Time has passed, autumn has gone to spring, three years later.

Du Xi'er has been living in seclusion with Qin Guiyu for nearly three years, these three years are considered to be a relatively stable time for the people in the world, and there is constant friction between the imperial court and the Jianghu sect, but the skin has not yet been torn on the surface.

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It is said that eight years ago, the general Zhao Kuangyin mutiny in Chenqiao established the Song Dynasty, and then "released the military power with a glass of wine" to control the military power in hand;

Two years later, that is, six years ago, Hunan Zhou Xingfeng died of illness, Zhang Wenbiao rebelled, and Zhao Kuangyin took the opportunity to raise troops to recover Chu, and at the same time used "passing" as an excuse to destroy Nanping, which was sandwiched between Song and Chu;

Zhao Kuangyin was naturally not satisfied, and in two more years, he raised troops in Shu and destroyed Shu a year later. Since then, only the Han and Tang dynasties have remained in the south of the Central Plains.

When the Shu Kingdom was destroyed, it was the year when Du Xi'er followed Qin Guiyu back to the valley.

In the decades after the Tang Dynasty, there were many sects and factions in the rivers and lakes, countless reckless countries, and there were countless people who occupied the mountains as kings, and for a long time they had been in opposition to the imperial court.

The various factions in the rivers and lakes were originally unwilling to clash with the Song court, but the Song Dynasty destroyed the Three Kingdoms with great momentum, and Zhao Kuangyin has always regarded those who practice martial arts as a potential threat since he collected his military power, and those who practice martial arts will die tragically if they can't use them.

So much so that after Nanping and Chu were destroyed six years ago, the various factions in the rivers and lakes rarely united and elected the leader of the martial arts alliance to preside over the overall situation.

But later, the Shu Kingdom was still destroyed, and the Song army was subjected to greater resistance from the Jianghu sect, so that the imperial court in the place where the Jianghu sect was stationed could not intervene.

Now, nearly three years later, the world seems to be much more stable.

In March, when the pear blossoms bloom, leave the state city.

There are many people living in the city of Lizhou, just because the mansion of the lord of the martial arts alliance is in the city, called Qianhe Villa.

However, it is somewhat unusual that there are many people in the city of Lizhou today.

Fortunately, a few days ago, I inquired about the news when I didn't arrive in Lizhou City, and it turned out that when the leader of the alliance Dugu Ming was 80 years old, all the sects and factions in the rivers and lakes came to congratulate him.

Qin Guiyu brought a hat in advance in the carriage, and Du Xi'er only changed his name, named Menghui, surnamed Suiqin Guiyu, surnamed Qin.

When I returned from the dream, I woke up from the big dream.

Maybe Du Xi'er hoped that what happened to her was a dream that she could forget when she woke up, or maybe she felt that Qin Guiyu's appearance woke her up from a nightmare, so she changed her name.

Qin Guiyu didn't ask, he rarely asked questions, probably because no one asked him questions after he was thirteen, so he felt that he had grown up after the age of thirteen.

Du Xi'er was thirteen back then, and now she is sixteen, if it weren't for the things of that year, she should still be a lady, sitting in the boudoir to get married.

But Qin Guiyu also has a good habit, that is, he likes to say, explain the requirements clearly, and explain the price clearly.

After three years of getting along, Du Xi'er found that her master's instructions to others were always simple and direct: what you need to do, to what extent, and what if you can't do it.

Of course, it will be gentler to Du Xi'er, and there will never be any punishment if he doesn't finish speaking, but Du Xi'er still works hard to complete it.

Because on the first day of arriving at the Absolute Return Valley, Qin Guiyu introduced to her in detail the martial arts heights she could reach in five years.

After listening to this, her heart was cold, almost despairing.

It is precisely because of the detailed introduction of this whole day that Du Xi'er forgets to sleep and eat every day, even if his hands are blistered, he does not rest.

"I hope you're getting better. Qin Guiyu said.

