The snow slowly stopped......

Still as silent as it came......

The elder walked slowly out of the grass hut and looked up at the gray and glued sky hundreds of feet away, and the clouds were still thick after the snow had passed......

He took a deep breath, and his snort was filled with the smell of the bitter cold of the countryside......

A few steps away was a river, but it was already frozen and covered with a thick layer of snow......

From a distance, it looks like a road that has not been trodden by others, stretching far away......

Keel lowered his head and ate the last bit of bun in his hand, got up slowly, walked out of the grass shed softly, and went to the elder's side, the elder turned around, Keel saw that his face was angular, although his temples were slightly spotted, but the sword eyebrows were upright, the black eyes were sharp, and the spirit could be seen between the eyebrows, but it was difficult to hide the wind and frost of the years......

The keel knelt on the ground:

"Thank you so much, ...... Gong"

"Don't ......," the elder put his hands on the keel......

"Dare to ask Engongzun's name...... "Keel asked, bowing down......

The elder just smiled and shook his head, waved his hand at him, and turned to leave, but felt that the keel had followed again......

"Engong, if you don't want to be named, then what do you have to do, can you say it, if you can, I will do my best to help you do it......"

The elder stopped, turned around, and said slowly:

"Look at you, although you don't have a sword, but you must be a person in the rivers and lakes, if you put it in the past, I must be looking for a good talent, but now, alas, ......"

The elder shook his head, sighed, and bowed again:

"Engong Mo sighs, just after the end of the year, at the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed, everything can be run from time to time, otherwise Ji Tai will come ......"

The elder paused for a moment, still shook his head, but looked at the keel with concern, so he beckoned him to follow behind, and after a while the two walked on a big road into the city, and soon arrived at the city gate, with the word "Jianye" written on it......

Say it's a mansion......

But it's really a little dilapidated......

Only a large courtyard......

How much tells the glory of the family in the house......

The snow in the corners, with the yellow weeds on the branches, all this made the desolation of the house in front of him even more significant......

In Keel's view, the place is so secluded that there are no vendors around......

"Look at this day, it is estimated that it will snow, you can come in and sit down...... I'll get you a hot pot of tea......," the elder whispered from the front......

"Thank you......" keel hugged his fist, followed the elder into the compound, and walked to the side of the shadow wall, but saw a plaque standing diagonally aside:

-- "Lingdu Dart Bureau"......

The keel tilted his head to read and write, and read silently in his heart, but after a slight pause, it had been left by the elders, and the keel hurriedly followed, although there were many rooms in the house, but in fact, there was no need for the elders to guide the way, because at this time, except for the main hall and a bedroom in the center, the snow in front of the other courts had already accumulated a thick layer......

When the two came to the main hall, the elder pushed open the door to let in the keel, gently uncovered the charcoal fire sealed before going out, put a pot steadily, and turned back to signal the keel to sit down......

There was no word for a while, but there were flames flickering from time to time in front of him, and the sound of steam in his ears was full of gusts, and the keel gradually felt warm......

"This chivalrous warrior, dare to ask the honorable name?" The elder said, "You don't look like a local, why did you come to this town?" Why did you end up here? ”

The keel hurriedly stood up and saluted with his fists:

"Hui Engong, in the lower keel, the name given by the teacher, since he was a child, he practiced on the Lingxu Peak of Kunlun Mountain, and this time he went down the mountain, just to find the news of his relatives...... Unexpectedly, during the journey, he encountered a thief, lost both the silver, and was deceived by the traitor, and was plotted, starved and cold, and poisoned, so he ended up in such a situation, fortunately he was rescued by the father, please accept my worship! ”

As he spoke, the dragon bone felt his heart burn, and bowed solemnly to the elder, who quickly helped him up again and let him back beside him......

"It's okay...... the elder smiled slightly, hugged his fists and said, "My surname is Shang Lu, a local from Jianye, you and I meet today, it is fate...... It's getting late, if you don't mind, you can stay at my house for one night, tomorrow I will prepare some coiled herbs for you, and send you on a trip, and I hope you will not suffer such a predicament in the future......"

"How dare you do that!" The dragon bone hurriedly stood up, "Thank you for your kindness, I will repay ...... you for treating me like this."

