Chapter 2 People die and things go
**Shuo was pacing in the hall and said: "The palm injury on Brother Wu's chest was vicious and strange. I have been in the world for more than thirty years, but I have never seen such a palm technique before. I want to know who can perform this palm technique." Definitely not from the Central Plains. But I am puzzled by the palm that Brother Wu received behind his back." Tie Zhongjie asked: "Which martial arts school does the master guess to have done it?" "Golden hook and iron hand!" ** Shuo said . Hearing this, Tie Zhongjie was surprised and asked, "Could it be Murong Di, the deputy general manager of Jinhuotang?" **Shuo said, "It is this person's unique skill." **Shuo added, "But this person is a benevolent, narrow-minded and righteous man. If you belong to the sect of Yan Qianhe of Jinhuo Hall, how can you become an enemy of Wu Daxia?"
While he was talking, the garden door outside suddenly opened wide, and he saw a person coming out of the rain. His face was stern, and two fist-sized golden flames were stabbed on his right arm. The twenty-odd people behind him all had tattoos on their right arms. A large ball of golden flames, this person was Murong Enemishuai, the deputy general manager of Jinhuo Hall. The remnants of the enemy commander came to congratulate Wu Chongyu on his birthday. **Shuo and others saw this and went out to greet him. **Shuo recognized that the person coming was Murong Di. As soon as Murong Enemy saw **Shuo, he rushed forward and said, "It turns out that Daxia Xiao has been here a long time ago. I remember that when I was young, I wanted to follow him and was taught by the hero. I am lucky to meet you today." **Shuo He said with a smile: "Brother Murong, why do you need to be so humble? As long as I am a common man in the world and still remain the same after all the ups and downs in the world, what more can Xiao ask for!"
After hearing this, Murong Di nodded happily. After the two of them had finished their greetings, Hongyan hurriedly invited everyone to come to the hall to talk. Bring everyone as if they are already sitting in the hall. Hongyan pours tea and offers water. He said to Murong Di: "Mr. Murong worked tirelessly to visit all night. I am deeply ashamed that I was not able to welcome him from far away. Please have a cup of tea with Mr. Murong to talk about the storm." Hongyan was with Jin Huo Tang when delivering her father's birthday gift. The tribe had met once before, so Murong Enemy recognized the beauty. Seeing Hong Yan's attentiveness and kindness, Murong Di hurriedly saluted and accepted the tea ceremony: "Everyone in the Jinhuo Hall is delighted to be invited by Master Wu of the Garden. Unfortunately, the old master has been ill recently and cannot come in person. We are specially sent here to congratulate Master Wu on his birthday. I accept this." I dare not neglect my responsibility, so I hastened my schedule, fearing that something might go wrong, so I would like to forgive Wu Daxia for interrupting me on a rainy night." Murong Di added, "I don't know whether Wu Daxia is in good health. On behalf of everyone at Jinhuo Hall, Murong Di wishes Wu Daxia an infinite sunset! "
The beauty felt sad after listening to Murong's enemy's words. Murong Enemy ordered people to offer birthday gifts. Then there were ten disciples, each holding a brocade box in their hands to offer to the beauty. **Shuo sighed on the side. The beauty didn't know how to accept this gift. Murong Enemy saw that everyone's faces were filled with sadness and there were tears on all of them. So I asked how it was like this? **Shuo reluctantly told the story of the murderous case of the dream come true one by one. After hearing this, Murong's enemy's face suddenly showed a sad look. With this unstable news, it is really difficult for me to tell you about the plot that we have suffered during the day. To disturb the atmosphere of Wu Daxia's birthday. **Shuo asked in surprise: "Could it be that Chief Murong also suffered unexpected events during the day?" Murong Di said: "To be honest, the people who originally came to celebrate my birthday were Yanyue Dao Luyun and my young master Yan Zhen." Unexpectedly, the sky full of fog in Fuyun Valley and the endless murderous intent in the drought, I don’t know who the saint is coming to assassinate with a skull mask. Most of the people and horses in our hall were injured, and Mr. Lu was covered in scars, making it difficult for him to come to celebrate his birthday. He had to rush back to Jinhuo Hall to die. It's a pity that my young hall master was young and vigorous, but his body was cut into pieces with ropes by the thieves, and no bones were left. **Shuo exclaimed: "This is happening!" "
Tie Zhongjie asked: "Do you know what tricks the other party is using?"
