Preface: The eighth master of the Spiritual Master Sect is bound to Zhao Lu, the former fourth master of the Spiritual Master Sect.

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There are many bandits in the southwest mountainous area, and they are mostly composed of refugees.

In order to ensure the stability of the southwest, the Qing Empire ordered local governments to organize troops to kill with all their strength.

(Sichuan government office fourteen years ago)

"Everyone will listen to the order."

"Here!!!"

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Banditry in the southwest has long endangered local public security, making people everywhere in the southwest miserable. I am very uneasy. Therefore, I have ordered the local government to organize regiment training, train elite soldiers and generals, eliminate banditry, and show the great enlightenment of our Qing Dynasty. ."

"We will follow you and fight with all our strength to live up to the emperor's grace!"

"In that case, I, Zhang, thank you all. From now on, I have to rely on the generals to assist me with all my heart." The man held the imperial edict in his hand and said with high spirits.

"That's natural, that's natural." Everyone clasped their fists and said in response.

Generals, please come with me to the inner hall for discussion.

When he got to the inner hall, the man laid out the drawings, with black spots densely drawn on them.

"Generals, please take a look. This is a topographic map of mountains and rivers in the southwest. On this map, the large and small black spots marked are bandit strongholds."

< p> "Master Zhang, this..." All the generals looked at each other.

"Sir, there must be no less than a hundred black spots on this drawing. How should we deal with so many bandits?" One person asked with doubts.

"Yes..." There was an uproar in the room.

"Generals, don't worry, let me analyze it for you. Although there are more than a hundred banditry areas on this blueprint, only two places are the strongest, and that is the bandits on Hushan Cliff and the flying There are more than a thousand bandits in Yunpu. As long as these two bandit forces are eliminated, the rest will be nothing to mention.”

< p> "My lord's analysis is."

"The bandits from Hushanya and Feiyunpu have been a headache for the imperial court for several years. His Majesty the Emperor has sent troops to kill them many times. However, here The bandits are extremely treacherous, and the two bandits have united to defeat the government and the army many times. Therefore, this time His Majesty the Emperor issued an edict to attack the bandits. We cannot confront them head-on like the previous times. First, the bandits live in the mountains and are very hostile to everyone. We know the terrain here very well. If we attack rashly, we will only bring about our own destruction. They occupy a good location. Secondly, if the army goes to kill them, the two bandit dens will definitely share the same enemy. Once they unite, our army wants to wipe them out. It will become even more difficult."

"Your Excellency's analysis is absolutely correct, and I admire you very much. However, Your Majesty, what should I do if I can't confront you head-on?"

"This requires estrangement. Plan." Zhang An smiled slightly.

"A plan to alienate people? Sir, it is not easy to achieve a plan to alienate people. Not to mention that the bandits themselves are extremely alert, and after several previous killings by the army, the bandits must be wary of strangers. Be careful."

"Huh hahahahahahahahaha..."

"Why are you laughing?" The generals didn't know the reason.

"He will fall into the trap, because I have given him this gift for two years, and it is time to return the gift to me."

(Sixteen years ago)

"Master, please spare the little girl."

"Okay, as long as you serve me well, I will let you go. Hahaha..."

Two men dressed as Qing soldiers were teasing a woman from a good family. At this time, the two big men stopped and said: "You scum, you only know how to bully the defenseless people."

"What did you say?! Seeing that you two are dressed like ordinary people, It's more like a fugitive captured by the empire."

"Yes, so what if it's not?" one of them said dismissively.

"I think you are looking for death."

Two Qing soldiers drew their swords and came to kill them.

Two big men came towards each other with fists raised. The two big swords came at them, but they couldn't cut the bodies of the two men. The two Qing soldiers were stunned, and they both shouted: "You are an iron wall." ."

In the end, the two Qing soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy.

< /p>

"What you said is true, what you said is true. I will get away from you soon."

After the two Qing soldiers walked away, one of them had a beard on his face. The strong man came over and looked at the girl. But when he saw the girl's graceful figure, face like an April peach blossom, and delicate and fair skin, she was stunned.

"Why is the girl living here and being teased by this pure dog?" Another strong man behind the bearded man said softly.

The woman said: "I am originally from Shandong, and I went south with my parents to make a living. Just a month ago, my parents went to sea to do business and died in an accident. I could only scatter my property and run around to find relatives. I never thought that when I passed by here today, I would be targeted by two officers and soldiers, and they would ravage the little girl. Fortunately, the two heroes came to help, and the little girl would like to thank you."

