Chapter 1 The Man in Black raids Guiyunzhuang
The Jiupan Mountains are stacked on top of each other, towering into the clouds, the mountains are densely covered with jungles, and a winding stone road divides the mountains and forests into two. At the end of the mountain road www.biquge.info, there is a magnificent mountain villa with three strong characters written on the plaque: Guiyunzhuang. On the back of Guiyunzhuang is a vast bamboo forest, and a small green pavilion is erected in the center of the bamboo forest. The autumn wind is whining, the bamboo forest rustles, the bamboo leaves dance with the wind, the pleasant sound of the piano echoes leisurely in the bamboo forest, follow the sound, a girl in a pink gauze dress and a white dress strokes the piano in the bamboo pavilion, and sings softly:
The remnant sun falls outside the bamboo forest pavilion
Twilight sky blue wall
The geese are sad and the wind is cool all night
Wake up from a dream, and the rain at night is autumn frost
The smoke wave tide widens the three rivers
The moon is crying water and cloud township
Sleepless still willow shadow screen window
The courtyard is deep and drizzling, and the wind suddenly sounds
The girl's name is Lin Xianglan, and she is the daughter of Lin Changxuan, the owner of Guiyunzhuang. Today, her expression is not as sad as when she came here to play and sing in the past, but she is a little happy. At this moment, a teenager hurried towards here.
"Sister, sister!" The boy shouted and jumped into the pavilion as he ran. His eyebrows are clear, and there is an aura on his body.
"Young Master Ziyu." The maid standing beside the girl curtsy her knees.
"Hey, Sister Ningxiang." The young man smiled at Ning Xiang, turned back to Lin Xianglan who was stroking the piano and said, "Sister, are you playing the piano here again, are you thinking about Brother Qingshu?" ”
The melodious sound of the piano slowly stopped, Lin Xianglan stood up with a smile, her pink gauze swayed gently in the wind, her long hair hung down to her waist like a waterfall, she sat next to Lin Ziyu, held him in her arms, and asked softly: "Yu'er, what is the matter with you running to me?" ”
"Daddy is looking for you." Lin Ziyu didn't want to be held in his arms, so he gently pushed Lin Xianglan's hand away, walked to the piano, and plucked the strings at will. Lin Xianglan didn't mind his brother's actions, and asked gently, "Daddy looking for me?" Where is he now? The Lin sister's mother, Sun Jing, passed away shortly after Lin Ziyu was born. It is often said in the world that "the eldest sister is the mother", and Lin Xianglan has some emotions that are different from ordinary sisters compared to his younger brother, who is six years younger.
"Daddy is in the guest house." Lin Ziyu didn't raise his head and replied casually.
"Are there any guests here today?"
"Two people came, and I peeked a few times as I passed by. Daddy and Uncle Wu received them in the guest hall and didn't hear what they said. Lin Ziyu felt tired of plucking the strings, and sat back next to Lin Xianglan.
"Okay, I'll go over here." Lin Xianglan stood up as she spoke, and she gently patted Lin Ziyu's head. Seeing the young lady get up, Ning Xiang walked to Lin Xianglan's side, but felt that the cuffs were being pulled. Ning Xiang turned to look at Lin Ziyu suspiciously, "Young master? Lin Ziyu scratched her head and said, "Sister Ning Xiang, my father said that I would only let my sister pass." Ning Xiang looked back at Lin Xianglan, a trace of confusion flashed on Lin Xianglan's face, and said slowly: "You go to play with Yu'er, I'll go see Daddy." ”
"Yes, miss." Ning Xiang leaned over slightly and asked Lin Ziyu, "Young Master, where are we going to play?" ”
Lin Ziyu thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the bamboo forest." After speaking, he pulled Ning Xiang's sleeves and ran towards the bamboo forest, Lin Xianglan saw their figures disappear into the bamboo forest, turned around and hurriedly walked towards the guest hall.
Lin Xianglan left the bamboo forest and entered the villa, walked through the garden, and entered the guest hall along the verandah on the east side. Lin Changxuan was pacing in the house at this time, when he suddenly heard brisk footsteps, and knew that his daughter was coming. Lin Xianglan lifted the curtain and entered the house, walked slowly in front of Lin Changxuan in small steps, and bowed on his knees. Lin Changxuan raised a hand slightly, Lin Xianglan slowly got up and asked, "Daddy, what's wrong?" Why do you want to hide the incense? ”
Lin Changxuan didn't answer immediately, he took Lin Xianglan's hand, asked her to sit with him on a row of pear blossom wooden chairs behind him, and asked, "Guess who's here today?" ”
Lin Xianglan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Dad, don't sell it to your daughter." Since your retirement, our family has rarely interacted with others. ”
Lin Changxuan said: "The county commander accompanied the emperor's father-in-law He to return to Yunzhuang." ”
"What are they coming for?"
"Read the decree."
"Divine decree? Does it have anything to do with me? Lin Xianglan looked surprised, but she was smart and had a hunch that her father was hiding from Ning Xiang, something big must have happened.
"Yes. The emperor wants to marry you. ”
"The emperor wants to marry me? Why is that? Lin Xianglan never expected that the holy decree would be like this.
"The will is unpredictable." Lin Changxuan said this, but secretly guessed in his heart: This may be the idea of the Queen Mother, and in recent years, there has been an undercurrent surging in the DPRK and China, and I have heard a little. The Queen Mother now wants to marry my family, perhaps because she has taken a fancy to my influence in the court, and there are still many young generals in the army who admire me, but has she forgotten the grievances between our two families? Forgot that she forced my lady to death? Or maybe it has something to do with the rumors in the rivers and lakes, it's for Jing'er's jade pendant? Lin Changxuan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked Lin Xianglan calmly: "I called you here just to find out if you are willing." ”
"Dad, I, I don't want to." Lin Xianglan lowered his head, avoiding Lin Changxuan's gaze. She didn't tell her father that she had a sweetheart, and she didn't know how to talk to him.
Lin Changxuan asked softly, "Is it for that Ye Qingshu?" ”
"Ahh Dad, how do you know? Lin Xianglan was surprised.
