Before running out of more than a dozen feet, Zhu Wenyu's hand tightened, and the horse almost stood up and stood immediately. The two desert people were unprepared for a while, and rushed out of five or six zhang before they stopped, turned their horses' heads and ran back: "Brother Zhu, what's wrong?" ”

"Okay, okay, let's go, it's almost good anyway, there won't be anything, what to chase? I'm still annoyed when I see them, so I just beg not to stick needles or kicks or something, even if I burn high incense. Zhu Wenyu waved his hand and said angrily.

The desert and Nangong Lingmian looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while, and without saying a word, they immediately followed Zhu Wenyu to the plain, looking at the boundless horizon in the distance.

The three of them rested in the clinic for another night, and on the second day, they greeted the neighbors and asked them to tell the master of Nalangzhong, and then they also packed up their things and continued westward. Zhu Wenyu was uncharacteristically silent, just let the horse go, and walked forward without being fast or slow. Nangong Ling clearly heard the sound of Zhu Wenyu tossing and turning in the back room from time to time the night before, knowing that this Zhu Monkey, who had never cared about anything and was very free and easy, also began to have a heart, naturally it was from that Tang Yun girl, but he didn't say it himself, Nangong Ling didn't take the initiative to mention it, the desert was not good at work, and he slept deeply at night, although he didn't know that Zhu Wenyu hadn't slept all night before, but seeing the two of them like this, he didn't speak knowingly, and the three of them walked all the way, but they only heard the sound of ticking horses' hooves, It's a bit dull.

After doing this for two days, Nangong Ling saw that Zhu Wenyu had not been able to lift his spirits, so he wanted to find a reason to distract him: "Brother Zhu, do you know that there is a famous martial arts holy place in Henan?" ”

"Henan? Isn't it the Shaolin Temple? How? Not far from here? ”

"Exactly! I heard passers-by say that the Shaolin Temple is less than a hundred miles away, and it can be reached in half a day. ”

"There will be opportunities in the future, but now that we are rushing to Tangmen, don't worry too much, right? Wood. Although Zhu Wenyu accosted him, he still seemed a little interested.

Since Zhu Wenyu said so, Nangong Ling naturally didn't want to say anything, originally mentioned this just to arouse Zhu Wenyu's interest, so as not to be so sullen, but Zhu Wenyu was right, now the destination of the three of them is Tangmen, the weather has entered the cold winter, and Shaolin Temple will be able to come in the future, but at this time, it is better to have more than one thing. Therefore, Nangong Ling had nothing to say.

Walking at sunrise like this, the sunset and looking for an inn to rest and sleep, although it is not to the daily fast horse, but it does not stop, and after a few more days, Zhu Wenyu's mood gradually calmed down, and slowly began to talk and laugh, the desert two people saw it in their eyes, but they were also happy for Zhu Wenyu. I have been walking together for a long time, although they are three big men, but they have also become intimate companions, according to Zhu Wenyu's words, it is "our brother and three fox friends and dog friends".

After a few more days, the three of them had arrived at Luoyang, the famous ancient capital of the Central Plains.

Luoyang is known as the "ancient capital of the nine dynasties", since the Xia Dynasty, there have been Shang, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, until the Tang Dynasty, thirteen dynasties built their capitals here, has a history of more than 1,000 years. Zhu Wenyu has been famous in the palace for a long time. It is said that there are also many people from the Western Regions in Luoyang who come to sell and buy silk, bringing countless strange objects from the Western Regions, and there are many rare things in the palace that come from Luoyang. The White Horse Temple in Luoyang is known as "the first temple in the Central Plains", and it is said that it was created when the ancestor of Bodhidharma came to the Central Plains. However, Zhu Wenyu is not very interested in Buddhism, just heard about it, but there is another thing in Luoyang that is famous in the world, that is, Luoyang peony, most of the peonies planted in the palace every year are precious varieties from Luoyang, every time the peony blooms before and after the Qingming Festival, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, every time at that time, there is always a flower race in the harem, and the princesses and concubines have put out their favorite peonies, which also makes Zhu Wenyu full of eyes, but this ear is always Luoyang Luoyang to talk about it, and his ears are about to have calluses. However, although it is annoying, now that he has really arrived in Luoyang City, it still makes Zhu Wenyu feel uplifted, and he changed the sullen appearance a few days ago, and entered the city to lead the horse to look left and right, to see what the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties looks like.

However, less than half a day after Zhu Wenyu arrived in Luoyang City, he hurriedly left Luoyang City on his horse and back.

The cause is a letter.

When he first entered Luoyang City, it was still early, Zhu Wenyu deliberately stayed outside the city, so that he could enter the city early in the morning, and he could walk around before staying in the hotel, and wanted to find an elegant and clean, good scenery inn to stay, and rest the horse in Luoyang, play for two days, Zhu Wenyu and the three of them were walking on the street with a horse, and they saw a middle-aged beggar walking in front of the three of them. Zhu Wenyu thought he was going to beg for food, and was reaching out to take it out of his arms, only to see the middle-aged beggar ask in a low voice: "May I ask the son, is it Lord Zhu Wenyu Zhu of Jinyiwei?" ”

Zhu Wenyu is surprised, this Luoyang City has never been here, and someone will know him? Isn't it called Huazi from Nanjing City? That's not like that. He pondered for a moment, suddenly came to his senses, and asked, "In the next place, may I ask if Your Excellency was sent by Deputy Gang Leader Zhou of the Beggar Gang?" He naturally remembered that as the deputy leader of the beggar gang, he had been with him for more than a month, and he couldn't be more familiar with the stinky old flower "Iron Beggars Shenlong" Zhou Yuan. Since this middle-aged man knows his identity and is dressed as a beggar, it is naturally related to Zhou Yuan.

