Guo Bin had already made it clear in the letter about the arrangements for Jiaozhou, and he also let Xi Zhi, who was far away in Yangzhai County, start to make preparations. According to Guo Bin's assumption, after the work of collecting ships and harvesting sugarcane was completed, their group would follow the first trip of sugarcane to Yingchuan to the north, and the southbound army would take the empty boat back to Jiaozhou to Jiaozhou by water.

Although the waterway has to go around a long way, it is definitely passable, and it avoids the miasma in the mountains and forests south of the Yangtze River, which can be regarded as a very safe route.

Guo Bin, Shi Xie, Zhu Fu, and Wang Yue are all smart people, and things are not very complicated, so they can be made clear in three or two sentences. Now that the three parties have a basis for cooperation, the atmosphere at the banquet is naturally warm, but Shi Xie is seriously injured after all, and Guo Bin has just returned from Lin Yi Kingdom, and he is in a hurry, plus Zhu Fu and Shi Xie are both anxious to carefully consider the suggestions put forward by Guo Bin today, in order to maximize their profits, so today's banquet ended early.

When Guo Bin returned to the small courtyard where everyone lived, the room was still brightly lit, and it was obvious that everyone was waiting for him. He didn't hide it, so he told everyone about the sugar cane, except for Huang Zhong, who had just joined, everyone knew about it, so no one was surprised. Guo Bin was still afraid that Huang Zhong would leave something behind, so he said: "Hansheng, this matter was decided before we went south, but we didn't mean to hide it. ”

When Huang Zhong heard this, he hurriedly avoided the table and got up, and said in his mouth: "The lord's words are heavy, and loyalty is to serve the lord, and he should be loyal, and there is no second heart." ”

Guo Bin nodded with satisfaction, and said to Huang Xu, who had never spoken on the side: "I see that your face is much better, do you want to be used to living in Shifu in the past few days?" ”

Huang Xu hurriedly saluted and said: "Thank you, Wang Gongzi often comes to take care of him, and all kinds of medicine are not stingy. ”

may be because he is weak and afraid of being laughed at, Huang Xu doesn't like to talk much, so he has very few words to say to everyone along the way. Guo Bin also saw that Huang Xu's complexion was much better than a few days ago, so he opened his mouth to care a few words, and after listening to Huang Xu's words, he nodded, and discussed with everyone about tomorrow's behavior.

Who knew that when everyone finished discussing and wanted to rest in peace, Huang Xu actually stayed, saying that he had something to say to Guo Bin. This action, not only everyone was taken aback, but even his father Huang Zhong was extremely shocked and inexplicable. It's just that he has always understood his son, and knows that since he said that there is something, then there must be something really wrong, so he glanced at his son encouragingly, and Huang Zhong walked out of the room with the crowd.

When Guo Bin and Huang Xu were left in the room, Fang listened to Huang Xu: "The old-timers in the back garden of the Shifu told me that they wanted Brother Guo to see him once he came back." ”

Guo Bin was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Have you seen that old-timer?" ”

Huang Xu said slowly: "After you went south that day, I was bored, so I took medicine at night and took a walk in the back garden. The garden was so big, full of strange flowers and plants, and the arrangement was so exquisite, that I could see it. It wasn't until he entered a small courtyard that he came back to his senses. ”

Guo Bin listened quietly, and the small courtyard that Huang Xu said was afraid that it was the place where he met the mysterious old-timer that day.

I only heard Huang Xu say: "This garden is exquisite, the flowers and plants are all exquisitely carved, even a very inconspicuous grass is just right, but there is a red attic standing abruptly in the courtyard." I was curious, so I walked slowly up the steps of the attic, until I reached the top floor of the attic, where I saw a middle-aged man in a Taoist robe, drinking dates and dried meat. ”

Hearing this, Guo Bin knew that he must be the one who drank with him that day, but he didn't know what kind of adventure Huang Xu would have this time?

Huang Xu said in his usual calm and low voice: "I'm afraid of disturbing my senior, even if I want to leave, but that senior has spoken to stay, I can only sit down and drink a few bowls of wine with his old man." ”

Guo Bin exclaimed: "You're not..."

Huang Xu smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "The younger brother can't drink alcohol, but he is only invited by his seniors, how can he refuse?" Besides, it's already like this, how bad can it be? and did not refuse. ”

Guo Bin knew that Huang Xu saw that everyone went south together that day, and only left himself in this scholar's mansion. Lonely and depressed in his heart, and self-pitying, although he is a scorching young man, he can only sit in the back house like a withered old man, although he seeks medical treatment everywhere, but he doesn't know when he will die, so he simply doesn't care so much.

