Chapter 8 Young Man's High ambition

Tianshui and Anding are only more than 300 miles away. Xiao Chongguang only took two days on the road and entered Andingfu City.

The Tang family naturally prepared a good horse for him, but he did not whip fast on the road, but walked at will by the horse's nature.

He has been thinking all the way about whether he should get into the wrestling of Tang, Zhou and Xue families. Although the Tang family is rich and has many eyes and ears, if he can really help, he will no longer have to spread his eyes in the northwest. And he was not worried that Tang Fuli would go back on his word. This kind of thing was just a hand in the Tang family. He could not break his promise and make enemies out of thin air.

It's just that although Tang Fuli looked sincere, Xiao Chongguang always felt that his words were not true. The three gate valves in the northwest are fighting in secret, and the internal feelings are really thousands of ideas. None of them is a fuel-efficient lamp. If the Tang family is as innocent as he said, it has been swallowed for a long time. How can it stand still?

According to Tang Fuli's introduction, the seven-star building has a total of seven floors, which contains countless rare treasures. Every time you go up to the floor, the treasures become more and more precious, and the force of arranging guards is also more powerful. The intention of the Xue brothers to build this seven-star building is to show their power, so as to gather people's hearts and let the people see the wealth of the Xue family, so as to subdue the small forces at both ends of the snake and rats. The other layer is to recruit talents. As long as someone can rush to the floor and go up to several floors, they can choose any one of the floor. Treasure, and the Xue family took the opportunity to invite the other party to join the partnership. As for stealing the night pearl of the Tang family and using this to hit the momentum of the Tang family, I'm afraid that Xue Muyun did it casually, which was not the original intention of building.

When Xiao Chongguang entered the city, it was already fading. Instead of going to the Tang family to settle down at the gate of Anding City, he found an inn to take the opportunity to observe the situation.

The name of this inn is Xu Ji, and the shopkeeper Lao Xu is a quiet middle-aged man. Xiao Chongguang's name at the inn is Xiao Yi, which is his real name. As for the name Chongguang, it was given to him by Chishan after he went to Kunlun. Previously, he used this name in Tianshui City.

"Sung, I'm here to deliver tea." Under the dim yellow oil lamp, Xiao Chongguang sat quietly at the window and looked down at the night view downstairs. Xiao Er knocked on the door. He opened the door. Xiao Er put the teapot on the table and bowed to leave, but he was stopped by him.

"Xiao Er, what are the famous scenery here? Let me introduce it to you." Throwing a string of copper coins to Xiao Er casually, Xiao Chongguang poured himself a cup of tea, pulled a stool, and motioned Xiao Er to sit down and speak.

The second child happily received the reward and thanked the light. Then he carefully sat on the edge of the stool and began to introduce several famous scenes of Anding City to the guests. When he talked about the Seven Star Building, Xiao Chongguang interrupted his narrative: "The Seven Star Tower, this name is quite interesting. Is it an ancient building?" The little two said, "No, this seven-star building was built by Uncle Xue in the south of the city the year before last, and many skilled craftsmen have been hired. The little one heard that the carved columns and painted buildings there are like a palace, but it's a pity that only entertain dignitaries there. Poor people like me are not blessed.

This little two is very clever. Seeing that the guests seem to be very interested, he talks endlessly about how beautiful the seven-star building is. It turned out that after the Xue family built the seven-star building, they not only showed off their wealth, but also often held banquets in the building to entertain some dignitaries and local heroes. This little two has a distant cousin, who is the eldest follow of an official in the city. He once followed his master's house once and came back to brag to his cousin.

After this conversation, Xiao Chongguang's understanding of the Seven Star Building has deepened another layer. The Xue brothers are usually not in the Qixing Building. The daily life in the building is a shift guard by a class of masters recruited by Xue. In the past, many people from the world came to break into the building to grab the treasure, but at most, they only rushed up to the sixth floor and returned. Many people were later recruited by the Xue brothers.

