Chapter 240: Yuanmu Seeks Fish
"Why should I help you?"
"Mother-in-law Peach Blossom is not helping me, but helping Senior Ye wash away her grievances. Liu Xunyi pleaded, "Senior Ye has been buried in the ground more than twenty years ago, and you don't want anyone to use his name today to provoke a war in the Central Plains Martial Arts." ”
Granny Peach Blossom shook her head slowly and said, "Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid." Why explain too much?"
"Having said that, as soon as the war between the various factions in the Central Plains starts, it is bound to be a river of blood, and lives will be ruined, and I don't know how many innocent people died in this catastrophe. And Ye seniors will also be criticized by the people of the world because of this, and even scolded by future generations. Liu Xunyi persuaded righteously, "Granny Peach Blossom, do you want Senior Ye to be at peace under Jiuquan?"
"That's good!" Xun Qin continued, "Senior Ye is wise and wise, and you don't want his reputation to be ruined by a group of dog thieves." ”
As if swayed by Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin's lobbying, Granny Peach Blossom hesitated and said faintly: "Then do you know who is doing evil in Chenzhou in the name of my father?"
"I'm not sure, but I already have a suspicion in my mind. Liu Xunyi frowned and thought carefully.
"Who?"
"Mongols. Liu Xunyi muttered, "I was outside the Peach Blossom Dock, and I had a brief fight with three black-clothed masked men, and the martial arts of the three of them were not the Central Plains Road, but more like ...... The kung fu of the northern desert. ”
"How so?" asked Xun Qin rhetorically.
"I still remember when I was in the Western Regions, I fought with Chagan, Battell, and Zhuoya in Chifeng Ridge. Although their martial arts are different from those of the three black-clothed masked men, they have many similarities in their paths. Liu Xunyi explained.
In fact, ordinary people don't care about the extremely subtle differences and similarities in the number of martial arts paths, and it is even difficult to notice.
Liu Xunyi has been on an errand in Tianji Pavilion for many years, and has dealt with masters of various clans, factions, and walks of life, so he is extremely sensitive to the details of the difference in playing style and number of roads. Although there are many branches in the Saibei Desert, there will be some similarities.
Just like the Central Plains Martial Arts, although it is divided into different sects, there are also some potential routines that stick to the rules, such as the first temptation to fight each other, and they will all habitually have reservations, and will not easily show ten successes.
Compared with the unruliness of the Mongolian masters and their contempt for their opponents, the Han masters prefer to pretend to be humble and pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
These have nothing to do with the level of martial arts, but with the environment in which they grew up and their racial habits.
"Mongols?" Granny Peach frowned and said suspiciously, "Why do they want to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains Martial Arts?"
"The Mongolian court wants to recruit the Central Plains martial arts, and this is not an overnight thing. Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, "But they have suffered a big loss in the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace and the Luoyang Xianwang Mansion, so they don't dare to try it easily." So I think they want to sow discord in a different way, so that we can take advantage of the chaos. ”
"Yes, there is no possibility. Xun Qin pondered, "If the matter in Chenzhou is really done by the Mongols, then the death of the eleven Shaolin monks is not guaranteed to be done by them." ”
"What do you mean...... They ambushed and killed Shaolin disciples in the name of the Hexi Qin clan?" Liu Xunyi said in a condensed voice, "Then provoke a vendetta between Shaolin and the Hexi Qin clan?"
"Don't you think that this incident is exactly the same as what happened in Chenzhou in the past two days?" Xun Qin chuckled, "The Mongolian people gallop on horses and bow crossbows and scimitars are acceptable, but in terms of design and strategy, they are always rough and full of loopholes. ”
Granny Peach Blossom interjected: "If it weren't for the thick branches, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to easily find the flaws." ”
"If that's the case, wouldn't the various sects and factions of the Central Plains martial arts be being played by the Mongols now?" Pan Yuyin was stunned, "Just now I saw the disciples of the six major sects, all of them are like facing great enemies, gritting their teeth with hatred for the four major families, as if they have a deep hatred in the sea of blood. ”
Liu Xunyi sighed and said: "It's not strange! Now that all the sects and factions have suffered heavy casualties, how can they not hate? Now not only are the six major sects hating the same enemy, I think Jin Jianwu and the four great families are also full of anger, looking forward to the day when they can be disgraced." ”
"The Mongol machinations were not seamless, but they seem to have worked wonders. Granny Peach Blossom said meaningfully, "Now that it is less than twenty days before the second day of the eighth month, how do you plan to solve this matter?"
