The reason why Li Xuanbai wanted to save the butcher was not because he was kind-hearted. If he had a good heart, he would not have touched a knife for the first time as a five-year-old child, and he would not have made a name for himself in Kyoto. Saving him was only because Li Xuanbai remembered where he had seen the butcher. Three years ago, on the banks of the moat in Kyoto. It is the place where Tian Baoan died, and it is also the place where he fell unconscious.

There was always a feeling in his heart that the butcher might have seen something.

Dan Fengyan wouldn't ask him why he wanted to save the butcher. There are some things she doesn't want to care about and won't care about. Thinking of Li Xuanbai's hand in saving the butcher, she spoke: "When did you steal it?"

Li Xuanbai got on the sedan chair like a big girl, blushed like a head, and said, "What do you think?"

Danfeng's eyes said disdainfully: "The shape is like three points, and the god seems to be nothing." ”

Li Xuanbai was hit hard, so he no longer talked about himself. The carriage stopped at some point. Li Xuanbai opened the curtain and got out of the carriage. By this time, it was already dark.

Lu Guogong Mansion, somewhere in the inner courtyard.

The two slowly walked up the bluestone steps, and above the steps was a viewing pavilion. The two sat down one after another. Looking at the costumes of the two again, one is Li Mu, the Duke of Lu, and the other is the Danfeng-eyed woman brought back by Li Xuanbai.

Li Mu, the prince of Lu Guo, poured a cup of tea for Danfengyan with his own hands, handed it to her, and said, "This is autumn white dew, which is different from spring tea and summer tea. The aroma is calm. Girl try. ”

Danfeng's eyes did not shirk, and after taking it, he put it between his very good-looking nose and sniffed it, and took a sip. Gently put it down. Look up at the observation pavilion where the lights and the moonlight shine at night. Under the pavilion, there is a pond, and there are ten thousand koi fish in the pond.

Li Mu took out a piece of parchment from his sleeve and said, "This is what Xuanbai promised the girl." The man you are looking for is on this parchment. As he spoke, he handed the parchment disc to Dan Fengyan.

Danfeng took it intently, but he didn't hurry to open it.

Li Mu got up and stood with his hands in his hands. "Girl, Li Mu still has something to ask for. ”

Danfeng's eyes were full of surprise when he heard this.

Li Mu chuckled and said, "Teach Xuanbai swordsmanship." ”

Dan Fengyan nodded and left.

Li Mu looked at Danfeng's departing back, sighed lightly, and then walked down the steps and went to the back garden.

After the beginning of winter, the night is as cool as water.

The moon is very round today. The faint floating clouds in the night sky echo with the bright full moon, and the moonlight is scattered and reflected on the ground, with a sense of fairy ethereal. It made the back garden of the Li Mansion hazy. The sound of the water in the garden built in the mansion not far away came, like the song of a warbler, which was very good.

However, such a beautiful scenery looks very bleak in the cold wind.

Li Xuanbai stood in the garden, looking at the rockery and flowing water, and the cold air was curling. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, approaching Li Xuanbai, invading his clothes. But he didn't seem to feel the cold. Just stand there, looking at the flowing water.

"Haven't rested yet?"

Li Mu didn't know when he appeared behind, his deep eyes were unusually bright in the dark night, and he saw Li Xuanbai standing motionless, and his pace of moving forward stopped in astonishment. Against the backdrop of this cold night, it matches his dark and cold expression.

Li Xuanbai naturally knew that it was Li Mu, but he didn't look back, just said, "I'm waiting for you." ”

Li Mu took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Li Xuanbai. The height of the two fathers and sons is not much different. The murmuring sound of water in my ears is not harsh. Li Mu said softly: "Three years of tempering have not wiped out any of the smuggling in your body. On the contrary, it is heavier than before. As soon as you entered Beijing, you offended the second prince and the one in the Xiangguo Mansion, and the meaning behind it is that the father naturally knows. It's just that sometimes it's too much, and it's not good. ”

Li Xuanbai was puzzled: "How is it bad?"

Li Mu pointed to the falling flowers and flowing water in front of him, and said, "Today's Lion Tower turmoil, you are not smart. You knew it was a game set by the prince, but you still made that chess piece. I did it, I did it. But you shouldn't have said that to the second prince. The second prince seems to be mediocre, but in fact he has a splendid article. The people in the temple thought that he was relying on the power of the prime minister to compete for the position of prince. But he ignored himself.

