[Comprehensive martial arts] Holy Monk

On December [-], the weather was beautiful, with no snow and clear weather.

Chu Liuxiang and Lin Wangsun galloped together and took Changmeiling.Behind them, a group of 36 guards wearing black and white cloaks followed closely like a dark cloud.

Lin Wangsun was so anxious that he couldn't help whipping his horse to speed up every once in a while.The cold wind of the twelfth lunar month was like a knife, freezing his already pale face to the point where it was almost invisible, but surprisingly, Chu Liuxiang did not speak to comfort him.

From noon to dusk, Chu Liuxiang frowned all the time, thinking about the unreasonable question in her heart.He always felt that he must have overlooked something, and it seemed that there was a black veil in front of his eyes, but he couldn't lift it for a while.

The sunset is like blood, dyeing the snowy mountains near and far in dazzling red.

Lin Wangsun suddenly asked: "How long will it be?"

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that everyone had already gone halfway.But he always asked it out from time to time, as if it would make the horse go faster.

The servant who was half a body behind was about to reply when Chu Liuxiang's ears twitched suddenly and said, "Someone is coming up ahead."

Lin Wangsun subconsciously reined in: "Is there someone?"

Chu Liuxiang listened quietly for a while, and said, "Many horses are running. It's a group of people."

The speed of the entire horse team suddenly slowed down.

Lin Wangsun held the rein in one hand and the Haihou sword in his other hand, and said solemnly: "Be careful and prepare to meet the enemy."

All the guards responded solemnly, and the long swords were unsheathed one after another. Amidst the clanging sound, the sword light shone like a bright snake in the snow.During the silent running, the ground seemed to tremble after a while, and the tremor became more distinct and undulating. Suddenly, a snow-white cloud surged from the top of the mountain not far away, and the cloud moved closer and closer, and ran a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye But it was a group of chilling swordsmen with their swords out of their sheaths!

Chu Liuxiang's heart sank when he saw this, seeing that the two teams were about to fight each other, Lin Wangsun suddenly said happily: "Uncle Zhou!"

A stern voice from the people on the opposite side said "Hey", and immediately asked in surprise, "Is this the nephew of the Lin family?"

King Lin's grandson shouted, "It's my nephew!"

At this time, the distance between the galloping horses of the two sides was only tens of meters away. Chu Liuxiang looked around, and her eyes suddenly focused on the white front of the sword-wielding knight opposite. .Among the riders, the two leaders rode a black-shoeed white horse side by side. They were about forty years old, with gray buns and long beards, thin faces and willow eyes, but they were a pair of identical twin brothers.

Suddenly, he saw the gray-haired man on the left raised his eyebrows and waved his arms, screaming: "Pull the sword, it's my own."

The people who came here were the two owners of Changmeiling Zhouzhuang, the family of Haihou Mansion's family friends, and the Zhou brothers of Changqing Shuangjian.

In a hurry, Lin Wangsun did not get off his horse to meet the ceremony, and said directly: "You two uncles, Zhang Shibo was injured today—"

But the Zhou brothers were impatient, before he could finish speaking, they both cut off the words in unison.

"How is Brother Zhang?"

"We already know, we are going to find you, why are you here?"

Lin Wangsun replied: "I'm afraid my nephew will not be able to deliver the letter. The two uncles lost to the bandits in a hurry, so they went to Changmeiling in person. Zhang Shibo was hit by a sword in the back. Fortunately, he didn't hurt his vitals. It doesn't hinder the big thing." Raising the cloak again, he stretched out his hand and introduced, "Uncle Zhou, this Young Master Chu Liuxiang is my nephew's best friend. Qing Shuangjian, Zhou Hao and Zhou Qi are two seniors."

When the Zhou brothers heard the words, they said in unison without waiting for Chu Liuxiang to greet him——

"Chu Liuxiang?"

"Is he the thief who stole the Nine Dragon Cup?"

"Let's not gossip, we have received the letter."

"The Zhou family has dismissed their family members. I will return to Haihou City to join you, Zhang Shibo."

