The long night gradually faded, the window paper was white, and voices came faintly around her. Su Yuqing woke up from her sweet dream, her whole body was soft, and there seemed to be a passion left in her body. She turned over gently, and the man next to the pillow was no longer on the bed, smelling the strong masculine smell, and recalling the shameful scenes and the passion of last night, her cheeks were hot, her heart was as thumping as a deer, and subconsciously clamped her round and smooth legs.

Intoxicated, he suddenly heard strange sounds and low shouts from the window. He didn't feel strange in his heart. Who was so bold that he dared to disturb his good dream? She quietly put on her clothes and pulled out the corner of the window and looked out. In the snow, Hu Xiaotian was practicing swords with his upper body, jumping like a tiger, and the sword light was like a rainbow. He looked focused and solemn, as if facing a powerful enemy, and every sword stabbed was exhausted and evaporated. The sweat evaporated and lingered like white mist. Su Yuqing sighed inwardly. He could clearly no longer use his internal strength, so what was the use of practicing swords so diligently? If he really met a master, how could he have the chance to make a move? Suddenly, he was full of concern about her husband's future safety.

After Hu Xiaotian's wedding night, the yin and yang were mixed together, and the water and milk were mixed together. When he woke up early in the morning, he felt refreshed and filled with inexhaustible power. He did not dare or forget about Chi Yan's words, and got up to practice swords before dawn, trying to understand the state of unity of the human sword and invincible. However, because his true energy was closed, he could never truly integrate with the sword in his hand, and it seemed that something was missing. However, Hu Xiaotian's heart was firm, not to mention that he had no hope of entering the realm of divine fighting immediately, so he was not discouraged.

After practicing sword, the couple washed and dressed up and went to see Su Quan and his wife. Mrs. Su naturally smiled happily, and pulled her more beautiful and charming daughter aside and whispered.

Su Quan smiled slightly and said, "Xiaotian, the eldest son left Lanzhou early this morning and went back to the south. Your friend named Pan has been staying at Yunyang Inn these two days. I am afraid that you will come to visit the Su Mansion in person."

Hu Xiaotian shook his head: "Did the eldest son say anything when he left?"

Su Quan said: "He only left you one sentence: 'Concentrate your mind as one, stand like a mountain; great skill without craftsmanship, then break it and then stand it'."

Hu Xiaotian murmured, "The mind is as focused as one, the great skill is not craftsmanship..." He seemed to have some insight, but he could not express it accurately in words. He couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that he walked too fast, and I have many questions yet to ask for it. After this farewell, I don't know when we will meet next time."

Su Quan said seriously: "Xiaotian, the eldest son will be your strong opponent in the future. Don't rely on him too much in everything. Otherwise, you will have no chance of winning the battle between the leader!"

Hu Xiaotian was shocked, and Su Quan's warning forced him to face the cruel reality - there will be no eternal brothers or friends within the Demon Cult, and the only one who can trust the most is himself. He smiled bitterly and said, "I understand! I will not take any competitor lightly."

Su Quan said: "It's best if you understand. I don't want you to be blinded by some superficial situations." After a pause, he changed the topic and said: "Lanzhou Prefecture received an edict from the emperor yesterday, ordering local officials to recommend folk scholars to the capital and wait for the appointment of the court. I want to recommend you and help you find a background to facilitate future actions. I wonder what you mean?" It turned out that in the early Ming Dynasty, there was a shortage of talents, so Zhu Yuanzhang issued several edicts, requiring officials across the country to recommend literati and wise men.

The scholars were supplemented with bureaucratic institutions at all levels. His edict once said, "Everyone who has a good idea to be recorded and a talent can be recorded, I will promote it according to his talent." At the same time, education was popularized, the imperial examination system was reopened, and outstanding talents from all over the country were selected. Such a two-pronged approach greatly alleviated the pressure of vacancies of officials and better consolidated the Ming Dynasty. As a result, there was a grand scene of "for the mountains, rocks, caves, grass, and grass, and poverty-stricken residences, all of which were gained from the top, and countless officials became famous from the common people."

