Chapter 196

"'Five Goats Dance in the Court of Chu', the old man never thought that he would be able to witness it in person..."

"After all, it doesn't matter whether it's Jiaogui or Wuyang. It's just a title. There are countless names in the classics of our sect. After all, they are all rhetoric for future generations. But I didn't expect that the head of Jiang could The hole candle is like this, and I can even guess what happened thousands of years ago."

Ying Laodao slowly spoke words of praise, but he was a little apprehensive about Jiang Wen's question, "Jiaogui was born more than once, and was painted by the king of Chu as early as the early Zhou Dynasty. The "Statue of Five Goats with a Grain" hanging on it has been hidden on Luofu Mountain for many years, and the old man was terrified at the first sight, and couldn't sleep at night, and dared not revive it for decades."

"You must know that there are many ancient relics collected on Luofu Mountain, and the old man once browsed some of them in his early years. Therefore, when the teacher took me to see them, I thought they were just some strange beasts. Thick and thin strange pythons, fish and turtles with tiger-skin-like stripes all over their bodies, and oxen with huge heads resembling fierce tigers may not surprise me at all."

"But at the moment when the old man saw the "Statue of Five Goats in the Title", he only saw smudges that were as dirty as splashed ink. In other words, the lines are messy, fearful and bewildered.”

"Behind the thick ink in the picture, there is an extremely huge monster, winding and twisting in the water. Its huge body is covered with gray and white mottled lines. It is almost bigger than a pottery urn filled with grain. It may be tens of feet long up and down. The five heads are intertwined and even weirder - if you look closely, the head looks like an ugly human face, with only two evil tentacles on the head, and a mane that is more than ten feet long around the neck. If you close your eyes, you can dream that the monster in the picture is in a slow and free posture, ignoring it, and looking up and down as if nothing is there!"

"These things are absurd and unruly, Sect Leader Jiang. If you want to question the old man because of this, it is understandable, but I can swear to God, except for things related to the sect's orthodoxy, Luo Yuantong knows everything about it. No deception!"

After talking about the heart palpitations, Ying Laodao was still firmly grasped by Jiang Wen's collar, but his expression was not disturbed at all. He immediately stretched out his fingers and swore to the sky, expressing that he had no malicious intentions at all, and the scene fell into a deadlock for a while.

Jiang Wen naturally also knew that if the other party really wanted to murder him, there was no need to protect himself when he was in Luo's mansion, let alone go back this time, and put himself on the verge of such danger.

But Jiang Wen had no time to pay attention to him at this time, and his cold tone only showed one thing - he needed all the answers.

"Senior Ying, since the day he stepped into the Guangzhou mansion, Jiang has sensed the aura of estrangement in everything. This is the case when he was chasing the South Shaolin, attending the Golden Pen Washing Hands Conference, and hearing that the assassination is still gratifying. Today's suppression of Jiao Gui What's more! I don't care about other things, but there must be no ambiguity about the suppression of Jiao Gui!"

Recalling this trip to Guangzhou, Jiang Wen's doubts did not diminish from beginning to end. The cobwebs were densely covered in layers, and he couldn't see the real appearance underneath.

The root cause should be that Jiang Wen has been separated by an invisible net since the beginning of searching for traces of Nan Shaolin. Everyone seems to be hiding it from him. No matter how close he was to the truth, sometimes he clearly sensed that the shadow was there One step away behind the screen, but suddenly looking back, it is thousands of miles away.

Only now did Jiang Wen understand that the original martial arts rules and Jianghu methods in the city of Guangzhou have been tacitly tampered with to the point of being plausible. The closer he gets, the farther he is pushed away. The unspoken things, in the final analysis, are four words-"It has nothing to do with you".

"Master Jiang, just as the old man said in the past, a thousand people in the world have a thousand thoughts, not to mention how like-minded, life-and-death friends are like-minded in the beginning. Standing in front of prosperity, wealth, gold and silver, it is inevitable that they will be separated from each other. Back again One step, even if everyone can stick to their own views until death, there will always be some people who will drift away and turn against each other until they die."

Ying Laodao sighed and raised his eyes to look into the distance, "I only realized this matter after reading thousands of sails, but it was too late at that time, but the lesson must never be forgotten. Nowadays, the ups and downs of grievances and grievances in the city of Guangzhou are spread into a big net, of course It’s because I tried my best to figure it out, but the root cause is that in this city, the only real way out is to go my own way.”

Ying Laodao, with a narrow and long face and thinning hair, looked at Jiang Wen with a strange look.

"Actually, we can all see that you don't care about it. For the old Guangzhou mansion, there could be tens of thousands of people like the head of Jiang, but in today's Guangzhou city, there are thousands of people like you who are idle and wild. No one would believe it."

