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Before he opened his eyes, Ding Ming felt something unusual, he was in the painting boat when he fainted, but at this moment, he felt that the lake breeze was light, his body was cold, his ears were the sound of the lake turbulence, and there was a sense of uncertainty under his body. But apart from the sound of the lake, he only heard an even and gentle breathing sound not far away, and after making sure that there was no danger around him, he slowly opened his eyes. I saw that he was lying on the original light boat, and the one who was sleeping soundly in the stern of the boat on the opposite side was the bitter bamboo, and the bamboo pole supporting the boat was still held horizontally in his hand. And he was lying in the bow of the boat, with the lute by his side, and the saber still tied to his body. Ding Ming had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, as if no one invited him to the painting boat for tea yesterday, and no one argued with him. The two of them just slept on the lake all night, and the sound of the piano, the fragrant new tea, and the elegant and wise mysterious Yun Gongzi didn't seem to exist, and it seemed to be a dream.

He rolled over and sat up, he couldn't help licking his dry lips, but he felt a tingling pain, but it turned out that he accidentally touched the tip of his bitten tongue, although the blood had long since coagulated, but there was still pain, until this moment, he believed that what happened yesterday was not a dream. Transporting the true qi, after a week of practice, he could feel that there was nothing abnormal in his body, the true qi was like a pearl, smooth and free, and there was no suffocation in the slightest. And he didn't feel dizzy after being drugged, but felt refreshed, if it wasn't for the cold wind that had been suffered all night, and the posture of sleeping on the ground was not very appropriate, I was afraid that even the feeling of back pain would not have it. He stretched out some of his numb limbs, ready to wake up Kuzhu, but something fell on the deck with a crisp thud. He looked closely, but it was a white jade pendant that was crystal clear and moist.

Ding Ming subconsciously picked up the jade pendant and took a look, only to see that the front of the jade pendant was a picture of exquisite carving, depicting the fairy mountain pavilion standing faintly in the vast sea of clouds, and on the back of the jade pendant, there were two lines of small characters with iron and silver hooks, "Providence is difficult to ask, and the machine is far-sighted." Ding Ming's heart moved, recalling that before he fell into a coma, he heard the two lines of poetry that Yun Wu read without a trace, and chanted it several times, Ding Ming's heart suddenly moved, and his eyes radiated brilliance. Yun Wuxian is such a figure, how can he be unknown, and he can't imagine that he is lucky enough to meet the most mysterious Tianji Pavilion Master in Jiangnan Martial Arts.

Tianji Pavilion has been crisscrossing the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten years, but its power is like the tip of an iceberg, making it difficult to guess its depth, and only a character like Yun Wuxian is worthy of the identity of the master of Tianji Pavilion, and he is fortunate to talk with such a mysterious person, and he has to promise to help, Ding Ming's heart is uncontrollable, and he only feels that the world suddenly opens up. There is no complaint about Yun Wuxian using drugs to restrain himself, even if he is the master of Tianji Pavilion, he will definitely do so, although his identity is revealed, he will never hand over his safety to others.

At this time, Kuzhuzi had also woken up, but he was not as delusional as Ding Ming, his former strengths as a secret spy were revealed, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he said calmly: "We have fallen for the plot, Brother Ding." ”

Ding Ming said with a smile: "What's more, we are simply being played with by others?" ”

Bitter Bamboo was stunned for a moment, when Ding Ming said this, his face was full of smiles, there was no trace of anger at all, he was also a shrewd person, his eyes flashed, and he had fallen on the jade pendant that Ding Ming was holding tightly in his heart, Ding Ming handed the jade pendant over, Bitter Bamboo's eyes flashed, and soon, he said in a slightly tentative tone: "Could it be that he is a person from Tianji Pavilion?" ”

Ding Ming also admired the sensitivity of the bitter bamboo, and said: "I think it must be so, that cloud without a trace is the master of Tianji Pavilion." ”

