Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 245 Enemies meet on a narrow road
There were flashes of swords and sabers on the deck. Even if Lan really broke through in the battle and became a master who could build a bridge between heaven and earth, most of the court's top warriors gathered here, including the two martial arts champions and Zhao Wumian, not to mention the large number of imperial guards on the shore of Zhuwu Lake and countless masters from the palace. Not to mention him, even Wudamu, who is currently the best in the world, might be able to break out of the ship, but he would basically not be able to break out of the capital.

Lan knew that he might die here. His face without any details of facial features clearly showed a desperate and ferocious look. He shouted loudly and stomped his feet. A big hole instantly appeared on the deck under his feet. The magnificent ship seemed to tilt slightly in the opposite direction. The long sword was like thunder under the moon, slashing towards Zhao Wumian's neck.

However, Lan's speed was so fast that even the fine long sword in his hand could not withstand it. As he swung the sword in the air, cracks appeared on the blade and it broke instantly, turning into countless sharp blades that shot towards Zhao Wumian.

Dang Dang Dang————

The long sword broke, but Lan's speed did not slow down at all. He almost flashed in front of Zhao Wumian along with the fragments of the long sword. He clenched and released his fists and threw two straight punches.

Zhao Wumian raised his knife to block the broken blade, then suddenly pulled his body to the side to avoid the two punches, and swung his knife horizontally, the knife light was like a moon.

Lan's speed was more than 50% faster than before. Even though Zhao Wumian used the Heavenly Demon Blood Solution, he was still dazzled for a moment. However, due to the sparring session, Zhao Wumian was unwilling to use the Naraku Red Silk to deceive others. Now that he had the intention to kill, he naturally didn't need to hold back. After using the Nine Bells, he was able to barely keep up with Lan's speed.

But Lan's speed increased again. After his fists barely brushed Zhao Wumian's side, he immediately changed from fists to claws, clamping Zhao Wumian's forearm with one hand, and using the other hand with five fingers like hooks to block the horizontal sword with his palm. Blood splattered on his palm instantly, but he failed to cut off his hand directly.

"drink!"

With his forearm clamped and his sword restrained, Zhao Wumian immediately loosened the handle of the sword. The hand that was clamped on his forearm also pulled Lan's arm tightly, and the free hand clenched it tightly. He took a step forward and punched Lan in the heart without reservation.

The clothes on Lan's back instantly bulged and exploded, revealing the red skin on his back. Qi gushed out from his back like an invisible cannonball, tearing a wide gap in the deep red carpet on the deck.

Lan had no way to avoid it and didn't want to avoid it. He raised his legs and bent his knees, and hit Zhao Wumian's lower abdomen heavily with his knee like a bell.

Zhao Wumian and Lan flew backwards at the same time, like cannonballs. Their arms, which were clamped by each other, were covered with five bloody marks deep enough to see the bones.

The storm instantly smashed the deck at the edge of the ship and crashed into the vast lake, creating a water line more than ten feet long on the lake surface.

Zhao Wumian flew backwards for only a few steps before being caught by Chief Constable Su. Xu Ran, on the other hand, had already taken off the ground like a wild goose and flew to the lake.

It sounds long, but Zhao Wumian and Lan only exchanged one move, which took less than two seconds.

That's why Luo Chaoyan's face turned extremely cold at this moment, and he angrily said: "Don't hold back, kill him on the spot!"

If an assassin sneaked into the ship, damaging Dali's reputation was a small matter, but this guy was obviously an assassin from Wuchang City who came to assassinate Zhao Wumian. If he could escape alive, then Luo Chaoyan would not have to sit on the throne.

After receiving the order, Chief Constable Su took over Zhao Wumian without saying a word. He took a look at Zhao Wumian's forearm, and after seeing that it was only a flesh wound, he also followed Xu Ran to encircle and suppress Lan, but he couldn't help but be amazed in his heart.

Even if Lan only achieved a breakthrough at the last minute, he was still a serious martial arts champion. How many martial arts champions were there in the world? Zhao Wumian could actually fight against a martial arts champion now. If they were to fight one-on-one, he might have a chance of winning.

