The autumn is high and cool, the river wind gusts, after stopping the boat at Shikou for the night and killing, the second morning light just passed through the clouds, Ximen Rin has already ordered to set off, he stood in front of the porthole, looking at Yang Ning who was standing at the bow of the boat and listening to Lin Zhiheng pointing and introducing the scenery along the way, Yang Ning seemed to be unaware, and was listening attentively to Lin Zhiheng talking about the lotus there. A smile flashed in Ximen Rin's eyes, and then his gaze fell on the stack of papers he was holding tightly, and his eyes instantly became extremely complicated, this is the classic of mountains and seas that he came back last night and found that Yang Ning had copied it.

Although Ximen Rin had already decided to kill Yang Ning no matter what his true identity was, after all, there was no direct evidence to say that Xu Zijing was Yang Ning of the Ninth Highness, but it was Ximen Rin's own judgment and perception, that is, the identity of a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect, and there could be other explanations, but seeing Yang Ning's handwriting, Ximen Rin believed that all the old departments of the Fire Phoenix County Lord, if they saw this almost real handwriting, they would no longer doubt Yang Ning's identity.

Yan Wang Xu Yan is rigorous and dignified, so the calligraphy is the bell body, neat and elegant, quite well-known, the fire phoenix county lord is a flying temperament when he is young, although the Yan King let her learn to write the bell body, but she is her own, first the two kings of the patriarchy, write a chic and handsome real book, idle post, more like Mrs. Wei's smooth and thin, calligraphy is like a beautiful hairpin, natural national color. If this continues, there may not be another Mrs. Wei.

Later, King Yan wanted to choose a son-in-law for the county lord, but unlike the rumors, although the county lord was unwilling at that time, he did not have the courage to disobey his father's orders, so he had to go to the banquet against his will. It's just that although there is no shortage of young and handsome people who come to ask for marriage, the lord of Huofeng County is arrogant and looks down on these children of the family who are above the top, and the forces of each family secretly use both soft and hard, and the intrigue of the young children who came to propose marriage finally made this strange woman who was as arrogant as cold plum ice and snow really angry, and the banquet was torn apart, and she vowed to inherit her father's business and expel Hu Rong. At the beginning, others only regarded it as a little woman's wild words, but the county lord took off his skirt and put on an iron coat, just like a fire phoenix out of the cage, winning a hundred battles, and having no last resort, he achieved immortal feats on the battlefield, and with his generous and unbiased temperament, he became the unparalleled commander in the hearts of the warriors.

The word is like its person, since the lord of Huofeng County is out of the boudoir and sacrifices herself on the battlefield, her calligraphy has gradually changed her style, the initial fashion is not obvious, and then it is already unique, the handwriting is strong and thin, sparse and handsome, the iron scratches the silver hook, the gold is broken and the jade, and the skimming hook is like a golden iron horse, which makes people feel the murderous spirit of the paper at first sight. Many people in Youji have also copied the handwriting of the county lord, but they all have lost their shape, that is, they are like five or six points, and they do not have the shocking spirit of the county lord of Huofeng, which almost breaks the paper.

But after Ximen Rin saw Yang Ning's transcription of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", his first feeling was that he saw the ink treasure of the Lord of Huofeng County again, and it was not until he settled down that he gradually realized that Yang Ning's handwriting was a little less majestic after all, but it was more and more arrogant and cold. With just this pen, Ximen Rin can throw all kinds of suspicions about Yang Ning's identity out of the clouds. Only in this way, in the past, he could comfort himself, killing only an unidentified dangerous person, but now there is no more room for him, Ximen Rin will kill the benefactor's own blood and blood today, the only heir of his brother.

At this time, Yang Ning was completely unaware of the surging killing intent in Ximen Rin's heart, he followed his mother's lesson, in order not to let Ximen Rin shake his mind, so he forcibly excluded this person from his heart, but it was really hard to forget the kindness and benefits of this uncle, in order to maintain the stoic emptiness of the soul, he deliberately did not think about anything about Ximen Rin, but he was too late, but he neglected to observe Ximen Rin's demeanor and demeanor, if it were not so, Ximen Rin's emotions were agitated, showing some traces, with Yang Ning's intuition and sharpness, it would definitely not have been unnoticed。

Yang Ning no longer had any restraints on his body, so he stood at the bow of the boat without feeling any restraint, listening to Lin Zhiheng giving him allusions to the past there, and hearing the fascination, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Do you mean it really, did Zhou Lang really defeat Cao Cao's 830,000 army here?"

