Chapter 12: Chivalrous Heart
Along the way, Wang Yuanheng displayed the 'Lingyun Nine Verticals' body method, and arrived outside Gusu City in a few days. Because he did not want to cause panic among passers-by, Wang Yuanheng deliberately avoided the bustling places of the town and chose the countryside roads to move forward.
On the day I arrived outside the city of Degusu, it was already dark. Just as he was looking around for a place to stay, he suddenly heard someone talking in the ruined temple in front of him.
Curious for a moment, he quietly went to the temple gate to take a look, only to see two big men sitting on the ground.
While pulling the fat chicken, he drank wine. And chatting about something while drinking. I only heard one say, 'As long as we take this kid, we won't be afraid that tomorrow he won't give us back!'
As long as he returns the things to us, and we send them back to the main altar, the helper will be happy, maybe I will teach you and me a trick and a half, and it will be enough for our brothers to enjoy inexhaustible!
The other continued. Suddenly, a ** sound that seemed to be extremely painful attracted Wang Yuanheng's attention.
Following the sound, I found that there was a sack in the corner of the house, and something seemed to be writhing in it, and it was from here that the sound came from.
Seeing that the sack was writhing more and more, one of the big men walked up to it and kicked it. With the sound of 'oops' and what the two of them said just now, Wang Yuanheng understood that the sack must be someone's son who was tied up by them.
For a moment, his chivalrous heart suddenly rose, and he quietly touched the two of them close, and knocked the two big men to the ground with one palm.
Then I untied the sack, and it was a teenager inside. Hearing the young man shouting that he was hungry, Wang Yuanheng hurriedly threw one of the fat chickens eaten by the two big men to him.
The boy was not polite, and took it and munched on it. When he was young, seeing that the young man was full of food and drink, Wang Yuanheng asked the reason, and the young man said that his surname was Murong, and his single name was the word 'Bo', and he lived in Gusu City; he was born in a martial arts family; his great-grandfather Murong Longcheng was once a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes, and he once dominated the rivers and lakes with a trick of 'fighting and turning the stars'.
But in the generation of his father Murong Xingye, due to his limited qualifications, he has never been able to understand the mysteries of 'Dou Zhuan Xingxing', so he can only be regarded as a first-class martial artist in the rivers and lakes.
Unexpectedly, half a month ago, for some reason, when I was out playing, I was tied up by a group of masked mysterious people.
After that, he was tied hand and foot and put in a sack, and every day the guards would beat him severely if he was displeased.
Shicai was really hungry in his stomach, and because he was injured on his body, and he smelled the aroma of meat, he couldn't hold it back, so he wanted to beg the guards and ask for some food.
I don't want to anger the thief again. The young man burst into tears when he spoke, and Wang Yuanheng couldn't help but feel compassion.
Seeing that it was late at night, he decided to spend the night with the young man in the ruined temple and send him home the next day.
Early the next morning, Wang Yuanheng was led by Murong Bo to his home in the south of Gusu City.
Hearing that the young man was rescued, the whole Murong family was extremely affectionate, and his father Murong Xingye couldn't stop thanking him, and his gratitude was overflowing.
When asked about the incident, Murong Xingye said that this matter had to start from half a month ago: "On that day, after I came back from going out to meet friends, I learned that Bo'er was kidnapped by the Wanxian Gang thieves.
Later, after many inquiries, it was discovered that the gang had a secret hall in this place. So, I hurriedly invited a few friends to rescue Bo'er.
When we entered the place where the thieves were infested, we found a donkey cart carrying a large box passing by, and because we suspected that the contents of the box were my Bo'er, we immediately struck and robbed the box.
In the days that followed, mysterious figures came from time to time to ask for it. Because Boer is still in the hands of the thieves, I have been making false promises with them, until they set the last three-day deadline, and I did not expect you to return!
In his words, he seemed to be extremely concerned about the young man. 'If it's someone else's thing, give it back to him in exchange for his own son!'
How can you ......?' Wang Yuanheng said in surprise. Thinking of the Mo brothers who had fought with him, the martial arts were superb, and the things that could make the Ten Thousand Immortals Gang nervous were not idle things, so he asked again, "What is in that box, can the owner check it?"
Murong Xingye was about to speak, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly, "I have indeed checked the box, but there are only some martial arts classics of various sects and sects inside;
I don't know how to get it by these thieves, and I got it back by mistake. ''Taizu's collection of books?
Wang Yuanheng was puzzled, "According to legend, when Emperor Taizu of this dynasty was a minister under the command of Later Zhou Shizong, because he was very good at reading, every time he went to the city, he would search for all the strange books in the city.
"Does the emperor also study?" Wang Yuanheng was a little unconvinced, Murong Xingye nodded and said, "When Emperor Taizu of the dynasty was full of civil and martial arts, he really deserved to be the founder of the country.
The reverence is palpable. After a pause, he said, "It is said that once when he captured Chuzhou, because some people were jealous of his great military exploits, he slandered Shizong and said, "People say that after Zhao Kuangyin entered Chuzhou City, he collected countless gold and silver, loaded several large carts, and was about to be transported back to his hometown in Bianliang.
Sejong immediately rushed to the city gate with the man to check on it, and sure enough, several large carts were parked there. But when I opened it, it was full of all kinds of books.
Sejong was puzzled, and immediately asked Taizu, 'Qing is the commander of our army, he should think more and fight bravely to kill the enemy, how to expand the territory, what is the use of asking for the things of these many literati?'
Taizu replied, "After the ministers returned to His Majesty, they were entrusted with important tasks by my master, and they often felt that their abilities were shallow, and they were afraid that they would not have His Majesty's high expectations, so they collected more books to broaden their knowledge."
So far, the name of Taizu's love for books is known to the world. Feeling Zhao Kuangyin's loyalty, Sejong also began to search for strange books for him.
Within a few years, the books collected by Taizu through various channels had covered all sects and factions in the Central Plains and all walks of life; by the time Taizu ascended the throne and razed the kingdoms, the books he obtained had covered the whole world.
Taizu also selected the books of martial arts, Tao strategy, and the art of war that he was more interested in and stored them in the palace, so that he could read them from time to time; this is the origin of the 'Taizu Collection'.
Murong Xingye said slowly. Unexpectedly, Emperor Taizu leveled the world by force all his life, and he was still so bookish and studious, and Wang Yuanheng's admiration arose.