. He has reached the top of the martial arts at a young age, but the ones competing on the same stage are the proud men of the new and old generations, Situ Yuejin, Zhu Coushan, Chen Daozi, Lu Baiming... This one This name was like a mountain standing in front of him, so tall that he just glanced at it and knew that he would never be able to catch up in his footsteps or become the focus of the world's warriors like them.

But as long as you live, you will always have to fight.

Just as Hua Jingting, the chief steward of the Xiao family in Huainan, commented, it was difficult for Tang Jiao to become a martial arts master by practicing martial arts, but he was very talented if he joined the officialdom.

Tang Jiao was extremely sensitive to the situation in the court. Before Song Ji ascended the throne, he guessed that the late emperor had passed the throne to Song Ji, who was a martial artist. He also found out that Song Ji did not like the Jianghu people who were "chivalrous and violent." He began to move around secretly and contacted the court.

As Tang Jiao expected, after Song Ji came to power, the first thing he did was to wipe out those who were disobedient to control. Tang Jiao took this opportunity to show his courtesy and help the court remove all local obstacles in Youzhou, and he became the leader of the country. The Jianghu family has brought the whole family to unprecedented heights.

Tang Jiao believed that he had done nothing wrong. Serving the court and suppressing the traitors was an honest matter. There was nothing wrong with it in the history books. If he was wrong, it could only be because he was born in the world.

Now that he has done these things, Tang Jiao knew that one day he would come to his door sooner or later. Although everyone in Jianghu had betrayed his relatives, at least his current backer was much bigger than Jianghu. He was just a Zhu Liu, but he would be able to do it if he came. What to do with him?

The mood of other people in the hall was similar to that of Tang Jiao, they were confident and confident.

The two brothers Tang Jiuer and Tang Xun were very familiar with each other and chatted politely with the seniors sitting here.

Yintong, who had defeated the Zhu family together, was sitting on the right side of the banquet, alongside Song Ying.

Compared with Song Ying's black sword and majestic weapon, Yin Tong looks a bit deformed. He is a dwarf with a height of only five feet, but he is not as immature as a child. His skin is full of wrinkles, like a horse missing all its hair. Monkey, wearing baggy clothes, looks a little showy just by looking at the appearance.

However, everyone present did not show disdain for Yin Tong's ugly appearance. As the general of the Cui family in Youzhou, Yin Tong was known for being cunning and difficult to guard against, and his skills should not be ignored. It was Yin Tong who gave the old sword master Zhu Chou Mountain the Locking Dragon Gu. Apart from him, no one could come out alive within ten steps of Zhu Chou Mountain.

The person who assassinated Ning Yu and ruined the Tang family's plan was actually led by Yin Tong, but the Tang family didn't know about it. The Cui and Tang families now have a good relationship on the surface, and the Cui family can't shirk it, so they ask Yin Tong to come over and help support the scene.

Yin Tong worked for the Cui family, one of the five great clans, and in his heart he looked down on a family like the Tang family. At this time, he was still a little dissatisfied and looked at Song Ying next to him:

"Lord Song is already here, why did you ask me to come here? No matter how powerful Zhu Liu is, can he still be better than you in chess? The Junshan Cao family was no less famous than the Zhu family..."

Song Ying was the eldest son of the Cao family, and she followed exactly the same path as Tang Jiao. However, the Cao family retreated directly from the world, and Song Ying changed her surname, so that the Cao family would not be beaten by everyone like the Tang family.

Although Song Ying was not a chivalrous gentleman, unlike Tang Jiao, he was really well-versed in the officialdom and became one of Song Ji's confidants. He could mobilize the wolf guards and secret spies of the Detective Division, and his status was higher than that of Tang Jiao. Jiao's half-heartedness is much higher.

Hearing Yintong's somewhat mocking words, Song Ying's expression did not change much and she said calmly:

"Yin Lao is old. He may not have been out for a long time. He doesn't know how dangerous the world is now. It would be good to go out and see the world."

Yin Tong chuckled softly, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, without answering any more words.

After all, everyone is not a member of the Jianghu community and has to follow the official path. Killing people to vent their anger over a disagreement will not work in the court.

The banquet was carried out in an orderly manner, and the lights in the town outside were brightly lit. From time to time, disciples of the Tang family would come back and report that so-and-so was killed, but the manpower and location of the other party were not traced at all. But judging from the position of the unplugged eyeliner, the distance is getting closer.

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, when the children of the Tang family were all drowsy outside, the noise of the crowd suddenly sounded outside the high wall of the Tang Family Sword Manor, and the children of the Tang family who were standing on the watchtower ran in rolling and crawling. , said anxiously:

"Master, Zhu Liu is here..."

Tang Jiao's face darkened slightly, he picked up the sword beside him and said coldly:

"How many people came?"

"one!"

"One?"

Tang Jiao was stunned, looking around at the many masters in the hall, slightly puzzled:

"Is he here to die alone?"

The disciple was speechless.

Song Ying learned from intelligence that all the masters of the Eagle Building had come out to Youzhou, including Li Hansheng. It was impossible that only one person came. He raised his hand and said:

"Master Tang, go out and take a look. There must be an ambush around. I will show up later."

Tang Jiao was awarded the title of Wu Kui. He was beaten at his door. It was impossible for him to hide behind Song Ying. He didn't say much at the moment. He flicked his sleeves and strode out of the hall...