In Bangyuan Cave, there are thousands of twists and turns and countless forks. Even though the Liangshan heroes came for a few days, they had no time to fully understand their routes. Zhu Ding and his brothers scattered and fought, but they ended up on a dead end.
This passage is not dark. There are several large and small holes at the top, letting in the skylight. However, the largest hole is only as thick as an ordinary person's thigh. If you want to get out, you have to turn into a snake and python. There is no other way.
Zhu Tong was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Unexpectedly, I died here!"
After calming down, he dropped his spear, pulled out his sword, turned to face the officers and soldiers, and said, "Come on, come on, Mr. Zhu's head is here, let's see how many lives I can exchange for yours!"
The wonderful thing is that although the road is not narrow, it only allows two or three people to walk side by side. Although the officers and soldiers are brave, they cannot rush forward in one fell swoop.
At that moment, several men with long spears came to grab each other side by side, and the three spears were stabbed at them simultaneously. Zhu Ding did not retreat but moved forward. He used a single sword to deflect the two spears, stepped out with his right leg, and stepped one spear straight on the wall, taking advantage of the situation. He flew up with his left leg and kicked an officer and soldier staggering back. He jumped in front of him with a spin, slashed twice with two swords, and killed two officers and soldiers. Then he stabbed into the heart of the kicked officer and soldier, and then quickly took three or five steps back. Put on the air of "Arhat listening to the bell" and wait attentively.
The pursuers didn't expect that even though he was injured, he was still so ferocious, killing people just like chopping melons and vegetables. They were all shocked, and someone shouted: "Shoot the arrows, shoot him!"
However, the road was not completely straight. There was a corner at the end, and there was an open space of about two feet in radius. Zhu Tong saw the archers coming forward and quickly ducked behind the corner.
These archers did not have Wang Shunchen's ability to shoot arrows in an arc, so they had no choice but to curse and chase forward. When they reached the corner, Zhu Tong suddenly rolled out from the ground, his sword shining like snow, killing three or four archers in an instant, and other archers hurriedly fired arrows. At this time, he shrank his body and jumped back.
One of the leaders was furious at the sight, and proud of his courage, he brandished a short spear and went up to kill him. However, he heard the sound of clashing swords. Several officers and soldiers holding shields crowded to the front, and when they were about to go up to help, the sound suddenly stopped. Then a human head was thrown out, frightening the officers and soldiers to retreat.
Someone shouted: "Don't be afraid, there is no other way out, I will stay here and wait until he bleeds more and loses strength, then I will kill him!"
Zhu Tong heard the sound and sighed lowly. According to his original intention, he most hoped that the officers and soldiers would come regardless of life and death. While they still had the strength at this moment, they could take advantage of the terrain to kill them. Maybe they would scare the enemy away in one fell swoop and there would be a way to survive. Otherwise, they would be trapped here. , not to mention the injuries, even if there is no food and water, he will definitely die.
Hearing the officers and soldiers dragging the body of Paoze who died in the battle out of the passage, Zhu Tong looked at the headless Dutou at his feet, thought for a moment, reached out and groped in his arms, and sure enough he found a few taels of silver and a small half bottle of silver. The golden sore medicine made me happy immediately. I cut off a piece of clothes, sprinkled some medicine on it, and bandaged the wound randomly, and then I felt a little relieved.
Looking down at the corpse, he secretly felt cruel: he was so desperate that he made rations out of this guy. How could he not deal with it for a few days?
It's just that his family is quite wealthy. Although he is a well-known hero in the world, he has never experienced the hardships of living in the wild and living in the open. The thought of eating human flesh to survive suddenly made him feel nauseous in his throat, and he couldn't help but want to fight out. , fight vigorously.
While thinking about it, there was a sudden creaking sound. Zhu Tong was startled and quickly looked back, only to see dust rising on the originally empty wall, and a secret door suddenly appeared.
This door is extremely delicately made, and the outside is covered with uneven soil. If it were not moved by itself, it would be difficult for anyone to notice that there was a secret door in front of it.
Zhu Tong's surprise was not trivial, and he said to himself: "Damn it, could it be that I found the Mingjiao's treasure room by mistake? Otherwise, how could I build a door in this dead end?"