"Master Jiang, you feel that you are guarded and hidden from you everywhere, because you are always staring at other people's seats, like a spider running to flick a web woven by others, so naturally you will only be guarded. Nowadays, Guangzhou City The way to divide the enemy and the enemy is very simple - if you are really one of us, you will naturally find your own position and do your own thing without distraction..."

Jiang Wen slowly let go, he knew that Mr. Ying was not lying, but he came to Guangzhou City for no purpose at all, just like he came to this river and lake in a daze.The cause of the sense of alienation and estrangement was revealed, and Jiang Wen couldn't help laughing, but what followed was a stronger sense of absurdity in his heart.

If what Ying Laodao said is true, everyone in the city is thinking through their stomachs, and he probably doesn't know what other people are thinking. Is it a solution to go his own way like this?It's just fighting on their own, how can they defeat the united will of Shang Kexi's Pingnan Wangjun?
The evil waves in the sea came again, and this time they crashed towards the shore in a more terrifying manner, stirring up thousands of turbid waves and thousands of hectares of black snow, and swallowed up the narrow coast in front of the ancient temple in the South China Sea. The figures who had just arrived at the beach were bullied, and a few black spots like flies were swept away in an instant, and fell into the boiling and angry sea. They even the dragon boat firmly tied to the shore were sucked into the sea.

But before the few people had time to worry, the turbid waves above the South China Sea suddenly parted, and a dark and shabby old dragon emerged from the water. It is new, not weak at all, and the boat even shows a unique luster that belongs to living creatures. It swims and jumps like a spiritual creature entering the sea, with its head up and its tail, and leaps and bounds between the increasingly terrifying thunderclouds and rainstorms.

After more than a dozen Dan people swam to the old dragon to turn over and take the helm, this ancient dragon boat has really turned into an all-powerful flood dragon, making the half-dead dragon boat in the hands of Jiang Wen and his party now able to break through the waves as soon as it enters the sea. , contaminated with the incomparable vitality endowed by Danmin.Fu Ningdie and Yuan Ziyi's eyes widened, and they repeatedly confirmed that everything in front of them was not an illusion, but why was this old dragon soaring above the water, almost turning into a flying dragon snake!

The thunderclouds rose and fell like drums, and the young and strong Dan people issued uniform orders, and simply took off their tattered clothes, revealing their skin and muscles.They are not strong and powerful, but all of them have tattoos on their faces to resemble the sons of dragons. Today, they are really like this old dragon. As long as there is a trace of rain and waves on their bodies, even if they are skinny, they will still show an unshakable appearance cast by copper and iron. , a red light flashed at the tattoo, and flew towards the place where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water.

The five black paint clouds with extremely low cover pressure still linger on the sea surface, like the lingering haze over this sea area.They look one way in the eyes of outsiders, but they look another way in the eyes of Jiang Wen. The strange shadows stand abruptly against this dark world. At first, they were more like the shell membranes when they were born. Now they are slowly Fading away the strangeness, gradually dissolving into this world, until it turns into a storm and a hurricane, an eternal disaster between the sea and the sky.

Dan Min went through many difficulties and finally came to the place where Luo Shuang'er fell into the water, circling continuously, his eyes red, his chest raised and his chest roaring to frighten the wilderness, but no one went into the water to inquire, more like waiting for an opportunity.

Yuan Ziyi said eagerly: "Why don't they save people?"

"Don't be impatient, there is a rule for fishing people in the water. You have to sink three times before you can shoot. Now that Miss Luo fell into the water and there is no movement, the Dan people have nothing to do, even if they are very capable, unless they take the risk of going into the water to fight the ghost."

In the eyes of outsiders, Jiaogui is a collection of storms and undercurrents in the sky. Now it is obvious that there is only a dead end in the water. Looking at the scene on the water, Ying Laodao said worriedly, "It doesn't seem like Miss Luo has been there for a long time. How can a person with a dead will not struggle to get out of the water at all? It seems that there is something strange in the water..."

Jiang Wen frowned and said, "What's wrong with the water? Don't you even know about it?"

"Master Jiang, the 'five goats dancing in the court of Chu' you mentioned is a strange event that happens once in hundreds of years. Now that the dragon ghosts have turned into five places, the danger at the bottom of the water has become even more dangerous. It is almost unimaginable, old man There's no guarantee what's going to happen either..."

Encountering an unplanned situation, no wise man can avoid hesitation. Old Taoist Ying looked at the seaside with worry, and pointed at the Dan people who were drumming their boats and breaking the waves.
"Besides repaying their kindness, the Dan people may have deep meanings in staying here. Speaking of this world, if there is anyone who can do something, it is probably the Dan people who are now fighting off the sea. Just like the people in the late Song Dynasty As always, they have no choice but to come..."

