15. The aftermath is still unsettled
Shen Qiu said that he wanted to cultivate himself and live a life guarding the small dart game, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes.
It was only two or three days of hard work before another trouble came to the door.
On this day, it was early in the morning, Shen Qiu was holding the Hongming Knife, and after practicing the Guiyan Knife Technique, the Seven Killings of the Absolute Shadow had just learned and practiced, and when he swung the knife, there was a faint invisible sword shadow that dispersed.
The fish intestine gong has just entered the door, and last night he rushed open the two big holes in his legs.
If you want to use it proficiently, you have to continue to practice penance.
He was about to continue practicing his sword skills again when he heard a noise outside the door of the dart game.
Shen Qiu frowned, and then said to Qingqing, who was standing on one leg on a wooden stake, blindfolded with a black cloth, trying to maintain his balance:
"Go and see, what's going on outside the door? It's so noisy. ”
Qingqing didn't move, she continued to stand on one leg on the stake, staggering, pulling her throat, and shouted to the front hall:
"Little Iron! Go and see what's going on outside the door. ”
"Oh."
The young man who was wiping the table answered, got up and went to the door.
This tall young man is very honest, indeed simple, and he has been called back and forth by Qingqing's envoy in the past few days, and he is not angry.
is born with a good temper, but he eats a lot.
He can eat three meals of Shen Qiu in one meal, but looking at the tendon meat on the iron boy's body, he can also see that this guy is a big stomach.
He also clumsily praised Shen Qiu's good cooking skills, obviously wanting to have a good relationship with Shen Qiu.
In all fairness, Shen Qiu didn't hate the Iron Boy.
This young man has a stable heart, acts steadily, and has a good temper, which is really annoying, and diligent, without anyone saying much, he takes care of the front hall of the dart game neatly.
Much better than a tired Qingqing.
It's just that he has a lot of secrets on him.
Even a martial arts master like Mo Hei had to ask the Mo family to deal with it, which really made Shen Qiu, who had just experienced a trouble, inclose.
He didn't take the initiative to ask about the secret of the Iron Boy.
He instinctively felt that this was a big pit, and he still didn't take the initiative to jump into it, and he had to hold Qingqing, and don't let this stupid girl jump in.
After a while, the broken iron ran back to return.
He said to Qingqing and Shen Qiu with a puzzled expression:
"There is a young man outside the door, wearing linen and filial piety, shouting to see Brother Shen Qiu, and the neighbors are watching the excitement."
Shen Qiu stopped the knife he was waving, and he said to Zhetie:
"But I asked his name?"
"Asked."
The young man nodded and said with a humble face:
"He said that his name is Yi Sheng, and he is the only son of Yi Ke Daxia, the head of the Yi Family Dart Bureau."
"Smack"
Qingqing, who was trying to maintain her balance on the stake, fell to the ground suddenly, she removed the black cloth from her eyes, rubbed her ass and stood up, looking at her senior brother with a nervous expression.
Shen Qiu glanced at her and signaled not to panic.
"I'll take a look."
Shen Qiu threw the Hongming knife in his hand to Zhetie, the latter reached out to take it in his hand, and then put the knife back into the sheath, his movements were extremely skillful, and the momentum of collecting the knife was quite human.
This made Shen Qiu's eyes narrow.
"The two of you stay in the yard, Qingqing continues to practice, don't go out, fold the iron to wash the vegetables and fish, find some rice, and eat sauerkraut fish at noon."
Shen Qiu gave a few commands, then walked into the front hall and opened the door.
In front of him, there stood a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in filial piety clothes, with filial piety, holding a sheathed sword in his hand, his eyes were red, and he poked in place like a pillar.
Behind him, the neighbors stood in a circle, whispering and talking.
"Let's all go back."
Shen Qiu clenched his fists and made a circle, and he said loudly:
"This is a private matter, so don't get involved. Besides, what is there to see about the filial son who lost his father?
Uncle Liu! As an elder on the street, you don't care. ”
Old man Liu in the grocery store was also watching the excitement, and when he heard Shen Qiu shouting, his old face was a little unbearable, so he stepped forward with a cane and shouted a few times, driving away all the onlookers around.
After the crowd dispersed, Shen Qiu turned his gaze to the young man in front of him, and said:
"Yi Daxia eliminated harm for the people, bravely fought demons to death, it is a heroic and benevolent act, as his son, you do not guard filial piety for your father in front of the spirit, and you still stand outside like this, let others guide you, what kind of system has you become!"
"Let's sit down first."
This Shen Qiu is only seventeen years old this year, but the tone of his speech is very old-fashioned, and the young man originally had something to ask, but he was a little dazed by Shen Qiu's words.
