Xue Yan had never met his parents.

For as long as he can remember, he has lived with his grandfather in a small village in the middle of nowhere.

His grandfather was getting older and weaker, and he could no longer take care of him, so he was sent to his second uncle's house in a neighboring village.

The second uncle is a merchant who does business, he is not very capable and very afraid of the inside, because the second uncle and mother scolded and instigated again and again, he left the young Xue Yan on the street when he went to Hezhou City to do business.

Xue Yan stood alone in a corner for a long time, and finally calmly accepted the fact that he was abandoned.

Hezhou is rich, the streets are prosperous, and there are many rich people, but there are also many beggars on the streets, most of whom have come here from other states and counties.

In this way, he became one of the beggars.

Because of his cold temperament, not liking to talk, and being smaller than other beggars, Xue Yan became the target of bullying by everyone.

Each time, he was surrounded by a group of beggars in rags, snatching his hard-won nest head, and beating him with his fists and feet.

From the beginning of the weak resistance, but the final numbness. After a few months, he seemed to have gotten used to it.

One day, he was surrounded by another group of beggars who had just arrived in Hezhou.

The group looked even more vicious, grinning with bared teeth, and wished to eat him.

He clutched the only piece of bread he had left, and refused to hand it over.

Because of such a trivial matter to others, he was pressed to the ground and beaten.

With a punch and kick, he looked at the gray-black dusty earth, felt the pain coming from his body from time to time, and felt that he was about to die.

Yes, he almost died.

Because he had not eaten anything for many days, he had no strength at all, and could not even fight back, and a larger beggar, in order to snatch the bread from his hand, kicked him in the chest, and apparently kicked him to death on the spot.

The beggar was not trying hard enough, and lifted his foot again.

At that moment, a woman in a moon-white dress passed by and saw the scene, and she motioned for the man in black who followed behind her to save him.

"Xue Yijian, this kid is so similar to you, you can't help him if you don't save him."

This was the first thing Xue Yan heard her say.

She said it easily, and there was even a hint of joking in her words.

The beggars next to them were stunned for a moment, their eyes switching back and forth between them, as if looking for similarities between the two people.

Xue Yan couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the woman.

On her energetic face, her skin is white and tender, her eyes are bright, she looks forward to Shenfei, she raises her lips, and her smile touches people's hearts.

The man in black next to him snorted coldly, and he didn't know if he was dissatisfied with the woman's words, or if he didn't want to make a move.

But in the end, it still saved people.

"Get out."

The man in black spat out a cold word from his mouth, frightening the group of beggars to flee in a hurry.

"Xue Yijian, this kid is really very similar to you, you shouldn't be abandoning your wife and children, right?"

The woman said the second sentence again, a little tentative and a little ridiculous, and couldn't help laughing.

Her smile was terrible, the man named Xue Yijian darkened his face on the spot, and said coldly: "Miss, don't talk nonsense, it's not like it at all." ”

These words made Xue Yan lean against the corner of the wall in embarrassment, and he couldn't say anything to thank him.

"Look at you, you're terrifying the kids!" The young lady glanced at the man reproachfully, walked up to Xue Yan and squatted down.

"Kid." She said, taking out a candy from her arms and putting it in Xue Yan's hand, "What's your name?" ”

After speaking, she smiled kindly, for fear that others would think she was a liar.

Xue Yan held the thing in his hand and lowered his eyes.

"I don't have a name." He said in a low voice, and his voice was not as crisp as that of a normal child.

He didn't lie, he just didn't have a name, his grandfather and second uncle only called him a child, which made him almost think that he called a child, until he came to Hezhou He didn't realize that it was not a name.

"Huh? Don't have a name? The woman's eyes widened, and her eyes flashed very beautifully.

Surprised, she also hung her head and sighed.

"Actually, I don't have a name anymore." "I almost forgot about it," she said in frustration. ”

Someone like her, doesn't have a name either?

Xue Yan looked up at her curiously.

