Upon hearing this, the leader immediately turned pale with fright, lowered his head and said calmly: "I know, I'm resigning!" After saying that, he seemed to be running away, and left without looking back.
Ren Jinlong looked up at the sky, silent. Zhao Meng couldn't help but said: "Little brother, who are you? Why are they so respectful to you?"
Ren Jinlong was surprised and thought to himself: Can he understand the Khitan language? He hesitated and then said calmly: "We are strangers, why do we need to know so much? Leave some space for each other, so that we can be more harmonious along the way, right?"
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Yuan Xiu smiled and said: "Fourth brother, I don't care who you are, I only know that you are a good man, so I made friends with you. When you get to Bianjing, if you want to leave, you can leave at any time. Is this good?"
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Ren Jinlong said sadly: "How many close friends can I make in a hundred years of life?"
Yuan Xiu said: "Little fourth brother, we are destined to meet each other, and we will treat each other with sincerity. Don't think too much about it. I am determined to be your friend!"
Ren Jinlong smiled knowingly: "That's good. I also recognize you as my brother. When we go to Bianjing, I will go with you all the way until you enter the city safely."
Zhao Meng said from the side: "Fourth brother, your skills are really incredible. Can you teach me if you have time?"
Yuan Xiu said with a smile: "Zhao Meng has never obeyed anyone, but he has great admiration for you. It is really not easy to get him to say the word "teaching"!
Ren Jinlong had a good impression of the outspoken Zhao Meng, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Teaching is not an issue, let's learn from each other in the future!"
However, Zhao Meng shook his head: "Brother Xiaosi, you are too humble! You just tore the horse in half with just one tear. I can't do this no matter what! But from now on
To put it simply, you are my master!"
Yuan Xiu couldn't help stroking his hands and laughing at the side: "Zhao Meng, do you recognize your master? This is not like you? Who have you ever served in the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Meng raised his head and said: "There is really no one in the Song Dynasty that I am convinced of. When I met Brother Xiaosi today, I realized that there is someone out there! Brother Xiaosi, if you don't mind, just accept me as your boss.
How is your apprentice?"
When Ren Jinlong heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "No, no! All my skills are fake, how can I be your master? You are serious!"
Zhao Meng said anxiously: "Fourth brother..."
Yuan Xiu said: "Zhao Meng, you still call him Little Fourth Brother, no wonder he refuses to accept you."
Zhao Meng was startled and then said: "Then what should I call him?"
Yuan Xiu shook his head and said nothing, looking at him with a smile. "I know!! Zhao Meng patted his head, then kowtowed and bowed, "Master, please accept my disciple's bow!"
Ren Jinlong hurriedly jumped aside and shook his hands wildly: "Brother Zhao Meng, this really won't work! I can't be your master!"
Zhao Meng raised his head in surprise and said blankly: "Master, why don't you accept me? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Ren Jinlong thought for a while and said: "Brother Zhao Meng, do you think this is good? I am not yet proficient in my skills. When I become stronger in the future, I will definitely accept you as my apprentice. How about we just count it as a name for now?"
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Zhao Meng stiffened his eyes and thought for a moment, but Yuan Xiu said: "That's good, it can be regarded as a master and disciple. Stupid Zhao Meng, why don't you kowtow and become your master?"
Zhao Meng's face became overjoyed and he said loudly: "Master, please accept Zhao Meng's bow!" After saying this, he pushed the golden mountain over the jade pillar and knelt on the ground with a very respectful attitude.
Ren Jinlong hurriedly helped him up and said: "Brother Zhao Meng, don't be like this, get up quickly."
Zhao Meng said seriously: "Master, you must never call me eldest brother in the future. Wouldn't that kill me?"
Yuan Xiu also said: "Yes, this title will also be changed in the future!"
Ren Jinlong scratched his head and said, "Then what should I call you?"
Yuan Xiu said: "I always call him by his first name at home, why don't you call him by his first name too."
Zhao Meng said: "Yes, Master, you can just call me Zhao Meng from now on!"
Ren Jinlong smiled and said: "Okay, I will call you by your name from now on!"
