Chapter 40: Arriving at Wuling City

Bu Ji'an stepped forward, bowed to one of them on his knees, and called,

"Master!"

When he got up, he bowed to the man standing beside his teacher,

"I've seen Uncle Yi!"

These two people are none other than Zheng Xiding, the deputy head of Ziyang Pavilion, and Yi Zhongyuan, one of the deacons of the sect.

The two looked at Bu Ji'an and nodded in return.

Zheng Xiding is in his fifties and is Bu Ji'an's mentor.

When he first accepted Ji'an as a disciple, he felt that his roots and character were good, and he was a malleable talent, which could be of great use in the future.

He had privately asked the young Bu Ji'an if he would like to stay in Ziyang Pavilion in the future.

Bu Ji'an kowtowed to his master and thanked him for his trust.

It's just that the world is unpredictable, and his arms can't twist his thighs, even though Bu Ji'an is ashamed in his heart, but it's more that Ziyang Pavilion can't keep people.

After the salute, Bu Ji'an spoke,

"Master, Uncle Yi, it turns out that the two division commanders have taken the first step to Nanyu Mountain, and I am worried, there is no progress in this Wanqimen case, and the arrival of the two division commanders can solve my urgent need. ”

Yi Zhongyuan is a few years younger than Zheng Xiding, he doesn't have a beard like Zheng Xiding, he is not tall, he looked at his nephew who was half a head taller than himself, and said with a cold snort,

"This King of Jiangling has given an order, how dare I disobey?"

The grievances between the sect and King Jiangling Bu Ji'an are known, and Uncle Shi can use this tone to say such things to his face, which means that he did not treat Bu Ji'an as an outsider.

Zheng Xiding looked at his disciple laughing on the side, and then said,

"The affairs of the rivers and lakes should have been in the rivers and lakes, but after all, it was a tragic case of the destruction of the sect, that is, the king of Jiangling did not pay attention to it, and our Ziyang Pavilion could not sit idly by. Besides, this Wanqi Sect is not an ordinary sect, and several major sects have some friendship with it. After King Jiangling sent a message to Ziyang Pavilion, your master immediately sent me and your Uncle Yi over to check on one or two. In order not to delay time, Uncle Yi and I didn't go to Nanjun City to find you, and went straight to this Nanyu Mountain. ”

According to King Jiangling's intentions, even if the Ziyang Pavilion sends people, they should go with the people in the official mansion to check, otherwise it will be difficult to do what clues are missing.

Bu Ji'an was also embarrassed, especially since the sect sent these two elders, and he was not like that Sheng Luhao who entered the temple and lost the sect.

Looking at the teacher with gray hair, Bu Ji'an bowed slightly and asked in a low voice,

"Master, what did you find?"

Zheng Xiding shook his head, then pointed to a shelf behind him and said,

"This is a secret door, I just finished checking with your uncle from the inside, and I just happened to see you outside, have you ever found this secret door before?"

Bu Ji'an held the saber with one hand, glanced at the two subordinates standing not far away, smiled awkwardly at Shizun, and then said,

"Master, I'm ashamed to say that our people have searched this Ten Thousand Instruments Gate twice and have not found this secret door. ”

Zheng Xiding stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said to Bu Ji'an,

"It's understandable that your people can't find out, this secret door mechanism is cleverly designed, it is the secret of the sect of Wanqimen, your Uncle Yi has a great relationship with Wang Shibei, the head of Wanqimen, and it was he who led the teacher to find this secret door. ”

Yi Zhongyuan was very satisfied with Bu Ji'an's posture, although he still had to raise his head when talking to him, but the posture of his nephew was already very face-saving to the division commander, not to mention that Bu Ji'an was no longer a person from Ziyang Pavilion.

After listening to the senior brother, he continued,

"Ji'an, this Ten Thousand Weapons Gate is not simple, in the eyes of the world, this Ten Thousand Weapons Gate is just a second-rate sect that teaches the use of eighteen weapons, but in the eyes of our major factions, their means of forging weapons are also top in the entire dynasty. The Tianzhu Sword of Xuanyi Gate is rumored to have been forged by the ancestors of the Wang family of this Ten Thousand Weapons Gate, but I don't know why this sword ended up in the hands of Xuanyi Sect. ”

At this time, Zheng Xiding opened his mouth and said,

"About the Tianzhu Sword, but it is an old yellow calendar, this matter involves the Baijian Pavilion in Yangzhou, and the specific reason is not very clear to the old man, but back then, Xuanyi Sect led the nine major factions to support Wanqimen to establish a sect in Nanyu Mountain, which has a great relationship with Tianzhu Sword. According to the legend handed down from the sect, Wang Luren, the founding patriarch of Wanqimen, was able to achieve the tenth place in the martial arts competition, which had a lot to do with the Xuanyi Sect. ”

