There is a city in the northwest, called Tianshui.

The name of Tianshui originates from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe water injection". Legend has it that one night many years ago, just as people were falling asleep, suddenly the sky was full of wind howling, thunder and lightning, and with a golden light shining brightly, red light appeared on the ground. Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and with a loud rumbling sound, a large crack opened in the ground. I saw the water of the river pouring down from the sky and pouring into the cracked gap, so a lake was formed, which was called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, sweet and mellow, "spring does not dry up, summer does not overflow, and the four seasons are clear". At that time, people said that this lake was connected with the Tianhe River, and it was also called "Tianshui Well". When the emperor heard about it, he thought it was an auspicious omen and ordered this place to be renamed "Tianshui". Since then, it has the name of "Tianshui".

Tianshui City South Mo Shimaping, there is a crown mound, which is erected by the descendants for the "flying general Li Guang". Li Guang fought against the Huns, brave and methodical, and made immortal achievements, and later generations had poems praising and saying, "But make the dragon city fly general, and do not teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain." Although Li Guang has been dead for hundreds of years, his unparalleled loyalty and courage are still a role model for countless men in Tianshui City.

There is a school field in the city, named Qinzhou Martial Arts Hall, which is rumored to be created by General Li after the disarming of the guards in the past, and there have been many heroes for hundreds of years, but with the peace of the world, the war has subsided, and the reputation of the martial arts hall has disappeared in recent years. Passed down to Li Yan's generation, there are only more than ten disciples left in the martial arts hall, and most of them are orphans who have been adopted by him and have no parents to rely on.

On this day, Li Yan led the disciples of the martial arts hall to Shimaping as usual, and the youngest son Li Su took out a plate of noodles and a plate of fruit from the food box and placed it in front of General Li's tomb. In the past, the Qinzhou Martial Arts Hall was in the entire northwest, and no one praised it when they heard it, but now it has been passed into their own hands, and it has become such a situation. Li Yan said in his heart: If you can't inherit the loyalty and courage of the Li family, what face should you have to see the ancestors under Jiuquan after a hundred years!

Li Su was only eleven or twelve years old, standing behind Li Yan, seeing his father bowing his head and sighing, he turned around and took out an armor-piercing iron gun from the car, walked to Li Yan's side, and said with a milky voice: "Father, in the past, I had to perform Wulongcheng marksmanship in front of General Li's tomb, although my son is not talented, but this family has practiced marksmanship thousands of times, today please hold the gun on behalf of my father and show my skills to the general!" ”

Li Yan raised his head and looked at Li Su, who was immature but resolute, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved in his heart. This kid has a good talent for martial arts, and he is meticulous and sensible. He usually doesn't like to perform, so he must have noticed his own thoughts, so he asked for an order to dance a gun to arouse his mind. Nodding, Li Yan said, "You go." ”

Li Su received the order, immediately bowed to the general's tomb, and then waved the armor-breaking iron spear in his hand, and forcefully used the standard of Longcheng's marksmanship. This Dragon City marksmanship is a martial art in the Li family army in the past, like a hidden dragon, powerful and fast, with an armor-piercing iron gun, strong through the tip of the gun, enough to pierce armor and break the shield. Li Yanzu was once General Li Guang's guard, and he learned this way of marksmanship and passed it on. As the saying goes: moon stick, year knife, long practice gun. If you want to be superb in marksmanship, you need to practice hard for many years, and at this time, seeing that Li Suneng can understand this Dragon City marksmanship thoroughly, making it so smooth, Li Yan's heart seems to be a little easier. No matter how you are, this way of marksmanship has finally been inherited.

After the sacrifice was completed, Li Yan walked back with the disciples of the martial arts hall, and when he passed by the city gate, he saw several gorgeous carriages and horses slowly marching into the city surrounded by nearly 100 people, the body was made of ebony, with fine silk trim, and a palm-sized green jade carving was hung under the four corner eaves, and the accompanying 100 people were all young men and girls in luxurious clothes, holding a two-foot Qingfeng, such a big pomp and circumstance did not know what kind of character it was, how dare the common people step forward, they all retreated to both sides, waiting for the carriage and horses to drive in, Li Yan also took the disciples to retreat to the side of the official road.

