The autumn wind rustled.
Noon had yet to pass, but in front of the new Tiger Palace where Xu Zhaonan, the Turning Wheel King, and Lin Zongwu, the Church Leader of the Great Light Cult, were staying in Jiangning, there was already a long queue of people who had come to pay their respects. As for the people who had come to pay their respects to the Church Leader, they had gathered on almost the entire long street.
There were all sorts of strangely dressed "gods" and teams of dragon and lion dancers. They knelt on the ground in worship, playing instruments and singing. The entire scene was extremely lively.
This was the grand scene after Lin Zongwu had fought in the Five-Sided Arena. Although the lunatics under Zhou Shang had launched their revenge the day before, it was Xu Zhaonan's side that had sounded the bugle horn. Furthermore, after the fight with Zhou Shang, Xu Zhaonan's side was still preparing to fight in the "Million Soldiers Arena". This was enough to prove how much confidence the Turning Wheel King had in the city.
The believers, who were already driven by fanaticism, were instantly fired up. Some of the active members who had some martial arts skills wished they could immediately request to fight. Under the leadership of the invincible Church Leader, they could directly overturn the various heretical demons in Jiangning and take down the title of "Fair Party Leader".
At this moment, the various small and medium-sized forces in the city, as long as they had high hopes for Xu Zhaonan, rushed to submit their pledges of allegiance. Xu Zhaonan began to receive them one by one, letting them line up on the road to show his strength to the entire "audience" in the city.
Half a street away, a portion of the houses facing the new Tiger Palace had already been used as a place for the Turning Wheel King to entertain his guests. In a large house with a dojo, "Sky Saber" Tan Zheng sat on a chair by the side of the dojo. He watched as a figure not far away shuttled through the densely packed wooden stakes of various lengths. As the figure waved his arms, his punches were sometimes agile and sometimes fierce, causing the wooden shavings on the sturdy stakes to fly.
The figure shuttling through the wooden piles was bare-chested. He was at the peak of his thirties, and his muscles were bulging. There wasn't the slightest bit of excess fat on his body. He was the Monkey King of this generation, Li Yanfeng, who came to Jiangning from Tongshan.
This was the first time Tan Zheng and Li Yanfeng met in Jiangning. But after the battle in the early morning of the 17th day, they both felt admiration for each other's martial arts. In addition, Tan Zheng and the previous Monkey King, Li Ruoque, had a close relationship. Li Yanfeng called Tan Zheng uncle, and Tan Zheng also felt honored to recognize this nephew who was highly skilled in martial arts.
What Li Yanfeng was practicing now was the essence of the Big and Small Monkey Fist and the White Ape Arm Fist. Over the past few days since his arrival in Jiangning, he had sparred with Lin Zongwu twice. During the second sparring session, Lin Zongwu had taught him a lot about the methods and techniques of increasing the destructive power of the White Ape Tongquan. Now, his understanding of this boxing technique had reached a new level.
After a round of punches, Tan Zheng couldn't help but stand up and applaud, "Good! With this improvement, the White Ape Tongquan Arm Fist will definitely shine in your hands. In the future, you may become a grandmaster and bring glory to the future generations. "
Li Yanfeng wiped some beads of sweat off his forehead. He wasn't arrogant, but he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Zheng, you flatter me. This time, I came to Jiangning thanks to the Chief, Uncle Zheng, and all the seniors who didn't care about sectarian views and carefully guided me. If anything can be left behind in the future, it will be recorded because of the broad-mindedness of the seniors, which made Wulin prosperous today."