"It turns out that you have no father. Mom, you're wandering around," said the strong man with a beard.

"Exactly." the woman said.

"That's great. I'm thirty-three years old now and I don't have a wife yet. Why don't you just be my wife?"

"Little girl" How can I agree to this if I only have a relationship with the hero?"

"Don't worry about it. There is no one I can't get," the bearded man said, carrying the woman on his back. Walk.

Although the woman struggled hard, she could not break free.

Of these two strong men, the one with the beard is the bandit leader of Hushan Cliff, Zhao Hu. The other is Feiyunpu's bandit boss, Shi Chong.

After Zhao Hu carried the woman to the village, he immediately welcomed her as his wife and gave birth to a son a year later. When the child was just born, he suffered from a strange illness. He had a high fever and his body was alternately hot and cold. Zhao Hu thought his son was going to die, so he spent the whole day in the village in depression. < /p>

"Who is it? Please come quickly, please come quickly." Zhao Hu said eagerly.

Then a man appeared in the cave, dressed exactly as the person who reported it had said. The man saw Zhao Hu and explained his purpose of coming to save Zhao Hu's son. Zhao Hu immediately led him to see his son.

At that time, Zhao Hu’s son was in the arms of his mother. The man carrying the box looked at her briefly, with a fierce look on his face, and the woman lowered her face timidly.

The man looked at the child's condition and said: "It's very dangerous. If it's a few days late, the child may be in bad luck."

"Then what exactly is my son suffering from?" What disease?"

"It's not a disease, it's caused by spiritual seeds." The man said.

"Spirit Seed?"

"Yes, Spirit Seed, I am a spiritual master. I walk around the world all year round, exploring the mysterious things in the microscopic world - spirits. I passed by here today. , I saw a group of dark spirits gathering at the top of the mountain, so I walked up the mountain to find out what was going on. I didn’t want to be caught by the people on the mountain, so I listened to them talk about the child and found out the reason for the child’s illness.

"There is a spirit on this mountain called: 'White Dew'. The reason why it is so named is because it is mixed next to the morning mist water droplets, and looks like dew. The white dew enters the mountain spring. And the people in the mountains drank a lot of spring water, so everyone drank it. "In this case, why are all of us okay, but my son is like this?"

"Don't be anxious, wait for me to explain in detail. White dew is the softest and purest thing, which is easily absorbed and digested by the human body. The digestive organs of adults are already mature. Drinking this kind of spirit will quickly It absorbs it, but it is different for a child. He is only a few months old. For the softest and purest things, if he drinks more than the amount at one time, his digestive organs are not mature enough to digest all the white dew. If it is exhausted, then if you drink a little mountain spring water every day, the white dew that cannot be digested by the body will accumulate inside the body. Over time, the so-called disease will occur. "

"Then can my son be saved?" Tiger said.

"It doesn't matter.

"I saw the man take out a small gourd from the box, open the mouth of the gourd, stretch out his palm, and carefully drip a few drops of golden liquid from the mouth of the gourd.

Then add these drops of golden liquid After putting the liquid into the child's mouth, not long after, he saw many long dark smoke clouds emitting from the child's body, slowly rising into the sky and disappearing.

The man went to the mountain to fetch spring water again. A bright yellow liquid was dripped into the place, but dim light emerged from the mountain water.

"In this way, it will be no big deal to drink the water from the mountain spring. ”

Sure enough, one day later, Zhao Hu’s child miraculously recovered. The color returned to his face and his movements became lively.

Zhao Hu held a banquet, toasted repeatedly, and said : "I didn't expect that at such a young age, my husband would turn out to be an expert. I, Zhao, would like to offer a toast to you." My husband has been in the mountains for a long time, and I still don’t know his name. It’s really presumptuous of me. ”

“Leader Zhao, this junior has the same surname as you, with the character for deer. ”

“Oh, it turns out to be Brother Zhao Lu. I didn’t expect that the two of us still have the same surname. It’s really fate.” I think your husband is very gentle, so why not give my boy a name? "

"I am a junior, how can I name the leader's child? This is not etiquette. ”

“Sir saved my boy’s life. For this reason, I would be willing to play him like a cat or a dog.” "

"Then Zhao Lu is more respectful than obedient. In this world, if your sharp edge is too exposed, you will be swallowed up by the sharp blade. Only by being humble and working hard silently may there be a way to survive. Let's call him Zhao Fu. "

"Fu? Zhao Fu, Fu equals blessing, hahaha, it’s really amazing. I will rely on Mr. Fu’s blessings from now on. Hahaha... Come on, do it! "

That day, Zhao Hu was very drunk, and so were the other entourages. They all fell on the table and fell asleep. Only Zhao Lu drank a little and was not drunk. He stood outside the drinking room to breathe.

