Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Taishan Meeting

For this opening ceremony, Mou Zongtao has been preparing for the opening ceremony for many years, and he is very thoughtful. He has built an inn at the foot of the mountain long ago, in order to welcome the guests, and dispatched capable disciples as deacons.Such measures, of course, also have the intention of preventing unscrupulous people from pretending to be guests to come and make trouble. Arriving at the inn, Lian Caihong said: "The guests who have come now are just some acquaintances of your cousin, not many. But the day after tomorrow is the first day, and there will definitely be many guests tomorrow. New disciples, I'm afraid I haven't fully known the people in my sect, so my uncle and aunt and I want to stay in the inn to help them greet guests. Wushuang, you can accompany Meng Daxia up the mountain. Before your cousin is not very busy now. Your cousins You can also chat with each other. He really misses you."

Lin Wushuang felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. The cousin whom he admired as a child after being separated for many years was about to meet, but he never expected to meet in such a situation. She was thinking about it, but before she could open her mouth, Meng Yuanchao was already very happy, so he said to himself, "Okay, I heard that Hero Jin is here, and I really want to meet him soon." When he said this, Lin Wushuang had no choice but to agree. Accompany him up the mountain. Mount Tai is known as the "Longest of the Five Sacred Mountains". Although it is not the tallest and largest mountain in the eyes of modern Chinese, it was the most respected and famous mountain in the ancient times when transportation was not developed, and it is closely related to the history and civilization of China. There are closely related famous mountains.The Book of Songs says: "Mount Tai is strict, and the people look forward to it." Confucius said: "Climbing Mount Tai will make the world smaller."It can be seen that the status of Mount Tai in people's minds.It is the holy land of "enchanting Zen" for emperors - according to legend, there were seventy-two monarchs in ancient times, all of whom once met princes on Mount Tai, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, established their positions, and engraved stone marks.Famous poets of past dynasties, such as Sima Xiangru and Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty, Lu Ji and Xie Daoyun in the Jin Dynasty, Li Bai and Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty, Su Mo and Su Zhe in the Song Dynasty, Li Jian and Wang Yi in the Yuan Dynasty, Song Lian in the Ming Dynasty He and others have all traveled to Mount Tai and left countless poems.On the way to the mountain, the famous lettering can be seen everywhere.

Meng and Lin began to climb the mountain from "Dai Zongfang" standing at the southern foot of Mount Tai, passed through the "cypress cave" on both sides of the towering ancient cypress columns, and walked out to the "Zhongtian Gate" in the middle of Mount Tai.The valley under the cliff is called "Yingchoujian", and the strange peak on the cliff is called "Dragon and Tiger Pan".At the Heifengkou of Zhongtian Gate, huge rocks soar to the sky, and there are "Big Sky Candle Peak" and "Small Sky Candle Peak", which look like a pair of skyscraper candles. "Candle" rises, curling purple smoke.

Meng Yuanchao watched the scenery and browsed the inscriptions all the way. When he saw a good one, he couldn't help stopping and mosing again and again, unable to let go.Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "If you walk like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach the Jade Emperor Temple on the top of the mountain after dark." Meng Yuanchao said: "Come and see Du Fu's five-character ancient poem 'Wangyue'. It's really well written!" Lin Wushuang wiped the dust off the stele, and read: "How is Mrs. Dai Zong? , the yin and yang cut off the dawn. The chest is full of stratus clouds, and the canthus is determined to enter the returning bird. It will be the top of the mountain, and you will see all the mountains and small ones!"

Lin Wushuang said: "It's really a good poem. Ah, it will be the top of the mountain, and you can see all the small mountains. After reading such a good poem, your mind and vision seem to be much wider." Meng Yuanchao said: "Stand tall and see far, so a person must not confine himself to a small world. Well, these two sentences are really wise and famous." Lin Wushuang said: "That's right. It seems that these two common sayings can also be used to explain Lao Du's two famous sentences!" The two had different feelings. Meng Yuanchao thought of how depressed he had been for losing Yun Ziluo in the past month, so he was secretly vigilant.Lin Wushuang, however, thought of his cousin establishing a sect on the top of Mount Tai and gathering heroes. He couldn't help being happy for him, but also a little sad for himself.In her mind, her cousin is as majestic as Mount Tai, and standing in front of him, she is really very small.

Suddenly she remembered what Yu Chijiong said, and also Shi Hongying's words of "seeing flowers in the fog", and she shivered unknowingly, thinking to herself: "Sister Hongying's hint is not for me and me. Cousin, right? Yeah, I imagined my cousin so perfect, I was a little afraid that it was just an illusion! Oh, I hope that what Uncle Yuchi said was just speculation and had nothing to do with my cousin." Yuchijiong said that In the evening he found the secret envoy sent by Mou Zongtao at the home of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Lin Wushuang did not believe this.

