After eating, Shen Yong closed his eyes and recuperated, and opened the secret book of "Xuan Bing Heart Method" again.

Shen Yong studied the cheats for a long time, participated in the practice according to the law, and in less than an hour, he felt that he was in a snow valley, the cold wind penetrated his bones, and his whole body seemed to be swallowed by cold ice, and the pain was indescribable. Although Shen Yong knew that this feeling of coldness all over his body must be the power of the backlash mentioned in the book, he had never had the experience of practicing martial arts, and there was no one to guide him, so he couldn't understand the key to scattering power for a while, so he had to wait for it to slowly subside.

In addition to practicing every day, Shen Yong is convenient for wandering among the tea mountains, the dense forests on the mountains are luxuriant, and there are many monkeys and birds.

In the early morning of this day, Shen Yong was practicing, and suddenly heard the sound of "boom" under the mountain, like thunder and lightning exploding, and like a drum and hammer wind. Shen Yong was wondering, and suddenly thought about it: "Isn't today October 15?" He has been staying in the mountains for half a month, let alone interacting with others, and he has forgotten for a while that today is the day of his sister's marriage!

"No, no matter what, I'm going down the mountain to send my sister to Tanzhou. "The decision has been made, Shen Yong is about to go down the mountain, but he suddenly thought that he will go down the mountain like this, and when he meets his father, he will have to do business with him.

Half a month, Shen Yong's martial arts have been a small success, at this time, although the skill can not reach the level of Dengping water, cranes through the nine skies, but it is not difficult to chase people a hundred and ten miles away, Shen Yong calculated the time, and sure enough, before dusk, he caught up with the family sending team. Before he could get in front of him, he looked at it from a distance, and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, such a formation would have been unbelievable.

Thousands of guards are mixed with more than 100 gongs and drums, all the way, mighty, earth-shattering gongs and drums and the sound of the wind and horses neighing, can still be heard clearly from a radius of dozens of kilometers.

Shen Yong quickened his pace, turned over, and disappeared into the crowd. A few sharp-eyed soldiers saw the black shadow flashing in front of them, and shouted: "What person!" For a while, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly stopped. When Ma Xixu hurriedly looked back, he realized that the man was already standing behind him.

Ma Xicao was stunned for a moment and said, "Two... Second brother?"

Shen Yong smiled: "Good brother-in-law, you and your sister just left? ”

Shen Minren also heard Shen Yong's voice in the carriage, and when he lifted the curtain of the carriage, he saw that it was indeed his own brother, Shen Min said happily: "Yong'er, why are you here?

Shen Yong touched the back of his head ashamedly: "I ran down the mountain by myself." ”

Shen Min covered his mouth and smiled: "What a stinky boy, dare to run down the mountain without permission, you are not afraid that your father will find out and kick you out of the house." ”

Shen Yong said solemnly: "If my father really wants to drive me out of the house this time, I am not afraid, I can live with you and my brother-in-law, right, brother-in-law!" he said, turning his head to look at Ma Xicao on the side.

Ma Xixu nodded: "That's nature. ”

Shen Min said again: "Okay, Yong'er, get in the car, let your brother-in-law hurry up and send the team away, don't miss the time to welcome your relatives." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pulled Shen Yong into the carriage.

Ma Xicao waved his hand to the leader beside him, and in an instant, the sound of gongs and drums sounded again, and the team headed eastward.

On this day, the family send-off team arrived in Qianzhou. The Qianzhou Thorn Shi went out of the city early to greet him, just because he crossed the Qianzhou border, he arrived at the jurisdiction of the Chu State, Meng Chang specially arranged for the Qianzhou Thorn Shi to put down the battle according to the national ceremony, and bid farewell to the "Huaqing Princess" to leave the country.

The southwest of Qianzhou is the border of Chu Guoxi Prefecture. When he was about to arrive in Xizhou, Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, had already arranged for people and horses to go out of the city to wait, and the person who greeted him was Ma Xifan and Ma Xixuan's sibling Ma Xizhan.

Shen Yong had long heard that Ma Yinsheng, the founding king of the Chu State, had thirty-five sons, and there were as many as fifteen people who became famous alone.

On the way from Xizhou to Tanzhou, Shen Min became more and more nervous, she grew up next to her parents when she was a child, even if she was later crowned a princess, she lived in her own mansion and did not move into the palace, and now she is married to Chu State, and the anxiety in her heart burst out all of a sudden. Shen Yong felt his sister's anxiety, and he continued to comfort him along the way.

