Last night's fire in Pingzhou City and the assassination of a horse in the east of the city were spread by someone on this day, but after noon, it had spread throughout the city, causing panic.

On this day, the arrest of the government government intensified the investigation of all the people on the street one by one, and the restaurants, teahouses, merchants, and door-to-door were also searched, and people entering and leaving the city were also interrogated about their origins and whereabouts.

In short, the mansion of the forester was deliberately set on fire, and more than a dozen lives were buried in the fire, and the unknown whereabouts of the horse gave the prefect Zheng Wei a lot of pressure.

After noon, Princess Zhao Hanyan of Gaoping came to the palace in person to inquire.

In the back hall of the mansion, Zhao Hanyan didn't seem to have slept well all night, and she was still a little haggard, the little slave stood beside her, and the worry on her face had not dissipated after a night.

"Governor Zheng, I don't know the whereabouts of the horse?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

The prefect Zheng Wei is sitting in danger, Pingzhou City has such two major events overnight, his prefect's responsibility is the most important, and the Lin Mansion can still be appeased, but this horse is a relative of the emperor, and now he is missing, in case there is anything wrong, his prefect's hat is afraid that it will be difficult to protect.

He hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Back to the princess, last night Yang Zhutou led people out of the city to pursue the assassin......

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Hanyan waved his hand a little impatiently: "I don't want to listen to the process, you just tell me if there is a whereabouts of the horse." ”

"Nope." Zheng Wei was sweating profusely, and hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Yang Zhutou said that the assassin is a person in the rivers and lakes with high martial arts, he led people out of the city to pursue, and met the officials who came back from guarding the city halfway, and those officials said that they did not trace the assassin, and he led people to search for hundreds of miles outside the city overnight, but no trace of the assassin and the horse was found. ”

After speaking, seeing that Zhao Hanyan was worried, Governor Zheng hurriedly said: "But please rest assured, the princess, Yang Zhutou said, since the assassin did not choose to kill the horse in the city, but took him away, there should be something else to ask for, the horse should be free of worries for life for the time being, there are still assassin accomplices hiding in the city, as long as you find the assassin in the city, you can force the whereabouts of the horse." ”

Zhao Hanyan said slowly: "Governor Zheng, you have already known about the assassin's entry into the city since the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, why haven't you found the assassin for so long?" If you had found the Assassin earlier, you might not have happened last night. ”

Zheng Wei was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "Please forgive the princess, it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the lower official, and the lower official promises that he will find the assassin and find the colt within three days." ”

Zhao Hanyan got up and said: "Gao Ping is a little tired, so he will leave first, wait for the good news of Zheng Zhifu in the mansion, and ask Zheng Zhifu to find the horse as soon as possible, so that Gao Ping can feel at ease." ”

"Xiaguan must not disappoint the princess." Zheng Wei hurriedly promised.

Subsequently, Zhao Hanyan took the little slave, got into the carriage, and left the mansion.

On the carriage, the little slave gently held Zhao Hanyan's hand, and looked at her with firm eyes: "Princess, the concubine is so good, it will definitely be auspicious, and the princess should not worry too much, take care of her body, if the concubine comes back and sees that the princess is emaciated, she will also feel distressed." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hanyan smiled lightly.

……

After sunset, Zhang Xiang and Qin Elegy in the thatched hut heard a sound of slowly swaying footsteps outside the house.

The two walked out.

I saw a short old man dressed in tatters, carrying a small basket on his back, and holding a wine gourd in his hand, drinking wine while throwing the basket on his back in the courtyard.

Qin Elegy stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Iron senior." ”

Just seeing this old man, Zhang Xiang was taken aback: "Old man, is it you?" ”

This old man was the same old man he had seen stealing beef from the tavern he had seen outside a tavern the other day.

At that time, he also asked the little slave to buy a gourd of wine and two catties of beef for him.

The old man saw Zhang Xiang's surprised appearance, and smiled: "Little doll, do you remember the little old man!" ”

Zhang Xiang smiled bitterly and hurriedly arched his hand: "Old man, thank you for saving your life." ”

The old man laughed: "Little doll, you give the little old man wine and meat, and the little old man will also help you this time, this time we can be considered even." ”

Qin Elegy on the side also saw the clue, and said strangely: "You know? ”

Then Zhang Xiang briefly told her what happened a few days ago.

Qin Elegy couldn't help laughing, covered his mouth and chuckled: "Ming Heng, the iron predecessor is named Tie Jiangli, he is a strange person in Miao Jiang, and the people in the rivers and lakes call him a monster of Shenquan, don't look at him like this, but he has reached the peak of kung fu with a horizontal practice, and he is one of the five top masters recognized by the rivers and lakes, even the master respects him, I only heard from the master's mouth, he saved us last night, and I only remembered when I saw his outfit this morning." ”

Zhang Xiang opened his mouth slightly in surprise, this kind of top master went to steal wine and meat? He didn't know what to think at this time.

After the old man heard Qin Elegy's words, he smiled and said, "The little girl doll still has a little knowledge, I don't know who your master is?" ”

Qin Elegy hurriedly bowed his hand: "Senior Tie, the family teacher is the leader of the Snow God Sect, Xiao Ming." ”

"It turned out to be a disciple of the Great Devil." The old man muttered unhappily, but there was no sense of rejection on his face, turned around and turned out a bag of beef from the small back basket, and walked lazily into the hut: "I got the medicine back, little girl, you mash these medicines, cook them for him in three times, and it will be effective in two days, old man, I am tired for a day, and I am going to sleep, so I don't care about you." ”

With that, the old man went into another broken hut and closed the door.

