Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

Ruan Wei hired a fast boat and searched with Ling Qixin on both sides of the Yangtze River for a day, but they couldn't find the woman in red, but he still didn't give up and hoped it would happen. The two boatmen he hired at a high price also advised him that it was really impossible to find a woman who threw herself into the Yangtze River. On the second day, Ruan Wei hired two other best boatmen in Sichuan, and wanted to go to the Yangtze River to search again, Ling Qixin persuaded: "Brother Wei, you don't want to go today, the elder brother will go find it alone."

Ruan Weijian wanted to find it by himself, and sighed: "If you can't find her, I swear you won't leave here!" Ling Qixin had good intentions, and thought to himself: Even if he finds it today, he will surely die if he is soaked in the river for a day and a night, if he is taught to see the body, then he will be so sad! Ling Qixin couldn't persuade him, so he had to accompany him to the river bank. The hired boatmen were already waiting for him. Seeing the two of them coming, one boatman stepped forward and said, "It's windy today, and the river is swirling everywhere. Guest officer You can’t go out of the river today!”

Ruan Wei changed his face and said: "What? Didn't you say yes when you took the money last night?" Zhouzi said with a bitter face: "Who knows that the weather has changed today, whoever dares to go down the river in this weather like Ge Laozi's will be a bastard!" "Go to the river today, add one hundred taels of silver!" One hundred silver is a big number, the boatman drooled and hesitated, another boatman came with a cloth bag and said loudly: "Old Wang, you want to risk your life, I won't accompany you." He handed the cloth bag to Ruan Wei and said:

"Just before the guest officer came, a woman in red asked me to give the cloth bag to the guest officer and asked the guest officer to reward me with fifty taels of silver." Ruan Weixi stretched out his hand to take it, but Zhouzi withdrew his hand and said: "Where is the reward for silver?" Ruan Wei said to Ling Qixin: "Give him fifty taels of silver." Taking the bag and opening it, it turned out to be the expected wooden box, and secretly opened it, Ling Qixin said softly: "It's the two hundred thousand jewels!" Ruan Wei hurriedly asked:

"Where did the woman in red go!" Zhouzi stretched out his hand and said, "Fifty taels of silver!" Ling Qixin was furious and said angrily: "What do you want fifty taels for?" Zhouzi laughed and said: "When the woman in red went there, she said that if someone asked her where she was going, she would be sure to pay fifty taels. If there is no money, I will not say anything." Ruan Wei smiled and said, "Give him another fifty taels!" Zhouzi took the silver and said: "The woman in red said, no one should try to find her, she will meet whoever she wants to see, and if she is in a hurry, she will turn her face against her..."

Ruan Wei anxiously said, "What is she talking about!" Zhouzi said, "No!" After finishing talking and collecting the money, he said to the previous boatman: "Old Wang, let's go!" The two of them ignored the light boat and left in a hurry, Ling Qixin sighed: "For a little money, I don't even need a boat!" Ruan Wei couldn't figure out why she made things difficult for him, where did she offend her, so that she didn't want to see him again?After thinking about it left and right, I don't know why, and secretly decided to find her in Sichuan, and ask her to understand!

They sent 200,000 jewels to the owner of Fengdu City and got a receipt, Ruan Wei handed the receipt to Ling Qixin and said: "Brother, send this note back to the bodyguard master!" Ling Qixin said: "What about you, brother Wei?" Ruan Wei sighed: "I must find that woman in red here!" Ling Qixin knew that Ruan Wei had deep feelings for the woman in red, so he didn't try to persuade him, and said sadly: "When will we see Brother Wei again?" Ruan Wei said: "After finding her and explaining everything, I will definitely return to the North and South Escorts. My eldest brother will explain to the Escort Master that I have some unavoidable difficulties!"

Ling Qixin nodded, and after a few words of blessing, he said goodbye to him, and rode back to Luoyang, so as not to worry about Uncle Ding waiting for him! When Ruan Wei learned that the woman in red did not drown in the river, he felt at ease, so he rode "White-hoofed Crow" and walked casually, trying to find her in the vast Sichuan. The mountains and rivers in Sichuan are majestic and beautiful at the same time, Ruan Wei searched for all the mountains and rivers, thinking that they could only be found in these places, and definitely not in the downtown area. Today I went to Leshan City.Speaking of Leshan City being flooded repeatedly in the Tang Dynasty, the reason was that the Mang River, one of Sichuan’s rivers, twists and turns from Chengdu to the east and joins the Dadu River in Leshan. During spring flooding, the amount of water increases greatly, especially at the confluence, where the waves are rolling. Not only is it dangerous to sail alone, but it is often flooded.

