Late at night, there is a pavilion in the northwest corner of the wall.

The moon is like water, and everything is silent.

Lin Jie walked into the pavilion with two jars of wine, and then threw a jar of wine forward.

Wei Chigui raised his hand to take it, opened the lid and sniffed it, raised his eyebrows and said, "Twelve years of Luo Fuchun? ”

"I haven't seen you for years, but your nose is still like this. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have dug up the cellar in the backyard, but these are the last two jars, and they'll be gone. ”

Lin Jie came to the stone table and sat down, with a mellow smile on his face.

Wei Chi returned to the gentle moonlight, raised his head and poured down the small half of the altar in one go, and praised with satisfaction: "Good wine." ”

He placed the jar on the table and wiped his mouth with his sleeve casually.

There are ten people on the martial arts list, and they are also recognized by most of the reckless heroes in the top ten of the rivers and lakes, and there has been little change in recent years, only one young man with an arrogant temperament and a talented genius has broken into the top ten, and that is the swordsman maniac who is now ranked ninth in the upper volume.

Lin Jie said leisurely: "In the past few years since you went into hiding, you have been looking around like crazy, but no one can guess that you are staying by Xiao Wangzhi's side in Huaizhou. This time, if you help Lu Shen, it is very likely that that the madman will find out the news, and maybe he will come to the door to challenge you. ”

The rules for ranking the Jianghu martial arts list are very simple, and it is convenient to defeat or kill the opponent to replace it.

Generally speaking, people in the green forest will not do things perfectly, especially those who are quite famous, even if they want to improve their rankings, they are only competing with each other, and they are not easy to kill.

For hundreds of years, there has only been an outlier in the rivers and lakes, and since he stepped into the martial arts list, he has fought five battles, and his opponent has either been seriously injured and lost his martial arts, or he has been killed on the spot in a different place.

The next target of the maniac was to return to the city, but after years of not being able to find him, it is said that he is becoming more and more manic.

Wei Chigui's heart moved slightly, turned his head to look at Lin Jie and said, "His news is so well-informed? ”

Lin Jie took a sip of fine wine and said lightly: "This person is like a genius who suddenly appeared, and very few people know his teacher and origin. Based on some clues in the past, I deduced that he was an eagle dog cultivated by Qing Yugong. In other words, if you kill those Jing Dynasty cavalry in the territory of Dongyang Road, Qing Yu Huaijin will definitely know about it, and the madness will know about it immediately. ”

"On this trip, I just want to complete Brother Xiao's entrustment and ensure that Lu Shen will go back with all his tails. As for a madman like a maniac, I'm sorry for you to help me get rid of it. ”

Wei Chigui's expression was calm, with a slight hint of ridicule, obviously not taking the ninth rank on the martial arts list to heart.

Lin Jieyin smiled and said: "You drank my treasured Luofu Chun, and asked me to help you solve this kind of trouble, no matter how you look at it, it is a loss-making business." ”

Wei Chi returned and said, "I knew that you would have a plan when you saw me tonight." Say, what do you want me to do? ”

"What do you think of Lu Shen?"

"If you have the best character and heart, you will definitely get ahead in the future."

"In that case, I would like to ask you to pass on the Sixteen Styles to him."

Lin Jie's tone was light, as if this request was not unusual, but most of the masters of the rivers and lakes knew that the sixteen-style loose hands of the late return of the Qiankun Wei in his sleeve were the essence of his martial arts.

Wei Chigui stared at the first person on the martial arts list opposite, and asked with a little curiosity, "Why?" ”

Lin Jie's mind came up with the daytime meeting scene, and then he smiled: "I have already accepted him as a closed disciple, so I naturally hope that he can master more life-saving methods." Shangxuanjing and your loose hands are a match made in heaven, and it is quite suitable for Lu Shen's temperament, and you are alone, childless, daughterless, and not even an apprentice, so you can't bring this peerless body into the coffin. ”

"Thank you for thinking so much about me."

Wei Chigui said angrily, and then puzzled: "When you passed on my Xuan Jing to help me heal my wounds, I thought you would ask for the ancestral Sanshou Technique of Wei Chi's family, but you never spoke. Actually, I don't really understand, why don't you let Ling Ai practice my sanshou? Why do you care so much about Lu Shen? ”

Lin Jie said calmly: "Xi'er only needs to focus on the technique of double swords, she doesn't need to learn miscellaneous income." Lu Shen is different, this young man's comprehension is quite rare, do you know how long it took him to practice the Xuan Sutra? ”

Wei Chigui shook his head slightly.

Lin Jie didn't sell Guanzi, and then said: "Seven days to get a glimpse of the door, three months to achieve something." ”

Wei Chigui was stunned, and his expression became serious.

He was originally a generation of martial arts masters, and he was invincible in the green forests of the Northland with one hand, and was seriously injured when he assassinated Qing Yuding. Fortunately, Lin Jie took out the mental method of the Shangxuan Sutra to help him heal his wounds, so he knew a lot about the Shangxuan Sutra, and knew the magic and obscurity of this internal martial arts, and ordinary people could not understand the mystery even if they memorized it backwards.

However, Lu Shen was able to comprehend it in such a short period of time, and his martial arts talent could be described as shocking.

