Chapter 199: Descendants of Ancient Shu

At this time, Du Qian transported the body of his father Du Gao back to the tribal village and placed it in a boat-shaped coffin in the house where his father lived.

Du Qian knelt in front of his father's body and twitched quietly. At this time, Du Gao returned with a carriage.

Dugao parked the carriage in the open space outside the house and shouted, "I'm back." ”

Du Qian got up from the ground and walked out of the door to see: "Uncle Gao, you are finally back." ”

Du Gao said: "That's right, you see I brought back all the robbed tripods, and brought back two people." ”

Du Qian asked, "Uncle Gao, who did you bring back?"

Du Gao said: "The enemy who killed your father has been captured by me, so come and help move them down." ”

Du Qian asked a few helpers to move the stone statues of Yi Dan and Jiao Gongxian to his father Du Lian's spirit.

Du Gao said to Du Lian's boat-shaped coffin in the mourning hall: "Big brother, the murderer has been arrested by me. Kill them now and avenge you. ”

With that, Du Gao raised the sharp halberd and wanted to stab it into the heart of Yi Dan's stone statue.

At this time, although Yi Dan, who was enclosed in the hard shell, could not move, nor could he open his eyes to check the situation in front of him, his ears could still vaguely hear some movements. Knowing that Na Du Gao wanted to kill himself, Yi Dan felt a nervous pang of fear in the hard shell. She didn't want to be killed for no apparent reason, so she began to try to use her true qi to break through the hard shell that bound her.

"Wait. Du Qian stopped.

"What's wrong?" asked Du Gao, stopping his movements.

"Uncle Gao, although these people killed my father, I hate them very much. But I still wonder why they are so rude. Du Qian said.

"What do you want?" asked Dugau.

"I want to hear them tell me why they did this, and should we be bullied like this?"

Du Gao thought for a while and said, "Okay, since I can catch them once, I can catch them again." With that, Du Gao took out a bottle from the sleeve on the other side, and was about to untie the hard shell on Yi Dan's body.

"Bang!" At this time, suddenly with a loud sound, Yi Dan's true qi broke through the entrance, shaking the hard shell bound to the surface of his body to pieces. Du Gao and Du Qian were also shocked and retreated to the side.

Du Gao picked up the halberd and said, "Be careful. ”

After Yi Dan broke through the restraints, he raised the sword in his hand and said, "Who are you? What are you going to do?"

At this time, Du Qian asked rhetorically, "Who are you?"

"You brought us in this way and asked us who we were?" said Yi Dan.

Du Gao scolded: "You two thieves, kill people and win the crown, and you dare to spread wilderness in my soil?"

"What kind of murder is a bunch of nonsense. Yi Dan shot back harshly.

"You..." Du Gao just wanted to scold, but was stopped by his nephew Du Qian: "Uncle Gao, did you catch the wrong person? I don't know this girl." ”

"Huh, what?" asked Dugault, embarrassed.

"I said I didn't know this girl. Uncle, you caught the wrong person. Du Qian said again.

"How is it possible? What people found in the inn, Ding also found in the inn. They also admitted that it was the people under the command of the Jinghai Jiedu. How could it be a mistake?" said Du Gao with a blank expression.

"But I really don't know this girl. The person who killed my father just now was a middle-aged man, and the weapon he used was a large scythe, not such a girl. Du Qian explained.

At this time, Yi Dan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "You two, you just arrived in Annan today, and you encountered some strange things one after another. I wonder if there is some misunderstanding between the two of you?"

Du Gao put down the halberd in his hand and said, "Hey, after a busy night, I actually caught the wrong person." ”

Yi Dan saw that the stone statue of Jiao Gongxian on the side was still stiff and difficult to move, remembering that she was trapped in it just now, the kind of restraint, the discomfort of not being breathable and the blood flow was not smooth, she hurriedly said: "Two, this friend of mine is also innocent, I can testify that he has been with me since last night, and he has definitely not done anything to kill people." Could you please be merciful and let him out?"

