"Brother Liang worships his senior brother, the world is Kyushu, rich in dreams, the two realms of the Tang Dynasty, the national Antai, the younger brother was born in the borderland, living on the shore of the bad water, both lost the king's favor and blocked traffic, is everywhere, the upper is not seen in the dripping water, the lower is not fertile in the inch of soil, the diligent cultivation is not a year old but the stomach, day and night work only to have food and clothing, the ancestors have been working hard for a long time. And the birth of the younger brother, the hall rejoiced, the grandfather was excited, the line was eight years old, the grandmother knew that farming was the end of the end, non-reading can not be revealed, so abandoned the roof tiles, the field house, the family moved, asked for poetry, for the school, began to hear the hadith, grandfather Yin, respected the hall earnestly, the good of the brother who sought and hoped for the good in poetry and books, but the younger brother's qualifications were dull and fun and so far has not been completed, the brother of the thought of the brother is ashamed. ”

On 'Qiuchi Mountain', Liang Xie looked at the resignation letter written by Ren Jiaxian for him, and the things mentioned in the resignation were so long ago that even he couldn't remember it clearly.

"My brother is nine years old, his parents abandoned farming and left his hometown to do business.....

Most of what was said before is true but it is somewhat inconsistent with the facts, when the imperial court flourished social studies, the folk children did not become scholars at the age of eight, punished their father and brother, he was half-voluntary and half-forced to go to school, as for the grandfather and his parents' expectations for him are indeed higher, as for the latter Liang Xie remembered that his parents' business was doing well, otherwise he would not have been looted by the thieves later and lost his life, as for his grandfather, he had lung disease, and later contracted the habit of smoking dry tobacco, he remembered that his grandfather put the tobacco into the cigarette pouch and lit the fire, and when he smoked it, the smoke was swirling, making the house full of people, and his grandfather always teased him that there are gods in the smoke, which is a fairyland, he believed that every time his grandfather smoked, although he choked badly, he still had to run into the cigarette to find the gods. It is said that this thing was introduced from the 'Red Ghost of the Western Wilderness', somehow it became popular in the Central Plains, whether it was a high-ranking official or a poor common man, he took this thing for pleasure, and the imperial court repeatedly banned it, and he remembered that his grandfather had to cough for a long time every time he took a puff, presumably his grandfather's habit of smoking dry tobacco was not unrelated to his death, and after his grandfather's death, he had to wander around and steal food when he was young.

The above paragraph of the resignation made Liang Xie feel a little unhappy, although he was not happy when he was a child, but it was even more difficult for his senior brothers, but he could still take care of them, why did he bother to add oil and vinegar to win people's sympathy? Looking back, he talked about the difficulties of running around in the past few years, and then said that the senior brother took in everyone, and he was very grateful. Yang Dao League's talents are abundant, and they can stay mediocre and leave without achievements, etc., just when the father-in-law was promoted, and the two of them reconciled with Jiaxian, so they also wanted to fulfill the family happiness of their father and daughter, and they could also find an errand in the yamen, which fulfilled the expectations of their parents and grandfathers, etc.

This resignation letter almost told him everything from childhood to adulthood, combined with their lives in the past few years, it can be said that it is sincere, and the logic is extremely clear, explaining Liang Xie's difficulties step by step, and the reason for the final resignation is difficult for anyone to refuse. Liang Xie knew that with Jiaxian's level, even if he threw away so many years to write such a resignation letter, he would still be able to catch it, but what made him unhappy was that Jiaxian added fuel to their predicament and said something that made him extremely uncomfortable, Jiaxian wrote the resignation letter without saying any hello to him, obviously this matter did not give him a choice from beginning to end.

Liang Xie walked to Shao Mingqian's house and stood for a long time, his footsteps never bear to step in, in front of outsiders, Shao Mingqian is a giant, a first-class master in the martial arts, but now Liang Xie has felt that the senior brother has not been easy over the years. Just like his father, when he was young, he didn't think he was so capable and amazing, but at this time, when he thought back to his ancestors, he was able to sell the land on which he depended for his survival and provide all his belongings for his education when his ancestors had been farming for a living.

In his current opinion, this matter may not be difficult, but for his parents and grandfather back then, it was almost equivalent to a life-and-death decision, and his parents were willing to take such a big risk for him to study, in the final analysis, they still wanted to fight for their son, although this way out may not be as good as not fighting, but it was hope, the only hope they could know. The elder brother and his father are two people who have never met, but their temperament is the same tenacity, their road is the same difficult, as the only relative around the senior brother, he should have helped him take care of the gang to tide over the difficulties, but what he brought to the senior brother was a drag, and now things have eased up a little but they have to pat their butts and leave, which really shouldn't be what a man should do.

