Chapter 187 The Phantom of the Empty Mountain (2-in-1)

After a brief fight, countless green bamboos in the center of the Bamboo Sea were damaged by the sword wind, revealing an open space with broken bamboos and broken leaves everywhere.

Shashasha~~

The rain of bamboo leaves drifted away in the wind, gradually covering Huang Yulong's body.

Not far away, Pei Xiangjun held a spear and held down Xiao Shichen, who was covered in blood.

Ye Jingtang squatted in front of him and took out the medicine bottle again:

"It's too late if you don't eat anymore. You were only the second in command. In the past, you had to listen to the boss's arrangements, not the mastermind. Now that your boss is dead, he will bear all the blame. I won't say that you will get away without guilt, but at least I can let you get away with it. You are spared one death. You are only over forty, and you have at least thirty years to live. Why bother to die for King Wu?"

"cough……"

Xiao Shichen kept coughing up blood, looked at Huang Yulong who had expired, and said hoarsely:

"You should go after Bai Siming. Everyone in the world is just a loser. How could King Wu tell us where he is hiding? Ahem...just kill him if you want. I've already done my job...ahem..."

Ye Jingtang frowned, raised his hand to send Xiao Shichen away, stood up and looked into the depths of the bamboo sea.

Luo Ning came forward with her sword in hand and was about to speak when she saw bloodshot eyes on Ye Jingtang's hands and quickly held Ye Jingtang's hand to check.

Pei Xiangjun took out the golden sore medicine from his waist and handed it to Ye Jingtang with a very unhappy expression:

"You don't need a big gun, but you have to use a knife to shoot at close quarters. What are you thinking?"

Ye Jingtang was not injured, but his skin was broken by the shock. He clasped his fingers and shook his head:

"I just want to test whether the dragon-slaying order is powerful or not. The knife skills are not good at all and almost made me confused."

Luo Ning took out a handkerchief, wiped Ye Jingtang's hands, frowned and said:

"If you use Junshantai's hundred-jin heavy sword, Huang Yulong will be knocked away by the first blow, let alone the sword. It's obviously because you have the wrong weapon..."

Pei Xiangjun saw that master Luo Ning was full of temper and said something wrong with Ye Jingtang, so he interrupted:

"Ning'er, you just jumped repeatedly, more than thirty times. What move was it? Fascination array?"

? !

Luo Ning stopped speaking suddenly and looked at the sarcastic Sanniang:

"What ecstasy formation? Mine is the Nine Palace Steps!"

"The Jiugong Step is a close-fitting footwork. Is it useful for being four to five feet away from the opponent?"

"I took a soft sword and didn't look for an opportunity to sneak attack. How could I attack the front like him? You also used a big gun and poked me from the beginning to the end... Wow~!"

Luo Ning was quarreling with Sanniang, who was taunting her, with angry eyes. But in the middle of her words, a handsome face suddenly appeared in front of her.

Then the warmth came from the red lips, blocking the words tightly.

"Eh~"

When Pei Xiangjun saw Hu Meizi being held and chewed, he quickly turned his head.

Luo Ning was attacked by Ye Jingtang. She was very angry. She raised her hand and hit her shoulder, turning her cheek away:

"Little thief, are you going too far? She said nothing to me, but you shut my mouth when I told her?"

Ye Jingtang took the dragon-screaming gun over and made a serious appearance:

"I just want to take advantage. How can you say I'm biased? Let's go and chase Bai Siming."

Luo Ning felt that Ye Jingtang was trying to be biased, but business was more important and she couldn't say much, so she put away her sword energy and rushed forward.

Pei Xiangjun put the spear that did not match his body on his shoulder and thought for a moment while walking:

"By the way, officers and soldiers came suddenly just now. After they came out, they ran non-stop to chase them. I forgot to tell you. When I was watching on the roof, I saw King Wu's cronies coming, and there seemed to be someone following behind."

Ye Jingtang took the Overlord Gun and put both guns on his shoulders:

"Following? Who?"

"I don't know. Qinggong is very powerful and my insight is amazing. I found someone watching me near the Moon Lane and ran away. Not long after, a woman in white came to the town from behind. She seemed to be chasing the Qinggong master in front..."

Luo Ning slowed down and asked:

"What kind of woman?"

"I don't know. It's too far away. I can only see clearly that he is wearing a curtain hat and a white skirt. His Qinggong must be better than mine..."