Du Gao hurriedly opened the small bottle in his hand, poured out a few drops of the secret color liquid, and dripped on the hard shell that shrouded Jiao Gongxian's body. Soon, the hard shell on Jiao Gongxian's body magically turned into a puddle of muddy water and flowed to the ground.

Jiao Gongxian moved his hand and found that he could finally control his body freely again, so he gently wiped some residue from his face, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at everything unfamiliar in front of him.

At this time, Du Gao hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head, and apologized: "I'm sorry for the two, I was reckless and caught the wrong person." Please don't be surprised!"

Du Qian also stepped forward and asked, "Yes, you two, I'm really sorry! It's that I didn't make it clear to my uncle." Are you two hurt?"

Yi Dan just wanted to speak, but Jiao Gongxian preemptively said: "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that there is a mysterious secret weapon in Yangqiang Mountain, which can make people petrify instantly. I didn't expect that there really was such a divine thing, and it was an eye-opener today. ”

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Let the two of you be wronged, and apologize to the two of you!" Du Gao apologized again and again.

Yi Dan asked, "Where is this, and who are you?"

Du Qian replied: "This is Yang Qiang Mountain, we are the Yang Qiang people who live here, my name is Du Qian, this is my uncle Du Gao." What do you call them?"

Yi Dan said: "Under the surname Yi Mingdan, from Luozhou, Central Plains, this is a friend I met in Xiagang, Jiao Gongxian's eldest brother, he is from Fengzhou, Annan. ”

Jiao Gongxian arched his hand and said: "Jiao Gongxian, I've seen the two. ”

Yi Dan asked Du Gao: "I don't know why Du Daxia would indiscriminately attack Brother Jiao and me?"

Du Qian preemptively said: "I don't know if this big brother Jiao is a person under the Jinghai Jiedu envoy?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "That's right, it is the warrior under the Jinghai Festival Envoy Qu Gong, I don't know why Gongzi knows?"

Du Qian said: "That's right, last night, a person who claimed to be a subordinate of the Jinghai Festival Envoy came to my Yangqiang Mountain, snatched our Dading to worship the sky, and killed my father. My father's body is still lying in the coffin, if you don't believe me, please come in with me to see. ”

Du Qian took Yi Dan and Jiao Gongxian to the mourning hall, only to see a boat-shaped coffin in the middle of the hall, and an old man with gray hair lying quietly inside, covered with a piece of linen printed with the same strange mask pictures and texts as on the Dading.

Yi Dan respectfully bent down to the body and bowed. Seeing that Yi Dan had such respect for the unmasked deceased, Du Gao couldn't help but glance at Yi Dan.

"May I ask who did this? have you found out?" Yi Dan asked.

Du Qian continued: "Not yet. Just last night, when I was ugly, I was talking to my father at the altar, and my father said that he wanted to teach me the position of the leader of the soil, but I did not agree. While we were chatting, suddenly several fierce and vicious people rushed out from around the altar and wanted to rob our big ding, but my father refused to give it to them, and the man with the big sickle hacked my father to death. I can't help it. I can only go to Uncle Gao to help. It's all because I didn't make it clear what the murderer looked like, so that Uncle Gao mistakenly arrested the two of them and asked them to forgive their sins!" Speaking of this, Du Qian once again expressed his sincere apologies.

Jiao Gongxian said: "I see. You said that the man who killed your father used a scythe, right?"

Du Qian said: "That's right, it's a big iron sickle." ”

Jiao Gongxian asked again: "Is that person in his forties, and there is a big black mole on the left side of his face?"

