The dream of a lonely hero

Yan Yun and Yuanda walked through the streets and alleys under the guidance of two servants, and soon arrived at Meiyuan. In the hundred-acre plum garden, the plum blossoms are blooming in the wind, like morning glow, auspicious snow, and jasper. When the breeze blows, the plum blossoms all over the garden are dancing gracefully, and their fragrance is refreshing. Next to the plum garden is a flat field with a radius of two to three miles, where Chen Xin and his brothers practice martial arts. Zhang Qing held the Qinglong Yanyue Santing sword and danced like flying. Chen Xin, Wang Jian, Fang Xun, Ma Ming and Feng Zan looked on and couldn't help but cheer. Chen Xin smiled sincerely when he saw Yan Yun and Yuanda coming, and said humorously,"Brother Yan is really holding the pipa half-hiding his face, and he only comes out after calling for thousands of times."

Wang Jian was displeased and sarcastically said,"Yan Yun! Yan Yun! It's so difficult to recruit him before he wins the first prize. Who else will he recognize if he wins the first prize?"

Yan Yun was unhappy and didn't reply. Chen Xin said,"Brother Yan is not that kind of person. Brother Yan, come and introduce your friends to the brothers." Yan Yun introduces Yuanda to the brothers.

Chen Xin said:"If you brothers don't give up, we will pray to heaven and earth and become brothers. We will work together to rescue the poor and help the people in danger. We will report to the country and make the common people safe. How about"?

Wang Jian rushed to say,"Very good! Very good! Wang has already had this intention."

Fang Xun, Ma Wei, Feng Zan, Zhang Qing, Yuanda, and Yan Yun all said in unison:"Very good! Very good!".

Chen Xin ordered his servants to prepare the black ox and white horse sacrificial ritual, etc. The eight of them burned incense and worshiped:"I read Fang Xun, Chen Xin, Feng Zan, Zhang Jing, Ma Xi, Wang Jian, Yan Yun, and Yuanda. Although they have different surnames, they all have different surnames." If we become brothers, we will work together to rescue the poor and help the people in danger; we will report to the country and be safe for the common people. We do not wish to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but only wish to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. Emperors, emperors, and queens should learn from this heart. Kill!" After the oath, they were arranged in order of their teeth: the eldest brother Fang Xun, the second brother Chen Xin, the third brother Feng Zan, the fourth brother Zhang Jing, the fifth brother Ma Xi, the sixth brother Wang Jian, the seventh brother Yan Yun, and the eighth brother Yuanda.

Chen Xin held a banquet in the Plum Garden, with a jug of wine beside each seat. Zhang Qing said,"Second brother, how can a jar of wine be enough for me to drink, fourth brother?"

Chen Xin smiled and said,"Second brother just likes that fourth brother is so cheerful. Come on, move eighteen more jars." The servants immediately brought the wine. The eight brothers had a feast. While the wine was in full swing, Chen Xin said,"Except for the third brother, our brothers are all martial arts athletes. How about we use martial arts in turn to add to the fun." Ma He knew that he was stuttering and didn't say much. He stood up and started wielding the Qiushui Yanling sword. Then Fang Xun held the flaming Qingfeng Sword, Chen Xin held a pair of thirteen-section gourd whips, Zhang Qing held the Qinglong Yanyue Santing Dao, and Yuan Da held a pair of four-edged maces. Yan Yun took advantage of the drunkenness to draw the Blue Moon Blue Dragon Sword and practiced the Taihe Sect's"Huntian Tai Chi Palm Technique". The moves were slow and slow. After practicing more than a dozen moves, the brothers except Feng Zan all laughed. Wang Jian laughed so hard that he laughed"Seventh brother! Seventh brother! This is - this is cotton spinning. Which senior lady or senior sister taught you?" Yan Yun seemed to be dumbfounded by the laughter of his brothers. He put away his sword and stood there for a moment, feeling that Wang Jian's words didn't make sense,"Brother, please help me with some moves." Wang Jian was still laughing. He raised the White Tiger Sword and jumped up,"Brother Six, let me play with you." Fang Xun was afraid that the weak Yan Yun would lose face in the martial arts examination and hurriedly stopped and said,"No, no more." Chen Xin, Zhang Jing, Ma Wei, and Yuanda also said,"No, no more." Yan Yun saw the intentions of the brothers and thought that he could be laughed at, but he could never laugh at his master,"I am also a martial artist, compete, compete"!