Before Li Yanfeng practiced the boxing technique, Tan Zheng had also demonstrated his understanding of the knife technique. At this time, he smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't stick to one person or one lineage and break the sectarian views. This is the general trend. More than ten years ago, when the Central Plains fell, the Wulin of Lin 'an talked about the unification of the north and the south. After all, it was just a gimmick. This is a lesson for the people of Wulin. Now, we can't do this. Coincidentally, the Chief, a great grandmaster, is coming to hold the line. In the future, it will definitely be a good story. "
Li Yanfeng nodded, "I heard that the Chief's trip to the south this time, other than the matter in Jiangning, is mainly to train a team of elite soldiers for Mr. Xu to look forward to fighting the so-called 'Special Forces' of the Black Flag in the future. Uncle Zheng, do you want to participate in this matter? "
Tan Zheng's nickname was originally 'Heavenly Knife of the River North'. In the past, he was active in the Jin area. Later, the Chief Lin failed to resist the Jin and failed to fight for power with the 'Mysterious Lady of the World'. He was suppressed and moved to Jiangnan. Because in Jiangnan, the two words' River North 'made people laugh, so he simply changed it to' Heavenly Knife ', which was more domineering. He had been under Xu Zhaonan for a long time. At this time, he nodded.
"The matters of the court have always been higher than Jianghu. Once you enter the army, there is nothing to hide. Mr. Xu is open-minded and has always treated Jianghu people well. In the past year, everyone has communicated for a long time, and the results are indeed much better than before. This time, the Chief is here, everyone has a backbone, so I will definitely participate. "I wonder what you think of this matter."
"In Tongshan, I have already opened my doors and taught martial arts to the villagers. I hope that when foreign invaders come, everyone will have the ability to resist. This time, I have also accepted the position of protector of the Great Radiant Sect. Once Mr. Xu's power is established, I will definitely coordinate with him in Tongshan. In the future, when both sides converge, or if the Chief and Uncle Zheng have any gains in this training method, I hope that you will not forget me. I can write down the essence of the Big and Small Monkey Fist and White Ape Arm Technique now and give it to Uncle Zheng. "
He cupped his fists and spoke passionately. Tan Zheng smiled and patted his fist, saying in a low voice, "Why are you giving it to me? Find an opportunity to hand it to the Chief. He won't be greedy for your fist technique. On the contrary, you have such sincerity, and the Chief will also carefully guide you. Isn't that a good thing? "
He paused, then said, "… This can be done earlier. Right now, everyone's attention is still on the situation in Jiangning. They haven't put much thought into opening their doors and training their soldiers. If you wait until the Chief announces this and everyone presents their secret manuals, it will be too late."
Tan Zheng's selfless guidance made Li Yanfeng solemnly thank him. After a while, he heard the commotion outside and said in a low voice,
"It's just that, Uncle Zheng, I really don't understand the current situation in the city. Look, in the art of war, there are still alliances. Right now, there are five big clans of the Equity Party in the city, including the Supreme Chief who is waiting to be promoted. There are six or seven clans. Although our 'Chakravarti King' has a strong army, logically, we won't be able to win against the alliance of the other four clans. It's fine if the Chief fights Zhou Shang, since all of the clans are not on good terms with him. But why does he want to trample over them one by one? He is the first to make a move, yet he takes on all the responsibility. I don't know what Mr. Xu is thinking. Is there some inside story that we don't know? "
After Li Yanfeng said these questions, he paid attention to Tan Zheng's reaction out of the corner of his eye. Tan Zheng smiled and shook his head. "I'm not sure about this either. With Cult Master's divine skill, no one would be able to defeat him if he fought his way through the arenas. But why does he want to fight? This is really confusing. Maybe Mr. Xu has the confidence to fight against four of them, or … he has already joined forces with the other clans to put on a show to numb others? "
Tan Zheng's knife skills were good, but he obviously didn't investigate this matter. Li Yanfeng saw this and was slightly disappointed. He came to Jiangning as the deputy of Liu Guangshi's diplomatic mission. Although he didn't have to be loyal to Liu Guangshi, he definitely had to be loyal to himself. Xu Zhaonan started working as soon as he entered the city. Where did this reckless behavior come from? He couldn't grasp the whole picture, so he was always worried. Of course, since Tan Zheng didn't understand, he could only consider asking someone else.
At this point, Li Yanfeng, who had finished practicing, had already put on a loose warrior's suit. At this time, a servant came over and reported something to Tan Zheng in a low voice. Tan Zheng was slightly startled, then laughed and looked at Li Yanfeng.
