Gong County is named after "the mountains and rivers are surrounded by mountains and rivers, which are solid and indomitable". It borders Hulao Pass to the east, Heishiguan Pass to the west, Xuanyuan Pass to the south, and the Yellow River natural chasm to the north. It strangles the sacred capital of Luoyang and has the "Key to the East Capital".
called.
Qinglong Mountain is located in the southeast of Gong County, with steep mountains and deep canyons. Ancient trees are everywhere, and green grass covers the ground. Water flows from the cliffs, like raindrops on rocks. A Housi River runs through it from east to west, like a long dragon entering the sea.
, the Jiaoluo River flows into the Yellow River.
In a canyon in Qinglong Mountain, Jiang Qiubai, who was wearing a blue brocade robe, frowned, looked at the eight unconscious people on the ground, and said to a strong man wearing a cloak next to him: "Master Han, these few
The guard from Shenhu Camp has no injuries on his body, and there is no sign of poisoning. I don’t know what kind of methods were used, and Jiang can’t tell."
The strong man's surname was Han Mingtong, and he was the commander of the Hujie Army of the Forbidden Army of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Hearing Jiang Qiubai's words, he looked around with a solemn face and said, "This sir is the commander of the Shenhu Camp of the Emperor's personal guard. He has great skills in Divine Mind."
In this realm, as well as the several attendants and guards around here, they are all very skilled. There are no signs of fighting in the surrounding area. I think they should not be knocked down silently. There is something very fishy about this matter."
Jiu Qiubai nodded: "This matter is indeed puzzling. Now we can only send soldiers to the county government to find a carriage. After checking the surroundings, we will send the dead and wounded back to Kaifeng for further investigation."
Han Tong nodded in agreement and immediately ordered his soldiers to go to Gong County Yamen to find a carriage. It turned out that after Guo Rong assisted Jinzhou in repelling the Liao and Han coalition forces, he returned to Kaifeng to return his orders to Emperor Guo Wei and waited for Jiang Qiubai and Cheng Zheng to arrive.
They met together and prepared to go to Chanzhou to govern together. Knowing that there had been no news about the Shenhu Camp guards sent by Guo Wei to Qinglong Mountain for a long time, Guo Rong asked Guo Wei for orders and asked Jiang Qiubai to come to Qinglong Mountain with Han Tong to find out what happened.
At this time, the sound of cloud-piercing arrows was heard in the sky above the valley in the distance. Jiang Qiubai and Han Tong glanced at each other, telling Hujie soldiers to keep an eye on the unconscious guards on the ground, and rushed towards the place where the cloud-piercing arrow signal was sent.
When they arrived at a forest in the valley, they saw five unconscious people lying on the ground.
In the midst of doubts, a soldier came forward to salute: "I have met Mr. Jiang, your Majesty the Commander, and my subordinates checked the identities of these five people. They are all Khitan people. This is their waist card. There is another one over there who is already a Khitan."
Die." After saying this, he handed over a few badges.
Han Tong took it and took a look, his face became more and more serious. When he was about to say something, he saw Jiang Qiubai walking in the direction of the officer's finger, so he followed him. About twenty feet away, he saw a few big trees crooked.
Askew, there was a big tree broken in the middle. Next to the tree lay a man in his fifties wearing a black robe. The blood on his mouth had dried. He thought he had been dead for a long time. Jiang Qiubai knelt down and put his hand on it.
The man's Tianmen point was touched for a moment, and he was greatly surprised, "This man's cultivation should be higher than mine, and his heart was broken by a move. It seems that there is a fight here..."
He stood up, looked around, frowned and said, "This matter is extraordinary. Mr. Han, please send these people back to Kaifeng first. Jiang will go check around again, and then he will go back." Don't wait for Han Tong.
In response, he quickly walked towards the depths of the forest.
