20. Jiu

Flowers bloom and fall, flowers fall and flowers bloom. Five years of time to think about it, but looking back, the beautiful daughters of the innkeeper back then have become other people's wives and have their own daughters.

It is the end of spring and the beginning of summer again, and the sky in the Jiangnan area has been overcast for days recently, and the rain has been continuous, sometimes big and sometimes small, and because the heat has risen, coupled with the endless rain, it makes people's hearts feel as if they are pressed by stones.

The sound of the rain hitting the eaves tiles can only be praised by the poet, and the shopkeepers in the tavern and tea shop are even more irritable when they listen to the sound of the trickle. The little girls holding oil-paper umbrellas on the road carefully hid under the umbrellas, for fear that the corners and skirts of their clothes would be wet.

Now the dynasty has been changed for many years, the Central Plains has long fallen into the hands of the Mongols, because Lin'an City is the former capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols are specially stationed in heavy troops to suppress, when every household is weeping, everywhere sheng song, the prosperous Lin'an City in the south of the Yangtze River has long been ten rooms and nine empty, most of the residents have moved to other places, such as Pingjiang.

Pingjiang was originally called Gusu, and it was also a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, but now it is far less than it was back then.

In the early morning, the rain still hasn't stopped, but fortunately, the coolness of last night hasn't dissipated at this time, and the raindrops are also refreshing.

The red sun rises in the east, the sky is gradually dawning, the pedestrians on the road are gradually increasing, and there are several boats parked on the edge of Taihu Lake, all of which are boatmen waiting for business.

At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves on the shore of the lake, and they stopped in front of the Songhe Tower, and the boatmen who were waiting for the business counted them carefully, and they were fourteen white horses with no miscellaneous hair.

Immediately, fourteen of them were all dressed in hats.

After entering the eaves, the group removed the rain gear by themselves.

When these people stopped at the door of the Songhe Tower, it caused the diners in the hall to look at it for a while, and after they took off their hats and robes, the diners found that these people were all dressed in white, led by a young girl in 128 years, with white skin and snow, and no decoration on her head and hair, but so simple that people couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a rare beauty." ”

This beauty is Jiang Xiyi, who went down to Wudang Mountain five years ago and wanted to step into the rivers and lakes, and the thirteen people behind her are the thirteen people of the Nandou and the Beidou.

After she went down the mountain that day, for some reason, no matter where she went, there were people following her, and when she rested at night, she could hear seven or eight people coming and going, and at first these people would enter the room to make a nuisance, and then after being beaten out, they only dared to watch from the rooftop.

Later, Jiang Xiyi realized that the purpose of these people was to rely on the Heavenly Sword.

After Jiang Xiyi walked into the Songhe Tower, he swept his eyes and found that most of the people sitting in the hall at this moment were diners, some were dressed like travelers, some were dressed magnificently, and some were no different from the peddlers' pawns, but these people all had blades on them, these people didn't say a word, and the gaze in their eyes Jiang Xiyi was very familiar.

They had come for the Heavenly Sword in her hand.

But none of them dared to come forward lightly, because in the past five years, Jiang Xiyi had already confirmed the title of a sword shocking in the rivers and lakes, she had not been defeated once, and almost no one could even walk under her sword with twenty swords, so except for a sword that shocked the sky, people in the rivers and lakes preferred to call her a divine sword.

It's Excalibur and not the Sword God.

The reason for this is to start from two years ago, it is said that Jiang Xiyi has been famous in the rivers and lakes, there were people on Wudang Mountain and Zhang Zhenren to discuss martial arts, is talking about Jiang Xiyi, when Zhang Zhenren mentioned her, he said three times in a row, and then Jiang Xiyi has reached the legendary realm of human sword, and her person is a sharp sword.

Since then, it has been called the Excalibur in the rivers and lakes.

Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the sword Jiang Xiyi can be said to be the first person to understand swordsmanship today; Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that she has never killed anyone.

But even if everyone knew that her sword blade was bloodless, they didn't dare to step forward lightly, just because they were afraid of her people, and they were also afraid of her sword.

At this time, the shopkeeper welcomed Jiang Xiyi and his party in, and sat down around the empty table.

Jiang Xiyi casually put the Yitian Sword on the side of the table and supported it, this magic weapon with various meanings in the hearts of the Jianghu people, in Jiang Xiyi's heart, it was just a sword that was not as good as her own sword.

After they sat down, the shopkeeper came up attentively, and there was a pot of tea on the table.

After she poured the tea into the cup, she put it under her nose and sniffed it, without even touching the wall of the cup, raised her eyes to look at the shopkeeper, and said, "What happened to the owner of the Songhe Tower and the shopkeeper?" ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face: "This guest officer, the little one really doesn't understand the meaning of your words. ”

Jiang Xiyi said coldly: "The eyes you look at this sword are exactly the same as those people, and this tea, I'm afraid you can't drink it." ”

The smile on the shopkeeper's face seemed to be a little unbearable, and said: "Guest officer, you think too much, our Songhe Tower is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, how can it harm people." ”

"Oh?" A sneer appeared on Jiang Xiyi's face, and he said, "Then you can drink this cup of tea." ”

When Jiang Xiyi said the word 'you', he pushed the teacup in his hand, and all the tea in the cup splashed towards the shopkeeper's body, so fast that people couldn't react.