Lin Zhiheng broke the demons in his heart yesterday, and went out to kill at night, with outstanding achievements, so his face was full of energy, even if he was facing Yang Ning, who was revered in his heart, he had no scruples at all, and he was ordered by Ximen Rin to accompany Yang Ning to enjoy the scenery along the way, just a few words to set out Yang Ning's depth, knowing that Yang Ning was completely ignorant of allusions, so he proudly told Yang Ning about the Battle of Chibi.

The Battle of Chibi is a classic battle in which the weak defeat the strong, and there is no one who learns the art of war who does not know this battle, Lin Zhiheng was born in a secluded Ji general, and he is both civil and military, so he naturally knows it in great detail, and he is a person who is good at words, and he actually talked about this battle to the sky, whether it is the official history or wild history, whether it is true or false, what Jiang Gan stole books and borrowed the east wind, all of them were told. This area was already close to Chibi Mountain, and there are relics left by the battles of Sun and Cao's families everywhere on both sides of the river, and Lin Zhiheng pointed out one by one, where is the camp of Wu Bing, where is the Cao army's water and drought villages, and where is the place where the two armies are fighting. Yang Ning listened very carefully, he couldn't tell where it was true and where it was far-fetched by future generations, but he just accepted it all, and he also listened to it, and where there was still a half-point unruly demeanor.

After talking for nearly an hour, Lin Zhiheng said dryly, although he saw that Yang Ning was still fascinated, but he couldn't care about it, picked up a fine wine bag on his waist, raised his head to the sky, drank a few big sips, his face showed a hint of red, raised the wine bag and said with a smile: "Son, this is what I got from a spy yesterday when I killed him, I can't imagine that an ordinary water guy has such a good wine, this is a thirty-year-old Du Kang wine, I have only drunk it once, it was given to His Royal Highness by the county lord in the third year of Yonghe." That year was the sixteenth birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince, the county lord Niangniang sent ten carts of Du Kang wine from Luoyang, including ten jars of 30-year-old wine, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World made people reward the 30 years of Du Kang to the meritorious generals in the army, and ordered the remaining Du Kang wine to be mixed with the spirits produced in Youji, and rewarded the soldiers in the army. My eldest brother has always been famous in the army, and he also got a pot of 30-year-old Du Kang wine, and my father asked my eldest brother to put the wine in the ancestral hall, and I secretly went in and drank a cup, and I still remember the taste, ha, although I beat my eldest brother and punished my father for kneeling for three days, but it was really worth it. I've always been timid, only that time I didn't know how to be full of courage, it's no wonder, at that time I was jealous of my eldest brother, I always felt that I was useless, and I would never have such an honor in my life, and I was personally given wine by His Royal Highness the Prince, so I let it go, haha!"

Yang Ning didn't have a taste in his heart, when Yonghe was three years old, he was only thirteen years old, and when the practice was critical, he didn't know about Du Kang's wine, but he still remembered that his mother personally brewed a jar of plum blossom brew, which was given to Luo Chengyu to celebrate his birthday, and he also remembered that his mother smiled and said to the henchmen and maids around him:" Chengyu is already sixteen years old, I see him acting, he has been down-to-earth and generous, quite like his father's courage in the past, I think I can also let go of some worries, summons to Mr. Wu, so that he can completely let Chengyu preside over the military and politics in the future, it seems that in a few years, I can not worry about the affairs of Youji. ”

At that time, he was just hated because of his mother's rare gentle and relieved look, from that moment on, he began to hate the righteous brother who had never met, and even risked disobeying his mother's strict orders to kill Luo Chengyu not long ago, but today he heard Lin Zhiheng talk about things he didn't know in the past, although he was unhappy in his heart, but with his knowledge, he also knew that Luo Chengyu's actions were really magnificent, he could never think of it, and he couldn't do it, the more he thought about it, the more discouraged he became, although he no longer had killing intent towards Luo Chengyu, but he still had the heart to win, and at this moment he felt that his demeanor was not as good as Luo Chengyu's, and Yang Ning only felt that his mood was gloomy, even the mood to enjoy the scenery and listen to Lin Zhiheng talk about the present and the past is gone.

