Chu Haoran looked at the books in his hand and replied, "I don't like it, but after coming here, I found that only Buddhist scriptures are things that I can find memories of my hometown, but in fact, I don't understand these profound Buddhist principles." ”

Xiao Kui was surprised, "It turns out that Gongzi is from Qintian County, and I have always heard that it is the Ten Thousand Miles Buddha Country. Chu Haoran shook his head and said, "About my hometown, my memory is already very vague, I just feel that this Buddhist scripture is very kind." ”

Xiao Kui suddenly stood up and cast a blessing on the door, "Master, are you back?" ”

Yi Xuanwen didn't know when he was already standing outside the door, nodding his head to signal that Xiao Kui could leave, if the maid was amnestied, he quickly arranged for others to clean the courtyard, in fact, Yi Xuanwen rarely spends his days in the city on weekdays, and all the courtyards in the golden capital are handed over to these maidservants to take care of, and it has almost become their home.

Yi Xuanwen asked Chu Haoran, who stood up and thanked him, "What are your plans in the future, although I won't accept you as a disciple, but I can give you some guidance along the way to the sword." ”

Chu Haoran asked, "What about the price?" ”

Yi Xuanwen replied, "Be my apprentice's sparring partner, and you will be responsible for life and death." ”

Chu Haoran didn't continue to ask, the gap between the two was too big, and there were many things that he couldn't get to the bottom of. Chu Haoran, who walked out of the courtyard, was still wandering between the markets, eating the teahouses and restaurants of the people in the rivers and lakes.

He also doesn't know where the future lies, whether there is really only money, power, and beauty in this world, or is he like those legendary people who seek immortality and enlightenment?

He has always been very confused, which is also the reason why his progress in martial arts is so slow, but he can only mix in the rivers and lakes after ten years of learning martial arts, the rivers and lakes at the bottom. In fact, he also understands that as long as he is willing to set a goal, he can make a splash.

An old monk walked by the side of the road, and his withered face almost made people feel that they would not live long. The monk sat on the ground, sheltered from the scorching sun under the eaves, took out the bowl and put it in front of him, meditated cross-legged, recited the Buddha's name, took out a tattered Buddhist scripture, turned it occasionally, and waited for the alms of the destined person.

Chu Haoran took out the meatloaf in his arms and placed it in the bowl, and felt that it was a little inappropriate, and said, "Master, I have copper coins and food here, which one do you choose, I want to borrow the Buddhist scriptures in your hand to see how it is." ”

The old monk looked at the meat cake in the bowl, grabbed it directly and gnawed it wildly, after being full, his face showed a trace of brilliance, Chu Haoran was about to return the Buddhist scriptures, but the old monk took the money bag and said, "The donor has a relationship with the Buddha, this scripture should be given to you, and the poor monk has to continue to move forward, and he needs some entanglement." ”

Chu Haoran also thought that this old monk was interesting, and said, "I don't know, whether I have a Buddha in my heart, and what kind of Buddha fate can I talk about?" ”

The old monk pointed to the splendid Buddhist temple in the distance and said, "Donor, look, is there a Buddha in there?" ”

Chu Haoran said solemnly, "There should be Buddha statues, and there should be a few monks who have cultivated to a high level." ”

The old monk pointed to the sky again and asked, "Donor, do you say that there is a Buddha in this heaven?" ”

Chu Haoran thought for a moment and replied, "At least those legendary people, some people have cultivated the golden body of Buddhism. ”

The old monk smiled and said nothing, then pointed to himself and asked, "Just now I ate the donor's meatloaf, and I exchanged Buddhist scriptures with the donor for money, so do you say that I am still a monk?" ”

Chu Haoran smiled and said, "Whether you are a monk or not, I don't count." ”

The monk put away his bags, walked forward, and said with a smile, "The donor is full of murderous energy, and there are several souls in his hands, but he is not sharp in his conversation. The Buddha attaches great importance to cause and effect, you and I meet is fate, the Buddha is fearless of cause and effect, is it important for the Buddha to be in the heart or in the world? ”

The old monk pointed to the money bag in his hand, "This is fate!" ”

Chu Haoran smiled, and did not catch up to get the money back, collecting Buddhist scriptures over the years is his only habit, and he has also met many monks who pretend to be profound, and are destitute, saying these words in the clouds, in fact, it is just to make a living, as long as he does not meet an inch in these years, he also believes that meeting is fate.

Chu Haoran, who returned to the courtyard, crossed the border, looked at the Nanmu columns on both sides, and then looked at the lifelike green jade murals on the wall, carving the detailed outline with a whole piece of jade in every square inch, and even saw the emotions in the eyes of the characters when you looked closely.

Passing by the front yard, Xiao Kui was directing a group of attendants and maids to rehearse the music, and when she saw Chu Haoran's arrival, Xiao Kui ran over happily and said, "Childe, do you still need to spar in the afternoon?" ”

Chu Haoran shook his head in embarrassment and walked straight towards Yi Xuanwen's room.

In the study, seeing Chu Haoran's arrival, Yi Xuanwen was not surprised, and asked, "You want to go, isn't it good here?" ”

Chu Haoran replied, "I survived from the homeless people, survived from the market, and finally survived at the bottom of this river and lake, although the martial arts of this body are not high, but it is indeed learned between life and death, every time I practice sword in the past few days, although I have gained a lot, I always feel that something is missing, I hope to go to the rivers and lakes I am familiar with to test it." ”

Yi Xuanwen said flatly, "You have to understand, I want you to be my disciple's opponent, but this doesn't mean how much protection I will give you in this process, and even if I give you too much care, once you leave my sight, it won't be good." ”

Chu Haoran nodded to show his understanding, the rivers and lakes at the bottom are Ru Mao drinking blood, how can the world of these big men be less bloody and bloody, like Yuan Gang, he will fight for stability in the second half of his life, and there are not a few rivers and lakes he has come into contact with.

