Chapter 2, Section 14: Disabled Masters

On this afternoon, the sun moved westward. Although it was a little chilly, the snow that covered the mountains and fields had not melted away. The owner of the old village is leading Ren Tianqi and others to Guangling to visit several famous seniors on the rivers and lakes and is returning to Dazhai. At the banquet, everyone drank a lot of wine, and they were sitting on their horses with red faces and shame, walking unhurriedly and slowly in the face of the gentle cold wind.

The old village owner was very drunk, and he was even more drowsy on the horse, and he was about to fall off the horse several times. It's still Ming Quan's housekeeper who is quick to hurry up and protect it.

There are not a few people, just the old village owner, Ren Tianqi, Xiao Sangong Mingming, the second housekeeper Ren Mingquan, Hua Shi'an, Ren Zhi Ren Yong and the other two clever family members. Ren Tianqi sat on the horse and accompanied his father, constantly recalling the many events he had heard during his visit. The predecessors said that the rivers and lakes have become less and less peaceful recently, and there is an undercurrent of murder and seizure of money on the rivers and lakes, and this undercurrent has flowed into Yangzhou; therefore, those wealthy families in Yangzhou are all panicked, busy recruiting samurai, training families, and naturally busy with the government and the various sects of martial arts, and even the disciples of those sects in the Sichuan-Shaanxi region, which have rarely been involved in the affairs of the Central Plains, have also frequently appeared in Yangzhou. As the leader of the martial arts alliance, Long Qiuzhuang is even more obligated to form a wide range of famous factions in the world, and is secretly investigating. Ren Tianqi naturally knows about this Longqiu Village, and it is said that this Longqiu Village still has some contacts with Renjiabao, and there is not much impression in his memory, only remembering that Longqiu Villa is not far from Yangzhou City. Ren Tianqi is a very curious person, just because he worked under Lin Mushan for a period of time, and developed the problem of asking questions about everything, he himself is very disgusted with this curiosity, but he can't erase this professional hobby. Ren Tianqi didn't think that this day would fall, how big of a deal was the matter of killing people and bullying men and women, which dynasty and generation did not have it, was it worth such a fuss? Ren Tianqi shook his neck, feeling that his throat was dry and about to smoke. Hey, I drank too much wine at this banquet, who called himself a junior who had just debuted! Ren Tianqi searched for the figure of Xiao San with his spare eyes, and saw that he was fiddling with a windmill that he had just bought back with great interest, and he didn't notice himself at all. Ren Tianqi didn't blame Xiao San, knowing that it was a toy that Xiao San bought for the youngest Qiu Yue. To be honest, Ren Tianqi himself also felt that he regarded Qiuyue as his own sister, innocent and cute, and cleverness seemed to encompass the strengths of the other three. Ren Tianqi shook his head, very beautiful.

Ren Zhi saw his thirst, and hurriedly stepped forward to hand over the water bag.

Ren Tianqi took the water bag and took a few sips, threw the water bag to Ren Zhi and continued to think about him. Ren Tianqi finally heard a lot of big names that he was interested in and had vital interests with him, such as the jade-faced Yama, the Ghost Thirteen Horsemen, and the so-called Howling Wind Messenger. One by one, they were spread to the rivers and lakes, and they didn't know that those events were right under their noses. Ren Tianqi grinned, very satisfied. Of course, his smile was the kind of reserved smile that was silent and toothless. Ren Tianqi felt as if he had been chained into a cage as soon as he returned to Renjiabao, and he always felt that there was such a pressure in his heart, and he was uncomfortable. When Ren Tianqi was proud, he didn't forget to glance at the old village owner. The old village owner has never liked to talk about falling people, but the old village owner's own decency is a wall that people look up to but can't reach. The mantra of the old village owner is that I only want to be benevolent and righteous, and never complain or force others. Ren Tianqi's mind seemed to be much clearer all of a sudden, and he was busy sitting up straight immediately, and glanced back and forth. Look, it's almost to the mulberry bridge.

Ren Zhi didn't answer, he also drank a few sips, gave Ren Yong a few more sips, and also sat on the horse and walked with everyone in a daze.