"You, do you think you can hide your business from your father?"
"Daddy." Lin Xianglan lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lin Changxuan: Will my father agree to me being with Qingshu? I kept it secret from him and Qingshu for life, and my father must have been very angry. At this time, Lin Xianglan's heart was mixed, she pondered for a moment, stood up and walked in front of Lin Changxuan, knelt down and said, "Daddy, my daughter is not filial, and she will hide it from you and Qingshu for life." But my daughter likes Qingshu and wants to grow old with him. ”
Lin Changxuan helped Lin Xianglan up and said, "But that kid is elusive, I don't look like a serious child." ”
A few months ago, he noticed that Lin Xianglan often went to the bamboo garden to play the qin, and there seemed to be lovesickness in the song, so he asked Ning Xiang to ask. Ning Xiang wanted to hide it for Miss, and wanted to make up a nonsense casually to fool the past, but Lin Changxuan was once a general, how could Ning Xiang easily get by? Under some questioning, Ning Xiang had no choice but to tell the truth: Ye Qingshu accidentally entered the bamboo forest and met Lin Xianglan by chance last year, and the two fell in love at first sight. But Ye Qingshu has not invited anyone to talk about the matchmaker so far, and now he has disappeared for half a year. Lin Xianglan was lovesick every day, so he often went to the place where he and Ye Qingshu met for the first time to play and sing "Jiangchengzi" they filled in together.
This Ye Qingshu came and went without a trace, Lin Changxuan wanted to catch him several times and ask him clearly, but he never succeeded, although he was very dissatisfied with this Ye Qingshu in his heart, he also secretly admired his martial arts: My Guiyunzhuang He actually came when he wanted to, and he said he would leave.
Lin Xianglan lowered his head and said, "Qingshu is looking for his missing father. Lin Changxuan was stunned and said, "What's going on?" Lin Xianglan stood up and said slowly: "Qingshu has been looking for his father since he was fourteen years old, and it has been ten years. A year ago, he passed by and met his daughter. Half a year ago, he learned from a friend that his father had appeared in the capital city of Xining, so he hurried to Xining. Speaking of this, Lin Xianglan's head was buried even lower.
Lin Changxuan felt sad in his heart, firstly, he felt sorry for his daughter's rough marriage, and secondly, he felt that his daughter was so bitterly lovesick for this person. If Ye Qingshu's kid can't find his father for the rest of his life, will my daughter have to wait for a lifetime? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "If he can't find it, will you keep waiting?" ”
Lin Xianglan lowered his head and said softly: "My daughter ......, my daughter is willing to wait." ”
"Well, what's so good about him?" Lin Changxuan couldn't understand why his daughter was so infatuated.
Lin Xianglan said: "Qingshu is kind and sincere, and I have a sense of intimacy when I first met him. ”
"Even so, if the emperor wants to marry you into the palace, does he dare to disobey the will of the saint?" Lin Changxuan wanted to find out whether Lin Xianglan and Ye Qingshu were impulsive or righteous.
"Dad, Qingshu and I made a promise: if I don't leave and never give up, he will live and die together."
Lin Changxuan saw Lin Xianglan's eyes were firm, and he knew his daughter's intentions. He understands his daughter's temperament: on the surface, she is weak as water, but she is very stubborn in her bones, and what she believes will not be easily changed. He sighed lightly and said, "That's it, since you have this in mind, I won't force you." ”
Hearing this, Lin Xianglan looked happy and asked, "Daddy, do you agree?" ”
"You've never been so happy when you see Daddy."
"Daddy, you're making fun of me again."
"Okay, sit down, will that kid come over recently?"
"Well, he'll be here the day after tomorrow. Qingshu said before leaving that he would come to see me on the fifteenth day of this month. Lin Xianglan was overjoyed.
"Well, you invite him to my study then, and I'll talk to him." Lin Changxuan said this, but he thought in his heart: I should ask him well when the time comes, to see if he is sincere to my daughter.
Lin Xianglan's face turned red, but when he thought of the holy decree, he felt more apprehensive in his heart, so he asked, "But Daddy, what about the holy decree?" ”
Lin Changxuan said: "You have your own plans for your father, so you don't have to worry about it." ”
"Thank you, Daddy!" Lin Xianglan was overjoyed, but when he saw Lin Changxuan's face suddenly become serious, he immediately suppressed his smile and heard Lin Changxuan say: "Only you know about this matter." Lin Xianglan understood what his father meant and nodded. Lin Changxuan added: "Especially Yu'er." Lin Xianglan sneered and said, "My daughter understands." ”
"Alas, I didn't expect my precious daughter to marry a wandering mountain boy."
Lin Xianglan said coquettishly: "Daddy, Qingshu is not a wild boy, his mother lives on Zituo Mountain. Lin Changxuan was shocked, Zituo Mountain? Could it be that he is a disciple of "Nanshan Knife" Su Xiao? Lin Changxuan couldn't help shaking his head in his heart, Su Xiao only accepted four disciples, all of them were powerful, I had heard of them a little, but I had never heard of this person. Is this Ye Qingshu really from Zituo Mountain? He looked at Lin Xianglan's happy appearance, didn't break it, and thought to himself, there was time to ask him. He heard Lin Xianglan say again: "During the war, after his father and their mother and son were separated, there was no more news. ”
Lin Changxuan sighed lightly: "It's all my father's fault back then." ”
Eighteen years ago, the emperor of the former Wei dynasty was extravagant, and during his reign, the ministers were in power, and the people were not able to make a living. Lin Changxuan led the army to rebel, and joined forces with Xia Zunli, the prime minister of the dynasty, to overthrow the rule of Emperor Wei and burn down the old capital. It is a pity that Emperor Wei mysteriously disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown. Lin Changxuan and Xia Zunyi married Jin Lan, and he assisted his brother to ascend the throne, and the country name was Zhou, known as the Western Zhou. Unexpectedly, Sun Sheng, the general of Zhendong, took the opportunity to raise troops and attacked the Western Zhou Dynasty in the name of "crusading against the rebels", which lasted for ten years. In the end, the Taishan Mountain was used as the boundary, and the soil was torn and ruled. Changsun Sheng established the state of Qi east of Taishan, known as Eastern Qi. In recent years, Lin Changxuan has been guilty of this incident, when the army was raised to overthrow the dark regime, but also caused countless deaths.