Ye Jingtang only heard this, so naturally he couldn't figure out his identity. However, judging from 'the enemy of his enemy is his friend', the person who could pursue and follow Bai Siming would most likely be from King Wu's side.

After thinking about it for a moment, Ye Jingtang wrote down the matter first, and left the Bamboo Sea together, chasing the direction Bai Siming left...

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The remaining shadow covered the moon, and old and dead vines were entangled in the deep mountains and forests. From time to time, several unknown beast howls could be heard:

"Ouch~~"

The birds spread their wings and hovered in the night sky. Their bright black pupils reflected the mountains and fields for miles around, locking onto the figures escaping quickly in the woods.

Bai Siming, who was dressed in a military robe, walked on the ground between the mountains with amazing movement. He was very fast but made no sound. Occasionally, he would lightly jump up to the treetops and carefully look at the wind and grass behind him. He was extremely cautious. .

But no matter how cautious a warrior is, it is difficult to notice a bird circling high in the sky at night.

Discovering that the Black Yamen King of Hell behind him was being held back by Huang Yulong and others and was not catching up, Bai Siming no longer worried about hiding and began to speed through the mountains at full speed.

Swish swish swish~

Although the movement was small, it was still flying at full speed in the deep mountains and old forests, bringing out a row of swaying tree crown branches and leaves, extending to the northwest, like a beast walking through the forest.

The birds followed them high in the sky, and after chasing them through several mountains, they suddenly found a dark figure on the top of a mountain, standing at a commanding height and looking out at the mountains.

The movement caused by Bai Siming was not big, but it was very noticeable if you looked closely. The black shadow quickly locked onto Bai Siming's position, and then followed quietly.

Niaoniao tilted his head high in the sky. When he was confused, he spotted another white shadow floating out of sight at an alarming speed and chasing after the two of them.

The three of them were far apart, walking through the mountains like a mantis stalking a cicada and an oriole behind.

The woman in white at the rear kept closing the distance. After touching a cliff, the black shadow noticed it, turned around and ran away.

The woman in white broke out at the same time and jumped down from the cliff.

Sa——

Then grass and trees began to fly across the mountains and fields, and two shadows, black and white, scurried around like cats chasing mice.

Bai Siming, who was escaping in front, became obviously alert when he heard the noise, and flew away into the distance without stopping for a moment.

Niaoniao's head was full of questions. Because his goal was clear, he ignored the two outsiders who were running around and continued to chase Bai Siming...

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The night is already dark.

In the deep mountains and old forests, a group of three people moved forward silently. Ye Jingtang carefully observed the clues on the ground to determine the direction of Bai Siming's escape.

However, when top masters escape, the traces they can leave are barely visible. If they want to catch up with Bai Siming, they have to rely on the scouts Niao Niao. The three of them are walking slowly in the mountains, mostly resting and recuperating, waiting for Niao Niao. Come back and report the location of the target.

After walking forward like this for two quarters of an hour, no birds were seen turning back or signaling. However, Ye Jingtang's ears twitched slightly and he looked towards the high mountains ahead.

Pei Xiangjun lowered his breath and looked into the mountains:

"Is there a situation?"

Ye Jingtang stood up, jumped to the top of a big tree, and looked into the depths of the mountain:

"There seems to be someone fighting in the mountain, and there is quite a lot of movement."

"Bai Siming got into a fight with others?"

"possible."

Now, Ye Jingtang is not the only one who comes to hunt for King Wu from the imperial court.

King Wu rebelled and escaped, and being the first to discover and capture him was a great achievement that was enough to be promoted to an official position. Head catchers from all over the country and even government experts have been rushing to Wuzhou in recent days.

If other people searching for traces in the mountains encounter a conflict with Bai Siming, the duck he caught may fly away.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang did not hesitate and began to move quickly towards the mountains; Luo Ning and Pei Xiangjun also stood up and followed behind...

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Flowing clouds covered the full moon, and the deep mountains and old forests darkened, leaving only dim starlight.

Deep in the mountains, in a pine forest.

A thick layer of yellow-brown pine needles has accumulated on the ground. The ground is very slippery and will make a soft sound when stepped on.

A woman in a snow-colored dress and a white gauze hat walked slowly through the dim pine forest. Her white shoes embroidered with plum blossom petals stepped on the pine needles. They seemed to have no weight and did not cause any movement. .