Du Qian said: "That's right, there is a big black mole on the left side of the face, although it is in the moonlight, it can be seen clearly." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "That's right, that's my uncle, the twelfth generation master of Jiaowutang - Zhen Zhen." ”

Du Gao: "Zhen Zhen, I have heard that among the twelfth generation masters of Jiaowutang, this Zhen Zhen has the best character. Did I hear me right?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "That's right, it's my uncle." But what character is the best, it's just his own fake reputation. ”

Du Gao said: "Forgery? But I heard that he must worship every mountain, every monk must donate, he is a noble and noble man, willing to give, why did your Excellency say that?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "Hey, it's a pity that people in the world always don't know the truth of many things. My uncle Zhen Zhen, he is the twelfth generation master of Jiaowutang, and he does have some skills. It also supports the national policy strategy of the lord. But he is greedy for wine and lust, and he wants to be famous. The lord was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he did not let him hold an important position in the army, but only let him be in charge of the important criminals of the imperial court in Yuzhou. ”

Du Qian asked, "May I ask why he came to my Yang Qiang Mountain to rob the Ding?" and killed my father." Didn't Jinghai make him do this?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "Then you misunderstand my father-in-law, the father-in-law will never instruct my uncle to do such a thing." In the past, the old lord had always treated a few tribes under his jurisdiction very favorably, and the new lord also inherited this. ”

Du Qian said: "In that case, then why does he still want to kill people and rob the Ding? Is it true that my Yang Qiang people are so easy to bully?"

Jiao Gongxian: "I believe that this matter should be my uncle's own assertion and came to Yangqiang Mountain to grab things, and it has nothing to do with the lord." ”

"Anyway, my father died at his hands, and I will not let him go easily. Du Qian said.

Jiao Gongxian said: "My Uncle Zhen is the best at using glue to make hidden weapons, but glue can often only stick for a while, not for too long, so I guess that he should want to stick to the other party, and then use these big tripods to detain the other party inside, and then you can be at his mercy." ”

Yi Dan nodded and said, "Well, Brother Jiao, your analysis is very reasonable. I think it's very likely. ”

Du Gao said: "I didn't expect that this rumored upright gentleman Zhen Zhen turned out to be an old pervert with a two-faced personality. In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, he went so far as to disregard human life and kill innocents indiscriminately. It really doesn't make sense. ”

Yi Dan said: "That's right, if that's true, then it's even more hateful." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and my master and his old man have already seen through this." ”

At this time, Yi Dan seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked: "Brother Jiao, my junior brother should have also been captured by that Zhen Zhen, will he be in danger?" ”

Jiao Gong said enviously: "My uncle wants a beautiful girl, I don't think he should be in any danger for the time being, but we must also find a way to save them as soon as possible." ”

Yi Dan said: "Well, then I have to find my junior brother early." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "Don't worry, I will take you to him." ”

Du Qian asked, "Jiao Daxia, do you know where Zhen Zhen is?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "Of course I know this." ”

Du Qian said: "Then please ask Jiao Daxia to take me to him too, okay? I want to avenge my father." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "No problem, but this time, please don't be so impulsive again, I hope you can figure things out first, and then it's not too late to solve the problem." What do you say?"

Du Qian said: "Well, okay, thank you Jiao Daxia for reminding me, I will." I'm really sorry for today's matter, but I didn't think it through, so please bear with me. ”

Jiao Gongxian: "It's okay, Du Gongzi, you still bury your father first, let's think about it in the long run." ”

Du Qian said: "Well, thank you for the reminder." ”

Du Gao asked, "Qian'er, where are you going to bury your father?"

Du Qian said: "I want to bury my father under the rooftop of the Big Dipper Sacrifice, he is the last leader of my Yang Qiang people, I hope he will continue to be his leader in the sky in the future." ”

Du Gao asked, "Then you don't plan to succeed to the position of chief?"

Du Qian said: "No, I have studied with you for so long with my uncle, and I have already understood a truth. If we want to strengthen our people, we can no longer rest on our laurels and rely on those old and old-fashioned methods to deceive our people. We must keep pace with the outside world, learn from the strengths of others, and make up for our own shortcomings, so that we can become stronger and stronger, so that the people can live better and better, and the road will be wider and wider. ”

Du Gao smiled and said, "Well, Qian'er, you said well, I believe you will be the hope of our people." ”

"Uncle Gao, you have won the award, this is all learned from you, I hope you can give me more guidance in the future!" Du Qian said.

