Chapter 4 Bai Ze's succession meets an old enemy

1. The Seventh Dart King

Taigu County, Jinyang Prefecture, Ximen Dart Bureau, Zhang Lantern is colorful, and the door is like a city.

There are six gates in Taigu County, one in the north and one in the south, and two in the east and west.

Walk one kilometer from the Drum Tower to the Fengyi Gate on the west side, and go down from here is the West Street of the ancient city.

A few naughty children on the street are playing happily, running and playing.

They sang a nursery rhyme in their mouths: Luo Shu to the river map, gold and silver ten thousand five, crack the heavenly proverb, buy the Forbidden City, get the royal collar, the world will be peaceful.

Ximen Dart Bureau is located on the bustling West Street. The high gate building is painted in black color, the black plaque hangs above the lintel, and the four golden characters - Ximen Dart Bureau, which is thick and elegant, strong and powerful.

The stone lion gate pier carved in bluestone is full of domineering.

Two stout cypress door frames on the base of the bluestone pillar are engraved with a pair of calligraphy couplets: righteousness and courage are powerful and powerful, and Lixin Liren darts go in all directions.

The content of the couplet is a self-confidence that smiles proudly. The plaque on the lintel has long been wrapped with red silk cloth, and the pillars on both sides are hung with red lanterns, and the flower baskets are placed in two rows.

Ten steps into the gate to see a large wall, the building system of the wall is similar to a small gatehouse, above the two pillars is the lintel and the painted caisson, the bucket arch overhangs, blue rafters and green tiles.

In the middle of the wall is engraved a Dou Da Wei stele body "dart" word, red characters on a gold background, above the word "dart" is the word "Chongde", the back of the wall is engraved with the word "Wu" in Dou Da Xingkai, and the dart word in front of it is in the same direction.

There are several side rooms side by side on both sides of the wall, and the woodcut eighteen Arhats practice map.

The main hall house is open two zhang, into the depth of one zhang five, is the dart bureau to meet visitors and negotiate business place, the center of the hall is a pair of cases in the hall six-piece set, the Taishi chair with the eight immortal table, in the middle is the portrait of the god fist Zhang Heiwu, it is said that this is the ancestor of the dart bureau, similar to the carpenter ancestor Lu Ban.

Couplets in regular script on both sides: A sound of Ha Wu went safely, and the rivers and lakes returned safely for half a year.

On the east side of the hall is a wooden three-foot counter, and the top of the counter is separated by a vertical row of wooden grilles, which is where the bookkeeper signs the deed and calculates the dart.

Outside the wing room on the east side is a stable, and the back door of the middle hall is two ear rooms and the back garden, and the martial arts training ground. There are stone locks, stone grinders, archery targets, two rows of lanthanum, and eighteen kinds of weapons, swords, guns, swords, and halberds side by side, so it is not mighty.

The back room of the courtyard house is obviously much newer than the front hall, and the front hall has traces of renovation. However, the craftsmanship is so high that it is almost impossible to see it.

Today is a big day for Ximen Yi, the seventh-generation successor of the Ximen Family Dart Bureau, to officially take office as the head of the Dart Bureau.

His father, Simon Chengfeng, was over fifty years old, and although he was strong in martial arts and in good health, dart was a young man's career after all.

The fourth-generation head of the Ximen family, Ximen Yi, is thirty years old. He was nine feet tall, handsome, well-dressed, and today he wore a fine brocade robe of brown color.

He has the majesty and uprightness of a northern man, with a dignified body, a broad chest, and an invincible majesty.

Look carefully at his appearance is not the same as the average Central Plains people, thick eyebrows and wide forehead, deep eyes, fair skin, curly hair, it is said that his mother is from the Western Regions Hu people, the people of the rivers and lakes called "Kunlun Baize".

Approaching noon, the guests arrived one after another. The housekeeper and deacon stood at the door, and You Benzhang had a loud voice, shouting in a long tone. Mr. Bookkeeper records with a brush on red paper.

The Prince's Mansion Zhang Changshi has arrived!

Russian friend Ivanov has arrived!

Taiyuan Governor Liu Daren has arrived!

The county lord, the county lieutenant, the county lord Bo Li, Feng and Wang are here!

