| They were in the midst of a discussion on where Wen Tailai might have escaped toNo one could think of an answer, and their faces were gloomy
Tong smugly related how he had followed Wen, naturally omitting the part about his encounter with Meng
Zhang was delighted"Let's go," he said, adding with uncustomary warmth: "Brother Tong, you lead the way
The whole group immediately set out for Iron Gall Manor, rubbing their hands in anticipation as they wentTong boasted extravagantly of how he had used Lightness kung fu, and of the risks he had taken in tracking Wen"This is an assignment from the Emperor himself, so Uncle Tong went all out against the renegades," he said
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Lu Feiqing galloped westwards, braving strong winds which whipped his facePassing through Black Gold Gorge, he noticed the blood spilled during the previous day's battle had already been washed away by the rainHe covered about twenty miles in one stretch and arrived at a small market fairAlthough the sky was growing dark, he was impatient to continue on his way but his horse was exhaustedAs he considered what to do, he saw a Muslim at the edge of the fair leading two large, well-fed horses and looking around as if waiting for someone
Lu went over and asked if he could buy one of themThe Muslim shook his headLu reached into his cloth bundle and took out a large silver ingot, but the Muslim shook black and white chanel handbag his head againAnxious and impatient, Lu turned the bundle upside down and six or seven more silver ingots fell out: he offered them allThe Muslim waved his hand to indicate the horse was definitely not for sale, and Lu dejectedly began to put the ingots back into his bundleAs he did so, the Muslim glimpsed a dart amongst the ingots, which he picked up and examined closelyIt was the dart Huo Qingtong had thrown at Lu after he followed her to the Muslim camp siteHe asked where the dart came fromIn a flash of inspiration, Lu said Huo Qingtong was his friend and that she had given the dart to himThe Muslim nodded, placed the dart back in Lu's hand and passed over the reins of one of the horsesDelighted, Lu pulled out an ingot of silver again, but the Muslim waved his hand in refusal and walked away
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He rode off, and in the next town, came across more MuslimsHe pulled out the dart and was immediately able to trade his mount for another strong horse
Lu continued to change horses the whole way and, eating dry provisions as he rode, he covered two hundred miles in a day and a nightTowards evening on the second day, he arrived at AnxiLu was a man of great strength, but he was getting on in years, and galloping for so long without rest had exhausted himAs soon as he entered the city, he took out the red flower Wen had given him and stuck it in his lapelOnly a few steps later, two men in short jackets appeared in front of him, saluted and invited him to accompany them to a restaurantOnce there, one of the men sat with him while the other excused himself and leftLu's companion was extremely rolex sea dweller courteous, and ordered food and wine without asking any questions
After three cups of wine, another man hurried in, came over to them and saluted with his fistsLu quickly stood up and returned the saluteThe man, aged about thirty, wore an ordinary gownHe asked Lu for his name and Lu told him
"So you are Master Lu of the Wudang School," the man said"We have often heard our Third Brother Zhao speak of youI have great admiration for youOur meeting today is very auspicious
"What is your honourable name?" Lu asked
"Please take a seat, sir," Lu's first companion saidHe saluted both Lu and Wei, and then left
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