Liangshan Town is dangerous, and the stones block the clouds. The deep valley is sparse, and the strata are depressed. The flying beams are set up in the mountains, and the plank road is connected to the dangerous mountains. Take a long breath alone, and you know that the road is difficult!

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In the eleventh year of Emperor Shaojing, in May, Qingbei Plank Road.

In terms of geographical area, the smallest of the ten states in Great Xia is Qingzhou, but in detail, it is not much smaller than the two states of Sanghan, yes, if the population of the people is counted, Qingzhou is not even a quarter of Sangzhou, not to mention Hanzhou, which is bordered by the sea in the east and is fertile for fishing and farming.

Located in the southwest of the Great Xia land, north of Jinqin, east of Sangtang, south of Songzhou, west is even the peak of the snow field, since ancient times no one has ever appeared from there, the geographical location of Qingzhou is actually quite good, extending in all directions, there is no fierce border people like Xiang Na Yiyue around, the terroir is also very good, although the northwest direction is a little dry and cold, but most of the places are rainy

There are few outbreaks of epidemics, but the rate of population growth here is still much slower than in other places.

Because, Qingzhou, more than seventy percent of its area is covered by mountains.

The west is a boundless snowy area with high limits, the north has the huge peaks that follow down from the territory of Jinzhou, the east is the Shulong Mountains that stretch from the direction of Dijing, and the direction of entering Songzhou in the south is slightly looser, but it is only because there are a few waterways that can be navigated normally, and the two sides of the waterway are still steep and unexpandable mountains.

"There are mountains around the green, and you can't enter." This is a comment that fell on Qingzhou more than 3,000 years ago, although later, people found that there is a flat and fertile land in the middle of Qingzhou, and there are more than 1,000 miles in a radius, but when it is necessary to cross hundreds of miles of mountain roads from any direction to enter it, this is not enough to attract farmers from the central states to move in, and only the merchants who move for profit are willing to bump in for those goods that will have ten times the benefit as long as they are brought out of the mountain roads.

The heart of profit-seeking is solid, but after all, manpower is sometimes poor, many times, the mountain wall is like cutting, and the roaring and dangerous ravines are approaching, and there are a hundred times the temptation to sigh, but although the business travel is poor, there is still a country behind.

The so-called country has the power to move mountains, when it was found that Qingzhong salt is rich and fertile, and it is the throat of Songzhou in the south, the army began to come to the mountains of Qingzhou, and although they could not split the mountains into Ankang Avenue, but, after many efforts and combined with some experience from the southern states, the "plank road" appeared in the mountains of Qingzhou.

In the place where there is no road to pass, the artificial chisel wall is made of three layers of stone holes, the wooden fang beam frame is inserted in the middle, the wooden board is covered into the road, the lower pillar supports the wood, the supporting beam frame does not collapse, the upper row of the group plants the wood fang, the rain shield board, so continuous, connected with the road, like turning in the deep mountains, the longest one is even dozens of miles away, it is the plank road, because the distance seems to be suspended even the pavilion, so it is also called the pavilion, its wide one can be four horses in parallel, to the narrow one is also enough for several people to carry the weight and go together.

The people who are cultivated by the state are all the throat roads in and out of Qingzhou, and do not consider the livelihood of the people, but the specifications are completed, and there are people who try to copy their own funds, and strive to connect to the official road from their respective towns, although such plank roads are often simple and short, and can not be compared with the growth and majesty of the official plank road, but they are all related to the livelihood of one party, which has its own indomitable taste in it.

Today's Qingzhou, the plank road in the territory has accumulated thousands of miles, although it has paid a huge price, although the effect is still not comparable with the car and horse road, but after all, these roads still play a huge role, connecting Qingzhou with the outside world.

"It's just that, although there are so many plank roads, there are still many places where the plank roads can't be passed, and no one has the opportunity to climb nine out of nine mountains, so Qingzhou has the most wild mountains in the world, many of which are said to have never been climbed by anyone since the time of Emperor Xuanyuan, and on those mountains, there are still a lot of mountain ghosts and elves and other things active, because outside Qingzhou is full of people, only here is still very quiet for the time being, and no one can disturb them..."

"So, virtuous nephew, you have to remember that in the view of ghosts and gods, Qingzhou may be the last place where ghosts and demons live in our Great Xia land now!"

"Well, uncle, these things you are talking about are very exciting, but... Can you stop 'drinking' tea? ”

In the middle of May, snow can still be seen in many places in the northernmost part of the Great Xia Territory, but in Qingzhou, it is already obvious that it is summer, the green and dark red are reduced, the heat is gradually steaming, the pedestrians' clothes become thin, and the annoying mosquitoes are buzzing and roaring. They will also enjoy some of the fresh fruits that will ripen during the season as much as they can.

In this season, the business of the herbal tea stall next to the road will gradually improve: two or three bamboo poles canopy a few mats or even thatch, a few crooked tables are erected below, a few low stools of uneven length are placed, a scoop is thrown in a large vat, and a dozen or so broken bowls with gaps and mouths are stacked on the side, and then a boss who is likely to open his arms and fan the wind with a straw hat from time to time is a standard herbal tea stall. You might even be able to buy something like seasonal fruit or even cold vegetables and cooked meat.

Set up a stall in the middle of the plank road called "Sword Gate", this herbal tea stall can be described as extremely simple, in addition to the tea, only put a basket of green and red mountain fruits, the mat that is erected is already unable to block the wind and rain, and even, it has been broken to the point that it can not be pulled to another place, and at the end is connected to a shabby and unshapedly yellow robe, only barely connected to the bamboo pole opposite.

Of course, the people who will patronize such a place will not be a rich family, even if it is not a money broken into two flowers, it will not be spent as one money, but... It is the first time that the boss has seen a person who can grit his teeth and be so cheeky as to calculate a piece of money as if it were fifteen or sixteen dollars.

Isn't it? Obviously, everyone knows that drinking tea in this kind of place is to drink until they are full, but someone blatantly puts a skin bag beside him, while holding the bowl in his mouth, his eyes are dripping around, as long as he feels that no one is looking at him, he pours the whole bowl of tea into the skin bag at once, and then pretends to smack loudly, while muttering: "How can this tea be made, it does not quench your thirst at all..."

