It came very quickly, Zhang Mingyue pushed away the long knife with cold tentacles and stood up, and after a closer look, the surroundings were surrounded by dense bandits, Sima Yun's old man was surrounded by the out-and-out ranger Wutu and him, and he was still in the desert before going to bed, the robber woman was riding on a high-headed horse and watched coldly, and at this time there were two more good hands with a saber, one with a beard to cover his face, and the other with a sharp gutter nose, at a glance, he saw that he had created a lot of murderous characters in his hands. Zhang Mingyue patted the yellow sand on her body and said softly.

"In any case, even if a few of us saved your life, is it possible that this is how you treat your life-saving benefactor? He Zhang Mingyue is not afraid of these robbers in front of him, it's a big deal to fight to the death and break the net, and it is obvious that his advantage on his side is much greater, just the old man alone is enough to let these robbers drink a pot, although there is a suspicion of a fox and a fake tiger, but who has not relied on others when walking the rivers and lakes? At most, he has relied on it a little more times.

"At a young age, you are very sharp-toothed, but do you think that if you say this, we will not kill you? Thieves also have a way, no one in the world will know about killing you here, so why is it a joke?" The bearded man smiled, and what surprised Zhang Mingyue was that the man actually put away the knife.

"Bring them all back to the cottage, our boss wants to see them. ”

When the bearded horse ran out of ten feet, he suddenly reined in his horse and looked back.

"Give the old man a horse, and the rest on foot. ”

The rest of the people laughed dumbly, the down-and-out ranger Gu Yue almost wanted to jump up and scold his mother, but he just saw that the beard did not look like a character to be messed with, so he could only hold the unhappiness in his heart, Zhang Mingyue knew that this ranger must not be used to seeing the old man being treated so specially, but it was also in line with his small belly and chicken intestines, and he was in a good mood for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, so he had the idea of joking, he said to the ranger, do you know that you need to dress up when you walk in the world? If you don't look good, it will be difficult to be looked down upon anywhere.

The down-and-out ranger probably didn't expect that the young man next to him who was younger than himself, and the young man who had been treating him coldly for a day actually took the initiative to talk to him, so he also had the intention of complaining, after all, no one was willing to deal with him along the way.

"Of course Lao Tzu knows to pay attention to his appearance, but it's a pity that Lao Tzu's sword is not there, otherwise it can make people think that he is a swordsman. After he finished speaking, he only took a few breaths and added another sentence with a weak heart. "Even if it's not a swordsman, it's at least half. ”

"Is it your rusty iron sword that I don't know where to throw it for a long time?"

The down-and-out ranger's face turned red for a while, but he still said confidently.

"What about a rusty sword? It's not a sword? Do you know that there is a way to condense everything into a sword in this world? It doesn't matter if there is a sword or not, the sword is in the heart. ”

He patted his chest.

"Do you understand the sword in your heart, but I guess you won't understand such a profound truth, and when Lao Tzu worships a good master in the future, after learning a few swords from him, he will challenge the king who is known as the first in the world, and when the time comes, who the hell will dare to say that I Gu Yue is not a swordsman?"

Zhang Mingyue didn't see any sword in his heart, nor did he see any swordsman who went to the South China Sea to challenge Wang Changsheng, but saw the man in green shirt walking behind with a guzheng with a red face, this group of robbers naturally didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two, and Wu Tu was also chatting with the old acquaintances in this group of robbers. Fortunately, no one paid attention, otherwise he was really afraid that these people would treat this down-and-out ranger as a fool, Zhang Mingyue patted Gu Yue on the shoulder, and pointed to the sword box behind the old man on the horse in front of him.

"Do you know what kind of sword the old man is carrying in his sword case?"

"You're fucking taking me for a fool?"

The down-and-out ranger looked disdainful.

"A sword is a sword, it doesn't matter what it is, what is the name of the sword? It is really verbose to be able to fight and kill, but the old man is a master, of course I can see it, as for where it goes, I haven't figured it out yet. ”

The young man with the knife, who had never felt that it was so hard to talk to people, looked helpless, and when he saw Sima Yunzheng turning his head away, he couldn't help but laugh, so he had to say with some resentment.

"Since you know that the old man is a master, why don't you go up and ask the old man for a few tricks, maybe you can learn a sword or two from him, so that at least you won't be looked down upon when you go out in the future, right?"

"Yes, of course I want to, but well, this ......"

The down-and-out ranger scratched his head quite embarrassedly, rarely showing his cute side.