Seeing his father like this, Lin Xianglan hurriedly comforted: "No, Daddy, it's not your fault. You raised the army back then for the common people in the world! ”
Lin Changxuan looked at Lin Xianglan's serious eyes, and sighed in his heart: Maybe in his daughter's heart, he will always be a hero. The sadness on Lin Changxuan's face gradually faded, and he said, "I should teach your younger brother to practice swords, you go back and rest." Remember, only you and I know today's words. ”
"Yes. Daddy. Lin Xianglan bowed his head and saluted and withdrew. Lin Changxuan looked at Lin Xianglan's departing back, and a trace of sadness floated in his heart: he neither wanted his daughter to marry an unknown Ye Qingshu, nor did he want his daughter to marry the emperor.
Lin Changxuan left the living room and returned to his room, instructed his subordinates to find the housekeeper Wu Xiaochang, and then sat on the chair and thought about today's events, feeling that his thoughts were a little confused, so he got up and paced in the room, looked up and saw the portrait of his deceased wife, and couldn't help muttering: "Jing'er, if it were you, what would you do?" When you married me, did you have no hesitation like Lan'er? ”
"Stomp, stomp!" The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the house, and Lin Changxuan knew that it was Wu Xiaochang. When Lin Changxuan was a general, Wu Xiaochang was his most effective general.
"General!" Wu Xiaochang shouted outside the house, and when there was no one else, he called Lin Changxuan a general. Lin Changxuan said in the house: "Come in." I saw a big man with broad shoulders and a round waist gently pushed open the door and strode in.
Wu Xiaochang was more than eight feet tall, with a wide face and a short beard, and his eyes were bright, he walked in front of Lin Changxuan, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists in salute, Lin Changxuan helped him up and said, "Sit down." Wu Xiaochang sat on the chair, and Lin Changxuan sat next to him and asked, "What do you think of the holy decree that you and I received together?" ”
Wu Xiaochang said: "General, Xiaochang is a rough person and doesn't understand these things, but Xiaochang has a sentence that doesn't spit out and is unhappy!" ”
"Filial piety, if you have something to say, you and I don't have to be restrained."
"General, Madame was forced to death by the Queen Mother, but the emperor wants to marry Miss, there must be a ghost in this! Think again, general! ”
Lin Changxuan laughed and said, "Xiaochang, do you think I will give my daughter away?" ”
Wu Xiaochang frowned, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said, "General, I see that your expression when you receive the order today, as if you have approved this family business." ”
Lin Changxuan said: "That's for them to see." At first, I didn't have a definite plan, so I called Lan'er to talk, she didn't want to enter the palace, and she was with my heart. ”
Wu Xiao Chang said happily: "General, it's good that the young lady doesn't enter the palace!" ”
Lin Changxuan saw that Wu Xiaochang was so excited, and he couldn't help but think of the past: five years after the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Qi Dynasty were peaceful, the emperors of the two countries went on their own expeditions, and the two sides went back and forth, fought dozens of battles, and finally fought at the foot of Taishan Mountain. At that time, Lin Changxuan had already gone into hiding, and at the time of the decisive battle, Emperor Taizu invited him to go out of the mountain, but he refused because of illness. As a result, Emperor Taizu was defeated, was ambushed on the way to retreat, and was shot by Changsun Sheng, and the Eastern Qi army took advantage of the situation to march directly to the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty. When the news came back to China, the whole country was shocked, and the queen immediately assisted her young son to ascend the throne to stabilize the dynasty. The queen became the queen mother, listened to the government, held great power, and once again issued an order to invite Lin Changxuan to go out of the mountain. Lin Changxuan had to be ordered to be in danger and serve as a general to command the three armies and defend the capital.
In the battle of the capital, Lin Changxuan led the army to defend it, and skillfully defeated the army of Eastern Qi. Since then, the two countries have not fought again due to their vital injuries. After Xia Zun's death, the Queen Mother hated the eldest grandson and became suspicious of Lin Changxuan. Later, the Queen Mother asked Lin Changxuan many times to go out of the mountains to lead troops to attack Eastern Qi, but she was politely refused. The first is that Lin Changxuan doesn't want to fight again, and the second is that his wife Changsun Jing is the younger sister of Changsun Sheng. The two met in the old capital eighteen years ago, and Lin Changxuan hid his brother-in-law and eldest grandson Jing to become husband and wife. He did not lead the army to fight that year, because he was really ill at that time, and second, Changsun Jing did not want to fight against Changsun Sheng. Unexpectedly, a year after Lin Ziyu was born, the Queen Mother didn't know where to learn about the eldest grandson Jing, and wanted to behead the Lin family, but she was afraid that although Lin Changxuan was in hiding, there were still some forces in the court, especially the generals in the army who admired Lin Changxuan. In the end, the queen mother forced the eldest grandson Jing to commit suicide by taking poison to vent her hatred. Lin Changxuan never told Lin Xianglan's sister about this, but only told the two that their mother died of illness.
Thinking of this, Lin Changxuan couldn't help but feel sad and sad, Wu Xiao was a common general, knowing that he must be recalling the past. Then he said: "General, filial piety often has something unclear, and I want to ask the general to make it clear." ”
"Xiaochang, you and I are brothers in life and death, if you have something to say, you will speak."