However, it is naturally impossible to let Zhao Wumian and Lan fight one-on-one at this moment.

Zhao Wumian took a knee strike from Lan and couldn't help spitting out blood, but his expression remained unchanged. He pressed a few acupoints on his limp arm to stop the bleeding, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and prepared to join in the encirclement and suppression of Lan.

But the Queen Mother held up her skirt with both hands, ran over from the stage, grabbed his hand, and said anxiously, "Xu Ran and Chief Constable Su are here, the assassin can't get away, what else can you do?"

As she spoke, the Queen Mother looked around and said in a stern voice, "Imperial Physician!"

The foreign envoys looked at each other in bewilderment and fear, but when they saw that the assassin was knocked out of the ship by Wei Ming Hou's punch and seemed to pose no threat to their safety, they relaxed a little and turned to look at Zhao Wumian with amazement.

This is the Weiming Marquis of Dali? So powerful? I heard that he has an army of 200,000 under his command...

Thinking of this, the foreign envoys all had complicated expressions and could not hide their envy.

He is young, in charge of the army, has unparalleled martial arts, is handsome, and is the most powerful official in the country. And, and... huh? Wei Ming Hou was injured, why did the Queen Mother rush down in such a hurry? This, this is against the royal etiquette, right? Zhao Wumian is just Wei Ming Hou, not your relative, so why are you two so close?

Could it be that this Wei Ming Hou was also different from ordinary people in some way? Chakravartin?

The Queen Mother actually didn't think so much about it. She was simply worried after the sudden change... Mainly because she and Zhao Wumian had become quite familiar with each other, and forgot the occasion for a moment.

Luo Chaoyan didn’t care about this kind of thing. How could she possibly be thinking about matters between men and women at this time?

She frowned, stood up and looked at the lake. Seeing that Lan had already started fighting with Xu Ran and Chief Constable Su, her pretty face was extremely cold and she was paying close attention to the battle situation.

Lan is a gifted person. He became the top martial artist by achieving the unity of nature and man. Strictly speaking, he should be stronger than Xu Ran and Chief Constable Su.

It is completely different to realize that the Nine Bells are the bridge between heaven and earth and to realize the bridge between heaven and earth after achieving the unity of heaven and man.

But Xu Ran and Chief Constable Su are also veteran martial arts masters with the experience they have accumulated. In a one-on-one fight, they might be able to fight Lan in a 40-60 tie, but in a two-on-one fight, there is no way they can lose. Besides, Lan is not in perfect condition. He has already fought with Zhao Wumian and even had a hole in his lower abdomen. One of his arms was directly broken by Zhao Wumian.

Even Wudamu was exhausted when he fought against Guiyi Zhenren and the Spear Leader. But how many Wudamu are there in the world?
A group of palace masters were divided into two groups. One group jumped off the ship and used light skills to encircle and attack Lan. The other group flew to Zhao Wumian and Luo Chaoyan, drew their weapons and looked around to prevent other assassins in the ship.

The Sword Sect and Xiao Xitian, the two sects with the best personal relationship with Zhao Wumian, all rushed to Zhao Wumian and surrounded him. Xiao Xitian was not so aggressive, but the Sword Sect disciples were much more straightforward, holding weapons and waving their claws, "Who dares to touch our young sword master!?"

Zhao Wumian and the Queen Mother were surrounded by three layers of people, and there was a chaotic sound in his ears. Zhao Wumian took a few sharp breaths, calmed down the restless blood in his body, and looked around. Seeing that Chief Constable Su and Xu Ran had the upper hand, he gave up the idea of ​​joining them in the fight and turned to the Queen Mother:
"Master may be in danger. I will go and check the situation. I am not sure if there are any assassins on the ship. Queen Mother, please stay here."

Lan is bound to die without a doubt, and adding one more person will only advance the time. However, Zhao Wumian is also really worried about Mu Lier.

When the Queen Mother heard that her sister was also being targeted, she didn't suspect anything and immediately became anxious, "I'll go with you!"

"What can you do? Are you going to hide in my arms when you encounter danger? I'm covered in blood now, it would be bad to dirty the Queen Mother."

