After getting out of the bamboo basket, He Qizhou discovered that this place was not the top of the mountain, but a platform sunken into the entire cliff. It was about ten feet wide and four to five feet deep. Looking up, there was still more than twenty feet above.
At the top, the cliff wall of more than 20 feet is slightly tilted, with stone steps cut out, and iron bars inserted as handrails in extremely dangerous places. There is a stone house built on the platform where you stand, except for two strong men pushing the winch.
, there were six other young men in the stone house. When they saw someone coming up, they all came out to greet them.
Zheng Zheng explained: "Originally, the stone house here was only for two winchmen to rest. Since someone climbed up from here, for the sake of safety, the clan has sent additional manpower to guard. However, there are usually only two people. Today, six people came.
People, after getting the news yesterday, they must be afraid of a sneak attack. The peak is too narrow to install a winch, and we will have to climb again by ourselves."
He Qizhou asked: "Are you talking about the head catcher?"
Zheng Zheng replied: "Yes, fortunately that person is a friend and not an enemy, otherwise the people inside will not be peaceful in the future." Then they no longer waited for the people at the bottom of the cliff and continued to climb up. When they were almost at the top of the peak,
He Qizhou suddenly found an old man with long eyebrows and white beard and hair sitting on the top of the mountain looking eastward. He couldn't help but be shocked. He was so close that he didn't notice the man's existence.
Zheng Zheng, who was climbing at the top, said: "The old man on the top of the mountain is the ancestor of our Zheng family. We all call him great uncle. It's just that there is something wrong with his brain. He only remembers things that happened a long time ago. Things that happened recently will disappear in the blink of an eye."
Forgot. Regardless of wind, frost, rain or snow, he would sit on the top of the cliff for an hour every day. I heard from the elders that he was looking at the mountains and rivers of his homeland. He has a good temper, so you don’t have to worry!"
Zheng Zheng went up first and called "ancestor". Then He Qizhou and Lin Chuan also came to the top. Two women who were traveling with them also climbed up. They all called the old man "ancestor" as usual. The old man ignored him and just stared.
Look into the distance.
He Qizhou found that the surrounding mountains were indeed of similar height. The peak he was currently on was located in the northeast corner, which was relatively low. The peaks everywhere were extremely steep. There was still a layer of snow on the highest east peak.
The surrounding valley is filled with mist and clouds, making it difficult to see how deep it is. Fortunately, although the peak is narrow, the slopes going down from there are not as steep as the one going up the mountain.
The cold wind on the top of the mountain made everyone's clothes rustle. He Qizhou was about to go down the mountain after Zheng Zheng. A strong wind blew up the skirt of his clothes, revealing the dark inner armor. Just as he grabbed the skirt of his clothes with his hands, an old voice suddenly came from behind.
, "Little thief! Where did you get the treasure armor?" Then even on the top of the mountain where the wind was so strong, he could still feel a strong wind rushing towards his back.
He Qizhou hurriedly looked back and saw the old man's eyebrows flying around, as if riding the west wind, "flying" towards him, his skinny fingers curled into sharp claws, pinching his right shoulder.
He Qizhou was shocked to see that the skinny old man was so agile. The terrain was extremely narrow and there was no room to dodge. He Qizhou had no choice but to lean back and use his forearms to use all his strength to deflect the opponent's attacking arm. He crossed his arms.
He Qizhou felt a surge of energy and blood, and his forearms that were as strong as iron and stone also felt unbearable numbness. You must know that for more than ten years, He Qizhou had used his forearms to block Yang Zhan's bamboo pole attacks. He Qizhou had always been He Qizhou's
He was a proud weapon, but he never expected that he could almost defeat someone with just one move.
The old man seemed to be a little surprised and said "Huh?", but the movement of his hand did not stop. His right hand that had been swung away changed its fingers into a palm and struck at He Qizhou's neck. The two fingers of his left hand pointed at the Tanzhong point on He Qizhou's chest.
"One leaf knows autumn!" He Qizhou exclaimed, it was actually the unique move in Liu Mian's palm of the Jinling School! But it was a bit different. In his impression, this move was split into nothingness. The real threat was the finger that came later and came first.
Jin, extremely ruthless! But it is obvious that the old man's moves are more upright, his moves are not concealed at all, his left and right hands arrive almost at the same time, and it seems that he must rely solely on his strength to crush him.
If it were on flat ground, He Qizhou was confident that there were still several ways to deal with this move, but now the only way was to bear it forcefully, raising his left arm to block the palm knife, and using his right arm to hold the opponent's left arm away. Fortunately, He Qizhou finally
What I am familiar with is this kind of melee combat with my feet still. I am extremely skilled in dealing with it and can fend off the old man with just one move.
This time, not only did his hands feel sore and numb, it seemed that he could not lift them up. After bearing the weight of a palm, his legs seemed to be unable to stand firm on the hillside. Lin Chuan, who was close to the old man, was shocked when he saw the old man's sudden attack and quickly stretched out his hand.
He wanted to hold the old man back, but the old man didn't even look at Lin Chuan. He kicked Lin Chuan from the side and hit Lin Chuan on the waist. Lin Chuan took three steps back in succession and stopped at the top of the cliff. I guess the old man had already shown mercy.
, otherwise he will definitely fall off the peak. Zheng Zheng, who was walking at the front, also reacted and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle, stop fighting, we are one of our own!"
The old man glanced at Zheng Zheng, blew his beard, and said: "Who are you?" As he spoke, the old man took a step forward. The old man who originally just wanted to capture Qi Zhou was accidentally blocked by two moves in a row. He became even more angry and prepared to attack again.
He Qizhou thought that he would no longer be able to take another move, and was about to slide down the hillside when suddenly a cry came from below: "Second uncle, stop!"
