Chapter 13: Returning the jade of life to Zhao, and meeting the Eight Heroes of Jinlan for righteousness
Chu Jianghan inquired all the way and soon came to Lijia Town. Seeing that although this town is not big, it is very lively, with all kinds of businesses, shops and hotels. Suddenly the sun moves westward early, looking at the people returning home one after another, all the running around for days disappears in an instant.
Chu Jianghan couldn't help but think of his old mother. Since his father passed away, his mother had been supporting the family business alone. She had studied in the mountains since she was a child, and finally left the mountain after completing her classes, but was ordered to go south again. There were many delays along the way. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but make up her mind. , when the sword is found, it is better to run to Siming as soon as possible before making further calculations. The tenth day is over tomorrow, so let’s find a place to stay first, and then ask about Brother Zhang’s residence.
When I was preparing to stay in my room, I suddenly saw a woman in the crowd buying groceries with her two children. Although the woman was dressed in rough clothes, she looked very graceful from a distance. The two children were neither big nor small. Aren't they just the son and daughter beside Zhang Ji?
Chu Jianghan couldn't help but think of the bloody peacock on the white wall of the Beggar Clan's branch, and thought to himself: "The matter of the Beggar Clan must be closely related to this peacock in black clothes. Why don't I follow closely behind? Maybe I can find out more when I come here." With some clues, no matter how hard it is, I can find Zhang Ji’s residence, saving me the trouble of asking around.”
Having made up his mind, he used his body skills and followed him leisurely. I saw Xuanyi Peacock collapse the basket, lead the two dolls, and walk into a small courtyard. The courtyard is not big, with high gray brick walls. From a distance, I can see a two-story building in the courtyard. It must be Zhang Ji's residence. What is it? Breaking through the wall and eavesdropping, or knocking on the door?
While he was hesitating, he saw the wooden door creak open, and another woman walked out. She was dressed in coarse clothes, with red and phoenix eyes and a snake waist. She was a peacock in black clothes! What was even more surprising was that what he was holding in his hand was the Zhenyue Sword that he had left a few days ago! Chu Jianghan was furious: "What a witch, you are clearly the one who killed people and took the sword!"
The peacock in black clothes opened his mouth and said: "Who am I talking about? It turns out to be Master Chu! Is the Master here to look for the sword?" Chu Jianghan was already angry in his chest, and he opened his mouth and said: "Young Master is here to punish the evildoer?" !" As he spoke, he unsheathed his sword, and a white light flashed past the place where the sword chanted. The peacock in black clothes had no time to dodge, so he had to unsheath his sword to greet him.
Although Xuanyi Peacock held an indestructible sword in his hand, Chu Jianghan was so proud of the crazy beggar’s nameless guidance that he had already perfected his sword skills, and his attack was so fast. Although what he was holding in his hand was a sword that the Beggar Clan’s helmsman picked up in a panic. It was an ordinary weapon, but the sword energy was passed by. I am afraid that few people in this world could avoid it. The sword on the left shoulder of the peacock in black clothes had already cracked a gash.
After all, the opponent held a sword in his hand to meet him and exhausted his strength. Seeing that he could not die with one sword, Chu Jianghan had already used the second sword before raising his hand. This sword was stabbed in the chest. It seemed that there was no trick at all, but in fact It comes from the Seventy-Two Danyang Sword Techniques. Chu Jianghan has initially mastered it, and his swordsmanship skills are not what they used to be. Therefore, this sword thrust is really not like any move in Danyang Sword Techniques.
When the sword was thrust out, Xuanyi Peacock could not survive. Suddenly, Chu Jianghan felt that the tip of the sword seemed to have stabbed something. First, the tip of the sword stabbed forward for more than a foot, and then it seemed to have stabbed Mount Tai. Unable to move forward an inch, he looked up and saw Zhang Ji in front of him. He was holding the already injured Xuanyi Peacock in his right hand. He stretched out two fingers of his left hand and clamped the tip of the sword.
