Xu Zhi saw a crescent moon gradually rising into the night sky, and then led the heroes of various sects down the steep mountain road down Lushan, and when everyone reached the foot of the mountain, it was already midnight. Everyone felt strange when they saw the sound of the fight gradually disappearing. Xu Zhi saw that there were several injured disciples of the Jiang Temple lying in the grass, and stepped forward to ask Fang Zhi: After Yun Feiyang and the others went down the mountain, they broke through the encirclement of the officials and troops under the mountain, and led thousands of disciples of the Jiang Temple, the Changjiao Gang, and the Vermilion Bird Gate to kill a horse gun and head towards Jiangzhou City.

The disciples of Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, Emei and other sects saw that they were out of danger, and they all bowed their hands to Xu Zhi to say goodbye, and Xu Zhi was inconvenient to stay, so he had to say goodbye to them one by one and watch them gradually go away.

Before leaving, he said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, you don't have to be a child, there is no banquet in this world, and now you are the leader of the martial arts, and you must do things more quickly and brightly, and set an example for all sects in the rivers and lakes." Brother, you have to go to Jiangnan Runzhou as soon as possible, find the "Tui Bei Tu" and crack the secret in it before Yun Feiyang, and try to regain the annotation of Tui Bei Tu from Yun Feiyang's hands for the benefit of the world!"

Zhixin also said: "Xu Zhi, what the Daoist Master of the Void said is that you must rush back to Runzhou as soon as possible." In addition, you don't have to worry about Xue Atan, Anger, and Idiot, they will definitely return to Southern Shaolin safely, and their trip this time, if they can resolve this big military disaster, it will be considered a great merit!"

Seeing that Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao and others were a little reluctant, Ling Kong persuaded again: "Brother Xu, we will meet by fate, Master Zhixin and I are looking forward to your good news! Miss Zhou and Miss He are rare good girls in the world, you have to treat them well!"

Zhixin and Lingkong saw that Xu Zhi agreed with tears, turned around and ordered Li Cunxiao a few words, and left Lushan together.

In addition, Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, and Li Cunxiao left Jiangzhou by land overnight, and the four of them walked for nearly two months, passing through Chizhou, Xuanzhou, Liyang, and Danyang, and returning to Runzhou. At this time, it was the height of summer, and the four of them crossed the state bridge along the canal full of weeping willows and came to the foot of Beigu Mountain.

Xu Zhi decided to stop by to visit Grandpa Gao and Xiaohui by the riverside, and Zhou Yuanzhi heard that the grandfather and grandson had been Xu Zhi's life-saving benefactors, and she also wanted to visit them. Xu Zhi didn't want to leave Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, and Li Cunxiao behind, so he had to lead them over the Tielan Temple on the top of the mountain to the reeds by the river.

Xu Zhi drilled through the dense reeds and saw that the grass at the foot of the mountain was still there, but the door was closed, and the laughter of the past was missing. Xu Zhi knocked on the door, and saw that no one answered in the house, so he had to face Jiang Xin and shouted: "Xiaohui, Brother Xu has returned to Runzhou to see you!"

Xu Zhi shouted a few times, and the sound swirled and echoed on the empty river, gradually spreading far away. After a while, a small boat sailed from Jiangxin, and there was a silver bell-like laughter: "Grandpa, look, Brother Xu is back, we have been looking forward to him for five years!"

Grandpa Gao replied while shaking the oar: "It's good for him to come back, no matter how good it is outside, there is no warmth of his own home! Xiaohui will guard him well in the future, don't let him go out for a wandering!"

Gao Xiaohui said shyly: "Grandpa, you like to joke about Xiaohui, if you tell your eldest brother, won't you be ashamed?"

Grandpa Gao said with a smile: "Men should get married, women should get married, it's normal for people to be shy." Grandpa is just such a grandson as you, grandpa also knows that you like Brother Xu, and often talks about him, this time when he comes back, why don't you give your marriage?"

Gao Xiaohui blushed and said, "Grandpa is talking nonsense, Xiaohui ignores you!", after speaking, he stood on the bow of the boat and looked towards the shore.

The grandfather and grandson rowed the boat to the shore, Gao Xiaohui jumped off the bow of the boat excitedly, and called sweetly: "Brother Xu, you are back!", she was about to throw herself into Xu Zhi's arms after speaking, but she saw two beautiful girls and a young man who looked like Lei Gong standing behind Xu Zhi, and couldn't help but stop.

Xu Zhi saw that Gao Xiaohui suddenly became reserved, and said with a smile: "Xiaohui, grandpa, let me introduce you: these are my friends, Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, Li Cunxiao!"

