Travel through the heavens

Duan Yu and Zhong Ling walked side by side in front, the two of them were talking in low voices all the time, and from time to time they would let out happy laughter, which fell into the ears of Fang Muye who was following two meters behind.

They walked very slowly. After descending Wuliang Mountain, they headed straight south. After walking for more than thirty miles, they heard the rumbling sound of water ahead. After walking for another few dozen feet, the sound of water became deafening. They had actually arrived at the bank of a large river.

At that time, the morning light was dim and the east was already bright. I could see the raging river, the rapid current, and the towering rocks on the river bank.

Zhong Ling turned around and said to Fang Muye, "Senior Fang, this is the Canglan River. To the east is a 'Good Man Ferry' iron chain bridge. After crossing the river and walking for more than half an hour, you will reach my home."

Maybe it was because she had to say goodbye to Duan Yu after arriving home, her voice did not sound very happy.

Fang Muye nodded in response.

The three of them walked east along the path along the river bank for about a mile, and they saw the iron chain bridge across the river. The bridge had four iron chains, two at the bottom with wooden boards on top for walking, and two on the sides as handrails.

As soon as you step onto the bridge, the four iron chains begin to sway. The closer you get to the center of the river, the more violently the chains sway.

Zhong Ling seemed accustomed to this, but Duan Yu was frightened. He took a glance and saw the river water surging and stirring up countless bubbles, which flew past his feet like a galloping horse. He could not help but tremble with fear and dared not look down.

When Fang Muye saw Duan Yu's performance, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: After all, he had only practiced martial arts for too short a time, so it was difficult to ask too much of him. In the future, he would have to teach him strictly so as not to lose face as his master.

Thinking this in his mind, he exerted a "thousand-pound weight" of force, and the iron chain bridge immediately stabilized.

After crossing the river and walking along the road for more than two miles, there is a steep stone staircase and a path below.

When the three were almost at the bottom, they suddenly heard a hurried sound of horse hooves from the left side of the trail. Following the sound, they saw a majestic black horse running over there, with a masked woman in black sitting on its back.

The horse was running very fast. It seemed to be more than ten feet away, but in a few jumps, it was already close.

"Ah! It's Sister Mu!" Zhong Ling recognized the woman on the horse and hurriedly shouted, "Sister Mu, Sister Mu!"

The woman in black heard someone shouting and glanced sideways, but the horse under her did not stop and passed by the three people like a black whirlwind.

Duan Yu asked curiously, "Sister Ling'er, do you know the woman on the horse?"

Zhong Ling said aggrievedly: "She is my sister Mu, but why does she ignore me?"

Fang Muye thought to himself: This masked woman in black must be Mu Wanqing. Seeing that she is running non-stop and her horse has an injury on its leg, she must be trying to escape from pursuit.

During this moment, the black horse had already run more than ten feet away. Suddenly, there was a shout in unison, and seven or eight people jumped out from behind the woods on both sides, holding up various weapons such as single swords and flower spears in their hands. Several people also brought out various barricades and blocked the path, which was several feet long.

The tall, white-bearded old man in the lead shouted, "Little bitch, I've been waiting for you here for a long time." As he said that, he swung the shovel in his hand towards Mu Wanqing on the horse.

Mu Wanqing hurriedly pulled the reins, and the horse turned around swiftly, returning the same way, passing in front of the three people like a gust of wind. However, on the road she came from, the pursuers had already arrived, and there were nearly ten people holding long and short weapons.

Fang Muye took a quick look and saw that the ones leading the group were Grandma Rui and Grandma Ping from Mantuo Villa.

Granny Rui shouted at Mu Wanqing in a hoarse voice, "Little bitch, where can you escape to?"

Mu Wanqing reined in her horse and stopped, sneering, "You guys are really persistent. You actually chased me all the way here and even ambushed me in advance. You are quite capable."

Granny Ping shouted, "Even if you, little bitch, run away to the horizon, we can chase you there."

Mu Wanqing raised her hand suddenly, and with a "swish", a short arrow shot towards Grandma Ping. She also jumped up from the saddle and pounced towards Grandma Rui.

Granny Ping turned her body to the side and waved the short knife in her hand to block the short arrow. Granny Rui responded very quickly, shaking her right hand diagonally and swiping the iron crutch in her hand towards Mu Wanqing.