Today, when you secretly point out the reason to the second prince, you are doing the most wrong thing. Although the crown prince and Xue Zhi didn't see it, the second prince decided in his heart that you and him were actually the same kind of people.

As a father, I didn't want you to be involved, but you did. Can't you really let go of what happened three years ago?"

Li Xuanbai listened to Li Mu's analysis and came to his senses.

Li Mu looked at Li Xuanbai and chuckled, "You don't have to worry too much. Now that you've decided, let it go. If there is really anything, there is still you and me. ”

Li Mu continued: "I read your Grandpa Xu's letter, originally I didn't agree with you learning martial arts. What I'm afraid of is that you don't want to go to Xishu to find the old man who plays with the sword and fight hard. My father has lost your mother, and I really can't bear you. But your Grandpa Xu's words also make sense, after all, you still have to rely on yourself in the future. So I've already told the red-eyed woman that you go and learn the Dao Sect's birth sword with her first. ”

After saying this, Li Mu turned around and left, extremely chic.

Li Xuanbai didn't look back, just looked at the flowing water and flowers, thinking about what Li Mu had just said.

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At dawn the next day, Li Xuanbai rode out of the city alone, he did not go to Danfengyan to learn swords, but went to Longque Mountain. In the past, in Luoyang, every other month, Li Xuanbai would go up the mountain to ask Xu Yuan directly about teaching. Now that I'm back in Kyoto, I'm still following the old rules. Before leaving, I didn't forget to bring Xu Yuanzhi's favorite plum rice wine.

I stayed in Longque Mountain for about half a month. The solar term has reached the time of light snow.

In previous years, it is not uncommon for there to be no snow during the light snow season. But this year, during the light snow season, it snowed heavily.

The entire Longque Mountain is covered with heavy snow, like a glass world.

Going down the mountain today is not good after all. But Li Xuanbai still went down the mountain alone.

Li Xuanbai wore a white fox fur and stood in the heavy snow. His body fused with the snow, and it was impossible to tell where the snow was and where he was. As soon as he stepped out of a snow mark, he was soon covered in the snow of goose feathers falling from the sky.

The top of the mountain, the vision of Dousheng.

A long sword came from the east, slashed across the sky, and fell in the snow in the midst of the snow. Where the sword fell, a thousand layers of snow rolled up and scattered in all directions. Vacate a full foot in diameter.

A white-haired old man in a ragged linen shirt descended from the sky and landed ten steps away from the long sword. He looked at the thatched hut opposite and shouted, "Come the sword!"

The long sword inserted into the snow made a dragon roar, and it swooped out a hundred feet high. The lightning bolt fell from the sky, and finally swam to the right hand of the white-haired old man.

The long sword wanders, as if it has spirituality.

In the thatched house, Xu Yuan drank the plum wine sent by Li Xuanbai and staggered out.

Wind and snow are disturbing people's eyes.

Xu Yuanzhi really looked at the white-haired old man. Dressed in rags and linen shirts, very thin, there is no slightest color of freezing in this snowy day. There are a few broken weeds mixed between the withered white hair. If you don't have a long sword to wander around the immortal style. It will definitely be regarded as a stinky flower child.

The white-haired old man looked at Xu Yuanzhi and snorted, "Xu Yuanzhi, why aren't you dead yet?"

Xu Yuan took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Pei gradually left you, an old ghost, you are not dead, how can I be willing to die." ”

The white-haired old man shook his right hand forward, and the wandering sword fell steadily into his hand. "Where is that kid Li Qinglian? I'm going to compete with him. Let's see who is the first person in kendo. ”

Xu Yuanzhi waved his hand and replied, "You old ghost, find Li Qinglian to ask me?" ”

The white-haired old man didn't say a word, and swung out the long sword in his hand.

The sword is majestic.

After a while, the snow-covered ground in front of Xu Yuanzhi suddenly parted to both sides, reaching five feet wide.

Obediently, the old man easily split the thick ground and heavy snow into a five-foot-wide ravine with a single sword. Isn't it a god coming?

Xu Yuanzhi was so shocked that he fell backwards and staggered.

The white-haired old man laughed and felt very relieved. Edgeworth flies away. In the blink of an eye.

