Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Waves Rise Again
Huaishui is the Huai River, is one of the important inland rivers, because there is an independent estuary in history, the river basin is vast, and the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, Jishui and called the "four desecrations". The main stream of the Huai River originates from the valley at the northern foot of Taibaiding, the main peak of Tongbai Mountain, and flows through Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces in the east, and the lower reaches of the Huai River are covered by three water roads. The Huaihe River valley has a gentle terrain, vast plains, and dense population, rich in wheat, rice, corn, and potatoes, so it has the reputation of the world's granary!" a young man leaned against the wall and read slowly with a book.
One of the people on the side looked quite impatient, and said in annoyance: "Shut up! I know how to read all day long, let's go all the way, have you ever stopped?"
The young man glanced at him and said with a smile: "Senior Xue's words are not right, since we are born as human beings, we should naturally seek the well-being of all people." He closed the book, looked at the written cover, and said slowly: "This local ambition is about the geographical environment, customs, and agricultural products of various places. In the future, if we can protect the world, we will have to protect the people, if we don't understand these things, how can we do it?"
It turned out that Xue Qingbi heard that there was a hint of ridicule in his words, and suddenly said angrily: "You ......" As soon as the words came out, there was a sudden bum, and it turned out that the ship was caught in a whirlpool, and it could be avoided, and it had the tendency to shake non-stop.
Guichen's body was weak, he was dizzy and dizzy by this shaking, and his chest was tight, so he hurriedly held on to the wall of the ship, and asked, "What happened? How could it be so bumpy?" Xue Qingbi smiled strangely: "Sure enough, it's useless, it's a scholar! Aren't you still ashamed to say anything? What's going on now?" Guichen barely suppressed the depression in his heart, and said angrily: "Hurry up and find a way! Do you still want unicorn jade?"
"Hahahaha!" Xue Qingbi never thought that she would have a day to quarrel with others, and couldn't help laughing. I saw Xue Qingbi standing up on the table, taking the stake and immediately pouring his feet, and for a while, his whole body was activated, and the hull of the boat shook and immediately decreased.
At this time, it turned out that the cabin where the three of them were located was quite large, with a round wooden table in the middle, four small stools, a large bed close to the three feet of the round table, and an incense burner on the side, burning all of Yan Ning's own contemplative incense, which smelled fresh and comfortable.
Guichen leaned against the wall and stroked his chest, and only after a while said: "Can't you make the boat more stable?" Yan Ning came in from outside the door at this moment, patted the water droplets on his body as he walked, and said: "But when you encounter a small whirlpool, look at the ...... that scares you" Guichen said angrily: "You, you are embarrassed to say, if I die in the middle of the road, see how you explain?"
"Hahahaha!" Yan Ning smiled: "Your father has been righteous and happy in his life, and he didn't want to come to you, so impetuous and angry." When Guichen heard him mention it, he couldn't help but look at him deeply, and said with a rhetorical smile: "It seems that Mr. Yan knows a lot about my family affairs!" Yan Ning nodded and said, "When I met your father, you weren't born yet!"
"Oh?" Xue Qingbi said suddenly: "Brother Yan, we have worked together for many years, but we have never heard Brother Yan talk about these past events, which is surprising. Yan Ning snorted: "Brother Xue, the organization has always had rules, but we are not allowed to inquire about each other's origins!" Xue Qingbi smiled and said: "Brother Yan is our left teacher, he has always been witty and sensitive, and he has always been unable to wait for me, how can he be subject to such rules." Yan Ning laughed and said, "We have been dormant for many years, Brother Xue, you and I will leak our bottom in a few words!" Xue Qingbi knew that he was talking about returning to the dust, so he glanced at him and chuckled: "He's just a half-dead waste, even if he knows, he can be killed at any time, Brother Yan doesn't have to worry." ”
Guichen listened intently for a long time, and then suddenly realized, and said: "It turns out that the two are the "masters"! They are worthy of being the world's masters! The boy has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, and he also asks the two seniors to forgive their sins!" Yan Ning smiled and said: "Boy, didn't your family mention it to you?"
"The elders in the family often tell me that there are always many bad things and few good things in the rivers and lakes, so I don't listen to it, just concentrate on cultivating my body. Guichen paused for a while, and then sighed: "Actually, they don't say that I also know, how many years do I have to live like this?
