A rain came at dawn without any warning. Under the eaves of the main house, Tang Jiusheng and Shi Pingyang looked at the hazy Yuling Lake in the distance. Shi Pingyang pointed his fingers at the lake with great interest and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, this Yuling Lake

The rain scene is one of the four scenic spots in Jiannan, and it is as famous as the Yuluan mountains and rivers, Qianzhang Peak, and Luozhou Grand Canyon. I was lucky enough to be born in Jianlin Villa, so the rain scene in Yuling Lake is also common."

Tang Jiusheng thought deeply and said to himself: "If one day, all these things are over, and I can take Yue'er and Shuang'er to find a place with beautiful scenery to live in seclusion, and no longer care about these disputes in the world,

Isn’t it one of the joys of life to have three or five friends get drunk together in your free time and laugh proudly?”

Tang Jiusheng couldn't help but sigh. His mother died early, his eldest sister married far away from Liaodong, and his eldest brother failed to live up to expectations. He only knew how to eat, drink, go whoring, gamble, cheat, and swindle all day long. In such a big Imperial Prefecture, a huge burden fell on his father's shoulders.

As a son of a man, what else can he do besides standing up to help his father share his worries? But he doesn’t want to be a national master, and he sees that the Tang family, which has been a national master for six hundred years, will have no successor.

Shi Pingyang, who was standing aside, coughed and interrupted Tang Jiusheng's thoughts, "Mr. Tang, just now my father heard that the young master came to our village, and he was very happy. My father has always admired the young master's name, and said that this distinguished guest is coming from afar.

, I should have come to see the young master in person to show respect, but unfortunately I am unable to walk due to illness, so I can only bother the young master to move to the Jianyi Hall in the back house to meet you. I wonder what the young master wants?"

Tang Jiusheng smiled and cupped his hands and said: "When I arrived at Jianlin Villa, I wanted to see the old owner, but you said that the old owner has a hidden illness and has not seen guests for four or five years. Naturally, I don't dare to force others to do anything, so I have to

Give up."

Shi Pingyang chuckled and said: "Young master, you are not kind. When you first came to the village, you called yourself Sheng. I don't have the ability to predict the future. How could I know that it was actually Mr. Tang from the Imperial Prefect's Office who came to stay overnight incognito? Otherwise, I would have made my own decision to invite the young master.

Let’s go to the back house to talk to my father!”

The two looked at each other and laughed, with Shi Pingyang leading the way and Tang Jiusheng following behind. The two chatted and laughed, walked through the corridor and courtyard, and walked all the way to the back house. On the way, they met many maids and maids at home, and they all sent Wanfu greetings to Shi Pingyang.

Shi Pingyang responded with a smile, very easy-going, without the slightest airs of the young village owner, which made Tang Jiu Sheng feel more cordial in his heart.

In the Jianqi Hall at the back of the villa, on the big ebony chair in the middle, the old owner of Jianlin Villa, Shi Tianhao, who was nearly fifty years old, was sitting upright. The young owner Shi Pingyang introduced with a smile: "Father, this is the master of the Minglong Sword, Tang Jiu Sheng Tang."

Young Master, Young Master Tang, this is my father!"

Tang Jiusheng took a few steps forward, bowed his hands to the ground, and said loudly: "Junior Tang Jiusheng has met senior Shi!"

Shi Tian sitting on the chair

Hao smiled and said: "Young Master Tang, there is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly! Please forgive me for my serious leg illness, which prevents me from greeting you personally. I heard Pingyang say that if the young master hadn't acted righteously last night, there would have been many people left on my farm.

I am afraid that more than a hundred people in the family will be harmed by Yewei and Yang Tianyi. The young master has saved the lives of everyone in our village, and it is difficult for me to repay. My son, Pingyang, please thank Mr. Tang on behalf of your father for your life-saving kindness!"

Shi Pingyang pressed Tang Jiusheng on the chair and was about to kneel down and kowtow. Tang Jiusheng was not willing to let Shi Pingyang kowtow. His face turned red and he stood up and grabbed Shi Pingyang, "Master Shi, please don't do this! Drawing a sword to help when there is injustice is the best among us who practice martial arts."

It is human duty, and besides, we have accepted the Shuiyue Sword from Guizhuang, so we no longer owe each other anything. Moreover, the reputation of Jianlin Villa for helping those in need is resounding throughout the world. This can be regarded as a blessing. Even if I don’t come, I will

Someone else is here to save you!"

Shi Tianhao laughed, "What a loving and righteous Mr. Tang! How can a water-moon sword repay the kindness of more than a hundred people for their lives? Mr. Tang, please allow me to rise to the top, how about we treat each other as uncle and nephew from now on?"

It’s so unpleasant to address him as both a young master and a senior!”

