There is a plum blossom ridge in the north of Tongzhou, the plum blossoms are in groups here, in the cold winter wax moon, the plum blossoms are open, the group of fragrant flowers compete for beauty, it is very eye-catching. There is a century-old shop in the depths of plum blossoms. It is said that the century-old store is actually just a small shop, and this place is far away in the mountains and is rarely visited. Only when the northern scholars go out to enjoy the plum blossoms, or the tourists pass by on business, will people come in to rest and stay.

There is a wine front outside the old store, and the old store in Meiling is booked. Feng Linyuan and his party came in the snow and walked into the store quickly, only to see that the store was very small, and there were only five or six tables in the store, and there was only one guy. The five of them sat at the same table, and the "old nine" was very young and was already prone to sleepiness. Previously, he was abused by Ghost Lichi, and his mind was tense, but now he was safe, and once he relaxed, he was drowsy.

"Little second brother!" Feng Linyuan said to the guy, "I don't know if you have any recommendations for your store? So saying, he took out a piece of silver weighing ten taels from his bosom. In this cold winter, there are few people on weekdays, even if someone occasionally comes, it is not necessarily generous, this person will give ten taels of silver as soon as he makes a move, which is equivalent to a month's income of a small shop!

The guy nodded hurriedly and said, "The guest officer came to our store, but he came to the right place!" I see that this kid is a little tired, so it is better to make a mushroom porridge and make an old duck soup. If you eat it, donkey meat hot pot, it can go to the cold, and it tastes great with bacon and roe deer rice, and then come to the restaurant's specialty old hen stewed plum blossoms!" "Xiao Qi" heard strangely, and asked: "How to stew plum blossoms?"

The guy was talking and was about to say more, when Wang Aya slapped the table and said angrily: "Where is so much nonsense, hurry up and cook." The fellow was taken aback by her, but after all, he was also a well-informed person, and hurriedly replied: "This young lady forgives her sins, and I will do it immediately." Feng Linyuan saw that he was frightened, so he pulled him and asked softly, "Little Second Brother, since this is a restaurant, do you have any wine?"

"The guest officer is really discerning! The plum blossom brew in our store is a rare good wine! The entrance is long, the fragrance is strong, because it is brewed by plum blossoms, so the stamina is not great. It is very popular with guests. Feng Linyuan nodded and smiled: "Since this is the case, then take two jars and drink them first." The fellow nodded yes and went about himself.

Wang Aya glanced at him and complained quite a bit: "Brother Feng, we are all injured, do you still have the heart to eat and drink?" Feng Linyuan poured a cup of hot tea for each of them, and chuckled: "You are all fine, of course you have to replenish your body!" But this "old nine" is ......" He said here and suddenly stopped with a serious expression. Wang Aya hurriedly said, "What's wrong with him?"

"I think you also know his daily life. According to my observations, his body was already poor, and he had been hit by Lingding Gu, and his essence was eroded, and if he wanted to recover, he had to slowly recuperate. Feng Linyuan comforted them. Zhang Shaoling was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "If the essence is eroded, then will he not be able to practice martial arts?"

Feng Linyuan glanced at "Lao Jiu" silently, shook his head and said, "It's too early to say these things at this time, let Lan'er see it later." He took a sip of tea, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't introduced them yet, so he said: "Lan'er has been learning medical skills with her grandmother since she was a child, and if you talk about medicine, it is estimated that only her grandmother can beat her." Wang Aya was anxious, got up and said, "Since that's the case, let's find her quickly!"

Zhang Shaoling grabbed her and said softly: "Don't worry, Lan'er has gone to Nanjing City, and I don't know when I will be able to come back, besides, you and I are still injured!" Wang Aya shook off his hand and cried in a low voice: "Although "Lao Jiu" and "Xiao Qi" are from the royal family, it is a pity that they are not happy, they have been tortured too much, and I don't want them to suffer anymore. In any case, I must heal him. ”

Snowflakes flew outside the door, Feng Linyuan looked at the plum blossoms and took the child from Wang Aya's arms. He stroked the child's back and said softly: "I hope his life can be like this plum forest, and one day he will be able to bloom fragrant plum blossoms." ”

"I've never heard you call them "Lao Jiu" and "Xiao Qi", what are their names?" Zhang Shaoling asked curiously. Wang Aya's face suddenly showed a gentle look, she said slowly, "Father Khan didn't want to see them that day, so he didn't give them any serious names, and then I studied art with my master and named them Wang Aya, so I also named them Wang Yuxuan and Wang Yumo, taken from the master's living room - Xuan Moju." ”

