The wind swept away the dead branches and leaves on the street, rolled in all directions, and swept under the people. Sikong Xi followed the flow of people and gradually passed through the first half of Yuru Street, and entered the center of Liexun City, which can really be called prosperous. In his hand, he clutched the knife that the sharpener had already sharpened. It's just that what makes him puzzling is that the knife sharpener worked hard to get the business, but he resolutely didn't ask Sikong Xi for a penny.

Sikong Xi was a little skeptical that the knife sharpener had dropped the war knife that Du Du had given him, after all, the knife sharpener could steal the war knife without him knowing it, and he would inevitably not make a small move to drop the war knife. He quietly searched for a corner and unsheathed his knife.

The blade was unsheathed, and Sikong Xizai carefully examined it from the end of the blade. But until the blade, he couldn't examine any unexpected flaws, but after sharpening, the sword became more and more transparent and sharp.

In the words of the person who sharpened the knife, there seemed to be a different meaning, but Sikong Xi couldn't hear the vague clues in the words.

"Little General, I think you and I are destined, I won't take this money, but you have to remember to come to my business next time." The knife sharpener with flying eyebrows seemed to be very satisfied with the knife he had sharpened, and even spoke with a little confidence.

"That's all I have with the knife, and I'm not going to stay here forever." Sikong Xi said subconsciously.

"Yo? Little General, you're not a resident of the city......" The knife sharpener looked a little surprised.

Sikong Xi realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly changed his words, "No, no...... I'm a resident of the city of Lieson! ”

"Don't worry, little general, I know that you have something inconvenient for others to know. I'm just a craftsman who eats, and I don't talk much. The young man sharpening the knife smiled, his white teeth exposed, "It's just that people who live in the city won't say that they are in Liesun City, so it looks very outward." ”

"Little General?" Sikong Xi froze his mouth, staring at the knife sharpener with some suspicion, secretly wondering if he was recognized with just a war knife?

But at this time, he suddenly saw a rusty sword with a cold aura on the desk, stepped forward and grabbed it, and played with it in his hand.

"This ......!" The young knife sharpener didn't grasp it steadily, and the whetstone slammed a gap out of it with a vigorous swing. Fortunately, the sharpener withdrew in time, so that the blade was not damaged. He didn't care too much about the mistake in his hand, he just looked up at the rusty sword in Sikong Xi's hand in a daze.

"You...... You picked it up? The sharpener's voice trembled.

"What's so strange about that? What about picking it up? Sikong Xi was startled, and hurriedly threw the rusty sword on the desk, "Isn't it just touching, what are you nervous about...... A rusty sword is still slashing at the door like this. ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, leave it there and don't move it anymore," the knife sharpener wiped his sweat and replaced it with a new grinding stone. It's just that the eyebrows are still looking at Sikong Xi's hands from time to time.

A group of people who walked out of the depths of the alley did not care about the sneaky Sikong Xi in front of them, and slammed Sikong Xi to the ground, forcibly crashing his thoughts back to reality.

"You don't have long eyes! With such a spacious alley, you can still hit people!? Sikong Xi was stunned for a moment, and pointed at the team that was getting farther and farther away.

He slammed his mouth. He could see clearly that the group of people not far away were all dressed in cold-colored coats, and their steps carried the order and coldness unique to the army. The slightly undulating waist has a hazy slender shape.

"Boy, you're talking about me?" In the team of people dressed in big hats, one of them suddenly stopped, and his waist slowly lifted, as if he was hiding something.

Sikong Xi nervously grabbed the scabbard and tried to maneuver, "Right...... Right! That's you! Did you just leave after knocking the master? ”

"So how do you want to solve it?" The man smiled grimly, and the knife in his hand was already moving.

Sikong Xi was stunned for a moment, and then instantly pulled out his war knife and put it in front of him. That bits of swift cold light came through like a galloping sword. The broad spine of the sword slid past Sikong Xi's sword, clinging to the blade and rushing into his eyes.

However, Sikong Xi quickly withdrew the knife, and completed a sharp knife in a short instant, repelling the opponent's moves.

"Come back!" In the ranks, the man in the lead shouted at his aggressive subordinates.

The subordinate was a little shocked by Sikong Xi's move, and reluctantly withdrew the scabbard and returned to the team.

"You're in luck this time." The man in the lead looked at the subordinate.

"Director......" The subordinate bowed his head deeply.

"But you've surprised me," the lead man smiled wryly, "that funny boy...... It's going to be here. ”

"In that case...... It saved me a lot of energy. ”

"Director...... What do you say? The subordinate was a little frightened and asked quietly.

"It's nothing, this time it's your credit, let me really see a harlequin." The man in the lead didn't care about the surprised gaze of his subordinates, and made a gesture of wiping his head at the subordinates on the other side.

