It was late at night, but no one slept in the inn. Hong Hanming, Qin Ping, and Feng Yu sat downstairs in the inn, drinking wine at night. Xiao Er had just come back from outside, panicked, sweating all over his forehead, and when he saw Hong Hanming and the three of them, he forgot to say hello and walked straight to the backyard.

Hong Han saw that he was behaving strangely, so he said, "Where did the little second brother come from?"

Xiao Er was called like this, as if he had been pricked by a needle, but he smiled and said, "Guest officer, haven't slept yet?"

"Well, not yet, we still have some things to discuss. But you, little second brother, why did you come back so late? Won't the shopkeeper scold you?"

Xiao Er, who was smirking, immediately changed his face when he heard the shopkeeper, "Oh, a few guest officers, don't tell us that the shopkeeper of our house is out, don't say it, please guest officers." ”

Hong Hanming and the three of them looked at each other and felt strange, originally they just wanted to make fun of Xiao Er, but seeing Xiao Er's scared appearance, Hong Hanming was interested.

Hong Hanming said: "Then can the little second brother tell us a few people to hear about it? The night is long, and I am bored, how about it?"

When Xiao Er heard this, he trembled and said, "This ...... I ......" Xiao Er's eyes fluttered around, and his hands scratched the corners of his clothes into a ball.

Feng Yu said: "Alas, it seems that when the shopkeeper asks, I can only tell the truth." ”

Xiao Er was shocked: "Don't don't, guest officer!" I said...... I say. ”

"Actually, the little one has always had a hobby, which is gambling money. It's really itchy to stay in the store for the past few days, so I went to play two games tonight......"

Qin Ping said: "It's just gambling money, what are you afraid of?"

"Guest officer, it's nothing to gamble, it's just that the luck of the little one is too bad, and I lose all my money every time. Before, I was chased to the store because I couldn't pay off my debts, and then the shopkeeper came forward to help me pay off my debts, but I didn't get my salary for a few months.

"The shopkeeper repeatedly warned me, 'If you gamble again, let me go to the street to beg for food', so you must not tell the shopkeeper about this, please, all the guest officers. ”

Xiao Er cried and begged, and Hong Hanming felt a little funny when he looked at it.

"You little second brother, if the shopkeeper doesn't let you go, don't go, and give birth to these things, why bother?"

"Yes, yes, the lesson of the guest officer is that I will never do it next time. Xiao Er scratched his head and said with a smile.

Feng Yu asked, "Then did you lose all your money this time?"

Xiao Er suddenly brightened, "This time, this time you are like a divine help, I won two or three times today." ”

Qin Ping said: "Then you are still afraid of a ball, don't you just win." ”

Xiao Er became depressed again and said: "The guest officer doesn't know, this time winning is a bit strange, but it makes me uncomfortable." Do you think, judge, if the gambling house loses money, how will it stop? They will definitely think that I am a good man, I am a fast runner with my legs and feet, and if my legs and feet are a little slower, I may be pulled into the alley and beaten up right now. ”

Qin Ping said: "There is still such a thing?" Although Qin Ping loves wine and women, he will never touch this bet.

Xiao Er sighed and said: "This is such a guest officer, so please ask the guest officer to keep this secret for me." With that, he sneaked out the door.

Hong Hanming said: "What's the matter?

Xiao Er shook his hand and smiled: "No, no, it's Xiao who met a strange person on the way back just now." ”

"Strange people?"

"It's a beggar. ”

Qin Ping said: "What's so strange about beggars, isn't there any beggars allowed in this Huang'an Town?"

Xiao Er said: "What are the guest officers, how can there be no beggars in the world?"

Feng Yu said, "Then what's so strange about this beggar?"

Xiao Er said: "I hurriedly walked to the store and met someone halfway through.

"When I saw that this man was in rags and smelled of roasting food, I thought to myself that he was a beggar. I think I've won so much money tonight, so I want to give him a little bit of charity so that I can accumulate some yin virtue.

