The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 23: There Are Divine Beasts in the Mausoleum of the King of Chu

Wei Qiansui looked Feng Jiuxiao up and down, and praised: "What a good son in troubled times, a handsome young man!"

Mr. Gao smiled and said: "You are more like my student than the three of them." The three senior brothers just smiled, without any intention of jealousy.

Feng Jiuxiao flicked the folding fan, opened the fan, and slapped it lightly twice, "Is it more like a scholar rushing for an exam?"

Mr. Gao said: "Huh? Reborn in bliss? What's your explanation?
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Mr. Gao, do you still remember Yingdingtian?"

Mr. Gao said: "Thousands of miles in the red land?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Unexpectedly, Mr. Gao still remembers this person's nickname."

Mr. Gao said: "Of course I remember. Didn't Wei Qiansui say that this man is very murderous, well-known in the Jianghu, and has superb martial arts."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Ying Dingtian became obsessed with martial arts and pursued the limit of martial arts. He now regards me as his whetstone. In order to make me a good whetstone, he gave me a copy of "The Magic of the Curse of Rebirth". Always remind myself to beware of Ying Dingtian at any time, so I asked someone to write these words!"

Mr. Gao snorted, "Whetstone? Isn't it just a living sandbag?"

"That's right. And he will come to me anytime and anywhere. I don't know which fight will be my last battle!"

"Ying Dingtian is indeed very evil. I heard that when many martial arts masters encounter bottlenecks in their practice, they will choose to retreat in order to make a breakthrough. But he uses living people as targets, which is really unprecedented. Judging from his martial arts, suddenly exposed The possibility of being killed or being killed is very small, and the only chance for you to get rid of him is to seize the improvement of martial arts and surpass him in strength, and he will probably die."

"It's best to be so natural, I'm afraid that the higher my martial arts are, the more he will pester me endlessly, and it will be very troublesome if it backfires."

"Then kill him, and we will avoid future troubles forever!" Wei Qiansui said suddenly.

"Then I have to have that strength too," Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flickered.With his current martial arts, it is absolutely wishful thinking to kill Ying Dingtian.

"Anything is possible!" Wei Qiansui's eyes were deep, "Does murder have to be like a martial arts competition? Fairness? Rules? Morality?"

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Wei Qiansui, who was full of murderous looks, and frowned, "Qiantui means unscrupulous?"

"What's the matter? If everything was fair and moral, I would have died a thousand times! You and Ying Dingtian talked about morality and rules, did he tell you? He can do it whenever he wants Make a move, you can do it wherever you want, life and death are all in his hands! You have to be moral to this kind of person, how is this different from being slaughtered by the neck? Is there still such a reason in the world?"

Feng Jiuxiao sighed: "There is no such reason." Mr. Gao said: "There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, so don't worry. Let's go!"

Everyone got into their carriages.

It was peaceful all the way.

Feng Jiuxiao occasionally went to question Ma Liu and the axeman.Ma Liu is still a hero, very bachelor, and he doesn't speak up.It wasn't that the ax wielder had a tough mouth, but he couldn't stand Feng Jiuxiao's constant coaxing and deception. After a few rounds, he basically told everything he knew.

What Wei Qiansui said was right.This big guy doesn't know anything about the issues you care about.

After more than ten days of trekking, the team finally arrived in Pengcheng.When it was more than forty miles away from Pengcheng, it happened to pass a small town, Guanqiao Town.

It was noon, the weather was hot, and people were exhausted, so Mr. Gao signaled to take a rest in the town.

Feng Jiuxiao followed Mr. Gao, Wei Qiansui, the three elder brothers and others to find a small wine shop in Guanqiao Town to have a few drinks.The top ten villainous masters pretended to be passing guests and walked back and forth within tens of meters of the surrounding area.Five hundred officers and soldiers found an open place outside the town and set up camp.

