This black down jacket was bought by Duanmu Shenjiu for Wu Hou, and in winter, the weather gradually turned colder, and one day Duanmu Shenjiu suddenly came to Wu Hou and said that he wanted to go out shopping with Wu Hou.

Since Wu Hou stopped going to school, the money has been spent, and life has slowly begun to become poor, although Mai Wenxiang is rich, but not much, and Wu Hou can't be raised by a little girl, so all along, Duanmu Shenjiu has been supporting himself with his own salary.

Wu Hou didn't feel at ease at first, after all, this was Master's hard-earned money. But later Duanmu Shenjiu said that he has a good job now, and he has received the salaries of several people, and he has a considerable salary every month, which is enough to support the master and apprentice in this city. Duanmu Shenjiu also said, saying stupid apprentice, in Pinghuang Mountain, you have supported the master and me for so many years, and the master is now taking the salary to support you, which is also right, you are my apprentice, if you don't spend this money, who will spend it?

On the day Duanmu Shenjiu said this, Wu Hou cried.

That morning, Duanmu Shenjiu took Wu Hou to have a good meal, and after eating, the two went to the mall to buy clothes for Wu Hou. Wu Hou walked upstairs and downstairs and saw a lot of clothes, but when he asked the price, it was too expensive for him to bear. He was reluctant to spend so much money from the master to buy clothes for himself, so he hesitated and didn't choose after shopping for a long time.

In the end, Duanmu Shenjiu chose this black down jacket, short, although it was a down jacket, but Wu Hou looked very capable and energetic when he wore it.

That night, the master and apprentice found another tavern, sat down together, ordered a few dishes, asked for a bottle of wine, and drank a little. During this period, Duanmu Shenjiu also asked some questions carefully, he asked Wu Hou if he insisted on practicing the sword every night, and if there were any questions in his cultivation, Wu Hou answered them one by one, and Duanmu Shenjiu also gave careful answers to the questions.

In addition, the master and apprentice also talked about a lot of things, and Duanmu Shenjiu told Wu Hou that day that Yizheng Lian wanted to establish a sect.

At the place where he lived, after everything was cleaned up, Wu Hou took the knife of no return and prepared to go out to find the master. Now the number of times he sees Master is getting less and less, after all, Master works in the factory, he is very busy at work, and he is not rich in time every day, so Wu Hou now cherishes the opportunity to meet Master.

Holding the knife of non-return in his hand, Wu Hou looked at himself in the mirror, dark blue jeans, a pair of white flat shoes, a close-fitting down jacket, and a dark green scabbard of the knife in his hand, and one leg was diagonally branched to the side.

Wu Hou put the knife of no return on his shoulder, smiled at himself in the mirror, plus this outfit, there is an indescribable handsomeness, if you say it specifically, it is handsome and handsome.

Now when he goes out, no matter where he goes, Wu Hou will bring the knife of no return, he remembers what Duanmu Shenjiu said to himself, and the knife will not leave his body from now on. After practicing the knife for a long time, Wu Hou can't see the knife now, the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it is, if he can't see it, he will be a little anxious in his heart.

For several months, he has been accompanying himself with the knife of no return, from jumping into the river to standing at the head of the tide to practice the knife, to walking along the riverside with the knife of no return, when Wu Hou was talking to himself, the only one who could listen to him was the knife of no return. Sometimes, as if he could understand human speech, the sword body hidden in the scabbard would bloom with a burst of golden yellow light at the intersection of the hilt and the scabbard when Wu Hou said that he was happy, and when Wu Hou said that he was lost, the sword body hidden in the scabbard would bloom with a faint crimson light.

The sword has spirituality, and the knife is not, for a martial artist, perhaps the most intimate friend is his own weapon.

Wu Hou patted the scabbard of the non-return knife in the mirror, and said with a smile: "Let's go, go to the master." The handle of the non-return knife flashed with a golden light, as if it was also accompanying Wu Hou to be happy.

Duanmu Shenjiu is now on the night shift, and now at this point, it should have been repaired after work, Wu Hou went out, went downstairs, took a taxi on the side of the road, and headed towards the factory. Silently looking at the crowd on the street along the way, everyone seemed to be very busy, busy with work, busy with life, seeing this scene, the young Wu Hou, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

You and I are mortals, and we have experienced all kinds of hardships in this world, and who will be the easy one.

