The end of the road was dusty, and more than a dozen horseback riders appeared on the horizon.

"Can you still get there in time?" the blue-shirted woman on the brown and yellow horse asked the young man on the maroon horse in the lead, anxiously.

"It should work. If we really miss the time, we won't be able to go back. The young man shook the reins harder.

As soon as the horse team of more than ten people entered the city, they heard the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, and several troupes set up their own stages, or sang "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang", or sang "Pan Tao Banquet", or sang "Five Women's Birthday". The young man in the lead slowed down his horse and said to the blue-shirted woman beside him, "It seems that we are not too late. ”

After a little inquiry, the group came to their destination, the Qin Mansion. Their trip was to participate in the birthday banquet of the 60th birthday of the famous Tai Chi dragon stick Qin Yugang Qin in the martial arts.

The entrance of the Qin Mansion had already been covered with a thick layer of red paper scattered by firecrackers. Guests came and went on the red paper. As soon as the group arrived at the door, five or six people came to lead the horses and carry the gift boxes, and another steward came out to greet them.

The young man at the head said: "We are from the Phantom Fist Mansion, and we have been ordered by the master to come to celebrate the birthday of the old man Qin, the king of sticks, on behalf of the Shadowless Fist God. ”

When the man heard that these people were from the Phantom Fist Mansion, he was busy redoubling his politeness, and after these people washed their hands and wiped their faces, he led them into the courtyard.

The courtyard of the Qin Mansion is quite large, but at this time, the courtyard is already full of banquets, and many guests have already sat down. The man in charge said, "My lord has specially explained that the distinguished guests of the Phantom Fist Mansion should be invited into the inner hall. And they went into the house with him.

There are other people in the house. I saw that this person was also very young, and he looked less than thirty. The previous introduction of the steward said that this was the third young master of the Qin Mansion, and handed the gift list to the third young master. The third young master didn't even look at the ceremony, he just took it casually, exchanged a few words with the group of Phantom Fist Mansion, and took everyone to the inner hall.

When they arrived at the door, the young man led by the Phantom Fist Mansion looked at a few people behind him, these people understood, and stood outside the door, only the young man at the head and the blue-shirted woman before entered the inner hall with the third young master.

There are only a few people in the inner hall, and at the head sits an old man in a sixtieth armor, his hair is black and shiny, and there is not a single silver thread missing, although he is thin, but his muscles and bones are strong, especially a pair of electric eyes and high raised temples, revealing a spirit.

The young man at the head knew that this person was the head of the Taiji Dragon Stick, Qin Yugang, who was known as the "Stick King", and hurriedly bowed his hands and said: "He Kairui, the fifth-generation disciple of the Illusory Boxing Mansion, together with Yang Wanqiu, the fifth-generation disciple of the Phantom Boxing Mansion, and the first senior brother came to congratulate the Taiji Stick King Qin seniors on his birthday in the name of the Shadowless Boxing God, and wished the Qin seniors a blessing like the East China Sea Shoubi Nanshan. ”

After Qin Yugang heard what he said, his face was full of smiles, and he said two "yes" in a row, and asked, "How is the old man's health now?"

He Kairui said: "Thanks to the blessing of the seniors, the head master is in good health, but when I set off, his old man felt a little cold, and now I think about it, it should be fine." The old man has inconvenient legs and feet and can't come, so he begs the old Qin seniors for forgiveness. ”

Qin Yugang hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "The God of Fist is my predecessor, and he is a martial arts master, I should have visited his old man, but now his senior apprentice is here to celebrate my birthday, which is already enough to give me Qin someone's face, if you say that, wouldn't it be a torture to kill the old man." Then he pointed to the woman in the blue shirt and said, "You are also surnamed Yang, dare to ask who the God of Boxing is you?"

Yang Wanqiu replied, "The God of Fist is my grandfather. ”

Qin Yugang was slightly surprised and said, "Then you are Yang Tianen's daughter?"

Yang Wanqiu replied: "No, Yang Tianen is my uncle, and my father is Yang Huaien." ”

"Oh, it's Wynne's daughter, I've seen your father when he was your age. Then your mother is Zhao Qiuhua of the Emei faction?"

"Yes" Yang Wanqiu's face turned red and said: "My grandfather told me before leaving that Old Man Qin has a deep relationship with our family, and my father talked about the rivers and lakes of the world, and he was also full of praise for the Tai Chi Dragon Stick of Old Qin's predecessors. ”

Qin Yugang laughed and said, "I am supported by the God of Fist, and I am praised by Yang Huaien of the Moon-Chasing Steel Fist, I am really ashamed." After that, he beckoned to the left and right, and said: "These are my three unsuccessful sons, the eldest is called Qin Hai, the second is called Qin Yang, and the third is Qin Jiang." ”

As he spoke, the three brothers of the Qin family stepped forward to greet He Kairui and Yang Wanqiu. Among them, the third young master Qin Jiang had met them just now. The second young master, Qin Yang, seemed to be only two or three years older than Qin Jiang, and he had been looking at the gift list just now, and now he came over to say hello to the two of them. The eldest young master, Qin Hai, was two or three years older than Qin Yang, and he looked very enthusiastic, patted He Kairui's shoulder, and arched his fist with Yang Wanqiu. Then Qin Hai was busy and asked people to hurry up and prepare the upper room, so that everyone in the Phantom Fist Mansion could rest at night.

