4. II
It was not the first time that Chu Liuxiang had been pointed at by a sword, nor was it the first time that someone had put a sword on his neck, but it was indeed the first time he felt scared.
His nervous palms were already sweating, and he knew how terrifying the thin, willow-leafed sword was.
This sword was between his shoulder and neck, and it didn't fall on his shoulder, not close to his neck, but this cold sword qi seemed to have pierced his throat, as if his blood would gush out in the next second, and shivers had already risen on his skin, but his face was still silent.
Chu Liuxiang tried his best to remain calm in his heart, his eyes turned, and he turned his attention to the sword, just one glance he knew that this sword was a rare good sword, the sword light brightened the dazzling light on the snow, the sword qi chilled the water in the deepest part of the glacier, the edge was exposed, the hair could be broken, and the sword body was more breathless, like a living thing.
However, what was more terrifying than this sword was the person who wielded it, because she was able to control such a sword, and when one person was against three people, she would not be defeated at all.
Chu Liuxiang was very glad that he had taken a look at it at this time, because he saw and sensed the sword aura of Sen Han Su from this sword and the person behind him, the profound sword intent, but there was no murderous aura and killing intent.
The man didn't want to kill them, though it wasn't hard for her if she wanted to.
Thinking of this, Chu Liuxiang felt a lot more relaxed in her heart, but she still didn't dare to relax completely, because this sword was still there, and it hadn't moved at all, and even the wind couldn't blow this soft sword thinner than willow leaves.
When Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua saw Chu Liuxiang being restrained with a sword, their hearts were cold, they were not just like falling into an ice cave, but falling into an ice cave and being smashed with a 10,000-pound boulder, they were frozen in place, they didn't even dare to move, they didn't even dare to breathe, they were worried that as long as they moved, the sword would immediately take Chu Liuxiang's life cleanly, but if they didn't move, what if the woman in white still wanted to take his life?
In a dilemma, the three of them entered the rivers and lakes together, knew each other for many years, and encountered such a predicament for the first time.
Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua were so nervous that even their knuckles turned white, but at this time Chu Liuxiang laughed, in such a situation, he could still laugh, Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua saw his laughter, and the boulder in their hearts also moved away, they trusted Chu Liuxiang so much, he could always think of a way to let himself get out of the most dangerous place, as long as he could still laugh, he could have a good idea, and this time would definitely be no exception.
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "A girl like you shouldn't hold a sword and point it at a strange man at will. ”
As soon as he spoke, the wind blew away, and the woman in white didn't move a word as if she hadn't heard.
Chu Liuxiang didn't care whether anyone responded to his words at all, and only continued: "We are just passing through your mansion, and we want to ask for a glass of wine to warm up so that we can continue to hurry, why should the girl fight?" ”
"How did you find here?" Finally, the woman in white spoke, she said word by word, the sound was like ice cubes hitting each other, without the slightest girl's charm, like the icicles that turned into solid ice at the spring in the mountains in the deep winter, it looked beautiful, but the cold was pressing, but the icicles could melt people's body temperature when they were grasped in their hands, but her voice alone made people feel that if you dare to hold this 'icicle' in your hands, your hands will be useless.
This woman in white is like a person made of ice and snow from the coldest place, the sword is cold, the person is cold, the face is cold, and even the voice is extremely cold.
Hu Tiehua raised his hands and said loudly: "Your Zhuangzi is over here, in such a big place, we are not blind, of course we can find it." ”
The woman in white didn't give Hu Tiehua a look, her sword was still on Chu Liuxiang's neck and shoulder, she seemed to be waiting for Chu Liuxiang's answer, Chu Liuxiang seemed to know what she was thinking, and said lightly: "If someone uses a sword against my neck, I usually don't like to talk to that person." ”
The woman in white said coldly, "Do you like me to stab the sword down?" ”
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "If you stab this sword, I can only blame myself for having no eyes when I missee you and the sword in your hand." ”
A swordsman, especially a swordsman after the entry of sword qi, the more superb their swordsmanship, the more they feel that they can not care about themselves, but they must care about the sword in their hands, Chu Liuxiang knows this very well, so he said so, not to mention that this woman in white has already been more than just a sword qi entry.
People who have practiced their swords to this level no longer care whether they want to kill people, or use killing to make a difference, they even feel that some people's blood is not worthy of their own swords, these people can be said to be ruthless, because there seems to be no one or nothing that can stay in their eyes for more than a day, but these people can be said to be affectionate, even dedicated, because they only have their own swords in their eyes.
Sure enough, Chu Liuxiang heard a 'bang', and it was the woman who put away her sword.
However, the sword has been sheathed, and the sword qi has not dissipated.
Even if the wind does not stop, it still can't blow away the killing intent in the air.
The woman in white went straight through the three of them and walked towards the Zhuangzi, Hu Tiehua looked dazed, not knowing what the woman in white meant, so she asked loudly: "What do you mean by leaving us here and leaving by yourself?" ”
"You just said you wanted to beg for wine and food, just come along."
The wind blew these words into the ears of Chu Liuxiang and the others, and the voice was clear, as if they were in their ears, but the woman in white was about to step on this water and white jade.
Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua looked at Chu Liuxiang together, and the one who took the idea among the three of them was always Chu Liuxiang.
