At this time, Yi Dan and the others were quietly following behind Master Kongbei and Lu Jianyin's master and apprentice, and saw that the three of them had come to the stall of the old man sharpening the knife in her alley before. The old man still kept his head down, concentrating on sharpening the big kitchen knife.

"Senior Brother Lu, it turns out that you are really here, don't come to harm?" I heard Lu Jianyin shout at the old man who sharpened the knife from a distance.

The old man raised his head, put down the work in his hand, smiled, and said, "It turns out that the two senior brothers have arrived." ”

"That's right, we've just arrived, we've just met. Senior Brother Lu, I didn't expect that it would be forty years since we parted with each other. At the beginning, you were a young man in your twenties, but I didn't expect that now, you are also old, and you are almost old. Lu Jian looked at the old man who was sharpening the knife and said.

"Well, yes, you're all old. Back then, I heard that Senior Brother Gongyi became a monk not long after returning to Qizhou, but I didn't expect to meet again in this life. The old man said to the empty and sad monk.

"Amitabha, back then, a few of us said goodbye here, and it has been forty years since that parting. Hey, seeing all this, I can't help but think of the bloody battle forty years ago, as if it was just yesterday, vividly, the poor monk remembers, we got the wrong time for a news, and were besieged by the enemy in this stable alley. Huo Ying's vast number of heroes in Jiaowutang, after being poisoned in his body, in order to cover our evacuation, led away thousands of enemies alone. In the end, he was blocked in a dead end by the enemy, and was pierced by dozens of Persian flying knives, which is really unbearable to remember. Speaking of this, the Master of Empty Sorrow fell into infinite feelings again. There were tears in his eyes.

"That's right, the alley where Huo Daxia died is next door, and whenever I pass there, I will unconsciously think of his voice and appearance. Forty years. Never forget. Lu Yonghuai, the old man who sharpened the knife, said.

Lu Jianyin then asked: "Thinking that Huo Daxia was heroic and chivalrous back then, and Jiaowutang was loyal and dedicated to the country under his leadership, which can be described as the sky. Huo Daxia's martial arts attainments are also well-deserved to be the first in the world. Let countless martial arts peers be envious. I think so, why don't we go together tomorrow and worship Huo Daxia's heroic spirit again?"

Lu Yonghuai said: "Okay, the hundreds of brothers we fought side by side at the 10,000-cargo wharf back then are now only the three of us. The years are unforgiving, and in a flash, a lifetime will pass. ”

"If I remember correctly, isn't Senior Brother Zhan still alive? haven't you been in contact with him?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"Senior Brother Zhan, he likes to fight all his life. Always idle. He stayed in the hall all the time, and he had long since broken off contact with me. Although I have been in Guangzhou since I retired, I have rarely interacted with people in the church. Hey, I want to be clean. Lu Yonghuai said.

"I think about how happy and vengeful it was for our hundreds of brothers to fight against Persian merchants at this 10,000-cargo wharf, but now there is only lamentation... Hey, Sensei. Later, a few of us said goodbye in this alley. When I first said goodbye, this alley was like this. Now this alley is still the same, but it has long been different. Lu Jianyin said.

"I heard that Huo Daxia's apprentice Kwai was evil, and later assassinated Zhu Wen, the Taizu of the Great Liang with You Bailin, and died tragically after the failure. Is there such a thing?" Lu Yonghuai asked.

"Yes, it is. Lu Jianyin said.

"Hey, Jiaowutang at that time. All of them are loyal and righteous souls for the country and the people. But today's Jiaowutang is not as good as the next generation. Lu Yonghuai sighed.

"Oh yes, Senior Brother Lu, why did you use the urgent letter we agreed on this time to summon the two of us back to Guangzhou? Is there something big going on in the gang?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"That's right. In fact, after I said goodbye to you, I stayed in the church for more than ten years. It wasn't until the master passed on the position of the helper to the Qin brothers, who only joined the Tingfeng Hall later, that I slowly retired. I thought that the second half of everyone's life would be spent in peace and leisure. I didn't expect to encounter a very strange thing this time, and I couldn't make up my mind, so I asked the two senior brothers to come all the way to Guangzhou to discuss together. Lu Yonghuai said.

"May I ask Senior Brother Lu, what is the matter?" asked Master Empty Sorrow.

"This is a long story, let me clean up the stall first, and then talk about it in detail after we go back to the humble house together?" Lu Yonghuai said as he packed up his sharpening tools.

