Shen Weiren pinched the time, thinking that Qing Xuan should arrive, but more than a month had passed, and there was still no trace of this little brother, and he was a little worried in his heart. He didn't know that Qingxuan had a sudden accident in Yangzhou, and he was mixed on the cargo ship for more than ten days, and was chased and intercepted by the Cao Gang big ship on the river, and Qingluo jumped off the cargo ship, sneaked to the shore, avoided the boats cruising on the river, and made a detour to Xiangyang, which missed the trip.

In these days in Wudang, the news from all over the world kept reaching the back mountain of Wudang through carrier pigeons, and Shen Weiren learned that Li Shouyi had also gone south, and he was concerned about the affairs of Nanchu, so he decided to wait for a few more days, and if Qingxuan did not come again, he would go south first.

The Wudang bell rang, Shen Weiren was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts returned to reality, and then the voice of the breeze outside the door sounded: "Second senior brother, senior uncle has summoned the disciples to go to Zixiao Palace to discuss matters, come out quickly." ”

"Senior Brother Qingfeng, wait for me for a while, this will come," Shen Weiren straightened his clothes, pushed open the door, smiled and nodded towards Qingfeng, and the two of them walked towards Zixiao Palace one after the other.

On the stone steps of Zixiao Palace, Chunyuan and Chunming, two old men holding the dust, stood at the top, a group of Wudang disciples heard the bell and called, and stood in the middle of the field, Shen Weiren and Qingfeng squeezed from the crowd to the front, standing respectfully, looking left and right, many lay disciples were also standing in the field, presumably invited by the door, as if there was something important to explain.

Chunming is the most senior person in Wudang at the moment, so he shook off the dust, and when the scene was quiet, he said loudly: "I have been a hundred years old in Wudang, and there are many talents. ”

When the people in the field heard about this, they were in an uproar and talked about it.

Chun Ming raised his anger and shouted: "Quiet, the identity of the murderer is still being investigated, but Shen Weiren, the second disciple of this sect, has personally experienced it, and I will explain it to you later." But there is one more thing, the head of this sect has been hanging for a long time, and it cannot be left for a long time, so I will gather everyone to come to Zixiao Palace today, and I hope to elect a new head candidate. ”

The crowd talked again, and Zhao Zhenyu stood in the middle of the field, looking at Chunyuan and Chunming fixedly, without saying a word.

Chunming waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, and said: "In terms of qualifications, martial arts and character, Senior Brother Chunyuan was the best candidate at that time, I don't know if you have any objections?"

There was a quiet scene in the field, Chunyuan is the junior disciple of Chunyang Zhenren, with deep qualifications, in terms of martial arts, although it is slightly inferior to Chunming, but Chunming said so and took the initiative to recommend it, where did these disciples dare to have objections.

Shen Weiren shrugged, this arrangement, as expected, drooped his eyes and waited quietly.

"Uncle Shi, see you," I saw a tall and burly man come out and say.

"Oh, it's Mr. Zhong's darthead, but it doesn't hurt to speak," Chun Ming saw that the person who spoke was a lay disciple of Chunyang Zhenren, the current head of the Xiangyang Mighty Dart Bureau, and had been the leader among the lay disciples of Wudang for many years, so he smiled and stretched out his hand to please.

"Uncle, although the nephew has been down the mountain for many years, he has been loved by the master and taught martial arts, so he has today's achievements, so Zhong's affection for Wudang is by no means inferior to that of the junior brothers in the field. It's just that the disciple feels that the first master has been feathered and ascended to the immortal, whether this successor should be selected from among his disciples, although Uncle Chunyuan's martial arts and character are all first-class in the world, but after all, he is over the age of sixties, and he should live in his life, and the affairs in this sect are cumbersome, and the disciple is worried about the body of the uncle. ”

Chunyuan was slightly stunned, he thought that today was just a formality, and he took over naturally, but he didn't expect that some of the lay disciples would openly oppose it, which made him unexpected. However, he still restrained his emotions a little, and said with a smile: "What the nephew said is reasonable, but the poor are old, so I don't know who the nephew thinks is worthy of the big responsibility?"

"Senior Brother Zhao is the first apprentice of the first master, has been serving around, in the past in Mount Meru, it is even more overwhelming, raising the prestige of my martial arts, and in the door has been successful, it is appropriate to inherit the mantle. ”

Zhao Zhenyu listened, his face did not change, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but the junior disciples in the audience secretly muttered: This Senior Brother Zhao is domineering and mean on weekdays, if he becomes the head, I am afraid that it will be difficult in the future.

Chunming smiled and asked to the audience, "What Master Zhong's nephew said, do you have any objections?"

The silence in the field is dissatisfied, where does anyone dare to say it to his face.

Chun Ming looked at Shen Weiren and asked, "Weiren, you are the second disciple of the senior brother, and the time of coming to the martial arts is not short, do you have any objections?"

Shen Weiren raised his head, shook his head and said, "The disciple is dull, but it is up to the senior uncle to decide." ”

Chunming sighed, turned his head and looked at Chun Yuan and said: "Senior brother, since the disciples have different opinions, this is not a way, there is no paper to fight, I am afraid that it will hurt the harmony, what do you think?"

Chunyuan said calmly: "Zhenyu is the first apprentice of the senior brother of the head of the family, and it is reasonable to be the successor of the head, although the qualifications are still shallow, but if you and I are good at helping, we can also take on this great responsibility, but it is so easy to achieve it overnight, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Zhao Zhenyu listened, walked up the stone steps, and bowed his hand to everyone in the field: "Two uncles, junior brothers, thanks to your trust, nominating Zhao, if it doesn't merit Wudang, it will inherit the mantle, and you will not be convinced in your hearts." In the past few days, thanks to the help of Senior Brother Zhong and others, the cause of Master's death has been investigated, and today I know about the disciples, so that everyone can know who is really for the sake of Wudang, and who is the generation who deceived the teacher and destroyed the ancestors. ”

Everyone in the audience suddenly discussed, Shen Weiren's mind turned, and the secret way was not good, the cause of Chunyangzi's death had already been stated, and Zhao Zhenyu would be afraid of it today.

