Old Man Wang stood up in surprise and joy, and he said, "Zhennan!"

Then he saw Lin Zhennan knocking his knees on the ground and kowtowing to him. He knew what Lin Zhennan meant, his lips moved slightly, it had been so long, and he had already accepted the fact that his daughter had passed away.

He hurriedly helped Lin Zhennan up: "Get up, so that you are still alive in peace." 」

Hearing the name Pingzhi, Lin Zhennan's eyes seemed to fluctuate.

Wang Bofen left the main hall, and then ordered many disciples who saw Lin Zhennan not to reveal today's events, and ordered everyone to strengthen patrols, if there are martial arts people who come to visit today, they would rather be beaten out than let them in.

When Wang Bofen returned to the main hall, Lin Zhennan and Old Man Wang were chatting at a critical juncture.

"You came at the right time today, and I won't tell you that before you came, Bo Fen and I were discussing the matter of peace. Have you been to the capital and seen Heiyuki?"

"Yes. Lin Zhennan said in a low tone.

When Old Man Wang saw his tone, he thought that Pingzhi was in trouble. He asked, "Is he not doing well in the capital?"

Lin Zhennan said in his heart that Pingzhi was dead.

If the question is about the person who occupies the magpie's nest, then he is living a very good life now, with the sacred heart in his hands, living in the temple, and living a noble life, what is not good?

It's just that when Lin Zhennan was about to speak, what came to mind was the decoction that never stopped every day, and drank water directly from the bowl, as if it was drunk in one go, and when the other party had a heart attack, he pretended that nothing happened.

He had seen the young man sit quietly in front of the window as the night was getting dark, with one hand and the other with a wire, occasionally stirring the candle flame lightly, and then sitting for an hour.

At that time, he was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your body?"

The young man replied, "It's all right, I just don't know what to do for a while. 」

Lin Zhennan picked up the tea bowl irritably and took a sip of the tea that had cooled down.

In the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Wang always looks open-minded and hearty, as if he is a little informal, but in fact, he is as careful as a hair.

He looked at Lin Zhennan with a sharp gaze: "It seems that he is not having a good time. 」

Lin Zhennan was silent.

"Today, our father and son opened the skylight to say something, and I don't need to say much about what the situation is on the rivers and lakes now. Since you have already seen Pingzhi, and the people of the Qingcheng faction are also dead, then I will ask you, what are your plans, and what does Pingzhi mean now?"

"I can't control him. Lin Zhennan replied.

Old Man Wang asked aggressively, "You think you can't control him, so you break the jar and break it, and don't make any plans at all? No, how can you, who is a father, not be able to control him?"

Wang Bofen interjected, "Brother-in-law, you must come up with a charter for this matter. Those people in the martial arts are really in a hurry, they can do everything, you have to make more plans for yourself in the future. 」

"I know. 」

Lin Zhennan looked at Old Man Wang and talked about his intention: "Father-in-law, this time I came to Luoyang, in addition to reporting safety, the main reason is actually to calm down. 」

Old Man Wang said, "Let's say, although the Wang family can not help much, it should not make you completely useless. 」

Lin Zhennan denied, "On the contrary, I want to say that it is good for the Wang family to remain neutral in this matter. 」

Old Man Wang was stunned.

Lin Zhennan guessed that someone must have come to Wang's house and wanted to persuade Old Man Wang to be a middleman. There is nothing wrong with this idea, but the problem is that in the eyes of everyone, Lin Pingzhi is just an impostor who deceives the world! This bridge of communication built on the basis of family affection will inevitably not succeed.

In that case, why bother wading into this troubled water.

With the transfer of time, the decline of martial arts has become more and more obvious.

Following the Songshan faction, it was the people in the green forest from all over the country who were cleared by the imperial court. Usually, when everyone mentions this group of martial arts people, they may also euphemistically call them evil heroes, but everyone

I know in my heart that these green forest hawkers are no different from bandits.

The court division is famous, even if others have the heart to help, it is not easy to interfere.

And next, rush to the back road of the green forest, and the gangs on the waterway are cleaned up.

When the Fuwei Dart Bureau was not wiped out by the Qingcheng faction, in order to be safer when walking darts, it was indispensable to play around. Not only must you befriend those who are famous and decent, but those martial arts people who make a living by robbing houses and houses are the top priority, and those who don't feed the latter are inevitably in trouble.

Of course, for these Jiangyang thieves, they call their behavior "making friends", and the Fuwei Dart Bureau does not know how much silver taels it costs on these robbers every year.

Qiao Heng, who has Lin Pingzhi's memory fragments, knows the details of these water gangs well. He knew exactly which of them were righteous sects, and which were just green forest bandits and bullies and water bandits with the name of gangs.

On the river, ships float on the water.

"The lackey of the imperial court! It was that little brute of the Lin family who asked you to come, right? You go back and give him some words, and tell this guy that he is a fucking white-eyed wolf who can't be raised! In the past, when I saw me behind Lin Zhennan's ass, didn't I say an uncle and an uncle respectfully, but now I have taken refuge in the court and turned my face and didn't recognize anyone?"