Zhang Qing said bluntly,"Seventh brother, how come you don't know that we are protecting you! What did you do -, oh! Did you pass the martial arts examination on your own? Forget it, forget it! Let's drink, drink."

Yan Yun was so excited by Zhang Qing that he felt ashamed but insisted on proving that his martial arts skills were based on his true talent and learning."Fourth brother, I must ask you for advice on two moves, otherwise I will never sit down to drink."

Yan Yun had a serious look on his face. Fang Xun could tell that Yan Yun had a strong self-esteem and knew that the martial arts competition between Yan Yun and Zhang Qing was determined."Fourth brother and seventh brother, it is not good for anyone to be hurt by weapons without eyes, so why not compete?" Fists and kicks".

Chen Xin then said,"Yes! Yes! Let's compete with each other, compete with each other."

Yan Yun and Zhang Qing each put down their weapons. Fang Xun winked at Zhang Jing and said,"Fourth brother, be careful." He meant to tell Zhang Jing not to take things seriously and not to hurt Yan Yun. Although Zhang Qing is a rude person, he understands what his eldest brother means."Don't worry, eldest brother, my fourth brother understands."

Master Wu Tianzhen's Huntian Tai Chi palm skills echoed in Yan Yun's ears:"Don't let your breath fly, don't be frightened, follow others to live, follow yourself to stagnate, use stillness to stop, strike later to control others, take advantage of gaps, adapt to the changes of the enemy, and be unrestrained." The method is to obey others, borrow others' strength, come from behind, avoid the real and hit the weak, use the oblique to get the right, go and turn, spin and turn, light, steady, fast and fast." A portal"Jade Girl Huan Sha" has been set up.

Zhang Qing originally wanted to give in to Yan Yun, but Yan Yun waited for an attack. Zhang Qing made a random move"Black Tiger Takes Out the Heart" and hit Ben Yanyun in the chest. Yan Yun"played in the water with a black turtle", turned around with both palms on his side and lightly moved his fists. Zhang Qing's strength was dissipated and he stumbled forward and almost fell down after a few steps. Zhang Qing steadied his steps and turned around, using the"Wind Sweeping Ground" move to sweep his legs in succession, forcing Yan Yun to come down the road. Yan Yun performed a"stepping on the blue clouds" posture, spun around and jumped up on his toes, and followed the direction of Zhang Kang's rotation with a"foot-stepping top" movement and touched Zhang Kang's shoulder with one foot. Zhang Hao rolled out ten feet away like a top. Zhang Hao stood up with the"carp kicking" move, and then used the"arhat hitting the sky bell" move with both fists to attack Yan Yun's upper three directions. Yan Yun's"Wild Horse Parting Mane" used his palms to neutralize Zhang Hao's fists, and"Pushing the Mountain into the Sea" struck Zhang Hao in the chest with his two palms to use force. Zhang Hao was pushed out of thin air and landed on a plum blossom tree, which was smashed. It collapsed, and Zhang Hao fell heavily onto the falling branches, causing plum blossoms to dance in the wind. Fang Xun, Chen Xin, Feng Zan, Ma Wei, and Yuanda were all stunned.

