Chapter 36 Revisiting the Past

After Baicao Weng got the fire-eyed white beaver and the spirit rhino horn, he hurriedly prepared the prescription, and he was also very busy. Yang Zhan, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, saw that everyone had their own affairs, and suddenly remembered that there was still something unfinished in his heart, so he went to Baicao Weng to talk about it.

"Mother-in-law, I went to Starlight Lake that day and met an old man with a disfigured face, I don't know who it is?" asked Yang Zhan.

"Oh, so Starlight Lake is inhabited?" said Baicao Weng curiously.

"Mother-in-law doesn't know who this person is?" Yang Zhan asked again.

"Haha, the old body lives in seclusion here, but I don't want to be disturbed, where do I have the leisure to make friends with others. However, the bamboo sea is vast, and those who can live here must also be people who want to stay away from the world. Baicao Weng said lightly.

"Mother-in-law, you have to heal the second brother and Miss Qu these days, I just have something to do, I may have to go for three or four days, I hope the second brother asks, and my mother-in-law can tell you on my behalf. Yang Zhan said.

Baicao Weng nodded.

Baicao Weng had actually guessed that Yang Zhan was going to Xingguang Lake to find the old man again, although he didn't know the old man, but Yang Zhan was an outsider to find him, and there must be a reason for it. Thinking of this, Baicao Weng couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Yang Zhan galloped all the way towards Starlight Lake, and when he saw the lakeside again, it was already dark. Yang Zhan didn't go down to the lakeside, but thought about it carefully.

After a while, Yang Zhan already had a plan. I saw Yang Zhan fly up with the skill of Lingyundu, shuttle lightly between the mountains and trees, and finally slowly landed on the lakeside. Yang Zhan's move was to avoid the silk copper bell in the forest, because he wanted to quietly confirm something, something he was very concerned about.

After Yang Zhan fell to the ground, he went straight to the wooden house he saw that day, but he saw the light of the candle in the wooden house from a distance. Yang Zhan then held his breath, and then quietly approached the wooden house with Lingyundu.

I could only hear people walking back and forth in the wooden house, stepping on the floor "aggressively", and sometimes I heard a long sigh, as if I was helpless and sad. Yang Zhan raised his head lightly and looked into the window, but saw that the old man was in it that day.

I saw that the old man frowned sadly, sighed restlessly in the room, and then took out another letter, read it for a while, and then slammed it on the desk. After a while, the old man took out a few more treasures, looked at them coldly, but also threw them aside.

"You can live if you do evil in heaven, but you can't live if you do it yourself. The old man couldn't help but sigh.

As he spoke, the old man put the letter on the candle and lit it, and Yang Zhan was in a hurry, so he broke through the window. The old man was shocked and looked at Yang Zhan in surprise.

Yang Zhan ignored these and immediately stepped forward to snatch half of the letter. The old man was in a hurry, and hurriedly put the half page of the letter in his hand on the candle, and immediately burned it.

Yang Zhan stared at the letter in his hand, and he was dumbfounded: Brother Gongdu, now that the gold thieves have invaded the south, the court is in an uproar...... The squire of the military department colluded with the Jin people and wanted to rebel...... Although the second half of the page was burned, I can vaguely guess the original content.

"It turns out that you are indeed one of the killers who washed the Fang Shilang Mansion in blood. Yang Zhan stared at the old man and said sharply.

"I'm not, I'm not, I don't know what Fang Shilang is, I haven't assassinated him. The old man hurriedly argued.

"Then how do you interpret this letter?" Yang Zhan asked again.

"I don't know, I don't know, it's none of my business, it's none of my business......" Liu Gongdu shouted anxiously.

"Look at me!" Yang Zhan scolded.

I saw Yang Zhan with his hair scattered, his expression was angry, and his appearance was very scary. Liu Gongdu looked up, but suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

"It's been twenty-one years, and I've been looking for you so hard. Yang Zhan said angrily.

"It has nothing to do with me, I didn't kill you, I didn't kill your wife, these have nothing to do with me......," Liu Gongdu shouted indiscriminately on the ground.

Yang Zhan suddenly found that Liu Gongdu was even more sad and angry when he talked about the murder of his parents, and then laughed wildly: "Haha......"

The laughter echoed in the mountains outside the house, echoing across the lake, breaking the quiet night of the starlight lake.

"Are you a human or a ghost?" Liu Gongdu shouted tremblingly.

"Of course I'm a ghost, if you kill my whole family, I'm here to ask for your life today!" Yang Zhan shouted happily.

