Clouds and Waters

But Naning's accountant saw the old man's clear and bright eyes, and felt curious, so he didn't fight at the moment, and went straight to the old man.But Chen Fangyong yelled inexplicably: "Hey, Ning, do you want to run away? Are you afraid of our Huashan faction?"

Accountant Ning sneered, and without answering, he walked up to the old man, bowed and bowed, and said humbly, "My surname is Ning, and my two names are Yufan. Please ask senior Gao for his name."

The old man looked back at the beautiful young man in front of him, and then said with a smile, "Ning Yufan? Who is it? I haven't heard of it."

Seeing that Nan Ning's accountant had just waved his folding fan, his moves were chic and neat, and he defeated a strong enemy while talking and laughing. It's okay not to recognize the kid. Hey, it doesn't matter who is next, the key is who is the senior."

Hearing this, the old man smiled and said: "Oh? My kid's words are wrong. I'm just a passer-by. I found it interesting to see you fighting, so I stopped to watch, but I didn't know that it disturbed your interest. Now that you don't fight That old man will take his leave!" After saying that, he nodded his feet, turned around and was about to leave.

"Senior, stop!" Accountant Ning shortened his body and did not know what kind of movement method he used to stand in front of the old man to see that he didn't jump or run, but just swayed his figure with a flexible waist, like a white crane Lue Zhen is really extremely dexterous, plus he is beautiful and handsome, standing in front of the wind at this time, with his clothes fluttering, making him look more relaxed and elegant.Chen Fangyong and Xiao Huazi of the Huashan School were his mortal enemies. Seeing this person's suave demeanor, he secretly admired him, but Gao Yue, who was stammering, was still gnashing his teeth and his eyes were about to split. If he gave him a lot of money, he would have robbed his sweetheart.

The old man was also slightly moved, and smiled in surprise: "Hoho, what a powerful body technique, the kid's cartilage kung fu is well practiced."

Seeing the envy and praise of others, Ning Yufan didn't blush, let alone be modest, he just waved his folding fan lightly and said, "Senior, I have a merciless request, I think..." He paused slightly at this point, and spoke loudly Said: "Senior, I want you to go back to the capital with me to see my master."

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

The laughter echoed from both sides of Ning Yufan, one was naturally the mysterious old man, and the other was Huashan Chen Fangyong.

Ning Yufan was originally smiling at the old man, but when he heard the laughter, he couldn't help but blushed, pouted and wanted to refute a few words, but he was afraid that he would offend the old man, so he had to take that Swallowing the words abruptly, he turned his head and shouted sharply: "Chen Fangyong, what's so funny? Laugh again and fuck your tongue!" After speaking, he looked at the old man again, but he didn't dare to look at him again. , just raised his head and said: "Yufan is dull, I don't know why senior is laughing?"

The old man was giggling here, seeing the stubborn and somewhat embarrassed expression of the child, he thought to himself: "This child, he doesn't blush when others praise him, and changes color when others laugh at him. I think he is a pampered child on weekdays." It's a character." Thinking of this, I secretly felt funny, but with a smile on my face, I said seriously: "Okay, then I will ask you three questions, if you give me a satisfactory answer, I will follow you into the capital, how about it? "

When Ning Yufan heard this, his big eyes sparkled, his pupils widened, he was clearly overjoyed, he almost jumped up and cheered, but he pretended to be deeply shaking his robe and said, "Well, that... Are you serious about what Senior said? Just three questions? Can you not deny it?"

The old man laughed and said, "Son, I'm quite old, can I still lie to you as a doll? Come on, the first question, I met you by chance, and you don't even know my name, why should you call me?" with you?"

Hearing this, Ning Yufan pondered for a moment and said, "We are brothers all over the world. I see that you are very good at martial arts, and I intend to make friends with you. I want you to go to the capital with me to plan big things. Why not?" He said with a smile , Said: "Is it possible, is it possible that you are afraid that I will abduct you? You are not a big girl, why should I abduct you?"

