Traveling through the heavens starts from practicing swords in the palace

Chapter 122.
Lin Pingzhi was thinking in his mind, and said calmly: "A few days ago, I went to Wudang Mountain to see Taoist Master Chongxu. I heard from the Taoist priest on the mountain that you are not in the Wudang Sect. Hey, it turns out you are here to join the Beggar Clan. "

Chongxu said: "Mr. Lin used to go to Wudang to look for the poor Taoist priest. I don't know why?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "I have something I want to ask your sect for confirmation. Now that I have arrived in Wudang, I naturally ask to see the Taoist Priest. Of course, the Taoist Priest will not want to meet an ignorant junior like me."

Chongxu stood in front of Lin Pingzhi. Although he was just standing casually, it was like a locked gate, leaving Lin Ping with no way to retreat.

Chongxu said: "Mr. Lin, you are being polite. You defeated Yu Canghai and Guanzhu Yu within three moves. Now everyone in the world is amazed when you are mentioned. Hey, I heard Mr. Lin at the beginning that you rejected the proposal of joining my Wudang faction. , I still feel a little puzzled, but now that I think about it, I am ignorant and want to think that Mr. Lin will submit to me, Wudang."

Lin Pingzhi murmured inwardly when he heard the words, the old Taoist priest was annoyed at my refusal to join Wudang, and he came to settle accounts with me today.

Of course, he wanted to return to thinking this way, and still hoped that Chongxu would be a true Taoist with a big heart.

But you can’t help but be on guard.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Taoist Master's words really upset me. It's not that I don't want to join Wudang. It's just that four people from the Thirteen Taibao of the Songshan Sect came to me and asked me to go to Songshan with them. Although I refused their offer. It’s an unreasonable request, but it’s inconvenient to join Wudang—so as not to hurt the harmony of the left leader of Songshan Sect and Taoist Master.”

This trick is called using strength to fight, pulling out the Songshan faction to block the gun. At that time, the two Taibao who were looking for him from the Songshan faction were also described as four by him, which seemed to be aggressive and he was not afraid of rape.

Chongxu sneered and said: "Hey, Leader Zuo also invited Mr. Lin to Songshan Mountain. It seems that he is obsessed with the swordsmanship of the Five Mountains Sword Party, and he also wants to see Mr. Lin's family swordsmanship."

What he said was weird, but of course Lin Pingzhi understood what he meant, but he still pretended to be ignorant and said: "Oh? It turns out that the left leader wanted me to go to Songshan Mountain to see my sword skills. They came to me that day and said You want to mediate the grievances between me and the Qingcheng faction."

Of course Chongxu wouldn't break the word, he just smiled and didn't talk about the Songshan School any more.

He chatted with Lin Pingzhi for a long time, but the "man in black" kept silent.Chongxu seemed to be very concerned about this "man in black", he smiled and said to Lin Pingzhi: "Mr. Lin, do you know who this is?"

Lin Pingzhi saw that Chongxu directed the conversation to the man in black, he became nervous again, and said: "Here, this senior has an extraordinary temperament, and he came with you, Daoist Chongxu, he seems to be a great figure in the world. "

The man in black sighed: "What a great person. Although I lost to you in Qinggong, look at the sword you just struck. If we really fight, I won't be your opponent."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Senior, you are being polite. I just blocked you with a hidden weapon and silver needle from behind, so that I could catch up with you. As for martial arts, with my humble skills, I am invincible against senior and Daoist Chongxu." of."

He intentionally elongated the pronunciation of "two people", obviously on purpose to provoke each other, so that these two senior masters would take their identities into account, so that they would not really be together.

The man in black and Daoist Chongxu naturally understood the meaning of his words, the man in black looked at Daoist Chongxu and smiled, and said: "My boy, what do you mean, if the two of us meet you one-on-one Are you absolutely invincible against the enemy?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "Don't dare, I'm definitely no match for these two seniors, but if the two seniors want to teach me separately, I'll have to play with them."

The man in black said: "Your swordsmanship just now is too fast and exquisite, I will definitely not be able to defeat it. However, Daoist Chongxu's Tai Chi swordsmanship is at its peak, and your fast sword may not be able to defeat his swordsmanship. "

Daoist Chongxu said lightly: "It can be broken, it can be broken."

Naturally, Lin Pingzhi didn't intend to make a move. Seeing that Chongxu only said something innocuous enough that there was no real invitation, he didn't mention it.

But he was still secretly on guard, after all, no one dared to take it lightly in the face of these two masters who didn't know what their intentions were.

Daoist Chongxu said again: "Mr. Lin, you must be curious why we want to meet you here."

Lin Pingzhi finally got to the point, so he asked the man in black, "Senior, what is the purpose of watching me outside my house?"

Paused, and then said: "Are you afraid that I will find out, senior, that you are the murderer who killed Fengliang of the Beggar Gang, and even made an enemy of the Beggar Gang?"

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, the man in black looked at Lin Pingzhi as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world.

Seeing that there was something wrong with his expression, Lin Pingzhi remembered that both Ding Qiao and Mr. Dong firmly believed that the man in black could not be the murderer.