The woman in white is holding a long sword. The sword is three feet and three inches long. The blades on all sides are as bright as mirrors. The guard is shaped like a yin and yang fish. The name is quite special. It is called 'Hehuan', which means yin and yang. It is one of the top ten names. The sword among swords.

Ranking so high does not mean that the material and craftsmanship of this sword are so special.

Just like the Dragon-Screaming Spear, the material and craftsmanship of the Dragon-Screaming Spear is not inferior to that of the top ten famous guns, but its reputation in the world may not even rank among the top 100.

After all, the status of a famous soldier in the world is never determined by quality, but by the person who uses the weapon and his past achievements.

This sword ranks among the top three because it is the sword of the Patriarch of Yuxu Mountain, but now it is in the hands of a woman who is among the top three of Bagui and the most powerful in the world.

The pine forest looks calm as usual, but if you look closely with enough light, you can find that there are black needles as thin as hair on many pine trees, and some of the tree trunks still have sword marks.

The dress of the woman in white fluttered with the faint night wind. After searching the woods for a long time, she stopped and said:

"Come out, you've been hit by me, you'll die if you hold on any longer."

Yu Jie's voice is quite mature, elegant, soft and slow, but also has a cynical and casual tone. It sounds both good and evil, making it difficult to distinguish between good and evil.

As the woman in white spoke, a female voice came from the depths of the forest, filled with anger:

"Witch, you have been hit by my rotten bone needle. Even the Divine Doctor Wang of the Southern Wei Dynasty can't save you. Now throw away the sword and beg for mercy. I will give you a way to live. If you chase me again, we will die together!"

The woman in white turned towards the source of the sound and sighed softly:

"You've said this seven or eight times, about burning heart needles and menstruation-breaking powder, and every time you say there's no cure..."

"I don't want to kill anyone, so I spared you! Are you annoyed that you, a witch, have chased you from last year to this year, from Daliang to Xihai? If you chase me again, I will give you an aphrodisiac and throw you into a brothel... "

Ding~

A flying needle as thin as a hair flew silently from the darkness without any warning, but when it came close, it was swept away by the Acacia Sword.

The woman in white was strolling among the pine forests, looking at a tree crown deep in the forest:

"Oh~? Do you still have aphrodisiacs? I really want to try out how powerful it is. It's not like the cheap stuff on the market. It doesn't even make you feel..."

"Bah! You witch, don't force me. If you dare to take another step forward, I will break the killing habit!"

The woman in white kept walking: "You can't hold on anymore. Hand over the Singing Dragon Picture, and I'll let you leave alive..."

"I don't have the Minglong Picture. I've told you a hundred times! If you want to find the Minglong Picture, you're looking for Jiang Zahu. Why are you chasing me?"

"I originally went to find Jiang Zahu, but I ran into you first. You are the 'Thief Saint' of Beiliang. You have traveled to countless wealthy families in both countries over the years. You should have more than one picture in your hand, right?"

There is a big difference between the Jianghu in Beiliang and the Great Wei. The Great Wei are all traditional warriors. The only people revered as 'saints' in the Jianghu are the two saints on the mountain.

The Beiliang people respect strange people and strangers more, and the status of warriors who do not follow the ordinary path in the world is also very high. The poisons, hidden weapons, and even telescopes, osmanthus soap and other items that are popular in the world are all made by the people of Beiliang, the "Poison Saint" There are many titles such as Medical Saint and Thief Saint.

But no matter how many there are, there can only be one person in a line who dares to be named "holy".

After being identified by the woman in white, the man in the woods was not proud, but said angrily:

"You are the thief! I have never stolen anything..."

"You are so good at Qinggong. You go into the secret rooms of the study of wealthy families every day without stealing anything. So what are you looking for?"

"I just learned martial arts secrets secretly."

"There are also martial arts secrets in Prince Yan's Mansion? Prince Yan's Mansion was stolen a few years ago. Prince Yan didn't say anything about it. He just secretly traced your whereabouts..."

"The case in Prince Yan's Mansion was not my fault! There are so many thieves in the world who stole things and blamed it on me. You don't believe me when I explain..."

"The Wingless Owl didn't even learn Lu Jieyun's three skills. He stole the Qinggong experience and was so scared that he didn't dare to return to Yanzhou. He doesn't have the courage and ability. You are the only one in the world who can sneak into King Yan's study without saying a word. …”

Wow——

The two of them could not say more than a few words, when suddenly there was the sound of branches breaking from the pine tree in front of them.

