The Dragon Boat Festival, which originated in the south, has never been very valued in Hedong. However, this year's Dragon Boat Festival has caused a whirlwind in Hedong. From the prefect to the ordinary people, all of them are looking forward to the goal, and the goal is all directed at the Qingyun Fort in Xishan.

At dawn, there was a bustling traffic at the foot of Tianlong Mountain, and the horses who came from other cottages in Taihang met with the officials and soldiers of the brigade led by Zhang Xiaochun.

In the past, these two people will inevitably fight to the death when they meet in a narrow way. But today, they had nothing to do with each other, and even greeted each other and hurried together.

At the beginning of the day, several rumbling drums in Qingyun Castle shattered the morning tranquility in the mountains. Almost instantly, the birds were stunned and the voices of the people were boiling. Nearly 100,000 people flocked to Qingyun Hall, where a huge altar had been erected, flowers paved and incense were burned, thirty-six large golden horns were spread out on the edge of the altar like dragon whiskers, and colorful flags and banners were flying, which was magnificent and magnificent.

Chu Tianya sat upright in front of the bronze mirror, looking at Xiao Ai in the mirror, she inserted a bronze hairpin into her bun, and then she picked up the red tassel on the side and carefully put it on Chu Tianya's head.

Chu Tianya couldn't help but laugh while watching.

"Hey, Brother Chu, what are you laughing at? Is it bad for my little sister to comb her hair? Xiao Ai asked.

"No, that's good." Chu Tianya was still laughing. The scene in front of him made him feel like a bride who was about to board a sedan chair, and his heart was quite awkward. Also, a big man's hair is so long, and he has to comb it carefully every day, no matter how he says it, he is still a little unaccustomed. Regardless of his temperament, it is comfortable to twist this annoying long hair and leave an inch.

"Brother Chu, you are very handsome and heroic today." Xiao Ai glanced at the bronze mirror, his face was red and simple, "Whenever you put on armor, it's very charming!" ”

"Meaning if I don't wear armor, it's not good, right?" Chu Tianya said with a smile.

"Not really!" Xiao Ai's face flushed, and he said with a smile, "My big brother Chu is always the best-looking." There's no woman in the world who doesn't like a man like you. ”

"Really?" Chu Tianya smiled, "I'm not as handsome as Xue Yu, not as elegant as Bai Xu, not as majestic and domineering as Jiao Wentong, and not as bold and unrestrained as Meng Qige." Then you say, what is good about me? ”

"Hmm...... Well, anyway, you're just good! Xiao Ai pondered for a long time and couldn't think of words to deal with it, and said with a smile, "The people you just said will soon recognize you as the master." If you're not better than them, can they be willing? ”

"Haha!" Chu Tianya laughed, stood up and pinched Xiao Ai's face, "You are really my good girl, this fart is very comfortable!" ”

"It hurts, let it go!" Xiao Ai jumped out of the way, looked at Chu Tianya with bright eyes, and said with a smile, "Brother Chu, you are really radiant today, as if you are going to be a groom's official!" Why don't you marry Lord Xiao today! Double happiness is coming, how good! ”

Chu Tianya was slightly stunned, and suddenly thought of Xiao Linglong, and couldn't help but gently shake his head and sigh, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen her for almost half a month." ”

"Hey, that Jiao Wentong is really. Guan Shan has been dead for so long, and he still can't let go of his knot. As a result, Lord Xiao had no choice but to accompany him on the mountain. Xiao Ai frowned and pouted, "Finally, after the battle, you can have a little peace, and the two of you can have a relaxing time together." Jiao Wentong is like this, which directly delays the great joy of Brother Chu and her! ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Chu Tianya scolded with a smile, and suddenly changed his mind, "It's strange, I haven't seen Uncle He since yesterday." Where did the old man go? ”

"Hey, Brother Chu, you don't know either?" Xiao Ai wondered, "The old man disappeared after breakfast yesterday, I thought he was with you, or you asked him to do something!" ”

"He didn't come back last night?"

"Probably not...... I slept late last night, and I came to change Brother Chu's clothes early this morning. I didn't see the lights in the old man's room, and he didn't have dinner with us! Xiao Ai was surprised, "It's bad, is there any accident with the old man?" ”

Chu Tianya pondered carefully and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, he'll be fine." ”

At this moment, the grave of Guanshan.

