Xiang Chonghua immediately shut up and obediently returned to the house. Qin Rou took out a pack of quilts from the box and spread them on the table in front of her, took off her shoes and got in. Xiang Chonghua shouted, "What are you going to do? ”

Qin Rou turned over and said, "Are you a big man still afraid that I won't be a delicate little girl?" ”

Xiang Chonghua almost jumped up and said, "Have you ever seen a delicate little girl kill a tiger in three strokes and five divisions?" What girl eats most of her tiger legs in one meal? Miss Qin, how can you make men all over the world embarrassed? ”

Qin Rou silently extinguished the light with a flick of his fingers. Xiang Chonghua immediately shut his mouth and lay down obediently.

Qin Rou was silent for a while and said, "How beautiful is that Princess Xiya of yours?" ”

Xiang Chonghua paused for a moment and said, "Maybe you don't believe it, her face only brings me familiar warmth rather than amazing intoxication." I was even, very little, aware of her beauty. Although she is the princess of Xiguo, because a warlock said that she must live in Yongguo for a long time until she is married, otherwise it will bring disaster to herself and even Xiguo, so she has lived in Yongguo since she was a child and mixed with me. ”

Qin Rou seemed to sigh slightly, and said, "She is so happy to have you love her like this." ”

Xiang Chonghua's heart stirred up a burst of pain again, and he hurriedly said, "How have you spent all these years?" ”

Qin Rou said: "I have always relied on my brother before, but now I am alone. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "My sister is such a hero, my brother must be a hero who can carry the crown." ”

Qin Rou laughed out loud and said, "I don't know, but once I asked him to carry the flower pot, but the flower pot fell to pieces, and he twisted his foot." Later, even if you scream at your throat, don't want him to lift you a slightly more important thing. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "Your swordsmanship is extremely skillful, and you seem to be very familiar with medicine, but why are you only willing to be a hunter?" Were your parents also victims of adulterers? ”

Qin Rou sighed: "My brother and I both studied art with the same master, and I wanted to go down the mountain to see the world and left the master's door." As for my background, I will not tell you. Go to sleep, tomorrow I will teach you some mental techniques, and when your body is almost recovered, I will start teaching you swordsmanship. We have to hurry up and leave Yongdu and rush to Xuanwu Pond. "Say no more.

Xiang Chonghua closed his eyes. The uncertain future, the deep hatred of the sea of blood and this mysterious girl made it difficult for him to sleep for a long time, and he did not fall asleep until the dawn stained the white east window.

In the next month, in addition to hunting and collecting medicine and taking care of Xiang Chonghua, Qin Rou taught him mental and swordsmanship. Xiang Chonghua originally had excellent qualifications, and with the encouragement of new hatreds and old hatreds, his progress was even more rapid with each passing day. When the wound heals, martial arts are far from what they used to be. Qin Rou prepared a lot of dry food, dried meat and herbs, pulled out two swords from the soil, and handed one of them to Xiang Chonghua.

Xiang Chonghua took it and said: "Thanks to you for taking care of me, I was able to pick up a life, how can I be embarrassed to accept your gift sword again?" Besides, where did your little girl's family get so much money? ”

Qin Rou's eyes widened and said, "What new sword?" This is your sword! ”

Xiang Chonghua pulled out the blade of the sword, but when he saw that the sword was as bright as a flood and as clear as autumn water, it was indeed his own heavy sword. When he closed it and took a closer look, he found that there were seven large holes in the scabbard, and the gold wire had also been pried clean.

Qin Rou said: "Oh, that's right. I forgot to tell you that the jewel in your scabbard was taken by me. ”

Xiang Chonghua's teeth kept chattering, and said, "It's enough for you to get one, right?" ”

Qin Rou said: "Isn't that too ugly? ”

Xiang Chonghua roared: "It's good now, isn't it?" A good sword with seven big holes and so many scratches? ”

Qin Rou said: "This is easy to say. He drew his sword, and his wrist trembled sharply, but he saw that the fine powder crumbs were sprinkled in the silver light, and as soon as the long sword was closed, the holes and cracks had been smoothed like a mirror. Xiang Chonghua had no choice but to take the long sword and go on the road dejectedly.

Qinglong Mountain, Vermilion Bird Valley, Xuanwu Pond, and Baihumen are listed as the four major schools in the world. The protégés almost include the world's talented people, their status is beyond any national faction, and they are highly respected by the nobles and the common people. The location of the altar is extremely secretive. Xiang Chonghua's understanding of Xuanwu Tan is only limited to its head Zhuang Meng, which is located on the border of Yongguo and Yiguo. Qin Rou took Xiang Chonghua on a sparsely populated path, and arrived at a small town after more than ten days.

