Chapter 23: The Past
Dragon City Palace Imperial Garden.
Xiao Shifeng poured tea for Xiao Tiantu, and Xiao Tiantu was just about to get up, Xiao Shifeng said: "It's not like being in the court here, you don't have to be restrained." Xiao Tiantu respectfully took the cup of tea and asked with concern, "Your Majesty was okay with a rest yesterday?"
Xiao Shifeng said: "Tiantu, look at your memory. I've said it many times, just call me my stepfather here, you see you, every time you come, every time you forget. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
Xiao Shifeng rolled his eyes, and Xiao Tiantu hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, father-in-law." ”
Xiao Shifeng saw that Xiao Tiantu had finished drinking a cup, so he poured another cup for him, Xiao Tiantu asked, "Father-in-law, is Xuan Qingzhen good?"
Xiao Shifeng said: "The real person is nearly 100 years old, and he is still radiant and in spirit. ”
"Father-in-law, how does the real person make a statement?" Xiao Tiantu knew that how Xuanqing expressed his position would be related to the hearts of the entire southern martial arts. Today's Jianghu martial arts are still in the world, and the Xuanqing people are the most prestigious.
Xiao Shifeng closed his eyes slightly, and half-recalled: "Before parting, the real person told me that he wanted to retreat and enlighten, but he didn't say anything. But Jiuxuanmen has always been above board, and it will definitely not become our henchmen like the Dragon and Tiger League, but I don't know what to do next. ”
"Rest assured, the child already has a bottom in his heart. Now that the leader of the Dragon and Tiger Alliance has been replaced by Yin Lichou, this person needs our help, and he will not make waves for the time being. The three major sects of martial arts in the south, Lei Zhenmen has taken refuge in us, as for the empty Buddha Temple and Jiuxuan, the child and the righteous father have the same view, Buddhism is compassionate, and if there is something in the martial arts that makes them think about it, it can only be a martial arts cheat. ”
"After the lock of the Dragon Valley, Master Hong Wu retreated to ask Zen, Hong Xin and Master Hong Ming also retired one after another, and now, the Empty Pure Buddha Temple is presided over by the younger generation of closed disciples, which is a matter that has not been in charge of the junior since the establishment of the Empty Pure Buddha Temple for thousands of years. Xiao Shifeng paused and said: "It is conceivable that this is the same as listening to politics through the curtain." ”
"Although Buddhism is now a small generation, the three elders are still there, and they are still the number one faction in the martial arts. Xiao Tiantu agreed.
Xiao Shifeng said: "Now, the only person who knows about the Lock Dragon Valley, apart from you and me, is Master Hongwu, and he doesn't know when he will be able to solve the knot. ”
Xiao Tiantu said: "Master Hongwu chose to retreat, which shows that he has shown favor to the imperial court, and for more than ten years, Buddhism has not had any hostile actions. However, the day before yesterday, a master who claimed to be a sword master broke into the palace, and I am afraid that there are not only three of us who are alive today. ”
Xiao Shifeng said curiously: "Do you mean Sword Saint Xiao Lang?"
"Exactly, but it is certain that the person that day was not Xiao Lang, which the child checked with Yi Wentong. ”
"Then what is the intention of this person to impersonate Xiao Lang?"
"The child is inextricably linked, it is really difficult to guess, and the purpose of this person cannot be estimated. However, in the fire in Lock Dragon Valley back then, no remnants of Xiao Lang's wind and rain sword were found. It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Xiao Lang's wind and rain sword is forged after thousands of years of wind and rain, although its shape is vicissitudes, it is extremely sharp, and it can cut all the stubborn things in the world. After the wind and rain sword was in Xiao Lang's hand, it was even more fixed, even if the thunder split the fire, it couldn't help it. With such a spirit sword, he only recognizes the master of the sword saint in the world, so Xiao Lang is inseparable from this sword. Even though the Jianghu martial arts have always been exaggerated, in the fire of that year, there were not no remnants of famous sword weapons, but this wind and rain sword did not have a trace of it. The child dared to guess that there was only one possibility, and that was that Xiao Lang was not dead!"
Xiao Shifeng said: "In this way, it is true, the rumors about the sword saint Xiao Lang on the rivers and lakes have always been missing, not killed. ”
It turned out that after the establishment of the new dynasty, the martial arts sect of the rivers and lakes had meritorious service in the world, so its prestige was also very high, and the people practiced martial arts. The news that the hundred-year-old Wen was in Suolong Valley back then was that the imperial court calculated the release time of Qingzhusheng and released it together, with only one purpose, that is, to eliminate the power of the martial arts in the rivers and lakes.
At that time, the Jianghu martial arts were in the early stage of their heyday, and the masters were like clouds, so they naturally flocked to the ten chapters of the immortal god of the previous dynasty. However, the remaining nine chapters of the ten chapters of the Sutra are held by different sects, so there is a common decision. At that time, whether there were or no sects, they all sent their own most powerful masters to participate, and many sects even directly sent their heads, and the leader of the year was the sword saint Xiao Lang. Helplessly, the Lock Dragon Valley is also the Yama Palace, and the imperial court has already let Yang Feng's father, Yang Daneng, who is proficient in the art of organs, is full of killing mechanisms in the Lock Dragon Valley, like a net of heaven and earth to wipe out the masters in the Lock Dragon Valley, and then a fire burns the corpse, leaving no evidence. Later, he blamed the revenge of the remnants of the previous dynasty, which was actually a good show staged by the imperial court in order to consolidate its own rule.
After this incident, the only thing known in the rivers and lakes was that only Master Hongwu of the Empty Pure Buddha Temple escaped, the whereabouts of the sword saint Xiao Lang were unknown, and the rest were all dead. The imperial court also came forward to clean up the wreckage of Suolong Valley and transport it back to the various gate factions for burial. This is also the reason for the imperial court of the enemy team of the Dragon and Tiger Alliance, because the former director of the alliance, Hu, is also among them, he was the leader of the entire Jianghu martial arts uprising back then, and his prestige can be compared to Xiao Tiantu's prestige in the army. Ren Hu and Long Yingtian are like brothers, which is also the origin of the name of the Dragon and Tiger League. Back then, the Dragon and Tiger League wanted to send people to Suolong Valley to find the remains of Ren Hu, but they were blocked by the imperial court, and there was only a pot of ashes that could not be identified, how could it be convincing?
After that, in order not to leak the matter, Xiao Tiantu gave poisoned wine to his good brother Yang Daneng to let him commit suicide. Many past events are vividly remembered, and when I think of the whereabouts of his only descendant Yang Feng now, I can't help but feel sad.
The empty pure Buddha Temple has always had a very high prestige in the martial arts, and the imperial court categorically did not dare to fight with it, and Hong Wu also retired in time, and did not give the children of the rivers and lakes who came to inquire a truth. As for Xiao Lang, he has not shown up for many years, but there are many unpredictable factors, therefore, after confirming this matter, Xiao Shijian will inevitably have a headache, and he can't stop rubbing his forehead, he knows that once this matter is leaked, the martial arts will be reversed, and the hearts of the people in the world will not be able to contain it.
When the founders of these two dynasties were anxious, the crown prince Xiao Zaimin came to visit, Xiao Tiantu was concerned about the injury, and learned that he had been recuperating for three months and was no longer in serious trouble, so he was relieved.