By noon, the snow had stopped.

Inside the thatched hut, Li Tan said while carrying his burden: "Let's go to Su Lao's place this year, you have been busy cultivating all these years, and now you should go to pay New Year's greetings to others when you have time." After the burden was ready, he handed it to Yue Fan.

"Yes, I see. Smiling, Yue Fan took the burden and walked outside the house.

The small mountain village in the snow at the foot of the mountain seems to be wrapped in a layer of silver, and it looks extremely quiet and serene from a distance, looking at the thatched house at the end of the village, Yue Fan said in his heart: "Anyway, I want to enter the city and ask Grandpa Wan what they want to bring." Nian thought about walking towards the village.

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"Grandpa Wan, I'm going to the city, do you need to bring something?" asked after worshipping Nian Yuefan.

Mr. Wan thought for a while and said, "By the way, help me buy a good medicine stove and come back, I want to practice Dan, and I still have other things, so I don't need it." ”

Xiao Ya'er on the side suddenly jumped out and gestured: "I haven't said it yet, you don't ask me, it's too much!"

Yue Fan reached out and touched Xiao Ya'er's bangs, and said with a smile: "What does Xiao Ya want!"

Xiao Ya'er smiled sweetly and gestured: "Thank you, big brother, I want to eat osmanthus cake." ”

Yue Fan gently scraped the bridge of her nose and said with a smile: "What a greedy little pig." ”

Xiao Ya'er wrinkled her nose and gestured: "You're just a little pig, I haven't eaten osmanthus cake for a long time, just forget it if you don't want to buy it, it's really stingy." ”

Looking at the fun between the two children, Mr. Wan couldn't help but smile, saying that the old man of his age needs a warm home the most, and he was very relieved to see this scene.

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―――――――――――― there is a lot of traffic in the city of Ningning, and taking advantage of the joy of the New Year, the people are going out to go around. On the streets, there are people who sell for boushes, there are people who perform acrobatics, there are people who dance dragons and lions, and there are people who set off firecrackers. The temples inside and outside the city are even more crowded, and even the threshold is about to be broken. This strong joy also diluted the anxiety caused by the war.

Su Ji Teahouse is still as lively as before, and those who love to listen to stories, those who are idle and bored, and those who are curious in their hearts like to sit here. The storyteller here is not only eloquent, but also seems to know everything, telling different stories almost every day, including comedy, sadness, touching, thrilling, secretive, and legendary stories, so everyone basically doesn't get bored.

"I heard that Mr. Su talked about the recent major events in the rivers and lakes today!" said a man sitting in the corner of the teahouse to a person next to him.

The man next to him raised his eyebrows: "Hehe, I don't know yet." Then he said proudly: "My brother's wife's uncle has also been running on the rivers and lakes for a few days, and I heard that there have been treasures on the rivers and lakes recently, and this has been spread on the rivers and lakes." The more he spoke, the more proud he became, and his voice was a few steps higher, as if to show off that he knew a lot.

"Oh, my eldest brother has friends who have also run through the rivers and lakes, it's really disrespectful, I really haven't heard about the treasure, so what's the matter with you telling me?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and said with a sigh: "Eh! I'm not eloquent and can't speak clearly, so you better listen to Old Man Su." As soon as he finished speaking, he was exchanged for the contempt of the eyes around him, and the man who got it really wanted to find a place to get in.

When everyone was crowded with the teahouse, Su Fanghao held a folding fan in his hand and walked slowly up the building unhurriedly. When I walked to the storytelling desk and picked up the startling wood, there was a "pop!", and the whole noisy teahouse suddenly became quiet.

When everyone focused their attention on themselves, Su Fanghao said: "Today, after thinking about it, everyone knows that what I want to talk about is the most in the rivers and lakes and related to many vendettas and battles, that is, the 'Musashi' in the 'Treasure of the Han King'." The last sentence made people's hearts beat when they heard it.

After looking around, he continued: "In order not to involve political topics, I will only talk about the affairs of the rivers and lakes here. I know that some people here have heard about the treasure, but the ins and outs of it are not very clear, so let me tell you one by one.

More than 300 years ago, Chen Youliang rebelled and claimed to be the king of Han, and when he went to a city during the war, he would strengthen the people and collect money.

