Chapter 1: The Hidden Dragon and the Crouching Tiger (I)
The scorching sun is in the sky, the sun is blazing, and the cicadas roar throughout the valley, it is a hot day in June. I saw a middle-aged Taoist in a cyan robe, walking like flying, followed by a young man in a wide robe, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a heroic posture.
"Yo! I finally saw a post station, we ran for dozens of miles, not in front of the village and not in the back of the store, this time we have to rest and quench our thirst. As he spoke, the middle-aged Taoist chief stepped up and quickly greeted him. I saw that in the post station built by this grass hut, there were seven or eight square tables, almost overcrowded, only the table on the west side with half of the spicy sun was still empty, the chief did not hesitate, and hurriedly went up, shouting: "Man, serve wine, hurry up and serve wine!" After finishing speaking, the young man in the wide robe had also arrived, and said loudly: "Man, make a bowl of tea." ”
"Okay, here we go. The guy in the shop has red and right-handed Longjing tea, and respectfully served it, saying, "The two of you use it slowly." ”
"I didn't expect that the charm of this treasure was really not small, and even the monks were fascinated. A man with a goatee at the center table said coldly. These words are neither light nor serious, just overpowering the cicada song and reaching the ears of everyone at the post station. There are nearly 30 people here, with different colors, carrying knives and swords, carrying hammers and axes, but there are no monks. The green-robed Taoist didn't care either, he drank to himself, and looked comfortable.
"The treasure of the world that this brother Tai said, but the imperial tomb of Song Gaozong in Yongsi Mausoleum?" spoke at a table on the north side, a handsome young man with a face like jade and a gorgeous costume, holding a folding fan in his hand, and his demeanor was graceful. Opposite it sat a young girl, dressed in tender green clothes, embroidered long skirt, extremely beautiful, the two sat opposite each other, like a pair of talented and beautiful women, a match made in heaven.
The goatee man said, "Didn't you ask knowingly, which one of you didn't go to Zhao Gou's tomb?"
The handsome young man said: "This brother swears by it, as if you have seen that treasure of the world." The young woman on the other side chimed in: "That's it." ”
At this time, the big man on the west side with a big knife in his hand and an open chest and back laughed, and everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes away, only to hear him say: "I'm afraid that this hero didn't even touch the tomb door, and was run away by someone rolling and crawling." With that, the whole station burst into laughter. Of course, the goatee man was not half happy, but he didn't refute it, Gu Zi drank a big sip of wine, and his face was indignant. A man with a wide forehead and a square face and a gray robe at the same table said, "Could it be that this hero touched the door of the tomb?"
The man with the knife said: "Go, go, go!" Lao Tzu is not interested in Zhao Gou Lao'er, and that bullshit treasure is not rare. ”
"So, you're heading for the mausoleum keeper?" said the man in the long shirt.
"Tomb keeper?" the handsome young man couldn't help but ask, could it be that the tomb keeper was rarer than the treasure of the world.
At this time, a Confucian scholar on the east side, dressed as a Confucian and holding a pair of judge's pens, said: "Heh! I'm afraid that he won't even see the face of the woman guarding the tomb, so he will have to crawl and run." ”
The man with the knife said: "Lao Tzu is going to see me this time to see if the beauty is willing to follow me, hahaha!" After speaking, the five people at the table all looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Since you haven't seen her, how do you know she's a beauty?" asked the young woman at the north table, her bright eyes full of curiosity. The man with the knife was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. At this time, the Confucian scholar who held the judge's pen said: "The woman who guards the tomb does have the color of the country, this is well known, and my third brother was fortunate to see her face a month ago, but unfortunately lost his eyes because of this." ”
Everyone was amazed, and they all turned their eyes to a young man in brocade sitting next to him, and saw that he had a black belt tied around his eyes, and most of him was blind, and they only heard him say, "On that day, I brought Brother No. 30 with me...... I went to worship Yongsi Mausoleum, but as soon as I entered the cemetery, I heard a sound of flying more than a foot long, and the whole body was glowing, and we were smashed out of the 30th in an instant. When we got up, there was a woman in white standing in front of the mausoleum, with a graceful posture, fluttering like a frightening sky, and her hair was like a waterfall. The figure in the moonlight was even more hazy, like a fairy in a painting. I stepped forward and said: 'In Qingyuan, the main building of the three villas of the Anlou King Villa, I have come to worship the emperor's mausoleum tonight, and I hope that the fairy is not strange. The fairy said: "It is a sacrifice, why is the third watch in the middle of the night so sneaky!" As he spoke, the fairy who protected the tomb came to the side, only the half of his face was already beautiful, with a moth eyebrow, bright eyes and bright teeth, and a jade Ruyi with a foot long lying in his right slender hand, which was full of cold light, which added a bit of fairy energy. It's all strange that he was lost at that time, and stepped forward and said: 'The fairy is so peerless, the country is beautiful, why is he committed to this poor mountain and bad water, why don't you go to Lin'an with the next and enjoy the glory and wealth.' As soon as he finished speaking, the fairy's willow eyebrows were slightly clustered, and the jade in his hand struck like lightning, and he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes, and his eyes were dark, and he ended up with this fate. It doesn't hurt if these eyes are blind, but it's a pity that I won't be able to see the fairy's peerless color again. ”
