Ren Bujian asked, "Dare to ask what Brother Tai is called?" The man smiled at Ren Bujian and did not speak. Ren Bujian turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, what is this brother called?" The shopkeeper said: "This is a frequent customer of our store, Zhang Lai Zhang Gongzi." ”

Ren Bujian looked at this person named Zhang Lai, remembered that Liu Yunling had said that Mu Laizhang was named Zhang Lai, and looked at Zhang Lai carefully, and felt that Zhang Lai was very similar to Mu Laizhang in the painting. Ren Bujian asked: "Dare to ask Brother Tai Five Elements?" The Zhang came to hear this, his eyes lit up and said: "The Five Elements lack gold, fire, and wood, dare to ask Brother Tai Five Elements." Ren Bujian said: "Like Brother Tai, I am also short of gold, fire, and wood. Zhang said, "Brother Tai, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Ren Bujian and the three of them followed this person for several miles, and arrived in the courtyard in the middle of nowhere. This person turned around and asked: "In the Xia Mu Wangfu Mu Lai Zhang, after my father Mu Zhongxian, after the Duke of Qianguo, your Excellency is a friend of the Diancang faction?" Ren Bujian arched his hand and said: "In the next Ren Wuji, there are five family teachers, and one of them is Liu Jingzhi of the Diancang faction. Mu Laizhang listened and said: "It turns out that you are Ren Buru, who made a big fuss in Wugong Mountain, and you have heard of the name for a long time, and it is really a blessing to see you today." Ren Bujian smiled: "Me too, I have long heard of the descendants of the Duke of Qianguo." Mu Laizhang asked: "These two girls are ......" Ren Bujian said: "These are my two friends, Chen Gelao's daughter, two sisters, this is my sister Chen Zhixiang, and this is my sister Chen Zhiqing." The two sisters said: "I have seen Mu Gongzi, and I have heard of Mu Gongzi's name for a long time." Mu Laizhang said: "It turned out to be Chen Ge's daughter, disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Mu Laizhang turned around and said, "The four uncles come out, they are all their own people." Then I saw four people come out of the house, all of them in their forties and fifties. Mu Laizhang said: "These four uncles are the four generals of my Mu family, Liu, Bai, Fang, and Su. Ren Bujian said: "I have seen four uncles. The four returned the salute.

Ren Bujian said: "Mu Gongzi, I came to you this time because of ......" Before Ren Bujian finished speaking, Mu Laizhang interrupted: "Brother Ren, it will be too early to see that it will be dark, it is better to arrange for the two girls to rest first, although my cold house is small, but there is also an extra room, just arrange the two girls." The Chen sisters said, "Thank you Mu Gongzi." Ren Bujian didn't know why Mu Laizhang interrupted him, so he nodded.

By the time the Chen sisters had settled down, it was already night. Mu Laizhang dragged Ren Bujian into his study.

Mu Laizhang asked: "Ren Gongzi, I don't know how you get together with people from official families like the Chen family sisters?" Ren Bujian asked: "Several of my masters took me to the Chen family in Haining before, and they got to know their sisters. Mu Laizhang said: "So that's the case, it's just that we are discussing the anti-Qing plan, and they are the daughters of Chen Yuanlong, the official of the imperial court, so it must be bad for Chen Yuanlong's daughter to know." Ren Bujian said: "It's okay, I can bring the two of them here, this is absolutely trusted, Mu Gongzi can rest assured." ”

Mu Laizhang asked: "With my relationship with the Diancang faction, it seems that you and I are really born to call it like this, how about you and I be brothers?" Ren Bujian smiled when he heard this: "Okay, good, I also have this intention, it is really fate to be commensurate with Mu Gongzi's brothers." Mu Laizhang asked: "I don't know brother Gui Geng?" Ren Bujian said: "My master said that I was born in the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi. Mu Laizhang said: "You are one year older than me, and I will call you brother." Ren Buji smiled: "Okay, we will be brothers from now on." Mu Laizhang asked: "Brother Ren, do you have any relatives other than the five masters?" Ren Bujian said: "No, I heard the head of the Changbai Mountain Sect, Bosil, and my five masters say that I seem to be an orphan of the Battle of Yaksa back then, and I was raised by the five masters. Mu Laizhang said: "I see, my brother has no parents, and my brother is now both dead parents, and we are also sympathetic." Ren Bujian said: "Speaking of my brothers' fathers and ancestors, they are all great heroes and heroes, and no one knows the name of the Duke of Qianguo, and no one knows." Mu Laizhang asked: "Do you also know my grandfather's deeds?" Ren Bujian said: "I have only heard of it, but I don't know the deeds of Qianguo Gong, why don't you tell me, I like to listen to people tell stories the most." ”