"I just gave him the money, and he got angry and threw the money on the ground. And he said, 'It's dirty, I don't want it!'

"I said to him, 'Why don't you want money?' and he said, 'This is poison, more poisonous than arsenic.'" ”

Hong Hanming said in a low voice: "There are still such beggars?"

Feng Yu said: "Little second brother, did you admit that it was dark and you were mistaken, maybe that person was not a beggar? ”

"Impossible, impossible. Xiao Er said confidently, "Although it's dark, my eyes are good, besides, he has a stinky smell, like he hasn't taken a bath for a year, who else can it be except for a beggar?"

"It's a bit like a beggar, and then what?"

Then I thought it was strange and left without saying much to him. I'm afraid to touch my brow, I just had a little luck and I want to stay for a few days. ”

Hong, Qin, and Feng couldn't help but laugh when they saw Xiao Er's virtue.

Feng Yu said, "What about the beggar?"

Xiao Er said: "I kept walking just now, and I felt that he kept chasing after me, but when I turned around, the street was empty, and there was no one." But it scared the hell out of me......"

"So you just came in and were out of breath?"

"Isn't that it? ”

A few people talked and laughed for a while - they were all joking about Xiao Er.

Xiao Er went back, and the atmosphere seemed to become calm and serious all of a sudden.

Qin Ping took a sip of tea - he hadn't touched a drop of wine since he was rescued by Lin Qiyu.

"Alas, it's been three days, why haven't you seen Hall Master Jiang turn around? Who is he looking for?"

Hong Hanming has always had a string in his heart, and he feels that every minute and second is tormenting, especially waiting in the store all day.

But Na Wujie always said: "No, just a few of you can't even smell Nangong He's fart." ”

When he thought of Wujie, he thought of the incident that Wujie knocked Qi Ying'er and Sun Qiao'er unconscious this morning, and he couldn't help but tremble when he thought about it.

The strangeness of this monk is probably unsurpassed.

Feng Yu said: "Big brother, don't worry, Brother Li (Li Yuanchen)'s complexion has also improved a lot today, and when Hall Master Jiang comes back with a proud helper, we can go and save the third brother." ”

Qin Ping pounded the table and said, "A few of us are awake and the other is down." ”

Qin Ping turned to ask Hong Hanming, "Brother Hong, how did Qi Shaoxia and that Sun girl faint?"

Qin Ping asked about this matter more than ten times a day, but Hong Hanming just didn't want to say it.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to say it, but he really doesn't dare to say it.

Hong Hanming took a sip of tea, but it was really difficult to swallow, rinsed his mouth, walked to the door and spit on the ground.

Qin Ping still wanted to continue to ask, Feng Yu grabbed his wrist and shook his head at him, Qin Ping sighed before he would give up.

"Alas. Hong Hanming sighed deeply, looking at the moon hanging high in the night sky, the faint moonlight wanted to shine on the earth, but the power was so weak and powerless.

He was wistful.

"Third son, eldest brother, what are you worried about? We have the help of Master Wujie, are we afraid that we won't be able to save the third brother?" Feng Yu wanted to appease the hearts of the other two.

Qin Ping smacked his lips and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Is Master Wujie really here to help us?"

"This ...... Big brother, what do you mean by that?"

"Alas, after the Master of Wujie came, he drank tea and ate noodles every day, but he didn't mention saving people, you say...... He, is he genuinely helpful?"

Suddenly, a sound broke through the air, "What a guts!"

Before the words fell, someone had already arrived in the room.

The three of them were shocked, especially Qin Ping, who was even more at a loss.

He stood up, arched his hands, bowed deeply, and said, "Master." ”

Wujie's eyebrows rushed upward, Qin Ping knew that something was wrong, and what he said just now must have made Wujie listen to it.

So he hurriedly smiled: "Master, don't be angry, I'm just talking nonsense." ”

"Hmph!" Wujie snorted angrily, and walked upstairs with his sleeves. Wujie said again: "Are those two people awake?"