At this time, the woman in the daytime was about to go in and clean the house. Zhao Lu said casually: "Spiritual species like Bai Lu will not gather easily. When I saw you, there was something on your body. Countless white dews have gathered. It seems that you are also a person who knows the art of controlling spirits, and you also have the physique to attract spiritual seeds. "

"Oh~~Have you discovered it? "The woman turned around.

"You can obviously control a spiritual species like Bailu, but you are watching your own flesh and blood being corroded by Bailu and do nothing to save it. Do you expect your child to die? ? "

"Not bad. "The woman replied.

Zhao Lu was shocked: "What were you talking about just now? "

"I am here with a mission. For a person with a mission, no emotion can be contaminated. However, since having children, I have been unable to carry out my mission and I cannot let go. "

The woman hid her face and seemed to be crying.

"I don't care what past you have, from now on you have to abandon everything and live for your children. ”

The woman didn’t respond and just walked into the room to take care of herself.

After that, Zhao Lu said goodbye and left, and told Zhao Hu that he would definitely come to visit again if he had the chance.

(Sichuan government office fourteen years ago) "It turns out that Mr. Zhang arranged a beautiful confidant of his on the cliff of Hushan. This move was so clever that Zhao Hu never imagined that his wife Yazhai was actually a secret agent of the imperial court. Hahahahaha..."

"But, sir, two years have passed. Is it possible that this spy has surrendered to the enemy? Is it reliable? "

"Every killer has a handle in the hands of the controller when he becomes a killer. "

"She has a child in my hands. "Zhang An showed an evil face.

"Child? "

"This woman's husband is an assassin who can control the spirit like her. It's just that her husband was killed by an opponent during a mission. She was pregnant at the time, so I She hid it secretly, and after the baby was delivered naturally, I immediately asked someone to take the baby away and let the family take care of her. It's said to be taken care of, but in fact this child is a bargaining chip in my hand. She must obey my orders. If she can't, then..."

"My lord is really smart, but there is one more thing that my subordinates don't know. Please be aware of this. ”

“But it doesn’t matter.

"

"Your Excellency has placed such a troublesome spy among the bandits, why haven't you taken action yet. ”

“This is all my fault, Zhou Dun, the former governor of Sichuan. I have repeatedly petitioned to use this strategy to eradicate banditry. However, this bastard was afraid that I would take away his credit. Not only did he not adopt my suggestions, he also I asked the emperor to transfer me to the northwest. Unfortunately, he was killed by bandits. If he were still alive today, I, Zhang An, would not let him go. "Zhang An said through gritted teeth.

"My lord, what you are saying is that that beast Zhou Dun really deserved his death. "

"But now, the sharp thorn I planted in the bandit's den is finally going to work. The action is only for these days. We just wait for Hushan Cliff and Feiyunpuhuo to merge and reap the benefits. "

(Fourteen years ago at Hushan Cliff.)

"Today my brother Shi Chong is coming to my Dazhai. You go and prepare drinks to entertain my brother. "

When the woman heard this, she smiled evilly.

Three days ago, the woman had received a secret letter from Zhang An, asking her to find an opportunity to let Hushanya and Feiyun The two heads of Pu fought.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Shi Chong came to Hushan Cliff and saw the woman first, so he leaned over and said, "Hello, sister-in-law." . I wonder where brother is? "

"Your elder brother said in the inner room that he has something important to discuss with you. "

"Is it important? The eldest brother usually reveals important matters at the wine table. How could he be summoned to the inner room this time? "

"Maybe this time something is unusual, please come with me. ”

Shi Chong was confused all the way and could only follow the woman.

He did not want the woman to take him to his room.

Shi Chong was also Trapped in the dark, “Why did my sister-in-law bring me here? Isn't the eldest brother going to summon me in the inner room? "

The woman didn't say a word, but she was taking off her clothes with both hands, even exposing one of her smooth arms.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Well? "Shi Chong quickly lowered his head.

