There was a commotion behind the three of them. It turned out that some people had recognized Li Yufu and his disciple, Yu Fu. They all went up to greet them. Li Yufu was famous on the mountain for treating people kindly and not putting on airs with anyone. This was not the surface of being smooth and slick, but the spirit inside. This was also the "Qi" of Wudang. Wudang Taoists did not care about seniority or Taoist temples. They all had the homework of reading the fortune sticks for the common people on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and even writing letters on behalf of others. On this matter, an unshakable rule had been set since Ancestor Lu. Huang Manshan had read the fortune sticks and written letters for people. Wang Zhonglou was like this, Hong Xixiang was like this, Li Yufu was also like this, and maybe in the future, the little Taoist boy, Yu Fu was also like this. Cultivation in Wudang was to cultivate people before becoming an immortal, and cultivate oneself before becoming a Taoist. This was the true Qi of Wudang Mountain.
Hsu Fengnian and the other two turned to look at the young leader. Kong Dahu introduced him softly, "This is Wudang's Leader Li, a disciple that the old immortal, Yu Xingrui, took in in the Eastern Sea in his early years. Leader Li's temper is very good. There are rumors in Jianghu that he killed an evil dragon in the number one blessed land of Taoism, Earth Lung Mountain. His cultivation is unfathomable. There are also people who say that the King of Beiliang made a special trip to Wudang Mountain to write to the imperial court, requesting for Wudang to be conferred as the ancestral court of Taoism. I think this is reliable. In the past, I didn't have much of an impression of that Prince. Later, he sent troops to the border and refused the imperial edict to enter Beiliang, which was very satisfying. He also killed the arrogant and domineering old military chief Zhong Hongwu in Lingzhou. I feel that the new Prince Liang did not disappoint. This time, when the northern barbarians attacked, I heard that Prince went directly to the border and did not hide in Mount Qingliang. This matter was done to vent people's anger! Otherwise, if he became the number one master in the world and still hid at home, it would be too embarrassing for Beiliang. For those of us who walk the Jianghu, if we leave Beiliang, wouldn't we lose face? "
Hsu Fengnian smiled helplessly.
Xu Shiying softly said, "If the battle at the border is fierce, I'll ask my brother to introduce us to kill the barbarians. Killing one is worth it, and killing two is is is worth it."
Kong Dahu couldn't help but mock, "You're just a pretty face. If you go, you'll definitely lose money. Do you really think that the northern barbarians are easy to mess with? Those barbarians have been relying on archers and horses since they were young. Their archery skills and horsemanship aren't bad. It'll be useless even if you go. "
Kong Dahu suddenly sighed with emotion. "His Highness has done something wrong. He gave all the good stuff in the Tide-listening Pavilion's armory to that Wulin Alliance Head of Mount Hui. It looks like that purple-clad woman is as beautiful as the rumors say. Otherwise, his Highness wouldn't have been so generous. Speaking of which, it's not a bad idea to leave some leftovers for us martial artists in Beiliang. Let's not talk about top-notch secret manuals, second or third-rate ones. Just give us one or two of them. "
Xu Shiying spat, "With your little backbone, you want to become a peerless expert? Even if His Highness were to give you a pile of secret manuals, it would still be a dream! "
Kong Dahu didn't get angry. "You, Xu Shiying, have a lot of backbone. Can't you just give me a few pounds?"
Hsu Fengnian tried to smooth things over with a smile. "Wudang's nameless fist technique that everyone can learn has deep meaning. It contains Hong Xixiang's understanding of the great dao. I dare say that even if you only learn this fist technique for the rest of your life, you'll benefit from it regardless of whether you've been training in the past. Let's not talk about attaining the dao and ascending to the heavens or becoming a first-rank expert. After all, it all depends on one's fate. But if you want to talk about strengthening the body and extending life, you'll definitely be able to ask the King of Hell for a few more years. In my opinion, even the hundred secret manuals in the Tide-listening Pavilion can't compare to that fist technique that everyone can learn. "
Kong Dahu was skeptical. "Little brother, is this fist technique really that extraordinary?"
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "It's just like an article written by a blind person. It looks very knowledgeable, but in everyone's eyes, it's just that. It's not really good knowledge. Similarly, the harder it is to learn a martial art, the higher the threshold. It might not be a good martial art. "
Kong Dahu laughed. "This logic sounds nice, but it might not be true. Which martial art in the world doesn't have a high threshold? Little brother, do you think the old God of Swords Li Chungang's Two Sleeves Green Snake is hard to learn? How could it be something that anyone could learn? The new God of Swords Đồng Thái's sword technique, even a Master wouldn't be able to understand it. "
Hsu Fengnian who was rebutted laughed. "This is the brilliance of Wudang's fist technique. It is also the true meaning of Hong Xixiang's great dao. The heavenly dao that people can't reach is like the dangerous path at the peak of Mount Hua. It's just a narrow path. Although there are footsteps, there aren't many people. However, Hong Xixiang's great dao is the flat path in the world. Everyone can walk on it. As long as one perseveres, even if one's talent is mediocre, one can walk far."