Zhao Zhenyu turned his head and saluted to the two senior uncles: "Senior uncle, the disciple has been returning from Saibei for a long time, and the second junior brother is late, and when he comes back, he deduces that the master has been feathered in Chang'an, does the senior uncle have any doubts?"

Seeing that the two elders were silent, Zhao Zhenyu said conclusively: "A few days ago, I sent someone to the army and the lay disciples I sent to deliver the message, and by the way, I inquired about the news of the master, and I knew that the death of the master was inseparable from the second junior brother Shen, the second junior brother, yes or no?"

Shen Weiren was amused, sneered slightly, and was noncommittal.

"Let me ask you, who is your righteous little brother?" Zhao Zhenyu asked.

"He is a disciple of the Great Prince Liu of the Tibetan Sword Villa, a mad Taoist," Shen Weiren said lightly.

"Second junior brother, to this day, you still refuse to tell the truth? Your little brother is from the Ele tribe, in other words, from the Saibei Hu people, don't you know?"

"He is a native of Eile, and he is also the Marquis of Zhenbei, he has already been naturalized in the Great Wei, and the Marquis of Zhenbei fought against the Northern Chieftain and fought for the country, how did his descendants become Hu people?"

"Actually, it's not, your martial arts are low, how can you rescue Master and others, according to what you said, Master is exhausted, but you are unscathed, you can say, how can you escape?

The situation of that day is vivid, but Shen Weiren didn't take this Wudang head in his eyes at all, seeing that Zhao Zhenyu did not hesitate to frame himself to gain fame, he said disheartenedly: "I call you a senior brother today, it is for the sake of the kindness of the master and Wudang, you are the head of the house, and it is useless to frame me, you are the same door, but please think about it, if I kill the teacher, what is the plan?" Here today, I, Shen Weiren, once again inform you that the master died at the hands of Li Cunyi, I, Shen Weiren, have never coveted the head of Wudang, if you don't believe it, from today onwards, I voluntarily quit Wudang and will go down the mountain immediately. ”

"Second junior brother, wait a minute, can you tell who the woman next to you is?" Seeing that Shen Weiren didn't care, he smiled to himself: "That woman surnamed Han is the daughter of Han Muzhi of the Stargazing Platform, and the poison on the Golden Wing Peak that day was from Han Muzhi, you are in the company of this person, and you dare to get rid of it?"

Shen Weiren raised his head and glanced at Zhao Zhenyu coldly, and thought secretly: I underestimated this senior brother, who was like a straw bag on weekdays, but today he is thoughtful, and he actually found out the details clearly, which is definitely not something he can think about, someone must be secretly helping. It's just, so what? I didn't want to stay here at all, I got everything I wanted, except for the Purple Heart Sutra, I shook my head, walked up the stone steps, knelt down towards the pure yang real tablet in Zixiao Palace, kowtowed three times, then got up, ignored everyone, and walked down the mountain.

"Where is the thief?" Zhao Zhenyu shouted, jumped down the stone steps, and blocked Shen Weiren's way. Seeing this, the disciples in the field did not want to suffer from the pond fish, so they retreated one after another, leaving a huge space.

"Zhao Zhenyu, you are going to be your head, why, do you want to take me to Liwei?" Shen Weiren laughed and said, where is it still like the down-and-out disciple who lived in the back mountains in the past, the breeze was watching from the side, and there was a sense of strangeness, and now Shen Weiren was standing upright, with his eyes that understood everything, and his contemptuous laughter, was he still his second senior brother?

"You waste, now you dare to talk back?" Zhao Zhenyu didn't even bother to pull out his sword, a ladder cloud flashed close to Shen Weiren, stretched out his hand and fanned it, if this slap was solid, I was afraid that I would knock out a few teeth.

Shen Weiren stood in the field, didn't move, everyone thought he was scared stupid, but Zhao Zhenyu's hand was about to be fanned, so he was slapped by Shen Weiren with a palm, and Zhao Zhenyu was repelled by more than ten zhang, and three teeth and blood spit out.

"You?" Zhao Zhenyu's right cheek was red and swollen, and he covered his face and said angrily.

Others may not have seen it, but Chunming stood on the stone steps, and saw clearly, although Shen Weiren did not move, but the last strike came first, the trick of anticipating the enemy's opportunity and treating people later was clearly a superb method, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and asked: "Weiren, when did you learn this kind of kung fu?"

"I learned it when I got started, it's very strange, uncle, you don't believe me, and I don't bother to argue with my tongue, this Zhao Zhenyu is like a chicken and a dog in my eyes, I have no intention of being competitive, but if I intend to be in charge, only him?" Shen Weiren said contemptuously.

"Brother Shen said well, congratulations to the eldest brother, martial arts will go to the next level," under the stairs of Zixiao Palace, there was a voice of admiration, and then, a man and a woman walked up the mountain quickly.

"Haha, little brother, you're here. ”

"Brother Shen, just now your slap, you are well versed in sword intent, you are really happy," the people who came were naturally Qingxuan and Qingluo, young and young, although it was all the way to the dust, this time he also changed into clean clothes to worship the mountain, but when he arrived on the mountain, he saw the scene in front of him.

"Don't pay attention to them, let's go," Shen Weiren smiled.

"Uncle Shi, fellow disciples, you have seen that the man and the woman are the Hu people and the demon girl, they seem to have calculated the time to rush to Wudang, and they must not let them go. ”

Although Chunyuan and Chunming had doubts in their hearts, when they saw that Qingxuan and the two came to Wudang at the right time, they didn't have time to think about it, so they shouted: "Fence them up and leave them." ”

Hundreds of Wudang disciples suddenly unsheathed their long swords and surrounded the three of them layer by layer.

Shen Weiren shook his head and said embarrassedly: "Little brother, Miss Han, I'm afraid it's affecting you, and now they are framing us, and they actually say that the death of the family teacher and the heads of the various factions is inseparable from the three of us, which is simply ridiculous." ”

Han Qingluo stomped his feet hatefully, and scolded: "It's just a group of stinky cow noses that don't know what's going on, in order to save those old guys, the three of us almost died," and pointed at Qing Xuan, "He, in order to save people, died nine times all his life, and was covered with bruises, you don't want to repay him, but come to slander us, I'm sorry, the Central Plains people really don't have a good thing." ”

"Don't be verbose, kill them," Zhong Kui of the mighty dart bureau was the first to shout, and Chunming couldn't stop it, and many lay disciples in the field had already raised their swords to kill.

