One

It was July, and the sun was blazing.

On an official road to the south, a carriage was moving slowly, and the old man sitting in the car was seriously looking at the file he had received shortly, with a serious and serious expression, the old man's name was Lu Feng. Lu Feng quickly finished reading the file in his hand, and his originally serious face became stretched, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He put down the file and pulled the curtain to look out of the car, only to feel a wave of heat coming towards him. He looked at the sky and saw that the red sun was moving westward. Only then did he say to the man driving in front of him: "When can we get to Qingyang Town?" ”

The man who drove the car hurriedly laughed when he heard this: "Back to the guest master, the villain estimates that he will be able to arrive in an hour at most."

Lu Feng listened and bowed slightly. After sitting down again, I went through the situation about the destination of the trip, Qingfeng Island: Qingfeng Island is an isolated island, about dozens of miles from the nearest shore. It is rumored that there were demons on the island, hence the name Alcatraz. Later, Ouyang Xun, who was known as Qingfeng Sword, accidentally went to the island, and then chose to live here for a long time, so he changed his name to Qingfeng Island. As for Qingfeng Sword Ouyang Xun, this person is not only strong in martial arts, but also has always taken chivalry and righteousness as his own responsibility. Therefore, it has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for decades and is quite respected by people in the martial arts. But as far as Lu Feng knows, this Ouyang is withdrawn and has always been alone. Although he lived on Qingfeng Island for a long time, it is said that there was no one else except an old servant. And there are very few people who have been to Qingfeng Island over the years. Although there have been good people who want to go to the island to find out, but Ouyang Xun once said that if the person he did not invite went to the island privately, he would not be spared, and according to the people who have been to the island, although the scenery on Qingfeng Island is good, there is nothing extraordinary in addition. Since then, the curiosity has been deprived of visiting.

Thinking of this, Lu Feng took out a letter from his arms, and on the envelope was a few big characters personally opened by Lord Lu Feng, Shaoqing of Dali Temple. When I opened the letter, the handwriting was clear and vigorous. The letter wrote: Suddenly a letter, abruptly looking at Haihan, recently I heard that Lord Lu has just stepped down from the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, idle at home, and the old man has admired the name for a long time, and only hates not to see it. Therefore, I took the liberty of inviting adults to visit Qingfeng Island.

Ouyang Xun is cautious

Lu Feng read the letter quickly, and then retracted his arms quite satisfied, then slowly closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

Two

On a silent path, a young woman with a beautiful face and a green dress was walking slowly. The woman in Tsing Yi is named Liang Feiyan. Originally, it would be uncomfortable for anyone to rush under such a scorching sun, but when she thought of going to Qingfeng Island by the sea, Liang Feiyan instantly felt that she had some motivation to hurry. In addition, she remembered her own background: her father had worked as a housekeeper in a wealthy merchant for nearly 30 years, and he had originally saved some money. However, a sudden serious illness not only consumed the family's savings, but also did not make the father's illness better, and finally the illness worsened, and the father died, leaving only their orphans and widows. At first, she thought that she had been exposed to it since she was a child, and she also knew how to be a good housekeeper, and if she could get a housekeeper errand, she would not have to worry about living with her mother, but because of her daughter, no one was willing to ask her to be a housekeeper. In desperation, she only got a big family to be a maid. Although he can also maintain food and clothing, he thinks that he may only be a subordinate in this life, and then find a man who is also a servant to marry and have children, and live this life. She felt an indescribable discomfort in her heart! However, at this juncture, this letter came.

"Uncle Ling has been talking about you a lot before he is old, and he has recently learned about your situation from him. That's why I decided to write to the girl. Originally, your cousin Liang Da has been with me for many years, and his work can be described as impeccable. However, the years are not forgiving, and now he is powerless in many things. According to him, Miss Liang's style of behavior is very similar to his, and I hereby write to hope that the girl can come to the island to replace him, of course, the old man does not mean to let the girl be my maid and maid, but the housekeeper. I hope you can go to Qingfeng Island on July 14th. If the girl wants to go to the island, she only needs to go to the Ping'an Inn in Qingyang Town and say that she is my guest. Twenty taels of silver were also attached as travel expenses.

