Chapter 18: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble

In the laughter of everyone, a family member next to Situ Jiao said something in his ear, Situ Jiao slapped his hand on the table, stood up and put one foot on the bench, and shouted to Chen Wenqi not far away: "Chen Wenqi, I thought you were a little really talented, but it turned out to be pulled by a donkey - rough inside and light outside, I really don't know how you got this Xie Yuan?"

When the teenagers next to them heard this, they immediately felt like a frying pan, and said one after another: "You people still have to be shameless? I have to make it clear today, why is Xie Yuan rough inside and light outside?"

Situ Jiao smiled coldly: "He takes one that he can't match himself, and let us absolutely right, do you say that he is rough on the inside and light on the outside?"

Chen Wenqi walked over with a wine jug, stopped the young man who was about to speak, looked at Situ Jiao and asked, "Situ Gongzi said this is an absolute?"

"Not bad. Otherwise, you can try it. Situ Jiao said without hesitation, his words were very arrogant and unreasonable.

"Let me tell you the truth, this Shanglian is also modeled after the one who 'two people sit on the soil', and a ready-made ancient pair is slightly changed. said that this couplet is an absolute, Chen can only say that Situ Gongzi still read a little less. Chen Wenqi said sarcastically.

"Honest and unscrupulous, how can there be such an ancient pair?"

Chen Wenqi waved into the distance and shouted, "Jingxing, come here." ”

Jingxing heard Chen Wenqi shouting, and hurriedly ran over and asked, "Brother Wenqi called me?"

"Well, you will listen to the ancient intercom of 'Staying in Hakka, Guarding the Cold Window and Empty Lonely' to Situ Gongzi. ”

Chen Wenqi's hand was a little poisonous, and he was still polite to Situ Jiao, but he called a scholar to tell him an allusion, and he was clearly laughing at him for not even being as good as a scholar.

"Oh, that's right. Jing Xing took his hand behind him, coughing lightly, as if he was a pedant, "It's about Li Xiuyuan, a senior monk in the Southern Song Dynasty, who has a broken hat, a broken fan, and a broken shoe and a dirty coat, which seems crazy, but he is quite talented." One day, a girl named Liu Susu went out to court, and the upper link was: Staying in Hakka, guarding the cold window and being lonely. 'Staying in Hakka' is about living in the house of an uncle who was a petty official after both parents died, just like living in Hakka; 'Guarding the cold window and being lonely and lonely' means that he is alone, sitting alone in the boudoir and lonely in his heart, when is the day of his beginning? If you want to make the next couplet, eleven words, each word must also be the same: or next to the skein, or next to the words, or next to the oral word, or a single person, a double person...... And you have to get the meaning right. This can be difficult for the talents and scholars from all directions, and after a few days, no one has been able to make the next couplet. It just so happened that Li Xiuyuan turned his fate to this point, and he came out with the following couplet: avoid getting lost, return the lotus and return to freedom. It turned out that this Liu Susu girl was the reincarnation of a lotus Arhat and mistakenly voted for a female fetus. Today, Li Xiuyuan came to the pair to secretly cross him back to the immortal class. 'Avoid getting lost' means that life in the world is like a big dream, as if you are in the middle of being lost, and avoiding being lost means to avoid being lost. 'Return the lotus and return to leisure' means that it is better to be a monk and be at ease. And these eleven words all have a word bottom. Jing Xing was articulate and finished the allusion in one breath.

"Hehe, it seems that the 'master' invited by the young master is not as good as a scholar. ”

"What is it? It's that the 'masters' disdain to have the same knowledge as the scholars. The boy at the next table said teasingly.

"Shut up. Situ Jiao was angry, pointed at Jingxing and said: "He is just telling stories, he is really knowledgeable, so he will definitely match this." ”

Jing Xing is no better than Chen Wenqi who has always been polite to Situ Jiao, hearing Situ Jiao naming him to be a couple, he smiled coldly and said: "Zun Jia Mo ruined the word 'learning', what knowledge can I have as a little scholar? ”

"Little thing, don't be brave with your tongue, you can be ruthless. Situ Jiao thought that Jing Xing couldn't delay time, and wanted to squeeze him.

