[Comprehensive martial arts] Master let me cultivate myself

According to Qian Duguan, the relationship among Xiangyang, Pegasus Ranch and Jingling has maintained a relatively stable triangular state under the promotion of Dajianglian and Hanshui faction.

Of course, this is a kind of stability on the surface before the battle. The bargaining chips given by the surrounding parties change with the changes of the current situation. These three parties may join other forces at any time, but at least for now, they still don’t talk to each other. Help each other.

In fact, Qian Duguan just came back from the Pegasus Ranch, so she didn't need to go there, but the more she studied the information Bai Qinger and Qian Duguan collected in Xiangyang, a place that must be contested, the more she realized At this moment, the Sui Dynasty has reached the time when the building will collapse.

If she wants to live up to her name as a sage of the Demon Sect, she may not be enough to achieve her goal only with the weapon support of the Dongming faction, as well as the connection with the Li family and Miss Li Si.

The war horses of the Pegasus Ranch are undoubtedly an extremely important resource for combat readiness.

However, according to Qian Duguan, Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch, has always regarded himself very highly, and relying on the unique geographical conditions of Pegasus Ranch, especially Pegasus City, it may even be easier to defend than Xiangyang. many--

It is not difficult to form an alliance with her, especially the kind of alliance that both parties know and can break up at any time to live together, but it is not so simple for her to vote for one side wholeheartedly.

"You're going to the Pegasus Ranch and you don't want to go out alone. You just bring Xiang Yutian's disciples to carry the sedan chair for you. Why let me follow along."

Shi Zhixuan originally thought that being treated as a prisoner and not being able to live a happy life like the Huajian sect's tenet was already uncomfortable enough, but who knew that now the other party was going to the Pegasus Ranch, and they would even take him as a groom.

What annoyed him the most was that this kid, no, it was this girl disguised as a man, and when she arrived at the gate of the city confidently, someone made a special trip to inform Qingxuan that Shi Zhixuan was not in Xiangyang City now, and she could go to the city to rest up.

As for her father, she will be taken to do some redemption.

"What Xie Wang said is wrong. Pegasus Ranch is not a place to go casually, and this business is not as simple as you think." Shi Nian took out the folding fan again.

Shi Zhixuan's eyelids twitched before he realized that she was not holding Hou Xibai's fan after all.

Shi Nian naturally noticed his action, and said with a smile: "I'm really embarrassed by Xie Wang's performance, you can rest assured that I have returned the fan to the disciple, presumably he has already given the fan to you." It was destroyed, after all, the beauty painted on the fan is a pleasure in the world, and it might be a burden to paint a master of the evil king."

Shi Zhixuan was so stalked by her that he didn't want to speak.

For some reason, the vigorous look of this handsome young man in Tsing Yi made him think of the two of them unconsciously.

One is Zhu Yuyan, who had just achieved success in the Heavenly Demon Kungfu in her youth and before the death of the previous Yingui Sect master, and the other is Song Que, a young man who wields a saber and is famous all over the world.

Maybe it's because the demeanors of the most favored sons of heaven are somewhat similar, Shi Zhixuan thought.

Before, if he hadn't mistakenly believed that Shi Nian was a young man cultivated by Zhu Yuyan, he would not have jumped in hastily if it was not good for Shi Qingxuan, so if he doesn't have sufficient evidence now, he really doesn't intend to make any conclusions.

Shi Nian changed the topic and said again, "The evil king doesn't have to think that I will humiliate you by bringing you together. Only when the two schools of magic and six ways are unified can we bet on one as a whole in the troubled times and choose one to end the troubled times." The man of destiny, since the evil king is my defeat, there is no need to think that it will be me who will take the position of the holy king."

"You don't have to take one evil king at a time." Shi Zhixuan frowned aggrievedly.

If it is said that before Yang Xuyan came, Zhu Yuyan had not yet determined his position, he really planned to make a profit by taking advantage of the influence of Butian Dao and the details that should have been exposed in Xiangyang that year.

It's a pity that Yang Xuyan was taken down by the Yingui faction. Those women of the Yingui faction, from Zhu Yuyan herself, to Houhou and Bai Qing'er, all of them didn't know what ecstasy soup they drank to replace Shi Nian. work.

The various sects of the Demon Sect try to become a sect that can be seen, and will not miss any opportunity. For example, Fat Jia Anlong, who tried his best to please him back then, wanted to further his status as a businessman.

Now this year's action seems to be overbearing, but in fact there are rules to speak of, and it is an activist enough to convince the public.