Zheng Xiding stroked his beard and continued,

"The refining technique of this Ten Thousand Weapons Gate is really good, and the Qingyang Sword, the town weapon of our Ziyang Pavilion, is from the Ten Thousand Weapons Gate. As for your Uncle Yi's friendship with this Ten Thousand Weapons Gate, it comes from our Qingyang Sword. ”

Yi Zhongyuan nodded and said,

"This is also the secret of our Ziyang Pavilion, but Bu Ji'an, you are not an outsider, and Uncle Shi will not hide it from you, the Qingyang Sword of our Ziyang Pavilion, Uncle Shi, I estimate that it is on par with the Tianzhu Sword of Xuanyimen, because the sword casting material is a piece of divine iron obtained by the senior brother by chance. At the beginning, Uncle Shi and I were ordered by the master to take that piece of divine iron to Wanqimen, and found Wang Shibei, the head of Wanqimen. You don't know, don't look at this Wang Shibei is just the head of a second-rate sect, the shelf is not small, and he didn't even give us face in Ziyang Pavilion, and then Uncle Shi and I persuaded him with the scorching sun palm of our Ziyang Pavilion, and he agreed to help us refine the Ziyang Pavilion. ”

Zheng Xiding nodded and said,

"He Wanqimen said that he is just an ironworker, your uncle's move has already given Wang Shibei a lot of face, and since then, in order to prevent Wang Shibei from making any mistakes when playing swords, your uncle has been staying in Wanqimen, and this stay is more than two years. You must know that the reputation of our Ziyang Pavilion is much greater than that of the Wanqi Gate, and this Wanqi Gate will declare to the outside world that your Uncle Yi is its guest. In this way, he had a lot more disciples recruited by the Ten Thousand Instruments Pavilion in those two years. ”

Yi Zhongyuan nodded and said,

"After all, living on this Nanyu Mountain for so long, in addition to the remuneration given by the sect, there should be additional affection. This is how my friendship with Wang Shibei came about, inside this secret door, is the place where Wang Shibei beats iron refiners, since my nephew has not seen it, let's go in and have a look. ”

After listening to what Uncle Shi said, Bu Ji'an thought for a while and said to Zheng Xiding,

"Master, then I'll take someone in to investigate again, so that I can give an explanation to the king. ”

Zheng Xiding nodded and said,

"As it should be. ”

Yi Zhongyuan found the location of the mechanism, twisted the switch, and the secret door rotated open.

Bu Ji'an nodded at his uncle, and beckoned the four or five people who followed him to walk through the door together.

After entering, Bujian found that this was a tunnel, and the torches in the tunnel had been lit.

There was no doubt in his heart, Bu Ji'an knew that it was lit by Master Fang Cai and Uncle Fang when they came in.

After looking behind him, the master and uncle did not follow up, thinking that the two elders of the division had already investigated, so they didn't want to come in again, especially not wanting to be with the people in their army.

In the final analysis, the relationship between the division and the general is worse.

Out of caution, Bu Ji'an drew his saber, and the people on the left and right also walked forward with their sabers and light feet.

After turning a few corners, there was a cave.

It turned out to be a cave.

The cave is very spacious, about the size of seven or eight houses, and there is about half the size of the open space in the cave, and there are many fist-sized small openings on the top of the cave, just enough to breathe.

There is a grass shed in the open space, and there is a stove built into the grass shed, and there is an iron frame next to the stove.

There is a natural pool on the left side of the cave, and a thin stream of water flows into the pool above the cliff in the cave.

Bu Ji'an stepped forward to check.

The spring water is clear, Bu Ji'an plucks a handful of water with his hands, draws the water into the mouth, and is cool and sweet.

The subordinates sharp-eyed, took out the water bladder on their body, poured the remaining water, and then filled the water bladder.

After pouring it, several people also took a few handfuls and drank a few sips.

The coolness of the cave, coupled with the refreshing rock wall spring water, drives away the heat.

There was nothing to check at the blacksmithing place, and a few people bypassed the iron-striking shed and came to the wooden house behind the straw shed.

The wooden house is not small, there are three rooms, one room, one hall room, and one bedroom.

After checking the room, nothing was found, and several people came to the hall.

Bu Ji'an took the opportunity to sit down at the table and ordered the four of them to check one or two in the room.

Although he had just taken a sip of mountain spring water, Bu Ji'an still habitually picked up the teacup that was upside down on the table, picked up the teapot, and poured himself a glass of water.

