The people were really few. 人还真少了。 Wei He then saw in courtyard at least to be short of 1/3 people. 魏合一眼便看出了院子里至少少了三分之一的人。 „Recently had not paid attention, what's the matter?” He brings Ouyang Zhuang to arrive at an corner/horn, starts today's fixed practice. “最近没怎么注意,怎么回事？”他带着欧阳庄走到一角,开始今天的固定练习。 When preparing thing, he has doubts as before about sizes up all around. 只是在准备东西时,他依旧疑惑的左右打量四周。 The person in courtyard always has an inexplicable silence and anxiety. 院子里的人总有种莫名的沉默和焦躁。 About Ouyang Zhuang looked, the definite two sides no one, then approached said in a low voice. 欧阳庄左右看了看,确定两边没人,便凑近了低声道。 „I listened to a Senior Sister saying that majority cannot break through, by card too long fellow apprentices.” “我听一个师姐说,大部分都是突破不了,被卡太久的师兄们。” „Is that also insufficient the present to walk together?” Wei He knows, in this courtyard, if unable to break through for a long time, has to consider to seek the way out in addition, after all every month must pay tuition. “那也不至于现在一起走吧？”魏合知道,在这院子里,若是长时间无法突破,就不得不考虑另寻生路,毕竟每个月可是都得交学费。 Although regarding present them, this school expense are not many, but the issue is must spend most time exercises to exercise martial arts, the time that is used to make money is few. 虽然对于现在的他们来说,这笔学费不算多,但问题是自己还得花大部分时间锻炼练功,用来赚钱的时间很少。 As gets older, this sitting idle and eating continuously is not the means. 随着年纪变大,这样一直的坐吃山空也不是办法。 Therefore many people will go to hold concurrent jobs outside, such as his Wei He, is equally in the Perpetual Peace Escort Office concurrent job of Cheng Family. 所以不少人都会去在外兼职,就如他魏合,也是一样在程家的永和镖局兼职。 „I heard that is outside the city Hong Family Stronghold recruits soldiers... the treatment benefits to be good, performance prominent, can become the corporal directly, is assorted long.” Ouyang Zhuang to praise sighed. “听说,是城外洪家堡招兵...待遇福利非常好,表现突出者,直接可以当上伍长,什长。”欧阳庄啧啧赞叹道。 „It is said every corporal rank, has special medicinal cuisine that can make up qi and blood greatly provides, a more intrepid expert directs to break through face to face.” “据说凡是伍长级别,都有能大补气血的特殊药膳提供,还有更强悍的高手当面指点突破。” Wei He understands clearly. 魏合了然。 These are unable to break through for a long time old person, leaves is also excusable. After all 20 are the peaks, once crossed, the physical strength starts to slide slowly, all on evening. 那些无法突破已久的老人们,这么离开也是情有可原。毕竟二十就是巅峰期,一旦过了,体力开始缓缓下滑,一切就晚了。 Then, he has also wanted the 18 th birthday immediately .... 说起来,他也马上要过18岁生日了.... „Can medicinal cuisine good? Do not spell with the life.” Wei He reproved one, sees envying in Ouyang Zhuang eye, urges him to hurry to exercise martial arts hastily. “药膳能有多好？还不是要拿命去拼。”魏合训斥了一句,看到欧阳庄眼里的羡慕,连忙督促他赶紧练功。 a whole day, Ouyang Zhuang restlesses, absolutely does not have the exercising martial arts condition, Wei He, still the mentality is actually steady, starts practice moves routinely, skin grinding, the rest. 一整天,欧阳庄都心神不宁,完全没有练功状态,倒是魏合,依旧心态平稳,按部就班开始练招,磨皮,休息。 Had not been disrupted the rhythm by this matter. 一点也没被这事打乱节奏。 By a Ouyang Zhuang such saying, he somewhat was been also curious, the expert in this army, fierce? 只是被欧阳庄这么一说,他也有些好奇,这军中的高手,到底有多厉害？ At dusk, just before the end , in Cheng Shaojiu the long in coming, his a whole day destination manages family affairs today the escort office matter. 