If you want to talk about how Gu Jiajie, Zhang Huaiya, and Sang Jun are related to Duanmu Shenjiu, this matter still has to start with Gu Jiajie.

Gu Jiajie is a natural lover of literature, loves to read, has read a lot of books for decades, and after reading the books on the market, he thought of a way to find those lone documents, wild history biographies to read, among the many wild histories, Gu Jiajie once read a little-known record, including a paragraph describing Duanmu Shenjiu,

It is recorded: Duanmu clan, big clan, clan has great talents, nine famous gods, good people, close to martial arts, a lifetime of fighting, punching the north and south of the river, defeating the world's heroes, opening up a new path of martial arts, to the realm of ascension, leading the sky and thunder to descend into the world, and the world is in panic all day long. After standing on his own, he divided the court with the dynasty, caused the king to be furious, and then ordered the scribes to write books, corrupt his name, call it a demon, and recruit the world's martial artists, gathered in Pinghuang Mountain, and strive to suppress Shenjiu, destroy the root of the Duanmu clan, and kill all of them with his wife Chuguan clan.

In the easy-to-understand text, it is not difficult to read a better meaning, and Gu Jiajie also yearns for this legendary martial arts power after reading that written record. Later, Shi Youen came to visit and told the whereabouts of Duanmu Shenjiu in front of many colleagues in the rivers and lakes, since then, Gu Jiajie wanted to secretly search for news about Duanmu Shenjiu, but it was a coincidence that the book was not written, and the next day it was because of a picture of a beauty, I saw this legendary peerless genius, the first person in the ages.

Due to the presence of Shi Youen and Mingxin at that time, Gu Jiajie was inconvenient to make friends with Duanmu Shenjiu, after all, it was difficult to speak alone, and all the martial artists in the world thought that Duanmu Shenjiu was the devil, no matter how much Gu Jiajie had the heart to help him rehabilitate, he would not dare to go against the whole world.

Afterwards, Shi Youen left Hangzhou to return to Wudang, that is, in those months, Gu Jiajie visited Duanmu Shenjiu many times alone, and finally met him, like a confidant, and had a long talk overnight. That night, the two said that the world, the rivers and lakes, and the withering of martial arts, Duanmu Shenjiu's vision for the future of the current martial arts invisibly fit the common ideals of Gu Jiajie and Zhang Huaiya, as well as the last wish of the old leader of the martial arts league. So the two hit it off and became good friends, both of whom were willing to make some efforts and contributions for the unattainable prosperity of martial arts, and even did their best.

The upcoming Tianxi Mountain martial arts competition is precisely Gu Jiajie's single-handedly operation, in order to strengthen the reputation of Yizhenglian, as for why he asked Yu Manqian to hand out the battle book to challenge Duanmu Shenjiu, it is naturally Gu Jiajie's meaning. Youman Qiangui is one of the eight masters, and has some relationship with the Sang Group, Sang Jun of the Sang Group, and Gu Jiajie are both members of the Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Association, and the relationship between the two is also good, and Sang Jun is also familiar with Zhang Huaiya, so there is a scene of the four gathering on the bridge tonight.

Sang Jun and Gu Jiajie started from hawkers earlier, a long time ago, there was a period of time, they were still young, Sang Jun and Gu Jiajie went out every day, the stalls were next to each other, and they knew each other well, and then their business gradually grew, so that there is now the Gu Group and the Sang Group, but the Sang Group is much weaker than the Gu Group. As for the friendship between Sang Jun and Zhang Huaiya, it was a few years ago when he went north to Shandong to inspect the market, and he met through Gu Jiajie's introduction, that time Zhang Huaiya, as the host, warmly entertained Sang Jun, and sent his subordinates to be responsible for Sang Jun's safety.

At this time, these four people stood on the bridge, and after hearing the clear whistle just now, except for Duanmu Shenjiu, all three of them looked at the low mountain to the north. Gu Jiajie looked at the swaying trees on the low mountain, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "The fish has been hooked." ”

Then he said, "Mr. Shenjiu, a hermit on the northern hillside, who is good at swordsmanship, I have fought with him seven times in the past seven years, and none of them have been able to win, and they are all completely defeated, which is very embarrassing. This man has a strange temperament, lives in a simple place, only comes out at night to forage, and never shows his whereabouts during the day, I accompanied my master here a few years ago, and wanted to invite him out of the mountains to sit in the Martial Arts League, and his condition was that he must win against him. It's just a pity that the master couldn't stop him and was defeated. ”

"Then this person is quite powerful, the old alliance leader can't get him, why is he the first in Hangzhou, right?" Sang Jun stood behind the three of them and spoke, and after hearing the clear whistle just now, he quietly moved his steps and hid behind everyone.

