Chapter 6: Snowy City
Today's Snowstorm City is particularly lively, perhaps because there is no snow today, so the people here are extremely happy
A few young children squatted in front of the snowdrift at this time, building snowmen one after another, as if some were comparing whose snowman was bigger
The only thing that the children in Snow City can play with is snow, and it is cheap and doesn't cost money, and there is a casual play on the street, which is much easier than begging their parents to buy them a candy man or something
The injured Zhixian went to the ground slightly, and after seeing his own clothes, he found that he was now wearing a gray plain clothes, according to Leyi and himself, this is the clothes left by his father, and there is no suitable clothes at home, and he has no money to buy them, so he can only wear this clothes for him
Zhi Xian also smiled slightly and didn't care, now what he was most curious about was where he had come, quietly walked out of the house, looking at the outside world, this eighteen-year-old boy's world view collapsed and rebuilt again
I saw a prosperous world outside, really as described in the martial arts novel, the snow was piled up on the side of the road, the road was swept out of a dirt road, and then on the street in front, a middle-aged man with a sugar gourd on his back shouted "Sugar gourd"
Walking forward, you can see the tea stall on the side of the road, the wine shop, an old man is patting the board to tell a story, several thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys are listening tirelessly, eager to steal a few pennies from home and listen to the old man talk about the rivers and lakes
Zhi Xian's mood was a little complicated, at this time he didn't know what to say better, walking and walking, he smiled, in that real real world, he is a distant passerby, maybe a hundred years later, he can only become the nourishment of the earth
But now, looking at the streets, there are a few rangers with hats, with the long sword carried in the novel behind them, and the envy in his eyes does not hide the envy at all, looking at the few rangers in front of him, he actually has an impulse to go up and say hello, or the ranger with the sword on his back is his own words
"If it's a dream, then I'll never wake up," Zhi Xian muttered to himself, and walked back to the cabin with his chest covered, although the wound was still a little painful, but the mood was extremely excited
Why can't I stop envy, I can't break out of my name in this world, if I really can't break out, I will die in the coveted rivers and lakes, and I will have no regrets
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In the blacksmith shop, Leyi, who had just walked into the blacksmith shop, saw the senior brother who gave him firewood that day, nodded and smiled slightly, and prepared to leave
When the man saw Leyi, he waved his hand at him and said, "Senior brother, come here, senior brother has something to tell you" His face was extremely foul, and Ke Leyi could only walk up to him and show a false smile
The man pointed to the red and unformed iron in front of him, "Senior brother, help senior brother beat it out, senior brother is a little uncomfortable today, help me"
I didn't ask Leyi if he agreed, so he turned around and left, and didn't look back at Leyi, this kind of habitual life is really used to Leyi, and the first time he came to the blacksmith shop, he was educated by this senior brother
So much so that now, his apprentice money has also become in this senior brother's pocket, so he can only sell the firewood in exchange for some copper coins, so that he will not starve to death this month
Looking at the unformed iron tools in front of him, Le Yi turned his head and looked at the finished swords hanging one after another around him, with undisguised envy in his eyes
He also wanted to save money to buy a sword one day, or after he became an official apprentice, he could fight his own sword and come out, thinking about the copper coins buried under the big tree in his yard, Leyi had to shake his head helplessly
All this was seen by Old Man Li, he shook his head a little helplessly, spit out a puff of smoke, and continued to lie on his rocking chair
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Leyi walked out of his house again and shouted at the yard behind him, "Brother Xian, I'm going to the blacksmith shop, you can recuperate at home."