"Hey, why didn't you tell me that night that you were afraid of dirtying me?" The Queen Mother glared at Zhao Wumian, but her martial arts skills were indeed not very high. She just argued with Zhao Wumian and then stayed there obediently.

When the masters of the Imperial Palace around the two heard this, their eyes widened, obviously thinking something wrong, but no one dared to say anything and they all pretended not to hear... When doing things in the Imperial Palace, this level of self-awareness is the most basic.

Zhao Wumian flew out, said something briefly to Luo Chaoyan, and then left in a hurry amid the confused looks of all the guests.

From the time Zhao Wumian heard the sound of the poisonous insect flapping its wings, to the time Lan revealed his identity and broke through to the present, only a few breaths of time had passed. Logically speaking, Mu Li'er and Su Qingqi were not rookies, so it was impossible for them to not be able to survive even a few breaths. However, there are exceptions to everything, and Zhao Wumian couldn't help but worry.

But when he hurried to the door of the room where Mu Lier was, he sensed the presence of five people in the room.

Five people?
Mu Lier, Luo Xiangzhu, Su Qingqi...who are the other two?
And it didn't seem to be very urgent, nor was there any fighting. Compared with the flashing swords and shadows on the deck of the building ship, there was a peaceful feeling here...

Zhao Wumian was standing at the door when he heard a slightly childish, ethereal and pleasant voice from inside, "What is your relationship with Zhao Wumian?"

Then Su Qingqi's voice came, "What relationship? When he regains his memory, we will get married. What relationship are you talking about?"

Earlier, after Xiao Yuanmu realized Lan's true identity, he remembered that there was a woman in black following Lan at that time.

An experienced assassin like Lan must have a backup plan after sneaking into the ship, and the woman in black has disappeared... She must be an assassin from Wuchang City who boarded the ship with Lan.

Xiao Yuanmu didn't take Wuchang City seriously at all, but Lan had repeatedly provoked Zhao Wumian, and Xiao Yuanmu would never let him leave the ship alive. Therefore, he couldn't help but worry about his future plans and left quietly.

Lan and Zhao Wumian were fighting, and most of the people on the ship were on the deck. The rear wing area was sparsely populated, and only a few patrolling guards could be seen for a long time. But with Wei Minghou's token, no one dared to stop Xiao Yuanmu.

Xiao Yuanmu sensed for a few seconds, frowned, raised his hand and pushed open a door. Looking inside, he saw a guard with a livid face lying on the ground.

Xiao Yuanmu took a few glances and saw that he was poisoned and had died. Judging from the way he was killed, it must be the poison from Wuchang City.

If you look closely, you will find that there are many guards who were poisoned to death along the way.

Xiao Yuanmu had a blank expression on her face. She didn't care how many people died. She just thought to herself that Du was not a very skilled person. He killed people and left the bodies behind. If Xiao Yuanmu herself sneaked in, she would definitely make the guards blocking the road disappear completely from the world without leaving any trace.

The Bone-Dissolving Palm is just a third-rate martial art that is not worth mentioning to Xiao Yuanmu.

She left the room with her hands behind her back, following the trail of corpses along the way, and soon came to a room in the corner of the ship, where she heard a conversation.

"I just heard a loud noise outside... Did the Marquis start sparring with the Goguryeo warriors?"

"Yes, that warrior from Goguryeo was very crude and didn't follow any rules. He went on stage to provoke the Marquis and injured the son of the Shen family and the Taoist priest from Wugong Mountain. The Marquis is fighting him now. In my opinion, that crude guy will definitely not be able to withstand a few moves from the Marquis."

"Haha, go down,"

"As ordered."

Creak————the door opened slightly, Xiao Yuanmu dodged to the dark, and saw a palace maid walking out of the room with a tray. Through the gap in the door, he could see that it was Mu Lier, Su Qingqi and Luo Xiangzhu inside.

The road between enemies is narrow...

Xiao Yuanmu narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and the sound of conversation continued in the room.

Inside the house, Su Qingqi arranged the fruit dishes that the palace maid had just brought, picked up an orange and peeled it, and asked with concern:
"How does Master Mu Jian feel?"