Who is this sentence asking for? No one knows, in short, Hong, Qin, and Feng said together: "Not yet." ”

Wujie snorted coldly again, and disappeared.

Qin Ping was so frightened that his legs seemed to tremble, Hong Hanming's palms were full of cold sweat, and Feng Yu was also worried, secretly thinking: This can make the master of Wujie angry.

According to Qin Ping's original character, he will definitely say: "This person, is it worth being so angry?"

But now, he didn't even dare to come out, and the three of them sat at the table, whispering, but only a few words.

Hong Hanming kept looking upstairs, and he wanted to know what happened to Qi Ying'er.

Qi Ying'er had already woken up, but she was just lying on the bed and looking at the ceiling with her eyes open. Because the moment Wujie gave him in the morning not only stunned him, but also sealed his hands and feet, and only his neck could still move all over his body.

It's no wonder that Hong Hanming and the three of them thought he hadn't woken up yet.

Although he could no longer move, the unprecepted did not trap his mind.

Ever since he woke up, he has been thinking all the time - from childhood to the present, from Wu Jungang to Hong Hanming, from Mu Wuya to Wujie, from man to sword, from sword to man, from heaven to earth, from god to demon.

He thought of his grandfather. I think of the day my grandfather died, I think of every word my grandfather said to me, and every smile my grandfather faced......

Then he thought of his father and mother, two people he had never met, but who meant him so much.

At last he thought of the sword, not the wooden one, the twenty sword that wore it at his waist—the black hilt, the pale scabbard.

He couldn't remember if he had dreams when he was asleep, but he knew he was thinking about a lot more things today than before.

Suddenly, he heard an angry roar - "What a bold!", he heard that it was Wujie, and returned to reality.

Then he heard the voice of Wujie appear at his door, and immediately closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, and even he didn't know why.

He heard the door creak open, but didn't hear anyone's footsteps, and didn't feel anyone's presence.

There was silence.

The more quiet Qi Ying'er became, the more difficult it was to continue pretending, he couldn't help but want to open his eyes, but he didn't want to open them.

His heart was struggling.

He felt that Wujie was now stretching his face towards him, but he couldn't help but open it, why should he open it when he was in front of him?

He was still struggling.

"Wake up!"

Hearing the voice of Wujie, Qi Ying'er didn't seem to be struggling anymore. He slowly opened his eyes, not hesitating.

Wujie's face was not in front of him, even if Qi Ying'er turned his head, he could only see Wujie's calves and feet, and his upper body was blocked by the curtain on the bed.

Qi Ying'er didn't speak, he couldn't speak, he just exhaled deeply.

"I didn't have much effort, so you woke up a long time ago. Qi Ying'er heard Wujie drink saliva, "Are you curious why I stunned you?"

Wujie asked himself, did he forget that Qi Ying'er had been stopped by him and couldn't speak?

Wujie didn't forget, and he continued: "You think about a lot of things, don't you?

Qi Ying'er was surprised, but he couldn't show any expression, his eyes widened, but Wujie couldn't feel it.

Wujie stood up and slowly walked to the window, which he pushed open.

The moonlight spills in, and it is so generous that it will give itself unconditionally to people as long as they are willing to accept it.

Qi Ying'er couldn't see Wujie anymore, but she could hear Wujie's voice, which was sent to her ears by the soft evening breeze.

"Sometimes, when you are asleep, you are awake more than ever. Wujie looked up at the moon, he folded his hands, bowed to the moon, and muttered as if thanking the moon.

"Are you awake now?"

He didn't wait for Qi Ying'er's answer, but just walked over slowly, his gaze was majestic with gentleness, and sophisticated with the transparency of seeing through everything.

Wujie stretched out a finger, and a finger as strong as Honka gently touched between Qi Ying'er's eyebrows.

Qi Ying'er sighed, he could speak, but he didn't say anything. He could move his hands and feet, but he didn't move. His hands and feet seemed to be numb.

Wujie smiled and said: "It seems that even if you haven't eaten for a day, your complexion is still very good, I can't, I can't eat a meal." ”

Being said without ring, Qi Ying'er felt empty in her stomach.

