Section 4: Centennial Poria Cocos

In a flash, it was three days.

Yu Meng's injury did not improve at all, but became heavier and heavier. Yang Ling can only be fed with liquid food every day, at the beginning Yu Meng can still be awake for four or five hours, can talk and laugh with Yang Ling, she knows that she is seriously injured, so she begged Yang Ling to tell her jokes.

Yang Ling had done such things a few times, but he didn't want to rebel, so he had to talk about the things he played with when he was a child. He was born in a family of eunuchs, and his activities were quite elegant, and Yu Meng was unheard of, and he was full of interest when he heard it.

Unexpectedly, Yu Meng only woke up for three hours the next day, and on the third day, he was almost in a coma all day. Yang Ling was helpless, and when he wanted to find Yang Muyun, he didn't know where to find it, and he didn't dare to let Yumeng be alone.

Early this morning, he asked his shopkeeper to cook fragrant rice porridge, and after taking the soup and stirring it to blow it warm, he slowly fed it into Yu Meng's mouth, who knew that Yu Meng only drank three or four sips, and when he wanted to feed it again, he vomited it all, and the porridge was full of purple blood. Yang Ling sighed, put down the porridge bowl, and went out of the inn, went to the pharmacy to buy a few adult ginseng, boiled it into a thick ginseng soup, and fed Yu Meng.

When a person is seriously ill and about to lose his breath, if he is fed a few mouthfuls of thick ginseng soup, he can often hold his breath and live for a while or three more moments. But mountain ginseng should not be eaten too much, too much is not beneficial, and it is by no means an elixir of immortality.

In the past three days, whenever Yu Meng couldn't eat or drink, he boiled mountain ginseng to feed her, and after drinking, she could get a little better. Yang Ling had plenty of gold and silver in his pocket, but it was difficult to hold on for a long time when he was eaten by Yu Meng at this moment. Yang Ling spared no gold and silver, but he also knew that eating ginseng like this was not a long-term solution.

After Yu Meng drank the ginseng soup, he accidentally opened his eyes, and his eyes were also dull, obviously the medicinal power of the ginseng soup was difficult to hold for a long time. Yang Ling called a few times, but did not agree, so he had no choice but to serve her to lie down.

Yang Ling was depressed, and went downstairs to order a jar of wine. He has woken up more and slept less in the past few days, for fear that Yu Meng's injury will change, which is really meticulous. Although it was hard, I didn't feel tired. As he poured the wine, his long sleeves slanted down, revealing the white cloth wrapped around his right wrist, which was showing some red.

Yang Ling raised the bowl and was about to drink it, when he suddenly heard a guest behind him say: "Brother Hou, this time you have to sell the face of the little brother if you say anything, the Peng brothers have told you a thousand times, so that the little brother has to invite you." ”

Brother Hou said: "Brother Lu, the grievances between his Sancai Fort and the Nangong family, the old Hou doesn't want to interfere...... surnamed Lu didn't wait for him to finish, and rushed to say: "Brother Hou, you are not busy, listen to the younger brother." The old grudge between the Nangong family and Sancai Castle, we are naturally inconvenient to interfere. But the Peng brothers captured Nangong Jiu and recaptured the century-old Poria, Yun said that he wanted to uphold justice for Nangong Feifeng, and invited my fellow martial artists to go to Sancai Fort for a referendum. Brother Hou, when you received the great grace of Nangong Feifeng's life, didn't you want to vote and avenge the life and death of the owner of Nangong Village?"

The man surnamed Hou groaned for a while before he said, "What you say is reasonable." In this case, inform the Peng brothers that Hou will attend the meeting on time. ”

When Yang Ling first arrived in northern Hebei, he had already heard about the changes in the pattern of the northern martial arts, and in the past few days, he often heard the people of the rivers and lakes talking about the Nangong family and Sancai Fort, so he didn't care.

Unexpectedly, this time, his hand holding the bowl trembled slightly, and he spilled a few drops of wine, because he heard the words "Poria Cocos" for a hundred years.