In the Kaifeng City Guards Command Office, a man in his thirties with clear eyes and a calm demeanor sat on a high chair in the middle of the hall, listening to Han Tong's report: "Master Hou, my subordinates have learned from the unconscious Khitan
The waist tags were found, and four of them were from the Beiyuan Guard House. One was a Langguan from Si Tianjian. The dead one did not have a waist tag. According to Mr. Jiang, he should be the most skilled among these people.
."
The person who was called the Marquis was none other than Guo Rong, the Marquis of Taiyuan County and the Governor of Chanzhou. After hearing what Han Tong said, his face became solemn and he thought for a moment, "What about Mr. Jiang?"
"Mr. Jiang and his subordinates rushed back first, and then searched around the mountain. The subordinates left ten Hujie military guards waiting for Mr. Jiang. I think they will return soon."
"Where are those unconscious people now? Take me to see..."
Han Tong responded hurriedly: "All the injured are in the Hujie Army's camp. Lord Marquis, please..."
Guo Rong got up and led several soldiers to the Hujie Army camp with Han Tong. However, he saw that Jiang Qiubai had returned and was bending over to inspect the injuries of the unconscious people. Seeing Guo Rong's arrival, he stood up and nodded.
: "Jungui, you're here. I still want to see you and tell you this..."
Guo Rong respected him very much and refused to let him address him as a Marquis, so Jiang Qiubai could only call him by his name. Guo Rong smiled and said, "Uncle Master, have you discovered anything?"
Jiang Qiubai looked solemn and shook his head: "These people's breath is disordered, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, but there are no scars on their bodies. They look like they have been poisoned, but they are not poisonous poisons... I have never seen this before.
"
Pointing to the dead man in his fifties not far away, he said: "At first, I thought this man had his heart broken and died with one move. I just checked carefully and found that he should have been unconscious for a long time before he died. According to the condition of the trees at the scene,
Look, there has been a fight. This man's cultivation has reached the realm of holding pills. The forest is narrow and he fights desperately with his skills. There can't be only three or four trees where the power of Qi is caused.
Skewed…”
"What does Uncle Master mean?" Guo Rong asked doubtfully.
"Based on my guess, he might have been knocked down by someone unexpectedly. It seems that the person who did it has unfathomable martial arts skills..." Jiang Qiubai thought for a moment, "Seven masters including Commander Zhang of Shenhu Camp,
Including five people from the Liao, the distance between the two was about two hundred feet. Zhang and his entourage had an accident at the edge of a canyon and a pond, while the people from the Liao had an accident in the forest. No matter who was first and who was last, it was quiet in the valley, and one of them should have noticed the sound...
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After hearing his analysis, Guo Rong felt that it was reasonable. His calm expression gradually became serious, and he said to Han Tong: "These people will be placed here first, and the military medical officer will be asked to treat them with medicine that nourishes qi and promotes blood. If anyone wakes up,
, let me know as soon as possible."
He studied under Min Zhenghua in his early years and was also well versed in medical science. He turned to Jiang Qiubai and said, "Uncle, please follow me to Si Tianjian."
Guo Rong, the Tianjian of the Imperial City's Grand Chamber of Commerce, smiled at the surprised Jianzheng and said, "Why, Master Jianzheng doesn't welcome my arrival?"
The Si Tian Jian was busy saluting: "How dare you, I just didn't expect the Marquis to come here today. Please, please..." He hurriedly led Guo Rong and Jiang Qiubai into the hall of Si Tian Jian.
After Guo Rong took his seat, the prison officer hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "The arrival of the Marquis... must be related to Master Bao Zhangzheng, but is there any news?"
Guo Rong nodded with a solemn expression: "Yes, Mr. Mi was found just today. Now that he is placed in the military camp, it may be difficult to wake up."
The prison officer's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he heard Guo Rong say: "When the Holy Lord summoned me the day before yesterday, he also informed me of the whole story. Today, I came here to ask Master Jianzheng... how are you now?"
The prisoner glanced at Jiang Qiubai, slightly hesitant. Guo Rong knew what he was thinking and said, "It doesn't matter if you say it."
