Xiao Yueming and Su Lan rode their horses and hurried, only to see two fast horses galloping in the night, bursts of crisp horses' hooves echoing around, and the crows on the canopies on both sides of the official road flew up in groups......

About a quarter of an hour later, when the city gate was about to close, the two entered Baiyue County, and after separating from Su Lan, Xiao Yueming settled Qiuqiu in the stable of the inn and returned to his room.

In the ground room, the basket full of bamboo woven objects was thrown on the ground, Xiao Yueming took off his black robe, and only wore an inner lining sewn from white fabric, and the close-fitting clothes supported his strong but not bloated figure.

Sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed, as a martial artist, although Xiao Yueming has superb qualifications, but his daily hard practice must not fall, the Qingyuan Sword, which is as white as snow, is placed horizontally on his knees, and with a slight burning sensation rising from the dantian, the circling internal force turns into a Dao, flowing through the internal organs, impacting the meridians and acupoints that have not yet been broken.

Running the Nine Turns Convergence Breath Method, this cheat is not a top exercise, Xiao Yueming's internal force in the dantian is constantly slowly increasing, and then following the special course of the exercise, gradually moisturizing the whole body, the top exercise body, coupled with Xiao Yueming's own extraordinary qualifications, his practice progress has been faster than nine out of nine martial artists in the world, I don't know how fast.

Time passed slowly, Xiao Yueming's forehead was covered with a little bit of fine sweat, his hands were raised to his chest, and then he gradually pressed down, and a turbid breath came out of his mouth.

"The internal force is not strong enough, and the sixteenth meridian is still hopeless to break through, but the forty-two acupoints are about to break through. ”

"Sure enough, the higher the cultivation, the more difficult it is to break through, now my strength is hovering in the realm of ordinary second-rate, or too weak, at the age of twenty, from now, there are only four years left, in such a short period of time, even if I am a natural asset, it is impossible to break through to the first-class realm, there is no absolute strength, if you want revenge, after all, it is just empty talk. ”

"Sister Muyin's qualifications, in fact, are even stronger than me in some aspects, but it was only at the age of thirty that she broke through to the first-class realm, time, what I lack now is time, finding a way to detoxify, and surviving is the top priority. ”

Sitting at the tea table, taking out the map purchased at the Wanjie Chamber of Commerce today, displaying it on the table, looking at the densely packed, ant-like place names drawn on the map, Xiao Yueming muttered to himself:

"Qinghu Divine Doctor, are you still alive and well, if you are, don't prevent showing the kid a clear way......"

The sun rises and sets, the sun rises and the night disperses, and the quiet day passes quietly, but for Liu Lin of the Liu family in Tianyun Village, last night was not ordinary.

Liu Lin tidied up the bed, and saw that there was a white cloth against the wall in his room, and the white cloth was bulging, and I don't know what was put there.

Liu Lin walked to the corner of the wall, and then stretched out his hand to pull open the white silk cloth, a bunch of small objects woven with bamboo strips, exposed in front of him, and a few baskets stacked next to him, Liu Lin looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction, as if this pile of ordinary and cheap things, in his eyes has turned into a white flower silver two, within reach, touching the ingots on his chest, Liu Lin couldn't help laughing.

Bending down to reload a basket of objects, Liu Lin put on a coarse linen coat, and hurried out of the room with the basket on his back.

Er Mazi, who was placing the dishes and chopsticks, saw Liu Lin in such a hurry, and hurriedly said loudly:

"Why did you go out so early today, I've done everything, don't you want to eat some?"

Liu Lintou didn't reply, only left a back for Er Mazi:

"No, no, I'll go to the market first!"

"This boy, alas. ”

Er Mazi shook his head slightly, his younger brother has been a hairy man since he was a child, and he has a fiery character, and he doesn't know how many troubles he has caused since he was a child, and he is older, so he is a little more stable.

Picked up a porcelain spoon and put a bowl of rice porridge in front of the old man, Er Mazi said:

"Mother, eat quickly, what else do you want to eat, you can tell me, I will make it for you at noon." ”

The old man nodded slowly, and then held the porcelain bowl with a trembling hand, and took a small sip of rice porridge:

"Son, my mother is old, my appetite is not good, what do I want to eat, now my mother's only wish is to hope that you can be safe, this time with the two adults to go to the rivers and lakes, my mother does not ask you to break into any reputation, glory and wealth, can return home safely, is the biggest harvest. ”

Holding the palm of the old man's hand, he could clearly perceive the rough skin due to the lack of moisture, and Er Mazi couldn't help but say comfort:

"Mother, you can relax, I'm not a child anymore, I naturally know how to protect myself, and Brother Xiao also promised to teach me martial arts, when the time comes, I will learn a martial arts, and I will also learn the hero in the mouth of Mr. Storyteller, and fight with a sword to eliminate traitors!"

The old man nodded kindly, she is not a mother who ties her child to her side, Er Mazi has ideals, she will support, not for anything else, just to seek no regrets in her life, although the old man can't see, can't hear, but the heart is as clear as a mirror, as long as he doesn't want to, Er Mazi will inevitably give up traveling far away and accompany him.