After everyone listened, they all sighed that the woman guarding the tomb was vicious, and then the young woman at the north table said: "You, this is called trouble from the mouth, who told you to say that you are in the 'hooligan villa' or something in Lin'an, won't you be beaten." After saying that, everyone in the station laughed. Suddenly, I heard a snap, and saw a bearded man at the same table with the blind young man on the east side of the case, and shouted: "What a girl who doesn't know the height of the sky, Lao Tzu, let you see what is called trouble from the mouth!" At this time, I saw a paper fan flashing out, blocking the dish in an instant, only to hear the sound of ping-pong, the plate instantly shattered, and fell down with a bang. And the paper fan is intact, the flowers and birds of Taoshan on the fan surface are lifelike, and a few lines of ink characters are flying in the wind, which is the handsome man on the side. Everyone was stunned, they couldn't imagine that this man was weak and weak, and he had such strong internal skills.
The handsome man said: "This must be the big owner of Louwang Villa, the two of us are from the north, and there will inevitably be some deviations from your southern accent, so please don't blame the owner of Lou Zhuang." ”
"It is Lou Qingxiong, the owner of Louwang Villa, this is my second brother Lou Qingwen, the third brother Lou Qingyuan was unfortunately blind, but he was ridiculed by this girl, and he was angry for a while. Unexpectedly, this Lou Qingxiong really thought that his villa was famous, and even the young people in the north had heard about it, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed. Seeing that he made an extraordinary move, he was afraid that the three brothers were not opponents, so he said so kindly.
The handsome man said: "In Xia Chu Shiheng, it is not enough to worry about it, but this Qian Yiqian girl is not to be offended." ”
When the three brothers of the Knowles heard this, their faces were immediately like earth, this Chu Shiheng Jianghu people called the jade-faced Dharma, the ancestors of the past dynasties were anti-Liao, anti-Jin, anti-Yuan famous families, deeply respected by the people in the rivers and lakes. It's just that later the Yuan soldiers dominated the world, and the Chu family soon fell, and now only Chu Shiheng is left. Later, the abbot of Shaolin Temple recited the public virtues of his Chu family in the past dynasties, accepted him as a lay disciple, and personally taught him the magic of "Yijin Sutra". In the Central Plains Martial Arts, among the people of his generation, he has long been unbeatable, even many older masters are only afraid of being out of reach. That's it, look at the woman named Qian Yi next to him, it is the "Huitian" money village that connects the world, the daughter of the big businessman Qian Yuan. This "Huitian" money village is all over the country, up to most of the capital down to Huguang, more than 100 money villages, rich and rival the country. There are also hundreds of pawnshops and gambling shops all over the place, and there are tens of thousands of minions and thugs. If this girl is really Qian Yuan's daughter, even if the three brothers grow three hundred heads, it will not be enough to cut off. Lou Qingxiong hurriedly said: "The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he still looks at the two Haihan, and the adults don't remember the villain." ”
Chu Shiheng said: "As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, Brother Lou doesn't have to care." ”
Qian Yi smiled: "Yes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, since you have already made a move, it is the turn of this girl, so that you can also see what it means to be in trouble." With that, he grabbed a teacup on the table and threw it over with the cup.
Lou Qingxiong saw her gesture of grabbing the cup and saw that she didn't know martial arts, and he was relieved, and when he saw the cup coming, he didn't avoid it at all, and even took the water with the cup without leaking. smiled: "The girl is so skilled, admire and admire!" Qian Yi saw that he was embarrassed, quite deflated, and covered his mouth and smiled. Lou Qingwen saw that the eldest brother endured the humiliation and finally got rid of this catastrophe, and he was relieved, and said: "Miss Qian is naturally beautiful, she smiles and falls into the city, and Chu Shaoxia is a talented man and a woman, a match made in heaven." Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Qian Yi suddenly turned into anger and said, "You said that the woman guarding the tomb has the color of the country, why am I just the appearance of the city?"
