These three words were not reprimanded by the city guards guarding the city, but by the iron knight who had reached the gate of the city.

The white horse approached, and everyone in the city and outside the city knelt down to salute, but Zhang Mingyue and Sima Yun slowed down by half a beat, but finally reluctantly knelt down.

It must be known that Zhang Mingyue and Sima Yun actually had no intention of kneeling down to this prince of Laoshizi, and even more so for the recklessness of the rivers and lakes, what if your prince can endure the sky?

It's just that the stick hit the first bird, and now people are under the eaves, temporarily bowing their heads.

I saw that the prince turned over and dismounted and walked three steps to the one-armed little old man.

"Beggars?"

"Report to the prince, this old man may be a madman, and please ask the prince not to meet him in general. ”

The city guard proclaimed.

"Since you are a madman, you don't need to care, now that the envoy of Xichu is about to enter the city, the security in the city must pay attention to it, and there must be no mistakes, this old man will first get food and clothing with him for three or five taels of silver, otherwise won't people laugh at me Da Wei?"

Zhang Mingyue heard it clearly, this prince was not as flamboyant and domineering as he imagined, not only that, but even a little more humane.

Of course, the one-armed little old man couldn't really accept the three or five taels of silver, he said.

"Little brother, you should know that the old man is not a crazy person, before you protected the old man's affection, the old man just gave you these three taels of silver, which is a convenience for you to sell the old man, what should you do?"

The one-armed little old man smiled lightly.

The city guards were also from a poor family, and they already had pity for this little old man, but they had to obey the regulations there, and now that the prince has left, they have no intention of making things difficult, not to mention that they have been serving for a full year, and they don't want to cause more trouble at the moment.

"Old man, you have to change your outfit after you enter the city, otherwise let people come to see me, wouldn't it be said that I am full of beggars in the Northern Wei Dynasty?"

"Listen to the little brother. ”

The one-armed old man laughed.

The three white horses entered the city, but it was a prosperity that Zhang Mingyue had never seen before, as if this year of catastrophe had not caused any impact on this important town in the south of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It is true that Chaoyang City in the south of the Northern Wei Dynasty is a place where the entire Central Plains is interconnected with commerce, and it is understandable that it is prosperous here, but Zhang Mingyue does not know what the envoy of Western Chu came to the Northern Wei Dynasty to discuss?

"What does this have to do with the men of my generation? What about the resumption of war? You must know that the era of peace in which we eat our bowl of rice is not much different from the years of war. ”

Sima Yun said lightly.

Zhang Mingyue disagrees.

He said.

If there is no home, there will be no many grievances and grievances, and there will be no one who depends on our profession to eat.

Zhang Mingyue, who had never had any concept of her family and country, suddenly said such a big truth, which caught Sima Yun off guard, and she was speechless for a while.

The one-armed little old man seemed to see Sima Yun's embarrassment, and he said.

"These university questions are no longer something that I can figure out by a martial artist, there is a good saying, when the men of the rivers and lakes are born, and the men of the rivers and lakes are dead, we are not born in the temple, so we don't have to the heart of the emperor of the emperor. In a word, the truth is in the mouth, but the real rivers and lakes are outside the mouth, and I believe you are not unaware of this truth. ”

Seeing that the one-armed little old man said this, Zhang Mingyue didn't say anything more.

Chaoyang City, its prosperous Chengdu is no less than Tai'an, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there is an endless stream of business travelers and hawkers along the way.

There was a law in the dynasty that non-princes and nobles were not allowed to ride on the street, but less than half an hour after entering the city, the three were ordered to dismount and walk.

"I heard that the emperor of this dynasty had three princes, all three princes were qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they were all dragons among people, but I don't know why the emperor abandoned the tradition of the eldest son as the prince since ancient times, and set up the second prince as the prince. ”

Sima Yun wondered.

"If you really want to care about the affairs of the dynasty, you should care about why Xichu came here this time. ”

The one-armed little old man said softly.

"It won't be for war, the Northern Wei Dynasty and Western Chu have been peaceful for a hundred years, and this time the envoy must have other plans. ”

Sima Yundao.

