At the beginning, Qiao Heng had no intention of staying in Taihu Lake, if he hadn't been forced into a corner by Duan Tiande and caught right, he probably didn't even have the intention of going here.

It's just that now, after this toss, the time he spent here is not too short. So after untying the iron shackles, Qiao Heng ignored Guo Jing and Lu Guanying's retention, thanked several people one after another, and found an excuse to leave Beigui Yunzhuang.

Lu Guanying liked this little brother who was calm and elegant in his manners and generous, and when he saw that he had made up his mind, he had to send him away full of loss.

But this almost made Guo Jing anxious.

He said "Brother Kang" came and "Brother Yi" went, and his mouth full of "younger brother" kept calling, constantly persuading Qiao Heng and wanting a few people to go together. In Guo Jing's opinion, since Yan Honglie was still sending people to arrest his brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law still had a wrist injury, he let the brother-in-law go alone, he couldn't let go at all. What's more, he always felt that his righteous brother also had his own responsibility for falling into this situation, so after hearing that Qiao Heng planned to go on the road alone, he was really anxious and sweating.

"You listen to what your brother says, where does your brother want to go, just go with you for your brother, then Yan Honglie ......" Guo Jing hurriedly stopped, afraid that he would mention the sad matter of his righteous brother. The righteous brother and Wanyan Honglie have been together in the name of father and son for so many years, and now they suddenly learned that it was not their own father, and Wanyan Honglie said that he would turn his face and turn his face, and he was ruthless and ruthless, this feeling is uncomfortable to think about.

He cautiously glanced at the young man in front of him, only to see that the other party's eyes were quiet, without a trace of waves. The young man stood on the edge of Taihu Lake, the water behind him was mighty, the sky was clear, he was wearing a blue robe, the blue water and the blue clothes were intertwined, and the young man's eyes seemed to be dyed with a layer of light emerald color, and he still had a little herbal medicine to treat the injury, and his whole person seemed to be peaceful.

It seems that everything before has not left a trace on the other party. How can others see what kind of suffering he has suffered.

Guo Jing didn't know how much pain was hidden under the calm appearance of his righteous brother. But he understands that this is absolutely unbearable for ordinary people.

"Brother doesn't need to say much, I have my own measure. Qiao Heng dismissed Guo Jing's kindness.

He stepped on the boat docked by the lake, stood on the bow of the boat and looked at Guo Jing, the lake breeze with water vapor blew his clothes clear, "I just look forward to meeting my brother Jiaxing Zuixianlou again!"

Guo Jing was silent for a while, this drunken immortal building was the place where the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan and Qiu Chuji met back then, and when they met again, the two brothers were about to face each other with swords, but the righteous brother didn't know if his wrist injury could be healed.

Guo Jing sighed and arched his hand to Qiao Heng on the shore as a farewell.

Qiao Heng commanded the boatman: "Old man, let's sail!"

The boatman picked up the oar and copied it in the water, and shouted, "Okay, sit down!"

After leaving the grassland and walking the rivers and lakes, the people he met were reckless people who started to fight if they didn't agree with each other, and there were also sinister people who acted treacherously, and there were heroes who covered the sky with righteousness, and there were also people like Rong'er who were delicate and eccentric, but he really didn't know how to get along with a polite and elegant person like his righteous brother.

Guo Jing kept watching Qiao Heng leave, he watched the boat ripple in the water, going farther and farther, until the other party gradually disappeared from his field of vision, and then walked back.

......

"This girl, do you want to buy a clay figurine to play with?"

"Childe bought a painting, right?"

"The guest officer is careful to burn, the steamed bun you want is here, just baked!"

Qiao Heng stepped into the boundary of Jiaxing, and before he had time to take care of other things, he first saw that there were obviously many more vendors and shops on this street than elsewhere, and this place was located in the south, and it was the coldest time of the year at this time, and there were more people on the street.