Bu Ji'an was startled and greeted around,

"Come here, it's not right!"

Hearing the sound, several people who were looking around quickly gathered around.

One asked,

"General, what's the situation?"

Bu Ji'an had already copied the sword in his hand and said to his henchman,

"The water in this teapot is lukewarm, which means that someone has been here. ”

Another said,

"General, before we came, didn't the elders of the General's Division come in first to investigate, could it be that the two masters of the Ziyang Pavilion are boiling water and drinking tea here?"

Bu Ji'an frowned, this reason is a little unreasonable, the two elders still have this leisure?

He whispered,

"It is said that the elders of my sect have already investigated this place and have not found anything, so this reason makes sense. Since we have found nothing, let's go out. ”

After speaking, he glanced at several people and gestured with his hand to be careful.

Several men left the hut with their swords in hand.

There were already voices in the cave,

"How about just drinking a few sips of mountain springs, or staying and drinking a few hot teas." ”

When a few people heard the reputation, three people stood up behind the rock, looking at the five people of Bu Ji'an and sneering.

A person beside Bu Ji'an shouted,

"Who are you? General Chengbu of Nanjun is here to handle the case, and I quickly report your name, and we suspect that you have a lot to do with the Wanqimen annihilation case. ”

Bu Ji'an's brows were still furrowed, he couldn't understand why the master and uncle didn't find these three people, or......

Startled, he asked,

"Dare to ask who is the head of Wang Shibei?"

The man standing on the right side of the three spoke,

"It is worthy of being a senior disciple of Zheng Zhangmen, the general of our Nanjun City, and he immediately found the key to the problem, yes, the old man is Wang Shibei. ”

Hearing this, the confidant guard, who had followed Bu Ji'an for many years, whispered,

"General, this matter?"

Bu Ji'an stared at the three of them and said in a low voice,

"Today's event, I'm afraid there will be a lot of bad luck, let's try to get out of this cave first, and then talk about the rest. ”

He didn't dare, and he didn't want to think about it.

Wang Shibei opened his mouth and said,

"General Bu, General Lao is worried about the matter of the disdainful gate, but this is the internal matter of our Wanqi Gate, so we don't bother General Lao, the two elders of the sect who died poisoned and poisoned my five descendants in order to rob me of the foundation of the Wanqi Gate, how can the old man endure this matter? ”

When Bu Ji'an heard this, he clasped his fists and said,

"Since the head of the king is so honest, he will go back and give an explanation to the king, so he will not bother the head of the king here, and will take people down the mountain below. ”

After speaking, he beckoned a few people to retreat.

Holding the blade in his hand, he took a few steps backwards, and seeing that the three people had no intention of making a move, Bu Ji'an greeted, and several people quickly ran towards the tunnel where they came.

Wang Shibei saluted to the person in the middle and said,

"Landlord, why don't you just do it?"

The man in the middle raised the corners of his mouth and laughed softly,

"Have you ever seen a cat scratching a mouse? This is interesting, not to mention that Concession Ji'an himself knows the identity of his teacher, isn't it more interesting than me sending it to Zheng Xiding?"

After entering the tunnel, seeing that no one was catching up behind, Bu Ji'an beckoned a few people to stop and said in a low voice,

"Don't rush out yet. ”

One asked,

"General, what Wang Shibei said just now is full of loopholes, why is the general?"

Bu Ji'an smiled bitterly,

"Today's matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple, if my guess is right, my teacher and uncle may have already seen those three people, and I'm afraid this matter is coming for me Bu Ji'an. ”

"Yes, Ji'an, you didn't disappoint your teacher. ”

Bu Ji'an was startled and looked in the direction of the exit, it turned out to be Master Zheng Xiding and Uncle Yi Zhongyuan.

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The housekeeper didn't follow, and before leaving, he gave Mao Fang a note, which was set up by Cao Renwei.

There is no such thing as free money.

It reads,

"Zhang Wuming of Zhangfu gave Cao Renwei two hundred taels of silver, if Zhangfu has something to ask Cao Renwei, you can come to the door with this note, Cao Renwei needs full help. ”

How to help with this great help depends on Cao Renwei.

This matter was secretly acted by Zhang Wuming himself, not by the adults.

It's just that Zhang Wuming doesn't know that his every move is in the eyes of adults.

Although Zhang Wuming is dead, the back road he left for himself has become another good move in the hands of adults.

Mao Fang stood at the door of the Jin Wei Martial Arts Hall with his hands behind his back, and the little man who drove the car stepped forward to call the door.

