Chapter 1: The Flute of the Prodigal Son
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A rattan basket full of blooming begonia flowers, a ragged flower seller sits next to the flower basket, his eyes are looking at the front of him stupidly, the flower seller has a rickety body, a decadent expression, a face full of unevenness, unkempt hair, greedy and poor, depressed and lonely.
The flower seller is squatting and selling flowers in a corner next to a big teahouse 'Yipinju' with a strong source of customers, but he doesn't shout and sell to the city, so the business is light and almost no one cares, he just looks at the mansion of the White Horse Dart Bureau opposite, the White Horse Dart Bureau is a prestigious dart line in Luoyang City, and the Central Plains is a powerful earthquake.
Not far away, there is a young man in white looking at the begonia flowers, but also looking at the flower seller, the young man is long and slender, his face is like a full moon, his sword eyebrows are thin, his phoenix eyes are open, he is faintly shining, his hair is knotted high, and there is a strand of sideburns next to his ears, snow-white dragon-shaped sword clothes, thin-soled silver boots, and a sassy and resolute temperament in the handsome and elegant.
The young man's name is Jian Nanhong, the rivers and lakes are known as 'Nanxiu Feng Gongzi', one of the four major sons in the world, he was ordered to travel to the rivers and lakes, experience himself, and promote martial arts.
In the early autumn season, the sun is shining, and it is the time when the begonia flowers bloom, but the unkempt hair and ragged clothes of the flower sellers are blown by the wind, and they look very pitiful in the autumn wind.
Jian Nanhong also noticed that the flower seller's eyes were moist, and the water droplets on the begonia flowers seemed to be dropped by his tears, and if the tears fell on the flowers, the flowers must be more beautiful and splendid. β
Jian Nanhong shook his head, looked away from the flower seller, and couldn't help but throw himself at the mansion of the White Horse Dart Bureau, the door of the Dart Bureau is open, the high wall is blue tile, the black lacquer gate, the door is in the middle of a 'White Horse Dart Bureau' gold plaque, next to the gate a pair of bluestone lions, and there are four strong dart players with big knives, the dart flag is fluttering, the door is sensible, the grand style is grand, and it is worthy of being the prominent court of Zhongzhou.
Jian Nanhong has left the flower seller, walking slowly, he suddenly felt a little hungry in his stomach, and wanted to drink, so he found a quiet hotel nearby, sat down at a table by the window, and wanted to come to the wine, while drinking, while watching the Luoyang people coming and going through the window, there were many little daughters-in-law and big girls in the flow of people, they were showy, talking and laughing while walking, their beautiful faces and crisp laughter sprinkled the joy of the way.
Jian Nanhong took a sip of wine from his wine glass and sighed, he was thinking, "Actually, the master should still accept an extra female disciple, so good, I can practice with her, go down to the river to fish, catch birds in the mountains, and plant a lot of flowers together, choose a fiery pomegranate flower to insert in her sideburns...... Of course, he can only think about this, and he dare not mention it to the master in person."
Nanxiu Gongzi wandered around the city for a day, and only returned to the Xinghualou Inn where he stayed at dusk, hastily had dinner, and then returned to his room, under the lonely lamp and candle, sitting cross-legged on the bed, the room was very lonely and lonely, and he seemed even more lonely, he recalled that he had left the division for several months, and had gone through countless places on the rivers and lakes, although he had continuously punished the evil and the weak along the way, but the punishment was just some ordinary bandits, and the fierce demon heads that shook the martial arts of the rivers and lakes had not yet been met, and at the same time, the righteous heroes who could impress themselves had never met a person, and the experience was a little dull and boring, I can't help but think that if there is a junior sister with me, talking and laughing on the road, it will not be so lonely, if one day I am unfortunately injured in a fight with those fierce demon heads, my junior sister will definitely hand tea and water in front of the bed to serve herself......
He was thinking wildly, but there was a flute sound floating outside the window, the voice was low and soft, intermittent in the night wind, appearing and disappearing, and the flute rhyme melody was desolate and sad, faint and resentful, like crying and complaining, like a sad person reminiscing about the past, lingering in pain.
Jian Nanhong was in good spirits, quickly got out of bed and put on soft boots, walked out of the room to look for the sound of the flute, and went down the floor to the backyard garden, where he saw a young scribe sitting at a stone table, holding a long copper flute in his hand, his fingers stretched, his lips moving, playing music against a piece of blooming begonia flowers, and a jar of wine and a few dishes on the stone table.
The young scribe had loose hair, his loose-knit clothes were disheveled, and his expression was sluggish, and he was so engrossed in playing music to the begonia flowers, ignoring everything else, that Jian Nanhong had already come to his side, and he ignored it completely.
Jian Nanhong stood not far from him, looked at the piper carefully, and saw that his face was haggard, looking depressed and frustrated, and he looked like he was wandering the world, but he had long eyebrows and sideburns, and a pair of unusually bright eyes were crystal clear, as if they were covered with tears, and they could pour out at any time.
The piper looked at the begonia flowers obsessively, and played the music unwillingly, the begonia flowers seemed to be moved by his infatuation, swaying gently in the night breeze, his eyes flashed in the night, the melody of the music was sometimes crisp and crisp, floating like a mourning goose in the sky, and sometimes the sound slowly swung back, soft as a valley spring, sad like the wind blowing the residual flowers, the rain hit the plantains, the sound tore people's liver and intestines, and made people cry.