Ku Zhuzi thought about it for a long time, only to feel that all kinds of mysteries on Yun Wu's body were easily solved, and since he was the master of Tianji Pavilion, it was natural to have such a luxurious enjoyment. Claiming to be not from a family, but with a bearing that is no less than that of a child of a family, there are well-trained and loyal servants around him, and there are master guards with a strong bearing, and he can be regarded as a guest by the "embroidery workshop" Zhou Dongzhu, who has seen the crystal dragon and knows its whereabouts well. And this person's popularity and knowledge, there are few people in the world who can match him, but he is unknown, it is impossible, if he is the master of Tianji Pavilion, then if he does not have such a ability, it will make people doubt his identity. The most important point is that Yun Wuxian is speechless, he knows current affairs well, but he is not very interested in the dispute between the two countries, and he is impartial, which is also in line with the image of Tianji Pavilion, Tianji Pavilion has always been not very concerned about the dispute between countries, although it is ostensibly inclined to Nanchu, but it seems that Dayong does not seem to be overly rejected.

After figuring it out, Kuzhuzi blurted out: "This matter should be told to the general." He said this because, in the early years, when he was still a secret spy, he was ordered to probe the secrets of Tianji Pavilion, after all, Tianji Pavilion's ingenious secret weapons, all kinds of unbelievable and wonderful ideas and ideas, are all mouth-watering, even the military of Nanchu and Dayong is no exception, but for more than ten years, Tianji Pavilion is still hidden from time to time, even if it is temporarily overwhelmed by people and loses some strength, but the ensuing heavy revenge is enough to make anyone fearful and vigilant. As a result, even if someone discovers some clues about the whereabouts of Tianji Pavilion, or they don't dare to startle the snake, or they don't dare to shoot casually, often within a very short period of time, the clues will be cut off. In fact, under the inability to wipe out the forces of Tianji Pavilion, no force dared to make a move against Tianji Pavilion. What's more, although Tianji Pavilion is strong, it is not tyrannical, and it has no ambition to dominate a certain industry, and if you cooperate with it, you can get the opportunity to develop and grow, and if you are enemies, it is the end of your family, in this case, how many people can muster up the courage to be enemies of Tianji Pavilion. In Southern Chu, Tianji Pavilion is such a unique existence.

But now that he has the opportunity to control the Tianji Pavilion, the master of the Tianji Pavilion who has never shown up has actually revealed the truth, and he has changed others or has no ability to deal with it, but if it is Lu Can, the most powerful general in the Southern Chu military, he has the strength to deal with a person who is no longer a mystery.

But as soon as Kuzhuzi said it, Ding Ming said categorically: "This is absolutely not good, once this is the case, I am afraid that there will be a disaster?" ”

Ku Zhuzi showed a puzzled look, Ding Ming sighed when he saw this: "Ku Zhuzi, after all, you are from a family, although you have now become a Jianghu person, but there are some things you still can't see through, for people like the Lord of Tianji Pavilion, their own safety is the most important, since he has asked us not to say anything about him, if we disobey his will, I am afraid that he will become our biggest enemy, you should also be able to see that he has no ill feelings towards Dayong, if he votes for Dayong in anger, I'm afraid that it will be worse for Nan Chu. ”

Ku Zhuzi retorted: "But Tianji Pavilion has always been regardless of the origin of the identity, in the past, there were several important weapon design drawings that were purchased by the people of Dayong, rather than leaving such an uncontrollable intermediate force, it is better to firmly control it in the palm of your hand." ”

Ding Ming shook his head and said, "Brother Kuzhu Dao, junior brother takes the liberty of asking, is it that the events of the past years have hit you too hard, so that you can't clearly understand the current situation?" ”

Bitter bamboo seemed to be hit on the head, his expression became terrifying, anger appeared in his eyes, Ding Ming said awe-inspiringly: "Brother Dao escaped death back then, but was expelled from the army by Rong Yuan for this reason, over the years, the Taoist heart knot has never gone, and our friends are not willing to hurt you, but now the junior brother wants to ask Brother Dao, the master of Tianji Pavilion can stun you and me silently, if he is highly poisoned, wouldn't you and I have already died?" If the Lord of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion is so easy to deal with, how can he crisscross the south of the Yangtze River for many years. If I expected it to be true, I am afraid that he has already flown into the dark, and he has changed his identity and name, and even his appearance may not be like this, otherwise how can he maintain a secret identity for many years. If he hadn't been on your guard, I wouldn't have had bad intentions toward him, and he wouldn't have drugged us unconscious. ”

