Tang Zhan got up early the next day, because he was very excited, he could finally visit Zhao Zichuan's house today. So, after eating breakfast quickly, Tang Zhan stood at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for Lu Jing to come out.

Since Lu Jing is eating breakfast with her family, the speed may be slower. But Linglong is different, she, like Tang Zhan, eats with those subordinates. To be honest, if it weren't for the Lu Mansion having this and that regulation, with the relationship between Lu Jing and Linglong, Linglong's treatment might be much better. Therefore, the first woman he saw was not Lu Jing, but Linglong, and Tang Zhan was still waiting patiently.

Linglong saw that Tang Zhan had finished breakfast as soon as possible, and waited at this gate early, thinking that it must be to wait for Lu Jing, so she stepped forward first and greeted: "Tang Gongzi is really fast today, and he is also ...... You know, you had a lot of food last night, you must have been waiting for Sister Lu so early, right?"

Tang Zhan saw that his mind was exposed, so he replied: "Yes, but this is not the main reason. I'm mainly here to see Brother Zichuan sooner, as long as Jing'er is ready, we can leave at any time. ”

"What does Sister Lu think of you?" asked Linglong with bad intentions.

Tang Zhan himself was very simple, and he couldn't understand the meaning of the first sentence, so he asked again: "What...... How's that?"

"It was last night...... Linglong continued, "Didn't Tang Gongzi serve Sister Lu in my place last night?

Hearing Linglong's words, and thinking of the bits and pieces of last night, Tang Zhan couldn't help blushing. However, no matter how stupid Tang Zhan was, he would not be stupid enough to tell him and Lu Jing last night, especially when they washed their feet, so he also learned to lie and said, "No...... It's nothing, it's just a night of talking, a night of wind...... "Actually, Tang Zhan didn't lie, he just hid part of the truth and didn't tell it.

Linglong listened and said, "If you only said it for one night, can you endure it with Sister Lu's impatience?" I don't believe it, anyway, I'll know when Sister Lu comes out to see you. ”

Gradually, Tang Zhan also felt that Linglong's heart was also a little ghostly, maybe this was learned from Lu Jing after staying by Lu Jing's side for a long time, no wonder others said that 'the appearance of sisters is not as good as the heart'......

As she spoke, Lu Jing finished breakfast and came out of the main hall of the Lu Mansion. There were two other men beside her. The person on the left is about 19 years old, heroic and vigorous, wrapped in black cotton clothes, and the sword hanging between his waist, which can be said to be full of spirit and strong blood, while the person on the right is about 15 years old, full of vitality, long hair hanging from the shoulders, purple cloth suit, and a delicate sword. The left and right should be Lu Jing's elder brother Lu Zhao and younger brother Lu Meng.

When Linglong saw it, she immediately saluted and said, "Welcome to the eldest young master, the second young lady and the third young master!"

When Lu Zhao saw it, he said with a smile: "Hey, Linglong girl, our father and mother are not here now, you can order casually, you don't need so many courtesies." ”

It turned out that this Linglong always called her "Sister Lu" in front of Lu Jing, but she dared to call her in private; usually when I saw the Lu brothers, they were on formal occasions with the appearance of the old lady, so they had to abide by the rules of the Lu Mansion.

Linglong smiled and nodded: "Yes, Brother Lu!"

Tang Zhan was at a loss, he didn't know what to call the Lu brothers. Lu Jing had already seen through Tang Zhan's thoughts on the side, so she stepped forward and deliberately knocked Tang Zhan's head with her hand and said, "Fool, why don't you say hello to us?"

Tang Zhan saw that the two Lu brothers were in front of him, and he didn't even dare to call out "Jing'er", so he said, "I'm still ...... I don't know what to call ......."

Lu Jing pouted on the side, Lu Zhao saw it on the side, so he said: "You are the 'Tang Zhan' that Sister Jing said yesterday, right? We all heard Sister Jing say yesterday, saying that you can deal with so many evil men alone, it seems that Brother Tang, you are good!"

Tang Zhan heard Lu Zhao's praise and smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, it's nothing......

