Qi Mutian leaned back in his chair comfortably and said, "How is the party in Jinhua Mountain?" ”

Qiu Yinming shook his head, "I haven't finished reading it." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Oh?" Qi Mutian looked at him with interest.

"Mr. Qi......"

As soon as Qiu Yinming spoke, he was stopped by Qi Mutian, "Don't be busy, let's taste tea first." Then he clapped his hands three times, and the scholar pushed the door in, carrying a charcoal stove in one hand, and the small stone kettle on the stove was half full of water, so that in one hand he held a tea tray, a porcelain cup, two clay pots, a gourd scoop, and a bamboo clip, and a small dish of salt. The scholar placed the teapot in the center of the room, and the teatray rested on the square table, and went out with the door.

Qi Mutian said leisurely: "Today, I went to the mountains to find some good spring water, and saw that the pine cones in the forest were all over the ground, so I rose up to boil pine nut tea, can Qiu Gongzi be interested in making tea himself?"

Qiu Yinming excused himself and said: "I am a layman in my later life, I don't know how to be elegant and etiquette, don't laugh, sir."

Qi Mutian got up with a smile and said: "Where am I an elegant person, I just admire the elegance of the ancients, so I learned a few things according to the gourd painting scoop, and I am ugly."

"Where did the gentleman come from?"

"My hometown was in Shudi, and I later went to Lintao Mansion to do business with the Central Plains outside the Guanwai. Now that the family has enough resources, he travels around to enjoy the famous mountains and rivers. Qi Mutian saw the slight sound of water in the kettle, got up and put a small pinch of salt into the kettle with his fingers, turned back to Qiu Yinming and said, "Childe looks sad, what's on your mind?"

Qiu Yinming looked at the water in the kettle: "Sir, have you ever heard of Yue Yunxi?"

Qi Mutian was stunned, turned his back to Qiu Yinming and said, "Dare to ask, who is Yue Yunxi from Gongzi?" ”

"It's Xianci." Qiu Yinming knew that what Qi Mutian said about doing business was just a pretext. But seeing that he seemed to be unusual, he simply let go of his scruples and spoke out.

At this time, I couldn't see Qi Mutian's face, I only heard him sigh, and it took a long time to turn around, paced in front of Qiu Yinming, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said, "Watch me make tea first." Pine nut tea refreshes your mind, and then I slowly speak with you. Turning his head, he saw that there were bead-like bubbles floating on the surface of the kettle, and he hurriedly took out a scoop of water from the gourd scoop, and then swirled and stirred it in the water with a bamboo clip, while pouring some of the white pieces in the porcelain cup into the water. The end of the tea floats up and down, and the water boils like a wave after a while, and the fragrance gradually comes out, immediately pour the water in the scoop in, turn off the bellows on the stove, scoop out a light green tea and hand it to Qiu Yinming: "This is the Xinyang Maojian of this spring, with the pine nuts just picked today, and some glutinous rice mashed to make the tea powder, you try it."

Qiu Yinming thanked him and took it, Fang raised it to his mouth, a fragrance rushed straight to Yintang, and he couldn't help but take a small sip, the dry and mellow taste penetrated the dantian, and most of the worry immediately dissipated. At this time, Qi Mutian returned to the chair with a tea cup in his hand and said to him, "How is it?"

"Sir's tea is not ordinary." Qiu Yinming saw Qi Mutian's eyes flickering, as if he was hiding his thoughts, and said, "Sir, can you tell me a thing or two about the past?" ”

Qi Mutian thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, your father Qiu Yun is also my old friend." Although the friendship is not deep, there have been several encounters. Your mother was once a proud disciple of the Sword Pavilion. Wenjian Pavilion was built in the early years of Hongwu, the first pavilion master had made great contributions in the anti-Yuan Dynasty, but he was unwilling to be rewarded by the imperial court, so he changed his name and surname, and founded the Wenjian Pavilion in Hangzhou, accepting disciples and passing on martial arts. To Bai Mengyang is already the fourth generation of pavilion masters. As a leader in martial arts, Wenjian Pavilion is committed to studying martial arts. Once every 20 years, the martial arts factions were invited to gather in Hangzhou to learn martial arts, and those who conquered the crowd could choose five other people to participate in the discussion, write, and edit a martial arts masterpiece "The Essence of the Ten Directions". I heard that this book records the strengths of each family, and if you can read it once, it is better than ten years of penance. Therefore, everyone in the martial arts wants to stand out at the gathering once every twenty years and seek this opportunity. When I was in the fourth year of Xuande, I happened to pass by Hangzhou, which coincided with the grand event, which was really lively. The most eye-catching one that year was the Xihai League from the northwest. Mu Rong, the leader of the West Sea Alliance, had outstanding martial arts and defeated everyone. At that time, he invited him to read the Essence of the Ten Directions, and among the five people he invited to read "The Essence of the Ten Directions" was your parents. ”

Seeing Qiu Yinming's look of surprise, Qi Mutian said again: "At that time, your father was still a young man who had just debuted, and your mother was still a disciple of the Sword Pavilion. These two people were looked at differently by the Lord of the West Sea Alliance, which made the others dissatisfied. It also led to what came later. ”

"And who are the other three invitees?"

