Liu Ruiying folded the long poem neatly, held it in his arms, and was about to go to find the wine and frame it together.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw a person standing outside the front garden.

The vines in the courtyard have new branches and leaves, and it is really impossible to see the person's appearance in the shadow, only a gray and not tall person can be seen.

A few steps forward, Liu Ruiying saw that this was an old woman.

He didn't have any acquaintances in Bogulou, let alone such an old woman.

Liu Ruiying's heart throbbed.

I remembered that the last time someone was waiting at the gate of the courtyard was in Jiying Town, in front of the front-line camp of the Dingzhou Mansion soldiers.

The person who came was Yuan Jie, who came to collect debts.

Now I don't know where Yuan Jie went, and He Youjian, the commander of the Dingzhou Mansion soldiers at that time, had already been in a different place, and his bones were gone.

The old woman was wearing the most ordinary black cloth shirt and trousers, and a pair of pure white card-rimmed cloth shoes were underneath.

There are not many man-made roads in Bogu Building, and most of the few long streets are clean.

Most of the rest of the places are paved with slate stones on the ground, deliberately creating a sense of Zen poetry among the mountains and rivers.

But the pure white cloth shoes on the old woman's feet were spotless, as if they had just been put on, and there was not even a trace of bending.

"What's the matter?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

Instinctively, I kept some distance from the old woman.

Although she looked harmless, she was slightly hunched and carried a basket on her left arm.

But Liu Ruiying remembered that Chef Ou was at the tea table at the time, didn't he also pretend to be a small vendor shuttling between the tables, selling some dried fruits and objects, and finally pulled out the tooth spirit sword from the basket.

With the lessons of the past, this time Liu Ruiying stared closely at the basket in the old woman's hand, not wanting to stagger any movement.

"The insoles in your hands?"

The old woman asked.

Liu Ruiying was stunned, but she couldn't react for a while.

But his eyes saw very clearly that the old woman's figure did not move, her hands did not move, the basket did not move, not even the two lips moved.

The voice seemed to rise from her heart and directly entered Liu Ruiying's heart.

This sentence is not what he hears, but what he feels.

A feeling rose in Liu Ruiying's heart, he felt that this old woman had asked like this, but the facts in front of him were diametrically opposed to his feelings.

This has nothing to do with whether Liu Ruiying can think of the inexplicable pair of insoles, but this strange question rises from the bottom of his heart in a mysterious way, which makes him very incredible.

"What did you say?"

Liu Ruiying asked subconsciously.

"Are those insoles with you?"

The old woman asked again.

"What insole?"

Liu Ruiying was puzzled.

But he still couldn't connect the old woman in front of him with the pair of insoles in the house.

"Looks like you're not going to give it to me?"

The old woman said.

Liu Ruiying's drunkenness did not subside, and she was questioned like this, which added to her anger.

I thought to myself: "I don't care what kind of insoles you have, and there are inexplicable people who come to ask inexplicable things in the morning, when I am muddy?!"

Especially before, he secretly made a decision that he must 'hide his skills' in the future.

But creation makes people, and the will of heaven is inexhaustible.

If you are always kind, there will always be people who will bully you.

But when you are a little stronger, some people will say that this person has changed, is too inauthentic, and has a fickle and sinister title.

So the strong are always feared, and the good are always humiliated.

Strong people are also kind, but most of them are in places that people can't see.

Kind people don't dare to be strong, because most of the kind people are fragile and can't withstand the torture of those people.

But Liu Ruiying is not afraid, he is very kind and strong.

Or he has his own rules, and he has a bottom line that must not be touched.

He can stab a person in the throat with a sword in a street fight, or he can buy a piece of baked cake and give it to a little girl on the street who asks for food.

Although it is not kind to give a piece of baked cake to the little girl who asks for food, at least Liu Ruiying did her best.