When Lu Meng saw it, he smiled on the side: "Brother Tang, in our Lu Mansion, as long as you don't meet my father, don't see me." You can get along so well with my sister, that is our friend, and you will be called a friend in the future. ”

Lu Jing heard this and said to Tang Zhan: "My younger brother is younger than you, so you can call him 'Xiao Meng'! ”

Tang Zhan nodded, and then thought of Zhao Zichuan's matter, so he asked again: "I heard Jing'er say that you are going to Zhao Mansion to see Brother Zichuan today, I don't know if this is true?"

The two Lu brothers were not too strange when they heard this, Lu Zhao said: "Yes, this time the Zichuan brothers specially invited us to go, it is said that there is something very important to say." ”

"What's the matter?" Tang Zhan asked anxiously again.

Seeing Tang Zhan ask this and that, Lu Jing pushed Tang Zhan behind his back with both hands: "Ouch, it's okay, looking at your anxious appearance, as soon as you mention Zhao Zichuan, you will be happy like this?

"That's right, let's hurry up!" Lu Meng said, "Otherwise, my father and mother will ask this and that when they come out, they will ask this and that." ”

So, the five of them quickly left the Lu Mansion......

Walking out of the Lu family compound, it is the bustling Bianliang street. From the geographical point of view, the Lu Mansion is in the south of the city, and the Zhao Mansion is in the west of the city, which is not far apart, and it can be reached by turning a big corner. Along the way, Lu Jing accompanied Lu Zhao and Lu Meng to talk and laugh in front, while Tang Zhan and Linglong followed silently behind.

Tang Zhan saw Lu Jing's happy appearance, and said to himself: "Jing'er is really interested, and she is happy every day. ”

When Linglong heard this, she said to Tang Zhan: "Tang Gongzi, in fact, don't say it, usually Brother Lu and Xiao Meng have a lot of things to do at home, and Sister Lu rarely has time to joke with them. Today, taking the opportunity of Zhao Gongzi inviting us to go, the three of them finally have a chance to talk together. ”

"Really?" Tang Zhan said to himself, "Jing'er is really happy......

Tang Zhan's eyes were a little confused, Linglong saw it on the side, and asked uneasily: "Tang Gongzi, you came to this Lu Mansion to make a living because of your poor family background?"

Seeing that Linglong also revealed her sore spots, Tang Zhan felt a little sad and depressed in his heart. But when I thought that Linglong was the same as myself, she was also a child without parents, not to mention that she had an uncle who treated him like her own son, but Linglong had nothing...... So Tang Zhan said softly: "I...... Because of the early death of my parents, I had to ......" in front of Linglong, and he still didn't dare to tell his life experience.

When Linglong heard this, she thought of what happened to her, and said sadly: "Actually, Linglong's experience is the same as yours...... By the way, I'll call you 'big brother' in the future, since we all have similar experiences and are helpless, can you treat me as yours, Brother Tang...... Sister?" Linglong's stutter was shy.

Tang Zhan thought about it and felt that this exquisiteness was not easy. If there was only one Lu Jing as her sister, Linglong would still not be enough to feel the warmth of family affection, so he said, "Hmm...... Well, you will be my sister in the future, and I will be a good big brother!"

Linglong listened and said shyly: "Xiexie you, Brother Tang, you are the same as Zhao Gongzi, you are good people......"

Hearing "Zhao Gongzi", Tang Zhan only felt that he and Zhao Zichuan became brothers not only in a two-person relationship, but also made many other friends, which made Tang Zhan's heart feel very warm, and did not let him feel lonely and scared because of his fate. Continuing to watch Lu Jing talking and laughing with her brother and younger brother in front, Tang Zhan gradually felt that he was like Linglong, and he was slowly integrated into this warm "big family", this "big family" full of joy and harmony......

After a few streets and alleys, before you know it, everyone has arrived in the west of the city.

The Zhao family's compound appeared in front of everyone's eyes, with green beams and stone tiles, red pillars and blue bricks, a magnificent scene. Tang Zhan was looking at the side in a daze, but Lu Jing was already used to such a scene.

"I'm going to knock on the door!" Lu Jing jumped up the steps and knocked on the brass ring on the door.

Someone inside answered, "Who, knocking on the door so early?"

Lu Jing passed through the door: "Who do I am, quickly ask the third young master of your family to open the door in person!"

As soon as he heard this unscrupulous tone, there was no sound in the door......