"Alright, let's go back and talk. Lu Jianyin said.

Lu Yonghuai began to pack up his things, and Wang Yunhai said on the side: "Uncle Lu, I'll help you clean up together." ”

Lu Jianyin hurriedly said: "Oh, this is the closed disciple I accepted, named Wang Yunhai. Yunhai, hurry up and help your Uncle Lu collect the stall. ”

"Yes, Master. Wang Yunhai quickly helped Lu Yonghuai clean up the stall.

"I didn't expect Senior Brother Lu to accept such a smart and diligent closed disciple, it's really good. It seems that you have the ability to forge swords, but there is a successor. Lu Yonghuai praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, I have been listening to the wind hall for decades, and I have occupied the position of one of the five elders, but I don't have any ability. The only thing that can be done is the kung fu of forging swords, and now I have finally found a successor. Lu Jianyin said with a smile.

Lu Yonghuai said to Wang Yunhai: "Well, the young man should work hard to learn from your master. Let's listen to the Sword Casting Villa in Yunzhou, Fengtang, which was originally designed to cast weapons for the Tang Dynasty. Now that the Tang Dynasty has been annihilated, the Sword Casting Villa has also set up its own door to cast weapons for the chivalrous people in the rivers and lakes. Although the people who wield the sword have changed, the foundation of the country and the people has not changed. You must be like your master, forging a sword for the country, the people, and the peace of the world. ”

"Well, thank you, Uncle Lu, Yunhai must remember your teachings. Forge a sword for the justice and tranquility of the world. Wang Yunhai said sincerely.

"Well, good boy. Lu Yonghuai nodded, and after quickly cleaning up, he led a group of people to a dilapidated house not far away.

And Yi Dan and Youming also quietly followed, and the two stood at the door and eavesdropped cautiously.

After entering the house, Lu Yonghuai beckoned everyone to sit down and said: "This time, I invited the two senior brothers to Guangzhou from afar because ten days ago, a gang meeting was held, and Ouyang Yucheng passed the position of gang leader to a man in his fifties. I wonder if the two senior brothers can know about this?"

Master Kongbei said: "The poor monk has never heard of it, and the poor monk has long stopped asking about the affairs in the hall. Practice the Dharma with peace of mind. If it weren't for Senior Brother Lu's personal letter this time, the poor monk would not have traveled thousands of miles south to Lingnan. ”

"yes, I haven't heard of it either. But I heard that Ouyang Yucheng was young and promising, why did he give up the position of gang leader to an old man in his fifties?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"I suspect that Ouyang Yucheng. colluded with foreign countries, trying to bring disaster to Wulin and destroy the world in the Central Plains. ”

When Lu Jianyin heard this, his eyes widened and he asked in surprise: "Isn't it? How can it be so serious? Then Ouyang Yucheng, wasn't he personally selected by Qin Zhengao before he died? There should be no problem." ”

"Hey, you don't know, it's because he was personally selected by Brother Qin that there may be problems. Lu Yonghuai said.

Master Empty Compassion asked, "Senior Brother Lu said this. The poor monk didn't understand it even more. It is said that Qin Zhengao is chivalrous and is highly respected by all factions in the hall, and it is because of this that the old hall master passed the position to him, why would Senior Brother Lu say such things?"

Lu Yonghuai sighed and said, "Hey, in fact, the master intended to pass on the position of hall master to me back then. I think the two senior brothers know about this in their hearts. ”

"Well, that's right. That's what Uncle Shi meant at the beginning. Then why did it change again?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"Not long after you retired, Brother Qin came to Tingfeng Hall. He was chivalrous. Soon made a lot of contributions to the church. He was also appreciated and valued by his master, and even taught him the blade palm himself. I was a little jealous of that momentum. Lu Yonghuai said.

"And then?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"Then something big happened. Lu Yonghuai said.

"What's the big deal?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"Later, when the master considered whether to pass it on to me or Qin Zhengao, it was also very difficult. After all, Tingfeng Tang has also had a reputation in martial arts for more than a hundred years. Don't take it lightly, or you'll destroy your inheritance. It was during this critical period that the master found out about a major matter, and it turned out that Qin Zhengao was an overseas mysterious sect, a dead man hidden in the Central Plains martial arts. They tried to blend in with the Central Plains martial arts. In the end, they want to achieve their ulterior purpose. ”

Lu Jianyin's eyes widened and asked, "No, you mean that Qin Zhengao is a dead soldier of a foreign sect?"