"Well, I will. When we avenge your father and kill Zhen Zhen of Jiaowutang, we will definitely govern the tribe again. Dugo said.

"Well, without further ado, I'll carry my father up the mountain and bury him first. Du Qian said.

"Okay, let's go together. Yi Dan said.

Several men carried the body of their leader and walked towards the altar in the middle of the valley, with Yi Dan and the others following behind.

Walking on the road, Yi Dan asked in a low voice: "Oh yes, Brother Jiao, may I ask if there are five masters among the twelfth generation disciples of Jiaowutang that you always said before, I already know that there are Aoi Evil Heroes, your master, as well as Yang Tingyi and Zhen Zhen, may I ask who the other one is?"

Jiao Gong said enviously: "There is another one named Ruan Zhilong, who is also my uncle. ”

"Ruan Zhilong, West Sea Fisherman?" Yi Dan asked.

"Hey, my Uncle Ruan is born to be competitive and competitive, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and the people of the rivers and lakes send the West Sea fisherman. Jiao Gong said ashamedly.

Yi Dan said: "They are from the same class, but their personalities are very different. It seems that there are really nine kinds of dragons, and the children are different. ”

"Yes, in the final analysis, they are all disciples of my ancestor Huo Gong Yingguang. When my ancestor was alive, Jiaowutang was so heroic and heroic in the martial arts. Uncle Kui, who followed the Bailin hero into Chang'an to assassinate Zhu Wen, is even more famous. But now, Jiaowutang has ended up like this, and it's really ashamed to think about it. Jiao Gongxian said with emotion.

After a while, we arrived at our destination. Everyone placed Du Lian's coffin under the Big Dipper Formation Altar. Yi Dan and Jiao Gongxian were deeply shocked by the solemnity and solemnity of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sacrifice Rooftop, but they didn't expect that on this remote barren mountain, there would be such a strong tribe to worship the heavens and build a platform.

Everyone put the four tripods back in place, and the seven tripods were complete and all returned to their places.

Yi Dan stood below, looking at the mask on the stone pillar on the Tianquan Star Platform, looking at it for a long time, and fell into a trance.

And the people who were buried put Du Gao's coffin under the Tianquan Star Platform, in a pit that had been dug a long time ago. Du Qian took one last look at his father's face, and was about to close the coffin lid on his father, when Du Gao said, "Wait a minute." ”

"May I ask Uncle Gao, is there anything else?" Du Qian asked.

At this time, Du Gao took out a white sphere from his sleeve and bounced him on Du Lian's body, the sphere was bounced and turned into a cloud of white dust, which shrouded the body, and immediately formed a hard stone shell, protecting the body inside.

Du Gao said to the body: "Big brother, you are the last leader of our Yang Qiang people, I will keep your body well, I hope you can rest in peace." Also, he has grown up, and he, like me, hopes that the last of our Yang Qiang people can integrate into this world of continuous progress, and we have decided to take our people on a new path in the future. You've worked hard for the tribe all your life, now please rest in peace!"

Du Qian also said to his father's body: "Yes, Dad, although you have always hoped that I can inherit your leader's position. But, I'm sorry, I can't do what you want. You have loved this divine power all your life, and I bury you under this altar of heavenly power, hoping that you can continue to have supreme power in heaven. Watch us change little by little, whether you integrate into this world or return to your homeland, we will always miss you. ”

Du Qian sadly closed the lid of the coffin, then buried the soil with a shovel and built a small mound.

Seeing that Du Qian's father's body was also sealed by Du Gao with that mysterious powder, Yi Dan couldn't help but whisper curiously to Du Gao beside him: "May I ask Du Daxia, what you used just now is the secret weapon that bound me and Brother Jiao before?"