Mu Lier calculated the time and found that the poison was about to take effect. She took off her boots and sat on the couch, holding the Blazing Sun Jade in one hand. Seeing Su Qingqi's concerned expression, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
"The poison hasn't taken effect yet. It will take another quarter of an hour or two. Qingqi doesn't need to come over to take care of me... The poison will wear off after a while."

Su Qingqi and Mu Li'er were not actually very familiar with each other. She shook her head slightly after hearing this. "The Sword Master is the Master's Master, and he is also Qingqi's elder. The Master is busy right now, so Qingqi will take over the responsibility of being his wife..."

The wife takes the husband's job?

Xiao Yuanmu, who was outside the room, was stunned for a moment, and forgot that he came here to find poison.

Given Su Qingqi's personality, it was impossible for her to call herself Zhao Wumian's wife before she got married... But Zhao Wumian told Su Qingqi everything about Mu Li'er and Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian would be honest with his partner, but he also said that Mu Lier was thin-skinned. Although she had been close to Zhao Wumian before, she had never thought of establishing any relationship with him. Therefore, Su Qingqi couldn't quarrel with Mu Lier too obviously and could only say it secretly.

Su Qingqi actually didn't care much about Zhao Wumian having three wives and four concubines. Deep down, she even wanted a sister to share her burden. But the thought was one thought, and the emotion was another... Could it be that the man she liked was cuddling with another woman in bed, and she didn't feel resentful at all?
Mu Lier could vaguely understand what Su Qingqi meant, and felt even more guilty for a moment. She had tried her best not to get any closer to Zhao Wumian, and even forbade him to mention what happened that night again. But they did do something that night, and when she recalled it now, Mu Lier still felt her heart pounding.

Thighs clamped, feet stepped, buttocks raised... Alas, it is unfortunate for our master, it is unfortunate for our master.

This sword lineage has been passed down for hundreds of years, and many heroes have emerged. But how come in the generation of Mu Li'er and Zhao Wumian, the master and the disciple climbed into bed with each other?

So she stammered and whispered, "Actually, I can get through this cold poison by myself, so I don't need Wumian to take care of me..."

The implication is that there is no need for him to come, let alone for you... You should just go to the deck and watch him fight, and leave me alone.

Su Qingqi shook her head slightly and said directly: "I am not like the young master. I will not climb into the bed of Sword Master Mu. From now on, just ask him not to come. I will take care of the Sword Master for her."

Luo Xiangzhu sat obediently on the edge of the bed, picked up a small bowl and filled it with soup for Mu Lier. She blew away the hot steam, took a sip, thought it tasted good, and handed the small bowl to Mu Lier... She didn't understand the implication of Su Qingqi and Mu Lier at all.

Mu Lier held the small bowl and drank the soup expressionlessly. No matter how straightforward and free-spirited she was, she had no time to talk to the mistress who was found by the wife. She could only mutter:

"In fact, we don't have to take care of him for too long. Wumian will have to leave for Shu soon... Patriarch Tang Weiyu promised to get the antidote, but who knows when he will come? If he doesn't come in the next few days, then Wumian and I can go to Shu together."

Luo Xiangzhu didn't understand, but Xiao Yuanmu outside the door could hear some of the hidden meaning between Su Qingqi and Mu Lier.

Although I don't know what happened between Zhao Wumian and this little devil...but it seems that he did something wrong to Su Qingqi? Therefore, Su Qingqi is secretly expressing her resentment at this moment.

You, Zhao Wumian, actually attacked Master! ?
Xiao Yuanmu also felt a little angry, and then he suddenly turned his head to look in one direction, his little face expressionless.

Du knew how powerful the swords here were. If he was too close to Mu Lier, he would have no chance of hiding. So he hid at a distance, leaning against the wall with his arms folded. He heard footsteps and looked sideways. The palace maid carrying the dinner tray walked slowly away, not noticing that someone was staring at her in secret.

Du looked at her back, his expression relaxed a little... Du couldn't get close to Mu Li'er, so could he not get close to the maid who delivered the meal? She had already poisoned the meal.

