Chapter 22: Ordinary Days
In the following days, the business of Linjianglou was very good, and Xie Jiang's friends were also very busy. Brother Xiao Wu wants to watch the business in the store, You Xiyun has been going out early and returning late these days, and Lu He has not seen anyone, I heard that his father-in-law arranged for him to go to the city, and his parents asked him to go back. Xie Jiang felt a little bored.
The golden fat man seems to have new news every day, and he will come to Linjiang Tower every afternoon (of course, it is free to eat and drink), and the guests in Linjiang Tower have listened to a lot of news these days.
Jin Fatzi brought a lot of news, but everyone was concerned about the news that Liu Luan, the descendant of Zigai Mountain, challenged Dai Tieling, the first sword in Tanzhou. This news can be updated every day, first Dai Daxia's second disciple Tortoise Meng's challenge to Liu Liangongzi was rejected; then Lu Shaoxia came to challenge and was stopped by the abbot of the Iron Buddha Temple; then Lu Shaoxia found a chance to meet with Liu Gongzi, and the two of them fought head-to-head for almost a hundred rounds, and finally Lu Shaoxia lost under Liu Gongzi's sword, and the battle of the West Lake Bridge became more and more suspenseful, and there were many laces that made people dizzy.
The largest gambling house in Tanzhou, "Quansheng Gambling House", united the large and small gambling houses of several surrounding cities to open a gambling game of the battle between Liu Lian and Dai Tieling. Almost all the people in Tanzhou City participated in this gambling game, and the odds of the two people were also updated every day in Linjiang Tower. Today's odds for Liu Gongzi are 1 to 30, and the odds for Dai Daxia are 1 to 2.
There is a feng shui gentleman who looks at a hexagram and thinks that the feng shui of the West Lake Bridge is more conducive to Liu Gongzi, although Dai Daxia has been friends with martial arts for many years on the West Lake Bridge, but he has not compared swords with others on the West Lake Bridge. Especially the name Dai Daxia Dai Tieling, there are two points of water in the name, and the West Lake Bridge is three points of water, it is really a bit difficult for Dai Daxia to pass this point. As soon as these words came out, the whole city of Tanzhou City knew that there was a feng shui master Liu Yue Liu Immortal in Tanzhou City.
In addition to the martial arts celebrities in Tanzhou who will come to watch the battle, I heard that the whole river and lakes are in a sensation, and all the major sects are interested in this sword competition, including the ten major martial arts schools may send disciples to watch the battle. Among them, Zhang Yunle, a lay disciple of the Wudang faction, Liuyun swordsman, is about to come to Tanzhou in the near future, and Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall heard that some people are also coming to watch the battle, and Tanzhou City will immediately become lively.
Now the people of the entire Tanzhou City are divided into two factions. The faction that supports Dai Daxia believes that Dai Daxia has been famous for many years, and Liu Lian has fought his apprentices for more than 100 rounds. The faction that supports Liu Shaoxia believes that Liu Shaoxia has obtained the true inheritance of the Longxi Dao Chang of Zigai Mountain, and the battle with Tortoise Meng may be a plan to confuse the enemy. Dai Daxia has not competed with others for many years, after all, the old enemy is not young and strong.
After dinner, we talk about these things. Even people who come to worship Buddha in Daolin Temple will ask for one by the way, who will win or lose.
Xie Jiang hoped that Liu Lian would win, after all, they had met twice, and Dai Daxia had never met at all. However, Xie Jiang felt that these things had nothing to do with him, and now he was still in a depressed mood, and he didn't think of these things at all. Brother Xiao Wu also knew about Master Banyun's travels, so he asked Xie Jiang to rest for two days and go to Lu He to play.
On this day, the weather was fine, Xie Jiang came out of the private school to find Lu He, and when Lu He was about to go out, he hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to Tanzhou City, don't you have to go to Linjiang Tower to do things, I heard that it's very busy over there. ”
"Oh, Brother Xiao Wu gave me two days off to come out for a walk. Where are you going?"
"I, go to the city, I've been going to the city every day these days, hehe!"
"What are you going to do?"
"I can't tell you what my stepfather has told you. ”
"Then I'll go with you. ”
"It's not going to work, it's dangerous. Lu He pretended to say.
"What's the danger, at most you do your thing, I'll go over there for a walk, and we'll come back together in the evening!"
"That's okay, then you have to listen to my arrangement!"
"Good. ”
"Let's go to Linjiang Tower first, you go get two meat buns out, and then we go to Tanzhou City. ”
"I don't know if there's anything else this morning!"
"Didn't you say to listen to my arrangement? Lu He smiled slyly.
"Alright then, I'll take a look later, I'll find something first. Xie Jiang walked towards the side of the City God Temple.
"What are you looking for, this City God Temple is in tatters, don't you come often?"
"Not here, let's go to the blacksmith's shop. ”
"There? Liu Laoqi's blacksmith shop? What is there to see, that Liu Laoqi is alone guarding a stove, and the hammer is beating all day long, I haven't taken you to see it before." ”
"I want to see if he can fight a sword. ”
"Oh, then let's go and have a look!" Lu He became interested as soon as he saw it.
Liu Laoqi is actually not old, a forty-year-old middle-aged strong man, but the people who come to him to play iron are all of the same age, so they all call him like this, and everyone calls him Liu Laoqi when he is used to it. Liu Laoqi was a bald head, no beard, and a scar on his head, once the sparks in the furnace splashed on his head, burning all his hair, and then he simply shaved off his beard. Xie Jiang was still a little scared when he saw Liu Laoqi for the first time, such a strong man with five big and three thick still had a scar on his head. But once after Liu Laoqi asked him to eat some refreshments, Xie Jiang felt that this person was also quite good.
"Master Liu, have you eaten?" Xie Jiang shouted.
"Well, wait a minute, you two have nothing to do?"
"If there's something, I'll go to the city later. ”
"Master Liu, do you know how to fight swords here?"
"Do you two want to fight swords?"
"Yes!" Lu He replied.
"No, you are young, why are you beating that thing! I can help you with a hoe or an iron rake. ”
"We don't need a hoe, let's go, Xie Jiang, he won't be able to fight a sword when he sees him. ”
"I won't beat you if I can beat you. Liu Laoqi looked a little angry.
"Then we're leaving. Xie Jiang said immediately.
The two of them ran away without waiting for Liu Laoqi to speak. Xie Jiang went into the kitchen of Linjiang Building to find the kitchen and asked for two steamed buns, and the two of them ran to Tanzhou City. When I crossed the chain bridge, I saw a clean gold-collared and white-robed boy in front of me, walking gracefully in front, carrying a very familiar sword, and when I looked closer, I was sure that it was You Xiyun. In the past few days, this You Gongzi has become generous, and he has changed his outfit, and he is different.
"Second brother. Lu He was excited when he saw him and shouted.
"Second Brother You is also going to Tanzhou City?" the two chased after him.
"Yes, go for a walk in Tanzhou City, what about you?"
"Me too, take Xie Jiang for a walk by the way, let's go together," Lu He was still a little proud.
"It's fine, hehe. ”
"I want to go to the street in front of the currency gate, there are a lot of shops," Mr. Xie said.
"Chuxiang Street, I know, there are a lot of shops there, there must be one selling swords," Lu He continued.
"Let's go check it out. ”
You Xiyun looked at Xie Jiang, and both of them remembered the bloody battle between Liu Lian and Liu Gongzi there a few days ago. I don't know what it's like today.