Du Gao said: "That's right, this thing is called zombie silkworm powder, and it can attach to the object after seeing the air, and then absorb the surface moisture and turn it into a hard shell, trapping people firmly inside." ”

Yi Dan said: "Zombie silkworm powder?

"Although this thing is zombie silkworm powder, it is not made of zombie silkworms, but the silkworms of my Yangqiang tribe have a deep origin. And this secret weapon can ossify people, so it is named zombie silkworm powder. Dugo explained.

"I see, this zombie silkworm powder is indeed very magical, if you don't see it with your own eyes today, it's really hard to believe that there is such a magical thing in the world. Yi Dan sighed.

"That's right, ordinary people are trapped by it, and they can't get out at all. And girl, your internal strength is deep, but I didn't expect to break free in the end, Du really admires and admires. Dugo said.

"Du Daxia has won the award, may I ask what the zombie silkworm powder is made of, and why does it have such a miraculous effect?"

Du Gao said: "Du likes to study ores, and by chance, he used several rocks in this soil and mountain to grind into powder, mixed with gypsum, and then concocted powder, and found that it became hard immediately after encountering water vapor. Later, I slowly pondered and improved, and it became the current zombie silkworm powder. ”

Yi Dan said: "I see, the zombie silkworm powder developed by Du Daxia is really amazing. If you trap me a little longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything anymore. ”

Du Gao said: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I wanted to catch the bad guys, but I didn't expect to let the two innocents be implicated, I'm really sorry." Hey, it's all because I'm used to being bullied, so I hid in Tibet, and finally hid in this inaccessible barren mountain. Hey..."

After listening to Du Gao's words, Yi Dan looked up at the strange mask on the basket again, and couldn't help asking: "Du Daxia, may I ask why there are so many big tripods around this sacrificial roof? If I remember correctly, only in the pre-Qin period, when the Son of Heaven and the princes sacrificed to the sky, would this big tripod be used, right?"

Du Gao just wanted to answer Yi Dan's words, but then he saw Du Qian pick up a sharp short knife and carve a string of big characters on a stone: "The forty-third generation of enlightened Du Gong of Dashu even the king sleeps here." ”

Yi Dan walked to Du Qian's side, looked at the stone tablet and asked, "Du Gongzi, may I ask why you are engraved with the word Da Shu on this tombstone? Isn't Da Shu supposed to be in Shu?"

Du Gao followed and said, "I was just about to tell you that the ancestors of our Yang Qiang people originally migrated from Shuzhong to Jiaozhi. ”

Yi Dan asked suspiciously, "Moved from Shuzhong to Jiaozhi?"

Du Gao said: "That's right, we were originally descendants of the enlightened Shu King Du, the monarch of Shu State, who helped King Wu of Zhou to defeat the Emperor and was named the King of Shu. So in the pre-Qin period, Shu has always been one of the princely states in the world, and later the Qin State rose strongly, destroying my ancient Shu State, Du Pan, the last prince of Shu State, led his troops to flee to this southern land, and established a small state called Ou Yu State. Later, the Ou Kingdom was destroyed by Zhao Tuo, a general in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, and incorporated into the Nanyue State established by him. Since then, the descendants of the king of Shu have wandered around on their toes, and finally hid in this ravine, not asking about the world, hoping to live a peaceful life for a few days. ”

Yi Dan exclaimed: "It turned out to be like this. I really didn't expect that the two of them were descendants of the King of Shu, which is really disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Du Qian said: "Hey, I'm ashamed." More than a thousand years have passed, and our living space has become smaller and smaller, and now there is almost no place for us. ”

Du Gao said: "Yes, according to the ancestors, when they first moved here, there were almost no other people except for a few wild people. So soon the country was established and the capital was built, and it was very good. But not long after, the Han people from the north gradually moved in, and we had to be forced to move into this deep mountain range. ”

Yi Dan said: "I learned from the history books that more than a thousand years ago, the ancient Shu Kingdom was destroyed by the Qin State. Then don't you hate the Qin people very much?"

