Chapter 14: Alone South

Huang Xiaoqiang is no longer a person who sleeps until he wakes up naturally that day, although he will also enter a dream or illusion when he meditates, he can perceive things in the outside world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info The sky was slightly bright, everyone had already gotten up, Huang Xiaoqiang was the earliest, seeing that the junior disciples were still asleep, he couldn't bear to wake them up, but thinking that the matter of finding the sword was related to the reputation of Huashan for hundreds of years, such a major event could not be delayed for a moment, and he didn't know how to choose for a while. I thought that the master once said that if you go south with all the junior brothers, it will inevitably be delayed for too long, and there is no way but to wake everyone up. The matter will be discussed.

Lin Zhan and Huang Xiaoqiang are the best, he naturally hopes that Huang Xiaoqiang will be the future leader, and he also knows that the master and the master are all interested in passing on the throne to him in the future. Immediately, the first one replied: "Senior brother, let's search for the sword together, the goal is too big, it is easy to attract the attention of other people in the rivers and lakes and startle the snake, and it will take too much time for everyone to go south together." The junior brother thinks that among us, you are the strongest in martial arts, so you dare to ask the senior brother to go all the way alone and go south first, and I will wait for the junior brother to come later, so as to save time and effort. Liu Wenying understands Lin Zhan's intentions, and he is also in favor. Most of the junior disciples' martial arts are taught by the inner court disciples in many cases, and the inner court disciples are even more regarded as their masters. The junior brothers of Huang Xiaoqiang's group preferred Huang Xiaoqiang to be the leader, and they also agreed, saying that during Huang Xiaoqiang's absence, they would obey Senior Brother Lin Zhan's arrangement.

Huang Xiaoqiang was very moved by the approval of his junior disciples, and then took some silver taels and dry food by himself, and followed the map to the south. Huang Xiaoqiang's internal strength is strong, his pace is brisk, and in an instant, the juniors and disciples can no longer see Huang Xiaoqiang's figure. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, this is the strength of the first disciple of Huashan.

In a blink of an eye, Huang Xiaoqiang came to a county seat, and several officers and soldiers at the city gate were standing lazily and lazily. Walking into the city is a long street, which can be said to be the first time Huang Xiaoqiang has gone shopping in this life. On a long street, there are people selling calligraphy and paintings, antiques, fruits, and a pair of brothers and sisters performing on the street. I used to think that was the same when I saw it on TV, but when I came to such a street myself, I felt a different feeling. However, thinking that there was something important to do, I decided to go to the restaurant for some food and hurry early. These novelties on the street will have a chance to see them in the future.

Came to a nice inn, the name is here. At this time, it was a meal, and the inn business was very good. Huang Xiaoqiang walked into the door, and the shopkeeper hurriedly came over to greet him. Welcome with a smile: "Yo guest officer, are you here, are you here to eat, or to stay in the hotel?" "Eat", Huang Xiaoqiang replied lightly. Xiao Er then asked some ordering questions, Huang Xiaoqiang didn't know what to order, after all, this was the first time in this life to go to the restaurant, he couldn't help but be a little rusty, and said: "Just serve a few side dishes, and then help me beat all the gourds with water, and then let me pack ten steamed buns and a roast chicken." With that, he sat down peacefully.

The shopkeeper made a note of it, reported the food to the kitchen, and then came to Huang Xiaoqiang's side to help him pour water. "Guest officer, are you going to travel far away?" asked the shopkeeper with a smile

"Hmm. That's right. Huang Xiaoqiang drank the tea, and he was indeed a little thirsty along the way, and the water in his gourd was drunk too fast.

"But the guest is heading south?"

Huang Xiaoqiang paused, thinking to himself how did the shopkeeper know that I was going south, didn't he guess it when he saw my sword. The smile replied: "Where, I'm going to the capital (Chang'an) and go west." ”

The shopkeeper still had a smile on his face, "Guest officer, you are going to travel far away." Whether it is going west to the capital or south to Jingzhou, it must be time-consuming and labor-intensive without some foot strength. There is a shop in the back street of our inn, and the owner is called Ma Lao Liu, who specializes in horse sales. If you want to buy a horse, you can go to that store, saying that it was introduced by Xiao Li who came to the inn, and it can be cheaper for a few dollars. ”

After hearing this, Huang Xiaoqiang smiled and thought, "It turned out that I was here to do sales, but I just guessed that I was going south." But the second seller of this shop is also selling correctly, I really have to buy a horse, otherwise I will keep walking, and I don't know when I will be able to get to the land of Jingchu. Jing Chu, Jingzhou. This shopkeeper mentioned Jingzhou, could it be that the crape myrtle sword is now in Jingzhou. Huang Xiaoqiang took out a tael of gold from his arms, at this time a tael of gold was a hundred taels of silver, and a tael of silver was a hundred cents. When the shopkeeper saw the gold, his eyes were straight. After all, in this era, being able to take out a gold tael casually means that he is a rich man.

