The sun is no longer as intense as before, but the mountain wind is still strong.
The mountain peaks in spring are covered with new clothes, and there is a lively atmosphere everywhere. Spring is always gentle and beautiful, representing endless vitality!
Manager Ma never showed up. He stood in front of the window and quietly observed the situation. Perhaps he had seen too many scenes like this, perhaps because he was getting older and no longer had the same fighting spirit as before.
He knew Xu Feng's martial arts very well, and the two people in front of him were absolutely unable to do anything to Xu Feng.
Therefore, he just watched the battle silently. Years of experience in the martial arts world seemed to have made him see through many things in the world, and he had gradually grown tired of the fighting and killing in the martial arts world.
He just wants to serve his master in his twilight years, in order to repay his kindness to him!
If one day, the master's family is really in danger, he will definitely not be able to sit idly by. His martial arts and this life were all given to him by his master. Even if his master wanted his life, he would give it to him without hesitation.
He knows very well that in the world, the most important thing between friends is the word "righteousness". For this word, sometimes even life can be sacrificed.
A few days ago, when he learned that the eldest lady and the dream girl suddenly disappeared, although he appeared calm and calm on the surface, he was very anxious on the inside, fearing that they would be in danger.
He watched the eldest lady grow up and treated her like his own child. And he had been wandering for half his life without a son or a daughter. In his early years, he traveled around the world and met a girl. They fell in love at first sight and fell in love with each other. Later, for some unknown reason, the woman left without saying goodbye and suddenly disappeared from his world.
He searched hard for many years, but there was no news. During those days, he drowned his sorrow in drinking every day and was in great pain. He swore that he would never enter the world of mortals again for the rest of his life. In the years that followed, although there were many excellent women around him who showed their affection to him, his heart was already dead and he could no longer make any waves.
Over the years, he has been alone, following his master into battle, through life and death. He only hopes that his master will not give up and can always be by his side. Spending the rest of his life like this is enough for him!
At this time, he slowly walked out from under the kitchen window. When everyone saw him coming, they all greeted him warmly.
Just now, Xu Lengyue was still worried about her father, fearing that he would be injured by the opponent's sword. Now that she saw that her father had won and was safe and sound, her heart that was hanging in her throat slowly relaxed.
In her heart, her father is simply a god-like existence. She has always been proud to have such a heroic father. She regarded her father as her idol and had made a wish that when she grew up, she would marry a man like her father.
At this moment, she looked at her father's figure with full admiration in her eyes.
When Ma Xiaoyun came to her side, she said to Ma Xiaoyun excitedly: "Uncle Ma, are you done? Look, daddy won the battle. Daddy is so powerful and majestic!" She looked at Ma Xiaoyun with a smile on her face, Showing the tenderness of a girl.
Ma Xiaoyun looked at her kindly, and showed a long-lost smile. He nodded and said, "Yes, Miss, your father is a real hero!" He looked at Xu Feng in the distance calmly, his eyes full of joy. Respectful look.
Ma Xiaoyun suddenly asked: "Who are they? What are they doing here?"
Liu Ruyan thought thoughtfully and replied: "The tone I heard them speaking just now was that they came here because of an old grudge ten years ago. They said that the Lord of the Tang Family Castle asked them to come to collect debts."
Ma Xiaoyun frowned and muttered: "Debt collection? Tangjiabao? It turned out to be them. I didn't expect that after ten years, they still refused to give up. It's so shameless!"
Not far away, Xu Feng was still chatting with them, laughing heartily from time to time.
Everyone looked at it with confusion. Just a moment ago, they were fighting to the death, but in the blink of an eye, they were talking and laughing again, as if what just happened was just a normal martial arts competition between each other.
After a while, Xu Feng actually invited Du Ding and Zhao Guang into the hall to talk.
The three of them came closer. Xu Feng smiled and said to Liu Ruyan and Luoxia, "Let me introduce you. This is Du Ding, Du Shaoxia, and this is Zhao Guang, Zhao Zhuangshi." Du Ding and Zhao Guang looked at everyone one after another. Give a fist salute.
He then introduced everyone around him to Du Ding and Zhao Guang: "This is Empress Luoxia from outside the Great Wall. Empress was famous in the martial arts world of the Central Plains ten years ago. Her mission was to punish rape and eliminate evil, and she was famous for arresting flower-picking thieves. . Empress Luoxia is an amazing heroine!"
After that, he looked at Liu Ruyan and said, "This is my nephew Liu Ruyan, Mr. Liu, a rising star in the martial arts world and a rare young talent!"