Jingxing no longer paid attention to Situ Jiao, and asked Chen Wenqi instead: "Brother Wenqi, what is the Shanglian you changed?"

"The guest apartment is an official house, and the cold window is empty and lonely. ”

"Isn't this easy? Jing Xing quickly made the next couplet.

"Hehe, what else does the young master have to say?"

"He, he's asking the axe in front of Luban's door - to ask for knowledge. ”

The teenagers at the next table were sneering again.

Situ Jiao didn't even hear it, grabbed the wine glass on the table, and stretched it out in front of the family next to him: "Pour wine." ”

The man picked up the flask on the table and poured him a full glass of wine.

Situ Jiao didn't say a word, turned around and raised his glass to the young man at the adjacent table, and then poured it all into his mouth at once, and then "poof", all the wine in his mouth was sprayed on the bodies of several teenagers.

Before the young man could react, Situ Jiao shouted, "Phew, why is this wine so unpalatable? ”

Several teenagers gathered around, pointed at Situ Jiao and shouted, "Are you deliberately looking for fault?"

"What's wrong with finding faults? Lao Tzu is not afraid that you Chenjiazhuang will be too powerful, will you fight alone or together?" Situ Jiao kicked away the bench, took the moon-covering knife from Jiading's hand, and said menacingly.

Chen Xiangshan was about to have a seizure, Chen Wenqi grabbed him and said to him: "Fifth uncle, the whole Zhuang clan is present today, even if we win him, others will think that we are bullying the widows." Besides, it is already clear why he came here today, and he doesn't know that I won't break it, if he says it, he will wait for Qi'er to reason with him first. ”

After saying that, he separated from everyone, walked up to Situ Jiao, and still said politely: "Situ Gongzi came to be a guest, Chen did not entertain him well, please forgive me." I don't know why Situ Gongzi has repeatedly embarrassed Chen, why did he come?"

"Chen Wenqi, this young master told you the truth. You pretended to persuade me to go to the county government to fight a lawsuit, but secretly helped Zhong Lilan's little slut to abolish the marriage contract, which was the hanging of the eighty-year-old birthday star - I was impatient. You go to Sili and Eight Towns to inquire, how many people who dare to go against Young Master Ben will have a good end? Not to mention that you are a small person, it is Du Ping, the dog official in Huanggang County, and Young Master Ben will not give up with him. Coming today, Young Master Ben is looking for your bad luck. ”

"Situ Jiao, on the day of the county government office, I have returned your family's tattoo silver, which was ...... That contract was also abolished by the imperial court officials, and there was no more relationship between us from now on, what does this have to do with Chen Gongzi?

"Well, so you're a little slut here, so good, great, after I finish settling accounts with Chen Wenqi, I'll come back to relive the old dream with you. When Situ Jiao saw Zhong Lilan, he didn't laugh angrily, and his words became lighter.

"Situ Jiao, you shameless thief, if you dare to speak disrespectfully, don't blame this son for being polite. When Fang Yanjie heard that his fiancΓ©e was spoken lightly by him, he immediately became angry.

"The surname Fang, if you insist on being strong, I will first fulfill your pair of adulterers**, and then find the surname Chen to settle the account. Situ Jiao's long knife was raised, and he slashed at Fang Yanjie's head.

Seeing a flower in front of him, no matter how hard Situ Jiao tried, the big knife raised high couldn't cut down. When he looked closely, his blade was caught by Chen Wenqi with two fingers, and he couldn't move.

Situ Jiao thought that Chen Wenqi was just a weak scholar, so he dared to act recklessly today. Now that he actually used two fingers to clamp the blade he was chopping down, he realized that he not only had martial arts, but also martial arts far superior to himself, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered. Immediately thought that he still had something to fear, and immediately lost his strength without losing his mouth: "Ho, this is a blind sight, I can't imagine that I am still a practitioner." Okay, see if your hand is hard or my knife is fast, eat me a knife. As he spoke, he raised his hands and wanted to snatch the moon-covering knife from between Chen Wenqi's two fingers. I didn't know that I had used enough strength to make my whole body, and the knife seemed to have taken root between two fingers, and it didn't move at all.

