The four of them went to the "Linjiang Building" to have a drink, and before they knew it, it was approaching dusk. Lu Yunshan got up and said, "We should go back, so as not to worry them." Sima Xuan sneered: "What is there to worry about! With the four of us, how many people in the world can help us!"

Zishi said with a smile: "Brother Lu meant, it's not that he is afraid that they are worried that we will be bullied, but that he is worried that we will bully others!" The three of them laughed when they heard this.

Zishi put away his smile and said, "Don't tell the joke anymore." Let's go. The little brother has to rush back to Wudang! The shopkeeper, check out!"

When the four of them left the restaurant, a vendor selling fried chestnuts with sugar on the street greeted: "A few young masters, come and buy some chestnuts! It's fragrant and sweet! The price is cheap!" Sima Xuan smiled and said: "It's really fragrant! Wait a minute, I'll buy a few catties!"

Dongfang Zhen reluctantly took Zishi's hand and said, "Brother Zishi, it's better not to return to Wudang tonight." It's a rare get-together, and we're talking all night tonight. How?" Zishi hesitated for a moment, and seemed to be a little moved, but still shook his head and said, "Forget it." Promised to be in charge. By the way, I have something to say to you. He turned his head to Lu Yunshan and said, "Brother Lu, I'm bothering you and Brother Sima, wait here." I have a few words to say to Big Brother Dongfang alone. ”

Sima Xuan bought chestnuts and came over, watched Dongfang Zhen and Zishi walk towards the willow forest by the river, and asked strangely, "What are they doing?" Hearing what Lu Yunshan said, Sima Xuan sneered: "Zishi, this guy is not a friend enough!"

Dongfang Zhen followed Zishi into the willow forest, Zishi walked to a willow tree and stopped, turned around and asked, "Brother Dongfang, the junior brother took the liberty of asking you something: Do you have the intention to leave Kunlun Mountain and come to the rivers and lakes?"

Dongfang Zhen didn't expect him to ask such a question, and said in surprise: "Why did Brother Zishi say this? Do you want to leave Wudang and go to the rivers and lakes alone?"

Zishi smiled: "That's not it. I'm asking you, have you ever had this kind of thought?" Dongfang Zhen shook his head and said, "I never thought about this. I just want to practice kung fu in Kunlun Mountain for a few more years. With his current martial arts, he is comparable to a real master...... Hey!"

Zishi Zhengse said: "Why should Dongfang be humble! Besides, after leaving Kunlun, can't you continue to cultivate?"

Dongfang Zhen said: "That's the truth. But the master is so old, how can I bear to leave his old man's house. ”

Zishi sighed lightly and said, "What does Brother Dongfang mean: As long as the head of the Jade Sect is still alive, you will not consider going down the mountain?"

Dongfang Zhen's eyes flashed, and he hesitated, "This ...... I didn't think about it either...... By the way, Brother Zishi, what is the reason why you persuaded me to go down the mountain?"

Zishi said: "Here's the thing: now that my Uncle Shang is particularly short of competent manpower, I will leave Wuqian to help in the near future." I want to recommend you to my Uncle Shang, I wonder if you would like to?"

Dongfang Zhen asked, "Your uncle Shang, but the senior businessman of Yueyang Building?"

Zishi said: "Exactly." Nowadays, Yueyanglou's business is busy, and there is a shortage of talents who can stand alone. In addition, the underworld forces in the rivers and lakes are about to move recently, and Uncle Shi is very worried and asks the head of the family to send more people to help him. The head asked the meaning of the same family, except for Senior Brother Qingshi and I who were willing, the rest of the senior uncles and brothers had no intention of wandering in the rivers and lakes. When I said goodbye to you just now, I suddenly thought that a talent like you, Uncle Shi must like it very much. If you want to go, you will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task. So I wanted to ask you what you mean first. ”

Dongfang Zhen said: "I understand. Thank you for your kindness. Brother Zishi, why don't you ask Brother Sima and Brother Lu what they mean? Maybe they are willing. ”

Zishi shook his head and said, "Brother Sima...... He was a little proud, and Brother Lu was too silent, so he had to study martial arts...... None of them are quite suitable. Moreover, the Huashan and Quanzhen factions have a solid foundation in the Shaanxi and Gansu areas, and they can all have a better way out, so I don't need to be bored. Your Kunlun faction is different, although there are many masters, but they have not established any big foundation on the rivers and lakes. That's why I took the liberty of asking you. ”

Dongfang Zhen was silent for a while, and said with a straight face: "That's it: I'll think about it again, and I'll also ask the master what his old man means." ”

Zishi said: "Okay." He stepped forward and grabbed Dongfang Zhen's hand, and said earnestly: "Brother Dongfang, how I hope you can agree! You and my brother will join forces to break out of the world! A man and a man, if you don't do his career vigorously on the rivers and lakes, wouldn't it be in vain to live?"