The man who was pressed on the deck by the officers and soldiers gasped and cursed all over the sky.

Several soldiers who accompanied him took a few steps forward and tried to stop him, but his martial arts were not weak, and he struggled hard, not only was he not gagged, but he almost escaped alive.

His voice was mixed with internal force, and it spread very widely.

Inside a double-decker riverboat flying the flag of a sailor

An officer and soldier walked quickly, then stopped beside the figure standing in front of the window. It was a handsome young man of about twenty years old, he did not wear any armor on his body, and he looked like a man of letters.

There seemed to be a sword mark on the side of his neck, as if he had been injured, and the eyes of the officers and soldiers did not dare to stay on this wound for a long time, and quickly lowered their gaze.

The young man was watching the farce on the other ship with cold eyes, and when he heard the footsteps stopping beside him, he turned to look at him slightly.

The officers and soldiers said with some trepidation, "I have seen my lord. My lord, the martial artist is strong in kung fu, and several masters in the army who can fight him are still on another river, and the people below will not be able to control this person for a while. 」

On one side, he reported the current situation to the youth, and on the other side, the shouting and scolding outside continued. The officers and soldiers were angry in their hearts, for fear that the Beijing officials in front of them would be angry with them.

"Lin Pingzhi! When your father walked the dart, the big guy didn't want to rob the dart in the face of the Fuwei Dart Bureau, but that's how you repaid the brothers? Don't think that you are hiding in the capital, you can sit back and relax, the big guy has many friends from all over the world, and sooner or later someone will avenge us! If you have the guts, you ......."

His words came to an abrupt end.

A sharp arrow grazed his cheek straight to the *** deck.

He seemed to be pointed, and he didn't dare to move. He had been wandering the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he had developed a unique intuition in life and death, and he was extremely sure that as long as he moved again, the second arrow would not let him go so easily.

The archer is a true master!

But if there is such a person, why haven't you shot until now?

Several officers and soldiers beside him suddenly exerted their strength, locking his limbs.

The man's eyes widened, and he followed the trajectory of the arrow to look at a majestic and tall ship.

On the deck of the ship, a young man came out of the cabin at some point.

Qiao Heng casually handed the bow and arrow to the officers and soldiers beside him.

The officers and soldiers took the bows and arrows as usual.

He knows the roots of this adult, don't look at this person who is in the court as a civil official, but he is actually from the rivers and lakes. And even the exercises that they are practicing now are all consecrated by this adult, and some people say that the exercises they practice are inseparable from the sword method of warding off evil spirits, and it is said that the exercises and understandings that they regularly present to their superiors will eventually be transferred to this adult, which is inside

The deep meaning is quite intriguing.

Qiao Heng said to the man who had been subdued, "You can go on. 」

Cold sweat slid down the man's forehead to the side of his face, and his hands and feet stiffened.

Don't look at his toughness, in fact, he is just playing with his majesty.

He knew very well that these officers and soldiers would not let these foul words reach Qiao Heng's ears at all. After all, if Qiao Heng learned these words, in addition to making people angry, what other benefits could there be? Not only was it not beneficial, but these sailors might also end up with a bad hat.

But who would have thought that this Lin Pingzhi would appear in front of him so openly!

The disciples of the Qingcheng faction died so miserably, it was not enough to cut off their heads, and they had to cut off their hands, maybe they suffered some other things before they died, who in the rivers and lakes now doesn't know how ruthless Lin Pingzhi is?

Death is not terrible, what is terrible is that life is worse than death.

"Why don't you go on?" Qiao Heng said lightly, "Okay, since you don't say it, then now it's my turn to speak." 」

The officers and soldiers took the opportunity to gag the man's mouth.

The wind on the river was strong, Qiao Heng frowned and coughed twice, and said, "I'm really curious, when will I be able to earn money to buy roads so justifiably?

On the surrounding ships, no one dared to speak out, whether it was officers and soldiers or bandits, only the sound of the wind and water was in the ears, but the surroundings became more and more silent.

"Looks like you've been a lot of darts on a regular basis, so much so that you've forgotten what your duty is. 」

Qiao Heng sighed with emotion: "You say, isn't this a disguised confession?"

He did not forget to instruct the officers and soldiers who followed him: "When the matter is over, don't forget to send someone to the surrounding boundaries to inquire about who this benevolent brother's friends are, and see if there is a raccoon dog, in case any fish slips through the net." 」

"Yes!"

After speaking, Qiao Heng didn't look at the man again.

A young man also came out of the cabin.

Qiao Heng took a large piece of rice from Jin Watch's hand and put it on his body.

"Brother, it's windy outside, let's go into the cabin and rest. 」

Qiao Heng said, "Okay. 」

Jin Ji is very reluctant to leave the capital like this, although the current Jianghu people are not a threat enough, but the reason why he wants his brother to stay in the capital this time has nothing to do with the martial arts affairs.

These days, my brother has been suffering from an intermittent fever, and the number of recurrences is at most unprecedented. Although there was a period of time when I was rushing to take the exam in Beijing, perhaps due to the fatigue of the journey, this time it was far more serious than the last time, both in terms of frequency and duration.