Duanmu Shenjiu always faced the river, and said calmly: "There are many such retreats in today's world, most of them hide in the shadows and don't see the light of day, or they disguise themselves as ordinary people, live a peaceful life, and don't enter the world. ”

Zhang Huaiya nodded and said, "All this is because of the lack of spiritual energy between heaven and earth now, and the unique destiny that belongs to the martial arts is already sluggish and on the verge of deprivation. Martial arts cultivators, the number of luck is the first, if the luck is insufficient, no matter how good you are, it will be difficult to become a great avenue. Today, between heaven and earth, that qi has been broken, and it has been broken for nearly a hundred years, and the Qing military was interrupted before the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. ”

"In recent years, Yu Ding has been secretly looking for traces of these hermits, so he has not completely torn his face with the martial artists in the rivers and lakes on the bright side now, because they know that the biggest threat is not these martial artists on the bright side, but the hermit hidden in the dark. In recent years, Yu Ding has settled in a group of special personnel, which were arranged from above, this group of people never showed up, and walked the world all year round, looking for hidden cultivators everywhere, and most of them were killed. ”

Duanmu Shenjiu frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "It's rare to find high-level martial artists now, if these people can be used for their own purposes, it is a big opportunity, why do you have to kill them?"

Zhang Huaiya sighed, glanced at Gu Jiajie, Gu Jiajie said with a smile: "Mr. Shenjiu, the land of Kyushu at this time is no longer like the human world you will have, and now there is a lack of spiritual energy, what kind of cultivation do these hidden cultivators rely on? ”

"Not bad. Zhang Huaiya took over and said: "It is precisely because of this that the above is worried that these hermit cultivators will encroach on the dragon veins of Kyushu in order to enhance their cultivation, so they appointed a group of commissioners to directly enter the top management of Yuding, obey the orders of Director Wu, and if necessary, all Yuding personnel must cooperate with the commissioner's actions." ”

"To encroach on the dragon vein to improve cultivation, there is a harm to the world, and it is not conducive to today's national ancestry, this is a taboo for martial artists, it is not good to become sinners for thousands of years, and the current martial artists have been mad to this point?" Duanmu Shenjiu was slightly surprised, and then sighed, with a bit of pity rhyme: "In the past, on this land, the aura of heaven and earth derived all things, and all things were negative luck, even if they were birds and beasts, if they had atmospheric luck, they would also encounter a great fortune, and it was not surprising that they were psychic and enlightened. ”

"Among the luck between heaven and earth, among them, the luck of the people is the best, and the luck of the martial arts is the strongest, and the luck of the cultural context is slightly weaker. But today's world has been reversed, the luck of martial arts has been cut off, and the luck of the cultural context has become more and more vigorous. Although the prosperity of the cultural context is the most beneficial good thing in the world, if the martial arts decline, it will also be very sad for those of us who practice martial arts. ”

Several people thought so, Zhang Huaiya sighed, and said: "This is also a matter that there is no way to do, since the luck of the martial artists between heaven and earth has been broken, all the martial artists in the world have been suppressed and cultivated, and those who can climb the mountain and look at the sea with their feet lifted their feet can now only fly up to thirty floors at most, which is indeed a very sad thing for the martial artists who are full of yearning for the peak of martial arts." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu let out a sigh of relief, didn't speak again, looked up at the night sky, the moon in the sky was bright and the stars were sparse, but it still gave people a very heavy feeling. Duanmu Shenjiu was silent, and after a long time, he smiled and whispered: "If the martial artists' qi is back, what will become of this river and lake?"

Gu Jiajie and Zhang Huaiya were slightly stunned, Sang Jun didn't understand, but they also looked at Duanmu Shenjiu.

"The number of qi is unpredictable, I personally think it's better not to believe too much and think it's really good. Gu Jiajie shook his head.

Zhang Huaiya retorted: "Lao Gu, you can't say that, your business has been getting better and better over the years, partly because of your business acumen, but don't you think your luck in business has always been good? And I, with mediocre martial arts, can sit in the position of Yuding's thirteen people, is it not the same luck? To put it bluntly, isn't this luck our luck?"

"But this kind of luck is not the luck of a martial artist. Gu Jiajie corrected again.

The words are backward, Zhang Huaiya is speechless, what Gu Jiajie said is not unreasonable, the luck of mortals and the luck of martial arts are not the same, business has the luck of business, reading has the luck of reading, practicing martial arts has the luck of practicing martial arts, and the luck is different.

