Yangzhou Qixiufang is the three elegant places of the Tang Dynasty with Qingyan Wanhua Valley and Qiandao Changgemen.

Qixiufang is built on the shore of the West Lake, with green tiles and flying rings, carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and ridges, and antique. There is a difference between the outer square and the inner square, the outer square is a performance venue for people to visit at will, and the inner square is the place where the disciples of Qixiu live and practice sword dance, which belongs to the forbidden land of Qixiu.

Different from other sects, Qixiufang never holds a sect selection conference, and the disciples of the sect are basically composed of orphans and young women who are broken by men every year rescued by Qixiu and Thirteen hairpins on the rivers and lakes, so Qixiufang hates the most is also a man who is frivolous and unkind, once this kind of person is known by Qixiumen, most of them will not escape death.

Qixiu disciples are famous for their sword dances, and on the first and fifteenth days of each month, it is convenient for guests from all over the world to have a sword dance in Shuiyunfang. At that time, dignitaries, heroes, and poets will flock to the school, all of whom are proud to watch the sword dance.

Today is the fifteenth day of July, Yang Xuan, a disciple of Changgemen, deliberately got up early in the morning, asked Xiao Er to make a basin of hot water, took a bath comfortably, changed into the characteristic clothes of Changgemen, looked in the mirror, and found no problems, so he went out, took a basket of steamed buns and a bowl of soy milk in the lobby at will, found a more remote position, sat down, and raised his ears while eating, listening to the gossip of the people around him.

It was the day when Qixiu Shuiyunfang was opened, and the people around him were naturally talking about the grand occasion of the workshop, and there were two people dressed as scholars sitting at a table closest to Yang Xuan, one was a beautiful boy with a beautiful face, his fair face was slightly childish, and he looked like he was fifteen or sixteen years old, except for the folding fan in his hand and the jade pendant on his waist, there was nothing else on his body, and there was an old man dressed as a servant behind him, his face was full of wrinkles, his hair was frosty white, but the divine light leaked between his eyes, Yang Xuan glanced at each other, his heart was shocked, and he quickly turned his gaze, and he didn't know which son went out, and he actually brought a master of building the peak of the foundation behind him, generally speaking, This kind of master will retreat in order to break through the Jindan realm, it seems that this son has a great background.

Another scholar dressed as a scholar was much more ordinary, with a narrow face, a crown, a long sword pinned to his waist, and a basket behind him, and the whole person's dress looked a little nondescript.

Yang Xuan took a bite of the bun and listened intently to the conversation between the two.

"Brother Tang, after Luochuan Academy parted, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year, and we never thought that we could meet in Yangzhou today. The man dressed as Childe smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand.

Brother Tang picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face, toasted with him, and said: "A year ago, I went out to study with the permission of the dean, and the ancients once said that "it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles", and I have a deep understanding of this sentence this time. In this year, I have suffered a lot, suffered a lot of anger, but also gained a lot, recently happened to travel to the vicinity of Yangzhou, heard that Qixiu to perform the sword dance in Shuiyunfang, such a grand event can not be missed, so I ran to this inn to stay overnight, ready to see the world-famous sword dance of Qixiu today. ”

His eyebrows fluttered.

The handsome boy laughed and said: "The Qixiu Sword Dance is indeed a must in Yangzhou, Brother Tang must not miss it, I heard that the Qixiu women are all stunning, and they like the type of talent the most. The words are full of banter.

This Tang brother is extremely thin-skinned, and when he was said like this, his face turned red, and he shook his hand again and again: "Brother Zhao Xian, don't make fun of me, I'm just watching the dance this time, just watching the dance, and I have nothing else to do." ”

Zhao Gongzi and Brother Tang studied in Luochuan Academy for three years, and knew it very well, knowing that if he continued to talk about it, it would inevitably make Brother Tang angry, so he hurriedly changed the topic and brought up another matter, "Since Brother Tang is going to participate in the workshop meeting of Shuiyunfang, I don't know if there is an invitation in hand?"

