It is said that Zhuang Fu, the new temporary commander of the Chu army and Yicheng, after the famous family of the Chu State, has average martial arts, but he is familiar with the soldiers, and received the order of the military and political affairs of Yishui for the time being, and ordered the whole line to be transferred to a defensive posture.

Zhuang Fu gave this order, and the generals discussed it in private, and gave Zhuang Fu a name "Zhuang Wu Guts".

When Zhuang Fu heard this, he laughed.

Subsequently, Zhuang Fuxiu wrote a letter, very humble in words, and prepared a batch of good gifts, and sent someone to send it to the chief general of the Shicheng military camp in Pakistan, Lieutenant General Bapeng, to show "peaceful coexistence".

Ba Peng heard someone read Zhuang Fu's letter, and said happily: "One pawn bear, one bear, you look at Zhuang Fu, obscene lock, just to sneak attack him." ”

Adjutant General Zheng Rong persuaded: "The Yishui Chu army has been raising the Ming Dynasty for several years, the military discipline is strict, the grain and grass are sufficient, Zhuang Fu is very humble, and the hearts of the people are separated from the belly, could it be that there is fraud in it?"

Ba Peng said: "What you say, you must not be guarded against. But you have to humiliate him. So the heirs wrote back and forth, and asked Zhuang to come back and hunt.

Zhuang Fu received a reply from Bapeng, and his entourage advised him not to make the trip, for fear of falling for Bapeng's tricks, Zhuang Fu smiled and said: "Bapeng is not a villain, don't be careful." And the more he didn't take me seriously, the more he disdained to poison me. Only when a person sees you as a powerful opponent will he want to kill you all the time, and he will do whatever it takes. The person who poisoned you is not necessarily your blatant enemy, but may be your so-called friend. ”

The entourage bowed, and Zhuang Fu happily agreed to go to the meeting.

According to the agreement, Chu General Zhuang Fu and Ba Jiang Ba Peng, each with a hundred warriors, went to Xuanwu Mountain to meet, hunted for a day, drank and sang, Zhuang Fu's attitude towards Ba Peng was very respectful.

At the time of parting, the Chu general Zhuang Fu was "reluctant" and said to Ba Peng: "I am ordered by the king to temporarily take care of the military affairs of Yishui, and I hope that the general will remember the hunting feelings today, and don't embarrass me before the arrival of the new lord." Zhuang is grateful!"

Bapen smiled and promised, and returned triumphantly.

It is said that the Xuanwu Mountain, where they will hunt, is the peak where the ruins of Tangya Tusi City in Xianfeng County are located.

Besides, at this time, the lord of Ba is still in the capital, the eight sons of Ba Yuan'an, Qing Zheng Huan and other courteous reception, the lord of Ba is overjoyed, not waiting to return to the capital, in the old capital, ordered to reward the troops participating in the war, posthumously awarded the generals such as Ba Ren and Fan Jin who sacrificed their lives for the country, not one by one.

Chase to Chu General Yang Ming to surrender the book of deception to dedicate himself to the general, awarded the baron, and set up an ancestral hall to enjoy the offerings of posterity.

The lord of Ba was especially happy that the five brothers of Qishan almost saved Yushui Yanquan and made the first contribution, awarding Meng Meng Long as General Long Wu, Tu Tianqi as General Long Wei, Fan Yuntong as General Long Teng, Mu Mangzi as General Long Sheng, and Wucheng as General Long Fei, and the local people are commonly known as "General Five Dragons" - this is mainly an honor, similar to a virtual title, but it is not exactly a false title, as long as the country needs it, it can be changed to a real job at any time - reward the five people with a special full set of bronze flake armor and other good things. At the same time, he ordered the five people to enter the Pangyu Cave as soon as possible to get the sword.

The lord of Pakistan also rewarded Zheng Huan, the secretary of the capital of the city, and the leaders of various tribes, auxiliary personnel, and other meritorious contributions in the conquest and raising of food.