Looking at his deep affection, Nanxiu Gongzi sighed with emotion, touching feelings, he is known as Nanxiu, and naturally he is also a gentleman in temperament, I don't know when his eyes are moist, this is a 'slow voice' melody, clear and tactful, eloquent, full of dark nights, the wind sends the flute, around the begonia flowers choked, the son forgot for a while, and finally couldn't help but find the rhythm of the flute, and said loudly; When I returned from wandering, it was cold rain and wind. I don't see the flowers of the past, the single butterfly, the clear shadow is fragmented? How many years, the old ones have healed, and they still hurt each other. Once the mountains and the sea swore an oath, but now, who has pity on the snow-dyed sideburns? Negative flowers, why do they have the same promise? Sad and haggard and weeping, to the end of the world, chic. The prodigal son sighed, how could he hide from getting drunk in this life?"
The flute stopped abruptly, the last note trembled lightly, and the piper stopped the flute abruptly and stood up to look at the visitor, his face was faintly pale in the night, and his face was full of doubts, and he asked coldly, "Friend, do you know me?"
Jian Nanhong stepped forward, faced him face to face, and explained with a fist salute, "The student and Brother Tai have never known each other in their lives, just now I just listened to Brother Tai's 'slow voice' flute music, I felt the law, I forgot my form for a while, chanted a few sentences, interrupted Brother Tai's elegance, and was really humble. β
The piper was even more surprised and asked again, "You really don't know you?"
"It's true that the students don't know Brother Tai. Jian Nanhong explained again.
The piper's face changed strangely, and then he clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "What a sentence: 'Sad and haggard weeps, to the end of the world, dashing.'" The prodigal son sighed, how can you hide from getting drunk in this life?' Since you don't know Zaixia, you actually say Zai Xia's name from the rhythm of Zaixia, and want to wander the world in Xiaxia, looking for ten years, and today you finally found the sound in this Xinghualou. β
After speaking, the piper returned his hand and put the copper flute behind his back, and then clasped his hands into fists and saluted; "In the next Jiang long-cherished wish, the people of the rivers and lakes call it 'sad prodigal son', I can't imagine that when the son smells the flute rhythm below, he only says the name of the next from the rhythm, it is really a bosom friend in my life, son, please sign up?"
Jian Nanhong also saluted, "The student Jian Nanhong loves to dance and graffiti all his life, and is called 'Nanxiu'. β
The piper named Jiang Shu's wish was overjoyed, grabbed Jian Nanhong's arm and said, "What a good Nanxiu sword boy, among the four sons in the world, it is really a blessing to be able to meet such a heroic person, if the son does not dislike it, let's sit down and drink a few glasses of wine." β
Jian Nanhong was about to get acquainted with these strange people, so he readily agreed and sat down on the stone stone next to the stone table.
Jiang Shuyuan also sat down on the stone, stretched out his hand and handed the wine jar on the stone table to Jiannan Hongdao, "The same sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, there is no need to pay attention to formality, it is rare to know in life, so the two of us can meet by chance and get drunk." β
Jian Nanhong was not humble, took the wine jar and raised his neck to take a sip, wiped his lips with his sleeve, and handed the wine jar back to Jiang Shuyuan, "The same is the end of the world, why should we have met before, brother, please!"
The two of them were on the stone table, on that jar of wine, you came and went, the wine syrup splashed, the whale swallowed the heavy drink, so unhappy, after a short break, Jian Nanhong secretly looked at the other party, and saw that the other party's actual age was not much longer than himself, but he was sloppy and down, if he was a little dressed up, he must also be a handsome son, but since he is known as the 'sad prodigal', he must have been traumatized by the sea of love, tired of the world, and ended up with the current appearance of the ronin.
The liquor is down, the interest is doubled, the two of them talk about the romantic characters of ancient and modern times from the principle of music and music score, the more they talk, the more speculative, they both have the meaning of seeing each other and hating each other, unconsciously, they are like decades of old friends, maybe it is the effect of the wine syrup, the pale cheeks of the prodigal son floated red, Jian Nanhong intuitively felt that the other party had a hidden fearless temperament, and he was a real hero.
A curved moon hung obliquely in the middle of the sky, under the cool moonlight, the branches and shadows swayed, the begonias trembled lightly, full of poetry and painting of the moonlit night, Jian Nanhong suddenly asked, "With the observation of students, the arrogance and demeanor of Brother Tai should not be this image, what can make a generation of heroes so disheartened?"
Jiang Shuyuan was stunned when he heard this, Ji'er laughed for a long time, the laughter was full of tragedy and bitterness, and as soon as the laughter stopped, his eyes dimmed, and he sighed deeply, "Childe is right, ten years ago, he was also in a brocade shirt and silver boots, with a sword hanging from his waist, which can be described as handsome, but there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune. β
"Brother Tai has any troubles, please feel free to confide, maybe it will be much better. Jian Nanhong looked at him quietly and asked.
