Weird show

Chapter 40

※one※

Yongping Province in winter, the scenery is very different from usual.The white snow is like lead powder, covering up all flaws and making the ordinary scenery extraordinary.The latest snow hangs on the bare branches, matching black and white, which has a strange beauty.

Xu Biao met Sun Chengxiu on the snow outside Hero Town.He is used to acting alone, and there is no disciple of Yanshan School following him at this moment.

When Sun Chengxiu saw him, his eyes showed surprise, and he clasped his fists and said, "Brother Xu, is there any news about Fang Heng?"

Xu Biao is in his 40s, middle-aged, tall and thin, with a long beard flowing down his jaw, a weathered face, and a calm and trustworthy demeanor in his gestures.With a worried expression on his face, he shook his head heavily.

Sun Chengxiu paused for a moment, then asked again: "It is said that the head of the Yuan Dynasty was killed by Mr. Buwu, the subordinate of Su Yulong, is it true?"

Xu Biao nodded with grief on his face.

"I made an accidental discovery." Sun Chengxiu looked up at him and said, "A few days ago, a family of hunters near here picked up a seriously injured person. Because that person was dying. The hunter didn't dare to move, so he placed him in the In a wooden house in the mountains. The man is in very good health. It is said that he has woken up yesterday, but his body is still very weak, so he couldn't leave right away."

"What's so special about this person?"

"There are many iron hooks and iron needles in his bag, which seem to belong to the legendary Lord Buwu. Also, judging by the shape of the calluses on his hands, he really looks like a martial arts practitioner who has experienced the rivers and lakes for a long time." As Sun Chengxiu said, he took out a few iron hooks from his bosom.

Xu Biao was shocked and said, "Does he know that you have noticed this?"

"I don't know. It's always snowing these days. Orion didn't want to stay in the mountains for a long time. I found a trustworthy friend in the rivers and lakes, pretending to be that person's nephew, persuaded Orion away, and charmed that person, in case he The plan is to get away. Now Orion has gone to the town for the winter, and will not come back for a while, so there is no obstacle if you want to press or make a routine."

Xu Biao nodded hastily: "Okay, take me there."

Sun Chengxiu then led the way by his side and said as he walked: "It is obvious that Su Yulong killed the murderer, but there are rumors against Xiao Jiu in the world, and some people even go to trouble her. Is it unreasonable? Ah Jiu is just a little withdrawn. The door has always been very respectful. This time she wanted to pay homage to the head of Yuan's grave, but she dared not go because there were too many people who questioned her."

Everyone knows that Xiao Jiu has a withdrawn personality, but he only hits off with Sun Chengxiu, and they often appear together.Xu Biao reassured casually: "Master Master respected Xiao Xia's swordsmanship very much before his death. I trust Xiao Xia's character. The Yanshan School will definitely try to clarify this matter."

During the conversation, a lonely Orion wooden house appeared halfway up the mountain in front of it. There was faint smoke from the chimney, which should be burning dry wood for warmth.

Sun Chengxiu took Xu Biao up, pushed open the door, and saw a man with a messy beard lying on the dilapidated low bed in the wooden house. His body was covered with a thick quilt, his eyes were closed, and he looked haggard. He had suffered multiple injuries. The face was distorted and weird, and it was obvious that the disguise had not been modified for many days, and the disguise really had a bit of Sumen style.Sitting far away in the room was a handsome boy in brocade clothes. Seeing Sun Chengxiu standing up hastily, the boy said hello nervously.

This boy looked like a kid from a rich family who had only practiced superficial martial arts and dreamed of being a young hero. Xu Biao had never seen Ji Shuliu's face, so he could cover it up with a little modification.

Sun Chengxiu tugged on Ji Shuliu's sleeve, and dragged him out of the door. Ji Shuliu was shocked by the cold wind, shrunk his neck even more and remained silent, and looked even more immature and spoiled.

Ji Shuliu whispered: "Just now he seemed to be half asleep and uttered a nonsense, he said, Fang Heng...Fang Daxia is not dead yet, he said the word 'in' again, but fell asleep again without saying where he was. "

Sun Chengxiu's eyes lit up, then gradually dimmed, and said in a low voice: "It seems that Fang Heng has no news all this time. He was really plotted by these killers and was seriously injured. This person has been found for several days, and the weather is cold. Now..." She bit her lip subconsciously, "Brother Xu, I don't understand the clichés of coercing confessions, so I won't add to the confusion here. I heard that Brother Qin from the Chisumen was also in Taohua Town recently, so I went down the mountain to find him Come and help.

She tugged on the sleeve of the "kid from a rich family" and was about to use lightness kung fu to go down the mountain, with her back to Xu Biao.

——Xu Biao and Su Men colluded to assassinate Fang Heng, and Fang Heng had already noticed.Now that Fang Heng's life and death are uncertain for Su Men, Xu Biao naturally dare not let Sun Chengxiu find Fang Heng, let alone let Qin Songfeng, an old Jianghu with almost invincible swordsmanship, participate.

