Yi Qingfeng drove the carriage all the way on the mountain road, and after traveling for about an hour, his eyes suddenly opened up, only to see a large area of fields and houses unfolding in front of him, obviously he came to a town, Yi Qingfeng secretly rejoiced in his heart: "It's okay now, I can find a place to sleep in an inn at night." He said and moved on.

Due to the close proximity to the town, the number of pedestrians along the way has gradually increased, seeing that Yi Qingfeng is only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he is driving a carriage alone, which inevitably attracts the curious eyes of passers-by.

Walking and walking, he was about to enter the city gate in front of him, and suddenly a person rushed out of the oblique thorn and blocked the way, Yi Qingfeng fixed his eyes, and saw that the person who came was carrying a bear on his back, with a stubble on his face, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, he said to Yi Qingfeng: "Little brother, is there anyone sitting in your carriage?"

Yi Qingfeng said: "No, I don't know what the strong man is doing to block the way?"

The man said: "It's just right, Lao Tzu is going to the Yue Guest Inn in the city, this snow road is slippery and difficult, I wonder if the little brother can give me a section?"

Yi Qingfeng said: "Of course you can, strong man, please get in the car." ”

The man said with a happy face: "Thank you, little brother." As he spoke, he got into the carriage. The two chatted while walking, and Yi Qingfeng said: "Dare to ask the strong man's surname, what is the matter with entering the city?"

The man said: "My name is Tan Donglian, and he is a farmer on the outskirts of Wangxi City. ”

Yi Qingfeng said: "I see, speaking of which, this Wangxi City can be regarded as a well-known town in the Tongming Continent?"

Tan Donglian smiled and said: "Little brother said that I am joking, although I have never been far away, but I often hear people say that this Tongming Continent is vast, and our Wangxi City is just a small land, how can there be any clarity." But why did the little brother come to this remote place alone?"

Yi Qingfeng was asked about his origin, so he had to lie: "I can't hide it, my name is Yi Qingfeng, because my family offended the enemy, I was forced to flee here, but I didn't expect that the old slave died of an old illness on the way, Yi couldn't, so he had to come here alone." ”

Tan Donglian said with sympathy on his face after hearing this: "I didn't expect that Little Brother Yi would suffer such an accident at a young age, it sounds really sad." As the saying goes, meeting is fate, since you and I are destined to meet today, if the little brother does not give up, how about you and I as brothers in the future?"

Yi Qingfeng said happily: "Thank you Brother Tan, the younger brother is unfamiliar with life when he first comes here, and he is worried that there is no one to accompany him, if the eldest brother is willing to take care of it a little, the younger brother is grateful." ”

Tan Donglian smiled and said: "Brother Yi is polite, if you want to say thank you, it should be the eldest brother who has to thank you, if it weren't for your carriage, I would still be walking slowly in the snow." ”

The two chatted and walked forward, and before they knew it, they came to the Yue Guest Inn in the city, and the two immediately stayed. The next day, Tan Dong even came as promised, the person who came was about forty years old, tall and thin, with bright eyes, at a glance, he had a good martial arts cultivation, and there were two other young disciples who came with him.

It turned out that this person was Xia Yucheng, the branch hall master of Yaowutang in the north of Wangxi City, and in addition to meeting Tan Donglian, another purpose of his trip was to select a batch of weapons in the city's weapons shop to go back. Seeing Xia Yucheng appear, Tan Donglian couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "Hall Master Xia, I look forward to your coming, the junior brother has been waiting here for a long time, I don't know if what you said half a year ago still counts?"

Xia Yucheng smiled and said: "Brother Tan is really impatient, I just settled down, I didn't even bother to take a sip of tea, you urged me to do something." ”

Tan Donglian hurriedly brought a cup of tea and said, "Damn, damn it, it's not too late for the Xia Hall Master to drink tea." ”

Xia Yucheng took the tea and took a sip and said: "Don't worry, brother, when did I Xia Yucheng speak, this time your matter is decided, when I finish the affairs in the city, you can go back to Yaowutang with me." ”

Tan Donglian grinned and said, "Great, thank you Hall Master Xia." ”

At this time, Yi Qingfeng, who was standing on the side, heard it in a fog, and he opened his mouth and said, "What is Brother Tan going to Yaowutang to do?"

