My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Li Mubai and his entourage set out at dawn, only having lunch at the expressway service area, hitchhiking without stopping, and continuing on the road without stopping, and finally arrived outside Hangzhou in the evening.

"Brother Yun, Brother Long, it's getting late today. We have to do business in a hurry. Why don't we condescend to rest in a humble house tonight?"

Li Mubai nodded and said, "Brother You has such good intentions, so we will be disrespectful."

Zhu Youtang also smiled and said: "It is said that the Cangjian Villa is located on the bank of the West Lake, with pleasant and picturesque scenery. The broken bridges and remaining snow in this winter are also unique in the world. It's a good time to see it."

You Longsheng smiled and said: "If you have some free time, you might as well stay in the humble house for a few more days and take a good tour of the West Lake in winter."

Zhu Youtang said happily: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

The headquarters of Zangjian Villa is located at the foot of Nanping Mountain, next to Hupao Spring to the south, to the bank of West Lake to the north, and less than one kilometer away from Leifeng Pagoda.

When the minibus arrived here, we happened to hear a clear and melodious sound of bells, which made our mind clear. It was the bells from the "Jingci Temple" at the foot of the northern foot of Nanping Mountain.

This ring of bells has a very poetic name - Nanping Evening Bell.

As for the Leifeng Pagoda, it is not the brightly lit and grand Leifeng Pagoda in later generations.

The Leifeng Pagoda that later generations remember is the new Leifeng Pagoda that was rebuilt after the old Leifeng Pagoda collapsed during the Republic of China.

Today's Leifeng Pagoda is neither that tall nor that majestic. It is just a broken stone tower standing there alone.

Today's Ming Dynasty is still making every effort to develop science and technology and promote social progress. Tourism has not yet emerged, so it is naturally not time to rebuild Leifeng Pagoda.

The origin of Hupao Spring is quite legendary. It is said that an eminent monk came here in ancient times. He liked the beautiful scenery here and wanted to settle here. However, because there was no water source nearby, he had to move elsewhere.

One night, I suddenly dreamed of a god saying: "There is a Tongzi Spring in Nanyue. We should send two tigers to move it here."

The next day, the eminent monk saw two tigers running on the ground to make a burrow, and clear spring water gushes out immediately, so it is called Hupao Spring.

There are two tiger statues on Hupao Spring, standing majestically at the mouth of the spring. The surrounding water is dense, like a fairyland.

Under the guidance of You Longsheng, the minibus was driven into the garage of Zangjian Villa.

The headquarters of Zangjian Villa is a standard Jiangnan garden, covering a large area. The village not only has its own vegetable plot, but also an orchard.

Hupao Spring is nearly two kilometers away from the shore of West Lake. However, people at Zangjian Villa can overlook Hupao Spring and West Lake from the front and back doors of the villa respectively, which shows the vast area of ​​​​the villa.

The many famous swords collected by Hidden Sword Villa are all stored here. Naturally, there are many diners in the villa, but the quality of the diners is not comparable to that of Renyi Villa.

Anyone who has the ability will basically choose to be a guest at Renyi Villa. Only unqualified warriors will consider other forces.

Of course, things are not so absolute. A small number of warriors with high abilities and qualifications to become Renyi Villa's disciples have the mentality that they would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, so they did not choose Renyi Villa.

Because there are so many masters at Renyi Villa, after they enter, they are just ordinary members. Although their treatment is extremely generous, their status is not high.

But if you work as a retainer in other forces, you can become a high-level person who responds to everything, and the treatment is no worse than that of ordinary retainers of Renyi Villa.

Although the Ximen family and the Jiang family have their own courtyards in the Cangjian Villa, they do not usually live in the Villa.

The Ximen family, which specializes in forging customized weapons and making various equipment for people in the martial arts world, lives in Qianmen Town, a few miles away from the villa.

Because the foundry of Hidden Sword Villa is over there, it only takes a few minutes to drive and less than half an hour to walk.

The Jiang family lives in Hangzhou City, and there is an office building of their own in Cangjian Villa, where the headquarters of the Cangjian Chamber of Commerce is located.

"Master, you are back."

The car stopped and the group of people just walked out of the garage. The housekeeper had already heard the news and came to greet them cordially.

You Wohu, the housekeeper of Cangjian Villa, was originally You Canglong's book boy, a few years younger than You Canglong.

The two grew up together and have always been regarded as brothers by You Zanglong. The name "Crouching Tiger" was specially changed by You Zanglong for him.

Since You Canglong took charge of the Cangjian Villa, he has been the housekeeper of the Villa for more than thirty years.

You Wohu never married or had any descendants in his life. He treated You Longsheng as his own son, and You Longsheng always respected him very much.

"Uncle Hu, let me introduce to you. This is Brother Yun Feiyang, who is currently in the limelight in the world. These two are Brother Long Yinfeng and Lady Dragon Feng Yuling."

