At the foot of Huashan Mountain, it has always been a scenic spot. Since the "Xining Reform", the Song Dynasty has become more and more powerful, and among the tourists who shuttle like weaving, there are many literati and, heroes in the rivers and lakes, and rich businessmen. There are many restaurants and shops on the street, and the peddlers and pawns carry all kinds of goods on their shoulders, selling along the street in the flow of people, but it is also a lively scene.

After the two walked for a while, they saw a restaurant, and the black-bottomed plaque on the door was marked by three gilded characters "Yuxian Building". A peculiar smell of meat came from the building, which made people feel the index finger move when they smelled it.

There are more diners coming in and out of the restaurant, and business must be good.

Walking to the front of the building, Zhou Tong stopped and said: "The beef and mutton steamed buns in this shop are said to be the best in the world, how about you and I go here to drink?" ”

Li Qingcang arched his hand and replied: "Everything is arranged by Brother Zhou." ”

Zhou Tong laughed, pulled Li Qingcang into the restaurant, and the second junior who ran the hall came up to greet him: "Two guest officers, dare to ask how many distinguished guests?" ”

Zhou Tong said: "Just the two of us, quickly bring up the good wine and food in your store, by the way, the beef and mutton steamed buns are indispensable." ”

When the little second heard this, he responded: "Okay! He immediately bowed down and waved his hand to signal the two to sit down with him.

Most of the young people in the running hall are quick-eyed and articulate, and this one is no exception, leading the way while proudly introducing the origin of their hotel signboards. "As soon as I heard this master speak, he is a person who knows how to eat, not a small boast, this dish of beef and mutton steamed buns, the small shop said second, other stores dare not call it first, our beef and mutton steamed buns were praised by Emperor Taizu himself! The gold-lettered signboard outside the restaurant was written by Mei Yaochen, a senior official at the time of Emperor Renzong, which is about the allusion that Emperor Taizu met Chen Tuan Ancestor in our place and lost Huashan to Chen Tuan Ancestor in chess, and since then we have been exempted from the money and grain tax on the boundary of Huashan. Ancestor Chen knows it, right? That's a living immortal, so our restaurant is called Yuxian Building! ”

Zhou Li and the others couldn't help but laugh when they heard it, and they both felt that although this little two was quick and talkative, it was not disgusting, and a few words blew this store rare in the world and rare in the world. also pulled the gods, emperors, and ministers in.

There were many diners in the restaurant, and Xiao Er led the two of them to the private room upstairs to sit down. After saying that the two of you were waiting, he bowed and stepped out.

After a while, the wine and food arrived, two large bowls of fragrant broth, and the red oil soup was sprinkled with crisp and green vegetables. A pot of roasted golden dumplings, a yellow and crispy oven-roasted chicken, a plate of stir-fried roe leg meat, a plate of fried quails, a plate of green fried vegetarian vegetables, and a small jar of spirits.

Xiao Er stepped forward and sang: "Second master, this is the beef and mutton steamed bun in our store, this wine is shochu transported from Chengdu Prefecture, the wine is very strong, please use it slowly." ”

After speaking, he picked up the wine jar and prepared to open the mud seal and pour the wine, Zhou Tong casually took out a few copper coins and rewarded them to Xiao Er. said: "I want to drink with my brother, I don't need you to serve, you do things yourself." Xiao Er took the reward and happily retreated.

The two poured wine and ate by themselves, Li Qingcang poured the wine into two bowls, and saw that the wine was clear and fragrant. Brought a bowl to Zhou Tong, got up with a bowl, and saluted: "The little brother has just entered the rivers and lakes, and Brother Zhou's heroic deeds have been heard well, and I am very fortunate to see a real person today!" Please ask Brother Zhou to drink full, and the younger brother will do it first as a respect. ”

Zhou Tong hurriedly got up and drank it all, the wine was very spicy in his throat, like a fire dragon falling straight into his stomach, and he couldn't help but praise secretly: "It's enjoyable!" "Bring over the jar and fill the bowl. replied: "It is also fate to be able to meet my brother, today I will see you on the mountain to show your might, and I will soon have one more hero in the Song Dynasty martial arts, happy!" Brother, I also salute you with a bowl. The two of them raised a bowl and drank together.

After drinking the wine, Zhou Tong picked up the dough bun, broke it into the soup, and said to Li Qingcang: "You are a southerner, you may not eat this thing. This steamed bun should be eaten while it is hot, and it will spoil the taste if it is cold. As he spoke, he taught him how to break the buns.

Li Qingcang learned from Zhou Tong to break the bun and put it into the bowl, turning the edge of the bowl to suck, only to feel that the soup was salty and delicious, the taste was fragrant, and it was fragrant after drinking.

