"That night, when the moon was dark and the wind was high, the four of us meditated and practiced in the valley in front of the mountain temple. The mountain temple has long been deserted, and there are no people for dozens of miles around, so this has become our secret lair, and there is a flat land in the valley in front of it, which is the best place to practice. ”

"As I practiced, I vaguely felt that the surroundings were brightened, the whistling mountain wind stopped, the ear chakra was just a frog chirping and the cicadas were chirping, and the surroundings were quiet. I was wondering if this was an illusion caused by the practice when a Buddha horn gently came into my ears. ”

The four of us were shocked, and quickly pulled out their weapons and stood up. I don't know when, there was an extra monk in front of me. This person has a long figure, elegant temperament, beautiful appearance, handsome wind god, and stands in front of him with a Buddhist bead in his hand and a smile. The age seems to be in his twenties, and it seems to be in his thirties and forties, so it is impossible to guess. Under his towering forehead, he has a pair of eyes full of wisdom, which seem to be able to penetrate all the secrets of the world. Wearing a non-silk white monk's robe, stepping on mango shoes, his demeanor is leisurely and serene, and there is no one who feels like he is standing in the wilderness in the middle of the night, but it seems to be a noble son walking in his own garden, the breath of his body is refreshing, and his face and hands that expose the monk's robe faintly shine like jade, which makes people feel close to admiration and even worship. ”

"You must know that the four of us have their own set of secret methods for joint practice, when the sensitivity of the senses has increased several times, and the wind and grass movements are under control, this person is close to the four of us without feeling it, if it weren't for him whispering the Buddha's name, we don't know at this moment, which shows the high martial arts of this person. Among the four brothers, the third brother was the most anxious, and he didn't speak, and with a steel dart in his right hand, he shot straight at the monk's throat, his body rotated slightly, and with a wave of the sleeve of his robe in his left hand, he shot five poisonous tribulus terrestris. ”

The monk was still smiling, his right hand gently drew a small circle, as if plucking a small flower from the branch, and in an instant the six hidden weapons disappeared, and then the left and right gently rubbed together, and actually kneaded the six hidden weapons into an iron ball, and then raised his hand, the iron ball flew to the attachment A huge stone inlaid in it. Shen Heng was completely immersed in the memories of that night at this moment, and after many years, he was still in front of him.

"The monk clapped his hands lightly as if he had done a trivial matter, and said happily: 'Li Peng, the eight-armed ape, is really good! The other donors are-the eldest Gaitian King Song Kunlun, the second without a shadow Chu Fei, and the fourth Shen Heng, the blood thief Shen Heng?" The four of us were shocked, we never showed our faces on the rivers and lakes, and every action was covered with a grimace mask, this person not only easily found our hiding place, but also knew our names and nicknames, today no matter what, I can't leave a living mouth, my mind is moving, three of my four people have been surrounded by monks, and the third is blocking the exit in the distance, and at the same time can be greeted by a secret weapon at any time. ”

The white-clothed monk saw through our thoughts at a glance, and was not afraid, and even proposed to capture me and four others within three moves, and the loser was left to the other party. We thought to ourselves, even if the four of us escaped in four directions at the same time without fighting, he would have to make at least four moves to capture us, how could he be able to capture us in three moves? ”

"Alas!" Shen Heng said this, with a look of reverence on his face, and continued: "That night, I knew what it meant to have a heaven outside the sky, in short, it was a martial arts realm that we couldn't reach or even imagine. Who knew that the white-clothed monk did not immediately take our lives or ask me to go to the government to surrender, but only said that although my four brothers slaughtered too much, killed many innocent people in vain, and hurt the peace of heaven, they also did the right thing for heaven and helped the poor and needy, and he never greeded for money, let alone other evil deeds. It is also said that Zhang Shicheng, a native of Taizhou, rebelled against the tyrannical yuan, and this person is kind-hearted and righteous. After establishing the King of Wu in Pingjiang and establishing the Great Zhou Dynasty, he sympathized with the hardships of the people, abolished the harsh taxes imposed on the peasants and salt people by the Yuan Dynasty, and built water conservancy, developed agriculture and mulberry, and at the same time developed education, rectified the people's customs, opened the Hongwen Museum, and recruited the common people and the children of the soldiers to enter the school for free, which won the hearts of the people. The white-clothed monk took out the letter of recommendation that had already been written, and asked the four of us to serve under the account of King Wu to protect the territory and the people, so as to atone for my sins. I immediately agreed, and when I asked about the master's name, the white-clothed monk smiled and did not answer, but said that he would know it in the future, and then drifted away. ”