He is not surprised, after all, Jiaxing is located in the Southern Song Dynasty Liangzhejiang West Road, the economy is prosperous, the port is numerous, and it can be regarded as one of the important tax places in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Jiaxing's business is naturally much more prosperous than other cities. Fan Chengda said "heaven in heaven, Suzhou and Hangzhou underground", but if only about wealth, this Jiaxing will not be bad, although the Song Dynasty was weak at this time, was confronted with Jin, and was oppressed by the Yuan Dynasty in the future, but Jiaxing was able to maintain "hundreds of skills and Suzhou and Hangzhou, etc."

In contrast, prices in Jiaxing are also much higher than in most places.

Qiao Heng had nothing to do all the way, and because of Duan Tiande, he broke off his interest in browsing the scenery on the way, and traveled quickly all the way, and when he arrived in Jiaxing, it was much earlier than the agreed time. He didn't want to live in a mixed inn, so he simply rented a small courtyard to live in, which was really not cheap at all.

Don't look at the fact that he has been a son for eighteen years, but the money he can use now is not much.

Jin Guo's silver ticket has almost become a joke in the past few years, and he can't redeem it, so he didn't take it.

When he left the palace, he took a lot of cash with him, and even if he gave Bao Xi a weak part, the rest would be completely sufficient. In addition, he later had Lu Guanying's help, even if he threw a sum of money to a popular prostitute to spend all his time, and the two of them were too idle to throw all the silver into the water one by one to listen to the sound and play, it was enough for him to have a great pleasure.

However, he planned very well, but he was tossed by Duan Tiande, and most of the money was actually consumed on medicinal materials. He thought that with a good prescription and a few more days, the injury on his wrist would be healed even if it was not all healed, but the speed of healing was much slower than he expected, and this was what he cared about the most. After all, it was this incompatible body that dragged down the injury.

He estimated that when he finished the competition with Guo Jing, the silver taels on his body would probably be consumed by his two hands. He thought that God was also trying his best to drive him back to Zhongnan Mountain.

In addition, he also asked the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building to leave a message for Qiu Chuji, if he arrived, he would naturally know how to find himself.

......

The morning light is clear, and the spring rain is misty.

The fine cow drizzle hit Uwa, bringing out a haze.

A young man dressed in white stood in the courtyard, holding a sword in one hand, and under the drizzle, a sword light danced. The true swordsmanship is peaceful, impartial, unpretentious, and has its own famous atmosphere.

The clothes flew over, and the sharp sword in his hand cooperated to bring out a cold brilliance.

What he is practicing is the second sword in the Quanzhen swordsmanship, first a move "Spring Mood", his calm eyes are a little indifferent, and the desolation in this style is highlighted for no reason. Then there is a type of "oblique wind and drizzle", when the dexterous sword dance produces the sword wind, which is densely and lingering in the cow drizzle, entangled.

Immediately afterward, he came to the "Apricot Blossom Sparse Shadow" in the sixth sword unreasonably, a sword pointed at the old tree on his side, and the only remaining fresh pink and white apricot blossom on the branch was cut off by the sword wind and fell leisurely on the ground that had just been wet by the drizzle. In the end, he ended with the "gathering thousands and falling thousands" in the same sixth sword, and the sword light was surging and endless.

This person's sword is even more brilliant than this hazy spring beauty.

He twisted his wrist to move the hilt of the sword, and in an instant, the blade flew over, just as this last form of "gathering thousands of thousands" was about to completely end—

A "dang long" sound sounded in the courtyard.

The sword in Qiao Heng's hand fell to the ground without warning, and the sword body still trembled and hummed.

Qiu Chuji, who was standing at the gate, was about to shout for his apprentice, but was choked by Qiao Heng's "magic stroke" when he was about to collect his sword, and he was so uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but reprimand: "But you're distracted? What were you thinking about just now! I can't even hold the sword steadily, and a beginner disciple won't make this kind of mistake when practicing the sword!"

This familiar voice made Qiao Heng immediately identify who was coming, and he turned to look at the gate.

"Master, when did you arrive in Jiaxing?"

Qiu Chuji's anger came and went away quickly, and he said, "I just arrived today, and I came over as soon as I received the message you left in the Drunken Immortal Tower. With that, he stepped into the courtyard.

