The snow had stopped for a few days, and the air in the city of Vaud was cold, the streets and houses were black, white, and gray, and under the eaves on both sides of the road, people with sleeves squatted there, watching the people on the road come and go, the white mist came out of people's noses, not many people spoke loudly, and the occasional staggered gaze on the road was mostly melancholy and panicked.

Some people had already put away their carriages and horses and were about to leave, but under a tree in front of the road, a child was crying, and in the opposite door, the child who waved goodbye to him had already burst into tears. I don't know what the future will be like for the little couple in the narrow alley, most of the merchants have closed their doors, and the warriors of the green forest are in a hurry, not knowing where to go to help.

This is a chaotic scene, Shi Jin first saw it more than ten years ago, and now he has more feelings in his heart. This feeling makes people disappointed in this world, and there are always things that people can't let go. All the way to the temple of the Great Light Sect, the noise sounded, inside was the shouts of the apologetic monks when they practiced martial arts, and outside were the monks' teachings and the believers who crowded half the street, all of them were seeking the blessing of the Bodhisattva.

Shi Jin, who was wearing a cotton jacket, looked like a farmer in the countryside, but the long burden behind him also showed some clues of the green forest people, he went to the back door, and halfway through, a well-dressed and well-looking man greeted him, and bowed over to do a full salute: "The dragon king has arrived, please." ”

Shi Jin just went inside in silence.

The monks and soldiers practicing martial arts in front of the temple are shirring and haha, the momentum is majestic, but that is just a face to show the ignorant people, at this time gathered in the rear, it is the master who came with Lin Zongwu, under the eaves, in the courtyard, whether the monks and laymen are young and strong, most of them have sharp eyes, some people will glance over, and some people will make a move in the courtyard.

The rivers and lakes seem to be idle, but in fact there are many rules and pomp, Lin Zongwu is now the number one master in the world, and most of the people under his command are heroic, ordinary people want to enter this courtyard, and they must be measured, and in the face of different people, attitudes and treatments are also different.

Compared with the literati, who still talk about humility, the warriors are much more straightforward, practicing their crafts, seeking face, their own skills are good, and if they get less face, they always have to earn it back. However, Shi Jin was no longer in this category, some people recognized this man who looked like an old peasant, stood respectfully, and some asked in a low voice, and then quietly retreated and watched from a distance. In the middle, there are still young people with unruly eyes, and middle-aged people will never dare to make mistakes. The older the rivers and lakes, the less timid they are - in fact, it is not that they are timid, but that they have seen more, and many things can be understood, and there will be no more unrealistic delusions.

After two such courtyards, and then inside, it is a garden with plum blossoms, the pond water has not yet frozen, and there is a pavilion on the water, Lin Zongwu greeted him from there: "Dragon King, there are some things just now, there is a disappointment, and I am lazy." ”

"Sect Master Lin." Shi Jin just bowed his hand slightly.

Shi Jin doesn't like Lin Zongwu, this person has a strong desire for human rights, many things can be called unscrupulous, the Great Light Sect only seeks to expand, demagoguery, and the disciples and grandchildren of the good and bad have also done many bad things that have lost their conscience. But if you only look at it from the perspective of Green Forest, this person is just an ambitious hero, he is heroic and benevolent on his face, and he is still a little measured in doing things at the personal level. Brother Liangshan, Song Jiang, and Song were not like this back then.

At the beginning, Shi Jin only sought righteousness, and Liangshan also entered, and later saw more and more, especially after carefully thinking about the life of Sect Zhou, he knew that Liangshan was also a wrong path. But for more than ten years, he has been mixing in this inseparable black and white world, and he will not turn his face with Lin Zongwu because of such disgust. As for a competition in Zezhou last year, although he was beaten by the other party to vomit blood to the end, but a fair duel, it was indeed inferior to others, he was above board, but he never took it to heart.

After saying hello, Lin Zongwu led Shi Jin to the pavilion in front of him where he had already cooked tea, and said something "The Dragon King is so hard to please", but when he arrived at the table, he turned around and officially arched his hand.