Zhongtian Gate is on the top of a protruding mountain. It looks like clouds and mist, and Nantian Gate seems to be hidden in the sea of ​​clouds.The cloud in Mount Tai is a famous spectacle, "The cloud is the body of the mountain, and the mountain is covered with clouds." Sometimes the white clouds cut the mountain into two sections, which is one of the eight great sceneries of Mount Tai, "Mount Tai piercing the waist".Sometimes the main peak is hidden by the whole cloud and mist, and people call it "wearing a hat on Mount Tai", which will be a symbol of rain. The sky suddenly turned gloomy.Clouds and mist filled the sky, and as far as the eye could see, there was an endless sea of ​​clouds rolling. Only the highest peak, Yuhuang Peak, stood out like an isolated island in the ocean.Meng Yuanchao said: "Wearing a hat on Mount Tai, I'm afraid it's going to rain." Sure enough, it started raining soon.

Fortunately, it was only a drizzle, and climbing in the rain was more interesting.The sea of ​​clouds churned, gathering and dispersing, creating all kinds of strange scenes, like a tiger like a lion, like a roc spreading its wings, like a wild horse raising its hooves, like a Xizi holding a heart, like an old monk entering meditation... Lin Wushuang was dumbfounded, thinking to himself Said: "Autumn clouds are changeable, just like the world. But my cousin won't become unpredictable?" Unsteady, she suddenly stepped into the air and almost fell off the cliff, but fortunately Meng Yuanchao pulled her back in time.Meng Yuanchao said with a smile: "Although the clouds on Mount Tai are a wonderful sight, they are blocked by clouds and fog, making it difficult to see clearly. Miss Lin, you'd better be careful. Well, what are you thinking?"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.Lin Wushuang was stunned for a while when he heard the pun-like words, and said for a while, "Thank you for reminding me, I didn't think about anything." Fortunately, the clouds were thick and Meng Yuanchao didn't see the peach blossoms on her face. color. Meng Yuanchao smiled and said, "You have nothing on your mind, but I am thinking about something." Lin Wushuang said: "What is it, can you tell me?" He thought to himself: "He has been silent all the way, could it be that he has something on his mind?" Matching up with Meng Yuanchao inevitably caused her to have a lot of grievances in her heart, but she had already forgotten it at this moment.

Meng Yuanchao seemed to know what she was thinking, and said, "It's not that I have any concerns. I'm thinking about the affairs of your faction. The actions of some people in your faction make me a little unpredictable, but I don't know whether I should ask you for advice?" Lin Wushuang had no intention of dealing with people, but he was not stupid. After hearing this, he suddenly understood, and said: "Yu Chijiong is a good friend of Jin Daxia and my father, but also the enemy of my brother and sister-in-law. Are you It's kind of weird, doesn't it?"

Meng Yuanchao said, "I don't know how they got into a grudge?" Lin Wushuang said: "It's a long story. It starts with how our Fusang Sect came to the Central Plains. You must already know the origin of our Sect?" Meng Yuanchao said: "I heard that it was built overseas by a martial arts master who was not born in the Tang Dynasty, Qiubeard?" Lin Wushuang said: "That's right, the ancestor of this school was a bearded man in the Tang Dynasty. He originally wanted to compete in the Central Plains. Later, he met Tang Taizong Li Shimin and knew that there was a real Lord in the Central Plains. That is, it was later renamed as an island in Fusang. His first disciple, the second generation master of our school, was named Mou Canglang, who was my cousin’s distant ancestor.” Meng Yuanchao said: "So that's the case. No wonder the noble faction supported your younger cousin as the head of the sect. It was a matter of course." Lin Wushuang went on to say: "That's right, that's why my master uncle Zong Shenlong refused to be convinced. From the Tang Dynasty to the present, our sect has been divided into three branches for thousands of years and scattered overseas. There are often people who don't know each other in this sect. My cousin is the main branch of the Di faction, my father is the other side branch, Zong Shenlong and my senior brother Shi are another branch." "Our father and daughter returned to the Central Plains first, and the second group was Zong Shenlong and six other brothers and sisters-in-law, known as the 'Seven Sons of Fusang'. My cousin Lian Caihong was originally among the seven sons of Fusang." "The seven sons of Fusang first arrived in the Central Plains. They didn't know much about the world, and they were recruited by the chief executive of the Qing court, Sa Fuding. Over time, the master uncle became his confidant, and he was willing to be sent by him." "Yu Chijiong is a big thief that the imperial court wants to arrest. Once he met the seven sons of Fusang, Zong Shenlong was defeated by Yuchijiong's sharp sword, and Shi Shige and his wife prayed to Yuchijiong's wife Qianshou Guanyin because of a hidden weapon injury. That’s why they had a grudge.” "However, regarding the matter of attaching to the Qing