Section 5: Qingfeng Building

Mo Junyan and Luo Cailing ran for more than ten miles, until their legs became numb, and then they stopped. Cai Ling leaned on a cypress tree on the side of the road, panting slightly: "I'm tired, I'm tired...... Can't run...... Even if Cui Yingyuan catches up, I, I won't run away......" Mo Junyan was also tired, and gasped: "He should and won't chase after him...... Let's take a break first. ”

The two of them sat on each other, took a water bladder to drink, and rested for a cup of tea, before they began to talk.

"Miss Luo, just now Mo almost lost his life at the hands of Cui Yingyuan, fortunately he didn't die, thanks to the girl's rescue......" Before Mo Jun finished speaking, he heard Luo Cailing scream: "Oops!"

Remembering this, she hurriedly stood up, looked around, and then suddenly shouted again, "Hey, I know it's you!

Mo Junyan didn't know why, so he heard her scream a few times, but there was no half figure in the suburbs on all sides, so naturally there was no response. Mo Junyan originally thought that it must be Luo Cailing's shot, but at this moment, it seems that there is obviously another master who saved him, not Cailing.

Luo Cailing pursed her lips and paused and said, "Damn guy! She turned back to Jun Yan and said, "Look at your ankle, if there is a circle of strangulation marks." ”

Mo Junyan took off his shoes and socks, and saw a circle of red marks on his ankles, which were obviously caused by being tightly strangled by something such as steel wire.

Cai Ling took out a bag from his arms and handed it to Mo Junyan. Mo Junyan opened it and saw nothing, but he could reach into the bag, and between the tentacles, he faintly felt that it was a rope like a wire.

Luo Cailing said: "This is what you strangled, I heard him say something called 'Yin Xun Suo'." Hmph, the girl was also strangled by him at the beginning, and she was ......"

"What else?" Mo Junyan asked unconsciously when he saw her stop.

"No, nothing. Hum. Luo Cailing was quick for a while, and hurriedly stopped it. It turned out that Luo Cailing had been hung upside down by the owner of this object, and how could she dare to confide in Mo Junyan for such a humiliating thing, so she could only cover up the past in a whisper.

"Oh, by the way, big brother, I don't know your name yet. My name is Luo Cailing, you can call me Cailing. ”

"Under Mo Jun's words, Mo rebels, the gentleman's king, the words of words. ”

"Poof!" Luo Cailing laughed unconsciously, she suddenly thought of when Chongyang met that person last year, she had heard such a self-introduction, and her heart suddenly felt warm.

The two of them each said a few words, Mo Junyan began to ask the life-saving benefactor again, Luo Cailing smiled: "Regardless of him, he is a 'female ghost'." Besides, I don't know where he is, he will look for you when he wants to see you, but it's not easy for you to meet him, but you don't have to thank him. ”

"But I have to know the name of the savior, right?" Mo Junyan was unwilling.

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. His name is Xu Liang, Xu who comes from the breeze, and who understands more and forgiveness. Luo Cailing saw him solemnly repeating it, secretly amused, and unconsciously compared Mo Junyan, Yang Ling, and Xu Liang with each other, and found that there were many similarities and differences between these three people.

Luo Cailing was curious, and couldn't help but ask Mo Junyan why he came to Laizhou Ji. Mo Junyan talked with her very happily, knowing that she was a well-informed but inactive girl, and she had no intention of concealing it, so she skipped the matter of the General's Mansion at the moment and told everything she saw and heard in the mountains.

When Luo Cailing heard that he was competing with Ruan Jin and the others, he was fascinated, and then he was curious about the Nangong family's martial arts competition, and said, "Brother Mo, let's go and have a look together." Do you know when they meet?"

"I don't know the specific time, the Nangong family is well-known in Xingtai, I think as long as I inquire a little, I will definitely know. It's just that Ruan Jin and the others have seen me, but I'm afraid that they will be kicked out before I reach Qingfeng Tower. Mo Junyan hesitated.

