At first, Shui Xiang was very worried about Ning Ye. She hadn't seen her for three years. The boy who was still immature is now so beautiful that people can't look directly at him, but his father is not someone who would put water on him because of his beauty. The peerless young man will become the soul of his father's sword, and Shui Xiang's heart twitches. But as those followers fell to the ground one by one, and the young man's killing intent became more and more serious, the object of Shui Xiang's worry began to change.
Shui Lianqing was inexplicably horrified, this young man not only had fierce swordsmanship, but also had such deep inner strength that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old could never have. Could it be that the Ling family really got the secret treasure of the Red Chamber
When the mist exploded, even Kong Xuan who was standing at the gate of the temple took a step back, let alone the bald head who fell all over the ground behind, that kind of momentum made Kong Xuan's face heavy, and he didn't feel his hands tightening. He took the Buddha beads in his hand.
Shui Lianqing stared out, pointed at Ye Shiyi and uttered the word "bi", and fell to the ground when Ye Shiyi pulled out the long sword from his chest.
"Daddy!" Shui Xiang woke up at this time, shocked to see her powerful father fall to the ground, got up from the ground, and threw herself on Shui Lianqing, looking at Ye Shishi with hatred in her beautiful eyes , said: "Ning Ye, why did you kill my father!"
"Why?" Blood dripped from the long sword, and Ye Shiyi's cheek was also splashed with a few drops of blood, which made his perfect face look sad. He sneered and said : "Then why can you play with other people's lives in the palm of your hand? Shui Xiang, the reason why Ning Yu was so against the master back then was because of your provocation?"
Shui Xiang was stunned, seeing his long sword raised again, she screamed in surprise, crawled towards the Kong Xuan at the gate of the temple, and shouted: "Master, save me!"
After climbing a few steps, the voice was stuck in his throat, and then the world was rolling in his eyes, and finally he was fixed on his graceful body.
Kong Xuan glanced at the drop of blood that splattered just below the steps, chanted the Buddha's name, and said, "The benefactor has just gone through a great battle, do you still have the strength to fight Brother Kongwu again?"
Ye Shiqiang suppressed the surge of blood in his heart. The move just now was a mental method he could only use after forcing his Bihai Tidal Kung Fu to the eighth level. Although he won with one move, he was also seriously injured by the backlash.
"Ye Po of the Ling family, ask Master Kongwu for advice!" Ye Po took a step forward, fisted with both hands and saluted, and said.
"It's none of your business!" Ye Shiyi yelled at him, turned around and said with a cold smile, "Master Kong Wu, please come out!"
"Amitabha..." With a long Buddha's chant, an old monk with white beard and hair came out of the temple and looked benevolent. After sweeping his eyes over the two, he said, "You two little benefactors, come with me."
"Uncle Linghui?!" Looking at the old monk, Kong Xuan was startled for a moment, and then said: "Uncle Linghui, what are you doing?"
"Ah, the young people come here to compete, how can we bully them, I will take them to Kong Wu." The old monk said with a smile like Maitreya Buddha.
Seeing the old monk wandering into the temple gate and heading for the backyard with the two young men, Ming Xu stammered: "Abbot, this, this is not good, right?" The young man had just fought Shui Lianqing. yes! If this is said, Shaolin Temple will be ashamed
Hey... Kong Xuan let out a long sigh, and then said to the excited bald men next to him, "What are you looking at? Clean up the front and ask someone to send it to Shui's house."
Passing through the main hall and back hall of the main hall, even through the backyard, Linghui stopped in front of the cliff on the mountain behind, patted on the door of a stone cave on the mountain wall, and said: "Kong Wu, you have three years The evil fate of the past has come to you."
"But Ye Shiyi?" The voice from inside was old and deep, with vicissitudes of life, which made Ye Shiyi startled. The voice of Kong Wu in his memory was very loud and flamboyant, with a domineering arrogance, and he had doubts in his heart. , Ye Eleven still replied: "It's me."
The person inside seemed to be startled, and then said: "You suffered internal injuries?"
"Hehe, he just had a fight with Shui Lianqing outside and forcibly used Bihai Chaochao's eight-layer mind method, which was countered by his internal force." Linghui laughed.
"So, come back after you recover from your injury." The man inside sighed.
"No need!" Ye Shixi said in a deep voice.
"Ahhh! You don't have to wait so long, you can also use Wendou to compare!" Linghui laughed.
