In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the beautiful scenery of Hengtang attracts a large number of tourists who come to the green. (Note: Hengtang is Mochou Lake, and the Southern Chu in the book is based on the Southern Tang Dynasty, so it is called Hengtang)

On the side of Hengtang, there are a man and three women walking together, which attracts many tourists to stop and watch. Southern Chu is civilized, and it is common for men and women to travel together, even if they are unmarried young men and women, as long as they do not do anything that hurts morals, no one will look sideways about it, and this man and three women did not have any out-of-the-ordinary behavior, but they still attracted a lot of attention, nothing more than because of their appearance.

These four people are all dressed as children of rich and noble families, and the only man among them is about 20 years old, with a broad forehead, a handsome face, and a slight short beard, a long figure with a decent cyan robe, and a handsome man. However, after all, most of the tourists are men, except for a few who have different interests and hobbies, and most people's eyes still fall on the three women.

Among the three women, one walked side by side with Na Langjun, who was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, and a pink embroidered narrow skirt to show off her graceful figure, but from her hair bun, it could be seen that she was already a young woman, and it should be the wife of that Lang Jun. Behind the two of them were two young ladies who looked like they were thirteen or fourteen years old.

One of the little ladies combed a double snail bun, wearing an apricot yellow pomegranate skirt, looking like a maid, her face was delicate and elastic, I don't know if it was because she ate too well, and it seemed a little round, her mouth seemed to be chattering all the way non-stop, and her eyebrows were dancing, and her demeanor was full of cuteness.

The last little lady is combed with a lily bun, dressed in a blue and white dress, although she is young, but her height is half a head higher than the maid next to her, and she is faintly level with the young woman in front of her, and in fact, the eyes of seventy or eighty percent of tourists are concentrated on her. She also seemed to be aware of the burning gaze of the tourists, her eyes were slightly unnatural, but she instantly became invisible, continued to listen to the words of the maid around her, and responded with a smile from time to time. Among the tourists, there are many literati, among them, there is a personality out of the high-five, with a heart and a soul to read out the good sentences in the Book of Poetry: "The hand is like a soft wattle, the skin is like clotted fat, the collar is like a grub, the teeth are like a rhinoceros, the head of the mantis is eyebrows, the smile is clever, and the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it." ”

"Husband, Siniang has made many people so fascinated at such a young age, how can she get it when she grows up?" The young woman in the red dress smiled, and there was a bit of narrowness in her laughter.

Young Langjun smiled and said: "Xian'er, this is your mistake, Siniang is my sister, why do you still eat her vinegar?" ”

The young woman in the red dress raised her eyebrows slightly: "I'm praising Siniang, how can you see that I'm jealous?" ”

The young man blinked at the young woman in the red dress: "There is a little bit in the tone!" ”

The young woman in the red dress glared at her: "Okay, husband, you don't give me any face!" She laughed as she pinched the arm of the young man.

The tall lady behind the two couldn't help but shake her head: "Big brother, sister-in-law, I admire you two for flirting in public!" But can you please stop making fun of me? ”

The young man and the young woman in the red dress blushed slightly, and immediately straightened their postures. However, after a while, the young woman in the red dress covered her mouth and smiled: "Husband, Siniang is really a strange little lady, since I married into your family, it seems that every time she praises her for her beauty, she is a little unhappy!" ”

Young Langjun laughed: "It should be shy!" ”

The tall lady is Xiao Ruixue, and she couldn't help but be a little speechless when she heard this. Originally, the eldest brother Xiao Bowen and sister-in-law Lin Yuexian took her and Yun'er on a trip, so that she could get rid of her mother's clutches for half a day, she was very grateful, but before she had time to enjoy this hard-won leisure, she was covered in hair by a group of inexplicable tourists, if it weren't for the manhood in her heart to support her pretend to be generous, she could really cover her face with her sleeves, she knew this, she felt that it was better to accept her mother's torture at home.

"Miss, look, there's a candy seller! What a beautiful sugar man! Unconsciously, he walked another distance, and suddenly, Yun'er hugged Xiao Ruixue's arm and jumped up with joy, it turned out that there was a small stall not far away, which was full of all kinds of sugar people, there were cows and horses, men and women, all of different shapes, the old man in front of the stall was selling while still making new sugar figures, which attracted many children.

