Chapter 39 The Journey to Western Shu
Because of Xiaohong's arrival, the trip to Xishu, which was two days late, finally started. Under the coercion of Hai Ling, Bei Yinghong was forced to change into a neat and well-fitting Versace, although it was still casual clothes, much more formal than the one he came. The hair is also neatly combed, tied into a ponytail with a leather band, and he doesn't look so hippie, he can be regarded as a literary youth. Bei Mingxuan and Hai Ling were dressed in couple suits, holding hands and walking slowly, chatting in a low voice.
Xiao Hong could only chat with Ximen Lifan: "Uncle Fan, why do you and my uncle know each other? Why are you a monk? Why are you still vulgar? Why do you do it with my uncle?...
Full of 100,000 whys, suddenly his eyes straightened: "Uncle Fan, look, the beauty on the left is my type of favorite, I have to go and say hello to her." ”
was as calm as a mortal, and he had to reach out and hold him: "We are catching a plane, don't delay the business." ”
Fortunately, this kid's organizational discipline is quite strong, and he was pulled by the neck and dragged by Fan to follow behind Bei Mingxuan.
He looked resolute, and waved his hand three times back and shouted: "Beauty, hello! My name is Bei Minghong, I know you, can I ask for your mobile phone number!"
Bei Mingxuan shook his head, this stinky boy, you have to sharpen it well. The journey with Xiaohong will definitely not be lonely and empty, the tall and beautiful flight attendant on the plane was stunned by Xiaohong, and the service to the four of them was so thoughtful that even Xiaoyan stuck her head out of her bag and drank a glass of apple juice. Xiao Hong was very curious about this beautiful bird, but unfortunately Xiao Yan disdained him, so he had to turn his target back to the flight attendant.
"Xiaomin, your clothes are still defective, and it doesn't matter to others, it won't work with your figure and appearance, it will affect your excellent image, this skirt is too long. ”
Xiao Min said, "Really? But no matter how short it is, it can't cover that one?"
Xiao Hong shook his head and said, "What does it matter? We are talking about the question of whether it is beautiful or not, and it has nothing to do with what you dew, you are afraid that Lu will not wear it, right?" Beauty is to make people appreciate the earth, otherwise it will be a tyrannical thing. ”
Li Fan moved his body, which was already far away from him, to the side again, with a look that I was not familiar with him, and Bei Mingxuan and Hai Ling ignored me and me.
The plane rarely stopped on time at Shuyang International Airport, and two Tianxuan cars entered the tarmac in a low-key manner to pick up the four people. After Bei Mingxuan and Ximen Zhong contacted, Bei Minghong reported the news to his friend again, so Ximen Zhong arranged for Ximen Xuan and Ximen You to receive him together. They were in Shuzhong Hotel for the North Ming Xuan and his entourage, and Ximen Zhong welcomed the two newlyweds to Shuyang as soon as possible after the wedding. Ximen Zhong's seniority is one generation higher than that of Bei Mingxuan, which shows that the Ximen family attaches great importance to Bei Mingxuan's visit. In addition to Ximen Yu and Ximen You, who are the same generation as Bei Mingxuan, there is also a pair of Ximen Feng couples of the same generation as Bei Mingxuan, who are a pair of young people about thirty years old, with a gentle temperament and a decent way to deal with people.
At the wine table, Ximen Lifan's life experience was talked about again, and Ximen Feng said: "After Uncle Zhong came back, he arranged for me to investigate this matter. After many years, the elder of the Fan brothers only knew that he died in a car accident. More than twenty years ago, when the Yanlong society was at its most turbulent and chaotic, many elders of the Ximen family were sent to various parts of the country, and there were three people who had not been in contact so far. The first is Uncle Qin, the third son of Grandpa Zhihui, the second is Uncle Changqing, the second son of Shen Gong in the side branch, and the third is Uncle Changsong, the youngest son of Wu Gong in the side branch. At that time, only Uncle Changqing was married, and my aunt was pregnant, so we analyzed..."
Ximen Changqing's parents have passed away, and the people in his mother's family have no clues, so Ximen Feng also rushed to the village where Ximen Changqing and his wife were sent to search. Only one old man remembered that the two people they asked lived in his house 20 years ago, and gave birth to a son shortly after they came. The meaning of this ending is that it is impossible to clarify Simon Lifan's life experience, but Simon Changqing's situation is consistent with the experience mentioned by Elder Yuankong.