Qin Yugang also said that he Kairui and the others would stay for a few more days, and then said to his three sons: "The boxing skills of the Phantom Fist Mansion dominate the world, and it is rare to see it in ordinary times, you must seize this opportunity to learn more from the masters of the Phantom Fist Mansion." The three sons nodded yes.

At this time, another steward came in, and Qin Yugang said, "It's time, let's go out together." ”

He Kairui suddenly stepped forward, as if he had something to say, Qin Yugang swept his eyes and said, "There is also a small table in the back garden at night, and the two of you are invited to enjoy the light at that time." He Kairui nodded hurriedly and came out with the rest of the people.

The hall was already full of people, and all the people who came were people with heads and faces from the three mountains and five mountains, and when they saw the old man Qin coming out, they hurriedly got up and congratulated. Qin Yugang greeted them one by one, always smiling, and seemed quite close to everyone. After thanking the guests in the hall, Qin Yugang came to the courtyard again, this time just standing on the steps, waving his hand to everyone, and said loudly: "I Qin someone has spent 60 years of my life, I don't want to make any achievements, but to seek confidants all over the world, today Qin has a 60th birthday, and the old man is very excited and grateful." At this time, there was a thunderous roar of applause and cheers. The mermaid rushed in and began to serve. The first dish is served on a three-inch-wide plate, with another plate on top. He Kairui and the others had already taken their seats under Qin Hai's arrangement, and when they saw that the first dish came up, they remained polite and did not move their chopsticks. Qin Hai hurriedly urged everyone to move their chopsticks and not be humble. After a polite exchange between the two sides, He Kairui uncovered the plate with his hand, and the rest of the Phantom Fist Mansion opened the plate one after another when they saw him doing it. When the plate was opened, everyone exclaimed, it turned out that this first dish was not something to eat, but a gold medallion was placed in each plate. He Kairui remained silent, picked up the gold medal, weighed it about five taels, and then looked at the medal carefully, and saw that the front was engraved with the words "Fellow Paths and One Heart, Its Profit and Gold". He turned the gold medal over again, and saw that the back was engraved with "Taiji Dragon Stick Qin Yugang's 60th Birthday Commemoration". He Kairui looked around and saw that even the guests in the courtyard had a gold medal in their hands, so he put the gold medal back on the plate. Other guests had already praised him, saying that Old Man Qin was generous. He Kairui said in his heart, although the gold medals of these hundreds of people cost a lot of gold, everyone here brought a lot of gift money, so the Qin family just took out a part of it and gave it back to these people.

Qin Yugang was full of smiles, obviously everyone's feedback made him very satisfied, he waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said: "The most important thing in this life is friends, I believe that our martial arts work together to achieve great things." Next, the main meal begins!" the next person came out again, and this time it was the delicacies of the mountains and the sea. Everyone present immediately pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and it was lively.

Yang Wanqiu asked He Kairui in a low voice: "What big thing does he want to achieve?" He Kairui made a look, and at this time, Qin Yu, the head of the Taiji Dragon Stick, began to toast. Today is Qin Yugang's birthday, according to the rules, Qin Yugang will first toast at each table to express his gratitude, and then others will start to toast Old Man Qin to express his birthday. Qin Yugang brought his three sons, and the first thing he came to was this table in the Phantom Fist Mansion. Everyone from the Phantom Fist Mansion hurriedly stood up, He Kairui introduced the other senior brothers to Old Man Qin, Qin Yugang nodded, looked at each of them carefully, and then instructed his three sons to be sure to entertain the guests of the Phantom Fist Mansion. The eldest young master Qin Hai came over first, took a wine jug, first poured a glass of wine for everyone in the Phantom Fist Mansion, and then picked up the wine glass, saying that he was grateful to the Phantom Fist Mansion for giving the Qin family face so much, and he was willing to strengthen his understanding with the peers of the Phantom Fist Mansion and work together for the benefit of martial arts. He Kairui said that he welcomed the three brothers of the Qin family to have the opportunity to come to the Phantom Fist Mansion for a few days, and he would definitely entertain them. Then everyone picked up their glasses and drank them all. Yang Wanqiu felt that Qin Hai seemed to look at herself a few more times when he was drinking. The second young master Qin Yang also came over, cleared his throat, and said some polite words such as "Jiuyang", drank a cup before He Kairui, and then toasted Yang Wanqiu, saying that he had long admired the name of Yang Huaien, the steel fist of the moon. Yang Wanqiu excused herself and said that the amount of wine was not good, so she just took a sip. Afterwards, Qin Yang sneered and said that he had a limited amount of wine, and drank this cup with the rest of the people from the Phantom Fist Mansion. Qin Jiang also came over to persuade him to drink, took He Kairui's hand and said that he would fall in love with him as soon as he met. He Kairui replied with a smile, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them toasted three glasses each. Qin Jiang poured wine for He Kairui again, and found that the wine jug was empty, so the subordinates didn't wait for him to speak, and hurriedly brought the wine up.

Just as He Kairui was also shirking his limited amount of alcohol, he suddenly heard someone shouting his name.