Xiao Ruixue was called by Yun'er, and the slight displeasure in her heart suddenly dissipated, and she said, "Do you want to eat candy man?" ”

Yun'er crossed her thumbs and said shyly: "Yun'er wants to buy some, do you want to eat it?" Yun'er will help you pick a big one! ”

Xiao Ruixue said: "I'll buy it!" ”

Yun'er hurriedly shook her head: "If it doesn't work, how can you let Miss spend money every time, and Yun'er should invite Miss once!" ”

"Don't! Just your one tael of silver a month, you want to eat this and that, and recently secretly asked Sister Yicui to help you buy rouge gouache, where is the enough expense? ”

Yun'er's face suddenly turned red: "How does Miss know this?" ”

Xiao Ruixue smiled: "You can't think of me as a fool, so obviously you can't see it?" With that, she stretched out her thumb and wiped it on Yun'er's lips, evenly smearing the uneven blush on her lips.

After playing for a long time, Xiao Ruixue returned home, different from the joy on the faces of her eldest brother and sister-in-law and Yun'er, although her expression was also a little happy, but inadvertently revealed a trace of tiredness. After lunch, Zhu Yan made arrangements for Xiao Ruixue early for the afternoon.

"Girl, let's learn the piano behind closed doors in the afternoon!"

"Got it, mother!" Xiao Ruixue's answer was very simple, she had already understood one thing for more than a year, that is, it was useless to resist.

After playing three tunes with all her might, Xiao Ruixue suddenly felt a little thirsty, so she said, "Yun'er, you go and make me a pot Longjing!" ”

"Yes, Miss!" Yun'er laughed and went out to make tea. I have to say that Yun'er, a maid, in addition to being greedy, is still very well-behaved most of the time, and because she is delicate and cute, Xiao Ruixue likes her very much, and usually treats her like a sister. Taking advantage of Yun'er's time to go out to make tea, Xiao Ruixue was silently in a daze, thinking back to the past year or so, after her mother's careful training, whether she was playing the piano, female popularity, or lady etiquette, she was forced to accept it from the beginning to become handy now, but deep in her heart, she didn't feel that this was what she should have, but what was the way she should be, it seemed that the impression of this in her mind had begun to become blurred, and every time she thought of this, Xiao Ruixue felt extremely scared.

"Bang!" A small pebble flew into Xiao Ruixue's room through the window lattice and landed on the piano table, startling Xiao Ruixue. I thought someone was playing a prank, but Xiao Ruixue looked at it and saw that there was a rolled-up paper tied to the pebble, her eyes rolled, she quickly tore off the paper and put it in the palm of her hand, and threw the pebble out of the window.

"Apprentice, the teacher has returned to Jinling, if you are free, come to Jiming Temple to see you today!" The handwriting on the paper was as Xiao Ruixue expected, it was left by Sha Dong, when she saw the content, Xiao Ruixue's eyes couldn't help but smile, but with a little sadness: "My master is still as sneaky as ever!" It's just that my mother asked me to learn the piano, how can I pull away? “

"Miss, the tea is ready!" At this time, Yun'er's delicate voice sounded outside the door.

Xiao Ruixue's eyes rolled: "There is!" ”

In the Zen Monastery behind the Jiming Temple, an old monk who is over the age of sixteen stands by the window lattice of his meditation room, quietly watching the flowers and plants outside the window and the monks who occasionally pass by, and hearing the birdsong that comes and goes on the trees.

"I've almost done everything over there in Hangzhou, what should we do next?" An inquiry sounded in the meditation room, if Xiao Ruixue could hear it, she would definitely be able to recognize it as Sha Dong's voice.

The old monk turned his head and looked at Sha Dong: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I think that the side of the Dragon Slaying Society is still very important, so you have to go to the town!" ”

Sha Dong pursed his lips, a little unhappy: "I think it's better for you to arrange Xiahou Long to go for this kind of thing, I am a fake Taoist, he is a real Taoist, and he looks good, he looks like a fairy wind and bones, which is just in line with the temperament of the team of the Dragon Slayer Society!" ”

The old monk said: "You are more than forty years old, and you are still playing with children's temper!" What kind of goods is Xiahoulong, I don't know? If you talk about trickery, there are indeed few people who can compare to him, but his martial arts are not as good as yours, and his character is really too poor, I am afraid that it will be clumsy after a long time, I am afraid that he will not be able to convince the public! ”

Sha Dong smiled: "I'm not a light or heavy person, do you think I can convince the public?" ”

"Although you speak openly, the emphasis is on straightforwardness, the Dragon Slayer Society is already a gang, which is harmless, but may be more popular! The key is that you are Qi'er's master, and you will definitely consider Qi'er in everything you do, I absolutely believe in you, but I don't trust Xiahoulong! ”

"So, then it's a decision that I'll go to the Dragon Slayer Society to be the master of that bullshit herringbone hall?"

The old monk nodded: "It's decided!" ”

"Okay, so when am I leaving?"

