The flying snow fell like pear blossoms, and the cold wind shuttled between the eaves, Zhou Xiao'e ripped off the thin clothes on her body, and then knelt in a corner under the stairs, and put a xylophone of ordinary material in front of her.

She hadn't read the story for many days, and the book was still in her arms, but she didn't plan to put it in her arms.

She followed her master to every corner of the Song Kingdom, but just two months ago, Master finally couldn't survive this winter and collapsed, and she was the only one left in this world.

She used the money she had accumulated over the years to buy a decent coffin, hired a penman, and hired a monk who chanted sutras to bury the old man's body in the loess with her own hands.

When the master was alive, she always said that if he died, he would just find a place to bury him, but she felt that it was not good, and she still owed the master five hundred taels of silver, so she was stunned for so many years and couldn't return it to the old man, so after the old man died, she used the money to bury the old man, and then used the rest of the money to buy this xylophone.

She saw that many storytellers will have a pipa or a guqin, when telling a story, with a little music, the effect is really good, especially the pipa, whenever the story reaches the climax, the pipa is so eager that people's hearts are excited, like a pearl falling in the jade plate. It's a pity that she can't play the pipa, but she learned a few piano scores when she was a child, and she has wandered around all these years, eating without eating, and forgetting almost everything.

So during this time, she has been contacting those qin songs, and she decided to wait until she finished practicing, and then went to the Yunxue Empire, because she promised him that she would tell his story, so she came to the Yunxue Empire after the death of her master, she never thought that the Yunxue Empire was so cold, and she never thought that the snow in the Yunxue Empire was so big.

After crossing the border, she came to this restaurant and found the owner, although she did not talk about the price, because she felt that she should not charge for telling a story for him, but the boss was stunned to give her ten cents, obviously looking at her pitiful.

It is true that she has not eaten a full meal for several days, and she does not have a penny in her pocket, so she did not refuse.

She slowly closed her eyes first, sorted out her words, she was actually a little worried in her heart, afraid that she would not be able to say it well, this was the first time she told a story to others alone, she used to follow the master, and the master also let her try it herself, but she was always a little stage frightened, so every time she couldn't get by, the master would help the round.

But now, she really has to rely on herself, the first time she tells a story, it's the story of that person, and she can't make any mistakes.

After a long time, she opened her eyes, then put her hands on the strings and began to pluck the strings, looking slow and cautious, looking like a beginner, but not so bad that she could mistake Gong Shang Jiao Zhengyu.

The sound of the piano is leisurely open, all over the restaurant, the sound of the piano is a little hoarse, it can be seen that the materials made are not good materials, and the workmanship is also very rough, of course, most of the people in the restaurant are some peddlers and pawns, there are very few experts in the music, naturally no one will make a comment, and come to have a meal, drink a few glasses of wine, it is already very good to have music, how dare to ask too much.

As the sound of the piano gradually increased, it stopped abruptly, and the entire restaurant quieted down suddenly, Zhou Xiao'e said softly: "Today, the slave family will tell you the story of Ye Qiuxi leaving Yangguan City, returning to his hometown with his teacher, and ascending to the Heart Picking Tower. ”

Her pair of snowy eyes swept around, and then asked: "You all know the deeds of Ye Qiuxi who went out of Yang and entered Nanyang, do you know why this Feng Changsheng died, and why did Ye Qiu take him into Shun'an?"

Someone said loudly: "This naturally knows, it seems that Ye Qiu has offended a big force, this force came to seek revenge, this Feng Changsheng blocked the fatal blow for Ye Qiu, and only then did he end up dead, as for why he went to Shun'an City, this is not clear." ”

Zhou Xiaoyun asked with a smile, "Then do you know what kind of force Ye Qiu offended?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Qiu Xiaoyun said with a smile: "This matter has to start from three years ago, when Ye Qiu came out of the Eastern Academy and went to Xiyuan Shenzhou to train, during which Lin Feiyu advanced to the Spirit Sect and needed to devour a Heavenly Spirit Beast, and just happened to meet the eldest young master of the Qing Netherworld Family, this eldest young master also needed a Heavenly Spirit Beast to advance to the Spirit Sect, and the two sides started a competition. ”

She deliberately paused, and someone asked, "What happened?"

