Chapter 18: The Youth's Good Spirit
It was getting late, and everyone returned to the Shenquan Gate and lit bright torches in the compound. In the main hall, a large iron cage was placed, and Li Qingshan was locked in it, and iron chains and bells were also covered around it, naturally because he was afraid that Chu Sihai would come to secretly save people. The compound is surrounded by open and dark sentinels, and they are ready to fight.
In the courtyard in front of the court, the Shenquan Gate was the east, a banquet was set up, and everyone drank to celebrate. Hao Youyi sat on the first seat, raised his glass, and said proudly: "Today, all the brothers have to work together, and we will take the little Taoist back with a little trick." Although some brothers were injured, the Divine Sword Hall Shi Yikuan brothers even lost one hand, but fortunately they were able to arrest the little Taoist priest back. It's just that the Jianghe Gang has somehow withdrawn from our alliance, and I will visit another day to inquire about the reason. This glass of wine, the brothers work together, and the plan succeeds!" After speaking, he raised his glass and took the lead in drinking it all. The crowd echoed loudly and raised their glasses and drank.
Hao Youyi continued: "Now, only my seven major gangs are left, and they share the great achievements. I have already sent a letter to Taohuapu to report, and I have already replied to the letter, ordering us to escort the little Taoist priest to the ferry dock tomorrow to deliver it, so that it can be regarded as a complete success. When the deed is done, the natural reward is in place. This cup, I wish us a great success!"
You Ruofeng was the first to stand up and said loudly and flatteringly: "It is the wisdom and courage of the master of Haomen who is wise and brave, and he is strategic, so that we can live up to the life of the Peach Blossom Order." The reward is small, but the most important thing is to complete the peach blossom order. This time, the head gong should be the Divine Fist Gate! My cup, I respect the master of the Hao Sect and the many brothers of the Divine Fist Sect!"
Everyone also agreed, and raised their glasses to flatter Hao Youyi and the Divine Fist. Although the Divine Sword Hall damaged Shi Yikuan's wrist, it showed more merit and also made a big show at the banquet. Only Shi is lenient, because the hand of the sword is useless, and it is always sullen.
Li Qingshan calmly sat in the iron cage, completely unconcerned about being detained, and was meditating and closing his eyes to recuperate. Since coming down the mountain, he has developed the habit of running his true qi to travel throughout his body every time he meditates, ensuring that his true qi is always running freely.
Everyone in the compound was drunk, and began to guess the fist and drink, noisy and shouting, so lively. Hao Youyi took the wine pot and glass, walked into the hall and said to the little Taoist: "Little Daoist, I have offended a lot today, so I will wronged you to come with us for the time being." You are a good face, you can provoke the peach blossom order out of the mountain, stir up the rivers and lakes of the three counties of Jiangnan, Peach Blossom, and Liuyun, and the masters of each faction will go out. I, Hao Youyi, toast you here, make a friend, and hope that you will not hold grudges in the future! After speaking, he poured a full glass of wine and handed it to Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan opened his eyes and didn't accept the wine, but said lightly: "Master Hao is polite." I am a monastic and do not drink. Thank you for your kindness. ”
Hao Youyi approached and whispered: "I read Lord Ling's reply, the message doesn't seem to be harsh, and he repeatedly said that he wants me to treat you well. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing for the Lord to come to you. The little Taoist priest relaxed for the time being. We will have a good explanation with your eldest brother in the future!" It turned out that he came to talk to Li Qingshan, but he was afraid that Chu Sihai would come to seek revenge in the future.
The next day, the Shenquan Gate prepared carriages and horses, and Hao Youyi led many masters of the Seven Great Sects to escort the little Taoist priest to the ferry. The little Taoist priest was tied hand and foot and sat in the carriage.
After walking for about half an hour, about to reach the riverside ferry, several disciples of the Divine Fist Gate and the Divine Sword Hall who were exploring the wind in front of him ran back with blue noses and swollen faces, and hurriedly said to Hao Youyi: "Oh no, Master Hao, there is a little girl in a plain white robe by the ferry, with a snow-white fox by her side, claiming to be a white fox little fairy, her martial arts are extremely powerful, and she has injured several of our brothers. She stood by the ferry and threatened to ask us to hand over the little Taoist!"
Li Qingshan also heard it in the carriage, opened his eyes, and frowned deeply.
All the major sects, you look at me, I look at you, and they all wonder when a little white fox fairy appeared on the rivers and lakes. Hao Youyi urged the mount and led several masters to gallop forward. The carriage slowed behind.