The night was getting dark, but Xiao Chongguang did not fall asleep. When the guests in the inn rested one after another, he put on his clothes and got up to the window. Sure that no one was paying attention around him, he jumped down the window and disappeared into the depths of the night.

The seven-star building is not far from Xu Ji. With his method, he found the position Xiao Er said for a moment. He saw a tall building not far ahead, shining brightly on the top and shining in all directions. Looking down at the light, the high building was really beautiful, but the appearance was amazing, and I didn't know that Xue brothers were How much manpower and material resources have been invested in this seven-star building to get to this situation.

He walked slowly and came to the foot of the Seven Star Building. Since Tang Fuli said that he wanted to sweep Xue's face, he must do it openly this time, so this time he came not to do it, but to step on the plate.

The seven-star building covers an extremely wide area. A three-foot-wide ditch was dug in front of the building, and a marble arch bridge was laid on it. This ditch is not so much for protection against thieves as for beauty. Twenty-four stone lions are carved on the bridge, which are lifelike

Xiao Chongguang walked around the ditch and looked at the pattern around the Seven Star Building. He is always uncertain. If this trip is just a competition of martial arts, he is not afraid of any opponent. However, carrying a deep hatred of blood since he was a child has made him deeply scheming. Although he has shallow experience, he dares not relax his guard against people for a moment. The inside story of this scuffle between the three families is not simple. He is afraid that he will make mistakes and be taken advantage of by others.

The gate guard of the Seven Star Building was doting at this time. It seems that the Xue family has been rampant in the northwest for a long time, and their vigilance has gradually decreased. After all, the upstarts can't catch up with a big family like the Tang family. They lack the accumulated accumulation of several generations, and they are much worse in the order and ethics of the subordinates.

Although he saw the guard at the door doze off, Xiao Chongguang did not mean to go in and inquire. Originally, this trip was just to observe the nearby environment, but tomorrow I still have to break into the building openly.

When he was about to go back, he saw a figure flashing in the night and fell at the end of the arch bridge in an instant. Seeing the excitement, Xiao Chongguang was not in a hurry to leave. He hid sideways under the eaves of the street corner and stared at the behavior of the people from afar.

The man moved very fast and walked forward a few steps as soon as he landed. The two guards at the main gate were still sleepy and didn't realize that anyone was approaching. The man did not enter through the gate, but walked along the corridor to the second row of windows and climbed up the gecko wall.

Xiao Chongguang held his breath and carefully observed the actions of the people who came. The man's light skills were quite skillful. When he climbed the wall, he was silent and did not disturb others at all. He climbed to the window on the fourth floor.

Suddenly, I heard the man's exclamation, paused at the window, and then rushed in as if he couldn't help himself. In a moment, there was a crackling sound from the fourth floor. With a deep scolding, Xiao Chongguang was awe-inspiring in his heart, knowing that the seven-star building was really loose on the outside and inside. With the skill of the man's light skills, he was found that he only climbed to the fourth floor and was arrested without even resisting. Master.

Seeing that this person failed to break into the building, he was bound to be more or less auspicious. He shook his head and was ready to leave, but he saw the door of the Seven Star Building open. Several bodyguards in red carried a sack across the arch bridge, came to the opposite street, and threw the sack out hard.

When the hemp bag fell to the ground, he heard a series of screams from inside. The mouth of the bag was not sealed. A person crawled out of it and saw that he was the one who had climbed the wall before.

I saw him limping to the end of the street. As he walked, he shouted and scolded in the direction of the Seven Star Building: "What a broken seven-star building? He pretended to scare people. He actually said that my young master's kung fu was low. Oh, you just knelt down and begged me. The young master is not rare." While cursing, he looked in the direction of the Seven Star Building from time to time. It seemed that he had suffered a lot of losses in the building, and he was already like a frightened bird.

Xiao Chongguang laughed. It seems that the Xue family is not very strict with the visitors who failed to break through the customs. Yes, one of the purposes of the Xue family building is to recruit talents. If it is too fierce, it will not be self-evless from the world's capable people. The man in front of him doesn't seem to be in the eyes of the Xue family, so he just restrained the throwing thing out.