Some people even took out the silver directly and walked up and put it in front of Zhou Xiao'e.

Zhou Xiao'e told all the things about snatching the Heavenly Spirit Beast three years ago and Ye Qiu's hostage of the eldest young master of the Qingying Family, accompanied by the sound of the piano, and said it vividly, it was simply showing the things of three years ago in front of everyone.

These drinkers were full of excitement when they heard it.

When Zhou Xiao'e finished talking about what happened three years ago, the whole restaurant was quiet, everyone was reminiscing about the excitement of this story, and then they couldn't get enough of it, and soon, someone realized that this was not the point of what the girl wanted to say, so they asked: "Didn't you want to say why Feng Changsheng died?"

Zhou Xiao'e said with a smile: "You all know what happened later, I will say it again, in fact, it is just a repetition, but since you want to hear it, the slave family might as well tell the story of Ye Qiu breaking into Yunshen City, seizing the dragon and swallowing the dragon." ”

Someone suddenly said excitedly: "Okay, let's talk about it quickly." ”

Before these words fell, someone on the side was dissatisfied: "That Ye Qiu, as a subject of the Yunxue Empire, has done such a rebellious thing, and you are still preaching it everywhere for him, what are your intentions?"

The person who spoke was a soldier, beside him, followed by many soldiers in armor who glanced at him, as soon as he said this, some people in the restaurant immediately echoed him, and many people of the Yunxue Empire also shouted, one by one, full of righteous indignation, some people even said that Zhou Xiao'e was a spy sent by other countries, and some people said that Ye Qiu was rebellious, disloyal and unfilial.

In short, the whole restaurant boiled at once, and there was a sound of angry scolding.

On the second floor, a blue-shirted young man suddenly stood up and said loudly: "A storyteller tells some stories after tea and dinner, in order to relieve our boredom, it's just that you are not grateful, and you belittle others so much, suspicious of others, are you Yunxue people so unreasonable?"

As soon as the young man spoke, someone immediately echoed him, and in the restaurant, two factions were suddenly formed, confronting each other, one side was headed by the blue-shirted young man, and the other was headed by those soldiers.

Obviously, the blue-shirted boy is all from the Song Kingdom, and the soldiers are all Yun Xueren.

After all, this is the border between the two countries, although the two countries have been friendly for generations, but it is just diplomacy, after all, there are differences between the two countries, and there are often disputes because of some resource problems.

This can scare the shopkeepers a lot, and if these people start a fight, won't they overturn their own restaurants? What kind of business will they do then?

He looked at the girl who was telling the story, and he had intended to use this girl to make the guests stay for a while and get a few more jugs of wine, who would have wanted to do such a thing.

He was just about to tell the girl to leave, and then thought about how to solve this turmoil, but the soldier suddenly stepped forward, pointed at the boy upstairs and roared: "You Song people are on the land of our Yunxue Empire, eating the food of our Yunxue Empire, but you are not grateful, isn't it that you Song people are unreasonable?"

The boy upstairs smiled indifferently and said slowly: "We eat for money, we come to your Yunxue Empire to bring the goods of our Song Kingdom to your Yunxue Empire, this is a transaction in itself, how can we be grateful? Besides, we are talking about Ye Qiu here, but you are involved in the state diplomacy of the two countries, do you want to provoke a war between the two countries?"

This soldier obviously hadn't read for a few years, and at this moment he was accused by the other party of provoking a war between the two countries, and he was immediately speechless.

Seeing that the soldier was speechless, this boy said with a smile: "Your Yunxue Empire has been fighting with the Nanyang Empire for forty years, if I remember correctly, the land where the Nanyang Empire is stationed now is actually your Yunxue Empire, right?

The whole restaurant fell silent, and everyone frowned, although they were unconvinced, but they had nothing to say.

