The four ships set sail and headed westward against the current.

Song Shidao's tone was so loud, so it was certainly not simple.

It turns out that in today's world, the most famous people are the members of the four surnames, but if we talk about success, it is the members of the Song family among the four surnames.

The Song clan is the most powerful noble clan in the south, and its leader, "Heavenly Sword" Song Que, is known as the best swordsman in the world.

At that time, Yang Jian unified the world and established the Sui Dynasty. Because he was worried about the power of the Song family, he adopted a policy of appeasement towards them and named Song Que the "Gong of Zhennan". Song Que also knew that the Southern Dynasty was over and pretended to surrender to protect his family.

Among the four surnames, the other three are all mixed with Hu people's ancestry, and this southern clan, which is the only remaining and prestigious clan, has always adhered to the tradition and strictly prohibited intermarriage between clan members and non-Han people, so it is regarded as the orthodox Han clan in the world.

When Emperor Wen Yang Jian was in power, despite Song Que's great talent and broad strategy, he still did not dare to act rashly. Instead, he kept a low profile and devoted himself to seclusion to avoid catastrophic disaster.

After Yang Guang came to the throne, there were internal strife and external troubles, political corruption, and rebellions, and the Song clan became active again.

Song Que's younger brother, the "Earth Sword" Song Zhi, was one of the world's best swordsmen, and was famous for his wisdom. He knew that the Sui Dynasty was still very powerful, and if he raised his troops too early, he would be the first to be attacked, so he advised him to do so.

My brother put off his rebellion against the Sui Dynasty and instead engaged in various profitable businesses.

One of the most profitable items is to transport private salt from coastal counties and counties via the Yangtze River into the inland to make huge profits.

These four boats of Song Shidao were exactly the smugglers' boats that trafficked sea salt.

At this time, the government was in ruins, and the Song family relied on its popularity in the south to easily get through all the links and openly traffic in sea salt.

If any officials dare to investigate, they will use various intimidation methods to deal with them, and even secretly assassinate them to achieve their goals.

Even if the rebels from all over the country saw the Song family's flag, they would not dare to offend or create a strong enemy. Therefore, in recent years, the power of the Song family has been secretly growing, and they even used financial resources to support some well-connected rebels to weaken the power of the Sui Dynasty.

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Song Que had four sons and two daughters. Song Shidao was the youngest son, who was responsible for the private salt business and was loved by his father. The two daughters, one Yuhua and the other Yuzhi, both had the appearance of a moon-shy flower, ranking fourth and fourth respectively.

sixth.

Song Yuhua had already married Xie Wenlong, the son of Chengdu-based Xichuan tycoon Xie Hui, three years ago.

Xie Hui, nicknamed "Martial Arts Judge", is a top master who is as famous as Song Que and Song Zhi. He built his own "Fort of Sovereignty" and is one of the emerging forces outside the four surnames.

The marriage between the Song Jie family was full of political deals, representing an alliance between the two major forces, which made Yang Guang even more afraid to act rashly against them.

These four ships of private salt on this trip are about to be transported to the four states and will be distributed by Duzunbao to local salt merchants.

At this time, in a spacious room on the second floor of one of the giant ships, Kou Zhong was lying on the bed wearing the boots presented by Shen Xiancheng, holding the "Secret of Immortality" and immersed himself in studying one of the portraits.

Xu Ziling did not have a chair to sit on, but sat on the floor with his arms around his bent legs and his back against the bulkhead: his heart was at a loss.

Why did he feel jealous when he saw the woman in white talking to Song Shidao?

Although I am a little curious about things between men and women, I have never had any extravagant hopes or delusions.

The woman in white was very different from him in all aspects. She was at least seven or eight years older than him. Could it be that as Kou Zhong said, he actually had a crush on her.

But if I think about it carefully, it doesn't seem like it.

When I see the girls from Chunfengyuan, I have the urge to hug them, but I never have such thoughts about the girl in white. Even when I have closer contact with her, my heart is still full of respect, only kindness and warmth, and absolutely nothing.