"Haha, I must be so angry that I called Zhao Zichuan that big idiot!" Then, Lu Jing shouted to Tang Zhan who was in a daze under the steps, "Fool, come here!"

Since that night, Tang Zhan has become very obedient to Lu Jing's words, so he walked up the steps without saying a word.

"What's the matter, Jing'er?" Tang Zhan asked.

Lu Jing smiled and leaned into Tang Zhan's ear and said, "You are like this...... As soon as Brother Chuan opened the door, you stood in front of the door. He wants to ask you where I am, and you are not allowed to speak, and you will open your mouth when I catch him......"

Tang Zhan nodded. The Lu brothers at the bottom of the stairs couldn't hear Lu Jing's words, and Lu Meng asked, "Sister, what bad ideas are you coming up with?"

Linglong seemed to understand the meaning, and snickered softly on the side.

Soon, Zhao Zichuan's voice muttering to himself came from the door: "This dead girl, dare to be so rude......" Then, the footsteps got closer and closer, and it seemed that she was about to open the door.

Lu Jing told Tang Zhan to stand in a good position: "Here, stupid, stand in front of the door biedong......"

Tang Zhan obediently didn't move. Lu Jing performed light skills, jumped lightly, and jumped directly to the top of the eaves. Tang Zhan saw that Lu Jing had such a good light skill, and he couldn't help but secretly admire it in his heart......

"Squeak-" The door opened. Lu Jing silently jumped from the eaves into the courtyard, Lu Zhao saw all this at the bottom of the steps, smiled and shook his head, "Hmph, girl......"

After the door opened, Zhao Zichuan appeared in front of Tang Zhan, Tang Zhan couldn't help but be excited, but he didn't dare to show it, after all, after listening to Lu Jing's words, Tang Zhan stood motionless in front of Zhao Zichuan.

When Zhao Zichuan saw it, he was also taken aback-obviously he heard that it was a woman's voice, how could it be Tang Zhan? Zhao Zichuan secretly said in his heart: "Could it be that Lu Yatou is playing some bad idea again......

Linglong saw it and temporarily left Zhao Zichuan's sight, in case Lu Jing's trick was exposed. When Zhao Zichuan saw Tang Zhan, he was overjoyed and surprised: "Brother Tang, how could it be you?"

Tang Zhan still stood there motionless, his expression unchanged, and his words did not speak. At this time, Lu Jing had quietly appeared behind Zhao Zichuan and gave Tang Zhan a look.

Seeing that Tang Zhan didn't speak, Zhao Zichuan asked again: "It's strange, isn't Sister Jing here, why did you come out to see Brother Tang? In fact, at this time, Lu Zhao and Lu Meng also hid on the side, so Zhao Zichuan only saw Tang Zhan standing in front of him at this time.

Lu Jing squeezed her eyes at Tang Zhan in front of Zhao Zichuan behind Zhao Zichuan's back, signaling him not to speak, Tang Zhan really stood there without saying a word.

"You don't speak, Brother Tang?" Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but say when he saw Tang Zhan's strange appearance, "What kind of tricks is this Lu girl doing?" Hmph, usually one set in front of me, one set behind my back, all day long." has a weird personality, and loves to be a whole person, just a wild girl. I look at her, she can't get married in this life......"

When Tang Zhan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, while Lu Jing heard that his nose was crooked, so without saying a word, he detained the defenseless Zhao Zichuan with a "grappling hand".

Zhao Zichuan realized this, but it was too late. Tang Zhan finally opened his mouth and smiled: "Brother Zichuan, you are really good, dare to speak ill of her in front of Jing'er." ”

Linglong and the others also walked out at this time, and Linglong said with a smile: "Sister Lu, you finally see the true face of Zhao Gongzi!" The two Lu brothers also snickered on the side.

Zhao Zichuan twisted his body and said, "Okay, you stinky girl, and you used tricks to sneak attack me...... Hey, hey, you're buttoning it too tightly, aren't you?"

Lu Jing grabbed his hand and said, "Hmph, you deserve it, who told you to speak ill of me on the spot?"

Zhao Zichuan said angrily: "Dominatrix, what else are you going to do besides using some conspiracy?"