"I'll tell you the truth, I want to think about it, but where can the old man look up to Lao Tzu, besides, Lao Tzu is now poor and white, and he doesn't even have a decent apprenticeship, even if the old man doesn't dislike it, I'm fucking embarrassed. ”

Zhang Mingyue was stunned, she really couldn't imagine that such a cheeky guy actually had his own principled side, but if she thought about it, she would definitely be embarrassed if she asked someone to learn the sword clearly, Sima Yun was naturally in addition to this, there was no apprenticeship when learning the knife, some were just diligent and hard work day after day and year after year, Zhang Mingyue still remembered that when she held the knife for the first time three years ago, she was only learned for one day and was taken over by Sima Yunkeng, and the first business was a fat man with a big belly, and blood was splashed all over the body when the first knife went down, and probably from that day, he felt that there was a weapon in his hand that was the first thing needed to walk the rivers and lakes, He didn't believe in any sword in his heart, but he saw that the old man had the magic means of gathering water into a sword, and since then he has started a three-year career of licking blood from the knife edge, practicing knives when he does business, and continuing to do business after practicing knives, so he can practice such a sharp knife after three years of repeatedness, where in this world can he learn one or two swords to challenge Wang Changsheng's swordsmanship?

Zhang Mingyue put away her thoughts.

"Your words remind me of a little Taoist, that guy has a bigger tone than you, saying that he knew that he would be the best in the world in the future from the first day he held the sword, but the sales of others are much better than yours. ”

Zhang Mingyue couldn't help but think of the Xiaodao surnamed Yang on the Shangqing Temple, wearing a loose Taoist robe for nothing all day, and thinking of Zhu Feiyu, the newly accepted apprentice on the ninth floor of the master that day, when he remembered the days in Emei, he found that he had already gone to the east of the river.

"If you have the opportunity to go back in the future, you must find that trail and have a good fight, and then go to the purple bamboo forest to catch some birds and roast them. ”

Stop and go all the way, the desert is unrecognizable after a night of desert tornadoes, fortunately these robbers made a mark when they came out to search, although the desert landform changes quickly but can also be recognized without difficulty, there is quicksand in the desert, several times someone almost fell into the quicksand, if it were not for the people around to prepare for a long time, I am afraid that I will be buried in the ground for a long time, starting from dusk until the sky is completely dark and has not stopped, fortunately, the sun and the moon are sparse, and the night can still continue to hurry, but the temperature difference at night is relatively large and some cold and swishing.

"Brother Wu, how far is this place from Aries Town?"

What I am most afraid of in this world is not walking, it is a rambling and purposeless journey with no end in sight, Zhang Mingyue naturally can't avoid this, Wu Tu was not favored by the beard, there was no horse, and his mouth was dry after walking for so long.

"I'm afraid it's not going to Aries Town, if it was Aries Town, it should have been there a long time ago, looking at this direction, it should be going to another town. ”

This Western Chu is adjacent to the Northern Wei Dynasty border line is very long, with two-thirds of the desert and one-third of the plain, and there are still many towns and cities in these two-thirds of the desert, which can really be regarded as a city on the desert.

Zhang Mingyue didn't know how the people who lived in this land for generations could continue, and they didn't arrive at their destination until midnight, it was a brightly lit cottage, built on the mountain, this mountain is not as majestic as the majestic mountains of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it can only be regarded as a small mound of earth relatively speaking, here has reached the edge of the desert, while the yellow sand is all over the sky, and the other side is lush and green, forming a sharp contrast.

Everyone got off the horse, and several of them were surrounded in the middle and invited into the cottage lobby, and only when they came in did they feel warm, because bonfires had been lit everywhere in the cottage.

The old man walked in the front, Sima Yun and Zhang Mingyue followed, but it was the down-and-out ranger who looked here and there, and finally stood obscenely behind the three of them, Wu Tu Xu met an old acquaintance and had been invited to drink.

The beard and hooked nose entered the hall and found their place to sit down, and the woman sat down in the third chair after the two. There is no one else in this hall, the door of the village is closed, there is a state of three divisions of trial, the old man does not speak, the three of them do not make a sound, the top is a high platform, there is a tiger skin seat, in front of the turbid wine, but there is no big boss of this cottage, Zhang Mingyue remembers that Wu Tu said that this new master is a master from the Northern Wei Dynasty, but if the master can not find a bite of food? Do you have to do the business of robbing houses at the junction of the two countries? Before thinking about it, I heard a faint voice resounding in the lobby.

"Out of the rivers and lakes in the ancient years, the sword of Yanming Mountain shook the evil Jiao, worshiped the sword mountain and re-entered the realm of heaven and man, went down the mountain and broke four thousand armors, with your means, it is not said that it is the Northern Wei Dynasty, even the world can go sideways, I really don't understand why you chose to come to this place, is it really just for the two young people behind you?"