Wujie laughed and walked to the window again, he looked down. Qi Ying'er's room is right next to the backyard, and the center of the backyard can be seen from the window.

The field in the middle of the backyard was much darker than the rest of the place, and it was charcoal ash left in the morning.

Qi Ying'er sat up, and Wujie turned around to look at Qi Ying'er for a moment.

Qi Ying'er was silent, but her eyebrows were stretched, although she hadn't eaten for a day, her face was still there.

Qi Ying'er didn't have any turmoil in her heart because of the matter of the wooden sword.

Wujie nodded and said, "You come down with me, the time has come." ”

After saying that, Wujie jumped down from the window and stood lightly and steadily on the ground in the backyard. He turned around and looked up, Qi Ying'er was already standing in front of the window.

"What's the matter?

Qi Ying'er jumped down, although it was not as easy as Wujie, but she also stood firmly on the ground.

Wujie walked to the center of the backyard, and Qi Ying'er followed him silently.

"Fetch me a ladle of water. ”

Qi Ying'er didn't say much this time, and immediately went to the well to fetch a bucket of water, and then scooped a full scoop with a wooden scoop.

Qi Ying'er walked up to Wujie, and not a drop of water from the scoop was spilled.

Wujie said, "Well, now pour water on the ground." ”

Qi Ying'er looked at the charred ground and sprinkled a scoop of water on the ground.

Qi Ying'er couldn't understand what Wujie was reading in his mouth, but seeing Wujie closing his palms and looking pious, Qi Ying'er probably knew that he was reciting Buddhist scriptures.

Is it not strange for a monk to recite a Buddhist scripture without a precept, but Qi Ying'er finds it really strange to recite sutras without a precept.

He had always been a strange monk.

The heavens and the earth seemed to become brighter, the moon slowly emerged from a cloud, and everything in the heavens and the earth was dark, except for the moon.

Once again, the moonlight selflessly sprinkled on the ground, and this time, the ground responded.

Even where Qi Ying'er splashed the water, there was a faint glow, golden light, faint and faint, like stars in the sky.

Qi Ying'er looked at it in surprise, but Wujie turned his back and said, "Look at it quickly." ”

Qi Ying'er looked at it seriously, it's not a word, it's a person!

It was a golden man changing his movements on the ground.

The little golden man was about three inches tall, and his sword was only half his height. He waved his sword, stopped abruptly, and stood straight.

"Remember?" said Wujie, but he was still carrying his back.

Just now, Qi Ying'er only felt novel, and only admired it in her heart, and didn't look at it carefully at all. After Wujie asked, he actually understood that this was the swordsmanship of the Phoenix Fire Sword.

But the little golden man seems to have finished the move, what should I do?

"Do you remember?" asked Wujie again.

Qi Ying'er replied: "I didn't remember. ”

I saw that the little golden man seemed to be spiritual, and it shook its head like a human.

Then it put on a posture again, and paused again, as if to let Qi Ying'er take a good look again.

After a while, the little golden man finished playing again, and after receiving the move, he stood still.

This time, Qi Ying'er looked very carefully, he was already very smart, and he didn't forget some things, but he also had an understanding that was different from ordinary people, so he usually remembered what he wanted to remember.

Qi Ying'er felt that this little golden man was really incredible, although Qi Ying'er had never really seen anyone's sword moves, but she also felt that the little golden man's sword moves were really powerful.

A small thing that is only three inches can give people a very oppressive feeling when swinging a sword.

In admiration, Qi Ying'er said, "Remember." ”

Wujie turned around with a smile and asked, "Won't you forget?"

Qi Ying'er said firmly: "I will never forget." ”

Wujie nodded and said, "Okay!"

Wujie smiled at the little golden man, "Sure enough, it's your little thing", the little golden man seemed to look at Wujie, although he couldn't see his expression, but he could see that his movements and demeanor were very elegant and polite.