Hu Xiaotian's heart moved and said, "If I can be awarded an official position, that's of course I'd be ideal! But my household registration and my experience in studying and taking exams cannot be proved. If I'm investigated, I'm afraid I'll be exposed." The disciples of the Demon Cult have always been the target of various sects to pursue, so they usually have other identities to cover up, and they will not reveal their true side until they are absolutely necessary. If he has an official position to protect himself, he will be much safer when he walks around the world in the future, because killing a court official is a serious crime of corruption. Who dares to easily violate it?

Su Quan smiled and said, "I have been a Lanzhou magistrate for many years. Can't I solve this small matter? Don't worry, your resume will definitely not have any flaws. However, after arriving in the capital, the person recommended to take the exam according to the rules. The exam is divided into six subjects, the one with excellent six subjects is the best, the one with more than three subjects is the middle, the one with less than three subjects is the lower, and the others are unbearable. If you do not do well in the exam, I will be implicated and demoted."

Hu Xiaotian said confidently: "I can't guarantee that all six subjects are excellent, but at least I won't be embarrassed for you! Nanjing is a place where people are occupants, and famous people are gathered. I have been longing for it for a long time. This time I will open my eyes!" He is now shouldering three major tasks: one is to visit Jun Wangyou and issue a letter of war for Xuanzong; the second is to try to contact the people of the Zhu family dynasty and negotiate for the future of the Jiuyi people; the third is to expand his own power and gradually penetrate into the Central Plains. Nanjing can be said to be a place he must go. Now he is taking this opportunity to go to the capital, which is a good thing that can kill multiple goals.

Su Quan nodded and said, "According to the requirements of the imperial edict, you have to set off after the New Year. Going east may not be peaceful, you must be more careful."

Su Yuqing finished talking to her mother, and pouted and said, "Dad, where do you want to arrange for Xiaotian to go?" She glanced at her husband with resentment, and was reluctant to leave. After all, the two had just gotten married and had a taste of the last time. Once they separated, they were really reluctant.

Su Quan then repeated the recommendation and explained the significance of it, but his daughter still looked at it a few times. As for how Hu Xiaotian comforted his newlywed wife privately, his charming and entangled things are not worthy of being told by outsiders.

Time flies, and more than two months have passed in a blink of an eye.

Early in the morning that day, the north wind was like a knife, and the weather was cold. A long team of mules and horses rushed out of the east gate of Lanzhou and quietly embarked on the journey. Most of the mules and horses were carrying neatly tied goods, and nearly fifty savvy men were guarding them in front and behind. They were all wearing blue clothes, with excitement and desire flashing in their eyes, completely ignoring the cold weather.

Hu Xiaotian walked in the middle of the team, surrounded by Song Qian, Su Haoran, Nangong Qiu, Pan Ling'er and others. He looked at the young men who were as strong as tigers and nodded with satisfaction: "Nangong, although he has never fought against a strong enemy, just looking at the spirit of these personal guards, he is definitely not an ordinary person! You trained a tiger and wolf army for me, and you did a good job!"

This time when he went to Nanjing, Hu Xiaotian did not travel with other scholars who came to Beijing, but instead disguised himself as a secret to prevent the specific whereabouts from being detected by those who were interested. After all, he had a special identity and had too many enemies to be guarded against. He had to have enough guards to ensure his safety. Therefore, a caravan was specially formed as a cover, and the accompanying guards were all disciples of the Demon Cult who had been selected and strictly trained. In addition, Yuan Han and Mo Yu had led people to set out to explore the way first. If there was any disturbance, they could issue a warning in advance.

Nangong Qiudao: "The selection and training of personal guards depends entirely on the guidance of the elders and the Song Gang Master, and today's achievements are achieved. The subordinates dare not take credit for themselves."

Song Qian smiled and said, "This time, a total of 185 young disciples were selected for training. Nangong and Haoran made the greatest contribution and worked the most. The young master should remember a great contribution for them!"

Hu Xiaotian said: "That's natural!"

Song Qian said again: "But this personal guard has not yet had a formal name, and there are many inconveniences when it is transferred. Did the young master give them a name?"

Hu Xiaotian pondered: "In the future, they will follow me to compete with the Central Plains and fight against powerful enemies in blood. They must have the courage to block a hundred times, and they must have the ruthlessness that makes the enemy scared. I think it's called 'Tiger Teeth'!"