The city of Leshan, where the Mang River and the Dadu River converge, has been submerged many times and has become a swamped country. In the early years of the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a Buddhist monk, Shamen Haitong, who looked at the high mountain at Shuangjiang Tailiu opposite Leshan, and used the entire cliff to carve a huge statue of Shiji Muni. Zhang, the top is ten feet wide, and the eyes are two feet wide.On the top of the Buddha's head, there can be two tables of banquets. It is the largest sitting Buddha statue in the world. It took more than 90 years for the Buddha to be completed.

The wonderful function of this Buddha can buffer the water potential. When the spring floods, the river rushes into the recess under the Buddha seat, and then flows back out. This greatly reduces the impact of the flood, which is not only beneficial for boats, but also relieves the flood. Threat to Leshan City. The residents of Leshan City feel the grace of Zen Master Haitong, and every family offers his statue and worships him every day. Legend has it that Zen Master Haitong has been portrayed as a figure like a fairy and Buddha. It was already noon, Ruan Wei felt hungry, so he walked to a restaurant, wanting to have a full meal, but saw that the restaurant was called "Wangxianlou", with a large facade, many drinkers, and a thriving business.

Ruan Wei walked into the restaurant, but no one came to greet him, but the downstairs was full of guests, so the waiter couldn't come to greet him. After a long while, I saw a guy hurried forward and said: "Is the guest officer a friend of Grandpa Song? Please go upstairs!" He didn't wait for Ruan Wei to answer, he took Ruan Wei upstairs, Ruan Wei was very hungry, he didn't care who the guy thought he was, he found a seat, he satiated first and then talked. Go upstairs and see, upstairs is quiet, there are thirteen tables of tableware, but there is no diner, Ruan Wei feels strange, just about to ask questions, the waiter has hurried downstairs to take care of other diners . Ruan Wei just sat down on a seat at the entrance of the stairs, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see the waiter bring food, and was about to call out, "Puff", "Puff"... three big men of the same color walked up, and one of them shouted road: "What? Didn't you come?" Another big man said: "Third, let's go over there and wait!" The three of them found a seat at the window, and after they were seated, they talked a lot. When Ruan Wei heard that they were all talking about the Escort Bureau, he thought to himself: These three people are the masters of that Escort Bureau? After a while, "Chang", "Cai" and "Cai" walked up to five middle-aged men in the same clothes, with handsome eyebrows, obviously from a family. After the five went upstairs, they took a look and surrounded Sit down at a table and talk in a low voice. But in the second quarter, eleven groups of well-dressed men came one after another, and immediately filled the thirteen tables with eleven tables. Ruan Wei sat at one table by himself, but only one table was left empty. . There may be three or five of the eleven tables, and there are only eleven people at the most, and Ruan Wei is the only one sitting at the table. It looks very dazzling, so the other tables stare at him frequently, making Ruan Wei uncomfortable. For a moment, the two laughed and walked up. On the left was a tall and mighty man with a mustache, and on the right was a skinny white-faced man like a bamboo pole. The laughing bearded man looked back and said loudly: "Have all the lords of the Twelve Routes come together? The escorts of the Siying Escorts suggest that just in case, this is Song Mingjin, the "rib bone fairy" of Leshan City." All the heroes stood up, and Ruan Wei stood up inexplicably, but he heard them say: "Thank you, Mr. Song, for your hospitality!" Ruan Wei secretly said: "It turns out that this upstairs is occupied by Mr. Song, and all heroes from all walks of life are entertained. It seems that they are all bodyguards. For some reason, they all gather here!" After everyone was seated, the food and drinks were immediately served. Ruan Wei was extremely hungry and started to eat with his chopsticks. Zhang Wan frowned when he saw it. He looked at it for a while, continued to eat disapprovingly, and secretly said: "After I finish eating, I will pay the bill and leave. I don't eat your food for nothing!" "Sparse Rib Fairy" Song Mingjin stood up holding the wine and said: "Song has a toast to everyone." Immediately, the cups and cups were mixed, and after Song Mingjin finished his work, he said again: "Please use! Please use!" Then the group of heroes began to eat, Ruan Wei thought