Canggeng Prefecture, Yan King Palace.

In the backyard of the royal palace.

There is a person dressed in a pink robe, beautiful as a fairy, with one hand behind the back, and the other hand to feed the caged finches.

Behind him, a sword cultivator, holding a sword in his arms, his eyes closed.

Suddenly, a messenger flying sword pierced the sky, swooped straight down, and hovered in front of the pink-robed man.

The sword cultivator who had been closing his eyes until now opened his eyes, took down the letter, and asked after looking at it first: "Master Hou, the letter says that he has left Jinhuai City. ”

The pink-clothed Hou Chang Sisi smiled calmly, and while continuing to feed the canaries in the cage, he asked, "Did the letter say what he has done in the past three months?"

The sword cultivator lowered his head and took another closer look at the letter, then shook his head and replied, "It's all trivial, practice, practice swords, hang out, and eat noodles." ”

The famous Hou Ye stopped what he was doing, stopped feeding the birds, grabbed a bait from the stone table on the side, slowly walked to the pond, and went to feed the fish instead.

He sighed: "Throwing off the shopkeeper is a worry-free thing." I'm so envious. ”

Jian Xiu's face was expressionless, and he followed behind the pink-clothed marquis, protecting this marquis inch by inch.

He couldn't understand many of the things Chang Sisi said.

In the eyes of Jian Xiu, this Hou Ye is like this, he likes to talk to himself and ask and answer himself.

Hou Ye is like a person who has no secrets, such as all the letters, which are all read by the worshippers.

Hou Ye is like a person full of secrets, such as everything before he came to Yan Kingdom, no one knows.

Chang Sisi suddenly stopped, turned his head and glanced at the sword cultivator, and asked curiously: "Yuan Liang, you said that our fake prince was going to hang himself before?"

Pei Yuanliang's face was strange, and he just nodded and said, "According to Mrs. Yin's palace maid's report, this is indeed the case. ”

"Die, die, everyone is happy when they die. As long as the real one doesn't die, and the fake one dies thousands, what does it matter. Chang Sisi said with a smile.

It's just that this smile is a little unusual and intriguing.

After a short silence, the marquis under the Yan Kingdom closed his eyes and said to himself, "There are still two years." ”

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In a blessed place.

An old Taoist man was lying on the back of a cow, and a little Taoist boy walked in front of him, leading the cow by the nose to guide him.

When the old Taoist closed his eyes and recuperated, he casually asked: "Ah Kuan, do you think that if you kill 100,000 people and you can live millions of people, should you kill them?"

Just hearing the master call his name, Xiao Daotong scratched his ears and cheeks a little, and his head ached.

Because Master always asks questions that he can't answer, or he doesn't answer them correctly.

"Don't think about it, just answer casually, and listen to it casually as a teacher. The old Taoist reassured.

Xiao Daotong stopped, didn't lead the way, scratched his head for a long time, and replied, "It should be..." Probably... Maybe... Can be killed······ Right?"

If it is based on the number of people alone, Ah Kuan naturally thinks that he can be killed.

But he felt that there was no such simple answer to the question that Master asked him, so he hesitated and gave an ambiguous answer.

The old Taoist smiled: "If you should kill, you should kill, if you shouldn't, you shouldn't, what is it called maybe you should be?"

Xiao Daotong tilted his head slightly, and said bluntly: "Then kill?"

Although the answer has omitted a series of vague words, the tone is still uncertain.

"Alas. Hearing this answer, the old Taoist sighed.

Ah Kuan felt that he might have said something wrong, so he hurriedly made amends: "Then don't kill?"

The old Taoist still sighed and muttered, "Ah Kuan, it's really hard for you." ”

And the little Taoist boy who was about to cry said aggrievedly: "It's not to kill, it's not to kill, so should it be killed······?"

The old Taoist turned over and explained the confusion for the disciple: "If you want to answer this question, you must first not be confused by its appearance. It's not a question of 100,000 versus 100,000,000,000 The root of this is whether life can be compared with each other. ”

The little Taoist boy named Ah Kuan sighed, buried his head in deep thought, and when he was thinking, a colorful halo hovered above his head, like a flying rainbow hanging in the sky, mottled in color.

Looking at the apprentice who was in thought, the old Taoist was whimsical, and asked Fuyao Tianxia again.

Is it okay to kill a man for the benefit of the world?

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At the gate of Jinhuai City, a young swordsman in a green shirt and a girl in white each held the reins of a horse in their hands.

After deciding to set off, Li Zijin went to a stable in the city to buy two Dawan horses at the recommendation of Boss Chai.

