Hongxing declined Zheng Lang's kindness on the excuse that she didn't have the intention. Zheng Lang could see that Hongxing just didn't like anyone yet. If she meets someone who makes her heart beat, Hongxing won't care about reputation.
Zheng Lang thought that he would feel relieved if the Ximen family had Hongxing's backers. He immediately expressed his support and persuaded Ximenshan to accept Hongxing's request. With Zheng Lang taking the lead in echoing, everyone congratulated Ximen Shan and Hongxing.
Ximenshan admired Hongxing very much. He thought she was upright, caring and had the demeanor of a chivalrous woman. Of course, he also knew Hongxing’s purpose, wanting the Ximen family to become the strong backing of Taohua Village.
While Ximen Shan was thinking about it, he saw Luo Chuan, Fei Ying, and Feixiang also persuading Ximen Shan to accept Hong Xing's request. Seeing that his grandson, granddaughter and proud disciple all agreed, Ximenshan no longer hesitated.
Ximen Shan made up his mind and immediately laughed and said: "Mrs. He is as beautiful as a fairy, not inferior to my granddaughter. What's more, Mrs. He is a good doctor who has saved countless people and won the hearts of the people. How can I accept such good treatment?" It is my blessing to have a woman as an adopted daughter, so how can I dislike her?"
Hongxing was overjoyed when she heard Ximenshan's promise. She hurriedly came to Ximenshan, knelt down immediately and kowtowed three times to Ximenshan. Ximenshan smiled broadly and stepped forward to help Hongxing up.
Hongxing then changed her name and called Ximenshan "Father", while Ximenshan called Hongxing "Xing'er". When everyone saw this, they were immediately overjoyed and congratulated the two of them.
Fei Ying and Fei Xiang also paid homage to Hong Xing as juniors, calling her "Aunt Xing". Luo Chuan met Hongxing as his junior brother. Hongxing is radiant, smiling and happy.
After everyone drank and celebrated, Hongxing said to Ximenshan: "Father, you have worked hard for Taohua Village recently, and my daughter feels very sorry for you. I would like to ask my stepfather to have a good rest in Taohua Village for some days. What do you think of my stepfather?" "
Ximenshan smiled slightly and said: "Myolie, I know this is your filial piety. But I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy it for the time being. The matter here has been solved for the time being. The four of us will leave Taohua Village tomorrow and go north to Luoyang. Get things done."
Hongxing had long heard from Qiu Shuang that the Ximen family was originally planning to go to the capital, Luoyang, but she was invited to help. Hongxing asked Ximenshan why he was walking in such a hurry and what the important matter was.
Ximenshan told Hongxing that he had accepted the entrustment from his friend and would do his best to escort someone to Luoyang as soon as possible. I was already quite pressed for time, but now I've been delayed here for another two or three days. If we don't leave tomorrow, it may be too late.
, Hongxing saw Ximenshan’s sincere attitude and serious expression, knowing that it must be something very important. Since Ximenshan didn't want to elaborate, Hongxing couldn't ask more questions, so he could only tell them to be careful.
Ximenshan then said to Zheng Lang and Zhao Zheng: "Mr. Zheng, head escort, and head of the hall, Zhao, after I leave, Xing'er will be entrusted to you two. Please take care of the safety of Taohua Village." The two of them. People readily agreed.
Ximen Shan paused, and then told the two of them and Hongxing to try not to interact with the boat gang and not to provoke them. After he completes the escort mission, he will rush back and completely solve the problem of the boat gang. There will definitely be a way to completely eliminate the boat gang by then.
Ximenshan also said that he would bring many martial arts masters to deal with the boat gang and their associates together. Ximen Shan estimated that he would be able to return within a month.
Hongxing was originally very depressed. She had just recognized Ximen as her adoptive father, but Ximen Shan was about to leave her. She heard from Ximen Shan that he would be able to return within a month, and she felt relieved. She estimated that within a month, the boat gang would not dare to come to Taohua Village to cause trouble.
Feixiang had long seen that Hongxing was not in a high mood, so he told her that he and others might arrive in less than a month. However, she also reminded Hongxing not to take the boat gang lightly. The practices discussed in the past must be implemented one by one. The two are now aunt-nephew and are undoubtedly closer.
After everyone drank for a while, they excused themselves from the table because they were too drunk. These people knew that the four people from Ximen Mountain were going to travel far, so they wisely went back early to let the four people from Ximen Mountain rest early. Ximenshan was very moved, so he said goodbye to Hongxing and went back to his room to rest.
Early the next morning, Ximenshan left Taohua Village with Luo Chuan, Feiying and Feixiang. Hongxing, Zheng Lang, Zhao Zheng and Qian Yi led the crowd to the Ximen family at the entrance of the village and reluctantly waved goodbye.
