Yellow sand filled the sky.
Chu Liuxiang, Hu Hu, and Nangong Ling were struggling in the desert. Their clothes had long been pierced by the assassins, leaving them with only the water in their waterskins. However, after three days, their waterskins were empty. Their lips were dry and cracked, and their throats were burning with pain due to the lack of water.
Nangong Ling said weakly, "Chu Liuxiang, why did you have to bring us to the desert?"
Actually, what he wanted to say was, why did these people have to kidnap him when he was practicing martial arts?
Were they not afraid that he would one day go crazy and kill them?
No Flower still looked gentle and calm. His snow-white monk robe was blown by the wind, making him look a little embarrassed. Golden sand floated in the air.
Chu Liuxiang knew he was in the wrong. "Because someone asked you to come here."
"Who?"
Chu Liuxiang said, "She's a woman, and at the same time, she's the most beautiful, most vicious, and most powerful woman in Jianghu."
No Flower smiled faintly. "Looks like she has something on Bandit Commander. Could it be your three confidantes?"
Hu Tiehua, who was sweating profusely, heard No Flower's mockery and laughed gloatingly. "Old bug, old bug, you finally have a day like this."
Chu Liuxiang laughed bitterly. "Don't make fun of me. If I wasn't 100% sure, I wouldn't have brought you here. It's just that that person only wants the two of you. She doesn't want anything else."
The people of Jianghu all said that Shi Guanyin had a strange temperament. One second, she loved someone, and the next second, she would take their life. Chu Liuxiang didn't believe it at first, but after dealing with her, he had to believe it.
"Let's talk about this later. Chu Liuxiang, do you know what I was going to say when you covered my mouth?" Nangong Ling looked at Chu Liuxiang, who was a little embarrassed but still had a graceful demeanor.
Chu Liuxiang remembered a few days ago when he entered A gang of beggars' encampment. He was afraid that Nangong Ling would scream, so he covered his mouth before he could open it. Now that he thought about it, it was a little strange. The shape of his mouth didn't seem like he was shouting, but talking.
Ji Bingyan, who had been silent all this time, said, "Could it be the Great Elder of A gang of beggars?"
Nangong Ling glanced at Ji Bingyan, and said with a hint of schadenfreude, "That's right. Every night is the time when we go to the back of the mountain to practice martial arts with the Great Ancestor. We've been absent for about five days. Do you think he'll come after us?"
No Flower suddenly said, "If I'm not wrong, General Xiang should have taken the initiative to write a letter, and the Great Elder should be on his way here right now. What a good plan!"
When Chu Liuxiang kidnapped Nangong Ling and his brother, he thought about it and finally decided to write a letter and take the initiative to tell them what he had done. In fact, his intuition was right. He now knew that he couldn't beat Shi Guanyin, and he was sincerely glad that he had done what he had done.
Although he might be beaten up later, it wouldn't be life-threatening.
Probably.
Chu Liuxiang thought with some hesitation. He thought of the reputation of A gang of beggars in Jianghu in the past. They didn't have the reputation of killing innocent people, and he comforted himself by deceiving himself.
Hu Tiehua squatted down, and his hands moved as fast as lightning. He put three fingers together and inserted them into the sand, pulling up a struggling small snake. Hearing them talking in riddles, he didn't understand and asked, "Who is the Great Elder?
Is he very strong? "
Ji Bingyan's face didn't look good. "Very strong. The reason why the Great Elder is so famous in Jianghu is because he entered the Holy Water Palace. Jellyfish, the master of the Holy Water Palace, was defeated by him within ten moves. There are even rumors that the Great Elder is the former Young Master of Huangshan Sword School — Li Ge."
"What did you say?" Hu Tiehua's voice involuntarily rose.
"Didn't the Young Master of Huangshan Sword School disappear for many years?
Why is he back now? Moreover, according to the time, he should be old. "
"But he still looks like a young man in the prime of his life."
Chu Liuxiang thought of the scene he had seen before. The two people fighting on the lake were extremely fast. In just a few seconds, they had already exchanged countless moves. That person also looked as candid and proud as a young man.
Hu Tiehua didn't believe it. He turned to look at Ji Bingyan.
Ji Bingyan nodded.
Hu Tiehua couldn't sit still. He rubbed his hands back and forth. Thinking of the task his sect had given him before he left, he wanted to jump up and return to the capital and run to A gang of beggars' encampment.