The two of them ate red noodles and sweated profusely, and after a while, the soup was dry. Li Qingcang said: "It's really delicious, Brother Zhou will pick a place, Xiao Er never lied." Zhou Tong laughed.

The two began to drink and eat, and the wine became stronger and stronger. Zhou Tong asked: "I don't know what happened to my brother to have a grudge with these Western Xia people?" ”

Li Qingcang said: "This matter is a long story, the younger brother has traveled away from home a few months ago and arrived in Henan Mansion last month. I heard my father once say that Shaolin is the first major school in martial arts today, and the 72 stunts of Shaolin in the temple are well-known in the world, so I want to pay a visit. When he was in Dengfeng, he met two people fighting, and one of them was the man who was wearing a black cloth to make a knife today.

"The other person was a member of the beggar gang, and he was seriously injured, and when he saw me passing by, he shouted for help, saying that the black-clothed knife hand was a Xixia spy, and as soon as I heard it, I stepped forward to help, and the Xixia spy fought two tricks, and the dog knew that he was invincible, so he hurriedly fled.

"When I saw that the beggar was seriously injured, I thought it was important to save the man first, so I did not chase after him. But the beggar finally died of his injuries, and before he died, he told me that the dog was a spy of the Xixia Yipintang, and he had found out a lot of military information about my Great Song Dynasty, and asked me to take it down. I saw that he had sacrificed his life for his country and was also a hero, so I agreed to his request. After burying the beggar gang disciples, he secretly investigated all the way, and finally found the trace of this dog.

He used secret notes to contact the same party along the way, and I was happy to kill a few more dogs, so I didn't do anything, and after leaving Henan Mansion, the dogs met with the other three, and then traveled all the way west to here. I saw that they had no companions to join along the way, and they were almost at the border, so they started to kill the enemy, but I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhou here, which was also a happy thing in life. ”

Zhou Tong suddenly realized, raised the bowl and saluted: "My brother is a promise, he really believes in people!" ”

Li Qingcang said: "Brother Zhou praised it falsely! Although I have just entered the rivers and lakes, there is no amazing performance, but the husband walks the world, "words must be done" these four words are still in mind, today from the dog found out of the letter, but it is a big thing, said that the Xixia Yipintang this plot is very big, not only these spies, the Xixia spies of the Song Dynasty state capitals have taken action this time, ready to send the military defense secrets of the entire territory of the Great Song Dynasty to the Xixia Yipintang. And the martial arts of the various factions of the martial arts have also stolen a lot, and the few I solved must have wanted to steal the Shaolin exercises, but they didn't succeed. After speaking, he took out the letter and handed it to Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong received the letter and saw that it was actually a Western Xia script, he had been in the military for a long time, and he knew this Western Xia script, and the meaning of the letter was not different from what Li Qingcang said. After reading it, he pondered for a moment, and said: "This matter is important, I want to quickly inform the Shaanxi envoys of this matter, and contact fellow martial artists, draw everyone's attention, and prevent my Great Song Dynasty martial arts from spreading to foreign enemies." It's better for me to run around this matter with me, and my brother can take you to get to know some heroes. ”

Li Qingcang was silent for a moment and said: "This matter of sending a letter and contacting has to be a person with a reputation like Brother Zhou, and it will not be of much use for the younger brother to go, but those military strategic deployments and martial arts methods cannot fall into the hands of thieves, and the younger brother plans to go to Xixia Yipintang to see if he can take it back." ”

Zhou Tong was shocked when he heard this: "The elder brother is really reckless, this Western Xia also treats the Song people like tigers and wolves, the elder brother is alone, but he wants to go to the enemy's military aircraft, this matter is too dangerous, it is not that the elder brother looks down on you, and he really does not want the elder brother to take this risk." It's good that the eldest husband wants to make a contribution, but there is only one life, Hugh blames the elder brother and said bluntly, I think this matter is very inappropriate, my brother should think about it again! ”

Li Qingcang took a sip of wine and looked at Zhou Tong for a moment. opened his mouth and said: "Thanks to Brother Zhou's high opinion, I don't think this matter is so dangerous, I have been following these spies for more than a month, and their contact methods are already known." I have a waist card in hand, and I am proficient in the Xixia language, I have a big Song and he is a Xixia person, why can't I go to Xixia? Besides, if you can't do something, I won't force it, just as Brother Zhou said that there is only one life, and I know that I can't do it, but my younger brother won't. Brother Zhou's love is understood by the younger brother. Zhou Tong heard Li Qingcang say this, and thought about it, and felt that if this was the case, he would not be sent to death. There are many ethnic groups in Western Xia, and there are not a few Han people, as long as you don't have to take back the military strategy cheats, that's okay!

