I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Wanli Snow Ridge even has the word "snow" in its name. It is obvious that snow is a common sight. For five or six months of the year, you can see frost and snow that remain white for a long time.

Other places in China have four seasons throughout the year, but this Snow Ridge seems to have only two seasons.

Once the rivers thaw and there are no traces of frost and snow, it means that the warm air from the East China Sea has spread over the mountains and covered the snowy ridges in the north, and summer is about to begin.

Especially in Changle Mountain, the summer scenery lasts longer and comes earlier than elsewhere.

Even in the coldest weather, the large-leaved trees that were only covered with snow but not carved out of shape glowed with a more vibrant dark cyan color under the recent bright sun and warm wind.

Those trees with jagged branches are waving thousands of new leaves in the wind, and some branches have already hung clusters of light-colored flowers like wind chimes.

Elegant wild flowers also grew on the grassland.

Even in the gaps between the stone steps going up the mountain, you can see one or two touches of green grass.

The black leather boots stepped on the stone steps, and the trouser legs touched a thin-stemmed white flower next to it, bending the flowers and leaves.

As long as you relax a little, the white flower will bounce back straight, but the owner of the leather boots stood there motionless and looked back.

This is a man with an iron hairpin on his head, big eyes, a red nose, and a scruffy beard. He wears a blue robe with a sloping collar, carries a long sword on his back, and hangs two wine gourds on his waist.

"Shopkeeper A Luo, long time no see!"

He raised his hands to the group of people walking down the mountain with a smile on his face, "I always drink and get in trouble, and I was worried that I would be late again today. When I saw the shopkeeper A Luo, the big stone finally fell into my heart. It seems that today is the day to catch up." What a coincidence."

Among the group of people, the leader was a beautiful woman in a long dark green dress with high hair on her temples, followed by a few old ladies and a stocky man with alert eyes.

"Taoist Master Jiujiu, if you encounter such a big event, you can calmly drink wine and fall asleep, completely forgetting the time, A Luo will really admire you."

Mrs. Mei smiled slightly and said, "It's been a long time, but I don't dare to take it seriously. Seven days ago, the Taoist priest moved a carriage of wine to my store. Such a big customer always makes us who are small businesses still fresh in our memories."

"what!"

Jiujiu Taoist touched the wine gourd on his waist and shook his head slightly, "The wine in the shop is good, and the wine in Changle Shanfang is even more famous. I just don't know if I am in the mood for wine tasting today."

Shopkeeper A Luo also walked up the stone steps, looked up, and said softly: "In recent years, Lord Junwei has been very skillful and can really fight against the Situ family. Our life will be much easier. If we go back to the time when one family is the only one, No matter whether we sell medicine, wine or manpower, we can’t even hope to earn the current price.”

A trace of worry flashed between Taoist Jiujiu's brows: "Brother Yuntao, unlike the previous county lieutenants, although his methods are higher and his fights are more fierce, if he loses this time, those of us who waved the flag with him will , I’m afraid the important thing to consider is not whether you can make money, but when you choose to escape.”

"Ah."

Shopkeeper A Luo thought about it, "According to Changle Shanfang, there is good news to be announced this time. Let's go up the mountain to have a look first."

Jiujiu Taoist Priest also looked at the top of the mountain, nodded, and finally continued to step forward. The little flower that had been bent by him straightened up and swayed in the wind.

After everyone went up the mountain, disciples from Changle Mountain House came to invite them to sit down.

Today's banquet is held next to a spring. The terrain is open and the sun is bright. Tables and cushions are placed in all directions.

Sitting here and looking to the north, you can directly overlook Luming Lake, and the outline of Xueling County City further away is also looming.

The Taoist priest and the shopkeeper sat nearby, and not long after, more than a dozen groups of people came up the mountain one after another.

Although there were not too many people, they could already represent the movements of nearly half of the forces in Xueling County.

In this vast plain and the land of prefectures, a single ladder master would not be very competitive if he wanted to open a martial arts gym or establish a sect.

Instead, you will be stuck in an embarrassing situation that can easily arouse the jealousy of others and be easily manipulated into demonstrations. You will encounter more worries about right and wrong than people in the Qihai realm.

If you don't want to go to other counties to start your own business, then you have no choice but to join a big force or form a gang to fight for your place.

The people present today, even those like Jiujiu Taoist Priest, who seemed to be attending the banquet alone, behind him, a true form master, also represent the opinions of the other two true form masters and several ladder masters.

Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, several Changle Shanfang disciples who were waiting next to the spring took out tea cans and brewed fragrant tea.

Shopkeeper A Luo's delicate nose moved slightly, and she glanced to the side in surprise: "They all use Xing Gu Tea?!"

Jiujiu Taoist Priest was a little anxious, and his hand that was about to touch the wine gourd relaxed.

