Stepping into the Yushan territory, Lu Dongqing realized what a real mountain is.

The hills in Minyue are completely incomparable with this place. The mountains here are majestic and steep, soaring into the clouds, majestic and majestic. The top of the mountain is shrouded in a sea of ​​rolling clouds, as if leading to another world on the sky.

Yushan has been a sacred mountain since ancient times, and it is the commanding platform of the Nine Heavens Xuannv to command the Leibing. It has been a long time since the gods left the world, and this place is still the place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathers.

The soil here is kaolin, and the rock is granite. The texture is so good that it is difficult to find another place in China.Today, the resplendent imperial palace in Anyi City, the rocks used to build the palace are all collected from Mount Yu and transported thousands of miles away.The best porcelain displayed in the Hall of Longevity was also fired in the tile kiln in Yushan.Yushan Stone and Yushan Porcelain are known as the two wonders of Yu State.

However, the richness and prosperity of this land came to an abrupt end nine years ago.

The nearest town to the official road at the foot of Mount Yu is Wutong Town. In the past, tourists entering the mountain and escort carts leaving the mountain would rest here. The traffic in the town converges, crowds are crowded, horseshoes cover each other, and the noise is endless all day long.

However, the Wutong Town in front of me is a desolate place. The stone monument at the entrance of the town stands in the autumn wind, and most of it is buried by the fallen leaves of the Wutong tree along the road, and no one cleans it.

Lu Dongqing was stunned: "Is this really the famous Wutong Town? How did it become so dilapidated?"

Lu Zhengqiu did not answer directly, but reminded: "Look carefully at the boundary marker."

Lu Dongqing took a closer look, and there were indeed several ugly scratches on the hard rock surface, which were thin and long, and the middle was deeper than the sides, covering the rounded writing, which looked particularly abrupt.

If the stele was a living thing, then this mark would be like a scar carved on the face, which not only cannot be erased, but also becomes more and more terrifying with the accumulation of time.

He pondered: "These marks are left by a sharp weapon in a hurry... Could it be a sword mark?"

Lu Zhengqiu nodded.

"Has there been wars here?"

"That's not true, but nine years ago, this place was indeed trampled by iron hooves."

Lu Dongqing couldn't help but opened her eyes wide, and asked word by word: "The military ban?"

"That's right." Lu Zhengqiu nodded, and said again, "Dongqing, have you ever thought about how the military ban was implemented back then?"

"I didn't think about it." Lu Dongqing shook his head. In his memory, no one had ever dared to openly resist the order of the court.Since he was sensible, the tiger of Wulin has been pulled out of its claws and claws, put in a cage, and transformed from a majestic beast into a shy sick cat.

Lu Zhengqiu seemed to have seen his thoughts, shook his head and said: "The world is not so easy to tame. At first, the warriors didn't take the imperial court's order seriously. After all, China is vast, and no matter how resolute the Emperor Jian's will, there is still something beyond his reach. corner, however..."

"However, such a corner no longer exists," Lu Dongqing murmured, "Why?"

"It's very simple, because the whole world has seen the price of disobeying the ban on martial arts." Lu Zhengqiu replied, seeing that his apprentice was still puzzled, he said, "Holly, do you know how jugglers train monkeys?"

Lu Dongqing shook her head.

"Monkeys are unruly by nature and difficult to discipline, but they are afraid of seeing blood, so the jugglers caught a strong rooster, killed them in front of the monkeys, and let the blood out on the spot."

Lu Dongqing was stunned: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey... So, is Yushan the rooster that was captured?"

Lu Zhengqiu sighed: "Yu Shan is the most suitable rooster. Don't forget that the wife of the Great General Zhenbei was a descendant of the Yu Shan tribe."

Of course Lu Dongqing understood that Master was alluding to her own mother, so she couldn't help clenching her fists.