Dongfang Zhen was arrogant when he heard this, and was about to agree, when he suddenly felt that someone seemed to be hiding behind the willow tree two feet away behind him. Zishi saw that his face was different, and asked: "Brother Dongfang ......" Before the words fell, the black and flickering willow branch moved, and an object shot at Dongfang Zhen's back. Dongfang Zhen seemed to have expected it, and with a flash of sideways, a flying locust stone passed by.

Zishi rose to his feet, drew his long sword in mid-air, and swooped down on the willow tree. The figure behind the tree shook, and with a "ding" sound, the two blades intersected. Dongfang shook, and in the blink of an eye he was four feet in front of the man, and his right paw fell at him. The man didn't dare to fight, so he jumped out sideways and ran forward. Both of them chased after each other with their swords. The forest was dark and dreary, and the two of them were afraid of an ambush, so they did not dare to rush rashly, so they only chased the enemy side by side, while paying attention to the movements around them. The man seemed to be very familiar with the forest, and after running a few hundred steps, he suddenly disappeared.

The two of them stopped and listened quietly, but there was no movement around them. Zishi whispered, "Slipped away." This guy is very good at light skills, and his blade looks like a bamboo cane. Who could it be?" Dongfang Zhen whispered: "I don't know! This thing is a bit evil, we can't stay here for a long time, let's get out quickly!"

As soon as the two of them walked back more than ten steps, they suddenly heard the noise of people outside the forest, and the fire flickered. Then, a large group of people carried torches into the willow forest, looking around and searching, and the clothes seemed to be poor. Zishi said softly: "Quickly put away the sword!"

As soon as the two of them put their long swords into their sheaths, one of them shouted, "Team leader, there seems to be someone over there!" The flames quickly surrounded them, and they surrounded the two of them in the core. A squad leader-like errand came out of the crowd and shouted, "What are you doing?"

Dongfang was shocked and said, "Just now someone plotted against us and ran into this forest. We're here to search. ”

The leader of the team shouted: "Take it first!" Dongfang Zhen raised his hand and shouted: "Wait! We haven't broken the law, why take us?"

The head of the team sneered: "You dare to resist arrest? What are you doing here? Lay down your weapons!

The two of them glanced at each other and slowly unsheathed the long sword at their waists. The crowd rushed up and pressed the two to the ground, but they did not dare to resist, and their hands were cut off and locked with iron locks.

The leader of the team commanded, "Brothers, look around, and see what they are doing in this woods."

The messengers cautiously held up the torches and scattered to check. Suddenly, a messenger screamed, "There's a dead man!"

"What?!" the team leader was taken aback, and strode over, except for the four messengers who held Dongfang Zhen and the two of them, the rest of them all ran over there. Someone said loudly: "Team leader, it's a monk!"

The head of the squad pushed away the crowd and rushed in. This is a dilapidated wooden pavilion, and a monk in a big red robe is crooked in the center of the pavilion, his chest is dripping with blood, and his body is covered with a large pool of blood, which is shocking. The leader of the team exclaimed: "Don't move, everyone! Zhang Yuan, Wan Jun! You two go and report to Master He!"

After a while, the sound of the horse's hooves approached and stopped outside the forest. Two messengers led a majestic tall official to walk quickly. The messengers shouted in unison, "Lord He!" Lord He ignored it, walked straight to the corpse and took a look, and shouted: "Everyone get out! Blockade the forest! No idlers and others will be allowed to enter!

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In Chu Weixuan, all the disciples were full of wine and food, and they went down one after another, and several heads of the sect were full of self-exuberance, and they talked and drank freely. Sansheng suddenly frowned and said, "It's so late, why haven't those four young people come back yet?"

Duan Hongzi said: "Alas, don't worry about them! Young people are fun, let them have a good time!" The head of the jade also echoed: "It's rare for them to get together, let them be! Brother Dao is worried about them? Don't worry, it's not a child anymore!"

Sansheng sighed: "I'm just worried about the bad guy, I'm afraid that he will cause trouble." Although he is not young anymore, it is still not worrying. Hey!"

As soon as the words fell, he suddenly saw Xiao Er leading Sima Xuan and Lu Yunshan to run in panting, Sima Xuan hurriedly said: "Oh no! Brother Dongfang and ...... Brother Zishi...... Let the yamen take it away!"