Jian Zheng had never met Jiang Qiubai. Seeing that Guo Rong was not shy about him, he nodded and said: "Half a month ago, the sky showed a colorful aura, surrounding the Ziwei Palace guarded by stars. The aura was bright and dark at times.
, after nearly half a stick of incense, it suddenly condensed into a purple light and fell like a meteor... Then a purple light rose into the sky in Gong County."
"Master Baozhang Zhengmi arbitrarily determines the good and bad of the celestial phenomena, and the Tao is an auspicious omen. It means that if the unifying destiny of the world comes to the world, there must be a dragon vein that receives the luck and obtains a spirit. I reported to the emperor, but I think there are many capable people in the world, and the dinosaur veins are human beings.
As a result, Mr. Mi asked for orders to go and explore the Qi Ding acupoint, hoping to cover up the dragon vein aura first...but unexpectedly he was harmed."
The prisoner paused for a moment, stroking his short beard and said: "This auspicious sign from the sky must have been glimpsed by others. For the current plan, we should send someone to investigate again as soon as possible."
"More than ten days have passed since this happened. Will this dragon vein be destroyed by others?" Guo Rong's face showed doubts.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, if you want to destroy the great luck, it will take a long time. Even if there are people who are proficient in Feng Shui and how to guide the qi, it will take a year or even several years. If the official's prediction is correct, it should be done now."
People just cover up their spiritual energy."
Hearing this, Guo Rong stood up and said goodbye: "I know what Jian Zheng said. I will go to the palace immediately to report to the emperor. Jian Zheng can send Lingtai Langguan to accompany me to Qinglong Mountain tomorrow."
Guo Rongxing has always been decisive. This matter is related to the fate of the country. He knew that the emperor would definitely order him to go to Qinglong Mountain, so he ordered the supervisor to prepare manpower.
In the early morning of the next day, Guo Rong, Jiang Qiubai, Sitianjian Zhongguan Lingtailang and more than ten Hujie military guards went straight to Qinglong Mountain. Kaifeng, Bianjing, was more than 200 miles away from Qinglong Mountain.
It took more than two hours to reach Qinglong Mountain.
When he came to the canyon where the incident happened, Zhongguan Lingtailang walked to a pool of water in the canyon and stopped. He leaned over and drank the water. He sipped his tongue and had a slight aftertaste. "The aftertaste is sweet, refreshing and refreshing, but it is full of spiritual energy."
insufficient……"
He raised his head and looked around for a moment, then shook his head thoughtfully, and led the crowd into the valley. The winding path was nearly two hundred feet long, and there was also a pool. The rock wall to the west of the pool was fifty or sixty feet high, with ivy hanging down from it.
, there are towering old trees on the southern hillside, green and shaded.
Lingtai Lang approached the edge of the pool and looked at the pool for a long time, with a happy expression on his face. "This Qinglong Mountain is in the shape of a full moon, and the water is like the Milky Way. It carries the spirit of Songshan Mountain in the south, and gathers the Qi of Mangshan Mountain in the north. The Qi" rides on the wind.
It disperses and stops at the boundary water. According to the knowledge of the official, this should be the place where the spiritual energy of the earth veins gathers."
He leaned over to hold the water and tasted it. He took a first sip, thought about it for a moment, frowned, moved a few feet to the left, and tasted the water again, but his brows were furrowed, "It's really strange... the spirituality of this pool is still...
It’s not as good as the previous one, isn’t it?”
Everyone was not familiar with the art of public opinion, so they would not answer. The Lingtai Lang pondered for a moment: "The beauty of the landforms and trees here is much better than that of the previous place. It stands to reason that the spirituality of the water... even if it is not as good as the previous one, is also
It’s not sweet at first and then bland, it’s iced first and warmed later, there’s a big difference.”
"What does Lang Guan mean?" Jiang Qiubai asked.
"I'm afraid someone used extraordinary methods to cover up the spiritual energy of this place."
"Oh?" Guo Rong looked surprised when he heard this, "What kind of magical power does Master Langguan have to accomplish this?"
