Chapter 15: Sword Training (5)
Ah Yu rode a horse for the first time when he was so old, and he was a little nervous at first, leaning on his father's body, slowly, he talked to the horse, such as: "Let's be good friends, my name is Ah Yu, what is your name?" "Are you tired, do you want to rest for a while?" "Can you run faster?"
Zhao Yu sat honestly in front of Xiao Si with a gloomy expression.
Xiao Si knew what the child was thinking, and said, "Don't worry about your father's money, the person who collected the ransom should have been taken by now." β
But the child is a child in the end, and the thoughts in his head are wild, "They waited in a room at first, and then left, aren't they afraid that their accomplices won't be able to find anyone with the money?"
Xiao Si laughed: "How can it be...... The people in the rivers and lakes have their own code markers, and they walked so simply, they must have left a message in that deserted temple. β
After Ah Yu finished talking to Ma'er, he turned to his father and said, "If we go back so late, will my mother eat all the delicious food?"
Ye Yunsheng touched her hair and said, "How about we go to Zhao Yu's house to eat delicious food?"
"Okay!"
Ye Yunsheng glanced at Xiao Si, Xiao Si knew it and nodded. After entering Chang'an City, Xiao Si sent Zhao Yu to Zhao's mansion, and then rode his horse to Ye Yunsheng's courtyard and told Tan Xiaoniang that Zhao Yuanwai would have a banquet for Mr. tonight, and Ye Yunsheng and Ah Yu would return after eating in Zhao's mansion, so don't worry about it.
Wang Sen, who collected the money at the Eight Immortals Bridge, and Feng Quan, the fourth elder of the six mangs, pushed the box full of gold, and as soon as they crossed the bridge, they were surrounded by the people of the Ning family, and both the people and the gold were brought to the Zhao Mansion. The two of them knelt in front of Zhao Yuanwai, and the staff asked them to go to find the catcher, but they were stopped by Xiao Si and said: "The rivers and lakes are in trouble." These two men were handed over to the subordinates. β
The two were taken to the edge of a ditch west of the city, where they slit their throats and waited until they struggled before they were pushed into the ditch.
The blood is scattered in the sewage, and it is difficult to turn red and black.
Zhao Mansion.
Soup room.
Ye Yunsheng soaked in the stone soup pool, letting the delicate adoptive mother of the Zhao Mansion rub her body, and Ah Yu was also taking a bath in the compartment, Ye Yunsheng only needed to carry the internal breath to hear the song sung by Ah Yu.
The autumn bushes are like pottery, and the edge of the fence is becoming more and more oblique.
It's not that chrysanthemums are favored in flowers, and this flower is even more flowerless.
For Ye Yunsheng, this poem, as Yuan Zhi said, is not the favorite one in the poem, but after reading this poem, other poems can no longer be read more.
"What's your name?"
"The slave's name is Lan'er. β
"Orchid's orchid?"
"Blue blue. β
The heat was so hot that he couldn't see clearly, so he stretched out his hand and waved.
The adoptive lady of the Zhao Mansion is white and tender, with long eyelashes, and she is very attractive when she is shy......
Serving in the soup pool, he has no clothes.
Men and women are unclothed together and can rarely do anything else.
The housekeeper apologized, and the staff also thanked them, they were all elderly people, the courtesy was thoughtful, the delicious food was prepared, and the full two pieces of gold were also placed on the plate.
With Lan'er, Zhao Mansion doesn't owe anything to Ye Yunsheng.
There are twelve red candles on the candle stand.
Lan'er's body was also red.
He loves the color.
"Don't shout. β
"Well, if the slave can't help it, Saburo covers the slave's mouth. β
"Huh. β
"Sir, don't like slaves to be called that?"
"It's just a little unaccustomed to it. β
A woman shouting "San Lang" on the bed is very numb, and the title of fleshy hemp is naturally a matter of course to shout out in a thick place.
At least the laughing pear blossoms of Hidden Taoyuan don't shout like that.
He still pressed Lan'er's mouth.
Lan Er bit his fingers lightly, smiling happily and shaking on his face.
The water vapor in the soup pool filled the whole room with clouds and mist.
He couldn't see Lan'er's face clearly.
"San Lang, if you have a lot of strength, you will be a big one. β
"You're so good. β
He smiled, his eyes losing their sparkle, as if the bright night sky had suddenly dimmed.
The woman's face in the water vapor was blurry, as if it had become a face in her memory.
The face started out younger, but slowly became more mature, and a trace of fine lines at the corners of the eyes came to life.
