On September 20th, Shen Shi, Chu Nanfeng and his wife, who had been separated from Luo Xiaoyao for more than ten days, came to the Youzhou Branch Pavilion of Tongbao Pavilion.

Ma Kongran was extremely surprised. His respect for Chu Nanfeng was similar to that of the pavilion leader Luo Hanshui, but he knew that Ma Xilan, who was covered with a veil and had silver hair, was Mrs. Chu Nanfeng. He was surprised, but he did not dare to show his expression. He was afraid of losing respect, so he hurriedly welcomed Chu Nanfeng and his wife to the hall to sit.

It turned out that Chu Nanfeng and his wife arrived at the Hanging Temple and wanted to visit Master Wuzhen to thank him for his guidance to find Ma Xilan, but learned that Wuzhen was out. Chu Nanfeng had no choice but to take Ma Xilan to visit the Hengshan scenery, and then went to Youzhou's "Daming Temple" to visit Master Jue.

Unexpectedly, he learned that Master Jue went to Shangjing to "Xinglong Temple". Chu Nanfeng knew that many Buddhists were particular about it. He guessed that the two monks deliberately avoided each other and knew that they could not force it. He wanted to go north to Liaodong and investigate Mu Daocheng's whereabouts.

After Chu Nanfeng took his seat, he said, "Chu and his uncle are here this time. If you have any questions, please help from the manager Sikong..."

"Mr. Chu, please give me the order." Sikong Ran Qian smiled.

"Chu wants to find out whereabouts of Senior Mu... Hearing that the Liao court's Privy Council envoy to Goryeo may know where he is. Tongbao Pavilion has a branch in Liaoyang Prefecture. Can Feige send a letter to inquire? Has this mission returned to the Liao territory?"

Liaoyang is located in an important town in Liaodong, and is Tokyo in the Great Liao Dynasty. The envoys who were on mission to Goryeo will definitely stop and leave, so it is easy to inquire. Chu Nanfeng did not know the exact whereabouts of Mu Daocheng, so he could only find out whereabouts of the Privy Councilor. However, he thought that Long Congyun was in this mission. When he was afraid that when he went north, the Privy Councilor had already left Liaoyang and returned to Shangjing. He missed the opportunity to meet, so he asked Tongbao Pavilion to help him.

"This is easy." Sikong Ran nodded and said, "It's late autumn, and it's already snowy in the land of Liaodong. It's inconvenient to send letters to Feige, so it's better to send letters by manpower. Although the journey is dangerous, they are all experienced and not much slower than Feige. I immediately sent a message to the ancient Liaoyang manager. Please pay attention."

Chu Nanfeng did not consider the weather reasons, but knew that Sikong Ran's so-called human power was not much slower than flying pigeons, and he must have traveled day and night, so he said: "If it is snowy and the road is difficult, so the arrow guards in the pavilion do not have to rush around overnight..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Chu, there are more than a thousand miles from Youdu to Liaoyang. Although there are no other branches on the way, there are inns run by our pavilion every two hundred miles away."

"Oh?" This was beyond Chu Nanfeng's expectations.

"The Liao territory not only has good horses, but also precious fur, ginseng and many precious medicinal materials. Merchants from all over the Central Plains also tried every means to find it. However, this cabinet only has two partitions in the Liao territory. The silver notes are not widely circulated, and there is a great demand for ready-made gold and silver. Considering that there may be thieves on the way, the Pavilion Master set up an inn to handle unexpected things..."

Chu Nanfeng nodded, secretly admiring Luo Hanshui's thorough behavior. He also heard Sikong Ran say: "There are six inns on the way, and the people who sent the message are all hunters and are familiar with the surrounding road conditions."

"Chu is not familiar with Liaodong Road and does not understand the local dialect. He is afraid that it is inconvenient. So it sounds like this, haha... I'm overly worried."

There are as many as five or six ethnic groups living in Liaodong, and it is reasonable for Chu Nanfeng to think about it. He was very happy to hear that there was a Tongbao Pavilion inn on the way.

"I will also send two arrow guards to follow my husband to contact you." Sikong Ran looked at Ma Xilan, "It's cold in Liaodong, and there is wind and snow on the road. I prepare a carriage with my husband and wife, and my wife will carry it for you."

If it is said that the weather is cold and the earth is frozen, Chu Nanfeng is not afraid of his cultivation, but Ma Xilan can only return to the truth. Although he can deal with the bad weather, Chu Nanfeng does not want Ma Xilan to be tired. He heard this but felt it was reasonable and said, "In this way, there will be a lot of people in charge of the matter. Oh, has there been news about Liu Gongwen?"

