Chapter 5 The third round of Lei Xiaze

Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue left Yuehe Village and headed north.Along the way, Chen Jingchou often talked about the past between himself and his master, so that Yu Xiaoxue would not be too sad.In his free time, he would hurry up to practice the martial arts taught by Chen Fu, and in addition, he would also give advice on Yu Xiaoxue's self-defense techniques from time to time. In a few days, we have arrived at the bank of Lei Xiaze.I saw the blue waves are mighty, and the distant mountains meet the sky.There are weeping willows along the bank, standing in a pavilion, with willow branches blowing the water.The drizzle is red and the scenery is picturesque.

Yu Xiaoxue stepped on the green grass, walked slowly to the shore, and sighed: "What a beautiful scenery!" A few clusters of small flowers under the willow tree swayed gently in the wind, and were fragrant. Looking far away, Chen Jingchou suddenly felt relieved in his heart, raised his head, and chanted casually: "Fragrant grass accompanies the green hills, and cloud shadows enter the center of the lake; the wind blows and the cranes sing far away, and the hut is lonely and dreamy." Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen, what are you reading?" Chen Jingchou smiled and said, "It's nothing! I made up random poems."

Yu Xiaoxue wondered: "Brother Chen can also compose poems, that's amazing!" Chen Jingchou laughed and didn't answer.Yu Xiaoxue said: "Actually, I don't quite understand it, but the sound makes me feel very comfortable!" Chen Jingchou looked at the lake and said, "Really? Master hates me for writing poems the most. Every time I write, he scolds me, saying that before our Chen Dynasty, it was because everyone was obsessed with poetry and songs that the country was so rich." will perish!" Yu Xiaoxue said: "Ah! I'm sorry, I just remembered...Brother Chen once told me that you are a descendant of Chen Guo in the south."

Chen Jingchou shook his head and said, "Forget it! I hate this life experience the most. Master expects a lot from me. He wants me to take on the burden of revitalizing the Chen Kingdom." Looking up at the sky, he said, "But I like it the most. It’s better to visit the beautiful scenery of various places, and then write a few poems when you’re happy!” After speaking, he looked around the lake, frowned slightly, and said, “Lei Xiaze is so wide, how can we find Master Gongshan?” Yu Xiaoxue said: "Let's walk along the bank and inquire along the way." Chen Jingchou nodded.

The two walked around the shore of the lake, inquiring about Master Gongshan's residence whenever they met.But after inquiring for several days, it was as if no one had heard of Mr. Gongshan, let alone know where he lived.Chen Jingchou was depressed.Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen, don't be discouraged, let's look for it again, maybe we will find it soon." The two of them rested by the lake that night. Get up early the next morning and move on.In the afternoon, I still had no clue.It was the turn of spring and summer, and the heat on the road was unbearable.Chen Jingchou walked profusely in sweat, and Yu Xiaoxue was also very tired.The two saw the shade of a tree in front of them from afar, ran over and sat down.

Chen Jingchou took out a sheepskin water bag, handed it to Yu Xiaoxue, and said, "You must be thirsty after driving such a long distance, drink some water first." Yu Xiaoxue took the water bag, seeing that there was not much water in the bag, she hesitated.Chen Jingchou said: "You drink it first, I don't mind, I will serve it by the lake later." Yu Xiaoxue took a sip, handed it back, and said, "Brother Chen, I've had it." Chen Jingchou was carrying the water bag, and just about to drink it, he suddenly said: "Xiaoxue... you come here these days, you run around with me, don't you feel tired?"

Yu Xiaoxue hurriedly said: "No, I'm not tired! I feel that these days... are very happy!" Chen Jingchou smiled, gulped a few mouthfuls, drank the cold water in the bag, and said, "You rest here for a while, I'll get some water by the lake." Yu Xiaoxue said: "Yes! You go and come back quickly!" Chen Jingchou tied the water bag around his waist, walked into a forest, and walked towards the lake, but as he walked, the forest became denser and the sun gradually disappeared.Chen Jingchou looked back, but he couldn't tell where he came from, he was lost, so he had to go forward step by step.After walking for about half an hour, I just walked out of the woods.With a flash in front of his eyes, he was already in a peninsula in the middle of the lake. Looking around, there were lake water on three sides.

Chen Jingchou took down the water bag and filled it with clear water. He turned around and looked at the dense forest behind him. The tip rises.Chen Jingchou was overjoyed, and secretly said: "There should be someone there, why don't I go and ask?" Following the direction in which the smoke rose, he pushed aside the thorns and groped forward.After walking tens of zhang away, he walked out of the forest, but saw a dense bamboo shade in front of him, and a small path loomed in it.Chen Jingchou walked forward along the path and turned several turns.A thatched cottage is hidden in front of it, hidden in the shade of trees, a wisp of cooking smoke slowly rises from the roof.Chen Jingchou turned across the bamboo fence, came to the chai gate, and said, "Excuse me, is anyone at home?"

