When Zhao Yan returned to Hanshan, it was already noon the next day.

He rained all night, killed eleven people, and rushed to Yanbei Pass with Zhu Xiuhe non-stop, opened the way with the cold iron order and Lu Yuanqing's head, and handed over the prisoner and the fake defense map to the coach Zhou Yukun in person.

Back in Hanshan, Zhao Yan first drank a bowl of spicy soup, and then padded three meat buns to eat, then he breathed a sigh of relief and asked the food delivery person, "Where is my master?" ”

Five years, enough to get along with Zhao Yan up and down the cold mountain, they don't know his identity and origin, only know that this is Bu Hanying's only apprentice, seeing that the mountain master treats Zhao Yan as his own, the clansmen also regard him as the owner of the small mountain, so the food delivery person is not shy about it, and replied while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks: "The mountain master went down to Guluan Peak early this morning, and accompanied Lord Bai to go fishing in the ice lake, and he hasn't come back yet." ”

When Bu Hanying lingered in the Central Plains and was obsessed with martial arts, the owner of Hanshan was Bai Zhiwei, but none of the older clansmen didn't know her, and then they didn't know what happened, Bai Zhiwei disappeared overnight, Bu Hanying came back to preside over the overall situation, and said to the clansmen that Bai Zhiwei had an accident in the Central Plains and had to recuperate for a long time, everyone looked forward to it for five years, and the person finally came back, but it became like this, fortunately, Bu Hanying loved her very much, and Yin Wuji came back every year and a half to see, and now Bai Zhiwei finally got rid of the wheelchair, Being able to walk a few steps slowly, people are no longer so crazy, but they have lost their memories and their minds are still like children.

Zhao Yan saw all this with her own eyes, and she inevitably sighed in her heart, Bu Hanying could see it, Bai Zhiwei had been wise and sensible since she was a child, worked a lot for her relatives and friends, and almost never enjoyed happiness, now she can't remember the past, but her mood is let go, and she is carefree to play with children all day long.

Hearing the words of the food delivery person, Zhao Yan nodded and went straight to the ice lake.

There is a valley with three peaks and four waterfalls in the cold mountain, the so-called ice lake is under the Feiquan waterfall on the back of the lonely Luan peak, the lake water is cold and piercing, but there is a kind of white fish growing in it, the adult palm is long, the back and abdomen are two fingers wide, the scales are fine, the taste is delicious and the thorns are few, it is a rare delicacy, but this place is both cold and dangerous, it is not the best light work can not come and go freely, not to mention taking people to fish, looking at the whole cold mountain, the people who can do this are only five fingers.

The mountain wall on the back of Guluan Peak surrounds, there is no road directly to the ice lake, Zhao Yan found a benefit from the wind in the middle of the mountainside, raised his eyes and looked at it for a moment, pulled an iron cable and went down, the iron cable immediately made a "bang" sound, the frost condensed on it was shattered into chips, he counted the points on the mountain wall, like a naughty bird, a few ups and downs went down seven or eight zhang, seeing that the iron cable was about to end, there were still five zhang away from the bottom of the cliff, Zhao Yan hung upside down with the iron cable volley, supported on the raised rock with one hand, and unloaded the full body momentum, He rolled over and fell down, his toes hitting the ground first, only shaking off a little dust, and even the birds pecking nearby were not startled.

He patted the ice chips on his body, rubbed his palms and breathed hot air, walked along the ice forest, and soon saw the two of them fishing by the lake.

Bu Hanying was engrossed in holding the fishing rod, Bai Zhiwei was not patient enough, and he had already fallen asleep on his shoulder, Zhao Yan restrained his whole body breath, walked over cautiously, and saw the six white fish swimming in the fish basket, which was simply salivating.