Although Liu Gongdu was terrified in his heart, as soon as he recalled the old events, he could not hide his desolation, so he sighed straightly: "I can't imagine that I can't escape from Xingguang Lake for 20 years." ”

"I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place?" Yang Zhan shouted, already raising his knife in his hand.

Liu Gongdu then stood up, slowly retreated to the wall, and then jumped hard and broke out of the window. Yang Zhan would not give up, so he dodged and galloped past, and the person had already intercepted Liu Gongdu's way with a horizontal knife.

Liu Gongdu couldn't help but look at Yang Zhan in surprise, and secretly shouted in his heart: "My life is over." ”

Seeing Yang Zhanyang attacking with a knife, Liu Gongdu had no choice but to use his housekeeping skills to duel him. But how exquisite the Demon Breaking Knife Technique was, it only took seven or eight rounds for the Ghost Eye Crazy Knife in Yang Zhan's hand to be placed on Liu Gongdu's neck.

"Your Excellency's kung fu is amazing, and it seems that it is indeed the ghost of that day. Liu Gongdu said helplessly.

Yang Zhan ignored these, but glared at Liu Gongdu fiercely.

"Hey...... Back then, when he was rash, he had today's consequences, which is really unpleasant for the cycle of karma. Liu Gongdu said remorsefully.

"Fang Shilang of the military department is an honest official, worried about the country and the people, why do you kill him all?" Yang Zhan said sharply.

"Haha, back then, the imperial court accused Fang Wanli of colluding with the Jin people, and the facts were there, and everyone was punished. Liu Gongdu argued.

"Bastard! If it weren't for Fang Shilang's strength to resist Jin, I was afraid that the Zhao Song Dynasty would be ruined during the Jingkang Revolution, how could such an anti-Jin hero collude with the gold thief?" Yang Zhan was furious, and suddenly scolded with a lot of strength in his hand.

Liu Gongdu suddenly felt a burst of heat on his neck, and a little blood had overflowed from his neck, and he couldn't help but tremble and retreat again and again. But how much Liu Gongdu retreated, how close Yang Zhan came.

"In fact, we later found out that Fang Wanli was not as propagated by the imperial court, but the matter was irreparable, and we were ashamed, so we retreated. Liu Gongdu said ashamedly.

"Haha, it's all too much for you to be ashamed, how will the lives of dozens of people up and down the Fang family end?" Yang Zhan said angrily.

"But the court did issue a document to convict us like this back then, otherwise we would never have done this. Liu Gongdu said aggrievedly.

"Bullshit, then why did you attack the young couple who had retreated to the mountains and forests?" Yang Zhan continued to ask.

Liu Gongdu was immediately ashamed in his heart, in his opinion, even though it was wrong to assassinate the squire of the military department back then, it was the order of the imperial court after all, and it was finally excusable. But later, chasing and killing the reclusive couple, seeing the people who accompanied them and killing the unarmed two, was the most disgraceful thing in this life. Now that Yang Zhan mentioned it again, Liu Gongdu immediately fell into deep self-blame.

"On that day, when we saw that the golden envoy really appeared in Fangfu, we determined that Fang Wanli was colluding with the gold thief, so our murderous intentions gradually rose. Later, when we saw a maidservant fleeing, we were worried that she would inform the party and quietly followed, until she came to the bank of the Luoxi River outside Lin'an City to round the young couple, and everyone decided that the two were the remnants of the Fang Mansion. Liu Gongdu recalled. More than 20 years have passed, but he still has lingering palpitations.

Yang Zhan listened silently while secretly crying.

"At the time, I didn't believe that the couple could be in the same party, but the people who were traveling with me were worried that they would leak the news, so they killed them one by one. At that time, the middle-aged couple had a baby, but they were ......" Liu Gongdu said but stopped, and then looked at Yang Zhan in surprise and fear.

"But how?" Yang Zhan shouted.

"The baby was carried by you and jumped into the Luoxi Waterfall...... Liu Gongdu said in a low voice.

It turned out that Yang Zhan's appearance was exactly the same as that of his father Yang Shengqing, no wonder Liu Gongdu looked shocked and panicked when he first saw Yang Zhan.

"Haha, do you know that the baby is me Yang Zhan!" Yang Zhan shouted.

"Huh?" Liu Gongdu looked at Yang Zhan in surprise, and then nodded frequently.

"That day I witnessed the slaughter of a defenseless couple, and I felt resentful and guilty. I made a big mistake, but now that the baby has grown up, I can finally reduce some of my sins. Speaking of this, Liu Gongdu breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going to take your life today to avenge your parents and grandfather's family!" Yang Zhan shouted.