After a while, the room responded: "Who is it?" The voice was slightly hoarse, it sounded like an old woman, but the voice was full of confidence and every word was powerful. Chen Jingchou bowed and said, "Your junior strayed into the forest and came to your place. Would you like to ask the way out of the forest?" The wooden door of the thatched cottage opened with a bang, and an old woman with gray temples came out, dressed in gray cloth, with a tense face and cold eyes.Chen Jingchou stepped forward, saluted through the fence, and said, "Your younger generation strayed into your place by mistake, please forgive me!"

The old woman gave a faint "Hum!", fixed her eyes on Chen Jingchou, looked up and down, only to see that Chen Jingchou felt uncomfortable.Suddenly he snorted and shouted: "What did Yu Wentuo, that bastard, send you here for?" Chen Jingchou asked strangely: "Yu Wentuo? What Yu Wentuo...I don't know him at all!" The old woman sneered and said, "Oh? Then what are you doing here? What kind of conspiracy is there?" Before Chen Jingchou could reply, the old woman's figure flashed, as fast as lightning, she had jumped out of the fence, and in an instant she was lying beside Chen Jingchou, and struck Chen Jingchou's back with a wave of her palm.Chen Jingchou didn't have time to think about it, he made a fight with his right hand, and dodged sideways.The old lady made a wrong step, flipped her right hand, and followed, her hair came first, she grabbed the back of Chen Jingchou's neck, and lifted it upwards.

Chen Jingchou's neck was numb for a while, his whole body was limp, his feet were lifted off the ground, and he was lifted into the air, unable to move.The old woman was slightly startled, knowing the details of Chen Jingchou's martial arts, she let go and threw him to the ground. Chen Jingchou was in pain on his back, and just about to speak, there was a coughing sound from the room, and he asked, "Ah Han... what happened?" His voice was old and weak. A-Han said: "It's okay! Brother Tie...just a kid who wandered into the forest by mistake." The old man in that room said: "Ah Han, you...bring that child...in!" The old woman hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand to lift Chen Jingchou, like a three-year-old child, Chen Jingchou was powerless to fight back.The old woman walked into the hut and turned into a room to the west.The thatched cottage is not spacious, there is a bamboo couch under the window, and an old man with white beard and hair is lying flat on the bamboo couch.The old man gestured quickly.The old woman understood, put down Chen Jingchou, pulled a quilt, lifted the old man, and leaned against the quilt. The old man's face was thin and his bones were protruding. He looked at Chen Jingchou for a while, coughed a few times, and asked, "Son, who did you learn your kung fu from? Who is your master?" Chen Jingchou said: "I, my master's surname is Chen." The old man was slightly surprised, and said: "What you used just now, if I guessed correctly, it should be the technique of Ghost Valley, right?" Chen Jingchou nodded.The old man sighed: "Your master and I haven't seen each other for 16 years. You should be the young master of Chen Guo who was rescued by Jiye's younger brother at the expense of his grandson?" It turned out that Chen Fu's name was Jiye. Hearing this, Chen Jingchou was both surprised and happy, and hurriedly asked: "Excuse me! Are you... Are you Master Gongshan?" The old man nodded. Chen Jingchou fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed loudly, and cried, "Uncle Gongshan! Master...Master, he..." Gongshan Railway: "Get up first, and speak slowly..." Chen Jingchou stood up with tears in his eyes. Gong Shantie turned his head, pointed to the old woman and said, "This is your auntie." Chen Jingchou turned around, knelt down and paid respects a few times.Ahan raised his right hand, and gently lifted Chen Jingchou up.Chen Jingchou stood up straight and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Gongshan Railway: "You just said...what happened to your master?" Chen Jingchou then explained the matter of Chen Fu being trapped from beginning to end in detail.After hearing this, Gong Shantie heaved a long sigh. Chen Jingchou said: "Master... Master's life is dying, please go and save him!" Gong Shantie shook his head slowly, and sighed: "This monster gluttonous is an ancient monster... To save your master, the only way to save your master is to seal it back into the magic mirror..." Chen Jingchou said: "Master, please save Master!" Gong Shan sighed for a while, looked out of the window, turned his head after a while, and said: "My child! To suppress that monster, besides the help of the magic mirror, a lot of yuan is needed." The power of God...a few years ago, this old man could handle it. But now..." Halfway through the sentence, he coughed repeatedly. Chen Jingchou said: "Master! What's wrong with you?" Gongshan Railway: "Son... the old man was seriously injured two years ago, his internal organs were