Section 9 Sweeping the Wind and Dust
There are thousands of roads in life, but it is fate to be able to get together when Pingshui meets, not to mention how deep the feelings are, even when they meet, a smile and a pot of wine are also happy and awe-inspiring, chic and heroic. The moon had not yet sunk, but the night had gone, and there sat a handsome young man beside the green lantern lonely wine, his long hair was shoulder-length, his temples drooped, and a handful of curls in front of his forehead were his unique features.
The wine jug has dried up, and the night has faded, but the drunkenness of the person is thick, the young man with a slightly smoky face raised his right hand, drew out the long sword at his waist and pointed at the bleak bright moon and said loudly: "The sky is unfair!" Then he rolled up his sleeves and raised his legs, took a step, and danced his sword in the courtyard, everyone was drunk if he was not drunk, and Xue Yu's heart had a pain that ordinary people could not understand.
He is not dancing other swordsmanship, but the eighteen styles of Tianshan in the Tianshan Gate, the sword is sharp, and the sword qi is invincible everywhere it goes, and he is more familiar with it than when he was in the Tianshan Mountain. Every move and style was personally taught by Bai Luoting, Duan Shuai sparred, and now, the peach blossoms are still there, where to find the human face, all of this is due to him.
There is also his beloved Lu Yu, they can be described as childhood sweethearts, now, but people go to the empty building, the sword light is getting sharper and sharper, all the flowers and plants in the courtyard are cut to the ground, the breeze is light, and the flowers and swords are scattered in the messy places.
Sword Dance Courtyard Blows Falling Flowers,
The bleak moon shines on the lonely crow.
Is the red luan the life of the bird,
However, the shadow only fell to the end of the world.
Xue Yu did not rush back to Qiyue City after leaving home Tianshan, he was about to take her back after rescuing his cousin Lu Yu, but halfway through, Lu Yu ran alone and disappeared. Xue Yu realized that these days, he only cared about how to subvert the Tianshan Mountains, but ignored that the dear Lu Yu around him had unconsciously belonged.
But how can he be a willing person, even if his father's order cannot be violated, he still wants to find Lu Yulai, so he can take this opportunity to find out Lu Qingsong's whereabouts, after all, he is the only one other than Duan Shuai who has peeked into the Jade Jue Cave. The long night was long, so long had passed, there was no news from both, and Xue Yu didn't dare to go back alone, so he had to buy drunk alone.
Lu Jin was lucky, followed Hu Tianming, Deng Hu and others to the gate of Nancheng on time the next day, and several people looked around, but there was no trace of Yang Xian. Lu Jin looked a little impatient, and quipped: "Why don't we go, he is a eunuch son, and there are a lot of things!" ”
Several people were laughing when they heard this, and Yang Xian's shout came from not far away: "Wait for me!" Wait for me! "Yo, Brother Childe, it's too early!" Lu Jin sneered disdainfully, the angry Yang Xian stomped his feet on the horse, and was just about to go on the road, when there was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, Yang Xian looked back, and it turned out that Shangguan Yue and Yu Wenlin were also here.
"Yue'er, would you like to go with us? That couldn't be better. Yang Xian hurriedly greeted. Shangguan Yue twisted for a while and said, "Hmm... It's boring to stay in the beggar gang for too long, the Mengshan Martial Arts Conference must be very lively, it's better to go with Brother Hu and Brother Deng to see the excitement. ”
"Huh? Didn't you come for me? Yang Xian looked a little lost. What about Yu Wenlin, you? Daddy knows, right? Yang Xian asked nervously. Yu Wenlin smiled: "Lord Yang has six eyes and hears all directions, how can he not know the whereabouts of the son?" Lord Yang Su specially ordered me to be by your side and protect you. ”
"Well, then! Merely.. Brother Yuwen, let's talk about it in advance, can't you tell your father and uncle everything when you go back, okay? Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Lu Jin continued to say mockingly: "Yo, our eldest son Yang also has people who are afraid?" I thought you weren't afraid of heaven and earth! ”
When Yang Xian heard this, his face turned red, and he shouted indignantly: "You girl really don't know what to do, if it weren't for the fact that you are my brother-in-law and friend, believe it or not, I will beat you now!" "Come on, come on, this girl is afraid that you won't make it! I really don't pay attention to your three-legged cat kung fu. ”
Hu Tianming saw that the two of them hadn't gone on the road yet, and they were about to fight at the gate of the city, so he hurriedly stopped: "Okay, okay, let's not say a word, I'm the oldest here, or listen to my advice, this trip is far away, if you have a dispute now, then don't follow me!" After hearing this, the two also felt that they had passed a little, and they stopped talking, and twisted their heads to the side, as if they had been beaten to death and did not get along with each other, and the others couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that the two were no longer noisy, Hu Tianming pulled the reins and shouted: "Drive!" I heard only a whoosh, and the horse galloped out, leaving behind the servants and dust, and everyone hurriedly rode their horses and whips when they saw this, and followed closely behind. Yang Xian didn't say a word to Lu Jin along the way, and looked at Deng Hu, who was talking and laughing with Shangguan Yue next to him, and he was even more angry.