"It is said that Poria has been around for a hundred years, and it can be healed no matter how many internal injuries it has suffered. Miss Yu was injured by the power of the Qin palm and suffered excessive blood loss, so it was difficult for her own strength to grow, so her internal injuries were difficult to heal. At this time, although the qi and blood recovered slightly, the internal injury was even heavier. This Poria cocos has this effect, it is symptomatic, and I have to take it. Yang Lingxin said: "This surnamed Hou should be the Northern Hebei Swordsman Hou Sandao." Then the surname Lu must be Lu Ji, who is good friends with the Peng brothers. ”

He continued to listen, Lu Ji is a party of the Peng family, and he belittles the Nangong family a lot, only saying that Nangong Yuan's brother committed murder, and Nangong Jiuxing is cold, and said that Sancai Fort is now under the management of Peng Tianshi, the owner of the big village, and it is thriving, and he will soon be the master of the Northern Martial Arts. Hou Sandao only drank silently, only promised.

Yang Ling was originally a chivalrous person, but after hearing too much, the injustice in his heart suddenly rose, and he didn't feel angry. He snorted coldly and sneered: "People say that 'black crows' have many mouths and tongues, and they are annoying, and they really live up to their reputation." ”

Lu Ji bandit was originally a "black eagle", but he could speak well, like a parrot, with a lotus tongue, so he changed it to "black parrot", and some people thought he was too talkative, so he called "black crow". This nickname is naturally not said in front of him, but over time, it will naturally reach his ears.

Lu Ji said angrily: "Which beast entertains Lao Tzu?" There were many people in the hotel, and he stood up, and he didn't know who said it for a while. The people on the side looked at him silently, and Lu Ji scolded again: "Which beast spoke just now, did you dare to entertain Lao Tzu, didn't you dare to stand up?"

Yang Ling drank the wine in the bowl and said with a smile: "It's naturally you who spoke just now, which beast you are, I don't know." When they heard this, they all burst into laughter.

Lu Ji trembled angrily, roared, and punched Yang Ling in the back. Yang Ling was prepared, and when he punched, he turned around to avoid it, slapped him on the shoulder with a backhand, and beat Lu Ji on his wine table.

Lu Ji put his big face on the table, and saw that he was a handsome young man who restrained him, and said that he was careless for a while, and he was busy trying to break free, but he was lucky three times, and the other party didn't even shake it.

Hou Sandao stood up and said, "This little brother, if you have something to say, why be angry." When this person saw Yang Ling's hand, he knew that he was not an opponent, and he was over fifty years old, and he was no longer as impulsive as a young man, so he did not act rashly.

Yang Ling snorted coldly, and then let go of his hand. Lu Ji was lucky to retreat, not wanting the pressure to disappear sharply, so he sat down on the ground with his butt. He was frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you are from the Nangong family?"

Yang Ling raised the folding fan and said coldly: "No." Let me ask you, when is your Peng Tianshi scheduled to try Nangong Jiu?" Lu Ji hesitated for a moment before he said, "...... On the eighth day of the first month of this month, if you, if you have the courage, come......"

Yang Ling shook his head and said, "I'm not from the Nangong family, believe it or not." As for the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, please also inform Lord Pengbao that I will go to visit you myself, and you do not need to worry. ”

How can Lu Ji believe it, he knows that he is not Yang Ling's opponent, but he still does not forget to leave the scene: "This is very good, stay until the eighth day of the first month, and then come to ask Your Excellency for advice!" Hou Sandao was old and sophisticated, and arched his hand to Yang Ling and said: "The little brother has offended Lu Ji, I am afraid that Sancai Fort will not tolerate it, please be more careful." Hou also took his leave. ”

Yang Ling returned the salute and said, "Thank you." When he had finished drinking, he was about to go upstairs, when he heard a man saying, "How can you achieve great things with the courage of a horseman?"

Yang Ling's heart moved, and he didn't stop unconsciously. I heard the man say again: "For the sake of a woman, you dare to break into the fort alone." Courage is commendable, but what's the use? If you die, who else will be able to take that hundred years of Poria cocos?"

