Chapter Thirty-Seven: Determined to Forge Ahead
The next day, Yi Dan flipped through the books in his room and did not go out to practice. Lee Hyun was afraid that she would be emotionally unstable, so he came to visit.
"Dan'er, why don't I see you go out to practice today? When did you like to read too?" asked Lixian.
"Master, I know what I should do, I don't want to practice martial arts blindly, I'm going to go out and explore the rivers and lakes?" Yi Dan said happily.
"What? You said you were going out to explore the rivers and lakes, why have you changed again?" said Lixian in surprise.
"Yes, Master, I've already decided, not for fun," Yi Dan replied.
"No, I think this is more unrealistic than your blind martial arts, why do you suddenly think like this?" asked Lixian.
"Master, I want to go out and explore the rivers and lakes, and..."
"As I said, you can't do anything on your own," Rixian said preemptively......
"I know that my strength alone is certainly not enough to defeat the tyrannical world. But I met Brother Tongfei in Kaifeng this time, which made me think..."
"What else are you mentioning about them? They're not good people. Rixian stopped.
"Although he calculates me, there is still something worth learning from me," Yi Dan explained.
"He's so vile and shameless, what is there for you to learn from?" asked Rihyun.
"They unveiled the uprising and mobilized the people to rebel, and I can follow their example," Yi Dan said eagerly.
"No, they revolted, and they shed the blood of innocent people. used other people's flesh and blood to pave the way for them, but he dreamed of being an emperor. You can't learn from them, they're all cults, you know?"
"Master, you are too worried, I don't want to learn from them and let innocent people sacrifice for me. I think that with my strength alone, even if I finish practicing all the peerless martial arts in the world, I am afraid it will be difficult to take revenge. Instead of this, it is better to go out and have a good time, make friends with heroes with lofty ideals in the world, and work together to overthrow this tyrannical Zhu Liang. Together with those like-minded people, shed our own blood, and return the world to peace. You can also repay my hatred from the sky and the sea, killing two birds with one stone, I want to do this, Master, do you think it's okay?" Yi Dan said all the thoughts in his heart.
"Dan'er, we people in the martial arts, although we draw our swords to help each other when we see injustice, we have always been alone. Fighting a war is the business of the imperial court, the affairs of the officers and soldiers, and the affairs of the princes of the world, let's not think about those things, okay?" Li Xian persuaded bitterly.
"But Master, it is precisely because of those of us who have martial arts who sit idly by and do not want to entangle with the imperial court that they are bullying people without fear. Since ancient times, the whole world has been full of people who have attained the Tao and have little help for the unenlightened, so I don't believe that there are few people in the world who have the same idea as me."
At this time, Ouyang Yucheng walked in, listened to Yi Dan's words, and hurriedly said: "That being said, but the world is so big, how many people are willing to stand up and do something that doesn't seem to have much to do with themselves?
"Brother Ouyang, I've already thought about it, I was too impulsive before, and I just wanted to kill Zhu Youzhen. But how can there be such an easy thing, now I think clearly, rather than practicing by myself and breaking my hand, there is not much progress, it is better to go out and have a good time, walk all over the three mountains and five mountains, and walk all over the five lakes and seas. Find people who have the same ambition as me and do this together, not only can I avenge my parents and relatives, but also restore the world to eternal peace," Yi Dan said with a vow.
"You are very wrong to think so, people's hearts are selfish, how can they be at peace forever?" said Lixian.
"I can't control so much, anyway, revenge is my biggest goal, I have decided, please Master don't stop me, I live for this in this life" Yi Dan said firmly.
"Dan'er, you have this ambition, and I should do my best to help you achieve it. But the rivers and lakes are not as simple as you think, and you can't cope with a girl at all. Ouyang Yucheng persuaded.
"Thank you, Brother Ouyang, I believe that where there is a will, there is a way. I know very clearly what to do in my life, and I am now very clear-headed, please don't dissuade me anymore," Yi Dan said more firmly.