The Lingtai official shook his head and said, "Your knowledge is shallow, so you can't see what kind of magical power this is?"
"Is this spiritual vein blocked or broken?"
"If you want to break the veins of the Great Luck, it will not take a day. Moreover, the Qi of this mountain and the two mountains of Mang is the prosperity of the three combinations. Unless the mountain is moved and the cave is destroyed, Master Mi's intention is to do it."
For the legal acupoint, the dragon's aura must first be covered to prevent others from prying at it. But now it seems...this method of covering up did not come from Lord Mi's hand, and the subordinates cannot spy on it. Please forgive me, Lord Marquis."
Guo Rong nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said to Jiang Qiubai: "Uncle Master, where are the places where those Khitan people were unconscious?"
"There is still a mile to go." Jiang Qiubai pointed to the southwest, turned around and led everyone to the forest where the fight was taking place. Guo Rong came to the broken tree and touched the broken heart of the tree with his hand, "Master
Uncle, Mr. Lang Guan, how long have you two seen this tree broken?"
Jiang Qiubai and Lang Guan looked at each other and stepped forward to watch for a while. The Lingtai official said: "At most three days."
"Three days? So the next day after Master Mi's accident, Uncle Master came here... If Master Mi's technique is used to conceal the dragon's energy, how long will it take?"
"In my opinion...it will take at least a day or two."
"In this way, the act of covering up the spiritual energy here should not be done by Master Mi. Then the perpetrator should be Master Mi who came here before, covered the spiritual energy with magical power, and then attacked Master Mi and the Liao people who found it.
On the contrary." Guo Rong frowned and said, "The two groups are far apart, how could the murderer do it... Could it be that there is more than one person?"
After pondering for a moment, he turned to Jiang Qiubai and said: "This man has the ability to look at the qi and explore the acupoints, and his martial arts are unpredictable. This matter is of great concern. I would like to invite my uncle back to the mountain, and I would like to ask my master and the others..."
Jiang Qiubai understood what Guo Rong meant, nodded and said: "If we want to save those people, we may have to alert the two masters of the academy."
I guess I was not sure whether Wu and Hua would help, so I smiled bitterly and shook my head.
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Chu Nanfeng, Luo Xiaoyao, and Xiao Muyun traveled all the way from Taiyuan and arrived at Taibai Academy three days later. The disciples in the academy suddenly saw that Chu Nanfeng had returned and brought a female disciple. They were all overjoyed and ran to
Xiao Muyun came up to him and shouted "Senior Sister" in greetings, which made Xiao Muyun feel embarrassed.
Taibai Academy is different from other Jianghu sects. Since its opening, except for four students, Min Zhenghua, Min Xingwu, Zhao Yinshan, and Jiao Qiubai, who have stayed in the academy since their academic achievements, the other disciples have all left the academy and returned home at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Therefore, these more than twenty
Most of the students were thirteen or fourteen years old. If they followed the first-come, first-served rule, Xiao Muyun would have called them senior brothers. However, she was just Chu Nanfeng's disciple and did not follow the rules of the academy, so they all called her senior sister.
Chu Nanfeng looked at Zhao Yinshan who was smiling and said, "Junior brother Zhao, I have been away for nearly a month. I wonder if my sister and Qiu Bai's family members have gone to Chanzhou?"
"Qiu Bai returned to the academy a few days ago and said that he would not send anyone over to greet his family until the beginning of spring next year."
"Qiu Bai is back?" Chu Nanfeng was greatly surprised.
"I came back five days ago. I didn't know what happened. I locked myself in the room with the two masters and Zhenghua and talked for a long time. Finally, Master Wu and Master Hua went to Bianjing with Qiubai. Even Master Jiang didn't know.
What is it?"
"Oh? Where is Senior Brother Min now?"
"Senior Brother Min, I gave him the title of Medicine Saint. Whenever he has free time, he goes into the mountains to collect medicine."