There was silence for a while, and then the door of the cave was pushed open, and an old monk who described as thin and old came out. After quietly watching Ye Shiyi for a while, he took the lead and walked to the stone table beside the cave and sat down.
"Brother Mingxu, what are they doing?" the monk who was peeking at the back door of the monastery asked Mingxu.
"Don't make noise, be careful not to be discovered by your uncle!" Ming Xu whispered to the monk who pushed him behind, and then said: "They are using moves to deduce, and they can win or lose without actual combat. Watch carefully, this may Learn a lot."
Shaolin martial arts are extensive and profound, and Kong Wu also explained his mind and moves when he spoke out, so that the two had a lot of epiphanies during the fierce battle, and their understanding of their mind and sword skills went to a higher level.
Two hours later, Kong Wu put down his palm and said, "Three years ago, Master Yan San taught me one thing. The strongest thing in the world is not profound internal strength and exquisite moves, but a heart, old man. Lost three years ago."
Strong because of love, even with only one breath, you can stand still, just because you have someone to protect behind you.
"Brother Eleven, before coming, Brother Thirteen said that the master is still here, so don't send him to death needlessly." Ye Po looked at Ye Shishi and said.
Ye Shiyi looked at the clump of pink roses blooming just behind Kong Wu for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Eleven has been taught, and after three years, if Eleven doesn't die, come and ask for advice again!"
Kong Wu nodded, with joy in his eyes, these two teenagers are not only talented but also upright, and with hard work, their future achievements will be immeasurable.
At noon, they didn't eat any food. The two of them just took the medicine they brought, re-bandaged the wound and then left. Seeing the young man riding away in the sun, Kong Xuan unconsciously sighed: "The Jianghu representative There are newcomers..."
Linghui glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Nephew, what should you do about the threat of the county king?"
Kong Xuan took a look at his schadenfreude look, and said, "Mengsu of the Ling family has captured Tongguan, and Gao Liu at Tianjingguan has also erected the banner of the Ling family. Does the county king have time to control us?"
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In May of the year of Xuanping, unbearable to be oppressed by Jiangzhou government and aristocratic clans, Panyang Lake Liuyunzhai rose up and erected a banner of rebellion. Afterwards, uprising forces sprung up everywhere like mushrooms after rain.
The Weinan Plain is blue and yellow, and along the banks of the Wei River, some of the blue rice fields have turned yellow now and then, swaying in the early summer wind.
A few old farmers were tending the farmland, chatting casually about some gossip, when they heard the thunderous sound of horseshoes, looked up, and saw a large group of cavalry galloping past the official road, the red armor was awe-inspiring, and the big flag on the high flag A Ling word.
"It's the Ling family's army." After seeing it, an old farmer lowered his head and went to work on the field.
"No, this is not General Meng's army. Look, what is the word on the flag behind it!" After looking carefully, another old farmer patted his leg and said, "Is this not the army of General He, the commander of the two roads on the East Road and Shaanxi Road?" Bar?"
"Ah!" The old farmer raised his head and squinted his eyes, and said, "If General He also joins the Ling family, then we have something to look forward to."
"Isn't that the case? We are finally living a good life now, and we still rely on the Ling family. My second boy has been arguing to join the army. The first one went to General Meng with his own burden on his own. As long as General Meng Capture Chang'an, and we will live in peace here."
"I heard from the steward that Mr. Han is coming soon."
"That's right, when General Meng and the others take Chang'an, it will be the Ling family's world. I heard that the government will have to change people, and all government orders will be changed."
"That's right, then I won't stop my kid from joining the army."
"Stop chatting, look at this day, I'm afraid it's going to rain!"
At the turn of spring and summer in Weinan, thunderstorms come as soon as they are said, but in just a short while, the big raindrops fall, and the horseshoes galloping on the official road cause splashes of water when they fall.
The raindrops made a tinkling sound on the window sill, and with a hmm, Ling Qingyu opened his eyes, looking at the rain curtain outside the window, his misty eyes slowly began to clear up.
"Are you hungry?" With a hoarse voice followed by the approaching body, Ling Qingyu blinked, looked at the sky outside, and whispered: "I slept all day?"
Sitting by the bed, Meng Su shook his head and said, "Two days."