The boy continued: "Ye Qiu's actions, shouldn't he be called a hero......?

Before he finished speaking, the sound of the piano suddenly sounded in the restaurant, very eager, but the sound of the piano sounded, and suddenly stopped, the girl who told the story had already stood up, her eyes were full of determination and excitement, and she said loudly: "In the national capital Yunshen City, the Yunxue Empire's Praetorian Guards Xue Yunqi and the Snow Eagle Guard appeared at the same time, and six Spirit Saint powerhouses were guarding His Royal Highness the Shorty, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Yunxue Empire led the civil and military officials to watch, such a battle, anyone who saw it had to be afraid of seven points, I was afraid that they couldn't even stand firmly, right?"

She changed her words and said proudly: "But Ye Qiu was not afraid, appeared out of thin air, and announced loudly: "This divine dragon, I Ye Qiu wants it, and the rest of the people are okay to stay." ”

She bent down to pick up the xylophone, swept the strings, and said loudly: "What heroism, what grace, what arrogance?"

The people of the Song Kingdom were excited when they heard this, but the Yunxue Empire was full of anger, but Zhou Xiao'e ignored it and continued to tell about the affairs of Yunshen City, re-showing the events that had happened not long ago in everyone's minds.

She knew better than anyone that if she wanted to tell his story in the Yunxue Empire, she would definitely face all kinds of difficulties, and her life might even be in danger, but this was the first time she told him a story, and if she retreated now, she might not have the courage to tell his story again in this life. So no matter what situation she faces, no matter what difficulties she encounters, she must finish this story today.

A burly man shouted angrily: "Demon girl, don't you want to bewitch the people here, can't you see this with your own eyes?"

Zhou Xiao'e ignored him and continued to tell Ye Qiu's process of swallowing the dragon, telling that countless crossbow arrows were like a rainstorm in the sky, covering the sky and the sun, but they couldn't hurt Ye Qiu.

The man was furious, appeared in front of Zhou Xiao'e, snatched the xylophone from her hand, and slammed it on the ground, and the entire xylophone instantly turned into powder.

There is a bowl for rice, and there is naturally a piano for storytelling, this man's move is undoubtedly smashing other people's rice bowls, this kind of thing can be said to be hated by the market.

Zhou Xiao'e was also frightened by his actions, looking at the shattered xylophone on the ground, with tears in her eyes, this was her last silver in exchange, she originally wanted to use it to accompany her through the entire Yunxue Empire, but now it was destroyed.

She just glared at the man and continued: "After Ye Qiu finished swallowing the dragon, the nameless old man took Ye Qiu straight up to the sky and disappeared in front of everyone's eyes, and there were countless strong people in the entire imperial city, but no one dared to chase after them, so they could only watch the two disappear above the sea of clouds. ”

"Smack!"

A crisp voice sounded, and the man slapped Zhou Xiao'e directly on the face, and a red palm print suddenly appeared on her smiling face, and the whole person was directly slapped to the ground.

But the girl just had tears rolling in her eyes, and she didn't cry out, and slowly got up from the ground.

The man said coldly: "I really don't think I dare to kill you, don't forget that this is the territory of the Yunxue Empire, if you dare to say one more word, I promise that you will not be able to say another word in your life." ”

The restaurant was boiling again, and those Song people roared angrily: "People are just a little girl, tell some stories and beg for food, what is the crime?

Although they were angry, they didn't dare to make a move, after all, this was the territory of the Yunxue Empire, and if they really provoked a war between the two countries, none of them could afford it.

Zhou Xiao'e was not afraid, and said loudly: "The old man only said one sentence before leaving, the emperor of the Zhao family, you will definitely know in the future that this divine dragon, in fact, Ye Qiu is more suitable than your son." ”

This man already had murderous intent, his qi machine soared, and his fist was wrapped with abundant spiritual power, and a punch smashed directly into Zhou Xiao'e's head.

With the strength of his spirit master level, this punch, not to mention Zhou Xiao'e, who has never cultivated, is a strong man at the peak of the spirit master, and he can't live under this punch, and many people in the restaurant have already closed their eyes and can't bear to look at it anymore.

