Du You turned to a soldier behind him and said, "Check out the battle situation at the east gate."
"As ordered." The soldier turned around and rushed away. After about a stick of incense, he rushed back and said: "General, the enemy's offensive at the east gate is fierce. Nearly twenty of our troops were killed and more than a hundred were injured."
Du You nodded and looked up at the night sky: "Send the order and light the beacon."
After a while, Chu Nanfeng saw a beacon fire burning on the beacon tower on the southeast wall in the distance. Du You pointed at the enemy camp about five miles away and said: "Everyone, please take a look..."
As soon as he finished speaking, sparks were seen flying from the sky behind the enemy camp, and people and horses were faintly seen running around in the enemy camp. After a while, there was a sound of gold ringing from the enemy camp, and the enemy soldiers who were attacking the city were quickly retreated.
The two columns of enemy cavalry waiting for the infantry to retreat quickly gathered together and slowly retreated.
Du You did not order the pursuit. He turned around and took Chu Nanfeng and the others down the tower. As he walked, he said: "The one who attacked the rear of the enemy camp was our army's elite Jiazi Battalion. Together with the Sizi Battalion, they were stationed in the mountains between the west gate and the north gate.
, one is to prevent enemy troops from crossing these two mountains, and the other is to serve as a surprise force when necessary."
"Last time, these two battalions ambushed the Northern Han army with 800 troops, and defeated four to five thousand Northern Han troops. The Northern Han army fled. Commander Mo of the Jiazi camp was particularly powerful in martial arts. Hehe, of course it is incomparable.
Go to the Heroes of Chu, and when he comes back I will lead him to visit the Heroes of Chu."
"Chu is not worthy of the word chivalrous person. Tonight Chu can see the general's resourcefulness and benefit a lot. I hope the general will not call him that."
"Then it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
"The war is over. Chu doesn't dare to disturb the general anymore and will retire first."
"Okay, it's past the third watch now, please go to bed early."
At midnight the next day, after waking up, Luo Xiaoyao came to the hall of the post house, but saw that the Chu family was the only one in the hall. He felt strange, "Xiaoyao has seen aunt...where are master and the others?"
He was a disciple of Chu Nanfeng, so naturally he wanted to call Mrs. Chu his aunt. After Mrs. Chu invited Luo Xiaoyao to sit down, he said: "Just now, the governor sent people over to invite you. Your master, elder Weng and your uncle Cheng all went together.
, I’m afraid I won’t be back for a while, are you hungry? I’ll ask someone to bring you some snacks first.”
Luo Xiaoyao was naturally hungry, but she wanted to walk on the street, so she said to Mrs. Chu, "Thank you, auntie, I'll go for a walk on the street and eat some pasta by the way."
Mrs. Chu hesitated for a moment, "The enemy soldiers are attacking the city outside. I think there is a bit of chaos in the city. If you want to go out, you should take the guards from the pavilion with you."
Luo Xiaoyao nodded in agreement, got up and left, leaving the post house with an arrow guard. He saw many people carrying burdens and heading towards the city wall. It turned out that they were delivering meals to the soldiers defending the city under the arrangement of the logistics officials.
Luo Xiaoyao and the arrow guard walked slowly, and saw that most of the shops in the market were operating normally. It seemed that the people were not worried that the city would be destroyed by the enemy.
After wandering around for a while, he saw the shop with the sign of Tongbao Pavilion in the market. Although he was the young master of Tongbao Pavilion, he never knew what happened in the pavilion. He was a little surprised at the moment and said to the accompanying Jianwei:
“Does every state and county have a branch cabinet?”
When he asked the question, the arrow guard was startled and thought to himself, "You are from the young master's family and you don't even know?" Although he thought so in his heart, he did not dare to say that, so he hurriedly responded: "Back to you, young master, this pavilion is in the general county.
Do they all have branch companies, but the situation is not very clear. Elder Weng wants to know if something is wrong with the young master?"
