Big dream 18 years

Yan Er slowly sat down beside the fire, and retreated half a foot toward the cave to avoid the raindrops blown in by the wind.

Wrapped in the quilt, Ji Shuliu felt the pain and cold in his body gradually subside, and he felt drowsy, but he dared not fall asleep, and said, "Second Brother Yan."

Yan Er turned his body: "Your Brother Yan, Brother Yan, you have been calling for so many years, do you know who Big Brother Yan is?"

"Your surname is Yan. Could it be that you have something to do with Yan Du, the eldest disciple of the former Lord Chu?" Ji Shuliu's sleepiness disappeared, "It is said that he died in battle with Lord Chu more than [-] years ago."

Yan Er calmly showed a bookish smile: "Everyone in Jianghu knows that Master Chu has four major disciples, Yan Du, Tu Wanwan, Shang Tongtian, and Li Xiao, but they don't know that besides them, there are Yan Er, Tu Er, Shang Er, and Li Er are hiding in the dark and are not known to outsiders."

"You mean, a substitute?" Ji Shuliu recalled that Li Xiao and Monk Tongtian had faked death.

"That's right." Yan Er blinked his eyes and put on a show, "There is something suspicious about it, I wonder if you can see it."

Ji Shuliu pondered and said: "People with similar looks are not common in the world. It is really not easy for Master Chu to find one for each of the four disciples. Although Drunken Sun Castle had great momentum back then, it seems that they did not have such human and financial resources. "

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He refused to continue, Ji Shuliu couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked, "How did he do it? Is there any magical skill in the world that can reshape a person's appearance?"

"Wrong, let the soup stop boiling, why not draw fire from the bottom of the pot." Yan Er poured himself a cup of hot water and warmed his hands, taking a sip leisurely from time to time like tasting tea, "If you want to find someone with similar appearance, it is most likely to appear within the relatives As long as you travel all over the world at the beginning of accepting disciples, looking for younger brothers with good bones and similar looks to take away, you can do it once and for all. In the future, the one with better martial arts will be regarded as a disciple, and the one with weaker martial arts will be used as a substitute."

Ji Shuliu thought about it carefully: "If it were me, I'd rather just choose the root, not whether there is a brother who looks similar. Missing a better apprentice in order to find a substitute, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss."

Yan Er nodded again and again: "You are an ordinary person's way of thinking, but my master Chu Xun is not very human, he is overly conceited and behaves strangely. Not long after he debuted, he began to look for a substitute of similar appearance and body for himself, but unfortunately he found nothing throughout his life. When he accepted his disciples, what he was thinking of was to make the disciples no longer have such troubles, so he made this move."

Ji Shuliu's heart skipped a beat: "Ordinary people would not allow their children to seek refuge in the underworld. How did he take you away? Kidnapped or kidnapped?"

"Neither. At that time, the old castle master Han was still alive, so how could he allow this kind of behavior? We were all bought by Chu Xun. There are many children from poor families. With the high price, parents will inevitably be tempted."

"Did you ever go back home and visit your parents? Are my eldest brother's relatives still alive?"

"We never went back. When Chu Xun paid the money, he made it clear that he would never see each other after changing his name and surname. Since his parents took the money, they would naturally cut off their ties. Even if some of us were soft-hearted, we couldn't remember where our home was, and couldn't remember clearly. The original name." Yan Er smiled gently, "As soon as we entered Zuizun Castle, we changed our names, Yan Du, Tu Wanwan, Shang Tongtian, and Li Xiao, what do you think of the choice of these four names? "

Ji Shuliu shook his head: "Yan Du is vicious and prey, Tu Wanwan is violent, and Shang Tongtian is arrogant. My elder brother's name is the best."

"A child can be taught," Yan Er sat down next to Ji Shuliu with a water glass in his hand, "The other three were Chu Xun's ideas, only your elder brother's name was changed by the old Castle Master Han himself. He wasn't called Li Xiao at first, Call it a ghost."

"Why such a name?"

"Chu Xun loves to set some weird rules in his life. His disciples must abandon their original surnames and give them names by himself. In addition, the order of his disciples is neither according to age nor according to the order of acceptance. , but judged by martial arts, so the order of his apprenticeship was originally Yan Du, Tu Wanwan, Shang Tongtian, and Li Xiao. After Yan Du died, your eldest brother became a senior disciple, and Shang Tongtian ranked second. See you at Tu Wanwan Both of them have to be called senior brothers. There is also a more ruthless rule," Yan Er looked at Ji Shuliu, "He encouraged fellow disciples to fight against each other, so as to urge the disciples to study hard and practice hard, and agreed that the real body can dispose of the substitute at will. Then he can defeat the real body and replace it, even if it kills someone, he will turn a blind eye."

"Second Brother Yan," Ji Shuliu heard that his tone was getting more and more wrong, and asked tentatively, "Did you suffer from it?"

