Chapter 45: Under the Moon

Xu Xiaoshan was expelled from the Haitian Gang.

Everyone in Linyuanmen is a guest from afar, and there are two generations of martial arts alliance masters, Xu Xiaoshan insults first, and bullies last, everyone present can testify, he is good at fighting bravely, and the martial artist cherishes his root bone talent and has repeatedly spared, this time Xu Xiaoshan kicked the iron plate, Haitian Gang can no longer tolerate him, thinking that he is still young, only expelled from the court, does not abolish martial arts, and hopes to do it himself in the future.

As soon as this result came out, the disciples of the Haitian Gang were in an uproar, and those who often messed with Xu Xiaoshan on weekdays were also eaten, and Ah Qi, who was in charge of the martial arts hall, had long seen that they were not pleasing to the eye, and this time the killing of chickens and monkeys happened to be a good thing, and in just two or three days, those provoking people all shrank up, and even some of the stewards who thought highly of themselves were also dissatisfied, and it was rare for Osprey Dock to be so clean.

When Shi Yu heard about this, he ran back excitedly and told Fang Yongyan, and even said with a gesture: "That guy is unlucky this time, it is said that he was beaten with eighteen rods, and he couldn't stand up in pain, so he could only climb out of the door of the osprey dock, none of his fox friends dared to take the lead, and no one dared to see the excitement, and watched from afar......"

Fang Yongyan did not salty and did not lightly "um", he was practicing words, rice paper tiling, splashing ink, looking weak and windy, but the pen is steady and powerful, white paper and black characters are like dragon and snake leaping, although the strokes are thin and do not reduce the wind bones, the pen seems to be flowing water, and the words are just like iron painting silver hooks.

Shi Yu leaned over curiously, and read out the handwriting: "At the beginning of the ancient times, whoever preached it, up and down, how could he be examined......

It turned out to be "Chu Ci • Tianwen".

Shi Yu had a headache when he saw these poems and articles, and when he saw that the young master was about to put down the pen after writing one, he was busy turning around to leave, but unfortunately it was too late, Fang Yong didn't raise his head and said: "Stay, polish the ink for me." ”

Hearing this, Shi Yu suddenly had a bitter face, turned around slowly, first carefully removed the paper that had not yet dried, and then picked up the ink ingot and began to grind, muttering a few words in his mouth from time to time.

Reading and writing pay attention to a calm mind, Fang Yongyan heard that he was restless, and poked the tip of his nose with a pen angrily, and said, "What are you muttering?" ”

Shi Yu touched his nose, touched a hand of black ink, and said with a sad face: "Young master, you spare me, I would rather go to the horse for an hour than read one more page of the book, such an elegant thing should find a daughter's red sleeves to add fragrance, why bother with me?" ”

"How old are you to know that red sleeves are fragrant?" Fang Yongyan feigned anger and said, "In the future, I will not fool around with those unobtrusive fools, I don't think about cultivating literature and martial arts at a young age, and I think about my daughter's family all day long!" ”

Shi Yu has followed him for five years, knowing that Fang Yongyan has a very generous temperament, he naturally will not be afraid of him, and said with a smile: "Young master, I am telling the truth!" This time, the alliance leader asked you to come over in person, didn't he just want you to get along with Miss Jiang more? I see that she is knowledgeable and gentle and beautiful, different from those sisters in the sect, and you are a talented woman, but it has been almost three days, and you have only met her twice, and said less than ten words, how does this look like an unmarried couple? ”

There is such a gag, Fang Yongyan couldn't write the word for a while, he put down his pen and asked meaninglessly: "What do you think of her?" ”

Shi Yu nodded, and seeing that there was no joy on Fang Yongyan's face, he couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "Is it difficult, young master...... Don't like her? ”

Fang Yongyan didn't speak, and waved his hand to drive him out.

When Shi Yu left in confusion, Fang Yongyan sighed, picked up the teacup and blew it, but did not drink it.

Fang Yongyan met Jiang Yanluo when she was ten years old.

That year, Fang Huaiyuan became the leader of the martial arts alliance, and he needed a virtuous internal help to take care of the inside and outside for him, his wife had been dead for five years, and a man who had achieved fame wanted to marry Xinxian, relatives and friends took it for granted, and outsiders were even more blameless, not to mention that he was not going to marry someone else, but the sister of the leader of the Haitian Gang, his wife was deceased, and her deceased husband died early, compared to the wind and snow, it was more like two people living together.

Everyone agreed with this matter, Fang Yongyan never said a word, and did not attend the wedding banquet on the day, hiding alone in the courtyard before her mother's death, she didn't expect the illness to attack, she fell on the cold floor and couldn't move, feeling her blood getting cold a little bit.

