The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness of Crossing

Halfway through the journey, the shifter's clapper rang, and Yuan Cuixiao knew that an hour had passed, and the shift guard was about to find out that the Snow Building had been attacked, and would catch up soon.Her physical strength was on the verge of limit, Chunliu was also injured internally, plus a comatose Ding Zhaohui, the next part of the road to escape could be said to be very difficult.

"Hey! Where are you running!"

"Catch them! The prince will reward you!"

Approaching the courtyard wall, dozens of feet behind him was already boiling against the sky, shouting endlessly.

Yuan Cuixiao staggered to the corner of the wall with Ding Er on her back, one of them couldn't stand up, and with a "boom", she fell to her knees on the ground.Seeing this, Chunliu quickly removed Ding Zhaohui from her back, placed it on her shoulder, and said anxiously: "Little lady, can't hold on? If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

"Of course!" Yuan Cuixiao got up precariously, took out Hua Chong's short dagger from his bosom, and stuffed it into Chunliu's skirt, "Holding it up!"

Chunliu supported Ding Er, her hands were full, she asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Originally it belonged to your senior brother. I stole it while he was not paying attention. Now I will leave it for you as a souvenir." Yuan Cuixiao said, untied the treasure bag from her waist, took out the wishful sash, and threw it at Gao Qiang, helped Ding Zhaohui again and said, "Go up and pick him up first."

"Okay." Chunliu didn't have time to think, and quickly jumped up to the wall. Yuan Cuixiao was about to tie Ding Zhaohui tightly with ropes. He waved his hands, "Little lady, hurry up! Come on!"

The shouting and shouting approached, Yuan Cuixiao made up his mind, pulled off the rope, and said to Chunliu, "Quickly press the gate of the courtyard! Xia Chan is also there!" After saying that, she bowed her head and turned around, limping Turn and go forward.

"You!" Chunliu knew what he was thinking, and couldn't help but change his face. He had no choice but to slide down the wall, carry Ding Zhaohui on his shoulders, and fled towards Youtang Street with difficulty.

Not long after Yuan Cuixiao walked, a group of chasing soldiers surrounded him.

"Wicked man! Give back my father's life!" Xu Mao's two sons each held a (long) spear and stabbed straight at the back of his heart.

Deng Che hastily waved his knife at each other: "Wait a minute, my nephews! Catch the alive!"

One of them responded: "Okay! Don't kill him yet! Let me stab him twice!"

Yuan Cuixiao turned around, tore off the scarf, threw it on the ground, and shouted sharply: "Presumptuous!"

Some of the crowd had seen Yuan Cuixiao before, they looked at each other in blank dismay, all pale in shock.Deng Che discussed with the others for a few words, then cupped his fists at her and said: "This is a big matter, please wait here for a while, I'll ask the prince to come and make a decision."

Yuan Cuixiao snorted coldly, and said with a look of disdain: "Just wait!"

The embarrassing silence was not long before it was broken by Zhao Jue's arrival.

"Refer to the lord for a lowly position!" Everyone saluted one after another, retreated to the sides, and made way for them.

Zhao Jue approached with a livid face, and said angrily, "You took the man away?"

Yuan Cuixiao raised her face and said loudly, "Yes!"

Zhao Jue's eyes were serious, and he said word by word: "You are very capable, do you know that you are hurting me by doing this?"

The hatred in Yuan Cuixiao's eyes was clear, and she asked back: "So what if you know?"

Zhao Jue waved his palm angrily, slapped her on the cheek, and yelled at her, "Why?! Why are you doing this?"

With a crisp sound of "snap", Yuan Cuixiao was slapped solidly, her teeth smashed her inner cheek, and her mouth was full of fishy and sweet taste, she spat it out in a nonchalant "Bah", answering every word Said: "Because you deserve to die."

Zhao Jue's palm was raised in the air again, Yuan Cuixiao didn't dodge or dodge, his eyes were full of sarcasm, like steel needles piercing his heart, he clenched his palm into a fist, and slowly retracted into his sleeve, Turning around and ordering: "Come here, prepare a car and go to the other courtyard in the east of the city."

