Chapter 4 The Fourth Big Dipper Array

On September 14th, in the early morning, Li Yanbei walked out of his tenth mansion out of thirty mansions, and strode along the foggy street.Although his strides are still long, they seem to be very heavy. Although his waist is still straight, there is a look of tiredness in his eyes. He didn't sleep at all last night. For eleven years, whenever he walked along the same route at dawn, he was always followed by a large group of people.But today there was none, not even a single person. The sun has not yet risen, and autumn frost is condensing on the leaves. Today is colder than yesterday, and there may be snowflakes falling at any time.

Winter in the northern country always comes very early, especially for Li Yanbei, for him, winter has already come, and it has already arrived in his heart. The morning mist was misty, and there was a person on the other side walking along the side of the road with big strides. Before Li Yanbei could see his face clearly, he had already seen a pair of shining eyes: "Lu Xiaofeng?" "It's me." Lu Xiaofeng has already stopped under a dead tree, waiting for him: "If someone can walk outside every morning, he will live a longer life." He is smiling, but the smile is not unhappy.

Li Yanbei said: "Have you been walking outside for a long time?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "It seems like half an hour has passed!" Li Yanbei said: "Why don't you go in?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled again, more forcefully: "I'm afraid!" Li Yanbei looked at him in surprise: "Are you afraid? Are you afraid sometimes?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I have, and often have." Li Yanbei said: "What are you afraid of?" He didn't wait for Lu Xiaofeng to answer, he continued: "You dare not see Ouyang Qing?" Lu Xiaofeng nodded silently.

Li Yanbei patted him on the shoulder: "She is still alive, it seems that her poison is not as serious as it looks!" Lu Xiaofeng let out a long breath, and suddenly asked: "Are you alone today?" Li Yanbei nodded, his eyes looked more tired, and he said slowly: "Today everyone has their own things to do!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Then you shouldn't have come out either!" Li Yanbei smiled, but the smile was not cheerful either. Lu Xiaofeng said: "After what happened yesterday, you should be more careful today." Li Yanbei was silent, and walked side by side with Lu Xiaofeng. After walking for a while, he suddenly said: "For the past eleven years, I have walked in this area every morning, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, no matter the weather Rain or shine, I never stopped!"

This area belonged to him, and he walked on these ancient and wide streets with pride and satisfaction in his heart, just like a general inspecting his soldiers, or an emperor inspecting his own land. Lu Xiaofeng understood his feeling: "If I were you, I would most likely walk like this every day!" Li Yanbei said: "You will definitely!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's just that I will make an exception today!" Li Yanbei said: "You will never." Lu Xiaofeng said: "But today..." Li Yanbei said: "Especially today, there is no exception."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why?" Li Yanbei hesitated, looking at the old and elegant shops on both sides of the street, his eyes seemed to be full of sadness and nostalgia, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Because today is my last time." "The last time?" Lu Xiaofeng looked at him in surprise: "Why is it the last time?" Li Yanbei didn't answer this question directly, and remained silent for a long time, before suddenly asking, "Have you seen my son?" Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, he hadn't seen it before, and he didn't understand why Li Yanbei suddenly asked about it.

"I have nineteen sons, the youngest is only two years old." Li Yanbei continued slowly: "They are all my own, the blood of my blood, the flesh of my flesh." Lu Xiaofeng was listening, waiting for him to speak. Li Yanbei said: "I am fifty this year, although I look very strong on the outside, I am actually an old man." Lu Xiaofeng forced a smile, and said: "You are not old, some people say that a man's life really begins after he reaches fifty." "But I can't afford to lose." Li Yanbei also wanted to force a smile, but couldn't: "Because I can't watch my children starve and suffer."

