Chapter 16: Half a Scroll of Swords
On the second day, Shangguan Feixue had breakfast, and remembered that he had promised the 'old monster' to go to his house today, so he said to Liu Dazhuang: "Uncle Liu, yesterday I should have asked Grandpa Liu to go to him today and explain to him the growth habits of azaleas. I want to go now, okay?"
"Absolutely. Liu Dazhuang nodded and said.
After Liu Dazhuang agreed, he always felt that something was wrong, so he stayed where he was stunned for a while.
"Qingqing, let's go to Grandpa Liu's together, shall we?" Shangguan Feixue saw that Liu Dazhuang agreed, so he said happily to Liu Qingqing.
The day before, Shangguan Feixue saw that Liu Qingqing also liked azalendrons, so he thought about taking her to see the flowers.
"I'm not going. That 'old monster' is so scary. Liu Qingqing shook her head and rejected Shangguan Feixue's invitation.
"What did you just call that person, 'Grandpa Liu'?" Liu Dazhuang suddenly reacted and asked Shangguan Feixue.
"yes. Shangguan Feixue nodded and replied with a wink.
"No, no. Liu Dazhuang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I call him 'Second Grandpa', how can you call him Grandpa." ”
"Then he belongs to the generation of great-ancestors, and it doesn't sound good for me to call him Liu great-grandfather, so it's not right to call the old ancestor. Shangguan Feixue said to Liu Dazhuang.
"yes. Liu Dazhuang thought for a moment, nodded and said.
"Otherwise, you're not one of us anyway, and you're not allowed to call him grandpa in front of me, and at another time, you can call him again. Liu Dazhuang said to Shangguan Feixue.
"Then I'll call him the old fairy. You can't be mistaken. Shangguan Feixue's eyes rolled and said to Liu Dazhuang.
"Okay. So be it. Pay attention when you go, the second grandfather has a strange temper, and he will get angry and beat people at every turn. Don't make him angry. Liu Dazhuang reminded Shangguan Feixue.
"Don't worry, Uncle Liu. Shangguan Feixue agreed, and happily left Liu Dazhuang's house.
Shangguan Feixue went out early, and there were no pedestrians on the way to the 'old monster's house. As soon as he arrived near the door of the 'old monster's house, Shangguan Feixue saw a figure flying out of the courtyard and flashed by.
"Am I dazzled?" Shangguan Feixue muttered to herself.
He glanced at where the figure had flashed.
"No one. Shangguan Feixue shook her head and knocked on the door of the 'old monster's house.
"Grandpa Liu, Grandpa Liu. Shangguan Feixue shouted outside the door.
After shouting for a long time, no one in the house responded.
Shangguan Feixue gently opened the courtyard door and walked in while shouting.
"Old fairy, old fairy, I'm Feixue, I'm here. "Walking into the courtyard, Shangguan Feixue shouted a few times, but when he didn't see the 'old monster' come out, he opened the door of the 'old monster'.
"Old immortals, old immortals. "Shangguan Feixue saw that the 'old monster' had been lying on the bed, and he didn't react at all, shaking his body.
The 'old monster' seemed to be asleep, but still nothing happened.
Shangguan Feixue probed the nostrils of the 'old monster' with her hand.
"And breathing, it should be fine. Shangguan Feixue muttered to herself.
Shangguan Feixue pushed the 'old monster' a few more times: "Grandpa Liu, it's time to get up." ”
Suddenly, the 'old monster' let out a long sigh and moved his body.
"Bring me water. "The 'old monster' shook his head and said to Shangguan Feixue.
Shangguan Feixue hurriedly ran outside the house, filled a scoop of water in the water tank, and served it to the 'old monster'.
The 'old monster' picked up the water, took a sip, and splashed the rest on his head.
"Grandpa Liu, what are you doing here?" Shangguan Feixue asked the 'old monster'.
The 'old monster' shook his head, and after a while, he asked Shangguan Feixue, "What's the matter? Why are you here? Am I asleep?"
The 'old monster' held his head with his hand and asked Shangguan Feixue a series of questions.
"I was shouting outside for a long time, and I came in when I saw that you didn't move here. Who knows how you ended up falling asleep. Shangguan Feixue replied puzzled.
"Oops, not good. My baby!" The 'old monster' listened to Shangguan Feixue's words, thought for a while, and suddenly shouted loudly, stood up, and came directly to the table where he was painting.
On the table where the 'old monster' painted, in addition to some pen and ink, were old scrolls of calligraphy and painting, and one of them was a half-half scroll that had been torn from the middle.
The 'old monster' didn't look at anything, but went straight to the front of the half-scroll, picked up the half-scroll, and said happily: "It's okay, it's okay, it's safer to put it like this." ”
"Old Immortal, this half scroll is your treasure?" Shangguan Feixue asked with a smile to the 'old monster'.
"Why, no. That's what the baby is. Seeing Shangguan Feixue ask like this, the 'old monster' said a little unhappily: "You kid doesn't understand anything. Come here, I'll show you this treasure. ”
"Okay. Shangguan Feixue said with a smile to the 'old monster' as she stepped forward.
The 'old monster' slowly unfolded the scroll, and saw that the paintings were depicted with men holding swords in their hands, but the men in the paintings were only the upper half of their bodies.
"The person who painted your half-scroll only has the upper body. This guy is pretty good-looking. Shangguan Feixue said with a smile.
"What do you know? This was originally an exquisite sword book, and the person who created this set of swordsmanship was named Xiaoyaozi, who was not only superb in swordsmanship, but also good at painting. This Xiaoyaozi only accepted two apprentices in his life, one is the ancestor of our Liu family, and the other is surnamed Yang. After the death of this Xiaoyaozi, for some reason, our ancestor and his fellow disciple became at odds, and this set of swordsmanship was divided into two halves from the middle, and my ancestor and that person were one and a half. "The 'old monster' said mysteriously to Shangguan Feixue.
"Your ancestor, how many years have it been, why is this half of the sword book in your hands?" Shangguan Feixue asked curiously to the 'old monster'.
"I think it's been nearly a hundred years. The 'old monster' thought for a moment and said, "Of course, this half of the sword score is useless now, but you see, how vivid this person was painted by Xiaoyaozi back then." ”
"Old Immortal, you haven't said why, this half of the picture scroll will be with you?" Shangguan Feixue continued to ask the 'old monster'.
"Listen to me, now the father of this patriarch of Liujiazhuang is my eldest brother, and when the family was separated, I didn't ask for anything, so I asked for this half of the sword spectrum. So, that's my baby. "The 'Old Monster' continued.
"Have you continued to look for another half of the sword book?" Shangguan Feixue thought for a moment and asked the 'old monster' again.