Ren Bujian and others went all the way to the west until they reached Huashan, Shaanxi. Ren Bujian said: "The Huashan faction is also my own family, it is better to go to Huashan first to find the head brother Qin Weinan and they to investigate, the head brother has rich experience in the rivers and lakes, maybe there are any clues." The others nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Several people went to Huashan, and Qin Weinan, the head of the Huashan faction, took his disciples to entertain Ren Bujian and others. Qin Weinan invited Ren Bujian and the others up.

After everyone sat down, Qin Weinan asked, "I don't know what Senior Brother Ren is doing here?" Ren Bujian said: "Senior Brother in charge, my five masters were killed some time ago, and I went all the way to the Western Regions to find clues. ”

Qin Weinan was shocked when he heard this, and got up and said, "What did you say, it would be like this." Ren Bujian said: "We just passed by the senior brother of the head and came to visit. On the other hand, the senior brother in charge has rich experience in the rivers and lakes, and I also want to ask the senior brother in charge of this matter to see if you can help me find any clues. Qin Weinan said: "I can't imagine it, I really can't imagine that such a thing will happen." ”

Qin Weinan turned his head to Ren Bujian and asked, "Senior Brother Ren, what clues and strange places did you find when the five Lingshi were dying?" Ren Bujian said: "The five masters were all injured by the same person and the same swordsmanship, this is a Western Regions swordsmanship that can leave snowflake-like scars on people's bodies. Qin Weinan said: "This is strange, the swordsmanship of the Western Regions is mainly from the Tianshan faction, but this Tianshan faction has always had little contact with the Central Plains martial arts, and it is even more impossible for the Tianshan faction to have any holiday with your master, the Tianshan Immortal Weng of the Tianshan faction has a good relationship with your master, it is impossible for the Tianshan faction to do it." ”

Chen Zhixiang said: "This is likely to be a false accusation, the murderer killed them with the Tianshan sword technique, so he killed five old-timers, and secondly, he planted the Tianshan faction, and then provoked the contradiction between us and the Tianshan faction, killing two birds with one stone." Duan Feng said: "If this is the case, it may be someone from the imperial court who did it." ”

Mu Laizhang frowned after hearing this and said, "How can there be such a powerful person in the imperial court who can kill all the five great divine swords in a few days." Duan Xue said: "Yes, even the Bosil back then didn't have this ability, and the Bosil had already died." Lai Huiran asked: "Is it possible for the imperial court to hire murderers?" Ren Bujian listened and said: "It is very likely, you must know that my masters were not killed head-on by the murderer, but were plotted by using tricks. ”

Qin Weinan pondered: "But how can the people of the imperial court have the swordsmanship of the Tianshan faction?" Ren Bujian said: "Then there is another possibility, there is a traitor from the Tianshan faction and defected to the imperial court. Everyone nodded when they heard this, and felt that it made sense.

Qin Weinan said: "You will stay in Huashan for a few days, and I will send someone to the northwest to investigate, and when there is news, it will not be too late for you to go over there." When they heard this, they felt reasonable, and stayed.

In the evening, Qin Weinan invited Ren Bujian into his study alone, and the two sat down.

Qin Weinan said: "Unruly, such a big thing has happened, I hope you can analyze and find clues calmly and rationally, and don't act rashly." Ren Bujian nodded and said, "I will, senior brother in charge." Qin Weinan bent down and coughed a few times and said: "My body is not as good as day by day, and I am slowly thinking about the position of the head of the house now." Ren Bujian said: "Senior brother, don't say that, your body is so tough, don't think nonsense." ”

Qin Weinan waved his hand and said, "Uninhibited, the only one in the Huashan faction who can discuss the matter of succession with me is you, who can I discuss with you if I don't discuss this matter." Ren Bujian smiled when he heard this: "Senior brother, you are really joking, there are still many people of our generation, and they are all people who can discuss important matters together in terms of seniority and qualifications." Qin Weinan waved his hand and said, "They belong to the same branch as you and me, and they are not qualified to discuss the matter of succession." Ren Bujian listened and asked, "Senior brother, I didn't understand what this means." ”

Qin Weinan sighed: "Uninhibited, you don't know, our Huashan faction has been divided into four tribes since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. When I say you and me, I am referring to our Luoyan Peak branch, and the rest are all other tribes. Ren Bujian said: "I don't understand what you are talking about?"

