Some books become clearer the more you read them, while others become more ignorant the closer you get to them.

It has been more than 20 days since he left Shui Yunze, Xue Hongbi thought that Fu Yuanyu had something to do, but he didn't think that this old demon would walk and stop aimlessly along the way, and he would stay for a day or two more when he encountered anything delicious and fun.

Until three days ago, Fu Yuanyu took him to Yunzhou.

There is a hill across the river outside the city of Yunzhou Mansion, the shape is like a gourd, so it is called the gourd mountain, there is a small Taoist temple on the top, the incense was prosperous in the early years, and then gradually deserted, and the Taoist priest only left two or three big cats and kittens.

Xue Hongbi has always felt that a lawless demon like Fu Yuanyu does not believe in gods and Buddhas, but he didn't expect that when passing by Hulu Mountain, this old demon stopped at the foot of the mountain for a while, not only took him up the mountain to incense, but also donated sesame oil money.

I don't know what is mysterious about this small Taoist temple, Fu Yuanyu donated money and was not in a hurry to leave, and gossiped with the old master, Xue Hongbi had to wander around with a little Taoist priest boredly, and saw a century-old tree in the courtyard, which was full of wooden signs and red cloths, which should be a place for believers to make wishes and pray for blessings.

When they came, Xue Hongbi took out a few copper plates, asked the little Taoist priest for three wooden signs, wrote the names of his father and Du Sanniang, tied them with red cloth, and hung them on the branches with his own hands.

He did it unintentionally, but he didn't expect to find Fu Yuanyu's name when he was listed.

It was a very old wooden plaque, I don't know how many years of sun and rain it had suffered here, and the red cloth was rotten to the point that only the wisps remained, as if it might break at any time, but fortunately, the words on the wooden plaque were not written in pen and ink, but carved one stroke at a time.

On the front are two names, Fu Yuanyu on the left and Bu Hanying on the right.

There is an eight-character oath on the back, which is like a brotherhood, life and death.

The time engraved at the end is the noon day of the Gengyin month in the thirteenth year of Pingkang, and Xue Hongbi calculated that it was the twenty-third day of the lunar month thirty-two years ago.

Although he has been following Fu Yuanyu for almost three months, in addition to the initial thrilling, Fu Yuanyu may be afraid of this little burden, even if he leaves Shui Yunze, he also deliberately avoids the crowded places of right and wrong, so Xue Hongbi's understanding of the past of the rivers and lakes is still shallow, and he has no impression of Bu Hanying, if he is not long gone, he should be a nobody.

However, how can a person who can become a friend of Fu Yuanyu, an old devil, be unknown in the rivers and lakes?

Xue Hongbi instantly thought of Bai Zhiwei, and then looked at the wooden card in his hand, and suddenly understood a little.

Just as he was distracted, a hand reached over and pulled the wooden card from his palm.

"I didn't expect it to be here." Fu Yuanyu lowered his eyes and looked at the inscription on the wooden plaque, "Things are people, and it is probably nothing more than that." ”

Xue Hongbi looked around and found that there was no one else in the courtyard, so he asked softly, "Who is the other name?" ”

Fu Yuanyu was slightly surprised: "You haven't heard of him?" ”

Xue Hongbi shook his head, Fu Yuanyu first frowned, and then when he thought of something, his expression became even more stunned, and he shook his head and sighed: "Also, he has been away from the Central Plains for twelve years." ”

"Who is he?"

"My sworn brother."

Fu Yuanyu replied lightly, as if it was just an inconsequential person, but he drew a new red cloth and hung the wooden sign again.

They stayed in this temple for three days, until the twenty-second day of the lunar month, when the Central Plains ushered in the first snow of the year.

Compared with previous years, this snow committee came too early, the buds of the plum branches have not yet begun to bloom, and the snow in the sky can't wait to come to the world, although there are no icebergs, the kind of cold air has been frozen to the bone, but all pedestrians in the wind do not shrug their shoulders and shrink their necks, and they can't wait to find a turtle shell to cover themselves.

The old viewer had a very happy conversation with Fu Yuanyu in the past three days, but he didn't know that this layman with a lot of wisdom was really a bloody devil, and when he saw that they were going to say goodbye on a snowy day, he hurriedly stayed guests, but Fu Yuanyu insisted on leaving, and he also gave up.

Before leaving, Fu Yuanyu sealed a letter and handed it to the old master, and whispered a few words, Xue Hongbi stood a little farther away and couldn't hear it, just when he wanted to use this to pass on the message to others, he didn't want to talk to himself, but the old master didn't know what he heard, looked up at Xue Hongbi, and then nodded in response.