Therefore, Du Xi'er's daily practice requires that he must go further than the previous day's self, and he will not stop making progress without an inch. Du Xi'er didn't know if what she did was right or not, but Qin Guiyu didn't stop it.

As long as Du Xi'er is not stopped, he will continue, he will never hold still if he can swing his sword, as long as his arm can still be raised, he will never hang down, and he will never sit down if he can still stand, until every bit of strength in his body is squeezed dry and thrown directly to the ground.

And Qin Guiyu sat on the stone by the stream and looked at her, silent, calm and unusually indifferent.

Of course, Du Xi'er also knows that she can stop and rest at any time, and the master will not blame herself, but she will not stop.

In the past three years, Du Xi'er has learned a lot about the rivers and lakes from Qin Guiyu's mouth, and it can be said that he knows everything and says everything, except for Qin Guiyu's own affairs.

In addition to instructing his own martial arts, sometimes Qin Guiyu will read and write in the library, but most of the time Qin Guiyu just sits on the stones by the stream and is distracted, looking at the direction of the valley exit, without sadness or joy.

After three years, Du Xi'er slowly understood why his master lived in seclusion at such a young age.

There is no greater mourning than death.

The Ethereal Building, as it was three years ago, has not changed at all.

Outside the main gate is the most prosperous street in Lizhou City, the golden plaque above the gate that reads "Ethereal Building" is shining, and on both sides of the door are two ordinary wooden boards that are featureless and even out of place, and there are two sentences on the wooden board:

Laughing at the scenery of the rivers and lakes, sitting and watching the world is like a reed.

When you enter, you will find the lobby, which is also a place for ordinary guests to eat. There are also many poor and hungry people in the rivers and lakes, but they can only enter the door if they can afford to pay.

In recent years, the power of Miao Miao Building has become more and more powerful, but the boss Le Zhengshang has always regarded himself as a businessman.

Le Zhengshang is a middle-aged man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, not tall, not short, not fat, not thin, with long hair neatly and neatly, and the long shirt on his body is extremely fitting, not long, not short, not fat or thin.

At this moment, the merchant, who did not look like a merchant at all, was standing outside the gate, as if to welcome the guests, but he turned a blind eye to the people who came and went around him, and his attitude was extremely arrogant.

Du Xi'er followed Qin Guiyu to Le Zhengshang, Qin Guiyu hugged his fists and said: "Boss Le has a lot of money. ”

Because Qin Guiyu was wearing a hat, Le Zhengshang was stunned for a moment before laughing loudly: "Those who know me...... Brother Du is also, please!"

At that moment, he led the two of them into the door, passed through the lobby, and entered the inner courtyard without saying a word.

Le Zhengshang's "Brother Du" made Du Xi'er stunned, and he thought that he was using his surname as a cover-up, and then remembered that the master asked him if he was "also" surnamed Du, thinking that this Le Zhengshang and the master had been friends for many years and knew about the events of the year.

When Du Xier first came to the ethereal building, he suffered a tragic disaster, and did not have the heart to see more, this time he came to observe carefully, but saw that the ethereal building was like a room, rockery and flowing water, flowers were like brocade, and there was a sense of cave sky in the mountains.

The most eye-catching thing is a three-story eaves tall building in front of it, but unfortunately there is no plaque at the main entrance, and this building is nameless.

But Le Zhengshang did not stop, and led the two of them around the guest room and straight into the backyard.

I just felt a sudden light in front of me.

The backyard is completely open, as far as the eye can see, because the backyard is all built on the water, and the thick logs are driven into the bottom of the lake to support the pavilions, and what is even more rare is that all kinds of precious and hard-to-find camellia are planted around.

The three of them stepped on the creaking wooden bridge to a small attic on the water and sat down, it was the spring season when the flowers were in full bloom, and the breeze on the water surface also added some coolness.

Du Xi'er took the initiative to walk into the door and window and wanted to close a few doors, but was stopped by Le Zhengshang: "Wouldn't it be a pity not to reward Fangfei in every way?" Brother Qin has profound internal strength, and the old wounds have not healed yet?"

