Chapter 1: The Birthday Banquet

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The generals said that the marquis, and the piccolo and the long song were alone in the building. Everything goes with the wind and rain, rest, and the drama Ma Nantai Jinluotou.

Don't stay late to urge wine, and the wine tastes like autumn this autumn. The flower smiled at the old man's head, ashamed, and the white-haired hairpin was not relieved.

In the mid-autumn of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, this is the Yuanzhou Mansion of Jiangxi Province. About fifteen miles to the east of the house gate, there is a pavilion, the name is "cherish the guest pavilion". When people send guests to ten miles to say goodbye, there are even five miles to send farewell, so there is this pavilion. At this time, it is the season of slaughter of all things, on both sides of the official road, the maple leaves are red, and the frost in the early morning reflects the early sun, which is very beautiful. There are stone tables and stone benches in the pavilion, and the pavilion pillar is written on a couplet, and the couplet says: keep people here, the mountain is high and the road is far away. The next link said: Sending off guests is returning, and the future is splendid. At this time, a young man was lying flat on the stone table, his clothes were simple and thin, wearing a scholar's scarf and cloud boots, drinking gourd wine while singing Mr. Yuzhang, a villager in the south of the country. A little passer-by passed by, and they all paid attention and sighed: it is another scholar who has fallen behind, and it is even more strange that his clothes are so thin.

Ten miles to the east, there is a stream, there is a manor at the foot of the mountain about two miles upstream, the name is called: Guan Yuezhuang. This village is far away from the village, and it is also slightly magnificent. At this time, Guan Yuezhuang is very lively, the door of the village is wide open, and the red word "Shou" is written on the door and the lantern on the eaves. There is an endless stream of guests, including local villagers and strangers. The singing of the doorman and the laughter of the guests on their birthdays were endless. At this time, Guan Yue, the owner of the villa, was at a loss, sitting alone in the inner hall, holding a letter in his hand, frowning, thinking and muttering to himself: "It's been thirty years, I didn't expect me to hide so far, and I still haven't dodged." At this time, there was a Zhuang Ding, who whispered outside the door: "Master, the guests have arrived, the young master is coughing badly, you should meet the guests." Guan Yue came back to her senses for a moment and replied: Are you all here? You go and take care of the young master, and I will go to see the guest immediately. Then he sighed lightly and said to himself, "What should come will come." Then he took the letter in his bosom and paced out.

At this time, the hall was full of people, people who knew each other were greeting each other, and when the screen was opened, everyone looked at the owner of Guan Yue who walked out quickly, and couldn't help but be silent. But look at the owner of the village, Guan Yue, wearing a plain brocade, wearing a square hat, his eyes are attentive, his face is slightly round, his face is ruddy, and his beard under his chin is slightly to his chest, although he is slightly pale, but he is not messy at all. Although the body is slightly blessed, it is also vigorous. He said: "The distinguished guest came from afar, the dog was slightly unwell, and the little old man went to visit, so he snubbed the distinguished guests, which is really a sin, and I hope that the distinguished guest Haihan." ”

All the guests bowed their hands in return, and a guest bowed his hand at this time and said: "The owner of the village is polite, who does not know the good people of this Yuanzhou Mansion, helping the poor and helping the poor, even if the son is young, the owner of the Guan Zhuang is rich and profound, and the blessings will be endless, we all wish the owner of the village the blessing of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the South Mountain." The voice fell, and everyone agreed. Guan Yue arched his hand and said: Guan Mou is still a few relatives and friends today, Xiao Lao'er is not very grateful, please use refreshments first, and after a while, Xiao Lao'er will definitely drink a few more cups with you.

As soon as the words fell, before everyone responded, a strange laugh came from afar: "Brother Dashou, secluded into immortals, brother, I trekked through mountains and rivers, came to ask for a cup of longevity wine to drink, but there is something abrupt?" The owner of Guan Zhuang was also stunned, and before he could answer, three people slowly walked in the hall door, and everyone looked at it, led by a lean old man, with white hair and disorganized hair, but wearing a gorgeous dress, and the corners of his eyes drooped but stared The two middle-aged men in the back row, about thirty-two or thirteen years old, followed by the old man, expressionless, but the facial features were hideous, and there was no doubt that they were twins, and each of them carried a sword diagonally - the left hilt was oblique to the left, and the right hilt was oblique to the right. When the three of them appeared, everyone was shocked, dozens of feet away, and it was instantaneous, which showed the depth of the people's skills.

If there was no one beside the three of them, they walked straight up, and the old man walked to the master's seat and sat down, and the two young offspring stood behind the old man. Everyone saw that the people who thought about it were not good, and the people in the nearby crops were afraid, and they didn't even dare to say goodbye, so they dispersed in an uproar, leaving only a dozen people from the rivers and lakes, all with solemn faces, and the atmosphere was very abnormal. I saw that the owner of the village turned around, bowed to the old man and said, "The elder brother is coming, the younger brother has not been far away, and he hopes that the elder brother will atone for his sins." I haven't seen him for thirty years, my brother is still in good spirits, and my younger brother is pleased. The old man didn't even raise his head, and said with a strange smile: "Yes, it's been thirty years, brother, I am already a dying person, but my brother lives a nourishing life, hiding in this quiet place to be a fairy and a good person, I am so envious of my brother." Without waiting for the owner to answer, the old man said: "It's not easy to find you, if it weren't for the fact that I met the Northern Hebei Shuangxiong three years ago, I didn't know that you were cultivating here, but the Northern Hebei Shuangxiong is also a hard bone, and refused to reveal the brother Xianju, until my two apprentices made them into two people, and then confided, I wrote to you, but I received it?"