Jiang Shuyuan nodded and said, "When I was young, I also had a lot of brothers and sisters, and we practiced and played together all day long, and we were very happy, but in the past ten years, outside of the lonely wandering, there was only hatred in my heart, and I had no friends...... In fact, I am nostalgic for the world, and I will return my youthful nature, because I have to do a tricky thing in the next few days, and I will be more auspicious and less auspicious, and when I am lost, I can also make friends and talk with characters like Childe, and it is not in vain to visit this life, and I will tell Childe a piece of the past to listen to Childeββ"
Speaking of this, Jiang Shuyuan looked up at the middle of the sky and the moon, his thoughts surged, and he continued, "When I was very young, I was in the Tianwei Gate in the north of Luoyang City, and at that time, the Tianwei Gate was not as famous as it is now. After the Piaoxiang swordsman 'Ding Ru accepted me, he paid special attention to me, I have five senior brothers and a junior sister, the younger sister Lilac is the only seedling daughter of the first teacher, the first teacher has only one daughter, love like a pearl in the palm of the hand, I and the younger sister are little no guesses, childhood sweethearts, as I grow older, the two of us go in and out of the division in pairs, has been recognized as a pair made in heaven in the division, the first teacher seems to acquiesce, when I was fifteen years old when I was listed in the Luoyang Heroes Conference to fight, I played very well, the first teacher looked at me more differently, and gave me his old man's treasureFrom then on, no matter where I went, or what guests came to the master's door, the first teacher always took me with me, and secretly I swore with my sister that I would love each other ......forever in this life and this life."
Jiang Shuyuan paused, his starry eyes flashed with a compelling light, his cheeks trembled uncontrollably, his expression was in a trance and excited, immersed in the unbearable memories of the past, his voice was lowered, and he continued with a slight hiss, "But since the recommendation of Master Yuantong of Shaolin Temple ten years ago, the first master has accepted a seventh disciple." Jin Biao Tai Sui 'Gongsun Shaojie, he is a registered disciple of Master Yuantong, since he entered the master's door, he has been secretly competing with me everywhere, that guy is deep in the city, treacherous and treacherous, thinking about it carefully, he himself has a very high martial arts, and has to be guided by Master Yuantong, the real kung fu has surpassed the first teacher, he is just skillfully kneaded and used in my master's fragrant sword road, after that, his martial arts are stronger than me, I don't know how to deceive the trust of the first teacher and the younger sister, the first teacher gradually eccentric to respect him, he also replaced my position in front of the first teacher, even the senior sister also broke off with me for no reason, empathy to him, I was suddenly out of love, painful, depressed and depressedBut one day, I went back to my room, found my sister's note on the desk, and asked me to meet on the bank of the Liulin River in the afternoon, which was the place where the two of us used to meet in the past, I thought that the sister had changed her mind, and went away as promised in surprise and excitement, but when I opened the willow branches there, I saw my sister bathing alone in the river, just when I was at a loss, there was a roar behind me, but it was Gongsun Shaojie and my other two brothers who found the sister maid who was pointed out by the willow forest, and then found me, they did not allow me to plead, and believed that I was plotting against the wrongdoing, and tied me up to the masterThe first teacher asked me what I had to say, I said that I went to the bank of the Liulin River after receiving the note from my sister, and the master asked me to take out the note, and I said that it was still on the desk in my room, and the master and the brothers escorted me to my room together, but when I got to my room, where was the note on the desk? The first teacher was furious, scolded me for my evil conduct, and ruined my sister's reputation, so he broke my long sword at that time, wanted to abolish my martial arts, and expelled me from the school, thanks to my fifth brother who defended me to the death, I was able to temporarily stay in the division to see the after-effects, but I was never allowed to use the sword again in my life. β
After all, Nanxiu described Feng Gongzi as young and vigorous, and when he heard that the prodigal son brother Tai had suffered an injustice, he felt very unjust in his heart, and said indignantly, "It must be that treacherous villain who took advantage of your pain and depression to calculate your mentality, lay a trap, and trap you in injustice, such a despicable villain should expose him to broad daylight." β
After Jiang Shuyuan heard this, his nostrils 'snorted' and continued, "This is nothing, what happened after that made me even more embarrassed and blind. β
Jian Nanhong couldn't help but ask, "Judging by the student, that villain is so deliberate and snatches love with a sword, does he want to seize the position of the master of the door?" Because Master Ling only has a daughter, and if he gets his daughter, he will naturally be able to inherit the position of the master of the door, and it is said that his goal has been achieved. β
Jiang Shu wished that the star's eyes would gather to increase the cold qi, and shook his head and said; Gongsun Shaojie is a vicious character, how can inheriting the position of the master of the door satisfy his ambition and desire, after the last incident, after a period of time, he can't raise his head in the next division, everyone looks down on me, I was also stopped from practicing, only doing some chores in the backyard kitchen, I remember one day, when the sky was about to be dark in the evening, the sky faintly sounded thunder, Gongsun Shaojie suddenly found me, and said to me that he was very sorry for me with his sister, but the emotional matter depends on fate, he didn't want to be like this, I can hate him, but he didn't want my master and apprentice to do this, he prepared a few kinds of wine and food, and asked me to personally bring it to the master to make amends, I did what he saidI put the wine and food on the table, poured wine for the teacher, and wanted to say something to make amends and blame myself, but the master didn't seem to want to see me, waved my hand to signal me to go out, I didn't dare to disobey the order of the teacher, so I left quietly. Xiangze Pavilion', hiding far away next to the fake stone mountain looking at the figure of the ancestor in the window, the ancestor seemed to be very troubled, gulping and drinking, the expression of the Buddha suddenly aged ten years old, I was extremely sad, at this time, the sky was already dark, and the fluttering sprinkled with a light rain, I vaguely returned to my room, covered my head and slew, I don't know how long I slept, suddenly was awakened by a burst of fighting and shouting, as if someone came to attack Tianweimen at night, I immediately ran out of the room, at this time the sound of fighting has disappeared, the night is full of wind and rain, occasionally mixed with light thunder, I am concerned about the safety of the teacher, go straight'Xiangze Pavilion', the room was brightly lit, the ancestor leaned back on the Taishi chair, his chest was bloody, he was already dead, but his demeanor was calm, there was no sign of resistance, I stepped forward to inspect the wound on the chest of the first master, and saw a delicate dagger inserted, under this look, I suddenly felt like nine thunderbolts, and my whole body trembled violently, because this dagger was given to me by the first master. Fragrance dagger', weekdays I always close to the body and hidden, never leave the body, these days, trance, soul not keeping, I don't know how to throw away, just when I was frightened and overwhelmed, a group of people poured into the door, this is Gongsun Shaojie and a few of my brothers, they saw this scene, and recognized the dagger, immediately decided that I lost my sister, grudge, colluded with bandits to attack Tianweimen, before sending wine and food to the first teacher when secretly sweating and drugged, taking advantage of the chaos and then to the first teacher to kill the killer, everyone like crazy a piece of sword light to me, I was barehanded, several wounds in the body, like a bloody person, but I have a grievance in my heart, with this grievance, I want to break out of a bloody road, suddenly, Gongsun Shaojie roared: "Beast! for a woman, colluded with foreign bandits, killed teachers and destroyed the door, such a big rebellion, must be hammered corpse ten thousand pieces!' I didn't want to speak, he carried his sword like the wind, and even the killer attacked me, I was not good at martial arts at the time, a few rounds, he pierced the shoulder blade, knocked over to the ground, he was about to kill me with a sword, the junior sister came in from sometime, she stopped Gongsun Shaojie, forcibly let me go......"