Luo Xiaoyao heard that he didn't know much, so he shook his head and stopped asking. He found a noodle shop and ordered two bowls of shaved noodles. After eating the noodles, he wandered on the street for a while. When he arrived at three o'clock, he felt
Thinking that Chu Nanfeng and others should also return to the post house, they went to the post house with Arrow Guard.
Returning to the post hall, I saw that Chu Nanfeng and others had returned. After the greetings, Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Did you go for a walk in the city?"
"My disciple has not eaten noodles for a long time, so he went to a noodle shop on the street to eat."
"Well, I just heard what your aunt said, sit down." Chu Nanfeng nodded.
After Luo Xiaoyao sat down, he heard Weng Mu say to Cheng Zhengyan: "Master Cheng, I agree with Governor Zhou's suggestion. I wonder what Master Cheng thinks?"
It turned out that the governor of Xizhou City sent someone to invite him in the morning. Chu and Weng were both unkind and did not like to deal with officials, so they took Cheng Zheng with them. They never thought that the governor of Xizhou was Cheng Zheng's colleague in Hedong. Since Guo Wei
After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the two men became their own masters. When the governor of that week learned of Cheng Zheng's current situation, he tried his best to invite Cheng Zheng to serve in the Zhou Dynasty.
"The current Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is a young man who is brave and good at fighting. Although he was a Han official at the time, I have never met him. In the past few years, the Central Plains has been plagued by wars. He is in need of a man of great talent and strategy. The governor of Zhou highly praised his literary skills.
Martial arts, but I'm afraid it's too early to say... Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty was so heroic at the beginning, but after he came to the throne, he also used greedy ministers and killed Zhongliang in vain. This matter..."
The Chu family and Cheng Zheng had been married for many years, so they naturally knew their husband's ambitions and talents. Seeing Cheng Zheng's hesitation, he stopped and said: "Why don't you return to Shaanxi with your brother first and wait and see for a while. If the Emperor of Zhou is a wise king, sir,
Then he seeks an official position to benefit the people. If he is an unruly king, he can teach students in his academy with his brother, which is also fine."
"What my sister said is absolutely true. My brother-in-law will go back to Shaanxi with me first and stay there for a while before making any plans."
Cheng Zheng nodded in agreement, and then a trumpet sound of "woo, woo" came, and everyone knew that the enemy army was coming to attack the city again. Weng Mu looked at Chu Nanfeng and saw that Chu Nanfeng shook his head, knowing that Chu Nanfeng did not want to go forward.
When he went to disturb Du You's command of the battle, he sighed: "I have learned martial arts in vain. It is difficult to use it for attacking cities and plundering strongholds."
Chu Nanfeng knew that he had accompanied Wang Yanzhang in the north and south, and rode on the battlefield. He thought that he had not seen such a scene for many years, and he felt it in his heart, so he smiled and said: "Elder Weng is passionate and ambitious. If your hands are itchy and unbearable, you can go to the city wall to meet Du
Generals fight shoulder to shoulder."
"Hey, thousands of troops and horses are fighting, but a warrior is of little use. Now I am trapped, but I don't know when soldiers and horses will come to help..."
Luo Xiaoyao's thoughts moved and he hesitated: "Elder Weng, I have something to ask you."
"Young master, there is something wrong, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it."
"Does this pavilion have branches in various states and counties? I just saw a shop with this pavilion on the street."
"There have never been such human resources to spread all over the states and counties of all dynasties. However, there are nearly a hundred branches of Tongbao Pavilion in the north and south of the Yangtze River... and most of them are distributed in the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River. Back then, there were four branches in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun.
, including Shangjing, there are six locations in Liaoyang, but now there are only two locations in Liaoyang and Youzhou, which is due to lack of manpower."
Although Chu Nanfeng had known Luo Hanshui for more than twenty years and knew that Luo Hanshui had bank accounts in various places, he was indifferent to fame and fortune by nature and had never inquired about the specific situation of Tongbao Pavilion. He did not expect that there were so many branch pavilions.
, he secretly admired Luo Hanshui's ability in his heart. Thinking of the time when he gave himself the 'Bao' character plate ten years ago, Luo Hanshui laughed and said that there were few things in the world that this character plate could not solve. It was no lie when he thought about it.