Wu Xiaochang pondered and said: "General, when the Queen Mother forced her wife to commit suicide by taking poison, Xiaochang once proposed that it would be better to rebel on this, taking advantage of the young master's young age, the Queen Mother was a woman, with the general's Wen Tao Wu strategy, plus her prestige in the army, it should be easy to seize the throne." I don't know why the general reprimanded me harshly. Xiaochang is not complaining about the general, but he has not been able to figure it out all these years. ”
Lin Changxuan smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaochang, why have you been following me and being loyal?" ”
Wu Xiaochang was puzzled: "That's because the general is as kind to me as a mountain, and if there was no general in the battle of the old capital that year, Xiaochang would have died in the chaos." Xiaochang's life was saved by the general, so it was natural for the general to look forward. ”
"Xiaochang, you are kind to me for kindness, and I rebuke you for righteousness. I have regretted the death of my brother, if I had promised to lead the troops at that time, my brother might not have died in Huangquan, and after my brother's death, Jing'er often blamed herself for this. Moreover, if the war rises again, I don't know how many more people will die because of it. After the withdrawal of the Eastern Qi army, they have been eyeing each other, if they take advantage of the situation, although I have a few chances of winning, but I don't know how many people will be miserable in the war. Although I am not a great monk of compassion for all sentient beings, I have seen too much killing, and I don't want to have any more disputes. Now Ye Qingshu, whom Lan'er loves, has also been separated from his father for more than ten years because of the war, if there is no war, he doesn't have to wander the world, and Lan'er doesn't have to wait for lovesickness, this is all sin. ”
"General!" Although Wu Xiaochang understood what Lin Changxuan meant, whenever he remembered the way Lin Changxuan hugged his eldest grandson Jing and didn't want to live, his heart would be like a knife.
"Filial piety! Am I willing to leave me? Lin Changxuan stood up, he looked up at the portrait of Changsun Jing, and said slowly: "The eldest husband has something to do and something not to do, if I can even betray my righteous brother, then how will I stand between heaven and earth!?" I don't regret what happened back then, and Jing'er has no complaints. ”
"Alas, filial piety often understands, but he is unwilling." Wu Xiaochang thumped the armrest of the seat and sighed heavily. Then, he asked Lin Changxuan: "General, you have abandoned your official position and retired to seclusion all these years, and you have no quarrel with the world, why did the emperor suddenly decree to marry a young lady?" ”
Lin Changxuan said in a deep voice: "Maybe it's for the jade pendant." As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his bosom. The jade pendant is small and exquisite, and the two phoenixes are connected head to tail. Lin Changxuan gently stroked the jade pendant, and his fingertips revealed indescribable tenderness.
"Isn't this Madame's belongings?" Wu Xiaochang was surprised.
Lin Changxuan nodded and said, "Xiaochang, have you heard rumors in the rivers and lakes recently?" ”
"General, Xiao Chang heard about it a little, but he didn't take it to heart. It is rumored that the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was extremely poor and luxurious, and amassed all the wealth of the world. Before his death, he ordered his henchmen and eunuchs to build a treasure house and hide these treasures in a secret place, and the key to open the treasure was a jade pendant. Yes! Could it be that? Wu Xiaochang's eyes widened and he looked at the jade pendant in Lin Changxuan's hand.
"I think it's mostly it." Lin Changxuan handed the jade pendant to Wu Xiaochang, who carefully held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Lin Changxuan continued: "At first, I didn't care about it, I thought it was just rumors on the rivers and lakes. But the shape of the rumored jade pendant and today's events make me vaguely feel that the rumored jade pendant may be Jing'er's jade pendant. Speaking of which, we also met in the old palace of the previous dynasty, and she may have entered the palace for this jade pendant. ”
"But general, the lady is already a daughter, why should she commit herself to the palace for the treasure?"
"Alas, Jing'er never mentioned it before she died, and I only thought of her after hearing the rumors." Lin Changxuan touched the jade pendant and fell into deep thought. Then, he said slowly: "Xiaochang, do you believe that people can come back from the dead?" ”
"I don't believe it. If she could, Madame would have returned to the general long ago. ”
"I don't believe it either, but what I expected was right, Jing'er is probably coming towards a treasure in the treasure house."
"What baby? Is it possible to raise the dead? ”
"Haha, you guessed it right."
"Is there such a thing in the world?" Wu Xiaochang's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
"Hahaha, filial piety, I don't believe in this either, but it is rumored that there is a qin hidden in the treasure house, called the 'piano of life and death', which is said to bring people back to life, but at the cost of the life of the person who plays the piano."
"I don't believe in such a wicked thing."
"This may be just a fantasy of the royal treasury, but the treasure there is also a temptation. Nowadays, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Qi Dynasty are tense, and they both need a large amount of military salaries. ”
"So the emperor thought of you?"
"One is my talent, and the other is this rumor, but Lan'er doesn't want to enter the palace, and I don't want to see my sister-in-law again."
"General, what do we do next?"
"Leave the Western Zhou Dynasty and go to the Qinglong Temple in the Eastern Qi Dynasty to find my old friend Zen Master Jinglu. You have to do some preparations, but remember that this is to be kept absolutely confidential, only you and I know. Lin Changxuan put away the jade pendant and put it in his arms.
"But General, why did you go to Eastern Qi? I'm afraid that's not right. ”
"The people of the world have no borders, we are incognito and live the rest of our lives."
"Yes, General, Xiaochang will do it." Wu Xiaochang got up as he spoke, and Lin Changxuan said, "You call Yu'er to go to the back garden by the way." ”
"Yes." Wu Xiaochang retreated and said goodbye, and when he reached the door, he turned around and strode away. Lin Changxuan looked at the portrait of the eldest grandson Jing and was quietly distracted, and after a long time, he put away his thoughts and left the room and walked towards the back garden.
Lin Changxuan came to the back garden and saw Lin Ziyu standing respectfully in the garden waiting. The garden is surrounded by hibiscus flowers, which bloom in purple and white. There is a clearing in the garden, and there is a small pavilion on the north side, and next to the pavilion are several rockeries. Lin Changxuan sat down on a stone chair in the small pavilion and motioned for Lin Ziyu to start dancing the sword.
"Yes, Daddy." Lin Ziyu clasped his fists and saluted, and then immediately waved the long sword in his hand, the cold light flashed, and the sword passed through the wind, although the strength was a little insufficient, but the tricks were already proficient. Lin Changxuan's face was majestic but he couldn't hide his joy, others only had this son until he was middle-aged, so he naturally took good care of him, but he was also very strict because of this. Lin Changxuan saw that Lin Ziyu had the essence of swordsmanship in every move, and couldn't help nodding: Yu'er is really smart and hardworking, and all the moves of swordsmanship have been mastered. Not long after, Lin Ziyu's sword had finished dancing and was sweating profusely.