This day is about to arrive in Tanzhou, Shen Yong was still asleep in the carriage, and suddenly only heard the sound of gongs and drums stopped abruptly, and then the horn sounded again, and a soldier came to report: "Princess Qiyu, the King of Chu has come to meet Luanjia." ”

Shen Yong rubbed his eyes, lifted the small curtain of the car window, and saw that in the northeast direction, a group of soldiers dressed in silver armor and riding high-headed horses, lined up on both sides, standing there, motionless. There was a person standing in front of the team, but seeing that person, dressed in a crown, his face was solemn, but he was not too old, Shen Yong said: "It's difficult that is the current King of Chu?"

Shen Min nodded and said, "Yes, Ma Xifan, the current king of Chu, is only one year older than your brother-in-law. ”

While talking, I suddenly heard someone outside the car shouting: "Welcome Princess Huaqing to Chu." ”

When Shen Yong looked back again, except for a few people, everyone else bowed to the ground, Shen Yong looked at the few people who were just standing and saluting, not kneeling, it seemed that they were the rest of the brothers of the Ma family, although these people had different appearances and different looks, they were all in good spirits, which made people admire them.

According to etiquette, a woman is not allowed to see the man's family before the wedding ceremony, so Shen Yong had to come out to greet her sister instead of her sister and said, "King Chu doesn't have to be like this, everyone should hurry up." ”

Ma Xifan beckoned, and those people stood up in unison, Ma Xifan then walked to Shen Yong's side and said with a smile: "The fifth brother has already sent someone to spread the word, presumably this is Shen Shaoxia, the younger brother of Princess Huaqing." Shen Yong hurriedly asked for peace and said, "Don't dare, Shen Yong has seen the King of Chu." Ma Xifan laughed and said: "Shen Shaoxia is modest, in the future, Sister Ling Princess Huaqing will be my brother-in-law, then you and I will become a family, why be so polite." ”

Ma Xifan, Ma Xixu and Shen Yong, the three of them rode side by side, opening the way for the send-off team in front and guiding the team into the city. The people of Tanzhou have long heard that the princess of Huaqing of Shu and the envoy of the pro-martial arts festival have crowded the streets early in the morning. The city of Tanzhou is also full of lights, so it is not lively. Along the way, Shen Yong saw everyone bowing to them, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud, but then he thought again: "From now on, my sister will live alone in Chu State, and I don't know if the more than 30 brothers of the Ma family get along well, what should my sister do if she gets angry and sad in the future?" Thinking of this, Shen Yong was a little sad.

Ma Xifan and Ma Xifan brothers placed the family sending team in Wanxi Garden. The garden is specially built by the Chu State in order to marry the princess of Huaqing, and the construction is carried out, the lofty buildings and pavilions, the pavilions and water pavilions, and the victory of the garden is very close, and the wedding date is scheduled to be held in five days, the twentieth day of the winter month.

After settling down the family sending team, Shen Yong followed the Ma brothers into the palace. On the banquet hall in the palace, a banquet had already been prepared to entertain Shen Yong, and the civil and military officials were already waiting to accompany him.

Shen Yong was not deeply involved in the world, and he was silent during the banquet, but only when someone toasted, he only dealt with a few words. During the change of cups, Ma Xifan suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that Sang Weihan's sworn brothers have all defected to the Jin Kingdom, so it seems that he Shi Jingjiao is not popular." As soon as the words fell, the hall became noisy, and everyone flattered Ma Xifan and belittled Shi Jingjiao.

Ma Xifan looked at Shen Yong proudly, grabbed his hand, and continued: "Now that I am married to Chu and Shu, we will be a family in the future, as long as we work together, we will one day be able to destroy the Jin Kingdom and win the Central Plains." Shen Yong had no political mind, let alone thought about unifying the world, and just smiled perfunctorily at Ma Xifan's words. Ma Xifan said again: "At that time, Shen Shaoxia will be the founding father of the country, and he will also be a relative of the emperor, and he will look down on the world and bear the ambition of a man in his life, wouldn't it be happy!" ”

Ma Xifan was stunned in his heart, he didn't expect this young man to be a person who thought about the common people, and his heart immediately rejoiced, and he had a handle on me, and said: "What Shaoxia said is very true, we are all in order to let the people live a stable life and no longer have to suffer from war." This sentence is exactly in line with Shen Yong's heart, and he said: "Your Majesty has the world in mind, which is really a blessing for the people." Between the laughter of everyone, the atmosphere was thick, and before they knew it, it was already a quiet time, but fortunately, Shen Yong had a lot in his belly, so he would not get drunk.