Brother Tang was stunned when he heard this, shook his head, and said, "I don't have this invitation, does this Shuiyunfang workshop still need an invitation?"

Zhao Gongzi shook the fan in his hand and said: "This Shuiyunfang is located in the Qixiu Inner Fang, which is usually not open to the public, and will only be open on the first and fifteenth days of each month. Famous disciples participated, and only those with invitations could participate in the workshop. ”

Brother Tang pondered for a while, and then asked Zhao Gongzi: "Brother Zhao Xian, your Zhao family is a well-known wealthy family in Yangzhou, I wonder if there are any extra invitations?"

Zhao Gongzi's face was embarrassed, and he felt like he was lifting a stone to hit his own feet, "Our Zhao family only has one invitation, and it is still in my father's hands, and one invitation can only bring three people, which is really no vacancy." ”

When Brother Tang Wenzheng was disappointed, a warm voice remembered in his ear, "This brother, I have an invitation, and I am the only one, why don't you go with me?"

Brother Tang looked back and found that there was a strange man standing behind him, wearing the costume of Changgemen, it was Yang Xuan, who had been listening to him for a long time.

Most of the elders in the door are also influential figures in the literary world, so the relationship between Changge Gate and Luochuan Academy has always been good, Yang Xuan heard that Brother Tang did not have an invitation, and immediately stood up and sent an invitation to Brother Tang.

Brother Tang thought about it for a while, then agreed, and the three of them immediately sat down together and talked

At night, outside the gate of Qixiufang, at the dock of Yangzhou, Yang Xuan and Tang Wenhua stood behind the long line, waiting to enter Qixiufang, Tang Wenhua was the Tang brother he met in the morning, and Yang Xuan knew his name in the small talk behind.

That Zhao Gongzi's name is Zhao Yan, and he is the youngest son of the head of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, so he naturally followed his father this time, so he was not with these two people.

Yang Xuan waited to enter Shuiyunfang, and chatted with Tang Wenhua and the people around him, because the people who participated in Shuiyunfang's meeting were quite identities and knowledgeable, so Yang Xuan didn't feel bored.

When Yang Xuan was chatting, there was a sudden rumbling sound on the ground, that voice was very familiar to him, he had heard it when he was traveling in the western frontier before, and when he looked back, he saw a large group of cavalry wearing iron armor speeding up.

This group of cavalry had a cold face, and did not pay any attention to the meaning of the people on the dock, and under the command of the leading commander, they stepped directly into the water.

In the blink of an eye, this group of cavalry disappeared from Yang Xuan's field of vision, and at this time, Tang Wenhua's voice came from behind him, "The leader is the Nine Emperor Princes, I have seen it above the Academy's Literary Society, and he is one of the princes who are qualified to compete for the throne today, and the soldiers next to him are all the elite of the Shence Army, and the horse they ride under their crotch is called Dragon Horse, it is said that there is some slight dragon bloodline, which can travel thousands of miles a day, and tread water like walking on the ground." ”

Yang Xuan nodded, lowered his voice and said, "Big names like the Nine Emperor Princes are here, it seems that tonight's performance is very exciting." ”

Tang Wenhua nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.

At the same time, Zhao Yan and his father were also talking about the cavalry that had just passed, "This time the Shuiyunfang will only be afraid that something big will happen, and even a big man like the Nine Emperor Princes is here." ”

"Father, don't there usually be any big people coming?" Zhao Yan was a little puzzled when he heard this, didn't he say that there would often be big people in Shuiyunfang, why was his father so surprised by the arrival of the Nine Emperor Princes.

The old man rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said helplessly: "It also depends on what level of big man it is, people like the Nine Emperor Princes, they usually have countless things to be busy, how can they have time to participate in the Shuiyunfang meeting, I don't know why I came here this time, there is a lively scene tonight." "The old man is not worried about his own safety between his words, after all, this is where the Qixiu Mountain Gate is located, even if the Nine Emperor Princes make trouble here, they will be killed on the spot, and the royal family has nothing to say.

Zhao Yan nodded when he heard this, looking forward to the big event in his father's mouth.