Chapter 14: The Sword Is Like a Dream
"The conscience of heaven and earth, I'm really curious to come and see, I don't know anything about it back then......"
"When did Master Fu arrive at the Seven Xuanmen?"
"It seems to be eighteen years ago, I only remember that it was a distant nephew of the old master, and his talent was good and slowly emerged......"
In the dead of night, the White Tiger Tower is still lit up.
Zhang Henggu and Song Chi were inquiring about the situation in the house, while Zhe Yunli stood at the door with a saber, paying attention to the surrounding movements.
After waiting for a while, there was movement in the rear compound.
The night terror, dressed neatly dressed in a black robe, walked over from the corridor, with a little smile on the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that he had just done something very happy.
Finding Yunli standing at the door, Night Terror Hall retracted his thoughts, came to the door and looked:
"What's going on?"
"Someone ran to the neighborhood just now to take a look, it was a person from the Seven Xuanmen. Uncle Song said that when the head of the Qixuanmen first took over, his body shape was similar to what Cousin Jing guessed, and it was estimated that Zhao Hongnu was pretending to be ......"
After Zheyunli explained the process below, he turned his eyes to look at the cold and innocent Night Terror Hall:
"Brother Jingtang, what were you doing just now? Why did it take so long to come? ”
Night Terror Hall was bullying Stupid just now, how can this kind of thing be said clearly, it's just a half-joke:
"Don't ask children about adults."
When Zhe Yunli heard this, she was naturally unhappy, and immediately wanted to lie on her back to let Night Terror feel who was a child.
But before Zhe Yunli jumped up, the door opened, and the startled Yunli hurriedly stood up, acting as if nothing had happened.
Song Chi, who had been asking for a long time, walked out of the room, looked back, and said in a low voice:
"This shopkeeper Wu should really not know, but he was arranged by Fu Tongsheng to be an eyeliner here, and I see if you have come over. Fu Tongsheng is very suspicious, except for the motive for killing, everything else is worthy of ......"
Seeing that he had a clear goal, Night Terror asked:
"Where is this Fu Tongsheng, I'll go over and take a look."
"Fu Tongsheng is low-key, he stays in the Seven Xuanmen all the year round, and he doesn't move around much. If you want to go over, you have to do it as soon as possible, if this Wu shopkeeper is detained and does not go back, the people in the town will definitely be shocked, and the news will be transmitted back soon. ”
"How far is the Seven Xuanmen from here?"
"Go down the river, it's not too far from the official city......"
……
The Night Terror Hall exchanged for a moment, and footsteps sounded in the corridor again.
Dongfang Liren, who had changed back into a chivalrous outfit, walked over slowly, although his demeanor was still majestic, but his face was a little red.
Zhi Yunli couldn't interject, and when she saw this, she came to Dongfang Liren and asked with concern:
"Sister Liren, have you finished the exercises?"
Dongfang was still ashamed and angry in people's hearts, and only responded vaguely:
"yes. I'll let the Night Terror Hall teach you later. ”
"Alas, I'm going to do something later, I don't think I have time to ......"
The two chatted casually for a while, and Night Terror came over and glanced at the big stupid man with a slightly fierce look:
"Your Highness doesn't rest?"
Dongfang is a little tired from being tossed, but my sister and they haven't arrived yet, if they come and see that she can't get up after being fucked, they can't laugh her to death, just say:
"Holy Ones, they haven't come here yet?"
"I guess it's going to be soon, let's go to the dock and have a look."
……
——
Crash~
The night was dark, and the big ships coming from the upstream slowly sailed across the river in the night.
Because the night was deep, and the night terror hall was not there, most of the lights on the ship were half extinguished, and Qingzhi Sanniang and others had already gone to bed, but the Queen Mother, who was used to sleeping late and getting up late, stood on the edge of the fence of the shipbuilding aisle, looking at the night view of the riverside.
And the birds that don't sleep at night are rolling around on the fence, cooing softly, probably selling cuteness, reminding the Queen Mother that it's time to eat supper.
After a long time of sightseeing, the boat passed by a town by the river, and the rolling bird suddenly raised its head, and then got up and flew towards the pier:
"Twitter~"
Seeing this, the Queen Mother looked in the direction where the birds were flying, but saw three figures standing near the torches on the riverbank wharf.
Night Terror Hall put his hand on Yunli's back, and both of them closed their eyes, not knowing what they were doing.