After his introduction, everyone clasped fists and greeted each other. The tense atmosphere that had been tense just now had disappeared.
Hongqinju has restored its previous peace and tranquility.
Xu Feng smiled proudly and said: "We really don't know each other before we fight! What happened just now is completely a misunderstanding. Don't mention it again, please sit down in the room!"
Du Ding and Zhao Guang couldn't help but look ashamed when they heard what he said. Zhao Guang's face suddenly turned green and white, he hugged Xu Feng and said with a little embarrassment: "We were really reckless just now. I have offended you so much, but I hope that Hero Xu will not take the blame."
Xu Feng laughed, waved his hands and said: "Hey, why did Zhao Zhuangshi say this? It was just a misunderstanding. Besides, you two didn't know the inside story and were deceived by that traitor. Don't mention this matter again. Please come into the house quickly. A narration!"
Everyone followed him into the house, and he immediately asked the maid to make tea and entertain them.
After a while, two maids came over with a pot of tea each, poured a cup for everyone in the hall, turned around and left.
Shangguan Hongqin has not yet recovered from the panic just now. Although she followed her husband around the world in her early years and has seen many such scenes of blood on the tip of a knife, she is only a woman after all. In addition, he has passed his forties, so he has become more timid and cautious in situations, fearing that something will happen to his beloved relatives.
Thinking of the thrilling battle just now, she still had lingering fears. The nervous expression on her face still did not ease. Although her husband had become friendly towards those two people, she still felt in her heart that they must be evil people with evil intentions just now because they wanted to kill her husband. Especially the young man named Du, who exudes an aloof and cold aura, with a cold face, cold words, and cold eyes... It seems that he has been so cold all his life, which makes people look forward to him. I shudder, who dares to talk to such a cold person and make friends with him?
Therefore, she never gave them a good look from beginning to end. Thinking of their aggressive scene just now made her feel uneasy, like a thorn in her back.
But Xu Feng seemed quite magnanimous, as if nothing had happened, he talked with them loudly and eloquently.
Xu Feng sat upright, while inviting everyone to drink tea, he said: "Back then, the murder of Mr. Xie, the head of Shunfeng Escort Agency, spread a lot in the martial arts world. Although the name of Shunfeng Escort Agency is not very famous in the martial arts world, and it is not even ranked among the best. No matter what status you have, Mr. Xie is an upright person, always willing to do good, and his management of the escort agency is quite satisfactory. Therefore, the Shunfeng Escort Agency is also well-known in the Qin and Han areas."
"I have never heard that he made any enemies in the martial arts world, but after that escort trip, he was killed inexplicably and strangely, because the place where the escort was robbed was within the sphere of influence of Tangjiabao. Therefore, all the signs at that time pointed to Tangjiabao, and Tangjiabao naturally became the main target of suspicion."
When he said this, he took a sip of tea, looked at Du Ding and Zhao Guang, and continued: "After Mr. Xie and the five escorts were killed, the Shunfeng Escort Agency was leaderless for a while, and disputes soon broke out within the agency. Two factions were formed, headed by the deputy head of the escort and the chief protector. The two sides fought openly and secretly, each insisting on their own opinions, making the entire escort bureau a mess."
"One side said that a highly respected person should be selected immediately as the head of the bodyguard, but the other said that Mr. Xie's head and bones were still cold, and they should first track down the real culprit and avenge Mr. Xie's death. The two factions fought over each other like this. Going there eventually led to disillusionment. During that time, the business volume of Shunfeng Escort Agency declined rapidly, and soon after, the agency, which had been established for ten years, announced its dissolution. "
He told the whole incident in one breath, and everyone couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, Empress Luoxia, who was sitting aside and listening quietly, asked: "Then how did this matter involve Daxia Xu?" She looked at Xu Feng in confusion.
Xu Feng sighed deeply and said quietly: "This matter is a long story, and it's hard to explain in one sentence!"
He stood up, walked slowly in the hall, looked out the window, and continued: "Before the truth about Mr. Xie's murder has not been found out, I was invited by Master Hongyun, the leader of the Emei Sect, to go to Mount Emei to attend the event. Emei Sword Club. At that time, many prominent figures in the world came. Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, Hengshan, Kongtong and other major sects all sent people, and the Lord of the Tang Family of Jianmen also came with his people."