Nearly two months have passed since he returned to the Central Plains with Wu Wangbo. Now that he has come to Youzhou, Chu Nanfeng will inquire about Liu Gongwen's whereabouts again.

"After Mr. Chu and the elders broke into the Guardian Mansion last time, I inquired from many sources. I heard that Liu Zhe returned to the Guardian shortly after Mr. and others returned. However, it is impossible to be sure whether he is still in Youzhou..."

Sikong Ran paused for a moment and said, "The servants in the guard mansion are all Khitans, and it is difficult to bribe and ask directly, so he can only inquire from some officials and noble servants. This guy rarely goes out to perform his duties to guard officials... I think he has been on guard."

"Um..." Chu Nanfeng frowned and nodded, "This evil thief is full of soldiers. If you want to kill him, you must take time to keep a close eye on it. After Chu finds Senior Mu, he will slowly look for him."

Liu Gongwen must be killed, but Mu Daocheng's whereabouts are not yet determined, and Chu Nanfeng was worried, so he naturally took Mu Daocheng's safety as the first priority.

Three days later, the hour of Xu was about to arrive, and a ferry at Xianzhou, Liaodong, stopped a carriage in front of a large inn. Two people wearing big cloaks came out of the carriage, which was Chu Nanfeng and his wife.

This inn is not as built as in the Central Plains. It is both bungalows, but it covers a very wide area. It is built on the east and the west side and is more than 300 feet away from the river channel. The terrain is higher.

At late autumn, heavy snow fell in Liaodong, and the river surface had already frozen. Because it had not entered the cold and the ice layer was very thin, it made it impossible for cars and horses to walk on the ice. Many merchants heading to Liaoyang were blocked at this ferry.

It was dinner time, and many guests in the restaurant gathered together, leaning against the fire and brazier, eating and chatting around the world.

The snowflakes are flying outside the store, the sky and the earth are vast white, the cold wind roars, the furnace in the hall is hot, and the wine is strong, and the south and north are drinking and talking, which makes the scene of freedom in the world.

This inn is set up by Tongbao Pavilion. Two days ago, the innkeeper Zhao received a message that there was a distinguished guest meeting and had already arranged to wait in the room. As soon as Chu Nanfeng and his wife arrived, the innkeeper Zhao immediately welcomed them to the room.

It took a long time to wait for the thick ice layer to cross the river. There were many merchants and there were more than fifty rooms in the inn. I thought it was because I was tired of taking care of the guests to get warm. When Tongbao Pavilion established the inn, it was equipped with a ground dragon to keep warm.

As soon as Chu Nanfeng and his wife entered the room, they felt as if they were in a warm spring. After taking off their cloak and sitting down, they heard the shopkeeper Zhao say, "The river is so thin that the gentleman is anxious to rush, he may have to abandon the carriage... The gentleman rests for a while tonight, and the younger ones will immediately cross the river and then ship carriages and horses, waiting for him on the other side so that there will be carriages and horses for the gentleman to use tomorrow."

To lead to Liaoyang Prefecture, you must pass through the Liaohe River. There are more than a tiny of thin ice at this point, but if you have a person who is in the realm of Return to the True Realm, it is easy to pass through it. Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "This is not far from Liaoyang. There is no news about the return of the Liao people's mission in front of you. I think the Liao envoy has not returned from Goryeo. I will cross the river by myself tomorrow. The shopkeeper doesn't have to worry about it..."

"Sir, you must not do this." Manager Zhao said anxiously: "This is the small responsibility..."

"Nanfeng, just follow what the shopkeeper said." Ma Xilan smiled slightly. She knew that the shopkeeper was doing his order, and if Chu Nanfeng refused, he would be blamed.

When Chu Nanfeng heard Ma Xilan agree, he nodded and said, "Okay, then that's what's the arrangement."

Manager Zhao was very happy and hurriedly asked the shop assistant to arrange wine and food to bring it to the room.

Perhaps he had prepared a lot, just a few exquisite hot dishes were sent into the room, and there was a pot of hot "Returning Drunk", which surprised Chu Nanfeng. Since Ma Xilan had an accident, he developed the habit of drinking and letting go of his worries, but he was very particular about the quality of the wine. When he was in Taibai Mountain, he could only drink "Returning Drunk".

Later, I went out to visit Ma Xilan and slowly changed my habits. Although I was also tasting the fine wines from all over the country, I had a special liking for "returning drunk". However, only Luo Hanshui and Fang Yuan knew that after the incident in Luo Hanshui, Fang Yuan had no intention of sending someone to brew them, and even Chu Nanfeng could not drink "returning drunk" on his wedding day. How could he not be happy when he saw this?