Chu Nanfeng smiled, turned around and said to Luo Xiaoyao: "Xiaoyao is looking for a few junior brothers to clean up the unused wooden house in the east courtyard first, and then take Mu Yun to the wine shop to see your senior master, senior aunt and the others."
After saying this, he led Xiao Muyun to the wine shop in the village. Mrs. Chu was overjoyed to see her younger brother return. When she heard the beautiful and charming Xiao Muyun calling her "Sister Aunt", she couldn't help but be startled. Chu Nanfeng told Mrs. Chu about the matter of accepting a disciple.
She nodded in agreement, but Cheng Rou on the side looked aggrieved, "Uncle is so partial."
Chu Nanfeng smiled: "Uncle, I brought Mu Yun here to meet you this time because I want to teach you some skills."
Cheng Rou was overjoyed and chuckled at Mrs. Chu, "Mother, uncle has also accepted Rou'er as his disciple."
"The temperature in the academy is much colder than in this village. You can only practice at home for the time being. Once you have the basic skills, you can practice in the academy... Oh, Mu Yun, follow Rou'er to shop on the street first.
Buy some daily necessities and take them to the academy later." Hearing this, Cheng Rou nodded hurriedly and left the wine shop holding Xiao Muyun's arm with a slight smile.
Mrs. Chu smiled and said: "Brother Jiang came over the other day and said that he and your brother-in-law had something to do and were delayed in Bianjing. I'm afraid it will take some time to go to Chanzhou with the Marquis. He will go to Chanzhou with Brother Jiang's family next year.
That's very good. Sister, I will also spend more time with my old father. If Rou'er wants to practice martial arts with her younger brother, it will probably take a long time..."
"Rou'er started late. If she wants to practice to a great extent, it may take twenty or thirty years. My brother can only teach her simple skills so that she can deal with ordinary people."
He knew that Mrs. Chu was not happy either and did not want to give up Rou'er's martial arts career, so he explained. Chu Mrs. heard the words and nodded in agreement. The two accompanied Chu's father and chatted about home affairs for a while. When Xiao Muyun and Cheng Rou returned, Chu
The family then prepared a table of food. After the meal, Chu Nanfeng said goodbye to Xiao Muyun and returned to the academy.
Min Zhenghua had collected medicine and returned to the courtyard. As if he knew that Chu Nanfeng would come to find him, he had already warmed a pot of hot wine in the wooden house. When Chu Nanfeng opened the door and entered the house, he poured the warm wine and put it on the wooden table.
Looking at the surprised Chu Nanfeng, he smiled and said: "Master, please sit down. Junior Brother knows that the Master will come, so he warms the wine first."
Chu Nanfeng sat down and said, "Haha, when did the Medicine Sage also learn the art of magical calculations?"
Min Zhenghua chuckled: "Medicine Saint? This is Junior Brother Zhao. Except for the three masters in the academy, all of them have been given nicknames by him. Xingwu is the Hunting King, Qiubai is the poetry fanatic, and there are a lot of students. What kind of small things?"
Lion, black dragon, reed grass, etc., haha..."
Chu Nanfeng also laughed when he heard this. After the two of them talked and laughed for a while, Min Zhenghua took a sip from the bowl and said: "The mountain chief came here to ask the two masters why they went down the mountain to Bianjing, right?"
"In more than thirty years, I have never seen the two masters leave the mountain. I wonder if Qiubai has something important to tell him this time?"
Min Zhenghua nodded as if he felt the same, and told Jiang Qiubai what happened at Qinglong Mountain in Gong County.
Chu Nanfeng was shocked when he heard this, and then heard Min Zhengdao: "Master Wu wanted to take me with him that day, but Master Hua refused, saying that he could shock a person in the Dan Bao realm to the point where he vomited blood and passed out, and then he died slowly.
, I have never heard of this matter, and I insist on going together, haha, if I were not Jungui's master, I am afraid Qiubai would not tell me this matter."
