Yunmeng Mountain lies on the north bank of the Yellow River in the east, with towering mountains, peaks and peaks, lush forests, and clouds and mist. This place is made in heaven for those who are committed to pure cultivation, where they can dine and drink the scenery, contemplate nature, and realize the Tao and cultivate the law, which is really a first-class pleasure in the world.

It was a summer afternoon, the weather was very hot, the low clouds clinging to the peaks of Yunmeng Mountain, and there was a wet and heavy mist in the dense woods.

Three men in white robes hurried with their heads down, wiping the sweat from their faces as they picked up the weeds in the forest and struggled to climb up the hill along a path.

The first one was twenty-six or seventeen years old, tall and thin, with a heroic look between his eyebrows; followed by a twenty-four or five-year-old who was slightly stout, with a square face and a lofty spirit; Behind the top is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, of medium stature, with a delicate face, sharp facial features, and a beautiful masculine temperament.

The mountain road was very rugged, and the three of them walked one foot deep and one foot shallow, exhausted. Suddenly, the man who walked in front of him let out a soft cry and stopped, and the two people behind hurriedly followed. It turned out that there was a relatively open space in front of it, covered with green grass.

The man in front saw the meadow, walked to the middle, and sat down with a butt. The young man with the face of the national character also walked over and sat down next to him.

Younger, on the other hand, were more alert. When he approached the two, he didn't sit down immediately, and urged them: "Two brothers, the rainstorm is coming, and we still need to hurry." ”

The tall man glanced at him, gasped and replied, "Of course I want to rush back as soon as possible, who wants to stay in this deep mountain and old forest!" But I couldn't walk anymore. Let's take a break and take a breath before we go. ”

The young man with the national character face also nodded frequently, and the two simply lay down on the grass. The young man had no choice but to let them, and he had no choice but to sit down. At this time, a cool breeze was blowing slightly, and all three of them took this opportunity to adjust their breathing.

When the three of them were resting peacefully, they heard a whistling sound in the woods—"The wind rising," a sharp sound, like a shrill sound left by a strong wind passing through the treetops.

With a whistling sound, thirteen black-clad men flashed from behind the surrounding trees. I saw that each of them was holding a bronze sword, the blade of which was shorter than the usual iron sword, but the edge was much wider, and the blade of the sword flashed with a chill in the gloomy sky. Without saying a word, they pressed straight at the three of them.

When the three of them saw this scene, they were really startled and stood up one after another. The tall man asked nervously, "Who is this and what are you going to do?" ”

Walking at the front of the black-clothed crowd was a short and thin man, with a fierce expression on his shriveled face, and said word by word:

"We are from the Qin State, and I am Gao Sheng, the twelfth generation of the Xitu Mo family, and I want to invite Mr. Guigu and his disciples to accompany us to the Qin State."

The three people who were surrounded on the grass were even more surprised when they heard this. The other party obviously came prepared, and knew their details well, and it seemed that he was not a thief who was blocking the road and robbing him.

Among these three people, two of them turned out to be the disciples of Mr. Guigu, the tall man was named Su Qin, and the young man with the national character face was called Zhang Yi.

The slightly immature young man was Su Qin's cousin Su Dai, who had been depressed since he was a child, and Su Qin took him with him and lived with them on the bank of the clear stream in Yunmeng Mountain.

Mr. Guigu lived in seclusion in Yunmeng Mountain, the Lonely Pavilion on the bank of the clear stream, and had been in retreat for nearly three days to study the scriptures, and the three of them couldn't bear it, and they went down the mountain to the market town to hang out without telling Mr. Guigu, and they were about to rush back to the Lonely Pavilion today, but they were unexpectedly besieged by the black-clothed people halfway.

The three of them did not have any blades in their hands, and they were afraid that if they did not obey each other's requests, they would suffer a big loss, but the other party was so arrogant and rude, how could they easily comply. The Su brothers and Zhang Yi looked at each other, and when their eyes exchanged, they quickly stood in an outward triangle.

The three of them whispered a few words, and Su Qin proposed: The three of them will attack together, and if anyone can get out first, they should hurry back and report to the master, so as not to cause the master to suddenly suffer a catastrophe.