This horse is large, has good physical strength, and is fast, making it suitable for long journeys. After galloping, your shoulders will slowly bulge and sweat. Because its sweat is like blood, the world also calls it sweat and blood.

You can travel thousands of miles in a day and eight hundred in a night.

Li Zijin and Hong Shao will follow this post road from Jinhuai City to the capital of Zheng Guo, practicing sword cultivation while traveling through Honghu Prefecture.

Teacher Xie Yufeng once said that you can look back, but don't go back.

Therefore, Li Zijin has to keep moving forward and go a long way.

In the process of moving forward, the boy also wants to get that answer from the world.

"If there is no one who can answer your doubts, then walk with your sword and seek answers yourself. ”

This is the parting words of the old gentleman in the bookstore, and Li Zijin keeps it in mind.

Earlier in the inn, Li Zijin and Hong Shao said goodbye to Mr. Chai, Mr. Bookstore, and Fat Cook.

Before the paper man left without incident, he also hugged the incense villain of Master Chai with a handful of snot and tears, saying that he would have the opportunity to stay in the koi pond with his good brother at night in the future.

For the first time, the incense villain got serious, let him practice well, strive to become a "person" as soon as possible, and completely get rid of the identity of the paper man. Don't wait for him to rely on smoking incense, and after he grows in size, he is still so small when he has nothing to do, and the two of them will not be able to become brothers.

Before leaving, Li Zijin used the Cuiqu sword to carve a line of small characters on the stone slab in the bamboo pavilion of the Feixue Inn.

I remember that the young man asked Mr. Chai if he was also like the owner of the Folding Flower Building, so he asked for help, but the middle-aged shopkeeper denied it.

There is no need to lie about this, so Li Zijin has regarded the middle-aged shopkeeper as a friend since then.

The senior brother and the little junior sister each led their horses and slowly walked out of the city gate.

Li Zijin stood at the city gate and looked back.

He and his little sister spent a winter here?

In retrospect, it seems that I only came here yesterday, and the only difference is that the maple leaves have turned into snow on the ground.

The climate has gradually warmed, and the white of heaven and earth is faintly hidden by spring.

Before leaving, the girl in white with a hosta on her head also glanced back, with reluctance and hesitation in her eyes.

Li Zijin didn't urge the little junior sister, Hong Shao was reluctant, why shouldn't he?

I also want to stay in Jinhuai City, listen to the fat cook's gags, watch the noisy quarrel with the incense villain, and go to the eldest lady's noodle stall to accompany the little sister to eat a bowl······ Two bowls of noodles.

Listening to the old gentleman of the bookstore answer some strange questions to the little sister, tell some allusions, and say some truths, you can also gain something from it.

Walk a muddy alley with the second dog and listen to the boy tell interesting stories about the school.

Li Zijin never went to school, when he was in the county guard's mansion, Li Jianyi, the county guard, specially invited Mr. Li to teach Li Huairen to read and write, and Li Zijin, who was also not very old at that time, accompanied Li Huairen as a scholar.

Although he had never seen Gillian at the next table in Yang Ergou's mouth, the young man could also imagine that it was a very good girl according to his description.

Although I have never seen the old gentleman in Ergou's mouth, I can also imagine the funny appearance of the teaching gentleman who is so angry that his beard rises to the sky.

Except for the uninvited guest at the beginning of the Flower Gathering, the March time between the boy and the little junior sister in Jinhuai City was actually quite peaceful and leisurely.

It's good here, and the people here, it's good.

But there is no feast in the world, Jinhuai City can be a resting point in the journey of Laoton, a greenhouse for teenagers and girls to hide from the wind and snow, and it can be the "first act" of Li Zijin's acquaintance with Honghu Prefecture.

But it is not their ultimate destination.

Li Zijin knew this very well, and on the first day he came to Jinhuai City, he lived here with the purpose of spending the winter.

"Let's go. The girl in white spoke slowly, as if she had finally made up her mind, and turned around, intending to turn over and get on the horse.

Li Zijin quipped: "Don't look at it again?"

Hong Shao shook his head, "Senior brother, you said that in this life, you have to look forward after all, and I also want to be as free and easy as my senior brother." ”

After the girl finished speaking, she took the lead in turning over and getting on the horse.

She was gifted and intelligent, and had never ridden a horse, but when she had seen how others got on horses in the stable, she remembered them and did it herself.

Li Zijin looked at the white-clothed girl sitting firmly on horseback, and sighed with emotion, there is no more self-teaching, it is nothing more than this.