The keel paused, and raised his hand to the shadow wall outside the house:

"I think...... There's a plaque there, and this was supposed to be a dart game? Are you the big boss here? ”

Hearing this, Shang Lu's eyes lowered and he nodded silently......

"But I haven't seen a dart master or a runner along the way, and I haven't even seen a single man, and now that the New Year has passed, it's time to come back, somehow?"

The dragon bone asked softly, and for a long time, Shang Lu didn't respond, still looking at the feet in front of him......

The keel also stopped making a sound, and stood quietly aside......

The room was quiet until the kettle whined......

"Engong, presumably your dart game must have encountered some difficulties, I am not talented, thanks to the teachings of the teacher, and some fists and feet, if you do not dislike it, I would like to be your dart master......"

Shang Lu raised his head and looked at the keel, his eyes suddenly flashed with a glimmer of light, but it was fleeting......

"Your kindness, I ......understand it" Shang Lu stood up, slowly walked towards the fire, and couldn't help but sigh again, "I am also a person in the rivers and lakes, and I can see at first glance that you can do martial arts, but now the business of darts is not easy to do......"

"I really don't have experience...... Keel said sincerely, taking a breath, "but I'm willing to learn, I'm not afraid of hardship, so let me start as an apprentice!" ”

"But......" Shang Lu looked the keel up and down, "aren't you, are you still looking for your relatives?" ”

"I don't know where they are ......now," Keel said, "I only know that I have to go to the eastern part of the Central Plains to find clues, this is Jianye City, and it has already arrived, besides, the road to the dart, Tiannan and Haibei, as long as I pay attention, I will definitely be able to find out a lot of news......"

Shang Lu paused, but still shook his head:

"Alas...... I'm not telling you...... If you don't come, I'm going to sell this game when the weather warms up......"

"What happened to this game?" Keel looked at his disappointed look and asked softly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"It's not a big deal...... Shang Lu sighed, "Do you know that people who walk darts, in addition to being strong in martial arts, pay the most attention to the relationship between black and white......

"Black and white?"

Shang Lu nodded:

"Needless to say, the government doesn't need to say it, but if you don't know the underworld, there are thousands of mountains and rivers on this dart road, even if your martial arts are high, the thieves among them may be finished? If you can't rob them, they will plot if they are in a hurry, and they can use any tricks, not to mention the loss of goods, and if you don't do it, you will lose your own ......."

After hearing this, the dragon bone nodded silently......

"The thief is nothing more than asking for money, giving money, he will not be entangled with you, and the goods are delivered, the boss achieves the goal, it is natural to be happy, not to mention our silver, so it can be said that everyone is happy......"

The keel nodded again......

"Dart games have been doing this since ancient times......"

Speaking of this, Shang Lu sighed again, lowered his head and poured hot tea for the two, the keel first held a cup to Shang Lu, Shang Lu put the kettle back on the stove, took the teacup, and continued:

"My family's generational dart game, originally business was booming, but more than a year ago, another dart game appeared in this Jianye City, named "Yunxing", opposite to me across the city, that family can be described as wealthy. But that's it, I also had money at that time, and there were more than one or two dart games in this Jianye City, but things were not so simple......"

Shang Lu took a sip of tea and coughed heavily:

"Since he was established, in the past six months, several generations of my family have met all kinds of bandits, and they have broken off their friendship with us one after another...... It is getting harder and harder to walk the darts, and I have lost the darts several times, so that the boss of our insurance is gradually decreasing, and the same way, his dart game can walk normally, presumably they used the means in the meantime......"

"Hmmm......"

"This would have been normal, but, alas, a few of the dart masters came back and said that in addition to the bandits, they had encountered some unclean things on the way...... Resulting in the loss of goods......"

- Unclean things......

The dragon bone frowned, concentrating, Shang Lu looked at him, and seeing that he was not flustered, he continued:

"Later, people said that I made that kind of thing in this house, so that it could be attracted in the darts, and most of the bodyguards who came to me here were traders in Jianye City, and they sought the most auspicious, and this strange thing made them even more respectful of me, so word of mouth, and my own people were panicked, and soon, the dart masters left one after another, and the rest of the guys' account room, I gradually couldn't afford it, so I ...... Alas......"

Shang Lu looked around, and the keel nodded thoughtfully......

"But don't worry, it's true that I've never made any mess in this house......" Shang Lu said to the keel......