"I immediately sent the book back to Luoyang and told the lord of Chenzhou all the things truthfully. Liu Xunyi pondered, "No one believes what I said, but with the status and prestige of the mansion lord in the rivers and lakes, if he comes forward to reconcile, he may have a chance to save the situation." ”
After that, Liu Xunyi turned his pleading gaze to Granny Peach Blossom again, but before he could speak, Granny Peach Blossom had already waved her hand again and again: "Don't beg me, as early as more than 20 years ago, my husband and I have withdrawn from the rivers and lakes, so we will never ask about anything in the rivers and lakes again." ”
"Granny Peach Blossom, it's a big matter, think twice!" Xun Qin persuaded.
Seeing that Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin were so urgent, Pan Yuyin couldn't help but soften her heart, and turned to Granny Peach Blossom and begged: "Master, Brother Liu once had a great kindness to the Pan family, and now he is doing a good thing for the benefit of the martial arts, why don't you ......?"
"Needless to say. Mother-in-law Peach Blossom's face sank, and she waved her hand resolutely, "It was precisely because I was tired of deceitful in the rivers and lakes that I parted ways with Ye Tong. Now that you are old, how can you break your trust and repeat the mistakes of the past? What's more, you have red lips and white teeth, and you cannot convince the people of the world. My old woman is also empty words, how can I convince the martial arts factions?"
"But you are the wife of Senior Ye, and you are the mother-in-law of Peach Blossom......"
"So what?" Granny Peach Blossom sneered and said, "I have lived to such an age, I have long had no desire for everything in the world, fame and fortune are like floating clouds with me, and the martial arts disputes have never stopped since ancient times, and I ask myself if I have the ability to save the people." Now that I have a quiet life, why should I go to the martial arts to grandstand and humiliate myself? What's more, I have disappeared from the rivers and lakes for more than 20 years, and everything has long been wrong. Who else but you would believe in my identity now?"
"This ......"
"I believe it!"
Before the words fell, a loud answer suddenly came from outside the door.
Then, with a messy and noisy sound, the door opened, and Tang Afu deftly avoided Abaoru's obstruction, flashing into the room like a fish in water.
"You ......"
"Don't stop him!"
Abaoru was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and make a move, but was suddenly interrupted by the strange-eyed Xun Qin with a sudden wave of his hand, and motioned for him to retreat first.
"Tang Afu?" Liu Xunyi said in surprise, "Why are you ......?"
"Heartless Valley Tang Afu, I've seen Granny Peach Blossom!"
Tang Afu ignored Liu Xunyi's inquiry, walked straight to Peach Blossom's mother-in-law, and bowed to her respectfully.
This move made Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be surprised, in his impression, Tang Afu has always been arrogant and high-minded, when has he ever been so humble to people?
Granny Peach Blossom also seemed quite surprised by Tang Afu's arrival. But when she heard Tang Afu report to his home, a pair of old eyes full of suspicion suddenly flashed with indescribable excitement.
"You...... From the Valley of Despair?" Granny Peach Blossom stretched out her hand and pointed at Tang Afu, her voice trembling a little, which made Liu Xunyi and the three of them even more puzzled.
"Yes. Tang Afu replied, "On the orders of the valley lord, I came to Chenzhou to find Senior Ye and Granny Peach Blossom." After that, Tang Afu also carefully took out a "willow leaf copper coin" and sent his hands to Granny Peach Blossom.
Seeing this, Granny Peach Blossom's eyes suddenly turned red, she took the copper coin tremblingly, and an indescribable longing and sentimentality appeared in her eyes.
"It's really her......" Granny Peach smiled, but two strings of tears fell silently from the corners of her eyes, "It's really her!"
"Master?" Pan Yuyin saw that Granny Peach Blossom was so strange, and subconsciously asked, "Who is she?"
"I knew for a long time that no matter how many years passed, she would find me. Granny Peach Blossom ignored Pan Yuyin, clutched the copper coin tightly with both hands, as if holding her most cherished treasure, crying and laughing.
Suddenly, a look of eagerness flashed on Granny Peach Blossom's face, and she hurriedly asked Tang Afu, "Rou'er, is she okay now?"
"Rou'er?" Xun Qindai raised her eyebrows, and turned her suspicious gaze to Liu Xunyi, but Liu Xunyi was just like her, confused and suspicious, and just shook her head at her with a confused face.
"Back to Granny Peach Blossom's words, the valley lord is fine, but she is thinking about Senior Ye and Granny Peach Blossom day and night, especially after learning the news of your presence in Chenzhou, she didn't think about tea and dinner, and sent me to rush here day and night to find you. Tang Afu replied.
