Chapter 137: The Gathering Is Uncertain, Looking Back Suddenly (Part 1)
After the Chinese Yuan Dynasty, it was a rare leisurely afternoon. The autumn wind blew through the courtyard and the leaves rustled softly.
Facing the courtyard, in the practice room with wooden floors, Ning Yi was wearing shorts and was doing serious warm-up exercises with his hands on his hips.
Xigua on the other side had just returned from outside. He took a shower, tied up his hair, wore a loose and comfortable light blue top and long skirt, and sat barefoot on a chair on the side of the room.
"When I came here this time, I originally wanted to fight with Lao Ba... I mentioned Sister Zi earlier, and Boss Du said he was even more powerful... It's a pity that you sent him out on a mission..."
She retracted her right leg on the chair, hugged her knees with both hands, and talked casually while watching her majestic husband punching fiercely over there. Ning Yi ignored her chattering.
"Drink! Ha! Drink! Drink!" He jumped with quick steps and threw a few punches. Although a series of punches were weird in the past, now Xigua, Hongti and others are accustomed to it. After the warm-up was completed, everyone
Grandmaster Ning Liheng just stood still in the center of the room: "You, get up."
"Ah?" Xigua blinked and pointed at herself. After a while, she got down from her seat, jumped two steps forward, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "Oh." She waved her hands and faced
Ning Yi.
"I will have a fair competition with Ba Dao Liu Xigua." Martial arts master Ning Liheng raised his right hand and gestured towards Xigua.
"Uh..." Xigua blinked, and then raised his hand, "...I, Ba Dao Liu Xigua, will have a fair competition with the inner demon Ning Liheng."
She thought for a moment, opened her hands, and used the move "White Crane Spreads Wings".
Of course, masters rarely use White Crane to spread their wings. Grandmaster Ning Liheng was insulted.
But he was expressionless and very mature.
"Qian Laoba was sent to Jiangning by me."
"Oh." Xigua responded and nodded, "Let him take it..."
The moment he spoke, Grand Master Ning Liheng suddenly sprinted forward and kicked Xigua, who was standing on one leg, with a sweeping kick. Xigua's figure jolted, her skirt was flying in the air, and she had already somersaulted backwards? Did she land unsteadily?
Ning Yi rushed over from the front, trying to fly her away like a tiger.
Xigua stepped back? His hands grabbed the lapel of Grand Master Ning Liheng? Under the huge momentum, both of them were pulling each other and spinning? Xigua's skirt almost spread out into a lotus, whistling three turns? Grand Master
Ning Liheng rolled out with a rumble? After he had finished walking two feet, he stretched out his hand and pressed the ground to stand up. His head was a little dizzy, but he immediately adjusted his vision. He was very mature.
"You should have taken the second sweep, and you shouldn't have pounced on me."
She closed her fists and jumped.
"Afraid of hurting you." Grand Master Ning Liheng twisted his neck to both sides. "Now it's true."
"Oh." Xigua nodded? "...So, Lao Ba led the team to Jiangning, and Xiao Hei and Yuwen also went together... What are you going to do with He Wen?"
"I have no prejudice against him in the political arena. Whether he is a friend or an enemy depends on future development."
Grandmaster Ning Liheng spoke and made an offensive move? After all, he came out of the group of grandmasters, and there was no flaw in his body when he moved his posture? It showed everyone's style. Xigua made a king's fist posture, as if he was being penetrated
The first bidder.
"It's time to explore his attitude? To be honest, everyone in the army doesn't have a good impression of him. Especially when there is some kind of hero conference this time, they all want to beat him."
"I think...the black tiger is tearing out the heart!" The Grand Master was caught off guard and started to attack.
"Bastard, climb up the tree!" Xigua opened his hands and jumped suddenly, scaring his opponent back.
"Is there such a trick?"
"I couldn't go up, so I jumped." She explained.
"...What you said makes sense." Ning Yi nodded, "I thought you would prefer He Wen. After all, he is dividing the land."
"Of course I don't hate him conceptually, but I'm also a woman. It's not okay for him to take advantage of me."
"——Monkey steals peach!"
"I don't."
In the room, Grand Master Ning Liheng rushed forward, Grand Master Liu Xigua caught it with a palm and counterattacked. The two fists and kicks were very fast, and they struck each other. This time, it was no longer the black tiger who was tearing out his heart and attacking the tortoise on the tree.
It was already a highly structured fight. If the general masters in the arena were present, they would be terrified to see it, because the two masters are extremely skilled in martial arts, and they were evenly matched for a while, and it was difficult to separate them. It was a rare peak showdown.
"He Wen is developing too fast. The purpose of holding the conference is to stabilize his dominance. A lot of things will happen in it..."
"If I have the chance, I would also like to visit Jiangning. After all, it is your hometown..."
