Chapter Seventy-Nine: Meritocracy
However, it was said that Liu Weifeng and his group traveled less than two days away from Xiangyang City, and rested and drank tea at a tea shed. The tea shed suddenly reached hundreds of people, the tea was in short supply for a while, and of course the shed could not be squeezed, and everyone was sitting or squatting on the ground, and it was not enough to dare to love the tea bowl, so they had to take turns to drink.
The owner of the tea shed was a swarthy man, seeing that they were going to help guard Xiangyang, entertaining them hospifully, saying that they refused to accept money, and only said that a little tea was insignificant in front of their righteous deeds, and if Xiangyang could not ensure that they did not talk about living and working in peace and contentment, Liu Weifeng was quite pleased.
Ordinary tea customers suddenly saw so many people coming, and hurriedly drank tea and left their seats, only one of them was unaware. The man was about fifty years of age, with a very short chin and beard, as if he had just been cut, which was very strange, and he could be seen from the way he sat and was short. He sighed and drank his tea, but his eyes looked into the distance, as if he was full of thoughts. I also heard that his breathing rhythm was slow and his breath was long, which showed that his martial arts were not weak.
Liu Weifeng was curious, and leaned over to talk: "This old brother, but he went to Xiangyang to help fight against Mongolia?" β
ββ¦β¦ Anti-Mongolian? ......" The man turned his head and looked at Liu Weifeng, his eyes full of puzzlement.
Liu Weifeng said again: "Resist Mongolia, protect your family and defend the country." The man said, "...... Alas! If the family is gone, what can you do if you defend the country? The words are full of frustration.
Liu Weifeng said tentatively: "Where does my brother come from?" β
"You don't know if you say it, it's the same whether you say it or not." As he spoke, he drank his last few sips of tea and got up to leave. I saw that he was really short, sitting on the same level as Liu Weifeng, and wearing that neat short beard, it looked very funny.
When Liu Weifeng heard him say this, he was even more interested, so he said, "Don't worry about it, maybe I can help you with something?" β
The man shook his head as he walked, and said faintly, "Help me?" β¦β¦ Alas~~ Even if I am asked to go back, I don't want to go back, the Valley of Despair has changed masters, and the master doesn't know where to go. His voice was low, as if he were talking to himself. Liu Weifeng heard it clearly, and a sudden flash flashed in his mind, "Desperate Valley? So he put down the tea bowl and chased after him, and asked, "What happened to the Valley of Despair?" β
The short man was slightly surprised to hear his words, and said, "Who are you?" Q: What does this do? β
Liu Weifeng said: "Oh...... I have a great relationship with the Valley of Despair, and if you tell me about the current situation in the valley, I will tell you. β
The man looked at him a few times, but did not answer, Liu Weifeng asked again: "Can the elder brother tell me the surname?" β
"The surname is Fan, the name is a Weng, what does the son have to say?"
This person is Fan Yiweng, that day because Gongsun stopped wanting to worship the temple with Xiaolongnu when he was afraid that outsiders would get into trouble, he ordered him to check around, and he saw Yang Guo saving Qiu Qianqi's mother and daughter out of the grotto, he didn't know why, he thought that the spy would stop him, Qiu Qianqi and Yang Guo subdued him and let Yang Guo kill him, but Yang Guo secretly spared his life. Six hours later, he explained himself, he returned to the Narcissus Villa only to know that the Valley of Despair had changed hands, Master Gongsun Zhi was blinded in one eye, and his whereabouts are unknown, he is a master with art, when he entered the Valley of Despair, Qiu Qianqi has been designed by Gongsun Zhi, the two have never known each other, if he stays in the valley, he will not be tolerated by Qiu Qianqi, so he has to go out of the valley gloomily, and he does not know that he has been transferred here.
Liu Weifeng thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Fan Yiweng, who is known as 'Mighty Little King Kong', who has been admired for a long time!" β
Fan Yiweng didn't know that he already had a title in the rivers and lakes, he couldn't help but be happy, and suddenly had a good impression of Liu Weifeng, he said in his heart: "This title is nice and vivid, and I have the strength to do it, so I can afford it." How did he know that it was deliberately set up by the other party, which was almost apocryphal.