Until now, Luo Shuang'er had been in the water for a long time, but no one could see her from the surface of the water.The sky is covered with black clouds, and the vicious water and waves seem to have their own magical power, trying to repel the Dan people from entering the water to save people as usual. Several Dan people who are well versed in water stick their heads out of the water, mouthing Panting heavily and holding onto the bow of the boat, the helpless look in his eyes already explained everything.

The Danmin above the old dragon looked at each other, and finally, as if they had made up their minds, they took out an inch-long curved snake hairpin from their waist and threw it to the Danmin in the water, and the leading Danmin did not hesitate The ground pierced the skin in front of the chest, letting the hot blood splash on the icy water, and then another plunge into the water, followed by the sound of jumping into the water one after another, the Danmin had obviously started desperately up.

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The ripples created countless hallucinations, the heavy voice was suddenly separated, both ears were filled with the quietest cotton, and when I barely opened my eyes, I saw the algae in the water, which was about an inch long, soft and boneless. Swaying in the gradually gray vision.

A few beams of light above the head shyly and timidly passed through the green phoenix, and pierced obliquely into the bottomless scene, only illuminating the dense mud shadows in front of the eyes, while the silence below seemed to be soft and comfortable. The bed quietly covers the inextricable chaos outside the world, and then draws the curtain intimately and comfortably for the tired guest.

Luo Shuang'er is slowly sinking into the bottom of the water. Her waist is slender and soft like a fish swimming, and her skirts are fluttering into scales. The nature of the water allows her to swim in this place where the wind and waves are unexpectedly calm, but her body is sinking deeper into the bottom of the water. However, it seems to be walking into a peaceful dream.

Perhaps everyone has had the dusty dream of becoming Jinlin, and time is silent here, as if a pair of invisible hands quietly hold down the hour and minute hands, preventing time from continuing to flow, leaving only the heartbeat synchronized with the second hand, still alive The rhythm is accurately and in vain, and everything is accompanied by the aimless second hand. It can't break free from this empty body, and it turns into a period of empty time that can't be walked out.

Luo Shuang'er's heart is as empty as a mirror, she has forgotten the cause and effect, and the seven emotions and six desires that she usually consulted have disappeared.At this time, her heart was so empty and silent, like a valley surrounded by other worlds, and the slightest sound she made could be heard for a long time, so that the subtle emotions in her heart that were usually invisible at this time were also captured. Suddenly zoomed in and came before my eyes.

For so long, she almost forgot the existence of "herself" because of her martial arts practice.

In such emptiness, Luo Shuang'er thought of the vast and vast night by Dongting Lake, the moonlight was like water, there were a few ravens singing along with the fishermen flying to the sky, and there was also a moonlight that was so clear that it was condensed into jasper. , according to the mountains and rivers of Dongting Junshan.

Before the emotional ups and downs, there are always memories, and the thoughts become clearer and clearer in the reverberation. Often at these times, before the sunrise, the morning glow and the tree shadows complement each other. With the slowly rising sun, the world is immersed in a In the ever-changing orange, it is so beautiful.If it is on a bright moon night, with a strange sense of ritual in the long night, you can enjoy the moonlight of the Dongting alone. At this time, the bright moon is in the sky, and the shadows of the trees under the shadow of the moon are faint, as quiet as an ink painting.

At these times, Luo Shuang'er, who was on the sidelines, would secretly untie the boat cable, sit barefooted alone on the bow of the boat to raise the water, and watch the water surface that was about to be silent again arouse the slightest ripples, and the boat's tracks would unknowingly break into the surrounding greenery , Only then did the bright moon, as clear as a mirror, finally hide in the water, and let the moonlight turn into a cool breeze flowing in the heart.

Now no one knows that what Luo Shuang'er was most afraid of before coming to Dongting was water, and what she wanted to stay away from the most was the bottomless lake and sea. The servants in the mansion only knew her young lady, even if she was only close to the dark water storage tank at home on weekdays. , would cry and be hugged away, leaving only Luo Yuantong with a sad face beside him.

And Luo Shuang'er, who left home and came to Dongting Lake, has to be with the vast expanse of blue waves and sparkling waves every day. The master who taught her Kung Fu took her on a black-covered boat, untied the cable and pushed her into the water, telling her If you don't know water, you will never come back.

No one knows how Luo Shuang'er got here in those few days. She may have shed all the tears in this life, and probably said all the soft words in this life. The deepest part of the cabin, drifting with the waves on Dongting Lake.