When they came out of the Taoist temple, Xue Hongbi finally couldn't help but ask, "What did you say to that old Taoist priest, why did he look at me like that?" ”

Fu Yuanyu said: "I asked him to help collect the letters, if you return here one day, remember to hand it over to you." ”

Xue Hongbi was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "I'll follow you, what can't I say directly?" ”

"It's not time to say something yet."

"Then let's talk about it then, why borrow the hands of outsiders?" Xue Hongbi still feels that it is inappropriate, although this Taoist temple is poor, the Taoist priests in it are all ordinary people who are dedicated to cultivation, all of them are kind-hearted, and they are both right and wrong, so why leave a hidden danger for irrelevant people?

Fu Yuanyu just smiled, but didn't answer.

They walked for a day and a night, and finally arrived at Jiangcheng, and rushed to the city under the bolt of the officers and soldiers defending the city.

Today is the twenty-second day of the lunar month, with strong winds and heavy snow.

Such abnormal weather, not to mention the deserted villages and wild towns, even the city that is full of people on weekdays has become deserted, the sun has just set, the vendors and pawns have packed up the stalls and gone home to the cat winter, and at three o'clock in the morning, there is almost no one on the street except for the homeless beggars.

Even in the coldest of winters, a large city in the south with a population of 600,000 will not be deserted so much, not to mention that every house is closed, and there are only sporadic lights as far as the eye can see.

After trekking in the wind and snow all day, Xue Hongbi was already very tired, walking was a little sluggish, and her head was down from time to time, obviously very sleepy. As soon as they entered the city, they couldn't wait to find the inn, but they didn't expect that this majestic and atmospheric ancient city was so depressed, not as prosperous and lively as they had heard, not to mention the inn, and even the tavern was closed.

The sleepy insect flew away unconsciously, and Xue Hongbi couldn't help but ask, "Do you think it's here...... A little weird? ”

"What's the blame? I think it's good. Fu Yuanyu laughed, saw a little color from a distance, and immediately turned around and went straight over there.

Jiangcheng is known as the reputation of "three points of splendor", originally refers to the abundance of brocade embroidery here, later because of the rise of the royal family of extravagance, the major states and cities up and down, the original famous for the splendid scenery of Jiangcheng can not be exempt from vulgarity, in the Zhongchu River along the establishment of large and small red mansions and green pavilions, there are hundreds of boats between the painting boats, the so-called "three points of splendor" is also jokingly called "ten zhang soft red" by good deeds.

If you talk about the top one in this ten zhang soft red, it should be Feixian Building.

Feixian Lou is not on the left and right banks of the Zhongchu River, it is a pavilion on the water, carved railings and painted walls, strange fragrance and fighting wind, carried by a big boat, there are several arm-thick iron cables on all sides of the hull to hook the river bank, and the trestle bridge is connected up and down, even if the wind blows through it is also smooth and stable.

However, the reason why Feixian Building is so glamorous is that there are really Feixian in this building.

The southerners have been fond of romantic singing and dancing since ancient times, more than 30 years ago, as soon as the Feixian Lou was established, there was a head lady wearing red yarn who bounced off the pipa and danced a drum dance, its people were as glamorous as peach and plum, the dance posture was like flying into the sky, the four seats were shocked, and a song became famous.

Women are like flowers and inevitably bloom, but over the years, although Feixian Lou has changed many top cards, they are all unique in color and art, and the drum dance of the rebounding pipa has never been lost, and the flying immortals in the world have taken root in this building.

Xue Hongbi shouldn't have known about these fireworks, and he couldn't stand the old devil around him who was well-informed, and he didn't have a door, so he directly talked about the romance of spending a lot of money in Feixian Tower when he was young, and he was not ashamed but proud.

Xue Hongbi asked a very practical question: "Then do you still have money now?" ”

Fu Yuanyu, who was chattering endlessly and reminiscing about the past, finally shut up.

Even the big devil has to worry about money, and he is not worthy of knocking on the door of Feixian Tower.

After following Fu Yuanyu for three months, Xue Hongbi was no stranger to his stinky problems, but this old devil's nature was difficult to move, seeing that the shining building ship was close at hand, he could almost imagine the scene of his father and son eating behind closed doors.

Fu Yuanyu took him across the plank bridge, and when he stepped on the deck, he straightened his clothes, and forced the half-new coarse cloth robe to wear the momentum of a brocade costume, and then walked towards the door.

