Chapter 18: Friends
The three of them came to the most lively area in Luoyang City, found a prosperous old shop, and ordered a table full of wine and food. Dragon Tiger Hall and Sage Villa are gangs established in the last ten years, and they are also a little famous in their respective territories, but they are not as majestic as the Shaolin Beggars Gang Emei and other big factions.
Zilong said: "If it weren't for the help of the two brothers, I would have already killed myself, and it is right to help the two." ”
Ouyang Jin said: "Brother Xu's martial arts in the ring just now are very strange, I don't know if Brother Xu's noble faction is ......"
Zilong felt that the two of them were very speculative, scratched his head and sneered: "The junior brother has no sect or faction, and he has only learned martial arts and swordsmanship from my eldest brother Kou for a few years, which is really not worth mentioning." As he spoke, he thought of Kou Jiannan and his wife, and he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart.
Duan Heng said with a smile: "Just by looking at your kung fu, you know that Brother Kou must be a good hand in the martial arts!"
Zilong was silent.
Ouyang Jin frowned and said, "What's the matter, Brother Xu, why is it so sudden like this, what do you have on your mind?"
Zilong said: "My eldest brother Kou and his wife have passed away!"
The two of them were taken aback, and Ouyang Jin saw that Zilong seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't say it, so he said: "Brother Xu, the mourning is smooth, it can be seen that Brother Xu is a person who values love and righteousness!
Zilong said bitterly: "They ...... They were all killed by Liu Jin!"
"Liu Jin, is that the emperor who is above one person and below ten thousand?" Duan Heng said.
Zilong said: "Do you know him?"
Ouyang Jin saw that his face changed slightly, and understood what Zilong was thinking, so he said: "Brother Xu doesn't have to be careful, this person has long been notorious among the people, and there are countless loyal and good people who have been framed by him, and everyone wants to punish him." ”
Zilong saw that the two of them also commented on Liu Jin like this, so he put his mind at ease and told how he met Kou Jiannan and his wife, and how they assassinated Liu Jin and was killed, Zilong was in a depressed mood, Duan Heng was furious when he heard it, but Ouyang Jin was very calm, just frowning and silent.
Zilong said: "I used to be a little beggar, my eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't dislike me, I found the feeling of home easily, but it was only three years to ......" After speaking, he couldn't cry.
Ouyang Jin said: "Brother Xu, don't be too sad. Let's set up a spiritual seat for the two of them here, and worship and worship!"
Zilong nodded yes, so the three of them set up a spirit card, on which the names of his wife and his wife were written, and the incense burner was placed, and the three of them respectfully sacrificed once.
Ouyang Jin said: "Kou Jiannan and his wife are indeed kind to you, although they have passed away, they don't want to see you always live in grief like this." Manly people all over the world for the family, good sons and daughters all over the world, there is no shackle in your heart, you respect your brother and sister-in-law in your heart, when you want to inherit their will in the future, do chivalrous righteousness, practice martial arts to avenge them, from now on you have to cheer up!
Zilong said: "Brother Ouyang is right, the younger brother has been taught!"
After worshipping Kou Jiannan Quyu and his wife, the three of them talked together for a while.
The three of them asked for three upper rooms and lived with Zilong.The three of them learned martial arts from each other when they had nothing to do.Ouyang Jin practiced more internal kung fu, and Duan Heng was good at external strength, and the three of them complemented each other and cherished each other more and more.One day, the three of them talked about the sect in the martial arts, Zilong first entered the rivers and lakes, and he didn't understand everything, so he had to listen.
Duan Heng's eyebrows fluttered and said: "The most powerful thing in the rivers and lakes is the Shaolin Temple in front of us, the world's martial arts are out of Shaolin, I heard my father say that the abbot Wuxian Master is the master of the masters, and it can be said that he is the first today." ”
Ouyang Jin was obviously very interested in this topic, and took over and said, "It is said that twenty years ago, Master Wuxian led the Eight Great Sects to fight against the Demon Sect to settle the situation! Since then, the reputation of the immortal master in the rivers and lakes has been unparalleled. ”
Zilong thought to himself, could it be that this Demon Sect was the Tianyin Sect mentioned by Ye Wuyan and Fan Tianya, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Brother Ouyang, do you know what the name of that Demon Sect is?"
Ouyang Jin said: "If you want to say if there are other names, I really don't know, I'll ask my father when I go back." ”
Zilong knew that Ouyang Jin also knew very little, so he didn't ask more.
Ouyang Jin said: "If you can see the true face of the Immortal Master at this hero meeting, you really have no regrets in this life!"
Duan Heng said: "I didn't expect Brother Ouyang to worship the Immortalless Master so much. ”
Zilong asked, "Then who do you worship?"
"Me?" Duan Heng thought for a long time before he said, "If you want to say that the person I admire, it should be the emperor today!"
Zilong and Ouyang Jin were taken aback by his answer, Duan Heng looked at their expressions and smiled, "Is there anything wrong? The emperor can mobilize thousands of troops and horses with a single holy decree, what a majesty is that!"