The worship post is Mao Fang, the son-in-law of Zhangfu in Qingyang Town.

Zhao Dahai and Sun Jianghe have been sent to the Jin Wei Martial Arts Pavilion by Wang Ji and have become the chair martial artists of the Jin Wei Martial Arts Pavilion. Although the arrival of the two was not as lively as Yuan Xi's joining the Yunde Martial Arts Pavilion, their military backgrounds still made the reputation of the Jin Wei Martial Arts Pavilion gradually rise.

After all, those high-level kung fu can't be learned in any martial arts hall, so it's more important to have something practical.

In this way, the pressure on Cao and He is much less.

Cao Renwei was discussing with Zhao Dahai in the chair lounge whether he could adjust the teaching method of the martial arts hall according to the form of military training in the army, while He Yijin and Sun Jianghe were teaching the disciples in the martial arts arena.

At this time, a disciple came in to report that a guest had come to visit and handed over a prayer post.

Looking at this post, Cao Renwei remembered the person who found him at the beginning, and he said to Zhao Dahai,

"Brother Zhao, if a guest is visiting, I will go to entertain you, and I will ask Brother Zhao to bother more about this matter. ”

Zhao Dahai got up and said,

"The owner of the hall is polite, this matter is on me, and I will sum up one or two with the Jianghe brothers when I turn around, and the hall owner just goes to get busy. ”

Cao Renwei nodded at him and walked out.

In the living room of the martial arts hall, Cao Renwei met Zhang Fu's son-in-law, Mao Fang.

Mao Fang entered the living room and said with a smile,

"I heard that the owner of the hall likes to accept high apprentices, this time Mao entered the city and came to congratulate the owner of the hall. ”

Cao Renwei looked at Mao Fang, who was empty-handed, and said with a smile,

"Brother Mao, please sit down, it's too polite to say this, it's my negligence, I didn't send an invitation to the house, I don't know how my father-in-law is doing?"

Hearing this, Mao Fang's expression was gloomy, her eyes seemed to be slightly red, and she said in a low voice,

"My father-in-law suddenly fell seriously ill and was sick in bed, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't survive the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

Cao Renwei was shocked, the last time he saw Zhang Wuming, that person was fine, why did he get seriously ill?

Asked softly,

"What kind of disease is it, how can it be so serious?"

Mao Fang rubbed her eyes, took a breath, and said in a somewhat low tone,

"The diarrhea is terrible, the person has taken off the phase, the medicine stone does not work, now I just hang there in one breath, I said that it is the best plan to survive the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

Cao Renwei let out an "oh" and said casually,

"It's so serious, it's really providential!"

At this time, Mao Fang took out a note, handed it to Cao Renwei, and said,

"Pavilion Master Cao, this is my congratulatory gift, please don't refuse. ”

Cao Renwei took the note, unfolded it, and glanced at Mao Fang,

"What does that mean?"

Mao Fang said with a smile,

"That's what it means, the owner of the museum is a smart person, why do I need to say it clearly?"

Cao Renwei smiled, tore the note slightly, and said,

"Brother Mao is a cheerful person, this generous gift, Cao someone accepted it, I don't know who is in charge of Zhang's house now?"

Mao Fang said with a smile,

"Mao is not talented, it is below. ”

Cao Renwei got up and smiled,

"Then congratulations to Master Mao. ”

Mao Fang got up and saluted back,

"To be polite, now that the congratulatory gift has been delivered, Mao will no longer bother the owner of the Cao Pavilion. ”

Cao Renwei said,

"Why should Brother Mao be so anxious? Cao and Brother Mao hit it off at first sight, if you don't dislike it, let's go to the drunken immortal residence and have a few drinks. ”

Mao Fang waved his hand and said,

"Brother Cao is polite, but Mao has something important, so I won't bother Brother Cao to break the bank, and you and I will have more opportunities to drink and talk in the future, so Mao will leave. ”

After speaking, Mao Fang gave up his hand.

Cao Renwei arched his hand and said,

"Brother Mao go slowly!"

Looking at Mao Fang's departing figure, Cao Renwei was puzzled, and didn't understand what the other party was going to do?

The documents are gone, where is there anything in the future? Out of this door, who will know you?

So what is the other party's dependence?

Mao Fang got into the carriage,

"Let's go, go to the Wanhua Building!"

This is the most important thing for Master Mao.

Mao Fang didn't know what the housekeeper meant, since the housekeeper asked him to send it, he sent it.

It feels so good to be a master, and the owner of the martial arts hall is polite to himself.

Master, I will let the girl of Wanhualou know in a while what it means to be brave and invincible.

