Sword, Iron Crossbow

The next day they had lunch, and they all went back to their places. Because Ren Tianqi was going north, Lu Qian returned to the General's Mansion with everyone. A few people sat down in the hall, shook their fans with red hands, and said, "Is there too few people accompanying Brother Xian to the north? The position is high and powerful, and there is no leakage at all, so as not to shake the morale of the army and the instability of the people. ”

Tang Shengzhi said: "That is, if you are iron, you can grind a few nails." The teachings of Nangong's predecessors must be kept in mind. This road to Shaolin must be unpredictable, I don't want to be embarrassed by others, but people want to be embarrassed by me, what should I do?"

Ren Tianqi said with a smile: "It's okay, after crossing the Huai River, the old prince will take care of it." I also have the general's order given by the gold lord, even if something happens, I can also call the garrisons of the local government, and the thin-faced old prince will still give it. Besides, the eldest brother wants to focus on hunting down Liu Zhihui, the second brother wants to sit in the Chinese army, and the third brother and the fourth brother want to guard Xu Huai, which one can get out?"

The crowd was silent.

Gong Ming hurriedly said: "Otherwise, there are still people in Ximen who can borrow from the seniors." ”

Lu Qian patted his thigh and said, "Yes, Xiao San is right, there are still many masters around Mr. Simon, why don't you invite a few people to go north together?"

Ren Tianqi shook his head and said: "Qiling Temple is the top priority, the three hosts have not been fully healed, and the old subordinates of the Fireworks Alliance are still difficult to protect themselves, so why bother to withdraw their manpower again, otherwise, I still bring more Tiger Guards to go." ”

A little red said: "How is the cultivation of the Immortal Brother's Infinite Sword?"

Ren Tianqi said: "Master said that there has been a little success recently, and we should still think about it more." ”

A little red nodded, and said, "However, the virtuous brother over there in Qiling Temple should still go to Mr. Ximen to say goodbye and say goodbye." ”

Ren Tianqi nodded.

Lu Qian sighed and said, "But my brother is still not at ease." We used to fight with officials, fight with life, fight with people, and some people believe in some doubts, but this time we went north to Shaolin to fight with the famous capital, with justice, whether we win or lose, we can't get the slightest bit cheap!"

A little red looked at Lu Qian in confusion.

Lu Qian sighed and said: "Shaolin is a martial arts master, the first righteous sect in the rivers and lakes, is it an enemy of it-------。 ”

Ren Tianqi said with a smile: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely go back as soon as I go, and with Second Brother Tang on the side to help, I expect to be fine." I can't care about the fame and fame anymore. I'll go to the Qiling Temple later. ”

In the Qiling Temple, Zong Ruqi and Bo Yifan were accompanying Ximen Qingyuan to drink tea and talk in the room, and they heard that Xiao Shami said that the general came to meet with people, and the three of them hurriedly got up and went out to greet each other and let them go into the room.

Everyone sat down, Zong Ruqi let the tea be served, and said with a smile: "The general is coming today, we are panicking, I don't know what the general has to order?"

Ren Tianqi shook his hand and said with a smile: "How dare you, juniors, you and others are all my distinguished guests." The juniors came to say goodbye to Mr. Simon, and the juniors had to go out for a few days. ”

Zong Ruqi smiled. Bo Yifan also smiled.

Ximen Qingyuan glanced up at Ren Tianqi, and said quietly: "The old man is a person who is half-buried in the earth, and staying here is already the grace of the general, and it is unforgettable." The general said that he often had heavy affairs, and now he is busy looking at the old decay, and the old decay is very grateful. The old man is a civilian, who is immoral, incompetent, meritless, and talented, and has no retribution, and does not dare to get involved in the general's military affairs. The general is really old. However, please rest assured that the scenery here is quiet, accompanied by the monks in the temple, and there are old subordinates to accompany you, and you have no worries about food and clothing. The old man spent the second half of his life here, and if he never took a step out of the temple gate, he would no longer need to work hard for the general. ”

Ximen Qingyuan did not admit what his daughter did, and he did not recognize Ren Tianqi's son-in-law.

Ren Tianqi smiled and said, "The younger generation should be like this, and it should be like this." And he could not speak.

