Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 33 Washing hands in a golden basin
boom! boom! boom!
At the Liu Mansion in Hengshan City, there were loud drums and firecrackers today. It turned out that the Hengshan gentry Liu Zhengfeng wanted to retire from the underworld.

Early in the morning, everyone in the Liu residence was busy preparing the banquet and entertaining the guests.

Liu Zhengfeng also stood in front of the door early in the morning to welcome distinguished guests from all sides, such as fellow Taoists from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, representatives from various righteous sects, and independent masters who were quite famous in the world.

Just as Liu Zhengfeng was greeting the Taoist priest Tianmen of the Taishan Sect, a large group of people slowly approached from the front.

After a careful observation, Liu Zhengfeng found that it was Huashan Gentleman Sword and Hengshan Dingyi Master who came together!

He quickly apologized to Taoist Tianmen and invited him to take a seat. Liu Zhengfeng tidied up his appearance a little and went to greet Yue Buqun. Hengshan Dingyi naturally sat behind him.

In recent years, the reputation of the Gentleman Sword Yue Buqun has grown stronger and his strength has become more and more unfathomable. The top masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sects all guessed that he had entered the ranks of the top masters rarely seen in the martial arts world. Moreover, he had been the acting commander-in-chief of the Anti-Demon Alliance for a period of time, and his status and reputation were higher than Hengshan Dingyi, so it was reasonable to welcome him first.

To be honest, although he sent invitations to all sects this time when he retired from the underworld, he really did not expect Yue Buqun to come in person. Even Hengshan Dingxian only sent his junior sister Dingyi.

This wave of attention really touched Liu Zhengfeng!
"Brother Yue! I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person! I didn't expect you to come in person." Liu Zhengfeng apologized and performed a martial arts salute, then confessed his guilt to Yue Buqun.

“Hey! What crime have you committed? Junior Brother Liu retired at the right time and escaped from the world of fame and fortune. I am so happy for you, how can I blame you!” Yue Buqun held Liu Zhengfeng to stop him from saluting.

Then Liu Zhengfeng called out to Master Dingyi and wanted to take everyone to their seats.

Yue Buqun stopped Liu Zhengfeng at this time, pointed to the young man who was chatting with Linghu Chong behind his team and whispered: "Junior Brother Liu, that is Lin Pingzhi, the young leader of Fuwei Escort Agency. He is also here to attend your retirement ceremony. You must not be careless."

Liu Zhengfeng was shocked and almost ignored the most critical person!

Liu Zhengfeng stepped forward, grabbed Lin Pingzhi's hand and said, "My dear nephew Lin, I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown into a brave young man. I didn't recognize you just now. I'm so sorry!"

Lin Pingzhi was a little embarrassed. He did know Liu Zhengfeng. He basically knew all the masters from various sects who had joined the Anti-Demon Alliance ten years ago. Liu Mang had taken him to meet them one by one, but their relationship was just average. He couldn't stand such sudden enthusiasm.

Liu Zhengfeng was quick to notice Lin Pingzhi's thoughts, so he immediately let go and chatted with him for a few words. Then he led everyone to the table and personally arranged for them to sit in the seats.

As the protagonist of today, Liu Zhengfeng couldn't stay to greet them all the time. After asking his disciples to take good care of them, he went out again to greet the guests. It was not until noon that the guests were basically all present.

At about noon, five or six hundred guests from afar came in like a stream. The deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect, Zhang Jin'ao, the old boxer Xia from the Liuhe Sect in Zhengzhou led his three sons-in-law, the old Tie Lao from the Goddess Peak of the Sichuan-Hubei Three Gorges, the leader of the East China Sea Sand Sect, Pan Hou, the two friends of Qujiang, the magic sword Bai Ke, the magic brush Lucis, and others arrived one after another, and the ceremony was about to begin.

Lin Pingzhi waited and waited but his parents still didn't show up, and he became more and more angry.

If he hadn't had help from Huashan Sect these past two days, he wouldn't have been able to afford food. And those two old guys had forgotten everything about fun!

But looking at the Huashan disciples sitting at the table next to him, it didn't seem that bad.

Two days ago, he had planned to borrow some money from Linghu Chong to get by, but the drunkard only found ten cents after searching his whole body. It was impossible for the two of them to spend two days in the city.

The two looked at Yilin again. The little girl blushed and touched it, but there was not a penny.
Just when the two were at a loss, Yi Lin woke them up with a word: they had no money, but Tian Boguang did!
Linghu Chong immediately rushed downstairs to look for him and discovered that even after a day had passed, Tian Boguang was still struggling, his body covered in blood and flesh, all from his own scratches!