Ximen Lifan was sad and silent, and Bei Mingxuan asked if there was a photo of Ximen Changqing and his wife. Ximen Feng was very well prepared, and took out two old photos from his handbag, a family photo, and a wedding photo of the two. Looking at Bei Mingxuan, the family portrait is old and has been blurred, but it can still be vaguely recognized. The woman's face in the wedding photo is somewhat similar to Lifan, and the man's eyebrows and eyes are almost exactly the same as Lifan. Simon Lifan took the photo, and a throbbing from the depths of his heart stirred his heart, and Lifan's hands trembled and tears welled up in his eyes. Everyone was silent, there was no evidence to prove that these two people were Fan's parents, so they didn't know how to persuade them.
Bei Mingxuan asked Ximen Feng to bother to verify it again, and Ximen Feng immediately agreed, repeatedly promising that the time was too short, and he would further verify and identify. Lifan tearfully pleaded to leave these two photos, and Ximen Feng naturally had no objection.
Ximen Zhong said: "Don't be sad if you are a virtuous nephew, although your relatives have not been found for the time being, but the virtuous nephew is undoubtedly in my Ximen lineage, and the virtuous nephew only treats the Ximen family as his own family." ”
Having said that, if you can't confirm the origin of your birth, you won't be able to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, so the atmosphere is dull, and even the three of them are cautious in their words, and they don't dare to talk and laugh unbridledly.
The purpose of Bei Mingxuan's trip to Xishu is clear, and although Lifan's life experience has not been determined now, he already has an eyebrow after all. Therefore, Bei Mingxuan turned the topic to the scenic spots of Xishu, and now Ximen Zhong and the others could finally divert from the dull topic and say something light.
The mountains of Xishu are numerous, and the so-called Shu Mountain does not have a specific peak called Shu Mountain, but the general name of the West Shu Mountain Range. Traditionally, the west of Xishu Province is customarily called the Kunlun Mountains, and the famous peaks such as Tianshan Mountain and Tanggula Mountain are in the Kunlun Mountains; the east of Xishu Province is called the Shushan Mountain Range, and the most famous Xihua Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Changting Mountain, etc. in the Shushan Mountain Range. The east and west mountain ranges are like two giant dragons winding and circling, running through the north and south endlessly, enclosing Xishu Province in the middle, forming the Xishu Basin. The climate of the Xishu Basin is warm and humid, rich in products, and rich in people. In the two major mountain ranges, there are many caves and blessed lands, and countless legends have been achieved, and Xishu Province is also the province with the most ancient martial arts sects in the country.
Speaking of the Ancient Martial Sect, ordinary people may just regard it as a beautiful legend, but as the five great families of Yanlong, the Ximen family knows the Ancient Martial Sect in Xishu Province well. For example, the Changting faction, which was friendly with the Nangong family, was located in Changting Mountain; the Qingcheng faction, which Luo Sheng had studied art in Xingao, was located in Qingcheng Mountain and was quite friendly with the Ximen family; and Tiandaomen, a branch of the Shushan faction that was once famous in Xishu, opened a sect in Xihua Mountain. Xihua Mountain is where the original mountain gate of the Shushan faction is located, and the Tiandaomen has a foothold here and the meaning of continuing the Shushan faction. It's just that the Shushan faction fell very quickly at that time, and the five peaks and six ancestors were divided into five branches, which could not be unified with each other, so the name of the Shushan faction could not be restored. Tiandaomen occupies several valleys in the back mountains of Xihua Mountain, and is designated as a nature reserve by the state. The relationship between Tiandaomen and the Ximen family is very close, and they have been intersecting for thousands of years, and they rely on each other and support each other.
The state still attaches great importance to the inheritance of the ancient martial arts, and the mountain gates of the ancient martial arts are mostly protected by demarcating a certain range of closed areas in the famous mountains and rivers. For the long-standing inheritance, especially the ten ancient martial arts sects, they are directly protected in the name of national ecological reserves, nature reserves, and military restricted areas. There is the Changting Wildlife Sanctuary in Changting Mountain; there is the Xihua Mountain Nature Reserve in Xihua Mountain; the Qingcheng faction is close to the military circles, and the world-famous "Green Wolf" special combat team is trained by the Qingcheng faction, and most of the core backbone of the special combat team are disciples of Qingcheng Waimen, so there is a military restricted area on Qingcheng Mountain.
As for the Shushan faction, after being expelled from Xihua Mountain 500 years ago, one of them had a foothold in Fuyu Mountain. In the past 500 years, it has been declining, and now the sect has been abandoned for more than 100 years, and I have not heard of any characters inherited from this branch. Fuyu Mountain is located in the depths of the Shushan Mountain Range, far away from the hustle and bustle, the transportation is inconvenient, the terrain is steep, the beasts and evil birds are infested, in the past hundred years, except for some poaching gangs, few people have visited.