Luo Cailing smiled slyly and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will keep them and they won't recognize you! Let's go, let's go to the city first, and then go to Qingfeng Tower tomorrow." ”

So the two of them walked seven or eight miles south to a town. The town was much smaller than Laizhou, and there were not many goods in the market, so Cai Ling had to keep it simple and buy clothes and props and other necessary things. There was no inn in the town, so the two had to lie that they were brothers and sisters and stayed at a farmhouse.

Early the next morning, Cai Ling asked Jun Yan to change his clothes, gave him a folding fan, and wore a white dress. Then she applied some flour to Mo Junyan's face, folded her cheekbones, sharpened her face, and then used an eyebrow pencil to lift his eyebrows, and drew Danfeng's eyes.

Luo Cailing's disguise technique came from the Shen family in Jinling, except for the Shen family, his skills can be regarded as unparalleled in the world. She was halfway through the drawing, and her heart was silently sour.

It turned out that she unknowingly changed Mo Junyan to Yang Ling's appearance.

Mo Junyan saw that she was stunned, and asked, "Miss Cailing, what's wrong with you?" Luo Cailing came back to his senses and said busily: "It's nothing, the eye sockets haven't been drawn yet, don't move." After she finished painting, she cut off a few strands of hair and glued them to the side of Mo Junyan's lips, just like a middle-aged Yang Ling.

"Yang, no, Brother Mo, how about you take a look?" Luo Cailing took out the bronze mirror and gave Mo Junyan a photo. Mo Junyan couldn't help but praise: "Miss Cailing is really magical, even I can't recognize myself." Then Luo Cailing also dressed himself as a middle-aged man.

The two stayed until the day of the Nangong family's meeting, and then went to Qingfeng Tower.

Qingfeng Building is at the north end of South Street in Xingtai City, the building is divided into three floors, and the total height is about seven zhang. The first layer is a brick and stone platform, and there is an arched circle door in the middle, which can be opened to traffic and pedestrians in the door; the second and third floors are made of wooden with the four corners of the heavy eaves compound house and the spire of the mountain-type double house, and the eaves are stretched outward, like an eagle spreads out and flies like a feather.

When Mo and Luo arrived, it was already time. It just so happened that Yuan and Jiuda were also attracting high-rollers from the rivers and lakes. There were suddenly more than 200 people standing in front of Qingfeng Tower, one on the left and one on the left, one wearing a yellow shirt and the other a blue shirt, and the appearance was six or seven points similar. The one on the left is about thirty, and the one on the right looks no more than twenty-six or seventeen years old.

Mo Junyan knew that this must be Nangong Yuan and the Nine Brothers.

"Today is a good day, the wind is smooth, the sky is clear, and it is a good day. Thanks to all of you, I came to Qingfeng Tower to meet with my brothers, which can be described as a group of heroes, and Xingtai is shining. Nangong Yuan was fortunate to be able to make friends with all the heroes and talk about the friendship of the landlord!" said the yellow-shirted boy on the left.

Nangong Yuan continued: "This Qingfeng Building is a major scenery of my Xingtai, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, and then rebuilt in the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong. My generation of rivers and lakes are reckless and boastful, and they also choose this place to compete and feast. Everyone may wish to look at the building while using some melons, fruits and vegetables on the other hand. ”

"I think my Nangong family has been based in the rivers and lakes for more than 200 years, and my father Feifeng Gong has been walking the rivers and lakes for more than 30 years. When he said this, everyone hurriedly said: "If the old owner of Nangong is not famous in the world, then who else can be regarded as it?" "Yes! The old owner of Nangong is worthy of being a hero of martial arts, and we have always admired it." "Nangong Yuan Gongzi is too modest, he is just a person from the rivers and lakes, and who doesn't know the name of the Nangong family?"

Nangong Yuan smiled slightly, waved his hands, and everyone immediately quieted down.