The wind stopped and the rain stopped, and the misty crescent moon poked its head out from the clouds again.The carriage came out from the east gate, and drove fast in the quiet night.Yuan Cuixiao was bundled into a rice dumpling and curled up in a corner of the carriage, her whole body was about to fall apart due to the bumps.Zhao Jue dragged her to her feet, held a lamp to shine on her red and swollen cheeks, and sighed: "The days of golden branches and jade leaves are just too bad, but you want to fight against me. Why are you all here?"

Yuan Cuixiao's heart skipped a beat: You guys?With the cloth stuffed in his mouth, Nai He could only turn his head and stare at him.

Zhao Jue saw through her thoughts, stretched out his hand to caress her face and said, "Do you want to know, besides you, who else is there?"

Yuan Cuixiao moved her eyelashes, as a tacit consent.

Zhao Jue said sadly: "She is a gentle and intelligent girl, she looks very similar to her aunt. Although she lost her parents when she was young, Shunniang and I both regard her as our own flesh and blood. After Shunniang passed away, I also I intend to accept her as a righteous daughter, but unfortunately she doesn't know good and evil, so she sneaked into my study, stole several secret letters, and used the pretext of going back to Luofu Mountain to practice Taoism, and went to the capital to report on me." Saying that, she bent down. Go, put your lips close to the ears of "Yuan Cuixiao", and asked in a low voice, "Yuan Cuixiao did this, how can I tolerate her? What do you think? Panpan?"

Xiong Panpan loosened her mouth, Zhao Jue had pulled the stuffed cloth away, she took a deep breath, looked at Zhao Jue from the corner of her eyes, and said disgustedly: "So you ordered someone to kill her."

"Yes." Zhao Jue nodded, "She asked for it." Staring at Xiong Panpan, he said, "You too."

Xiong Panpan closed his eyes and ignored him.

Zhao Jue sat up, put down the lamp, kicked her lightly, and said softly, "Panpan, you said you would always be by my side. Do you remember?"

Xiong Panpan remained silent, and the images of his brother-in-law's family, Hua Chong, his wife, and Yuan Cuixiao, whom he had impersonated for several months but had never met, gradually flashed through his mind.

Zhao Jue stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, looked at her closely and said, "Are you willing to die, or are you willing to stay with me forever?"

Xiong Panpan raised his eyes to look at him, and found that his temples had also been stained with the color of frost at some point, and felt that this person was pitiful and hateful, so he said in a low voice, "If you have never done those things I think there will be many people willing to be by your side."

With a lonely smile on Zhao Jue's face, he let go of his hand and asked her back, "Panpan, do you know why I did this?"

Xiong Panpan rolled his eyes secretly: I am not a roundworm in your belly, why did you rebel, where would I know...

The car body jerked and stopped, and the back of Xiong Panpan's head hit the car panel heavily. Zhao Jue was also staggered, and said in a deep voice, "What happened? Lei Ying."

The driver respectfully said: "My lord, Ouyang Chun, Liu Qing and the others have entered the city ahead."

Zhao Jue frowned: "It came so fast? It seems that Heifengzhai has been wiped out by them."

Lei Ying responded: "In this line of theirs, not only are Ouyang Chun, Liu Qing, and Ding Zhaolan the three masters of the rivers and lakes, but also the best of the six sects. Long Tao and Tao Gan have come, and there are also the three brothers Shalong from Crouching Tiger Valley. Let's help each other, not to mention one Lan Xiao, even ten of them can't resist."

Xiong Panpan was thrown into a daze. He seemed to hear the word "Ouyang Chun" in a trance. There was a sharp pain, his eyes went dark, and he collapsed again.

But Chunliu, because "Yuan Cuixiao" led away the pursuers, protected the unconscious Ding Zhaohui all the way, and finally arrived at the Yamen of the court.She had a brisk temper, and she was afraid that the concierge would pass on some mistakes, so she went straight to Dengwengu, hit three links in a row, and entered the hall to express her feelings.