Therefore, his actions are contrary to those of others. Even if he is actually the number one master in the Demon Sect, those people may not necessarily buy him.

What's more, now he has to take second place.

"Then in order to be seen by others at the Pegasus Ranch, I will call you Old Shi." Shi Nian glanced at Shi Zhixuan after he changed out of the clothes of a literati, and looked a little laid-back, thinking that this The alias is quite suitable for him. "I have a friend named Xiao Shitou, but it's a pity that he is destined to be called you now, but he is not as thoughtful as you."

"Speaking of which, I quite admire you. When you were planning the Western Regions for the Sui Dynasty, you were able to divide the Turks into two by combining vertical and horizontal strategies. The ability to bring such a dead person back to life is really something we waited for. The younger generation can’t be flattered. So now that I’m here at the Pegasus Ranch, I also want to ask you to give me some advice. I told Qingxuan that I want you to atone for your sins or make meritorious deeds, which is not wrong.”

Shi Zhixuan glanced at Shi Nian.

The young man sitting on the horseback was in high spirits, hiding a calmness that was far beyond what she should have at her age.

The martial arts accomplishments that she shouldn't have at this age have covered up this potential that should have been discovered earlier, and the pomp she deliberately vacated is also used to paralyze the opponent.

What Shi Zhixuan was also not sure about was that when Shi Qingxuan was mentioned just now, this name caused him to be in a vacillating state of mind and leaned towards his loving father. Is this a coincidence, or is it just because he is talking about his heart? Girls with more eyes on their own do it deliberately.

He thought for a while and said unconsciously, "Shang Xiuxun's background is unusual, you can start from here."

Shi Nian did not expect to hear some unexpected news from Shi Zhixuan.

While she was thinking about how to use the news, she slowly rode her horse towards the southwest from Xiangyang.

After crossing the two tributaries of the Yangtze River - Zhangshui and Jushui, you can already see a triangle of fertile land.

Shi Nian saw this rich scene in the midst of autumn harvest, and temporarily let go of other thoughts.

Walking along the river and crossing the col, a vast fertile field circled by the terrain surrounded by mountains will also be revealed.

This is the place where the horses, sheep and cattle of the Pegasus Ranch are herded, and the mountains surrounded by only two narrow mountain roads in the east and west are the natural barriers of the Pegasus Ranch.

Not only that, looking towards the elevated position in the northwest corner of the Sifang Canyon, the Pegasus Castle is located at the highest point.

"The castle of Pegasus Ranch reminds me of a place." Shi Nian smiled slightly, but didn't intend to explain to Shi Zhixuan.

Naturally, what she thought of was destroying Nuo City.

It is also backed by mountains and followed by cliffs. There is a very high similarity between the two in terms of the use of natural dangers.

There is also a defense almost like a moat in front of the city. If you want to enter the city, you must pass the suspension bridge on the river.

It's just that there are organs in the moat in front of Ruinuo City, but the moat of Pegasus Ranch is much shallower, so a tunnel three feet wide and five feet deep was dug separately as a warning to those who come here.

Compared with Rui Nuo City, the city of Pegasus Ranch is much more rough and heroic.

I heard that Shang Xiong, the first generation owner of the Pegasus Ranch, was a military general, and he established a style of martial arts for everyone in the ranch, and everyone should be brave and good at fighting. Adhering to this tradition, as a unique armed force to protect local safety, it is not difficult to understand the spirit of feedback in architecture.

To build here, simply use stones to stack buildings and use local materials, which is also the wisdom of the residents here for decades or even hundreds of years.

Shi Nian and Shi Zhixuan were not stopped until they reached Pegasus Castle.

After all, from their appearance, they really look like a down-to-earth scholar-servant with a slender little master. They happened to pass by this place, and they were attracted by the lively scene in the Pegasus Ranch. Just stopped here.

The bright mirror lakes here are continuous, and the fields and grasslands of various blue, green and dark colors are pieced together, extending to the surrounding mountains.

But apparently the tourists who stopped by would not come to the Pegasus Castle to ask to see the owner, Shang Xiuxun.

Shi Zhixuan thought that Shi Nian would directly take out the token of Qian Duguan, after all, he had just negotiated a deal with Pegasus Ranch and established a friendly covenant relationship, but he didn't expect it to be taken out of Shi Nian's sleeve. After she put Song Shidao and Song Lu under house arrest, she got the Song Clan token from them.

He has been in the officialdom for many years, just saying that he is a smart person is not even enough to describe him, but a real person.