Although Yan Yun won, he was still worried. In Taihe Internal Kung Fu, when we are facing each other, we must be as calm as water, with no distractions, guard against arrogance, impatience, anger, and joy. We only have eyes and minds on the changes in the opponent's moves. Due to the changes in the enemy, we must strike later. If we cannot do this, we must counterattack. To people. This is what Master Wu Tianzhen has told many times. Not to mention a sixteen-year-old boy, even a twenty-six-year-old or a thirty-six-year-old boy would find it difficult to do it. If he couldn't do it, he would rather not use Taihe Kung Fu. Later, Yan Yun almost didn't use Taihe's internal Kung Fu, and mostly used the external Kung Fu taught by the"Eight Immortals".

Zhang Qing got up, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile:"Seventh brother is really a real person without showing his face! The invincible hand of the Sa family in Bazhou was defeated by a weak scholar like you, shame, really shame"!

Yan Yun knew that today's defeat of Zhang Qing was an extraordinary performance. If his performance was slightly off, especially Zhang Qing's"Wind Sweeping the Ground""、""Arhat hits the sky clock" will definitely suffer a big loss for himself. No matter what, he finally let the brothers know that his internal skills are by no means mere tricks. He suppressed his joy:"Where, where!" It's all thanks to the fourth brother's acceptance."

Zhang Qing said:"How can you be so modest! A win is a win. Fourth brother is not good at academics and his skills are not as good as others. I admire him, I admire him! I'm just wondering, you seem to have used some magic. My great strength seems to be hitting cotton. Let's talk about it, don't let the fourth brother be confused all the time."

Yan Yun saw Zhang Qing's sincere inquiry and was concise and to the point. Let’s talk about internal martial arts:"Fourth brother, my younger brother is learning internal martial arts. What he pays attention to is the style of being submissive to others, borrowing others’ strength, coming first, using four ounces to move a thousand pounds, avoiding the real and attacking the weak.-"

Wang Jian rushed to say:"Yes, yes, yes! It's not the fourth brother who asked you to show off. Come here, I will compete with you." He lost face after being kicked by Zhang Qing yesterday, and today he wanted to get it back from Yan Xi. He thought to himself: I am no match for Zhang Qing, and I am no match for the sick scholar Yan Yun. Just now, Wang Jian heard what Fang Xun and Chen Xin said about their intention to show mercy to Zhang Hao. Seeing that Zhang Hao had lost three battles in a row, he concluded that Zhang Hao intended to show mercy to Yan Yun. Before Yan Yun could answer, he started to dance with his fists and feet and went straight to Yan Yun. For a moment, Yan Yun figured out Wang Jian's approach. Wang Jian's fists and kicks were just superficial, and the fists and kicks taught by his fifth uncle, the fallen scholar Miao Yanjun, were enough to deal with them. Use hardness to conquer hardness, and use quickness to cure quickness. Wang Jian was defeated with three moves and two moves, but he was merciful to save Wang Jian's face, otherwise he would be beaten until his muscles and bones ached.

Although Yan Yun was just starting out, he did realize that Wang Jian was a native chicken and a tile dog. Wang Jian is a son of a dandy. Although his ancestors were four generations of nobles, his family fell into decline when his grandfather came. His father was only a ninth-grade official and county captain.

Zhang Qing was confused:"Eighth brother, that's not right! Why don't you use these fists and kicks to compete with me? If you use such tricks, you will definitely not be able to defeat me, fourth brother."

Although Feng Zan was a literati, he saw the clues:"Fourth brother! Fourth brother does not study deeply. Sun Tzu said in the art of war that strange and correct changes are as endless as heaven and earth, and as endless as rivers. The battle between the two sides is about changing the situation without following the usual rules."

Wang Jian interjected:"Third brother is so polite, isn't he just looking at what others are doing? A villain behaves like a villain"! Use this to ridicule.

Yan Yun said aggrievedly:"Sixth brother! Sixth brother! The difference between these words is that I am not a villain, not a villain."

Fang Xun felt that Wang Jian's words were sarcastic:"Sixth brother! Sixth brother! Win or lose with fists and kicks, why do you treat seventh brother as a villain?"

Zhang Qing was originally a straightforward person and couldn't stand Wang Jian's behavior:"Old six! If you lose, you lose, don't use strong words to make excuses"!

