Under normal circumstances, Luo Xiaoyao would not have been able to wield the sword to such an extent. He had lost his mother since he was a child and had never seen her. There was an indescribable sadness in his heart. Chu Nanfeng left at this time, making her
He suddenly felt sad, but it triggered the sadness in his heart. In addition, the cold glow of the "Water Dragon's Roar" that had just seen the light of day after more than 40 years of cultivation in Taibaihai actually turned this "fallen leaves into pieces" and "the autumn water is sad."
"Heart", "There is no harmony", "Fog surrounds the light", "Jade frost shocks the plum blossoms", "Long shadow darkens the snow", "Only a wild goose turns alone", the seven sword moves are vivid and vivid.
After Luo Xiaoyao finished using "Only a Wild Goose Turning Solitary", the water drops and flowers and leaves flying all over the sky with the sword energy also fell down. He stood in the stream and stared at the green leaves and broken flowers, drifting from his waist along the flowing water.
As he left, he felt so lonely that it was hard to describe.
Xiao Muyun and others looked at Luo Xiaoyao in the stream and were silent for a long time. Suddenly they heard Wu Wangbo laugh and say: "You're here..."
Everyone suddenly realized that at some point, a man with a dark green jade crown on his head and a brocade robe was standing under a tree more than 20 feet to the west. Xiao Muyun glanced at Luo Xiaoyao in the stream, and then looked at that person.
The middle-aged man saw that the two people looked very similar, and immediately understood that the person coming was Luo Hanshui, Luo Xiaoyao's father.
Thinking of Chu Nanfeng's ten-year promise, and understanding Luo Hanshui's intention in coming, the sadness of Chu Nanfeng's departure had not yet subsided, and a strong sense of melancholy and sadness surged into my heart. I couldn't help but bite my lower lip, and turned around.
After leaving the academy, he went straight to the wooden house.
Luo Hanshui walked up to Wu Wangbo, raised his hands and saluted: "I've met my uncle," and then met Hua Qianxing. Jiang Wuya and others saw the salute, turned around and looked at Luo Xiaoyao in the stream and murmured, "Chier...
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Fu Yangsheng said to Luo Xiaoyao: "Your master is going to do what he has wanted to do for many years. You should be happy. Why are you so lost and depressed?"
Luo Xiaoyao, who was in a daze, heard Luo Hanshui's voice in vain. He seemed to be awakened from a dream. He was shocked and looked up. He saw his father, Luo Hanshui, looking at him with a smile but not a smile. He was busy with the stream flowing all over his body.
Luo Hanshui bowed in front of him and said, "My child has met his father."
Luo Hanshui nodded: "For sixteen years, your master has been thinking that Princess Ma may be in the world. Today, he can go on a search. You should be happy for him, huh."
Luo Xiaoyao was silent for a while and nodded, "My child knows, but... I just heard Master Mu once said that Master Mu left the mountain far away to find his wife, but she was nowhere to be found..."
Although Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan are not married, there is no doubt that they are master wives in Luo Xiaoyao's heart. Luo Hanshui and others looked at each other in shock when they heard this, and Wu Wangbo said in surprise: "Seriously?"
"This is what I heard from Master Mu at Mingyue Villa that day."
Wu Wangbo stroked his white beard, thoughtfully, and nodded after a moment: "Go and change your clothes first, and we'll talk later."
In the wooden house to the east, Xiao Muyun and Cheng Rou were silent. One was sitting on a wooden stool and the other was sitting on the edge of the bed. Suddenly, they saw Meng Xiaohu looking in from the door.
Xiao Muyun called: "Uncle Junior..."
Meng Xiaohu's face turned red and he walked out of the door, "Master Mu Yun...Senior Sister, Sister Cheng Rou, it's time to eat."
Every time Meng Xiaohu hears Xiao Muyun and Luo Xiaoyao calling him "junior uncle", he blushes with embarrassment. He may call them "junior nephew" or just call them Luo and Xiao by their names.
Call them senior brother and senior sister.
