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"The official loser, Rong, she …" After hearing Mao Sheng's words, he felt that they made sense, but he was originally a person who didn't want to be easily convinced, so his eyes kept rolling around. Suddenly, he thought of a reason, and immediately followed up: "Miss Gong Yun has Brother Jing to accompany her, and I don't know how happy I am, but I don't feel tired, so I'm not as bored as you and the others." The more he spoke, the more he lowered his voice, as if he didn't want Jing Ke and Gongsheng Rong to hear him from ten feet away, but he also wanted them to understand, because he was a nosy person to begin with, and he would think of ways to kick anyone he thought to be interesting.

When Mao Yun saw that his words weren't effective against stealing, he could only sigh and give up. Next to him, Xue Lun, Du Sanniang, Zhu Hai, and Di Kun also looked at each other before smiling and shaking their heads helplessly.

Even though Thief Sheng had lowered his voice even more, the two in front of him, Jing Ke and Gong Zhuorong, could naturally hear him clearly. Gongsheng Rong was originally a girl, so when she heard Thief Sheng's words, she blushed. However, she felt too embarrassed to retort, because retorting now would only make the situation worse. She wanted to see how Jing Ke would react at this time, but Jing Ke didn't seem to have heard her at all. The spring wind was still on his face, and his eyes were focused on her, as if he only wanted to reach Wei Daliang quickly. Seeing that Jing Ke didn't stir up any thoughts because of the joke, Gong Huorong seemed to be a little disappointed, so she kept silent and followed Jing Ke all the way. However, she didn't know that Jing Ke's heart was already filled with waves, but he was, after all, a prodigal son of the martial arts world, and was extremely good at pretending to be his inner world.

Seeing that Jing Ke did not have the slightest reaction to his joke, he also felt bored, so he stopped pursuing the topic. However, he was a man who could not stay idle, so he slightly nudged the horse with his feet, urged the horse to catch up with Jing Ke, and picked up the topic, "Brother Everlasting, this time we were dispatched to the State of Wei, why didn't Big Bro Gao come with us?"

Even if he didn't ask, Zhu Hai, Mao Yun, and the others would have definitely mentioned it, because back when they were living in San Ye, these foreign delegates from the martial world had all admired Gao Jianli, and their relationship with him was also deep. Therefore, if they suddenly split up, they would definitely have these questions. So he followed the answer he had already prepared, and explained to Kuang Sheng: "Since Brother Thief has asked, then Jing Ke will tell the truth. Since Big Brother Gao didn't come with us, it was only because we were worried that the Sword Alliance had just been established, and that the disciples of the alliance were mixed in with the others, and that along with Free and Unrestrained, Huish and other juniors were forced to join the alliance. If we didn't keep him here to stabilize the situation, I'm afraid that the Sword Alliance would fall into chaos as soon as we set out on Yan Ji."

"Oh, so that's how it is. Brother Gao, you have great foresight. I, as a boorish man, am unable to do the same." When Zhu Hai heard Jing Ke's explanation, he couldn't help but suddenly come to a realization and repeatedly sighed.

Just as Zhu Hai was about to sigh, he suddenly saw that Jing Ke seemed to have been pricked by a pin, and his expression was filled with surprise. His two feet took advantage of the momentum to tighten the saddle, and the force of his hands grabbed the bridle of the horse, which seemed to have been restrained by a powerful internal force. The horse's hooves immediately moved, and along with Jing Ke, it turned into a statue, but after being blown away by the autumn wind, it still didn't move a single inch.

Zhu Hai was also caught unprepared by Jing Ke's actions, and hurriedly pulled the zaichi horse that was still moving forward with its head lowered. The people behind him who were riding on their horses saw Zhu Hai, Jing Ke, and the others suddenly arrive, so they took advantage of this chance and stopped their horses' hooves. Everyone suddenly stopped in their tracks.

The setting sun was as red as blood, and the wind still blew past everyone's ears, but no one knew what was happening.

"What happened? Big Brother? " Zhu Hai finally couldn't bear the shock and bewilderment in his heart. He leaned over and whispered in Jing Ke's ear. Although Zhu Hai was a rough and wild man, his voice was always loud and magnanimous, but from Jing Ke's reaction just now, he was sure that something terrible must have happened, which was why he kept his voice low, so low that even Thief, who was about three feet away from him, couldn't hear clearly his question to Jing Ke.