"According to the previous regulations, the master of the Sword Pavilion was always among the five, but Mu Rong did not follow the rules, and invited the first Wuyuan monk of the Luohan Hall of the Shaolin Temple, the head of the Dongfang family, and the head of Shangguan Hongdao. didn't even give Bai Chengfei, the master of the Sword Pavilion at that time, face. Say that the book is in your house, and you can read it whenever you want, don't take up a place. The implication is that Bai Chengfei is very disdainful. ”

Qiu Yinming's heart was shocked, no wonder the Taoist chief would appreciate his mother so much. Listening to Qi Mutian continue: "Your father learned from the nameless old man of Zhong Nanshan, I heard that he was a hidden master who never came out of the mountain. And although your father was young, he was strong in martial arts, far superior to many of his predecessors. Although your mother is a woman, she is a rare martial arts wizard in a hundred years, and I heard that even his senior brother Bai Mengyang may not be her opponent in the same family. But even though this is the case, the crowd is not convinced. Presumably, the Sword Pavilion Master was even more uncomfortable in his heart at that time. ”

Qiu Yinming said: "Mr. is in business, how can he be so familiar with martial arts?" ”

"Oh, the big things in the martial arts, the street restaurants and teahouses, as long as you know how to pay attention, you can know. When I was in the fur business in the Central Plains, I said what I just said, and many people must know it. Originally, there was nothing wrong, but not long after the event, there was news from the Sword Pavilion that the "Essence of the Ten Directions" was stolen. And on that day, several people testified that it was your father who stole the book. The old pavilion master Bai Chengfei immediately ordered and called on the heroes to pursue. But there's another amazing thing. At that time, I heard that the old pavilion master had always intended to let your mother and senior brother marry, so he cultivated this female disciple exceptionally. But your mother eloped with your father. Over the next year, your parents were hunted down by a wide range of men, and during a siege, your mother narrowly escaped, while your father was mortally wounded and fell into the ravine. They will look for your mother again, but they will not find it again. Speaking of this, Qi Mutian was a little excited, paused for a moment, and took a few sips of tea.

Qiu Yinming looked at his expression and thought to himself, he was by no means just a businessman who had a few connections with his parents. But since he said so, there must be his reasons, and he was only in the first meeting, and it was not easy to tell so many past events, so it was inconvenient to get to the bottom of it at this time. Then he said, "How did Mr. know his father?" ”

"Oh. I met in Hangzhou. He did me a favor and then we had a couple of drinks. It's quite talkative. I was young and vigorous at the time, and I liked some guns and sticks, but it was just to strengthen my body, and I couldn't compare it to people in the martial arts. Qi Mutian said. Qiu Yinming didn't believe it, but he didn't ask much. Qi Mutian said again: "Many years later, I went to Hangzhou again, and I heard about the murder of your mother, and I realized that she disappeared for the sake of her children. After that, he looked at Qiu Yinming with kind eyes and said, "Your mother died a pity." But fortunately, there is a descendant. I see that you are also a person who practices martial arts, I don't know who you learned from? ”

Qiu Yinming didn't want to hide it at this time, so he said: "I was fortunate to be taken in by the Shangguan Hong Daoist who now lives in Yazhou many years ago. I'm kind of his student. ”

When Qi Mutian heard this, he smiled and said, "I heard that Daoist Shangguan is a rare person with a way, and your mother's spirit in the sky should also be at ease." ”

Qiu Yinming listened to what Qi Mutian said, and vaguely felt that the theft of "The Essence of the Ten Directions" was very strange. My mother never lied, and since she said that it was not them who stole it, there must be someone else, so she asked: "Then did you find the essence of the ten directions later?" ”

Qi Mutian shook his head and said, "Since then, it has sunk into the sea." The old pavilion master handed over the Wenjian Pavilion to Bai Mengyang more than ten years ago, and then retreated all year round. No one talks about it anymore. ”

"Sir, have you ever heard of Bai Mengyang's character?"

"He can be regarded as a righteous man. I heard that he was always willing to solve problems for others. He also came forward to lead righteous people to annihilate several notorious villains. ”

Qiu Yinming said: "Sir, do you know who else chased and killed his father and mother for that book?"

Qi Mutian thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. In short, there are a lot of people, and most of the big names in today's martial arts have participated in this. Turning his head, he saw Qiu Yinming's calm face and was silent, and said: "Everything in the world is like this, and there is nothing wrong if everyone is wrong."

