Chapter Eighty-Seven: Forming a Group to Eavesdrop on the Grapevine
Master and the others have not yet returned to Chang'an, and all kinds of gossip have spread.
In order to eavesdrop on the various versions, we soaked in various teahouses and taverns for two days, Changgui said that this is one of the ways for the beggar gang to get the news, quietly eavesdropping on the information from all directions, and there is no need to stand on the street in the wind and sun, this kind of errand is undoubtedly a fat difference for the beggar gang disciples, you can drink tea and rest and listen to gossip, and the organization also reimburses related expenses.
However, this errand is not something that everyone can do, and it needs to be deaf and clear-sighted, sleek and clever, and good at arguing right and wrong. It is necessary not only to be able to understand the other person's conversation, but also to be able to understand the meaning, because memory is based on understanding, and if you understand it wrongly, then the memory will also make mistakes, and if you make mistakes again and again, sooner or later it will become a big mistake.
I remember that many years ago, there was such an oolong in the rivers and lakes, and there was a strange old man talking to people in the tavern, saying how sharp his newly bought knife was, the blade was shining in the moonlight, and the radish slices cut out of it were as thin as cicada wings, and the flesh and bones were even more comfortable.
When a certain disciple of Wudang heard this, he was so shocked that he immediately wrote a letter and brought it back. Within two days, Zhang Qingyun, the head of Wudang, personally rushed to Chang'an to find the treasure knife, and it took a lot of effort to find the shelter of the strange old man.
At that time, everyone who was told the story added oil and vinegar to the story was well known, and even the three-year-old Xiaoerlang knew who Zhang Qingyun was, and the pig-killing knife was even more famous, and it was said that the price of pork with this knife was several times higher.
There are always a lot of ridiculous jokes on the rivers and lakes because of hearsay, which shows that you get what you pay for, otherwise there is something to catch the wind.
I said, "Actually, we don't need to be so anxious, we will know everything when Master comes back."
Changgui said: No, no, no, I have already sniffed out a trace of an unusual smell, and when your master and my father-in-law come back, the daylily will be cold. Brother, my father-in-law left four words with me before leaving.
I said, "Oh, isn't it—eat and drink?"
Fugui squirted a sip of tea on the side.
Changgui looked embarrassed and corrected: It's a rainy day.
I said: Ah, I didn't expect Gang Master Yao's cultural literacy to improve by leaps and bounds.
Changgui said: I didn't expect my father-in-law to be able to say such cultured words.
At this time, the two people at the adjacent table suddenly quarreled, the louder and louder they became, and after a few fruitless quarrels, they simply picked up their swords and began to cut each other. When the timid people saw this scene, they dropped the tea money and ran away, and there were also rats who took the opportunity to sneak away and didn't pay. The bold ones fell on deaf ears like we did, and continued to eat tea and drink.
Fugui is more painful, he is both afraid and unable to slip away.
Fugui said: The sword has no eyes, Brother Susu, you have to protect me.
Su Su looked at me, then at Fugui, and smiled helplessly.
I said, "What are you afraid of, didn't the teacher teach you iron-headed skills?"
Changgui said: Oh, brother, still learn less*?
I leaned into Changgui's ear and said: Fooling people's things.
Fugui said: No matter how iron the head is, it is not as good as a vegetable melon under the sword.
I said, "That's right, your head can only block the abacus and the fist of the teacher."
I raised the teacup to moisten my throat, and suddenly a sword passed under my armpit, piercing the cup, and the tea cup cracked, so frightened that I straightened my waist and did not dare to move rashly, and in an instant the sword withdrew from my armpit, as if swung a few times in the air, and then entangled with other swords, making a ping-pong sound.
Susu kicked the table and pulled me to my side as it flipped through the air.
I held his arm tightly, and I felt relieved. At the same time, Changgui and Fugui were holding a long wooden bench and retreating.
I exclaimed, what a long sword!
Su Su said: It's Dongying swordsman.
When I talk about Dongying, I first think of Shuichi Ida, just as when I talk about old immortality, I immediately think of Master, and when I talk about Fengyue novels, I think of Mr. Lu. My impression of Ida is my impression of the people of Toei, think about it carefully, Ida is also equipped with a long sword at his waist, although I look at it twice, I only look at it twice, the unsheathed sword is really not interesting, just like people, what you see when you wear clothes is only clothes, and what you see when you take off your clothes is people. Of course, when you take off your clothes, you may see animals.
I glanced sideways at the long sword that Su Su was carrying behind me, wrapped tightly in burlap, and I had not seen it in its true face so far. For some reason, I had a hunch that this was an extraordinary sword.
I asked: What does Su Su think of this swordsman's martial arts?
