Chapter 11: The True Meaning of Chivalry
Liu Banxian opened his eyes, and there was an unfamiliar beam on the top and an unfamiliar bed below. He opened his mouth, his throat swollen, and he couldn't make a sound. He tried to sit up again, but there was a sharp pain in his ribs.
Then the curtain opened, and who was this person in front of me? Oh, by the way, it was my new friend, it seemed to be called ...... Li Remnant. Wait, aren't you doing it with the Iron Eater?
The more he thought about it, the bigger his head became, and at this time, Li Yan brought him a bowl of decoction and medicine to take, and then fell asleep again.
I woke up again two days later. His wrists and ribs still hurt, but he was able to sit up. He forced his call, "Brother Li, where are you?" As soon as he opened his mouth, he was startled by his hoarse voice.
Footsteps sounded outside the curtain, and I saw Li Zanyi probe: "Daochang Liu, are you awake!"
Liu Banxian showed a weak smile: "Thank you for taking care of me for the past two days......"
Li Yan hurriedly waved his hand: "Dao Chief, you sacrificed your life to help me escape, it is really benevolent and righteous, what is it for me to serve you for a few days?"
Liu Banxian was taken aback: "By the way, how did you escape from the hands of the Iron Eater?"
Li Yan said: "I didn't escape. I wanted to put it right with him, but the wicked man ran away on his own for some reason. ”
Liu Banxian was confused: "I ran away...... Why is that? Could it be that he has some other conspiracy?"
"I don't know. Li Yan said while taking the decoction. "I think you don't have to think about it, Chief, we both picked up a life, isn't it good?"
In fact, Li Yan was not lying. Although he had practiced a world-class sword technique in Lingyun Cave, he didn't know how powerful this knife was. So of course I don't think that the ironeater was scared away by himself.
Liu Banxian fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he spoke: "Little brother, my pursuit of the Iron Eater was caused by another incident. Have you ever heard of 'Morning Mist'?"
Li Yan shook his head.
Liu Banxian said: "'Morning Mist' is a killer organization that has emerged in the rivers and lakes in recent years. It comes and goes without a trace, without a trace, but it seems to be everywhere. Zhao Xingguo, the invincible king of the Northern Spear in Heshuo, cut off all news from his family and went to the Daxing'an Mountains to be a savage, but three months later his body was thrown at the door of his house. For a while, everyone in the rivers and lakes was in danger, and everyone was afraid that they would die in vain. ”
Li Yan asked, "Doesn't anyone care about them?"
Liu Banxian sighed: "Who wants to provoke such an unwarranted disaster? Only a person like me, who is not self-sufficient, will keep tracking down." I found out about the Iron Eater, and he grabbed so many blades because of his own habits, and because he also gave his name to the 'Morning Mist'. Alas, you know the rest of the story......"
He poured the decoction with a grunt, and the bitterness on his face lingered.
Li Yan asked, "What are the plans of the Dao Leader in the future?"
Liu Banxian smiled weakly: "The four seas are just home." Actually, I've always had an idea...... Forget it, don't talk about it, it's a joke to say it!"
Li Yan said: "Dao Chief, I don't laugh at you, you talk to me!"
Liu Banxian just refused, and Li Zhan said with a straight face: "Daochang Liu, I am a rough person, and I haven't read any books. Therefore, I don't have an idea to do things, and I don't know how to make a living in the future. If you tell me about your ideas, maybe I'll be able to figure out my own business as soon as I get the hang of it, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
It wasn't until he heard this that Liu Banxian nodded: "Okay, then I'll tell you: I want to open up another world and create another family." ”
"Don't open the world, create another one?"
"That's right, to put it simply, it's the founding of a sect. ”
"Open a sect, open a sect and establish ......a sect," Li Yan repeated these four words. Although he is not a martial artist, he also knows the difficulty of this matter. Martial arts has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and every move and style has been tested for thousands of years, and those flashy and fatal kung fu have all been abandoned by people like a big wave. It must be known that martial arts is the life of the people in the rivers and lakes, and if you use the wrong move, you will never recover.
Therefore, I don't know how difficult it is to create a new martial art, it requires supreme genius and luck, both of which are indispensable. Not to mention martial arts, it is to make a new dish, which not every chef can do.
Thinking of this, Li Yan lost his voice and said, "But Dao Chief, you don't know martial arts!"
