The cold rain only stopped after three days, and occasionally half of the sun appeared from the clouds, but it did not bring a little warmth to the earth, and a little frost could be seen everywhere on the grass and trees and on the side of the mountain road.

The news of the death of the two officers and soldiers did not reach the Qizhen Temple in the deep mountains, during which Chengzong went down the mountain to Tianjia Village to visit the injured, and did not mention the matter after returning, but asked Wu Ming what was wrong with the Taoist secret technique Five Elements and Thirteen Styles of Boxing, and kept silent about other things, as if nothing had happened.

Wu Ming, who was apprehensive, had to admire Chengzong's qi cultivation skills, since Chengzong didn't want to mention it, he didn't want to ask too much, but from Chengzong's words and attitude, it was surmised that no one doubted him, and presumably the rescued beautiful woman was also fooled by his words.

In this era of rampant soldiers and bandits, it is common for a few people to die, not to mention the poor countryside far away from the Emperor of the Mountain, it is estimated that the rumors will stop after a while, and soon no one will remember this matter.

Thinking like this, Wu Ming's heart knot was untied, and he ate two more bowls for dinner, and practiced martial arts hard under the guidance of Chengzong at night, humbly asking for advice.

In fact, things are the opposite of Wu Ming's speculation, Shangrao City and Huanggu Town have already caused a lot of disturbance, and the officer who was killed by Wu Ming was not an ordinary low-level officer, but the lieutenant colonel regimental deputy of the garrison division under the command of Jiangxi Provincial Chairman Xiong Shihui, this person stayed in Shangrao to shoulder the heavy responsibility of recruiting recruits for a regiment, and the company under his command was not an ordinary company, but composed of more than 150 instructors and non-commissioned officers, specifically responsible for the recruitment and training of 3,000 recruits.

On the night when they received the news of the death of the regimental deputy, more than 150 officers from Nanchang were extremely shocked and immediately rushed to the scene of the accident.

That night, all the villages and towns around the ruined land temple were harassed by officers and soldiers full of grief and anger, and the torches within a radius of more than ten miles were in chaos. The next morning, Yang Zhisheng, the head of the security regiment, received a tip-off, so all the officers and soldiers gathered in the small town of Huanggu.

Chen Jiyao, the mayor of the town, was not afraid in the face of the angry Nanchang officers, and denied that his daughter-in-law had seen any soldiers, but on the way home, he encountered road robbers, and the coachman drove out of danger desperately and successfully got rid of the bandits and arrived at home.

Where are the more than 100 officers from Nanchang? But he didn't dare to tell Chen Jiyao, who had a photo of a martyr and an inscription from Commander-in-Chief Jiang hanging in the main hall of his house, and after the quarrel was the worst, he had to meet the daughter-in-law of the Chen family in distress to ask for clarification.

Chen Jiyao, the patriarch of the Chen family, whose ancestors have been raised for three generations, was furious, angrily denouncing the Nanchang officers and soldiers for being arrogant, unreasonable, and shameless, and then took out the letter of condolence and commendation from the Political Department of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army, and roared excitedly to the fierce officers: "My Chen family's son, Chen Bo'an, as a Whampoa officer, has sacrificed his life for the country, and the second son Chen Zhongkang is now serving in the Nanchang Branch of the Central Party Department. ”

Fortunately, the county magistrate Wang Donghan arrived in time and explained that the daughter-in-law of the Chen family was his own niece, and she was extremely knowledgeable and skillful, and she would never have anything to do with this matter, and she must have framed Yunyun with ulterior motives.

Lu Diping, who was accused by the Nanjing central government of being ineffective in suppressing bandits, was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the case.

On the morning of the fourth day, Lu Xiaochen, director of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department, led more than 100 men and horses to rush to Shangrao City, blocking the entrances and exits of the county seat, and exerting tremendous pressure on Wang Donghan, the county magistrate, and Yang Zhisheng of the garrison regiment.