Kong Dahu was stunned. He pointed at this brother and laughed. "It sounds like a twisted logic, but it does make sense."
Xu Shiying patted Hsu Fengnian's shoulder and said, "Little brother, you have good perception. In the future, you will definitely become a famous master."
Hsu Fengnian smiled. "Thank you for your kind words."
After the three of them stood up, Wudang's Chief Li Yufu was still surrounded by people. The little Taoist child who went up the mountain during the heavy snowfall last year stood outside. He carefully sized up Hsu Fengnian. For some reason, the child had an unreasonable respect for this mysterious man whose identity he didn't know, but who was able to make his master pay special attention to him. But soon, he felt a sense of closeness in his heart. But in the end, it was more fear than respect. So, from the beginning to the end, the child hid behind his master and didn't say a word to this guy. Just when Hsu Fengnian and the little Taoist child Yu Fu's eyes met and the latter quickly turned his head, a handsome young man dressed in brocade clothes and marten fur crept up to Hsu Fengnian. He didn't dare to move forward five or six steps away. His fists were clenched and his palms were sweaty. Behind him was a group of disreputable friends who had nothing better to do and came to Wudang Mountain to admire the scenery and the moon. They didn't care about the Chief of Wudang or the fist skills. But now, the officialdom of the old three provinces in Beiliang, as well as the descendants of the officialdom, had a completely different impression of a certain person. Especially after the young people who had competed with that person to see who was more prodigal back then added fuel to the fire, they had reached a consensus that the most manly thing in the world was a prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf.
After the young man with a look of disbelief stopped, he timidly said tentatively, "I'm Liu Yukun. My father is Liu Gongchi, the County Chief of Danyang County in Lingzhou."
Hsu Fengnian smiled. "Your elder brother is Liu Yushan, the Cavalry Captain of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry? At that time, he followed the Long Xiang Army straight into the enemy's territory and beheaded 12 people? "
Liu Yukun, who was the most domineering in the eyes of his companions, suddenly had tears in his eyes and trembled all over, as if he had been struck by lightning.
Eldest Young Master Liu was about to kneel down, but when he saw the man in front of him gently shake his head, he immediately straightened his knees that had already bent a little, not knowing what to do.
Last year, in the farce of the officialdom in Lingzhou, many meritorious generals were forced to take off their armor in front of the public by a young man with the title of Lingzhou General, revealing scars all over their bodies. Liu Yukun was there to watch from a distance. At first, he did not feel that the scene was very shocking. But later, he saw his elder brother who had returned from the border. His elder brother, who had always looked down on him, almost broke off relations with his father and the whole family because his father, who was a civil official, made a few sarcastic complaints at the dinner table. Later, he drank wine with his younger brother for the first time and talked intermittently about the war on the border. He talked about how his fellow soldiers died in battle calmly. Only then did Liu Yukun begin to understand the heavy significance. So Liu Yukun climbed Mount Wudang in the cold spring. He just wanted to know how the new Prince Liang practiced martial arts.
Hsu Fengnian did not want to reveal his identity here, so he stopped chatting with Liu Yukun. Then he said goodbye to Kong Dahu and Xu Shiying, gave Li Yufu a look, and walked to the hut with Lu Chengyan.
After he left, Kong Dahu and Xu Shiying looked at each other. How did this guy get involved with the dignified Satrap's son? Looking at the situation, he was at least a figure with a family background of the same level. How could he be patient enough to talk to the two of them for a long time? The corner of Xu Shiying's mouth twitched. At that time, he had pretended to pat that guy on the shoulder, for fear that these aristocratic sons, who liked to hide knives behind smiles, would turn around and attack him. He hoped that he would not be put in a sack and sink into the Elephant Washing Pool before he could figure out a master. Liu Yukun had the courage to observe for a long time. When he saw the King of Beiliang squatting and chatting with the two poor martial artists for a long time, he hurried forward and made a toast. He took the initiative to get close to them and said, "Brothers, I am Liu Yukun from Lingzhou. It is fate that we met. I have wine, the most authentic Green Ant Wine. Why don't the three of us drink it together?"
Kong Dahu asked stupidly, "Young Master, you don't charge, do you?"
Liu Yukun smiled helplessly and said, "You are slapping my face, aren't you?"
Kong Dahu and Xu Shiying went to Liu Yukun's luxurious silk tent in a daze and drank the boiling hot Green Ant Wine. Around them, a group of playboys in bright clothes were looking at them with admiration, and the eyes of the few young and beautiful heroines were even brighter.
When the two finally learned the man's identity, they were dumbfounded.
In the fourth year of Xiangfu, Xu Shiying, a cavalryman from Liangzhou, died at the border after his brother, who was a crossbowman.
In the sixth year of Xiangfu, Kong Dahu, a foot soldier from Youzhou, died in Beimang's Aquarius Prefecture.
The two of them smiled before they died and died without regrets.
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