Kuzhuzi's face gradually became stiff, and the past flashed in front of his eyes, and the last thing that appeared was the young man with a face like snow in the moonlight, he fell on the boat in a daze, and only raised his head tiredly after a long time and said: "Xiao Ding, thank you for waking me up, I am really trapped by the demons, yes, what kind of force is Tianji Pavilion, at this time, if you want to give up your roots to deal with it, wouldn't it be self-defeating, not to mention anything else, with Tianji Pavilion's response, I am afraid that Wu Yue will have no coastal defense at all, Wu Yue's family is afraid that most of them have business dealings with Tianji Pavilion. ”

Seeing that he had woken up, and called him in the same tone as when he first met, Ding Ming's heart was relieved, and he said with a smile: "Let's go to Wuzhou, I think the owner of the embroidery workshop Zhou should have been prepared." Kuzhuzi smiled heartily, threw away the troubles in his heart, picked up the bamboo pole and prepared to go to Wuzhou, but he suddenly screamed. Ding Ming was startled, looked up and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Kuzhuzi cried and said with a sad face: "These guys who have no conscience just left us on the boat, why don't they tie the boat, and now where we are washed away by the lake, I don't know?" ”

When Ding Ming heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then laughed, the laughter was full of pleasure, and he said in his heart, most of it was deliberately done by the master of the machine pavilion that day, maybe it was to punish Kuzhuzi for being disrespectful. Looking at the sky and clouds, the free and amiable description of the cloud without a trace appeared in front of him again, "Providence is difficult to ask, and the machine is deeply considered", although this is the origin of the Tianji Pavilion, but in the eyes of the cloud without a trace, I am afraid that the real meaning is still "Providence has never been high and difficult to ask, and it is relatively forgetful".

I sneezed a big sneeze and touched my nose, could it be that someone was scolding me behind my back? I don't know if it's Jiang Haitao or Huo Cong, it's natural for the two of them to scold me, especially Huo Cong, but when I was a teenager, I was thrown on the battlefield, and I didn't feel sorry for it. Or Hu Yanshou, his face has not been very good since last night, no wonder, unless I arrived at the Yongjun camp, his face will definitely not look good. Or Xiao Shunzi is slandering me in the belly, since I didn't let him kill people last night, he has been staring at me with cold eyes, if it weren't for my solemn warning that he can't hide it from me, I'm afraid that the two people's lives have long been gone, and now he just stares at me, which is already very polite.

At this time, the light boat I took was heading towards Wuxi, last night, all my subordinates in Nanchu arrived, and they had a secret meeting in the heart of Zhenze Lake, which was also the only time after I left Nanchu, Chen Zhi and Han Wuji were naturally present, and the disciples of the secret camp were all in addition to the wheel. As early as the beginning of this year, I ordered Chen Zhi and Han Wuji to arrange this meeting, and specifically explained that I would be there, of course, the time and place were deliberately vague, and I took the opportunity to test the loyalty of all the disciples. The result is also very gratifying, although it has been almost impossible to see each other over the years, their loyalty has not diminished.

After meeting with everyone, I gave a clear explanation of the purpose and strategy of Tianji Pavilion in the next few years, which is why I must stay in Zhenze Lake for a few days. Although the Tianji Pavilion was created by me, and the secret camp is my most reliable strength, but after a long time of separation, and the big war is imminent, I can't ignore any subtle factors, only by using my own eyes to determine their intentions, and convincing them to accept my decision face to face, can I ensure that I can control the Tianji Pavilion as I can do it, which can help me without damaging the foundation of the Tianji Pavilion. In the next few years, the two countries will inevitably be in flames of war, and the exchange of information will be very difficult, and for the sake of security, I will not be able to give them the same detailed instructions as before. Therefore, this time we met, I made sure that they understood my intentions, and these things cannot be explained by letters alone, so I came in person.

Under my decision, Tianji Pavilion will remain neutral in the middle of the competition between Dayong and Southern Chu, and can even be slightly biased towards Southern Chu, and they don't need them to provide any information to Dayong, let alone they need to be inside and outside, even the matter that was originally planned to let them instigate the Wu Yue family to support Lu Can to form a righteous army, now that they have someone to take over, they just need to add fuel to the fire. When Dayong advances step by step, they only need to take the initiative to cooperate.