"When Qi'er arrives, we will discuss the follow-up matters together, and you can leave, it should be tomorrow at the earliest!"

Sha Dong made a helpless expression: "I just arrived in Jinling today, and I will leave tomorrow, it's really boring to think about!" ”

The old monk smiled: "It's not boring, but you are reluctant to accept the female apprentice a year ago, right?" ”

Sha Dong laughed: "It's really a little reluctant, among the few apprentices I accepted, she is the most suitable for my appetite!" ”

The old monk narrowed his eyes: "What's the matter, isn't even Qi'er as good as her?" ”

Sha Dong said lightly: "I and Qi'er are called master and apprentice, but we are actually the master, I am loyal to him, but he may not have much master-apprentice affection for me!" On the contrary, it was my disciple who treated me disrespectfully on the surface, but in his heart he recognized me as a master! Besides, when it comes to understanding and patience, she is much better than Qi'er, but because she is a daughter, her physical qualifications are not as good as Qi'er, so her martial arts are not as good as Qi'er, but if she persists, it may not be impossible to surpass Qi'er in the future! ”

The old monk said: "Qi'er's current martial arts are enough for him to use for a lifetime, and for those who have achieved great things, martial arts are the last after all!" I've seen that little girl, although she is young, but she has a great appearance, if she can be used by us, it will be a sharp weapon at some times, even worth 100,000 elite soldiers, have you considered this? ”

Sha Dong's face looked a little unhappy: "She is the little lady of a rich and noble family, her family is innocent, and she is not a person from us all the way, why drag her into the water?" And if she worships me as a teacher, how can I harm her? ”

The old monk said lightly: "I'll just say that, if you don't want to, forget it, you don't need to be angry!" ”

At the same time, at the foot of Jiming Temple came a little Langjun, who was wearing a white shirt, with red lips and white teeth, and an extremely handsome face. There is no need to ask, this little Langjun is Xiao Ruixue, she came to Sha Dong's appointment to apply for the time, just to avoid trouble, she wore a men's dress, because her behavior is completely different from at home, there is no femininity at all, but it is difficult for people to doubt her true gender.

Xiao Ruixue entered the Jiming Temple, and went straight to the Houshan Zen Temple, where she had met Sha Dong every time before, but when she rushed to the familiar old locust tree, she did not find Sha Dong's figure.

"This cheap master, I took such a big risk to come to the appointment, but he was not punctual every time!" As soon as Xiao Ruixue thought of Yun'er, who was pretending to be playing the piano behind closed doors at home at this time, her heart felt weak for a while, and then she had a little resentment about Sha Dong's tardiness.

Xiao Ruixue looked left and right for a moment, and specially checked whether there was anyone on the old locust tree, but the result was still nothing. Rushed all the way here, let her go home directly, she would not be willing, she saw that there was no one around at this time, so she wanted to take this opportunity to polish her martial arts, while waiting for Sha Dong's arrival. However, she hadn't practiced for long before she heard someone behind her say in a sarcastic tone: "Such a clumsy martial art, dare to show ugliness here?" ”

Xiao Ruixue turned around in surprise, only to see a young man walking out of the woods at some point, this young man was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a pure black gown, with a figure of more than seven feet, his face was as white as jade, two sword eyebrows were inserted straight into his temples, the bridge of his nose was straight and tall, and the corners of his lips were a little resolute, which could be described as heroic, but his eyebrows faintly revealed a bit of cold arrogance in his eyes, which made people feel unapproachable.

Xiao Ruixue knew that what she said just now was from the mouth of this young man, but she didn't want to conflict with a stranger because of this, so she said: "Let this Lang Jun see and laugh, I'm just practicing at will!" ”

"Feel free to practice? Hehe! Looks like you're confident in your martial arts? The boy had approached, and there was no one in his eyes.

Xiao Ruixue was puzzled, she hesitated, "What do you mean?" ”

"How about a few tricks with me? I want to see how many catties and taels your martial arts have! "The teenager was a bit aggressive.

Xiao Ruixue was still confused, thinking about whether this person was sick, and he still didn't want to be as knowledgeable as him, so he sneered: "This Langjun, you and I don't know each other, why should I fight with you?" ”

The young man's eyes were sharp: "Don't talk nonsense!" With that, a fierce long fist slammed into Xiao Ruixue's face.