"Among these nearly a hundred branch pavilions, there are nine major branch pavilions: Prince Xing's Mansion in the Southern Han Dynasty, Chengdu in the middle of Sichuan, Jiangning in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Lin'an in Wuyue, Jiangling in Jingnan, Changsha in the Chu region, Taiyuan in the Northern Han Dynasty, Liaoyang in Khitan, and so on.
There is the Kaifeng Prefecture in the Central Plains, and only these nine branches are equipped with elders like Lao Chan. There are two in each place. They are responsible for escorting large quantities of silver coins circulating in their respective courts. Lao Chan mostly acts in the Northern Han Dynasty.
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"Oh?" Chu Nanfeng praised after hearing this: "Tongbao Pavilion can be said to be a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. With the eighteen elders of the nine major branch pavilions, plus many managers, Brother Luo is definitely something."
"Mr. Chu, does he think that the eighteen elders all have the cultivation level of Dan Bao?"
In the current troubled times, although most martial arts sects have disappeared, there are still many martial arts masters hiding among the people. Tongbao Pavilion is strictly prohibited from intervening in the court and the affairs of the world, but it is suitable for these masters to live in seclusion. I guess the elders of the Jiuda Branch Pavilion should be cultivators.
To be honest, Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Based on my understanding of Brother Luo's ability, most of the hidden masters may have been invited to Tongbao Pavilion... there should be no less than ten, right?"
He originally thought that the eighteen elders in the pavilion were as skilled as Weng Mu, but after hearing Weng Mu's rhetoric, he discounted it.
"Haha, if this is the case, the Pavilion Master will be very happy. In fact, apart from the Pavilion Master and the Chief Fang, there are only five people. However, I heard that two elders entered the country for retreat in the past month. If it can be done,
Those are the seven elders of the Dan Bao Realm."
After a pause, Weng Mu took a sip of tea and said: "Since I joined the pavilion, except for the escort of a large amount of money, there have been few major events. When everyone met, they all laughed and said that this pavilion is the most suitable for retirement, haha..."
"As for a branch office like Xizhou, there are only two or three pigeon guards, with about ten people. Someone comes to check and reconcile the accounts within the specified time every year, and the general stewards don't know where the main office is...
Young Master, please inquire about the location of the branch pavilion. Do you have anything to tell me?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I just want to know more about the things in the pavilion." Luo Xiaoyao had the idea in his mind of asking Tongbao Pavilion's archer guard Fei Ge to send a letter to ask for help, but he thought that he was not in a desperate situation now, so he gave up the idea.
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At this time, the shouts of killing outside had gradually subsided. Thinking that the enemy's offensive had been repelled again, Chu Nanfeng stood up and walked out of the post hall. He stood on the corridor, looked up at the sky, turned around and smiled at Luo Xiaoyao: "
Is there any wine left in the bag?"
"Go back to Master, there are three bamboo tubes."
"Then take out two bottles tonight, Elder Weng. How about I have a few drinks with you?"
Weng Mu had not drank at all in the past few days. Hearing this, he knew he was getting what he wanted. With a smile on his face, he stood up and ordered the arrow guard to go to the street to buy some snacks to go with the wine.
In the evening, the guards in the post prepared the food, and Chu Nanfeng asked Luo Xiaoyao to go with Cheng Zheng and his wife to have dinner. He and Weng Mu sat in the pavilion in the courtyard of the post, set out the food and wine, and began to have a drink.
Weng Mu pulled out the stopper of the bamboo tube and smelled it, and he was immediately overjoyed. It turned out that the wine was the "Return Drunk" secretly made by Tongbao Pavilion. Although Chu Nanfeng was not a good drinker, he still drank to relax his feelings. When he left the hospital,
, then he filled the returning wine in a bamboo tube for easy portability.
Weng Mu has traveled around the world for many years and has seen a lot, so there are many topics to talk about. The two of them chatted and drank. By the time they each finished a bottle of "Return Drunk" weighing more than two kilograms, it was already past the time of Xu.