Lu Xiaofeng finally fully understood what he meant: "Could it be that you have sold this land to someone else?" Li Yanbei lowered his head and said sadly: "I didn't want to do this at first, but the conditions they gave me are really too generous." Lu Xiaofeng said: "What condition?" Li Yanbei said: "Not only are they willing to admit the bet I made with Du Tongxuan, they are willing to settle this matter for me, and they also promise to send my whole family to Jiangnan safely." He finally smiled, but his smile was very sad: "I know Jiangnan is a good place. Every spring, warblers fly and grass grows, peaches are red and willows are green. If children can grow up there, they will never look like me in the future." Such an old man."

Lu Xiaofeng looked at him, couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and said, "You are indeed a rough man." Li Yanbei smiled wryly: "You don't have children yourself, maybe you don't understand how a person feels after becoming a father." Lu Xiaofeng said: "I understand." Li Yanbei said: "Since you understand, you should know why I did such a thing." Lu Xiaofeng said: "I know." Li Yanbei said: "If Ximen Chuuxue loses this battle, I will immediately have nowhere to go." Lu Xiaofeng also knew that no matter who has nineteen sons, there are really not many paths he can walk.

Li Yanbei said: "After I met Ye Gucheng yesterday; I knew that I had no chance of winning." Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's not that you don't have it, it's Ximen Chuuxue." Li Yanbei said: "But if he loses, I will lose even worse than him." Lu Xiaofeng said: "I understand." Li Yanbei said: "Then you shouldn't blame me." "I don't blame you." Lu Xiaofeng said, "I just feel sorry for you." "It's a pity? What's the pity?" Lu Xiaofeng didn't answer this question directly, but instead asked: "Who did you give this land to?"

Li Yanbei said: "Give it to Gu Qingfeng." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Who is Gu Qingfeng?" Li Yanbei said: "He is a Taoist priest." Lu Xiaofeng was stunned and said, "Taoist?" Li Yanbei said: "There are also many kinds of Taoists." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Which type is he?" Li Yanbei said: "It's the kind that has both money and power." He then explained: "There are two schools of Taoism, the North and the South. Lord." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Is he the Lord of the White Cloud Temple?" Li Yanbei nodded, and said: "Baiyun Temple is just outside the city, and many famous officials and officials in the dynasty are frequent visitors of Baiyun Temple Lord, and some even have worshiped under his sect." Lu Xiaofeng sneered and said, "So even though he looks like a Taoist priest, he is actually a local tyrant and bully here?" Li Yanbei smiled bitterly: "If he is not such a person, why would he ask me to give up the territory to him?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Is this matter irreversible?" Li Yanbei said: "I have accepted his conditions, and I have also transferred all the properties under my name to him." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Your disciples, could it be that he bought all of them?" Li Yanbei said: "The one who really controls this area is not me, but my gang." Lu Xiaofeng said: "You are no longer the leader of the gang?" Li Yanbei sighed and said: "Now the gang leader of this gang is also him. I have handed over the Dragon Banner Token Talisman I received from the previous gang leader ten years ago to him in front of witnesses." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Who found the witness?" Li Yanbei said: "Although he was the one who found him, he is also a senior in the world that I have always respected." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Who is it?" Li Yanbei said: "One is Mu Taoist from Wudang, one is Gusong Layman from Huangshan, and the other is an honest monk." Lu Xiaofeng was stunned.He stopped in surprise, and even his face seemed to have changed: "No wonder I couldn't find them. After I left, they came instead." Li Yanbei said: "I didn't mention you in front of them." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Since they are the witnesses, there is indeed no room for redemption in this matter." Li Yanbei said: "I didn't want to redeem it at first, this was my own decision." He looked at Lu Xiaofeng's expression, and said: "But you seem to have something to say." Lu Xiaofeng was silent, finally nodded slowly, and said: "I do have something to warn you." Li Yanbei said: "What's the matter?