Xiao Han [Shooting Condor]

Guo Jing couldn't help being furious when he heard the words, and ordered the Wu brothers to find Guo Fu back.

Although the two of them exchanged letters, they hadn't seen each other for several years, and they exchanged greetings.Xie Yao originally thought that Ke Zhen'e was also here, but when he asked, he found out that his great master had gone back to Jiaxing City.

"Brother Yi, when did you accept Wu Santong's son as your apprentice?"

Guo Jing replied: "A few years ago, Li Mochou wiped out Lujiazhuang in Jiaxing. Dunru and Xiuwen were also among them. They had no father or mother. I felt sorry for their loneliness, so I accepted them as apprentices. I have been by my side all these years. .”

Xie Yao talked about this with him, and couldn't help but said: "In the past few days, I have also taken in two apprentices, and one of them was Li Mochou's seat before."

Guo Jing was taken aback when he heard the words, and reminded: "Brother Yao, forgive me for being a villain. I don't need to talk about Li Mochou's reputation in the Jianghu. If this person is a disciple of this devil, he is not a member of my generation. I'm afraid it's extremely inappropriate for you to keep her by your side."

Xie Yao sighed, and confided to his brother what he had been thinking in the past few days: "I have been in and out of the rivers and lakes for so many years, so why don't I have any doubts. She has been behaving strangely these days, and she must have some ulterior motives. She is not afraid of any open and dark arrows, and she doesn't care about what she thinks. She also thinks that the Buddha is merciful and enlightens the world, and what he asks is nothing more than "abandon evil and do good". Into the right way."

After hearing this, Guo Jing admired him, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I don't know any Buddhist gatha, but I agree with what you said. There are many people who have changed from good to evil since ancient times. Few people turn from evil to good, and it is more rare to be able to teach a wicked person to be good than to kill a wicked person!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled. They entered the courtyard hand in hand, climbed up the rockery around the lake, and sat down in the waterside pavilion.

Xie Yao asked: "Brother Yi, do you still have the habit of living in Xiangyang?"

"It's the same wherever I live, Xiangyang... Hey, Xiangyang." Guo Jing didn't know what to think of, sighed, and pointed to the outside of the courtyard, where Hanshui Tangtang could be seen vaguely, "Xiangyang has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It leads to Ruluo in the north, Qin and Shu in the west, covers the lake in the south, and overlooks Wu and Yue in the east. You have seen in these years that the Mongolian army has moved south, and the army is overwhelming. I'm afraid that tens of millions of people in Song Dynasty will become slaves of the Mongols."

Xie Yao followed the direction of his finger and looked at the mountains and rivers. He couldn't help but sigh: "You and I both grew up in Mongolia. We have seen the horrors of Mongolian massacres. Although there is nothing good in war, it is not good to kill the old, the weak, women, children, and ordinary people like this." Should."

Guo Jing couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, Xie Yao couldn't help but wonder: "What are you laughing at?"

"Brother Yao, you think the same as I do."

Guo Jing paused, then sighed again with a smile: "Only iron and blood can achieve legends, so with my disposition, I can only be a scumbag."

Xie Yao thought about it, and nodded: "Many years ago, Abbot Tianming of Shaolin Temple once said to me that the country is big, and the rivers and lakes are small, so there is nothing to change the fate. Leaping horses off the mountain, leading troops to fight, you and I I don’t understand it at all, but if you want to live in this world, no matter whether the emperor, courtiers or common people are reckless, as long as you have the heart for the country and the people, you can also be a hero.”

Guo Jing gave him an appreciative look, always feeling that every few years when he met Xie Yao, he was always changing.

My mind couldn't help but go back to when I was a teenager, and couldn't help saying: "Brother Yao, you have changed a lot compared to before. You are no longer the kid who gave me an iron pot in the middle of the night, but a majestic chivalrous leader."

Xie Yao lowered his head and sighed with a smile: "Occasionally, I think back to those carefree days in Mongolia, but when I think about it later, I can't help but feel scared."

"Ah? What are you afraid of?"

"I was thinking, if the brother I met back then was not the hero Guo Jing, but a young villain, and the master I met back then was not the seven monsters of the south of the Yangtze River, but the four ghosts of the Yellow River, would there still be today's chivalrous men?"