Chu Jianghan's move failed, and he was furious: "What a pair of bastards, you two are indeed collaborating to commit evil!"
At this moment, he turned his wrist outwards, waved his left hand with luck, and used the move of Fengling Palm, "Open the Monument and Split the Stone". He thrust his palm toward the hilt of the sword, receiving force on the hilt, and then raised the Qi with his right hand again to exert force. , stabbing forward, who knew that Zhang Jiye suddenly exchanged his hands, turned around, hugged Xuanyi Peacock with his left arm, stretched out the remaining palm, and pushed forward with a palm force. Chu Jianghan was shaken three to four feet away by the overwhelming force, with the energy and blood in his chest boiling. The place where he held the sword was numb.
Chu Jianghan was even more furious at the moment: I have learned a lot about this swordsmanship recently, but I didn't take advantage of him with my bare hands!
A feeling of competitiveness arose, and he quickly changed his sword to his left hand. When he was about to strike again, two big men jumped out in front of him: one fat and one thin. The fat one held a golden sword, and the thin one held something that was clearly a ruler. , it is the golden sword and the wooden sword!
Chu Jiang laughed coldly: "Okay! You guys did evil in the Beggar Clan a few days ago, and you were caught by me today!" Then he heard four people jumping down behind him, three with light steps, and one with extremely heavy steps. You didn't need to look back to know that it was Master! All seven brothers in this group have arrived.
"Zhang's palm skills are so good. How can he deal with these two people in front of him? I saw this person in Wangxiang Pavilion that day using an unedged wooden sword to cut iron like mud. His sword skills It's incredible. If these people join forces, even if I improve my swordsmanship, I will never be my opponent! Let's try the newly learned swordsmanship first. If we lose, we can simply wait for another opportunity and rely on Xumi Sanyin's power. It’s important to use stunts to escape!”
Having made up his mind, Chu Jianghan was about to strike first when he suddenly heard a voice behind him saying: "Brother Chu, why did he kill him so painfully?" Chu Jianghan recognized that it was Li Feiyun, the Jade Flute Swordman.
Another rough and arrogant voice said: "Brother Chu, if you have something to say, let's talk it over. Our brothers don't want to go against you!" Just when Chu Jianghan was about to question him about the Beggar Clan, a familiar figure suddenly ran up and stood in front of his sword. .
Chu Jianghan's heart felt hot, and an indescribable itching surged into his heart. Unknowingly, the arm holding the sword had already dropped, and the shocking and peerless sword technique in his hand was also disrupted. The person who came was none other than Shen Yu. .
She opened her arms to block her face, raised her chest and trembled: "Dad! Uncles! I don't allow you to hurt him, he... Mr. Chu... Mr. Chu, he is a good person. !”
A voice behind Chu Jianghan cursed: "Don't mess around! Get back quickly!"
Shen Yujuan said: "No! No! Mr. Chu saved my life! If you want to hurt him, hurt me first!" After saying this, he actually started crying.
For a moment, the golden sword and the wooden sword also lowered their weapons.
Shen Yu cried a few times, turned around, grabbed the steel sword from Chu Jianghan's hand, threw it away, and cried: "Speak quickly, there must be some misunderstanding in this, right? ? Right? I don't allow you to fight!" Chu Jianghan was immediately at a loss and stood there blankly.
Li Feiyun came up to invite him and said: "Fourth brother and fifth brother! Put away your weapons. There must be some misunderstanding! Let's go in first! Third brother, help second brother quickly. He is clumsy. Where can I go?" What kind of injury will it cure!" As he spoke, Zhang Ji winked back, snorted, hugged the peacock in black clothes, and followed Judge Chou into the yard. For a moment, the golden sword and wooden sword sheathed their weapons and also entered the yard.
Xiao Fan Li clasped his hands in his fists, bowed and said: "Mr. Chu, please don't do anything. Follow me in first. Let's explain clearly first what is going on?"
