[Comprehensive martial arts] Master let me cultivate myself

If it were someone else, it would not be easy to find Qiu Lingsu's location.

Nangong Lingneng succeeded in attacking Ren Ci under the eyes of the beggar gang. Whether it was Wuhua's instigation or his own planning, it is commendable in terms of thoroughness in doing things.

But after Feng Jiuyou and Zhuo Sanniang broke into Laoshan and burned down the palace, not only the Langhuan Yuque was rebuilt, but also the defense intelligence network centered on Laoshan.

Jinan Mansion is not too far away, and it is a must-go place for those who come and go to martial arts. At that time, I knew that although Master was wild, he must have his own eyeliner in Jinan Mansion.

Sure enough, within two steps after she entered the city, she found the Zhu family's sign on a tavern.

Time was running out, and even though there were still some in the city, she didn't have the time to find them one by one, so she went straight into the tavern.

The outside of the tavern is inconspicuous, but the interior is quite emotional.

It was not yet Chen's time, and there were no customers in the tavern. The boss who was leaning lazily on the edge of the counter looked at the door with sleepy eyes after staying up all night, but seeing someone coming in did not give him any more energy.

It wasn't until he saw Si Nian slapping the token on the table that he broke free from his half-asleep state. "What's the master's order?"

"Let the person in charge here come to see me... Forget it, let me go."

What Shi Nian was talking about was of course not the person in charge of the tavern, but the person in charge in the Jinan mansion.

"In Tingquanju, it's the big restaurant near the lake in the city. The fourth floor is the boss' residence."

The year turned around and left.

Pedestrians and merchants in the morning market in the city only felt a gust of wind blowing across the landscape, and they couldn't even see whether it was a gust of wind or a person. She had already climbed up to the fourth floor of Tingquanju.

But before she landed, she felt a gust of palm wind hit her.

The instinctive reaction brought out by the recent dangers in the world, she almost returned the palm, but fortunately, she suddenly realized that this was her own territory, and with the help of the window sill, she turned over from the other party's palm strength. In the past, a finger hit the opponent's back shoulder.

This is still an acquaintance.

The middle-aged woman in plain clothes could not help showing an expression of joy and helplessness when she saw who was coming.

Shi Nian quickly unlocked her acupuncture points, "Aunt Min, why is it you?"

"I still want to ask you why this child came here so early in the morning without saying a word, it really scares people to death." There was not much complaint in the woman's reproachful tone, "I told you a long time ago It's time to call me mother-in-law instead of Aunt Min."

"No way, no way," Shi Nian waved his hand, "You still look young, and now you are the chief steward of the Jinan Mansion, and you still have a great career to do. Calling you an aunt makes me feel old."

Aunt Min was the former Yedi who was imprisoned in Changchun Island with the Great Zhou Tianjue Formation in the future. She invited herself to follow the imprisoned person and escaped with Uncle Tie and Yedi. special status.

In terms of seniority, she should indeed be called mother-in-law, but considering that her age was not even as old as her good master, calling her mother-in-law was really inappropriate.

"Didn't you say that you went to the Guanzhong area after you left?" the woman asked.

"Let's not talk about this for now, Aunt Min, I have something urgent to ask you about today, do you know where the wife of Chief Ren Ci, that is, Qiu Lingsu is now?"

The woman stared at her for a while, seeing that her appearance of being in a hurry didn't seem like a fake, and then she asked slowly, "Is there really something important? I thought you didn't learn how to get along with them. Learned everything wrong."

Shi Nian coughed in embarrassment. "It's a matter of urgency, an important matter related to the beggar gang and martial arts."

But from Aunt Min's words, she could hear some subtext.

"Wait, what do you mean, the master and ancestor also came to see Qiu Lingsu?"

"Of course I've seen it before. After she married the leader of the Beggar Sect, she changed her name to Ye Shuzhen, which meant to make a clean break with her past. At that time, Tie Daxia and Missy had already planned to settle in Daqimen. Yedi came back from a long journey and heard that After hearing the news of the marriage, I took a look at it, but unfortunately Qiu Lingsu was already disfigured."

"When Mrs. Ren just married Ren Ci, I don't know if it was because she couldn't accept the fact that her face was disfigured. She stayed away from the Beggar Gang for most of the time. That's where I met your two unscrupulous masters and ancestors. Mrs. Ren, but they should have left without letting Mrs. Ren find out, even though she was disfigured, she has gained the purest affection in this world for her, which is not a bad thing."