Qin Weinan said: "My Huashan faction has been divided into four tribes since the beginning of the Huaizi generation in the Wanli period, namely the Jade Girl Peak dominated by Zhou Huaihui, the Yuntai Peak dominated by Wu Huaixin, the Chaoyang Peak dominated by Wang Huaijin, and the Luoyan Peak dominated by our ancestor Zheng Huaide. Under the Huaizi generation is the Sizi generation, and among the disciples of the Sizi generation, you and I are the heirs of the master of the Netherworld Palace. The Lord of the Netherworld Palace has passed on a disciple in the Huashan Sect, and he is our master Bai Anhao. Master Bai Anhao passed on two more disciples, and he was the master of you and me. ”

Ren Bujian listened and said: "In this way, the people of the same generation as you and me in the Huashan faction do not belong to the same branch. Qin Weinan nodded and said: "When Huashan was divided into four tribes, when Zhou Huaihui of the Jade Girl Peak was the head of the house, in order to consolidate the position of his Jade Girl Peak and prevent the other three tribes from coveting the position of the head of the Jade Girl Peak, he made a door rule: the position of the head of the sect can only be inherited and discussed by the tribe in charge of Huashan, and the other tribes are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the head of the sect beyond their authority.

I heard that Zhou Huaihui did a lot of injustice at the beginning, first took refuge in the court's ministers and eunuchs, and then saw the wind and made the rudder take refuge in Nurhachi, killing our ancestor Zheng Huaide. After Zhou Huaihui died, he couldn't have imagined that his disciples and grandsons of Jade Girl Peak would be so unlucky, and when Meng Anying of the An generation came, Li Yijie, the most talented disciple under him, died young, so that Jade Girl Peak was completely defeated.

Our Luoyanfeng was already full of talents at that time, and Shi Gong Bai Anhao did not lose to Meng Anying in martial arts, and Meng Anying was not worthy of comparing with Shi Gong in terms of morality. The master of you and me is the leader of the Huashan faction, so the Huashan faction is in charge of our Luoyanfeng. With the rules set by Zhou Huaihui at the beginning, the matter of the head of the house can naturally only be discussed by you and me. Ren Buru nodded and said, "I see." ”

Qin Weinan said: "Until our Wei generation, in addition to me, the deacons of the four peaks are Zhu Weifu of the Jade Girl Peak, and their Jade Girl Peak has been few and weak since the death of Meng Anying and Li Yijie's master and apprentice, and there is almost no weight in speaking in the Huashan faction. The other two are You Weiqi, the first seat of Chaoyang Peak, and Xu Wei Mountain, the first seat of Yuntai Peak, and the forces of these two tribes are not smaller than ours. The names of the four of us were all re-established by the Huashan faction after the entry, and they were connected to the four words 'Fuqi Nanshan'. ”

Qin Weinan got up and sighed, and Ren Buru asked, "Senior brother, do you have a candidate for the position of head in your heart?" Qin Weinan said: "The most proud of my disciples are Hua Wuhan and Yao Linge, you also saw it when the five major sword sects met in Emei, and the level of Lin Pavilion was still higher than that of Wuhan, so I thought about handing over the position of head to Lin Pavilion." Ren Buru listened and nodded. Qin Weinan said: "When Lin Pavilion lost to Liu Zhongwen of the Diancang Sect, it was really beyond my expectations. ”

Ren Bujian couldn't help laughing when he heard this, Qin Weinan looked at Ren Bujian and asked, "What are you laughing at?" Ren Bujian said: "Senior Brother in charge, Liu Zhongwen was able to win the Lin Pavilion not by the level of swordsmanship, but by the clever tricks I gave him. ”

Qin Weinan asked, "What kind of trick?" Ren Bujian said: "Liu Zhongwen first dazzled Lin Pavilion with light skills, so that Lin Pavilion would focus all his attention on Liu Zhongwen's sword, thus ignoring Liu Zhongwen's legs and feet. On swordsmanship, Zhongwen is naturally far inferior to Lin Ge, but on the legs and feet light skills, Zhong Wen kicked Lin Ge's wrist, and the swordsmanship was slightly forced, so that Lin Ge's sword fell off. This is a trick I gave Liu Zhong to tune the tiger away from the mountain, and I won the Lin Pavilion. Qin Weinan listened and said: "Kicking your wrists, I really haven't heard of it, your words are really fresh." ”

Ren Bujian said: "The Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate in the Wudang Sect are the number of ways to attack the opponent's wrist, I just combine this method with the light skills of the Diancang Sect. Qin Weinan couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh when he heard this: "It's wonderful, uninhibited, uninhibited, you are really a ghost, I think that in terms of these tricks, your masters are not your opponents......"

Speaking of the Five Great Divine Swords, neither of them spoke, and Ren Bujian thought of his five masters, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour. Qin Weinan patted Ren Buru and said: "Unruly, don't be too sad, people can't be resurrected after death, mourning is smooth, finding the real murderer is the most important thing for you right now." Ren nodded uninhibitedly.