Such a battle had never been seen in Tianshui City, and some people in the crowd couldn't help but whisper about the identity of this nobleman.

Li Su heard the discussion in his ear, and he was also a little curious, and asked, "Dad, do you know which family this is?" ”

Li Yan looked at the convoy for a moment and said in a low voice, "It should be the Qingxiu Sword Sect in Hanzhong." ”

"Qingxiu Sword Sect?" Several people on the side heard what Li Yan said, and they all shouted softly.

Li Yan frowned slightly, the foundation of this Qingxiu Sword Sect is in Hanzhong, the people of Hanzhong are rich, and many of them send their children to the Sword Sect to practice some martial arts to defend themselves and keep fit, and the Qingxiu Sect also does not refuse, no matter what the disciple's qualifications are, as long as they can afford the tuition, they will all be under the door. Due to the high tuition fees and the large number of disciples, the Qingxiu faction has become more and more powerful in recent years. It's just that I don't know what happened to Tianshui City.

The chariot and horse followed him into the city, and Li Yan also followed behind with the disciples of the martial arts hall.

"Dad, I see that these disciples are also eighteen or nineteen years old, and they should have been practicing martial arts for some years, why do they walk casually, neither light nor steady, is the practice different from what our Li family practiced?" Li Suxing was beside Li Yan and asked softly.

Li Yan looked a little embarrassed on his face, and replied: "Su'er is not stupid. And he said no more.

The head of this Qingxiu faction was also a well-known swordsman in Xichuan when he was young, but I heard that there are few disciples under the sect who have the true inheritance, because the disciples are uneven, most of the sects are teaching some more ornamental sword dances, anyway, the rivers and lakes are peaceful, and they don't expect these disciples to have the opportunity to fight.

Suddenly, the convoy stopped, only to hear a commotion ahead, Li Yan didn't want to contact this Qingxiu faction, so he took his disciples around from the street vendors, thinking about rushing back to the martial arts hall as soon as possible.

When they reached the front of the convoy, they saw that they had arrived at the door of the Tianshui Restaurant, and several disciples of the Qingxiu Sect were driving away a young beggar. This little beggar Li Yan has also seen him a few times, about six or seven years old, often begging at the door of the restaurant, and the shopkeeper sees him as young and pitiful, and has not driven him away. Today, I'm afraid that the Qingxiu faction will feel bad luck and will drive him elsewhere. The little beggar was also interested, and after taking the broken bowl, he went to the market.

At this time, a little girl about eight or nine years old came from the market with a string of sugar gourds in one hand and shouted to the little beggar: "Ah Chao, where are you going?" The little beggar looked back, did not answer, and went on. Only then did the little girl notice the convoy of more than 100 people at the entrance of the restaurant, as well as the few Qingxiu disciples who drove the little beggar, and said unhappily: "If you want to eat, you can eat, if you want to drink, you can drink, what are you going to do to drive away Ah Chao?" Her voice was high-pitched, and she embarrassed the disciples by asking questions like this on the street.

"Where's the wild girl, hurry up and play!" A male disciple stepped forward and grabbed the girl's collar, picked her up, and walked out, the girl kept struggling and shouting, and the man simply stretched out his hand again and covered the girl's mouth tightly.

"Daddy!" Seeing this, Li Su's white face turned red with anger, and he clenched the spear in his hand and shouted to Li Yan.

Although Li Yan was also angry, he did not respond to Li Su. He hesitated in his heart, if he did this too much and offended the Qingxiu faction, he was afraid that it would not be a wise move. The current strength of the martial arts hall is really not suitable for this trip to troubled waters.

"Ahh The male disciple screamed, then crouched down with his forehead covered, and cried out in pain. When everyone looked over, they saw the little girl fall to the ground, and there were some fragments of broken bowls scattered around her.

The little beggar rushed forward and picked up the girl, who smiled and handed the little beggar a string of sugar gourds.