"Ahh The head of the jade asked in a trembling voice, "What's going on?" Sima Xuan shook his head and said, "We don't know either...... We had dinner at a tavern by the river, and Zishi told us to wait, saying that we had something to discuss with Brother Dongfang alone. They went into the willow forest by the river, and we waited for a long time and didn't see them come back...... Later, we heard the noise from the east, so we ran over to see that there were many guards outside the forest, and we were not allowed to enter. Some say there was a human life inside. After a while, we saw Brother Dongfang and Brother Zishi being escorted out by the messenger......"

When the head of the jade sect heard this, he exclaimed, grabbed Sima Xuan's shoulder, his face turned pale, and asked, "Is this...... They...... Where have you been escorted?" Sima Xuan felt that his shoulder bone was about to break, and he cried out with an "ah".

The jade master hurriedly let go of his hand and stared at him with a pant. Jin Zang said: "Brother Yu, don't worry! They must have been escorted to the Yamen." Let's go right away! Yunshan, you and Yun Qing quickly go to Wudang to report the news!"

When the head of the ebony and the deadwood Taoist accompanied Yunshan and Yunqing to the county government of Dejunzhou, it was already midnight. Although the yamen was closed, it could be seen that the yamen was brightly lit, and there were noises and footsteps from time to time.

Two stone lions squatting in front of the yamen, with two strings of lanterns hanging above them, emitting a faint red light. A large group of people, standing or sitting, gathered at the base of the wall on the left side of the yamen, fidgeting and whispering. Seeing the arrival of the ebony master, Qi Du greeted him.

Ebony said in a deep voice, "What's the situation now?" Jin Zang said, "The situation is not clear. I only know that it is the Shaolin Air Purity Master who died. The body had been carried inside, and several accompanying monks had also arrived, and were now inside. The gatekeeper said that He Xiancheng was trying the case. Tang Zhixian ordered, not to let us in. ”

Ebony nodded, hesitating. The head of the jade looked at him anxiously and kept rubbing his hands. Ebony pondered for a while, then looked up and said, "It's useless for everyone to wait like this. Let's go to a nearby inn to stay in first, discuss and discuss, and wait until dawn. ”

Many of the guests who came to celebrate the birthday have already gotten up and returned, so many inns have vacated many rooms. Everyone found an inn not far away, and several heads of business gathered in a room to discuss all night. Most of the disciples had no intention of sleeping, and gathered in groups of three or five to sigh for a long time.

The candle flame flickered slightly, and Sang Qinghong was lying on the bed alone, unable to fall asleep. Since she saw Dongfang Zhen for the first time, in the past two days, his straight nose and slightly smiling mouth have always appeared in her mind inexplicably. Especially when I see his tall figure, my heart will beat involuntarily. She would always look at him secretly, and felt that his every word, smile, and every move was so handsome and free, which made her fascinated. She wanted to know everything about him: what he liked to eat, what colors of clothes he liked, what hobbies he had?...... Of course, what I want to know most is: what kind of girl does he like?

There is also a question that she blushes when she thinks about it, and she doesn't dare to think about it: Does he like herself, too? But this question, she doesn't even have the slightest confidence. He had only spoken to him in four sentences, seventy-six words, although every time he spoke to her, he was smiling and gentle. But she suspected that he would have the same attitude towards other girls on weekdays. This made her frustrated, sad, and unable to extricate herself from gains and losses.

In fact, his worries about Dongfang Zhen's situation were not under the head of Yu. She longed to fly to him with wings, ask him why, and then hug him and weep bitterly. She was stunned and her eyes were wide open, and she didn't close her eyes all night.

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Last night, after learning that the Shaolin monk died on his own turf, Tang Zhixian turned over and got up from the third aunt's bed, and when he arrived at the yamen, he saw that He Xiancheng was interrogating the suspect in an orderly manner, so he stepped into the back hall. He believes that this right-hand man will be able to hear the case clearly.

In fact, he has been very worried in the past few days, thousands of martial arts elites have gathered in Junzhou, once there is chaos, with the more than 100 people in his yamen who can only catch a little petty theft, how can he control the situation? He only hopes that these martial arts figures will look at the face of the Wudang faction, behave in a proper manner, and not cause chaos for themselves. Unexpectedly, when the plague gods finally left, there was such a big mess.

It is important to know that the Shaolin faction is not only a martial arts master, but also a great sect of Buddhism favored by the royal family. Now the Shaolin monk died tragically in Junzhou, once it is not handled properly, Junzhou City will set off a monstrous wave. At that time, this Junzhou Yamen will be just like a small wooden boat, and it will not be photographed to pieces?

About an hour later, He Xian Cheng dragged his tired steps, came to the seat of Tang Zhixian and sat down crookedly, yawned a long time, and closed his eyes.

"How's the inquiry?" Tang Zhixian didn't wait for County Lieutenant He to take a short rest before he began to ask.

