Li Ji and Monk Zhikong chose the direction and walked towards Yangxian.

When the two arrived at a bazaar, Monk Zhikong asked, "Little hero, can you ride a horse?"

Li Ji was slightly stunned and said, "It's okay, it's just that the kung fu is a little worse! Why did the great monk ask this?"

Monk Zhikong shook a bag of money in front of him, and said: "It takes more than 100 miles to go to Yangxian City, I have some silver taels on me, I can buy two horses here to travel, I don't know what to do?"

Li Ji was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great monk, that's naturally good!"

So he bought two horses in the bazaar, and Li Ji rode them, and the horses jogged with small steps, and on the undulating and bumpy back of the horse, the saddle hit the buttocks, both nervous and happy, and there was an inexplicable sense of pleasure in his heart, and the extreme speed could indeed bring people greater comfort.

The occasional gust of wind gently blew open the treetops in July, and the sunshine blown away by the wind sprinkled all over the ground, dancing and mottled in the eyes.

The trees on both sides of the road are verdant, leafy, and shaded by green trees.

The road twists and turns, with the valley twists and turns, the faint fragrance of flowers strikes people, the green mountains on both sides are steep and dangerous, the cliffs can be seen in the distance, the picturesque streams and lakes on the way, the strange rocks are craggy, the environment is quiet, and the colorful scene is presented in front of you.

Looking at the beautiful scenery, which makes people's spirits lift and their minds suddenly open, Li Ji thought: "Between the world and the world of life, if the white horse passes through the gap, suddenly, try to ask who can see through the red dust, who can cross the world, why not be happy with the enmity and hatred, go back in style, no matter the ups and downs, no matter the wind and rain, proudly express the joys, sorrows and sorrows of life." ”

The two rode their horses and whips, talking and laughing all the way, and before they knew it, it was close to noon, and they came to Yangxian City.

Leading the horse into the most prosperous old street in Yangxian, lined with leafy old trees, the bark is rough and mottled, and the shade of the trees almost covers the sky.

The green bricks and gray tiles along the street, row upon row, the streets and alleys, bustling, crowded, noisy and noisy with the ancient rhyme of the south of the Yangtze River.

Li Ji led the horse and looked around the old street, and secretly sighed: "This place is still the same as it was a few months ago, the difference is that when I fled here, I couldn't live in fear, like a lost dog, but now that the time has passed, there is no confusion at that time, only a little sentimentality!"

Today is the "day of catching up" in Yangxian Old Street, and people go to the market to trade, or do errands, it is called to go to Wei. Everyone gathered in the old street from all directions, and it was very lively. There are a variety of specialties on the street, which is dizzying.

What's more, the boxers who run the rivers and lakes pull up the field to sell plasters, and the boxers draw a circle on the ground with chalk, which is regarded as a venue, and when the gongs and drums are beaten, and a few shouts are made, they can always surround the crowd.

The boxer's mouth is like a river, the witty words are full of beads, very attractive, dancing knives, guns and somersaults, playing monkeys and snakes to turn magic, and wonderful programs have appeared one after another.

"The magic is fake, the plaster is real", is what the boxers always shout.

The market is very lively, there are people who eat and play, some who shout loudly, some who bargain, and some who are carefully selected......

The two led the horses and walked slowly in the noisy old street, immersed in the hustle and bustle, when suddenly someone shouted while running: "Go, go and watch the ring race......

Seeing this, Monk Zhikong said curiously: "What's so lively in front of you, let's go and see how about it?"

Li Ji saw that the crowd around him was rushing in one direction in an instant, and he was in a hurry, and he didn't know what was going on? After all, it was a young man's temperament, and his curiosity was great, and if he didn't go to see what was going on, it really couldn't be said, so he said: "While there is nothing important now, it doesn't hurt to go with everyone to find out!"

So the two followed the crowded crowd to a square, only to see that the square was crowded with people, crowded and crowded.

The two finally squeezed in, and when they looked at it, they saw a ring in the center of the square, with gongs and drums, and it turned out that someone was playing in the ring - to invite relatives with wine.

On the left side of the ring, there was a young girl sitting with a veil covering her face, but even so, she could be seen to be a gentle and elegant woman.

There was silence in the room, and all eyes were on her.

She ignored the stares around her, her eyes slowly closed, her arms folded in front of her chest, and she waited for her opponent to appear.

"Whoosh!"

Under the gaze of the audience, a cyan figure suddenly flashed onto the stage, and the person who came was a young man in a green robe, about twenty-four or five years old, and his face was handsome.

"Those who come to the stage will pay the test fee first, ten taels of silver per person!"

There was a commotion from the audience, and an old man in white in his early fifties with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks shouted while beating gongs and drums.

The young man in the green robe on the stage waved his money bag: "Take it! Ten taels of silver to marry a beautiful girl, it's really cost-effective!"

After speaking, the audience burst into laughter.

The gongs and drums sounded crisply, only to hear the old man in white shouting: "The competition begins!"