And the chivalrous woman dressed as a detached person, standing next to her with her arms crossed her chest, keeping a little distance from the night terror, it looked like she was offended by the night terror hall again, and she was pretending to be angry, and when she saw the bird flying over, she caught it and rubbed it a few times.
Seeing the lover, the Queen Mother's eyes were naturally happy, and after looking at the window for a while, she saw the three of them jumping up together, and the feet of Qingbo landed in the corridor of the shipbuilding.
Dongfang Liren found that the Queen Mother was looking in the corridor, and stepped forward to ask with a bird in her arms:
"The queen mother hasn't gone to bed yet?"
The Queen Mother sighed lightly: "I can't sleep at night, and the wind blows here." How was it just hanging out with Night Terror? ”
Dongfang left people to go out with the night terrors, where is playing, it is completely played, and it is so big that it is a big bargain for nothing, and it is a little ashamed to see people now.
Hearing the Queen Mother's inquiry, Dongfang Liren definitely didn't dare to share the shameful thing, but just pretended to respond calmly:
"I just went to investigate some cases. It's getting late, so I'll go back to my room and rest, and the queen mother will talk to him. ”
After saying that, Dongfang Liren carried the bird into the shipyard.
Night Terror Hall came to him with Yunli, although there was still something to do, but he was not in a hurry to leave, and turned his head first and said:
"Yunli, you go and pack your things first."
Although Zhi Yunli guessed a lot, she obviously didn't guess that even the Queen Mother got on the boat, and when she saw the two of them alone, her eyes were quite strange, but she didn't say much, turned around and entered the shipbuilding.
The Queen Mother watched Yunli enter, and the expression of the mother Yi Tianxia converged, and she walked closer and held the hand of the Night Terror:
"You're going to go out later?"
"Yes, the case has made some progress, and we have to go over and close the net as soon as possible to prevent the murderer from running away."
"Oh......"
The Queen Mother saw that the night terror hall came back, obviously had the intention of entering the house to make a child, and it was inevitable that she was a little regretful when she heard it, but she still raised her hand to help tidy up her clothes:
"Just go when it's time to go, just come back early. The main palace is out to relax, and it is also ready to sleep. ”
Night Terror Hall has been together for so long, where do I not understand Huaiyan's thoughts, so I hugged my waist at the moment, wanting to pet the hand warmer first before setting off.
However, just as he was looking down, Night Terror Hall remembered the stupid thing that had just been ruined, looked at the cheeks of the country in front of him, and stood up a little straighter.
The Queen Mother raised her cheeks and prepared to take it, but when she found that the Night Terror Hall was halfway through, her eyes were naturally dazed:
"Huh?"
Night Terror Hall looked serious, like a respected and serious teacher, and asked:
"Niangniang Yanshan intercepts the clouds, how are you learning?"
“……?”
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red, and her eyes were still a little nervous.
When she was in Shazhou, in order to force herself to practice, she agreed with the Night Terror Hall to learn Yanshan Intercepting Clouds in a month, if she couldn't learn it, it would be the same as what was written on the tears of the chivalrous girl - the fox tail on the upper body, wearing a milk cover bell and skipping rope......
She definitely couldn't do such a shameful move, she was quite nervous at the time, but within two days, Night Terror went to Beiliang, and it had been two months since we met again, and she somehow forgot about it......
Seeing the night terror hall asking with serious eyes, the Queen Mother was naturally embarrassed:
"I ...... Do you remember what happened a few months ago? It's been a month......"
"yes."
Night Terror Hall hugged Huai Yan over and raised his chin:
"It's been a month, how are you doing?"
The Queen Mother blinked her eyes and said:
"Hongu ...... Bengong learned before, but I was worried about your safety, I didn't practice for a month, and I forgot ......"
"As long as you learn kung fu, there is no truth to forget."
Seeing this, Night Terror Hall picked up the saber and placed its scabbard in front of him:
"Let's stand up and try it, I'll see how the practice goes."
“……”
The Queen Mother did learn some, but she hadn't practiced for many days, where could she pass the assessment of the Night Terror Hall, she hesitated, and could only admit her mistakes:
"This palace is not practiced well, I ...... I'll admit the punishment. ”
Night Terror sighed softly, put down the dragon knife, and hooked his shoulder again:
"I'm not here to bully you, I'm here to motivate. After admitting punishment, you still have to practice, and you will continue to be assessed next month. ”
The Queen Mother felt that she was afraid that she would be bullied for the rest of her life, but she didn't refute it, and looked back:
"Are you going to punish the palace now or wait until you come back?"