"Since you are so resolute, then let me accompany you, right?" asked Ouyang Yucheng.
"No, Brother Ouyang, your body hasn't recovered yet, don't run around with me and get tired," Yi Dan refused.
"It's a beautiful thing to be able to travel all over the world with you, how can you be tired?" Ouyang Yucheng said.
"Brother Ouyang, I really don't need it. The Knife Sharpener Gang can't live without you. If you leave with me, there will be no one to take care of the Knife Sharpening Gang. Na He Rang is still eyeing the position of the gang leader, but he can't let his traitorous plan succeed," Yi Dan reminded.
"Hey, it seems that I, Ouyang Yucheng, am destined not to have this blessing. It's okay..."Ouyang Yucheng sighed.
"Brother Ouyang, you are the leader of the No. 1 Gang in the martial arts, if you really want to help me, you might as well help me with advice, think about it, which sects on the rivers and lakes are worth visiting, how about it?" Yi Dan reminded.
At this time, Lixian on the side asked, "Dan'er, are you really going to visit the various factions in the rivers and lakes?"
"Of course, Master, I think it may be a way to break through, and it is better than doing useless work here by yourself. I've already figured it out, it's not an impulsive decision, I think only this way, maybe I can have some chance of winning," Yi Dan replied firmly.
"You don't know the rivers and lakes, do you know that the rivers and lakes are sinister? Most of the people on the rivers and lakes are people who strive for fame and fortune and are strong and competitive, and not many people are willing to make unnecessary sacrifices for the sake of others, so I think you should think about it again," Li Xian advised.
At this time, Ouyang Yu on the side took over and said: "Lixian Daxia is right, but he is only half right. There are indeed many people who love to compete for fame and fortune and are competitive. But as far as I know, there are still many hermit masters on the rivers and lakes, and mysterious sects that hang alone overseas. Most of them don't ask about the world, don't participate in the grievances of the rivers and lakes, and don't even interact with the rivers and lakes, and many people don't even know about their existence
"Brother Ouyang, where are all those mysterious Jianghu sects you mentioned, how can I find them?" Yi Dan asked.
"Our Knife Grinding Gang is the largest gang in the world, and our disciples are all over the world, so we have occasional contacts with some sects. In this way, it is better for you to visit them as the deputy leader of the Knife Grinding Gang, so that they will more or less give some face, and they should meet you," Ouyang Yucheng proposed.
"How can this work? I'm not a member of the Knife Sharpening Gang, let alone a deputy gang leader."
"If you learn the blade palm, you are already a member of the Knife Sharpening Gang," Ouyang Yucheng explained.
"That was just an expedient measure forced by the situation at that time, and now that the crisis is gone, there is naturally no such thing. Besides, even if it is the deputy leader of the Knife Sharpening Gang, it must be recommended and approved by the whole gang, how can I impersonate it without authorization?" Yi Dan said.
"I'm the gang leader, I appointed you as the deputy gang leader, you are the deputy gang leader, what does it matter?" Ouyang Yucheng said.
"That's even less so. If you say a word, I will become the deputy helper. Those people in the gang who have never met me before, how can they convince me, and what will they think of you, Brother Ouyang? This is really inappropriate, I firmly disagree," Yi Dan refused.
"Since you don't want to accept the identity of the deputy gang leader, then you can still be a friend of the gang leader, right?" Ouyang Yucheng suggested.
"I don't have to, I'm going to use my own strength and methods to do this. Thank you, Brother Ouyang, for your kindness, Master is right, this is my own business, and I have to bear it myself," Yi Dan said.
The next day, Yi Dan packed his bags in the room. Li Xian, Miao Qiuyu, You Ming, and Ouyang Yucheng walked in together.
"Dan'er, have you really figured it out? This is not a child's play, the rivers and lakes are dangerous, but we don't need to be in Lingxi Valley" Miao Qiuyu asked.
"Master, Master, don't worry, I've thought it through, it's not child's play," Yi Dan said with his burden on his back.
