In Lu'an Mansion, there are still many people. Although it is in the red dust of the world, it ignores the killing of the outside world, ignores grievances and hatreds, like a paradise.

There are two people sitting side by side by the window on the second floor of the tea house opposite the Rong Kee pawnshop, with tea and snacks in front of them. A man is white and thin, his face is as calm as water, his eyes are sharp, and he is a little cold, although he is not handsome and extraordinary, but he is also a little heroic. The hair is gray, hanging down to the cheeks, and is tied into a ponytail with a red rope at the back of the head. Dressed in a snow-white silk and blue-patterned robe, carrying a bamboo hat, tying a Xishu red brocade flower belt around his waist, hanging a knife, bamboo handle, jujube wood crimson scabbard, bronzing engraving, so exquisite. Standing on the bench, his left hand on his lap, holding a teacup in his right hand, putting it to his mouth, taking a small sip, not moving, and his eyes did not know where to go. This is the orphan who was destroyed in Kexue Mountain Villa ten years ago, and the appearance has changed greatly in ten years, and it is difficult to recognize it if it is not for people close to it. Moreover, there are very few people in the world who can recognize and know his life. Moreover, Xiao Wuxian taught him to be incognito, and not to tell outsiders about his life experience, so as not to cause trouble.

Today, he is still one of the ten ghosts of the Ten Ghost Hall, ranked seventh, and is nicknamed "Sword Snow Guest" because of his habitual use of knives. There is a poem on the rivers and lakes "Don't ask Feixue what to do, but know that the knife is frosty and cold", which means that he kills people like Feixue, cold and fast.

The other kept grabbing the snack in front of him with both hands, stuffing it into his mouth, and swallowing it again, his mouth full of residues. Look closely at the man: white, thin and tall, dignified, handsome and extraordinary. The willow eyebrows are raised, and the eyes are like hooking the soul. He has short black hair and wears a white-bottomed mountain and river embroidered forehead. His appearance is very different from his behavior. Wearing a wide-sleeved white moire robe, with a purple sash around his waist, and a leopard-headed jade pendant hanging. It seems to be evil, but the behavior is very arrogant. It turned out that this person was Xiao Wuxian's adopted son, who liked to wear white clothes, so he was named Luo Baiyi. It was Xiao Wuxian who returned from going out on a snowy night, and the abandoned baby found at the door of the Rongji pawnshop, the leopard-headed jade pendant was brought with him since he was a child. Growing up in Xiao Mansion since he was a child, he is only two years younger than Dao Xueke, and has the closest relationship with him. Because when he was young, he was fond of light work, so he was famous for his light work, and the people in the rivers and lakes called "leopard in the clouds", and because of the leopard's claw skill, he was known as the poem "The claw in the clouds probed the ghost life, and the leopard in the mountain destroyed the king of Hades". He is one of the ten ghost hall killers, ranking sixth.

Luo Baiyi saw that the knife snowman was stunned again, and he suddenly felt funny in his heart, so he smashed the knife snowman with the husk in his hand. Dao Xueke came to his senses in shock, and said angrily: "Are you playing tricks on me again?" Luo Baiyi knew that he was not to blame, and the two of them seemed to be brothers, and they became more and more unscrupulous: "Old knife, old knife." Good for you, a snowman. You said that you and I have known each other for ten years, and since childhood, you can say that you have nothing to say, and you and I have the best relationship among everyone. But you still refuse to tell me your background, but you know everything about me, so unfair!" Dao Xueke was stunned, his heart was sour, he didn't mean to hide it, but the stakes were very high, although ten years have passed, it still can't be easily revealed. Thinking of Xiao Wuxian and Liu Yuanjun's entrustment again, he just took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I don't want to say it clearly, it's just that the time has not come." Since you and I are brothers, we will stop demanding more. Although Luo Baiyi was curious, he was no longer embarrassed: "Then I took a step back, you should always tell me your real name?"

"No one has said it for ten years, and I've forgotten it. With that, he drank the tea and said no more. Luo Baiyi didn't ask any more, just continued to gobble up.

The two of them are the same as before. At this moment, three people who seemed to be rivers and lakes came up to the teahouse, sat at the adjacent table, slapped their swords on the table, called Dr. Cha to come, gave some orders, and chatted: "Do you know that the wind and grass are going on the rivers and lakes today?" "I heard rumors that outside the Yaoye Mansion from Jianshan, Yiye Jianmen issued a heroic post today, convening the world's heroes for a meeting, and appreciating a Jade Buddha, also known as the Jade Buddha Society. "It's a loss to the Chu family of the Yiye Sword Sect, Chu Yunshan is a generation of grandmasters, and a flying flower remnant leaf sword is famous all over the world, I don't want to make such a fuss." Just a jade Buddha, why bother so much. Another person chimed in, "You don't know this." This Jade Buddha hides a mystery!" What's the mystery?"