Although the small restaurant is small in scale, the interior layout is elegant.Business was booming, and the six Eight Immortals tables were all taken up.The boss saw that Mr. Gao was the most magnanimous among all the people, and everyone respected him even more, so he discussed with Mr. Gao whether he could condescend to move to the backyard. The backyard environment is elegant and quiet and the courtyard is open, so he can only open a seat for a few distinguished guests.

Mr. Gao naturally has no objection, it's just a meal, where is it not?What's more, the scenery in the backyard is even better than expected.Several ancient pine trees have grown to towering heights, and under the trees, a shelf has been specially set up to plant grapes. The grapes are also growing very well, and the vines are luxuriant, forming a natural shelter.Under the scorching sun, under the grape arbor is undoubtedly a paradise for enjoying the cool.

Everyone nodded in satisfaction.

Feng Jiuxiao asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, your business is good, it's full every day."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "How is that possible? Occasionally there are half a time. Usually there are three or two tables, which is barely maintained. A lot of foreigners have come here these days, so the business seems to be okay these days."

Feng Jiuxiao snorted, and asked with a smile: "Does the shop owner know the reason why these people gathered here suddenly?"

The shopkeeper said: "I'm not sure about this, but it's a little strange that all these outsiders seem to be martial arts people."

Feng Jiuxiao groaned, and couldn't help but look at Wei Qiansui, only to see that Wei Qiansui was also looking at him at this time, both of them saw doubts in each other's eyes, and they knew each other.

Mr. Gao said with a smile to the shopkeeper: "If you have any good wine and food, just serve them up." The shopkeeper responded and went to prepare immediately.

Mr. Gao said: "His shop doesn't look very big, and there are not many people there. The owner is both the shopkeeper and the waiter, but his taste is not low. Have you ever seen the calligraphy and paintings on the walls of his shop?" In fact, it's a bit of a school exam.

Wei Qiansui said: "I noticed that on the east wall is Cao Mengde's "Yanxue", and on the west wall is Monk Huai Su's "Food Post". They are both rare treasures. I don't know if they are fakes. If they are genuine, As for his small place where the wind is everywhere, he hasn’t lost it [-] times?”

Mr. Gao said: "Wei Qiansui has good eyesight! Apart from calligraphy and painting, have you ever noticed the statue of the God of Wealth he enshrines?"

Wei Qiansui said: "It's a bronze statue, but I don't know which God of Wealth it is."

Shi Shixiong said: "Hehe, I just took a look at the enshrined god statue."

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Shi Shixiong with a smile and said, "Is it the ingot in the left hand and the silver whip in the right hand Zhao Gongming?"

Shi Shixiong couldn't help blushing, "Hehe, it turns out that Mr. Feng has also seen it."

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "It's not difficult to see who the god is, but I guess Mr. Gao is definitely not talking about this issue."

Mr. Gao laughed and praised: "That's right, little friend Feng knows what I want. I just want to ask you if you know the origin of this bronze statue!"

Feng Jiuxiao also couldn't help being surprised and said: "The provenance? Could it be that Mr. Gao can tell the provenance of this bronze statue just by looking at it? I have to ask for advice on this matter."

Mr. Gao laughed and said, "Then you have to worship me as your teacher!"

Unexpectedly, Feng Jiuxiao hit the snake with the stick, and immediately knelt on the ground to perform the great ceremony of apprenticeship!In an instant, everyone here was stunned!

Mr. Gao hurriedly helped Feng Jiuxiao up and said anxiously: "I'm just joking, how can you take it seriously, my little friend? You and I can communicate with each other more by means of appreciating treasures. Why do you need to do this?"

Feng Jiuxiao said solemnly: "Mr. Gao, the students sincerely worship Mr. as their teacher, not just joking."

Mr. Gao said: "I know this! However, I have something to say first. I will definitely know everything about treasure appraisal techniques and some experience, but I will never accept you as an apprentice! You all know that I am the teacher of today's emperor. , how can you accept another person as a disciple without authorization? This is a crime of disrespect! Don't mention it again in the future, my friend!"