Qin Weinan said: "Unruly, senior brother has a reluctant request. Ren Bujian said: "Senior brother, but it doesn't matter, I will do my best." Qin Weinan said: "I hope you have time, you can give more guidance to Lin Ge and Wuhan, I hope their martial arts skills will be taken to the next level, but your senior brother's body and bones are not as good as one day at a time." Ren Bujian said: "Thanks to my senior brother for looking up to me so much, in fact, my martial arts are only like this, far from being comparable to my senior brother, but I must know everything and teach everything." After hearing this, Qin Weinan nodded and said, "Thank you so much, junior brother." Ren Bujian said: "Senior brother is polite. ”

Ren Buru walked out of Qin Weinan's study, looking at the scene of this piece of Huashan, the mountains are undulating, majestic and beautiful, quiet and pleasant. Ren Bu walked in this Huashan, looking at this scene, and fell into contemplation.

At this time, Chen Zhixiang walked over, Chen Zhixiang looked at Ren Buru and asked, "What are you thinking?" Ren Buru smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I think of, what else can I think of, what else can I think about the murderer's clues." Chen Zhixiang patted Ren Buru and said, "Don't worry, it will definitely come out." Ren nodded uninhibitedly.

Chen Zhixiang seemed to remember something, and said to Ren Buji: "I know that snowflake-shaped sword mark. Ren Bujian was stunned for a moment and asked, "How do you know?" Chen Zhixiang said: "The Void Halal Zhenren told me that he once went to Tianshan Mountain to see him an old Tianshan immortal, and the two of them studied a set of swordsmanship together, which can leave snowflake-shaped sword marks on people. ”

Ren Bujian listened and asked, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Chen Zhixiang said: "At that time, the five old-timers were killed, and I was also frightened, and I was terrified, how could I have the heart to tell you this." Ren Bujian asked: "Then do you know who the person who killed my five masters is?" Chen Zhixiang recalled the events of those days and said: "That person moved quickly, and he let out smoke, I didn't see the figure clearly at all, and even if I saw it clearly, I don't know who this person is when he covers his face." ”

Chen Zhixiang originally wanted to tell Ren Bujian about the swordsmanship that the Xuqing Zhenren taught her, but suddenly thought that the Xuqing Zhenren had jokingly asked her not to tell Ren Buji, and the most important thing was that she didn't know who the murderer was now, and she couldn't tell Ren Buru about this set of swordsmanship and the true face of the murderer, even if she told Ren Buji, she couldn't bring any clues to find the real murderer, which not only could not help you find clues, but would disrupt Ren Buji's thinking of investigating the murderer.

Ren Bujian is now revengeful, and there is a lack of rationality in dealing with the problem, but if there is a clue, she will pursue it with great fanfare, and she is worried that this will startle the snake. She looked at Ren Buji, she felt that Ren Bujian had experienced this change, leaving the Five Great Divine Swords, he needed to be completely independent and self-care, to go through all the things he should go through, so that he could really grow and mature. And the only thing he can do now is to silently accompany Ren Unruly, if one day the truth gradually surfaces, he may be the most critical link to prove the real murderer.

Ren Bujian gently put his hand on Chen Zhixiang's shoulder, and Chen Zhixiang said to Ren Buji: "No matter what, I will always accompany you, always accompany you, help you find out the real murderer, and help you avenge the five old-timers." Ren Bujian looked at Chen Zhixiang and said: "Zhixiang, you have followed me so unswervingly, experienced so many hardships, almost lost your life several times, and you don't want to leave me, I can have your company in this life, I am a blessing that I have cultivated in several lifetimes." Chen Zhixiang said: "It's also my blessing to meet you." ”

Ren Bujian said: "You can be with me today, this is not your blessing, it is what you have done that has touched God, and I owe it to you." Chen Zhixiang pressed Ren Buru's lips with her index finger and said, "I don't allow you to say that, how can we owe between the two of us, no one owes anyone." ”

The two looked at the scenery of Huashan, and suddenly, they saw the candlelight in Qin Weinan's room flickering, and there were two people fighting, Ren Bujian and Chen Zhixiang hurriedly ran to Qin Weinan's room.

Yao Linge, Hua Wuhan and the others' room was not far from Qin Weinan's room, and they hurriedly came when they heard the movement. When they saw that the door was open, they hurriedly ran in. I saw Qin Weinan fall to the ground with a dagger in his chest. Everyone was shocked and hurriedly surrounded them, and Yao Linge and Hua Wuhan helped Qin Weinan up. "Master", "Senior Brother in Charge", and "Master Qin" everyone shouted. Qin Weinan struggled to open his eyes, and Ren Bujian asked, "Senior Brother in charge, what is going on, who hurt you?"