Mu Laizhang said: "Back then, my grandfather Mu Tianbo loyally assisted the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty. In the fifteenth year of Shunzhi, the Qing army invaded Kunming, and my grandfather took the Yongli Emperor into exile to Burma. When the Burmese heard that the prince of Qianguo was coming, they dismounted and paid homage to their grandfather. Soon, however, the military was exhausted, the morale was weakened, and the attitude of Myanmar deteriorated. Ren Bujian asked, "Why is this?" Mu Laizhang said: "In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, the younger brother of the king of Burma, Mang Bai, staged a palace coup, executed the old king, and established himself as king. The new king sent an envoy to ask Emperor Yongli for a congratulatory gift, at this time the Yongli court has been wandering in a foreign country for more than a year, and has fallen into an embarrassment, where is there a decent gift. Yongli monarchs and ministers did not send congratulations because they were not right. ”

Ren Bujian asked, "Then what?" Mu Laizhang said: "On the eighteenth day of the seventh month, Mang Bai sent a message to Emperor Yongli, asking him to cross the river tomorrow and swear an oath to drink cursed water to form friendships. The emperor and some ministers saw that there was fraud, but they did not dare not go to the fence, so they had to order some civil and military officials such as Ma Jixiang and his grandfather to go to the appointment. Mu Laizhang paused at this point and said: "At dawn the next day, Ma Jixiang and his grandfather summoned officials of all sizes to cross the river and go to the Wave Flame Tower to prepare to drink the curse water and swear an oath. After the civil and military officials arrived at the tower, they were surrounded by 3,000 Burmese soldiers......" Mu Laizhang couldn't say any more, but he continued: "The Burmese side ordered someone to drag my grandfather out of the encirclement, and my grandfather knew that he had turned into an elbow and armpit, so he grabbed the guard's knife and resisted, and killed nine Burmese soldiers in one go. At that time, the commander-in-chief Wei Bao, Wang Sheng, and Wang Qilong also grabbed firewood sticks and fought back, but because they were outnumbered, their grandfather and others were killed, and Emperor Yongli was also handed over to Wu Sangui by Burma. ”

Ren Bujian sighed after hearing this: "The Duke of Qianguo is brave and loyal, heaven and earth can learn from it, I don't want to die so tragically, it's really unfair." Mu Laizhang said: "Brother Ren, from my grandfather to my father and then to me, our three generations have never dared to forget the plan to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Ren Bujian said: "You and I hit it off at first sight, and I am in love, and I admire the reputation of the Duke of Qianguo, if my brother wants to oppose the Qing Dynasty, I will do my best to help." ”

Mu Laizhang said: "If you want to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, the top priority is to find the prince. Ren Bujian asked: "Do you mean Yinren?" Mu Laizhang said: "What am I looking for the Manchu prince, I am looking for our third prince of the Ming Dynasty, the fifth prince of Emperor Chongzhen." Ren asked inhibitedly: "How is Chongzhen's fifth prince the third prince of Zhu, what's going on?" Mu Laizhang said: "The third prince of Emperor Chongzhen was originally Zhu Cijiong, and since Li Chuang invaded Beijing, Zhu Cijiong didn't know what to do. And Zhu Cihuan, the fifth son of the emperor, is the true monarch of Xuanji Ciying, so it is even more popular with the people. At that time, Emperor Chongzhen said that the five princes died at the age of five for political purposes and were named the King of Ling, but in fact, the five princes are still in the world. Ren Buru nodded and said, "I see." Mu Laizhang said: "As long as we find the third prince of Zhu, Cihuan, we can call on the people of the world to oppose the Qing Dynasty, expel the Manchus in the name of righteousness, and restore our Ming Dynasty." Mu Laizhang looked at Ren Bujian and said, "Brother Ren, our Mu family swears to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the third prince of Zhu." It's a pleasure to meet your friend, you are also an anti-Qing scholar, let's find the third prince of Zhu together, under the leadership of the prince, we overthrew the Manchu court and restored the Ming Dynasty. Ren Bujian said: "Brother Mu, don't worry, I came to you on the orders of the family teacher to help the family teacher fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty." Although I am not a person with great ambitions, for the sake of you, a friend, I am willing to stick a knife in both sides. Mu Laizhang was overjoyed and said: "Brother Ren, you are really my good big brother." ”

