devil may cry

Chapter 4. Legends

Wutang Town is located at the edge of the Central Plains. The Central Plains has Shangshan Sea in the north, Dahuangshui in the south, Kyushu in the west, and ancient Shu and Biluo small states in the east. It is located in the southeast of the entire land.From September to December, there is plenty of rain and the climate is warm and humid.

After the hottest season, the soft autumn wind is blowing outside Ruyi Tavern, and the inside of the restaurant is in full swing.

Yan Yangchen thought more than once that in today's world, there are no other surnames that can cause big waves just by being mentioned, except for the Xue family.The imperial court doesn't ask about Jianghu affairs, but I'm afraid it's not as good as meddling.

Of course, the five heroes of the Central Plains are not limited to Xue's family, but Xue's family is so outstanding.

The rivers and lakes have their own rules, and the rules of the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are well-behaved and simple, in terms of martial arts, followed by connections.

Martial arts pay attention to martial arts, and the position of the leader of martial arts has not been given up for 30 years. Thirty years ago, the Xue family was not as brilliant as it is today.In the martial arts conference that year, five families competed for:

In February, the Xue family by the Qushui River practiced four-foot long swords. The family of swords basically did not come out of the southeast region. The Xue family was all by the Qushui River, the largest family in Lingnan;

The Ye family in the dark blue Pofeng Valley, where the seven-inch dagger kills people without blood, is located in the southwestern corner of An'an;

The Xia family in Nanxun prefecture, it is said that they cut bones into flutes, and they are the overlords in the whole southern border.

The Huo family of the Liancheng Division of Zhongzhou, who can shoot the sun with a bow, has the most extensive sphere of influence and is recognized by the court;

The Beiming family on the cliff of Beishan, the hidden weapon poisons the world, and the lightness kung fu is resolutely independent.Half of it is the land of the northern border of the Central Plains, and the other half is in the ancient Shu state.

In terms of strength, there is not much difference between the five families, but the Xue family is so lucky that three generations have produced martial arts prodigies.

The first one is the patriarch who won the martial arts competition 30 years ago, and also Xue Yaoshan, the current patriarch of the Xue family.

Thirty years ago, in the 30nd year of the Ding'an calendar, Xue Yaoshan, who was only 92 years old, won the martial arts leader for two consecutive ten years, and became a talking point at that time.

The second person is not one person, but two twin sons of Xue Yaoshan: Xue Jinsi and Xue Luosi, they have won a five-year round of martial arts as the head of the family, but it is a pity that the elder brother is born with a weak bone, and it has only been two years since he became the head of the family. Then he died of illness; the second child was a dandy, he ran away from home when his eldest brother was exhausted and took office, and had an illegitimate child, and later brought his four-year-old son home and became the head of the family for a few years before passing away.

The third generation is this child, named Xue Luoqian, the eldest in the Xue family, only one cousin, Xue Tianlai, and Xue Luobei, the same generation.

Xue Luoqian is really a genius in martial arts. He was locked at home to practice martial arts all the year round when he was a child. In the martial arts competition four years ago, at the age of 21, he beat all the masters in the rivers and lakes, won the position of leader, and gave face to Xue's parents. , the world calls him the "Son of the Sword".

These four people have kept the Xue family as the overlord of the world over the years, it is not a legend.

Yan Yangchen went south with his father 13 years ago and was invited to a banquet held by Xue's family. At the banquet, he saw Xue Luoqian, who was 12 years old at the same age as him, from afar.At that time, he was the expectation of the family, and Xue Luoqian was just an illegitimate son who had just returned to the Xue family.However, in nine years, Feng Shui took turns.

Yan Yangchen didn't care about Xiao Yan's darkening complexion, and he didn't have the heart to eat, so he listened to the scholar's gossip about the Xue family.

It was too late for them to come in just now, he didn't hear what happened to Xue's family at all, which made Xue Yaoshan furious.When he visited Xue Yaoshan with his father back then, the other party was already at the age of knowing his destiny, but he was only forty years old, calm and sophisticated, and the rogue boy of the Huo family shot his brocade crown with a bow and arrow and didn't see him showing any displeasure. , According to the rules, he was punished with confinement and thought about things.

What impressed me the most back then was that the Xue family selected disciples very strictly, starting from the qualifications of their parents, eliminating students with other surnames, and requiring them to be tall and good-looking.

The last point is similar to the Beiming family.

