31. Falling red dust
Li Yijian is not complicated.
He has been martial arts since he was a child, he can't calm down, his mind is full of chivalry, and there are no other women around him except for the maid Hanxiang who grew up together.
is self-righteous and chivalrous, and his tutor is not bad, so he naturally won't do such things as stealing chickens and touching dogs.
Therefore, on the way to the Li Mansion, Shen Qiu and Qingqing restored the matter to a seven, seven, eighty, eight.
Xiao Tie listened to the excitement on the sidelines, and probably understood it.
The eldest brother and Qingqing guessed that Li Yijian must have taken the maidservant Hanxiang, and then the two of them had a secret knot.
As it turned out, it did.
When the three of them arrived at the Li Mansion, the mansion of the wealthy merchant was wearing red cloaks, and the mansion was full of joy, and Zhang Luo was holding a wedding gift for his young master.
However, because Miss Hanxiang came from a humble background, she couldn't do a big job, and she listened to the housekeeper's meaning, and she was not a wife, but she just married a concubine first.
This made Shen Qiu pout.
The innocent body of the girl was given to Li Yijian, and she also conceived a child for him, so she sacrificed so much in exchange for the position of a concubine.
This feudal etiquette is really harmful.
However, Qingqing and Xiaotie didn't care, and Qingqing was still happy for Hanxiang's situation.
In this era, with Hanxiang's background, being able to be a concubine in a wealthy merchant family like Li Mansion is definitely a blessing from the previous life.
In the future, even if Li Yijian has a wife, Hanxiang has been with him since childhood, has a deep relationship, and his mother and son are expensive, he will definitely have a worry-free life.
Moreover, if you can really give birth to a big fat boy for the Li family, inherit the Li family's system, and use the generous temperament of Master Li and the old lady to change from the concubine to the main wife, it is not impossible.
"Oh, the virtuous nephew came by coincidence."
Master Li will also be happy this time, grab this small purple sand teapot, and walk around the courtyard, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and he seems to be a few years younger out of thin air.
It's going to be smiling from ear to ear.
Seeing Shen Qiu coming, he invited him, Qingqing, and Xiaotie into the main hall.
Obviously, it is the treatment that only his own family has.
Master Li is a person with eight faces, and he has entered the business system of the Heluo Gang before, so he has more knowledge, and he knows that Qingqing and Lei Shiyin have lived together all these days.
I also heard that Lei Ye looked at Shen Qiu differently, so he guessed that his stupid son, the elder brother of the rivers and lakes, would not be a thing in the pool in the future, so he had the heart to deliberately make friends again.
It's a happy event in the family, and this joy is not pretended.
He talked with Shen Qiu for a while, and then he made it clear what was going on.
"My fool decided to go to the land of Xiaoxiang to help the righteous path, I couldn't persuade him, so I could only let him go, but I was worried about his life, so I let Hanxiang take care of him."
Master Li sat on a mahogany chair, twisting his beard, and said happily:
"I didn't think about it, there was a good thing in this way, and now Hanxiang is pregnant with my Li family's bloodline, and this family inheritance is preserved, which makes me feel very comforted in my heart.
In the future, if my son can settle down, it will naturally be the best, but if he still wants to go to the rivers and lakes, he will go, but he will take more care of the virtuous nephew. ”
As soon as Master Li said this, Shen Qiu's heart was as clear as a mirror.
This is clearly arranged by Mr. Li and Mrs. Li.
Before thinking that Hanxiang followed Li Yijian to Xiaoxiang, she was told and ordered by her family, and she had a deep affection for Li Yijian, and she did not resist in her heart.
This back and forth has become a good thing.
It's just that this kind of unmarried pregnancy is really deviant in this era.
For the sake of their own inheritance, Master Li and Mrs. Li even used this crooked and evil way.
It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents all over the world.
After chatting with Master Li for a few words, Shen Qiu took Qingqing and Xiao Tie to see Li Yijian, the rammer was practicing knives in the courtyard, and when he saw Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie, he was also half happy and half embarrassed.
Qingqing went to the room to talk to Hanxiang, Shen Qiu looked around, and then whispered to Li Yijian:
"Did Hanxiang take the initiative to seduce you?"
"Yes."
Li Yijian was embarrassed.