The hope of happiness between men and women.

I couldn't help but said, "Master Zhong! Have I really fallen in love with that...that woman?"

Kou Zhong said impatiently, "Don't make any noise, I'm studying the most powerful martial arts in the world that are not martial arts!"

The cabin fell silent again.

After a long while, Kou Zhong put down the "Secret of Immortality", held his head and got off the bed and came to Xu Ziling. He sat down like him, put his arm on his shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, I'm in a bad mood. I'm afraid Gui Guzi will resurrect that ghost book."

I can’t even understand, hey! What were you talking about just now?"

Seeing Xu Ziling puffing up his breath and keeping silent, he hurriedly said, "Yes, I remembered, ha, what's the problem for a real man without a wife? That mother-in-law...

Oh, those women won’t be able to get their turn with my two brothers. So Song Butt Dao can win against us even with half of his skills tied up. Why not save some energy to read the secret books, eat and sleep, ha..."

Xu Ziling worriedly asked: "Then do I really fall in love with her?"

Kou Zhong thought for a while and said frankly: "In fact, I am as jealous as you are, but I don't think that I have fallen in love with her. Hey! I treat her a bit like Sister Zhen, and I want her very much.

It's not worth it to be a concubine of Old Feng, but there's nothing you can do about it. Yeah! I understand. Xiaoling, you regard her as your mother. Who wants his mother to remarry? Especially when you marry with such a tone.

He's so big that he's still young, but he's only worthy of being the stinky butt of our slaves. Ha! The stinky butt, this name needs to be changed to be more appropriate than Yuwen Gugu."

Xu Ziling's face was still tense, but he started laughing so hard that tears flowed from his eyes.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

The two people looked at each other in shock, and saw the woman in white walking in with a frosty face. After closing the door, she stared at the two of them fiercely. After a while, she came to the two of them, knocked on the bulkhead where they were leaning and said:

"Don't forget to ask if you live next door. Unless this is made of steel, every bad word you say will reach my ears."

Kou Zhongzhan said, "We didn't call you our mother-in-law, so why did you come to seek bad luck on us?"

The woman in white knelt down on one knee and said fiercely: "What is that woman? You two damn brats!" At the end of the sentence, a fleeting smile escaped from the corner of her mouth.

The two of them couldn't tell that she was not really angry. Xu Ziling said first: "But we really don't know your name!"

The woman in white said solemnly: "Did you tell me your names?"

Kou Zhong showed such a surprised expression and introduced: "My younger brother is Kou Xia Zhong, his name is Xu Ziling, our nickname is Yangzhou Shuanglong, I dare to ask the great scholar Gao's surname, what is his nickname, who is he, and he has a husband."

Do you have a home?"

The woman in white cursed in a low voice, "You damn brat," with such a coquettish and charming look that the eyes of both of them almost fell out of their heads.

The woman in white wore a pretty face again and said sternly, "It's your business to marry an unmarried person. If you talk about me behind my back again, I will...

so I…"

Kou Zhong asked with concern: "What is the punishment this time? It's best not to slap your mouth and scratch your eyelids. It's not very good to be seen by others. A kid should have the face of a kid!"

The woman in white was unable to do anything to him and said angrily, "I will teach you to regret it later, and you will not be allowed to talk nonsense during dinner, do you understand?"

Kou Zhong said with a smile: "If we call you our mother, Master, then we won't be embarrassed to use your money in the future."

The pretty face of the woman in white is slightly rosy, making her even more charming, especially her beautiful eyes, which are full of energy and can draw out the soul of any man.

Kou Zhong winked at Xu Ziling, and they both shouted: "Mother!"

The woman in white finally couldn't help it, she sat down with a smile, and gasped: "If there are two bastards like you, I'm guaranteed to get a headache."

When Kou Zhong saw that she didn't reject her outright, he laughed so hard that the school trembled. He was so happy and charming as never before. He even hit the snake and followed the stick and said, "My mother, I see that your martial arts are pretty good. You were injured by Yu Wenhua."