She dully saw the rows of Mogi on the bank, not only the vertical and horizontal lines of the tidal flat, but also dividing the intersection of the water surface. Between the swaying shadows of the trees, there was a white-bearded master who had been on the boat for three days and three nights, walking along the river bank with the wind. sound……

"Ordinary people know that there is no need to worry about it, which is called fear, and this is fear of thinking. The more you are afraid of prudence, the less you dare to act rashly, and your body will naturally become stiff and paralyzed, and you will not listen to your commands."

"However, people use their spirits to guide the four limbs, five internal organs, and the meridians of the whole body. It is like governing a country together. If danger threatens to move, the people will not cooperate; if they are afraid of words, the people will not respond. Live in the world without being discouraged. The world says that the brave are not afraid, but in fact there is nothing like joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil and desire in the world."

"What my teacher wants to tell you now is not only a skill, but also a principle to rule the world. Since fear is inevitable in you, then think about whether it is fear itself that you are afraid of. Wang Wei judged by advocating the same, thinking that he was the superior, so please understand the situation from top to bottom, so that all people in the world are afraid, trembling and trembling, and dare not commit adultery. Therefore, the first lesson of this martial arts is Still empathetic, tanned into all things, can not be afraid of foreign things..."

What did I learn at the Dongting Lake?In fact, Luo Shuang'er couldn't explain it clearly either. She couldn't understand the profound and unpredictable principles spoken by the master, but the master told her with comfort that not understanding was the shortest way to the end.

"In this world, the dead are not to be feared, but the living are to be feared. If you can understand people's hearts, there is nothing to fear in the world."

Master Baibeard said so, and taught Luo Shuang'er an unheard of kung fu. Luo Shuang'er also learned to open her heart and forget herself from her master.Her own emotions are not important, the master taught her to grow a layer of hoarfrost on her heart, covering the original seven emotions and six desires, so that she can be transformed into a moon-like mirror.

This kind of kung fu is very miraculous. Not only can it understand all the martial arts taught by the master, but it can also detect the thoughts of people around it.In the beginning, Luo Shuang'er could only judge the other person's thoughts from subtle movements and expressions, but gradually, she could already see the clues from the other person's eyes. Until now, even if Luo Shuang'er doesn't observe and distinguish a person, her heart will be like a mirror Take a peek at each other's emotions.

As Luo Shuang'er's heart was empty like water, all the sword skills, fists, kicks, Nuo dance, and internal skills she came into contact with became things that came naturally and naturally. She learned it from her master almost without hindrance. At the same time, she read What's more, the master's anxiety is becoming more and more serious day by day, and his heart is far from being as smooth as he appears on the surface.

From the beginning to the end, Master Baibeard did not reveal his name, let alone tell Luo Shuang'er what this martial art is called, until the scenery of Dongting Lake drifted away and the prosperity of Guangzhou Mansion arrived as expected.

In the past, she still had resentment about being sent to Dongting Lake, but Luo Shuang'er had a clear understanding at this time. When she returned to the Luo family in the Guangzhou mansion, she found that her father's hidden emotions were more complicated than she imagined. The hair is also completely contrary to the memory.

Fortunately, there are some things that don't need to be explained in detail, Luo Shuang'er can know the mixed joys and sorrows in the other party's heart beforehand.

"My dear daughter, don't blame your father for being cruel. Even when you were young, you never remembered that if your father hadn't been negligent and unprepared, you wouldn't have been thrown into the water by your enemies, and you wouldn't have suffered from this fear of water. Dongting Lake These three years have been helpless..."

That's what Luo Yuantong said to Luo Shuang'er, but Luo Shuang'er was no longer used to gossiping, her eyes were full of clear to subtle emotional fluctuations, so she abandoned the pale words, and only wanted to use emotions that would not deceive others. Reply, but forget that because of practicing martial arts, I am now cold and unkind, and my words and actions are like empty puppets.

The last time the father and daughter talked was on the eve of leaving Luo's mansion through the secret road. What Luo Shuang'er felt from her father Luo Yuantong was the determination and joy of being relieved.

She asked Luo Yuantong, their Luo family guarded the things of Yixi for so many years, but they were misunderstood by the people of the world. Infamy, are these really worth it.

But Luo Yuantong laughed on the spot.

"Back then, I was a real lone thief, but what about the foundation of my family business now? As long as your daughter can save your life, your father and I have never cared about the opinions of the world!"

She finally realizes that she still doesn't understand her father, and besides, the mirror is empty after all. Luo Shuang'er sees a familiar face in the vain underwater vision, and because there is no reference, it looks as cold as ice, like a mask.