If you want to say that it is strange, it is also strange, there is no reason for Wu Hou to have this kind of emotion now, but he is still less than twenty years old, but he really has this kind of emotion, and he is young and old, no more than this.

There was a song on the radio in the car, which was a very popular and inspirational song at the moment, and there were a few lyrics that were particularly well written.

"I can't go with the flow, for the sake of my beloved ones, no matter how hard it is, I have to be strong, just for those who look forward to it. ”

Whose hands is the fate of a person in his hands? A powerful person can make you lose your job with a single word, or you can be persuaded to quit from school with a single sentence, is his own fate in the hands of these people? No, never, his own fate will definitely be in his own hands.

On this day in the car, Wu Houmao suddenly opened, untied the knot in his heart, and regained confidence in the future.

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In front of the factory where Duanmu Shenjiu works, the workers who have finished the night shift at this time are coming out of it one after another, and in order not to delay their work tonight, they are ready to go back to rest. Duanmu Shenjiu also walked out of the crowd, took off his overalls, and put on an army green thin cotton jacket, which worked very well on his body, like a young man, and now he is no longer only wearing white clothes.

He was also followed by Old Man Deng, and the two walked out of the door while chatting. After walking out of the gate, Duanmu Shenjiu saw Wu Hou standing across the road, a smile appeared on his handsome face, and said to Old Man Deng, "My apprentice is here." ”

Old man Deng looked curiously in the direction Duanmu Shenjiu was looking at, and saw a young man, carrying a knife and hanging a child, standing across the road, his eyes looking at the crowd, as if he was looking for someone.

The two walked over, and Duanmu Shenjiu shouted when he walked to the middle of the road, "Hey, young man, who are you looking for?"

When Wu Hou heard the voice, he saw Duanmu Shenjiu and Old Man Deng coming over, his eyes fell on the master wearing an army green cotton jacket, and he shouted happily: "Master!"

Duanmu Shenjiu smiled warmly, nodded, and walked to Wu Hou's side with Old Man Deng at the same time.

Duanmu Shenjiu introduced, "This is my colleague Deng Old Man, call someone quickly." ”

Wu Hou shouted honestly, "Old man Deng." ”

Old man Deng was stunned and didn't react for a while. Duanmu Shenjiu glanced at Wu Hou reproachfully, and said angrily, "What do you call it?"

Wu Hou scratched his head and said with a smile, "Hehe, it's wrong." Then he looked at the old man Deng and shouted obediently, "Uncle Deng is good." ”

Old man Deng came back to his senses and said, "Well, hello, Wu Hou, right? I've heard your master say it a long time ago, haha." Old man Deng grinned, and there were many cigarette stains on the two rows of teeth from years of smoking.

The three of them moved to the side to make way for a passing bicycle, and Old Man Deng patted Wu Hou's body familiarly, and didn't forget to praise, "Yo, the young man is very sturdy." Wu Hou also grinned, and there were already faint smoke stains on his teeth.

Standing in a place where the sun could shine, Old Man Deng stomped his feet, rubbed his hands, and said, "It's really cold." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu smiled and said, "What's the matter? ”

"Alas, how can you compare with you young people. ”

In fact, Old Man Deng didn't know the real age of Duanmu Shenjiu, if Old Man Deng knew, he would definitely be startled, and he sighed that he was alive and dead. Don't look at Duanmu Shenjiu's young appearance, as if he is in his early thirties, in fact, his real age is more than ten generations older than many people's ancestors, but of course these will not be told to Old Man Deng.

The three of them stood here for a while, basking in the sun, and after the crowd at the gate of the factory dispersed, Old Man Deng yawned and said, "No, I'm sleepy, I'll buy a few packs of cigarettes and go back to sleep, you can play with your apprentice." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu nodded, and with a sigh, he only added when Old Man Deng left, "At such an age, smoke less." ”

"I've been smoking for half my life, and I still care about these few years?" Old man Deng didn't take Duanmu Shenjiu's advice seriously at all, and finally added: "Smoking and drinking, just such a hobby, now you let me quit, it's worse than death." ”

Wu Hou and Master looked at Old Man Deng together, and they all laughed. After Old Man Deng walked away, Duanmu Shenjiu stopped him and said, "Old Deng, you work hard at night, I won't come back to work tonight." ”

Old man Deng lit the last cigarette in the cigarette case, and threw the empty cigarette case to the side of the road, "Okay, okay, I know that as soon as your apprentice comes, you will have to ask for leave again." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu laughed a few times, and watched Old Man Deng go into the small supermarket on the side of the road to buy cigarettes. This old man Deng, an old living treasure, works with Duanmu Shenjiu on weekdays, and his mouth never stops, although he is a lot older, he still makes some meat jokes with Duanmu Shenjiu, and Duanmu Shenjiu is often embarrassed.