He touched his bearded chin and whispered to Shen Qiu:
"It was in Changsha City, I had just repelled a team of demon thieves with the Taoists of Taiyue Mountain, and when I was tired, Hanxiang wanted to knead my muscles and bones for me and go to be tired.
It's just that that night was not just what happened, the delusions in my heart continued, and so did Hanxiang, and I took the initiative to cater to it, so that I also had some..."
"Well, you don't have to tell me about such private matters."
Shen Qiu patted Li Yijian on the shoulder in the tone of a person who came over, and he held back a smile and said:
"This kind of thing, it is rare to win the bid once.
You say that you are dissatisfied, but you must also eat the marrow and know the taste, and you attack too much, which is why you make a fuss, young man, I can understand.
It's just that the matter of practicing martial arts, you can't lose your spirit, and you have to restrain yourself in the future. ”
This made Li Yijian even more embarrassed, but it was not easy to refute.
Because it is.
In the few days he stayed in Changsha, he really tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, so he sang songs every night...
"What about Xiaohu and Yisheng?"
Shen Qiu saw that Li Yijian's cheeks were flushed and he was very embarrassed, so he took the initiative to change the topic, he said:
"You wait for the three of you to be like brothers, why did you go back to Luoyang alone? Are they still in Xiaoxiang? ”
"Not really."
Li Yijian put down the knife and said to Shen Qiu:
"Hanxiang is pregnant, so I can't stay in Xiaoxiang for a long time, so I hurriedly escorted Hanxiang back to the Central Plains, Xiaohu and Xiaosheng were supposed to come back together.
However, on the way, Xiaohu said that he wanted to go to Liangguang and find some Yixing boxing books, Xiaosheng also wanted to see the world, and he was not worried that Xiaohu was on the road alone, so he went with him. ”
"That's right."
Shen Qiu didn't ask any more, he glanced at the small building behind him covered in red and hung colors, and said to Li Yijian:
"I know that your family is a gentry, with many rules, and Hanxiang's status is lowly, and it can only be your concubine. But you can't follow the style of those local tyrants and bad gentry, and treat good girls like playthings.
She has a deep love for you since she was a child, has a heart to heart with you, and has the way of running a family, and is willing to venture to Xiaoxiang with you, which is a real good match.
If you dare to start and give up, even if others spare you, I will definitely teach you a lesson, and breaking your leg is light. ”
"Brother Shen, what are you talking about!"
Li Yijian patted his chest indignantly and said:
"In your eyes, we Li Yijian are such people?
I was determined to marry Hanxiang as a wife, but my father and mother were unwilling, and Hanxiang persuaded me not to have a dispute with my family because of her, which is why today's matter is what I am today.
If I don't treat Hanxiang well in the future, I don't have to be punished, God will accept me. ”
"Good!"
Shen Qiu gave Li Yijian a thumbs up, he casually picked up the wooden knife he used for practice, moved his muscles and bones, and said to Li Yijian:
"Some time ago, when we parted, we said that this meeting would test your martial arts.
You have experienced in Xiaoxiang, and you must have also comprehended the Fulong knife style, so let's learn about it today. ”
"Big brother, don't bully me."
Li Yijian held the wooden knife in his hand and said to Shen Qiu with a smile:
"I heard in Xiaoxiang that the eldest brother took the Yin Yang Sword Yang Fu lightly in Jinan, and now he is a real master of the land list.
The eldest brother ambushed and killed the Demon Sect last night, and he is safe, and his martial arts have always entered the realm, and he should be called a hero.
My three-legged cat kung fu, how can I be the opponent of my big brother?
Why don't you let me have a discussion with Brother Xiaotie. ”
"Ha, you're going to fight Xiao Tie?"
Shen Qiu glanced at Xiao Tie, who was eager to try, he threw the wooden knife back to the knife holder, and said to Li Yijian with a smile:
"It's your choice, don't regret it."
"Xiao Tie, you and Yijian have a fight. You see that he can't suppress his desires, bad and good women are innocent, and make people unmarried and pregnant, which is really a wicked deed.
Start lightly, don't really break your legs, in a few days of marriage, he will show up to meet people. ”
Shen Qiu looked at Xiao Tie moving his muscles and bones, and said:
"You will go to Quanzhou tomorrow to bury Master's remains, this is a major human matter, and I will not stop you. Today, you will have a good drink with me and Yijian.
is also touched with righteousness and joy, and you will practice the wine for you. ”
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Luoyang matter, after repelling the Demon Sect bandits a few days later, Lei Ye made a lot of hype, and the Heluo Gang killed four masters of the Demon Sect in one battle to thwart the Demon Sect conspiracy.