The old man had a plan in mind, but when he heard this, his face changed slightly, and he looked at Ning Yufan, but when he saw his cunning face, staring at his eyes with a half-smile, he felt even more uneasy, and coughed a few times. Xu nodded and said, "Okay, then can you tell me again, what big things do you plan to do when you enter the capital?"

Now Ning Yufan was in a bit of a dilemma, with a pair of eyes looking here and there, it seemed that his thoughts had changed suddenly, and he had used a lot of twisted brains.

But the old man looked at Ning Yufan with great interest, and thought: "Although the little guy looks mature and experienced, he is actually still a child. I don't know who his master is, so you feel relieved to let him go alone in the rivers and lakes?"

Ning Yufan didn't answer for a long time, but Chen Fangyong said: "Senior, let me tell you what purpose this Ning has. Hmph, this Ning relies on his master's power in the court to dominate the world Martial arts. Anyone who doesn’t want to be an eagle dog of the imperial court will definitely kill them and destroy their sects. Hey, many sects have been wiped out by this devil.”

"Ah?" Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but yelled: "Isn't...isn't this about eradicating the world's martial arts orthodox religion? Old man, where do you start with this? Who, who is so ambitious?"

This old man looks like his eyebrows and beard are all white, he has passed the sixtieth year, and he is an out-and-out "old man", but he calls Chen Fangyong an old man, which sounds extremely strange, but at this time Chen Fangyong With a proud face, Ning Yufan looked frustrated, but he didn't notice such details.The old man looked left and right, patted his heart quietly, and breathed a long sigh of relief. Then he heard Chen Fangyong say: "The devil is now a high-ranking official with a rich salary, and he is the chief minister. Ba Jianghu is indeed the most powerful minister since the founding of the country, I am afraid that the emperor will sell her face. Does the senior know who this person is?"

The old man heard that this matter had a lot to do with the imperial court, so he sighed and said: "The old man has long been tired of the court's disputes, and has not asked about world affairs for a long time. Now who is in power and who is in power, I don't bother to care about it."

Hearing this, Chen Fangyong nodded slightly and said: "It seems that the senior is really an incomparable expert. This lord of the capital has been in power for nearly ten years. In the past ten years, at least Lin Wudang, down to the small sects of the three religions, none of them Having escaped from the clutches of the imperial court, the devil now has the martial arts cheats of hundreds of sects. If she wants to dominate the martial arts world in the future, I am afraid that no one will be able to control it. At that time, a catastrophe will be inevitable. Senior, We are chivalrous people, how can we allow her to be rampant..."

"Shut up!" Ning Yufan was trembling with anger when he heard Chen Fangyong insulting his teacher, his face was flushed red, and before Chen Fangyong finished speaking, he raised his palm to attack.But hearing a piercing sound, Ning Yufan's palm was like a sharp sword, and he was already approaching Chen Fangyong.

Chen Fangyong smiled, raised his long sword and was about to counterattack, but he felt a warm force coming from his wrist.This strength is hard or soft, but it is like gurgling water, coming slowly, neither fast nor slow, neither humble nor overbearing, Chen Fangyong only felt that his whole body was benefited, but he couldn't move even half of it. Qi Fangfo was being pressed down by Mount Tai, and it was getting heavier and heavier, until his knees gave way and he almost fell to his knees.Chen Fangyong was terrified, he looked up and saw that the old man was pressing Chen Fangyong's wrist with one hand, and holding Ning Yufan's hand with the other, saying: "You two, don't be impatient, you have finished talking!" Then he just let go of his hands and stood between the two of them.

When Chen Fangyong first heard the old man's roar, he only felt that his strength was extremely masculine and boundless, it must be Wudang's pure yang skill, but now he feels that his strength is twisted and mixed, and he has a lot of skills. These internal forces are combined into one, but they are numerous but not chaotic, and orderly.What's even more peculiar is that there seems to be some Ziyuan Zhenqi of the Huashan School in this internal force.It seems that this person is also a master of various schools, and he is indeed a master of martial arts.