"In this way, your junior sister still has some affection for you, what happened later, how did she end up like this?" Jian Nanhong said with emotion, thinking in his heart, no wonder his flute sound is so desolate and lingering, tear-jerking, it is played with emotion.
Jiang Shuyuan paused for a moment, his expression was extremely excited, so you can imagine how dangerous his experience was that night, and he continued, "All this is a trap laid by Gongsun Shaojie by taking advantage of my painful mood and trance?????? I remember that I was seriously injured, wronged, and walked alone in the stormy night, when I was hit by such a heavy injustice, my heart was discouraged, my mind was empty, and I walked into a ruined temple without purpose, and there was an old man in the broken temple who lit a fire in the corner of the wall, and picked up a jar of wine to drink alone, I stepped forward and took out all the silver tattoos on my body and threw it to the old man, so I grabbed his wine jar and drank it in a big gulp, and the old man jumped up and shouted; It is said that my old drunkard is a drunkard, and your boy is even more powerful than the old horseman, and he actually bleeds blood and ignores it, but tastes the wine first, and is willing to drink it in white, and it comes out red. Then I got drunk, and when I woke up it was three days later, and my wound had been bandaged for the old man, and the old man was gone, and soon the old man returned to the broken temple with the wine jar, and handed it to me, and laughed and said, "Wine is a good thing that heals everything, and the old man has finally found his soulmate." Since then, his old man has taken me to wander the world, taught me martial arts, and also obeyed the punishment of my ancestors before his death, and did not allow me to use the sword again in my life, so he turned the sword road into a copper flute, and taught me a secret weapon kung fu, and traveled to the ends of the earth for ten years, but I am always thinking that one day I can wash away the grievances, punish the murderer, and avenge the ancestors. β
Jian Nanhong was deeply moved by this experience full of bitter blood and tears, his blood boiled all over his body, and he was in awe of the prodigal son who had a great ups and downs in fate in front of him, and couldn't help but ask him with concern, "Brother Tai has returned this time to take revenge and clear his grievances, can you have a chance of winning against that treacherous villain with your current kung fu?"
Jiang Shuyuan replied with a miserable smile, "Jian Gongzi seems to be not familiar with Luoyang City, that Gongsun Shaojie has been operating Tianwei Gate in the past few years, not only has the gate expanded, the number has increased, and he is already known as the first gate in Zhongzhou, his own martial arts have advanced by leaps and bounds, defeating heroes from all walks of life, and he has also been known as the first sword in Zhongzhou, these days he is inviting heroes from all over the world, preparing to be the leader of the martial arts alliance in Zhongzhou, Henan, do you want to compare this clumsy skill with him?"
"You know that your martial arts are not good for him, but you still want to take revenge, and you can also ask a good friend to help you. Jian Nanhong reminded him.
Jiang Shuyuan shook his head and said, "In the next ten years, except for the 'Hainan drunkard', they are all lonely and have no friends. β
Jian Nanhong suddenly felt that this prodigal son was not only very pitiful, but also quite lonely and lonely, it was hard to imagine how a person had no friends and how to pass the time, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and asked again, "Your martial arts are not as good as him, and you are going alone, don't you understand that you will die in vain if you go like this?"
Jiang Shuyuan lifted the wine jar, took a big sip of wine, the wine slurry flowed down the corner of his mouth, splashing the placket on his chest, his appearance was very arrogant, but a little tragic, he put down the wine jar, wiped his lips with his sleeve, and replied word by word, "The eldest husband is out of the realm of life and death, even if he goes this time, even if he is crushed, as long as he can expose the evil disguise of Gongsun Shaojie in front of the heroes of the world, and remind the people in the rivers and lakes to pay attention, everyone will be more cautious about the choice of the alliance leader, this wish is enough." β
"Things have changed, that treacherous villain is scheming, there is no negligence, and the brother has no evidence, how to teach the heroes of the world to believe?"