Feng Jiuxiao was just on a whim, but forgot Mr. Gao's identity.If Mr. Gao did not have such a heavy status restriction, he would be fully qualified to be a master with his profound knowledge.Although there is a little regret for not being able to become a master, it does not affect the friendship between the two.Feng Jiuxiao smiled calmly and said: "Just now I was a little rash in a moment of impatience." In order to relieve the embarrassing atmosphere, Feng Jiuxiao continued to laugh and said: "What Mr. Gao said just now is all witnesses, and then you can't play tricks. "

Wei Qiansui and the three senior brothers all laughed and booed one after another: "That's it."

Mr. Gao laughed and said: "I never lie. I have three major hobbies in my life, and collecting antiques is one of them. I have been in contact with all kinds of treasures for a long time, and I have a lot of experience in this method of identifying treasures. The general statue of Zhao Gongming's God of Wealth holds five ingots and holds a silver whip horizontally. Only the God of Wealth made by Suzhou Yejia holds three layers of ingots and holds a silver whip obliquely. This statue is like this, mainly for anti-counterfeiting In addition, the eyebrows of ordinary statues are two saber eyebrows, but this statue also looks like two saber eyebrows, but there is a trace of unclear adhesion between the two eyebrows. Although it is not obvious, it is a true one-word eyebrow. !"

Everyone was amazed!

Observation is nothing more than that!

So much for being knowledgeable!
Really everyone, worthy of the emperor's teacher!

Although Mr. Gao was suspected of being a show off, everyone not only didn't feel disgusted, but hoped that Mr. Gao would show off as much as possible!

Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books!

Xunzi once said: "There is no way to learn to be close to one's own person, not to talk about rituals and music, not to cut poems and books, and not to speed up the Spring and Autumn Period. That’s it. Hence the saying: If you don’t learn, you will be close to others.”

If you spend more time with high-level people, you will improve your knowledge quickly.

Feng Jiuxiao thought to herself: It's a pity that I don't learn more things by guarding Mr. Gao, a generation of masters who know the past and the present!Before I arrive in the capital, I have to ask for some methods of appraising treasures!

Suddenly someone in the lobby of the restaurant patted the table and shouted: "Why doesn't this unicorn have us?"

The other person also slammed the table and shouted: "One horn, one horn, how to divide it? Of course, whoever has the ability belongs to whom!"

An old voice suddenly said: "Everyone, don't quarrel. The Tomb of King Chu in Xiaoguishan is full of traps. Whether it is possible to capture Dujiaosi alive or not, but everyone is fighting here. What's the point? There are only three of us present. , we should unanimously say how many people have arrived at Xiaoguishan, don’t you know? We should clear up these spoilers, and then everyone here will reward you according to your merits!”

"Uncle Ye, you put it lightly, rewarding merit? Just one horn, how do you divide it? Cut into slices? Or grind it into powder?"

"Don't speak so eccentrically, okay? The horns of the unicorns themselves can be used as medicine, so why not grind them into powder? Whoever has the most credit will get an extra one, two, or three dollars. I think Ye Gangzhu's opinion is fine!"

"I also think it's feasible."

Unexpectedly, the tense situation of the imminent life-and-death battle just now was reversed by Naye's gang leader with a word, and everyone actually formed an alliance again.

Feng Jiuxiao asked Wei Qiansui softly: "Does Qiansui know the origin of this unicorn?"

Wei Qiansui said: "When I was a child, I heard some legends about the unicorn. In the past, the sixth king of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty, that is, Xiang Wang Liu Zhu and his wife were buried in Xiaoguishan in Pengcheng. It is said that the situation changed during the burial. Suddenly, someone vaguely saw a monster with a body shape like a buffalo but with a horn like a rhino rushing into the tomb. When the weather was fine, people searched for the monster in the tomb again, but there was no trace. Later, someone said The monster is actually the unicorn, a spirit beast raised by the king of Chu since childhood. The unicorn rushed into the tomb to guard the tomb for the king of Chu. Legend has it that many tomb robbers entered the tomb of the king of Chu and never came out again. The one-horned Si was eaten. But legends are legends, no one has ever seen a single-horned Si with their own eyes. From what the previous few people said, it seems that they have confirmed that there is indeed such a mythical beast as a single-horned Si in the Tomb of the King of Chu!"