Yan Er took a deep breath, and gently closed his eyes: "The matter of substitutes must be kept secret from most people. Chu Xun's disciples are all hidden in the depths of Zuizun Castle by him, and only his confidantes can get in touch. Yan Du is my biological brother." , looks similar to me, much older than me. When his martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds, I was still young and ignorant, and I would only follow him. At that time, he still had a brotherly feeling for me. But as I grew up He grew up, or he was influenced by Chu Xun's confidantes, he became more and more worried that I would one day surpass him and replace him, and he would no longer allow me to practice martial arts, and often tied me up in the house while Chu Xun was away. Day, I was not even allowed to eat. Chu Xun was very satisfied when he found out, and felt that he was a person who could accomplish great things."

Ji Shuliu frowned: "Master Chu's rapid defeat is not unreasonable."

Yan Er opened his eyes, regained his calm tone, and continued: "The one who came after us was Brother Tu Wanwan. Tu Wanwan didn't have a substitute, because not long after the old castle master Han passed away, the earliest Tu Wanwan died. Tu Er cut his throat with one knife, and Tu Er became the new Tu Wanwan."

Ji Shuliu carefully looked at Yan Er's expression: "Are they also biological brothers?"

"Exactly, biological brothers, the same age, only one year apart. Speaking of this tragedy, it was also a mistake. I think that when Chu Xun was looking for a substitute, although he couldn't find one, he happened to find one for his capable confidant. One day his confidant was out in danger and almost died, so he killed the double in desperation, and the golden cicada escaped its shell. After he returned safely, everyone complimented him on his good luck. killed his brother.

"The first Tu Wanwan was not weak in martial arts, and had a simple temperament; the new Tu Wanwan has a quick mind, but unfortunately his bones are weak, and his martial arts have stagnated. Chu Xun originally admired his decisiveness and vicious heart, but soon lost patience with him. Don’t care about it. Although your eldest brother gave him the position of Hall Master Yun, he didn’t give him much real power, and until he died in battle, he still achieved nothing.”

He paused at this point, and then Ji Shuliu answered, "The third disciple is Shang Tongtian."

"Well, Shang Tongtian's temperament is similar to that of Chu Xun. Chu Xun loves him the most, and he is very proud of giving him such a famous name after thinking hard all day. Shang Er is Shang Tongtian's twin. Elder brother, his appearance and stature are very close to Shang Tongtian's, but his aptitude and understanding are far behind, and he will never have a chance to threaten Shang Tongtian's status. Do what you say.

"Many years ago, Shang Tongtian sent Shang Er to Baidao and asked him to join Pei Yongguo's subordinates as a boy. Shang Er was very competitive. Although he had never met Pei Yongguo face to face, he was more and more valued by Pei Yongguo's cronies. Gradually, he came up with the idea of ​​planning for himself, and asked Shang Tongtian to detoxify him. Shang Tongtian was suspicious, and happened to take advantage of Gao Yi again, so he made a plan, threatened Gao Yi to cooperate with him, and killed Shang Er to feign death. Hiding under Pei Yongguo's place instead of Shang Er. Most of Pei Yongguo's cronies are businessmen, and they have no chance to see Shang Tongtian's true face, so they don't realize it. Shang Tongtian took advantage of a lot of maneuvers to play Baidao around, for example, Forged Qin Songfeng's handwriting to plant blame."

Ji Shuliu suddenly realized: "It turns out that he is the spy that Bai Dao has never caught! No wonder Uncle Wang can easily sneak into Bixiao Villa as a cook."

"Shang Er is an honest man." Yan Er showed a trace of sadness, "Although he wants Shang Tongtian to detoxify him, he has no intention of betrayal. The last time we met, he also said that twin brothers are a gift from heaven, and we cannot Let him down. It's a pity that Shang Tongtian refuses to believe him."

Ji Shuliu sighed deeply, watching Yan Er raise his sleeve to wipe away a tear from his eyes.For a long time after that, Yan Er remained silent, and he couldn't help asking: "What about my elder brother?"

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"Your elder brother was kind and righteous when he was young. Chu Xun didn't like him at all, so he named him Li Gui casually."

"Benevolence and righteousness." Ji Shuliu repeated in a low voice, "But my eldest brother seems to have the highest martial arts."

"That's thanks to Old Castle Master Han. The year Chu Xun accepted your eldest brother as his apprentice, Old Castle Master Han finally saw through Chu Xun's face, but his body was getting weaker and weaker, and it was too late to accept another disciple. Chu Xun gave him a new bone. He was ecstatic and he changed his name to Li Xiao, a good and decent little disciple. He wished to pass on all the knowledge he had learned in his life overnight. His cousin, Li Er, rescued me from Yan Du later on, and the fashionable monk Er was also the best with him. In Zui Ri Castle, all those who admire the old castle master Han and have been trained by Chu will all stand by him Here. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the old castle master Han died of illness a few years later, Chu Xun went crazy with Yan Du, and the trouble ended in a disastrous end."