Ma Xicao personally sent Shen Yong back to Wanxi Garden, and just arrived at the gate of the garden, Ma Xicao took a scroll from the hand of the entourage and said: "I know that the second brother doesn't like gold and silver, so I specially found someone to find a calligraphy treasure, so that the second brother can appreciate it, if it is a genuine work, I will give it to the second brother." Shen Yong was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother-in-law, how embarrassing is this!" Ma Xicao quipped: "What's embarrassing, we are all a family, not to mention that my brother-in-law gave you a painting and calligraphy, it is natural to give you ten thousand taels of gold, not to mention that I don't know if this calligraphy is true or not." After that, as soon as Ma Xicao raised his hand, the two people who followed him immediately took the scroll and spread it out, Shen Yong stared at the scroll with straight eyes, and exclaimed: "This... This is Huaisu's 'fish-eating post'?" Ma Xixuan looked at his face in shock, and couldn't help laughing in his heart: "Sure enough, there are people who are rich, some are lustful, some are literate, and some are martial. said: "Yes, it is the 'fish eating post' of the great monk Huaisu in the previous dynasty, so according to the eyes of the second brother, is this picture true or false?"

Shen Yong looked at the painting carefully, but saw that on the scroll, the brush and ink were unrestrained and smooth, unpredictable, and spectacular. Shen Yong bowed his head and said: "The pen is strong and the ink is wonderful, the transmission is very true, taste the Tianjian, after Zhang Xu, there is Huaisu, it is really the glory of the Tang Dynasty." Ma Xicao listened to his words and laughed: "I knew that the second brother would like it." But Shen Yong was really stunned, and then said: "This 'fish eating post' is a thousand words, how can I be embarrassed?" Ma Xicao said: "What's so embarrassing, I'm your brother-in-law, just give my brother a sticker, what's the matter." Shen Yong still wanted to refuse, but Ma Xixu got up to say goodbye, leaving him to hold the notebook by himself, and he was stunned there.

The next day, Ma Xicao sent someone to invite early in the morning, but Shen Yong did not answer. He always felt that yesterday's occasion was not suitable for him, those people in the seat had been in the officialdom for a long time, and they were all oily and slippery, Shen Yong felt that he still liked to relax people and things. He refused Ma Xicao's invitation and went out, so that Ma Xicao would not come to invite him personally, and it would be difficult for him to refuse.

Tanzhou City, as the capital of Chu State, the streets and alleys are also lively, the customs here are different from Shuzhong, there are many snacks, and the water of the Xiangjiang River passes through the city, Shen Yong is also interested in walking on the street, suddenly heard the gongs and drums not far away, pedestrians gathered together, Shen Yong was curious, walked forward, crowded in the crowd, he looked at it, but saw a boxy white curtain set up on a wooden frame, on the screen, the horse rider with a gun and a knife, you singing, I appeared like a performance, Shen Yong was dazzled for a while, and the person behind the scenes suddenly sang in a tone"In the past 30 years, my family and country, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, pity the people of the world, when can I stop fighting?" As soon as this song ended, the crowd suddenly fell silent.

Look at the curtain again, a man on a horse with a gun in his hand, accompanied by the ventriloquist of the controller, dancing towards the front, and then several figures in the appearance of ordinary people fell in response. Seeing such a scene, many people were already relatively stunned, and even quietly wept.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Cry, can crying change this troubled world?"

Shen Yong followed the sound, but saw that the man was in his twenties, with a long sword hanging from his waist, wearing a red robe, and a handsome face. When Shen Yong saw him, he said in his heart: "Look at this son, he must also be a person with great ambitions, and he is fortunate to make friends today, and his trip to Tanzhou is not in vain." He was about to walk towards the man, but he felt as if he was being pulled by his sleeve, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Ma Xicao.

"It turns out that the second brother still likes shadow puppetry!" Ma Xixu said with a smile.

As soon as Shen Yong saw him, his heart was half cold, and he said in his heart: "I went out to avoid my brother-in-law, but I didn't expect to be found by him." Alas, it seems that I only went with my brother-in-law. ”

Ma Xixuan looked at him with a sad face and asked, "Second brother, your face doesn't look very good, could it be that the 'fish eating post' is fake?"

Shen Yong hurriedly said: "No, no, the 'fish eating post' is undoubtedly genuine, it's just ......" Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Ma Xixu: "That's it, today, I'll take you to a good place, there are a lot of good treasures there." As he spoke, he pulled Shen Yong on his horse and headed west.

After walking about seven or eight miles, I came to the Xiangjiang River, where there were people rowing early in the morning. Ma Xixu and Shen Yong got on the boat and rowed towards the river.