Qing Xuanfang wanted to step forward, but Shen Weiren stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "Brother Fool has recently realized a little, please borrow a sword from my younger brother." ”

Qing Xuan smiled, and as soon as he shook the sword scabbard, Qiu Lu flashed out, Shen Weiren took the long sword, turned around, and looked up to the sky and shouted: "Who grinds a round of flying mirrors, illuminates the whole world, and prints through the mountains and rivers." ”

As soon as the true qi of the whole body was released, the hair bun and wooden hairpin fell off, the long hair was flying, and the autumn dew pointed at it, and the person who came to make a move, as soon as the sword qi was sent, it stabbed the Shangyang acupoint of a lay disciple, and the person's long sword came out of his hand, covered his hand, and fell to the ground.

"The next autumn dew and silver man have no waves, more than the long night clear light," a sword and five sword flowers, stabbing five people's Sanjian, Hegu, Yangxi, Bili, Quchi, all five people took off their long swords, and the middle sword fell to the ground.

"Little brother, the wine is coming," as Shen Weiren drank, Qingxuan threw the wine bag around his waist, Shen Weiren took it, Qiu Lu picked it up, cut the skin, raised his head and drank the spirits in the bag, exchanged his eyes with Qing Xuan, laughed, and shouted: "Zhao Zhenyu, what's the matter, don't you dare to fight?"

Zhao Zhenyu's eyes were red, he pulled out his long sword, and scolded and slashed to kill with his sword. Shen Weiren's right foot took a step, the long sword circled, looming Tai Chi, like a drunken madness, a sword and nine shadows, it was actually an imitation of Qing Xuan's nine swords, stabbing Zhao Zhenyu's nine points in the chest, that Zhao Zhenyu's long sword was not stabbed solid, and his eyes were shaken by a white sword shadow, where is there still the power to parry, and he will be hit by the sword when he sees it.

At this time, the stone steps were filled with a loud shout, like thunder on the ground, a ladder of clouds, instantly jumped between the two, the sword was divided into nine styles, and Shen Weiren dismantled the move, and he carried Zhao Zhenyu and jumped a few feet.

"Weiren, good swordsmanship, these years, you have really been clumsy," the person who came was pure, he threw Zhao Zhenyu to the ground, and said to Shen Weiren with a straight face: "This sword is not my Wudang swordsmanship, who are you? How did you learn such advanced swordsmanship?"

Shen Weiren didn't answer, the autumn dew didn't stop, drunk and danced thirty-six styles in a row in the field, although the moves were slow, but every sword struck, the sword sounded, the sword was dashing, and the majestic vastness was full of compassion and peace, but the power of a sword was really moving. After the thirty-six styles, Shen Weiren threw Qiu Lu away, accurately inserted the scabbard in Qing Xuan's hand, turned his head and said proudly: "Uncle Shi, is this Wudang swordsmanship?

The people of Wudang looked at each other, stood on the spot, and Qingfeng shouted loudly: "Second senior brother." ”

Shen Weiren didn't look back, only waved his hand, said goodbye to Qingfeng, and said goodbye to Wudang, who had lived for many years.

Qingxuan originally wanted to go up the mountain, and told the Wudang elders of Chunyangzi's last words and the upper part of the Purple Heart Sutra, seeing that the eldest brother had suffered such grievances, and he was framed in vain, where would he talk to the people of Wudang, so he didn't look back, and went down the mountain.

"Big brother, you just drank strong wine, drunk dancing sword, quite the legacy of the purple-clothed ancestor, congratulations. ”

Shen Weiren's face was blue, he was silent, and when he reached the bottom of the mountain, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and said helplessly: "For my brother's cultivation, it is not enough, so I forced myself to urge my true qi, and I was fierce for a while." ”

Qing Xuan probed his hands, and sure enough, he saw that Shen Weiren's physical strength and true qi were disordered, but there was no major problem for the time being, so he comforted: "The eldest brother has been cultivating for many years, and his internal strength is exquisite, but he can't use his methods, let's leave here first, and the younger brother will heal your injuries later," the three of them didn't stop, and hurried away.

"Little brother, it's okay for my brother, I sent a message to you to come to Wudang before, and I had something to tell you," the three of them rushed for a long time, and then rested in a small shop, Shen Weiren held Qing Xuan's hand and said.

"Big brother, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"I know that you have been practicing martial arts with Liu's predecessors in order to avenge the hatred of killing your father and destroying the clan, and now Liu's predecessors and Sister Ling are hidden in Chang'an, and there is no major problem for the time being, Li Cunyi lives in seclusion in the deep palace, and his martial arts are strong, and he can't take revenge for a while; ”

"You mean Pan Shuang's old thief?"

"Yes, Pan Shuang is in Chu Realm at the moment, and on my way back to Wudang, I accidentally got this news, so I hurriedly sent a message to you," Shen Weiren told him how Wang Linghui did not go north in the past and led Pan Shuang to the south together, and said that Wu Donglin and other Cao Gang members were allowed to be in the army.

"Okay, then I'll go to the territory of Guchu immediately," Qing Xuan even made it clear about the matter of the Cao Gang, but he didn't say a word about Li Shouyi.

How did Qingxuan know that Pan Shuang was not in the Chu realm at the moment, but stationed in Jinling. It's just that Shen Weiren said so, and Qing Xuan was convinced.

The three of them stayed in the store, and Qing Xuan whispered to Qingluo, telling her to breathe well, and not to mess with the meridians again, so she returned to Shen Weiren's room.

