This is Jianghu

Chapter 40

Dongfang Jue shook his head, put the mess aside, and said: "This masked female fox, like the white-faced scholar Liu Dan, is not someone who can be easily guessed. You will meet them, you have to be careful."

Zhang Liheng replied: "Actually, this is not something to worry about. Compared with brother Liu Dan and the masked woman, those who are on the side who want to ask Tianjian's ideas are more worthy of my caution. At least Liu Brother Dan and the masked woman have not meant any harm to me so far, Senior Dongfang, Brother Dongfang, don’t you think so?”

Dongfang Gongwang nodded and said with a smile: "Little friend Liheng is not unreasonable to think so, but we are too obsessed with that masked girl and scholar Liu Dan, we can't always treat people in a bad way from the beginning, Maybe they have good intentions towards you, little friend Liheng, but that's not necessarily the case."

Zhang Liheng wanted to say that Dongfang Gongwang meant it, and said: "Senior, what you said is that maybe they are like senior you and Big Brother Dongfang. I don't need to get too entangled in this."

After hearing this, Dongfang Jue also said: "Hey, I didn't play tricks like that Liu Dan! But that's good too, to save trouble, but no matter what, Brother Liheng, when you walk alone in the rivers and lakes in the future, you should leave one more for everything. It’s all about the heart.”

Zhang Liheng said: "Well, my little brother wrote it down!"

Dongfang Gong saw that the matter of Liu Dan and the masked woman was temporarily resolved, so he asked Zhang Liheng again: "Little friend Liheng, since you don't plan to stay in Sichuan, where are you going from now on?"

Zhang Liheng replied: "The younger generation plans to walk around the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River after the things here are over."

At this moment, Dongfang Jue said with a grin, "Brother Liheng, you are in a hurry to go back to Changzhou to find that little girl from the Tang family?"

Zhang Liheng's face blushed a little when Dongfang Jue said this. He just wanted to go back to Changzhou to meet Tang Li, to have an explanation of what she promised, and then go to the Yangtze River to venture into the rivers and lakes. experience.Zhang Liheng was not willing to admit it, but said vaguely: "Brother Dongfang, you are joking, what is the matter, I just listened to the words of Senior Qi, and the people in the rivers and lakes in that area were more active."

Dongfang Gongwang saw Zhang Liheng's reaction in his eyes, how could Zhang Liheng hide it from Dongfang Gongwang, an old Jianghu, Dongfang Gongwang didn't tell the truth, just smiled and said nothing.When Dongfang Gongwang heard the name "Old Qi Beggar", he felt that the name was a bit familiar, so he asked Zhang Liheng, "Little friend Liheng, who is the old beggar you are talking about?"

Zhang Liheng didn't expect that Dongfang Gongwang would be interested in Qi Wuying's old beggar. Dongfang Gongwang's interjection just ended his embarrassment just now, so he replied: "Oh, Qi's old beggar is Qi Wuying's father-in-law, he is The best person is an old senior whom this junior met in Jiangnan!"

Dongfang Gongwang heard this, and suddenly laughed "haha" and said, "So it's the beggar who walks alone and has no shadow!"

Seeing Dongfang Gongwang like this, Zhang Liheng seemed to know Qi Wuying, and asked, "Senior Dongfang, do you also know Senior Qi?" Unexpectedly, the old beggar that Zhang Liheng met now was actually known to him, and Dongfang Jue also wanted to know the origin of this old beggar.

Dongfang Gongwang said: "Come without a shadow, go without a trace, walk alone without a shadow, and beg for change. I had a drink with him decades ago and compared light skills. He is the only master I have ever met who can catch up to me." The beggar chicken made by Qi Jiaohua is really a rare delicacy in the world!" Then he asked Zhang Liheng: "This Qi Jiaohua used to walk around the northern part of Shaanxi, how did you meet him in Jiangnan now, little friend? "

Zhang Liheng didn't want Dongfang Gongwang and Qi Wuying not only to know each other, but also to compare Qinggong and eat beggar's chicken together, so he replied: "I met old senior Qi and his apprentice Brother Wu Yizhong in a county in Suzhou and Hangzhou. They also had a fight with a group of members of the Southern Beggars' Gang, and senior Qi taught the leader of the Southern Beggars' Gang a lesson there."

Dongfang Gongwang became interested as soon as he heard it, and said: "Oh? Qi Jiaohua has accepted an apprentice now, and even taught the leader of the Southern Beggar Gang a lesson. What's going on here, little friend, please take care Say it."

Zhang Liheng saw that Dongfang Gongwang was so interested in Qi Laojiao's affairs, so he described from the beginning when he met Wu Yizhong, a small beggar, to how he beat a group of masters from the Southern Beggar Gang to disgrace, and then taught him the gossip Xiaoyaobu told Dongfang Gongwang about these in detail one by one.

