In the summer of the twelfth year of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Yunzhou Qingping Mountain boundary.

"Alas, now the world is getting more and more chaotic, and business is getting worse and worse......"

A wine shop on the official road in the north of Qingping County was full of all kinds of travelers who were temporarily resting, and one of them, a middle-aged man with a sad face who looked like a businessman, seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and couldn't help but complain to the shop in front of him.

"Who says it's not, especially after it was reported that there were anti-thieves in Sizhou half a year ago, people from the north continued to flee here. ”

The shopkeeper was a dark-skinned and honest-looking man, and when he heard the businessman's complaints, the shopkeeper just smiled and echoed.

Originally, there were only more than 1,000 rebels in Sizhou who gathered crowds to make rebellion, but the government repeatedly failed to quell the rebellion, so that the rebels became more and more powerful and began to attack cities everywhere to ......

When the middle-aged man on the wine heard this, he immediately showed an extremely indignant look.

The guest officer said cautiously. ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly whispered a reminder, and at the same time quietly glanced at the customers who were resting around him.

In this year, he attacked the government in broad daylight, even if the other party doesn't want to live, don't innocently affect yourself!

"I'm sorry! ”

The middle-aged man seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and most of the wine woke up at once, and then he took out a penny of silver from his cuff and put it on the table, and hurriedly left the wine shop without even caring about the wine that the store had just brought.

The shopkeeper silently accepted the money, and after confirming that it was real silver, he packed up the table as if nothing had happened, and turned to greet the other customers in the restaurant.

"Shopkeeper, come two catties of the best wine in your store, and bring anything to eat by the way! ”

It didn't take long for a sudden sound of horses' hooves to be heard outside the wine shop, and then I saw a young man full of heroic spirit break in, he sat down on the seat where Shang Jia had just left, and slapped the long sword hanging from his waist on the table casually, revealing a bohemian and heroic posture, which attracted the sideways glances of the surrounding guests for a while.

"Okay! Guest officer, please wait!"

The shopkeeper answered with a smile and unhurriedly brought over a jar of wine.

"Guest officer, you drink first, and the food will be brought to you in a while. ”

"No problem!"

The young man smiled and nodded, took the wine jar and slapped the mud seal, and poured a few big sips directly into his mouth.

"Hiccup...... It's really good wine!"

Putting down the wine jar, the young man couldn't help but burp, and his pale cheeks gradually began to redden, but the dark eyes became extraordinarily bright.

"Thank you for your appreciation, as long as you are satisfied!" said the shopkeeper with a smile.

After a while, the store brought up the prepared food one after another, and the young man casually opened the conversation while drinking and eating.

"Shopkeeper, are you a local from Qingping?"

"Yes, do you have any questions?" the shopkeeper wondered.

"Now the world is collapsing, bandits are rampant in various states, and the people are struggling to make a living, but I didn't expect that since I came to the Qingping Mountain Boundary, I have seen a peaceful scene, and I haven't even met a gangster who robbed the road on the road......" The young man took a sip of wine and said. "I once heard rumors on the road that Qingping Mountain has a mountain god to protect a peaceful side, so I can't help but be a little curious and want to ask for a certificate or two. ”

"Answering the guest officer, usually the rumors are not credible, the so-called mountain god was first spread in the mouth of the countrymen near Qingping Mountain, the countrymen, for some strange things always like to exaggerate, over time, the mountain god gradually spread......" The shopkeeper smiled disapprovingly. "In fact, the local county magistrate has repeatedly sent people to Qingping Mountain to look for the so-called mountain god, but in the end all of them have returned in vain, so it is very likely that the mountain god is made up by those people in the countryside. ”

"Really?" said the young man, half-convinced.

"Hmph, shopkeeper, you still claim to be a local of Qingping, don't you know another rumor about the mountain god?"

At this time, a short and stout man sitting not far away interjected in a disdainful tone.

"Oh, another rumor, can this big brother talk to me more about it?"

When the young man heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, he picked up the wine jar and came to the other party's table, and at the same time took the initiative to fill the other party's bowl with wine.

As far as I know, the so-called mountain god of Qingping Mountain is not a real god in the countryside, but a master who lives in seclusion in Qingping Mountain, but the countryman mistakenly regards this master as a mountain god. ”

The short man unceremoniously picked up the bowl that the young man had poured and drank it all.

"Someone outside the world, has anyone seen it with their own eyes in Qingping Mountain?" the young man hurriedly poured wine for the short man again and asked.

