Chapter 3: The Deceased
In the meditation room, Zhou Renyuan had already gotten out of bed, and was constantly shaking his head and sighing: "It's a pity, it's a pity!" Mo Zhuqi said: "Childe, don't be a pity, it's a pity, I was almost scared to death just now!" Zhou Renyuan scolded with a smile: "You little guy has this guts?" He was sighing that Li Yan, a generation of wizards known in history as "going on the horse to fight the world and getting off the horse to rule the world", was killed by Li Zicheng on the charge of "rebellion" not long after Li Zicheng entered the city of Beijing, and also accompanied the life of the red lady, if Li Yan could be used by me - Zhou Renyuan shook his head, knowing that this was something more difficult than ascending to the sky, because he knew that Li Yan was extremely loyal to Li Zicheng, and after entering Beijing, he could completely abolish Li Zicheng with his popularity and strength, but he still accepted the fate of death. However, judging from Li Yan's performance today, he still has a good impression of himself, and he has been relieved of the siege twice, maybe there will be a chance in the future, and the depression in Zhou Renyuan's heart will be relieved a little.
After sending Li Zicheng away, Li Zicheng and his group also returned to Zhou Renyuan's meditation room, he wiped a little sweat from his forehead, and a monk like him was still frightened when he encountered today's scene. "Fortunately, Shi Ji Ling, otherwise, my temple would be in a catastrophe!" Lifan said with a breath. Zhou Renyuan hurriedly apologized: "It's me who almost got involved, and after Guibaosha recovered from his injury, Mozhu and I immediately went down the mountain." Seeing that Zhou Renyuan had misunderstood what he meant, he hurriedly said: "The donor misunderstood, it's not that the poor monk is afraid of being implicated by you, and the two of them can live as long as they want, but now that the war is in chaos, the poor monk is worried about the safety of the two donors!" I also hope that the donor will study more of the classics given to you by the poor monks, which will bring great help to the donor!" After saying that, he retired. Zhou Renyuan heard him say this, and hurriedly took out the yellowed book from his arms, without the title, opened it and saw that there were portraits, acupoints, diagrams, with text explanations, and the meridians on it, "It's really a martial arts classic", Zhou Renyuan exclaimed, he motioned for Mozhu to go out, now I don't want to treat myself, I have to hurry up and have the ability to protect myself. Now there is only Zhou Renyuan in the room, he calmed down and turned the page to open an image of a monk meditating, fortunately, he also had some research on Buddhism in later generations, and there was no problem with meditation and double disc (monks or laymen want to practice, generally from the single disc practice, that is, the right leg is bent and pressed, the left leg is bent, the legs are bent together, the buttocks sit on the mat, and the hands are imprinted. After practicing the single disc to a certain extent, the leg is accustomed to endure the pain, and you can practice the double disc that is, on the basis of the single disc, turn the ankle of the left leg over the right leg, and put the ankle of the right foot on the left leg, with the center of the foot facing up. Then seal the two hands, and set them with the palms facing upwards. The Taoists call it "the five hearts towards the sky"), and after Zhou Renyuan entered the meditation, he tried to guide the meridians to move in the direction of the meridians marked on the figure. I felt that the dantian was slightly hot, a small airflow was constantly rotating in the Baihui acupoint on the top of my head, and the pain in my chest had disappeared, guiding the airflow to the two arms, and the blood vessels in both arms had a tendency to skyrocket. Zhou Renyuan forgot the hour of this practice, and it was not until Mozhu came in to bring dinner that Zhou Renyuan gestured to get up. "Childe, childe, why are you covered in sweat and a sour smell." Mozhu screamed. Zhou Renyuan touched his body full of slimy sweat stains, sure enough, there was a smell, and he hurriedly ordered Mozhu to bring some hot water, take a hot bath in a wooden barrel, and when he took a bath, he found that the knife wound on his chest had grown some new flesh, and his right arm could also do some movements, it seems that this exercise is really a bit magical, and it really helps a lot to recover from his injuries, and those sweat stains may be the toxins discharged from the body during practice. After taking a bath, Zhou Renyuan felt relaxed: "Son, your spirit is much better, your eyes are clearer, and your complexion seems to be much whiter!" Mo Zhu waited for him and said while dressing, Zhou Renyuan said with a smile: "That's because I haven't taken a bath for a long time, what does it matter if this stinky skin is white or not?" It's not a woman!" No, Childe, the little one has been with you for so long, your white is not like ordinary white, don't believe it, look at it yourself!" Mo Zhu replied firmly. Zhou Renyuan took a closer look at his hands, sure enough, his hands were a lot fairer, his complexion was faintly shiny, and he felt that the strength of his hands had become much stronger.