"A few days ago, Chief Ren Ci passed away, and Mrs. Ren announced her retirement. I think that if she really didn't intend to get involved in Jianghu affairs, she should be there too. I heard that it was also the place that Chief Ren Ci chose for me to take over. Hermitage afterward."

"Unfortunately……"

It's a pity that before he had time to smoothly transition and hand over the position of the gang leader, he had already been murdered first.

If it hadn't been exposed in the conversation between Nangong Ling and Wu Hua, no one would have imagined that this adopted son whom Ren Ci was particularly optimistic about, would have such a vicious heart under that very lovable face.

"Where is that hermitage?" Shi Nian asked hastily.

"In Nishan." She replied.

Nishan is far from Jinan Mansion, even if it is a fast horse, it may take nearly a day. If there is no insider, no matter how much she observes the movements of the beggar gang disciples in this Jinan Mansion, she may not be able to find out.

She told Chu Liuxiang that she was also considered a local snake, and she would naturally have a solution when the time came, and of course it could not be regarded as a lie.

Shi Nian bowed his hands to the woman and bowed, "Thank you, Aunt Min, for your guidance. Please, Aunt Min, prepare another fast horse for me. I will leave now."

She sighed, "It seems that this matter is indeed urgent, and I need to summon your master to say that you have come here?"

After pondering for a moment, Shi Nian replied, "Please tell my master, if he has the leisure time to pursue the murderer for a widow, reveal the true face of a monk for a woman who may be deceived, and help his lovely disciple When a fox pretends to be an amulet of tiger prestige, then I will meet you directly at Junshan."

"If he has other things to be busy with recently, then don't use it. Anyway, his apprentice is pretty smart, and he will never put himself in danger. After all, he has to save his life to take care of him."

The woman couldn't help laughing when she heard her words, "Your words don't look like your style at all, I don't know if others will cause trouble, but thank God if your temper doesn't provoke the reclusive senior. "

"Go ahead, I will tell your master."

Shi Nian went downstairs and rode out of the city on the fast horse prepared by Aunt Min.

Nishan was between Qufu and Jinan, and she hardly rested on the way, and finally arrived at the foot of Nishan when the sun rose on the second day.

In order to avoid being watched by the disciples of the Beggar Clan nearby, Shi Nian tied the horse in a hidden place, and then he walked towards the mountain.

The fog in the morning has not yet dissipated, and Nishan indeed has a unique ghostly show in the steaming mist. The mountain road is extremely narrow and leads to the top of the mountain.

At that time, I couldn't care less about admiring the green scenery of Baishi Qingquan when the morning dew was not yet shining, let alone enjoying the singing of birds in the empty mountain here. Aunt Min mentioned that Mrs. Ren lived in a hut on the top of the mountain, and she hurried along. , up the mountain road.

Before she had traveled far, she suddenly heard the sound of pacing and walking in front of her.

She unconsciously lowered her footsteps even more to prevent her movements from being heard, but she rose and fell lightly under her feet and climbed onto a high branch.

Through the gaps in the branches and leaves, she saw a young man dressed as an ordinary disciple of the beggar gang, with a lunch box in his left hand and a lot of things in his right hand, humming a little tune while walking up the mountain.

Nangong Ling couldn't come here in person, and she certainly couldn't let Mrs. Ren starve to death on the mountain. It's really normal to ask someone to deliver meals and necessary things in the morning.

However, since Shi Nian made up his mind to obtain the proof that Nangong Ling was in trouble from Mrs. Ren, and even took Mrs. Ren away directly, the little brother who delivered the meal might not be a bad person, but she had to let him lie down. Take a break.

The errand disciple of the beggar gang, who couldn't spare his hands, was singing a sentence that felt very appropriate for the occasion, but suddenly felt that he couldn't move his whole body, and the next moment he felt that his eyes fell into darkness.

The thing in his hand was taken over by Shi Nian, and he dragged the young man into the grass beside him.

When looking at this place of Nishan from the foot of the mountain, I just feel that the mountain is beautiful, there are few people, and there are dense forests, bamboos, and birds singing. Although the mountain is not famous, it has a sense of seclusion.

When she reached the end of the path, she was already close to the top of the mountain, but she saw that the top of the mountain, which looked flat from the bottom of the mountain, was actually a place that looked like a cliff.