damaged by the golden sword energy, and he has not been able to get rid of it so far... The old man is now sick and weak, and he has no power to do it!..." Chen Jingchou was startled, and said: "Master..." Gong Shantie sighed: "Son, I am really sorry for Junior Brother Ji Ye and you!" Then he coughed violently.Ahan walked over and patted Gong Shantie on his back.Gong Shantie covered his chest with his right hand, and coughed: "Don't worry, old man!" After a while, he continued: "Your master used the method of ice silk to seal himself and Taotie together in the cave - so it should be able to last at least for a while. During this time, you can visit other masters... If God blesses Jiye, your master may be saved!" Chen Jingchou's heart felt cold, and after a long time, Fang said: "Master! Then, where should I go to find other masters?" Mr. Gongshan closed his eyes and said nothing after a long time, "There are very few people in the world who can barely defeat Taotie, I really don't know!" Chen Jingchou was extremely disappointed. He lowered his head and remained silent. Thinking of how hard Master had put in raising him for the past sixteen years, he couldn't help but shed tears. Ahan came over, stroked Chen Jingchou's head, and said, "Brother Tie, why didn't you tell this kid that method?" Gongshan Railway: "Ah Han! Don't be ridiculous! This kid... is Junior Brother Jiye, the young master of the Chen Kingdom who was rescued by sacrificing his own grandson! How could I... how could I let him take such a big risk!" Said He coughed again. Chen Jingchou raised his head and said, "Master! As long as I can save Master, I am willing to try any method!" Gongshan Railway "That's too dangerous! You don't need to know..." A-Han turned his head and said, "You yourself have only half your life left! Now that things are up to now, why don't you let this kid try?" Gong Shantie waved his hands again and again, saying, "No! No way! Ah Han——this child is Ji Ye's hope in the future. If something goes wrong, how can I be worthy of Junior Brother Ji Ye!" Chen Jingchou said: "Master! In order to save Master! No matter how dangerous it is, I am not afraid!" Gong Shantie turned his head and said, "No one should mention this matter again! Ahan, you take him down to rest!" Seeing that Gong Shantie was so determined, Ahan dared not say any more, so he had to take Chen Jingchou out of the room. The two came to the grass hall, Ahan served a bowl of rice covered with various fresh vegetables, Chen Jingchou held up the bamboo chopsticks and stared blankly at the rice bowl, how could he eat half of it.Seeing that he was out of mind, Ah Han sighed softly, and took Chen Jingchou to the room on the east side of the hut.Chen Jingchou was in a bad mood, collapsed on the floor, and fell asleep in a daze. I don't know how long it took before he woke up, opened his eyes and saw Yu Xiaoxue sitting in front of the bed with a smile on his face.Chen Jingchou turned over and sat up, saying, "Oh! I forgot about you! How did you find this place?" Yu Xiaoxue turned her face away, and Chen Jingchou caught a glimpse of light red scars on her snow-white arms, and said, "Ah! Why are you injured? Let me see." Yu Xiaoxue said: "It's okay, I accidentally fell down." Chen Jingchou turned over and got off the bed, and pulled Xiaoxue's arm, only to see a black and purple patch on his head.Yu Xiaoxue withdrew her hand hastily, and said, "It's time to eat, come here quickly." She said and walked out. Chen Jingchou washed up, then went to the west room to salute Gong Shantie.Then he walked to the grass hall, and saw several oily and tender vegetables on the table.Chen Jingchou asked his auntie how he was, and Ah Han said, "Come on, both of you sit down quickly." Chen Jingchou sat next to her, and Yu Xiaoxue sat down next to her. A Han said: "You are all hungry, you are welcome! Eat quickly." Chen Jingchou picked up the chopsticks, tasted it, and praised: "Auntie Shi, the food you cook is really delicious!" A-Han said: "Compared with your little girl's craftsmanship, my auntie is far behind. These meals are all made by her." Yu Xiaoxue blushed, and said: "No, how can I compare with Da Niang's craftsmanship!" A-Han sighed, "I went to the vegetable field to the east of the forest this morning to water the vegetables, and saw this poor little girl fainted beside the vegetable field with injuries all over her body, so I brought her back." Chen Jingchou said in shock: "Xiaoxue! You, you came to the woods overnight to look for me?" Yu Xiaoxue nodded. Ahan said: "I don't know how much I have suffered in order to find you!" Yu Xiaoxue lowered her head.Chen Jingchou looked at Yu Xiaoxue, feeling grateful in his heart. Ahan said: "Anyway, you have already found this place, so stay here for a few more days." Chen Jingchou couldn't think about it at first, but he didn't know where to go, so he nodded in agreement.Ahan guessed what was on his mind, and slowly shook his head. After lunch, Ahan led the two of them along the path to a clearing in the