"Yu'er, good practice!" Lin Changxuan was happy in his heart and praised with his palms.
"Thank you, Daddy." Lin Ziyu put the sword into the sheath, wiped his sweat, and smiled.
Lin Changxuan beckoned Lin Ziyu to rest in the pavilion, he took the sword in Lin Ziyu's hand, handed him a cup of tea, and said, "Yu'er, I have taught you all the swordsmanship of the Lin family." Although our Lin family's swordsmanship is not a masterpiece, if you learn it well and understand the mysteries, you will definitely be of great use in the future. ”
"Yes, Daddy." Lin Ziyu was overjoyed when she heard this, but she also wondered, is there a character who is more powerful than her father? Where did he understand at a young age, there are mountains outside the mountains, there are people outside the people, although the Lin family's swordsmanship is unique in the world, but the internal strength is still headed by Shaolin. Lin Changxuan is bent on Jackie Chan, hoping that Lin Ziyu will cultivate internally and externally, and eventually become a great weapon. When he went into seclusion, he knew a monk who had attained the Tao, whose Dharma name was Pure Law, and his inner family was cultivated to shake the past and the present. He wanted Lin Ziyu to learn from him and fulfill his life's long-cherished wish.
"Yu'er, when you grow up, your father will give you something." Lin Changxuan said and took out the jade pendant from his arms, he planned to hand over the jade pendant to Lin Ziyu for safekeeping, and after sending them to Qinglong Temple, he would return to the Western Zhou to meet the saint and undertake the matter of resisting the decree. As long as he doesn't say it, no one knows where Yu'er and Lan'er are. After Yu'er learns peerless martial arts, Master Jinglu will tell him about the jade pendant. With Yu'er's martial arts, coupled with the rumored treasure of the treasure house, no matter what Yu'er wants to do, she can achieve great things.
"Daddy, what is this?"
"This is your mother's belongings, and I'll give it to you now. You carry it as if your mother is by your side. You have to study hard and do something in the future. But remember, whatever you do in the future, remember not to hurt others. Lin Changxuan said and handed the jade pendant into Lin Ziyu's hands.
"Yes. Daddy. Lin Ziyu hugged his fists and saluted, he took the jade pendant and stroked it gently with his fingers, he saw that this jade pendant was so delicate, and he liked it very much.
Lin Changxuan looked at Lin Ziyu's happy appearance, and couldn't help but stroke his beard, happy in his heart. Suddenly, he saw a cloud of black shadows passing over the eaves, swift and neat, and his heart was shocked, his eyes aimed at the direction of the black shadows, but he said with a smile: "Okay, Yu'er, the hour is not early, go back to the room early to rest." ”
"I want to show this to my sister!" Lin Ziyu was overjoyed, thinking that I must have practiced well today, and my father was happy, not only letting me rest earlier, but also giving me a jade pendant.
"Okay, there you go." Hearing that Lin Ziyu was going to find Lin Xianglan, Lin Changxuan was much more relieved, and he didn't know who those black shadows were and what they were doing. Lin Ziyu got up to say goodbye and ran towards Lin Xianglan's room in a hurry.
Lin Changxuan watched Lin Ziyu leave, lowered his head and drank tea, as if nothing happened, but his hand quietly held down the sword left by Lin Ziyu. He felt as if something was gathering around him, and he settled down and slowly drew his sword inch by inch. Suddenly, several black-clothed people flew from the eaves of the wing house and pounced on Lin Changxuan. Lin Changxuan put down the teacup in his hand, stabbed behind him with his backhand, sealed his throat with a sword, and finished off the man in black who rushed to the front. The man fell to the ground without a sound. Lin Changxuan put his sword into the sheath and picked up the teacup again. The rest of the black-clothed people were horrified, they never expected that there would be a person in the world who could shoot his sword so quickly, and immediately stopped around Lin Changxuan, slowly gathered, and no one dared to rush forward again.
At this time, two more black-clothed people flew out from behind the rockery, standing with the people coming down from the eaves, and counted carefully, there were ten in total.
"Good swordsmanship! It is worthy of the people of the rivers and lakes who call it 'Guiyun Sword' Lin Changxuan. A man in black took a step forward and spoke suddenly, like the leader of this group of men in black. Lin Changxuan put down the teacup, got up and left his seat, turned around and stood with a sword, his eyes swept over the black-clothed people one by one, these ten people were of similar height, and each of them had a short sword pinned to his waist.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Lin Changxuan glared angrily, but he was also surprised that he didn't notice that there was someone behind the rockery. The two men seemed to have arrived earlier than the people on the eaves, and if they hadn't appeared, they wouldn't have noticed it at this moment. Thinking of this, Lin Changxuan secretly admired the kung fu of these two. He looked at the man in black lying on the ground again, and said to himself, It's a pity that you have provoked the wrong person! However, these people seem to come prepared and have to deal with them carefully. Lin Changxuan thought to himself, and the scabbard in his hand clenched tighter.
The leading man in black nodded to the people around him, and the man led the six men in black to quickly rush in the direction that Lin Ziyu left. Lin Changxuan chased after him, but was surrounded by the remaining three black-clothed men. "General Lin, I've been taught!" The man in black who led the way took the lead in taking out his sword, and his sword moves were fierce and fierce, pointing directly at Lin Changxuan's eyebrows. The two black-clothed men behind Lin Changxuan also aimed at the back of his heart and slashed their swords at the same time. Lin Changxuan frowned slightly, his body drew a semicircle with his left foot as the axis, let the sword in front of him, and at the same time, his left hand rose slightly, aimed at the armpit of a man in black, and carried the internal strength, the sword ejected from the scabbard, and the man in black who was hit felt a severe pain in his armpit, and the sword in his hand almost fell, and he had to take a few steps back.
