Henan Province. Chenzhou. Wanqiu.

No one knows when there was a magnificent palace underneath this ancient place.

Although this palace is not splendid, it also stretches for several miles, with three floors above and below, and is magnificent, not allowing the royal family. The walls of the palace are mainly decorated in black and white, mixed with fiery red.

The news of the murder of Fang Lianhe, the leader of the Manichaean Sect, soon spread to the Manichaean headquarters. And the Manichaean altar is not in Kunlun, or rather, the general altar in Kunlun is just a pretense. This underground palace is the real Manichaean altar today.

The killing of the young sect leader was a major event in the sect, and Qinglong had to come to the main altar to report. At this time, he was on his way to the Master's retreat with an old man.

The old man, dressed in a white robe and a blue turban, was about fifty or sixty years old. The pattern on the white robe had seven red flames.

The two of them came all the way to the lowest floor of this underground palace, but they were stopped.

The man was also dressed in a white robe, with a jade scarf wrapped around his head, and a high forehead and deep sockets, not like a Tang person. He said in an awkward official voice: "The sect leader is in retreat, and I also ask the Heavenly Elder and the Blue Dragon Altar Master to stop." ”

The man with the blue turban was the elder of the three elders of the Manichaean Heaven and Earth, and his face was indifferent, and he said, "Yang Realm Lord, the young sect master was killed, and the old man wants to see the sect master." ”

This jade-colored turbaned man is actually the Yang Realm Lord of the two great realms of Yin and Yang, and he can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person in the sect.

The Lord of the Yang Realm said: "The Sect Master is breaking through the fifth level of the Two Sects Sutra, which is a matter of life and death, and it is related to the Holy Sect, so it must not be disturbed. ”

Tian Lao wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by the Yang Realm Lord, and his voice gradually became colder: "I already know about the Young Sect Master, that person is just a hairy boy, you let the old man and the four altar masters go after this person, so there is no need to alarm the Sect Master." ”

Seeing that the Yang Realm Lord would not let him go at all, he knew that this time to meet the Sect Master was fruitless, so he didn't say anything more, so he had to go back and make arrangements. He sighed in his heart, "The sect master has been in retreat for several years, and there is no news, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive, but the major affairs in the sect are all decided by the two masters of the yin and yang realms. Woe, my holy religion ......"

Today's Puzhou has only experienced war for a short time, and the grass army and the official army have fought more than a dozen battles here.

Finally, Shang Junchang, the first commander of the grass army, personally supervised the battle, and his morale was high, and he conquered Juancheng in one fell swoop, and the grass army entered the entire territory of Puzhou.

Shang Junchang had already pacified Puzhou and stabilized it, just waiting for the next march deployment. Unexpectedly, in the past half a month, a large number of people have come to Puzhou one after another. He couldn't figure out the intentions of these Jianghu forces, and the masters under his command were afraid that they would not be enough, so he had to ask the general to ask Chu Jiangkai to come to Sasuke.

The government of Juancheng became a temporary commander, and Shang Junchang handled all the important military and political affairs of Puzhou here.

In the bedroom behind the row, the lights were still faintly lit in the middle of the night. Although Shang Junchang was born in a reckless manner, he was fair and handsome. And he also read some poems and books on the art of war, so he has an elegant atmosphere from the inside out. Coupled with the armor of the grass army, it looks like the Three Kingdoms Zhou Gong. So the army gave him the nickname "Sai Zhou Lang". also passed down a ballad, "Shang Junchang, Sai Zhoulang, abandon the text and welcome the immortal king from the martial arts." The spring grass is sheng, the autumn grass is yellow, and the grass on the original burns Li Tang. ”

At this time, Shang Junchang had not yet fallen asleep, he was pacing back and forth in front of the table, holding a portrait in his hand and looking at it. In addition to the portrait, there is also a text on it, which reads: "The young master of Manichaeism was victimized by treacherous schemes, and those who obtained the head of this thief were sent to Kunlun to get a thousand gold." It turned out to be a Manichaean hunt and kill order.

Shang Junchang didn't know whether he was talking to himself, or he was saying to a senior general beside him: "How can anyone in Manichaeism dare to run to the Central Plains, and the young sect leader was killed by this person, it's really incredible." ”

The general sitting on the side said: "Manichaeism has always been ambitious, and this time it haunts the Central Plains, I don't know what the plot is, is it related to these forces in Puzhou?"