But Ning Yufan was greatly shocked by the old man's true energy, and said in his heart: "My God, this true energy seems to be there, but it is clearly my water gate's Ruoshui magical skill! The supernatural powers of the wooden door, and the magical power of water, must have a great relationship with my Five Elements Sect. Maybe it is an old friend of the master. Ah! Could it be, could it be that... that person? If he can’t be coaxed and deceived this time Take me back to the capital, I, Ning Yufan, swear I will not be a human being!" Thinking of this, I felt more confident, and immediately ignored the 21, pulled the old man tightly, and said: "Senior, don't pay attention to that lunatic Chen Fangyong. I Let me tell you, the great ambitions in my master’s heart, are those who wait for the young people in the world to know? Don’t worry, seniors, as long as you come to Beijing with me, the master will tell you everything in person! At that time, you will I understand Master's painstaking efforts."

Chen Fangyong in that room was by no means the type to give up and give up. He retorted: "Senior, don't listen to the nonsense of this yellow-mouthed kid! As the saying goes, people don't fight with officials. Although people in my martial arts practice martial arts and self-cultivation, how can I compare with the majestic imperial court? Thousands of troops? The devil used the power in his hands to snatch the martial arts secrets of the Emei, Kunlun, and Hengshan sects, and it is only waiting for a last stand. My Huashan faction was forced to leave the mountain to avoid disaster! Senior, I hope you can stand on the side of justice in the martial arts and join hands with our famous and decent sect to fight against the great enemy together."

The old man listened to what was said here, and listened to the other side, he just shook his head and said: "You two, I am alone, I don't want to get involved in the imperial court, and I don't want to get involved in the rivers and lakes. I have important things to do here, and if I don't accompany you, I will be alone." !” After saying that, ignore Chen and Ning, and start on the road with a hunched back.

Ning Yufan saw his dear "senior" turn and leave, but he didn't try to keep him, just stood under the shade of the tree and looked at him with a smile.However, Chen Fangyong heaved a long sigh and said in his heart: "Although this man has high martial arts skills, he is a hermit who doesn't care about worldly affairs. What a pity." Just as he was about to turn around after thinking about it, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he shouted: " Senior, senior! Just wait a little longer, I still have something to ask!"

The old man was quite impatient at this moment, and he said without turning his head, "What's the matter?"

Chen Fangyong hurriedly pulled the stuttering apprentice Gao Yue to the old man and said, "Senior, my apprentice was acupointed by that brat surnamed Ning a few days ago and turned into a big tongue. The acupoint technique of this surnamed Ning is a bit strange. Strange, senior, you are so powerful in martial arts, you still want to show this little disciple."

The old man frowned and said, "Think of me as omnipotent? Hey, you've found the right person." Then he told Gao Yue to open his mouth and look at his tongue.I don't know what this Gao Yue ate last night, but a rotten onion and garlic smell came from his mouth, making him want to vomit.The old man hurriedly resorted to the turtle suction technique, held his breath and said in his heart: "God, I have to get down to business as soon as this matter is over, and I can't pay attention to these lunatics anymore."

After checking that there was no problem with his tongue, he went to touch his throat again.The old man has deep internal energy, and his sensitivity is even more sensitive. Under this touch, it is known that Ning Yufan used internal energy to seal Gao Yue's tongue. Qi, the tendons of the tongue are restrained, and the tongue cannot turn naturally.The old man smiled slightly and scolded Ning Yufan for making a fool of himself. Just as he was about to use his kung fu to relieve the acupoints, his fingers trembled suddenly, and he said in surprise, "Eh? This acupuncture technique seems to be Minato's technique? Then , this child, he could be..." Thinking of this, he looked at Ning Yufan under the tree again, his heart seemed to be boiling, and he was beating hard.It's just that after this boil, it cooled down quickly, replaced by an inexplicable timidity and worry.At this moment, he no longer had a mind to think about everything, he patted Gao Yue's throat lightly, and walked away without saying a word.

When Gao Yue was slapped by him, he felt his whole body heal, and said, "Master, who is that person? How strange? Eh? I... I can talk now?"