Although he was addicted to alcohol, he was the leader of the Xueling Tea Gang. He worked with tea gang masters to develop the secret "Awakening Bone Tea", which became famous far and wide.

Use it with white salt, which can break drug addiction, break illusions, hurt ghosts, and scare away aquatic monsters. Use it with white sugar, which can cure agitation, insomnia, and damage to the liver and veins. Make tea directly, and it can also nourish the three yins of the hands. meridians.

However, the amount of Xing Gut Tea kept by the Tea Gang every year is far less than the quantity they sell.

Like Changle Shanfang, where a whole pot of top-quality tea tip is served to each person and table, the tea gang may not be able to make it themselves.

The aroma of tea spreads throughout the venue.

Many people who had turned their eyes and talked quietly before gradually let go of their emotions and relaxed their brows in this aroma.

When the fragrant tea was served, these people raised their glasses and tasted it, making various small sighs.

Jiujiu Taoist drank three cups in a row and praised: "As expected of a Changle Shanfang person. Even if I make the tea myself, the amount of tea and water, the tea set, and the material of the teapot are not so appropriate."

"If it weren't for the excellent quality of Xing Gu Tea itself, no matter how particular the people in my mountain house are about it, it would just be pretentious and in vain."

A new voice from the East came, laughing and walking out from among the bellflower trees.

"However, I still ask my friends to save some face for my Changle Mountain House and don't spend all your time drinking tea. Later, you will have to taste the new dishes of our Changle Mountain House."

Jiujiu Taoist priest quickly said a few polite words.

But more people's eyes were already on the group of people coming behind Dongfang Xin.

Among those people, there was an old woman with gray hair, wearing a yellow robe, her back slightly arched, and holding a mahogany crutch that was taller than her.

This person is the master of the Yellow Pagoda Temple, a Tieying Sanren in the Xuantai realm.

On the other side are "Situ Yuntao" and Ma Lianbo with black robes and flame patterns.

There is another person with tied hair in a hairpin on his head, wearing a hibiscus crown, his hair is parted in the middle on his forehead, his facial features are regular, his appearance is as if he is in his prime, his elegance has a hint of solemnity, he is wearing an apricot white robe, and a ring around his waist. The tinkling sound comes out of the dust without staining the turbid atmosphere.

Dongfang Xin noticed the attention of everyone and introduced him to everyone with a smile.

Of course, Situ Yuntao, Tie Ying and others did not need to introduce themselves. They each held their hands, and after everyone returned the favor, they sat down next to the spring and left.

The real introduction was the strange man.

"Brother Hai Wubinghai was also a member of our Snow Ridge back then. Later, due to an incident, he was persecuted by the enemy and fled to the shores of the East China Sea."

Dongfang Xinyu said with emotion, "Thanks to his natural talents and extraordinary luck, he honed his superb martial arts in the nine counties of the East China Sea, and also mastered the secret arts and formations. A few years ago, he cultivated the Mysterious Embryo."

"This time I returned to Xueling. Firstly, I wanted to take revenge on my big enemy. Secondly, I wanted to see the mountains and rivers of my ancestral home. I wanted to make friends with people from my hometown. I happened to be holding a banquet here, so I invited him to come too. , stay close to all of you.”

Hai Wubing stepped forward to greet everyone.

As he took this step, everyone felt their breathing slow down, and their hearts seemed to be suppressed by a huge wave.

But before it touches their minds and causes them to fight back, it suddenly dissipates and turns into a breeze blowing on the face, which makes people feel refreshed.

This is not a demonstration, but simply a confirmation of the realm and temperament of a master of Xuantang.

All the guests who came to Changle Mountain House today were moved and returned the gift in a hurry. Their thoughts were ups and downs in their hearts, and they were a bit surprised.

There has been an undercurrent in Xueling recently, and Situ Yuntao closed the door to thank guests again.

Those of them who participated in Situ Yuntao's camp were inevitably uneasy. They did not expect that when they gathered at the Changle Mountain House today, they would not only see Situ Yuntao, who had been a guest for a long time, but also find that there was a powerful Xuan Fei on their side.

Although the big enemy mentioned in the introduction was not stated clearly, everyone can guess it.

After a person has cultivated to the realm of Xuantai, it will take several years before he considers coming back for revenge, and he has to join Situ Yuntao's camp first. Who else can this big enemy be besides the Situ family?

Some senior people have remembered that when the last county captain was here, there was a Hai family in each faction under his command.

When the former county captain resigned and was transferred to another place, the Situ family always wanted to clearly express their victory. The Hai family was among the group of unlucky ones who were used to show off their achievements.

For example, Jiujiu Taoist Priest, when he thought of the small family that he had no impression of, and then looked at the Xuantai powerhouse in front of him, he was surprised, but also a little bit sad.