"Sister Yaoyue, can you call me Sheng Saburo?"
The eyes on his face were tightly closed, and his moist lips were pursed, but from time to time he would open and gasp sharply, and then close again and endure it.
When the area around the collarbone began to change to his favorite color, and the hair stuck to his forehead, she finally got close to his ear, light, subtle, and called, "San Lang, San Lang......"
"You're amazing, ah!"
He waved his hand again.
The water vapor dispersed, and Lan Er's eyes rippled, and she looked at her with affection.
"It used to be terrible, but now it's not good. He sniffed the scent in the blue hair and gasped......
There are clean clothes on the hangers, which are made with great precision and materials.
He was dressed by Lan'er, and pushed the door out after being ready. Ah Yu had already come out, refusing to go to dinner first, and waiting for his father outside the door.
Ye Yunsheng picked up his daughter and walked through the corridor with an adoptive mother who was waiting for Ah Yu.
"Daddy smells so good!"
He was stunned suddenly, and then looked at Ah Yu's face.
On the child's face, traces of Ah Tan can be seen, and it is so clear and distinct.
A sentence in the "Nanhua Sutra" appeared in his mind: "It refers to being poor for salary, and the fire is also transmitted, and I don't know the end." β
He didn't dare to discern, he didn't dare to think deeply.
Just say to yourself, it's not heaven and man induction!
But the omen in the dark was so clear that he wanted to rush back home immediately and guard Atam.
After coping with the banquet specially arranged by Zhao Yuanwai, Ye Yunsheng walked back home with Ah Yu on his back. Feeling Ah Yu's body getting heavier and heavier, he knew that the little one was already asleep. The staff gave Ah Yu a rabbit fur shawl, the whole body was snow-white, without a trace of variegation, and the little guy's face looked even more cute in the plush shawl wrap. He carried the inner breath, carried out light work, flew the eaves and walked the wall, and soon arrived at home.
Ah Tan had already fallen asleep, he put Ah Yu on the bed, reached out and touched his wife's face, there was nothing wrong with the touch, he sat on the edge of the bed for a long time, waited until Ah Yu turned over, and finally put his hands and feet on his wife, then left the house and closed the door gently.
In order to prevent them from looking for someone to peep, Ye Yunsheng listened quietly to the surrounding movements in the courtyard, and only after a while did he walk to the cellar and pull up the secret door.
There was no light in the cellar, so he lit the fire, lit a few candles around him, and looked at the woman on the bed.
She also fell asleep, curled up on her side, her face peaceful, her feet exposed outside the quilt.
Ye Yunsheng didn't wake her up, took out a lotus leaf chicken from his arms, put it on the table, then sat at the head of the bed, reached into the quilt, held the woman's hand, and pressed it on the dantian.
Jiang Shouhua had actually woken up when she was holding her hand, but her eyelids twitched a few times and she didn't open her eyes.
Ye Yunsheng had said to Zhang Qingzi before that he would heal Jiang Shouhua Yungong for half an hour every day, and he would be able to recover in about two months.
This night, he worked hard for two hours, and did not stop until he was weak and his internal breath was unstable.
"Today, Ye almost left Chang'an, if this is the case, and he can't come back in three or five days, he really can't stand the girl. I can see the girl, and I still think in my heart that it is best to be able to succeed...... It's a pity that Ye can't go. β
Too many things happened in just one day, Fang Zimo and Qingzi were forced to leave Chang'an by Wei Xian and others, and Jiu Yan went to Ye Yunsheng's house to test it, and even almost fought, Ah Yu and Zhao Yu were kidnapped, and in order to save his daughter, he finally went to the Ning family for help...... I also saw Ning Yaoyue, Xiaosi.
After so many years of peaceful days, Ye Yunsheng has long forgotten the feeling of wandering on the rivers and lakes, but the few people who scattered last time, as well as these brutes who kidnapped Ah Yu this time, the former was a killer after thinking calmly, and the latter was affected by angry and violent emotions, but no matter what, after all, he picked up the sword and killed people again. Although he will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable between the bloody rain and the bloody wind, he has no chance to show it, and many words can only be stuffed in his heart.
He leaned limply against the head of the bed, closed his eyes tiredly, and just spoke.