Although his movements were indeed fast, so fast that the boss, who was already eyeing him, couldn't see how he poured the water into it, but when he had drunk thirty bowls of water in the time it took for a normal person to drink three bowls of water, when it was obvious that the skin began to bulge more and more... How can someone else not know what he's doing?

In the face of the cheeky arm, the boss who was thin and thin, smiling and amiable, also felt that his cheeks were sore, and his forehead was blue and tendons couldn't stop beating, but he saw that there were still seven or eight tea customers on the left and right, and they were all holding them

Chawan stared at this side, thought about it again and again, and finally endured it, only gritted his teeth in his stomach: "The turtle son is lucky, if it weren't for the many guests, Lao Tzu..."

No matter how the boss gritted his teeth in his heart, he didn't have the ability to pour the herbal tea in his hand into an intestinal poison, the man took the bowl of water, Shi Shiran turned around, sat down on the side of the skin, and held the bowl to his mouth as before and did not send it down, there were eight or nine pairs of eyes on his back, not only the tea boss who was almost smoking, but also those tea customers were also staring at it, and even forgot to drink the tea in his hand.

"Lao Bai, this time, you still bet that you can see how he poured the water?"

“… Bet, keep gambling, I don't believe his hand can be faster than my eyes! ”

In the middle of the conversation, a "goo" was heard, and when everyone looked at it, the bowl of water was already trickling down, and the man stood up leisurely with the bowl in his hand, and paced to the boss's side, which immediately caused a small uproar.

"Give money to money, Lao Bai, I am willing to lose the bet, hurry up and give the money!"

"Oh, Xiao Guo, it's Xiucai who bets with Lao Bai, what are you coaxing?"

The noise was chaotic, the sound was in the ears, and the tea boss was even more pale, and he hated in his heart: "Every day, the guests sit down slightly, drink a bowl of tea and leave, and today they are all sitting for so long just for this turtle..."

The man's cheek was also very thick-skinned, and when he turned back with the bowl, he actually grinned at a few tea customers over there, and said, "I should always share the money I won, right?" Immediately, those people choked speechless, and seeing that they really didn't mean to divide him, Fang walked away stupidly, while still muttering: "Stingy ghost, no matter what Lao Tzu says, it's a gambling set..."

"Uncle... I said, uncle, are you going too far! ”

When the man sat down with the thirty-second bowl of water that he had bought for a penny, although the tea boss could still bear it, the companion on one side could not stand it anymore, and desperately lowered his head and covered his face with a hat, while trying to stop the companion who obviously did not know what self-control was, but, unfortunately, this could not affect him at all.

"You have to take care of it!"

Removing the bowl from his mouth, the man said viciously: "It's not your fault, if you hadn't insisted that you wanted to drink a bowl of herbal tea, I wouldn't have had to work so hard!" ”

"But, but, our water bladder was originally full, and you poured it yourself in front of you..."

"That's right! If you don't pour it, how can you spare time to fill his tea! ”

"You..."

Angry for a while, the companion who still had a "moral heart" had to bow his head too, and took a sip of water from the bowl that had not yet been refilled.

After breaking up with Xiao Wenshuang and others in Yihe, he began to "travel" south with Hua Shengrong, but although these two words sound good, looking back, Yun Chongbo really can't remember how many times he has been chased by a group of angry merchants, farmers or craftsmen in the past two months.

In fact, when they broke up, the two were very solid, Taiping Dao is a huge organization after all, and Yuqing's shot is also very generous, but Hua Shengrong has his own theory:

"Sit and eat the mountains and drink the dried sea, so the sages taught us that if one day we meet an immortal who can turn stones into gold, we should never find a big stone for him, but should think of cutting off his finger... What's that look on your face?! ”

"It's nothing, I just remember, when I heard this story before, it didn't seem to be like that in the end..."

Although he has been persuaded many times, Yun Chongbo has never been able to accept to cooperate with Hua Shengrong to become a "liar", and in the end, the two reached a consensus that for the so-called "fist does not leave the hand, bend does not leave the mouth" principle, Yun Chongbo can cooperate with Hua Shengrong to do his "livelihood", but after estimating the other party's losses, Yun Chongbo will sneak back quietly and leave the corresponding compensation.

It was this kind of life that began to surprise Yun Chongbo to know how good it was to make money in the "liar" industry, Yuqing left him a total of four hundred taels of silver tickets, which was ten years of income for a solid family in the Great Xia Kingdom, and it was enough for two empty pedestrians to wander loosely from Jizhou to Mingzhou, but only after more than two months of "compensation", Yun Chongbo had only fifty taels left on his body.

(Why, I always feel that now, in fact, it seems that my uncle is cheating me of the money?) ）

Sometimes I think about this problem with some distress, but Yun Chongbo doesn't care too much, left and right, even if the silver on his body has been strangled clean by Hua Shengrong, he is never his opponent.

(At that time, I will snatch it back from him, he will be a liar, I will be a robber, anyway, it is my money, and it should be snatched back...) ）

I don't know that Yun Chongbo around him has been thinking about this "dangerous thought", Hua Shengrong took Yun Chongbo from Jinzhou to the bottom, entered Qingzhou through the border of Qinzhou, and officially entered the Qingzhou Mountains half a month ago, so far, he has walked a total of more than 200 miles of mountain roads.

When I saw the plank road for the first time, Yun Chongbo's mood was really indescribable: looking at it from afar, I saw the peaks and peaks, the cliffs and clouds, and I didn't know that there were hundreds of miles deep and wide, and Yun Chongbo was used to seeing the huge mountain range in the north, although the green land was full of peaks, but it was not very strong, all of them were undulating like a sword, inserting Xiao Han, occasionally even the mountains, all of them were in danger, the road was lonely, the pines and cypresses on the mountain road were verdant, the thick shade was intertwined, and there was a deep and strange taste, only to feel that there was no room for manpower to start, but to the extremely dangerous place of the mountain, but suddenly there was a long pavilion faintly, Leaning on the thousands of cliffs and circling in, haunting the peaks, sometimes seeing, when you have enough eyesight, you can also see the people walking like ants above, showing the majesty of the mountain, but it is more inducing reverie, feeling that manpower is better than the sky after all.