"Then you let Master accompany you, so that I can feel more at ease," Miao Qiuyu said.
"Master, you and Master raised me so much, I am very grateful to you. But I'm already twenty years old this year, I'm grown up, I can take care of myself, Master and Master can't be by my side for the rest of my life, right?" Yi Dan said.
"Since you won't let us go with you, why don't you just let Ming'er go with you?"
Youming said happily: "Really, Dad, you let me go with my senior sister?"
"Yes, you've grown up too, don't you want to go out with your senior sister?" asked Lixian.
"Great, I have long wanted to go to the outside world to see, but I didn't expect you to be so good to me," Youming said happily.
"I'm not asking you to go out to play, I'm asking you to go out and take good care of your senior sister, if you just go out to play, then don't go. Li Xian said.
"Don't, don't, can't I take care of my senior sister?"
"Ming'er, do you really want to go with your senior sister?" Miao Qiuyu asked.
"Yes, mother, Ming'er has also grown up, and I also want to go out with my senior sister, Ming'er is already a big man, I don't want to hide in the arms of my parents all my life, as the saying goes, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, if you don't go out to see, how do you know if the things said on the tree are true?" Youming hurriedly said.
"Okay, Dan'er, just let Ming'er go with you, right?" the two of them should also take care of each other," Miao Qiuyu asked.
"But the rivers and lakes are dangerous, and he may also sleep in the open, I'm afraid that my junior brother can't stand it..."
"Senior sister, don't worry, you can stand it as a woman, can't I stand it as a big man? Senior sister, you can take me, I promise to take good care of you" Youming said.
"Are you really not afraid of hard work, aren't you afraid of tiredness? I don't know what kind of things will happen when you're outside," Yi Dan frightened.
"Of course, if you want me to swear, then I'll swear now..."Youming hurriedly said.
"Okay, no, I believe you, since you want to go so much, let's go together, you go and pack your things," Yi Dan said.
Youming took out the burden hidden behind his back and said with a smile: "No need, look, I've packed it up."
Ouyang Yucheng on the side also said: "Dan'er, I also want to go with you..."
"Brother Ouyang, didn't we talk about it, you don't have to go with me, I have a junior brother with me, you should be relieved now, right?" Yi Dan said.
"Hey, okay then. Then I will also say goodbye to Lixian Daxia and Miao seniors today, thank you for taking care of you for so long, if there is anything in the future, please give me an order, Ouyang Yucheng will go to the soup and go to the fire" Ouyang Yucheng said to the two.
"Ouyang Gang Master is polite, it is appropriate for people in the rivers and lakes to draw their swords to help when they see injustice, are your injuries better?"
"Well, it's all right, thank you two for your careful care, I still have something to do with the Knife Sharpening Gang, so it's inconvenient to stay," Ouyang Yucheng said.
"Alright then, I'll send you out of the valley."
The five of them came to the mouth of the Lingxi Valley, and Ouyang Yucheng told Yi Dan: "You can go all the way south first, then go east along the Great River, then go south to go around Shuzhong in the southwest, and then go north back to the Central Plains, so that you should be able to visit many sects."
"Okay, thank you Brother Ouyang for your guidance," Yi Dan said.
"Oh, I'm ashamed. That's all I can do, you must be careful along the way" Miao Qiuyu instructed: "Two children, you must be careful when walking the rivers and lakes, and when you encounter things, you must do what you can, don't be too strong, you know?"
"That's right, your current martial arts are still very low, you have to see the situation clearly before making a decision when you encounter something, remember not to force yourself out and get into trouble, do you hear?"
"Well, I understand Master, Master, Master, you can rest assured," Yi Dan said comfortingly.
"Ming'er, you must take care of your senior sister and don't bully her, you know?" Miao Qiuyu wanted to explain to Youming.
"Mother, don't worry, only my senior sister bullies me, how dare I bully her" Youming said with a smile.