Tian Boguang had been stabbed in the abdomen and had not been treated. After nearly five hours of torture, he was still alive. Linghu Chong shuddered and secretly sighed at what a vicious method!
Looking at the bloody scene, Linghu Chong hesitated and was unable to do it.

But Lin Pingzhi didn't care about all that. He could tell at first glance that this man had been hit by his father's life and death talisman, so he didn't think he was a good person. Killing him and taking the money would be considered as doing justice for the people.

The sword in his hand turned, and the sharp blade suddenly came out of the sheath. The cold sword energy rushed out instantly and went straight to Tian Boguang's neck.

Just as he was about to be beheaded, a loud shout suddenly came from the night sky: "Stop it, thief!!"

A stream of sword energy came rushing over and counteracted Lin Pingzhi's sword energy, and then a middle-aged nun attacked with a sword.

Lin Pingzhi sneered and displayed his Quanzhen sword technique. In a few breaths, he exchanged dozens of moves with the visitor. After another dozen moves, the visitor was completely suppressed by Lin Pingzhi!

Just when Lin Pingzhi was about to use his special move to kill the enemy, a green figure came rushing over and stood between Lin Pingzhi and the middle-aged nun. Purple air flashed on his face for a moment, and he attacked with his left and right hands at the same time and snatched the swords of both parties!

It wasn't that the person was so powerful that he could subdue them with one move, but both of them recognized the person's identity and stopped to avoid hurting someone they knew.

Yue Buqun finished his exercise and exhaled, then shot out his long sword and put it back into the two people's scabbards, and then asked: "Master Pingzhi, Master Dingyi, why did you two start fighting? Is there any misunderstanding?" Yi Lin, who was in a daze at this time, suddenly reacted and ran over to hug Dingyi to explain. Linghu Chong also came to Yue Buqun to add his words. After some explanation, everyone finally figured out what happened.

It turned out that Lin Pingzhi was seen by Ding Yi when he was about to kill Tian Boguang. Tian Boguang was covered in mud and it was dark, so Ding Yi mistook him for a beggar. Thinking that Lin Pingzhi wanted to kill the beggar for fun, Ding Yi took action.

After learning that she had misunderstood, Dingyi was able to correct her mistake and apologized directly to Lin Pingzhi, not caring at all whether it would hurt her face as an elder to apologize to the younger one.

Of course, Tian Boguang still died. When Master Dingyi learned that Yi Lin had almost fallen victim to his murder, she stabbed him to death with a sword.

Before his death, Tian Boguang's eyes showed relief and joy, and he vowed not to do evil in his next life, so as not to meet a demon like Liu Mang again.

Since Dingyi was here, Yilin would naturally go back with him. The same went for Linghu Chong. They all found a place to stay in Hengshan City, so it was natural for them to stay together.

After Yue Buqun learned about Lin Pingzhi's situation, he warmly invited Lin Pingzhi to live with him in Huashan. Since it was invited by his familiar uncle Yue, Lin Pingzhi agreed.

After just two days, Lin Pingzhi became familiar with everyone in Huashan, especially Linghu Chong. They drank, practiced martial arts, chatted and gossiped together, and they almost became sworn brothers.

It’s just that Yue Lingshan, the junior sister from Huashan, always pesters Linghu Chong, interrupting their conversation about brotherhood, which makes Lin Pingzhi annoyed whenever he sees Yue Lingshan!
After finishing his recollection, Lin Pingzhi found that the whole place had fallen silent. Everyone was looking towards the door in shock, as if some unbelievable person had come.

Lin Pingzhi turned around and saw that his parents were here. They really hadn't forgotten me! Lin Pingzhi's eyes were filled with tears. He actually found back some of the touching moments when his father taught him to practice martial arts and his mother wiped his sweat off his face when he was a child!
Liu Mang walked into the door with his head held high, and Wang Wan followed closely behind him half a step behind. An invisible aura enveloped the entire courtyard, and people felt that the people who came in were not tiny humans but ten-thousand-meter-high mountains!

Magnificent, tough, heavy and immortal!
This! Is this the chief escort of Wulin Shuangji Lin? Too scary!

Seeing the silence in the audience, Liu Mang smiled and restrained his momentum, and said to Liu Zhengfeng: "Junior Brother Liu, I haven't seen you for many years. Are you doing well? I heard that you are planning to retire from the underworld, so I came here to congratulate you and be a witness. You won't reject me, will you?"