Chen Wenqi grabbed the moon covering knife with two fingers and sent it forward, and Situ Jiao took three steps back before he stood firm. Chen Wenqi put his hands behind his back and said: "Situ Jiao, my clan is gathering here today, and Chen doesn't want to sweep away their interest in drinking, so he endures it again and again. No matter what happens between the two of us, how to solve it, after today, Chen will be allowed to accompany him. If you are willing to drink today, Chen will still treat you as a guest, and you will be treated with good wine and food; if you are not willing to drink, please forgive Chen. ”

Situ Jiao's eyes rolled around, and he said in a slow tone: "Chen Wenqi, since Zhong Lilan's little slut is also here, we might as well do business, you just need to hand over Zhong Lilan's little slut to me, and our grievances will be written off, okay?"

"Hahaha-" Chen Wenqi suddenly laughed, changed his previous gentle appearance, and said domineeringly: "Situ Jiao, you are asking for directions to the blind man - you are looking for the wrong person." Today, Miss Zhongli is Chen's guest, and whoever dares to get along with her is the one who can't get along with Chen; after today, Miss Zhongli is Chen's friend, and whoever dares to be unfavorable to her, Chen is the first to disagree. If you know each other, stop here, and from then on, everyone will not interfere with the river water, and they will be safe with each other; if you are unreasonably entangled, Chen will not let you live happily. ”

"In that case, there's nothing more to say, let's see the real chapter in your hands. Situ Jiao swung his big knife and wanted to attack.

"Chen just said that today my people gathered, and Chen didn't want to spoil their interest in drinking. After today, Chen was allowed to accompany him. ”

"Alright then, Young Master Ben will add some festivity to your party. Situ Jiao was bent on making a big deal of the matter, so he thrust the long knife into the ground, grabbed it next to the young man at the adjacent table, raised his hands, and lifted the table to the sky, spilling wine and food on several young people's faces. Except for the old man in gray who had a broken little finger in his right hand, who was still drinking unhurriedly on the table, the rest of the people also threw themselves in front of the table, raised the bench and smashed the cups and plates that fell to the ground.

Where can Chen Xiangshan be patient at this time? I saw that he circled around those family members like light smoke, and then he heard the sound of "ouch, ouch" sounded, and more than ten family members supported their right arms with their left hands, rolling on the ground in pain, and it turned out that everyone's right arm was twisted and dislocated by him.

Situ Jiao pulled out the moon-covering knife inserted in the ground, slashed his hands and slashed at Chen Xiangshan's back, who had not had time to turn around.

Chen Wenqi took a wrong step, grabbed the blade of the moon covering knife with one hand and dragged it away, and the end of the handle poked at Situ Jiao's lower abdomen, Situ Jiao suddenly felt that his abdomen was hammered, the big knife was out of his hand, and he fell to the ground on his back.

"Situ Jiao, Chen has the heart of calming things today, and has repeatedly tolerated you, but you don't know what to do, you have to make every inch, and provoke in every way. In Chenjiazhuang, how can you be allowed to go wild?" After Chen Wenqi finished speaking, he turned the big knife and threw it out, and the big knife shot out like a javelin, and the entire blade was inserted into an old locust tree ten zhang away.

Chen Jieyuan is not only outstanding in writing, but also so good at martial arts, the old man has opened his eyes. As soon as the words fell, there was one more person in front of Chen Wenqi, who was actually the old man in gray who was drinking slowly at the table.

"Who is the honorable driver? Can you see the name of the honorable person?" The old man in gray gestured, with a hidden master's demeanor, not at all like Situ Jiao's family, so Chen Wenqi asked this question.

"You don't need to know what the old man's name is. The old man in gray said proudly.

