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Chapter 464: The Beautiful Woman Appears Again
Chapter 464: The Beautiful Woman Appears Again
After destroying Hei Sha and intimidating onlookers with ulterior motives, the Red Flag Escort Agency was temporarily safe. Tie Kaicheng could now focus on his own matters.
And so, on the morning of the second day after Hei Sha's destruction, a horse-drawn carriage departed from the east gate of Chen Zhou, heading towards the Jiangnan region.
Although traveling by horseback would have been faster and more convenient, Tie Kaicheng was in no rush. Why should he tire himself out?
Tie Kaicheng, with nothing better to do inside the carriage, called out, "Old Rong?"
"At your service, Chief!" Rong Zhengjie, the driver, responded promptly.
"If I recall correctly, you practice the Chasing Wind Blade technique," Tie Kaicheng said thoughtfully. "But when I watched your martial arts display the other day, your blade work seemed to bear traces of both the Laoshan Listening to the Sea Blade and the Shan'xi Peng Family's Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade."
"Sharp eyes, Chief!" Rong Zhengjie praised. "Indeed, I practice the Chasing Wind Blade, but I picked up the Listening to the Sea Blade and the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade during my chaotic wanderings in the jianghu. I only know a few moves and am far from proficient."
There were quite a few Taoist temples in Laoshan, and it could be considered a sacred mountain of the Taoist sect, with many martial arts traditions. Tie Kaicheng had seen the Laoshan Listening to the Sea Blade in his previous life, but he had never practiced it himself.
However, the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade was different. This was a family heirloom martial art of his brother-in-law's family, and he was intimately familiar with its essence. Now, with his ability to make connections between various martial arts, he might even be more skilled with it than the current head of the Peng family.
So, to reward Rong Zhengjie for his recent bootlicking efforts, Tie Kaicheng took the opportunity to teach him a thing or two. Although the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade could only be considered a first-rate doorman's technique, it was far superior to the Chasing Wind Blade.
"Thank you, Chief! Thank you, Chief!"
Rong Zhengjie felt that just these few moves and techniques that Tie Kaicheng was teaching him were enough to make up for years of hard work, and he might not even have been able to achieve this level of proficiency on his own!
As Rong Zhengjie practiced the moves, he couldn't help but sigh again.
"What's wrong?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"I thought of someone," Rong Zhengjie replied.
"Who?"
"The previous head of the Peng family, Peng Tianshou."
"Why think of him?"
"The little bit of the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade that I knew before, I learned from him," Rong Zhengjie said with a sigh. "Peng Xia's martial arts were formidable, and his temperament was like a fierce fire. Unfortunately, he met his end at the hands of the Demon Sect."
Tie Kaicheng, inside the carriage, asked, "You know this?"
"I witnessed it with my own eyes!" Rong Zhengjie said.
"A few years ago, I went to Shanxi with Lin Tou'er and Old Liu to escort a shipment. We happened to come across Peng Xia, who had just killed two members of the Demon Sect. Then, a slender couple blocked his path.
Rong Zhengjie's eyes reflected his fear as he continued, "Peng Xia took several blows from the woman, unable to withstand her attacks, and his sword was even cleaved in two. He fled in a hurry, but the man pursued and slashed him from shoulder to hip, splitting him in half! Afterward, I heard that the man was one of the Four Elders of the Demon Sect, Tie Yan. They were known as the 'Soaring Iron Swallows' and were extremely formidable. They often traveled together in Hebei, and the local martial arts world trembled at their name."
Peng Tianshou was the previous head of the Peng family, and his Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade was fierce and violent, making him a top-notch expert in the jianghu. No wonder everyone feared the Demon Sect; even Peng Tianshou couldn't withstand the woman's attacks, let alone Tie Yan himself.
As Rong Zhengjie was speaking, sounds of disturbance and killing cries echoed from up ahead.
At that moment, the carriage was traveling along a secluded road, with no villages or shops in sight. It was surrounded by trees and mountains, and the remote area was silent and deserted, which only added to the fright of Rong Zhengjie, who was already immersed in fear.
Rong Zhengjie looked up and saw another carriage approaching, bumping and jostling along the road. Following the carriage were more than a dozen bandits wielding knives and spears, their faces contorted with malicious grins as they pursued their prey.
Before Tie Kaicheng could respond, one of the bandits threw their long knife, piercing the driver in the back. The driver fell from his horse, and the carriage came to a slow halt as the horses lost their driver.
The next moment, the bandits surrounded Tie Kaicheng's carriage, enclosing it in their midst.
"Our luck is good today! Not only do we have a lady, but also another fat sheep to feast on!"
"Hahaha! A bountiful harvest today! Meat and wine for us tonight!"
The band of bandits leered at Tie Kaicheng and Rong Zhengjie, their intentions clear in their eyes.
"How dare you!" Rong Zhengjie roared, drawing his sword and leaping off the carriage.
He may have feared the elders of the Demon Sect and had no chance against the Black Killing Organization, but these petty mountain bandits weren't even fit to carry his shoes.
"You dare block the carriage of Tie, the chief escort of the Red Flag Escort Agency? Do you know who you're dealing with?" Rong Zhengjie's eyes widened, and he continued, "Scram while you still can, or I'll take your heads with the next swing of my blade!"
"Red Flag Escort Agency?"
"Chief Escort Tie?"
The bandits exchanged glances, unsure of what to make of this new information. Then, the two leaders narrowed their eyes, a vicious glint in their eyes, "Who cares what agency or chief escort you are? If you were hiding in your city agency, we might not have been able to touch you, but now that you're out here alone, you think you can scare us off?"
"Attack!"
"Take them both!"
"How bold!"
As the bandits dared to make their move, Rong Zhengjie's anger knew no bounds. He bellowed and brandished his sword, slashing through the air with two swift strokes. His movements were like a tiger, graceful yet powerful, and his swordplay created a cascade of light, accompanied by the sound of a tiger's roar.
Rong Zhengjie was like a tiger returning to the mountains, his long sword an unstoppable force. He grunted with each strike, adding to the force of his attacks, and with his exceptional skill, he single-handedly took on the group of bandits, sending them into a panic.
The two leading bandits were skilled in martial arts, but they couldn't withstand Rong Zhengjie's relentless assault. They soon found themselves injured and fleeing for their lives, leaving behind their fallen comrades.
Tie Kaicheng watched with admiration; finally, he didn't have to lift a finger.
Just then, the curtain of the opposite carriage was lifted, revealing a delicate and ethereal face. The woman was breathtakingly beautiful, and she gently lowered the curtain with one hand while the other rested on her heart.
"Thank you, gentlemen, for saving my life." Her voice was soft and grateful.
Rong Zhengjie was stunned by her beauty. He had never seen such a gorgeous woman, and compared to the courtesan he often visited at the Apricot Blossom House, this woman was far beyond his reach.
Tie Kaicheng was also taken aback. It wasn't so much her stunning looks that surprised him, but the fact that he recognized her. He had seen her before on the painted boat on the Qinhuai River. Although it had been a brief glimpse, her exceptional demeanor and appearance had left a deep impression on him.
She had changed her makeup and appearance slightly since that night, but with Tie Kaicheng's keen eyes, there was no way he could mistake her identity.
"Old Rong!" Tie Kaicheng called out sternly.
"Yes, Chief!" Rong Zhengjie's eyes lit up as he realized the opportunity that lay before him.
Tie Kaicheng retracted his body into the carriage and lowered the curtain. "Let's go!"
Rong Zhengjie was about to nod in agreement when he realized what Tie Kaicheng had just said.
"Huh?"
(End of Chapter)
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