"That's right, that's true, Master found out very clearly. Lu Yonghuai said.

"Then I'm confused, since Uncle Shi knows that Qin Zhengao is a secret work of a foreign sect hidden in the Central Plains, then why did Uncle Shi pass on the position of gang leader to him?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"Two senior brothers, please listen to what I have to say. Brother Qin is indeed a dead soldier planted by a foreign sect in the Knife Sharpening Gang, and his purpose of infiltrating the Tingfeng Hall is not pure, all of this is true. But when Master and I were investigating this matter, we also accidentally discovered another secret. Lu Yonghuai explained.

"What secrets have you discovered?"

discovered the secret of Brother Qin's background. It turned out that the Qin brothers and their group of dead soldiers were all people who had been taken captive from the Central Plains and sent overseas to reform since childhood, and all of them had become top masters, and then they were lined up in various parts of the Central Plains to find out the news for their sects. Qin Zhengao blended into Tingfeng Hall, while his junior brother Ping Zhongwu blended into the Huangchao army that was in full swing at that time. Later, he gave Huang Chao an idea, and it was Naping Zhongwu who used human flesh as food. ”

When Master Kongbei heard this, he hurriedly folded his hands and said, "Amitabha, it turned out that someone from a foreign sect gave him an idea. Hey, what a sin, the poor monk only learned the truth about this today. ”

Lu Yonghuai asked, "Senior Brother Gongyi, are you still worried about this matter?"

Master Kongbei said compassionately: "That's right, I think back then, the poor monk and Huang Chao were originally fellow villagers. Seeing that the feudal town was in turmoil in the world, the people were suffering, and the people were struggling to make a living, he and Huang Chao's uncle and nephew persuaded Huang Chao to respond to Wang Xianzhi's uprising and save the people of the world from fire and water. However, Huang Chao, who was born in a reckless manner, punished evil and promoted good at the beginning, and promoted righteousness, but he did not expect that later, he actually connived at the army to rape and plunder the people, burn, kill and loot. What's even more excessive is that the military rations are tight, and they even began to feed on human flesh. At first, he only ate the corpses of the enemy, and then even the women and children of his own people were slaughtered and cooked. It's a heinous crime, and it's hard to find in the past. The poor monk consciously did the most wrong thing in his life, which was to persuade Huang Chao to raise troops. Ashamed of the people who died, ashamed of the souls who were devoured. Even if the rest of his life is spent in repentance, it is difficult to erase the sins of the poor monks. ”

Lu Jianyin said: "I finally understand why you are a monk, Senior Brother Gongyi, in fact, Senior Brother Gongyi, you don't have to blame yourself too much, you were also for the sake of the common people in the world, out of a good heart." to cause that kind of result. Nor was it your original intention. ”

Master Empty Compassion shook his head and said, "Good intentions? I am also an accomplice to the great disaster that has caused the people, and I cannot escape the blame. ”

"Senior Brother Gongyi, why should I be too angry, just like I cast a sword, if someone takes my sword to commit murder, I can't do anything. You can't count people's lives on my head, can you? So Senior Brother Gongyi, don't be too embarrassed about yourself. Lu Jianyin said.

Master Kongbei said: "Hey, but the poor monk heard that Senior Brother Lu, you have a very good personal teaching with Guo Chongtao, who broke the Khitan under the command of King Jin, in Yunzhou. Please advise your friends more in the future, and let him remind King Jin that if you want to stabilize the world, you must not lose the hearts of the people. ”

"Well, I understand. Thank you Brother Gongyi for reminding you! Huang Chao lost the hearts of the people at the beginning, so it ended in failure. Senior Brother Gongyi can rest assured. Lu Jianyin said.

At this time, Lu Yonghuai on the side said: "After Huang Chao was defeated and died. Naping Zhongwu also mixed into the Tingfeng Hall, and later the master told him Qin Zhengao's life experience. Qin Zhengao verified that he was not a foreigner, he was very sad and regretful about the mistakes he had made in the past, at that time he wanted to make a decision on his own, but the master rescued him, in order to fulfill his heart, the master still decided to teach him the position of helper. Let him remember from generation to generation and be loyal to his country. Eliminate harm for the people. Brother Qin didn't want to alarm the original foreign sect, so he made up a reason. said that he could fully control the Tingfeng Hall, and let Ping Zhongwu leave the Tingfeng Hall. Since then, there has been no trace of that Pingzhongwu in the martial arts. I was also moved by Brother Qin's life experience and his righteous behavior, and willingly gave up the position of helper to him. Unexpectedly, after Brother Qin died inexplicably a few years ago, the Knife Grinding Gang fell into chaos. Now the north and south rows are almost completely divided. Ouyang Yucheng couldn't effectively restrain the Knife Sharpening Gang at all. Qin Zhengao's death, he didn't explain it clearly. ”

Lu Jianyin asked, "Do you suspect that Senior Brother Lu was Ouyang Yucheng who killed Qin Zhengao?"

