At night, a one-armed ranger came in the snowstorm.

He held a gilt embroidered knife in one hand, and held a hat on his head, like a walker coming from a far, far away, and he stood still in the wind and frost and the cold snow on his shoulders.

kept his head down and came to the door of the small courtyard.

Li Ji discovered him as soon as possible, quickly asked Xu Ping'an to be informed, and then went out.

Xu Ping'an walked out of the courtyard, raising his eyebrows, it turned out to be Cao Bu'er, who had been absent for nearly a year.

With just one glance, he knew that too much had changed.

Cao Buer's body has an indescribable smell, like a weathered old man, both in appearance and temperament.

If in the past he seemed to be a wandering swordsman, now he is more like a believer who has wandered from place to place and made a pilgrimage.

"Have you eaten?" Xu Ping'an patted him on the shoulder and invited him into the courtyard like an old friend for many years.

"I ate the baked cake on the way. ”

Cao Buer took off his hat and looked at Xu Ping'an slightly sideways, and was quite surprised by the first sentence he spoke.

In short, it is full of parents and fireworks.

He was surprised, and Xu Ping'an was also surprised.

This guy has changed so much in appearance, there is a lot of scum, his face is like a knife, and he is a brick face like Li Guiyao.

"How do I feel that you have a broken hand, and your martial arts have become stronger!" Li Ji scratched his head and said with a puzzled expression.

Cao Buji just smiled slightly when he heard this, and he smiled calmly, and his smile made people admire.

Xu Ping'an welcomed him into the lobby with some emotion, and it didn't take long for Yu Youwei to put on her coat and bring a lot of food.

Cao Buer was not polite, he just ate and drank, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time, rough and direct, he didn't say a word, but he didn't give people a sense of impoliteness.

"Youwei, you go back to your room first. ”

"Hmm. ”

Yu Youwei nodded obediently, looked back at him when she was about to go out, and said Go back to the room early, if you don't sleep, I won't sleep.

When it was about time for half of the incense, he finally ate everything, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeves directly, and took a sip of hot tea.

"Don't you ask me why I suddenly went back to Yangzhou and came to look for you?" Cao Buer smelled him with interest.

Xu Ping'an raised his eyebrows: "I'm not waiting for you to say, don't you have to treat guests first?"

"Besides, we can be regarded as friends, I still remember that when you left Yangzhou, I sent you, so I was worried about what other reason I needed. ”

"That's it!" Li Ji also said.

Cao Buer smiled at first, and then said seriously: "I crossed most of the Central Plains from Yangzhou, and finally came back from the bitter cold land of Liangzhou and met an old man. ”

"He seemed to have a good opinion about the stars, and I showed him to me, and he said that you are my nobleman. ”

"I think it's true, if it weren't for you and I would have gone to hell, and it's good that I'm still alive. ”

"I learned that you will be in trouble in the near future, so I will come back, which can be regarded as a return of gratitude and friendship, I don't know if I have caught up now. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Ping'an with a smile, and the whole person was not very deep, but a little more open-minded.

Xu Ping'an was quite surprised, how could he meet some strange people everywhere in the Central Plains, and he knew the world with a pinching of his fingers.

He smiled bitterly: "That old man seems to be really capable, I did encounter some trouble, but I want to solve the trouble myself." ”

Cao Buer stroked the blade of the knife with one hand, frowned, and said, "Are you sure you don't need my help at all?"

"Yes, big need. He blurted out and said, "But my enemy is the Taiping Prison, but the Gusu family, are you sure you want to help me?"

Cao Buer lowered his head and laughed, and pouted: "You said so, do you think I can escape?"

"Besides, my generation of chivalrous warriors is not sorry to fight, there are not many people who can be put into my eyes in this life, the Taiping Prison is the Taiping Prison, a river and lake are afraid of him, but I have never been afraid. ”

"It's a big deal, one life for another. ”

He said it too easily and too casually, so that Xu Ping'an almost didn't believe it.

But there was a glow in his eyes, and this was a different master, just like that Gao Xianzhi, his eyes were above the top.

"Good. Xu Ping'an nodded and secretly wrote down this love.

The chat between the two also seemed extremely harmonious, and Cao Fuji didn't ask more questions from beginning to end, what trouble, what the reason.

He is really very chivalrous and unambiguous, which is amazing.

"Have you met that person?" Xu Ping'an said very vaguely.

Cao Buji knew who it was, the nine-faced Buddha who was let go and redeemed by Li Guiyao.

He shook his head and said, "I have seen the sect master of the Stunned Sword Sect, and it is a good thing that the two of them are wandering the world together, but the Nine-Faced Buddha has not seen me." ”

"Just brought me some words. ”

"I can see that he has changed a lot, I admire your master's sword, I really admire!"

Cao Buer said in a serious voice, "If a sword cuts the sword of the Nine-faced Buddha, it can only be said that it is very difficult, and it is shocking, but his sword almost crushes all the hatred in the heart of the Nine-faced Buddha." ”

"I've been with him since I was a child, and I know very well what kind of person the nine-faced Buddha is, even if I break my arm, I can't make him turn back, but your master has done it, it's more difficult than anything else. ”

"Good thing, good thing. Xu Ping'an said casually.

Then he quipped: "People like him have let go and are considered to have lived again, what are you going to do?"

"Could it be that you will wander the world for the rest of your life and be accompanied by a knife?"

Cao Buer looked at his body, especially the broken arm, and smiled bitterly: "Let it be." ”

Xu Ping'an pursed his lips and persuaded: "The rivers and lakes have changed for several generations, and most of them are people who have fallen leaves and do not return to their roots, can this really make you feel happy? Maybe it used to be, but now..."

He glanced at Cao Buer a few times: "Now, I'm afraid it won't." ”

"I'm an orphan, I've never had a rhizome, so where do I go?" asked Cao Buji.

"Marrying a wife and having children, naturally there will be roots, it is no exaggeration to tell you that after a man has an heir, many mentalities will change greatly, and a feeling of blood connection will make you really feel what is called root!"

Xu Ping'an's words were convincing, and he almost didn't swear by a gambling curse.

"Well... bar. Cao Buji replied and did not continue.

The Jianghu qi on his body is too heavy, and he pays attention to fate and pleasure.

At least now he has no intention of completely retiring.

Later, the three of them chatted for a long time in the lobby.

In the end, Li Ji arranged for him to sleep in the front yard, separated from him.

Xu Ping'an also went back to the backyard, and it was pleasant to be able to talk to his old acquaintance.

It's only been a year, and many people and many things have given him the feeling that time has changed, and falling flowers and flowing water are always like this, he thought of Qin Linglong again tonight, and even wanted to support her to play the pipa.