Xiao Linglong changed into the costume of the Khitan royal family, stood beside the grave with a sword and a horse, and quietly looked at Jiao Wentong, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Little sister, go ahead, don't delay." Jiao Wentong said softly, turned his head and glanced at Tang Ang next to him, and scolded, "You can go too, you are not allowed to come here in the future!" ”

"Hey......" Xiao Linglong sighed softly, there was really nothing more to say, so she had to climb on the horse's back, "Second brother, then I'll go." ”

"Hmm......" Jiao Wentong nodded lightly.

Xiao Linglong turned her head, and Tang Ang was stunned and didn't move. Jiao Wentong suddenly shouted, "Get out!" ――”

Tang Ang was so shocked that he took three steps back, hurriedly walked to Xiao Linglong's horse, grabbed the reins, and whispered, "Second brother, I ...... gone."

"Go, go!!" Jiao Wentong shouted impatiently, "Don't bother me if you have nothing to do in the future!" ”

Xiao Linglong and Tang Ang glanced at each other helplessly and walked towards the bottom of the mountain.

A gust of morning wind blew, the branches and leaves of the mountains and forests danced, and the paper money flew in front of the grave.

Between the mountains and forests, a figure was like an eagle and a hoof, and landed in front of Guan Shan's tomb, behind Jiao Wentong.

"Teacher, you're finally here." Jiao Wentong didn't look back and said quietly.

"Either go to Qingyuntang now to sit in the second position of the West Mountain; Either now I'll clean up the portal and kill you. Uncle He's words were flat and almost without any emotion.

Jiao Wentong's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, "Teacher, you want to kill me?" ”

"Yes."

"Why?"

"To put it nicely, it is to try to fight the overall situation of Jin and save the country; To put it bluntly, for the unity of the Xishan Righteous Army, eliminate future troubles; To put it mildly, it's for my young master! He Bo said without hesitation.

After Jiao Wentong listened, he sighed softly and did not speak.

"You only have time for a stick of incense to think about it." He Bo crossed his hands on his chest and said indifferently.

Jiao Wentong was silent for a moment, and said leisurely: "Teacher, I can't imagine that students have no weight in your mind, and you don't have a trace of old feelings. ”

"You're wrong." He Bo said, "It is precisely because you are my eldest disciple and my most proud protégé, the former martial champion of the Great Song Dynasty, that I take your weight too seriously and expect too much from you; As a result, they were greatly disappointed; As for the old love...... What qualifications do you have to mention the word 'old love' in front of the old man? ”

Jiao Wentong was slightly stunned and turned his head, "Teacher, the student wants to ask, what did I do wrong to make the teacher so biased against me?" ”

"That's a question you shouldn't have asked at all! You should ask yourself, what have you done 'right' over the years? He Bo said coldly, "What kind of ambition was Jiao Wentong, who studied art in Tokyo at the beginning?" As a result, he became a bandit, but he would only be complacent, keen to fight for power and profit in the cottage, and eventually even his own life-saving benefactor was killed. It's really a mouse's eye! Your biggest achievement in Jiao Wentong's life is just to be a bandit leader! Now when you see someone whose prestige is greater than others, and who are about to create a greater achievement than you, you are jealous and resentful, and you can't bear to be a subordinate. The old man really regrets that he taught you all his skills at the beginning, and made you such a useless reckless man! ”

Jiao Wentong took a long breath, and his shiny black face turned reddish-purple.

"What's the matter, the old man said that it hurt in my heart?" He Bo said unceremoniously, "Over the years, no one has dared to say such things to you, which has made your arrogance and complacency increase day by day. Look back for yourself and see what you've done over the years. After making friends with a few idlers, pulling up a group of people to rob houses, scaring a group of rabble mixed in the green forest, and winning a false name of 'Taihang Magic Arrow', is that all your achievements and dreams? - Jiao Wentong, Jiao Wentong, you are really angry with the old man! I think you are also a person in your forties, and you have lived most of your life without achieving anything. If you're really a mediocre person, forget it. But you have learned the skills of the old man, and you used to be Top Gun, but now you have become like a dog, and you only know that you have to die or live lying in front of the grave of the dead all day long - instead of this, the old man might as well slap you with one slap, out of sight and out of mind! ”

"Hey......" Jiao Wentong closed his eyes and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Teacher, you are right...... Well, you can do it! ”

He Bo trembled with anger, and the green tendons at his temples burst out.