Lin Changxuan aimed his scabbard at another stabbed sword, and with a "whoosh", the short sword entered the sheath, the man in black was shocked on his face, and his heart was not good, seeing that Lin Changxuan leaned over slightly, his palm was already pressed on his chest, and he was slapped hard, and he was shocked back a few steps. At this time, the sword that popped out fell in front of Lin Changxuan's right foot, he raised his right foot lightly, the tip of his foot was on the hilt of the sword, and the long sword returned to his hand.
The man in black who pierced the air with the first sword immediately turned around and swung his sword at Lin Changxuan, Lin Changxuan put the sword on his chest, blocked the sword, took a few steps back with his strength, and opened the distance between him and the man in black, a series of movements between the lightning and flint, the three men in black were surprised and admired, but they immediately surrounded Lin Changxuan again. The leading man in black stared at the sword in Lin Changxuan's hand, and the other two men in black, one rubbed his chest, and the other pressed his armpit from time to time.
Lin Changxuan stood in place, thinking secretly: This person called me a general just now, it shouldn't be an ordinary thief, I'm afraid there is some origin. Suddenly, the three men in black attacked again, with the lesson just now, they were more careful with their swords, and the three of them attacked and defended each other, and they cooperated very tacitly. Lin Changxuan responded calmly, with one enemy and three, without falling behind at all.
After ten sword moves, Lin Changxuan's sword path became more and more urgent, and he calculated in his heart: It won't take long for the seven people who left to find Yu'er and Lan'er. Although it is not difficult to kill these three people, it will take some time, so it is better to break out. Lin Changxuan shouted, waved his tiger arm, shook the three of them back, and then jumped high, crossed the head of the man in black, and flew out a few steps at once. As soon as he landed, he felt a chill behind him, and nine flying knives roared in, Lin Changxuan quickly turned around and slashed the flying knives with a swing of his sword. The three men in black took the opportunity to entangle Lin Changxuan again, and Lin Changxuan said angrily: "Filthy rats! He actually hurt people with a secret weapon. ”
"General! I'm here to help! With a loud shout, the three men in black were distracted by this sudden roar, and couldn't help but hesitate. A big man strode forward, with a wide face and a waist and round eyes.
"Filial piety! Well done! Lin Changxuan was overjoyed when he saw Wu Xiaochang coming.
"General, who are they?" Wu Xiaochang asked loudly. He heard what appeared to be a fight in the garden, and rushed to check it out.
"I don't know, but it's not good."
"General, where's the young master?"
"I'm going to find Lan'er. They had just divided their forces, and they might be in danger. ”
"Huh?! Go and save them. There is filial piety here. ”
"It's up to you?!" The man in black in the lead interjected disdainfully.
"Hahaha!" Wu Xiaochang laughed loudly and said: "I see you like a mustard, how can I let you stop the general!" Saying that, Wu Xiaochang patted his chest and blocked the middle between Lin Changxuan and the man in black. At the moment, both palms are fanned out, and the tiger is full of wind. Lin Changxuan nodded: With filial piety, Chang's martial arts will be fine.
"Brother, be careful!" Lin Changxuan turned around and rushed away.
"General, don't worry!" Wu Xiao often shook his spirits, stretched his iron arms, picked up his iron palms, and carried the wind to hit the three men in black.
"Where did the big black man come from, don't you want to die?" The man in black in the lead scolded angrily. Seeing that he could drag Lin Changxuan back, he was blocked by this black-faced man, and he was very angry.
"Hahaha! Wait a minute, grandpa is the housekeeper Wu Xiaochang here. Come on, come on! If you want to chase my general, first ask me about Lao Wu's fist. ”
Lin Changxuan performed light skills, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at Lin Xianglan's residence. At this time, the two men in black were besieging Lin Xianglan, and the other two men in black took the lives of Lin Ziyu and Ning Xiang respectively.
Lin Ziyu had no weapons in his hands, so he had to dodge left and right, and if he couldn't dodge in time, he picked up a wooden chair to parry, which was very difficult. Ning Xiang didn't know martial arts, so she had to hide behind Lin Xianglan, the man in black took out his sword quickly, if it wasn't for Lin Xianglan's doppelganger to save him, Ning Xiang would have already been splashed with blood on the spot.
Lin Xianglan gradually felt that he only had the ability to parry, and it was difficult to have a chance to fight back, and secretly complained in his heart: It can't go on like this, you have to get out quickly, otherwise your life will not be saved. Suddenly, the four men in black stopped the attack at the same time and retreated to one place, Lin Xianglan took a breather, and was about to regain his strength, who knew that these four people wanted to work together to take her life, and the four short swords pointed directly at Lin Xianglan, only to see the sword in front of him, and the cold light was Huohuo. Lin Xianglan couldn't say it well, and suddenly heard an angry roar.
"Lan'er, be careful!" Loud! People are here! The sword is here! At the last moment, Lin Changxuan flew in, Lin Xianglan focused on responding to the enemy, but he didn't realize that his father was coming, and he was overjoyed when he heard the roar. I saw Lin Changxuan stab a man in black to death with a sword, followed by a palm, shocking another man in black, and the other two men in black hurriedly retracted their sword momentum and turned around to parry. Seeing this, Lin Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief, his spirit relaxed slightly, and he suddenly felt that his body was weak, and he hurriedly held on to the chair beside him.
"Sister!"
"Miss!" Lin Ziyu and Ning Xiang hurriedly ran over to support Lin Xianglan.
"It's fine, just a little tired." Lin Xianglan steadied his breath and patted Lin Ziyu's hand holding his sleeve.
"Come behind me, let's get out of here!" Lin Changxuan shouted, picking up the sword that fell to the ground. Lin Xianglan pulled Lin Ziyu and Ning Xiang and flashed behind Lin Changxuan. Where is the man in black willing to put it, he immediately stepped forward to attack, three short swords stabbed out at the same time, Lin Changxuan waved his tiger arm, and the four swords collided together, the sound of metal collision was sharp and piercing, Lin Changxuan took a step back, and the three men in black were shocked back by Lin Changxuan's sword.