Seeing him coming, Bu Hanying put down the fishing rod and lightly hugged Bai Zhiwei to the arranged hammock, just a moment of effort, and when he turned around, he saw that the rabbit cub had the audacity to steal a fish, and he was about to scrape the scales and cut the flesh with a knife, and immediately kicked lightly under his feet, and a stone flew away in the air, Zhao Yan heard the sound of the wind, and the blade turned to block the stone, and said aggrievedly: "Master, I have worked hard this time, and I can't even eat a fish?" ”

"Before the spring cold is over, I want to eat raw fish tart, and you will feel good when your spleen and stomach are weak in the future." Bu Hanying threw the white fish that was struggling back into the basket, and snatched the knife in Zhao Yan's hand, "If you have killed someone with a knife and a slice of fish, can you eat it?" ”

Zhao Yan defended: "This one is new, and I haven't used it yet." ”

"You'll use it sooner or later."

Having said that, Bu Hanying felt sorry for her apprentice in the end, so she took Zhao Yan to pick up firewood, bent down and picked up two fatty white fish, scraped the scales and cut the belly, marinated them with the spices she brought, and roasted them on the fire.

The master and apprentice sat down around the fire, the white fish growing in the ice lake was fatty, and it gave off an attractive aroma after being roasted for a while, Zhaoyan smelled the smell of fireworks in the world, and the biting chill left by the cold rain last night also dissipated, and he finally settled down and stared at the grilled fish intently.

Bu Hanying asked, "Everything is done?" ”

"Well, Zhu Xiuhe, the third lady of the Green Wolf Gang, who caught it, has been sent to Yanbei Pass, and the picture has also been intercepted, but it is fake." Speaking of this, Zhao Yan's expression darkened slightly, "Then Lu Yuanqing may not really want to join the enemy, but I still killed him." ”

"Do you think you're doing something wrong?"

"No, since he has taken this step, there is no turning back, although the defense map is fake, the secrets he has mastered for many years are true, and no one can afford to gamble."

"You can't bear it, but you still know how to measure, everything has its own ruler, and I have nothing to teach you about the way of life."

Hearing this, Zhao Yan finally took his eyes off the grilled fish and said, "What do you mean......"

Bu Hanying flipped the grilled fish and said calmly: "You have been in Hanshan for five years, it's time to go back to the Central Plains." ”

For a while, Zhao Yan was a little stunned.

When he first stayed here, he thought about returning to the Central Plains every day, which was his birthplace, and there were too many things he couldn't let go of that he hadn't done, but he had to admit that the five years of living in Hanshan were the most reassuring years in his life, and he didn't have to worry about eating the last meal or not, and he didn't have to be afraid that there would be no tomorrow after today.

Zhao Yan hasn't left yet, sorrow and concern have grown crazy in his heart, and he doesn't know how to eat the fragrant grilled fish, Bu Hanying saw him like this, and he was very reluctant in his heart, and was about to comfort a few words, when he heard him say: "You urge me to go back, is there going to be some chaos here?" ”

Bu Hanying sighed secretly, and did not hide it from him, and said: "In the twenty-sixth year of Pingkang, the battle of Jingbei was victorious, Erzhudan was killed, the Yuanhou clan was on the throne, Wuzong subdued the seven states of Yunluo, Dajing and Wule concluded an alliance to shoot the moon, and the two countries have only been peaceful so far, but this Taiping is the appearance, the ambition of the Lu clan is not smaller than that of the Erzhu clan, they have eaten away at the power of the Erzhu tribe, and the unification of Wule turned over as the king, and friendship with Dajing is just an expedient measure. ”

Uler is not as vast as Dajingdi, although the land is vast, the property is barren, many of the necessary materials for life have to rely on the trade of other countries, the people are fierce, they are more yearning for invasion and plunder than Jiji, which is also the reason for the fall of Erzhushou, who advocated peaceful trade.

Zhao Yan stayed in Hanshan for five years, not only followed Bu Hanying to learn martial arts, but also was instructed by him to cultivate literature and general affairs, and he already knew these things well, and he didn't think he was verbose at the moment, and obediently gnawed on the grilled fish.

