Under the sky
Chapter 44 The wind blows in Longchuan
Chapter 44 The wind blows in Longchuan
Autumn and September of the 88rd year of Kunlun
Li Jingfeng went all the way north and passed Maozhou, where the population gradually became sparse.It was already September, and the weather got colder as we went north.Li Jingfeng traveled far away for the first time. Although he asked Zhu Menshang for advice, he still made mistakes along the way. Fortunately, the 50 taels of silver given to him by Shen Yuqing was very useful, and the whole party was fine for more than ten days.
Arriving at the boundary of Kongtong, Li Jingfeng reined in his horse and stopped in front of the boundary monument. He turned back and looked at the boundary of Tangmen in the distance. He couldn't help but think of Shen Yuqing's brother and sister, Xie Gubai's master and servant, Zhu Menshang and others.He was determined to join the Iron Sword Silver Guard, and he didn't know when he would see him next, which made him feel sad.He lightly kicked the horse's belly. The horse was very docile and walked slowly across the border. Li Jingfeng secretly cursed his mother-in-law, cheered up, and entered Longnan.
Longnan is a relatively wealthy area in Gansu. The further north you go, the more dangerous and cold it becomes. You have to go to the base of the Iron Sword Silver Guard at the border. Although it is a cold place in the extreme north, it is still densely populated. Other than that, there are only There are larger villages and towns near Chidao and rivers.Li Jingfeng has lived in Ba County for a long time. Although Yi'an Town is desolate, after all, it is next to Qingcheng. How desolate can it be?Now, as far as the eye can see, the whole road beyond is a desert with withered grass, and there are few cars and horses on the road. The world is really vast, and I feel insignificant.
Not far after crossing the border, Li Jingfeng saw a small town. Seeing that it was getting dark, he stayed here to rest.He tied his horse in front of the inn and asked the innkeeper, only to find out that the town was called Longchuan Town.
"If you come from Sichuan and enter Gansu, the first town will be ours, so it's called Longchuan Town." The shopkeeper asked, "Where is the guest going? Which family's envoy is he, or is he looking for someone?"
"I want to learn from my master and join the Iron Sword Silver Guard." Li Jingfeng said, "I just arrived in Gansu and I'm still living."
"Study under a master?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise, "Isn't your guest a chivalrous knight with a chivalrous title?" He saw Li Jingfeng riding a horse and wearing a sword. Although his clothes were simple, they were neat and clean. The scabbard of the sword was made of ebony. There are also carvings on the handle, which is very beautiful. It is not a weapon used by ordinary knights, but I was surprised to hear that Li Jingfeng was not a knight who had received the title of knight.
"I have never learned martial arts. This sword was given by a friend." Li Jingfeng shook his head and said, "I am here to learn martial arts. Which sect is in charge of you here?"
"Bei Ying Tang," the shopkeeper said, "It is said to be a branch of Xingyi Quan and teaches fist and kick kung fu."
"Beiying Hall?" Li Jingfeng said, "I heard about Nanyingmen in Qingcheng. It is a sect from the south. It guards the border of Diancang and is under the control of Fourth Master."
"What fourth master?" the shopkeeper wondered.
Li Jingfeng said: "Shen Congfu from Qingcheng is Fourth Master Shen."
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "There are so many sects under the Nine Families, and they are not within the boundaries of Qingcheng. You talk like this without any clue, who knows who the fourth master is?" There is only one Third Master who is recognized by Mr. Sheng, and that is our Third Master Qi from Kongtong." The shopkeeper was very proud when he talked about Third Master Qi, as if Third Master Qi was related to him.
Li Jingfeng had never traveled around the world, and what Zhu Menshang and Xiao Ba taught were only practical experiences. He was really unfamiliar with the martial arts world. At this time, he was not sure whether what the shopkeeper said was true or not, so he could only nod his head and said: "I understand. That one." ... Is the Kung Fu of Beiying Hall good? Also, why is there a South Eagle Gate in Qingcheng and a Beiying Hall in the north? Is it a coincidence or is it related?"
The shopkeeper said: "The kung fu is not bad, it's a small sect. It's easy to become a disciple, but it's hard to get into a big sect." He looked at Li Jingfeng again, as if he was doubtful, and asked, "You don't have any enemies, do you? "
Li Jingfeng said in surprise: "Why do you ask that?"
The shopkeeper said: "I don't think you are short of money. Why do you come all the way to Kongtong if you want to learn martial arts? What are you doing in Gansu when you have nothing to do and tire yourself to death?"
Li Jingfeng said: "I want to join the Iron Sword Silver Guard to protect my family and the country, and guard the border to prevent the Sa tribe from coming in. It can also be considered as doing something useful."
The shopkeeper's mouth was bent like a weight weighing more than ten kilograms, and he tilted his head to look at Li Jingfeng, as if he were looking at a rare animal.Li Jingfeng was confused and asked, "What does this mean?"
The shopkeeper said: "We haven't seen the barbarians in 90 years. I heard that they dug a secret tunnel and entered from under the border pass. But in the past two years, the Iron Sword Silver Guards have torn up all the land in Gansu, including ant pits." I dug it out and found no secret passage. I have lived for more than 40 years and have never seen even a single Sa clan member. In the past hundred years of peace, people may have given up on this idea long ago, leaving us alone to worry about it."
Li Jingfeng couldn't tell the truth from what he said, so he had to laugh and asked about the relationship between Beiying Hall and Nanyingmen. The shopkeeper didn't know either.Li Jingfeng asked for a room, ordered some skewers of mutton, mixed them with noodles, ate them, and lay in bed meditating.
When he first arrived in Gansu, he didn't know anything about the local customs and customs. He heard from the shopkeeper that he needed a way to study in Kongtong. Although it shouldn't be difficult to get into Kongtong if he used Shen Yuqing's name, he really didn't want to owe this favor.That day Xiaoba told him on the boat that if he wanted to learn martial arts, he should make it his ambition to be the best in the world. But even if he had made the ambition to be the best in the world, where could he learn the best martial arts in the world?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think, who is the best in the world today?Whoever is the best in the world will be my disciple.But since he is number one in the world, why are there so few people vying to become their disciples? Why should they accept me as their apprentice?This Xiaoba never taught him.
He tossed and turned thinking about this and fell asleep without realizing it.Early the next morning, he didn't leave in a hurry and asked the shopkeeper where Beiying Hall was.The shopkeeper asked: "Do you want to become a disciple?"
Li Jingfeng said: "Let's take a look."
The shopkeeper said: "If you want to become a disciple, it is more convenient to ask a disciple to take you there, but you will have to pay a referral fee."
Li Jingfeng said no, and the shopkeeper said: "Beiyingtang is in the town. Turn right when you go out, cross three streets, and walk four streets to the left. You will know when you get there and ask someone."
Li Jingfeng followed the shopkeeper's instructions and walked all the way. Sure enough, he saw a large courtyard with two large characters hanging on the right side of the door: "Kongtong", and a plaque in the middle said "Beiying Hall".The door was not closed, and shouts of martial arts training came from inside. Li Jingfeng stepped forward and looked through the crack in the door. He saw more than [-] men wearing long robes, facing each other in six rows and four, practicing martial arts with a middle-aged strong man.The strong man who was practicing was imitating the claws of an eagle, moving forward and backward, leaping and leaping flexibly. Li Jingfeng looked at it for a while, and even though he didn't know martial arts, he could tell that the kung fu of the strong man in the lead was inferior to that of boss Shen Weichen.He shook his head and suddenly heard someone shouting: "Master, someone is stealing the master!"
He originally thought that this person was just a martial artist from Beiying Hall, and he was stunned when he heard the word "master".Worse than a Qingcheng girl, how dare you become the leader with such little effort?He was greatly disappointed and wondered why Kongtong's subordinates were so ineffective.
Little did he know that although Shen Weichen didn't like to use martial arts, his talent in martial arts was astonishingly high. Regardless of internal and external skills, fists, feet, and weapons, he could master them as soon as he learned them, and he would become masters in just a few moments.Shen Yayan had lamented more than once that if she gave birth to a boy, he would be the best in Qingcheng. Shen Yongci also thought so, and Shen Yuqing said that even if she was a girl, she would be the best in Qingcheng sooner or later.There are nine great families in Qingcheng. Shen Weichen has learned the most profound martial arts, and ordinary sect leaders are no match for him.