The old man looked at the man who was quickly going up the mountain, stopped, pointed at He Qizhou and shouted: "Xiao Bin'er, come with me to catch this kid, he has our treasure armor on him!"
He Qizhou looked back and saw a strong old man in his sixties or seventies running up the hillside quickly. In a blink of an eye, he ran ten feet away and came to Qi Zhou's side. He apologized to Qi Zhou and said, "Young Master."
Xia, my second uncle's brain is not very good, please forgive me." Then he gave the old man a quick bow and said: "Second uncle, this young hero saved Yuan'er's family through righteousness, why did you take action?
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The old man's eyes widened and he said: "Xiao Bin'er, who is Yuan'er? I don't care, that kid has my family's treasure armor on him. He must be the Qi thief named Jiang, so hurry up and take it!"
"Xiao Bin'er" said hurriedly: "Yuan'er is my mistress, have you forgotten this? Second uncle, you may have misunderstood, don't do anything yet." Then he turned to Qi Zhou and said: "Young hero, I am here
Zheng Bin, the owner of the valley, Zheng Yuan is my son. Thank you for your help. However, the old man is usually very gentle. He probably still has an obsession with those iron tools in his heart. I wonder if you can let me see the treasure in his mouth.
First?"
When He Qizhou saw that Zheng Bin was already an old man with gray hair on his temples, and his face was kind and kind, and he was very similar to Zheng Yuan, he lifted up his clothes and said, "Master of the Valley, please see, this is a relic left by my adoptive father."
, but I am not a descendant of the Jiang family."
When Zheng Bin saw Qi Zhou's inner armor, the smile on his face suddenly solidified, and he murmured: "It is indeed a unicorn armor! I thought the old man was dazzled." When the white-bearded old man saw the black armor again,
He wanted to take action again, but luckily Zheng Bin stopped him in time.
He Qizhou asked curiously: "Valley Master, what's so special about this tattered armor? I thought it was my mother who left me a thought." At this time, the second group of four people from the bottom of the cliff also climbed up to the peak.
Everyone on the top of the mountain saluted Zheng Bin. Zheng Bin asked Zheng Zheng to take the people in the valley down the mountain first, and then said to Qi Zhou: "The weather is good today. We might as well stay at the top of the mountain for another half hour. After the clouds and fog in the valley clear up, we can see
It is a rare sight to see. During this time, we can also tell the story of this treasure armor. Can I take the liberty to ask about the honor of your adoptive father?" After saying that, he took Qi Zhou, Lin Chuan and Angri.
The old man sat on the big rock where the old man looked into the distance.
He Qizhou replied: "My adoptive father is Yang Zheng, but I don't remember what he looks like. He died when I was very young."
"General Yang Zheng of Jiangjun County?"
"Exactly."
Zheng Bin nodded after pondering and said to himself: "That makes sense." Then he said to Qi Zhou: "Young hero, can you take off the armor first? Don't worry, I will definitely do it after you come out of the valley.
It will be returned to you."
He Qizhou hesitated for a moment, but still took off his inner armor and handed it to Zheng Bin. Zheng Bin turned his hand and put it on the old man's hand, saying: "Second uncle, please keep the armor first and don't do anything again."
As expected, the eyes of the old man holding the treasure armor softened and he suddenly became quiet.
He Qizhou asked: "The old man is using Jinling style Kung Fu, right? If I read it correctly, he has the internal power of the Seven Meridians. He should be merciful, otherwise Lin Chuan and I would have been knocked down the mountain. But why did the old man
You are so old, and your arms are still so strong?" He Qizhou could clearly feel that the old man did not use much Qi in the two moves he just carried out, so he was curious as to why such an old man was so strong.
Zheng Bin smiled slightly and said to Qi, Zhou, Lin and Chuan: "You will understand after I finish speaking. Don't think I am verbose. More than sixty years ago, during the great war in the world, our surname Zheng was the name of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Blacksmith, we in the Southern Tang Dynasty did not have strong soldiers or strong horses. Our ability to continue the country for more than a hundred years was largely due to our strong military and armor. Therefore, our family has always been regarded as the national treasure of the Southern Tang Dynasty. However, when it comes to my grandfather,
A generation ago, the dim-witted Chen family could no longer escape the fate of national subjugation. In order to save the life and wealth of the royal family, and to express loyalty to Jiang Qi, the late emperor betrayed a group of loyal ministers and generals who were leading the battle, and sacrificed themselves.
His personal armor and sword are the ones you are wearing, and he is also planning to dedicate our Zheng family to Emperor Qi."
"The Long Dao Tang Jia, it turns out that the famous Tang Jia is the masterpiece of your Zheng family. With the skills of the Long Dao in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, you can be invincible on the grassland. It seems that the strength of a country is inseparable from the strength of military revolution!"
He Qizhou said with emotion.
"Young hero, what an insight!" Zheng Bin praised and continued: "Our Zheng family originally came from the north to the south due to the war. My grandfather hated the despicableness of the late Southern Tang Dynasty emperor, and he also saw the emperor's nature clearly.
I am willing to make weapons for them to destroy the lives of the people, so I took my tribe and more than 200 people to move to this secret place. The treasured armor you are wearing is called Qilin Armor. It is as light as nothing, invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, and is composed of armor pieces connected in series.
Meridian cost more than 400 taels of gold from the Southern Tang treasury. It took four years to purchase enough ghost-faced spider silk from Annan. This kind of spider silk is extremely tough and will not break down for a long time.
It seems that more than sixty years have passed, but one of the meridians on the armor is still intact. The armor is a masterpiece of my grandfather, my father and my second uncle who worked hard, using the best meteorite iron and adding it.
It is tempered by the unique mountain springs in this valley and forged with thousands of hammers. It can be made without wear and tear and will not rust for thousands of years."