The young man who smashed the ice was Li Yun.

Due to the cold weather, the dripping water instantly turned into ice, and Li Yun had to smash open the Liao River three or four times a day to ensure that the big turtle hidden at the bottom of the river could break through the water at any time.

He smashed the hammer a few times, and the big hole in the ice had already appeared, and suddenly noticed that there were people around him, Li Yun subconsciously turned his head to look.

The old man smiled slightly and nodded at Li Yun.

Li Yun was slightly stunned, and then nodded at the old man, his eyes swept over the big knife in the old man's hand, and there was a faint abruptness in his heart.

The old man suddenly took three steps forward and squatted next to the big hole that had just been smashed open, the old man stretched out his head and looked into the hole for a long time, then slowly looked up at Li Yun and asked, "Young man, do you want to break the ice and ask for fish?" ”

Li Yun hesitated for a moment and said ambiguously: "Sort of!" ”

The old man reached out and touched the edge of the ice cave a few times, and said with a smile: "This ice surface is thick enough, I'm afraid it has to be three feet thick." ”

Li Yun nodded, spit out two words in a calm tone, and said solemnly: "Four feet!" ”

"Four-foot, ......"

The old man sighed twice, looking very admirable, he slowly stood up and looked at the sledgehammer in Li Yun's hand, and suddenly said: "It's cold, but I came to smash the ice, the ice is four feet thick, and it takes a lot of effort to smash it, why don't the little guy go to the mountains to catch wild beasts, but instead do this kind of stupid thing with half the effort?" ”

Li Yun smiled and said vaguely: "No way, in order to beg for a living." ”

He always felt that the old man's words just now had some deep meaning, maybe he secretly knew something else and didn't know, the so-called going to the mountains to catch wild beasts may mean persuading him to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. So he used this answer to test the old man's true intentions.

No wonder Li Yun was so vigilant, he felt that the old man was too strange, and when it was so cold, an old man of seventy or eighty years old appeared alone in the wilderness, carrying a big knife in his hand, and he was clearly not an ordinary person.

That big knife Li Yun knows, it is a weapon similar to the green dragon glaive, this thing is a horse battle weapon for battlefield competition, and those who can use this thing are by no means idle.

He stared at the big knife, but the old man stared at his hammer, and an old man and a young man stood next to the ice cave, and suddenly said at the same time: "It's cold, bake the fire!" ”

Although it is the same sentence, the meaning is completely different, Li Yun's tone is invited, and the old man's tone is inquiry, both of them were stunned by each other's tacit understanding, and suddenly looked at each other and laughed.

At this time, someone on the shore ran over, but Cheng Chumo and others had already discovered that something was wrong, Cheng Chumo was the first to rush to the front, staring at the old man up and down, Liu Renshi then arrived and circled around the old man a few times.

The two apprentices seemed to be curious about the big knife in the old man's hand, but in fact, their eyes flashed with a thick look of vigilance.

"Hey, you old man......"

Cheng Chumo suddenly spoke, pretending to be fierce and frightened: "If you don't sleep at home at night, what are you doing in the wilderness?" ”

The old man smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Yun next to him, and said, "Your master smashed the ice to beg for a living, and the appearance of the old decay here can be regarded as a begging life." ”

Cheng Chumo's eyes were even more vigilant, his eyes kept staring at the big knife in the old man's hand, and suddenly he said again: "Does this knife of yours have a name?" ”

The old man nodded slowly, and said in a calm tone: "Yes, there is indeed a name, do you want to hear it, do you want to hear it, why don't you ask the old man to go and roast first......"

The vigilance in Cheng Chumo's eyes was obviously heavier, and he had subconsciously begun to touch his waist, but then Li Yun suddenly stepped forward and stopped in front of Cheng Chumo and said to the old man: "It's cold, you really have to bake a fire!" ”

Saying that, he turned sideways, made an inviting gesture, and said with a slight smile: "Senior, please ......"

The old man smiled and nodded, carrying a big knife and walking side by side with Li Yun, behind Cheng Chumo and Liu Renshi glanced at each other, Cheng Chumo raised his feet and followed, but Liu Renshi cautiously began to retreat.

The old man seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and suddenly said with a smile: "Little guy, don't go catch fish, come over and bake the fire together, you don't have to retreat, there is an ice cave behind you and there is no way to retreat, if you don't obey the old and good words to persuade him, the little guy may fall into the ice cave and drown directly." ”

Liu Renshi's eyes were cold, and Cheng Chumo waved at him helplessly. Liu Renshi dispelled the retreat and cautiously followed behind with Cheng Chumo.

