Chapter 17: The Death of a Relative

Gu Mansion, in the early morning of the second day of Shi Tianyou's assassination, Zhi Baizhi walked back and forth in the room, Qian Wanzhong and Gu Siyuan sat on chairs and watched him walk around.

"His grandmother is a bear! That's good news! It's bad news! That birdman is too irresponsible...... The boy of the Shi family actually became his apprentice...... If I also worship him as a teacher, won't it become that kid's junior brother? His grandmother's, no! No, no......" Zhi Baizhi muttered to himself in a confused logic as he walked.

Gu Siyuan and Qian Wanzhong had long been accustomed to his entanglement, and directly chose to turn a blind eye and listen to it.

I only heard Gu Siyuan say to Qian Wanzhong: "Brother Qian Xian, although Shi Tianyou didn't know where to go this time, he finally succeeded in preventing him from entering the Du Mansion, as long as he didn't enter the Du Mansion, it wouldn't be too dangerous!" Qian Wanzhong said: "Yes, I have sent someone to look for him near Ge Yuanwai's house, and the two of them were seriously injured, so they should not go far." ”

Gu Siyuan said again: "Is Cheng Lizhi's injury important?" Qian Wanzhong said: "That assassin has strong martial arts, Lizhi was hit in the chest and foot, and he was seriously injured, but there is no danger to his life, big brother rest assured!"

It turned out that the house that came to greet Shi Tianyou and Du Ruolan was an impostor, and it was Cheng Lizhi, a subordinate of Qian Wanzhong of Gu Mansion, who was pretending to be him. Since Shi Tianyou was rescued by the Qingpao man, Gu Siyuan still had a fluke, although he knew that under Shi Tianyou's heavy palm, the hope of surviving was extremely vague, but listening to Qian Wanzhong and Zhibai's illness said that the Qingpao man who saved Shi Tianyou was amazing, and he couldn't help pinning Shi Tianyou's hope of survival on this Qingpao man who he didn't know anything about. Therefore, like Du Rushan, he has been arranging people to explore Shi Tianyou's whereabouts everywhere, but Du Rushan wants to kill Shi Tianyou, but Gu Siyuan wants to protect him.

Gu Siyuan knew that the world was too big, and looking for Shi Tianyou like this was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Therefore, it was decided to focus on the territory of Shaanxi and send people to arrange for cronies to be on duty in various areas in the southeast, northwest, and into Shaanxi. Gu Siyuan thought to himself, Shi Tianyou's parents were killed, there is no one close to him in the world, if he recovers from his injuries, he will definitely still return to Chang'an Du Mansion, he doesn't want to be as he thought, Shi Tianyou really entered from the east of the Shaanxi border, and he was followed by Du Ruolan.

It just so happened that Cheng Lizhi was on patrol in this area yesterday, and when he saw the three of them, he hurriedly pasted the face of the house that had been prepared for a long time, dressed up as the house Ming, and intercepted Shi Tianyou and the three of them.

Cheng Lizhi dressed up as a house Ming is actually only a little similar, but it is dark and his vision is blurred, and Du Ruolan and Shi Tianyou don't think about it. Although the appearance of people can be confused at night, the voice is not good, so Cheng Lizhi can only pretend to be cold and hoarse. Originally, with Gongsun Xian's eyesight, he could see through it at a glance in the dark night, but this old thing only cares about eating his roast chicken, drinking his soju, and thinking about his exquisite chess game, so what house Ming or Cheng Lizhi will care about?

So Cheng Lizhi successfully passed the test. Originally, Cheng Lizhi planned to report to Qian Wanzhong immediately after staying at Ge Yuanwai's house for one night, and Qian Wanzhong personally helped Shi Tianyou to a suitable place that had been selected a long time ago.

But people are not as good as heaven, the attack of the black-clothed assassin disrupted the whole plan, Cheng Lizhi was seriously injured, and he was afraid that Ge Yuanwai would send him to Du Rushan, so he tried his best to climb outside before Ge Yuanwai arrived, and rushed to Chang'an Gu Mansion overnight with two entourages.

At this time, Zhi Bai Zhi had already stopped his big feet that he seemed to never stop, and said: "Two big brothers, according to Cheng Lizhi, at that time, Shi Tianyou actually dodged the two swords of the black shadow one after another, it seems that in just over two months, that birdman not only cured Young Master Shi's illness, but also taught him kung fu, and his kung fu is not bad, it is really unreasonable! " The logic of Zhi Bai is not clear, but after a little speculation, it can also be understood: "How can this be the reason" should mean" Shi Tianyou has only been seriously injured for more than two months, but he is also agile and unbelievable", and "joyful" should mean: "Shi Tianyou not only did not die, but also got a blessing in disguise, which makes people happy." ”

Zhi Baizhi then said: "This time I want to go to find Shi Tianyou in person, and go to Shaolin Temple by the way, Master Huizhen of Shaolin Temple was kind to me in my early years, but I don't want to be poisoned not long ago, and I was shattered and died." Although I have not asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes for many years, a manly man should repay his kindness. ”

Gu Siyuan said: "What my brother said is very true, people live in the world, they must have affection and righteousness, serve the country with righteousness, and repay friends with righteousness. You set off immediately, bring more people, and be more sure!"