"Haha, the old man has been hiding his head and tail for 20 years, hiding from all the interceptions, and he knows that he only owes one death. I'm content to die at your hands. Liu Gongdu said loudly.

Yang Zhan hated to end his life with a knife, but seeing that he was fearless at the moment, and thinking that there was still something to know, he continued: "Hide and kill, do you also know that there will be this day?"

"Haha, since Fang Wanli's case was closed, five or six people have died mysteriously in just half a month, and I know my fate soon. So he dismissed his family overnight, and then disfigured himself and ran away. Liu Gongdu said desolately.

"Who is going to kill you?" Yang Zhan asked.

"Haha, whoever we do for will want us to die. Liu Gongdu said suddenly as if he had seen through the world.

"Why don't you be specific?" Yang Zhan said impatiently.

"Imperial court. And maybe the people who contacted us. Liu Gongdu said.

"The imperial court, and who are your contacts?" asked Yang Zhan eagerly.

"On the court side, it is naturally Wan Qianyu and Zhang Si who have retired, they know that Fang Wanli has a magnificent reputation, and after getting rid of Fang Shilang, they will naturally clean up our worries. Liu Gongdu said calmly.

"Who is the person who contacted you?" Yang Zhan asked.

"This person also disappeared from the world after the conclusion of Fang Shilang's case, and he must have died. Liu Gongdu said desolately.

"Then what's his name?" Yang Zhan asked again.

"This person's surname is Zhao Mingsiyan. Liu Gongdu replied briefly.

"Zhao Siyan?" Yang Zhan muttered in his heart, but he felt clueless.

"This person became famous in the rivers and lakes when he was a child, but after the plan, he was never heard from, and he should have died. How many people can die well for the imperial court?" Liu Gongdu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, but then said angrily: "It's okay to die, if it weren't for him, how would we have waded into this troubled water." ”

"Then who were the other assassins involved in this back then?" Yang Zhan suddenly asked anxiously.

"More than 20 years have passed since this incident, and if the people who participated in it were still in the world, they must be in the same old age as my husband, but I am afraid that if Yang Shaoxia does not need to make a move, God will accept them. Liu Gongdu said affectionately.

"God's harvest is God's business, and my Yang Zhan's harvest is my Yang Zhan's business. Yang Zhan said unrelentingly.

"Hey, it was wrong back then, and it's too late to turn back. Presumably, those who participated together would not have a good end, maybe they had already been intercepted and killed by the imperial court, so why should you be persistent?" Liu Gongdu said helplessly.

"Haha, persistent, if your family is killed, can you be as merciful as you are now?" Yang Zhan said angrily against Liu Gongdu's neck.

Liu Gongdu was speechless for a moment.

"If you say it, I may be able to let you go. Yang Zhan said.

"Haha, life is like chess, one wrong move is a lifelong mistake. Back then, it was like a debt, which trapped me for more than 20 years, but now I can repay the debt, but it is much easier. Liu Gongdu said open-mindedly, and then with a force, blood suddenly overflowed on the ghost eye knife.

Yang Zhan was horrified, but it was too late. I saw Liu Gongdu fall on his back, blood gushing out from his neck, and then his legs kicked, and there was no movement.

Yang Zhan let out a long sigh and sat down silently, although the enemy was dead, Yang Zhan didn't feel the joy of revenge at all.

After staying for a while, Yang Zhan carried Liu Gongdu's body into the wooden house, and then lit the wooden house with a candle flame, and suddenly the fire on the shore of the Starlight Lake was bright, illuminating the originally dark lake red.

Yang Zhan put away the ghost-eyed crazy knife and walked towards Zhuhai without looking back.

In the past few days, Baicao Weng has been treating Qu Rufeng and removing residual poison for Murong Yunzhen, and he is also very busy. When Yang Zhan came back, Murong Yunzhen had just soaked for three days, and he was already standing in front of everyone refreshed. At that time, Yang Zhan became much more silent after passing through the incident of Starlight Lake.

"Where has the eldest brother been these days?" asked Murong Yun really curiously.

Yang Zhan only smiled lightly and did not answer.

Murong Yun really felt a little incredible, and wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Baicao Weng.

"In the past few days, the old man has isolated the poison for the girl, and then she can be cured by continuing to take medicine. Baicao Weng said.

"Really, thank you so much to my mother-in-law. Murong Yun said excitedly.

"Murong Shaoxia hasn't seen that girl for a few days, he must be thinking about it a lot, right?" Baicao Weng said jokingly.