The blue-shirted young man on the second floor looked at Zhou Xiao'e and sighed: "It's really a woman from my Song Kingdom, stubborn enough." ”

A woman in green clothes walked behind the blue-shirted young man, frowned, and said, "Do you want to make a move?"

The blue-shirted young man hesitated, and at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Xiao'e, after this figure appeared, he smashed directly at the burly man, the two fists met in the air, and suddenly caused a ripple, the burly man staggered, and took seven or eight steps back to stabilize his body, his eyes narrowed, looking at the person who blocked his punch.

It was a young man in his twenties, with a short, well-trimmed beard, a long knife hanging from his waist on his left side, and a piece of jade on his right, his right hand clenched into a fist, but his left hand only had a sleeve, which swayed gently in the aftermath of the qi.

After the young man blocked the burly man's punch, he said coldly: "This is the place where this is the place covered by the mercenary group in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and it is not your turn to go wild." ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire restaurant immediately discussed, "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Mercenary Group?" Is he the second regiment leader Ye Xia?"

"I heard that this Ye Xia is Ye Qiu's second brother, in addition to Ye Qiu and Ye Xia, there is also a Ye Chun and Ye Dong, this Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter mercenary group is named after them. ”

"I heard that the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter mercenary group has only moved here for a short time, and now it is the largest mercenary group on the border, and even the general who guards the city here has to give them some face. ”

Listening to these discussions, the burly man narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked in a cold voice, "You are Ye Xia, the second leader of the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Mercenary Regiment?"

The person who came was Ye Xia, his face was as cold as ever, and his tone was as cold as ever, "Exactly." ”

The burly man asked again, "Ye Qiu is your younger brother?"

Ye Xia said coldly: "Exactly." ”

The man suddenly sneered and said: "Do you know that your third brother has caused a big disaster, if you don't run away quickly, you dare to speak out here, our general has already led the troops here, you just wait to be exterminated by the Nine Clans." ”

A voice suddenly sounded from outside the restaurant, "Second brother, it's almost there." ”

Everyone looked back, and saw a long young man carrying a spear, followed by a group of people, who were slowly walking into the restaurant, it was Ye Chun.

Ye Chun and Ye Xia, these two people can be regarded as public figures on this border, because the spring, summer, autumn and winter mercenary groups have developed really fast in the past two years, and ordinary mercenary groups can no longer match them.

Ye Xia looked at Ye Chun and frowned, "Do you really want to leave?"

Ye Chun nodded and said, "Father has already given an order, I'm afraid we will continue to move south again." ”

Ye Xia nodded, it is indeed not easy for the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Mercenary Group to have today, so he will give it up, he will definitely not be reconciled, but he will never show his emotions, and he believes that no matter where he goes, he will be able to make a comeback.

A man who was following Ye Chun suddenly said, "But where can we go?"

The blue-shirted young man upstairs suddenly smiled and said, "Go to our Song Kingdom, we will send the people to the most hospitable." ”

Everyone looked at this young man at the same time, full of puzzlement, didn't this guy know that this sentence was obviously shielding the Chunxiaqiu and Winter Mercenary Group, didn't he know that it was shielding Ye Qiu?

Besides, who does this guy think he is? How can he represent the Song State? With the relationship between the Song State and the Yunxue Empire, as long as His Majesty the Emperor sends a letter, the Emperor of the Song State will definitely help destroy this spring, summer, autumn and winter mercenary group.

Ye Chun and Ye Qiu looked at this boy brother at the same time, hugged their fists and said, "Thank you." ”

Before the boy could reply, there was a sudden sound of neat footsteps outside, and then a voice sounded: "Don't think about going anywhere." ”

As soon as the words fell, a team of soldiers rushed into the restaurant in an orderly manner, surrounding Ye Chun, Ye Xia and others.

A general in a red robe pressed his sword in, his eyes were like copper bells, and he was not angry but mighty.