Blackwater Country. Shouyang Houfu. Shui Dongting, who was blind-eyed, was lying on the hospital bed, his whole body covered with bandages, unable to move like a mummy. In front of the collapse, there was a seven or eight-year-old girl sitting. She was petite and cute, with a young and charming face, but there was a breathtaking majesty in her twinkling eyes, as if her eyes were hiding countless sharp knives. It makes people shudder. In front of the little girl, Marquis Shouyang and the other people from the Marquis' mansion stood respectfully at her head, not daring to express their anger. Marquis Shouyang asked nervously: "Ancestor, how is my son's injury?" The little girl said nothing and stretched out her flawless white jade hands to cover Shui Dongting's eyes. Then he ignored everyone and left the room. After a while, Marquis Shouyang came back to his senses. He hurriedly walked to the couch and whispered a few words, but he saw that Shuidongting had already unresponsive. Shouyang Houru was struck by an electric shock, his whole body collapsed with coldness, and he murmured: "Dead, Ting'er is dead The ancestor killed Ting'er with his own hands, why, why" On the side Yang Xu persuaded in a low voice: "Junhou, what the Dragon Prince did is actually to help the young prince to be freed earlier. Look at the calmness on the young prince's face, you know that his death was not painful at all. Junhou, just do it "Please forgive me." "Yes, Ting'er is not in pain, our ancestors are not in pain, and all of you are not in pain! Only I, the white-haired person, will send the black-haired person, I will suffer!" Marquis Shouyang's eyes suddenly became violent. , looked at Yang Xu as if he wanted to eat someone, and said, "Now that Ting'er is gone, we have to find some people to bury him with him, don't you think?" Yang Xu was horrified, as if he saw the sky falling! A few days later, a frightened black figure climbed out of a newly made coffin and ran desperately to Longxiang City. ******************* Since he made the strategy to get closer to the Xiao family, Gao Yang was reading in the study room as usual. Now, the hand holding the "Commentaries on the Classic of China" He has read most of the manuscript, and Gao Yang has a fairly comprehensive understanding of common sense such as bones and thorns. If we follow the description in the commentaries, his current level of integrity should be at the "third level of the Earth Grade". Under normal circumstances, it would take at least ten years for an ordinary assassin to advance from the "third level of the earth" to the "first level of the heaven"; for those with excellent talents or those with strong family resources, it would take three years, and if two For those who are all prepared, it will take one to two years; for those who are exceptionally talented, it will take anywhere from five to ten months Of course, the "years and months" are calculated based on daily unremitting practice. If it is during If you waste half a day and do not advance in cultivation, you will retreat, and the difficulty of breaking through from "earth grade" to "heaven grade" will increase exponentially. The commentary also goes: "The thickness of Qi is like the savings of merchants. The thicker it is, the stronger it is. The purity and miscellaneousness of Qi is like the quality of gold and stone. The purer it is, the more expensive it is. Practice thick first, then pure, pure and thick, then That¡¯s it.¡± In other words, a person¡¯s backbone is like a businessman¡¯s treasury. The thicker the backbone, the more versatile and versatile one can be. Furthermore, in addition to "thickness" and "thickness", there are also "pure and miscellaneous" qualities in bones. The purer the bones of the same "thickness", the more noble they appear. Just like metals of the same weight, there is a huge difference between pure pure gold and broken copper and iron. Gao Yang has a deep understanding of this point. Because he often captures assassins from Gao Zhuo's house to practice spear practice. They all belong to the "third level of the earth". Gao Yang can fight against many with one person, but every time he is able to do it with ease, as if he has received divine help. The assassins under his command were amazed, and they were even more in awe of him and showed more loyalty to him. Speaking of his extremely pure character, Gao Yang couldn't help but recall those years in the mountains. This should be related to the strange symbols that Master taught me, right? Gao Yang slowly closed the book and looked at the mountains in the western sky. He didn't know how his master was doing now. "Master, of course I respect you and will never forget your warning: telling me not to study or go back. But as a man, you should do something and refrain from doing something. You should do what you think is right and never regret it. , Back down One day, I will come back! " When he first escaped from Zhenyin Mountain, Gao Yang followed his master's warnings in everything, and just wanted to live happily and peacefully. But deep down in his heart, he actually longed to read. Because he has always wanted to know what kind of magic power exists in the book, making people who were originally kind to him become so bad and cruel after reading the book! Originally, Master¡¯s warning was like a prison imprisoning him. But Madman Zhuo's death was a key that opened the prison and allowed Gao Yang to walk out of it: when he saw Madman Zhuo's notes for the first time, he had only one idea: to read it himself! He wants to enter the world of Crazy Zhuo and communicate with him. He wants to make Crazy Zhuo live in his heart more fully.middle! Since then, Gao Yang's desire for reading has been out of control. In addition to "cultivation books" such as "Shenzhou Jing Commentary", he also read some "sages' books" on how to behave in the world. Gao Yang gradually gained a deeper understanding of the principles he learned from books: Saints also make mistakes, so the saint's words cannot be fully believed. Similarly, the master's arrangements cannot be followed blindly. I want to follow my own wishes, go my own way, and firmly control my destiny in my