Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 154 Jianghu People

The sudden appearance of Lady Canghua here really caught everyone present by surprise.

Chen Qiyuan put away his nonchalant attitude, looked fiercely, took a few steps forward and looked up at Empress Canghua, "The owner of Canghua Tower... why are you looking for the two of us?"

Lady Canghua used the secret method of transmitting sound to change her original voice, so Zhao Wumian did not recognize her, but felt that her figure seemed a little familiar.

However, Zhao Wumian didn't know much about Shen Xiangge's body, so he didn't associate the two of them together. After all, although Lady Canghua was a demon girl, she was always dressed tightly, so you couldn't see anything. Zhao Wumian only saw her little feet...

If you could see Lady Canghua's feet, you would probably be able to recognize her.

But Zhao Wumian was still fetching water to take a bath, with nothing on his body. Seeing this woman suddenly appear, his eyes twitched, and then he picked up the bucket and blocked it in front of Xiao Wumian without leaving a trace. Then he suddenly remembered that he had boasted that he would have a drink with this powerful witch, and he was even more misleading, pouring dirty water on Canghua Tower, causing Canghua Tower to lose its foundation in Taiyuan...

Fuck, now that I think about it, I have offended this evil woman in many ways. No wonder she said she had a grudge against me right from the start.

Compared to being seen naked, his current life is more worrying.

Although there are some grudges between himself and the spear leader Chen Qiyuan, he can see that he is also a chivalrous man. All he wants is the safety of Jiu Zhong and Prince Jin. But if he falls into the hands of Lady Canghua, there is no guarantee what will happen.

Zhao Wumian fought a great battle last night and was extremely exhausted, but after taking the elixirs from the two women, another night had passed and he had recovered a lot. With the addition of Naraku Hongsi, he probably could fight with this witch for a few rounds?

Thinking of this, Zhao Wumian was about to take the Wuhen Knife leaning against the well, when he saw Lady Canghua cast her eyes on him, focusing on Zhao Wumian's body, and then sneered: "Where did you come from, little hairy boy? Are you still worried about me looking at your body at this moment? You really think I would care about you when your hair hasn't even grown out yet?"

Zhao Wumian had a cold face and silently went to put on his pants. With his other hand, he tightly grasped the sword and pretended not to hear.

After hearing this, Lady Canghua felt very uncomfortable. You are the one who made me angry the most in the past, and now I finally see you being speechless even when I am angry.

There are indeed many benefits to hiding my identity in front of you.

Zhao Wumian put on his pants and said to Chen Qiyuan, "This old bitch is obviously coming for me. Is the spear leader willing to help me fight her off? I can't promise to help the King of Jin break this situation, but I can promise to avenge his wife's murder and clear his name."

Old whore? Fight me together?
The joy of Lady Canghua instantly sank. She thought to herself, I heard about the killing in Hequ, so I went there to take a look. I saw you being kidnapped by the spear leader, so I followed you to save you. But now you want to fight me together with the spear leader! ? And you call me an old whore! ?

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiyuan looked at Zhao Wumian and thought to himself that you must have a way to break the impasse, but it is precisely because you are from the Empress faction and it is obviously beneficial to you that the fight between Prince Jin and the Crown Prince is a big deal, that you are unwilling to help... To be honest, based on Zhao Wumian's performance in the past month, he is so honest at this moment, he must have some plan.

But no matter what Zhao Wumian planned, he couldn't really let him be snatched away by Queen Canghua.

Chen Qiyuan waved the spear in his hand, and the snow in the yard was blown up by the strong wind. He smiled arrogantly, "Before fighting with Wudamu, it's not a bad idea to practice with you, a demon girl..."

Who would have thought that Lady Canghua ignored Chen Qiyuan and just looked at Zhao Wumian and said coldly: "If you want to go to Taiyuan to die, I won't stop you."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and flew away on her own, looking as if she never wanted to see Zhao Wumian again.

The spear leader was ready for a fight, but this witch came suddenly and left suddenly, as if she was just teasing them. This made him look like a clown while he was on high alert... But why did he feel that this witch came to save people?
He looked at Zhao Wumian with a slightly confused tone, "Do you know her?"