It is true that the sword here is domineering, but it is also unintentional. Mu Lier would never have thought that the assassin from Wuchang City would not go after Zhao Wumian but instead target her. She would never have thought that there was something wrong with the food sent by the palace.

No matter how powerful the sword is, can it sense the difference in the ingredients of the food? Maybe it can be so powerful, but that should be the insight of a martial arts master.

But when one reaches Wu Kui's level, he is basically immune to all poisons, and it is actually impossible for poison to take effect.

Poisoning is a science.

Some poisons, when taken alone, are not only harmless to the human body, but can even be beneficial. However, if they are taken together with other poisons and mixed with each other, the effects can be completely different.

Du was born in Miaojiang and had some connections with the Tang family. She knew the origins of the ingredients of Mingye Brew, so the poison was specially made for Mu Lier and was only effective on Mu Lier.

But using Mu Lier as a guide to refine the poison is definitely not that simple. The poison in the food alone is not enough, but it is a good start, and it is barely half done... The remaining materials and poison are not on hand at the moment.

It was too hasty. Who knew that there was actually a person in the capital who was poisoned by Mingye Brew? So the preparation for the poison was not sufficient. I could only wait for another opportunity in the future.

Thinking of this, Du took out the small porcelain bottle from his arms and shook it gently.

The poisonous insect inside chirped and called in the direction of Mu Lier.

She couldn't help but smile. Mu Lier was trapped now. With this poisonous insect, she would never have to worry about finding Mu Lier in the future.

There is no place for Mu Lier to hide from the poison, so there is always a chance for her to succeed.

Now that she had succeeded, Du didn't plan to cause trouble again... She didn't want to die yet, so she turned around and left.

But who would have thought that a figure suddenly appeared in front of me.

Du was slightly stunned, but saw that the person was just a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old.

There was a hint of confusion in her eyes, but as an assassin, she would not take it lightly. When she saw that the little girl had an indifferent expression, unlike ordinary people, she held the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting him go, and as soon as they met, she slapped the little girl without hesitation.

bang——

The palm wind instantly tore through the sleeves, making a muffled sound.

Du is not good at direct combat... but he is definitely not weaker than a little girl.

Currently in the martial arts world, there is only one young but powerful warrior, and that is Su Qingqi who is sitting in the house jealously.

The rest of the Jianghu people, who are only in their teens, want to fight the top assassin of Wuchang City? That's pure bullshit.

A thought flashed through her mind, and she saw the little girl casually raised her hand and grabbed her wrist. Her powerful palm was like a drizzle falling on the ocean, without causing a single ripple.

There was a flash of surprise and horror in Du's eyes. Then he saw the little girl gently exert force with her small hand and twisted Du's arm into a 360-degree twist shape, with white bones protruding from his flesh and blood.

"After the retreat, anyone dares to attack me..." The little girl frowned and muttered to herself.

But Du's eyes were full of disbelief, he was in so much pain that he clenched his teeth, his face flushed red, but he didn't dare to make the slightest sound, for fear that Mu Lier would sense it with her sword. Under his black robe, countless poisonous insects flew out buzzing, fighting to the death.

Mu Lier in the side room was slightly stunned. Du was indeed cautious, but he had underestimated Mu Lier's strength. Even though they were so far apart, Mu Lier could keenly hear the sound of the insect flapping its wings... Mainly because there were not many people in this area and it was too quiet.

She immediately put down the bowl, put on her boots, picked up the sword and rushed out of the room. She heard the sound and rushed over, only to see a little girl dragging the unconscious Du Xianting and walking leisurely in the corridor of the ship.

Seeing Mu Lier, the little girl raised her head slightly and confirmed Mu Lier's identity.

"The Sword Sect's Little King of Hell... seems to be Zhao Wumian's 'master'... right?"

Xiao Yuanmu emphasized the word "Master".

Mu Lier blinked her eyes, unable to figure out who this little girl was, and who was the person she was dragging behind her?
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Du who had fainted, and then looked at Mu Li'er and Su Qingqi and Luo Xiangzhu who had hurried over. He was silent for two seconds, then revealed an inexplicable smile.

"I have some relationship with Wei Ming Hou...Aren't you going to buy me a drink?"

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