Sure enough, I heard the beggar say: "Zhu Gongzi's eyes are really bright." The villain is none other than Liu Zhan, the owner of the Luoyang branch helmsman 'Qingzhuye'. I have been waiting for my son here for four days on the orders of the deputy gang leader. Childe, please speak here. With that, he left his hand and moved towards the alley next to the street.

"Huh? Brother Zhou, what is there for you to wait for me? After the three of them followed Liu Zhan to the alley with few people, Zhu Wenyu asked, in front of the rudder master of this beggar gang, it is naturally not good to call Zhou Yuan a stinky old man called Huazi, and he has to save some face for the entire beggar gang.

"This must be the Nangong Ling Shaoxia of the Nangong family, Liu Zhan visited Nangong Shaoxia." That Liu Zhan bowed slightly to Nangong Ling again.

"In Xia Nangong Ling, I am fortunate to meet." Nangong Ling didn't say much, and hugged his fists in return.

"This is ......" Liu Zhan looked towards the desert with an inquiring gaze.

"This is my friend, surnamed Sha Mingmo, known as 'Falcon', his own person, you can rest assured if you have something to say." Zhu Wenyu intended to make a name for the desert, not mentioning his origin of catching fast, and at the same time officially put the nickname of "Falcon" on his head, so with this sentence, the desert is no longer a public catcher, but a person in the martial arts.

"Liu Zhan has seen Sha Shaoxia." Liu Zhan didn't ask any more, turned around and hugged Zhu Wenyu again: "Originally, Deputy Gang Leader Zhou came to Luoyang to go to Tangmen with Gongzi, but there was a temporary emergency, so he left a letter five days ago and left first, and ordered the villain to wait for Gongzi here, thinking that Gongzi should also come these days." With that, he took out Zhou Yuan's letter from his arms.

"Thank you, Brother Liu." Zhu Wenyu took the letter, took out three gold leaves and handed them to Liu Zhan, Liu Zhan hurriedly took a step back, and shook his hands wildly: "Don't dare, thank you Gongzi, Liu Zhan is waiting for Gongzi here on the order of the deputy helper, this is a matter of duty, and I don't dare to give it to Gongzi." If the gang leader knows, according to the gang rules, Liu Zhan's head will not be guaranteed. ”

"Hehe, if it's cold today, it's not easy for the Huazi brothers to spend the winter, this is what I used to bake the brothers in Luoyang City, if Brother Zhou asked, he said that I gave it hard, and I gave it to everyone for him. If you don't accept it, be careful, I'll sue you in front of your deputy gang leader, so that you can't eat and walk around, ha. ”

"Iron Beggar" Zhou Yuan waited for Zhu Wenyu before, and also stayed in Luoyang for some days, thinking that he had already mentioned Zhu Wenyu's reckless style with this "green bamboo leaf" Liu Zhan, at this time, seeing Zhu Wenyu's brutality, knowing that his friendship with Zhou Yuan was not shallow, Liu Zhan was helpless, so he had to take it honestly, put it in his arms, and said: "Then I will help the brothers in Luoyang on behalf of the beggars Thank you Zhu Gongzi for the gift." ”

"Since the letter was delivered, I don't know what else the son has to order, if not, the villain will go." Liu Zhan hugged his fist again.

"Well, nothing else, thank you Brother Liu." Zhu Wenyu opened the envelope as he spoke. As soon as Liu Zhan bowed, he turned the corner and left.

There was only one "Zhu" word on the envelope, and it was very simple, just a few words: "Little monkey, I was going to go to Tangmen with you, but there is news in the gang, there is something in Shaolin Temple, and my senior brother asked me to go too, if you are not in a hurry, it is best to come, this matter is strange, maybe it has something to do with it." Week. Zhu Wenyu knew that something big must have happened in Shaolin Temple, and even the beggars and the deputy gang leader were all in Shaolin, so it seemed that this trip must have to run. He shook his hand and handed the letter to Nangong Ling, but he pretended to smile lightly in his mouth: "The first time I saw the words written by the stinky old man called Hua, it was really ugly, not much better than the chicken paws in his mouth." ”

After Nangong Ling finished reading the desert, he handed it back to Zhu Wenyu, looked at Zhu Wenyu and said, "It seems that I have to make a trip." ”

"So what are you waiting for? Get on the horse and go!" Zhu Wenyu laughed strangely, turned over and got on his horse, returned east along the road, ran for more than ten miles of official roads, and then turned to the southeast, heading straight towards Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple is thirty miles northwest of Dengfeng, Henan Province, under the Wuru Peak at the northern foot of Shaomu Mountain. It was founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the third year of filial piety, the Bodhidharma patriarch went to Shaolin Temple to teach Zen Buddhism, known as the first ancestor, and Shaolin Temple has been known as the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism since then. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Taizong Li Shimin fought against Wang Shichong, and the monks of Shaolin Temple helped to fight the battle, and Shaolin Temple became famous, known as "the first temple in the world".