Zilong pondered: "The emperor also has a Ming Jun and a faint monarch, I hope that Brother Duan worships the Ming Jun in history, not the current Duanjun." ”
Duan Heng said: "Of course, what Brother Xu said is very reasonable. ”
Ouyang Jin hurriedly alerted the two of them to be quiet, and said: "Zilong, don't say some things casually, as far as I know, the imperial court has eyeliner everywhere, and if the words just now are heard by the Jinyi Guard, we will definitely be sent to the heavenly prison."
Duan Heng said: "It won't be so terrifying," Zilong said: "Hmph, if they come to arrest me, I will kill one and earn one, it's a big deal to die with them!"
Ouyang Jin comforted: "Brother Xu, your thinking is very dangerous, brother I know that you are still grieving the loss of your eldest brother and sister-in-law, but you can't act recklessly, even if you kill a few Jinyi guards, can you change the darkness of officialdom? So persuade Brother Xu to calm down and think long-term!"
Duan Heng nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Zilong, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years." ”
Zilong said: "Thank you for your kind words, Zilong is not a pedantic person, I have been waiting for revenge for seven years!"
"Seven years, didn't your eldest brother and sister-in-law leave?"
Zilong replied: "The two of you don't know, there is another enemy below, that is, the head catcher of Wutian Town, named Liu Gui, who was killed by the government seven years ago, his mother was killed by this Liu Gui, and his brother was arrested as a laborer to build the Great Wall, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Now that God has long eyes, let me learn martial arts by chance, if I can help the two brothers get back the invitation this time, I will return to my hometown to avenge my mother!"
The next day, the three of them learned martial arts from each other, because Ouyang Jin and Duan Heng had a family teacher to guide them since they were children, so they had a thorough understanding of the essence of each move, and the more they practiced, the more progress they made, and Zilong was the opposite of the two, because he only had three years of martial arts experience, although he learned the first eight styles of swordsmanship under the guidance of Kou Jiannan, he did not fully understand the essence of the sword spectrum. Now that Kou Jiannan is no longer alive, he can only rely on himself to understand the essence of the following moves, but it is indeed a difficult thing for people like Zilong who have never read since childhood, thinking that Confucius said that he was not ashamed to ask, how could he let go of the opportunity in the face of two new friends, so he asked Ouyang Jin and Duan Heng to watch him practice swords, and any flaws made them unceremoniously point out, sure enough, under the guidance of the two, Zilong has mastered some essence of the ninth type of the Wuji Sword Technique, and it is indeed handy to practice. But if practice makes perfect, you need more practice.
The three days were spent in martial arts training, and everyone was full of energy to fight the female thief and grab the invitation.
The weather was very good that day, and the three of them got up early in the morning and set off for Shaolin Temple.
When they came to the gate of the Shaolin Temple on Shaolin Mountain, they realized that they had come too early, and the main gate of the temple had not yet opened. After waiting for a long time, I saw that the vermilion lacquer gate was slowly opened, and two rows of monks came out of the courtyard, standing on both sides of the gate, which was very majestic. Duan Heng couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said, "Brother Ouyang, will that thief girl sell the invitation sticker?" Ouyang Jin pondered for a moment and said: "I don't think so! That female thief is very good, if she is really greedy for money, she will go directly to rob that corrupt official and profiteer, why bother so much in vain! I think she must have come to participate in this hero meeting with the invitation. Ouyang Jin lowered his voice again and said: "I see that this place is heavily guarded, and when the time comes, we really want to start with the female thief, these monks will definitely not stand idly by, so it will only add a lot of inconvenience. After about half an hour, Duan Heng's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "Look! The female thief is really here!" Zilong and Ouyang Jin stood up when they heard the sound, raised their eyes and looked into the distance, and sure enough, they saw that the female thief was wearing a yellow shirt, looking around as she walked, and seemed to be very interested. When they came to their eyes, the woman in the yellow shirt shouted, "You ...... You are really shameless! Three big men are lying in ambush here to bully me a weak woman, you are not considered heroes!" "Most of the people passing by were people in the martial arts, and when they heard her shout, they all cast suspicious glances here, and sure enough, they saw three men standing in the middle of the road, and a woman in a yellow shirt stood opposite, her face was sad, and she was very pitiful.
Seeing this, Ouyang Jin was afraid that others would misunderstand, so he hurriedly pointed at the woman with his hand, and said sharply: "You thief girl, it's just a matter of stealing invitations, and reversing right and wrong here, confusing others! Look at the fist!" While fighting back, he shouted: "It's not a good man for you to ambush and bully this girl here, what do you pretend to be when you see a lot of people at this time! It's better to go together, but this girl is not afraid!" Duan Heng was angry when he heard this, and shouted: "Okay, female thief! I'll fulfill you!" and pounced with a trick "Dragon Xiang Tiger Leap".