Chen Fangyong was still suspicious of the old man's tricks, but when he suddenly heard the apprentice's words being as flexible as usual, he couldn't help being very happy and said: "Yue'er, you're all right, are you all right? It's... great!" Now the apprentice is all right However, the master was so excited that he stuttered, but Chen Fangyong didn't care, he wanted to thank the old man while dancing, but in a blink of an eye, the old man had long since disappeared.Strange to say, the old man was obviously hunched over and limped when he walked, but his speed was extremely fast, as if he was walking against the wind, with nothing to hold him back.

Chen Fangyong knew that he was an expert, so he just shook his head and sighed slightly. He was about to turn his head to find Ning Yufan to settle the account, but he saw that there was no one under the tree, and even Ning Yufan disappeared out of thin air.Only the three of Chen Fangyong, master and apprentice were left standing there dumbfounded.

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The sky is getting dark and the night is coming. It's time to light up the lanterns. Look at the lanterns in Xiangyang City, which is peaceful and peaceful.The people are full of wine and food, or they gather to chat, or watch a theater in a tea house, so they are very happy.However, some families were happy and some were sad, but our "senior" looked lonely, bowed his head and walked slumped.Beside him, a handsome young man held a folding fan in one hand, supported the old man in the other, and said, "I said, old man, what's the matter with you? Tell me, hey, I'm sure I can help you!"

The old man looked helpless and said: "Little friend, I just ask you not to follow me. You see, I am a little old man, one has no money, and the other has no lust. If you don't go to a beautiful girl, what do you always rely on me for? Hurry up, hurry up, I remember that when you entered the city just now, many beautiful girls kept looking at you secretly, if you don't go, you will pass this village and there will be no such shop!"

Hearing this, the beautiful young man couldn't help laughing and said, "Senior, senior, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Ning has nothing else to ask, just want to bring senior back to see the master."

When the old man heard this, his heart shivered, and he tremblingly said: "Yes, kid, I forgot to ask you. You... who is your master? It is really the... that... the devil that Chen Fangyong said ...the devil?"

Ning Yufan squinted his eyes, looked at the old man and said: "Okay, I will tell the truth, you can't hide it from me, senior!"

The old man was hanging his head in thought, and before he could agree, he heard Ning Yufan say: "My master is Shui Xinyou, who is currently a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, who is the official worshiper of the prince and grand teacher."

"Oh!"

Although the old man had already guessed nine out of ten, when he first heard this, he couldn't help but let out a loud cry, he was so startled that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

Ning Yufan scratched his head and said: "Senior, didn't you scare you? Hehe, is my master's name too loud, or..." He stretched out the folding fan to cover his mouth, leaned close to the old man's ear and said with a sinister smile: "Ahem, or, you have known my master for a long time? Good old friend?"

The old man was lost in thought, Ning Yufan suddenly hit him on the head with the folding fan and said, "Senior, don't think I don't know who you are, the master always mentions you in front of me, hehe, she told you It’s hard to find in the sky, but unparalleled in the earth, how can you not admit it? If you don’t go to see her, don’t you feel like you’re letting down Master’s painstaking care for you?”

"You...you...what did you say?" The old man suddenly stretched out his hands, tightly held Ning Yufan's wrists and said, "Little..., your master, she mentioned me?" Thinking about that What a skillful old man, at this time the mood is excited, and the strength is naturally amazing. Ning Yufan only felt that his wrist was almost broken, and immediately kicked his legs and shook his hands and shouted loudly: "Oh, oh, it hurts, it hurts... Senior , senior, let go first!"

The old man woke up with a start, let go of his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Kid, are you alright?" Thinking of the unspeakable anecdotes between himself and that Shui Shoufu, if he accidentally broke someone else Beloved apprentice, in a fit of rage, Mr. Shoufu destroyed his whole family, what should I do?At the moment, he couldn't help sweating, rubbing and rubbing, and kept apologizing, for fear of offending Shui Shoufu's disciple.