"Engong, I'm not afraid of this, and as long as I'm here, you can rest assured about these things......"

The keel stood up and bowed down:

"I really want to do things for you in the dart game, please take me......"

"Don't call me Engong, just call me the boss......" Shang Lu helped him sit down, "sigh...... But you do things with me, I ...... I can't even pay you anymore......"

"Master!" The dragon bone said loudly, "I don't need to be paid, you can just take care of my food!" While I was working for you, I happened to inquire about the news of my relatives from the trade routes......"

"You're ...... Think so? Shang Lu's voice trembled a little......

"Every sentence comes from the bottom of my heart!" Keel replied with certainty.

Shang Lu looked at the keel silently for a while:

"Okay! More than half of this first month has passed...... Shang Lu got up and paced to the door, looking at the sky outside, "Let's see if we can ...... the dragon raise its head on the second day of the second month of February!" ”

"Thank you!" Keel nodded vigorously......

After a few days, Shang Lu bought a few new clothes for the keel, and the keel also did his best to help him clean the inside and outside of the dart board, after all, it is different from the ordinary three-entry house, the back field is very large, there are school stables, and there are many houses, but at this time it can be said that it is in tatters everywhere, but only the bedroom of the big master and the warehouse where the dart car is stored are as clean as new, and the keel understands that this slightly broken dart car may be the only hope for the dart bureau in this tomb......

On the second day of February, the Spring Ploughing Festival, the inside and outside of Jianye City were filled with prayers for a good harvest......

On this day, Shang Lu got up very early, put on new clothes, and quietly watched the keel practice on the side of the school, and the two had breakfast together, Shang Lu, went out with the keel for the first time......

The beggar sitting on the corner also received several copper plates from the shopkeeper......

Along the way, the keel didn't speak, just followed silently, passing through the streets and alleys, and the people on the road seemed to have long forgotten Shang Lu, the once rich dart shopkeeper, or how he was down now, and people greeted each other......

It won't be long......

The two stopped outside a mansion......

"This is one of the few people who know about my family's situation, but still entrust me to dart!" Shang Lu whispered, and the keel looked up at the plaque on the doorway:

- Lin Fu ......

"Today, let's see if we can open a new year!"

Shang Lu smiled slightly and headed towards the door:

"Dare to ask the messenger, can Master Lin be in the mansion?"

The messenger at the door saw that it was an acquaintance of the master, and quickly ran in to report, and soon a person who looked like a housekeeper came out, and when he saw Shang Lu and the two, he hurriedly greeted:

"Business Shopkeeper ......"

"Steward Song! Congratulations to you, good luck! ”

The housekeeper surnamed Song seemed to smile a little reluctantly, and after a few words of greeting, he led the two into the house......

And at the moment when the dragon bone stepped into the courtyard gate, he seemed to feel the sword on his back and let out a low exhalation......

Only he could hear that......

The keel vigilantly took a step closer to Shang Lu, looking around from time to time......

The forest mansion is very large, five before and after entering the house, there are all kinds of trees planted on the side of the road, although the grass and trees are still withered at this time, but the spring in the south is early, and the keel seems to have been able to feel the life hidden between the branches......

"Brother Song, what has Lord Lin been busy with lately?" Shang Lu and the housekeeper chatted......

"Hi...... What else can he be busy with, except for business, that is, to find a home for his daughter......" The housekeeper shook his head, "However, it is indeed a little difficult......"

"How could it be, Miss Lin is knowledgeable......

"I think there are a lot of relatives in this Jianye City, but Miss is very demanding! After a few times, few people came to matchmaking...... Hey, don't mention it, I think this little brother is a little raw......"

The butler turned his head to look at the keel......

"Oh...... This is my new dart master, named Dragonbone! Come! I've seen Steward Song! ”

"I've seen Lord Song, it's good luck ......" Keel bowed his head, and Steward Song hurriedly returned the salute and walked a few more steps:

"Wait a minute, I'll go and tell my master......"

"Brother Song...... "After Shang Lumu sent the housekeeper in, the two waited quietly under the courtyard......

After hesitating, the keel came to Shang Lu's ear:

"Big boss, what strange things have happened in this Lin Mansion?"

Shang Lu raised his eyebrows, shook his head slightly, and wanted to say something, when he saw Steward Song trotting and waving to the two:

"Sir, please!"