After the four people from Ximen Mountain left Taohua Village, they headed north. After a while, Ximenshan received a message from Fei Ge and learned that Fei Yun was taking Wu Zetian to stay at Xiongbao Town that night.
Ximenshan was overjoyed when he got the exact news about Feiyun and others, and hurried off immediately. By the time they arrived at Xiongbao Town, it was already midnight. The four of them had no choice but to find an inn to rest for the night.
The next day the four of them got up and left the inn. After they inquired, they learned that Feiyun had left Xiongbao Town with Wu Zetian and headed for Ma Tou Mountain.
The four people from Ximen Mountain hurriedly rode their horses and whipped their whips to catch up. After a while, after entering Ma Tou Mountain, they soon heard the sound of a fierce fight in front of them.
Ximenshan knew something was wrong and hurried over. When they arrived nearby, they went up to a higher place. Ximen Shan took a closer look and saw that Feiyun, Tianxiang and others were fighting fiercely with a group of people.
Ximen Shan saw that the opponent had a large number of people and many masters, and was worried that Feiyun and Tianxiang were no match. He immediately gave an order, and the four of them jumped off their horses and flew into the battlefield.
After hearing what Ximen Shan, Luo Chuan and others said, Feiyun couldn't help but said with great joy: "Senior Ximen, I didn't expect that you and I would meet Aunt Hongxing. It seems that it's not the same family that doesn't belong to the same family!"
At this time, the two sisters Feixiang and Tianxiang came over hand in hand. Feixiang quickly asked: "Lin Feiyun, what do you mean by this? Whose family are you with? Shouldn't you be a family with my sister?"
Feixiang is one year older than Feiyun, so she naturally considers herself her elder sister and calls Feiyun by her first name. Feiyun knew that Feixiang was making fun of himself and Tianxiang, and his face turned red.
Feiyun said quickly: "Sister Feixiang, you misunderstood me, that's what happened."
Feiyun told Mei Mei that he had been injured a few days ago. Lian Er said that only her aunt He Hongxing could quickly heal Mei Mei's injury. Feiyun and Lian'er took the beautiful scenery to Peach Blossom Village. That night, Hongxing healed the beauty's injury.
Feiyun said that Hongxing is Lianer's biological aunt, and now that Hongxing has become the adopted daughter of Senior Ximen, we are naturally a family. Ximenshan had never heard of Lian'er before, so he asked who Lian'er was. Tianxiang quickly told Ximenshan about Lianer.
At this moment, Feiyun saw Mrs. Wang sitting aside, guarded by clouds and flowers. Not far away, Wang Hai and Wang Nan were leading people to bury several servants who died in the battle. Feiyun hurriedly walked over and bowed to Mrs. Wang.
Feiyun said sadly: "Senior, we are deeply saddened by the loss of several brothers this time. Please express your condolences to me, senior. You will inform Mrs. Li of these people's situation later. We want her to know that you have done something for her." He has made a huge contribution. I believe Mrs. Li will take care of the families of these brothers and give them honor."
Mrs. Wang shook her head and said: "Young Master Lin, I know you are doing it for our own good. We don't care about this, we just want her to fulfill her promise. We won't see her anymore. How do you report it to her? It’s your business.”
Feiyun knew that Mrs. Wang and Wu Zetian had deep prejudices against each other that could no longer be resolved. Fortunately, the two of them reached an initial agreement and would not fight each other.
Feiyun sighed and said: "Since the senior is unwilling to see Mrs. Li, the junior cannot force it. Please wait and give me the list of sacrifices. I will definitely let them get the reputation they deserve and their families will have enough food and clothing!"
The clouds and flowers looked happy and hurriedly bowed to Feiyun to thank him. Yunduo gave the list to Feiyun, and Feiyun quickly returned the gift to express his gratitude.
Feiyun put the list away and asked Mrs. Wang: "Senior, what are your plans next?"
Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and said, "I think we should continue heading north and get to Luoyang as soon as possible."
Feiyun disagreed with Mrs. Wang's idea. He suggested that Mrs. Wang not go ahead. Feiyun knew that she was exploring the way for Wu Zetian so that Wu Zetian could reach Luoyang safely.
Feiyun told Mrs. Wang that the opponent was very strong. The three forces of Huang Yuxian, Pei Shouyi, and Xu Zhitang have come together and are very powerful. With Mrs. Wang's strength, it is really difficult to deal with them. If you don't pay attention, you will suffer big losses.
Feiyun couldn't bear the death of some of Mrs. Wang's subordinates. He believed that now he had enough strength to protect Wu Zetian and did not need Mrs. Wang to take risks.
Mrs. Wang didn't know Ximen Shan, although she just saw that these people were highly skilled in martial arts, so she didn't believe it. In order to reassure her, Feiyun told her Ximenshan's true identity.
Mrs. Wang couldn't help but be shocked when she heard that she was Old Ximen, one of the five masters. She pondered for a moment. The Ximen family, together with Lin Feiyun, Wu Wei and others, could indeed fight against each other with such strength.