When he saw Shi Nian's actions, he guessed her intentions without her needing to say much, and after thinking about it, her actions were really worthy of scrutiny.

If he continued to come here with the identity of Qian Duguan, and Xiangyang changed hands in just a few days, he would first come to establish contact with the Pegasus Ranch. It was hard to guarantee that Shang Xiuxun would not feel that Xiangyang's power was in a state of insecurity.

But if you use another relatively harmless force, just to test this place, there is obviously no problem.

but--

"Are you planning to use Song Shidao's identity?" Shi Zhixuan felt that this identity was not useful enough.

Song Shidao was rumored to be very popular with the Heavenly Sword, but he didn't even learn a single move of the Heavenly Sword. Instead, he learned the swordplay from the Earth Sword Song Zhi.

This identity is with other forces, and it is possible to use Tiandao's face to give this seemingly good-tempered young master of the Song Clan a little preferential treatment. With Shang Xiuxun, Song Shidao's identity is actually not very useful.

"Of course it's not Song Shidao, but Song Yuzhi." Shi Nian answered decisively.

Shi Zhixuan watched her use her little finger to shake off the eyebrow powder that had been deliberately drawn with an eyebrow pencil, which made the eyebrows look softer, and also exposed her sense of disobedience as a woman disguised as a man. A young girl with a bit of heroism in her beauty, she pretended to be dressed in men's clothing for the convenience of traveling.

Shi Nian looked at the gradually falling suspension bridge, and added softly, "Don't worry, if it wasn't confirmed from the information collected by Qian Duguan, Song Yuzhi hadn't been to Pegasus Ranch yet, only some rumors from the outside world came here. I wouldn't think of acting in her capacity either. Before discussing serious matters with Shang Xiuxun, I want to see what kind of person this mall owner is."

Shi Zhixuan suddenly realized why Shi Nian made a special trip to Qian Duguan's warehouse to pick a soft whip as a self-defense weapon before leaving Xiangyang City.

Because that is exactly the weapon that Song Yuzhi will use in the rumors.

She had long planned to face Shang Xiuxun's first negotiation.

When her voice was concentrated, at the other end of the suspension bridge, a middle-aged strong man with an ancient face and one eye was walking towards them.

Shi Nian guessed that this should be Liu Zongdao, the second deacon of Pegasus Ranch that Qian Duguan mentioned, and one of Shang Xiuxun's most trusted people.

"I don't know what the guests are doing? Although the Pegasus Ranch is not a powerful force, it is not something that people can drink around casually."

His tone was quite unkind at the beginning, but after realizing that he was really not that old at the time, he restrained his anger a bit, knowing that he was fussing about with a little girl who didn't look too old, but he was lost Decent horse ranch.

Especially when he saw the other party's youthful appearance who seemed to be not so good at turning the fan, Liu Zongdao felt that he was really a bit of an underdog.

It looked like a girl in men's attire was shaking her fan. What Liu Zongdao's only remaining eyes saw was trying to pretend to be an old Jianghu. He said in the tone of an adult, "I have heard about the Pegasus Ranch for a long time. The horses raised in the land of water, grass and grass are not inferior to the BMWs outside the Great Wall. I... my son’s father’s birthday is coming soon, and I want to buy a batch of famous horses as a birthday gift. This is not a business of three or five horses. The boss of your Pegasus Ranch is here to talk."

Liu Zongdao suddenly felt it was funny.

In his view, business for more than three or five horses does not need to be decided by Shang Xiuxun, the four deacons in the Pegasus Ranch can do it.

But when his eyes flickered over the waist card that the other party took out, he was suddenly stunned——

This is really a distinguished guest, at least he does have the qualifications for Shang Xiuxun to receive him.

This is the daughter of the Song Clan.

Liu Zongdao didn't dare to make a random decision on how to receive her, so he could only lead her along the wide and ascending ramp after entering the city, towards the inner fort in the castle. I feel that there is a solemn and simple beauty, and a more formal grandeur, which is enough for people to feel the folk customs of this place when they enter the Pegasus Castle.

But after entering the inner castle, it is not quite the same scenery. The main hall of the five-story palace pavilion is built close to the mountain wall. The garden waterfall between the rooms dilutes the sense of towering and solemn.

The Flying Bird Garden where Shang Xiuxun lives is not next to the main hall, but inside the wind and fire wall in the middle of the inner fort, various gardens are presented in front of Shi Nian's eyes far better than the scenery outside the Flying Bird Garden.