"I don't have evidence, but Ouyang Yucheng's life experience was only told to me by Brother Qin later. Lu Yonghuai said.

"That Ouyang Yucheng. What kind of background is it?" Lu Jianyin asked.

Brother Qin later admitted that in fact, Ouyang Yucheng was not his adopted son, but his biological son. At the beginning, he hid in Tingfeng Hall for ten years, and once got drunk in Duanzhou and raped a woman, who later gave birth to a baby boy. After the child was born, he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he strangled the woman to death. Later, when he learned about his background, he regretted it very much. He knew that he was sorry for the woman and his child, so he let the child take his mother's surname Ouyang. When Ouyang Yucheng grew up, he knew that he had no face to tell him the truth, so he only said that he was an adopted apprentice. ”

"I see, then this Ouyang Yucheng, does he know that he is the son of Brother Qin?" Lu Jianyin asked.

"As far as I know, Brother Qin didn't tell Ouyang Yucheng the truth until he died, maybe it's hard to say, after all, he is ashamed of Ouyang Yucheng's mother. However, now the problem comes, the purpose of my coming to you this time is that Ping Zhongwu, who was expelled from the gang by the Qin brothers back then, has returned. He is now known as Tang Liansheng, and he has learned to use the blade palm for some reason. At the gang meeting ten days ago, Naping Zhongwu won the position of the second gang leader with the peerless blade palm of the Sharpening Knife Gang. Now that they have almost all of them in control of the Knife Sharpeners, they are clearing all obstacles. Lu Yonghuai finally got to the point.

Lu Jianyin hurriedly asked, "What about Senior Brother Zhan, why didn't he stop Ping Zhongwu?"

"When Ping Zhongwu was listening to the wind, Senior Brother Zhan happened to be taking care of affairs at the Youzhou headquarters, and he had never seen that Ping Zhongwu at all. So I didn't know about it all along. Lu Yonghuai said.

Master Kongbei hurriedly asked, "Then what is the right thing now? Senior Brother Lu asked us to come to Guangzhou, what do you want us to do?"

"Now Naping Zhongwu is in the gang, buying people's hearts and excluding dissidents. Looking at this soon, even the chief helm of Youzhou will be under his control. This person returned to the Knife Sharpening Gang and took the position of the gang leader, so he must have an ulterior motive. I suspect that Ouyang Yucheng may also be in collusion with him. Lu Yonghuai said.

At this time, Yi Dan, who heard everything at the door, finally couldn't help it, because she knew that Ouyang Yucheng was a true hero who was chivalrous and courageous. When he was in Youzhou, Ouyang Yucheng disregarded his own safety and saved the Knife Grinding Gang. In a desperate situation, he taught himself the blade technique. How can such a benevolent and righteous hero be said by them to be a sinister villain who colludes with foreign enemies and acts for the tiger?

Yi Dan was under the window and said loudly: "Brother Ouyang is chivalrous and courageous, righteous and thin, I don't allow you to talk about him like this behind your back." ”

When Lu Yonghuai and the three people in the house heard Yi Dan's voice, they began to be a little nervous, so they looked around to find the person who spoke.

Lu Yonghuai, with intuition, quickly determined the direction where Yi Dan was, and he slammed it through the air, shattering the dirt wall under the window, and Yi Dan and Youming stood outside the wall with an unobstructed view.

Immediately afterwards, I saw that Lu Yonghuai slapped the case with both palms, waved his hand lightly, and with the palm power of the blade palm, he slashed over with a palm like Yi Dan and the two of them.

Yi Dan hurriedly pushed You Ming away with his left hand, and at the same time used his right hand to drive out the palm power of the blade palm, and met the blade palm cut by Lu Yonghuai. The palms of the two of them met in the air, and the powerful air currents shook even the roof tiles into the air. (To be continued.) )