Chapter Twenty-Six: The Old Man of the Rivers and Lakes
The night breeze is blowing, and the courtyards of the houses between the neighborhoods are filled with laughter and laughter, and there are also scholars who have drunk too much, carrying wine jugs, and humming the minor tunes of their hometown in pairs.
Located in Guangdefang near the West City, most of the strangers who live in Tiannan and Haibei are foreigners, coming from the Western Regions or even farther away, some have taken root in Chang'an City, and some are caravans that stay, transporting special products from all over the world to make huge profits.
In the eyes of the officials and people of Chang'an, those who come from outside the customs are barbarians, so there are very few ordinary people in Guangdefang, and the Siyi Pavilion is also built here. The mountains and rivers are exotic, the customs are very different, the flavor of the New Year in Guangdefang is not strong, the slightly narrow streets are full of people talking with exotic accents, and there are also disciples of different sects preaching and teaching on the streets.
Jingle Bell –
Jingle Bell –
The crisp sound of the camel bell spread through the street, Zhongli Chuchu sat on the white camel, the red veil covered his face and wrapped his hair, and the exotic dress was not too unusual in Guangdefang, occasionally raising his hand to pick up the curtain across the street, and went around to the alley near the Siyi Pavilion.
It was late at night, and there were no pedestrians in the alleys.
Zhongli Chuchu stopped the camel and waited in place for a moment before moving his gaze to the eaves on the side:
"You've been following me for so long, and you're looking for me?"
Click-
The sound of shoes stepping on the tiles sounded, and a figure appeared on the roof, tall and holding a Qingfeng long sword, with a hat covering his cheeks, only revealing his chin and slender lips, it was Ning Qingye who followed all the way.
The reason why Ning Qingye wanted to follow over was because of Zhongli Chuchu's sentence, 'Back then, I went to find a liar to help me paint, and I traveled all the way here to buy a pot ......of good wine and send it over, but the liar used the excuse of saying 'the beauty in the world is as picturesque as it is', and he went back on his word."
Ning Qingye's master Guqiu Zhenren is the person referred to by 'the beauty of the world is difficult to enter the painting' back then, Xu Danqing's emotional words brought her master a great fame, but the ensuing troubles are also not small, and they have not stopped until now.
The title of "the first beauty in the world" is not so easy to deserve, just the flower thief who runs to the evergreen view every year can kill the soft, and the jealousy of women is even more difficult to handle, there are always some self-esteem women in the rivers and lakes who are not convinced, and there are not a few people who come to find fault.
Ning Qingye knew that his master had died because of his escape from marriage, and he was disheartened because he was hunted down by his family, so he had already put down the mundane and left home. Even today, the matter is no longer pursued, but the people in the rivers and lakes have always held on to it.
Back then, there was a poisonous girl in southern Xinjiang who came all the way to Xu Danqing to paint, but after Xu Danqing agreed, she met her master, and then sealed the pen. The poisonous girl in southern Xinjiang, who was empty of bamboo baskets, did not go to Xu Danqing for trouble, but instead sprinkled her anger on her master's head, and tried every means to damage her master's reputation, until the masters of Wudang came out to get rid of her.
Ning Qingye was rescued by the seniors of the rivers and lakes in Shudi, and he went up the mountain almost at the same time as Guqiu Zhenren, and he knew these things very well. The woman in red in front of her didn't look like a person from southern Xinjiang, but several companions were obviously from the south, and combined with Fang Cai's words, it was likely to be related to the poisonous woman back then, so Ning Qingye followed.
At this time, being discovered by the other party, Ning Qingye walked out and looked at it a few times:
"Do you know Ye Jiu Niang?"
When Zhongli Chuchu heard this, his green eyes showed a little inexplicable:
"Enmity or gratitude?"
Ning Qing's night sword scored three points, bringing out a touch of cold in the night:
"There's a grudge."
"If you have a grudge, you go to her to report it, I have already broken off the master-apprentice status with her, if you insist on doing it, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Zhongli Chu Chu turned his head nonchalantly, rode a white camel and walked towards the Siyi Pavilion.
Ning Qingye was obviously a little surprised when he heard this. The other party admitted that he was the apprentice of the poisonous girl, but said that he had severed the master-apprentice relationship, could it be that he was afraid that she would take revenge?
Thinking of this, Ning Qingye put away his long sword and said indifferently:
"I'm not going to kill you."
“……”
Zhongli Chuchu stopped the camel, turned his head and blinked his green eyes, with a bit of contempt in his eyes:
"You Central Plains people, are you all so crazy?"
Words are not speculative for more than half a sentence.
Ning Qingye has always spoken little, the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand has already been unsheathed, and the embroidered shoes lightly step on the eaves tiles, and the whole person rises into the air, stabbing Zhongli Chuchu with a sword.
Zhongli Chuchu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly raised his hand:
"Wait!"
Sa –
Ning Qingye's sword pulled a sword flower halfway, flew around and landed, the long sword pointed obliquely at the ground, and said coldly:
"What do you mean?"
Zhongli Chuchu was silent for a while, jumped off the white camel, walked to Ning Qingye with the reins, and glanced at it:
"It is said that the Central Plains woman is gentle, and you are also from outside the Guan, can't you?"
Ning Qingye didn't bother to talk about this kind of thing anymore, and asked directly, "What are you doing here in Dayue?" Can Ye Jiu Niang be here? ”
Zhongli Chuchu crossed his arms around his chest, with a little impatience: "Who are you?" I said that I have nothing to do with Ye Jiuniang, I just came out to run the rivers and lakes, and I have to say hello to you first? ”
"My name is Ning Qingye, Ning Yuhe's apprentice."
Ning Qingye's eyes were slightly cold: "Ye Jiuniang was stalking back then, and it was difficult for me and Master to clean up, and this account has not been settled clearly." If you come to seek revenge, I will accompany you to the end on behalf of the master. ”
When Zhongli Chuchu heard this, he was interested, raised his hand to take off the red veil on his face, revealing a bewitching cheek that was obviously different from that of a woman in the Central Plains, and hooked the corners of his mouth:
"You are Ning Qingye? That crazy woman has been talking about you for years, let me see what it looks like......"
It is obviously inappropriate to call Shizun a 'crazy woman', but in Ning Qingye's opinion, calling Ye Jiuniang's crazy woman is a lift, and that woman is completely a scum who does everything.
Ning Qingye took off the hat and glanced at her with cold eyes:
"What? Your master still doesn't give up and wants to teach an apprentice to find a field? ”
Zhongli Chuchu walked closer, looked at it carefully as if enjoying a flower, and nodded:
"That's true, she took me in and taught me useless things all day...... It is the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that you Central Plains women like, in order to go to Changqing to watch a snow in the future, alas~ Children of the rivers and lakes, for a face, I am ashamed, so I ran away. ”
Ning Qingye's eyebrows frowned slightly, in fact, he was also looking at the other party, and after looking at it for a while, he snorted lightly:
"It seems that you are an understanding person and have not been led crooked by your master."
Zhongli Chuchu put on the veil again, jumped high and sat on the side of the white camel, and his voice was slightly lazy:
"It is said that it is Xuanhe Bakui, but in the end, none of them will have a good end, what is there to fight for...... It's another generation, and the grievances and grievances of the past are not big hatreds, we just started to walk the rivers and lakes, and it's boring to fight and kill for the trivial things of our predecessors...... Make a friend, right? ”
"The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other."
"Heh......"
Jingle Bell –
Zhongli Chuchu raised his hand, and the camel bell gradually faded away,
Ning Qingye frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't take it to heart, turned around and disappeared between the buildings......