Xiangxi, Taoyuan County.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it belonged to Dongting County of Chu State; During the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Qianzhong County; During the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the name of the county was Yuannan.

The Sui and Tang dynasties and the five dynasties were Wuling, the Taizu of this dynasty, the analysis of Wuling, and the Taoyuan was established.

Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve.

"It's nearly a night of the year, and there is no return."

"Brother Mo, let's go out for a walk and see how the people here celebrate the New Year."

Unfortunately, this is mainly where the Miao and Tujia people live, and there is not much concept of Chinese New Year's Eve in this era.

The two people who are in a foreign land are Guo Mo and Huang Rong.

After leaving the "Luo Ghost Country" for more than a month, they rushed to Dali quickly, and even visited the legendary Tianlong Temple, but they did not see the "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing.

The current emperor of Dali is a man named Duan Zhixiang, who is the second son of the "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing, who is called the "Dali Shenzong" by later generations.

And the "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing, together with his four disciples "fishing, wood, farming, and reading", has disappeared from people's vision for several years, and no one knows where they are going.

In the end, Guo Mo and Huang Rong did not hesitate to visit the Dali Palace at night and met the Dali Emperor.

Duan Zhixiang, in history, is also an emperor who has made achievements.

During his reign of 33 years, he recruited talents, developed agriculture, and governed the country in a proper way. "History of Nanzhaoye" said: "Raise talents and cultivate talents, and the time and years are abundant, and it is called governing the country." ”

The emperor of Dali has always maintained the style of "martial arts sect", and each generation of monarchs has called himself the head of the "Tiannan Duan family".

Seeing the two of them breaking into the palace at night, they were not too surprised, and they retreated from everyone, and invited them into the imperial study to treat each other politely.

"I don't know what happened to the two of you, in the middle of the night, into my Dali Palace? If there is any use of the 'Tiannan Duan family', Duan will definitely help. ”

Duan Zhixiang was very polite, even if he felt a strong pressure from the two of them, he only felt it in his father.

After all, Duan Zhixiang himself has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and before the age of twelve, he almost lived in Tianlong Temple. Later, it was still the "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing who was too obsessed with martial arts and Buddhism.

And Duan Zhilian, the eldest son, has not been in good health since he was a child, so the ministers discussed and took the second son Duan Zhixiang out of Tianlong Temple in case of accidents.

Sure enough, Duan Zhilian, the son of the great world, died after the "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing became a monk, and he reigned for only four years.

And Duan Zhilian had no children, and everyone supported the second son Duan Zhixiang to succeed to the throne.

Seeing Duan Zhixiang asking, the two glanced at each other, and finally Huang Rong stepped forward to answer.

"The people of the Great Song Dynasty have seen His Majesty the Emperor of Dali. We are from the 'Peach Blossom Island' in the East China Sea, and our father is the 'Eastern Evil' Huang Yaoshi, who is as famous as Ling Zun, and I think Your Majesty should know. ”

"This time, I was entrusted by my father to meet Uncle Duan of the 'Southern Emperor', but I heard in the market that my uncle had 'abdicated the throne as a monk', so I came to the palace for verification, and begged Your Majesty to tell Uncle Duan where he went."

Huang Rong said very sincerely, and she didn't say half a lie.

Duan Zhixiang frowned when he heard this, he knew that his father was listed among the "five uniques" in the rivers and lakes.

Among them, with the "Zhongshentong" Wang Chongyang and the "Northern Beggar" Hong Qigong, it can be said that the friendship is irreversible, and the relationship with the "Eastern Evil" Huang Yaoshi is also good.

yqxsw“ yqxsw

It's just that when his father insisted on "abdicating the throne as a monk", Wang Chongyang, the "Zhongshentong", had died, and Hong Qigong, the "Northern Beggar", was the one who witnessed his father's ordination at the scene.

When my father became a monk, he made it clear that he let go of the red dust and devoted himself to the study of Buddhism and martial arts, and no longer cared about the affairs of the court and the rivers and lakes.

Hong Qigong, the "Northern Beggar", also came all the way to "send" his friend for the last time.

And many years have passed, but there is a visit from the daughter of the "Eastern Evil" Huang Yaoshi, Duan Zhixiang didn't know how to reply for a while.

"Two, it stands to reason that my father and Uncle Huang, the 'Eastern Evil', had a very good relationship, and you came from far away from the 'Peach Blossom Island' in the East China Sea, and there must be something important, and Duan should not be hindered."

"But back then, my father became a monk and was no longer contaminated with red dust, so even if Duan knew where his father was, it was inconvenient to tell him, and I hope the two of you will understand Duan's difficulties."

Huang Rong didn't expect that her request was actually rejected by this Dali Emperor, and she suddenly didn't know how to reply.

Seeing this, Guo Mo stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, in Xia Guo Mo, in addition to what I just said, Guo Mou also has one more thing to do here, I'm afraid I have to see the 'Southern Emperor'."

"Oh," Duan Zhixiang looked at Guo Mo, a handsome young man in his twenties.

Huang Yaoshi, the "Eastern Evil", is the youngest of the "Five Uniques", and was only in his thirties when he was listed in the "Five Uniques".

And "Southern Emperor" Duan Zhixing is also a few years older than the "Eastern Evil", and as the head of a country in Dali, he naturally got married and had children earlier than the "Eastern Evil".

Therefore, even if this Zhixiang is the second son of the "Southern Emperor", he is still much older than Huang Rong, he is in his thirties this year, and his age is similar to Ouyang Ke.

"I don't know why, you have to meet your father?"

Duan Zhixiang was slightly displeased, after all, Huang Rong was the daughter of the "Eastern Evil" Huang Yaoshi, and the person in front of him called "Guo Mo" had never heard of it, but he had to see his father between his words.