After Liu Zhengfeng came back to his senses, he said happily: "Welcome, welcome! It is an honor for our humble home to have you here in person. I am afraid that I am not well prepared and have neglected you! Please take a seat!"

As Liu Zhengfeng led Liu Mang and Wang Wan to the seats of honor, he was secretly surprised. I am so honored that the chief escort of the Fuwei Escort Agency personally witnessed his retirement from crime. Who in the world dares to disobey?

Anyone who dares to disrupt the ceremony or cause trouble for him afterwards would be slapping the face of one of the two poles of the martial arts world. His security has increased a lot after his retirement!
The auspicious time was approaching when suddenly two gunshots were heard outside the door, followed by the sound of drums and music, and also the sound of gongs and shouts. It was obvious that the government officials had arrived outside the door.

The heroes were stunned. Before they could figure out what the government officials were doing here, they saw Liu Zhengfeng, wearing a brand new silk robe, hurriedly welcoming an official in.

Then there was a whole process of greeting, announcing the decree, receiving the decree, and sending off the task. It turned out that Liu Zhengfeng had paid for the position of a lieutenant general!

The martial arts world and the imperial court are two different worlds. People in the martial arts world have always looked down on people in the imperial court, and the imperial court also looks down on people in the martial arts world.

After the officials left, the heroes could not help but communicate with each other. They expressed their contempt for Liu Zhengfeng's behavior of buying an official position, saying that Liu Zhengfeng was currying favor with the powerful and that a small military officer was worthy of his kowtow!
Liu Mang's eyelids twitched as he listened to this. My God, are these guys crazy? A lieutenant general was a high-ranking military officer below the general and deputy general in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, he was also a third-rank military officer. This is nothing!

In short, Liu Mang was greatly shocked. The people of the underworld are worthy of being people of the underworld. Their understanding of the imperial court is really limited.

Regardless of whether people despise or ignore him, Liu Zhengfeng is already a registered general of the imperial court, and anyone who wants to touch him must consider the imperial court's feelings. In the original novel, the Songshan Sect dared to kill Liu Zhengfeng's family. Fortunately, Liu Zhengfeng bought his position, and the higher-ups had already received the money and no one was on his side. Otherwise, the Songshan Sect would have been eliminated as a rebel that month!

Liu Zhengfeng walked up to the group of heroes, with a cheerful face, and invited everyone to take a seat. Liu Mang didn't think he was doing anything wrong, so he sat down on the spot. Seeing Liu Mang sitting down, the others couldn't help but look at him, so they had to sit down as well.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the hand washing ceremony to officially begin.

Liu Zhengfeng signaled with his eyes, and Mi Weiyi brought out a tea table covered with brocade. Xiang Danian held a golden basin with a diameter of one and a half feet in both hands and placed it on the tea table. The basin was already filled with clear water. Three gunshots were heard outside the door, followed by eight loud firecrackers. (Original text)

Then Liu Zhengfeng stood at the front and saluted with fists, and everyone returned the salute. He then made a statement in two sections totaling nearly 400 words. When he said, "If you go against my words, I have such a sword," he flipped his right hand, pulled out a long sword from under his robe, and with his hands he broke it, and with a snap, the sword broke into two pieces!

He let the two broken swords fall, and with two soft "chi" sounds, the broken swords actually pierced into the blue bricks!
The heroes were shocked. The broken sword could penetrate the brick by its own weight, which was obviously a divine weapon. Liu Zhengfeng could easily break such a precious sword with his fingers, which showed his great kung fu. It was a pity that he degraded himself and went to the government.

After the foreplay, Liu Zhengfeng rolled up his sleeves and was about to wash his hands when he heard someone outside the door shouting, "Stop!"

Liu Mang raised the corner of his mouth slightly. What was supposed to come has finally come. This time I am here, let’s see what your Songshan Sect will do!
The original novel's description of the emperor decreeing the appointment of Liu Zhengfeng as a lieutenant general is obviously wrong. The beginning of the poem is "The Emperor of Fengtian Chengyun decrees that the whole country should know". This is generally used for imperial edicts that need to be known to the whole country. Generally, "decrees" are used for important national events such as court ceremonies, emperor sacrifices, or the enthronement of the crown prince. The target is all members of the empire. It is obviously unnecessary to use "decrees" to appoint a lieutenant general. It is more appropriate to use "imperial edicts".

There is also a little knowledge. The sentence division of "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees that" is "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees that", not "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees that".

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