"Thank you, Tie Senpai, let's leave it to Elegy next!" Qin Elegy thanked him.

Then, Qin Elegy and Zhang Xiang smashed those herbs together and made a small fire in the courtyard to boil them.

Zhang Xiang looked at the broken thatched hut that was still lit with lamps and candles, and whispered: "Alas, you said that this iron senior's martial arts are so high, why do you want to steal wine and beef?" I thought he was a beggar that day! I was beaten by the shopkeeper and didn't fight back? ”

Qin Elegy shook his head: "I don't know, I only heard from the master, the master said that this iron predecessor has a strange personality, both good and evil, likes to play games in the world, and never sees a trace, so there are not many people who know him." But wherever he went, he was wearing a pair of broken straw sandals, a torn dress, and a wine gourd, so those who didn't know would think he was a beggar. This time, maybe the game world came to Pingzhou, and you can be regarded as having a relationship with him, giving him wine and meat, and he rescued us. ”

"This ancient master is really weird." Zhang Xiang muttered.

"Ming Heng, what did you say?" Qin Elegy asked.

Zhang Xiang hurriedly snorted: "Oh, it's nothing, I said that this master is really a master, and he is really different from ordinary people." ”

Qin Elegy nodded: "This iron predecessor has two disciples, and they are also well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, one of them is Dugu Liuying, a strange man in the rivers and lakes, although this Dugu Liuying is mediocre in martial arts, but he is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, the Five Elements Gossip and various poison antidotes, he is his eldest disciple, and he is a member of the Dugu family in the land of Baiyue." The little disciple is Miao Jiangqi woman Tang Yun, who has won the true biography of the iron predecessors, and her martial arts are extraordinary, but she can hire my senior brother Yuan Shen, who is called the little witch of Miao Jiang by the people of the rivers and lakes, and the only ones who know the personality of the iron predecessors are his two disciples. ”

Zhang Xiang is particularly interested in these people and affairs, which is related to the fact that he used to like to read all kinds of martial arts novels, and he also has a martial arts dream, it is rare to come to such an era, and he has close contact with these people, it is a pity not to realize it.

He hurriedly asked: "Alas, what are the four other top masters of the rivers and lakes you just mentioned besides this iron senior?" Also, how can this martial art be considered high? What is considered low? ”

Qin Elegy said with a smile: "The five top masters of the rivers and lakes, the iron predecessor is one of them, my master Xiao Ming is also one of them, the master of the Imperial Academy of Arts in the capital is one of them, this Emperor Zhao Yuan was a native of the rivers and lakes when he was alive, in the war of Zhao Yuan's destruction of the former Chu, he was accepted by Zhao Yuan as a personal guard, and later the Southern Chu was established, he became the commander of the forbidden army, after Zhao Yan succeeded to the throne, he resigned himself, opened the Imperial Academy in the capital, and cultivated martial arts talents for the royal family, his disciples are also the most, and now the commander of the forbidden army, the head of the criminal department are all his disciples, There are also many people who go to the rivers and lakes in the capital, and they also worship the Imperial Academy to become his disciples, so his disciples are almost all over the rivers and lakes. ”

"The other two, Lin Shengquan, the leader of the Yongle Sect in the south, I only know that this Lin Shengquan is a monk, and he is a representative of many decent people in the rivers and lakes.

"The last one is Wei Lie, the owner of Jingzhou Donghu Village, this Wei Lie is also the most mysterious one, no one knows his origin, only that he lives in Jingzhou Donghu Village, isolated from the world, he is listed as one of the five top masters, because Lin Shengquan has fought with him, and as a result, the two are tied, he has four disciples under him, known as the four guards of East Lake."

Zhang Xiang asked with interest: "If these five people fight, who is more powerful?" ”

Qin Elegy shook his head again: "I don't know, in addition to the master, this iron predecessor has just seen, and I haven't seen the other three, after all, I have only been with the master for a year, and they are all these Jianghu people that the master told me, among these five people, Meng Cheng is very old, nearly seventy years old, you have also seen the iron senior, and the age is about the same as Meng Cheng, in terms of internal strength, it must be the most profound of these two people, my master is over fifty years old, Lin Shengquan and Wei Lie are basically this age, if they really fight, they must be younger, and they want to take advantage of it, However, the master said that in terms of the profundity of martial arts, he is not afraid of Lin Shengquan and Wei Lie, if it is about internal strength, he can't fight Meng Cheng and Tie Seniors, as for who is higher and who is low, he has not completely beaten. ”

"The old one hasn't been fighting, the small one is fighting, you and your senior brother Yuan Shen are Xiao Ming's disciples, Miao Jiang's little witch and Dugu Liuying and Tie Senior's disciples, the commander of the forbidden army and the head of the criminal department are Mengcheng's disciples, Wei Lie and the four disciples of the East Lake Four Guards, have you ever fought?" Zhang Xiang asked a little unwillingly.

Qin Elegy looked at him strangely: "Ming Heng, are you also interested in these?" ”

"Of course, I'm not interested in asking you what you're doing." Zhang Xiang smiled.

Qin Elegy shook his head: "We haven't fought either, besides, I've only been with the master for a year, and I have learned too little, but my senior brother Yuan Shen, who has followed the master since he was a child, has learned the essence of the master, and among the younger generation of the rivers and lakes, the senior brother is also among the best, but I haven't fought, and I don't know who is more powerful, or wait to see the senior brother, you ask him, he knows more than me." ”

Zhang Xiang looked at her a little embarrassed: "That... That one... Elegy, look at my qualifications, is it suitable for learning martial arts? ”

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