"It seems that the unicorn of the unicorn is a treasure, but I don't know what value it is."

"The unicorn is also called a banjiao. Just now that person also said that it can be ground into powder and used as medicine, but if it is really used as medicine, it will be a waste of money!"

"Then what is the function of this horn?"

"According to ancient books, after soaking the horns of the unicorn with the flesh and blood of the horns for a hundred days, they will be indestructible and can be used as a sharp weapon for killing people. At the same time, the horns are so fragrant that the holder will not be soaked in a hundred meters within a foot! It is said that the most The miraculous thing is that Banjiao has the miraculous effect of restraining all kinds of poisons innately. When the horn is placed on the wound, the poison in the whole body will gather towards the wound and be sucked out of the body. Therefore, those who are most afraid of the unicorn in the world are those schools that dominate the martial arts with poison And masters, Banjiao can be said to be their nemesis!"

Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help being moved in his heart, this board corner has such a miraculous detoxification effect, but he doesn't know whether Qi Xiaohou's injection of poison has restraining effect, but he can try it.

Seeing that Feng Jiuxiao was eager to try, Wei Qiansui said softly, "Do you want to be a praying mantis or an oriole?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled slightly, "Of course I want to be the hunter behind that oriole!"

Wei Qiansui said: "Then when they catch Dujiaosi, let's give them a lightning strike and grab them in one fell swoop."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "It's better for Qiantui to stay by Mr. Gao's side, I can do this myself."

Wei Qiansui chuckled, "Afraid I'll get a piece of the pie?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled, "That's not true. I have a friend who was poisoned, and I want to try whether this horn can detoxify it. I should give it to Chitose after I use it up."

Wei Qiansui smiled inscrutablely, "Your friend is Lord Qi Xiaohou?"

Feng Jiuxiao was both surprised and thought it was reasonable, "So Wei Qiansui knew about it."

"Hehe, Lord Qi has friends all over the world, but in the few years before his accident, the person who walked closest to him was a little beggar in Hengyang City. This has long been known to women and children in Hengyang. It’s not difficult to understand. The day after the accident with Lord Qi, the little beggar disappeared, but suddenly a young man with extraordinary martial arts appeared in the rivers and lakes.”

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Qiantui's news is indeed well-informed, I admire it!"

Wei Qiansui said proudly: "Three thousand bad people under my command are all over the world, and all kinds of spies come to me from all over the world. Naturally, I should be more informed!"

While talking, a person walked in from the lobby. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had an ordinary appearance. When he was five feet away from the dining table, he bowed and said, "There is a letter from the three-five-five letter from the C-character department." forward.

"Hand it up." Wei Qiansui said lazily.His high-pitched voice, Feng Jiuxiao, had long been used to it, but it was extremely frightening to the ears of No. [-] spy.Hearing this, the spy dared to take three steps forward, and still lowered his head.

Wei Qiansui said softly: "Go down!"

The No. [-] spy hurriedly retreated and disappeared in a flash.

Wei Qiansui put the secret letter into his arms, and said to Feng Jiuxiao: "Then you go there by yourself, Mr. Gao and I will wait for you in Pengcheng."

Mr. Gao suddenly said: "Just now I heard you talking about the unicorn. In fact, apart from the valuable horns, it also has treasures on it!"

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes lit up, the master really is the master!

"What else is there, Mr. Gao?"

"Hey, the green skin is like armor, and the snow hooves are like jade."

"You mean Sipi and Four Hooves are treasures too?"

"That's right, the unicorn's copper skin and iron bones are invulnerable to swords and spears, and the four hooves are as effective as the board horns, and can also dispel all kinds of poisons. The current emperor wears a dragon jade pendant, which is actually made of unicorn's hoof bone."