Zhou Yuanzhi and the three of them saw Grandpa Gao and Xiaohui, and the grandparents and grandchildren also hurriedly returned the gifts to the three of them, and let the four of them into the house. Xu Zhi and the four of them helped the grandfather and grandson arrange dinner, and then squeezed into a table to eat.

Xu Zhi saluted Grandpa Gao with a glass of wine and sighed: "Xu Zhi is wandering outside, and he misses his relatives in his hometown every festival, and today he can drink the wine of his hometown again and smell the fragrance of the soil of his hometown! Xu Zhi is not drinking, but he will be drunk!"

Zhou Yuanzhi saw the affection that Xu Zhi said, and also echoed: "Yes, Grandpa Gao, Xiaohui, don't you know, Brother Xu likes to eat Jiang Xian from his hometown, and he dreams of the goodness of his hometown, and he dreams of the kindness of his grandfather and Xiaohui's sister!"

Gao Xiaohui saw that Zhou Yuanzhi was not only beautiful, but also very good at talking, and saw that she was very kind to Xu Zhi, and suddenly felt a little lost in her heart, but she still smiled: "Sister Zhou, no matter how wonderful and warm the outside world is, there is no sweetness and sincerity of hometown love, grandpa, did you say?"

Grandpa Gao was drinking with Li Cunxiao, and when he heard Gao Xiaohui calling him, he hurriedly replied: "Yes, what Xiaohui said is reasonable!"

He Mengjiao saw that Gao Xiaohui's words were a little melancholy and lost, and said: "I heard that it was Grandpa and Xiaohui who saved Brother Xu in Jiangxin, and Brother Xu saved me in Ruhe, you are Brother Xu's life-saving benefactor, and also my He Mengjiao's life-saving benefactor! Xiaohui, sister toasts you!"

Gao Xiaohui drank the wine in her hand very happily and sighed: "Two sisters, in fact, Xiaohui is quite envious of you, you are not only beautiful, but also know martial arts, and can accompany your eldest brother to the end of the world, and Xiaohui is just a fisherman's girl, she can't do anything except fish and make up nets!"

Zhou Yuanzhi persuaded: "Xiaohui, don't say that, in fact, Sister He and I are very envious of you?

Gao Xiaohui saw that Zhou Yuanzhi was very concerned about Xu Zhi, and said to herself: "But a peaceful and peaceful life, there is no such unforgettable experience as sharing hardships and hardships!"

Xu Zhi also heard Gao Xiaohui's sorrow, and interjected: "Sister Xiaohui, you are kind-hearted and pitied, and the eldest brother is not willing to let you follow the eldest brother to wander the rivers and lakes and experience wind and rain!"

Gao Xiaohui listened to Xu Zhi's words, and was much relieved. Xu Zhi said again: "Xiaohui, can you accompany your eldest brother to Jinshan Temple tomorrow to visit the abbot of Zhishan?"

Grandpa Gao heard this, and hurriedly smiled: "Xiaohui, Xu Zhi has just come back, even if you accompany him around, there is a grandfather at home to take care of?"

Gao Xiaohui saw her grandfather talking like this, and saw Xu Zhi's eyes full of anticipation, so she nodded and agreed.

Everyone drank a lot of wine with Grandpa Gao, and told the grandfather and grandson about the outside story, especially when it came to the tragic encounter between Huifeng and Cheng Yingying, the grandfather and grandson were in tears. Xu Zhi and the others chatted with Grandpa Gao and Xiaohui for a while before resting.

The next day, Xu Zhi and others got on Gao Xiaohui's small fishing boat and boarded the Jinshan Temple in the heart of the river, and Xiaohui led Xu Zhi and the four people to meet the abbot of Zhishan. Zhishan saw Xu Zhi's safe return, and hurriedly let him into the meditation room.

Xu Zhi saw the abbot, kowtowed and said, "Abbot, Xu Zhi is outside, I miss you all the time!"

The abbot hurriedly helped Xu Zhi up, and said with a smile: "Lao Qu often thinks about you and Huifeng in Jinshan Temple! I often pray for your peace in front of the Buddha!"

Xu Zhi saw Zhishan's emotion: "Abbot, it's all because Xu Zhi didn't take care of Senior Brother Hui and let Senior Brother Hui be plotted, but it's a pity that he was useless and couldn't come back with Xu Zhi, so let Xu Zhi kowtow to the abbot on his behalf!", After speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed to the abbot.