"To be honest with you, I was still a teenager when I left Xueling. After so many years, I really don't miss Xueling much, at least not as much as my hatred."

Hai Wubing spoke very straightforwardly, "But after seeing so many like-minded people here today, I have a little more respect for my hometown."

"No matter how overbearing the Situ family is, there will always be proud and unyielding people in our snow ridge who dare to stand up to them."

"I should toast you all, and more importantly, I should toast this county captain, brother Yuntao!" The people from Changle Shanfang saw the opportunity and presented them with good wine.

Su Hanshan had been observing Hai Wubing. No matter it was the result of the intelligence investigation or the meeting in the forest until now, he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

He picked up the wine glass and accepted the toast from the other party. After drinking it, he took his mind away from the other party for a while, looked around, poured another glass himself, and said: "The grievances and grievances between us people and the Situ family, No need to repeat it.”

"In short, if he wants to dominate us, he will suppress us. If we are unwilling to leave our homes and flee, and are unwilling to submit to him, we will have no choice but to fight."

"Over the years, I think that the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion has done quite well with everyone, but recently everything has been red, the government has changed, and the Situ family is ready to make a move, but I just sit back and can't get out, which makes you worry, I should Punish yourself with a drink.”

Su Hanshan drank the glass of wine, turned the empty glass outward, and said with a smile, "I will take this opportunity of Brother Dongfang to make things clear to everyone today."

"With regard to the blessing ceremony, it seems that the Situ family will forcibly encircle a large area next to my county prince's mansion without any discussion."

"But in the whole world, it is not the king's land. The prayer ceremony is to pray for His Majesty. As an official of the imperial court, of course I have no reason to stop it."

"This does not mean that I dare not continue to fight against Si..."

Before Su Hanshan finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a burst of laughter from down the mountain.

The faces of the people on the mountain changed slightly, and many people recognized that it was Situ Langzhao's voice.

The laughter was still several miles away, but in a moment, it had reached the foot of the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached the top of the mountain.

Situ Langzhao was wearing a purple robe embroidered with star patterns, a golden crown and a black beard, looking majestic and majestic as he stepped on the lawn at the edge of the field.

Wu Renyong suddenly appeared beside him.

The two of them were obviously at the edge of the banquet venue, but as soon as they appeared, they became the focus of everyone's attention, as if that edge had become the unquestionable center.

And these heads of forces who participated in the banquet and discussed the overall situation could only be reduced to unimportant marginal people.

"I just vaguely heard that Brother Yun Tao is in favor of this blessing ceremony?"

Situ Langzhao put his hand on his chest, "It's a coincidence that so many prominent figures in Xueling County are here today. I believe that on this occasion, what Brother Yuntao said will not be false."

"Hey, this really makes Brother Wei breathe a sigh of relief. These days, Brother Yun Tao has not expressed his position on the prayer ceremony, which makes Brother Wei feel very uneasy. He also thought that Brother Yun Tao was disloyal to His Majesty. "

Su Hanshan chuckled and said calmly: "The Sheriff is joking. My loyalty to His Majesty can be learned from the sun. I fully agree with holding a blessing ceremony at Luming Lake."

"really?"

Situ Langzhao said hesitantly, "But the title deed of Luming Lake Swamp belongs to the county commander's office. The county commander's office is responsible for capturing all the spirits in it and also has the right to dispose and sell them. This is a huge source of income."

"If we hold this blessing ceremony at Luming Lake, the medicinal materials and spirits in it will definitely be greatly affected. Doesn't Brother Yuntao really feel distressed?"

Su Hanshan's smile did not change: "The Sheriff is so suspicious, why don't we draw up a contract and sign it together in front of everyone?"

"That's not necessary. Even though we are officials, we are still martial arts practitioners. If we have to do everything with words and ink, it would be too uncharacteristic of a martial artist."

Situ Langzhao stretched out a hand with a smile on his face, "How about we follow the rules of martial arts and let everyone witness it and we high-five as an oath?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood clearly.

News that Situ Yuntao was injured inexplicably has spread.

When Situ Langzhao came here today, he clearly wanted to test Situ Yuntao's injuries, and he might even have the intention of aggravating the other party's injuries.

"Lord Sheriff!"

Dongfang Xin took a step forward, his tone was respectful, he cupped his hands, bowed slightly, and said with a smile, "How can a small place like ours in Changle Mountain stand up to the governor and lieutenant, and two big shots high-fiving here."

"Besides, people who practice martial arts may not all be aggressive. It's okay to be literate when dealing with things. Otherwise, if the little old man has been used to being a cook over the years, doesn't he deserve to be regarded as a martial artist?"

Tieying Sanren snorted coldly and stood up.