Zhang Yi and Su Dai nodded in agreement. In times of crisis, they resolved to prioritize the protection of their elderly Master.

The plan has been decided, and Su Qin said loudly: "It turned out to be Mr. Gao Sheng, the great son of the Western Tumo family, who has admired the name for a long time. We have no dealings with the Xitu Mo family, should we discuss peacefully, why ambush halfway? ”

The short and thin man in black who called Gao Sheng snorted coldly when he heard Su Qin's words of "peaceful deliberation".

He replied to Su Qin: "The Emperor of the Qin Kingdom admires Mr. Guigu and his disciples very much, and I heard that you have concentrated on the art of vertical and horizontal in recent years, and your skills have improved. The warm invitation is afraid of leaking the rumors, so this is the decision. ”

Gao Sheng accosted him, his hand was not idle, he raised the sword in his hand, and in response to this action, the black-clothed crowd stepped forward steadily, and the encirclement shrank smaller and smaller.

"If you cooperate and agree happily, the Qin State will treat you as a guest, and you will have everything you need for wealth and glory." Gao Sheng used words to distract Su Qin and the others, and approached Su Qin and the others.

Gao Sheng led twelve disciples of the Xitu Mo family this time, and he was instructed by Qin Jun Yingsi to secretly visit the whereabouts of Mr. Guigu and his disciples, and bring them back to Qin.

In the middle and late Warring States period, the Qin State was superior to the princes after the Shang Dynasty reform, and its territory continued to expand, and it was faintly showing the momentum of annexing neighboring countries. In order to protect themselves, the eastern princes exchanged news and concluded alliances, and there were signs of joint resistance to Qin.

In his later years, Mr. Guigu studied the art of combining vertical and horizontal, and if he was used by the eastern princes to unite against the Qin State with the strategy of combining and vertical, the hegemony of the Qin State would be a failure; On the contrary, if the Qin State can master the vertical and horizontal techniques as soon as possible and make peace alone with the strategy of connecting and horizontal, it will defeat the princes individually, and the hegemony can be achieved.

Gao Sheng and others have been out for more than a month, searching in many ways, and finally found the whereabouts of Mr. Guigu, one day they came to the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, and they were struggling to find the way into the mountain, but they were lucky to find Su Qin and others in the market town under the mountain.

The white shirts of the three of them were too eye-catching in the market town, and at a glance they knew that they were not local farmers, and the children of the Mo family quickly reported the news to the leader, Gao Sheng was overjoyed, and the troops were busy dividing into three ways, taking the lead alternately, and closely following the three of them.

Stalking is the Mo family's specialty, so Su Qin and the others were targeted by the men in black all the way, and they actually wandered around without noticing.

Gao Shengyuan planned to follow the three to their home and captured Mr. Guigu and his apprentice. However, Su Qin and the others rested halfway, and they couldn't move for a while.

Gao Sheng was worried that he would be monitored behind the forest for a long time and expose his hiding place, which alarmed his apprentices and reported to Guiguzi. thought to himself: "Holding the apprentice first, and then coercing Guiguzi into submission, is also a good move." So, he ordered the children of the Mo family to take the opportunity to surround Su Qin and the three of them and subdue them in one fell swoop.

At this time, Su Qin and the others were already fish in the net, Gao Sheng was overjoyed, he used his words to stabilize Su Qin and the others, and approached step by step.

Su Qin frowned slightly, listening to Gao Sheng's explanation, his mind turned fast, guessing Gao Sheng's plan, he said tentatively: "We are in this Yunmeng Mountain all day long, who cares about fighting outside the world!" Please also ask Mr. Gao Sheng to go back and tell Qin Jun Yingsi, thank him for his kindness, please forgive us for not obeying our orders. ”

Gao Sheng held his sword high, urging the men and horses forward. I thought to myself: "The encirclement has been completed, and if you still want to obey the order, isn't it too late." ”

He sneered: "You are obedient, if you don't obey, then we have to do it." ”

Zhang Yi's temperament was stronger than Su Qin's, and when he heard Gao Sheng's words, he was furious, and shouted: "Is it possible that you want to use strength? Do you think that Mr. Guiya's disciples are easy to deal with? ”