Chapter 20: The Identity of the Fu Seal Master
Ningzhou City is very lively at the moment, Li Xiuyan's face is smooth, smiling, and a few servants behind him are also in good spirits, although the Li family in Ningzhou has been suppressed by other families in recent years, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention Li Xiuyan's later life, poetry and literature are prepared, it is very likely to enter the capital, relying on the family's heavy heritage to make a point, presumably the future is bright.
"Looking at Li Gongzi, he is really young and promising, passing by Ningzhou City like this, it really gives the Li family face. A man in the crowd with a flat pole looked at Li Xiuyan's welcoming procession, and said with congratulations.
"Hmph, I'm not afraid that happy events will become funerals, don't you just marry a rich woman from Qingzhou, why are you arrogant to this point, now the Chen family in Ningzhou is pressing step by step, relying on dance and writing to make ink, this can't fill your stomach!" An unknown person next to him accosted him, who was holding a special black iron knife in his hand, and at a glance he knew that he was the guard of those lords in the city.
The man who just spoke was probably biased towards the Li family in Ningzhou, after all, the old lady Li in Ningzhou kept one hand in everything, and he would not do anything too much, and he would often help the poor people. And Chen Youde is decisive and insatiable, many people begging for a living under his hands say that Chen Youde takes a lot of money, and every year at the end of the account and distributes money, the income is less than 30% of the previous promise, every time he goes to the government to complain, it is always gone, and every time the complainant is beaten and paralyzed in bed. If you change to the Li family in Ningzhou next year to work, and Chen Youde finds out, you need to pay a ransom fee of 50 taels, otherwise the family will not be able to stay in Ningzhou City safely.
But this ransom fee is not enough for the poor family, where did they get so much money. For the passage of time, no one dared to resist Chen Youde.
Therefore, the people in Ningzhou City can't say anything about Chen Youde's suffering, and they dare not speak out.
What's more, the dog-headed military advisor behind Chen Youde is very shrewd, if he finds out, he will be tortured to the point that life is worse than death.
The man with the flat pole, when he saw the special black iron knife, combined with the words just now, naturally knew that the other party was the sworn enemy of the Li family in Ningzhou, and hurriedly said: "This lord, I was just passing by here, vulgar people, I have never seen such a lively welcoming scene, which makes you smile." ”
The man with the special iron knife ignored it, waved his hand slightly, and there was a small space next to him, he stared at Li Xiuyan and the others in the crowd, and said to himself: "Li Xiuyan is really calm, he almost died in Qingzhou, and he can still be so swaggering through the city, just looking at the guards around him, there are a few missing." It's a pity that there are too many people today, and I can't do it at the time, so I have to go back and tell the young master quickly. With that, the figure of the man with the black iron knife flashed, and he disappeared with the crowd.
Riding on the tall horse, it was naturally Li Xiuyan, after escaping from the death of the bison pass, he found a farmer outside Ningzhou City to repair it slightly, cleaned his body, and bandaged his wounds.
Previously, Li Xiuyan was protected by Mr. Zuo and others, although he was frightened, there was no bloodshed, but the other doormen were injured, especially most of them were folded in the bison pass. Thinking that Miss Zhang was still waiting in Ningzhou City, he sent a message to Ningzhou Li Mansion, and changed another group of servants to come over, first let the brothers of the dart bureau go home, and then some of the injured hid in the carriage that entered the city, and then entered the city to join Miss Zhang's horse team.
After all, in Ningzhou City, no one dared to kill Li Xiuyan in broad daylight.
Greeting people when he saw them along the way, and listening to the congratulations of others from time to time, whether true or false, Li Xiuyan already understood in his heart that this world of martial arts rivers and lakes is not like the waves on the surface.
If it weren't for the Li family's decades of operation in Ningzhou, I'm afraid that he would already be a ghost at this moment. However, the Li family in Ningzhou is being pressed by other families step by step, how long can this situation be maintained? With the blood of the family, it is understandable that they have to work for the family. It's just that the Li family in Ningzhou is like a patient with a stubborn disease, can he be cured?
Although Li Xiuyan was preoccupied, he still greeted the Quartet with his mouth, raised his hands, and had a beautiful demeanor. Followed by a team of horses, transporting a lot of dowry things, they rushed towards the place where the Li Mansion in Ningzhou was located.
Steward Huang of the Li Mansion in Ningzhou received the news from the letter whistle and hurriedly walked towards the courtyard and found that the old lady Li had woken up at the moment, holding a new teapot in his hand.