The two arcade guards who were accompanying him all the way. Seeing Chu Nanfeng's faces look surprised, one of them said: "This is a Liaoyang ancient manager who asked someone to send it. I heard that he was sent to this inn in the morning..."

"Oh, so that's it." Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Manager Gu is really meant."

Manager Gu had sent wine to Taibai Mountain before and recognized Chu Nanfeng. He thought that because he knew Chu Nanfeng's itinerary, he specially sent someone to deliver the wine to the inn. The two Arrow Guards put the wine and food down and bowed and left.

Chu Nanfeng looked at Ma Xilan who was holding a pot of wine and said with some emotion: "Qiongrove geese fly south, wine is mellow and my heart is my heart and loves relatives..."

Over the past decade, whenever I remember Ma Xilan, I can only accompany me and let me go, and drinking "returning drunk" with Ma Xilan is a different feeling.

Ma Xilan knew his thoughts and smiled slightly, "Walking with you when you return to the wind and rain road."

Chu Nanfeng looked at Ma Xilan, who was as tender as water in his eyes, and held the cup in both hands, "Mrs. Nanfeng respects a cup!"

"Lu Yi respects your husband together." Ma Xilan raised her glass to greet her, and touched her gently. Both of them tasted it lightly, but they had not tasted it all in one sip.

There is no better way to be in harmony with each other. Although the two of them became husband and wife in their forties, their feelings are like first love for young men and girls. They respect each other like guests in ordinary times. The expression of mutual affection does not hide the true feelings due to the vicissitudes of time.

The two of them were full of affection and tasted it slowly. When they were halfway through the use of the wine and food, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the house, followed by the voice of Manager Zhao, "Mr. Chu, I have something to bother..."

Chu Nanfeng hurriedly said, "Come in." He knew that the people in Tongbao Pavilion were kind and thoughtful. If it weren't for the important things, they would never come to disturb him while they were having dinner.

Manager Zhao pushed the door and walked in. Behind him, a man dressed in a shop, followed by a man dressed up in a shop. After the two bowed to see him, Manager Zhao said, "Before a cup of tea, two guests came in the shop. A strong man who seemed to be nearly fifty years old and an old monk with white hair and beard. When the man entered the shop, his clothes were wet, his face was sometimes red and sometimes white, as if he was using his qigong to heal his wounds. The monk's right sleeve was torn, and he should be fighting with someone... It was snowing outside, but there was no snowflake on the monk's body."

"Oh?" Chu Nanfeng was a little surprised. When his cultivation reached the realm of divine thought, he could use his energy to turn the rain and snow close to him into fog in the sky of rain and snow, but he had to pay attention to the distance. If it was more than ten miles away, it would be difficult to avoid water when the energy was consumed.

He was not familiar with the environment around the inn, and thought that if the monk came from a nearby place, he would have entered the mountainside.

"The little martial arts skills are low. Although he can't see the man's skills, he feels that his cultivation is much better than the little one..." Manager Zhao said: "If you say that you are a little Guizhen Xiaocheng skill, use the Qi... you can wet your clothes and steam them dry even if you use half a cup of tea."

"What does the shopkeeper mean?"

"At ordinary times, there is only water in the river, and it is frozen everywhere below... This man was soaked, thinking that it was caused by falling down the ice layer of the river. The river was nearly two miles from the inn, and with his cultivation level, his clothes would never be wet."

Chu Nanfeng nodded, "But if you reach the realm of divine thoughts, it will be easy to steam the water vapor of your clothes with a qi machine in an instant... It seems that this person is seriously injured."

"Mr. Chu was thinking very much. At that time, the Pavilion Master was worried that the people from the Liaodong Wulin were strong and did not know the details, so he ordered Xiao to pay attention to the people passing by. Xiao Xin guessed that he should be fighting with someone. After he settled them, he took the Arrow Guard in the store to check the river. Maybe there would be news in a while."

"Although this ice layer is thin, people who have the ability to cultivate themselves with the realm of Guizhen will not fall into the water when walking on it. The shopkeeper saw that he was extraordinary in martial arts... he thought he was knocked down by someone."

But people in the world want to seek revenge and fight each other. With the knowledge of Manager Zhao, he would not have come to tell himself because of this incident. Chu Nanfeng thought about it and asked, "Is the shopkeeper here to tell Chu about this matter related to Chu going to Liaoyang?"