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Jiangnan is not only a good place, but also a den of beauties. When you get there, you'd better be honest." He smiled, and continued: "There are only thirty days in a month, if you marry thirty more wives , It would be strange not to break the head." Li Yanbei also smiled, patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't need you to tell me, I will also keep all the beauties there for you." Lu Xiaofeng laughed loudly and said, "Then I will definitely look for you soon, lest you change your mind." He didn't say anything about Ye Gucheng, he wanted to say it several times, but he held back.Li Yanbei is his friend.My friend is leaving, why not let him go with a smile?When you can make your friends laugh, never make them angry or uncomfortable—this is Lu Xiaofeng's principle.But he must distinguish who is the enemy and who is the friend. "When are you going to leave?" He asked suddenly. "Perhaps we have to pass tomorrow." Facing this ancient and friendly city, Li Yanbei's eyes could not help revealing an indescribable nostalgia and sadness: "Although I am already an outsider, I still want to know The result of this battle." Lu Xiaofeng nodded slowly, he also understood Li Yanbei's mood at this time. "I might not see you off when you leave, but if you come again, no matter how windy or rainy it is, I will definitely pick you up." He forced a smile: "I never like to see you off. "Parting is always sad, although he despised life and death, he valued parting. "I understand." Li Yanbei forced a smile on his face: "I will leave this time, although I will never come back again, but if you arrive in Jiangnan, I will definitely pick you up." Lu Xiaofeng didn't say anything more, walked with him for a while, and suddenly asked: "Mu Taoist and the others, did they walk with Gu Qingfeng?" "yes." "Where do you think they're going?" "Baiyun Temple." Li Yanbei said: "The vegetarian food and wine in Baiyun Temple have always been very famous." The Baiyun Temple seems to be in the white clouds, resplendent and majestic, the fog has not cleared, looking from a distance, this Taoist temple is indeed like a palace in the sky among the white clouds.The black lacquered gate with a brass animal ring was opened, but no one could be seen. There was a faint sound of chanting sutras in the morning wind, and the Taoist was obviously having morning class. But there was no one in the hall, a few yellow leaves that had just fallen were dancing in the wind in the courtyard. Lu Xiaofeng walked through the courtyard, walked through the cigarette-filled hall, and walked out through a narrow door at the back, suddenly found a Taoist in green clothes and yellow crown, standing under the plane tree, looking at him coldly.The plane trees have no fallen leaves, but the autumn colors in the backyard are more intense. Lu Xiaofeng tentatively asked: "Is the real Gu Qingfeng here?" The Taoist didn't answer, his bright eyes gleamed coldly like blades in the white mist.A gust of wind blew by, and Lu Xiaofeng suddenly noticed that he was carrying a long sword with a black sheath on his back. "Could it be that the Daoist is Gu Zhenren?" The Taoist still didn't speak, and his face was completely expressionless. Lu Xiaofeng smiled and murmured: "So this old man is deaf, I asked the wrong person." The Taoist was not deaf, and suddenly sneered, "You didn't ask the wrong person, but you came to the wrong place." "Isn't this the Baiyun Temple?" "yes." "Why can't you come to the White Cloud Temple?" The Taoist said coldly: "Everyone else can come, only you can't." Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help asking: "Do you know who I am?" The Taoist sneered, and suddenly turned around, the bark of the sycamore tree had been peeled off, and there were eight words written in cinnabar on it: "Xiaofeng flew here and died under the tree." Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "You really know who I am!" The Taoist said coldly: "Fengbi sycamore tree, this sycamore tree is your burial place." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly asked again: "Have you seen me?" The Taoist said: "No." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Do we have old grudges?" The Taoist said: "No." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Any new enmity?" The Taoist said: "No." Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "Since we are strangers to each other and have no new or old hatred, why do you want my life?" Taoist said: "Because you are Lu Xiaofeng." Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "This reason seems to be enough." Taoist said: "Enough." He turned his hand and the long sword was out of its sheath. "Good sword!" The light of the sword was like a pool of autumn water.The Taoist flicks the sword with his fingers, and the sword makes a dragon chant.Amidst the dragon chant, six Taoist priests with yellow crowns in the same costume as him suddenly appeared on all sides.Six people, six swords, all of which are also long swords with green fronts made of refined steel. The yellow spikes on the hilt of the sword fluttered in the wind, and they suddenly shot at the same time. It was the Northern School of Taoism, the untold secret of the Quanzhen School, the Big Dipper Array.The Taoist with a face like a dead tree is obviously the hub for launching the sword array. His swordsmanship is exquisite and flowing. Although he can't compare with peerless swordsmen like Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue, his sword moves lightly and his intention is to put the sword first. He is already a first-class master in the Jianghu. What's more, the structure of the Big Dipper array is precise, the coordination is perfect, the seven swords seem to have the power of seventy swords, Lu Xiaofeng seems to have no chance to fight back.The sword light is like a net, he is like a big fish that has fallen into the net, flying and jumping in the net, but still can't escape the net. The sword net has become tighter and tighter. Lu Xiaofeng sighed suddenly, and said: "The sword is a good sword, and the swordsmanship is also good swordsmanship, it's a pity that you people are wrong." No one asked him "what's wrong?" Even if someone wanted to ask, it was too late, at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng made a sudden move, he turned around, and the palm of his hand had already supported the right elbow of the Taoist in Tsing Yi , take it lightly. Then, there was the sound of gold and iron colliding, the seven long swords collided with each other, sparks splashed everywhere, Lu Xiaofeng's men slid out like fish, they were no longer fish trapped in a net. At this moment, a sneer was suddenly heard, and a cold light flew over like a rainbow.The speed and power of this sword are far above Taoist Huangguan.As soon as Lu Xiaofeng got out of the sword array, the sword light had already reached an inch in front of his throat. Senhan's sword energy has penetrated into the pores of his skin.Lu Xiaofeng laughed instead, and suddenly stretched out two fingers to pinch it! Before the other party could hear his laughter, the sword had already been caught by him, and his strike was far faster than the sound. The sword energy had disappeared, Lu Xiaofeng clamped the edge of the sword with two fingers, smiled, and looked at the person in front of him - a middle-aged man in brocade clothes, white face and slight beard, this person was also looking at him in surprise. No one believed that such a quick shot really existed in the world, and this person obviously didn't believe it either.He is confident that his swordsmanship is so high that he is no longer inferior to people like Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue, and he is confident that the attack just now will never fail, and now he realizes that he was wrong. At this moment, under the eaves behind the phoenix tree, a loud laughter suddenly came from a person, saying: "I have said long ago that Ye Gucheng's 'Flying Immortal' and Lu Xiaofeng's 'Spiritual Finger' are both It is a peerless martial art, you should believe it now, right?" Another person sighed: "We have finally opened our eyes, admiration!" The middle-aged man in brocade clothes suddenly sighed, and said: "Lu Xiaofeng really deserves to be Lu Xiaofeng." The one who stroked his beard and laughed loudly was Taoist Mu, and the one who smiled and sighed must be Gu Qingfeng, the master of Baiyun Temple.Some people seem to always have a smile on their face, Gu Qingfeng is this kind of person, he was originally a well-groomed and personable person, his smile makes him look more gentle and kind. He walked over with a smile, brushed off the cinnabar on the phoenix tree with a wave of his sleeve, and said, "Master Lu must have realized by now that this is just..." Lu Xiaofeng continued for him: "It's just a joke." Gu Qingfeng looked very surprised: "You know?" Lu Xiaofeng nodded: "Because many people have played this kind of joke on me." Gu Qingfeng showed apology in his eyes: "Of course this joke is not very good." "Not too good, not too bad." Lu Xiaofeng said, "At least every time someone jokes with me like this, I feel lucky." "why?" Lu Xiaofeng said lightly: "If my luck is not good, this joke would not be a joke." He gently put down the sword edge in his hand, as if he was afraid that the sword edge would cut his fingers: "If a person's throat is pierced with a big hole, at least he himself will never think it is a joke." The middle-aged man in brocade clothes also smiled, and his smile was apologetic: "I didn't want to make such a joke, but they all assured me that there is no one in the world who can pierce Lu Xiaofeng's throat with a single sword." , so I just..." Lu Xiaofeng interrupted him again, and spoke for him: "You can't help but want to try?" The middle-aged man in brocade clothes said with a smile: "They also promised me that you will never be angry." Lu Xiaofeng also smiled, and said: "Even if I wanted to be angry, I wouldn't dare to be angry in front of the master guards in the palace." The man looked surprised: "You recognize me?