Fan Yiweng arched his hand and said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, dare to ask Gongzi what is the origin of the Valley of Despair?" β
Liu Weifeng said in his heart: "He still didn't say what happened there, if I said that Qiu Qianqi and Qiu Qianqi were all from the Iron Palm Gang, he would definitely change his attitude." I had to say: "I have some relationship with the Lord of Gongsun Valley, and I want to visit." β
Fan Yiweng was suddenly very excited: "My master? Alas! Two days ago, a wicked woman was blinded in one eye with a hidden weapon, and his whereabouts are unknown, and I can't find him. In his words, he was very concerned about Gongsun Zhi.
Liu Weifeng knew his ability and loyalty, and immediately wanted to take him into the gang. Then he said: "No wonder you say that you are homeless, it's better to be like this, Brother Fan has strong martial arts and great talent, can you stay in our gang or not, although our gang is new, it can gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes, and it is a righteous thing." Now if you are thirsty, if you join, you will be able to carry forward and grow my gang, we feel very honored to help, the helper, the deputy helper, the steward can be picked at will, okay? β
Fan Yiweng was surprised by his words, he had been in a deep valley for a long time, isolated from the outside world, and knew little about gangs and state affairs. There is really nowhere to go now, and after Liu Weifeng held it, he couldn't help but feel that he was worth a little. But suddenly joining an inexplicable gang feels inappropriate.
Liu Weifeng was a little moved when he saw his hesitation, and then said: "Brother Fan was originally in the valley to escape the world, but now it is in troubled times, it is difficult for you to settle down after you leave the valley, at most you have become a country brave, reckless and reckless, doing nothing, and being oppressed. Now the righteous people of the rivers and lakes have helped to defend Xiangyang and resist the Mongol invasion, and the people respect them, that is, the mission is lost to the enemy, and it is not in vain for the true character of a man. I'm also going to help you go, and please think twice. β
Seeing what he said generously and heroically, Fan Yiweng said in his heart that he was defeated in the hands of Yang Guo, almost committed suicide, and he had already died once, so he really had no plan for what to do now, so it was better to do something big with them to comfort his life, and promised at the moment: "Okay." β
Liu Weifeng was overjoyed, took his hand to introduce everyone, praised his benevolence and righteousness, and the position was also placed in front of Fan Yiweng. Fan Yiweng did the equivalent of the office director's work in the Desperate Valley, uploading and disseminating, coordinating affairs, and getting started inside and out. This time, he still said: "My ability is limited, if I can, it is enough to be a steward." "Everyone is unconscious, and this time they are vacant.
When Fan Yiweng learned that Liu Weifeng was the leader of the gang, he was very surprised and hurriedly bowed to him. Liu Weifeng pulled him and said, "Steward Fan, our gang is called the Iron Palm Gang, and it is the same as your former master Qiu Qianqi, so it has a great relationship." But don't worry, we are completely opposite to what they did back then, and I have heard a little about Qiu Qianqi's person, and now she has become the owner of the valley, and I will go to the Valley of Despair to meet her. β
Fan Yiweng felt that this little gang leader was in a hurry, Qiu Qianqi said that he would see him, there had to be a reason, didn't he go to Xiangyang with great fanfare? With a questioning face, he only said: "This?" β¦β¦β
In fact, Liu Weifeng knew that there was a coup d'Γ©tat in the Valley of Desperate Love, Qiu Qianqi replaced Gongsun Zhi, Fan Yiweng was a political victim, and other phenomena showed that Yang Guo had visited the Valley of Desperate Love, and he should have been poisoned by love flowers, and it was difficult to live long. The purpose of his entry into the valley was to try to see if he could get his hands on the half of the Ruthless Pill, and of course he wanted to meet Gongsun Lucalyx.