Shi Tianyou carried Zuo Zhongcheng out of Geyuanwaifu, at this time, Mo was about four and three minutes, there was no sound around, and occasionally heard a few cats and dogs barking, which made people panic in the silent night sky. Shi Tianyou was worried that the black-clothed accomplices would chase and kill, and he couldn't tell the direction in the dark, so he rushed to a deserted and uninhabited place along the way, only to feel that the pain in the middle palm of his back was unbearable, and the blood from the sword in his left shoulder was overflowing, and he didn't know how injured he was, so he just carried Zuo Zhongcheng on his back.

After walking for a while, I felt that my feet were getting higher and higher, and I looked up at a black shadow in the hazy darkness in front of me, and when I looked up, I actually came to a high mountain, the forest on the mountain was sparse, but the grass and vines were luxuriant, and I thought that it was far away from the city.

Shi Tianyou looked around and saw a flat meadow, and in the middle of the grass there was a rock about half a person high and two feet wide, so he gently put Zuo Zhongcheng against the rock.

Shi Tianyou's luck walked through the meridians of his body, and he found that the breath was unimpeded, and he knew that his bones and meridians had not been injured, so he felt a little relieved. Seeing that Zuo Zhongcheng was still unconscious, he hurriedly reached out and pressed the "Zhongji Acupoint" under his dantian, and the true qi continued to enter Zuo Zhongcheng's body through the "Zhongji Acupoint".

Shi Zhongcheng's true qi entered his body, slowly woke up, and when he opened his eyes and saw Shi Tianyou in front of him, he was about to stand up and salute Shi Tianyou, but as soon as he tried his best, he felt that his heart was empty, and he could move a little.

In order to save Shi Tianyou, Zuo Zhongcheng desperately attacked the man in black, the martial arts of the man in black were originally much higher than him, but once anyone disregarded his own life and death, his physical potential could be exerted to the extreme, and his combat effectiveness would increase exponentially; Zuo Zhongcheng was hit in the palm of his chest and back, his hands, feet and limbs were stabbed with seven swords, his internal organs were shattered, and the blood flow was about to dry.

Zuo Zhongcheng said: "Young master, your injury ...... Does it matter?" Shi Tianyou said: "Uncle Zuo, my injury is fine, don't bother to speak, wait for dawn Tianyou to take you to Langzhong." ”

Zuo Zhongcheng said: "Young master, the little one is not done, you are fine." God has eyes! Let the young master not only heal his injury, but also learn a body of martial arts" Shi Tianyou for Zuo Zhongcheng to lose his true qi to continue his life, Zuo Zhongcheng felt that this true temperature and purity was quite deep, and his heart was comforted, and he couldn't help but shed tears.

Shi Tianyou was about to stop him and tell him not to speak. Zuo Zhongcheng said again: "Young master, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry for you and the master!"

"I ...... I...... I" Zuo Zhongcheng was in a state of flux, couldn't lift it in one breath, and fainted again. Shi Tianyou hurriedly accelerated the transmission of true qi, and after a while, Zuo Zhongcheng woke up again, his voice was weaker than the beginning, and said: "Young master, can you forgive the little one? The little one deceived you and the old man......" After speaking, he began to talk to himself.

"I came to Shifu, it was twenty years ago, and in that year, the master was still the prefect in Jiangnan. One night, the prefect was robbed, and the robbers not only robbed the property but also the sex, and several maids were defiled and then killed. There are a lot of robbers, there are more than 20 of them, all of them are good, the guards are desperately protecting the master, but there are still fewer and fewer people, and in the end, only the master is left, and there are more than a dozen robbers, seeing that the master is going to die on the spot...... Cough...... Ahem"

Zuo Zhongcheng coughed as he spoke, "At this time, a young man appeared, the young man fought desperately, and killed all the dozen people with the master, and the master was very grateful to this young man, so he invited Yu to live in the house." After talking with him, he learned that the young man had lost his father since he was a child, and there was only one blind mother in the family, so he left the young man in the house, and the old man wanted to take the young man's mother to live in the house together, but she refused many times and refused to come to the house, saying that she was used to living in the countryside......"

"Ahem...... Cough...... Of course, the lord was a little suspicious, so he ordered someone to go to the young man's hometown to check the surname and household registration, and learned that there was indeed this young man and his blind mother, and the appearance and age matched, the lord was relieved, and from then on, this young man won the trust and respect of the master, and after five years, he became a housekeeper ......"