Such a decision surprised both Chen Zhi and Bai Yi, and even after Bai Yi hesitated, he euphemistically explained that they didn't mind the issue of Chu identity, they were only loyal to me, but although I was moved by their intentions, they would not change my decision.

Such a decision was not due to doubts about their loyalty, although almost all of them were from Southern Chu, but they had hardly been treated well by the imperial court, and when I selected the disciples of the secret camp from among the orphans, I just didn't want them to have too many entanglements. Over the years, they have not been dissatisfied with me because I voted for Dayong, and have always served me loyally, so I don't think they will be rebellious because of their homeland. However, even if these disciples didn't have any ideas, I couldn't ignore the limitations of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion.

In any case, the foundation of Tianji Pavilion is still in Southern Chu, if it is said that it has some business dealings with the enemy country, or wants to do something unfavorable to the imperial court, this is a matter of course for a mysterious organization, that is, it has a close relationship with Dayong, and it is nothing special for businessmen who focus on interests. However, if I wanted the Tianji Pavilion to fully cooperate with the Yongjun, it would cause the foundation of the Tianji Pavilion to fluctuate. Tianji Pavilion can be haunted because there are many industries and allies all over Jiangnan, but most of the shopkeepers and guys in these industries are Chu people, and most of those allies are Chu people. The disciples of Tianji Pavilion can not care about the homeland of Southern Chu, but those Chu people can't ignore it, they may bend their knees in front of the Yong army, but they will not be determined to serve the enemy country. Instead of causing the backyard of Tianji Pavilion to catch fire, it is better to let them continue to be under the control of Tianji Pavilion, which will also make it easier to induce them to accept Dayong's rule. If the Tianji Pavilion disappears and its reputation is discredited, just like the Splendid Alliance, I can't bear it, the property of the Tianji Pavilion is the place where my subordinate disciples settle down, and the senseless loss will make my heart ache.

Of course, the most important point is that you can't do things beyond your duty, collecting intelligence, and bribing the important ministers and generals of the enemy country are all Si Wencao's duties, if I interfere, wouldn't it be acting beyond my authority, and I don't plan to compete with Si Wencao. Just like the matter of the Splendid Alliance at the beginning, now that I think about it, I am a little troubled, the supervision official is the matter of the Mingjian Division, but I let the Splendid Alliance go to many things, although the result is good, but if it causes Li Zhen's dissatisfaction, it will be more than worth the loss. Moreover, the matter of the Splendid Alliance, Xiahou Yuanfeng carried the black cauldron for me, if Tianji Pavilion became the target of the public this time, could it be that Si Wencao would carry the black cauldron for me? Thinking about it, Tianji Pavilion is better to be stable, and it is the real winner who is not visible.

Just as I was thinking about it, a young man in a blue shirt walked into the cabin and said respectfully: "Childe, Wuxi Flying Pigeon has arrived, everything has been prepared, just wait for Childe to arrive, you can go on the road." ”

I came to my senses and said with a smile: "Shanzi, your achievements in the hidden weapon are no longer below me, and this time I will personally take action, I am naturally relieved, I will never miss my trip, and I will not show flaws, but when I get on the boat, I still have to make arrangements, not only to avoid people's eyes, but also not to make people suspicious." ”

The blue-shirted young man's eyes flashed with surprise, and he was very excited about my appreciation, but the teachings he had received made him forcibly suppress the fluctuations in his mood, and he promised to retire, and when he left, his eyes swept over Hu Yanshou.

Hu Yanshou, who had been silent beside him, sighed in his heart, this blue-shirted young man looked calm and cold, his martial arts were obviously not weak, seeing his bearing and words, he was also outstanding, listening to the name of Hou Ye to him, he thought that he was also a member of the Eight Horses. Last night's meeting in the Heavenly Machine Pavilion was still like a dream, although he was not qualified to attend, but he also coldly watched the disciples of the secret camp enter and exit. Thinking about it today, I am still amazed, the land south of the Yangtze River is indeed a masterpiece of the earth spirits, a gathering of heroes, if the lord of Southern Chu is also a Ming monarch, he can be virtuous and capable, and Dayong has no possibility of winning at all.

After two days of boat travel, I finally arrived at a hidden dock in Wuxi, out of the cabin, I looked at the special cargo ship full of grain, and I had a melancholy feeling in my heart.

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