Chapter 158: The So-Called True Meaning
The sky was bright, and there was a sound everywhere in the city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn the tavern courtyard in the east of the city, Qiu Yi, Yan Li, and You Yun are also busy here. Several people have changed into short fights, constantly going in and out.
In the past few days, everyone has not been able to relax, and as soon as they recovered some strength, they went to clean up the battlefield with the ghost fox and the city defense army, and after returning home, they had to quickly repair the broken courtyards in many places. Just after a moment of free time, when everyone was about to go to the tavern that had only been half cleaned up, Nine Knife was accidentally poisoned again, resulting in a delay for half a day.
At this time, the broken bricks and tiles in the yard and the broken pottery shards that were paved on the ground were finally cleaned up, and other broken things were all collected by Yan Li into a large basket made of wicker, and then poured into a small cart, and pushed by You Yun to the open space outside.
After a while, the back door of the tavern was pushed open, and Zhen Tao walked out with a broom rag, and after wringing out the dirty water in the rag, she crossed the collapsed courtyard wall and glanced out. In my eyes, the people running back and forth on the street all looked dull, hunched over, as if they had lost their souls, looking strange and desolate.
"Now everyone in the city can't sleep in peace......" Zhen Tao walked to the three of them who were taking a short rest, and said worriedly.
"It's always better to find something to do...... Chaos came suddenly, these things that had existed for tens or hundreds of years, and it only took a moment to destroy them. The strife never stops. Yan Li said softly.
"The purpose is different, right?" You Yun turned the triangular trowel in his hand, shook his head, and said, "The people in this place want to build, but the people in another place want to destroy." ”
"Repeating this, always losing more than gaining, right?" Yan Li shook his head and said, "It's like this from generation to generation, it doesn't seem to be any improvement......
"Not necessarily, no matter what, there is always a change in the world. Qiu Yi pinched the cigarette stick and said, "In ancient times, if the cave where you lived was flooded, people at that time would only think about digging another hole. Nowadays, people at least know how to build a house. If the house collapses, they will build new ones, and they will keep experimenting with burning better bricks to make the walls stronger. ”
Zhen Tao raised his eyebrows and said, "However, no matter how strong it is, there are things that can destroy it." As majestic as the Wangbei City Wall, it can be destroyed by Heichen......"
"Haha, is that why we have to return to the cave again?" Qiu Yi lit his pipe and smiled, "There is no invulnerable barrier in the world, only an invincible force...... In the future, if you witness disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, etc., you will definitely be impressed by the unattainable power of nature, and even the world itself will have something that cannot be withheld. What are we people compared to it?"
"That'...... If there are earthquakes, volcanoes and other disasters in every place in Shenzhou, then ......" Zhen Tao thought about it, his eyes widened a little, and he said slowly.
"Well, in that case, people won't have time to think. We should know how to revere these powers that surpass our cognition, but if you are afraid of them, it would be extremely stupid to think about them......"
Qiu Yi laughed, took a puff of smoke, and then said: "When I left Huaxing and traveled the world alone, I met many people in the rivers and lakes, and they all belonged to various sects or some kind of organization. Such as Haotian Daomen, Legalists, Yixin Teaching, Song Walkers, Assertive Monks, and so on. These hundred schools of thought, looking at this world, and even the road of life, are all different. People who are born in troubled times, or even at the end of the road, always want to find some comfort, or something like sustenance and pursuit...... Oh, at that time, I also heard a lot of people preach, although they all have their own opinions, but they all have a little truth hidden in them......"
"Mr. Qiu, what kind of statement or sect do you prefer?" Yan Li asked seriously.
"I?haha, I'm not biased in any of them, because I'm also an organized person......" Qiu Yi shook his head.
"Organize?" You Yun said with a smile.
"We're talking about the rivers and lakes now, Shenwuwei, naturally it doesn't count......" Qiu Yi waved his hand, his face was a little strange at this time.
"That's ......" Several people were a little more curious, and hurriedly asked.
"Qinglong Mountain. Qiu Yi solemnly replied.
"Qinglong Mountain?, the name is not bad......" Zhen Tao tilted his head to imagine, and then asked: "The ones on Qinglong Mountain are all ...... Heroes?"
"That's right. Qiu Yi bowed his head and said: "Six mountains, combined, a total of more than 2,000 bandits. Yu Xin, I, and another named Zhang Bo were all mixed there back then. ”
Yan Li and the three of them were speechless for a while, and Zhen Tao asked tentatively: "That kind of ...... Is it a thief who kills people and sells goods, and does all kinds of evil?"