After Chu Liuxiang looked at the two and nodded separately, the three of them followed the footsteps of the woman in white and stepped on the snow.
Chu Liuxiang noticed that the woman in white had extremely light steps, and the three of them had seen her light skills, and at this moment, there was not a single footprint in the snow she had walked on, and there was no trace of the real snow.
In the rivers and lakes, a sword master is often also a light master, because to use a good sword, just practicing the sword can't do it, a good swordsman must have sharp eyes, because in this way he can see the opponent's flaws and kill with one blow; Start fast, but this fast is not blindly seeking fast, but seeking accuracy in stability, seeking speed in accuracy, when using a sword, it is not difficult to be stable and accurate, the difficulty is that it is stable and fast, not fast enough is not deadly, because you can never catch up with the opportunity; The body technique must be agile, so that you can advance and retreat freely around the enemy.
And more important than these is the mind of a swordsman.
A swordsman with a high level knows what he is holding in his hand, why he draws his sword, why he draws it, why he puts it away, and even they can hear the sound of the sword and read the sword's thoughts.
Chu Liuxiang had never met such a swordsman, but he felt that he had finally met such a person today, and he had seen a living sword.
It was the sword in the hand of the woman in white, and it was also the woman in white.
They followed the woman in white all the way into the village, and saw that the style of the village was quaint, the furnishings were spotless, even if there was no dust in the corner, and there was not a single piece of snow in the court. ”
Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan wondered in their hearts, they thought that this woman was the daughter of the owner of the village, but they didn't expect that she was the owner of this place at such an age.
Suddenly, the woman in white stopped, stretched out her hand and pushed the door in front of her open, and suddenly there was a pleasant warmth.
What else can satisfy someone who walks on the snow for a long time, other than a warm interior?
However, this is not the most satisfying place for Hu Tiehua, what can make Hu Tiehua satisfied, naturally there is wine, when the door was pushed open, Hu Tiehua smelled a burst of wine.
The woman in white entered the house directly, sat down in the main seat at the highest place, and did not beckon the three of them to take a seat, Hu Tiehua saw at a glance that there was a jar of wine on the low table in front of the first three seats, he didn't know how the mysterious woman in white gave the order, but he knew that he had wine to drink now, and it was still a good jar of wine.
Before the three of them sat down, the woman in white spoke, "Are you going down the mountain in a while?" ”
The three of them couldn't understand the meaning of her words for a while, and they looked at each other and didn't know how to answer, Chu Liuxiang touched his nose and said, "Yes, we will go down the mountain in a while." ”
The woman in white said, "Very good." ”
The three of them thought that she had finished speaking, Hu Tiehua slapped open the sealing mud of the wine jar with one palm, directly raised his head and poured it into his mouth, and then reached out to wipe the wine in his mouth, and said happily: "This jar of wine is really good wine, it is simply the best wine I have ever drunk." ”
Ji Bingyan let out a sneer and said, "How much wine have you drunk?" With that, he poured the wine into a bowl and drank it slowly.
At this moment, the woman in white suddenly said, "I will go down the mountain with you." ”
The three of them almost doubted that they had heard it wrong, Hu Tiehua choked on the wine, patted his chest desperately, and after coughing violently, he asked loudly, "What did you say?" ”
"I'll go down the mountain with you." The woman in white said this sentence coldly, word by word.
Chu Liuxiang asked, "Dare to ask why the girl wants to go down the mountain with us?" ”
The woman in white said, "No, why." ”
Chu Liuxiang asked again: "Dare to ask the girl what happened when she went down the mountain?" ”
The woman in white said, "Find someone." ”
She replied and was reluctant to say a word, just as she was reluctant to make an extra move, Chu Liuxiang had to continue to ask: "I don't know who the girl is looking for when she goes down the mountain?" ”
Hu Tiehua put down the wine jar in his hand, and quietly listened to the conversation between Chu Liuxiang and the woman in white, and finally this question, he and Ji Bingyan thought that the woman in white would not answer, but what they didn't expect was that she answered, and said a name that they never expected, but felt reasonable-
"Xue Yiren."
When the three of them heard this name, their faces changed, and then they returned to normal, and the woman in white saw this and asked, "Do you know him?" ”
Hu Tiehua said: "Who in this world doesn't know Xue Yiren, the number one swordsman in the world who has never been defeated since Li Guanyu, but you are so young, what are you going to do with Xue Yiren, is it his relative?" ”
The woman in white ignored Hu Tiehua's words, and after hearing that they did know Xue Yiren, her eyes lit up and asked, "Where is he?" ”
This is naturally Xue Yiren.
Ji Bingyan said coldly, unlike Hu Tiehua, he didn't seem to be curious or concerned about this matter: "He is in Songjiang Mansion, and he retired to the forest for many years after middle age. ”
"Thank you for informing me." Even if the woman in white thanked her, she was so cold.
Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Since you have to go all the way, I don't know the girl's name?" ”
The woman in white said, "My name is Jiang Xiyi." ”
After finishing speaking, she raised her hand, and a man in white who seemed to be a servant in the village walked over quickly, and Jiang Xiyi said to him: "Inform Nandou and Beidou to prepare to go down the mountain." ”