"Wang Dare's matter, Lin heard about it, the Dragon King broke the crowd of 600 with 30 people, and saved the old and weak in the village. The Dragon King is a true hero and is worshiped by Lin. ”

As the number one in the world, he has done so much with his attitude, if it were other Green Forest people, I am afraid that he would be impressed immediately. Shi Jin just looked at it and returned the salute: "I heard that Sect Master Lin has news of Mu Anping, Shi Mou came for this, and I hope that Sect Master Lin will not hesitate to tell you." ”

“…… Let's sit down first. Lin Zongwu looked at him for a moment, smiled and spread his hands, the two sat down in the pavilion, Lin Zongwu said: "The eight-armed dragon king is compassionate and compassionate, when he led Chifeng Mountain against the Jurchens, he was a big hero who everyone mentioned to give a thumbs up, the last time you and I met was in Zezhou, Zezhou, when I watched the dragon king's eyebrows, I originally thought it was for the rebellion of Chifeng Mountain, but see you again today, I know that the dragon king is suffering for the common people in the world." ”

Shi Jin listened to his nagging, and said in his heart that I am your mother, and replied casually: "How can you see it?" ”

"If it is really for Chifeng Mountain, the Dragon King will lead people to kill back, why not for a year, but wandering around Vaud. I heard that the Dragon King was originally looking for Namu Anping, but later he couldn't help but come and go for the Jurchen things, and now the Dragon King has a dead face, and he is disgusted with the world and seeks death. Presumably the monk chirped crookedly, and the dragon king was thinking in his heart, what kind of bullshit did you put ......"

Lin Zongwu smiled kindly, pushed over a cup of tea, and Shi Jin thought for a moment: "I came for that Mu Anping, if Sect Master Lin has information about this child, I hope to tell him." ”

Lin Zongwu nodded: "For this child, I also have some doubts and want to ask the Dragon King for advice." At the beginning of July, I came to Vaud because of some things, and Master Tian of Weishan Hall hosted a banquet for me. On the night of the third day of the seventh month, something happened......"

The weather was cold, and the mist of hot tea rising from the pavilion curled up, and Lin Zongwu said with a solemn expression that the battle that night, which began inexplicably and ended inexplicably.

“…… Walking on the rivers and lakes, sometimes I am involved in some things in a daze and smashed into the field. It's a joke...... Later, my subordinates secretly investigated, and after some time, I learned the ins and outs of this matter, and the arrester named Mu Yi was killed by someone who killed his wife and kidnapped his children. He is hysterical, the monk has no way to retreat, Tian Weishan deserves to die, and Tan Lu deserves to be killed. “

Lin Zongwu paused: "It was a few days ago when I learned that this Mu Yi and the Dragon King had an old relationship, and during this period, the monk heard that there was a great master who sent a message all the way to the news of the Jurchen's southward journey, and later died in the Leping camp. said that it was a camp, but in fact, this person's grandmaster was skilled, and most of them begged for death. Later, it was confirmed that this person was that Mu Zhukuai, probably for the sake of his wife and children, and he didn't want to live......"

When he said this, he reached out and poured a cup of tea, looking at the mist on the tea water: "Dragon King, I don't know what this Mu Yi is about." ”

“…… People are dead. Shi Jindao, "Even if Sect Master Lin knows, what's the use?" ”

Lin Zongwu smiled with a complicated smile on his face: "I'm afraid that the Dragon King has misunderstood, this competition is confused, but this seat said that it is the first in the world of martial arts, and the right thing in the martial arts competition may not have to be found afterwards." It's just that...... The dragon king thinks that what is Lin asking for in this life? ”

Shi Jin drank a cup of tea quietly: "Sect Master Lin's martial arts, Shi admires. ”

"yes." Lin Zongwu smiled slightly bitterly, he paused, "Lin Mou is eight out of fifty this year, in front of others, Lin Mou is good at talking big, and he also said this in front of the Dragon King, but he will inevitably be underestimated by the Dragon King." In the monk's life, the six roots are impure and full of desires, but what he seeks the most is the reputation of the first in the world of martial arts. “

The huge monk drank a sip of tea: "When the monk was young, he thought he was strong in martial arts, but Fang La, Fang Qifo, Liu Dabiao and others were talented, and there was Zhou Tong in the north, sitting in the imperial boxing gym, and fighting invincible opponents all over the world. The Holy Sect was usurped by Fang La, and I had no choice but to hide with my sister and brother, and when the martial arts were completed, Liu Dabiao was dead, and Fang La and Fang Qifo were defeated in Hangzhou. When I regrouped, I always wanted to find the No. 1 Grandmaster Zhou in the martial arts world to have a competition, thinking that I would prove my name, but it's a pity...... At that time, Zhou Tong was almost eighty years old, and he didn't want to fight with juniors like me, and I also felt that even if I found him, what could I do? Defeating him is also a victory. Soon after, he went to stab Muhan and died. ”

