The vulture is a man of credit, and a poor ghost. He finally settled the account for the wine and food, but he didn't have more money to invite Li Xiao and Shi Yu to stay at the inn. So the three of them could only sleep in the wilderness.

The remaining broken silver is not enough to stay in the inn, but it can buy a pot of bad wine. The vulture carried a pot of wine in his hand and took turns drinking with Li Xiao one sip at a time.

Today's winter solstice, the cold is pressing.

Li Xiao and the vulture were unaware, but Shi Yu was shivering from the cold, his upper and lower teeth kept fighting, and he still felt cold with his sleeves. He still had a wound on his shoulder, and under this cold wind, it was even more painful.

Li Xiao saw Shi Yu's suffering, so he handed him the wine jug and said, "If you take a sip of wine, it won't be cold." ”

Shi Yu looked up at him and didn't answer.

Li Xiao said again: "Swordsman, killing and drinking are indispensable. ”

Shi Yu took the flask and took a sip. Choked on the drink too much, and coughed violently while holding his neck.

Li Xiao laughed, snatched the wine from Shi Yu's hand, took a sip, and suddenly said loudly: "My generation of Jianghu people, life and death are like grass mustard, like fallen leaves in the wind, like duckweed in the water, drink as heroic, kill people and do as you like!" ”

When he had said this, he fell into the snow.

Shi Yu sat next to Li Xiao and looked at the drunk man. didn't have the idea of taking advantage of others, but he had a thought in his heart, if Li Xiao was really his master, it wouldn't seem bad?

Shi Yu shook his head vigorously, throwing this thought out of his mind, and his gaze was resolute.

The vulture lay next to Li Xiao and said drunkly, "Then why don't you kill people in the inn?" Kill whoever you want, and we can stay at the inn. ”

Li Xiao had already fallen asleep, but his voice was still inaudible: "The sword is used to kill, but it is not used to kill indiscriminately......"

The vulture said, "You are a little similar to me. ”

Li Xiao didn't speak, only a slight snoring.

The vulture muttered again: "Wine and women are not to be burdened." ”

Soon, the vultures were also snoring.

Shi Yu held the sword in his hand, staring at Li Xiao's face, cold sweat flowed behind his back, his heart was undoubtedly tormented at this time.

If you kill the person in front of you, you can avenge the master, but he can't do it. Just like Li Xiao said, kill people as you like. At this time, Shi Yu didn't want to kill Li Xiao in his heart, he wanted to one day ask the sword in a bright way, and kill him with another sword.

Even if that day never came, he didn't want to be a vile villain.

Shi Yu put down his sword, sighed heavily, and lay down beside Li Xiao. The moment he put down his sword, he felt extremely relaxed. A wave of fatigue hits him, and he closes his eyes.

Shi Yu didn't see it, and when he put down the sword, a smile flashed on Li Xiao's face.

By the end of the day, it was already dawn.

Shi Yu was woken up by the sound of horses' hooves, he sat up, rubbed his eyes, and saw someone coming from a horse not far away.

Shi Yu quickly woke up Li Xiao and the vulture.

A group of men in robes and hats came on horseback and surrounded the three of them. These people have a variety of weapons, swords and swords.

A big man with a Mo knife in his arms slapped his horse out, pointed at the three of them with the tip of the knife, and said: "Hand over all the valuable things on your body, and you can save a small life if you are happy." ”

The vulture stood up, put the sword box behind his back, and said, "The weather is good today, and luck is good. ”

Li Xiao also stood up, patted the snow on his clothes, and said, "I'm worried about how to go to Yunmeng City, so someone sent a horse." ”

A moment later, on the mountain path, the three horses left, leaving only a corpse.

Yunmeng City is not far from Qingcheng Town, but it is not close.

Yunmeng City is a city on the border between the Great Xia Kingdom and the Great Jin Kingdom, and does not belong to any country. Its owner is the third of the ten strongest swordsmen in the world.