Compared to those who stood by the wall and said, "Why don't you give her more money, why don't you buy her a big house?" and so on, Liu Ruiying doesn't know how much stronger.

At this moment, Liu Ruiying overturned all previous ideas.

A person is not meant to live for anyone, and no one can demand that anyone must get ahead.

As long as everything you do and everything you say is worthy of your heart.

Who hasn't done a few things worthy of the prince of heaven and earth?

But the most important thing is to remember it in the end without too many regrets.

"What's mine is mine, why give it to you?"

Liu Ruiying said.

According to him, he would not have said that.

But at this moment, he wanted to say this, and he didn't even say that he couldn't do it, he had to say it.

"Good!"

The old woman said a good word and took out the hand that was in the basket.

Liu Ruiying thought that something terrible would be drawn out of this basket, so he immediately stood up and drew his sword!

But when he saw that it was only the old woman's right hand that came out of the basket, he regretted it a little......

I feel that I am really a little young and vigorous, but I still can't be so old and serious, and treat everything calmly and objectively.

But at this moment, Liu Ruiying inexplicably felt a burst of fear.

It's like the words of the old woman from the heart.

This fear also came from the heart.

There is no reason for this.

There is no reason whatsoever.

It's to make him feel scared......

So much so that the arm of the sword and even the whole body were slightly stiff.

"Draw your sword?"

The old woman finally opened her mouth to speak.

This voice was exactly the same as what Liu Ruiying felt from her heart.

The old woman's words were like talking to herself.

It seems that he can't figure out why Liu Ruiying suddenly drew his sword.

But the fear in Liu Ruiying's heart is gradually amplifying and spreading.

From the tip of the sword to the arm, then to the whole body, and finally back to the tip of the sword.

After a few back and forth, Liu Ruiying could no longer control the strength in his body.

Although the yin and yang poles in his body had collapsed, at this moment, the energy was flowing out of the Taishang stage where the great grandmaster Fa Xiang was sitting, which gave Liu Ruiying a surprise!

At least, his cultivation realm is still there!

Although he doesn't know what will happen after such a change, he can only bear it passively now.

But this euphoria could not reconcile the previous fears in the slightest.

Liu Ruiying drummed up his momentum, wanting to use the majestic energy in his body to forcibly suppress this sense of fear, but he failed to do it and made it more and more intense.

"I just asked you for my things, but you drew your sword to me, who is unreasonable?"

The old woman said.

"That's my thing, not to mention that I don't know you at all, you say it's yours, why?"

Liu Ruiying asked rhetorically.

This sentence came out, but it made his stiffness relax a little.

But he had already drawn his sword, and if he returned it to the sheath like this, he would inevitably lose face.

Liu Ruiying didn't want to, and she didn't want to.

Although he knew that it might be the right and wise choice to return the sword to the sheath at this moment, he didn't want to.

"The insoles I'm talking about have a lotus embroidered on them. ”

The old woman said.

Liu Ruiying chuckled in his heart, isn't this the pair of insoles that made him strange and abnormal this morning?

It's just that the ink lotus on the insole is gone, and the black line was removed by him, and only the gold thread under the black line and the gold lotus under the ink lotus were saved.

"I don't have a pair of insoles embroidered with ink lotus. ”

Liu Ruiying said that he was a little weak-hearted.

But after thinking about it, there was indeed no ink lotus on the insoles now, so he suddenly had confidence again.

"I've made it clear, young man, and I'm sure you've remembered it. ”

The old woman said.

The tone was steady, but there was a hint of impatience in the tone.

"I'm also very clear, I don't. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

Although he couldn't remember some of the clips from last night, it didn't prevent him from being sure that he had never met this old woman, let alone appeared at last night's banquet.

Since she hadn't seen her, and she had never attended, why did she say so firmly that the insole was hers?

Someone else must have given it to him, but who this person is, Liu Ruiying can't remember.

He won't give them to anyone until he finds out where exactly these insoles came from.

