step on mountains and rivers

Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu were drinking in the gazebo when the maid slowly came forward and said:

"Young master, Taoist priest, the sect master has an invitation."

"Father?" Tang Qingfeng said and walked down the mountain with Li Zhenwu.

"When I returned to Tangmen a few days ago, I gave the steel needle to my father and asked him to find out about Jingsu. At this time, my father asked us to go there, and I must have found some information." Tang Qingfeng thought about it and talked with Li Zhenwu walked into the hall.

In the hall, Tang Xiaolong felt relieved when he saw Tang Qingfeng's expression returned to normal.

When he saw Tang Qingfeng a few days ago, Tang Qingfeng still looked confused and in a bad mood.He just went to the mountains to drink booze every day, even if he asked why, he said nothing happened.

"Is there something wrong, can't a father see it? This child has been supporting everything by himself since he was a child. I'm really worried that he will have problems. Now that he can regain his old demeanor, he must be thinking about it." Tang Xiaolong secretly thought.

"Qingfeng pays respects to father." Just as Tang Xiaolong was thinking to himself, Tang Qingfeng's words interrupted his thoughts.

Tang Xiaolong looked at him and asked with concern:

"Qingfeng, are you alright?"

"Qingfeng is fine." Tang Qingfeng replied calmly.

"That's good." Tang Xiaolong looked at Li Zhenwu and said, "The matter in Qingshui Town was solved satisfactorily thanks to the help of the Taoist priest. Thank you Tang."

"The owner of the door is too polite, and the poor Taoist can't help much." Li Zhenwu said.

"The priest is too modest." Tang Xiaolong looked at the two of them and continued: "This time I called you here for the matter of Jingsu."

"Father, did you find out?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"En." Tang Xiaolong nodded slightly, and continued:

"The steel needle you gave me is a special hidden weapon that needs to be used with a launcher. Judging by its appearance, it should be a first-class launcher. The specific process and who made it still need to continue to investigate. "

Tang Xiaolong took a sip of tea and continued:

"Although no information about the steel needle has been found, some information about its owner has been found. This steel needle, as you have guessed, is a hidden weapon held by Sisheng Gongjingsu.

Jingsu belonged to Suzaku's sect, and his name was Ichiro Igawa. He was an ocean-going businessman and owned several shops, all of which were in the business of medicinal materials.

It's just that he never shows up, and the shop's manager usually handles the big and small things in the shop.As for those managers, I sent people to check them all. They are all ordinary people. The shops they manage are also very formal. They have been registered with the government, and they are all serious businesses. "

Tang Qingfeng nodded after hearing this and said, "Sisheng Palace is really meticulous in doing things."

"Well," Tang Xiaolong continued:

"They're doing everything right, father can't find any clues for the time being. Qingfeng, father will send people to continue investigating this matter, and will notify you if there is any news. As for the ghost he killed, we have also found something.

Gui Wushuang is a ghost dweller under Suzaku's sect. He lost his mother when he was young, and lived with his father all the time. Later, he killed his father somehow and joined the sect of the Four Sacred Palace.

The Four Saints Palace sent him to annex Qingshui Village and secretly plant soul-absorbing grass.Unexpectedly, he was smashed by us and the medicine field was destroyed, and Gui Wushuang was silenced by the Four Sacred Palace because of this.

For a long time, Sisheng Palace sent Jing Su to communicate with him one-way, smuggling away the herbs, without knowing what to use them for.Compared to Gui Wushuang, Jing Su is the one who really holds the secret. "

"En." Tang Qingfeng nodded.

Tang Xiaolong thought for a moment, then sighed lightly and said:

"Sisheng Palace acts viciously, and revenge will be revenged. Regarding this matter, they will take revenge after all. The enmity between the Tang Sect and Sisheng Palace has finally been forged."

"Father." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Qingfeng, for my father, I understand that there are some things that must be done after all." Tang Xiaolong said.

"Yes." Tang Qingfeng nodded.

Tang Xiaolong was relieved, then suddenly remembered something, and said to Tang Qingfeng:

"Oh, by the way, there is something that I almost forgot to tell you. A few days ago, the Immortal Medicine Valley sent an invitation card to invite my father to participate in the Hundred Flowers Conference. My father has a lot of things recently, so I almost forgot about it."