Fuchang Kui's business name is two hundred taels of silver, and jade Ruyi is a pair!

One hundred taels of silver for the North Field Dart Board! One hundred taels of silver for the Nangong Dart Board!

Xingning ticket number is one hundred taels of silver!

The deacon of the shouting hall was elated, raised his voice and lengthened his voice, and his high-pitched and loud voice reverberated in the courtyard of the dart bureau with scenery and glory, and the onlookers at the door were also surprised and envious.

"Hahaha, Brother Hao, congratulations," the guest of Daoxi heard his voice before he arrived, it was Cao Juren, the shopkeeper of the Cao family, one of the owners of the dart game.

Ximen Yi warmly welcomed the guests and returned the salute with a fist, "Oh, Cao Dongjia is here, Peng Sheng is shining, you are a distinguished guest, please come inside!"

"Oh, Lord Wang, why did you alarm your old man, hurry up, please, hurry up!" The county magistrate, the county lieutenant, and the county lord Bo came over to cheer, and Ximen Yi was even more excited and his spirit doubled

"Less dart head, the Central Plains dart king Luoyang Oriental Dart Bureau Lei Yinuo sent a dart master to bring a congratulatory gift. Li Daxia, Yang Daxia, Dong Daxia, and a few others couldn't come today, so they asked someone to bring congratulatory gifts! There are also Lei Yinuo, the chief dart head of the Dongfang Dart Bureau, Nangong Ren, the head dart head of the Nangong Dart Bureau, and He Liantian, the head dart head of the Beiye Dart Bureau, who also sent people over to send congratulatory gifts, and they can't come today. The butler whispered to Ximen Yi.

Ximen Yi's face suddenly became gloomy and seemed to be unhappy, but he quickly regained his composure, greeting him left and right with a smile on his face.

As soon as he heard that the three peers of the martial arts and the three major dart bureaus were unable to attend, the most unhappy was Ximen Chengfeng, he sighed, his face full of displeasure.

"Lianshun Dart Bureau Wang Tianqi, a congratulatory gift of one hundred taels of silver, Kangxi enamel color Sanyou olive bottle pair. The butler sang to the last guest.

"Who? Wang Tianqi, such stinky boots (referring to the indecent dart game of the brothel's gambling hall bodyguard) are also worthy of coming to my door?

Originally, because the master and several martial arts seniors were unable to come, the old dart head Ximen was worried about the wind. As soon as he heard that this uninvited guest was a notorious stinky boot, he immediately became angry, but it was not easy for the distinguished guest to come to the door.

"Dad, it's not appropriate, today is an important day for our family, you are a guest when you come to the door, don't be rude!"

Simon's daughter who rode the wind persuaded her father in time.

"Come on, welcome guests, and take a seat!" Ximen Yi was more mellow than his father, and he smiled to greet Wang Tianqi, who was not ashamed in the dart world (his deeds will be described later).

"The auspicious time has arrived, and the ceremony has begun. ”

"All stand up, worship the ancestors, kowtow, kowtow, kowtow, kowtow, finish!"

Reciting the ancestral teachings: Loyalty and righteousness are the first, good karma is widespread, Xiaoxing stays at night, does not touch the wine, there is a way to make money, help the poor and help the poor, the dart does not leave the person, and the person is in the dart!

"Tea!" Ximen Yi knelt down, offered a cup of tea with both hands, and his father Ximen took the bowl with one hand, blew a few times with his mouth, and took two sips.

"Grant the town dart treasure knife - the god machine Wansheng water dragon knife. Ximen Yi had a solemn face, holding this treasure knife that is said to be 800 years old, which is said to be the knife of the famous general Di Qing Poliao in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The reason why the Ximen family won the reputation of the king of darts is not only because of the long history, but also because of the water dragon knife and Xingyi fist in the hands of Ximen Chengfeng, the "fierce man of the Western Regions".

The magic sword water dragon is infinitely powerful, go up the mountain to kill the tiger, and go down to the sea to kill the dragon.

At the end of the general dart head passing ceremony, all the guests are invited to sit down!