What's more, it's a stranger who has never met.

"That's not yours. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"I didn't give it to you directly, but the insoles are mine. ”

The old woman was very stubborn and unrelenting.

"You didn't give it to me, how can you say it's yours?"

Liu Ruiying asked rhetorically.

"Because ......"

Before the old woman could finish speaking, she suddenly fell straight forward.

Liu Ruiying was shocked!

Hurriedly looked around, and felt that there must be an ambush somewhere nearby, and when the old woman was about to say something, he killed her with one blow.

The old woman's body was still falling down.

Liu Ruiying didn't see any turmoil around.

The sky was bright and the sun was high, and there was no shadow to hide even in the woods.

But Liu Ruiying saw a strangely shaped book on the outside of the woods.

It's a willow tree.

Weeping willow.

Other weeping willows, willow branches cling, swaying with the wind.

But the branches of this weeping willow grow unusually luxuriantly.

Each branch is still very thick, and the willow leaves are densely arranged from top to bottom.

Feng Shui does not sway, water does not splash in.

It's like a huge canopy, tightly wrapping the top half of the entire willow tree.

It's a place of shade at its finest.

If Liu Ruiying was to choose, he would definitely choose to live in a tree without hesitation, and then quietly parted the dense weeping willow branches, observing everything here.

Liu Ruiying can see this tree, and the location and angle of this tree will definitely be able to see Liu Ruiying.

The distance is not very far, even with the strength of a child, it can smash the stone from that tree to the top of Liu Ruiying's head.

However, since the willow branches are as lush as umbrella covers, it must be extremely difficult for the hidden weapon to fly out.

It's a great place to observe, but it's not good for assassination.

Liu Ruiying also saw that the windows of a nearby house were ajar.

Although it is covered by sparse fences, you can still see what happened here.

If the strength of the other party's secret weapon can be compared to that of the Wufusheng brothers, it must not be difficult to stab this old woman to death through the fence.

It's just that the light is not right now.

The sun was shining directly through the half-hidden window.

Even if the person in the window is outcropped, he will be pierced by the sunlight and can't open his eyes, and he can't see anything clearly.

Since you can't see clearly, how can you make a move?

But Liu Ruiying thought that if this person's spirit at this moment was different from ordinary people, he could know the specific location without relying on his eyesight and just walking around with his spirit.

Seeing is not necessarily believing, and perhaps relying on the spirit can be more secure.

Liu Ruiying doesn't know the way of secret weapons.

But with his cognition, this is already the limit of what can be judged.

But he overlooked.

Is it true that the old woman in front of her was hit by a secret weapon and died and fell?

Liu Ruiying didn't know.

Because he didn't even think about it that way.

After all, this old woman is too ordinary, so ordinary that Liu Ruiying has no words to describe it.

just thinks that if she falls like this, she is being plotted by someone.

Those fears of the past are gone.

Now all that remains is the regret for the old woman's death and the vigilance of her own safety.

Although Liu Ruiying thought about it so much, it was a fleeting moment in reality.

The old woman's body was still falling.

If a person is conscious, he will definitely put his hands forward when he falls, and he wants to reduce the injury as much as possible.

This is a subconscious defensive action of the body, no need to learn, no need to train, everyone can do it.

Even the elderly, who are not dexterous in their legs and feet, may not be as flexible as others, but at least they will make such movements.

But the old woman didn't.

If she is not dead, it only proves that this old woman has exceeded the limits of a normal person.

In other words, through some special means, some of the characteristics of being born as a human being have been abandoned.

Liu Ruiying didn't reach out until the moment before the old woman touched the ground, trying to hold the corpse.

The person who fell was face down, and Liu Ruiying didn't want this old woman to die too embarrassed.

If the nose bone is broken, it will not look good when buried.

Liu Ruiying returned his sword to the sheath, and just when he bent down and was about to stretch out his hand, he suddenly saw a star of cold light suddenly rise.