You will come back to your senses in a few hours, why don't you teach us martial arts and let us rely on our family traditions to make your name proud without losing your face."

The infectious power of laughter is indeed unparalleled. The woman in white started to laugh. Although she knew that Kou Zhong was teasing her, she still couldn't help laughing so much that she had to cover her mouth with her hands. She gasped and cursed: "Fuck you big-headed devil, Xu."

The kid is much more honest than you. It's true that a dog's mouth cannot grow ivory."

Kou Zhong seemed to have been wronged and lost his voice: "Xiaoling is honest? Oh my God! He is more cunning than me. He only became an idiot because he fell in love with his mother."

Xu Ziling said angrily, "How can I be so cunning? It's you who came up with all the evil ideas, and I, a fool, was responsible for taking action, and you want to blame An Bai for making some accusations against me?"

The woman in white suppressed a smile, looked at the afterglow of the setting sun outside the window, and sighed: "I must have done something wrong in my previous life, so I am entangled with you two boys in this life. Well, even though I know it is of no use,

I still teach you a way to practice martial arts. If you can really develop some skills, I will consider teaching you swordsmanship, but you are neither my children nor my disciples."

Rain Man became energetic and asked at the same time: "Then who do you belong to us?"

The woman in white was stunned for a long time, and said distressedly: "Don't ask me!" But a warm feeling surged in her heart.

Even she didn't quite understand why she had such hard-to-let-go feelings for these two boys, and even couldn't bear to scold them when they called her their mother.

She herself was an orphan born during the war. She was adopted by Cho Lin, a master of Korean martial arts. She was trained as an assassin since she was a child and learned the Chinese language and culture. This time she came south as part of her spiritual practice.

Kou Zhong said with a playful smile: "It is best to be our mother. Strike while the iron is hot. My mother, hurry up and show your children your unique skills."

The woman in white glared at him angrily and suddenly said in a low voice, "My name is Fu Junma. If you like, please call me Sister Ma. I never thought I would have two more of you on this trip."

Kou Zhong saw the big difference in her attitude, winked and said, "I still like to call you my mother, don't you? Xiaoling!"

Fu Junma said softly, "The mouth is on your face, so you can call me whatever you want."

Xu Ziling felt like crying, his eyes turned red, he lowered his head and called out, "Mother!"

Fu Junma was also excited, and it took her a while to suppress this rare emotion, and said coldly: "You called you, but don't even think that I will admit that you are my sons, let alone think that I will take you with me."

Okay, now I will teach you the basic skills of meditating and practicing Qi. This is a superior technique passed down from my master. You are not allowed to pass it on to others without my permission. Otherwise, no matter how hard I can bear it, I will be forced to kill you according to the rules of my master.

You two brats."

The two of them nodded in agreement.

Fu Junma Su Rong said, "My master picked up the forest, and his martial arts were concentrated in the soil. He made great achievements in Youyu and Goryeo. He came out of the cardinal himself, so he can compete with Bi Xuan, the "Martial Master" who dominates the Western Regions, and San Zhenren, the top Taoist master in the Central Plains.

Ning Daoqi is also known as the three great masters in the world.

He once said that "all magical changes are self-sufficient," which means that everyone has a deep treasure house with unlimited potential, but they are blinded by various attachments."

"No wonder my mother said that although she started practicing Qigong when she was a child, it is because children are the least persistent, so it is easy to break through confusion and enlightenment."

Fu Junma was stunned for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it that way, hmm! You seem to be a bit enlightened."

Kou Zhong said proudly: "Xiao Ling's child keeps waking him up, so of course he won't be so bad."

Fu Junma stared at him fiercely and said, "You love to show off your cleverness. Don't be complacent. Smart people often have the most distracting thoughts, and distracting thoughts are the biggest obstacle to practicing basic skills. Only by keeping the mind in one place can we get rid of ego. Spiritual awareness
To be continued...