He didn't advance or retreat, and he was very embarrassed.
He could only bow his head and follow Shen Qiu into the dart game, and closed the door casually.
"Sit."
Shen Qiu sat on the chair, pointed to the chair opposite him, Yi Sheng with filial piety sat on the chair silently, he held his sword, looked at Shen Qiu, and said with red eyes:
"Brother Shen, I'm not here today to find trouble, don't get me wrong.
I was just... I just heard from someone in the dart game, when my father fought with the demons of the Five Elements Gate that day, you were also there? ”
"Yes."
Shen Qiu's face was calm, and there was a look of memory in his eyes, and he said to Yi Sheng:
"Those cult demons kidnapped my junior sister, and on that day, I also went to save people."
"Then Brother Shen, can you tell me about the scene of that day?"
Yi Sheng clenched the sword in his hand, he gritted his teeth and said:
"I lost my mother when I was a child, and it was my father who brought me up to provide me with a living and teach me martial arts. I swore before my father's spirit that I would avenge him. ”
When Shen Qiu heard Yi Sheng's statement, he observed Yi Sheng's expression again, which did not seem to be a fake.
And he was relieved.
He pondered for a moment, and then gently persuaded:
"Yi Shaoxia, why are you doing this?
Your father desperately stabbed Zhou Sheng, the killer of the Five Elements Gate, and made a big sigh for the righteous way of Suzhou, and also saved the woman who was taken away, which is really a chivalrous act.
The person who killed your father was Zhou Sheng, but Zhou Sheng was also killed by your father, and the rudder of the Demon Sect was also burned, so there was no grudge.
I think that if your father had knowledge, he would not have wanted you to live a life full of hatred. ”
Shen Qiu said and spoke, and was also emotional, he stepped forward quite sincerely, patted Yi Sheng's shoulder, and said:
"My life can be regarded as saved by your father, Yi Daxia is my benefactor, you are the son of a benefactor, I will advise you. Go home, practice martial arts well, and become a generation of heroes like your father.
Yi Ke Daxia died well, and there is no resentment when he wants to come to Jiuquan, don't ruin his good future recklessly because of other people's rumors. ”
In the past few days, Yi Sheng has really seen the warmth and coldness of people.
When his father was there, the shopkeeper relied heavily on his family, and the people in the dart game were also welcome in everything, and his father was called a brother.
But as soon as my father died, in addition to a few days ago, there were still people who came to mourn, and no one took care of the family in these days, and the shopkeeper's attitude towards him was also colder.
probably felt that his father was dead, and his martial arts were low, so he couldn't support the responsibility of the dart.
The most excessive thing is that before the father's first seven days have passed, the dart game Zhang Luo re-selected the big dart head.
In the past, those dart masters who were close to their father began to greet several other dart heads, as if there was still Yi Ke in the first place.
Yisheng is the nature of young people, where can I stand this?
quarreled with the people in the dart game, took his father's sword, and rushed to the side of the Lujia dart board, wanting to find the only bystander who was the only bystander when his father died that day.
In fact, he didn't know much about himself, what did he want to ask when he came here to find Shen Qiu?
Seeing Shen Qiu's sincere relief, as well as his care like a brother, the grief in his heart welled up, and he hugged Shen Qiu's arm and cried.
This made Shen Qiu look embarrassed.
How did Yi Ke die, and who knows better than him?
Do you want to tell the truth to the stupid boy in front of you, and then the two of them splattered blood in this front hall for seven steps?
And although Yi Ke died of greed, after all, he really saved the women who were taken away, and he also fought with the people of the Five Elements Gate, which was indeed a heroic act.
It can only be said that he is a hypocrite, but he is not a real villain.
"Cry, just cry."
Shen Qiu took pity on the young man in front of him, he understood human feelings better than Yi Sheng, and he could probably guess what Yi Sheng had happened in the past few days.
After Yi Sheng finished crying, he asked:
"You fell out with the Yi Family Dart Bureau, and you don't want to look up to people, so in the future, do you have any plans?"
"I'm going to go on a safari!"
Yi Sheng wiped his tears and said to Shen Qiu:
"Since my father died at the hands of the people of the Five Elements Sect, I am easy to win this life, and I will never die with those people in the Demon Sect! My father has a friend in Luoyang, who is in charge of the Heluo Gang, and I want to go to him.
When the time comes, learn a good martial arts, and then go to find the demon cult to avenge your father! ”
"Well, you're a straight man."
Shen Qiu took out a few silver tickets from his sleeve, stuffed them into Yi Sheng's hand, and shouted that Qingqing led a horse from the courtyard.