"Come quickly, help me! Someone come quickly! Help me! "The woman shouted and threw herself into Shi Chong's arms.

Shi Chong was shocked and at a loss.

Zhao Hu heard the sound, pushed the door in and saw Shi Chong held his wife in his arms, and his wife was disheveled.

Even Shi Chong couldn't defend herself.

Zhao Hu beat Shi Chong hard. He was detained.

So the two bandit forces of Hushanya and Feiyunpu fought.

During the battle, more than half of the two sides were killed and wounded. While the two sides were fighting, the woman stabbed Shi Chong to death. .

He placed his body in a conspicuous position and was seen by the bandits from Feiyunpu. The battle between the two sides became more intense. In the end, Feiyunpu was destroyed by the bandits from Hushanya because there was no leader. However, there were only a hundred disabled people left in Hushan Cliff.

The woman secretly sent a secret message to Zhang An. Zhang An quickly sent officers and soldiers to kill them, and Zhao Hu led the remaining troops to fight. He died in the battle, and the rest of the tribe fled. Since then, the two major bandit forces in Sichuan, Hushanya and Feiyunpu, have been eliminated.

The woman returned to Zhang An's government office with Fu in her arms and asked Zhang An to let her see her. A glimpse of the child he hadn't seen in two years.

Zhang An sent the woman's other child to her. The five-year-old child was very unfamiliar to her, so the woman coaxed him in every possible way to hold him in her arms.

"Mr. Xie has taken good care of my children for the past two years. I will never forget your kindness. "The woman thanked her with tears in her eyes.

Zhang Yaxu smiled slightly: "It is appropriate for you to see the child for the last time. "

The woman was shocked.

The killer who was ambushing in the room stabbed her heart with a sword. The woman had blood flowing from her mouth and said with tears on her face: "Why? Why do you still not let me go after I completed the task you assigned me? Why? ”

“Yes, you have completed the task well, but for an assassin, you have corresponded with me for too long and know too many things, so you are already a person who should not live in the world.” of people. "

"You~~" the woman did not finish her words, she fell down and died.

The woman's blood splashed on the face of the five-year-old child, and his What I saw in my eyes was a world dotted with red spots, and what I felt was the warmth and fishy smell of blood.

he screamed in fear.

Fushiya burst into tears in the woman's arms.

"Kill these two little beasts." Zhang An said.

A killer cut the throat of a five-year-old boy with a knife. The boy fell to the ground and died.

Another killer threw a poison dart and stabbed Fu who was crying.

At this moment, a sword flew from the air and blocked the dart.

When Zhang An took a closer look, the two-year-old baby was already in the hands of a stranger.

The man carried a wooden box on his back, a bamboo hat on his head, and a black mask between his nose and mouth.

"Who are you? If you dare to act wild in my mansion, catch him." Zhang An said.

The man did not answer, but came over quickly, took back the sword, and took Zhang An as a hostage in his hands without Zhang An being able to sense it.

"Hero, hero, if you have something to say, say it well. If you have something to say, say it well." Zhang An's voice softened instantly.

"Tell your men to stay back and prepare a fast carriage for me." The man said.

"What are you all doing in a daze? Didn't you hear the hero telling you to retreat? Get out of here and ask someone to prepare the carriage."

After that, the man took Fu left.

The person who rescued Fu was none other than Zhao Lu. Zhao Lu raised Fu at the Spirit Master Gate and devoted himself to teaching him the art of controlling spirits and swordsmanship, making him one of the eight guardians of the Soul Guarding Hall.

Zhao Lu often recalled the exchange with Fu’s mother that night, and often sighed: “I heard that the bandits in Hushanya and the bandits in Feiyunpu are composed of refugees. Although they robbed, they robbed the rich and gave to the poor. They were righteous bandits, and the Qing Empire was in danger of having refugees everywhere. Instead of appeasing the refugees, they suppressed them instead. This was the root cause of the empire's destruction. It was really sad that that woman could have embraced happiness but still remained loyal to the empire. For a mother, how can she stand idly by when her child is held as a hostage? The world is too complicated, so I won’t go into it any further.”

Zhao Lu. He treated Fu like his own biological brother until the moment of his death, so he and Fu had a bond that lasted for more than ten years. After his death, it was understandable that Fu had such a reaction.