"It's also a shame to say that the family is getting older, and Nangong Yuan's talent and humble virtue are not enough to take on a big responsibility. As the saying goes, the position of Niu Er is only occupied by the capable, and my ninth brother's concern is not unreasonable. Therefore, I invite you to come today, but I ask you to be a witness, to make a fair decision, and to see who is more suitable for my family and brothers. ”

"You come to get together, you are not only my friends, but also the friends of the ninth brother, we are all friends of the martial arts, how can we hurt the harmony between each other because of the matter between the two of us? According to Xiao Ke's opinion, it is better to meet friends with martial arts, and the point is up, I respect the winner of the ninth brother, and the loser will not mention this matter for life. I wonder what you think?"

Everyone said: "Yuan Gongzi is reasonable. ”

Nangong Yuan turned his head to Nangong Jiu and said, "What does the ninth brother think?"

Nangong Jiu sneered, and said in his heart: "You have said so much to yourself, and you only came to ask me after asking others, it is just to ask me to agree." Big brother, big brother, everyone says that you are a righteous man and a gentleman, and in my opinion, you are nothing more than that. Maybe you love to be a hypocrite, and I can be a real villain!" ”

The group of heroes was then divided into two groups, the east was the hero who came to help Nangong Yuan, led by Ruan Jin, the Taihang Sword Sect, with about more than 100 people. There were only about 70 people standing in Xishou, and they were all kinds of high-rollers invited by Nangong Jiu. Mo Junyan and Luo Cailing secretly discussed a few words, but still stood in the east.

Nangong Jiu saw that the distribution of everyone had been completed, and said loudly: "Since both parties have bought and left, there is no arbitration now." We are waiting to walk the rivers and lakes, and it is inevitable to dismantle the moves, but since the point is over, it is better to have a referee than to lose the move. ”

Nangong Yuan nodded, and was about to speak, but Nangong Jiu didn't give him a chance, and continued: "I am fortunate to have invited a martial arts senior, this person's status and knowledge of martial arts are not under my father. In my opinion, it would be best to invite him to be our notary public for this competition. ”

Although Luo Cailing is slightly younger than him, he was born and grew up in the two most intricate bureaucratic families of the Ming Dynasty at that time. It is high-sounding, but in fact, each has its own little belly. Uh-huh, it's like a pair of puppy bears in the hills, what kind of idiom is that, huh, I actually forgot?"

Luo Cailing's slender white fingers were tapping his cheeks, and when he was still trying to recall the idiom, he suddenly heard everyone exclaim in unison. She hurriedly followed the eyes of the public, and saw a middle-aged man walking down the stairs at the west end of Qingfeng Tower.

The man was of medium stature, dressed as a scribe, wearing a knotted head, a black skull, and a belt tied with jade and jade, about forty years of age, and a slightly thin countenance. When Luo Cailing saw it, she also exclaimed: "Is it him!?" She hurriedly covered her lips and turned her head to look at Mo Junyan beside her, Mo Junyan also turned her head and asked her at this moment: "Who is this person?"

There are many people with extraordinary knowledge in the group, and when they saw this middle-aged scribe, they all remembered a person's name, but they didn't dare to say it. Someone on Nangong Yuan's side even murmured secretly: "I actually befriended him, it's really a hard idea, no wonder I have the courage to compete with Yuan Gongzi for the throne." ”

In the whispering, I could only hear Nangong Jiu say word by word: "This is Mr. Sun Yunhe, the commander of the official residence Jinyi Weixi Town, and the head of the Crane Sect!"

After everyone heard this, there was an uproar in front of Qingfeng Tower. You must know that Sun Yunhe is one of today's martial arts giants, although the history of the crane hand gate is not long, the name is not as loud as Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun and other four major factions, but he is such a martial arts monster, and the end should not be underestimated. It's just that Sun Yunhe is in a big position, and he is a cronie of Dongchang, and most of the heroes are green forests and grasses, and when he suddenly saw such an official, he was inevitably a little at a loss.

Sun Yunhe obviously understood the concerns of this group of people, and as soon as he arrived at the front of the building, he arched his hand to the left and right, and said loudly: "Fellow martial artists, Sun is so polite. Today, Sun Mou met with you as the head of the Crane Hands Gate, and everyone only talked about martial arts today, not about state affairs. ”

When the crowd listened, the noise stopped. When Mo Junyan heard this, he was suddenly at a loss, and only vaguely felt that he seemed to have seen this person somewhere.