Lin Pingzhi looked at Taoist Chongxu again. The expression on Taoist Chongxu's face was also very subtle. Seeing his expression, Lin Pingzhi knew that he had indeed thought wrong.

This "man in black" cannot be the murderer, but why is it impossible?
The water flowing in front of the door can still flow to the west. Is there anything in this world that is definitely impossible?

Daoist Chongxu is a loyal old man, he saw the confusion in Lin Pingzhi's eyes, so he explained to Lin Pingzhi very intimately: "He can't be the murderer of Fengliang."

Lin Pingzhi asked: "Why is it impossible? Could it be that, Taoist Priest, you have been following this senior all the time these days, knowing that he will never be able to get away to kill someone?"

Chongxu shook his head.

Lin Pingzhi said: "Then why is the Taoist priest so sure? You must know that you know people and faces but don't know your heart. The Taoist priest might be deceived by this person. I can see that Feng Liang died at his hands."

The "man in black" said at this time: "I can't kill him. In fact, even if I kill myself, I can't kill him."

Lin Pingzhi saw that the "man in black" had a painful expression on his face. It didn't look like he was faking it. It was as if this man really wanted to die for himself rather than Feng Liang.

Lin Pingzhi couldn't help asking: "What is the relationship between you and Fengliang? Who are you?"

The identity of the man in black has been lingering in his mind for the past few days, and now he finally asked.

Taoist priest Chongxu directly revealed the identity of the man in black this time: "Master Lin, I forgot to introduce you. This is the leader of the Beggar Clan, leader Jie Fengjie."

Beggar gang leader?

Although Lin Pingzhi was mentally prepared that the man in black would be a remarkable figure—the reaction of Ding Qiao and Mr. Dong, the rudder masters of the Beggar Clan, when they heard the man in black also showed that the man in black was definitely not simple.

What's more, the man in black seems to be on par with the head of Wudang, whether it's Chongxu's attitude towards this man or his own temperament.

It turned out to be Xie Feng, the leader of the beggar gang!

Lin Pingzhi thought it's no wonder that that day in the beggar gang's sub-helm pavilion, this person seemed to look down on the world and swallow the mountains and rivers - the whole beggar gang belonged to him alone, so he was naturally very domineering, and it was natural for Lin Pingzhi who was dressed as a beggar at that time Very arrogant.

It's just that Lin Pingzhi still has a lot of questions. How could the head of the Beggars' Clan appear in the Hubei branch, and the disciples of the Beggars' Clan in the branch don't seem to know that he is here?

Fortunately, Taoist Master Chongxu answered Lin Pingzhi at this time. He said: "Master Lin, the leader of the Gang, came to Xiangyang Hubei Branch for several purposes."

"First, there has been a lot of trouble in the world recently. Leader Jie came to meet me, the head of Wudang, and talk with me about major martial arts affairs."

Hearing that there were many troubles in the world, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but said: "Hey, is it that the left head of the Songshan School wants to merge with the Five Mountains Sword Sect? If the Five Mountains Sword School merges into one, then with the left head's ambition, If it is necessary to compete with Shaolin Wudang, the beggars' sect will naturally bear the brunt of it, and will be missed by the left head."

When he said this, both Chongxu and Xiefeng's faces changed. Although the reason Lin Pingzhi said is very simple, it is also based on the fact that Lin Pingzhi has read the original work. For the current martial arts, it can be said that It is a secret that only a few insightful people in the upper class can only think about and understand.

Chongxu showed an expression of admiration for Lin Pingzhi. If he only valued Lin Pingzhi after hearing about Lin Pingzhi's defeat of Yu Canghai and seeing Lin Pingzhi's sword just now, he is really looking at Lin Pingzhi now. Give birth to a love for talent.

He said: "Mr. Lin is really insightful. He saw through the situation in Jianghu at a young age. If we deny it, then Mr. Lin will laugh at us for daring to do it or not."

"Indeed, one of the very important reasons why Leader Jie came to Hubei Branch in Xiangyang City was to discuss major martial arts issues with me, especially the movements of the left leader of the Songshan Sect."

"However, it's not all about this."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Oh? Is there any other reason for Master Xie to come here? Is it a confidential matter that I can't let me know?"

He was joking, what could be more secretive and important than Zuo Lengchan's conspiracy of the Songshan School, since Zuo Lengchan's affairs were calm and honest, there is nothing else that he should not know.

Unexpectedly, Chongxu sighed, and said: "It is true that another big event has happened in the martial arts recently. Hey, compared to the fact that the five mountains were sent together, this event is actually a bit more sinister."

Lin Pingzhi couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"

Chongxu said: "Mr. Lin, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but this matter involves a lot, and it also has a profound impact on the situation of Jianghu. It may even cause countless people in the martial arts world to die. It’s just that there are some clues, and my reconciliation with the leader is only speculative, and I’m not sure—it’s hard to tell you, Young Master Lin.”