Nearly seventy years old, she has seen through the vanity of the world and understood too much, because of this, she will not stop Er Mazi's progress because of her selfish desires and broken thoughts.

A bowl of porridge, a piece of cake, not rich, but very warm, Er Mazi knows, this is himself and his mother, before leaving, have eaten a few meals, therefore, he eats very seriously, Er Mazi stared at the old man's face, a strand of gray hair, deep wrinkles engraved on the rough skin, that is the traces left by the years, but also symbolizes the time that is about to dissipate......

Old, my mother is really old, in this poor village, the old man who has survived to the old age, she is the only one, Er Mazi hesitated, he didn't know if he went out this time, whether he would have the opportunity to see his mother again, he left like this for the blood in his heart, whether he did something wrong, whether he would regret it......

The old man's blindness does not mean that she really can't see, her cloudy eyes flashed a hint of gloom, she sensed the struggle in Er Mazi's heart, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and then the old man said in a low and calm tone:

"Come with my mother. ”

Er Mazi didn't know what his mother wanted, but he hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the two slowly came to the room on the east side.

The old man's room was very clean, and the clothes and bedding were neatly stacked, which did not look like the residence of an old man in his old age.

Er Mazi was a little confused, and didn't understand why her mother brought her to her room, in the old man's residence, there was no extra furniture, except for an ordinary wooden bed, there was only a wooden cabinet one person high.

The old man staggered his steps, the soles of his cloth shoes rubbed against each other, making a clattering sound, and when he came to the wooden cabinet, the old man pointed to the top of the mahogany cabinet and said:

"Son, take that box down. ”

When Er Mazi heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the wooden box that was quietly placed on the wooden cabinet, and the childhood memories that had long been forgotten echoed in his mind one by one.

Reach out and carefully remove the box on the wooden cabinet, and place it lightly on the ground, the box has not been touched for many years, and a thick layer of dust has been deposited on it.

Er Mazi waved his hand to disperse the dust, and then asked with some doubts:

"Mother, what is this?"

The old man stretched out his hand and gently stroked the wooden box, his fingers running over the dusty top of the box, leaving a few marks.

"Son, do you remember this box?"

Er Mazi nodded, revealing a look of reminiscence:

"This box, I saw it when I was a child, I still remember when I played with Xiaolin, I thought of this wooden box, my mother had told us not to touch this box, but at that time we were still young, we were quite curious about this box, so we took advantage of my mother's inattention, to steal out, but before I could pry open the box, it was discovered, and finally my mother punished us for not eating for a day, since then, Xiaolin and I no longer dare to fight the idea of this box, and now all these years have passed, I have forgotten it, mother, it is not what is contained in it？”

The old man did not reply, but took out a key from his bosom, the surface of the key was very smooth, presumably because the old man had been in his pocket for a long time, and the key had been rubbing against the cloth.

Solemnly taking the key from his mother's hand, Er Mazi glanced at his mother suspiciously, and then stared at the wooden box that was full of dust and had never been opened for nearly thirteen years, and had vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"Go open it. ”

The old man said in a deep voice.

Er Mazi held the key in his hand and slowly squatted in front of the wooden box, which was about three feet long and looked very ordinary, with a copper lock hanging in front of the box.

Insert the key into the keyhole, turn it gently, more than ten years have passed, the copper lock has rusted, the key is half turned, it is stuck, Ermazi grabbed the copper lock, twisted it hard, with a crisp click, the old man buried the secret of thirteen years, will be exposed to the world with the opening of the wooden box.

Pull off the copper lock that has already rusted through the inner core, and throw it on the ground at will, Er Mazi's expression is very solemn, and his hands are gently placed on the top of the wooden box, as long as he opens it, he can know everything in it.

took a deep breath, calmed down some of the excitement, and the box that had been sealed for thirteen years was slowly opened in Er Mazi's hands......

The wooden box was completely opened, and everything in it was displayed in front of Er Mazi's eyes, only to see a robe stacked neatly in the box, the fabric of the robe was dark blue, a little gray, presumably after years of placement, the fabric was slightly faded, and the robe was gently held in the palm of his hand, Er Mazi felt that he and the owner of the robe, there was a faint connection.

Carefully placed on the stool, in the wooden box, there was also a long sword, and a letter, holding the long sword in his hand, this sword body is black, the hand is quite heavy, and there is a red sword spike tied to the hilt.

Holding the hilt of the sword, pull it out hard, only to hear the sound of the sword, the long sword came out of the sheath, although it has been many years, but the snow bright sword body still flashed a trace of coldness, the long sword in his hand, Er Mazi's fingers lightly crossed the sword body, only to see the new sword body, engraved with a Liu character.

"Liu ......"

Er Mazi's eyes were a little confused, and from the moment he took the key, he vaguely guessed something, but when he really faced it with his own eyes, Er Mazi was still confused.