"Is it Shuliang? Why don't you come in and talk. Shao Mingqian's voice came out, although Liang Xie's martial arts advanced under Shao Mingqian's profound skills, there was still nothing to hide. Liang Xie stepped forward and pushed the door into the house.

"Senior brother. ”

"Sit down. Liang Xie sat down. Shao Mingqian said: "You have something to do with me?"

"It's nothing......" Liang Xie stopped talking.

Shao Mingqian looked at the crumpled piece of paper exposed by Liang Xie's cuffs, as well as the tight hands he clenched in his sleeves, and smiled: "It seems that she knows you very well, you really decided to leave." ”

Liang Xie said, "Senior brother...... It's all there. ”

"Well, Miss Liu came to me in the morning, and she told me everything about you. Shao Mingqian said. (November 27)

Liang Xie smiled bitterly and said, "She is quick to pour her mouth." ”

Shao Mingqian said: "She is worried that you will be coerced when you go back, so she asked me to send a few people to help secretly." ”

Liang Xie was stunned and speechless.

"Take it, now that you've written your resignation, it's okay to take a look. Shao Mingqian said.

Liang Xie took out the resignation letter from his sleeve with a slight hesitation and handed it to Shao Mingqian, Shao Mingqian took it and looked at it again and smiled: "Clear mind, step by step, strong and ruthless handwriting, compelling attitude, good calligraphy, this resignation is not like it came from your handwriting." ”

Liang Xie was stunned, and he couldn't imagine that the two of them hadn't seen their senior brother for more than ten years and still saw at a glance that it was not written by him, so he immediately said: "Senior brother has good eyesight, junior brother has almost forgotten the words he learned over the years, this is written by Jiaxian." ”

Shao Mingqian frowned and said, "I can't see that my younger brother and sister are such powerful people." ”

Liang Xie said: "Jiaxian has always been a person with ideas, if she is an official in the court or joins a gang, she must be a good hand, but it is a pity that she has been dragged down by illness over the years, and she has no energy to take care of other things." ”

Shao Mingqian nodded and said, "I see, it's no wonder that old rivers and lakes like Qin Zhao will be planted." ”

"Senior brother knows how to read and distinguish people?" Liang Xie had thought so before, but at that time, he didn't speculate and didn't ask carefully, Ren Xiao was so good at bragging and doing his best to take credit for himself, and at this moment, listening to what the senior brother said, he confirmed that it was Jiaxian's means to charm Qin Zhao and others at the beginning, but what surprised him was that the senior brother guessed her personality just by looking at the words written by Jiaxian.

Shao Mingqian said: "You can guess how much you have seen more, you have been bullied after so many years with your younger siblings, right?"

Liang Xie said: "A man should let a woman, not to mention that she has been in poor health, so she will not suffer if she says a few words." ”

Shao Mingqian smiled and put away the resignation form, and asked, "When are you and your younger siblings going to leave?"

Liang Xie said: "Just these days." ”

Shao Mingqian said, "Do you know what your decision will bring you?"

Liang Xie smiled bitterly: "I've thought about it, what awaits us may be Wu Jingguo's threats and torture, maybe my father-in-law is white eyes and contempt, of course, there is also the scolding of my fellow Jianghu people, and the best result is just to make a compromise and live a lifetime." ”

"In that case, you're leaving?"

"I ...... After all, he is Jiaxian's father, as long as they can reconcile, no matter how their friends spit on me, I will admit it. ”

Shao Mingqian said, "Have you thought about it?"

“...... Think about it. ”

"Wu Jingguo won't kill him?"

Liang Xie smiled bitterly: "Senior brother, don't make fun of me, I can't kill him at all with this ability." ”

"Li Zetang, they don't plan to take revenge?"

Liang Xie's heart was shocked, and he stared at Shao Mingqian in amazement, only to hear Shao Mingqian continue: "Zhao Dongran, Liu Duan, Chen Xiaofa, Chu Tongxi, and Jian Xiaobai's revenge are not going to be avenged?"

