Chapter 14: The Past (2)
"I see, then where did Brother Zhuo and Miss go later?"
"At that time, Tingfang and I were seriously injured, so we went to a pharmacy in Chang'an City, which was originally opened by my Five Elements Sect branch. It is also a fate that should not be extinguished, although Tingfang and I were seriously injured, but they did not hurt the vital point, and we have been raising in that pharmacy for two months, and finally picked up a life. Although those days were difficult, but with Tingfang day and night, mutual affection, August 15 Mid-Autumn Festival night I two privately decided for life. After recovering from the injury, Tingfang went back to Du's mansion, and Lord Du said that Tang Ji had not given up yet, and asked her to go back to her hometown in Ye County to avoid the limelight, but the old mansion in Ye County had been abandoned for a long time, and there were no close relatives, and after thinking twice, Tingfang decided to go to Baiyun Peak with me. In fact, in the bottom of my heart, I was reluctant, because there was a difficult thing I hadn't thought about yet, and I was afraid that there would be some trouble at the Baiyun Summit. ”
"What a difficult thing. ”
The second and fourth generations of sect leaders were killed by the government, and the fifth generation of sect leaders made an order of 'three no-ties', and all members of our sect were not allowed to form alliances, worship, or marry people in the government. Li Shi didn't expect the Five Elements Sect to have such rules, and asked, "Then what happened." ”
"When the two of us arrived at the main altar, everyone was against it, with Han Jingxing being the most powerful, saying that the canons cannot be abolished, and they must be dealt with by family law!"
"What do you do with that?"
"Those who violate the 'three no-ties' will be imprisoned on Baiyun Peak for five years, and after five years, their martial arts will be abolished and expelled from their own religion. ”
Li Shi suddenly realized, no wonder Brother Zhuo was imprisoned here, and couldn't help but lose his voice: "Brother Zhuo will be abolished from martial arts in five years, this is too unfair!"
"Finally, the main body of the sect remembers the love of brothers, and Tingfang also blocked a knife for me, the sect leader said that the rules cannot be broken, but Tingfang has the grace to save the lives of the brothers in this sect, and I also have the article of gratitude and retribution in the canon. In the end, he overruled the public opinion, although he still had to be imprisoned for five years, but after five years, he did not need to abolish martial arts, be expelled from the sect, and he could marry Tingfang. The grace of the sect leader will never be forgotten. ”
"It seems that the young lady does not know about this, only that the eldest brother is trapped here. ”
"I've been imprisoned here for three years, and when we parted three years ago, I told Tingfang that if I could wait, I would come down to her one day. Some words do not need to be said, if Tingfang's heart is tied to me, five years will pass in a flash; if it is shallow, there are other people you like within five years, and you don't have to follow me into the grass, it is not a good thing. ”
Although Li Shi is an adult, he knows very little about the affairs of men and women, and is relatively more concerned about Du Tingfang's safety, and asked: "Is the young lady going back to Chang'an City?" Tang Ji is eyeing the tiger, and Master Du's official position is not guaranteed, won't the young lady go back to the net!"
At that time, news came from the capital that Xing Zai and Tang Jie's father and son intended to rebel, and were sent to the prison by Yang Guozhong and beheaded one day. ”
"There is such a thing, this Tang Jiao is really bold, he actually dares to rebel!"
"Although Tang Ji is bold, but the reaction should not be enough, I think that someone in the court wants to get rid of him and then quickly, in short, the crime of me and Tingfang is over, but Lord Du has already returned to his hometown in front of the emperor, and he left the court and returned to Ye County, so I asked my subordinates to send Tingfang back to his hometown. ”
Li Shi thought to himself: "Miss wants to save Brother Zhuo out, but I don't know that Brother Zhuo is willing to be imprisoned here, although five years is long, but after five years you can stay until you are old. ”
Zhuo Buqun continued: "Tingfang is now arrested by Han Jingxing, I'm afraid the sect leader doesn't know, Han Jingxing has always been at odds with me, Tingfang is very dangerous in his hands, my brother once swore in front of the sect leader that he would not leave this place in life and death within five years, so it is up to you to save Tingfang." ”
"How can I rescue Miss?
"There are a lot of masters on Baiyun Peak, although you know some light skills, but once you fight with people, I am afraid that you have been captured before you get out, today I will teach you a set of footwork, when you encounter an enemy, you can maneuver around here, waiting for an opportunity to escape. Li Shi kowtowed and said: "Brother Zhuo passed on my kung fu to be the master, please accept the apprentice's worship." ”
"Brother has four Chinese New Year's Eve today, he has no rules, how can he be a teacher, and my brother has never thought of accepting apprentices, today by chance, let's count us to learn from each other, and accept the courtesy, but in the future, you and I will still be brothers. Zhuo Buqun said solemnly, Li Shi did not dare to refute, respectfully taught, Zhuo Buqun said: "This footwork is called fog Xu step, it is like clouds and fog, not slow meaning, the ancient saying has clouds: moving fog to Xu Buxi, the sound of Shanshan." Zhuo Buqun said while gesturing, Li Shi listened and learned, but a stick of incense time Li Shi in the ingenuity, has been greatly amazed, Zhuo Buqun saw Li Shi learn so fast, couldn't help but sigh: "Brother is extremely talented, this first set of changes you have learned, Wu Xu Bu is a senior in the Lushan Mountains to watch the changes in the mountains of clouds and mist, unintentionally created." The clouds and mist are tangible and invisible, the wind comes and goes, the mountains refuse to float, and I will teach you the remaining nine sets of changes, and I am optimistic. ”
There are a total of ten sets of changes in the fog, each change gives birth to ten small changes, palms, fists, fingers, legs and knives, swords, guns, sticks and other eighteen kinds of weapons can be resolved within these ten major changes, although Li Shi learned quickly, but it also took two days.On the third day, Li Shi just got up, suddenly the wind behind him, looked back, only to see Zhuo Buqun rushing towards him, Li Shi was stunned, he had been held by the shoulder well, Zhuo Buqun let go of his hand and said: "Why don't you dodge?" Li Shi suddenly realized: "I'm sorry Brother Zhuo, let's come again." Zhuo Buqun's left hand stretched out, Li Shi flashed to the side, and when his right hand came again, Li Shi didn't see the momentum clearly, and was caught by Zhuo Buqun again, and said dejectedly: "Brother Zhuo's move is too fast, and the brother is too far behind." Zhuo Buqun said: "You have too little experience in the enemy, so you were captured by your brother in three or two, how can you rescue Tingfang!