The coldness of the bottom of the water gradually came, and the limbs began to lose control. Luo Shuang'er only felt that there was a cloud of smoke rising in front of her eyes. eyes.

For a long time, there was a wave called "stunning" in her heart, and it spread so fast that it couldn't be stopped—she never doubted her father's intentions, but why is death approaching so fast now.

"Is this a way to live or a way to die..."

The astonishment in Luo Shuang'er's heart was like a crisp sound on the thin ice that was about to shatter. The air was also exhausted in the running of her heart and lungs. She finally saw the face of the cold seabed, which was the face of countless zombies on the seabed. Lying down, their naked bodies are gray and waxy, their limbs are stiff and bent, and a thin layer of ice-like corpse wax forms on the outside of their skin. We are welcoming Luo Shuanger to join them forever...

Luo Shuang'er's eyes were about to close, but in the reflection at the bottom of the water, she suddenly found a group of menacing figures breaking through the choppy water, struggling to swim towards her deep water, breaking the peaceful and dreamlike environment in an instant , Forcibly stuffing balls and balls of emotions that belonged exclusively to living people, reflected in her heart involuntarily.

The tattoos all over their bodies seemed to be burning, and their skin was swollen due to contact with the evil waves. It was so red that it seemed to ooze blood, but they swam to the bottom of the water with their arms intertwined. Their hazel pupils were like snake-eyed lizard pupils. , dancing and desperately fighting some invisible supernatural force.

Luo Shuang'er didn't have time to turn her head back, but a dragging force suddenly rose in the water, leading her slowly away from this dark water that was so deep that it would last forever, and that the world would never rise to the surface.It may be an illusion caused by the lack of oxygen in the body, Luo Shuang'er even felt that the underwater zombies opened their eyes and looked at her, as if regretting that she missed an opportunity of eternal existence.

Luo Shuanger, who was pulled towards the surface of the water at a high speed, was a little at a loss, like a person who was walking at night in the deep mountains and suddenly met another living person, but what surprised her even more was that these brave people rushed into the water, what was reflected in their hearts? There is no vitality and desire that can be seen in the commonplace, but a familiar figure in Taoist robes and long swords is reflected in the same place...

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In the second year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan army crossed the south of the Yangtze River and broke through Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. The two princes, Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing, who were under ten years old, escaped from the tiger's mouth by chance and fled to Fujian under the escort of the "Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty" Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie. , the Yuan army followed closely, and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were forced to flee to Quanzhou, Guangdong and other places to seek refuge. Known as Song Shaodi in history.

In 1279 A.D., the second year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, at the last moment when the country was about to perish, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty chose an extremely heroic way to bid farewell to the stage of history. They concentrated all their strength and fought a desperate battle with the Yuan Dynasty army in Yashan, Guangdong. .

At that time, the southern inland was completely occupied by the Yuan army, and the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty had no place to stay. Under the support of the general Zhang Shijie, they formed a naval fleet and temporarily parked in Yashan, Guangdong.But before they could make a good plan for the next step, Zhang Hongfan, a Han general of the Yuan Dynasty, and Li Heng, a Xixia native, led their troops to follow them. The two Yuan armies, one from the north and the other from the south, completely blocked the retreat of the Southern Song navy.

Zhang Hongfan was a leading general at the time. He knew that the Yuan army was not good at water warfare, so he was not eager to fight a decisive battle with the Southern Song navy, but adopted a posture of encircling and not fighting.Zhang Hongfan's military ability is obviously higher than that of the Southern Song leader Zhang Shijie. He saw at a glance that one of the weaknesses of the Song army was the need to rely on land and islands to supply fresh water and firewood. Freshwater and firewood supply channels in the Southern Song Dynasty.

As a result, more than 7 soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song Dynasty were trapped on sea ships. "People who eat dry and salty drinks for more than ten days are exhausted and unable to fight." They can only eat cold dry food to satisfy their hunger. The fighting power was severely weakened, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers. Although the [-]-year-old little emperor Zhao Bing was not very sensible, the dignified expressions of the ministers and soldiers made him faintly feel bad.

At the most critical moment, a support army from the Southern Song Dynasty suddenly appeared on the sea.

This support army is a simple fleet with strange appearance, all of which are fishing boats with black awnings. The people on board, men, women, old and young, all have tattoos on their faces. , Hearing that the war brought food, grass and fresh water, he spontaneously came to rescue the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The war zone of this Yashan naval battle is located in Jiangmen, not far from the place where the Dan family lived. No one expected that these people who are usually not paid attention to would inspire patriotism when the Southern Song Dynasty was ruined and their families were destroyed. battlefield. "Guochao Wenlei" records that these Dan family members organized more than 1000 people, drove their own "wuqi boat", and bravely came to Yashan, hoping to use their diving skills to help the country rescue the little emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Ying Laodao couldn't hide his worries when he talked about 380 years ago, but it seemed like the events in front of him. The changes in the world are unpredictable. No one thought that the witnesses at the end of the Song Dynasty would meet them on such an occasion. So sad.

