Zhou Guo, Chang'an.

The Qin family's mansion.

The area of the Qin Mansion is extremely vast, second only to the Chang'an Imperial Palace, although the mansion buildings are dotted, but the arrangement is extremely orderly, from the south to the north along the Qingyun Hall is a rigorous symmetrical distribution.

The Qingyun Hall in the center of the mansion is the most luxurious, looking from the outside of the palace, the golden Qiu is lying under the building, the jade beast squats on the side of the house, the wall is built with light, the window is sunny, and the craftsmanship is extremely ingenious. In the hall, the golden silk nanmu is made of beams, the beam is hung with the bronze gilt dragon pattern lamp, the pillar base is carved with a lion, and the body of the lion can be seen on all sides.

There is a middle-aged man sitting behind the curtain in the hall, and the curtain is made of crystals, which are crystal clear. When the breeze blows, you can hear the crisp and pleasant sound of the curtain beads colliding, and see the shining posture of the curtain beads.

The man held a flute in his hand, his eyes looked directly at his hand, a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand to gently wipe the flute.

In front of the curtain, there was a man in black, with his hands folded, his right hand supporting his fist, his left hand supporting his elbow, and his body leaning forward slightly.

The middle-aged man is the general Qin Changqing, although the court knows that the general Qin does not like elegance, but the man in black is not surprised by the general's behavior, the palace guards know that although the general does not like elegance, but he loves the flute, especially the hole flute in his hand.

Qin Changqing gently put the hole flute into his sleeve, raised his head and shifted his gaze to the man in black in front of him, and said quietly: "How are the arrangements going?" ”

As soon as Qin Changqing's words fell, the man in black immediately replied: "Report to the general, all the subordinates sent have been in place, but the lord has not yet heard from him." ”

"He's still the same old man. Leave him alone, just remind the rest of the people to remember the arrangement. Remember, at all costs. ”

Qin Changqing first sighed, and then said undoubtedly, the man in black nodded heavily, indicating his determination to complete the task.

General Qin waved his hand and motioned for the man in black to step back. I saw the black back flash, and then disappeared into the temple, without a trace.

Qin Changqing was sitting precariously, deep in thought, his brows on both sides were almost twisted together, and he didn't know what he recalled from the past.

His sharp and bright eyes were slightly cloudy at this moment, and the hole flute slowly slipped out of his sleeve and fell on the earth dragon that had consumed countless amounts of charcoal.

Qin Changqing stood up suddenly, picked up the flute, put it back in his sleeve, and then looked at the saber on his waist, pondered for a long time, walked to the door of the hall, suddenly pulled out the saber, put it in front of him, twisted the blade with his fingers, and stood under the plaque of Qingyun Hall for a long time.

"Ding—"

The scabbard falls to the ground.

Qin Changqing came back to his senses again, bent down and picked up the scabbard, first put the knife into the sheath, and then looked north, and let out a long sigh after not knowing how long.

Then he turned and looked south.

The cloudiness dissipated from his eyes.

…………

The night in Anyang Town came a little early, and the dim twilight gradually pressed down towards the horizon, except for the sound of the breeze, only scattered footsteps remained.

Although Zhang Tianhao didn't look down on Qin Nian'an, the sloppy old man really didn't look so easy to mess with, he ordered his thieves to leave, after all, a good man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, and he will be a good thief after today.

However, the other bandits were a little resentful, in their eyes they were just an old man who claimed to be an elder of the Beidou Palace and a big fat sheep, so they let a group of them leave like this.

How could the people of the Big Dipper Palace be so easy to meet, at least no one had ever seen them in their group of people for most of their lives. But none of the thieves dared to disobey Zhang Tianhao's words, so they could only droop their faces, with obvious dissatisfaction on their faces, and walked lazily towards the mountain one by one.

Qin Nian'an walked to the girl sitting on the grass and helped her untie her, and then looked at this woman who was about the same age as him, her clothes were simple and plain, she was not tall, her face was small, and she had the appearance of a small jasper.

I saw that the girl got up from the grass, and knelt down in front of Qin Nian'an, Qin Nian'an was caught off guard, hurriedly helped the woman up, and said softly to her: "Why is this the hard work." ”

The woman explained that although she had not heard of what the Beidou Palace was, and she didn't know what cultivation and realm she had, what she knew was that this pair of masters and apprentices had saved her, and her mother had taught her since she was a child, and the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, not to mention the grace of saving lives, and she felt that she could not repay it.