The three of them were very distressed about the two children, Feng Linyuan suddenly remembered something, and said to Wang Aya: "According to what I think, maybe Yuxuan's injury is not an incurable disease, if you can learn the Five Thunder Qi Harvesting Method, you may be able to heal without medicine, and even practice martial arts." Wang Aya stood up suddenly, and hurriedly asked: "Five Thunder Qi Harvesting Method? What is that?" Feng Linyuan explained: "Back then, I started practicing martial arts with a set of Five Thunder Palms, and the most basic thing about these Five Thunder Palms is to collect the Qi of Heaven and Earth. I'm sure it will be fine soon. ”

Wang Aya complained: "In that case, then why don't you lose some internal strength to him?" Feng Linyuan glanced at her and said coldly: "Do you think he has lived too long? However, this is too void and true qi is in the same vein as the human body, and it is okay to regulate his body for him!"

"Then what should I do?" Wang Aya was worried about her brother's safety. Zhang Shaoling was silent for a long time before he said: "Maybe the true qi he collected through his own practice can nourish himself, and the true qi of others can't adapt to his body." Although Feng Linyuan didn't speak, he nodded silently.

Although everyone spoke quietly, they kept talking, and in a hazy way, Wang Yuxuan was finally woken up. Feng Linyuan saw him wake up, and said softly: "Old Nine, you can be regarded as awake." Wang Yuxuan saw that he looked unfamiliar, his hair was mottled, his face was delicate and handsome, and he was a little weird, and when he saw his sister on the side, he couldn't help but be very anxious. Wang Aya was distressed, hurriedly hugged him, and comforted him softly: "Jiu'er, don't worry, they are not bad people, don't be afraid!"

Wang Yuxuan trusted her very much, and when he heard her say this, he quieted down, but he was reluctant to move in Wang Aya's arms. The guy brought the wine first, Feng Linyuan took it with a smile, he was always thoughtful, and poured a glass for everyone. Wang Aya took the wine glass, handed it to Wang Yuxuan, and said softly: "It's a little cold, you can drink a little too." ”

The two children nodded, picked up their glasses, and took a sip. Although this Wang Yumo is a girl, she is fine. Yu Xuan kept coughing, and he didn't know if he was young and had a tender stomach, or if the injury hadn't healed yet. Feng Linyuan took him into his arms, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, and as soon as he grabbed his hand, a pure and internal force passed over, soothing his five internal organs for him. By the time he drank again, he was already able to drink half a cup.

Feng Linyuan stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on his cheek, and said with a smile: "'Lao Jiu' will drink!" Wang Yuxuan heard him say this, his cheeks were slightly red, and he slowly lowered his head but did not speak. Feng Linyuan saw that he was shy, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, boys not only have to be able to drink, but also protect their most important relatives, you know?"

When Wang Yuxuan heard the word "relative", his eyes darkened: Although the people of that family were not good to him, they were relatives after all! Feng Linyuan saw that there were tears in his eyes, and he hugged him around, and as soon as he looked up, he happened to see his two elder sisters, and his heart suddenly felt warm: Yes, the home is gone, and he can be rebuilt, and he still has relatives by his side.

At this time, the atmosphere was a little strange, Wang Aya pulled her younger brother and whispered a few words in his ear secretly. Wang Yuxuan turned his eyes to look at Feng Linyuan, quite hesitant, but finally made up his mind and walked over slowly.

He pounced on Feng Linyuan, then knelt down, and then kowtowed like pounding garlic. Feng Linyuan hurriedly helped him up and said, "'Lao Jiu' has something to say to me?" Wang Yuxuan was stunned for a long time, and he didn't say anything, Feng Linyuan saw him like this, his heart was slightly moved, he hugged him in his arms, and comforted: "It's okay, big brother will definitely keep you safe!"

Wang Yuxuan looked at his hair and hesitated for a long time before asking, "Should I call you uncle?" Feng Linyuan was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "It's up to you what you want to call, I'm afraid that your sister won't want to." "It turns out that if Wang Yuxuan calls him uncle, then he will be a generation taller than everyone here, Wang Aya has a strong temperament, so naturally he will not be willing. I saw Wang Aya pull Wang Yuxuan over, and said slightly angrily: "What is the name uncle, call the master!" said and handed him a glass of wine, and secretly pointed to Feng Linyuan. Wang Yuxuan sighed, took the wine glass, handed it over timidly, and said in a low voice: "Master drinks!"