Cheng Rou nodded and said, "Well, where is brother Xiaoyao?"
"Senior Brother Xiaoyao and his father left..."
"Ah? When was it?" Xiao Muyun stood up in shock.
She came from a prominent family. Her father was the governor of the unified army, her uncle was the Grand Master of the South Academy, and she was the uncle of the Liao Dynasty, Bali. In addition to her parents, family members, and her master Mu Daocheng, she also had many acquaintances.
She is a person who tries her best to please and flatter people. Although she is young, she still knows who is sincere and who is lying.
After becoming a disciple of Chu Nanfeng, he came to the academy and got along with everyone. He knew that everyone in the academy cared about him, especially Chu Nanfeng and Luo Xiaoyao. Although they had only known each other for more than half a year, they already had a deep relationship.
, Chu Nanfeng left without saying goodbye, which made her feel sad, and when she heard that Luo Xiaoyao left without saying goodbye, she was shocked.
Meng Xiaohu was frightened by her and took a step back, touched his chest, looked at her usually full of smiles but now filled with sentimental eyes, and said: "Senior brother Xiaoyao, went to the mountain with his father and Master Wu." After that,
But he ran away with a smile.
It turned out that Meng Xiaohu and Chang Shan were startled when they saw Luo Xiaoyao, Luo Hanshui, and Wu Wangbo walking out of the hospital. They only said that Luo Xiaoyao was leaving the hospital and went back. Like Xiao Muyun, they were reluctant to leave and ran out of the hospital.
He held Luo Xiaoyao's hand and didn't let go, but when Wu Wangbo laughed and said he was going to call the immortal platform, he let go and entered the courtyard.
After hearing Zhao Yinshan's order to call Xiao Muyun and Cheng Rou in the backyard for dinner, Meng Xiaohu wanted to scare Xiao and Cheng, but Xiao Muyun was startled instead.
When Xiao Muyun heard that Luo Xiaoyao had not left yet and saw Meng Xiaohu running away in panic, Xiao Muyun couldn't help but smile: "This little uncle, he was so startled..."
In the pavilion in the backyard, after dinner, Xiao Muyun and Cheng Rou saw Luo Xiaoyao coming in from the front yard with no one else behind them. They looked at each other and stepped forward. Before Xiao Muyun could speak, Luo Xiaoyao smiled: "Dad
Allow me to wait until Junior Sister Mu Yun and Rou'er leave the academy before returning home."
Xiao Muyun and Cheng Rou were both overjoyed when they heard this. Xiao Muyun glanced at Luo Xiaoyao, smiled, and said softly: "What about Uncle Luo?" The Uncle Luo in his mouth was undoubtedly Luo Hanshui.
"My father has left the mountain and gone to Luoyang."
At this time, Wu Wangbo also came in from the front yard and looked at Cheng Rou, "Rou'er, how about you stay in the academy? Your grandpa has his own Xingwu to take care of him. He will stay there in a few days, waiting for General Zhenghua to march.
Once the pills are made, you can go to Chanzhou with him."
Cheng Rou was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Wu." She practiced the exercises taught by Chu Nanfeng at home and did not join the academy, so she matched everyone in the academy according to their seniority and age.
Wu Wangbo paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Muyun, stroked his silver beard and muttered, "Muyun, come with me."
After saying that, he walked towards the back mountain. Xiao Muyun looked at Luo Xiaoyao who was smiling and silent beside him. He felt a little confused in his heart, but he was afraid that Wu Wangbo would wait for a long time, so he hurried to follow.
It turned out that after Luo Xiaoyao heard Chu Nanfeng's words, he went to the back of the house where Yi Wuwei lived in Xiantai and found the "Water Dragon Roar" scabbard placed in a bamboo tube from the gap between two side by side rocks. He accidentally found it.
I saw several sword moves that seemed to be carved on the rock. I was too distracted at the time to take a closer look.
