When the leaves fall back to the roots, people will gradually think of the mountains, the water, and those lovely relatives in their hometown after leaving their hometown for a long time. People have been away from their hometown for a long time, and they are even more timid when they are close to their hometown. Duan Shuai returned to the Tianshan Mountains again, this time he came back with a heart full of loss and melancholy, the maple forest brushed and brushed, but there was no autumn fire, and the cracks on the stone steps were as deep as one, recording the rise and fall of the Tianshan Mountains for hundreds of years.

Duan Shuai walked very slowly step by step, and he wanted to carefully appreciate the footprints of the generations of people in this Tianshan Mountain. The summer insects were endless, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from Duan Shuai's forehead, but he didn't wipe them off with his hands, as if these beads of sweat were part of his body, and none of them could be missing.

But the sweat ran down his cheeks and into his neck, and soaked his shirt, and it was all so beautiful, quiet and peaceful like never before. Bai Luoting's letter recalled him, no one understood the reason, Bai Luoting did not explain, the only thing that is certain is that something big must be about to happen.

Duan Shuai came to Luoxia Peak, looking at the vast distant mountains, stacked with mountains, his eyes couldn't help but be full of tears, this is the place where the amiable Great Protector once fought with him, this is also the place where the humble Uncle Wu Luolei sacrificed himself to protect the mountain, Duan Shuai stopped and was silent for a long time. Huo Lanfeng on the side said slowly: "Senior brother, I'm afraid I miss the Great Protector, right?" ”

Duan Shuai nodded lightly, and with a sigh, Huo Lanfeng pulled out the long sword in his hand and waved the popular Tianshan Eighteen Styles on Luoxia Peak, Duan Shuai's eyes seemed to suddenly shine, he didn't expect that this short eighteen styles could reach this realm in Huo Lanfeng's hands, I really don't know how much effort this little junior brother spent on this stunt.

The sword is sharp, the sword speed is extremely fast, and wherever the sword light goes, flowers and leaves are flying, Duan Shuai was a little interested at this time, but he never liked to carry a sword, and there was nothing else on his body except a wine jug. He simply picked up a branch on the side, and then jumped over and played against Huo Lanfeng.

A sword and a branch, but the two of them can also get by, no one has a heavy hand, but Huo Lanfeng's sword edge is obviously much sharper, and it stands to reason that the branch in Duan Shuai's hand can be cut into two sections within one move, but it backfired, Huo Lanfeng's sword move was no matter how sharp it was, but there was nothing to be done when it came to Duan Shuai, even if it was flying flowers and dancing leaves, it couldn't stop Duan Shuai's sword qi from being aggressive.

Especially his moves, in addition to the eighteen styles of the Tianshan Mountain, there are many more subtle sword moves. Huo Lanfeng gradually fell into the wind, but fortunately, his body was very flexible, so the branch in Duan Shuai's hand couldn't hurt him, and the two of them passed no less than forty moves, Huo Lanfeng's sword tip stabbed towards Duan Shuai's shoulder, Duan Shuai suddenly turned sideways, and the speed of his body was unmatched.

The branch followed the strength of his wrist and reached Huo Lanfeng's back, and in just a moment, he moved behind Huo Lanfeng, the sweat beads on Huo Lanfeng's forehead fell faster, as if he was about to catch up with his sword speed, and then he turned around, took more than ten steps outward, the hilt of the sword was horizontal in front of his chest, he raised his hand and twisted his wrist, and in a trance, he attacked Duan Shuai, Duan Shuai didn't seem to be able to see his swordsmanship routine clearly, but he was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

At this time, he couldn't let him think too much, this sword blade had already come to Duan Shuai, if he was an ordinary person, I was afraid that he really didn't know where to hide, because he really couldn't tell where this sword would pierce. For Duan Shuai, he was familiar with the road, and then he jumped up, and the long sword in his hand also flew up, Huo Lanfeng was about to counterattack after the sword pierced the air, but at this time, Duan Shuai attacked from directly above him.

As soon as Huo Lanfeng raised his head, he found that Duan Shuai had already collected his sword at this time, but hit him with the palm of his right hand, and a wave of qi blew away Huo Lanfeng's long hair in the direction where Duan Shuai fell, Huo Lanfeng wanted to dodge, but it was too late, but fortunately, at this time, Shuai retracted his palm in time, landed beside Huo Lanfeng, and looked at him with a smile.

His face was smiling, but his heart was trembling, this move was the one he used to deal with Xue Yu during the Tianshan Sword Competition, and for a while countless thoughts poured into Duan Shuai's mind, Duan Shuai was a little lost in his heart, but he learned to smile when he was lost. It is normal for a person to have a look of decadence when he is sad, but if he can still show joy when he is sad, it is not simple.