Hearing this, Bei Mingxuan already had a preliminary understanding of the human geography of Xishu Province. In addition to Fan's life experience, another more important entrustment of Elder Yuankong was to rebuild the Shushan faction. This is not a new research at his Minghai Research Institute, it is not enough to have money and possess ancient martial arts. First of all, there must be official support, preferably the support of a large family. Originally, with his identity, status and economic strength in the Northern Underworld family, there was no problem, but the place where the Shushan faction was founded was located in the Shushan Mountain Range, which was within the scope of Western Shu Province. This is where the Simon family tradition is located and where its roots lie. He is a son of the Northern Netherworld family, the honorary protector of the hidden vein, and he came here to establish a sect, it is impossible not to misunderstand. In the long run, the identity of the children of the Ximen family is particularly important.
After Bei Mingxuan learned what he wanted to know, his expression also relaxed. Xiao Hong has a unique vision, and immediately gave the two friends a look, and the two of them understood. The dullness of the reception banquet soon became lively under the ridicule and jokes of Xiaohong and his two friends Ximen Yu and Ximen You.
Bei Mingxuan and Hai Ling became the targets, and Xiao Hong fired first: "Uncle, it seems that Auntie can't exercise vigorously, right?"
Bei Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't react. Ximen Yan followed: "Looking at Uncle Xuan's proud appearance, he has already taken the lead, be careful about your body, don't be too lucky." ”
After a few rounds, Bei Mingxuan knew that these three stinky boys were smiling, they had something to say in their lives, and they knew that there was a problem. But he really couldn't react, Hai Ling was also average, the two of them stared at each other, except for Fan, Ximen Zhong and other masters couldn't help but smile. After a while, the two of them came to their senses, and Bei Mingxuan took a long breath, and immediately ridiculed each other, describing Xiao Hong's ugly appearance at the airport vividly, and you teased each other back and forth. The eloquence of the North Stygian Xuan will be given, and one pair of three will not be left behind. In addition to laughing, the slightest restraint and distance between the people at the table were eliminated. Xiao Hong's heart is very agreeable to Bei Mingxuan's approachability, without any arrogance, and the uncle does not have the pretentiousness and arrogance of other uncles in the clan.
Everyone chatted while eating, and had fun. Bei Mingxuan and Ximen Zhong, Ximen Feng exchanged a few words and prepared to go back to rest. The manager of the entertainment department of the hotel is familiar with Ximen Yu and Ximen You, and came in to toast, saying that there was a local performance in the evening, all of which were performed by well-known Shu opera artists. Everyone is invited to come and see. Xiao Hong has not watched the authentic Shu opera style, and tried his best to encourage Hai Ling to take a look. Bei Ming Xuan saw that the sea spirit moved, so he no longer insisted, and Ximen Zhong also smiled and persuaded the group to wait to disperse.
Shu opera is very mysterious, if you haven't seen it, it's really worth seeing, so everyone came to the ballroom on the top floor of the hotel and booked a private room. The box half-hugs the stage, and on one side of the stage is the floor-to-ceiling window, the glass of the window is custom-made, the inside can see the outside, and the outside cannot see the inside. As long as you open the curtains, you can see the stage directly, through the glass or open the glass window completely, which is very convenient.
Ximen Zhong and the others sat down for a while before leaving to go back, leaving Ximen Yu and Ximen You to accompany them. The two sons called a few acquaintances, and the box suddenly became lively. Bei Mingxuan knew that he and Hai Ling were there, and a few boys couldn't have fun. He said to Hai Ling that when the performance was over, they would go back first, and let Xiao Hong accompany Fan to have a good rest.
Soon after everyone sat down, Xiao Hong held the microphone and presented a song to the uncle and aunt, wishing the two a happy wedding and an early birth of a noble son. Sure enough, it is a perennial haunt in the club, the dance hall to practice the singing voice, the singing is clear-eyed, the voice is full of emotion, several sons, beauties are also Yingge Yan Dance each presented their talents, no worse than professionals.
After a while, everyone stopped to the sound of the rapid music on the stage and sat around the window. Bei Mingxuan's eyes moved slightly, and more than 20 people walked on the stage, all of them walked in dragon and tiger steps, their bodies were calm, and their breath was long, and they were all masters with great skills. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, all of them made a living from performing arts, and so many masters gathered together, could there be no other way? Behind these actors, a young man in a casual suit led four of his companions straight to the box where Bei Mingxuan was. These five people came in at the same time as the performance on the stage, could it be aimed at them? Bei Mingxuan was still groaning, and only whispered to Liufan: "You will protect your sister-in-law for a while..."