Du Gao said: "Yes, since the destruction of the Ou Kingdom from the Nanyue Kingdom, our Shu descendants were forced to go into exile again, until they were exiled to this Yang Qiang Mountain, I heard that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified Nanyue and unified the world, and we were temporarily settled." Now, more than a thousand years have passed, and there is no going back to the two old countries. Therefore, we lived in this Yangqiang Mountain for a long time, and changed our name to Yangqiang people. For thousands of years, many clansmen have left Yangqiang Mountain to go to the outside world to find a better life, but we, the direct descendants of the King of Shu, insisted on staying, and still maintained some of the living customs of the ancient Shu Kingdom until today. ”

Yi Dan nodded and said: "Well, I understand, no wonder you still use this big tripod to worship the sky, it is to follow the customs of the pre-Qin period." ”

Du Gao said: "That's right, after King Wu fell, he divided the princes of the world. All carry out the new weekly ceremony and respect the sky. Follow Dayu's Jiuding. It is stipulated that the nine tripods of the Son of Heaven, the seven tripods of the princes, and the five tripods of the scholars and doctors shall not be overstepped. ”

Yi Dan looked at the seven tripods on the seven altars and said: "The seven tripods here prove that the ancient Shu Kingdom was the vassal state divided by Zhou Tianzi, right?"

Du Qian said: "That's right, that's right, we use the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array to place the Seven Tripods, hoping to beg for the peace of the tribe." ”

Yi Dan walked in front of the tripod, gently raised his hand and touched the pattern on the tripod's body and asked, "May I ask what the meaning of the picture and text of this tripod body is?"

Du Qian said: "I heard my father say that these patterns are a set of ritual norms that people need to do when worshipping the sky. ”

Yi Dan said: "Oh, I see, if you don't say it, I thought it was some kind of martial arts cheat." ”

Du Qian smiled slightly and said, "Heh, how can anyone publicly engrave the martial arts cheats on the Dading?"

Yi Dan nodded, then looked at the mask on the pillar and asked, "May I ask why the mask on the middle pillar is so strange?

Du Gao said: "It is not a stick in the eye, but a mask that we create in memory of the saint and in the appearance of the saint." ”

"Saint, is there such a strange-looking person in the world?" Yi Dan wondered.

"Yes, our saints of the ancient Shu Kingdom have long eyes and big ears like this. Du Gao replied.

Yi Dan looked at the two of them puzzled. Du Qian hurriedly explained: "These long eyes probably mean that I want to see farther and higher, hoping to see the gods in the sky. And these big ears are used to listen to the will of the gods. Legend has it that the first king of our Shu Kingdom, Silkworm Cong, has this kind of protruding eyes like crabs. He was good at raising silkworms, and led the Shu people to create a prosperous Shu country like silk brocade, and was the most sage in the hearts of the Shu people. ”

Du Gao added: "That's right, we Shu people worship the ancestors of silkworms. Later generations made such a mask according to the appearance of the legend of the saint, which is also a symbol of the Shu Kingdom. ”

Du Qian said: "Not only that, but the main position of these altars is the Tianquan Star in the Big Dipper. It symbolizes supreme power. And only the king can stand on this celestial power star altar, touch the stone pillar with his hand, and communicate with the gods in the sky. Convey the will of the gods to the people who kneel on the ground. ”

Yi Dan asked: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, do you agree with this statement?"

