The dream of a lonely hero

Yan Shuda, the"Slim Faced Thunder Lord" of the Three Heroes, recovered from his injuries in Guiyun Village for more than half a month. Accompanied by Lu Xingde, the"Big Belly Amitabha" of the Four Heroes, and Fan Yuntong, the"Tuiyun Boy" of the Eight Heroes, he returned to Tuzheng County, Dingzhou, to investigate. Yanjiazhuang has long been in ruins, and his enemy Jin Huarong is nowhere to be found; when he comes to Dingzhou, the streets are talking about the"Great Victory of Tuzheng": Zhao Guangyi, the emperor's brother, the prince of Liangcheng County and the governor of Kaifeng, was ordered to inspect the border military affairs and encountered the Liao invaders. When he invaded the country, he commanded Li Weidong, the governor of Dingzhou and the supervisor of the army and horsemen, to break through the Liao invaders and kill eight thousand enemies in Tuzheng County on Haichou day, Yichou month, Guihai year. Yan Shuda secretly thought, isn't the day of Yichou month and Haichou day of Guihai year the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month? It was the day when Liao invaders trampled Yanjiazhuang. The Three Heroes Yan Shuda, the Four Heroes Lu Xingde, and the Eighth Hero Fan Yuntong returned to Guiyun Manor to inform Shang Yuanzhong and all the knights about the inquiring information. Shang Yuanzhong thought:"On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, maybe we waited until the soldiers and horses of Dingzhou from Yanjiazhuang rushed over to kill the Liao invaders by surprise." Liu Qiniang, the Seven Heroes, was angry:"When the Liao invaders massacred Yanjiazhuang, where did the officers and soldiers of Dingzhou hide? Brother Bozheng and hundreds of members of the Yan family lost their lives."

This is the residence of Xie's mother and son. Xie lives in the west wing, and Yan Yun and Yan Feng live in the east wing. The main room houses Yan Bo's memorial tablet, and Xie, Yan Yun and Yan Feng burn incense and worship it every morning. Every morning, Yan Yun kneels before his father's memorial tablet, and his father's voice and smile appear before his eyes - teaching Yan Yun handwriting and martial arts skills, and scenes of Mr. Zhu, Yan Gang, Yan Zhao, Yan Hu, and Yan Ye being killed by Liao invaders. Still in my eyes, the sea of ​​blood and hatred in my heart is surging, and revenge is like a sharp knife piercing my hard and soft heart, bleeding drop by drop.

Although Yan Yun worked hard, his qualifications were mediocre. His literary and martial arts skills were inferior to those of Shang Quan, Yan Feng, Shang Feiyan, and Shang Feiyan. He was often scolded by the"Eight Immortals" and Teacher Hua on weekdays.

Two months later. In the back garden of the Shang family, the"Eight Immortals" test the martial arts of the Yan brothers and the Shang brothers. Shang Quan, Yan Feng, and Shang Zhu each practiced boxing and swordsmanship. Shang Feiyan is also watching

"Shang Yuanzhong was not very satisfied with"The Strong Wind and Tieguai","The fists are like shooting stars, the eyes are like lightning, the Qi should be heavy, the power should be smooth, and the power should be pure." It moves like a wave, is still like a mountain, rises like an ape, falls like a magpie, stands like a chicken, and stands like a pine. Look, what a lesson! Shang Piao's trick of"White Crane Drying Wings" is muddy and watery, worse than an old hen! On weekdays, he is actually playful and lazy!"As he said this, he picked up the whip and gave it to Shang Piao with a few whips.

""Lotus Han Girl" Liu Qiniang hurriedly stepped forward to stop"Brother!" Brother! Calm down. It’s only been a few days, the children have learned this, don’t do it too hastily!"

Shang Yuanzhong said angrily:"It’s too hasty! Too hasty! Practicing martial arts without practicing kung fu will lead to nothing. If it continues like this, another hundred years of training will be a waste of time for a blind man to light a lamp!" He continued to whip his eldest son Shang Zhu. Shang Zhu couldn't help crying and hiding.