own hands! ********************* Feng Hong¡¯s murder was a feast for the eyes. Those people in Longxiang City who were usually afraid of tigers may have been brutally killed by Feng Hong. The insulted assassins all celebrated with hands on their foreheads, and firecrackers went off for three days. At the same time, there were a lot of discussions, each trying to figure out who killed Feng Hong. But three days later, no one in the entire Longxiang City paid attention to Feng Hong anymore, because everyone's focus shifted to another matter. Not only Longxiang City, but also the entire Mohai Wushan was shocked. This is not only a major event, but also an anecdote that has not happened in thousands of years: Xiao Baxian, the lord of Longxiang City, issued a letter of war! If the person Xiao Baxian challenges is Sima Chengzhen, the leader of the Shangqing Sect who is one of the "Four Great Masters", or Shui Qingxi, the "Dragon King" of the Blackwater Kingdom, or Feihuo, the advocate of Zhengyi Diandian, Or a strong person of the same level outside Mohai Wushan, then this decisive battle can only be regarded as a major event, not an anecdote; The reason why this matter is amazing is that the opponent Xiao Ba first challenged, the name Called Gao Yang! The head of the Gao family, who was only fifteen years old and had only been in business for a few months, was unexpectedly declared a challenge by Xiao Ba! Throughout the ages, only "assassins" have challenged "lords", but there has never been a precedent for "lords" to challenge "assassins". No matter who wins or loses in this battle, it is destined to be written into the annals of history and cause a sensation in the world! At this time, things were already exploding inside and outside Longxiang City, and everyone was waiting to see what happened. But in Gao Zhuo's mansion, people were in panic and chaos, and no one knew what they were busy with or what they should be busy with! On the contrary, Gao Yang, who was involved, seemed to have never been affected in any way, and was still practicing calligraphy with gusto at this moment. Tan Zhaoming and Peng Xiao came hand in hand. Gao Yang raised his head to see Peng Xiao, said hello with a smile, and then went back to writing. Tan Mingming was angry and anxious, and said: "How long has it been since you still have this leisurely mood" Xiao Baxian's letter of challenge was sent to him on the third day after Feng Hong's death. It was said that it would be delivered five days later. A battle at Longxiang Peak! When Tan Mingming first received it, he thought it was a prank by a bored person. It wasn¡¯t until the Xiao family palace responded affirmatively that he realized that this was Xiao Baxian¡¯s own wish! At that time, Tan Mingming was so frightened that his face turned pale. His first reaction was to persuade Gao Yang to leave Longxiang City and escape to Huajiang Long's territory overnight. Gao Yang just tried to persuade him for two days, but he remained indifferent. Today, Tan Mingming had no choice but to capture Peng Xiao who was hiding in the back house while refining elixirs, and the two of them admonished him together. Tan Mingming complained to Peng Xiao: "If we really don't want to run away or run away, it's not impossible, but at least we have to show up in front of City Lord Xiao and beg him to take back the declaration of war, right? But Mr. Peng, what do you think this kid will do? Mine? He said, "Go ahead. I have nothing to do and I'm looking for someone to practice shooting with." He didn't even think about it. Now that Xiao Ba has made a declaration of war, how could it be a joke? If you just snap your fingers, you will kill someone!" Along the way, Peng Xiao already knew the whole story. He smiled and said, "Tan Mingming, you are just messing up. If the authorities are really crazy, you will." If Xiao Ba has the intention to kill Gao Yang, then no matter how we escape, we can't escape from his grasp. If we don't fight, it will be a dead end. It is better to remain silent than to move; if Xiao Ba has no intention to kill Gao Yang, then we don't have to escape at all. , You think so." Tan Mingming was stunned and said, "Then why did he come down to challenge? This is completely unreasonable. How dare he challenge a junior? "Just now? Not long ago, he and Gao Yang had made up a plan to get closer to Xiao Baxian, but for a while they couldn't think of a good reason to visit Xiao Baxian, so they slowed down a bit. Unexpectedly, it had only been a few days before Xiao Ba came to the door first. He was originally a famous man with unparalleled resourcefulness, but he had been racking his brains for the past two days and could not figure out why Xiao Baxian suddenly acted like this! Peng Xiaodao: "You are not a cultivator. You are absolutely unable to understand the loneliness of being a strong man and the uncontrollable fighting spirit in your heart! Xiao Ba's move may not have any deep meaning or murderous intention. He should just want to find someone. It¡¯s just a fight between two opponents!¡± ¡°But Gao Yang is far from his opponent! Besides, even if City Master Xiao doesn¡¯t intend to kill anyone, if he misses??? Peng Xiao laughed and said, "You are reaping the bitter consequences." Who told you to use Qian Huan to bluff people and kill Feng Hong with one move? In Xiao Baxian's eyes, this shows that Gao Yang is important enough to be his opponent! " Tan Mingming breathed a sigh of relief and said: "According to what you said, as long as we explain the facts clearly to City Lord Xiao, he will take back his life? " Peng Xiao nodded and said: "But if this happens, the Gao Zhuo Mansion will face revenge from the Blackwater Kingdom, the Lu family and others, and the situation is worrying. " Tan Mingming said: "We will worry about the future matters. In short, we will get over the current difficulty first. I will enter the palace in person and meet the city lord. " "don't want. "At this moment, Gao Yang's writing suddenly stopped, and he said expectantly, "I want to meet him for a while. " Tan Mingming suddenly felt his scalp numb. He really wanted to run into the south wall and meet Zhuo Crazy Man in the underworld.