"How is it possible?" Qiu Yi laughed a few times and spread his hands and said, "To be a thief is also to be moral! Of course, we are unreasonable......
"Oh, that kind of reckless life where big names drink wine and eat meat?" Zhen Tao longed.
"That's right. Qiu Yi bowed, and then said: "The person who pulled us into the gang at that time also guaranteed it...... But unfortunately, from the day we fell into the grass to the night when Shenwuwei wiped out all of our bandit dens five years later, this promise was never fulfilled. ”
"It turns out that the life of the bandits is not easy......" Zhen Tao sighed.
"Naturally, it's not easy to do anything, and there are a lot of articles...... If, one day, we reach the point where we are at the end of our rope, this technology will still be useful. Qiu Yi held a cigarette stick, squinted and smiled: "Maybe I was too unreasonable at that time, which caused me to be very reasonable now, right?"
"Isn't this the process of finding oneself by traveling thousands of miles? But I'm very interested in how to be a bandit. You Yun said.
"Leave it for later, this kind of useless and dangerous occupation ......" Qiu Yi spat out a puff of smoke, smiled silently, and said: "The basic qualities that a thief must have, I told Yunshu about ......"
At this point, everyone suddenly fell silent.
“...... That's it. Qiu Yi knocked off the burned grass ash in the smoke pot, stood up and said, "At least I don't have to worry anymore, one of Yunshu's tendons has caused him to become a bad young man...... Keep going. ”
A few people came back to their senses and collected their thoughts, Yan Li and You Yun quickly moved bricks and soil, Zhen Tao turned his back and wiped the corners of his eyes, picked up a broom, and went to the house.
At this time, seeing Yu Xin's wall base exposed, he said with a smile: "This is already about to start building the wall? ”
"There's a job you do. Qiu Yi unloaded a stack of bricks to the ground and asked, "What happened to the Nine Blades?"
"Nine knives are good!" nine knives jumped out and shouted.
"Well, then I'll be relieved and go move the bricks. Qiu Yi swept him up and down and gestured to him.
"Alas, I sneaked out of White Tiger City at that time, because my father issued an order to tell people to tear down all the walls in the city and move all the bricks to the Great Wall......" Jiudao muttered while rolling up his sleeves, "I didn't think about it, I have arrived in Dongzhou, and I have to do this kind of work......"
"These bricks were picked up from the City Lord's Mansion and stolen by the ghost fox, and they didn't insult your hands, Your Highness. Yu Xin said.
"Really, what about the City Lord's Mansion?" Nine Knives asked, squatting in front of the pile of bricks.
"All the houses that can be demolished in the city have been demolished, including most of the city lord's mansion. The fox king and the ghost fox both rested in the tent, but in this way, there was too much brick and wood missing. Hey, by the way......" Yu Xin stopped, looked at Qiu Yi and asked, "Tomorrow, you and the fox king...... Isn't there another battle to be fought?"
"Tomorrow at noon. Qiu Yi's eyes lit up.
Yu Xin frowned and said, "Your injury is not healed, and there is no red cloud in your hand, how can you fight?"
"Liang Zhen'a's covenant battle, how can it not be reasonable?" Qiu Yi sneered, and said again: "Besides, this is not a duel, I only compete with him in sword fighting skills." ”
"You can't lose in momentum!" Jiudao threw bricks and clenched his fists and shouted, and then said firmly: "But Boss Qiu will definitely not be able to beat, I will bet on three jars of wine." ”
Qiu Yi took the thread handed by Yan Li and said with a smile: "What, do you think your father's He Wang Sword is no match for the Beichen Sword Gang and the three-foot Huangquan of the Dongzhou Sergeant?"
"It's not as good as that? How is it possible! Fight him! Boss, I'm optimistic about you. Nine Knife immediately changed his words.
Yan Li thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Those who have the title of king, their combat power and methods are quite terrifying. When You Yun and I rushed to the west of the city to help, we saw those who had died at the hands of the Frost King, Duoyan Mirgu. Dozens of Imperial Guards died at the same time, the liquid in their bodies was frozen, and it was estimated that all their internal organs were broken by ice...... Seeing that situation, I deeply felt how dangerous the scene where Master and the Frost King fought back then......
You Yun was also on the side, "It can be on par with the Frost King, how easy is the Fox King's sword qi?"