Seeing Steward Huang coming over in a hurry, Old Lady Li said, "Is there any news?" Listening to the noise outside, there are still a lot of gongs and drums not far away, presumably Li Xiuyan is back. ”
"Master, it's the son who is back." Steward Huang stepped forward to take the teapot, picked up Old Lady Li and said, "The son is safe and sound, but the guards beside him have suffered heavy losses, and many brothers from the dart game have not returned. ”
Old lady Li stroked the folds on her body, as the head of the family, her appearance at any time represents the face of the family. Hearing that Li Xiuyan had nothing to do, but the guards suffered heavy losses, Mrs. Li said indifferently: "The accompanying guards, doormen and others, if they don't come back, their wives and children will be raised by the orphan hall and rewarded with a three-year harvest; When you have time, bring some uncommon medicinal herbs, and you can take a trip for me. ”
After all, Mrs. Li is very old, and after saying so many words in one breath, she began to be a little out of breath and exhausted because of the occasional cold.
Steward Huang heard Old Lady Li's words, and whispered in his ear: "I heard that it was Chen Youde who did it before, and then there were two strong people who gathered spirits to make a move, but I don't know why, I actually provoked a Fu Seal Master to help." Senior Brother Zuo fought two battles in a row, and most of his cultivation was wasted, so I am afraid that he will not be able to do anything in martial arts in this life. ”
Steward Huang calls Mr. Zuo Senior Brother Zuo, and the relationship between the two must be absolutely extraordinary.
When Mrs. Li heard that Mr. Zuo was seriously injured, she couldn't help but sigh: "Previously, you came to Ningzhou Li Mansion one after the other, and you have protected you for decades, I am naturally grateful, and now Mr. Zuo can't do anything in martial arts, you don't have to keep your promise, you can leave at any time." ”
When Steward Huang heard this, he shook his head: "Staying here for decades is already a habit, and when you are old, you naturally can't walk." ”
Old lady Li said: "Since Chen Youde and the temple are unruly, we must also be vigilant. ”
At this time, a doorman came over and said, "Master, the young master and Miss Zhang are back, and they are waiting for the banquet to begin!"
Before Old Lady Li could speak, it was Steward Huang who said, "I already know, let the young master come here first." Remember, it was the young master who came alone, and no one else was allowed to follow. ”
After half a pillar of incense, Li Xiuyan walked in, his expression was not as relaxed as passing by Ningzhou City, and his face was full of pathos: "Master, I'm back." With that, he handed over the box wrapped in Qiankun beads.
Old lady Li turned around, supported Li Xiuyan lovingly, and said, "I don't have much time, why are you doing this, and let Mr. Zuo's skills be completely wasted." Speaking of Mr. Zuo, Old Man Li was also full of melancholy, and couldn't help but shake his head.
When Li Xiuyan heard this, he was also ashamed, but he also said helplessly: "I got this thing before, when Mr. Zuo fought with the outcasts of the Guiyun Sect, he was already seriously injured, and then when he was fighting with the Yin Slave, the other party had the cooperation of two sword masters, and Mr. Zuo lost the Nether Puppet again, and most of his skills retreated. ”
Li Xiuyan talked about the bison pass with one stroke, but it was expected that Mrs. Li and Steward Huang had seen the wind and waves, but they were also palpitating.
Guanshankou, Bison Pass, Fu Seal Division. This Qingzhou City is really the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"Then do you know who this Fu Seal Master is?", Steward Huang asked. In the martial arts rivers and lakes, it is rare to see the figure of Fu Seal Master, if it can be used by the Li family in Ningzhou, it doesn't hurt to spend a little more.
Now Mr. Zuo is seriously injured, many young people, after hearing about it, must be in the middle of the night to seek revenge, stirring up the Ningzhou Li family must be disturbed, people are panicked, if the news is released at this moment, the Li family in Ningzhou is friendly with a Fu Seal Master, and there are still a lot of Fu Seals in their hands, I am afraid that it can deter the thieves of many martial arts practitioners, and what Chen Youde and others have done should also be considered.
Li Xiuyan heard Steward Huang's words, and he didn't dare to slack off, Steward Huang has been in the Li family in Ningzhou for decades, and many young and handsome people in the family were brought up by him, Li Xiuyan also said with great respect: "Before, the Fu Seal Master was in the dark night, I didn't know his whereabouts at all, and when the two Spirit Gathering Masters made a move, he used the Fu Seal to scare them away." One guards the character and the other kills the character, but Xiu Yan really doesn't know about the rune seal, and he can't know what kind of school the rune seal master of this buffalo pass is from the ancient text. ”
"Then why do you have to take out the guard character first, instead of directly taking out the killing character, isn't it better to scare off directly?" Hearing that the Fu Seal Master took out the Fu Seal that was defending and attacking, Steward Huang was quite puzzled. According to what Li Xiuyan said, this kind of Fu Seal master has profound skills, how can he have time to spend time dealing with him here.
Li Xiuyan was also puzzled, shook his head self-deprecatingly and said: "From beginning to end, I only saw two talismans, and I didn't see the others. ”
But they didn't know that it was caused by Lao Dao drinking too much and taking out the wrong talisman.