Before he could finish his thought, the door was already opened, and a big, naked head poked out, looked Zhu Tong over, and said with a frown: "This hiding place of mine is so hidden. Unexpectedly, you attracted the officers and soldiers, and their whereabouts were exposed." .”
"Old Leader Wang!"
Zhu Tong took a quick look and saw that the person hiding in the door was actually Wang Gong Lao Fo, the leader of the Manichean cult. He couldn't help being shocked: "The officers and soldiers entered your lair. As an old leader, you didn't go to fight, but you hid here." ?”
Wang Gong Laofu snorted coldly: "Idiot, what do you know? Although there are thirty or forty thousand soldiers and horses in the cave, they are all exhausted and defeated. Their morale and killing methods are far inferior to those of the Western Army. It is a inevitable defeat. However, there are still millions of followers in the southeastern land. As long as I escape this disaster, when Master Tong Guan returns to the court, he will start another career! If you give up, give up, only by giving up the current mess, can you have another career. Make a new day!”
After Zhu Tong heard his words, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were abandoned in one fell swoop. He couldn't help being very cold and said disdainfully: "Zhu is in Shandong. He only knows that Shenggong Fangla is the leader of Mingjiao. He is seriously injured now. If he doesn't survive, , what’s the point of escaping?”
Wang Gong Laofu laughed, with a strange look on his face: "You are a smart man, but you said such stupid things! Fang La's abilities were all trained by me. Since I can cultivate a leader, how can I cultivate someone who is not a leader?" Come second?"
Zhu Tong laughed, shook his head and said: "A hero like the Holy Duke is rarely seen in ten years. At your age, it is still uncertain whether you can live another ten years."
Old Buddha Wang Gong was not angry, and his smile became more and more weird: "Haha, I have a disciple named Zhong Xiang who is lurking in Dongting. He has three thousand talented people under his command! There is also a disciple named Wang Zongshi who preaches in Xinzhou and has thousands of people who dare to A man who dies. Fang La has a good disciple, the remaining five women, who regard me as their master. Now he is preaching in Quzhou. If Fang La dies, I will only look up to him... These people are all heroic in nature, and their talents are not inferior to Fang La's."
The more Zhu Tong listened, the more shocked he became. He suddenly frowned and said, "These things are all secrets in your religion. How can you tell me, an outsider?"
Wang Gong Laofu nodded, as if he had been waiting for this question for a long time, and showed a sincere expression: "You Liangshan brothers, Monk Lu is as wise as a fool, and has a thorough understanding of world affairs. Qin Ming and Suo Chao are both brave men. Yang Zhi's pattern is limited, but only You, the 'beautiful beard', are the most attractive to me! If you are willing to help me achieve my goal, I will be waiting for you as the envoy of Guangming Zuo."
Zhu Tong chuckled, shook his head and said, "Unexpectedly, Old Cult Master Wang is willing to show favor to these stupid people. I would like to say thank you very much."
Wang Gong and Lao Fo stared at him and said: "I have also heard a little bit about your situation in Liangshan. Although I haven't clearly divided the seats, I have seen the divine generals and mysterious generals! Reckless men like Yang Zhi and Qin Ming may have better martial arts than you. If In terms of character and talent, how can I compare with you? It can be seen that Chao Gai and Wu Zhi are not people who know how to use people well. Only with your qualifications can you achieve great things by joining our great religion!"
Zhu Tong smiled and said: "You have accomplished a lot, but you are blocked in a cave by officers and soldiers and killed?"
Wang Gong Laofu shook his head and showed a look of disdain: "Fang La seems to be humble, but in fact he is headstrong. At the beginning of the army, Chen Houtong urged him to make a surprise attack and capture Jinling first and then the southeast. He just thought he was right and said Why are you working hard at every step and employing people on nepotism? You can't reuse such powerful people as Qi Buddha and Wang Yin, and let his son guard Hangzhou, his brother guard Suzhou, and his uncle guard Shezhou, otherwise how could there be today's defeat?"
Zhu Tong nodded secretly after hearing this, and thought to himself: What he said is quite right. Fang La's layout and use of troops were indeed full of mistakes. Otherwise, such momentum would not have declined so sharply.
But he said: "You are the old leader and his master. Since you know that something is wrong, why don't you give me some advice?"