"Uncle, what's the matter?"
"A few days ago, you sent someone to release a message in the city?"
"… Yes." Li Yanfeng thought about it and nodded. "It's just a small matter. I asked one of Lord Xu Longbiao's brothers. What's the matter? "
"Today, two groups of people went up to ask about this matter and caused some trouble. The first group had three people, two men and one woman. One of them was even a cripple. He interrogated someone for information and asked about you. These people claimed to be Shi Baofeng's subordinates. "
"Shi Baofeng …" Li Yanfeng frowned and then relaxed. "… I think I know what's going on. Uncle, are we going to let them have their way? "
"There's no need." Tan Zheng shook his head. "There's always been animosity between the Five Lords of the Fairness Party. With your current status, it doesn't matter if you give Shi Baofeng face or not. If it were an ordinary person, I would advise him to guard against the other party's revenge. But with your martial arts skills, I don't think it's a problem. "
At this point, Tan Zheng paused. "Of course, if it's just a misunderstanding between you and the other side and you want to set up a reconciliation wine, I can act on your behalf."
His words covered all the possibilities. On one hand, he believed that Li Yanfeng had the right to cause friction with the other side. On the other hand, he said a solution if he didn't want to cause friction. He didn't ask about what happened. Li Yanfeng smiled and shook his head. "I won't hide this from you, Uncle. It's a problem on Mount Tongshan …"
The conflict that happened on Mount Tongshan and the reason why he released the news in the newspaper were not too big of a secret. He was just doing it casually, so he casually said it now. Tan Zheng suddenly understood. "No wonder … Then who the second group of people is, can you guess?"
"Yes?"
"This person calls himself Long Aotian." Tan Zheng smiled. "He said his nickname is … the leader of the martial arts world. Hahahaha."
Li Yanfeng was slightly stunned, then he also laughed. Ever since the rise of the martial arts world, there was no meeting in the world called the martial arts world conference. There were at least eight hundred arrogant people who secretly called themselves the leader of the martial arts world. They were all arrogant people who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
The two of them laughed for a while. Tan Zheng said, "Like you said, this person is young, but his martial arts are not bad. Later, he ran all the way, and the people who chased him found that he had an accomplice. It was a twelve or thirteen year old monk called 'Wu Kong' … This kind of arrogant person who calls himself the leader of the martial arts world is indeed very unlikely to come from the southwest with a mission. But for a twelve or thirteen year old and a fourteen or fifteen year old to dare to travel outside, it's possible that they have a good family background."
Li Yanfeng said, "The letter from home said that this young man once said that he would personally come to Jiangning to settle the score with me. I thought it was just big talk. Haha, I didn't expect that he would really come. What a young hero … "
Although this was what he said, there was a faint ominous glint in his eyes. This arrogant young man had killed his younger sister and brother-in-law's family on Tongshan, as well as two of his guests. He was still worried that he wouldn't be able to find him, but he didn't expect that the other party would really dare to come to Jiangning. This was a sign that he, the 'Monkey King', Li Yanfeng, was not someone to be looked at. At this moment, he couldn't wait for that young man to come knocking on his door. If he didn't skin this young man and make him suffer for three days and three nights, he would have wasted his reputation.
Tan Zheng didn't see the ruthlessness in his heart. Tan Zheng put his hands behind his back and shook his head. "A fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man, even if he's a genius, will not be a threat to you now. "As for those people from the Shi family, since you don't plan to negotiate, you have to pay more attention in the future. "Of course, you don't have to be too concerned. You just have to remember that you have the sect leader and the brothers in the sect to support you. Even if Shi Baofeng came to you personally, he wouldn't be able to do anything to you."
Tan Zheng's words were very generous, and Li Yanfeng nodded.
"Yes, Yanfeng will definitely not embarrass the Great Radiant Sect … Of course, if they really want to assassinate or fight, they can just come. "Uncle Zheng, look, you said it yourself. There are two men and one woman, and there's a cripple in the middle. What can the three of them do to me?"