Qiao Heng bent down to pick up the sharp sword that had fallen to the ground, inserted it back into the scabbard, and then put the sword with the sheath on the stone table beside him.

I watched my apprentice practice swords just now, but I didn't have the time to pay attention to anything else. Now that Qiao Heng is no longer practicing swords, Qiu Chuji has also noticed his face.

At this time, the original fine light rain seemed to have a tendency to fall more and more, Qiu Chuji walked to Qiao Heng's side and wanted to give him a pulse first, but he felt that the sky was not good, so he said, "Go into the house." He turned and walked towards the inner room.

Qiao Heng followed behind Qiu Fuselage, and then put one hand on the right wrist of the sword dance just now, shook it twice, and curled up the fingers of his right hand.

Once inside, he sat down on a wooden chair. He said, "Sit down and I'll take your pulse." ”

Qiao Heng sat down on the side of the fuselage at the mound, and there was a small square table with tea cups between the two wooden chairs. He rested his wrist on the table, and the mound covered the handle.

Under the teaching of Wang Chongyang, everyone in the Seven Sons of Quanzhen knows how to heal. Don't look at Qiu's short-tempered skills, but his medical skills are among the best in the Quanzhen Sect, and he is the author of the book "The Theory of Regency News". But he was afraid that if he cared, he would be chaotic, and he knew that the martial arts he practiced were not suitable for Qing cultivation, so Qiao Heng followed Ma Yu.

As soon as Qiu Chuji put his fingers on it, he felt that something was wrong, he directly grabbed Qiao Heng's wrist, and two true qi poured into it, sensing the faint blockage of the meridians inside, he was shocked and angry: "What's wrong with you?!"

Qiao Heng knew that he couldn't hide it from his master, so he said truthfully: "The disciple was careless for a while, and was caught by Duan Tiande near Taihu Lake. Duan Tiande wanted to abolish the disciple, but the disciple accidentally suffered a little secret injury. ”

"Duan Tiande ......"

The moment Qiu Chuji heard this name, he couldn't help but be shocked.

How could he forget this person! This person was instructed by Yan Honglie, and he was the culprit who caused the destruction of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin's family, and it was impossible for him to forget this matter even if he died.

Qiu Chuji listened to Qiao Heng's story about what happened in Taihu Lake and Guiyunzhuang, and at the same time entered the internal force to check the two wrists of his apprentice, and then he was patient but still seemed a little impatient to take his pulse.

At the same time, I unconsciously recalled in my mind the scene when his apprentice practiced swords, and the sword in his hand fell out of his hand.

He also reprimanded him just now, and he didn't know what the apprentice felt at that time, but he really couldn't tear off his face and apologize to the apprentice.

"That Tiande ......" Qiu Chuji wanted to say something, but finally swallowed the words back. Qiu Chuji couldn't figure out what his disciple was thinking about Duan Tiande, whether he hated or resented, but his tone of voice was calm from beginning to end, without any resentment. But if he didn't hate Duan Tiande, who would he hate? Wanyan Honglie still ...... Do you yourself as a master?

Over the years, he has imagined countless times that if he hadn't passed by Niujia Village back then, there would have been no later things. Now, Brother Yang's only son, the apprentice whom he and Ma Yu cared for and loved, was also planted in the hands of Duan Tiande.

All this is Wanyan Honglie's mistake, and it is also the mistake of Duan Tiande, a villain, however...... It's also my own mistake.

He didn't understand, if God wanted retribution, it should also fall on Wanyan Honglie's head, even if it fell on himself, why did it fall on innocent people.

Immediately after, he thought that if this apprentice had recognized Yang Tiexin's father and son on the night he had been able to stop the apprentice from leaving, and he was determined to go with him, how could such a thing happen.

In the end, Qiu Chuji just asked, "Is he really dead?"