Luo Baiyi on the side was a little tired from eating, so he also drank tea. It was Dao Xueke, who secretly listened to the conversation between the three of them, and his fists were clenched unconsciously.

"There is also a martial arts family outside this Yaoye Mansion. "But the Kexue Villa that has never been involved in the world?" "Exactly. It is rumored that this jade Buddha is the object of the Snow Mountain Villa. However, some people say that as early as ten years ago, this Kexue Mountain Villa had been slaughtered all over the house, the mountain villa was burned, and the Jade Buddha was also robbed, wandered into the rivers and lakes, and was transferred to the hands of Na Chuyun Mountain!" No wonder there has been no news in recent years. Kexue Mountain Villa is not involved in the world, and even if it suffers from this catastrophe, few people know about it. But since Kexue Mountain Villa has never had anything to do with the outside world, then who has such a grudge against him and wants to destroy him?"

"This is exactly related to the Jade Buddha! It is rumored that the destruction of Kexue Mountain Villa is not a vendetta, but a departure for the Jade Buddha. According to legend, the jade Buddha is made of the spirit stone of the Tianfeng sky at the border of Jianshan Pass, which is as clear as jade, and is carved into a Buddha statue. Those who obtain this jade Buddha can have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth and dominate the power of martial arts. The first generation owner of the Kexue Mountain Villa obtained this Jade Buddha by chance, so he relied on his own strength to wipe out the bandits and establish this century-old foundation! It's just that I'm afraid of the force of the villa and don't dare to explore. Unexpectedly, now the Jade Buddha has reappeared in the rivers and lakes. ”

"In that case, you and I must go and have a look. ”

"Not only that, that Chuyun Mountain has this treasure, but he doesn't even take it for himself. Invite the world's heroes to gather together. Friends with martial arts, strong martial arts, get this jade Buddha. "Since this Jade Buddha really has the ability to dominate the martial arts, so that the Kexue Mountain Villa is destroyed, if the people of the rivers and lakes unite to rob it, with his sword gate, how can it be preserved." It is better to win the championship in a competition, and it is the best policy to have your own capable people and everyone is convinced. ”

"That's very good. Although you and I can't the Jade Buddha, go and find out what he is capable of, and it will not lose a good thing. ”

Hearing this, Dao Xueke couldn't bear it anymore, and his anger suddenly rose in his heart, and he suddenly got up, picked up the teacup with his scabbard, turned his back to the three of them, and splashed it. The three of them were drenched in the tea, and they boasted that they were all characters with heads and faces in the rivers and lakes, and they were furious, and they all fought with swords: "That kid, what are you doing? Dao Xueke picked up the bench with his right foot, kicked it open, and the bench flew out, hitting a person in the lower abdomen, and the person took several steps back in the air and fell out of the window. The other two saw that their partner was injured, and they became more and more angry, and the swordsmanship of the two matched each other, and the sword momentum was gorgeous, and the killing was coming. Although Luo Baiyi didn't know why Dao Xueke was like this, he naturally stepped forward to help his brother. grabbed the teacup and threw it at the two of them. The two people wanted to dodge, but they saw a kick flying, and one person was facing the door, and the person was covered with blood and fell to the ground and fainted. Luo Baiyi straightened his robe slightly, and stepped on the fainting man and laughed: "Martial arts moves should be fast, accurate, and ruthless, and practical. It's so flashy, it deserves to end up like this. The remaining one was so frightened that he hurriedly abandoned his sword and fell to his knees begging for mercy.

Dao Xueke stepped on the man's shoulder with his right foot, and the scabbard was clamped on his neck: "Everything I asked, I answered it truthfully!" The man panicked, and unconsciously dripped yellow soup under his crotch: "Young man spare his life! Young man ask!" "What is the specific location of the Yiye Sword Gate Jade Buddha Meeting you just mentioned, and when was it held, and what is the evidence?"

"That Ye Jianmen widely distributed heroic posts, and all major sects, monasteries, Taoist halls, and organizations received invitations. After January, it was held on the Yiye Sword Gate on Congjian Mountain, two hundred miles outside the Haruka Mansion... Shaoxia, I know everything I know about Shaoxia, can I spare my next life..."

"Such a spineless little man, kill you and defile me!" said the knife snowman, and kicked the man unconscious. Seeing this, Dr. Nacha did not dare to dissuade him, but only trembled on the side. Dao Xueke left a silver tael, and in order to compensate for the damage to these many tables and chairs, he left in a hurry with Luo Baiyi.