Feng Linyuan took the wine glass, raised his head and drank it, and then said to him: "Yuxuan, I have drunk your toast." Then you are my apprentice, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you, but you must not bully. Wang Yuxuan nodded silently, Wang Aya knew that he made a very heavy promise, and once he said it, he would inevitably depend on life and death, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But it was said that Wang Yumo was holding a wine glass, stunned, and Feng Linyuan asked with a smile: "Yumo, do you have anything on your mind?"

That Wang Yumo said shyly: "Big brother, I want to treat my younger brother?" Feng Linyuan wondered: "Don't you want revenge?" Wang Yumo shook his head and said: "I just want to cure my brother's illness, I don't want to kill anyone." "Well, you're kind-hearted, it's rare. Okay, I'll take you as an apprentice on behalf of Lan'er!" Although he said this, he secretly thought in his heart: "Now that all forces are fighting each other, if you want to survive, you must use force to protect it. The child was so thoughtful that she was afraid that she would be guilty in the future. ”

"Brother Feng, if you have something to say, just say it. Wang Aya had known him for a long time, and when he saw him with such a look, he asked, "Do you think Yumo's qualifications are too poor?" Feng Linyuan shook his head and said worriedly: "Yumo has good qualifications, no matter how he learns literature and martial arts, he should be extremely fast." But if she only learns medicine, I'm afraid she will be bullied in the future. ”

Wang Aya looked Feng Linyuan up and down for a long time, and suddenly said, "We have known each other for many years, but I have never been able to see through you." Feng Linyuan smiled and said, "What's the matter? Do I have anything to hide from you?" "Hmm!" Wang Aya nodded violently, pointed at him and said angrily: "Although you are merciful and righteous by nature, you are decisive in killing. The most important thing is that you honestly confess how many martial arts we don't know about in private? Especially the martial arts that I saw you fighting with Zhang Yuchu last night, I have never seen them before. Speaking of Zhang Yuchu, Wang Aya glared at Zhang Shaoling fiercely. When Zhang Shaoling heard her talk about this, he immediately bowed his head and said nothing, so as not to be affected, but he scolded his brother in his heart.

Feng Linyuan sighed and said, "Actually, you can't blame him for this matter, Zhang Yuchu seems to have some troubles." He didn't say it, and I didn't ask, but he was very concerned about Shaoling. He informed me of your attack last night. Wang Ayaqi said: "Is there such a thing?"

"It's true! As for the martial arts you just mentioned. Except for the "Heart Mirror", you have seen the others. As for the killing used last night, I'll teach you later. Feng Linyuan spread his hands and said with a smile: "When I return to Wangcheng, let Yu'er play it for you, and make sure you hear it." Wang Aya was surprised: "Hey, is that really from the qin music?" Feng Linyuan snorted, and said in a manly voice: "This kung fu is really obtained from the ancient score of "Guangling San". There are a lot of effects, and you will learn to understand it yourself slowly in the future!"

Wang Aya suddenly remembered the scene of the **** saving the senior brother, so she asked tentatively: "What kind of martial arts did the **** use when he saved my senior brother?" Feng Linyuan stared at her with a smile on his face and didn't speak. After a while, Wang Aya was embarrassed by him, and said angrily, "If you don't want to say it, forget it, why are you staring at me?" Feng Linyuan waved his hand and said, "Okay." If you want to save your senior brother, it is human nature, and the trick of "pouring out the world" is created by me according to the eight forces of Taixu, imitating all things in heaven and earth, and specifically restraining the essence of the human body. Not only your senior brother, but also the ghost power red was also sealed by me last night. ”

"Huh!" Zhang Shaoling looked at him and hurriedly asked, "You have said in the past that you can still live for five years if you are sealed with your essence!" Feng Linyuan replied: "Yes, Ghost Li Chi and Wang Mao are in the prime of life, that is, their essence is not born, and it is normal to rely on their own essence to live for five years." However, the pipa bone of the ghost power in the right shoulder has also been pierced, and the martial arts have been greatly reduced, and the fate of the future is worrying, so you don't have to bother thinking about revenge. ”