Then a black shadow fell from the tree crown and fell on the pine needles on the ground.

thump--

The black shadow was dressed in night clothes, with only one pair of eyes exposed. After landing, he wanted to stand up, but he groaned and covered his chest:

"cough……"

The woman in white walked slowly ten feet away with her sword in hand:

"Every time I'm half a mile away from you, you'll notice it and run away in advance. I don't believe you if you say you haven't practiced the Ming Shen Tu."

The man in black was lying on the ground, staring at the dog-skin plaster in front of him, and said angrily:

"Is it wrong that I was born with good eyes and ears? I travel around the world neither stealing nor robbing, and I have no enmity with a witch like you. You are still haunting me and have repeatedly attacked me..."

The woman in white holds the sword upside down and behind her:

"If I wanted to kill you, you would have died long ago. I urgently need the Singing Dragon Picture. If you have it in your hand, I must take it. If you hand it over, I will let you go and compensate you with a big opportunity. If you don't hand it over... …I don’t want to be a bad woman, but I can’t help it for my apprentice.”

The man in black saw the other party coming, gritted his teeth, slipped a dagger out of his sleeve, and put it against his neck:

"If you dare to come here, I will kill myself immediately!"

The woman in white is strolling in the courtyard, turning a blind eye:

"If you commit suicide, you can't stop me from searching you while it's hot."

"I don't have a picture of the singing dragon, but I know its whereabouts. Once I die, you won't be able to find it again!"

The woman in white paused for a moment, then walked forward:

"How could you commit suicide if you are so smart? Tell me the whereabouts of Minglong Tu so that you can avoid suffering..."

"you……"

The man in black had a sad and angry look in his eyes. With no other choice, he stabbed his neck with a dagger.

Sa——

Seeing this figure, the woman in white suddenly accelerated and wanted to stop her, but as soon as she passed the pine tree where the man in black fell, she heard from below:

Bang~

A white mist burst out between the soft pine needles, instantly engulfing the woman in white who passed by above.

Naturally, the man in black's dagger did not pierce his neck. The sorrow, anger and despair in his eyes disappeared, and he quickly jumped up from the ground.

The woman in white didn't panic, she just stopped and looked down:

"What's it this time? Aphrodisiac?"

"You think beautifully!"

The man in black held the dagger in front of him and said coldly:

"This is Xue Ning Powder, a unique secret medicine that I kept at the bottom of the box. You will definitely die. The faster the blood and energy go, the faster you will die. You'd better not move around."

The woman in white felt it and nodded slightly:

"It's really powerful this time. I guess it will take a quarter of an hour to force the poison."

The man in black didn't quite believe what he said, but he knew how scary this witch was. He slid out three black needles from his right hand, and slowly stepped forward to touch the witch a few more times.

Cha~

The woman in white had a calm and calm demeanor. She stuck her sword on the ground, took out a palm-sized red wine gourd from her waist, opened the cork, took a slow sip, and said politely:

"The 'Fierce Girl's Sorrow' produced in Shazhou, also known as Immortal Kneeling, is the best wine in the world. Would you like a sip?"

The man in black smelled the aroma of wine, and suspicion flashed in his eyes:

"You still dare to drink after being hit by blood coagulation powder? Do you think you can't die quickly enough?"

"If you have wine today, you will get drunk today."

After the woman in white took a sip of strong wine, she hung the small wine gourd back on her waist:

"People live their whole lives just for pleasure. If you throw away pleasure in order to survive, then life will be meaningless."

"..."

The man in black felt that the witch was too calm and did not dare to approach rashly. He gave up the idea of ​​patching up the needle, turned around and staggered towards the depths of the mountain.

"Let you run for a quarter of an hour. See you later."

The woman in white looked relaxed and watched the man in black go away. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief until the figure completely disappeared.

She took out a handkerchief and put it on the ground, sat cross-legged with her back straight, and pinched the Ziwu Jue with both hands. Then her skirt and veil were not moving in the wind, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead...

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Ye Jingtang heard the slightest movement and walked quickly towards the mountains. Soon he came to the foot of a stone cliff behind a mountain.

The woods below the stone cliff were in a mess, as if they had been run over by a herd of elephants.

When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he knew that the person he was fighting was very skilled in martial arts. He slightly raised his hand to stop Sanniang and Ning'er.

Pei Xiangjun carefully looked at the messy woods and found a few inconspicuous thin needles stuck on the ground and even on the tree trunks, as well as a lot of colorful powder. He reminded:

"Be careful, it's poison."