There was calm on Taijin Mountain, and the days of the three Taoist priests and Wu Ming were as always, and they were doing whatever they wanted.

In the blink of an eye, the Qinglong Festival on the second day of the second month of February is coming, the Prayer Truth Temple is busy again, and the Chengzong who is responsible for specific affairs is even more busy up and down without touching the ground, only Wu Ming, a pseudo-Taoist priest, is the most leisurely, every morning to help in the Taoist temple, in the afternoon to return to his remote residence to read and practice reading and reading medical books, in the dead of night, in the open space in front of the wooden house to stand on the pile to practice boxing, after taking a cold shower, sitting in front of the fireplace took out two long and short guns and wiped and wiped, and then picked up the spear again, hung a stone weighing nearly ten pounds to practice aiming, The days are full and leisurely.

The Green Dragon Festival, the sky is beautiful, the morning sun is shining, thousands of believers in the surrounding villages and towns flock to the mountain, the cold and deserted prayer for truth in the mountains on weekdays is full of people like a busy city, and the Qinglong Festival is much more lively than the previous Shangyuan Festival.

All this seems to have nothing to do with Wu Ming, after getting up early in the morning to practice boxing, he tightened his leggings, took a firewood knife on his back, and drove the sheep up the mountain alone with frost and dew. Now is a good season to pick wild mushrooms, spring bamboo shoots and other mountain treasures, for half a month, the mountain treasures that pray for the truth to entertain pilgrims and believers are all Wu Ming's dedication, and he only through this way, to Bingzhen Dao Chang and Chengzong Brother to express his respect and gratitude.

The sun is in the west, the pilgrims and believers have all gone down the mountain, and the villagers who came to help have also said goodbye, Wu Ming, who returned with a heavy backpack, carried a load of dry firewood from the side door into the backyard, and Chengyuan, who was blushing, immediately ran forward:

"Brother Wu, that beautiful sister came again today, she couldn't find you at the cabin, and called me aside to ask, I said that you went up the mountain, and I don't know when you will come back. Brother Wu, that sister was very sad when she went down the mountain, and she always looked back in the direction of the cabin, and she could see that she wanted to see you very much. ”

Wu Ming suddenly felt a headache, strode into the kitchen and put down the back basket: "I don't know that person at all, what did she tell you?" ”

"She didn't say anything, she seemed to have something to say to you."

"! Help me bring the dustpan, the mushrooms picked today are all of the highest quality, wait for you to make a charcoal fire, roast it well, and bring it tomorrow when you return to the ancestral garden of Longhu Mountain. ”

Thinking that he was going to leave tomorrow, Cheng Yuan put down the dustpan and stopped talking, and his black and white eyes gradually turned red: "Brother Wu, I won't be able to see you after returning to the ancestral court, I don't know what year and month I will be able to go down the mountain to study." I know the way, you will leave here when we leave, if you leave, when I leave the school, where will I find you? ”

Wu Ming's nose was slightly sour, and he heard the sound of footsteps before he turned around.

Chengzong appeared at the door, he glanced at the little junior brother who hurriedly wiped his tears, was silent for a moment and whispered: "Brother Wu, I got a jar of good wine, a lot of dishes, and the spicy hot pot you like, all in your cabin." ”

Wu Ming's heart was unusually heavy, and he touched Chengyuan's head and nodded: "Okay!" ”

The fire in front of the fireplace is swaying, and on the charcoal fire, the copper pot is boiling and the aroma is overflowing.

Wu Ming and Chengzong drank six glasses of spirits in a row and ate a lot of things, but they didn't say a few words, and they couldn't give up in their hearts.

Xiao Chengyuan, who drank two small glasses of wine, blushed a little and shook a little, put down the bowl before tears poured out, climbed to Wu Ming's bed in a few steps, pulled open the quilt and covered his head and cried silently.