"In this way, the Zunjia is Situ Jiao's gang?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a gang or not, it's just that you bully the widow and bully the weak, and the old man is a little unaccustomed to it. ”

"Hahaha-" Chen Wenqi laughed loudly and said mockingly: "My Dao Zunjia is one of the knowledgeable people in Situ Jiao's class, but unexpectedly, he is also a person who reverses right and wrong. Today, you come uninvited, pick quarrels and provoke trouble when our people gather, lift tables and stools, and splash wine and oil on our people. How can it be that we turn a blind eye to such heinous acts, and we can't get used to stopping you?"

"With the courage of your tongue, the old man is definitely not as good as you. Looking at your posture, it's barely worth the old man's hands. Don't talk nonsense, let's make a move, let the old man weigh your catties. After that, he kicked away the tables and stools in the field one by one, stood on his feet without hesitation, gathered momentum in his arms, and waited for Chen Wenqi to attack.

"Qi'er, you step down and let the fifth uncle come. Chen Xiangshan saw that the old man in gray had extraordinary martial arts, and he was afraid that his nephew would be injured by mistake, so he wanted to take over this battle for him.

"Fifth uncle, it's better for me to come, you sweep the battle for me. "Since Chen Wenqi practiced martial arts, he has never really fought with anyone. In recent days, he has fought with Chu San, Hao Huai, Gou An and Situ Jiao just now, and the martial arts of the two sides are relatively different, which can be said to be a joint general, and it is not a real fight. The kung fu of the gray-clothed old man in front of him must be stronger, and Chen Wenqi wants to take this opportunity to try his martial arts.

Chen Xiangshan thought about it for a while, and felt that letting his nephew fight against a master was an experience for his martial arts and experience. So he no longer insisted, just watched on the sidelines, and as long as Chen Wenqi was in danger, he immediately stepped forward to help.

Although the two faced each other, it can be said that they are not friends and enemies, but Chen Wenqi still takes the lead with courtesy. He walked to the head of the gray-clothed old man, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "I have trespassed below." "It's going to be a punch.

"Wait. The old man in gray said: "The old man and you fight empty-handed, even if you win, it is not a victory." You use a weapon, and the old man takes the move empty-handed, so that others will not say that the old man bullies the young. "The old man in gray came to support the university, and secondly, he came to see Chen Wenqi's martial arts, which was also the purpose of his trip.

"Don't worry, after beating Chen in fists and feet, it's not too late to use weapons. ”

"That being the case, let's move in. ”

Chen Wenqi didn't answer again, his whole body was lucky, and he smashed the acupoint on the chest of the gray-clothed old man with a move in the palm of the acupoint. The old man in gray saw that the power of the palm was heavy, and he didn't dare to resist, so he hurriedly took a step across, slashed the elbow of Chen Wenqi's shot with one palm, and said: "It seems that the old man still underestimates you, and he has such a strong internal force at a young age, which should not be underestimated." Come and don't be rude, you also eat the old man's palm. Standing upright with his right palm, he slapped it on the top of Chen Wenqi's head.

Chen Wenqi was short, dodged the head blow of the old man in gray, and then jumped forward, turned behind the old man in gray, and made a move of "defeating the strong with the weak", directly hitting the Changqiang acupoint behind the old man in gray, and said with a smile: "This palm is nothing more than that." ”

The old man in gray didn't have time to turn around, and in a hurry, he took three steps forward to avoid the danger behind him. The old man in gray turned around and said, "Okay, the old man will let you see the 'but so' technique." After that, with a mistake in both palms, countless palm shadows appeared, attacking Chen Wenqi from all directions.

Chen Wenqi encountered a strong enemy for the first time, saw countless palm shadows slapped on his chest, and for a while he couldn't distinguish between reality and fiction, and in a hurry, his body spun in place, soaring into the sky, over the top of the old man in gray, and then rushed down from his head and feet, and volleyed a "slam into the sky", smashing the Tongtian point above the head of the old man in gray. The gray-clothed old man hurriedly withdrew his phantom palm, flipped his hands, palms up, and caught Chen Wenqi's palms with a move "Heavenly King Tota".