Huang Xiaoqiang weighed the gold in his hand and asked, "Little Er, are you interested in this?"

"Yo guest officer, you're really kidding, who in this world is not interested in this guy. ”

"Is this tael of gold enough to pay for food, and enough money to buy a good horse?"

"Enough enough, far enough, still to be found. The shopkeeper looked at the gold, and his eyes didn't move.

"That's enough, that's good. Tell me what you mean by asking me if I'm going south, and why you mention Jingzhou. This son's curiosity is heavier. You answer honestly, after paying the bill with these two golds, you can use the rest of the money yourself. Huang Xiaoqiang thought that since he wanted to pretend not to know, he had to pretend to be a little bit like a little bit, so he should pretend to be a little bit like a playboy, not to mention that this shopkeeper should indeed have some information that Huang Xiaoqiang didn't know.

"Son, you really don't know the big things in the world. Xiao Er sighed, "What a big deal, let's talk about it." Several guests at the next table were also quite interested in the topic of the shopkeeper, and immediately stopped their own conversation and listened attentively to the shopkeeper's words.

"This big thing is that there is a big treasure that appeared in Jingzhou. If I get this treasure and return it to the Holy One today, tsk tsk, I don't have to worry about it in this life. ”

"What baby?" "Don't sell it, let's talk about it." "The guests at the next table were a little impatient.

"This treasure is a sword, the sword of Emperor Gaozong (Liu Bei) back then, the Ziwei Sword. The sword held by Emperor Gaozong back then is said to have been given by the Nine Heavens Xuannu, the purpose of which was to let Emperor Gaozong defeat Cao Wei, unify the world, and let our people live a good life. In the end, it was Emperor Xianzong (Liu Chan - Liu Bei's son) who inherited this sword and conquered the world. It's a pity, a hundred years ago, Emperor Daizong (a descendant of Liu Bei) took this holy sword to fight the Tartars, but for some reason, God was angry and let our Han lose the battle, and this sword has been lost since then. Without this holy sword, the Tartars in the north dared to come to the Han to provoke one by one. Now that this sword is back in the rivers and lakes, His Majesty Emperor Yuanfeng is in a hurry, and immediately added the official to Ling Wenlong, the head of Huashan, the jade-faced dragon, and named the national teacher, and then ordered the national teacher to find this sword in person. This martial artist is jealous of this, and he is bound to seize this sword in order to ask for merit from the imperial court. The shopkeeper looked around, and then whispered to everyone: "I also heard that those who get the crape myrtle sword win the world." The world is not very good at the moment, maybe there are evil thieves who want to make a fuss here. ”

"Li Goudan, you turtle grandson, don't hurry up and go to the backyard to serve food, you know that you are lazy here and chew the root of your tongue. The shopkeeper looked at the shopkeeper and became more and more proud, only to say that the shopkeeper was lazy again, and he couldn't help but be a little angry and scolded him. The shopkeeper hurriedly left, and glanced at Huang Xiaoqiang when he left. Huang Xiaoqiang knew what he meant, "Said, this sword, this son is not interested, so he won't look for it, and he can't grab it if he finds it." Huang Xiaoqiang laughed, threw the gold into the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper thanked him and went to the backyard to get busy.

In a blink of an eye, Huang Xiaoqiang's smile disappeared, and he felt a little sad in his heart. I thought: "Two days ago, the senior brother made a decree in Huashan and sent Huashan to find a sword. How long has it been? Today, even the shopkeeper already knows that the news spreads quite quickly on the rivers and lakes. Although it is now known that this crape myrtle sword should be in Jingzhou, other people in the rivers and lakes should also know. Besides, the people of Huashan are in the light, and those people with wolf ambitions are in the dark. Open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, this Huashan clothes have to be changed, and you have to be more careful in the future. ”

After a while, the shopkeeper served the meal, and Huang Xiaoqiang was already hungry, so he hurriedly ate a delicious lunch.

The shopkeeper is indeed diligent and clever, and after Huang Xiaoqiang finished eating, the horses, dry food, and water were all prepared for him. The shopkeeper is also kind, this horse is tall and handsome, his chest should be straight and straight, his muscles and muscles are developed, and he is indeed a good horse.

Just as he was getting on his horse and preparing to hit the road, there was a sound of fighting in the distance.