"Copper skin and iron bones, invulnerable to swords and guns? Then these people have to go and never return?"

"Not necessarily. What are cows most afraid of?"

"I know! I'm most afraid of Cow's Nose!"

"That's right! Once you hold the unicorn by the nose, the unicorn will be limp and powerless, ready to be slaughtered."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Then I won't accompany you in a while."

After being full of wine and food, Mr. Gao joined the brigade and slowly moved towards Pengcheng.In a short time, scouts reported back, a group of people several miles ahead seemed to be a guard of honor for Pengcheng, lined up on the road.

Mr. Gao said: "It will be late when we arrive in Pengcheng, tell them to arrange the accommodation directly, the banquet will be skipped tonight, and we will talk about it at noon tomorrow." Wei Qiansui looked at the scout and said, "Do you hear me clearly?" The scout bowed and said : "Listen clearly." Wei Qiansui said: "Go!" The scout responded and immediately turned and left.

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Mr. Gao, then I will go first?"

Mr. Gao said: "Be careful in everything!"

Feng Jiuxiao cupped his fists, saluted with Mr. Gao and others, and walked out of the restaurant slowly.

In the lobby, all the gangsters were drinking red-faced, and no one noticed Shi Shiran, a young man in white, passing by.

Xiaoguishan is twelve miles westward.

As the days went down to the west, it was rare to see a scene of burning clouds in the sky.

The road leading to Xiaogui Mountain is a simple narrow road paved with gravel. There are no trees on both sides of the road. Fortunately, the mountains on both sides are green and lush, otherwise it would be too desolate.

Due to my slow pace, someone overtook me from behind from time to time.

No matter who pulls out a horse, he will look at himself a few times when he surpasses him. There is curiosity and hostility in his eyes.

Feng Jiuxiao dealt with it calmly, and still walked at a leisurely pace.

The cicada is just ahead.

Various praying mantises have appeared one after another.Traveling in a hurry, in groups of three or four.Just a dozen or so times have passed.

Even though we haven't found a single "single bird" with higher martial arts so far, they must be eyeing it nearby!

The "hunter-level" master may be waiting for work somewhere.He or they have a big tree with deep roots, so they must have already laid a net within a hundred miles, no matter who grabs the unicorn in the end, it will be difficult to escape the hunter's grasp.

Feng Jiuxiao has no choice now, she is alone, she can only do everything by herself, although she wants to be the ultimate hunter, but right now she has to be a praying mantis for a while, of course, the oriole is also unavoidable.

Xiaoguishan is shaped like a turtle's back, with a raised middle and a gentle slope.It is said that the entire mountain was hollowed out to build the royal tomb.

When Feng Jiuxiao arrived in front of Xiaogui Mountain, there were already dead bodies all over the foot of the mountain.Looking around, there is no living person in the entire open space in front of the mausoleum.

Although it is midsummer, the mountain wind is bitter at this time, and there is a hint of coldness to the bones.

Stepping past the corpses, the pungent smell of blood is strong. There are more than 70 corpses, all from different religions.Seeing that there were monks and Taoist corpses, Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help taking a few more glances. Judging from the clothes, they were all little-known sects, and there were no disciples from Longhushan Tianshi Mansion or Longquan Temple. .

There was a faint sound of swords and swords intersecting in the wind, which should have come from behind the mountain.It appears that the fight is still going on.

Mr. Gao said that the current main entrance of Wangling must not be able to enter, not to mention that the stone gate has been sealed, even if it is lucky enough to open it, there will be endless hidden tricks oncoming.So the current entrance is probably a robbery hole opened by Captain Mojin somewhere.

If you look for the hole yourself, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But it's different now, there are praying mantises and orioles, and I just need to wait for work at leisure.

Following the sound, I saw dozens of people fighting in a scuffle, all of them were covered with scars and blood.

Many corpses have fallen down the mountain wall, and there is a hole where the most fallen corpses are.

(End of this chapter)