It's just that the Shen brothers and sisters don't like to show off. Whenever asked about their kung fu, Shen Yuqing would say that the younger sister's martial arts is good. The younger sister only said that it was okay, but there was no specific explanation as to how high it was.As for Xie Gubai and Xiaoba, neither of them knew martial arts. Li Jingfeng was afraid that he would be unreliable if he asked, so when he asked about Zhu Menshang, Doctor Zhu flew a kite, explaining whether it was false or using various tricks to tease whether it was true.These people couldn't explain clearly, which made Li Jingfeng confused. The power he knew in his heart was probably as powerful as the leader of the small sect.Fortunately, he couldn't tell the difference clearly at this time. If he could tell the difference clearly, he would probably have no intention of learning martial arts.
He was thinking that this leader was worse than the Qingcheng girl, and he heard the other party shouting "stealing master". Could it be that he was talking about himself?The strong man jumped out immediately and shouted at Li Jingfeng: "Who are you? Why are you peeking?"
Li Jingfeng thought to himself, if he didn't want others to see him, why not close the door?I also thought that this place was under the jurisdiction of Beiyingtang, so it seemed unreasonable to ask them to close it.He wanted to observe, so he asked: "I was just passing by and took a few curious glances. Don't blame me for offending him." He clasped his fists and bowed.
The leader asked: "Are you here to become a disciple? You're welcome. Five taels a year. If you work harder, you can receive the title of knight in three years."
Li Jingfeng thought to himself that with such a small sect's chivalrous title, he might not even be able to learn the skills of guarding the academy.However, since Beiyingtang is a local sect, he is not a fast-talking person to save face, so he only said: "No, I am really passing by and want to go north."
The leader saw a good sword hanging on Li Jingfeng's waist and asked, "Do you know martial arts? Which sect's chivalrous title did you receive?"
Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "I don't know martial arts."
The leader asked doubtfully: "You don't know martial arts? Then why are you hanging your sword?" He looked Li Jingfeng up and down again and asked, "You committed a crime and fled to Kongtong?"
Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "No, it's okay!"
Seeing that he was feeling guilty, the leader was even more confused, and raised his claws to greet him.Li Jingfeng had quick eyesight and quick hands. He ducked out of the way and asked, "Why did you do it suddenly?"
When the leader saw that he avoided the claw, he said: "You said you don't know martial arts!" He swept his foot and kicked him.Li Jingfeng jumped back, but was still a step too slow. His right leg shin felt painful and he almost fell down.The leader reached out to grab his chest, but he waved his arm to block it. He was bumped, his arm was sore, and his joints were buckled by the other party.
He had just seen that others were in trouble, but he didn't expect that it would be even worse if he took action himself.The leader said: "You still say you don't know martial arts? You still managed to do two tricks under me!"
Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "Isn't it amazing?" He then said: "I really don't know martial arts! Why did you suddenly start beating people? Is it possible that Kongtong has no king's power, and Beiyingtang is the local bully?"
The leader said: "You don't know martial arts, where did you get this sword?" He first touched Li Jingfeng's chest, found a stack of banknotes, took it out, and then took away his sword.Li Jingfeng shouted: "Give it back to me!" He didn't care about the silver coins, but his original intention was to take the sword that Shen Weichen gave him, and he wanted to take it away immediately.The leader easily pushed him away and shouted: "Get him!" Several strong men immediately came up and grabbed Li Jingfeng.
The boss looked at the banknotes in his hand, his eyes were shining, and he said: "Where did you get so many taels of silver on you? Forty taels... was it stolen or robbed?"
He suddenly became suspicious when he saw that Li Jingfeng was dressed plainly and did not look like someone with a lot of money. He claimed that he did not know martial arts. Although he was sloppy, he fought with him twice. The origin of the sword was unknown.
Li Jingfeng said: "That was a gift from a friend!"
The leader laughed loudly and said, "Forty taels of silver and such a good sword as a gift? How come I don't know such a good friend?" Then he shouted, "If you don't tell the truth, I will put you in jail. Slow interrogation!”
Li Jingfeng could only say: "It was given by Shen Yuqing, the young master of Qingcheng. His brother and sister and I are friends!"
The leader was stunned and asked: "Shen Yuqing? Young Master Qingcheng?"
Li Jingfeng said: "The eldest son of Qingcheng Chief Shen and the only daughter of Master Ya!"
The leader said: "Fuck you! With your virtue, how can you meet such a big shot?"
It was really difficult for Li Jingfeng to tell. How could a little person like himself get to know the Crown Prince of Qingcheng?Then he said: "Master Shen is currently in Tangmen, and they are disembarking in Guanxian County. You send someone to send a message quickly, and there will be a reply soon!"
The leader scolded: "I still sent someone to summon you? You must be a lackey of the thieves! Are you here to spy? Take them to jail and interrogate them slowly!" He laughed again and said, "If you want to die, you can do it yourself." Credit for delivering it to your door!”
A disciple advised: "Master, his accent sounds like he is not from the local area, and his kung fu is poor. He doesn't look like a thief with swords and horses."
The leader smiled and said: "This is the method used by the thieves with swords and horses, deliberately bringing in an outsider who doesn't know martial arts so that no one will be suspicious!"
Li Jingfeng suddenly got wise and shouted: "If I were a horse thief, where did I get more than 40 taels of silver from me? With so much money, wouldn't it make people more suspicious?"
The leader was stunned for a moment and couldn't think of how to refute, so he had to say: "Even if he is not a horse thief, he is not a good guy! Anyway, let's lock him up first and check what time he entered the town and which direction he came in from!"
Li Jingfeng thought about it, but he still couldn't think of any evidence. After hearing what the boss said, he remembered it and said hurriedly: "I am staying at Xifu Inn and sent a horse. There is Qingcheng's mark on the horse and saddle. It can't be fake! "
The horse was a gift from Shen Yuqing. Although it was bought in Tangmen, the horse is a valuable thing and has strong legs. If it is stolen, it will be inconvenient. Therefore, when buying a horse, a mark will be stamped on the horse's body and the saddle. There is also a mark on it, stating that it belongs to Qingcheng, so that ordinary horse thieves will not dare to steal it.
The leader was stunned and sent someone to see it. The person who went came back and reported that it indeed had the mark of Qingcheng.Li Jingfeng said: "If I'm not from Qingcheng, how can I have this thing? Do I come from Qingcheng to kill people and buy goods? You need to have evidence to catch a thief!"
The head asked a few more questions. Li Jingfeng didn't know much about the assassination of the Dian Cang messenger, and it was related to the parents of Shen Yuqing's brother and sister. He didn't dare to say more. He only said that he lived outside Qingcheng and got acquainted with Shen Yu by accident. Qing brother and sister, this time they went north and took a short boat to Tangmen. They wanted to visit Kongtong. The sword and silver were both gifts from them.
Seeing that Li Jingfeng's answers were fluent, and that some news from Sichuan was consistent with what Li Jingfeng said, the boss couldn't help but believe it. He was surprised and said: "It turns out that he is really a friend of Qingcheng... I'm offended! Let the guest go!"
Several strong men released Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng moved his shoulder. It hurt a little, but he probably didn't hurt his muscles.The leader said again: "My surname is Gao, and I have the character Yu in my name. I am the leader of Beiying Hall, and I have jurisdiction over thirty miles around Longchuan Town. Please come in and sit down, little brother!"
Li Jingfeng hurriedly shook his head and said, "Just return the sword and the banknote to me."
Gao Yu immediately handed the banknote and the original intention to Li Jingfeng, and said: "Little brother, are you going north? Are you familiar with the territory of Kongtong? Why don't you stay for two days and let me introduce you to some local customs, which can be considered an apology." He added, "Since my little brother has such a big background, he should bring Qingcheng's documents to Kongtong to avoid trouble along the way."
Before Li Jingfeng left, everyone really persuaded him to take Shen Yuqing's autographed letter on the road so that he could learn from his master.He has an upright personality. The book and sword were gifts from friends, and the silver and horses were borrowed favors. But this document would be looked at differently once presented. It was a sign of strength, and he refused to accept it, and he was in trouble.Hearing what Gao Yu said, he said, "I feel bad after accepting the silver and the sword, so I don't have the nerve to trouble others."
Gao Yu nodded and said: "My little brother is ambitious, but going north is dangerous, and there are some things you still need to know. Don't refuse, it won't be a problem if you stay for two more days."
Li Jingfeng couldn't refuse, so he had to follow him into Beiying Hall.Gao Yu sent someone to bring tea and snacks. Li Jingfeng asked: "I heard about the South Eagle Gate in Qingcheng, which is somewhat close to the North Eagle Hall." Gao Yu laughed and said, "It's not close. Our North and South Eagle Gates are not close." It’s the same origin.”