But before he died, he had divided all his wealth into two parts and hid them, and at the last moment told his two most loyal subordinates where the treasure was hidden, and let them flee with his only heirs, in order to get up from the mountain.

This 'Treasure of the Han King' is one of the valuables such as gold, silver, jewelry, etc., it is said that you can buy all the soldiers in the world if you get this treasure, and the other is the long-lost Jianghu mastery, martial arts secrets, magic weapons and countless elixirs, people who get this treasure, dominate the rivers and lakes, dominate the world is not a problem, and this treasure is the rumored 'Musashi'. After a long speech, he took a breath and took a slow sip of tea.

The people below are excited, such a big treasure, even if you can't get it, it's fun to listen to it. So I held my breath and listened carefully, for fear of missing something.

At this time, Su Fanghao had a satisfied expression, put down the teacup and continued: "Those who get the treasure win the world, the people in the rivers and lakes heard that this 'Musashi' was born in Jiuhua, and they flocked to it, and there were more than 400 sects and more than 80,000 disciples gathered in Jiuhua Mountain, and they fought for the 'Musashi' for two days and two nights, with more than 30,000 dead and wounded.

"By the third day, the Nine Great Sects of the Righteous Path, the Six Gates of the Underworld, the Tianxia Society, the Martial Arts League, and other major forces in the rivers and lakes were all present. found out that this was a conspiracy, so all factions in the rivers and lakes made every effort to arrest the real murderer, setting off a craze to find the real murderer, but in the end there was no result.

Originally, the matter should have ended here, but who knew that three months later, more than 280 people in the 'Blue Blood Villa' were suddenly slaughtered overnight, almost none of them were spared, and the two owners Ling Jiyun and Ling Jifeng also died in the living room, only their daughter and son were taken away by the housekeeper Xiao Qin under their desperate cover, and they survived.

Xiao Qin originally wanted to take the child to find the various major sects to uphold justice, but at this moment, news came out in the rivers and lakes - the 'Blue Blood Villa' had a 'Musashi' treasure map, so the major sects not only did not help them, but said that the treasure map was shared by the rivers and lakes, and forced them to hand over the treasure map, and issued a wanted warrant in the rivers and lakes. In order to save the child, Xiao Qin had no choice but to go incognito and take the two orphans to the end of the world. ”

"Then why didn't you ask your friends for help? Suddenly, a person said indignantly.

Su Fanghao waved his hand and said: "The rivers and lakes are in the rivers and lakes, and Wang Fa is nothing in the eyes of these people." It's not that they haven't asked their friends for help, but in the face of interests, some friendships can't stand the test. So they were all betrayed by their friends and almost all died. Alas~~"

sighed and continued: "The rivers and lakes are never a quiet place, and it didn't take long for another news to come out of the rivers and lakes, the 'Musashi' treasure map was divided into four parts, and the rivers and lakes were even more desperate...... "Talking endlessly about these vendettas, as if I had seen it with my own eyes."

"After the bloody case of Duanjiabao, the civil war of the Qinglong Gang, the destruction of the Blood Knife Gate, the dissolution of the Tianying Gang, and many other battles and vendettas, in the end, three points of the map fell into the hands of the Dongfang family, the Gongsun family, and the Murong family, and the last map was obtained by the 'upstairs upstairs' and auctioned at the 'upstairs upstairs'. ”

"Can this also be auctioned?" asked one curiously.

"'Upstairs' is a very mysterious organization, they are very powerful, mainly selling intelligence, contacting killers to extract winnings, etc., they are a powerful intermediary organization. So it's not surprising that the treasure map is auctioned. ”

"In this auction, the people who participated were all powerful people, the four major gods of wealth in the Central Plains, the six sects of the nine factions of the rivers and lakes, the four major families of the world association, the martial arts league and other big gangs participated, and even the imperial court also sent people to participate in this auction. ”

"What? Even the imperial court has to participate, why don't you just take it away, are you still afraid of those people in the rivers and lakes?" asked the man just now. Although the people around him didn't say anything, they couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Su Fanghao said with a smile: "I see that most of the friends here don't understand the rivers and lakes very well, so I'll tell you." The rivers and lakes are self-contained, and they are not controllable by the imperial court, if they really want to quarrel, they will eventually lose both, and as for the rest, you don't need to know.

