Liu Ruyan drew several sword shadows in the air, smashed a large piece of flying fallen leaves, pierced through a few chickadees flying in front of him, turned over and landed, stood firmly on the horse stake, and then turned over and picked up a sword flower, and put the sword into the sheath.

Standing in place, holding his breath for a moment, he turned around and returned to the thatched pavilion, stepped into the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and waited for the master to come back from work to eat together. With this in mind, he stretched out his hand to open the bamboo window, poked his head out and looked at the master in the vegetable garden, and was about to call the master to come back to eat breakfast, but when he turned around, he saw the master holding a bamboo basket and a small hoe on his shoulder, and he was already standing at the door looking at him with a smile.

Under the reflection of the sun, the tall figure of Chu Feiyun, the "Nanshan Resident", was even more majestic, exuding a solemnity of not being angry and arrogant. His long beard fluttered in the mountain wind, and he gave birth to some indescribable vicissitudes!"Master, the apprentice has prepared breakfast, let's eat!" Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

I saw that the Nanshan monk put down the guy in his hand, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he was silent, and walked straight into the inner bedroom and closed the door gently.

Liu Ruyan Zhengjue wondered in his heart: Recently, the master has often frowned, his face is sad, and he looks preoccupied. What's wrong with the old man, isn't there something really troublesome.

He put the warm breakfast on the table, sighed, and reached out and knocked on the door of the master's room: "Master, the apprentice sees that you have been depressed lately, do you have anything on your mind?" He paused, and then continued, "Did the apprentice do something wrong and make the apprentice angry?" If so, the apprentice will punish the apprentice, as long as it can make the apprentice happy, the apprentice is willing to accept any punishment. Liu Ruyan stood in front of the door, feeling uneasy in her heart. Since his master taught him the Liuyun Sword Technique, his old man's temperament has become more and more uncertain, which is really unpredictable for him.

After a while, the master's voice came from inside: "Yan'er, the master has been feeling a little unwell recently, and now I don't want to eat, you can leave it there first, and eat it yourself!" After speaking, a long sigh came from the room.

When Liu Ruyan heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, these days, he has not seen the master show any discomfort, could it be that the master suddenly fell ill? Or is there something hidden from me? He must ask the truth from the master's mouth and untie the knot in his old man's heart. While thinking about it, he ate it to himself.

At this moment, Nanshan Jushi opened the door and said, "Yan'er, you have been following the master for eighteen years!" He smiled and walked to the table and sat down slowly.

Liu Ruyan looked at the master with some hesitation: "Yes, master, thanks to your old man who took in the apprentice eighteen years ago, worked hard to raise the apprentice, and did not hesitate to teach the apprentice martial arts, the master is the apprentice's reborn parent." As he spoke, he couldn't help but turn his eyes red, as if tears were about to burst out of his eyes.

Hearing what the master said, the past came to mind in an instant, and he couldn't help but have a sour nose and a sad look. Chu Feiyun, a resident of Nanshan, laughed hehehe, looked at Liu Ruyan lovingly, sighed and said: "Yes, eighteen years have passed, time flies so fast, eighteen years in a flick of his fingers!" He couldn't help but let out a feeling, his old and cloudy eyes flickered, as if there was a deep meaning. Liu Ruyan noticed that the master had a slightly worried look, as if he had something to tell him.

Chu Yunfei, a resident of Nanshan, got up and walked slowly to the window, twisting his gray beard, his eyes flickering at the mountain peaks in the distance, and said quietly: "Yan'er, you have grown up, and you have learned a good martial arts! For so many years, you have studied and practiced hard every day, and you have finally lived up to the hard work of being a teacher!" After saying that, he let out a long sigh, and his eyes showed a sad and melancholy color.

"Master, the apprentice dare not forget the kindness of your old man's nurturing and cultivation! If the apprentice had not been taken in by the master back then, I am afraid that the apprentice would have been dead long ago. He bowed slightly to face the Nanshan monk. Just frowned, looked suspicious, paused, and said: "Master, the apprentice has doubts about something, and I hope the master will make it clear!" He raised his head and looked at the master quietly.

"Oh, what do you want to ask?" said the Nanshan monk with a smile in his heart.

"Master, the apprentice has been sighing and worrying a lot lately, is there something going on? Can you tell the apprentice?

"Yan'er, you have finally grown up and know that you can relieve your worries for the teacher. If it is ......," he said, and suddenly stopped, and the sorrow on his face was even worse. He just shook his head slowly, "Alas, it's okay not to mention it!