Facts have proved that men can't do without the words wine and wealth, even in this weird night, there are still a lot of drunken and dreamy guests in the Feixian Building, and a few people close to hear the movement and look sideways, and find that it is a big and a small two poor ghosts, so they sneered and turned their heads to continue to shout five and six, and a graceful woman passed by with wine and food, and was also stingy to give a look.

Therefore, no one noticed that not only were the two not driven away, but the old bustard, who had arrived in a hurry, personally led the way, bypassing the main entrance and going up to the second floor from the side.

Until entering the warm and bright room, Xue Hongbi still didn't come back to his senses, and looked at the sign in Fu Yuanyu's hand in a daze, it was such a worthless thing, which not only made the faces of the four tall nurses pale, but the old bustard was even more groveling.

"Zong ......"

Without the presence of outsiders, cold sweat finally flowed down the charming face of Nong Niang, and it took her overly whitewashed makeup, showing a bit of aging and ridiculous.

She wanted to say something, but when she saw that the child who shouldn't have appeared was alive and dead, she had to change her head stiffly: "You are here tonight, the Feixian Tower is shining, and your subordinates have lost their welcome, please forgive your sins." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xue Hongbi's heart beat violently, and he finally realized why Fu Yuanyu insisted on coming here, this Feixian Tower was simply the rudder of the Mending Heaven Sect in Jiangcheng, and the old bustard was still his former diehard!

Fu Yuanyu picked up the pastries on the table at the right time, stuffed a piece into Xue Hongbi's mouth to block his mouth, and smiled without raising his head: "There is only Sect Master Zhou in the Mending Heaven Sect now, and now you are the master of the Feixian Building, and I am just an outcast, what are you doing with these?" ”

Nong Niang's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was choked: "One day is the Lord, and the rest is the Lord." ”

As she spoke, she subconsciously touched her wrist, where a faded red rope was tied, and a pearl the size of her little finger was pendant, which at first glance looked like a thing to coax a little girl, which was incompatible with her dress, but she wore it with great cherishment.

When the man saw the red rope, his originally cold and hard expression softened, and he reached out and touched her hair full of pearls, and said, "I'll rest here for one night and leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Nong Niang wanted to speak and stopped, obviously hoping that he would stay, but she didn't dare to make a mistake in those eyes, so she had to bow her head and respond.

"My subordinates will ask someone to bring hot water for food and drink, and you can tell me what else you need."

"Send me two clothes." After a pause, he looked at Xue Hongbi who he had brought, "Give this child another pair of good shoes, a leather monkey jumping up and down." ”

Nong Niang looked at Xue Hongbi's eyebrows carefully, she really couldn't see the clue, and asked worriedly: "......Who is this?"

"My son." The man smiled slightly, "Although it is not a weapon, it can finally give me a pension." ”

"You...... Don't say such unlucky things. Nong Niang's nose was sour, she was afraid that she would cry on the spot if she stayed any longer, so she hurriedly confessed and left.

When she left, Xue Hongbi, who had been pretending to be a dumb gourd for a long time, spoke: "Is it your former concubine?" ”

"At a young age, don't get dirty." The man knocked him with the sign, and the corners of his lips raised slightly, "Who do you think she is worthy?" ”

Xue Hongbi thought about the jade flawlessness, and then thought about Bai Zhiwei, believed his words, and looked at the brand in his hand, and couldn't help but reach out and beg: "Show me, this thing is so spirited!" ”

The man threw the sign to him, this is a palm-sized round token, black and autumnal can not see any material, even the tassel tassel is not tied, bare but ugly, the front is engraved with the word "sky", and the back is a woman with a human body and a snake tail, which looks a little weird.

Xue Hongbi looked over and over again for a while and couldn't see a doorway, and asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

"Nuwa Ling, it used to be the sect master token of the Mending Heaven Sect, but now it is nothing." Fu Yuanyu said lightly, "If you like it, I'll give it to you." ”

"Then I'm going to take it tomorrow?"

"Whatever you want."

Even if it is for the pawnshop guy's net worth, Xue Hongbi will not pawn this terrible thing, he put away the sign suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Do you really believe that she will not betray ......"

Before he finished speaking, there happened to be a maid who brought food and hot water, Xue Hongbi was nervous and refused to move the chopsticks, but was pressed by Fu Yuanyu to sit down, so he could only eat with him, and the table full of food was soon swept away, and the maid who helped pour the wine was dumbfounded.

Xue Hongbi has to tell the truth, regardless of whether the beauty song and dance of Feixian Tower is worthy of its name, the food is really delicious.

He burped and reluctantly put down the chicken bones in his hand, but when he saw Fu Yuanyu looking at him meaningfully, he quickly wiped his mouth and found that there was nothing.