Feiyun wanted to introduce them to each other, but Mrs. Wang shook her head and said it was not necessary. Mrs. Wang then told Feiyun that since they were not required to be the vanguard, they would follow behind so that they could respond at any time.
Feiyun originally meant this, but he didn't expect Mrs. Wang to take the initiative to propose this suggestion. Feiyun immediately agreed and asked Mrs. Wang to keep in touch with him at all times.
At this time, Wang Wanglaohai and Wang Nan buried the warriors who died in the battle and returned to Mrs. Wang. Feiyun quickly saluted the two of them, and they both returned the favor.
Wang Hai told Mrs. Wang that the aftermath had been dealt with and what to do next. Mrs. Wang glanced at Feiyun and said to retreat immediately. Wang Hai and Wang Nan agreed in unison, turned and left.
Mrs. Wang asked Feiyun to thank Ximenshan on her behalf, saying that they still had urgent matters to attend to. I didn’t have time to pay a visit to Senior Ximen. I will make a visit to my house another day to express my apology.
Mrs. Wang immediately took the clouds and flowers, bowed her hands to Feiyun, turned and left. Feiyun knew that Mrs. Wang had a stubborn personality and found it difficult to listen to her advice, so she could only sigh.
Feiyun returned to Ximen Mountain and Liangchen asked hurriedly: "Brother, why is Mrs. Wang gone?"
Feiyun glanced at Liangchen and Ximenshan and estimated that Liangchen had told Ximenshan everything about Mrs. Wang. Feiyun then told Ximen Shan one by one what Mrs. Wang asked him to tell him.
Ximenshan was not interested in Mrs. Wang, but asked Feiyun to take him to see Wu Zetian immediately. Ximenshan asked Feiyun to speak for him and asked Wu Zetian to issue an order to deal with the Nanyang Boat Gang and relevant officials.
Feiyun nodded in agreement and led everyone back the same way. Ximen Shan asked in surprise: "Young Master Lin, we just passed by here, didn't we find anyone?"
Feiyun smiled slightly and said: "Senior, I don't know something. As soon as we encountered the attack, we sent someone to notify Mrs. Li. They should have hid in a safe place!"
As soon as Feiyun finished speaking, a person appeared on the roadside. Feiyun took a closer look and saw that it was Wu Yuan. Feiyun said happily: "Brother Wu Yuan, I have something to report to Mrs. Li, please take us there quickly!"
Wu Yuan nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards a fork in the road. Feiyun and others hurriedly followed. Not long after walking, he saw Wu Zetian sitting on a huge rock.
I saw Furong and Zhang Changzong standing behind Wu Zetian, and Shangguan Wan'er and Lian'er sitting on the left and right. Feiyun and Ximenshan stepped forward and bowed to Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian waved his hand and said, "Young Master Lin, don't be so polite. You have all worked hard. Sit down and talk first."
When Wu Zetian saw Ximen Mountain, she was shocked and said quickly: "Young Master Lin, why is he with you?"
Feiyun said quickly: "Mrs. Li, don't be nervous. He is the same as us now. He is entrusted by others to escort you to Beijing. Without their help just now, it would be difficult for us to escape intact."
At this time, Tianxiang also came over and told Wu Zetian about his grandfather's recent experience. Feiyun also told Wu Zetian that Ximenshan was Old Ximen, one of the five masters.
After all, it is the name of a person and the shadow of a tree. When everyone heard the name of Old Man Ximen, they all exclaimed in surprise. Everyone suddenly felt more at ease. With five masters in charge, ordinary people were naturally just looking for trouble.
Wu Zetian was also surprised and immediately expressed her gratitude to Ximenshan. Wu Zetian also promised that after arriving in the capital, he would reward Ximen and his family generously.
Ximenshan said that he did not need any reward, but wanted to ask Wu Zetian to send someone to Nanyang to deal with the boat gang. Wu Zetian was naturally puzzled by what he heard and quickly asked Ximenshan to explain in detail.
Ximenshan told Wu Zetian one by one about the boat gang's collusion with corrupt officials, oppression of the people, and misdeeds. After Wu Zetian heard this, his face turned livid with anger. But after a while, she didn't say a word.
Feiyun was very displeased and immediately said: "Mrs. Li, we have protected you through life and death. Naturally, we believe that you can govern the world well and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. But how can you hear such a vicious gang without any expression."
Wu Zetian smiled bitterly and misunderstood. I didn't hesitate and said: "Young Master Lin, I also want to deal with that evil gang now. But I can't make a decree now. The national seal is in the hands of Mr. Di Ge. I have to use the carrier pigeon to send back the message, so that Mr. Di Ge can act according to his wisdom. . But you also know that there are spies in the court now, and we have cut off contact with the court. We can only do these things if we return to Luoyang as soon as possible! "