Chu Liuxiang was amused, and she didn't get angry when the two called her a thief.It was also the first time he had seen twin brothers who had such a tacit understanding and each had their own ideas.Just hearing the words "meet with Zhang Shibo", he was suddenly shocked, and all kinds of thoughts rushed in for a while, surging like a tide, and he was suddenly stunned.

But Lin Wangsun was talking to the two impatient elders at the same time, so he didn't pay attention to his strange behavior wherever he dared to distract him.Shocked and ashamed, he choked up his sobs and said to the two of them: "The two uncles separated from their families to help each other. Such a great kindness, my nephew will never forget it!"

The Zhou family brothers shouted: "Don't be a mother, go back to the city quickly!"

Lin Wangsun respectfully responded, turned the horse's head, saw Chu Liuxiang was stunned and said nothing, and asked with concern: "Brother Chu?"

Before he finished speaking, a guard suddenly shouted in front of him: "Master Hou, there are carrier pigeons coming from the city!"

Bright lights hang high in the Junde Guangming Hall.

Fang Tianzhi was pacing slowly amidst the bitter taste of soup and medicine. From the nine famous swords displayed on the left side of the hall, he saw one by one on a large screen standing still on the right side of the hall.This screen is carved with small-leaf red sandalwood, and the lacquered screen is painted with bluish glaze pieces as clouds and blood-red coral as fire.

The four blue-clothed guards worked together to lift a large iron-cast box, slowly put it down on the blue bricks in the front hall, and then folded their hands and retreated to stand still under the stone steps outside the hall.Zhang Su heard the light vibration of the iron box falling to the ground, and came out from the back hall through the curtain. He asked in surprise, "What is this box for?"

As the twilight slanted outside, Fang Tianzhi covered the half-breasted golden shadow on the old monk's clothes that had been washed until they were whitish.

Zhang Su said, "Pretending to be a human?"

Fang Tianzhi was thinking about something.

Like Chu Liuxiang, he was also thinking about why the voices on the boat were so loud.But hearing that the old man liked to get to the bottom of it, he turned around from the snow unicorn in front of him and answered patiently: "If there are many people coming and attacking with fire, the poor monk may not be able to take care of it. Little Tanyue and Shen Tanyue hid in the big box together."

Zhang Suna glanced at him, with a gloomy and strange look on his face.

Fang Tianzhi saw it, and explained: "This box is not an iron-skinned wooden box, but made of refined iron. It can withstand arrows and hidden weapons."

Zhang Su couldn't help saying: "So what?"

Fang Tianzhi replied: "If I'm not strong at that time, I'll go with my suitcase and save the lives of the two Tanyues."

He was very thoughtful in this way.

He has copper skin and iron bones, is invulnerable to all poisons, and can throw elephants with his strength. As long as the two of them hide in the box and are not injured by hidden weapons, arrows, and fire poison for a while, then he will fly away With the box in his hand, he can come and go when he wants, and who can stop him?Even if you can't beat it, you can always run, so you can be said to be foolproof.

But Zhang Su is not very clear about his special situation.

He saw the foolishness in the monk's words, he was so naive and stupid, and it was extremely childish. Even if he could lift a heavy iron box containing two living people, the people who came could be fools, cripples, or people from the countryside. Fighting fools?If this is the case, why did he kill his family and lose his son, and come to vote in the starry night?

Zhang Su was full of doubts and complaints. He really didn't understand why Lin Wangsun entrusted such an important matter to this incomprehensible wild monk. Knowing that it was not time to turn his face, he turned pale and said coldly: "Don't bother me, old man!" I can take care of my son myself!"

Fang Tianzhi looked at his attitude, understood but didn't care about it, just smiled slightly.

He was so self-restraining, but Zhang Su hit the cotton with a punch, and had nowhere to focus.He was terrified in his heart and really had nowhere to vent his anger. He rushed into the room alone to look at his son, but couldn't hold back anymore, turned back, looked at the distant mountains outside the door and murmured: "I don't know where they are? Is there any accident on the way?" ?”