Chen Wenqi's palm, in addition to focusing on his own internal force, also relied on the power of the volley to rush downward, and the strength was more than a thousand catties? This palm did not hit the gray-clothed old man's Tongtian acupoint, but hit the Lao Gong acupoint in his palm, and his whole arm was suddenly sore. Fortunately, he had deep internal strength, and hurriedly rushed with luck, and the whole arm was restored as before, and the power of one delivery also pushed Chen Wenqi five feet away.

The old man in gray suffered a small loss, and was immediately furious, and his palms flew towards Chen Wenqi. Chen Wenqi unfolded his dexterous footwork, avoided the incoming palm, and struck the key points around his body with his palm. The two of them palmed each other, fighting faster and faster, and soon they were outside a hundred moves.

The old man in gray became more and more frightened the more he fought, he thought that this kid's milk stinked and not dried, even if he started practicing martial arts from his mother's womb, it was just a fist and embroidered legs, and it was useless. With his decades of skill, he will definitely be subdued in less than ten moves. Unexpectedly, this kid became more and more courageous, not only did he not show defeat, but he was in danger one after another. If you continue to fight, more than two hundred moves, even if you win one and a half moves, your face will be gloomy. No, you have to do it quickly.

The old man in gray was frightened, but he didn't know that Chen Wenqi's situation was even more difficult. Relying on the subtlety of the moves, he fought with the gray-clothed old man to a hundred moves, not only did he have no way to win, but also the internal force was very consumed, and he felt powerless. The only way is to fight to be injured by the opponent's palm wind, fight hard, and fight for the first opportunity. Thinking of this, if the palm of the old man in gray hit his chest, he poured his internal force into his right arm, and used a trick of "hunger drive knock", and slammed his palm at the door point of the old man's heart.

Who knew that in this way, it was exactly what the old man in gray wanted. I saw that his body was slightly to the left, his right hand turned into a hook, catching Chen Wenqi's right fist, and at the same time his body retreated sharply, turning away the strength of Chen Wenqi's attack, and then the internal force spit out from the palm of his hand and attacked Chen Wenqi. If Chen Wenqi retracts his hand at this time, the internal force of the gray-clothed old man will come in an endless stream, which will inevitably hurt the internal organs. There was no other way, Chen Wenqi had no choice but to resist. In this way, the two in the field changed from a competition of fists and feet to a contest of internal forces.

The old man in gray has decades of martial arts, especially his internal cultivation, which is extraordinary. Although Chen Wenqi is talented and has a high level of understanding, he has studied both literature and martial arts for more than ten years, and has a wide range of martial arts. At this moment, there was a faint feeling of emptiness in his dantian, not only was his head already sweating, but his limbs also began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

Chen Xiangshan, who was sweeping the formation, knew that Chen Wenqi was defeated, and he was in a hurry. Because to solve this game, both sides must recover their internal forces at the same time. If someone else takes action to resolve it, only by directing the internal force of the two to themselves, and then slowly retracting the force, can it be effective. However, if the person who takes action to resolve it is not strong in his own internal strength, not only will he be injured, but also those who are slightly weaker in the field will not be spared. Although Chen Xiangshan is proficient in formation, his internal strength is mediocre, so he can only be secretly anxious, and he can't think of a good way to rescue Chen Wenqi for a while.

The old man in gray found that Chen Wenqi's internal strength was weak, and he was overjoyed at the moment, and was about to secretly urge Chen Wenqi to be injured in one fell swoop, when suddenly a majestic voice came: "The 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' is really more and more promising, with decades of cultivation to compete with a young man who has just debuted to compete for internal strength, and he is not afraid of the shame of people in the martial arts?" Although this person is close to ancient times, he has a straight waist, tall and strong, eyes like mang, a ruddy face, a long chin and a floating chest, and he has the style of a fairy wind and bones.

The long-haired old man's palms were divided between Chen Wenqi and the gray-clothed old man, and the two palms were respectively on the gray-clothed old man and Chen Wenqi's right palm, and he first shouted "Qi'er stops", and after Chen Wenqi let go, he shouted: "Go." The old man in gray took two steps back and shook like the wind blowing willows a few times before he stood firm.

