Chapter 9: Temptation

The carriage came to a halt in front of a large mansion. Looking up, I saw that the gate of this mansion was very tall, and under the eaves of glazed tiles, there were three vigorous and powerful characters in the middle: Yunwang Mansion. Two lions stood by the flanks in a majestic manner. This gate alone is enough for a few ordinary people to live. The two young guards stood heroically.

Sun Juyi got out of the car with the help of Haibao. At this time, he rested for a while and recovered a lot of strength, but he was injured in his leg and had some difficulty walking. When the doorkeeper saw him, he bowed down to salute, but pointed to Haibao and said, "Who is this son?" Sun Juyi said: "He is a distinguished guest, please let you go." The gatekeeper said: "The people brought by the Sun Gang Master didn't dare to stop it, but the place of the palace is extraordinary, please be sure to leave your name." Haibao hugged his fists and said: "In the next Zhang Haibao, he is a civilian." A guard led them into the house. The doorman was polite and thoughtful, but Hypertherm clearly sensed that he was always paying attention to his every move, deliberately pretending not to know, and calmly following behind.

As soon as Haibao walked into the palace, he felt an aura of majesty. Although the eyes are carved beams and paintings, small bridges and flowing water, flowers in full bloom, and fragrant grass, I feel a solemn and upright atmosphere.

When they arrived at a house, someone went in to report that an old man in his fifties, dressed in a robe and wearing a gray hat, came out, and the doorman whispered a few words to the old man and left. The old man arched his hand and said, "The two of you, please." Gang Master Sun has worked hard!" As he spoke, he ushered them into a large hall, and immediately a maid brought tea, and then quietly withdrew with his head down.

Sun Juyi introduced Haibao, and then said: "I'm tired of the housekeeper, I have something important to report to King Yun." The old man said, "King Yun is in the study, please come with me." Then he said to Haibao, "Brother Zhang, please wait here." Then the two departed.

Hypertherm had to sit alone. It was the first time he came to such a noble place as the palace, and he felt uncomfortable after sitting for a while. He paced to the door, and there was silence all around, and occasionally a few pleasant bird calls came from outside, which seemed even more lonely.

At this time, in King Yun's study, Sun Juyi was recommending Haibao to King Yun. Sun Juyi said: "Zhang Haibao is from a hard background, honest and loyal, simple-hearted, extraordinary, brave and abnormal, what is more valuable is that he is still young, he is a rare talent, isn't it exactly the person King Yun needs?"

King Yun said: "Old Wei, quickly find the refugees in the area of Yingzui Village, Haizhou County, and find out all the information about Zhang Haibao." The old housekeeper Wei promised to say "yes" and was about to leave, when King Yun raised his hand: "Wait, be sure to find Zhang Haibao's father and mother, and treat each other well." The old guard answered the order and left.

Haibao was really bored, and he didn't know when Sun Juyi would come back, so he paced out of the hall and walked on the promenade to enjoy the scenery of the palace. Suddenly, a murderous aura came from behind, he instinctively flashed, his ears "swished", and then he saw something hit the pillar and slowly fall, it turned out to be a willow leaf. He was taken aback: Who could use the willow leaves as a weapon to make such a tiger and a tiger? Just as he was about to turn around, he felt a strong air flow coming from behind him, and he was busy with a short body, rolled on the spot, and rolled out four or five feet away, and before he could get up, a black shadow fell from the sky towards him very quickly. His eyes snapped open, and he saw a pair of feet kicking at him, one of them kicking and rolling out again, dodging the feet that were about to fall on his chest. The black shadow landed, Haibao had already jumped up, just stood firmly, the man's palms had reached the door of Haibao's face, Haibao did not dodge this time, but just turned out his arm and opened the man's palm. The man was obviously taken aback, let out a "huh" sound, and his palms struck again. This time, Haibao also responded with both palms, only to see the two palms of the two hands hit together, and the moment they met, there was a "bang" sound, and Haibao took a few steps back, but the person was as steady as Mount Tai, and he didn't shake. Haibao stood still, and saw that the man was dressed in black, covered with black cloth, and only showed a pair of small eyes, his eyes were extremely sharp, but with a smile.