傍晚时分,快要结束时,程少久才姗姗来迟,今天他一整天都去处理家里镖局的事。 Wei He has a mind to inquire, but since he had not said that does not have to the truth that oneself said that he is not anxious. 魏合有心询问,但既然他没说,那就是有不给自己说的道理,他也不急。 Now qi and blood Perfection, his biggest duty is to hurry to accumulate simultaneous/uniform arrival immediately, direct breakthrough. 如今气血马上圆满,他最大任务就是赶紧攒齐到位,直接突破。 Cheng Shaojiu entered courtyard, saw inside to be short of many people, gawked, but some quick people said the reason situation to him. 程少久进了院子,看到里面少了不少人,也是一愣,但很快有人给他说了原因情况。 He hesitated, went to the inside room, seemed like looks for Old Zheng to say anything. 他沉吟了下,去了里屋,似乎是找郑老说了什么。 Soon, goes out of the gate, toward Wei He beckoned with the hand. 不多时,才走出门,朝魏合招招手。 „Did Little He (small river), finish up?” “小河,完事没？” „Was similar.” Wei He nods, hangs the sweat towel on neck to behind the rack on, walks. “差不多了。”魏合点头,将脖子上的汗巾挂到身后架子上,走过去。 „Brother Cheng, how?” “程哥,怎么？” As the relations are getting more and more near, between he and Cheng Shaojiu also started to trade a more compatible name. 随着关系越来越近,他和程少久之间也开始换了更亲和的称呼。 „All right, a while accompanies me to go to the inner city to relax together.” Cheng Shaojiu racket Wei He shoulder, immediately but shuts out shrinks reaches behind the back. “没事,一会儿陪我一起去内城散散心。”程少久拍拍魏合肩膀,但马上嫌弃的缩回手。 In the palm is the Wei He sweat. 手心里全是魏合的汗水。 „Inner city?” Wei He decided, he has not gone to the inner city. “内城？”魏合定了下,他还没去过内城。 „Hasn't gone? All right, the elder brother leads you to see the world!” Cheng Shaojiu shows a happy expression. “是不是没去过？没事,哥带你见见世面！”程少久露出一丝笑意。 „Good.” Wei He is brief and to the point, actually he has not gone to the inner city, on the one hand has heard there expense is enormous, on the other hand, is because does not have time spiritual. “好。”魏合言简意赅,其实他没去过内城,一方面是一直听说那里花销极大,另一方面,则是因为没时间精神。 Tidied up, Wei He and Ouyang Zhuang confessed the situation that several he exercises martial arts, then takes a shower, changes the clothes, then with the Cheng Shaojiu same place, on his family's carriage. 收拾了下,魏合和欧阳庄交代了几句他练功的情况,然后冲澡,换衣服,便和程少久一起,上了他家里的马车。 The vehicle drives toward the inner city direction entrance. 车子一路朝着内城方向入口驶去。 This inner city, with the outer city, essentially is actually the two region. 这内城,和外城,本质上其实是两个区域。 Inner city surroundings by a tall wall isolation, is actually in the city the city, comes apart with outside completely. 内城周围由一圈高墙隔离,其实是城中城,完全和外面脱节。 Two people go from the entrance, this entrance is also a small city gate, after going, Cheng Shaojiu has not wandered about aimlessly everywhere, but looked for three restaurants to come up. 两人从入口进去,这入口也是一处小城门,进去后,程少久也没到处乱走,而是找了个三层酒楼上去。 Restaurant named Hundred Flowers Building. The name is results in common cannot be common, but the style somewhat is different. 酒楼名为百花楼。名字是常见得不能再常见,但风格却有些不同。 Wei He comes, each table of nearby are standing 28 young girls, a white skirt, strapless reveal leg, beautiful enough to eat, the liquor takes another helping of rice to the guest specially. 魏合一路进来,每一桌边上都站着一名二八少女,一身白裙,露肩露腿,秀色可餐,专门给客人倒酒添饭。 „What kind of? Hehehe, today Elder Brother leads you to open mind!” The Cheng Shaojiu favorite racket the Wei He shoulder, leading him the seat to sit down to a window near. “怎么样？