Lin Jie sighed: "When I taught him to keep the right trick, I didn't see that this kid's talent was so strong. Fortunately, he did not waste his talent, and spent nine years studying hard to keep the right rules, laying an extremely solid and solid foundation, so that he could accumulate steadily. Then again, would you like it or not? ”

Wei Chigui stretched out his arms and said slowly: "For your sake, I will teach him." ”

Lin Jie smiled slightly.

Wei Chigui turned his head to look at him, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes: "But I still have one condition, prepare a few more altars of Luofu Spring for me." ”

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "Okay, I know I can't hide it from you." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

……

The next morning, outside the General Village Chamber.

Lu Shen and Lin Xi walked side by side, passing through the long corridor to the east.

Lin Xi said softly: "I originally wanted to accompany you to participate in today's discussion, but my father asked me not to come forward, he said that today the senior group gathered, and you must rely on you to deal with it alone." If I'm there, it might cause some unexpected trouble. ”

Lu Shen said: "Senior sister, don't worry, I can handle it." ”

Lin Xiwan said: "I naturally believe that you can, but some elders in the gang have strange temperaments, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

"Okay."

Lu Shen responded, and the meeting hall in front of him came into view, and he stopped and said, "Senior sister, stay." ”

Lin Xi nodded, and watched him walk towards the council hall, a touch of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, the meeting hall was full of people, and the hall masters, stewards, and deacons were full, and only the first chair on the left was vacant.

When the little guy led Lu Shen in, dozens of eyes immediately shot over, looking at Lu Shen from head to toe, and there was no lack of scrutiny and vigilance.

Lin Jie had already told everyone in advance that there would be an envoy from the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion of the Southern Qi Border Army arriving today.

The Seven Star Gang was founded before the Yuanjia Change, when the first emperor of the Qi Dynasty was in power, the people of Li were living in dire straits, and civil unrest occurred frequently in various places, and the Seven Star Gang came into being. The protracted siege almost wiped out the Seven Star Gang back then, so these Green Forest Heroes had a very poor impression of the Qi Imperial Court.

Their hesitation in accepting the Yan Dynasty's recruitment did not mean that they would welcome the envoys of the Southern Qi military.

In a solemn state, Lu Shen came to the hall and stood still, saluted Lin Jie on the main seat, and said unhurriedly: "Lu Shen, the commander of the Ruishi Battalion of the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion of Qi State, has met the leader of the Seven Stars Gang Lin and has seen all the seniors in the rivers and lakes. ”

After more than a year of experience, Lu Shen's temperament has become more and more calm, even if it is the current scene of being watched by dozens of people, and it contains a lot of unkind eyes, he is still not the slightest flustered. Coupled with his slender stature and gradually cultivated master's demeanor, standing in the hall is like a dignified pine and cypress.

Lin Jie raised his hand and pointed to the empty chair on the left, and said indifferently, "Captain Lu, please take a seat." ”

Lu Shen thanked him and sat down, and then bumped into the deep gaze of the middle-aged man opposite, he knew that this person was Jiang Houming, the master of the Wind Hall, the leader of a force within the Seven Star Gang.

Lin Jie looked around at everyone and said slowly: "Brothers, you may not be familiar with this Lu Duwei, or you may think that he is too young, so I will briefly introduce him." You should have heard of the war in the south last year, the border army of the Southern Qi Dynasty defeated the Yan Dynasty army one after another, and even the old soldiers of the Jing Dynasty suffered a lot of defeats, and the person behind this war was Lu Duwei. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.

The Seven Star Gang and these green forest giants knew the strength of the Jing Dynasty veterans very well, and being able to defeat those elites in a hundred battles was enough to show that the ability of this young man in front of him should not be underestimated, and some of the people who had contempt before looked at Lu Shen solemnly.

Lin Jie said again: "The matter of the Yan Dynasty's Zhao'an Lvlin gang is in an uproar, and the south is also very concerned about this matter. Captain Lu, please tell everyone about the purpose of this trip. ”

Lu Shen bowed, faced the eyes of everyone with different thoughts, and said quietly: "Seniors, I came here on the orders of the Governor of Huaizhou Xiao to dissuade the Seven Star Gang from accepting the Yan Dynasty's recruitment. ”

His words were straight to the point, which made the high-ranking members of the Seven Star Gang slightly surprised.

In fact, most of the people could guess his intention, if the Seven Star Gang refused the Yan Dynasty's recruitment, it would inevitably involve a lot of energy from the other party, and even affect the thoughts of most people in the Northland Green Forest. For the Southern Qi border army, the more unstable the Yan Dynasty is, the more advantageous it is, and vice versa, it will bear all the pressure.

They just didn't expect Lu Shen to be so direct, without any twists and turns.

This naturally makes quite a few people uncomfortable.

Lin Jie glanced at Lu Shen and said quietly: "It is about the fate of tens of thousands of people in the Seven Star Gang, I will not insist on going my own way, everyone can speak freely today." As for Lu Duwei's proposal, you can directly state your views. ”

As soon as the words fell, a cold voice sounded.

"Captain Lu, right? I don't understand, whether the Seven Star Gang accepts Zhao'an or not, what does it have to do with your Southern Qi border army? Or rather, what qualifications do you have to dictate the affairs of the Seven Stars Gang? Just because you're courteous doesn't mean you can talk about it here. ”

Lu Shen's expression was indifferent, and he followed the prestige.

(End of chapter)