Since saving Yang Xian last time, Shangguan Yue has been complaining that he didn't tell her his identity, and he hasn't taken the initiative to contact him for a long time, but Deng Hu has taken good care of Shangguan Yue during this time, and has always left her to live in the beggar gang, and now Yang Xian sees that Deng Hu has such a good relationship with Shangguan Yue, and he always feels a little uncomfortable, and he interjects with jealousy: "Yue'er, how are you doing?" Actually, I've been to see you several times, but every time you're not there, I have to go home disappointed, this is a good opportunity, don't be angry with me again, okay? ”
Seeing this, Deng Hu knew in his heart, smiled and pulled the reins and walked away, Shangguan Yue knew that he didn't really want to ignore him, he just wanted to see if he cared, and hesitated for a while and replied: "Yang Gongzi didn't offend me, I did it myself!" Yang Xian was even more ashamed after hearing this, and these words were even more uncomfortable than slapping himself.
He has been currying favor with him, and after several persuasions, Shangguan Yue was indeed moved, and was just about to release his suspicions with him, but he was pulled by Lu Jin on the side and said, "Miss Yue'er, how old are you?" Looks smaller than me, right? Let's go, let's fetch water together and ignore this bad guy! ”
Yang Xian's whole face turned blue after hearing this, and he thought to himself, "Bad guy! She actually called me a bad person! Then he jumped up, pointed at Lu Jin and shouted, "You girl, who are you talking about?" "Whoever responds is whoever he says!" Lu Jin looked indifferent, pulled Shangguan Yue and left, Yang Xian rushed up in a few steps, grabbed Lu Jin's shoulder, and was about to drag it over, who knew that this little girl who seemed to be weak and couldn't help the wind had amazing strength.
Seeing Lu Jin gently throw forward, Yang Xian's whole person fell to the ground, hit his head on the stone, and a bag immediately grew on his head, Shangguan Yue was a little distressed when he saw this, and hurriedly ran over, helped Yang Xian up and asked, "How is it?" You okay? "Ahh Blood! Yang Xian touched his nose and found that his hands were covered with blood, and he had always fainted, so he almost fainted.
Lu Jin knew that he had done too much, but he didn't know that this kid was so weak, so he walked over and looked at it and said, "Hey! You okay? I.. You.. Why are you catching me behind my back! Where do I know ... Yang Xian covered his nose and head, looked at her angrily, and didn't dare to do anything to her anymore, so he had to go to the stream to clean up the wound with the help of Shangguan Yue.
They came to the city of Chuzhou in this way, all the way are green mountains and green waters, although the scenery is pleasant, but Yang Xian, who lives in the Gaomen compound, can not bear it, as soon as he saw a tea stall not far away, he hurriedly dragged the horse and ran over, and everyone followed.
The tea stall is not big, there are more than a dozen tables, but there are many people who pass by here, saying that it is not a coincidence, Chang Yun and others are also settling here, waiting for Shangguan Que and the abbot to come back. "Little two! Bring me the best tea you've ever had, and bring me some snacks! By the way, put a few more stools! Yang Xian couldn't wait to sit down.