嘿嘿嘿,今天哥哥就带你开开眼界！”程少久得意的拍拍魏合肩膀,带着他到一处窗边座位坐下。 Immediately then has waiter to come up. 马上便有小二上来。 This waiter is also different, unexpectedly is also a pretty female, but the age is at least over 25, a red skirt puts on personal, plentiful enchanting, annoys the person daydream. 这小二也是不同,竟然也是一娇俏女子,不过年纪已经是至少二十五以上,一身红裙贴身而穿,丰满妖娆,更是惹人遐想。 Cheng Shaojiu rapid skilled ordered several vegetables/dishes. Then looks to Wei He. 程少久迅速熟练的点了几个菜。然后向魏合看过来。 „What wants? Selects the liquor?” “要什么？来点酒？” „Not. We exercise martial arts little drink to wonderfully.” Wei He has been busy accumulating qi and blood recently, for fear that has any extraneous factor to affect itself, where also dares to drink casually. “不了。我们练功的还是少喝为妙。”魏合最近一直忙着积累气血,生怕有任何外界因素影响自己,哪里还敢随便喝酒。 „Does not drink also good, gives on us a pot nine to transport the green point.” The Cheng Shaojiu big hand wields, told. “不喝也行,给我们上一壶九运绿尖。”程少久大手一挥,吩咐道。 „Good young master, the girl who must get to know each other well takes care?” The red skirt female was asking. “好的公子,请问要不要相熟的女孩上来服侍？”红裙女子笑着问。 „Does not use, my brother they eats well.” Cheng Shaojiu beckons with the hand. “不用了,我兄弟二人自己吃吃就好。”程少久摆手。 The females get down quickly, vanishes along the second floor staircase does not see, goes downstairs until her thoroughly. Cheng Shaojiu takes back is staring at indistinctly the line of sight. 女子很快下去,沿着二楼楼梯消失不见,直到她彻底下楼。程少久才收回隐约盯着的视线。 Carries the teacup, he wants to drink a sleek/moist sleek/moist dry throat, but discovered that the tea did not have on, puts down immediately. 端起茶杯,他想喝一口润润干燥的喉咙,但发现茶水还没上,又顿时放下。 „Oh......” he heaved a deep sigh. “唉......”他长叹一声。 „Why did Brother Cheng sigh?” The Wei He strange say/way, about has a look at surroundings, here young girl takes care, on the table the food and wine is sumptuous, the good wine beautiful woman delicacies have, what but also there is not satisfactory? “程哥为何叹气？”魏合奇怪道,左右看看周围,这里少女服侍,桌上酒菜丰盛,美酒美人佳肴都有,还有什么不顺心？ „Little He (small river) .... Your my long time in this Feiye City, rarely goes out, not clear present situation.” Cheng Shaojiu said in a soft voice, the brow wrinkles. “小河....你我久在这飞业城内,很少外出,不清楚现在的情况。”程少久轻声道,眉头皱起。 „Tonight I come specially, ahead of time subscribes the position, for is wants to experience, this Hong Family Stronghold enters the person of city, Hunting Tiger Hong Daoyuan in hearsay, is worthy of the reputation.” “今晚我特意过来,提前订好位置,为的便是想要见识见识,这洪家堡入城之人,传闻中的猎虎洪道元,到底是不是名副其实。” „Hong Family Stronghold? Hong Daoyuan?” Wei He is perplexed. It is not relaxes? How to circle to this Hong Family on suddenly. “洪家堡？洪道元？”魏合不明所以。不是来散心的么？怎么突然绕到这洪家身上。 Cheng Shaojiu saw the doubts of Wei He , to continue to explain: „ Yesterday evening, the Hong Family Stronghold soldiers and Seven Families Union tax inspector team clashed, the tax inspector team seven dead wounded, remaining that injured escaped to give Seven Families Union Ou Family to complain. 程少久看出了魏合的疑惑,继续解释道:“昨天晚上,洪家堡的兵卒和七家盟的查税队发生冲突,查税队七死一伤,剩下的那个受伤的逃回来给七家盟的欧家告状。 Now Seven Families Union and Hong Family Stronghold relate to be anxious, how the two sides do not know consult, Hong Family Stronghold must send out young one generation of strongest Hunting Tiger Hong Daoyuan it is said that enters the city to see right in front of one City Protector Sir Ou Chen. ” 现在七家盟和洪家堡关系紧张起来,两边不知道怎么协商,洪家堡据说要派出年青一代的最强者猎虎洪道元,入城面见城守欧辰大人。” „What relations this... and do we have?” Wei He is speechless. “这...