Chapter 37: The curtain opens

On the second day, the sky was slightly bright, and more than 100 people including Meng Fan, Mu Wanqing, and Tong Mu went straight to the east after descending the Ethereal Peak.

Originally, Grandma Tong planned to take six maidservants with her, but Meng Fan was troublesome, and after some discussion, Grandma Tong accepted Meng Fan's proposal and only brought one disciple and the four daughters of Meilan Zhuju.

However, Grandma Tong's travel is not trivial, along the way, there are Vulture Palace disciples who arrange the inn in advance to take care of everything, although the speed of the trip is greatly slowed down due to the large number of people, but the journey is also smooth and comfortable.

Moreover, there was a steady stream of information from the disciples of the Vulture Palace along the way, although Meng Fan and the others were thousands of miles away, they knew everything that was happening in the rivers and lakes.

According to the news report, after Qiao Feng returned to the Central Plains, he successively went to Chongxiao Cave in Taihang Mountain, Iron-faced Shan Jia, and Guanzen Temple on the rooftop, but without exception, he did not get the answer he wanted, and the owners of these places were either killed before he went or died after he left.

At the same time, there were several rich heroes in the martial arts who died mysteriously, and the people in the rivers and lakes did not know the cause and effect, but they attributed everything to Qiao Feng, bluntly saying that he was a murderer, and for a while, Qiao Feng became a thief who everyone shouted to kill.

Among them, it seems that someone deliberately added fuel to the fire, the news intensified, everyone in the rivers and lakes was in danger, and they rushed to Songshan to ask Shaolin to uphold justice.

Soon, Meng Fan received news that Shaolin would hold a martial arts conference on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, inviting heroes and heroes from all walks of life to gather in Shaolin to discuss the major event of "begging for capture".

The plot of Tianlong, because of Meng Fan's sideways intervention, finally fell apart. The three protagonists, except for Qiao Feng, the remaining two branches all collapsed.

Now, not only has the martial arts conference been advanced by half a year, but the things discussed at the conference are also in the opposite direction, originally to investigate the real culprit who died in Gusu Murong's "repaying the other with his own way", but now it has become a pledge meeting to crusade against Qiao Feng.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month passed, this day is the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the first month of May, the heroes of the rivers and lakes should be invited by Shaolin from all directions, at the foot of Song Mountain, the crowd is surging, Meng Fan and his party stand in the southeast corner, frequently attracting the discussion and attention of the heroes.

Although Meng Fan rarely appeared, since the battle of Apricot Forest, the name of "Bai Xiaosheng" has been famous all over the world, and everyone knows that he is not only familiar with world affairs, but also has the best martial arts in the world.

At this moment, at a glance, Meng Fan also saw many acquaintances, such as Duan Zhengchun, Duan Yu, the four elders of the Beggar Gang, and so on.

However, without Ding Chunqiu, You Tanzhi, Quan Guanqing, the Four Villains, and Gu Mozhi, this conference would inevitably be much more boring.

Soon, the abbot of Xuanci appeared with the first seat of each hall, and there was a silence immediately, only to see Xuanci come forward and greet the heroes one by one, and when he came to Meng Fan, his face changed, and a touch of inexplicability flashed in his eyes, and then he put his hands together and said solemnly:

"Amitabha, this must be the Meng Shizhu who is called Bai Xiaosheng by the people of the rivers and lakes, tired of the jade toes, the temple is full of brilliance, good and good!"

Although Xuan Ci's expression changed extremely quickly, it did not escape Meng Fan's eyes, and without thinking, Meng Fan could also guess the reason, which must be because of Ye Erniang's death. At that moment, he smiled slightly and returned the salute, but he didn't say anything.

However, Xuan Ci did not leave, bowed again, and continued: "Amitabha, I heard that Master Meng knows the affairs of the world, and today I dare to ask for advice here, and I implore the donor to inform me of the real murderer of my senior brother Xuan Bei!"

When Meng Fan heard this, he glanced around, and saw that everyone's eyes were all here, and chuckled: "Isn't it discussing the matter of eradicating Qiao Feng today, why did the abbot ask about his own family affairs first, so there is no distinction between priority and priority, where are the heroes of the rivers and lakes?"

As soon as Meng Fan's voice fell, the voices of discussion around him suddenly rose, and when Xuan Ci saw this, he hurriedly bowed to the surroundings and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry, it's the old man who is anxious." ”

said, turned back to the field, and said loudly: "In recent days, many colleagues in the rivers and lakes have died at the hands of Khitan Hulu Qiao Feng, and they have been loved by all heroes, and strongly recommend the temple to preside over justice. ”

When the heroes heard this, they gathered together to discuss, and after a while, someone stood up and said: "Shaolin is the Taishan Beidou of martial arts, and the abbot master is even more respectful, and we all admire it, in front of you, where do I have any suggestions, everything is decided by Shaolin." ”

As soon as this person's voice fell, many heroes immediately echoed.

"Yes, everything is decided by the abbot!"

"As long as Shaolin gives an order, we will definitely attach the tail!"

Qiao Feng's martial arts are known to the world, although the heroes are eager to kill him alone to make a name for themselves, but they are not fools, knowing that they are not opponents, they will definitely become cannon fodder if they force their way out, so it is better to follow behind Shaolin and cheer.

Shaolin had already had a draft for this conference, and seeing that the heroes had reached an agreement and jointly promoted Shaolin, Xuan Ci was immediately ready to announce it, but at this time, an old voice suddenly came from Nanshou.

"What a Taishan Beidou, what a respectable person, I didn't expect that a sanctimonious person could also lead the Central Plains martial arts, it's really ridiculous!"

When the heroes heard this, they were shocked and suspicious, and while guessing which arrogant person dared to insult the abbot of Xuanci on the territory of Shaolin, they looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a masked man in black jumping down from the top of the giant tree in the south.

Xuan Ci deserves to be the abbot of Shaolin, and he didn't get angry when he was insulted in front of him, but the monk Xuan Ci couldn't bear it, and stood up and shouted angrily: "Who is Your Excellency, what kind of grudge do you have with me Shaolin, why are you talking nonsense here, insulting my abbot's senior brother Qingyu for no reason?"

"Nonsense?"

The man in black smiled coldly, his eyes swept over the Shaolin monks, and finally suddenly pointed at Meng Fan and said: "Hehe, this Meng Gongzi is known as Bai Xiaosheng in the rivers and lakes, why don't you ask him for confirmation to see if the old man is lying." ”

This black-clothed man was Xiao Yuanshan, Meng Fan saw him pull himself in, sighed in his heart, and secretly said that the other party was really cautious, and he still didn't forget to test himself.

Thinking of this, he smiled indifferently: "Mr. Xiao has been hiding in Shaolin for thirty years, and Xuan Ci can't hide from you every move, so you haven't lied." ”

As soon as Meng Fan said this, the monks and heroes suddenly made an uproar, the former glared at him angrily, but the latter had different expressions, although they couldn't believe Xiao Yuanshan's accusation anyway, but because of Meng Fan's reputation, they didn't dare to believe it, and it was really contradictory.

It was Xuan Ci, whose whole attention was completely focused on the words "Mr. Xiao", and his expression changed greatly at this moment, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Who is Your Excellency?" 11