Ning Yufan was even more pleased when he saw that the old man seemed to be terrified of his master.Although he knew that her master was unrivaled in martial arts, and that she was a minister of the cabinet, and that the people in the world respected her, it shouldn't be a surprise, but seeing the old man being so humble, he still felt very unreasonable. Feeling happy, I just feel that being able to be Shui Xinyou's apprentice is something that I am extremely proud of in life.So he kept teasing the old man, saying that his feet hurt for a while, and his head was hot for a while.The old man didn't dare to disobey half a point, and carefully observed Ning Yufan's "injury".

"Hey, senior, I already said who my master is, so who are you? You..." He leaned forward, stared into the old man's bright eyes and said, "You are not the old man, are you?" ?”

The old man was bowing his head to rub Ning Yufan's hands, but when he saw him coming up to meet him, he hurriedly stepped back and said, "Didn't you just say that you know me, that your master keeps mentioning me?"

Ning Yufan's complexion changed, and he knew that his words had revealed his secrets. He turned his eyes and turned his attention. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Oh, I forgot! Master, please be respected by your disciples." Yufan was so presumptuous just now, I hope Master will forgive me."

"Hmph, Master? Thanks to you for thinking it out." The old man's eyes flashed coldly and he said, "Little friend, I don't have time to play with you, so take care of yourself!"

When Ning Yufan saw that he didn't take this set, he was in a hurry, knowing that no one in this world could shock this strange person except his master Shui Xinyou, so he could only shout loudly: "Senior, my master is now It's in Xiangyang City! Do you want to see her? She misses you."

Sure enough, when the old man heard his master's name, his shoulders shook suddenly, his footsteps unconsciously slowed down, and he just bowed his head in thought.Ning Yufan was overjoyed when he saw this, and he didn't care what he was thinking, just under the stagnation of the old man, he spun his feet and jumped forward.

Although this Ning Yufan is young, he is a teacher from a famous family, and a set of lightness skills passed down by his master is enough to be the best in the world.I saw him get up like a big roc spreading its wings, soaring upwards, closing his posture like a flying eagle holding back an arrow, suddenly falling into the sky, in just this one ups and downs, he has already bullied himself, and reached in front of the old man.

Seeing Ning Yufan approaching, the old man just shook his head slightly, ignored him, turned around and was about to leave.How could Ning Yufan allow him to escape from under his nose?Looking around at the moment, seeing the hump on his back, his heart suddenly brightened, he just opened his arms and hugged the old man's neck tightly, then spread his slender legs, and naturally moved towards the old man's waist They separated each other, poked their heads out and smiled in the old man's ear, "Senior, you just beat me so hard that I couldn't walk, so you carried me on your back? Haha... I thank you on behalf of Master!"

Although the old man's martial arts are high, he seldom fights with others, and his experience in facing enemies is pitiful, not to mention meeting Ning Yufan, a little magic star full of tricks, he can only secretly complain.

However, Ning Yufan has already figured out the old man's mind, knowing that as long as the master is moved out at the critical moment, it will definitely be a fatal injury to the old man, and it is more effective than the heavenly king, Lao Tzu, and Jade Emperor.Thinking of this, he became more and more complacent, grabbed the old man's shoulders and weighed his body up, waved a fan and knocked on the old man's back: "Run horse, there is grass ahead!"

The "horse" just stood there dumbfounded.Ning Yufan said angrily: "Hey, senior Ma, why are you disobedient?" After saying that, he slapped him on the back again, but this slap felt that his back was hard, like a big protruding boulder. Shaking it with his hand, it was all in pieces, and he said: "Senior Ma, what are you carrying in your clothes? Take it out and have a look."

Hearing this, the old man seemed a little displeased and said: "Little girl, this is public, why can't you be more careful? Is this how your master usually taught you?"

Ning Yufan laughed and said, "Master, don't tell me this, she is usually so majestic... Hey, wait, what did you just say? What's the matter?"

"Little girl." The old man smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to pull Ning Yufan down and said, "Little girl, isn't it you?"