"Forget it this time, if you don't do it well, you'll have to be fooled over there... Hehe, you're pretty good at it."
"Yuwen has a gun with him, I heard. I heard that Lao Lin will go... to accept the offer."
"You, you are gasping for breath... Not only Lao Lin, all forces will send people there this time. The martial arts people are just actors on the stage, and the water on the stage is very deep. Judging from the development process of the five groups of Fair Party members, He Wenruo is stable.
Don’t stop…watch the punches!”
"...hidden."
"If it cannot be stabilized, the army will kill them in Jiangning... It is possible that monkeys will steal peaches..."
"Didn't steal it."
"Shuangyong goes to sea!"
"Monkey steals peach!"
"The black tiger takes out the heart!"
"Murder my husband - don't grab my skirt!"
"There is no trick called murdering your husband. If you make a mistake, you have to admit defeat..."
"ah……"
The two of them had a rough fist fight in the center of the hall. Then Xigua screamed, grabbed her skirt and started to run. There was a "hiss" in the room. After a while, Grand Master Ning Liheng, who was also a Grand Master,
Liu Xigua was forced into a corner and fell to the ground.
"You tear things up..." Xigua hit him with her fist.
…
Grand Master Ning Liheng won this fair competition. He was panting from exhaustion and lay on the ground. Xigua lay on the floor, opened his hands, and accepted the lesson of this failure.
"Xiao Ji's birthday will be in two days." She sighed softly, "Where do you think he has gone now?"
"...Based on that guy's personality of loving to join in the fun, maybe Lao Ba will have to meet him in Jiangning."
"I should have been asked to go. What should I do if I meet Lao Lin..."
"Lao Ba leads a group of people. They are all good players. They will not lose if we encounter them."
"You also said it might become a battlefield..."
"I mentioned it to Lao Ba. When I see the bastard, I told him to run away or just catch him..."
"I'm still worried..."
"If you care, you will be in chaos... Even on the battlefield, that guy is not incapable of survival. Don't forget that he and Brother Zheng killed many real girls during that time. He is smarter than a rabbit and will run away at the slightest sign of trouble.
…”
"A place like a battlefield...don't you worry?"
Ning Yi also turned over, and the two of them lay side by side, looking at the roof of the room, with the sun shining in from outside the door. After a while, he spoke.
"Boys always have to go out..." He thought for a moment, "It's all your fault and Hongti's fault for teaching him martial arts..."
"It's not because you told him all day long that you were a martial arts master, Zhou Tong asked you to help, and Lu Tuo was beaten to death by your palm..."
"Those are all true. I still blame you..."
The couple shirked their responsibilities and argued with each other. After a while, they waved and hit each other. Xigua laughed, turned over and climbed on top of Ning Yi. Ning Yi frowned: "What are you doing..."
"Again."
"...I won or you won." Ning Yi sighed, "You don't have martial ethics."
"If you win, it's all my fault and Sister Tizi's fault..."
The autumn wind blew through the courtyard, rustling the leaves, and their subsequent voices turned into fine murmurs, blending into the warm autumn wind.
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On the same autumn day, more than 2,000 miles away from Chengdu, the young man the couple cared about was traveling to Tongshan County on Jinghu North Road with a group of fellow travelers.
It has been more than two months since he left Chengdu. He was still traveling with several Confucian scholars headed by "promising" Lu Wenke, "respecting gods" Fan Heng, and "cold-faced guest" Chen Junsheng, and because of Lu Wenke's relationship
Wang Jiang, Wang Xiuniang and his daughter had been traveling with them.
Living in troubled times, traveling is not easy, so it is extremely precious to be able to find a few reliable friends to go with you. Lu Wenke and others also cherish this fate. In this way, they have traveled two or three thousand miles together.
During the journey, we visited various places and observed the folk customs. After more than two months, we became more familiar with each other, and almost accumulated a feeling like a monk.
This was different from Ning Ji's fantasy about the outside world when he set out, but even in such troubled times, it seemed that there was always a relatively safe road to move forward. They had heard about bandits along the way, and had also seen relatively safe roads.
The difficult officials even saw the sails of warships heading north of the Yangtze River during their travels along the south bank of the Yangtze River - there seemed to be a war in the north - but no big disaster appeared in front of them.
, so that Ning Ji’s dream of being a martial arts hero became a little slack for a while.
Before arriving at Tongshan, they first passed through Jinghu North Road. The group visited the relatively prosperous Jiayu, Ezhou, Chibi and other places. This place has always been a place of the Fourth War. The Jurchens suffered military disasters when they came, and were later conquered by Liu.
Guangshi took it into his pocket, and after gathering the power of the wealthy gentry from all over the country and getting the "support" of the Chinese army, the prosperity of the city was restored. Now there is already a war in the north of the Yangtze River, but the atmosphere on the south bank of the Yangtze River is only slightly chilly.