bamboo forest.Chen Jingchou didn't know what he meant, and asked, "Aunt Shi, why did you bring us here?" Ahan didn't answer, he sat down in the bamboo pavilion beside him, and said, "Jingchou, rehearse the ghost valley Taoism taught by your master from the beginning, and let me have a look!" As ordered, he had no choice but to bite the bullet, walked to the center of the open space, and used all the kung fu he had learned, but because he didn't learn much, even though he worked extremely hard and was sweating profusely, he still used up all the moves in two or three strokes.Ahan looked at it and shook his head. It turns out that the Taoism of Guigu was originally created by Wang Xu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He got his name because he lived in seclusion in Guigu in Qingxi and called himself Mr. Guigu.This is a book about strategic strategies and subduing demons.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a master who escaped from the world borrowed his name and integrated the art of metal, wood, water, fire, earth and five phenomena to create a set of martial arts. It was originally used to strengthen the body, cure diseases and prolong life.But later found that this set of kung fu is infinitely powerful.As long as one of them is practiced, it is enough to rival the world's first-class masters.If you practice all the five phenomena, the power will be even more unimaginable.So he passed it on to future generations to protect himself in the war. But this ghost valley Taoism is extremely difficult to practice. The key lies in the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five phenomena, which is infinitely changing. It is not easy to understand the meaning of it.For example, if you only practice the two images of water and fire, you only need not let the water and fire restrain each other. But if you practice all the five images, the energy of the five images will generate and restrain the circulation, and move back and forth in the body. One can imagine how difficult it is to practice!If you don’t understand the principle of the five elements’ generation and restraint, and you are well aware of the attributes of water and fire in the five viscera, and you guide them well during the practice, then you will practice easily, and the various phenomena in the body will counteract and hurt yourself, and the consequences will be unimaginable.Therefore, a master like Gong Shantie has only learned the three-element technique. When Chen Fu was teaching his apprentices, he found that Chen Jingchou was often absent-minded and indignant. Although he beat and scolded him several times, he still did not change.In desperation, he only taught him the simplest move in the Wooden Elephant Technique, let him slowly comprehend it, and then taught him some other sword techniques. Chen Jingchou finished the performance, stood on the ground, bowed and said, "Auntie! My nephew is over!" Ahan stepped forward, raised his right hand, and gestured lightly for a while, the moves he performed were exactly the same as Chen Jingchou's just practiced , but with an understatement, the power increased several times immediately, and the bamboo leaves fell one after another.Chen Jingchou was dumbfounded.After Ahan finished his practice, he corrected Chen Jingchou's inappropriateness and let him continue to practice.Chen Jingchou didn't dare to slack off, practiced repeatedly for many times, and didn't go back until the sun went down. This will be the case for the next few days.In order to rescue Chen Fu, Chen Jingchou knew that his martial arts foundation was poor and time was short, even if he practiced hard, it would not help, but he was still very serious in his practice and improved quickly.He has practiced a leaf dance technique proficiently, and when his palms are flying, it seems that the leaves are blown by the wind.In order not to distract Chen Jingchou, Yu Xiaoxue stayed alone in the thatched hut to serve Mr. Gongshan, and organized the meals in an orderly manner.Seeing Ahan, he was also happy in his heart. Time flies, half a month has passed, this morning, just after breakfast, Chen Jingchou ran to the bamboo forest and practiced alone.The shadow of the palm slanted horizontally, a gust of wind blew up on the ground, and bamboo leaves flew all over the sky, like flying flowers and falling flowers.Chen Jingchou shouted loudly, raised his palms, jumped up, and slapped out violently.There was a continuous clicking sound, and all the bamboo thick as a bowl around him broke off and fell backwards, forming a big circle.Chen Jingchou stood in the circle, wiping the sweat off his face.Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of A-Han standing aside, hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed to say hello. A-Han nodded slightly, and said: "Jingchou! You have almost practiced Ye Wushu - but if you want to defeat the enemy, there will be shortcomings! I will pass on the rest of the Wooden Elephant technique to you tomorrow." Chen Jingchou was overjoyed, and quickly knelt down Kowtow down. A-Han asked him to get up, his heart moved, and he said: "Jingchou—a martial arts practitioner, see all directions with his eyes and listen to all directions! If your aunt and aunt are enemies, your life is long gone. Be careful in the future!" Chen Jingchou blushed, feeling very ashamed, said: "Master Aunt, Master Nephew must pay attention next time!" Chen Jingchou continued to practice hard that day until it was dark before returning to the thatched cottage. The next day, Chen Jingchou followed Ah Han to the pavilion in the bamboo forest.Ahan passed on the formula of the wood elephant technique to Chen Jingchou.According to the difficulty of practice, this Wood Elephant Art is divided into seven moves - Leaf Dance Art, Lamb Tendon Erosion Bone, Crazy Tree Crazy Mist, Embedding Flowers and Trees, Qinglong Yunping, Dense Forest Fighting Stars, and Autumn Scythe Swiveling.The power of each move gradually increases, and the specific functions are also different, so it must be practiced step by step.Ahan recited the formula several times, and Chen Jingchou recited it silently in his heart.The formula is long and profound, and Chen Jingchou didn't recite it verbatim until the sixth time. Ahan said: "Next, I will explain the method of application to you. Whether you practice well or not depends entirely on your comprehension! You must carefully understand the essence of it, and you must master it thoroughly, and don't memorize it by rote!" Chen Jingchou agreed, Listening quietly to Ah Han's explanation, who would have thought that after listening for half a day, the theory of Shengke is extremely profound, it's okay at the beginning, but the more it goes on, the more profound the theory becomes.Although Chen Jingchou was concentrating on thinking hard, he only understood less than 30% of it.On the second day, I went to the bamboo forest to bow my head and meditate again. I felt that it was hard to figure it out, and my progress suddenly stalled. This continued for several days. That night, Chen Jingchou tossed and turned on the couch, unable to sleep at night, got up and walked into the bamboo forest.When the first round of bright moon, the underground bamboo shadows are mottled.Chen Jingchou stepped on the bamboo branches on the ground, paced back and forth, thinking hard, stretching out his hand to gesture from time to time, but still didn't make any progress.I couldn't help being irritable, and lay down on the grass, using my hands as pillows, and fell into a drowsy sleep. After an unknown amount of time, Chen Jingchou dimly opened his eyes, and it was dawn.Suddenly he heard the footsteps broken, and turned his head to see that Yu Xiaoxue was carrying the food basket, walking towards her, and soon came to her side, and said: "Brother Chen, it's time to eat." He opened the lid of the box and took out a few exquisite dishes. Comes with side dishes and a bowl of rice. Chen Jingchou felt depressed, and really had no appetite.Yu Xiaoxue persuaded him a few more times. Chen Jingchou couldn't bear to go against Xiaoxue's kindness, so he had to sit up, picked up the rice bowl, took a few mouthfuls, and then put the bowl and chopsticks aside.Yu Xiaoxue sat down beside him and asked, "Brother Chen, are you unhappy?" Chen Jingchou blamed himself: "I'm so stupid, I can't comprehend the mantra of Guigu Taoism, I'm really useless!" Yu Xiaoxue persuaded: "Brother Chen, don't worry! As long as you think with your heart, you will always understand." Chen Jingchou sighed: "I'm afraid that when I comprehend the formula, the master will not know whether I can hold it?" Thinking of Chen Fu, he couldn't help but lower his head, saddened. Yu Xiaoxue persuaded: "Brother Chen, eat some more, don't starve to death!" Chen Jingchou didn't answer, lying down on the grass, repeating those few formulas in his mouth, closing his eyes and thinking. Yu Xiaoxue sat on the side, listened for a while, and then thought about it, and suddenly said: "Brother Chen, can you tell me all the formulas you have recited?" Chen Jingchou stopped talking, puzzled in his heart, and said, "Why do you want to know this?" Yu Xiaoxue said: "I, I seem to have a general understanding of what it means! —Maybe I can help Brother Chen explain it." Chen Jingchou smiled, and recited the formula of the wood elephant technique from beginning to end.Yu Xiaoxue secretly remembered, thought for a while, and explained them one by one. When Chen Jingchou heard this, he was dubious, bowed his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly turned over and jumped up, which startled Yu Xiaoxue.Pacing back and forth, concentrating on thinking, suddenly turned around, held Yu Xiaoxue's hands, and said happily: "So that's it, I finally figured it out! Xiaoxue, thank you, you are really smart!" Yu Xiaoxue said: "I, did I explain correctly?" Chen Jingchou said: "Generally everything is correct, how did you figure it out?" Yu Xiaoxue said: "I don't know, I just said it according to my own feeling." Chen Jingchou praised: "You are really talented!" Thinking over the formula again, he suddenly understood, although there are still some unclear points, but it is not something that can be forced for a while. somersault. Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen, the food is cold, you should eat quickly." At this moment, Chen Jingchou felt hungry, picked up the bowl, stuffed all the food into his mouth in two or three mouthfuls, threw down the rice bowl, Jump to the clearing in the forest, immediately set up a posture, and practice step by step. Seeing that Chen Jingchou had comprehended the formula in just a few days, Ah Han was surprised and joyful. The five strokes of Snow Flying and Wuxiang Tathagata were passed on to him. From then on, Chen Jingchou practiced diligently and diligently every day. After more than ten days, he has made a small achievement. He has become proficient in the two moves of mutton tendon erosion and Liu Yunzhu. . Today, when I came to the bamboo forest, I practiced those two moves several times. After several hours, there were only a few drops of sweat on my forehead.After a few more days of practice, the moves will be more powerful, looking head to tail, both offensive and defensive, impeccable, palm wind everywhere, and can continuously knock down giant bamboos several feet away. Ahan taught him the method of directing qi, so that he could concentrate his palm on the sword.A simple sword move can also unleash enormous power, instantly killing the enemy. In this way, before I knew it, a month had passed.Chen Jingchou counted on his fingers, Chen Fu's time to persevere was running out, he felt anxious and restless.He made up his mind that he would bid farewell to his uncle and aunt the next day, and no matter where he went, he must find someone who could save his master.Although I know that there is little hope in my heart, I still have to try my best.If God blesses and finds a master, Master still has a glimmer of life. If he waits here and waits for death, then Master will die but not live, and he must be unlucky. After dinner that night, Chen Jingchou walked to Ahan's room, saw the door was ajar, stepped forward and knocked on the door panel. I only heard Ahan asking in the room: "Who is it? Is it Jingchou?" Chen Jingchou responded, "Aunt Master, it's me." When he walked in, he saw that the room was dimly lit, and an oil lamp was burning on the table.A-Han was sitting on the straw mat, sewing clothes. She was quite old, her temples were graying early, and she was sewing under the dim light, her fingers trembling slightly, which seemed quite difficult. Chen Jingchou looked at Ahan's kind face by the light, adding a few more wrinkles.I wanted to speak a few times, but my throat choked.I remembered that I was an orphan since I was a child, and was brought up by Chen Fu. The master and the apprentice depended on each other for life, and there was no female relative by my side.Sometimes in my sleep, I can also dream of my mother.But when he woke up, his hands were empty and nothing was left.I don't know how many times I cried because of this.Although she has only been with Ahan for more than a month now, she takes care of herself like a loving mother.In Chen Jingchou's heart, he had long regarded her as his own biological mother.At this time, he couldn't help staying there, feeling sad for a while, not knowing how to speak, and the words came to his lips but couldn't come out. Ahan raised his head and said, "Jingchou! What do you want from me?" Chen Jingchou suddenly realized that he bowed and replied, "Nephew wants...tomorrow morning, just, let's go." Ahan put down the clothes in his hands, and said, "Are you leaving? You still want to save your master?" Chen Jingchou said: "Yes, the master treats his disciples with great kindness, even if I risk my life, I will save the master!" A-Han sighed: "You child! It's hard for you—but the world is so big, where can you find someone who is outside the world?" Chen Jingchou bowed his head and remained silent.After a while, Ah Han sighed and said, "Your Master Gongshan could have saved your master, but..." Chen Jingchou had always had a question in his mind, and because he was worried that Gongshan Tie would be unhappy, he had to keep it in his heart. Hearing Ahan mention it, he dared to say it, and said, "Auntie! My nephew wants to ask you a question?" Ahan said: "Well, tell me!" Chen Jingchou hesitated for a moment, and said, "Uncle martial art is so powerful, how...how could he be injured so badly?" Ah Han sighed, and said: "It's a long story..." He stood up slowly, walked under the window, and said: "Two years ago, because your uncle sympathized with the suffering of the common people, he resolutely stepped forward to help them He revolted against the tyranny of the imperial court! Unexpectedly, on the way, he was brutally suppressed by the officers and soldiers—he was seriously injured since then! He couldn’t afford to be ill ever since!” Chen Jingchou asked suspiciously: "Uncle, how could