"Listen, is there someone chanting around here?" Jing Ke carefully confirmed the sound that floated along with the wind a moment ago, then turned back to Zhu Hai and the others and asked.

Zhu Hai, Mao Yun, Thief, and the others had originally thought that Jing Ke had detected some suspicious activity around him, which was why his expression became so vigilant. But after a long time, Jing Ke actually asked a question like this, and they couldn't help but feel that it was a little absurd, thus they relaxed their nerves and carefully listened to the sounds in the air, but apart from the desolate weeds outside Puyang City, there were no other movements, and they couldn't hear any chanting sounds at all.

After a long while, Gongsheng Rong listened carefully with her eyes closed, as if she had some sort of insight. She spoke slowly in an extremely soft voice, "It seems like there is an old man who is singing while beating a bull's horn."

Hmm, Miss Rong and I have the same thoughts, "Jing Ke nodded his head in agreement as he heard Gong Yugrong's reply, and then continued," This old man's singing voice carries a clear and melodious melody, going straight through the ears, from the temples to the head, unceasing and unstoppable, he doesn't seem like a normal person.

As Jing Ke said this, he no longer hesitated and used all his strength to push his stirrup, urging his Scarlet Mane horse to gallop along with the singing. Behind him, Thief Sheng, Zhu Hai, and the others saw that their son had already driven his horse forward, so they immediately tightened their grip on their horses and followed behind Jing Ke.

Outside the wilderness of Puyang City, the autumn season made the millet in the valley glow with a golden hue, and the greenery was gradually replaced by the yellow soil. However, the time had yet to arrive, so the mix of yellow and green also caused the endless wilderness to appear extremely chaotic. Perhaps it was not a good time for the cattle to graze, as they seemed to be unable to fill their stomachs due to the fact that they were only looking for grassroots. When the sun had set, there were still people grazing there.

And Jing Ke's previous guess was right, under the setting sun, that cow was wearing a broken straw hat, its hair and beard were not only white and mixed, but also messy. From this, one could tell that this person was indeed an old man, and an old man past his prime. His body was straddling the back of the cow. His legs swung leisurely in the air. From time to time, he would kick the cow's belly, appearing very casual. He was holding a whip in his hand. The handle of the whip was made of rhinoceros' bone, which made it look especially smooth and bright. Strangely, he did not whip the ox's body. Instead, he swung the handle of the whip and continued to beat the bull's horn. However, it was very rhythmic and was not the slightest bit chaotic. His mouth seemed to be chanting some tune, but no one could make out the tune. They could only make out the words he was chanting, which were as follows:

It was the fish of the White Water of Haohao. When the king summons me, will I live in peace?

Although the old man had a carefree expression and intonation like a wild crane, there seemed to be a hidden meaning hidden within his words. Jing Ke rode the horse over. Seeing that the old man's actions were out of the ordinary, he had no choice but to stand on the horse for a long time, not daring to disturb it. Seeing Jing Ke standing on the horse, Fang Xing wanted to step up and ask about the situation, but he saw Jing Ke raise his right hand, signaling everyone to stop, and to not disturb that old man.

"Come from the north, fly to the great girders. All the world talks about heroes and disputes over the matters of the seven empires. " The old man seemed to have noticed the group of Jianghu assassins appearing around him, so he stopped his incantation and purposely raised his voice.

When Jing Ke heard the old man's words, he was surprised, because he had never met the old man before, but the old man was like a god that, with just a few sentences, exposed the old man's intentions to travel to Dazhang. Jing Ke had been wandering in the Jianghu for many years, and upon this fortuitous encounter, the Jianghu experience told him that the old man was not to be underestimated, perhaps it would help him in his efforts this time. Thus, he immediately dismounted from the horse, held the horsewhip in his hand, imitated the scholarly look of a scholar, and cupped his fists towards the old man and greeted, "I am Jing Ke, on my way here, and have disturbed the old man."

However, the old man did not turn around to look at him. He only continued to mutter to himself, "After travelling for a thousand miles, I will allow the Wei to be rivals with Qin."

The old man's words once again caused Jing Ke to be secretly shocked!

Not only did that old man know that Jing Ke and the rest were going to act towards Wei Daliang, he also knew the purpose of their visit.

Thus, Jing Ke immediately bent over and bowed with his hands folded in front, "This old man has godly foresight, I'm sure he's an otherworldly expert. Senior, please give me a few pointers."

