It was the height of summer, but the Songshan Shaolin Temple was still full of incense and was popular. Du Shiyi, who was already here for the second time, was just like the first time, and only came to Tallinn after visiting the main halls and Buddhist halls in front of him while strolling. He found the hut on the side, but he found Gongye Jue with his back to him, with wood in his left hand and an axe in his right, concentrating on chopping the logs on the stakes in front of him. Under the sun, I saw that his left and right hands were perfectly coordinated, and his movements were not only powerful and concise, but also more fluid. Before he knew it, he looked at it thoughtfully.

I don't know how long it took, but he only heard a faint voice in front of him: "Do you want to give it a try?" ”

Hearing this, seeing that Gongye Jue had already stood up straight, he casually picked up the cloth towel hanging around his neck and wiped his face, Du Shiyi stepped forward thoughtfully. However, when he saw clearly the axe that lay flat on the stake, the back of the axe was heavy, the body of the axe was wide, and the blade revealed a trace of cold light, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Mr. Gongye said that he laughed, I'm afraid I may not be able to lift it with my hands." ”

Gongye nodded with a smile, "Sure enough, the reader has a good eye, and he will not be like those rangers who are not self-conscious, and they will jump to try everything when they see it." How can you be the only one today? What about your impulsive companion Choi Shiyilang? ”

"His grandmother was sick, so he returned to the Eastern Capital at the end of last year and never returned for a long time." Du Shiyi measured the size of Cui Jianxuan's copper gall, and said that he would go home to cast the same thing as a one-to-one mold, so he took out the two copper galls that seemed to be more bright and smooth from his leather bag, and played with them in his right hand. Compared with the initial caution in the past, now he has free time, and often does not leave this object when he walks and lies down, so that he can only hear two brass galls flying between his fingers, as if they were nothing. It wasn't until Gongye Jue bowed his head slightly that he presented this pair of bronze gall hands.

"It's useless to me, you can keep it." As soon as the words fell, Gong Yejie suddenly grabbed his hand quickly, and easily pinched the pair of copper galls with only three fingers, and then shouted, Du Shiyi in front of him saw two cold lights, one left and one right, from his ears, and then heard two muffled sounds behind him. He took a deep breath, and then slowly turned around, only to see that two deep dents had appeared on the solid green board, and the two copper balls had rolled against the wall. He couldn't help but shudder at the thought of what it would be like if it hit someone.

"This is a Taoist priest who asked me to make alchemy, cast with jīng copper mixed with meteorite iron, copper, lead, zinc and other gold, so it is hard and wear-resistant, before I went to Shaolin Temple, I also used this thing to fight those birds and beasts, and now I am in the land of Buddhism, I don't need it. This technique is not difficult, as long as your wrist strength, waist strength and eyesight are enough, even if you miss, it also has the effect of striking the grass and startling the snake, and the swordsmanship is also similar. ”

Gongye Jue motioned to Du Shiyi to step forward and pick up the two copper galls, and then beckoned to call people to him, only then did he lightly demonstrate the trick of transportation just now, and when Du Shiyi remembered it, he suddenly said: "I heard that the Son of Heaven issued a levy and held a coin to levy the Peak Lu Gong?" ”

"Yes. However, Master Lu's health is not yet very good, and there are many students in the cottage, so I am afraid that he will not be able to answer the call to go to the Eastern Capital immediately. ”

"I see."

Gongye nodded thoughtfully, and then went straight back to the room without saying a word. In a few moments, he came out of the house with a sword in his hand. Du Shiyi actually had an illusion in a trance, just that there was an extra sword in his hand, and this old man, who originally looked just burly and rough-looking, actually exuded a sharp aura that rushed to his face.

However, the next moment he knew that this was more than a sharp aura. Gong Ye Jue just shook his right wrist, stabbed up and slashed, the sword light appeared, that kind of sharp qi was like a substance for a while, as that move and style were gradually practiced in front of him, he seemed to feel the stinging sensation on his face and body as if he was about to crack the skin. Despite this, he still tried his best to keep his eyes open to distinguish the changes and moves, although his eyes were almost confused by the sword light, but he still tried his best, and with the memory he had exercised from copying books, he memorized seventy or eighty percent.

"The sword of killing the enemy is not in moves, but in improvisation, peeking into the enemy's loopholes, and then killing with one hit." Gongye Jue Er put away his sword and explained, seeing that Du Shiyi thought for a while, then nodded, and then continued, "But since you have no experience in fighting against people, if you don't have a fixed move, you will be beaten down before you can peep into the enemy's loopholes." This rainbow sword is my first swordsmanship. Don't underestimate the word "entry", as long as you are proficient, it is a sword dance that seems to be pervasive like mercury like Gongsun, and you will feel that it is just Er'er. Okay, you practice and show me. ”

Although he knew that Gongye would definitely not expect him to be able to do it as he was immediately, it was still a big test for Du Shiyi to restore the movements that he had seen in his eyes and remembered in his heart. Taking the long sword that Gongye threw over, he attracted countless angry scoldings because of his clumsy movements at first, until Zuihou almost sat down on the ground without strength, and he was just barely familiar with the action frame.