"It's been two days..." Ling Qingyu sighed softly, and crossed the Qinling Mountains directly from Nanyang. They walked in the mountains for more than a month. It's exhausting. After getting off the Qinling Mountains and reuniting with Meng Su who came to meet him, he seemed to fall asleep right away? It's been two days...
Meng Su poured a glass of water, helped her up and asked her to drink a few sips with her own hands, and said, "I see that Thirteen and Sum are very tired, so I asked them to rest more. The kitchen has been cooking porridge. May I bring it here?" Seeing her nodding, he put her back on the pillow, got up and walked outside the room.
After passing through the rain curtain, Meng Su walked quickly into the kitchen, took out a bowl of porridge that Sum had been cooking on the stove, blew on it again, covered it with something, and then walked quickly back to the room and entered the room Seeing that Ling Qingyu fell asleep again with his head turned sideways, he sighed softly, put the porridge on the table, then walked to the bedside, and pressed the corners of the quilt for her.
It actually came across from the Qinling Mountains. In this season, there are continuous torrential rains on the mountains, and those mountains with no roads are even more dangerous. The group of them, even the guards who fought on the battlefield, can't stand it, let alone a person like her. Girl, I chose to walk up the mountain to avoid the chaos along the way. Now the Ling family has become synonymous with rebels in the Central Plains, and forces from all over the country are arresting her. In order to prevent my subordinates from taking risks, I chose this way.
Fortunately, fortunately, I have captured Tongguan and recognized Ye Pei who came to explore the way at the pass.
Gently holding her hand, Meng Su said in a low voice: "In the future, I won't run around any more. Let Meng Su protect you, okay..."
"General..." There was a low call from outside the door, Meng Su hissed, then left the bed, opened the door, saw the messenger standing under the door, saw him come out and said: "General He has arrived."
"So fast?" Meng Su was startled, and then said, "Let Lin Xiang prepare the camp."
"No, it was General He who led a thousand cavalry to arrive first, and it is said that the large force behind them camped directly in Weinan." The messenger hurriedly said.
Meng Su raised his eyebrows, did he receive the letter? So fast
Seeing that Meng Su's expression changed slightly, the messenger hurriedly finished the most important thing: "General He, I'm coming soon!" Before he finished speaking, he heard the neighing of horses outside the courtyard, and then the sound of military boots stepping on the puddle. Voice, a tall and straight figure has walked in through the rain curtain.
Seeing Meng Su put his finger on his lips, He Li stopped in his tracks, then kicked the orderly who was hiding back, and said, "Bring me hot water." Then he turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Still sleeping? What's wrong?"
Meng Su went down the steps, greeted him and went to the upper wing first, and said: "They came here from crossing the Qinling Mountains. They were exhausted and slept all the time, so they ate some water and porridge in a daze." Entering the wing, When He Li dismantled his drenched cloak and began to remove his armor, he said in a low voice, "Ying Jiu, Xie Sanlang, and Yan Qi are all dead..."
He Li paused, turned around and asked, "Yan Qi?"
"Well," Meng Su nodded, and said, "I heard from Sum that Yan Qi's pulse has been bad since she was seriously injured in Wolong Peak, and it became more fragile after several stimulations. She disappeared for a month and a half last year. The situation at that time was very bad. After being stimulated again in Guangzhou, it was tantamount to suffering. On the way they came over, they encountered King Cheng's rout. When leaving Beijing, she carried Yingjiu's body on her back and walked the mountain road overnight, and was later found by Ye Shiyi. On their way to Xiangyang, no matter how hard it was, they did not abandon Yingjiu's body and brought it all the way to Changsheng. temple."
"Really..." He Li moved his fingers, continued to take off the armor, and said, "I wonder if there is a place for you and me in the Palace of Eternal Life?"
"There will definitely be me!" Meng Su grinned, and the dullness in the room suddenly disappeared. He Li glanced at him, began to untie his leg armor, and said with a smile, "You are confident?"
"Chang'an, let me be the pioneer!"
He Li looked at the eagerness and eagerness on his face, and said, "Find me a suit!"
Meng Su opened the cabinet and took out a suit of clothes, and said in his mouth: "Lin Xiang is here to guard Tongguan, and now the king of Duan'an doesn't dare to move, let me go to Chang'an, she said, Chang'an City is history There are many delicious and fun things in the ancient capital, and it is best to reduce the damage when we attack, so let me go!"
"Give me hot water to take a bath first." He Li slapped his head and said with a sneer, "You guys who are used to Thunderbolt have the nerve to say less damage?"