Scholars such as Lu Wenke had the desire to govern the world. Everywhere they went, in addition to visiting scenic spots, they would also personally visit places that had suffered wars before. They looked at the ruins burned by the Jin soldiers and strengthened their ambitions.
After passing Jinghu North Road, we arrived at Tongshan County, which is the junction of Jinghu North Road and Jiangnan West Road. The county seat of Tongshan County is not big, and because it has suffered military disasters, the city walls still appear to be damaged at this time, but the county seat
Outside, there are scenic spots such as Jiugong Mountain. When the Jurchens came two years ago, there was not much resistance from the local army, and most of the people took refuge in the mountains. Except for the county seat being burned, there were not many casualties. However, Liu Guangshi was going to fight this year.
Many strong men were arrested here, and the streets and alleys were full of misery.
Heading south from Tongshan, enter Jiangnan West Road, and walk another three to four hundred miles to reach Lu Wenke's hometown of Hongzhou. Along the way, he talked about going back to Hongzhou to put into practice what he had seen and learned in the southwest, but when he got here,
But they were not in a hurry to go home immediately. The group visited Jiugong Mountain for two days, and then visited the place where Jin Bing set fire to the village in Tongshan County. That afternoon, they set up hotpot in the courtyard reserved by the inn.
Everyone arranged the venue, prepared ingredients, recited poems and composed poems, and had a great time.
This inn is a newly built front door, but it also suffered disasters during the war. A large locust tree in the backyard was burned by fire and was half withered and half in full bloom. It was golden autumn, and the leaves on half of the big trees in the courtyard began to change.
Huang, the scene was magnificent and full of meaning. Fan Heng shook his head and said that this tree was just like the current situation of Wu Dynasty, and he recited two poems.
Lu Wenke and others were also talking about the current situation of the country. Chen Junsheng occasionally interrupted, still speaking in the same sharp style as in the past. Several servants set up a shed in the yard to cover the fallen leaves, and Wang Jiang bought a large amount of ingredients from outside.
, is preparing there with her daughter Wang Xiuniang.
Ning Ji sat among the chatting scholars and listened to their nonsense. His eyes were always looking at Wang Xiuniang who was cutting meat over there. In order to prepare for the hot pot today, everyone spent a lot of money and bought two large pieces of meat. At this time, Wang Xiuniang was cutting the meat with her knife.
Ning Ji was about to move. After Wang Xiuniang cut half of the pieces, she came over to greet everyone with a smile, and stretched out her greasy fingers to pinch Ning Ji's cheeks.
"Xiaolong, Xiaolong, he always looks over at me. Could it be that he likes my sister?"
Ning Ji didn't know her as well, so Lu Wenke on the side said, "I think he likes the meat."
After traveling together for more than two months, everyone finally came to a consensus on Ning Ji's large appetite and greedy mouth. Seeing Lu Wenke speak, Wang Xiuniang smiled tenderly: "Then I'll eat more later." I don't know if she was talking about Lu Wenke or Lu Wenke.
Ning Ji.
After traveling together along the way, there was finally some warm development between Lu Wenke and Wang Xiuniang - in fact, Lu Wenke was at a romantic age and had some family background in Hongzhou. Although Wang Xiuniang was young and fit, she was not worthy of her status.
The one who falls in love with him is so ruthless that no one can be ruthless. After more than two months of traveling together, subtle feelings have naturally been established between the two parties.
Although Lu Wenke could not marry her, there was no problem in taking her as a concubine. And for a woman like Wang Xiuniang who was an entertainer, as long as Lu Wenke was reliable, this could be considered a good destination.
It was not yet dark, and everyone was playing around and eating some snacks. When talking about the local situation in Tongshan, the middle-aged Confucian scholar Fan Heng, who loved to talk about Professor Ning Ji's knowledge, said: "I came back from outside yesterday. Xiaolong still remembers meeting him on the road.
Which Li family's Wubao you arrived at?"
"Yeah, remember." Ning Ji nodded.
"I inquired with someone this morning and found out that the largest local wealthy family and the most powerful martial arts master came from the Li family's Wu Fort."
After traveling together for more than two months, Ning Ji's secret of being greedy has been exposed. As a young man, he did not deliberately hide his passion for martial arts. Although Fan Heng and others were scholars, they regarded Ning Ji as a nephew worthy of cultivation.
In addition, the background of the Jiangning Heroes Conference is thousands of years old, so every time I go to a place, I also inquire about the various interesting local green forests.
At this time, he laughed with everyone and said: "It is said that the background of this great local master is not easy to tell. His father is a member of the Great Light Sect. He was originally one of the protectors of the Great Light Sect. He used to have a nickname,
It's called the 'Monkey King', and his name is Li Ruoque. Don't listen to this funny name, but he has great martial arts skills. I heard there are big monkey fists, little monkey fists..."