Regrettably, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty in the encirclement were hesitant and missed this last chance for nothing.Zhang Hongfan, a general of the Yuan army, reacted immediately. He sent a fleet to outflank the Dan family's retreat in the middle of the night and launched a night attack. As a result, these brave Dan family members "all merged with the sea people and never knew how to fight", were violently attacked by the Yuan army in their sleep, at a loss what to do, and suffered heavy casualties.The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty witnessed this scene with their own eyes, but "did not dare to help, and there was no basis for advancing and retreating", resulting in the "attack and killing of more than 1000 Dan family members".

"But Master Jiang, do you know that this matter is actually not that simple. The Yamen area was alone at the time, and no matter how ignorant the Song people were about military affairs, they would not choose to do things in other people's dojos."

Ying Laodao looked at Jiang Wen in a deep voice, "Besides, the Song army connected the warships in the bay with iron cables and placed the emperor boat in the middle to show that they would not retreat in a deadly battle. The chief general Zhang Shijie even burned down the palaces, houses, Cutting off the escape route at the stronghold, whether this action is desperate or desperate, obviously does more harm than good, and instead gives the initiative on the shore to the Yuan army."

"The old man was also full of doubts, until I came to this ancient village..."

"Although the Song Army claimed to have 20 people at the beginning, most of them were civil servants, eunuchs, and court ladies. Therefore, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie once recruited soldiers in Zhangqiugang Village, and the ancestors of the villagers escaped by chance. A strange thing for the descendants—the chief general Zhang Shijie observed the sky day and night a few days before the decisive battle, and it seemed that he had already had a plan for victory, and everyone only said that there would be magical soldiers descending from the sky to smash the enemy..."

Ying Laodao was hoarse and didn't finish his sentence, but the scene in front of him didn't need him to say anything more, and many historical details naturally appeared in front of Jiang Wen's eyes.

You must know that until later generations, many people are still controversial about the process of the Yashan naval battle.

Some people believe that the Yashan naval battle was not the real war that destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, and Lu Xiufu and Zhao Bing did not jump into the sea on Yashan to die for their country.

Because according to the escape route of Lu Xiufu and others, Lu Xiufu took Zhao Bing and fled all the way to Naozhou. At this time, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses in the three battles in Leizhou. , the north is the direction where the Yuan army is attacking them.It is obviously unreasonable for Zhao Bing and his party to flee from the front of the army desperately, then turn north and face the attacking Yuan army again, unless the Song army has a special strategic dependence on Yamen.

Another important controversy concerns the scale of the war.

Although Lu Xiufu and others were fleeing at the beginning, the number of people on board was nearly 20, and there were thousands of ships.On the other hand, the size of the Yuan army is not comparable at all. The Yuan army has only more than 2 soldiers and only a few hundred ships. Moreover, naval warfare is not the advantage of the Yuan army.

The Song army even prepared wet mud and long logs early to deal with the fire attack. How could the Yuan army sink the huge Southern Song army in one day?And why did Heneng attack and wipe out the entire army in one fell swoop?Therefore, more people believe that the Song Army encountered the unpredictable hurricane attack in the South China Sea first.

The most important question is the controversy over Zhang Shijie's choice of stronghold.

You must know that in Yashan at the time of the Yamen naval battle, only the northwest side could allow the ships of the Song army to berth, and the southeast side could not allow the ships deployed by Zhang Shijie to berth at all.At the same time, even in the northwest of the Yashan Mountain where ships can berthed, although there are generally two entrances from the south and north, the exit from the north is very shallow, and only when the tide is high can large ships pass through the north.

That is to say, when the tide is low, there is only one entrance and exit on the south side of Yashan, and he can't run away. Can a rising tide lift all boats and let warships pass without hindrance?
Jiang Wen’s eyes are full of floods like the prehistoric waters, and the mountains are almost as drifting as the mountains. These three questions are not incomprehensible in the current environment, and all the mysteries can be explained. pass.

It is likely that Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie were also in the process of recruiting troops in Zhangqiugang Village. With the help of clues such as the ancient temple of the South China Sea and the statue of Hongsheng King, they noticed the existence of the legend of Jiaogui and the secret way of the South China Sea. They may also be interested in the Song Dynasty. People offered clues - after all, the previous year's Minister of War, Jiang Qi, had united with Xiong Fei, Zeng Fenglong, Ma Baonan and other rebels to regain Guangzhou for a time.