At the right time, the golden crow is half sinking, the sunset glow is setting in the west, and the red makeup of thousands of miles has faded away.

Fang Tianzhi stared at the blaze in the sky, suddenly had an idea, and thought: "Why should I think about what the people on board are going to do? No matter what their intentions are, they use their tricks to catch the enemy. They used this trick The biggest benefit of attacking east and west is not to kill the enemy, but to attack the heart!"

He was suddenly enlightened.

How will the Haihou Mansion respond after last night's noise?Nothing more than two possibilities.

Either Lin Wangsun made a decisive decision and rushed to Changmei Ridge; or he stayed overnight to wait and see what happened.

But if there is still no enemy coming before dawn, Lin Wangsun will definitely suspect that Changmeiling is in trouble, and he will never sit idly by. At that time, he will definitely leave the city to help the Zhou family.

Looking at the problem this way, things couldn't be more clear.

The only guarantee under this strategy is that Lin Wangsun will definitely leave Haihou City today!

Fang Tianzhi's fingertips that were turning the beads suddenly stopped moving.

Then why did they want Lin Wangsun to leave?

Was it to kill him outside the city?Definitely Not.Whether Lin Wangsun is inside or outside the city will not make him harder or easier to kill, but will only change his identity——

When people are outside the city, Lin Wangsun is just Lin Wangsun;

But when he is in the city, he is Wang Haihou with his hands and eyes open to the sky.

And as long as Wang Haihou is still in Haihou City, no matter what special events or people appear in this city, he will definitely know all about it immediately!

Fang Tianzhi has already figured out all the key points.

Those so-called "persons on the boat" who pretend to be mysterious will definitely show up in the city tonight, and what they are going to do must be a major event that must be completed in Haihou City and must be kept secret!

Fang Tianzhi thought of this, and suddenly asked: "Are there any carrier pigeons?"

The guard was stunned for a moment, and said, "Little man, go and have a look at the pigeon coop."

Fang Tianzhi was nodding his head to respond, but his brows moved, and he calmly raised his eyes to look forward deeply.

Outside the Junde Guangming Hall, three black-painted copper nailed doors are wide open, running through the corridor, to welcome the evil guests.The setting sun was sinking more and more, and the straight and wide bluestone corridor was quietly paved among the curling flowers and trees. When the guard saw his gaze, he couldn't help but follow suit, but only at the end of the corridor, he saw a hazy Xiaguang.

Fang Tianzhi opened his mouth again: "When you go to the pigeon coop, just say that the old man has arrived, so come back quickly."

The guard said respectfully: "Yes. What else can the master order?"

Fang Tianzhi thought for a while, and asked: "Have you seen the Eleven Young Masters in the family today?"

The guard was stunned for a moment, and replied: "I have never seen it before. Do you want to look around and bring him?"

As soon as he said this, Fang Tianzhi felt relieved and smiled slightly: "No need."

As soon as the lingering sound fell, in his far-sighted eyes, a ghost-like white shadow faded out of the sun and floated slowly.The person floated closer and closer, like a long streamer fluttering in the wind from a distance, and he couldn't see how fast his steps were, but he stepped into the Eryi Gate in the blink of an eye.

He stopped still, and his clothes stopped floating.As expected, he was not Bai Banzi becoming a spirit, but a person.

It was a tall and thin old man wrapped in a white robe, as dry as wicker.

When the two looked at each other, Lin Wangsun, who was far away on the official road, was reading the letter brought by the carrier pigeon.

His pale face was faintly blue, and he was extremely frightened and angry, but there was a bit of joy in his eyes, and he said concisely: "We have been tricked. The people on the boat appeared in the city."

But after Chu Liuxiang regained consciousness after hearing the words, for some reason, he sighed deeply.

Sighing, he closed his eyes and asked, "I already guessed it. Has your people found the news?"

Lin Wangsun said: "Not bad."

Chu Liuxiang turned the horse around, and asked lightly, "Then what are they doing in the city?"

Lin Wangsun's expression showed a hint of confusion mixed with embarrassment, and he said coldly: "You must not guess."

He paused, "They are getting married."