When Jiang Shuyuan heard this, his eyes couldn't help but dim, and he sighed heavily, "Childe is right, but after that guy ascended to the position of alliance leader, he even covered the sky with one hand in Zhongzhou, and the rivers and lakes are only afraid that there will be no peace?"
After a short silence, Jian Nanhong had an impulse in his heart, and he suddenly said, "Actually, Brother Tai went alone, this is the best evidence, after all, that treacherous villain is a thief with a weak heart, and the so-called evil is invincibleββ"
Jiang Shuyuan suddenly felt that his eyes lit up, and he stared at the young man in white for a long time, and his eyes seemed to say, "The hero sees the same thing, and he knows that he has the same spirit." β
Jian Nanhong also met his gaze and said loudly, "The road is uneven, and the people in the rivers and lakes are in charge of the affairs of the rivers and lakes, if Brother Tai does not dislike it, the students will go to Tianwei Gate with you, choose the opportunity to thwart the treacherous villain, avenge the innocent Ling Xianshi, and clear up the grievances of Brother Tai." β
Jiang Shuyuan hurriedly shook his hand to stop him, "No, although you and I are like each other at first sight, but after all, Pingshui meets, and now Tianweimen has become a climate, and there is Shaolin Temple behind it, so I don't want to affect the son." β
Jian Nanhong's sword eyebrows moved, his phoenix eyes shone brightly, and he said firmly: "The student was ordered by the teacher to go down the mountain to calm the rivers and lakes, since he encountered such an unjust case, how could he stand idly by? It's just that after this matter is over, Brother Wangtai can also help me, and you and I will join forces to investigate the 'Heavenly Demon Mystery Palace', an evil sect that has suddenly risen on the rivers and lakes, and then destroy it with the power of justice." β
Jiang Shuyuan saw that Nanxiu Gongzi said so firmly, he groaned for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Okay, it is rare for Gongzi to have chivalrous feelings, and he is alone in Xialingling, only this matter is in his heart, if he can really wash away the master's hatred, keep the Tianweimen, the legacy of the ancestor, and follow Gongzi to the world in the future." β
Seeing that the prodigal son had agreed to his request, Jian Nanhong couldn't help but smile, stretched out his hand to grab the wine jar, and also took a big sip of wine, wiped his lips with his sleeve, and then said, "This matter is decided like this, Brother Tai will call the students when he goes to Tianwei Gate at any time, but Brother Tai has traveled the world and is well-informed, do you know some of the hidden treasures of the Heavenly Demon Mystery Palace?"
Jiang Shuyuan thought for a while, and replied, "The day of choosing the leader of the Zhongzhou Martial Arts Alliance is in these few days, and the people from all walks of life in the three mountains and five mountains have gathered a lot, and I will wait for a few days to go, and then I must call Shanggongzi, the Heavenly Demon Mystery Palace is an underworld sect that has suddenly risen in the past ten years, it has strict rules, clear orders, and all of the subordinates are brave and fierce, who makes enemies with it, it is like a bone attached to the ant, vowing to chase and kill, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and the means are cruel and tyrannical. Qiankun mysterious man', legend has it that his martial arts have reached the peak of supernatural transformation, no one on the rivers and lakes saw his true face of Lushan and was able to survive by luck, the origin of the demon palace has always been a mystery. β
Jian Nanhong asked again, "I heard that a few years ago, the Shaolin Temple issued a martial arts iron Buddha order, inviting the righteous and famous families to form the martial arts iron alliance, ready to completely destroy the demon palace, but the demon palace disappeared without a trace on the rivers and lakes all of a sudden, and it was difficult for the iron alliance to find any trace of it in several provinces, the iron alliance was exhausted, so it had to disband the divisions, just on the way they scattered their own divisions, the demon palace suddenly appeared to make trouble, to wait for work, to spread the poisonous hands, so that Shaolin, Wudang and other famous families suffered huge losses. β
Jiang Shuyuan nodded and said, "Yes, the lightning-like raid of the Demon Palace injured the essence of justice, but then it suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the righteous family was indignant, but there was no trace of the Demon Palace and there was nothing to do, but the Demon Palace has disappeared in the past few years, and there is no movement." β
The two of them talked tirelessly, and before they knew it, the sky was already clear, and the east was showing the white belly of the fish, Jiang Su was willing to put his hand on his cheek, looking at the begonia flowers stupidly, his mind seemed to swim outside the object, and he muttered to himself from time to time, "It's been ten years, I don't know what has changed in her now, maybe she is really happy now......"
"She ruthlessly abandoned you at the beginning, but you haven't forgotten her for ten years?" Seeing the prodigal son's confused expression, Jian Nanhong couldn't help but ask.
"Forget," the corners of Jiang Shuyuan's cheeks trembled slightly, his expression had already appeared painful, and his voice was vaguely dreamy; "Forget, no matter how ruthless she is to me, no matter how cruel she is to me, I still love her the same, and I only love her in this life." β
"Brother-" Jian Nanhong tapped his fingers on the stone table, "The student knows that she loved you very much at the beginning, and her father was your mentor and had the grace of regeneration, but you should know that it was in the past, and what she brings you now is desolation, pain and shame. β
"No, that's when you don't really fall in love with someone, when you fall deeply in love with someone, you will understand ......"