Yan Chasan and Gongsun Ce ascended to the hall all night, seeing that Chunliu came with Ding Zhaohui, they couldn't help being surprised and happy, and hurriedly transferred Ding Zhaohui to the inner courtyard for treatment.When all the chivalrous men heard the news, they rushed over to ask Chunliu what happened.Chunliu then tells everyone exactly how Ding Zhaohui was brought into the palace by "Xiao Wenhuang" Xu Chang to claim credit, and how she and the little lady conspired to rescue Ding Zhaohui from the Snow Building.

After listening to her narration, Lu Fang was the first to shed tears and said: "Although the second brother Ding was rescued, but my younger brother and sister are still trapped in the palace, what should I do?"

Ai Hu cried out: "Uncle Lu is right! When the treacherous king is angry, will he be detrimental to sister?"

Yan Chasan showed a worried expression: "Zhao Jue's mind is vicious. Pan Pan's current situation is probably very dangerous. I wonder if you can think of a way to rescue her?"

Jiang Ping interjected: "Before my three elder brothers consulted the formation map, they have sorted out all the mechanisms, footwork, and cracking methods of the Bagua copper grid formation. It is better to hit the sun than to pick the sun, so we simply took advantage of the night to attack from the north gate. Xiaolou, capture the treacherous king, put down the chaotic party. I don’t know Yan Yinyuan and Gongsun Master Book, what do you two think?”

Yan Chasan hurriedly said, "Guard Jiang is right."

Gongsun Ce also nodded in agreement.

When Zhan Zhao enters, please take out Shang Fang's sword, and everyone makes some preparations before setting off.

Dengwen's drum sounded again in front of the door, but it was Kong Hai, Ding Zhaolan, Liu Qing and his party who came this time.The group of heroes met each other in the hall, and each briefly described the process of capturing Lan Xiao and obtaining the battle plan. They were overjoyed, lifted their swords, stepped on the moonlight, and headed for the county prince's mansion in a mighty manner.

The group of heroes attacked the north gate, killing several stubborn resisters all the way.At the bottom of the Chongxiao Tower, the four mice on the empty island each led a door, led a few brothers, and attacked towards the eye of the formation with all their strength.

After nearly two hours of demolition, the group of heroes finally opened up four doors and eight roads and gathered in the eye of the formation when the sky was about to light up.

The copper net is dense, and the anvil is light and cold.Thinking of Bai Yutang's death here, suffering the pain of a sharp knife, Liu Qing and Lu Fang couldn't help crying.Han Zhang and Xu Qing endured their grief and led a group of experts from Six Doors to get under the floor to dismantle the pulley cable spring.

Jiang Ping walked towards Zhan Zhao who was holding Shang Fang's sword, saluted and said: "Master Zhan, there are many wooden boxes in the formation that are quite strange, should we open them one by one to check? Or take them back to the Yamen of the court intact? Please also ask Zhan My lord, make up your mind."

Zhan Zhao nodded and responded: "By the order of the Prime Minister, all the objects unloaded from the Chongxiao Tower will be affixed with the internal prohibition seal on the spot, and will be escorted to Beijing for disposal immediately."

Jiang Ping responded with a "yes", and called Long Tao and Tao Gan, two members of the Gongmen, to handle the matter.

Zhihua stood on the sidelines for a while, then quietly walked around to Monk Kukai's side, and whispered to him.

Kukai's complexion gradually became serious, and after listening to Zhihua's words, he lowered his eyebrows, clasped his hands together, and proclaimed the Buddha's name: "Amitabha. Good, good."

After everyone had tidied up, Kong Hai walked up to the stage, clasped his palms together and saluted, "The poor monk intends to chant scriptures for the White Five Heroes, can you all go aside for a while?"

Everyone didn't think otherwise, and said one after another: "Master, please." They all went to the side of the building and stood there.

Kukai turned his back to Qunhao, closed his eyes and recited a rebirth mantra, then quickly pulled out two iron galls from the bottom of his sleeves, waved his hands and threw them down the balcony, only to hear a loud "rumbling" sound, more than ten wooden boxes in the formation Has been blown to pieces.

Zhan Zhao's expression tightened, and he flew to Kong Hai's side, and asked anxiously, "Master, why is this so?!"