Lin Zhiheng was a little drunk, but he didn't pay attention to Yang Ning's silence, he took a big sip again, and was about to speak, when he suddenly felt that the wine bag in his hand was suddenly snatched away, and he couldn't help screaming in fright, looking back, but seeing that it was Ling Chong who had snatched the wine bag, he immediately stopped shouting, stood aside with his hands, bowed his head and made a confession, but his eyes kept turning. Although Ling Chong is afraid that he will leave Yanshanwei after going back, but now he is still a dignified deputy commander, Lin Zhiheng naturally does not dare to offend, not to mention that he also has great respect for Ling Chong in his heart, although Ling Chong is loyal to the prince and not His Royal Highness, but in his heart he actually doesn't care, his father is the general of the Yan Wang's family, and his eldest brother is one of the confidants and generals of His Royal Highness, so who Ling Chong is loyal to will not affect his respect for Ling Chong。 At this moment, while thinking about how to escape punishment, he secretly looked at Yang Ning, hoping that Yang Ning would say a few good words to him.

It's just that Yang Ning couldn't pay attention to Lin Zhiheng's thoughts, he just looked at Ling Chong lightly, for this master who was loyal to his ancestor, in fact, Yang Ning had a good impression in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't bother to remove the troubles on his body.

Ling Chong didn't seem to feel Yang Ning's gaze, and regardless of the faint pain in his heart, he turned his back to the sky, like a whale sucking a siphon drink, drank a bag of fine wine in one go, and then wiped away the wine splashed on his beard with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Good wine, I haven't drunk it for many years!"

Lin Zhiheng was heartbroken, and couldn't help but shout: "Deputy Commander, you also got a pot of wine that year, and later the Lord Commander knew that you like to drink, and gave you his own pot, the year before last, you were ordered to go to Luoyang, and you didn't forget to buy two jars of Du Kang wine back, this is what I heard Brother Shan say, but it's not false, right? Hmph, what kind of good wine haven't you drunk, and you robbed me of wine!"

Ling Chong was not annoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: " It turned out that this kid Shanjun said to you, this kid likes to mess around with you children on weekdays, how can there be a senior brother's appearance, okay, don't fight, I can't imagine that once you are presumptuous, you are not formal, but also a wine connoisseur, that's it, after going back, there is still a jar of good mulberry wine buried under the juhua in my house, originally prepared to dig out when the chrysanthemum was appreciated during the Chongyang Festival today, but unfortunately there is no such mood in Chongyang this year, if you have the opportunity to go there to pick up the bar after you go back. ”

Lin Zhiheng was originally a smart person, although Ling Chong's voice was still hearty when he heard it, he was faintly disheartened, thinking of Ling Chong's current dilemma, even if he was young and had no experience, he also felt gloomy in his heart.

Before and after Chongyang, it was when the news of Luo Chengyu's assassination reached Xindu, presumably Ling Chong had already thought that the situation would develop to the point where it is today, freezing three feet, not a day's cold, with the approach of the crown ceremony of the prince, the dispute between the king and the prince is already imminent, the assassination of the prince is like a tinder, which will trigger the internal strife between the two major forces of Youji, and Ling Chong is in the game, naturally worried, where is there still the mood to drink wine and appreciate chrysanthemums?

Now that he has embarked on his return journey, after returning to Xindu, Ling Chong's best ending is to follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince to move west to take up his post, otherwise he will most likely become a victim of the competition between His Royal Highness the Prince and the king, where will he still be in the mood to taste the wine, otherwise he will not give the secret wine to himself.

But these things, there is no room for Lin Zhiheng to speak, even if he wants to comfort a few words, he feels abrupt, thinking that the father and brother have now faintly had differences, they also feel empathetic, and they have thousands of thoughts, but they can no longer say a word. Lin Zhiheng was silent here, but Yang Ning's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said with a smile: "* Golden orange mulberry wine, frost stinging white vinegar sprout ginger." The season is close to Chongyang. (Note 1) Do you also like to drink mulberry wine when you enjoy chrysanthemums?"

Lin Zhiheng's first reaction when he heard this was to shout: "Ah, do you also recite poetry, son?"

Yang Ning looked a little stunned, and muttered: "When I used to learn cooking, I heard others read it, and my mother also likes to drink mulberry wine when I enjoy chrysanthemums, and I made a frost sting mother very much, and gave me a bottle of mulberry wine, originally my mother and master did not allow me to drink, and my mother was very happy that day, and——" Speaking of this, Yang Ning's voice suddenly stopped, and the sudden heartache made it difficult for him to say it anymore, and he couldn't help but think of the day when his mother was slightly drunk and held himself in his arms, and whispered something he didn't understand, and the rare tenderness and pity made him still feel like a dream.

