C234 One Strike to Take His Life

The shopkeeper might not be able to fool Peng Sung's eyes, but Peng Sung might not care too much about it.

Duan Tianya walked out of the inn and saw that the shopkeeper was still calculating the accounts. He did not go over to talk to the shopkeeper. When he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.

The manager walked out of the counter and said, "Young hero, can you accompany me for a walk?"

Duan Tianya didn't refuse. Perhaps he also wanted to chat with the shopkeeper.

Although the night in Three Paths Ridge was a bit desolate, with the help of the hazy moonlight, there was a different scenery.

The two of them arrived at an open space. The shopkeeper put the lanterns aside, took out a fire piston, and picked up some tree branches to light a bonfire.

The shopkeeper was still as calm as ever, the exuberant flames reflected on his face, unexpectedly also a bit sad.

The shopkeeper said, "I didn't think that you would dare come here with me. "

Duan Tianya said, "Why wouldn't I dare come here with you?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile. "Didn't you say that I was the one who killed Xiao Qianshan?"

Duan Tianya said, "Since you don't know about Xiao Qianshan, why do you know how powerful he is?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile, "You know who I am!"

Duan Tianya said, "Why are you so sure that I know?"

The shopkeeper stretched out his left hand and said, "I think you know that my left hand only has six fingers. "

Duan Tianya nodded and said. "I know. "

The shopkeeper put his left hand into his sleeve and said with a smile, "I really want to know how you know me. Logically speaking, you should not have been sensible when I retired. "

Duan Tianya said with a smile, "I am also surprised. According to my calculations, you should be an old man in your 70's. Why do you look like you are only in your 50's? It's just that. "

The shopkeeper said with a smile. "You guessed right. I am Xiao Qianshan, but there is one thing that others might not have mentioned, and that is, I became famous when I was seven years old. "

Duan Tianya was shocked and said, "Seven years old? How is that possible?"

Xiao Qianshan looked at the fire and sighed. "When I was seven years old, a swordsman came to the front gate of the Xiao family to cause trouble. I only remembered that I came to the front gate and stabbed him with my sword. That swordsman fell to the ground. "

"From then on, your name will spread throughout the entire Great River North and South?"

Xiao Qianshan nodded and said: "That swordsman is quite famous. At that time, the death of the swordsman became a good story. They all thought that it was a young swordsman who killed him. "

"In the end, it was just a child!"

Xiao Qianshan nodded and said, "It's just that this child will only appear in the Jianghu ten years later. "

Duan Tianya said, "This means that senior only has a few years of experience in the Pugilistic World. "

Xiao Qianshan smiled faintly and said, "Only seven years. These seven years, I am already tired of fighting. Besides, there are still two huge mountains in front of you. "

"Ghost Sword, Hu Liang and Duan Junhou with dual swords?"

Xiao Qianshan looked at him in shock. He turned around and said calmly, "That's right. It's the two of them. They are like two insurmountable mountains, blocking the path of all the people in the pugilistic world. "

Duan Tianya smiled and said, "But the martial world is still the martial world. Nothing has changed because of the two of them. "

Xiao Qianshan sighed and said, "Changed. It's just that no one knows about it. "

Duan Tianya was puzzled and asked, "Where did the change come from?"

Xiao Qianshan added some firewood to the fire and looked at the fire. "Many experts in the martial arts world were forced to retreat by the two of them. "

Duan Tianya said, "Innumerable. " Then he asked, "Are you one of them?"

Xiao Qianshan looked at him and said, "On the contrary, I am tired of the Jianghu, so I chose to come here. "

The night wind blew and the flames swayed left and right. Duan Tianya understood Xiao Qianshan's state of mind. His fame at the age of seven had forced him to practice his sword with all his might for the next ten years.

This was not his wish, but he had no choice. For the sake of his reputation, his family would force him to practice his sword. In order to save his life, he would force himself to practice hard.

He had succeeded. His reputation of killing with a single strike was definitely not undeserved. However, only he knew the hardships involved. It was precisely because of this that he was willing to become the manager of Three Paths Ridge.

Xiao Qianshan gazed into the distance. It was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. Duan Tianya walked over and stood behind him. Suddenly, Xiao Qianshan turned around and said: "I have to thank you for today's matter. "

"Thank me?"

Xiao Qianshan nodded and said, "Yes. "

Duan Tianya smiled and said, "Why are you thanking me?"

Xiao Qianshan said, "Thank you for not exposing my identity in front of that old man and young man. "

Duan Tianya laughed and said, "Actually, Mo Xie has already seen that you know martial arts, and your martial arts are very high. "

Xiao Qianshan's face darkened and said, "Why didn't he expose my identity? Was it because I was injured? Or does he think that I'm not qualified?"

Duan Tianya smiled. " He felt that since a person has retired, there was no need to force him to come out. He also had the same opinion about Yuen Xiaotian and Tang Wuhua. "

Xiao Qianshan smiled and said, "He is a pure swordsman. "

Duan Tianya said, "There will be fewer and fewer people like him. "

The fire on the fire had been extinguished. The two of them returned to the inn. Duan Tianya stayed in the Upper Three. Maybe it was because he was used to living there, but when he woke up the next day, he felt that he slept very well.

Duan Tianya walked down the stairs and found a very familiar figure. Liao Qingshu, why did he come here?

Liao Qingshu seemed to have come specifically to find him. When he saw Duan Tianya coming down the stairs, he grabbed Duan Tianya and walked towards the door. Duan Tianya didn't resist and allowed him to pull him. When he arrived at a mountain not far from the inn, he found that Wei Zan and Fiend Monk were also waiting there. Behind them stood the Zhu brothers.

Duan Tianya approached Wei Zan and Fiend Monk and asked, "Could it be that you are treating me to a drink?"

Everyone's facial expression was ugly, and their eyes were filled with sadness. Duan Tianya knew that this wasn't the time to joke around. Woo Sian's death had dealt a huge blow to them, and it had caused a lot of damage to the Golden Snake Hall.

Duan Tianya said, "May I know why you all have brought me here?"

Liao Qingshu said, "We would like to ask you for a favor. "

"Help?" Duan Tianya looked at Liao Qingshu. He knew that he had to help with this, so he said, "Then tell me what you want me to help with. "

Liao Qingshu also knew that as long as he asked, Duan Tianya would help him with anything. He thought for a moment and said, "I want to borrow some silver taels. "

Duan Tianya said, "How much do you want?"

"Ten thousand silver taels. "

"Ten thousand taels? Ten thousand taels is easy. "

Liao Qingshu said, "I want ten thousand taels of gold. "

Duan Tianya agreed immediately, "Gold is gold, when do you want it?"

Liao Qingshu was puzzled. "Why don't you ask me what I want to do?"

Duan Tianya smiled. "What you do is your business. Since you asked, it means that you have encountered a difficult problem. Why should I trouble you? Besides, you definitely don't want me to ask. "

Liao Qingshu nodded in agreement, then said, "Seven days later, in Golden Snake Hall. "