"You...... How do you know?" Liang Xie was even more shocked, these people in Shao Mingqian's mouth were Zhao San, Liu Si, Chen Wu, Chu Liu, and Jian Jiu, who were Liang Xie's brothers when they were born and died together as killers, these names will not be known at the same time in the rivers and lakes, and no one will know that they correspond to Zhao San, Liu Si and others, it can be said that the people Yun Lao is looking for may have been more famous in the rivers and lakes before, but then almost all of them were almost forgotten, and no one's name is too loud, so as not to be noticed. Therefore, Shao Mingqian will never know these people, and he should never know these people, unless he ......

"Accident?" Liang Xie nodded slowly, Shao Mingqian looked at Liang Xie with an extremely solemn expression, and said: "Don't you think it's strange that you can survive the battle of 'Beijing' in the hands of dozens of masters such as Sikou Yuanyan, Bairen Jingtang Killer, Bagong, Hunting Beifeng, Xiang Yue, etc.?"

Liang Xie has always wondered why Yun Lao is desperate to protect him, and later felt that maybe Yun Lao was ashamed of him, but at this time, Shao Mingqian mentioned that he faintly thought of a possibility.

"Senior brother recognizes Yun Lao?" asked Liang Xie.

"Senior brother, do you know who the God of Wealth is?" Shao Mingqian did not answer, but threw out another question.

Liang Xie said: "I heard that the successive sect masters of the 'Osumi Heavenly City' and the 'Water Sect' are all called the God of Wealth, and the 'Water Sect' is responsible for all the accounts, profits and losses, wealth and other matters of the 'Osumi Heavenly City', and the status of the God of Wealth is probably about the same as that of our 'Lutang' hall master. ”

"What else?"

"It is said that the God of Wealth is the most powerful candidate for the next Heavenly Emperor. ”

"Well, what else?"

"And?" Liang Xie was confused. Shao Mingqian didn't explain, but looked at him patiently, and Liang Xie pondered for a moment and said: "The 'God of Wealth' helps Senior Brother to strengthen the 'Yang Dao Alliance' is our nominal ancestor. ”

Shao Mingqian said with a straight face: "The ancestor is the ancestor, and there is no difference between name and reality. ”

"Yes. Liang Xie didn't dare to say more, so he responded.

Seeing that his attitude was sincere, Shao Mingqian asked again: "What did you say about the civil strife in the 'Osumi Heavenly City' back then, and the final destination of the 'God of Wealth'?"

Liang Xie said: "There are several sayings circulating in the rivers and lakes, some say that the 'God of Fortune' let go of the 'God of Wealth' and the 'God of Wealth' after the 'God of Wealth' went overseas, some say that the 'God of Wealth' and 'the King of Heaven' went to the 'Five Mirrors of the Ming and Tang Dynasties', and few people say that the 'God of Wealth' came to the 'Yang Dao League'. ”

"Well, have you thought about it, why didn't the 'Thor' cut the grass and eradicate the roots and let go of the 'Heavenly Monarch' and the 'God of Wealth', why did so many gangs in the world 'God of Wealth' only come to the 'Yang Dao Alliance', although the 'God of Wealth' failed to bring the gold and silver treasures of the 'Osumi Heavenly City', why did he invest all the money he had accumulated in his life into the 'Yang Dao Alliance', why was Yun Lao's martial arts so high that he was injured, who else in this world could hurt Yun Lao?" Shao Mingqian asked several questions in a row.

Liang Xie thought about Shao Mingqian's questions one by one, and suddenly exclaimed after a long time: "Could it be that the 'God of Wealth' was saved by Yun Lao? Senior brother, you...... Are you in the same league as Yun Lao?"

Shao Mingqian smiled and said, "The 'Yang Sword Alliance' is considered to be Yun Lao's biggest chess piece, plus Yun Lao's own strength and some other forces are enough to deal with any situation. ”

"No wonder ......" Liang Xie shook his head and said, all this seems unbelievable, he was embarrassed to take refuge in his senior brother for the sake of face, thinking that he would rely on his own hard work to see a doctor for Jiaxian, who would have thought that his life would be saved by his senior brother, and he thought that all the expressions he had before were stunned.

Shao Mingqian looked at Liang Xie and didn't speak again, he was not in a hurry, he had always been very patient, and after a while, Liang Xie came back to his senses.

"Senior brother plans to take the people of the 'Yang Sword Alliance' to deal with Wu Jingguo next?"