"What if?" Liu Ruyan hurriedly said: "Master, the apprentice sees that you are depressed all day, and the apprentice feels very sad, but he doesn't know why? ”

The Nanshan monk raised his eyebrows, and suddenly laughed. His smile really made Liu Ruyan stunned, stunned, the second monk was confused, he didn't know what to do.

"Master, why are you laughing?" Liu Ruyan was confused.

"I am very pleased to see that you are filial and sensible for the teacher," he said, pacing to Liu Ruyan's side, reaching out and stroking his head. Liu Ruyan saw that the master was so close to her, and she couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and she was a little flattered. This is the closeness between master and apprentice that has not been seen for a long time. He has followed his master to the mountain to learn art since he was a child, and for more than 20 years, he has gotten along with his master day and night, and has developed a deep affection, and he has long regarded the master as his reincarnated father in his heart.

The Nanshan monk said faintly: "I want you a question for the teacher?" He stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and the sun was already shining outside the window. Occasionally, a few chickadees chirp and flutter their wings to fly by. Perhaps, only the birds will be free from troubles!

Liu Ruyan's sword eyebrows were raised lightly, and he bowed his head slightly: "Master, please speak!"

"You have been learning the Liuyun Sword Technique for half a month, can you understand the essence of each sword move? Tell me your understanding of this set of sword techniques. He turned his head to look at Liu Ruyan, and there was a resolute light in his eyes, as if with a burning flame. It's awe-inspiring!

"When the apprentice first learned the swordsmanship, he always felt stiff and difficult, and could not fully comprehend the subtlety of the sword moves. Every style is memorized by heart. ”

Nanshan Jushi nodded, stroked his beard with his hand and said slowly: "The Liuyun Sword Technique is a sword technique that has been used by the teacher for decades, gathering the strengths of the known major sword sects in the rivers and lakes, concentrating on research, and creating a sword technique that takes offense as defense, defense as offense, and offense and defense as a stalemate. The whole set of swordsmanship is mainly elegant and smart, supplemented by sharp and spicy, the so-called soft to overcome rigidity, to rigid and soft, rigid and soft, hurting people in the invisible and shadowless, only practice to the unity of the sword, the sword at will, in order to be invincible. His eyes suddenly changed from soft to resolute. A kind of power that represents majesty, sharp and untouchable, people dare not approach.

Liu Ruyan listened carefully to the master's teachings. He frowned thoughtfully. The head of the jaw said: "The apprentice must follow the master's teachings, and he must practice diligently, and strive to practice the Liuyun Sword Technique before the master's birthday." Let's use this as a gift to congratulate the master on his birthday!"

"Then do you know why the master agreed to teach you the esoteric Liuyun Sword Technique?" he said with a loving expression on his face.

"This ......" Liu Ruyan didn't know how to answer for a while. This is exactly what he wanted to ask the teacher, but he was afraid that the master would laugh and blame, so he couldn't ask after all. Before, the master didn't mention the Liuyun swordsmanship, but he didn't want to, one day half a month ago, he suddenly said that he wanted to teach me the most conceited housekeeping skills in his life. The sudden change of the master is something that I can't figure out.

"The apprentice is really stupid, and he still asks the master to make it clear?"

"You are the only closed disciple of the master, and this set of swordsmanship is only suitable for men to practice, so Hua'er has no chance of this set of swordsmanship. He paused, and then continued: "After a hundred years as a teacher, only you can inherit the mantle of being a teacher." As a teacher, he has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes all his life, but he has no children under his knees, alas, this is the biggest regret of being a teacher. As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel sad.

"Master, don't be sad, be careful of hurting your body. He comforted the master: "The master treats the apprentice like his own son, and the apprentice will definitely serve the master well in the future." ”

At the age of ten, Nanshan monks followed his father out to explore the rivers and lakes, and his father settled him in Shaolin Temple, and let him worship Master Chen as a teacher. Although he was a little lazy, he often took advantage of the master's lunch break to sneak out to catch birds and snakes, and even went down to the river pond to bathe, secretly went down the mountain to catch the market and set up stalls on the streets, shouting, playing with knives and sticks, and showing off his skills, and went to buy wine and meat to eat and drink in exchange for silver taels. After being discovered by the master, he was often punished by the master, but even so, he still learned higher martial arts than his fellow brothers. Even Master Lichen was sincerely admired, he was a rare martial arts wizard. As long as you practice diligently, over time, it will be a matter of time before you become famous in the rivers and lakes.