The Song army, who was fighting to the death, decided to do the opposite, and summoned today's squalls to deal with the Yuan army.The weakness of the Yuan army's inexperience in water warfare was revealed when they attacked the Leizhou Peninsula. Although the water in the north of Yamen is shallow, as long as the boiling sea wakes up again, this place will also turn into a vast ocean. The ships gathered from the west transfer may be destroyed in the face of fierce waves and winds.

In order to implement this plan, they did not hesitate to make all kinds of strategic mistakes, and Zhang Shijie even spared no effort to transfer away the most knowledgeable and skilled soldier in the Ministry of War, Jiang Qiu, to ensure that no one would hinder the implementation of the plan.

It's a pity that the history books record the results of all these efforts. Perhaps the "Five Goats Dance in Chu Ting" failed to arrive as promised, or it may have turned into a hurricane and rammed into the fleet of the Southern Song Dynasty, destroying countless ships. In desperation, Xiufu threw himself into the sea with the little emperor on his back, while Zhang Shijie, who escaped from the siege, encountered a "sudden" storm near Hailing Island in the south of the Yangjiang River, and eventually the boat capsized and died, followed by tens of thousands of people Died by jumping over the sea, and turned into the floating corpse of the former Song Dynasty under the boiling sea for hundreds of years in despair.

"Based on the old man's speculation, the thousands of Dan people did not die at the hands of the Yuan army, but more likely they ventured into the water to suppress the Jiao ghost. The escaped Jiao ghost was able to calm down again because they used their lives to suppress Yixi at the bottom of the water. It is also the last thing they desperately picked up the body of the little emperor Zhao Bing."

Ying Laodao said to Jiang Wen, "Master Jiang, if you still doubt the old man, I might as well make it clearer. The reason why my evil disciple offered advice to Shang Kexi to hunt and kill Danmin is because Shang Kexi wanted to repeat the scene at the end of Song Dynasty. Old things. As long as there is no possibility of the Dan people disrupting the situation, the South China Sea will be ruled by the Shang family for thousands of miles in the future, and the Qing court navy and the Zheng family navy can be wiped out in the vast sea at any time..."

Jiang Wen gasped, looking at Old Dao Ying with shock in his eyes, the answer seemed to subvert the limit of his imagination all the time, so much so that his voice trembled a little.

"The Jiao ghost can actually spread the disaster to the cliff mountain in Jiangmen! The secret road under the Guangzhou mansion can also lead there?! How many secret roads are there under the city of Guangzhou!"

"As the dragon's veins were cut in half by the Emperor of Qin, it is still gratifying to have one with my scoundrel, and one with the Luo family, and to tell the truth, the secret way of the Sanyuan Palace in the Guangzhou Mansion should have been in the hands of the old man."

Ying Laodao finally confided his intentions, his tone full of annoyance.

"My lineage in Luofu Mountain is passed down from Immortal Ge Hong, and Immortal Ge Hong learned from Master Bao Liang. You know that in the rumors in ancient books, Master Bao Liang was transferred to be the prefect of the South China Sea, and Immortal Ge Hong also went to Luofu Mountain in Guangdong to practice Taoism. During the day Bao Liang Taking care of government affairs in Japan, I flew to Luofu Mountain and Ge Hong to study fairy arts at night on a swallow that was transformed from two shoes. I originally scoffed at this matter, but I didn’t realize it until my villain suddenly disappeared on Luofu Mountain. The big mistake is actually myself..."

Li Xinghe escaped from the Qiulong Ancient Well, which showed that he had mastered the secret path under the Sanyuan Palace, but Jiang Wen didn't expect that the Sanyuan Palace in the Jin Dynasty could lead to Luofu Mountain the farthest?
The secret path of the Sanyuan Palace can lead to Luofu Mountain, which is more than two hundred miles away, and another secret path connects to Jiangmen Yashan, which is three hundred miles away. Moreover, the secret path can span more than two hundred miles in one night. The existence of Dao has been beyond imagination, it is simply unimaginable, but in the current environment, Jiang Wen has no way to doubt the authenticity.

"After realizing something was wrong, the old man went to the book "Tai Ping Guang Ji" to study day and night along the criminal case book, and only then did he discover the clues to the story of Cui Wei from the Tang Dynasty, and heard that the criminals were put into Shang Kexi's tent. Searching for the clues of Jiaogui makes me more convinced that something is wrong."

