Chapter Twenty-Five: Thanksgiving
After rescuing Xun Laosan's daughter, Xun Laosan was grateful to Dade and wanted to leave him to eat, and Duan Xingzhou, the head catcher, was very grateful.
Xun Laosan also changed jobs, left Liangguan, and went to work in Dongting in Xiangchu.
He wrote several times to ask Ning Hongye to come here, but he didn't know that Ning Hongye was seriously injured in this battle.
After riding a horse and saying goodbye to Xun Laosan, Ning Hongye rode a horse and ran out for dozens of miles, seeing that they were safe, and his heart was a little at ease. She was using a breath of true qi to force the injury, but at this time, her heart was relieved, this breath was slack, the injury immediately attacked, and she could no longer support it, and suddenly her chest was hot, and she only felt that the world was spinning, and there was blood surging in her throat, and she was forced to go all the way.
Later, he galloped all the way to a village, and the horse stopped in a village, and Ning Hongye couldn't support it and fell headlong.
It turned out that this was the case, Wu Changkong returned to normal, "So you were injured and fell right at the door of my house, this is fate, otherwise how could I know the beautiful senior sister as usual." And this time, the senior sister killed the traitor of the master, which was also a wish. ”
Ning Hongye was relieved to see that he had recovered as usual, and it happened that it was not far from Dongting here, and he also happened to go to see Xun Qian, who was saved at that time.
The twilight is heavy, the west wind is dashing, and the smoke cage is 800 miles away.
Dongting Lake was known as Yunmengze in ancient times, connecting the Yangtze River in the north and the Xiangjiang River, Zijiang River, Yuanjiang River and Lishui River in the south. Its rivers and lakes are connected as a whole, the blue waves are overwhelming, the water and the sky are the same color, and the vast and circuitous. What's even more strange is that there is a lake in the lake, and there are mountains in the lake, which is endless. The foothills of the lake are abrupt and verdant, and the ancients had a poem to praise the clouds: "a green snail in the white jade plate".
On these green snails, there are exquisite pavilions and pavilions, and villas and courtyards. One of these is the "Donghu Villa" that is famous today, only to see that it is built according to the mountain, there is a village in the mountain, there is a mountain in the village, it has ingenuity, the red wall and green tile appear in the depths of the water cloud, the eaves are hooked and the corners are intrigued, and the bearing is extraordinary.
There is a pavilion named Jiran Pavilion built in the high place of the village, and at this moment a middle-aged man in Chinese clothes is standing in the wind in the pavilion, but seeing that he is thirty miles away, his aura is lofty, and his sword eyebrows are tightly locked, and his starry eyes are staring, as if he is thinking about an extremely complex problem.
This person is the owner of "Donghu Villa", surnamed Sun Yan, who was the deputy leader of the 17 provinces of Wulin in the Central Plains. In his early years, he became famous for his hatred and generous support for Liaodong's resistance to the enemy, and he was the core figure of today's Central Plains martial arts, and he was the most powerful contender for the future Central Plains martial arts alliance.
Because Dongting is the land of fishing and rice, and the products are abundant, the industry that Sun Yan has operated in Dongting for many years has made it rich compared to the country.
But in the martial arts, one person under ten thousand people, he is facing the most severe test in his life at this time, perhaps the most important moment of his life, he asked the master to calculate a hexagram for himself in his early years, saying that he will experience a catastrophe at the age of thirty-six or sixteen, if he can survive this catastrophe, he will be rich and noble, and he will become famous.
If you can't pass the level smoothly, there may be a disaster of blood and light, or even a disaster of annihilation. Therefore, over the years, he has done good deeds and accumulated virtues according to the guidance of this master, and sincerely prayed to the Buddha in order to resolve it peacefully. Now it seems that this hexagram is indeed effective, but judging from the current situation, the variables are extremely high, and the possibility of bad luck seems to be increasing, which can not help but worry him.
At this moment, he stared at the thousand sails on the lake in the distance, a trace of ominous premonition spontaneously arose, the autumn river breeze was blowing in his face, so that he couldn't help but shiver, but seemed to be sober a little, facing the Donghu Villa in the middle of the day, he sighed in his heart: "When will the west wind come, I am afraid that the passing year will change secretly." ”
The twilight grew thicker and slowly engulfed the lodge...... The next day, in the Juxian Hall of Donghu Villa, Sun Yan and his family were discussing a plan. A farmer came from the bottom of the mountain to report, "My lord, there are more than 1,000 people from all walks of life gathered at the bottom of the mountain, and there are many boats on the river heading towards my ferry. ”
Sun Yan asked, "Do you know that all the people gathered at the foot of the mountain are those people?" ”
Zhuang Ding replied: "According to the inquiries of his subordinates, they are all brothers from all provinces of our alliance, and there are also heads and gangs of various major sects, but they seem to be very hostile to us, and I don't know why. ”
Sun Yan groaned slightly, and said to Zhuang Ding: "Okay, explore again, be sure to find out the truth of the comer." ”
Zhuang Ding had to be ordered to leave. Sun Yan pondered for a long time, and said to everyone in the hall: "The people who come are not good, these people from the three mountains and five mountains usually have no festivals with my Donghu Villa, and they have been in contact with each other for many years, and now they must be because of the spirit stones rumored in the rivers and lakes, and the manipulators behind them must have a great background."