"When I was competing in swordsmanship with Dai Yushan, the master of the Tang Family Fort, I defeated him by three moves, causing him to lose all face. He was originally a good-faced person, but out of embarrassment and anger, I defeated him in front of many martial arts colleagues. , actually accused me of secretly sending people to rob the escorts and kill Mr. Xie and several other escorts. His move was to divert everyone’s attention and put the blame for this incident on me. I was so angry at the time that I He reasoned, and in front of many martial arts comrades, he vowed to find out the truth of this incident and clear his name. So, after the sword meeting ended, he secretly hired a group of underworld masters with a lot of money to stop me on my way back. I was robbed and killed at Jianmen Pass. Fortunately, Ma Xiaoyun and I fought our way out of the siege and escaped. In that fierce battle at Jianmen Pass, we not only seriously injured him, but also killed his subordinates. More than a dozen generals severely damaged his vitality, so for so many years, he has been holding a grudge and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Unexpectedly, ten years later, he would actually invite two more to harm me!"
When everyone heard this, they were all filled with indignation. But Du Ding and Zhao Guang were sitting there, feeling on pins and needles. Originally, he was entrusted by Lord Dai to complete a murder deal, but he became a helper of evil in a confused way!
However, Xu Daxia was open-minded and did not take their faults to heart and treated them with courtesy. This situation really made them feel ashamed.
At this moment, they wished they could find a crack in the ground and crawl in. How could they have the dignity to stay here any longer? The two of them stood up several times and wanted to leave, but Xu Daxia repeatedly tried to persuade them to stay. Seeing how enthusiastic he was, the two of them couldn't refuse anymore.
Liu Ruyan was about to speak, but Empress Luoxia said again: "Then will it be possible to find out who killed Mr. Xie, the bodyguard?"
Xu Feng stroked his beard and said with a serious expression: "In that battle, Xiaoyun and I were also injured. Then he gathered five brothers and sneaked into Tangjiabao to investigate secretly. They secretly investigated in the Tangjiabao basement. A few scattered escorts were found in the road, but there was no trace of those escort cars."
"They lurked in Tangjiabao for ten days and only found a few robbed escorts. But the bodies of Mr. Xie and the five escorts were missing." He walked slowly to the window and looked at The mountains outside the window were full of green, and he said excitedly, "I didn't expect that ten days later, someone found their bodies on the Ecstasy Beach of the Baima River. Because they had been dead for a long time, their bodies had all rotted and were beyond recognition. Only from what they could tell Only the clothes they wear can identify each other." At this point, he looked steadily into the distance and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Du Ding and Zhao Guang both had horrified looks on their faces.
When they received the deal, what Dai Yushan, the owner of the Tang family fort, told them was that Xu Feng was not only the murderer of Mr. Xie of the Shunfeng Escort Bureau, but he also used his handsome appearance to seduce his favorite with sweet words. woman.
How could he bear the bad breath that his beloved woman was taken away from her, so he had to do everything possible to get rid of her quickly.
What Dai Yushan never expected was that the two killers he hired with huge sums of money not only failed to kill Xu Feng, but were injured by Xu Feng. They also heard about this incident from Xu Feng's mouth. Another saying!
Which one is true and which one is false depends on the justice of nature.
Liu Ruyan said hesitantly: "Uncle Xu, how was the truth of this last incident revealed?" He looked at Xu Feng curiously.
Xu Lengyue never imagined that her father would actually experience such a shocking incident. But she never heard her father mention what happened when he was traveling in the world. Perhaps it was because the father and daughter communicated too little on weekdays, or because she cared too little about her father, that her father refused to tell her the past events of his youth.
After listening to what her father had just said, she suddenly felt how difficult it was for her father to earn his current status and reputation in the world.
She seemed to have grown up suddenly and began to feel sorry for her father.
She was about to say something, when Xu Feng slowly said: "Later, the night before they evacuated Tangjiapu, my five brothers secretly took advantage of Dai Yushan and his wife and children to go out to enjoy the lanterns. Sneaking into Dai Yushan's study, trying to search for more powerful evidence. The two of them lured the guards outside the door away, and the other three took the opportunity to enter the study and search around, and finally found a letter in a pile of his books. .”
He sighed, with a stern look in his eyes: "The letter clearly stated the detailed layout of the entire robbery plan, when the escort car was expected to arrive at Jianmen Pass, where to set up an ambush, and how many people to arrange. Setting up an ambush, how to launch an attack, how to evacuate if successful, how to escape if defeated, etc., the details of the entire operation are carefully arranged."