Standing at the door and hearing the reply from behind him, Leyi walked out of the house, unaware that his life had changed greatly in the past two months
After staying with Zhixian for two months, the eldest brother in front of him would always give him some strange things, and he would sit at the table and say to himself melancholy, the world is suffering
Of course, Leyi, who lives in the alleys of Snow City, can't appreciate the appearance of this world, and the memory of himself holding his father's hand, looking at the ranger walking by the street with a sword on his back, will always hold his father's hand and say, "Dad, I also want the same wooden sword"
The middle-aged man could only touch his head with a smile, and then said comfortingly, "Obedient, go home and make a handful for you"
This wooden sword promised for many years, maybe not seen for many years, knowing that his father had finally died, and he had never seen the last face, so he could only kneel down in front of the tombstone and weep
It didn't take long for him to leave, it was the departure of his mother, or the same scene and the same Leyi, the young Leyi had not been helped by relatives, that is, there was a livestock at home, and he also needed an extra mouthful of food, not to mention that Leyi's parents' family was not very good, so that bite of food was not eaten after all
Maybe this alley boy quietly froze to death in his own home, and no one cared about it, no one found out
It can be seen that after Zhixian got his firewood monthly payment again, Zhixian became angry and took himself to the blacksmith shop, remembering that day, he actually felt the feeling of someone speaking for him again
Leyi, who had suffered endless grievances, finally got the monthly reward, but he leaked a smile, not because he saw the smile of the money again, but in the world, there would be people who spoke for themselves
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Zhi Xian, who was almost healed from his injuries, walked to the courtyard outside the door at this time, tied up his horse, and began to swing his fist decently, and then retracted it, perhaps it was his delusion, after coming here, he could always feel a different feeling from the original world
I can't say the feeling, but I just feel that it has become meaningful for me to swing my fists or practice martial arts in this world
After learning that his master Song Feng was not an ordinary person, the nagging of those old men began to become extremely important to him
I remember that the old man who was still holding a pipe in his mouth said to himself, "People who practice martial arts, if you don't play the basic skills well, no matter how far you go, you will quietly collapse and cease to exist."
Zhi Xian put on a punch at this time, which was the simplest five-step punch, he didn't know what the name of the five-step punch was in this world, but he knew that when his punch became meaningful, he would punch
After Leyi went out, Zhixian would go out and swing his fist, which was a month after the injury was healed, and if it was counted, it would add up to a month's posture
Bow, horse, servant, void, rest, the five steps have been gradually familiar with his practice, even if you close your eyes, you can also play five steps, this is the basic skill that Song Feng told himself
He once asked Song Feng if it was himself, how long would it take to practice these five steps before he could beat the basic skills
Song Feng hesitated, glanced at Zhi Xian in front of him, and said a very strange sentence, "Either forever or in the future"
Now that he thinks about this sentence carefully, he feels full of charm, and thinks that his master, he is really not a god
Lunge punching, horse step fighting, rest step cover fighting, servant step through the palm, virtual step palm, after doing it, it will be closed, followed by a new one, again and again, I haven't counted how many times I stopped envy, just seriously exercising my five steps
Zhi Xian, who is familiar with reading several martial arts novels, knows in his heart that if he wants to go to the rivers and lakes with a sword, he can only rely on himself now, or the slight memories that his master gave him
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On this day, the Wind and Snow City was particularly lively, it is said that there is a woman who actually bought the big mansion of the Ding family in the original Wind and Snow City, and it is rumored that Wind and Snow City is that this is the concubine of the Grandmaster or the Sword Immortal, and she took root here to buy a house, so that she could come to meet
On the streets of Snowy City, there are many, many men today, some order a cup of tea next to the tea stall, and as soon as they sit down, they will wait for a day, some are on the side, and some of them start chatting with the stall people, and in the end, the stall holders cover their foreheads and answer stiffly
The man's smile is still missing, but it can be seen that in today's Wind and Snow City, how many people want to see who the woman who bought the Ding family's house is
There are a few men who were taken back by their own women, and finally scolded and scolded this man's actions today, and they were also talked about as a joke by everyone present
Leyi still walked through the streets, but walked on the side, as if the noise in the streets had nothing to do with him
Before the sun was noon, a sedan chair did not shy away from the main road of Wind and Snow City and walked straight into Wind and Snow City
I don't know which family master offended the role of the heavenly immortals, and it didn't take long for him to be wiped out overnight, and no one dared to say a word or two in the Wind and Snow City
Even the immortal hidden in Wind and Snow City acquiesced in the existence of this matter, and no one dared to make a noise with it anymore
The sedan chair is carried by eight people, all of them are hardcover men, after knowing the identity and appearance of the woman in the sedan chair, the strength of the eight people to carry the sedan chair is obviously a lot harder, and after walking such a long way, it is not the slightest tiredness
In order to be favored by the characters in the sedan chair, and to be a housekeeper at home, to be able to see a woman with such a face every day, even if you don't take money, you are willing
Le Yi and the sedan chair passed by, only to hear the sedan chair actually shouted a word to stop, so that the eight people obviously froze, and then gently fell off the sedan chair, the eyes of the eight people were a little puzzled, the fairy in the sedan chair, this way has not said anything, even when I saw it, the expression was cold, at this moment
I saw a pair of slender hands in the sedan chair lifting the curtain, at this time Le Yi was also shouted by the scene behind him, it was when he looked back, and the woman who lifted the curtain actually glanced at each other, and the corners of the woman's mouth were slightly raised
It was already a stunning face, and there was a kind of beauty like an iceberg melting, even the man who had been waiting on the main road of Wind and Snow City since he got up early in the morning actually had a feeling of worthwhile
Some ignorant children glanced at each other, turned around and walked away quickly, the woman also got up and left, the eight people were nothing more than a little shocked, the fairy-like woman actually looked at the swarthy child
The man on the side of the road was also a little puzzled: "Whose child is this?"