However, Jing Ke's courteous words were like mud entering the sea, not affecting the old man in the slightest. The old man still slowly urged the old water buffalo under him to slowly walk deeper into the mountains, only leaving behind a single sentence, "Who's the master of this nonsense?" The first in the front. The Wei Dynasty is a place with hidden waves. Take care, little brother. " With that, he left without looking back.

Jing Ke originally wanted to chase after him with his horse, but it could be seen that the old man didn't want to pay any more attention to him, so he had no choice but to give up.

"That old man is too rude. Brother Ji Hao had humbled himself several times, but he turned a blind eye and completely ignored him. Next time I see him, I'll definitely let him know the power of my Mo family!" After watching the conversation between the old man and Jing Ke, he felt indignant in his heart.

"Hehe, Brother Thief, you have to know that one of the seven great rules of the Mo family is not to bully the weak. You are deliberately trying to spoil the family's reputation." Jing Ke turned back to look at the extremely dissatisfied look on Zhai Sheng's face, using his sect's rules and kind intentions to remind him.

"But he doesn't know what's good for him …" Viridescent seemed to want to refute his words, but he was interrupted by Jing Ke, "As a son of the Mo family, if this much grievance is unbearable, then how can it be worthy of the great responsibility of the son of the Mo family? And even if you want to fight for Jing Ke, I'm afraid you are still far from being that old man's opponent. "

"Brother Hong, why do you say that?" Hearing Jing Ke's words, Thief Sheng's eyes immediately bulged out of their sockets, repeatedly saying, "Although I'm not considered an elite, but that old man is already fully covered in armor, so how could he possibly resist me?"

Jing Ke only smiled as he shook his head, pointed at Thief Sheng and said while laughing, "Brother Thief definitely didn't see it clearly, that old man just now used a whip in one hand to hit a bull's horn and sing, the sound of the song spread far and wide, while his legs swayed left and right in the air, and he was able to safely sit on the cow's back. It's because the index finger of his other hand was pressed against the back of the cow, and relying on an unfathomable amount of inner force, it floated in the air, thus it's so steady."

"Oh? That old man actually has this kind of ability? " After hearing Jing Ke's words, he was a bit skeptical, so he turned around and asked Mao Yun, Xue Lun, and the others, "Were you able to see it clearly just now, big brothers?"

Mao Yun, Xue Lun, and the others had only just followed Jing Ke here, and were already halfway through the matter. How could they see this clearly? They only said together, "I didn't see clearly."

After hearing Mao Yun, Xue Lun, and the others didn't see it clearly, he immediately felt emboldened and straightened his chest, turning back to Jing Ke and saying, "Look, all the big brothers didn't see it clearly, could it be that Brother Big Dian was afraid that I would cause trouble and ruin the Mo family's tomorrow, so he deliberately bluffed me?"

"Big Brother Jing is not lying at all. Rong'er clearly saw what happened just now and guessed that the old man must be an otherworldly expert." Without waiting for Jing Ke to explain further, Gongsheng Rong started to chime in from the side.

"Sigh. I say, Miss Rong, the reason why you're singing with me like this is because you want to help my son, the big brother, right?" When Thief Sheng saw that Gong Zhuang Rong was helping him out like this, he turned around and started teasing him again.

"Old thief, stop talking nonsense! "One of them is too old to be serious." Xue Lun saw that Thief Sheng was talking nonsense again, and was afraid that it would make Jing Ke and Gongsheng Rong's faces even more unsightly. He then reprimanded him with a single sentence.

"Alright, it's already getting late. If we still can't reach the great beam before nightfall, then it's likely that all the hard work and hardships we've gone through over a meal will be gone. So, seniors, you should follow Jing Ke and hurry up and rush to the great beam as soon as possible." Jing Ke didn't have time to care about their bickering, so he immediately changed the topic, raised the horsewhip in his hand, fiercely whipped the horse, and dashed away in the direction of Wei Daliang without looking back.

As for the rest of the people, they naturally couldn't fall behind. Putting aside the gossip in front of them, each of them snapped their horsewhips and followed closely behind Jing Ke, leaping off their horses. However, they probably didn't know, although the current Jing Ke seemed to be anxious to rush to the mountain, he already had no idea in his heart, because at the same time he was sprinting towards the mountain, the old man's words were still lingering in his ears, making him feel that this trip to Wei was not as simple as he had imagined.