Kukai didn't answer, but polished another fire and threw it into the formation. Seeing that the fire was blazing, burning the debris into ashes, Fang Chang sighed, held his hand and turned to Zhan Zhao, saying: "Amitabha, Zhan's guardian, my Buddha is merciful, and the past It cannot be pursued again. The king of Xiangyang's treachery has been broken, and the past and the past, let it be turned into clouds and smoke."

Zhihua also came over and said: "God has the virtue of loving life. Brother Zhan, I hope that no matter where we are, you and I will never forget our original aspirations."

Zhan Zhao suddenly realized what was hidden in the box, bowed his head and clapped his hands together and said, "Thank you two brothers for your guidance, I understand what to do."

Jiang Ping also understood, and said to the crowd: "Today, the copper grid array was broken, and the skyscraper tower was also destroyed. Brothers, you have worked hard!"

In the east of Xiangyang City, an unremarkable three-entry courtyard stood gray and simple in the night, so blurred that its outline could not be discerned.

Xiong Panpan woke up from the cold, opened his eyes, it was already dawn, and he was still in the water, being detained in a fish pond.She looked around, gold bricks built the bottom, jade walls, and dozens of colorful koi swimming leisurely and happily.

"Ah!" Xiong Panpan sneezed loudly, thinking to himself: What the hell kind of place is this...

A blurry human face was reflected in the clear pool water, and a familiar voice suddenly said above, "Are you awake?"

Xiong Panpan shivered, raised his head and said, "What did you bring me here for?"

"Du Du", Zhao Jue tapped on the gold-clad railing by the pool, and said unhurriedly: "This is my other courtyard in the east of the city - Shanshuiju. Your monk father is probably bringing a group of people with him at this moment." , is looking for you everywhere in the palace. How can I let him do what he wants?"

"You!" Xiong Panpan was furious, but his waist was bound and he couldn't move, so he picked up a handful of water and threw it at Zhao Jue.

Zhao Jue walked sideways and said with a smile: "Panpan, I just like your temperament that distinguishes between love and hate."

Xiong Panpan pursed his lips tightly and stared angrily.

Zhao Jue went around behind her and said, "Panpan, let me tell you a story. My father's original name is Zhao Kuangmei, and he is the fourth younger brother of the (Tai) ancestor of this dynasty. But after Zhao Kuangyi ascended the throne, he listened to the words of the old thief Zhao Pu, saying that my father was born to a wet nurse, and he came from a humble background, so he was not worthy of being a king. He and his ministers joined forces to destroy the Golden Chamber Covenant , And all the old officials who knew the inside story were expelled from the court. My father was repeatedly reprimanded. He gave a secret decree to his own younger brother, asking him to kill Li Yu with poison. After being stimulated by this incident, my father suffered from madness, and sometimes had seizures. Zhao Pu took the opportunity to slander him again, slandering him as domineering and arrogant, intending to murder Rebellion. Zhao Kuangyi was furious, stripped my father of all official positions, and imprisoned him in Fangzhou. In the winter of this year, my father became sick with anxiety and vomited blood. He was only 38 years old. Not long after his father died, my mother also became depressed. It was not until my cousin Zhao Heng ascended the throne that my father regained the title of King of Qin and sent me from Fangzhou to Xiangyang. I thought I could live a comfortable life in Xiangyang for a few years. That boy Zhen, who was full of benevolence and morality, killed my two sons one after another, and Shun Niang was so sad that she also became seriously ill and died." As he said, he thumped the railing heavily, and said with an angry face, "Say! How can I swallow it? This breath?"

This fake father is really sympathetic, and his deeds can be punished... Xiong Panpan hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Your uncle's actions are indeed not authentic, but he has been dead for so many years, and it will be unavoidable for you to make trouble with his grandson." Not authentic enough. Besides, your two sons died early, it may not be your nephew's hands. These days, children can't grow up too much, and he lost three of himself, and he doesn't know who to blame Well. The affairs of your Zhao family are state affairs, and if there is a commotion, the common people will suffer together."