At this time, I suddenly heard the hearty laughter of "hahaha", and the three of them came out of the dense forest next to them, but it was Sun Juyi, Steward Wei and a tall, radiant middle-aged man, and the laughter was made by the middle-aged man. The man looked like he was probably between thirty and forty years old, but the mature and steady aura exuded from his body made people feel more than forty years old. The complexion is fair, and the well-groomed face has a sparse beard without a trace of wrinkles.

The masked man stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Subordinates see the prince." ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. He also said: "Zhang Haibao is really extraordinary, no wonder Gang Master Sun recommends you so strongly!"

Sun Juyi hurriedly said: "Haibao, don't see the prince soon!"

Haibao hurriedly knelt down and said, "See the prince." "He has never seen the world, and he doesn't know etiquette, but like other ordinary people, he feels that he has to kneel when he sees a big official, and King Yun is already a big official in the sky for him.

King Yun hurriedly helped him up and said, "No need to be polite. Haibao is young and talented, and this king loves it very much. Then he asked the masked man, "Cheng Jian, how much success did you use just now?"

The man replied, "Sixty percent." ”

King Yun said: "It's really good to be able to beat your six success forces at such an age." ”

The man said: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the subordinates will one day be surpassed by the younger generations." ”

King Yun said: "Cheng Jian is too humble. I don't know where Haibao Master came from, and how long has he been practicing?"

Seeing that King Yun's words were very kind, Haibao didn't take a stand at all, his heart relaxed a lot, and he said respectfully: "No, I haven't learned any martial arts, but my strength has been greater than others since I was a child." ”

King Yun was obviously very surprised, and said, "Oh, there is no teacher, that is a genius who practices martial arts." Chengjian, in your opinion, how?"

The man who was called "Cheng Jian" by King Yun was obviously taken aback, and said, "In terms of strength, speed, toughness, and reaction sensitivity, Haibao is very good, and it can be said that he is the best among his peers. His tricks are indeed chaotic, but they are not unruly...... May have been unintentionally influenced by others. ”

King Yun pondered slightly and nodded with a smile.

When Haibao heard this, he remembered that he had learned to "fight" with Uncle Sleepy Bug in prison, was it because of that?

At that moment, Haibao and Sun Juyi were arranged to stay in the guest room, and a doctor came to treat Sun Juyi's leg injury. Sun Juyi was very happy, humming a song in his mouth and lying down to rest. Haibao was so anxious that he ran to Sun Juyi's room and asked, "Brother Sun, I'm going to find my father, how can I eat and drink in the palace!"

Sun Juyi smiled: "Don't worry, King Yun has already sent someone to handle your father's affairs." Don't you see how much the Cloud King appreciates you? You are not eating and drinking here, and the Cloud King does not raise idlers. ”

Hai Bao didn't understand in his heart, but he thought that he had escaped from the prison cell, which was tantamount to a fugitive, although he was framed and imprisoned, but it was not very honorable. So he told the story of his imprisonment, but he only concealed the fact that the sleepy insect instigated him to escape, and only said that he had escaped.

After hearing this, Sun Juyi smiled and said: "Is this still a matter? As long as you are willing to serve King Yun, you will definitely have a noble identity, and those in the past, no matter what it was, who would dare to pursue it?"

Haibao pondered, "I have been separated from my parents for a long time, and I just want to reunite with them and serve them well to fulfill my filial piety. ”

Sun Juyi said: "Then have you ever thought about what to serve your father and mother? Your father and mother have worked hard for most of their lives, if you have money, can't you better honor them? Even if you are by their side all day long, they can't eat well and dress badly, say something unlucky, and have no money for medical treatment when they are sick, is it filial piety?"

Haibao was silent for a while, and Sun Juyi said again: "You have a chance, and the happiest person is your father!"

Haibao nodded and said, "Brother Sun is very reasonable. ”

Sun Juyi was very happy to see that Haibao had finally opened his mind. He didn't expect that it would take such a lot of effort to persuade Haibao to follow King Yun, such an opportunity would be undesirable for others.

Haibao thought for a moment, and then asked, "Brother Sun, I don't know what King Yun wants to send me to do?"