"Obey ......," the subordinate replied in a low voice. And the team has drifted apart.

"They...... Who exactly. Sikong Xi muttered as he watched the team leave, and the lingering black daze seemed to be still in his eyes.

However, he was glad that these unscrupulous thugs would easily retreat, otherwise he would not even have a chance to live.

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The center of the Qingyu Pond enshrines the portable sword given to Lu Chi by the first emperor of Youya Kingdom, when Lu Chi first held the power of Liexun, in order to establish his prestige, he set up the day of the Houtian Festival every year, and the children of the family of Liesun City want to go to the center of the Qingyu Pond to pay homage to the first emperor's sword.

And this year is the time when the bell tang tree that blooms every ten years blooms, the bell tang tree is a rare tree species, and in the early years, it was taken by Lu Chi as his own, and the origin of the bell tang was strictly controlled in the city. If an unscrupulous person steals the seeds of a tree for profit and tries to take them outside the city, he will be punished with the most severe punishment.

The most grand festival in the past ten years, so that people in the whole city will come to watch the bell begonia flowers in full bloom and worship the legacy of the first emperor.

The ancient key tossed through the crowd and squeezed close to the Qingyu Embankment Bridge in the center of the Qingyu Pond. It is a small bridge very close to the water, and the children of the family like to stand on the bridge and chant poems against each other, gently sinking a small boat, and playing between the folding fans, which can show their noble demeanor. And these small gestures are nothing more than trying to make Miss smile.

Gu Jian looked across the bridge from afar, and it was already full of young people in sackcloth. Those little guys all came first to occupy an excellent position on the embankment bridge, waiting for their sons to come leisurely and chic. It's just that Gu Key is not in the mood to look at these, and he is desperately looking for someone around.

When he left the ancient mansion last night, Gu Yu passed some cryptic information to him with his lips, and Gu Nie definitely knew about it.

But whenever there is such an event as the Hou Tian Festival, Gu Nie has always been indispensable to join in the fun. The Ancient Key passed through one excited man after another, trying to find the familiar and somewhat hunchbacked old man.

"The begonia tree is in full bloom!" At this time, I don't know who screamed violently. And one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all the people were stopped by this roar, and they all looked to the side not far away.

There are two forks in the pond that branch to the western suburbs of Liexun, and one of the forks flows to the Lingtang tree and then to the western suburbs. After the irrigation of the clear pond, this ancient Lingtang tree, which has survived for a long time, has become larger and more luxuriant. At this time, countless scattered clear petals scattered all over the sky, like a rain of flowers swirling around the sky.

In that year, the scene that Gu Key saw was nothing more than that. The flower rain that surrounded the whole city of Liesun lasted for a whole day, and the young man reclined on the body of the dusty woman, letting the charming woman warm up for himself. On the third floor of the building, he saw clearly the boundless flower rain outside the window through the half-open paper window, and the ancient Lingtang tree that could shrink as the flower rain gradually increased. Every time the bell flower rain blooms, the ancient tree seems to have exhausted everything accumulated in the past ten years, and then waits for the next ten years of storage.

It's just that the ancient tree can wait, and those who have waited for ten years and ten years may not wait any longer. This is also what Gu Nie inadvertently told Gu Key after a drink. It's just that the old man didn't expect that the young ancient key would be deeply remembered in his heart.

Decades ago, the handsome man was a well-known handsome young man in Liesun City, who wrote a good word in his hand and a good poem on his mouth. Poems are accompanied, and famous flowers attract butterflies. Countless girls fell in love with him, but Junnian was the only one on the poolside boat, and wrote a long poem for a maid who served him tea. But after all, the maid can't be combined with the talents of the Gu family, which will insult the reputation of the Gu family.

Later, it was a man who was no longer confused, floating and sinking in the world, and he never fell in love with anyone again, and he was old.

Sikong Xi wandered alone in the streets, not knowing the purpose. The night before, Yi Yu's late return had been unilaterally revised to not returning all night, and although he did not doubt that something would happen to the director, unnecessary worries were always inevitable.

With the ancient key, he just left a note "I have something to do" and went out early, he took the money bag to prepare grain and grass and left a few gold baht, which seemed to let Sikong Xi spend it himself.

All the matters were handled by the two of them, and Sikong Xi naturally calmed down. He was in a trance as if he was still the thief, thinking about how to steal.

The sudden burst of cold breath made Sikong Xi shudder, and he turned around in shock, but he didn't see anything. In addition to the bustling crowd, there are shopkeepers who are shouting loudly. But at this moment, he slowly stopped his gaze and looked fixedly at the shop in the corner.

It was a steamed bun shop, and the banner of "Changyi Steamed Bun Shop" fluttered in the breeze, like a big battle with an oxtail. The young man with a young face but not vain stood behind the desk, making a loud and shouting motion, but no one came to buy his buns.