Murong Di said: "The thief's martial arts are so advanced and weird that it's hard for Lu Yun to defeat him. The person who was injured by that man's attack had a submersible internal strength, and the injured person's head suddenly turned into a skull. It's very scary." As soon as Murong Di finished speaking, someone stood aside. The neighbor of Haomengyuan said again: "This situation is exactly the same as the tragedy of my family being murdered." ** Shuo continued: "Is this true?" The neighbor said: "It's absolutely true. Xiao Daxia might as well go to the humble house to check it out for himself. ." **Shuo then ordered Tie Zhongjie and Manager Murong to go check it out. When Murong Enemy came back, his retribution was as tragic as the disciples in Floating Cloud Valley being harmed.
**Shuo stroked his beard and said: "It turns out that both of them were done by the same faction." Murong Di asked: "Who put a master like Wu Daxia to death?" **Shuo said: "I have tested Wu Daxia The corpse of Wu Daxia is definitely not the one who injured Wu Daxia." Hongyan asked: "Senior Xiao, what do you think?" ** Shuo slowly walked a few steps in the hall and said, "I guess when Wu Daxia and the unknown skeleton When the man was fighting with all his strength, there was a master behind him to help him. This man's sharp palm hit Wu Yuanzhu's back, breaking his bones and tendons. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow. At this moment, the skeleton man fought with all his strength. Wu Daxia is He was tragically injured and died an unexpected death." Murong Di asked: "Who is the person behind the assassination who carried out such a vicious attack?" ** Shuo said: "It is the golden hook and iron hand of Chief Murong!"
After hearing this, Murong Di lost his voice and was amazed. One of Murong Di's disciples said: "We all suffered the same misfortune in the Floating Cloud Valley. What's more, when something happened in Hao Meng Yuan, we were all wandering all the way in the Floating Cloud Valley with Chief Murong. How could Chief Murong know the art of self-cloaking and find another place?" Mengyuan committed the murder." Tie Zhongjie said: "Everyone never thought that General Murong would do this. We just didn't know who would use General Murong's golden hook and iron hand." ** Shuo said: "As long as we know who will do it. With the golden hook and the iron hand, there will be a way out in this case." **Shuo said to Murong Murong again: "I wonder if there is a successor to Murong Murong's unique skills?" Murong Di said: "I can only give this knowledge to my young master Yan. Zhen. Although Yan Zhen is aloof and undisciplined by nature, he was killed in the battle at Fuyun Valley."
Everyone was at a loss after hearing this. **Shuo asked: "General Manager Murong had a head-to-head confrontation with the assassin in Floating Cloud Valley. Did the assassin reveal any clues?" Murong's enemy thought for a moment and said: "The thief leader never revealed his identity in words, only with Lu Yun. I want to ask for advice on martial arts from the Central Plains."
After saying this, Murong Di's eyes suddenly lit up, and he continued: "When the assassin was leaving, one of his men left a message." ** Shuo asked, "Who left anything behind?" Murong Di said, "This is The man's eyes are very large, and the description is interesting. Judging from his behavior, he does not appear to have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time. When he was fleeing, he once said: 'Goodbye Xianyun Pavilion'."
After listening to Murong Di's words, everyone seemed to see a glimmer of light in the heavy fog. **Shuo asked: "So the target of the assassin's next assassination should be Yan Nujiao of Xianyun Pavilion!" Murong Di said: "We still don't know."