Ouyang Xun is cautious

Liang Feiyan thought to herself: I remember that Uncle Cousin once said that Qingfeng Island is picturesque, and there are only two people on the island, Ouyang Xun and Uncle Cousin, on weekdays. As for the island owner Ouyang Xun, Uncle Cousin's letter also mentioned that this person is a world-famous chivalrous man, although he likes to be alone when he walks in the rivers and lakes, he seems to be unkind on the surface. But in fact, he is kind and easy to get along with. Moreover, in the letter from Ouyang's seniors, he deliberately emphasized that he asked me to be his housekeeper, even if I went to him, in fact, there were only three people on the island. But after all, it's going to be a housekeeper instead of being a maid like now. Besides, if you want to come to a hero like him, the people who come and go on weekdays must be big shots. Then I will naturally have a lot of opportunities to meet some young talents in the future. Maybe I can be matched by the son of a family, and then use the eight-lift sedan chair to marry me. Then I and my mother will be able to live the rest of our lives. Thinking of this, Liang Feiyan couldn't help laughing.

Liang Feiyan thought that she was exhausted from being busy all day in the previous family, so she thought: "What future can you have as an ordinary maid in a small town squire's house?" Even if you find a rich family in the capital, it will be much better, but even if you go to the rich family in the capital, you are just a subordinate......" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel melancholy again. Just when she was upset, another picture appeared in her mind: in the county hall, the dignified county magistrate was asking about the autopsy. The calm reply: After careful examination by the villain, it was determined that the deceased had indeed accidentally lost his footing and drowned. And Liang Feiyan, who was kneeling next to her, listened to her reply, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Feiyan just came out of his memories. It was as if she saw a young man walking towards her, the man got closer and closer, and she gradually saw the man's face clearly, and the person who came was Xiao Ping. She almost couldn't help but cry out, so she quickly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, they were empty. At this time, although the sun was scorching and the air was hot, she felt a chill in her back, and her forehead was already cold and sweaty. Liang Feiyan wiped her sweat before continuing to move forward. After not doing much, she suddenly stopped, looked at the road that crossed not far away, and saw a monk coming slowly on the other road. The monk was dressed in a gray monk's robe, and a few scars were faintly visible on the top of his head, and the monks in her heart were originally kind and kind-eyed, but when she saw the monk's face, he was not angry and arrogant, which made people fearful. Then he muttered in his heart: "If my guess is right, this monk must not have been a monk for a long time, and I am afraid that he was not a good person before he became a monk."

Three

After Monk Yuanzhen glanced at him with his glowing eyes, he wondered in his heart that the woman who was looking at him not far away. Yuan Zhen said in his heart: "This woman is a beauty, with a graceful posture and beautiful appearance. But looking at the dress, it doesn't look like a lady, but like a maid." However, he vaguely felt that this woman did not seem to be simple, not like an ordinary maid, giving people an unpredictable feeling. He instantly took a great interest in this woman...... But after thinking about it, forget it, the concubine of the moon has nothing to do with me! After all, his current identity is a Shaolin monk.

He thought of coming out again this time, and said in his heart: I have nothing to do with this Ouyang Xun. I don't know what he said to the senior brother in charge? If you want to make the head brother, you have to come here in person. He recalled the time when his brother told him about it.

"Senior brother, this time I will ask you to go in person," said the senior brother in charge. He pondered carefully and replied, "I don't know what Senior Ouyang wants me to do?" ”

Senior Brother just shook his head and said, "Senior brother, I don't know the specifics. But Ouyang's predecessor said very clearly in the letter, if you want to go in person, it seems that there are some things that need your help. All you need to do is get to the Ping'an Inn in Qingyang Town, where someone will be waiting for you, and then you will be taken to the shore by carriage and horse, and from there you will take a boat to Qingfeng Island. When you get to the island, you can listen to Ouyang's seniors' arrangements. ”

Yuan Zhen hurriedly said: "How long do you need to stay in the letter?" ”

"Seven days at most."