Li Jingfeng was surprised and asked the reason, and Gao Yu told him the story.
It turns out that before the Kunlun Conference, the Nine Families did not have fixed boundaries. The small sects loyal to the big sects often fell everywhere. The ones in Hunan followed Dian Cang, and the ones in Anhui followed the Beggar Clan. There were many places.Such chaos is also related to sect feuds. If a sect has a feud with another sect, and that sect takes refuge in the local Wudang, the other faction with the feud is unable to compete and has to seek refuge in the Beggar Clan. These big and small factions The sects are either territorial or feuding, and they even hate each other.
It was not until Kunlun came together to discuss the matter that each of the nine major families laid foundations and most of the territory was determined.From then on, the nine major families governed the local sects, and the local sects governed the local areas. The sects were different in size and had different jurisdictions.Some local sects, such as Beiyingtang, are like the county magistrate a hundred years ago, in charge of ten miles of land. Some larger sects govern smaller sects, just like prefects, and more like A separatist regime like the one in Songshan can be called a sect of feudal officials. There are also sects like the Peng family that spread their branches within the jurisdiction of the Beggar Clan. It is similar to the situation of the feudal lords in the Zhou Dynasty.The binding force of the nine sects on local sects depends on their respective regulations. Generally speaking, they must pay taxes and tribute on time, abide by sect rules, perform government affairs, and obey orders.
As for Beiying Hall, it was originally the Tianying Gate that originated from Guizhou. Before the Kunlun Congress, they were loyal to Kongtong. After the Kunlun Congress, Guizhou was divided into Qingcheng, the Tang Sect. The Tianying Gate was originally under the jurisdiction of Qingcheng. If you don't pledge allegiance to Qingcheng, you will It is necessary to send troops to move north.Those who didn't want to leave stayed at Tianyingmen in Guizhou. The Tianyingmen who left were placed near Longchuan Town to take charge of the thirty-mile radius. Tianyingmen was also renamed Nanyingmen to facilitate and tribal distinctions.
During the bloody turmoil before the Kunlun Council, Li Jingfeng heard his mother say that the rule of no more than three generations of hatred was also to settle the feud between the major sects during this period. His mother always felt emotional when talking about this.
Thinking of his parents, Li Jingfeng said: "Master Gao, his ancestral home is actually Gansu."
Gao Yu was very surprised and asked: "Where in Gansu? Are they from the same hometown?"
Li Jingfeng shook his head and said, "I don't know. My mother never mentioned it. She only said that my father is from Gansu. My family moved to Qingcheng before I was born."
Gao Yu nodded, "Anyway, Gansu is considered your hometown. No wonder you want to come back and visit."
Li Jingfeng didn't say that he came to learn skills from his master and join the Iron Sword Silver Guard. He was afraid that Gao Yu would accept him as his disciple, so he refused to lose face, so he asked: "You just said that you would spare the sword and horse thief, what was that?"
Gao Yu snorted and looked extremely ugly. After a while, he said: "Five years ago, a group of horse thieves appeared in Longnan. They arrested about a hundred people and robbed villages everywhere. I don't know where their lair is. I only know that the leader's surname is Rao. A sword with a thick back and a ghost head, and a sword also painted on the flag, it is the Rao Dao Horse Thief."
Li Jingfeng asked: "These horse thieves are so vicious, why don't the Iron Sword Silver Guards arrest them?"
Gao Yu sighed: "It's not that easy. There are no bandits or villains in the Jiu Family. The world is so big and it's not easy to find them. Little brother, Gansu is not as good as Sichuan. You are not familiar with the place, so be careful. "
Li Jingfeng thanked Gao Yu. Seeing that it was almost noon, Gao Yu stayed with him to eat. After dinner, he took him to see a martial arts performance. He treated him like a guest, which made Li Jingfeng feel flattered.Gao Yu said: "Brother, if you go north, if you meet anyone important, please mention me a little bit."
Li Jingfeng knew that he was fawning and was quite unhappy, so he tried to explain it away with a few words.He just didn't like this feeling, so he didn't want to ask Shen Yuqing for documents.
The next day, Gao Yu invited him over again and chatted some more. Li Jingfeng suddenly thought of the questions he had asked in the past few days and asked, "Excuse me, Master Gao, who is the best player in the world today?"
Gao Yu frowned and said, "The best master in the world?"
Li Jingfeng said: "Yes, who is number one in the world?"
Gao Yu said: "Who is the best in the world these days? It's an old saying from 80 years ago. Before the Kunlun meeting, who was the best in the world? I heard that there are still people competing for this title. You challenge me and I will challenge you. Working indiscriminately, in my opinion, is all in vain."
When Li Jingfeng heard what he said, he immediately admired him.He then heard Gao Yu say: "These days, no matter how much money you have, how much land you manage, who has more men and horses, who has more power, this is what is real and useful. The best in the world has no use." Look, is the third master's martial arts high enough? When the second master goes to Kunlun, it is not Master Zhu who controls Kongtong. If you really fight, how powerful is it? How powerful is it? Dozens per dozen? Dozens per dozen? People have hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands. I’ll beat you up, it’s too fine to chop into the stuffing of steamed buns.”
The corner of Li Jingfeng's mouth twitched, and all the admiration he had filled with him instantly disappeared. Concerned about his face, he could not refute, so he asked: "So, the third master is very powerful? Can he be considered the best in the world?"
"Why are you still asking this?" Gao Yu said, "I don't know. The world-famous masters are our Third Master, Shaolin's Chief Juekong, Peng Xiaobei of the Beggar Clan, and Master Zhuge of Dian Cang, just these few . Let me think about it again... Except for the Tang Sect, the leaders of each sect of the Nine Families have unique skills. Only those who have the ability to bring them together for a fight will know who is the best in the world."
"Is Master Zhuge of Dian Cang very powerful?" Li Jingfeng once heard Shen Yuqing's brother and sister mention Zhuge Ran. It was obvious that Dian Cang would be Qingcheng's enemy, so he couldn't help but ask more.
"I heard that Master Zhuge visited Kongtong eight or nine years ago to ask for martial arts lessons from the Third Master. The two of them exchanged three palms, and everything was fine. I don't know who was more aggressive." Gao Yu said, "Don't underestimate the three palms. If I , before the third master could hit it hard, the wind of the palm shook my bones."
"Others don't want to compete and compete with each other?" Li Jingfeng asked, "I heard people say that if you don't have the first place in literature and the second place in martial arts, and you don't have the desire to win, what's the point of learning martial arts?"
"Why did people study in the past? To seek fame! The same applies to studying martial arts in this world." Gao Yu said, "I'm just like a private school. I earn five taels a year, and in three years I'm guaranteed to be issued a chivalrous certificate, a bodyguard to protect the academy, and go to the nine great families to seek employment. It’s convenient for every job.”
The more Li Jingfeng listened, the more he couldn't stand it. He found a reason to leave and said that he would leave Longchuan Town tomorrow.Gao Yu still wanted to persuade him to stay, but Li Jingfeng only said that he had something to do. Gao Yu asked him where he was going, and Li Jingfeng said to go to the border to check. Gao Yu took out a map, pointed to the road, and told him to be careful before letting him go.
The next day, Li Jingfeng prepared dry food, bought additional luggage, and left Longchuan Town on horseback, heading north.After walking for about ten miles, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me. When I turned around, I saw a strong man following behind me, with a wart on his forehead that was particularly conspicuous.
Li Jingfeng didn't take it seriously at first and walked another mile.He learned how to ride from Shen Weichen. He had only learned it for a short time and had little experience. He couldn't walk fast and the man didn't keep up. He only kept about ten feet away from him.He turned around again, and behind the wart were two more followers in green and blue.
Li Jingfeng was shocked when he knew he was being targeted by gangsters. He had never used force with others before, so he felt uneasy. He stretched out his hand to hold the sword at his waist, his palms covered with sweat.He wiped his hands on his clothes. His mount was chosen by Shen Yuqing. Young Master Qingcheng's vision showed that he picked a good horse. If he let it run away, the three of them might not be able to catch it.
With his mind firmly in mind, he kicked the horse's belly violently and whipped the horse's buttocks with the whip. The horse immediately let go of its hooves and ran forward.When the three people behind him saw him running hastily, they immediately chased after him on horseback.At this time, Li Jingfeng no longer doubted that these three people must be here for him.He slapped the horse's butt twice more, and the horse ran faster.Li Jingfeng's riding skills were not good, and he could only feel the wind whistling in his ears, and the scenery on both sides retreated quickly, like soaring clouds and mist.He was afraid of knocking the horse off, so he hugged the horse's neck with both hands and kept kicking the horse's belly to spur it to run faster.