Li Feiyun and the two stone elephants, one on the left and the other on the right, pulled Chu Jianghan into the courtyard. Chu Jianghan thought to himself: "Could it be that I really wronged a good person?" The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. After thinking about it, he felt that his mind was blank, and he didn't know how to get in. The yard, how to enter the house, I only heard little Fan Li scolding my daughter from behind: "You are still laughing! She is getting more and more unruly..."
Everyone entered the room and sat down. Shen Yu ran back and forth to bring tea to everyone. Chu Jianghan heard the girl crying and quarreling in the back, and the boy came up to the hall and shouted that he wanted to beat Chu Jianghan. After a meal, he wanted to vent his anger on his mother, but was coaxed and tricked by Shi Xiang into teaching boxing in the yard.
Chu Jianghan's face was dull, and he told Xiao Fan Li and the other four about the Beggar Gang's tragedy, the Haisha Gang incident, and the City God's Temple incident. The four of them were surprised.
When Jin Dao and Mu Jian were about to speak after hearing this, Shen Yu helped Zhang and Li prepare a table of wine and food for everyone to eat. Everyone sat down one by one. Chu Jianghan felt guilty and hesitantly asked about Xuanyi Peacock's injury. Judge Chou opened his mouth and said, "Thankfully, I have a sword to protect me. The injury is not serious. I just need to stay in bed for ten days and it will be fine!" Chu Jianghan's guilt subsided a little, and Shen Yu was no longer there, so he opened his mouth to ask. When Xiao Fan Li saw this, he said: "In the world of rivers and lakes, there are mostly bad things and few good things. It's better if the children's families don't listen. I asked them to go to the back room to eat with Sister Yang and take care of her."
Chu Jianghan said in his heart: "This father is really thoughtful, and Miss Shen is so pure and innocent. It's better not to know anything about the world!" Then he stopped asking any more questions.
At the wine table, Chu Jianghan saw that the seven people were all bold and open, so he stopped thinking about it and started eating and drinking together.
After three rounds of wine, everyone was getting drunk. Zhang Ji took out the sword and sighed again, but stretched out his hand to return it to Chu Jianghan.
Chu Jianghan felt ashamed again, wishing to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. He hesitated to reach out to take the sword, and hesitantly said: "I saw the incident with the Beggar Gang the day before yesterday. There was a bloody peacock painted on the wall. I saw it again today. This sword was just impulsively thought to be the work of Brother Zhang and the two of them, so...this is such a stupid act, I hope you will be generous and forgive me!" Everyone laughed.
Zhang Ji spoke: "That night I heard my third brother shouting. I knew my niece had been found, so I took the road back. When I passed the Chenghuang Temple, I heard someone inside, each with martial arts skills. I listened carefully for a while, but I didn't know it was a person from the White Lotus Sect. The altar leader led eighteen Oriental people to exchange the "Zhenyue Sword" for the martial arts secrets of the Haisha Clan. I got angry and was extinguished in the blink of an eye. When I came back, I found out that it was Mr. Chu. I used this sword in exchange for my niece Zhou Quan. Now it can be regarded as a perfect return to Zhao!"
Chu Jianghan replied: "These nineteen people died after their hearts were shattered with palm power. I heard from the Haisha Gang that the way they died was the same as the people in the Haisha Gang ten years ago. There is no other way to die, it seems that the rumors in the world are true!"
Li Feiyun laughed when he heard this, and continued: "That's right! The rumors in the world are true. Speaking of this, it has something to do with the Zhenyue Sword: Ten years ago, the seven brothers and I were originally soldiers under General Yu Dayou. , because each of my brothers possesses martial arts skills, they are often sent to spy on the enemy. One day, my brother learned that the Japanese pirates suddenly got a sword from the pre-Qin Dynasty from nowhere. The Japanese bandit leader often cooperated with the Haisha Gang There is some collusion, so I plan to use this sword to exchange for the Haisha Gang’s unique skill "The Secret Book of Cold Sand Palm", which is okay!"