"Since you can restrain yourself, there should be a way to save you, right? Can you lift the ban?" Wang Aya heard him talk about this and looked at him expectantly. Feng Linyuan's expression darkened, and he said in a low voice: "Once the ban is lifted, the Taixu Eight Strength will grow exponentially and will be uncontrollable, unless he practices the Taiyi Heart Sutra by himself, either the essence will not be born, or the Eight Strength will be chaotic, and sooner or later he will be exhausted to death." Wang Aya hurriedly said: "Don't you know, you teach him!" Feng Linyuan smiled bitterly: "I have divided the Taiyi Heart Sutra into eight strengths and passed them on to everyone. However, Lan'er had also warned everyone that it was extremely risky to be too void and eight strengths, and if he was not careful, he would kill the cultivators. ”

He saw Wang Aya's disappointed expression, and felt a little unbearable, so he said: "If you really want him to live......" Wang Aya thought that things had taken a turn for the better, and immediately said happily: "How to do it?" Feng Linyuan laughed and said: "Set up a monument for him as soon as possible!" Wang Aya saw him teasing like this, and immediately grabbed the wine glass on the table and threw it over.

A few people were chatting casually, and the guy also brought the dishes that everyone had ordered. Feng Linyuan gave the meat porridge to the two children first, Wang Yuxuan's injury was not healed, and his appetite was not good, only a small bowl of meat porridge could be eaten, and the rest could not be eaten. Everyone frowned, Wang Aya felt sorry for her brother, so she adjusted the porridge and blew it cold so that he could eat more.

At this time, a burly man suddenly came in outside the door, and I saw that he was dressed in shabby clothes, wearing an old hat, his shirt was patched several times, he was holding a long knife in his left hand, and he was carrying a burden diagonally on his back. A pair of thin-soled boots on his feet were a little messy. Look at his steady steps, ups and downs, or left and right, slightly lame. It seems that this man is not only a martial artist, but also a person with a disabled leg. The man ignored it, went straight to a nearby table, put down his long knife, asked for a jug of wine, and poured himself a drink there.

Because he had a hat with him, and the rim of the hat was pressed very low, it was impossible to see his face clearly. Feng Linyuan and Zhang Shaoling were drinking, and when he saw this person coming in, he was suddenly shocked, and he stopped drinking, just lowered his head and meditated. Zhang Shaoling had known him for many years, and had never seen him look like this, so he had some doubts in his heart, so he asked, "Brother Feng, what's wrong with you?" Feng Linyuan shook his head at him, and suddenly got up and bowed his hand to the strong man near the table: "Brother Jiu has always been good?"

The person who was called the ninth brother was stunned when he heard this, and when he saw that someone recognized him, he slowly took off the hat. Everyone saw that there were several scars on his face, both deep and long, criss-crossed, which made his face look quite hideous. When Feng Linyuan saw him like this, he couldn't bear it, and sighed: "I haven't seen you for many years, Brother Jiu is tired!"

Brother Jiu said with a smile: "It's not that tired, it's just not as beautiful as your Mr. Feng." Zhang Shaoling was quite resentful when he heard his voice, and seemed to have great hatred, so he couldn't help but sigh.

Brother Jiu rolled his eyes slightly, looked at Wang Aya, and asked in a deep voice, "Is she that woman?" Feng Linyuan nodded silently, but did not speak. Brother Jiu laughed and said, "Okay! It's very good!" The others heard the conversation between the two, but they didn't know why. Wang Aya's mind was sharp, and after recalling for a long time, she suddenly sighed. Seeing her like this, Zhang Shaoling felt even more strange in his heart, and immediately asked, "What's going on?"

Feng Linyuan sighed and said slowly, "This matter is a long story. A few years ago, I was just a weak scholar, but later I was favored by Yang Lao, who taught me martial arts and swordsmanship. Later, I followed the Ming army on the Northern Expedition, when we were ordered to raid Gyeongju, but unfortunately we met a mysterious archer, who was skilled in archery and repeatedly embarrassed us. Alas, at that time, I was not successful in martial arts, and even though I tried my best, I still could not protect everyone. Although they succeeded by luck, the brothers were also killed and wounded. After speaking, he glanced at Wang Aya, and when he saw that Wang Aya was stunned, he continued: "Brother Pao Ze was sad that day, and I immediately made a heavy oath that I must sword this archer. ”

Everyone was frightened when they heard this, and they all secretly thought: "Feng Linyuan's martial arts are unfathomable, if you want to take revenge, I'm afraid that no one can stop it!" Wang Aya didn't care about it, and immediately slapped the table and said angrily: "No wonder I thought you were a little familiar just now, it turned out to be an old account back then!" She turned to Feng Linyuan and said, "You wanted to kill me several times back then, but this is the reason." Since you have premeditated, you can do it! I just hope you will let Yuxuan and Yumo go. As he spoke, his eyes were red, and tears were implied.