"How can we tell these things clearly? You must know that no matter how powerful a master is, even if he has the ability to cross thousands of miles in a day, he is not as good as the emperor's order, and this is the most essential difference between rivers and lakes and temples. ”

The one-armed little old man's voice has not yet fallen when he hears the noise in Chaoyang City, the bustling streets are suddenly empty, only to see a man in the style of Xichu clothing is currently opening the way, behind him are thirty or fifty guards, the middle is eight dragon horses pulling the cart, there are peony lotus moire patterns on the car, and the last is hundreds of iron horses, looking at the appearance of the real brave man.

The eight dragon horses pulled the cart and passed by on the street, and there was a faint fragrant breeze, just when Zhang Mingyue was puzzled that this Xichu envoy was a woman, the prince of the dynasty who had entered Chaoyang City earlier greeted him with twenty or thirty people.

"Xuanyuan Hongye, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, came to greet Princess Zhaoyang of Western Chu. ”

It turned out that this time the envoy of Western Chu turned out to be the princess of Western Chu, Zhang Mingyue was shocked, what kind of thing did she encounter in her heart to get this princess Zhaoyang, who is known all over the world to come to the princess of Western Chu, who is both civil and military.

But seeing that the moire carriage carrying more than just the famous Zhaoyang princess gradually stopped, the attendants stood on both sides, the carriage door curtain was opened, and the Zhaoyang princess showed her true face with the support of the two standard Xichu beauty maids, I thought that this was both civil and military, and it must have the breath of a woman in the rivers and lakes, who knew that the Zhaoyang princess was born with pear blossoms and rain, and her appearance was no less than that of Mount Emei Wanqing。

The originally bustling street has been occupied by all the officers and soldiers, and the unique Sima Yun, Zhang Mingyue, and the one-armed little old man seem a little abrupt.

It must be known that Xuanyuan Hongye never thought that Zhang Mingyue and the three of them would not be able to see the situation clearly, and they had the intention of expelling them from the soldiers, and they were afraid of leaving a bad impression on Princess Zhaoyang, so they could only endure this experience silently.

Compared with this, Zhang Mingyue was a little nervous, and it was not possible to leave or stay now, which was extremely embarrassing.

Sima Yun and the one-armed little old man didn't have that much thought, Sima Yun made his usual hands around his arms, and the one-armed little old man scratched his hair nonchalantly, or plucked his ears very freely.

Princess Zhaoyang got out of the carriage, wearing a robe, and when she was approaching the ground, she was led by two maids, she glanced at Sima Yun and Zhang Mingyue's one-armed little old man, and then looked at Xuanyuan Hongye, the crown prince of the dynasty, and asked in a lukewarm tone.

"The three of them are also the attendants who came with His Highness this time?"

When Xuanyuan Hongye didn't know how to answer, he saw Sima Yun take a step forward, his long hair fluttering in the wind.

"The three of us are His Royal Highness's imperial guards, Princess Zhaoyang must not be surprised, you must know that this meeting is the long-term wish of the two countries, for fear that traitors will make trouble and try to hurt the princess and His Royal Highness, so the three of us are entrusted by His Majesty to be responsible for protection. ”

Sima Yun said lightly.

This remark made Xuanyuan Hongye and Princess Zhaoyang stunned, Xuanyuan Hongye was stunned What was so quick to give him a step down, what Princess Zhaoyang was shocked was that if it was really a guard, how could the three of them be so good and bad, not to mention Sima Yun's unruly appearance, just say that the one-armed little old man doesn't look like a really powerful guard from anywhere, not to mention Zhang Mingyue, who has a somewhat delicate face, but the hair behind the ears has not yet been shed.

"Isn't it that there is no one in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor needs to send some old, weak, sick and disabled people to protect him?"

Princess Zhaoyang's tone was a little sarcastic, with a hint of coldness.

Sima Yun's remarks came at random, how could Xuanyuan Hongye pick it up? It's just that at this moment, Sima Yun said again.

"The princess said that the villain does not dare to agree, you must know that although the sparrow is small, it is also complete, Her Royal Highness the princess must not underestimate me and the other three. ”

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Princess Zhaoyang said lightly.

"When will the six grades of martial arts be able to be the imperial guard? Could it be that this princess is wrong, this brother is actually a real master who is well hidden?"