Xue Qingbi saw that his face was sad, and his heart was unhappy, and he couldn't help but show a slight anger, and scolded: "You baby doesn't know anything, life is in the world, even if you want to die, you will die vigorously, how can you feel sorry for yourself here, and besides, you may not die!" Guichen heard that there was a glimmer of life, so he asked: "What does Senior Xue mean by this?" Xue Qingbi saw him with a slightly puzzled look, so he said: " It is said that there is a martial arts secret book in the Qilin Treasure, and you can take over the creation of heaven and earth and turn all things into your own use, if you can find it at that time, won't you be able to save your life?"
"Hahahaha!" Guichen smiled bitterly: "It turns out that Senior Xue said this! Xue Qingbi said strangely: "What's the matter?" Guichen spread his hands and said, "Do the two seniors see that I am a person who can practice martial arts?"
Xue and Yan looked him up and down for a while, both of them were silent, Xue Qingbi still didn't give up, and said loudly: "Legend has it that Li Yi cultivated and became an immortal back then, and he must have left a life-saving pill, if he can find it, he may be able to save you." Guichen shook his head and said: "Senior Xue, why should he deceive himself! Li Yi has been a thousand years ago, but I am afraid that he has already turned into a pile of white bones, so how can he say that he has become an immortal." Yan Ning interjected: "Let's leave it true or false for the time being, this Qilin treasure has its own thing, and there are martial arts cheats among them, so let's try it." Seeing that he was about to refuse, Yan Ning immediately waved his hand and stopped: "No matter what, this trip is a must-go." ”
Seeing that they insisted on it, Guichen knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to sigh silently, he thought for a while, and suddenly said to Xue Qingbi: "I heard that my predecessors got the Wind and Snow Qiankun Fan, I don't know if you can borrow me to take a look?" Xue Qingbi frowned and asked, "Why did you suddenly remember to see the fan?" Seeing him hesitate, Guichen looked at Yan Ning again, and said with a smile: "Presumably you have already seen the Wind and Snow Qiankun Fan inside and out, but you still can't find a clue, right?" Guichen took out the bamboo flute and said leisurely: "Wait for me to play a song, the two of you think slowly!" ”
For a while, the flute sounded suddenly, crisp and pleasant, the melody was melodious, and the ocean was sprinkled, like a flat boat, traveling in the vast world.
"This place is located in the heart of the river, facing the river on all sides, this kid doesn't know martial arts, he definitely can't run away with a fan, not to mention that Yan Ning and I are here, I believe no one can rob him." Xue Qingbi took out a folding fan from her arms and handed it to Guichen.
After returning to the dust to blow a song, he took the folding fan. When I started with a folding fan, I suddenly felt that my hand was cold, and my wrist sank down, only to feel very heavy. He opened the folding fan slightly, and said as he observed: "This fan is cold and heavy to the touch, obviously made of cold iron. The fan surface is exquisite, and the landscape is meticulous and slightly prominent. Guichen stroked the fan surface, and said: "The material should be woven with silk threads, not painted." ”
"Hmph!" Xue Qingbi said coldly: "I have been specializing in this fan for several months, what kind of material is it, what is woven on the fan, we naturally know, do we still need to say it?" He paused, frowned and said, "But ......" Guichen asked: "If you have any doubts about the seniors, you might as well say it and let's discuss it!"
"Hey!" Xue Qingbi sighed: "The front landscape of this folding fan is very strange, and it seems that the map does not have any actual map to match. Guichen looked at the folding fan, only to see that the fan surface of the landscape is clear, the snowflakes are fluttering, a small river meanders, and the rest are majestic mountains, and the whole fan surface is as vivid as a real painting. This is secondary, the landscape seems to be a map, but there is no marking, and there is no map to match, which is too strange.
"Wait!" Guichen suddenly pointed to the folding fan and said, "Two seniors, please look here." Xue and Yan hurriedly approached each other, only to see Guichen explaining: "The scenery woven by this fan is actually a painting with two sides, each different. Xue and Yan looked at it and immediately said happily: "Yes, it is true, I think that the person who made the Qiankun fan back then had excellent skills and was able to make such a masterpiece." ”
Yan Ning also said: "Although this picture is a masterpiece, it is also weird, and it is not without a trace. The two looked at Yan Ning together and asked, "What is the trace?" Yan Ning smiled: "Actually, I heard about it back then, after the Li family was raided, dozens of masters who were responsible for chasing Feng Linyuan and his party were almost all killed overnight, and there was no corpse left. Guichen sneered: "What kind of clue is this? Wait, you said almost." Could it be ......" Yan Ning nodded and said, "That's right! Guichen hurriedly asked, "Then where are these three people now?" Yan Ning sighed: "But it's a pity, even if these three people know, it's useless." Guichen waved his hand and said: "Regardless of whether it is useful or not, let's discuss it when we say it, maybe there is a lot of power!"