that he was not one of the guests, nor did he come to eat for nothing, he just ate with his head covered, so he could pay the bill and go away after eating, but Zhang Wan, who was watching from the side, The anger rose at the first glance, but it was not easy to flare up. Among the heroes, one stood up and said: "Brother Huang Wenkai of the Longmen Escort Bureau was invited here by the "Invincible Three Punches" Zhang Wanzhang, and there is no need to hide it now. Let's talk about the missing bodyguard!" This Huang Wenkai has a long face and a fat body, short in appearance, not surprising, but he is actually Huang Wenkai, the leader of the Longmen Escort Agency in Jinling, the "Breakdown Sword". Zhang Wan raised his fist together and said: "I invite you here to find out that you are all lost at the edge of the river. Unfortunately, we also lost 300,000 heavy darts last month. Immediately, the voice of questioning suddenly rose, and all the tables were chattering, saying: "What does the robber look like?" "Who is that robber?" Zhang Wan said: "Everyone missed a dart in the hands of a masked woman in red!" All the tables responded in unison: "Exactly..." Zhang Wan said: "That's right, everyone has a hearty meal, and then go to the Leshan Giant Buddha to look for that girl!" Huang Wen said: "Master Zhang, is it true that the woman in red is living in seclusion in the Leshan Great Buddha Temple?" Zhang Wanyi stroked his mustache and said: "It's wrong for this girl to dare to commit crimes in the middle of Sichuan. I don't want to dare to rob our bureau's money. In this way, wouldn't it mean that our bureau's job will be ruined and our bureau will be called to death?" Can no longer throw heavy darts..." It turns out that this Siying Escort Agency is the number one Escort Agency in Sichuan, the bodyguard master's martial arts are not very high, but he doesn't know where he learned the three punches, he is invincible and has never been defeated. Zhang Wanyi sighed, and said again: "Our Bureau has not done any business this month, and put all our efforts into finding this girl in the Great Buddha Temple in Leshan City in the middle of the month. It must be right." Huang Wen said: "If that's the case, everyone should discuss how to deal with the enemy!" The owner "Sparse Rib Fairy" Song Mingjin who had never participated in the comments said suddenly: "From Song's point of view, this matter is not appropriate..." Everyone said in unison: "Why is it not appropriate?" Song Mingjin said: "Do you know the taboos in Leshan City?" Zhang Wan said: "What taboo?" Song Mingjin said: "Isn't it better that Zhang's bodyguard is a native of Shuzhong, as if no one has ever been to the Buddhist Temple in Leshan?" Huang Wen said: "What if no one goes up, with each of us's skill, are we afraid that we won't be able to climb up that great temple?" "Sparse Rib Immortal" Song Mingjin said with a smile: "That's not what Song meant..." Then he said seriously: "At that time, Zen Master Haitong of Shamen built the Buddha for more than 90 years. He lived on the top of Leshan, and no one went up to visit him. Until the completion of the Great Buddha Temple, Zen Master Haitong did not know where he ended up. Some people said: He died there, and others said: He attained the Tao. Become a Buddha, ascend to heaven... "There are so many legends that there is no consensus, but everyone is in awe of Zen Master Haitong's amazing achievements, and no one dares to go out to prove it. It has been passed down to this day, and it has become a custom. If anyone dares to climb that mountain, it is a blasphemy. Don't let him..." Huang Wen sneered and said, "Is Mr. Song a native of Leshan City?" Song Mingjin said awkwardly: "Song grew up here since childhood..." Huang Wen said: "In this way, Grandpa Song won't let us either!" A big man stood up and shouted: "Grandpa Song intends to gather us here to catch us all..." A big man next to him said: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense!" The big man was not convinced and said: "What nonsense, this man surnamed Song found out that we were going to Leshan to find the woman in red, so he pretended to entertain us. Since Leshan City does not allow mountain climbers, maybe he will be told to go down in the wine." drugged..." As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, and secretly lucked out. They were really afraid that there would be drugs in the wine. Ruan Wei looked at the big man who spoke straightforwardly, and saw that he was one of the first three people who went up to the building and sat by the window. bit. "Invincible Three Punches" Zhang Wan said: ""Flower Gun" Wang Si married Brother Wang too much, I guarantee that Mr. Song is not