The group came to the city of Xiangyang, which is located in the northwest of present-day Hubei, in the hinterland of the plain in the middle reaches of the Han River.

Xiangyang is named because it is located in the south of Xiangshui, and the Han River passes through it, and is divided into Xiangyang and Fancheng on the north and south banks, both of which were historically important military and commercial towns. When I entered the ancient city, I saw the flow of people like shuttles, and the shops were lined up, which was very prosperous, but the people were everywhere, which was very incompatible with the prosperity of the city.

This should be a scene only in special times, Liu Kuan sighed.

When the carriage and horses came to Deyue Tower, one of the largest inns in Xiangyang, several guys stepped forward and took the carriage and horses to the backyard.

At this time, many people were watching in front of a medicine shop opposite, several people wearing yellow scarves were curing a patient who had no money to buy medicine, the patient's family was kneeling down to thank the person, the person who treated the patient was helping the patient's family, and his companions were distributing charm water to the crowd of onlookers.

Yan Rou and Han Dang saw the person wearing a yellow scarf and hurried over, Yan Rou's eyes were sharp, and he recognized that the person who treated the disease was the one who led people to snatch the horses that day. It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

Unable to help but say, Yan Rou stepped forward and grabbed the man's chest, pushed his legs, and pressed him to the ground. Several other people in yellow turban headdresses, when they saw that someone was in trouble, they all came around and grabbed Yan Rou's arms and waist, and were put down by Han Dang's three fists and legs.

Liu Kuan had already seen that it was Ma Yuanyi's subordinate Tang Zhou who was knocked down, and it was estimated that he was the one who grabbed the horse.

The onlookers all regarded Tang Zhou and the others as living bodhisattvas, pointing at Yan Rou and Han Dang, and some even cursed in a low voice.

Liu Kuan saw that the crowd was excited, and it was not appropriate to stay for a long time, so he said to several other people wearing yellow scarves: "Liu Kuan, the old man of Luoyang, please meet Ma Shuai in the moon building!" He helped Tang Zhou up, luck pressed Tang Zhou's right shoulder, and pushed Tang Zhou towards Deyue Tower.

Everyone put their luggage into the room and came to the lobby to eat, Tang Zhou was very embarrassed when he saw Wang Bing and Liu Kuan, and he didn't say a word, and sat down to eat with everyone.

During the banquet, Duan Yi said to Liu Kuan, "Senior nephew Liu, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, don't cause more trouble in this matter." In the afternoon, I went with Senior Brother Zuo to find my sixth junior brother Sima Hui, he was in the south of Xiangyang to study and live in seclusion, you deal with this matter in a few days, we will go back. ”

Of course, Liu Kuan knew Sima Hui, but he didn't expect that he was also a member of my Daomen!

I really wanted to go with him to meet him, but thinking that the matter of Yan Rou's horses had not been resolved, Liu Kuan could only dispel his thoughts, "Yes, the disciple wrote it down." ”

After the meal, Duan Yi and Zuo Ci went to Sima Hui.

Half an hour later, Ma Yuanyi came to the inn alone. Liu Kuan also admired Ma Yuanyi's courage and demeanor.

In fact, after Ma Yuanyi heard the report, it was estimated that the person who was robbed of the horse found him. On the same day, after Tang Zhou robbed the horse and returned to the Xiaoyangshan camp outside Xiangyang City, he was reprimanded by Ma Yuanyi. Ma Yuanyi did not agree with forcibly seizing the traders, and was worried that it would cause extraneous branches and ruin the big thing of Zhang Jiao.

Listening to the report of his subordinates, a few people with strong martial arts arrested Tang Zhou, and there were a few old Taoist priests around him, one of whom called himself "Liu Kuan", so he knew who it was, Ma Yuanyi knew that these Taoist priests were masters, and they had a deep relationship with Liu Kuan and Zhang Jiao, and it was not easy to offend, so they brought money and one person came to see Liu Kuan.

When acquaintances meet, it's easy to talk. Liu Kuan and Ma Yuanyi each told the truth of the matter, and Ma Yuanyi kept apologizing to Yan Rou, "It really shouldn't be, the water washed the Dragon King Temple!"

After that, Ma Yuanyi handed a package to Yan Rou, "Brother Yan Rou, this is the capital to buy horses, and I hope that the brothers will be successful!" ”

Yan Rou couldn't say anything, thinking to herself, these horses may have been dealt with by them, and it was a little embarrassing to ask them to return their original things, and it would also refute Liu Kuan's face, and the horses of the original patron would be sent back next time, so she had to nod her head and agree.

Liu Kuan knew that Ma Yuanyi was the first senior general of the Yellow Turban Army to be arrested and executed by the imperial court, so he did not dare to have more contact with him. Seeing that the matter was over, he got up and sent Ma Yuanyi and Tang Zhou.

Ma Yuanyi is a preacher, and he has a wide range of friends with heroes in the world, especially people like Yan Rou who can get a large number of horses, and he has the heart to make friends. I never thought that Liu Kuan was in a hurry to send himself out this time like a plague god, although he was not happy in his heart, and it was not easy to have a seizure, so he took Tang Zhou away.

