Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 250

"In the 24th year of Yuanxi, there is a great year, the late rice is ripe, and the bucket of rice is three points. At two o'clock in Shenyou on September [-], auspicious clouds will be seen, a sign of great prosperity." - "Yanzhou Local Chronicles".

In the inner city of Yongning City in Yanzhou, a carriage slowly stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.

The carriage came to a stop, and a thirty-year-old man wearing a crimson official uniform stepped down, squinting his crescent eyes, looking at the word "Zhao Mansion" on the plaque of the mansion, his eyes showing a solemn look.

"Where did this lord come from?" Menzi came out and asked.

"My surname is Liu, and I'm calling from Yingzhou." The man in official uniform handed over a greeting card.

"My lord, wait a moment."

Menzi accepted the invitation, turned around and entered the mansion.

After a while, the door of the mansion opened again, and a man in his forties, with a purple face and a round neck robe, came out.

Although this person was dressed as a housekeeper, he had a large figure, a rough appearance, and a pile of flesh on his face, which made him look a bit nondescript.

The man in official uniform stepped forward and said, "Brother Tian, ​​is Lord Zhen Guo at your residence today?"

"Lord Liu, you are being polite!"

The purple-faced man waved his hands when he heard the words, and said in a very quack manner: "Our old Tian is just a commoner, working in the government of the town. It's like... a little ghost in front of the palace of the King of Hades. It shouldn't be called that."

Then he said with a smile: "Lord Liu came by coincidence. Lord Zhen only returns to the mansion on the tenth and twentieth of every month. Today happens to be at home."

The official surnamed Liu felt relieved, "Brother Tian, ​​please lead the way."

"Please!"

The purple-faced man stretched out his hand and led the way first.

The two walked through halls and courtyards, passing carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions, towers and pavilions all the way, and the officials surnamed Liu couldn't help but feel emotional.

When I first met more than ten years ago, the current Zhen Guogong was just an apprentice in a boxing gym, and he worked as a catch under his own hands. Unexpectedly, he became the Dayue Zhen Guogong in a blink of an eye, and is now No. 1 in martial arts.

All those who worked with him in the past and had a little kindness also ascended to heaven and flourished.

For example, the Tian Dabang in front of him was originally just a small leader of the River Gang begging for food at the pier, but he has become a well-clothed and respected housekeeper of the Zhao family.

Really unpredictable.

But having said that, he was able to be promoted quickly because he was honored by Lord Zhen Guo.

This official surnamed Liu was the County Magistrate Liu of Qinghe County back then. Because of his outstanding performance, he had been promoted to the prefect.

Tian Dabang brought Liu Zhifu to the study, called people to serve tea, and said with a smile: "Guo Gong is seeing a guest, come over later."

Liu Zhifu thanked him, "Brother Tian, ​​just go and get busy, I can take care of myself."

"Okay, Mr. Liu has something to tell you."

Tian Dabang bid farewell and left.

Liu Zhifu drank tea absently, looked around the study room casually, and thought: "Duke Zhen Guo saw me in the study room, so he didn't treat me as an outsider."

The room is clean and tidy, with simple furnishings, only a large desk and a bookcase, and a picture of the Nine Palaces hanging on the wall.

The pattern of the Nine Palaces is a bit special.

Eight animals, bear, raccoon, mink, bat, white silkworm, catfish, rat, and red silkworm, are drawn in nine grids, and one grid is empty.

Liu Zhifu was secretly amazed, thinking that there are so many irrelevant animals put together, I don't know what's the purpose...

At this moment, footsteps came, and a tall young man with a short mustache walked into the study.

It was Zhao Lin who came.

Liu Zhifu hurriedly got up, "The next official pays homage to the Duke of Zhen Guo." He was about to salute.

Zhao Lin stretched out his hand to support him, and said with a smile, "Master Liu, you are welcome, please sit down."

Liu Zhifu gave a few words before sitting down carefully.

"When did Master Liu come?"

"This year is a good year, the grain harvest in Yingzhou is not bad..."

After taking his seat, Zhao Lin casually asked about Yingzhou's recent situation.

Prefect Liu answered all of them.

Zhao Lin was made a Marquis in the first battle 11 years ago, and won the championship in the next two martial arts competitions.