He strode forward, stretched out his hand and patted the man on the shoulder: "Brother, walk slowly!" When the man heard the footsteps, he didn't look at it and punched him in the back and went straight to Xiao Chongguang's facade. Xiao Chongguang frowned slightly, and his outstretched gesture changed. He grabbed the other party's wrist. With only one force, the man suddenly felt sore and shocked. He turned around and shouted angrily, "Didn't you say you wouldn't look for the account? Why don't you keep your promise?

Xiao Chongguang pulled his wrist: "This brother, you misunderstood. I'm not from the Xue family. Can you take a step to talk?" Seeing Xiao Chongguang's martial arts skills, the man did not dare to refuse and followed him out of the street corner.

The two have been walking two or three miles before finding a secluded corner to stop. The man roared and asked, "Who the hell are you? Why are you holding me?" Xiao Chongguang let go of the other party's arm and said with an apologetic face, "I'm sorry, brother, it's not easy to talk under the Xue family's eyes. Xiao Yi, who also came to break into the Seven Star Building, came to step on the plate tonight and saw that his brother had just come out of it, so he wanted to ask about the situation inside.

The man looked at Xiao Chongguang from top to bottom and shook his head disapprovingly: "It's up to you? Master, I've been caught several times when I'm so powerful. Although you're stronger, I'm afraid you're not as flexible as me. No, definitely not." This man is not tall, but lean, but full of the word flexible he said. His face is as black as coke. He is dirty and doesn't know whether it is oil fumes or stains. Only a pair of eyes are extremely flexible, and it is unpredictable from time to time.

Xiao Chongguang smiled and said, "Little brother, if I'm not as good as others, you won't lose anything. If I win by chance, won't I give you a bad breath?" The man said angrily, "Who is your little brother? It's so intimate, but you also said it well. If you win, you will give me this evil breath. OK, I'll tell you everything I see."

As they walked, the man said that the man claimed to be Xie San, a famous chivalrous thief in Southwest Shu. Because he heard that there were countless treasures and masters in the seven-star building of the Xue family, he came to pay a special visit and wanted to try his skills and become famous.

Xie San's martial arts skills, especially light skills have a unique inheritance, which is extraordinary. He doesn't plan to join the Xue family to work with others. He just wants to open his eyes by the way, so he took the idea of taking a shortcut at the beginning. He did not start from the first floor, but directly used the gecko. He climbed up to the wall and wanted to break straight to the roof. Unexpectedly, there was a master on the fourth floor. Xie San didn't know where he had made a mistake. When he arrived at the window, he was pulled by a force through the air. He couldn't help entering the room through the window and fell to the ground. When he wanted to get up, he had been clicked by someone.

The master did not embarrass him, but said that his martial arts failed, and his light skills were also common, especially if he wanted to win by crooked evil ways, which was even more disgraceful. Although the Xue family is thirsty for virtuous people, they do not disdain to accept such people. After saying that, he was thrown out in a sack.

Xie San was indignant when he talked about his experience, as if he had suffered a great injustice. Finally, he said more angrily, "If you throw me out, throw me out. He actually lost a few ingots of silver on me. Do I lack this little money? I really don't know."

Xiao Chongguang laughed secretly while listening. Xie San was simple. Although his skills were good, he was only a little better. I don't know whether his name as a chivalrous thief in Shu was really bragging. However, Xie San didn't seem to have a deep understanding of the situation inside, and his action was in vain.

He coughed twice and interrupted Xie San, who was still complaining: "It's late at night. Brother Xie has a place to stay. If not, why don't you go to the inn where I stayed? I rented an upper room there, which is very spacious enough for the two of us to live in."

Xie San jumped up when he heard the words: "It's better not to live with you. You are a strange person and don't look like a good person. I borrowed it from Shuiyue'an in the west of the city, and I'm going back now. If you win, go to Shuiyue'an to find me. Don't follow me. Goodbye." He said he would leave. Between several ups and downs, his body had disappeared into the vast night.