Chang Yun sat not far away, glanced at Yang Xian sideways, and felt a little unusual, a noble body, full of spirit, and then looked at the few people who followed him, none of them looked like ordinary characters. Chang Yun took a closer look and found that one of the girls was actually like Lu Jin, that's right, it was Xiao Jin that he was thinking about!
Chang Yun didn't know what to do for a while, his eyes were already red, and he hurriedly turned his head over, and instructed Tan Zhi to cover the tied Lu Qingsong with a basket, and by the way, he brought another hat to wear. has always wanted to find Lu Jin, but when Lu Jin came to him, Chang Yun couldn't muster up the courage to recognize her, and he didn't dare to look back after peeking at Lu Jin several times in a row.
Dearest Xiao Jin! What other face do you have to call Chang Yun to see you, I can only look at you from afar! That's good, it's good. I never thought that this Lu Jin actually took the initiative to sit next to Yang Xian in front of the tea stall, and pushed Yang Xian with his elbow and said: "What, I couldn't help it last time, we people in the rivers and lakes want to come like this, don't you mind!" ”
Shangguan Yue also persuaded: "Brother Yang, since Miss Jin'er has apologized, don't be angry anymore!" Yang Xian really softened this time, so he didn't talk back, and poured her a cup of tea, and the two smiled and stopped mentioning the unhappy. However, Chang Yun felt a little uncomfortable, and looked at Yang Xian beside Lu Jin again.
Seeing that this person was dressed in a luxurious brocade silk dress, wearing a jade pendant at his waist, wearing a jade crown on his head, and his face was delicate and handsome, he was really a personable son, and he was very compatible with Lu Jin sitting together, Chang Yun looked at them with loss. After a while, Lu Qingsong next to him was a little dishonest, moving around in the basket, and it didn't take long for him to fall off the stool and shout.
When Lu Jin heard this, he felt that something was wrong, so he looked over there and saw a monk and a man with a hat, and then looked at the basket on the ground, which clearly looked like a person! Lu Jin was originally a person in the rivers and lakes, and when he saw someone in distress here, of course he would draw his sword to help, and then got up and shouted: "The two of you are a living creature in this basket?" In broad daylight, this is too rampant! ”
After hearing this, Chang Yun was shocked, so he touched Tan Zhi next to him, where did Tan Zhi know so much, and shouted casually: "I said Brother Chang, why are you wearing a hat!" Come on, give me a hand. As he spoke, he was about to pick up the basket, Lu Qingsong heard a familiar voice speaking for him, and that was okay, so he was even more dishonest at this time, twisting his body hard, and Tan Zhi couldn't help him up.
Lu Jin saw that no one answered her words, so she couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked over and wanted to take the box away, but was pulled by Hu Tianming: "Let me come!" This kind of righteous help is Hu Tianming's favorite thing to do, and he doesn't want Lu Jin to risk his life, so after speaking, Hu Tianming walked towards Chang Yun step by step.
Chang Yun couldn't sit still anymore at this time, got up and stood sideways, lowered his voice and said with a sense of vicissitudes: "This is my personal grudge, why should my brother meddle in things!" After hearing this, Hu Tianming put his hands forward in a respectful posture and said: "I see that my brother is not like a heinous person, how can I tie a living person in this basket today, and Hu Mou has to take care of it when he sees it today!" As he spoke, he was about to get the basket, Chang Yun hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Hu Tianming's hand, but Hu Tianming's mouth was shocked, and Chang Yun took a few steps back.
Tan Zhi saw that Chang Yun had suffered a loss, and he couldn't care so much, so he started directly to Hu Tianming. A palm slapped at Hu Tianming, Hu Tianming is such an easily injured person, I saw him take a step back, dodge the palm power of this palm, and then returned the slap of Tan Zhi, which just hit his right shoulder.
Fortunately, Tan Zhi's body was fat, so he only took a step back slightly, then stood firm, and grabbed the basket to prevent Hu Tianming from touching it. Chang Yun also came over at this time, and Lu Jin saw that they were bullying more and less, so he jumped over and shouted indignantly: "You rat generation, you don't dare to show your true face, why do you want to do anything here, if you run away now, this girl can spare your life!" Otherwise, if you don't eat and drink in the toast, don't blame this girl for being polite! ”
Hearing this, Chang Yun's heart was as uncomfortable as thousands of ants biting his heart, and he couldn't say a word, so he had to be stunned and motionless. Seeing this, Hu Tianming took advantage of the situation to call Tan Zhi, Chang Yun came to his senses and stepped forward to help, when the three of them were fighting inseparably, Lu Jin casually flicked it and opened the basket.