"Beichen Jiangang is different from He Wang Dao, and he mainly takes the path of Qi Imperial Sword, and pays attention to changes instead of seeking moves. Coupled with the Qingluan Shadow Body Technique, supplemented by the three-foot Yellow Spring after the close-fitting, the Fox King's combat skills are quite perfect. Before he used the instant, as an assassin, there was no one else in Shenzhou. Yu Xin said in a deep voice.
"It's useless to talk too much, but you only know when you fight. Qiu Yi replied with his head sideways, while pulling up the wall line on the base of the wall with Yan Li, and pointed to Xin Yi in the distance, "The water has already been laid, hurry up and go to the mud!"
"Walking ......" Yu Xin also rolled up one sleeve, and when he changed to the other side, he paused again.
"What's going on?" said Qiu Yi.
Yu Xin was looking at the stiff people not far away, and his expression was also full of decadence.
After a while, he laughed provocatively, "Aren't we...... What can we do to add some spirit to this half-dead city?"
Qiu Yi looked at him, and after being quiet for a moment, he said, "What do you want to do?"
"Haha...... Do you remember how we practiced in the first place?Yan Li!" Yu Xin shouted, and then gestured, "Living mud is such a job, why don't you try it by covering the sea?"
Yan Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "You can try it." ”
With that, he got up, walked to the side of the mound of sand, and raised his arm, and the sound of the waves rang out immediately.
The whirlpool power condensed in an instant, and in the three water tanks next to it, the water splashed and began to churn, and in an instant, three streams of water swirled and were pumped out.
"Oh, you can still play like this?" Jiudao shook the brick and ran to Yan Li to exclaim.
"I am far from attaining the delicate control of Master Yuanhai's Covering the Sea, he can wrap the silk thread with qi and pass through the eye of the sewing needle. As he spoke, Yan Li freed his hand, and there was one more whirlpool, and the fine sand and loess in front of him were also rolled up. His hands swung in a staggered way, and the water and the loess began to blend and mix, and the color became darker and darker, gradually turning into mud.
When the people passing by outside the wall heard the sound, they looked this way, and their steps suddenly slowed down a lot, and their eyes were full of surprise. Some people just stopped and hurried closer this way.
"I need to focus on the mud, Nine Blades, you'll need to help me add water. Yan Li collected the whirlpool on the water tank, and then increased the cyclone on the sand again, and the sound of the wind and waves increased.
Jiudao answered, and immediately picked up the bucket by the side of the tank, scooped up the water and kept pouring it forward. While the water is still in the air, it is captured by the vortex and then merged into the sand. Tujia water was rolled up nearly three zhang high all the way, but not a drop of muddy water was thrown out.
"Good skills!" a few praises came from outside, and someone raised their hands in the distance, and more and more people gathered.
After a while, the whirlpool gradually decreased, and in front of Yan Li, the mud pile was completed. Immediately afterwards, he picked up the thin mud and threw it into the large basket under the base of the wall.
Now, it was full of people standing outside, and a cheer came out, but before it could fall, it turned into exclamation. I saw You Yun, who was still standing in front of the crowd just now, fell on the pile of bricks in the courtyard.
The next moment, there was a lot of amazement. You Yun did not move the bricks, but used considerable force to directly throw the bricks over. The bricks that can bring out the howling sound, Qiu Yi and Yu Xin didn't look at it, and caught it lightly with one hand. Then the trowel in the other hand of the two fell, and they took up the mud and smeared it on the wall, and they built the wall like this, quite quickly, and faster and faster.
The field has long been silent, and it seems that it is only half a moment, and this four-foot courtyard wall is actually more than a foot higher as a whole. Qiu Yi took the last brick, and with a slight split with one hand, the brick broke neatly.
The smaller one was then embedded in the final slit, and it was exactly the same.
As soon as he removed his hand, there was an immediate round of applause and applause from the audience.
"See the smile and laugh ......" Yu Xin got off the wall and thanked everyone outside. The people praised a few more words, and slowly dispersed while talking.
Yan Li and the others stopped and walked over, Qiu Yi turned around and asked, "How do you feel?"
"I seem to be inspired. Yan Li said with a smile.
"It seems that power can not only be used to carry out destruction......" You Yun said after a moment's thought.
"Haha, isn't this the true meaning of martial arts?" Yu Xin laughed, "Cultivators, not only can they be used as weapons, but they can change the world!"