Chapter 302 The Rise of Dongting
Pei Wenyuan pondered for a while, and said: "This, I can go to Wudang first, the Taiyi Sect I newly established over the years is a secret organization, and I have not disclosed my identity in the rivers and lakes, but I still have the name of Pei Wenyuan, who is the god of cloth clothes, and I go to mourn the purple light Taoist as a person in the rivers and lakes, presumably no one will refuse, as long as I buy plain clothes in the town under the mountain and take root in the hemp rope." ”
"If Miss Mu is in Wudang, with her current status, she will definitely come out to return the gift, if there is a chance, I will hand her a token, let her know that you are here, I think she will definitely come out to meet you." Cangxing, don't worry, when we were in the Western Regions, Miss Mu and I knew each other, even if I didn't look for her, I was afraid that she would take the initiative to ask me about your news. ”
Li Cangxing's heart was a little wider, he took out the moon cake that he had been carrying close to him from his arms, wrapped it in a cloth, and handed it to Pei Wenyuan: "Wenyuan, when the time comes, bring this to the little junior sister, and she will know that I am here." Invite her to the Yutang Spring Restaurant in the ten-mile ferry town at the foot of the mountain, where I will wait for her. ”
Pei Wenyuan took the moon cake, the sour smell of old sweat and the rancid taste of the moon cake could not be blocked by two layers of cloth, he frowned, put away the moon cake, and said: "Cangxing, you are too heavy taste, the things that people love are all sachets and purses, how can you use a rancid dough." ”
Li Cangxing smiled embarrassedly: "Is this a certain origin, don't ask more, the little junior sister will know that it is my thing as long as you look at it." ”
He glanced at Pei Wenyuan, and changed his words: "Wenyuan, are you still alone all these years?" Do you have any favorite girls? ”
Pei Wenyuan gritted his teeth and said: "The revenge has not been avenged, how can I have time to take care of the personal affairs of my children, Han Zhihuo still knows that the Huns have not been destroyed, why do you want to be at home." And I am the revenge of killing my father and taking away the gang, and only when I regain the Sanqingguan will I consider this matter. ”
Li Cangxing sighed: "This matter has not been rushed for a year and a half. After all, there is Lu Bing, a big spy behind them, and we attack Sanqingguan without evidence, even if we fight down, Lu Bing will exterminate you, after all, he is an official, we are the people, and when the time comes, we will not be able to run away if we are punished for the crime of murder and arson. Wen Yuan. There are three so-called unfilial pieties, and no queen is great, even if it is the spirit of the head of the house, I am afraid that I don't want to see you not marry a wife and have children. ”
Pei Wenyuan didn't answer this and shook his head: "Don't mention this matter first." Now we are going against the river, and it will take more than ten days to get to Wudang. Think about how to tell your junior sister when the time comes. ”
Li Cangxing nodded. The two began to meditate in the cabin, and gradually entered the state of Lingtai Jingming, Li Cangxing and Pei Wenyuan chatted like this, but they were also a lot more relieved, not as impetuous as this morning.
That night, the boat traveled to Liyang and rested at the quarrying ferry. Continuing to move forward, along the way, Li Cangxing and Pei Wenyuan did not go ashore, and on the way, they bought some current rice grain from small traders at the wharf. On the way to eat the dried fish stored in the cabin, Li Cangxing also mentioned various incidents on the rivers and lakes in the past few years, especially inquired in detail about the origin of the Dongting faction, hoping to get more information from Pei Wenyuan.
However, a well-informed person like Pei Wenyuan also smeared the eyes of the Dongting Gang, this organization is too mysterious, and it rose very suddenly, and its methods were ruthless, and when attacking the Dongting rudder of the Wushan faction, that is, the original rudder of the Dajiang Gang, he did not leave a single living mouth, nor did he let go of a single person, and even more than ten masters who were assisted by the Demon Sect, a total of 314 people were all killed, which shocked the entire martial arts at once.
And the next two battles to repel the Demon Sect and the Wushan faction's counterattack, not only fought a time difference in tactics, but also ambushed, poisoned, fire, and explosives during the battle, and used everything to the extreme, which is by no means the practice of ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, not so much a vendetta in the rivers and lakes, but more like the army or the Jinyi Guard exterminating the green forest cottage.