"The white ape has arms." Ning Ji said.
"That's right, there is also the White Monkey Arm Fist." Fan Heng said, "Li Ruoque has been famous for almost 20 years, but his family business was not big back then. After all, before Jingping, the world valued culture over martial arts. The Li family back then
He also had a big feud with the inner demon in the southwest. Before the inner demon killed the king, many masters of the Great Light Sect entered the capital. The 'Monkey King' Li Ruoque was one of the generals under Lin Zongwu, the 'North Leg Chuanlin'.
He died under the sweep of the Chinese army's cavalry. It seems that a monkey can't outrun a horse after all..."
Fan Heng was a scholar and did not have much respect for warriors. He was silent for a moment and smiled: "After Li Ruoque died, the person who inherited the family business was named Li Yanfeng. This man's ability is even better than his father's.
After Li Ruoque's death, he not only quickly became famous, but also expanded his family business several times, and then the Jurchens' troops moved south. In these troubled times, it was the Green Forest people who took advantage, and he quickly organized the local
When villagers enter the mountains and come out of the mountains, the largest household in the mountains, hehe, becomes the Li family."
"Today's Li Yanfeng is a popular figure in front of General Liu Guangshi. He built Wu Fort, organized Xiangyong, and followed the path... can you see it? It is modeled after the Miao Territory Ba Dao in the past. I heard that this time the north
During the war, he left the Li family's soldiers and went to General Liu's tent to listen to the announcement of the Jiangning Heroes Conference. Li Yanfeng himself used to be his deputy... Xiaolong, if you go to Jiangning, you might be able to see him."
He told what he had found out and talked eloquently. Chen Junsheng on the side thought for a while: "This time, I heard that the leader Lin is also going to Jiangning, and there is something going on in the middle."
Lu Wenke nodded and said: "In the past ten years or so, it is said that the leader of the Great Guangming Sect has been organizing the fight against the Jin Dynasty in the north. The academic affairs in the south are indeed a bit scattered. If he goes to Jiangnan this time, he will go up and make a cry. All major majors in the world will
The forces are about to join another group of people. It seems that this Jiangning conference is indeed a battle between dragons and tigers."
"A chaotic situation is not a good thing. At Xiaolong's age, he shouldn't join in the fun." Someone was worried about Ning Ji.
Fan Heng nodded.
Lu Wenke said: "How about we take a look first. When we arrive in Hongzhou in a while, I will ask the elders in the family to do more research and ask about the intrigues in the Jiangning Conference. If there is really a danger, Xiaolong might as well stay in Hongzhou first.
It will take a while. If you want to visit your hometown, there is no need to hurry."
Ning Ji didn't want to explain to him, so he stretched out his hand and scratched his cheek: "Let's talk about it later."
Chen Junsheng smiled over there and said to Lu Wenke: "You should say that fat is enough."
"If you manage enough, you must control it enough."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Ning Ji laughed too. He liked this atmosphere, but the people in front of him naturally didn't know that going to Jiangning was not something that a few pieces of fat could sway him.
Amidst the laughter, the setting sun cast its golden afterglow in the backyard of the inn. There were trees swaying above the yard and leaves floating down. When Wang Xiuniang came over with the food to place, everyone made fun of Ning Ji again. It was a harmonious scene.
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The next day was July 19th of this year, and it was also a day for everyone to take a break. Several scholars got up a little later. In the morning, Wang Jiang, Wang Xiuniang and his daughter took advantage of some time to go to the street in the county town.
Performing arts to make some money - Wang Xiuniang and Lu Wenke's relationship is not yet settled, they have always been self-reliant like this, and Lu Wenke does not stop them.
Everyone was discussing in the inn whether they should go out for fun in the afternoon. According to the owner of the inn, the Wubao side of the Li family was not closed off and had a martial spirit. Although many people were sent across the river to fight, there were still people there.
Martial arts are practiced in the fort. Occasionally, people from the martial arts world or passers-by come there, and they are allowed to visit and even compete. It is always possible to go and have a look.
It was noon, and when we were about to eat, the street outside seemed quiet. Suddenly, someone rushed into the inn with blood all over his body, shouting: "Help!"
A group of people were sitting in the hall of the inn playing cards. When he saw this scene, Ning Ji flew past him, held him up, and quickly identified his injuries. Wang Jiang was still running towards the scholars:
"Help! Help...save Xiuniang..."
While they were talking, several people who looked like government officials also rushed into the inn. One of them shouted: "The gangster is committing murder, run away and capture him!"
Someone has already waved the chain and pointed at Lu Wenke and others who were standing up in the lobby: "No one is allowed to move! Anyone who moves will be guilty of the same crime as the gangster!"