Chu Nanfeng saw Weng Mu's unfinished expression and said, "There is still one bottle left, why don't you take it and drink again?"
Although Weng Mu was a good drinker, he knew that this was not the time to drink freely, so he smiled and said: "Let's keep it for now, but when we get to Taibai Academy, we have to let the old man drink it to his heart's content, haha... Thank you Mr. Chu for the wine."
, I’m going back to my room to rest first.”
At this time, the full moon was in the sky, it was August 14th, and this day was of great significance to Chu Nanfeng. On this day sixteen years ago, he and Ma Xilan made an appointment to meet at the Jade Emperor Pond in Taibai Mountain, but unexpectedly
She was murdered and disappeared. Chu Nanfeng was so deeply in love that he would never forget it for more than ten years. He looked up at the moonlight with so many thoughts in his heart that he couldn't help chanting slowly:
The jade pond and the light boat promise each other. The bright moon is clear and the waves are about to meet. The clouds and clear days are gone, and the original intention is shared. The clouds and water ballads fill the mountains.
Holding a sword and asking who is wrong. For fifteen years, the love on the jade plate is weak. The long shadow is dark, the snow is sad, and the light is sad. I can't bear to think about it, and the lonely lamp is lonely.
After chanting, he stared at the moon and thought for a long time. In the wing room not far away, Luo Xiaoyao silently looked at the sad master in the courtyard, feeling melancholy in his heart. In his memory, at this time every year, Chu Nanfeng would go to Yuyu alone.
The Imperial Pond is a place to drink and relax.
After a long time, Chu Nanfeng came to his senses, glanced in Luo Xiaoyao's direction, thinking that he knew Luo Xiaoyao was watching him secretly, sighed, and went into the side room to rest.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Chu Nanfeng, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly heard someone coming from a distance: “There are people coming, there are assassins…”
With a thought in his mind, he immediately pushed out the window with his sword, jumped up to the roof, and rushed towards the sound. After a few breaths, he arrived at a mansion, where he saw more than ten soldiers besieging a masked man in the courtyard well.
On the roof of the east wing, three people were fighting. One of the generals in armor was punched in the shoulder by a gray-clothed monk, and he immediately fell into the courtyard. The monk then turned around and punched him.
Another old man in blue shirt holding a sword.
The person who was shot down by the monk into the courtyard was the proud disciple of the sword-wielding old man. His cultivation had reached the state of return to true nature. Unexpectedly, he was shot down before three moves were made. Now I saw that this punch was the ordinary "Arhat Chang Fist" of Buddhism.
" But the old man in green shirt didn't dare to be careless. He made a magic move with his sword and stabbed the monk's wrist with his sword. However, the monk ignored him and continued to punch straight in.
When the tip of the sword just touched the monk's clothes, a strong energy shook the tip of the sword, and then the monk's fist hit the sword body. The old man in blue felt a force like a mountain collapsing and cracking rocks, and his right hand went numb.
, the long sword almost came out of his hand, he was startled, he took two steps back, the sole of his right foot was touching the ridge of the roof, and he stood still.
The monk struck with another punch. His fist was awe-inspiring and his aura was even more powerful than the first punch. The old man in green shirt did not dare to take it hard. He shook his right hand and a burst of sword flowers flew towards the fist. The tip of the sword did not touch it.
The fist was swung away by the fist. The old man in green shirt didn't use up all his moves. He swung away the tip of the sword and quickly moved sideways to the right. The wind of the fist was as strong as passing through the left side of his body, and the qi was so sharp that it penetrated into the bones.
Chu Nanfeng was secretly surprised when he saw the monk's skills. From his cultivation level, he could tell that the old man in green shirt was a master of spiritual thoughts, and the monk had practiced the True Body Indestructible Skill.
The power of the golden body.
The so-called Mingqiao Mirror and Golden Body Realm are the names in the world for those who practice physical fitness and martial arts skills. When you reach the Return to True Realm, your innate potential for practice will be stimulated, or you can choose spiritual consciousness skills to enter.