court, there are also three factions among the Fusang seven sons who have different opinions, so they parted ways later." Meng Yuanchao said, "Which three factions are they?" Lin Wushuang said: "One group thinks that it is convenient to communicate with Safding, and it doesn't matter if you do him a little favor. But don't take advantage of him so much that you lose your status as an 'expert'. Zong Shenlong went away. Later, I gradually understood, so I was dissatisfied with him; there is another faction that followed Zong Shenlong wholeheartedly. My brother Shi Shi and his wife are the first faction, and my cousin Lianhong is the second faction. The other three always follow Zong Shenlong, they are the third faction. "Later my cousin and sister-in-law got married, and the cousin brought the elder brother and his wife over, so the seven sons of Fusang officially announced their separation, and Zong Shenlong and my cousin were at odds. I don’t know, it was Brother Jin Zhuliu who told me. "My cousin was originally my neighbor. Later, our father and daughter returned to the Central Plains and broke up with her. Somehow, she joined Zong Shenlong's sect, and finally betrayed the master's sect and married my cousin. I I'm used to being her sister, so I don't care about her seniority." Meng Yuanchao said: "Your brother Shi, sister-in-law, since you have already understood, why do you still hate Yu Chijiong so much now?" Lin Wushuang said: "They are always conceited. A few years ago, they said something to offend them because of Brother Jin, and they even had a fight with Brother Jin." Meng Yuanchao said: "Your cousin founded a sect in the Central Plains this time. Would you please invite those who follow Zong Shenlong to participate?" Lin Wushuang said: "I don't know about that." After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Meng, I heard that you are a hero in Xiaojinchuan's rebel army, is that so?" Meng Yuanchao said: "I don't dare to be called a hero, I just do my best for the rebels." Lin Wushuang said: "Brother Jin Zhuliu and Uncle Yuchijiong both have very close relations with the rebel army. According to what Brother Jin said, my cousin also has contacts with people in the rebel army, but their relationship is not the same as that of Brother Jin and Uncle Yuchijiong. Rebels have a different relationship, do you understand what I mean?" Meng Yuanchao paused and thought to himself: "That's right, Mou Zongtao can only be regarded as a friend of the rebels, or even someone who sympathizes with the rebels. I shouldn't be too hard on him. His fellow students don't get along with people in the chivalrous way. That's not surprising." But Lin Wushuang thought: "Cousin has been back to the Central Plains for several years, and he is so close to Brother Jin. Presumably he should have known the difference between right and wrong long ago. He would not abandon his chivalrous friends and instead attach himself to the court." The two had their own concerns and moved on.The mountain road became more and more dangerous, and stepped into the "Eighteen Pans" road in the famous and steep place of Mount Tai. "Eighteen Pans" are 18 twists and turns. There is a saying to describe the road of "Eighteen Pans": "When the predecessors look back, they only see the heads of the descendants; when the descendants look up, they only see the feet of the predecessors." .It can be seen that it is dangerous. The clouds and mist filled the air, even though they were highly skilled and daring, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After walking for a while, Meng Yuanchao suddenly noticed something and let out a "huh". Lin Wushuang thought he was going to slip and fell, and was taken aback, quickly pulled him, saying: "Be careful of the moss on the stone." Meng Yuanchao said, "It's not the slippery road. I seem to hear the sound of weapons colliding." There is a pine forest in front, where the wind blows, the pine waves are loud, like a rising tide, like raging waves hitting the shore, like the three armies shouting, like ten thousand horses galloping.Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "I'm afraid you heard it wrong, maybe it's the sound of the wind blowing through the branches and breaking them." Meng Yuanchao said: "Let's go over and have a look, and take our steps lightly." The two walked into the pine forest, and Lin Wushuang said: "These pine trees are really big, with branches and branches intertwined, and leaves and leaves connected, covering the sky. Good place to shelter from the rain.” Meng Yuanchao said: "These pine trees are named Wudafu pine. It is precisely because they can shelter from wind and rain that they have been given official titles." Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "Pine trees also have official titles, which is really weird. It's some old emperor who played a silly trick." Meng Yuanchao said: "The 'Five Doctors' are the officials of the Qin Dynasty. It is said that when Qin Shihuang offered sacrifices to Mount Tai, it rained heavily when he came here. Fortunately, this pine tree saved him from the rain. So Qin Shihuang sealed these pine trees. The pine tree is the five doctors." Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "We can't reward it. But when it comes to the bizarre posture, I like the two pine trees over there better." Meng Yuanchao looked over and saw two peaks facing each other, with a pine tree protruding from the cliff on both sides.Meng Yuanchao said: "This is also famous. The two peaks that seem to be connected are collectively named 'Duisong Mountain'. The two pine trees are called 'Welcome Pine' and the other is called 'Send-off Pine'. Look at their roots. Born on a cliff, stretching out to look out, isn't it like bowing and bowing, welcoming and seeing off guests?" At this time, the rain had stopped and the dense fog was still there. The distance between them and the two pine trees was about ten feet away. Lin Wushuang suddenly said, "Come and take a closer look, there seems to be someone on the tree." Between the two pine trees, a few branches were shuttled back and forth, and a flash of lightning flashed. Sure enough, one person could be vaguely seen on each of the two pine trees, hiding among the dense branches and leaves. Meng Yuanchao said in a low voice: "These two seem to be competing with each other to improve their sword skills. Let's not disturb their peace of mind." In fact, without Meng Yuanchao's reminder, Lin Wushuang was already dumbfounded. The two people sat on the tree, each holding a branch in their hands, and four more branches shuttled back and forth in the air.Whenever a branch flew in front of them, the two people would lightly lift the branch in their hands, and the branch would shoot at each other again.Every time the branch flew out, there was an ear-piercing whistling sound, which showed that the two people's internal strength was extraordinary! What is even more astonishing is that they seem to be competing with hidden weapons, but in the eyes of experts, it can be seen that they are competing with swordsmanship! The branches on both sides flew out, all unpredictable.Sometimes the shot is straight like an arrow, but in the middle, it suddenly turns a corner. It was originally aimed at the opponent's throat, but it pointed at the opponent's dantian, and it was originally aimed at the temple on the forehead, but it hit the Huantiao point on the knee.The four branches shuttled back and forth, rarely bumping into each other, and if they bumped into each other by chance, they still changed direction and shot at each other.It's like two invisible masters, fighting swords in the air, manipulating freely, changing exquisitely! Meng Yuanchao knew that the two people hiding in the tree had reached the peak of their internal strength, so they were able to use the branches instead of swords and shoot them out, using just the right amount of strength.He was dumbfounded, and thought to himself: "It seems that such a combination of internal strength, hidden weapons and swordsmanship, and a sword competition across the peak, is really unheard of and unseen! Who are these two people?" He thought again. : "There is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond the people. These two sentences are really right. I saw Xiao Zhiyuan's Qingcheng swordsmanship in Xiaojinchuan, and I felt ashamed; I met Brother Yuchi a few days ago, and his sharp sword made me feel even better. I threw myself into the ground; now the swordsmanship of these two people is incomparably fantastic, and it is even higher than Brother Xiao's swordsmanship and Brother Yuchi's swordsmanship. Well, this 'sword' suddenly pierced from the opponent's unexpected direction. It’s me, I really don’t know how to defend myself?” Clouds and mist filled the air, and the distance was still tens of feet away. The two masters seemed to be concentrating on fighting, and they hadn't noticed that they were hiding nearby. Meng Yuanchao was dazzled by watching it, but Lin Wushuang was even more stunned than him. Meng Yuanchao was only obsessed with the wonderful swordsmanship of these two masters, but Lin Wushuang could tell that this was her own swordsmanship. The tree branches in the air shuttle back and forth, just like kings and dragons fighting each other. When they get close, they will be pushed away by the person hiding in the tree, and then fly towards the opponent, flying lightly, as if they are holding swords.And this swordsmanship is different from all schools and sects in Zhongtu.Meng Yuanchao didn't understand the mysteries of these moves, but Lin Wushuang understood them by heart, and he knew at a glance that they were his own sword skills. Those two people hid among the dense branches and leaves of the ancient pine, and the clouds and mist filled the air. Lin Wushuang couldn't see clearly the truth about their Lushan Mountain. But in this sect, who can have such profound attainments, she is clear in her heart. "Except for Dad, Zong Shenlong would not have such attainments. Could one of them be my cousin? But who is the other?" Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly heard a click, two branches collided in the air, one branch broke, and the other still flew towards the other. The person hiding in the pine tree on the peak on the right pushed aside the other's branches and said, "Brother Jin, I have practiced hard for three years, but I still lose to you after all." "Oh, so it's Brother Jin, why is he also able to use our own swordsmanship?" Lin Wushuang thought to himself, and suddenly he heard someone praise the word "good".The sound was like metal clashing, very ear-piercing. It turned out that the two people who were competing with swords were Jin Zhuliu and Mou Zongtao.Jin Zhuliu has a long history of family education and is extremely intelligent.As long as he has seen the sword skills of various schools and schools, he will never forget them.Not only does he have a photographic memory, but he can also be ingenious and create new tricks by himself.Many martial arts people think that he has surpassed his brother Jiang Haitian and is the number one master today.After he and Mou Zongtao got acquainted, every time they saw each other, they would discuss sword skills as usual, so he already knew the mysteries of Fusang School's sword skills thoroughly.But because he never mentioned this matter with Lin Wushuang, even though Lin Wushuang lived in his home, he didn't know that he was proficient in her school of swordsmanship. The man praised the word "good" with a sonorous voice, and suddenly there was an echo in the valley, "good, good..." endlessly.Jin Zhuliu was taken aback, and shouted: "Which expert is it, please come and meet me!" Meng Yuanchao was overjoyed and said to himself, "It really is Hero Jin." But because it happened to be the meeting, the "superior" Jin Zhuliu invited, he couldn't help hesitating a little, wondering whether he should come out to meet him at this time. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a hidden weapon piercing through the air. It turned out that Mou Zongtao broke off a few branches and shot at Meng Yuanchao with a string of arrows. The internal strength has been practiced to the highest level, and it has the ability to "pick leaves and fly flowers, hurt people and kill them".Although Mou Zongtao has not practiced to this level, he is still a first-rate internal master. The "branch" shot over, with a faint whistling sound.Meng Yuanchao was taken aback suddenly, but fortunately his sharp knife skills were also extraordinary, he drew the sharp knife out of its sheath, and quickly dialed the tree arrow. The sharp knife slashes rapidly, and the sound of ding ding can be heard endlessly.That was the sound of "Tree Arrow" hitting the blade.Meng Yuanchao shaved off seven tree arrows shot by Mou Zongtao in one go, but two more arrows came from unexpected directions. The two tree arrows were aimed at his vital acupuncture points. Meng Yuanchao was on the verge of getting worse. Suddenly, a "miracle" happened. To his surprise, the two tree arrows suddenly changed direction and stuck in a tree beside him. tree. Although Jin and Mou were separated by a mountain peak, the gap between them was only more than ten feet wide. Jin Zhuliu jumped across and rushed ahead of Mou Zongtao to Meng Yuanchao's hiding place. Mou Zongtao shouted: "Brother Jin, catch him alive, and wait for my younger brother to ask him. Hmph, I want to see who is so bold as to sneak a peek at my sword skills!" Lin Wushuang hurriedly emerged from behind the rock, and said, "Brother Jin, this is Meng Daxia Meng Yuanchao, whom you want me to send a letter to." Jin Zhuliu laughed and said, "Brother Mou, you made a mistake. Come and see who it is?" Mou Zongtao was startled for a moment, looked at Lin Wushuang for a while, and then called out: "You, you, you are Wushuang?" Lin Wushuang said, "That's right. Cousin, it's hard for you to recognize me." Mou Zongtao said, "Didn't Brother Meng praise you just now?" Jin Zhuliu said: "That man has already gone far away." Mou Zongtao secretly said "I'm ashamed!" and said: "I don't know where that man fled to, and almost accidentally injured Brother Meng." Jin Zhuliu sighed: "This person comes and goes without a trace, and he is a strange person who can't see his head and tail. It's a pity that he won't show up to meet us." Mou Zongtao thought for a while, and said for a while: "Among the guests, there is no such expert except you. Well, I think he must have come here for something, but I have to be careful!" Jin Zhuliu's heart moved, and he said: "Brother Mou, have you already guessed who it is?" He thought: "Otherwise, as the master, he will never immediately kill him when he hears the sound. He is not afraid of accidentally injuring the guest." Is it?" Mou Zongtao said: "Maybe it was a strange person I met when I first arrived in the Central Plains. At that time, I didn't know whether he was trying to test my kung fu or deliberately harming me. We met on a steep mountain road. He heard that I was Fusang Pai was about to compete with me all of a sudden. As soon as he said it, he immediately started, and his moves were so fierce that I had to fight him on the cliff. In the end, I gave him a slap, and he was sick for three months, and he also ate me a little Little loss. So far I don’t know the origin of his name.” Jin Zhuliu said in amazement: "I don't know that there is such an expert who can injure you. It's strange!" One must know that Jin Zhuliu and his senior brother Jiang Haitian have a lot of friends, and the martial arts All the top figures in the book are friends with them. If there is such a "weird person" as Mou Zongtao