And, as vivid as that memory, is a conversation with Hua Shengrong, although I try to forget, but I will always be reminded dozens of times every day with malice.

"Virtuous nephew, since the two of us are going together, it would be better for you to change your name, and it will be convenient on the road, so you can have a lot less trouble."

"Hmm... It seems to make sense, so what's it called? ”

had been prepared for a long time, and as soon as he heard Yun Chongbo's reply, Hua Shengrong showed a smug smile:

"The word Huaping is very good, peaceful, and it is the same as my flower, how commensurate? Actually, the uncle had long hoped to accept an apprentice, and this name was prepared for him, but he didn't expect to wait for more than ten years before he met you..."

In the midst of Hu Li's nonsense, Yun Chongbo became "Huaping", as far as he was concerned, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this name, only one thing bothered him:

(Why, ever since I got this name, I often dream of falling off a mountain cliff?) ）

The goal is to go to the middle of Qingzhou, the two of them follow the Guangyuan Jianmen Road, according to the people who know the way, although this road is narrow and dangerous, but it is the nearest one to enter the Qingsan Road, and now the trip has been more than half, just because Yun Chongbo insisted on resting at the tea stall on the side of the road to drink a bowl of tea sold on the plank road, which led to this toss.

After a few words with Yun Chongbo, Hua Shengrong kicked the water bladder at his feet, feeling that he was full, Fang sighed, and drank the bowl of tea in his hand carefully, and even Yun Chongbo took the tea bowl in his hand, stepped in front of the tea boss, shook it down, and still said stupidly: "Your water really doesn't quench your thirst, drinking so much is still the same as not drinking..."

Seeing that there was no drama to see, the tea guests got up one after another, and in a blink of an eye, they had walked cleanly, leaving only a very tall man, grinding and grinding, until only he and Huayun were left, and when they saw the two of them sitting down again, they didn't care for a while, so they went to the tea boss and said with a smile: "Boss, this tea is good." As he spoke, he threw out a few pennies.

The tea boss was stunned and said: "Guest, you have already given it just now, and one person only needs a penny..." As he spoke, he picked up a bowl of water, drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said, "I heard that there is a short road on the road ahead, isn't it?" ”

The tea boss was stunned for a moment and said, "This... How is this spoken? As he spoke, he peeked at the man and said, "May I ask the guest, what do you do for a living?" ”

The man smiled and said: "I am in business, because I heard that the road has not been smooth recently, which has affected the business on that end, so come and take a look, it is not the government, don't be afraid." And he said, "Is there any?" ”

When the tea boss heard that this man was not from the government, his expression was slightly galloping, and he said: "I have been selling water here, and I haven't heard of anyone short-tracking, I'm afraid it's not a mistake..." ”

Yun Chongbo listened on the side, and said strangely: "Mountain Monarch? Hua Shengrong slapped him heavily on the head and said, "Don't interject if you don't understand, Shanjun is a tiger!" He staggered forward, patted the man on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Count your luck, if it's a tiger, it's right to meet us, our uncle and nephew, one is called a two-headed meander, and the other is known as a two-tailed scorpion, but they are hunters who have accumulated years, and there is no problem with closing your eyes to fight tigers... How, let's get on the road? ”

The man glanced at Hua Shengrong and said with a smile: "Can you subdue the tiger?" There was a lot of contempt in his expression, and when he saw that the tea boss was so unconvinced, he ignored him, and only smiled at Yun Chongbo: "You can really subdue the tiger?" Yun Chongbo was stunned, but he didn't know how to ask questions, the man was already lazy, and said with a smile: "Then please try it." He smiled at the tea boss again: "Boss, you can set up a stall here without being eaten by tigers, it seems that you have a good relationship with Shanjun, why don't you help, how about calling out and letting these two call and try?" ”

The tea boss's mouth opened so wide, and he said, "Guest... You... You're really joking..."While Hua Shengrong was already laughing and said, "Of course I'm joking with you, but you still have to talk...", and on the other hand, he said to the man: "Let's go on the road." ”

The man smiled slightly, glanced at the tea boss, saw that he couldn't stop wiping his sweat, but his expression was quite indignant, and then glanced at the yellow cloth robe on the roof of the shed, and said, "It's okay." As he spoke, Hua Shengrong turned around and walked a few steps, and suddenly shouted, "Li Ban! ”

A shout, Hua Sheng Rongyun Chongbo felt a shock in his heart, as if he suddenly thundered in his heart, and felt strange, I don't know what he was shouting, but he heard a ping-pong sound behind him, when he looked back, he saw that the tea boss had actually smashed a shed of tables and chairs into a mess, and his left hand pulled the robe that was originally on the shed, his eyes were wide open, staring at the man and hissing: "I understand people, but it's a pity to find death!" As he spoke, he draped the robe on his body, rolled on the spot, and turned into an eight-foot-long tiger, and let out a roar, and the deep ravine thundered, and he pounced viciously!

(What's, what kind of play is this?!) ）

I never thought that there would be such a strange thing, Yun Chongbo was confused for a while, and he didn't realize that Hua Shengrong had already flashed behind him, and he was still shouting: "Virtuous nephew, it's when you are in the limelight..." I don't know how he moved, only to feel that the pressure in front of him dropped sharply, followed by a heavy "plop", when he looked at it, the man had flashed over, one hand clasped the tiger's head, one hand threw it up, and fell heavily on the side of the mountain wall, looking at the tiger's soft lying appearance, I am afraid that even the waist and spine were broken by this blow.

As if knowing that there would be misfortune, the tiger blinked again and again. If there was Qi Rong, the man squatted down beside the tiger and said with a smile: "Do you want me to spare you?" Seeing that the tiger nodded again and again, he suddenly turned his face and shouted: "It's a pity, who told us to go together is a rival!" As he spoke, his five fingers suddenly exerted his strength, and with a snap, the tiger head was crushed! While Hua Shengrong screamed miserably, he actually fainted.