Thinking of this, Guo Bin sighed secretly in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Actually, you don't have to be like this, when we go north to find the whereabouts of Dong's predecessors, we can treat your stubborn disease." It is Dong's predecessor Shenlong who sees the beginning but does not see the end, and we can't find his old man for a while, I can also take you to Jingmuro Mountain to find Huagong. Hua Gong is as famous as Dong Lao's predecessors, with high martial arts and good medical skills, and it is the same for him to diagnose and treat him. ”

Huang Xu's heart suddenly swelled up with a sense of confidant, but he said quietly on his face: "It's strange to say, the kid has never drunk alcohol in his life, although the wine is also red hero blood, the taste is actually familiar." ”

Guo Bin didn't understand it for a while, and said, "Déjà vu? Then he suddenly said: "The hero's blood is made from grapes, and the wine naturally has a sweet aroma of grapes, but there is nothing surprising. ”

Huang Xu still had that calm expression, and said slowly: "At that time, I just thought that this taste was strange, but I didn't take it to heart. Later, the senior asked me where I came from and why I was so sick. Anyway, there is nothing to hide, so I told him one by one, but I fell asleep while talking, and when I woke up tomorrow, the building was already empty, but I felt a lot more relaxed. ”

Guo Binqi said: "Oh? Why is that? ”

Huang Xu shook his head and continued: "Since then, I have been going to Xiaolou every day to drink and chat with that senior, and I often fall asleep after drinking in the middle of the night, and after waking up every day, my body always feels a lot more relaxed. ”

Guo Bin said slowly: "So, could it be that senior who is healing you every day?" ”

Huang Xu said: "Think about it. Later, every time I thought about the taste of the hero's blood, I finally remembered it, but it turned out to be the same taste as the nine-turn Taixuan Pill that was on the top of Lushan Mountain. ”

Guo Bin was shocked, got up and said, "What? Do you mean that this senior is Dong's senior? ”

Huang Xu was silent. Guo Bin couldn't sit still anymore, got up and walked around the room, thoughts surging in his heart. If this person is Dong Feng, why is he still in Jiaozhou? Didn't Wang Yue say that he had already gone north? Is it lying? If he is lying, then what is his purpose? If he didn't know that this person was Dong Feng, but he obviously had to go to deliver him food in person, he saw it with his own eyes that day. Could it be that Dong Feng is trapped here? But Shi Xie was seriously injured, and he did not restrict his freedom of movement, with his martial arts, can there be anyone in the world who can trap him?

The more Guo Bin thought about it, the more confused he became, nodded to Huang Xu at the moment, and flew out of the courtyard and galloped towards the small red building.

Along the way, he was very fast, and he dodged several groups of people who were competing in the garden before coming to the courtyard. He carefully probed outside for a long time, and when he saw that there was really no one, Fang swept downstairs, and then took a step and rushed upstairs. As soon as he came out of the staircase, he heard a very strong wind coming to his ears, and he was shocked, but he didn't panic. He looked at it, but it was a glass full of bright red wine.

Guo Bin flicked the bottom of the cup with the index finger of his right hand, only to see the cup being flicked upward, and then stretched out his left hand and gently held it in his palm. But I heard a magnetic but faint and sonorous voice say: "Good kung fu! ”

He knew in his heart that the other party was trying his martial arts, so he opened his mouth to drink all the wine in the cup, and said, "Good wine!" ”

I was about to say anything else, but I saw the figure in the Taoist robe rushing towards him. I saw that the man was moving like the wind, swift like a ghost, and his clothes fluttered with a very fierce palm wind, and the fierce aura that came to his face was overwhelming. Guo Bin was shocked, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to parry, and as soon as he made a move, it was a killing move in the dragon descending palm technique.

Although it was difficult for him to be sure at this time, he always suspected that the person opposite was Dong Feng, and he had seen the peerless light skill of the person floating on the top of the tree, so he glanced at him again in his heart. Besides, Dong Feng is naturally Dong Xing'er's father, I didn't know it before, but now I don't want to die nervously when I see it? This mood is understandable for the brother who wants to go home with his girlfriend for the first time.

However, he has been practicing martial arts for many years, and when faced with menacing attacks, his body itself seems to be out of control, and it is natural to parry. Seeing that the opponent's palm was fierce, he didn't need to think about it, and the moves that could be dealt with in the dragon descending palm technique would naturally come out.

The dragon palm method pays attention to the internal strength of the change freely, retract and release at will, and when it is strong, it is strong, seeing that palm is fierce and vicious, Guo Bin unconsciously also used seventy or eighty percent of his strength. However, when the palms intersected, Guo Bin felt that the other party's fierce palm was powerless, and his palm seemed to hit the air. Guo Bin knew that it was not good, and when he was about to regain his strength, he suddenly had an extremely strong force surging from the other party's palm, and it was too late to react, so he pedaled and stepped back eight or nine steps in a row, until his body hit a pillar on the edge of the small building, and he stopped. But there was a click, and the pillar of the log burst in the middle.

Guo Bin was shocked in his heart, although the other party was skillful, when his old strength was lost, he suddenly exerted force, but this force was terrifyingly fierce. Moreover, this manipulation of internal force alone is enough to prove that this person's internal strength has reached the peak, not only stronger than Guo Bin, but also much higher than Wu Luan from Linyi Kingdom.