"Let me go, I'm just afraid that your kung fu is too bad and you'll have to hold me back." Seeing Zhang Ran in a daze, Jiang Lingxue shouted again.
"Ahem!" Zhang Ran coughed awkwardly, hurriedly let go of Jiang Lingxue, and said angrily: "This is how you ask for help. Do you know that I am willing to accompany you to Tianhuang Mountain?"
"Uh! Sorry." Jiang Lingxue realized that she had taken it for granted, and lowered her head to apologize to Zhang Ran.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you. Why did you suddenly think of going back to Tianhuang Mountain?" Zhang Ran asked.
"When Grandpa Situ went back, he said he would be back in two days. It has already been a week, and I am a little worried." Jiang Lingxue said.
"Tsk!" Zhang Ran smacked his lips: "When do you plan to go? It's already dark now. You don't plan to go now, do you?"
"That's it now." Jiang Lingxue said matter-of-factly: "If it weren't for the fact that it was night, what would I do with you?"
Zhang Ran almost choked at these words and rolled his eyes: "Then why don't you go during the day?"
"There is a magic formation on the mountain. I don't know the way during the day." Jiang Lingxue said awkwardly.
"Oh!" Zhang Ran couldn't help but cursed, "What the hell is this? I don't know the road during the day, but I know it at night."
In fact, Zhang Ran didn¡¯t know the inside story. Many barren mountains now are no longer what they used to be, and they are not completely inaccessible. With the development of the national economy, the tourism industry has begun to slowly flourish, especially some famous mountains and ancient temples. Now most of them have become has become a tourist attraction, which has caused some sects to have to move deeper. Sects that understand Xuanmen magic will also set up illusion arrays to prevent tourists from entering rashly. At the same time, disciples of the sect are not allowed to have urgent matters during the day. Feel free to go out.
Although Tianhuang Mountain is not very famous in Kyoto, there are still many tourists. Xuanyi Sect is located deep in Tianhuang Mountain, and is naturally covered by the magic array. Jiang Lingxue usually goes out to the mountain either accompanied by Jiang Fengyun or Situ Ming, or at night , it¡¯s normal to not know the changes in the formation.
The two of them left the courtyard and came to the main road outside. They stopped a taxi and sat at the foot of Tianhuang Mountain before starting to climb the mountain on foot.
Although Tianhuang Mountain is just outside Kyoto City, it is actually not very close to Kyoto City. By the time the two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.
There is no moonlight in the sky today, but there are many stars. I can barely see the road clearly. The road is quiet, with crickets chirping from time to time, and the cool breeze adds to the chill.
On a night like this, Jiang Lingxue was a little frightened as a girl went up the mountain alone. No wonder she wanted to drag Zhang Ran along with her.
Both of them were trainers. The speed of climbing was naturally a lot faster than ordinary people. They reached the top of the mountain in about half an hour. Jiang Lingxue recognized the direction and took Zhang Ran along a path on the top of the mountain to the back mountain.
"The back mountain is inaccessible, and there are many poisonous insects, so be careful." Jiang Lingxue warned softly as he walked. Zhang Ran nodded and followed Jiang Lingxue, letting go of his six senses and always paying attention to the surrounding environment.
The two were walking, and when they rounded a corner in front, Zhang Ran's body suddenly shook slightly. Before he could think about it, Zhang Ran hurriedly covered Jiang Lingxue's mouth and pulled her to his side.
Jiang Lingxue's attention was all focused in front of her eyes. She didn't wait for Zhang Ran to cover her mouth and pull her away. She thought Zhang Ran had some bad intentions and was about to fight back.
"Shh, there's someone not far away, be careful." Zhang Ran quickly let go of his hand and whispered in Jiang Lingxue's ear.
After listening to Zhang Ran's explanation, Jiang Lingxue quickly retracted her elbow and lightly bumped Zhang Ran's chest, which was a bit coquettish.
Of course, this is not the time for romance. After bumping into Zhang Ran, Jiang Lingxue hurriedly looked not far away, and sure enough, she saw the trees not far away shaking violently, and someone was obviously chasing her.
The two of them gathered their minds and leaned closely against the rocks on the side of the mountain, not daring to take a breath. They watched quietly. Suddenly, a black figure jumped from one tree to another, and then looked behind them and shouted coldly. : "He, you have been chasing me for half an hour and you still won't give up. What do you want to do?"
"hehe!"
At the same time, a hearty laughter came out, and another figure jumped out of a tree, landed on a tree not far from the previous dark figure, and said with a smile: "Little bastard Qiu, I haven't seen you in more than ten years, have you forgotten?" You are an old friend, but you don¡¯t know how to greet your elders when you meet them?¡±
"My surname is He, I have no friendship with you. You take your Yangguan Road, and I take my single-plank bridge. We don't infringe on the river. Why do you bother to embarrass me?"
"Yeah?"
The person named He shouted coldly: "Seventeen years ago, you had people secretly kill the Hu family.As a young man, as a member of the Hongmen, I harmed my fellow gang members, how could I ignore them? "
"He, you are just an elder of Hongmen. Why do you have to interfere in the affairs of the meeting? I respect you as a senior. Don't push yourself too far." said the black figure in front.