Ling Chong was not familiar with Yang Ning, and when he heard Lin Zhiheng's question, he first glanced at him strangely, and when he heard Yang Ning's ominous words, he was confused, but he glanced at Yang Ning deeply, and then continued: "It was September last year, after Ling learned that the king heard the bad news of the county lord, he has been depressed for many years, Ling was nurtured by the king, and he wholeheartedly wanted to relieve his worries and sorrows for the old man, so he personally brought a jar of wine to see the king, and the king was moved by the sincerity of the subordinates, so he allowed to accompany the next minister to appreciate the chrysanthemums. Although the king is the lord of Youji, but every time there are many constraints, there are many difficult things on weekdays, but people like the king are never willing to confide in others, that day or a little excited, plus the king has never regarded Ling as an outsider, so he said a lot of things, in short, the king was quite happy, and finally got drunk, when Ling said goodbye, the king said to me' It is a joy in life to sit down and open the mulberry wine, so Ling Mou thought of getting a good mulberry wine, and wanted to wait until last year's Chongyang to dedicate it to the king. It's a pity that after saying goodbye, Ling never had the opportunity to go to Fanyang again. This year, Ling originally thought that since he had no chance to offer wine to the king, it would be better to wait until the day of Chongyang to enjoy the chrysanthemum and drink it, but he didn't expect that Ling would not have this blessing after all, it is rare that Zhiheng You also love wine, and the wine given to you is also worth the money. ”

Lin Zhiheng was stunned when he heard this, although he knew that he shouldn't say more, he still couldn't help asking: "Deputy Commander, won't you go back to the capital?"

Ling Chong shook his head and said: "Don't go back, although His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is a good intention, but Ling Mou has received the great favor of the king, and he can't go alone, if His Royal Highness the Prince of the World can't rest assured, don't bother, until the last resort, Ling doesn't want to do it with his brother, just let His Royal Highness send someone to give death, Ling Mou will not disobey." Okay, you also understand, go and tell the Commander, if he wants to make any decisions, even if he does it along the way, Ling will not resist. Don't go yet!"

Lin Zhiheng listened with a stunned expression, until the thunderous break woke him up, he quickly turned around and ran towards the cabin, but he staggered and almost stumbled on the deck.

Ling Chong glanced back and said with a smile: "I thought this kid had grown a little? Zijing Gongzi, all your hard work has been in vain. Then he turned his head and looked at Yang Ning, but his expression moved, he made such a decision, others must be foolish and filial, and he didn't understand the truth of good birds and trees, so he was already ready to meet sighs or contempt, but Yang Ning's gaze was extraordinarily clear, a pair of phoenix eyes were deep and quiet, and there was no trace of shock, as if the choice he made was justified. Ling Chong only felt that this young man was strange, and the eyes that looked at him began to become unpredictable.

Yang Ning didn't feel anything wrong with Ling Chong going back to be loyal to his ancestor, at this moment, he saw Ling Chong looking at him with a strange expression, and thought that he wanted to ask the truth about the killing of Ming Shulian and others, but he didn't want to say the truth about that matter, if the truth was leaked, it would be against his intention to fulfill Ming Shulian, but he still remembered what Ming and He had mentioned, and they didn't seem to understand it at first, but now they already understood that someone was sowing discord, and after thinking about it, Yang Ning said coldly: " When you see King Yan, tell him to be careful, there is a man named Yu Wei, and he was the one who instigated the assassination. ”

Ling Chong's body was shocked, and he couldn't help but concentrate on searching for anyone around, but he didn't notice it, Yang Ning seemed to have noticed his thoughts, and said lightly: "Lord Ximen is not nearby." ”

Ling Chong's heart was wide when he heard this, if Ximen Rin was not there, then Fang Cai's words would never be overheard by others, and he said in a low voice: "Is the confession that Prince Zijing got before killing Ming and He?"

Yang Ning looked indifferent and said coldly: "It's none of their business, they were killed by me." He only said a word but refused to open his mouth again, he knew that he would not lie, so he did not say a word, but stood at the bow of the boat and silently looked at the scenery on both sides of the strait.

Although Ling Chong didn't get an answer, he was also a smart person, and he had already vaguely guessed some of the truth from Yang Ning's tone. And regardless of the truth, it is already a certainty that the Southwest County Division is involved in the assassination. It was Ling Chong, although he suspected that Luo Chengyu would take this opportunity to attack his subordinates loyal to King Yan, but he would not believe that the people of the Southwest County were really as innocent as paper. But no matter what the truth of the matter is, Yang Ning's statement can already clear the charge of rebellion that Ming Shulian and He Bing may bear, and in this kind of situation where there is no evidence for death, no one must be able to get to the bottom of it, right? After all, the king and His Royal Highness the prince should not have any intention of tearing their faces, even if from now on, the estrangement between the two will be deeper, and the major forces of Youji will also begin to distinguish clearly. But in any case, this time the incident will not damage the king's face, after all, Ming Sima was killed by the assassin who assassinated His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, His Royal Highness the Prince and Ximen Rin attach great importance to this young man, I don't think it will necessarily mean that Sima was killed, so he will become an enemy with this ruthless young man. Thinking of this, Ling Chong couldn't help but be very happy, and when he looked at Yang Ning again, he suddenly felt that Yang Ning looked very pleasing to the eye.