Martial arts, or entering martial arts with physical skills.
Most of the cultivation of spiritual consciousness is Xuan Dao martial arts. After returning to the true state, there are three realms: the spiritual mind state, the Baodan state, and the Yuanying state. When practicing physical martial arts, after returning to the true state, there are two realms: the Mingqiao state and the golden body state. Realm, and the realm of Mingqiao also has valleys, foothills, mountainsides, and mountain tops.
There are a total of 718 acupuncture points in the human body, which are distributed among the twelve meridians and the eight extra meridians. Each of the twelve meridians has nine key points. Opening up these 108 key points is called The valley, and then opening up the fifty-two acupoints of Rendu and Du meridian among the eight extraordinary meridians is called the foothills. The remaining six meridians of the eight extraordinary meridians are all opened up, which is called the mountainside. And all the 718 acupoints on the whole body are opened. That's the top of the mountain.
This monk has practiced martial arts that are indestructible. Naturally, he has to strengthen his muscles and bones, temper his skin and flesh, and open up the veins so that the essence, qi, and blood can be instantly harmonized and spread throughout the body to move acupoints and change positions. It is different from that. The iron cloth shirt made by the outsiders' practice of closing the orifice points has the weak point of the valve like a golden bell.
The acupuncture points opened by this kind of martial arts technique are all Qi gates, but they are not Qi gates. All the acupoints opened can shift, open and close in an instant, so martial arts people in the world call it invulnerable.
If the martial arts of cultivating the body and the martial arts of cultivating the spiritual consciousness can be distinguished by the realm of Gangqi and Qi, the Mingqiao realm in the valley and at the foot of the mountain is comparable to the realm of divine thoughts, while the Mingqiao realm on the mountainside and top of the mountain is comparable to that of the Divine Mind realm. It is like a small success or a big success in the Baodan realm.
The so-called different paths lead to the same goal. The Golden Body Realm is the same as the Nascent Soul Realm. What is emphasized is the unity of spirit and body. When the seven souls are cultivated to the extreme, the physical body will not be broken. When it comes to martial arts, everyone practices different martial arts skills. The moves are varied and the realm is low. Those who are high-level may not necessarily lose to those who are high-level.
The reason why Chu Nanfeng felt that the monk seemed to be on the top of the mountain in the Mingqiao Realm and also in the Golden Body Realm was because the old man in blue shirt pierced the monk's sleeve with his sword before it was swung away. This does not mean that the monk deliberately let the sword touch him. It wasn't shaken until it reached the body, but when the first punch was thrown, the monk only used 70% of his strength. The second punch was three inches away from the fist when the sword tip was shaken away. The monk used 90% of his strength. This is the state where the Mingqiao realm reaches the top of the mountain.
But when the monk threw his second punch, the Gang Qi spread evenly throughout his body, without any leakage. This was a sign that the body of the golden body was the body and I was mine, which naturally surprised Chu Nanfeng.
The old man in green shirt already knew how powerful the monk was, so he didn't dare to confront him head-on. He used his body skills to move left and right, frequently changing his sword moves, and his fists changed without even touching them. If they were fighting on the ground, he could use his body skills to dodge and fight. It took more than ten moves, but at this time, he was on the roof. In less than five moves, he was forced by the monk and fell into the courtyard.
At this time, the masked man in black in the courtyard assassinated the two guards. He was about to kill the injured general, but was blocked by the old man in green who had just fallen into the courtyard. The two were fighting together, and several men holding swords The soldiers just retreated to the side to wait for an opportunity, and the injured general was also supported by the soldiers to the edge of the courtyard wall.
Chu Nanfeng slowly tied the herring sword behind his back, and at the same time stared at the slightly thin monk in his fifties on the roof. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that a person with such a figure could be a person practicing martial arts. .
He only hid his realm in Baodian Xiaocheng, but the monk's perception was aware of his extraordinary momentum. When he saw Chu Nanfeng tied the sword behind his back, his calm expression gradually became serious.
