Further up the mountain is the 'fairy village', and the distance is still far away to hear a tragic drum sound, followed by the 'soul song' played by the pipa and the guzheng ensemble. The music is bleak and sad, and the listener is heartbroken. Gongsun Mingyue sighed with emotion: "Master Gu Zhai is really a man of temperament. ”

I saw a handsome man dressed in plain white sitting cross-legged on the futon in the open space in front of the village, which was Gu Yao, the master of the fairy village who was the best at poetry and songs, holding a guqin on the low table in front of him, and playing the piano with his eyes down, and behind him were four beauties in white, holding the pipa in unison. Another woman in white stood on the wall, holding her cloud sleeves high, revealing her green onion-like jade arms, beating the big drum. Gu Yao's piano sound became more and more intense, the sound of sadness was like a storm, thousands of waves hit stones, ups and downs, suddenly the strings broke, he opened his eyes, faintly saw tears flashing, pushed away the low table, and sang: "The hero lets the wind blow, bury the bones and green mountains and return to righteousness." After many things about heroes, reincarnation, drinking makes the ghosts of the underworld accompany them! Haojie chases his dreams, and the sky falls and the meteors and the moon disappear. I dreamed of being drunk in the past, and I was not a person. Who is missing a heroic man in a hall!" chanted and raised his head to the sky and howled, and came to the coffin and cried loudly. Everyone was moved to tears. After he calmed down and greeted everyone, he walked into the 'fairy village' with him.

Luo Tianchu found that from the "Immortal Village" can clearly see the 'Gu King Village' below, if the soldiers stand on the wall of the wall to the 'Gu King Village' to help the battle, the power can be imagined. Through their conversation, it was learned that the five women in white were Gu Yao's wives and concubines, and it was the wife Hu who beat the drum on the wall. Hu Shi gave 10,000 blessings to everyone and led his wife and concubine back to the house.

After the 'Immortal Village' is the 'Demon King Village' led by Zhong Yuanpeng, and the five hundred soldiers inside saw the coffin of the owner of the village coming, and all knelt on the ground and cried. Zhong Yuanpeng is usually very righteous and has a deep relationship with the soldiers. There is an altar in the middle of the demon king village, a middle-aged man is kneeling in front of the altar and praying silently, the altar is placed with Zhong Yuanpeng's spiritual seat and various offerings, there are more than 20 altars of wine alone, that person is the owner of the village of 'God General Village' Lu Yi, usually he has the best friendship with Zhong Yuanpeng, often eats and drinks together, and is as close as a brother. I saw Lu Yi's haggard expression, got up and came to Zhong Yuanpeng's coffin to stroke it gently, and muttered, "It's good to come back." Lu Yi has a steady temperament and does not reveal his feelings, but those who know him know that his mood is extremely sad. Lu Yidao: "Lao Zhong loved to drink in the 'open-air cliff' before his death, where the view is excellent, there are many flowers and grass, so bury Lao Zhong there." Ling Jun said: "It couldn't be better, now that the owner of the Demon King Village is vacant, Brother Lao Lu will take over for the time being." Lu Yi commanded: "Yes." ”

'God General Village' and 'Demon King Village' are only a hundred zhang away, each guarding the danger and to, each other into a corner of the trend, usually the soldiers of the two villages are trained together, plus the two village owners are known for their prestige, strict requirements, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the two villages is also the strongest in the six villages. The mountain further up is a vast forest, there are four mountain roads leading to the summit 'Tuotian Ridge', and the main building of the Blood Knife Fort is built on the Tuotian Ridge. And the Storm Hall, the Black Rain Hall, the Thunder Hall, and the Lightning Hall were guarded on these four mountain roads. Each hall is a small stone city with important facilities such as mansions, granaries, and warehouses. There is a suspension bridge hanging in front of the city gate, and there is a moat dug under the bridge, because the rainfall in Shu is sufficient, and the moat is never short of water. In addition, all the tents were made of stone, and there were 3,000 soldiers at the entrance of each hall, and the cliffs were connected by pontoon bridges, so that the four halls could support each other in the event of a battle.