Liu Qiniang saw that she couldn't persuade her elder brother, so she changed the subject:"Yan Yun, and Yan Yun did not practice yet! Then he called Yan Yun,"Yun'er, Yun'er!" Come on, let's talk about it and let Uncle Shang see it."

Yan Yun got up his posture, punched and kicked, and practiced twelve or three moves. The next moves became slower and slower, thinking while practicing, and stopped at the nineteenth move. He was stunned and could no longer remember the routine moves that followed. Shang Yuanzhong was so angry that he raised his whip and beat him while cursing,"You useless thing, two months!" Two months! I can't even remember half of the thirty-six movements of Xiaohuaquan. I'm such a stupid pig! I’ll let you remember it for a long time today!". Yan Yun stood there dumbfounded, not hiding or crying. He has been beaten and punished every day for two months, and he has become accustomed to it.

Liu Qiniang had good intentions and asked Yan Yun to practice Xiaohua Boxing to divert Shang Yuanzhong from Shang Chu. Yan Yun was even worse than Shang Quan, Yan Feng, and Shang Fei. Shang Yuanzhong was even more furious. Liu Qiniang stepped forward to block Yan Yun, and Shang Yuanzhong's whip The whip hit Liu Qiniang.

Shang Yuanzhong stopped the whip and said:"Qimei! Seventh sister! By pampering him like this, you are harming him, harming him!".

Liu Qiniang said:"Brother. My sister taught Yun'er the Thirty-Six Styles of Xiaohua Quan. If Yun'er didn't learn it well, the master should be punished."

Shang Yuanzhong was furious:"You! you!", threw the whip to the ground and walked away.

Shang Quan and Yan Feng were complacent.

Yan Feng gloated:"Yan Yun! You stupid pig, how angry have you made Uncle Shang! Being punished and beaten every day means that you don’t have a good memory, you don’t have a good memory!"

Liu Qiniang taught Yan Feng a lesson:"As a younger brother, how can you laugh at your elder brother! Get out, get out!"

""Slim-faced Lei Jun" Yan Shuda said:"If you don't practice well, you should be laughed at. If you want to prevent your brother from being laughed at, you have to fight for your reputation!" Yuner, do you remember?".

The dull Yan Yun was silent. Yan Feng became even more arrogant when his third uncle Yan Shuda spoke, and faced Yan Yun with a grimace:"Stupid pig! Stupid pig!".

Shang Quan also shouted,"Yanyun stupid pig! Stupid pig!".

Yan Feng:"Shang Quan, let's not play with him, let's go practice Kung Fu."

Liu Qiniang complained to Yan Shuda:"Third brother, how can you teach children like this?"

Yan Shuda was not convinced:" That’s how you have to teach! There is a saying,"It is better to persuade a general than to inspire him."

Yan Yun looked at the argument between Liu Qiniang and Yan Shuda and asked,"Seventh aunt, third uncle." I haven't practiced my swordsmanship yet, so Uncle Shang won't watch it?"

Yan Shuda said angrily:"Look! Let’s see how you get beaten!"Practice on the side." He turned to Shang Quan, Yan Feng, and Shang Zhu and said,"Practice hard. I'll see you later. If you can't practice well, don't eat." After that, he and the"Six Immortals" walked out of the garden.

Yan Yun walked out of the weapon rack. She picked up a wooden sword and went to a corner of the garden to practice. After a while, she forgot the next move. Shang Feiyan jumped over and said,"Brother Yun, you forgot again!" Think harder, think harder."

Yan Yun said:"I have thought hard, but I still can't remember."

Shang Feiyan,"Ask your eldest brother (Shang Zhu), second brother (Shang Quan), Feng Brother (Yan Feng)"

"No. I'd better wait for your father to beat me."

"It's not a bad thing to hit you."

"Yes, I'm stupid and can't always learn."

"no! Your beating skills are better than those of the eldest brother, the second brother, and Yan Feng. The second brother, Brother Feng, and my father cried before he was beaten. The eldest brother also cried when he was beaten, but you didn't cry. My dad shouldn't call you a stupid pig, he should call you a pig butt, not afraid of pain. Brother Yun also taught me, so that my father won’t be afraid of pain or cry when he hits me in the future."