The little Fan Li then said: "Exactly, my brothers were all horrified when they heard this. Not only did these Japanese pirates each have their own martial arts skills, but if they were to obtain the secret book of Hansha Palm and use it to practice, then I would The Celestial Army is invincible, so I led my brothers to seize the sword and present it to the then Commander-in-Chief Yu!" After saying this, Xiao Fan Li raised his glass and looked up at the sky, lost in memories of the past.
Chu Jianghan asked eagerly: "What happened next?"
The stone elephant laughed loudly and then cursed: "It is a great feat for our brothers to take back the sword and return to the army. Grandma, Yu Shuai held a banquet to celebrate our brothers. After drinking at the banquet, Yu Shuai sighed. After asking, I found out that the food and grass in the army were about to be cut off, and the military and national plans were about to be missed. My sixth brother had a clever plan and offered this sword to the emperor. The emperor would be very happy to get the sword. This matter of food and grass Son, it’s settled, haha, it turned out to be true! Right, Brother Six?"
Li Feiyun drank a cup, stood up and said: "That's right! Yu Shuai also thought this plan was feasible, so he sent me and his second brother to take the sword and go to Beijing to face the saint. Who knows where the Japanese bandit got the news? , actually followed us all the way, and my second brother and I made another plan to kill and retreat. The thieves all lied to the chief helmsman of the Haisha Gang, and my second brother used his skills to catch all these evil thieves!"
Chu Jianghan said in his heart: "Zhang Jiyi's martial arts seemed to be unfathomable, but he was so ruthless and killed more than a hundred people in one night. I wouldn't be able to do it no matter what!"
Zhang Ji took a deep breath and said slowly: "These Japanese pirates have harmed the people of Ming Dynasty, and it goes without saying that they killed them. Leader Ren of the Haisha Gang has been training in Hansha Palm, and he is even more domineering, relying on his cultivation He had done all kinds of bad things. At that time, more than 30 masters from various sects gathered and threatened to eliminate evil in the martial arts world. However, in the battle at Mangdang Mountain, he colluded with the Nine-Headed Yama and killed most of them, but the two of them escaped whole body. In order to expand Haisha Gang, Gang Leader Ren did not hesitate to collude with Japanese pirates, harm the people, and bring trouble to the martial arts world. Young Master Chu behaves like this, do you think he should be killed?"
Chu Jianghan was speechless when he said these few words. He thought about it again and again. People in the martial arts should be chivalrous and righteous, and punish rape and eliminate evil as their own duty. Not to mention those who are in the army, it is themselves. If I encounter him, I'm afraid I won't be lenient. Then he asked: "What happened next?"
But it was the Golden Sword Captain who quickly spoke: "Later, the Holy Master obtained the sword and understood Yu Shuai's painstaking efforts. He immediately issued an order to Yan Song and his son, and sure enough, within ten days, the food and grass were transported to the army. But, it's so pitiful. Brother and sixth brother!" Chu Jianghan asked hurriedly: "Why is this?"
Zhang and Li looked at each other, smiled, and drank from their glasses. Yu Xiaojian chuckled and said, "It's nothing. When the two of us first arrived in the capital, we caused trouble by talking nonsense while drunk in Dengfeng Tower. We were taken away by the Jinyi Guards and dismissed from our posts!"
When Shi Xiang heard this, he also shouted angrily: "The Dog Emperor is really blind. We brothers all have the same ability, but we are not the same! Brother Chu didn't know something, not to mention my second brother and sixth brother. Later, there were only a few of our brothers left." In the army, there are not many people who have killed the enemy and made meritorious service. The old thief Yan Song and his blind turtle son insisted that my brothers lied about their military merits, and they almost had their concubines exiled. Grandma, but later my grandfathers became so anxious that they stopped doing anything. You’ve already entered the world, how happy it is to be a righteous hero!”