Tang Jiusheng said with a smile: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders! But being able to drive away Ye Crying and save the villa is not something I can do alone. Brother Xin Zhiping also contributed a lot. By the way, Brother Shi said yesterday that his uncle already had four children. I haven’t seen anyone for five years, and Uncle Shi just mentioned that he has a serious leg disease. I don’t know what kind of disease he is suffering from. Could it be that even medicine and stones are not effective?”

Shi Tianhao smiled bitterly and said: "My nephew, you don't know something. The leg disease I have is not an ordinary disease. I was injured by an adulterer five years ago. The poison cannot be cured. Every day, my legs are extremely itchy and painful.

Bear with it, the medicine and stone are ineffective, and I have called in hundreds of famous doctors, but no one can cure the poison in my leg. I have been suffering day and night, and my martial arts level has also plummeted, from the second level to the fifth level."

Hearing what Shi Tianhao said, Tang Jiusheng was also quite surprised. Although Jianlin Villa, which has friends all over the world, has declined in recent years, as the saying goes, a hundred-footed insect can die without becoming stiff, and it is still not something that some small and medium-sized sects can match. Take Jianlin Villa.

With such strength, the village owner couldn't even cure his own leg disease, which shows that the poison is so violent that it is by no means ordinary.

Tang Jiusheng stood up, walked to Shi Tianhao, and asked: "Uncle Shi, who is the person who poisoned this person? It stands to reason that as long as the person who poisoned the poison is caught, the antidote will naturally be obtained. But it took five days.

I haven't been able to solve it for years, so it must be that the person who poisoned me is unusual?"

Shi Tianhao shook his head, "Nephew Tang, the person who poisoned me is a swordsman who came to my villa to challenge me. His name is Shu Heqing. This man has great martial arts and has the strength of the third level, but his methods are extremely vicious. He first defeated several of my disciples.

, he would not stop until his bones were broken, which provoked me to have a sword fight with him. After twenty rounds of our fight, he looked defeated and even used a hidden weapon.

It stands to reason that ordinary concealed weapons cannot hit me, but the concealed weapon he used is different."

Tang Jiusheng asked: "Then what's so surprising about the hidden weapon he used?"

Shi Tianhao took out a handkerchief from his pocket. After opening it, he saw a black arrow inside. The arrow glowed with a strange black light. It must be a highly poisonous thing. Shi Tianhao said: "My dear nephew, please look at this arrow."

, it was pulled out from the wound on my leg. The hidden weapon was a crossbow arrow. It was small in size but extremely fast. It was so sudden that it was difficult for anyone to guard against it. I just fell into his trap."

The two were talking when they heard someone outside the door laughing and saying, "Old owner, can you let the little beggar take a look at your injury?"

Then I saw the two disciples of Jianlin Villa who were guarding the door fell to the ground. Xin Zhiping, a little beggar, carried the dog beating stick and entered the Jianqi Hall with a smile. As he walked inside, he turned around and asked: "Why?

With your poor skills, you two guys also want to block my old man's way?"

Shi Tianhao was quite surprised. Although the two disciples Chen Song and He Ming standing at the door were young, they were both solid fourth-level kung fu. It would be difficult for ordinary third-level martial artists to defeat the two of them together. Now they were knocked down in an instant.

Gee, how strong must this person be?

Tang Jiusheng smiled and said: "Uncle Shi, this is Brother Xin Zhiping who used the lion's roar to break the crossbow array last night. He is witty and loves to joke. He is the junior brother of Uncle Luo Fengyang, who ranked second in the last hero list."

Shi Tianhao was shocked when he heard that the beggar was Luo Fengyang's junior brother. He quickly asked Xin Zhiping to sit on the seat, and then a servant came up to offer tea.

Said: "Oh, please, the owner of the village, please show the hidden weapon that injured you to the little beggar."

Shi Tianhao handed over the handkerchief wrapped with arrowheads. Xin Zhiping caught the handkerchief, put the blackened arrowhead in his hand and looked at it carefully, and then said: "Old owner, this thing is called life-seeking pursuit of souls."

The crossbow is said to have been made by Yue Buyun, the master of concealed weapons. Because of the complicated craftsmanship, only two were made. This thing is so powerful that taking the life of an expert below the first level within fifty steps is like picking something out of a bag."

Xin Zhiping looked at the highly poisonous crossbow arrow in his hand and thought for a moment, then said: "It should be the person who used the hidden weapon who put poison on the crossbow arrow and deliberately hit Master Shi on the leg in order to blackmail him.

, otherwise, you can completely shoot the person through with a crossbow, ensuring that there will be no survivors under the crossbow."

Shi Tianhao nodded and said: "What this Hero Xin said is absolutely true. I only saw a black light at that time, and this crossbow arrow was already nailed to my leg. If it was aimed at the head, the power of this crossbow arrow could completely kill the head. There is no impact at all."
Chapter completed!