"Harm, don't you know? This is the kid in the alley in the south, his name is Leyi, and he said that his parents were killed by him," Xiao Er on the side whispered, obviously seeing Leyi walking by the side of the street every day
After Xiao Er, who also knew a little bit about it, quietly finished speaking, he was taken away by the shopkeeper and taught him a hard lesson
Leyi didn't feel anything, maybe it was due to his age, he just felt that that sister was very beautiful, he hadn't seen it, maybe it was a fairy
I don't know that on the main road of Fengxue City today, all the men were a little shocked, it was nothing more than a fairy walking into the Ding family's house
Some men want to lie in the corner to see what is going on inside, or some men whimsically want to take another look at the woman's face, so that they can go home at night and talk to their wives and then go dark with them all night
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The sedan chair fell in front of a big house, there was no plaque on the door, as if it had been taken away a long time ago, the eight people got off the sedan chair steadily, the woman walked out of the sedan chair gently, and then walked into the house without looking back
The eyes of the eight people were all on the woman's body, as if they were unswerving, with some longing in their eyes, thinking that this woman lacked a family member in the house, and took herself into the house, even if she didn't want a monthly payment
Gently pushed open the door of the house, and then the woman smiled slightly, as if she had changed her appearance, in the courtyard house, walked into another woman, the woman was dressed plainly, and seemed to be a maid in the house
"Division... No, miss, are you here?" said the woman in some haste
The maid looked at the young lady in front of her at this time, she looked absolutely beautiful, she was a fairy in the rivers and lakes, and that was it
"Miss, when you entered the Snow City, did a lot of men look at you?" asked the maid mischievously
The woman frowned, and the maid's out-of-the-box personality suddenly quieted down
"You clean up first, I'll go somewhere" Then the woman disappeared in place
The maid waved her hand, and reluctantly turned around and walked into the house, only her and the two of her in the huge courtyard were "a little boring" The woman sighed and walked into the house
Leyi walked into the blacksmith shop, since that time Zhixian appeared, the so-called senior brother no longer cares about Leyi, Leyi naturally doesn't know what Zhixian said
Old man Li was still the same as before, slowly holding his pipe without speaking, slowly lying on the chair, sitting gracefully
"Boy, it's late again today," Old Man Li said suddenly when he opened his eyes
Le Yi smiled indifferently, the smile at this moment was real, for some reason, in front of Old Man Li, Le Yi would really leak a smile
As soon as the two of them had spoken, a woman walked into the courtyard again, a woman dressed beautifully, with a handsome face, and her black hair coiled up, and walked into the blacksmith shop in a regular manner
His eyes were always on Old Man Li's body, Le Yi turned his head and looked a little surprised, isn't this the woman he saw on the street today?
"Leyi, you go in first, girl, what's the matter with me?" said Old Man Li waving his hand
Leyi turned his head and walked into the blacksmith shop, but did not look back, but walked straight into the house
"When I entered the Snow City, the master said that I would come to visit my seniors first," the woman said respectfully
Old man Li didn't speak, lying on the chair and squinting, seeing that Old Man Li didn't speak, the woman didn't say a word, just stood respectfully in the courtyard
"Are you here for that kid?" asked Old Man Li
The woman was a little surprised: "Senior knows what I'm here for?"