Night Terror wanted to punish the hand warmer now, but he didn't have a bell tail in his hand, so it was not easy to perform, so he said magnanimously:
"Do things first, come back and talk about it, the bell or something is ready for the mother herself......"
"Huh?"
"I won't do any of this, so you can't let me prepare, right? Why don't I talk to Shui'er......"
"No, if she knew, she would have to watch the joke from the sidelines......"
"Hehe~"
After the night terror hall said a few words, he hugged the queen mother and lowered her head to hold her red lips.
And the Queen Mother must not feel bored at this time, and even a little nervous, after kissing a few times, she drove away the night terror, and then returned to the room to close the doors and windows, and began to study the torture equipment to punish herself for not working hard......
——
Fast forward to the next day.
Tiannan terrain is long and narrow, although the east and west stretch three states, but the depth of the north and south is not too large, the most vast place is the area from Nanxiao Mountain to the mouth of the Qingjiang River.
After a day and a night of trekking, Xue Baijin took Ning Er and Qing He to the southernmost official city of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the city under the Longmen Cliff fell into view, and the martial artists from the north and south could be seen everywhere.
Although Fan Qinghe has visited all the major wealthy families in Beiliang, it is indeed the first time to come to Guancheng, and when he saw the two big characters engraved on the cliff wall on the coast, he really had a little longing in his eyes, and asked in a low voice:
"The old gods live on it?"
The appearance of whispering softly has a feeling of 'not daring to speak loudly, afraid of frightening the people in the sky'.
Luo Ning has lived in Nanxiao Mountain for many years, and it is not far from Guancheng, so naturally it is not the first time to come, and even thanks to Bai Jin's blessing, he has also seen Fengguancheng.
Seeing Qing He's cautious appearance, Luo Ning responded:
"Don't worry, the old gods are modest, there are no high-ranking people, they rarely show up, and the people under the mountain won't care about anything. If you want to see it, you can go to the bottom of the Longmen Cliff to fight, and if you can beat the apprentice who guards the door, you can hand over the name post to meet you. ”
"I'll forget it......"
Fan Qinghe grew up listening to the name of Fengguancheng since she was a child, and she has been fascinated for a long time, but she still doesn't have the courage to run to the door to meet her, after all, she is the 'Northern Liang Thief Saint', and she ran to meet the first in the world with this name, which is really not suitable at the moment, just glanced at Longmen Cliff a few times, and then set her eyes on the city by the sea.
Guancheng is a town formed by the spontaneous gathering of Jianghu people, there is no government governance, Fengguancheng is not the city lord, the planning is naturally not good, all the self-built houses are seen as far as the eye can see, it is said that the good point is that the style is very different, the integration of the characteristics of the four seas, and the bad point is messy and disorderly.
Fan Qinghe followed Xue Baijin, walking on the shoulder-to-shoulder streets, you can see that there are three-storey buildings on the street, which is the architectural style of the Central Plains of the Great Wei Dynasty, beautiful and magnificent, but next to it is a thatched shed, the roof is not as high as the window on the first floor of the pavilion, and then there is a round tent next to it, which looks like the style of the Xihai tribe.
Fan Qinghe crossed his arms and looked at it while walking, no matter how he looked at it, he felt unpleasant, and asked:
"This building still looks like Xiaoshan Fort, why didn't the thatched shed next to it be demolished?"
Luo Ning explained: "Guancheng is a borderless place, pay attention to first-come, first-served, come late and don't occupy a good place, you can buy land from the first person, but if the owner is not there, the eight big leaders will not dare to demolish it indiscriminately." ”
"Why?"
"The top masters of the Northern and Southern Dynasties will come to Guancheng for a visit, who knows if this thatched hut was made by Lu Taiqing? Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Guancheng, people who don't know the details must be polite, and don't walk around where they don't know, otherwise it's easy to get into trouble......
……
During such a casual conversation, the three of them gradually came to the vicinity of Longmen Cliff.
Although the Night Terror Hall did not make the itinerary public, after Yanjing single-handedly suppressed a country and destroyed Xiang Hanshi, the only opponent of the Night Terror Hall was Fengguan City.
The people of the rivers and lakes don't need to inquire at all, they know that the next battle of the night terror hall will inevitably be in the Longmen Cliff, so the people of the rivers and lakes with flexible brains have already occupied a good position under the Longmen Cliff, and the arrogant ones live in the inn restaurant, and the poor ones directly shop on the street, and the Wuwu Lang is full of people as far as the eye can see.