"Excessive!" The man surnamed He snorted coldly: "What qualifications do you have to say such things in front of my old man? Maybe you feel that your wings are stiff." After saying that, the figure surnamed He jumped up and walked towards the previous one. The figure pounced.
The figure in front was obviously afraid of the man named He, so he didn't dare to neglect. He turned around and ran away. Zhang Ran was surprised to see that these two people were so powerful. Although there were many trees in the mountain, they were mostly five meters apart. People can actually jump from one tree to another without losing speed.
"No!" Zhang Ranzheng was surprised. Suddenly his face changed drastically. The first black figure actually fled in the direction of him and Jiang Lingxue. Based on the skills of these two people, wouldn't he and Jiang Lingxue be affected?
Without any time to think, Zhang Ran hurriedly pulled Jiang Lingxue and ran back, but the speed of the two figures was too fast. They had just run less than a hundred meters, and the previous figure was already not far behind him. After leaping into the air, his hands grabbed Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingxue.
"Damn!" Zhang Ran cursed in his heart, but he could do nothing. Before the other party arrived, strong pressure came from a distance, making him and Jiang Lingxue unable to move at all.
At home, Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingxue resisted fiercely, but the opponent's hands were already in front of Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingxue. Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingxue had no room for resistance at all, and they were grabbed by each other with one hand.
Fortunately, this person's target was not Zhang Ran and the two of them. The purpose of catching Zhang Ran and the two of them was just to escape. When Zhang Ran and the two were caught, he threw them back, and Zhang Ran and the two of them were in unison. Flying towards the person behind.
"You little bastard Qiu!" The man behind shouted coldly, sighed, and hurriedly caught Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingxue who were thrown by the other party. He also grabbed one with one hand and placed them firmly on the ground.
Before Zhang Ran could recover from the shock, he heard a familiar voice scolding: "You little bastard, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Zhang Ran hurriedly looked up and saw that the person named He by the person in front was none other than the cheap master he recognized last night, He Zhengping.
Seeing that it was this old guy, Zhang Ran breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly saluted: "Master."
"Forget it, get up, it's a pity that that bastard got away." He Zhengping waved his hand and asked Zhang Ran to stand up, sighing at the same time.
At this time, Jiang Lingxue also came back to her senses. Her cold and beautiful face was full of fright. When she saw Zhang Ran calling the man in front of her master, she looked confused, but she did not speak.
"She turns out to be the little princess of the Xuanyi Sect. Did you accompany her to Tianhuang Mountain so late to go to the Xuanyi Sect?" He Zhengping asked Zhang Ran after seeing Jiang Lingxue's appearance clearly.
"Yes, we are planning to go to the Xuanyi Sect. Master, who were you just now?" Zhang Ran nodded and asked.
"A scum of Hongmen. Normally he stays at the Hongmen headquarters, so I can't find him. But I finally ran into him today. I originally planned to deal with him and help Hongmen get rid of harm, but I never thought he would run away." He Zhengping sighed.
Zhang Ran knew that He Zhengping was the sitting elder of Hongmen, so he was not surprised by He Zhengping's behavior. However, Jiang Lingxue was a little confused and said softly: "The man just now looked familiar to me. He seemed to be Senior Qiu, the deputy mountain master of Hongmen. I met him several times with my grandfather."
"Yes, it is Qiu Changyu, the current deputy leader of Hongmen." He Zhengping said.
Zhang Ran was surprised when he heard this. No wonder the other party was so powerful. He knew that Hongmen was considered one of the largest gang organizations today. The relationship between Hongmen was modeled after the three sworn brothers, Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan, who were called brothers. The one with the most power was the leader. , or Mr. Zheng Longtou, who rules over the entire Hongmen. The second-ranked one is the Deputy Mountain Master, also known as the Deputy Mr. Longtou. His status in Hongmen is second only to that of the Chief Longtou. It is such a person who was chased by his own cheap master. Running all over the mountain.
Seeing Zhang Ran's surprised look, He Zhengping immediately said angrily: "Boy, what's so strange about this? My old man entered Hongmen earlier than him, has a higher seniority than him, and has better kung fu than him. How can his kid be better than me?" It¡¯s an honor to escape in front of you.¡±
He Zhengping's words are not bragging. The most important thing in Hongmen is seniority. When a junior sees a senior, he must salute, otherwise he will bully his master and destroy his ancestors. This is also in the deep mountains and forests. If he meets Qiu Changyu at the Hongmen headquarters, He had to be respectful to He Zhengping, but in that case it would be difficult for He Zhengping to attack Qiu Changyu.
Hongmen prohibits internal fighting, and what Qiu Changyu did is very secretive. Although He Zhengping knew that Qiu Changyu did it, he had no evidence, so he could only do it secretly. ThisMeetings are hard to find.
"Master, you are so wise and powerful. When a young man sees you, he will naturally turn around and run away." Zhang Ran hurriedly smiled and flattered.
"Okay, don't be glib. Since you plan to accompany your little lover to the Xuanyi Sect, I will go with you. The Xuanyi Sect is not peaceful now." He Zhengping knocked on Zhang Ran's head and said.
Zhang Ran didn't think anything of this sentence. It wasn't the first time this old guy had made such a joke in front of him. Jiang Lingxue's face turned red and she wanted to defend herself, but was shocked by He Zhengping's momentum just now. Able to bow his head and remain silent.