“…… From then on, I couldn't snatch him anymore. Lin Zongwu sighed abruptly in the pavilion, and after a while, he looked at Shi Jin: "I later heard that Grandmaster Zhou stabbed Sticky Han, and the Dragon King followed him, and he also received the guidance of Grandmaster Zhou, I don't know how Grandmaster Zhou's martial arts are from the perspective of the Dragon King?" ”

Shi Jin looked at him: "You are not Grandmaster Zhou's opponent. ”

Lin Zongwu clapped his hands and nodded: "It's the same when I think about it, but now, looking back at the demeanor of my predecessors, I yearn for it." It's a pity that I didn't see it when I was alive, which is one of the biggest regrets in Lin's life. ”

He sighed, got up from his seat, and looked out at the eaves and the sky not far away.

"If before, Lin would not be willing to admit this." He said, "However, in July, Mu Yi's marksmanship amazed Delin. In Mu Yi's marksmanship, there are traces of Grandmaster Zhou's marksmanship, so since then, Lin has been inquiring about this person. Brother Shi, the deceased is gone, but my generation can still remember in my heart, this person's martial arts are so high, he is by no means an unknown person, and he also asked the Dragon King to inform him of this person's identity, which also solved a doubt in Lin's heart. ”

Shi Jin looked at him for a while, and then said: "This person is my brother on Liangshan, one of Grandmaster Zhou's disciples in the Imperial Boxing Gym, and Lin Chong, the 'leopard head' who once served as the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, my brother was originally a good family, but later he was killed by the traitor Gao Yu, and his family was ruined, and he was forced to go to Liangshan ......"

The cold wind outside whimpered and blew over the courtyard, Shi Jin talked about the life of Brother Lin from the beginning, to forcing Liangshan, to the collapse of Liangshan, he reunited with Zhou Tong and was expelled from the school, and then in the years of seclusion, he formed a family again, and the family was shattered again...... He has been anxious about a lot of things these days, and it is difficult to sleep at night, and at this time, the bloodshot in his eyes is accumulating, and when he talks about Lin Chong, the redness in his eyes does not know whether it is blood or tears that are slightly overflowing.

"Heaven and earth are unkind." Lin Zongwu listened to these things, nodded slightly, and then let out a sigh. In this way, I knew where the madness and death in Lin Chong's marksmanship came from. After Shi Jin finished saying everything, the courtyard was quiet for a long time, and Shi Jin said again:

"Now that Brother Lin is dead, the only blood and blood he has left in the world is Anping, Grandmaster Lin summoned me to come and said that there was news of a child, if it wasn't for the pastime Shi, Shi would have thanked him."

Lin Zongwu looked at him and was silent for a moment, as if he was making an important decision, and said after a while: "Brother Shi is looking for Mu Anping's whereabouts, and Lin is also looking for the ins and outs of this matter, but it has happened for a long time, Tan Lu ...... Not found. However, the son of the Qi family who committed the incident was recently arrested, and Lin detained him, and now he is locked up in a private prison in Vaud City. ”

He took out a token and pushed it towards Shi Jin: "The first one in Huangmu Lane, the Rong Martial Arts Hall, Brother Shi can go to ask for someone later." But...... Lin asked, I'm afraid he doesn't know the whereabouts of Tan Lu. ”

"That's enough, thank you Sect Master Lin...... Shi Jin's voice was extremely low, he took the sign, although he was still sitting as before, the murderous aura and ferocity in his eyes had already piled up. Lin Zongwu pushed him over with a cup of tea: "Is the Dragon King still willing to listen to Lin Mou's words?" ”

"The sect leader said."

"Brother Shi can't let go of the people in this world." Lin Zongwu smiled, "Even if my heart is full of Mu Anping's whereabouts now, I can't let go of the crisis of this Jurchen coming from the south after all." Monk...... He is not a good person, and he has many desires in his heart, power and fame, but in general, the Dragon King, I act in the Great Light Sect, and I am worthy of it. Ten years ago, Lin raised an army to resist Jin, and over the years, the Great Bright Sect has also taken anti-Jin as its own responsibility. Now that the Jurchens are coming, Vaud is difficult to defend, and the monks are going to fight with the Jurchens, Brother Shi should also know that once the soldiers are in danger, this Vaud city wall, Brother Shi will definitely go up. Brother Shi was good at using soldiers, and only used more than 30 brothers to kill 600 people...... Lin asked Brother Shi to come over for this matter. ”