Du Qian said: "Actually, like my uncle, I have always thought that these practices are just the behavior of people who like power to deceive people. The true prosperity of the world can only be achieved through hard work by everyone, not by praying to God and worshiping Buddha. ”

Yi Dan smiled slightly: "Well, that's a good point. The ancestors knew very little about the world, and it was forgiven for inevitably making some mistakes. But we people today must understand this truth, only everyone works hard to have a better life. Instead of blindly praying to God and worshiping Buddha, you can get it for nothing. ”

Du Qian said: "Yes, girl, you are right, the world is constantly moving forward and changing, and I hope that we can keep up with this pace." Do not live in the so-called glory of the past, turn a blind eye to the tide of the world, and deceive yourself. Otherwise, when the big waves come, the ship will capsize and people will die. ”

Yi Dan agreed: "Well, contributing to the world is something that every responsible person should do. Du Gongzi, you have this sense of responsibility, I believe you will succeed. ”

Du Qian said: "Thank you girl for the praise, I will do my best." ”

Yi Dan asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"

Du Qian said: "I want to take the people of the tribe to integrate into the outside world, live and work in peace and contentment, and protect the family and the country." Let everyone be able to enjoy the beautiful home created by their own labor fairly. ”

Du Gao turned his head to Du Qian and said, "Qian'er, if you think so, I'm relieved." Let's work together in the future to integrate our tribe into the outside world. I believe we will succeed. ”

Du Qian said: "Well, good uncle, thank you! But no matter what happens in the future, the first thing I have to do at present is to avenge my father." Bring the murderer to justice, or else he will be the son of man in vain. ”

Du Gao said: "Okay, don't say much. Since that's the case, let's go to find that Zhen Zhen together. Let's get things straight. ”

Yi Dan said: "It's just right, my junior brother who is going to be rescued next." Without further ado, let's go together, shall Brother Jiao?"

Jiao Gongxian said with some embarrassment: "This... To tell you the truth, I'm going to take you to kill my uncle, morally speaking, I'm afraid it's a little unjustifiable, right?"

Yi Dan said: "Brother Jiao, don't worry too much about it first. Until things are figured out, we're just skeptical. didn't say that he had to kill your uncle. Besides, it's very likely that things are the same as we just now, and it's also a misunderstanding. So we can't make assertions just yet. ”

Du Gao said: "Yes, Jiao Daxia, I was offended just now. This time, I promised you that you must first clarify things before making the next step, and you can't be as arbitrary as before. How about the heroes?"

Jiao Gongxian thought for a while and said, "But..."

Yi Dan hurriedly said: "What's the matter, Brother Jiao? At this time, you should be on the side of justice." If your Uncle Zhen really did something bad, do you have to shield him? Don't forget, we who practice martial arts are morality first. ”

Du Gao said: "Yes, Jiao Daxia." Ignoring human life and killing innocents indiscriminately. If he really did it, then who thought about the innocent people who died in vain?"

Du Qian said: "Yes, Jiao Daxia, the public is for the public, and the private is for the private." If he really did it privately, the grudge between me and him would never be related to the Temperance Envoy. Not only that, but he will also take all the Yang Qiang people with him to assist Jiedu to quell the war in the south. I hope that we, the people of Annam, can have a stable and peaceful environment."

Jiao Gongxian sighed and said, "Hey, okay then." You're right, the public is for the public, and the private is for the private. Whoever has done something wrong must be held responsible. Then I will kill my relatives in righteousness, stand on the side of fairness and justice, and help you once. It just so happens that I have my own plans, so let's do it together. ”

Yi Dan bowed his hand and said gratefully: "Brother Jiao, you are really worthy of being a hero who understands righteousness, and I admire you very much." ”

Jiao Gongxian said: "I've said this first, let's go find my Uncle Zhen." ”

Du Qian asked, "May I ask Brother Jiao, where is Zhen Zhen now, do you know?"

Jiao Gongxian said: "Every time he finishes his errands, he will go back to a place called Ziyun Valley in Yuzhou. Because the lord arranged for him to guard the important place here. ”

Du Gao returned the horses and weapons of Yi Dan and Jiao Gongxian to them. Of course, it also includes the Li family sword of unknown origin and another sword.

Yi Dan put away all the things, stepped on the horse, and under the leadership of Jiao Gongxian, everyone rode their horses all the way north, running in the direction of Ziyun Valley in Suizhou. (To be continued.) )