"Here we go! Come on! The shopkeeper shouted and ran to open the door. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As soon as the info gate opened, the north wind swept in the snowflakes, and the sky was so dark that I couldn't tell what time it was. Entering the store were a large group of merchants, all complaining about the ghost weather. But it's not, the snow in the south is not refreshing, seeing that the weather is cold and frozen, cold and biting, but this snow just can't accumulate, the body trembles, the feet slip, and people and animals can't bear it. Rain and snow in the morning, it snowed heavily in the afternoon, night is coming, there are still more than 20 miles away from Jingzhou Fucheng, travelers have invested in the store, this inn is quickly full.

Qiu Yinming, Chen Baisheng, and Qiao San also invested in this store. From Luoyang to here, it didn't take a few days for the fast horse, passing by Jingmen County a few days ago, Qiu Yinming thought of Guo Qianhu who provoked the Sansi Academy and the Golden Dao Xue family to celebrate the festival, so he asked Qi Mutian to take the first step to meet the alliance leader, and he stayed to inquire. Sure enough, this Guo family is a bully in the local area, forcibly occupying land and bullying men and women. So that night, he and Chen and Qiao went to the door, beat him up, robbed him of a lot of gold and silver, and forced him to write a document of withdrawal to the Jingzhou prefect. This move was clean and neat, and the three of them felt happy, especially Qiao San, who was in good spirits and had a lot of food in the past two days.

At this time, the three of them sat around a square table in the corner of the store. The store was overcrowded, several tables and stools were added, and there were constantly guests seated, calling for wine and food, and the store was not full of manpower, and even the cooking master came out to greet him. Qiao San waited anxiously and shouted at Xiao Er, "We'll come first!" Why hasn't the food been cooked yet? Chen Baisheng kicked him under the table and said, "You can't be more restrained." Qiao San was dissatisfied, "The old number falls on me." He shouted at Xiao Er again: "If the food doesn't come, you can serve it first!" People are starving to death on a cold day! ”

It is said that Chen Baisheng has indeed had something in his heart these days. This time, I had to leave my daughter with someone else, and I don't know when I will have a place to live. Being a small citizen in the mountains is not a way out, only by mixing a job on the rivers and lakes can it last for a long time. According to Qiu Yinming, this trip must be successful, and then he will have a good job to make a living. I admire Qiu Yinming and Chen Baisheng very much. Someone else, after such a big change, must be very depressed, but he has not changed at all, the trip plan is detailed and decisive, people are looking forward to the next action. The only thing Chen Baisheng cares about is his daughter, and he has been separated from her frequently recently, so he can't rest assured, so he will be disgusted with Qiao San's noise. Having said that, Qiao San shouted loudly, and the meal was served quickly.

Everyone feasted, the shop was in a hurry, the door opened again, and the people sitting by the door complained about the strong wind, but even if they were reprimanded. Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see two poor people coming in, who were pointing to the person who was complaining: "What's the noise, didn't you see that the uncle was in a bad mood?" The man muttered, and went back to his own meal. The messenger glanced around the store and said to Xiao Er: "Quickly clear our room and serve the wine and food, this ghost weather!" He turned back to the prisoner with the flail behind him and scolded: "Just for you, the bird thief, we are running around and getting cold." When you arrive in Jingzhou, you feel good! ”

The second official dragged the prisoner through the store in full view of everyone, and went straight to the guest room in the back. Although the prisoner kept his head down, his face was familiar, and he was Sun Yuan, the original third master of the Qingliu Society. Qiu Yinming said to himself: "How did he fall to this point. ”

The wind and snow howled overnight, and the next morning, the four fields were covered in silver, and when the three of them went on the road, the morning sun had risen, and the ice and snow melted on the official road, and there was no obstacle to speed. When leaving the hotel, Qiu Yinming inquired about the store and learned that two officials had already taken Sun Yuan on the road. After walking for more than five miles, he saw that the second official in front of him was holding a cane, and Sun Yuan hesitated to walk with a flail.