Afterwards, many people suspected that Lu Bing did it, but the Wushan faction still cooperated with Jinyiwei until now, and there were still Jinyiwei stationed in the general helm of Wushan, plus Lu Bing had been in Beijing for a while, and he couldn't be separated, so he dispelled the suspicions of others, and the Dongting Gang's gang leader Chu Tianshu, who had to be masked everywhere and whose martial arts were unfathomable, and the four guards under him in spring, summer, autumn and winter, their origins also caused a lot of speculation, and all the good and evil factions denied their relationship with them, The Dongting Gang also rejected the initiative of the Demon League.
Li Cangxing also asked about the whereabouts of Xie Wanjun, the daughter of the original Dajiang Gang, the daughter of the old Xie Gang, the Kunlun faction, who was good at Ruyi Zhu, after all, the Dongting Gang also helped her get revenge, Pei Wenyuan said that he heard the news recently, saying that Chu Tianshu had appointed Xie Wanjun as the saint daughter of the gang, and she came forward to convene the original old shipwrights.
Although most of the boatmen of the Dajiang Gang did not know martial arts, they were just some men who ran boats, but these people have always been responsible for the shipping of Dongting Lake and even on the Dajiang River, and when it comes to operating boats and boats, they are much stronger than the men of the rivers and lakes who fight and kill, and the Wushan faction has occupied the Dongting rudder for several years, and it is completely beyond their means, not only can not bring much benefit to the rudder, but they have to send people to allocate money to garrison them, and even the demon disciples who help the guard are not doing well, and in the end only some third- and fourth-rate disciples with mediocre qualifications are sent here to make a show.
But after the Dongting Gang reinstated, the old departments of these Dajiang Gang suddenly ended the two-year state of non-violent non-cooperation, many old brothers who ran the Yangtze River transportation or changed careers returned to the Dongting Gang, and started their old business, this month's time, the water transportation of Dongting Lake has become lively again, and it is by virtue of the high income brought by shipping, the Dongting Gang has also recruited masters from all walks of life, and in less than a month, it has risen to become a force that cannot be ignored in the rivers and lakes, and the strength is not under the second-rate sects of Sanqingguan and Baoxiang Temple.
The deaf and dumb man on this boat used to be a member of the Dajiang Gang, and in the past few days, Pei Wenyuan has also chatted with him about the emerging affairs of the Dongting Gang, and even this old man in his fifties with gray hair has excited his eyes, saying that after this trip, he will get the boat to Dongting Lake and go to the eldest lady.
Ten days later, in the morning, the boat finally arrived at the Jiangling ferry, Li Cangxing This is also the first time in his life to take a boat on the Yangtze River for so long, the closer to Wudang, the faster his heart beats, these days have been sleepless day and night, in the murmuring sound of flowing water, he kept imagining the situation of meeting with the little junior sister, he even prepared hundreds of sets of lines, ready to accompany the little junior sister as soon as they met, he secretly swore that this time he would never leave the little junior sister again, and he would never let anyone take the little junior sister away from his side.
As soon as they got ashore, Li Cangxing and Pei Wenyuan didn't care about eating, so they ran directly towards the Shili Ferry, which was the north of Wudang Mountain, and they had to go around in a circle to get there, but Li Cangxing was more familiar with the terrain in that area, and they didn't care about it much, and the two only used a day's work, and before the sun set, they arrived at the Yutang Spring Restaurant in that town.
There is no difference between this restaurant and three years ago, the lights are on, but Li Cangxing is keenly aware that the shopkeeper is no longer the fat Uncle Liu before, his heart is flooded with a not very good feeling, he has not eaten for a day, his stomach is a little hungry, with this doubt, Li Cangxing and Pei Wenyuan found a table in the corner, sat down, ordered two or three side dishes, ready to shoot first, and then depending on the situation, decide whether to go to Wudang at night or pay a formal visit tomorrow morning.
Today's town is also a little different from usual, due to the proximity to Wudang, this town has always been a river and lake people come and go, but in Li Cangxing's memory, except for the demon extermination conference five years ago, there has never been such a frequent exchange of people in the rivers and lakes as today, this Yutang Spring Restaurant, full of martial arts people in strong suits, with swords and swords, even monks and nuns have some.
Li Cangxing specially changed his appearance today, pretending to be a black-faced middle-aged man in his forties, and Pei Wenyuan was still dressed as a fortune teller, but in order to see Mu Lanxiang, his face did not change, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he attracted a lot of eyes to look at the two of them.
Li Cangxing had just finished ordering the dishes and was about to pour himself a cup of tea, but he heard a few yellow-clothed swordsmen at the next table whispering: "Big brother, you said that this time the Purple Light Dao Chief has not yet come out of the funeral, Xu Linzong and that Mu Lanxiang got married, what do you mean!" (To be continued......)