At this moment, I heard the sound of "pop", and saw a hole in the paper window, and a flying nail flew in and was hitting Mu Laizhang. said that it was too late and that time was fast, Mu Laizhang was quick and said, "Brother Ren be careful." I saw Mu Laizhang push away Ren Buru's body and turn around, and casually raised the candlestick, and the flying nail hit the candlestick and extinguished the candle.

Ren Bujian turned around and looked at the flying nail, and saw that Mu Laizhang was safe and sound, and said loudly: "Who is coming, and I still hope to show up." At this time, another flying nail flew in, and Ren Bujian took the scabbard and opened the flying nail and smiled: "What kind of rats, don't dare to come out and fight with grandpa head-on, and the secret arrow here hurts people." Mu Laizhang looked at it and said, "It's them again, it's not the first time." Ren Bujian listened and asked: "Who are they, and what is not the first time?" Mu Laizhang said: "I don't know who they are, only that they are a pair of men and women of the same age as us." It's not the first time they've tried to kill me. ”

Ren Buru opened the door, and the two drew their swords and walked out. At this moment, two black shadows flashed. When the two of them saw it, they were two masked men in black. The two of them held waist knives and slashed at Mu Laizhang, and Mu Laizhang's figure flashed. The two of them split again, and Ren Bujian drew his sword and stepped forward and said, "Where did the thief come from, report your name." I heard a female voice from the two of them say: "Brother, I'll stop this person, you quickly kill the surnamed Mu." The man next to him nodded and stabbed at Mu Laizhang, Mu Laizhang's long sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and the silver light was like mercury pouring into the ground, showing the Mu family's swordsmanship. Ren Bujian was just about to step forward, when the masked woman slashed with a knife. Ren Unruly's body flashed, the sword was unsheathed, and the tip of Ren Unruly's sword was picked up, and the woman saw Ren Unruly's sword picked, and her backhand resisted Ren Unruly's sword edge.

The man and Mu Laizhang fought equally, and saw the waist knife in the man's hand sweeping towards Mu Laizhang, Mu Laizhang followed him like a shadow, and the sword was majestic. The swordsmanship used by Mu Laizhang is the Mu family swordsmanship created by Mu Ying back then. The Mu family's sword moves are simple and direct, opening and closing, and every move is extremely fierce. The man obviously had fought with Mu Laizhang more than once, and he knew more about the Mu family's swordsmanship, and his moves were both offensive and defensive. This man's moves are extremely powerful, fast and ruthless, and the moves are deadly.

The man said, "Sister, let's kill this person first, and then solve the surname Mu together." I saw that this woman's knife technique turned, and the blade swept left and right, from sharp to graceful and clear, very light. Mu Laizhang said to Ren Buji: "Be careful, it's the Shura Sword Technique." "This Shura knife technique is a widely spread knife technique in Yunnan, but most people can only point the fur, and there are very few people who can master this knife technique. Mu Laizhang saw that this masked woman's Shura sword technique was so exquisite, and he couldn't help but worry about Ren Buru. I saw that this woman first made a move gently and slowly, as if she was testing Ren Buru, people who had seen this knife technique before knew that this move was called "Wanxi Qingyang", and the woman was a little slow when she received it, and Ren Bujian lightly resolved this move. The woman then made the next move, "Laughing and Laughing", and attacked Ren Buru.

Looking at the two over there, the man made it also Shura knife technique, and saw that he slashed at Mu Laizhang with a move of "tonight and night", and the long sword in Mu Laizhang's hand followed him like a shadow, and the sword blade was dazzling. The man's next move of the Shura knife technique was "rain hitting pear blossoms", and the knife qi rushed straight to Mu Laizhang, Mu Laizhang flashed, and the man followed up with the next move, "Crying Blood". Mu Laizhang saw the attack, his feet paused slightly, and then he sent the tip of the sword, and his body turned around like a spinning top, forming a spiral force, and the force was brutal. These moves are the "Mu Family's Three Soul Chasing Swords" in the Mu family's swordsmanship.