"If no one has ever seen this worldly master, where do you think this rumor came from?" said the short man as he picked up the wine bowl and said in a flat tone.

“...... But didn't the shopkeeper just say that the county magistrate had sent several times into the mountains to search, and if there were really the masters you said in the mountains, why did the people of the county magistrate find nothing?" the young man pondered for a moment.

"Hehe, since you are a master of the world, do you think that ordinary people can see it if they want to see it?" said the short man pulling the corners of his mouth.

"Hearing you say that, I want to go to Qingping Mountain to find out. The young man said thoughtfully. "After all, hearing is false, seeing is believing. ”

"......," the stout man said unexpectedly silent for a while. "Boy, I advise you not to go to Qingping Mountain. ”

"Why?" the boy wondered.

"It's nothing, it's just a piece of advice from me, it's up to you to listen or not. ”

After saying that, the short man drank the wine in the bowl, dropped some copper coins, and got up and left the wine shop.

"Interesting. ”

The young man squinted his eyes and looked at the back of the other party's departure, and couldn't help muttering a sentence in his mouth.

Regardless of the mountain god or the worldly master, the young man has never forgotten the initial concern.

Why is it that the Qingping Mountain Boundary is so peaceful?

During this time, he has traveled to many places in Yunzhou, but none of them are as peaceful and peaceful as the Qingping Mountain Boundary, and even more clear and stable than the prosperous times of the first emperor.

He knew that the Qingping County Commander was just a mediocre talent, if he really had the ability to govern, he would have been famous for a long time, otherwise why would he still hold the position of the county magistrate in the year of knowing the Mandate of Heaven?

In this case, it shows that there must be someone else who caused the current situation of Qingping Mountain.

And the spearhead of many clues is directly aimed at the so-called mountain god or the worldly master of Qingping Mountain.

There are sages in the countryside, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive me.

After drinking the wine in the altar, the young man's eyes were still bright, and he casually dropped a penny of silver, and he left the wine shop and rode his horse to the direction of Qingping Mountain.

In the next ten days, the young man searched for the traces of the "mountain god" everywhere in Qingping Mountain, and he went deep into Qingping Mountain several times, but even with the help of Orion who was familiar with Qingping Mountain, he was always disappointed.

"Childe, give up, if the mountain god doesn't want to see you, maybe you won't be able to find the mountain god in your life. ”

In the endless lush deep forest, the old hunter with a bow and arrows and a curved hook and a hatchet on his back looked helplessly at the young man who was resting in the shade of the tree in front of him.

"And Qingping Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, not to mention the mountain god, even if you find an ordinary person hiding in the mountain, it is as difficult as a thing to reach the sky......"

"Can't you force chance?"

The young man sighed lightly.

In fact, this period of searching made him even more convinced that Qingping Mountain was indeed a rumored master of the world.

Because he overheard a rather strange thing from the mouths of nearby villagers.

Qingping Mountain is located in the east of Yunzhou, south of Moyun Ridge, north view of the water, since ancient times is the dangerous gateway that the soldiers must fight, and the Qingping Mountain is steep, the terrain is complex, every troubled time there are refugees to avoid the mountain, even if it is a peaceful season, the vast Qingping Mountain has never lacked the strongmen and gangsters who fall into the grass.

And yet—

According to the local villagers who have lived at the foot of Qingping Mountain for generations, since five or six years ago, the rogue bandits who often robbed houses and houses around Qingping Mountain have begun to disappear gradually.

Since then, the legend of the mountain god has spread in Qingping Mountain, and the foreign rogues have regarded the mysterious Qingping Mountain as a forbidden place.

So where did these mysteriously disappeared rogues go?

The answer is self-explanatory.

"Uncle, today we will go deep into the mountains and forests for the last time, if there is no gain, I will completely die of this heart. ”

The young man got up slowly, and said apologetically to the old and strong Orion in front of him.

"Okay, that boy remember to follow me closely, don't get separated. ”

Orion shook his head helplessly, and continued to cut through the thorns and thorns in the mountains with his curved wood knife.

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and it coincides with the middle of summer, wild beasts, snakes and insects are overflowing, fortunately, the old hunter has rich experience, often can detect the danger in advance according to the clues in the forest, I don't know how long he walked, after crossing a ridge, the old hunter looked at the sky and stopped.