Yuan Zhen stroked his beard and said, "Senior brother knows that over the years, I have had little contact with the outside world. Although I have heard about the old man Ouyang, I have never seen it, so what do I have to go to Qingfeng Island in person, I am afraid that even if I go, I will not be able to help, but I will lose my senior brother's person, and I am even more afraid of losing my Shaolin face" He said, glancing at the other party.

Master Fang Zheng, the head of Shaolin, smiled faintly, and then said: "Senior brother is joking, you are my Shaolin monk, and you are also a person who has gone through strong winds and waves, this trip is just to help, I believe you can easily deal with it." In addition, it is rare for Ouyang seniors to open their mouths to invite, so you can rest assured that you can go. ”

Looking at Master Fang Zheng's smiling face, Yuan said sincerely: "You old guy is full of smiles every time he arranges someone for something, and I don't know if it's a real smile or a fake smile." If it weren't for the fact that you saved me from being seriously injured and fleeing here twelve years ago, and having treated me well all these years, I wouldn't have listened to you. Of course, there were other reasons for me to go, and he seemed to know my past well, and knew that I had experienced storms and waves. If you really knew, you wouldn't be able to laugh. Thinking of this, Yuan Zhen himself couldn't help grinning. Only the heavens know, there were a few times when he was almost finished! Fortunately, he escaped death in the end! So he doesn't care about any wind and waves at all now, but if he wants to help Ouyang Xun, it depends on the situation! However, the only thing that made him happy about this trip to Qingfeng Island was that he had heard that it was very pleasant to stay on the island in the summer, so he could take the opportunity to experience it......

Four

In the clean carriage, Master Hua Yun, as usual, meditated cross-legged on his knees. Although she is nearly seventy years old, she has been taught to be steady at all times. Later, she retreated in Emei for many years, and she became more and more calm. But she saw the younger generation and thought of the people she had seen along the way! She couldn't help but feel that there were so few people like her. These people always seem to be flustered and restless. Hua Yun Shi was too immersed in a cynical, uncompromising state of mind. Although she was in a humble carriage under the scorching sun, she was able to escape from the uncomfortable stuffiness. She also lamented that the world is ignorant, and she is bent on chasing some meaningless things, such as high-ranking officials, groups of wives and concubines, and a rich life. Mrs. Hua Yun was just speechless about this, thinking that there are still few people who can see through the world, and it seems that it is difficult to meet people who can really walk with her.

She remembered the same summer day many years ago, the first time she met Ouyang Xun on the top of Mount Emei. At that time, he was still a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance and extraordinary bearing. And he is also in the prime of life, but time has passed, since that day of farewell, although I can occasionally hear from him, and I also know that he is becoming famous in the rivers and lakes, but I don't know if he has become a gray-haired bad old man after the years. And think of Qingfeng Island...... She read the letter again, which she had read many times.

Suddenly a letter, I hope to forgive me for the abruptness, I don't know if the teacher still remembers the old age. I still remember that 20 years ago, in June, I visited Emei, and that long conversation with Mrs. Shi is still fresh in my memory, and I have benefited a lot from it. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye I am an old man who is about to enter the earth. Recalling that when I left Emei in the past, I agreed with Mrs. Shi to reunite. Therefore, I have prepared tea on Qingfeng Island this time, and I hope that Shitai can meet on Qingfeng Island on July 14.

Ouyang Xunjin on

Five

Cao Bao, the head of the mighty dart bureau, stood on a remote road forty miles away from Qingyang Town, he had already looked at this place carefully, and it was indeed consistent with the position where he got the news that Ah Hu was rescued. He took out a map and reconfirmed that it was not far from Qingyang Town. He thought to himself: This place is not far from Qingyang Town. The person who wanted to rescue him was very likely to be related to Qingyang Town, and it was not good to say that Ah Hu was healing somewhere in Qingyang Town now. In fact, since his son-in-law took over his position, he has almost stopped going out, but this time, because of the incident of Ah Hu, he happened to receive a letter from Ouyang Xun to invite, and these two things were not far from Qingyang Town, so he had to take care of the scorching heat and come here in person. He wanted to see why Ouyang Xun was invited. In addition, to thoroughly find out what kind of handle Ah Hu has in his hands, he thinks it is probably related to the incident thirty years ago. That is the biggest secret of his life, and now he doesn't care about many things, and he doesn't even have any nostalgia for the world, so he wants to go with his wife when she dies. But there is only one concern in his heart, and that is their only daughter. Although she is now married. The son-in-law has also been good to himself in recent years. But if he let his son-in-law know what happened back then, he doesn't know how much impact it will have on his daughter. So he wanted to find Ah Hu no matter what.