When everyone heard this, they were even more shocked, that Hebei Shuangxiong, everyone in the rivers and lakes knows, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, it is difficult to meet opponents, these two people are the trouble of the rivers and lakes, but no one dares to stop them, when the head of the Diancang faction, Mr. Tie Jian, met the two of them to do evil, and did not fight and fifty moves, he was seriously injured, and vomited blood and died after returning to the mountain. is also the two heroes of Hebei and Northern Hebei who act strangely and hauntingly, and the people in the rivers and lakes smell the color change. The old man in front of him actually said that three years ago, his two apprentices captured the two heroes of northern Hebei and would become adults.

The so-called human rebellious person is to cut off the hands and feet of a person, pierce his eyes, and put them in a wine urn until he dies slowly. Everyone was shocked, first, the two men were over thirty years old three years ago, but they were able to capture the two heroes of northern Hebei. The second is to make the two heroes of northern Hebei into adults, and the means are extremely cruel. When the owner of the Guan Zhuang heard this, he was also stunned, and immediately replied: "The letter from the elder brother has been received today, and he is preparing to go out to greet him, but he never thought that the elder brother has already come, and the elder brother asks for atonement." When the old man heard this, he actually smiled, his mouth full of yellow teeth was exposed, and his appearance was even more weird, and he actually said softly: Then our old accounts from thirty years ago should be calculated.

Guan Zhuang sighed lightly, and then said: "In the past 30 years, the little brother has not lived in self-blame and remorse, and the little brother also remembers the oath he made that day, self-abolished martial arts, and did not let future generations practice martial arts, thinking about the past, just like yesterday, the little brother let the elder brother fall, I just hope that the elder brother will not embarrass my family and friends who came to celebrate his birthday today, the younger brother is grateful." After speaking, the owner of the Guan Zhuang turned to the remaining guests and said: "Guan Mou inherits the love of all friends in the rivers and lakes, and came thousands of miles to congratulate me on my birthday, the little old man is very grateful, but today I regret that the little old man has many years of old things to solve, and he really can't accompany him, so it is better to go today, if he does not die in the future, he will come to the door one by one to apologize." ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent, and at this time, the guest replied: Guan Zhuang's words are serious, people in the rivers and lakes, righteousness comes first, since Guan Zhuang is in trouble today, although Duan Mou's martial arts are low, he is not afraid, and he will definitely advance and retreat with Guan Zhuang. At this time, the guests could guess what was happening today, those who wanted to leave were silent, and there were several people who wanted to stay, all of whom were indignant and echoed their voices. Suddenly, the man on the right side of the old man's back jumped forward, shaped like a ghost, and volleyed his sword out of the air.

The person surnamed Duan immediately put a single knife in his hand, the back of the knife was up, the blade was down, and he wanted to knock the blade open, and then pushed the edge of the knife outward, forcing the person to retreat. However, the tip of the young man's sword flashed, and both legs kicked at the blade at the same time. Between the lightning and flint, everyone only heard a sword roar, and then a scream, a trance fell to the ground with a single knife, everyone saw that the man surnamed had been kicked away with a single knife, and at the same time, two fingers were cut off in his right hand, and he was covering his hands and screaming.

"Wuyi Mountain Duanjia Knife" The old man was still expressionless, and continued: "You are also worthy of advancing and retreating with my brother?" He immediately raised his head and continued: "It's okay, I'll bother you to be a witness and settle my brother's thirty-year grievances." That Guan Yue took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, bandaged the man surnamed Duan by himself, and then walked to the old man, "Thank you, brother, for not killing." "Are you really abandoning your martial arts?" the old man suddenly snapped. And they were all terrified, and they did not dare to speak.

"I don't dare to hide it from my brother. Guan Yue's words fell, and everyone suddenly heard a "bang", only to see Guan Yue flying up in the air and falling backwards, and immediately spit out a mouthful of blood, his face was like white paper. Everyone didn't see when the old man made a move, but they also strengthened their courage and helped Guan Yue up, only to hear the old man smile and say: "It seems to be true, even so, for the sake of you keeping your promise, I will let you die happily." ”

Immediately the sound of the rise, the five fingers of the right hand are open, the internal strength is gathered in the palm, and the palm is dark red, as if it is a move Mount Tai to press the top. Everyone sighed silently, closed their eyes, and didn't dare to look at the moon. Just when everyone thought that Guan Yue was going to die, they suddenly heard the old man shout softly, "Who is bold?" When everyone opened their eyes, they saw that the old man volleyed into the air and flipped backwards, falling to the ground, and a wine gourd was dripping and spinning at his feet. Apparently someone threw a wine gourd and forced the old man back with one palm.

Everyone looked at the gate and saw a young man, dressed in thin linen clothes, wearing a scholar's scarf, stepping on cloud climbing boots, holding an iron fan in his hand, his slightly messy hair covering two sword eyebrows, his eyes were blazing, and he was walking slowly. Isn't this the scholar who sang Mr. Yuzhang Nanxiangzi in the guest pavilion?

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