Zhang Mingyue was embarrassed after hearing this, when had he ever seen such a big battle, even if he had fought and killed countless people in the past three years, he really had never dealt with people in the court, let alone the existence of the princess and the prince above ten thousand people?

Fortunately, Sima Yun was not stage frightened.

He brushed his somewhat messy hair, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

"Princess, is this a joke that I have no one in the Northern Wei Dynasty?" or is it because my brother is only a mere six grades, so I think he is worthless?"

"Bold. ”

Xuanyuan Hongye said coldly.

"Who allowed you to talk to Princess Zhaoyang like that?"

Although his words seemed to be questioning, there were five or six points of appreciation in his heart, and everyone saw it in their eyes and understood it in their hearts.

They are all characters who have become elites in the court, and Princess Zhaoyang does not want to refute Xuanyuan Hongye's face, she smiled softly.

"Your Royal Highness, don't be angry, this princess is just telling the truth, and she has some doubts about the ability of these three, of course this princess will not say that there is no one in the Central Plains, after all, this prince has been yearning for the Central Plains since he was a child, and he also admires the legendary land fairy that is rare to see in a hundred years, but this brother's martial arts practice is really a little low, so I can't help but have doubts, if His Royal Highness does not dislike it, this princess has thirteen six-grade guards, all of whom are the most inferior minions in the house, you might as well let this brother Tai and the people in the palace learn at will, so that the palace can really see the young talents of the Central Plains, how？”

Princess Zhaoyang smiled faintly.

Xuanyuan Hongye is extremely distressed, although this temple has a distinction between family and country, but the deception of this court and the deep palace is born from the same root, his heart can be selected by your Zhaoyang princess to enter the palace guards, and which one is really a general?

Zhang Mingyue also made a calculation in his own heart, the state affairs of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Western Chu have nothing to do with him, he is a son of the rivers and lakes, but this rivers and lakes also have their own rivers and lakes and other people's rivers and lakes, others are looking for trouble to find the door, if they don't give it a counterattack, won't no one in the Central Plains become the mouth of Western Chu?

Sima Yun was not alarmed, he gave a salute to Xuanyuan Hongye and Princess Zhaoyang.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, since the princess invites you, then it is not easy for me to refuse, but this sword has no eyes, and it will be a little bad if it hurts the Xichu nobles at that time. ”

"This ......"

When Xuanyuan Hongye was wondering why Sima Yun was so determined, Princess Zhaoyang opened her mouth.

"It's okay, the lives of the people in the house are cheap, it's not worth mentioning, but Your Highness's six-grade guards, if you really worry about your life, please don't say that my Xichu is rude. ”

Zhang Mingyue had already scolded Sima Yun in her heart, and said in her heart, if you want to save face, why don't you go to the water?

But then I thought about it, and I didn't seem to be relieved that I hadn't been caught by Sima Yunkeng.

The one-armed little old man had promised Sima Yun that he would not die, but since the old man said it, there was nothing to worry about.

Zhang Mingyue was about to take a step forward when she was suddenly stopped by a one-armed little old man.

"This Xichu guards are all selected from the fight, the number of people killed is not less than you, in this murderous work, you are evenly divided, the real decision is still in your own strength, the old man does not practice knives, but when he was young and went out to study, he was fortunate to get two knife tricks, if you don't dislike it, the old man will teach you at the moment, with this knife technique, the certainty of winning is also so big. ”

Zhang Mingyue was overjoyed.

What kind of character is the one-armed little old man? If you can learn a knife or two, you will definitely benefit for a lifetime.

"Old man, teach here?"

Zhang Mingyue wondered.

"Don't be afraid of being stolen to learn, the world's martial arts is a family, the practice of the knife is nothing more than so a few times, superior, middle, inferior, but this knife is not so important in the old man's view, too much attention to the shape is not a good thing, the real knife should be the practice of the knife intent, the old man does not play with the knife and you see, send you the knife spectrum, you only look at it once and tear it up, you can understand a little bit of the knife intent depends on your own understanding. ”

After the one-armed little old man finished speaking, he took out a crumpled and mutilated knife book from his arms, and Zhang Mingyue took it over and saw a few big characters that were yellowed.