Yang Ling hurriedly turned around and saw an old beggar sitting on the east table, with his legs crossed and munching on melon seeds. The beggar was full of white hair, about sixty years old, dirty all over his body, and vomited the skin of melon seeds all over the ground.

Yang Ling thought to himself: "This old beggar doesn't know where the sacredness is, he must have already understood my affairs, and his words are self-evident to me." Anyway, let's go ask for advice first. He went down the stairs, walked to the old beggar, and arched his hand, "The seniors have taught you a lesson." It's just that the girl is deeply grateful to Zaixia, and even if she sacrifices her life, she needs to take Poria Cocos in her hand to save her life. ”

The old beggar smiled and said, "If you have this heart, it is naturally very good." Hey, come, come, sit down and have a few drinks with the old beggar. ”

Yang Ling guessed in his heart that the person in front of him must be a strange beggar, and he may have found out some inside information. At the moment, he did not shy away from filth, and sat down on the seat next to the beggar with a respectful expression.

The old beggar picked up the porcelain bowl with his dirty hand, and the porcelain bowl was immediately black, and he poured the wine into the bowl, and the dirty fingers did not enter it, and the stain was soaked in the wine.

The old beggar didn't drink either, so he handed the wine bowl to Yang Ling and grinned, "Please drink, please drink." Although Yang Ling has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, he has always been pure and clean, and he has never been shy in his pocket, and when he has drunk such dirty wine, it is slightly inferior wine, and he does not drink it.

The old beggar saw that the corner of Yang Ling's eyes was only slightly twisted, and then he took the wine bowl, took a sip, and laughed out loud at the moment. Yang Ling's face did not change, and asked, "I don't know why my predecessors are laughing?"

The old beggar laughed for a long time before he stopped, and said, "Little brother, although the old beggar is poor, he is also generous, and he invites people to drink, and he is never ambiguous, but no one dares to drink the wine I invite him to drink." You're the first, and it's good, it's good. After he said a few good words, he suddenly said coldly: "Aren't you afraid that this wine is poisonous?"

Yang Ling saw that although his expression was suddenly cold, there was still a slight smile in the corner of his eyes, and he smiled: "There is no grievance or enmity with the seniors below, besides, if even the predecessor of the 'wine beggar' Yu Chunhua wants to poison people, then there is no credible person in this river and lake." ”

The old beggar saw that he had discovered his identity, so he had to laugh and say, "Hahaha, you have seen through it." How do you know that I am the 'wine beggar' Yu Chunhua?"

Yang Ling smiled slightly and said: "Su Wen beggar gang elder Yu Chunhua senior good wine, senior wine in front of the table, and wine gourd hanging behind the waist, want to come for a moment and refuse to leave the wine, this is not difficult to guess." Moreover, there are not a few good drinkers among the disciples of the beggar gang, but like the predecessors, those who dare to act casually in the restaurant and invite them to drink together are unique. His words were reasonable, and he praised Yu Chunhua again, Yu Chunhua was happy, smiling and nodding.

"Yang Shaoxia, I won't tell you anything, I have also had a few relationships with Lingshi, but I don't know much about your personality, so give it a try, I hope you don't be surprised. Yu Chunhua said.

Yang Ling hurriedly said: "Don't dare." He said, "That day I saw you carrying a woman in your arms, and I saw you untying her clothes, and at first you told you that you were a prodigal son, but later I learned that you were trying to save her life." Yang Ling listened, his face turned red, and he thought: "It turns out that the situation that day has already been seen by Yu Chunhua, fortunately I didn't make any embarrassing moves, otherwise my teacher's face will be ruined by me." ”

"That female child's Kunlun faction's Xuantian Wuji Gong is very doorway, and when practiced to a deep level, it is certainly extremely powerful, but there is also a drawback, that is, after suffering an internal injury, it is difficult to condense the true qi in the body, if the injury is too long, the power will slowly dissipate, and it is necessary to practice the same Xuantian Gong to help him heal himself. Yu Chunhua paused, and then said: "The female baby is a disciple of Yang Muyun, in this eagerness, where are you going to find the Kunlun Sword Saint?"