After arriving at the academy, when his mood stabilized, he told Wu Wangbo about the matter, and then he and Luo Hanshui went up to Baxiantai to inspect. After a closer look, they found the message written by Yi Wuwei next to the sword style.
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This three-position sword move was created by Yi Wuwei. He originally wanted to give it to Ma Xilan, who was getting married to Chu Nanfeng. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on people. Mahilan's life and death were unknown. Yi Wuwei used this sword move when he left the mountain.
It was carved on the stone. If the ice and snow on the stone had not melted, it would not have been visible. And Luo Xiaoyao happened to be looking for the "Water Dragon Yin" scabbard, so he could only see it.
Xiao Muyun had Chu Nanfeng who passed down Ma Xilan's martial arts, so he was the most qualified to pass on the three moves of swordsmanship. Therefore, after Wu Wangbo thought about it, he decided to pass on this move to Xiao Muyun.
In the back cave, Xiao Muyun carefully watched Wu Wangbo's performance of this move, and it took more than an hour before he finally understood it.
"This three-step sword technique was created by your master with all his heart. It must be very powerful. Its changes are fantastic, and it is both offensive and defensive. It needs to be done in one go to see its power. Master, I can only show it to you in form but not in form."
, if you practice to great success, it will not happen overnight, you should keep it in mind and slowly understand..."
Xiao Muyun nodded and listened to Wu Wangbo: "This move has no name yet, it should be given a name that matches it... Mu Yun... Mu Yun, um, that's right, let's call it: Mu Yun Three Moves, you
What do you think?"
Xiao Muyun was overjoyed when he heard this, but he also looked shy. Wu Wangbo burst out laughing when he saw this: "What's wrong with calling Chen's sword and Luo's gun Muyun's three styles? Haha..."
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Fangzhou is also called Fangling. It is named after "thousands of miles across, surrounded by mountains and forests, and it is a high mausoleum, just like there are houses." More than 40 miles southwest of the city, there is a mountain more than 20 feet high, with dense trees on the south side of the mountain.
There is a village with a large village courtyard in the middle.
On the left and right sides of the village and behind it, there are rows of houses in the shape of a guard. Village streets are connected vertically and horizontally. The roads in front of the courtyard are all paved with bluestones, more than five feet wide and more than thirty feet long. Looking down from the mountain
, shaped like a royal summer palace, this village courtyard is the main pavilion of Tongbao Pavilion, and it is also the residence of Luo Hanshui.
In the pavilion beside the rockery on the left side of the courtyard, Luo Hanshui looked at his daughter playing on the swing in the distance, and said to Luo Xiaoyao beside him: "You just came back, go and rest for a while, Uncle Yang will take you there later.
Come to the study, daddy has something to talk to you about."
When Luo Xiaoyao heard this, he bowed and resigned. It turned out that less than half a month after Chu Nanfeng left, Mu Daocheng also went from Yunzhou to Taibai Academy to pick up Xiao Muyun.
Xiao and Luo felt sad, and thought that it would not be difficult to meet each other. It was not like the departure of Master Chu Nanfeng, whose whereabouts were unknown, which made people worried, and they felt relieved. They told each other to take care of each other, and said goodbye on the same day.
hospital.
Meng Xiaohu, Chang Shan and other students had tears in their eyes and held on to the sleeves of Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun. It wasn't until the two agreed to visit the academy every year that they smiled through tears and waved goodbye.
In the manor, there are all kinds of pavilions, pavilions, corridors, ponds, waterside pavilions, and the corridors are connected by twists and turns. Luo Hanshui's study is across the east side of the backyard of the manor. Because the front yard and the atrium are where Tongbao Pavilion usually conducts business, the main house in the backyard is Luo Hanshui's study room.
The Hanshui couple's bedroom is divided into two courtyards on both sides. Luo Hanshui's study is on the east side, and Luo Mingzhu's residence is on the west side.
Luo Xiaoyao has never entered his father Luo Hanshui's study since he was a child. He knows that Luo Hanshui's study is not accessible to ordinary people. Even the cleaning is done by Uncle Yang, who has been with Luo Hanshui for many years. He just came back this time.