After dinner, Zhou Renyuan came to Fan's residence, Fan sat cross-legged on the bed, and the evening class was just finished: "Master, disturbed!" Zhou Renyuan bowed and bowed: "The donor is exempt from courtesy, well, you, you practiced the nameless exercises given to you by the poor monk in the afternoon?" Seeing Zhou Renyuan's whole person become refreshed and radiant, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. "Nameless exercises? Oh exactly!" Haha-ha, Amitabha Buddha is incredible!" Lifan stood up and jumped down from the cushion: "I think that the poor monk practiced this nameless exercise for 7749 days, and only had a little success, but I didn't expect the donor to have a small success in half a day, it seems that the donor is really destined for my Buddha!" Lifan sighed. It turns out that this exercise is forty years ago, where Yunyou came here, found under the Buddha statue, he was born in Shaolin, originally had a martial arts foundation, and later saw that this exercise and Shaolin are in the same vein, there is no harm, so I tried to practice, the more I practiced, the more I feel that it is very beneficial, now more than seventy, but I am not deaf, my eyes are not spent, my body is strong, and my strength is greater than that of a young novice, and this method also helps to heal injuries. "The donor, this is the method of both internal and external cultivation, but the donor is already older, this internal strength seems to be hopeless, and the external strength looks at the results of your half a day, it should not be difficult for you to practice. But don't rush, you have to follow the steps, remember! Remember!" Lifan admonished. "This is your sword, and you can go down the mountain tomorrow!" Zhou Renyuan took the sword, "Thank you, master!" Zhou Renyuan walked outside the house, "Amitabha Buddha also asks the donor to come down the mountain to benefit the world, and the common people must not make more sins-" The voice of Fan came from the house. Zhou Renyuan bowed deeply to the house, and couldn't stand for a long time.
Early the next morning, Zhou Renyuan and Mo Zhu packed their luggage and wanted to go with Fan, but Xiao Shami Kongming told them that his master had gone down the mountain early in the morning to help people treat their illnesses. Zhou Renyuan felt very sorry for saying goodbye to Kong Ming and Mo Zhu, and each of them led a horse that he had ridden down the mountain. Zhou Renyuan saw that Mo Zhu's right leg was still a little lame when he walked, so he asked, "Mozhu, how is your leg injury, is riding a horse in the way?" Mo Zhu smiled and said: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, last night the old fairy changed the medicine for me again, and said that I would return to normal after a few days of recuperation!" You can see that I'm fine!" As soon as he said that, he turned over and got on the horse, Zhou Renyuan smiled, "Okay, let's go home." After speaking, he also got on the horse, "Childe doesn't go to Xiangyang?" Mo Zhu asked: "No, we have been delayed for many days, and the silver taels from the money village over there in Xiangyang may have been shipped to Hengzhou a long time ago!" Zhou Renyuan replied.
In Qingyuan County, the prosperity of the past is no longer there, and there are not many pedestrians on the street, because this is the junction of Hunan and Hubei, and the merchants of the two provinces used to use it as a transit station, and there were many inns and wine shops, but now there are no customers. Lin Shi, the shopkeeper of "Sanweiju", looked at the door and sighed for a long time, thinking that this "Sanweiju" is also a century-old shop, when business was good in the past, the business giants such as the carp across the river are often full, and now the business is plummeting, and it is not far from closing the door. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly kicked the shopkeeper who was lying on the table and shouted: "Last night, you were lying on the belly of the girl in Cuifeng Building, and now you are still sleeping?" Don't you see any guests coming?" The shopkeeper opened his eyes and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and saw that two young people were leading the horse towards the door of the store, and hurriedly stepped forward to help them lead the horse, "Two guest officers, are you two sharp, or do you live in the hotel?" Prepare us two good meals, we'll leave after dinner, and don't forget to feed the two horses good forage!" Xiao Er hurriedly agreed to lead the horse to the backyard. These two are Zhou Renyuan and Mozhu who returned to Hengzhou, Zhou Renyuan was worried that Mozhu's leg would hurt the sky and it would snow again, so he rode a little slowly, and when he saw Qingyuan County, he wanted to take a break and eat some food. The shopkeeper Lin Shi saw that the two of them were dressed in expensive clothes, and sneered at the two of them: "Look at the two sons who are tired of the dust, come and drink a bowl of hot tea to warm up your body first." Lin Shi served tea and