It is a pity that there is no news of the people sent out, and in the present situation it may have befallen an accident, and the enemy seems to know our actions well, and it is imperative to send Yoshiko to the bottom of the mountain to preside over the situation, and to tell him not to clash with him, and to report any serious situation immediately.
In case of accidents, retreat from the secret passage, do not hesitate, you don't have to pay attention to other things, just ensure the safety of your family, the second name arranges for it to send another signal to speed up the nearest people and horses from the headquarters to come to support, if necessary, use a chain of warships and firearms, block the river, cut off the enemy. The rest of the people, prepare for battle, and do everything according to my command.
Everyone should be mentally prepared, today I Donghu Villa may encounter a hundred years of catastrophe, if there is a chance, everyone can temporarily survive and retreat, stay in the green mountains, and then plan in the future. ”
When everyone heard this, they all said: "I want to follow the owner of the village, even if I am broken to pieces, I swear to live and die with the villa." ”
Sun Yan was silent, waving his hand to signal everyone to hurry up and carry out the order. Everyone went away one after another, and at this time a woman with a beautiful posture came out from the back of the hall, dignified and noble, as beautiful as a peach in three springs, as pure as a chrysanthemum in nine autumns, although she was wrapped in a plain body, she could not hide her rich and elegant body, and she was followed by a ten-year-old boy. The woman saw Sun Yan and said, "Xianggong, is the situation really so critical?" ”
Sun Yan sighed solemnly: "I hope I make a big fuss, the gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall, or prepare for the worst." Madam, the overall situation is important, if there is an accident for you and your family to retreat first, I have arranged everything for you and my son. I am destined to have this catastrophe, you don't have to be afraid, if I can't survive this catastrophe, the responsibility of taking care of my son will be handed over to you, you must take care of yourself! ”
And this lady is Xun Qian, who was rescued by Ning Hongye, and now she has become the mistress of the eight-hundred-mile cave court.
After speaking, he gently stroked the little boy's head, and his eyes showed infinite love. "Daddy." Sun Yan's son was born to the former wife of the main house, and died soon after giving birth to his son due to physical reasons, and Xun Qian was his wife.
Ning Hongye and others, who rushed to Donghu Villa day and night, saw Xun Laosan and his daughter, who were now guests in gorgeous clothes. Ning Hongye was very emotional, and Xun Qing was extremely enthusiastic, as if he was covering up the danger that was coming.
Looking at this warm picture, Wu Changkong was a little embarrassed on the side, but he didn't seem to hear anything, Ning Hongye felt that this was the farewell of the owner of the grandson and his wife.
Xun Qian knew that Sun Yan had gone through all kinds of dangers, if it weren't for the critical moment of life and death, he would not have been so solemn. At this time, I saw Sun Yan take out a letter from his arms, "If I am unlucky, you can open this letter, it may be helpful to you, Sui'er, and the Sun family." For the rest, let's go according to the original plan, and I have informed my henchmen everywhere to take care of it. Madam, this battle may be the day when you and I will say goodbye, and the future rise and fall of the Sun family will depend on you, Sui'er is the only bloodline of the Sun family, and it is also the hope of the Sun family, no matter what, there is no room for loss, remember! ”
Xun Qian took the letter with tears in her eyes, and said to Sun Yan: "You go and get ready to pack up, I have arranged everything, and you and Sui'er had better put on makeup to hide people's eyes." The little boy hugged Sun Yan's leg with attachment. Sun Yan picked up the boy and kissed the cute little face, "Sui'er, you have to listen to Sister Qian, you know?" From now on, she will be your mother. ”
Ning Hongye saw that they were instructing the future, thinking that it might be an extremely dangerous thing, Xun Qian and Xun Laosan originally wanted to ask Ning Hongye for help again, but after all, Sun Yan was a master of the martial arts, and he himself would not ask Ning Hongye to help.
Xun Laosan knelt down and said: "Engong, this time I still hope that you can save us, I am afraid that the people who come this time will ruin our hard-won happiness, and I hope that Engong can help you this time, my old man kowtowed to you." As he spoke, he knocked his head three times.