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Except for the 'Excalibur of Wealth' Yin Xian, who else can make that move 'Jade Girl Shuttle'?" Taoist Mu laughed again: "Did I already say that this person not only has good hands, but also has good eyesight." Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows it.There are four masters in the palace, but not many people have actually seen these four people. "Your eyesight is really good." Yin Xian laughed loudly and patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder: "I haven't been in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, I didn't expect you to recognize me." Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "There are not many people who can use the move of 'Jade Girl Shuttle', but there is only one person in the world who can make this move so superb." He had a good impression of this man. In his imagination, all masters must have their eyes on the top of their heads.The man was at least nice and had a pleasant smile.So Lu Xiaofeng also hoped to make him feel happier. Sure enough, Yin Xian's eyes were shining, and suddenly he held Lu Xiaofeng's hand tightly, and said, "Are you telling the truth?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I never lie." Yin Xian said: "Then you must tell me, how does my move 'Jade Girl Shuttle' compare to Ye Gucheng's 'Flying Immortal Outside the Sky'?" Lu Xiaofeng sighed, the truth is not pleasant: "You must tell me?" Yin Xian said: "I know you also took his move 'Flying Immortals from Beyond the Sky', so you are the only one in the world who is qualified to comment on our superiority or inferiority." Lu Xiaofeng murmured, and said: "When I took his move, there was a wall behind me, so I didn't have any worries at all. When I took your move, there were seven swords behind me." The light in Yin Xian's eyes dimmed, and he said, "That's why I can't compare to him." Lu Xiaofeng said: "You are indeed inferior to him!" Yin Xian also sighed, and said: "Now I have finally seen your 'Consonant Finger', but his 'Flying Immortal'..." Gu Qingfeng smiled suddenly, and said: "You will see his 'Flying Immortal Outside the Sky' soon." Yin Xian said: "I must be able to see it?" Gu Qingfeng said: "Definitely." Yin Xian's eyes were shining again, and said: "Tomorrow is the night of the full moon!" Gu Qingfeng said: "The top of the purple gold is the top of the forbidden!" He smiled, and said: "So even if others can't see it, you can definitely see it." Yin Xian clenched the sword in his hand, and murmured: "The top of the Forbidden City, they dare to choose such a place... They are so brave!" Gu Qingfeng said: "If you don't have amazing skills, how can you have amazing courage?" Yin Xian was silent, and suddenly said: "You shouldn't have told me about this." Gu Qingfeng said: "Why?" Yin Xian said: "Don't forget that I am Ouchi's bodyguard, how can I let them trespass the forbidden area?" Gu Qingfeng said: "You can make an exception once." Yin Xian said, "Why make an exception?" Gu Qingfeng said: "Because I know you must want to see his peerless 'Flying Immortal Outside the Sky'!" Yin Xian sighed again, and smiled wryly, "The biggest problem with you is that you know too much." Lu Xiaofeng also sighed, and said, "It's indeed too much." Gu Qingfeng said: "You never thought I would know about this?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "This was originally a secret." Gu Qingfeng smiled and said: "Now this is no longer a secret. In the capital, there are no secrets at all." Lu Xiaofeng said: "So you already knew I would come?" Gu Qingfeng said: "You are Li Yanbei's friend, if it weren't for you, he would have died in the hands of Du Tongxuan!" Taoist Mu suddenly said: "We were looking for you, but unexpectedly we became their witness." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Where is the honest monk?" Mu Taoist said: "I dragged him away, I know you were looking for him." Gu Qingfeng said: "It's a pity that I was still late, and I didn't taste the burning sheep's head that Thirteenth Aunt personally made for you!