Chapter 559: Two Branches
Yu Zhenren is not Old Man Mu's junior brother, but he has some connections with the Yuqing faction, this Yuqing faction is from the Central Plains, and Old Man Mu only learned about its existence not long ago.
When it comes to the past when this faction split into two branches, the Central Plains and the North Garden, the narrator is vague, or he is ashamed to mention it, or he knows too little, after all, it was seventy or eighty years ago.
The result of the split was obvious, the Beiting faction took away most of the external strength, and the Zhongzheng inherited all the internal strength, and both sides did not get any benefits, and their reputation faded until they became a second-rate sect.
The disciples of the Beiting branch were the only ones left by Old Man Mu, but he was the one who gave hope to the Yuqing faction.
Old man Mu has a great reputation in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, but it is a long time before it reaches the Central Plains, I heard that there is a person in Beiting who claims to be a disciple of the Yuqing faction with outstanding martial arts, the Central Plains Yuqing faction was surprised, and immediately sent someone to investigate, but unfortunately it was a step late, when the investigator arrived in the north court, the old man Mu happened to be chased and killed by the enemy and "buried" in the desert, and the two sides did not meet.
But the investigators clarified a fact: Old Man Mu was indeed a disciple of the Yuqing faction, and he also learned his own external skills.
The Yuqing faction in Beiting has been silent for many years, and has never produced a master, so why did the old man Mu suddenly emerge? It was this question that made the Yuqing faction in the Central Plains puzzled at the same time, but also ignited the enthusiasm to regain its prestige.
This enthusiasm was diminished with the "death" of the old man Mu, and it was rekindled because of the battle into the sea slope.
Old man Mu has been out of the rivers and lakes for a while, but he has not made his identity public, only a few people know about his existence, making a big fuss in the country of incense, and the people in the know are only isolated locals and a few dragon soldiers, until the battle of Haipo, he cooperated with the dragon king to assassinate Shangguan Jianyi, the commander of Jinpeng Castle, and finally became famous.
This time, the news quickly spread to the Central Plains.
The Yuqing faction took immediate action, and the five elders decided to go to the Western Regions in person to find the lost magical external skills of the sect, believing that after obtaining them, combined with the existing advanced internal skills, they would definitely be able to make the Yuqing faction make a comeback.
As for Old Man Mu's notoriety, due to the distance and lack of personal experience, the Central Plains Yuqing faction chose to ignore it, all they heard was that the disciples of the same sect dominated the North Court with incredible martial arts.
Soon after arriving in Biyu City, the elders heard that Old Man Mu was invited to Beiting with the "Queen" of the Land of Xiangji, so they finally connected with him at Qianqi Pass, when Old Man Mu was chasing the thieves who broke into the camp.
Old man Mu couldn't imagine that there was such a good thing, he didn't have a friendship, he only cared about one thing, since the Central Plains Yuqing Sect was good at internal strength, could it help him recover his strength.
After diagnosing Old Man Mu, the five elders became more and more admired in their hearts, they had never heard of Xiaoyue Hall, and they thought that the miraculous skills of their fellow disciples all originated from the Yuqing Sect.
The two sides reached a deal, and Yu Zhenren was chosen as the spokesperson because of his reputation and his association with the Central Plains Yuqing faction.
The elders of the Yuqing faction wanted to hide their identities, and as they learned more about Old Man Mu, they didn't want to have open contact with him, and as Central Plains people, they never wanted to be accused of collaborating with the enemy during the sensitive period when the war was about to start, even after Old Man Mu confessed to the Dragon King, only one of the five elders came out, and the other four still did not show up.
The elder is thin and small, there is not much left of the black and white beard, his face is kind, he is wearing the robes of the Beiting people, and his gestures are still the demeanor of a Taoist priest, and he is reluctant to say his real name and surname even if he shows up.
After listening to his story, the hearts of the people in the room were filled with more doubts.
The Yuqing faction hoped to negotiate with the Dragon King alone, but Gu Shenwei still called everyone else.
Shangguan Ru was the most annoyed, "It turns out that you instigated me to come to Beiting, and you really have ulterior motives." ”
"No, no, no. If it was someone else who spoke, Old Man Mu would happily admit that he had ulterior motives, but in front of the good girl, he had to defend himself, "When I was in the country of incense, I didn't know that there were so many 'relatives' in the Central Plains, if I had known, I would have encouraged you to go to the Central Plains." ”
Shangguan Ru snorted, knowing that Old Man Mu still had nothing to say, but it was inconvenient to ask questions now.
Shangguan Fei only admired Old Man Mu, "Wow, it turns out that you can also engage in conspiracy and tricks, and you still said in front of the Dragon King that the Yuqing Sect has no internal strength, in fact, it is deliberately increasing the sense of mystery and deceiving the trust of the Dragon King." ”
Old Man Mu smiled awkwardly, the Dragon King was suspicious, so his strategy was to increase suspicion in irrelevant places to attract the attention of the Dragon King, so as to conceal the most critical place, "But I still haven't deceived the Dragon King." ”
"That is, I now regard the Dragon King as a teacher. Shangguan Fei took the opportunity to pat the Dragon King's ass, and then asked what he really cared about, "The Yuqing faction can restore the strength of Old Man Mu, and it can also help me heal my madness, right?"
"We'll have to see. "The elders of the Yuqing faction are not Jianghu Langzhong, and they are unwilling to promise casually, but after looking at Shangguan Fei a few times, they still gave him a little hope, "This sect is good at internal strength, as long as the fire and demons do not invade the heart, it should be able to be cured, but it is ......"