The two brothers slept together, Shen Weiren refused to help Qing Xuan heal his injuries, Qing Xuan was awakened by the sound of coughing in the middle of the night, and saw that Shen Weiren had gotten up, sat at the table and poured a glass of water, so he asked with concern: "Brother Shen, how are you?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just a tightness in the chest, just drink saliva, little brother, you can rest quickly, it's a long way to Nanjun, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach it until Liqiu." ”

Yes, Qing Xuan thought that in the past few years, running around, there will be no moment of stability, Saibei Tiannan is tired of running, and I don't know when it is a head, I really miss the days in the North Lonely City, although I often fight outside, but there is always a home, there is always a kind family in the North Lonely Waiting, now, the footprints are almost all over the world, but where is the place to return?

"Big brother, are you homesick?"

"The eldest brother doesn't know where home is, and the younger brother is homesick?"

"I'm homesick, but I don't have a home either. ”

"Little brother, you are still young, in another ten years, you will know that this world is ruthless, maybe one day, the eldest brother will do something that is not against you, I just hope you believe that I will always be your eldest brother, and if you believe me, I will also have something to do," Shen Weiren sighed.

"Big brother, what are you talking about, you and I meet is fate, I have gained a lot along the way, I have learned a lot of things, if you have something difficult to do, tell the younger brother, it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and I will also go," Qing Xuan said earnestly.

"The big husband stands up to the sky, and he can't do nothing for a lifetime, have you ever thought that you have to do a great career. ”

"I just want to avenge my father and brother, and I return to the clan, and I never thought about it, if there is anything else, it is to hope that the eldest brother and Aro... Miss Han can be happy and safe. ”

Shen Weiren smiled, this little brother has already fallen in love, and he clearly has a secret affection for the girl of the Han family, but what about himself?

"That's right," Qing Xuan suddenly remembered something, "Big brother, the Venerable Master once had something for me to bring to you." ”

"What?"

"Don't hide it from my eldest brother, Chunyang Zhenren originally asked me to go to Wudang for interrogation, but I saw that none of the people in Wudang were good, so don't say it, the respected teacher asked me to relay the "Purple Heart Sutra" to you. ”

Shen Weiren was shocked when he heard this, and he stepped on the iron shoes and had nowhere to go, so he forcibly suppressed his excitement and said lightly: "The Heart Sutra of Purple Clothes?

"That's right," Qing Xuan told Shen Weiren all the words of Chunyangzi at the bottom of the lake, and recited this half of the scripture silently.

Shen Weiren listened carefully and muttered to himself. The two of them said one by one, and the other remembered, the drowsiness disappeared early, and Qingxuan did not hide his selfishness, he finished reciting half of the Heart Sutra in purple clothes, and also said roughly the things of the other factions, but it was inconvenient to say about the secret things of the sect.

Shen Weiren heard Qing Xuan say that Hong Tianbo handed over the Jianghai Iron Order to him, and said in shock: "Then have you ever handed over the Iron Order to the Cao Gang?"

"No, I originally wanted to hand over the iron order to Wei Wenchang that night, but I hated him for poisoning me, my mind is so vicious, how can I still rely on him, I really didn't expect that I had no grievances with the Cao Gang, and he was so ruthless. ”

"Then Wei Wenchang must have voted for Li Cunyi, so he wanted to capture you to invite credit, but now that I think about it, it is Zhao Zhenyu and Zhong Kui, I am afraid that it will be the same. ”

Qing Xuan thought that it was reasonable, so he took out the iron order and handed it to Shen Weiren.

Shen Weiren felt quite heavy at the beginning, thinking that this order should be made of unusual iron and stone, the front Yang text seal book Jiang Hai Ling, and the back Yin text seal engraved Haijing Boping, this gang leader iron order, can order 100,000 Cao Gang gang, it is really a treasure. Stretching out his hand and rubbing it for a while, he handed it back to Qing Xuan and asked him to keep it for a good life.

The sky was faintly bright, and the two of them meditated and practiced qi, and said no more. Shen Weiren carefully recited the Ziyi Heart Sutra in his mind, and practiced silently according to the scriptures;

Qingluo got up early, these days have been accompanied by Qingxuan, telling each other about their hearts, both of them have no relatives since childhood, similar experiences, can not help but sympathize with each other, but also have Qingxuan's help, regulate qi and heal, the body is already very good, the skills are better than before, it is to stop the breakfast, this is to call the two.

Shen Weiren saw that Qingluo had changed his ridicule and sarcasm in the past, but he was like a shy little lady, and he made fun of the two from time to time, so ashamed that he was so embarrassed that he was rude, Shen Weiren shouted: This is the true color of younger brothers and sisters.

After a short heartwarming joke, the three of them hurried on their way.

When I arrived at Mount Meru, the heat had disappeared, the weather was getting cooler, and the sun was shining warmly, making people feel a little lazy. Shen Weiren insisted on resting at the bottom of the mountain, and then hurried tomorrow, although Qingxuan and Qingluo did not know what was going on, they were not good at disobeying, so they let the horses eat grass and rested at the bottom of the mountain.

Qingxuan looked up at this mountain, the Sumeru Mountain in autumn was like the Buddha's open palm, standing on the border of Wei and Chu in the past, but now the north and south are all returned to the Wei soil, and few people come here, let alone the army is stationed.

Shen Weiren stood alone in the open space, looked at the five peaks, and said slowly: "Control the five poles and point to the four directions, like the god of Sumeru, how many years have passed, and I finally see you again." ”

Qing Xuan didn't know what the eldest brother was muttering, so he stepped forward and said: "Big brother, on the second day of February in the past year, I once came with the Cao Gang to participate in the martial arts conference, and it was on this Golden Wing Peak that the heads of the various factions were taken captive and disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, a long time has passed, and I never thought that I would come back." ”

"This mountain has witnessed the battle of Chu and Wei, witnessed the greatest achievement of Li Mingyue's life, and of course, it has also stained the blood of the Chu royal family, what a five-fingered Sumeru Mountain," Shen Weiren said and turned his head to look at Qing Xuan, "Little brother, life in the world, since such a mountain, five fingers open, control the five poles, swallow the four seas, and look at the eight wildernesses, today, I swear here, I will never live in this world, I will live a life, the sky will stop me, I will stab this sky, the earth will block me, I will crush this land." ”

Qing Xuan has never seen his eldest brother so high-spirited, since Shen Weiren showed his martial arts in Wudang, he is no longer afraid of promises, Qing Xuan feels that this eldest brother is different, and the specific difference is unclear.