The purpose of Xue Baijin's trip was naturally to prepare to watch the battle like many people in the rivers and lakes, but she didn't want to be discovered by the Night Terror Hall, so she went to the nearby streets and alleys to look for it to see if there was a suitable place to stay.
As a result, after looking for a long time, I didn't find a suitable place to watch the battle, but in the alley, I saw a small wine shop.
The wine shop is very remote, only one house, and there is a curtain hanging at the door, because the sky has darkened, and there is a dim light inside, but there is no sound of pushing the glass and changing the lamp.
People in the rivers and lakes are good at drinking, such small wine shops can be seen everywhere in the official city, Fan Qinghe didn't pay attention to it, but as Xue Baijin stopped, he looked at it in a blink of an eye, and it can be seen that the old banner of the wine shop is yellow, and the word 'night' is written on it.
The surname of the night is extremely rare, and Fan Qinghe couldn't help but think of his father-in-law when he saw this, and his eyes showed a little surprise.
Xue Baijin also stopped because of this, she had never been here before when she came to Guancheng, so she turned around and came to the door of the wine shop, opened the curtain and took a look.
The wine shop is a room connected to the backyard, there are only two tables in the house, the environment is clean and tidy, and there is a knife hanging on the wall, which is in good shape, but it looks like it has been used for a long time.
There was a row of wine jars on the side of the house, and because of the cold weather, there was a fire with hot water boiling for warm wine.
On the table next to the fire, there was a middle-aged woman dressed as a shopkeeper, with a wine jug and peanuts in front of her, looking like she was pouring herself a drink, and her face was already a little drunk.
Although she is dressed very plainly and looks like an ordinary female shopkeeper, through the woman's bones and posture, she can still see that she looked good when she was young, and now she can still be called charming, but there is a sense of vicissitudes of life between her eyebrows.
Finding that the curtain was raised, the middle-aged woman put down her wine glass and showed an approachable smile:
"The three women are here for a drink?"
Xue Baijin didn't mean to drink, but he came here, and he had nothing to do at the moment, so he took Ning Er and Qinghe into the wine shop, and asked casually:
"The shopkeeper is running a tavern here alone?"
"yes."
"Looking at the shopkeeper's face, he is also a big beauty, why didn't he find a companion?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, she shook her head and sighed, and sat down next to her:
"It's long past that age. You don't look young, why don't you travel with your lover? ”
“……”
This stopped the three of them.
Fan Qinghe and Luo Ning both wanted their lovers to travel together, but they didn't have the opportunity for various reasons.
Xue Baijin has been separated for a few days, in fact, he misses the night terror, but he doesn't know how to deal with the current messy relationship, and he didn't answer this question for the first time.
The female shopkeeper seemed to be from the past, and when she saw this, she asked:
"Interested in someone, but haven't thought about it yet?"
Xue Baijin didn't know the female shopkeeper either, anyway, she was chatting in private, so she motioned to Ning'er:
"It's because she didn't think about it."
"Huh?"
Luo Ning, who was drinking, was stunned when she saw this, but everyone was at fault, and she couldn't talk about Bai Jin, so she lowered her head and didn't speak.
After the female shopkeeper glanced at Luo Ning, she sighed: "When you encounter such a thing as marriage, you still have to grasp it yourself, don't be restricted by secular rules and regulations; If you miss it, it's a lifetime, and by the time you figure it out and get ready to fight for it, it's too late......"
Xue Baijin asked, "Hasn't the shopkeeper experienced this?" ”
The female shopkeeper picked up the wine glass: "Sort of." When I was young, I was like you, I was a heroine who wandered around, and I also met people who liked me, but unfortunately the door was not right, the family did not agree, and when I looked at that person, I was also reckless, and finally I scattered......"
After the female shopkeeper said a few words casually, she looked at Luo Ning again:
"What's wrong with this girl? The person you like doesn't agree with at home, or you're not sure if you like it or not? ”
Xue Baijin has children, how can she not like night terrors, and it can't be said that her family doesn't agree, after all, she is the parent. But she couldn't talk about herself, so she helped respond:
"She has an apprentice......"
"Do you like your apprentice?"
The female shopkeeper smiled: "What is this, the female master has worked hard to pull the apprentice up, and it is normal to have some feelings......"
?
Luo Ning felt that the female shopkeeper was really open, and hurriedly interjected:
"Not really, my apprentice is also a girl, hmm......"
The middle-aged woman understood what it meant: "That is, the master and apprentice have fallen in love with someone." ”
“……”
Luo Ning didn't expect the female shopkeeper to be so well-informed, and opened her mouth to explain, but glanced at Bai Jin, and finally didn't speak.