Ling Chong has already made the final decision, although Ximen Rin has not yet replied, but according to his understanding of this person, coupled with the fact that he remembered Luo Chengyu's usual demeanor, he felt that he had a great hope of going back to Fan Yang, so he suddenly felt refreshed in his heart, and then he had the idea of drinking to help the fun, but the wine bag was already trickling down, sighed, he threw the exquisite wine bag on the deck, and leaned on the side of the boat, as if he wanted to eliminate the backlog of blocks in his heart for many years, he led and sang: " For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. When you are generous, you can never forget your worries, and how to solve your worries is only Du Kang. Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart. But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far. Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples. I have guests, drummers and shengs. It's as clear as the moon, when can you drop out. Worries come from it, and they cannot be cut off. The more strange it is, the more vain it exists. Qi Kuo talks about the feast, thinking of the old grace. The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south. Three turns around the tree, what branches can be followed. The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep. Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart. (Note 2) "Although his singing voice is rough and hoarse, it has a desolate charm, and the singing voice floats away, as if echoing the beat of the river breeze and water, and there is a faint artistic conception of Jin Ge Iron Horse, although there is no Wei Wu's complacency, but he expresses the grief and anger in his heart to the fullest.

Yang Ning didn't understand the true meaning of the words, but he could listen to it attentively, and when Ling Chong sang to the fullest, he couldn't help but cheer loudly: "Okay!" This sound is like an ice jade strike, although the voice is not high, plain and bland, but even in Ling Chong's singing, it can be heard clearly.

Ling Chong sang a song, nodded to Yang Ning and thanked him, the two looked at each other and smiled, they both felt like-minded, and were about to continue talking, when suddenly a loud voice came from the river and said: "Nonsense, such a bad tune is also worthy of being called a good word, if you want Lao Tzu to say, it is two words, bullshit, pure bullshit!"

This voice resounded in the sky, Yang Ning and Ling Chong both heard it clearly, Ling Chong's face had become iron-blue, but Yang Ning's expression was still indifferent, but his eyes were already very cold, as if they were before the storm.

At this moment, from the place where the insult came from, a wisp of clear and passionate flute suddenly sounded, the flute sound was like a cracked stone, as if a sudden attack, the song showed its generosity nature, not like the Jiangnan tone, Ling Chong's favorite such agitated song, listening to the lofty artistic conception in the song, even the anger in his heart was reduced. The sound of the flute turned three times, and then someone sang along with the sound of the flute: "The water surrounds the Cangshan Mountain, and it is a real man at that time." Zhou Lang's plan was set at night, and Cao's building ship was gray during the day. Fifty-eight years of fighting, more than 3,000 riding dragon media. Why is it that today under the green mountains, the children of Jiangdong are in addition to the strong murderers. (Note 3)"

The front is the turning point of the river, the green mountains cover the eyes, the river is turbulent, but for a while there is no person who plays the flute and sings, but Ling Chong heard the chaotic, but majestic and heroic singing, and also knew that the person who came must be a hero, although he is a martial artist, but he is quite a general article, only listened to two sentences and was already slightly frowned, he just got up for a while, Linjiang sang "Short Song Xing", but because he liked the sadness and vigor of this Yuefu, plus the sentence "How to solve worries, only Du Kang" A sentence that suited the immediate situation, but for a while he forgot that this place was the ancient battlefield of the Chibi War in the past, and he sang Wei Wu's poems here, which was really boring for himself. A year later, although he knew that the man was satirizing himself by singing, he had nothing to say, especially when he heard the last two sentences, his expression was even more moved, knowing that it was the master of the southeast who came to provoke and embarrass his own line.

After singing the song, the rough voice sounded again: "Be convinced, don't look at Cao Cao's coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and shock the world, but in front of my Jiangdong Zhou Gongjin, even if there is an army of millions, it is not that it was burned clean by a fire in Chibi, and it only ended up fleeing north in panic." What is the northern overlord, it's just a clown who jumps off the beam, it's a pity that some people always don't know what the lesson is, you Yan Shanwei show off your power behind closed doors in Youji, it has nothing to do with Lao Tzu, when, Yan Shanwei's hand actually stretched out to the southeast half of the country, but do you underestimate me There is no one in Jiangdong?"