"That's right." Tan Zheng gave it some thought and smiled. "Two men, one woman, and one cripple."
"Haha."
"Hahahaha …"
The two of them laughed heartily, feeling very happy.
Of course, after this, Li Yanfeng secretly found a connection and got someone to pass the news that the 'Five Feet Demon' Long Aotian had arrived in Jiangning to the people on the 'King of Equality''s side. His martial arts were very strong, and he also had an influence behind him. Thus, he was not afraid. However, if he could give his enemies more trouble, it would also increase the power on his side. This had always been his principle.
After all, in the current Jiangning City, the people who wanted to find Long Aotian the most were Shi Baofeng's subordinates — this matter concerned the Shi family's reputation. It wouldn't be too late for him to wait until they started fighting, then capture that young man and teach him a lesson.
Even if things didn't develop this way, if Shi Baofeng insisted on pursuing him for passing the news, then so be it if they started fighting. After all, there were two men, one woman, and one cripple …
In terms of martial arts, apart from being slightly inferior to Sect Leader Lin, who else had he been afraid of in this life?
*****
Ding, ding, dang, dang …
It was afternoon. The sound of weapons clashing rang out in the dilapidated courtyard.
Liang Siyi waved her sword and saber, and the strong wind created by the 'Peacock King's Seven Wings' whistled. You Hongzhuo controlled his saber and moved around to block the attacks. After fighting for a while, Liang Siyi's forehead was slightly sweaty. You Hongzhuo didn't show any signs of fatigue. His footsteps were light. When he reached a certain point, he sheathed his saber and walked to the side. Liang Siyi stopped and regulated her breathing.
You Hongzhuo poured a bowl of water and passed it to Liang Siyi.
"Your Peacock King Sword is too domineering. It's only suitable for use on the battlefield. If you meet someone who acts shamelessly, you won't have the strength to fight for a while. Also, the Peacock King Sword is originally a dual sword. You changed to a saber, which actually weakened the usage of the sword technique's stabbing, jabbing, and pointing … Yes, actually, you changed it this way for the battlefield, right? "
After You Hongzhuo and An Xifu met, there was a night operation to spy on Wei Yiwen's encampment. However, they didn't immediately find the whereabouts of Miao Zheng, who had been captured by Wei Yiwen.
At this time, even though both sides had a certain level of trust, they were after all veterans who had walked the martial arts world for many years. An Xifu's main forces wouldn't let You Hongzhuo see all of them, and he couldn't ignore everything else just to rescue Miao Zheng. Therefore, the one who contacted You Hongzhuo and his partner, Liang Siyi, who was still a little expressionless and didn't speak much. After meeting this afternoon, both sides had sparred a little to understand each other's ins and outs in order to cooperate in the future.
After You Hongzhuo finished speaking, Liang Siyi nodded. "When I was practicing the sword, I never thought of fighting privately. Actually, the dual swords of the Peacock King Sword are more physically exhausting."
She gave a brief introduction of the Peacock King Sword. In reality, the dual swords in Wang Yin's hands were rather heavy. When he was fighting against an enemy, it was like a peacock spreading its tail. It was too much for the eyes to take in. There were also a few killing moves mixed in among them. They were killing moves that turned into pokes, thrusts, pokes, slashes, and then retracted after the peacock spreads its tail. Although it often caught people off guard, the inertia required a lot more strength.
Liang Siyi's figure was taller than the average girl, and her hands could be considered sturdy and strong. However, the Peacock King Sword's inheritance in the past was probably passed down from generation to generation in the martial arts world. When Wang Yin was in the north, in order to have people he could use, he had taken in dozens or even hundreds of foster children. As a result, his supervision of each person's martial arts might not be as meticulous. He could only simplify some of the Peacock King Sword's killing moves, or even supplement them with saber techniques, and go in the direction of opening and closing.
"Your inner breath is much stronger than the average girl's, but in terms of saber techniques, I feel that there's room for improvement … Miss Liang, please don't think I'm being presumptuous. This time, when I went south, I went to the Huaxia Army in the southwest and learned some saber techniques from the Tyrant Saber. I have some ideas that we can exchange …" The two sat under the eaves of the dilapidated courtyard. When it came to saber techniques, You Hongzhuo seemed to be talking incessantly.
