Martial Lord

Wu Xie is not ignorant about the martial arts conference.

There are martial arts conferences in Jianghu every once in a while, with different scales, and most of them have a theme, which is the same as the poetry and tea parties where literati love romance.But Zhang Qiling only said the four words "Wulin Conference" at that time, indicating that this must be a message that people can understand at a glance, so he must be referring to the Qilinyan Martial Arts Conference held every three years.

The Wu family used to be a family of rivers and lakes. Like the Xie family, they had seats in the martial arts conference, but after they quit the rivers and lakes, they were no longer invited.Now that he has withdrawn from the Jianghu, he said that he will never ask about the grievances of the Jianghu from now on, and that everyone will not disturb him, which is also an expression of great respect for the fifth master of the dog.Qilinyan is located in the border of the Zhang family in Jinling. The martial arts conference has been presided over by Meng Zhang Ruitong for many years. Although the Zhang family is not as good as before, it is still the core of the rivers and lakes, so this tradition should not change.However, this year's martial arts conference is different from the past. In the past, the Zhang family was the "King of the Martial Arts", and it was only natural for all the factions in the rivers and lakes to come to worship.This time the Zhang family had such a big change that even Guixi's whereabouts were missing, I'm afraid everyone has already had their own thoughts.

Wu Xie always felt that the tone and attitude of Zhang Qiling's speech that day were abnormal, as if he was about to take some action.Speaking of which, the younger brother is also surnamed Zhang, and it is very likely that he has something to do with the Zhang family. Maybe the younger brother was seriously injured because of these incidents.If so, he had to go even more.It's just not so easy to get in.

The easiest way is to ask Xiao Hua for help.Given the influence of Xie's family in Jianghu, it was not difficult to get an invitation, but Wu Xie couldn't do it.Letting Xiaohua know about this matter means that Xie's family knows, and Xie's elders will definitely inform his wife.Before Wu Xie left, he specifically told Wang Meng not to disclose the news that Wu Shan was going out as the shopkeeper. If anyone came to find him, he would only say that he was unwell and would not see any customers for the time being.And Wu Xie also deliberately left the town before dawn, just because he was afraid of meeting face-to-face with Xie Jiuye, who got up early to hang his voice.

The road to Jie's family is blocked, so he may not be helpless.At this time, Wu Xie was already standing at the gate of Panjiayuan, where people from the capital came and went.He took the canal waterway. Although he suffered some hardships on the boat, he greatly shortened his trip and finally arrived at Shuntian Mansion on the eighth day of August—according to the agreement, Fatty should meet him here.

After a while, Wu Xie saw a particularly conspicuous figure in the crowd, moving towards his direction with a flexible speed that was not commensurate with his body size. He opened his throat and made a loud noise, and it was too late for Wu Xie to stop him——

"Innocent!"

Just that broken gong voice has already resounded everywhere, not to mention this ridiculous nickname.Before everyone on the street looked over, Wu Xie turned around and went into the alley, hoping that passers-by would not find out that he was the owner of this nickname.

The fat man rushed forward in two steps, and grabbed the little shopkeeper who was trying to flee in vain: "Hey, I said you, why are you so shy after not seeing you for a month! What are you playing with the fat man? Want to welcome or refuse?"

"Get out, why do you want to welcome but refuse!" Wu Xie shook his hand and said angrily, "How much hatred do you have with me? You still call a nickname so loudly, after all, you are at the feet of the emperor, can you make me less embarrassing?"

"Aren't you hypocritical again? Scholars just have a lot of things to do." The fat man said, looking around, "Where's the little brother? According to the degree of protection of the little brother, it's impossible to let you go out alone?"

"Don't look for it, I'm looking for him too."

What a clever person Fatty is, seeing that Wu Xie's expression was wrong, he immediately knew that something was wrong.He didn't ask too much, he put his arms around humanity and said: "Go, it's a big deal, let's talk about it after eating, Fat Lord, I will take you to have a good rub!"

Even though Wu Xie repeatedly said that he had no appetite, the fat man dragged him into a restaurant with a large appearance, asked for a private room, and ordered a table of dishes.Wu Xie had something on his mind, and he couldn't taste the taste of anything he ate. Fortunately, the fat man always had an appetite, so he cleaned up half of the table dishes by himself.After dealing with half full, they started to get down to business.

After hearing Wu Xie's narration, the fat man shook his head: "Xiao Wu, if what you said is true, I don't think you should go to Qilinyan."

"Why do you say that too?" Wu Xie frowned, he thought the fat man must be on his side.