However, this does not affect Duanmu Shenjiuda in his heart to like this old man, after all, this old man Deng, but his first friend in this era, he is not bad, he has no heart, unlike other old men, who are cunning and cunning. Old man Deng kept inviting Duanmu Shenjiu to his house to sit down, but he was busy with work all the time, and Duanmu Shenjiu didn't have time to go so far to Old Man Deng's house as a guest.

The master and apprentice stood on the side of the road for a while, Duanmu Shenjiu looked at Wu Hou, and asked with joy in his eyes, "What's the matter?"

Wu Hou raised his chin with a smile and replied: "Well, I want to open it, although I don't know what I can do in the future, but my life is mine, I can live as much as I want." ”

"That's right. Duanmu Shenjiu thought so.

A few days ago, when I saw Wu Hou, this kid had been faintly depressed, although his speech and demeanor were no different from usual, but if you look at it carefully, you can still find that he is in a state of malaise. As the old saying goes, knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, although Duanmu Shenjiu is not Wu Hou's father, but the master-apprentice relationship for many years has made Duanmu Shenjiu also see that Wu Hou has a knot in his heart. Seeing each other again today, Wu Hou's eyes returned to clear, and his firm expression when he spoke was overflowing, and it was when he saw this that Duanmu Shenjiu felt that Wu Hou wanted to open up.

Duanmu Shenjiu took the lead and walked up, Wu Hou carried the knife of no return behind him, and followed the master in small steps.

The master asked in front, "Wu Hou, do you think it's cold in winter here?"

Wu Hou looked at Master's back blankly, shook his head behind him and replied, "I didn't find it cold, Master, it's a little strange for me to say this, now I'm practicing swords in the river at night, and I don't even feel cold when I take off my clothes." ”

Duanmu Shenjiu, who was in front, smiled imperceptibly and said casually, "You are angry and not afraid of the cold." words.

Wu Hou really believed it stupidly, after all, the world is so big, there are no surprises, even ordinary people, some of them will also feel cold because of their special physique, jumping into the snow in winter.

However, Wu Hou was still very curious, because of last night's crash, he was unscathed, although he didn't feel anything at the time, but now the more he thinks about it, the more strange he feels.

"Master, I had a car accident by the river last night after practicing swords. ”

"Oh, and then?" Duanmu Shenjiu was not worried, and his tone was very flat, as if he was fine, because Wu Hou was now in good condition behind him, unscathed.

Wu Hou wondered, "The car drove more than a hundred miles, hit me head-on, knocked me unconscious, but a bad old man woke me up with the smell of stinky feet, and now I think about it is still disgusting and uncomfortable." Speaking of Lao Li's stinky feet, Wu Hou felt sick to his stomach and spat hard in the back.

"Hehe, the smell of stinky feet, how stinky it is. ”

"Anyway, it's super super stinky. Wu Hou didn't want to mention Lao Li's stinky feet, so he continued: "After I woke up, I found that I had no injuries all over my body. Master, it was a car that ran more than 100 miles and hit me, and I was fine!"

Duanmu Shenjiu smiled again in front of him, and said lightly, "Silly boy, as you go farther and farther in martial arts, you will find that the gap between your body and ordinary people will become bigger and bigger. ”

"What's going on? Will it change?" Wu Hou asked.

Duanmu Shen Jiu Hui, "The body will not undergo major changes, but there will definitely be changes in subtle places, such as your hair, which will be more vigorous than before, your nails and teeth will become harder and harder, and some have special physiques, after practicing martial arts, the whole body will become larger." ”

Wu Hou suddenly stopped, looked down at his crotch, and asked blankly, "Then will it get bigger?"

Duanmu Shenjiu, who was puzzled, turned his head and glanced at Wu Hou, and when he saw him staring blankly at the bottom and asking such a question, he immediately reprimanded with a black line in his head: "What do you want!"