Ji Shuliu lowered his eyes and asked, "Since my eldest brother is benevolent and righteous, why can't he be like Old Castle Master Han?"

"Stupid boy." Yan Er slowly shook his head, "In your eyes, Old Castle Master Han is naturally very kind, but in Zuizun Castle, although everyone admires him, he has caused a lot of complaints. He does things He refuses to be decisive, he refuses to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and he would rather hurt himself than violate the morals of the world. He is very strict with himself and his servants. People in the underworld don't like to obey the rules. If you want to restrain them, you have to use some thunderous means. There have always been quite a few of his own brothers who have been severely punished by him. Because of this, Chu Xun's crazy actions are always supported by people. Your elder brother came to Drunken Sun Castle since he was a child, and he has been fascinated by the complaints in the castle. In his opinion, Chu Xun Of course there are mistakes, but I am afraid that what Baozhu Han did is not entirely correct."

Ji Shuliu carefully chewed Yan Er's words, and remained silent.

Yan Er continued: "Since Chu Xun became the master of the castle, he has become more self-willed and nepotistic. Your elder brother and the old master Han have never been reused. He is cruel in nature, and his confidants are more cruel than the other. This group of people get together , Naturally do whatever you want, I don’t know how many forces in the world have been offended, even Chu Xun himself, I’m afraid he wants to stop. In the end Chu Xun was defeated, your eldest brother gathered the old people of the old castle master Han, and let Shang Tongtian gather up the remaining ones. The remnants of Chu Xun, who had a large number, killed the father who took the lead in dealing with Chu Xun in one fell swoop, defeated several White Dao forces, and took back Zuizun Fort."

"But he has gone back to the old path of Master Chu."

"Who said it was the old way? Chu Xun's defeat was only five years old, but your elder brother has survived for nearly 20 years. During these 20 years, he treated people generously inside and took the lead outside. His reputation is unmatched. I am willing to respect him." Yan Er's tone was filled with sincere admiration, "The day Xuan Chongzi came in, your elder brother actually couldn't bear to use Li Er, it was Li Er who was determined to kill him, and he refused to fight until he died. Back off. Last year, your teacher Wei Ting also died for your elder brother. That time your elder brother encountered an enemy in the underworld and was seriously injured. Unfortunately, Bai Dao found his hiding place again. Wei Ting took a group of people to attack Bai Dao's ambush , persisted until the entire army was wiped out, and then fought for the chance for your elder brother to escape. Even Shang Tongtian, a cold-blooded person, only admires your elder brother in this life. Today, most of our people are Shang Tongtian's subordinates, but No matter what Shang Tongtian wants to do, he must report it to your elder brother, and he dare not be disrespectful."

Ji Shuli lost his mind: "But my elder brother has killed countless innocent people, even the weak who don't know martial arts."

"That's right, all his benevolence and righteousness are only used within Zuizun Castle, and never benefit others."

The two looked at each other and were silent at the same time.Ji Shuliu turned over and faced the top of the cave, and said casually, "I heard that besides these four disciples, Chu Xun also has a daughter."

"You've heard of her too?" Yan Er sighed, "Her name is Aliu, she's a poor person. It's strange that Chu Xun doesn't like her mother who died early, but since she was born, Chu Xun has fallen in love with her." What evil, I don't want the former concubine Ji, and raised her like a famous lady. It's like a different person in front of her. It's even more decent than the appearance in front of the old castle master Han. Before Chu Xun's defeat , She didn't know Chu Xun's true face at all, so after falling into the hands of Bai Dao, she lost all thoughts and soon went mad and died of illness."

Ji Shuliu's face twitched: "My elder brother raised me to make up for the regret of her early death?"

Hearing this, Yan Er was slightly startled, and suddenly laughed: "I never seemed to have thought about why your elder brother brought you back, I just took it for granted."

"How do you say that?"

Yan Er didn't answer, he lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "Maybe you're right. As far as I know, Chu Xun deliberately betrothed his daughter to Shang Tongtian, so except for Shang Tongtian, few people can see her. But since When Chu Xun was killed, Shang Tongtian remained indifferent to her. On the contrary, your eldest brother was a little sad when he heard the news of her death, and set up a mourning hall to pay homage to her. No wonder, Shang Tongtian is ruthless to his twin brother, let alone Junior Sister Aliu? Training is very unwise in this matter."

Ji Shuliu asked persistently: "Why do you take it for granted that my elder brother brought me back?"

