Martial Lord

White clouds and gray dogs, white horses pass through the gap.

The morning bell in the mountain temple suddenly rises, the birds fly in fright, curl up the branches and tremble, and the flowers and shadows are messy. The fragrance is in full bloom here, just like the April day in the world.

A group of people stopped and walked along the stone road, and finally saw a corner of the ancient temple hidden among the mountains, and it took about half an hour to walk there.

The fat man bent over, took a sip of water out of breath, and threw the water bottle to the people behind him.

"Wang Meng, are you kidding me? Is your leader really on top of this?"

"Fatty, it's not like you didn't miss the Zhang family along the road. If the boss wasn't here, would the Zhang family have surrounded this place airtight?" After following Wu Xie for several years, Wang Meng still couldn't change his mouth. Everyone called him leader Wu. , Xiao Sanye, only he still has a "boss" named Wu Xie.

"Not necessarily. Tianzhen has made great progress over the years, and now even without the protection of the Zhang family, ordinary people can't touch him. This time, there may be some kind of conspiracy." Fatty stopped Wang Meng, "Say, naive is really Didn't you want to make a fool of yourself and lure the enemy's target into this temple? Let me tell you, you know what relationship I have with your boss. This is all a sloppy play with outsiders, and I don't need to do this. You tell me the plan in advance so that I can cooperate with him."

Wang Meng was about to cry: "No really, the boss is up there, and Lord Hei is also there, just go up and ask them if they are okay."

The fat man gasped and went up the steps. He never stopped complaining, but his footsteps never stopped. He didn't know if he really didn't believe it, or he was bored on the road, so he could only tease Wang Meng.

Last year, Chen Pi Asi was blacked out by his subordinates and fell down. The family fell into a slump, and the rest of the nine aristocratic families almost sided with the Wu family.Since Wang Meng gave up looking at the shop, he chose to hang out with Wu Xie, because he has done many things for Wu Xie, and now he has a little reputation in the arena, and he is no longer a boy that everyone can bully.But for the boss and his friends, Wang Meng always respected and respected them, and did not dare to make a fuss.

Sometimes when he was in a hurry, Wang Meng could swear a few disrespectful words at Wu Xie, but he didn't have the guts to treat them.

The authority of the position of martial arts leader has been far inferior to that of the past, but the deterrent power is still there, and ordinary people do not come here to make trouble out of their minds.The imperial court seemed to be very satisfied with the current balance of the world, and never mentioned the arrest of Zhang Qiling again... Wu Xie's heel was finally firmly established.

Of course, there are also people who are not convinced, people who come to find fault, these things have never stopped, and were eventually resolved by the nine aristocratic families one by one.Everyone said that the new leader Wu is a person of excellent character, and he has made a group of close friends who will affect the turmoil of the whole world.In the Jianghu, martial arts, wisdom, and character are indispensable. The third master of the Wu family is not outstanding in the first two, but his loyalty is the most important thing.Most of the time, this person is mellow and understanding, with a kind temper, but a few times he is ruthless and decisive. It is hard for you to imagine how this kind and soft-spoken young man is angry, but this young man is indeed relying on his extraordinary loyalty. Step by step, he stood at the top of the martial arts world, and was convinced by everyone.

It's been three years, and time has slipped away amidst the sometimes vigorous and sometimes mediocre events in the rivers and lakes.Gradually, Wu Shandang's little innkeeper has been forgotten by everyone, and replaced by the most outstanding junior in the Wu family, the new martial arts leader who was personally selected by the Zhang family and is willing to assist.

Wu Xie's reputation on the Tao is no longer the same as it was three years ago.

Fatty looked at Wang Meng who was also sweating profusely, and sighed: "Meng, I think your leader has changed."

I don't know what kind of moth this master is going to do again. Wang Meng was so tired that he didn't forget to turn his head to serve him: "What kind of talk is this fat man talking about? Who doesn't know that our boss' brother, your fat man is the only one, there is nothing wrong with it." ?”

The fat man pinched his waist, looked at the gradually clear ancient temple, and said, "Not only that, before, even your leader would consult with me about relationship problems. You see, since he worshiped the blind man as his teacher, he has changed his best friend." !"

That's right, you guys are still arguing about this.

"No, how can it be? The boss's favorite is definitely you, fat man. You have to stand aside with black eyes and white glasses!"

After speaking, for no reason, Wang Meng felt a chill on his neck.

He stood still, raised his head and looked towards the gate of the temple, and saw a ruffian in a black robe standing nondescriptly, with a cold light reflected on the black glasses.

I'm going... so far away, can't you hear me?

Just as he was thinking, the black glasses turned his face sideways, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling.

Wang Meng coughed dryly: "Hi, Master Hei!"

"Fat Master is still young with a sword, and he still has the mood to tease his juniors after climbing such a high mountain." Hei Glasses said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, I have changed a lot in the past few years, and I have rarely bullied this kid."

Wang Meng laughed dryly at the side: "Master Hei just likes to joke, ha, ha ha... Then what are you talking about, the boss also told me other things, you two can do it yourself!"