said, he doesn't know it, and his senior brother should know it too. But Jin Zhuliu was surprised not only by his ignorance, but by this matter. Why did Mou Zongtao tell him now?He is the friend Mou Zongtao made when he first came to the Central Plains. He has known each other for several years. Mou Zongtao often asks him about the origins of the martial arts figures in the Central Plains. Not a word was mentioned. Jin Zhuliu was originally a very warm-hearted person to his friends, but in the past few years under the guidance of his senior brother, he has learned a little bit of sophistication, thinking: "Maybe he has something to hide, it's not convenient for me to break the casserole and ask the bottom line." So he said: "If I had known this, I really shouldn't have stopped you from taking action just now." Mou Zongtao laughed and said, "It's fortunate that you stopped me twice in a row, otherwise I would have offended this Brother Meng. Brother Meng, please forgive me for my misunderstanding and offending Huwei." Only then did Meng Yuanchao realize that Mou Zongtao had fired "backward arrows" in two directions just now, and the "backward arrows" aimed at his side were deflected by Jin Zhuliu with his superb internal strength.He cut off some of Mou Zongtao's tree arrows just now, and was shocked by his strength, his tiger's mouth felt a little painful, he couldn't help being shocked, and thought: "Jin Daxia is known as the best martial arts in the world, and he really deserves his reputation. He saved me, and I I still don't know, oh, I used to be really watching the sky from the bottom of a well, I didn't know how big the world is, I never imagined that there are such brilliant experts in the world, the martial arts of Jin Daxia is certainly far beyond my reach, even if I practice Mou Zongtao's ability for another ten years, I'm afraid Still not as good as him." After exchanging pleasantries with Meng Yuanchao, Mou Zongtao said again: "I have admired the rebels in Xiaojinchuan for a long time. It is rare that Brother Meng's arrival has brought honor to our faction. I must ask Brother Meng for advice in the future." Lin Wushuang couldn't insert it all the time, and suddenly felt at a loss in his heart. Over the past few years, she has often wondered, what would it be like if she saw her cousin? Although the "hazy love" in childhood has long been disillusioned, once the childhood playmates meet again, they will always be unable to restrain the joy in their hearts. Would he jump up and call me by my nickname?Or did the unexpected encounter make him unable to believe his eyes, and he was stunned?How many childhood memories will he bring up?He will tell how much he misses after parting. Mou Zongtao only talked about the upcoming event with Meng Yuanchao. It is true that he could not contain his excitement, but this excitement was due to the presence of such a well-known young hero and an important figure in the rebel army. send.Not for his cousin. In addition, he talked with Jin Zhuliu about the strange guest who came and went without a trace, so far he has revealed a bit of perceptible panic in his excitement. "Surprise" and "surprise" are sometimes difficult for others to distinguish, but whether it is "panic" or "surprise", Lin Wushuang knows in his heart that it is not for her! Except for the moment of surprise when they first met, his cousin seemed to have ignored her existence! Many beautiful fantasies burst like soap bubbles, and Lin Wushuang couldn't help feeling at a loss. It was Jin Zhuliu who was the first to realize that she was being left out in the cold, and Qu Ran thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Brother Mou, you didn't expect to see your cousin, to be honest. I also didn't expect Wu Shuang to come." Jin Zhuliu was indeed surprised by Lin Wushuang's arrival. At first, he was a little worried that after the two of them met, they would touch Lin Wushuang's heart wound.Lin Wushuang's calm appearance was quite unexpected. "Hongying's proposition is good. It seems that her strategy of embedding flowers and plants has succeeded, and Wushuang is also in love." Jin Zhuliu thought to himself. He didn't know that Meng Yuanchao and Lin Wushuang had just met at the foot of the mountain. He only knew that they came together all the way after they met in Suzhou.So when he saw Lin Wushuang silently following Meng Yuanchao, he let go of a stone in his heart and smiled knowingly. Mou Zongtao paused and said, "Wu Shuang, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, you have grown so tall. Have you seen your cousin?" Lin Wushuang said: "I see, cousin, congratulations!" Mou Zongtao said: "When your cousin comes back, let's talk about the family. I'm busy these two days." Lin Wushuang said indifferently: "We are not outsiders, you don't have to be polite to me even though you are busy with your affairs." She said that she was not an "outsider", but she felt that her cousin was an outsider in her heart. The rain gathers and the clouds disperse, the sky is bright and the air is clear.Mou Zongtao led the way.A group of people continued to climb the mountain, and after passing the steep "Eighteen Plateaus", it was the last gate of Mount Tai, "Nantianmen".The strong