A little red coughed, and said with a smile: "Ximen's predecessor is known as the three-eyed Guanyin, who knows everything in the world." Today, the general wants to go north to Shaolin to ask the old gang leader of the beggar gang, and he made a special trip to ask Mr. Simon for advice. ”

Ximen Qingyuan interrupted: "The old decay has long been a gold plate to wash his hands, and the world knows it, and he will definitely not pay attention to the grievances of the rivers and lakes." General, please understand. How can the old decay go back on his word and be laughed at by the world's martial arts. ”

The two Zong Bo next to them were expressionless and silent.

A little red but unexpectedly, the smile on his face stiffened, and he laughed dryly.

Everyone sat silently, and it happened that Master Tianming heard that Ren Tianqi was visiting, and hurriedly called Xiao Shami to invite everyone over.

Ren Tianqi and the others said goodbye to Ximen and the others and came to the abbot's room. The three masters all sat in the hall. Ren Tianqi and the others had seen the three masters, and they sat down on the side, sullen.

Master Tianming looked up at everyone and said with a smile: "Could it be that a few of you have met a closed door at the Ximen monk? ”

A little red and stopped, and shook his head with a smile.

Ren Tianqi said: "Yes, what Uncle Shi taught." Tianqi is here to say goodbye to the three uncles, Tianqi wants to go north to Shaolin to invite back the old gang leader, I wonder if the three uncles still have advice before leaving?"

The three masters glanced at each other, and Tianming said: "Senior brother is in trouble, it is said that the three of us should take the lead, how can the injury not be fully healed, and it is a burden to go." This matter can only be attributed to you, Qi'er. It may not be smooth sailing. You bring Lu Shixing and the others, and I will ask the beggars to cooperate one by one. It's just that Shaolin is a famous faction with a reputation for hundreds of years, and it is the master of the martial arts in the rivers and lakes. Although you are a disciple of the Shaolin layman, but the matter of the sleepy guest valley is indeed a place where his Shaolin is innocent and fair. This will definitely lose your fate with Shaolin, and it will definitely arouse grievances in the rivers and lakes. You have to be cautious and cautious, don't go your own way, and listen to the words of the deer monks. ”

Ren Tianqi nodded, and said: "The disciple keeps it in mind, but Brother Lu has something to do and can't go with him this time." ”

Tianming nodded, was silent for a long time, and said, "In this way, it is even more bad to go." I think you might as well write to the prince of the south first, and ask the old prince to mediate from it, and there is a response. ”

Ren Tianqi nodded.

Master Tianguang said: "It's a fart to find the old prince, the county lord's affairs haven't been properly handled, and you robbed him of two states and thirteen counties." ”

Tianming glanced sideways at Tianguang, and Tianguang was busy silent.

Master Tianchen pointed to the west gate next door and asked for a look, and took a look at Ren Tianqi.

Ren Tianqi shook his head.

Tianchen glanced at Tianming, sighed, and hung his head silently.

Master Tianming said: "Qi'er, with Beizui Qiu, has the Gusu Murong family been in contact recently?"

Ren Tianqi shook his head and said, "No." ”

Master Tianming sighed, looked at Ren Tianqi and said: "You must be going here with many difficulties, after going through hardships, it is indeed 'knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the tiger mountains'." Uncle Shi and the three of them can't go before their injuries are healed, and they have empty hearts, so Uncle Shi, I'll give you two small things, with self-defense. ”

After Master Tianming finished speaking, he glanced at the two junior disciples. Master Tianchen Tianguang also nodded. Master Tianguang got up again and walked briskly into the inner room. After a while, Master Tianguang came out with a tray in his hand, and the tray was covered with a gray cloth towel, and I don't know what kind of precious thing it was. The Tianguang Master placed the plate in front of the Tianming Master, bowed down and sat down.

Master Tianming stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Originally, these two things were gadgets that Senior Brother used to get when he walked the rivers and lakes, and it was difficult to get into the hall of elegance, but they were also good things to take advantage of." One is a high-grade bull-eared sharp knife handed down from other countries in the Western Regions, which looks dull and unpretentious on the surface, but it is extremely sharp, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is cut from gold and iron; Your Tianguang uncle is also very fond of it, these two things are rare to separate, and they are easy to show off. This time there is a lot of luck in going north, so you can take it with you, and it will be useful. ”

Ren Tianqi crawled on the ground and kowtowed, and said: "Yes, thanks to the love of the three uncles, Qi'er should do her best when she goes north, and return it as the original after she returns." ”

Master Tianming stretched out his hand and lifted it lightly, let Tianqi get up, and said with a smile: "You still don't look at things?"