The audience also responded enthusiastically: "Come on, come on, ......"

For a while, the eyes of the audience suddenly became hot, and the eyes were full of anticipation.

As this sound began, the face of the young man in the green robe showed a trace of nervousness, but he was also a martial artist, and he still had the psychological quality to deal with the enemy, so he took a deep breath and slowly suppressed the panic in his heart.

His eyes looked solemnly at the young girl sitting opposite, his palm flickered, and there was a faint yellow mist on the palm, trembling slightly, as if moving, quite strange.

As if feeling the momentum of the other party's gradual condensation, the young girl finally slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the other party calmly, and nodded slightly: "Yes, your courage is not as low as I imagined, at least you still have the courage to face me!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the three bowls of wine on the table and said, "Wine is the strongest wine in Yangxian, I don't know if Your Excellency is the strongest person in Yangxian." As long as you can drink the three bowls of spirits in front of you, you're qualified to fight me. If I lose, I will give you a dowry of five hundred taels of silver. ”

The green-robed young man swallowed his saliva and said with an evil smile: "Lady, just wait and see, I will drink these three bowls of spirits immediately, and then I will drink a glass of wine with you!"

As he spoke, he picked up the bowl and drank it with a grunt.

After a while, the young man in the green robe drank the three bowls of wine in front of him, only to see his cheeks twitch twice, squeeze out a smile, and slowly walked towards the masked young woman, "Lady......!

Before he could finish speaking, he fell to the ground, drunk and unconscious.

His action drew laughter from the audience.

"This girl is really a heroine among women! She has been drinking in this ring for three consecutive days, and she has few opponents. Drink three bowls of wine, and then fight her again, if she loses, she will promise to herself, and a dowry of five hundred taels of silver, which is a great thing!"

"No wonder the boys and buddies who have been all over the street have disappeared recently, and they have all come here!"

"Of course, it is said that the girl in the ring is not only beautiful and fragrant, but also very good at martial arts. That's why I dare to set up wine in this ring, and cook wine with heroes from all over the world!"

Onlookers were talking, and more and more young people were coming from all over the place, rolling up their sleeves and eagerly trying their luck.

The old man in white in the audience carried gongs and drums, walked around the crowd, and shouted while knocking: "Yangxian spring tea Yao grass green, Lanling wine tulips, ancient beauties are often drunk, I don't know where it is." Lanling wine, recruiting relatives in the ring, regardless of origin, regardless of high or low, heroes and heroes from all directions, dignitaries, as long as they are unmarried, they can compete on stage. Ten or three bowls of wine on the stage, and a showdown to welcome the beauty. Everyone, don't miss it. Ten taels per person can compete on stage......"

Listening to the gongs and drums, smelling the fragrance of wine, and seeing the wine flag flying, Li Ji lightly bumped the arm of Monk Zhikong, and said with a smile: "Great monk, you are good at kung fu, and the amount of alcohol should not be bad, right?"

Monk Zhikong touched his head and wondered: "Little hero, you are really powerful, I have never drunk with you, how do you know that I have a good amount of alcohol?"

Li Ji smiled secretly: "Do you still need to guess this? Look at the other people's tall horses, bears and tigers, and if the amount of alcohol is not good, you can't say it!"

So he joked: "Why don't you go up and try it, if you win, you can not only marry a beauty, but also have five hundred taels of silver as a lottery, wouldn't you kill two birds with one stone?"

Monk Zhikong's head shook like a rattle: "Amitabha, yes, yes, I am a monk, how can I fight with others, marry a wife and have children......"

Li Ji saw that his face was flushed with anxiety, and he began to stammer, which was very funny, but he just glanced at the five hundred taels of silver on the stage, and sighed in his heart!

With the continuous shouting of the old man in white in the audience, there were more and more onlookers, and they were already crowded.

Li Ji led the horse to see who was next, but somehow he was suddenly squeezed by the crowd, and the horse was frightened, raised his hooves and kicked him into the ring.

Li Ji fell in the ring, clutching his ass, screaming in pain, barely able to stand up.

Seeing a figure flying up directly, everyone looked at it, it was a young man with fine skin and tender flesh, and the old man in white showed a sly look on his face, and said to Li Ji: "This little hero, the challenger on stage, pay ten taels of silver first!"

Li Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle, I'm not here to participate in the competition......"

The old man in white glanced at him and said, "If you don't compete, then why are you on stage?"

Li Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I was kicked up by a horse......"

As soon as these words came out, the onlookers in the audience leaned forward and leaned back with laughter: "I have seen people kicking horses, but I have never heard of such a new thing as horses kicking people, this should be the funniest joke I have heard this year!"

The old man in white pouted and said, "I don't care how you come up, anyway, you have to pay ten taels of silver when you get on the table." ”

After he finished speaking, a strong man in black blocked Li Ji and prevented him from stepping down.

"This ......" Li Ji looked at the dark crowd in embarrassment, at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"It's miserable, I left the palace in a hurry last night, penniless, only a torn ...... clothes"