"Childe, you can't go any further, or you won't be able to rush back before dark. ”

The old hunter knew best how dangerous it was in the mountains and forests after dark, especially when there were only two of them.

"Okay, let's turn around. ”

The young man shook his head in disappointment, and did not force the old Orion to venture with him again.

Who knew that just as the two were about to leave, the young man's face suddenly changed, and he quickly rushed forward to stop the old Orion, and at the same time pulled out his long sword and pointed to the dense woods in front of him and said loudly.

"Who's sneaking out there! Get out of here!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a rustling in the forest, and after a while, two tall men, one short, one fat and one thin, slowly appeared in front of them.

"The little grandfather is really vigilant, no wonder a person dares to leave the mansion quietly without permission......"

The short and fat man opposite looked at the young man with a serious expression with a smile on his face, and said in a calm and gentle tone.

"It's you?!"

Seeing the faces of the two clearly, the young man instantly showed a shocked expression, because no one knew the identities of these two people better than him.

"Second brother sent you?"

"Since the little grandfather has recognized our brothers, why do you knowingly ask. ”

At a distance, the short and fat man and the tall and thin man stopped.

"I once suspected the second brother about the death of the eldest brother before, and in fact, it turned out that I was lucky with the second brother, but I didn't expect him to really do something to kill his siblings!"

The young man said with a sad and indignant face.

"Little grandfather, please don't blame us brothers, we are just acting on orders. The short and fat man arched his hand at the young man and sighed softly. "Before leaving, the second master asked us to bring you a word. ”

"What?"

The young man clenched his long sword path.

"Please don't blame the second brother for being ruthless, it's just that you are blocking his way. With that, the short and fat man lowered his hands, and two daggers glowing with cold light appeared in the palm of his hand. "So, little grandfather, please go on the road with peace of mind. ”

......

......

"Am I going to die?"

The young man fell under a tree covered in blood, although he was extraordinary, he was still no match for the two, and after desperately protecting the old hunter and fleeing first, he led the two to flee all the way to the deeper mountain forest.

But how long could the seriously injured boy Lang hold on? When the sky darkened, the boy finally collapsed from exhaustion.

"Little grandfather, your dying throes have caused a lot of trouble for our brothers. ”

In a few moments, the two were already catching up.

"Before I die, I just want to ask you for one thing. ”

The corners of the young man's mouth were dripping with blood, and he stared at the two of them with a dying breath.

"Little grandfather, please say, as long as our brothers can do something, we will definitely help you do it. ”

The short and fat man walked step by step towards the young man's road.

"Please don't get into other innocent people because of me. ”

The young man used his last strength to speak.

"The little grandfather is really generous and benevolent, but I didn't expect that he still thought about other people before the temporary, so it's no wonder that the second master has always wanted to get rid of you. ”

The short and fat man was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The next moment, the short and fat man suddenly threw the dagger in his hand and shot straight at the eyebrows of the young man under the tree.

Ding——

When the dagger was about to shoot into the center of the young man's eyebrows, it suddenly bounced out, and saved the young man in a dangerous way.

"Who?"

The sudden change caused the two to immediately look around vigilantly.

"Me. ”

A low, breezy voice sounded slowly from above.

The two of them immediately followed the prestige, and even in the bright moonlight, they saw a man standing on a tree not far away.

A young man dressed in white with his hands on his back.

"Who are you, who dare to ruin the good deeds of our sinister messengers?"

The stocky man squinted at the mysterious young man in the treetops.

"When the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, isn't this a normal thing in the rivers and lakes? Or is this set no longer popular in the rivers and lakes?"

The mysterious young man said in a calm tone.

"As for my name, well, I think about it, a sword comes from the west, have you heard of the flying immortals outside the sky?"

"me!"

The tall and lanky man and the stocky man coldly shot their weapons at the mysterious young man in the treetops.

"Alas......"

With a sigh, the weapons fired at the young man bounced off.

Then, as if hallucinations appeared in the eyes of the tall and thin man and the short and fat man, the whole world turned white.

"The most annoying thing about me is that you people who shout and kill at every turn, don't take human life seriously at all, since you want to kill me, then don't blame me for killing you, and from a legal point of view, I call it legitimate defense, and also, from the time you attacked me just now to the time I killed you, the process is just a blink of an eye, this is in line with the regulations of legitimate defense, so ah, even if I kill you, the law will acquit me!"

The mysterious young man in white fell lightly behind the two of them at some point, and after he said these words in a rambling manner, the two great heads flew into the sky together.