Qiu Yinming felt that this sentence was too ruthless, but it was not the case when he thought about it. Bow your head and drink tea silently. After a while, he remembered something again and said, "What kind of organization is the Western Sea Alliance?"

"I can't tell, the people on the Northwest Road have to respect them for three points, and even the princes and nobles of Outer Mongolia or Uszang in the west also treat them as guests, I heard that they used to start as mercenaries and did a lot of black business. There is an alliance leader in the Xihai Alliance, and there are several people below him, taking in martial arts masters from all kinds of people. Although he has done a lot of murderous business, he has always maintained the peace of the business road. It makes people respect and fear. ”

Qi Mutian said again: "Where does the son want to go on this trip?"

Qiu Yinming drank all the tea in the cup and replied: "There is no special purpose, wandering in all directions." Thank you, sir, for the tea, which made my mouth open. It's not early, and I'm going to get back to the city. Qiu Yinming got up and was about to leave, but Qi Mutian stopped: "I'm afraid that the city gate has been closed now, so it's better to rest at my place for one night and leave tomorrow morning." Seeing his frustrated face, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young man, don't always think about the past. Get a good rest. "Qi Mutian clapped his hands three times, and the scholar arrived." Take Qiu Gongzi to the east side of the room to rest. Qiu Yinming couldn't refuse his kindness, and thanked Mr. Qi for coming to the room with the scholar, and the room was still lit with agarwood, neat and warm. He leaned on the pillow, listening to the pine breeze outside the window, and his heart was cold, but the tiredness that could not be stopped hit, he still slept peacefully.

Wake up as if it is four watches, and the autumn insects are singing in my ears. Qiu Yinming suddenly remembered that he had let Lin Dongfang leave inexplicably yesterday, and he hadn't apologized to him yet, so he turned over and sat up, walked to open the door and stood again, and turned around to leave a note for Qi Mutian, but there was no pen and ink on the table, so he had to pick up a scrap brick in the courtyard, engrave some words with a dagger, and put it on the table, before leaving lightly. Out of Jinhua Temple, all the way down the mountain, with a little starlight to the city.

Dawn entered the city gate, came to Jinhua Building, the store had just opened, he walked quickly into the small garden. I don't know if Lin Dongfang got up or not, at this moment, someone said "Brother Qiu!" Looking up, Lin Dongfang poked his head out of the window. Busy said: "Brother Xian, I am really sorry for what I didn't expect yesterday." Lin Dongfang said: "Brother Qiu, come up." I asked someone to buy shortbread, and I have good tea here. Qiu Yinming agreed and went upstairs, Lin Dongfang opened the door and said, "Please come in."

The two sat opposite each other, Lin Dongfang handed over a cup of tea and said, "You were really scary yesterday." Qiu Yinming was a little embarrassed and said, "This is ...... I'm a little, not convenient to explain. Lin Dongfang smiled: "Then I won't explain." My grandfather was right that everyone has some complicated things and don't have to get to the bottom of them. Drink tea. Qiu Yinming looked at his childish appearance and said, "You are really blessed to have such a good grandfather." Lin Dongfang pointed at Qiu Yinming and said, "You are a smart person." He took a sip of tea and asked, "Where were you yesterday?" Qiu Yinming said: "I met a master in Jinhuaguan, he invited me to taste tea, and then stayed with him for one night. Maybe someone like your grandfather. Lin Dongfang laughed: "It seems that I must let you meet my grandfather." ”

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Lin Dongfang said "Come in". It was an old dart master, holding a paper bag in his hand and saying, "The shortbread is here, it's hot." Lin Dongfang got up and said with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Lu." The old dart master nodded at Qiu Yinming and walked away. Lin Dongfang took the door and turned around to Qiu Yinming, raised the paper bag in his hand, and said, "The specialty here is very delicious." Seeing Lin Dongfang's greedy face, Qiu Yinming also felt very hungry, so the two of them started to eat cakes without saying a word.

After eating, Lin Dongfang wiped his hands and said: "I heard that there are many places of interest and historic sites in this Jinhua City, and I finally finished taking care of the dart game, and I haven't had time to relax, Brother Qiu is willing to go with me?" Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "I also have this intention." I've been a little depressed lately, and I want to look around. After the two agreed, they went out of the inn together, but saw a large group of people gathered at the corner of the street, stretching their necks as if they were watching something lively. They also leaned over curiously.