Although these two apprentices have a bit of a straightforward personality, they are all from Jiangmen families, and their father is a well-known figure in the world.

……

The four of them walked along the ice, and soon arrived at the place of the bonfire by the river, and at this time there were four young men standing next to the bonfire, already holding their respective weapons in their hands.

The old man's face was calm, and Li Yun also looked calm, Li Yun suddenly waved his hand at the three young men, and said lightly: "Put away your weapons, who will you show the murderous spirit?" Before the tiger preys, it will never scare its prey, and the general will die on the battlefield, and he will never show off his might with a weapon, so quickly put it away and don't make people laugh. ”

The three young men looked at each other, put away their weapons and stood cautiously in place.

Li Yun turned his head and arched his hand at the old man, and then pointed to a young man and introduced: "Senior, this is the eldest grandson Chong, and his father, the eldest grandson Wuji, is the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty. ”

The old man nodded slightly, and said lightly: "I heard that this son has been knighted, Li Shimin is a little unbelievable. ”

Li Yun was noncommittal, pointed to Cheng Chumo and introduced: "This is Cheng Chumo, whose father is now the King of Chaoyang." ”

The old man's face remained unchanged, and he still commented lightly: "Cheng Zhijie is a deputy general, and he is very shrewd and unusually ......" He glanced at Cheng Chumo as he spoke, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that my son has a rough personality, and he was talking about the old decay just now." ”

Li Yun coughed, pointed at Liu Renshi and said, "This is Liu Renshi, and his father is Liu Hongji." ”

The old man glanced at it casually, nodded and said: "Since the weapon used is the Overlord Halberd, then it should be indomitable and fearless, just now this little guy wanted to retreat quietly, needless to say, the idea of fighting was also to call people, just this cowardly move, it is no longer worthy of the Overlord Halberd." ”

Liu Renshi looked at each other angrily and scolded: "Who is cowardly? The master is not afraid of you. ”

The old man was satisfied, and said with a smile: "This is a bit of a young man's taste." ”

Of the five young people present, Li Yun had already introduced three, and the remaining two were from the Eagle, Li Yun stretched out his hand and said: "This is Iron Neck, that is his escort bear blind, Iron Neck is the young patriarch of the Black Water Eagle, and he is also the sworn brother of the younger generation." ”

The old man was not even interested in commenting on the Iron Neck, but he said lightly to the Iron Neck's guard: "The name of the Warrior is often symbolized by the prey of the fight, and this little guy can call the bear blind man must be a brave man." ”

Li Yun let out an 'um' and explained, "He did fight the blind bear alone. ”

At this point, all the five young people were introduced, but Li Yun seemed to have forgotten to introduce himself, he once again arched his hand at the old man, and said very respectfully: "Count nine is cold, the weather is cold, there is just a bonfire, dare to ask the seniors to sit down and roast the fire?" ”

The old man laughed, nodded and praised: "Very good, very good!" You're a good doll, you're a good offspring who understands reason......"

He didn't care about the murderous spirit of the few young people around him, so he sat directly in front of the bonfire, and threw the big knife in his hand to the ground at will, as if throwing away a useless burning stick.

After he sat down, he first stretched out his hand to bake the fire, and then beckoned to Li Yun, and said with a smile: "Little guy, you are the master of this fire, since ancient times, there have been strong guests who can't bully the master, I don't know if the little guy is willing to sit next to the old man?" ”

Li Yun stepped forward without hesitation, sat on the old man's side, and he also threw the hammer at will like the old man, and smashed it on the open space beside him with two bangs.

Two hammers of 800 pounds smashed to the ground and shook the ground.

"Tsk!"

The old man let out a light sigh in his mouth, and said in a leisurely tone: "The drum urn and the golden hammer are really heavy." This sentence is not concealed at all, and only ten words have already admitted that he is not an ordinary person.

However, Li Yun's face was not surprised, he reached out and took a big fish from the bonfire, first put it on his nose and sniffed it, and then handed it to the old man, and said in a very respectful tone: "One of the old people is like a treasure, the old-timers are afraid that they must be eighty years old, can you let the younger generations talk about a little respect." ”

The old man was slightly stunned, his eyes were full of some kind of surprise, he looked at Li Yun deeply, and asked curiously: "Just now the old man shouted the name of the drum urn and the golden hammer, isn't it not surprising that your doll is not surprised at all?" ”

Li Yun kept holding the big fish with both hands, respectfully dragged in front of the old man and asked with a smile: "Are the old-timers afraid that the fish are poisonous?" If you're scared, the juniors can eat first......"

This is a grand statement.