"Boss, do you want to stop and ask for clarification?" Chen Baisheng Le Ma Dao. It's no longer appropriate to call "adult" now, and I've called it that way before, so it's easy to use. Qiu Yinming also acquiesced noncommittally. Hearing him say this, he said, "Okay." That's what I mean. ”

The three horsemen rushed forward, and in a blink of an eye, they surrounded the official and Sun Yuan in the middle of the road. The messenger was taken aback, looking up at the unscrupulous visitor on the tall horse, and suddenly lost his confidence. A messenger pressed his hand on the waist knife, swallowed his saliva, and said loudly: "Where did you come from! We are on official business, what do you want to do! ”

Sun Yuan recognized Qiu Yinming and Chen Baisheng at a glance, and before he could speak, Qiu Yinming preemptively said: "I know." The two poor masters, the road ahead is not easy, leave the prisoners behind, I will reward you with some money, and turn back. To put it mildly, he almost choked the poor man, and looked at Qiu Yinming carefully a few times, but the waist knife couldn't be pulled out. At this moment, the younger messenger behind him came forward with a stick and pestle and said, "Bold thief! In broad daylight, he dared to stop the official ......" Before he finished speaking, he was grabbed by another messenger and whispered: "Xiao Wang, don't mess around." I don't think these guys can be messed with. ”

Qiu Yinming smiled, took out two silver bills from the saddle bag, and said, "Those who have eaten for a few more years really understand better." He stretched out the money to the messenger who was at the head of the company, and said, "Take the money, and I will not do you any wrong." Then he said to the young man, "If you still don't understand, don't blame us for being rude." ”

The young poor man glared and wanted to return the favor, but he was pulled by the leader, stepped forward to take the silver, and said to Qiu Yinming: "Thank you, uncle." Take away the people. "You're ......" the young poor man snapped angrily. The leader said: "Xiao Wang, you are brainless." With so much money, when can the fucking master earn it! It's a big deal not to eat this nest of rice. You're going to hit you. I'm leaving. He turned back to the three of them: "The three masters are okay." "He smeared oil on the soles of his feet. The young man was stunned in place, Qiao San looked anxious, and blurted out: "You fool." It's not good to give money, do you have to give you a few fists to wake up? The messenger was startled by his loud voice, and seemed to understand, and turned back to chase after the other messenger, and shouted, "Old cow - old cow - wait for me!" I haven't shared the money yet—"

Sun Yuan was shocked, looked at Qiu Yinming and said, "My lord...... You? Qiu Yinming got off the horse, drew a knife and cut his shackles, and said, "It's not convenient to talk here, come with us." "Where to go?" What do you want me to do? Sun Yuan asked confusedly. Chen Baishengce immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand and said, "You will understand when you arrive in Jingzhou." Get on the horse. ”

After entering Jingzhou City, Qi Mutian's people came to pick them up, and the group went straight to Lantingju. The guest rooms in the two courtyards behind the inn have been taken over by the people of the Xihai League. As soon as he got off the horse, he saw Qi Mutian coming out of the side door, and said to Qiu Yinming with a smile: "The matter in Jingmen County is over so quickly. "It's not that Guo Qianhu is too unbeaten. There is a lot of money, and I didn't run in vain. While talking and walking inside, Qiu Yinming saw him looking at Sun Yuan curiously, so he said: "He was somehow caught by the government and escorted to Jingzhou Mansion, looking strange and pitiful, I sent the messenger away." "Sun Yuan knew Qi Mutian, he was instructed by Zhang Tianyi last time, and he failed to succeed in poisoning and assassination, so he didn't dare to face it at this time. Qi Mutian said to him with a smile: "Sun San is in charge, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't care about the past." Please. ”

After entering the door, Qi Mutian said to Qiu Yinming: "The alliance leader and they just arrived last night, and a lot of things have indeed happened in the past two months." You've come just in time, and you need to discuss it together. ”