"The old man has a sword in his hand, where do you want to go, it's not a matter of the old man's words, you have a lot of care, could it be that the old man left you a life wrong that day?"

When the man walked out from behind the high platform, Zhang Mingyue saw that the man had a handsome face, but he was only thirty or forty years old, but he only had one arm left like the old man.

Sword Saint, Luo Zhiqiu.

The beard and hooked nose were terrifying.

"Boss, could it be that the person who took your arm is this old man?"

"Not bad. ”

Sword Saint Luo Zhiqiu said lightly, the hooked nose and beard of the eagle were instantly like a great enemy, but they were stopped by the young man on the high platform.

"Don't humiliate yourself, didn't you hear what I said just now? Could it be that you think you are stronger than the two thousand iron horsemen of the Northern Wei Dynasty?

Luo Zhiqiu got off the high platform, and the only remaining left arm was negative, and the right arm was already empty.

"Li Wenzhen, you really shouldn't come here. ”

He stared directly at the one-armed little old man and said, Zhang Mingyue heard that there was a little helplessness in this tone and seemed to be a little unwilling to see it.

"Why shouldn't the old man come?" said the old man angrily.

Luo Zhiqiu didn't speak, only waved his hand to let the three subordinates out, and after the three of them went out, there were only five people left in the lobby, Luo Zhiqiu glanced at the down-and-out ranger again, and only glanced at the down-and-out ranger with a pale face and collapsed to the ground, and said at the same time.

"Uncle, Lao Tzu doesn't know anything, he hasn't heard anything, you just have to think that Lao Tzu is a dead man. ”

The down-and-out ranger has also been adrift on the rivers and lakes for so long, and he has a little bit of the ability to see people talk, seeing that the situation is not right, he pretends to be dizzy, and he says in his heart, you are also a master, and you can't always see me as a rookie on the rivers and lakes, he doesn't know what the Northern Wei Dynasty iron horse, and he doesn't know what the Yanming Mountain Evil Jiao is, but he has seen the old man make a move, and he sees that this young man has no fear of the old man, so he should also know that this guy is probably not much worse than the old man.

Walking the rivers and lakes, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to, although this can't guarantee that a person will live longer, at least people won't die so quickly.

Dao Saint Luo Zhiqiu looked at the down-and-out ranger lightly and ignored it again, only glanced at Zhang Mingyue with interest, and then turned around.

"Li Wenzhen, you really shouldn't wade into this troubled water, you earned enough reputation for a lifetime when you were young, and you will rise again when you are old, isn't it good to be a legend of your generation with peace of mind?"

The one-armed little old man scoffed at this, he found a place to sit down and poured himself a glass of turbid wine with himself, and drank it all, and did not speak, Luo Zhiqiu saw that he could not open the old man's chatterbox, so he said further.

"Yanming Mountain Evil Jiao, the three of you were attacked on the night you went to Chaoyang City, could it be that you just think it's a coincidence?"

"Whether it's a coincidence we don't know, the old-timers don't need to explain more here, the three of us are here, if it's to avenge the broken arm, the seniors can go directly, who raises the evil Jiao, it doesn't matter who the old man offends again, the three of us have left the Northern Wei Dynasty, even if that person has great ability, I am afraid that he will not be able to reach it, I will never believe that he can still raise a few top masters like his predecessors. ”

"After Yanming Mountain and his party, the Central Plains martial arts were seriously injured, why shouldn't that person be?

Zhang Mingyue was wondering how a legendary figure like Luo Zhiqiu could stop his gaze on him, so Sima Yun took the lead and directly gave Luo Zhiqiu a slap in the door.

He always felt that Sima Yun intended to do this, but he didn't know why the starting point was.

"I know you. ”

The young man glanced at Sima Yun coldly.

"Worship Jianshan to point out the country, make Xuanyuan Hongtu disgraced in a few words, one person makes the rivers and lakes, and guides the land gods of Jianshan, it is really a big hand, you think you are a book reader, so do you know that you are actually just a book person?"

Sima Yunwu smiled to himself.

"The person who reads the book and the person in the book is not important, the important thing is that you need to stand in the right camp, senior, have you ever felt that you are in the right camp? That person promised you to enter the land immortals, have you really entered the land immortals?"

"If it weren't for my momentary misconduct with Li Wenchen, how would you know that I wouldn't be a land immortal?"

Dao Saint Luo Zhiqiu sneered.