If this auction is just a struggle for financial resources, then these Jianghu sects will have to stand aside, but upstairs claims that as long as it is a precious thing, it can be bid. So after an auction, I don't know how many treasures and ancient martial arts cheats appeared, such as 'Glazed Jade Horse', 'Thousand Hands Blood Jade Guanyin', 'Nine Treasures Dragon and Phoenix Bracelet', what 'Xuanyin Sutra', 'Invisible Sword Finger', 'Da Luo Sword Duel', and even the two swords of Tai'a and Fish Intestine among the ten famous swords have appeared. Oh my God! If anyone robs them all, they won't be able to get rich. Looking at Su Fanghao's sad expression, the people below laughed.

Then he shook his head and said in distress: "But dare to snatch things in front of the four great gods of wealth in the Central Plains, the six sects of the nine factions of the rivers and lakes, the four great families, the Tianxiahui, the Wulin League, the imperial court and other big forces, I think such a person has not been born yet!hehe~~" This expression caused everyone to laugh again.

"The first bidder was the people sent by the imperial court, and they came as soon as they came: 'Glass Jade Horse', 'Thousand Hands Blood Jade Guanyin', Millennium Ginseng, Ten Thousand Years of Ganoderma lucidum, 'Glass Jade Horse', 'Thousand Hands Blood Jade Guanyin' Although they are precious, they are nothing in the rivers and lakes, but the thousand-year-old ginseng and ten thousand years of Ganoderma lucidum are rare in a hundred years on the rivers and lakes, and they are very precious, so the price has increased by several levels at the beginning.

Seeing that the first one to shout the price was thrown so high, everyone was stunned, which made everyone else secretly hate in their hearts. Knowing that money would definitely not be able to take away the treasure map, he used all the rare items to bargain. Then the Jianghu sect began to bid for ......"

Su Fanghao exerted his ability to keep talking, as if he was participating, and the climax was also compared twice from time to time, and everyone who listened was excited.

...... "After several rounds of competition between the four gods of wealth, in the end, Zhao Qianjin, the head of the four gods of wealth, used the Tai'a, fish intestines and the 'falling rain sword technique' of the mighty rivers and lakes a hundred years ago to exchange for the 'Musashi Treasure Map'......

At this point, the turmoil of the treasures of the rivers and lakes has come to an end. ”

"Smack!" was shocked, and after saying it in one breath, Su Fanghao picked up the teacup and drank the last sip of tea, so he left slowly.

People also began to talk about themselves, boast, and gossip......

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―――――――――――― the backyard of Suji Teahouse, it seems so quiet forever, as if the noise of red dust is blocked outside the door.

Yue Fan lay quietly on the chair, enjoying the tranquility here. This is different from the mountains, the tranquility in the mountains is like a painting, and the tranquility in the noisy towns is even more dusty, otherwise how to say that the small is hidden in the forest, and the big is hidden in the city. Therefore, every time Yue Fan came here, he would rest in the small courtyard for a while.

"Xiao Fan finally remembered me as an old man, haha~~~" Su Fanghao laughed and walked into the backyard.

Yue Fan hurriedly got up and smiled, "Grandpa Su, you have been in good health recently. ”

Su Fanghao smiled: "Okay, if you are healthy, you can eat and sleep, but you are alone." Speaking of looking at Yue Fan in the back, his eyes were full of smiles.

Yue Fan took the old man to the chair and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm exercising myself, so I've had less in the past few years, I hope Grandpa Su won't be angry, I will be relieved to see that Grandpa Su is mentally and physically fine." ”

Su Fanghao said indifferently: "Your father told me about you, a man should rely on himself, of course I won't blame you for anything, it's just that I haven't seen you for so long, so I miss you in my heart." But just thinking that you're coming, I really know what I want, hehe. ”

Yue Fan bowed his body and said with a smile: "My father and I wish Grandpa Su a New Year's greeting, I wish you good health, a long life, and all the best!"

Su Fanghao's heart was shocked, and he said secretly: "I can do it if I am healthy and live a long life, but can I really do everything as I want?" helped Yue Fan and sighed lightly: "Okay! Okay, I hope it will be as Xiao Fan said." ”

Yue Fan asked, "Grandpa Su has something on his mind, can I help you?"