Only then did Zhao Meng stand up, still unable to hide the excitement on his face. Ren Jinlong couldn't help but feel worried when he saw his happy look, and said to himself that the only thing he could bring to the table was the Jingde Whip Technique. Apart from this,
Waizhen had nothing to teach Zhao Meng. At this time, Yuan Xiu suddenly said: "Xiaosi, it's getting late, how about we get on the road as soon as possible?"
Ren Jinlong nodded in agreement, and then threw out the Wind and Thunder Thorn. Zhao Meng raised his head and looked up at the blue cone, his heart filled with admiration for this young master.
After flying for about two more hours, the night was already dark. The three of them jumped down and chose a secluded place to rest. After sitting down and talking for a while, they saw a flash of white light, and Xiao Wu appeared from the night.
He came out with a half-sized musk deer in his mouth. Zhao Meng exclaimed: "Master, how awesome is your Xiao Wu? With just a little effort, you managed to catch a musk deer. It's really amazing!"
The three of them slept here that night. It was windy in the mountains at night and the temperature was so low that it made people shiver. Zhao Meng specially took off his robe and put it on Yuan Xiu, but he was still so cold that his teeth chattered. He slept until midnight,
Zhao Meng also woke up from the cold. He rubbed his hands and kept breathing. Looking back at Ren Jinlong, he saw that his face was rosy, his breathing was even, and there was no hint of coldness. He couldn't help but feel surprised. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Master,
Aren't you cold?"
Ren Jinlong turned his head, smiled faintly, took off his thin cloth clothes and threw it to Zhao Meng, saying: "Put it on, I'm fine."
Zhao Meng said in surprise: "Although it's spring now, it's still cold at night. You only wear a piece of cloth, but you don't feel the cold. It's really surprising!"
Yuan Xiu cheered up, looked at Ren Jinlong who was talking and laughing freely, and praised: "The fourth brother is really a strange person! If there are a few people like you in the Song Dynasty, it will be easy to defeat the Khitan!"
Ren Jinlong did not answer, looking at Su Yue in the sky in a daze, wondering what was going on over there at Xianling Temple, and whether Xiao Chuo would let them go?
Early in the morning of the next day, the three of them got ready and hit the road, and after flying forward for half a day, they arrived at the border of Yingzhou. Ren Jinlong didn't feel any strange, but Zhao Meng and Yuan Xiu were panting and their faces were full of dust.
, looking exhausted. Yuan Xiu said: "We have arrived in Bianjing. How about the fourth brother go into the city and have a drink with us?"
Ren Jinlong thought for a while and couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded silently. The three jumped off the Wind and Thunder Thorn and walked slowly to the city head. They saw that the walls of Bianliang City were thick and solid, the city gates were closed, and the suspension bridge hung high.
A group of heavily armed soldiers were walking back and forth at the top of the city, patrolling closely. The soldiers guarding the city had already spotted the three approaching people, grabbed the top of the city, leaned down and shouted: "Hey, where are you from, stop!"
If we go further, we will open our bows and let go of arrows!"
Zhao Meng strode forward, pointed at the city head and shouted: "You bastard, open your eyes and see who it is? Why don't you open the city gate and let us in?"
The soldier paused for a moment, put his hand on the awning and looked down carefully. Suddenly he screamed and hurriedly said to his left and right: "Quickly, open the city gate and let them in!"
Immediately, several soldiers quickly ran down the city stairs and came to the city gate to inform the gatekeeper to open the city gate. The three of them entered the city. The soldier who asked the question walked as fast as flying, came to the three of them, and bowed down.
He knelt down on the ground, and the soldiers behind him also knelt down. The leading soldier said eagerly: "His Royal Highness, you are back! Your Majesty is resting in Longxin Pavilion. Please hurry over!"
When Ren Jinlong heard that he called Yuan Xiu the prince, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and turned back to look at Yuan Xiu. He saw him smiling and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, it's really not that I want to hide it deliberately, because at the beginning
I don’t know whether you are an enemy or a friend, so I can’t explain clearly. Now that Zhao Meng has accepted you as his teacher, I will bring you into the city. I will hold a banquet in a while and practice it for you. If you want to leave,
You can leave at any time."