After a few decrees, the lord of Ba became ill, it turned out to be a war in Yushui, first shocked and then happy, a few days of alcohol and food loss, plus old age, caused old diseases, the eighth prince Ba Yuanan personally sent back to the capital Jiangzhou to recuperate. I won't go into details.

When the commendation order arrived at the Pangu Lake on the shore of the Danfu River, the five brothers of Lingqishan had already entered the Pangu Cave.

But he said that a few days ago, the five brothers of Lingqishan returned to the mouth of Pangu Lake.

When Furong, the main plate of Sanmiao Village, received it, the first sentence of Tutian Qi asked: "How is the movement of the monster?"

Pan Furong was already overjoyed when she saw the return of the big victory, and said happily: "These days, don't talk about monsters, demon children and demon grandchildren have not seen one, it is calmer than the water in the lake." ”

"That's good!" said Tutian Ruler.

Hu'an Mountain's son looked at Menglong and said: "It is calm, everyone is extremely tired, and many people are injured, rest for a few days, recuperate from their injuries, make up for the warriors who entered the cave, and then go into the cave." Sang-jin is still supporting outside the cave, and Pan Furong patrols the lake. At the same time, taking advantage of the rest for a few days, Xiang Zhen is in charge of cleaning up the rocks that were blocked by youkai when he entered the cave last time. ”

Xiangzhen, Pan Furong took the order.

Fan Yuntong said: "I'm waiting for a small injury, why worry about it, winter has arrived, the cave should be cold in winter and cool in summer, it's better to enter the cave as soon as possible and finish it early." I'm worried that those monsters have quietly run away. ”

Pan Furong was not convinced, and said: "If the monster runs away, take me and ask!"

Pan Furong's fiancé Tu Tianqi smiled: "The third brother is joking, but you are serious." ”

Gu Menglong smiled: "Every time, it is Yuntong who is the most anxious. The monster's vitality is greatly damaged, and it can't do much evil, if it really runs away, it will save some trouble, and the most important thing for us is to get the Five Dragon Sword. ”

The boat division of the big tribe of Hu'an Mountain is at the mouth of Pangu Lake, and sets up camp and prepares to enter the cave.

Everything is ready, and tomorrow the troops will enter the Pangdong Cave. That night, Mu Mangzi slept with Wucheng, Long You and others.

At the two watches, Mu Mangzi woke up from a nightmare, gently pushed Long You beside him, and the two of them came out of the tent and came to a big rock.

This stone is called Pangu Stone (later known as Pangu Stone).

The night was quiet, except for the bonfire burning, the sentry warriors breathing and the chirping of insects, and there was no restlessness on the eve of the war. ”

Long You yawned and said, "I remember tightly." My brother called me out in the middle of the night, what do you have to say?"

"I just had a nightmare, so I'm calling you out. ”

"Brother doesn't have to mind what happens in the dream. ”

"It's a weird dream. Don't make fun of what you listen to. I dreamed that I was lying on a green grassland, looking at the clouds in the sky, and a beautiful woman came out of nowhere, it seemed to be Zheng Rumeng (note: that is, the beauty of Hu'an Palace, Mu Mangzi did not tell Long You about the matter between herself and Mengyu), she took off her clothes, and started to do that thing with me in the grass.

"When it was over, the two of us hugged each other on the grass. Suddenly, we heard a gust of wind, flying sand and rocks, and a giant python sprang out from behind us and swept her away. I was frightened and anxious to get up to help, the grassland began to shake, I wanted to get up, but my body couldn't move, I wanted to shout but couldn't shout.

When I woke up at this time, I realized that it was a dream, and I was in a cold sweat. Entering the cave tomorrow, the demon king in the cave is a giant python, so I am very worried. ”

Long You yawned again and said with a smile: "Brother, why did you dream of that woman?