Qi Zhen, the city lord of Yunmeng City, is famous for his sword, and like its owner, he is also the third in the world's sword list. Qi Zhen was friendly with the Great Jin Kingdom, and once blocked the southward army of the Great Xia Kingdom with one person and one sword, which shows that his strength is terrifying.

There is a lake in the center of Cloud Dream City, which has not yet frozen on the winter solstice. Qi Zhen's mansion is on a hill in the middle of the lake. The building is ancient and magnificent, with high cornices extending all the way. There is no bridge over the lake, so you have to take a boat to get to the mountains. Of course, for a master like Qi Zhen, it doesn't matter if there is a bridge or not.

Qi Zhen's mansion also has few visitors.

Today, however, three people crossed the lake by boat.

The boatman was a white-bearded old man in a coat and a hat, and he struggled to hold the boat.

Li Xiao asked the boatman, "Is the Lord of Qi City on the mountain now?" ”

The boatman shook his head and said with a smile: "The city lord has always been uncertain, and no one knows if he is there. ”

Li Xiao didn't say anything anymore, but the boatman said again: "Since the three of you haven't made an agreement with the city lord, it's better to go back, even if the city lord is in the mountains, he may not see you." ”

Li Xiao smiled and said; "If he's here, he'll see him."

The boatman sighed and silently propped up the boat.

On the other side of the lake, someone stood with their hands in their hands, quietly watching the slowly approaching ferryboat.

This person is very ordinary, and he is dressed very plainly, wearing a cloth robe, stepping on cloth shoes, and a sword hanging from his waist. He was like an old farmer who walked to the lake and stood in a place with a nice view. It's just that his gaze clearly told the people of the Ye boat that he was waiting for someone.

The boatman was emotional, and Li Xiao had already guessed the identity of the old farmer.

When the boat docked, Li Xiao looked at the old farmer and said with a smile: "Qi Zhen? ”

The old farmer nodded and said, "It's me." ”

Li Xiao was interested and asked, "Do you know I'll come?" ”

Qi Zhen let out a long sigh and said, "The one who should come will always come, but I didn't expect him to come." ”

Qi Zhen looked at the vulture.

Li Xiao asked, "Do you know him?" ”

Qi Zhen's eyes were dark, and he said in a deep voice: "An ominous person, where there is him, there are dead people." ”

Li Xiao smiled and said, "You didn't expect me to do business with him?" ”

Qi Zhen nodded and said, "He doesn't have anything on him that is worth your shot." ”

"He gave me a sword." Li Xiao pointed to the sword in Shi Yu's hand and said, "I'll give one after the deed is done." ”

Qi Zhen frowned and said, "Just two swords? ”

Li Xiao said: "By the way, isn't it better to earn two swords?" ”

Qi Zhen looked at Li Xiao and asked, "My sword is for you, can you exchange my life?" ”

Li Xiao said indifferently: "You know that my purpose is not your sword. ”

Qi Zhen sighed and stopped talking. He knew very well in his heart that Li Xiao asked Han Qianye about the sword, and Han Qianye died. Lao Jiujian came to the door and died. He Qi Zhen can't escape, and the next one should be Bai Lu. Xie Ling didn't die, but sooner or later.

Li Xiao wants to kill all the top ten swordsmen!

However, he did blame Li Xiao, for Li Xiao, Lao Jiujian, Xie Lingzhi and the like couldn't get into his eyes at all, and the only ones he wanted to ask about the sword were the first three. Lao Jiujian died, purely because he was looking for his own death.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Shi Yu reacted in hindsight, at first he wondered why Li Xiao would agree to exchange Qi Zhen's life for two swords, but now it seems that these two swords are extra color heads.

Li Xiao was terrible, Shi Yu was secretly glad, fortunately Li Xiao didn't make a move that night he was drunk, otherwise he might be a cold corpse like those bandits now.