Wang Gong Laofu sneered and said: "Chen Houtong is usually his master, has he ever been obedient? This son is always on guard against me threatening his authority, so why should I contradict him? Besides, if he is really a hero, he will become a powerful leader in the future. , wouldn’t it be difficult to adjust the tail?”
Zhu Tong frowned and said, "There is something very fishy about what the old leader said."
Wang Gong Laofu chuckled, his eyes twinkling, as if he was still hesitating whether to speak or not. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, Brother Zhu. I'm going to tell you in detail what's on my mind. I just want to make it clear first. After I finish speaking, , if you are not willing to help me, I will kill you and silence you!"
Zhu Tong waved his hand and said: "Hold on! Old leader, I don't know why you insist on making such a mystery. Zhu asked himself, maybe there are some small talents who are not worthy of the old leader's care, so he rashly told his confidant thing."
Wang Gong Laofu said: "If you don't tell me, you will eventually doubt me! Put it this way, my previous big mistake was to conceal my original ambition, delegate too much power, and even lose control. Now you happen to It was fate that you bumped into me, and because of your temperament and talents, you are the best choice, so I told you clearly that you will get along with me in the future, so that you can cooperate with me and avoid making the same mistakes again."
Zhu Tong seemed to understand but nodded slowly.
Mr. Wang and Laofu pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "Have you ever heard of the name of the Murong family in the world?"
"Murong in the south, Xiao Feng in the north!" Zhu Tong said: "More than twenty years ago, Master Xiao died outside Yanmen Pass, and he has not been heard of since."
Wang Gonglaofu showed a nostalgic look: "Haha, Nan Murong, Northern Xiao Feng! This son of Xiao Feng is indeed the choice of the moment! My son is not worthy of being as famous as him."
"Son?" Zhu Tong was surprised.
"The so-called 'Nan Murong' is my son Murong Fu." Old Buddha Wang Gong said slowly: "My family is a descendant of the Yan royal family, and the ambition from generation to generation is to restore the country. Unfortunately, the dog's talent is short-lived and his character is not good enough. He was so defeated that he went so crazy that even at his age, I still had to run around myself..."
Wang Gong Laofu sat at the door of the darkroom, telling word by word an old martial arts news that was lost in time——
Thirty years ago, during the Shaolin War, Murong and his son faced off against the Xiao family's father and son. Shaolin's master sweeper monk turned out to be a master. He used extremely powerful force to resolve the feud between the two families. He accepted Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan as his disciples and lived in seclusion in the Shaolin Temple.
A few years later, several people accidentally learned that Xiao Feng died outside Yanmen Pass. Xiao Yuanshan died of grief after hearing the news. Murong Bo escaped from the Shaolin Temple while the sweeping monk was preparing for the funeral, and found the insane Murong in Dali Kingdom, Yunnan. complex.
Murong Bo wanted to kill his own son with one blow, but he was unwilling to cut off his bloodline, so he hid for several years until Abi gave birth to a son for Murong Fu. Then he arranged for people to protect them while he returned to the martial arts, hoping to conquer a new world. The queen of the country handed it over to her grandson.
A year later, he killed the Manichae leader Wang Gonglaofu and a group of close disciples and masters, and borrowed his identity to become the Manichae leader. Later, he teamed up with Chen Houtong to establish the Ming Sect, hoping to use the power of the Ming Sect to bring trouble to the world, and then took advantage of the opportunity. Restoration of the country...
After talking, Zhu Tong was shocked. He had never expected that behind the rebellion of the Ming Cult, there was this old guy's great ambition, but he couldn't help but secretly admire him. After all, when this person escaped from Shaolin, he was already in his sixties. If it were different Others have long looked down on the past, but he has been able to start from scratch and regain his strength. Over the past twenty years, although he has become older, his obsession with rejuvenating the country has never faded. Just looking at this mentality, it is not far away. Better than ordinary people.
He also understood in his heart why a scheming person like Murong Bo would use such an almost abrupt attitude to conquer him——
Just because the Mingjiao was defeated this time, even if it could make a comeback, it would not take three or two years.
And this old guy is nearly ninety years old. Even if he has great martial arts skills, how much time does he have left? Therefore, under the seemingly indifferent and calm face, in fact, he has been impatient and has become chaotic.