"In other words, if the old man hadn't broken your arm, I'm afraid you wouldn't have survived. Sima Yun was-for-tat.

"There is a pot of rice in this world, and three or five people can eat enough, do you think these people will mind if someone else has a piece of the pie? Although the land immortals are tempting, it also depends on whether they have a life to enjoy. ”

"You know a lot. ”

Luo Zhiqiu smiled lightly.

"Did you know that you might not be able to leave here today?"

Zhang Mingyue's complexion changed dramatically in an instant, and before the knife came out, she felt like she was filled with lead, and it was difficult to move, but after two breaths, two people appeared in the hall again, with terrifying breaths, and they were extremely masters.

"In the past, the three major demons of the Two Realms Mountain are all here today, but it is quite lively, the old man is really becoming more and more curious about that person, he can raise dragons, he can send the three masters of the Two Realms Mountains in the past, and he can promise to let people enter the land immortals, what a big man. ”

The one-armed little old man smiled, still carrying a sword box behind him, but the turbid wine in the pot had bottomed out.

When the wine is out of the sword.

It's just that before the old man could take out his sword, Saint Luo Zhiqiu had already jumped behind the two of them at the fastest speed.

"Luo Zhiqiu, you ......"

One of the white-headed old men was cut off by a long knife before he could say a word, and the remaining one reacted quickly and slapped Luo Zhiqiu's chest with a palm, avoiding it inevitably, the sword saint in the past was smashed by this palm and broke his heart and lungs, the old man was quick with his eyes, and quickly made up a sword for the remaining people, and the three masters, except for the sword saint, two of them were killed immediately.

"What's the problem?"

The old man leaned down and took his last breath for Luo Zhiqiu.

"You should know that even if the two of them come together, the old man is not afraid at all. ”

The corners of the sword saint Luo Zhiqiu's mouth continued to overflow with almost black heart and lung blood, without cultivation to protect the body, the secret technique of rejuvenating the face gradually faded, and after a while, the green silk turned white, Zhang Mingyue and Sima Yun worked together to help him to the first position, just waiting for the last words of the sword saint in the spring and autumn period.

Who knew that Na Luo Zhiqiu didn't speak, so he asked Zhang Mingyue to find a pen and paper, and Sima Yun wrote a letter for his ink, but the writing with his left hand was also neat.

There were only a few words on the letter, which made the three of them feel complicated.

Hate each other is not as good as the tide and have faith, and lovesickness begins to feel that the sea is not deep.

When there is poverty at the ends of the earth, there is only endless lovesickness.

Don't wait, don't read.

He folded the letter and handed it to Sima Yun, at this time, blood was constantly spilling from the corners of his mouth, Zhang Mingyue's sleeves couldn't be wiped clean at all, and after a while, he was bleeding from seven orifices, shattering his heart and lungs, and he had no power to return to heaven.

Luo Zhiqiu held his last breath, went out of the lobby to find a fast horse, and rode into the vast yellow sand without saying a word to the robbers.

Zhang Mingyue saw clearly, it was the direction of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In other words, that's the direction of home.

This goes to the yellow sand for thousands of miles, and the moon and stars shine on the bones.

Luo Zhiqiu left his knife, handed it to Zhang Mingyue, and left his last words when he was dying.

"In the future, if you go home, take this letter to Taohua Village, Changle County, where there is a woman named Yuzhu, bring the letter to her, and say that Luo Zhiqiu can't go back in this life, Luo Zhiqiu owes her, and she ......will pay it back in the next life."

In the vast desert, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and there is a horse that rolls up the yellow sand in the sky, but the man on horseback finally fell off the horse due to physical exhaustion, and his breath was sluggish.

At that time, he practiced knives wholeheartedly, thinking that there was a knife in his hand, there was a world, twenty years of hard work and hard practice, walking the rivers and lakes for ten years, he had broken out of the name of a sword saint, the mountains and rivers were endless, people, always wanted to go to a higher place when he climbed a mountain, Luo Zhiqiu still clearly remembered the situation when that person came to the Two Realms Mountain.

"You're a sword saint, can you take me a knife?"

Defeated with a sword.

"I can let you reach the pinnacle of this world, if you are interested, come down the mountain to me, you do things for me, I will let you enter the land immortals. ”

Young and vigorous, how can you resist such a temptation?

The white clothes went down the mountain, and it was dozens of years since they went, until Luo Zhiqiu understood when he was cut off by the rising star of the Spring and Autumn Sword God.

People live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees are autumn, and it turns out that they have missed the most important thing in this life.

Luo Zhiqiu finally closed his eyes that were gradually dilating unwillingly.

"Go home ......"