Sure enough, the horses of the three men were not as good as his, and the two sides gradually distanced themselves. However, it was less than half a cup of tea when Li Jingfeng swayed left and right, unable to control his horse, and almost fell off.The risk of falling from the horse was even greater, so Li Jingfeng had to slow down. After he stabilized his body, the three men caught up with them again. Li Jingfeng was shocked and galloped again.
The horse was a little overwhelmed by the sudden speed and slowness. The wart gave a shout and quickened his pace to catch up.Li Jingfeng pulled out his sword and asked: "What are you going to do?!" Just now he held the horse's neck and jolted, using all his strength. At this moment, his arms were still a little sore. Drawing the sword was purely intimidation and had no confidence.
The wart didn't say anything and slashed at Li Jingfeng's back with his knife. Li Jingfeng lowered his body and just dodged.He knew that the other party intended to kill him, but he didn't allow him to think about it and stabbed the other party in the waist with his sword.
The wart was shocked and found it difficult to move immediately. He reluctantly turned sideways and suffered a gash on his stomach, almost falling off the horse.At this time, the other two horses had also caught up. The man in green knew that Li Jingfeng's horse was fast and reached out to grab his reins. Li Jingfeng slashed with his sword and had to hold back.The man in blue drew his sword and stabbed at Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng blocked it quickly, but failed to block the sword, causing a gash on his left arm.Ignoring the pain, Li Jingfeng swung his sword to fight back. The man in blue was already on guard. How could he succeed with his indiscriminate slashing and stabbing?After Kankan blocked it for a few times, the man in green took the opportunity to grab the reins and stop the horse.
This was a good horse, but it was worth a lot of money. They didn't want to hurt it, otherwise they would chop the horse a few times, causing the horse to run wildly in pain, and Li Jingfeng would be knocked off the horse. They could just slowly take care of Li Jingfeng.
Li Jingfeng had no such worries. He saw the opponent's sword thrust, turned his head to avoid it, and stabbed the man in blue in the belly with a sharp sword.The sword was thrown with all its strength, and the sword edge penetrated half a foot into the horse's belly. The horse stood up in severe pain, knocking the man in blue to the ground.As befitting the man's unlucky fate, the horse fell down and fell on top of him. He only heard a scream, and he didn't know how many bones were broken. He fell to the ground unable to move.
Li Jingfeng quickly turned over and dismounted, but he was so frightened and frightened that his hands and feet were weak. Rather than dismounting, he fell over.The wart and the man in green dismounted their horses, one brandished his sword and the other wielded his sword, and charged at Li Jingfeng.Li Jingfeng didn't know martial arts, so he had no choice but to slash wildly with his original intention. The two men couldn't get close at the moment. Every time they reached an empty door and stabbed Li Jingfeng, Li Jingfeng narrowly avoided it.
The man in green said angrily: "It's not that he doesn't know martial arts, why can't he be dealt with?" Wartzi said: "Be careful, he won't last long!"
Sure enough, after a while, Li Jingfeng's hands and feet became weak and his sword swing slowed down.Warts made a false slash to the left, waited for Li Jingfeng to avoid it to the right, and punched him in the face. The blow made Li Jingfeng dizzy, with nosebleeds and staggering steps.The man in green took the opportunity to kick him in the buttocks. Li Jingfeng fell to the ground. Just as he turned over, the wart struck with a knife, hitting the outside of his thigh.
Li Jingfeng yelled, swung his sword to force the wart away, and tried to stand up, but his legs hurt so much that he couldn't stand straight.He guessed that the other party was a bandit who blocked the road and robbed him. He was afraid that such vicious behavior was closely related to thieves with swords and horses. Since his martial arts was low, he was afraid that he would die here.Thinking that he was going to die in this foreign wasteland for no reason, and that he would be separated forever from the few friends he had just made. In spite of his sadness, he suddenly felt a surge of courage, thinking that he would drag at least one gangster to his back. He roared loudly and used all his remaining strength to slash horizontally and vertically, all in a life-threatening style.
Seeing his fierce momentum, the two people quickly retreated.They knew that Li Jingfeng's injury would not last long before he was exhausted, so it would be effortless to deal with him when the time came.
Unexpectedly, Li Jingfeng had already made up his mind to die. He walked a few steps and approached the man in blue who had just fallen. He picked up his knife and stabbed him in the stomach.The man in blue was crushed by the horse and suffered numerous fractures all over his body. He could not move. He screamed in agony. Li Jingfeng struck hard and turned the knife around in his stomach. The man in blue wailed several times and died.
Wart and the man in green shouted at the same time: "Xiao Liu!" The tone was very horrified.
This was Li Jingfeng's first time to kill someone. At this moment, he felt no fear, only pleasure, and he remembered his original intention.The reason why he didn't use his original intention to kill was because he didn't want to tarnish the sword Shen Weichen gave him. But after his death, he was afraid that the sword would fall into the hands of these two people and do evil. In this case, it was better to break the sword.
He thought of this, but he didn't know how to break the sword, not to mention it was Shen Weichen's sword.But before he had time to hesitate, Wart and the man in green had already grabbed him.He killed one person, breathed a sigh of relief, and was no longer able to resist. Wart stabbed him in the chest, and he jumped back to dodge.Although he could see it accurately, he forgot that there was an injury on his leg. He only felt a sharp pain in his thigh and fell down. Then he was stabbed again in the chest and fell to the ground.
The man in green stepped forward, holding a sword in both hands, and stabbed him in the chest.Li Jingfeng stretched out his right arm to resist. The sword passed through his arm and penetrated his chest. He was about to pierce through the sword, but was deflected away by his ulna.It turned out that this was not Li Jingfeng's instinctive resistance, but his accurate gaze, allowing the sword to pass through the ulna exactly.He endured the severe pain and moved his right arm to the right, tilting the man's weapon.He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill the man with a knife, but the severe pain made his head confused, and he could only barely lift the knife, unable to hand it out.Unexpectedly, when the man in green saw the tragic death of his companion, he became furious and his steps were frivolous. He was hit by the force that suddenly left and right, and his body couldn't help but fall to the right. He was falling towards the knife edge with a "pop" sound. Coming out from behind, it looks like the man in green is hitting the knife edge himself.
The man in green screamed, fell to the side, and kept twitching. He actually died faster than Li Jingfeng.
The wart was shocked. He didn't expect that a man who didn't know martial arts would kill two of his companions. He really didn't know what happened.Then he saw Li Jingfeng lying on his back, his face pale and panting. His companion's sword passed through his upper arm, making a deep and long gash in his chest, and he was bleeding profusely.At this time, the other party couldn't even get up. All he had to do was step forward and kill him immediately, but he was worried about what tricks this guy would use and didn't dare to get close.
In fact, Li Jingfeng was so painful that he almost fainted. He had no strength left. He didn't need to take action. As long as he stood aside for a while, Li Jingfeng would die, and he really planned to do this.
Li Jingfeng's vision was blurred, and he seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves, then the sound of weapons clashing and screams, and finally a voice asked: "Who has the golden sore medicine on him?"
Li Jingfeng whispered: "The horse... is coming... soon..." Although he tried his best, even he couldn't hear the words clearly.
"He seems to be talking." He heard the voice, which seemed to be far away.
"Red... medicine bottle... three... pills..."
"Damn it! He can still talk?" said the rough voice, "Look for the red medicine bottle..."
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Li Jingfeng woke up from the pain, which was so painful that he wanted to die.
But he was not dead. He woke up and found that his hands, chest and thighs were all wrapped in bandages.
This is a simple and dilapidated wooden house, filled with a strong sour smell, mixed with the smell of urine and feces. As soon as Li Jingfeng woke up, he was choked by the smell and wanted to vomit.
He groaned and stood up, hearing the "clack" sound of the iron chain and a sharp scream at the same time. It turned out that there was someone in the room.He endured the pain and looked around, only to see an old man with unkempt hair and a beard with a dirty face, wearing a patched and dirty tattered cotton-padded jacket, screaming strangely at him, and he didn't know what he was saying "Huhuhehe" .
The strange thing is that the old man's hands and feet are shackled, and there is an iron chain tied around his waist. I don't know where the other end is connected.
Immediately afterwards, he found that his hands and feet were also shackled, and there was something hard around his waist. He reached out and touched it. It was an iron chain, tightly tied to his waist and abdomen.
He managed to raise his head, and outside the cabin window, a red flag with a ghost-headed sword was fluttering in the wind.