The two of them found a restaurant and sat down. Xiang Chonghua's gaze fell on the greasy tablecloth, and he frowned: "What kind of place is this, isn't there even a decent restaurant?" ”

Qin Rou poured some water from the pot and poured it in the cups of the two of them, and said in a low voice, "This is Qingfeng Town. The disciples of Xuanwu Tan often come here to purchase goods, and as long as they get here, Xuanwu Tan will not be far away. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "The master you said will accept us?" How do you become so familiar with Xuanwu Pond? ”

Qin Rou was about to answer. The person sitting at the window on the left suddenly slapped the table and shouted, "Shopkeeper and shopkeeper!" What's so sour about this plate of beef? ”

Xiang Chonghua turned his head and saw a shabby-dressed and lean young man picking up a piece of beef to get angry. This man is only fifteen years old, but he does not have a trace of the youth and straightforwardness, and his bright eyes are even more flexible and unusual, revealing full cleverness.

The shopkeeper put the rag on his shoulder, walked over lazily, and said, "Our beef here is freshly marinated and sold, but the little brother's tongue is too picky, right?" ”

The young man slapped the table, pointed at Xiang Chonghua and Qin Rou and said, "You are nonsense!" It's the same beef, how ruddy and shiny the two of them, but mine is yellow and dark! ”

The display cabinet glanced contemptuously at his straw sandals with a big hole, and said with a smile: "Our shop is small, and we can't accommodate you, a rich and faced uncle, if you are not satisfied, you will find another home." ”

The boy jumped up and scolded, "Okay, you snob! According to the big fat face of the shopkeeper, a mouth was buttoned up. The shopkeeper stumbled and collapsed on the table behind him. On the other side, a few juniors have already gotten into a mess with the teenager. Although the boy was small in stature, he was unusually nimble, and he was scurrying left and right in a few small rooms with sticks and kitchen knives, sometimes at the counter, sometimes at the guest seats, overturning a table here, kicking through a jar of wine there, but not even the slightest soup on his dirty body.

Qin Rou was almost fascinated, and whispered to herself: "He is so handsome, I'm afraid even the third senior brother can't compare to him." ”

Suddenly, the young man stepped on the stew that was scattered all over the ground, and his foot slipped and fell towards Qin Rou. Qin Rou came back to his senses suddenly, but his slender waist had been hugged by Xiang Chonghua and turned away, the young man had just stood firm, and saw two firefighters with wood-splitting knives also joining the battle, and his center of gravity was unstable and fell towards Qin Rou. Qin Rou was prepared this time, and supported the young man with his arms. The young man panted and thanked him, and immediately dodged and jumped out of the window.

The shopkeeper still wanted people to chase again, but the proprietress had already twisted her huge fat, opened the curtain and walked out, and said, "Chase fart!" If you can't hold on to such a small room, do you still expect to show off outside? Hurry up and pack it up for me! Losses are deducted from wages! Turning his head and walking towards Xiang Chonghua with a flattering look, he flicked the handkerchief bigger than a rag, and the smell of choking fat powder came to his face, and he said delicately: "It's because the slave family didn't teach the subordinates well, so the little brother was frightened." ”

Xiang Chonghua took a few steps back and said, "No, no." "I think you're so much scarier than they are. I only heard the shopkeeper exclaim, pointed to the counter and said with both hands: "Old, wife." Our money is all ......."

The proprietress screamed and ran over to take a look, and slapped the other side of the shopkeeper's face that was not swollen, and scolded non-stop.

Qin Rou exclaimed: "It's the young man just now, it must be him." I didn't expect him to be not only agile, but also so fast. ”

Xiang Chonghua seemed to think of something, and said to Qin Rou: "He seems to have had physical contact with you just now, our money!" Qin Rou stretched out his hand and wiped it on his waist and abdomen, and his face changed greatly. Xiang Chonghua had to take out the little broken gold left on his body, and he wanted to strangle Qin Rou to death.

The two found an inn to rest, and then put on their hats and continued on their way in the evening. The pedestrians in Qingfeng Town are very mixed, and from time to time you can see young men and women who want to go to Xuanwu Pond to learn art, and many of them can be seen at a glance that they are children of wealthy families.