Hai Wubing didn't say anything, just stared at Situ Langzhao, and occasionally glanced at Wu Renyong.

The atmosphere on the entire mountaintop became extremely dull. I don't know when the long wind that seemed to be blowing from the distant plains stopped.

The vibrant green grass is now as stiff as dried and faded paint.

Situ Langzhao didn't look at the others at all, only stared at Su Hanshan, pretending to sigh.

"It's just a simple proposal, why is Brother Yuntao so procrastinating?"

"Your Excellency the County Sheriff is unaware that the title deed to Luming Lake now belongs not to the County Captain but to me."

High in the sky, a voice suddenly came down.

I saw a lotus platform composed of black crystal swords flying towards me in the misty white clouds.

The man with a thin face and gray hair landed on the top of the mountain with his feet on the lotus platform.

The moment it touched the ground, the lotus platform dispersed on its own, like a black mist.

Everyone on the mountain recognized the person who was none other than the chief instructor of the Five Route Guerrilla Troops in Xueling County, Ji Buyi.

Dongfang Xin and Tieying Sanren are both local masters in Xueling. Although they are allies, they are not life and death friends. Even if Situ Yuntao trusts these two people, he may not trust the people around them.

Therefore, the most critical parts of this plan cannot be disclosed to these two people.

As for Ji Buyi, his friendship with Situ Yuntao was much deeper.

This man was originally the head of a swordsmanship sect on the coast of the East China Sea. He failed to break through to the Xuantai realm and was seriously injured. When his enemies heard the news, they took the opportunity to come for revenge and almost killed all of his family, leaving only a few people. On the run.

At that time, Situ Yuntao had just entered the Xuantai. He traveled in the East China Sea and rescued him. Later, he wanted to return to Xueling to serve as a county lieutenant. Ji Buyi also swore to follow him. Six years ago, he tried to break through again and successfully entered the realm of Xuantai.

In these years, although Ji Buyi did not establish a sect again, among the soldiers and horses of the five guerrilla generals, all those who were qualified in swordsmanship treated him as a master.

There are thousands of disciples and grandchildren, which can make up for Ji Buyi's regrets back then.

After the Rebellion of King Liang, the spirits in the nine counties of the East China Sea and deep in the Fulong Mountains have abundant blood and have become strong and multiplied, causing great disasters. Not long ago, some of them migrated with the refugees to the Fulong Mountains and fled to other counties. .

As for Xueling, Yu Ji Buyi personally led five groups of guerrilla generals to set up defenses throughout the Fulong Mountains, search mountains and water, and kill monsters.

When Situ Yuntao changed the plan before, he made a prompt decision and made a plan alone. However, he specially managed to inform Ji Buyi, who was still deep in the Fulong Mountains, of the key points.

"I have made countless contributions to Xueling over the years, and I have been rewarded with gold and silver without taking any cents. Brother Yuntao said that if I do things like this, it will inevitably make it difficult for others who want to make contributions and receive rewards, so I use the land deed of a Luming Lake to offset the reward. I will be rewarded for all my merits.”

Ji Buyi looked tired, and even if he came in a hurry, there was no hint of urgency.

He also spoke slowly, and even on such occasions, he never raised his eyes to look at anyone.

But with such a temperament, people can feel his sincerity and listen to everything he says.

Situ Langzhao rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Oh? It turns out that Brother Yuntao had already made a plan. Since even the land deed has been transferred to someone else, he has nothing to worry about."

These words were saying overtly and covertly that Situ Yuntao had already intended to retreat.

Everyone could hear Situ Langzhao's provocation, and their expressions remained unchanged, but in their hearts they couldn't help but wonder how serious Situ Yuntao's injuries were.

Since he could think of a way out in this kind of matter, would he have thought of a further way out?
"It's really just a small matter, why are everyone so nervous?"

Su Hanshan's eyes flashed, and he put his palm on Ji Buyi's shoulder, asking him to step away.

Ji Buyi and Ma Lianbo's thoughts were racing in their minds, knowing that if they gave in again, it would be too weak and would be very detrimental to the future situation.

But for a junior who had recently entered his true form to use this body to fight against Situ Langzhao, the two of them really didn't have much confidence.

'Well, since Yun Tao dares to trust him, even if it is because he did not expect the changes in the plan, he should at least have some quality and can take a gamble. '

Ji Buyi made a decision in his heart and stepped aside.

Su Hanshan moved forward calmly, flicked his arm, and fluttered his sleeves down.

Between heaven and earth, the strong wind is still there, and on the mountain peaks, the grass is fresh.

When Situ Langzhao saw this, his expression was mixed with a hint of excitement, the stars in his eyes were flowing violently, the surrounding environment suddenly changed, and he refined his Qi to make a move.

(End of this chapter)