"I'm not sure, but I know that Mr. Chu asked about the whereabouts of the Liao Dynasty mission and Mr. Mu, and listened to the conversation between the two, or it was related to Mr. Mu." Manager Zhao nodded and turned to the shop clerk beside him and said, "Zhang Biao, tell Mr. Chu what you heard..."

"Yes." Zhang Biao nodded and said, "The main courtyard is full, and only the side courtyard has the place where the servants and grooms are placed, and there are several guest rooms. Therefore, the villain led the two of them to the side courtyard to settle. Perhaps it was because the villain was just an ordinary foundation-building cultivation. They were not prepared. When the villain was igniting the heating charcoal furnace in the corridor, he heard the old monk say in the room: 'You can hurt you with a knife, and it really does not disappoint you. If it weren't for my uncle, I had some doubts and follow him, you might have suffered an unexpected accident.' After the old monk finished speaking, he did not hear the man answering..."

This inn only has a ground dragon in the main courtyard, and the side courtyard still needs to use a charcoal brazier to avoid the cold and keep warm.

"The villain handled the fire and went into the room, and then heard the old monk say, "In the future, you won't have to go back to the Privy Councilor's mansion. Uncle Master's punch may not hurt him. I think he will go for revenge. Regarding the trip to Jiangnan... It seems that Uncle Master must accompany you." Then he answered the man, 'Thank you uncle'. The young man had finished the matter at that time and did not dare to stop, so he left."

When Chu Nanfeng heard the residence of the Privy Councilor, his heart was already moving. When he heard the word "Congyun", the name of "Xiangwang" appeared in his mind. Long Congyun was even more shocked. He thought, but when he heard the manager Zhao said, "I listened to the message from the officials and paid attention to the mission of the Liao court's envoy, Goryeo. He knew that the envoy was the Privy Councilor. After listening to Zhang Biao's remarks, he was afraid that the two of them might be related to the teacher's trip, so he dared to come and disturb him."

Chu Nanfeng suppressed the shock in his heart and smiled slightly, "It should be related to Chu's trip. Thank you for coming to inform me."

After pausing, he said, "In order to cultivate these two people, you must not deliberately try to listen to their words, in case they become suspicious..."

Seeing his serious expression, Manager Zhao felt a stern heart and bowed: "The little one follows the sir's instructions... The little one goes to see if the Arrow Guard who was going out to investigate has returned?"

Chu Nanfeng nodded, and when the shopkeeper Zhao and the others left, they followed him, looked at the sky outside, closed the door, and pondered: "If I infer it correctly, the injured man should be Long Congyun... Using his hand as a knife, he will live up to his reputation? I am afraid it means Senior Mu. A punch may not hurt him. Three souls and seven souls are the foundation of human beings, and the 'Hundred Tribulation Fist' only hurts the three souls and seven souls..."

Chu Nanfeng's face became more and more serious when he said this, "Long Congyun should be on the top of Mingqiao Mountain. This old monk is his uncle. He can hurt Senior Mu... His cultivation level is at least at the level of golden body, and perhaps also hurt Brother Luo. Senior Mu was punched. If there is no serious injury, he would definitely follow..." He stopped and his eyes turned to Ma Xilan.

Ma Xilan had never seen Mu Daocheng, but knew that Chu Nanfeng respected him very much. When he saw Chu Nanfeng looking towards him, he knew that he was thinking. He had not seen Mu Daocheng come to the inn now, so he was worried that he would be injured by a boxing.

After taking Chu Nanfeng's cloak and helping him put it on, Ma Xilan picked up his cloak and put it on, "Lu Yi followed his husband to advance and retreat together."

Looking at her gentle and firm eyes, Chu Nanfeng nodded, tied her fur hat tightly for her, and without saying a word, he held Ma Xilan's jade hand and walked out of the room.

It was light night outside the house, and snowflakes were still flying. The courtyard was covered with thick snow. There were rooms around the courtyard, covering the strong wind. There were no large number of snowflakes floating in the corridor. Chu Nanfeng and his wife walked along the corridor into the inn hall.

At this time, there were no guests in the hall, and only two arrow guards who came with Chu Nanfeng were drinking and chatting by the brazier. However, when Chu Nanfeng and his wife walked in, they looked up and stood up in surprise to greet them.

Manager Zhao, who was in the counter, was surprised to see Chu Nanfeng and his wife dressed up and seemed to be about to go out. He hurriedly stepped out of the counter and whispered: "The person who inquired should be back soon, sir, is this?"