"Brother will leave, because I don't want you to be involved in this matter. Like you said, my brother is likely to belong to the Zhang family, not to mention that Jinling is the territory of the Zhang family. I'm afraid the family will not be an insignificant person. On the contrary, if you are recognized as a descendant of the Wu family, it will be dangerous."

It is well known that the Wu family has withdrawn from the arena. If the descendants of the Wu family appear in the martial arts conference at this critical juncture, it will inevitably make people fantasize about it.

"It's not like I'm going to participate in any martial arts conference. I just... just want to ask my little brother something." Thinking of the passionate kiss that night, Wu Xie couldn't help but a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and his voice dropped.

After all, the fat man is a genius, and he knew at a glance that Wu Xie must be hiding half of the matter.After pondering for a while, he finally lost his expression and asked, "Naive, tell me honestly, what special relationship do you have with that little brother?"

Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, then felt guilty for a while, and realized in the next moment that he had misunderstood. The fat man probably wasn't asking about the relationship he thought.He coughed dryly, and said, "What relationship can I have with my little brother? Just friends, but, maybe half a family friend."

The fat man shook his head, obviously not very convinced by his statement.

"Fatty Lord has something to say, don't you don't like to listen to it. Brother, this man is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also extremely deep in the city. I don't know how much better he is than you. He may not have no purpose in taking care of you. You should be careful Son."

Wu Xie's expression darkened, and he immediately put down his chopsticks.The fat man was taken aback, and said what's the matter, how can you turn your face faster than turning a book.

Wu Xie said righteously: "I only ask you for help when I treat you as a brother. If you don't help, it's fine. Why bother to speculate about the character of the little brother secretly? He has a relationship with you and me. What kind of person is he? Are you and I still Don't know? What's more, my little brother has saved my life, so how can I ignore him."

"Well, I'm still saying that my brother is protecting his weaknesses. You really don't want to be someone's wife for nothing. You can't even say a word about your man." The fat man couldn't laugh or cry, "I didn't say anything, why are you not happy?"

Wu Xie didn't speak, but his face was always calm, not very happy.

The fat man patted his thigh: "Okay, I can see it too. You have become determined after eating the weights. You have to take this trip, right?"

Wu Xie nodded without any hesitation.He said in his heart what do you know, it wasn't you who was inexplicably gnawed, how could you understand Lao Tzu's mood!As a victim, what's wrong with asking the culprit for an explanation?

It's just that Wu Xie really can't say this reason, so he can only use those big truths to fool people.It's not that Wu Xie doesn't understand what the fat man said, it's just that the little brother's thoughts are deep, but he will never harm him, Wu Xie is convinced of this.

"Whether I can help you with a word or not, don't worry, I will never blame you anyway."

"What are you talking about?" The fat man glanced at him, "You are already like this, if I don't care, it means that I am not righteous. Besides, the little brother is also my brother, such a trivial matter is nothing."

Wu Xie was overjoyed. He noticed that the fat man was confident in his words, and hurriedly asked, "Do you have a solution?"

The fat man smiled, and rolled his eyes in a circle: "It's just a martial arts conference, it's not difficult at all, just wait and see my supernatural powers..."

In fact, Fatty's method is very simple and the risk is not great.Fatty was originally from the rivers and lakes, and he was well-known in the north, but he only stepped out of the circle after he started business.Now that he wants to get in touch with Jianghu affairs, it is not difficult for Tuomenlu to ask the Zhang family for an invitation. The difficulty lies in how to let Wu Xie get involved without revealing the identity of his Wu family.

The way Wu Xie came up with was to make a fake, create a new identity for himself, mix up a post, and then disguise himself to get in, so that no one will notice if he hides in the back row.The fat man said that his thinking was too simple, and the Zhang family was not so easy to fool.He was able to ask for an invitation because the Zhang family knew his background, and Wu Xie didn't even have to think about getting in with a fake ID.Up to this point, Wu Xie's thinking reflected a young man's aggressiveness. The first thing he thought of was to enter through the gate with a post. This is indeed an ideal state, but the feasibility is not high, and rash operation would be counterproductive. Danger.

But Fatty's method is full of life experience.

