Towards dusk, the two ladies returned with a full load, in addition to some medicinal herbs, as well as local clothing and jewelry. Although the merchants of Az City are not enthusiastic and even indifferent to their customers, in terms of the quality of the goods, they are definitely good and cheap.

After dinner, Jiang Wangchen took advantage of his leisure time to come to the backyard of the inn, which is different from the Jiangnan style of the flowers and water pavilions of the Fengchen Inn. The rest is a barren grass clearing, which is good, and the empty backyard also provides Jiang Wangchen with a playground for practicing martial arts.

In the past few days, I have been running around for a long time, and my bones have begun to itch all over my body.

He finished beating twice with a set of marching long punches, and he still didn't sweat, and took out the magic rune sword, and did not follow the moves in the "Magic Sword Technique", only according to what he thought in his heart, there was a wind all the way to the north, he pointed to the north with the sword, and when there were clouds drifting away, he had already slashed the sword for no reason, attracting a burst of sand, mistakenly thinking that he also had the delicacy and softness of the clouds, or followed the emotions to provoke, sometimes like a wild goose spreading its wings, elegantly stretching, sometimes like the moon like a shuttle, rapid and changeable. In this way, he not only ignored it, but also danced the short sword everywhere.

In the midst of the sound of the sword, there was another rush of footsteps, like a pearl falling on a jade plate, but it suddenly stopped in the threshold of the backyard. The sound of the sword was disturbed by this, and it was not distracted, but the routine was corrected, and it was no longer leisurely and free, and every hook and drawing were all according to the description in the "Magic Sword Technique". The sword qi came into being, the runes were arrayed, and the elements of heaven and earth were drawn by it, but they only converged into the array, and then completely dispersed, returning to nature. And the sword qi also fell smoothly, submerged in the air.

A little fun, Jiang Wangchen put away the magic talisman sword, stood in the wind with his hands in his hands, let a gust of wind blow his clothes, dressed in white, with his back to the afterglow, Qingxiu's face had a mature taste.

"Are you here for me?" he began, asking the boy standing on the threshold.

The boy also had a beautiful face, but he was dark-skinned, tall and thin, and looked trembling in the wind.

"That, that...... That, thank you this morning...... Thank you. Yuezhen's tone of thanks stammered, far less neat than the natural and straightforward when he was angry before: "Don't worry, I Yuezhen said that I would return the silver taels that sent you back, and I will definitely not break my word." ”

Jiang Wangchen asked flatly: "Then can you tell me why you hate us so much? I don't think we have met before!"

Yue Zhen turned her face, avoiding Jiang Wangchen's kind gaze, and said, "I said that I would pay you back, and you don't have to worry about the past!"

Jiang Wangchen sneered: "Being hated for no reason, you always have to ask for a reason, if you don't want to mention it, then forget it, when you make up enough silver taels, remember to send them to Yancheng Iron Mansion." ”

After explaining this sentence, he stopped talking, shook his head and walked away with an indescribable smile.

"Wait...... Wait!" Yuezhen shouted, "You, why do you want to help me?"

His question didn't stop Jiang Wangchen's pace, so he could only ask again: "I want to learn swordsmanship, can you teach me?"

Jiang Wangchen heard this question before stopping. He turned around, looked at the thin young man in front of him like a torch, and saw that the young man's eyes were not dodging this time, and with an unwavering expression, he asked, "Why do you want to learn swordsmanship from me!"

Yuezhen thought of the past, and couldn't suppress the sadness in her heart, and the emotions in her heart changed from sadness to anger, and then anger turned to agitation, and said: "I want to protect my family, as long as I know the swordsmanship, those hateful Anda will never hurt my father again, as long as I learn the swordsmanship, when collecting medicine, I will not be afraid of the demon beasts lurking in the forest." ”

Jiang Wangchen smiled and said, "If you can tell me why you hate Anda so much, I will teach you this set of swordsmanship." ”

Yuezhen lowered her head, saw the afterglow fall at her feet, and slowly walked away from herself: "Why are you asking me this question?"

Jiang Wangchen saw that Yuezhen was still stubbornly pursing his lips, and said in a choked voice: "When you want to talk, come to me again......"

"My father was originally a merchant, and he often brought goods to exchange in the major cities of Dongxuan, and on the way back again, he met Anda bandits, the whole business trip was robbed, my mother was killed by the bandits, and my father was seriously injured and is still sick in bed. The past is renewed, Yuezhen gritted her teeth, her fists clenched, her fingertips sunk deep into the flesh, and there were blood marks.

"No wonder you hate Anda to the core, and so must I do if I were you. Jiang Wangchen sighed: "But there are good and bad people in the world, how can they be generalized and the coffin can be concluded." If you have the opportunity to go to the hinterland of Dongxuan, you will see that there are many simple and beautiful goodness in this world in addition to the deep evil and ugliness. ”

Jiang Wangchen said again: "Since you have told me about the past, then I will also keep my promise and teach you swordsmanship, but after you learn swordsmanship, you must promise me one thing." ”

Yue Zhen hid the pain and said happily: "Please speak!"