Guo Mo seemed to sense the other party's unhappiness and smiled.

"More than a year ago, I met a senior in the Central Plains, this senior is a monk, as for the age, it should be one hundred and twenty years old."

"Now I am in the world as a 'fighting wine monk', and I am entrusted to go to Dali, Yunnan, and give a thing to 'his grandson Duan Zhixing'."

This latter sentence, of course, was made up by Guo Mo, anyway, no one can verify it, he doesn't want to take any more detours, and even thinks that if it is possible, it is best that the emperor in front of him can take him over in person.

"What?"

Duan Zhixiang was shocked when he heard this, he heard his father once say that he had an ancestor, who was more than 100 years old, who had contributed to the creation of the world, and after becoming a monk, he liked to travel in the world.

But I've never seen it, it's just a legend, and it's been so long, so it's not in the world to say it.

Now the young man in front of him told him that he had met the ancestor and had something to entrust to his father.

Seeing the young man's expression, it didn't seem like he was talking falsely, so Duan Zhixiang hesitated.

The imperial study was quiet for about a quarter of an hour, and finally Duan Zhixiang spoke, after all, he was a person who had been an emperor for a few years.

"The two claim to be from 'Peach Blossom Island', I don't know what the basis is?"

"The 'soft hedgehog armor' worn on the lower body is the treasure of the 'Peach Blossom Island' town, but it is inconvenient to show people, everyone is a person who practices martial arts, please Your Majesty take me this trick to try."

After Huang Rong finished speaking, he transported the true qi in the dantian to the giant bone point on his shoulder, over the Tianjing point on his elbow, and then to the Yangchi point on his wrist.

In Yanghuo, Yanggu, Yangchi three holes in a row three times, and finally transported to the ring finger Guan Chong acupoint, and then with the ring finger power catapulted out, the momentum is mighty, straight to Duan Zhixiang.

Duan Zhixiang didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly made a move "One Yang Finger" to resist Huang Rong's attacking finger.

The two finger winds collided in the air, and there was a soft "bang".

"Finger power? Duan believes in the origin of the two. However, since my father has a strict order, it is inconvenient for me to disclose the whereabouts of his old man. ”

Duan Zhixiang hesitated for a moment, "If the two of you really want to know, maybe you can ask the four senior brothers of 'Yuqiao Gengyu', they seem to be in the area of Taoyuan County, Xiangxi." ”

Duan Zhixiang said casually, picked up a bowl of ginseng tea, drank it by himself, and no longer paid attention to the two.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong glanced at each other, clasped their fists and saluted, and flew away.

On Chinese New Year's Eve in Taoyuan County, it was a little deserted, Guo Mo and Huang Rong walked around the street, did not find anything interesting, bought some local rare items at random, and returned to the inn.

The inn is not big, with a canteen in front and a backyard for accommodation.

When the two returned, the hall was sparsely filled with a few tables of guests.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong found a table at random and sat down, and the guys hurriedly came over to greet them.

"You're back? What do you want for dinner? The kitchen now has freshly made 'sauce board duck' and some 'sorrel pork', which are all famous local delicacies, so you should not try them. ”

The guy politely introduced it next to him.

"Okay, what else is delicious, just two more casually, and do you have any special wine here?" Guo Mo replied casually.

"Great, guest officer, you really asked, the most famous thing in our local area is 'Cui Po Wine', look at the poem on that wall."

Following the direction of the guy's finger, Guo Mo saw that there was indeed a poem inscribed on the wall.

Cui Po wine on the bank of Wuling Creek, there should be no heaven and no earth.

The Taoist priest from the south drank a bucket and was drunk and lying at the mouth of the deep cave of Baiyun.

Guo Mo saw the courtesy introduced by the guy, so he simply asked for a jar of "Cui Po wine".

The time was not large, the wine and food came up, and the two of them were not in a hurry to eat slowly.

"Rong'er, I got the 'snake gall' of the python from the 'Ten Thousand Bones', why don't you still refuse to eat it?"

Guo Mo took a bite of "sorrel pork", not to mention the taste is very good, this dish has been inherited for many years, even in later generations, it is also a characteristic Hunan dish that is highly respected by everyone.

"Brother Mo, I feel that my internal strength is about to reach the first-class realm, and then using this 'snake gall' is a bit wasteful, it is better to soak it in wine first, and if you meet anyone who needs to improve your skills in the future, it is better to give it away."

Huang Rong looked indifferent.

This "snake gall", which can increase strength, is precious in the eyes of other martial arts people.

But in the eyes of Guo Mo and Huang Rong, that's what happened.

Not to mention eating the "medicine snake" of Liang Ziweng, the "old monster of the mountain" in Zhongdu City, just in the "Divine Withering Valley" outside Xiangyang City, the two of them ate a lot.

In the end, there were ten more pieces, and Huang Rong used the secret method of "Peach Blossom Island" to make "snake gall wine".

First of all, he asked Feng Ge to bring back six pieces of "Qixian Village", and the remaining four, before Guo Mo also asked Lu Chengfeng to send someone to Jiaxing, to Guo Mo's other four masters, and attached a letter to introduce the use method in detail.

Seeing that Huang Rong had an opinion, Guo Mo didn't say anything more, and the two chatted like this.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

At a table behind the two of them, a man was sitting, eating his meal with his head down.

The ears listened carefully to what the two of them were saying, and the words just now were all listened to by the man word for word.

"'Snake gall'?" Increase power'? ”

The man's head was lowered, and he even became cautious in his eating, as if he was afraid of alarming others.

It's just that under the gray hair, there is a young face.

Half vicissitudes, half beautiful, telling, this is a woman with a story.....