Xiang Chonghua said solemnly: "I heard that the heads of the four major families have their own strengths, but if you want to talk about peach and plum all over the world, you still have to belong to Mr. Zhuang Meng." ”

Qin Rou smiled: "If you wait for me here, I will tell you why Mr. Zhuang Meng has so many apprentices." ”

Xiang Chonghua followed her gaze and saw that in the dim light, an old man in a gray shirt was dozing off with his chin behind a stall hanging with a god operator, and couldn't help frowning, "How can you believe this?" ”

Qin Rou said: "People have long wanted to do the math. I heard that although the old man doesn't often go out of the stall, he is very accurate. It's rare to meet today, you just wait for me for a while, just a little while, okay? ”

Xiang Chonghua said hatefully: "Fortune-telling is the most unreliable. In the past, a famous warlock in the world told Xiaoya's fortune, saying that if she was in Yongguo, she would be able to avoid disasters, but now! I hate this kind of person the most, and when I go and smash his stall. ”

Qin Rou exclaimed: "People didn't recruit you and didn't mess with you, why do you want to smash other people's jobs?" Moreover, the fortune teller let Princess Xiya not return to China until she got married, and blamed her brother who succeeded to the throne for taking her back to Xiguo in advance. ”

Xiang Chonghua pursed his lips tightly and was silent for a long time, and only said after a while: "Go early and return early." ”

Qin Rou cheered happily, pulled Xiang Chonghua and said, "Okay, I'll tell you about Mr. Zhuang Meng." ”

Xiang Chonghua waved his hand impatiently, but Qin Rou kept chattering as if he were a deaf ear, and said: "Mr. Zhuang Meng has been ambitious since he was a child, and he is even more determined to accept three thousand disciples after leaving the mountain, so the tuition fee is extremely low, and sometimes even bacon. At that time, the threshold of the other three was extremely high, and the others did not get the approval of these three heads, so in comparison, everyone naturally flocked to it. At that time, Xuanwu Pond was far from being as big as it is now, and students could only adopt the lecture system when they couldn't put it down, and they could only give lectures while traveling. Because there are many students and there are many tickets, there are crowds of people everywhere, and the name Zhuang Meng is too tempting to think about it, many nobles think it is a beautiful singer performance, and finally invite them to the house, only to find that Zhuang Meng is just a tough little old man, and he is afraid of damaging his reputation when he throws it out, so he can only be polite. These nobles suffered a dumb loss, so they recommended Zhuang Meng to nobles who had a bad personal relationship with them. So one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, Zhuang Meng became a praised and famous master all over the world. ”

Xiang Chonghua, who originally had a straight face, couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, okay." Thank you for the story. I'll be waiting for you at the Ho Kee Restaurant in front of me, and I'll be back soon. ”

Qin Rou cheered and rushed all the way towards the stall. Xiang Chonghua smiled and shook his head, and went into the tavern to find a place to sit by the door. After a while, a person came in from outside the door and walked straight towards Xiang Chonghua. Xiang Chonghua hurriedly got up, and after a closer look, it was an old man.

The old man sat down beside Xiang Chonghua, and although there were a few oil lamps lit in the room, it was still very gray. Xiang Chonghua only felt that his outline was slightly familiar, but he was not sure.

The old man smiled at Xiang Chonghua, and Xiang Chonghua found that although his beard was completely white, the skin on his face was flat and smooth to the point that there was not even a trace of wrinkles, except for the slight hook on his nose, the traces of his handsome youth could still be seen on his facial features. The old man smiled: "Can this young man ask the old man to help you calculate a hexagram?" ”

Xiang Chonghua had always been impatient, but the old man's eyes contained a breathtaking power, which made him nod involuntarily and obediently stretched out his left hand.

The old man took his palm and looked at it for a while, gently closed his palm and said with a smile: "The young man's life is extremely noble, and he has the appearance of dominating the world." But the nobles have suffered a lot, and now they need to beware of a bloody disaster. ”

Before Xiang Chonghua came back to his senses, the old man had already walked to the door, but his clear voice came from his ears: "Spread out your palms." ”

Xiang Chonghua was startled, looked left and right, and found that the people in the tavern were still going their own way, and no one seemed to hear the old man's words, recalling the few wonderful internal skills that Qin Rou had talked about, and couldn't help but be shocked: This old man who didn't look amazing actually gathered the top secret method of sound into a line. When he opened his palm, his body immediately cooled half, and at some point, a gold leaf appeared in his hand. The back of the gold leaf is impressively engraved with the mark of the prince of Yongguo!

Xiang Chonghua immediately ran towards the gate, the fortune-telling booth was already empty, not to mention Qin Rou's shadow. Xiang Chonghua's cold sweat was dripping, and then he remembered that the old man just now was the fortune teller Qin Rou was looking for. The more Xiang Chonghua thought about it, the more frightened he became, he couldn't care about anything else, and shouted loudly: "Qin Rou! Qin Rou! Where are you? Answer me quickly! The passers-by on the road all looked at him strangely and got out of the way. Xiang Chonghua didn't even think about it, he just ran around the street, calling Qin Rou's name loudly.