Han Dang and Yan Rou had a thought in their hearts, and when they saw Liu Kuan's name, heroes like Ma Yuanyi returned the horse money and looked at Liu Kuan with admiration. Both of them are from the bottom society, and when they saw Liu Kuan's royal children, they did not feel ashamed of their identity at all, and admired them in their hearts.

In the past few days, the three of them have been very close to each other, talking about everything, learning martial arts during the day, and sleeping together at night. Wang Bing was clean and meditated in the house all day.

At noon on the third day, Duan Yi and Zuo Ci returned, and there were a few others who came with them, an old farmer was dressed in clothes, very thin, with a fourteen or five-year-old boy, the boy's hair was as light as black jade, his eyes were shiny, and his appearance was extremely beautiful.

The other old man was about sixty years old, slightly fat, and beside him stood a boy of seven or eight years old, who was slightly taller than the other, with an old face, a pair of triangular eyes, and sparse and yellowish hair, which was slightly ugly.

Everyone came to the inn to see Wang Bing, and Duan Yi introduced the two sides. After everyone sat down, they chatted, because Wang Bing was deaf, Liu Kuan said more, was very enthusiastic about the visitors, and answered all questions.

It turned out that the old farmer was dressed as Sima Hui, and the fat one was Pang Degong of Lumen Mountain, Pang Degong brought his descendant Pang Tong to visit Sima Hui, and he happened to meet Sima Hui's fellow visitor, so he followed.

When Sima Hui introduced Pang Tong to Liu Kuan brought by his disciples Zhuge Liang and Pang Degong, Liu Kuan was shocked and had a lot of thoughts, but he didn't know what to do. Wolong, phoenix chicks, especially Wolong Zhuge Liang, are the embodiment of wisdom in the long history and have a mythological aura.

Liu Kuan will think about how to make friends and take them away, think about whether it shouldn't affect their growth, and think about how to subdue them if he doesn't have any capital? …… His face changed a lot, and it wasn't until he was coughed and glared at by Duan Yi that he returned to normal.

said that this Sima Hui and Pang Degong are also interesting people.

Sima Hui is the originator of "Mr. Hao", and the word "Mr. Hao" comes from him. Because he never talks about other people's shortcomings, he never talks to others, he never asks others about their likes and dislikes, he always says good things.

Once, when a man told Sima Hui about his son's death, Sima Hui replied, "Very well," and his wife rebuked him when she found out: "People think you have high morals, so they tell you." Why did you suddenly hear that someone else's son was dead, and say yes? Sima Hui replied, "Your words are also very good. ”

Another time, someone lost a pig and said that Sima Hui's pig was the one he lost, and Sima Hui gave the pig to this person. After a few days, the man found the pig that had been lost earlier, hurriedly returned Sima Hui's pig, and kowtowed to himself, but Sima Hui not only did not scold him, but thanked him for sending the pig back.

Sima Hui has a lot of anecdotes, and Pang Degong is not too reckless.

In history, Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, invited Pang Degong into the mansion several times, and Pang Degong did not bend to take office. So Liu Biao personally went to hire him.

Liu Biao said to Pang Degong: "You have saved you alone, why don't you protect the whole world?" Pang Degong replied to Liu Biao with a smile: "The bird builds a nest on the high forest, there is a place to perch at night, the turtle turtle makes a hole under the abyss, and there is a home at night, and people's choices and behaviors are also people's nests, and everything is only for each to get a place to live, so the world is not what I want to preserve." ”

At this time, Liu Biao pointed to Pang Decheng's wife and children who were working in the fields and asked: "Mr. lives in the fields and refuses to come out to be an official, what can he leave to future generations?" Pang Degong replied: "The pursuit of fame and fortune by people in the world will only leave danger to their descendants; What I left to my children and grandchildren was to live and work in peace, but the things I left behind were different. After Liu Biao heard this, he had no choice but to give up.

Liu Kuan looked at the old one, the more he looked at it, the more he respected it, and looked at the two small ones, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, but he couldn't talk about it in vain.

Sima Hui also saw Wang Bing when he was young, and when he heard that the Five Elements and Five Disciples had encountered, he valued the friendship of his fellow disciples very much, and his heart ached.

Duan Yi came to look for him this time, wanting to invite him to visit other senior brothers and discuss the establishment of the mountain. Sima Hui is proficient in channel learning, Qimen, the art of war, and scriptures, but he is not good at martial arts. He and Pang Degong are good friends, indifferent to the name, have no quarrel with the world, refuse Duan Yi's invitation, or still want to farm in the wilderness and be a hermit at ease.

After meeting Wang Bing, Duan Yi and Zuo Ci said goodbye to everyone and went to Wudang Mountain to visit another senior brother. Sima Hui and Pang Degong also went back with their respective disciples. Seeing the backs of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong leaving, Liu Kuantu sighed.