"Well, that's all I can teach you. The moves are dead, but the people are alive, and if you don't fight, you can't practice them for the rest of your life

Out of really good swordsmanship. You are a scholar, your body is like a swimmer, and the sword is like a rainbow, you can appreciate these eight words yourself. After saying this, Gongye turned around and went back to the house without looking back, but before closing the door, he commanded, "When I saw Cui Shiyilang, I remembered to tell him that the heart of learning swords is not for a while, but for a lifetime." ”

Seeing that the door was slowly closing in front of him, Du Shiyi glanced at the simple and unpretentious long sword in his hand, and finally stood up according to the ground, regardless of the soreness on his body, and said deeply: "Thank you Mr. Gongye for your advice!" ”

Summer practice, winter practice, and in a blink of an eye, it ushered in a new year. When the students left the mountain to say goodbye to Lu Hong, they thought that Lu Hong was going to be recruited into Beijing, and most of them were more sad than they were to go to Rì, and some students who had been studying for many years wept bitterly on the ground, so they went on the road to return to their hometowns. On the Chinese New Year's Eve this year, except for Cui Jianxuan and Pei Ning, who had not yet returned, the rest of the disciples did not return to their hometowns and accompanied Lu Hong for a reunion New Year.

After the Lantern Festival, Lu Hong began to prepare for the trip. Although all the disciples were willing to follow, he still only brought Du Shiyi and Lu Wangzhi. The group rode a horse out of the valley from the mountain road, Lu Hong changed to the ox cart left by Cui Jianxuan, hired a carriage to come over to meet Du Sanniang and Zhu Ying to take a car, and Du Shiyi and Lu Wang were on the horse and entourage. Although he was born in the Lu family of Fanyang, Lu Hong has lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, and there is only one elderly servant with him, except for the old woman Ah Huang, who cooks and cooks. Considering the tiring journey, Lu Wangzhi left Ah Huang and the old servant behind, so that in addition to Tian Mo, who had risen by half a head in less than half a year, the two Cui family servants who were left behind after Cui Jianxuan sent a gift last time.

After walking along the main road for a short time, I saw a rider in front of me speeding over. This person stopped when he came to the front, and then arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask, but Lu Gong of Hanging Lian Peak?" ”

Du Shiyi recognized at a glance that it was Cui Yuan, Cui Yunzhi's servant. Faced with this knowingly question, he hurriedly glanced at Lu Wangzhi, and saw that the senior brother instructed him to go to contact, he immediately rode forward and nodded, "Exactly." ”

Even if he recognized Du Shiyi, Cui Yuan still acted according to etiquette, and when he got an answer, he rolled the saddle and dismounted, and saluted again: "Duke Lu, a certain is a servant of Cui Ming's Mansion." When Ming Gong learned that Lu Gong had set off for the Eastern Capital today, he specially came to see him off, so he was in front of the Ten Mile Pavilion. I also asked Lu Gong to slow down the trip a little and take the time to see him. ”

Since Cui Yunzhi personally came to deliver the enthronement order, after Du Shiyi went to the ox cart to report to Lu Hong, Lu Hong nodded and agreed. Fortunately, this journey was a smooth journey, and everyone walked slowly, and when they arrived at the Shili Pavilion, they found that there were already one or twenty servants guarding the pavilion, and a fence was set up. Cui Yunzhi came up in person, insisted on helping Lu Hong get out of the car and entered the pavilion, and then said with both hands: "There must be Lu Gong in the Hanging Peak, and the famous mountain is shining for a while; Dengfeng has to have Lu Gong, which is a holy place in the mouth of students. Today, Lu Gong went to the Eastern Capital at the request of the Son of Heaven, and I, as the chief official of this county, could only see him off in person. I wish Lu Gong a safe journey and all the best. ”

I don't wish Peng Cheng thousands of miles, but wish everything to go well, naturally Cui Yunzhi judged Lu Hong's xìngzi. Seeing that this well-known hermit drank the water and wine he toasted with a smile, Cui Yunzhi had no choice but to salute Lu Wangzhi and Du Shiyi again, and gave another Cheng Yi. Without waiting for Lu Hong to refuse, he said sincerely: "There are only a few packs of Dengfeng's special sour dates and some dried vegetables. ”

Seeing that Lu Wangzhi took it, he nodded and said that the burden should indeed be these things, and Lu Hong thanked him with a smile. At this time, Cui Yunzhi smiled and said that he had a few words to tell Du Shiyi, and smoothly pulled people aside.

As soon as he spoke, he said: "Nineteen Lang wants to pay back Eleven Lang, but he asked that Wu Jiu to send it to my house, isn't this the wrong door?" I know that the money is too heavy for you to carry on the road, so I have exchanged it for you forty taels of gold. As he spoke, he pointed to the two servants on the other side, "The gold is on them, and you have too few servants this time, so I will send them to follow you." When you get to the Eastern Capital, wouldn't it be better for you to send the gold directly to the Cui family in Yongfengfang and return it to Shiyi Lang? ”

It took his 100 yuan to exchange for 18 taels of gold, how could Du Shiyi not know that Cui Yunzhi's move was another addition. Wu Jiu's pigs had been completely cleared, and he had shared the money, and he was overjoyed and didn't dare to ask for any good papers, so he took the initiative to go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to fight the front station after settling his family. At this moment, tasting Cui Yunzhi's words, he smiled and raised his hand to salute: "That being the case, thank you for your kindness!" ”

"You and Eleven Lang are in the same door, and I also treat you as your own nephew, so you still need to be polite? Nineteen Lang, you are careful along the way, do not seek merit, but seek no fault! ”

Zuihou said goodbye, and watched the group of cars and horses drift away all the way, and Cui Yunzhi breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, if Du Shiyi hadn't volunteered to hunt locusts the year before last, there would have been no upcoming migration this year. In the official of the sixth grade, he stayed for too many years, and as soon as he was promoted, he moved to the former governor of the history, and was on the fifth grade, and after grinding for another year or two, the history of a state assassin is stable. So, it's worth it just to add a few taels of gold and a little bit or two! Speaking of which, Cui Jianxuan, he could have quietly sent a letter to the past, thinking that the eleventh lang would appreciate it!