Before the words fell, they suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound, and an arrow flew past the ears of two people, and they didn't know what was going on, and then the second arrow came over, fortunately, both of them were agile and guarded, and they flew over with the tip of their noses in a flash, and they heard the red horse behind them "neigh", and it turned out that the arrow did not hit the two, but hit the horse's buttocks. The people on board were frightened and confused. Shu Yan looked in the direction where the arrow was flying, not far from the big boat he was on, there was a small boat, there were two people on the boat, one was rowing, one was pulling the bow and shooting arrows here, seeing that the third arrow was about to fly over, he hurriedly grabbed the hard bow given by Tang Gonggong behind him, and took out a long arrow from the quiver and put it on the string, it happened that the third arrow of the other party was shooting, Shu Yan aimed, a strong wind, and the arrow was shot in the air, even so, the momentum of this birch long arrow was still undiminished, and the person who shot the arrow on the small boat had no time to dodge, The arrow pierced his left arm. Immediately afterwards, Shu Yan wound another arrow, this is the "Shenlian" technique taught by Tang Gonggong, shooting three arrows in a row, asking for the lives of these two people, only in the blink of an eye. But Shu Yan drew his bow and was about to release the arrow, when he suddenly said: I don't know these two people, they are innocent and innocent, why bother with their lives before they find out the situation? But these two people are chasing themselves, and it is a hidden danger after all. Thinking of this, he put the arrow down slightly, let go, and flew towards the deck of the small ship, the power of this heavy bow of several hundred catties concentrated on this small arrow, if this kind of arrow can be fixed on the city bricks during the siege of the city, how can this deck be stopped? The two men in the boat trembled with fear, and suddenly saw that the arrow did not come at them, but pierced the deck, and the water immediately rushed up through the small hole. The people in the big boat settled down a little, and the big boat was still moving forward, but the small boat could not move forward, and came to the nearest shore.

Shu Yan saw that there was no danger, turned around, and saw that the young man had pulled out the arrow on the horse's buttocks, and was treating its wounds while shedding tears.

"Is your horse alright?"

The young man said aggrievedly: "It's all your ......, this horse has followed me since he was a child, and when it grew so big, I was reluctant to hit it at once, but I didn't want to be injured like this because of you!" ”

Shu Yan was also aggrieved, he explained: "It's not necessarily because of me, I haven't offended anyone, that arrow was shot at the two of us, and I don't know who it came at." ”

The young man glared and said, "You mean those two people are coming at me?" ”

"No, no, no, I also feel inexplicable, I mean, I didn't offend anyone......"

"Am I offending someone? I've been gone for so long, and I've never encountered anything like this, if it's for you, I'll know later that they won't give up. It's really unlucky to meet you, hey, on this day, hurry up and stay away from you, otherwise your life will be in danger! With that, the young man led the horse and walked to the other side of the boat.

Shu Yan sat down alone, put the bow by his side, and looked into the distance from time to time, strengthening his precautions. By this time it was already dark, and fishing fires were lit up all over the water. The boat floats on the river, and the fishing fire at night can arouse people's feelings of nostalgia most - homesickness and homesickness. Shu Yan remembered that he was alone, staggering to an unknown distance, it was only the first day, he encountered danger, if it wasn't for that person's poor archery, I'm afraid his life would have been gone, and I don't know what would happen in the future......

Shu Yan was secretly sighing, and suddenly heard a flute sound from the opposite side, the flute whimpered, high and low, desolate and tactful. The person who played it was the young man, and the tune he played was the song of longing, with superb skills, a unique flute sound, and obviously a wind outside the plug. The boat is full of people who are out of the house, looking at this fishing fire and listening to the sound of this flute, they can't help but touch the scene and indulge in it.

At the end of the song, the boy came with his horse in tow. Shu Yan asked, "Brother Tai, aren't you afraid that you will be affected by being with me?" How did you come back again? ”

The young man said lightly: "In danger, two people are better than one. ”

Shu Yan smiled: "What do you mean - can you protect me?" ”

"Not really, but maybe."

"Perhaps, the world is unpredictable." Shu Yan looked at him, "There are too many unknowable things, just like your flute, who would have thought that you would be able to play such a delicate and desolate tune at your age, and it is also a foreign style!" ”

"Hehehe." The young man smiled after hearing this: "I grew up in Xiqiang since I was a child, and of course I can blow the wind outside the song." ”

"Ah, then you're a Qiang?"

"Let's just put it that way."

"Your flute is the famous Qiang flute?"

"yes."

"I heard that you Qiang people are the best at playing the flute, and your flute is different from the flute of the Central Plains, the flute of the Central Plains is a single-pipe horizontal blowing, while your flute is a double-pipe vertical blowing, is it true? Can you take a look? ”

The young man handed him the flute and said, "No, give it to you, show it yourself." ”

Shu Yan was delighted, took it and took a look, this flute is really a double-piped, two feet long, there are four holes in front of each flute pipe, one hole in the back of the flute, and there is a big hole in the middle of the end, purple all over, very pressing. He asked in surprise: "Most of the flutes are made of bamboo, what are you made of?" Why is it so heavy? ”

The young man's expression was flying, and he said with a smile: "Of course, my flute is made of purple jade, if it is ordinary jade, it is difficult to make such a long flute, only this kind of purple jade, soft texture, plus skilled craftsmen carefully polished, so there is this flute." ”

Shu Yan said: "I can't complain that you Qiang people are famous for their Qiang flutes, and they are not made of bamboo. ”

The boy laughed again, "Where! Do you think that none of us Qiang people can afford to use such a flute? What a joke! Let me tell you the truth, although we Qiang people are good at playing the flute, the flutes we play are also made of bamboo, and my purple jade flute is not to say that it is in Xiqiang, even in your entire Jin Dynasty, I can't find a second one. ”

"The purple jade flute has also been heard of in the Central Plains, but it is not a double-barreled one. I heard that this kind of flute has the most unique timbre, which is incomparable to the general bamboo flute. Shu Yan said, and held the flute to his mouth.