Knowing that he was faking a faint, Yun Chongbo didn't bother to dismantle him at this time, just looked at the man who was slowly standing up, and the right hand was still red and white, his heart was confused, but he didn't know where to ask, or the man smiled first: "Young man, are you frightened?" As he spoke, he wiped his hand on his body and said with a smile: "It's the first time you came to Qingzhou, right?" Seeing Yun Chongbo nodded, he smiled and said: "Your uncle also knows some things, Qingzhou ghosts and gods, there are a lot of such things, if you still plan to move forward, don't make too much of a fuss." Saying that, he looked on his shoulder—and said, "Look at how you are such a good person, how can you keep up with such a liar." And said: "I might as well teach you a good job, the tiger in Qingzhong is different from other places, it is said that part of it is the human body, so the tiger practice, often can transform the human body..." As long as you don't run into a hungry guy, you can get your life back...", he said and walked towards the plank road.

Yun Chongbo looked at him in a daze, suddenly remembered something, and somehow said loudly: "I... I also want to ask you something! The man stopped as he said, didn't look back, and said, "What else do I want to ask?" There was a slight curiosity in his voice, Yun Chongbo thought about it for a while, and said, "This, you just said that your peers are enemies... Can you tell me what kind of business you are? ”

The man laughed, the sound was like thunder, and the birds and beasts of the mountain were also startled, and the owl called the ape cried, and it was lively for a while, and the man waited for the birds and beasts to calm down again, and said: "What business... Of course, it's also a short-track robbery! ”

"A few of my friends were looking for food at the other end of Jianmen Road, and in the past few months, they have been messed up by this beast, and the single guests have taught him to eat, and the business over there is naturally much worse, since I was called 'big brother', of course I have to come to eliminate disasters for others..." I read the two words a few times, and I remembered them in my stomach, but I wondered in my heart.

"Uncle, you said that 'Toutuo'... What could he be? ”

"Well, I want to know more than you do, if it weren't for this bastard, we wouldn't be in this situation now!"

Since that day, after the "human tiger incident", the two walked for two or three days on the mountain road, and really encountered a robbery in the middle, if Evian Chongbo's skills and Hua Shengrong's experience, originally did not let these little people in the eyes, or Yun Chongbo was curious, to try how much influence the man had, as a result, when he heard the word "Toutuo", the head of the thief was confused, and then suddenly there was a look of surprise, and he didn't ask more, and even asked the two of them humbly, with a good attitude, Unexpectedly, Yun Chongbo, who was already eager to try, couldn't pull his face down to make a move.

confirmed that the man was not bragging, but it made the two more curious, as a result, Hua Shengrong actually proposed that it was better to pick up the inaccessible trail to walk, to see if he could run into a thief again, at that time, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, first knock them all over and then come to inquire what the origin of the man is, what is the material, the song of the road in Qingzhong is unpredictable is really unimaginable, the two of them have only walked for a day is already chaotic, and then can not find the road when they came, fortunately, they can still distinguish the direction, there is nothing important about the left and right, and the dry food is still enough, It's okay to do anything, but you can't understand it when you go around in this heavy mountain and sea, but it's also annoying.

In the blink of an eye, it has been the third day, Yun Chongbo's heart is fine, Hua Shengrong is already a little impatient, and his mouth is gradually becoming unclean, Yun Chongbo is not bothered to pay attention to him, just walking in front of him to explore the way, occasionally thinking of the man, but he is still very curious.

When the two of them were walking with each other, Hua Shengrong's expression suddenly tightened, and he grabbed Yun Chongbo, his voice was already very low, and said, "Virtuous nephew, be careful..."

Yun Chongbo was taken aback by him, and said, "Uncle, what are you doing..." What's wrong? ”

Hua Shengrong looked left and right for a long time, and Fang whispered: "Uncle has a feeling, there are most fat sheep around here, don't be alarmed, be careful..." But he didn't realize that he had begun to treat pedestrians as "fat sheep".

Although this small peak is not very high, it is very steep, and the two of them are afraid of alarming some "fat sheep" over there, so they climbed carefully, and it took more than half an hour to climb to the top - Hua Shengrong was already sweaty, but he didn't care, just squinted, smiled and looked forward, and whispered: "What, sure enough, someone is there..." When Hua Shengrong was looking at it with a smile, Yun Chongbo had already seen the person's appearance clearly, but he screamed bitterly, it was really:

Separate the six top yang bones and unload a bucket of ice and snow.

That person is only about thirty years old, his appearance is strange, his eyebrows are arrogant, and he seems to be full of drunkenness, it is actually the master of the forbidden palace who had been in the imperial capital with Yun Chongbo for a while, and narrowly assassinated Xiao Wenshuang, Li Muxian, the sword immortal of the wine sea!

The existence of the "Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire" is not clear to the whole world, but Xiao Wenshuang is one of those few people, there was a vicious fight outside the imperial capital, and she was shocked that there was such a master who she had never heard of in the imperial capital, and after that, she recalled Zhang Nanjian's words in the Taiping Ancient Cave, so she calmed down and went deep into Zhang Nanjian's memory, from which she found out about the existence of the "Xuanwu Covenant" and the "Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire" and told Yun Chongbo, although, Even Zhang Nanjin didn't completely know the true identities and upper limits of the strength of these five people, but at least, Xiao Wenshuang had confirmed their absolute terrifyingness with his own personal experience.

I don't know what the name of this person in front of me should be, but Yun Chongbo knew through Xiao Wenshuang's telling that he was a person who was absolutely loyal to the emperor's surname, and at the same time, he had also witnessed the strength of this person, and his heart was immediately cold, but he saw that Hua Shengrong was still rubbing his hands, and he seemed to see the other party as a "fat sheep to be slaughtered".

This was a very small movement, but it seemed to have attracted Li Muxian's attention over there: he opened his eyes slightly, looked left and right with some suspicious looks, and cast his eyes on the mountain rocks here.

Secretly screaming is not good, Yun Chongbo desperately suppressed his breath, lowered his body, but it was useless, Li Muxian took a closer look, and actually stood up.

Seeing that the situation was about to be "very bad", Yun Chongbo suddenly turned a thought in his heart: "I knew that I was still going to be discovered, it was better not to faint the uncle, with his tricks, maybe he could really slaughter this drunkard as a fat sheep..."

It's too late to regret it, seeing that the suspicion on Li Muxian's face is getting stronger and stronger, Yun Chongbo is worried in his heart, and when his heart is beating so much that he is about to burst out of his throat, he suddenly heard a person on the mountain road behind him laughing loudly: "Brother, I'm late!" "But isn't it the man's voice a few days ago?