northwest wind blows out from the door opening of Nantianmen, and the mountain wind shakes the clothes, which makes people feel like they want to move. Going out of the Nantian Gate, looking down, there is a wonderful scene in front of you: as far as the eye can see, there is an endless plain, and in the distance there is a flickering green belt, which is the East China Sea hundreds of miles away.Lin Wushuang was broad-minded, and said with a smile: "Brother Meng, now I can really see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance." Jin Zhuliu said: "Tomorrow you get up early and watch the sunrise on Mount Tai, it will be even more amazing!" Lin Wushuang said: "Is that so? Then call me tomorrow." Jin Zhuliu said: "Tomorrow I'm afraid I will go down the mountain to pick up two brothers Chen Guangshi and Chen Guangshi. They are family friends of the Gusu Chen family and I. You can ask Brother Meng to accompany you." However, Mou Zongtao was touched, and said for a while: "Looking at the small mountains, Mr. Du's poem is really broad-minded. I think this time the heroes of the world will meet on Mount Tai. If there is someone who can lead the heroes and make a career, that would be great." It can rival Mount Tai!" Jin Zhuliu smiled and said: "I hope to indulge in the mountains and rivers, but I don't have such an ambition. I can only hope for you, Brother Mou." Mou Zongtao said: "Brother Jin is joking. I just want to be the leader of a faction, and my wish is fulfilled." Even Lin Wushuang can tell that he is really ambitious. Go up from "Nantianmen" to "Yuhuangding", which is the highest point of Mount Tai.There is a Jade Emperor Temple on the top of the Jade Emperor, which was borrowed by Mou Zongtao to entertain guests, and there are many newly built wooden houses around it, ready to accommodate disciples of various sects. Mou Zongtao arranged a residence for Lin Wushuang, which was an elegant small house that was backward in the temple. It was originally planned to be used by Jiang Haitian's wife, but Mrs. Jiang knew that she would not come, so she gave it to Lin Wushuang.Mou Zongtao took her into the room, and suddenly said: "Cousin, did you go to bed early tonight?" Lin Wushuang was taken aback, and asked, "What's the matter?" Mou Zongtao said, "It's nothing, I have something to say to you , but I’m afraid I won’t be free until night.” Lin Wushuang said: “That’s fine. But I’m going to sleep after the second watch.” Mou Zongtao said with a smile: “Of course, if it’s after the second watch, I won’t come either. gone." At the time of the second watch, my cousin did not come.Lin Wushuang was thinking wildly, not knowing what her cousin was going to say to her, when he heard the sound of "Zhizhi", Lin Wushuang was startled, when he looked up, he saw a very cute bird in the window, Its feathers are emerald green, but its long peck looks like a crystal red coral. Strange to say, this kingfisher seems to understand human nature, knowing that Lin Wushuang likes it, and when Lin Wushuang looks at it, it also looks sideways at Lin Wushuang. Lin Wushuang's childlike innocence suddenly arose, and she walked over to catch it. The bird flew out of the window, but stopped on the tree and yelled at her. Originally, birds would not fly out at night, Lin Wushuang felt strange, and said with a smile, "Did you come to make friends with me on purpose?" Then he chased him out. Lin Wushuang stepped lightly, walked under the tree, performed the lightness kung fu of "a crane soaring into the sky", and caught the kingfisher that was parked on the tree.The branch trembled, and the kingfisher was already frightened into flight by her. Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "Little bird, little bird, don't panic, don't be afraid, I just want to be with you." Strange to say, the little bird really seemed to understand her words, circled the tree three times, and slowly flew back to her head and circled. Lin Wushuang couldn't hold it, and was reluctant to knock it down with a stone, so he said with a smile, "If you like me, come down by yourself." This time the little bird didn't listen to her. It hovered over her head for a while, and then flew forward slowly. After flying for a while, it stopped on a pine tree in front of it. Lin Wushuang's childlike innocence was still there, he was so tickled by it, and said with a smile, "Let's see where you lead me to?" Unknowingly, it entered the depths of the dense forest, but the kingfisher did not know where it flew. Lin Wushuang suddenly remembered the scene of climbing trees and catching birds with his cousin when he was a child, and couldn't help laughing, thinking: "If my cousin saw it just now, would he laugh at me? Sigh! He just wants to be a man comparable to Mount Tai. Hero, how can you still remember these nonsense things when you were young?" The moonlight is hazy, the galaxy is dim, and the peaks of Mount Tai look more solemn at night.But for the solemn peaks, the soul seems to be "purifying".There is an indescribably beautiful feeling. Lin Wushuang thought: "Anyway, I won't be able to sleep when I go back, so why not sit here for a while longer." In the quiet night of the forest, Lin Wushuang was sitting under a tree meditating, and