Shang Feiyan is six years old and has no control over his words. Yan Yun always sounds like he is sarcastic and does not respond. Khan unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, revealing the"Auspicious Cloud Qilin Silver Lock" hanging around his neck. Feiyan looked at the silver lock very much, stretched out his hand to pull it, and Yanyun spun around to dodge. Feiyan couldn't grab it, crying and cursing,"Ouch , pig butt! Pork butt! Get out, you live in, eat and wear my house every day. If my father hadn't taken you in, you would still be begging for food on the streets! A broken lock is a treasure, get out, get out!". Shang Quan and Yan Feng saw them running over from a distance. Yan Feng pushed Yan Yun aggressively,"Stupid pig, if uncle hits you, just take it out on Fei Yan, right?"Isn't that right?"! Shang Quan also stepped forward and pushed Yan Yun,"You stupid pig, you dare to bully my sister, and you have the guts to bully me!" Fei Yan saw that the helper was even more energetic and hit and kicked Yan Yun. , Yan Yun fell to the ground, Fei Yan took advantage of the situation and grabbed Yan Yun's silver lock and said happily,"It's mine, it's mine!""

"Bastard! You don’t practice well," Shang Yuanzhong scolded and ran over. Yan Feng was the first to complain,"Uncle! Uncle. If you hit Yanyun, Yanyun will bully sister Feiyan." Then he said to Yanyun,"I have to tell my mother, so you just wait to be beaten." Yanyun got up and said nothing. Feiyan held the silver lock to Shangyuan Zhong Xian showed off,"Dad, look how beautiful it is. Put it on for me."

Shang Yuanzhong reached out and took the silver lock and asked,"Where did it come from?""？

"Yanyun's"

"Why is it in your hands?"？

"Did I bring it over?"！

"You robbed it"！

"What's wrong? He eats from our family, lives in our family, and wears our family's clothes. He belongs to our family. It doesn't matter if he breaks the lock."

Feiyan is the youngest daughter of Shang Yuanzhong and Ma family. She regards her as the apple of their eye. Wen Lianwu didn't have many requirements, and he was quite pampered. Today, Feiyan's arrogant and unreasonable words made Shang Yuanzhong scold him angrily,"You bastard! I'll skin you again!"

Feiyan looked at King Kong's angry father and was a little scared. With tears in her eyes, she boldly said,"Just - just - say it!"

Shang Yuanzhong raised the whip and couldn't bear to let it fall.

Feiyan was still willful."You—beat, you beat, who is your own flesh and blood? Just beat me to death and ask Yanyun to be your daughter!"

Shang Yuanzhong was furious and raised his whip. Feiyan ghost looked at Shang Yuanzhong's whip cleverly and ran away. He was hit by a stone in the garden. Dun stumbled and cried"Wow!" and kept crying.

Although Shang Yuanzhong felt distressed, he ignored it and gave the silver lock to Yan Yun.

Yan Yun:"Uncle, this--this lock was given to me by my mother. She told me to take it with me." It cannot be carried away from the body. I'll go back and tell my mother to give the lock to Feiyan."

Shang Yuanzhong saw the sincere and kind-hearted Yanyun and said teasingly,"What if he wants your life?"

Yanyun thought for a while,"Give it to her, don't cry. Uncle is not angry."

Although Yan Yun was dull at a young age, he was quite chivalrous. Shang Yuanzhong was deeply pleased. Shang Yuanzhong put the silver lock on Yan Yun and said,"Silly boy! You only have one life, keep it well." He looked back and scolded Shang Quan and Yan Feng:"Two evil obstacles! Even though he knows his sister is wrong, he still acts as an assistant to bully the weak and bullies the weak. If he can't practice martial arts better, he will not do anything wrong in the future." He raised his whip and hit Shang Quan and Yan Feng on the buttocks. Shang Quan and Yan Feng howled and cried.