With the roar of thunder and shouting, I saw a leaf boat sailed out from behind the mountains and rocks by the river, although the river turned around the river surface is narrow, the water flow is turbulent, but the boat is not in a hurry, that kind of leisurely appearance, not like in the rolling river water against the current, but like in the flat like a mirror on the lake boat picking lotus, the river water does not know when the boat is extinct, only this leaf light boat is coming, even the stupid person knows that it must be the person above the person who insults.

At this time, the sailors of the building ship had already known the opportunity to anchor and stop the ship in the middle of the river, the distance between the two ships was only about three zhang, Yang Ning and Ling Chong had already seen the two people on the boat clearly, only to see that there were three people on the boat, there was a bearded man standing on the bow of the boat, with a black face and black beard, and he was born with a fierce appearance, and beside him stood a scholar in a green shirt, holding a black iron flute in his hand, the scholar was about thirty years old, his appearance and bearing were like a jade tree in the wind, his spirit was flying, and there was no wind and frost between his eyebrows。 At the stern of the boat was a boatman wearing a hat, which was pressed very low, but his face could not be seen clearly.

After Ling Chong saw these three people clearly, he couldn't help frowning slightly, after all, he was the deputy commander of Yan Shanwei, and he could consult many confidential documents, especially when he went south this time, he would remember all the tricky people he might meet in the south in his heart, seeing the appearance of those two people, his heart was already slightly moved, and his eyes flashed with a vigilant light, and he was thinking about how to answer the words, but a clear voice came from behind him: " Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, Yanshanwei is the personal guard of His Royal Highness the King of Yan, and he came to Jiangnan on business at the order of His Royal Highness the Prince. In any case, the surging rivers belong to the Son of Heaven, and even the imperial court does not care about the private interactions between the Yan and Dian domains, even the Yue Guo Gong, as the minister of power and auxiliary ministers of the dynasty, does not have the right to act alone on the river? Or do you simply look down on His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, and even more so on the Fire Phoenix County Lord who made the Flame Banner?"

Ximen Rin said that in the end, it was already a word for word, he was a person with a noble status, and his natural majesty was extremely strong, the two of them were taken by his fierce words, only to feel cold in their hearts, and they couldn't refute a word, they couldn't help but glance at each other, exchanged a look, and a consensus had been reached, and they must not be trapped by Ximen Rin's words, and if half of the country's slip of the tongue is really recognized, it is not a big deal, and now who doesn't know that Yue Guogong is the real core of the court. But he can't acquiesce and look down on the Flame Banner, this is not to offend Yan Shanwei, but to offend the entire Youji, when the time comes, if the King of Yan or the prince of the world passes on the order to chase and kill, if the Xuanwu Division of Fengtai Pavilion makes a move, even today's son will not be able to shelter them, let alone the person in charge this time, Dongyang Hou Shiming.

Thinking of this, the scholar in Tsing Yi looked at Lou Chuan deeply and said: " The commander of the West Gate said seriously, my southeast heroes are the most admired by the county lord in the bloody battle of the border in the past, how can he despise the flame flag, snub the prestige of His Royal Highness the Prince, but this time Your Excellency came to the south, along the way to do the prestige, it is inevitable that we Jiangnan people will not look down on us, but last night, up and down the river, there are dozens of black and white heroes who died in the hands of your subordinates, not to mention that over the years, Your Excellency presided over Yanshanwei in Youji, how many friends from the rivers and lakes who traveled north to the north, all because of your ruthlessness, so that you died in other places, today Your Excellency passed through the river, if I Jiangdong heroes do not take this opportunity to seek justice, I am afraid that everyone in the world will look down on us。 This time, Jiangdong is black and white, and the Chibi Mountain is in front of ten miles of blood alliance, and it is necessary to challenge Yan Shanwei, a strong dragon who crosses the river, fairly. Jin Changkong, a scholar in the lower iron flute, and the leader of Sui Xiangsui of the Rolling River Dragon were ordered by the alliance leader to invite you to meet in the ring.