Among the people, Hua Shi'an was the only one who was depressed and depressed. In fact, since beating everyone across the Huai River, everyone felt that Hua Shi'an seemed to be a different person, and the laughter and scolding in the day were gone, and more often than not, he was silent or drank silently, and even the black and white eagles were much more reserved. After returning to Renjiabao, Hua Shi'an and the old village owner were quite close to each other, talking about things between heaven and earth all day, it seemed that Mr. Hua was a young man who had not been born for a long time, and everything felt strange and incredible. Ren Tianqi saw that Hua Shi'an was not in high spirits, so he specially asked the owner of the old village to come forward and invite Hua Shi'an to come to Guangling for a walk and relax. Hua Shi'an was really excited, but on the way back, he became silent again. Ren Tianqi wanted to ask Hua Shi'an several times, but he always felt that he couldn't open that mouth. He knew that Mr. Hua was a capable man who was proficient in the affairs of the world, and that he had already seen through this point, and that Mr. Hua's worries were something that he might not be able to solve by all others, and that the bell had to be tied to the bell. Ren Tianqi occasionally cast a few concerned glances, and let him go.

Mulberry Bridge, as the name suggests, should have a bridge. Sure enough, there was a stone bridge in front of it, which was not very great, and there was originally a trickling river under the bridge, but this year's winter came especially early, and it was especially cold, and it actually broke off and froze. As we walked away from the bridge, we saw more and more pedestrians on the road. Not only were there more people, but people were still running forward with all their might, shouting, as if there was silver somewhere in front of them.

Naturally, the crowd on the horse woke up. Xiao Sangong Ming kicked the horse and galloped away.

The old village owner rubbed his eyes and said, "What's going on, what's going on?" What's going on in front of you, look at this panicked! Qi'er, go over and take a look!"

Ren Tianqi answered, and was about to drive forward, when he saw the second housekeeper flying off his horse to stop a middle-aged man passing by, and asked, "Borrow light, borrow light, may I ask what happened to this brother in front of him? Look at the commotion on this road?"

The man said, "I heard that a group of men in front of me were beating a blind foreigner who was passing by. Unexpectedly, the blind man's good martial arts have already killed many local people, let's not go over to help our locals shout, this Zhujiazhuang also came with a lot of helpers! cough, it should be the blind man's bad luck!" The man turned around and ran forward before he finished speaking, for fear of falling into the most thrilling scene.

As soon as he heard the words "Zhujiazhuang", Ren Tianqi's chest was full of anger, and he was about to lift the reins.

The old village owner raised his hand to stop and said, "Don't worry. Since the people of Zhujiazhuang have intervened, we should no longer muddy the waters, not to mention that it is a matter of course to kill people to pay for their lives! This blind man from outside has also made a bit of a ruthless move, and the strong dragon has not suppressed the head snake on the ground. I don't think we'd better mind that nosy!"

Ren Tianqi nodded and said with a smile: "What Daddy said is, let's just watch," Ren Tianqi shook his head and said to Ren Zhi: "It's good to ask Xiao Sanshao to make trouble!" Ren Zhi agreed and rode away.

Hua Shi'an rode forward and said with a smile: "The old village master is a little wrong! How can he stand by and watch without asking? I'm afraid this is not what benevolence and righteousness have always done?"

The old village owner turned around and threw his hand again and again, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Mr. Hua, don't cancel the old decay! This benevolent and righteous man deserves to be old and decayed." To tell the truth, the two Zhu Ren families have just shaken hands and made peace, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the people of Ren Jiabao to get involved in his Zhujiazhuang again; besides, the old man is very unaccustomed to what he Zhujiazhuang has done. It's better not to ask! See you smile and laugh!"

Hua Shi'an nodded and said with a smile: "The old village master is reasonable! What is the matter in this world, which one of them can be explained clearly." As long as you have peace of mind. Let's go, let's hurry up and take a look, this can't be mixed up after all!"

The old village owner smiled: "That's it, okay, let's go see the opera today." The old village owner turned around and said, "Boys, go, look at the excitement." ”

Everyone hugged the old village owner and flew away.

The fight was in the river under the bridge, above the ice. There were already more than a dozen people lying on the scene, and the ice was red, black, deep, and very eye-catching. I saw a group of men in Tsing Yi holding knives and guns to besiege a gray-clothed man, who was standing in the middle of the circle with a stick in his hand. The men in Tsing Yi were not in a hurry to attack, looking for an opportunity to sneak attack, and the man in gray did not take the initiative to counterattack, often striking a blow the moment he received a blow. I can see that neither side missed, but I can also see that the man in gray has a very heavy shot, and every time he shoots a stick of the man in green clothes, one person will fly up and land without moving. I don't believe that the one who shot will be a blind man.

And just outside the circle, there were four old and four young men in brocade clothes who watched the battle with swords, and from time to time pointed out the men in Tsing Yi to attack. I can see that this real master has not yet appeared.

The horses of Ren Tianqi and others occupied the entire stone bridge. Everyone watched from the top of the horse, ordering from time to time, with a comfortable expression, but there was one person with a solemn expression, that was Mr. Hua Shi'an.