"I don't know her." Zhao Wumian was also a little confused. What did this witch mean?
Zhao Wumian pondered for a moment and said, "She couldn't have come here just to show her face. If you ask me, she's hiding in the dark and looking for an opportunity to attack. That's what a witch does."

Niangniang Canghua, who had just left and then calmed down and turned back to hide in the dark and prepare for a sneak attack to save people, rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth when she heard this. She couldn't figure out if she owed this man in her previous life. How could he make her so angry even though she had concealed her identity?

Chen Qiyuan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then put away his gun and put it on his shoulder, saying casually: "If the enemy comes, we will stop him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth... Let's eat first. I'm starving after running all night."

After saying that, he really went back into the hall, closed the door, and urged, "Old shopkeeper, are the wine and food ready?"

Logically speaking, when Empress Canghua showed up, the Gun Leader should have made some preparations, not to mention taking Zhao Wumian away for thousands of miles. But now he seems to be so indifferent... I guess he guessed that Empress Canghua came for Zhao Wumian and deliberately used Zhao Wumian as bait.

He still needs Zhao Wumian to break the impasse for Prince Jin, but he still does so. He must be absolutely confident in himself.

Yes, who can cultivate to the level of "Martial King" is not a child of destiny? Who doesn't have a proud heart?

Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly, cleared away his distracting thoughts, and quickly washed himself clean. He then filled another bucket of water and picked up the washboard to wash clothes... This blue shirt was bought for him by Su Qingqi, and he really treasured it.

But after washing for a long time, the blood stain could not be washed off, and a voice came from behind.

"A man who is a man of integrity is squatting here washing clothes... Isn't it shameful?"

Looking back, he saw Lady Canghua standing behind him with her hands behind her back. Her expression could not be seen clearly because of the mask she was wearing.

Zhao Wumian glanced at the lobby. Chen Qiyuan didn't move at all. He guessed that since he saw that Lady Canghua didn't make a move immediately, he wanted to observe... so he left him and this evil witch together?
Zhao Wumian was not sure what the witch behind him was thinking, so he continued to wash clothes without making a sound, saying, "Your Highness has been in the Demon Sect for a long time, and all you have encountered are intrigues and deceptions. So there is no one to give you clothes?"

Lady Canghua looked at Zhao Wumian. She didn't expect that he would have the guts to chat with her... Could it be that he discovered her identity? She didn't expect that, he was always fearless.

She sat down on the stone well, crossed her plump legs, and said calmly, "I'm in need of clothes?"

"You have enough clothes, but you may lack people who truly care about you." Zhao Wumian stretched out his blue shirt, looked at the blood stains on it, and missed the detergent from his previous life very much.

Lady Canghua tilted her head and looked at Zhao Wumian, "Your words may be of some use to ordinary little demon girls from the Demon Sect, but I have no shortage of people who care about me."

The Queen Mother even entered the palace alone for her. Doesn't she love her niece very much?

"Then why did you ask?"

Lady Canghua raised her face and looked at Zhao Wumian again, thinking to herself, is this man always like this to everyone? After all, I am also a martial arts master who can easily kill you.

Seeing that it could not be washed off, Zhao Wumian could only sigh lightly, put the blue shirt aside, then took out a small package stained with blood, opened it, and inside were pieces of clothes.

"Was this also given to you by someone else? This dress is obviously too big." Empress Canghua was swaying her toes slightly out of boredom. If she lived in modern times, she would definitely do this while wearing half-dressed high heels.

"I promised others that I would deliver these clothes to Yanmen Pass, but it has been delayed until now." Zhao Wumian saw that the clothes were not stained with blood, so he folded them and put them down.

"In your current situation, do you still have the leisure to do such a thankless task?" Lady Canghua reached out and gently stroked the long hair behind her waist, and concluded lightly, "Fool."

"You're talking to a fool about so many things about clothes, aren't you stupid?"

Zhao Wumian had no outer clothes to wear and could only wear a white inner garment that was not stained with blood. Although it was thin, fortunately, with his internal strength, he was not afraid of cold or heat.