He said: "More than ten years ago, when I learned that Grandmaster Zhou had died of stabbing sticky, I knew in my heart that I could no longer confirm with him the reputation of being the number one in the world. At that time, I founded the Great Guangming Sect, and I had hundreds of thousands of followers under my command, and then I went to assassinate and stick to Han, and take righteousness and become benevolent, and I would inevitably laugh for the world. So I led the believers to the north, but unfortunately there were many masters of the green forest under my command, and there were too few people who knew the art of war. Brother Shi, heaven and earth are not benevolent, and everyone in the world suffers, but if you want to change everything, the martial arts of one or two people have no effect. “

“…… I know that the rebellion in Chifeng Mountain has made the Deshi brothers have many doubts in their hearts, but for the sake of the peace of the world for the younger generations, they can only get through big and small things...... Lin was thinking, if Brother Shi has spare time, can he come to my Great Bright Sect to help discipline these small ones, if he fights against gold, you and I can fight side by side, if Brother Shi has other places to go in the future, whether he wants to go alone in the world, or if he wants to retrieve Chifeng Mountain, Lin promised that he will never be forced to stay at that time, and between you and me, it will always be a brotherhood. ”

After he finished saying these words, he poured tea for Shi Jin. Shi Jin was silent for a long time, nodded, stood up, and arched his hand: "Let me think about it." ”

"Of course." Lin Zongwu stood up, spread his hands and smiled. Shi Jin thanked him again, and Lin Zongwu said: "Although my Great Bright Sect is mixed with dragons and snakes, after all, there are many people, and I am still inquiring about the news about Tan Lu, and if there is a result in the future, I will definitely inform Brother Shi as soon as possible." ”

As he said this, he sent Shi Jin out of the courtyard, and when he came back, he sighed in a low voice. Wang Nantuo was already waiting here: "I didn't expect that person to be Zhou Dong's disciple, after experiencing such an evil thing, no wonder he worked hard when he saw someone." His wife was separated and his family was ruined, and I was not wronged if I lost. ”

In the big battle in July, Wang Nantuo wasted one hand and was almost killed by Lin Chong on the spot. It's just that he usually acts without distinguishing between good and evil, and now he is involved in such bullshit things, even if his martial arts retreat, he is still a bachelor in terms of attitude.

"It's a pity that this dragon king has a bad heart for my teaching, and he doesn't want to be recruited by me."

"Then Mu Anping was rescued by his senior brother, why didn't the senior brother tell him frankly. Thinking that I will save Lin Chong's only bone and blood, Shi Jin will definitely be grateful, and when the time comes, he will not be able to shirk the matter of joining the sect. ”

Lin Zongwu shook his head: "Shi Jin is different from others, he is righteous and righteous, and he would rather be broken than broken." Even if I hand over the child to him, he will only repay me in private, and will not join the religion - what I want is his ability to lead soldiers, and I want him to be convinced, so what is the use of him giving me a life in private? ”

The fat monk paused: "The great festival and righteousness are fought in the place of the great festival and righteousness, as soon as the war starts in the north, Shi Jin can't go, and with the friendship on the battle array, it is much easier to talk about these things." Make things done first, and then let him see the child when the time comes, that is the real heart of him...... If he is here, the tens of thousands of people in Chifeng Mountain now are also an elite army. At that time, he would have wanted to get it back. ”

Wang Nantuo nodded, and then said: "It's just that at that time, when the two met, as soon as the child said, didn't Shi Jin know that you had deceived him?" ”

"I have decided to accept Mu Anping as an apprentice, and the Dragon King will think clearly." Lin Zongwu put his hands behind his back and smiled faintly, "Zhou Dong, Zhou Dong, I have a relationship with him after all, among his descendants, Fu Lu has obtained the true inheritance, probably guarding the grave for Zhou Dong, I guess it is difficult to find." General Yue Pengju Yue...... Entangled in military affairs, and it is impossible to confirm the martial arts with me, I accept this disciple and give him the true biography, when he is famous in the world in the future, my fate with Zhou Dong can be regarded as a circle. ”

Speaking of this, he nodded: "...... There is an explanation. ”

After being quiet for a moment, Lin Zongwu walked to the tea table in the pavilion, turned around and asked, "By the way, how is Yan Chuxiang?" ”

"He Yun just came back from Gaizhou, it's not good." Wang Nantuo hesitated for a moment, "Yan Chuxiang and Gaizhou split the altar, I'm afraid they fell to that woman." ”

When these words fell, Lin Zongwu's face was fierce, and he only heard a bang, and the stone powder on the pillar of the pavilion next to him was splashed, but he punched the stone pillar with his hand, and the stone pillar was a big gap with a bowl mouth.

