Mangmang Kui Mountain, stretching for 800 miles, there is a rushing Kuishui River between the mountains, the Kuishui River course is tortuous, the water flow is abundant, like a dragon winding between the lofty mountains and mountains, both banks are full of primeval forests, only when rushing out of the Kuo Mountain, only in the gradually low mountains, gradually open up, merge into another more majestic river, the largest river in the Kyushu continent Jiuqu River. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cuishan City, a small city in the westernmost part of the Roselle Kingdom, is located at the confluence of these two rivers. It was dusk, and under the cover of the clouds, the city was being painted with a faint shade of red.

Three miles outside the east gate of Kunshan City, there is an ancient ferry, and the last ferry boat coming from the other side is slowly approaching. On the same old dock, a young man was talking to a man who had just disembarked.

"Master Guan, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

"It's Yun'er, you've grown taller again, do you still have a room in your inn? ”

"Yes, Master Guan, you can rest for a while, and I'll help the masters pack up their things first. ”

This big man, more than seven feet tall, with big eyes and thick eyebrows, a beard under his chin, a burly figure, and a steel knife diagonally stuck in his back, looks like a high-roller.

That's right, this person's name is Guan Lin, the second son of Guan Zhen, the old master of the largest dart game in the Roselle Kingdom, "Zhongyi Dart Bureau". The teenager who talked to Guan Lin, named Shangguan Yun, lives in Yunshui Village, five miles west of Kuoshan City, and has just turned thirteen years old this year.

Shangguan Yun's father was a well-known hunter in the village, and his mother died of illness when he was five years old, leaving only father and son to rely on each other. This Shangguan Yun likes to go hunting in the mountains with his father since he was a child, and he just wants to be an excellent hunter like his father, but his father Shangguan Yin always hopes that his son can see the world more, and when he was nine years old, he asked someone to send him to the city to study.

This Shangguan Yun is young, but he is also sensible, worried about the poverty of his family, every morning he follows the gentleman in the school hall to study literature, and in the afternoon he goes to the Yuelai Inn in the city to work, one is to help sweep the courtyard, and then to the ferry in the east of the city to greet the merchants.

Speaking of which, this Master Guan is also a frequent visitor to the Yuelai Inn, every time Master Guan comes, Shangguan Yun pesters Master Guan to tell him some stories about the rivers and lakes, and begs him to teach himself some fist and foot kung fu, Master Guan sees that this Yun Er is diligent, and he is also clever, and he will teach him a few tricks of fist and foot kung fu when he is free, so after a few years, the two are quite familiar.

It seems that this trip is relatively valuable, because for ordinary dart goods, there are only three or five people escorting the dart bureau at most, but this time, there are more than a dozen people from the Zhongyi dart bureau!

Not long after, the dart car had been packed up, and everyone did not delay, so under the leadership of the dart head and the young man, they slowly walked towards the city of Kunshan, and at this time, the slanting sun on the horizon finally completely sank into the mountains.

When he arrived at the inn, Shangguan Yun first helped the masters of the Zhongyi Dart Bureau to feed the mules and horses, and then hurriedly served tea and water to the masters.

Master Guan knew what he wanted, so he followed him to the backyard of the inn to watch him unfold a set of Five Elements Fist that he had learned in the past few years.

"Yun'er, I see that you still have some talent for martial arts, so it's better to go with me to our dart game. ”

"Hey, Master Guan, it's not that you don't know, I already had this idea, but my father didn't let me!"

"Well, don't blame your father, the meal in the dart game is not delicious, so let's study with peace of mind. ”

On weekdays, Shangguan Yun went to bed early, but today it was rare to meet Master Guan, and he could get Master Guan's guidance, so he pestered Master Guan for a while, and when Master Guan went back to the room to rest, he went to sleep alone in the firewood room of the inn.

Early the next morning, as soon as Master Guan came out of the room, he saw that Shangguan Yun had already brought the mules and horses over, and was setting up a car with the guys from the dart board.

"Hey, Yun'er, don't you have to go to class today?"

"Well, Master Guan, I haven't been home for a while, I want to go back to see my father today, I have already asked my husband for leave, I happen to be on the same road with you, and I will talk to you again. ”

"Haha, you kid skips class every time he sees me, so let's go together. ”

A group of people out of the city gate, all the way to the west, this Kuoshan City is already the westernmost town of Luoshen Kingdom, from this to the west, the official road will gradually narrow, gradually into the mountainous area, to walk 200 miles of mountain road, in order to cross the Kuoshan Mountain, to reach the territory of Qishan country. This part of the journey is quite arduous, there is no shortage of jackals, tigers and leopards, and it is said that there were once mandrill ghosts, so there are not many pedestrians on the road.

Laughing, has arrived at the three-way intersection, Shangguan Yun's home is going south, so he reluctantly said goodbye to Master Guan, the young man's mind, how Master Guan does not understand, but he still has to hurry, so he hurriedly said goodbye, leaving only the young man standing alone at the intersection, watching the dart bureau and his party gradually disappear into the distance, before running home.

