On September 20, the tenth year of the Great Jin Dynasty, there was no cloud.

Wilderness, outside the south gate of the city.

Next to the official road, three horses and beasts, five people - Liu Guanzhang and the three brothers, Qi Guangfu, the head of the Plain Light Sect, and Li Xian.

The horse's reins were grasped by Qi Guang in his hand.

Xuan hasn't congratulated Li Baijiang on his promotion, so please don't be surprised. Liu Xuan had a gentle smile on his face and hugged his fists in congratulations.

Li Xian said with emotion: "Sect Leader Liu is too polite...... I didn't expect Sect Leader Liu to leave so soon. ”

The things over there in Youzhou City have been piling up for a long time, and if you don't go back there, you will have to send someone to urge you. The smile on the corner of Liu Xuan's mouth seemed to be helpless, and he pulled Qi Guangfu over and said to Li Xian: "That's right...... Guangfu is in charge of everything in the wilderness, if there is anything you need help with, you can find him, the little general must not be polite. ”

Li Xian smiled and nodded in thanks.

Just when Liu Xuan was about to continue talking.

Ouch...... Eldest brother. It was so rough that it exploded from his ears like thunder. You've been chatting for most of the day...... I still have something to say to Xiaoxian. ”

The reckless man walked over and grabbed Li Xian's shoulders and walked into the distance, his face guilty.

The two turned their backs to the other people and whispered, "Xiao Xian, it's all my fault that Lao Zhang didn't leave those two people that night...... Don't worry, as long as they are still in Youzhou! My old Zhang will never let them go. ”

It's just that what the reckless man didn't notice was that his low voice was far higher than the pitch of ordinary people's loud voices.

Liu Xuan and the others shook their heads and laughed.

Li Xian said: "Brother Zhang......"

"Huh?"

"My old Zhang is older than you, we are like-minded, and we can meet each other's eyes, it's not too much for you to call me a third brother, right?"

"Uh-"

This man's fiery temper, the guilt on his face immediately disappeared, and he became entangled in another problem.

Zhang De blew his beard and glared: "Or do you look down on my old Zhang?"

Li Xian was helpless...... happened to see the three people not far away through the gap, especially Liu Xuan saw him coming, and spread his hands with an innocent expression.

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"Third Brother ......"

"Hey—— Don't worry, I will solve the matter of Lao Zhang's own mistake! Xiao Xian, don't worry, Lao Zhang will definitely beat those two into small cakes and send them to you!"

Zhang De slapped his chest hard, making a dull sound of bang, and reassured.

Li Xian wanted to stop talking, but in the end he could only keep silent.

He really wanted to say that he had also promised others that he would personally beat Song Yuyun and the others into small cakes! But if he wanted to argue with the reckless man about this issue, it was estimated that the argument would be endless for a while.

"That's right...... My second brother still has something to say to you! I almost forgot that I was talking to myself last night. Zhang De seemed to remember something interesting on his face, turned around and shouted loudly: "Second brother, come over quickly!"

Guan Yun, who was in the distance, was stunned, walked in front of the two, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at Zhang De.

You say...... You say...... Big brother still calls me!"

"Big brother, what are you telling me to do!"

Subconsciously shrunk his neck, Zhang De showed a stupid smile, and hurriedly ran to Liu Xuan's side.

Guan Yun stepped forward and glanced at the long knife on Li Xian's waist without leaving a trace, stroked his hair, took out a book from his green robe and handed it to Li Xian, even Guan Yun himself didn't notice that the strength of stroking his hair was a little heavier than usual, and said:

Although I haven't really seen the little general's knife skills, I don't think I have practiced the knife properly! This is a book of knives, and it should be able to help the little general!"

'Knife spectrum!?'

Li Xian stretched out his hand to take it, looked at the yellowed book in his hand, rubbed it twice, it is estimated that it has been some years, and it feels like some pages are about to fall out...... But overall it is very well preserved, and you can see that the owner cares about it!

I sighed in my heart, thinking about it carefully, it seems that I haven't practiced the sword technique very systematically, the master just taught him the Tu Na method and went back to the Netherworld Iron Rider to resume his life, and his sword technique has always felt okay, anyway, it is a slash horizontally and vertically, and a miracle is vigorously produced!

The reason for the sigh is ...... Recently, he has a lot of books to read, and two days ago, Cui Sheng asked Xu Ming to bring him a lot of military books, which all had annotations written by Cui Sheng himself, and if he didn't understand something, he asked Li Xian to ask.

However, Li Xian also understands how precious the sword spectrum given by everyone in the Dao of the Sword is! It just so happens that he really needs to learn this aspect.

Thank you, Brother Guan. “

Li Xian solemnly bowed.

Guan Yun exhaled inexplicably, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's good if the little general likes it......"

Although with years of experience and eyesight in knife practice, he can still detect a clue from Li Xian's every move, but this kind of thing really can't be conclusive, maybe people are practicing this way of knife technique? !

In fact, the matter of sending the knife score was mainly for the third brother to carelessly let go of Song Shuyun and the two of them that night, and the compensation he made for personally cutting off the thief's head in front of his eldest brother.