I saw a stinking middle-aged man rolling out of the basket, his hair was scattered, his beard was sloppy, his hands and feet were tied, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Lu Jin's father, Lu Qingsong! Even though his father was wrong, his father was still his father after all, Lu Jin was scared stupid now, and he cried while loosening Lu Qingsong: "Dad, why are you!" ”
Lu Qingsong shook his head, and didn't want to tell her the truth, so he said, "Hey, it's hard to say!" Quick, let me go. Chang Yun looked back and knew that something was wrong, but this one was distracted, so he ate Hu Tianming's palm. This palm hit Chang Yun's chest, and his whole person flew out along the palm wind.
Tan Zhi was a little annoyed, and fought back, Hu Tian held his hand with his left hand, and punched him several times with his right hand, and Tan Zhi spit out a lot of water from his mouth, afraid that the tea he drank just now was beaten out. Chang Yun was knocked to the ground, his chest hurt sharply, his hair fell to the ground, and his hat fell to the side.
I saw him ignore the pain, gritted his teeth on the ground and moved to the hat step by step, and when he was about to get the hat, Yang Xian, who stepped forward at some point, stepped on his hand, picked up the hat on the ground, dusted it, and said: "You Jiangyang thief, you can't even wear a hat steadily, don't mix in the rivers and lakes in the future!" As he spoke, he threw the hat aside, kicked Chang Yun's stomach, and Chang Yun's muscles jumped violently and shouted.
This sound alone attracted the attention of Lu Jin, who was crying not far away, and this voice seemed familiar. After helping Lu Qingsong untie the rope, Lu Jin helped him to sit aside, she wiped her tears, walked over to Chang Yun with some confusion, and asked, "Say!" Who are you? Why kidnap my father! ”
Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, they would never have thought that the person in the basket was Lu Jin's biological father! Chang Yun didn't answer, but with tears in his eyes, he desperately reached the hat with his hands, as if Lu Jin couldn't recognize him when he got the hat.
Lu Jin felt more and more that something was wrong, Yang Xian still stepped on Chang Yun's hand, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he kicked down again, and this kick made Chang Yun's eyes fall off, but Chang Yun didn't shed tears, and experienced the fear of death, what is this pain.
Lu Jin frowned and hurriedly walked over, brushing away his scattered hair, and when everyone looked, they saw that two long scars on his face were suddenly presented, mixed with scattered hair and sweat, and they couldn't see his appearance clearly. At this time, Lu Jin covered his mouth and cried loudly, Brother Chang! This is the big brother Chang she is looking forward to finding day and night, this is the big brother Chang who is full of economic talent and has ambitions in his chest, and this is the big brother Chang who was forced to jump off the cliff by his father! He's not dead!
Chang Yun knew that he couldn't hide it from her anymore, and the tears that had been rolling in his eyes finally flowed down uncontrollably, mixed with sweat and slowly flowed into the two scars, even if there were two more scars, others might not know him, and Lu Jin, who had been thinking about him all the time, would not know him.
I saw Lu Jin push Yang Xian's feet away, and the whole person pounced on Chang Yun, and helped Chang Yun up with a smile while crying, everyone was stunned by this scene, and couldn't understand why Lu Jin was so good to this thief who kidnapped his father, crying and laughing, as if he was crazy.
Yes, who can understand such a sentiment. Lu Jin couldn't care about his glamorous and beautiful image, and dusted Chang Yun's body with his elbow, Chang Yun was really uncomfortable, and pushed Lu Jin away with his remaining strength. The force of this handful just pushed Lu Jin to the ground.
