Chapter 36: The old beggar spoke on a snowy night, and the heroes of Shanyang County came to his aid.
Seeing the peacock in Xuanyi wake up, Zhang Ji felt relieved, but sat down on the stool, with big beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. In his early years, when he served in the army, licking blood from the blade of a knife and risking his life, had he ever been afraid? I have read some classic articles in my life, and I claim that I have some courage and courage, and I am also good at boxing and kicking. Although I don’t dare to say that I am a heroic figure, I have always yearned for the brave and generous heroes of Yan and Zhao in ancient times. But at this time, There was a slight chill in his heart: If there was something wrong between these two children and Xiao Ruo, what would he do? Thinking again of Xuan'er's life and death, which was already scratching his heart, he suddenly stood up from the chair again.
Another wave of annoyance: I regret that I should have let go of these monsters Xiaoxiao, and I forgot to ask for news about Xuan'er. Now these bird people should return to the main altar to support. If you know that the world's heroes Taishan is gathering, I am afraid that Bailian will be killed at this moment. Teaching requires a lot of bloodshed and fighting. I wonder what happened to the brothers? Then he looked at the heavy snow outside the door, looked at his daughter beside him, and thought: It snowed in the barren mountain at night, and she and she were quite frightened, so they might as well rest for the night and leave tomorrow.
Xiao Ruo, who was on the side, had already seen what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Don't worry! Xuan'er is already very capable, and everything will be fine!"
Although she said this in her mouth, she was even more anxious in her heart: Although the son and daughter were not born to her, after being together for so long, they have become flesh and blood. The two little guys stick to her all day long, and the mother on the left, The one on the right screamed like a mother. How could she express her joy and happiness in words?
She had no worries about food and clothing since she was a child. As early as she can remember, her father had been an official in the court, and her mother was also the daughter of an official family. She was influenced by poetry and books, and she was taught etiquette. Unexpectedly, a sudden disaster destroyed her family and destroyed her family, and she was sold to a place where fireworks were learned. Qin Xile was only thirteen years old at that time. She expected that she would have to live a miserable life in a despicable place and never get ahead.
Unexpectedly, not long after, she was rescued by a masked woman, who took her to a villa, where there were hundreds of girls similar to her, practicing martial arts during the day and studying and playing the piano at night. She was grateful to them and grateful to them for saving her from suffering. She worked hard and tried to be ahead of others in everything.
I never dared to go against my master's words. I burned incense, prayed to Buddha, and listened to the teachings without asking why. Five years later, she became outstanding among her companions, and she also knew that the one who saved her was the White Lotus Sect.
One day, she was blindfolded by her master and was taken to a place. Although she couldn't see it, she could feel it. It was a cave. It was gloomy and smelled of lamp oil. A woman told her that she wanted to send someone to her. When she went out on a mission, she never asked questions because she wanted to repay the kindness of saving her life, and the person who spoke to her was the sister who saved her in the first place.
Only after she went there did she find out that she was actually sent to a flower house to make fun of men all day long, but she never thought of running away because it was the White Lotus Sect who raised her. But she hated herself, she began to hate everything, and she would never show mercy from then on. She never made a mistake in the tasks assigned by her superiors, whether it was spying on information or playing songs for important figures.
Gradually, her achievements became greater and greater, her reputation became greater and greater, and her status became higher and higher, until one day, he was promoted to the altar leader of Xuanwu Hall.
She originally loved plum blossoms, the color of plum blossoms, and everything about plum blossoms. During the day, she was a peerless plum blossom girl. When going out at night, she always wore black clothes and was wrapped tightly. Over time, she became the "fearless" plum blossom girl in the world. "Xuanyi Peacock"!
I don't know when, a group of heroes from Dadaoshan pulled out the shopkeeper and the waiter from nowhere, helped up the broken table and chairs on the side, Bai Sandao called a few more people, and repaired the two doors with a clank. Break the door, the wind and snow outside are really too heavy.
Zhang Ji brought a jar, put his hands in it and scrubbed it for a while, then walked over to Yang Xiaoruo and felt his pulse. He didn't have any medical skills and couldn't tell anything.