Shi Tianyou knew that this young man was Zuo Zhongcheng, and his father had already told him about Zuo Zhongcheng, so he naturally knew it, but he didn't know why Zuo Zhongcheng wanted to say this, so he wondered in his heart, so he continued to listen.

"But...... But...... All this is fake, all this is a plan set up by someone, in order to let this young man gain the trust of the master. In order not to understand the truth, the man searched all over the country, and found a person in Yizhou who was very similar to the young man, and this person's mother was blind, so he ...... Thereupon...... Kill the mother and son, and let the young man impersonate his son, while he himself takes the place of the blind mother. He is...... It is...... Assassinate your man in black tonight......"

The more Shi Tianyou listened, the more frightened he became, only to feel a chill down his spine, feeling that human nature was extremely sinister, and he vaguely seemed to guess the ultimate purpose behind this.

"When the young man was about to starve to death, his parents died, and when he was about to starve to death, he was adopted by this person and taught him martial arts...... But after entering the stone mansion, I saw that the old man was kind-hearted, benevolent, and anxious for justice, and was a good official for the country and the people. Slowly, the young man was influenced, and he became more and more affectionate towards Shifu...... Cough...... Cough...... The young master is so smart, he should have guessed it a long time ago...... Yes, all of this is for the gun!"

"In the next few years, that is, from the year after the young master was eight years old, he seemed to be getting more and more anxious, and the whereabouts of the gun were getting tighter and tighter...... That is, I already know the whereabouts of the gun, but at this time, I have regarded Shifu as my home, the Shi family as my relatives, and at the same time I know the importance of the gun, where will I tell him?"

"But he kept urging me, and in order to perfunctory him, I made an agreement with him, agreeing that if he didn't kill the young master, and the young master still died, I would tell him the whereabouts of the gun. At that time, he urged so much, and the little one had no choice but to make such an appointment. Again...... Again...... The young master is fine, how can he die?"

At first, when he didn't agree, I said, 'Then you can kill me!' When he saw that I didn't change my mind until I died, he had no choice but to agree...... From that day on...... He looked forward to your death every day, and on the day the master was killed, he was very happy, but then he knew that you were not dead, and gritted his teeth. The last time you were seriously injured in the palm, he got the news, and he urged me to tell him the whereabouts of the gun, and where would I tell him, I told him that you were only injured, and you were not dead, and there must be evidence to prove that you are dead. He couldn't help it, so he went every day to find evidence that you were dead."

"A few days ago, I saw that his expression was wrong, and I felt that something was about to happen, so I secretly paid attention to him, and when I saw him coming all the way to the northeast, I secretly followed him, and sure enough, ...... OK...... Otherwise, the young master ...... this time."

Speaking of this, his breathing became more and more rapid, his face was as pale as paper, Shi Tianyou had been transmitting true qi to him, but he felt that Zuo Zhongcheng's heart was beating weaker and weaker, and he felt uncomfortable, so he wanted him to rest for a while, so he said: "Uncle Zuo, don't say it, I know everything!"

Zuo Zhongcheng shook his head and continued: "After all, he still didn't keep his promise, and he couldn't help but come to kill you, I'...... I...... It's not a big mistake, God has eyes! God has eyes...... He adopted me, taught me martial arts, and didn't have a good heart, and I don't owe him anything. But after all, I still lied to the master, and I lied to you...... Oh, I almost forgot, his name is "Wu Gong", next time I see him...... Be careful!" After saying that, he tilted his head and fainted again.

Shi Tianyou probed his snort, touched his chest again, felt that his heart was still beating, and picked up Zuo Zhongcheng from the big stone, let him lean into his arms, stretched out his right palm to give him true qi from his back, and after a bag of cigarettes, Zuo Zhongcheng opened his eyes slightly. He said in an inaudible voice: "Young Master, would you like to read the poem that shows the whereabouts of the gun?"

Shi Tianyou nodded with tears in his eyes, and read softly: "The wind stops, the sky is connected with clouds and mist, and the morning dew; the old is rejuvenated, and the wind is rising for 90,000 miles; the road is borderless, and the Pengzhou blows the three mountains; a pot of wine, four machines, and sixty percent, how many people are there in the world?"

Zuo Zhongcheng's eyes flashed with tears, and he raised his right hand vigorously to touch Shi Tianyou's face, and said, "Young Master is so smart, and he has a good memory." It's just that the old man can't be with you anymore, from now on, you will be alone, and the road ahead will be full of dangers, so you must be careful every step of the way! But your name is Tianyou, and God will definitely protect you! Remember! I'd rather trust God than people! After I die, you can't trust anyone in this world anymore!" After speaking, his right hand hung down from Shi Tianyou's face, his body stiffened, and he was completely angry.