There is a stone beam between the two mountain tops, and under the stone beam is a rushing waterfall.

The water mist splashed by the waterfall blends with the morning mist, making it hard to tell which one is more. Through the mist, the white water color and the greenery on both sides stand against each other, making people look down from the stone beam. , I feel that this place is magical, and I feel that it is extremely dangerous.

What Ren Ci thought about in the past was to live in seclusion here. With his heroic courage, it is indeed a well-deserved good place.

Carrying the lunch box and basket, Shi Nian didn't delay in admiring the spectacle, and just jumped over with his toes.

Because she could see from a distance that there was no road at the end of the stone beam, if Mrs. Ren really lived in seclusion here, then it would not be far from her residence.

Sure enough, within a few steps of the small path that was trampled on the continuation of the broken road, the roofs of several huts could be seen vaguely behind the trees, and the sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures and tapping the wooden fish came from From there.

Shi Nian walked over quickly, knocked lightly on the bamboo fence, saw that the outside door was unlocked, pushed it open and walked in.

The hut was simple and crude, and the room where the sound came from didn't seem to have the intention of avoiding people from coming in.

As soon as Shi Nian approached, he found that the door of that house was open.

At this time, it was almost half an hour since she reached the foot of the mountain. The rising sun shone in through the two opened doors, illuminating most of the Buddhist hall, and also illuminated the place kneeling in front of the Buddhist altar. The silhouette of a woman in a black robe on a futon.

She felt that even if it was a disciple of the Beggar Clan who came here, the first thing she would see was not the urn of Senior Ren Ci and his coffin in the altar, but this man who was only wearing the simplest black linen clothes, Her hair was loosely pulled back with a hairpin, and she could only see a woman from her back.

At that time, I had never seen Qiu Lingsu, who was famous for her appearance 20 years ago.

But she is very similar to Shi Guanyin in that she doesn't need to show her appearance, just such a simple action of kneeling and sitting there knocking the wooden fish has her own unique charm.

Or maybe it's because of the hut in the bamboo grove and the aura of Nishan that the corner of the mountaintop can almost be painted at this time, and the mountain breeze is coming in through the hall, which gave Shi Nian such an illusion.

"You came earlier than usual today, put your things down and go, I'm sorry."

The clear voice of the woman in black interrupted Shi Nian's intoxicated appreciation.

Seeing that there was no movement from the other party, she couldn't help turning her head halfway, and the side face half covered by the black veil was revealed in front of Shi Nian.

She originally wanted to turn around and warn the other party to leave as soon as possible, but she didn't expect to see a girl she had never seen before.

She couldn't help being startled, and let go of the small mallet that was beating the wooden fish in her hand and dropped it.

"Who are you?"

Qiu Lingsu's veil moved slightly, and through the black veil, she could vaguely see her bright but soft eye waves, as well as the involuntary pulling of her cheek muscles under the shock, but it still made people unable to see her appearance clearly.

But considering that her face was ruined by Shi Guanyin, she might not be too different from Qu Wurong's situation. It might be a blessing for her and the people who came here to admire her reputation.

Qiu Lingsu looked at the unexpected visitor.

This is a really beautiful little girl. When she sees this child's face, she can't help but think of what she used to look like, but she has an enviable vigor and confidence.

Qiu Lingsu even suspected that she hadn't woken up yet, so she had some kind of hallucination, or that some vegetation spirit monster in this Nishan had turned into a human form, because she, an ominous person, occupied this place, so she wanted to beg her. a statement.

But seeing that she was holding something brought by the little brother who came to deliver meals to her every day, she felt that this must not be a dream.

She unconsciously lowered her tone, "Are you also a member of the beggar gang?"

"No," Shi Nian shook her head, she didn't take a step forward, for fear that Mrs. Ren would be frightened again because of her abrupt behavior.

After thinking about it, she thought that she might be able to make up a reason to make Madam believe it.

Otherwise, it would be to take her to expose Nangong Ling, which seemed a little unconvincing.

"Madam, have you ever heard of Everspring Island?"

"Changchun Island... It's moving, the wind and rain are like darkness, thunder and lightning work together; it's quiet, its body is like a bright mirror, and it's like a blue sky. (*)" Qiu Lingsu read these few sentences slowly, and she It seems that he has not been moved by the mention of the future.