When the other disciples saw that their fellow disciples were injured, they were still six or seven years old, and they were annoyed when they saw that they were still six or seven years old, and they pulled out their hands and surrounded Qingfeng. shouted: "Little thing, if you don't want to die, kneel down and kowtow to your junior brother three times, otherwise you will have your hands and feet cut off and your head chopped off!" ”

Suddenly, a figure rushed to the two dolls, and said angrily: "Who are you, come to Tianshui City to bully people?" "The person who came was only a head taller than the two dolls, and his face was immature, but it was Li Su.

Li Su couldn't stand it for a long time, and thought that his father would come forward to help the two children, but Li Yan didn't respond for a long time, seeing that the two children were in danger, he couldn't help it for a while, so he rushed out. The other disciples of the martial arts hall couldn't help but step forward to help when they saw Li Su facing the four of them together, but they were all stopped by Li Yan.

However, at this time, Li Yan didn't want to stay out of the matter. Seeing his son's bravery, he was satisfied in his heart, but he was also secretly ashamed, he was now looking forward and backward, just thinking about the pros and cons of the situation, but forgetting the original intention of practicing martial arts. If such an injustice can be ignored, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the soul of the Li family. It's just an embroidery sect, with hundreds of disciples, so what's there to fear! Thinking of this, he said to the disciple beside him, "Fetch my gun!" ”

The four of them pulled a sword flower together and stabbed at the three children. Faced with enemies on all sides, Li Su did not panic, he returned the gun a little, the sword of the disciple behind him collapsed, and another green dragon swing tail swept in front of him, the three of them had no more than two feet of green edge in their hands, and the Li family's armor-breaking spear was more than a long man, and Li Su's spear was strong, and the three of them did not dare to touch it, so they had to turn around and retreat. Li Su stepped up and picked up his gun, took advantage of the victory to pursue, and used both stabs and picks, until the three of them retreated again and again.

Suddenly, the girl behind him snorted softly, Li Su turned around, and saw that the disciple who was shot down with the sword slapped towards the girl with his palm, and the two were close, and it was really difficult to save each other. Suddenly, the little beggar turned around, blocked in front of the girl, and slammed his palm.

Everyone was shocked, and they couldn't imagine that a little beggar was still affectionate and righteous, and he actually protected the girl with his body when he was in danger. Li Yan was also surprised, even though the Qingxiu Sect disciple had not cultivated his internal strength, but the strength of an adult man hit the body of a six-year-old baby, and the baby's figure did not move at all. I couldn't help but wonder in my heart: Could it be that this little beggar actually has true qi to protect his body?

Li Su walked back quickly, jumped up, carried the strength of the spear, and stabbed at the disciple, Longcheng's marksmanship was already fierce, and the armor-piercing spear had the force of falling down, this shot would be pierced even if it was an iron bucket. The disciple stood in place, how could he still come back to his senses to deal with it, he was only trembling and waiting to be killed.

"Ding!" With a sound of gold and stone, a flying sword in the sedan car rushed out and hit the tip of Li Su's gun, the body of the gun was offset by the force, and even Li Su also rolled down sideways along this force, Li Su landed steadily, waved the gun away from the disciple, and said with concern: "Boy, are you okay?" The little beggar's face was flushed, his mouth was closed, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted to the ground.

"What a handsome marksmanship!" The sedan curtain rolled up, and a luxurious and graceful woman stepped to the ground, took two steps towards Li Su, looked at her happily, and asked, "But the son of the Li family?" ”

Seeing that the woman looked kind, Li Su held his hand and replied, "Exactly!" ”

The woman waved her hand to signal the disciples to retreat, and then praised Li Su: "It's a good seedling, how is Master Li lately?" ”

"Senior Sister Lao Hu is worried, Li is all right." Li Yan stepped forward with a gun and replied to the woman.

The woman smiled and said, "Senior sister returned to Tianshui today, can you go into the restaurant to have a drink?" ”

Li Yan said: "Humble Jing has already cooked at home, so I won't bother." Then he turned and left. Li Su carried the little beggar behind him and followed.