Murong Yunzhen smiled awkwardly.

"Go in and have a few words with her, she's stuffy these days. Baicao Weng said.

"Uh-huh!" Murong Yunzhen said excitedly, and then went straight to Qu Rufeng.

Baicao Weng turned around and came to the well, but saw Yang Zhan sitting alone on the well and meditating silently.

"Have you found the old man in Starlight Lake?" said Baicao Weng lightly.

Yang Zhan didn't want to say more.

Baicao Weng felt the anger and depression in Yang Zhan's heart, so he said slowly: "There are too many things in the world that are entangled, and people are very tired. Yang Zhan, the old man advises you to follow Murong Shaoxia's example and find a girl to live a peaceful and stable life. Baicao Weng said.

"Thank you mother-in-law for your concern. Yang Zhan said.

In the grass hut, Qu Rufeng got up excitedly to greet Murong Yunzhen as soon as he saw him.

"If the residual poison of the wind has not been removed, don't move, don't move. Murong Yunzhen said in a harmonious voice. Looking at Qu Rufeng, who looked a little haggard, Murong Yun was really distressed, and couldn't help but secretly hurt his nerves.

I saw Murong Yunzhen helping Qu Rufeng to walk to the bed step by step, then put Qu Rufeng away safely, and finally helped her cover some quilts. Although it was a little thing, it moved Qu Rufeng to tears.

"Rufeng, what's wrong with you, is it still painful?" Murong Yunzhen asked anxiously.

Qu Rufeng shook his head and looked straight at Murong Yunzhen. In fact, what moved her was not only because Murong Yun was really considerate just now? When she was in the house, she naturally heard about Murong Yunzhen's many sacrifices of his life to save herself. has to meet a gentleman like this, Qu Rufeng only feels that he has no regrets in this life.

"Yun Zhen, if my illness is not cured and I want you to take care of it for the rest of my life, are you willing?" Qu Rufeng suddenly asked shyly.

"Don't think nonsense, my mother-in-law said, your poison will definitely be cured. Murong Yunzhen said with a serious face.

"I said if. Qu Rufeng looked at Murong Yunzhen and continued.

"There is no if, my mother-in-law is now open, and Rufeng will definitely be safe and sound. Murong Yunzhen looked at Qu Rufeng and said firmly.

Qu Rufeng smiled stupidly, and sighed at the scholar's elm head.

Murong Yunzhen lowered his head, and soon raised his head again and said, "No matter what happens after Rufeng, I, Murong Yunzhen, am willing to take care of you for the rest of my life and make you happy." ”

After speaking, Murong Yunzhen only felt that his heart was running around, and he didn't remember what he said at all.

Qu Rufeng looked at Murong Yunzhen with a smile, and then grabbed his hand tightly, as if he would never be separated.

In the next few days, Baicao Weng continued to let Qu Rufeng take the prescription made of fire-eyed white civet to detoxify, and after this treatment, Qu Rufeng's expression and complexion also improved a lot, and it seemed that it was no different from normal days.

"Thank you mother-in-law for saving me!" Murong Yunzhen said excitedly.

"During this time, the old man has seen a few people who act as people and are convinced that there are sincere people in the world. I'm so happy to save such a person. Baicao Weng said.

"This is some thoughts, please accept it?" Murong Yunzhen said, offering some finely broken silver taels.

"Haha, what's the use of asking for these things in the mountains? Murong Shaoxia is underestimating my divine doctor. Baicao Weng said disdainfully.

Murong Yunzhen could only take back the silver taels in embarrassment.

"Mother-in-law, I have disturbed my mother-in-law's tranquility these days, and now that Miss Qu is fine, we are about to set off. Yang Zhan said gratefully.

"The girl can't go yet. Baicao Weng said lightly.

"Mother-in-law, do you still have something for us to do?" Yang Zhan asked.

"Haha, Yang Zhan, why do you always think about doing things in your heart? If there are more people like you in the world, I am afraid that there will be nothing to do in the world. Baicao Weng sneered.

"What does the mother-in-law mean?" asked Yang Zhan curiously.

"The poison in this girl's body has indeed been separated, but she is poisoned into her internal organs, and she is not like Murong Shaoxia, who has an invulnerable body like Murong Shaoxia, to completely unravel this poison, it is impossible to do it without half a year, seven or eight months of treatment. Baicao Weng said eloquently.

"Half a year?" Yang Zhan and Murong Yunzhen both asked in surprise.