The residence of Xie's mother and son. In the yard, Yan Feng helped her mother kill the chicken. Xie brought a basin of hot water and prepared to remove the chicken feathers. Yan Yun entered the yard depressed and saw Yan Lei killing the chicken, hiding aside and not daring to look. Yan Feng Seeing this, he said,"Yanyun, you idiot, a coward." He turned to Mrs. Xie and said,"Mom, Yanyun came home late again today. Do you know why?" I couldn't memorize"Xue Er Pian" for two days, and I can't remember half of the fists and kicks taught by Uncle Shang. You can see that his hands were beaten like pig hands -"

Of course Xie knew that Yan Yun was slow in accepting reading and practicing martial arts, so he was punished. Chang Shi was very angry at Yan Lei for humiliating Yan Yun, his face darkened and he yelled,"Yan Feng! Yanfeng! Stand against the wall." Yan Yun looked at her troubled mother and said,"Yun'er, is it difficult to study and practice martial arts? If it's too difficult, don't learn."

Yan Yun looked at his embarrassed mother and said,"Yun'er, is it difficult to study and practice martial arts?" ,to learn! If you don’t learn, you can’t avenge my father. mother! I remember it. I’ll recite it to you. I’ll recite it to you.——‘Confucius said: Isn't it pleasant to learn and practice it from time to time? Have friends come from afar? If people don't know - but, if they don't get upset, isn't that a gentleman? Youzi said:"He is a man who is filial to his brother and loves to offend his superiors. He is very fresh." I will remember it in a while, mother, I will practice Xiaohua Quan for you to see." After practicing the seventeen and eighteen postures, he forgot, looking at his mother embarrassed. Ms. Xie encouraged Yan Yun:"Yun'er, not bad, not bad!"

Ms. Xie was busy cooking in the kitchen, Yan Yun was practicing boxing in the yard, and Yan Feng stood against the wall. Yan Shuda walked into the yard and looked at Yan Yun and nodded with satisfaction,"You're still working hard, that's right. , the stupid bird flies first." Yan Yun stopped his posture and said,"Third uncle, mother, third uncle is here." Yan Shuda said,"Don't stop, keep practicing."

Xie came out of the kitchen:"Third uncle, you're here just in time, let's eat together.", then ordered Yan Yun and Yan Feng to bring the food into the main room.

Yan Shuda:"Sister-in-law, no need, I have already eaten."

Xie:"Third uncle, I have something to say, Yun'er is a little late in awakening, Look at how Yun'er was beaten. For several days, her little hands were swollen like cakes, and she couldn't even hold the chopsticks when eating." She said with tears streaming down her face.

"Sister-in-law, don’t think like that. Brother Yuan Zhong is a man of deep love and deep responsibility! If Yun'er is regarded as his own son, Shang Zhu and Shang Quan will be beaten if they don't learn well. Brother Yuan Zhong asked me to persuade my sister-in-law not to think too hard about punishing Yun'er."

"Third uncle, Feng'er can't learn well and will be punished and beaten. I won't say anything, but I can't do it to Yun'er."

"Sister-in-law, what’s wrong? There really is one Yun'er and Feng'er who is not your biological child."

"Don't worry about it, you just can't do it to Yun'er. You need to bring my words to Yuan Zhong"

"My sister-in-law has always been sensible. She pampers Yun'er so much that she is not afraid of spreading the word.’"

Yan Shuda's words were a bit harsh, and Xie did not argue and insisted on his opinion,"If you don't want to say it, I will tell Yuan Zhong." Just as he was talking, a guest from the village ran into the yard and said,"Master Yan, please come over." Yan Shuda followed the village guest as fast as flying. Xie shouted:"Third uncle, don't forget to take my words with you, don't forget"!

The meeting hall of Guiyun Village in Bapan Mountain. Shang Yuanzhong, Qian Zhuotong, Lu Xingde, Miao Yanjun, Xiao Daiying, Liu Qiniang, and Fan Yuntong were sitting in the hall talking about something. Yan Shuda walked into the hall and asked,"Brother, what's the matter?"

Shang Yuanzhong said:"Wu Tianzhen, known as Nanjian's 'Yunli Tianzun', has come to pay a visit. He is waiting in the front hall. Let's go and meet him." All the knights followed Shang Yuanzhong to the front hall, talking as they walked. Yan Shuda said,"Brother, Wu Tianzhen and I, the 'Eight Immortals' of Yan and Zhao, have never had any contact. I don't know why I came here today." Qian Zhuotong:"Isn't it? My brothers and I were still talking about this just now."