At the age of 29, he even won the championship as a martial artist in the Yuan Realm, achieving the unprecedented "Big Four".

After County Magistrate Liu was promoted to the magistrate, he learned these secrets, and he couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he was kind to Zhao Lin back then.

At this time, he secretly observed that Zhao Lin's face hadn't changed much from before, and was more mature and stable, but after all, his identity was different, and his gestures and gestures were extremely powerful when he looked forward.

"Master Liu, you are the magistrate of Yingzhou, is it legal to come to Yanzhou?"

Zhao Lin turned the teacup on the table and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"It's okay, I have other things to do when I come to Yanzhou, so I'll stop by to visit the Duke."

Liu Zhifu bowed his body and replied.

Zhao Lin nodded, then pondered for a while and said, "My brother Liang Song...do you have any news?"

After becoming successful and famous, Zhao Lin carried old friends with him to repay his benefactors.

Those who are willing to come to Yanzhou will take over to arrange errands, and those who are not willing to come will also take care of them in Qinghe County.

He also recommended several Liuhemen disciples to enter the Xingyunzong outer courtyard to practice martial arts. Their aptitudes were really ordinary, and they also helped them find a way out.

The only regret is that Liang Song, who had the best relationship with him and had a life-threatening friendship, suddenly disappeared from the world and was never heard from again.

Because of the distance between the two places and the reason of his identity, Zhao Lin was inconvenient to investigate in person, so he wrote to Zhifu Liu for help. Two months later, Zhifu Liu came to the door in person.

"That's why the officer is here."

Liu Zhifu's expression changed, and he said, "I sent people to ask Liang Song's classmates and neighbors, and recorded all the people he had contact with in the three months before he left, and finally found some clues."

"Oh."

Zhao Lin's eyes flickered, "Sir Liu, please tell me!"

Liu Zhifu continued: "In January of the 19th year of Yuanxi, a Taoist priest came from Qinghe County. He made a special trip to Shuncheng Street to find Liang Song. Many people who live in Shuncheng Street have seen this Taoist priest."

"Half a month later, Liang Song resigned from the yamen and left the martial arts hall. Someone saw him leaving with the Taoist..."

Zhao Lin raised his hand to signal him to stop talking, and muttered to himself, "January 19, Yuanxi..."

After thinking about it for a while, I remembered that in February of the 19th year of Yuanxi, I wrote a letter to ask Liang Song to come to Yanzhou, but before the letter was sent, I first received a letter from Liang Song.

Liang Song talked about some of the past in the letter, and at the end he said that he was grateful for his brother, and see you later.

Zhao Lin felt strange at the time, what does it mean to meet by fate?Sounds like a goodbye.

But at that time, he was preparing for the third martial arts competition and wanted to contact him later, but he didn't know that Liang Song hadn't heard from him since then.

If it wasn't for that letter, Zhao Lin even suspected that Liang Song had been murdered or taken away.But before Liang Song left, he not only wrote a letter to himself, but also resigned from his job as a police officer, indicating that he left voluntarily.

"The timing is right!"

Zhao Lin nodded and frowned slightly, "Why did you get involved with Taoist priests?"

Liu Zhifu didn't dare to interrupt, and waited quietly.

After a while, Zhao Lin withdrew his thoughts, "Master Liu, continue talking."

Liu Zhifu continued: "I heard from the officers and soldiers guarding the city that Liang Song and the others went out through the east gate. The officials guessed that they might have gone to a neighboring county to the east, so they sent people to investigate."

"As a result, after inquiring all the way, it turned out that they did not go to neighboring counties, but went all the way to the southeast, passing through three states, more than a dozen counties, and arrived in Qizhou."

"And then no one ever saw them again."

Zhao Lin's expression changed, "Qizhou...by the sea, right?"

Liu Zhifu said: "Exactly."

Zhao Lin shook his head and laughed, "Did my brother become a monk with a Taoist priest?"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu."

Liu Zhifu hurriedly said: "A few trivial things are not worth mentioning."

……

After sending Liu Zhifu away, Zhao Lin returned to the study.

Walking in front of the Nine Palaces Map, he stood with his hands behind his back, and suddenly thought of the young man who had just crossed over and was digging the ground with a hoe in Baitou Mountain.

"15 years..."

(End of this chapter)