Baicao Weng nodded and said, "This is not counting the time for her to recuperate, if it is counted again, I am afraid it will take a year." ”

Yang Zhan and Murong Yunzhen immediately fell into deep thought. It's not that the two of them don't want to stay, it's just that they still have urgent matters to deal with in their hands, and if they delay for another year and a half, I'm afraid there will be accidents.

"Yun Zhen, eldest brother, you have important things to do, you should deal with it first, I will rest here with my mother-in-law. Qu Rufeng had already walked out of the house and said slowly.

"Rufeng, why did you come out?" Murong Yunzhen anxiously stepped forward to support Qu Rufeng and said.

"Yun Zhen, you have a lot of trust, you should hurry up and finish it, and come back to me when you are done. Qu Rufeng said coquettishly.

"If it weren't for the trust of the sword guards and seniors, I, Murong Yunzhen, would definitely be here waiting for Rufeng to heal, I hope Rufeng won't complain about me. Murong Yun said ashamedly.

"Yun is really affectionate and righteous, it's too late for me to be happy, how can I blame you?" Qu Rufeng said shyly.

"Then I will go with my eldest brother first, you must take good care of your body as the wind, and I will come back to pick you up." Murong Yunzhen held Qu Rufeng's hand and told him repeatedly.

"Well, go ahead. Qu Rufeng said gently.

"Mother-in-law, I still have something to ask for, mother-in-law, please take a step to speak. Murong Yunzhen said.

Baicao Weng saw that Murong Yun was really mysterious, but he couldn't guess what was going on, so he passed.

"Mother-in-law, the medicine boy has a poor background, and I ask my mother-in-law to treat him kindly. Murong Yunzhen said in a harmonious voice.

"He's my grandson, how can I treat him well?" said Baicao Weng.

But my mother-in-law let him get poisoned all the time, and I couldn't bear it. Murong Yun said aggrievedly.

"Hmph, how much do you know about the medicine boy? But blame the old man. Baicao Weng said quite unhappily.

"I really don't know much about the medicine boy's background. Murong Yunzhen said.

"That medicine boy's parents were killed in his early years, and now he is alone, if he doesn't learn all the skills, how can he kill the enemy? I now let him try the medicine, but I want him to practice a body that is invincible to all kinds of poisons, and after he has practiced, he can learn some kung fu, and naturally he can avenge his parents. Baicao Weng looked at Murong Yunzhen and said coldly.

"I see, it seems that I am wrong to blame my mother-in-law. Murong Yun said embarrassedly.

Baicao Weng was not angry, but turned away a little arrogantly.

"Mother-in-law, my Yang Zhan's parents died when I was a child, and I am indeed somewhat similar to this medicine boy. But if one day the medicine boy gets his wish to avenge his parents, where should he go?" Yang Zhan asked after thinking for a moment.

"I haven't thought about this yet, let's wait until he's done taking revenge. Baicao Weng replied simply.

"If he takes revenge at the age of twenty, he will talk about it at the age of twenty; if he takes revenge at the age of thirty, then wouldn't he think about it at the age of thirty? In this case, he doesn't have to start a family, doesn't he have to live?" asked Yang Zhan.

Baicao Weng was shocked, but these were things she hadn't thought about. Maybe she just saw the medicine boy as a tool to test the medicine, or maybe she really planned to let him practice his skills. Thinking of this, Baicao Weng was speechless.

"My mother-in-law has a superb medical skill, and her children have died young, why don't you pass on this skill to him? Yang Zhan said sincerely.

"Yes, I think that the medicine boy is a person with a mellow heart, and he regards his mother-in-law as his own grandmother, so he must also be a person with filial piety. Murong Yunzhen immediately chimed in.

"Well, it seems like that's the case. Baicao Weng said with a deep groan.

"Mother-in-law's cold face and warm heart! Yang Zhan thanked her mother-in-law for the medicine boy. Yang Zhan respectfully said to Baicao Weng deeply.

Baicao Weng laughed loudly and turned his back.

In the bamboo forest, Qu Rufeng, Baicao Weng, and Yao Tong bid farewell to Murong Yunzhen and Yang Zhan all the way. Murong Yunzhen held Yiren's jade hand in his hand, but he felt that there were thousands of words to say in his heart, but when the words were in his mouth, he swallowed them every time, leaving only the reluctant eyes of the two of them intertwined with each other, and no one wanted to disturb them.

"Big brother, Yun Zhen, take care!" Qu Rufeng shouted as he looked at the disappearing back in the forest.

"Like the wind, when I come back to pick you up......" Murong Yunzhen's words echoed for a long time in the forest.