On the wide official road in Bianzhou, there is a carriage full of dead grass that walks alone, and there is a fork in the road not far in front of it, and the two roads go to different places.

One is to go to the direction of Yuzhou, and the other is to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, which are known as the south of the Yangtze River.

The horse seemed to be a little older, and it could not go fast as it swayed along the road, but even so, the old man with the whip in the carriage was still not willing to beat it.

It is very honest, unlike other horses, there are occasional times of joy, it has made a lot of contributions to the old man's family diligently in his life, all, even the old man has a deep affection for it, treating it as a family member rather than livestock, it can already retire, and the old man's family can afford the little forage it needs every day.

But it is always idle, so it likes to run outside, probably because it thinks that it has to work after eating.

In the morning, when the forage was finished, it would go to the old man and arch his arm with his nose, but the old man would have to take him out to do some work that was not too hard.

Suddenly, there was movement in the haystack on the carriage, and a ghostly boy leaned out.

"Old man, it's time to get there, get out of the car!"

Immediately afterward, an old man with a white beard also stuck out his head.

He glanced at the two roads ahead, and after making sure that he had disembarked here, he jumped out of the carriage with his feet up, and the boy jumped down after him.

"Grandpa, thank you for taking us on this trip. ”

The boy stood still, and then shouted to the old man who was driving the carriage.

The old man did not reply, but flung the whip in his hand upward.

"Smack!"

The whip slammed into the air with a crisp sound.

Watching the carriage gradually move away, the young man withdrew his gaze and embarked on the road to Jiangnan with the old man.

The beginning of autumn has passed, the summer has begun to subside, and now walking on the road is no longer as hot as in summer, and occasionally a gust of wind blows, which will make people feel cool and comfortable.

Walking on the road, an old man and a young man are naturally the two dogs and Wang Xuanlang who came out of the capital, after these days of hurrying, they finally arrived at the border of Bianzhou, and they will probably be able to step into the boundary of Suzhou tomorrow.

"Old man, what are we going to do in the south! You don't know how to give me a word, but you know to take me to the road. ”

The old man walked ahead and did not look back.

In fact, about four hundred years ago, the Southern Tang Dynasty and our Great Chu were a family, both belonged to the Zhou Dynasty at that time, and then the world was in turmoil, the former dynasty Wang and the Southern Tang Li family took advantage of the situation, and in the end, no one could help anyone, which formed a situation of confrontation between the north and the south of the two dynasties, and then the Chu family overthrew the Wang family, but there was nothing to do with the Southern Tang, so until now, the Great Chu and the Southern Tang Dynasty are still opposites, and there is no merger。 ”

After listening to it, Ergou only felt that it was a bull fork, but he immediately came back to his senses.

"Old man, aren't you talking nonsense, after talking about it for a long time, you still didn't say what you were going to take me to the south for!"

The old man who walked leisurely still didn't look back.

"The Southern Tang Dynasty is not as good as Da Chu, in recent years, Da Chu's literary style has been better than day by day, but on the other hand, the martial arts style has gradually weakened. But over there in the Southern Tang Dynasty, everyone practices martial arts, and martial arts become forests, I want to take you over there to see and see, so that you can have a look. ”

"Oh. ”

Ergou replied weakly, and it was not difficult to see that he was not very interested in going to the south.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, the sky, which had been somewhat clear, suddenly darkened, and many dark clouds gathered above the heads of the master and apprentice.

In the dark clouds, thick lightning was bringing, and from time to time there was a low thunderclap.

"Damn, old man, it's going to rain, what should I do?"

Faced with the problem of the second dog, the old man who walked in front suddenly ran very unkindly.

"What should I do? I really think of Lao Tzu as a fairy, what can I do? You stupid, why don't you find a place to hide from the rain. ”

This old man always has a little conscience, and he didn't forget to remind his stupid apprentice during the run.

And Ergou, who was still stunned, finally reacted when he saw the old man's movements.

"Damn, you old man is not kind again!"

It turned out that Jiang Ergou, who was still going to leisurely find a place to hide from the rain, carried his burden and ran away, even bringing up dust all the way on the official road.

But his speed, which is comparable to the speed of heavy rain, even with the internal force of his six grades, still can't run, and in less than a while, the pouring rain drenched Jiang Ergou into a soup chicken.

After running for about a mile, just as Ergou was about to give up the struggle and let the rain and wind blow, he finally saw an old man waving at him at the mouth of a cave.

Without daring to stop, he rushed into the cave in a few big steps.

In the cave, the old man's clothes showed no signs of getting wet, and he didn't know how fast he ran, but he couldn't even catch up with the speed of the dark clouds.

"Old man, you are so good at light work, why don't you take me with you, it's really stingy. ”

After entering the cave, Ergou didn't have time to take care of his soaked clothes, but questioned the old man who didn't care whether he lived or died.