He had only met Heng Jingzhao three times before, but he was not very harmonious, Qiu Yinming was a little mindful in his heart, and he didn't know if his attitude had changed now. At this time, several people had entered the main house in the backyard, and they saw many people sitting or standing in the house. On the main seat is Heng Jingzhao, and the most popular seat next to him is empty, it should be Qi Mutian's, followed by Shi Jinzhong and two young people who are born in the face. Qiu Yinming guessed that they must all be Heng Yuhuan's senior brothers. The two people sitting opposite each other had a different temperament from these people in the Xihai League, one was high-crowned and plain and extremely handsome, and the other was dressed up in a showy manner, wearing a conspicuous emerald ring on his white hand. Qiu Yinming remembered that on the way out of Luoyang to Jingzhou, Qi Mutian said that after the leader of the alliance arrived at Huaiyue Villa a month ago, he wrote a letter to inform Qi Mutian, saying that Sima Xin, the owner of the young village, was treating Bai Mengyang's father in Hangzhou, and the alliance had changed recently and was in urgent need of manpower, so he asked Qi Mutian to write a letter to contact Sima Xin and invite him to help. At this time, the handsome young man in front of him is about Sima Xin, and this talent is unknown.

There are many people who have faces, and Qi Mutian introduced them to each other. Only then did Qiu Yinming know that this show was actually the thief Fang Tongbao who made the Dongfang Dart Bureau lose face. The two young people who didn't know each other, one was Yang Zheng, the fourth senior brother of Heng Yuhuan, and the other was Shi Lei, the fifth senior brother who heard from Qi Mutian from Qi Mutian last time in Jingzhou and ran away with Du Yu, the third senior brother of Heng Yuhuan.

After sitting down, somewhat unexpectedly, Heng Jingzhao took the initiative to smile and said to Qiu Yinming: "I already know everything about you." It's almost time to call you a good nephew. Qiu Yin looked at Qi Mutian in the Ming Dynasty, and saw that he seemed to have a smile on his face, and he knew a little, so he replied: "Don't dare to be." A few days ago, there were many offenses, and the leader of the alliance was Haihan. I have come to Jingzhou with the intention of continuing to complete the unfinished business of the governor. If there is anything that can help the alliance leader, I will not refuse. Everyone in the room knew more or less about him, and they also knew that he was now a fugitive, and they still answered the alliance leader in such a tone, and suddenly several people looked sideways. Heng Jingzhao didn't think so, and said with the same expression: "Okay." I also hope to cooperate with my nephew a few more times in the future. ”

At this point, I will first talk about the whereabouts of the Xihai Alliance in the past two months.

At the beginning of September, Heng Yu's injuries had stabilized, and Sima Xin and Fang Tongbao also rushed to Luoyang to meet with the alliance leader after receiving Qi Mutian's letter. I learned from Qi Mutian and Gao Ye's news that Di Taifeng had a close relationship with the Ten Thousand Daoists who made the poison, and most of the poison was matched by the Ten Thousand Daoists. Heng Yu's accident made Heng Jingzhao angry, lost his usual composure, and when he went out, he kept saying that he wanted to step on Chunlin Villa, but fortunately, he calmed down all the way, and when he arrived in Guizhou, he wrote to inform him without losing courtesy, and then Fang went to the door with a dignified battle.

How do you know that those who want to find are nowhere to be found? But the most surprising thing is that Du Yu actually became the third owner of Chunlin Villa! When he and Zhu Zhuang came out together, the people of the Xihai League were dumbfounded.

Although Lord Zhu Zhuang was a little frightened, he was still neither humble nor arrogant, and it was indeed Long Shao's idea to poison the secret arrow, but the old sect master did not know, and after knowing this, he angrily accused Long Shao, and had already taken him back to the old land of Wushan many days ago to make him think about the past. Di Taifeng was also reprimanded by the old sect master because of this matter, and left temporarily, not knowing where it was.