"Huh?" Hearing that Zhao Zichuan continued to scold himself, Lu Jing increased the strength of his hand.

"Hey, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts......" Zhao Zichuan closed his eyes and said, "Okay, okay, I'm wrong, can't I?"

"It's almost ......" Lu Jing let go, and then beckoned to the door, "Okay, teach Zhao Zichuan this thing a lesson, you can all come in." ”

Linglong smiled and said: "What Sister Lu said is, hehe, Zhao Gongzi should be more vigilant in the future." ”

The two brothers also looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the Lu family had Lu Jing, and happiness was everywhere. Immediately, they also followed Linglong into the courtyard gate.

Lu Jing didn't pay attention to Zhao Zichuan anymore, but led his brother and sister and Linglong to play around...... Zhao Zichuan said to himself: "Hmph, this dead girl, don't let me catch your pigtails next time......"

Tang Zhan cleared his senses and shouted happily: "Brother Zichuan, we meet again!"

Zhao Zichuan also replied: "Yes, I didn't expect you to accompany them, Brother Tang...... Hey, I just greeted you, and you didn't say anything when you looked at me?"

Tang Zhan said stupidly: "It's Jing'er who doesn't tell me to make a sound." ”

"Jing'er?" Zhao Zichuan nodded suddenly, "Oh, you said that Jingmei is a dead girl...... You guys are developing quite fast, the left is 'Jing'er', the right is 'Jing'er', and it's not been a day, and the relationship is so good?"

When Tang Zhan heard this, he blushed and said, "It's ...... Just...... It's not what Brother Zichuan thinks......" The more Tang Zhan said, the more he thought of everything that happened last night, and the more he felt red-faced.

Zhao Zichuan waved his hand and continued: "You and Sister Jing, in fact, I know each other...... Forget it, let's not talk about that, I'll have business to talk about later. ”

"What's the matter?" Tang Zhan asked.

Zhao Zichuan said: "Actually, this is one of the reasons why I want to find the Lu brothers today. This matter is a major event in the rivers and lakes, originally I only asked Lu Zhao and Lu Meng to discuss, because I was afraid that their parents would oppose our young people's involvement in martial arts. Later, I felt that there was something strange about this, so I asked Jingmei to come with me. I didn't expect this dead girl to dare to plot against me...... But don't look at her usually fun-loving and noisy, Jingmei is really thoughtful, and thinks about many things deeply, so I came to her because I thought she could know something. ”

"I know this......" Tang Zhan said, "Jing'er said that she likes to read the history of the art of war, and her mind is naturally meticulous. But Brother Zichuan, what did you say...... What the hell is going on?"

Zhao Zichuan said: "Come to my room in a while, I will explain in detail......"

Tang Zhan himself was very stupid, so he couldn't guess anything. Then, he walked around with Lu Jing and the others in other courtyards. He found that there were many similarities between this place and Lu Jing's family, the houses and courtyards were very close to each other, and many helpers were also engaged in various things in large and small courtyards. In Tang Zhan's eyes, the image of the rich family has already presented such a similar model......

After a stick of incense, everyone came to Zhao Zichuan's room......

Zhao Zichuan's room is different from Lu Jing's room, the furniture in Lu Jing's room is tight and dense, and the bookshelves are full of military books and history books, while Zhao Zichuan's room is empty, except for a bed, a table and a stool, the middle is open, there is no furniture, it can simply free up space for martial arts practice.

The bed in the room is facing the door, and there is a row of chairs on the left and right. Lu Jing sat on the left side of the bed, with Tang Zhan and Linglong on the left and right, while the Lu brothers sat on the right side of the bed opposite them. At this time, Zhao Zichuan was pacing from the door to the bedside, that is, in the center.

Lu Zhao spoke first: "Say, Brother Zichuan, what did you call us here this time?"

Zhao Zichuan coughed twice, and then said: "I won't hide it from you, I called you here this time, not to help me complete something, but to help me think of something." ”

"Oh, think of something?" Lu Meng asked, "What is it?"

Zhao Zichuan continued: "This time, my second brother Zhao Zibo deliberately rushed back to Bianliang from the Huashan faction, also for this matter. ”

"Your second brother, your second brother Weishenme is back?" Lu Jing also asked.