Looking at Ren Buru's side again, the woman was reluctant to give up, first made a move "rain hitting pear blossoms" to attack Ren Unruly, did not wait for Ren Unruly to take precautions, and the next move Shura knife method of "death and life contract", Ren Buru saw that this move was difficult to resist, and used the Wudang faction's "Tiyun Zong", jumped into the air and swirled a few times, and landed gently. The woman saw two moves in the air, and the next move, "Xinyue Junxi", rushed to Ren Unruly, and Ren Unruly flashed again.

At this time, the four generals of the Duan family, Liu, Bai, Fang, and Su, as well as the sisters of the Chen family, were woken up by the movement of the fight, and got up and left the house. Seeing that Ren Bujian and Mu Laizhang were fighting with the two masked men, they also came over to help. The man and woman were outnumbered and escaped.

Ren Bujian said to Mu Laizhang: "Brother, take care of the Chen family sisters, I'll chase them." So saying, he pursued the two men. Without waiting for Mu Laizhang to stop him, Ren Bujian jumped out and chased after the two, and Mu Laizhang shouted, "Be careful." ”

Ren Buru followed the pair of men and women all the way to the south, chasing for more than ten miles. The man and woman looked back at Ren Buru, glanced at each other again, and saw the two running separately in two directions. When Ren Unruly came over, he didn't know where to chase him, Ren Unruly looked left and right, and simply sat on the ground and chattered: "Hide and hide, what kind of hero is it, grandpa, I'll sit here, I'm not afraid that you won't come out." ”

At this time, Ren Buru listened to the sound of "whoosh" twice, and suddenly saw the pair of men and women coming from Ren Buji's left and right sides with knives. Ren Buru's eyes are fast, the sword in his hand is waved left and right, and the "dragon flying and phoenix dancing like the wind" in the Wudang Pure Yang swordsmanship are blocked left and right, and the sword in his right hand blocks the woman's knife. The finger of the sword in his left hand bypassed the man's knife and stabbed at his throat, and the man raised the knife to block it, and Ren Unruly raised his hand to clasp his wrist. The man naturally wanted to push back, but he didn't want to leave his unruly left hand to send it, hit it with all his might, and punched the man's façade.

The sword in Ren Buji's right hand was not idle, and around the woman's knife, Ren Buru jumped out, waved his hand and said, "Slow." The man and woman were stunned for a moment, and Ren Buru said: "I'm tired, let's stop and rest for a while, it's not too late to fight." The man said, "Hugh is going to play some tricks, look at the knife." The man was about to step forward again, and Ren Buru said, "Hey, if I really want to take your life, what tricks do I play, how can I come alone." The two of them felt a little bit of sense. Ren Buru said again: "Could it be that you two are some kind of chicken and dog thieves. The woman said, "You just said you wouldn't fight, why did you curse again?" Ren Bujian said: "If you are a righteous man and a gentleman, you have the ability to take off the mask, otherwise you will not dare to see people." The woman said, "Why don't you dare?" With that, the two took off their masks.

Ren Bujian looked at the two of them, this man had dark skin and strong skin, small eyes but full of energy, and thin lips under his nose. Looking at the woman's white face again, her eyes are flexible and spirited, a little heroic, with a high nose bridge, and her complexion is a little cold but very good-looking.

Ren Bujian asked: "I said, who are you two, let's fight and find out?" The man said: "You are a retainer and lackey of the Mu family, and you are not worthy of asking your grandfather's name." Ren Bujian said: "Who is the retainer of the Mu family." Listen up, the eldest husband will not change his name or change his surname, the sword will inherit the five major sects, and the four young people will make trouble in Wugong Mountain. ”

After hearing this, the two looked at each other and said, "Ren Buru? I heard about this name not long ago, you are Ren Buru. Ren Bujian smiled: "It's just down." The man said, "In the lower section, this is my own sister Duan Xue." Ren Bujian asked, "Oh, then what do you have to do with Mu Laizhang?" Duan Xue said, "Why should we tell you." Ren Buru smiled: "The tone is not small, it's quite powerful." You must kill Mu Laizhang, and I just won't let you kill him, and we will make trouble for the rest of our lives if we continue to stalemate like this. Why don't you talk to me, and I'll be a peacemaker. ”

Duan Feng looked at Ren Bujian and said, "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to let you know, you can't do anything anyway." ”