He stood outside the door and said to Yi Sheng, who had turned over and mounted his horse:
"Those silver money is enough for you to go to Luoyang to live, you can't show it to others casually, walking the rivers and lakes is not as simple as talking, since you have made up your mind, I will no longer persuade you.
You go to the Li family pharmacy in Suzhou, report my name, and someone will prepare a trip to Luoyang for you. This river and lake is far away, Yi Shaoxia, good to walk.
Whatever others say, remember for yourself that your father is a hero. ”
Shen Qiu hugged Yi Sheng and said:
"Let's meet again."
"Brother Shen, I'm leaving! Today's gift of silver and horses, I will repay it in the future! ”
Yi Sheng was riding on a horse, his eyes were red, and he clenched his fists at Shen Qiu and said:
"Take care, too."
Shen Qiu stood at the door, watching Yi Sheng, who was wearing filial piety clothes, disappear on horseback and disappear into the street.
He had his hands behind his back, and he didn't know what to think.
In the end, it can only turn into a long sigh.
If he wanted to be at peace, he wrote a letter to Miss Lei Shiyin, telling him about this easy victory.
With that girl's intelligence, she naturally understood what Shen Qiu meant, and then talked to her father that it was not difficult for this Yi Sheng to "accidentally fall into the water and die".
But...
The grievances caused by the father, why should the hot-blooded son bear it? This easy victory is also a young man's spirit, does it have to be killed completely?
The truth is on Shen Qiu's side.
If you really start with a black heart, then the truth will be gone.
"That's it..."
Shen Qiu turned around and closed the door, and he whispered:
"After all, I still can't make up my mind."
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In the Yanyu Building, Shen had just finished playing a piano song for a few scholars who came to admire him.
Naturally, the audience applauded, and one of them had an industry in Chang'an, so he invited Shen to visit Chang'an, but Shen Lan declined.
She said that she had been in a bad mood lately, so she withdrew from the hall, and returned to her room under the care of the scholars, and had just taken off her coat and lay down on the brocade couch, intending to take a nap.
Xiuhe walked into the room.
"How?"
Shen Lan closed her eyes and played a beauty fan, looking as delicate as a willow.
She asked without a word.
Xiuhe, the maid who was lying on the side of the bed and rubbing her fingers for her, whispered:
"I found out, the man's name is Folding Iron.
Originally a person from the land of Liaodong, he appeared in the land of Liaodong seven months ago, and wanted to go to Qilu to find relatives, but he was noticed by the people of Tongwujiao.
He was fourteen years old, but he was born with divine power and extraordinary roots, so he was designed and captured by the Tongwu Sect and wanted to send it to Qingyangmen as a 'gift' from the Tongwu Sect Master to the Qingyang Demon King.
However, it was delayed by the chaos in the land of Qilu, and he was able to set off recently. ”
Xiuhe said to Shen Lan, who was frowning:
"Miss, this has nothing to do with us, it's just bad luck."
"You said this to the Qingyang Demon Lord, can he listen to it?"
Shen Lan said in a low tone:
"Who doesn't know from the Seven Sects of the Demon Sect that the Qingyang Demon Monarch Ai Dacha (chai) is arrogant all his life, acting crazy, and his brain is not very normal.
After Zhang Moxie disappeared, he cut off contact with other sects.
Now Mrs. Tongtang can talk to him, but for such a thing, I will beg Mrs. to come forward... This precious sentiment is not so wasted.
But if he really came to Suzhou for the sake of the iron boy, then it would be the time for me to suffer. ”
The maid Xiuhe was also a little discouraged for a while.
Miss is right, although the people in the Demon Sect claim to be crazy, they often have their own rules and regulations, and it is not difficult to deal with them if they have a clear temper.
It's just that I'm afraid of meeting a real madman.
And this Qingyang Demon Monarch is a real madman, but he also has the ability to reach the sky, once he initiates madness, it is unknown whether this Suzhou City can be saved.
"Where's the broken iron now?"
Shen Lan asked, and Xiuhe replied:
"He and Shen Qiu went back to Suzhou, but there are people from the Mo family around them who are secretly protecting, and it is difficult to take them back again, unless Miss personally takes action."
"Hmm..."
Shen Dajia rubbed her forehead, her eyes closed, and after a quarter of an hour, she made up her mind.
"Since you can't stop it, you can't hide it, so you just make a big fuss!"
Shen Lan narrowed her eyes, there was a cold light flashing in her eyes, and she said:
"Send a letter to my master, tell me about this Suzhou matter, and it is best to provoke him to come to Suzhou in person.
When the two demon lords come together, I don't believe that this is the right way in the rivers and lakes, and there will be no reaction! Also, invite Zhang Lan here, and you have to settle this matter with him.
It would be great if he could bring his domineering and ruthless brother to Suzhou. ”