With laughter, Li Muxian's face immediately turned pale, turned around and smiled: "Is there a delay on the road?" Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man smiled as he approached: "It's nothing, it's just entrusted by someone to take care of some small troubles..." Suddenly remembered Hua Shengrong's many disrespectful words along the way, and the mood that had just relaxed a little immediately tensed up again.

But the man didn't seem to pay attention to the two of them, strode up the meteor, walked up to Li Muxian from the mountain road, looked at him fixedly, opened his arms to hug him, and said with a smile: "Brother, I haven't seen you for more than ten years!" The joy was palpable.

(Well, isn't this drunkard an official?) How could he be so intimate with this robber, could it be that the official thief really has to be a family? ）

In his thoughts, Yun Chongbo was also very excited when he saw Li Muxian, and said: "But for more than ten years, over the years, the foolish brother has been trapped in Fangcheng, and the eldest brother has refused to come and see, I haven't seen you for more than ten years!" The man grabbed his shoulders and shook him vigorously, and said with a smile: "It's much stronger than it was at the beginning, why hasn't it been soaked in old wine?" He smiled again: "Go to you... Am I not caught in the net? Suddenly, a cold and calm voice said: "Throw yourself into the net... Never again. ”

As he spoke, a dark, slender man with royal blue eyes appeared from the other side of the wooden bridge and walked slowly, a strange light in his eyes bursting out, just staring at the man. But there is no evil and uninhibited taste when he talked with Zhong Da in the imperial capital, only revealing calm and gentle, although noble, but without lightness, just like a child of the top family.

… This man, he had learned everything that all the children of the family should learn.

"What I'm going to talk about next, if Mr. Guo can cooperate, the nine gates of the imperial capital will be completely open to Mr. At that time, the world is so big, Mr. can run rampant, and there is no need to worry about flies and midges anymore."

didn't recognize this person as the strongest "Great Black in the World" in the "Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire", but Yun Chongbo could clearly see that this person's status and strength seemed to be higher than Li Muxian, seeing the top masters appear one after another, he didn't even dare to come out, and suddenly thought: "It was still lighter to beat the uncle just now, and it should be safe until he can't even breathe..."

As soon as he saw that the world was dark, the man's pupils shrank suddenly, and although his hands were still on Li Muxian's shoulders, his momentum was much more dignified, and he said, "Brother... You came to me just so I could meet him? ”

Li Muxian shook his head lightly and said, "No, I do have a personal matter, but I do hope that you can meet and talk about success." ”

The man frowned and said, "That's fine." As he spoke, he let go and took a few steps back, clasped his arms in front of his chest, and stared at the dark world. The big black in the world nodded slightly, but said, "There are a few rats in... Does it matter? As he spoke, he looked in the direction of Yun Chongbo, and the man smiled and said, "A charlatan and his apprentice... It doesn't matter. Yun Chongbo's heart was already vibrating, and he didn't put it back in his stomach until he heard this sentence, but he was a little faintly displeased, thinking: "Who is the liar's apprentice?" ”

The world's big black came to find this man this time to seek great things, and he didn't care about any small things, and said in his heart: "Even if you are your subordinates who are in ambush, what can you do..." ”

When the man heard him call him like this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the big black in the world, and suddenly said, "If Mr. Wang has something to say, please say it." ”

Hearing the word "Mr. Wang", the world's big black expression moved slightly, and he smiled again: "I killed myself by doing it... The gentleman is very responsible. Lightly, the word "willow" has been omitted, but the man still refuses to let go, still laughing: "Coincidentally, today... The people gathered here today are actually some guys who have given up their families and even their surnames... The world is so big, but it just let us people get together, it's a coincidence. ”

The world's big black nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "It's really a coincidence." He added: "Dare to say that Mr. helped Mu Xian at the beginning... Is it because of the same smell at this point? ”

The man laughed and said, "It can be said that it is! The world's big black had already followed a sentence and said: "That is not, for the sake of the smell of this point, is Mr. willing to cooperate with him today?" ”

The man's laughter stopped abruptly, looked at the big black in the world, and suddenly said: "Although a certain wanders the world, there is also a house as a home, knotted at the foot of Donglin Mountain, there is a flower in spring, a waterfall in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn are all over the field, and snow is covered in winter... It's a good place. ”

The world's big black road: "Oh? ”

The man smiled and continued: "The grass house is ugly, not enough to be called a room, but since it is inhabited, it is also popular from time to time... Seven years ago, on the night of the old man, a handwritten pair hung outside the door, does Mr. want to know what it is? Seeing that the world big black nodded, he smiled and said: "The road is not good, take the chariot to float in the sea..." The trouble of people, the crown stands in the court? ”

The man applauded and laughed: "Good, good, it's really understanding!" It's so strange that Mu Xian let you come! ”

And he said, "Okay?" ”

The world's big black sighed lightly, and suddenly said: "A certain and Mu Xian... They all have their own hardships, not out of their own intentions... But as far as I know, Mr.'s visit to the grass and wilderness is purely out of his heart, not from people... So for what? ”

The man smiled lazily and said, "I know." ”

The letter pointed to a big tree by the stream and said, "This tree... See? The two of them looked at him in the clouds, and saw that the tree was so vigorous, like a dragon on the edge of the stream, thick as a beam, and I don't know how many hundred years it was.

The man continued: "This tree is just a mortal wood, about one hundred and fifty years old, silently here, the world does not hear of it, if once the craftsman passes here, he is happy to see it, and the axe is cut into a vessel, or it can be a nobleman, or it can be a beauty, maybe it can be preserved for another hundred years and thousands of years without being corrupted, and the remaining wood is discarded here, and it will rot to unbearable in a few months, but..."

Holding his hand, he sighed slowly: "The left and right have lost their nature, whether they are the noble people's tools, or abandoned in the stream to rot, what is the difference for this tree?" ”

Glancing at the two of them, he said again: "My brother has a high level of divine sense, I want to see what I can't do, he wants to cultivate heavenly principles, abandon human customs, and follow that kung fu, I admire it, but I can't learn it." ”

"According to what I think: to have a pair of eyes, it is nothing more than to look good at the scenery and lust, have long ears, naturally like beautiful songs and music, and have a long mouth, I want to find something delicious to fill it, if there is fire in the stomach, I must let it vent out."