Yang Ling sighed: "What the seniors said is true. He still had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't say anything. Yu Chunhua observed the words and looks, and already knew what he was thinking, and said: "That hundred-year-old Poria cocos has the effect of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, and with the codonopsis, deer antler velvet and other boiled medicines, it may be able to cure the girl's internal injuries, if her internal injuries can be healed, her skills can be slowly recovered." It's just ......"

"It's just what?" Yang Ling asked anxiously.

Yu Chunhua poured a bowl of wine for Yang Ling, and poured another bowl for himself, before he said: "Hey, you said that the three Peng Tianshi brothers are all vegetarians?

Yang Ling thought about it, but he already had the idea that Sancai Fort refused to give it, so he used force to take it, but it was inconvenient to say it explicitly.

Yu Chunhua has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, how can he not know the reason? At the moment, he said: "Yang Shaoxia, it's not the old beggar who said you, although your martial arts are high, I am afraid that you may not be able to defeat that Peng Tianshi, not to mention that his three brothers joined forces, plus hundreds of people in Sancai Castle? At that time, he invited fellow martial artists all over the world, and thousands of people attended the meeting, even if you succeeded, how could you retreat?"

Yang Ling pondered for a long time before he said, "What does the senior mean?"

Yu Chunhua beckoned, Yang Ling understood, and put his ear to it. Yu Chunhua said a few words softly, and Yang Ling's expression changed slightly.

Yu Chunhua said: "If you really want to save her life, this method will not work." Decide for yourself. I still have a few Heavenly King Heart Palette here, which can protect her inner breath, it's up to you whether to go or not, you can accept this pill first. ”

Yang Ling took the medicine bottle, and after a long time, he said: "The senior commanded, Yang Ling should obey it." He hired a carriage, put Yu Meng in the car, and drove himself in the direction of Xingtai.

Who knew that not long after Yang Ling went, Mo Junyan and Ning Er also came to this restaurant.

It turned out that after the two of them didn't see Yu Meng that day, they hurriedly checked the vicinity of the doors and windows, but there was no trace of a fight. Mo Junyan knew that Yu Meng must have discovered something, so he left on his own, although so, he was still worried.

The two inquired around and learned that a man in white had come here a few days ago with a woman in purple, who was apparently seriously injured.

Mo Junyan was very worried, and Ning Er comforted: "There are many girls in purple, not necessarily Sister Yu. Moreover, Sister Yu's martial arts are strong, even if she encounters an opponent, she will be able to turn danger into a disaster. At this time, Ning'er had already changed into a new dress sent from the tailor's shop, and under a little fat powder, she looked much better than that day, but the cyan birthmark on her cheek was still terrifying.

Yu Chunhua saw the two of them, but they were just drinking. Mo Junyan also saw this beggar, and wondered in his heart: "This restaurant is quite luxurious, how can you let the beggar in?" But he didn't want to think about it, and asked the shopkeeper if Xiao Er had ever seen Yu Meng.

The second child of this shop was bumped into by Yang Ling that day, and when he heard his inquiry, he opened the conversation box and talked about the events of that day. Mo Junyan said impatiently: "What happened later, how was the woman's injury?" The little second saw that he was asking eagerly, hehe smiled, so he didn't say anything, Mo Junyan asked again, but said: "Well, I don't remember much." ”

Mo Junyan said angrily: "It's only been three days, why don't you remember it?" The little second said: "Guest officer, our store is also a famous store, people come and go, there are hundreds of guests in the three days, how can the little one remember so much?"

Mo Junyan still needs to ask again, and in a hurry, he has already lifted Xiao Er's neck. Ning Er hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Mo, don't do it." This kind of person is just trying to make some small profits, and he doesn't need to be as knowledgeable as him. Mo Junyan suddenly woke up, took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and gave it to him, the little second was mentioned by him, he was also a little afraid, accepted the silver, and hurriedly said: "I invited several doctors to see it, but it didn't work." ”

"What about them, take me to them. Mo Junyan said hurriedly.

"That's not a coincidence, just now, the man had already taken the woman with him. Xiao Er said innocently.