Then he called himself to the study, thinking that he had something important to give him.
Following Uncle Yang's guidance, Luo Xiaoyao came to Luo Hanshui's study room. He saw a row of bookshelves on the right side of the room, full of books, and a long sword hanging diagonally on the wall. On the north wall, there was a long sword hanging horizontally. A poem scroll, but it is a poem by King Luo Bin, "Farewell to Yan Dan here, the strong hair is crowned. The people in the past have disappeared, but today the water is still cold."
Luo Hanshui was standing in front of a long desk with the four treasures of the study on it. When he saw Luo Xiaoyao approaching, he nodded and smiled at Uncle Yang: "Don't let Mingzhu come in and disturb you, go ahead."
Yang Bo also smiled to himself and resigned, guarding the entrance of the courtyard. The pearl in Luo Hanshui's mouth was Luo Mingzhu, his daughter from his second marriage to his wife Yan. She was only six years old. She was the only one who dared to break into Luo Hanshui. study.
"Your sister is very naughty. She didn't know you were coming back. If she had known, she would have pestered you to teach her how to fly over roofs and walk over walls, haha..." Luo Hanshui smiled and shook his head. Luo Xiaoyao also heard that this sister was extremely naughty, and immediately heard that Smiling but silent.
Luo Hanshui pointed to the round stool in front of the copywriting desk and motioned Luo Xiaoyao to sit down. He took down a row of books from the bookshelf on the wall, but saw a hidden grid on the wall that was more than a foot wide and two feet long. Wherever he went, the hidden iron door popped open, and Luo Hanshui took out a brown box from inside. The box was carved with flower shapes and gold powder was traced on the lines. It was three-dimensional and concave and convex, and its size was almost the same as the hidden grid on the wall. Luo Hanshui looked at it. Luo Xiaoyao looked serious and said calmly: "This huge Tongbao Pavilion is not owned by my Luo family..."
Luo Xiaoyao grew up in an academy and was influenced by Chu Nanfeng. He did not value money and things, but when he heard Luo Hanshui's words, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
Luo Hanshui looked at the shocked Luo Xiaoyao and said slowly: "The real owner of Tongbao Pavilion should be Guo Linggong. At that time, Guo Linggong lived in four dynasties and made extraordinary achievements many times. He was a master of great achievements, which may arouse people's suspicion. , so he asked the emperor for rewards of gold, silver and jewels, as if he was greedy for pleasure."
"Guo Linggong knew that the world was not unique to one family, and that changes in dynasties were inevitable. If a war broke out, ordinary people would suffer, so he sent his ancestor Yuanming Gong and a counselor surnamed Zhu to infiltrate the sea of commerce and steal most of the people in the mansion. The silver was handed over to the ancestors and the counselor surnamed Zhu, and they built Tongbao Pavilion." The Guo Linggong mentioned by Luo Hanshui was actually the famous general Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi quelled the An-Shi Rebellion, recovered Chang'an and Luoyang, and defeated Tubo. His achievements in Dangxiang's invasion were so great that he was slandered and demoted several times.
Knowing that the king's heart is unpredictable, he began to ask for property in his later years. Obviously he was greedy for wealth, but secretly handed over a large amount of wealth to his subordinates and opened a bank shop to make money for the people.
"Guo Linggong ordered Yuan Minggong and the two counselors named Zhu to use the profits from the business to help the people affected by war and natural disasters."
"In the past two hundred years, Tongbao Pavilion has expanded from two original families to nearly a hundred today. During this period, Tongbao Pavilion has strictly adhered to the instructions of the Duke and refrained from intervening in government affairs to avoid getting into trouble and fearing to become a giant in the world. The thief took a look, so he recruited a group of martial arts figures to protect him..."
Luo Hanshui looked at the box on the table and said, "This is the "Mother and Child Box". The outside is made of black iron and fine steel. Even my father doesn't know what is hidden inside."
Luo Xiaoyao saw patterns all around the box and couldn't figure out where to open it.