"Okay." Liang Siyi's reply was concise.
"Hmm, then I'll tell you a little about my opinion. I feel that Marshal Wang made you change a sword into a saber so that you can better retain the slashing moves of your sword techniques, but the essence of saber techniques isn't used this way … If you want to understand this point, I feel that you might as well consider abandoning your sword and practicing with a single saber … Look, the move you just made, it's like this …"
You Hongzhuo held the single saber in his hand and danced in the courtyard. After a while, he picked up a wooden stick as a sword and demonstrated with both hands. Liang Siyi had practiced the Peacock King Sword for many years, so her martial arts skills and comprehension were extremely high. Occasionally, when she saw something that moved her heart, her arms and wrists would move along, or she would follow You Hongzhuo to practice in the courtyard. Although she didn't speak much, the moves she practiced were on point, which made You Hongzhuo very happy.
The two talked like this for a long time. Feeling that both of them had improved, they sat down in the courtyard to drink water.
Liang Siyi looked at him. "Your saber technique … how did you practice it?"
"Me?"
"Yes." Liang Siyi nodded. "Forgive me for being presumptuous."
"Oh, that's not it." You Hongzhuo laughed. "Actually … I just practiced blindly …"
"Inner force has been practiced since I was young," Liang Siyi said.
"Yes." You Hongzhuo nodded and was silent for a moment. "… My family … used to practice the You Family Saber Technique, but it was actually unorthodox. My father … before he died, he didn't tell me anything about the origin of the saber technique. In any case, I've been practicing it since I was young. When I was in my teens, I actually didn't fight or hurt anyone. But later … something happened. I remember … that was in the eighth year of Jianshuo …"
You Hongzhuo recalled the past. At this moment, he casually talked about the death of his parents, the first time he killed someone, and the feeling of enlightenment. He also talked about how he roamed Jianghu and received guidance from some experts, such as Mr. and Mrs. Zhao of the "Twin Killers of the Dark Winds". He also talked about all kinds of fights, which were all experiences accumulated through bloody killings. Now that he talked about it, it seemed like an understatement.
For some reason, he didn't talk about Luan Fei and becoming sworn brothers. The afternoon sun shone into the shabby courtyard. Liang Siyi listened quietly, her eyes like ripples. There were a few times when she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't.
Then, they stood up and started a simple fight again …
*****
Long Aotian took the little monk for a stroll in the city. They went to see the old house of the Su family, which was the former residence of the Inner Demon. They ate some simple snacks at a few roadside stalls. When it was dusk, they returned to the Five Lakes Inn where Little Aotian lived.
The leader of the Wulin Alliance, Long Aotian, was very generous. He ordered three big plates of food, a big fish, a tofu, and a vegetable. He also ordered a lot of rice. He spent money like water, which stunned the little monk. Even the innkeeper of the inn came over to persuade him, "If you can't finish eating, you can eat less. I'll give you a small fish …"
Long Aotian slammed the table. "We, who practice martial arts, have a big appetite. I'll give you money and you'll serve the food. If you continue to talk nonsense, I'll tear down your broken inn."
He had a cute face. Although he had reached the age of "adulthood" in this era, he didn't intend to kill people. In fact, he didn't have much deterrence when he was angry. The innkeeper was given the cold shoulder. He smiled and walked away.
In fact, the innkeeper was afraid that he would attract covetous eyes if he showed off his wealth. However, Long Aotian had already thought it through. He had long wanted to fight in the inn to show off his power. At this time, he didn't mind revealing his identity as a "martial arts master".
However, his kind face made the twelve or thirteen years old little monk even more docile. At this time, some of the people of the Green Forest in the inn turned their heads to look at them. They thought that they might be children brought by an elder with a powerful background. None of them came to look for trouble. The main reason was that it was a bit embarrassing to look for trouble with them.