Chu Nanfeng was about to answer, and with a "bang", the door of the store opened, and the biting cold wind rolled in with snowflakes. The temperature in the hall dropped, and the brazier suddenly darkened. A man in strong clothes rushed in, stamped his feet, and turned around and closed the door quickly.

This man indulged man was the arc guard in the store who went out to check out. After bowing to Chu Nanfeng and his wife, he said to Manager Zhao: "The little one is five or six feet south of the ferry on the other side. He found that there were several big trees crossing the forest by the river, and a large area of ​​ice on the river surface broke. It was snowing heavily and gradually formed thin layers..."

Now, it is confirmed that Wuyu had someone fighting there. Chu Nanfeng nodded after hearing this, "Thank you all, Chu will do this matter."

Looking at Manager Zhao, "Then two must not be alarmed, remember."

Chu Nanfeng's skill and cultivation are still unsure of winning. What's more, the old monk who said that he was injured by Mu Daocheng with a punch. He was afraid that Manager Zhao and others would be careless and lost his life, so he gave instructions again.

This was Chu Nanfeng's second order. Manager Zhao did not dare to look down on him and said solemnly: "You little man, please do not worry sir."

"Then Chu said goodbye."

Manager Zhao knew that he had plans, so he could not dissuade him. He hurriedly signaled the Jianwei to open the store door and bowed to Chu Nanfeng and his wife, "Sir, take care of him, Madam."

In the cold wind falling in the snow, Chu Nanfeng gently held Ma Xilan's left hand, stepped out of the store, and walked quickly. However, when he saw snowflakes floating near the foot of his body, they turned into white mist and dissipated. Standing in the store manager Zhao and others saw him, they were all secretly amazed.

This inn is more than 300 feet away from the ferry crossing by the river. After a while, Chu Nanfeng and his wife had arrived. Snowflakes were flying, but they saw a white silk that was more than a hundred feet wide, appearing in front of them. It was the Lanyang River with thin ice. Chu Nanfeng thought about it and held Ma Xilan's left elbow and rushed to the opposite bank. With a few ups and downs, he arrived at the fighting place mentioned by the Jianwei.

Although it was covered by heavy snow and thin ice, due to the short time, the river surface was still broken, as big as long as it was, it was six or seven feet wide.

Chu Nanfeng stopped on the bank of the river and checked it. He turned around and walked towards the forest east. He saw four broken trees lying on the right hand, swinging the white snow covering the broken trees, and then carefully looking at it, with a serious expression, "This tree is cut off by the tricks of "A jade plate thousand hairs". It seems that the person who fought with the two was indeed Senior Mu."

"The old monk said that Senior Mu was punched by him... In his tone, it seemed that Senior Mu must be injured, it was just a matter of severity of his injuries. Why didn't he take advantage of the situation to pursue him?" Ma Xilan said suspiciously.

"I think the man who was accompanying the old monk was very injured. He was also eager to rescue him, and he was afraid of Senior Mu's cultivation. He thought he didn't dare to pursue him..." Chu Nanfeng pondered: "This move of "Jade Pan Qian Hai" is to defend and attack. If I guess it is not bad, when the man was shot down by Senior Mu, the old monk attacked him from behind, so Senior Mu turned around and used "Jade Pan Qian Hai"..."

After thinking for a while, he said, "But Senior Mu has already entered the Nascent Soul cultivation level and can already use it with one mind and two things. Even if people from the same realm attacked, they should have had time to deal with it. Why did they punch the old monk?"

In confusion, I looked up at the mountain beside me. The mountain top here is more than ten feet high, extending southward along the frozen river channel. The ferry crossing is connected to the northern mountain top, which is nearly ten feet wide. It is thought to be a passage for merchants to pass through.

Chu Nanfeng hesitated for a moment, lifted Ma Xilan's arm, went to the snow-covered forest, lightly tapped the ice and snow on the treetops, and rushed south. It was five miles away. It suddenly saw the mountain concave and there was a clearing of valleys, and the two of them fell down.

After looking around, Chu Nanfeng said slowly: "I heard from Master Wu that if the "Hundred Tribulation Fist" is a Yuanying, a person with a golden body cultivation uses it, it will only hurt people's souls. If Senior Mu hurts his soul, he must be calm and concentrated. He should not dare to travel far in his trance. This place may be where he calms his mind..."

"What Nanfeng said is very much." Ma Xilan nodded and said, "The mind is clear and the energy is smooth. If the spiritual consciousness is stagnant, from the place where the fight is here, she should breathe..." Although her cultivation declined after being poisoned, she still has the insight of great martial arts.
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