Luo Baiyi was puzzled why Dao Xueke had always cared so much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and now why he cared so much about this Jade Buddha. But it's also inconvenient to ask. The two hurried back to Rong Ji pawnshop, Rong Fa was fiddling with the abacus at this time, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he didn't look up. Luo Baiyi stepped forward and shouted, "Uncle Rong, the two of us are back!" Rong Fa still lowered his head to settle the account: "Two young masters, you smashed someone's teahouse again?" Luo Baiyi scratched his head when he heard this: "Uncle Rong, we have something urgent to see my father." In Luo Baiyi's heart, Xiao Wuxian, who had already adopted him and raised him, as his father, even if he brought himself into this dispute. "Your father is in the back hall, go by yourself. “

The two of them lifted the door curtain, entered the inner room, slapped the golden treasure toad on the head three times, and with the sound of gears turning, a secret door opened on the wall of the inner room, and the two of them passed through the secret door and came to the inner hall of the Ten Ghost Hall.

As mentioned earlier, the Ten Ghost Hall is hidden in this Rong Ji Pawnshop, and the Rong Ji Pawnshop also serves as a circulation and exchange hub for the Ten Ghost Hall to communicate information on the rivers and lakes. Xiao Wuxian and everyone were resting and chatting in the hall, and the two stepped forward to bow to Xiao Wuxian and sat down. That Xiao Wuxian sat in the hall, not much changed from that year: he was already over the age of sixtieth but still looked like forty, with black hair, only a strand of white hair scattered to the side, a wisp of beard on his chin, which gradually turned white, although his face was wrinkled, but the edges and corners were clear, and he looked energetic. The fairy wind is like a bone, seemingly kind and kind, without any murderous aura. Dressed in a blue linen coarse cloth tunic lined with a white brocade robe. A black brocade dark pattern ancient jade belt is tied around the waist, and a flute is pinned to the belt. The flute is a jasper bone flute with green bamboo as the white bone, the flute body is embedded with an ancient jade, emitting cold light, the tail is tied with a red rope, and a piece of jade pendant is hung at the end of the rope.

"Where did you two brothers go to play around, so that the old man was worried. Xiao Wuxian took a sip of tea, with a look of reproach on his face. Dao Xueke sat upright and hugged his fists: "Hall Master, I have something I want to report to the Hall Master." Xiao Wuxian said: "Everyone here is from their own family, what is the difficulty, although it is said." Dao Xueke's face was embarrassed: "This matter is very important, and it can only be reported to the hall master." Although Xiao Wuxian was a little surprised, he still took Dao Xueke to the practice room and closed the stone door. Dao Xueke just told Xiao Wuxian everything that happened in the teahouse. When Xiao Wuxian heard this, he thought for a long time, sighed, and said slowly: "I didn't expect that Kexue Mountain Villa would be destroyed because of the rumored Jade Buddha who could dominate the rivers and lakes. Unexpectedly, now, the jade Buddha has reappeared in the rivers and lakes. In that case, what are your plans? ”

"I want to go to the Yiye Sword Gate alone and find out!" Dao Xueke's fists clenched unconsciously again.

Xiao Wuxian waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not." Your senior sister entrusted you to me, because she didn't want you to fall into hatred and ruin yourself. Besides, your life experience, except for you and me, although few people know about it, but if you go alone, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be recognized, if you are assassinated, how can I explain to your senior sister and your dead parents. Dao Xueke had made up his mind, and he was helpless, so Xiao Wuxian had to back down: "Since this is the case, the old man is helpless." I did receive a heroic post from Yiye Jianmen. For the sake of safety, you and I will go together. Dao Xueke thanked him, and Xiao Wuxian hurriedly stopped: "I regard you as a parent, why should you be so humble, you, just like your senior sister." Since this is the case, go out and tell everyone that you will leave for Yiye Sword Gate tomorrow, and in addition, your life experience is still not to be taken lightly. ”

The two of them came out and said that they would leave tomorrow. It turned out that when the two were talking, everyone was curious and forced Luo Baiyi to ask, but Luo Baiyi had no choice but to tell the teahouse. Everyone went back to their rooms to pack up and wait for tomorrow's departure. In the middle of the night, Xiao Wuxian gathered nine people to discuss the path to Yaoye City. "Ten people together, it is inevitable that the goal is too big. It also needs to be divided into three routes, one by water, by boat to Yaoye Mansion, and the other two by land, starting from different routes, and finally turning at Congjian Mountain. News exchanges, all by flying pigeons. Feng Zhan, who ranked second in the Ten Ghost Hall, said.