The four of them fell silent again, Zhang Huaiya lit a cigarette and smoked one after another, Gu Jiajie always paid attention to the hillside to the north, and his face was a little sad in anticipation. Sang Jun looked at this, looked at that, and finally hung his head helplessly, sat on the bridge pier, and hugged his arms together, although he put on Gu Jiajie's coat, he still felt cold, and felt that the cold in the second half of the night in the mountains was cold in his bones.

At this time, there was another clear roar from the low mountain in the north, the sound was even more harsh than before, far into the sky, and the startled Sang Jun was suspicious, raised his head and looked at the low mountain uneasily.

After Gu Jiajie heard the whistle, he smiled, and said in his heart I thought I didn't dare to come out, but he said, "He's here." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu smiled lightly: "I can't beat it myself, now that I have caught the master, I will ask you to help you find a field, you are really a little childish." The tone of his voice was like that of an elder.

Gu Jiajie was a little embarrassed, touched his chin and said, "Isn't this for the sake of children's martial arts practice, there is Mr. Lao Shenjiu." Duanmu Shenjiu nodded silently, Zhang Huaiya looked at Gu Jiajie suspiciously, but due to the occasion, he did not ask why Gu Jiajie said that it was for his son's martial arts practice.

Sang Jun stood up from the bridge pier, glanced at Gu Jiajie who didn't let him leave first, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to fight?"

Gu Jiajie looked at Sang Jun and nodded, Sang Jun pursed his mouth, a burst of helplessness appeared on his face, and said, "Rude." ”

The three of them laughed, and Zhang Huaiya teased: "Is Yan Qiushuang also rude?"

Sang Jun replied, "Not really, she is very gentle with me, and she never makes me too tired at night, hehe." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu frowned slightly, Zhang Huaiya's expression froze, Gu Jiajie shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your temperament, if you dare to be so frivolous in the rivers and lakes, you will be beaten to death by someone indiscriminately." ”

Sang Jun glared and retorted: "I said my own wife, what does it matter!"

Gu Jiajie turned his head with a smile, looked at the low mountain in the north where the moonlight was like flowing water between rivers, and fell silent. The woods on the low hill shook, and there was a rustling sound in the distance, and then I saw a figure rising up under the moon, and in an instant it was at the head of the bridge, standing in the shadow under a tree, eerie and exuding a terrifying atmosphere.

Seeing this person, Sang Jun couldn't help but take a few steps back, secretly surprised, but Gu Jiajie was excited, not surprised at all, and laughed heartily: "Senior, we met again, I thought you wouldn't come out." ”

The person standing at the head of the bridge, with an old face, let out a burst of laughter, and said in a hoarse voice: "You, a descendant, have come to disturb the old man Qingxiu again, what's the matter? Who did you bring as a helper this time?"

Duanmu Shenjiu slowly took a step, came to Gu Jiajie, and looked at the old man at the bridge, as if smiling.

"Huh?" The old man sighed, looked at Duanmu Shenjiu, frowned together, and hesitated: "I can't even detect your breath." The old man squinted, sniffed left and right in front of him, and then carefully perceived it, still like just now, he only sensed three people, not including Duanmu Shenjiu.

"Not true. The old man's squinted eyes suddenly opened, and he said in surprise: "You are not an ordinary martial artist. ”

Gu Jiajie took Zhang Huaiya and Sang Jun, and the three of them retreated directly to the south end of the bridge, leaving only Duanmu Shenjiu alone on the bridge, and even the fishing tools were thrown there, no matter what.

Duanmu Shenjiu stretched out a hand, made a gesture of invitation, smiled without saying a word, and motioned for the old man to come up to the bridge.

The old man walked up to the bridge, looked at Duanmu Shenjiu, and said, "Yes, the little old man has been practicing in seclusion here for fifty years, and he has never seen a martial artist who can make me tempted, you are the first." ”

"There is only one warrior like me. Duanmu Shenjiu whispered.

The old man was very surprised, and wondered: "What are you talking about? Impossible, I should be able to hear such a short distance, could it be that I am old and my ears are not good?" The old man slapped his ears with a smile, plucked it with his little thumb, and shook his gray-haired head.

Duanmu Shenjiu looked at the little old man in front of him with a smile, and said again: "I said, a martial artist like me, you can only meet this once. ”

When the old man heard it clearly, he smiled and said, "What's the matter, young man, seeing that you are not as old as the next generation, are you even more powerful than him and his master?"

"You'll see if you try. Duanmu Shenjiu said with a smile.