"Big brother, I really feel like you've changed. ”

"Little brother, the eldest brother has a feeling for a while, don't mind, you will rest by yourself, the eldest brother wants to walk alone," Shen Weiren greeted, and walked slowly to the mountainside.

Qing Xuan heard what he said, and it was not easy to follow, so he and Qingluo squeezed their eyes, and the two young men went to the forest one after the other to look for food, firewood and grass.

"Brother Xuan, your eldest brother is so strange, have you noticed?" asked Qingluo as he picked up firewood.

"Well, my master also said that Brother Shen's internal skills are superb and he has always deliberately forbearance, and I didn't feel anything wrong with it before, but this time in Wudang Mountain, when I saw my eldest brother in trouble, I also felt that he seemed to be a different person," Qing Xuan replied casually, but after thinking about it, he said to Qingluo: "Ah Luo, you have never experienced changes, I was also an ignorant child in the past, and then my family suffered and my temperament changed greatly. People can change, the eldest brother has been bullied in Wudang, and his understanding is higher than others, but he has been unpopular, and he has been aggrieved for a long time, which is different from ordinary and natural. ”

Qingluo said "oh", and he was no longer entangled in this, but when he saw the flowers, grasses, insects and ants in the forest, his heart was itching, and he took advantage of Qingxuan's inattention, picked it up and hid it in the vial on his waist.

Qing Xuan Yuguang had already seen her small movements, and said with a smile: "Do it if you want, do it secretly, there are more over there, I will send these dry firewood back first, and then go hunting some game, you carefully don't get poisoned powder." ”

Qing Xuan knew that this girl had always been fond of practicing poison and curing drugs, so she didn't interfere, so she went to make a fire, hunted a few pheasants, peeled and washed them, put mud on them, and burned them in the bonfire.

After a while, I saw Han Qingluo trotting all the way out of the forest, his little face was flushed, he sat down, and said breathlessly: "Brother Xuan, guess what I saw?"

"What did you see? Could it be that you caught some poisonous beast?"

"Bah, where do you want to go, I saw your big brother Shen, near the mountainside behind the forest, there is a flat land, and there is a high platform built by civil engineering over there, and your eldest brother is over there." ”

"I know, I have seen it in the past when I was in the martial arts conference, what is very strange?"

"It's not unusual to have that high platform, it's strange that your eldest brother is kneeling in front of the stage, crying, aren't you curious?"

"I'm going to take a look," Qing Xuan hurriedly stood up.

"Brother Xuan, you can't go, your eldest brother may have something sad, you go so rashly, let him be a big man, how can he deal with himself? He went alone, he didn't want others to see, who hasn't been a little unbearable?" said Qingluo lightly.

Qing Xuan thought about it, felt very reasonable, and said with a smile: "I never thought that you were a girl, you would only play tricks on others on weekdays, but now you can learn to figure out other people's thoughts." ”

"Phew, stinky boy, give you a good face for a few days, and you don't know how thick the sky is?" Miss Ben has always been knowledgeable, gentle and considerate, how have you ever found out that I am good, I bah," Seeing that Qing Xuan was smiling neither yin nor yang, he also laughed after he finished speaking, this gentle and considerate said that she Han Qingluo, obviously not.

After a while, Shen Weiren came out of the forest, lightly Luo Nunu's mouth, Qing Xuan turned his head to see it, and said loudly: "Big brother, the chicken is cooked, come and eat it quickly." ”

Shen Weiren responded, stepped forward, took the burnt yellow chicken, ate the bad wine bought from the shop, glanced at Qingluo, turned his head and smiled at Qing Xuan: "Just now in the forest, I saw a spotted hare, I wanted to chase it, but I ran so fast that I fled this way, I don't know if the little brother has seen it?"

Qing Xuan shook his head, not knowing why.

"Bah, you're still a big brother," Qingluo took a sip. Qing Xuan took a look, Qingluo was wearing a pink jacket, didn't he look like a spotted hare.

"Little brother, do you know the origin of the high platform there?"

Seeing Qing Xuan shaking his head, Shen Weiren looked into the distance and said gloomily: "That is the altar, not an ordinary high platform, there used to be the heads of the three thousand royal families of Southern Chu stacked on it, Li Mingyue is here to pay tribute to Wei Taizu, brilliant achievements, therefore, Wei Chu's enmity has become a dead knot in this Sumeru Mountain since then, and it will never die." ”

"Huh?" Qingluo exclaimed, "Three thousand human heads?" Qingluo only felt a chill running down his spine, and he shivered with fright.

"My hometown is in Southern Chu, and I am also a Chu person, and it is inevitable to be sad to revisit my hometown," Shen Weiren said lightly, "Little brother, today's Great Wei is no longer what it used to be, you and Li Cunyi have a deep blood feud, and the eldest brother will help you to kill the enemy until death." ”

"Thank you, big brother," Qing Xuan nodded in thanks.

"Little brother, this time to the south, looking for Pan Shuang's revenge needless to say, that Wang Linghui aided the abuse, and it is not a good kind, besides, he imprisoned the Cao Gang, only captured and not killed, there must be a plan, you have the Jiang Hai Order, and the old gang leader of Hong is on his deathbed to help each other, if necessary, you can rescue the Cao Gang Wu Donglin and others, the Cao Gang of 100,000 people, it should be an excellent help, if you are good at borrowing, you will be able to help you succeed. ”

"The eldest brother's words are reasonable, regardless of the Cao Gang's forces. Entrusted by people, loyal to people, if there is a chance, the younger brother will definitely help Uncle Wu get out of the sea of suffering, and trust the iron order, Cao Gang has a deep relationship with my master, and I will never stand idly by. ”

The three of them left Mount Meru and continued south, along the Xiangshui all the way into the land of the old Chu, and went straight to Nanjun, Shen Weiren started from Mount Meru, the more he went south, the more taciturn he became, and often couldn't say a word for a day, Qingxuan only thought that he had something on his mind, and it was inconvenient to listen, so he only occasionally quarreled with Qingluo a few times, and then galloped on his horse.