The mountain road guarded by the Black Rain Hall is in a straight line with the Tuotian Ridge, and the fastest to reach the top, everyone passes through the Black Rain Hall, and the soldiers in the camp bow their heads solemnly on both sides, watching the coffin enter the city. There were three people standing in front of the city gate to greet them, led by Tie Han, the hall master of the 'Storm Hall', this person's face was as blue as iron, his expression was cold, his eyes were white, and he was actually a blind man. Iron Eagle is his only son. The person on the left is Lu Fei, the hall master of the "Black Rain Hall", with thick eyebrows and big eyes, extraordinary bearing, heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and quite a general's style. The person on the right is a little younger, handsome, thin, tall and thin, as if a gust of wind can blow him away, so Jiang Feiyan, the hall master of the 'Lightning Hall', who is alone in the rivers and lakes with light skills, only Zhao Hengshan, the hall master of the 'Thunder Hall', is out on errands, and is not among them. After the three hall masters and everyone saluted, they bowed to Zhong Yuanpeng's coffin and rushed to Tuotianling together. Tuotian Ridge was originally a leafy forest, but the soldiers of the Blood Knife Fort cut a large area of open space and built the Blood Knife Fort.

The body of the Blood Knife Fort is built with mountain stones, no tiles and no eaves, simple and rough mines, and the stones of the wall are all angular and uneven, but there is a feeling of atmosphere and heroism. On the door, there is a big flat with red characters on a black background, and there are three vigorous and powerful characters written on it, and there are two stoves on both sides of the hall, burning a raging fire. Everyone entered the main hall, and there were eight stone pillars in the middle of the hall, and the walls were full of torches, and the fluttering flames reflected the black stone walls with fangs and claws, like monsters writhing. There is a long desk in the center, behind which is a high-legged black lacquered chair, and a half-foot-long knife holder hangs on the wall behind it, but it is empty. There are two prone stone lions carved next to the chair, with fierce eyes and grinning teeth, but they dare not look up, and lie there quietly. There is a mahogany chair placed separately at the bottom, which is the seat of Gongsun Mingyue. The mahogany chairs below are the seats of the chiefs. The whole hall is simple and solemn, majestic and overwhelming.

Ling Junlai sat down on the black paint chair, and the leaders also sat down. Gongsun Mingyue asked the soldiers to add four chairs, and let Ling Xue'er, Luo Tianchu, Zhu Yushi, and Yan Weifeng sit at the end. Zhong Yuanpeng's coffin is in the middle of the main hall. There was silence in the hall, except for the sudden flames of torches. At this time, a person walked in outside the door, and Luo Zhu and the others were really startled, thinking that the person who came was a ghost. It turned out that the man was very tall, but he was hunchbacked, and when he walked like a big lobster, his body was thin with only bones, and his face was pale and bloodless, like a hanged ghost. His long hair was scarred, his eyes were narrowed, and his lips were as red as blood. As soon as he entered the main hall, everyone felt a chill, and Luo Zhu and the others shivered, and they smelled a strong strange smell, as if it was a mixture of herbs, blood, and rancidity, exactly the same as the taste of Gu Wang Village. Gongsun Mingyue said: "Lord Jia Zhai, please take a seat." Jia Yinyang didn't speak, staring at Zhong Yuanpeng's coffin expressionlessly, sniffing with his nose, and suddenly said, "Open the coffin." His voice was as cold, eerie, and sharp as his people. Everyone was shocked, and Gongsun Mingyue frowned and said: "Although the coffin is not nailed, it may be disrespectful to the deceased if it is opened for no reason." Jia Yinyang said coldly: "Who said that there is no reason? The Zhong Zhai master was put into the coffin less than two hours after his death, the soul has not yet come out of the body, the coffin is extremely yin, and it is difficult to release the soul if you don't open it, don't you want the Zhong Zhai master to be reincarnated?" Gongsun Mingyue was suspicious and did not speak. Ling Jun came and said: "The master of Jia Zhai has yin and yang eyes, just follow what he said." Gongsun Mingyue could only obey her fate and nodded to Yang Tan, and Yang Tan stepped forward to pull the coffin open. Jia Yinyang stared at Zhong Yuanpeng's corpse expressionlessly, as if he saw something, his eyes moved with the empty space, as if he was seeing a soul. Luo Zhu and the others only felt that the chill on their bodies was heavier. Jia Yinyang finally nodded and said, "You can close it." Then he came to his seat, closed his eyes, and the hall fell silent again.