As for Qingfeng Island, he had already heard of it, it was said that the scenery on that island was good, and Qingfeng Sword Ouyang Xun was not only famous, but also had kindness to him. He remembered that it should have been fourteen years ago, and Ouyang Xun had come to his aid when he was robbed of a dart, thus allowing him to protect the dart. So he is still grateful in his heart for what Ouyang Xun has done for him, but the two have never interacted, and now that he suddenly wrote a letter, he was also very curious about what the real purpose of his invitation was.

Six

Divine Doctor Nangong Jin rode his donkey through a country road. He felt physically and mentally exhausted...... There are also troubles about becoming famous. I think that when he forgot to sleep and eat to specialize in medicine, he traveled all over the country, studied under several famous experts, and desperately improved his medical skills, which was a full and difficult time, and at that time he didn't know whether he could learn anything. Fortunately, the hard work paid off, he finally returned from his studies, and he was not bad luck later! You must know that even if you have excellent medical skills, it is not enough to be famous, you also need to have good luck. And he has been lucky all these years. He has turned the tide several times and brought back to life, plus two or three patients who are grateful to Dade, and they are all rich, powerful and influential people, he naturally became famous.

"You should go to the divine doctor Nangong Jin, he is not very old, but he has excellent medical skills. Gao Shangshu tossed around for many years, and finally his medicine worked."

Since then, Nangong Jin has been smooth sailing. Now he is even more famous in Beijing, his medical hall is full of people every day, and he is also very busy. It is very rare for him to be able to leave the capital and go to Qingfeng Island to live for a few days like this! Of course, he also knew that he was not here to enjoy happiness. This time, Ouyang Xun sent a letter saying that he was old and his health was deteriorating, and he hoped that he would take a good look at him to see if he could make his health better, and there was also the silver ticket attached to the letter. That's a lot of money! Is this Ouyang Xun afraid that he will not invite me to give so much money? He also made a point of emphasizing that good wine had been prepared on the island and was waiting for me. But when it came to wine, he remembered the incident again, and thankfully it had been dealt with, about ten years had passed—no, fifteen years. It was a very dangerous thing! He almost collapsed from the ground up. Thankfully, he survived. Since then, he hasn't drank. Of course, this incident was like a thorn in his heart, and although it had passed, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his back when he thought about it...... With the sound of hurried horses' hooves, a horse galloped past. Nangong Jin was almost overturned with a person and a donkey. He said a little angrily: Another reckless teenager, such a reckless teenager, who thinks he is chic and elegant, but in fact he causes trouble everywhere.

Seven

Fang Yulong kept waving the horsewhip, and the whip flashed in the air and then landed on the horse's back. When the horse under him was in pain, he galloped hard. Fang Yulong, who was sitting on horseback, thought to himself: Why are there always some slow people and donkeys crawling like snails along the way! It's not like in the Great Northwest, where a flat area can be galloped around...... If you come across a tavern on the way, why don't you stop for a drink? Or do you want to keep on your way? Forget it, it's still early! It's not far away. Let's go have a drink and two more plates of cooked beef. It's not pleasant to ride a horse in this kind of weather, but in this weather, it should be very comfortable to go to Seifujima!

He thought again: Senior Ouyang is indeed famous all over the world, and this time my uncle wrote to me to go to Qingfeng Island for him, and said that he had already recommended himself in front of Senior Ouyang. In addition, the uncle said that he had been bent on becoming famous in the past two years, but he had done many unwise things, so he hoped that he could take this opportunity to have a good conversation with Ouyang seniors, so as to find a path that suited him. In this way, you can truly realize your dream of being a hero. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think back to what he had done in the past two years, and he still felt that his uncle was old, so he couldn't help but understand himself, but maybe Ouyang seniors could understand what he was doing, and if he didn't say it, he would support me to be a new generation of martial arts heroes, or see that I had good qualifications and accept me as his disciple, as far as I know, he has never accepted apprentices in his life, if he becomes his closed disciple, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to become famous.