"Where is it specifically to dream of her, I want to say that I am not dreaming of her, but dreaming of a giant python. I heard that the head of the monster is the former Tiger Ben Salt Dragon of Hu'an Palace, alas!"

"I don't feel like all dreams are Turin, my brother is more relaxed." Long You comforted.

"Otherwise, I heard that Zhou Gong is good at interpreting dreams, every dream has a reason, I have dreamed many times, and it is also effective. ”

"It's easy to do, tomorrow the sun will come out, and you will be solved with a few spells. ”

"I became brothers with my eldest brother Tianqi and other four people, swore to live and die together, and I must go into the cave to get the sword. Last time, I fought with the python king, the demon king's skills are very high, the terrain in the cave, and no one knows, this goes to the cave, the good luck is unpredictable. If there is a mistake, I am sorry for the entrustment of the master of the big cave. ”

"Don't you want to go and get the sword?" said Long You smiled.

"You still don't get it. ”

"What the hell do you mean?"

"I mean, you don't go to the cave. One of the two of us must go without accident to complete the great affairs of the Great Cave Master. I once hinted to Tho Yuan about the treasure in the big cave, but it seems that Tho Yuan didn't know about it, could it be that the person we are looking for is his father Tho Huai? Okay, let's not talk about this, only when we get the sword, can we go to the Tho village in person to find the person we are looking for. (For the matter of Zangbao, see Chapter 230 of this book, "Ordered in Danger").

Long You was speechless for a while, thought for a while, and said, "It's better for me to go and get the sword on behalf of my brother." ”

"No, Childe, they will never agree. ”

"I have to accompany my brother into the cave and never leave. This is a death order given to me by the Lord of the Great Cave!"

"No, it's too risky. ”

Long You smiled: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you have a plan?"

"Just in case, I'll hand you the treasure map first, you're the one in the big hole anyway. You're injured, and you're pretending to be sick tomorrow. ”

Long You was embarrassed: "I'm slightly injured, pretending to be sick, this is not good." ”

"I'm my brother, the big cave master has a secret order, you must listen to me. ”

Long You wondered, "When will the order be given?"

Mu Mangzi said: "When you go to call the third mother." ”

Long You was suspicious again: "Then why don't you tell me in person? You are lying." ”

Mu Mangzi imitated the tone of the big cave master of Longshui Gorge, and laughed a few times: "It's wonderful, you're a fool!"

Long You was suspicious again: "Could it be that the Great Cave Lord has already seen that you are not a fool?"

Mu Mangzi did not answer positively, and said: "He saw my personality, and he would rather be disappointed by others than others, and my loyalty to him." ”

Long You didn't say it, but he didn't understand in his heart that the cave master didn't hand over such a major matter to himself, a complete cave man, but to an outsider, and said, "Am I not loyal?"

Mu Mangzi smiled: "Of course you are loyal, but you have loyalty or not." ”

The more Long You listened, the more confused he became, so he had to agree to do what Mu Mangzi wanted.

Mu Mangzi took off the treasure clothes on his body, draped them on Long You, exchanged clothes with Long You, and said, "This treasure clothes are the treasure you want to see from time to time. ”

Long You touched the treasure clothes and sighed, "I just understood." ”

Mu Mangzi said: "This treasure robe seems to be no different from ordinary things, but it is a very unusual thing. The winter is warm and the summer is cool, the sword is constantly chopping, the hand is not torn, the water is not wet, the fire is not burning, and it can also defend itself. Of course, the most important thing is some of the pictures engraved in the lizi, but I don't understand what it means. ”

"Brother, don't worry, this treasure is more important than my life. After my brother came out of the cave, I promised to return the goods. ”

"It's not mine, you don't need to pay me back. When I come out of the cave and go find the person I'm looking for, I'll be done. Mu Mangzi said.

After the confession, the two returned to the account, Wucheng was awakened, and said with a smile: "You two, out of Gong, also want to go all the way?"

Mu Mangzi replied, and Wu Cheng regretted that he had talked too much.