Fu Yuanyu smiled: "Do you know what is the best food in the world?" ”

Xue Hongbi shook her head blankly.

"It's a guillotine meal."

Fu Yuanyu said, the maid who poured the wine trembled, poured the wine on the table, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to confess.

"Don't be afraid, I'm scaring you." He smiled and waved his hand, "Just kidding." ”

The maidservant got up tremblingly, and Mari cleaned up the mess on the table, and left without raising her head.

Xue Hongbi didn't laugh.

He knew that Fu Yuanyu was a little out of tune, but he rarely made such jokes, and the few times he did it were that someone died without exception.

Xue Hongbi's hand holding the chopsticks tightened: "Then the ...... we just ate"

"It's not poisonous." Fu Yuanyu drank the last sip of wine, calm and relaxed, "It depends on who is poisoned, she doesn't dare." ”

"That'...... The wind is tight, and it is whirring? ”

"You're not a big person, why do you get so much nonsense?" Fu Yuanyu rolled his eyes, "Sleep in peace, at least tonight...... It's peaceful. ”

"Why?"

"Because...... The other person they were waiting for hadn't come yet. ”

Xue Hongbi saw Fu Yuanyu's gaze looking out of the window and looked at the vast night, except for the vague outline of the neighborhood in the dark night, there was clearly nothing.

He was too young to understand such a look, and he didn't know that the last half of the sentence was hidden in this eye-

If you don't come again, I won't wait.

Where are the people?

People walk in the mountains on snowy nights.

A white horse stepped on the snow and rode the wind, and immediately there were white-clothed people flying in their clothes, and the lowered wind-shielding hat blocked most of his face, and the exposed chin was not only sharp and thin, but also paler than the frost and snow, and there was no trace of blood on his lips, and the whole person had little fresh air from head to toe, like a corpse that had been frozen for many years.

The only thing that proves that he is still alive is the bloodshot red in his eyes.

"The Lord of the Mountains—"

At the corner of the mountain road ahead, a jujube red horse suddenly rushed out, and it was about to collide, and immediately the two of them reined in at the same time, passing by like an arrow, and then looked back, looking at each other, only to see that the jujube red horse was sitting on a young girl, and the red satin cloak with white hair piping was as bright as a flower in the long night.

However, such a beautiful girl was dressed in a red short beat, the cuffs were tied with thin ropes, and a long sword hung diagonally from her waist.

When the man in white saw her, he cherished his words like gold: "What's the matter?" ”

"The junior Wang Shumen fifth generation disciple Mu Qing has seen the Bushan Lord!" The girl clasped her fists and saluted him, "Bushan Lord, Fu Yuanyu's demon has arrived in Jiangcheng, and now he is staying in Feixian Tower, the Fang Alliance Lord has sent someone to inform the official mansion in advance, and now the entire Jiangcheng has entered and exited, Zhong Chuhe is secretly guarded by disciples of various sects in all directions, and the juniors are specially ordered to come to pick up the Bushan Lord to enter the city!" ”

The man in white lifted the hat up and asked softly, "Is he alone?" ”

Mu Qing hesitated for a moment: "I also have a young man, about thirteen or fourteen years old, who already worships the devil as his father-in-law." ”

"Name?"

"Xue Hongbi."

"Huiwu?"

"The demon is tightly protected, and he can't touch the detection, watching his footsteps and breathing, even if he knows martial arts, he is only a three-legged cat kung fu." Mu Qing looked at his face cautiously, "It is said that this young man is a remnant of the Nine Palaces, not an innocent child, and the Lord of the Fang Alliance has ordered to deal with it impartially." ”

The man in white was noncommittal, but said, "Don't harm the people in the city." ”

Mu Qing hurriedly said: "This time it is a joint venture with Tingyu Pavilion, the government has already ordered all families to close their doors tonight, all wine shops and inns are closed, and they are not allowed to go out without authorization, and the Wulin League has also sent people to distribute the whole city, and will never let innocent people shed blood!" ”

The man in white nodded, he no longer looked at Mu Qing, and hurried towards Jiangcheng.

The wind and snow were getting heavier and heavier, and Mu Qing, who was left behind, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly spurred his horse to follow.

Only then did she realize that although the extraterritorial swordsman who had come to punish the demon at the invitation of the Ten Graces had arrived as promised, he had not brought his sword with him, and he was alone, full of wind.

It didn't look like he was going to kill someone, but it was like going to a long-lasting appointment.

It's a pity that she didn't dare to ask again.

Leave a place for horses in the snow.