Ren Jinlong disliked separation the most in his life. Seeing what he said sincerely and full of reluctance to leave, he felt sad. Zhao Meng took his hand and said: "Master, please follow me to the side hall first, let's rest for a while.
, the prince will come to us when he sees your majesty."
Ren Jinlong said: "Okay then, let's go first."
The three of them broke up. Zhao Meng took Ren Jinlong to the side hall to rest. Yuan Xiu followed a soldier and headed straight towards Longxin Pavilion. He turned left and right, and in a short time, he came to a main hall. The soldier stopped.
He turned around and whispered: "Your Majesty has been thinking of you since the battle at the Gaoliang River. He was injured by an arrow and has never recovered. He has been thinking about you these days. Please go in quickly!"
Yuan Xiu responded lightly, and the soldier turned around and left. Yuan Xiu straightened his clothes, held up the hairpin on his head, and then stepped into Longxin Pavilion.
I saw a few quiet honey candles burning in the pavilion, and several maids stood silently on the left and right. When they saw him, they immediately saluted respectfully and gently: "His Royal Highness..."
Yuan Xiu hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal them to be silent, lowered his voice and asked: "Father, are you sleeping now?"
At this time, an old voice came from the bed curtain in the inner hall: "Is this Dechang?"
Yuan Xiu hurriedly replied: "Father, my son is back."
It turned out that this young prince Yuan Xiu was actually the third son of Emperor Zhao Guangyi of the Song Dynasty. His real name was Zhao Dechang, but the name Yuan Xiu was changed after Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne. However, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi still liked to call him "Dechang".
Zhao Guangyi said slowly in the bed curtain: "Dechang, where have you been? Why did you come today?"
Yuan Xiu hurriedly said: "Father, you sent your ministers to Shouzhou to issue an edict to Li Jixuan. Have you forgotten?"
There was silence in the bed curtain for a moment, and then Zhao Guangyi sighed: "Yes, I sent you there. Oh, I forgot, I forgot!"
Yuan Xiu said softly: "Father, are you feeling better?"
"It's a little stronger than the past few days." Zhao Guangyi said, "I have visited the hermits and masters among the people, hoping to get the elixir of immortality, but to this day, except for a few fake Taoist priests who defrauded people, they still found nothing. I don't know.
When will my body get better?"
However, Yuan Xiu was moved in his heart and couldn't help but said: "Father, my son happened to meet a young man on his way back. This young man's magical skills are astonishing. He must be the hermit master you call him, right?"
The embroidered dragon-covered bed curtain was immediately lifted, and a man with a thin face and slightly high cheekbones showed his head. The depression on his face was wiped away, and his eyes actually shone brightly: "Dechang, are you serious about what you said? That man
Where? How did you meet him?"
Yuan Xiu then recounted how he met Ren Jinlong, and then said: "I think this young man is very mysterious. Not only does he have a pet beast, White Jade Roar, but he also has an immortal weapon called Wind and Thunder Thorn. If such a person can do anything for me,
It was used by the Song Dynasty, so why worry about the Northern captives not being destroyed? It’s just..."
Zhao Guangyi hesitated and said: "Just why?"
Yuan Xiu frowned and said: "We encountered a group of Khitan bandits on the way. Zhao Meng rushed into the cavalry team and killed dozens of them at once. But those people were so fierce that they even threw Zhao Meng with scimitars. It was this little fourth who saved him.
However, those Khitan soldiers were obviously very afraid of him, and even called him Lord Xiaozhong, saying that the Queen Mother wanted him to go back..."
Zhao Guangyi asked doubtfully: "Is he the Marquis of Khitan?"
Yuan Xiu shook his head and said: "Although the soldiers called him Lord Marquis, I saw that he was very angry, as if he had a deep-seated hatred for the Demon Queen Xiao Chuo."
Zhao Guangyi wondered: "Why is this?"
Yuan Xiu shook his head and said: "I don't know the reason for this!"
Zhao Guangyi's brows were filled with fatigue again, and he looked quite tired, and said darkly: "If he is really the Marquis of Khitan, no matter how powerful his magic power is, it will still be in vain if he cannot be owned by us. Dechang, why not kill him as soon as possible?"