The old man was slightly stunned again, suddenly reached out and took the fish in his hand, and said with a long sigh: "Li Yuanba's son, he can't do anything to poison people." ”

This is even more honest that he is not an ordinary person,

Although he took the fish in his hand, he didn't eat it directly, and suddenly handed the fish to Li Yun again, and said in a deep voice: "You are a junior, you have to serve the old man." We Han people pay the most attention to etiquette, don't cut off the inheritance of the Han family, obediently, help the old man tear the fish meat into small pieces, and the fish bones are all picked out, and the old man's teeth are not very good......"

This request is simply unreasonable, and it is clearly a bit of a scoundrel who relies on the old and sells the old, but Li Yun actually nodded and really began to help the old man serve this big fish.

He was very careful to tear the fish meat into small pieces, and then slowly picked out the fish bones inside, and then held it in front of the old man again, and said in a respectful tone: "Senior, dare to enjoy?" ”

The old man really reached out and took it, threw a piece directly into his mouth, tasted it while chewing, and slowly nodded and praised: "It tastes good, put a lot of salt." ”

Li Yun sat beside him with a smile on his face, and said: "I invented the method of detoxification of stone salt, and founded the industry of drying salt in seawater, although the output is not enough to supply all the people, but the price of salt in the Central Plains has been reduced by seventy percent compared with five years ago." ”

"Great merit!"

The old man nodded, and let out an exclamation from his mouth.

He suddenly handed the fish meat in his hand to Li Yun, and said with regret: "The old man's merits are too little, only enough to eat a piece of fish and meat for you, take back the rest, if you eat it again, the old man will be very ashamed." ”

However, Li Yun shook his head, and said in a solemn tone: "A piece of fish meat is not good, you have to eat at least five pieces, it is five pieces of fish that the juniors just tore off, I hope the seniors can let the juniors express their admiration." ”

The old man was obviously a little stunned, and asked with a little astonishment, "Do you think the old man is qualified to eat five pieces of fish?" ”

"Not bad!"

Li Yun nodded.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the big knife beside the old man, and said with a solemn face: "If my guess is right, this knife is called the White Dragon Turning Horse Knife, the name is spread in the north, and the Hu clan is powerful, when the Northern Qi court was dim, it was impossible to shelter the people in the country, which led to the invasion of foreign races from time to time, slaughtering the people of my Han family and making sheep, fortunately, a general stood up angrily and took the initiative to sit on the northern border of Saibei to resist the invasion!" For fifteen years, he guarded the gate of the Central Plains day by day, he held the white dragon and turned the saber, and thousands of aliens died under the knife......"

Li Yun paused when he said this, looked at the old man with clear eyes and said: "Killing people is not a merit, sheltering the people is a merit, this merit is a great achievement, but it is a pity that the Northern Qi Imperial Court has not paid for it, so the younger generation thanked him with a piece of fish and meat, which is your qualification to eat the first piece of fish." ”

The old man's eyes showed the color of memory, and the vicissitudes of life on his face also became deeper, and after a long time passed, he slowly nodded and said: "When he sat in Saibei, the old man was only sixteen years old, if you don't mention this matter, the old man himself will forget about it." ”

He suddenly looked at Li Yun and said with emotion: "This merit is reluctantly recognized, so it can be regarded as the reward for eating that piece of fish and meat just now." But little guy, you said that the old man can eat five pieces, could it be that the old man has made five great achievements in his life? If you really have made five great achievements, I don't know what the second time is? ”

Li Yun stretched out his hand and dialed the bonfire in front of him, and said in a leisurely tone: "The second credit, you are one of the nine elders of Kaisui, the Northern Qi court is dim, the people are squeezed, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty rises, attacking each other constantly, in that era, the northern and southern dynasties stood side by side, and the people of the Han family were miserable, and they suffered the scourge of swords and soldiers every day. Later, Emperor Wen of Sui unified the mountains and rivers, your old man is the founding of the nine elders, the Great Sui has a short life of prosperity, so that the suffering people can get a period of peace, but unfortunately the history books only praise Emperor Wen, in the Kai Sui Nine Elders exploits are not mentioned, the younger generation has been very regretful, tonight just borrow a piece of fish and meat to pay. ”

The old man laughed, suddenly threw a piece of fish meat into his mouth, and said while chewing: "In this case, the old man asked you to get rid of this regret." ”

After eating, he looked at Li Yun again, and said curiously: "What about the third credit?" ”

Li Yun took a deep breath and said softly: "The third credit, you almost killed my father with a drag knife, but in the end you chose to let him go......"

As soon as these words came out, it was really a bit sensational, according to Li Yun's statement, the old man almost killed Li Yuanba.

What a formidable presence this must be.