"Life is rare for seventy years, and in these decades, removing illness, depression, anxiety and hard work, there are only about six or seven years in total to be happy, compared to the infinite heaven and earth, people only have this idea of time to endure, and then to do something they like, is it too reluctant?"

The world big black shrugged his eyebrows and said, "So, Mr. Zhi's reluctance to cooperate doesn't have any special thoughts and reasons, just because you're 'unhappy'?" ”

The man smiled, "Even if it's okay." ”

"If you cooperate... I would have been able to clear my case, but in that case, I guess it would be inconvenient to do what I like the most. ”

The world was dark, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, Mr. acts only according to one speed, and the reason why he wants to be a robber is completely because he wants to do it... But I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of saying that what is the benefit of the robbers, which is worth a character like Mr. to swim in? ”

The man spread his hands and smiled: "What's the point? This is not enough to say... At the beginning, my brother also blamed each other for this, but I think that the Confucian sect is nothing more than talking about benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and bravery, seeking to become a saint and a sage, why am I a robber? ”

"Isn't it a saint to be able to hide it in the room without seeing it? When robbing a horse, it is naturally brave, and when fleeing, after a single knife is broken, this is righteousness, even if there are mountains of gold and silver in front, you can also know that you can't rob it, this is wisdom, and it is a great wisdom related to life and death, as for saying benevolence, when you go home and divide the property, you can make all the brothers convinced and satisfied, isn't this not benevolence? ”

"Robbers... It's easy to say, but I haven't heard of a thief who can become a thief without the five of benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and benevolence! ”

This man talked eloquently, all things that Yun Chongbo had never heard of, only to feel that what this man said was obviously nonsense, but he searched his stomach emptyly, and he couldn't think of anything to refute him, and when he thought about it again, he actually felt that what this man said was very reasonable, and he was confused, so he had to babble a few times in his stomach, and said in his heart: "How can you be stupid to reason with the robbers." I was faint in my heart, but I also understood that this was really an unreasonable retreat. Seeing the big black in the world, he sighed and said, "There is also a way to steal... The name of the thief is well deserved. He took a few steps back and said, "I'm done." ”

The man smiled and said, "Jun is a wonderful person, you have time to sit at the foot of Tanglin Mountain..." and said: "When you want to find me, you always know who to pass the message to." He looked at Li Muxian again and said, "Brother, come to me... What's going on? ”

Li Muxian took a long breath, looked at the man levelly, and said, "I want to try the sword." The man was stunned, and suddenly said with joy: "What, brother, don't you also have a breakthrough?" ”

"For some time... If you want to be more precise, it should be that this year, something strange has happened. ”

"Some small people who originally had slight strength will suddenly break through and have the strength of the seventh or even eighth level, of course, the body has not been trained to be truly powerful, such glory will only bring them death, after a moment of catharsis, most of them will explode and die, and a few lucky people will become crippled, but..."Suddenly, he smiled, and the world said in a big black way: "Or, is this considered unfortunate?" The man didn't bother to pay attention to it at all, but just waved his hand and said, "I know that among my brothers, there are also such things... What's next? ”

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the two people in the conversation were about ten steps apart, the man stood three steps away from the bridge, and the big black in the world was in the middle of the wooden bridge.

"At the same time as this happens, there are also changes in those who already have real strength, but it is different from those simple surges in strength, in most cases, this is manifested as a chaos of their own strength, although everyone can also feel that their strength is indeed getting stronger, but this is accompanied by a loss of control, and at the same time, the stronger the person, the more obvious this phenomenon is."

"Looking at it now, the people who have benefited the most from this change are actually those who have stayed at the sixth or seventh level for many years, only in the last month, at least twenty people in the imperial capital have successfully broken through and have the eighth level of strength, and looking at the world, I don't know how many such people there are... However, no one has ever successfully broken through from the eighth level of the ladder to the ninth level. ”

"For example, us." The man who had been listening intently suddenly made such an addition, and the big black in the world just said simply: "Yes." ”

He added: "This kind of thing, it's not a headache in the first place, even those who have broken through can only reach the place where the eighth level is primary, and without the corresponding training experience as an aid, they can't get close to our world at all... However, for some people, this has caused a lot of trouble..."Speaking of this, Li Muxian suddenly raised his head slowly and said, "The world... I'll just say the rest of the story. ”

"That is, you don't advance but retreat?"

The strange phenomenon that has appeared since this year has had a very serious impact on Li Muxian, at first, he just felt that his strength began to fluctuate slowly and noticed signs of an upward breakthrough, so he felt happy, so he increased his training for himself, but, unexpectedly...

"In an ordinary martial arts, you suddenly couldn't control your sword and killed your opponent on the spot?"

"Yes."

The voice was low, and he seemed to be very tired, Li Muxian silently recounted, talking about how he originally just wanted to suppress the sword against that person to warn the forces behind him, but suddenly felt the power in his body surge, and he couldn't control the conflict from his wrist, turning the sword that he originally wanted to gently press down into a heavy slap, smashing the opponent into a bloody blur.

"Fortunately, it was originally a battle for Liwei and the people, so this effect was even better, so that the other party mistakenly recognized that I had begun to be impatient to kill, so as to fully retreat, saving a lot of trouble for a while, but after that, I never dared to fight with anyone..."

Guilty and surprised by the accidental killing, Li Muxian began to try to figure out what was going on that day, and as part of his efforts, the Five Heroes of the Ice Sky and the Relic Boat of the Fire Domain were invited to try out with him, and the result was the same as in the competition: when Li Muxian destroyed the sword qi, there was a fiery madness that he couldn't grasp on the sword, and only the number of them had already made the two of them embarrassed, and in the end, it was the world big black who was the head of the five people who could not be defeated in person.

It seems that it is indeed getting stronger, but Li Muxian himself can't agree with it like this, and after thinking for a while, he also frowned and pointed out that there is a real crisis lurking here and invites him to fight again.

"Brother, you can attack me, okay?"

Speaking of the world's great black invitation to fight again, the man who had been frowning and thinking deeply suddenly cut off Li Muxian and said so.