Although they have only been with each other for more than half a year, Chengyuan has never been happy in Wu Ming, and there are many things beyond his imagination to see and know, especially Wu Ming's quiet but ubiquitous care and encouragement like a brother, which is even more precious when parting, making Xiao Chengyuan difficult to part.

Wu Mingwang glanced at the quilt that was shaking frequently, sighed softly, and poured wine for Chengzong: "We will meet again in the future, we are still young, and we will have a long time to come." ”

Chengzong didn't pick up the wine glass, and looked at Wu Ming, who was pretending to be relaxed: "Big brother, promise me something." ”

"Say, as long as I can do it, I promise." Wu Ming replied sincerely.

"Within half a year, don't leave here, after half a year, you can go wherever you want, if you really want to leave, please leave as soon as possible, don't go to revenge, don't stay in Shangrao, go as far as possible." Seungjong whispered.

Wu Ming was silent, staring at Chengzong's expectant eyes for a while: "Are you worried that my martial arts have not been practiced well?" Or is it something else? ”

Chengzong shook his head: "It's not this, the eldest brother is very talented, intelligent, not only has firm perseverance, but also can draw inferences from one case and find a new way, no matter whether he learns literature or martial arts, he is surprising to enter the realm with great speed. The little brother is not worried about this, but ......"

"Tell me, what's the point between you and me?" Wu Ming pretended to smile easily.

Chengzong sighed: "Big brother, don't think that I don't know the way you often look through the back mountains, hide in the dense forest and practice marksmanship, in the past month or so, you have secretly taken the path behind the mountain in the east twice to go down the mountain, once on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you quietly went to Wujia Village to repair your mother's grave, once on the eighth day of the new year, you went to Huanggu Town alone to catch the market, right?" ”

Chengzong looked at Wu Ming, who was full of astonishment, and continued very sadly: "Big brother, I know that you can't let go of the hatred in your heart, and the first thing you have to do once you go down the mountain is to avenge your mother, but you must not take revenge for this revenge, not now, and not in the future." ”

The smile on Wu Ming's face slowly solidified, he took the wine glass and drank it all, and gently put the empty glass on the table: "Actually, I don't have any hatred in my heart, the reason why I quietly went to repair my mother's grave is just to take another look at the place where I grew up, it's completely a ...... How so? It's a kind of sustenance, not any hatred. As for me going to Huanggu Town to catch the market, I just want to see it, and I don't mean anything else. ”

Chengzong didn't believe Wu Ming's words at all, picked up the wine glass and slowly drank the spicy spirits, put down the glass and hesitated for a long time: "Big brother, there is something I just learned about Lu Dao in the afternoon, and when I was leaving, I have to tell you the truth: Everyone in Huanggu Town and Wujia Village knows that you have no father, and your mother suffered a lot for this, and after she became pregnant with you, she was expelled from the house by the head of the Wu family, and raised you with hard work, for which she has been criticized for more than 20 years, but she did not reveal half a word until she died. But a few people know that before your mother conceived you, she worked as a maid in Chen Jiyao's house in Huanggu Town for more than half a month, and then she ......"

Speaking of this, Chengzong looked at Wu Ming, who was full of astonishment, and told the truth with all his heart: "When I heard Uncle Shi say it, I was very shocked and sad, Uncle Shi didn't say the specific details, and I didn't dare to ask, Uncle Shi just asked me to tell you that Chen Jiyao is your biological father." In the main hall of Chen Jiyao's house, I saw a photo of Chen Jushi's eldest son Chen Bo'an, who died in battle under Wuchang City. Also, the woman you rescued is named Wang Yuehan, born in the Wang family of the Yingtan clan, and is the niece of the county magistrate Wang Donghan, who married into the Chen family in the early autumn of last year, and is the wife of Chen Zhongkang, the second son of Chen Jiyao. ”

Wu Ming was so shocked that he couldn't speak, staring at the wine glass in front of him and falling into a sluggish state......