Seeing Wang Meng fleeing for his life, the fat man turned his head and saw that he was sitting on the steps in front of the ancient temple. He took a breather in the shade and said, "What's going on? I didn't talk about it before, but you two can handle it this time?"

"It can be done, we can do things well, but I can't deal with my apprentice, it's up to you to do it."

The fat man quickly waved his hands: "Don't talk nonsense, Tianzhen and I are pure. No one can mess with him except my brother. If you want Tianzhen not to die, that's easy. Give me the whereabouts of my brother and make sure he won't torture you again."

"Tsk!" The black glasses frowned, "No one will believe what I say, right? Yes, when the dumb left, he met me once and asked me to take Wu Xie, nothing else Say, I really don't know."

Black Glasses felt that he had never experienced such a disturbing thing in his life, this dumb guy even tricked him before he left.

"Really? Then what mystery did you care about back then? I almost believed what you said to deceive the master and destroy the ancestors."

"Isn't that the case for all the masters?" The black glasses flicked the dust whisk to drive away a few mosquitoes, "You saw my apprentice's dying look at that time, it's not because he couldn't make it through, so he made some stunts. "

Fatty thought about Wu Xie's reaction when he knew that his little brother's life and death were uncertain, and he believed it a little.

"It's been three years in a flash, so according to you, what is our little brother now..."

The face of the black glasses also sank, and he shook his head.

I don't know, I really don't know, he's just a half-fairy, Zhang's family are not ordinary people, he can't figure it out, and he can't figure out the way.

Thinking back to the days when the three brothers got together, the past was gone and never returned, and Fatty felt bad.

"Don't talk about that. What's the matter with inviting Fat Master out of the mountain this time?"

"Something happened, you have to come, I can't stop him."

"what's up?"

"Wu Xie has become a monk."

"Innocent!"

In the quiet ancient temple, a loud voice pierced the sky, startling the birds in the forest.

The fat man trotted through the temple courtyard and came to the treasure hall. He saw Wu Xie in a monk's robe, discussing something with a group of monks.And seeing Wu Xie's hairless head clearly, the fat man wailed on the spot.

"Fat man?"

Wu Xie seemed a little surprised by his appearance, "What wind brought you here?"

The fat man dragged him away regardless: "What are you doing? Ah? Where's your hair? What do you mean? If you don't want to be a widow in the Zhang family, just say, Fatty, I'll take you out, use Don't escape into the empty door!"

"Tsk, what are you talking about?" Wu Xie swiped away the fat man's paw that was groping on his head.

"I'm not a monk."

"Not a monk? Then you are..."

Wu Xie ignored him, turned around and gave the abbot behind him an apologetic expression, and then said to the fat man: "Buddhist holy place, don't make noise, let's talk about it in another place."

Wu Xie led the fat man to the meditation room in the backyard, and the two of them sat down, and Wu Xie slowly made tea for them.

"This is the best Yuqian Longjing, you can try it."

Wu Xie is very obsessed with the tea ceremony recently, he feels that his heart has not been so stable for a long time, the temple is a good place to cultivate the mind, even the old abbot said he has the root of wisdom.

"It's over, it's over, I think you are becoming more and more like a real monk." The fat man picked up the tea cow to drink, "What's going on? The blind man said that you want to become a monk, and no one can stop you."

Wu Xie gave a blank look: "This kind of trick can also be taken, and the more you live, the more you will go back."

"I didn't believe it at first, but after looking at your head... you're almost getting a scar." The fat man said unconvinced, "You don't want to go out, why do you shave your head, maybe you want to use your own hair to make a wig for my little brother ? Let me tell you, even if you make it up, my brother won’t wear it..."

Seeing that the fat man became more and more dishonest, Wu Xie only felt that his state of mind during the half month of cultivation in the temple had completely broken.But when I think of Zhang Qiling, when he left, even his hair turned white... If he is willing to come back, it doesn't matter if he shaves his own hair, even if he doesn't want it.

The fat man knew he had said something wrong, so he coughed dryly and changed the subject: "What, tell me, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, just dig a hole and wait for someone to jump in." Wu Xie said, "You know I've been investigating what happened back then all these years."

Over the years, as Wu Xie grew up, he gradually discovered many loopholes.What happened back then, the Zhang family was targeted by the court, the younger brother was wanted by the new emperor, and he had no choice but to come forward. This series of events, it seems that someone is secretly manipulating, forcing the situation to evolve in a bad direction.

At first Wu Xie thought it was a coincidence, but later he realized it was not that simple.In the first few years of his tenure as the leader of the martial arts alliance, this feeling was particularly obvious, as if someone had been secretly watching his every move and guiding him to do everything.At first, Wu Xie thought it was the court's eyeliner, but after several contacts with court officials, he found that the court itself didn't pay much attention to the martial arts.