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Chen Suisui became a member of the caravan.

Zhang Zhongqian's carriage was still very spacious, but Chen Suisui refused Zhang Zhongqian's invitation and did not sit in the carriage.

He sat side by side with the coachman on the other side.

He felt that his life was so good to be able to meet such a person.

When I first started to catch up and rest on the way,

Chen Suisui didn't know where he should sit, or Yuan Xi beckoned him and asked him to sit next to him and eat with Zhang Zhongqian.

Zhang Zhongqian also smiled and asked him to sit down and eat.

Cheng Zhifei even put more bacon in his bowl.

What his second son did, the subordinates couldn't control it, and this strange young man joined his caravan for some reason, and it became a side dish for everyone.

Not to mention anything else, it's true that the young man can run, maybe the second young master wants to use a subordinate who can run.

It's just that this subordinate seems to have a bit of a high status, and he can actually eat there.

Chen Suisui could feel the gaze of the group of people over there, and he wanted to hold the bowl and find a place to eat alone, but he was held down.

Cheng Shifei told him that we were hired by Zhang Gongzi at a high price, and it makes sense to earn a lot, so we can eat with peace of mind.

Although the food on the way is simple, in the eyes of Chen Suisui, it is no different from the New Year's festival, and there is even meat to eat.

Chen Suisui was a little afraid to eat.

was seen by Cheng Cheng and asked if he didn't like to eat.

Without waiting for him to speak, he comforted him, this long journey, we will have a little bit, and we will eat well when we arrive in Wuling City.

Chen Suisui didn't squeak, just pulled the rice in the bowl hard.

Yuan Xi clearly saw that there seemed to be tears in the young man's eyes.

When resting after a meal,

Chen Suisui looked at Cheng Shifei chopping torches there, very curious, so he asked Yuan Xi what he was doing?

Yuan Xi told him the reason, and a look of eagerness flashed in the young man's eyes.

Yuan Xi smiled and shouted right and wrong, saying that Chen Suisui wanted to try.

After Chen Suisui tried a few times before, he found the feeling, from ten zhang to one zhang, the torch was not extinguished.

Then, Cheng Cheng's jaw was about to be shocked,

Because every time Chen Suisui splits out his palm, the palm wind deviates from the flame to the same degree.

Chen Suisui scratched his head, grinned and said that he was smiling, smiling.

Cheng Shifei grabbed Chen Suisui's arm, and wanted to know how this little-known teenager practiced.

Chen Suisui just smiled innocently and told him that the master would not let him speak.

When Tao Yin was teaching Chen Suisui internal force, he did teach him to practice the force method.

Chen Suisui has been practicing mud fighting since he was a child.

Reconcile the mud, make a square mud embryo, put the palm on the mud embryo, exert force, and shake the palm print on the mud embryo.

Tao Yin's request to Chen Suisui is to exert force five times, and the depth of the palm print should be increased, and if you practice to the extreme, you want to go a few points deeper.

Of course, when he first practiced, it was difficult for Chen Suisui to even leave palm prints on the clay embryo.

When he achieved a little success, the mud embryo was shattered, and Tao Yin looked at Chen Suisui who was covered in mud and laughed.

Chen Suisui also laughed hehe.

He didn't notice that the mud he was shaking and flying didn't get on the master at all.

Chen Suisui has been practicing this kung fu since the beginning of his internal practice, and he has been practicing it for eight years.

Looking at the pouting success, he was a little embarrassed, but Yuan Xi relieved him.

Yuan Xi let Cheng Cheng continue to light the torch.

However, Yuan Xi dragged Chen Suisui to a place that no one could see.

He also wanted to try his hand at the old man's skills.

No one knows what the result of the competition between the two is, but when the two came back, Yuan Xi was smiling, and Chen Suisui was also smiling.

In this way, the group continued to hurry, and finally arrived at Wuling City.

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Mao Fang was a little disappointed, a little confused, and a little puzzled.

How could it be so fast?

I clearly didn't do anything.

The girl named Cuihua next to her understood a little bit when she saw this, it turned out to be a junior brother.

This uncle is also really funny, after coming in, he said in such a tone, let himself think that he is a regular visitor, why often go to the Songzhu Pavilion, and now come to this Wanhualou to try it, girl, you have to serve the master.

I dare to go to the Rausch Pavilion.

I haven't come up with all my own means yet.

The ones who pay the money are the uncle, and the uncle has to be happy.

In that case, I have to change my approach.

Two hours later, Mao Fang left Wanhualou, and the girl named Cuihua made him never forget, so he gave more silver.

What a lovely person, that little mouth, so sweet.