The fact is that this is not nonsense, many people have seen it, there are witnesses and physical evidence, and then there is a beggar gang propaganda offensive in full swing, but it has given the Heluo gang a big face.
Taking advantage of this excitement, Lei Ye, Lang Seng and Zhang Tugou also began to discuss the matters of the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference.
The size and prestige of the Heluo Gang are still a little smaller.
The hero meeting they want to host is also the name of the real Jianghu martial arts conference, and the martial arts conference is held once every ten years.
The last time was in the 20th year of Zhengding, and the next time it will be done will be four or five years later.
Lei Ye took advantage of this loophole.
He also sent the invitation to Jinling Wulong Villa, and four other decent first-class sects to see if he could invite the top masters of the rivers and lakes to sit in the town, so as to add some good material to the Central Plains Martial Arts Conference.
Just half a month after the Heroes Club rolled up the wind, Quanzhou, a long-planned thing, is no longer about to come.
It has entered the final stages of implementation.
Quanzhou, which can be said to be the most prosperous place in the whole world.
When the sea route was not cut off by the kamikaze, the first stop of the caravans coming from the open sea was mostly Quanzhou.
At that time, the city was prosperous in a way that no one else could have imagined.
Even now that the sea route has been cut off, there are still all kinds of caravans in the port of Quanzhou, coming from other places near the sea to carry out large-scale commercial exchanges in Quanzhou.
It is still the most prosperous place in the land of Liangguang.
Quanzhou merchants have a lot of money, in this era, with money to help the township, do some good deeds, to make a name for themselves, this Quanzhou city is naturally also very atmospheric.
It is more prosperous than Luoyang and Suzhou, and when the kamikaze has not yet cut off the sea, there are foreign merchants, seeing that Quanzhou is rich and stable, they also settled here.
In some parts of the city, there are also buildings from other places.
For example, the castle tower, the dome temple or something, so that this rich city also has some extraterritorial style.
And the first place in the world, Sword Jun Liu Zhuoran, was resting in an inn in Quanzhou City at this time.
He returned from the land of Xiaoxiang and wanted to go home to see.
His family was originally in Nanhai, Guangdong, and he was also a famous local family, but a few years ago, when Jianjun first entered the rivers and lakes, he had some trouble, which affected his family.
The ancestral house was raided and burned by bandits, although Liu Zhuoran rushed to the scene in time, and there were no casualties in the family, but the events of that day frightened the Liu family.
After that, he moved away from the South China Sea, traveled back and forth to the countryside of Quanzhou, and lived incognito.
The Sword Monarch can be regarded as a wise man, and since then, he has been much more cautious in his actions.
"After seeing my family, I should go back to Penglai to see how Master is doing."
Liu Zhuoran stood at the window, looking out at the bustling street market below, it was noon, and it was a very lively time of the day.
In the past, he didn't like this kind of noise very much.
Since he was found by Penglai as a child and accepted as an apprentice by Dong Lingjun, Jianjun spent his youth in Penglai.
He was dyed with a trace of his master's temperament, and he was accustomed to the tranquility of Penglai, and he was quite resistant to this red world.
It's not that people who cultivate immortals look down on worldly beings.
It's just that I'm used to the silence around me, and my heart is quiet, and when I face the lively red dust, I feel a little bored in my heart.
and uneasiness.
Master said that the long red dust is all kinds of temptations.
Wealth and wealth, charm and spirit, just like the poison in the world, once contaminated, there will be no peace in the heart.
Without tranquility, the heart of the Tao will no longer be pure.
If you lose your Dao heart, it will be difficult to go further on this path of cultivating immortals.
This is why, Liu Zhuoran, is always incompatible with this river and lake.
There is always a bit of estrangement between him and the people in the rivers and lakes, in addition to his own quiet temperament, he also integrates into it because of his active resistance.
It seems to be carefully separated from the rivers and lakes nurtured by the red dust, so as not to disturb the world and disturb the Dao heart.
He was not a mere martial artist.
Since he was a child, he has a clear sword heart, and he is a person who is truly gifted and wise.
In the words of immortal cultivators, it is full of aura, peerless jade, and a good material for cultivating immortals.