Ren Tianqi hurriedly stepped forward to lift the cloth towel, and saw a sheathed ox ear scimitar, a small black crossbow, and a black cloth bag on the plate, and the cloth bag must be holding marbles. Ren Tianqi grabbed the knife, the scabbard was actually made of natural calf horn, smooth and moist, and the handle was wrapped in thin gold forging;

Lu Shixing next to him had already handed over an iron ruler. Ren Tianqi swiped the knife lightly, and there was a slight sound, and he saw that the iron ruler had already been broken into two. Everyone's eyes lit up, and their mouths opened their mouths in shock, this is really a good thing. A little red is also very interested, hurriedly reached out to take it, looked at it carefully, and tested the blade with his hand.

Master Tianming turned his head to Tianguang and said, "Senior brother, go and demonstrate the iron crossbow, so that Qi'er can also know how to use it." ”

Master Tianguang nodded, got up and grabbed the crossbow, reached out and took out six marbles from the cloth bag, and strode out of the hall. And they came out with them.

I saw Master Tianguang come to the courtyard to look left and right, and saw a bunch of grapes hanging low on the bamboo frame ten steps in front of the right, green and shiny and ripe, so he pointed to the hanging grapes with his hand, and said: "Those who use this crossbow need to have a single arm strength of more than 400 catties, first lead to the iron cable, or load a bead or a few beads, there are ready-made bead holes on it, and at most five grains can be added." Install the beads, straighten one arm, aim well, and pull the first panel buckle, look good. I saw Master Tianguang put out his right hand and stuffed a bead into the crossbow, and with a light wave of his left hand, there was a soft snap, and I saw a black dot shoot out, and the grapes fell in response. As soon as everyone saw a flower in front of them, they saw that a little red had already flown up, and the iron fan in the right hand was thrown out. And he saw the iron fan whirring away, and the grapes that wanted to touch the ground flew back whirring. A little red air took it, grabbed the grapes and flew to the ground, and said with a smile: "It's a pity to fall to the ground." ”

Master Tianming smiled: "Wen Daxia is so handsome." ”

A little red smiled and said: "The juniors just love these grapes, and they have no heart to show in front of the seniors, and I hope that the three masters will see them." ”

Master Tianming smiled: "You're polite. Tianming glanced at Ren Tianqi and said, "You go and try it." ”

Ren Tianqi bowed forward, took the iron crossbow and marbles, instructed according to the skylight, filled with five beads, pushed the cover, held the crossbow in his left hand, and looked at the shootable objects left and right. Just looking for it, Lu Qian pointed to the sky and said: "Hit the sky, the beads are one less than one." ”

Ren Tianqi nodded when he heard this, raised his arm and buckled five times in a row, snapping five times, five beads came out in a row, and five points flowed. Before the beads fell, Ren Tianqi clicked on the ground, and the stacked clouds flew up and spun up, stretched out his hand one after another, and stroked a few times, and the five beads fell into his hand. Raise your arms and fall to the ground. Ren Tianqi was also very happy in his heart. A little red hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, and got up.

Master Tianming said with a smile: "This is the stacked clouds of the smiling rivers and lakes? ”

Ren Tianqi said: "Exactly." ”

Master Tianming smiled: "These two things must not be easily revealed, just in case of emergency." ”

Ren Tianqi said: "Qi'er remembers." ”

Master Tianming said: "You have a lot of affairs, Lao Na will not stay long, you can go back after you have resigned from Ximen Jushi." It must be remembered that the agreement will be made on February 2 next year. ”

Master Tianchen said: "It's still early, there is still half a year to go, and it's too late." ”

Master Tianming bowed his head and recited the Dharma horn.

Ren Tianqi ordered Gong Ming to take the sword and crossbow, bid farewell to everyone, and led everyone back to the General's Mansion. At night, Dongxue sewed a belt for Ren Tianqi overnight, so that he could tie the crossbow and strap it and hide behind him.

This day is already fourteen, Ren Tianqi Tang Shengzhi took Gong Ming, Tian Muzuo, Ma Benqing, Lu Shixing, and five military masters, quickly returned to Renjiabao, bid farewell to everyone in the village, and prepared to set off north before dawn the next day.