Elder Zeng said: "The representatives of all sects and factions are living in the inn in the city at the moment, just waiting for tomorrow to go to Gufan Village to attend the conference. However, several leaders of this conference have already arrived in Gufanzhuang, including the Lingshi Liu Chengfeng Liu seniors. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was overjoyed: "My master has arrived?" ”

Elder Zeng nodded: "Yes, I came by boat this morning." At that time, I happened to be helping out in Gufanzhuang, and I had the honor to visit Mr. Liu. I haven't had time to inform Zheng Shaoxia about this. ”

Zheng Hengzhou remembered that he hadn't seen his teacher for five years, and his heart was excited. He couldn't wait to rush to Gufan Village to see the master immediately, but he was a little uneasy in his heart. The phrase "don't come back if you go" is still in my ears, although listening to what Mao Duxin and Fan Shihao said, the master seems to have forgiven him, but it is another thing to really go to see the master. He asked, "What about my two junior brothers?" Did they come with Master? ”

"Nope. There was only an old servant pushing a wheelchair. "Elder Zeng said." I mentioned to Senior Liu that Zheng Shaoxia was a guest in the gang at the moment, and Senior Liu seemed to be deeply surprised. I said that I would notify Zheng Shaoxia to go to him as soon as I came back, but Senior Liu just smiled and didn't say anything. I asked Zheng Shaoxia about the two junior brothers, it turned out that Liu and Mao were both doing business in other places right now, and this martial arts conference was not coming. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was slightly disappointed and pondered: "In this martial arts conference, the master and the heads of the Shaolin and Huashan factions are the same organizers, and the two junior disciples should be on their side. What is so important that you don't even come to the martial arts conference? ”

Fan Shihao said with a smile: "Zheng Shaoxia respects his master and misses his master, I'm afraid that I won't even be able to eat at this time." Come on, come on, the old man will accompany you to Gufan Village first, so that you master and apprentice can reunite early. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was very grateful, knowing that Fan Shihao was worried that the master would blame him, and he had the heart to serve as a peacemaker. The two of them ate casually, said goodbye to Elder Zeng, left the beggar gang to divide the rudder, and went out of the city to Gufan Village. On the way, Fan Shihao asked: "Shaoxia, if you find Ke Wanqing, what will you do?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "Naturally, I killed her to avenge the Dragon Gang Master." ”

Fan Shihao glanced at him and said, "Just listen to what you want to say and stop...... Actually, you wish she was innocent, right? ”

Zheng Hengzhou bowed his head and was silent.

Fan Shihao continued: "As a eunuch, Wei Zhongxian is unable to have children, and likes to recognize children everywhere. He is good friends with the Hakka family, so he will naturally accept the younger generation of the Hakka family as a righteous son. You said that the girl's real name is Ke Wanzhen...... This person is not notorious, and it seems that he has not done anything bad for Wei Zhongxian. We can't convict people just based on the words of the people of the Black Dragon Gate. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "The seniors don't need to find a way to excuse her just because she is friendly with the juniors......"

"I'm not excusing her," Fan said. "There is no doubt that Ke Wanqing has mixed into the beggar gang and has a plan. I'm just saying that what she did, we can be fair. If the death of the Dragon Gang Leader is really related to her, we will naturally ask her to pay for her life. But if she just stole the atlas, we can't arbitrarily put the charge of killing the gang leader on her head. ”

"She ......," Zheng Hengzhou said bitterly. She deceived me. ”

"As for her deceiving you...... Fan Shihao looked at the river and said softly: "It's your personal grudge." ”

After a while, when he came to Gufanzhuang, Zheng Hengzhou asked the people at the door to go in and report, saying that Fan Shihao, the leader of the beggar gang, brought Zheng Hengzhou, a disciple of Diancang, to visit Liu Chengfeng and Liu's seniors.

After a while, Song Baicheng, the owner of the village, greeted him in person, and really talked to Fan Shihao for a while, and finally said: "Senior Liu is slightly ill and it is inconvenient to see guests, so I ordered to make amends to Fan Gang Master." In addition......" Song Baicheng turned to Zheng Hengzhou with an embarrassed expression. "He said he didn't want to see ...... The rebel Zheng Hengzhou told Zheng Shaoxia to leave Wuchang Mansion immediately and go as far as possible. ”

Zheng Hengzhou seemed to encounter a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and it was like falling into a bottomless ice cellar. His eyes wept, his feet curled, he fell to his knees, and for a moment he could not say anything.

Fan Shihao was warm-hearted, and hurriedly said, "What are these words?" Senior Liu really misunderstood Zheng Shaoxia. Don't be sad, let the old man go and explain it to the master. As long as Senior Liu hears about your recent deeds of chivalry and righteousness, he will definitely let go of his previous suspicions......"

Zheng Hengzhou reached out and grabbed Fan Shihao's trousers, shook his head and said, "The seniors are kind, and they are in their hearts." Master...... He didn't want to see me, it was my own doing, and I made his old man angry. Seniors don't have to worry about me, an unfilial person. I...... I'll go back first. After speaking, he kowtowed three times towards the village gate.

Song Baicheng was originally standing in front of him, and at this time he hurriedly stepped aside. After Zheng Hengzhou kowtowed, he slowly got up and turned around to leave in despair.