I only heard him let out a long sigh of relief and said: "I should have settled you guys in Xianyun Village if I had known this. I was careless." Xianyun Village has the most wealth in the world and has been donating to the imperial court for many years. Regardless of whether it was drought, flood, famine, or military supplies at the border, the eldest brother Xiao Fan Li and Shen San would donate money in the name of Xiao Fan Li. Therefore, Xiao Fan Li's name was amazing, and the court had to sell some face. No matter how rampant the White Lotus Sect was, it would not Dare to go wild in Xianyun Village.
Seeing him blaming himself, Xiaoruo said, "Sooner or later, you won't be able to escape!"
A few big men helped the store rearrange the tables and chairs, and the men who repaired the door had finished their work. They lit the brazier and brought it to Xiao Ruo. Then they stood aside respectfully without saying anything. All the heroic spirit before was gone.
Zhang Ji smiled when he saw this and said: "You guys don't have to be like this. On a snowy and cold night, we have lived life and death together. We are destined to get together, so we should make friends and have a drink."
When everyone heard this, they were already happy. Being able to establish friendship with such an expert was a great support. In the future, it will be said that in the Dadao Mountain area, even if you look around the world, there will be a few who dare to look for bad luck. ?
One of them said happily: "Madam was just shocked. The younger one knows some cooking skills. Let's make some side dishes and try them with Madam and Miss. By the way, we can also drink for Uncle Zhang and these two old heroes." He spoke carefully, and with one sentence he left no one behind. As he spoke, he greeted the waiter and the shop owner into the back kitchen.
Zhang Ji cupped his fists and said to Li Dadu: "I just heard what my senior said. I have to ask my senior for advice on what the visitor calls 'Thousand Hands and Thousand Faces'!" The old beggar took off the gourd and took a sip of wine, but he didn't know why. At that time, he had already filled the big gourd with water.
The old beggar opened his mouth, and the time had already passed. "I am here, the old beggar, just for you, Zhang Daxia!" Zhang Ji said "Oh?" and was about to ask when he suddenly remembered his rules and asked again. Hurry and shut up.
The old beggar said: "My Beggar Gang's Hubei branch was picked to be the helm, and a bloody peacock was painted with blood on the wall. This incident shocked the world, and even the former leader of my Beggar Gang was dispatched. Although I, the old beggar, have always Regardless of the affairs of the gang, how can I ignore such a major matter? I secretly thought that this matter must be related to the 'Xuanyi Peacock'..." At this point, he coughed again and smiled awkwardly. The man next to him Xiaoruo will also smile heartily.
The old beggar continued: "I originally wanted to find Zhang Daxia and do some research. No matter how hard I tried, I could get some clues. But before I arrived in Hubei, I found four strong men wielding swords and carrying a half-sized doll. The old beggar was surprised at that time. Isn't this doll the one who was with Zhang Daxia in Wangxiang Pavilion?" Xiao Ruo next to him said anxiously: "It's Xuan'er!"
Li Beggar then continued: "It was that boy from your family. I was shocked. These people were probably Zhang Daxia's enemies, so I wanted to rescue them. I didn't know that these four people possessed superior martial arts. As soon as I came to He was not sure of defeating them, and secondly, he was afraid that the sword would be blind and the baby would be hurt when they started fighting. After thinking about it, he secretly followed and waited for the move. The four people were probably relying on their skills and were not aware of it for a while. The next night, these people stayed in a ruined temple, and I secretly overheard that these four people were ordered to take the children to Shenlong Ridge in Shaanxi in order to blackmail Daxia Zhang." Zhang Ji said nothing after hearing this.
"It happened that the night was windy and the moon was dark, so I planned to take advantage of the darkness to wait for a few people to go to sleep and rescue them. But before I could take action, the little doll took the opportunity to knock one person over with his palm and escaped from the temple gate. ." Xiaoruo on the side was startled when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: "Is Xuan'er injured? What did those people do to him?"
The old beggar was silent. When Xiao Ruo saw that he was silent, he thought something bad had happened, so he cried loudly. He fell on Zhang Ji's shoulder and started crying. He yelled and cursed indiscriminately, saying, "It's all your fault. You are such a good child, why should you teach him martial arts... to prevent him from showing off his talents..." Seeing her crying sadly, the old beggar hurriedly said: "He is fine!" Xiaoruo stopped shouting and scolding after hearing this, but still sobbed.
The old beggar stretched out his hand to grab the gourd and was about to drink when the monk next to him snatched it away and said, "Speak quickly! How are you?"