Gongsun Mingyue coughed lightly and said, "The master of Zhongzhai was killed by the group of thieves in the You Longmen and the Big Bear Gang, and now I ask the sworn brothers of the lord of Zhongzhai to go through the details again." After that, he nodded to Luo Tianchu. Luo Tianchu got up tremblingly, and after saluting, he started to talk about his acquaintance in Lin'an, until the death of Sanjie Temple, which lasted for an hour. As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Feiyan and Gu Yao jumped up from their chairs at the same time, Jiang Feiyan said angrily: "Please allow me to take the headquarters of the Lightning Hall down the mountain to take revenge, and vow to destroy their two factions!" Gu Xiao said loudly: "I am willing to go with Brother Jiang!"

Ling Jun came and said: "It's too cheap to die against the king and the two thieves, if you can catch it alive, you can catch it alive and hand it over to the master of Jia Zhai to deal with." Jia Yinyang, who was asleep, suddenly said: "That's the best, the old man can make them unable to survive and die." Ling Jun said: "Other people can be punished slightly, there is no need to kill them all, how to punish you yourself." Wang Qiu's martial arts are not weak, and they live in two places, and later you will select a hundred masters from the headquarters and only chase and kill Qiu Lihai. The two of them knew that the castle lord had other arrangements, so they took the order and said: "Yes!" Ling Junlai said again: "Lu Fei, Lu Yi listens to the order." The two came to the middle of the hall and said in unison, "Yes." Ling Jun came and said: "You also bring a hundred masters of the headquarters to hunt down and kill Wang Renxiao." The two of them led in unison. When they returned to their seats, Gongsun Mingyue said: "May I ask the castle master, how should Yan Weifeng be resettled in Luo Tianchu, Zhu Yushi, who has newly entered the fort?" Ling Jun said: "Although Luo Tianchu and Zhu Yushi don't know martial arts, their qualifications are good, and it's not too late to learn martial arts." Yan Weifeng has studied art in Youlongmen since he was a child, his foundation is very good, and he is honest enough, I plan to let them worship our leader as a teacher and cultivate them well. ”

At this moment, Jia Yinyang suddenly stretched out his dry wood-like fingers, pointed at Zhu Yushi and said, "I want him." Ling Junlai was stunned at first, secretly thinking that Brother Zhong's dying plan was to let Zhu Yushi worship Jia Yin and Yang as his teacher, but he didn't expect him to take the initiative to choose him, that was really good. But he pretended to be surprised and said, "Why did Lord Jia Zhai choose him?" Jia Yin Yang said: "As soon as I entered the door, I felt that this kid's 'Flame Mountain' was extremely high, and it was the most suitable for learning my Gu technique. "The people of the Blood Knife Castle all know that the 'Flame Mountain' that Jia Yinyang said refers to the heavy yang energy. Ling Junlai smiled and said, "Then Yijia Hall Master." "Zhu Yushi fell up from the chair in a good hanging, and his frustrated mood fell eight floors, straight into hell, thinking about how he was so unlucky, how he was so caught by this hanged ghost, any leader who was his master can't ask for it, how can it be him!" Ling Jun said: "The master of Jia Zhai has strong martial arts and peculiar skills, and it is your creation to accept you as an apprentice, and he is not quick to worship the teacher." Zhu Yushi had no choice, his hard scalp came to Jia Yinyang, knelt down and said, "The master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship." The strong smell on Jia Yinyang's body made him faint, I really don't know how Gu Yao, who was sitting next to him, endured it. Jia Yinyang bowed slightly: "Get up." Zhu Yushi was amnesty and hurriedly got up from the ground. Ling Junlai said again: "Master Jiang, when you come back from your action, I will go to Guwangzhai every half a month to teach Little Brother Zhu light skills." With your light skills and Jia Zhai's Gu technique, Little Brother Zhu will definitely become a genius in the rivers and lakes. Jiang Feiyan took the order and said, "Obey," he agreed, but he secretly complained in his heart, it was not that he didn't want to teach Zhu Yushi, it was that he really didn't want to go to Gu Wangzhai. After Zhu Yushi worshipped Jiang Feiyan as his teacher, he sat back in a nervous mood. Ling Jun said: "Master Gu Zhai, you are usually the best at chanting poetry, calligraphy Danqing, Yan Weifeng is also quite good at this, he will worship you as a teacher in the future, and you will also get a bosom friend of each other." It turned out that Yan Weifeng's calligraphy was already famous, Gu Yao had already heard about it, and he wanted to keep him in his village, but he didn't expect the castle owner to be so reasonable, and he was overjoyed. Of course, Yan Weifeng is even more happy, Gu Yao's poems are famous all over the world, and there are many songs in the Red Pavilion of the courtyard, not only do you worship the famous teacher, but also have a companion who sings the wind and makes the moon, how can you not like it.