"In recent years, Wule has repeatedly sent masters to cross the border to the border city to inquire about the news, most of them were intercepted by us, and a few fish that slipped through the net arrived at Yanbei Pass, and they were also recognized by Marshal Zhou. Bu Hanying squeezed some sour juice for the remaining fish, and handed it to Zhao Yan, "Hanshan is backed by the Hufa grassland, there is our backing, the lips and teeth are cold between the two, if the Hufa grassland is in chaos, Hanshan should not be left alone, the matter of the Green Wolf Gang is just a warning, and the trouble is still to come." ”

Zhao Yan frowned, feeling that the fish in his mouth was not fragrant, he raised his head and asked, "In that case, wouldn't it be better for me to stay and help?" ”

Bu Hanying smiled and said: "Hanshan is sandwiched between the two countries, it can be called the enemy on the back, and it has never relied on the ability of one person to be independent so far, and although the grassland has been bitten open, those big tribes are not fools who only look at the immediate interests, as long as the front does not collapse, the back will not be chaotic." ”

The so-called front naturally refers to the Dajing border defense, and Zhao Yan immediately realized: "What are you really worried about the civil strife in the Central Plains and the border passes?" ”

"When Song Xiang established the Flying Star Alliance, he thought that Emperor Yong'an was young and could not play with his relatives, and he needed loyal ministers and good generals to escort him in the open and in secret, but now Emperor Yong'an has been on the throne for twenty-four years, and he is still like a puppet, and the power of the court is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiao. Bu Hanying pondered for a moment, "Pingnan Wang Yinxi, have you heard of it?" ”

Pingnan Wang Yin Xi, the word Keding, the ninth uncle of the current Yong'an Emperor, and Wuzong is the same as the Yuan Hou descendant, is the son of Gaozu, when Wuzong ascended the throne he was still a drooping child, the brothers were very affectionate, and then the three kings made a rebellion, the young Yin Xi went into battle for the imperial brother to conquer, and Pingkang guarded the East China Sea for fifteen years.

The following year, the battle of Jingbei broke out, not only the north of Helan City, but also the tigers and wolves outside the border of the other three countries were waiting for the opportunity to move, while the war was in full swing, the overseas barbarians attacked and wanted to share the soup and encroach, but was blocked by Yin Xi led the army outside the Yulong Pass, not only suffered a big defeat, even the commander was killed by an arrow, when the war in the north was scorching, for the Dajing army and the people out of a bad breath, Wuzong transferred him to Xichuan, canonized the king of Pingnan, and prevented insults.

Zhao Yan nodded and said, "It's strange to say, King Pingnan is so powerful, how can he tolerate Empress Dowager Xiao and Ji Sichen all these years?" ”

Bu Hanying asked rhetorically: "You said that he guarded Donghai Town for five years, why was he transferred to Xichuan to be the king of Pingnan after becoming famous in the first war?" ”

Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment.

"The merit is high, they are brothers of the heavenly family, and they are still monarchs and ministers in the end." Bu Han's English tone was faint, "Yin Xi's young man did not show his talent, until the rebellion of the three kings did not show his edge, Wu Zong was happy at the beginning, and it was inevitable to be suspicious later, and when he calmed down the East China Sea War, this suspicion could not be suppressed, so he was transferred to Xichuan, the situation in that area is complicated, all kinds of forces are intertwined, there is Yin Xi in charge, the bull ghost and snake god dare not be lawless, and they are also contained, Yin Xi can not act recklessly." ”

Zhao Yan's eyes flashed: "When Song Xiang established the Flying Star Alliance, how did he view King Pingnan?" ”

"Song Xiang is a loyal minister." Bu Hanying said implicitly, "I am a loyal minister, I am a loyal king, and I treat the vassal king with respect." ”

Zhao Yan realized in his heart, saying that he was respectful and far away, I am afraid that the Flying Star Alliance was wary of this King of Pingnan under the instruction of Song Xiang back then.