When I came to the riverside ferry, I saw a girl dressed in white, about fifteen or sixteen years old, slim and elegant, with a delicate face, slender eyebrows, standing upright by the river with a sword, very heroic. Next to her, a snow-white white fox followed her at her feet, with dark and cunning eyes.
Hao Youyi looked the girl in front of him up and down, thinking that looking at this girl's aura and demeanor, it was very likely that she was a famous family, and before she figured out her family background, she didn't dare to offend indiscriminately, so she hugged her fists and asked, "I don't know which school the girl is, what do you want to teach here?"
This girl is Shen Mingyue. She saw that Chu Sihai and Li Qingshan refused to take them out to travel, so she ran out by herself. Chu Sihai and Li Qingshan had just gone out on the front foot for only a day, and she followed the back foot out of the door, and also took the white fox out of the door, calling herself the white fox fairy along the way.
Hao Youyi saw that this girl was only fourteen or fifteen years old, not very old, but her temper was very big, and he sneered and said, "The girl is so angry. Since we don't report ourselves, then don't blame us for being rude. If you want to take people, you have to see if you have the ability!" With that, he jumped down from his horse and stood in front of Shen Mingyue. The rest of the people also dismounted and stood behind Hao Youyi.
Shen Mingyue grew up in Xianlai Village since she was a child, and it was the first time she went out of the country, and when she first entered the rivers and lakes, she encountered such a big battle, and it was inevitable that she was a little weak-hearted, so she shook her long sword and scolded coquettishly: "I don't know shame, a group of big men came to beat me a girl, what kind of heroes are heroes." Have the ability to come one by one!"
"Then I'll come!" said a voice from afar on the river.
Everyone looked over and saw a gorgeous painting boat rowing rapidly from the upstream, with a yellow flag erected on the bow of the boat, and the Peach Blossom Academy was written. There were two teenagers standing under it, the eldest one was about eighteen years old, with a blue shirt and a crown, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a tall posture. The youngest boy, about fifteen years old, wore a soft square hat inlaid with goose topazes, a light green carved silk gown, and his skin was better than snow, and his face was like fat jade.
When everyone saw that it was someone from Peach Blossom Academy, they all took a deep breath. Peach Blossom Academy, one of the five major academies under Chongwen Palace, is supervised by Shangguan Yingcai, the son of Shangguan Jinglun, the lord of Dongzhou. Could it be that one of the two teenagers in front of him was Shangguan Yinghua, the supervisor of the Peach Blossom Academy?
As soon as the boat landed, the two teenagers jumped down, and an old man in the boat also jumped down.
The two teenagers walked side by side and came to Shen Mingyue. The blue-shirted young man looked Shen Mingyue up and down, and said gently: "I heard that the girl wants to teach, so let Xiaosheng come to teach." ”
The young man in the light green shirt also looked at Shen Mingyue carefully, and "snorted", although his voice was soft and glutinous, his face was like frost.
Shen Mingyue had met such a handsome young man for the first time since she came down the mountain, and it was two, and she couldn't help blushing.
Hao Youyi greeted him and asked the blue-shirted young man, "May I ask the young man, but the young master of Dongzhou and the supervisor of the Peach Blossom Academy, Shangguan Yinghua?"
There was a commotion in the crowd, and they all thought that the young man in front of him was Shangguan Yinghua, the son of Shangguan Jinglun, the young master of Dongzhou, and the superintendent of Peach Blossom Academy, in charge of the three counties of Jiangnan County, Peach Blossom County, and Liuyun County. But I heard that he followed his father Wensheng a character, admired literature and education, and never liked to walk around the rivers and lakes, although he was in charge of the three counties, he only liked to stay in the academy to study, and never interacted with the various sects in the three counties, and now he didn't know why he went out in person?
The blue-shirted young man waved his hand at Hao Youyi, signaled him to shut up, continued to face Shen Mingyue, and asked, "Who are you Li Qingshan, why do you want to save him?"
Shen Mingyue replied: "I am his sister, so naturally I want to save him." Why did you arrest him, let him go!"
"Oh, girl, interesting. If you want to save him, it's up to you to win me. If you win, take him away. If you lose, you and Li Qingshan will have to go with me. How?" After speaking, he shook his feather fan and smiled, staring at Shen Mingyue.
The young man in the light green shirt seemed to look much better, and added: "I also want to add that white fox." If you lose, the white fox will give it to me too!"
Li Qingshan was very annoyed at first when he heard Shen Mingyue running out of the carriage to make trouble. At this moment, I suddenly heard the voice of the young man in the light green shirt, and my heart couldn't help but tremble, thinking of what happened in the inn that day, I couldn't help but blush, and my heart shook. He hurriedly recited the "Changqing Jingjingjing" silently to control his mind.