This is all what Duan Shuai has learned when he has been wandering the rivers and lakes over the years, laughter is a state, not a mood. Huo Lanfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said frankly: "Senior brother is really one of the best masters in the rivers and lakes, and Lanfeng is willing to bow down." Duan Shuai smiled and waved his hand, and said curiously: "The sword move used by Senior Brother Fang is not similar to the swordsmanship of my Tianshan Sect, and I don't know where it comes from?" ”

Huo Lanfeng smiled and was just about to explain, there was a burst of laughter not far away, both of them looked in the direction where the sound came from, and then they saw a middle-aged man sitting on a cliff, only to see him ragged and unkempt, it seemed that he had not taken care of his face for many days, but the wine jug in his hand was very delicate, Duan Shuai asked loudly: "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" ”

The man burst out laughing again, Huo Lanfeng beside Duan Shuai couldn't help but laugh as well, Duan Shuai took a closer look, and then realized that it was the carefree swordsman Pan Chongyue! Since the last time he accompanied Duan Shuai to Tianshan to find Lu Yu in vain, Pan Chongyue stayed on the Tianshan Mountain, enjoying good wine and food for half a year, and he was really happy.

Duan Shuai said with a smile: "Who should I be, it turned out to be Brother Pan!" Pan Chongyue flew over with a wine jug under his feet, and pretended to be dissatisfied: "What? It's only been a long time since we saw each other, and our Great Alliance Leader forgot about my old Pan? As he spoke, he hugged him, but Duan Shuai suddenly flashed to the side, looked him up and down, pointed to his clothes and said: "Brother Pan, it seems that you haven't mixed well during this time, I think with your current dress, it may be really good to go to Brother Hu Tianming's beggar gang to get an errand." ”

Pan Chongyue looked at himself for a while, and then said with a smile: "Our old Pan doesn't care about these things outside his body, just have good wine and good meat to serve." Besides, I still have a good sword in my hand! "Oh? Where is the good sword? Can Duan be fortunate enough to learn a lesson or two? Duan Shuai asked suspiciously. Pan Chongyue waved his hand and said, "This... Forget it, another day, another day, another day to lead the leader of the alliance. But how do these two moves look like Brother Huo? ”

Duan Shuai suddenly realized, and then remembered that in a trance, it was a worry-free swordsmanship. It seems that the two of them have been learning from each other for a lot of time these days, but Huo Lanfeng's worry-free swordsmanship is really not as good as Pan Chongyue's, firstly, the time to learn is relatively short, and secondly, he does not have such a carefree mentality as Pan Chongyue. Duan Shuai patted his head and said: "I see, no wonder my junior brother's sword moves reveal a compelling trance, it turns out that Brother Pan is a talented person!" Admire, admire! ”

"Hey! But don't say that, your little junior brother is a genius who practices swords, and in my opinion, his talent is not under the master of the Great Alliance! I just learned from him, and I benefited a lot from it. Moreover.. Pan Chongyue paused and said with a smile: "Besides, he gave me such a good wine for Lao Pan, I'm afraid it's a little unauthentic if I don't come out with some skills!" ”

He said this at a very high level, not only praised Huo Lanfeng, but also praised Duan Shuai, and even admired his own swordsmanship. The three of them smiled and went down to Luoxia Peak and came to Bai Luoting, at this time Bai Luoting had aged a lot compared to the beginning of the year, and the wrinkles on his face gradually increased, which was obviously caused by hard work. Duan Shuai couldn't bear to look at the master, the master's kind face, indifferent smile, every look revealed his expectations for Duan Shuai.

Bai Luoting stood up with a smile, came to Duan Shuai, turned around and said, "Shuai'er, you have lost weight." Duan Shuai couldn't hold back any longer, tears immediately burst out of his eyes, and he knelt down in front of Bai Luoting with a puff and said: "The apprentice is not filial, and he runs around all day long, which makes your old man tired." ”

Bai Luoting also seemed to be a little moved, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him, collected his emotions, and said slowly: "The years are not forgiving, the teacher has passed the age of antiquity, aging is natural, but you, in the prime of life, should break through outside, and now you are shouldering the burden of the safety of the world's heroes, and the teacher is very pleased!" He said with a smug look.

Duan Shuai lowered his head with a guilty face, because since he became the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, he had been looking for Lu Yu, but he had never contributed to the Martial Arts Alliance, which was really unworthy of his name. Bai Luoting saw his guilt, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't get in the way, everything has its own certainty, you just need to follow your heart!" ”