Zhishan is a monk who has attained the Tao, and after listening to Xu Zhi's cry, he couldn't help but be in chaos, and said with tears: "Amitabha, it's all the old man who harmed Huifeng, he has a weak personality, he is too persistent in doing things, and he doesn't have the cultivation that a monk should have." Lao Wei shouldn't have let him out of this Jinshan Temple, now he not only mistook himself, but also harmed Miss Cheng, what a sin!"

Zhishan asked about the recent situation of the Shaolin Temple Zhicheng Abbot and other senior monks, Xu Zhi finally couldn't control the sadness in his heart, regardless of the presence of everyone, knelt on the ground again, and cried: "Abbot, Shaolin Temple has been destroyed by the imperial court, Zhicheng Abbot, Zhide Shou, Zhijing Uncle and others have been martyred, the monks of the whole temple are killed and injured eight or nine times out of ten, only Zhixin Shouzuo brought more than a dozen disciples of the Luohan Hall, moved south to Putian, Fujian, and prepared to build South Shaolin!"

Zhishan listened, didn't seem to believe his ears, and asked: "Xu Zhi, you mean: Senior Brother Zhicheng, Senior Brother Zhide, Senior Brother Zhijing, they have all ......", and after finishing speaking, he fainted.

Xu Zhi and Gao Xiaohui hurriedly helped the abbot to the monk's bed, Xu Zhi hurriedly pinched the Zhongchong acupoint of the Zhishan person, and asked a little novice to bring a bowl of hot soup for the abbot to drink.

Gao Xiaohui secretly said to Xu Zhi: "The abbot is already old, these sad things should not be told to him!, otherwise it will only increase his sorrow!", Xu Zhi listened and nodded quickly.

After a long while, the abbot opened his eyes, Xu Zhi and Gao Xiaohui saw that the abbot was fine, and they talked a lot with him, and then they left Jinshan Temple.

Gao Xiaohui said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, it took you so long to come back, why don't you go home and have a look!"

Li Cunxiao listened to it and applauded: "We have been with Brother Xu for so long, and we have never heard Big Brother mention the scene at home!"

Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao both knew that Xu Zhi had a wife at home who had not passed the door, named Luo Suying, and now her life and death were uncertain, Xu Zhi never mentioned the family affairs to outsiders, because she did not want to recall the heartbreaking past.

Gao Xiaohui saw Xu Zhi nodding slightly, so he rowed the boat to the small fishing village deep in the willows by the river, Xu Zhi led everyone to step on the grassy embankment, and came to the end of the village, only to see that the signboard of the blacksmith shop at the door of the house was still there, and it was wiped clean, and the four parts of the house were also sorted out in an orderly manner.

Just when Xu Zhi was puzzled, a girl came out of the house, the girl was wearing a light green dress, her face was like a peach blossom, her waist was like a willow, her figure was extremely beautiful, and she looked very much like Luo Suying. Xu Zhi asked in surprise, "Sister Suying, are you back?"

The girl was a little stunned, and replied: "This big brother, who are you? The slave family has fallen into the water, and has been frustrated for many years, and I can't remember the past, who is the sister Su Ying you are talking about?"

Xu Zhi saw that the experience described by the girl was not bad from back then, so he couldn't help but take the girl's hand and said excitedly: "You are Sister Suying, I am your Brother Xu!"

The girl hesitated for a moment and muttered, "I am Luo Suying, and you are my brother Xu Zhi?"

Xu Zhi was afraid that the girl would suddenly leave him like a dream, so he always grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Suying, do you remember when we were children, we studied together and went to the river to watch dragon boats together?"

The girl sneered at Xu Zhijiao: "The slave family doesn't look like you are a bad person, I believe what you said for the time being, but you have to let go first, you scratch me!", Xu Zhi listened, quickly let go, and turned around to see Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, and Gao Xiaohui also blushing and staring at themselves.

Xu Zhi introduced Zhou Yuanzhi and others to the girl one by one, and the girl said a blessing to Zhou Yuanzhi and others, and said embarrassedly: "Don't hide it from everyone, the slave family has a hard life, a few years ago during the Dragon Boat Festival, accidentally separated from the family, stumbled and fell into the river, thanks to a kind person who saved the slave family, but the slave family can't remember the previous things, only remember that their home lives here, the slave family is now helpless, suddenly there are so many brothers and sisters, I am very grateful, if you want, you might as well call the slave Luo Suying!" ”

Xu Zhi believed that the woman was Luo Suying from the beginning, and seeing that her experience was very similar to Luo Suying, he was even more sure that she was his sister Suying, and shouted happily: "Okay, Sister Suying, don't worry, the eldest brother will definitely let you recover your memory!"

Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Luo Suying suddenly appeared, Xu Zhi took even more care of her, and the two were also entangled, with endless love words, and there was a faint displeasure in her heart, but she still persuaded: "Brother Xu, since you are back, you should go to the grave of your uncle and aunt to worship first, and do your filial piety as a child!"

Only then did Xu Zhi notice the embarrassment of Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, Gao Xiaohui, and Li Cunxiao, and sighed: "Yuanzhi, you are still thoughtful!" After speaking, he went to the market to buy some white candles, incense, and paper money, and led everyone to the graves of his parents and Uncle Luo. Xu Zhi led everyone to kneel on the ground, offered incense to his parents, and said silently: "Unfilial piety Zhi'er has come back to see you! Daddy and Mom are doing well in that world? The child has sent you money!", After speaking, he burned the paper money with everyone.

Xu Zhi led Luo Suying to burn paper money on Uncle Luo's grave, and saw that every grass and tree on the grave was the old appearance when he left Runzhou, without any change, and said in surprise: "Who is it that comes to pay tribute to his parents and uncle every year?"

Luo Suying said embarrassedly: "Since the slave family has returned, naturally I will not let the tombs of my relatives be barren, and the little sister will come to visit her uncle and aunt every year for the eldest brother!"

Xu Zhi listened to Luo Suying's words and was very moved: "Sister Suying, thank you!

Zhou Yuanzhi, He Mengjiao, and Gao Xiaohui all understood in their hearts: Luo Suying and Xu Zhi have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and Luo Suying is Xu Zhi's wife, and the two are reunited after a long absence, and the relationship is even better than before.

The next day, Gao Xiaohui said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, I think Sister Suying has a temporary amnesia, as long as we accompany her to the places she often goes, it will definitely make her feel in love and gradually recover!"

Xu Zhi listened, clapped his hands and applauded: "Yuan Zhi, Miss He and Cun Xiao are also coming to our Runzhou for the first time, and we should also do our best to be landlords and take them around!"

Xu Zhi took everyone to the ten-mile lotus pond by the river, Xu Zhi said as he walked: "You see, the river and the sky are the same in the distance, hundreds of boats compete for the stream, in the past, Su Ying and I often came here by boat to pick lotus roots, callus white, water chestnuts, maybe we can catch a wild duck, quail or something?"

Gao Xiaohui rowed the bamboo raft over and said with a smile: "Big brother, why don't you and your little sister try to see which of us picks more lotus roots and water chestnuts, and who catches more fish and water birds?"

Xu Zhi shouted: "Okay, but Su Ying, Yuan Zhi, Mengjiao, and Cunxiao will also participate, whoever picks more, who can eat more tonight!", after speaking, he quickly jumped on the bamboo raft.

Zhou Yuanzhi, Luo Suying, He Mengjiao, and Li Cunxiao also jumped on the bamboo raft successively, Xu Zhi helped Gao Xiaohui prop up the bamboo raft to the depths of the lotus pond, and the gurgling sound of paddling startled a group of waterfowl foraging in the lotus bushes.

Gao Xiaohui leaned over, stretched out her right hand, and a swallow caught a duck that escaped into the water. Xu Zhi was not to be outdone, leaned out, pounced forward, put his palms together, and also captured a quail alive. Li Cunxiao saw that Gao and Xu had gained, so he was so anxious that he simply jumped into the lotus bush and splashed up a body of muddy water.

Zhou Yuanzhi leaned down, scooped up a few red water chestnuts from the water, and sighed: "This red water chestnut grows underwater all year round, but it can produce sludge without staining, and it is always the same red heart, which is really admirable!", after speaking, he smiled emotionally at Xu Zhi.

He Mengjiao broke a cocoon white, and faded the green skin, and praised: "Sister Yuan Zhi, in addition to Hongling, the cocoon white in this water is also the same noble, and it is as beautiful as a Jiangnan girl!"

Luo Suying saw Zhou and He with a lot of emotion, and also triggered her inner thoughts, she saw the pink hibiscus flowers passing by, picked a lotus pod, and sang the local folk song "Song of Four O'Midnight" in Wu Nong's soft language:

The spring forest flowers are charming, and the spring birds are sad.

The spring breeze is full of affection, blowing me open.

On the balcony, stay in the orchid pond at night.

Take the moon to pick hibiscus, and get lotus seeds every night.

Looking up at the paulownia tree, the paulownia flower is very pitiful.

May the sky be free of frost and snow, and the sycamore will be solved for a thousand years.

The abyss ice is thousands of feet thick, and the snow is thousands of miles.

My heart is like a pine and cypress, what is the gentleman's affection?