after an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard someone approaching. Lin Wushuang was startled by the sound of footsteps, and looked intently, only to see two figures walking past the valley over there. Although she only saw the back, she could already recognize one of them as her cousin. The other person was wearing black clothes and a felt hat with a wide brim, but Lin Wushuang didn't know who it was. The mountain wind was blowing towards her, and Lin Wushuang vaguely heard his cousin say: "After passing the col, there is a small road going down the mountain." The man said, "I know, Brother Mou, please go back." Mou Zongtao said: "I'll see you off again." Having said that, the two of them had already crossed the mountain depression, their backs were nowhere to be seen, and their voices could no longer be heard. Lin Wushuang was a little strange, and thought to himself: "Isn't this person a guest invited by my cousin? The day after tomorrow is the opening ceremony of our sect, why didn't he leave after this once-in-a-century event? It’s the right time to leave openly during the day, but why do you want to leave quietly in the middle of the night.” Lin Wushuang was puzzled, and suddenly remembered what Yu Chijiong had said to her, and shivered unknowingly. "Could it be that this guest is a shady secret envoy sent by that side?" Lin Wushuang suddenly remembered what Yu Chijiong said. He said that he once saw Mou Zongtao sent by Mou Zongtao at the home of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Emissary? "Then reciprocity, maybe, maybe..." Lin Wushuang didn't dare to think any further. After all, she still believed in her cousin. After staying for a while, she thought again: "No, no. My cousin is about to start a sect and make friends with heroes from all over the world. How can he communicate with the secret envoys of the Qing court in private? Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation? I'm guessing blindly!" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and tried to recall Mou Zongtao's benefits to her. Her heart was fluctuating, and for some reason, her thoughts suddenly turned to Meng Yuanchao: "Brother Meng is a very knowledgeable person, but unfortunately I dare not discuss this matter with him." She thought again: "Brother probably canceled my date with me tonight. I'd better go back to bed early and plan to invite Brother Meng to invite me to Yuhuangding to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning. Well, he must be here now." In the dream, did you expect me to be here to watch the night view of Mount Tai?" Lin Wushuang didn't guess right, she thought Meng Yuanchao was still in a dream, but she didn't know that Meng Yuanchao was also on this mountain at this time, and there was only a col between her and her. That night, Meng Yuanchao was also the same as Lin Wushuang: his thoughts were running wild, his mind was full of thoughts, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It was about three o'clock, when suddenly there seemed to be the sound of wind in the skirt of the clothes passing by the back of the tile.Meng Yuanchao was a great connoisseur in the Jianghu, and he knew that there were nocturnal people haunting him as soon as he heard it.I couldn't help being surprised, and my heart was horrified. “天下英雄在此聚会，难道竟有夜行人敢来窥探？但若是自己人的话，他又何必在这半夜三更的时分悄悄出来？” 时机稍纵即逝，孟元超无暇细思，立即披衣而起，跑出去追踪这夜行人。 月色朦胧，那条黑影向西北方奔去，转瞬间已是没入林中。 孟元超暗自思量：“倘若是侠义道的前辈高人给他发觉我在追踪，可是不好意思。”于是借物障形，蹑手蹑脚，跟着进去。 忽听得有人说道：“牟宗涛虽然不能尽如我们所愿，但他已是答应决计不会与我们为难的了。四海游龙这老头子明天上山，你可得好好演一出戏。” 这人说话的声音很轻，事实上他是在同伴的耳边私语的。只因孟元超练过伏地听声的本领，是以仍然能够每一个字都听见了。 “咦，这人的声音好熟，似乎是在哪里听见过的？”孟元超不禁大为诧异了。 另一个人低声说道，“石大人，你放心。我胸口的掌印未褪色呢，那老头儿一定相信我的。” 这人说话的声音很小，带有依重的蓟北乡音，“石”字和“叶”字很是相似的。 孟元超隐约听得“石大人”三字，心头一动，蓦地想了起来，“石大人？敢情就是那什么御林军的副统领石朝玑，怪不得我觉得他声音好熟？” 石朝玑就是孟元超在路上碰上的那个冒充药材商人的黑衣汉子，他颠倒是非，把尉迟炯说成是清廷的鹰爪，而自己则是与小金川的义军有过来往，因而受到鹰爪追踪的人。害得孟元超和尉迟炯打了一架。 御林军的副统领竟会混在天下英雄之中，来到泰山，参加盛会，而且还与这次盛会的主人牟宗涛有所密商。对孟元超来说，这当真是不敢想象的事了！ 因为他们说话的声音很小，孟元超仗着“伏地听声”的本领偷听，虽然听得见，但却不是十分清楚。是以孟元超也就不禁自己怀疑起来：当真是石朝玑么？ 孟元超心里想道：“这人说的不知是石大人还是叶大人？若然是我听错，我可不该乱起疑心！” 月色朦胧，密林深处，更为幽暗，孟元超想要揭开那人的庐山真相，只好冒险走近了一些。 不知是否那人发觉暗中有人，突然加快脚步跑了。孟元超正来到山坳高处，居高临下，隐约看得见那人的背影，果然像是那天晚上，他所见的那个黑衣汉子。而且装束也很相似，一样的黑色衣裳，一样是头上戴着顶阔边毡帽。 孟元超大惊之下，不顾一切就追下去。就在此时，忽觉微风飒然，另一个人已然袭到！ 孟元超反手一掌，那人功力似不及他，轻轻“哼”了一声，骂道：“好大胆的奸细！”身形一个盘旋，闪电般的一口气攻了六六三十六掌！ 掌法飘忽不定，掌力又是刚柔及济，忽如狂涛骤至，忽如柳絮轻扬。孟元超从未见过这套掌法，一时间竟然给他弄得眼花缭乱！ 孟元超使开雄浑的掌力，把他迫出一丈开外，看清楚了，不觉又是大吃一惊！ 原来这个人不是别人，正是孟元超在金逐流家中所见过的那个杨牧！ 当时孟元超是和六合帮的副舵主秦冲在客厅里说话，另一位副舵主李敦替金夫人送客，和这个杨牧从客厅外面的院子经过的。因此，他是见着了杨牧，杨牧却未曾见着他。 孟元超做梦也想不到会在此时此地见着云紫萝的丈夫，这霎那间不觉呆了。 杨牧趁此时机，猛扑过来，孟元超冷不及防，给他打了一掌，仗着内功深湛，虽然觉得很痛，却也没有受伤。但这一掌却把他打醒了。 孟元超连忙斜跃丈许，叫道：“住手，住手，你可是蓟州杨牧么？” 杨牧怔了一怔，喝道：“你是谁？” 孟元超瞿然一省，心里想道：“杨牧正在四处乱造谣言，说我拐带了他妻子，我若表明身份，只怕更是难缠！” 杨牧一怔之后，也是突然省起，心里想道：“我和石朝玑的说话，恐怕已给这厮偷听去了。管他是谁，杀之灭口可也！” 孟元超想道：“我若伤了他，可是对紫萝不住。”可是杨牧又不给他以解释的机会，攻得越来越紧。孟元超不敢伤他，只有招架的份儿。一口气都几乎透不过来，当然更不能够从容说话了。 林无双在幽林里独自徘徊，心乱如麻，正想回去睡觉，忽听得树叶沙沙作响，出现了一个人。林无双吃了一惊，叫道：“表哥，是你！” 牟宗涛也好像吃了一惊，同时叫道：“无双表妹，原来是你！” 月色朦胧之下，牟宗涛的面色显得似乎分外铁青，两道冷冷的目光盯着林无双。不知怎的，林无双忽然觉得表哥有点可怕！ 牟宗涛定了定神，道：“无双，你为什么不睡觉，却在半夜三更，一个人跑到这林子里来？” 林无双本来想说：“你为什么也是半夜三更出来送客？”可是这霎那间，她突然觉得表哥很是陌生，很是可怕，这话终于咽了下去，没说出来。 “你不是说来找我的吗？我等不见你，睡不着觉，出来走走。嗯，泰山的夜色，可是比白天还美呢！”林无双不惯作伪，说话的声音，不觉也有些颤抖。 幸亏牟宗涛没有觉察，笑道：“你还是小时候的脾气，喜欢黑夜里一个人静静的坐着，也不知在想些什么？” 林无双涩声说道：“小时候的事情你还记得？” 牟宗涛似乎忽地想起一事，说道：“咱们先别谈小时候的事情。你刚才说什么，说是一直等不着我，是么？”