Su Fanghao smiled and said, "You can't help with this matter." But he added in his heart: "At least you can't help me now." ”

Yue Fan knew that Grandpa Su didn't want to trouble him, so he said firmly: "Grandpa Su, if I can really help you one day, please tell me." ”

Su Fanghao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed heartily: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you, haha~~~" After a while, he asked, "By the way, how are you cultivating now?"

"More than three years of penance have made me improve a lot, but no matter how much I cultivate, my progress has been very slow recently......," at the moment, Yue Fan told Su Fanghao about his cultivation in the past three years. But he didn't say anything about the cultivation of the Qi of the Seven Feelings, firstly, because he didn't know much about his own situation, and secondly, he promised his father and Mr. Wan not to mention it in front of others.

"What a strong child!" After listening to Yue Fan's cultivation, Su Fanghao admired it in his heart. Although Yue Fan said it simply, if three years of penance cultivation did not have great perseverance, he would never have succeeded.

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After chatting for a while, Su Fanghao had to leave Yue Fan for a New Year's dinner, but Yue Fan had no choice but to stay.

However, this meal was definitely the most expensive and the best meal that Yue Fan had eaten so big, which made him taste it for a long time.

―――――――――――― Linglong Pavilion is located in the most lively area of Ningxian East Street, which is the most popular green building in the vicinity, and is even very famous in the whole country. Because there are very beautiful girls here, and there are the most beautiful Lefang. But the most famous thing is that there is a beautiful and talented girl here - Du Yueqing.

She was originally in the daughter of the eunuch's house, but because her father was framed, she was imprisoned, and her home was also raided. And she and her mother were kicked out of the house, and their former relatives avoided them like ghosts, leaving them with nowhere to go.

After many unsuccessful retributions, my mother died of illness and she was convicted of being a 'sinner'. 'Sinners' are generally relatives who have committed heinous sins, and their children or parents are untouchables, unable to work, business, officials, or morals, and can only do the lowest things.

After Du Yueqing became a 'sinner', he fell into the dust and came to Linglong Pavilion. Because she was born in a scholarly family, she was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she became one of the most famous people in the city, also known as 'talented girl Yueqing'. But because she is a 'sinner', although many people love her very much, it is impossible to take her out of the Qinglou.

There is a very important person in Linglong Pavilion today, but except for the boss here, no one knows his identity. However, a discerning person can understand at a glance that if the boss can come forward in person and let Miss Du Yueqing accompany him personally, he must be a powerful person.

The backyard of Linglong Pavilion is elegant and chic, the rockery is flowing far away, and there are two men sitting in the pavilion of the courtyard, listening carefully to the sound of the woman in the pavilion......

"Okay! Elegant and long-distance, dusty and unripe music, far away from the artistic conception of red dust, the girl of Yueqing is really not a vulgar person. After the song was finished, the man in blue clapped his hands and praised.

"Yes, the sound of the piano of Miss Yueqing is really lingering for three days. Another man in white also praised.

Du Yueqing got up and said humbly: "Wang Gongzi and Zhao Gongzi have won the award, and it is Yueqing's honor to be able to understand Yueqing's piano sound." ”

The man in blue waved his hand and said loudly: "I, Wang Song, am also a person who has seen the world, if it is not in my ears, how can I care, let alone praise." "There is a pride in my words. Wang Song's face is like a crown of jade, but there is a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and he looks radiant and chic in a blue dress.

"Yes, yes, what I, Zhao Tianhua, can say is true. It turned out that this Zhao Gongzi was Zhao Tianhua, the second son of Zhao Qianjin, the richest man in Jiangnan.

Du Yueqing looked at the two of them and said with a shy smile: "That Yueqing has thanked the two sons for their appreciation." ”

Du Yueqing's smile made the hearts of the two of them feel soft for a while, and they stood there in a daze.