Hearing this, Lady Canghua said in a very cold voice, "Do you really think I'm some kind of female knight? Do you think I don't dare to kill you?"

Speaking of being afraid, Zhao Wumian was actually a little frightened in his heart, but he was not afraid that Queen Canghua would kill him. Instead, he couldn't guess why this woman suddenly approached him?
Apart from the time in Taiyuan, he had no interaction with this woman.

As soon as Lady Canghua said this, there was a clang and the lobby door was pushed open. Chen Qiyuan was carrying a big gun and said, "Zhao Wumian, the food and wine are ready, come and eat... Oh? Lady Canghua, you are still here?"

Chen Qiyuan pretended to be surprised, and then laughed, "A demonic woman with great power... In the whole martial arts world, apart from you, only Xiao Yuanmu can bear this name. This is the first time I see you, so why don't you give me a drink?"

"Get out, who the hell are you?" Queen Canghua did not forget that she came to save people, so she did not have a good attitude towards the Gun Leader.

Chen Qiyuan smiled slightly, not getting angry, and just made a gun flower, "Come here to kill? Come here to save people? Be honest, you can't have come here just to have a love affair with Zhao Wumian, right?"

Lady Canghua narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, sneered, stood up, and gently patted the hem of her skirt.

Judging from the situation, he is going to have a fight with Chen Qiyuan.

Zhao Wumian couldn't figure out the purpose of Lady Canghua, but she didn't seem to have any hostility towards him, so he couldn't let the two of them fight without knowing what was going on. He stood up and said, "Since we're here, Lady Canghua must have been following us all the way to find this place. You must be hungry after a night, right? Let's eat something together?"

Lady Canghua rolled her eyes cutely again, then turned around and looked coldly at Zhao Wumian, explaining: "You are still of some use to me, so I will not kill you, nor will I let you follow Chen Qiyuan to Taiyuan to die."

"So you're here to save people?" Chen Qiyuan looked Madam Canghua up and down, then smiled a smile that every man could understand, "You want Zhao Wumian to be your furnace?"

"Is that all you men have in your minds?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense again, Zhao Wumian hurriedly walked towards the lobby with the package in his arms, "It's not too late to fight after we're full. I'll fight whoever wins."

"I thought I was such a popular person..." Although she said so, when Lady Canghua saw the two of them went into the hall and left her alone, she gritted her teeth and said to herself, "I really owed him in my previous life!"

The dishes prepared by the old shopkeeper were very sumptuous, including wine and meat.

Lady Canghua sat down at the table with a sullen face, feeling very strange in her heart. She was clearly here to save people, so why were they sitting down to eat together?
Chen Qiyuan looked at Lady Canghua with a hint of surprise. He had never expected that this demonic woman would actually come...

He smiled at Zhao Wumian and said, "I invited Lady Canghua to drink, and she told me to get lost. You invited her over, and she obeyed you..."

"Chen Qiyuan, you have nothing to say?" Empress Canghua said coldly.

"Hey, if you want to fight, talk about it after you finish eating. Don't waste such a table full of delicious food." Chen Qiyuan leaned the Blood Scale Spear against the table, took a jar of wine, drank by himself, and ate with relish.

After drinking two cups, he remembered that there were two people beside him, so he took two empty bowls and poured wine into them. Then he remembered something and said to Zhao Wumian in front of Lady Canghua: "I invited her to drink, but she just told me to get lost... You should do it instead."

Zhao Wumian didn't think it was time to drink, but from Empress Canghua's attitude, he could also try to figure out what she was thinking. He had to talk to her to find out whether she was an enemy or a friend. So he picked up a bowl of wine and handed it to Empress Canghua, smiling, "Your Majesty, do you think I can be useful to you... What do you want to cooperate on? Can we talk about it in detail?"

Lady Canghua crossed her arms and glanced at him sideways, smiling: "Didn't Master Zhao say that he would exchange a 'Canghua Order' for a chance for me to drink with you? Now that the chance has come, why don't you take out the Canghua Order?"