Ximen raised his glass and delivered a speech: "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to today's dog inheritance ceremony. Contemptible Ximen riding the wind, inheriting the foundation of the ancestors for more than 30 years, walking the dart to protect the courtyard and running the rivers and lakes, catching thieves and solving cases to kill bandits, riding the wind at all times do not forget the ancestral training, and strictly abide by the rules when darts. Thanks to your care, the disdain has been able to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes, and I would like to express my deep gratitude. At this point, he bowed and thanked him.

"Simon is more than fifty years old, and there is a way to know the destiny of heaven at fifty, and he should make fun of Sun Yi to raise his heavenly years. In the future, the size of the dart game will be taken over by the dog Ximen Yi with full authority, and I hope you will take care of it! I hope that the dog can carry forward the situation and make a modest contribution to the prosperity of the border trade and Jin merchants. Today, prepare a little wine, talk about your heart! I also ask all friends in the rivers and lakes to be a witness, Simon is grateful, do it first as a respect, thank you!" After speaking, he drank it all and bowed again.

Ximen Yi also stood up to thank him, bowed, and raised his glass to toast.

After five flavors of food, three rounds of wine, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually reached a climax, and the guest of honor pushed the cup and changed the lamp, all of which were full of fun.

2. Uninvited guests

Just as the banquet was going on, the audience was in high spirits. Suddenly, a dart was handed to the beam of the hall, and the audience was stunned.

A good dart master jumped forward, took off the dart, and read on the paper:

Emphasizing righteousness and relieving one's life, Bai Hongguan will take revenge. All the men of the Simon family are out of the city for five miles of jujube forests. ”

Ximen Yi's face changed abruptly, and he lost his voice: "Dad, what, what should I do?

"Panic what, evacuate the guests quickly. Beware of the enemy turning the tiger away from the mountain. Leave Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu to protect their families, you and I, plus Qinglong and White Tiger go to the jujube forest to make an appointment. ”

Ximen Chengfeng is worthy of being an old Jianghu, not alarmed, calm in case of trouble, and well-planned.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it must be the time of Ximen's bodyguards in the past, there are friends who don't greet well, and now I want to come over to discuss something with Ximen, and I don't want to disturb everyone's Yaxing, meet in the jujube forest. The feast is as usual, please feel free to do so!"

He arranged for the butler and the bookkeeper to continue to greet the guests.

Taigu is famous for jujubes, and five kilometers west of the city is a large jujube forest.

Ximen Chengfeng, Ximen Yi, Qinglong, and Baihu rode horses and carried guns, and went out of the city to make an appointment.

In addition to the Ximen father and son as the main dart masters, there are also four disciples of the Ximen family, namely Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu.

These four people followed the birth and death of Simon's father and son, strong in martial arts, as close as brothers, and the people in the rivers and lakes called "Quartet King Kong".

Ximen Chengfeng was a member of the Fuxi sect earlier, and his martial arts school and inheritance were marked with the color of Fuximen, and only later did he worship under Li Luoneng's sect and integrate it.

The green dragon swordsmanship in the Quartet King Kong is outstanding, but he is a clear and tall person;

The white tiger has amazing strength and is good at boxing and palming;

Suzaku is extremely fierce, and his light skills are the best in the world;

Xuanwu has always been very introverted, but his endurance is beyond ordinary people.

The four of them quickly came to the jujube grove with a whip. I saw that there were only two people on the opposite side, one of them was dressed in black and wearing a silver mask, and their weapons were very strange. Like a gun but not a gun, like a knife not a knife, like a sword not a sword. A chest-length long stick, a semi-arc shovel about half a foot long, like a Luoyang shovel for tomb robbing.

The other person was dressed in gray and hats, masked with black gauze, with a lean figure like five catties of pig's liver, and a large tobacco pouch in his hand, which was called a barricade.

Simon took advantage of the wind and hugged his fists to salute: "Dare to ask your Excellency which way of the immortal, today's trumpet has a big event, and Simon has not been able to send a post." If there is something offensive about walking darts in the past, look at Haihan. Since you're here as a friend, why don't you go to the humble house and have a cup of tea?"

"Ximen Darthead, defeated your Yaxing and disturbed the good things of your mansion. I'm offended! Today, I won't compete in martial arts, and I won't eat or drink. Just ask for one thing. ”

The mask man's tone was as cold as the ice of the wax moon, penetrating people's hearts.

