Luoyang City has always been prosperous and wealthy, and now the most prominent rich family in the city is the Xue family, a family of golden swords. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoNot long ago, Xue Changshan spent a lot of money to donate a general judgment position in Henan Mansion for his eldest son Xue Zhongyu, although it is not an important official position, but there is light on the surface, and it is more and more flamboyant and show-off. Soon after Qiu Yinming and Hengyu entered the city, they heard everywhere that the day after tomorrow was Xue Changshan's 60th birthday, and they were going to hold a big banquet, inviting all the civil and military officials on the ground in Henan, as well as the figures in the nearby martial arts.

For the Xue family, neither of them had a good impression, so they didn't care about the news, and they didn't want to see it, just watched the scenery and chatted along the street, and when the meal was approaching, they found a refreshing restaurant, and were about to enter the door, when suddenly someone not far away greeted him: "Qiu Zhai Master, Miss Evergrande." Following the prestige, a scribe stepped forward and said respectfully: "What a coincidence, I don't want to be lucky enough to meet the two here." Don't come always, okay? Qiu Yinming was a little surprised, and the person who came was Lu Changqing, a Zixia monk. So he saluted back: "Brother Lu, it's been a long time." Seeing that he was alone, not accompanied by scholarly servants as usual, he asked: "Seeing that Brother Lu seems to be in a hurry, I don't know what to do in Luoyang?" ”

Lu Changqing sighed and said, "For my apprentice." It's a long story, two, it's better for me to treat this meal, if you don't dislike it, I'll tell you in detail. Master Qiu, I've heard about you too. God has no eyes. Qiu Yin saw that he seemed to be in trouble, and he was indeed a little curious, so he glanced at Hengyu inquiringly. Hengyu also nodded, so he replied to Lu Changqing and said, "Brother Lu is far away, then we won't shirk." Please. ”

The three of them sat down and drank a few sips of tea, Lu Changqing said: "A few months ago, my apprentice He Dacheng offended Xue Changshan's brother-in-law. Alas, there is nothing wrong with him acting chivalrous and righteous, but it is the people of the government who do evil. Hearing him say this, Hengyu immediately remembered the story told by the storyteller when he was eating at Jiangkou on the way back to the state by boat a month ago. At this moment, what Lu Changqing said was exactly this. Just like what I heard, after Guo Qianhu was frustrated, he asked Xue Changshan for help, and the eldest son and housekeeper of the Xue family were beaten bloodied by He Dacheng. At this time, I heard Lu Changqing continue: "Fortunately, I arrived in time and played a round, so that things didn't get out of control." ”

Hengyu also said: "It's obvious that the Guo family is at fault first, and the people of the Xue family are not good themselves, why do you want to round the field for them?" ”

Lu Changqing sighed: "People are officials, and they also have backers in the local area. Guo Qianhu knew that he didn't pay attention to it, so he invited his in-laws to help him because he wanted to be private. I persuaded Dacheng to say that the people of the Guo family had taught him a lesson, so don't make enemies with the Xue family. People are everyone in the rivers and lakes, and a small sect like us can't afford to offend. But he didn't believe it. Now it's okay, Guo Qianhu filed a complaint with the Jingzhou Mansion, wanted to arrest Dacheng, and the people from the Yamen came to Sansi Courtyard a few times, and I finally sent it away. Now Dacheng can only flee from all over the world, not a long-term solution. So a few days ago, I wrote to Xue Changshan, saying that I have no way to teach my disciples, and I asked him to do a lot of it, and don't pursue it anymore. ”

Qiu Yinming listened to it and thought in his heart: These so-called Jianghu people are just not worthy of their names, and they still buy officials to build momentum and get away with it, and ordinary Jianghu chivalrous people really can't help them, which is really infuriating, but it is indeed tricky. Lu Changqing's helplessness was very clear to him, so he asked, "Then how did Xue Changshan answer?" ”

"He even asked me to come to his door to make amends for his sins." Lu Changqing took a sip of tea, his face was unwilling, but he had no way to vent, his eyebrows gathered and he was sad, and said, "I thought about it again, and there was no other way." My apprentice is indeed a man who stands up to the sky, and I, as a master, can't help him, so I'm really ashamed, so I can only make amends on his behalf. Alas, the strongman had to bow his head under the eaves. ”

Qiu Yinming said: "Fang Cai, I heard that Xue Changshan will hold a birthday banquet the day after tomorrow. Brother Lu, how are you going to go to the door? ”

"I'm worried about it." Lu Changqing shook his head and said, "It's really not the right time, it seems that we have to wait until after his birthday banquet." ”