"Thirty-six Swords of Tiangang"

The heart is extremely frightened, it is rumored that there are one hundred and eight knives in this world, including thirty-six knives in Tiangang, seventy-two knives in the earth, the knife is extremely strong, it is the treasure that countless Jianghu children dream of, who would have thought that such a random volume can cause the rivers and lakes to go crazy The treasure was carried by a little old man without his left arm.

Zhang Mingyue only felt that the thirty-six knives that weighed no more than two taels were actually a thousand pounds at the moment.

"I remember what the old man said, the content is torn up after reading it once, and the real knife is not in the book, but outside the book. ”

Everyone didn't know what this one-armed little old man had given Zhang Mingyue, but they only saw Zhang Mingyue turning over the yellowed book, and the contents were hastily slashed into debris with a quick knife behind him.

"Will it be too late to sharpen the gun?"

Princess Zhaoyang said softly.

"You must know that sharpening knives is not a chopping woodworker, although Her Royal Highness the princess asked your guards to come out to test the strength of my brother, but in the next words, my brother is not learning a knife that competes with others. ”

Sima Yun paused.

"He learned to be a murderous knife. ”

"What a murderous knife. ”

Princess Zhaoyang smiled.

"This palace has learned martial arts since childhood, and I have seen all kinds of knives in this world, but I have never seen what this murderous knife looks like, Jia Yi, the task of testing the knife will be handed over to you, don't let the masters of the Northern Wei Dynasty down. ”

The armor that Princess Zhaoyang said is a man wearing armor with cold eyes, covered under the iron armor, and the hand makes the West Chu Chu knife, which is much wider than the Northern Wei Dynasty knife, Zhang Mingyue can see at a glance that this armor must be fond of using heavy knives, and there are many differences between this knife, the advantage of the heavy knife is that the knife is strong, and the disadvantage is that it is less flexible than the light knife, Zhang Mingyue is just the opposite.

He took the knife and bowed slightly.

"Offended. ”

The long knife was shot, that is, the knife was heavy, and it collided with the first knife of the Jia, causing a spark, Zhang Mingyue only felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth, and the long knife almost got out of his hand, and for the first time, he really felt the power of this Chu knife, and then looked at the knife edge, it had been cut out of a small gap.

Zhang Mingyue retreated three steps back with one foot, and no longer dared to be careless, not to fight with Jia Yi, but chose a flexible attack, who knew that Jia Yi was not an ordinary heavy knife, but a light knife and a heavy knife, coupled with the suppression of the realm, Zhang Mingyue couldn't get any benefit at all.

"How about going on like this?"

Xuanyuan Hongye frowned.

"Your Highness, don't worry, my brother is not as weak as you think. ”

Sima Yun not only didn't have any worries, but looked like he was watching a good show, and then looked at the one-armed little old man even more leisurely, so he simply got on the horse and watched.

Zhang Mingyue is in danger everywhere but desperate, and Na Jiayi has never been able to hurt him in the slightest, which has nothing to do with his escape in the past few years.

After another double knife contact, the iron knife that had accompanied Zhang Mingyue for three years was faintly overwhelmed, Zhang Mingyue suddenly closed her eyes, and in her mind was that the one-armed little old man's really powerful knife was not in the knife spectrum, but outside the knife spectrum, in other words, the real knife is not a trick, but a knife intent.

Zhang Mingyue thought silently in her heart.

I picked up my knife and smiled to the sky, and went to save the liver and gallbladder two Kunlun.

Suddenly opened his eyes, clenched the inferior iron knife that was almost cut off at the waist, Zhang Mingyue's right foot touched the ground, rushed out between breaths, and slashed horizontally, the fine Chu knife used by Jiayi was suddenly broken into two, and the residual power of the knife was undiminished, and when he was about to tear apart the Jiayi, he saw the graceful and luxurious Princess Zhaoyang quickly draw a sword from the waist of Annie's guard.

The sword qi and the sword collided, and A was fine, but Zhang Mingyue was repelled by this sword qi for five or six steps, and finally couldn't help but get down on one knee and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"What do you mean, princess?"

Xuanyuan Hongye said coldly.