Yan Er blinked his eyes, raised his head and drank up the warm water in his hand: "I have nothing to do with the world, Wang Guitong is hot-hearted, Wei Lao and Fan Shu are only responsible for healing illnesses and wounds. Qu Ze is a good person through and through. Our group of people are too boring when we are free, wouldn't it be good to have a child to play with?" Yan Er showed a smile on his lips, "Every time I enter Sleeping Star Courtyard from the periphery of Drunken Sun Castle, It’s like a dream, no matter what you do outside, you will be a good person once you enter, and you still believe in it, even thinking about it until now, I feel nostalgic.”

Li Xiao's voice came from the entrance of the cave: "Where are you reminiscing about the past?"

He walked in slowly, the new blood and the old blood on the clothes were soaked by the rain, and the whole coat was dyed in different shades of red.Unlike just now, the blood not only belonged to others, but also his own. Several wounds criss-crossed, protruding from the damaged clothes. Although it was not deep, it shocked Ji Shuliu.

Li Xiao's breathing was heavier than usual. He took off his coat, sat down near Ji Shuliu, found a clean inner coat from the luggage and tore it to cover the bleeding wound.Ji Shuliu wanted to help, but he was so weak that he couldn't get up.

Li Xiao smiled at him: "Don't be afraid, take a good rest."

Ji Shuliu stared at him and asked, "You guys are in a bad situation, aren't you?"

"Yes." Li Xiao continued to bandage his hands skillfully, "This time, as long as you kill Lu Bing, you can retreat. Just now I led a group of people into the Jingping Garden, and I have already arrived in front of Lu Bing. Unfortunately, the success fell short, and almost the entire army was wiped out. .”

The innocent smile on Lu Yuyan's tender and round face flashed in Ji Shuliu's mind, but Li Xiao's eyes were hurt by the blood from Li Xiao's wound: "You have been exposed, and it will be even more difficult to rush in, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Then why don't you withdraw?"

"Most of the people here don't want to withdraw, and would rather fight with them to the end. Moreover, even if they want to withdraw, it will be difficult."

Ji Shuliu grasped Li Xiao's arm tightly with his shackled hands: "Why don't you leave, why don't you flee overseas? Only bring people with good martial arts, there must be time to leave now!"

"Why did you let me go?" Li Xiao asked back, "I have killed so many people, so what if I pay for my life."

Ji Shuliu's eyes suddenly became sour, but he didn't want to be seen by him, so he held his arm and covered his face with the quilt with his elbows: "Mencius said, if Shun's father, Gusou, committed a capital crime, Shun must be thrown away." Let go of everything, and secretly take his father to a place outside the world. He will be happy all his life and forget the world. When you criticized Mencius for disregarding the law, I thought so too. Now it is on my own head that I realize that he was just telling the truth .”

His voice was a little choked, Li Xiao softened down and coaxed him: "I really can't leave. I'm leaving, what about the rest of the people."

Ji Shuliu was dissatisfied: "If you make a decision earlier, you can take everyone with you!"

"We've already left part of the way. The old Wei and Uncle Fan you know have all gone overseas."

Ji Shuliu secretly wiped away tears with his sleeve, and poked his head out of the quilt in surprise: "Why don't you stay with them?"

"They have already lived an ordinary life, and I want to come back to accompany those who don't want to leave."

"Accompany them to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and destroy people all over the house?"

Li Xiao said lightly: "Shu Liu, everyone has their own way of life. You grew up beside me, so no matter how much I teach you justice, you can't bear to see me full of evil. I, like you, grew up with them Growing up next to them, if there is a slight danger to them, I have to stay and accompany them to the end."

"Then why don't they look at you and live in seclusion overseas with Wei Lao and Uncle Fan? In order to break into Jingping Garden, many people died in Zuishi Castle!"

"The underworld is like this. The people who died didn't die for Zuizunbao, but also for other underworld gangs. As the saying goes, people make money and birds die for food."

"What about Fifth Brother Qu, Shang Tongtian almost planted the blame and killed Fifth Brother Qu!"

"It shouldn't be done. I've already scolded him."

"Just scolded?" Ji Shuliu stared at Li Xiao.

"Qu Ze is not dead after all, what else can I do except scold him."

"Ouch! Don't quarrel, don't quarrel." A female voice sounded, Ting Yun held an umbrella in one hand, and walked into the cave with his lower garment in the other. Although there was an umbrella, the hem of his clothes was still soaked in rain.

"Second Shang went out to cover it, and the manpower is still a bit tight." She threw the umbrella aside, and lightly jumped in front of Li Xiao, "Are you tired, are you seriously injured?"

Li Xiao waved his hand, took her hand and stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance, then raised his head and gave an order to the high place: "There are not enough manpower below, you also go to resist for a while, move the cage into the cave, and let Yan Er take care of it. "

Ji Shuliu's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his eyes to the entrance of the cave. Soon, four people worked together to carry the iron cage containing Qin Songfeng and moved it here. When they entered, they fell violently to the ground.