No one likes to be introduced to someone by always mentioning whose son they are, but You Longsheng still has some emotional intelligence.

So he deliberately said Li Ling'er's name just to tell his Uncle Hu about their identity.

After hearing You Longsheng's introduction, You Wohu's eyes lit up and he was secretly happy.

Unexpectedly, his young master could actually make friends with these top rising stars. Their communication skills were not inferior to his master at all, so he could feel at ease.

You Wohu clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said: "I have admired you for a long time. The virtuous couple Yun Shaoxia and Long Shaoxia are here. Hidden Sword Villa is really full of glory."

"You must stay here for a while, so that we can fully enjoy the friendship of the landlord."

Zhu Youtang smiled and clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "I have long heard that the Hidden Sword Villa is 'a dragon is coiled and a tiger is sitting, a hidden dragon is crouching.' It is so powerful in the south of the Yangtze River. It is truly a blessing to meet Senior Tiger's example today."

You Wohu laughed loudly, waved his hands and said: "Young Master Long, you have won the prize. The world now belongs to you young people. We old guys are going to die on the beach, haha."

You Wohu is not an ordinary old servant who can only do housework. He has practiced martial arts with You Zanglong since he was a child, and his martial arts is quite strong.

For more than 30 years, he has followed You Zanglong in hundreds of battles, big and small, and protected Cangjian Villa from the evil gangsters many times.

The name "dragon crouching and tiger perched, hidden dragon and crouching tiger" was not called by them themselves, but was how people in the world described Hidden Sword Villa.

It was not until more than ten years ago that the imperial court and Renyi Villa rose to power due to Li Tianxin, completely controlling the world of the Ming Dynasty and establishing new rules and order. Those gangsters who were interested in the famous sword of Hidden Sword Villa finally disappeared.

Since then, You Wohu has rarely had the opportunity to do anything, and few of the newly grown generation know about him.

But Zhu Youtang and the others knew very well that You Wohu's martial arts was not inferior to that of Old Man Hidden Dragon, and Hidden Sword Villa would never decline before his death.

It's a pity that if one's martial arts skills are not as good as one's innate ability, one cannot escape the suffering of birth, old age, illness and death.

The old man Hidden Dragon died due to the recurrence of old injuries and contracted typhoid fever for many years, but You Wohu did not suffer from such injuries. As long as nothing unexpected happened, there would be no problem in living for another thirty years.

After some pleasantries, You Wohu remembered something and said to You Longsheng: "By the way, young master, the Ximen family sent someone to send a wedding invitation. The eldest young master Ximen is scheduled to get married in three days. You come back at the right time."

"Oh?" You Long said curiously: "Is there anyone willing to marry that fool Ximen Long? Which girl is she from?"

Ximen Jian had always been at loggerheads with him. When his father was alive, he could still maintain superficial harmony. Once his father died, Ximen Jian stopped pretending. Therefore, You Longsheng has never had a good impression of the Ximen family.

But no matter what, the Ximen family is also a part of the Hidden Sword Villa. Even if he doesn't want to, he still has to participate in such an important event.

After all, Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relations.

You Wohu said: "I don't know the details. I only know that she is a country girl named Xiaocui. Although Young Master Ximen is in this situation, with the wealth of the Ximen family, there are many people who are willing to follow him."

You Longsheng nodded indifferently and said: "Okay, I will go to congratulate you in two days, and Uncle Hu will prepare a generous gift."

You Wohu said: "Don't worry, young master, the gifts have been prepared."

After finishing the matter, You Wohu diligently arranged a residence for Li Mubai and the others, and ordered the kitchen to prepare a banquet. He also called a group of high-level guests from the villa to accompany them and provide them with a welcome break.

The leader of the retainers of Cangjian Villa is Murong Qingyun, who comes from a martial arts family in the south of the Yangtze River and has a son, Murong Zhengde.

In the original plot, after You Longsheng died, You Wohu also passed away from grief, and Hidden Sword Villa fell apart, he set up his own business, Murong Villa.

Now that You Longsheng is still alive and You Wohu is still young, it is unknown whether Murong Villa will appear in the future.

But no matter what, the Murong family can be considered a powerful party in Jiangnan.

Murong Zhengde is still just a young boy now, so Murong Jiuxiu is still missing.

After a banquet in which the host and guest enjoyed themselves, night had fallen, and Li Mubai and his party returned to the courtyard arranged for them by You Wohu.

After a brief discussion on what to do tomorrow, they each took a rest.

……

After breakfast the next morning, Li Mubai and his party said hello to You Longsheng and drove to Hangzhou City.

The Hangzhou branch of Renyi Villa is located on the same street as the Integrity Department, less than 200 meters apart. Its internal layout is no different from the previous yamen.

In front of the court is a court hall, above which hangs the plaque "Mingjing hangs high". Behind the court hall is the residence of the guests of the villa.