Liu Banxian said: "Come to my door, cultivate your mind but not your body, and learn chivalry but not martial arts." Whoever is outside the heart has nothing and no reason. ”
Li was stunned.
"Learn chivalry but not martial arts", this sentence opened a new door to his concept. In the past, people always connected chivalry and martial arts, as if a chivalrous man must know martial arts and must have the stunt of ten steps and one kill.
Therefore, there are many people who are rampant and domineering on the rivers and lakes, and there are few people who help the needy. This is all due to the loss of the true meaning of "chivalry".
Liu Banxian said: Chivalry is a spirit and does not need to be attached to force to exist. It can be a fish intestine sword, but it can also be a candle martial tongue, Mo Zhai gall, and Jing Ke soul. It is the belief of "three cups of Turannuo, and the five mountains are light", and it is the determination to "go to the fire and fight the blade, and die without returning the heel". It is the martial arts who hold the sword, and it is the literary hero who carries the pen. As long as there is a heart to support justice, everyone can be a hero.
Li Yan suddenly felt his blood boiling, and said loudly: "If this is the case, I am willing to worship the Taoist as a teacher!"
Liu Banxian was suspicious: "Little brother, are you serious?"
"Then is there a fake?" Li Yan pushed the door out, asked the innkeeper for a glass of thin wine, respectfully presented it to Liu Banxian, and said, "Master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship." "After that, there were three knocks on the head.
Liu Banxian couldn't laugh or cry, but when he saw that he was sincere, he agreed. Li was overjoyed, but Liu Banxian suddenly asked, "Apprentice, do you have something to hide as a teacher?"
Li Yan blushed and nodded, and told his life experience and how to escape from the palace. As for the fact that the practice of swords in Lingyun Cave was too bizarre, he was afraid that the master would not believe it, so he omitted it. As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Banxian laughed and said, "You kid is not honest, you are bragging about it!"
Li Yan was stunned: "Master, every sentence of the apprentice is true!"
Liu Banxian smiled: "Then you tell me about the furnishings in King Qin's mansion." ”
Li Yan has lived there for more than ten years, how can he not know, so he came one by one.
Liu Banxian scratched his head and said: "This is strange, I have been to the Qin Palace, and the pattern inside is exactly the same as what you said." Besides, you have a pure temperament, and as a teacher, I believe that you are not lying. But ......"
He paused: "I see that you are also in your twenties, but King Qin is only thirty years old, how can he be your biological father?"
Li said hurriedly: "How is that possible? King Qin is almost fifty years old! He is taller than you, Master, and his face is full of beard......
Liu Banxian suddenly realized: "You're talking about Zhang Xiaoqing, right? He is the old King of Qin, and now this is his son Siming." ”
Li Yan was shocked, thinking that it had only been a few days, and there had been such a big change in the house.
Liu Banxian squinted his eyes and was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "When was it before you entered the valley?"
Li Chuan said: "It is after the Mid-Autumn Festival in the first year of Huanglong. ”
Liu Banxian slapped his thigh: "That's right! It's the eleventh year of Huanglong, and you've been in the valley for ten years." ”
Li Yan was stunned: "This ...... It's only been a few days, how can it be ten years? Am I confused?"
Liu Banxian comforted: "Don't be afraid. The ancients often strayed into the fairyland, and even lingered for thousands of years, and when they returned, the East China Sea was dusty, which is the so-called vicissitudes of life. But you had this adventure at a young age, and it seems that you are very blessed. ”
Li Chan muttered to himself: "If I had any good fortune, I wouldn't be born disabled......
"What do you say?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Li Yan hurriedly changed the topic: "Master, where are we going next?
"Don't chase anymore. Liu Banxian's tone was categorical, and it seemed that he was in his chest. "I'll recuperate from my injuries again, and we'll go straight to Longxi Huating Mansion. ”
"What are we going to do there?"
Liu Banxian said: "Of course, I went to participate in the World Heroes Conference held by King Qin. This is a triennial, the biggest event in the martial arts, and only the heads of all factions are eligible to participate. I used to say that people wouldn't let me in. Now that you are the great disciple of the mountain, my head of the family is justified, let's go to Huating Mansion to explore the news of the 'morning fog'. ”
Li Zhan looked to be in his twenties, but in fact he was only a fifteen-year-old boy, and he was very lively, so he cheered.
Liu Banxian rested for another half a month, feeling better. The two bought a green donkey and braved the wind and snow to enter the customs.