"Tiger teeth!" Nangong Qiu murmured, and a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Seven or eight miles away from the city, I suddenly saw a carriage parked on the small dirt slope next to the road, as if waiting quietly for someone. I had been waiting for a long time, and the horse's mane was covered with white frost. Seeing the horse's team approaching, the coachman came to the carriage and whispered. Shaoqing, the sound of jinglings suddenly sounded in the carriage, melodiously, like a gurgling water, full of touching affection, spreading from afar on the snow.

Hu Xiaotian and others were moved in their hearts, and they turned their eyes to Nangong Qiu. Nangong Qiu's face turned red for the first time and he whispered: "Young Master, I have never disclosed the matter of leaving the city today. I don't know how she knew about this. I hope the young master will observe clearly!"

Hu Xiaotian smiled slightly and said, "Nangong, you don't have to be nervous. I believe you have your own sense of doing things and will not be so confused. No matter how she learned the news, someone came to see you off. Wouldn't you tell me?"

Nangong Qiu said gratefully: "Thank you, Young Master!" He pulled out the copper flute, calmed down a little, and also blew out a pleasant note. He intertwined with the sound of the piano, and whirled in a slight way, as if the ensemble had been played thousands of times, making people intoxicated, and I don't know where I was. The long line bypassed the slope and winded away, and finally there was no pause for a moment...

At noon, the snow reflected a dazzling white light, and several dead trees were trembling in the cold wind. In the desolate and empty wilderness, only a team of mules and horse caravans gathered around the mound to rest. They sat or stood and ate dry food, but when they looked closely, they formed a defensive formation, echoing from beginning to end, like a long snake.

Suddenly, a rapid sound of hoofs came from the northwest, and three fast horses rushed towards them like the wind. After a while, the figure and appearance of the three riders gradually became clear. They were ferocious, wearing leather hats, strong bodies, and bows and arrows and weapons hanging on their saddles, with extremely exquisite riding skills. They kept whipping the riding rods under their crotch, almost crazy, as if they were escaping from some terrible monsters. Although their pedestals were very majestic, after a long journey, their physical strength was exhausted. Although they were whipped desperately by their master, their speed was getting slower and slower, and layers of white foam were spitting out of their mouths, which was obviously not possible.

Looking from afar, on the horizon behind the three people, a black dot was approaching quickly.

The three of them ran to the nearest place, glanced sharply, and immediately noticed that there were several tall horses in the caravan. A terrifying green light burst out in their eyes, and they made a strange "screaming" cry. Before the screams fell, they grabbed their weapons, flew away from the horse's back, and rushed towards the caravan. The man in the center raised his voice and shouted: "I am a blood wolf Gu Sandao! If you know the appearance, don't block the way. I only need horses today, and I will not kill anyone!"

Hu Xiaotian and others were resting here. Seeing that these three people dared to rob, they all felt funny secretly. Hu Xiaotian frowned slightly: "Who is this Gu Sandao?"

Song Qian said: "Gu Sandao is the notorious leader of the horse thief on the border of Ningxia and Gansu. He plundered and killed people like a slaughter. He is despicable and cruel. However, his sword skills are powerful and his brute force are extraordinary. He is also an excellent swordsman in the Northwest Road. Ordinary figures in the martial arts world are afraid of being avoided."

Hu Xiaotian said lightly: "Looking at Gu Sandao's appearance, he was as anxious as a dog that was straying, as if he was avoiding the pursuit of enemies. Just stop them, there is no need to take their lives or reveal flaws. Someone will come to deal with them later."

Nangong Qiu responded, "Yes!" He immediately raised his hand and made a gesture. The guards who had already prepared to wait for a long time showed off their weapons, jumped out twelve people, forming a team of four to meet the three horse thieves.

Gu Sandao and others were not blind, but old birds who had been storms for a long time. When they saw the other party being attacked, they were already screaming in secret. At this time, they saw the young men coming up with bravery, agile, and perfectly positioned each other. They knew that they had encountered a tough and hard bone. But it was too late to regret at this moment, so they could only continue to rush forward with their teeth. In a blink of an eye, the two sides suddenly collided together, and the fierce metal collision sound was deafening, snow was flying, white light shining, and shouting and slashing sounds were heard one after another.