Nodding slightly, Li Muxian's eyebrows were raised sharply, and he only heard a clear roar, and he didn't see how he drew his sword out of the sheath, but there was already a large and clear sword light spilling out on itself, awe-inspiring, like a high cliff, straight towards the man.

"It's dangerous!"

In the laughter, the man's body has been swallowed up by the sword light, for a while only the sound of ping-pong can be heard, in the blink of an eye, the sword light faded, the man appeared, the bun has been messy, the clothes are also damaged in several places, the appearance is extremely embarrassed, but the expression is so serious, first look at the world is dark, and slowly said to Li Muxian: "Brother, what he said is right, you are indeed in trouble..." Li Muxian did not hesitate, he had already pressed the sword to attack, only to see that the sword light was illusory, unstoppable like an angry sea, and like a tiger and wolf, and the momentum was swallowed.

"Guards or bandits, turned into wolves and jackals... Back then, you almost drove me off the cliff with this blow, but... Right now! ”

A break to drink, the knife light appeared, only a moment, the sword light was split alive, showing the man, I don't know when there was an extra sheath knife in his hand: the sheath was tightly wrapped in yellow mounted paper, it looked very weird, he held the knife in both hands, the majesty appeared, although it was still a raged hair, but it was as powerful as the god descended into the world, a knife to break the sword momentum did not stop, directly turned to the left hand to hold the knife, the right hand on the back of the knife pushed, straight to Li Muxian's waist, castration fierce, as if murderous!

Attacking and defending, Li Muxian reacted very quickly, immediately dragged the sword, spun out the sword light Ruoshan in front of him, and retreated sharply outward, wanting to resolve the knife momentum, but the man's knife advanced faster than him!

"The Sword Pavilion is majestic and Cui Wei, one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open... It was a perfect move, but, as I said, brother, you're in trouble! ”

Roaring, the man did not change his moves, and when the knife collided with the sword mountain, his right arm suddenly exerted force, * on the back of the big knife—seeing that the muscles were stretched, he actually shook the sleeves to pieces—and with the force of this collision, the knife was like the sun and snow, cutting straight in, smashing the sword mountain, and handing it directly to Li Muxian's throat!

The steel knife added to the throat, and the two of them suddenly froze, standing still, the man and Li Muxian looked at each other, slowly withdrew the knife, and were about to speak, when they suddenly heard the world's big black sharp voice say: "What a good knife!" Saying that, the black shadow swayed, and he had already grabbed the man's body, and he didn't speak, his hands and knees collided, and he hit the back of the man's neck and heart, all of which were vital to his body!

Suddenly transformed, the man's reaction was also extremely fast, his left wrist flipped over, the big knife stood up*, and at the same time his right hand clenched into a fist and smashed out, only to hear two muffled sounds, the handle of the knife hit the world's big black elbow at the same time, the right fist also smashed on his knee, unexpectedly the world's big black limbs were as soft as a snake, with the power of his two blows immediately folded out of an incredible angle, the speed and strength increased, and it was still accurate to hit the man!

"Hey!"

With a roar, the man shook his body violently: as if there was a burst of energy, he shook away all the hands and feet that the world's big black slashed on him, followed by a sharp push of the big knife, without any tricks, but the world's big black body was cut off from the waist!

almost screamed, but fortunately, Yun Chongbo reacted very quickly, covering his mouth, but his heart was pounding: the two parties below obviously seemed to be in good spirits, and the atmosphere was very good, but why did they suddenly turn their faces and make such a blood-spattered five-step thing?

But I saw that after the man succeeded with a knife, his face was colorless, but his expression was even more solemn, he put away the knife and retreated, and arched his hand: "My hand is heavy for a while, and I am offended." ”

(Well, who is he talking to...) Wait, wait, what's going on?! ）

Suddenly found that the world big black who was cut into two pieces did not even splash out a drop of blood, let alone lay on the ground: the lower half of the body was still standing well, and the upper body was floating in the air, although the expression was very complicated, there was absolutely no meaning of pain or anything like that.

Hearing the man speak, the upper body of the big black in the world nodded slightly, and also hugged his fists and said: "I am happy to see the hunt for a while, please forgive me..."

(Monster, monster...) I finally figured out that this guy turned out to be a youkai... ）

Still calm, the man said, "I know." He looked the world up and down, and said, "It's worthy of being a person who can't even kill a lone wolf... In the imperial palace, it is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. ”

There was no expression on his face, and the big black man in the world bowed slightly and said, "I'm ashamed." He added: "Li Laosan's matter... What do you think, sir? ”

The man's shoulders shook slightly—the big knife was gone, and he didn't know where it had been received—he took his hands, paced a few steps slowly, and said: "Joy or worry, Mu Xian's strength has obviously increased, but, at the same time, he is losing control of this power..." ”

Hearing the words "complete realm", Li Muxian and the two of them were moved at the same time, and the world big black hugged his hands and said: "Mr. has realized the Tao from stealing, it is really amazing... Take a step back. The man nodded slightly and said, "Thank you." The big black in the world has already floated backwards, and when he looked at the bridge over there, he suddenly said: "Ask me again, Mr. The big knife should be engraved with eight seals, right?" Seeing that the man nodded with a smile, he sighed: "In front of the king of thieves, there is really no Jinguan soup pool to speak of..."

(Eight seals, what is that?) Could it be this guy's eight characters... ）

Thinking about it, he knew that Jiuchengjiu guessed wrong, and Yun Chongbo didn't care, he just thought, "Why did that guy run away suddenly?" ”

Listening to the man's hand, he took a few steps and said, "Brother, what is on your mind, you can't let them know?" Li Muxian's shoulders shook and said, "What did you say?" ”

The world is gone, and the two of them have no scruples when they speak, although they know that Hua Sheng Rongyun is rushing to the side, but in the man's heart, the two of them are just little charlatans, but it is worth his personal expulsion?

… That's because he can't see the cloud rush now.

Ever since he heard the words "Complete Realm", Yun Chongbo's expression has always been a kind of confused, trying to think about something.

"Childe, for a true master, the so-called 'complete realm' is actually more important than absolute strength, and it is more able to determine the victory or defeat, you must remember this."

"The complete realm, it is a kind of ability to accurately grasp one's own strength, and those who can understand the higher level of the complete realm can also exert their own strength more efficiently."