The new emperor knew Zhang Qiling's identity a long time ago, why did he suddenly have murderous intentions after so many years?Could it be that this matter was not the original intention of the court, but that someone was guiding the emperor as if guiding him behind the scenes?Could it be that this matter is not aimed at Zhang Qiling, but at the entire Zhang family.

Some people didn't want the Zhang family to continue to maintain the balance with the court. Even on the way back to the Snow Mountain, the head of the Zhang family suffered several attacks that were not from the court.This is what Zhang Qianjun, who later returned to the Central Plains, told him. Three years ago, he chose not to enter the snow mountain at the last moment, and returned to the Central Plains to reunite with Brother Zhang. Now he is secretly investigating this matter.

Only then did he know that for many years, the Zhang family had always had an enemy lurking in the dark, and the other party was a huge family just like the Zhang family.Wu Xie is not sure how much this power played a role in the events back then, but this power directly caused the younger brother's physical condition to collapse early, and now he wants to control him and the current Zhang family in the Central Plains, he can't sit still .

"What did you find out?" Fatty was an old Jianghu after all, and he immediately realized that it was not easy.

"A lot," Wu Xie said, "I found a lot of things, big and small, which seemed messy and unconnected, but led to today's situation from all directions, and behind all these things there is a thousand traces of a clan surnamed Wang. Inextricably linked. I don't know why they did these things for the time being, but I know they'll be targeting me next."

"What does this have to do with you becoming a monk?"

Wu Xie said: "I did this to convince them that I have mastered an important secret, and this secret is related to them."

The matter of him becoming a monk, like a fat man, most people can't figure it out.What he wants is the other party's confusion and exploration for a moment.

The members of this Wang family are scattered all over the Central Plains. They seem to be disorganized, but in fact, like the Zhang family, they influence the Jianghu and even the court in all aspects, and their intentions seem to be more barbaric than the Zhang family, which itself has no desires.They have suffered too much in this matter, this time Wu Xie will take the initiative.

If there is no game, he will make a game, but this time he is no longer a pawn, but the overall planner.

"How sure are you?" The fat man thought for a while and felt that this matter was too mysterious.But he didn't dare to deny Wu Xie completely, because most of the time, whether in the past or now, Wu Xie's senses were unexpectedly sensitive.

"I'm not sure, but I believe in my deduction." Wu Xie said as always, "If my conjectures are all true, then this is a huge conspiracy. I have no way to make these people admit defeat immediately, I can only think about it in the long run. And my purpose today is to get these people to come from behind the scenes to the front of the stage."

"If you think it is, then do it." The fat man patted Wu Xie, "Is there anything I can do?"

After Wu Xie informed Fatty about the plan, he returned to the palace to continue the unfinished scene.

The fat man strolled around the meditation room in the backyard for a while, and then went back to the door, but when he left, he carried a knife on his back.The blade was carefully wrapped, and the shape was invisible. The fat man deliberately avoided the door when he left, so Wu Xie didn't pay attention to it.

In the woods, the fat man kicked a big tree.

The tree trunk shook for a while, the black glasses jumped down from the tree, saw the knife on the fat man, and was dazed.

"Tsk, I told you to go and see his reaction, why did you take it out?"

"Still reacting? Thanks to Fatty Master, I was witty and changed the subject all the way. Before he saw it, I changed the knife."

The black glasses were silent for a while: "You mean..."

The fat man opened the package, revealing the black gold ancient knife with a cold glow inside. Just holding the knife, he seemed to be able to see the invincible scene when the owner of the knife swung it back then.

"It's not the time yet, we can't let him see this." Fatty sighed, "It's only been three years, it's not naive enough to get out of this."

Hei Glasses understood what he meant, and he was also in a dilemma: "This knife has been in my hands for half a year. I also sent someone to search for it in private, but there was no news. Wu Xie is getting more and more sophisticated now. It's so easy to deceive, he won't be able to hide the matter from him for a long time, and he will know that we found the dumb knife in the swamp after he has been busy for a while."

"No," the fat man was very firm, "We all know how he survived the days back then, all because of a single thought. Now he is only thinking about how to fight the Wang family. The Wang family has a grudge against the little brother, in order to give the little brother He won't fall down even if brother takes revenge, because he always feels that brother is still alive, but as soon as this knife appears, he will collapse immediately."

Zhang Qiling never left his sword, many people in Jianghu knew about it.

The black gold ancient knife was fished out of the swamp, and there were piles of corpses in the swamp, if the little brother was really there... Don't talk about naivety, he is also the brother of the little brother, and he couldn't bear it.

In the past, they could still choose themselves, but now when they saw this knife, they all felt that it was more ominous than ominous.

For three years, they watched Wu Xie transform from an ordinary shopkeeper to a well-known leader in the world.But they all knew that Wu Xie had a weakness in his heart that he couldn't touch, if he moved it, he would be finished, and what he had propped up for the past few years would collapse in an instant.

No matter what, he had to believe that Zhang Qiling was still alive.

"Keep looking, didn't you find the corpse?" The fat man said, "I'll take the things first, and if I can keep them secret for a while, at least in a few years, a few years...it will be fine."