Tan Dong hurriedly said: "Qingfeng, the master of the Xia Hall gave the eldest brother a good place to go, he promised to let the eldest brother go to the kitchen of Yaowutang as an errand boy, and he can receive a fixed salary every month, which is much better than the eldest brother farming in the village, do you say it is a good thing?"

Yi Qingfeng said: "That's really good, congratulations to the eldest brother." ”

Tan Donglian remembered what he had said before that he wanted to take care of Yi Qingfeng, and he said to Xia Yucheng: "Hall Master Xia, the junior brother still has a reluctant request, I wonder if the hall master can agree?"

Xia Yucheng said: "Let's hear it." ”

Tan Donglian pointed to Yi Qingfeng beside him and said: "This Brother Yi is my sworn brother, he has no relatives and no reason in this Wangxi City and is young, I am afraid that he will be too lonely, so I want to take him with me, I wonder if the Xia Hall Master can agree?"

Xia Yucheng pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, it's just a trivial matter, just let your sworn brother go to Yaowutang with you on an errand." ”

Tan Donglian was overjoyed and said: "Thank you Xia Hall Master, Qingfeng, thank you Xia Hall Master, we can go to Yaowu Hall together." ”

Yi Qingfeng was also very happy when he heard that he could be with Tan Donglian, and he thanked Xia Yucheng again and again.

Xia Yucheng said: "Okay, from now on, you two will be members of Yaowutang, you must do your best to do things for Yaowutang in the future, and you must not be lazy, but do you understand." ”

Tan Dong said: "Don't worry, Hall Master Xia, we will do our best to live up to the love of the Hall Master." ”

Xia Yucheng said: "Okay, I believe you can do what you say." Let's have dinner first, and after dinner, follow me to the Quanwu Weapons Store to buy a batch of weapons. Saying that, he beckoned the shopkeeper to serve the food.

After lunch, Xia Yucheng led Tan Donglian, Yi Qingfeng and the two disciples who accompanied him to the Quanwu Weapons Store to do business, and everyone walked into the courtyard, only to see that the courtyard was full of weapon racks, and there were all kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds and so on, which could be described as eighteen kinds of weapons.

Gu Chunlai, the shopkeeper of the weapons store, said: "Master Xia Hall, you also know that the weapons created by my all-martial arts weapons store are among the best in Wangxi City, especially the sword that your Yaowu Hall needs the most, and it is the signature weapon of my all-martial arts." ”

Xia Yucheng said: "Gu shopkeeper, you naturally understand what you said about Xia, otherwise Xia would not have come all the way to you." As he spoke, he walked to the weapon rack and held a long sword in his hand, only to see the long sword shining coldly, like a pool of autumn water, which made people feel chilled.

Xia Yucheng couldn't help but praise and said, "It's really a good sword." Saying that, he waved the long sword and gestured a few times, just casually comparing obviously couldn't make him enjoyable, and he said to the disciple standing on the side: "Zhihao, you take a sword and try it, let's learn a few tricks." ”

The disciple named Zhihao said respectfully, "Yes, hall master. As he spoke, he removed a long sword from the weapon rack.

The two stood with their swords in hand, and Xia Yucheng said, "Look at the move." Saying that, waving the long sword in his hand and stabbing it out quickly, Zhihao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly took out his sword to resist, both of them were obviously sword masters, only to see the dazzling sword moves flashing, the two fought inseparably, and in a blink of an eye, they exchanged more than a dozen moves.

After all, it was just to test the merits of the sword, and the two quickly stopped fighting, Gu Chunlai stepped forward and said, "Hall Master Xia, how is it, my sword can still enter your magic eye?"

Xia Yucheng said: "Yes, it is indeed a good sword." Xia is here to buy weapons this time, I see that the weapons here are all high-quality, so let's go into the house and talk about it in detail. ”

Gu Chunlai was overjoyed and said, "It's easy to say, Lord Xia Hall, please come in." As he spoke, he led the people into the house.

In less than an hour, Xia Yucheng and Gu Chunlai discussed the quantity and price of the weapons purchased, and the matter was done, Xia Yucheng led Tan Donglian, Yi Qingfeng and others back to the inn, and everyone stayed in the inn for one night, and then set off to rush back to Yaowutang the next day.