"This action was obviously planned for a long time. This letter is strong evidence that they were responsible for this incident. In order to avoid Dai Yushan noticing, the five of them decided to evacuate overnight. To ensure that they could escape unscathed, I had already sent a team of people to Lijiazhuang, which was outside Tangjiabao's sphere of influence, to wait for them. Just as they were wearing the clothes of Tangjiabao servants and successfully passed through many checkpoints and arrived in the back mountain forest, they were greeted by Dai Yushan who had returned. I noticed something strange in the study and immediately understood that someone had entered the room and rummaged around."
"He ordered the fort to be closed and the mountain to be closed, and he sent troops to search for suspicious persons. A group of pursuers finally found the five brothers in the forest behind the mountain and surrounded them. Then the two sides started a fierce fight. Although my five brothers All of them were strong in martial arts, but the opponent had so many people and so many powerful forces that it was not easy to get away unscathed. Seeing that they had not shown up, the people hiding in the distance went to the place where they had agreed to meet in advance to explore the wind. They were almost there. As we approached the mountain forest, we heard the sound of fighting in the forest. A group of people sneaked closer. Under the light of the other party's fire, we saw clearly that it was our five brothers fighting to the death with a group of people from Tangjiabao. , and then join the battle."
"Although there were timely reinforcements from the people we sent to respond, the opponent was heavily outnumbered. After a fierce battle, they suffered more than a dozen casualties. Among our brothers, six were injured and two died. However, fortunately, Unfortunately, the remaining brothers also escaped."
He told the story of that action in one breath, with deep pain in his eyes. Recalling that past event, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. That scene seemed to flash before my eyes.
Everyone seemed to be stunned after hearing this. It took a long time before they came back to their senses. They all couldn't help but express their feelings, and everyone was moved by it.
Outside the window, the sunshine is gentle, the mountain breeze is blowing, and the distant mountains are verdant and colorful, presenting a peaceful and tranquil spring scene in the world.
Du Ding held his injured wrist. Although the bleeding had stopped, the wound was still extremely painful. He suddenly felt that the tall and majestic old man in front of him was worthy of being a great hero.
The once all-powerful hero also had a tender side. The world Xu Feng experienced was definitely not something that younger generations of his age could understand. He looked at Xu Feng's tall and straight body and couldn't help but respect him.
At this time, Zhao Guang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, "I wonder what Master Xu has planned for this matter?" As soon as he asked this question, he suddenly felt awkward in his heart. He suddenly felt that he shouldn't have said such words at this time.
Perhaps, this question is also a question that everyone present wants to ask.
Everyone looked at Xu Feng solemnly, looking forward to his answer.
At this time, Xu Feng looked back at everyone, suddenly smiled, and said lightly: "I, Xu Feng, have been in the world for thirty years. I have been fortunate enough to make many friends, but I have also made many enemies. I believe there are many people in the world. They all want my old life. Alas, people in the world can’t help themselves! The calamity that should come will always come, and the debts that should be paid will eventually be repaid. Some things are unavoidable. Who wants this life from me? Life, come and get it if you have the ability! I, Xu Feng, will just accompany you."
There was a light of perseverance in his eyes, and he suddenly regained the fearless pride of his youth. He has seen too many grievances and vendettas in the world. Now, he is already an old man. He has already seen grievances and life and death thoroughly. There is nothing that can scare him anymore. If there is, it is uneasy. His beloved wife and daughter.
All the glitz, fame and fortune in this world are fleeting, but only the unbreakable love and affection are the most concerning.
Liu Ruyan had been here for a few days. He originally wanted to let Menghua accompany him for a walk before going back, but he didn't want to encounter such an incident again today, which would make him lose all his fun.
He decided to set off back with his beautiful girl early tomorrow morning. He had been away from his master for such a long time and didn't know how his old man was doing. He missed him very much and just wanted to go back and see his old man as soon as possible.
Shangguan Hongqin sat there and laughed, but she felt very awkward in her heart. When she saw the two men with fierce looks just now, she felt disgust in her heart. She suddenly stood up and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, please talk slowly. I I feel unwell, so I have to excuse myself now!"
When Xu Lengyue saw her mother getting up and leaving, she also bowed to everyone and followed.
Chu Menghua watched Xu Lengyue leave and wanted to follow her out. She looked at Liu Ruyan and then at Uncle Xu. She wanted to speak but didn't know how to speak. Sitting there looking east and west, looking absent-minded.
She pulled Liu Ruyan's skirt and motioned with her eyes to Liu Ruyan to accompany her out. Sitting here and listening to a crowd of people talking about Jianghu things that she was not interested in at all, she just felt so boring and really wanted to go outside. Breathable.