Ning Yufan's heart trembled, and he looked at the old man, only to see that he was looking at him with piercing and bright eyes. The indescribably kind and dazzling eyes, as if sticky, attracted Ning Yufan involuntarily. Take a step forward and stand close to the old man.This time, the old man no longer evaded back, just looked at him and smiled, his eyes were both caring and helpless, which seemed to mean that he hated iron but not steel.Ning Yufan bit her lower lip tightly, but saw a pretty young man in the old man's eyes, the young man was handsome, but at this moment, he lowered his head and looked down, extremely shy, an awkward little girl's attitude emerged spontaneously , who is it not Ning Yufan himself?Ning Yufan looked at his own shadow in the old man's eyes, his mind went blank for a moment, he was insane, and he didn't know whether he was looking at himself or the old man.

ah!The shadow is gone!Those beautiful clear eyes are gone!Ning Yufan was at a loss in his heart for a while, and looked intently, only then did he realize that the old man had blinked his eyes.She took a deep breath and said calmly, "How do you know I'm a little girl, not a kid?"

The old man sighed softly and said, "Others don't know the rules of Minato, don't I know? Water is the softest thing in the world, and so is Minato. When did you accept male disciples?"

Ning Yufan blushed, and said in his heart: "Today, I met a big expert. It was not easy, and all the tricks were gone."

Seeing that she was embarrassed, the old man didn't step on her and wanted to leave.Seeing that he was about to leave again, Ning Yufan pulled and tugged anxiously, and said sharply: "No, you are not allowed to leave! Today I must make it clear, who are you? Since you know my master, why don't you come with me?" Going back? Also, you know the wooden door's 'Mu Chunteng', you should also recognize Murong Guang's Uncle Murong, right? And Aunt Wan, you know Aunt Wan too, right?"

"Aunt Wan?" The old man was slightly moved, and after a long time said: "Your Aunt Wan is..."

"Murong Wan!" Ning Yufan hurriedly said, "That's my beautiful little uncle Murong Wan. I call her Aunt Wan. Senior Ma, do you know her?"

"Senior Ma" remembered the past, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.Ten years is really not a short time. The "Sister Wan'er" back then has become "Aunt Wan" now, and Shuiling's lover Xiao You'er now has a lover. Has everyone changed?What about yourself?Is it still the cloud puppy who only has Xiao You'er in his heart?

"Senior Ma" said with a dry smile: "Little friend, you 'Aunt Wan'... is she okay?"

"Okay, it's too good to be a mess!"

"Senior Ma" just nodded with a smile, but Ning Yufan did not forget to add a sentence: "Her child can punch and drink!"

"Oh? She... her child? Whose child is she with? When did she get married? Why don't I know..." As soon as the words came out, I immediately felt that something was wrong, thinking that I had been reclusive for ten years. Marry a husband and have children, or live alone with an old relationship, what does it matter to an outsider?

Seeing that "Senior Ma" was absent-minded again, Ning Yufan regretted his slip of the tongue, and said: "Oh, you really care about her! I'm just kidding, do you really take it seriously? Aunt Wan Ah, she is still alone now. A few years ago, many high-ranking and dignified sons came to propose marriage to her, but for some reason, she just refused. Uncle Murong also loved his daughter, but he did not force her. Propose marriage slowly There are also fewer people. Aunt Wan doesn't have much contact with master and uncle, so Aunt Liu and I often go to accompany her to relieve boredom."

"Oh." Senior Ma didn't see joys and sorrows this time, and said again: "Aunt Liu, is it Liu Rumei? Is she okay?"

"Okay." Ning Yufan replied, "Why don't you just ask me if Master is good or bad?"

He hit the nail on the head and hit the sore spot of the "old horse senior".It's not that I don't want to ask, but... I don't dare to ask!Don't recall the past ten years, the romantic is not the past.The years are wasted, and the ambition is wasted.In the past, I am gone, Yangliu Yiyi.Today I come to think, rain and snow are falling.Afraid of the rain and snow, so I dare not face it, and temporarily shelter from the rain under the eaves, so I have to cover my ears and steal the bell, and I have the right to be an idiot.After all, it's rare to be confused.