The government's yamen have long been reorganized, and there is no such thing as a court.

The chief officials of prefectures and counties are no longer in charge of the resolution of cases, but are mainly responsible for the development of the local economy and people's livelihood. The judicial and law enforcement departments have already formed "relevant departments."

The investigation of cases and arrests is the work of the quick arrest team, while the trial is the responsibility of the Judicial Yuan, which is basically a system of later generations.

Just considering the adaptability of the times, the names of various professions still follow the old system and are not rashly changed to the names of later generations.

On the contrary, Renyi Villa, which specializes in Jianghu affairs, still follows the same routine as before.

Because Jianghu people are ultimately different from ordinary people, and the way to manage ordinary people does not apply to Jianghu people.

When Li Mubai and the others arrived, they happened to encounter the Hangzhou branch where a case was being judged. There were a large number of ordinary people and people watching at the door.

The Hangzhou branch is also the Jiangnan headquarters, so the person in charge of the Hangzhou branch is a master ranked within fifty on the martial arts ranking list.

Lu Ying, the person in charge of the Jiangnan headquarters and Hangzhou branch of Renyi Villa, is known for his natural and unrestrained demeanor, outstanding ability in playing the piano and sword, and is nicknamed "Sword with Gut and Qin with Heart".

Because they have the same hobbies, it can even be said that they are exactly the same kind of people. When he was at the headquarters of Renyi Villa, he had the best relationship with Xu Ruoyu, the "Jade-Faced Yao Qin Swordsman". The two were close friends for eight hundred years.

However, in terms of martial arts, he was far behind Xu Ruoyu. Xu Ruoyu ranked twenty-seventh on the martial arts evaluation list, while Lu Ying ranked forty-second.

But one thing he is better than Xu Ruoyu is that he never tries to show off.

Xu Ruoyu has an almost paranoid pursuit of gorgeous and fancy martial arts moves. He would rather not use moves that are practical but not good-looking and not chic enough.

He was willing to use those flashy moves at the cost of consuming more internal energy.

Lu Ying doesn't have this problem, but he is seven or eight years younger than Xu Ruoyu, so the gap in skill is a bit big.

Fortunately, although Xu Ruoyu has such a problem, thanks to the backstage of his wife Cheng Ying and his personal relationship with Li Tianxin, his paranoid pursuit has become a major feature of him.

Li Tianxin was afraid that if Xu Ruoyu continued to play like this, he would play to death one day and make Chengying a widow.

He drew on the martial arts concept of "Snow Falling on the World", the secret skill of Yagyu Tajima Mamoru who created for his daughter in "The Best in the World", and also created a swordsmanship that is both gorgeous and exquisite for him.

Even the name was not changed, just called Xue Piao Ren Jian.

This sword technique is based on the internal force of the cold attribute. With the force of the sword, even in the scorching summer, it will create snowflakes all over the sky within a certain range.

Once the move is launched, it can cut all the snowflakes around it in half.

Xu Ruoyu was overjoyed to get this swordsmanship, and he was extremely grateful to Li Tianxin.

Back to the subject, when Li Mubai and his party came outside the court, Lu Ying was hearing a case of beating someone to death for kicking the court.

At this time, Lu Ying was sitting firmly behind the desk. On the left and right sides of the courtroom, six villa diners stood, looking majestically at the defendant and plaintiff.

The case is not complicated. The defendant opened a new martial arts gym in Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, and people from another martial arts gym in the same county came to compete.

The defendant was young and energetic, and the other party was aggressive, so Bi Lian took advantage of the fact that he did not have a capable apprentice and used a wheel battle against him.

After several battles, he was very exhausted and could no longer grasp the balance. He killed the opponent on the spot without paying attention.

Upon seeing this, the defendant took the initiative to file a lawsuit against Yao Yao Ling and hired a lawyer.

After a trial at Renyi Villa Qiantang Branch, the defendant was acquitted and not held criminally responsible. He was only partially liable for civil compensation, including compensation for the funeral expenses and other expenses of the deceased, totaling 120 taels.

The plaintiff was dissatisfied and appealed to Jiangnan headquarters for a second trial.

In court, after some wrangling by the litigants on both sides, Lu Ying finally dismissed the appeal and upheld the original verdict after asking for some details.

At this time, the plaintiff could continue to appeal to the Fenyang headquarters for final review, but by now the plaintiff knew that they would not win, so they did not continue to argue and stated that they would not appeal again.

After the trial ended, the onlookers dispersed and the plaintiff and defendant went back to their homes. However, Li Mubai and his entourage headed into the courtroom.

Lu Ying had stayed at the Fenyang headquarters for a long time before being assigned as the head of the branch. Naturally, he knew Li Mubai and Li Ling'er.

Since Li Linger is here, it is not difficult to imagine who the person beside her is. (End of chapter)