"Hahaha!" Zhao Jue looked up to the sky and laughed, "What a family matter is a state matter! Just because I am in the royal family, my parents were forced to die, and the pain of losing my wife and children, I have to endure it all? Ordinary people suffer from injustice. I can still beat the drums to complain, go to the government, and sue the imperial court. Why is there nowhere to appeal my grievances? I, Zhao Jue, refuse to accept it! Since there is nowhere to get justice in this world, I will seek justice for myself!"

"You are wrong!" Xiong Panpan sighed, "You are parents, wives and children. Could it be that those who lost their lives innocently were not other people's parents, wives and children? There is compassion for the world. For your own selfishness, but you are on the road of no one else, and you go to the end alone, isn't it still a dead end?"

The sky is already bright, and the rising sun shines golden light on the water.Zhao Jue stared at the pool of water, his eyes were a little blinded by the dazzle, and he raised his eyes to look in the direction of the county prince's mansion, a cloud of seven-colored smoke shot up into the sky, his heart was shocked suddenly, and then he felt an unprecedented tranquility.

Xiong Panpan also saw Caiyan, and murmured: "This is, this is..."

Zhao Jue said: "This is the signal I agreed with Lei Ying. Once the smoke is released, the battle of the Sky Tower will be defeated."

A trace of ecstasy flashed across Xiong Panpan's heart, and then he felt even more nervous.

"The battle is broken and people are dead." Zhao Jue slapped the lion's head on the railing hard and said, "Panpan, let's go with my father!"

Xiong Panpan screamed: "No!"

The ground shook in an instant, the strong smell of saltpeter made her almost unable to breathe, her waist suddenly loosened, and she threw herself into the pool water. The pool water seemed to have no end, carrying her endlessly down, until she fell into the water. The eternal abyss.

At that time, the heroes searched all over the palace of the county prince, but there was no trace of Zhao Jue and Pan Pan. After catching Lei Ying and asking him where they were going, they rushed to the other courtyard.After weeping, the people replied that the assistant manager of the Yamen of the courtyard did not mention the aftermath.

Yan Chasan went to Xiangyang to express his meritorious service to the heroes overnight, and about six or seven days later, Bao Xiang personally brought the decree of kindness and went to Xiangyang to reward the righteous men.Those who were alive were promoted to rank, and those who were dead were given rich burials. Except for Kong Hai and Zhi Hua who had already left, Ding's Kun Zhong refused to accept his resignation, the rest of the people were rewarded and dispersed separately.

But Ding Zhaohui, after waking up the next day, learned the news of Pan Pan's death from Ai Hu's mouth, and rushed to the ruins immediately despite everyone's obstruction.Thinking back to the phrase "If you dare to die, I will dare to bury you" that day when you were suffocated, you can't help but feel heartbroken.After weeping for a while, he set up a tomb for him, and lived in a hut nearby.Bao Xiang advised him to share the worries of the king and benefit the people, not to waste all his talent and learning.But Ding Zhaohui said that it is not in court that one can serve the country and the people.What I have done in recent years has been more than some people have done in a lifetime, and there is nothing wrong with being loyal and righteous. The only thing I owe is Pan Pan's friendship.Everyone felt his heart, and they stopped talking and let him go.

When Xiong Panpan woke up, it was the winter solstice, more than half a month had passed since the heroes broke through the copper grid formation.It turned out that Zhao Jue didn't pull her to die that day. There was a hidden mechanism under the fish pond, and there was an undercurrent leading directly to the Han River.She was knocked out by the rapids and drifted downstream until she reached a small town near the Han River, where she was rescued by local fishermen.She was predestined, and it was a childless elderly couple who rescued her, and it happened that the man's surname was Xiong.The couple surnamed Xiong picked her up on the boat and took her home. They looked after her carefully for more than ten days like a treasure, so Xiong Panpan woke up and asked her why, so she recognized the two elders as god-in-law.Afterwards, she made some inquiries in the town, and learned that the internal turmoil in Xiangyang City had been calmed down, and the heroes had gone away. Thinking of Ding Zhaohui who had lost his memory, she felt that it would be better to forget each other, and she would rather stay in the town to live a peaceful life.