In the crowd were a pair of ragged father and daughter. The old man was in his fifties, looking like a farmer, and he seemed to be shrinking in front of everyone, and the girl next to him was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a somewhat delicate face, kneeling in the corner of the wall, with a piece of paper in front of him, pressed with two bricks, and saw the paper written crookedly: Sell yourself and bury your mother. The onlookers talked a lot, but not a single one paid for it. Lin Dongfang touched the money bag, but saw Qiu Yinming push aside the crowd, walked to the old farmer, reached out and took out some broken silver and said, "Uncle, you take the silver." Before he finished speaking, the old man fell to the ground and kept saying, "Thank you." He greeted his daughter and said, "Come and see Engong." The people around him were coaxing and didn't know what to say, and Lin Dongfang stood by and watched. Seeing this, Qiu Yinming hurriedly pulled up the old farmer and said, "The old man misunderstood. Even if I send the money, you should hurry back to your hometown. The old farmer still wanted to speak, but Qiu Yinming said again: "Let's go." Then he turned around and squeezed out of the crowd. I saw Lin Dongfang nodding at him and smiling: "I was just touching the money bag, and you took the lead." And he said, "When I see you, I think of my cousin, who also gave alms of silver." ”

The two talked and laughed all the way and traveled around Jinhua City. I visited the thousand-year-old temple Tianning Wanshou Temple and tasted the tender and delicious steamed tofu with ham. In the afternoon, the two came to a historic site by the Wu River with great interest. The southeast corner of Jinhua once had a building platform built in the Southern Dynasties, the name Xuanchang Building, it is said that this building is several zhang high, stands proudly on the huge stone platform base, and visitors must climb the stone steps of 100 steps. The building is facing south in the north, facing the Wu River in the west, and the Haoran River can be seen when you climb the building. The Southern Dynasty Dongyang County Taishou Shen about to make five words of the law to endowed the artistic conception of the tower and the river, the descendants will each make eight lines of poems into a long song, so the Xuanchang Building is also called the Eight Wing Building. It's a pity that the Eighth Yonglou at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by fire. Nowadays, although the Jade Emperor Pavilion is built on the old site, the scale is not as strong as before.

The two of them stepped on the stone steps. Standing in front of the Jade Emperor Pavilion, looking at it, the plain of central Zhejiang is blank, several bushes of red maple dot the river bank, and the white sails on the river move leisurely. Open-minded and standing silently for a long time, Lin Dongfang sighed: "It's really a great country." No wonder Li Yi'an once wrote a poem: The eight wings of the eternal romance are left behind by future generations. The water passes through the south for 3,000 miles, and the air pressure is 14 states in Jiangcheng. It's a pity that it was burned by fire, otherwise, there must still be a lot of inscriptions and stone carvings here, and good poems and words can be read. Turning his head to look at Qiu Yinming, he saw that he was thoughtful, so he looked around again, and suddenly pointed to one place and said, "Brother Qiu, look there, is there a poem?" The two walked to take a look, and there was indeed a poem on the stone platform. Lin Dongfang read: "Qiujiang is nostalgic, um-" So he read it in an orderly manner: "Once I see this river, I will go through the old days and worries. Looking back at the flowing water, everything is over. After reading it, he turned back and asked, "How?" Qiu Yinming shook his head, thought about it and said, "I also have one." Lin Dongfang tilted his head slightly, put his hands behind his back, and listened to Qiu Yinming sing slowly: "

Ascending to see the mountains and rivers are heavy, and the reed flowers are thick with frost leaves.

The shadow flies across the river and the sky is wide, and the clouds and smoke are tired and the building is empty.

In the deep autumn, the forest is gloomy and gorgeous, and the spring of tomorrow is smiling.

Yousi can only pay for the passing years, wandering with the west wind and waves. ”

Lin Dongfang smiled and said, "Good literary style." I figured it out. ”

"Think of what?" Qiu Yinming saw that he was smiling a little cunningly.

"I'm going to have to introduce you to my cousin." Lin Dongfang said seriously.

"Your cousin?"

"He's the eldest son of the Oriental family." Lin Dongfang rolled his eyes, "His name is Dongfang Yan, his words are respectful, both civil and military, and his moral character is outstanding." ”

"Oh? Is it? Qiu Yinming looked at Lin Dongfang, who was full of playfulness, and said, "Then I have to see him." ”

"Yes. Right. Lin Dongfang nodded again and again, "Let's go." I invite you to drink. ”

The two of them walked down the stone steps and left the river and walked towards the downtown area. Passing by the Jinhua Branch of the Oriental Dart Bureau, Lin Dongfang pointed and said, "Look, that's our Branch." The façade is not bad. Before the words fell, I saw a person striding out of the door of the dart game. Master Yao! What's going on? Lin Dong beckoned to the man.

Master Yao was in his thirties, his white face was slightly fat, his face was like earth at this time, his expression was nervous, and he said to Lin Dongfang: "Young Master Lin! Something happened! Please get in. ”

Lin Dongfang and Qiu Yinming glanced at each other, and Qiu Yinming walked into the hall of the dart store with Lin Dongfang and Master Yao.