Seeing this, the young man "swished" and snatched the flute away, "Don't blow it!" ”

Shu Yan was startled, and said in his heart: It turns out that this person is so stingy, and I didn't want to blow it, but he just gestured, but he refused!

Seeing that Shu Yan was a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed, the young man hurriedly explained: "Brother Shu, don't get me wrong, this flute can't be played casually." ”

Shu Yanhu asked suspiciously, "Why?" ”

"Uh......" The young man hesitated for a moment, pointed to Shu Yan's heavy bow and said, "You want to play with my baby, why don't you say play with your baby for me?" ”

"Huh? What can't be done, to you. Shu Yan said, and handed over the Xuantie heavy bow.

The boy just said it casually, but he didn't expect the other party to be so refreshing. Stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a casual smile: "Don't look at me I haven't played this, it must be easy ......to play" He also wanted to draw a full bow like Shu Yan did, but who knows, he only pulled a full hand because it hurt. He was unwilling, put on a wrench, gritted his teeth, and pulled all his strength again, but it was less than two percent. He was so angry that he handed the bow to Shu Yan and said, "You are not fun." ”

Shu Yan took it and said with a smile: "You played with me, now it's time for me to play yours." ”

"This ......," the boy muttered, "uh...... This flute of mine ...... In short, you can't just blow it. ”

The other party still refused, and of course Shu Yan was not easy to force. Although he couldn't play the flute, with this young man as his companion along the way, Shu Yan also reduced the loneliness of the journey.

The boat traveled for more than one day, and on this day the waterway was exhausted, and people abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, parting ways, and saying goodbye to each other. It's not far from Luoyang, and it just so happens that there is a big market town on the shore. At this time, it was not early, Shu Yan was carrying his luggage, and when he saw an auspicious cloud inn in front of him, he walked in and asked the store for a pot of tea, a plate of side dishes, and two bowls of rice. As soon as the meal was served, I saw that the young man who was leading the jujube red horse also came in from outside the door, sat opposite Shu Yan, and said to Shu Yan: "Brother Shu, should you invite me?" ”

Shu Yan smiled and said, "It's okay to please, but there must be a reason." ”

The young man's eyes rolled: "Reason, don't you think you owe me a favor?" ”

Shu Yan smiled again and asked, "What kind of favor, talk about it." ”

The young man's eyes widened: "I jumped into the river to save you and almost drowned, doesn't that count?" ”

Shu Yan smiled: "Although you jumped into the river to save me, but you couldn't save me, I saved you, this is considered a flat story, but you threw my flowers down the river in the first place, it was you who caused it, I lost the flowers in vain, how can I say this?" ”

The young man said, "What are your flowers, my horse was affected by you, and my ass was hit by an arrow in vain, what can I say?" ”

"Hmph, I told you a long time ago, I don't know who is affected by whom, it's hard to say now."

The young man said: "Anyway, you only lost a pot of flowers, and me, the drowning does not count, and the horse is injured, so my loss is big, and you just want to compensate me." ”

Shu Yan has always been open-minded to people, how can he care about a meal, just a joke with the teenager.

"Well, even if I owe you." Shu Yan smiled, and then said to the shopkeeper, "The same meal, another one." ”

"Wait." The young man waved his hand and looked at the food table, "Brother Shu, you are so stingy, do you just eat this when you invite someone to eat?" ”

"That's not enough...... Otherwise, what would you like to eat? ”

"How can we Qiang people eat without mutton!" After the young man finished speaking, he shouted to the shopkeeper: "Two pots of good soju, two roasted fat leg of mutton, remember to have hind legs." As he spoke, he took a sip of the tea on the table, and before he could swallow it, he spit it out, waving his hand again and again, "This tea is only suitable for gargling, pour it out quickly, and replace it with two new pots of tea." ”

Although Shu Yan is open-minded to people, he has never been extravagant and wasteful, and he is really unaccustomed to seeing a young man like this today, but it is not easy to have a seizure. ”

Suddenly, two pots of tea were served, and the young man took a sip: "Well, this is the right taste!" After waiting for a while, two jugs of wine and two plates of roast lamb shanks were served. The boy grabbed a leg of lamb with his hand and nibbled on it, saying as he did it, "It's okay." After speaking, he poured a full glass of wine and drank it all. Shu Yan saw that his eating method was really unsightly, so he used chopsticks to tear off a piece of the leg of mutton on his plate and ate it. Seeing this, the young man snatched the chopsticks with a snap, threw them on the ground, and then grabbed the leg of mutton with his bare hands and handed it to Shu Yan, "Brother Shu, you can't eat a leg of mutton like you, you have to grab it to eat it, don't be polite, take out the arrogance of the bad guy you shot back the day before yesterday!" ”

Shu Yan laughed after hearing this, "Okay, I'll listen to you." Then he grabbed a leg of lamb with his left hand, bit it in his mouth, pulled it to the left, twisted his head to the right, and bit off a piece of meat.

"Sure enough, it's so enjoyable."

"That's right!"

"It's rare to be so happy today, oh yes, I haven't asked my brother Taizun's name yet?"

"Well, if it's a big name or a big name, you can just call me Xiao Mo."