The old beggar sighed and said: "Oh! It's true that the tiger father has no dog son. I saw the baby running out of the temple gate. The man who was knocked down behind took a long time to get up and chase him out. I jumped up immediately when I saw it. , I slapped him, and then I realized how powerful this thief was. With my little ability, I couldn't knock him over with one palm. How old is the little kid, but I was able to knock him over with one palm? It took a long time to turn over the ground!"
Monk Fan was also surprised when he heard this: "With this old beggar's ability, he can't knock someone over with one palm. However, a child can actually have such ability. It seems that as a father in front of him, his martial arts skills are far from what he used to be." Those are the few moves that were just revealed.”
The old beggar continued: "The noise had already alerted the other three people. My old beggar fought one against four. After thirty or fifty moves, I was defeated. One of them jumped out of the circle and chased after me. At that time, I secretly I couldn't scream, but I couldn't escape. At this moment, I heard a scream outside, and then there was no movement. The sound was clearly the scream of the strong man. I took the opportunity to use a loophole to escape from the temple. Hehe, you Guess what?”
Here, Yang Xiaoruo was angry and anxious when he saw that he started selling switches again. No matter how well-educated Monk Denzin was, he couldn't help but curse at him. The old beggar rolled his eyes at him and said slowly: "I just saw an old Taoist outside. Xianfeng Daogu is standing aside, and the little doll is right behind him." After hearing this, Xiaoruo was already covered in cold sweat, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"At this time, the three thieves also stepped out. Before I, the old beggar, could take action, the Taoist swung his long sword behind his back, and the three dog heads instantly rolled to the ground. My old beggar has never done anything since he started his career. I have seen such exquisite swordsmanship, but even before I could see it clearly, the old man had already put his sword back into its sheath."
Zhang Ji laughed after hearing this, turned to Xiao Ruoyan and said, "I just said that Xuan'erji has his own destiny, so we don't need to worry."
The old beggar laughed and said to Zhang Jiyan: "Yes, yes, you two don't have to worry. The young master was rescued by the Taoist and was taken to Zhongnan Mountain. The old beggar followed what a few people said and came west to look for him. What kind of dragon leader reported to Daxia Zhang, and met this great monk on the way." Zhang Ji finally understood why the old beggar invited him to sit with him as soon as he entered the door, and he immediately clasped his fists and thanked him.
The old beggar was polite and said cheerfully: "The old beggar would like to ask Daxia Zhang to guess who this Taoist master is?"
Zhang Jilue paused and said: "As far as I have ever seen, the Danyang swordsmanship of my eighth brother and the swordsmanship of my fifth brother are the most exquisite in the world. These two can still do it, and the rest are the most exquisite." Xue Zongchang, Liu Canghai and others, these two are probably even better than the masters of other sects. Apart from that, I really can’t think of anyone else who has such a level of cultivation." The old beggar saw him. The comment was appropriate, and I secretly nodded in approval.
Zhang Ji added: "This time I met two people at the Goddess Cave in Gushe Mountain. These two people actually know the legendary sword-controlling technique. It is really shocking. I think those two people are not enough in cultivation, so I can't believe it." He doesn’t have such magical powers. I guess this person is either the legendary Taoist Yiqing in the martial arts world, or he is an expert from a fairy cave in a famous mountain. It’s really hard to guess. Senior Li is knowledgeable about the past and present, so I hope you can give me some advice.”
Yang Xiaoruo on the side saw Zhang Ji standing up and speaking word by word, not forgetting to clasp his fists. She couldn't help but look at him in trance. If in the past, she would have done this with such stiff postures. I feel disgusted, but at this moment I feel like I can’t get enough of it. Thinking of this section, I can’t help but shake my head and laugh to myself.
Li Dadu opened his mouth and said: "In the past, Master Zhang of Wudang personally inspected the martial arts and listed the 'Four Palms, Three Swords and Eight Divine Fists' which have been passed down to this day. The world only knows that the martial arts has the 'Four Divine Arts'. What a pity, what a pity!" Zhang Ji had never heard of this and was surprised.
Li Dadu opened his mouth and spoke slowly: "That Taoist is actually an expert on Zhongnan Mountain. The swordsmanship he uses is truly the heavenly sword of 'the swordsmanship of the three talents of heaven, earth and man'."