The vulture didn't say a word from beginning to end, he only needed Qi Zhen's sword, as for what Li Xiao thought, he didn't care.

Qi Zhen began to climb the mountain, and Li Xiao followed.

After pondering for a long time, Qi Zhen suddenly said: "If you just ask the sword, you don't need to face each other with life and death." ”

Li Xiao sneered: "Are you afraid of death? ”

Qi Zhen sighed: "It is not easy for people to live for a lifetime, and it is even more difficult to get to this day. ”

Li Xiao stopped and snorted coldly: "My generation of swordsmen, who is not a sword covered with blood?" So greedy for life and afraid of death, the sword is not pure, how did you get to this point? ”

Qi Zhen was silent.

Li Xiao said angrily: "Kill you will dirty my sword, if you abandon the sword today, I won't make a move." ”

Qi Zhen really untied the sword at his waist, threw it far away, and threw it into the lake. Seeing this, the vulture rushed down the mountain, jumped into the lake, and went to catch the stalk.

Li Xiao's face turned pale, and he turned around and left.

Shi Yu hurriedly followed. What he saw and heard today was an eye-opener for him, he never thought that a master like Qi Zhen would retreat without a fight.

Li Xiao actually didn't expect that he hadn't been in contact with other masters before asking Han Qianye, so he thought that the ten people in the world would be as calm as Han Qianye.

But Qi really disappointed him, a person who didn't dare to make a sword was not worthy of him at all, let alone the third in the world.

Li Xiao, who already had a good impression of Han Qianye, felt that Han Qianye was really a good match for the world, and his calmness stimulated Li Xiao.

Li Xiao walked faster and faster, and after reaching the lake, he grabbed Shi Yu and tread the water. He was in a hurry to leave, because he was afraid that he couldn't help but turn around and give Qi Zhen a sword.

If you're in a bad mood, drink alcohol.

Li Xiao had already drunk a pot of wine, but he was still drinking it, not drunk.

Shi Yu saw that Li Xiao's bad drinking volume was fake, he usually drank well, but he didn't want to drink too much. I'm going to drink too much today.

The vulture was also drinking, and he didn't drink much. Because he was afraid that Li Xiao would drink too much and make him angry.

The vulture's sword box now has one more sword, the third most famous sword in the world.

Li Xiao asked the vulture: "Are there many people in the rivers and lakes who are afraid of death?" ”

The vulture looked at Li Xiao and sighed: "People in the rivers and lakes are conceited of life and death, and they are afraid of death, but they die early." ”

Li Xiao asked again: "Are you afraid of death?" ”

The vulture said, "I am not afraid of death, but I am not looking for death." ”

Li Xiao suddenly thought of a lot, he remembered that when he was a child, his master forced him to practice swordsmanship, and told Li Xiao to defeat him before he could go down the mountain.

He remembered that his master had told him that when a swordsman draws a sword, he must have nothing outside of his body but a sword. So he pierced the master's chest with a sword, and he was famous in the rivers and lakes at that time, but he was far from being the first in the world.

He killed the master by mistake, he felt guilty, and his sword was no longer pure. Even if Master told him not to blame him, he couldn't convince himself.

Then he disappeared from the rivers and lakes.

When he broke the barrier in his heart and re-emerged from the rivers and lakes, he had nothing outside his body when he took out his sword, so he defeated Han Qianye.

Li Xiao suddenly looked at Shi Yu.

The boy had not yet drawn a sword at him, but he had already carried hatred on his back, and besides, he was not afraid of death.

Dare to say in front of Li Xiao that he wants to practice the sword to kill him, he will definitely not be afraid of death.

is different from Li Xiao's experience, but the mood is the same.

Li Xiao suddenly figured it out, he looked at Shi Yu and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, you go back to the Broken Soul Cliff with me, and I will teach you to practice swords." ”

Shi Yu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Don't go to Bai Lu?" ”

Li Xiao nodded: "No, I'm not going." ”