Hengyu also saw that he was full of sadness, but felt that he was a little pitiful, and was thinking about how to help him, Qiu Yinming said: "If Brother Lu feels that it is indeed difficult to come to the door alone, I am still in Luoyang for the past two days, and I don't know Xue Changshan anyway, I can accompany you and help you talk." Lu Changqing's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly excused himself: "How can this be? It's all my housework. I'm sorry to trouble you. Qiu Yinming said: "It's okay. I can still afford to help. Hengyu also glanced at him, and said in his heart: You have just recovered from a major injury, and you are going to take care of things again, it seems that I can't get out of it. But I didn't know that Qiu Yinming was weighing in his heart at this time, although Lu Changqing was not a well-known leader in the rivers and lakes, he was also a person with a face and a hundred responses in Jingchu Wulin, so he took this opportunity to give him a favor and benefit him in the future.

After the meal, the three of them separated, Lu Changqing told him where to stay in the city, and Qiu Yinming made an appointment to visit three days later.

When Lu Changqing walked away, Qiu Yinming told Hengyu what Fang Cai thought in his heart, and said: "I guess that a good-faced person like Xue Changshan just wants to ridicule Lu Changqing, and when the time comes, I will just help Lu Changqing talk, and I won't fight." Don't worry. Hengyu was still a little unhappy and said: "It turns out that you said to help him, but in fact, you have another purpose." Qiu Yinming explained: "I don't have an identity or backing now, if I want to do a good job in Jingzhou, I can't help but make friends in the rivers and lakes." Besides, even if I am willing to work for your father in the future, it is not good that I have no money at all. Hearing what he said, Hengyu also understood, and said with a slight smile: "I didn't expect it, don't blame me." Qiu Yinming took her hand and said, "No blame, no blame." Where's that cast iron shop you're talking about? ”

Last time for Heng Zining to play Emei thorn, Heng Yu still went to Gao Ye, and did not come in person, so yesterday let Gao Ye draw a map, fortunately the road is not complicated, and it was not long before I found the Feng family shop.

It is said that it is a hundred-year-old shop, the shop is not big, the façade of an open room, two men in the outer hall are polishing all kinds of ironware, jars, plowshares, spatulas, all kinds of things, I heard that they are here to open the blade, a man immediately ran in and called the shopkeeper. After a while, the shopkeeper in his forties came out of it, rolled up his sleeves, his hands covered with iron filings, and politely stepped forward to greet him. Qiu Yinming explained his intentions, took out the knife and handed it over.

The shopkeeper was taken aback when he saw it, and praised it again and again, and then said that he should ask his father to open the blade of such a good knife himself, and invite the two of them to the courtyard. When I got to the backyard, I saw that all the swords and swords were hidden behind. This is also natural, after all, the government will take care of privately made weapons from time to time. The two of them had a cursory look, and these newly beaten weapons really looked good, especially a big knife, the blade of which glowed with a faint cold light, and the gilt ornamentation on the handle of the knife, which was majestic and luxurious. The shopkeeper saw the two of them stop to look at the knife and said with a smile, this is a congratulatory gift created by the second son of the Xue family for his father's 60th birthday.

When I went to the back room, I saw an old shopkeeper in his sixties. The old shopkeeper no longer does his craft, and only when special work comes, he will go into battle in person. Seeing these knives, the old man nodded his head again and again as if he had seen a priceless treasure, and promised that he would use the best craftsmanship to cut the knives, and asked the shopkeeper to make tea and invite the two of them to sit down for a while.

The old man said that he would start grinding tonight, and he would come to pick it up the day after tomorrow. The two thanked each other and agreed to come to pick up the knife at noon the day after tomorrow.

Back to Huaiyue Villa that day, Qiu Yinming inadvertently told Qi Mutian about the Xue family in Luoyang, because he had heard Hengyu say that at the last Miyun Fort rally, Xue Changshan and eight disciples were defeated by Du Yu alone, although Du Yu's martial arts are indeed very high, but Xue Changshan is also a famous master in the rivers and lakes. Qiu Yinming felt curious, how did his family's reputation come about, thinking that it was probably because of his rich ancestral property, and he was good at business, spreading money everywhere, and even buying official titles. Qi Mutian said, how many of the people who are openly and secretly making a name for themselves in the rivers and lakes are genuine? There is a lot of bluffing and fame. Sometimes, money is better than anything else, besides, no matter how much ability you have to eat the rivers and lakes, after all, you are an outlaw, if you can hang an official, or climb a powerful person, who dares to provoke at will.