He thought for a moment and asked: "After the rebellion of the three kings, there are no more vassal kings left in Dajing, among which the king of Pingnan is the most powerful and has the highest status, isn't Empress Dowager Xiao afraid of him?" ”

Bu Hanying smiled: "A thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, I can't get rid of it quickly, but I have more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”

For more than 20 years, the king of Pingnan rarely returned to Beijing, and made every effort to clear the southwest region, and finally built the old nest like an iron bucket, and the power was all in the palm of his hand, and the world-famous Zhenyuan Dart Bureau was located in Xichuan, with this force in hand, the eyes and ears of the king of Pingnan were not difficult to spread all over the Central Plains, but he was still calm, and he still did not move, even if the Empress Dowager Xiao wanted to get rid of him, he was nameless, and the Central Plains took Chuyunling as the invisible boundary, and there was a tendency of confrontation between the north and the south.

"However, after all these years of confrontation, both sides can no longer bear it." Bu Hanying's words changed, "At least half a year, more than a year, there will be a war between the north and the south." ”

Zhao Yan instantly understood what he meant, his eyes widened slightly, and he asked in disbelief, "Do you want to ......?"

Bu Hanying intercepted: "Your fish is cold." ”

Where can Zhao Yan take care of any fish at this time, he went through Bu Hanying's words in his mind, only to feel a rush of anger, and said: "You tell me this, don't you want me to join the command of King Pingnan?" ”

Bu Han Yingqi said: "You don't know the art of war, and you don't know how to fight, what does he want you to do?" ”

Zhaoyan: "......"

"Don't be too anxious, listen to me slowly." Bu Hanying set off the fire, "Back then, I didn't approve of Song Xiang's attempt to use the rivers and lakes to contain the court, and now I won't let you be a pawn of the two armies, the people of the rivers and lakes belong to the rivers and lakes after all, and they must know about these major affairs of the family and country, but they can't rashly intervene in it, otherwise they will attack the other with their own shortcomings, and the dispersion of the flying stars is a lesson from the past." ”

Zhao Yan looked at the fire in his eyes, and suddenly understood the hidden meaning of his words, and said: "The people of the rivers and lakes should not intervene in the court disputes, and the court eagle dogs should not overturn the clouds and rain in the rivers and lakes, right?" ”

"The rivers and lakes of the court, in the final analysis, are just the four words 'the government and the opposition in the world', and the two are inseparable, but they cannot be talked about together." Bu Hanying sighed, "At the beginning, all the forces in the rivers and lakes fought without taboo, Fu Yuanyu wanted to use the power of the court to quell the chaos, and then the court fought openly and secretly, and Song Xiang wanted to use the power of the rivers and lakes to fight against the eagle dog, what was the result?" Although Tingyu Pavilion is subordinate to the imperial court, most of them are Jianghu people, in the name of "purging the court and the opposition" to exclude dissidents, in the court and the opposition set off a bloody storm, this is the "crossing the line". ”

Zhao Yan glanced at him steadily, and suddenly asked: "The war between the north and the south is imminent, I heard that Yuge is bound to use the forces of the rivers and lakes to attack the king of Pingnan, and the latter is not afraid to retaliate, if you don't want the turmoil in the rivers and lakes to cause chaos, you have to have a Dinghai God Needle." ”

Bu Hanying smiled: "One is not enough, at least two." ”

"The white road has the Martial Arts League, and the underworld has the Mending Heaven Sect."

Fang Huaiyuan's position is unclear, as for Zhou Jiangyun...... He has something to do with the interests of Tingyu Pavilion, and it is better to count on him to suppress the various factions of the Demon Sect than to count on the Tiger Vegetarian. ”

They looked at each other through the fire, Zhao Yan was silent for a long time, and he really couldn't see the clue from Bu Hanying's face, so he simply opened the skylight and said something bright, and asked, "What does Master want me to do?" ”

"Don't ask me, ask yourself." Bu Hanying stood up, he was already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, looking at the age of standing, even if his words and smiles were dull, and he was blind in one eye, he was not domineering at all, but he made people dare not force his eyes.