He felt a pain in his chest and fainted again.
(End of this chapter)
Autumn and September of the 88rd year of Kunlun
Li Jingfeng went all the way north and passed Maozhou, where the population gradually became sparse.It was already September, and the weather got colder as we went north.Li Jingfeng traveled far away for the first time. Although he asked Zhu Menshang for advice, he still made mistakes along the way. Fortunately, the 50 taels of silver given to him by Shen Yuqing was very useful, and the whole party was fine for more than ten days.
Arriving at the boundary of Kongtong, Li Jingfeng reined in his horse and stopped in front of the boundary monument. He turned back and looked at the boundary of Tangmen in the distance. He couldn't help but think of Shen Yuqing's brother and sister, Xie Gubai's master and servant, Zhu Menshang and others.He was determined to join the Iron Sword Silver Guard, and he didn't know when he would see him next, which made him feel sad.He lightly kicked the horse's belly. The horse was very docile and walked slowly across the border. Li Jingfeng secretly cursed his mother-in-law, cheered up, and entered Longnan.
Longnan is a relatively wealthy area in Gansu. The further north you go, the more dangerous and cold it becomes. You have to go to the base of the Iron Sword Silver Guard at the border. Although it is a cold place in the extreme north, it is still densely populated. Other than that, there are only There are larger villages and towns near Chidao and rivers.Li Jingfeng has lived in Ba County for a long time. Although Yi'an Town is desolate, after all, it is next to Qingcheng. How desolate can it be?Now, as far as the eye can see, the whole road beyond is a desert with withered grass, and there are few cars and horses on the road. The world is really vast, and I feel insignificant.
Not far after crossing the border, Li Jingfeng saw a small town. Seeing that it was getting dark, he stayed here to rest.He tied his horse in front of the inn and asked the innkeeper, only to find out that the town was called Longchuan Town.
"If you come from Sichuan and enter Gansu, the first town will be ours, so it's called Longchuan Town." The shopkeeper asked, "Where is the guest going? Which family's envoy is he, or is he looking for someone?"
"I want to learn from my master and join the Iron Sword Silver Guard." Li Jingfeng said, "I just arrived in Gansu and I'm still living."
"Study under a master?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise, "Isn't your guest a chivalrous knight with a chivalrous title?" He saw Li Jingfeng riding a horse and wearing a sword. Although his clothes were simple, they were neat and clean. The scabbard of the sword was made of ebony. There are also carvings on the handle, which is very beautiful. It is not a weapon used by ordinary knights, but I was surprised to hear that Li Jingfeng was not a knight who had received the title of knight.
"I have never learned martial arts. This sword was given by a friend." Li Jingfeng shook his head and said, "I am here to learn martial arts. Which sect is in charge of you here?"
"Bei Ying Tang," the shopkeeper said, "It is said to be a branch of Xingyi Quan and teaches fist and kick kung fu."
"Beiying Hall?" Li Jingfeng said, "I heard about Nanyingmen in Qingcheng. It is a sect from the south. It guards the border of Diancang and is under the control of Fourth Master."
"What fourth master?" the shopkeeper wondered.
Li Jingfeng said: "Shen Congfu from Qingcheng is Fourth Master Shen."
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "There are so many sects under the Nine Families, and they are not within the boundaries of Qingcheng. You talk like this without any clue, who knows who the fourth master is?" There is only one Third Master who is recognized by Mr. Sheng, and that is our Third Master Qi from Kongtong." The shopkeeper was very proud when he talked about Third Master Qi, as if Third Master Qi was related to him.
Li Jingfeng had never traveled around the world, and what Zhu Menshang and Xiao Ba taught were only practical experiences. He was really unfamiliar with the martial arts world. At this time, he was not sure whether what the shopkeeper said was true or not, so he could only nod his head and said: "I understand. That one." ... Is the Kung Fu of Beiying Hall good? Also, why is there a South Eagle Gate in Qingcheng and a Beiying Hall in the north? Is it a coincidence or is it related?"
The shopkeeper said: "The kung fu is not bad, it's a small sect. It's easy to become a disciple, but it's hard to get into a big sect." He looked at Li Jingfeng again, as if he was doubtful, and asked, "You don't have any enemies, do you? "
Li Jingfeng said in surprise: "Why do you ask that?"
The shopkeeper said: "I don't think you are short of money. Why do you come all the way to Kongtong if you want to learn martial arts? What are you doing in Gansu when you have nothing to do and tire yourself to death?"
Li Jingfeng said: "I want to join the Iron Sword Silver Guard to protect my family and the country, and guard the border to prevent the Sa tribe from coming in. It can also be considered as doing something useful."
The shopkeeper's mouth was bent like a weight weighing more than ten kilograms, and he tilted his head to look at Li Jingfeng, as if he were looking at a rare animal.Li Jingfeng was confused and asked, "What does this mean?"
The shopkeeper said: "We haven't seen the barbarians in 90 years. I heard that they dug a secret tunnel and entered from under the border pass. But in the past two years, the Iron Sword Silver Guards have torn up all the land in Gansu, including ant pits." I dug it out and found no secret passage. I have lived for more than 40 years and have never seen even a single Sa clan member. In the past hundred years of peace, people may have given up on this idea long ago, leaving us alone to worry about it."
Li Jingfeng couldn't tell the truth from what he said, so he had to laugh and asked about the relationship between Beiying Hall and Nanyingmen. The shopkeeper didn't know either.Li Jingfeng asked for a room, ordered some skewers of mutton, mixed them with noodles, ate them, and lay in bed meditating.
When he first arrived in Gansu, he didn't know anything about the local customs and customs. He heard from the shopkeeper that he needed a way to study in Kongtong. Although it shouldn't be difficult to get into Kongtong if he used Shen Yuqing's name, he really didn't want to owe this favor.That day Xiaoba told him on the boat that if he wanted to learn martial arts, he should make it his ambition to be the best in the world. But even if he had made the ambition to be the best in the world, where could he learn the best martial arts in the world?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think, who is the best in the world today?Whoever is the best in the world will be my disciple.But since he is number one in the world, why are there so few people vying to become their disciples? Why should they accept me as their apprentice?This Xiaoba never taught him.
He tossed and turned thinking about this and fell asleep without realizing it.Early the next morning, he didn't leave in a hurry and asked the shopkeeper where Beiying Hall was.The shopkeeper asked: "Do you want to become a disciple?"
Li Jingfeng said: "Let's take a look."
The shopkeeper said: "If you want to become a disciple, it is more convenient to ask a disciple to take you there, but you will have to pay a referral fee."
Li Jingfeng said no, and the shopkeeper said: "Beiyingtang is in the town. Turn right when you go out, cross three streets, and walk four streets to the left. You will know when you get there and ask someone."
Li Jingfeng followed the shopkeeper's instructions and walked all the way. Sure enough, he saw a large courtyard with two large characters hanging on the right side of the door: "Kongtong", and a plaque in the middle said "Beiying Hall".The door was not closed, and shouts of martial arts training came from inside. Li Jingfeng stepped forward and looked through the crack in the door. He saw more than [-] men wearing long robes, facing each other in six rows and four, practicing martial arts with a middle-aged strong man.The strong man who was practicing was imitating the claws of an eagle, moving forward and backward, leaping and leaping flexibly. Li Jingfeng looked at it for a while, and even though he didn't know martial arts, he could tell that the kung fu of the strong man in the lead was inferior to that of boss Shen Weichen.He shook his head and suddenly heard someone shouting: "Master, someone is stealing the master!"
He originally thought that this person was just a martial artist from Beiying Hall, and he was stunned when he heard the word "master".Worse than a Qingcheng girl, how dare you become the leader with such little effort?He was greatly disappointed and wondered why Kongtong's subordinates were so ineffective.
Little did he know that although Shen Weichen didn't like to use martial arts, his talent in martial arts was astonishingly high. Regardless of internal and external skills, fists, feet, and weapons, he could master them as soon as he learned them, and he would become masters in just a few moments.Shen Yayan had lamented more than once that if she gave birth to a boy, he would be the best in Qingcheng. Shen Yongci also thought so, and Shen Yuqing said that even if she was a girl, she would be the best in Qingcheng sooner or later.There are nine great families in Qingcheng. Shen Weichen has learned the most profound martial arts, and ordinary sect leaders are no match for him.
