"Yike...... Hey...... Ha...... Yikes...... Hey...... Ha ......" a powerful shout, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man brandished the wooden sword in his hand, his tense back straight, his feet back and forth on the mud floor to change positions, his short black hair was soaked with sweat, down the door of his head to his chin. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Not far away, sat an old man with a silver cigarette pouch in his hand, lazily swallowing clouds and spitting fog. Seeing that the young man was panting and sweating, he put down the cigarette holder on his lips and said, "Okay, Tianma!" Come and take a break! ”

The young man turned his head to look at the old man, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his hand, and said, "Old sword idiot, why didn't you bring some tea today?" ”

The old swordsman knocked out the cigarette ash from the cigarette pot on the wooden pier under his buttocks, and replied, "You and I are the old man who runs a tea stall?" This is your kid begging for nothing, let me instruct you in swordsmanship, from ancient times to the present, where is the reason for the master to make tea for the apprentice to drink? ”

The young man named Tianma smiled and grinned, reached out and scratched his head embarrassedly, stuck the wooden sword in his hand on the ground, walked to the old swordsman and sat on the ground, and asked, "Old swordsman, do you see how much progress I have made in my swordsmanship?" ”

The old swordsman put the cigarette holder back in his mouth, glanced at the young man named Tianma, and shook his head lightly as he said, "I don't see any progress." ”

When the young man named Tianma heard this, his heart first cooled down, and he lowered his head and looked disappointed. At this time, the old sword idiot said again: "The speed and strength of your sword are good, but the change of pace under your feet is still not enough, in other words, your steps can't keep up with the speed of your arms, if you can't reach the same speed, this will be a fatal injury when you duel with your opponent." ”

"But I've worked my feet, running ten laps around the village every day! Isn't this training intensity enough? The young man named Pegasus looked slightly disappointed.

The old swordsman took off the cigarette holder and emitted a cloud of smoke, and then said, "Pegasus! You have to understand the truth that haste is not enough. Everything has to be accumulated slowly, rushing to achieve it will only be a half-, the real ability of the swordsman, more attention is to cultivate their own heart, as long as the state of mind remains calm and stable, any opponent with high martial arts can also deal with it. ”

The young man named Tianma frowned and said, "What are you talking about, old sword idiot?" I don't understand. As a swordsman, he should be like the seven-fingered sword saint Bai Yinfeng! The first swordsman of the Wisteria Windmill Country, just hearing this resounding title, he knows that he is very handsome. I want to become such a famous swordsman in the future, and I want everyone in the village to look at me differently! ”

In the distance along the dirt road, the silhouette of the village can be faintly seen, and one of the most striking buildings is the white tower, which is the only bell court in the village. The bell rang from far and near, and with the gentle breeze on the hillside, a young man named Tianma suddenly stood up from the ground and shouted, "I should go back, or Aunt Qing will lose her temper with me again." Without waiting to finish speaking, he took a step and flew as if he were running into the village and town.

The young man's full name is Dongfang Tianma, and he was raised by his adoptive mother named Liu Qing since he was a child. Liu Qing is the only Zhong Tingshi in Fengqi Village, now 43 years old, living with her husband who is also Zhong Tingshi when she was young, because she suffered from congenital infertility, so the two have no children. Later, once my husband went to a small town in another place to collect enough soul stones, and he never returned, and there was no trace of him. Some people say that he encountered robbers on the way, and some people say that he has another woman outside, but this is no longer important to Liu Qing, who has lost her husband.

Time flies in a blink of an eye, and three years later, in late autumn, Liu Qing found an abandoned baby boy on the stone steps in front of the gate of Zhongting. He was wrapped in bloodstained linen, and all he had with him was a necklace of soul stone beads hanging around his neck, and a note in his arms, on which only the four blood characters "Dongfang Tianma" were written. Liu Qing also tried to find the baby's biological parents, but in this small village where information transmission is not well developed, it is obviously only in vain. It just so happened that she was also missing a child, a relative she had always longed to have, so she made up her mind that she would raise this child to adulthood!

Dongfang Tianma rushed back to Zhong Ting as if he were in smoke, and the tallest building in Fengqi Village stood in front of him like a white giant. The old wooden doors are inlaid with iron ring handles, and the white walls are carved with wisteria on windmills, which is the iconic totem of the wisteria windmill country. Looking up, you can see the bronze bell hanging from the roof, the surface of which is painted fiery red, symbolizing the brilliance of the sun.

The so-called "Zhong Ting" is a place that provides good news to people everywhere. Zhong Tingshi's job is to persuade those who encounter difficulties in life and suffer psychological trauma, so that they can feel the warmth of the world and re-establish their confidence and hope in life. Because of this, in the entire wisteria windmill country, Zhong Ting is the most respected and loved place by the people, and those Zhong Tingshi who help others naturally become angel-like existences.

"Aunt Qing! I am back. Dongfang Tianma walked through the corridor of Zhong Ting to the back room, where only he and Aunt Qing lived, and it was very quiet when no one came.