"The disciple saw it with his own eyes. ”

Qiu Chuji's face was gloomy, and outsiders didn't know what he was thinking. He withdrew his hand and asked, "Tell me how your wrist feels." ”

Qiao Heng rubbed his wrist: "Usually it's fine, but occasionally it is soreness and weakness, especially when it rains on a cloudy day." ”

Qiu Chuji knew too well what a pair of hands meant to a martial artist. From ancient times to the present, there have been world-famous masters in this world who have broken their legs, but has anyone ever heard of a first-class master who can't use his hands? At least Qiu Chuji has never heard of it.

Even if Qiao Heng's wrists hadn't hurt to this point, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Qiu Chuji said: "This martial arts is not comparable, I will talk to the Seven Monsters, it doesn't hurt to delay it for a few more months, go back to the Quanzhen Sect to find your master first." ”

Ma Yu is good at acupuncture, and not long ago he just wrote a "Song of the Twelve Acupoints of Tianxing to Cure Miscellaneous Diseases". In Qiu Chuji's opinion, Senior Brother is better at treating this kind of secret injury than him.

Hearing his words, Qiao Heng lost his mind for a moment.

He understands the master's kindness, whether it is the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan, Qiu Chuji, or Guo Jing, they can afford to wait for these few months, but ...... He couldn't afford to wait, even if it was only a few months.

Now he just wants to finish the martial arts competition quickly, so that he can go back and get "Innate Gong", and as for what happens after that, he doesn't care. As long as these wrists can survive the competition with Guo Jing, even if it is scrapped in the end, he will admit it.

If you wait any longer......

By now, he'd lost his sense of taste, and who knows what would happen in a few months.

Do you want God to bless you?

But the sky has always been amused by playing with him!

How dare he count on it!

So, Qiao Heng said: "Master, don't worry, if it weren't for the rainy weather and cool weather today, even if it was sore in the past, it wouldn't be more than a sore day, and there would be no hindrance in practicing martial arts." The master used the internal force of True Qi to probe it, and it seemed to be very serious, but the disciple could detect it, and in fact, the injury was fine. ”

Qiu Chuji persuaded bitterly: "You are still young and do not understand the disadvantages of leaving dark wounds on your body. You're only sore now, but when it's really bad, the injury feels so heavy that you can't even lift your hands. ”

Qiao Heng said: "Where is there such a serious thing that the master said, today is March 21, and it will be 24 in a few days, but it is only a few days of hard work, can't the disciple afford to wait? Not to mention that I have already met Brother Guo, I can see that my brother is a kind-hearted person, the two of us are just competing in martial arts, and the point is up, maybe it won't take a cup of tea to end, there is really nothing to worry about." When the people in the rivers and lakes walked the rivers and lakes, didn't they have suffered a more serious injury than this? The disciple thinks that he is not inferior to others, and he is not a lady and a young lady who is raised in the deep boudoir and cannot stand the wind and rain, this little injury is really not worth the master's special delay in the gambling date for me, and the disciple really can't bear to be ridiculed by the seven monsters of Jiangnan because of my fault. ”

If he really can't convince Qiu Chuji, then he can only honestly follow Qiu Chuji back to Zhongnanshan first. Thinking about the good news, what Ma Yu said that day was that as long as he returned to the Quanzhen Sect, he would give himself "Innate Gong", and he also broke with Wanyan Honglie, and was even more plagued by Duan Tiande, and he was determined to join the Quanzhen Sect wholeheartedly.

What's more, he remembered that Ma Yu didn't want Qiu Chuji to make a bet with the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan, maybe Ma Yu was still happy.

But I'm afraid, Ma Yu thinks that he is cheating on himself: anyway, Duan Tiande is a Song man after Wanyan Honglie, and he doesn't care if he dies, he deceived "Congenital Gong", and after "recovering from his injury", he went down the mountain in the name of competing with Guo Jing, and fled directly with his martial arts cheats.

It's no wonder that Qiao Heng thinks like this, there are too many people who have thought of him like this, so much so that he can naturally empathize. If he grows on top of this, he will only think that his head is made of wood!