Sun Yunhe paused, and then said: "I haven't known the Nangong brothers for a long time, but I have always admired the name of the Nangong family, and I have wanted to do it for a long time. Today, I am fortunate to meet Xian Kunzhong and the others, which is enough to comfort their lives. As for arbitration, it is absolutely unacceptable. When he said this, the implication was naturally as follows: "Nangong Jiu and I are only new friends, and we will never favor him." He glanced out of the corner of his eye, and glanced at Nangong Yuan intentionally or unintentionally.

Nangong Yuan obviously understood the meaning of this glance, he stood up and said, "Mr. Sun, the head of the Crane Hand Sect, is here today, which is really a great blessing for my generation. He is not only highly respected, upright, but also strong in martial arts, and is the best candidate for this martial arts arbitration. Even if my ninth brother did not nominate Mr. Sun as a referee, I, Nangong Yuan, should also be regarded as the person who is good at recommending the virtuous, and I hope that Mr. Sun will not shirk. ”

Sun Yunhe hurriedly said: "Sun Mou has only admired the Nangong family for a long time, and he came here, so he never thought of taking on this great responsibility. He pondered for a moment before he said, "But since Nangong Kunzhong was warmly invited, Sun was disrespectful, so he had to be graceful." However, in the position of arbitration, it is still necessary to ask two martial arts peers to help in order to be fair. After he finished speaking, he bowed his hand to the east and west, and most of the heroes thought he was polite and annoyed, but because of his status, he didn't dare to speak out, so he had to return the salute. I only heard him say: "Xiang Fuyuan, the ninety-two sons, and everyone present, and then two more people will be nominated to come up and judge with Sun." He deliberately used an accent on the word respectively, apparently emphasizing that there should be one person on each side of Yuan Jiu to show justice.

The two sides discussed a little, so Nangong Yuan elected Bingchuan, the head of the Yuntai faction, and Nangong Jiu chose Yang Feng, a famous martial artist in northern Hebei. Pushing these two people, it is not that they have the highest martial arts, but that they are the oldest and have extensive knowledge. After the election was completed, the attendants hurriedly set up a pergola in front of the building, put up chairs, and invited Sun Yunhe and the other three to take a seat.

Nangong Jiudao: "Now that the judges are there, I don't know how to meet friends with martial arts? "You must know that the number of people on Nangong Yuan's side is far above Nangong Jiu, although Nangong Jiu is a master, but in terms of overall strength, I am afraid that Nangong Yuanfang still has the advantage.

Nangong Yuan asked, "Then what is the opinion of the ninth brother?"

"I don't dare to see it, I have a humble opinion, and I will say it for reference. Nangong Jiu said lightly: "You and I might as well have three people each, and the winner of three battles and two wins wins." The eldest brother and the younger brother are both parties and naturally must appear, while the other two are decided by both parties, and the order of appearance is also self-determination. ”

Nangong Yuan thought to himself: "I, Ruan Daxia, and Brother Xu of 'Shuofeng Legs' will not necessarily lose in the future." So he said, "That's fine." ”

Ruan Jin listened, and hurriedly tugged at Nangong Yuan's sleeve and whispered: "Yuan Gongzi, three battles are not as good as one decisive victory, not to mention that there are many of us, why retreat?"

"Refreshing!" Nangong Jiu smiled: "Then this is the first one to appear on my side." As soon as the words fell, a bald old man about five feet tall walked out of the crowd behind Nangong Jiu.

The bald old man had a ruddy complexion, looked like a baby, and his figure was not strange, but his palms were more than twice as large as ordinary people. After he entered, he walked straight to the tree next to the Qingfeng Building, and there were more than ten Tsubaki trees about the thickness of the bowl mouth on the left and right in front of the building.

Everyone looked at each other, only to see that the bald old man suddenly shouted, and slapped the body of the tree with his right palm, and the tree was separated up and down, and the place where the palm force reached flew out smoothly, and the fracture was like a knife cut!