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Monks also eat sheep's heads?" Gu Qingfeng smiled and said, "How can a monk who doesn't eat sheep's head spend 1.95 million taels to buy Li Yanbei's bet?" Lu Xiaofeng stared at him and said, "Are you sure that you won't lose?" Gu Qingfeng said lightly: "If there is a bet that loses or loses, are you willing to buy it?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "No." Gu Qingfeng said: "If you have already bought it, aren't you somewhat sure?" Lu Xiaofeng laughed again, and said: "It seems that you are the same as me, and you will not lie." Gu Qingfeng said: "How can a monk tell a lie?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's a pity that if someone asks you to tell the truth, it doesn't seem easy." Gu Qingfeng smiled and said: "The monks are used to playing Jifeng, so they are false and true, not true and false, true and false, not true and not false." Yin Xianhu patted Lu Xiaofeng's shoulder again, and said with a smile: "Actually, you should also learn from him. You should play tricks occasionally, and you might as well tell a few lies." Lu Xiaofeng sighed: "It's a pity that when I tell a lie, I get cramps and fart." Yin Xian looked at him in surprise and said, "Really?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Fake!" There was actually a whole room of people sitting in the meditation room, all of them sitting there respectfully, like a group of well-behaved children sitting in a school waiting for school to be over. Of course they are not children, and they are not well-behaved either. Lu Xiaofeng has seen them, every one of them—these people used to follow Li Yanbei for half an hour every morning, since "Golden Sword" Feng Kun was thrown into the glacier, no one dared to They were absent once, but from today onwards, they no longer have to leave. ——Are you alone today? ——Everyone else has their own business today. It turned out that this was their own business. Lu Xiaofeng looked at them, suddenly smiled, and said: "Although sitting is more comfortable than walking, but the stomach will protrude soon after sitting, a big stomach may not be a blessing." Everyone bowed their heads, and one had the lowest. "Garer Zhao" Zhao Zheng me. Seeing him, Lu Xiaofeng immediately thought of the white horse, the dead man on the horse's back, and that youthful Yan Renying. "How did people die? Where did horses come from?" Lu Xiaofeng wanted to ask, but he couldn't. The time and place were wrong. If it was someone else, he would just pretend not to see it, but Lu Xiaofeng is not someone else. Gu Qingfeng was serving wine, when Lu Xiaofeng rushed over suddenly, grabbed Ganer Zhao's lapel, and said sharply: "It's you, I finally found you today, where do you want to escape?" Everyone's complexion changed, no one knew what was going on, the one who changed the most, of course, was Gan'er Zhao, he himself didn't know what was going on. Gu Qingfeng wanted to come over to persuade him, and Taoist Mu also wanted to come over to persuade him, but Lu Xiaofeng's face was ashen, and he said coldly: "I want to settle an old debt with this person today, I have to settle the old debt, after I finish the calculation, I will come to accompany everyone Drinking, if anyone wants to stop me..." He did not continue, and there is no need to continue, no one is willing to offend Lu Xiaofeng for Zhao Er. In front of so many people, he actually pulled Gan'er Zhao out the door, out of Baiyun Temple, and into a forest. The sun is up, high up, and today is another fine day.The woods were still gloomy, and the sunlight leaked through the leaves, shining on Gan'er Zhao's face. His face was already pale with fright, and he murmured, "What's the matter? What old quarrel do I have with Daxia Lu?" "It's nothing." Lu Xiaofeng let go of his hand suddenly, and said with a smile, "There is no old account, nothing." Gan'er Zhao was stunned, but blood color finally appeared on his face: "Could it be that this is just a joke?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "This joke is not good, it is even worse than the joke with them just now." Gan'er Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, and said with an apologetic smile, "Even though it's not a good joke, it's better than not being a joke." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly lowered his face again, and said coldly: "It's just that a joke sometimes becomes a joke." Gan'er Zhao wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and said: "If I have found out the news for Daxia Lu, will it still change?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled: "No, absolutely not!"