Jian Nanhong's arm drew in a circle in the air, wanting to say something, but he didn't say it, he suddenly found that this prodigal son was so thin, haggard, and already pitiful, with his appearance and posture, he should have been in his prime of chic, but he was wandering for a woman, experiencing ups and downs, enduring deep sadness and shame, and became as sloppy as today, a man ended up like this for a woman, what else could he bear to say?
Can love really make people confused, confused, ignorant and stubborn? Feng Gongzi couldn't help but let out a deep groan, and at the same time thought in his heart: In the past, he only thought about the benefits of women, but he didn't think that women could make people collapse and fall when they were in trouble, so it seemed that it was better not to have a junior sister...... In fact, he has also received the favor of women, so that he has today's achievements, but he is still too young and young, and his understanding of feelings is still superficial.
Jiang Shu was willing to mention the wine jar, but he still said to himself, "Maybe I'm really too stupid, too true, how can I keep the spring ?...... on a cold night" After speaking, he raised the wine jar and gulped the syrup, and he was the only one in the world.
The wine was empty, Jiang Shuyuan stood up suddenly, his expression returned to the same as before, his star eyes had flashed brightly, as if nothing had happened, he smiled at Jian Nan Hongqian, "I was wronged last night, I'm sorry, now let's go back to the room to rest, and have a few drinks in this Xinghualou in the evening." β
A jar of wine has been dried up, and he has not closed his eyes all night, Jian Nanhong has already felt light and sleepy from alcohol, but seeing that the prodigal son is not drunk and tired at all, maybe drinking and sleepless nights are common things for him.
At dusk, Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan reunited on the second floor of the Xinghualou Inn, and the two chose a table by the window to sit down.
The shopkeeper saw that he was a guest of the store, and he was very attentive, and he was busy bringing a few dishes from downstairs, two pots of flower carvings, and set up cups and chopsticks for the two of them, and then lit a giant candle in the restaurant.
Maybe because of the rain, the business in the restaurant is light, there are no other guests, Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan have a few glasses of wine, their sexual interest is high, their feelings are harmonious, and the two talk very speculatively.
At this time, the stairs 'knocked', and a boy in Tsing Yi came up at the stairs, with two Tsing Yi maids behind him, and the Tsing Yi boy chose a table and sat according to the table, and the two Tsing Yi maids immediately stood behind him and waited.
The shopkeeper immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, and set up the cups and dishes for the boy in Tsing Yi, and the boy in Tsing Yi said to the shopkeeper with a grin: "There are two pots of high-grade flower carvings, and the hotel has any famous dishes." β
After a while, exquisite dishes were placed on the table, the maid poured wine for the son, and the boy in Tsing Yi drank lightly, looking very leisurely.
Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan couldn't help but look at the boy in Tsing Yi across the table, and saw that the boy in Tsing Yi had fair skin, clear eyes and beautiful eyebrows, and a maid by his side, not like a character in the rivers and lakes, but like an ordinary rich disciple.
Faced with a table full of rich dishes, the young man in Tsing Yi didn't seem to have any appetite, just kept drinking, a few glasses of wine down, the white face actually floated a red luster, he suddenly slammed the wine glass on the table, and complained alone, "It is said that Zhongzhou is a place where martial arts warriors gather, and young heroes are talented, and what do you say about the dragon and phoenix among the four princes, but this young master has been patrolling here for many days, how can there be any young heroes, and there are no dragons and phoenixes among people, alas! β
The maid behind him stepped forward and whispered, "Young master, everything is about fate, maybe the opportunity for you to meet Beijun Nanxiu has not yet arrived." β
The boy in Tsing Yi glared at her fiercely, and said angrily, "What is not fate, maybe these people in the rivers and lakes are playing tricks and exaggerating things, maybe the northern and southern talents are fat and thin, with bearded and stemmed croppers, or maybe they are all slick and slick, and they salivate when they see a woman. β
The young man in Tsing Yi complained, and he could hear Jian Nanhong at the other table, Jiang Shuyuan and the two stuck out their tongues again and again, Jian Nanhong couldn't help touching Guangsheng's jaw with his hand, and Jiang Shuyuan looked at the young man in Tsing Yi together.
There were only the two of them at the table on the entire second floor, and there were no other guests, and the young man in Tsing Yi found that the two guests at the next table were looking at him, so he couldn't help but snort coldly, and shouted at the two angrily, "What's so beautiful, haven't you seen the young master?"
Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan quickly turned around.
The boy in Tsing Yi seemed to have noticed something, and continued to shout at the two, "Turn your head!"
The maid behind him hurriedly whispered to him, "Young master, this is going out, walking on the rivers and lakes, you can't be so arrogant and blunt when you talk to people, you must treat people with courtesy." β
Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan heard him shouting, and couldn't help but turn around, and the boy in Tsing Yi exclaimed, "What a beautiful brother!" Then he stood up and bowed, "Two friends, can you come over and share a table?"
"All brothers in the four seas, as long as friends are interested, what can't they do. Jiang Shuyuan agreed, got up and reached out to pick up the wine glass, the wine jug walked over, and Jian Nanhong also picked up the wine glass and followed.
The boy in Tsing Yi was very happy, and hurriedly beckoned the two of them to sit down, and ordered a maid to quickly go and order the wine and food again.