Zhao Zichuan said: "The head of the Huashan faction, that is, Zuo Tianang, one of the four saints of martial arts today, hereby approves the master of the Xuanwu Hall of the Huashan faction, that is, my second brother, to return to Bianliang City. Because there are two things that my second brother just has to deal with, the first is that the second sister-in-law is pregnant and needs to be taken care of; as for the second one, which is also the focus of what I want to talk about today, that is, Bianliang City is going to have a kendo tournament. ”

"Kendo tournament?" everyone exclaimed.

"Yes, it's the kendo tournament. Zhao Zichuan continued, "It will be held in the Murong family in more than a month, and the participating sects include Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, and Kongtong, as well as the two major families of Nangong and Murong, and it is said that the participants are many young disciples who are known as the 'stars of tomorrow'. ”

When Lu Zhao heard this, he was surprised and said: "How is this possible? This is the territory under the jurisdiction of the Mongols, especially the guard general Zuo Junbi, the commander Wang Gubu Zatai and the deputy general Wuliang Habelle. It stands to reason that when this matter spread to the rivers and lakes, the martial arts people would never dare to blatantly hold such a conference in a city as big as Bianliang because they knew that Wuliangha hated martial arts people, otherwise they would be considered traitors and disposed of with weapons. But if this matter is now made public, Bianliang wants to hold a kendo conference, unless ...... Do you say ......"

"The Mongolian generals such as Wanggu Zha Tai and Wuliang Habel have compromised with the martial arts people for some reason, and agreed that they will hold a kendo conference ......in Bianliang," Lu Jing continued.

"It's still Jingmei smart!" Zhao Zichuan said, "That's right, this kendo conference was made by the two great families of Nangong and Murong in addition to a large amount of money, and it is said that Wang Gubu and Wuliangha are also very supportive of this kendo conference, and they have also contributed a lot of funds." ”

"It's weird. Lu Zhao said, "How could Du Wei let the kendo tournament be held in Bianliang City? They should know that there should be a lot of hatred between the martial arts people and the Mongols, and once the many martial arts people enter Bianliang, and then there is any civil strife, it will be out of control." They knew this, but they did it anyway, what is it?"

Lu Jing didn't say a word on the other side, closed her eyes and pondered......

Zhao Zichuan continued: "Listen to my second brother, everyone in the martial arts has no objections. In fact, this time, the left head sent my second brother out of the mountain to secretly investigate this strange matter. ”

"Even the heads of the various sects have no objections? Obviously, there is a conspiracy on the Mongolian side, but the people of the Weishenme martial arts know it but come here happily?" Lu Zhao asked.

Lu Jing suddenly interjected and asked, "In addition to the disciples of the four major sects of Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, and Kongtong this time, have there been other important figures invited to the conference?"

"Yes, there are important people, Sister Jing, I really forgot if you didn't mention it. Zhao Zichuan said, "In addition to the four major schools that participated, there were also Hong Ji Fenghong seniors who came to watch this kendo conference, Li Yuru, who was also known as the 'Furong Woman' in Yangzhou, and Xue Feiji, Xue Xue, who was also known as the 'Jianghu Double Ranger' with Ge Wei, one of the seven heroes of martial arts. In addition, at this kendo conference, Shaolin abbot Shi Ming and the head of the Emei faction, Ao Jingshitai, will come to the kendo conference in person. ”

Lu Meng exclaimed: "Wow, even Master Aojing will come." I heard that her martial arts are strong and her heart is also ruthless, if it weren't for her coldness, she could have become one of the ranks of the Seven Heroes of the Martial Arts. It is said that Yangzhou's 'Furong Woman' Li Yuru's mother was once a disciple of the Emei faction, and due to intermarriage with outsiders, she violated the Emei gang rules, and Zuihou was stabbed to death by Aojing Shitai with a sword, and her husband also ended the same fate. Fortunately, their only daughter, the current Yangzhou 'Hibiscus Woman' Li Yuru, was not poisoned, but was rescued and raised. But Master Aojing must still be poisonous towards Li Yuru, if such a rival comes, shouldn't he make a fuss?"

Tang Zhan was stupid, and he didn't hear a name for himself after listening to it for a long time, so he turned sideways and asked Lu Jingdao: "Jing'er, who is Li Yuru?"

