Chapter 368: So close
"Me?" Tang Afu was stunned and asked suspiciously, "We don't know each other, why did you save me?"

"Humph!"

Suddenly, Luo Tianjin snorted coldly and questioned: "What is the connection between Longxiang Mountain and Jueqing Valley? Last time, you risked your lives to attack the Xianwang Mansion at night, and today..."

At this point, Luo Tianjin's eyes flashed with shrewdness, and he said contemptuously: "Last time, only a few disciples of Jueqing Valley were rescued, and Longxiang Mountain mobilized a large force. Now, all the martial arts have sent troops to Jiangzhou to fight against the heresy. I don't think Longxiang Mountain will send only the three of you. Where are the others? Are they hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity to attack me?"

Si Wudao did not refute Luo Tianjin's speculation, but replied with a smile: "Lord Luo is famous all over the world, how dare we act rashly in front of you? We came here tonight with no intention of being an enemy of Lord Luo, we just hope that Lord Luo can spare Tang Afu for the sake of Lord Jueqing. After all, Lord Luo and Lord Jueqing have a deep friendship, I believe you will still give this little face."

As soon as these words came out, Luo Tianjin's expression changed immediately, and he immediately asked back: "How do you know that I have a close relationship with the Lord of Jueqing Valley?"

"There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable." Si Wudao replied, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. Palace Master Luo is a famous hero. Even if you kill the Merciless Swordsman, it won't do you any good. You might even be accused of bullying the weak."

Luo Tianjin frowned slightly, looking at Si Wudao and Tang Xuan with unfriendly eyes, and said disdainfully: "Just relying on a few words of yours, you think you can change my decision? Si Wudao, Tang Xuan, you two may be very important figures in the eyes of others. But in my eyes, you are no different from two bugs. For me, it is easy to make you disappear forever."

"Mr. Luo, you..."

Before Tang Xuan could finish his words, Si Wudao stopped him first and nodded to Luo Tianjin nonchalantly, saying, "Lord Luo is right. You can kill us just like you can kill two stink bugs. We know our own limitations and dare not act arrogantly in front of Lord Luo."

"Why don't you get out of here?"

"Lord Luo can crush stink bugs to death, but isn't he afraid of getting his hands dirty?" Si Wudao's smile was still innocent, but his tone gradually became a little bit sour. "What's more, no matter how powerful Lord Luo is, he only has two hands. I wonder how many stink bugs he can crush to death at the same time?"

Before he finished speaking, dozens of figures quickly appeared from the rooftops on both sides of the street. They held crossbows, nodding arrows and pulling strings. In the blink of an eye, the cold arrows were all aimed at Luo Tianjin.

At the same time, Tang Xuan and Li Haitang quickly stepped back two steps, standing behind Si Wudao, one on the left and one on the right. Li Haitang drew his bow and arrow, Tang Xuan put his hands into his sleeves, and the two held their breath, as quiet as a virgin, with eyes like scorpions, ready to strike.

In terms of martial arts, Luo Tianjin is far superior to any of them. If they were to fight head-on, even if these people rushed forward, they might not be Luo Tianjin's opponent. However, Tang Xuan and Li Haitang, masters of hidden weapons, are best at taking advantage of chaos to launch sneak attacks, hiding in the distance and waiting for an opportunity to strike, giving their opponents a fatal blow unexpectedly.

Tonight, they came well prepared and would never give Luo Tianjin a chance to get close to them.

In this case, Luo Tianjin would be alone and inevitably be caught in a dilemma, unable to take care of both ends. He might even capsize in the gutter and be buried under thousands of arrows.

Luo Tianjin is not a reckless person. He knows how to judge the situation and hide his sword.

"Humph! I expected you to have an ambush." ​​Luo Tianjin remained calm in the face of danger. He looked around with cold eyes, and his tone was still calm. "I heard that the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain and his disciples together have only a hundred people. Today, in order to save Jueqing Valley from danger, you are willing to use most of your strength. I guess the relationship between your two families must be extraordinary."

At this moment, Tang Afu's face was filled with shock. He had no prior knowledge of the Longxiang Mountain disciples sneaking into Jiangzhou. Not only did he not know, but I'm afraid no one in the entire Jueqing Valley knew about it.

"Lord Luo, the time has not come yet, don't force it." Si Wudao advised, "As the saying goes, 'If you are destined to meet, you will meet even if you are thousands of miles apart; if you are not destined to meet, you will not meet even if you are face to face.' If you and the Lord of Jueqing Valley are destined to meet, you will meet again when the time is right. If you are not destined to meet, even if you kill everyone here, you will not be able to see her."

Although Si Wudao's words were unpleasant to hear, they made sense. Luo Tianjin was not an unreasonable person. If he hadn't missed "Rou'er" too much, he would not have gone to Jiangzhou in person, let alone taken the risk alone.

"Does she really not want to see me?" Luo Tianjin was in a state of confusion, and he asked Tang Afu unwillingly, "You are obstructing me in every possible way, regardless of life and death. Could it be... that this is also her intention?"

"Yes."

Tang Afu spoke without hesitation. Like a sharp sword, he pierced Luo Tianjin's chest without hesitation, causing him to feel a sharp pain in his heart, and his internal organs were instantly filled with an indescribable pain.

Looking at Luo Tianjin who was reluctant to part with him, Tang Afu could not help but sigh softly and said helplessly: "Although I don't know what happened between you and the Valley Master. But you are a man and the Valley Master is a woman. The only thing that can make you entangled with each other is nothing more than the word "love". It was you who abandoned her back then, why do you still have to entangle with her today? Why is it that you are allowed to abandon her after having an affair and be indifferent to her, but the Valley Master is not allowed to be indifferent and ruthless and break off all ties with you?"