"Wei Xian and they are too vicious, today they first sent a catcher to the door, and then gathered the city defense army, forced Zimo and Qingzi out of the city, and then wanted to do it on the road. I thought that with a few Jianghu people on Wei Xian's side, Zimo would still be able to deal with it, but I always felt unstable in my heart, so I rushed home and wanted to go out of the city with my sword to help Zimo...... As a result, the Nine Tribulations of the Hanging Buddha in the South China Sea were waiting for me at home. The place is very soundproof, so you don't think you can hear the outside. Xu Qing, the iron sword scholar, is also here, it's really okay, everything is done, he blocked me first, and threatened my wife and daughter. β
His voice was low, slow, and it was not what he was saying that was sad, but that he could only say it at this time, in front of herβa few days ago, Ye Yunsheng didn't even know her.
"When I saw Jiu Yan sitting there, I was scared. Seven years ago, Zimo tried his best and only fought a draw with him, but now that he sees it, his internal strength is more powerful, and his swordsmanship has been practiced to a higher level...... I'm afraid that if I move my hand, I will die by his sword. But what about my daughter, at a young age, what if they don't let my family go?"
Jiang Shouhua opened her eyes and said, "If it were me, I would endure it like you." What in the world could be more important than the safety of her family?" she remembered that Liu Wencong had killed her eldest brother, sister-in-law and nephew in order to expose Wei Xian, and she was speechless and choked.
Ye Yunsheng saw her sad expression, and felt extremely sad in his heart - the aura is like this, talking about happy things with happy people, and reciting sad poems with sad people.
Originally, he just wanted to find someone to say a few words from his heart, and it was the next day.
Now, he can't get by, and the depression and pain are infinitely magnified.
"I never thought that because of my affairs, I hurt Fang Daxia and Sister Zhang, and dragged you down. β
Yes, at least I can still move, and I don't linger in the cellar where the light of day is gone. At least my family is safe...... So what's so painful? Zimo is not muddy, how can he be so easily defeated?
Ye Yunsheng didn't dare to wipe away the tears of the woman lying next to him, and comforted: "In the future, I will heal your injuries every night, and spend more internal strength, it is estimated that I will be able to heal in less than a month in two hours each time." β
Jiang Shouhua smiled reluctantly: "I'm not that Xu Qing's opponent, let alone the Nine Difficulties, but it's always better to have my help." β
Ye Yunsheng put a clean sweat towel in her hand and said, "When your injuries are healed, maybe Wei Xian has already been imprisoned." β
Jiang Shouhua wiped her face, at this moment, it seems that there is a legendary appearance that half a cent of Yan should have when she returns, and she is completely a weak woman.
"There's nothing you can do now but wait?"
Ye Yunsheng looked at the sword box leaning against the wall and was silent for a moment.
"What's the use of waiting. β
"What are your plans?"
"Although I quit the rivers and lakes, I have been learning swords since I was a child, and I have no other skills, so I can only speak with a sword. Ye Yunsheng's hands were empty, but the heartiness of killing seven people in a row at dusk was still on his fingertips.
"All I have to do now is practice swords. It's like being a man, living and understanding, everything you do and stopping is the truth, and if you don't understand it, you will eventually regret it. β
I don't know if it's because of too much pressure and helplessness, he blindly and wishfully thinks that as long as he understands the sword, he can solve the pressure and get out of the predicament.
How could Jiang Shouhua believe such a naΓ―ve idea, practicing swords can deal with Jiu Yan and Xu Qing and the others? It's like a child who was beaten up and ran home and said, I want to practice martial arts and beat the other party down.
She couldn't bear to hit Ye Yunsheng, and the man sitting next to her seemed to be stunned the moment she saw the sword.
"I'm meditating here to recover some internal strength before I go...... Is it convenient?"
"It doesn't hurt to be self-conscious. Jiang Shouhua put the sweat towel in her hand on the bed, lay flat and closed her eyes. She was unable to move due to internal injuries, and she had already slept well after lying down all day, but in order to recover from her injuries as soon as possible, she would rather sleep all day.
Ye Yunsheng simply sat down, and he didn't cross his legs, he was perfect in his internal cultivation, and it didn't affect him if he didn't take the gong frame. After half an hour, I felt that my inner breath was smooth, and my dantian was full, so I got up, glanced at Jiang Shouhua, who seemed to be asleep, and suddenly the kind of boredom that I used to have in my heart - sleep well, and tomorrow's troubles will disappear, right?
He went out of the cellar, cleaned up the traces, and stood in the courtyard, the sky still dark, and the night wind chilled.
Sleeping doesn't change anything, so the troubles are still there.
He smiled bitterly, then pinched a sword trick, remained silent, and waited for a long time to recall the battle earlier, and after each shot, he slowly swung a sword......