At this moment, if Xu Biao wanted to pluck himself clean, he should take the opportunity to try to make "Lord Buwu" speechless; if he wanted to save Lord Buwu, he would probably kill Sun Chengxiu on the spot to silence him.After all, a young girl who is good at swordsmanship but has no plans, and a "kid from a rich family" who is ignorant and ignorant, are completely vulnerable to the killer Xuezhu when they are unprepared.

Xu Biao finally chose the latter.

His knife was lying in the sheath and behind his back, but a slender sword that looked like a woman's only slipped out of his sleeve. He took a smart wrong step, and the slender sword turned into a sharp straight line, stabbing at Sun Chengxiu Back heart.

Sun Chengxiu's knife and Ji Shuliu's sword were unsheathed at the same time. Pan Ziyun, who was disguised as Mr. Buwu, wiped his face behind him, gripped the short knife tightly, and shot out of the bed like a cannonball, jumped out of the door, and went straight to Xu Biao Back heart.

They happened to be standing on the dangerous road in the middle of the mountain. Xu Biao jumped sideways and jumped off the steep cliff.

Pan Ziyun chased down relying on his thinness and dexterity, Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu's lightness skills were not high, so they rushed down the mountain road.

It is very dangerous to slide directly down the steep mountain face.It was the severe winter, and the rocks were covered with ice and snow, not to mention that Xu Biao didn't pay attention to observe when he came up, so it was difficult to choose a suitable path.But although it was dangerous, it was fast enough. When his feet hit the ground, Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu were still far away. Only Pan Ziyun, whose left hand was covered in blood, leaped off with more than ten feet left, barely followed.

The corner of Xu Biao's mouth twitched indiscernibly, as if smiling, but also as if not.

He quickly drew his sword, intending to kill Pan Ziyun first, but Pan Ziyun flipped his wrist, and he rushed forward, grabbing Xu Biao's heart.

Pan Ziyun's ruthlessness was evident in his eyes. He is not a master, and he has never learned serious martial arts. Most of his moves are honed from fighting ruthlessly with street gangsters. He not only knows how to fight desperately, but also knows how to desperately hurt Get the lightest.

On the white snow, Pan and Xu's chests were heaving violently, and the air they exhaled formed two faint white mist near their mouths and noses.

Sun Chengxiu stared at the rapier in Xu Biao's hand from a distance, and shouted loudly: "The killer Xuezhu, Uncle Sumen! How many people believe in your reputation as the hero Xu of the Yanshan School, and are killed by Xuezhu from behind?"

Xu Biao was really hired to kill people in the name of Xuezhu many years ago, and he really was Feng Bo, Su Men's second master after Su Yulong.The Yanshan School, which is obsessed with internal strength and sword skills, and doesn't care about world affairs, has actually raised such a number one person.

Su Men clearly had no masters, and they had to go all out to deal with a Bai Zhi back then. Why did Su Yanlong, who was only 20 years old many years later, become a martial arts wizard who turned out to be born out of nowhere?Talent is of course important, and the guidance of an expert is also indispensable. Xu Biao became the number one person as soon as he joined the Sumen. He has never heard that old people such as Tuiyun Boy and Buwu Langjun raised objections. He has secretly pointed out Su Yanlong, and has made great contributions to the revival of Sumen.

Xu Biao's swordsmanship was neither too fast nor too slow, and he really adopted a set of female swordsmanship from the Yanshan School that was not favored, but he repeatedly polished it into an unusually famous demeanor.If he didn't put his mind on killing people, would his achievements really be inferior to Fang Heng's?

Pan Ziyun's martial arts methods are exactly the opposite of Xu Biao's.After a long time of sparring with Qin Songfeng, and repeated persuasion by Ji Shuliu, Pan Ziyun's short-sword technique slightly suppressed the despair of dying together, but he was still upright and bold, and every move contained a huge explosive force, which unexpectedly showed A bit of Xiao Jiu's demeanor when he was a teenager.His agility is really fast, and he must not use the common routines in the martial arts to try to figure it out. Even a master like Xu Biao often makes a wrong eye and stabs the air with his long sword.

Messy footprints on the snow.Pan Ziyun's surroundings were aroused by the saber energy, and it was full of snow and fog, while Xu Biao was calm, his feet only moved a little according to the trend, and even the wind from the sword was not sharp, but almost gentle.

If you look at it from an outsider's perspective, you might think that Xu Biao is a master of righteousness who spends time in leisure, and Pan Ziyun is a treacherous, cold-blooded assassin.

After all, Pan Ziyun's saber technique was only taught by a master for the first time, and he still couldn't fully understand it. At first, he was full of murderous aura, but after Xu Biao gradually figured out a little pattern, he turned into a disadvantage. But he has supported it for long enough, Sun Chengxiu and Ji Shuliu have already Come here, not to mention Xu Biao, even Fang Heng, it is impossible to block the combined attack of these two people.

Pan Ziyun's dagger began to weaken, and his wrists were trembling slightly. He turned his back to Ji Shuliu and the others, seemingly unaware that his companions had come, and slashed violently. Flying up lightly, in mid-air, he flipped his wrist, and shot three throwing knives at Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu each, and the tip of the sword pointed at Pan Ziyun's abdomen.