As Tang Xiaolong said, he took out the invitation and handed it to Tang Qingfeng, continuing:

"Qingfeng, you can go on behalf of the father. The Tang Sect still has a lot of things to deal with, and the father can't get away for the time being."

Tang Qingfeng looked at the invitation and replied, "Yes, Father."

After Tang Xiaolong nodded, he looked at Li Zhenwu and said:

"The Valley of Immortal Medicine is a long way away. I'm afraid I might meet people from the Four Sacred Palaces. If the Taoist priest has nothing else to do, can you go with Qingfeng? It's good to have someone to take care of you."

"Okay, I have nothing to do with the poor, I would like to accompany Brother Tang." Li Zhenwu replied.

"Thank you so much." Tang Xiaolong looked back at Tang Qingfeng and said, "Qingfeng, I'm tired of my father, you go down first."

"Yes." After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he took Li Zhenwu away.

As the two were walking back, Tang Qingfeng looked at the invitation. He understood that his father wanted him to go out to relax, so he entrusted him with the matter.

"Hundred Flowers Conference." Tang Qingfeng thought in his heart, then looked at Li Zhenwu and said: "Zhenwu, thank you, I will trouble you again."

"Brother Tang, you are welcome." Li Zhenwu replied.

Tang Qingfeng nodded, looked at him with a smile, then changed the subject and said, "Zhenwu, have you been to the Hundred Flowers Conference?"

"No." Li Zhenwu replied.

"I remember that Wudang is also on the invitation list, why haven't you been to Zhenwu?" Tang Qingfeng asked suspiciously.

"Maybe I invited you. I used to only focus on sword practice, and didn't care much about the mundane affairs. Many things are not clear."

After Li Zhenwu finished speaking, he looked at Tang Qingfeng and said seriously: "The matter of the Hundred Flowers Conference is not troublesome."

"Yeah." Tang Qingfeng smiled and said, "Since you haven't been there, let's go to the Hundred Flowers Conference and have fun."

"Play?" Li Zhenwu was puzzled.

"Well, the Hundred Flowers Conference is the rare flowers and plants tasting meeting held every four years in the Medical Immortal Valley. At that time, people from all walks of life will come here, and all kinds of rare flowers and plants will gather together, which is very lively.

At the Hundred Flowers Conference, flowers and plants can be traded freely, and each plant of the flowers and plants there has a unique effect. After buying it, you can ask the doctor to make medicine from the fairy valley for free.Yixiangu is good at pharmaceuticals, and the efficacy of medicinal herbs will be greatly improved after they pass through their hands.Because of this, everyone in the world wanted to participate in this event.However, there are not many invitations to the Immortal Valley of Medicine, and many people want to go but have no choice. "

"Really." Li Zhenwu said.

"Well, except for those who have a relationship with the Immortal Medicine Valley who can get invitations, if other people want to enter, they can enter only if they have rare flowers and plants and must be authenticated by the Immortal Medicine Valley. Without flowers and plants, no matter if you are a prince or aristocrat or a prominent martial artist, you will be rejected by the Valley of Immortal Medicine." Tang Qingfeng explained.

"So strict?" Li Zhenwu said.

"Yes" Tang Qingfeng replied with a smile, and then said:

"Zhenwu, the Hundred Flowers Conference is so chaotic, people from the Four Sacred Palaces may also take the opportunity to sneak in, we need to be more careful." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Yes." Li Zhenwu nodded.

After Li Zhenwu finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng looked at him and said apologetically:

"Zhenwu, I'm sorry, the matter of the Four Sacred Palaces has nothing to do with you, but I involved you in it."

"Brother Tang, everything I do is my choice, you don't need to apologize." Li Zhenwu replied.

After hearing his answer, Tang Qingfeng smiled slightly and said:

"Okay, Zhenwu, let's go get ready. The Immortal Medicine Valley is a long way away, so let's set off earlier."

"Yes." Li Zhenwu replied.

After the two finished talking, they went to prepare, and then went to the ferry and left Tangmen by boat.