In the end, it was Luo Tianchu's turn, and the leaders present all saw that he had extraordinary qualifications and wanted to put him in the village, but the castle lord did not speak, and no one could speak out. Ling Jun came to look at Lu Fei and said with a smile: "Hall Master Lu, you will be Xiao Luo's master." Lu Fei said: "Obey the order, do you want him to live in the Black Rain Hall?" Ling Jun said: "No need, you can come to the Military Division's Mansion to pass on your art." How transparent Gongsun Mingyue was, he immediately said: "Rest assured, the castle lord will definitely take care of Brother Luo and teach what he has learned in his life." Luo Tianchu hurriedly knelt down and bowed to the two masters.

Ling Junlai was about to announce the end of the proceedings, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the gate, and the soldier guarding the door said strangely: "Hey! It's Hall Master Zhao!" only to hear a thunderous voice roaring: "Get out of the way of the Sprinkle family!" The gate of the Blood Knife Fort was kicked open, and a strong man like a black tower jumped in front of the coffin, pulled the coffin open, and when he saw Zhong Yuanpeng's body, the whole person was stunned for a while, and suddenly beat his chest, howled, knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, crying: "The Sprinkle family is late, it is the Sprinkle family that has harmed you! Brother Zhong, you get up and slap me twice!" I'm really not a thing!" That man was about forty years old, as strong as a bull, with a full face and beard, thick eyebrows and leopard eyes, a lion nose and a big mouth, fierce and terrifying, just like Zhong Kui was alive, and Zhang Fei was reincarnated. Luo Zhu and the others had already guessed that he was Zhao Hengshan who had made a bet with Brother Zhong. If it weren't for him, Zhong Yuanpeng would not have gone to the four factions to steal books, and he would not have died, and the regret in his heart can be imagined. His forehead was stained with blood, and a crack had been made in the hard slate, but he didn't realize it, and he still knocked like a drum. Ling Junlai strode off the stage and shouted angrily: "Zhao Hengshan! What are you crazy about? At this time, Zhao Hengshan was in a trance, and suddenly shouted: "Brother Zhong, it was the Sprinkle family who harmed you, you are all dead, and the Sprinkle family has a face to live in the world!" Ling Junlai had expected him to do this, and was just about to stop him, when he suddenly saw a person grab his hand first, then slap Zhao Hengshan more than a dozen times, "popping" sound, bright and crisp, it was Lu Yi. Lu Yi was already in tears when he slapped the last slap, and said angrily: "You bastard, if you want to die like this, how can it be so easy, just a seed!" Zhao Hengshan knelt there motionlessly, neither dodging nor speaking, with a blank expression. Ling Junlai took out the secret book of the four factions and threw it on the ground, saying: "This is what the master of Zhongzhai bought in exchange for his life, and he fulfilled his promise to you to death." Zhao Hengshan didn't even glance at the cheats, and said regretfully: "The owner of Zhongzhai died because of the gambling contract of the Sprinkle family, and the Sprinkle family can't let him be alone underground." Ling Junlai sighed: "Do you know what Lord Zhong Zhai said before he died?" Zhao Hengshan said in surprise: "What?" Ling Junlai's eyes moistened and said: "Brother Zhong expects that you will seek death, let me tell you to keep a good body to contribute to my fort, you will never refuse a dead man's request." Zhao Hengshan was moved, lowered his head and choked up: "Yes! The Sprinkle family will never let Brother Zhong down!"