Everyone was even more confused, Hu Tianming was a little unhappy in his heart, he really couldn't look at it, and was about to step forward to help Lu Jin on the ground, but Lu Jin got up with tears and a smile, and once again pounced on Chang Yun's side, ready to show him the injury. Just when she touched his knee, with her years of experience in martial arts, she immediately noticed something unusual, just now I saw how he fell and his leg didn't bend, and asked with a trembling heart: "Brother Chang!" Your legs. What's wrong? ”
At this time, Chang Yun can't bear it anymore, but what can he do if he can't bear it, even if he misses it in a thousand ways, how are you Chang Yun qualified to love such a delicate and beautiful girl now? There are so many good men around her, so why bother to bother her? Put it down! The only purpose of your life is revenge, and you can no longer think about it.
Thinking of this, Chang Yun's entire face sank, and the tears on his face stopped, and he yelled loudly: "Get out!" This roar frightened Lu Jin back a few steps abruptly, seeing Chang Yun so cold, she was also stunned, is this still the gentle and graceful Brother Chang?
Before Lu Jin could react, Hu Tianming punched Chang Yun in the face, and suddenly three bloody teeth flew out of Chang Yun's mouth, and Hu Tianming scolded: "You bastard, see if I don't cripple you!" Saying that he was going to punch again, Chang Yun didn't mean to fight back, he knew that he deserved this punch.
At this time, Lu Jin suddenly woke up, and hurriedly ran up and hugged Hu Tianming's punch, just half an inch, Chang Yun's face would be colored again, and Hu Tianming's fist was soft, a little stunned, but finally stopped. Chang Yun wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "Haven't you hurt me badly enough?" Do you want me to die? ”
The tears that Lu Jin, who had just gradually raised his eyebrows, once again swirled in his eyes, and stared at Chang Yun with red eyes, Chang Yun didn't dare to look at her again, got up with his head down, picked up the hat on the ground, and limped towards the city with Tan Zhi's support, leaving Lu Jin in a daze beside this tea stall.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to persuade them, but the thoughtful Shangguan Yue saw some clues, and hurriedly went up and helped the soulless Lu Jin to sit down, and as soon as he sat down, Lu Jin suddenly fell into Shangguan Yue's arms and cried loudly. "Cry, cry and it's all right!" Shangguan Yue couldn't bear to comfort her.
Everyone was silent for a long time, and when Lu Jin's mood turned around slightly, everyone didn't say a word, and they were ready to pack up and enter the city, Lu Jin looked around and found that his father Lu Qingsong was missing again! It turned out that just now when Chang Yun was entangled with everyone, Lu Qingsong had already secretly run away, and he knew that if the mistakes he had made were known by these people, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat, so it was better to leave in order to seek a future.
Chang Yun and Tan Zhi limped into the city, and not long after leaving, they met Shangguan Que and the abbot who went to the city to do everything, the two saw Chang Yun so embarrassed, and hurriedly ran up to support him, Shangguan Que asked angrily: "How did Brother Chang get so embarrassed?" And what about the dog thief? ”
Chang Yun didn't have the strength to answer, only to see Tan Zhi shaking his head and sighing: "Hey, don't mention it, the dog thief was saved by his daughter with a group of people, and the other party was so powerful that he beat us like this!" The chivalrous Shangguan Que said angrily: "This is worth it!" I'll settle accounts with them! As he spoke, he was about to walk towards the city gate, but Chang Yun gently hooked his shoulder, barely supported and said, "No... No! There's a reason for it, I. . . I'll tell you about it later! ”
Tan Zhi was also busy shouting: "Let's go back and talk about it, let's find a place to heal Brother Chang's injuries first!" Seeing that Chang Yun seemed to be unable to support it, Shangguan Que hurriedly held the hand holding his shoulder, and helped Chang Yun to the arranged residence with Tan Zhi.
At this time, it happened that Lu Jin and others also entered the city, but the two groups of people did not meet, as soon as they entered the city, Yang Xian walked around and became lively, as if a fish that had been out of water for a long time returned to the water. Not long after, they came to the Chuzhou rudder of the beggar gang, which was the first time Hu Tianming came to the Chuzhou rudder since he succeeded as the gang leader.
The rudder of Chuzhou is not big, and it cannot be compared with the rudder of Chang'an, after all, the Southern Dynasty is rich, and there are very few beggars, and there are only about 20 brothers who are handy here, and the rest are idle people. It didn't take long for Zhang Lie to arrange a place for everyone to stay, and also took them around Chuzhou, and pointed out the direction to Mengshan.