"Let's go!" Lin Changxuan shouted, grabbed Lin Ziyu with one hand, handed him the sword with the other, Lin Xianglan pulled Ning Xiang and followed Lin Changxuan out. The man in black watched the three of them leave, and did not immediately catch up, their hands trembling uncontrollably. Lin Changxuan's sword made their palms numb, and they were afraid in their hearts. When the numbness stopped, the three looked at each other, one came back to his senses and immediately rushed to catch up, and the other two followed closely behind.
Lin Changxuan and the four of them rushed towards the back garden, and when they saw the small pavilion in the garden from a distance, Lin Changxuan suddenly stopped, and he saw a person lying next to the small pavilion, who was pressed by a man in black. Lin Changxuan spread his arms to protect the three people behind him and walked forward slowly.
"It's Uncle Wu!" Lin Ziyu saw the person lying on the ground first. Lin Changxuan looked around, stepped forward quickly, kicked away the black-clothed man on Wu Xiaochang's body, saw the sword wound on Wu Xiaochang's chest, and knew that he was pierced through the heart by a sword, Lin Changxuan's heart ached. He gently closed Wu Xiaochang's eyes with his right hand, and his heart ached, and his left hand pinched and gurgled: "Xiaochang, I can't stand you!" He looked at the man in black next to him, but found that this person had also died from a sword wound, and the location of the wound was also similar to Wu Xiaochang. Lin Changxuan didn't think much about it, just thinking that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, he picked up the sword next to the man in black and handed it to Lin Xianglan. Lin Changxuan secretly made up his mind: filial piety, this revenge will be avenged!
"Let's go!" Lin Changxuan stood up and said to Lin Xianglan and the others: "Go to the study, there is a tunnel there, let's leave from there." With that, the four of them hurried to the study. Lin Changxuan looked around intently, opened the door carefully, and saw that there was no one in the study, so he led everyone in, turned around and closed the door. After everyone breathed a sigh of relief for a while, Lin Changxuan walked to the wall and pressed the sword on the wall down, but there was no response, he was shocked, and pressed it hard, but the sword still didn't move. Lin Changxuan was anxious, and pressed it again, but he grabbed the sword on the wall with too much force. Lin Changxuan threw the sword on the ground with hatred, Lin Ziyu walked over and picked it up, wanting to draw the sword, but it didn't twitch. Lin Changxuan said: "Yu'er, the sword is fake. Lin Ziyu still had his sword on the ground. Lin Changxuan thought to himself: Do they know this tunnel?
At this time, there were bursts of footsteps, and a man's voice came from outside the house: "We have blocked the tunnel and the back door, and if you want to escape, you can only escape through the gate." It's just a pity that you have chosen the wrong path. With the voice, the man in black who was chasing Lin Xianglan kicked the door open and stood outside the door, and the other two men in black who had fought with Lin Changxuan also rushed here, and the five men in black stood at the door.
"What a powerful black man, causing me to lose a brother." The man in black in the lead said angrily.
Lin Changxuan raised his eyebrows angrily, his left fist was clenched, and the roots of his teeth were itchy. He whispered: "Lan'er will deal with the one on the left, Yu'er will deal with the one on the right, and I will deal with the three in the middle." Ning Xiang hurriedly hid. ”
"Yes, sir." Ning Xiang hurriedly walked into the inner room and hid behind the bookcase. The man in black did not attack immediately, the eyes of the leading man in black first fell on the jade pendant on Lin Ziyu's waist, and then turned to Lin Xianglan's delicate and pretty face, he was shocked in his heart, and he actually had a sense of déjà vu.
Lin Changxuan saw him staring at his daughter, he was furious, and roared: "Up! "Xindao: Xiaochang, I'll avenge you now! Lin Changxuan rushed out of the house, his sword was angry, and he pointed directly at the black-clothed man in the lead. The two black-clothed men next to him were heartbroken, and stepped forward to block Lin Changxuan's first sword together. The sound of metal colliding made the leading man in black come to his senses, and he immediately fought with the man in black next to him and Lin Changxuan. Lin Xianglan and Lin Ziyu nodded to each other, and also fought with the other two men in black.
Everyone came and went, and they dismantled dozens of moves from each other, regardless of whether they were up or down, but Lin Changxuan knew in his heart: Although Lan'er was familiar with the Lin family's swordsmanship, she was a girl after all; Yu'er is young, lacks strength, and has no experience, so Jiuzhan must not be their opponent, and if they want to get out of danger, they must fight quickly. Lin Changxuan's sword turned at will, and his sword moves were even more powerful.
Lin Changxuan gave up his defense for a while and attacked with all his might, and the sword of the man in black was only a few inches away from him, and he didn't realize it, because his sword could always be one step faster! forced the man in black to put away his sword and defend. After more than 20 moves, the three men in black gradually gained the upper hand. This Lin Changxuan is really powerful! The man in black in the lead pondered: Those three people should have killed all the servants of the Lin family, and they must come here when they hear the sound of fighting, and then we will be able to defeat Lin Changxuan with six enemies and one, and the top priority is to stabilize him. The leading man in black turned from offense to defense, and the two helpers also understood it, and the three of them were dealing with Lin Changxuan, besieging but not attacking, and defending tightly.
Suddenly, Lin Changxuan's flaws opened, and the black-clothed people in the lead said with joy in their hearts: If you only attack and don't defend, sooner or later your flaws will be exposed! The man in black next to him was eager to merit, and the sword had been stabbed out. Lin Changxuan was not in a hurry, his arm was wide open, and he shouted, clamping the stabbing sword. The black-clothed man who took out the sword was startled, and hurriedly twisted the hilt of the sword, wanting to twist the sword out, but it was already pierced into the heart by Lin Changxuan's sword. The man in black who led the way never expected Lin Changxuan to use this fighting technique, but the sword in his hand was unambiguous, and with a sword stab, Lin Changxuan couldn't dodge and was stabbed in his left arm.
"Daddy!" Lin Ziyu and Lin Xianglan shouted.
"Don't get distracted!" Lin Changxuan roared.
The man in black in the lead looked down at his dead companion and thought to himself: This guy is really powerful! You have to kill him while he's hurt! He and his subordinates slashed their swords again, and the two short swords stabbed at Lin Changxuan at the same time, Lin Changxuan waved the long sword in his right hand, drawing a circle with his elbow as the center of the circle, blocking the attack of the man in black, and the sword move slowly turned from attack to defense. Although the left arm was bleeding non-stop, the sword move did not relax in the slightest, and the prevention was not leaking.