"yes." As if hearing him, the woman stood up and said, "I'm just like you." ”

"You don't have a name, and I don't have a name now, so we're really in the same boat."

"Hey, Xue Yijian!" The woman turned her head to look at the man in black, "Take him with you, how good you have such a child!" ”

As if she wanted to provoke a man, she turned blue with anger as soon as she spoke.

The man shook his head and walked away, not waiting for her.

In the end, the woman could only catch up with the weak Xue Yan.

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This was the first meeting between Xue Yan and the side concubine Niangniang and the master.

When he thinks about it now, he just thinks it's funny.

Concubine Niangniang deliberately wanted to make the master angry before saying that, in fact, he and the master are not like each other at all, the only thing that can be said together is that they are relatively taciturn and look cold.

Li Mingyun listened to his narration and smiled.

"That's right." She suddenly said, "I heard that my aunt likes to fight, and now that I know her from you, I know her better." ”

Xue Yan nodded slightly.

"Yes, miss, if it weren't for them, there would be no subordinates today." "They...... Very good. ”

"yes." Li Mingyun smiled and took over, "I heard from you, from Mama Zuo, and from my mother...... My aunt is indeed very good, and Xue Yijian, the person who follows my aunt, will not be bad......"

"They're good......

She kept talking, repeating one meaning, but she didn't know what she wanted to say.

Chunyu didn't care about being sad about Xue Yan's experience, and hurriedly changed the topic.

"Then Xue Guard, where did you get your name?" She asked, blinking her teary eyes.

Xue Yan was blessed for a moment.

"It was taken by the side concubine." He replied, looking at them, "My master doesn't choose names, he only ......"

I still didn't say the word killing, for fear of scaring them.

But Chunyu was aroused by curiosity, so he wanted to break the casserole and ask to the end.

"Xue Guard, what will your master only do?" She asked, her lips opening slightly.

A master, using the word "only", doesn't seem appropriate.

"My master ......"

Before anyone could finish speaking, Chunyu hurriedly asked again, "Will it only teach you martial arts?" He won't help you choose a name, he can only teach you martial arts, right? ”

Xue Yan was stunned.

It's better to preach martial arts than to kill people.

Then the dry land responded yes.

"My master didn't plan to teach me martial arts." "He thinks I'm too bad and says it's a waste of time." ”

"You're still poorly qualified, huh?" Chunyu's eyes widened, "Xue Guard, your master is so strict." ”

Li Mingyun was also surprised.

A child, who should be a foolish age for cats and dogs, is normal to not know martial arts, so it is considered to have poor qualifications?

She didn't quite understand the requirements of martial arts, and she couldn't tell whether her idea was right or wrong, so she didn't ask.

"Compared to the master, I am indeed far inferior to him."

Xue Yan was very protective of his master, afraid that Li Mingyun would have a bad impression of him, so he said good things for him.

"My master started practicing martial arts at the age of four, and when he met me, he was already perfect, and now there are few people who can match him." He said, "Moreover, at that time, he was afraid that I would not be able to endure hardship, so he said that." ”

He added, "My master is very good to me." ”

For fear that others won't believe it.

Li Mingyun and Chunyu looked at each other and smiled.

"We know." Chunyu simply laughed, "Your master is very good to you, taught you martial arts, and saved your life." ”

She elongated her tone and quipped.

Li Mingyun smiled.

"Then after that, did you follow them all the time? Staying in Hezhou? She asked, "Practicing martial arts with Xue Yijian?" ”

Back to the solemn topic.

Spring Rain continued to bother and pricked up her ears to listen.

Xue Yan shook his head.

"Nope." He spoke, his eyes growing sad, "Then they sent me away, saying that it was dangerous to follow them. ”

"The master really taught me martial arts after the death of Concubine Niangniang thirteen years ago."

He had already been taken to the safety of Yizhou.

One day, the master suddenly appeared beside him, watched him dance the sword for a long time, and then lightly told him the skills of learning martial arts.

It was then that he learned that the side concubine Niangniang was dead.

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