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned. He really did carry the Canghua Token with him, but there was also a kitten painted by Guan Yunshu on the token. In Zhao Wumian's opinion, it was a token of love between him and the little nun, so he would not use it casually.

He waved his hand and said, "I don't have it with me... Let's drink it next time."

Chen Qiyuan interrupted and said, "If Her Majesty Canghua is really willing to show favor, why would she care about a mere token? Conversely, if Her Majesty doesn't want to, who can force you to drink? So why did Her Majesty ask him for the so-called Canghua Token..."

As he spoke, his expression became meaningful, "Is this a hobby of yours?"

There was laughter coming from under the mask of Lady Canghua, but there was no trace of smile in her laughter.

Seeing that she was about to attack him in anger, Chen Qiyuan had no choice but to give in, "Okay, I know you won't drink."

"Who said I can't drink?" Who would have thought that after the words fell, Empress Canghua smiled again, raised her hand and lifted her mask, revealing her delicate chin, thin and passionate red lips, and a small black mole at the corner of her lips.

She covered her face with her sleeve with one hand, held the wine bowl with the other hand, raised her head slightly, moved her throat slightly, and drank the whole bowl of wine, her posture was elegant and luxurious. Chen Qiyuan laughed, "Good alcohol tolerance, good heart."

Zhao Wumian glanced at her sideways, frowning slightly, and felt that she was a little familiar, but among all the women he had seen, none of them had a mole at the corner of their lips.

This is natural. When Lady Canghua travels around the world, she not only wears a mask, but also disguises herself simply.

After drinking a bowl of wine, Lady Canghua put down her mask and looked at Zhao Wumian with a sidelong glance, meaning, 'Have you finished testing me? Do you know that I have good intentions towards you? If you do, then hurry up and help me kill Chen Qiyuan. Don't act like I'm a bad guy.'

Zhao Wumian couldn't see her eyes, but he could roughly tell that this evil witch did not have much hostility towards him.

The wine was drunk and the meal was eaten. If nothing unexpected happened, after the meal, Lady Canghua would fight with Chen Qiyuan. Zhao Wumian turned his head to look at the old shopkeeper and said, "Old man, the Rong tribe's army will arrive in a few days. You'd better leave the city as soon as possible."

If this old shopkeeper doesn't leave, not to mention the Rong tribe, the aftermath of the fight between Lady Canghua and Chen Qiyuan alone will be enough to take his life.

But upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper just smiled faintly and said, "There are always people like you two who escape from Piantou Pass and come to this city."

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, but he saw the old shopkeeper standing at the counter, wiping the wine jar with a rag, and smiled at Zhao Wumian and said, "Are you three from the underworld?"

Chen Qiyuan flicked the Blood Scale Spear and said, "Is there any need to say this?"

The old shopkeeper thought for a moment and said:

"I originally had a son and a daughter. My son became a disciple of a secluded sect. After learning Kung Fu for two years, he called himself a man of the world. He always told me that people of the world should be carefree, free and easy, and chivalrous. Later, he offended someone and was killed by his enemies while traveling. I don't know where his body is now.
My daughter also left with a gangster who came from nowhere, and there was no news of her until fifteen years ago when she sent me a letter saying that her husband had been murdered and she was going to follow him.

Zhao Wumian stroked the wine bowl with his fingers, "The Jianghu sounds like a place where you can be free and easy, and roam the world with your sword, but in reality, dying on the streets and being separated from your family is the norm."

"Not bad." The old shopkeeper smiled kindly at Zhao Wumian again, "Later, I made inquiries from various sources and found out that my son was killed by the Rong people. If that's the case, the Rong people are coming to the interior of the country, and I, an old man, can't show my cowardice. I lost my courage to save my life."

Chen Qiyuan frowned, "Why do you have to do this? You don't know martial arts, you are neither a soldier nor a martial artist, there is no need to fight to the death with the Rong people, let go of your obsession and run for your life."