Yan Ning looked out the window and sighed, "The first one is the chief of the palace - Yuan Sheng. Guichen frowned and said: "Since he is the head of the inner house, there must be many guards, and it is not easy to ask for clues." Xue Qingbi also said: "In the palace, there are nine guards, and the head of Yuan is even more strong in martial arts. Originally, it wasn't that hard for us. The difficulty is that he is very strict-mouthed, and he never mentions the events of the day, and we have asked him in private, but he is silent. ”
Guichen nodded and said, "It seems that this man is trustworthy and righteous, and he is a good man! Since we can't get the news from him, let's find a breakthrough from the other two." Yan Ning shook his head and said: "He is the chief manager of the inner house, where is there still a good man!" Gui Chen, his hands clenched into fists and raised them to the upper left of his cheeks, but said: "Why don't you count it! ”
Guichen couldn't help but gasp, and said after a while: "Zhang Tianshi is the head of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, when he is a reasonable person, we should not refuse to talk to each other! If not, we can only rely on the peerless martial arts of the two!" Yan Ning shook his head with a wry smile: "Whenever we go to visit the Heavenly Master, he always only gives us a back, do you think we can talk about each other?" Besides, with the martial arts of the two of us, even if we are right with him, there is no chance of winning, not to mention that there are many disciples in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and the most important thing is that you also said that he is the head of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and he is the emperor's imperial seal, and he must not hurt him in the slightest. ”
"Who is the third person?" Guichen saw that the two of them were no longer advisable, so he asked: "Wouldn't this third person also be a high-ranking official of the imperial court?" Yan Ning suddenly glanced at him and teased: "This person is not only not a high-ranking official of the imperial court, but also a prisoner!" Guichen said happily: "Those two can always go to him and ask for some clues!" As soon as these words came out, both of them were silent for a while. Guichen saw that the atmosphere was a little strange, so he asked, "What's the matter?" Yan Ning coughed and said slowly, "Let's take a closer look at this folding fan!" Guichen thought to himself: "It seems that this person must be the one who makes them all afraid, or a prisoner......?"
"It seems that the two seniors know who this person is, and the two seniors don't want to say, so I won't ask. Guichen said: "Since none of these three people can provide clues, let's take a closer look at the Qilin Jade and Qiankun Fan first!" Xue Qingbi took out a jade pendant and handed it over. Guichen took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully for a long time and still didn't find any clues, so he had to return the jade pendant.
"It seems that I won't be able to find clues in it for a while. Yan Ning said: "Since that's the case, then let me ask." Yan Ning stared at Guichen and asked, "The news you got is that you are going to the Dragon Bone Land, right?" Gui Chen was originally bent on playing with the Qiankun Fan, but when he heard this, he suddenly looked up at them, but shook his head and said, "No! Dragon Bone Land? What is that place?" According to Aunt Lan, she just let us gather together and go south again, so she didn't mention the Dragon Bone Land to us. ”
Xue Qingbi was shocked to hear about this and asked, "Brother Yan, how do you know about the Dragon Bone Land?" Yan Ningman said: "There are only three people who are still alive now, but there are more than three people who have been to the Dragon Bone Land back then, and Yan Ping also came back alive back then, but his body was highly poisonous, and he was paralyzed and unable to move, and I didn't cure him until three years ago." Guichen's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, then let's just ask him if it's okay!" Xue Qingbi nodded secretly when she heard this.
Yan Ning sighed and said, "I killed him the next day. When Guichen heard this, he suddenly became angry, and suddenly felt that his breath did not come up, and it took a while before he stroked his chest and said, "Why did you kill people if you had nothing to do?" Yan Ning shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "I have healed him for many years, and when he woke up, he was already back to light, and his essence had disappeared, so if he didn't kill him, he wouldn't live long, and besides, he got the clues I wanted, why did he keep him?"