This general's name is Liu Hanhong, he was originally a general under Qi Kerang, the envoy of Taining Jiedu, and was ordered to come to crusade against Wang Xianzhi, but he didn't want to be surrendered by Shang Junchang, so he defected to the grass army.

Liu Hanhong has great ambitions, martial arts, and can use soldiers, just because he admires Shang Junchang's demeanor and character, he is willing to "abandon the light and go to the dark". Wang Xianzhi was overjoyed, and directly made him a ticket commander, and asked him to attack Puzhou with Shang Junchang. He made a lot of contributions in the Battle of Puzhou and won the trust of Shang Junchang.

Shang Junchang shook his head when he heard this, he didn't know either. The recent events have made him very uncertain, and his mind is also very heavy, more tired than fighting.

In the end, he said to Liu Hanhong: "If this son comes from the east, he is not in Puzhou, but in Caozhou." You can keep an eye out for it, and if you see it, you can ask for it. As for those Jianghu forces, let's talk about it when Brother Chu comes. ”

At the same time, there was also a young boy in Puzhou, who also held a portrait in his hand, and muttered in a low voice: "Ah, it's him! This kid has caused so much trouble, I'm afraid there will be a lot of danger." But I don't know where he is now. He muttered to himself, his brows furrowed, and he looked worried.

Wei Qimu rode slowly on a horse alone, with an extra hat on his head. He had just entered the city gate of Puyang, and naturally he didn't know that there were such two people in Puzhou looking at his portrait.

The Manichaean hunt came quickly, and portraits were made based on the descriptions of Qinglong and others, and a lot of them were posted in several nearby states. As a result, Wei Qimu's killing of the young sect leader of Mani was unconsciously spread in the rivers and lakes.

Wei Qimu had no choice but to act carefully. Fortunately, Puzhou is the territory of the grass army, and he does not buy Manichaean accounts, so he can easily enter the city.

Wei Qimu took a boat all the way from Weixian to Puzhou along the Yellow River, and then rode a horse to Puyang, which relieved him.

Puzhou in May was bright and delicate, but Wei Qimu had no time to appreciate it. Sometimes he even regretted it a little, so much so that he was now terrified. Of course, this is just a thought. If he were asked to do it all over again, I'm afraid he would do it again. After all, he is young and frivolous, and he still has chivalry in his heart.

"We take the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought, and we are not benevolent and chivalrous in the rivers and lakes. Even if there are thousands of difficulties, we must not forget. Wei Qimu thought of his master's words, his heart was hot, and the spirit of benevolence rooted in his bones rose suddenly, and his mood was much broader.

Wei Qimu listened carefully to several things that were repeatedly discussed along the way: First, Shang Junchang conquered Puzhou. Second, many Jianghu forces such as Emei, Dumen, Maoshan, and Yanbang entered Puzhou. The third is that Xiangzhou Wei Qimu killed the Manichaean young sect leader.

This last thing also made Wei Qimu a person on the rivers and lakes, and it seems that there is still a lot of praise. This made Wei Qimu a little proud, although he had no intention of becoming famous, he couldn't stand the frivolity of his youth.

Wei Qimu was walking on the street, planning to find an inn to rest for one night and then rush to Caozhou. As for Manichaeism, I'm afraid I don't dare to act with great fanfare under Wang Xianzhi's nose, right?

Just as he was thinking about it, there was the sound of galloping horses' hooves behind him. As soon as Wei Qimu came back to his senses, a gust of wind passed by him, and a figure on a horse passed by him and rubbed against his hat. The hat fell to the ground, and his ears hurt, Wei Qimu was in pain, and he let out a "ahh

The man seemed to hear the cry or felt that someone had been touched, and he reined in his horse. He turned and saw the hat on the ground, so he dismounted and picked it up.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't hurt you, did I?" a loud and clean female voice, and the man held his head high and handed over the hat.

Wei Qimu saw that it was a girl, and he also felt quite out of shape, and he actually cried out out of this pain. He was about to reach for the hat, but the girl withdrew her hand again, leaving him scratched.

Wei Qimu wondered, and looked at this person again, lying silkworm with long eyebrows, full of heroism. With shaved shoulders and a thin waist, he is dressed neatly and compactly, lining his figure convex and concave.