Therefore, the imperial capital of Chu, the autumn wind is bleak.

Shen Weiren raised his head and looked at the word "Nanjun" fixedly, the former Yingdu, the city was high and thick, with a million armor, standing in the south of the sky, a prosperous scene, and now....I can't help but sigh.

"Let's go, big brother," Qing Xuan beckoned in front of him.

After a little investigation, the three of them rode into the city, Shen Weiren rode his horse to catch up, and stopped at an inn called "Xiaoxiang Pavilion" in the city, turned his head and said: "Let's stop here to inquire about the news and find out the situation." ”

Qing Xuan saw that Shen Weiren was familiar with the road, as if he was revisiting the old place, so he dismounted according to his words, greeted Qingluo, and handed over the mount to Xiao Er, although Shen Weiren entered the store.

The three of them asked for food and drinks in the hall on the first floor, asked the store to arrange two guest rooms, and ate by themselves.

Qing Xuan was chatting with Qingluo while eating, and saw a few people walking outside the door, dressed in black clothes and strong clothes, with sharp blades hanging from their waists, and entered the store, Shi Shiran sat at the adjacent table, asked for wine and food, and buried himself in eating.

Shen Weiren saw it, smiled slightly, and said softly to Qing Xuan: "The people of the Gu family of the Xiaoxiang Sword Sect. ”

Qing Xuan took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw that on the cuffs of their black clothes, a Gu character was embroidered with gold silk, and nodded, secretly admiring the eldest brother's observation. The few people at the adjacent table obviously also noticed Qing Xuan's gaze, and only glanced up at it, ignoring it.

"Let's finish eating, let's go back to the room," Shen Weiren patted Qing Xuan, then got up and walked to the upstairs guest room.

The disciples of the Gu family at that table saw the three of them get up, and one of them looked up at Shen Weiren, who was the first to get up, smiled slightly, and lowered his head.

Back in the room, Qing Xuan said: "Big brother, the Gu family lives in the south, and I thought that Gu Mengbai had died in the Golden Wing Peak, but this thief ambushed us in Chang'an, he must have faked his death and fled to the world, and took refuge in Li Cunyi, it is really hateful, and now I see the children of the Gu family, I really can't wait..."

"Li Cunyi is powerful, the Gu family chooses the tree to live in, it is understandable, not everyone has a chivalrous heart like yours, it's just that he helps to abuse, but he also deserves to die, the little brother is a little restless, don't be impatient, don't expose your identity, and be spontaneous, this Gu family is quite powerful in Nanjun, so it is only appropriate to explore quietly, and you can't startle the snake. ”

"Or do we capture them?"

"No, don't be temporary, you wait a while, wait for your brother to find out the news, this inn is full of tourists, dragons and snakes are mixed, there are many people in the rivers and lakes, and you may be able to get something," Shen Weiren asked Qing Xuan to take a look at Qingluo, then went downstairs, found a secluded corner, asked for a pot of tea, and had a wordless conversation with the shopkeeper, and listened to the content of those high-rollers in the rivers and lakes by the way.

Qing Xuan saw that the eldest brother didn't let him go, and he didn't care, so he called Qingluo in the middle of the room, and went to say some love words, seeing that this Nizi had made a lot of fresh poisons, he sighed that she was bold, ordinary women went out with some fat powder clothes, only her, in a package, most of them were bottles and cans, colorful poisonous powder poison pills. Qingluo even made fun of him and asked him to test it himself, and the two writhed in the room, laughing loudly.

After the children of the Gu family finished their meal and drank tea, they would leave, and when they were leaving, one of them flicked their fingers, and a wax pill shot on Shen Weiren's table, and then they hurriedly went out. Shen Weiren put his long sleeves together, put the wax pill into his sleeve, refilled the pot of tea, and then got up and went back to the room.

Qing Xuan played around for a while, and when he saw that it was not early, he said goodbye to Qingluo and went back to his room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that Shen Weiren was already sitting at the table, and looked at him with a smile, "Little brother, it's really amazing, it's only been a long time, and I actually cleaned up a little witch so well, and I admire my brother," he said, and gave a thumbs up.

"Big brother, don't make fun of me, Miss Han is like me, she has no mother since she was a child, and she is made by Xiao Wuchen, not only to take care of my sister, but also to follow us all the way, it is also hard. ”

"Nothing else?"

"It's gone. ”

Shen Weiren saw that Qing Xuan refused to admit it, so he only smiled.

"Okay, okay, big brother, I just don't think she looks like a bad person, and besides, I've known her for a long time, so it's okay to be affectionate. ”

"Well, it's a little affectionate, this Xiao Wuchen is so decent, send a woman to help you, you haven't been suspicious?"

"Big brother, at first, I was there, but I just thought about it left and right, I was poor and white, I had no power and no power, why should the observatory calculate me, besides, Ah Luo is a girl, and her martial arts are not high, what can you calculate me?"

"Reasonable," Shen Weiren said with a smile.

"Did you find out anything?" asked Qing Xuan.

"No, let's rest early, let's talk about it tomorrow," Shen Weiren shook his head.

"Big brother, have you slept?"

"Slept. ”

"Can you still talk when you sleep?Big brother, you said you are from Chu, where is your hometown?"

"It's about here, I left home to go to Wudang since I was a child, and I have long forgotten it, but I remember that it was near the left of Nanjun, but I suffered an accident at home, and I was the only one left, so I was no stranger to my hometown. ”

Qing Xuan didn't know what to say, so he fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, the three of them left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and walked all the way along the street, Shen Weiren took the opportunity to inquire about the recent news, and Qingxuan even inquired about the recent news in several carriages and horses in Nanjun, only to know that Li Dinglin was not in the city now, and more than a month ago, he led the army to Shu to quell the rebellion.

"Big brother, the Tangmen carriage and horse shops are all over the world, and I just picked up the news from the head at the carriage and horse shop, but I didn't intend to visit the huge Danan County, and the Tang Gate disappeared, don't you say it's strange?"

