Chapter Thirteen: Prelude to the Journey of the Knights
Chapter 13 Prelude to the Knights' Show ()
Tang Jinlou took the girl's hand and walked towards the direction of the carriage, completely ignoring Tang Yuanwai's strange gaze. His chest ached again - this was the injury caused by the foot of the thin monkey. Tang Jinlou slowed down his breathing and gradually relieved the pain. Tang Jinlou walked a few steps, turned his head and said to Tang Yuanwai who was still stunned:
"Dad, go."
Tang Yuanwai came to his senses, "Oh", "Oh" responded twice, almost as if he was riding his horse in a daze. Tang Jinlou sent the little girl to the carriage, and Su Yanyue was stunned and unconsciously followed his actions.
"Dad, are we still going forward?" Tang Jinlou asked, touching his horse's head.
Mr. Tang looked into the distance and said for a long time: "Now I can't go back, so we can only rush to the horse... If we really encounter it, with our horses, we might be able to rush over..." The horses Xu Bo bought were all the best horses outside the border, so Mr. Tang's gambling was not just luck.
Tang Jinlou sighed and turned over the horse, but it caused a suffocation in his chest, which almost made him fall down. Tang Yuanwai was shocked and rode his horse over and asked worriedly: "Lu'er, are you okay?" Tang Jinlou shook his head and said: "Let's go quickly. I've been unlucky these days. I'm afraid another accident..." Tang Yuanwai interrupted him and said angrily: "I see that something has happened. Have you... been kicked by the thief just now? Alas, why are you so arrogant... Go on the carriage?"
Tang Jinlou shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's okay, I just don't dare to use too much force. Daddy, you know, I'm sick..."
Mr. Tang stared at him for a long time, and the horse whip flashed, and the horse under his crotch felt pain, so he ran out first. Tang Jinlou smiled slightly, squeezed his legs and the horse's belly, and he had already followed Uncle Xu.
The horse's hooves brought a burst of smoke and dust. Tang Jinlou always felt an unknown feeling in his heart. He had a vague premonition that he might be taking some bandits not far ahead, and... he gradually became increasingly confused by the actions of these bandits.
When he was in the inn, he once asked the Shouhou why the bandits risked being chased by officers and soldiers, and even if they were detours, they had to come to Qingquan Town. Now, he had more doubts. If his premonition became a reality and there were really bandits in front of him, then... why did they come here with such a great risk without entering the town???
The group of ten people from the Skinny Monkey arrived in the town early in the morning, but they did nothing...at least before they were discovered. They were just pretending to be resting merchants and hiding in the inn to drink tea.
Do you need any careful plans to loot a small place like Qingquan Town?
Tang Jinlou was worried, and his heart became tighter and tighter.
He thought hard, and suddenly his face became nervous. He rode his horse and caught up with Tang Yuanwai, and said in a low voice: "Dad, someone is chasing him from behind."
Mr. Tang looked at him palely, tried to calm himself down, and asked, "How do you know?" Tang Jinlou has had a very sensitive facial features since he was a child, which was actually what Mr. Tang knew. Mr. Tang looked back and gave up the idea of explanation: "You can tell if you look at it... There are only two people, and they should not be thieves."
Yuanwai Tang turned his head and looked back, then turned around. His riding skills were as cautious as he controlled the horse and did not dare to be careless. Tang Jinlou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that he was the one who escaped like us."
Mr. Tang nodded and felt relieved.
Tang Jinlou suddenly said "huh" and turned his head back. Tang Yuanwai was afraid that he would have an accident and reminded him to pay attention. Tang Jinlou didn't care at all. He turned around for a long time before turning around and said in a weird tone: "It's the two people from the inn."
Tang Yuanwai was stunned, and then realized that what Tang Jinlou was talking about was Yue Buqun and Laudeno. Tang Yuanwai said in a lost voice: "What? They are they. Did they escape from the siege of so many bandits??" Tang Yuanwai only knew something like martial arts, but unfortunately, most of the legendary things were absurd and unbelievable. Therefore, in Tang Yuanwai's mind, the martial arts practitioners were similar to the artists who often passed by in the town who took some bricks. The only difference was the proficiency of chopping.
Tang Jinlou's eyes were lit, and his dream of martial arts had already begun sweetly. Tang Jinlou recalled the sword he saw before escaping. At that time, he thought that he was really stable and accurate with the sword. In addition, the two bandits were not lucky, so he happened to kill two people with one sword. But now it seems that it was clearly a live performance by a martial arts master...
Tang Jinlou murmured: "I think they didn't escape, but they came out..."
"Dad, stop, we'll wait here."
Yue Buqun did come out. Apart from the thin monkey, there were nine thieves in the lobby. Except for the long-whip-like face, the other eight people were all sealed by him with one sword, and each of them died of the sword in the heart of the throat.
After washing his eyes, Lauderno wanted to chase the escaped man, but was stopped by Yue Buqun. "Don't chase the poor enemy", let alone a thief left behind, who knows who he can involve?
Yue Buqun came out of the back door and saw Lai Fu's body and the empty courtyard. Laudeno carefully asked Yue Buqun if he had gone to Qinghe Town as planned. Yue Buqun shook his head and refused.
Yue Buqun had his own thoughts in his mind, and he wanted to take Tang Jinlou as his disciple! Therefore, Yue Buqun ordered Lauderno to find two good horses - the two that Tang Yuanwai did not use, and then the master and apprentice chased him along the official road.
Tang Jinlou's wit, Tang Jinlou's keenness, and Tang Jinlou's age made Yue Buqun feel that this was simply a disciple given to him by God. Since he took over the Huashan Sect, he has not really relaxed for a day. His heart has been exhausted by the heavy responsibility of restoring the former glory of Huashan Sect. But the most tragic thing is that he can only bear it silently alone, because he cannot hand over the pressure to his wife and children, and no one among his disciples can help him!
Yue Buqun's favorite disciple is Linghu Chong. Linghu Chong has high talent in swordsmanship, excellent character, casual but not indulgent, and may become famous for the Huashan Sect in the future... But Yue Buqun does not value him because he is casual, because he is not enterprising, because he even knows nothing about the former glory of the Huashan Sect!
Chapter completed!