Travel through the heavens

Duan Yu thought for a moment and replied, "Master, I want to learn Baguazhang."

Fang Muye nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Baguazhang is mainly based on changing palm techniques and walking and turning. The footwork covers all eight trigrams, while Lingboweibu covers all sixty-four trigrams. The sixty-four trigrams are generated by the combination of eight trigrams. You practiced Lingboweibu and then learned Baguazhang. The two complement each other. Yuer, you made the right choice."

Hearing Fang Muye's praise, Duan Yu smiled shyly. In fact, he didn't think too much about it. He just chose "Baguazhang" simply because the word "Bagua" in the name was more in line with the Yijing he had learned before.

Fang Muye took out a brand new booklet from his bosom and handed it to Duan Yu. The three words "Baguazhang" were clearly written on the cover of the booklet. This was the boxing manual he had specially written last night.

Just now, asking Duan Yu which kind of boxing he wanted to learn was actually a small test. Even if Duan Yu did not choose "Baguazhang", Fang Muye would still let him practice this boxing.

Fang Muye then explained to Duan Yu the requirements of the theory, techniques, and boxing techniques of Baguazhang, and then said, "Stand back. I will demonstrate the boxing techniques for you now. Watch carefully."

Duan Yu replied respectfully, "Yes, Master." Then he retreated two feet away.

Fang Muye immediately began to perform martial arts. He was seen turning left and right with agile footwork, his palm techniques were elusive and varied, his body twisted left and right, sometimes high, sometimes low. When he rose, he leaped straight up like an eagle soaring into the sky, and when he fell, he spun down like a kite flying through the forest, flowing like clouds and water, and speaking endlessly.

At first, Fang Muye just practiced "Baguazhang". After practicing it once, he changed his footwork to "Lingbo Weibu". Suddenly, in the back garden of the palace, palm shadows were flying everywhere. Figures were as elusive as the wind and as illusory as clouds and smoke. There were many overlapping ones, which made Duan Yu stunned. After that, he practiced it seriously.

Two days later, in the afternoon of this day, Duan Yu was serving as a guide for Fang Muye to appreciate the scenery of Dali, when Zhu Danchen came in a hurry.

"Mr. Fang, the emperor and the prince invite you to the palace to discuss important matters." Zhu Danchen bowed to the two of them and said respectfully.

Although Fang Muye was puzzled as to why the Duan brothers would come to discuss matters with him, he still followed Zhu Danchen to the palace.

Duan Zhengming had hosted a banquet for Fang Muye at the Shengci Palace before, so this was not Fang Muye's first time entering the palace.

The three of them walked all the way into the magnificent imperial palace and then into the inner study. Fang Muye saw Emperor Baoding sitting on a large leopard-skin chair in the middle, with Duan Zhengchun and Gao Shengtai sitting below him, and four other people.

One of them was wearing a small hat and a long robe, with two burnt yellow rat whiskers, squinting red eyes, hunching his head and hunching his shoulders, and had a mean appearance. Fang Muye recognized him as Mr. Huo, a subordinate of the accountant in the Prince of Zhennan's Palace. His real identity was Cui Baiquan, the "Golden Abacus" of the Funiu School.

Next to Cui Baiquan was a tall middle-aged man, dressed in mourning clothes, a hemp cap on his head, his face was dusty, and his eyes were red and swollen. It was obvious that there was a funeral in his family, a relative had died. It should be his nephew, the eldest disciple of Funiu Sect's leader Ke Baisui, nicknamed "Soul-Chasing Whip" Guo Yanzhi.

The other two were middle-aged monks. Fang Muye knew that they were from Shaolin Temple, but he couldn't remember their specific names.

Seeing these four people, Fang Muye had already guessed why Duan Zhengming asked him to come.

Duan Zhengming stood up and said, "Mr. Fang is here. Let me introduce him to you. This is Mr. Cui Baiquan from the Funiu Sect and the great warrior Guo Yanzhiguo. These two eminent monks are Master Huizhen and Master Huiguan from the Shaolin Temple."

"This Mr. Fang Muye is the master of my nephew Duan Yu. He is known as 'Bai Xiaosheng' in Jianghu."