It's just that the Shen brothers and sisters don't like to show off. Whenever asked about their kung fu, Shen Yuqing would say that the younger sister's martial arts is good. The younger sister only said that it was okay, but there was no specific explanation as to how high it was.As for Xie Gubai and Xiaoba, neither of them knew martial arts. Li Jingfeng was afraid that he would be unreliable if he asked, so when he asked about Zhu Menshang, Doctor Zhu flew a kite, explaining whether it was false or using various tricks to tease whether it was true.These people couldn't explain clearly, which made Li Jingfeng confused. The power he knew in his heart was probably as powerful as the leader of the small sect.Fortunately, he couldn't tell the difference clearly at this time. If he could tell the difference clearly, he would probably have no intention of learning martial arts.
He was thinking that this leader was worse than the Qingcheng girl, and he heard the other party shouting "stealing master". Could it be that he was talking about himself?The strong man jumped out immediately and shouted at Li Jingfeng: "Who are you? Why are you peeking?"
Li Jingfeng thought to himself, if he didn't want others to see him, why not close the door?I also thought that this place was under the jurisdiction of Beiyingtang, so it seemed unreasonable to ask them to close it.He wanted to observe, so he asked: "I was just passing by and took a few curious glances. Don't blame me for offending him." He clasped his fists and bowed.
The leader asked: "Are you here to become a disciple? You're welcome. Five taels a year. If you work harder, you can receive the title of knight in three years."
Li Jingfeng thought to himself that with such a small sect's chivalrous title, he might not even be able to learn the skills of guarding the academy.However, since Beiyingtang is a local sect, he is not a fast-talking person to save face, so he only said: "No, I am really passing by and want to go north."
The leader saw a good sword hanging on Li Jingfeng's waist and asked, "Do you know martial arts? Which sect's chivalrous title did you receive?"
Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "I don't know martial arts."
The leader asked doubtfully: "You don't know martial arts? Then why are you hanging your sword?" He looked Li Jingfeng up and down again and asked, "You committed a crime and fled to Kongtong?"
Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "No, it's okay!"
Seeing that he was feeling guilty, the leader was even more confused, and raised his claws to greet him.Li Jingfeng had quick eyesight and quick hands. He ducked out of the way and asked, "Why did you do it suddenly?"
When the leader saw that he avoided the claw, he said: "You said you don't know martial arts!" He swept his foot and kicked him.Li Jingfeng jumped back, but was still a step too slow. His right leg shin felt painful and he almost fell down.The leader reached out to grab his chest, but he waved his arm to block it. He was bumped, his arm was sore, and his joints were buckled by the other party.
He had just seen that others were in trouble, but he didn't expect that it would be even worse if he took action himself.The leader said: "You still say you don't know martial arts? You still managed to do two tricks under me!"
Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "Isn't it amazing?" He then said: "I really don't know martial arts! Why did you suddenly start beating people? Is it possible that Kongtong has no king's power, and Beiyingtang is the local bully?"
The leader said: "You don't know martial arts, where did you get this sword?" He first touched Li Jingfeng's chest, found a stack of banknotes, took it out, and then took away his sword.Li Jingfeng shouted: "Give it back to me!" He didn't care about the silver coins, but his original intention was to take the sword that Shen Weichen gave him, and he wanted to take it away immediately.The leader easily pushed him away and shouted: "Get him!" Several strong men immediately came up and grabbed Li Jingfeng.
The boss looked at the banknotes in his hand, his eyes were shining, and he said: "Where did you get so many taels of silver on you? Forty taels... was it stolen or robbed?"
He suddenly became suspicious when he saw that Li Jingfeng was dressed plainly and did not look like someone with a lot of money. He claimed that he did not know martial arts. Although he was sloppy, he fought with him twice. The origin of the sword was unknown.
Li Jingfeng said: "That was a gift from a friend!"
The leader laughed loudly and said, "Forty taels of silver and such a good sword as a gift? How come I don't know such a good friend?" Then he shouted, "If you don't tell the truth, I will put you in jail. Slow interrogation!”
Li Jingfeng could only say: "It was given by Shen Yuqing, the young master of Qingcheng. His brother and sister and I are friends!"
The leader was stunned and asked: "Shen Yuqing? Young Master Qingcheng?"
Li Jingfeng said: "The eldest son of Qingcheng Chief Shen and the only daughter of Master Ya!"
The leader said: "Fuck you! With your virtue, how can you meet such a big shot?"
It was really difficult for Li Jingfeng to tell. How could a little person like himself get to know the Crown Prince of Qingcheng?Then he said: "Master Shen is currently in Tangmen, and they are disembarking in Guanxian County. You send someone to send a message quickly, and there will be a reply soon!"
The leader scolded: "I still sent someone to summon you? You must be a lackey of the thieves! Are you here to spy? Take them to jail and interrogate them slowly!" He laughed again and said, "If you want to die, you can do it yourself." Credit for delivering it to your door!”
A disciple advised: "Master, his accent sounds like he is not from the local area, and his kung fu is poor. He doesn't look like a thief with swords and horses."
The leader smiled and said: "This is the method used by the thieves with swords and horses, deliberately bringing in an outsider who doesn't know martial arts so that no one will be suspicious!"
Li Jingfeng suddenly got wise and shouted: "If I were a horse thief, where did I get more than 40 taels of silver from me? With so much money, wouldn't it make people more suspicious?"
The leader was stunned for a moment and couldn't think of how to refute, so he had to say: "Even if he is not a horse thief, he is not a good guy! Anyway, let's lock him up first and check what time he entered the town and which direction he came in from!"
Li Jingfeng thought about it, but he still couldn't think of any evidence. After hearing what the boss said, he remembered it and said hurriedly: "I am staying at Xifu Inn and sent a horse. There is Qingcheng's mark on the horse and saddle. It can't be fake! "
The horse was a gift from Shen Yuqing. Although it was bought in Tangmen, the horse is a valuable thing and has strong legs. If it is stolen, it will be inconvenient. Therefore, when buying a horse, a mark will be stamped on the horse's body and the saddle. There is also a mark on it, stating that it belongs to Qingcheng, so that ordinary horse thieves will not dare to steal it.
The leader was stunned and sent someone to see it. The person who went came back and reported that it indeed had the mark of Qingcheng.Li Jingfeng said: "If I'm not from Qingcheng, how can I have this thing? Do I come from Qingcheng to kill people and buy goods? You need to have evidence to catch a thief!"
The head asked a few more questions. Li Jingfeng didn't know much about the assassination of the Dian Cang messenger, and it was related to the parents of Shen Yuqing's brother and sister. He didn't dare to say more. He only said that he lived outside Qingcheng and got acquainted with Shen Yu by accident. Qing brother and sister, this time they went north and took a short boat to Tangmen. They wanted to visit Kongtong. The sword and silver were both gifts from them.
Seeing that Li Jingfeng's answers were fluent, and that some news from Sichuan was consistent with what Li Jingfeng said, the boss couldn't help but believe it. He was surprised and said: "It turns out that he is really a friend of Qingcheng... I'm offended! Let the guest go!"
Several strong men released Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng moved his shoulder. It hurt a little, but he probably didn't hurt his muscles.The leader said again: "My surname is Gao, and I have the character Yu in my name. I am the leader of Beiying Hall, and I have jurisdiction over thirty miles around Longchuan Town. Please come in and sit down, little brother!"
Li Jingfeng hurriedly shook his head and said, "Just return the sword and the banknote to me."
Gao Yu immediately handed the banknote and the original intention to Li Jingfeng, and said: "Little brother, are you going north? Are you familiar with the territory of Kongtong? Why don't you stay for two days and let me introduce you to some local customs, which can be considered an apology." He added, "Since my little brother has such a big background, he should bring Qingcheng's documents to Kongtong to avoid trouble along the way."
Before Li Jingfeng left, everyone really persuaded him to take Shen Yuqing's autographed letter on the road so that he could learn from his master.He has an upright personality. The book and sword were gifts from friends, and the silver and horses were borrowed favors. But this document would be looked at differently once presented. It was a sign of strength, and he refused to accept it, and he was in trouble.Hearing what Gao Yu said, he said, "I feel bad after accepting the silver and the sword, so I don't have the nerve to trouble others."
Gao Yu nodded and said: "My little brother is ambitious, but going north is dangerous, and there are some things you still need to know. Don't refuse, it won't be a problem if you stay for two more days."
Li Jingfeng couldn't refuse, so he had to follow him into Beiying Hall.Gao Yu sent someone to bring tea and snacks. Li Jingfeng asked: "I heard about the South Eagle Gate in Qingcheng, which is somewhat close to the North Eagle Hall." Gao Yu laughed and said, "It's not close. Our North and South Eagle Gates are not close." It’s the same origin.”
Li Jingfeng was surprised and asked the reason, and Gao Yu told him the story.