Xie Yao paused at this point for a long time, and then continued: "My adoptive mother is kind-hearted, my master is jealous of evil, and my brother is loyal and chivalrous. My wife... what she did Because it is completely opposite to yours, but because of this, it allows me to understand what to do and what not to do, so I can learn from it.”

Guo Jing heard him mention this matter, and sighed: "Yes, I am different from you. Yang Kang followed Wanyan Honglie, learned to be cunning, and ended badly... In the end, a person is good or bad, and his nature is one aspect. Learning is another aspect.”

Speaking of Yang Kang, Xie Yao told Guo Jing about Mu Nianci in Jiaxing a few years ago, and Guo Jing couldn't help feeling sad when he heard that she died of illness.He also heard that Mu Nianci's son had been accepted by Xie Yao as his apprentice, so he hurriedly shouted to see him.

Xie Yao told him that Yang Guo was practicing martial arts at Zhongnan Ancient Tomb School, and when Yicheng came down the mountain, he would be the first one to visit him.

The more the two of his brothers chatted, the more speculative they became. It took Guo Jing a while to remember another important matter, and he said with a smile: "By the way, brother Yao, guess why I called you here?"

Xie Yao thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly: "Could it be related to me?"

"Naturally." Guo Jing smiled slightly, "When Rong'er comes back at night, I'll let her tell you herself."

Looking at his expression, Xie Yao reckoned that it was good news, so he was not in a hurry at the moment, and nodded, "I will definitely listen to it then."

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After the two finished their lunch, Xie Yao proposed to go for a walk in Xiangyang city.

The weather is gray at present, and it rains lightly in a blink of an eye. The willows are blown by the cold wind, and the floating tiles are shining, and the blue colors are uneven.

Because of the rain, the ground was wet, and the pedestrians on the street were in a hurry, either wearing bamboo hats or holding paper umbrellas.Due to the wars in these years, Xiangyang City no longer has the sight of tourists in the past, but it is still prosperous after all.

It has been more than ten years since Xie Yao came to Xiangyang last time. At that time, it was the Lantern Festival, and the lanterns were like day... Thinking of this, he felt a dull pain in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head to stop thinking. There is no change in a scene or a thing, touching the scene, I can't help but think of that night of fiery trees and silver flowers, and walking through the streets and alleys holding hands with the book of heaven.

As if he still remembered the warmth and throbbing when he held her hand, Xie Yao couldn't help spreading his palm, but only a few wisps of slanting wind and drizzle fell on his palm.

Before he knew it, he was about to walk to the end of the long street, and he could see the gate of the main building in front of him from a distance. He was about to turn around and turn back, when he suddenly saw a camphor tree on the side of the street, about a few feet high, as thick as the mouth of a bowl, straight and straight, The leaves are dense and lush.

If it was an ordinary big tree, Xie Yao would never have stared at it for so long. It turned out that there were countless red silk hanging on the slanting branches. Stained with ink, he looked carefully and wrote "Family and Country Peace", Xie Yao read seven or eight in a row. Marriage, exorcising evil spirits, and protecting family members are all auspicious words to pray for.

The spring breeze blows, and the countless streamers on the branches sway gently, which is truly beautiful.

"Brother, do you want to buy a belt to tie on the acacia tree?" A thin man next to him patted Xie Yao on the shoulder, revealing the bright red silk in the basket.

Xie Yao was startled when he heard the words, and asked back, "Acacia tree?" He suddenly remembered that the tree he planted by the moat with Tianshu was also camphor.Calculating the time, after more than ten years, that camphor tree should have grown so big.

The skinny man patted his chest, and said: "Isn't that right? Back then, a fairy-like beauty and her husband bought it from me. Originally, this acacia tree was planted by the river. In the past few years, there have been raging wars. The tree has been transplanted to the city, there is only one tree in the world, there is no other!"

Xie Yao couldn't help being surprised, and stretched out his hands to linger on the trunk, it was really the one he planted at the beginning, and now it is as graceful as a canopy.