"In that case. Guichen asked, "Then what are the specific clues!" Yan Ning said: "There are only six words." Xue Qingbi hurriedly asked, "Which six words?" "Qilian Mountain, Dragon Bone Land!"
The waves on the river are gradually slowing, the breeze is caressing, and the golden crow is hanging high, which seems extraordinarily calm, but the people in the boat are excited, and it is difficult to calm down. Guichen asked: "In this way, the Qilin Treasure is in the Qilian Mountain, since you know the place, it will be easy to do." Yan Ning shook his head and said: "It's not that I poured cold water on you, Qilian Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, and the specific location is better to say, the key is that it is more difficult to deal with the danger." Guichen snorted: "What else does Mr. know, let's say it together!" Yan Ning smiled: "You're really in a hurry! Okay, then I'll tell you what I guessed!" Guichen urged: "Say it quickly, say it quickly, when has Mr. been so rubbing like this." ”
Yan Ning's face gradually became solemn, and he said slowly: "Among the people who were alive back then, except for Zhang Tianshi, the rest of them were seriously injured, and they were highly poisoned. Let's guess that this Heavenly Master's Mansion has always been known for its Five Thunder Orthodox Methods and Formations, Feng Shui Kanyu Techniques, and Zhang Tianshi himself is proficient in talismans. So is his ability to enter and exit safely related to his family skills?"
When Xue Qingbi heard this, she slapped her thigh, as if she remembered something, and suddenly woke up and said: "I understand, Brother Yan mentioned this matter just now, and I suddenly remembered that Feng Linyuan had said back then: There are spirit stone arrays and dragon beasts in the dragon bone land, and I want to come to the Heavenly Master's Mansion to inherit the ability to restrain these." ”
When Guichen heard this, he was sad and indignant for a while, and said angrily: "Okay! I said that you are really good! If I hadn't asked you, you would have planned to hide it? Do you want me to die?"
"Stinky boy, don't be angry!" Yan Ning said: "This matter is all our speculation, but what Brother Xue said just now has been confirmed by others, and there will be no falsehood." You just need to tell us the whereabouts of the fifth piece of unicorn jade, and you don't need to worry about anything else. ”
When Guichen heard this, he shook his head again and again, indicating that he was unwilling. Yan and Xue were puzzled, so they wanted to ask again. Guichen raised his hand to stop them, and said with a smile: "This is not possible, the two of them are not of good character, if they go back on their word, how can I be good, besides, your martial arts are world-famous, you are weak and sick under the body, and you have no power to restrain the chicken, if you say it, I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed, so I also ask the two seniors to forgive me!"
"Hey!" Xue Qingbi heard the sarcasm in his words, and suddenly became displeased, and said slightly angrily: "Boy, are you impatient?" Guichen laughed and said: "Where are the words, the two seniors are elegant and elegant, and they don't bother to worry more about me, a fledgling boy." ”
When the three of them were arguing nonsense, they suddenly heard someone on the river shouting: "May I ask the two seniors in front, Xue Qingbi and Yan Ning!"
Yan Ning heard this soft and pleasant voice, she must be an excellent woman, so she raised the curtain and went out of the cabin, only to see a big ship docked dozens of feet away, the boat stopped in the middle of the river, and it had already blocked the way. Yan Ning raised his hand and saluted, and asked, "In Xia Yanning, why did the girl stop me from waiting for the way." ”
Xue Qingbi also walked out of the cabin, when he saw the boat anchored in the heart of the river, he couldn't help but exclaim, only to see that the hull was very large, about ten zhang long, up to two zhang above the water surface, the four coiled dragon pillars carved dragons and phoenixes, the surrounding eaves and corners, especially exquisitely clear, carved railing gold paint, is even more dazzling, the owner of this ship must be either rich or expensive.
At the bow of the boat stood four young women, all of whom were covered with tulle, plain silkworm clothes, and a pair of bright eyes, as bright as stars, clear and moving. Because it is wearing a veil, it is impossible to see the face, but I can still feel that the four of them are smiling between their eyebrows, kind and lovely, and their long hair like a waterfall is pinned with a phoenix hairpin to look even more coquettish. Under the reflection of the scorching sun, all of them are graceful, with slender waists and narrow hips, which makes people fall in love at first sight.