Wu Hou raised his head and laughed a few times, ran up and wanted to walk side by side with Duanmu Shenjiu, Duanmu Shenjiu glanced at Wu Hou unhappily, pointed at Wu Hou with his finger and said, "You, you, you are really, but you are a little similar to Old Man Deng." ”

"Hey, man, it's not all like that. ”

The master and apprentice walked for a while, Duanmu Shenjiu didn't talk to each other again, just walked with his head down, and Wu Hou looked around while walking, and he was not idle for a while.

After a while, Duanmu Shenjiu suddenly said, "Apprentice, you remember, you must guard the boy's body in the future, and it must not be broken until the critical moment of inheritance." ”

Wu Hou, who was walking, sighed and asked stupidly, "Why?"

"Because if you practice like that, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and it can be said that you can even practice endlessly. ”

Wu Hou sighed as if he didn't understand, but he was still very distressed by Master's words, and asked in a low voice, "Then Master, are you a child?"

"Your master is so powerful, it must be. Duanmu Shenjiu replied with a smile.

"But... But don't you have a teacher?"

Duanmu Shenjiu stood still, and Wu Hou also stopped.

"My master and I have become a Taoist couple, but there is no husband and wife, understand? The love between men and women in the world will transcend the mundane desires between mortals. It is self-evident what this vulgar desire refers to.

Wu Hou naturally doesn't understand this, at such an age, he hasn't even figured out what liking is, let alone obscure love. After speaking, Duanmu Shenjiu continued to walk, and Wu Hou hurriedly followed.

Passing by a small supermarket in front of me, there is a stove at the door, and on the stove there is a large aluminum pot, steaming, and inside is fragrant oden. The small supermarkets on the streets of Hangzhou, many of them sell these things, they are not expensive, the taste is good, it is a snack that many people like to eat, especially in winter, eat a oden on a cold day, and the whole person is also warm.

Duanmu Shenjiu stopped when he walked through the small supermarket, he walked to the supermarket and asked the boss for two disposable paper bowls, one for each of them and Wu Hou, each of whom filled a bowl of oden.

Afterwards, I saw two men, squatting on the side of the road not far from the supermarket, eating oden with taste, Wu Hou ate a lot, and the careful Duanmu Shenjiu also took out his two strings and put them in Wu Hou's bowl.

This kind of ordinary life makes Duanmu Shenjiu enjoy it very much, he has a job, he has money to earn, and he has children who need to be loved by himself, this kind of complete sense of life is something he has never felt in that life. Sometimes he can't help but wonder if he hadn't been so persistent in pursuing the realm of martial arts to the top, but married and had children like ordinary people, took care of his wife and children in middle age, teased his grandchildren when he was old, and finally died and ended his dull life, would there not have been so many things later.

Duanmu Shenjiu lost his mind for a moment, he looked at Wu Hou, and suddenly didn't want Wu Hou to practice martial arts, so he asked, "How is your sword practice?"

After Wu Hou heard this, he anxiously swallowed the food in his mouth, and said in a panic: "Oh, if you don't say it, I almost forgot to tell you, Master, I can now split the river into a road." It was hard to hide the excitement when he spoke.

Even if it was Duanmu Shenjiu, when he heard Wu Hou's words, he was secretly taken aback.

"How many knives do you need?"

"The knife can split the river, directly to the bottom, the tide has been split into two by me from the middle, I estimate that by next summer, I can cut the river water of the Qiantang River with a knife. ”

Duanmu Shenjiu pulled the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, not that he thought that Wu Hou was powerful, because this kind of thing could be achieved with one palm, but the progress of Wu Hou's sword practice was really fast and a little scary, and it had only been a few months, and he had already practiced the goal he set for him.

"I'll just say, the boy is very good at martial arts. Duanmu Shenjiu muttered quietly.

"Master, what are you talking about?" Wu Hou ate the last string of oden, not hearing Master's words clearly.

Duanmu Shenjiu got up, stretched his waist and continued walking, Wu Hou threw away the exhausted paper bowl and followed.

"Master, where are we going?"

"Go to your brother Sen, Yizhenglian opened today. ”

"Yes, I'm going to set off fireworks!"

Duanmu Shenjiu said helplessly, "It's all up to you." ”