The next day, the morning sun rose, the winter sun dispelled the clouds and mist of the Hejiabao mountain stream, with the clouds and mist dispersed, the roar of all kinds of beasts faintly came from the mountains behind Hejiabao, but with a long howl that gradually faded away, the mountain suddenly fell silent.

It seems that last night's little turmoil did not affect the other gardens outside the Dusk Summer Garden, everything has calmed down, and as the morning sun rises, Hejiabao has become busy.

Because today, it is the day of Hejiabao's annual opening, living in Meiyue Garden, waiting to participate in the rivers and lakes are also eager to try, some people wipe the blades in their hands, some people are still exercising their pranayama, and they are making the final preparations for the battle.

As long as they can stand to the end, it means that they no longer have to endure the wind and rain in the rivers and lakes, for these Jianghu guests who have no sect to follow, they have tiles to cover their heads, and they have the opportunity to be on the list of Shenzhou, which is their best destination.

In Meiyue Garden, the three brothers of He Bufan also got up early, looking at these eager Jianghu guests, He Bufan remembered that when his three brothers participated in the competition, they also had the idea of becoming famous in a fight, but until they really stepped into the ring, they knew that there were mountains outside this mountain, and there were people outside the people.

I couldn't help but worry about that young man, although he was extraordinary in martial arts, but when it came to the ring, sometimes the martial arts realm was not the decisive factor.

"Big brother, this early in the morning, what are you thinking, our three brothers will go to the ring in a while, the head of the Shicai family has sent someone to send a message, let our gold, silver and bronze clothes go to the ring, this year there are people like the Water Sword Sect and the Reverse Sword Sect, these Jianghu guests want to enter the list, but I am afraid it will be difficult." Hu Buxing looked at the brooding appearance of the eldest brother and spoke.

Hearing the third brother say this, Ren Bu was not difficult with a smile in his eyes, and stepped forward and said with a smile: "No matter what he is like the Water Sword Sect and the Reverse Sword Sect, our three brothers live their own lives, anyway, we have food to eat when we are hungry, clothes to wear when we are cold, and silver flowers every month, just go to see the excitement for a while." ”

The two brothers are next to you, I am chatting, but He Bufan doesn't think so, although they have put on the He family's gold, silver and bronze clothes, but ridiculous Yama and other narrow-minded, eyes will be revenged, but they will not let go of their three brothers so easily, if Xiao Yama is defeated today, it is good to lose the position of worship, if he wins, sit firmly in the position of worship, then the life of his three brothers will not be so good in the future.

The three of them are not extraordinary in martial arts, even if they are wearing golden clothes, compared to worship, the He family will naturally not care about the three courtyards, thinking of this, He Bufan was upset for no reason, and opened his mouth to stop the quarrel of the two brothers: "Okay, second brother, third brother, let's find an opportunity later, and then go to meet yesterday's Mu Shaoxia." ”

"Big brother, why do you still want to see him, we led the way and introduced him yesterday, aren't you enthusiastic enough, don't forget, this kid offended the young sect master of the Rushui Sword Sect yesterday." Hu Bu was not afraid to remind.

Ren Bu also echoed: "Yes, big brother, for the sake of a kid who has no sect, he offended the Rushui Sword Sect, but the gains outweigh the losses." ”

He Bufan didn't know the status of the Water Sword Sect in the martial arts, that was the existence of the Lingyun Sword Sect in the two swords and three swords, and in recent years, it has been catching up, offending the Water Sword Sect, it is indeed not a wise move, but in terms of the status of the three of them in the He family, if they don't find a backer, they won't be able to stay sooner or later, just as they thought outside the gate of Hejiabao Mountain, it is better to gamble, with the skills of a young man and the attitude of not being afraid of the vicissitudes of water, there must be a backer behind him.

Thinking of this, He Bufan opened his mouth to explain to the two brothers, which was regarded as calming the complaints of the two brothers, and then, the three of them took advantage of no one's attention to leave Meiyue Garden, and went to Muxia Yuan on the road to the He family's ring, waiting for Gu Xiao and Jiang Ningxue.

But said that Gu Xiao's side, last night's little turmoil did not make Gu Xiao feel worried, but it was a toss, so that he could sleep soundly under fatigue, although he still remembered the disappearance of Lin'er and others in his heart, but Gu Xiao also knew that this matter was not in a hurry, so he had to find a way step by step.

Gu Xiao, who also got up early, transported the Tsing Yi recipe for a week, plus last night's sleep, it can be regarded as adjusting the continuous fatigue since Lingzhou, exhaling a breath of turbidity, Gu Xiao is only waiting for the opening of the He family's ring at noon today.

opened the door, came to Jiang Ningxue's door next door, knocked on the door, only to find that Jiang Ningxue seemed to be no longer in the room, and Gu Xiao had to wander around in Muxia Garden alone.

At this time, I saw a young man of the same age as himself slowly walked into the twilight summer garden, this young man was in this cold weather, but he was only wearing a thin linen shirt, wearing a pair of rotten cloth shoes with holes under his feet, and even the pants on his lower body were ragged, and his ankles were frozen red by the cold weather.

The young man's pace was steady, and his shabby appearance in linen clothes was incompatible with the splendid Muxiayuan with carved beams and paintings, but the young man did not show timidity because of this, but his wolf-like sharp eyes revealed a look of eagerness.

Gu Xiao couldn't help but be curious, this young man was dressed in rags, but he was protecting his neck and hands like this, and he couldn't help but look at the object in his hand curiously, it was a black and three-foot-long burning stick, which was not abrupt with the young man's outfit, but the young man was carrying a burning stick as if he was carrying a long sword.