Shao Mingqian nodded, and Liang Xie exclaimed, "With our strength, how can we be their opponents? Even if we can win in the end, the 'Yang Dao Alliance' will hurt the fundamentals." ”

Shao Mingqian let out a long sigh, slowly stood up and looked out the window, and after a long time, he said with a solemn expression: "From the day Yun Lao found me, the root of the 'Yang Dao Alliance' was already destined to be injured, the difference is only when and where the injury is in the hands of the internal thief or the hand of the outer thief, we all hope that the blood of the brothers of the 'Yang Dao Alliance' is sprinkled to protect the family and defend the country, but now we have to fight inwardly first." ”

"Senior brother, Yun Lao is dead, we ......"

Shao Mingqian smiled and said: "Some things always have to be done no matter what the result is, just like the master Bo fought against Dongdao, just like the 'God of Wealth' funded the 'Yang Dao Alliance', these things may have been initiated by others at the beginning, but as long as they start, it is their own business, because this is our common goal and common responsibility, we don't need to be supervised by others, we don't need to be paid by others, and we don't care about gains and losses, because this is destined to be a loss-making business."

The choice of the master is like this, the choice of Yun Lao is like this, the choice of the 'God of Wealth' is like this, and the same is true of my choice, maybe your choice in the future will be the same as theirs. This matter can't be changed no matter what, so when Master came to me that day, I can only detain him, otherwise when we face off against Wu Jingguo in the future, no matter who wins or loses on both sides, Wu Jingguo will definitely not let Master go, and now no matter who wins or loses on both of us, at least Master is safe. ”

Liang Xie was stunned, what he cared about was his personal gains and losses, the gains and losses of his wife and friends, but what the senior brother cared about was completely different from him, the senior brother was more able to think about the overall situation and others, and he still left a way back for the master like the master did to him. He suddenly and thoroughly understood the reason why the senior brother did not fight for the second senior sister back then, and thoroughly understood, presumably at that time his thoughts were exactly the same as before the senior uncle set out on the expedition, so he was able to hit it off when Yun Lao found him, so he was able to keep the contract after Yun Lao's death, but what puzzled him was that Yun Lao's methods were not despicable, but they were not bright, how could he be willing to entangle with him with the character of the senior brother.

Shao Mingqian glanced at Liang Xie who was stunned, sighed and said: "Soon after Yun Lao looked for me, the 'God of Wealth' came, and since that year, Zhongzhou began to freeze in winter, and it often snows in the two states, and the weather is even more abnormal than in previous years, it is very hot in summer and cold in winter. Since that year, Yun Lao has been recuperating from his injuries for a long time, and the plan has been postponed again and again, but fortunately, Jun Yao has outstanding ability, opening the dart game, passing the way, and single-handedly, but it didn't take much help from us, but raised a lot of silver taels for Yun Lao, and the follow-up contact between Yun Lao and us was also a lot more convenient. ”

Liang Xie was even more stunned, and said, "Mr. Xiao's dart head is Yun Lao's person?"

Shao Mingqian said: "Jun Yao is not only the only official disciple of Yun Lao, but also probably the most painful person for Yun Lao, but it is a pity that Yun Lao is too injured to teach, otherwise it is not impossible to rank among the top ten in the world with her qualifications." After Yun Lao unloaded most of the cold thunder with his 'cloud hand', he hurried to the capital, and the situation at that time deteriorated a lot, and then Yun Lao happened to meet you in the capital, and then you know what happened after that. ”

Liang Xie said: "Mr. Xiao cooperated with Yun Lao, and later sold the dart game to Yun Lao, since Mr. Xiao was Yun Lao's apprentice, why did Mr. Xiao never show up later?" (If Liang Xie doesn't have the slightest delusion in the face of such a woman, do you believe it?)

Shao Mingqian said: "Why not? You don't know, on Feng Qi's birthday, I was in the capital with Jun Yao and Master Wu Chan. ”

Liang Xie was stunned and said, "Why didn't Senior Brother go to help in the capital?"

Shao Mingqian said: "Yun Lao must have his plans to do things, and rashly helping will only help, isn't Mr. Zhang an example." ”

Liang Xie was silent, indeed, if someone hadn't 'helped', Yun Lao would not have died.

Shao Mingqian said again: "After Yun Laoxian went, Jun Yao was heartbroken, and he has not left the capital until now, remind me to see Jun Yao in the future, stay away from her, and die in the hands of his own people." ”

"Thank you...... Senior brother reminded. Liang Xie was ashamed in his heart and vaguely agreed.

The two brothers chatted for a long time and talked a lot, Shao Mingqian did not say anything to keep Liang Xie, Shao Mingqian did not interfere with his choice, but just explained the matter, and also helped him analyze and predict the days he might live in the future, and then let him make his own choice.