Su Su shook his head: It's not a climate.
I said, "Alas, in fact, I once had a peerless sword, which was given to me by Master, but unfortunately it no longer exists.
Su Su said: Didn't you carry that bronze dagger close to you?
I said: It's not this dagger, but also a peerless knife that people block and kill, and Buddha blocks*.
I am not allowed to continue to explain clearly, the whole restaurant has been split into a miasma, and no one dares to continue to open their mouths to speak, otherwise they will eat a mouthful of dust and sawdust. The Dongying swordsman in strange costumes had jerky swordsmanship, his sword aura was weak, his sword was slow to draw and retract his sword, and the clogs on his feet were trampling between attack and defense. And he can survive until now, obviously the opponent is not more than Erer.
I moved my gaze to the man in Tsing Yi who was fighting with the Dongying people, with a flat head and a straight face, a jade crown and tied hair, and a decent long knife in his hand, but it was still a few inches shorter than the sword of the Dongying people.
I guessed from the outfit of the man in Tsing Yi and his jet-black hair that this person might be a disciple of Wudang.
The restaurant owner hid in the counter and kept shouting loudly about losing money, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him at all.
The two people who were fighting suddenly turned to me and Su Su to attack together, and said: Solve these two good actors first, and then we will have a good duel.
I have a comfortable and peaceful life this time, and today I went out and deliberately changed into newly bought clothes, there is no hidden weapon in the sleeve, and the only weapon in the body is a bronze dagger, but the blades of these two people in front of me do not know how many times my little short knife.
In a panic, I quickly hid behind Su Su.
I said, "Susu, it's up to you."
Don't look at the mediocre martial arts of the two goods in front of you, the ability to sabotage should not be underestimated, and a good petty bourgeois restaurant will be crippled in a moment. It stands to reason that it is common to flip the table and fight in a teahouse restaurant if you don't agree with each other, and you will be injured if you don't die. But as it is today, it is unheard of to destroy a building with just the power of two people, not so much their skill as the power of two swords.
In the eyes of passers-by, these two goods are here to smash the field.
As the boss, if I were to make trouble in my store today, I would have tied them into rock sugar gourds.
The two exchanged glances and shouted in unison: Up!
Su Su didn't pull out his sword and greeted him.
Three moves, only three moves subdued those two goods.
I said, "You don't even have a sword."
Susu said: They are not worthy of my sword.
Wealth and nobility came up.
Fugui said: Wow, Brother Susu is too strong.
I said: It's the opponent who is too weak.
Fugui said: Since it is weak, why can't the master go up? I don't know who is hiding behind Brother Su Su and shivering.
I said: Where is my turn to make a move in this kind of goods, I am giving Su Su a chance to perform.
Changgui said: Brother, didn't you bring a hidden weapon?
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I'm not going to praise Su Su lightly, lest he be proud. It's no wonder that even the alliance leader is his defeated general, there is no doubt that this guy's strength is better than the previous sword Bai Feng.
It seems that Heaven will give you another more powerful sword if you withdraw a sword. I cherish the old sword and rejoice in the new sword, I want to hold the new sword to find the old sword, but I am afraid that I will find the old sword but damage the new sword, and God will not fulfill people's wishes.
We walked out of the ruined restaurant, turned a corner, and entered another teahouse.
I said, "Did those two people fall to the ground motionless just now, and they are both dead?"
Su Su said: There should be none.
I said, "Then they were carried out like dead people by the boss and lost."
Changgui said: Haha, these two people demolished the restaurant, and met a master, what better way is there to break the siege than lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, it is indispensable to lose money and apologize.
I said, "It's a pity, it's a pity."
I didn't care about talking about it, but I only said half of it, picked up the whole teapot and started to drink.
Everyone looked at me for a moment.
Fugui asked: What is a pity?
I said: It's a pity that a restaurant was demolished, and the two goods fought dozens of rounds, and still didn't decide a winner. At that time, before they could even raise their swords, Su Su clicked on their acupoints, and then knocked down one with one palm, which was really funny.
Su Su said: The sword is too long, and the speed of the shot will be relatively slow. Even a well-known swordsman is not immune to this drawback, let alone an ordinary person.
Fugui said: Anyway, I am now throwing myself to the ground for the five-body body that Brother Su admires, if I hadn't already worshiped the master, alas, blame me for being too impulsive at the beginning.
I said, "Oh, I don't know who was very diligent in trying to teach the teacher one and a half moves."
Fugui said: The disciples are also very diligent now.
I said, "Yes, my face is going to be on Susu's buttocks."
Fugui said: Master, you are jealous of Brother Susu.
I deny it.
Su Su said: Jiang Jiang should be jealous, even I am hers.