While they were talking, seven or eight side dishes were brought to them. Zhang Ji was not a meticulous person, so he was not picky about anything. A few people brought several jars of fine wine and started eating. At first, everyone in Dadaoshan was a little cautious. , after a few nights of drinking, seeing that Zhang Jihun had no airs at all, and the cook got a few compliments from Xiao Ruo, he became bolder, but he was no longer as crude as before.
Xiaoruo's spirits improved, and she learned that Xuan'er was fine. She had a little appetite and ate a lot. She also felt that this man was not bad at his craftsmanship, so he gently woke up Xiao Ziyan. After they ate and drank enough, they held their daughter on the chair. After a while, they hugged her and coaxed her to sleep. Someone diligently brought a quilt and covered the two of them. The men drank heavily again.
Zhang Ji asked the old beggar again about the "Thousand Hands and Thousand Faces" Zong Baiyuan. Xiaoruo on the side suddenly looked ugly. Zhang Ji just said that she remembered the past again and told her to go to bed early.
The old beggar here showed embarrassment. Everyone understood that there was a drinking spree. The old beggar drank not only three gulps, but at least a hundred gulps, so Zhang Ji had to give up.
Bai Sandao here is clamoring to become a disciple on the spot. Even though Tenzin is a bald monk, everyone is afraid that he will not be bound by the precepts. Although Zhang Ji's martial arts skills are high, he is still young and is really not suitable.
After much selection, only this old beggar was suitable. Li Dadu was a member of the Beggar Clan and was the brother of the leader. It was most suitable to be his disciple. After a while of deliberation, everyone decided to abandon Dadaoshan. There was only one thing. But instead of being a beggar, he took advantage of the drunkenness and set up the incense table. He asked monks Zhang Ji and Danzeng to act as guarantees, and he went back and forth until dawn.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Ji saw that Xiao Ruo's complexion was not getting better. He felt a little worried and suffered from lack of medical skills. He thought that the only way for now was to rush to join the brothers. The third brother's medical skills were unparalleled in the world. He could tell at a glance. Endless.
After a while, he packed up and was about to leave. Fan Seng Danzeng and Li Dadu said, "Nothing happens to either side. If Zhang Daxia needs help, we are willing to go with you." Zhang Ji was overjoyed. There was no guarantee that nothing unexpected would happen along the way. I was alone and had a lot of helpers, and I was extremely grateful right now.
The sky has cleared up, and the snow accumulated overnight has already reached the knees. Fortunately, everyone has martial arts skills nearby, so walking is not difficult. Zhang Ji carried Xiao Ruo on his back and walked in front, wrapped tightly in cotton quilt, followed closely by Monk Dangzhen, holding Xiao Ziyan in his arms. The group of eighteen people walked on the snow, and in a blink of an eye they were out of the mountains and on the official road. , it’s finally better to go.
Zhang Ji originally planned to go to Zhendian and hire a carriage and horse. No matter how deep the snow was, he was not afraid. But now that he had a family and a sick person, he was worried that the two of them would not be able to bear it.
Suddenly, he heard Xiao Ruo coughing several times on his back. When Zhang Ji hurriedly put it down to look, several mouthfuls of blood spurted out, and his face turned purple.
Monk Tenzin and the old beggar rushed forward and shouted: "This is the sign of poisoning." Zhang Ji felt a pain in his heart when he heard this. It seems that what the demon gave him last night was not an antidote! He hurriedly removed the quilt, and through the clothes, a powerful force poured in from his back.
Li Dadu said: "Not far from here, there is Shanyang Branch of the Beggar Clan. When I get on the road, I will ask an expert to come and cure me!" Then he said to Monk Tenzin: "Master, please protect me here. , I’ll go and come back!” Tenzin snorted when he heard this, and the old beggar who used Qing Gong had long since disappeared.
The few remaining big men cleared a clearing next to them. Some used their swords to chop down the trees nearby and lit a fire. A few of them sat around the fire and opened their mouths to comfort little Ziyan. The little girl took it seriously. Sensible, but not crying.
After more than half an hour, Xiaoruo slowly woke up and saw the old beggar leading a group of beggars, large and small, driving a carriage. Everyone was pulling and pushing, and they arrived in front of him in a blink of an eye.