Qi Ying'er was stunned, he only realized it so far, this thing shouldn't exist in the world, how could there be such a "little golden man"? Qi Ying'er's heart was full of questions.

Looking at the little golden figure again, it beckoned to itself again, and then disappeared, there was no light on the ground, only the ground, and the charcoal gray mark disappeared without a trace.

The moon was again obscured by clouds.

Wujie said: "This is the sword technique of the Phoenix Fire Sword, you have already memorized it, so you will practice according to this sword technique in the future." ”

"But...... No, thank you, senior!" Qi Ying'er wanted to ask a few more words, but suddenly knelt down, and he realized that he had been wrong all along.

"Senior, I was so rude to you before, and my predecessor still pointed me out regardless of his previous suspicions, and I ...... and I said" Qi Ying'er burst into tears.

Wujie smiled and said: "There are many people in the world who don't like me, an old monk, there is no more of you, and there are no less of you." What kind of sin are you paying for?"

"They're stupid fools! Senior, you are so good, you should be admired by thousands of people!"

"Oh, admired by 10,000 people? Don't forget that I am a monk, I don't drink alcohol and eat meat, nor do I covet fame and lust, what do you want to be admired by 10,000 people?"

Qi Ying'er seemed to understand. "Senpai, thank you. ”

Wujie smiled and said, "Hmm." Among the people who come after you, you are the only one who has the most chance, but the more people who have the chance, the more they will suffer.

"Although you have obtained the martial arts mastery, it does not mean that you will be the first in the world, remember, evil does not prevail over good. If one day you enter the evil sect, the old monk will definitely eradicate you with his own hands. ”

Qi Ying'er knelt on the ground and listened quietly.

"Well, tomorrow your helpers will be here, and my little nephew will also come. ”

"Is Sora coming?" Qi Ying'er asked in surprise and joy.

"Well, the people who came are all masters and famous heroes in today's martial arts, in addition to Jiang Chuanhai and my nephew, there is also an acquaintance of you. ”

"Who?"

"You'll know when the time comes. And all kinds of questions in your heart, you and I will tell you when we are destined to come to Japan!"

"Senior, are you leaving. ”

"You don't need me anymore, I've done what I have to do, and the rest is up to you. Qi Ying'er. ”

"Former ......"

The unprecept is gone, only the breeze. Whether they are unprecepted or empty, these two are like a gust of wind.

One has a teacher's kindness to Qi Ying'er, and the other has friendship with Qi Ying'er.

"Is Sora coming?"

Qi Ying'er looked at the moon in the night sky and muttered, "Thank you." ”

"Ying'er!" A worried but beautiful voice like a silver bell was Sun Qiao'er.

It turned out that Wujie suddenly disappeared and went to solve Sun Qiaoer's acupoint, Wujie told Sun Qiao'er that Qi Ying'er was in the backyard, Sun Qiao'er ran down desperately, and only relaxed when she saw that Qi Ying'er was fine.

Qi Ying'er felt a little pity when she heard what Sun Qiao'er said, and she still had a lot to say to Wujie. But then the doubts in my mind were dissipated, which were irrelevant, and would be known in the future.

Sun Qiao'er asked, "Is he gone?"

Qi Ying'er said, "Let's go." ”

"Won't you come back?" For some reason, Sun Qiao'er was also a little disappointed, although the unprecept was weird, but Sun Qiao'er liked him very much, just like he liked empty.

"Will be back. Qi Ying'er said, "My fate with him is unfinished." ”

"What did he do to you?" There was no hint of malice in this sentence, Sun Qiao'er simply asked what happened.

Qi Ying'er didn't understand much, and said, "He taught me a lot. ”

Sun Qiaoer doesn't ask anymore, and she doesn't have to ask. Because she had already felt Qi Ying'er's changes, Qi Ying'er seemed to have become the same as emptiness and the same as Wujie.

——A feather, a cloud, leisurely floating between heaven and earth.

But there is a difference, Qi Ying'er's cloud has a direction, he is more like a fire floating in the air, as if he wants to burn away the filth of the world.