Fatty first gave up the method of inviting invitations, but focused on inquiring about news.A few days later, the fat man took some gifts and went out, and when he came back, he told Wu Xie that everything was ready.It turned out that the fat man had figured out the arrangement of the martial arts conference early on, and he believed that the energy should be used in the right place to get twice the result with half the effort.Although the martial arts conference was hosted by the Zhang family of Jinling, not all the people were from the Zhang family.On the contrary, this hundred-year-old family is very mysterious. Their staff seldom have direct contact with the outside world, and often infiltrate the rivers and lakes through other family members they control.There are three roads leading to Qilinyan, and these people are the gatekeepers. Fatty started from this level and cleared one level in advance. Naturally, he would be able to take Wu Xie up the mountain smoothly.In this way, there is no need to fabricate or expose the identity, which is a good way.This kind of thing is actually not new, the Zhang family may not be unaware of it, but if there is no big trouble, they will turn a blind eye and close their eyes.Not to mention that the Zhang family has already been devastated by the theft of the ghost seal, and they have no intention of paying attention to these trivial matters.

Wu Xie and Fatty set off for Jinling on the eighth day of August, and when they arrived at the boundary of Jinling coincided with the twelfth day of the eighth month, they first stayed at a nearby inn.While researching strategies, while inquiring about the wind.After a few days, I didn't inquire about my brother's news, but I heard a lot of gossip.

Nowadays, there are more and more rumors unfavorable to the Zhang family in the world. In addition to speculation about the missing new martial arts leader, there are even rumors that the Zhang family's ghost seal was not stolen, but was taken back by the royal family.As a result, the century-old foundation of the Zhang family in the martial arts is in jeopardy. After all, no matter how unrestrained these Jianghu people are, they are not happy to confront the current imperial court.All of a sudden, people were panicked, opinions were divergent, various schools and aristocratic families also had different attitudes, some were ready to go, some were watching the fire from the other side, and those who fell into trouble had already lost their composure and provoked openly and secretly.Regarding this, the Zhang family has never heard anything about it, which is why this year's martial arts conference has attracted so much attention.The ghost seal was stolen, the old leader died of illness, and the new leader disappeared—the whole world was waiting for the Zhang family to give an explanation.

Tomorrow is August [-]th, and they will go back to Shuntian Mansion as soon as the martial arts conference is over, so Wu Xie went downstairs early in the morning to settle the rent.Unable to hurry up, he bumped into someone at the stairs.Wu Xie rubbed her head and looked up, feeling a chill in her heart.

I saw a man in a rough coat sitting on the opposite side, wearing a pair of jet-black glasses, rubbing his waist and saying "Ouch".

- This is obviously a disabled person.

Wu Xie secretly scolded himself for being careless, and hurried forward to help him: "My Taoist priest, I'm sorry, I left too hastily."

The blind man yelled fiercely, and held Wu Xie's hand again, but he stood up without too much effort.Wu Xie apologized, but the other party didn't say anything, just touched Wu Xie's palm twice abruptly.Wu Xie's scalp went numb, and she subconsciously withdrew her hand and pushed it away, looking at the black glasses as if she was looking perverted.

But the blind man laughed and said, "This young man has a good face."

Wu Xie was in a fog and didn't understand what he was talking about.What does it look like?like who?

"My son was born with a good face and a good palm, and he will be a great man in the future."

Wu Xie frowned and sized up the other party, and immediately understood——I thought it was the Taoist leader of which sect, but it turned out to be a fortune teller.It's just that since he mentioned facial features, isn't he blind... Thinking, Wu Xie raised his hand and waved in front of the man.

Unexpectedly, he stroked his pair of glasses, and said with a smile: "Young master, don't worry, Debbie can see clearly without wearing my stuff."

Wu Xie gave a dry cough, and hurriedly said, "Excuse me."

Wu Xie was in a hurry to go downstairs at the moment, not in the mood to listen to the black glasses chattering.However, the corridor is so wide, and the blind man blocked the front, and he didn't intend to give in at all, instead he sighed.

"It's a pity that my son's eyebrows are too worried. Although he has a fortune and destiny, he has no ambition to bear it. The so-called 'Heaven has intentions, people have no intentions', I am afraid that this good luck will not last long. If we can work hard..."

"Master Dao, can you give way first?" Wu Xie said abruptly.

The blind man was taken aback, seeing the young man hurriedly looking downstairs, he didn't listen to his words at all.

"Master Dao, I have something else to do, so it's really inconvenient to accompany you. Is it me who collided today? Don't take this small amount of money for tea, Daoist Master." Wu Xie said as he stuffed a few copper coins into the hands of the black glasses , and then shrunk his shoulders and squeezed past him.

As soon as he stepped on the stairs, he heard the person behind him laughing out loud, as if he had been tapped.Wu Xie shook her head inexplicably, and didn't pay any attention to it. She just thought in her heart that there seemed to be a lot of neuropathy this year.