Jiang Yanluo appeared at that time.

The wedding banquet is very lively, it is inevitable that there will be many people, four or five-year-old children are playful, they are curious about what they see in a strange place, they see a branch of red apricot sticking out of the wall in a certain courtyard, and the courtyard door is not closed, so they pull the maid in to pick flowers, and found Fang Yongyan by mistake, and sent him to see the doctor in time.

What's more, in all fairness, Mrs. Jiang, the second mother, is not bad, she has no children under her knees, the other party Yongyan treats it as her own, she never asks for warmth, and all the arrangements are not harsh, Fang Huaiyuan is sometimes busy and doesn't care about anything, Mrs. Jiang still remembers getting up early in the morning on Fang Yongyan's birthday and cooking a bowl of longevity noodles for him.

The children of the rivers and lakes do not have so many rules, from childhood to adulthood, Fang Yongluo and Jiang Yanluo have to see each other two or three times a year, Jiang Yanluo will stay for ten days and a half months when she comes to visit Mrs. Jiang in Qihuang Mountain, when Fang Yongluo is filial piety on behalf of his father, Jiang Yanluo often writes to him to relieve his boredom, people's hearts are flesh and blood, and he has been a cousin for eight years, of course Fang Yongluo will not hate Jiang Yanluo.

However, not hating does not necessarily mean liking, Fang Yongyan has no love for Jiang Yanluo, and so must the other party.

Because of this, Fang Yongyan didn't understand why Jiang Yanluo agreed to this family business, unlike herself, Jiang Tianyang loved this daughter very much, so he would naturally find a Ruyi Langjun with good character for her, except for one identity, nothing else is worth mentioning, especially Fang Huaiyuan has already had the intention of stepping down, this seemingly prominent identity will not be given up in two or three years.

Fang Yongyan has been sensitive and thoughtful since he was a child, and after the incident five years ago, he has become more cautious, this time he came to the Haitian Gang, Xu Xiaoshan's matter seemed to be just a battle of will among young people, but it made him vigilant, but the Haitian Gang's response was reasonable, so that he couldn't find the slightest mistake.

With all kinds of thoughts turning in his heart, his qi and blood surged up unconsciously, Fang Yongyan frowned, quietly suppressed his inner breath, drank a cup of cold tea, and picked up the ink pen to write again.

This writing is more than two hours, from the evening to dusk, Fang Yongyan used dinner to stroll alone near the residence, Leng Buding heard someone call him, looked back, but it was Jiang Yanluo carrying a food box, standing under the willow tree with a smile.

"I heard that my cousin practiced hard today, so I specially cooked some walnut cakes."

Seeing him approaching, Jiang Yanluo handed over the food box, Fang Yongyan took it with a smile, and the two hands never touched each other.

Handing the food box to the servant, Fang Yongyan asked, "Has my cousin ever eaten?" ”

"I've used it." Jiang Yanluo smiled brightly and movingly, "It's sunny today, there should be a good moonlight at night, and it just so happens that my brother is also back, and he is going to have a night boat to admire the moon, so I am invited to invite my cousin." ”

"Brother Pingchao's kindness, I understand it." Fang Yongyan covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly, looking apologetic, "However, the spring cold has not passed these days, and the sea is windy at night, and my body is ...... I'm afraid of sweeping everyone Yaxing, please ask my cousin to confess for me, and next time I will be the east, I will definitely accompany me. ”

"Then it's decided."

Jiang Yanluo winked at him, and when she saw that everyone else was interested and walked away, she chuckled lightly and whispered; "If you don't go, then I won't go either, my brother will definitely call his friends, and when the time comes, I will drink and fight, and I will make them uncomfortable staying there at a girl's house."

The attitude of a little daughter like her is really cute and cute, and Fang Yongyan is in her heart.

"However, although we don't go to the sea boat to drink, it's a pity to miss the moonlight." Jiang Yanluo's eyes rolled, "I know there is a good place nearby, quiet and pleasant, just in time for admiring the moon, is my cousin willing to accompany me on a trip?" ”

Having said this, Fang Yongyan couldn't shirk anymore and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"It's not far, it's two miles away from Xizhai." Jiang Yanluo was overjoyed, and she didn't see her quiet and dignified appearance in front of outsiders, "I asked people to prepare soup and dim sum in advance, and I just sent you to chant poems and do it right!" ”

Fang Yongyan finally couldn't hold back her laughter.

After all, the two were unmarried, and Jiang Yanluo was not good to go with him in the same car, so she gave Fang Yongyan the map prepared in advance, and told him to set a time, and then turned around and left.

She walked very slowly, which was completely different from her cheerful mood, and there was some imperceptible delay in her steps, which made Fang Yongyan sigh secretly.