At this time, Hongyan had properly accepted the birthday gifts from the Jinhuotang and Tianzimen families and offered them in front of Wu Zhongyuling's case to show the memory and respect of the two families. After hearing what Murong Di said, he said: "The leader of the thieves has said that he wants to learn martial arts from the Central Plains. The current martial arts masters are his offenders. In terms of martial arts, the four Qianyu Nutian are the best. Jinhuotang has been intercepted and killed in Fuyun Valley. , my father has died again, and the next disaster will happen naturally in Xianyun Pavilion." **Shuo nodded and said: "What Miss Wu said is true, if that arrogant thief really intends to provoke provocation in our Central Plains martial arts world. , we should definitely go to Xianyun Pavilion next time." **Shuo sighed: "Wu Chongyu and Yan Nujiao have never had grudges with others. This murder is no longer a vendetta, it is about to become a catastrophe that will sweep through the Central Plains. The thieves tried to hurt me first. The lives of the four people of 'Qianyu Nutian' are planning to annex the martial arts world in the Central Plains again."
Tie Zhongjie said: "Visitors from a foreign land have such a huge appetite, not to mention that they have been playing flute in the sea for a long time and have not asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Why is this leader of thieves so hard to force each other?" ** Shuo said: "I have no title. Wang Xin, people worry that I am in danger of becoming a hegemon. This thief is just another lone boat ear swept up by the evil waves of the rivers and lakes." **Shuo said again: "No matter what, it is inevitable that Xianyun Pavilion will be attacked." Tie Zhongjie asked: "The master of the gate has a long way to go. I don't know when he can return?" **Shuo said: "At this time, the master of the iron gate does not need to worry too much. He only needs to bring Miss Wu back to the natural gate and take good care of her." Yes." Tie Zhongjie nodded in agreement, and then asked: "When will the master of the sect leave, so that he can prepare his men and horses in advance?" **Shuo said: "I don't need to bother the men of the natural sect, I can go alone. I have some preparations. It's not too late to use some silver. It's best to leave tomorrow." Hongyan said: "Seniors, you have been worrying about my father's affairs till night. Today's events have already begun to take shape. You don't have to worry about it yet. You can rest easy and wait for tomorrow. There’s nothing wrong with continuing our current relationship.”
**Shuo said: "The thick fog has just begun to lift. Let's just discuss the matter. As for the golden hook and iron hand behind it, we still have no clue. It is really difficult to speculate. We all need to rest for the night. Today's matter will be discussed tomorrow." Murong Di and his men were already tired after working hard all day, so they took a rest under the guidance of Hongyan and their neighbors. On the first day of the first lunar month, a few people also chatted and slept together in the garden of Haomengyuan. They had no words all night.
The next day, the red sun broke at dawn. The clouds in the sky slowly receded.
**Shuo drinks light tea and doesn't dare to delay. Ma rushed to Xianyun Pavilion alone. Not long after the first day of the new year, many chivalrous and righteous friends in the martial arts community came to celebrate Wu Chongyu's birthday after hearing the news. Whoever wished for a birthday turned out to be a memorial day, and people knelt down to express their condolences.
On the second day, there was an endless stream of people coming and going to pay homage, and the beauties received them one by one.
On the third day, people still came to offer sacrifices. Hongyan shed tears and cremated the bodies of her parents and offered their ashes in front of the mourning hall.
On the fourth day, everything returned to calm. Tie Zhongjie, Murong Di and others were still guarding Wu Zhongyu's spirit, and Hongyan said: "Observe filial piety for seven days and then go to the Natural Gate with Tie Zhongjie.
On the fifth day, the wind was gentle and the sun was beautiful.
At dusk, the evening clouds are setting. The evening breeze ruffled her hair.