"After seeing that kid, I knew you were coming, otherwise that good master of yours would either kill you or kill you." Old man Li said with a smile
The woman's expression was a little embarrassed, but it didn't affect her and continued to speak, "Can you tell me?" Before she finished speaking, Old Man Li opened her eyes slightly
Suddenly, the woman stopped talking, she knew that she had gone too far, and the pause was not too much, and the woman was not talking
Old man Li waved his hand and said, "This kind of thing, don't ask me, you can find it yourself, if you find it, you are lucky, and the old man will not care, but if you act like this, I don't care, and he won't really ignore it."
After hearing this, the woman smiled, saluted slightly and turned to leave, Old Man Li shook his head slightly with a pipe in his mouth, "This place is not very peaceful, isn't it?"
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In the courtyard, after Zhi Xian finished a set of five-step boxing at this time, he sat on the ground and began to rest, I don't know how many times I have practiced boxing today, and I will always look up at the sky
If there is no cloud in the sky, there is nothing, and Zhixian also wants to see what the so-called immortals are like
I remember asking Leyi a few days ago if this kid had ever seen a fairy, but this kid thought about it for a long time before he said
"I've seen a few immortals, but they just flew over the Wind and Snow City with their swords, some flew over, and some were directly knocked down, and then spit out a mouthful of blood, and walked directly towards the city gate" Leyi replied at that time
This sentence made Zhixian a little dazed, so after that, he always wanted to look up at the sky, even if it was to see a few gods who were knocked down, it was also a wonderful thing to appreciate
I don't know when, the sun is already halfway over, and Zhi Xian, who has nothing to do, is a little overwhelmed, and after coming to this world all of a sudden, after adapting to it for a while, he found that he really had nothing to do
In addition, he eats Leyi's food every day, so today he is ready to go out and find a job to make a living, that is, to earn a few pennies, and he is also money
Even if he was raised by Leyi for three months, Leyi didn't say anything, just take care of himself and recuperate, even if he is a person who has no heart, he will not be so heartless
After locking the door, the key was thrown to a place where Leyi could find it, and then he straightened his clothes and hair before walking out of the alley and into the street
It didn't take long for him to come to the blacksmith shop, this time he was going to find the old man Li, after the experience of Zhixian, he was half an apprentice of the Longquan swordsmith, and he was in the blacksmith shop?
And his intuition told him that Old Man Li was not a simple character, which was the experience of reading too many martial arts novels
Walking into the small courtyard, Old Man Li didn't open his eyes or say yes, as if he guessed that Zhixian would come back, but just pointed to the small stool beside him, "Here, just sit down"
Zhi Xian walked over a little restrained, although he had been here for a long time, but he still didn't know some rules, so after sitting down with some caution, he said, "Senior, let's do this?" Zhi Xian asked a little stiffly
Old man Li raised his eyebrows, "I'm here, there is no shortage of people" As if he knew the idea of stopping envy, Old Man Li interrupted him and said
Zhi Xian lost his spirit for a while, "Senior, I know how to forge a sword"
"Oh, how many have you cast?" asked Old Man Li with interest
This time, I directly asked Zhixian, I still know a little about the sword, if I talk about sword-casting, this is the difficulty of stopping the envy
"Casting swords, I've seen a lot of swords, does it count," Zhi Xian said embarrassedly
Old man Li snorted, "You kid, forget it, I don't look good."
Zhi Xian smiled a little embarrassedly, and then asked, "Senior, you are not an ordinary person, are you?
"Hey, you kid, you really have a vision" Old man Li laughed, not hiding himself at all
Zhi Xian lost interest for a moment, turned his head and prepared to get up and leave
"Boy, wait a minute, there's a broken black stone in the house, if you can beat it out, you can stay here and be my apprentice, what do you think?" said Old Man Li
"That's what you said!" Zhi Xian said with some happiness, although he didn't know how to forge swords, but the so-called knowledge of sword casting, he had heard Song Feng talk a lot