The old man hesitated again, stood on tiptoe and looked at Gu Jiajie at the south end of the bridge, Gu Jiajie said loudly: "Senior, fight with my friend, if you win, I will never bother you with Qingxiu again." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu said lightly: "But if you want to lose, you have to promise him one thing." ”

Gu Jiajie stood at the south end of the bridge and nodded towards the old man. The old man stroked his white hair, stroked his beard again, squinted his eyes and said: "Since the little old man knows the heart of swordsmanship, he has never tasted defeat, you few unashamed juniors, have you ever known the old man's name?"

"I don't know. Duanmu Shenjiu smiled and asked rhetorically, "Do you know the name of this seat?"

"What's your name?" asked the old man with a glare.

Duanmu Shenjiu took a step forward, the entire bridge deck shook slightly, and the water surface under the bridge also trembled, and said with a smile: "If you win, I'll tell you." ”

"Hey, it's interesting, and I sell it to the old man. The old man also stepped out, and the huge internal force seeped into the bridge deck from the soles of his feet, and then penetrated out and fell into the water, instantly restoring the trembling water surface to stability.

Duanmu Shenjiu nodded, and said: "The internal strength is not bad, I heard that you are good at making swords, although I use swords in my life, but I am not the first person in swordsmanship, I don't know if you can take me a sword." ”

In front of the old man who claimed to know the true heart of swordsmanship, saying this, Gu Jiajie and Zhang Huaiya looked at each other and smiled after hearing it in the south, and shook their heads secretly, both feeling helpless for Duanmu Shenjiu's rampantness, but they were helpless, because he had that strength.

The old man couldn't stop talking, and said, "Okay, good, you're very tough, so I said this to you, and the little old man took it!"

Duanmu Shenjiu's chin was slightly raised, and his palm slowly raised upward, and as he raised his arm, the river under the bridge gradually rose, forming two water swords on both sides of the river.

"How are there two?" asked the old man with a sneer.

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the two water swords began to move, gradually gathering above Duanmu Shenjiu's head, merging into one, forming a huge water sword, and the clear river water was very transparent under the illumination of the moonlight.

The old man nodded and sighed, "Yes, since you invite water from the river, then I will use the snow on the branches, young man, it seems that your kendo attainments are not shallow, and you have reached the point where everything can be a sword." As the old man spoke, on the low mountain behind him, the remnants of snow hanging on the branches of the trees rose one after another, slowly approaching the sky above the old man's head, and gradually formed a snow-white giant sword on the way, the size was obviously no less than the water sword of Duanmu Shenjiu.

"Yes, it seems that you are cultivating in this place, and your cultivation is quite good. Duanmu Shenjiu said appreciatively, and then turned his palm in a circle, palm down, leaving only two fingers pointing at the old man.

The water sword moved, advancing silently under the moonlight, the old man smiled at the corner of his mouth when he saw this, and also drove his snow sword to move, it was also unhurried, the speed of the two swords was comparable, and they crashed into each other at a slow speed visible to the naked eye.

The two giant swords melted at the same speed, and many ice particles and water droplets fell on the bridge, making a "pop" sound.

The old man and Duanmu Shenjiu looked at each other, ignoring the scene of the giant sword colliding above their heads, and started a battle of internal forces between them.

The old man's eyes trembled, his clothes were wet, and he couldn't help but shake his body. Duanmu Shenjiu's black hair instantly floated with frost, and from the ends of his hair to the roots, he also frowned slightly.

Among the three standing at the south end, Sang Jun looked at this scene and opened his mouth wide, which he had only seen in movies. Zhang Huaiya looked at the two giant swords with fascination and sighed: "It's really a fairy fight, an immortal fight." ”

Gu Jiajie sighed as well: "What a deep internal force this must be, so that after driving the surrounding water and snow into a sword, he can also release his divine thoughts to carry out the battle of internal force that cannot be seen." ”

Zhang Huaiya seemed to have hallucinations in his eyes, and saw that two more figures appeared around the two people who were still and did not move, one was Duanmu Shenjiu, the other was the old man, and the two translucent figures were fighting for their lives, each holding a water sword and a snow sword, and the sharp sword qi was inextricably linked, and they frantically pounced on each other in the small world on the bridge.

"This is..."Zhang Huaiya looked at the two translucent figures in disbelief.

Gu Jiajie's face was ecstatic, and he said in a deep voice: "The original spirit is out of the body! A martial artist really has this kind of realm!"

Zhang Huaiya couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and at the same time, he was also excited, a pair of big hands couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the cigarette butt in his hand was about to be shaken to the ground by him.