Suddenly, the ultramarine-clothed men below advanced with swords and guns, and the blind man naturally flew with sticks. The two sides still dispersed with one move. It's just that four or five more people flew out from the Tsing Yi man's side, and the screams were endless, and the blind man didn't take the slightest advantage this time, and saw that his clothes were all in tatters, revealing a golden scaly armor.

Outsiders all exclaimed. I can't see that this blind man is carrying a strange treasure. Perhaps, the sin of the blind is the sin of conceiving.

Ren Tianqi was shocked when he saw the armor, and he also thought that it was the crime of the blind man, and the local people were greedy for money. Mr. Hua's face was already like autumn frost, and his face was murderous, but no one noticed it.

The blind man may have been seriously injured, or perhaps he was annoyed, so he saw the stick in his hand and sneered: "Everyone, don't think that my blind man is easy to bully, let's take it when we see it, and it is better if we don't owe each other;

A man in Tsing Yi sneered: "Dead blind, you hurt many of our brothers and still want to accept it, no way, delusional." Take your life!" the man said, slashing his gun and sneaking in.

The gun moved, and the blind man also moved, only to see the blind man clapping his hands with a horizontal stick. The stick came out of his hand, and he actually wore a green coat and passed through the chest. The blind man took off the package on his back with his backhand, opened it, and it turned out to be a black and faint iron harp. Ren Tianqi already knew who the blind man below was, and of course he also knew that the doom of the bystanders was coming. He hurriedly dragged the reins of the old village owner's horse, turned his head and ordered everyone: "Everyone go quickly, you must not stay here longer!"

Although everyone didn't know why, they also turned their horses and got off the bridge and galloped to Renjiabao.

The old village owner didn't understand what was going on, so he buried himself as he walked: "What are you running, what's the matter with watching the show across the river?"

Ren Tianqi protected the old village owner and said: "Daddy, don't you know the power of the blind man's iron qin! That iron qin can kill people silently, and there is no fear of survival within a radius of ten zhang, that is, I will wait at the bridge to watch the battle, and the distance of more than ten zhang will inevitably not hurt the heart!"

And they came down two miles, and there happened to be a small grove. Ren Tianqi hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse, calmed everyone, and said to the Ming housekeeper: "Uncle Mingquan, you wait in this grove to rest first, take care of the old man, and I'll go back and take a look." ”

The housekeeper nodded, looked around, and said hurriedly: "Master, this Mr. Hua didn't come back with him! Has anyone noticed Mr. Hua?"

Everyone was very nervous, but Mr. Hua just had a mouth that could speak well.

Ren Tianqi's face suddenly sweated, and his back felt cold. Ren Tianqi flicked the horse's head, glanced at Xiao Sangong Ming, kicked the horse and galloped away. Xiao San understood and urged the horse to follow, and said: "Master, master, what kind of powerful character is that, it makes the master so cowardly!"

Ren Tianqi turned around and said: "That blind man's skills are above the master, and his internal cultivation is far better than the master." Anyway, you only need to have long eyes this time, don't listen with your ears, and don't hurry up and plug your ears with strips of cloth. All you need to do is find Mr. Hua's idea and drag Mr. Hua away. ”

Xiao San raised his legs to tease the corners of his robe, took out cotton and blocked his ears. Ren Tianqi glanced back and rode his horse with satisfaction.

The journey of two or three miles is in the blink of an eye. The two came to the mulberry bridge. I saw that Mr. Hua's horses were still standing on the bridge, but Mr. Hua was nowhere to be seen. The two of them were shocked, and looked around. Hey, Mr. Hua is already fighting under the bridge, and he is close to see the excitement. This love of excitement is a common problem of poor scholars in the world, and this Mr. Hua never knew that the god of death had come.

Mr. Hua stood not far behind the blind man. And the four young swordsmen were already besieging the blind man in the middle. The old swordsman of the age of the material is still standing in the local area with his sword. The blind man, too, seemed to have finished his pious prostration, and was sitting cross-legged, groping for his iron harp. Ren Tianqi knew that the blind man was waiting for the swordsmen to attack, because he didn't have eyes, so it was impossible for him to attack first, and he needed to distinguish the sound positioning.

Ren Tianqi wanted to shout that it was too late, so he hurriedly reached into his arms and took out the mask and put it on, turned his head to whistle at Xiao San, took out a waist knife on Xiao San's saddle, and kicked the horse, and the person had already taken off and flew up, rushing to everyone under the bridge.

There were two exclamations in quick succession from the crowd of onlookers. The swordsmen under the bridge had also noticed that the situation had changed, and they were afraid that the blind man would come to help, so they immediately launched an attack on the blind man. How clever the blind man was, he moved when he heard the sound, and pulled the strings with his five fingers.