"Presumably, the Tang Sect got the news of Senior Sister Yanran, and has already withdrawn the people into the Miao Territory of Shudi, and you have also heard that Li Dinglin has led the army to quell the rebellion, could it be that this King of Dingnan has also taken refuge in Li Cunyi? He is Li Mingyue's younger brother, and he has always been good friends with Li Shouyi. ”

"Yes, the incident in the north, Li Shouyi went north, it is impossible for Li Dinglin not to know about such a big movement, but Nanjun has not sent a single soldier, and there is no news, it is really strange," Qing Xuan wondered.

"Nanjun is far away in Tiannan, besides, the people in the land of Chu are fierce, and there are often troublemakers, it is natural that Li Dinglin does not dare to go on an expedition, not to mention that Wang Linghui raised troops to come, the purpose is unknown, Xu is Li Cunyi is not worried about this imperial uncle, and wants to replace it. ”

Although Qing Xuan didn't understand it, he also felt that there was some truth.

"Little brother, the land of Chu is thousands of miles long, the territory is vast, if Li Dinglin does not accept the jurisdiction and supports the army with self-respect, it will be like the Wei and Chu in the past, Li Cunyi will not be cheap, if I am him, I will also accept this king of Dingnan, if I surrender, it will be enough, otherwise, it will be replaced. ”

"Big brother, the people are determined, I have heard my father say that this king of Dingnan can be called Li Mingyue's arm, guarding southern Xinjiang for many years, allowing 100,000 soldiers to marry Chu women, reproduce heirs, and make good friends with Chu Dimen, in exchange for many years of peace, my father is full of admiration every time he mentions him. ”

"Yes, now this Nanjun Chu people, born Wei Xin early, this kind of governance, far better than force and pressure, Li Dinglin is a character, he has already consumed the blood and energy of the Chu people over the years, after all, this peaceful day, regardless of the border, is what the people want," Shen Weiren sighed, "It's just that today's Great Wei is no longer the time of Emperor Mingyue, Li Cunyi deviated from morality, exhausted the army, and punished the former prince, I am afraid that it will not be peaceful for a long time."

"I don't understand this big truth, I just hope to find Uncle Wu, save him from trouble as soon as possible, and kill Pan Shuang's old thief, Pan Shuangding and Wang Linghui are in the same place, big brother, is there any news of Wang Linghui's army?"

"I'm also hearsay, it stands to reason that Wang Linghui's elite Beijing army entered Nanjun, it should be a huge momentum, just listening in the neighborhood, it seems that they have never seen outsiders enter the city, could it be that they didn't come here?" Shen Weiren was also puzzled.

"Big brother, I want to make sure that Wang Ruoxi of the South will go to quell the rebellion, then if Wang Linghui has a plan, the army should follow behind, and it must not be far from the southern army, otherwise, taking advantage of the emptiness of Nanjun, if the city is in the city, is this not the best time to take advantage of the void?" Qing Xuan said.

"The younger brother is becoming more and more thoughtful, what you said is right, if Li Cunyi only wants one city and one place, he will definitely instruct Wang Linghui to take advantage of the void to occupy Nanjun, what he wants must be Li Dinglin, otherwise, with Li Dinglin's reputation in Chu now, as long as he does not die, he will be like a cloud. ”

"If, as the eldest brother said, the king of Dingnan is in danger, if we go west immediately, it will be good to help each other," Qing Xuan said busily.

"Well, then, let's go west to find out what is going on. ”

Qing Xuan saw that the eldest brother agreed to go west, looked back at Qingluo and said: "Ah Luo, you have been running around with us these days, it has been extremely hard, now my body is better, and my skills are far better than in the past, I really can't bear you a woman and me to suffer from this wind and frost, why don't you rest for a while in Nanjun, and come to pick you up after I finish the matter, how about it?"

"You fool, I'm here alone, and I don't even have anyone to talk to, what's the fun?" Qingluo smiled, "Actually, I don't know what my master's intentions are, in terms of martial arts, you are now first-class, and it is difficult for ordinary people to hurt you in the slightest, but even if he asked me to join you, I am also sorry, although I am not good at martial arts, but as for the use of poison, I am still a good hand, you are going to Miaojiang now, where there are countless poisons, miasma is everywhere, and I can't do it without me." ”

"What my brother and sister said is very true," Shen Weiren quipped.

"Bah," he said, sipping a flush that had already spread to his neck.

The three of them made up their minds like this, and went all the way west, asking questions along the way, and marching away with the army.

In the camp of the Southern Army, more than ten generals sat in a big tent, and the first one had white hair and frowned.

"Lord Wang, Shaluo Tusi has been at peace with us for many years, and this unprovoked attack, killing our soldiers and civilians, and robbing my property is really unbelievable," a general said.

"Yes, before the imperial brother led the army to break Chu into Ying, he made an alliance with Jinchuan Zewang Tusi, in the past I also used the West Road army to conquer Chu, these years, since Zewang passed away, his son Sha Luo succeeded him, this king has never treated the people of Miaojiang lightly, this unprovoked incident, this king is not very clear," the person who spoke was Li Dinglin, the king of Dingnan.

"Lord Wang, the second prince has succeeded to the throne, the spies have reported, the northern army has entered the south, its meaning is unknown, this time our army's elite has gone west, will they have a chance to take advantage of?"

"Don't worry too much about the sub-period, now there are still more than 100,000 troops stationed in Nanjun, the army and the people are united, besides, my son Xingba has experienced a hundred battles, it should be fine, this time our army only dispatched 30,000 elites, good at attacking, as long as the battle is quickly resolved, there will be no big problem," Li Dinglin said to the general Liu Ziqi under him, "Besides, no matter which nephew becomes the new king, this world is still the world of Great Wei, this king should be regarded as the first emperor, defend the land for the country, and serve wholeheartedly, Ziqi, you send capable scouts to find out the movements of the northern army, who is the commander?"

"Yes, my lord," Liu Ziqi saluted and went out of the account.

Li Dinglin said that, he beckoned the generals, checked the sand table, carefully figured out the topography of the mountains and rivers of Jinchuan, discussed the route of sending troops, and even sent envoys to the mansion of Shaluo Tusi to discuss the strategy of peace talks.

In the camp of the Northern Army, Wang Linghui took the scout military report, summoned the generals in the army, and said strangely: "Generals, according to the report from the scouts, the king of Dingnan is not in the city of Nanjun at the moment.