Lu Jing turned around and said, "Don't you know? She is the famous Yangzhou 'Furong Woman' on the rivers and lakes, only eighteen years old, but she has extraordinary martial arts and chivalrous heart. She is the same as the Zichuan brothers, who are descendants of the pre-Song royal family, and Li Yuru is a descendant of Li Tingzhi, a famous anti-Yuan general of the Song Dynasty. Not only that, but she also looks like a fairy, so others call her 'Hibiscus Fairy'. ”

Tang Zhan nodded. Lu Zhao asked again: "Hey, Brother Zichuan, didn't you say today that you were going to invite Brother Huang Ji and Huang to come together, why didn't you see him?"

Zhao Zichuan grabbed his head and said, "What can I do? Brother Huang Ji is in the 'Jixing District' in the east of the city, and he sells his calligraphy and paintings in different places every day. Jixing District is so big, and he wanders around in different places every day, can you guarantee that you will find him one day?"

Tang Zhan suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard you often say 'Brother Huang Jihuang'." Who the hell is he, and let me know him someday?"

Zhao Zichuan said: "Brother Huang is not simple, at the age of seventeen, he became the 'Bianliang Doctor' in everyone's mouth." Although he usually studies piano, chess, calligraphy and painting - a scholar, he often treats the people in the city for free, and has gained a good reputation, and it is still spread in the rivers and lakes. ”

"Huang Ji is such a chivalrous life, one day I, Tang, will have to make friends with him!" Tang Zhan said.

Lu Zhao also followed: "Brother Huang can indeed be regarded as a chivalrous hero, if you can zaijian him, I will definitely introduce you to him." ”

"xiexie!" Tang Zhan thanked with a smile, and suddenly asked again, "Do you know the origin of Brother Huang Ji?"

"Well, this ......," Lu Meng said, "Let's be honest, we don't really know where he came from. When we asked him, he only said things like, 'My parents died young.' And Brother Huang Ji's martial arts are also good, my eldest brother and I are not his opponents, and he doesn't say where he learned his kung fu. ”

"That's ......," Tang Zhan said with some frustration.

At this moment, a servant knocked on the door from outside and said, "Third young master, my lord told you to go to your master's place this afternoon." ”

"Master looking for me?" Zhao Zichuan said, "I know, you go down first!"

"Yes!" the servant's figure quickly vanished.

Tang Zhan listened and said, "Brother Zichuan, you said that your master is Master Xuankong, right?"

"That's right, I don't know what the master is looking for me in the afternoon......" After pondering for a while, Zhao Zichuan suddenly exclaimed, "By the way, I remember that the master once told me that he and the abbot of Shaolin Temple are old friends, and he said that the abbot of the sword conference also made a special trip to visit the master and his old man's house." ”

"It seems that there are really a lot of things connected to this kendo tournament. Lu Meng said, "If you want me to say, I'm afraid that many people came to Bianliang City for the rumored 'Heavenly Demon Divine Skill', right?"

"What's the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Skill'?" Tang Zhan asked.

Lu Zhao replied: "That's the matter of the predecessors who are earlier than the Four Saints of Martial Arts. It is said that the first swordsman in martial arts at that time, Shangguan Xianjian, the former head of the Wind Chasing School, accidentally discovered this set of magic skills one day. Speaking of which, this martial arts is very evil, and the Shangguan seniors have not been able to understand it. But he found that this martial art was very evil, and if it spread to the martial arts, it might be harmful. So Shangguan's predecessors sealed this set of magic skills underground, but who knew that the location of this underground was now the tunnel of the Nangong family. Of course, this is just a legend, after all, although the people of the Nangong family found the records of Shangguan's predecessors in the tunnel, they did not find the so-called 'Heavenly Demon Divine Skill'. ”

Tang Zhan asked again: "Since it is a legend, why do they still want to come here for this." ”

Lu Zhao continued: "Isn't human nature like this? People would rather believe those legends or false or even false news that framed others. ”

Lu Jing sat on the side and pondered, and with his habits, she seemed to be trying to sort out the ins and outs of the whole plot......

Zhao Zichuan got up and said, "I'm really sorry to invite everyone from afar, why don't you have a meal at Zhao's house as an apology?"

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and then agreed......