Travelers who travel around the world all year round know that there is a huge pavilion on the East Islands. It is built to the west and looks across the East Sea to Zhongzhou. It is very majestic. Although the Eastern Islands now seem to have no contact with other places, after all, they are still a place where the power of the Nine Kingdoms cannot be underestimated. In addition, the East China Sea is naturally dangerous and there are a lot of boats and boats. Before the alliance was established, there were many This time he raised his troops to invade Daliang in the south and Xia Song in the west. Although he failed to capture a few territories, the surrounding countries were still very troubled.
It turns out that there have always been many bandits in the rivers and seas of the Eastern Islands. During wartime, they would go straight to other countries and plunder everywhere. This may not necessarily cause a lot of trouble, but it would eventually cause many people to suffer in other places. Xia Song and Liang along the East China Sea. People often take advantage of the heavy fog or gloomy sky to avoid the border guards and go ashore to burn, kill and loot. If it weren't for Kugu Pass to resist the enemy and many elite soldiers patrolling the border day after day, they would have been robbed everywhere.
The area around Tianqing Pavilion is the area where bandits and river thieves are most frequent. Every day, there are people carrying swords and oars, walking around in the Heting City where Tianqing Pavilion is located. They take advantage of the deep dusk or the thick fog of the East China Sea to walk around. They boarded the ship one after another and went to other places to commit evil. In normal times, most of them were sparring with swords in Heting City. Their robes and sleeves were wide, but their moves were filled with murderous intent.
Originally, the appearance of swords in the Eastern Islands was introduced from Xia Song Zihao and other places in Zhongzhou. However, in order to make the swords sharper and more capable of hurting the enemy, many famous craftsmen used the Huanshou Dao passed down from Zhongzhou. Put it together with the long sword, take the long part and remove the bad parts, and change it into a long knife that looks like a crescent willow leaf. The blade has a narrow tangent, or there is no tangent at all, which is more suitable for chopping. As a result, there are many schools of swordsmanship. Even the disheveled and idle people in the market probably have two excellent means. They often go out to plunder. It is difficult for ordinary people to defeat them, and they often suffer losses when they are surrounded by soldiers.
Not to mention Tianqing Pavilion, the leader of the Eastern Zhudao Cultivation Mountain Gate. The current master of the Pavilion is unparalleled in swordsmanship. He is the only one among the Eastern Zhudao Islands. He has not had an enemy in decades. His swords are as fast as thunder. Rumor has it that this Pavilion Master has encountered When people come to ask for advice, they never draw their swords first. Instead, they wait until others have drawn their swords, then draw their swords to advance, and then close their swords in an instant. The winner is already decided.
No matter how arrogant the swordsman is, when he mentions the master of Tianqing Pavilion, they are all afraid of him. What's more, they don't care about their lives and hope to ask for advice, but most of them are turned away and cannot. Half a step closer to Tianqing Pavilion.
It's snowing today, and there are only a few people in the Tianqing Pavilion. There are only a few maids wearing wooden clogs, and there is nothing out of the ordinary.
The master of the Tianqing Pavilion had just finished the sacrificial ceremony two days ago. He had not left the pavilion for many days. He did not drink or eat. He imprisoned himself on the highest floor of the pavilion. He looked at the rolling sea waves thousands of miles away from the pavilion and did not know what was going on in his heart. What are you thinking about? Everyone in the pavilion knew that the young master was going to Zhongzhou, but they didn't know what he wanted to do. However, in the past few days, someone returned to the pavilion by boat and said that the young master died outside. Although not many people believed it, this Tianqing Pavilion The Lord actually ordered the whole pavilion to be hung with white silk ribbons, and they paid tribute for ten consecutive days. Almost everyone in the Eastern Islands knew about it. Only then did they know that this matter was probably true, and everyone was shocked.
Kangjing Palace has not yet stepped down from the high pavilion today, but someone has come to visit. He is a young man dressed neatly in black. His feet and wrists are tied very tightly. When he enters the pavilion, he is handed a waist badge. No one stopped him, so he just taught him to climb the stairs and step straight to the top of Tianqing Pavilion.
"A few years ago, Zong Zheng once told me that he wanted to seize a rare treasure in the world. After he made a hexagram, he knew that this matter was serious. I thought that with his cultivation in the four realms, he could at least protect himself. Worry, unimagined but because of God's jealousy, died early, just like the dust before the wind, the ringing of copper bells in the ancestral hall, dying silently in a foreign land, without leaving even a single word to say goodbye."
The young man in black stepped into the building and heard Kangjing Palace chanting slowly on the other side of the screen. He took off his wooden clogs and carefully walked around the screen. But behind the screen, he saw an old man with gray hair sitting on his knees. , wearing a black robe with wrinkles like threads and a dark brown hem. Although he is almost twilight, he has a very strong figure with broad shoulders and narrow belly. He is looking at the sea tide outside the pavilion in trance.
The tea soup in front of me is no longer hot.
"I heard that there was a young man who was younger than you. He almost decapitated Zong Zheng with a sword energy that could reach the sky. Although he was lucky enough to survive, he was still slowed down by the old monk and suppressed. Unable to move, he was killed by the woman beside the young man." As if talking to himself, Kangjing Palace spoke softly, with no sadness between his eyebrows, but a smile, "I am quite curious, a second-level person, How can I deliver a sword energy that reaches the sky like a tiger or a wolf in the five realms? If I want to go to Zhongzhou one day, I really want to see how the sword energy of Zhongzhou can hang in the sky."
The young man never said a word, but knelt down and sighed.