"To learn swordsmanship, you must be chivalrous and righteous, hoe the strong and help the weak, do not bully others, do whatever you want, remember, and the most important point: you can't use this swordsmanship to take revenge!"

Yue Zhen immediately retorted: "Why can't you take revenge, those wicked people deserve to die, isn't this a chivalrous act?"

Jiang Wangchen sneered: "Hmph, if you can't do it, then forget it, I won't force you!"

The afterglow receded quickly, as soon as the dusk passed, followed by the long night, the most difficult time for his father was coming, Yuezhen thought of this, temporarily gave up the hatred, although he never dared to forget in his heart, in his eyes, it was sadness, unwillingness, it was a compromise that had to be made, he suddenly fell to the ground on his knees, and violently kowtowed three times in a row, and when he looked up again, there were no complicated emotions in his eyes, only the light of the afterglow, and the outline of the snow in the light.

"Master, please accept the three bows of Yuezhen and Akadoron of the Yuena clan. ”

"Good...... Now that you have made your choice, you can't go back on your day, and if I find out that you have disobeyed your master's orders, I will abolish you with my own hands, do you understand?"

Yue Zhen said categorically: "The apprentice does not dare to disobey the master's teachings!"

"It's late to-day, come back to me in this courtyard tomorrow!" he said, and walked away.

"Yuezhen, haven't you found the cable yet? Didn't you say that it was in the firewood room?" As soon as Jiang Wangchen left, the shopkeeper greeted him: "Why are you still in the yard!"

"Oh, no!" Yue Zhen said, "Where is the firewood room?"

"I really can't help you, come, come with me......" The shopkeeper led Yue Zhen away, and then opened his voice and said, "Are you sure you're going to pick that phoenix berry tonight?"

"After my father took the vermilion jujube root, he improved significantly, but if he wanted to cure the cold poison in his body, the great wizard said that there was only the Fengqi Dry Lotus that could condense the fire element between heaven and earth, and there was no other way. I want to take advantage of my father's recovery now that he has some strength, and then do the impact. ”

"But where the phoenix is located, there must be a Yanjia beast guarding it, and ordinary people dare not approach. You have to think clearly, if it's not necessary, wait until you grow up and go later, do you have to go now?"

"I can't wait, what if someone else starts first, and that phoenix wolf lotus has already given birth to seeds, and now it is the best to use the medicine, Shang Shopkeeper, I can't delay it any longer, as long as I can get this plant, I can not only cure my father's illness, but also pay off the silver taels I owe." Yue Zhen said: "Thank you for taking care of the shopkeeper in the past few years, Yue Zhen is grateful." ”

"Silly boy, where is this, did your father and mother help me less before? These are nothing, and as for the silver taels owed, there is no need to hurry to pay them back. Wait until you have money to spare. ”

Yuezhen found the cable in the firewood room, he struck the cable on the stone, shook away the dust that had covered him for a long time, and pulled the two ends of the cable with both hands, and it was still strong and firm between the ends, so he was satisfied with it around his neck, and left with a spring breeze, for him, everything was developing for the better.

Jiang Wangchen looked back again and said, "The shopkeeper is really a person with a heart. ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Hahaha! ”

"You must have seen it at the gate of the courtyard just now. ”

"Didn't you hear it all in the corridor. ”

The two of them asked and answered, and after a half-silence, they couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

"Today, the inn closes early, or the little brother will accompany me for a few drinks, how about it." ”

Jiang Wangchen smiled: "Oh!

"Count me in!"

Jiang Wangchen praised: "The shopkeeper is gracious, but it is disrespectful. ”

With that, the two of them put their shoulders on their shoulders, like old friends who had been reunited for a long time, and came to the inn to sit down again.

Jiang Wangchen raised his glass and thanked: "For this first cup, Jiang first thanked Brother Shang for his sincere reminder yesterday. Jiang Wangchen drank a cup and thanked him: "This second cup is, of course, Xie Jinshang's wine invitation." ”

"Brother Jiang Xian laughed, I, Shang, have been running an inn here for decades, and I have read countless people, but I am very happy when I see Brother Jiang Xian. The shopkeeper had a drink.

"Brother Shang, it's just you and me here, can you tell me, why did you hand over the note yesterday, and who are the four sneaky people at the next table?"

The shopkeeper Shang still looked left and right nervously, and after repeatedly making sure that the partition wall had no ears, he said in a low voice: "To say, you came to Azi City at this time, and you really came to the wrong time. ”

Jiang Wangchen was puzzled: "How do you say this?"

"This year's Az City, what an eventful time!" the merchant shopkeeper took a sip of wine and began to tell the story......