Embers

New Year's Eve is approaching, and the sound of firecrackers can always be heard sporadically for a few days.

On this day, Ember was picked up from the bed by his master early in the morning. "Jin'er, Jin'er is up!"

Ember rubbed her eyes, her expression was unkind, and she lost her voice for a long time after seeing the person in front of her clearly.

Today's Ye Bozhou put a lot of thought into dressing up. Unlike the previous white clothes that had no decoration at all, he wore a moon-white robe with dark patterns, with gold silk embroidery on the collar and cuffs; a white jade crown on his head, and a hosta A solid crown; a jade pendant and a long sword hang around the waist.

The whole person suddenly lost a bit of elegance, and added a bit of coquettishness. With a slight smile, he looked like a good son in troubled times.

"Get up and pack up, let's go down the mountain."

At the foot of Lingyou Mountain is Fujiang City, which is also the place where Ye Bozhou picked up the embers.Fujiang is located in a plain, close to the capital, and the businessmen from the north and the south are constantly coming and going, and the prosperity is very prosperous.

Ye Bozhou walked down the street with Ember in his arms. The two of them, one tall and one short, were both well-dressed and handsome, attracting passers-by to turn their heads frequently.

"If there is anything you want to eat, just tell the master, let's buy it back, and also store some New Year's goods."

Ember glanced around with heavy eyes and shook her head, meaning that she didn't have anything to eat.

The two walked down several alleys, but Yu Jin was always lacking in interest, and Ye Bozhou picked things up and down, frozen chicken, pork, beef... bought a lot.When he came out, Ye Bozhou specially took a big sack, which was really full.

"Candied haws, big and sweet candied haws—"

Hearing the yelling, Ye Bozhou paused, lowered his head and smiled and asked, "Want to eat?"

Ember looked at him expressionlessly.

Seeing his old-fashioned appearance, Ye Bozhou got upset, rumpled his hair, then quickly bought a bunch and stuffed them into his hands, jokingly smiled: "It is said that children in the capital eat this."

"..."

It was as if he had never seen candied haws.

But the sudden generosity of the always stingy person still surprised Ember, who finished his meal unexpectedly, and licked the corners of his mouth, it was quite sweet.

Ye Bozhou caught a glimpse of him licking the corner of his mouth from the corner of his eye, paused his footsteps, and said nothing.

Going forward is Fengqi Tower.Also for the New Year, red lanterns were hung at the entrance of Fengqi Building, and the word "Fu" was pasted on the doors and windows. Even the waiter's smile seemed sincere.

As the largest and best restaurant in Fujiang, Fengqilou has a lot of customers every day. Businessmen from south to north, local dignitaries, and famous people in the rivers and lakes will come here to have a meal from time to time. It is also a status symbol.

When Ye Bozhou led Ember to the door of Fengqi Building, Xiao Er warmly greeted him. "Guest officer, please!"

There were so many people in the room, Ye Bozhou scanned around before finally finding a vacant seat by the window.It's cold by the window, and it's inevitable that the wind will leak occasionally. Most people don't want to sit on such a vent, but it's cheaper for the two of them, the master and the apprentice.

Ember has been puzzled since entering the door, could it be that Ye Bozhou was transferred?Today's Ye Bozhou is different from usual.

Ye Bozhou knocked him on the head lightly, and replied bluntly: "I won't give you the New Year's money."

...Sure enough, I am still true.

The two were having a good meal, when suddenly they heard a noise downstairs.Ye Bozhou frowned slightly, and opened the window to check.Ember didn't look sideways at first, but suddenly felt something, and suddenly turned her head to look downstairs.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

There were screams everywhere, the carriage went on a rampage, and the driver was arrogant, without any regard for the life and death of the people on the side of the road.

"Ah—help—"

Suddenly, there was only a scream, a ragged woman fell to the ground and couldn't get up, but the coachman didn't intend to turn the horse's head, but raised the whip even more vigorously!

suddenly!

"bass--"

A sword was inserted straight into the ground between the woman and the carriage, it could hurt the woman an inch further forward, and nail the horse's hoof an inch further back!

The coachman trembled in fright, and the horse immediately backed away with a neighing.

Ye Bozhou relaxed his figure calmly, and moved his hands away from the window frame.

Ember was still staring at everything that happened downstairs.

The woman simply fainted from fright, and a person came out of the carriage, dressed in neat blue and black clothes, with long hair tied into a high ponytail, with a handsome and outstanding appearance.

The man first went over to check on the woman's condition, and found that there was nothing serious. He turned his wrist, and an ebony hairpin appeared in the woman's hair.

Get up, go to the coachman, sneer, "Your Excellency said, you have no value for existence."

Raising his hand, before others could see the movement clearly, the coachman fell to the ground with his eyes wide open!

The man went to draw the sword.

It was a very gorgeous sword, the whole body was jet-black, the blade had complicated dark patterns, and the hilt was decorated with rubies, shining strangely in the sunlight.

The sword was respectfully delivered to the carriage.

The man in blue and black clothes personally got on the horse and drove the carriage, and the carriage gradually drifted away.

There were discussions all around.

Ye Bozhou sat back in his seat, tapped the table with his fingertips, and frowned.

That sword, I always feel as if I have seen it somewhere.

Suddenly, a white light flashed in my mind, and I suddenly remembered——

Mosha!