He had also seen the scene of the immortal family with his own eyes, even if it had been a thousand years since the spiritual energy had died, the path of seeking immortals had long been cut off.
In this era, no matter how good the cultivation is, it will not be able to get rid of the mortal.
But whether it can be done or not is one thing.
Whether to do it or not is another matter.
Compared with the prosperity of the world, Liu Zhuoran actually prefers to stay in Penglai Mountain, find peace in his heart, not be invaded by foreign objects, and not be confused by the outside world.
He wanted to walk on his own path of cultivation, and he would not be obsessed with hatred and resentment all his life, and he would never move forward from then on.
is just in charge of the spirit sword, according to the rules of Penglai, you have to go down the mountain to experience Hongchen for more than ten years.
Just like the cyan of Kunlun Immortal Pond, it is like a red dust to wash your heart, but all immortal sects have such a rule.
As the Buddhists say.
If you want to put it down, you have to pick it up first, at least you have to see it with your own eyes, right?
"Traveling in the North Sea in the twilight, the green snake in his sleeve is bold. The three people in Yueyang don't know, and Lang Yin flies over Dongting Lake..."
Liu Zhuoran recited softly.
It is said that it is a poem left by a successful predecessor thousands of years ago, and the ethereal and heroic spirit in the poem is really yearning.
Pity...
"I was born at the wrong time."
The Sword Monarch sighed and closed the window to prevent outside sounds from entering the room.
He patted the Lingxu sword box in his hand, wanting to carefully study the Penglai Sword Codex, hoping to make another breakthrough in swordsmanship.
As soon as I sat cross-legged on the bed, a shopkeeper brought exquisite food and hot water to clean my hands and face before eating.
"Liu Daxia, this is a ritual sent by the Haisha Gang outside the city."
The little second hunched his waist, put a basin of water on the wooden shelf, and brought a towel up, with a flattering smile on his face, and said to Liu Zhuoran:
They knew that Liu Daxia didn't like to be noisy, but they didn't dare to bother, so they just sent food and said that it was a way to get married. These are all fresh things in the sea, Liu Daxia eat them while they are hot. ”
After saying that, the little two retreated.
Liu Zhuoran sighed and shook his head.
The Quanzhou Haisha Gang knew that it was a local second-rate gang, similar in nature to the Heluo Gang, and it was a bit superficial to do some business.
But no matter the momentum or force, it is far worse than the Heluo Gang in Luoyang and controlling the Central Plains.
It's just that people are kind, and Jian Jun is not easy to refuse.
Besides, since early this morning, it is true that the water and rice have not been eaten, and my stomach is a little hungry.
This is no longer an era full of aura, sleeping in the open air, and many years of bigu, that is already a legend, and practicing martial arts every day must also have a nutritious supply.
Even in the realm of his master, Dong Lingjun, he had to eat and drink some every day.
However, Jian Jun is very vigilant, it is not a year or two after entering the rivers and lakes, and he also knows all kinds of evil ways in the rivers and lakes, and he has experienced it repeatedly.
There are many villains, who want to step on his head to get on the throne, but they can't fight head-on, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks emerge one after another.
Jianjun took a jade needle from his waist and checked the various dishes on the table, there was no poison, he went to the water basin to clean his hands.
Before washing your hands, you can also test them in water with a needle that identifies toxins.
After everything was the same, he sat down at the table and picked up the bamboo chopsticks.
I just ate seven minutes full, so I stopped chopsticks.
The food is good, but it is also tempting.
After half a pillar of incense, it was the little second who came in just now to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and he looked at the sword monarch who was sitting on the bed with his eyes closed.
He said:
"Liu Daxia, does this dish taste good? Hungry? ”
"Huh?"
Liu Zhuoran opened his eyes suspiciously.
Gently holding the sword box beside him, looking at Xiao Er with a flattering smile on his face, what he said yesterday was not so much.
He sensed something was wrong.
Xiao Er stood up straight, stretched out his hand and gently wiped his face, and when the black hair fell, Shen Lan's coquettish face was revealed.
She looked at Liu Zhuoran, and there was a touch of coldness in her eyes.
The black true qi overflowed from the fingers, tumbling in the palms, and finally wrapped around the fingertips, very evil, in the black qi swirling and swinging, Shen Lan said coldly:
"Now that you've eaten enough, let's ask Sword Jun to go on the road."