"Moreover, it is also something that cannot be learned from others like practicing swords and boxing, everyone has their own complete realm, because if he can't find it, he can't go to the strongest he can achieve."

"When all the top powerhouses today have their own complete realm, although everyone's heart, wisdom, knowledge, habits... and so on, but everyone has explored the most suitable way for themselves, or it can be said that it is precisely because they have entered their own complete realm that they can become the eight poles of heaven and earth today. ”

"Strength... This thing is certainly important, but those who have no power and cannot control it accurately will only waste their every shot. ”

"For people with low strength, the cultivation of the complete realm is not very important, because even if they only rely on human instinct, they can master that kind of power, and with some basic training, they can exert their strength, but when the strength rises to a higher level, the complete realm becomes a must."

"Because, if you can't reach the full realm at that time, having more power is tantamount to suicide."

I vaguely remember that I used to wonder why having more strength was equivalent to suicide? Although Xiao Wenshuang explained that it was because it was tantamount to giving a child too powerful a divine weapon to dance, and it was more likely that he would injure himself, Yun Chongbo still didn't fully understand, but now, combined with what he heard just now, he was shocked, and beads of sweat immediately rolled down his forehead!

(Suddenly they have a lot of power but can't control it, and after a short catharsis, most of them just die in a violent body...) Isn't this what Wenshuang once said?! ）

Suddenly understood, Xuan remembered Xiao Wenshuang's other words, and Yun Chongbo felt a chill.

"Logically speaking, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing, the training of strength is gradual, if you fail to comprehend the higher level of perfection, it is impossible to grasp stronger strength... However, there are exceptions. ”

"Being instilled, successfully obtaining some artifacts, and some special exercises can make a leap breakthrough in people's skills, in addition, there are historical records that strange things will happen in some eras, like God in Boone, the acquisition of power has become extremely easy, even some extremely ordinary or inconspicuous characters may obtain the eighth level or even higher power as if dreaming..."

"In addition, it is your example, Childe, the undead, the undead who did not have any foundation before, because of the combination with the Taiping Heavenly Soldiers, regained their strength, but they did not get enough training to master this power."

"The Complete Realm... This thing has always been one of the most mysterious of all knowledge, and the major families or forces have studied it for generations, but there are very few achievements, first, because this thing is so closely integrated with the individual that no one dares to risk making their details known to others, and second, only a few people can understand it, and they cannot rely on the large number of people to do something. ”

"Taiping Dao, I haven't accumulated too many things."

"Relying on the sacrifice of real people, I was able to get a glimpse of what the 'Complete Realm' is, and it was that thing that allowed me to knock down Li Bing, who already had the eighth level of strength, but that must not be my own 'Complete Realm', so when my injuries gradually recovered and my strength gradually increased, my Complete Realm began to retreat, of course, compared to the past, I still have a great improvement, and when I can improve it again, I will be able to enter a Complete Realm of my own."

"But I can't help you, because I can't describe exactly what it's all about, and because it's something that can only be found and mastered on your own, and that's all I can tell you, and hopefully you'll find everything you're looking for after this trip."

…

At the beginning, when Yihe recalled the other messages outside the city, Yun Chongbo was startled, and said in his heart: "Judging from what this robber leader said, he seems to have the confidence to help that drunkard solve the problems he encountered in the complete realm... This guy, does he know more about this than Wenshuang? ”

As soon as his spirit was lifted, he gathered again, and saw that the man didn't make any moves, just holding his hands and talking to Li Muxian.

"Generally speaking, when your strength is improved due to the outside, and your complete realm has not made a corresponding breakthrough, there will be some problems in mastery, however, this is not much trouble, and your current increase in strength is still only a change in quantity, and there is no sign of a real breakthrough, so your loss of control is not because you can't control these new powers, but..."

After a pause, he said categorically: "Because, your complete realm is regressing, because, now, you can't even control the power of the eighth level upper stage that you already have." ”

Without waiting for Li Mu to answer first, he had already said again: "The sword is controlled by the heart, and the power is controlled by the heart... The so-called complete realm is actually just a kind of 'martial wisdom', something more sophisticated and complex than sword moves or the art of war, but in the final analysis, it is still born and controlled by the human heart, and there is nothing mysterious about it..."

"Brother, you are different from Shao Yizhou Hou Wuxia, they are just thugs, but you are a poet, your poetic heart is uncertain, and your mind is always uncertain, but it doesn't matter, your 'Five Ancestors Swordsmanship' is made because of it, but now, your heart is messed up!"

"For you, this is the worst thing, because your sword is completely controlled by your poetic heart, if you lose an inch, how can you hold the long sword in your hand again?"

Li Muxian lowered his head and sat quietly, and said in a low voice: "Yes... You're right... But..."

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, the man snorted and said, "Your heart is in turmoil, but why can't you even solve the heavy building flying flowers?" Of course, it may be because of her, but I don't think so. ”

Li Muxian said in a deep voice: "Absolutely not. ”

The man said: "From the sword just now, I can feel your hesitation, you are distressed... But what is there that can make it difficult for you to decide at both ends? ”

"What else is the most important thing to you?"

"Family, a place that once expelled you, but still leaves you with no way to give up... That's normal, it's the same thing for every Xia person. “

"Well, what else is similar to the family?"

"Emperor Wu Shaojing, for you, he has the grace of knowing and saving, people treat each other as a national soldier, only repay each other with a national soldier, and rest only after death... That's what you'll do. ”

"One loyalty, one filial piety, are the big joints of life, are not able to get out of the place, if the two have a contradiction that cannot coexist, if loyalty and filial piety can not be both... That kind of thing is enough to confuse anyone, let alone you poets who are already slender and abnormal... However, the Li family was originally an important minister of the dynasty, and Li Xianfeng's serious injury was obtained because of the escort, so there is no contradiction between protecting the Li family and being loyal to Shaojing, unless..."

The voice suddenly became sharp, and the man suddenly leaned close to Li Muxian, stared at him, and said word for word: "Unless, you find that the loyalty of the Li family is beginning to part ways with the current imperial family, so you will be distressed, so you can't let other people, including Qiong Feihua, know, that's why you just hinted that I will drive the world away... Tell me if it's right! ”