Xiao Ruixue was taken aback, her body had already dodged backwards, and she stretched out her right palm to withstand this punch, but what she gained was a sharp pain from the tiger's mouth. Xiao Ruixue couldn't help but cold her face: "You are so unreasonable, I have no grievances with you, why are you embarrassed?" ”

The young man was quite surprised that Xiao Ruixue could take his punch, but he still said coldly: "At a young age, martial arts are a bit of creation!" For the sake of you being a few years younger than me, I'm only going to do six points today, but you have to fight me! ”

Speaking of this, the mud bodhisattva also has three points of anger, not to mention that Xiao Ruixue is not a mud bodhisattva, so she didn't say more, raised a leg and swept towards the young man's waist, the young man didn't dodge or dodge, raised his elbow to block the kick, both of them used all their strength, only to hear the sound of the two bones colliding and creaking.

In the meditation room, Sha Dong said to the old monk: "It's not early, I'll go and see if Qi'er has arrived!" With that, he got up from his puddle, and suddenly he patted his head and exclaimed, "Look at my memory! ”

The old monk was surprised: "What's the matter?" ”

Sha Dong frowned: "I thought there was nothing important today, so I asked my disciple Shen Shi to come to Jiming Temple to meet, but I was called here by you halfway!" At this moment, the time has passed, and my disciple has always been punctual, and it is estimated that he has been waiting outside the Zen monastery for a while, but Qi'er is also coming, and I still don't have time to pay attention to her, how can this be good? ”

The old monk smiled: "Everything has a priority, the agreement between you and her is just a trivial matter, you are her master, why don't you go out and send her away first!" You can stay in Jinling for one more day and make a new appointment with her! ”

Sha Dong nodded: "That's all!" ”

Outside the Zen courtyard, Xiao Ruixue's left cheek was high and swollen, and her nose was also blue, she had just tried her best to fight with the black-shirted young man, but unfortunately she was completely defeated in less than fifty moves, and was hit by a hook punch from the young man.

This time she was actively provoked, if she won, she would have given up, but she was defeated, Xiao Ruixue's self-esteem was a little unacceptable, and the grievances in her heart were indescribable, she covered her sore left face with her hand, and tears were already rolling in the frame of her eyes, but the male dignity in her heart drove her not to let it flow out of her eyes.

"In vain!" Xiao Ruixue's ears sounded Sha Dong's voice.

When Xiao Ruixue saw Sha Dong, she hurriedly wiped away her tears with her sleeves, and said indifferently: "Master, you are not punctual!" As she spoke, she also covered the left side of her face with her sleeve, for fear that Sha Dong would see the shame mark of her defeat.

Sha Dong laughed dryly, and suddenly he discovered Xiao Ruixue's abnormality, and couldn't help asking, "Apprentice, what's wrong with your face?" ”

Xiao Ruixue covered her face tighter: "It's not much, I was chased by a dog just now, and I accidentally fell!" ”

Sha Dong was a little inexplicable: "Where did the dog come from in this temple?" Besides, would you be afraid of a dog? ”

At this time, a person walked out of the woods, and he sneered: "If you can't beat it, you slander others as dogs, it's not a gentleman's doing, right?" ”

Xiao Ruixue's eyes were full of resentment, she didn't expect that the black-shirted young man who left after defeating her just now would actually come back.

And Sha Dong was a little surprised: "Qi'er, it turns out that you arrived early?" Suddenly, his expression was even more surprised: "You hit her?" ”

There was a hint of sarcasm on the young man's face: "I just didn't stop talking for a while!" ”

Sha Dong was puzzled: "Why do you want to talk to her?" You know she's my apprentice? ”

The young man said, "I saw him practicing here before, and some of his moves are exactly the same as those of Master's disciples, so how should I explain that he is not Master's disciple?" Moreover, the master said before that he had accepted an apprentice in Jiming Temple, and his talent and diligence surpassed that of the apprentice. ”

After hearing this, Sha Dong couldn't help laughing again and again: "Chen Qi, Chen Qi, you are still so arrogant!" The reason why the teacher said that is nothing more than to let you know that there is a mountain outside the mountain, so that you can restrain some arrogance, I can't imagine that you will make such a reckless move today! Hmph, you do it with your junior sister who is three years younger than you, and you feel glorious when you win? ”

The black-shirted young man said: "It's only three years younger, and I only use sixty percent of my strength!" Suddenly, he seemed to sense that something was wrong, and his eyes widened and asked, "Senior sister?" She's a woman? ”

Sha Dong sneered: "That's right, she's a woman, do you still feel very glorious now?" ”

The black-shirted young man subconsciously bit his lip, and his face was faintly ashamed, but he was completely silent at all.

Listening to the conversation between Sha Dong and the black-shirted boy, Xiao Ruixue kept silent, but she was very unhappy in her heart, and finally couldn't help but say, "Master, what do you mean?" It's disgraceful for me to win with him, so wouldn't I be even more ashamed of myself if I lost? ”