Sun Juyi pretended to be mysterious and said: "You will know when the time comes." ”

Haibao asked again, "There must be many masters under the Cloud King, right?"

Sun Juyi said: "That's natural." The most famous, Yun Wang's subordinates have thirteen Taibao, twenty-four King Kongs, and eighteen Arhats, all of which are elite organizations trained by Yun Wang, and are in charge of different affairs. In fact, these numbers are all legends from the outside world, and the real number of people is much more than that. In addition, you see that there are not many people in the palace, in fact, there are guards patrolling everywhere, and if there are bad people coming in, it is difficult to fly. ”

Hypertherm couldn't help but feel excited, and a cold sweat broke out. I didn't know that the palace was so heavily guarded, but fortunately, there was no behavior here today, so it seems that I have to be more careful in the future, let alone wander around.

Haibao suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Sun, who are the strongmen who chased you that night, and what do you have to do with it?"

Sun Juyi said: "It's nothing, it's all gang fighting." They are members of the White Tiger Gang, and they have always been at odds with our Blue Dragon Gang. In recent years, the fame of the Green Dragon Gang has grown, and many people are willing to join, and their White Tiger Gang has taken in many fewer disciples, and they can't help but be dissatisfied, so when they see our brothers, they look for fault everywhere, looking forward to bringing some from other aspects. I was wounded on an errand that day, and I happened to meet them, so they took advantage of the fire to loot me, hoping to force me to tell me the whereabouts of the goods. Thanks to my brother for saving me in time, otherwise I would really have to suffer a lot. He laughed.

Seeing that he was just talking about going out to do something, Haibao knew that he didn't want to say it, and it was inconvenient to ask. Seeing that Sun Juyi was so dedicated to King Yun, he only said that the Blue Dragon Gang had a close relationship with King Yun, so he asked, "Does the Green Dragon Gang belong to King Yun?"

Sun Juyi said: "This, how to say it, the Dragon Gang is naturally willing to obey the dispatch of King Yun." ”

At this time, in the study of King Yun's Mansion, Old Butler Wei was reporting to King Yun: "Lord Qi, Zhang Haibao's life history has been investigated. He is indeed a native of Yingzui Village, Qingyang County, Haizhou County, and has not practiced martial arts since he was a child, but legend has it that he has excellent water nature, and has the title of "Sea Fish" in the local area. According to local people, he offended the second young master of the Liu family, a well-known local family, two years ago, and was imprisoned. However, upon investigation, there was no record of the case at all. The cell where he was held was the dungeon of the Liu family. ”

King Yun said: "Oh, what kind of family background does the Liu family have, and they can actually set up a private cell?"

Steward Wei said: "The Liu family has been operating silk salt tea for generations, and the family has a solid background, and in that small place, it can be regarded as a rich party." Liu Pan, the eldest young master of the Liu family, has been in charge of the family since he was twelve years old, relying on the family's money, raising many thugs, and colluding with the government, which can be called a local tyrant. The second young master, Liu Wang, was idle all day long, doing all kinds of evil, and Haibao was imprisoned in the dungeon by him. ”

King Yun said, "Who is Haibao with in prison?"

"The jailer guarding the cell said that he was locked up with a man named 'Sleepy Bug' and was often beaten by that man. He was released from prison this time by taking advantage of the rebellion in Haizhou County to escape. ”

King Yun said: "That sleepy insect also has some kung fu, but I don't know what the origin is?"

Steward Wei said: "I also checked, the jailer said that he came to the prison ten years ago, 'Siliu' is his code name, and 'Sleepy Bug' is the nickname given to him by the jailers." No one knew his real name. That Liu Pan seems to have some great enmity with him, and he only calls him 'old brute' every time he is arraigned. I can't find out his specific background. Now there are demon beasts in Haizhou County, and the prisoners are forced to join the army to fight the demon beasts, and the sleepy insect is gone, and his whereabouts are unknown. ”

King Yun didn't continue to ask, as if he was thinking about something.

The old housekeeper Wei said: "Another point, it is said that his father and mother are not biological. ”

King Yun said, "Oh?"

Steward Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "I only found out that he was picked up by his father from the sea when he was just born, and I can't find out who the names of his biological parents are." ”