Lin Changxuan retreated into the house while defending. Lin Ziyu saw that his father was injured, and his heart was anxious, and his sword moves gradually became disordered. Seeing this, the man in black who was fighting with him immediately stepped up his attack, the short sword in his hand was frequently stabbed, and the upper, middle and lower three ways kept making moves, and Lin Ziyu almost couldn't parry. Suddenly, five or six books flew out of the inner room, and one of them happened to hit the face of the man in black. The man in black's vision was blocked, and after hesitating for a moment, Lin Ziyu took the opportunity to turn defense into attack and stabbed the man in black in the thigh. Lin Ziyu was secretly happy, but when he saw that the body of the man in black only sank slightly, he immediately counterattacked, Lin Ziyu looked shocked and hurriedly took the move. He never expected that someone would be injured and attack immediately without paying attention. How did he know that for the group of black-clothed people who licked blood from the knife edge, injuries were just commonplace.
"Yu'er, don't panic!" Lin Changxuan's words were like a dose of fierce medicine, Lin Ziyu's flustered heart stabilized, he hurriedly stabilized his position, and the man in black stabbed with one move, which was skillfully resolved by Lin Ziyu, and the two of them passed more than ten moves. Lin Changxuan nodded secretly, he remembered Ning Xiang's actions just now, and he had an idea, and shouted loudly: "Ning Xiang!" ”
Ning Xiang comprehended, hurriedly picked up more than ten books, and threw them at the black-clothed people around Lin Changxuan. The book fell from the sky, the man in black had to swing his sword to cut the book, the fragment of a book covered the face of a man in black, he hurriedly grabbed it with his hand, at this moment, Lin Changxuan raised the long sword in his right hand, shook it to the left, and blocked the sword that the leader of the man in black draped over, and then flattened it down, stabbed it hard, and a sword pierced the throat of the man in black, and the man in black immediately collapsed to the ground. Lin Changxuan shook his spirits, drew his long sword, turned around on the spot, and slashed at the leading man in black, who hurriedly took a few steps back and shouted: "Retreat!" The other two men in black immediately retreated to his side. The three men in black withdrew from the study, and threw out several flying knives at the same time, Lin Changxuan swung his sword and slashed down, not immediately catching up, but walked to Lin Xianglan and Lin Ziyu's side, as soon as his spirit relaxed, his body involuntarily staggered to the left.
"Daddy!" Lin Ziyu hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, Lin Changxuan was in good spirits, and said with a smile: "Daddy is fine." Lin Xianglan hurriedly tore off the corner of his clothes to help Lin Changxuan bandage it, and Ning Xiang walked out of the inner room with a few books in her arms. At this time, the other three men in black happened to arrive, and the six men in black stared at the four people in the study.
"Lan'er, take Yu'er away." Lin Changxuan patted Lin Xianglan's hand, who was bandaging himself, and said.
"Daddy? What do you say!? Lin Xianglan looked at Lin Changxuan puzzled while bandaging.
"I'll hold the six of them in tow, you guys find a chance to leave quickly, and I'll wait for the opportunity to escape."
"But Daddy, your injuries?"
"Let's go! Otherwise, none of us will be able to leave. ”
"Daddy." Lin Ziyu burst into tears, and Lin Changxuan said softly: "Yu'er, be obedient, you are gone, I have no worries, and it will not be a problem to deal with them." ”
Lin Ziyu nodded vigorously and said, "Daddy, I believe in you." ”
"Then be obedient and go with my sister."
Lin Ziyu wiped away his tears and stood up, Lin Xianglan looked at the injury on Lin Changxuan's left arm and said, "Daddy, I'll stay and help you." ”
"Can't you understand my words?! You're just going to pull me back. Come on! Lin Changxuan's voice was stern, although Lin Xianglan was reluctant, but seeing his father's firm eyes, he took Lin Ziyu's hand and said, "Yu'er, let's go." ”
Lin Changxuan touched Lin Ziyu's face and said, "Yu'er, listen to my sister's words, my father will go to you as soon as possible." Lin Changxuan stood up and said, "When I say 'up', you run out, and Ning Xiang threw all the books in his hand at the same time. Ning Xiang held the book and nodded.
Lin Changxuan raised his sword and pointed at the man in black who was in the lead, and shouted: "Up!" Ning Xiang threw the book in her hand with all her might. Hum! Play the same old trick. The leading man in black said disdainfully, all the men in black swung their swords to smash the books thrown over, the broken books in the air had not yet fallen, Lin Changxuan's long sword had already stabbed head-on, Lin Xianglan pulled Lin Ziyu and Ning Xiang and ran out.
"Where to go!" A man in black tried to stop them. Lin Changxuan jumped high, crossed the heads of the black-clothed people, and stabbed the black-clothed people who wanted to stop him, the black-clothed people hurriedly retreated, Lin Changxuan's sword stopped in front of his chest, and the corners of the black-clothed man's mouth just rose, and he said in his heart: The Guiyun Sword is nothing more than that, but he didn't expect that Lin Changxuan could exert his strength again in such a short distance, and a sword pierced his chest.
"Let's go!" Lin Changxuan turned his head and said, Lin Xianglan nodded, and rushed towards the gate with Lin Ziyu and Ning Xiang.
Another man in black was about to chase after him, but was stopped by the man in black who was in charge: "Kill Lin Changxuan first." ”
"Can you kill me?" Lin Changxuan drew his long sword, walked in front of the remaining five men in black, and smiled majestically.
"I can't kill you, but the five of us can." The black-clothed man in the lead met Lin Changxuan's gaze and said word by word.
Lin Changxuan stared at the group of black-clothed people in front of him, and asked slowly, "Who are you who want to exterminate our Lin family?" ”
"You don't need to know." The black-clothed man in the lead waved his hand, and the five people surrounded Lin Changxuan, and he pointed at Changkong and said, "General Lin, you are indeed powerful." But that's the end of it! ”
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