"If someone doesn't know how to open this box and opens it forcefully, the sub-box inside will be destroyed. I think it contains mercury and cinnabar. This thing was left by the senior Zhu who founded Tongbao Pavilion with his ancestor Yuanming Gong. Listen. It is said that Senior Zhu was proficient in astronomy and geography. After Guo Linggong returned to the west by riding a crane, he left this box and handed it to his ancestor Yuanming Gong, saying that if anyone came to Tongbao Pavilion to ask for it in the future, he must send this mother box to the visitor. …”
"Two days ago, Fei Ge, the steward of Youzhou Sikong, sent a message saying that an old man went to the branch of Youzhou and said that he was looking for the descendants of the Luo family in Tongbao Pavilion. He asked the Luo family to meet at the branch in ten days."
"There are not many people in this pavilion who know my father's surname, let alone outsiders. This person left a letter mentioning the name of his ancestor Yuanming Gong. He must be a descendant of the senior surnamed Zhu. I think he came to get this secret of his mother and son.
box."
Luo Hanshui took another book from the bookcase and took out a piece of letter paper sandwiched in the book, "This is a certificate of identification with the descendants of the Zhu family..."
Luo Xiaoyao opened the letter and took a look, but it was a poem written by Li Bai and Guo Ziyi's "Xun Congjun Xing": The iron clothes were shattered in the battlefields of hundreds of battles, and the south of the city was heavily surrounded. He broke out of the camp and shot General Hu Yan, and led the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry.
When Li Bai was in Bingzhou, he met Guo Ziyi, who was about to be punished by military law. He was surprised that the stranger used his official position as a guarantee and rescued Guo Ziyi. Later, Li Bai was involved in the rebellion of King Yong, and Guo Ziyi, who was already the deputy marshal of the Anxi Army, also
Regardless of his wealth and life, he tried to ensure that Li Bai had nothing to do with King Yong's rebellion.
Li Bai then wrote this poem "On the Military March" to praise Guo Ziyi for his bravery and martial prowess. The ancestor of Luo Hanshui and the counselor surnamed Zhu had already named this poem to commemorate Guo Ziyi's character of repaying kindness.
"This box has been hidden in this village for nearly two hundred years. Duke Yuanming left a message and passed it down...Tongbao Pavilion must spare no effort to protect the person who takes the Zimu Tianji Box."
"This matter is of great importance. As a father, I have to go there in person. You can get along with Mingzhu in this village. Mingzhu knows that you are a brother and often talks about you... Sigh." Luo Hanshui seemed to feel something and sighed.
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Luo Xiaoyao bowed and saluted: "I know, but I wonder when my father will leave?"
Luo Hanshui said with a smile on his face, "There are only seven days left of the ten-day appointment. My father has sent a letter to Elder Weng and Elder Liang, who has come to Beijing from Khitan to meet up in Youzhou. We will set off with Uncle Yang tonight. Things in the pavilion are in order.
The elders are here to handle it, so you can learn more from me first."
Luo Xiaoyao was not interested in the facts of Tongbao Pavilion's management. When he heard Luo Hanshui's words, he hesitated and responded: "I obey, my child."
Looking at his expression, Luo Hanshui realized that Luo Xiaoyao was unwilling, but he didn't point it out, thinking that he was the same way when he was young.
"That's very good." Luo Hanshui smiled, packed up the secret box, and immediately left the village with Uncle Yang for Youzhou.
Luo Xiaoyao looked at Luo Hanshui's leaving back, and naturally felt a bitter taste in his heart. Unexpectedly, Luo Hanshui also sighed in his heart. His son Luo Xiaoyao had returned from home after many years. He should have enjoyed the reunion of father and son, but unexpectedly
It was expected that a descendant named Zhu, who had lost contact for nearly two hundred years, would appear at this time, so he had to rush to Youzhou, feeling guilty for his son Luo Xiaoyao.
