In Henan, a dilapidated mountain temple is hidden in a pine forest in the middle of the mountain, the temple sculpture of the mountain god has mutilated arms, his head is covered with dust, and the cobwebs are drawn from his ears to the magic weapon held in the other hand.

The early morning dew soaked the tiles, and a few drops of dew dripped from the cracks in the tiles and fell into the mud puddles on the ground. The bird came out of its nest, flapped its wings, and fanned away the dewdrops.

A ray of sunlight crosses the mountains, passes through the trees, blows through the birds, and shines through the cracks in the tiles on the dilapidated statues of the mountain gods in the temple, as if returning to the light.

In the corner, Yu Changxuan and Tie Lian helped He Jiuyuan, who was lying on the dry grass and wanted to sit up, while Lu Ke was sitting quietly next to him. Although the four of them were not full of filth, the blood marks on their faces and bodies were still faintly visible, and the clothes they were wearing were torn in many places. Especially He Jiuyuan, obviously with serious internal injuries, uneven breathing, and pale complexion.

"Master, I'll heal you," Tie Lian said as he prepared to sit cross-legged behind He Jiuyuan.

"No need," He Jiuyuan waved his hand and said in a weak voice.

"Yangchuan" Lu Ke sighed and looked over, with a helpless and guilty expression on his face.

"Big brother, don't say it, I know you're not lightly injured, that palm ...... If it weren't for my eldest brother, I'm afraid I would have died on the spot. He Jiuyuan struggled to finish these words, and he was already very struggling.

"Changxuan, help me over."

Yu Changxuan choked back tears and helped Lu Ke sit opposite He Jiuyuan.

"Yangchuan, between you and me, I won't talk about this."

He Jiuyuan nodded and said, "Big brother, you and I have been like brothers and sisters for so many years, today, I'm afraid I am ...... It's powerless to return to the sky, Taishan is in the vein, only entrusted to the eldest brother, this head ring, please also ...... Please take it back again, and in this way, it will not be in vain for us...... Fellowship for a lifetime. He Jiuyuan choked up and hurriedly finished these words, and then trembling and vigorously took off the ring of the master, handed it to Lu Ke, and then squinted his eyes.

"Yangchuan...... I won't say anything, I'll take this ring, Taishan is a vein, I'll take care of it for you" After Lu Ke finished speaking, he blinked, but he couldn't control it, and turned his back, tears were already rolling in his eyes.

People like Lu Ke have long been accustomed to seeing life and death, and he really doesn't need any words about He Jiuyuan's death. Since He Jiuyuan walked the rivers and lakes at the age of sixteen, they met, fought and even intersected under Lushan Mountain, and now it has been almost 40 years. At that time, He Jiuyuan was still alone, and with the help of Lu Ke, he was able to see his mentor Luo Yi. More than 20 years ago, they dominated the rivers and lakes and jointly created today's Taishan foundation, and now, like a dream, they have returned to the years of wandering rivers and lakes more than 20 years ago. His talent is not inferior to He Jiuyuan, but he is not willing to be restrained, so he gives up the position of head to He Jiuyuan. For so many years, he has been willing to be a foil, all he needs is a friend, as long as a sincere heart is enough. Now, He Jiuyuan is gone, but he can't continue to live his life of smiling and proud rivers and lakes, he has to be responsible for the Taishan faction, just to live up to his best friend.

He Jiuyuan smiled and turned his head to Tie Lian. "Lian'er, as a teacher, I have had several relationships with your father, and your father ...... Trust me so much, entrust you to me, I really ...... It's really a failure. You entered my Mount Tai at the age of eight, and I have always ...... you Treat you as your own, now ...... I'm leaving, there's nothing left but this pen...... Hope you ...... Cherish it and ask for advice on a daily basis...... If you invite a teacher, you will be a teacher...... So...... Die without regrets...... He Jiuyuan coughed, struggled, and said these words intermittently, his breath became more and more faint and out of balance, and by the end, the voice was already inaudible, and it seemed that the time for the soul to return was approaching.

Tie Lian shook He Jiuyuan vigorously, calling vigorously, but he finally failed to redeem the favor of death. He looked at the pen in his hand, a sense of guilt, powerlessness spontaneously arises, he is angry at his stupidity, more than ten years of learning art, he has never been able to Confucianism and martial arts, in the Taishan disciples are proud of the calligraphy attainments, they are also ashamed to shoot, and now, this pen in their own place, is it a joke?

He Jiuyuan left, walking peacefully and quite reluctantly, so many questions, waiting for Lu Ke, Yu Changxuan, and Tie Lian to seek answers.

All this came too fast, on the way back to the mountain from Wudang, they were first followed by a group of people of unknown origin, and then met Liu Jingshan and brought people to greet them. Unexpectedly, Liu Jingshan suddenly shot from behind with a few disciples who had been bought, stabbed He Jiuyuan and Lu Ke in a concentrated manner, and then ambushed the soldiers in all directions. The four of them stood out desperately, and they were chased and killed all the way by the masters led by Liu Jingshan, and under the protection of some heartfelt disciples, they fled here.

"Uncle Shi, let's kill back Mount Tai and find Liu Jingshan for revenge." Tie Lian still couldn't get rid of the grief and anger of losing his master, and after crying a few times, he stood up like a raging lion and rushed out.

"Confused", Lu Ke pulled Tie Lian back, "You are going to die." You think this matter is so simple, let me tell you, Liu Jingshan is not just for restoration, there are many masters with him, some of them may be Jinyiwei, there must be the imperial court meddling. ”

Tie Lian was startled, and then said, "What I am looking for is the imperial court, first kill Liu Jingshan, then kill Ji Gang, and finally kill Zhu Di, the faint monarch", after speaking, he got rid of Lu Ke and continued to break out.

"Senior Brother Tie, calm down." Yu Changxuan hurriedly blocked Tie Lian, "We listen to Master, we can't break through so hard."

"You listen to Master, who do I listen to?" Tie Lian roared angrily, losing his mind when he spoke. He pushed Yu Changxuan away hard, pulled out his legs and jumped out of the door, who would have thought that with a "bang", he fell down.

It turned out that Lu Ke struggled and rushed over and stunned Tie Lian from behind, but he himself was also surging with qi and blood, vomiting blood.

"Of course, revenge is to be avenged, but not now. Since the imperial court wants to deal with our Wuyue, several other sects must also suffer. Now that we have managed to evade the pursuing enemy, the top priority is to recover from our wounds, and then try to find out the news of other sects before deciding on our next move. Lu Ke seemed to be saying to Tie Lian, as if he was saying to Changxuan, and as if he was saying to himself.

"Master, why don't you and your junior brother rest here first, and I'll go outside to find out the situation." Yu Changxuan suggested.

Lu Ke took a look, although he felt that this suggestion was a good idea, but he looked at He Jiuyuan, who had fallen, after all, he did not agree, he still loved him very much, although he usually scolded a lot, but at this time he really let him go out alone, he was not at ease at all.

"Changxuan, you're tired too, don't go out yet, this place is quite secret, they won't be able to find it for a while. Besides, we are already alone now, and it is not appropriate to disperse any longer. Lu Ke said slowly.