The boat moved slowly and left Tangmen.Tang Qingfeng looked at the scenery that kept going away and said with emotion:

"It's about to leave again, and somehow I feel a little bit reluctant."

"Yes." Li Zhenwu said.

"Hehe, Zhenwu doesn't want to give up." Tang Qingfeng asked with a smile, and then said:

"If you don't want to give up, Zhenwu can come to play at any time, and you can also live here permanently. You can continue to live in my south courtyard, okay?"

"Yes." Li Zhenwu nodded in response.

Tang Qingfeng just asked a tentative question, but he didn't want Li Zhenwu to answer seriously.After hearing Li Zhenwu's answer, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Then he changed the subject and said:

"Speaking of which, I don't seem to have been to Wudang yet. When will Zhenwu take me to see it?"

"Wudang?" Li Zhenwu looked at the lake, lost in thought.

"What's wrong?" Tang Qingfeng asked with concern.

"It's okay. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely take Brother Tang on a tour." Li Zhenwu said.

"Okay, we have made an agreement, you can't go back on your word," Tang Qingfeng said.

"No." Li Zhenwu replied with a smile.

"Hmm." Tang Qingfeng responded softly.He looked at Li Zhenwu's figure in the water, with a slight smile on his lips.

The boat passed quietly on the water surface, making ripples, and the sweet wind blowing from the mountains made people feel refreshed.The breeze blew up the hair on Li Zhenwu's forehead. He flicked it lightly, and the hair rose with the wind and danced with the wind at his fingertips.

The boat went down the river, and after several days of driving, it finally arrived at Taoyuan Ferry.

Li Zhenwu packed his luggage and stepped off the boat.After waiting on the shore for a long time, I saw Tang Qingfeng walking out of the boat slowly.

Behind him was an eight or nine-year-old boy. The boy looked familiar and looked a little like him. The little boy was carrying a large wooden box on his back.

Li Zhenwu looked at Tang Qingfeng suspiciously, and thought about it carefully. He didn't seem to have seen such a child when he was on the boat.

Seeing Li Zhenwu's puzzled look, Tang Qingfeng found it cute, and couldn't help but want to make a joke.Then he took the child and walked quickly towards Li Zhenwu.

As soon as he arrived, Tang Qingfeng said to the child:

"Come on, Xiaofeng, call me brother."

"Brother...... Brother......" The child said slowly in a mechanical voice.

"Is this... a puppet??" Li Zhenwu asked in confusion after listening to the child's weird pronunciation.

"Hehe, Zhenwu is really smart. I guessed it right away. I wanted to deceive you, but I didn't expect to be exposed so soon." Tang Qingfeng said with a smile: "This is my puppet, called Xiaofeng, according to my childhood puppet. made like that."

After listening to Tang Qingfeng's words, Li Zhenwu looked up and down the little puppet, bent down and carefully reached out to touch his little face. The touch was very real, the skin had no temperature, and the place where his fingers touched was cold.

"Where did you see this face?" Li Zhenwu thought to himself, then withdrew his mind and said:

"Very real."

"It's okay. I made it when I was bored when I was a child. I saw it was small and convenient, and it was easy to use, so I kept it all the time. Later, I kept improving and added a lot of things, and it became what it is now without knowing it." Tang Qingfeng said.

"It looks good." Li Zhenwu said.

Tang Qingfeng listened to Li Zhenwu's appreciation, looked at Li Zhenwu with a smile and said:

"If you like Zhenwu, when I have time, I will make one for you too? How about doing it as you are now?"

"No need, I don't know how to use it, it wouldn't be a waste to do it." Li Zhenwu said.

"It's okay, if you don't know how to use it, I can teach you." Tang Qingfeng said.

"The basic operation of puppet art is simple, and the true martial artist is talented and intelligent, so he will definitely be able to learn it. If it really doesn't work, it won't be wasted, and I can use it too."

Listening to Tang Qingfeng's words, Li Zhenwu asked doubtfully:

"Shouldn't the puppet art be the secret art of the Tang Sect? Can it be passed on?"

"It's okay, I can pass it on to you." Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu and smiled.