He was worried before, buying such a good horse, but he didn't dare to run at full speed, so he could only sit on the horse and drive slowly, would there be some "killing chickens with a knife"?

But now that he saw the little junior sister's skillful movements, the young man instantly dispelled the doubts in his heart.

After the girl in white got on the horse, the young man in the green shirt with a sword on his back also pointed his toes on the ground and jumped on the horse.

Before the two set off, there was a shout at the city gate behind them.

"Brother Zijin, Sister Hongshao!"

Li Zijin turned his horse's head, looked at the comer, and said, "Ergou, why are you here?" ”

He had not made a special trip to say goodbye to Aunt Song and Yang Ergou before, and the young man only told Master Chai that if they asked in the future, it would not be too late.

I don't know where Ergou got the news, and he even made a special trip to the city gate to say goodbye to himself and his little sister.

Yang Ergou carried a burden in his hand, panted and ran to Li Zijin's horse, stood on tiptoe, picked up the burden with both hands, and said: "Mother asked me to give you a ride, she prepared some dry food for you, and called me to hand it over to you, and take it with you on the way." ”

Li Zijin was a little embarrassed to take over the burden, but it was sinking.

He smiled, "It's really hard for you." ”

"It's not hard. The swarthy boy shook his head and waved his hand to the white-clothed girl on the side, "Sister Hongshao, you have to take care too." ”

"Ergou, you also take care. The girl turned her head, a little unbearable to look at it again, afraid that if she looked at it more, she would not be able to hold back her tears.

In the end, you can't be like my senior brother, it's easy to say, but it doesn't seem to be that simple to do.

In fact, even Li Zijin is not good at saying goodbye.

It's just ······ Just have some experience.

It's not the first time a teenager has left a friend.

"Go back. Li Zijin said.

The swarthy boy nodded obediently and walked towards the city, but his steps were extremely slow, and after walking back for a while, he suddenly turned around and saw that Li Zijin and Hong Shao had not yet moved.

The boy's eyes were full of yearning for the outside world, he clenched his fist with one hand, waved it in front of him, as if holding the "future" in the palm of his hand, and said with a serious face: "Brother Zijin, Sister Hongshao, when I become a sword immortal in the future, I will definitely go to see you." ”

The young man in the green shirt on the horse was stunned, and then smiled: "Okay, we'll wait for you." ”

Yang Ergou turned around and strode away.

When passing by the Feixue Inn, the boy walked into the lobby, hugged his fists at Master Chai, and said with a full face: "Thank you Master Chai for making a special trip." ”

The middle-aged shopkeeper laughed heartily, waved his hand and said: "The hard work of raising your hands is not enough to worry about, go back quickly." ”

After sending away the swarthy boy who was very experienced in the rivers and lakes at a young age, the middle-aged shopkeeper picked up a broom and went to clean the backyard.

When he arrived at the bamboo pavilion, Mr. Chai swept away the snow with a broom, and saw a line of small letters carved on the ground with a sword as a pen.

It's not watermelon, is it?

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Li Zijin and Hong Shao rode on horseback and galloped on the wide post road.

On the contrary, the girl kept whipping and running ahead. The boy could only speed up and follow closely.

"Hong Shao, your first time riding a horse, don't be so fast, be careful. Li Zijin instructed.

I don't know what medicine the little junior sister took wrong, as soon as she left Jinhuai City, she was like a wild horse, galloping non-stop.

Hearing this command, the girl restrained herself a little and did not continue to whip. The speed of the horses ridden by the two gradually stabilized.

The breeze swept across the girl's face and ruffled her hair, reflecting the beautiful side face.

Li Zijin rode behind and looked forward, and he didn't know this heroic girl.

The little junior sister is really as quiet as a virgin, and she moves like a rabbit.

"Brother, where are we going after that?" she asked.

Li Zigen sold a pass, and said with a mysterious smile: "Do you remember what you said on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?"

Hong Shao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I forgot, I drank a small sip of wine that night, I forgot everything I said and heard about it." ”

Li Zijin gently whipped his whip, rode a horse parallel to the girl, and said with a smile: "That night you said that you want to go to see the sea in the future." ”

She raised her eyebrows and asked in disbelief, "Senior brother wants to take me to see the sea?!"

"Yes, we don't just want to look at the sea, but also look at the sea that is shaking the world, the widest sea. ”

The young swordsman in the green shirt stretched out his finger and pointed to the east, "If we want to see the sea, we must first go to Sangro Prefecture, Jieshi Mountain." ”

The east is adjacent to the Jieshi to view the sea.