But here, Ember's whole body was stiff and her hands and feet were cold, and there was only one image in her mind.

Just now, he watched helplessly as the curtain of the carriage was lifted by a corner, and then the sword flew out.

That hand was as slender as jade, with distinct joints.

Every night fulfilled his nightmare.

Ye Bozhou also had various thoughts in his mind, and the two had their own thoughts, but neither of them said a word, and went back after hastily eating.

For several days in a row, there was no incident, the sound of firecrackers began to increase, and the festive atmosphere began to spread.

"Come on, Jin'er, stick this on the door."

Ye Bozhou put down the brush and blew lightly. The red paper and black characters were exactly the word "福".

Ember took it, brushed it with paste, and stuck it squarely on the door.

When he was free, Ye Bozhou practiced his sword, and Yu Jin read books and practiced calligraphy.

Ye Bozhou has a lot of books, and he reads more mixed books, unlike others who only pick a certain genre, he reads everything.Shelves are full of books, theory, history, literature, military... There are also anecdotes and romance novels.

...a romance novel.

Ember, who was only seven years old, didn't know much about this, opened it curiously and looked at it, blushed inexplicably, quickly closed it and put it away, and rarely wanted to scold his master, this old and dishonest person.

Ye Bozhou, who was practicing sword in the yard, sneezed for no reason.

In fact, Ye Bozhou is only 22 years old, he was young, so it is understandable to look at these.

Ember searched for a long time on the bookshelf again, suddenly, she paused her hand, and pulled out a thin book.

It was a weapon manual, which recorded in detail the ranking of weapons in the entire rivers and lakes. Different types of weapons had different rankings.

By coincidence, Yu Jin turned to the first chapter of the sword manual, turned from front to back, and a picture of a sword came into view.

The whole body is jet black, the blade has complicated dark lines, and the hilt is decorated with rubies, isn't it the one I saw that day?

Mo Sha, ranked sixth in the sword manual, sees blood and kills.

Such a good sword was unexpectedly thrown by the master and stuck in the ground!

Ember's eyes were heavy, she closed the book and put it back where it was, not knowing what she was thinking.

It was 29 in a blink of an eye, and the cook was sent home by Ye Bozhou for the New Year. There were only two masters and apprentices left in the yard, and it was not deserted.

Ye Bozhou had a big ladle in his hand, and he was stirring and frying. Ember was forced to help him, washing dishes and serving them on a plate. He was very busy.

"Do you smell it? Come, bring some sugar to Master."

Ember frowned and rummaged through a pile of bottles and jars, "Which one is sugar?"

"White!"

White?

There were three kinds of white particles in front of him, so he could only continue to ask: "There are three boxes, which one is it?"

Seeing his curious and irritated look, Ye Bozhou suddenly became ill-intentioned, and said loudly: "The one on the left, try it!"

Ember was dubious, scooped up a spoonful and poured it into his mouth, then spit it out immediately, looking for water to drink with an angry face.

This master liar actually tricked him into eating salt!

Ye Bozhou laughed loudly, his face was full of pride in the success of the prank.

Ember looked at it, and couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth.

Ye Bozhou's cooking skills are actually very good, and the dishes he cooks are also full of color, flavor and taste, so Ember can't help but look at him more.

"What are you looking at, eat!" Ye Bozhou poured himself a glass of wine, shook the glass, looked at him with a smile, "Drink something?"

Ember looked straight at him.

"Forget it," Ye Bozhou drank from his cup, "Jin'er is so small, it's better not to drink." Then he poured him a cup of tea.

The sun was setting slowly, and the setting sun slanted in through the window, setting off Ye Bozhou's white clothes in a deep and soft way.

He laid down on the couch in a leisurely posture, playing with the flagon in hand, half-closed his eyes.

"I was not born in Lingyou Mountain."

Ember looked up at him.

"My parents are not from Lingyou Mountain, they are just a pair of ordinary farmers. When I was young, my family was very poor and life was difficult, but fortunately my parents have a harmonious relationship."

"When I was five years old, my parents were randomly beheaded by the knife because they provoked a villain."

Ember's expression changed.

"For people in Jianghu, human life is like nothing, not worth mentioning. But for ordinary people, this kind of change is a catastrophe."

"It was an uncle from Xiaxianmen who rescued me. He was mediocre in martial arts, but he found that my talent was extraordinary, so he brought me back to Xiaxianmen and handed me over to the then head of the sect."

"Then, the former head became my master, taught me martial arts, fed me well and dressed me well. My brothers and sisters in the same sect also treated me very well."

"But I can't forget that when I was five years old, my parents died tragically in front of me. Their blood flowed to my feet, and I didn't close my eyes until I died."

"I have been practicing martial arts for many years. In my heart, the person who killed my parents is very powerful. I must work hard to surpass him before I can kill him."

"Later I did it. In fact, when I found him, my martial arts were far better than him. I almost let him die under my sword without any effort. I don't know who I am. worries."

Ye Bozhou took a sip of wine directly at the spout, with a calm expression like another person:

"If you want to eliminate hatred, you must first make yourself strong. Only when you are strong can you be eligible to choose."

Ember said hoarsely: "What if you have something very important in the other party's hands? If you dare to challenge the other party, you will lose that very important thing?"

Ye Bozhou looked straight into his eyes: "But if you sit and wait to die, you will be mermaid."

Embers are enlightening.