Qin Guiyu, who asked naturally in the latter sentence, Qin Guiyu took off the hat and put it aside and said: "It's no big deal, Xi'er, listen to the music boss arrangement." ”

Du Xi'er nodded and sat aside, still a little worried in her heart.

To say that the old injury is actually not serious, Qin Guiyu hurt his heart and lungs when he was young, and every spring when he smells the fragrance of flowers, he will feel uncomfortable and cough, which is also the reason why there are many bamboo forests in the valley and no flowers.

However, along the way, Qin Guiyu didn't seem to be uncomfortable, which also made Du Xi'er feel a little relieved.

Before it was noon, Le Zhengshang ordered his subordinates to send some exquisite pastries, and also sent a jar of wine with fresh soil.

Le Zhengshang held the wine jar with one hand and said with a smile: "Brother Qin, this is good wine, if you don't come today, others won't be able to drink it." ”

Qin Guiyu arched his hand and said: "Boss Le has broken the bill." ”

Du Xi'er got up and was about to pour wine, but was stopped by Le Zhengshang: "I have been friends with your master for many years, you don't have to be formal." ”

After saying that, he patted the mud, and a rich aroma of wine spread, Le Zhengshang raised his eyebrows and took a deep breath, and then personally poured wine for the two of them, and motioned for the two to taste it.

Du Xi'er picked up the bowl with both hands and took a sip, a coolness fell straight from her mouth into her stomach, and then a scorching heat rushed straight to her throat, and the rich aroma of wine spread by the way.

Du Xi'er held the bowl and looked at it in a daze, and heard Qin Guiyu's exclamation in her ears: "Good wine!"

Le Zhengshang stared at Du Xi'er, seeing that her expression changed extremely interestingly, he couldn't help laughing and asked, "How is it compared to Zhu Yeqing, who is absolutely returning to the valley?"

Du Xi'er glanced at Qin Guiyu and didn't know how to answer. The bamboo forest in the valley is dense, and the wine is made from bamboo leaves, the wine is green and slightly sweet, and it has the bitterness of bamboo leaves.

Qin Guiyu didn't answer, but only motioned to Du Xi'er to answer by herself, Du Xi'er said: "The younger generation likes sweet." ”

Le Zhengshang's eyes flashed, and he sighed: "Then it seems that it still can't compare to Brother Qin."

The speaker had no intention of listening, Du Xi'er couldn't understand his words, Qin Guiyu was a little surprised, and said: "Xi'er has a rough life, for her, I have the grace of life-saving preaching, if other people can follow Boss Le to learn the way of doing business, you can also earn some silver taels for the Absolute Return Valley." ”

Le Zhengshang waved his hand and said: "What Brother Qin said, money is something outside the body, if there is anything that needs to be purchased, Brother Qin just asks." ”

Qin Guiyu hugged his fists and said, "Then thank you Boss Le." ”

Du Xi'er sat aside and didn't understand what the two of them were talking about, but she was also keenly aware that this music boss seemed to be a little afraid of Qin Guiyu, and kept observing Qin Guiyu's face while talking.

Du Xi'er thought that it might be that she was too careful, after all, Qin Guiyu was not worried about the flowers outside the window, nor was she worried about whether there was anything abnormal in the wine, and Du Xi'er herself had never seen Qin Guiyu socialize with friends, so she didn't know if Qin Guiyu's unchanged face was abnormal.

Du Xi'er noticed that the wine was strong, and she didn't move again after only a few sips. Unlike Du Xi'er who has so many ideas, Qin Guiyu and Le Zhengshang seem to have a good conversation, and most of the chats are about trivial matters in the rivers and lakes and the Zhao and Song courts, and half of the wine in a jar will soon go down.

When Le Zhengshang mentioned that the location of this attic was far away from the shore, and he could enjoy the spring scenery without being afraid of the fragrance of flowers affecting Qin Guiyu, Du Xi'er was completely relieved.