Ning Er saw that Mo Junyan was anxious, obviously at a loss, and Xiao Er looked treacherous, knowing that he had a ghost in his heart, so she asked Xiao Er: "Why did that son leave in a hurry? Do you know?" She took out another one or two pieces of silver from her waist seal and handed them to him.

The little second smiled at Yu Chunhua and whispered, "I don't know why, but before the man left, he chatted with this old beggar for a long time." Ning Er secretly wondered, and Xiao Er said again: "This beggar is also a strange person, he has been here for three days, he eats and drinks in the store every day, and he has to drink wine for meals, and I don't know where his money comes from." Most of the time he was a thief, but since he had money, we couldn't drive him away, but he stinked so badly that no one dared to share a table with him. ”

Mo Junyan also listened to himself and glanced at Yu Chunhua.

Yu Chunhua has deep internal skills, and he also heard what Xiao Er said. He was witty by nature, and immediately grinned: "Old Master Confucius once said: 'It is very happy to have friends from afar', and it seems that the old beggar also has friends from afar today." ”

At this time, Mo Junyan was sure that this old beggar must be a martial arts senior, and hurriedly went up to give a salute and ask for advice. The old beggar quipped: "Do all the young men in these years like to run after other people's beautiful girls? ”

Mo Junyan was worried about Yu Meng's injury at this time, so he still had the leisure to laugh with him, and said: "Senior, that girl is a senior sister, she is injured today, how can Jun Yan not be anxious? If the senior knows the whereabouts of his sister, he would like to tell him!"

Yu Chunhua saw that he was reasonable, although he was robbed of white, he was not angry, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, young man." Although your sister is seriously injured, she can still save her life now. He looked around, and then said, "This is not a place for long talks, come with me." ”

Yu Chunhua didn't have much luggage, and the three of them got out of the store immediately after their names and surnames, and along the way, Yu Chunhua told Yang Ling about rescuing Yu Meng. Mo Junyan knew that Yu Meng and Yang Ling were together, and his heart was a little calm.

Yu Chunhua said again: "Now only that hundred-year-old Poria can save your sister's life, but that Poria cocos is in the hands of Sancai Castle, and it must not be given to others easily." Mo Junyan said: "The predecessors are right. Is that relationship any other panacea in Nangong's family that can save my senior sister's life?"

Yu Chunhua shook his head and said, "That's not it." If you want to save your sister, you still have to start with the Poria of Sancai Castle. ”

"It's more than 600 miles to Xingtai here, how can my senior sister survive it?What does the senior mean by letting Brother Yang take my senior sister to Nangong's house?" Mo Junyan was concerned about it, and he didn't figure out the trick, but Ning Er figured it out: "What the seniors mean, is it that they want Brother Yang to ask the Nangong family to help and seize Poria Cocos?"

"Haha, little Nier is quite knowledgeable. Now the north can still fight against Sancai Fort alone, and only the Nangong family is left, and the Peng brothers of Sancai Fort and Nangong Feifeng are feuds, since Sancai Fort has issued a heroic order and invited fellow martial artists, Nangong Yuan can not sit idly by in public and private. It's just that now the old beggar can't figure out what Nangong Yuan thinks. ”

Mo Junyan saw that his expression was solemn, and he didn't dare to interrupt him again. I only heard him continue: "The Nangong family is prestigious, Nangong Feifeng has left a lot of favors in the north, Nangong Jiu is suspected of killing his father, and has become a public enemy of the Northern Martial Arts. The old beggar didn't believe that this Nangong Jiu was the murderer of his father, and he wanted to find evidence several times to prove his innocence, who would have thought that this Peng brother would actually capture Nangong Jiu first by chance, and what kind of martial arts referendum would be held, this would be really difficult. ”

Mo Junyan gradually calmed down, and his mind turned: "It turns out that Senior Yu meant to let Brother Yang ask Nangong Yuan to save Nangong Jiu, if the Nangong family can come forward, and Brother Yang will take advantage of the gap to enter, then the chance of stealing Poria will be much greater." Hey, just doing this seems a little unbright. But in order to save my sister, I can't care about it. Wait, if that's the case, then why didn't Senior Yu come forward himself, but asked Brother Yang to lobby?"