Yunshui Village is located at the foot of the Kunshan Mountain, backed by Hengyunling, and there are only a dozen families in the village, most of whom make a living by hunting and collecting medicine. Shangguan Yun's home is at the entrance of the village, with three adobe houses, covered with thatch, and a small courtyard surrounded by a fence in front of the door, which is exactly the appearance of the most standard local farm yard.

Entering the courtyard gate, Shangguan Yun saw his father chopping wood in the courtyard and shouted, "Dad, I'm back." He ran over and hugged his father tightly.

"Yun'er, why did you run back today. ”

"Mr. has something to do today, and the child misses you too, Daddy, does your waist still hurt, Yun'er bought you a plaster again. ”

"You, if you have money, you spend it indiscriminately, Dad's waist is fine, it's just a little rheumatism. It's good for you to come back, and I'll go up the mountain with my dad to see the set of yesterday, and if you get game, you can take it back by the way to honor Mr. Xia. ”

"Great, it's been a long time since I've been up the mountain with my dad. ”

As soon as he heard that he was going up the mountain, Shangguan Yun was happy, ran straight to his house, and when he came out again, he had changed into a hunter's outfit.

Shangguan Yin looked up and saw that his son was elated, stepping on a pair of high-cut snake-proof deerskin boots, a cow tendon birch bow on his back, a pot of pheasant feathers and arrows at his waist, and a one-and-a-half-foot-long hunting knife in his hand.

Hey, this child has grown taller again, Shangguan Yin couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and then patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Look at your kid, I'll take you there when my father changes his clothes." ”

Soon, only the soft sound of firewood was heard, and two figures appeared outside Yunshui Village, gradually blending into the clouds and mist in the middle of the mountain.

Hengyun Ridge, the mountain is high and densely forested, the mountain is full of tall trees, and there are clusters of shrubs, which is the paradise of pheasants, hares, wild boars, and various birds and beasts.

Today's luck is good, Shangguan Yin and his son walked down the mountain with a smile all the way. Three pheasants, two hares, this is their harvest today, and they also picked half a pocket of mushrooms.

Because Shangguan Yun is greedy for fun, so he came back a little late today, the heavy twilight has shrouded the mountains, and there are insect chirpings everywhere, Shangguan Yin is urging Yun'er to go quickly, while looking out vigilantly, the night in the mountains is not peaceful, and those fierce beasts always like to come out to hunt at this time.

Suddenly, Shangguan Yin stopped, made a gesture to Shangguan Yun, and pulled out the hunting knife on his waist. Seeing his father's gesture, Shangguan Yun immediately stopped, bent down with his father, and picked up the bow and arrow behind his back.

A figure staggered down the hill and ran past the thatched bushes where the father and son were invisible, and a torch gradually lit up in the distance, and chased after it quickly. Seeing the figure rushing over, Shangguan Yun suddenly let out a "huh", turned back to his father and said, "That seems to be Master Guan of the Zhongyi Dart Bureau." ”

"Let's go, let's see. Shangguan Yin pulled Yun'er, and the father and son immediately got up and followed the figure just now.

The figure staggered, one foot deep and one shallow, toward the hill, and finally fell headlong to the ground. Shangguan Yun took a closer look, it was the "mountain opening knife" Master Guan Linguan, only to see that he was covered in blood, with several deep wounds on his body, and a flying knife stuck in his shoulder, the wound was black and purple, and it was clear that he had been poisoned.

It was too late, but in a blink of an eye, the pursuers under the mountain were approaching, and dozens of torches were chasing at a gallop, and a shouting could be faintly heard.

"Daddy, what should I do?" Shangguan Yun was a little at a loss.

"Go" Shangguan Yin didn't say a word, picked up Master Guan, turned around and walked quickly.

The father and son rushed forward desperately, but only one person was carried, and the speed was much slower, but they saw that the pursuers under the mountain were getting closer and closer.

"I can't do it anymore, let me go, you guys go quickly. Master Guan, who was in a coma, suddenly woke up, struggled to take out a package from his arms and handed it to Yun'er.

"Yun'er, you go quickly, I'll stop them, please give this to my father. Guan Lin bowed deeply to Shangguan Yun and his son, and then urged the father and son to leave quickly.

Shangguan Yin glanced at Guan Lin and was about to say something, but saw a resolute brightness suddenly appear in Guan Lin's eyes, and he struggled to rush down the mountain. Shangguan Yin knew that Guan Lin was no longer good at this time, and he was insisting on it with his last breath, so he pulled up Yun'er, and the father and son ran desperately towards the mountain, and it didn't take long to hear a sad roar behind him, which was Master Guan's voice, obviously, he had encountered an accident!

Shangguan Yun and his son ran wildly in the mountains, but the pursuers under the mountain only paused for a moment, and then they chased after them quickly, and the speed was obviously much faster than that of the father and son, and it didn't take long for the clusters of torches to come closer.