和我们有什么关系？”魏合无言。 „ You are not clear, Hong Family Stronghold gathers to raise the private soldier in recent years, the influence is getting stronger and stronger, its thoughts are flagrant, this recognition slaughters the tax inspector team, is the example. “你不明白,洪家堡近些年蓄养私兵,势力越来越强,其心思早就明目张胆,这次公认屠杀查税队,就是例子。 But Seven Families Union does not dare to have no consideration for face thoroughly, under dreads, both sides have the compromise mutually, I estimated, this was Hong Family Stronghold makes Hong Daoyuan enter a city to demonstrate. ” 但七家盟又不敢彻底撕破脸,忌惮之下,双方互有妥协,我估计,这是洪家堡让洪道元进城示威了。” Cheng Shaojiu small sound said. 程少久小声道。 „Demonstration?” Wei He felt immediately the issue was a little big. “示威？”魏合顿时感觉问题有点大了。 Can rise to the demonstration level, if, perhaps then this Hong Family Stronghold, possibly has the non- feudal official's heart anytime. 都能上升到示威层次,如果是真的,那么这个洪家堡,或许随时可能有不臣之心。 „Just wait, according to agreement time, quick, about quarter of an hour.” Cheng Shaojiu looked under the water drop timer of not far away. “等着吧,按照约定时间,快了快了,还有一刻钟左右。”程少久看了下不远处的滴水计时器。 That timer was sealed by a bulk colored glaze in inside, does not make the bystander touch at will, the black stone basin is similar to the steps one after another, in each stone basin has the water current, little drops from periphery downward. 那计时器被一大块琉璃封在里面,不让外人随意触碰,黑色石盆一个接一个如同阶梯,每一个石盆里都有水流,一点点的从边缘往下滴落。 The Wei He self-torture, after having heard the word in low spirits, this is the first time that produced curiously. 魏合一直闷头苦修,闻言后,这还是第一次产生好奇。 Outside this Feiye City, seems like another completely different chaotic world. 这飞业城外,似乎是另一个完全不同的纷乱世界。 Hong Family Stronghold is protects nearby Feiye City the safe powerful deterrence strength, but is called young one generation of strongest Hong Daoyuan. 洪家堡可谓是守护飞业城附近平安的强大威慑力,而其中被称为年青一代最强的洪道元。 What level is also and existence. 又是什么样的水准和存在。 This makes him cannot help but give birth curiously. 这让他不由自主的生出好奇。 „The three gangs and two sects person also arrived.” Suddenly Cheng Shaojiu raised the sentence in a low voice. “三帮二派的人也到了。”忽然程少久低声提了句。 Wei He stares, looked at the past following his vision together. 魏合一愣,顺着他的目光一起看过去。 Restaurant second floor staircase, corner there, is having teams of people to come up in the third floor direction one after another. 酒楼二楼的楼梯处,拐角那里,正有一队队人鱼贯朝三楼方向上去。 These people wave after wave, wear the unified faction clothing, brings one group of black-clothed person who the faction marks. 这些人一波接一波,穿着统一帮派服饰,带着帮派标记的一群黑衣人。 These black-clothed person are robust, the waist round arm is wide, looked is quite not affable. 这些黑衣人一个个身材健壮,腰圆膀宽,一看就相当不好惹。 The black-clothed person right arm place has a white design of hill. 黑衣人右臂处都有一个小山的白色图案。 „That is the Mountain River Gang person, of lead at least is also the Black Mountain expert.” Cheng Shaojiu introduced. “那是山川帮的人,带头的那个至少也是黑山高手。”程少久介绍道。 „The Mountain River Gang person, does not mix in our area generally, among is roughly divided into White Mountain, Black Mountain, as well as highest level Azure Mountain. The White Mountain level was ordinary gang members, Black Mountain must pay attention, least also breaks through first degree qi and blood expert.” “山川帮的人,一般不在我们町混,其内大致分成白山,黑山,以及最高层的青山。