"General, the king of Dingnan is in the realm of his hometown, and there are no less than 200,000 mercenaries at present, and he has been guarding southern Xinjiang, and his subordinates think that they should hand over their will again, and it is not appropriate to use their swords lightly," a lieutenant general replied.

Wang Linghui pondered for a long time, and then said: "This is reasonable, this time the army led south, the original intention is also to take over the defense of Nanjun, the king of Dingnan has been operating here for many years, and his prestige is very high, and our army is stationed in the state capitals along the road, and there are only 40,000 Longxiang and Huben battalions accompanying him at present, so it is not appropriate to move troops easily, so send an envoy to Nanjun to announce the decree." ”

The tent sang a song, and some people went away with the festival and went to Nanjun to announce the decree.

Wang Linghui waved his hand to let the generals retreat, and after transferring into the tent alone, he was about to lie down on the collapse to rest, when a soldier dressed as a guard came in outside the tent and said softly: "General, there is a letter." ”

Wang Linghui saw the appearance of the person, jumped up from the collapse, and hurriedly said, "Who is it?"

The person who came made a strange gesture with both hands, handed over a wax pill, Wang Linghui was shocked when he saw this, so he took it, and after checking it repeatedly, after confirming that the seal was correct, he crushed the wax pill, took out a piece of silk paper from it, looked at it carefully several times, and then approached the oil lamp and burned it, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Who are you?"

"People of the Gu family, Gu Lingfeng. ”

"What?" Wang Linghui exclaimed.

"You are my eldest brother Gu Linghui, and my younger brother has just found out. ”

"Father asked you to come?"

"Yes, over the years, only my father knows your identity, and it is me, and I will not believe that the commander of the Beijing army is actually my eldest brother. Big brother, the master also knew your identity in Xiaoxiang a few days ago, if it wasn't for the father's timely report, the master still didn't know the identity of the eldest brother, and almost assassinated you, the master's order is already in the wax pill, you reply quickly, I will take it back. ”

"Okay," Wang Linghui hurriedly replied and handed it to the visitor, and then said suspiciously: "I went south this time, and I heard that Miao Jiang was in chaos, but Li Dinglin was not in the city, but the master arranged it?"

"Yes, Miao Jiang is already in control, I will inform the eldest brother, Li Dinglin has now sent troops to quell the rebellion, you can be a little restless, do not move lightly, the eldest brother has been dormant for decades, it is time to serve the mother country, just act according to the order, above the court, since someone said for you, now the plan has changed slightly, just because the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei has gone south, he regards the current saint as a revenge, just to use his strength to clear the obstacles for the master. ”

When Wang Linghui heard this, he sighed and said, "I don't know who the master is, can you tell me?"

"When you should see you, you will let you meet, you just need to know for the time being, the master is very concerned about you, in addition, the master asked me to remind you, don't forget your ancestors," after the person came to salute, he quietly withdrew from the tent.

Wang Linghui turned around and lay on the collapse, unable to sleep for a long time, although he didn't know who the master was, but today's events, thinking about the past few years, Liu Shangshu of this military department is afraid that he is also his own person, otherwise he will never be able to be promoted all the way from Li Wushuang's subordinate soldiers, from the general to the commander of the Beijing army, and participate in political affairs. It's just that the current situation, the more he thinks about it, the more frightened he becomes, he has been dormant for so many years, fighting for the south and north of the Great Wei, and now he is the new emperor from the dragon, almost forgetting that he is dormant, and now he is suddenly mentioned, tossing and turning for a while, and he is very entangled.

It turned out that Wang Linghui was ordered to join the Wei army when he was Taizu, fought bravely, took the lead, made many military exploits, and even escorted Taizu Li Wushuang to break through Mount Meru, and then was secretly promoted by Liu Xiaquan of the military department. After Li Mingyue ascended the throne, led the army to recruit Chu, followed the army, and was promoted to the commander of the Huben battalion after the triumph, and participated in political affairs. It's just that the old country died early, and I have long forgotten that I am still a Chu person over the years. Wang Linghui often pondered in the middle of the night, if it weren't for the early death of Emperor Wen of Chu and the turmoil in the court, how could he be defeated by the Wei army with one blow, that is, he had a heart, and he was powerless at that time. When Li Shouyi led the army north, he received a secret order for the first time, requiring him to pretend to cruise in the river, and led Hong Jianping and Chu Tiannan's 30,000 elites, and then put the two under house arrest, and after reorganizing the army, he led Pan Shuang south in Zhuo County, and after that, he went all the way to the south to Chu Realm, of course, these things were briefly explained in the reply.

Shen Weiren, Qingxuan, and Qingluo traveled all the way west, met the store and stayed in the store, saw the city and entered the city, and walked all the way and listened to the movements of the army, Shen Weiren was close to Shu, and received a message from the Gu family's disciple in disguise in a small shop on the side of the road, and learned the details of Wang Linghui's army, which solved the doubts of Zhuojun before, it turned out that Chu and Hong had been in Wang Linghui's army, this Gu Mengbai was a capable person, and he hid his eldest son in the army for so many years without being noticed, which was really powerful. Since Wang Linghui was a friend and not an enemy, he made up his mind and went straight to Li Dinglin.

Qing Xuan was confused at the beginning, but after getting along for a while, he felt more and more that this righteous brother was not simple, and he always felt that he seemed to be prescient, and he was also very sure when discussing all the way, as if he had already determined the direction, although he had doubts in his heart, he soon faded away during the journey.

"Big brother, where are we going?" asked Qing Xuan with a smile on his horse.

"After a few days, we will arrive in Jinchuan, presumably Li Dinglin's army is not far away, if you can see the king of Dingnan, you will be able to find out the whereabouts of Wang Linghui and Pan Shuang, and then you will be ready to go. ”

"Well, it's okay, the three of us are weak and the news is blocked, so it's better to show your identity to the king of Dingnan and ask him for help," Qingxuan said, thinking that with the relationship between Daddy, it should not be difficult to ask Li Dinglin to listen to the whereabouts of the Northern Army.

The three of them made up their minds and rode westward.