It's just that I appreciate Li Qingcang more and more, since I can't dissuade him, I can only find a way to help. Then he asked: "I don't know where the elder brother respects the master, he actually taught such a high apprentice, the elder brother is clumsy, today I have been in the mountains for a long time to see the sword technique made by the elder brother, but I don't see the elder brother's teacher's sect?" ”

Li Qingcang replied: "The younger brother is a family martial art, but my father has never walked in the martial arts, because Brother Zhou has never seen the younger brother's sword technique. ”

Zhou Tong was stunned. He also said: "I see that my brother's knife technique is quite innovative, every move is similar to that of various factions but the artistic conception is different, absorbing the strengths of all families, you are only a little shallow in internal strength now, and over time, the achievements are limitless." Since you are ready to enter Longtan alone, my brother and I have practiced martial arts for half my life, I have a little experience, and I have nothing else to give, this "Guiyuan Jue" is my own creation, and it is not against the rules of the door to you, the above is some rough experience of practicing internal strength, please accept it, and hope to practice diligently. ”

This is also Zhou Tong's love for talent, contrary to the rules of Jianghu people who cherish their skills by themselves, and try every means to increase Li Qingcang's cost to save his life.

Li Qingcang knew that this gift was valuable, and his affection was even heavier, so he hurriedly left the table and bowed. said: "Brother Zhou is noble, the younger brother does not dare to refuse, this time he will go west to measure his strength, and he will come back to visit Brother Zhou." "The two of them are calm and sophisticated, the other is young and intelligent, and they don't need to say much, and they have already understood the meaning.

Zhou Tong was reluctant to say: "Today I hit my brother at first sight, and I felt myself, how about you and I become brothers?" ”

Li Qingcang said happily when he heard this: "The little brother also has this intention. ”

Zhou Tong was overjoyed and shouted: "Xiao Er will bring another jar of wine, and today I will enjoy this with my virtuous brother." ”

Xiao Er stepped back in response to the wine, Zhou Tong personally poured two bowls of wine, took out a dagger from the upper of his boots, cut his middle finger, and dripped blood into the two bowls. handed the dagger to Li Qingcang, who also pierced his finger and dripped blood into the bowl.

Zhou Tong said: "You and I treat each other with all sincerity, the people in the rivers and lakes do not adhere to the red tape and etiquette, and after drinking this bowl of blood wine, they will be brothers with different surnames who are close to each other in the future." After speaking, the two of them picked up the bowl together and saluted the air.

Zhou Tong said: "The emperor is above, the thick earth is below, today I Zhou Tong and Li Qingcang are brothers with different surnames, in the future, the two will live and die together, save each other, rely on each other, help each other in adversity, the emperor is thick earth, learn from my heart, if you break the oath, people and gods will be punished!" Li Qingcang said: "I, Li Qingcang, today and Zhou Tong are brothers with different surnames, in the future, the two will share blessings and hardships, work with one heart and one mind, help each other, heaven and earth as evidence, blood and wine as an alliance, stick to it, if you violate the oath, people and gods will be punished!" ”

After the vow was made, the two drank the wine in the bowl. Bowing hands to each other, one calling the virtuous brother and the other calling the eldest brother, there was a burst of cordiality in their hearts.

Zhou Tong said: "Brother is going to Xixia for the sake of my brother, but this news is important, but I also have to inform me that the Great Song Dynasty government and martial arts colleagues can't go with my brother, I am very ashamed of my brother, I hope that my brother will cherish it, and don't be strong." ”

Li Qingcang replied: "Don't worry, eldest brother, the younger brother understands that he will never act rashly and return in vain at most." ”

Zhou Tong was slightly settled in his heart, poured wine and said: "This bowl of wine wishes the virtuous brother a smooth journey to the west and a safe return, for my brother I hope that you will be famous in the world in the future and be a good man who stands up to the sky, don't say much, it's all in the wine, dry this bowl!" ”

Li Qingcang also took the bowl and said: "I also wish the eldest brother a smooth trip, inform the government as soon as possible, inform the martial arts colleagues, and let my Great Song Dynasty understand the Western Xia conspiracy as soon as possible." After saying that, the two of them drank it all again.

Li Qingcang kept a piece of the waist card for himself, and handed over the remaining three waist cards and letters to Zhou Tong, which was to give Zhou Tong this credit, and Zhou Tong was not hypocritical, and he was in his arms. After being full of wine and food, Zhou Tong called Xiao Er to settle the bill, the two went out of the restaurant, found a nearby inn, boarded a guest room, called Xiao Er to make strong tea, and continued to talk about anecdotes in the martial arts, until the wine rose, and the two went to bed to rest.