"Why should I take you with me, if your martial arts are good enough, the dark clouds will not be able to catch up with you! I am a rookie and blame others, do you still have a little shame. ”

"You ......"

The second dog was scolded by the old man until he had nothing to say.

"Okay, old man, you have a set, you have the ability, you don't drink a drop of wine along the way!

The old man replied disappreciatively.

"Okay, then none of us want to drink it, you must not buy it, I will seize the opportunity to drink a few sips when the time comes, don't blame me!"

"Hmph!

Ergou knew that he was caught by the old man, so he didn't continue to stiffen his mouth, because he knew very well how good the old man's mouth was, and if he continued to quarrel, he would still lose.

So, he turned around and took off his coat and pants, wrung out the water, and set it aside.

......

"Chirp... Chirp squeak. ”

This sudden rainstorm drove away the last trace of heat from the summer, and it is estimated that after tonight, the weather will slowly get colder.

After the rain, the air was a little more humid and fresher, and the crickets outside the cave kept screaming for some reason.

In the cave, Jiang Ergou, who was only wearing underwear, was biting with a baked cake in his hand.

"Damn, not to mention that this cake is unpalatable, my teeth are chewed soft by Lao Tzu, it's really unlucky. When you were in the capital, where did you suffer these sins!"

Ergou puffed out his cheeks and bit left and right, while venting his grievances.

And opposite Ergou, the old man, who was also holding a baked cake and gnawing on it, glanced at him with slanted eyes.

"Why? After a few good days, you can't figure out what your last name is? What do you say when you were in the capital! You were born to eat baked cakes, but you were lucky enough to live a comfortable life for a few days, and because of this, you really regard yourself as a rich life!"

In the face of the old man's ridicule, Ergou's brows furrowed slightly.

"I said, old man, you have been getting more and more bitter lately, didn't I just complain about the unpalatable bread, why do you say it so ugly? ”

In the end, the second dog reluctantly took another bite of the baked cake in his hand, although the cake was unpalatable, but it was also hungry, besides, this cake was also made of grain, even if he had a lot of money recently, he didn't dare to waste the food that was dug out of the ground with sweat.

"I'm just not used to the vulgarity of some people who feel amazing after a few full meals and two glasses of good wine. ”

The old man deliberately pretended to be a gesture when he spoke, and he looked exactly like the two dogs who disliked the baked cakes just now.

"Old man!!You're really verbose, do you know!"

There was some impatience in Ergou's tone.

"Why, don't you like to hear it? Then listen to your master tell you a truth that it took him half a lifetime to understand. ”

As he spoke, the old man stuffed the last bite of the biscuit in his hand into his mouth.

"This man has to know two things in his life, one is to be able to take it, and the other is to be able to put it down. ”

The old man stretched out his hand, first with one finger, then with a second.

"Man's greed is always endless, but man only has two hands! There are so few things that can be taken, and some people even want to snatch something from other people's hands. ”

"But no matter what, you have to put down as much as you pick up, and if you are greedy and don't let go, then in the end you will definitely end up with a broken hand. Since you have chosen to eat the bowl of rice in the rivers and lakes, then you must let go of a comfortable life. ”

"From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift. It's really easy to lose your ambition during these days in the capital, but don't you forget, you blew it down in front of your friends and brothers, and you said that you want to become the top sword immortal in the world! What's the matter, it's only been a few days, and you've forgotten everything you said?"

The second dog jumped up as if he had been caught by the tail.

"How is that possible, my Jiang Ergou has always been a mouthful of spit and a nail when he speaks, and there is never a time when words don't count!"

The old man clapped his hands vigorously.

"That's right, since you don't want to lose face, then let's practice a peerless sword immortal!"

"Good!"

The second dog was full of fighting spirit and replied with a full temperament.

"But this sword immortal doesn't mean that the achievement can be achieved! It's not that the old man is boasting, my sword practice qualifications think that they are still very good, but even so, I only stepped into the first product when I was nearly forty years old and entered the realm of sword immortals in people's mouths, so how long do you think it will take with your qualifications?"

Ergou lowered his head and thought for a long time, probably because he didn't have the confidence to surpass the sloppy and sloppy man in front of him, but he was an old man in the realm of real sword immortals.

"Then you say, what should I do!"

"Will you listen to me?"

The old man's tone seemed to be smiling and suspicious.

"Listen to you!"

The second dog replied categorically.

"Well, from today onwards, practice the knife well. ”

Jiang Ergou, who had already made preparations and thought that he would be able to abandon his sword and lift his sword, suddenly became angry.

What about a good sword immortal? What about teaching me a peerless sword technique? What is the matter with this sword practice?

Ergou's eyes were full of depression, and he reached out and patted the Kunwu knife on his waist.

"Old fellow, it seems that I still have to rely on you for my life!"