The young man walked in the twilight garden step by step, his sharp eyes looked straight ahead, firm and calm, every step of the way, the sword intent on his body was a point, until he felt the attention from Gu Xiao, then he looked sideways, two teenagers of the same age, looking at each other.

The young man in sackcloth seemed to feel the same sword intent as himself from the young man in green shirt not far away, the battle intent appeared in his eyes, and the hand holding the burning stick in his left hand was slightly clenched.

Gu Xiao saw the burning stick in his left hand raised slightly, and the look of vigilance flashed in his eyes, although he did not know the young man in sackcloth, but the fighting intent in his eyes made Gu Xiao, who was also a young man, a little competitive, just as Gu Xiao and the young man in sackcloth looked at each other in the air, Jin Buyi's majestic voice came.

"That's good, you're here, everyone is here, come on, I'll introduce you to you."

Jin Buyi had already seen the two teenagers meeting in the evening in the dark, but he didn't show up immediately, until he saw that the two seemed to be making a move, so he stopped it.

It seems that there was no night visit to Qingqiu Yuan last night, Jin Buyi walked to the two teenagers and introduced them to the two: "The ring of the He family's courtyard has a total of four rings, corresponding to the four jade medals distributed, and if you get the jade medals, you are the guardians of these four rings, and you should be challenged by all the Jianghu guests who signed up this year." ”

After speaking, he looked at the two teenagers on the sidelines, and said again: "Count Mu Shaoxia, Shui Shao Sect Master, and Yuwen Shaoxia, and add this..."

On the contrary, the young man in sackcloth clothes was not angry because Jin Buyi did not introduce himself, but looked as usual, walked slowly in front of Gu Xiao, slowly pulled out his hand from the glove, and took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "My name is Xiaojie." ”

Gu Xiao looked down at the hand stretched out to him by the young man in sackcloth, white and slender, even his nails were neatly trimmed, but it didn't match his outfit, but the young man gave kindness, Gu Xiao also smiled, reached out and held Xiao Jie's hand and said, "In Xia Muyi." ”

With a simple greeting, the two teenagers are acquainted.

"Okay, the two of you have already met, Jin will leave, please do your own thing, but you still need to remember, please go to the ring on time at noon, and then there will be a nursing home to guide the two of you." Jin Buyi bowed, hugged his fists to the two teenagers, and then walked towards the outside of Mu Xia Yuan.

"Xiaojie, what a strange name, what's your last name." Now that they had met, Gu Xiao talked to the young man in sackcloth.

Xiao Jie's sharp eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said, "I don't have a surname." ”

Although Xiao Jie didn't say much, Gu Xiao seemed to see the reason from his gloomy eyes.

Gu Xiao didn't continue to ask, but the topic led to the burning stick in Xiao Jie's hand, stared at it carefully, and said, "Your sword is very special." ”

Xiao Jie's originally dim eyes suddenly lit up again, and there seemed to be some joy in his sharp eyes: "You can see that it is a sword." ”

Gu Xiao smiled: "Although it is not like an ordinary sword, I can see its sharpness from you and the momentum it exudes." ”

When Xiao Jie heard this, the sharpness in his eyes dissipated, replaced by a look full of joy, raised the 'burning stick' in his hand, and Xiao Jie said: "You are the first person who did not laugh at it. ”

Gu Xiao smiled: "A swordsman's sword should not be ridiculed. ”

Xiao Jie also laughed, Gu Xiao didn't expect that the terrifying momentum of the young man who was shicai laughed like an innocent child, and he only heard Xiao Jie say in his ears: "I want to use the sword in my hand to cut off the injustices in the world." ”

Gu Xiao seemed to be moved by Xiao Jie's words, and asked, "That's why you came to Hejiabao?" ”

Xiaojie also did not hide: "Too many people in this world look down on people, so they have to be famous, with fame, even if you don't have to do it, you can stop a killing, if you are nameless, your words, in the ears of others, are just a passing wild dog, just a fart, listen to others talk about the ring of Hejiabao, as long as I win, I will have the opportunity to become famous, become famous, I speak, others will listen." ”

Gu Xiao smiled, although Xiaojie's words were rough, everything was true, and he had been traveling in the rivers and lakes for some years, Gu Xiao saw such a pure person for the first time, and he did not hide himself at all, so he smiled: "I hope you can fulfill your wishes." ”

"When that happens, I'll treat you to a drink." Xiao Jie looked at his peers in front of him and spoke.

"When do you need to drink? Let's go now. Although Gu Xiao didn't like to drink, he liked to make such pure friends, so he smiled.

Xiaojie replied honestly: "I don't have any money." ”

Gu Xiao couldn't help but wonder: "The He family gave the jade plate, but didn't return the silver?" ”

Xiaojie said: "Master once told me that when I receive benefits from others, I have to use other things to pay back, and I don't spend money that I don't earn." ”

As he spoke, he really took out the brocade pouch given by the He family from his arms, opened the bag, and the gold and silver in it did not move at all.

Gu Xiao remembered what he had just said, he had no money, and he only came to Hejiabao early in the morning, so it was freezing this day, and it was hard to imagine how Xiaojie spent this night.

As if seeing Gu Xiao's doubts, Xiao Jie's bright smile appeared again: "I have hands and feet, so I can naturally find something to eat, and if there is snow outside, I will naturally have something to drink." ”

With a smile, Gu Xiao took Xiaojie's arm and said, "Let's go." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Before you go to the ring, you always have to fill your stomach."

"I didn't earn it myself, I don't eat it..."

"Don't worry, just come with me."