"The little woman's name is Mo Xiangxi, a native of Anyang Town, I don't know if I can tell the names of the two beneficiaries."

Mo Xiangxi looked at the two of them with clear eyes.

"The contemptible person is called Qin Nian'an, a son of a wealthy merchant in Chang'an City, since he went out to study, this old gentleman ......"

Qin Nianan cast his eyes on the sloppy old man, but the old man said nonchalantly: "I haven't walked the rivers and lakes for many years, and I have long forgotten my name, so don't mention it." ”

Qin Nian'an cast an apologetic look at Mo Xiangxi: "He's like this, don't you mind." ”

Mo Xiangxi hurriedly waved his hand and said no, when his eyes met Qin Nian'an's eyes, he saw his pair of Danfeng eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and a trace of blush couldn't help but climb up to his earlobes, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Qin Nian'an smiled helplessly, turned around slowly, and wanted to ask about the identity of the sloppy old man, Mo Xiang regretted seeing this, thinking that he was leaving, and hurriedly invited the two to his house as guests, so that she could express her gratitude.

Qin Nian'an and the sloppy old man did not refuse, and walked together with Mo Xiangxi in the direction of her house.

Mo Xiangxi led the way in front, while Qin Nianan quietly asked the sloppy old man, "Old man, are you really the elder of the Beidou Palace?" ”

The old man replied disdainfully: "The old man has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades, and he has always treated people with sincerity and never told lies. ”

Qin Nian'an was in awe when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, bent his eyebrows again, and asked the old gentleman: "The old gentleman has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades, so don't you have a lot of cultivation experience, can you teach me a little fur." ”

"There are countless people in the rivers and lakes who want to ask the old man for advice, I have always been unreasonable, but the old man looks at you a little right, if you sincerely ask for advice, the old man knows everything."

"I haven't been able to step into the practice, I wonder if you can give me some pointers?"

"It's all right, but now the old man is a little tired, why don't you rest today and discuss it another day?"

"The old gentleman said that he would discuss it another day, then he would discuss it another day, and the boy should obey. But your sword is so gorgeous that I want to look at it, I wonder if I can see it? ”

"You kid, don't you understand the rules of the rivers and lakes, but the sword is regarded by the sword cultivator as something more important than his life, how can he give it to others at will?"

"I don't know what happened, I don't know if I'm lucky enough to know the name of this sword."

"He'......"

The sloppy old man's eyes seemed to be a little more angry than before, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, as if he was smiling but not smiling.

"It's called Chengying ......"

…………

When he arrived at Mo Xiangxi's house, Qin Nianan didn't find anyone in the house, and he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Mo Xiangxi had a trace of sadness in her eyes, but she quickly put it away, and explained to Qin Nian'an: "I have been dependent on my mother since I was a child, and my father has not passed away, but he rarely returns home, I haven't seen him a few times, and I should have been twelve years old when he came back last time." My mother passed away a year ago due to excessive grief, and now I am the only one in the family. ”

"Since there is nothing to worry about at home, it is better to go south with us tomorrow morning and have a companion."

Qin Nian'an looked at her and said this, Mo Xiang couldn't help but blush, lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly at his gaze.

"No, I mean Zhang Tianhao from Anyang Mountain will definitely not be able to bear this breath, I'm afraid that he will come back to take revenge on you, it's better to go with us, if you meet a place you like on the way, you can settle down in that place."

Qin Nianan knew that Mo Xiangxi had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly explained.

Mo Xiangxi secretly raised his head and looked at Qin Nian'an, he just smiled slightly, Mo Xiangxi couldn't help but indulge in it, feeling that his smile seemed to be able to remove the darkness, and when he saw those Danfeng eyes, he could think of the young man, who was as warm as jade.

Qin Nian'an saw that Mo Xiangxi's eyes were wrong, and he thought that after the hero in the book saved the beauty, he promised each other with his body, and it was most difficult to eliminate the grace of the beauty, but he wanted to become the number one person in the world, how could he get drunk in this gentle country before he started.

Qin Nian'an decisively shifted his gaze, looked out of the house, and said to Mo Xiang calmly: "My cultivator in the Beidou Palace has always been pure and unapproachable, and the master often warns me to devote myself to cultivating the Tao and not to indulge in the love of children, right, master?" ”