"you……"

"The Valley Master finally got out of your shadow, why did you bother her?" Tang Afu said angrily, "Don't you think you haven't hurt her enough? Even if I let you see her, what's the use? Can you give up everything you have now and spend the rest of your life making up for her?"

"I……"

"You can't!" Tang Afu sneered, "You are not Senior Ye Tong, and the Valley Master is not Granny Peach Blossom. The grudges between you and the Valley Master will never be resolved in your lifetime. More than 20 years ago, you were able to abandon it for your own selfish reasons, and you can do the same now. Because you are such a hypocritical hypocrite in your bones!"

Facing Tang Afu's scolding, Luo Tianjin neither got angry nor argued for himself, but just stood there without saying a word, his muscles trembling slightly. He didn't know when, his eyes were covered with a layer of tears.

"Love at first sight, never regret it even if you die. Love is long, but heroes are short-lived." Si Wudao sighed, "Lord Luo, as long as you don't force us, we will never be ungrateful. This time, I have to convey a message to you on behalf of the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain."

At this moment, Luo Tianjin was disheartened and in great pain, his mind full of Tang Afu's scolding. He had no interest in Si Wudao's advice at all, and subconsciously said perfunctorily: "What?" "The Holy Lord said, 'On the ninth day of the ninth month, on the top of Mount Hua, he is willing to fight you again. I hope that Lord Luo will gather his strength and fight him in his prime.'"

"What?" Luo Tianjin gradually woke up from his trance and said hesitantly, "What did you just say? Another fight? I have never met your Holy Lord before, so how can we talk about 'another' fight? Could it be that... I have fought with him before?"

"The Holy Lord only asked me to pass on his message, and did not say much else." Si Wudao shook his head and said, "If there is anything you don't understand, please ask Lord Luo to ask the Holy Lord in person on the day of the martial arts conference."

"Who exactly is your Holy Lord?" Luo Tianjin asked unwillingly, "From what you implied, he seems to know me?"

"The Northern Sage King is very famous. People in the martial arts world may not know the current emperor, but they must know the Lord of Luo Mansion."

Seeing that Si Wudao didn't answer the question, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly turned cold and he said angrily: "You know what I mean!"

"Master Luo also understands what I mean." Si Wudao smiled mysteriously, then waved his hand, and dozens of figures ambushing on the roof quickly disappeared without a trace.

Si Wudao was mad and talking nonsense. Luo Tianjin was helpless and could only put aside all his doubts for the time being. He turned to Tang Afu and asked, "On the ninth day of the ninth month, Rou'er... will your Valley Master go to the top of Mount Huashan?"

"I don't know." Tang Afu shook his head and said, "But the Valley Master is used to a secluded life of eating clouds and breathing dew, washing his face with stones and sleeping on the stream, so he should not be interested in your excitement." After that, Tang Afu changed the subject and bowed to Luo Tianjin, saying, "But no matter what, I still want to thank Palace Master Luo for coming forward to rescue Jueqing Valley!"

"It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning." Luo Tianjin said disappointedly, "You and Kunlun Sect are of the same lineage. Even if I don't show up, you two families can resolve the misunderstanding and turn enemies into friends."

"Not necessarily!" Tang Afu sneered, "Kunlun Sect prides itself on being the righteous sect of the martial arts world, and will never allow a heretic to be of the same lineage as them. Yin Baimei compromised under the pretext of taking care of the reputation of Kunlun Sect and Senior Ye. In fact, he took care of the reputation of you, the Northern Sage King. If it weren't for Palace Master Luo's mediation, there would have been a bloody battle between us and Kunlun Sect."

Facing Tang Afu's stubbornness, Luo Tianjin just nodded slightly without saying anything more. At this moment, he only wanted to see Xiao Zhirou, and didn't care about anything else.

"Now that the danger in Jueqing Valley has been resolved, it's time for us to go back." Tang Xuan said, "Before I leave, I have two things to give to the Xianwang Mansion and Jueqing Valley."

After saying that, Tang Xuan took two letters from Li Haitang, one of which was bulging, as if there was something else hidden in the envelope.

"You haven't answered me yet, why is Longxiang Mountain so concerned about my Jueqing Valley?" Tang Afu asked curiously.

"Take this letter back and give it to the Lord of Jueqing Valley." Tang Xuan ignored Tang Afu's doubts, handed him the bulging letter, and added, "Nothing is clear, the Lord of Jueqing Valley will know at a glance."

"This..." Tang Xuan's avoidance of the question made Tang Afu even more confused.

Tang Xuan handed another letter to Luo Tianjin and said jokingly, "Lord Luo, this one is for you."

"I?"

"Master Luo, congratulations!"

Suddenly, Si Wudao bowed to Luo Tianjin, who was full of doubts, and then ignored the two confused people and turned away with Tang Xuan and Li Haitang.

Looking at the three people walking away, Luo Tianjin and Tang Afu couldn't help but look at each other, with a look of confusion on their faces.

"you……"

"Master Luo, goodbye!"

Without waiting for Luo Tianjin to inquire about the contents of the letter, Tang Afu suddenly bowed to him and said goodbye, then jumped up and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

Longxiang Mountain and Jueqing Valley are located in the east and west, respectively, and go in opposite directions, leaving Luo Tianjin alone standing there in a daze, clutching the incomprehensible letter in his hand, unable to recover for a long time.

At this moment, a layer of pale sky appeared in the eastern sky.

Before we knew it, the rain had stopped and the sky was clear. The morning glow was bright, and Jiangzhou City welcomed a new day.

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(End of this chapter)