Before Mu Wanqing landed on the ground, she used her left foot to gain leverage on the staff and pointed her sword at Granny Ping. Granny Ping quickly swung her sword to block, but with a "cha" sound, the tip of the sword was cut off, and the white blade fell straight down like frost.

Seeing this, Grandma Rui quickly swung her iron crutch at Mu Wanqing's back. Mu Wanqing was unable to injure Grandma Ping with the sword, so she swung her long sword horizontally, and the blade pressed on Grandma Ping's shoulder, and she jumped out lightly.

Granny Rui, Granny Ping, a white-bearded old man who came from the other side, and a young man holding a long sword, all attacked at the same time, while the rest of them watched from the side.

Mu Wanqing's sword flashed as she moved back and forth among the four people who were surrounding her. However, the path was not wide to begin with, so it was difficult for her to dodge.

All this happened very quickly. Zhong Ling, who was several feet away, just woke up at this moment and stamped her feet and shouted, "Ah, why are there so many of them blocking and besieging my sister Mu? No matter how powerful my sister Mu is, she can't fight against four hands and can't escape."

She was very clear about her martial arts skills and knew that even if she went up, she would only make matters worse. She immediately wanted to release the lightning marten, but when her hand touched the leather bag on her left waist, she stopped and looked at Fang Muye and begged, "Senior Fang, please save my sister Mu?"

Fang Muye nodded, shouted loudly: "Stop!" and walked towards that direction.

The five people who were fighting couldn't help but be distracted and stopped their movements. Mu Wanqing was the first to come back to her senses and leaped towards where Fang Muye was.

"Who dares..." Granny Ping shouted angrily, but halfway through her words, her anger died down and her voice became hoarse. She couldn't help but feel afraid in her heart.

The other people were greatly surprised. Granny Ping was always very domineering, so why did she become silent in the middle of her speech? Just as they were wondering, they heard Granny Rui's respectful voice again.

Granny Rui bowed and said respectfully, "It turns out that it is Mr. Fang who has come. I am honored to meet you."

At first, she had noticed three people a few feet away, but she didn't pay much attention. Also, the trees and Duan Yu's body blocked her view, so she didn't see Fang Muye was there.

Fang Muye smiled and said, "It is indeed a coincidence. I didn't expect to see you, Grandma Rui, again in Dali, thousands of miles away from Suzhou."

Mu Wanqing looked around at the two people who were talking, and was secretly alert in her heart, but she did not move.

Duan Yu and Zhong Ling saw that the other parties had stopped fighting, so they rushed over to Fang Muye. Zhong Ling waved at Mu Wanqing and called out, "Sister Mu, come here."

Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment and then walked over.

Seeing that the little girl beside Fang Muye was actually familiar with that little bitch, Granny Rui secretly said that it was not good. After hesitating for a while, she still said, "Master Fang, this woman came to the island to assassinate our wife. I am here on the wife's order to capture her. I wonder why Master Fang stopped us?"

After all, she was afraid and did not say anything too harsh. She even did not mention the insulting name of "little bitch" to Mu Wanqing again.

Fang Muye pointed at Zhong Ling and smiled. "Granny Rui, you have seen it too. This girl has a close relationship with my juniors. Under her begging, I have no choice but to take care of it. I hope Grandma Rui will give me some face and leave this matter alone. I will talk to Madam Wang later. You can move me out when you go back. She won't blame you. Of course, if Grandma Rui disagrees, you can let it go and I will continue."

Granny Rui knew very well that Fang Muye's martial arts were unfathomable, and that even if all of her men were combined, they would probably not be able to defeat even a single finger of his. Since he had already spoken in a nice way, she should just back down and go back and tell her lady about it, and she would surely agree.

Thinking of this, Granny Rui said respectfully, "Since Master Fang has spoken, I will naturally obey. We will return to Suzhou now. I just hope that Master Fang can persuade this girl not to cause trouble in Suzhou again. Master Fang, I will take my leave!"

As she spoke, she saluted Fang Muye, then waved her arm and shouted, "Let's go."

With fear in her eyes, Granny Ping also bowed to Fang Muye and said respectfully, "Mr. Fang, I'm taking my leave." Then she turned around and followed Granny Rui.