The female shopkeeper saw Luo Ning's acquiescence, and only felt that the contemporary rivers and lakes were in chaos, but she would rather demolish ten temples than destroy a marriage, and she still sighed lightly and said:
"You know this situation, and you are still hesitant, which means that you have a deep love for you, even if you make up your mind to give it to your apprentice now, you will still have to go the wrong way in the future and become a bad fate."
Xue Baijin felt that the words of the female shopkeeper reached the heart of the heart, and when he saw this, he asked:
"What does the shopkeeper think she should do about this? You can't ruin your apprentice's marriage for yourself, right? ”
The female shopkeeper thought about it carefully: "I don't want to talk nonsense about this. You feel in your own heart that it is you or your apprentice, and it is difficult to accept it for a lifetime without regrets; Or will the master and apprentice get what they want, but it will be difficult for outsiders to gossip? ”
“……”
Xue Baijin must have felt that she or Yun Li begged and couldn't accept it, she liked it, what if someone gossiped about it? It's a big deal to retire from now on, and you won't see anyone.
"What if her apprentice doesn't agree?"
Love triangle is such a thing, and the female shopkeeper is not easy to come up with ideas, so she said euphemistically:
"In fact, when people are young, they are framed by 'cheeks', but marriage is a thing, and they can't be thin-skinned, bold and decisive, and thick-skinned, in order to achieve what they want;
Xue Baijin bowed slightly, feeling that this was indeed reasonable.
Xuanji Zhenren is bold and open, and doesn't care about outsiders' opinions, now that the lover is in hand, he doesn't say it, and the apprentice is still an apprentice, and the family is happy, and no one dares to gossip.
And she and Ning Er are obviously too subtle, and what they do is no different from Xuanji's real person, but the result is very different, and now they are hiding from their apprentices and dare not meet.
But if she is bold and thick-skinned, then wouldn't she have to confess to Yunli, and then be cheeky and say - from now on, let's talk about our own things, you call me master, and I call you sister?
This kind of thing is really a bit embarrassing.
Xue Baijin was secretly pondering, but before he could come up with a reason, he suddenly heard a little noise outside:
"Huh?"
"Look over there......"
"Mr. Bong is out......"
"Serving the ...... seniors"
Xue Baijin was stunned when he heard this, got up and opened the curtain, and looked at the Longmen Cliff in the distance.
It turned out that at the top of the bare cliff, there was a senior in military uniform looking down at the southwest with his hands behind his back.
There was also an eighty or ninety-year-old man standing next to him, stretching his neck to look at him.
Fan Qinghe had never seen Fengguan City, and when he saw the two figures on the stone cliff, his eyes immediately showed surprise:
"Then the first person in the world to worship the old immortals? Looks...... Looks so easy-going......"
Luo Ning had seen Bian Yuanlie and knew that Qing He had made a mistake, so he said:
"That old man is Bian Yuanlie, and the one next to him is Fengguancheng, Fengguan City, how can he stretch his neck and look around."
"Huh? So young? ”
……
Fengguancheng is one hundred and twenty years old, but he has a strong body and black hair, except for his old age, he does not look old in other places, and he looks no different from the elders such as Hua Junchen and Qiu Tianhe, standing in front of the white-haired Bian Yuanlie, it is not strange to be mistaken.
Xue Baijin was also looking, but immediately walked out of the eaves and looked at the southwest as Fengguancheng looked.
It was late at night and it was cloudy, the sky outside the city was pitch black, and there was nothing to be seen, Xue Baijin carefully probed, found nothing unusual, and said suspiciously:
"What is Mr. Bong looking at?"
Luo Ning was about to ask this question, but when she saw Bai Jin speak first, she was speechless:
"You ask me?"
The middle-aged female shopkeeper of the wine shop also walked out at this time, looked at the sky, and responded:
"Maybe someone is fighting, and the old fairy is interested in this."
Xue Baijin felt that the confrontation that could alarm Fengguancheng should not be a small scene, when he took Ning'er Qinghe and went in the direction of Fengguancheng's lookout.
The female shopkeeper stood under the wine banner of the word 'night', watched the three chivalrous women leave, looked back at the knife hanging on the wall, and after a moment of silence, sighed softly and prepared to enter the door, but when she entered the house, she paused again, looked at the empty alley again, and muttered secretly:
"Didn't these three girls pay for the wine, and they chatted for a long ......time?"
……
(End of chapter)