But these six sentences were familiar to her when she was young, even though no one mentioned them in front of her for nearly 20 years, she can still remember them very clearly.

"Why did you suddenly mention the future of Changchun Island?"

"A few days ago, the saint in black on Changchun Island, who was walking in the Central Plains, rescued a poor person who was hunted down by the beggar gang. From her mouth, I accidentally learned that Ren Ci, the leader of the beggar gang, was murdered, and Mrs. Ren was killed It is under the control of the new leader." Shi Nian's face was solemn and her tone was serious, making it hard not to believe that she was telling the truth.

Especially at this time when Nangongling went to Junshan, and there were not many people guarding the current power center of Tianguan Temple in Jinan Prefecture, Qiu Lingsu didn't think it was necessary for Nangongling to come and test her.

All his thoughts should be on how to take over smoothly.

Qiu Lingsu listened to the girl in front of her in a daze and continued, "In the future, although the empress has not been famous in recent years, as Biluo's Fu said, the empress has always been anxious for justice, just for the sake of moving. She heard about this. Naturally, it is necessary to take care of it, the masters on the island have already rushed to Junshan directly, for the sake of safety, I was sent to ask Mrs. Ren to go with me."

Qiu Lingsu was a little dazed by the sudden support from the sky.

In the future, it is easy to control the world's injustice, but Changchun Island is like a legend, and the possibility of avenging her is very slim.

After Ren Ci was murdered, it wasn't that she didn't think about Changchun Island and Shenshui Palace, which sheltered the world's unfortunate women, but at best she knew a little bit of poison, and her martial arts were really ordinary, and she didn't even have a chance to break away from Nangong Ling's control. Let others listen.

However, she was excited. For this quiet Mrs. Ren who had enjoyed the brilliance of being surrounded by stars and had experienced disfigurement and had to be alone with her, even if she lost her composure, it would only happen in a flash.

She breathed out, and said, "But... Nangong Ling has a great reputation in the Beggar Clan. Before her husband passed away, she never thought that it would be Nangong Ling who attacked him, so when her limbs gradually weakened, she became like a useless person. , I also saw Nangong Ling as a filial son serving tea, water, laundry, and food, and I was very moved and praised Nangong Ling very highly. To refute my husband's will, I am afraid that I alone will not be enough."

"Besides," she pointed at the altar, "this is the rule of the Beggar Clan. Most of the high-ranking members or leaders of the Beggar Clan will be cremated after they die. I am not good at poison, but I know it. If there are bones, there is still a chance to detect bone toxins, but if there are only ashes left, there is no possibility."

"This beggar gang's gang rules passed down from generation to generation destroyed the most powerful evidence."

"Ma'am, you are wrong." At first hearing about the ashes, Shi Nian did not show the slightest sense of frustration.

The stability shown on that face seemed to have infected Qiu Lingsu. She was not sure whether she should grab this life-saving straw, but now it seems that there may be a real possibility to try.

"If Nangong Ling is really as you said, he has already won the beggar gang, and no one dares to refute his opinion. Now when I come to Nishan, what I see should not be Mrs. Ren who is still alive, but you It has also become a box of ashes and will be buried with your husband."

"Since he still needs your adoptive mother to come forward when necessary, and let others know that he is treating the adoptive father's widow well, it proves that among the thousands of disciples of the Beggar Sect, there are still many who disobey him, and it is necessary to involve you." A big banner. I don’t know if I’m right?”

After a moment of silence, Qiu Lingsu replied, "That's right, in the Jinan mansion alone, there was once an elder Xi who was very dissatisfied with his youthful power, and even felt that something happened to the old gang leader. It's a pity, Elder Xi didn't know what to do afterwards. gone."

Shi Nian silently remembered the name.

She continued, "Let's talk about the second question Madam Ren mentioned, ashes cannot be tested for poison, but what if the poison is in Nangong Ling's heart?

I didn't expect Nangong Ling to plead guilty just by speaking quickly.Although Mrs. Ren is the first wife of Chief Ren Ci and is deeply loved by the Beggar Clan, some people may suspect that you were ordered to expose Nangong Ling to your face. "

"That's right. Although my name is Ye Shuzhen, your Excellency can think that I am Qiu Lingsu, and others can. Qiu Lingsu is not a perfect person, and even has a lot of infamy. I stand up, Nangong Ling has a lot of ways to let My rhetoric is untenable, and I even poured dirty water on it." Qiu Lingsu sighed, "That's why he was able to keep my life."