It turns out that before the Kunlun Conference, the Nine Families did not have fixed boundaries. The small sects loyal to the big sects often fell everywhere. The ones in Hunan followed Dian Cang, and the ones in Anhui followed the Beggar Clan. There were many places.Such chaos is also related to sect feuds. If a sect has a feud with another sect, and that sect takes refuge in the local Wudang, the other faction with the feud is unable to compete and has to seek refuge in the Beggar Clan. These big and small factions The sects are either territorial or feuding, and they even hate each other.
It was not until Kunlun came together to discuss the matter that each of the nine major families laid foundations and most of the territory was determined.From then on, the nine major families governed the local sects, and the local sects governed the local areas. The sects were different in size and had different jurisdictions.Some local sects, such as Beiyingtang, are like the county magistrate a hundred years ago, in charge of ten miles of land. Some larger sects govern smaller sects, just like prefects, and more like A separatist regime like the one in Songshan can be called a sect of feudal officials. There are also sects like the Peng family that spread their branches within the jurisdiction of the Beggar Clan. It is similar to the situation of the feudal lords in the Zhou Dynasty.The binding force of the nine sects on local sects depends on their respective regulations. Generally speaking, they must pay taxes and tribute on time, abide by sect rules, perform government affairs, and obey orders.
As for Beiying Hall, it was originally the Tianying Gate that originated from Guizhou. Before the Kunlun Congress, they were loyal to Kongtong. After the Kunlun Congress, Guizhou was divided into Qingcheng, the Tang Sect. The Tianying Gate was originally under the jurisdiction of Qingcheng. If you don't pledge allegiance to Qingcheng, you will It is necessary to send troops to move north.Those who didn't want to leave stayed at Tianyingmen in Guizhou. The Tianyingmen who left were placed near Longchuan Town to take charge of the thirty-mile radius. Tianyingmen was also renamed Nanyingmen to facilitate and tribal distinctions.
During the bloody turmoil before the Kunlun Council, Li Jingfeng heard his mother say that the rule of no more than three generations of hatred was also to settle the feud between the major sects during this period. His mother always felt emotional when talking about this.
Thinking of his parents, Li Jingfeng said: "Master Gao, his ancestral home is actually Gansu."
Gao Yu was very surprised and asked: "Where in Gansu? Are they from the same hometown?"
Li Jingfeng shook his head and said, "I don't know. My mother never mentioned it. She only said that my father is from Gansu. My family moved to Qingcheng before I was born."
Gao Yu nodded, "Anyway, Gansu is considered your hometown. No wonder you want to come back and visit."
Li Jingfeng didn't say that he came to learn skills from his master and join the Iron Sword Silver Guard. He was afraid that Gao Yu would accept him as his disciple, so he refused to lose face, so he asked: "You just said that you would spare the sword and horse thief, what was that?"
Gao Yu snorted and looked extremely ugly. After a while, he said: "Five years ago, a group of horse thieves appeared in Longnan. They arrested about a hundred people and robbed villages everywhere. I don't know where their lair is. I only know that the leader's surname is Rao. A sword with a thick back and a ghost head, and a sword also painted on the flag, it is the Rao Dao Horse Thief."
Li Jingfeng asked: "These horse thieves are so vicious, why don't the Iron Sword Silver Guards arrest them?"
Gao Yu sighed: "It's not that easy. There are no bandits or villains in the Jiu Family. The world is so big and it's not easy to find them. Little brother, Gansu is not as good as Sichuan. You are not familiar with the place, so be careful. "
Li Jingfeng thanked Gao Yu. Seeing that it was almost noon, Gao Yu stayed with him to eat. After dinner, he took him to see a martial arts performance. He treated him like a guest, which made Li Jingfeng feel flattered.Gao Yu said: "Brother, if you go north, if you meet anyone important, please mention me a little bit."
Li Jingfeng knew that he was fawning and was quite unhappy, so he tried to explain it away with a few words.He just didn't like this feeling, so he didn't want to ask Shen Yuqing for documents.
The next day, Gao Yu invited him over again and chatted some more. Li Jingfeng suddenly thought of the questions he had asked in the past few days and asked, "Excuse me, Master Gao, who is the best player in the world today?"
Gao Yu frowned and said, "The best master in the world?"
Li Jingfeng said: "Yes, who is number one in the world?"
Gao Yu said: "Who is the best in the world these days? It's an old saying from 80 years ago. Before the Kunlun meeting, who was the best in the world? I heard that there are still people competing for this title. You challenge me and I will challenge you. Working indiscriminately, in my opinion, is all in vain."
When Li Jingfeng heard what he said, he immediately admired him.He then heard Gao Yu say: "These days, no matter how much money you have, how much land you manage, who has more men and horses, who has more power, this is what is real and useful. The best in the world has no use." Look, is the third master's martial arts high enough? When the second master goes to Kunlun, it is not Master Zhu who controls Kongtong. If you really fight, how powerful is it? How powerful is it? Dozens per dozen? Dozens per dozen? People have hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands. I’ll beat you up, it’s too fine to chop into the stuffing of steamed buns.”
The corner of Li Jingfeng's mouth twitched, and all the admiration he had filled with him instantly disappeared. Concerned about his face, he could not refute, so he asked: "So, the third master is very powerful? Can he be considered the best in the world?"
"Why are you still asking this?" Gao Yu said, "I don't know. The world-famous masters are our Third Master, Shaolin's Chief Juekong, Peng Xiaobei of the Beggar Clan, and Master Zhuge of Dian Cang, just these few . Let me think about it again... Except for the Tang Sect, the leaders of each sect of the Nine Families have unique skills. Only those who have the ability to bring them together for a fight will know who is the best in the world."
"Is Master Zhuge of Dian Cang very powerful?" Li Jingfeng once heard Shen Yuqing's brother and sister mention Zhuge Ran. It was obvious that Dian Cang would be Qingcheng's enemy, so he couldn't help but ask more.
"I heard that Master Zhuge visited Kongtong eight or nine years ago to ask for martial arts lessons from the Third Master. The two of them exchanged three palms, and everything was fine. I don't know who was more aggressive." Gao Yu said, "Don't underestimate the three palms. If I , before the third master could hit it hard, the wind of the palm shook my bones."
"Others don't want to compete and compete with each other?" Li Jingfeng asked, "I heard people say that if you don't have the first place in literature and the second place in martial arts, and you don't have the desire to win, what's the point of learning martial arts?"
"Why did people study in the past? To seek fame! The same applies to studying martial arts in this world." Gao Yu said, "I'm just like a private school. I earn five taels a year, and in three years I'm guaranteed to be issued a chivalrous certificate, a bodyguard to protect the academy, and go to the nine great families to seek employment. It’s convenient for every job.”
The more Li Jingfeng listened, the more he couldn't stand it. He found a reason to leave and said that he would leave Longchuan Town tomorrow.Gao Yu still wanted to persuade him to stay, but Li Jingfeng only said that he had something to do. Gao Yu asked him where he was going, and Li Jingfeng said to go to the border to check. Gao Yu took out a map, pointed to the road, and told him to be careful before letting him go.
The next day, Li Jingfeng prepared dry food, bought additional luggage, and left Longchuan Town on horseback, heading north.After walking for about ten miles, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me. When I turned around, I saw a strong man following behind me, with a wart on his forehead that was particularly conspicuous.
Li Jingfeng didn't take it seriously at first and walked another mile.He learned how to ride from Shen Weichen. He had only learned it for a short time and had little experience. He couldn't walk fast and the man didn't keep up. He only kept about ten feet away from him.He turned around again, and behind the wart were two more followers in green and blue.
Li Jingfeng was shocked when he knew he was being targeted by gangsters. He had never used force with others before, so he felt uneasy. He stretched out his hand to hold the sword at his waist, his palms covered with sweat.He wiped his hands on his clothes. His mount was chosen by Shen Yuqing. Young Master Qingcheng's vision showed that he picked a good horse. If he let it run away, the three of them might not be able to catch it.
With his mind firmly in mind, he kicked the horse's belly violently and whipped the horse's buttocks with the whip. The horse immediately let go of its hooves and ran forward.When the three people behind him saw him running hastily, they immediately chased after him on horseback.At this time, Li Jingfeng no longer doubted that these three people must be here for him.He slapped the horse's butt twice more, and the horse ran faster.Li Jingfeng's riding skills were not good, and he could only feel the wind whistling in his ears, and the scenery on both sides retreated quickly, like soaring clouds and mist.He was afraid of knocking the horse off, so he hugged the horse's neck with both hands and kept kicking the horse's belly to spur it to run faster.