Shen Mingyue's face turned even redder, gritted her teeth and said, "I don't count what I said, I'll fight first." Please!" After speaking, he used the starting hand style of the Cloud Shocking Sword Technique 'Floating Cloud Waiting', and the posture was very beautiful. Over the years, she has obtained a lot of martial arts from Chu Sihai, among which this set of 'Astounding Cloud Sword Technique' is one of them. It's just that very few people recognize this swordsmanship, but it was found in a certain cave after Chu Sihai returned to seclusion.
The blue-shirted young man nodded, put away the feather fan, and used the fan as a weapon to lightly point at Shen Mingyue.
Shen Mingyue was also not polite, with a sword trick, she brushed out the three moves of "Yunkai Sunrise", "Yunni Hope", and "Cloud Light Breeze", all of which were very beautiful.
The blue-shirted year's martial arts are not weak, and a feather fan is used as a sword, either blocking or blocking, and dissolving Shen Mingyue's sword moves. Shen Mingyue's heart sank, and she used moves such as "Cloud Rising Dragon", "Cloud Waves", "Cloud Rushing Rain", "Cloud Luo Sky Net" and so on. This cloud-shocking sword technique was extremely gentle at first, like a gentle wind and drizzle, but the more it went on, the more subtle it became, like the wind and clouds changing, and the weather was myriad.
The blue-shirted young man was secretly frightened, and used a feather fan to defuse Shen Mingyue's several sword moves one after another, but then it became more and more reluctant, and the situation had fallen into disadvantage.
The cold-faced old man next to him shouted: "Young master, beware, this girl's swordsmanship is extremely exquisite, rare in the rivers and lakes, don't be careless." Use the sword, catch the sword!" said this, and untied a dragon-patterned ancient sword from his back.
The young man didn't dare to take it lightly anymore, and with a wonderful footwork, he dodged Shen Mingyue's sword move, and then another footwork had drifted to the side of the cold-faced old man, and he pulled out the dragon pattern ancient sword. As soon as the sword body came out of the sheath, accompanied by a dazzling cold light, everyone exclaimed that the sword was good, especially the people in the Divine Sword Hall, who knew the sword in particular, and they all showed envy.
The blue-shirted young man drew his sword and carried the sword in one go, and the sword went with him, and he fought with Shen Mingyue. I saw the two swords striking each other, clanging. After the two swords separated, the blue-shirted young man pinched the sword trick and used a set of dragon sword techniques to face Shen Mingyue's swordsmanship.
The two of them walked with their swords, you came and went, and they had fought more than ten moves. From the point of view of swordsmanship, it seems that Shen Mingyue's swordsmanship is better, but from the perspective of actual combat experience, it is the blue-shirted boy who is more old and spicy. Two young people, one in white clothes and the other in blue shirts, used swordsmanship and wanton carelessness, and the scene was very beautiful.
Everyone watching from the sidelines was secretly frightened, thinking that the two young people in front of them were young, but their martial arts were so powerful, even if they went into battle, they were not opponents. Especially the people of the Divine Sword Hall, after seeing the exquisite swordsmanship used by these two young men, they thought that there was indeed a sky outside the sky and someone outside the world, and they were secretly ashamed that their swordsmanship was compared to their swordsmanship, it was simply a heaven and an underground, and it seemed that the name of the Divine Sword Hall needed to be taken off after going back.
The two of them on the field fought faster and faster, and Shen Mingyue's cloud-shattering sword technique had already made big moves such as "Cloud Flying and Rain Scattering", "Cloud Steaming Dragon Transformation", and "Cloud Opening to the Sky". And the blue-shirted boy suddenly changed his moves and used a set of swordsmanship with a very different style.
The cold-faced old man watched intently, and when he saw the blue-shirted young man using another set of swordsmanship, he frowned slightly, afraid that the young man would hurt Shen Mingyue if he used this set of swordsmanship.
It turned out that the swordsmanship used by the blue-shirted boy after changing his moves was the "Gongsun Swordsmanship", one of the mastery of Chongwen Palace. This set of swordsmanship is a set of swordsmanship created by Shangguan Jinglun after he was middle-aged, reading the ancient poem "Watching the Disciples of Gongsun Auntie Dance Sword Weapon Walking", thinking and reverie, wandering the world, and it seems that he saw Gongsun Auntie dancing with his own eyes, so he created a set of swordsmanship. Although the swordsmanship is soft on the surface and the moves are exquisite, it is actually a subtle after-move for each move.