"I don't know if you've heard of such a thing. I've read about it in an ancient book," Ji Bingyan said with a sullen face.
Everyone stopped talking and turned to look at him.
Ji Bingyan said, "The book said that when one reaches the highest level of martial arts, he will encounter a barrier. This barrier is very important. Those people will spend decades or even centuries in seclusion. Some of them will die if they can't pass it, but if they can pass it, they will …"
"What will they do?" No Flower asked.
"Break through the void and become a saint!" Ji Bingyan said word by word.
Before his voice died away, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down.
At the same time, they all had the same thought. What the ancient book said might be true. They had seen a martial arts Extraordinaire appear in front of them. No one doubted Ji Bingyan's words. That was because the Young Master of Huangshan Sword School had relied on the bamboo stick in his hand when he fought against the various sects and clans.
And that green bamboo stick was exactly the same as the one that the First Elder often leaned on.
"Oh my God …" Hu Tiehua was shocked by this huge news and said in a low voice.
Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but touch his nose. He originally wanted to solve this problem, but he didn't expect to cause even more trouble. If the First Elder of A gang of beggars was really the Young Master of Huangshan Sword School, he wasn't sure if he would have an easy time in the future.
Nangong Ling also thought of this. When he heard that the First Elder of his family was the invincible Young Master of Huangshan Sword School, he didn't know why he thought of his mother's face. He always felt that his mother's strange appearance had something to do with the First Elder of his family. Especially after seeing the First Elder's face, he was even more convinced of this idea.
There was no other reason. These two people were too similar. It was as if they were carved from the same mold.
Just as they were about to speak, several people stopped at the same time. They looked at a boat not far away with strange expressions. No Flower and Nangong Ling had strange expressions.
In this mysterious and terrifying desert, no matter what happened, they wouldn't be surprised. They really didn't expect to see a boat even in their dreams.
This was already the center of the desert. Where did the boat come from?
They saw that the boat was long and narrow. The bow and stern of the boat were decorated with extremely detailed carvings. There were also bead curtains hanging on all sides of the gorgeous cabin.
Even the most fascinating pleasure boat on Misty Rain West Lake, even the moonlight veil, and the light boat next to Qinhuai Restaurant at night didn't seem to be as gorgeous as this boat.
Ji Bingyan's business was all over the world. Naturally, this included shipping. So when others were amazed by this boat, he couldn't help but look at other places.
For example, the bottom of the boat.
He saw that the bottom of the boat was fitted with two slender boards. It looked like a sleigh, but it was made of extremely tough and smooth giant bamboo. Most of the boat was made of bamboo. The cabin was made of bamboo. The deck was also made of bamboo. Naturally, the hull of the boat was especially light.
"Honored guests have come. Why don't you come on board?"
A sentence suddenly came from the boat. The voice was clear and charming, but also dignified. It was dreamy and illusory, but also like a lover's whisper.
Hearing this voice, Nangong Ling and No Flower looked at each other. Their movements paused. At the same time, they chose to bide their time.
Chu Liuxiang's heart trembled. He guessed who this woman was. After the other party made the invitation, he wasn't afraid. He came here because of this person.
So he lifted his foot and got on the boat.
Only when he got on the boat did he realize that this richly ornamented boat was completely different from the boats he had seen before.
He saw many vigorous and powerful vultures curled up on the deck.
Two red-clothed boys were feeding them with large strips of fresh meat. When they got on the boat, the red-clothed boy untied a long whip from his waist and flicked it in the air.
The flock of vultures immediately soared into the sky. Countless silvery waves were also brought up. The waves moved the hull of the boat. The boat immediately glided on the smooth sand like a sleigh. At first, it was very slow. Later on, it glided as if it was flying. It was as if it was riding the wind.
Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan looked at each other. They couldn't help but admire the ingenuity of the boat owner's idea. It should be known that the strength of the eagles was the strongest. Sometimes, they could even lift an entire sheep into the air. It was naturally not difficult for dozens of eagles to move a bamboo boat on the sand.
Moreover, eagles were the most patient. Sometimes, in order to wait for a person to die so that they could eat his corpse, they would not hesitate to hover over the person for a few days and nights.
Therefore, with the eagles steering the boat, there was no need to be afraid that they would give up halfway.
The two boys lifted the beaded curtain and the few of them leaned in.
It was a woman with a white veil on her face. Her figure was extremely graceful. The woman just sat there. There was nothing special about her, but it made people feel that she was graceful and beautiful. There were no words in the world that could describe it.