Although Li Shi's comprehension is high, as Zhuo Buqun said, he rarely does anything with people, and he can't even exert the power of one or two percent of the fog and Xu Bu, so he suddenly felt ashamed, didn't say a word, and practiced footwork diligently. On the fourth day, Zhuo Buqun shot again, and was able to dodge seven or eight moves, Zhuo Buqun continued to attack quickly, and Li Shi experienced the mystery of footwork while dodging. In this room, after a few days, Li Shi was able to dodge most of the tricks, and couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, Zhuo Buqun saw that the time was ripe, and said: "You have practiced this fog Xu Bu, you are ripe, go and save Tingfang tonight." Li Shi asked, "How to save the Fa?" Zhuo Buqun stretched out his arm and tore off half of his sleeve: "After going out, go to the northernmost part of the main altar first, where there are three low houses, and enter the middle one." There is a man of your age, my boy, named Xiaojie. This person has followed me since he was a child, and if you take this short sleeve over, he will know that I sent you, and ask him to inquire where Tingfang is being held, and then go to rescue people together. ”
"Okay, brother made a note of it. ”
"It's still early, it's better to sleep for a while, nourish your spirits, and go to save Tingfang at night. ”
Li Shi nodded yes and slept on the ground. In the evening, the deaf and dumb old man brought food, and Li Shi immediately woke up. After eating, there was nothing to do, Zhuo Buqun told some anecdotes about the rivers and lakes, Li Shi saw and heard very little, and listened with relish. When it was approaching in a blink of an eye, Zhuo Buqun said: "The hour is almost up, remember to go down to Ye County immediately after rescuing Tingfang." As he spoke, he walked to the door, and grasped the two iron railings with both hands, and saw no force, but there was a soft creak, and the two iron railings were bent and deformed, and a large hole was left in the middle, enough for a grown man to drill through. The iron fence was three fingers thick, Li Shi's eyes widened when he saw it, and Zhuo Buqun said: "Although you and my brother have known each other for a short time, they are honest with each other, and they are very close to each other, and he will definitely meet again one day." Li Shida felt the same way and said goodbye.
Baiyun Peak is steep and precipitous, more than 100 zhang high, in the middle of the night, the cold air on the peak is bursting, there is occasionally the sound of crows and strange chirping, it is really gloomy. Li Shi shuddered, and walked forward cautiously, the more silent he was, the more he didn't dare to make a sound. Taking advantage of the night, when I found that the north of the peak was already a child, I turned a corner, and sure enough, there were three bungalows, compared to the other attics on the peak, these three houses were too ordinary. Li Shi tiptoed to the middle, knocked lightly on the door knocker, but heard no sound in the house, gently pushed, the door opened, walked into the house in the dark, and said softly: "Is Xiao Jie here? Xiao Jie is there?...... Li Shi asked several times and no one answered, and listened carefully, there was indeed no one in the house, and secretly thought: "Could it be that this Xiao Jie has moved elsewhere, if you can't find him, you are like a headless fly, where to go*!" Let's wait a minute, maybe this little jie will go elsewhere and come back in the morning, or move elsewhere, and try to inquire tomorrow. After thinking about it, I found a chair in the house, sat on it, and waited for people while resting.
The sky was bright, and everything in the room was clearly visible, a table, a chair, a cabinet and a bed. But the table was covered with a thin layer of dust, apparently uninhabited for a long time, and after a while, the sky was already bright, Li Shi noticed that there seemed to be a noise next door, and listened carefully, sure enough, there were some sounds of laughter, it seemed that someone was getting up, and sure enough, someone said: "Lao Chen, I seem to have heard a knock on the door next door last night, and I didn't hear it clearly in a daze." I heard another person yawn and said: "Clean nonsense, Xiaojie has been dead for more than a month, and the house is empty for a month, how can anyone knock on the door at night, haunted!"
Although Li Shi was separated by the wall, he could still hear it clearly, and he couldn't help but be taken aback, and before he could think about it, the original voice trembled slightly: "Yes, yes, yes, my brother must have heard it wrong, but people like us and Xiaojie usually don't provoke anyone, why are they so poisoned?"
"I'm afraid that the master is not powerful, and someone will take the opportunity to commit a black hand. ”
"You mean that Xiaojie was killed by Zhuo Protector's enemies?"
"It must be, otherwise Xiaojie is a subordinate like him, who has no power and no power, and who can hinder him. Zhuo Protector is now imprisoned, and those sect members who have been dealt with by him before, one day they think of the old things, they are angry, and it is not normal to take Xiaojie under the knife, and now no one investigates deeply, and when Zhuo Protector comes out, there is only a pile of white bones left, and there is nowhere to start if you want to investigate. ”
"Not bad, Xiaojie died really unjustly, he followed Zhuo Protector to keep to himself, never relied on the master to bully people, and didn't want the master to be there, so he died in no clarity, hey!"