"After King Wu occupied Pingjiang, it was renamed Longping Mansion, after I submitted the letter, King Wu was overjoyed, personally met, asked me and other conditions, because I was worried that I had too many grievances in the past, and I was afraid of being recognized by the enemy, so I arranged for four of us to serve as personal guards to protect the safety of King Wu and his family, and did not go out. At the same time, I took out four Divine Blades and gave them away, and that's how my Death Ring came about. ”

In this way, a few years passed, during which we were able to get to know the king of Wu Zhang Shicheng up close and close to the people, such as a son and approachable, and also foiled the enemy's plot to assassinate the king of Wu many times, capturing and killing a large number of assassins. ”

"In the twenty-sixth year of Yuan Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang took Xu Da as the general and Chang Yuchun as the deputy general, and led 200,000 elite soldiers to attack the Great Zhou. Soon, Huzhou, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing were all broken and went straight to Longping. Seeing that Longping was about to be besieged, the strategist Rao Jie proposed to arrange for the sons of the Zhang family to go out of the city separately and hide outside the sphere of influence of Zhu Yuanzhang, who had no war for the time being, in case of accidents. When King Wu had three sons, the eldest son Zhang Hongyi was seventeen years old, and the remaining two sons were five and two years old respectively, and the wife of King Wu Liu was weak and could not bear to be separated, so the eldest Du Kunlun and I protected the son of Hongyi, and the second brother Chu Fei and the third brother Li Peng stayed. At that time, the eldest son was newly married, and I went out of the city in the name of the female family returning to the ancestral province, and after several tosses, settled in Jingzhou as a rich son, and since then he has lived incognito and lived in a simple place. It's just that I often go out to find out the news. ”

"The following year, in the twenty-seventh year of Yuan Zhizheng, the army and people of Wu Wangshuai defended for a year, and the city was broken in September. Mrs. Liu and her second youngest son climbed Qiyun Tower, set fire to the house with their salary, and died of self-immolation. The second brother and the third brother fought and died. King Wu hanged himself, was rescued by the old general Zhao Shixiong, and then captured, Xu Da repeatedly sent King Wu's old generals Li Bosheng, Pan Yuanshao, etc. to persuade him to surrender, Zhang Shicheng closed his eyes and did not answer, so he asked King Wu to get on the boat and send him to Yingtianfu by water. During this period, King Wu has been lying on a hunger strike in a boat. On the night after being escorted to Ying Tianfu, Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, hanged himself at the age of 47. ”

The news of King Wu's defeat and death spread to the palace, and although the whole family was grief-stricken, they could only endure the pain, pay tribute in secret, cover the door and cry, and then be more cautious and low-key. Although I am worried every day, I can actually spend my life safely. The following year, the young lady gave birth to a daughter, and the whole family was not happy for a few days, and the child died of illness in the confinement. In the following years, the young lady did not give birth again until that year. ”