Uncle be defeated by the army? Isn't his kung fu better than Master?" A-Han said: "That's right, your uncle has studied Guigu Taoism for decades, and he can be regarded as one of the best masters in the world today..." Chen Jingchou said: "Then, how could it be possible to be injured?" Ahan sighed a long time, and said: "The hateful thing is that the opponent he met was not an ordinary general, but the Grand Master Yuwen sent by the imperial court!" Chen Jingchou asked curiously, "Grand Master Yuwen?" Ahan said: "Yes, it was Yu Wentuo who I mentioned to you that day when I mistakenly thought you were his subordinate. The strength of Grand Master Yuwen is much higher than that of your uncle! In the chaos that day, Your uncle was severely injured by him, and he escaped with his life. After returning, he was bedridden and never recovered..." Chen Jingchou was surprised and said: "Unexpectedly, there is such a powerful person in the world!" Ahan continued: "This Grand Master Yuwen is the national teacher of the imperial court today. He carries a golden epee and can instantly kill thousands of people with a single raise of his hand. In the past, no matter how large the civil disturbance was, as long as It was him who personally suppressed it, and it was immediately suppressed! Now, when many people hear the name of Grand Master Yuwen, they will lose all courage and will immediately collapse without fighting!" Chen Jingchou gritted his teeth and said, "It's too hateful for this Grand Master Yuwen to wantonly kill innocent people!" Ahan said: "The injury on your uncle's body is caused by the damage to the internal organs and the surge of sword energy in the body after being hit by the sword of Grand Master Yuwen, which still cannot be removed!" Chen Jingchou was sad and angry when he heard it, he gritted his teeth, after a long time, he said: "Master Aunt, that Grand Master Yuwen is too hateful, in the future I must avenge my uncle and the people who died tragically!" Ahan hurriedly said: "Jingchou, don't do stupid things. You don't know how terrifying he is, and your senior uncle is no match for him at all! ——The only thing we have to do now is to cure your senior uncle. sick!" Chen Jingchou said: "Then... what method can I use to cure Master?" Ahan said: "To heal your uncle's sword wound, there is only the method I mentioned that day! But—" Chen Jingchou hurriedly said: "Aunt Shi, please tell me!" Ahan pondered for a while, then said: "The golden sword that hurt your uncle is said to be one of the ancient artifacts of the Central Plains. Therefore, if you want to eliminate its sword energy, you also need the power of the ancient artifacts. If you can find the legendary , the Shennong Cauldron used by Emperor Yan to refine medicine in the past, give your uncle the medicine it made, and you will be able to dispel the golden sword energy smoothly!" Chen Jingchou asked: "Since this is the case, where is this Shennong Ding now?" A-Han sighed: "Ah... that's why your senior uncle didn't want you to know this method, and took the risk alone - because it is said that the divine cauldron is in the hands of Grand Master Yuwen right now!" Chen Jingchou asked in surprise, "What?" A-Han turned around and said: "However, this is just a rumor! The auntie had searched everywhere for news about the divine cauldron in order to save your uncle—but later, because your uncle was seriously ill, the auntie rushed back to take care of him. No chance to investigate further.” Chen Jingchou thought for a while, made up his mind, and said: "Auntie, I must find that divine cauldron! Uncle Shi was injured because of his chivalry! I hope to cure uncle's illness—not to mention that uncle Only when Uncle recovers from his illness can he save Master!" A-Han was noncommittal, and said: "Son, to be honest, it is very dangerous to find the divine cauldron! Aunt Shi wants you to go, but also doesn't want you to go!" Chen Jingchou said: "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew will definitely play by ear, be careful, and come back safely!" Ahan thought about it for a while, and said: "Okay... Jingchou! The heavy responsibility of finding the divine cauldron is left to you—you can go to the north first on this trip, and find the Xianbei Tuoba tribe that originally kept the divine cauldron to confirm. Is it true that the Shennong Ding was taken away by Grand Master Yuwen as the rumors say?" Chen Jingchou said: "Yes! My nephew understands!" Ahan said: "If it is really that Grand Master Yuwen who took away the Shennong Cauldron, you must not fight for his life... Otherwise, Aunt Auntie, I will have no face to face your Uncle Aunt!" Chen Jingchou said: "Don't worry, Aunt Master, I will make my own decisions!" A-Han turned around and walked to the wooden box next to the table, reached out to uncover the lid, took out a few things, and handed them to Chen Jingchou.Chen Jingchou took it with both hands, saw it was a sheepskin map, and a prescription, carefully put it in his arms. Ahan said: "You have found