Ximen Rin smiled and said: "Shi Ming is not afraid of death, I am afraid that I have forgotten the losses I suffered a few days ago, since the heroes of Jiangdong are busy patting the sycophants of Chunshui Hall, then how can this seat not appreciate the face? It's just that since the Marquis of Dongyang is dignified and sent to make an appointment to fight, the rules of this competition should be instructed, right? If it is a rush up and a group fight, this seat thinks that there are not many subordinates, and there is no reason to go to seek death. ”

The bearded man, who had been holding back his anger, sneered when he heard this: " Lao Tzu also thought that the commander of Yanshanwei had how bold, it turned out that he was also so forward-looking, timid as a mouse, it seems that the master and the marquis should really be too much, if it is according to Lao Tzu, it is better to directly block the river and make an appointment, and the commander of the West Gate has no excuse to avoid the war, if you are afraid, just honestly stop the drum, and roll back to Youji with your tail between your legs, but don't forget to go to Xinling on the way to pay respects, and ask the Holy Martyr Emperor and Concubine for guilt, who made you, the commander of Yanshanwei, lose her face. His words were extremely mean, not to mention Ximen Rin, even Ling Chong and the others were already angry.

This big man is insulting Ximen Rin is also the meaning of it, after all, the two sides are hostile, and it is common for the general to provoke, but he should never mention the two things of "Xinling" and "Holy Martyr Emperor and Concubine", this is the biggest taboo in the hearts of everyone in Youji, after the death of the lord of Huofeng County, King Yan also wrote a letter to ask for the return of the remains of the county lord, but the royal family refused this matter on the grounds that the bones were difficult to distinguish, and the county lord had refused on the grounds that the princess was the emperor's concubine, and then the king of Yan no longer demanded it, so the royal family built the mausoleum of the lord of Huofeng on the mountain, called Xinling, and" "Holy Martyr Emperor Concubine" is the nickname of the county lord. The county lord was unable to return to Xindu before and after his death, which was the biggest shame in the hearts of the people of Youji, so the word Xinling could never be mentioned in front of them. In addition to the official edict, the emperor also honored her as the county lord, and the "holy martyr" was added by the Yang family, and it was hated by the people in Youji. In fact, some people think that Youji is simply preparing to rebel in the future, and after winning a complete victory and occupying Luoyang, he will worship the mausoleum of the county lord in a dignified manner, so he did not continue to fight on the basis of reason.

This big man committed two taboos in a row, how could he not make Ximen Rin and others indignant, it was his companion, the iron flute scholar Jin Changkong was also frightened into a cold sweat, and he didn't know why Sui Xiang suddenly spoke nonsense, this person has always been rude, what Xinling, what "Holy Martyr Emperor and Concubine", I am afraid that he and Ben don't know these two words, how can they blurt it out?

Just when Jin Changkong woke up from his stunned and wanted to apologize for Sui Xiang, he saw Ximen Rin laughing a few times on his back, and then pointed at Sui Xiang and said sharply: "Sui Xiang, this person, is a bandit above the Han River, who has always robbed merchants and done all kinds of evil, and now he dares to insult the county lord in public. ”

With his order, the eight teenagers standing behind him raised their hands at the same time, and the eight flying knives flew out of their hands, as fast as starlight, and beckoned to Sui Xiang, some of the eight flying knives flew straight, some circled and flew by, and some crossed an arc to intercept Sui Xiang's back road, and the height up and down were completely different, and the eight frost blades seemed to be intertwined into a net of heaven and earth, shrouding Sui Xiang and Jin Changkong in it, and there was no gap. Sui Xiang just pulled out the knife out of the sheath, those flying knives have arrived in front of him, sealing all the directions he avoided, Sui Xiang was shocked, but he didn't dodge, the long knife in his hand swayed, turned into a copper wall and iron wall, wanting to block these flying knives, Jin Changkong also dialed with an iron flute, he knew that the main target of these flying knives was Sui Xiang, and even regardless of his own safety, he must protect his companions, if Sui Xiang killed someone because of this, then Jiangdong Haojie's face would be lost.

The two worked together, although the secret weapons of the eight teenagers were wonderful, but after all, they were young, their techniques were not sophisticated and ruthless, and they were originally several feet away, so although it was inconvenient to dodge on the boat, the two of them still stopped all the flying knives formed by the eight handles, but Jin Changkong's arm was cut by a flying knife. Even so, Jin Changkong was greatly relieved, glared at Sui Xiang, and hurriedly took a deep look, and when he was about to ask for guilt, his eyes saw the blue light flash away, and there was a short clanging sound in his ears, and then the sound of the long knife falling on the ship's board. Jin Changkong raised his head in shock, only to see Sui Xiang's hands grasping at his throat, but the head of an ordinary green jade hairpin used by a man was exposed on the top of his throat, and Sui Xiang's throat was hoarse, and the two eyeballs were almost jumping out of their sockets, and they couldn't live. Jin Changkong only felt dizzy, stretched out his hand to hold Sui Xiang, and swept his eyes, only to see that there was a small hole on the body of the long knife that fell on the boat, obviously the hairpin first shot through Sui Xiang's long knife, and then shot through Sui Xiang's throat, such speed and power are really shocking.