When the girl saw Wei Qimu looking at him carefully, she was not shy, and gently spit out three words with a wicked smile: "Wei-Qi-Mu?"

Wei Qimu chuckled in his heart, his brows furrowed, this hat was recognized for the first time it fell? Fortunately, the city is not open, and there are not many pedestrians on the street.

The girl looked at him with a guarded look, and couldn't help but laugh "haha", where was half reserved.

Wei Qimu didn't know what she was laughing at, she laughed for a while before she stopped, and said, "You are really Wei Qimu, well, it's better than the painting." And don't be afraid, I'm not some messy Manichaean. ”

"Then who are you?" Wei Qimu's wariness has gone a lot, but his tone and attitude are still a little cold.

The girl didn't realize it and replied, "This girl's surname is Zhang Fengchen." As she spoke, she looked at Wei Qimu attentively, and when she saw that he didn't react, she frowned, "Hey, haven't you heard of me?"

Wei Qimu shook his head indifferently, he had indeed never heard of such a person in the rivers and lakes, maybe he was lonely and unheard?

Zhang Fengchen muttered angrily: "I know you, but you haven't heard of me, it's really hateful!"

Wei Qimu looked at her face and changed three times for a while, and at this time he looked complacent, he said in his heart, "This bearded guest is from the previous dynasty, what is she doing with this?" Wei Qimu felt a little helpless, and replied: "The name of the bearded guest is known to the world, and who doesn't know the heroic appearance of the bearded guest?"

When Zhang Fengchen heard this, he immediately smiled: "Oh, look, the bearded guest is so famous, you don't even recognize me? I'm his descendant!"

Wei Qimu then remembered that the bearded guest was commonly known as Zhang Zhongjian, one of the "Three Heroes of Wind and Dust" back then. In the era of the late Sui Dynasty, he wanted to compete for the world, but after seeing Li Shimin, the Taizong of the dynasty, he was ashamed and willing to quit. He also donated all his family property to the other two of the "Three Heroes of Wind and Dust" - Li Jing and Hongfu to help Taizong dominate the world. He himself went overseas and never returned to the Central Plains in his life.

Wei Qimu didn't expect that he would be able to meet his descendants. This was an exciting thing, but looking at her inviting appearance, it was simply different from the bearded guest's demeanor.

"You came up with your own name, right?" Wei Qimu said lightly.

"Huh?" Zhang Fengchen was like being discovered by his father and mother for stealing his mouth, "How do you know? Hey, you don't know, my father gave me the name 'Shujing', do you think, how can I be called such a name after I am a dignified and bearded guest?

Wei Qimu thought to himself that your ancestor was one of the Three Heroes of Wind and Dust, and it would be strange if your father named you like this. Looking at her complaining, Wei Qimu didn't explain, but said, "Give me back the hat." ”

"Oh!" Zhang Fengchen realized that she was still holding a hat in her hand, and hurriedly handed it over again, "Where are you going? Manichaeism is arresting you." ”

Wei Qimu saw that her concern at the moment did not seem to be false, so he confessed his feelings. He told the truth: "Go to Caozhou." ”

Zhang Fengchen pulled Wei Qimu's reins, as if he was afraid that he would run away: "What are you going to do in Caozhou, don't you know that something big is going to happen in Juancheng? ”

Wei Qimu didn't expect that she would invite her to go along, after all, it was just the first time they met. Just looking at his wide-eyed staring at himself and not knowing how to refuse, he asked, "What big thing can Juancheng have?"

Zhang Fengchen didn't know what was going on in Juancheng, she just wanted to see Shang Junchang. She then coaxed: "Don't you know? Now Juancheng is full of people from the rivers and lakes, thousands of people, think about it, when did the forces of the rivers and lakes concentrate in one place like this? ”

Wei Qimu remembered that when he first entered Puzhou, he also met several waves of Jianghu characters, and it seemed that he was also going to Juancheng. Xin said, "I'm afraid that something big will happen, wouldn't it be a pity if I missed it?" And I'm not in a hurry to go to Caozhou......

"Then rest for a while and go to Juancheng tomorrow. ”

"That's right!"

"You keep your head up like this, doesn't your neck hurt?"

"Hmm, it really hurts......"