A woman replied, "My young lady heard that the two seniors had captured the prince of Guichen, so she came to ask for a favor. Yan Ning frowned and asked, "I waited only a day to capture him, and you stopped us here, and we are really well-informed." The woman smiled and said, "The seniors have won the prize, and the master of my family must agree to the request." Yan Ning snorted coldly: "It's a pity, I don't know the current affairs in the next place, I'm afraid I can't let him go." ”
When the four women heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they all covered their mouths and smiled, and then said: "The senior misunderstood, my young lady didn't want to save him, but just wanted to ask you to kill him for a while." As soon as these words came out, Xue and Yan were both shocked and asked, "Why?"
When Guichen heard the noise, he walked out of the cabin, and when he saw the big ship and the woman on the boat opposite, he was also stunned, and then smiled bitterly for a while: "Why are the sisters here?"
Yan Ning snorted, "Boy, do you know that they are here to kill you. Guichen nodded and replied, "I naturally know!" Xue Qingbi also asked, "Hey, boy, but you misbehaved and flirted with other girls?"
"Alas!" Guichen sighed, "No, these four sisters are my maidservants. To be exact, it's my cousin's handmaid!" Yan Ning was puzzled: "Since it's your family's handmaid, why do you want to kill you?" Guichen smiled bitterly: "Haven't you heard that one mountain can't tolerate two tigers?" Xue Qingbi smiled: "Unless you two are either enemies or enemies in the previous life, but she is a woman, and she can't compete with you for family property, didn't you offend her?"
"Don't say the reason!" Guichen didn't want to say anything and wanted to leave, and arched his hand: "Two seniors, I'll go back to the cabin to rest first, you can send her away!"
"Wait!" a voice came from the boat opposite. A girl lifted the curtain out, lifted the curtain with a pair of slender hands and skin like jade, as soon as everyone came out, everyone saw that her skin was smooth as snow, her eyes were as bright as stars, and her beautiful nose set off the perfection of this melon seed face. A small cherry mouth, a little red, delicate and drunk, pretty figure, and even more delicate and vulgar.
The girl walked slowly to the bow of the boat, smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, why haven't you died!" Several people saw that she was beautiful and extraordinary, but her speech was vicious, and they were silent for a while.
Guichen was helpless, and sighed: "Feifei! I have avoided the rivers and lakes, why do you still refuse to let me go?" It turned out that this girl's name was Liu Feifei, and she was the daughter of Liu Changan, three years older than Guichen. But since Guichen appeared, the situation has changed, and everyone no longer loves her as much as before, especially after Guichen was injured, everyone's thoughts were focused on him, and they almost didn't pay attention to her anymore.
This made Liu Feifei hate in her heart, and since then the seeds of hatred have been planted in her heart. Guichen is weak and sick and does not know martial arts, and the two of them will inevitably have contact in the same Happy City, but after a long time, although they have dodged a lot of open guns and hidden arrows, they have occasionally been negligent, especially a few years ago, which almost killed him.
Although everyone was furious, there was nothing they could do, they couldn't kill her! In the end, Liu Wushu was angry and punished her heavily, and since then she has been grounded in her home. It's a pity that Liu Feifei didn't repent, and her resentment was even worse. Seeing this, Liu Wushu placed Guichen in the Yangliu Essence House, and he himself lived in it for many years, accompanying and guarding him day and night.
But in this way, Liu Feifei felt even more hatred in her heart, and vowed to kill her to vent her anger. Liu Feifei looked at him and chuckled: "The two seniors happened to be here today, if you die here, then it's none of my business, isn't it?" Guichen really had no choice, and said: "Feifei! We have known each other for twelve years, and I have been bullied by you for half of the time, I have avoided from Happy City to Beiping City, and now that I have left Beiping, why do you still refuse to let me go!"
"Cousin!" Liu Feifei suddenly smiled like a flower, and said softly: "As you just said, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, as long as you are alive for one day, I will not be at ease for a day." ”
Guichen raised his head and stared at the sky blankly, his expression was slightly sad, he was silent for a while, and finally relented for a while, and said: "Okay! Today I will make a solemn oath in this river, and I will never enter the happy city from now on! I will not enter the city of Guiwang if I die! Otherwise, I will be destroyed by heaven and earth!" After speaking, he turned around and entered the cabin, ignoring the crowd.