Chu Jianghan understood after hearing this, but this golden knife and wooden sword were now being used by police officers. He asked casually, and the wooden sword police officers said: "Young Master Chu is indeed upright. My fourth brother and I are unwilling to accept each other." , so he turned around and changed his name and became a policeman. If he catches thieves and takes away the stolen goods, he can also help the country and the people!" After hearing this, Shi Xiang just shook his head and sighed.
Li Feiyun looked at Shi Xiang and smiled slightly. He took the lead in pouring wine and raising his glass. The others also raised their glasses and paid tribute to Chu Jianghan, thanking him for his willingness to give up his sword for Shen Yu. After hearing this, Chu Jianghan couldn't help but admire him even more. These seven people were good men who served their country and killed their enemies. Even in the world, they were heroes and courageous, as a man should be! He even raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Everyone drank for a while, and then talked about the matter of dividing the helm of the Beggar Clan. Mu Jian took a breath and said slowly: "I received a report that Master Juehui of Shaolin Temple was stabbed through the heart with a sword five days ago. Yesterday, Wudang Elder Pai was also stabbed through the chest with a sword. The wound on the deceased was three fingers wide. The murderer also drew a peacock with blood on the wall at the scene!"
Chu Jianghan was shocked when he heard this. It seemed that the perpetrator was definitely not an ordinary person. In a blink of an eye, he had provoked the largest sect and gang in the martial arts sect. He opened his mouth and said: "Could it be the White Lotus Sect? The crazy beggar Old Master Wu recently It is also speculated that it is related to the White Lotus Sect."
But Li Feiyun flatly rejected it: "It's absolutely impossible. The White Lotus Sect is causing chaos and raising troops in Sichuan. At this juncture, why would you provoke these sects in the martial arts world? Wouldn't it be digging your own grave?"
Shi Xiang asked again: "But what's going on with this bloody peacock?" Xiao Fan Li said: "I think most of the time they are here for our brothers. If our brothers make such a fuss in Xianyun Village again, it is inevitable that they will be punished. , this girl from the Yang family is actually a peacock in black clothes, it's true!" Everyone nodded in agreement, but Li Feiyun said: "I think one move kills two birds with one stone. It not only puts the blame on our brothers, but also involves the White Lotus Sect. I have thought about it. In a few days, someone will come looking for trouble with our brother."
Shi Xiang banged the table, jumped up and shouted: "Who are we brothers afraid of?" Yu Zi said yes one after another, and the seven people raised their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp, with great pride. Chu Jianghan also drank it When he was intoxicated, he raised his cup and opened his mouth and said: "I think I, a certain Chu man, have studied in the mountains since he was a child, and learned his unique skills from an expert. A man stands between heaven and earth. From now on, he should imitate you, punish evil and promote good. Come! I’ll give you a drink, little brother.” The seven people were all overjoyed and raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
While the wine was in full swing, Xiao Fan Li took the lead and said: "Young Master Chu has a noble character and is a rare talent in the martial arts world. If you don't dislike it, we are willing to marry the Chu brothers!" Chu Jianghan was even more happy when he heard this, and then he Thinking of Shen Yu, who is like a fairy, I felt a chill in my heart. Each of these seven people were heroic and chivalrous, and it was a dream to be fraternal with them. But this old Shen was also the father of Miss Shen, so what happened to being fraternal with him? Okay, with this thought in mind, there was already hesitation on his face.
Li Feiyun, Jin Dao and Mu Jian had already seen what he was thinking, and the three of them looked at each other and started laughing. Then Zhang Ji and Judge Chou laughed again, and only the little Fan Li, Shen San and Shi Xiang came. The two-foot-old monk was confused for a moment.
Li Feiyun turned to Chu Jianghan and said, "Brother Chu, listen to me, how can a man be restrained by any rules and regulations when he is alive?" Chu Jianghan thought about it after hearing this, and he was greatly relieved, and he nodded in agreement.
At that moment, all eight of them knelt down in unison, and they immediately became acquaintances of eight worshippers. From then on, there were tribulations in the world, life and death, fire and water, which we will write about later.