It wasn't until the sky was bright, and the morning wind carried the smoke of other houses, that he took the sword trick, fetched water, wiped his face, rinsed his mouth, and then boiled the water as usual. When he came out, he saw his wife coaxing his daughter to get up, so he packed up the cart and came to the shed at the end of Dongyan Ju in Dongshi, greeted Lao Wang, and placed the items on the cart with the help of Xu.
When the hour had passed, and he had been three guests, he stood alone behind the burning stove, his face covered by the boiling water, and how could others see the grief and sorrow he had experienced these days, and the flame of hope that had been rekindled in the depths of his heart?
It was almost noon, and he was waiting for his wife to bring Ah Yu over, not wanting an unexpected guest to step in front of the stall first.
The middle-looking monk Tinghai folded his eyes on him, still with that honest and wooden expression, and said in his mouth: "I want a bowl of somen noodles." β
Ye Yunsheng's face remained unchanged, and he only said lightly: "Sit down first." β
Monk Tinghai sat down and asked, "When will you go to Liu's Mansion to teach swords?"
Ye Yun gave birth to noodles, and put in dried bamboo shoots and old tofu, watching the noodles roll, the old tofu floated and fell, and replied: "When the lady comes to see the noodle stall, I will go." β
Listening to the sea monk lowered his eyebrows and said kindly: "Yesterday frightened the little lady, don't blame it." Senior Brother Nine Tribulations is obsessed with swordsmanship, and he has been obsessed with Lingyun Sword Immortal over the years, so he acts recklessly, and he is here to make amends for his senior brother. β
"Senior Brother Ling has already left Chang'an City?"
"Just left last night. β
Ye Yunsheng scooped up the noodles, put them in a bowl, and put them in front of the table and said to Monk Tinghai: "Six coins for somen noodles." β
Monk Tinghai took out a bunch of money from his arms, took out six texts and handed them to Ye Yunsheng.
The two stopped talking, one ate noodles, and the other continued to stand behind the stove.
Ye Yunsheng waited for half a salary, and couldn't bear to say to the Xu family next door: "Auntie, help take a look, I'll go home and call Ah Tan." β
Xu responded, and he didn't care about the Tinghai monk who was still eating noodles, and rushed home.
Ah Yu sat in the yard, holding a branch and waving wildly, he looked into the house, his wife was lying on the bed with her clothes folded, she didn't feel worried, and when she entered the house and saw that her wife was awake, she asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
The wife said, "It's just a little sleepy, it's noon?"
Ye Yunsheng hurriedly entered the side room, but saw that the small bowl on the stove was empty, and the noodles in the big bowl had risen, as if they had not moved at all. When he saw that the firewood was gone, he could only go back to the house and say to his wife, "Why don't you eat breakfast, get up quickly, go to the stall, and ask Lao Wang for some cakes to fill his stomach." β
The wife got up softly, and said in her mouth: "I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat, the official will take Ah Yu to Liu's Mansion to ask for some hot food first." β
Ye Yunsheng reached out and touched his wife's face, there was nothing wrong with it, he took her hand and put it on his knee to take the pulse, the pulse was stable, and his fingers were low and heavy. His heart was slightly relieved, it was estimated that his qi and blood were weak after yesterday's fright, and it should be okay to rest properly and make up for it in the past few days.
"Don't be too tired, close the stall early, and I'll bring a chicken back in the evening to make soup." β
"No, just bring a piece of rice cake back. β
"In the end, the body matters...... I asked Aunt Xu to help watch and go over as soon as possible. β
And so he went. β
At that moment, Ye Yunsheng took Ah Yu to Liu's mansion.
Ah Yu was reluctant to throw away the branch in his hand, and held it like a sword. The apprentice Zhao Yu has a sword, and his daughter also has a branch as a sword, but Ye Yunsheng doesn't even have a branch, but he hurriedly went to Liu's mansion, not for a bowl of hot rice, but to be able to practice the sword without scruples.
He ran around all day yesterday, and his heart was also frightened and nervous, mixed with all kinds of emotions, and he killed seven people in one go, but he didn't sleep all night, but he figured out one thing.
He can hide from other people, even if the nine difficulties are in front of him, he can pretend to mix them up, nothing more than endure more pain and grievances. But he couldn't beat it, and the opponent who couldn't find any flaws couldn't hide from it for the rest of his life - as long as he had a sword in his hand, this opponent would always stand in front of him.
Ye Yunsheng, who had been hiding for seven years, finally found a way out.
Regardless of whether this road can be crossed or not......
At least, he thought deeply, if even an opponent who didn't exist in the first place could be defeated, then who in the world could not be defeated?