"Do you think the old man wouldn't dare?!"

"Let's do it," Jiao Wentong muttered...... "The student's heart is already dead, but he seeks liberation." If you can die at the hands of the teacher, the students will be content. ”

"Rubbish! Rubbish! Rubbish!! ”

He Bo was so angry that he stomped his feet and scolded three times in a row.

Jiao Wentong half-opened his eyes, looked at Dai Dai Qingshan in front of him in a fog, a gust of wind passed, and the messy hair on his sideburns blew in front of him, and a few gray hairs suddenly appeared.

Jiao Wentong stretched out his hand and stroked the sideburns in his palm, looked at these white hairs in surprise, and sighed like a dream: "Morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk...... The ancients did not deceive me! ”

"Wentong, looking at your face as a teacher, you don't live very long. You may not have many years to live. He Bo said, "Maybe you will regret it on the day you die, and there is only regret left in this life, and there is not much to be thankful about." As a teacher, he lived to this age, and he saw through everything. In fact, things like fame and fortune are like floating clouds in the sky. However, a man's husband should always do something in his life, so that when he is old and lying in bed unable to move, he can recall them, or smile calmly or have a heart-pounding heart, even if he chokes on it, it is not in vain for this life. ”

Jiao Wentong stared at the white hair in his palm and was silent. There was a strange look in his eyes flickering.

"If you want to talk about civil and military talents, looking at the entire Hedong and even the whole world, there are very few people who can really beat you Jiao Wentong." "But your temperament dictates that you can't be a really good leader." In order for your achievements to be equal to your talents, you must find a master who is worthy of your assistance. Otherwise, you Jiao Wentong is doomed to failure in this life. ”

Jiao Wentong's eyes narrowed slightly, "The teacher wants to say that Chu Tianya is the master?" Will he be even more outstanding than Guan Shan? ”

"If you don't try, how do you know?" He Bo said, "Jiao Wentong, you have the shadow of an old man in your temperament, the same arrogance, and the same nobody. Therefore, in my eyes, you are not only my protégé, but also half of my son. If you still think of me as your teacher, listen to my advice: give it a try! ”

Jiao Wentong stood up, turned around, and stared at Uncle He, "If I don't agree, will you definitely kill me?" ”

"I will." Uncle He frowned deeply and nodded affirmatively, "In terms of personal emotion, you and Chu Tianya are almost the same in the old man's mind. But from the perspective of public heart, he has more hope of creating a miracle. And you, can't. However, if you don't cooperate, it will also affect his future. So, the old man preferred to bear this notoriety...... Endure the pain, kill your relatives with righteousness! ”

After Jiao Wentong listened, he didn't get angry, but nodded slowly, "The student has always been curious, why is it that one and a half of the two and a half people I respect the most in my life are saying good things for Chu Tianya?" ”

"Do you mean the late Guan Shan and the old man?" He Bo laughed, "It's really true, the old man still occupies the 'half' seat in your mind." ”

Jiao Wentong smiled disappreciatively, "Students never dare to hide anything in front of the teacher. That's right, the students only respect their late father, Guan Shan, and half of the teacher in this life...... If it were possible, I hope Chu Tianya would be the other half! ”

"You won't be disappointed." He Bo said lightly, finally relieved in his heart. In fact, he knows Jiao Wentong's character very well, if it was really "like ashes", he would have drawn his sword and killed himself. The reason why I have been so stiff and unwilling to go out of the mountain is that I need a sufficient number of steps to go down.

Looking at the entire Qingyun Castle, only the old man He Bo came to "scold and invite" him under this step. None of the others can reach the weight in Jiao Wentong's heart.

"Thank you, Teacher." Jiao Wentong breathed a sigh of relief, "For more than ten years, no one has said such straightforward and fierce words to students. Students know what to do. Ask the teacher to take the first step, and just say...... Jiao will go to Qingyun Hall on time to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival! ”