But what the elder brother was determined to do, he had never been able to interject, so he could only follow angrily.

In fact, the real reason Qiao Heng himself knows.

It's just because this body is now close to the tolerance threshold.

Continuing to stay in the capital will not be of much use to him at the moment.

No one knows what it's like to be sick better than him, so it's better to take advantage of the fact that he can still move freely and seize the time to finish things up.

At the beginning, the righteous and demons on the rivers and lakes were fighting, and these evil people were disconnected from the Sun and Moon God Sect, and they were not less involved, and the end was of course a big loss of vitality. It took almost no effort for the imperial court to clear these green forest water bandits, and there was almost nothing that required Qiao Heng's hard work.

After he left the capital, he didn't worry too much.

To be honest, except for the Qingcheng faction and the Songshan faction, the rest of the famous and decent families in the rivers and lakes are now safe and sound. However, instead of feeling happy, everyone felt a sense of urgency to move forward step by step.

The current situation is obvious to all, but there is nothing that can be done.

When it comes to psychological warfare, it is natural that Qiao Heng is an expert.

Ten years later, Shaolin Temple

Master Fang Sheng thought about the recent changes in the rivers and lakes, and said worriedly: "The imperial court is not afraid to move us, but is forcing us to take a stand. 」

The master of Fang Zheng, who was sitting opposite him, twisted the rosary in his hand, and was silent and calm as usual

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As the abbot of Shaolin, Fang Zheng saw the current situation far more clearly than Master Fang Sheng, and he said, "Senior brother, everything is impermanent, don't panic. 」

Fang Sheng lowered his head and said yes.

He knew that Shaolin was not without the ability to resist, but once it started, things would get out of control. If after the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Later Zhou Dynasty, after hundreds of years, the destruction of the Buddha was once again opened in this dynasty, then Shaolin is the sinner of Buddhism through the ages.

Therefore, Shaolin is destined to bow to the imperial court.

However, now that Shaolin is in charge of martial arts, you can see each other, and when the people of the rivers and lakes see that Shaolin, who is the leader of the rivers and lakes, is the first to bow down, what kind of uproar will this set off in the entire martial arts.

"It's just that, I'm afraid I'm going to make my senior brother infamy. Master Fang Sheng said.

Master Fang Zheng said, "We are Buddhist disciples, we are compassionate, as long as we keep our hearts, the reputation of the rivers and lakes is just a cloud of smoke, why should the junior disciples cling to their hearts?"

"There are teachings from Senior Brother Lao. After saying that, and then after a long time, Master Fang Sheng habitually said "Amitabha" again.

On the mountainside of Shaomuro Mountain, there is a group of small novices holding buckets in both hands, and gray monk shoes are stepping on the bluestone steps and running towards the mountain.

The leader of the team, Shami, looked a little older, but he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. When he saw a group of climbers in front of him, he slowed down so that the water from the wooden bucket would splash on the clothes of the little novice behind him as he passed by.

There were more than a dozen climbers in the front row, and all but one of them were wearing uniform clothes, which made people feel capable and tough.

Shami looked over curiously, thinking that it was probably the gentry and nobles of the family who had come to worship the Buddha.

In the group of small novices behind, someone screamed, followed by the sound of a wooden barrel hitting the ground.

The leading novice immediately turned back, and sure enough, one of his junior disciples fell down the stone steps.

"Senior brother, where did you fall?

The little novice who fell down looked only eight or nine years old, and now his eyes were full of tears, and the little novice next to him was busy comforting him.

The older novice put down the bucket and walked over to check on the situation with some nervousness, and then breathed a sigh of relief that although the water was all spilled, the person was fine. The only serious point is that the junior brother's ankle is sprained, and he has never learned orthopedics, so he can only hold on a little longer and wait until he returns to the temple, where the masters will help treat him.

"Little master, what's wrong?" The sound was like a mountain stream and a clear stream, and Qing Lingling was blown into his ears by the mountain wind.

The movement here has already alarmed the climbers in front. The person who asked the question was the only young man in a blue shirt among the dozen or so people.

"I disturbed this Tan Yue, it was my junior brother who accidentally sprained his foot. The dozen or so people in front of him looked at this side in unison, and there was a little nervousness in Shami's voice.

Qiao Heng saw the little monk who was sitting on the ground, and thought to himself, how young he was, and then walked over.

Nian Sha Mi saw the young man come to his junior brother, and then directly knelt on the ground. The other party rolled up his sleeves, took off his junior brother's shoes, pressed his pale fingers on his ankles, as if estimating something, and then made a mistake with both hands, and his ankles were reset, and Xiao Shami gasped in pain.

"Alright, be careful when you go up the mountain. Qiao Heng stood up.

Shami hurriedly contributed a bucket of water for Qiao Heng to wash his hands.

"Thank you Tan Yue for your help. He clasped his hands together and thanked him sincerely.

The rest of the novices also said thank you.

"Tan Yue is really a kind person. 」

Qiao Heng chuckled lightly and said playfully, "Good Samaritan?"

When your master sees me, it will be better to face the enemy.

He didn't say anything more, turned around and continued climbing.