In the end, it's still a dishonesty!

If you have to drill the horns, pay attention to it...... In fact, there is no need to send it out, after all, it is enough to be able to help!

But in Guan Yun's thoughts, this is what he promised...... What happened later, he also had selfish intentions, the eldest husband stood in heaven and earth, and he did what he said!

Money...... No, a panacea...... No, after thinking about it, the only thing that can help Li Xian is the knife technique!

The two returned......

Liu Xuan looked at his second brother, then at Li Xian, a hearty smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he hugged his fists and said:

"Sending you a thousand miles must be goodbye in the end, the little general will be sent here, as long as you are in Youzhou, there will always be a day to meet!"

Guan Yundao: "If there is a chance, the little general will also come to Taoyuan as a guest. ”

'Taoyuan?'

Li Xian pondered these two words in his heart, and said hello with a smile on his face!

The three of them turned over and got on their horses together.

Zhang De suddenly remembered something, knocked his foot lightly on the horse's body, and rode forward.

Xiao Xian...... Are we human?"

"Huh?"

Li Xian blinked.

"Phew—"

Liu Xuan looked helpless and said, "The little general doesn't pay attention to him......"

"See you later!"

"See you later!"

"Drive!" shouted violently.

The dust was flying, and the horse beast carried the three of them away at great speed.

Qi Guang fanned the dust in front of him and said with a smile: "General Li, let's go back......"

Li Xian nodded.

The two walked back to the city, Qi Guangfu said goodbye, and the figure disappeared into the vast sea of people.

Rare,

Li Xian walked alone in the city, wandering around.

There seemed to be a mournful and tactful song on the tall building...... The sound is in the ears, but this song is a local dialect, Li Xian can't understand it, but the voice is quite good.

The streets are lined with small merchants and vendors, female reds, teahouses, pawnshops, and the sound of hawking is endless.

Finally the vitality is starting to return to the city again,

The children were jumping up and down, playing army games in groups, holding wooden knives and sticks in their hands, and they looked very angry when they walked, but the children who followed behind seemed a little sullen, and after a while the crying sounded.

"Why should we be beaten by you as barbarians!"

"Yes, I'm going to be a soldier of the Wind Word Battalion to beat you!"

"Yes, I'm going to beat you too!"

"I'm going to be a Nether Knight...... I'm going to get on my horse and beat you up!"

The faint words blew into his ears with the wind, and Li Xian couldn't help but smile.

I walked to a bun shop and found a table and chair to sit down.

I asked for a bowl of porridge, pickles, and buns.

Li Xian enjoyed this rare quiet time, to be honest, there were too many things during this time...... It made him a little tired physically and mentally, and he just took advantage of this to have his own leisure time.

Soon......

The hot aroma of buns rushed into the wings of his nose, and he couldn't help but shrink his nose and sniff.

I'm not afraid of getting hot, just grab a bun and put it in my mouth. The juice bursts in my mouth, and I can't help but squint my eyes, it's delicious!

The other hand was not idle, took out the knife book given by Guan Yun from the armor, and carefully opened the pages, for fear of tearing it up.

Before opening......

Li Xian thought it was a set of exquisite knife cheats, and opened it to find ...... In fact, this book should be called a detailed explanation of the way of the knife, and it can also be called the diary of the way of the knife.

His eyes seemed to light up with a bright light.

This kind of everyone's sword experience is exactly what he needs the most...... Li Xian has now formed his own fighting mode, and his experience in sword skills has helped him tremendously.

For a while, Li Xian felt that Guan Yun was really a good person!

The second master is so generous!

Just pickles, drinking rice porridge and eating with relish, the books are very old, every page Li Xian has to carefully open, there is about Yun Chu's experience and thoughts on practicing knives, and in a trance, it is like traveling through time and space, and he saw the former Guan Yun.

Sure enough, it's much more interesting than the book of war,

Little by little, time passed.

The general ...... General ......"

A voice rang in my ears.

"Huh?"

Li Xian raised his head...... looked at the bun shop owner suspiciously.

I saw that the boss's somewhat old face flashed with a blush, and he rubbed his hands embarrassedly.

"Master Jun, I see you...... I've finished eating the porridge, do you want another bowl!"

Li Xian blinked, and the two fell into an awkward silence.

Poof-

After a long time, Li Xian finally couldn't hold back his laughter...... Looking around, there were no more guests on the surrounding seats.

Smash it and smack your mouth, as if you are reminiscing about the taste of the bun just now.

'Well, it's delicious!'

He took a few copper coins from his bosom and put them in the hands of the boss, carefully put the book into the armor, picked up the saber, and left!

Until Li Xian's figure was gone, the blush on the boss's face disappeared, and the copper coins bumped up and down in the palm of his hand.

Okay...... This trick didn't work, next time it's a different way. ”

A shrewd look flashed across his face, and he muttered to himself.

"But Minsheng, that kid always wants a brush to write...... You should be able to buy the copper money you earn these days, right?"