"This ......", Lou Qingwen saw that Qian Chu and the two had a harmonious relationship, and obviously fell in love, so he said a few words of flattery, but unexpectedly, the horse's fart slapped on the horse's leg, and he didn't know how to answer at this time, and he squeaked for a long time.
Qian Yi knew that the owner of the second village on this floor had never seen the woman guarding the mausoleum, so he turned to Lou Qingyuan and asked, "Blind, have you seen the woman guarding the mausoleum, do you say that she is more beautiful or this girl is more beautiful?"
Lou Qingyuan also looked embarrassed, and said: "Miss Qian, although I have seen the woman guarding the mausoleum, I have not been able to see your face, I can't compare." After finishing speaking, there was a wave of laughter in the post station.
Qian Yi was annoyed and ashamed, and everyone was laughing at herself, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at, don't laugh!" Sure enough, there was silence for a while, only the sound of cicadas chirping. Everyone is not all afraid of her or his father's prestige, but this Chu Shiheng in front of him cannot be offended, and this Qian Yi is also beautiful and pleasing to the eye, which is really difficult to discourage her.
Qian Yi saw that everyone really stopped laughing, and was very satisfied, and said: "Whoever has seen the woman guarding the tomb here, as long as anyone has seen it, this girl will be rewarded." As he spoke, he took out a large stack of silver tickets from his pocket and held them high.
Everyone was stunned, this stack of silver tickets was converted into silver, not to mention thousands of taels of silver, only to hear that someone in the crowd suddenly said: "I have seen, how can that woman have a girl you are so beautiful!" Then, everyone echoed: "I have seen it, I have seen it, that woman is not as beautiful as you, girl." "You don't need to look at it to know that the woman is not as good as the girl!" Qian Yi looked at this person and looked at that person, and she didn't know how to reward for a while, and she didn't know whether what they said was true or false.
Seeing this, Chu Shiheng hurriedly said: "Sister Qian Yi, why care about other people's opinions, in my heart, you will always be the most beautiful." ”
Qian Yi smiled happily, returned to his seat, and said, "You, you can make people happy." ”
The rest of the people saw that a large number of silver tickets were empty, and they were extremely lamented, but they were helpless, at this time, they only heard one person: "You all have ill intentions, either eyeing the treasure, or coveting the woman who guards the tomb, if you sincerely go to visit and humbly ask to see, how can people refuse to be thousands of miles away." Everyone turned their eyes to the person who spoke, and it was actually the broad-robed young man beside the middle-aged Taoist. His words hit everyone's minds, and immediately aroused public indignation. Lou Qingxiong said: "Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense, the three of us went to Yongsi Mausoleum today to ask for sin." ”
"Hmph! Being blinded by someone and working hard to make amends to others, there is really nothing strange in the world!" the broad-robed young man said coldly.
The three Knowles brothers had just suffered a belly of wretchedness, and they were worried that they couldn't vent, and when they saw this kid who didn't know the height of the sky, they couldn't get angry. Lou Qingxiong lifted a pair of shocking hammers, Lou Qingwen clenched a pair of judges' pens and wanted to step forward to ask the teacher for the crime. The broad-robed young man showed no weakness, grabbed his sword and stood up with a thud.
"Tianming, don't mess around, sit down. The middle-aged Taoist elder shouted, and there was already a third point of wine between his words. As he spoke, he put down his wine glass, lifted a three-foot-long object and patted it lightly on the table. Everyone looked at it, and it was actually a light brown wooden sword, which had been embedded in the elm tabletop with a light tap just now, and not only that, but the sword body rolled over a saucer, and the middle part of the ceramic saucer was embedded in the tabletop along with the sword body, leaving a fragment at each end. This kind of skill is really terrifying, it is rumored that there is a white jade toad in Jiangxi Province, and the master is two peerless famous people, the people in the rivers and lakes call them "Peach Sword Two Immortals", the two are a pair of brothers, the swordsmanship is extraordinary, and the wooden sword has been defeated by the heroes of the world. The senior brother is called Wuwu Zhenren, in addition to swordsmanship, the biggest hobby in his life is alchemy, known as "medicine fairy". It is rumored that in addition to prolonging life, the elixir he refined can also greatly increase the power of people who practice martial arts after swallowing, so they are highly respected by the emperor and have always been tribute to the court, but after arriving in the palace, they are often stolen by eunuchs and changed pillars, so often the master dies young, and the slaves live a long life. And the brother of the worry-free real person is named Du Kangnian, who has a good life of wine, no wine at every meal, and sleepless without wine in the bed, so he is called "wine fairy".