Walking along the Chaoshou corridor and walking through the garden that has lost some color in autumn, but still has the feeling of seclusion in the world, Liu Zongdao glanced at Shi Nian, and found that when the other party saw these scenes, his face was just Showing a bit of admiration, rather than the lack of manners of a small family coming here, I can't help feeling that the Song Clan dominates the south. Although there are no soldiers, they have put a lot of effort in educating their children.

However, Shi Nian is actually not so much admiring the landscape here, as he is observing Shi Zhixuan's expression.

When he saw the layout of this place, he clearly saw the eyes of an old acquaintance.

Taking advantage of Liu Zongdao leading them to the side hall, Shi Nian took the opportunity to ask, "Who wrote the layout of this place?"

"A person who has long been famous in Jianghu." Shi Zhixuan replied.

Just as he was about to pretend to be advanced, he suddenly saw Shi Nian showing an almost threatening expression. Thinking of his current state where his internal energy was still sealed, he had to cooperate with him in an unsafe place like the Pegasus Ranch. It was obviously not a wise decision for the person who played the role of the Song Clan back then to offend her, and continued, "This person is also very familiar with the Queen of Yin. He was once one of her admirers, and he was given the title of No. [-] in the world. Craftsman."

In the previous world, I had a lot of dealings with the Miaoshouban family in the half year before I left. Naturally, I knew that to become the world's number one craftsman, it was not enough to just be able to make some hidden weapons. He is proficient in gardening, and he seems to be an elegant man.

Shi Zhixuan felt that Shi Nian's expression was a little weird, but he didn't know where his reminder went wrong.

What he wanted to say was that Lu Miaozi had an enmity with Zhu Yuyan, the two of them were sworn enemies, and he even felt that it was not easy for Lu Miaozi to survive to this day.

Under Xiang Yutian's calculations back then, the evil emperor's relic did not fall into the hands of his four dishonest disciples, nor did it fall into the hands of Zhu Yuyan, but Lu Miaozi was hit by Zhu Yuyan with all his strength, and almost died.

And Lu Miaozi has an old relationship with Shang Qingya, the previous owner here, which is related to Shang Xiuxun's life experience.

It might not be a good thing if Shang Xiuxun or Lu Miaozi knew that she was half a Sage Monarch of the Demon Sect and that Zhu Yuyan was working under her.

But why does he feel that Shi Nian is understood in the opposite direction.

Fortunately, at this moment, a very light footstep interrupted the conversation between the two.

The person who came was Shang Xiuxun, the owner of the Pegasus Ranch.

Her lightness kung fu is obviously not bad. If you compare it with the prisoners around you at that time, it should be said that it is similar to Fu Junyu, and Fu Junyu is actually good at lightness kung fu, so the kung fu of this business owner is indeed a bit out of date year forecast.

What surprised her even more was Shang Xiuxun's appearance, it was a face that was not at all inferior to Wan Wan's.

If I had to say it, it would probably be because of her extremely healthy tanned skin and eyes that looked too bright and eye-catching, which made people feel that she did not conform to the mainstream aesthetics.

But Shi Nian felt that when Shang Xiuxun walked through the corridor and walked through this side hall, she and the elegant and aloof layout of this place formed a kind of mutual reflection that made people feel just right.

And this kind of aura and appearance are indeed consistent with the demeanor of the ranch owner imagined in those years, or the person in power at a distribution center for war horses in the world.

When Shi Nian was looking at her, Shang Xiuxun was also paying attention to Shi Nian and Shi Zhixuan. Of course, Shi Zhixuan is a master at playing roles, and now he has already entered the state. He looks like an ordinary follower, so she pays attention to The focus is also on Shi Nian.

She had heard long ago that no one from the Song family in Lingnan had really inherited the mantle of the Heavenly Sword, but when she felt that Shi Nian had a saber aura that seemed to be there, Shang Xiuxun felt that it was not too strange.

The girl dressed in men's clothes has a clear and sharp temperament between her eyebrows and eyes, like a little girl who grew up under the care of her relatives and still has some hopes for the world, but in her It is clear that she already has the aura of being a noble lady.

If she was the other party's elder, she would also have to teach her a few bottom-line moves for self-defense.

Before Shang Xiuxun had time to speak, he suddenly saw the girl in Tsing Yi get up without any precautions or restraints, and walked towards her quickly, and came up with a sentence she didn't expect to hear.

"Business owner, have I seen you anywhere before?"

Shang Xiuxun's expression froze. If she hadn't known that the other party was a lady from the Lingnan Song Clan, she would almost have thought it was a teasing remark.