Seeing that Sui Xiang was silent, Jin Changkong sighed, put Sui Xiang's body in the cabin, stood up, looked at the deck of the building, and looked over everyone one by one, only to see a young man in Tsing Yi also standing on the bow of the boat, but he was hiding in the shadows, although he kept a distance from everyone in Youji, but firstly, his appearance was ordinary, and secondly, his age and clothing were not much different from those young entourages around Ximen Rin, so Jin Changkong originally didn't notice him, but at this time, only the young man's hair bun was scattered, and he didn't ask who shot the hosta。

After staring at Yang Ning for a moment, Jin Changkong sighed and said, "May I ask Commander Ximen, who is this young hero, it must be a rising star in Youji, right?"

Ximen Rin smiled silently, he had expected that Yang Ning would not tolerate it, so he didn't make a move, and now when he heard Jin Changkong's question, he didn't answer positively, but said to Yang Ning with a smile: "You just tell him yourself." ”

Yang Ning's expression did not change at all, but he took a step forward, letting the sun shine on his delicate and cold face, and he said lightly: "Martial Arts Sect Xu Zijing, the prisoner under the steps." Jin Changkong's body was shocked, only to feel that the young man's eyes were shining brightly, extremely dazzling, he avoided his gaze, and said coldly: "I see, I heard that Your Excellency washed the Tao Pavilion in blood, originally Jiangdong Haojie also regarded Gongzi as a hero, I didn't expect that Your Excellency had taken refuge in King Yan of Youji, or not, the Chibi Covenant War, count Your Excellency." The leader of the alliance ordered to set up a ring in the river under the Chibi Mountain, and the two sides fought ten battles, and the one who won six games in the end was the winner, I don't know if the commander of Ximen and Xu Gongzi have the courage to go to the meeting?"

Ximen Rin smiled when he heard this: "It's not bad to win or win in the ten formations, but Dongyang Hou has figured out how many people around him, but my entourage is not yet an adult, could it be that Jiangdong Haojie wants to fight with these children to the death?"

Jin Changkong had regained his composure, and said in a cold voice: " Hou Ye can take them with him, presumably all of them are young masters, yesterday they were very powerful, killed many of our brothers, so the covenant of ten formations is indispensable, but if the commander doesn't want them to make a move, he can naturally take over a few more formations, now with Xu Gongzi's help, presumably only ten formations, in the eyes of the two commanders and Xu Gongzi, it is just an easy trivial matter, of course, if the commander has objections, even the melee is okay, but there are words in advance, the river has been sealed by the heroes who beg for life, that is, the three can escape, and they have to pay some price。 ”

Ximen said with a smile: "How can this be reasonable, everywhere Yan Shanwei goes, he bows his head and obeys orders, today is just a small battle, how can this seat escape timidly, please guide the way, let this seat see the scene carefully arranged by the master and the marquis." ”

Jin Changkong looked around, and saw that Ximen Rin left and right everyone, even teenagers, were all eager to try, without the slightest intention of guarding, as if they were not going to fight with countless heroes in Jiangdong. Rao was resentful in his heart, and he couldn't help but show respect, so he bowed his hand and said: "In this way, then lead the way for the commander, please." With a wave of his hand, the boatman, who was sitting in the stern of the boat, did not make much movement, and the light boat had already turned around and sailed away.

Ximen Rin ordered the boat to follow behind, but he said to Ling Chong with a smile: "Brother Ling, you and I are going to fight side by side this time. ”

Ling Chong smiled and said, "Don't worry, no matter what grudge you and I have, the enemy is at present, and there is absolutely no reason for infighting, but Zijing Gongzi is not Youji's belonging, why should he intervene?" Although he was grateful to Yang Ning, he still asked the doubts in his heart.

Ximen Rin smiled silently, and Yang Ning didn't seem to hear it, just looked into the distance lightly, just the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, but they were full of excitement.

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Note 1: Ding Ning's "Looking at the South of the River: Miscellaneous Memories of the Travel Window"

Note 2: Cao Cao's "Tanka Xing"

Note 3: Tortoise Meng's "Counting Mountain" changed