asked, "I wonder what you two want to eat?" Although the small shop is not as good as the big restaurants in the state capital, there are still some delicacies and game. "Don't bother the shopkeeper, just watch it." Zhou Renyuan took out five taels of silver and handed it to Lin Shi. Lin Shi looked at five taels of silver, and his happy eyes narrowed: "High roller, good, good, good, small one, go and arrange it immediately!" He turned around and shouted to the backyard: "Little Sanzi, what are you rubbing in the backyard, you haven't come to the kitchen to ask the master master to come up with the best craftsmanship to entertain distinguished guests!" Zhou Renyuan and Mo Zhu drank for a while, the tea and food had already come up, and the two of them were eating, and the two girls walked in, one of the girls said: "Miss, you go outside the city every day to inquire about the people who saved us, and there has been no news, didn't Fang Zhukuai also lead people to search for ten miles, didn't you find it?" It's okay, the young lady and the two bengongs must be fine!" The young lady sighed softly, "Qiao'er, I hope it is true as you said, the Bodhisattva blesses the two benevolent fathers, and turns evil into good fortune." "Miss Wang, are you here to enjoy the light again, or are you the same?" Lin Shi bowed to Miss Wang. "Shopkeeper Lin is the same!" Miss Wang replied. "Okay, wait a minute." Lin Shi ran to the kitchen again. Qiao'er and Miss Wang were about to sit down, Qiao'er glanced at Zhou Renyuan and Mo Zhu, who were eating, with a scream of "ah", rubbed her eyes, and quickly pulled Miss Wang's clothes: "Little-Miss-look at that-Engong over there!" What the? Eun Gong here?" Miss Wang hurriedly turned her head to look at Zhou Renyuan and Mo Zhu, "Sure enough, it's Engong!" Miss Wang excitedly pulled Qiao'er to Zhou Renyuan and Mozhu's side, and the two knelt on the ground and bowed down, Zhou Renyuan and Mozhu were stunned, and saw the two girls kneeling in front of them, and hurriedly got up to support them, Zhou Renyuan touched Miss Wang's soft hand, and Zhou Renyuan's old face turned red, it turned out that in ancient times, men and women did not kiss, and this is not a no-shake, nor is it "Hey-feudal etiquette kills people!" Zhou Renyuan sighed secretly. And over there, Mozhu had already helped Qiao'er up, and Qiao'er saw that the young lady was still kneeling, ashamed and annoyed, and kneeling again, not kneeling, nor blushing, ripe apples. Zhou Renyuan had an idea: "Miss, please get up quickly, you kneel here, let the people in the store think that I have done something to you?" Miss Wang's face turned red, and she slowly got up and looked up at Zhou Renyuan, who was also looking at her. The two looked at each other, and their hearts jumped: "You-?" Both said at the same time. "Why is this look so familiar? Do I know her? It's impossible, this is the first woman I've seen after the crossing, and I've never seen it before! Could it be the woman Zhu Youlang knew?" Zhou Renyuan sweated out, "If this woman knows Zhu Youlang but she doesn't know her, wouldn't this be a danger of goofing?" Over there, Miss Wang's eyes kept staring at Zhou Renyuan, as if she wanted to see through him, but her heart was overturned, "Is it him?" Is it really him? Why does this feel so strange does he know me? If he knows me, why does he have such a strange expression, as if he is afraid of me?" Thinking of this, Miss Wang's tears are about to come out. "Miss, what's wrong with you?" Qiao'er said strangely. "It's nothing I'm - I'm happy." Miss Wang hurriedly turned around and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Childe, these two are the girls we rescued in the woods." Mozhu said with a smile. "Oh-oh-" Zhou Renyuan hadn't come back to his senses yet, and he was still a little nervous in his heart. "Engong, my young lady and I have been looking for you for several days, we have been worried that you will be killed by thieves, you see that my young lady has lost weight!" Qiao'er interjected. Miss Wang's pretty face flushed: "If our son hadn't been saved by the old gods in the temple, he would have almost never come back, and even I would have almost been lame." Mo Zhu pointed to his injured right leg, with a heroic look on his face. Miss Wang and Qiao'er shouted "ah", Qiao'er hurriedly went to help Mo Zhu sit down to look at his injured leg, while Miss Wang was embarrassed by Zhou Renyuan's side, and he couldn't start, Zhou Renyuan "coughed", "coughed" and coughed dryly, and glared at Mo Zhu: "It's okay, it's okay, Miss is not as serious as he said, it's just a small injury." Mozhu, you little guy looks at people in a hurry!" Miss Wang said a blessing: "The two benevolent dukes are gracious, Wang Wanting and Qiao'er are unforgettable, and I hope that the two benduas will be in Qingyuan for a few more days to be guests at the little woman's house, and the little girl can also fulfill the friendship of the landlord." "This--the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, this is our duty, thank you Miss for