白山层次就是普通帮众,黑山就得注意了,最少也是突破一次气血的好手。” The Wei He heart is imposing, nods again and again. 魏合心头凛然,连连点头。 He notices, this team of people take the lead, light/only on the sleeve the mark Black Mountain, has three people. 他注意到,这队人带头的,光袖子上纹着黑山的,就有三人。 Except Mountain River Gang, other were some small gang factions, Cheng Shaojiu introduced slightly, then no longer raised. 除开山川帮的,其余就是些小帮派,程少久稍稍介绍了下,便不再提。 Like watch the fun with them. 都是和他们一样过来看热闹的。 The Wei He first time with other faction influence short distance contacts. 魏合还是第一次和其余的帮派势力近距离接触。 He has trained hard in low spirits, pays no attention to the window foreign affairs, this time was actually and three gangs and two sects nearest one time. 他一直都是闷头苦练,不理窗外事,这次却是和三帮二派距离最近的一次。 „Don't worry, three gangs and two sects does not dare to be dissolute in the inner city, here is the Seven Families Union place. Except Hong Family Stronghold, other influences do not dare to have any hurriedly. When really Ou Family doesn't dare to kill people?” The Cheng Shaojiu calm say/way, seems like commonly seen. “不用担心,三帮二派在内城都不敢放肆,这里是七家盟的地方。除开洪家堡,其余所有势力都不敢有任何造次。真当欧家不敢杀人？”程少久淡定道,似乎是司空见惯。 The Wei He heart understands clearly, but also influence on this era the true army and family had curiously. 魏合心头了然,但同时也对这个时代的真正军队和家族势力有了好奇。 Person including their these outer city areas, take the thing of little qi and blood, can break through first degree qi and blood. 连他们这些外城区之人,服用一点点气血之物,就能突破成一次气血。 These Seven Families Union juniors in that inner city, absolute condition far surpass they, they can reach what altitude. 那内城的这些七家盟子弟,绝对条件远超他们,那他们又能达到什么高度。 Moreover that makes Seven Families Union also dread Hong Family Stronghold extremely, is what kind of level? 而且那让七家盟还忌惮万分的洪家堡,又是何等层次？ Wei He also quite anticipates to be curious suddenly. 魏合忽然也是相当期待好奇起来。 He somewhat understood the idea of Cheng Shaojiu suddenly. 他忽然有些理解程少久的想法了。 Or any practicing martial arts person, very difficult meeting to be willing to miss this. 或者说,任何一个练武之人,都很难会愿意错过这一幕。 After all Hong Family Stronghold is always primarily living in seclusion. 毕竟洪家堡一向以深居简出为主。 „Came!” Suddenly one side people shouted in a low voice. “来了！”忽然一旁有人低声喝道。 „Junior Sister, that is Tiger of Feiye. Is the person of Feiye young generation of strongest!” “师妹,那便是飞业之虎。乃飞业年轻一辈最强之人！” Wei He hears the prestige to go, discovered when does not know, in their front one table, sat the youth men and women of two azure clothes saber. 魏合闻声望去,发现不知何时,在他们前面一桌上,坐了两个青衣佩剑的青年男女。 Male exquisite demeanor and appearance, the stature is vigorous and healthy. 男子丰神俊朗,身材健壮修长。 The females wear the white veil, the beautiful eye looks about hidden has the wave circulation. 女子戴着白色面纱,美目顾盼间隐有水波流转。 Two people did not utter a word to sit before, not has the feeling, at this time stands up to look toward the window under, makes Wei He detect their positions. 两人之前一声不吭坐着,毫无存在感,此时站起身往窗下看去,才让魏合发觉他们的位置。 But at this time Wei He does not have the time carefully to observe two people, under the window has the weapon collision and warhorse horse's hoof thump earthquake sounds faintly resounds. 但此时魏合也没工夫仔细观察两人,窗下隐隐有兵器碰撞和战马马蹄捶地声响起。