Nine years ago, the crown prince was assassinated, Di Xiangcheng was convicted and died, and the Zhenbei army had no one to command. Northern Expedition.

The Zhenbei Army traveled around the Great Wall of the Great Wall for several months, and finally annihilated the barbarian stronghold in one fell swoop, and returned with great victory. However, the battle of this famous division is far from over. Under the instruction of Emperor Jian, the Zhenbei Army and the Yulin Army mixed together , Renamed "Dingguo Army", under the name of Dingguo Anbang, pointed the finger at martial arts.

Those were the darkest years in martial arts. The ban on martial arts was enforced in all parts of China. Those who resisted were beheaded on the spot, and their disciples were also imprisoned. It was rumored that the towers of Anyi were covered with the heads of criminals. Horrified.

Lu Dongqing had heard others mention these things, but he was still young at that time and could not understand the cause and effect.

Fragmentary memories of childhood emerged one by one, piecing together a complete picture in my mind.

Only when he really walked into this river and lake did he really see its face.

He said unwillingly: "How many soldiers of the Zhenbei Army received the favor of Mrs. Di, don't they remember?"

Lu Zhengqiu sighed: "Maybe they remember, maybe they don't, but they are ordered to kill people, but they will never be soft-hearted."

"They are human beings, don't they have hearts?"

"There is an ancient poem that goes, 'Hateful heart is not as good as water, wait for waves to rise on the flat ground', in this chaotic world where life and death are at stake, how many people can keep their hearts?"

Lu Dongqing was silent for a long time, then said in a low voice, "I don't like such things."

Lu Zhengqiu said: "But there are many things like this in the imperial court. The ones you want to be enemies are a group of people like this. You have to abandon compassion and humanity in order to fight against them. If it comes to such a juncture, are you serious? Can you be ruthless?"

Lu Dongqing was silent for a while, then raised her head and said, "I can."

He spoke slowly, but firmly enough, there was even a ruthlessness in his eyes, an arrogance that cannot be underestimated, if someone hit him, he would double back.

Lu Zhengqiu was stunned again. Once upon a time, he had seen such a pair of eyes. Once upon a time, he was defeated by such eyes...

Lu Dongqing saw that the other party suddenly fell into silence, and after a long time of silence, she also showed a flustered look, and asked, "Master, am I wrong? Although I will not tolerate evil people, I will never deviate from the right path. I hope..." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I hope Master can watch over me."

Lu Zhengqiu stared at him, unable to hide the surprise in his eyes.

The simple word "Shou" contains so many eager hopes and such a heavy burden.

A young heart does not yet know how to measure, it is just wishful thinking, injecting unreserved enthusiasm into it.

Lu Zhengqiu originally wanted to remind him, using some old-fashioned words to warn him, not to throw words so lightly and ask for promises in the future.

But when he saw Holly's black and bright eyes, he couldn't deny it no matter what.

He just wrote lightly: "Master is still guarding him, it really is a child."

"That's not what it means," Dongqing argued immediately, "I will also guard Master."

"I know, with me watching, you won't dare to do bad things."

Hearing this, Lu Dongqing pursed her lips and raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a faint smile, as if she felt great relief from this joke.

He suggested: "Right now, let's take the lead in tracing the origin of that bottle of medicine, shall we?"

Lu Zhengqiu quickly recovered his usual expression, nodded and said: "If you want to inquire about news, naturally you should find a place with a lot of people."

Lu Dongqing frowned: "In this depressed town, where are there many people?"

"No matter how desolate a town is, there are places where there are many people. People are like water droplets falling from the sky. Whenever there is a low-lying place, they will gather." Lu Zhengqiu raised his hand and pointed, "For example, the house with the flag flying."

Lu Dongqing stared intently into the distance, and saw a flag at the end of the crooked stone road, hanging between the branches of a sycamore tree with a crooked neck, swaying in the wind, and the old black color outlined the shape of a wine jar.

It was a tavern.

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