Sure enough, the horses of the three men were not as good as his, and the two sides gradually distanced themselves. However, it was less than half a cup of tea when Li Jingfeng swayed left and right, unable to control his horse, and almost fell off.The risk of falling from the horse was even greater, so Li Jingfeng had to slow down. After he stabilized his body, the three men caught up with them again. Li Jingfeng was shocked and galloped again.
The horse was a little overwhelmed by the sudden speed and slowness. The wart gave a shout and quickened his pace to catch up.Li Jingfeng pulled out his sword and asked: "What are you going to do?!" Just now he held the horse's neck and jolted, using all his strength. At this moment, his arms were still a little sore. Drawing the sword was purely intimidation and had no confidence.
The wart didn't say anything and slashed at Li Jingfeng's back with his knife. Li Jingfeng lowered his body and just dodged.He knew that the other party intended to kill him, but he didn't allow him to think about it and stabbed the other party in the waist with his sword.
The wart was shocked and found it difficult to move immediately. He reluctantly turned sideways and suffered a gash on his stomach, almost falling off the horse.At this time, the other two horses had also caught up. The man in green knew that Li Jingfeng's horse was fast and reached out to grab his reins. Li Jingfeng slashed with his sword and had to hold back.The man in blue drew his sword and stabbed at Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng blocked it quickly, but failed to block the sword, causing a gash on his left arm.Ignoring the pain, Li Jingfeng swung his sword to fight back. The man in blue was already on guard. How could he succeed with his indiscriminate slashing and stabbing?After Kankan blocked it for a few times, the man in green took the opportunity to grab the reins and stop the horse.
This was a good horse, but it was worth a lot of money. They didn't want to hurt it, otherwise they would chop the horse a few times, causing the horse to run wildly in pain, and Li Jingfeng would be knocked off the horse. They could just slowly take care of Li Jingfeng.
Li Jingfeng had no such worries. He saw the opponent's sword thrust, turned his head to avoid it, and stabbed the man in blue in the belly with a sharp sword.The sword was thrown with all its strength, and the sword edge penetrated half a foot into the horse's belly. The horse stood up in severe pain, knocking the man in blue to the ground.As befitting the man's unlucky fate, the horse fell down and fell on top of him. He only heard a scream, and he didn't know how many bones were broken. He fell to the ground unable to move.
Li Jingfeng quickly turned over and dismounted, but he was so frightened and frightened that his hands and feet were weak. Rather than dismounting, he fell over.The wart and the man in green dismounted their horses, one brandished his sword and the other wielded his sword, and charged at Li Jingfeng.Li Jingfeng didn't know martial arts, so he had no choice but to slash wildly with his original intention. The two men couldn't get close at the moment. Every time they reached an empty door and stabbed Li Jingfeng, Li Jingfeng narrowly avoided it.
The man in green said angrily: "It's not that he doesn't know martial arts, why can't he be dealt with?" Wartzi said: "Be careful, he won't last long!"
Sure enough, after a while, Li Jingfeng's hands and feet became weak and his sword swing slowed down.Warts made a false slash to the left, waited for Li Jingfeng to avoid it to the right, and punched him in the face. The blow made Li Jingfeng dizzy, with nosebleeds and staggering steps.The man in green took the opportunity to kick him in the buttocks. Li Jingfeng fell to the ground. Just as he turned over, the wart struck with a knife, hitting the outside of his thigh.
Li Jingfeng yelled, swung his sword to force the wart away, and tried to stand up, but his legs hurt so much that he couldn't stand straight.He guessed that the other party was a bandit who blocked the road and robbed him. He was afraid that such vicious behavior was closely related to thieves with swords and horses. Since his martial arts was low, he was afraid that he would die here.Thinking that he was going to die in this foreign wasteland for no reason, and that he would be separated forever from the few friends he had just made. In spite of his sadness, he suddenly felt a surge of courage, thinking that he would drag at least one gangster to his back. He roared loudly and used all his remaining strength to slash horizontally and vertically, all in a life-threatening style.
Seeing his fierce momentum, the two people quickly retreated.They knew that Li Jingfeng's injury would not last long before he was exhausted, so it would be effortless to deal with him when the time came.
Unexpectedly, Li Jingfeng had already made up his mind to die. He walked a few steps and approached the man in blue who had just fallen. He picked up his knife and stabbed him in the stomach.The man in blue was crushed by the horse and suffered numerous fractures all over his body. He could not move. He screamed in agony. Li Jingfeng struck hard and turned the knife around in his stomach. The man in blue wailed several times and died.
Wart and the man in green shouted at the same time: "Xiao Liu!" The tone was very horrified.
This was Li Jingfeng's first time to kill someone. At this moment, he felt no fear, only pleasure, and he remembered his original intention.The reason why he didn't use his original intention to kill was because he didn't want to tarnish the sword Shen Weichen gave him. But after his death, he was afraid that the sword would fall into the hands of these two people and do evil. In this case, it was better to break the sword.
He thought of this, but he didn't know how to break the sword, not to mention it was Shen Weichen's sword.But before he had time to hesitate, Wart and the man in green had already grabbed him.He killed one person, breathed a sigh of relief, and was no longer able to resist. Wart stabbed him in the chest, and he jumped back to dodge.Although he could see it accurately, he forgot that there was an injury on his leg. He only felt a sharp pain in his thigh and fell down. Then he was stabbed again in the chest and fell to the ground.
The man in green stepped forward, holding a sword in both hands, and stabbed him in the chest.Li Jingfeng stretched out his right arm to resist. The sword passed through his arm and penetrated his chest. He was about to pierce through the sword, but was deflected away by his ulna.It turned out that this was not Li Jingfeng's instinctive resistance, but his accurate gaze, allowing the sword to pass through the ulna exactly.He endured the severe pain and moved his right arm to the right, tilting the man's weapon.He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill the man with a knife, but the severe pain made his head confused, and he could only barely lift the knife, unable to hand it out.Unexpectedly, when the man in green saw the tragic death of his companion, he became furious and his steps were frivolous. He was hit by the force that suddenly left and right, and his body couldn't help but fall to the right. He was falling towards the knife edge with a "pop" sound. Coming out from behind, it looks like the man in green is hitting the knife edge himself.
The man in green screamed, fell to the side, and kept twitching. He actually died faster than Li Jingfeng.
The wart was shocked. He didn't expect that a man who didn't know martial arts would kill two of his companions. He really didn't know what happened.Then he saw Li Jingfeng lying on his back, his face pale and panting. His companion's sword passed through his upper arm, making a deep and long gash in his chest, and he was bleeding profusely.At this time, the other party couldn't even get up. All he had to do was step forward and kill him immediately, but he was worried about what tricks this guy would use and didn't dare to get close.
In fact, Li Jingfeng was so painful that he almost fainted. He had no strength left. He didn't need to take action. As long as he stood aside for a while, Li Jingfeng would die, and he really planned to do this.
Li Jingfeng's vision was blurred, and he seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves, then the sound of weapons clashing and screams, and finally a voice asked: "Who has the golden sore medicine on him?"
Li Jingfeng whispered: "The horse... is coming... soon..." Although he tried his best, even he couldn't hear the words clearly.
"He seems to be talking." He heard the voice, which seemed to be far away.
"Red... medicine bottle... three... pills..."
"Damn it! He can still talk?" said the rough voice, "Look for the red medicine bottle..."
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Li Jingfeng woke up from the pain, which was so painful that he wanted to die.
But he was not dead. He woke up and found that his hands, chest and thighs were all wrapped in bandages.
This is a simple and dilapidated wooden house, filled with a strong sour smell, mixed with the smell of urine and feces. As soon as Li Jingfeng woke up, he was choked by the smell and wanted to vomit.
He groaned and stood up, hearing the "clack" sound of the iron chain and a sharp scream at the same time. It turned out that there was someone in the room.He endured the pain and looked around, only to see an old man with unkempt hair and a beard with a dirty face, wearing a patched and dirty tattered cotton-padded jacket, screaming strangely at him, and he didn't know what he was saying "Huhuhehe" .
The strange thing is that the old man's hands and feet are shackled, and there is an iron chain tied around his waist. I don't know where the other end is connected.
Immediately afterwards, he found that his hands and feet were also shackled, and there was something hard around his waist. He reached out and touched it. It was an iron chain, tightly tied to his waist and abdomen.
He managed to raise his head, and outside the cabin window, a red flag with a ghost-headed sword was fluttering in the wind.
He felt a pain in his chest and fainted again.
(End of this chapter)
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