He looked at Zhao Yan and said: "I will teach you clerical martial arts, so that you can be sensible, but I can pass on to you, but I can't teach you how to do things for others, if you want to, you will fight, and if you are not fair, you will fight, as long as you don't regret it." ”

Zhao Yan clenched his fingers and said in a dumb voice: "Do you know what I want to do?" ”

"There's a fire in your heart." Bu Hanying said calmly, "I won't advise you to extinguish it, it's you who are strong because of it, but it's easy to break, and sometimes if you are too attached to something, it will often become your weakness." ”

His words were like a basin of cold water, pouring Zhao Yan from head to toe.

Yes, it was never Bu Hanying who drove him down the mountain, but Hanshan couldn't keep Zhaoyan.

At this moment, the shadows of countless people passed in Zhao Yan's mind, he blinked vigorously a few times, took a deep breath, calmed the hot blood surging in his chest, bowed and said: "Thank you Master for taking care of me for five years, the disciple is going to leave the mountain and enter the customs today, and he can't serve left and right, your great kindness can only be reported in the future, please take care." ”

Bu Hanying smiled slightly.

He stretched out his hand to hold up Zhao Yan and said, "You are still young, you need to be more careful when walking the rivers and lakes, so you have to take advantage of the blade and go to the bottom of the lake to explore." ”

Zhao Yan did not doubt him, took off his shirt and went into the water shirtless, this ice lake was cold and biting, but it was nothing under the endless power of intercepting the sky and yang, he held his breath, and soon dived to the bottom of the lake, and vaguely saw a three-foot-long iron box standing between four big stones, wrapped in chains, like a coffin.

He scooped up the tin box and got out of the water, climbed to the shore and opened it, and removed the layers of tarpaulin, revealing an umbrella lying inside.

The surface of the silk umbrella, 28 bones of fine iron, unscrewed the handle of the umbrella and pulled it down, and the cold white mangs burst out, stabbing the eyebrows and making them cold.

Famous sword hidden edge.

Zhao Yan was stunned on the spot with the umbrella sword in his hand, and said, "Master, this ......"

"I have practiced swords all my life, and now I am not confined to foreign objects, this sword remains in my hands, and I can really only hide it." Bu Hanying said, "You are my disciple, I don't need you to promote my reputation, as long as you live up to this sword and live up to your original intention, if one day the sword is unjust and bloody, and the heart is chivalrous, no matter where you go, I will clean the door with my own hands, you know?" ”

Zhao Yan replied solemnly: "Disciple understands! ”

"It's a long way to the Central Plains, it's hard to avoid the wind and waves when you set foot in the rivers and lakes, except for a body of martial arts and an umbrella sword in your hand, Hanshan can no longer help you a lot, but will let you face countless open guns and hidden arrows, are you afraid?"

Zhao Yan returned the sword into the sheath and said: "What I want to take is a dangerous road, is it possible that I am afraid of forgiveness, and the person who wants to harm me will really be merciful?" Master rest assured, if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, and if people offend me, I will not be afraid, and now I will fight with my sword out of the cold mountain, and I will welcome myself in the turmoil in all directions, and I will never be involved......"

Before he finished speaking, Bu Hanying picked up the fishing rod and knocked on his head.

"You're not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Bu Hanying said with a smile, "Good students go your way, don't forget that home is here, I am here." ”

He said a few words for a while, mostly harshly, and even put out the words "clean up the portal", but he didn't expect the last sentence of advice to be so gentle.

Zhao Yan was stunned, his eyes slowly turned red, he rudely wiped his face, tried to show a smile, and said, "Okay!" ”