A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows was shocked when he saw this: "What a powerful poison!" He clasped his fists again and said to everyone: "I'm Zhou Zaiqing, the deputy helmsman of the Shaanxi branch of the Beggar Clan. I, the Shanyang branch of the Beggar Clan, are not far from here. , please move on, let’s discuss it again!” Zhang Ji thanked him, picked up Xiaoruo and got into the car. Monk Tenzin helped Xiao Ziyan to the carport, covered the quilt door curtain, and put Xiaoruo in the car. Lower your head and pull forward.
Xiao Ziyan in the car asked with a cry: "Dad, mom's illness will get better, right?" Zhang Ji felt sad and couldn't answer for a long time. Xiao Ruo smiled and stretched out his hand to touch Touching her little face, he coughed and said, "Silly girl, my mother just suffered from some cold. She will be fine if she takes a nap. Daddy is so capable and will cure her soon."
A group of good guys pulled and pushed the animal without exerting any strength, and brought the family of three to the Beggar's Gang Branch.
A house with three entrances was quite impressive. Zhang Ji didn't care. He just ran with the guide and carried the couple into a bedroom of the family members. Zhou Zaiqing didn't shy away from it and took off his clothes in front of Zhang Ji. , used a silver needle to prick his back, asked a middle-aged woman to bring hot water, took out a few yellow pills and ordered them to be taken, and after a few more words, he asked Zhang Ji to speak in the hall. .
Zhang Ji came to the hall and saw that everyone was waiting for their seats. The top of the guest seats was empty, obviously reserved for him intentionally. Only the monk Tenzin sat below. Li Dadu sat upright above the main seat, Zhou Zaiqing's seat was vacant below, and Bai Sandao and others took the main seat.
Zhang Ji did not sit down. He cupped his fists and bowed to Li Dadu and Zhou Zaiqing. He said deeply: "Thank you all heroes of the Beggar Clan for your grace."
The two clasped their fists in return. Zhang Ji sat down and lowered his head. Seeing this, Zhou Zaiqingyan said to Li Dadu: "I don't know how this friend of my uncle offended the 'Four Evils in Western Hunan', but this poison came from 'Chasing Souls'" "Judge, there is no doubt that Duan is extremely powerful. If this lady hadn't first taken the nourishing Huan Dan, and then adjusted her breathing through an expert's internal skills, I'm afraid Bian Que would not be able to be saved in the next life."
Although he was talking about Li Dadu, he was talking to Zhang Ji. When Zhang Ji came back to his senses, he could tell that he was an upright and outspoken man. Li Dadu on the side felt that he was too talkative. He coughed harshly and lightly.
Zhou Zaiqing immediately realized something and hurriedly clasped his fists to apologize; "I am a rough man, and I always speak freely. Please don't blame this strong man!" How could Zhang Ji care about this? He thought about the helmsman's words and spoke slowly. He said: "I did work hard to adjust my breath just now, but this is the magical elixir, but where do I start talking about it?"
Li Dadu was shocked and said: "If it wasn't...could it be that what the thief gave last night was not an antidote, but a tonic and rejuvenating elixir. Madam woke up after taking it, but it was the rejuvenating elixir." Monk Danzin responded: " That’s how it should be!”
Zhang Ji felt annoyed and anxious at the same time, and asked hurriedly: "I dare to ask Master Zhou, if my wife is worried about my life." Zhou Zaiqing said: "If the result of the exercise and breath adjustment just now is respect, but if you have respect, Jia Zai, with this profound internal energy to help regulate the breath, within a month, your life can be guaranteed without worries."
It turned out that Li Dadu came and went in a hurry. He only asked people to prepare carriages and horses, and shouted to rescue people. He didn't even give the name of the person who came. Li Dadu then introduced them one by one.
Zhang Ji was so confused that he just lowered his head and thought deeply. Seeing this, Zhou Zaiqing said: "Don't worry, Daxia Zhang. My wife will be taken care of by my people in the house for the time being. Zhou is also familiar with pharmacology. I will prescribe some medicine first and observe it for two days." Let’s talk about it.” Zhang Ji was moved when he heard this, and clasped his fists and said: “How dare you labor Madam, Zhang is really sorry!”
Zhou Zaiqing laughed and said: "Since you are my uncle's friend, you are also a distinguished guest of my Beggar Clan. Zhang Daxia doesn't have to be like this." Then they started a banquet to scare everyone. Zhang Ji didn't have any appetite, so he dealt with it casually. After a few chopsticks, he stood up to say goodbye and went to the back hall to replace Mrs. Zhou.