If there is anything wrong with Jiang Yanluo's body, it is probably here - she is a cripple.

Jiang Tianyang and Fang Huaiyuan have a deep friendship, and the situation of the two is also very similar, his wife died of dystocia as early as sixteen years ago, and ended up with a corpse and two lives, leaving only his son Jiang Pingchao, who was less than three years old, and later Jiang Tianyang married Han as a step-room, and gave birth to Jiang Yanluo, the more he loves his wife and daughter, the more depressed and indignant the eldest son is, and Jiang Yanluo is a child, and he has no eyesight, always looking for Jiang Pingchao to play, as a result, Jiang Pingchao has a temper attack for a while, and he pushed her down from the rockery.

Jiang Pingchao was unintentional, but when he saw this scene, he was so frightened that he hurriedly called someone over, but unfortunately the child's muscles and bones were fragile, Jiang Yanluo's right leg was broken on the spot, and Jiang Tianyang was so angry that he almost beat Jiang Pingchao with a whip to half his life, and in the end, it was Mrs. Han who wiped her tears and pleaded, and this matter was over.

Since then, the mustard in Jiang Pingchao's heart has also dispersed, because of guilt, he is very close to Jiang Yanluo, almost to the point of doing everything, but unfortunately although Jiang Yanluo's leg has been cured, it has also left the root of the disease, I don't know how much effort it took to make himself look like an ordinary person, walking needs to walk slowly, a little faster will show a lameness, as for sprinting, don't think about it.

It's like a white and slightly blemish.

Thinking of this, Fang Yongyan shook his head and turned back.

The food box was already on the table, Fang Yongyan didn't move, and directly rewarded Shi Yu, he took a nap on the soft couch for a while, and when the hour was almost up, he put on the crane and went out.

Shi Yu was driven to sleep by him, Liu Yishou was going to follow, but he was also persuaded by Fang Yongyan, he went to the stable and led a yellow-maned horse, and walked out of the osprey dock without hurry.

The place Jiang Yanluo said is really not far, from the Xizhai side, you can see the hill at a glance, but you have to pass through a small bamboo forest, at this time in the dead of night, it is inevitable to be alone when you go in.

Fang Yongyan held the reins in one hand, and held the lantern in the other hand to shine down, and sure enough, he saw the rut marks, thinking that Jiang Yanluo had just passed, he was about to speed up, and the corner of his eyes swept to a line of cold, and suddenly clamped the horse's belly, and the horse let out a neigh, and the person stood up and jumped forward directly.

At the same time, Fang Yongyan loosened the reins, drew the saber placed next to the saddle, and suddenly turned around at the moment when the yellow-maned horse jumped up, and the blade of the sword touched the ground and flew backwards, but when he heard a cracking sound, the soft steel wire that blocked the way forward was cut in two.

The soft steel wire was put low, obviously to trip the horse, but I didn't expect to be discovered by Fang Yongyan in advance, someone in the forest scolded a foul word, and then the wind burst out, and a black shadow jumped down from above, holding a sharp blade and slashing straight at the top of Fang Yongyan's head!

This knife came so hard that it was already stinging before the strong wind stabbed his body, but Fang Yongyan was not flustered, his body turned on the horse's back, avoiding the blade and raising his leg to kick out in an instant, right in the waist and abdomen of the person, without waiting for the other party to stand firm, the horsewhip in his hand had already been swung out, directly twisted his neck, and the seemingly thin arm waved violently, throwing a big living person out seven steps away, his back hit the bamboo hard, and before a mouthful of blood could be spit out, his chest was trampled by the horse's hooves.

The exchange was only in a moment, and the lantern candlelight in Fang Yongyan's hand only flickered for a moment before it stabilized, he shone the lantern down, saw the attacker's face clearly, and said lightly: "Sure enough, it's you, Xu Xiaoshan." ”

Fang Yongyan's tone was not half surprised, but Xu Xiaoshan was shocked!

In tonight's ambush, he was originally nine out of ten, after all, Fang Yongyan was a sick man who didn't know martial arts, not to mention using a knife, he could take his life with just one palm, but he didn't expect the boat to capsize in the gutter, but if he missed a move, he fell to the point of being slaughtered by others.

"How could you ......" Xu Xiaoshan was shocked and angry, looking at Fang Yongyan's pale and cold face, and thinking of the other party's ghostly skills, the jealousy in his heart turned into terror.

The horse's hooves stepped heavily, Xu Xiaoshan trembled in pain, and blood suddenly gushed out of his mouth.

Fang Yongyan said in a deep voice, "How do you know that I will pass by here tonight?" ”

"I ...... I hear people say......"