Dongfang Gongwang nodded clearly after listening, and said: "No wonder, I know why this old beggar got married with someone from the Southern Beggar Clan. It turned out that it was to help the apprentice of Zhou Qing, the Tianlong beggar. Get ahead."

Zhang Liheng asked: "Senior Dongfang, what does this have to do with this Tianlong beggar?"

Dongfang Gongwang said: "Dragon Beggar Zhou Qing, Zhou Jiaohua and Lonely Wuying Qi Biaohua are two strange beggars in the Jianghu. Unfathomable, it is rumored that he passed away more than ten years ago. The leader of the Northern Beggar Gang Ma Shishi you mentioned should be a registered disciple of the Tianlong Beggar back then. Unfortunately, he is not talented enough to inherit the skills of the Tianlong Beggar, otherwise How could that Xue Leiming hurt the heir of the beggar. Qi Minghua has a close relationship with the beggar Tianlong, and it is only natural for him to stand up for Ma Shishi." Then Dongfang Gongwang changed the subject, looked at Zhang Liheng and said: "Fortunately The Wentian sword and the inexplicable swordsmanship of the inexplicable hero have a descendant like you, little friend, and this peerless swordsmanship will not disappear in the rivers and lakes."

Zhang Liheng heard about Dongfang Gongwang Qi's old beggar and the Tianlong beggar, and said: "This is why senior Qi offended the Northern Beggars Gang!"

Dongfang Gongwang said again: "I think Qi Jiaohua's going south this time should also be related to his apprentices. After all, Qi Jiaohua is like me, an old bone of seven or eighty years old, and I don't know how long he can last. Qi Ming Hua learned all his skills from Yunnan. He should take his apprentices to Yunnan to teach other martial arts this time, so that his martial arts will not be lost like Tianlong Beggar, but he didn't expect this old beggar Hua He even passed on his Bagua Xiaoyaobu to you, little friend."

At this time, Dongfang Jue also said aloud: "Brother Liheng, could it be that the footwork you practiced that night is the Bagua Xiaoyao step?"

Zhang Liheng nodded and said: "That's right, that's indeed Bagua Xiaoyaobu, but I'm still far behind Senior Qi."

Dongfang Gongwang smiled and said: "Little friend, you have just learned this set of footwork. Of course, you are not as good as Qi Beihua now, but you are extremely talented, and you have inexplicable swordsmanship. When you gradually mature in the future, you will be able to use this footwork. Combining the peerless swordsmanship and the mysterious footwork of the old beggar, at that time they will not be comparable to all beggars."

Dongfang Jue also said: "Brother Liheng, you still have such a mysterious footwork. From now on, you will have the same ability to protect yourself when you walk in the rivers and lakes. It will be a little more safe for those who have evil intentions in the upper six doors."

Zhang Liheng said: "Brother Dongfang, don't worry, I will never let those people take the Wentian Sword from me!"

Dongfang Gongwang asked again: "Then, little friend Liheng, when do you plan to leave?"

Zhang Liheng replied: "I have disturbed Zen Master Bujing for several days here at Shengfo Temple, and I feel a little sorry. I think I will leave early tomorrow morning."

Dongfang Gongwang smiled and said: "You don't have to be embarrassed to follow the old monk, you can stay as long as you want, little friend!"

Zhang Liheng said: "That's okay, there's nothing to do if you stay in the Holy Buddha Temple all the time, it's better to go outside for a walk, the younger generation should leave early tomorrow morning."

Dongfang Gongwang said: "Since you have already made up your mind, let's do this." He thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, you and old monk Bujing also know each other. He is my best friend for many years. Ying Jing said hello to him, and I can ask him for help if I need anything in the future!"

Dongfang Jue said: "Old man, apart from chanting scriptures and playing chess with you, what can this old monk do to help you?"

Dongfang Gongwang said: "You boy, don't underestimate the old monk, he has many abilities, he is not an ordinary monk, you also saw his martial arts that night, what do you think of the old monk?"

Dongfang Jue said: "The old monk's martial arts are not bad, but it doesn't mean he has anything special!"

Dongfang Gongwang said again: "What you see is just a little fur, if you really start to fight, boy, you are no match for the old monk!"

Dongfang said in disbelief: "Is this old monk's martial arts so good?"

Dongfang Gongwang joked: "If you don't believe me, you can ask him to try it!"

Dongfang Jue thought for a while, and said vigilantly: "I don't think so, I believe you are, old man, you know some old monsters, first they are walking alone and then they are Tianlong monsters, now they don't even scare the old man. The monks are as powerful as you said, and they all sound like old guys that I can't afford!"