Wang Song knew that he was out of shape, so he immediately came back to his senses and said with a sincere face: "The red dust is elegant and fragrant, and the potpourri is more than the only orchid." The girl of Yueqing is really a fairy out of the dust. ”

On the side, Zhao Tianhua hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Miss Yueqing really looks like a fairy." ”

Du Yueqing chuckled and said, "The two sons have won the prize. ”

Wang Song got up and said, "There are still some important things to do, and I will come to visit Miss Yueqing after I finish it." ”

Du Yueqing said: "Since the son has something, then Yueqing will not leave the son, if the prince comes again next time, Du Yueqing will play the piano for you again." ”

"Okay, I'll definitely come back to disturb Miss Yueqing then. Farewell!" he bowed, then turned and walked out.

Zhao Tianhua saw that Wang Song said to leave, and in desperation, he also got up and said to Du Yueqing: "I will often come to visit Miss Yueqing." Say goodbye!" After saying that, he reluctantly followed.

After the two left, a maid stood up behind Du Yueqing, and said with a smile: "Miss, I think that Wang Gongzi is good, and it is also very interesting to Miss." Hehe~~ But that Zhao Gongzi hated it when he looked at it, my cold hair stood up in a thin voice, and it was disgusting to be powdered. Hmph!"

Du Yue counted the maid's head and said, "Don't look at the appearance, that prince is not as simple as he seems." Then he told the maid to take the harp and leave.

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In ―――――――――――― Ning County, when it comes to delicious things, other places except East Street are not worth mentioning at all, so after leaving the teahouse, Yue Fan went straight to East Street.

The street is spacious, lined with tall buildings, and the street is more lively than usual, with the smoke of firecrackers filling the air, and the red and red colors everywhere render the festive day. But the most lively are the performers in the street, playing with knives, weightlifting, balance beams, spitting fire, changing faces, and holding large vats, and the people who watch are standing on half the street.

Yue Fan looked at these acrobats, suddenly stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "I am only a teenager, why can't I have the slightest interest in these!" He shook his head with a wry smile, and then walked towards the osmanthus cake seller.

"Uncle, give me three boxes of planning cakes. ”

Seeing that a guest was coming, the uncle was in good spirits and said happily: "Haole, the little brother really has a vision, my osmanthus cake here is the most delicious in the neighborhood, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, uncle, I will give you a box." "At first glance, you can tell that he is a warm-hearted person.

Yue Fan smiled and said: "No need, three boxes are enough, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, I wish you a prosperous business." ”

The uncle was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the little brother seriously. Yue Fan was wrapped in a patched cotton jacket of animal skin, and he looked like a hunter at first glance. After three years of cultivation, he was not as dark as he was at the beginning, his eyes were deep and bright, his delicate face was clearly defined and extremely resolute, and although his snow-white hair was covered by a hat, he was still so conspicuous, and his delicate face looked a little sickly.

"Little ...... Little brother, you ...... Your hair ......" Uncle was deeply surprised, and he didn't speak as fluently as before.

Yue Fan didn't care, and said with a light smile: "It's nothing, it's just sick." ”

The uncle was about to ask, but was interrupted by a commotion.

Seeing that there were more and more people around, Yue Fan couldn't help but look to the side.

Although the crowd in front of him was crowded, Yue Fan's mental strength was very strong, and he naturally knew the situation in front after a little check.

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The East Street of Ningxian County is now surrounded by water.

In the center of the crowd, there was a young woman with a single knife in her hand, struggling to support the siege of three strong men, while the injured middle-aged man on the ground kept shouting: "Stop fighting, stop fighting!"

It's a pity that no matter how the middle-aged man shouted, no one was willing to stand up to help, but instead pointed and said something below.

Seeing such a situation, Yue Fan couldn't help frowning, but after all, he was not a hero, so he couldn't care about such things, so after getting the osmanthus cake, he wanted to leave after paying the money.

It's a pity that the trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop!

At this moment, a short knife swept through the crowd, and it happened to fly like Yue Fan!

"Wow!"

Everyone exclaimed, Yue Fan instinctively raised his hand to cover it, and the short knife hit the osmanthus cake and fell to the ground.

Looking at the osmanthus cake on the ground, the more Yue Fan thought about it, the more annoyed he became, it was the money he had saved for a long time to buy for Xiao Ya'er! Angry, he picked up the short knife and the osmanthus cake and walked towards the field.

The turning point in life is often a casual decision. Or rather, just a step forward.

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(End of Volume I.) ）