"There are so many masters in Zhongzhou. Compared to the Eastern Islands, the water depth is much tighter. It is difficult for my father's realm and swordsmanship to match him. But after all, it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. It is better to endure for two more years and wait until the world is in chaos again." , brought countless ships from the Eastern Islands to the Zhongzhou, and after expanding the territory, it will not be too late to take action."
Hearing this, Kangjing Palace turned around and stared at the man in front of him who was clearly a concubine. He didn't say anything for a long time, and finally he chuckled and said, "The population of the Eastern Islands is sparse, and it is not as dense as that of several countries in Zhongzhou." , you can easily find tens of thousands of people, but if you can't win and it's difficult to attack the city and expand the territory, what should you do?"
"My father's military strategy is the most important thing to rely on in the Eastern Islands. What's more, for example, the Shangqi Kingdom seems to have that paper covenant. It has completely forgotten the talk of martial arts. It only focuses on writing and ink. The pen cannot calm the people and determine the world. How can I, with my skills as a man from the Eastern Islands and the money, food and military armor I have accumulated over the years, not be able to break through several countries?"
"In my opinion, flowers and leaves gather and disperse, and people and events are separated and reunited. In my opinion, it is all determined by fate. In the time when I was teaching the Meiyin-ryu swordsmanship of Zongzheng Zongzheng, I also thought that because of Zongzheng's talent and character, I should not be affected by the swordsmanship. He was moved by a murderous aura as sinister as Yama, but he never thought that he would die on the road to arrogance and arrogance in the end." The old man did not put his hands on his knees, and stood up straight with only the strength of his waist, took two steps forward, and still looked outside the pavilion. Among the waves, several boats were rising and falling, and the autumn leaves were drifting with the current.
The old man is quite proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia, but he may not be as deep as the sea, but the hexagrams he often makes are mostly effective. When Kang Zongzheng was out of the Eastern Islands, the hexagrams were very bad, but there was only a glimmer of hope, but the latter was after all He didn't go to hold it, but he was buried somewhere else. He died in a foreign country, but he really deserved the word "bad luck".
On the surface, Kang Zongzheng was the eldest son, and he was destined to inherit the title of future master of Tianqing Pavilion. However, the concubine in front of him was actually the most favored by Kangjing Palace. Even before he reached the age of 18, he was already very thoughtful and thoughtful. He had not revealed himself for many years, but his methods were still far superior to those of Kang Zongzheng.
"I have not kept you by my side for many years. Instead, after teaching you the art of swordsmanship, I sent you out to practice escape with others. Now that Zong Zheng has died, I have called you here. I don't blame Zong He for complaining."
"As a son-in-law, I have my own criticisms."
Kang Zonghe smiled and said, "As a general's heir elected by the people in power in several places in the Eastern Islands, he knows his father's thoughts very well. Tianqing Pavilion only needs one successor. If there are two or three, they will all be very capable." Having a son is not a good thing for your father, and many people even don’t want to see you have a successor. Working together in wartime and fighting openly and secretly in peacetime have always been bad habits passed down in the Eastern Islands for many years. How can you rest assured that Tianqing Pavilion One family."
The old man was silent for a long time, then turned around and went to the sword stand, pulled out a long sharp knife, with no tangent on the blade and full of random lines on the blade. It was cold and handed to Kang Zonghe's hand without saying a word.
There are many treasures in Tianqing Pavilion, but this Changzong is the most famous. When the sword was made, it was enough to defeat dozens of famous swordsmiths. It was supplemented by rare treasures from all over the world. It took six years for the sword to be made, and it was extremely sharp. Second, if there is nothing in front of the broken stone and the mountain, it will always be admired by Kangjing Palace and has the same weight as the three characters of Tianqing Pavilion.
"My father gave you this sword. Whether you can hold it or not is all up to you. Don't forget the lessons learned from the past. As Tianqing Pavilion rises and falls in the future, my father can finally feel relieved."
During the leisure time in the pavilion, most of the maids and servants chatted in small groups. When they talked about the young man who came in just now, they all expressed a bit of disdain. Firstly, young people were never taken seriously. It seemed that the master of the pavilion intended to send this commoner to another place. , the meaning of making way for Kang Zongzheng is self-evident. Furthermore, as the second son of Tianqing Pavilion, he has always had no airs and greeted everyone with a smile. It is inevitable that many people will hate him. .
Oddly enough, many people respect a person who is so arrogant, but a person who never shows off his arrogance is looked down upon by most people and can be bullied.
When Kang Zonghe stepped out of the pavilion, he happened to hear the two of them discussing that the Tianqing Pavilion was in a worrying situation, the eldest son died in a foreign country, and the second son was extremely useless, so it would be better to pass on the position of future pavilion master to his disciples. Much more appropriate.
The young man didn't say anything, he just called all the servants over, stood in the courtyard, and cut off the heads of the two people in front of everyone, causing blood to splash everywhere and fall into the thin snow.
Fortunately, it was the third best knife in the entire Eastern Islands. When the head was cut off, the incision was even. However, the young man's expression was still gentle and tense, and he did not care about the many maids who were so frightened that they almost fainted. He drew the knife. The owl's head shook away the blood from the blade, and then put the sword back into its sheath.
"In the past, I always felt that it was best to be kind to others, no one is high or low, but now it seems that showing kindness is more practical than killing a chicken to scare the monkey. My father has passed down the ancestral lineage to me, so I have to do this."
Immediately, he lightly threw down a few words to clean up the courtyard, then went out with the knife and never looked back.
The old man in the pavilion took in everything just now and nodded slightly.