The three of them sat at the table, the shopkeeper was busy coming forward to clean up the dishes on the table, re-serving the dishes, and after the dishes were on the table, Jiang Shuyuan got up and held the pot and rotated along the tabletop, and the wine glasses of the three people were suddenly full, Jiang Shuyuan raised his glass and said to the young man in Tsing Yi;
The three of them raised their hands to drink the wine in the toast, and the young man in Tsing Yi held a pot to fill the cup with Jian Nanhong for Jiang Shuyuan, and then said to the two, "The little brother has a shallow amount of wine, two friends, please take care of yourself, let's talk while drinking, how about it?" He turned his head and smiled at Jian Nanhong again, "This little brother, even after drinking a few glasses of wine, why doesn't he blush, it's really a good amount of wine." β
"There, there," Jian Nanhong replied with a smile, "The student already feels lightheaded, what is the amount of good drinking, the little brother is wrong!"
The boy in Tsing Yi was in the candlelight, his cheeks were red, and when he smiled, there was a pair of shallow dimples next to the corners of his mouth, and he diligently picked vegetables in Jian Nanhong's dishes, his movements were light and gentle, and the arrogance just now was like two people.
After drinking for a while, the young man in Tsing Yi suddenly asked, "Two big brothers, you two often walk in Zhongzhou, have you ever seen Beijun and Nanxiu?"
"Beijun Nanxiu? Jian Nanhong hurriedly shook his head and replied.
"Listening to the tone of the little brother, could it be that he came to meet the two of them personally?" Jiang Shuyuan asked rhetorically on the side.
The boy in Tsing Yi picked up the wine glass, tilted his neck to drink the wine in the cup, and smacked his lips and said, "That's not it, I heard rumors that Beijun and Nanxiu not only have extremely high martial arts, but also have one in a million in character and appearance, which can be described as a piece of jade in Kunshan and a branch in Guilin, but thinking about it, the two of them are famous figures, and they are naturally hugged before and after the saddle, how can they be easily seen?"
The young man in Tsing Yi put down his wine glass, picked up the wine jug and poured the wine, and continued, "Actually, it doesn't matter what he is Beijun and Nanxiu, in my opinion-" Speaking of this, his eyes looked directly at Jian Nanhongdao; "This little brother is jade and phoenix, and there is a heroic spirit in the delicateness, so he can be called Nanxiu, and you-" He pointed to Jiang Shuyuan again, "This big brother, with long eyebrows and starry eyes, although he is not decorated, he still can't hide your arrogance and coldness. β
"Little brother said with a smile," Jiang Shuyuan smiled bitterly, "It's just a sloppy and destitute prodigal son, how can he be judged by Haozong Leng Junxiang?"
"No," the young man in Tsing Yi widened his eyes and said seriously, "Why are you like this, brother, but if you go back a few years, you must be a handsome and dashing young man." His eyes were dark and round, and they were radiant.
"How can you see it?" Jiang Shuyuan narrowed his eyes and asked, thinking in his heart at the same time, "This young man is innocent and pure, straightforward and fast-hearted, he said it well, the 'Piaoxiang Yulang' back then, how could he not be personable and young. β
The young man in Tsing Yi was a little dignified Jiang long-cherished for a moment, and said mysteriously, "Your eyes, your eyes are extremely incommensurate with your outfit, your eyes are full of rich experience, clear and transparent, full of youthful heat. β
The boy in Tsing Yi is very young, but fifteen or sixteen years old, in the prime of his innocence, pure and cute.
Jiang Shuyuan smiled, took a glass of wine and drank it all, laughing very happily, this is the first time in ten years that he has laughed so happily, he has no friends for ten years, he is lonely and lonely all day, but now there are two friends who can read him all at once, of course he is very happy, and there is friendship in life, friendship, just like the sunshine in the sky, there are clouds that make people happy and bright.
Looking at the young and sincere face of the young and sincere face of the young man in Tsing Yi, Jiang Shuyuan was full of emotion, and there was a feeling of returning to the front, he suddenly felt that he should be honest with the young man in Tsing Yi, so he recommended himself to him......;
"Is that the 'sad prodigal son' who is said to be wandering for only one person, sad for only one person, and drunk for only one person?"
Jiang Shuyuan smiled and nodded.
The boy in Tsing Yi immediately stretched out his hand to pick up the wine jug for Jiang Shu's wish, Jian Nanhong and himself poured a full cup of wine, and then picked up the wine glass and said, "The name of the sad prodigal son is no less than Beijun Nanxiu, the sad tears of friends, and the infatuation of friends really convince the people of the world, come, for the sadness of friends, for the infatuation of friends, cheers!" After speaking, a big move and Jiang Shu's long-cherished wish, Jian Nanhong clinked glasses and drank.
Jiang Shuyuan pointed to Jian Nanhong and introduced, "This little brother is Jian Nanhong, the son of Nanxiu who depicts Feng in the Beijun Nanxiu that you have always wanted to see, but he is neither a farmer with a bearded face, nor a slick face that covets a woman when he sees a woman, a real arrogant man." β
The young man in Tsing Yi looked at Jian Nanhong in surprise, his fingers almost touched the tip of Jian Nanhong's nose, and asked again, "Are you really the son of Nanxiu Feng?"
Jian Nanhong smiled silently.
The boy in Tsing Yi suddenly stood up and left the table, dancing and laughing, "There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, it takes no effort to get it, and I have pursued it thousands of times in my dreams, but in front of the painting hall at hand, it seems that everything is about fate." He grabbed the wine jug and poured wine for himself and his two friends who had just met, and shouted happily in his mouth, "Nanxiu Gongzi, the younger brother was offended by his words just now, I hope Gongzi Haihan will forgive me, now I can meet and get acquainted with the two, and it is not in vain to make a trip to Zhongzhou, come, drink, when you are so happy, how can you not drink?"