Dongfang Gongwang laughed "haha" and said, "You didn't know where I was when I came out to walk the rivers and lakes. How can you be an idler if you can be seen by me!"

After Dongfang Gongwang said this, he left the meditation room with a smile.Dongfang Jue looked at his back, and secretly said to Zhang Liheng: "This old man is showing off in front of us again!"

The next morning, Zhang Liheng packed his bags, carried the Wentian Sword on his back, and was about to leave the Holy Buddhist Temple.

At the entrance of the Holy Buddha Temple, apart from Dongfang Gongwang and Dongfang Jue, even the old monk came out to say goodbye to Zhang Liheng without surprise.

Zhang Liheng first said to the old monk Bujing: "These days, Zen Master Bujing has been entertained, and my junior Zhang Liheng is here to thank you!"

The old monk Bujing smiled kindly and said: "It is also a fate that the old monk and the little benefactor Li Heng met here, so there is no need to say thank you or not! The old monk still has something to give to the little benefactor Li Heng, please also ask Li Heng little benefactor Benefactor, don't be too disgusted to accept it!" He said and took out a thing wrapped in brocade cloth from his bosom.

Zhang Liheng was stunned, as if he was not too familiar with Bu Jing, he didn't expect the old monk to give him something at this time, he didn't understand at once, and asked: "Zen Master, what is this...?"

The old monk Bu Jing still smiled and said: "This is a small booklet, and the booklet is just some random things that the old monk wrote in his spare time. Seeing that he is destined to be with the little benefactor, the old monk gave it to the little benefactor today. It is not a big gift. Please don't be disgusted with accepting the little benefactor."

Even Dongfang Gongwang didn't expect the old monk to come back, but he knew that the old monk wanted to give Zhang Liheng something, so he said to Zhang Liheng: "Since the old monk gave it to you, you can accept it, little friend Liheng." Stop!" Although Dongfang Gongwang didn't know what the old monk wrote in the so-called pamphlet, it probably wasn't anything unusual.

After hearing what the two old fellows said, Zhang Liheng felt embarrassed not to accept it, so he took the old monk's stuff wrapped in brocade cloth, held it in his hand and felt that it was indeed a book or something, and thanked him: "My junior, I would like to thank Zen master for this gift." !"

After Zhang Liheng took it, old monk Bujing recited a Buddha's mantra and said, "Amitabha, I hope that this little thing of my old man will help you little benefactor Liheng in the future!"

Then Zhang Liheng said to Dongfang Gongwang: "This junior also thanks again, Senior Dongfang, for your care and guidance!"

Dongfang Gongwang nodded and said: "Little friend, you should be more careful in the world!" Then he said to Dongfang Jue: "Go and send off Liheng!"

After that, Zhang Liheng left the Holy Buddha Temple accompanied by Dongfang Jue.Dongfang Gongwang watched Zhang Liheng walk away, then turned around and asked the old monk not surprised: "What booklet did you just give to Liheng little friend?"

The old monk Bujing smiled and said: "It's just some of the old monk's usual experience! The old monk doesn't have any disciples, so I just gave it to this kind-hearted little benefactor!"

Dongfang Gongwang was quite surprised when he heard it. From his tone, he understood that what the old monk said was not an ordinary experience. If there were no accidents, it was the essence of the old monk's skills. It was unexpected that he gave it to Zhang Liheng so generously.

Dongfang Gongwang then asked: "Old monk, you are so relieved to hand over these things to Li Heng!"

Turning around without any surprise, he walked into the Holy Buddha Temple and said, "Oriental benefactor, don't forget about my eyes, which can see more things than ordinary people. I can't bring these things to the Western Paradise. Liheng's little benefactor is the best destination!"

Besides, after Dongfang Jue accompanied Zhang Liheng down the mountain, the two of them walked all the way to the city gate of Suining Prefecture, Zhang Liheng said to Dongfang Jue: "Brother Dongfang, just send me here, and I will walk the rest of the way by myself." All right!"

Dongfang Jue took a deep look at Zhang Liheng. He was really reluctant to part with the honest and kind Zhang Liheng, but he knew that what Zhang Liheng said was right, Zhang Liheng had to walk the next road by himself!

Dongfang Jue patted Zhang Liheng on the shoulder, and just said: "Brother Liheng, the world is dangerous, be careful in everything!"

Sending you off for thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye!
After Zhang Liheng said goodbye to Dongfang Jue, he began to walk on the unknown road alone again.

　There is a very important matter tomorrow, and tonight really can't be more serious. Wouldn't it be better tomorrow at about [-]:[-] p.m.?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)