The old shopkeeper smiled and replied calmly, "I don't have many years left to live. Even if I flee to the interior, I can only survive for a few more years... But if I stay in this city, I can provide clean clothes, water, and food to my compatriots who have fled here. Even if the things I give save a chivalrous general who can kill a military dog, then I will retire with honor and die without regrets..."

Chen Qiyuan was slightly stunned.

The old shopkeeper looked at Zhao Wumian and said, "Little brother, is this what I did right?"

Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment, then he slowly said, "I can't find any problem."

"That's good." The old shopkeeper smiled again, and then said with a smile:
"If you three want to fight, I won't stop you. I just hope you don't ruin this inn... I'm hoping to use this to help the rest of my compatriots."

After having a good meal and a few drinks, we left the inn.

Zhao Wumian said to Chen Qiyuan: "He is the real man of the world."

Chen Qiyuan was carrying a jar of wine and a rifle. He did not answer but just drank from it sip by sip. His face was indifferent and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lady Canghua began to wonder if these two had become good friends behind her back... Then what am I now?
She looked coldly at Chen Qiyuan's back, too lazy to play any Jianghu games with the two men, and said, "Today I am going to take Zhao Wumian away. Chen Qiyuan, if you want to stop me, then you can compete with me to see whose fist is bigger."

Chen Qiyuan was silent again, and no one knew what he was thinking. After a moment, he stopped and stood on the empty street. He looked at Zhao Wumian first and asked a strange question, "You said before that you could promise to avenge the prince's wife's murder and clear his name... Will you really kill the prince?"

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, then said: "I am from the Empress faction, and it is impossible for me to escape from this vortex. If I cannot kill the prince, then the King of Jin today will be my tomorrow."

Chen Qiyuan asked: "That's indeed your position, but how do I know if you have the ability to win this game?"

"Four martial masters, a hundred thousand troops, and..." Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment before he said to Chen Qiyuan, "The remaining troops of the King of Jin."

Lady Canghua glanced at Zhao Wumian and thought to herself, "Now you remember that I am also one of the martial arts champions on your side?"
Chen Qiyuan smiled and said, "You want to go to Taiyuan with me, is it really for the soldiers of King Jin? But why would King Jin give the remaining troops to you, the one who has always ruined his plans? You know, if it weren't for you, King Jin's ambition might not have been exposed to the world."

"That's why I have to go to Taiyuan in person." Zhao Wumian smiled slightly.

Chen Qiyuan looked at him deeply, then rubbed the back of his head and sighed, "Prince Jin currently has only three options: either die, cooperate with the Rong tribe, or cooperate with the Empress faction behind you... Is this what you mean?"

"Yes."

"It's a relief that you can let bygones be bygones."

"The King of Jin and I have no personal grudge, we just have different positions, and now we have a common enemy."

Chen Qiyuan waved his hand, "I will tell His Majesty exactly what you said."

After saying that, Chen Qiyuan turned around and looked at Empress Canghua who had been waiting impatiently for a long time. He made a spear flower with the nine-foot spear. Although he was looking at Empress Canghua, he was actually talking to Zhao Wumian:

"You killed my disciple, and my Tianluo Spear is missing a person, but I can't kill you... And warriors like me practice martial arts all our lives, and all we seek are three words: 'reputation', 'chivalry', and 'inheritance'... So my Tianluo Spear depends on how much you can learn from watching me in battle."

After saying this, Chen Qiyuan held the center of the gun barrel with one hand, with the gun body parallel to the ground and horizontally at his side.

Empress Canghua said these words after she saw that Chen Qiyuan wanted to teach Zhao Wumian the Tianluo Spear and then leave alone.

She suddenly felt puzzled. Chen Qiyuan kidnapped Zhao Wumian, wasn't he trying to get Zhao Wumian to help Prince Jin escape from the predicament?

Although Zhao Wumian has given a way to cooperate with the Empress’ faction, the specific rules have obviously not been negotiated yet... Is he going to let him go now?
It's incomprehensible, really incomprehensible, are you making fun of me?

Lady Canghua put one hand behind her back and looked at Chen Qiyuan coldly... No matter what Chen Qiyuan thought, she had been annoyed with this guy for a long time.