Recently, the name "Bai Xiaosheng" has been widely known in the world. Although most people doubt his ability to "know everything about the world", it does not hinder the fact that he has a loudspeaker.

Cui Baiquan was no stranger to Fang Muye. He knew that he was the young prince's master and was highly skilled in martial arts. Only now did he learn that his name was "Bai Xiaosheng". However, he had been hiding his real name and living in the Zhennan Palace for many years. He had never heard of the affairs of the martial arts world and naturally had no idea what this name meant.

This was not the case with Guo Yanzhi and the other two. The name of "Bai Xiaosheng" had been well-known in the martial arts world recently, and knowing that he was actually the master of the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, they immediately greeted him solemnly, and Fang Muye also returned the greetings one by one.

After the few people got to know each other, Duan Zhengming said, "Mr. Fang, please take a seat. I invited Mr. Fang here because I have something to ask you."

As soon as Fang Muye took his seat, Duan Zhengming told him what happened, and it turned out to be just as Fang Muye had expected.

Guo Yanzhi came to Dali to find his uncle Cui Baiquan to avenge his master. His master Ke Baisui was killed. He was good at using a soft whip, but the power of the whip was pure hard. When killing the enemy, he often smashed the opponent's head with one whip. In the end, he died under the soft whip's "Heavenly Spirit Thousand Splits".

As for Huizhen and Huiguan's visit, it was because Abbot Xuanci of Shaolin Temple received news that the "Four Evil Men" were coming to Dali to make things difficult for Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun. He was worried that the two of them were unaware and that their stewards and subordinates were ambushed, so he sent his junior brother Xuanbei and four disciples to Dali to report to Duan Zhengming and to obey his orders.

The master and disciple traveled day and night, and after arriving in Luliangzhou, Dali, they stayed at the Shenjie Temple. As a result, Xuanbei passed away in the main hall that night. Xuanbei's skill in using the "Great Weituo Pestle" was unique in the martial arts world, and he was killed by being hit in the chest by the enemy's "Great Weituo Pestle".

Xuan Bei was the one who passed away because of Duan's family, so Duan Zhengchun specially brought him into the palace to report to Duan Zhengming. Moreover, Ke Baisui and Xuan Bei were both suspected to have died at the hands of Gusu Murong's "returning the favor in their own way", so he also brought Cui Baiquan and Guo Yanzhi with him.

After Duan Zhengming learned about this, although he also felt that it was most likely Gusu Murong who did it, he still had doubts. He suddenly remembered Fang Muye's ability and thought that he might know who the real murderer was, so he sent Zhu Danchen to invite him.

After Duan Zhengming explained the incident, he asked, "Mr. Fang, do you know if the murderer who killed Master Xuanbei and Sect Leader Ke was really Gusu Murong?"

Everyone in the inner study room looked at Fang Muye at once.

Fang Muye was silent for a moment, then he said in a deep voice: "Master Xuanbei and Sect Leader Ke did die at the hands of Gusu Murong."

Duan Zhengming asked again: "Is it Murong Bo or Murong Fu?"

Fang Muye said: "Murong Bo."

Guo Yanzhi immediately opened his eyes and eyebrows in anger, and shouted: "It is indeed him, old man Murong Bo, I will peel off your skin!"

Cui Baiquan said darkly, "Eighteen years ago, I was murdered by Murong Bo because I insulted him and his wife. Yanzhi, how did your master offend him?"

Guo Yanzhi said: "Master has been concentrating on business these years. He always says 'harmony brings wealth' and has never quarreled with anyone. We must not offend the 'Gusu Murong' family. We are in Nanyang and they are in Suzhou. The distance is a huge distance."

Cui Baiquan said: "Most likely Murong Bo couldn't find this coward like me, so he went to ask your master. Your master was a man of honor, and would rather die than tell everyone that I was in Dali, so he killed him. Brother Ke, I've harmed you!" As he spoke, tears and snot flowed down his face.

Guo Yanzhi comforted him, "Uncle Master, if it was really because of what you did back then, Murong Bo is so cruel and vicious that he would never have dragged it on for so many years. There must be other reasons."

As he spoke, he looked at Fang Muye. Although he thought Fang Muye probably didn't know, he still asked respectfully, "Mr. Fang, do you know why old Murong Bo wanted to harm my master?"