Wang Jian was dissatisfied:"Everyone is knocking his head to the ground. They are all brothers in the alliance. How can they be thick or thin?"

Chen Xin smiled and smoothed things over:"Sixth brother! Sixth brother! We are all martial artists, martial arts practitioners, straightforward people, be more open-minded, there is no need to hurt the harmony just for a word."

Although Wang Jian was depressed, Chen Xin got angry again when he said something bad, and turned his anger into a smile,"What the second brother said is true, what he said is true"!

Fang Xun, Feng Zan, Zhang Qing, Ma Xi, Wang Jian, Yan Yun and Yuanda stayed in Meiyuan town for another day after Chen Xin repeatedly persuaded them to stay. Chen Xin entertained them with a banquet, and Fang Xun, Zhang Qing and Ma He, Wang Jian, and Yuanda competed in martial arts, and Feng Zan and Yan Yun discussed the classics in preparation for going to Beijing to take the exam. Although Yan Yun was a civil and military scholar, he only applied for the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette.

Yan Yun was afraid of delaying the exam day and said to Chen Xin:"Second brother! Let us brothers set off tomorrow!" Before Chen Xin could answer, he muttered:"No - no - OK."

Wang Jian mocked and said:"You haven't had enough wine and meat at your second brother's house, right? No matter how good things are, you can't stay away."

Ma Wei:"No - no".

Wang Jian:"It's nothing! You've been drinking so much in the past two days that you can't even find your mouth to drink!"

Chen Xin said:"Sixth brother! Let fifth brother speak slowly."

Wang Jian urged:"Ma Xi! My second brother asked you to speak, so you should speak!"

Ma He was so excited that his face turned red and his neck became thick. Fang Xun said:"Sixth brother, what are you in a hurry for? Tell fifth brother to speak slowly." He muttered to Ma,"Fifth brother, don't be anxious, don't be anxious"!

Ma whispered:"Tomorrow, there will be ice and hail."

Wang Jian seemed to have misheard:"What! Hail", and sarcastically said,"How big, how big! Doesn't he have a big head like yours! You talk in your sleep in broad daylight, I think you are drunk and stupid"!

Feng Zan looked at the black and yellow clouds rolling in the sky and said:"Yanxiang (Wang Jian's word)! Shaosheng (Ma Wei's word) is right."

Wang Jian was unconvinced:"Third brother, you are also a scholar, how can you believe what a fool says. If it rains tomorrow, I still have some faith. Hail, hail! If it rains tomorrow, I, I will enter Bianliang City barefoot.".

Chen Xin said in confusion:"I have lived in Meiyuan Town for more than 20 years and I have never encountered hail a few times."

Wang Jian became more confident:"Brothers, I will testify that Ma He and I will make a bet. If I lose, I will enter Bianliang City barefoot. If Ma He loses, he will give me twenty taels of silver."

Ma Wei:"I - I, lose - lose, then - I won't enter - enter Bian - Bianliang."

Fang Xun thought to himself that Ma He had gambled his future. He had been training hard for ten years just to have a chance at the Beijing Martial Arts Academy. He hurriedly said:"What's the point of gambling? It will hail tomorrow and I will stay with my second brother for the day. If you don’t get off, we’ll set off."

The next day, it was hailed from the sky early in the morning. Wang Jian kept silent about the bet, and Ma silently did not mention it either. The brothers secretly admired Ma Xi, who was well versed in astronomy, and stayed in Meiyuan for another day. The next day, they each took their luggage, packages and other belongings and set off for Bianliang, Tokyo. It's not worth a day to arrive outside the capital city. The tall and majestic city walls stretch endlessly like copper walls and iron walls. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the fragmented separatist forces prostrated themselves one after another outside the glorious and colorful Bianjing City in the Song Dynasty. Fang Xun, Chen Xin, Zhang Jing, Ma Wei, Yan Yun, and Yuanda were all in a state of excitement. They practiced martial arts for glory and studied for wealth. They studied hard in the cold window and practiced hard in the cold and summer. The strong ambitions in their hearts to help the people and stabilize the country seemed to be realized. , opened his arms to passionately embrace Bianliang City, the heart of the Song Dynasty, and the cry in his heart seemed to blurt out"Bianliang! Bianliang! I'm coming! I'm coming"! Feng Zan looked at Bianliang City with a calm expression without passion. Wang Jian thought that not only would he be able to become a Jinshi, but he would also be able to broaden his horizons and find happiness. How wonderful! Wonderful! It seems that I have smelled the fragrance of Bianliang City.