Sure enough, as soon as the blue-shirted young man used Gongsun swordsmanship, the sword intent on the field was great, although the sword moves were slow and soft, but the moves seized the opportunity, and the sword pointed at Shen Mingyue's vital point, and soon suppressed Shen Mingyue's swordsmanship.
I only heard the young man shouting "Look", and the tip of the sword was already pointed directly at Shen Mingyue's wrist. Shen Mingyue was so frightened that she hurriedly let go of the sword in her hand, and her body shrank back, so that she could dodge this move. With a clang, the sword had landed, and the blue-shirted boy's sword was already across her neck.
The young man in the light green shirt stroked his palm and chuckled, and said happily: "Good brother, good swordsmanship, good swordsmanship." We won, take them back to Taohuapu. This handsome white fox is mine!"
Shen Mingyue was in a hurry, and tears flowed down her eyes when she thought that the white fox would belong to them.
The young man in the light green shirt shouted: "Big pervert Li Qingshan, you still don't get out, you shrank your head like a turtle, you only dare to hide in the carriage." Your sister lost the fight and was crying. ”
Li Qingshan was embarrassed in the carriage, thinking about when he became a "big pervert", what kind of fame Chu Sihai was doing, and why didn't he show up. If you don't go out, you won't be a "shrunken turtle" if you don't go out. After much thought, he gritted his teeth and kicked the carriage curtain with both feet.
Hao Youyi, who was on the side, came to his senses, hurriedly walked next to the carriage, lifted the curtain, and untied the rope that tied Li Qingshan.
When the blue-shirted young man saw Shen Mingyue crying in front of everyone, he also panicked, and hurriedly threw the dragon-patterned ancient sword to the cold-faced old man. Then he bowed his head to Shen Mingyue and whispered: "Shangguan Yingcai in the Lower Peach Blossom Academy, I offended the girl a lot just now, please forgive me." Hey, girl, don't cry!"
There were many low shouts from the crowd, and their eyes brushed at the blue-shirted young man, thinking that he was really the young master of Dongzhou and the supervisor of Peach Blossom Academy, and he was really a hero from a young man.
Li Qingshan shook his hands and feet that had been tied for a long time, stood up, and slowly walked out of the carriage, seeing that the young man in the light green shirt was indeed the beautiful young man he met at the inn, his face immediately turned red to the base of his neck.
The white fox saw Li Qingshan get out of the carriage, rushed over with a swish, and got crooked at Li Qingshan's feet.
And when the young man in the light green shirt saw Li Qingshan, his face was also flushed, and he was vaguely angry.
Everyone looked at the four teenagers in front of them, two of them were red-faced, one bowed his head to apologize, and the other cried his nose, the scene was weird and embarrassing, and they didn't dare to make a sound.
The cold-faced old man coughed lightly twice, breaking the embarrassing deadlock on the field. Shangguan Yingcai came back to his senses, straightened up, and said, "The girl is crying like this, but she is not a little fairy of the white fox." This white fox, my sister... My brother was talking about playing, and he didn't really take it. Girl, don't cry!"
Shen Mingyue burst into tears and laughed, and said, "What white fox little fairy, I said it nonsense." My name is Shen Mingyue. You can't take this white fox, it's my brother Li Qingshan's!"
The young man in the light green shirt said faintly behind him: "Oh, it's his, then I'm going to take it even more!"
Li Qingshan hesitated for a moment and said, "This ......"
Before he could finish speaking, the light green shirt raised his eyebrows and reprimanded: "What is this, you are not allowed to speak as a stinky Taoist priest with a good appearance and gold and jade." Now you're all on board!"
Li Qingshan looked left and right, secretly anxious in his heart, thinking where Chu Sihai had died, why hadn't he shown up.
Shangguan Yingcai turned to everyone and said coldly, "You all disperse." The peach blossom order was handed over to Mr. Huang, and the rewards and punishments would be arranged. He pointed to the cold-faced old man next to him.
Everyone did not dare to answer, nor did they dare to disobey, turned around and got on their horses, and walked away. Hao Youyi handed over the peach blossom order to the cold-faced old man, turned around and got on the horse, and rode away quickly.
Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, and there was not much embarrassment without everyone present.
The young man in the light green shirt said coldly: "You still don't get on the boat, do you want us to ask you to go up?"
Li Qingshan looked around from afar, then smiled bitterly and stepped onto the painting boat. The white fox followed him closely, jumping around lively.
Shen Mingyue was hesitating to go up, but she saw Shangguan Yingcai looking at her. Her face turned red, and she also bowed her head and stepped onto the painting boat.