At this moment, Zhang Shaoling's serious injury has just recovered, Wang Aya's martial arts are far inferior to him, Yuxuan and Yumo are still minors, and they have no martial arts; If you want to kill, there is no better way to do it!

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it long ago, so why wait until today. Feng Linyuan sighed and said: "You and Shaoling have saved my and Yu'er's lives many times, if I hurt you again, won't I take revenge?" He turned to Brother Jiu and said softly: "Please forgive Brother Jiu, my brother is incompetent and can't avenge the dead brother!"

I saw Brother Jiu slowly get up, and said hatefully: "You swore a heavy oath back then, and you can't take revenge, then you will die yourself!" he said and took out a long knife and stabbed it straight over. Zhang Shaoling was so anxious that he got up immediately. With a wave of the sleeves of Feng Linyuan's robe, a force moved without wind, separating everyone from the ninth brother.

This knife was shot by Brother Jiu with hatred, and the strength was extraordinary, just listening to a thud, this knife stabbed directly into his chest. Feng Linyuan didn't dodge or dodge, only to see him grab the long knife in his right hand, and laughed miserably: "Today, I will accept a knife from you on her behalf, and from now on, we will not owe each other!" The ninth brother snorted and said angrily: "How can there be such a good thing? Back then, the lives of dozens of brothers, you want to end them with a knife, and there is no door." After speaking, he slapped his palm.

Feng Linyuan only felt that his chest was empty, and the power of this palm was abundant, and the strength was strong, and it slapped firmly on his chest, and then he felt a pain all over his body, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. He was surprised: "Broken Heart Palm?" Then with a slight force on his right hand, the long knife was suddenly broken in two, which affected the injury and made him snort in pain. Brother Jiu was shocked: This knife was made of stainless steel, and he didn't want Feng Linyuan to break it with one hand when he was seriously injured.

"Hmph! The general is really right, your martial arts have really increased. Brother Jiu snorted and said with a smile: "But you will die in my hands after all." Feng Linyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and asked, "You took refuge in Lanyu?" Brother Jiu ignored it, and only said: "Feng Linyuan, you have treasoned and rebelled, fornicated with Fanbang, kidnapped the imperial family, and the Holy Majesty ordered to punish your nine clans, and I, Wu Jiuxi, am a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and I should be loyal to the country." These words are righteous and awe-inspiring, as if they are loyal and courageous.

"Punish my Nine Clans? Feng Mou has been lonely and helpless since he was a child, how can he come to the Nine Clans? I'm afraid that my voice of the Nine Brothers will become your talisman. In fact, you said it for a long time, but I'm afraid it was also for Zhu Yuanzhang's reward! Feng Linyuan paused slightly, then took a deep breath, only to see his chest bulge slightly, his fingers connected to the acupoints on his chest, and he pulled out the broken knife violently and threw it out of the house.

Zhang Shaoling hurriedly came over to help him and was about to speak. Suddenly, a terrible scream came from a distance outside the door. Everyone looked up and saw a plum tree outside the door. Dozens of paces away, more than a dozen people were gathered there, and the sound of the cry came from there.

"You, you ......" Brother Jiu was shocked. Feng Linyuan held the table with one hand and gasped: "With my current martial arts, the fallen leaves can be heard within a radius of a hundred zhang, how can I not know that you have brought so many people here." Wang Aya said angrily: "Then why do you still have to be stabbed by him?" Feng Linyuan looked at Brother Jiu fixedly, and said slowly: "We have known each other for many years, and the heavy oath I made back then will be repaid today!"

"Brother Feng, even if you want to end the past, you don't have to take your life in vain!" Zhang Shaoling said urgently. Feng Linyuan looked outside the door and shook his head: "I'm fine, it's just an external injury." I knew that I couldn't be good today, so I avoided the key point in advance. ”

Brother Jiu exclaimed: "Do you know I'm going to kill you?" Feng Linyuan nodded and said: "When you entered the door just now, although you deliberately suppressed the murderous aura, you were still aware of it, I have been practicing killing for several years, but whenever there is a murderous aura, it is like a mirror and the moon, and it can be seen at a glance." Brother Jiu didn't want him to be so powerful in martial arts now, so he took two steps back and exclaimed, "You, what do you want?" Feng Linyuan glanced at him lightly and said, "Let's go! ”