"Brother, you can pray for good health to your parents, you can also pray for love and happiness for your wife and children, and you can also pray for relatives and friends to be safe and happy... Or pray for the expulsion of the Tartars and the great peace of the Song Dynasty!" said the man. After buying so much, I just want Xie Yao to pay for the money, "How many should I buy?"

Xie Yao reached out and gave him a few copper coins, the man looked happy and was about to give him the ribbon, but Xie Yao waved his hand and turned to leave.

He has prayed too much in his life, but unfortunately, none of them have worked out, so why bother to entrust these illusory things.

On the way back in the evening, small stalls on both sides of the street propped up oil-paper canopies, and the sound of Huqin could be faintly heard from a noodle shop. The bow was heavy, the strings were heavy, and the tune was whimpering. Beihai Jun Nanhai, I can’t thank you for sending a letter to the geese. A glass of wine in the spring breeze of peaches and plums, ten years of light in the rainy rivers and lakes..."

Hearing this, Xie Yao couldn't help feeling hot in his heart, he stopped in his tracks, and mist rose in his eyes, after all, it was difficult to control his hurt emotions in his heart, after decades of wandering in the world, he was full of sorrow.He thought of Tianshu's confession before he died, he quickly raised his head and blinked, holding back his tears, and when the wind blew, his face became calm again.

Xie Yao walked towards that noodle shop, wanting to listen carefully for a few more words, when suddenly the strings trembled, the tune broke, and there was a loud bang and bang in the noodle shop, only a delicate and crisp voice angrily said: "Sing! What are you singing! Such an ugly tune, it’s so annoying!"

But the tables and chairs in the meeting hall were overturned, and the old man playing the huqin was standing up staggeringly while leaning on the pillar. Opposite him stood a girl in red with a string of pearls hanging around her neck. A pair of eyes are rippling, bright and delicate.

The girl in red wanted to reach out to help the old man, but was blocked by the old man with a wave of his arm. She held the huqin and said displeasedly: "I play my qin, why are you pushing me for no reason?"

The red-clothed girl's cheeks flushed, she pouted and crossed her arms, feeling very unhappy: "I didn't hit you on purpose, who would have known that your foot is not stable and you fall so easily!"

Seeing her domineering attitude, the old man put the huqin on the table, and said angrily, "Isn't the little girl great at learning martial arts? Come, someone, arrest her and give her a good lesson!" He gave an order, and the back hall of the noodle shop immediately entered Three nine-foot men came out, staring at the girl in red.

The girl was not afraid, she snorted coldly, waved her right hand, a golden light flashed, a weapon was revealed, the gold thread was very thin, the top was decorated with a Wu hook, the other end was hidden in the sleeve, it was very strange.

Xie Yao took a look at the weapon and immediately understood the identity of the girl in red. He carefully looked at the girl's face, and it really looked like his sister-in-law.At this moment, three big men were already holding wooden sticks, and attacked the girl in red. Xie Yao was startled, and quickly stepped forward, raised his sleeves, and the three long sticks flew into the air one after another.

"Stop!" Xie Yao stood between the two sides, the wrists of the three men were still hurting, and they dared not speak out.

The old man playing the huqin stepped forward and was about to explode, Xie Yao cupped his hands towards him and said: "This old man, the little girl is not sensible, your lord has a lot, so don't bother with her."

The old man saw the scars on his face, just now he revealed that he was a master of martial arts, but his attitude was very humble and polite, and his good impression was doubled at that moment, he looked at the girl in red and rolled his eyes: "For the sake of this brother Come on, the old man will not care about you, but you little girl, never want to enter my noodle restaurant in the future!"

The girl in red saw that this fight could not be fought, and she was depressed, she raised her eyes and glared at Xie Yao fiercely: "I want you to meddle in your own business with a mouse!" After saying that, she waved her sleeves angrily, like a ball of flame ran out.

Xie Yao was yelled at by her and stood dumbfounded. Is this the little girl he hugged back then?He thought of Guo Jing's furious appearance in the morning, shook his head, turned around and chased after him.

The girl in red was about to turn to the alley to lead the horse, when suddenly there was a sound of her clothes behind her, and when she looked up again, the man from before was blocking her again.

"You follow Miss Ben all the time, what do you want to do?"

Xie Yao frowned slightly, but his face was covered with scars, and his expression was extremely ugly: "Your name is Guo Fu, isn't it?"