Fang Xunzhong walked into Bianliang City, only to see the bustling streets and noisy people, the banners of various shops fluttering in the wind, and the shouts and hawking of various kinds of food. Tianhan Bridge has gorgeous architecture at the head of the bridge and a group of stone carvings on the bridge body. The river under the bridge is turbulent and crystal clear. Boats with sails and rafts are decorated and loaded with palace items pass by in groups. Zhang Qing, Ma Wei, Yuanda, Fang Xun and Yan Yun were all dazzled. They stopped to admire the stone railings on the Wanxi Bridge and the stone beams, stalagmites, stone lions, stone Buddhas, stone fairies and large seahorses carved on the jade embankments on both sides of the bridge. , water beast. Wang Jian stopped and looked at the young women with colorful flowers and green willows on the street, his eyes had already fallen on them. Feng Zan looked on coldly, like an outsider. Bianjing was no stranger to Chen Xin, so he took his brothers through the streets and alleys to find an inn.

In the evening, Fang Xun and his sons were stationed at two inns. Fang Xun, Chen Xin, Feng Zan, Zhang Jing, Ma Wei, and Yuanda lived in the Xinling Inn. By mistake, Wang Jian and Yan Yun stayed in the Muyun Inn. There is a Xinling Street in the middle. After dinner, Wang Jian dragged Yan Yun to visit Bianliang Night Market. Yan Yun, who was about to take the big exam, didn't dare to concentrate on reviewing his homework and refused to go. Wang Jian was angry:"Coccidia! Coccidia! Living with you is really boring. Besides reading and meditating, I can do nothing else! There are so many flowers in Kyoto, but you can't see them! Idiot! What a fool you are. Being so stupid is like passing the imperial examination, so God is blind!" After that, he walked away. Yan Yun remained silent and just read.

At the fourth watch, while Yan Yun was still studying hard under the lamp, Wang Jian came in with a bruised nose and swollen face and threw himself on the bed. Yan Yun dropped the book and asked,"Brother Six! Why is this so?" Wang Jian wandered around Goulan and entered a gambling house at night and spent half the night happily. He was provoked and beaten by three or five thugs. Wang Jian vented his anger on Yan Yun:"It's okay to ask! It's all you, it's all you! If it were me and the young master, how could the young master be beaten like this by a dozen thugs?"

Yan Yun didn't know,"How's the injury? I'll ask my second brother to give you a prescription." He said and walked out.

Wang Jian suddenly got up and said angrily:"Swallow coccidia! Swallow coccidia! Your grandma's sincerity is difficult for grandpa, isn't it? You don't think grandpa is embarrassed enough, don't you?"

Wang Jian made rude remarks, but Yan Yun ignored him and fell asleep in bed.

The next day, Wang Jian couldn't stay in his room. He was afraid of meeting the gangster from last night when he went out, so he asked Yan Yun to go out for a walk together. Yan Yun didn't respond yesterday and refuse today if it's not good. The two of them left the Muyun Inn and wandered around for half an hour. Yan Yun was too busy thinking about the Gongyuan exam to go back to the inn, so he was dragged away by Wang Jian for a while. There was a man in front of him wearing a scarlet robe with a silver fish bag hanging from his waist. Wang Jian approached the man as if nothing had happened, took off the silver fish bag, turned around and slipped back.