"Rou'er is...... Heartless Valley Lord?" Liu Xunyi said in surprise, "Mother-in-law Peach Blossom actually calls the Heartless Valley Lord Rou'er......?" The Heartless Valley Lord is what Granny Peach Blossom said before, the old man who was treated by her and regarded him as a granddaughter?"
"Okay! good!" Granny Peach nodded excitedly and said with a smile, "More than twenty years have passed, and Rou'er has not forgotten me, an old woman. ”
"Granny Peach Blossom and Senior Ye have the grace of saving lives and rebuilding the valley owner, and the valley owner is unforgettable. ”
After that, Tang Afu looked around the room and wondered: "Dare to ask Granny Peach Blossom, why don't you see Senior Ye today?"
"Senior Ye has passed away. Liu Xunyi answered, "And as early as more than 20 years ago, it was ......."
Hearing this, Tang Afu's face darkened, and he sighed: "The valley lord originally thought that Granny Peach Blossom had cured Senior Ye's stubborn illness, but when she learned the news that Senior Ye was in Chenzhou, she was extremely relieved. But unexpectedly......"
As for this, Tang Afu's eyes suddenly changed, and he turned to look at Liu Xunyi with a frown, and said in a condensed voice: "Since Senior Ye has already passed away, then what you saw in Chenzhou ......?"
"It's fake!" Xun Qin replied, "It's the same as the people who ambushed Chen Yong and Xu Heng." ”
"How can this be reasonable!" Tang Afu was furious and said coldly, "Who dares to pretend to be Senior Ye and deceive here?" ”
Liu Xunyi saw that Tang Afu reacted strongly, and he was overjoyed at the moment, he wanted to take the opportunity to persuade Granny Peach Blossom to come forward to help, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, this group of people is despicable and shameless, and everyone in the world will be punished......
"I haven't seen Rou'er in more than twenty years, and I don't know what she looks like now?"
Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to persuade with joy, Granny Peach suddenly changed her words, and took the initiative to hold Tang Afu's arm, and said softly: "Since you can find me, it is my fate with Rou'er that is unfinished." Please, take me to her!"
"That's very good!" Tang Afu's face was happy, and he happily agreed without hesitation.
"Let's go!"
After that, Granny Peach no longer hesitated, and took the lead in walking towards the door.
In this regard, Tang Afu was slightly stunned, while Pan Yuyin glanced at Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin with bitter eyes, then picked up the medicine box and followed out quickly.
"Can't go!" Liu Xunyi was anxious for a while, and flew up, turned over and fell, and blocked Granny Peach Blossom's way.
"Poof!"
Tang Afu suddenly pulled out the ruthless sword, the blade of the sword pointed directly at Liu Xunyi, and said coldly: "Liu Xunyi, you are too presumptuous!"
The sudden change made everyone stunned.
Immediately, Tang Cong, Abaolu and others, who were waiting outside the door, drew their swords one after another and confronted Tang Afu.
Pan Yuyin's eyes were full of panic, and she looked at Liu Xunyi and Granny Peach Blossom anxiously, in a dilemma, very embarrassed.
"I ......" Liu Xunyi didn't really want to use force against Granny Peach Blossom......, he waved his hand and motioned for Tang Cong and the others to put away their blades, and then pleaded bitterly, "Granny Peach Blossom, the purpose of your coming to Chenzhou is to find out who is pretending to be Senior Ye, and now you have some eyebrows, are you really willing to leave?"
"I was just curious, but I never thought about revenge, let alone a grudge against anyone. Granny Peach Blossom looked at Liu Xunyi without squinting, and said unfazedly, "Young man, you can have the world in your heart, but you must first weigh yourself, whether you have that ability, so as not to mislead others." You...... Do it for yourself!"
"Brother Tang?" Liu Xunyi turned his gaze to Tang Afu for help.
"I owe you a favor, but I didn't promise to help you last night. Before Liu Xunyi could speak, Tang Afu had already replied in a cold voice, "What's more, the purpose of my coming to Chenzhou is to find Granny Peach Blossom, not to meddle in your affairs, how can I give up my roots? Liu Xunyi, if you don't want to fight with me, then get out of the way." Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After hesitating again and again, Liu Xunyi finally turned around and took the initiative to retreat.
Under the gaze of everyone's disappointed and unwilling eyes, Tang Afu and Pan Yuyin supported Peach Blossom Mother-in-law left and right, and slowly left the Chenfu Inn.
On the street, the backs of the three of them faded away in the bustling crowd.
......
I wanted to live as a myth, but it turned into a joke
(End of chapter)