The girl in red was startled when she heard the words, and then she said loudly: "I am Guo Fu. If I can change my name or surname, what are you going to do?" She wondered why the other party knew her name, raised her eyes and looked at his face carefully, but it was too much. It was ugly, and there was a burst of contempt in my heart, "Since you know my name, you should also know who my parents are. It's getting late, get out of the way quickly, I want to go home!"

After she finished speaking, seeing Xie Yao still standing there without moving, she couldn't help being annoyed, thinking: Mom and Dad often teach her to punish evil and eliminate adultery, this person is ugly, and sneaking in to block his way, he must not be a good person!After she had settled her mind, she suddenly raised her hand and swung the green hook, and then grabbed Xie Yao's chest.

At this time, the sky was already dark, Xie Yao was lamenting how she was so different from when she was a child, the sudden loud sound made him feel chilled, and hurried to the left side, the sharp golden light fell directly against his chest.If it wasn't for Xie Yao's rich experience in facing the enemy, and the green hook rope was originally his weapon, otherwise he would have been cut by this hidden weapon long ago.

It was this stupefaction, and three more swish, swish, swish, Guo Fu swung the green hook back and forth, the golden light shone, and the jade spring flew with a rainbow.Xie Yao was aware of the power of the educated youth's hook, so he didn't dare to take it hard. He looked up, stepped down, jumped up two feet, stretched out his hand and tore off the wine flag hanging on the window of the inn, and swung it round, like a shield.

Guo Fu was shocked, she never thought that this person's martial arts were so strong, she threw the green hook at Xie Yao's ribs, and saw the wine flag opened its mouth like a lion, biting the green hook.With Xie Yao's forceful pull, Guo Fu couldn't take it anymore, as soon as he let go of his right hand, the green hook was easily snatched away by the opponent.

"You...you are so courageous!"

Guo Fu couldn't help being angry and embarrassed, for all these years, no one has ever been able to take the green hook away from her.

Xie Yao pinched both ends of the green hook rope, stretched out his hand and pulled it, the golden light was brilliant, and it was particularly eye-catching in the night, he smiled lowly, and asked, "What's the use of the green hook rope?"

At this time when night fell, Guo Fu couldn't see his expression clearly in the dark, but felt that his voice was deep and clear, and it was very pleasant to listen to. She was driven by curiosity, so she couldn't help saying: "Then tell me! If you speak well, I won't care about it with you; otherwise, I'll tell my parents!"

"Well, it's just that this is not for listening, but for watching." After Xie Yao said, he turned around and borrowed a piece of candle from the previous noodle shop, folded branches from the tree, weaved left and right, and made a lantern frame .When he was doing this, he thought of the heavenly scriptures in his mind, and he couldn't help but slow down his movements a little bit. After he wrapped the green hook rope around the lantern frame and lit the candle, the crude lantern immediately emitted a dazzling and bright light, dreaming in the night. Incomparably beautiful.

Seeing such a novel trick, Guo Fu forgot the tit-for-tat scene just now. She reached out and snatched it from Xie Yao's hand, held it in her hand and exclaimed: "Okay, don't worry, I will spare your life."

Xie Yao wanted to be amused by her thoughtless words, but he couldn't. Looking at the lantern in Guo Fu's hand, he couldn't hide his bitterness. He asked blankly, "Is this lantern good-looking?"

Guo Fu nodded: "Of course it looks good, I didn't know that the green hook is so fun!"

Hearing her answer, Xie Yao bowed his head sadly. Sure enough, she was the only one in the world who said "it's ugly".

Seeing his lonely eyes, Guo Fu couldn't help being startled, raised her beautiful face again, and asked, "Hey, who are you? How do you know the function of the green hook?" She revealed her identity, and immediately asked with a smile, "Who gave you the green hook rope?"

Guo Fu nodded and said joyfully, "It's my Uncle Xie. On my sixth birthday, he made a special trip to send someone to Peach Blossom Island!" When she said this, her smile froze, and she looked at Xie Yao blankly, "You ...Are you..."

Xie Yao raised his hand to remove Yi Rong, and asked with a smile, "Fu'er, don't you recognize me?"