Mrs. Li's courtyard, located in the courtyard of the east of the Li Mansion in Ningzhou, is a good day, and only these three people are discussing things at this moment, and there is still a little silence. It was about the dry and cold of autumn, and Mrs. Li suddenly began to cough dryly, and Steward Huang hurriedly said, "Xiuyan, help Mrs. Li into the house." ”
When Li Xiuyan heard this, he hurriedly took the woolen blanket on the chair to cover his back, and helped Mrs. Li into the back room.
Mrs. Li's inner room is simply furnished, the family tree of the Li family is placed on the table of yellow rosewood, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone produced in Huizhou are placed everywhere, and next to a map of Longguo, there is a map of Ningzhou City.
Steward Huang poked his head out, closed the door, took out the brazier from the house, added a little pear charcoal to burn, and filled a pot of hot tea for Mrs. Li, before carefully bringing the box containing the Qiankun beads.
Old lady Li trembled, glanced at Steward Huang, and then sat on the chair and said no more. So Steward Huang put his ear on the door panel and confirmed it for a long time before he spoke: "There is no one around, don't worry." ”
Five steps away from Old Lady Li and Li Xiuyan, Steward Huang no longer took a step forward, although he has been in the Li family in Ningzhou for decades, he has won the trust of Old Lady Li and others, but such a precious elixir, anyone has a covetous heart, and pulling out the distance five steps outside the station is the clear one, but it is not too unfamiliar.
Li Xiuyan opened the box in front of the two of them, and the bottle carved with inscriptions appeared in between, and the four ancient characters of all beings returning to the clouds were carved in ancient methods, although the mouth of the bottle was not opened, but there was already a slight smell of elixir wafting over, and it didn't take long for the whole room to overflow with the fragrance of medicine. Qiankun Zhu actually has such an effect, Old Lady Li smelled the smell of this elixir, and her pale face couldn't help but start to have a faint ruddy color.
"I heard that this Qiankun Pearl, can make people reborn, almost can enter the path of martial arts cultivation, if ordinary people eat it, they can also have the effect of resurrecting the dead, it is expected to be the nobles of the capital, and only a few people have the opportunity to take it, not to mention our remote places, I can't imagine that this Fu Seal Master is not interested in it? Could it be that he doesn't know the preciousness of this elixir?" Old Lady Li was quite curious about the Fu Seal Master of Bison Pass, such a master in the world, he couldn't imagine that he had missed the Qiankun Pearl.
"Master, this Fu Seal Master has been dormant in the dark for a long time before, and he must know that this treasure is the Qiankun Pearl, and he must know its efficacy, but he is really suspicious of us by helping us so much, could it be that this person knows us?" Li Xiuyan was also doubting the identity of the Fu Seal Master.
"I have been in Ningzhou for decades, and naturally I have made friends with a lot of people, but in my impression, there is no Fu Seal Master. And Master Fu has a strange temperament, it's just something we can make friends casually?" Old Lady Li thought for a long time, and it seemed that there was no Master Fu in his memory.
"Steward Huang!" Li Xiuyan suddenly asked Steward Huang who was standing at the door: "Do you think that this Fu Seal Master is a member of the sect, after all, those two spirit gathering masters can know from their moves, they must be from a certain sect." ”
"In this case, it will definitely not!" Steward Huang was very sure.
"Why is this?" asked Li Xiuyan, puzzled.
This time it was Mrs. Li who spoke: "Master Fu Seal, one person is a faction, free by nature, ignoring the agreement between the sect and the temple, which sect you say Fu Seal Master is, it is better to say that the sect is Fu Seal Master." ”
"Earlier, before leaving, I chatted with this Fu Seal Master for a few words, and a child next to me said that if you want to be grateful, you will come to Ningzhou City in the future, and the sauce beef pipe is enough, the voices of these two people seem to be familiar, but I can't remember where I heard them." Li Xiuyan thought about the last scene of the Bison Pass, and the voice of the Fu Seal Master seemed to linger in his ears, but he just couldn't remember it.
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was pleasantly surprised: "Wait for the letter whistle to the Li family in Ningzhou, and see the people of Xianfeng Daogu come to report quickly, and say hello to Nantianju, the sauce beef is ready at any time, if we can make friends with a Fu Seal Master, why can't our Li family make a comeback." ”
In the courtyard, there were suddenly hurried footsteps, and Steward Huang was the first to come back to his senses and said to Li Xiuyan: "Let's go, young master, don't let Miss Zhang wait in a hurry, today is a great joy." ”
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was also in a slightly better mood and said, "Yes, I will take good care of this Qiankun Pearl first, as for how to dispose of it, I will discuss it later, and I will leave quickly, but I can't miss the time." ”