After only a few moves, Gu Sandao and others have been cleverly divided, each of whom is trapped in a small encirclement and cannot support each other. No matter how they rushed over, the tiger-tooth guards surrounding them have always trapped them at the core, like a wall of iron. These tiger-tooth guards are elites of the younger generation of the Demon Cult, and have undergone rigorous training. Now they fight more and only defend but not attack, so they are naturally more than enough to deal with these horse thieves.

After a while, Gu Sandao and others were completely exhausted, sweating profusely, and panting like a cow. Gu Sandao could not kill the other party, and could not escape from the encirclement. He was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but shout and scolded: "Fuck you, are you playing with me? If you have the kindness, you will fight to the death, don't be fucking turtles!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a whistle, and the guards swung a feint, and at the same time he pulled out of the battle group, looking at the three of them coldly.

Gu Sandao and others were stunned, wondering why the other party suddenly retreated, suddenly hearing the sound of the hooves, a powerful black horse as strong as a dragon, running towards them like lightning, and in an instant, it was only more than twenty feet away from them. A knight with an iron-colored skin shouted: "Gu Sandao, you can't escape today, abandon the sword and die!"

Gu Sandao and others were as scared as if they saw a ghost. The three of them looked at each other and knew that they could not escape the other's divine horse in the wilderness. They couldn't help but arouse the idea of ​​surviving in death. The murderous aura in their eyes surged. They roared and each rushed forward with weapons. At this time, they fought with their lives, and their momentum was even better than before, as if three evil wolves with blood-red eyes were eager to kill the enemy in front of them.

The knight sneered: "Struggle to death!" His feet lightly hit the horse's belly, and his backhand pulled it behind his back. With a dragon's roar, a dazzling lightning shot into the sky, and the sword energy filled it, which immediately brought a solemn and cold aura. It was really a horse like a dragon, a man like the wind, and it was unstoppable.

The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed. Just as the moment they were about to contact, the speed of the black horse suddenly doubled. With a long neigh, the four hooves jumped into the air and crossed over from Gu Sandao's head, which was caught off guard. A flash of sword light, the horse thieves on both sides of Gu Sandao had already separated from their bodies and heads. Two blood arrows rushed up to Lao Gao, and their heads rolled to the ground, and they didn't even have time to scream before their death.

"Good sword technique!" Su Haoran and others couldn't help but cheer.

After the knight rushed out two steps after the mount landed and rushed out, he gently took the reins. The black horse man stood up, his front hooves soared into the air, and his hooves turned around lightly and beautifully as the axis. With a crisp sound, the front hooves fell down, the rear hooves bounced, and rushed out. The movements were extremely smooth and natural, just like the top masters among humans.

"Good horse!" Everyone shouted in unison again.

Gu Sandao saw a black shadow flash, and his companion was already dead, and he couldn't help but be shocked. Before he could figure out how his companion died, the sword Feng Lingran behind him went straight to his vitals. He instinctively stepped back and shouted "Kill!" and raised his sword and slashed with all his strength.

But when the metal clashed, sparks flew everywhere, and people passed by.

Gu Sandao stood in the snow with a steel knife in his hand and motionless. A bloodline began from his forehead and slashed straight across his face, chest, and under his abdomen. With just one knife, the leader of the horse thief who had been traversing the northwest for many years was penetrated by the sword energy and died on the spot.

The knight didn't look at his opponent, and he turned his sword back into the sheath, "shoulder" hold his mount, looked at the tiger-tooth guard who was standing beside Ning Li with a sharp look, then moved to Song Qian, Su Haoran and others, and finally fell on Hu Xiaotian's face. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his eyebrows frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Everyone is covered in dust, don't know where to go? What are you doing?"

Hu Xiaoang's eyes turned, Song Qian stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "My surname is Song, and he is the chief manager of the largest shop in Lanzhou, "Sheng Jingxing". The hero killed the three thieves with one sword. It shows that his skill is great. I admire him! I don't know what to call him?"

The knight pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I'm going to go to the Beggars' Gang disciple Li Shan!"
Chapter completed!