Fan Shihao bowed his hand to Song Baicheng and said, "Master Song, the old flower will retire for the time being today, and come back tomorrow to disturb." Less accompaniment. After speaking, he followed Zheng Hengzhou. He saw that Zheng Hengzhou was sad, and he was also very sad. It's just that this kind of grievances and grievances between master and apprentice, it is inconvenient for him to be an outsider. However, when he thought that Zheng Hengzhou, a young man with both moral character and ability, was spurned by his teacher, he felt indignant.

Fan Shihao sighed: "Don't be sad, young man. You are upright and chivalrous, and it will always reach your master's ears in the future. ”

Zheng Hengzhou ignored it and continued to walk along the riverside.

Fan Shihao said again: "If the young man doesn't think that Huazi is dirty, it is better to join our beggar gang, help others with righteousness, and achieve a career in the future. ”

Zheng Hengzhou muttered, "Master drove me away." ”

Fan Shihao patted him on the shoulder and persuaded, "Less...... Hengzhou, you don't have to ......"

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head suddenly, turned to look at Fan Shihao and said, "Senior." My master and the heads of Shaolin and Huashan jointly held the Hero Conference, what a big deal was that? How could you send my two junior brothers out on errands at such a juncture; When I came, he still couldn't avoid seeing me, and wanted to drive me away. It's like...... He didn't want the disciples to participate in this hero conference? ”

Fan Shihao only cared about comforting Zheng Hengzhou, and didn't think about the joints. After Zheng Hengzhou mentioned this, he also felt that something was wrong.

"Being able to host the Hero Conference is naturally a symbol of the prestige of martial arts. The Diancang faction has been silent for many years, and it should take this opportunity to show its face greatly. Senior Liu attended the meeting alone, and the three disciples were not brought with him, which was indeed a bit contrary to common sense. ”

Zheng Hengzhou frowned: "Could it be that Master knows what the risks of the Hero Conference are, so he doesn't want us to participate?" ”

Fan Shihao disagreed: "All the participants knew that participating in the Heroes Conference was risky, but no one flinched because of it. Liu's predecessors' character and martial arts are highly respected in the martial arts, otherwise how could they host the martial arts conference? It stands to reason that if he learns that someone intends to disadvantage the martial arts conference, not only will he not ask his disciples to go away to avoid trouble, but he will let them come forward to solve it. Yes, most of the time, Liu's seniors found out some conspiracy, and they sent Liu and Mao to cook. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "The speculation of the predecessors is reasonable. It's just that why did Master drive me away? After thinking about it, I always felt that Master and I were like father and son, and I just couldn't pull down my face to come to me all these years. I took the initiative to come to his old man's house today, and he was too late to be happy, so why he refused to even see me? He thought for a moment and said affirmatively, "Master deliberately drove me away, and this point must not be wrong." ”

Fan Shihao asked: "In this case, does Shaoxia plan to follow his master's orders and leave Wuchang Mansion?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head slowly: "If I don't figure out this matter, how can I leave with peace of mind?" The people of the Black Dragon Gate have not yet shown their faces. We patronized and paid attention to Jinyiwei, but we didn't find any movement in the East Factory. Naturally, I don't want any chaos at the Heroes Conference, but the calm and calm to such an extent does not make people feel like a storm is coming. ”

Fan Shihao nodded: "I also think that Wuchang Mansion is too calm." I think so, tomorrow I will invite Shaoxia to dress up as a beggar disciple and join us. In case there is a mess in the hero conference, the young man just shows his might and behaves well in front of the commander. If it is safe and sound, the young man does not have to show his face, and after the hero conference, the old man will go to find out the story of the old man Liu. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was grateful, and returned to the beggar gang with Fan Shihao.

***

In the afternoon of the second day, the martial arts people in Wuchang Mansion arrived at Gufanzhuang one after another, and Song Baicheng commanded his subordinates and Huashan disciples to rush in and out, so it was not lively.

Fan Shihao led Zheng Hengzhou, Elder Zeng, and 12 young players in the gang to come to Gufan Village at dusk.

When I entered the village gate, I saw that the boss was full of heads in a courtyard, and there were four or five hundred people here, not to mention that there were four or five hundred people.

In the center of the courtyard, three wooden platforms are erected, and the floor is covered with cotton cloth, which looks like a ring. The seniors of each sect and sect had their own antique and elegant chairs arranged along the ring and on both sides of the aisle, while the rest of the disciples sat at the large dining table behind the elders of the sect. There are thirty or forty tables in the whole courtyard, and Song Baicheng has invested a lot of money for this hero conference.

There is also a high platform behind the ring, and there is a main table on the stage, and the heads of the seven major schools such as Shaolin, Huashan, Diancang, Emei, Kunlun, Kongtong, and Taishan are sitting.

Originally, there were Wudang and no Diancang among the seven major factions of martial arts, but since the death of the Yunxu Daoist in the Wudang faction, the new head of the Wuwei Daoist has restrained his disciples and rarely participated in the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the servants of Gufan Village lit the lamps and illuminated the huge courtyard very brightly. Song Baicheng walked up to the high platform, first saluted the heads of the seven major sects behind him, and then said loudly to the audience: "Thank you friends for coming to our village as guests today." You must be hungry when you come from afar, so let's eat! ”

A feast was immediately held in the village. Everyone in the martial arts praised Song Baicheng one after another, saying that he didn't talk nonsense, he ate when he came, and he was really a good host.