Zhao Wumian guessed why Chen Qiyuan did this, but did not say much. He just stepped back silently, glanced at the two people who were on the verge of a fight, thought for a while, then took out a copper coin from his pocket and flicked it with his fingers.

The copper coin flew in the air for more than a dozen times, and then fell on the bluestone floor with a "click".

boom----

The two martial arts masters followed suit, and a loud bang instantly echoed through the empty street.

Inside Piantou Pass, the fire had been extinguished, but the corpses were still scattered on the ground.

The Rong people were not stupid. After their morale was boosted by the massacre in the city, they began to work overtime to build a stronghold based on Piantou Pass, obviously intending to use Piantou Pass as their base for attacking Dali.

Early in the morning, a tall man in a white robe and a white wolf fur coat draped over his back walked into Piantou Pass at a leisurely pace.

This person has an extraordinary demeanor, and his every move is elegant and mature. His black hair is not tied up, but is scattered behind his waist, but it does not look messy, and is obviously deliberately combed.

He had a handsome face and regular features, and was estimated to be in his thirties or forties. At first glance, anyone would think he was the head of a noble family rather than a Rong people from the grassland.

But this person was Wudamu, the national teacher of the grassland whom Luo Shuzhi was willing to give up at Piantou Pass to lure out.

Wudamu was walking on a street littered with corpses. There were many two-meter-tall, armored prairie men around him, but they all bowed their heads and followed him respectfully. As long as Wudamu didn't speak, no one dared to speak.

It was not until Wudamu came to a Jingguan filled with Liren soldiers that he stopped and looked up.

"How many Li soldiers were killed?" he asked calmly.

Someone behind him answered, "There are 25,000 soldiers guarding Piantou Pass. 15,000 of them fought to the death, and the other 10,000 retreated immediately to preserve their manpower when they saw the pass was breached... According to spies, the 10,000 soldiers are currently under the leadership of Liren General Xie Jingzhao, searching for Dong Wenzhen's whereabouts to eliminate the traitor first."

Wudamu was silent for a moment, then performed grassland etiquette towards Jingguan, saying: "Luo Shuzhi was incompetent and ruthless, causing you to die tragically inside the pass. If I, Dakun, had border soldiers like you, why would I worry about not being able to restore the former dynasty and return to the old capital?"

After that, Wudamu gently raised his hand again, "We entered the pass not to plunder, but to restore our country. If we want to restore our country, relying solely on force will only repeat the past mistakes. Only the will of the people is the foundation of the throne... Anyone who dares to massacre the city along the way will be killed!"

"As ordered."

Wu Ming followed Wudamu, thought for a moment, and then said, "Is the Imperial Master going to Taiyuan now?"

Wudamu nodded slightly, and then he saw a Rong soldier riding a horse and rushing into the pass. He knelt down in front of Wudamu with a plop and said in a hoarse voice:

"National Master, King Urgi has been captured!"

Wu Ming was slightly stunned, his expression changed, "Who captured him?"

"Zhao Wumian!"

Wudamu's expression did not change at all. He still stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Jingguan, and asked, "I have heard of Zhao Wumian... I heard that he is from the legitimate princess's faction... But he is in Jin, where did he get the soldiers?"

"No, no soldiers... He was alone and captured King Urji..." The Rong man's face also turned red and he said with shame.

Wudamu then withdrew his gaze from the Jingguan, frowning slightly, "Where are the two thousand cavalrymen?"

"Eight hundred of them were killed by Zhao Wumian, and the remaining one thousand or so were all killed by a man with a nine-foot black spear. I was the only one who escaped in a hurry..."

"The spear leader Chen Qiyuan..." Wudamu pondered for a moment and then found it funny. "The leader of the martial arts of the Prince of Jin and the people of the legitimate princess are together?"

"No, I don't know if the two of them are cooperating." The Rong man lowered his head and did not dare to look up.

But Damu walked away with his hands behind his back, heading east, and said casually: "All your colleagues died, how could you survive alone, Wu Ming."

Wu Ming raised his knife and chopped off the man's head.

"Come with me to Taiyuan."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)