Liu Ruiying instinctively leaned back, and the cold light of the star turned into a stud, grazing the tip of his nose and flying.

"Who the hell are you! Why are you so deliberately plotting against me!"

Liu Ruiying was furious.

"You young man, you don't have a bad heart. But if you take my things and don't give them to me, then I can only kill you and take it myself. ”

The old woman said.

At this time, Liu Ruiying saw that the source of Fang Cai's cold light turned out to be an embroidery needle in her hand.

This old woman also set up a stall on the long street, and finally gave two pairs of insoles to the old woman in the soup.

"I don't know who gave it to you, but you're not the one you should have. ”

The old woman said.

Liu Ruiying felt inexplicable.

It would not be surprising if someone robbed the "Seven Absolute Flame Sword", or even fought to death for it.

But a pair of insoles, how can someone be so persistent?

The insole is the insoles, even if the embroidery is good, no matter how exquisite the workmanship, it can't do anything else, and it can't become a sideline.

The iron pestle can be sharpened into an embroidery needle.

But if it's a rolling pin, no matter how hard you grind it, it can only be a toothpick.

"I already have it, so why shouldn't I be the one I should have?"

Liu Ruiying said.

"It's not yours, even if it's in your hands now, it won't last long. ”

The old woman said.

"It's not up to you to decide whether it lasts long or not, but since you want to kill me, it's something I can say. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"What's the final say?"

The old woman asked.

"I can say that I will kill you!"

Liu Ruiying said.

The old woman smiled.

The furrows on his face became deeper and deeper as the smiling face emerged.

From the vague eyebrows and eyes, Liu Ruiying can see that this old woman must have been a famous beauty when she was young.

The red face is reluctant to return in spring, and he looks back at the snow in the world.

No matter what kind of beauty he once had, no matter how earth-shattering his cultivation, he couldn't escape this secluded time in the end, turning into a pile of dry bones and a pinch of loess.

"Old woman, at this age, why are you so persistent?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

This sentence is not ridicule, but it is Liu Ruiying's heartfelt words.

He couldn't understand why the old woman was so attached to this pair of insoles.

Her life has gone through a long time, and when she is on the verge of running out of oil and lamps, she should have been happy and let go of everything.

"You don't understand ......"

The old woman said.

These three words were a little choked.

"If you don't say it, I won't understand. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"Did you understand what I said?"

The old woman asked rhetorically.

Liu Ruiying spoke.

That's true.

Even if the old woman said it, how could he guarantee that he would understand?

Everyone's experience is so varied.

"You said, at least I have a chance to understand. ”

Liu Ruiying said.

"I don't want to give you a chance, because you don't have a chance to understand. Don't talk about you, even he doesn't understand. ”

The old woman said.

"Who is he?"

Liu Ruiying asked.

"You don't know him, and you don't know his past. You don't know me, and you don't know my past. Then you don't understand me and his cause and effect, how do you say you understand?"

The old woman asked.

Liu Ruiying was a little irritable.

The old woman was too long-winded......

The affairs of the world and the love of the world are just eight words: marriage and childbirth, birth, old age, sickness and death.

No matter who it is, nothing can jump out of the siege of these eight words.

The so-called hermit, a person who runs into the deep mountains and old forests, seems to have nothing to worry about, cutting off all contact with the world.

But how could he escape birth, old age, sickness and death?

In the end, it's just that these four words have spent longer, more lonely, and even more miserable than others.

Liu Ruiying has always been dismissive of this.

I think these people are just overly hypocritical.

But he is a little overestimating himself.

How many years has he lived? How many times has he seen the world?

How dare you judge the emotions and minds of others so rashly?!

"At least he's not me. ”

Liu Ruiying's words are too childish.

It's like a bickering, you say I can't do it, I have to say it, even if it is compared to the sun in the end, what is the meaningful result?

"Of course you're not, no one can compare to him. ”

The old woman shook her head and said, raising the embroidery needle in her hand again.