The young man in Tsing Yi was very interested, and he drank a few glasses of wine in a row, and he was already slightly drunk, and a maid stepped forward to support him and warned him softly, "Young master, you can't drink anymore, your alcohol consumption has reached the limit, and everything has to be left for afterlife." β
The boy in Tsing Yi staggered, shook off the maid, and shouted loudly, "The wine is a thousand glasses less, and it is also a great honor to be drunk with the sad prodigal son and the son of Nanxiu, is it rare to get drunk once in life!"
Jiang Shuyuan stood up straight and said to the young man in Tsing Yi, "Little brother, everyone has had fun today, save it for the next day to drink, the eldest brother has to do one thing these days, if you can succeed, the eldest brother will definitely get drunk with you again in this apricot blossom building." β
Jian Nanhong also got up and clenched his fists and said goodbye, "Little brother, I'll see you next day." β
"Wait," the boy in Tsing Yi shouted to the two of them, "Thanks to the two heroic brothers, we look up to the younger brother, although we have known each other for a while, we hit it off at first sight, and we talked tirelessly, the younger brother is very happy, but why don't the two eldest brothers ask the younger brother what his name is?"
Jiang Shuyuan replied with a smile, "Walking in the rivers and lakes, maybe everyone has a little privacy, I think the next time we meet, the little brother will definitely voluntarily advise." β
The young man in Tsing Yi nodded, and muttered knowingly, "Hao Zong, he really deserves to be a prodigal hero!" He was obviously drunk, and he was not lightly drunk, and the two maids hurriedly helped him to go downstairs, a rich disciple like him may be the first time to go out to drink, and he has no experience in drinking at all.
Seeing him go downstairs and leave, Jiang Shuyuan and Jian Nanhong couldn't help laughing, they had both had similar experiences.
The next day, Jian Nanhong and Jiang Shuyuan made an appointment to go to the 'Yipinju' teahouse to drink tea, and when they came to the teahouse, Jian Nanhong's eyes couldn't help but look at the corner next to the teahouse, the ragged flower seller was still squatting there to sell flowers, or looking at the White Horse Dart Bureau Mansion opposite with demented eyes.
In the rattan flowers in front of the flower seller, the begonia flowers are still beautiful and bright, and the buds and branches and leaves are still rolling down with crystal clear water droplets, which makes the buds and branches and leaves more watery and lovely.
Jian Nanhong always had an inexplicable feeling that the water droplets on the buds and branches and leaves were the tears of the flower sellers.
Jiang Shuyuan followed Jian Nanhong's gaze and saw the blooming begonia flowers, and couldn't help but praise, "What a beautiful begonia flower......
Jian Nanhong didn't speak, there was an indescribable sour feeling in his heart, he and the prodigal son stepped into the Yipinju teahouse, the teahouse was full of guests, and the business was booming, the two of them stepped up to the second floor, passed through the bustling tea table, and chose an empty table in a corner to sit down, there was an open window, from the window you could see the flower sellers below, the high wall on the opposite side, and the white horse dart bureau with the flag fluttering was also unobstructed.
Dr. Tea brewed a pot of fragrant tea for the two, and put an empty teacup in front of each of them, the teahouse was noisy and lively, chaotic, everyone was talking about a topic, that is, Luoyang City will establish the Zhongzhou Martial Arts League in Henan Province in the near future, and the leader of the Martial Arts League will be served by the people of Luoyang City, as Luoyang people feel a little proud, so everyone is excited and interested.
After the tea is ripe, Jiang Shuyuan reached out and picked up the teapot, decanted the hot tea for Jian Nanhong and himself, and the two of them picked up the teacup and tasted the tea slowly, and immediately felt that the aroma of the tea was straight to the nose, and the entrance was even more refreshing.
Jian Nanhong's eyes always looked at the undulating buildings and houses in the wall of the White Horse Dart Bureau opposite, and sighed secretly in his heart......;
A voice sounded in the chaotic voices, "Tomorrow is the fiftieth birthday of the Dragon and Tiger Villa owner, many people in the rivers and lakes have rushed to celebrate the birthday, I heard that this martial arts alliance, the master of the Tianwei Gate Gongsun specially sent an invitation to invite the two heroes to participate, this Dragon and Tiger Heroes actually did not sell the account, and they would never participate." β
"This dragon and tiger twin heroes are the old masters of the old Tianwei Sect who are friends of the old man, it is said that the descendants of his deceased will carry forward the court, and the two of them should come to show their faces and line the field. β
"People have long been sealed and secluded, and they no longer care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes......"
Hearing this sentence made Jiang Shuyuan tremble, his face changed instantly, he lightly touched Jian Nanhong with his hand, attached his mouth to his ear, and said in a low voice; Dragon and Tiger Shuangxia used to be the first teacher's irreversible friends, since the Tianweimen accident, I am afraid that the two seniors will misunderstand me, has not dared to meet, listen to these people talk, Gongsun Shaojie to be the leader of the alliance, sent an invitation to invite the two seniors to participate in the martial arts alliance, the two seniors categorically refused, which means that the two seniors do not believe in Gongsun Shaojie, tomorrow is the birthday of the two seniors, let's rush to worship the birthday, to see the two seniors' views on the events of the year. β
Jian Nanhong came back to his senses, nodded in agreement, the two of them stood up and paid for the tea, hurriedly went downstairs, rushed back to the Xinghua Inn, each took out their mounts, and rode on their horses to the outside of Luoyang City.