Speaking of the envelope, he was white and thin, but handsome and extraordinary, but his face was full of sickness, he coughed from time to time between words, his black drape was scattered, and his hair was tied at the end and he wore a jade ring. Wearing a black gauze Qingyun Mountain and River gown, with a white shirt inside, tied with a blue bottom and white clouds, sitting on a wheelchair, holding an iron-bladed steel fan. The fan is cast with black iron and gold wire, and dozens of silver needles are hidden between the fan bones, all of which are highly poisonous, known as bloody silver needles, which can kill people invisibly. Because of his cleverness and wisdom, he has a good secret weapon, and the people in the rivers and lakes call it "the son who died in vain", and there is another poem called "The city is full of white bones, and the son of the laughing son goes to the dust". It was originally a border war, and the Hu people abandoned the baby. Adopted by a farmer in the frontier, he was inbred and sickly. After the war, the killing continued, and the adoptive parents died in the war, hiding and concealing the identity of the Hu people all the way, and then was rescued by Xiao Wuxian and taken by his side. Since childhood, he has been witty, calm and decisive, and because he is sick, his physique is weak, and it is inconvenient for him to practice martial arts. Xiao Wuxian then taught him the way of secret weapons to defend himself. And because he is the oldest except for Xiao Wuxian, he is regarded by everyone as the eldest brother, and he can be described as the brain of the Ten Ghost Hall.

What Xiao Zhan said was very true. Xiao Wuxian said, in his opinion, these nine people are like his children, "Since this is the case." Our soldiers are divided into three routes, Dao Xueke, Luo Baiyi, and Rao Mengli are all the way. Ling Yige, Wen Nanzhi, and Qiu Lie are all the way. The demon in the umbrella, Duan Qingmeng, Feng Zhan and I walked on the waterway. Take care of each other on the road and remember to be very careful. are all pretending to be ordinary people, and they are not allowed to reveal their identities and show their martial arts unless they have to. "Each of them received his orders, went back to his room to rest for the night, and there was nothing to do.

In the early morning of the second day, there were already three or two early street vendors on the road who began to set up stalls, and a rooster crow called out the sunrise, scattering the sunshine on every street and alley of this Lu'an Mansion. The three of Dao Xueke had packed their bags, changed into the coarse linen clothes of ordinary people, and walked together. "Old Dao Wow, you said that the three of us are going together, what kind of identity will we find so that it will not be exposed?" Luo Baiyi asked Dao Xueke with a thoughtful expression. Dao Xueke was thinking about the Jade Buddha and the events of the year, and he was very worried, and when he was asked this, he didn't think about it, and he opened his mouth and replied: "You and Xiaoli pretend to be a couple, and I am a coachman, don't you hide people's eyes?" Luo Baiyi just laughed when he heard this, and that Rao Mengli was his daughter's family, thin-skinned, and he couldn't stand such teasing, so he blushed and muttered: "Brother Xue is laughing at me again." ”

Take a closer look at that Rao Mengli, whose natal name is also Xiao Mengli, is the youngest in the Ten Ghost Hall, ranked tenth, and is only eighteen years old, and everyone regards her as a sister. is Xiao Wuxi's adopted daughter, and she loves her the most on weekdays. On weekdays, he often wears a half-face mask with gold silk and black gauze to cover most of his face, but it is still difficult to hide his youthful beauty. Bright eyes and bright teeth, Qiong nose and red lips, like a blooming lily. Su Xi wears black yarn, because he is good at the art of disguise and transformation, he uses the finch feather flying knife as a weapon, known as the "Nine Shades of Golden Finch", and there is a poem that says: "Leave the golden feather in the dead life, look back and fall into the Nine Shadows".

The three of them grew up together, and they were closer than others. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Wuxian is relieved to let the three of them go together.

In a hurry, you miss your lodging, you have nowhere to stay. When the three of them saw that there was still a light on a farmer's house, they went up and knocked on the door. An old man opened the door and said, "Who knocked on the door?" Dao Xueke bowed down and said: "Uncle, we are three brothers and sisters, and we want to go to distant relatives, because we are in a hurry, the sky is over, and there is nowhere to stay. The old man called out the old lady in the house, the two of them have always made a living from farming, and they are kind-hearted, the two discussed it, and were willing to give up their bedroom to three people to stay, the three of them shirked inappropriately, disputed, and finally reached a unity: the old woman and Rao Mengli slept on the couch, and the old man, Dao Xueke and Luo Baiyi slept on the ground.

The old man said: "The house is small and broken, I hope the three of you don't be surprised." Luo Baiyi heard this and said, "Eh, uncle, what you said is wrong." If you can accept the three of us to stay overnight, lest we live in the wilderness, we should thank you. Dao Xueke and Rao Mengli also agreed. The old man smiled and said: "Life is not easy in the world. If we can help, we husband and wife will naturally not help. You rest for a while, and we'll go and prepare some coarse tea and light rice for you to fill your stomachs. "The three of them thank you. The old man and his wife went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.