"That year is the twelfth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the son is thirty-three years old, what a coincidence, on the third day of the third month of March, the young lady gave birth to a boy, the whole family is happy but also worried. Fortunately, although his body is thin, he is not sick or sick. On the day of the child's first birthday, the whole house closed to celebrate, and the young master and young lady set up a big case in the hall, which was full of all kinds of objects, seals, scriptures of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus, coins, account books, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, toys, dazzling. The young lady brought the child to the case, but the child was not interested in those objects at all, and threw them away in his hand. Everyone was in a hurry, the boy went back and staggered to his father, with his little finger to the young man's waist wearing a jade pendant, his mouth made a 'um, um' sound, the young boy was shocked, and hurriedly took off the jade pendant and handed it to the boy, the boy gently stroked the Big Dipper pattern carved on the yin side of the jade pendant with his immature fingers, and actually made a 'giggle' laugh, showing that he was very happy and satisfied. The young boy sighed, "I only want my son to be ordinary, safe and sound, how can I help people's lives, God is destined, how can I force it? Since you like these stars so much, your milk name will be called ~ chasing stars!"

"Ah!" Hearing this, Shen Chaixing let out an exclamation, and looked at Shen Heng with a look of confusion and even horror, "Dad?"

Shen Heng nodded slowly in affirmation, already full of tears.

"No, Dad, you lied to me!" Xing'er hurriedly said: "My name is Shen Yong, Shen Chaixing, you are my father!

"Dad didn't lie to you, I hope you don't know the truth for the rest of your life, how can the world be unpredictable, and Dad has little time, if you don't talk about it, you will never have a chance!" Shen Heng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and continued: "Your real name is Zhang Junrui, and your father Zhang Hongyi is the eldest son of Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, you must keep these secrets in mind and never tell them to others." ”

"After that, we became more and more cautious, and just happened to be opposite a family to relocate and sell their house, so we secretly arranged for our own people to buy it, and secretly dug tunnels to connect it, just in case of emergency. In those years, there has been a saying in the rivers and lakes called 'friendship is the most forgiving, and Shicheng is the richest.' With the passage of these two men, this sentence has slowly faded into oblivion. But that year, somehow this word was brought up again, and the more it spread, the more mysterious, said that during the occupation of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, King Zhang Shicheng of Wu, arranged for his brother Zhang Shixin to build a treasure house, and hid a large number of gold and silver treasures, armor weapons and magic weapons in it, although Zhang Shicheng and Zhang Shixin brothers have passed away, but King Wu still has descendants dormant among the people, and will rise up at any time to raise treasures and rebel. In March of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang set up a brocade guard, on the one hand, to monitor hundreds of officials and ministers, and on the other hand, strictly ordered the secret investigation of the matter. When I heard this news in Yingtianfu, I knew that it was inappropriate, and I knew that it was groundless, and it was not for no reason. Immediately went home to report the news. It was mid-August when I left Yingtianfu, and it was early September when I rushed back to Jingzhou. ”

The whole family decided to pack their luggage overnight, and left the next day, taking a boat to avoid Sichuan and Shu, leaving only the eldest to watch the house, deal with the aftermath, and inquire about the news. After the limelight, re-enter Shu to get together. ”

Early the next morning, the boss went out to hire a cart and prepare a horse. As soon as I went out, I didn't feel right, and there were many strange strangers at the door. The boss knew that something was wrong, but he still quietly hired a carriage and horses, parked at the door, and went into the hospital to report the news. I suggested that the eldest and I go out through the front door to attract each other's attention, and the young lady and the child sneaked into the courtyard through the tunnel to escape. The young prince had another opinion, thinking that the other party was coming for the descendants of Queen Wu, and if he couldn't see the main master, he would definitely not give up, and later sacrificed the lives of the two in vain, and the others could not be spared. It is better for Mrs. Childe to go out through the front door to attract the enemy, if it is best to escape from the ability battle, leave a mark, and agree on the meeting place; if you are defeated and unable to escape, you will take poison and commit suicide, and there is no proof of death, and the enemy may be able to escape the pursuit because he does not know the existence of the child. Since I am not always at home, others may not know about my existence, and I have the best chance of escaping through the tunnel with my children. I know that the people who went out in front of me are dead or alive, how can I be greedy for life and live alone? But Gongzi knelt down and begged me, and time was urgent, so I could only grit my teeth and agree. Before leaving, your mother hugged you and kissed you, holding back her tears and lying to you that I would take you to hide and seek, and you couldn't make a sound, and see you at night. Alas, her reluctant eyes still make my heart bleed when I think about it, and the greatest pain in the world is life and death!"