"All brothers in the four seas, dare to ask your Excellency what you like? As long as my Simon family can do it, it doesn't hurt to give it to a friend!"

Ximen takes the wind and hides needles in the cotton, without losing grace.

"Hahaha, it is worthy of being the king of darts in North China, it is really refreshing. I'm going to have your Simon dart game next!"

The masked man's words pierced the backbone of Simon's father and son like a steel needle.

Simon angrily insulted the enemy: "You fanatic, you don't weigh yourself, look at the boundary under your feet, whose territory is this, and don't ask who the person standing in front of you is?"

"What if I don't give it?" Simon's tone was still calm.

After that, the Ximen Dart Bureau, together with its seven generations of masters, will become a legend of the past. ”

The strange tone of yin and yang of the mask man's words angered the Simon father and son.

The cold light of the water dragon knife in Simon Chengfeng's hand flashed and slashed towards the front chest of the masked man.

The masked man's long shovel crossed the air, stabbed diagonally, and his body flashed, flashing behind Ximen Chengfeng like a whirlwind.

The Ximen Feng Shui Dragon Knife is a fist into the knife, straight forward and straight back.

The masked man slammed the handle of the shovel, and Simon suddenly felt cold and cold in the wind, and fell to the ground injured.

Ximen Chengfeng is known as the Western Regions, with his skills, he will not be defeated in three moves and two styles, obviously, the mask man is a unique secret weapon, and he is nowhere to be seen.

"Despicable villain, what kind of hero is it to hurt people with a secret weapon? Dad! I'm here to save you!" Suddenly, a woman in red flew in, and the woman's mandarin duck was Ximen Yi's sister Ximen Luoyan.

Ximen Luoyan's apricot eyes widened, and the tiger walked straight towards the masked man. The giant was not panicked, one dodged, and the shovel was tigery.

The long weapon is powerful and heavy, and the broken weapon is flexible, lightweight, and endlessly changing.

When Ximen Yi saw his sister fighting, he waved the Qiankun Sun and Moon Knife with both hands to help his sister.

The mask is more flexible, the shovel is as precise and powerful as marksmanship, and as light as swordsmanship.

The green dragon and the white tiger hurriedly drew their swords to help in the battle, and the five of them came and went, like five falcons circling and fighting.

The masked man suddenly retreated, Ximen Yi thought he had a flaw, a slash, but the masked man rose from the ground with a "thread of wear". Turning around, a shovel handle was in the middle of Ximen Yi's shoulder, and he suddenly felt the ice piercing the bone marrow, Kunlun Bai Ze Ximen Yi "ah", a stagger

Kneeling down.

With three smacks, Ximen Luoyan bowed his head on his knees, and fired three arrows in a row with a crossbow on his back. Who knew that the masked man was as fast as lightning, scratching his teeth with his hands.

The tight-backed flower crossbow is useless, but I didn't expect the masked man to be as agile as an eagle, and the danger of flying arrows turned invisible in an instant.

Simon fell into the fireworks, and she fought again with her head close to the masked man. Who knew that the masked man was like a whirlwind, and the lightning speed was too fast to cover the momentum, and the two major acupuncture points of her Shentang and Xinyu were clicked.

Simon Luoyan's back suddenly went numb and he couldn't move.

Qinglong and Baihu didn't dare to slack off, and continued to fight the mask man, who was more confident and calm, shoveling as sharp as the wind, and containing deep internal strength.

His moves and body movements are extremely strange and rare, unpredictable, and unpredictable. The result can be imagined, the green dragon and white tiger worked hard, and the double sword was defeated by the Luoyang shovel.

It's nothing short of myth and wonder and it's unbelievable. The three fathers and daughters of a generation of dart kings who have been wandering the rivers and lakes all their lives, plus the two masters of the dart gate, failed miserably in the hands of a masked man in a quarter of an hour, holding a mysterious man holding a Luoyang shovel.

The mask is calm, the atmosphere is not breathing, the black clothes are fluttering, the long figure, and the strange weapons are like ghosts, like ghosts, which makes people shudder.