Although Lin Pingzhi was very curious, since Chongxu said so, it is not easy to keep asking, so he immediately stopped asking.

At this time, Jie Feng suddenly said: "Master Lin, the reason why I can't kill Fengliang is not only the reason why I am the leader of the Beggar Clan and I can't kill the disciples in my own gang, but there is another reason, which is actually more critical. "

Lin Pingzhi said: "Oh? What could be the reason? Is it because Fengliang comes from a prominent family and you can't even afford to offend Gang Leader Jie?"

Chongxu said: "Hey, Mr. Lin is indeed right when he says that he has a distinguished family background."

But what Xie Feng said next shocked Lin Pingzhi again.

"There is another reason, because Feng Liang is my son."

"what?"

Lin Pingzhi couldn't bear it any longer, and cried out in surprise.

But at the same time, he had some answers to his previous shock. No wonder Feng Liang was so magnanimous at such a young age, so he was naturally a general.

No wonder Feng Liang was listed as a six-pocket disciple of the Beggars' Gang at the age of 20, and even squeezed out Dong Lao to ascend to the throne of the Beggars' Gang's deputy helmsman.

In the original work, he only knew that the Green Lotus Messenger and the White Lotus Messenger of the Beggar Clan were the illegitimate sons of Jie Feng.Unexpectedly, while far away in Xiangyang, the Beggar Clan took over the helm, Jie Feng also left behind his feelings.

What a temperamental person.

But at the same time, I also understood why the expression on Xie Feng's face was so painful when Feng Liang was mentioned.

Jie Feng continued: "I'm not afraid of making fun of you, Taoist Master Xu and Brother Lin. My first wife is good in everything, but she has a bad temper. It's normal for other men to have three wives and four concubines, but my wife will never allow me to do so." Marry a concubine, let alone have children with other women."

"But isn't one of the important meanings of a man's life in this world is to carry on the family line? I have lived a glorious life. If I don't have a few more children, wouldn't my life be in vain?"

"So I married concubines everywhere without telling my wife. Fengliang is my illegitimate child and my favorite child."

"Seeing that this young and promising child is very much like me back then, I am naturally very happy. This time I came to the beggar gang's sub-helm, of course, to discuss important matters with Daoist Chongxu, and a very important reason is also to see my face. baby."

Speaking of the latter, the hero Xie Feng couldn't help but choke up a little, obviously he really liked Feng Liang very much.

On the one hand, Lin Ping sympathized with Jie Feng for losing his son, but on the other hand, he also secretly found it funny that the leader of the Beggar Clan secretly raised an illegitimate child because he was afraid of his wife.

Come to think of it, there are so many branches in the Beggar Clan, and each branch probably has a palace for Jie Feng. It is inevitable that there will always be a concubine who gave birth to an illegitimate child.

The great men of ancient times were so willful.

At the same time, Lin Pingzhi listened to Xie Feng's words and couldn't help crying when he thought of his rootless self: When a man lives in the world, if he doesn't get more women and have more children, what's the point of having more glory?
The more I thought about it, the sadder I became, and I burst into tears.

When Jie Feng saw Lin Pingzhi suddenly crying so sadly, he thought he was feeling sorry for himself. He couldn't help but be moved. Instead, he persuaded Lin Pingzhi to come: "Mr. Lin, I express my condolences. It is said that people cannot be resurrected after death. I know what you were talking about with my youngest son before he was alive." It's very speculative, I didn't expect you to have such affection for him."

Lin Pingzhi wiped away his tears, and said strangely: "Master Xie, I don't understand one thing."

Xie Feng said: "Young Master Lin, please tell me."

Lin Pingzhi said: "It stands to reason that I am the biggest suspect in killing Fengliang at this moment. Shouldn't Leader Jie hate me to the core and want to cut me into pieces when we meet? Why do you face me so calmly?"

Jie Feng sneered and said: "Brother Lin looks down on me, Jie Feng. Although I am ignorant, I am not without any knowledge. I have seen the wound on my child's throat. The person who killed him was very skilled in swordsmanship." It's so inferior, how can it be compared to Brother Lin's family's evil-fighting swordsmanship?"

"Besides, if the person is really killed by you, Brother Lin, after killing the person, you can just walk away. Why stay there and wait for others to bump into you?"

"Furthermore, Brother Lin, to tell you the truth, the above two points are my thoughts when I was rational, but my son is dead, how can there be any sense at all? If you were someone else, maybe I would kill you immediately Now, whether you are the murderer or not, it doesn’t matter if you killed me by mistake. But fortunately, Daoist Chongxu is a sage of Taoism, and advised me: “Wrong killing is certainly a relief, but you, as a father, killed all the people present at that time.” , I don’t know who the murderer is. If he is in heaven, he will definitely not be satisfied.’ When I heard this, it was indeed the truth.”

Lin Pingzhi was a little embarrassed to praise him, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Master Xie, for being so respectful of the boy. I appreciate it. Then I wonder if Master Xie knows who killed Feng Liang?"

Xie Feng glanced at Chongxu, and said slowly, "That's why we led you here today."

(End of this chapter)