"Because it was the Jinyi Guard who secretly investigated this matter and did not close the city gate, I took you out of the city smoothly. Immediately after leaving the city, I left signs in various places to indicate the meeting and the place. I waited there with you for three days and three nights, but I didn't wait for your parents and boss. I can only flee with you, and along the way I heard the news from passers-by, after your parents were trapped, they publicly identified themselves, admitted that they were the descendants of Queen Wu, and then both took poison and committed suicide; ”

"Along the way, you kept crying and shouting, 'I want my mother, I want my mother!' no matter how much you persuaded me, I was tired of crying and fell asleep, and when I woke up, I continued to cry for my mother, and I really hoped that God would let me die 10,000 times in exchange for your mother being by your side at the moment, even once. ”

"You were overly sad, and you had a bumpy road, and you had a fever, and I tried my best to seek medical treatment, but to no avail, and then it became more and more serious, and you had convulsions and then fell unconscious. If you don't protect you, what face will I have to see your parents and your eldest in the ground? God is pitiful, the white running monk actually appeared, and he saved you. He also left a set of mental methods for practicing exercises and meditation, and I taught them to you, and practiced them every day before leaving. When you woke up, it seemed like a different person, and everything in the past was forgotten, and then we settled here as father and son, and we depended on each other for ten years!"

As he spoke, Shen Heng suddenly coughed violently, "wow" and spit out a mouthful of blood, Xing'er was shocked, and even asked Daddy to rest, Shen Heng pointed to the bed, asked Xing'er to take out a package, and laughed miserably: "Xing'er, Daddy told you what happened to me and your life experience, I once hoped to keep it a secret from you forever, and my grandfather and I spent their lives in this place far away from the world." But this day is still coming, I can't protect you, I'm leaving! The white-clothed monk said that you are a person of the most affectionate and sexual, and you must not be too affectionate or overly sad, otherwise you will have to worry about your life. ”

Shen Chaixing held Daddy's hand tightly, his little face turned pale, and he held back tears and said, "Dad, I remember!"

Shen Heng took two breaths sharply, and then continued: "The whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's minister, today is Zhu Yuanzhang's world, hidden in the city and hidden in the wilderness It seems that it cannot be preserved, hidden in the court, it seems that it is unlikely, for today's plan, you can only go east along the Yangtze River, stay away from Middle Earth, and cross the ocean to save your life." I heard that there is a fairy island in the East China Sea, and there should be a place for you to settle down. ”

"Chasing stars, don't be sad after I leave, when Baozhu and my parents leave, I should leave, when Pingjiang City is broken, I should leave, and when your parents commit suicide, I should also go together. I have lived in this life for so many years, and I can still have you by my side, I am content! I just suffer you...... You are alone......" Saying this, Shen Heng exhaled a lot, inhaled less and less, his eyes gradually dimmed, and he muttered in a low voice: "Ah, it's so bright! Big brother, second brother, third brother, you came to pick me up...... , Baozhu, Dad, Mother, we are finally reunited......"

Shen Chaixing looked at Daddy's smiling face motionlessly, and looked at it for a long time, then gently closed Shen Heng's eyes with his hand, and whispered in his mouth: "Daddy, don't worry, I don't cry, I don't feel uncomfortable." ”

Next, Shen Chaixing removed the door panel, found a hoe, and dug a pit in his threshing floor to bury Daddy.

It was the middle of the night when I was done, and it was slowly starting to rain lightly. Shen Chaixing stood motionless in front of the grave. After a while, he muttered to himself: "Daddy, I'm tired." "He lay down on the grave and fell into a deep sleep......

I don't know how long it took, Shen Chaixing felt a warm and moist hand gently caressing his cheek, and Xing'er woke up in shock!