Night Terror Hall also discovered this, and carefully exited the jungle where there may be poisonous gas. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice coming from a pine forest two miles away:

Wow——

The sound of branches breaking.

Although the distance was quite far, the dead silence in the mountains and fields made it sound unusually obvious.

The three of them frowned at the same time and looked at the pine forest in the distance.

Ye Jingtang knew that the person he was fighting with was still there, so he didn't say anything and silently moved towards the pine forest with his knife.

Pei Xiangjun and Luo Ning did not need to communicate, so they separated to the left and right and followed at a certain distance.

Ye Jingtang silently came to the outskirts of the pine forest, using the Tianhe sword technique to carefully sense the situation inside.

There was no movement in the pine forest.

Ye Jingtang estimated that the opponent's martial arts skills were very high, and he was afraid that Sanniang and Ning'er's steps would be exposed in advance, so he raised his hand and told the two of them to stand still and be careful outside the pine forest, preparing to rush for help. He relied on his extraordinary lightness skills to silently Step over the pine needles and get closer to scout.

After carefully touching a distance and passing through several pine trees, Ye Jingtang saw the scene deep in the woods through the dim starlight:

A woman wearing a white dress and a curtain hat was sitting cross-legged in the forest, with a long sword stuck beside her, all alone with no one else around.

In the middle of the night, deep in the mountains and old forests, a woman in white clothes suddenly appeared. She was silent and had an elegant and ethereal aura. It was easy for people to tell whether she was a human, a ghost or a fairy.

?

Ye Jingtang was not sure whether the other party was alive or dead. After thinking for a while, he pressed the handle of the knife and slowly approached. When he was still dozens of feet away, he noticed that the woman in white's curtain turned and looked towards him.

Ye Jingtang made a movement, and realized that the opponent's martial arts skills were extraordinary. He did not get closer, kept his distance by pressing the handle of the knife, and showed his waist card:

"Hei Yamen is on business. Who is sneaking around in the forest? Tell me your name!"

"..."

The woman in white looked around in the woods for a while, and quickly recognized the handsome official who suddenly came over. He was the young man in black who had stopped him when he saw injustice on Wanshui Town Road in the morning.

The woman in white admired this kind of police officer who kept his duties in mind and had a strong sense of justice. If they met him on a regular basis, they might even chat with him for a few words.

But now that I bumped into her, she was obviously not interested in talking.

Judging from the acting style of this handsome police officer, if you find an unknown person meditating in the mountains and forests, you will definitely get to the bottom of it. You will not give up until you find out her identity, place of origin, where she comes from, and where she goes. But she cannot The conscientious policeman takes action.

Moreover, the Beiliang Pirate Saint is by no means an ordinary person. Although her frontal combat power is far inferior to hers, her abilities in Qinggong, Six Senses Perception, and the use of hidden weapons and poisons are at a first-class level. The messy poisons are very annoying.

Today's blood condensation is indeed a powerful and strange poison that is at the bottom of the box. Although it can't hurt her at all, it is not a big problem to limit her for a while.

If the younger generation were to discover that she, the most powerful woman in the world, had been drugged and forced to sit here, the invincible image she had accumulated in the past would not be destroyed on the spot...

To sum up, now is the best course of action.

The woman in white heard Ye Jingtang's distant question, but there was no response. She stood up slowly, pulled out the sword beside her, held it upside down behind her, and walked slowly into the depths of the woods, leaving Ye Jingtang with a fairy-like atmosphere. back view.

"stop!"

When Ye Jingtang saw that the other party dared to resist arrest, he frowned and pressed forward with the knife:

"According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, those who refuse to be arrested will be killed without mercy. Girls, don't play with fire."

Sa——

As soon as the voice came out, the woman in white who was walking slowly in the forest rose into the air, turned into a white afterimage flying left and right, and went out more than ten feet in the blink of an eye.

The extraordinary movement skills that can be called ghosts really startled Ye Jingtang, but his movement skills are not bad either.

Anyone who sees an official and doesn't dare to talk to him and runs away is definitely not a gangster and must be unclean.

King Wu might be hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, but the woman in white ran away when she saw the official. Ye Jingtang naturally assumed that she was King Wu's remnant, and immediately flew up and chased after him...

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I got up at seven in the morning and kept writing until 11:40 in the evening. Aguan was already desperate at this coding speed.

Originally it was 10,000 words, but after revisions and revisions, only 6,000 words were left or2