Because they are holding each other's handle.

"So, we need Nangong Ling to say it in person." Shi Nian said firmly.

Qiu Lingsu stared quietly into her eyes for a long time, she couldn't see much emotion in those eyes as bright as the moon, as if she really came here on behalf of the will in the future.

Therefore, Qiu Lingsu, the name that once caused turmoil in the martial arts world, or Nangong Ling, who killed her father and seized the throne, to her, who usually follows her around in the future, are just ordinary names in the world. All that remains is how to accomplish the uncovering of the culprit.

But the more so, the more convinced Qiu Lingsu was that she could do this for herself.

Leaving this place and going to Junshan to confront Nangong Ling seemed to be something that was impossible.

"I have one more thing I want to ask Mrs. Ren." Shi Nian said suddenly, and reached out to support Mrs. Ren who just got up from the futon.

"Holy envoy, please speak."

"I would like to ask, does Madam know about Nangong Ling's life experience? Those who have heard of Nangong Ling's conspiracy with others have heard the identity of Nangong Ling's biological mother, so who is his father? Will this matter be related to his attack on the old gang leader Ren? Before we leave, I hope we can fully understand this matter." Shi Nian could clearly feel that when Nangongling's father was mentioned, Qiu Lingsu's movements froze for a moment, like Is thinking about something.

"Ren Ci didn't tell me everything about this matter, but I can guess some clues."

Qiu Lingsu took two steps outside. She hadn't gone out for three years, and she was still a little uncomfortable walking in the sun.

"Twenty years ago, a warrior from Japan fought a duel with Ren Ci in southern Fujian. Ren Ci was not long after he took over the Beggar Gang, and he was young and vigorous. Only the deceased Elder Situ and Ren Ci knew, but Ren Ci often said that this Tianfeng Shishilang was one of the people he admired the most in his life."

"He shouldn't have come to participate in this competition, because Tianfeng Shishilang had already suffered internal injuries before the competition, so he died under Ren Ci's stick."

"I can often hear this feeling after Nangong Ling walked away in front of him. In fact, it is not difficult to guess that Nangong Ling is the orphan of Tianfeng Shishilang. Ren Ci regretted that he killed his father, so he sent the This son who was entrusted to him to be raised will be brought up to adulthood."

Dongying warriors... Unknowingly, it reminds me of the situation in Wuhua's day.

If Tianfeng Shishilang was Nangongling's father, he was probably also Wuhua's father, and Wuhua was a few years older than Nangongling, and he had already remembered it at that time.

Convincing Nangong Ling because of his father's death, and using his biological mother's great career and elder brother's care to further win him over, this is probably the reason why Nangong Ling took action against Ren Ci.

But no matter how much he used the pretense of avenging his father, it was an indisputable fact that Ren Ci had never treated Nangong Ling badly.

"I understand. Thank you, Mrs. Ren. Let's start now. Some decisions I made on the way may surprise you, but I hope you don't mind."

Qiu Lingsu shook his head.

No matter how many things in this world that surprised her and made her feel crazy, she has already experienced them. If it were not for being able to avenge Ren Ci, she would no longer have the courage to go out, and even the courage to live would almost be lost.

So even if he saw Shi Nian leading her down the mountain, galloping back to Jinan Mansion with her on a fast horse, and before rushing to the ferry, he went to the coffin shop to have the best coffin delivered overnight, and then found someone to make the old coffin out of it. Buried in the soil for several months, he didn't show any strange expression.

But Zhang San was different. Seeing Si Nian boarded the boat with the lady who covered her face and only felt her figure was graceful, and got enough rewards from the owner, he was naturally very happy to be able to sail.

However, seeing that the coffin was about to board the boat, he couldn't help showing a depressed expression.

"Let me tell you, Master, it's one thing that you are not afraid of capsizing the coffin on board, so don't you think it's a bit of a bad luck?"

This ship is his new eldest wife, so why should she be responsible for transporting the coffin!

"Respect the leader of "Ren Ci". This is the corpse that Elder Xi stole from Nangong Ling at the cost of his life to avoid cremation. It is the evidence to expose Nangong Ling." Straightforward.

Qiu Lingsu raised her eyes to look at her, and suddenly doubted the identity of the doorman in the future——

Is it also nonsense.