It turned out that after Xu Xiaoshan was kicked out of the osprey dock, because of his injuries, he didn't go far, and his friends in the past also secretly came to visit, and some of them learned from the maid that Jiang Yanluo had made an appointment with Fang Yongyan to enjoy the moon tonight, so he told Xu Xiaoshan, the original intention was to make him die, but he didn't expect Xu Xiaoshan to be jealous, and he actually had a bad idea, and wanted to take this opportunity to intercept and kill Fang Yongyan and relieve the hatred in his heart.

Fang Yongyan listened and said, "Say the names of those people one by one." ”

Xu Xiaoshan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and his expression changed greatly: "You...... I won't say that! ”

Before the words fell, the horse's hooves stepped again, and the blood in Xu Xiaoshan's mouth gushed like a spring, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If you kill me, I won't betray my brother even if I die!" ”

"You're still a little righteous."

Fang Yongyan glanced at him and said, "Get out, don't let me see you again, and don't tell anyone about tonight." ”

With that, he turned around and continued on his way.

At this time, Xu Xiaoshan's eyes were full of fierce light, he grabbed the short knife that fell to the ground, kicked it under his feet, and pounced on it like an arrow from the string, and it only fell on the horse's back in an instant, and the blade was about to pierce Fang Yong's heart!

Fang Yongyan didn't look back, a backhand whip from the shoulder back, Xu Xiaoshan didn't have time to dodge, his neck was twisted again, the horse rushed forward at the same time, his whole person was thrown down, his neck was still wrapped around the horse whip, he couldn't even scream, only heard a "click", the neck bone was broken on the spot, his head was crooked, and he couldn't look away.

The fast horse ran through the bamboo forest, passing a stone bridge, the water under the bridge was turbulent, Fang Yongyan's wrist flicked, the horsewhip was released, Xu Xiaoshan's body fell into the water, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

From beginning to end, Fang Yongyan didn't look back, he took the horse whip, and walked on the mountain road without hurry as before, and after a while, he saw that there were bright lights on the mountainside, Qiu Niang held her sword and guarded the pavilion, two maidservants were cooking wine and cloth dishes in the pavilion, Jiang Yanluo was looking forward to it on the side of the road, and when she saw Fang Yongyan coming on horseback, she smiled on her face and beckoned: "Cousin, come here!" ”

Fang Yongyan tied the horse to the tree and walked over quickly.

Jiang Yanluo's mind is delicate, the rice wine prepared is sweet and delicious, the dim sum is crispy and delicious, and when the willow tops are on the moon, the four sides are bright, as if a layer of silver yarn has fallen from the sky, with a slight hazy beauty.

"Cousin, this is for you."

After drinking most of the wine and eating a lot of dim sum, Jiang Yanluo opened a brocade box, which was a lotus lamp with exquisite workmanship, the size of a palm, and the veins of the lotus petals were distinct.

It was the first time for Fang Yongyan to see such a delicate object, and he refused to accept it, but he heard Jiang Yanluo say: "This thing is entrusted to you by my brother, he knows that you have always wanted to ask for a Buddha lamp for your biological mother, but unfortunately you can't find it, this time he went to the capital, and specially went to the Pranyo Temple for a trip, this lamp has been enshrined in front of the Buddha for one hundred and eighty-eight days, isn't it just what you want?" ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Yanluo smiled slyly again: "Brother also said that this lamp costs one hundred and eighty-eight taels of silver, and you have to give two hundred taels if you count his errand money." ”

Fang Yongyan couldn't help laughing, finally took the lotus lantern, and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will bring the silver ticket to thank Brother Pingchao." ”

Jiang Yanluo teased him once, he was in a good mood, and urged: "It is said that this lotus lamp is dyed with Buddha nature, and it is very spiritual, and now the moonlight and lights reflect each other, cousin, hurry up and make a wish!" ”

Although Fang Yongyan didn't believe this, he didn't want to brush her kindness, but there were too many things he wanted in his heart, none of which could be blessed by gods and Buddhas, and he didn't know what wish to make for a while, seeing that the wax torch was about to burn out, he muttered a sentence silently, and bowed with his hands together.

Jiang Yanluo said curiously: "Cousin, what wish did you make?" ”

Fang Yongyan smiled and said, "I have an old man, I haven't seen him for many years, I miss it very much, if the Buddha lamp has a spirit, let me reunite with him as soon as possible." ”

Jiang Yanluo's eyes widened slightly: "Old man, is it my cousin's friend?" What's the name, do I recognize it? ”

Fang Yongyan just smiled, looked over Jiang Yanluo, and looked at the bright moon in the sky-

Xue Hongbi, I haven't seen you for five years, if you haven't died, come and see me.