Not long after the Shanzi battalion first came to the wilderness, many soldiers didn't know much about this place, and life was difficult! The man couldn't help but have some ghost ideas.

There is nothing simple in the adult world.

As for the mind of the owner of the bun shop just now, Li Xian didn't know at all.

I just suddenly think it's fun to tease, but the buns and porridge are very good, and I can go again if I have the chance.

I glanced at the sky, and it was still early.

Wander around and digest it. He thought.

The tall figures blend into the vast sea of people and no longer distinguish each other.

Walking and walking......

It seems that the afterglow has been aimed at something...... Li Xian took a few steps back, and looked up to see that it was a carpenter's shop, with a small flag waving in the wind next to it.

There are two wooden tables on both sides of the door of the shop, which are full of delicate wood carvings, people, animals, vivid and lifelike, but there are no carved eyes, especially the carvings of human figures...... The workmanship is fine, and it looks like the real thing.

blinked...... As if thinking of something, Li Xian fell into deep thought.

A pat on the thigh and a decision. The height of the shop is a little short, and you can only walk into the shop by bending down and bowing your head, and there is a faint voice from inside.

"Elder Zhang, the wood this time is all good, I specially pulled it back from the distant mountain!"

A hearty voice came.

Okay...... Good...... This is the last time I will send it, so I won't want it in the future. ”

Yan Lao, you...... You...... Hey, if you don't do it, it's a pity for you. “

"Craftsmanship...... Scold. ”

A deep sigh came.

Okay...... Yan Lao, I will go first. ”

I'll send you. ”

A middle-aged man walked out, followed by an old man with gray hair, and saw Li Xian stunned for a moment, but out of caution, he still bowed respectfully to Li Xian and left.

After the man left......

The old man asked cautiously, "Master Jun, do you want to buy something?"

Li Xian showed a gentle smile and hugged his fists and said, "The elder is so ......"

So, when I passed by here, I saw all kinds of wood carvings on the table outside you, which was very expressive, and I wanted to learn from you. ”

The old man's face was stunned, and then he was puzzled: "But...... Tomorrow the little old man will close the door and stop doing it. ”

"Well......

Li Xian fell into deep thought, to be honest, he really wanted to learn this carving, and begged: "Then you can teach me for a day!"

The old man looked at Li Xian's eyes, was silent for a while, and nodded.

If the military master doesn't dislike it, the little old man will teach you for a day. ”

The two directly found a small wooden stool to sit at the door, and the old man took out two carving knives and woodblocks from the table, and handed one to Li Xian.

Jun Ye ...... Do you want to carve people or objects? ”

"People!"

Li Xian didn't think about it and said directly.

"Then I'll teach you the basics first......"

The old man's cheeks with age spots showed a light smile, and he taught Li Xian hand in hand, imparting all the experience over the years.

Anyway...... This craft will probably accompany him into the ground, and he can teach as much as he can.

To be honest, martial arts cultivation is high, and it is indeed suitable for doing any delicate work just to control the flesh exquisitely, and it is not difficult to learn wood carving with such a foundation.

One is willing to teach, the other is willing to learn, and progress is fast.

The sun is tilting westward,

As time passed, the old and the young became familiar.

"Xiao Xian, do you want to practice swordsmanship by carving?"

Why did Elder Yan suddenly ask that?

Li Xian diverted his attention from the woodcut in his hand, raised his head and asked suspiciously.

Yan Lao rubbed the wood carving in his hand, which carved the appearance of a middle-aged man...... The old man's hand rubbed twice, and he said with a smile: "My children used to like to play with knives and sticks, and they didn't like ancestral crafts at all......

"I forgot how many years ago it was one day, and suddenly I ran over on a whim and said...... I want to learn carving, and I want to make my knife skills more powerful through this carving......

At that time, he looked like he was swearing, but it didn't take long...... I was impatient and unwilling to learn. ”

Li Xian turned his head to look at the old man beside him, and there was sadness on his old face.

Everyone has their own story and unspeakable secrets, there are many hurdles in life, life goes on, the world is turning, and it will not stop because of anyone.

For this old man who has known him for a day, Li Xian wanted to say comforting words, but he couldn't.

Because he doesn't understand, and he can't comfort.

"Elder Yan thanked you today...... It's getting late, I'll clean it up for you. ”

"Hmmm......"

Li Xian helped move all the timber piled up in front of the store.

The sky is dark,

patting the sawdust in his hand, Li Xian offered to leave.

"Elder Yan, then say goodbye!"

"Hmmm......"

Li Xian turned to leave, and after a few steps, he heard a voice behind him.

Xiao Xian...... If you have time, you can come and have a look. ”

"Good!"

Li Xian turned around and smiled, and hugged his fists.

The old man watched the tall figure leave, and a smile appeared on his lips, and he moved a piece of wood.

'Huh?'

The face is surprised, just from the feel is different, this is a good piece of wood!

The old man rubbed the carving knife in his hand twice, and had an idea in his heart.

night

The candle flame in the carpenter's shop was blown out by a human figure.