the Shennong Ding, you don't need to bring it back, you just need to use it to refine the medicine contained in the prescription, and bring it back for your uncle to take." Chen Jingchou bowed and agreed.A-Han looked out the window, the night was dark, and said: "It's getting late, go back to sleep!" On the second day, Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and went to the west room to bid farewell to Gong Shantie.Gong Shantie exhorted a few words.When the two of them came out of the fence, they both left home in a hurry, except for the weapons in their hands and the breeze in their sleeves, they really didn't have any belongings.Ahan sent the two of them out of the forest outside the main road. Before parting, he took out two bundles and handed them to the two respectively, saying: "Going to the north, the desert is vast and the sky is far away. The two sets of clothes, and Some dry food is for you." Chen Jingchou couldn't help feeling sad.Seeing Ahan, he comforted him: "You must be careful on the way, I will wait for your good news." Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue bid farewell to Ahan together, turned and walked towards the main road.Ahan stood by the edge of the woods, watching the backs of the two of them, which gradually became smaller and disappeared behind the ridge. Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue headed north according to the route recorded on the sheepskin map.After walking for more than half a month, the people along the road became thinner, years of wars, ten lands and nine famines, people's livelihoods withered, the bark of the trees was stripped, the grass roots were gnawed, and the hungry people fled everywhere. Chen Jingchou couldn't help feeling indignant, and said: "The emperor is extravagant and dissipated, he is so happy. Today he will go on a northern tour, and tomorrow he will go to the east, driving the people like cattle, horses and livestock, which will hurt the people all over the world!" After a few days, the weather gradually cools down. The landscape of the land gradually became desolate. On this day, I just came to the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, not far from Yanmen Pass.Chen Jingchou took out the map, looked at it for a while, and said: "According to the map, we will soon arrive at Heishan Town, climb over the top of the mountain, and then go north to the desert, and the Tuoba tribe should be not far to the north. " The two rested for one night and continued on the next day.Walking up the middle of the mountain, I saw a small town, sandwiched in the valley, with towering mountains on both sides.When the two of them entered the town, they felt very strange that the streets were full of women and children, but there was not a single adult man.Yu Xiaoxue asked: "Brother Chen, why are there all women and children here, where are the fathers of those children?" Chen Jingchou watched as he walked, and said, "Well! I guess, they are all like your father, they were arrested by the government to fight or do hard labor!" Yu Xiaoxue said: "Oh, no wonder, aren't these children very pitiful?" Chen Jingchou said: "The imperial court has no way, and the people can only bear it by themselves, what can they do!" After walking for a while, he said: "Xiaoxue, are you still used to such a long journey? Do you feel homesick?" Yu Xiaoxue lowered her head and said, "Well! No way..." Chen Jingchou smiled and said: "Still stubborn, just say what's on your mind - I didn't know who it was last night, buried her head in her clothes and cried secretly!" Yu Xiaoxue blushed and said, "Hey, he just...why...how did you eavesdrop on him crying?" Chen Jingchou smiled and said, "You have been crying for so long that I couldn't sleep all night, so I had to plug my ears with leaves. How dare you accuse me of eavesdropping?" Yu Xiaoxue bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry! I... I didn't mean it." Chen Jingchou said: "Don't mind, I was just joking, and I didn't mean to blame you! Next time if you have something on your mind, just tell me and let me hear it... Don't be bored all the time! Hold yourself back broken!" Yu Xiaoxue said: "Yes, Brother Chen." The two chatted while walking, Chen Jingchou looked forward and saw a small inn in the northeast corner of the town, and said: "After walking for so long, you must be hungry too, we先去吃点东西，歇歇脚！” 不多时已走入客店里来，店中客人甚少，陈靖仇和于小雪遂在门边的一张小木几旁坐了。不多时，掌柜走了过来，问道：“两位客官吃点什么？”陈靖仇道：“有劳老伯，随便给我们上些饭菜！”那老汉答应着去了，片刻之后，端出两碗素面来，放到案上。 陈靖仇道了声谢，问道：“老伯，此地北边大漠中，可有一个拓跋氏部落？” 那老汉道：“这拓跋部落，倒是有的。听这位小客官说话，像是从南边来的吧！” 陈靖仇道：“对，我有急事要赶到拓跋部落去。还请老伯指条路径！” 掌柜摇头叹道：“哎呀，小客官，你来得可不巧了！这拓跋部落，年前听说被官军打散了，早就没了音讯。如今兵慌马乱的，两位还是赶紧回家去吧！”说着转身走开。 陈靖仇举着筷子，眉头微皱，不知出了什么变故，那拓跋部落竟没了踪迹。沉吟了半晌，吃了两口面，心道：“既然已经到了这，无论如何也要去漠北走一遭，或许能找到他们也难说。” 正出神间，忽听店门外传来一阵喝骂之声，其中还夹杂着几个妇女的哭喊。 于小雪道：“陈哥哥！外头好吵！不知出什么事了？” 陈靖仇道：“我出去看看！”搁下碗，跨出门去。 店门前的空地上早稀稀落落地围了一群人。陈靖仇跨入人从中，见数个官兵，手舞腰刀，正在用力踢开几个跪在地上的妇女。每个官兵手里，都提着一个黄口孩童的衣领。那些孩子正吓得放声大哭，用力挣扎。 一个妇女扑上前去，抱着官兵的双腿，哭道：“求求您！大爷！放了我家的孩子吧！”那官兵喝道：“罗嗦什么！滚开！快滚开！”扬起右腿，使劲往妇人胸口猛踹过去。那妇人向后飞出，喷了一大口鲜血，登时晕倒。