In the eyes of outsiders, Chu Nanfeng tied the sword behind his back and used it to counter the enemy's strength with his own shortcomings. But Chu Nanfeng knew in his heart that if he wanted to defeat this monk who seemed to have a golden body, he would have to use his sword to weaken it. The power of your own Qi.
With his great skill in holding elixirs, the sword is just a medium for transmitting power. During the transmission process, the Qi will inevitably be compromised. If you have the sword intention in your heart, you can use your fists and palms to express the artistic conception of the sword.
He knew in his heart that the monk's Qi was majestic and powerful, and he had practiced the indestructible physical technique. He could not be hurt with a sword. The only way to defeat him was to compete with the strength and length of the Qi. The reason why the monk's face became solemn was because of this.
The reason was that he could see that the person in front of him who dared to compete with him must be in an unusual Dan-holding state.
At this time, Luo Xiaoyao and Weng Mu had also rushed behind him. Chu Nanfeng turned his head and glanced at the two of them. His figure suddenly moved, rising into the air, and struck the monk who was concentrating with his palm with a palm. The monk suddenly
Feeling an overwhelming amount of Qi coming towards my face, the Gang Qi in my body also burst out suddenly. The monk's clothes actually swelled up, but he still faced it with an Arhat's Long Fist.
There was a "bang" sound, as dull as a hammer hitting the wall, followed by a crashing sound, flying dust flying everywhere, a big hole was broken in the roof, the monk fell down, and Chu Nanfeng flipped in the air
After a fight, the force of the shock was removed and he fell into the courtyard. He thought in his heart that it was awesome. He used 90% of his strength but could not break the monk's aura.
The monk was not defeated by Chu Nanfeng with one move, but Chu Nanfeng rose up from the roof of the west chamber three feet away and struck diagonally from above, forcing him to fight back with all his strength.
The force of the setback caused the roof to collapse and fall into the house.
I turned my slightly numb right wrist and saw two women of fifteen or sixteen years old huddled on the kang in the room, pulling on the quilt and trembling all over. After looking at the furnishings in the room, I thought it was the residence of a girl.
"Amitabha, sin, sin." The monk chanted the Buddha's name together, and he felt something in his heart. He raised his head and looked towards the roof. He saw an old man with white beard and hair standing at the break of the roof, looking coldly.
Own.
At this time, the masked man in black clothes in the courtyard saw the monk falling into the room. He thought he knew that there was no hope of assassination. He also saw Chu Nanfeng falling into the courtyard. He was horrified, but he shouted and fought hard to force him back.
The old man in green clothes jumped onto the roof and ran to the west, but he saw a seventeen-year-old boy on the roof not far ahead stabbing him with a sword. It was Luo Xiaoyao.
The masked man in black saw that he only had the cultivation level of Guizhen Xiaocheng, so he faced the sword strike, but Luo Xiaoyao's move was actually a false move in Xingxiu Sword Art, "Heart Fox Flirting Flower". The man in black and masked was naturally
A sword caught the air, and Luo Xiaoyao immediately used the move "Zhengui Longyou" to block him from the right side. The masked man turned his right wrist and returned the sword to block the attack. As soon as the two swords met, Luo Xiaoyao withdrew the move and retreated.
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This is what Luo Xiaoyao is smart about. He knows that the opponent's energy is better than his own, so he does not confront the masked man head-on. He advances as soon as he retreats, and stabs the masked man in the chest with the move "Jibao comes out of the forest".
Luo Xiaoyao had the upper hand in all three moves of the masked man. He was furious and shouted violently. He turned his body to the right and slashed forward with a sword. With a "dang" sound, the two swords collided and sparks flew. Luo Xiaoyao
But I felt numbness in my right arm, I was startled, and I hurriedly retreated.
When Weng Mu waited for the monk to fall into the room, he jumped to the cave in the east wing and stared at the monk to prevent him from escaping to the roof. However, he saw the masked man running west towards Luo Xiaoyao, and he wanted to intercept him.
, but seeing Chu Nanfeng turning a blind eye, he held back.