Pan Ziyun retreated slightly but it was too late, the coat on his abdomen had been punctured.

Sun Chengxiu's long knife came from behind him on the left and slashed towards the tip of the sword. Ji Shuliu's hand stretched out from behind his right and took him back, out of the reach of Xu Biao's sword.

Ji Shuliu was holding a person, obviously weaker, Xu Biao was in a desperate situation, suddenly roared, dropped the killer Xuezhu's thin sword, drew out the long knife with his left hand, gathered the internal strength of the whole body, and split the two into four halves Cut towards Ji Shuliu and Pan Ziyun.

At the moment of life and death, he finally used the knife of "Xu Daxia", isn't it ridiculous.

Ji Shuliu grabbed Pan Ziyun, drew out his sword and intersected with the blade, and flew out with Pan Ziyun along with the saber in the ear-piercing sound, half kneeling on the ground, and slid a short distance in the snow before stopping.But he was still holding his sword, but Xu Biao's sword had already been shaken out of his hand - as long as the direction and timing of the sword was right, even if the internal strength was not as strong as Xu Biao's, he could still knock down his weapon.

Sun Chengxiu's knife finally struck Xu Biao's back.

Xu Biao had killed people for nearly ten years, and now, it was his turn to pay the final price.

※two※

When Xu Biao woke up, he was tied up and thrown on the ground.Fang Heng, Qin Songfeng, Ji Shuliu, Sun Chengxiu, and Pan Ziyun formed a circle, and five pairs of eyes stared at him closely.Apart from the crowd, there were more hostile gazes from the disciples of the Yanshan School. Those people were originally following around Xu Biao, but they were led away by Qin Songfeng just now.

Xu Biao's throat moved, as if he wanted to speak, but his brows were furrowed, showing a painful expression, which probably affected the knife wound on his back.But his pain was not as good as Fang Heng Wanyi, let alone the head of Yuan who was tortured to death in the back mountain.

After all, Fang Heng had known him since he was a child, and with a complicated expression on his face, he asked in a low voice: "My master treats you well, why on earth did you kill him? Tell me, and I will leave your whole body."

Xu Biao was silent.

Sun Chengxiu looked at Fang Heng and Qin Songfeng inquisitively: "May I ask?" Fang Heng and Qin Songfeng have known Xu Biao for many years, and it is difficult to be completely calm when facing this person.

Seeing that the two had no objection, Sun Chengxiu squatted on the ground in a very quack manner, lowered his head and stared closely at Xu Biao's eyes.Although she is still a young girl, in the past two years, as her sword skills have gradually become first-class, she has been alone in the arena, and she has taken care of many things that others dare not take care of, so she naturally has a sense of majesty.Xu Biao was twice as old as her, but under her gaze, his eyes were a little uncomfortable.

Sun Chengxiu said solemnly: "You joined the Sumen long before you changed your name to Xuezhu, didn't you?"

"Exactly."

"Su Yanlong's martial arts also won your advice?"

"Exactly."

"All the money you earned from killing people over the years was used to recruit soldiers and buy horses for Sumen?"

"Exactly."

"The word Tianpu was left at the place where the head of Yuan was killed, just because you suspect that the wife of the head of the Shangguan sent by Tianpu, Qiu Nvxia, also participated in the massacre of Sumen?"

"Exactly."

Sun Chengxiu said: "Your alias is Xuezhu, and you have killed countless people. You must pay for your life. Now you are sure to die, and nothing can threaten you. But we are just wondering, the head of Yuan has long been too lazy to be the head, Fang Heng And I have no interest, as long as you are willing, even the head of the Yanshan School is yours. But you don't even want to be the head, but you contribute money and effort for the Su Clan, and use yourself as a stepping stone for Su Yanlong to become famous. What you want What exactly is it?"

Xu Biao coughed lightly for a while, and said slowly, "I have nothing to worry about."

Sun Chengxiu looked at him contemptuously: "Master Yuan's injuries are all from the forced confession. He was never seriously injured before being restrained, which means that it was not a fair competition. You attacked him by surprise."

"It's not me," Xu Biao said, "I just brought Su Yanlong in, and distracted his attention by the way. It was Su Yanlong who made the sneak attack."

Sun Chengxiu said: "He trusts you, but you took advantage of his trust in you, and even watched him tortured to death bit by bit by Mr. Bu Wu."

Xu Biao didn't say a word, it was a tacit consent.

When mentioning Master's death, Fang Heng's eyes were tearing open, he stared at Xu Biao, his fingertips were trembling: "Don't you remember that Master and I are more famous than you, blocking your way?"

Xu Biao hesitated for a moment: "You didn't block my way."

"Then what are we doing to you!"

"Hindered love, hindered righteousness, and... hindered a woman I love."

Speaking of this, Xu Biao's eyes showed a touch of restrained tenderness. Normally, many people would be moved by such affectionate eyes, but when it comes to what he has done, his eyes are simply disgusting.