that kind of person..." Song Mingjin snatched up and said: "How dare Song Mou murder everyone, Song Mou learned that heroes from all walks of life gathered in our place, and it was too late to entertain, so there is a reason to offend, besides, Song Mou intends to murder everyone, will Guard Master Zhang agree?" Do you know?" "Hua Qiang" Wang Sijiao is a reckless big man, seeing that Pai Gu Xian spoke sincerely, she cupped her fists and said: "Then offend me!" He sat down with a slap on his buttocks, and smirked. This "Flower Spear" Wang Sijuan and his two elder brothers "Golden Spear" Lu Tinghua and "Silver Spear" Ren Hongshui co-chaired the Lianfu Escort Bureau in Northern Anhui. Song Mingjin said again: "One of Song's concerns is that if dozens of people go to Leshan, their whereabouts are too obvious. If the residents of Leshan City know, troubles will be inevitable..." Zhang Wan said: "That's easy to handle. Later, the escort agencies will leave unnecessary brothers and wait here. Each escort agency will try their best to send only hosts. The fewer the number, the better!" In this way, everyone agreed that, except for the three brothers from the Lianfu Escort Bureau in Northern Anhui, there was only one person in the other family, and Song Mingjin led the way, a total of fifteen people, only Ruan Wei was at the table, and he was the only one who bowed his head to eat and drink, and did not participate in the discussion. . Zhang Wanyi frowned, stepped forward and said, "Which escort agency does this brother belong to?" After Ruan Wei learned that they gathered here, they wanted to deal with the woman in red, Wen Yi!In my heart, I was not surprised, thinking about the countermeasures, how to help my brother-in-law. Huang Wen laughed and said, "This brother seems to have come here to eat..." Ruan Wei raised his head and was about to answer when a person walked up the building and said, "Ah! Ah! Brother is late! Sorry! Sorry!" Everyone looked back and saw a thin, withered man with a monkey face standing at the top of the stairs. Zhang Wanyi recognized it immediately, and laughed loudly: "Brother Cao! Come! Come! Let me introduce to you, this is the head of the Zhili Tongda Escort "Shoujian" Cao Shengqiu, Brother Cao!" The name "Shoujian" was famous all over the world, and all the elites from the bodyguard bureau came forward to chatter one by one. After everyone sat down, Zhang Wanyi stood in the center and laughed loudly: "Our bodyguard bureaus from the north and the south gathered here to discuss important matters. Unexpectedly, there will be a white diner, and there is no place to go in the autumn wind, but coming here, I really have no eyes!" He turned to Ruan Wei and said, "Don't pretend anymore, get up! Let Brother Cao sit down!" Ruan Wei smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass, and drank it up. Zhang Wanyi said angrily, "Don't you have ears?" Ruan Wei smiled and said, "Who can take this seat?" Zhang Wan said: "This table is reserved for Tongda Escort, whoever you are! You can't sit at this table!" Ruan Wei's smile remained unchanged, he put down his wine glass, pressed his left hand on the table, filled the glass with his right hand, and said loudly, "Can't you sit in this seat?" But seeing the wine glass jumping up suddenly, Ruan Wei took advantage of the situation and drank from his lips, put down the wine pot with his right hand lightly, and then caught the eight glasses. These movements seemed clear and slow, but in fact they were extremely fast and completed in one go. Seeing that Ruan Wei was speaking, he only used the internal force of a single palm to force the wine glass up. This kind of palm skill was unheard of. He secretly thought, and was shocked: "Your Excellency is from the North and South Security Bureau..." When everyone heard the words "North and South Escorts", they were all shocked. One must know the reputation of the North and South Escorts. If one compares the power of one's own Escorts with the North and South Escorts, it is really far behind! Ruan Wei said: "My surname is Ruan!" Cao Shengchou hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "So it's Brother Ruan, the deputy head of the North and South Escort Bureau!" Ruan Wei stood up slightly to return the salute, but Cao Shengchou didn't think he was disobedient, he laughed and said: "Brother, let me introduce to you, this brother Ruan is the new deputy of the North and South Escort..." The fact that Ruan Wei was appointed as the deputy head of the North and South Escorts was not widely spread in Jianghu, but Zhili was close to Henan, and the news soon let Tongda Escort know. Ruan Wei guessed the matter of showing his magical skills by showing his palm skills.