The Five Elements Practitioners and the disciples of the Golden Fire Hall guarded the outside of the mourning hall. Smoke filled the mourning hall, and the ten luminous pearls presented by the Golden Fire Hall on the mourning table bloomed with splendor. The two Lantian jade lions presented by **Shuo are located on both sides of the memorial case, and each of the lions holds two pearls in their mouths. Weird light. **Shuo also presented two jade dragon wine cups and two Tianshan Snow Lotus Pills to place in front of the spiritual throne. The luster of the treasures reflected the dreamlike appearance of the mourning hall, as if it were truly a paradise shrouded in auspicious clouds.
Hongyan, Tie Zhongjie, and Murong Di silently worshiped in front of the tomb.
"Ha-ha-" A strange laugh broke the mournful silence in the mourning hall.
The voice came from outside the mourning hall. When the three of them looked back, a tall and thin figure swept towards the three of them like the wind. The three of them failed to take precautions and were almost injured while dodging. When the three of them looked at it, the man in black was already squatting on top of the mourning hall. This person has a fierce look in his eyes and a sinister look on his face. A black shirt covered his tall and thin body. Looking at this person as if he were an underground ghost, the man in black laughed strangely, stretched out his hand and put the treasure box containing the Snow Pill on the spiritual table into his arms.
The beauty shouted: "Don't be rude on my father's funeral." After saying this, he drew out his sword and stabbed the man in black. The man in black did not dodge, but took out a bright silver hook from each of his wide sleeves. He opened his double hooks to catch Hongyan's sword, and fell lightly to the ground. Before Hongyan could use her second sword, the man in black had already used his double hooks to take Hongyan's life. Hongyan used Wu Chongyu's Lotus Leaf Sword Technique and struck each other in the dark, causing sparks to fly in the mourning hall. On the side, Murong Enemy saw this golden hook and iron hand, and rushed into the faint cold light caused by the hook sword.
The man in black is light and fast, and the double hooks in his palms are sharper. With more than twenty moves, Hongyan and Murong Di couldn't do anything to him. Tie Zhongjie said: "This person must be related to the murderer of Wu Daxia. We should capture this person." So Tie Zhongjie stepped forward to help.
In an instant, in the flash of light from the sharp sword and hook, more than forty moves had passed. The man in black relied on his agile soaring technique, and although he was defeated, he was still not injured. The three of them tried their best to force the man in black into a corner of the mourning hall. Hongyan stabbed the man in black in the throat with his sword, and Tie Zhongjie slashed his sword at the man in black's legs. Murong's enemy struck his right rib with a single palm from one side. The three of them thought that this move would definitely seriously injure the man in black. And he saw the figure of the man in black suddenly looking like a leaf floating in the air, lying flat in the air, and in one fell swoop he had eliminated the danger of Hongyan and Tie Zhongjie's swords. At this time, Murong Di's palms were gone. Missed the man in black's right rib. The man in black's feet were directly connected to them. At this moment, the man in black used his strength to use his double hooks to sweep across the waists of Hongyan Tie Zhongjie and the other two, and slashed his body outward. As the two pushed to dodge, the man in black swayed slightly and arrived at the entrance of the mourning hall.
Everyone outside the door heard a noise in the hall. The disciples of Jinhuo Hall had already been waiting by the door with weapons in hand. When the man in black saw the disciples from the Golden Fire Hall approaching, he charged out with his double hook. The pair of hooks streaked through the scene, as if they were streaks of white and red. With only two twists of their bodies, seven or eight disciples of the Golden Fire Hall died under the double hooks of the man in black. The man in black pushed aside the crowd and tried to escape, but was trapped in the courtyard by the Five Elements Master. The five practitioners are divided into five types: dragon, tiger, chicken, snake, and crane. He is a protector of the Natural Sect, and his skills are superior to those of others. Each of the five has a unique skill, and they work together like one person. There are few rivals in the world. The man in black was surrounded, and despite all his efforts, he could not escape from the five unarmed travelers.