The elder looked at the Dragon King, he was here to negotiate, and unless he obtained the Great Awakening Sword Sutra, he would not cure anyone.
Shangguan Fei wanted to ask again, but the protagonist of his own negotiation was the Dragon King, so he shut up playfully, his eyes swept over the Dragon King and Shangguan Ru, and secretly prayed for a smooth and successful negotiation.
Gu Shenwei had more questions than anyone else, "Where did Mustang learn his martial arts?"
Old man Mu laughed a few times, "It's all my fault, on a whim, I wrote a few books on my understanding of martial arts for many years, and hid them in different places, but I didn't expect that the dumb boy Mustang was usually silent, secretly took the secret from me, and found it out himself, but I don't know how much he gets." ”
The wild horse can't speak, so naturally there is no way to "set" the secret, and the old man can also nag at a tree for a few hours, and the secret is actually shaken out by himself unintentionally.
"Mustang tested my martial arts for the king of the sun, and you guessed it?"
"Hehe, the guess is quite accurate, in fact, this is all obvious, Mustang has taken refuge in the North Court in the past, and it has not changed now. ”
Old man Mu skillfully grafted the wild horse onto Yu Zhenren, adding some importance to the "junior brother", but unfortunately he didn't know that Yu Zhenren's martial arts were average, and he bragged too much, and the flaws leaked more and more.
Gu Shenwei temporarily let Old Man Mu go, and asked the elders of the Yuqing Sect: "You are here for Old Man Mu, why are you suddenly interested in the Great Jue Sword Sutra?"
The elder smiled a little embarrassed, and it was the old man Mu who stood up and replied, "It's also my idea, if you want to talk about external skills, the most powerful is of course the Great Jue Sword Sutra, people who learn martial arts have curiosity, don't be surprised by the Dragon King, I really don't have anything to exchange with you, these elders are experts in healing madness." ”
Old man Mu has been coveting the dead for a long time, and Gu Shenwei is of course "not surprised", "What's going on with those Central Plains martial arts people?" Among the soldiers of the Sun Yao King, there are masters of the Qingcheng faction, and it is said that there are more masters who have entered the North Garden, have everyone defected to the enemy?"
For the people of the Western Regions, it is common for them to choose a temporary lord when the war breaks out, and the people of the Central Plains serve Beiting, which is not unusual in their eyes.
Gu Shenwei moved from the Central Plains to the Western Regions at the age of twelve, and received the education of his father and brother, in this kind of educational thinking, no matter where a Central Plains person goes, he must be loyal to the Central Plains court, otherwise it will be a betrayal.
After many years of wandering in the Western Regions, Gu Shenwei knew that this was not the case, he had seen many people from the Central Plains, after persisting for a period of time, they were always assimilated by the local environment, lost their loyalty to their homeland, and had no feelings for their country, becoming rootless people, occasionally attached to a certain magnate, but would not be loyal to any court.
But he knew that in the Central Plains, the general idea was completely different, that rootlessness was betrayal, and throwing himself into the enemy was even more rebellious.
In those competitions just now, the elders of the Yuqing faction looked at it from a distance, sighed, and said: "Gu Da and Yang San are both masters of the Qingcheng faction, one is called Gu Feng, who is good at points, and the other is called Yang Yingshu. As for why they and other Central Plains martial arts people came to Beiting, I have heard a theory. ”
The elder paused for a moment, as if hesitating whether to tell the truth, "It is said that the Central Plains Imperial Court issued a secret order, who can bring back the head of the old Khan King, reward one million silver, and knight ten thousand households. ”
"Huh. Shangguan Fei couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this, "So a group of martial arts people came to assassinate the Old Khan King? This is also ridiculous, do they know how many masters there are in the North Court? How tightly does the protection of the Old Khan King be? If even the Old Khan King can be assassinated, wouldn't Jinpeng Fort be able to become the co-ruler of the world?"
The elder laughed in agreement, "That's their idea, the Yuqing Sect doesn't participate in this kind of thing, they just want to bring their own external skills back to the Central Plains, and they also want to see the Great Jue Sword Sutra, I don't know what the Dragon King wants?"
"I don't agree, it's just a cure for going crazy, it's not worth exchanging for the Great Awakening Sword Sutra. Gu Shenwei refused directly.
Shangguan Fei was taken aback, "Don't, Dragon King, let's talk about it again." Sister, you advise me, going mad will cost you your life. ”
Shangguan Ru stood on the side of the Dragon King, "The Great Jue Sword Sutra should not be circulated anymore. In her opinion, the Book of the Dead is the most appropriate name, it has turned Huan Nu and the Lotus Maiden into demons, and can no longer harm others.
"But it's ......" Shangguan Fei was very anxious, and the Dragon King stood up and prepared to leave, "It's not so terrible to go crazy." ”
Old Man Mu was as anxious as Shangguan Fei, but he knew how to hide his scheming, so he just glanced at the elder.
"Ten days. The elder also stood up, "We will leave the North Court in ten days, please think twice about the Dragon King." ”
"You can't get the Great Awakening Sword Sutra. Gu Shenwei did not waver, "And you can't take away Old Man Mu and his martial arts, he is a soldier of the Dragon Army, everything is up to me, he is the only thing I can exchange here." ”
"Huh?" Old Man Mu finally understood what the Dragon King was thinking, he should have agreed to the deal of healing for external skills when he first met with the Yuqing Sect.
But the Great Jue Sword Sutra, when he remembered the ghostly swordsmanship of the Dragon King and the Lotus Goddess, the old man Mu was still warm.
(To be continued)