The Beacon of Kyushu

When Ying Rufeng heard Wan Jianfeng mention You Fanyi, a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "When I went to Yuyuan Manor for the first time, my master was injured and lying in bed to recover. He heard the slight noise outside through the doors and windows, and thought that there were rats in the manor, so he had people put a lot of rat poison in the corners. That time, I stole three taels of silver and a golden wine cup in one breath, which was enough for me to spend for several months. But as time went by, I had no money in my pocket again. I mustered up the courage to steal in Yuyuan Manor again, but was caught by my master. Although he put the sword across my neck at that time, his expression was not vicious at all. Instead, he smiled and asked me why I dared to come to the manor to steal things at such a young age. I told him the whole story. He thought I was pitiful and talented, so he agreed to take me as his apprentice and teach me Qinggong."

Wan Jianfeng could tell that the master that Ying Rufeng was referring to was his uncle You Fanyi. He couldn't help but feel a little closer to this thief who was a few years older than him. "Brother Ying, I heard from Mr. Shi that Uncle You is not only humorous, but also spends money like water. Since you have become his disciple, I'm sure your life will be much better in the future."

Ying Rufeng said, "Although my master accepted me, my great-grandmaster You Ninghan disagreed with this matter and wanted to kill me because of my father's identity. If it weren't for my master's efforts to protect me, I would have died at that time. Later, my master and I agreed that I would secretly come to the village once every three days, and this went on for three years. After three years, not only did my Qinggong improve by leaps and bounds, but my master's martial arts also improved a lot. But later, my master was devoted to helping his cousin Murong Yanyun and had no time to teach me martial arts. I haven't seen him since then. But I heard that my master assisted Murong Yanyun to become emperor, and he also became a popular general. I was still fantasizing that one day, my master would remember me as his disciple and let me go to Dayan to work as an official. It's a pity that his friend Han Yonglin betrayed his friend for fame and designed to kill my master, and my beautiful dream was completely shattered."

Wan Jianfeng had heard the historian talk about You Fanyi's death before, but they all stood on the side of the Song Dynasty and described You Fanyi's death as a grand event that made people happy. Only Wan Jianfeng would sigh in his heart every time, "The villain succeeded."

Seeing Wan Jianfeng in a daze, Ying Rufeng didn't take it too seriously and continued, "After I grew up a little, thefts occurred one after another in the counties near Luzhou. I was afraid of being implicated and losing my head, so I had to stop for a while. But as time went on, I couldn't sit still. I thought that my Qinggong was pretty good now, and I should go find the dog official to avenge my father, so I sneaked into the dog official's mansion that night. As a result, the dog official's defense was too tight and I couldn't do it at all. Just when I was about to leave the mansion, I suddenly saw a few night walkers coming to the mansion to have a secret talk with the dog official. I saw them acting sneaky, so I secretly went to the roof to listen to what these people were plotting. It would have been better if I didn't listen, but when I heard it, I was really scared!"

Wan Jianfeng speculated, "Brother Ying, you're not going to tell me that these dog officials have learned to be treacherous and have switched from openly robbing to secretly stealing, are you?"

Ying Rufeng said: "That's right. This dog official has long been in collusion with the largest local thief gang, the Swallow Clan. Whenever merchants in Luzhou transport valuables out of the city, the dog official will promptly inform the thieves in the Swallow Clan. When these thieves get the news, they will steal the treasures and give them to the dog official in exchange for generous rewards. In this way, the dog official is not only rich enough to rival a country, but also nearby counties and prefectures have been in trouble one after another, and only his place is safe and sound. His reputation immediately rises a lot. Even if someone in the court suspects that the government should send someone to investigate, he will always I was so angry, but I didn't have the ability to kill him, so I had to steal the seal of the dog official in the middle of the night. When the dog official found out that the seal was missing, he sent all the thieves in the Swallow Sect out. So I took the opportunity to sneak into the Swallow Sect and stole all the treasures, gold and silver that these evil thieves had stolen over the years, as well as the best light skill secret book "Swallow Three Water-Crossing" in the sect. I cared about the people, and it was inconvenient for me to carry so much gold and silver, so I gave most of the money to the poor people, and left with only a small amount of money and the secret book. "

Wan Jianfeng gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Ying, you are really brave. I am ashamed of myself! But you were born and raised in Luzhou. Where can you go if you leave?"

Ying Rufeng smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't think so much at the time. I just thought that I got into trouble and I would escape wherever I could. Unexpectedly, as soon as I left Luzhou, the dog officials arrested the people who took the relief. The dog officials told them that as long as you confess who gave you the silver, he will give him another ten taels, but if you dare not say it, you will be severely punished. One of the people couldn't bear the temptation and gave me away. Sun San, the leader of the Swallow Gate, was dressed as a yamen runner at the time. I heard his description with my own ears and immediately led people to chase and kill me. At that time, my lightness skills had not reached the peak, and I was no match for Sun San. Unfortunately, I was caught by these people after two days and two nights, and I was almost beaten to death. Fortunately, I was smart and found I found a flaw in the opponent and escaped to Huashan Mountain. I ran too fast and too fast, which affected my injuries and caused them to rupture. The countless wounds on my body kept bleeding. I fell at the foot of Huashan Mountain with my last breath, thinking that I was dead this time, but I unexpectedly ran into the disciple of the ancestor, Chen Tafa, and was taken back to Yuntai Temple by him. At that time, the ancestor was reading scriptures. When he saw Chen Tafa bringing me into the temple, he asked me how I was injured. I didn't know he was the ancestor Chen Tuan at that time, and I just thought he was an ordinary old Taoist priest, so I briefly told him some of my experiences and deliberately concealed the parts that were not good for me. The ancestor seemed to realize that I was not telling the truth, so he didn't make it too difficult for me. Instead, he helped me heal my wounds and let me leave as soon as possible. "

Wan Jianfeng scratched his head and said, "But what does this have to do with you stealing the golden mace?"

Ying Rufeng did not answer, but slowly said: "During the past few days on the mountain, the ancestor treated me very well and saved my life. I will never forget this. Three years later, I learned "Swallow's Three Water-Copies" and earned the nickname "The Gentleman on the Beam Swallow in the Clouds" by stealing from the rich and helping the poor. I wanted to go to Huashan to see my savior again. When I arrived at Huashan, I heard that the ancestor was in seclusion in Zhang Chao Valley. I thought he must be sleeping, but he was painting there, and he kept muttering Feng Yichen's name. I have been in the martial arts world for so many years, and I know more or less about the past between the ancestor and Feng Yichen. I thought that since the ancestor missed his old friend so much, I should give Feng Yichen's only relic, the Yunya Sword, to the ancestor to repay him for saving my life. I am I found out that the Yunya Sword had ended up in the Wanghai Hall of the Liao Kingdom. I wanted to steal the Yunya Sword, but I couldn't defeat the Wanghai Hall Master Mu Liao, so I had to come out to negotiate with him. When he heard that I wanted the Yunya Sword, he naturally wouldn't give it to me, so he said, "Unless you exchange it for the Eighth Prince's Golden Mace, there's no point in talking." I thought that the Eighth Prince's Golden Mace was a national treasure of the Song Dynasty, and it must be very difficult to steal, so I stole Chu Dashou's Golden Mace and tried to deceive Mu Liao. Mu Liao had never seen a golden mace, and he almost fooled it at first, but Chu Dashou's golden mace was gold-plated, and it was finally exposed after a try. He respected his status and didn't kill me, but what he said was really unpleasant, so I had no choice but to come to Tokyo to steal the Eighth Prince's Golden Mace. This is the whole story." (End of this chapter)