After a while, Liu Qing's voice came from the direction of the kitchen: "Go to the bathroom and wash up, change into a set of clean clothes, and it's about to start." ”

"Got it." Dongfang Tianma turned and walked into the bathroom, took off his sweat-soaked clothes, and leaned the wooden sword in his hand against the wall slightly. There was already hot bath water in the tub, he raised his legs and stepped into the water to sit in the water, and the warm feeling immediately enveloped him, making his body and mind completely relaxed.

took a comfortable bath, put on a clean dress and walked to the dining room, where Liu Qing was already waiting. She has long chestnut hair that is coiled up, and there is always a gentle smile on her fair face, although her body is slightly fat, but it is not difficult to imagine the elegance of her youth. She wears Zhong Tingshi's uniform all the year round, which is a kind of white one-piece robe with black edges, and a sterling silver necklace in the shape of wisteria hangs around her neck, which is the badge that represents Zhong Tingshi's identity.

"You're running to find that old swordsman again?" Liu Qing asked reproachfully as she took out a steaming rice from the rice bucket and handed it to Dongfang Tianma.

Dongfeng Tianma picked up the chopsticks and took the rice bowl, took a bite of rice first, and then said: "You don't know Aunt Qing, the old swordsman is a master of swordsmanship, after his guidance, I feel that I am much more powerful than before." If you continue to practice like this, you may be able to catch up with the assessment of the city-state swordsman group at the end of the year and successfully become a real swordsman. ”

Just when Dongfang Tianma was complacent, Liu Qing put the rice bowl in his hand on the table, this action startled Dongfang Tianma, and he immediately noticed Aunt Qing's serious gaze at him. I only heard Liu Qing say: "At first, I agreed with you to contact swordsmanship, but I just thought that boys should learn some skills, don't let people bully." How did you promise me at the time? Have you forgotten everything? ”

Dongfang Tianma said apologetically: "Yes, I know Aunt Qing." But ......"

Liu Qing suddenly interrupted Dongfang Tianma and said: "Don't talk about those high-sounding reasons, I just hope that you can study hard in peace, and in the future, you can be a soul guide teacher in the village, or go to a nearby city to be a soul stone technician, and then find a girl you like to marry and have children, this is the life that serious people should live, not the daydream of those heroic swordsmen you are talking about now!" ”

Dongfang Tianma understood Aunt Qing's temper, but when he heard Aunt Qing say that his dream was a pipe dream, he couldn't help but argue after all: "Aunt Qing, what you said is indeed right, but I really want to be a swordsman, not a teacher in the village, or an apprentice in the Soul Stone Workshop in the city, I really like swordsmanship!" I've already inquired, if you pass the assessment and join the city-state swordsman group, you will have ten silver soul stones a month, which is more than the soul guide teacher and soul stone technician earn. ”

When Liu Qing heard this, she was inevitably angry in her heart, but she couldn't find any other words to advise her adopted son, so she had to eat in silence. At this time, a person happened to push the door out of the gate and walked in, and before he got close, a voice came: "The appetizer made by Master Liu Zhongting, why didn't you notify me in advance, let me Yunjiu also come to fill my mouth?" ”

I saw that the man who walked in was about forty years old, wearing an open red plaid waistcoat, revealing a strong physique, tall, with long legs and short body, and wearing a black fat cloth trousers. His cheeks were unusually thin, his short black hair stood up like a hedgehog on his forehead, and he had a straight smile on his face. He is the coachman in charge of driving a carriage to the town to transport vegetables and meat in the village, his name is Yun Jiu, because of his cheerful personality and righteousness, so everyone respectfully calls him "Brother Jiu".

"Uncle Yun Jiu! What are you doing here? Dongfang Tianma immediately put down the rice bowl in his hand after seeing Yun Jiu, and stood up excitedly to greet him, he has been taken care of by Yun Jiu since he was a child, and Yun Jiu also likes him very much, and often carries Liu Qing to buy him some delicious and fun food, which always makes Liu Qing feel very embarrassed.

Liu Qing also stood up and said with a smile: "I knew you were coming, so I would have prepared a meal for three people." ”

Yun Jiu waved his hand and said, "I, Yun Jiu, am a rough person, just have a bite to eat, and I don't need to worry about Master Liu Zhongting." He was not polite when he spoke, and strode to the dining table, where Dongfang Tianma had already dragged a chair for him to sit on.

"Wow! I was so lucky to have pork ribs to eat. Yun Jiu saw the well-cooked pork ribs on the plate, and picked up a piece with his hand to eat it. He often comes here to eat, and naturally he doesn't feel restrained at all, just like his own home. In three or two bites, he ate all the meat on a piece of ribs, and the bones soon piled up on the table.

With Yun Jiu, who had an astonishing amount of food, Dongfang Tianma's appetite was greatly improved, and he soon piled up a mountain of bones in front of him. Yun Jiuyi ate three bowls of rice in a row, along with half a bowl that Liu Qing couldn't eat. Dongfang Tianma picked up the last piece of ribs left on the plate, but Yun Jiu reached into his bowl and snatched it, and with a sip of his mouth, he took all the meat in his mouth, and winked at Dongfang Tianma playfully while showing a satisfied expression.

"Uncle Yun Jiu, you are too cunning!" Dongfang Tianma complained with a bowl of rice, but Yun Jiu opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful full of pork ribs and meat, and said vaguely: "Do you want to eat...... I'll give it back to you! As long as...... You don't like me...... Just get dirty saliva. ”

Liu Qing sat on the side and quietly watched the two, she was amused and smiled. She had already thrown out the words that her adopted son had made her angry. Since her husband's disappearance, the only happiness in her life is with her adopted son, Tenma. How she wished that such happy days could last forever, because only in this way could she not miss her husband. But she knows very well in her heart that one day, her adopted son Tenma will leave her and find the home that truly belongs to him.

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