He Xiancheng opened his eyes and stretched, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Catch those two people on the spot, one is Dongfang Zhen of the Kunlun faction, and the other is Zishi of the Wudang faction. These two young men are very famous in the rivers and lakes, and they have a good reputation, and they don't look like treacherous people......"

"Alas, how can a case be decided by feeling?" Tang Zhixian interrupted.

"I haven't finished my humble words!" He Xiancheng distinguished: "We have asked many times, and they said that when they were talking in the forest to the west, someone attacked them from behind, and then fled to the forest to the east. They didn't catch up, and when they were about to get out of the forest, we took them. They insisted that it was the man who framed them. ”

"Who is that person, why are you framing them?" asked Tang Zhixian curiously.

He Xiancheng sighed: "They said they didn't know the attacker. As for why the man framed them, he did not know. Tang Zhixian laughed twice, shook his head and said, "Are they confused, or are you confused?"

He Xiancheng said: "I have checked carefully, and there is no blood on their bodies and swords. ”

Tang Zhixian pondered for a while and said, "It cannot be ruled out that after they killed, there is a possibility that they will hide their clothes and throw their swords." When it's dawn, you can take someone to the scene to check. ”

He Xiancheng said: "This is what the humble position means. He also wanted to find the vendor who had reported the crime for questioning and to check if there were any other witnesses around. ”

Tang Zhixian nodded and said, "Very good." When did the old monk go to the forest? Why did you go to the forest?

He Xiancheng said: "According to those monks, they went out at the end of the unitary time. As for why he went to the forest, it is not clear. It was only said that a young man surnamed Mu came to the old monk and talked a few words alone, and the old monk hurried out. As for whether their words are true, it remains to be verified. ”

Tang Zhixian frowned and said, "This case is getting more and more complicated!" After a pause, he asked, "Those monks agreed to Zhan Pestle to dissect the body?"

He Xiancheng said: "No." They said they couldn't be the master, and they didn't agree. said that he would wait for Shaolin to come before making a decision. Someone has been sent to the lowly post, and he hurried to Shaolin to report the news. ”

Tang Zhixian said: "This is the best!"

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The sky was just bright, and after most of the night's tossing, Tangzhi County was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, Menzi came to report: "My lord: The two Taoists of Wudang Ebony and Kunlun Yu outside the yamen asked to see him, and insisted that he wanted to meet his lord." ”

Tang Zhixian turned around and waved his hand impatiently: "Go! Go! Let them come back later." The man was bored, and was about to quit, when he suddenly saw Tang Zhixian turn over and sit up, and shouted, "Invite them in!"

The two energetic veterans walked in quickly and saluted. Tang Zhixian hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Two real people are exempt from courtesy! How can the lower officials afford it! Come here, watch the seat, serve tea!" The two thanked him and sat down on the pear wood chair in the guest seat.

Tang Zhixian arched his hand and said: "Ebony is in charge, the official has been very busy recently, and he couldn't come to congratulate him in person yesterday, and he still looks at Haihan!"

Ebony returned the salute and said: "Your Excellency is polite! How can a poor grass man afford it! Presumably our intentions, your Excellency also knows." We are here to learn more about the specific circumstances of this case, and to meet our two apprentices. ”

Tang Zhixian frowned and sighed: "Judging from the current situation, the two of them are the most suspicious. Xia Guan has sent Lord He to investigate in many ways, and I believe that it will soon be revealed. ”

The head of the jade said: "My lord, the poor Dao believes that the death of the Master of Empty Purity is definitely not the work of the two of them. Please check it out. ”

Tang Zhixian sneered: "Master Yu, if they did it, you don't count what you say, it doesn't count if the lower officials say it, only the evidence has the final say." ”

Ebony hurriedly took out a large ingot of gold from his sleeve, stuffed it into Tang Zhixian's hand, and said with a smile: "This is a little bit of poor Dao's heart, please accept it." We all believe that adults will handle it fairly. ”

Tang Zhixian's face was slightly gentle, and he comforted: "The two real people don't need to be too nervous, there are still many doubts in this case." If it wasn't for them, the lower officials would definitely return their innocence. ”

Erdao hurriedly got up and thanked him. Tang Zhixian called a servant to come in and ordered: "Take these two real people to the outer prison and let them meet Na Zishi and Dongfang Zhen." ”

After not seeing each other for a day, Zishi and Dongfang Zhen were a lot haggard. When the two of them saw their master coming, they all fell to the ground, choking in their throats. Erdao saw that his beloved disciple who was radiant in the past, but now he was shackled, and his expression was aggrieved, and his hands trembled in distress. At the moment, the second reassured them not to be nervous, and the case would soon come to light. said that everyone will also find a way outside to try to pick them up as soon as possible.