Chu Nanfeng's expression was solemn, "If it is true as Qiu Bai said, then this person's martial arts must be terrifying. The soul of the person holding the pill can see the truth. If Dacheng has warmed and nourished Tianguan, what kind of martial arts can blind his soul?
Or even died in a coma? If he died immediately, it would be a thing of the past..."
"The two masters told me that they will return within ten days. They asked me to tell the mountain leader that you don't have to worry. We will wait until they return before it is too late."
When it comes to martial arts, Wu Wangbo is in the realm of holding the elixir, and Hua Qianxing is in the realm of Mingqiao Mountain. The two of them are over seventy years old. Although they have not entered the realm of Nascent Soul and Golden Body, they have few rivals in this world.
In addition to his rich experience, Chu Nanfeng, who was traveling with the two of them, was not worried. Hearing this, he nodded, "We can only wait until the two masters come back."
"When did the mountain leader accept a female disciple?"
"Do you remember there was a senior named Mu twenty years ago?"
"Oh, the mountain leader is talking about the martial arts idiot who stayed in the academy for nearly a year, waiting for Mr. Yi to come out?"
Chu Nanfeng nodded and smiled, "This girl Mu Yun is Senior Mu's disciple and granddaughter. Senior Mu's sword skills are mainly strong and fierce, and it is not suitable for Mu Yun to practice, so he asked her to become my teacher. Mu Yun is talented and intelligent.
Excellent, she has reached the realm of solid essence, and my junior brother can teach her a thing or two about Wuji swordsmanship."
"How dare you disobey the mountain chief's orders, but my Qihuang technique has no successors. I wonder if she is willing to learn, haha..."
"In your spare time while practicing martial arts, you can also learn from your junior brother. It will also be of great benefit to the way of martial arts. It's very good, very good."
Chu Nanfeng originally wanted to tell Min Zhenghua about leaving the mountain to look for Ma Xilan next year, but then he thought that it would not be too late to wait until Wu Wangbo and Hua Qianxing came back, so he chatted with Min Zhenghua for a while, drank a pot of warm wine, and said goodbye to his room.
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It was early winter, and Taibai Mountain was already covered with snow. The thick thatched roofs of each room in the academy were already covered with frost and ice. Although Xiao Muyun was born in the north, he felt cold. At about nine o'clock, he heard a sound of gongs coming from the front yard.
, knowing that it was time for the students in the courtyard to do morning exercises.
She comes from an official family, and she usually has maids by her side to serve her, but she may not feel a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, she and Cheng Rou bought many daily necessities in the village yesterday, so they got up, washed and dressed up, and left the wooden house.
The sky was misty, and the surroundings of the academy were filled with mist. She had entered the Great Success of Guyuan, and her eyesight was naturally extraordinary. She followed the stone path of the wooden house to the backyard courtyard, and saw students walking out of the wooden house on the west one after another.
, ran towards the front yard, and there was a person standing in the pavilion on the left, it was Chu Nanfeng.
Xiao Muyun hurriedly stepped forward and saluted. Chu Nanfeng nodded and smiled, "The weather is very cold. It's my first time here. I guess you haven't gotten used to it yet."
"The climate of the land of Youyun is not much different from that of the academy. Disciples will gradually adapt to it."
Chu Nanfeng nodded: "At Mao hour every day in the academy, it is the time for students to do morning exercises. They usually practice martial arts in the front courtyard. If there is rain or snow, they will go under the greenhouse on the west side of the front yard without interruption..."
Chu Nanfeng left the pavilion and walked to the north. Xiao Muyun followed closely. As he walked, Chu Nanfeng said: "There is a valley behind the left side of the academy, which is also a place for martial arts training. You can go and have a look as a teacher.
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Go up the steps of the main house and walk to the corridor on the left. After turning around the house wall, you will see a courtyard gate on the west side of the back wall. Beyond the courtyard gate, there is a stone path. Go straight for about a tea time, and Xiao Muyun will see a large
On the grass, in the mist, two children aged eleven or twelve were sparring.