Then there was a sound of screaming, and the movement of the blade out of the sheath, Jiang Xiyi didn't even need to look back, he knew that those who seemed to be travelers were ready to strike at her at this moment, ready to strike a blow at her.

Jiang Xiyi said: "Who are you?" ”

One person said behind Jiang Xiyi's back: "You don't need to know who we are, you just need to know that if you hand over the Heavenly Sword, we won't be embarrassed by you." ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "Over the years, my ears have become calloused, but the Heavenly Sword is still in my hands, I think it should be me telling you, as long as you put away your blades now and leave on your own, I won't be embarrassed by you." ”

When the man who spoke heard this, he said, "You...... You! But I don't know what else to say.

At this time, the other said: "I said, what are you talking about with her, she is so arrogant, let her see what we are capable of, and take the sword!" ”

Jiang Xiyi said slowly: "Yes, you guys should hurry up, I'm just waiting here to take a break, don't miss our time." ”

An old man in the crowd said: "Master Jiang, I'm afraid that none of you will be able to leave, and I will kill you without leaving a piece of armor." ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "Oh. ”

Suddenly, the lobby of this pine crane tower was filled with roars and the sound of weapons waving, so loud that it was deafening.

This sound covered the other movements, and also covered the sound of the Taixuan Thirteen Swords unsheathed.

The people in the Songhe Tower suddenly felt cold, and then only a dozen breaths, and there was a sound of the sword returning to the sheath, and the Nandou and Beidou, who had just gotten up and drawn their swords, sat back in their previous positions at this moment, and the lobby was quiet and only the sound of rain could be heard.

Those who were going to come up and kill Jiang Xiyi were all caught in the acupoints at this moment, and their postures were not necessarily in place, and they couldn't move like statues.

Jiang Xiyi didn't leave, because she knew that there were still people in the future.

She has always liked to solve everything at once, she is very patient and very impatient.

But she never did useless work, and this time it didn't disappoint her.

In the distance, there was the sound of horses' hooves splashing water.

Then, as the sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, a neighing sound of horses sounded around the Songhe Tower, and a man in a white shirt walked in at the gate, holding an umbrella.

Jiang Xiyi saw that he was floating on the water under his feet, and saw a small black eagle with wings spread out embroidered on the left side of this person's white shirt.

The man walked to the door, never stepped further, and said with a smile: "I have heard the name of the owner of Jiang Zhuang for a long time in the rivers and lakes, and I am really fortunate to see it today." ”

This person's words are polite, but the tone is emphasized but very arrogant, and when he hears it, he is a person who is in a high position and often gives orders.

Jiang Xiyi asked, "Who are you?" ”

The man said: "Under the surname Yin, the wild king of grass characters." ”

Jiang Xiyi naturally knows the name of King Yin Ye, and now she doesn't know anything about the affairs of the rivers and lakes back then. King Yin Ye is the master of the Heavenly Eagle Sect Tianwei Hall, second only to the sect leader in the sect, this time he came in person, it seems that the Heavenly Eagle Sect is bound to leave the Heavenly Sword.

Jiang Xiyi looked at King Yin Ye again, and saw that his eyes were like cold electricity, shining brightly, and his momentum was terrifying, so he knew that this person could not be underestimated, and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

King Yin Ye smiled: "Lord Jiang Zhuang asked knowingly, why bother with this? ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "Oh, so the Heavenly Eagle Sect also wants to rely on the Heavenly Sword?" I thought that after the battle in Lin'an West Lake before, you would not come again, but now although you are an enemy, I also want to applaud your unyielding spirit. ”

When King Yin Ye heard this, he had a dark anger in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he laughed and said: "It is also an honor to be praised by the owner of Jiang Zhuang, if the owner of Jiang Zhuang wants to make friends with the Heavenly Eagle Sect and leave the Heavenly Sword." ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "What if I don't want to leave the Heavenly Sword? ”

King Yin Ye said: "Do you know that the Songhe Tower has been surrounded by us and others, if you don't leave the Heavenly Sword and don't talk about friends, I'm afraid your life will not be saved." ”

Jiang Xiyi said coldly: "No one can stop me." ”

King Yin Ye said: "But at this moment, you have no way out." ”

Jiang Xiyi said: "How I get in, I will naturally get out, you don't need to worry about it." ”

King Yin Ye sneered, immediately floated away, walked through the crowd, and said: "Then the owner of Jiang Zhuang can try it, how to retreat!" ”

Suddenly, countless people appeared at the gate, each with a shield in front of them, each holding a strong bow, and rows of sharp arrows aimed at everyone, just waiting for King Yin Ye's order, ten thousand arrows were fired at once.

At this time, Jiang Xiyi said to Nandou and Beidou: "Let's put these people where the arrows can't shoot first." ”

After Nandou and Beidou hugged their fists, they put those 'statues' with different postures in the dead corner, and the people of the Heavenly Eagle Sect watched their actions and were puzzled.

When King Yin Ye was about to threaten loudly, Jiang Xiyi said loudly: "Lord Yin can't help but underestimate me, how can a bow and arrow be able to defeat a sharp sword!" ”