At this time, Hongyan rushed out of the door first, just about to step forward to meet the enemy. Unlike a white shadow suddenly cast in the sky, a man in white described his attire as the man in black. He also holds double hooks in his hands. Flying in front of Hongyan. Using both hooks to intercept and kill the beauty, the man in white's martial arts and body skills are more similar to those of the man in black. But seeing this man's arms lightly raised on both sides of the tall and thin body, the body began to dance away. The double hooks bloomed in the night, and the white clothes were fluttering. The man in white and the double hooks had merged into one, just like a piece of crystal in the cold winter. Huge snowflakes were swirling.
The red-faced single dragonfly's lotus leaf swordsmanship has not yet been fully developed and cannot withstand such a superb hook technique as the one in white. Those who suffer and are killed are ashamed of themselves. Murong Di and Tie Zhongjie stepped forward to greet him. When the man in white saw this, he immediately put aside his beauty. Strike first and fight the two quickly. He defeated the two enemies of Murong in one go, then flew into the mourning hall and floated out again in an instant. Go straight to rescue the trapped man in black. Before he arrived in front of the Five Elements Master, the man in white flew into the air and raised his hands, emitting five beams of strange light. The strange light shone in the night sky with extraordinary brilliance. The Five Elements were concentrating their efforts to capture the man in black, but they didn't pay much attention to the man in white's actions, but he had the opportunity to take advantage of them. The five strange light beams in the three places of the man in white all hit the key points of the five practitioners. The five people were immediately attacked and fell to the ground, but the strange light rolled to the ground and continued to shine brilliantly.
It turns out that this colorful light is not an external object, but the strange light emitted by the luminous orb of the Golden Fire Hall that the man in white just went to the mourning hall to steal. It looks even more dazzling in the night. The Five Elements user was killed by five luminous pearls on the spot and fell into a coma. The man in black had to take off his clothes, and the man in black and the man in white merged with their silver hooks, and the two of them came towards the beauty one after the other. The Golden Fire Hall disciples who intercepted were killed, and no one was spared. The two are invincible.
The master of the sect, Tie Zhongjie, came to protect Hongyan, but he was unable to make a move and was picked aside by the man in black with his double hook. Hongyan and the two of them were already defeated before they could meet her. They flew on the courtyard wall and tried to escape. Unexpectedly, the man in white wanted to kill him out of pure intention, so he threw the five stolen luminous pearls at Hongyan. Hongyan barely managed to escape from the two men's double hooks, but she saw five more pearls coming towards her like meteors. Hongyan's figure was not yet stable on the courtyard wall, but she had been injured by the pearls. Hongyan felt like the world was spinning, she vomited a mouthful of blood, folded down from the wall of the courtyard, and fell into the barren mountains outside the Garden of Dreams, unconscious from the pain. The five night-light pearls also flew down the valley, and no one found them.
The man in black and the man in white looked at each other and smiled, and each raised his double hook to grab Murong's enemy. Even though Murong Di's pair of golden-hooked iron hands were like sharp weapons that could hurt people's bones and muscles, they were the enemy's weapons. However, at this time, he suffered continuous injuries. After more than ten moves, Murong Di was already heavily hit. After more than ten moves, Murong Di was bleeding all over his body. In the endless defeat, Murong Di was on the verge of death. The double hooks of the man in clothes and the man in white pierced Murong's enemy's chest with the intention of not giving up until someone died. Judging from the situation, Murong Di was even more unable to dodge and parry this move. However, just when the four silver hooks were about to stab his chest, his palms seemed to be enchanted and he struck out at an extremely fast speed.