"Fortunately, there are hundreds of poisons in the world, and there must be an antidote within five steps. It is mentioned in the book that Cui Wei ran Ai to treat tumors and was given a Yangsui pearl. There is also a rumor in Lingnan that the sea pearl stone is the Yangsui pearl, which is enough to suppress the evil dragon in the water. The old man carefully read through the notes of Immortal Master Ge Hong, and found the allusion of "Yang Sui Burning Ai" in the book. Only now did he realize that there are many fallacies in the rumors in the world. In fact, it should be alluding to Pu Ai's effect of exorcising evil spirits. Therefore, together with Luo Yuantong Planning, spending thousands of dollars to build the King of Han Qingdao, and learning the Nuo Dance from the old man in Dongting, what I have been waiting for is this day!"

"Ge Hongxian is a master of both medicine and Taoism. I don't want to be involved in this matter. If I remember correctly, Ge Xianshi learned from Bao Liang, and Bao Liang got the Tao from Yin Changsheng Immortal..."

Jiang Wen said in a deep tone, "It's no wonder that Leizhou's Nuo dance is endless from generation to generation. The method of using Nuo dance to suppress evil must have been passed down by the immortal master, but it's a pity that it failed in the end."

Jiang Wen suddenly asked: "Senior Ying, what did Li Xinghe learn from you? Why are you so afraid?"

"It's only been a few years since he went up the mountain. The old man originally only taught him the skills of resting food and guarding the grain, being quiet and doing nothing, practicing Zen and meditating, and abstaining from speech and fasting..."

Ying Laodao's expression suddenly became ugly, and his tone began to stammer, "But who knows that he stole the "Book of Shang Jun" that was kept secret by our sect since the early Han Dynasty. I just tricked the old man and went down the mountain..."

There are sudden changes in the sea, and now no one pays attention to the allusions that Jiang Wen and Ying Laodao are secretly talking about Qu Quya. Yuan Ziyi and Fu Ningdie saw Luo Shuang'er was rescued by Dan Min desperately, obviously it was only a few short By the time they came out of the water, the young and strong Dan people were already wounded and covered in blood, as if they had fought fiercely with some kind of beast at the bottom of the water. To the ancient temple of the South China Sea!

"Master, look quickly, the person has been rescued!"

Fu Ningdie cheered happily and wanted to grab the lapel of the master's clothes, but turned around but was in vain. The master who was supposed to be standing there had disappeared, and even the bronze and white jade swords that were usually inseparable for a moment were thrown away on the body of Ying Laodao. forward.

I saw Jiang Wen flying down from the Yuri Pavilion, his figure flitting away against the strong wind, passing a distance of tens of feet in an instant, he was clearly alone, but he seemed to be surrounded by thousands of troops, and went to meet him. The sky is full of torrential rain and violent waves, evil ghosts and fierce gods face each other, and there is only an ancient sword radiating cold light in his hand.

"Oops, did Master take the wrong pawn!"

Ying Laodao patted Fu Ningdie on the head in silence, and spoke to her after a long time.

"That is the Zhanlu sword. What your master needs now is the Zhanlu sword. What Zhanlu sword is waiting for is your master. Not only is it right, but it's just right..."

Ying Laodao was talking to Fu Ningdie to herself, saying something she couldn't understand at all, but she was chattering like an old scholar in a private school, which made Fu Ningdie couldn't help but want to run away with a bitter face.

"Little girl, have you heard of Lord Heshang?"

Fu Ningdie said with staring eyes.

"Master Monk? Grandpa Ying, aren't you a Taoist priest? Why do you mention monks?"

Ying Laodao laughed hoarsely, Wen Yan said to Fu Ningdie.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. You just need to know that your master is a very smart person. He can see people's hearts and nature. He doesn't care about the good or the bad, but he is bad because he is too soft-hearted. Old man I have also known people like him, it seems that as long as he can make the people around him safe and sound, no matter whether it is a good name or a bad name in the world, he is willing to recite it, until one day he is really overwhelmed, and he will choose to drift away."

Ying Laodao ignored Fu Ningdie's wrinkled face, "Our ancestor, An Qisheng, followed Tu Sui into the south of Lingnan, and hid in Luofu Mountain for thousands of years to form his own family. For thousands of years, I even forgot whether I was looking for dragons or slaying dragons at the beginning, and I may have committed many wrong things. It's just that I didn't succeed in the hands of the old man, and I would still be plotted by the evil gangsters when I was old. "

Seeing the master's figure coming to the bottom of the mountain, Ning Die finally couldn't help running away, but Ying Laodao's lame foot remained motionless, standing alone and indifferent, uttering the last words that no one heard.

"Although Sect Master Jiang's appearance is vicious, he clearly guessed the old man's identity but didn't reveal it. This made the old man want to lie to him just now, and he couldn't bear it..."

"I'm getting old after all..."

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