She was originally a loner, but now she stayed with Xu Lengyue every day. The two hit it off and played wildly.
Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at her, stood up and clasped her fists at Xu Feng and said, "Uncle Xu, this junior has something to do. Let's go out for a while and you can chat slowly!" After saying that, he smiled at everyone and led Chu Menghua out of the courtyard. go.
Du Ding glanced at Liu Ruyan and thought to himself: This young man is very impressive. Judging from his outfit, he must be good at martial arts. Wouldn't it be better if he could make friends!
He had been quietly sizing up Liu Ruyan from time to time, and he had a good impression of him. Looking at his leaving figure, there was admiration in his eyes.
Empress Luoxia took a sip of tea and saw that it was getting late. She stood up and said to Xu Feng: "Xu Daxia, I have something important to do, so I won't bother you anymore. Thank you Daxia Xu for your hospitality. If you have free time in the future, you are welcome to come. I'm a guest in a humble house, so I'll say goodbye!" After saying that, he nodded slightly to Xu Feng, clasped his hands together, smiled at Du Ding and Zhao Guang, and turned around to leave.
Seeing that Empress Luoxia was about to leave, Xu Feng bowed to her and said with a smile: "I dare not say thank you for your great kindness. I wanted to keep you in my house for a longer time, but you are anxious to leave. If that's the case, then I will no longer force you to stay, if you please, I will give you a ride!"
Empress Luoxia hurriedly declined: "Xu Daxia is too polite. No need to see you off. I will go back by myself. You and I are destined to know each other, and we are friends. If you can be of use to me in the future, just ask!" She held a peach blossom in her hand. Fan, holding up her long skirt, turned around and walked out of the lobby slowly.
Xu Feng and others sent her to the courtyard. He hurriedly ordered the horse steward to prepare the sedan chair and send Empress Luoxia back to her home.
After a while, eight servants came up carrying a sedan and respectfully welcomed Empress Luoxia into the sedan. Xu Feng gently opened the sedan curtain, bowed and helped his wife get into the sedan.
Empress Luoxia smiled slightly and expressed her gratitude again.
Just as he was about to get up from the sedan chair, Shangguan Hongqin heard a commotion in the courtyard in his room. He hurriedly looked through the window and saw that Empress Luoxia was getting into the sedan chair and was about to leave. She hurriedly took Xu Lengyue out of the house and walked quickly. Walking to the sedan chair, he said to Empress Luoxia: "Your Majesty, you are leaving soon. Why don't you stay a little longer, so that you and my sisters can have more company, and we can talk and make good friends!" She said some polite words, and she was enthusiastic. detain a guest.
Thinking of Empress Luoxia's rescue of her daughter, she felt extremely grateful! But when I first met her, I just thought she was graceful, generous and incredibly beautiful, and I felt a little jealous at that time.
After getting along for a short time, I realized that she was not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted, and I couldn't help but have a lot of affection for her. At this moment, seeing that she was leaving, she sincerely wanted to keep her here for a while.
Empress Luoxia lifted the curtain and said with a smile: "Thank you sister for your kindness in asking me to stay. I've been bothered a lot today, but I still have some things to do at home, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave now. I'll come to visit you when I have time. See you later!" "
At this time, Xu Lengyue suddenly stood in front of the sedan, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "Leng Yue will never forget your life-saving grace. From now on, your Majesty will be Leng Yue's good sister! Please be cold." Moon worship!" After saying that, he kowtowed to Empress Luoxia to express her gratitude!
When Xu Feng saw his daughter suddenly kneeling down to worship her benefactor, he thought to himself: After this disaster, this girl finally grew up and became sensible! Feeling very pleased, he stroked his beard and nodded.
Seeing this, Empress Luoxia hurriedly got off the sedan, helped her up, and said with a smile: "Miss Leng Yue, what are you doing? Please get up quickly!" She held Leng Yue's thin shoulders and said, "Quickly leave." So polite! From now on, we will call you sisters. I have other things to do today, so I will leave first. I will visit you often when I have time."
Before leaving, he reminded her to change her dressing every day. Judging from her current recovery, it won't be long before she can fully recover.
Leng Yue nodded hurriedly at her.
After getting up the sedan chair, everyone watched it go away. Leng Yue watched the sedan go further and further away with a look of infinite nostalgia on her face. She spent several days with Empress Luoxia in the cave, and she took good care of her. She felt very warm in her heart. She liked this young and beautiful woman from the bottom of her heart. Beautiful sister!