After Murong Bo finished speaking, his old eyes were burning, like two will-o'-the-wisps, staring fixedly at Zhu Dian's face. It was obvious that if Zhu Dian said the word "no", he would immediately use all his strength to kill Zhu Dian in the palm of his hand.
Zhu Tong lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Guangming Zuo Envoy is just a false name!"
Murong Bo's eyes suddenly brightened up, and he said happily: "The reputation of Zuo Envoy of Light is of course a false one! If Dayan is restored one day, these religions will be eradicated! Brother Zhu, if you are willing to help me sincerely, I swear in the name of my ancestors, I must treat you as a founding king, and I promise you that the Zhu family will be honored for generations and live together with the country! Brother Zhu, if you don’t do something spectacular while you are still alive, you will be living up to your abilities! Brother Zhu..."
"good!"
Zhu Tong agreed and looked at the other person sincerely. Deep in his eyes, there was a trace of undetectable pity: Of course a man should do a vigorous career while he is still alive! It's just that your so-called grandeur is not that far behind Brother Wu's ambition! Haha, Zhu smiled and accepted the forces such as Zhong Xiang, Wang Zongshi, and Yu Wupo on behalf of Brother Wu!
Murong Bo laughed loudly and let the secret door open: "Brother, come in quickly, let's have a good discussion on what to do next. I tell you, when the officers and soldiers retreat, Tong Guan will not stay long, and then you and I..."
The secret door was closed, and there was no trace on the wall.
At the other end, Suo Chao and Qin Ming followed Fang Qifu closely, going around in the corridors, gathering the defeated southern troops around them. They killed them for who knows how long. Suddenly, their eyes lit up, and they killed them again. Arrive at the entrance of the cave.
At this time, the officers and soldiers had gone deep into the cave, but Xin Xingzong led five thousand officers and soldiers to guard the entrance of the cave. They were complaining because they had not been able to enter the cave to perform meritorious service or plunder.
Fang Qifu pointed his halberd: "Brothers, follow me and fight out, and you will be born in heaven!"
At this time, the three of them were surrounded by more than 3,000 southern soldiers. Seeing a way out, who wouldn't sacrifice their life?
Xin Xingzong was shocked and quickly ordered his soldiers to block the entrance of the cave: "As long as we block him for a moment, a large army will come back to help. You all have contributed!"
Fang Qifu shouted loudly: "Xin Xing Zong! Come to repay my family's destiny!"
He was covered in blood at the moment, like a fierce ghost. Suo Chao and Qin Ming were on the left and right, and three fierce tigers were leading the fight. Even though he was at the end of his strength, Xin Xingzong did not dare to fight against him. He immediately rode away, but was rushed by his three generals. , tore a hole in the formation of officers and soldiers. When Wang Zhen led his troops to kill, the three generals each snatched their horses and led seven or eight hundred southern soldiers to fight out.
Wang Cun was furious and led thousands of troops to pursue him. Fang Qifu and others fled for more than ten miles. They were trapped and out of horses, so they were surrounded by Wang Cun at the entrance of the valley.
Fang Qifu sighed: "Brothers, we are incompetent, but we have harmed you."
Suo Chao shook his head and said: "As a man, life and death are intertwined. You shouldn't say such things! Besides, you and I are not dead at the moment. If we hold on a little longer, maybe there will be a turn for the better."
Qin Ming also said: "Suo Chao is right, my eldest brother might be here next moment, Qifuzi, hold on!"
Fang Qifu smiled bitterly and said: "Is Cao Cao here just because he said it? Brother Wu is nicknamed 'Wu Mengde', maybe he really has this magical power."
After saying this, the three laughed loudly. The laughter didn't stop when someone outside the formation suddenly shouted: "Which hero of the Mingjiao is being surrounded? Don't panic! Liangshan and Songjiang are here, and the dog officers and soldiers won't give way!"
The sound was extremely familiar, and when it reached the ears of Fang Qifu, all three of them immediately stopped laughing and showed incredulous expressions.
This is true: an old man is aspiring to a thousand miles, but a martyr is still determined in his old age. Saying that I, Cao Cao, I have arrived, the hero has risen again in Shandong.
(End of chapter)