So the fanfare meeting ended in a hurry, and although the atmosphere was tense, the two sides finally treated each other with courtesy. After coming out of Chunlin Villa, Heng Jingzhao immediately arranged for all the soldiers to divide into two routes, so that Shi Jinzhong and Yang Zheng began to retrace Zhang Tianyi's whereabouts from Li Ju's house, the capital commander of Jingzhou Mansion, while Sima Xin and Fang Tongbao secretly stayed near Chunlin Villa to see what tricks they had and find a way to find out Wan Daoist. After sending out the men and horses, Heng Jingzhao went towards Wushan alone.

Let's say that Hengjingzhao went all the way up the river to Wushan County. According to his guess, although this old sect master did not want to be named, it was inferred from his prominent reputation in the Jingchu martial arts that he must not be a person who had hidden from the world, and he had some other purpose in hiding his name or other purpose, perhaps to avoid the enemy. Such a person must also be a celebrity in his perennial residence. Sure enough, when I went to Wushan County to inquire a little, I learned a lot of rumors and anecdotes about the old sect master, especially at the riverside wharf, several old boatmen knew the way to his residence, and when they heard that this guest was going to visit, they all came to persuade him, that place could not be visited, on the top of the cliff and dangerous peak, the ape was difficult, and even the people who collected medicine rarely went, except for his two apprentices, no one had ever visited. However, after Heng Jingzhao offered a good price, the two boatmen agreed to give him a ride.

The day is cloudy, the clouds contain the rain color, the boat goes north along the Daning River, the mountains on both sides of the bank are beautiful, the peaks and valleys are wonderful, look at the clouds and mist in the distance, the verdant mountain peaks loom in the distance, the form changes from time to time with the boat line, the agility is unpredictable, look up at the waterfall between the cliffs and flow white, bow down and bend the river water is deep and blue. After a period of turbulent white waves and turbulent undercurrents, the mountain walls on both sides gradually approached, the sky overhead was low and the clouds were dark, the fog was misty, and the sound of spring water dripping down the river under the stone cliff continued to be heard in the ears, and sometimes there was a miserable wind blowing between the cliffs, and the cold swept into the sleeves and soaked into the heart.

Heng Jingzhao stood on the bow of the ship and watched the scenery and pondered, and overheard the old boatman say: "Guest officer, the front is almost here." He turned and saw the old boatman pointing to a shoal at the bottom of the cliff ahead, "The boat can only take you here, and I hear that the road inside is still long." ”

When the boat docked at the beach and got off the gangplank, another young boatman escorted him off the boat and said, "I'll give you a section." Heng Jingzhao looked around, only to see that behind the protruding cliff, there was a plank road, narrow and old, and it was impossible to see the age. The boatman said: "This road is easy to walk, but when you get to the top, the guest officer will understand, if you don't go, we will still send you back, it's okay." Heng Jingzhao smiled: "Let's go and see first." So he followed the boatman and walked slowly into the mountain. The ancient vines are secluded, and the autumn is bleak. In the middle of the line, Heng Jingzhao suddenly asked: "There is no one here, how can the old sect master take a boat out?" The boatman said: "I heard that there is another road over the mountain, which is longer and more difficult to walk, and no one really knows about it." ”

Walking along the plank road through two mountain walls, I don't realize that I have reached the halfway up the mountain. The clouds were low, the surroundings were filled with moisture, and the sideburns and beards were a little wet. Suddenly, the road under his feet was open, and there was a cliff in front of him, and the fog rose under the cliff, and he couldn't see what it was, and there was a dead tree across the cliff, and one end was on the opposite cliff. You can vaguely see a sheep intestine trail on the opposite side heading deep into the mountains. The boatman said, "That's the way to go straight down." Guest officer, I told you a long time ago that there were people who wanted to visit in the past, and they all turned back when they came here. Heng Jingzhao turned around and said, "Thank you for showing the way." Without waiting for the boatman to persuade him again, he had already flown up, lightly touched the branch of the dead tree, and landed on the opposite side. Shocked, the boatman stood on the edge of the cliff until he couldn't see Heng Jingzhao's back.