His voice seemed to be as creepy as the Grim Reaper of Hell: "The dignified and powerful North China No. 1 dart game, the seventh dart king, but the carving insect skills, the reputation is vain." Only the right person speaks first, and he is willing to gamble and lose. Within seven days, close the door, destroy the door plate, take off the dart flag, if not, the Ximen Dart Bureau is your cemetery. ”

His tone was full of disdain and disdain.

"Who are you, we have no holidays, and we have no grudges, why did my whole family come here to trouble me today?"

Ximen Yi endured the pain and asked angrily.

"Where there is a cause, there must be an effect, and good and evil will be rewarded in the end!" the masked man did not finish, and both of them were gone.

By the time Simon's reinforcements arrived, the three-on-one battle had ended, and everyone hurriedly carried the father and daughter back to the mansion.

A few days later, Ximen Chengfeng's injuries recovered quickly, Ximen Luoyan Cave Road self-relieved, and Qinglong and Baihu healed from minor injuries.

Only Ximen Yi was cold, cold to the bone, and shivering. The lips are purple, the face is blue, and the hands and feet are stiff.

The wound was only the size of a copper coin hole, and at this time it was already blackened and infected and suppurated.

The best Langzhong Qianyi pulse diagnosis in the county, grasping medicine treatment, basically has no effect. Simon's family was in a hurry, helpless.

In addition to Simon Chengfeng's father and daughter, the most anxious is the young "old lady" of Ximen Chengfeng, who seems to be more anxious than anyone else in the family.

The "old lady" of Ximen is beautiful and beautiful, with fragrant clothes and sideburns, thirty-two or thirteen years old, at the best age of charm, at this time her face is full of sadness and worry.

"I said that you are a big butler, you should think of a way, just took over the head of the dart, and the master can also enjoy his old age in peace. If this happens, is it impossible to do anything in this county?"

She had no choice but to sprinkle her anger on Mr. You Benzhang, the part-time housekeeper.

"Madame, don't worry, I think the injury on the dart head is very strange, and the county Langzhong can only see it. If you want to cure it, unless one person comes to the rescue."

Steward You is not without grievances, but he has a lot of ideas at critical times, as the two generations of housekeepers of the Simon family, he is the trusted servant of the Simon family.

"Who, where is it, then go and invite him" Simon Luoyan looked anxious.

"Danyang famous doctor Mu Hong. I heard that at this time, he was in the Luoyang Oriental Dart Bureau, and this person was the holy hand of the apricot forest in the world, with dry bones and raw flesh, and the skill of rejuvenation with wonderful hands. ”

"Oh, on Brother Lei's side, I'll give Brother Lei a letter of repair, and you can quickly arrange for someone to ask for a divine doctor. Simon Chengfeng's face seemed to see hope, and his eyes lit up.

"This person is uncertain and has a strange personality. It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that he has three treatments and three incursions. Those who are too high in rank will not be cured, those who are rich and rival the country will not be cured, and those who commit great treachery and evil will not be cured. ”

"What does Sanzhi say?" Old Madam Ximen stood up anxiously and asked Steward You.

"Those with a good reputation will be cured, those who are poor will be cured, and those who can guess the riddles of medicine will be cured. "Steward You overheard the legend about Mu Hong, and he didn't want to put it to use.

"Hmph, what kind of thing is this. Luoyang is 800 miles away, and it takes four or five days to go back and forth non-stop at the earliest. It's not easy to do!" Simon rode the wind with a sad face.

"The big shopkeeper, Qinglong Kung Fu is strong, and he is a top master of Xingyi Boxing, and his tricks will definitely be able to convince the divine doctor. Go to buy a four-skin purebred Mongolian horse with Cao Dong's family, and send another executioner Qu Liang to take care of it, the young lady has always been smart and clever and can guess the riddle. ”

Steward You has always been good at planning and arranging in an orderly manner.

Simon Chengfeng and his wife looked at each other and nodded. The woman cast an appreciative look at Steward You: "This is very good, master, just do what Steward You says!"

"Mr. Big, go to the counter to get 1,500 taels of silver, and send Qinglong and Qu Liang to buy horses. Yan'er, just work hard for the three of you, pack up and set off immediately!"

After a brief preparation, the three of them immediately set out on the road and galloped to Luoyang.