It was the period of growing up. The two finished most of the food quickly. When they were slowly enjoying the end, the light of the setting sun shone in through the window. Long Aotian mentioned what happened in the morning. "Humph, the subordinates of the Turning Wheel King are all bad ruffians!"
They had a stroll in the afternoon. Since they had just met, the little monk didn't dare to talk about sensitive topics. Therefore, he didn't even ask about what happened in the morning. Now that "Brother Long" suddenly mentioned it, the little monk was so scared that his shoulders shrank. He lowered his head and ate, not daring to let Long Aotian know that his master might be on the side of the Turning Wheel King.
Fortunately, the domineering Long Aotian didn't only scold him.
"You saw what happened in the afternoon. What kind of Fairness Party is this? None of the five idiots are good. They are unreasonable, kill the innocent, and defile people's innocence … Oh, right, what do you want to do in the city this time? Do you want to visit the house of the Su family? "
Long Aotian scolded the Fairness Party. The little monk nodded his head in agreement. When he asked the last question, he shook his head.
"Actually, there's nothing else."
"Are you going to see your master?"
"I won't see him in Jiangning. This is my cultivation."
"Oh …" Long Aotian nodded. "Then I see that you are good at martial arts. You can follow me for a while."
He extended the invitation with great benevolence. The little monk swallowed the rice in his mouth, then put his palms together timidly, "Amitabha, actually … I have a question for you, Brother Dragon …"
"Go ahead."
"I want to ask … Why did Brother Long become a five, five feet … yin devil …"
He didn't know where he heard this rumor, but he finally asked it after holding it in for so long. Before he finished his words, Ning Ji slammed his palm on the table. With a muffled sound, the table was already imprinted with his fingers.
The little monk wasn't surprised by Long Aotian's strength. He was just afraid of offending someone. At this moment, he said in a low voice, "Actually … I don't want to have any opinion on Brother Long's hobby. But … but my master also said that women are not good. They mainly … harm the body …"
"That's slander!" Long Aotian calmed himself down and said straightforwardly.
"Ah? Slander? "
"Hmph, it's all done by those guys from Tongshan. I've already figured it out!"
Long Aotian's gaze was solemn. At this moment, he began to talk about his journey. He left the southwest and met a group of scholars and a father and daughter who performed as performers. Then, he arrived at Tongshan and the series of events that happened … The little monk's gaze clearly relaxed. When he heard about Tongshan's Wang Xiuniang and Lu Wenke's encounters, a trace of bloodlust appeared in his eyes. He nodded repeatedly. "Those bad guys, they should be killed!"
"Hmph, they knew that I was coming to Jiangning, so they sent people to Jiangning to create trouble and … gave me that kind of nickname. I definitely won't let them succeed. Once I leave Jiangning, I'll kill my way back to Tongshan and destroy their entire family! Of course, now that I'm in Jiangning, I'll do a few good deeds and spread my name as the leader of Wulin … "
"Yes, yes, Brother Long, I'll help you."
"Alright, then from now on, you'll be the deputy leader of Wulin Union. You'll be called 'Little Sage' Sun Wu Kong."
"Amitabha, it doesn't matter what I'm called."
"I've already thought it through. This time, the fairness party in the city isn't anything good. Regarding the incident at Tongshan, that Li Jiafeng is in the city, and we'll have to kill him sooner or later. However, their Great Radiant Sect's Fatty Lin is currently causing trouble for Xu Zhaonan. In order to let these fools bite each other, we'll let him off for now. "I've been going around the city for the past few days. There's a big villain. We can find him first and kill him, making a name for ourselves."
"Amitabha, very good indeed." The little monk blinked and looked at him.
"It's that so-called 'Assassin' Wei Yiwen. We'll start looking for him tonight. Then, I'll personally come up with a plan to kill him."
Under the setting sun, Long Aotian patted his chest.
The little monk opposite him chewed on the food in his mouth. He had been in the city for a few days and already knew of Wei Yiwen's notoriety. He nodded vigorously.
"Yes."
The plan to make a name for himself as the leader of Wulin was finalized under the fiery setting sun.
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