"That's not what you said!" Meng Su followed He Li to the bathhouse, and said, "Think about it, who else is better than me? Yin Ting'an? Gu Cheng? Are you not as good as me?"
After entering the bathhouse and looking at the hot water in the barrel, He Li said, "I'll go."
Meng Su's face suddenly fell, and he said, "Brother Li, you don't want to take credit for such a thing!" Having said that, Meng Su also knew in his heart that it is most suitable to attack Chang'an He Li, and he is best at assault and running , the subordinates are all cavalry, and their maneuverability is very good, but attacking the city requires patience, strategy, and tactics. In these points, He Li, who is patient and steady, is better than Yang Zhao.
He Li looked at him with a smile, took off his clothes and jumped into the bucket, saying: "In the future, there will be battles to be fought. Our master doesn't just want the two roads of east and west, but in her territory, she wants to connect the party, the Liao and the Liao. Tubo took them all."
"After I arrived in Tongguan, more than 10,000 people came to join the army on their own. Brother Li, the prestige of the Ling family here is completely beyond my imagination." Meng Su took the hot water bucket from the messenger and let the messenger back out. Pour hot water into the big wooden bucket, and said in a deep voice: "There is an old man who sent his three sons to join the army. He said that if there was no Ling family, their whole family would have died long ago. Now there are several grandchildren in the family. When they are older, they can all enter the free school, and they are not afraid of losing their blood, so the three sons can go to the battlefield and help the Ling family. He also said that the head of the Ling family is like a Bodhisattva, and what she does must be right. "
"It's not just here," Meng Su poured hot water and a bucket of cold water into it, and said, "The same is true for our conscription in Yinzhou."
"Mengsu!"
"Yes, Brother Li!"
"Do you want to scald me or freeze me to death?"
Seeing that He Li's long legs were resting on the edge of the wooden barrel, and his whole body was hanging on the wooden barrel, Meng Su paused for a moment, then hurriedly fetched hot water to mix the temperature of the water, and smiled embarrassingly: "I didn't pay attention, Did not notice."
"Hedong Road has also recruited 200,000 new recruits. They are being trained by Gucheng and the others. It is estimated that they will be able to use them in half a year. However, there are still some rich families who are not convinced by the Ling family. Wait for the matter here to be settled. Yes, we must suppress all those places and implement the new policy of the Ling family. You have seen Cheng Jia’s national policy. According to that implementation, it will inevitably violate the interests of the current wealthy families. Taxes do all kinds of evil to the people, and now they are required to clear the land and bear the same taxes as ordinary people, and their privileges are restricted, how can they accept it honestly?" He Li submerged his body in the water and let out a comfortable sigh.
"Then kill them until they accept it!" Meng Su said as he put the soft towel on the side of the barrel with a stern look on his face.
He Li glanced at him with a smile, then closed his eyes comfortably.
A few steps into the bedroom, seeing that Ling Qingyu was still sound asleep, he picked up the thin quilt that had fallen to the side and covered it up. Meng Su sat by the bed and looked at her with the faint light coming through the window. Pattering, the laughter of He Li's subordinates and the neighing of war horses could be heard from a distance, all the excitement and anger just now disappeared, leaving only a shallow tenderness filling his chest.
It can be used, but there are still some local wealthy families who are not convinced by the Ling family. When the matter here is settled, all those places will be suppressed and the new policy of the Ling family will be implemented. You have also seen Cheng Jia's national policy. According to that implementation, it will inevitably infringe upon the interests of those wealthy families. Those wealthy families used to bully one side and conceal taxes from above and do evil to subordinates. Now they are required to clear their fields and bear the same taxes as ordinary people, and their privileges are restricted. How is it possible? Will you accept it honestly? He Li submerged his body in the water and let out a comfortable sigh.
"Then kill them until they accept it!" Meng Su said as he put the soft towel on the side of the barrel with a stern look on his face.
He Li glanced at him with a smile, then closed his eyes comfortably.
A few steps into the bedroom, seeing that Ling Qingyu was still sound asleep, he picked up the thin quilt that had fallen to the side and covered it up. Meng Su sat by the bed and looked at her with the faint light coming through the window. Pattering, the laughter of He Li's subordinates and the neighing of war horses could be heard from a distance, all the excitement and anger just now disappeared, leaving only a shallow tenderness filling his chest.