After Xu Yuanzhi stood firmly, he scolded. Looking at the direction where the shabby-dressed old man disappeared, he whispered: "This sword is indeed domineering. It is to sit firmly in the realm of sword immortals. Li Qinglian didn't know if it was his opponent? Hey, that old ghost sword immortal's name has been famous for a hundred years, and he is still not satisfied?"

Li Xuanbai naturally didn't see this scene on the top of the mountain. If he wanted to see the legendary sword fairy like this scoundrel, he didn't know how to feel.

Heavy snow comes in the light snow season, and the dragon is appreciated in the snow.

Li Xuanbai arrived at the bottom of the mountain and straddled his horse.

This sudden heavy snowfall brought a touch of loneliness to Luoyang. The entire imperial city was dyed in silver and covered with snow. Li Xuanbai rode to the Zhuliang gate of the Luguo Mansion, and the little man at the door hurriedly stepped forward to lead the horse, and the others helped their sons dust off the snow on the white fox fur.

As soon as Li Xuanbai entered the mansion, he called Zhou Hao over.

At the entrance of the hall was a bronze kettle with two ears of a dragon burning coal, and the heat was fluttering. Li Xuanbai kept his hands warm up on top of the bronze stove. Zhou Hao slowly walked into the hall in a black cotton suit and walked to Li Xuanbai's side.

Li Xuanbai's eyes motioned for him to reach over to keep warm. Zhou Hao nodded and stepped forward. This pair of childhood friends, who seemed to be master and servant, warmed themselves together in front of the stove.

Outside the door, snow was falling.

Li Xuanbai asked softly, "I've been up the mountain for half a decade, how is that butcher?"

Zhou Hao replied: "There are some twists and turns. ”

Li Xuanbai was very curious and motioned for Zhou Hao to continue.

Zhou Hao continued: "On that day, the second prince sent Zhang Changzhi to escort the butcher and the scholar to the yamen of Gyeonggi Mansion. Gyeonggi Province's Yoon Yang Jicai happened to hear the case. He read the file in detail and questioned the people involved. The butcher was acquitted on the spot. That Zhang Changzhi naturally refused and made a fuss in the yamen. Lord Yin Yang is really a good official, and he is not afraid of the power behind the second prince. Stick to your guns. He also sentenced the second prince's mansion on the spot to compensate the injured scholars and butchers for their medical expenses. ”

After listening to Zhou Hao's words, Li Xuanbai found that things were going very well. I was also interested in the Fu Yin named Yang Jicai. There are not many good officials like Yang Jicai in this world. However, thinking of the twists and turns that Zhou Hao just said, he couldn't help asking, "Could it be that there is still a following?"

Zhou Hao nodded and said, "The next day, Zhang Changzhi submitted the petition again and asked Lord Fu Yin to retry the case. As a result, above the palace, the scholar retracted his confession in court. said that he was just playing with the mastiff of the second prince in the street. It was the butcher who was born from the side of his guts and killed the second prince's beloved mastiff, and Zhang Changzhi took the opportunity to ask the butcher to pay for the mastiff's life. ”

Zhou Hao glanced at Li Xuanbai and continued: "Actually, everyone understands in their hearts that it must be Zhang Changzhi who spent a lot of money to coerce and lure the scholar to retract his confession. It's just that in this way, it depends on whether Lord Yin of Nafu will give face to the second prince. As a result, Lord Yin is not afraid of power. After listening to the scholar's confession, he was furious and scolded the scholar for being unscrupulous. Pigs and dogs are not as good. He also said that there were both human and physical evidence. The scholar did not remember the butcher to save his life, but wanted to put him to death. It's really hurtful. After speaking, he ordered the yamen to fight the scholars. The scholar couldn't stand the pain. It's all done. ”

Li Xuanbai chuckled: "What happened later?"

Zhou Hao said as he spoke, and he also felt arrogant in his heart, and said, "Lord Fu Yin finally sentenced the butcher not guilty. The scholar has no backbone, and he will take revenge and remove his fame. That Zhang Changzhi was also beaten with twenty sticks. Just ......"

"Just what? What you want to say is that Yang Jicai offended Zhang Changzhi and the second prince, are you afraid that the second prince will be unfavorable to Yang Jicai? You are wrong, the second prince is a smart person. He won't kill Yang Jicai. ”

Zhou Hao heard this and nodded.

Li Xuanbai squinted his eyes and said, "It's that butcher, you send someone to protect him." ”