"Master. As soon as Chen Wenqi saw the master, he shouted happily and was about to step forward to give a salute. The long-haired old man, Chen Wenqi's mentor Liu Mufeng, waved his hand at him and said to the gray-clothed old man: "Shan Xue, when you were on Xiqiao Mountain, your master's 'Lingnan Old Monster' was forced to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff by the head of the five factions. Maybe the old man made an exception today and sent you to 'over there' to wait for your old monster master, lest you stir up the martial arts again. ”

"Liu Mufeng, you are embarrassed to mention Xiqiao Mountain, you claim to be famous and upright, but you do not abide by the rules of martial arts, and bully the widow with the public, forcing my master to jump off the cliff and my brother to live in exile. You, and those so-called famous and decent people are waiting, and we will repay this hatred and hatred soon. Shan Xue knew that she was not Liu Mufeng's opponent, and after explaining the scene, she shouted to Situ Jiao: "Let's go." Before he finished speaking, the man was already ten feet away. Situ Jiao quickly ran to the willow tree and pulled out the moon-covering knife, and the family with a dislocated shoulder joint followed behind Shan Xue, and ran away without a trace in the blink of an eye.

After Chen Wenqi's father and son's uncle and nephew met Liu Mufeng, they set up an empty table and invited him to sit down, and invited his uncle Chen Nansong, Fang Junjie's brothers, Zhong Lilan and others to come and sit at a table, re-serve the food and wine, and pick up the wind for Liu Mufeng. After three rounds of drinking, Liu Mufeng said to Chen Wenqi: "Qi'er, the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' were chased and killed by the five martial arts factions back then, and it stands to reason that they didn't dare to show up. Today, Shan Xue appeared in public alone, as if she had something to rely on. Among the 'Eight Murders of Lingnan', Shan Xue's martial arts are not very high, if the eight of them appear at the same time, I am afraid that the teacher will not be able to last fifty moves. Although you have achieved a little in hard work, it is difficult to improve because you have dabbled in too much. Especially in the way of internal strength, there is no quick way, it must be accumulated over time, step by step, and finally there will be great success. In the future, when playing against others, you must not easily compete with internal strength. ”

"Yes, Master, I remember. Chen Wenqi replied respectfully.

"Okay, everyone, the old man still has some mundane things to do, so let's take my leave. Liu Mufeng saw that everyone stood up to send, and then said: "You don't have to be polite, please continue to drink the bar, Qi'er just send me a few steps." ”

Everyone understood that their master and apprentice had something to say, so they sat down solemnly.

Chen Wenqi walked out of the square with his master and went on the main road, and on the way, he told the master about the "Eight Murderers of Lingnan" and Liang Fang's brothers, who were colluding to kill Han Shen's family, and the Liang Fang brothers sent people to secretly inquire about the people who "killed with swords and swords" martial arts. After hearing this, Liu Mufeng said: "The 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' colluded with Liang Fang and others, and there must be an ulterior conspiracy. Today, Shan Xue gathered Situ Jiao and others to come, it was definitely not as simple as helping Situ Jiao vent his anger, maybe he was looking for Han Shen's family and killing them all. In this way, the division went to the five factions separately, and asked them to pay close attention to the movements of the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers', and the camera joined hands to eradicate them. You also go to Wuchang City and report to the descendants of the Han family, asking them to hide their whereabouts as much as possible, so as not to let the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' find out. Also, you have to be careful yourself, beware of Shan Xue gathering his accomplices to retaliate. But don't be presumptuous, think that Shan Xue has been learning martial arts with the 'Lingnan Old Monster' since he was seven or eight years old, and it has been more than 40 years, and you can compete with him in moves, which is quite good. Liu Mufeng was afraid that his lover would lose his self-confidence after this battle, so he said with relief.

After Master's analysis, Chen Wenqi was very worried about the safety of Shen Lingshan's family at this time, and did not care about the victory or defeat between himself and Shan Xue. When Master said this, he nodded and said nothing. Liu Mufeng didn't know what he was thinking, but he said that he might be a little tired after the internal force competition just now, so he hurriedly asked him to go home and have a good rest, and turned around and floated away.