Sect, chivalrous is just the rivers and lakes in the eyes of storytellers.

Chu Haoran was very much looking forward to the adventure of that kind of traverser, a blockbuster and soaring into the sky, but the reality told him that this was just a beautiful expectation. He wanted to go back to the place he had been familiar with all these years and take a break.

Before leaving, Yi Xuanwen gave him a new sword, which was not special, but it was much better than the weapons used by ordinary people in the rivers and lakes. Looking at Chu Haoran's departing back, Yi Xuanwen didn't know whether to secretly arrange some protection.

Since he came back, he has been observing everything in Jindu with secret methods, whether it is the traces of the great eunuch and his party or the shady deeds on weekdays, they are all in his eyes, and he also sees the encounter between Chu Haoran and the monk.

He wondered if it was too straightforward if someone really wanted to include himself on a chessboard, and he could even see the old monk's every move. But is there really such a coincidence in this world? The words spoken by the two people, and even some of the external image temperament are too similar.

Yi Xuanwen set his eyes on Chu Haoran, who was already being watched, and muttered, "Could it be that the person who is qualified to walk on the chessboard is not me, but him?" ”

He doesn't care about the conspiracy in the general's mansion, it's nothing more than some old yellow calendars, I hope that the new emperor in the imperial city won't let himself down, how the rivers and lakes, how the temples are, and how the world is have nothing to do with him. From the very beginning, Yi Xuanwen only wanted to be a companion with the sword and a friend with the qin.

In the restaurant, a tall beauty leaned lazily on the railing, her graceful figure made people think about it, with a hint of exotic charm, looked at the man walking by on the street, and said to herself, "This is Xiao Nizi's new sparring partner?" I also entered the courtyard of the Sword Master, and I saw that there was something special."

A whole floor of people, men and women, young and old, no one dared to answer, and all knelt respectfully on the ground. Only a red-robed eunuch stepped forward and said, "If Your Highness wants to know his details, I will ask someone to ask." ”

The woman sighed and said, "Uncle Cao, no matter how you say it, the Sword Saint still has to give a little face, it's not early today, let's go back first."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Chu Haoran came to Yuan Gang's door again, looking at the former benefactor who was already able to walk on the ground, but he didn't dare to enter the door to visit, in fact, from the time he entered this street, he felt that someone was following him.

But at this distance, I was found by myself at this time, and it was a little abrupt and deliberate, it was obvious that the last batch of people who followed me was much stronger, and this batch should be a deliberately selected miscellaneous fish.

Sure enough, even if Chu Haoran didn't stay in front of Yuan Gang's door for too long, it had already been marked with obvious traces. Chu Haoran seemed to wander home aimlessly in the alley, but he was actually waiting for the person behind him to appear.

The sun had completely set, and a little starlight was shining in the sky, and a masked man in a black scarf leaned against the corner of the wall and threw stones rhythmically, as if he had been waiting for Chu Haoran for a long time.

Looking at the sackcloth on his body, as well as the deformed muscles caused by perennial malnutrition and high-intensity exercise, and his dull yellow complexion. Let Chu Haoran understand that he is roughly the person from the next street, maybe he has heard of the name.

"Brother, I see that you are familiar, someone spends money to buy your life, you might as well do it, let my brother earn this money easily, and go back and burn some paper money for you"

Chu Haoran was too lazy to say, an arrow step sprint, the long sword in his hand was unsheathed, the masked man only saw a cold light, years of experience in licking blood from the head of the knife made his body instinctively roll to the side, and his body was not completely stable, so he forcibly pulled out the dagger and blocked forward.

With a sonorous sound, sparks flew everywhere, and Chu Haoran rushed up with a single blow, kicking the person away. The kick was so tricky that it landed right on the chest, and the masked man was almost kicked to the heart.

Chu Haoran stepped forward, put the sword across the other party's neck, and said, "Brother, it's all about making hard-earned money, why bother working so hard, everyone lives on these streets, you don't see anyone who looks up and looks down, just accept it when you see it." ”

Hearing this, the masked man put away the palm thunder in his arms.

In a luxurious royal courtyard next to Huguo Temple, listening to the report of his subordinates, the red-robed eunuch used his magic power to view the mountains and rivers to restore the battle, and said, "This young man is a little interesting, it is estimated that he guessed that there are people behind him, killing people does not mean much to him, just accept it when he sees it, whether he guesses it is we don't know." ”

The woman known as His Royal Highness was happily playing with the canary in the cage, and said, "Uncle Cao, this kind of trivial matter can be left to the subordinates, let's take care of it, after all, the Sword Saint wants to monitor the whole city much easier than us, and this Jin is inevitably surnamed Yi."

The red-robed eunuch bowed down and echoed, "What the Seventh Princess said is extremely true. ”

The seventh princess opened the birdcage, held the canary in her hand, and said, "Bird, you are free, you can go wherever you want in the future." ”

The bird, which was about to take off, hovered in mid-air, and was about to speed out, but then turned its head and flapped its wings, as if it was a little hesitant.

Seeing that the bird still refused to leave, the seventh princess was so angry that she stomped her feet, turned around and picked up the fruit bowl beside her and threw it, and the bird was hit by the scattered fruits in the air and immediately went away.

The red-robed eunuch bowed his body, not daring to look up, some things were not his own responsibility.