When Fang Yulong walked out of the tavern, he stretched and yawned again. Looking at the blue sky and white clouds, the red sun is still the same, and then turn over and get on the horse. A few women happened to pass by outside the tavern, and they looked at the burly white-clothed young man with sword eyebrows, and a pair of affectionate eyes, and they all cast their eyes with admiration. Fang Yulong waved his whip, and the horse galloped onto the narrow road again, scaring the old man and a few children running errands on the road so frightened that they jumped straight to both sides. But when the children saw his horses and his fine clothes, their faces were full of envy! Fang Yulong was very proud and continued to ride forward.

Eight

Shen He sat in a spacious carriage. In addition to him, there was a man in the car, a gloomy old man, with sparse white hair and a wrinkled face. He fell asleep with his head drooping.

Shen He was writing on a piece of paper seriously. "This group of people has," he muttered, "Master Huayun, Liang Feiyan, Divine Doctor Nangong Jin, Fang Yulong, former Shaoqing of Dali Temple Lu Feng, Shaolin Yuanzhen Monk, Cao Bao, the head of the Mighty Dart Bureau, and Qin Zhong and his wife. He finished writing, folded the note and put it in his bosom, and looked into the corner at the sleeping old man.

"There are ten in total, and everyone else is possible except yourself." Shen He muttered to himself. Then he went through the whole thing. "This errand shouldn't be difficult. And Ouyang Xun promised to give a lot of remuneration, which is very attractive to him, since he left the Yamen, although he has also investigated many cases for many people one after another. But in fact, my life is not as good as before. However, he thought that there were still a few old rivers and lakes in this group, and thought that he might as well not attract their attention. Thinking of this, he stood up and anxiously looked at himself carefully from the mirror he was carrying: there were two mustaches on his face, a little like the master in the yamen, but his eyes seemed to be a little meaningless. Maybe more like a dart master, no, I almost forgot. There is an old dart master in this group, and it is easy for him to see through it. ”

Shen He said secretly: "Then I will say that the Five Poisons Sect from Yunnan, Ouyang Xun was fortunate to meet each other when he traveled all over the world in the past, and he was invited to come this time, as far as I know, no matter who these people are, they have nothing to do with Yunnan, and I happened to have recently consulted some information on the Five Poisons Sect and collected some related things, thinking that it is enough to deal with them." By the way, I happen to have a set of Bai clothes in my baggage, just change in."

As for Qingfeng Island, it turned out to be Alcatraz Island! He knew about it for a long time...... The stinky rocks are covered with seagulls – about a few dozen miles from the shore, and are named after the island's stipposed demons. He didn't expect Ouyang Xun to live on this island for a long time, it seems that this hero is indeed a little different. At this time, the old man in the corner woke up, and he said lightly: "The weather in the south is already changeable, and the weather at sea is even more unpredictable."

Shen He replied casually: "After all, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky. The old man burped twice, sighed and said, "I think a storm is coming."

Shen He said: "No, no, old man, the weather outside is very good." ”

The old man said angrily: "The storm is not far away, I can smell it." ”

"Maybe you're always right." Mr. Shen He said calmly. The carriage stopped in front of Qingyang Town. The old man stood up tremblingly.

"I'm getting out of the car." He fumbled around the carriage and said. Shen He helped him. The old man stood in front of the car door, solemnly clasped his hands, and slowly closed his eyes.

"When the Zhongyuan Difu is opened, all the ghosts are looking for their relatives, and those who died in vain before their lives will surely seek revenge," he read.

"I'm afraid that this time someone will be asked for their lives." With that, he opened the curtain and stumbled out of the carriage. Then he leaned over and said very solemnly to Shen He in the car: "Look at it, young man, some people are going to see Hades!" After Shen He watched the old man leave, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm afraid it's you old guy who wants to see the king of Hades." But then things turned out to be wrong......