Last year, there was infighting in the territory of the King of Jin, Lin Zongwu took the opportunity to run to trade with Lou Shuwan, and negotiated the right to preach the Great Light Sect, and at the same time, he also shaped Lou Shuwan into the Descended Xuannu, and shared the power in the territory of the King of Jin with him. Lin Zongwu has only since learned that the world is sinister, and the power struggle on the big picture is much more dangerous than the bumps and bumps on the rivers and lakes.

However, the basic plate of the Great Light Sect is not small after all, and Lin Zongwu has been bumpy in his life, and he will not fall for these things. Seeing that the King of Jin began to resist Jin, and Tian Shi drove his own expedition, Lin Zongwu also understood that there must be a place in this troubled world, and it is not enough to rely on weak and incompetent incitement after all. He came to Vaud and summoned Shi Jin several times, in order to recruit troops and make a real record and reputation.

At this time, hearing the news that Yan Chuxiang of the Gaizhou branch altar had fallen to Lou Shuwan, Lin Zongwu was furious, and it took a while to calm down. At this time, it was not yet noon, the courtyard was covered with snow outside the courtyard, and the sky was as clear as washing, but I heard someone rushing in from outside, and when they arrived in front of Lin Zongwu, their words had already stammered.

"Newspaper, newspaper...... Newspaper, Jurchen army...... Jurchen army...... Here it ......."

"Say what?"

"Jurchen...... The number of spells and spells led by the speed of the spell and the column appeared thirty miles north of the city of Vaud, and the number was ...... The number is unknown—no less than ......," the messenger added with tears in his voice, "no less than fifty thousand......,"

Lin Zongwu stood there, his whole person stunned.

At this moment, the monks and soldiers in front were still performing martial arts in high spirits, and on the streets of the city, Shi Jin was quickly walking through the crowd to the direction of the Rong Martial Arts Hall, and soon he heard the sound of warning bells and gongs like a tide.

The war broke out, the battle of the Central Plains West Road, Wang Juyun and Tian Shi launched a million army, one after another to the north, in the four conflicts that had broken out at this time, the two forces that had been defeated in successive battles tried to trap the Jurchens in the wasteland near the ruins of Taiyuan with a huge and chaotic situation, on the one hand, to isolate the grain road, on the other hand, to constantly disturb. However, with the methods of Zong Han and Xi Yin, how could they follow the enemy's plan to dismantle the moves.

On the morning of the 23rd of October, the forward army of the Cyclé appeared thirty miles outside the city of Vaud, and the initial return was no less than 50,000 men, but in fact the number was more than 32,000, and on the morning of the 23rd day, the army arrived in Vaud and completed the formation under the city. Zong Han's knife also slashed towards Tian Shi's rear. At this time, the vanguard team of Tian Shi's personal expedition, in addition to the rout to the south in these days, there were more than 400,000 troops, divided into three large armies, the nearest is still a hundred miles away from Vaud.

As more than ten years ago, Shi Jin climbed the city wall and participated in the team defending the city. Before that bloody moment came, Shi Jin looked back at this white city, no matter when, he couldn't let go of this world of misery after all, this emotion was like a blessing, but also like a curse. He held the octagonal mixed copper stick with both hands, and what he saw in his eyes was still Zhou Dong's figure.

That's right, from beginning to end, he was looking at the old man's back, just because that back was so high-spirited, as long as he saw it once, he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

At the beginning of the battle in the northern city of Vaud, near Xuzhou, south of the Yellow River, there were strange fireworks signals, rising in the sky.

At the same time, in the direction of the east, a team of more than one million "hungry ghosts", I don't know what kind of information they were pulled, gradually gathered in the direction of Xuzhou City, the leader of this team is the initiator of the "hungry ghosts", Wang Shitong......

Further south, in the city of Lin'an, snow has also begun to fall, and the weather has become cold. In the study of the Qin Mansion, Qin Hui, the current privy envoy, waved his hand and smashed his favorite pen wash. Things about the southwest have started to make up endlessly......