The front hall of Guiyun Village. The"Eight Immortals" saw a Taoist priest sitting upright and tasting tea. This Taoist priest is in his twenties, with a Taoist bun, a rectangular face, three short strands of beard under his chin, and a pair of dark sword eyebrows far away from his temples. He is more than eight feet tall and wears a white Taoist robe, with a Yuntai cut on his back. Ah Baojian saw eight people coming in front and back, and he expected that it was the"Eight Immortals of Yan and Zhao" who stood up and saluted,"Supreme Heavenly Lord! All the knights, the poor Taoist Wu Tianzhen is disturbing me."

Shang Yuanzhong returned the gift:"The lame Shang Yuanzhong has met Zhenren Wu. The name of Nanjian's 'Yunli Tianzun' has long been known to the Sa family. Today, I have come to my humble house. It's really brilliant!" Then the seven brothers were introduced to Wu Tianzhen one by one. Wu Tianzhen said:"The 'Eight Immortals of Yanzhao' defended the Liao invaders externally, eliminated evil spirits internally, and acted chivalrously and righteously. I am very lucky to see them today." The guests and hosts took their seats, and after exchanging pleasantries, we got back to business.

Shang Yuanzhong said with doubts on his face:"Zhenren Wu came to the village after a long journey, and he must have some advice."

Wu Tianzhen said:"Supreme Heavenly Lord! I don't dare to accept him. Guiyun Village in Bapan Mountain is destined to be a poor man."

Shang Yuanzhong and other knights looked at each other in confusion. Shang Yuanzhong said:"Wu Zhenren lives in Taihe Mountain in Qinba, thousands of miles away from Guiyun Village. How did it come about?"

Wu Tianzhen said:"Is Yan Yun, the son of Yan Bozheng, Yanjiazhuang, Tuzheng County, Dingzhou, in Guizhuang?"

Shang Yuanzhong was even more puzzled about the relationship between ten-year-old Yun'er and Wu Tianzhen, the head of the Taihe Sect, and replied:"Yes, does he know the Taoist priest?"

Wu Tianzhen smiled and said:"More than just an acquaintance, he is also a poor savior!" Let me tell you about the rescue of Yan Yunxue in Yanjiazhuang three months ago."Yan Yun, despite his young age, is also heroic and courageous. If he hadn't come to the rescue, Pindao would be safe today. This is all due to the good teachings of Bo Zheng and you elders! Please accept Pindao's bow." He stood up and saluted. Shang Yuanzhong and others stood up and returned the courtesy.

Wu Tianzhen continued:"If you receive a drop of kindness from someone, you should repay it with a spring of water. I am willing to accept Yan Yun as my disciple and teach him everything I have learned in my life."

After hearing this, all the knights looked at their eldest brother Shang Yuanzhong, asking him to make up his mind. Shang Yuanzhong thought for a moment:"I appreciate Taoist Priest's kindness. Although my eight brothers don't have great abilities, they still have the ability to teach their nephew some three-legged cat fists and kicks. Taoist Priest Wu doesn't have to worry about it."

Shang Yuanzhong's words were lukewarm. Wu Tianzhen heard some clues and explained:"Shang Daxia, I misunderstood! I have no intention of looking down on the 'Eight Immortals'. I just want to repay the former Master Yan by preaching and teaching." life-saving grace."

Yan Shuda couldn't help but interjected:"What about teaching skills to repay a favor? It's obvious that you rely on your martial arts skills and don't take us seriously. Your methods of bullying my eight brothers are not as good as yours"!

Wu Tianzhen said:"Three heroes Yan, please don't misinterpret Pindao's meaning."

Yan Shuda stood up:"The Sa family will not misinterpret your 'good intentions'! I thought that your Nanjian's 'Yunli Tianzun' was just like the rumors in the world. He was just a righteous man who helped the strong and helped the weak. I didn't expect that he relied on his own strength and his own superiority. Turn over Come across mountains and ridges to Yanzhaoxianba!"!

Wu Tianzhen looked at the unreasonable Yan Shuda and couldn't explain why a scholar met a soldier.