Qiao Heng's eloquence is really much better than that of a person who is accustomed to using force, and Qiu Chuji is not willing to use force against his most beloved disciple at all, not to mention that Qiao Heng is reasonable. Under his persuasion, Qiu Chuji said with some pain: "...... Well, it's all up to you. It's just that you have to know that this gambling contract is for the teacher, but it is you who completes the gambling contract for the teacher, and the teacher is already uneasy, if something happens to you again, how will you let the teacher deal with himself...... "Don't say that the senior brother can't spare him, even he, the master, can't spare himself."

Qiao Heng said with a smile: "The disciple knows, the master can rest assured." ”

Qiu Chuji originally wanted to mention Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiweak, but seeing that Qiao Heng hadn't taken the initiative to ask since he saw him, he somewhat understood what he meant.

And because his own disciple was injured in both wrists, he felt guilty and heartache in his heart, and he was unable to think about anything else.

On the one hand, he is his friend, and on the other hand, he is the apprentice he values the most, this choice is not so easy to do, Qiu Chuji apologized to Yang Tiexin in his heart, he still pretended to be a wooden man, he couldn't help this friend more.

......

On March 24, the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan and Guo Jing and his party came to Zuixing Building early. However, it is said that it is the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan, but in fact, only six people came, and Zhang Asheng died at the hands of Chen Xuanfeng many years ago.

But with them was Wang Chuyi.

After Qiu Chuji came to Zuixing Building, he was very surprised to see Wang Chuyi here. Because several of the senior brothers did not agree with his bet with the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan, he was very happy to see that some senior brothers came to watch the battle. "Senior brother, you're here! Why don't you tell me. ”

Wang Chuyi nodded to Qiu Chuji, and explained casually: "Senior brother has been curious about this competition for a long time, so I will go down the mountain to take a look." ”

Qiao Heng walked out from behind Qiu and said to Wang: "The disciple has seen Uncle Shi." ”

Wang Chuyi first looked at him silently for a while, and then bowed his head slightly, which can be regarded as accepting this gift.

Guo Jing has been absent-minded since he came to Jiaxing, and he can't contact him after his brother leaves, Wanyan Honglie is still looking for him, and he doesn't know what his brother's situation is now.

Early this morning, he was waiting for his righteous brother in Zuixinglou, and after waiting for a long time, he finally saw Qiao Heng who was following behind the fuselage at Qiu, and his heart was suddenly relieved.

Guo Jing walked over in three steps and two steps. "Brother, as soon as you left that day, and then there has been no news, I am so worried about my brother, and now that I see that you are fine, my heart is finally at ease. ”

Qiao Heng smiled: "It's mine to make my brother worry." ”

Ke Zhen, the head of the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan, said in a flat tone: "You two brothers have a good relationship, I don't know when you met." ”

"Big ...... Master. Guo Jing was a little embarrassed. Qiao Heng left that day, because of Yan Honglie's reasons, he made an appointment with Lu Guanying that he would never reveal Qiao Heng's whereabouts, Guo Jing was a solid-eyed person, and he said that he couldn't reveal it, but he really didn't say it, even when he faced the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan.

Ke Zhen snorted with a cane.

Qiu took the opportunity to mock: "What kind of ability is it to be angry with a child." ”

Seeing that the two parties were going to have a war again, Wang Chuyi hurriedly interjected and said a few words, becoming a peacemaker.

For a full eighteen years, whether it is the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan or Qiu Chuji, they are all waiting for today's arrival. The various heartaches and pains experienced during this period are really indescribable.

After both sides calmed down, they didn't want to delay any more time, they just wanted to reveal the results of the gambling contract that they had been waiting for for 18 years as soon as possible.

Ke Zhenxi: "Jing'er, do it." ”

Guo Jing hugged Qiao Heng's fist: "Be careful." ”

Qiao Heng didn't say much, just drew his sword and stood, dressed in green clothes, quite green and grand.

At this moment, Wang Chuyi suddenly stroked his beard, and said to Qiao Heng without being salty: "Zhikang's nephew, Guo Shi's nephew uses his palm, but you use a sword, aren't you taking advantage of the sword? ”