He saw that Fan Yiweng was puzzled, so he said, "Can Manager Fan know Yang Guo?" β
"Yang Guo? β¦β¦ I just met it a few days ago, if it weren't for him going to the Valley of Despair, I'm afraid there would be no future, alas! The words were full of complaints, and then his eyebrows jumped, and he said solemnly: "However, this person attaches great importance to love and righteousness, even if he has saved me twice, and his martial arts are also high, he is a good young man, but he ...... Alas! He sighed again, and said no more.
Liu Weifeng said: "Yang Guo is my eldest brother. β
"Oh? Sure enough, they are all young heroes, with outstanding demeanor, but ...... "Fan Yiweng wanted to say that Yang Guo had fallen into love flower poison and there was no cure, but he was afraid that this little gang leader would be worried. How do you know that Liu Weifeng said: "I heard that he was poisoned by the love flower, and going to the Valley of Despair is to find an antidote, and I also asked my brother to tell me how to go to the valley?" β
Fan Yiweng shook his head and said, "The helper doesn't know, there is no Ruthless Pill in the valley, where else are you going to find it?" I once heard the master say that there are many formulas of this elixir, which is not easy to prepare, and there are many antidotes in the valley originally, but they are all destroyed for some reason, and in the end there is only one left, how can they save the lives of Yang Guo and the woman surnamed Long? The master gave the antidote to the dragon woman, and Brother Yang ...... Alas. He has been absent since before the worship ceremony, and then Qiu Qianqi's personal antidote appeared, Yang Guo had to take half of it, and he had to kill Jing Rong and the two to exchange for other changes.
After Liu Weifeng explained slightly, Fan Yiweng Fang understood, so he wanted to accompany him into the valley. Liu Weifeng said: "Help everyone go to Xiangyang to help guard, and a lot of people and horses and baggage still need to be taken care of and handed over by Steward Fan." After arriving in Xiangyang City, hand over these strategic materials to Guo Jing, just say that the Iron Palm Gang is sponsored, you don't need to mention my name, you stay to help guard first, and I will rush after I come out of the Valley of Despair. Although the battle in Xiangyang is tight at present, it will never be lost. I also asked Brother Fan to show me the way to the Valley of Despair, and I will go back as soon as I succeed or not. β
Fan Yiweng immediately compared the direction of the Valley of Despair, this place is about two days away from the Valley of Despair on horseback, how many miles to travel, where to turn, where to turn the mountain, where to wade in the water, etc., Liu Weifeng took a small pen and wrote it on the paper, and tried to ask about the power of the fishing net array. Fan Yiweng thought that he and his master were no longer in the valley, and the helper was going to make enemies of the evil woman, so he naturally helped him, so he explained the changes in the fishing net array in detail. Liu Weifeng remembered it and rode away.
Part of Fan Yiweng's martial arts with Gongsun Zhixue is Iron Palm Kung Fu, and he is easy-going, and he chatted with the two helmsmen along the way very speculatively, gradually eliminating the estrangement. He is a few years older, and his management is well organized, and everyone really respects him and secretly praises the ability of the helper to know the virtuous. Everyone went straight to Xiangyang to help in the battle, no problem.
Liu Weifeng rode a fast horse in the direction pointed out by Fan Yiweng, and sure enough, he arrived at the entrance of the "first-line sky" of the suspected Valley of Despair in two days, where people are rarely visited, he tied the horse to the trees with thick grass around him, and performed light skills to climb the mountains and mountains, and made marks along the way as he did in the mountains and forests in the past. In less than an hour, he found the secluded Valley of Despair. I saw that the valley is fragrant and fragrant, the stone is clear, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and occasionally you can see small animals running around, the scenery is really intoxicating, like a paradise.
Liu Weifeng liked it as soon as he set foot here, and fantasized that he would be able to live here one day, but there was something to do, and maybe the danger was in front of him, and he couldn't afford to linger. He followed the note and walked in the direction of Narcissus Villa. Suddenly, he heard a few people running towards him not far away, and it seemed that he had been discovered, so he did not run but stepped forward.
I only heard the humanitarian: "Who are you?" What is the matter with our Valley of Despair? Liu Weifeng saw that there were a few people in green shirts, and his behavior and expression were quite guarded.