"It's no better than at home, you have to be polite and steady when you talk to people and everything, don't be as arrogant as before, do you hear?" Miao Qiuyu told again and again.
At this time, Yi Dan suddenly knelt down in front of Lixian and Miao Qiuyu: "Master, Master, thank you for your nurturing grace over the years! Don't worry, after going through so much, I have also understood a lot of truths, and I will never be as naïve and ignorant as before." I must keep in mind the teachings of the second elder, and hope to realize my wish as soon as possible, and then come back to repay the second elder's nurturing grace" After saying that, Yi Dan kowtowed three heads to the two, and the two were moved to tears, and hurriedly helped her up.
"Child, don't say anything, people live in the world, everything but ask for nothing to be worthy of your heart, as long as you work hard to do it, Master and Master will always support you, if you have any difficulties, you can send a letter back, Master will definitely do his best to help you" Li Xian said with mixed feelings.
"Although the child is older, he always has to go out to wander, and he can't keep the mother. But you have never been far away, I'm really worried about you" Saying, Miao Qiuyu took out two cashmere jackets and two umbrellas and handed them to Yi Dan: "Come, bring this sheepskin jacket and oilpaper umbrella, as well as my Yuhua sword, take it for self-defense."
"Mother, on this hot day, the weather is fine, what are you doing with an umbrella and a leather jacket?" asked Youming.
"As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, there will always be windy and rainy times, and in a few days, the weather will be cold when it is cold, prepare early, and then you will not be afraid" Miao Qiuyu explained word by word.
"Okay, thank you, Master! Say goodbye, you have to take care more!" Yi Danqiang held back his tears, took Miao Qiuyu's hand, and said with a smile.
Ouyang Yucheng said: "Dan'er, I hope you will realize your wish as soon as possible, if you encounter any difficulties, bring out the name of my Knife Grinding Gang, I believe that friends from all walks of life will also give some face."
"Well, thank you Brother Ouyang for your concern, I understand" Yi Dan nodded.
"I still have important business, I need to rush to Shuzhong, so I won't accompany you to the south, you should be careful all the way," Ouyang Yucai said.
"Brother Ouyang, you are not feeling well, so don't go over the mountains and mountains to Shuzhong again, right? Yi Dan said with concern.
"No, something big has happened in Shuzhong Martial Arts recently. It is said that there was a woman who dug up a mysterious martial arts mask in the ground, which caused the rivers and lakes in Shuzhong to scramble for it, and the scene was very chaotic, I had to hurry over to stop it," Ouyang Yucheng said.
"Okay Brother Ouyang, you must take care of your health," Yi Dan instructed.
"Well, don't worry, there are people from the Knife Grinding Gang waiting for me in Han, and I will enter Shu with them, and I will be fine. It's the first time you've gone out alone, so you have to be careful," Ouyang Yucheng explained.
"Okay, thank you Brother Ouyang, I hope to meet again in the future, take care!"
Lixian said, "Dan'er, or I'll give you another part, right?"
"No need Master, no matter how far the road is, we still have to let go and let us go on our own, please rest assured, Master, I won't be as impulsive as before," Yi Dan said.
"Alright then, you must take care! If you can't hold on any longer, you can go home at any time," Rikhyun said
"Well, good master, thank you!"
Yi Danyouming and the others got on their horses and galloped towards the outside of Lingxi Valley. Li Xian and Miao Qiuyu stood at the mouth of the valley, reluctantly looking at the dust left by the horse's hooves. Miao Qiuyu cried and said, "Senior brother, I really can't bear them."
Li Xian hugged Miao Qiuyu and said, "The children are going out when they are older, so let them go out."
"The first time they went out alone, I was really not at ease. Senior brother, why don't you go out and protect them secretly?" Miao Qiuyu suggested.
"Well, let's talk about it in a few days, maybe they won't be able to endure the hardships, and they will come back in a few days, let's go back," Lixian said.
(Foreshadowing, that's it.) At this point, the wonderful story of the protagonist who travels all over the world begins... )