Travel through the heavens

The journey is difficult! The road is bumpy, time-consuming and bumpy!

Fang Muye was riding on a horse, moving at a slow pace.

Passing by was a horse-drawn carriage, carrying Yu Huacheng's coffin.

The groom Wu Dashan, who was sitting at the shaft of the carriage, wrapped his collar which was a little windy, and blew a breath of hot air on his hands. He turned his head and said to Fang Muye, "God, we will be in Jizhou Prefecture at about 3 pm. There is a Fayun Temple in Jizhou City. We can stay there tonight."

Fang Muye nodded and said "hmm". His eyes fell on Yu Huacheng's coffin and he said in his heart: Master, you will be home soon.

In his early years, Yu Huacheng lost in a martial arts contest, but he kept his promise, left his wife and children behind and wandered in another place. He had not set foot in Zhili for more than 30 years.

Do you regret it? Do you feel sorry? Do you want to go back?

I am very sure of that.

But for people in the martial arts world, a "promise" and a face are more important than their life.

Yu Huacheng was born into a famous family. His master was a highly respected Xingyiquan master from Zhili Province. He himself was also a well-known figure who became famous at a young age. How could he not keep his promise and bring shame to his master's family and himself?

So even if I want to go back, I can't.

But you can’t go back when you are alive, but you can always go back when you are dead.

So when Yu Huacheng mentioned the word "regret" before he died, Fang Muye immediately understood what his master meant.

He bought funeral clothes and a fine nanmu coffin to store Yu Huacheng's body, and then went to the yamen to ask for leave from the Tongzhi Li.

“Filial piety is the first of all virtues.” The admiration for filial piety has continued since ancient times. In addition, in this era, the word “master” is much more important than in later generations. “Once a teacher, always a father” is not just a casual saying.

When Fang Muye asked for leave to escort his master's body back to his hometown, the co-magistrate Li approved it very readily.

Considering that he did not know how to drive a carriage and was not familiar with the road, Fang Muye found Wu Dashan through an introduction.

Wu Dashan was a traveler who had traveled all over the country and had been to Jizhou Prefecture several times. Although he was reluctant to transport the coffin, he agreed in view of Fang Muye's identity as the chief constable of Jiaxing Prefecture and the large sum of money he promised.

So on the second day after Yu Huacheng's death, Fang Muye escorted his coffin and embarked on a journey to send him back to his hometown.

Because of Yu Huacheng's coffin, Fang Muye and his companions could not stay in an inn, so they stayed in charity cemeteries or temples every night. If they couldn't find a place, they would find a dilapidated temple to spend the night. They hurried all the way and finally arrived at Yu Huacheng's hometown, Jizhou Prefecture, in the afternoon of the sixth day.

He first went to Fayun Temple, explained the situation to the master in the temple, and donated ten taels of silver as incense money. Then he successfully found a place to stay.

"Master Wu, you must have worked hard these days. You should take a rest first. I will go to the city to find out some news." After everything was settled, Fang Muye said to Wu Dashan.

"Okay, God."

Fang Muye left Fayun Temple and asked people along the way. Finally, he found the place where Yu Huacheng had told him about his residence in Jizhou City, Baoan Hutong, Xinhe Street.

Fang Muye counted from the entrance of the alley to the second house, stood in front of the door and knocked on the doorknob. After a while, the door opened slightly, and an old man in his fifties stood inside the door. With a hint of vigilance, he looked at Fang Muye and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Fang Muye smiled kindly and asked softly, "Hello, sir. May I ask if the surname of this owner is Yu?"

The old man replied indifferently: "My surname is not Yu."

Fang Muye asked again: "Have you heard of Yu Tianci?"

"No."

Fang Muye cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir. Sorry for bothering me."

The old man said nothing and just closed the door.

Fang Muye smiled, then walked to the next door and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a woman in her forties. She was startled to see a stranger standing outside the door and asked, "Who are you?"

Fang Muye still had a kind smile on his face and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, I want to ask you if you know the family next door named Yu."

"The Yu family?" The woman frowned and thought for a long time. Suddenly, she slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "You are talking about Aunt Shen, right? Her husband's surname is Yu."

"Does she have a son named Yu Tianci?" Fang Muye's heart moved. His master said that his master's wife's surname was Shen before she got married. To be on the safe side, he asked again.

The woman thought for a moment and replied, "He did have a son, and I think his name was Yu Tianci. Aunt Shen had a miserable life. I heard that her husband passed away early, and she raised the child alone..."

Okay, they all match up, it’s the master’s wife and the others.

Fang Muye interrupted the woman's chatter and asked, "Do you know where they went?"

"Oh, they moved away not long after we moved here. It's been more than 20 years, and I don't know where they moved to. I'm sorry, I can't help you." The woman said politely.

Fang Muye hurriedly thanked her, "No, no, you have helped me a lot, thank you, sister-in-law."

After leaving this house, Fang Muye went to several other households in the alley to inquire, but he did not get any news.

After all, my master has been gone for nearly forty years. It may not be easy to find my master's wife and brothers. It would be a waste of time for me to search by myself. I can ask around in the city. There may also be some information from the brokers who transferred the house when my master's wife moved. If that doesn't work, I can also go through the government office.

Fang Muye was walking on the street, thinking about how to find Yu Shenshi and Yu Tianci, when a man hurriedly passed by him.

Fang Muye suddenly had an idea and quickly reached out to the right and rear, just in time to grab the man's wrist.

Fang Muye's men exerted force and held the man down so that he could not move. He looked at the purse in the man's hand that he had just taken from him and couldn't help laughing in his heart: Ha, you dare to steal my money, don't you know that God has three eyes?

But this was not Jiaxing Prefecture after all, and it would be very troublesome to bring him to the authorities, so Fang Muye did not make any further fuss. He just took the money bag from the man, kicked him in the waist, and shouted, "Get lost!"

The man was kicked one meter away and rolled to the ground. He wanted to stand up, but his waist was in so much pain that he couldn't use any strength for a while. He could only lie on the ground, staring at Fang Muye fiercely.

Fang Muye saw his ferocious eyes, but ignored them and started to walk away. However, just after he took two steps, more than a dozen people rushed out from around him, some of them holding sticks, and blocked him there.

The leader was a burly man in his early thirties, with a sturdy build, a full beard, a scar on the left side of his cheek, and eyes as big as bells, looking very ferocious.

The big man said gloomily: "Why, you beat up my people and you still want to leave like this?"

Fang Muye had a smile on his face and asked cheerfully, "If I don't go this way, am I waiting for you to carry me back?"

The big man said viciously: "If I break your legs, someone will naturally carry you back." He waved his right hand and shouted: "Come on!"

Fang Muye lowered his head slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his fists, ready to fight, when he heard a delicate shout from behind: "Stop!"

Hearing the sound, both parties stopped at the same time. Fang Muye looked back and saw a very beautiful woman walking slowly towards him.

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