your kindness, but there is something important to do, I can't stay, and I hope Miss Haihan." Zhou Renyuan hurriedly excused himself. This time, Qiao'er stopped doing it: "Engong, my young lady is the pearl of Qingyuan County's order, and she is both talented and beautiful, and how many young and handsome people come to the house to propose marriage, and they have broken the threshold, and they are all rejected by Miss one by one." Do you understand that Miss invited you to the house today?" Miss Wang's face turned red: "Qiao'er, you can't talk nonsense!" Zhou Renyuan was also embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, and the atmosphere was subtle and silent. After a while, Zhou Renyuan broke the awkward atmosphere and said, "Miss Wang, I have a question for Miss Wang." "I don't know what Childe is asking? The little woman knows everything and says everything. Wang Wanting replied softly. I wonder if Miss knows a son surnamed Zhu?" Zhou Renyuan made up his mind and finally asked this question. "What? Does Childe think I'm a woman who goes from day to night?" Wang Wanting said angrily, her lips were biting blood, "I don't know any son surnamed Zhu!" Wang Wanting felt a burst of sadness in her heart, full of tenderness, turned into dust, and thought that she had finally found someone to rely on, but what was waiting for her was ruthless suspicion. "No, no, miss, don't get me wrong." Zhou Renyuan was shocked when he saw this, and said hurriedly: "I have a friend surnamed Zhu in the vicinity of Qingyuan, and I don't know where to go, so I asked this question." Wang Wanting was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and said softly: "Why don't you talk at once, and people think-" The voice became lower and lower, and the last few words could not be heard. Yes, yes, it's a mistake, I'm sorry I can't say it all at once!" Zhou Renyuan felt relieved in his heart, this Wang Wanting has nothing to do with Zhu Youlang, then it will be easy to do, and there will be no goofs! But why does this familiarity feel strange? Only then did he begin to take a closer look, Wang Wanting was about 1.65 meters tall, small in size, beautiful and dignified, with slender eyebrows and bright eyes, but her eyes were a little melancholy, a little like Lin Daiyu in the Dream of Red Mansions, and she was really Zhou Renyuan's favorite type. No, it can't be like this, if I can go back to the afterlife, won't it hurt other girls? Zhou Renyuan hurriedly suppressed this feeling in his heart. Forget it, let's get out of here!" Hehe, your son-in-law and my young lady are so interesting, these two will laugh and cry for a while, they are really a pair of destined enemies!" Qiao'er on the side said to Mo Zhu with a smile. "Your young lady may not be worthy of my son-in-law," Mo Zhu muttered in a low voice, "I didn't hear what you said." Qiao'er approached Mozhu. It's nothing, I say it's a wrongdoer, it's a wrongdoer. Mo Zhu's heart was weak for a while.
"Okay, Miss Wang, we're on our way, let's leave it at that!" Zhou Renyuan said to Wang Wanting ruthlessly. "What? Why don't you leave now?" Wang Wanting's face turned pale, and Zhou Renyuan was a little unbearable to see her so affectionate, but considering her dangerous identity, it was really not good, and she had some promises. He took off the Longquan sword he was wearing, and handed it to Wang Wanting: "If the girl encounters any difficulties in the future, use this sword to come to me in Hengzhou, Hunan." Wang Wanting trembled and took the sword, speechless, and tears flowed first. Mozhu leads the horse!" Zhou Renyuan walked out of the "Three Flavor Residence" quickly and shouted. Mo Zhu was excited: "Yes!" He looked at Qiao'er reluctantly, his heart lit up, and when he walked by Qiao'er's side, he muttered in Qiao'er's ear, and led the horse to the backyard.
Wang Wanting stood silently on the city tower and watched Zhou Renyuan's back riding away on horseback. Not him? If he wouldn't leave me alone, who would understand the pain in my heart? Qiao'er stepped forward at this time and whispered comfort: "Miss, don't be sad, Engong, didn't he leave the sword for you, his entourage Mo Zhu has already told me their address." Then mysteriously approached Wang Wanting's ear and whispered out a few words: "Hengzhou Guiwangfu", "Dangchang", the sword in Wang Wanting's hand fell to the ground-"I have a dream, I don't know how many secrets I share with anyone, and no one can understand it," Wang Wanting hummed the song softly, but unfortunately Zhou Renyuan couldn't hear it anymore. The sky began to fall with snowflakes, and it snowed.
(Three days later, Zhang Xianzhong's army conquered Qingyuan, Qingyuan County ordered Wang Xie Zhi to be martyred, the queen of the county order Wan Ting and Yahuan Qiao'er disappeared, some people said that they escaped under the silent protection of the fast party on the day of the city break, some people said that they were robbed by Zhang Xianzhong and became his concubines, and some people said that they were humiliated and committed suicide-)