"Isn't there room for negotiation?"

Liu Ruiying took out the pair of insoles from his arms.

Before going out just now, he also brought this insole, and after thinking for a while, he asked the wine Sanhan if he had any impression of it.

With one more person, there are always more opportunities.

But when the old woman saw the insole that Liu Ruiying was holding, she showed joy, followed by an indescribable anger.

So much so that her face was twisted together.

"You removed that black line?"

The old woman asked, her voice trembling with anger.

"I ...... Accidentally dropped it. ”

Liu Ruiying was a little unreasonable, and said embarrassedly.

"Why are you doing this!"

The old woman roared at this Liu Ruiying.

But Liu Ruiying found that her voice had changed.

It's not as old as before, although it is roaring, but it is young and playful.

"I said I didn't mean to!"

Liu Ruiying said.

"Okay, good, I have no grievances with you, as long as you return these insoles to me, I will not embarrass you. But now, you've ruined it, and we're going to have to fight to the death!"

The old woman said.

The embroidery needle in his hand has flown out of the palm of his hand, and behind it is a regular gold thread, which is extremely dazzling under the eyes.

In an instant, the golden thread turned black as ink.

Liu Ruiying resisted with a horizontal sword, but was shocked back a few steps by the huge force from the tip of the needle.

At this moment, Liu Ruiying's sword was still in the scabbard, and he had not yet had time to pull it out.

Liu Ruiying knew that the opponent's offensive would not have only one move.

So after the sword was drawn, he immediately raised his sword and stabbed straight ahead!

Holding the scabbard as a shield in his left hand, he is always on guard against the opponent's needles.

"Dangchang!"

A crisp sound came.

Liu Ruiying saw that the tip of her sword was inserted into the palm of the old woman's hand.

But instead of shedding any blood, it made a sound like gold and iron intersecting.

The old woman opened her hand, and the tip of the sword pierced the thimble on her hand.

Liu Ruiying mobilized his strength, and a majestic force was transmitted to the tip of the sword, and then exploded.

But the old woman still pressed the thimble against the tip of the sword, moving in all directions, changing the shape of her hand frequently, and actually unloaded her strength completely.

Liu Ruiying used the power of his body to stab again.

But the old woman's arm shrunk.

made Liu Ruiying's sword seem to be stabbed on cotton.

A sword came out, but there was no force!

Unconsciously, the pace under his feet was slightly flustered.

Just when Liu Ruiying's stabbing power was completely exhausted, the old woman pushed her palm violently, Liu Ruiying was caught off guard, and was shocked by the distance from the sword.

The Star Sword falls to the ground.

Fell between him and the old woman.

"It's just that the upper layer of floating lines has been removed by me, not to mention that the other one has not changed at all, how can you be so extreme?!"

Liu Ruiying said.

This is his delaying tactic.

Because he had to create a gap.

Create a gap where she can pick up her sword again.

"Have you ever seen a lonely mandarin duck?"

The old woman asked.

"Nope. ”

Liu Ruiying replied.

"Have you ever seen shoes from the end of the world?"

The old woman asked.

"Nope. ”

Liu Ruiying replied.

"My insoles are a pair, and they are not the same as before. My pair can't change a little bit!"

The old woman said.

As soon as the words fell, he attacked again with a needle.

Although it was only a few short words, Liu Ruiying also got a chance to breathe.

The yin and yang poles in the body do not exist, although the mobilization of energy has no help, and it is even more majestic than before.

But new things always have to have a process of adaptation, and Liu Ruiying still has a lot of unaccustomed habits in his body.

This moment of stability was a precious anomaly to him.

Liu Ruiying saw that the old woman was attacking and killing again, and she held the sword scabbard in her left hand and made a false move, which led the old woman to have to return the needle to resist.

Then he rolled forward, and reversed positions with the old woman, regaining his grip on the sword.