Speaking of this, Qi Mutian couldn't help but sigh again and said: "Chengxian, this time you lost your official position, and you have to eat Jianghu rice from now on. Qiu Yinming really didn't care, and comforted: "Uncle is too worried. According to me, it was a coincidence that I was an official at the beginning, and it may be my duty to eat the rivers and lakes. ”

Hearing that he was going to accompany Lu Changqing to the Xue Mansion to make peace, Qi Mutian was a little worried and said, "There is something I have to say now." Qiu Yinming saw that his face suddenly became solemn, as if he was related to himself, and he was puzzled, so he heard him say slowly: "I still remember when you and I first met, you asked me who were the people who hunted down and killed your mother back then. The knot in his heart, which had not been touched for several years, was fiercely grasped in his heart at this time, and Qiu Yinming nodded silently and said, "Remember." ”

"I said at the time that they were all big names in martial arts. Alas, one of them is Xue Changshan. Qi Mutian saw a dark cloud on his brows, and sighed: "I guess, how much do you remember the faces of those people, although it has been so many years, if you see it the day after tomorrow, it is hard to guarantee that you will not be able to feel some clues." I didn't want to say much to you at the beginning, and I was unwilling, but now, it's better for you to be mentally prepared. ”

This was unexpected. Qiu Yinming was speechless and silent for a long time, although Qi Mutian had words of consolation, it was inconvenient to speak at this time, just sat opposite and waited for him to make his own decision. At this time, years of hatred and the persuasion of Shangguan Daochang and Qi Mutian at the beginning were in their hearts, and they fell into each other. At the beginning, I was interested in staying away from the rivers and lakes, and I could still endure the helplessness in it, but now, I teach people how to be patient? But thinking about it calmly, compared with before, he may not be able to settle old enmities with these "big shots" now. Even if he can win by force, he can't afford the consequences. After struggling, Qiu Yinming gradually calmed down and said to Qi Mutian: "Thank you uncle for reminding him." I won't think about revenge for the time being. Going to Xue Mansion the day after tomorrow is still the original plan. Having said that, he didn't dare to think that he would lose his temper in the face of the enemy at that time.

There was nothing to say for a day, and on the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Yinming and Hengyu came to the shop on time. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the shopkeeper walking back and forth in the store hall with an embarrassed face, and sweat came out of his forehead. As soon as the shopkeeper saw them, he immediately stepped forward and bowed to the ground, and said with a bitter face: "Two, I'm really sorry!" Your sword ......" Qiu Yinming's heart sank, and he asked anxiously, "What's wrong?" The shopkeeper said: "In the morning, the second son of the Xue family came to get a knife, and he happened to see your knife, so he had to buy it forcibly." I couldn't persuade me, so he threw me twenty taels of silver and took it by force! Oh, I, I just can't stop it! After that, he took a bag of silver from the tent and handed it to Qiu Yinming, saying, "This is the money he gave." You two, I'm really sorry! ”

Qiu Yinming didn't take the silver, and said angrily: "What kind of thing is his Xue family!" Looking back at Heng Yuhuan, "I'll go to his house now to come back." Hengyu was also indignant, and said, "Okay." Shopkeeper, don't blame you. Take the money. ”

Out of the store, Heng Yu suddenly said: "It's better to call Lu Changqing together." Those people, why bother to make amends to his family in a low voice. We're going to disturb his birthday today, and this favor is more substantial, don't you say? ”

Lu Changqing didn't expect that the two of them would suddenly come to visit and bring such news, and heard that the two would immediately go to the Xue Mansion to retrieve the treasure sword, so he readily agreed. The three of them planned for a while and decided to go to congratulate the birthday, after all, there were many guests, and it was very troublesome to break in.

At this time, the entrance of Xue's Mansion is the most lively time, half of the street is lit up, carriages and sedan chairs come and go endlessly, and you can see the housekeeper of Xue's Mansion standing at the door from a distance, waving and nodding to greet a group of birthday guests, boxes and boxes of gifts are flowing in. Walking to the door, the steward of the Xue Mansion frowned when he saw Lu Changqing, but he still calmed down and said, "Mr. Lu is really a rare guest." Why, came all the way to celebrate my father's birthday? ”

Lu Changqing stepped forward with a smile and said, "Manager Wang, I have offended a lot a few days ago, so I will apologize first." Lu came to congratulate the old hero Xue on his birthday. So did these two friends. ”

Mr. Wang had not been to the assembly in Miyun Fort with Xue Changshan, so he didn't know Heng Yuhuan, but he saw that this girl was handsome and had an extraordinary temperament, and she didn't know where to be a distinguished guest, and she looked at Qiu Yinming, who didn't look like a person to mess with, so she didn't dare to be careless, and squeezed out a polite smile and said: "Since that's the case, then please come in." ”