Murong Di's palms seemed to have an extra pair. In one fell swoop, he knocked away the hooks of the man in black and the man in white at the same time, and his figure flew towards the men in black and white like an arrow, and responded. He has two hands. It's hard to see the power of Murong Di's palms when he is defeated, but when he is on the offensive, they are enough to break bones and tendons. The two men, Black and White, were in a state of elation. They had expected to see Murong fall to the ground and die when their double hooks were thrust out. Who would have thought that the dying Murong Di could actually use such a powerful and electric move at this last moment. The man in black and the man in white were unable to dodge at this time, and they both struck Murong's enemy with a palm in the chest. With one blow, the man in black and the man in white fell back about ten feet, and blood spurted out of their mouths. The two of them barely stood in the courtyard, not daring to offend Murong's enemy. They just relied on their lightness skills to escape from the city. His figure flickered a few times in the night, then disappeared.
Murong Di stood alone in the dark courtyard and let out a sigh of relief. Just now, thanks to the last unique skill of his golden hook and iron hand, "Xianglong Shakes Hands." This move can defeat all difficulties and can be used offensively. The so-called attack and defense are extremely powerful. Unless it was a life and death situation, Murong Di would never use this move with his true strength.
There was blood again in the Dream Garden. Murong Di staggered into Wu Chongyu's mourning hall. The hall was dimly lit by candlelight, and the floor was in a mess. The spiritual case is even more messy, the night pearl is gone, and it is dark and gloomy. Only the jade lion and dragon cup remain. Pity the jade lion roaring in the sky at night, who does the dragon cup sing to! After reading this, Murong Di let out a long sigh. Walking out of the mourning hall again...
Not only a few days later in the morning, the Spring Festival has begun to take off. Wisps of gentle wind blew through the Sweet Dreams Garden and the mountains outside the Sweet Dreams Garden, blowing on the beautiful face.
A few crisp bird calls finally woke up the beauty from her slumber.
The beauty slowly climbed up from the barren hillside, and looking around, the spring colors were mottled. Hongyan suddenly remembered what happened in the Dream Garden that day. Then I cheered up and climbed up the hillside covered with weeds, returning to the Garden of Sweet Dreams.
Pushing open the garden gate, a flock of birds flew away. The beauty walked slowly into the courtyard, but after not seeing her for a few days, the garden was already full of birds and birds. When there was no one around, it turned out that spider silk had covered the window lattice, and the incense table in the mourning hall was heavy. The jade lion and dragon cup have disappeared. Sure enough, people and things were lost, only shadows hurt the soul, it was such a dilapidated scene. After looking at the beauty for a long time, she couldn't help but shed tears of hatred. She knelt down in front of Wu Zhongyu's spiritual throne and cried bitterly. There are no birthday gifts from Tianzimen and Jinhuotang in front of the funeral. Only the elegiac couplet mentioned by Hongyan that symbolizes her daughter’s true love is still there, which reads:
Good dreams always come true to you, and dreams come true day and night.
The delicate flowers bloom for a long time with Yi, and the flowers bloom year after year.
The people of the past have passed away, and there is nothing better than this to remember them. After the beauty stopped crying for a long time, she stood up again and thought that the dream garden was no longer the place where she had lived for a long time. Throughout her life, kindness was hard to come by, but now it will finally end. Recalling the teachings of my parents in the past, there is no benefit in hurting myself and my soul here, so it is better to seek other solutions elsewhere. Hong Yan reluctantly left her parents' mourning hall. Looking back, the courtyard was extremely clean, and there were no traces of debris from that night's fight. I thought that Master Tiemen and Manager Murong would be fine, so I felt relieved. When I said goodbye, I silently looked back at the mourning hall. Outside the door was a couplet mentioned by **Shuo:
The world of mortals is about right and wrong, and I have no nostalgia from now on. When the east wind passes, I will return your wishes.
The joys and sorrows in the world are nothing to describe the feelings of farewell. The twilight rain is like my sorrow.
After reading it, Hongyan sighed to herself: "It's rare to have a few confidants like Xiao Daxia. Daddy knows it and can close his eyes!" Hongyan was filled with emotion and walked out of the Garden of Good Dreams. She looked back at her home again and reluctantly said goodbye.