The next morning, at the Luo family's ancestral grave in the north of the mountain, Luo Xiaoyao knelt down in front of Fan's grave. Relying on the description of his mother's face by the maid who had served Fan, he imagined Fan's voice and smile, and felt sad in his heart.
, looking at the long incense that had burned out, he kowtowed and stood up.
Thinking about the rules handed down from the ancestors of the Luo family, he sighed and thought that if his mother had come from a martial arts family, her grandparents would not have been robbed and killed by bandits and thieves, and her mother would not have died in sorrow.
After the ancestors of the Luo family founded Tongbao Pavilion, they established family rules that children in the family were not allowed to marry the children of people in the martial arts or the court.
Firstly, he was afraid that the ups and downs of the officialdom would be affected by it, and secondly, he was afraid that people who left the martial arts world would attract some enemies and cause trouble to Tongbao Pavilion, which was contrary to Guo Linggong's instructions not to participate in the affairs of the court and the world.
Luo Hanshui followed the instructions of his ancestors and married Fan, who was a businessman. Yan, whom he married ten years after Fan's death, was also the daughter of a wealthy businessman named Yan in Luoyang City.
Luo Xiaoyao walked around the bluestone path on the mountain road and returned to the village on the south side with his two servants. The people living in the houses around the manor were all guards of Tongbao Pavilion, and some of the family members of the guards also lived in them.
The ancestors of these guards with family members all followed the Luo family.
There are about two hundred households in the whole village. Usually villages are named after the surnames of large families. The ancestors of the Luo family kept a low profile so as not to attract attention. Since the village was built near mountains and rivers, it was called Lingxiu Village, after the mountains and waters.
The meaning of show.
The guards in the village all knew about Luo Xiaoyao's return. Although many of them didn't know Luo Xiaoyao, they guessed it when they saw a handsome young man with an attitude somewhat similar to the master of the pavilion walking slowly, followed by the servants in the village.
Luo Xiaoyao's identity, everyone bowed and greeted him, Luo Xiaoyao nodded and did not answer.
Standing at the entrance of the village courtyard was an old man in his fifties dressed in Tsing Yi and dressed as a Confucian scholar. He was neither fat nor thin, and he was elegant and dignified. When he saw Luo Xiaoyao returning, he greeted him with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen you, young master."
, I went to Zhoucheng yesterday and came back late, so I didn’t dare to disturb the young master’s rest. I hope the young master will forgive me.”
Luo Xiaoyao hurriedly responded: "Elder Fang's words are serious."
The person who came was none other than Fang Yuan, the chief elder of Tongbao Pavilion. He was originally the steward of Changsha County of Chu State. After Luo Hanshui succeeded him as the chief of the pavilion, he came to Lingxiu Village to take up the position of chief elder of Tongbao Pavilion. Luo Hanshui had something unexpected.
When he was away, he handled all affairs inside and outside Tongbao Pavilion.
"It has been seventeen years since Madam left. The young master is now showing his talent. I think Madam Jiuquanxia should be pleased. Alas, I followed the master in Changsha County in the early years..." It seems that his words will make Luo Xiaoyao sad,
Then he changed his words and said: "Young Master, please come with me."
He led Luo Xiaoyao into the manor's courtyard, arrived at the atrium, and said to the dressed-up guard, "Ming Jin," and then invited Luo Xiaoyao to take a seat at the head of the meeting hall.
Luo Xiaoyao knew that it was his father Luo Hanshui who wanted him to follow Fang Yuan to learn how to handle matters in the pavilion. He felt helpless, but after all, he was the future head of the Luo family and had to face the mission passed down by his ancestors every day, so he had no choice but to do so.
At one end, he sat on the main seat.
After a golden sound, half a cup of tea later, more than ten people arrived one after another, standing in the middle of the meeting hall one by one. After being introduced one by one by Fang Yuan, they saluted Luo Xiaoyao and then sat down on both sides in turn.
superior.
This group of personnel, in addition to the accounting supervisors of each imperial vassal branch, are the deacons and elders of the main cabinet and several leaders of the arrow guards.