The scholar told himself that the second elder brother of his family worked as a bookkeeper in the Xue family, how the Xue family was, and so on. Half of what he said was true and half was false, some places were exaggerated, and some places were not true. Can't stop interrupting: "Okay, old Zhong! Don't talk about those useless things, tell me quickly, what happened to that Yue lady of the Xue family?"

Most of the diners were from the rivers and lakes, and when they heard this, they all booed, making fun of Xue Yaoshan, the leader of the generation of alliance, who is very lucky.Among other things, Yue Ji was one of the top ten beauties in the Central Plains back then, young and beautiful, as old as Xue Luoqian, five out of twenty.

"If you ask me, Yue Ji and the illegitimate son of the Xue family are a couple, so there is no seduction! Xue Yaoshan robbed the eldest girl because he saw that his granddaughter-in-law is good-looking!"

"I think so too. I went to the martial arts conference four years ago. It was said to be the martial arts conference in the Central Plains. I saw it was Xue Luoqian's venue. Tsk tsk tsk, it was really enjoyable. I still remember it clearly! Sigh! ...they are really talented and beautiful!"

"Brother Zhai is capable, how can ordinary people see it? I heard that next year it will be held in the Snow Mountain outside the Great Wall. I really want to see it!"

"Hey! I just have a friend here, and I can take a look around. But I can't see clearly at all. The speed of the sword is so fast! I was holding my sword at the time, and I was so ashamed to see it. I wanted to retire from the world. !" The man called Brother Zhai looked at him in his prime, with a slightly thin stature, and patted his sword.

As early as when he entered the tavern, Yan Yangchen had already recognized that he was Zhai Bing from the Zhai family of Hewei in the hinterland of Lingnan, and he was considered a figure in Hewei. Back then, his master had asked him to remember all the spheres of influence in the Central Plains, big and small, all without exception. leave.

The people around complimented: "Brother Zhai is modest! The Zhai family is also considered to be close to the Xue family, and we cannot compare."

Zhai Bing shook his head and drank, and said slowly under the gaze of everyone including Yan Yangchen and Xiao Yan: "Although we are on the same land as Xue's parents, my family is still a subordinate family of Xue's family, but they are all frogs in the well! We are now No. 80 Among the people, tell me, has anyone met Xue's family?"

There were a few people in the hall who responded, but they only met the disciples of the Xue family branch, and they were all entrusted by the Xue family.

Most of these people are from the Jianghu, but only five or six people have seen the Xue family's robes.However, it cannot be entirely blamed that these people have never seen the world. The rules of the Xue family are to devote themselves to practicing martial arts. They must not leave their own boundaries for important things, and no one is allowed to enter his house. Anyone who visits, entrusts, or spectates the excitement should be notified. As for the place where the young servants of the branch family are stationed, as for whether they can see them, most of them don't see them.

Of course, what they didn't know was that if the Xue family wanted to go out for private matters, they would never show off or be recognized by others, and unlike the rumors and customs of other families, they did not wear uniform robes.

"I haven't seen it before, have you? I just heard how powerful the Xue family is. I really saw it that day. The kid from the Xue family is only 25 this year. It's been four years. He was 21 back then, and he fought against Ye Xiaoyun."

The lobby was originally noisy, but there was a sudden gasp after hearing these words.

In the Ye family of Deep Blue Breaking Wind Valley in the southwest, five brothers are now in charge of family affairs, and Ye Xiaoyun is the second child.

"Who doesn't know Ye Xiaoyun? Who doesn't know 'Smiling Cangyun'? Ever since he and his good brother got in touch with the Beiming family, the bloodlust has become more and more excessive!" A slightly sad and angry female voice sounded from the crowd , sitting near the door was a woman in blue wearing a veil, glaring.Just about to talk about what he saw that day, Zhai Bing was stunned. He turned to look at the woman, unable to hide his embarrassment, but he heard that she seemed to be sobbing, and his eyes couldn't tell whether it was resentment or fear.

As if mentioning bad luck, there was a sudden silence in the hall, only Xiao Yan made a crisp sound as he poked the twice-cooked pork on the plate.

"Alas..." Someone sighed and broke the silence. Zhai Bing took advantage of the situation and continued: "That Ye Xiaoyun boasted of his high martial arts skills, and no one paid attention to him. He met Xue Luoqian in the competition, and the four moves were seen. Flaws, seven moves and one sword to seal the throat. The Xue family is not good at tearing up the face with the Ye family, so Xue Luoqian spared his dog's life, but it is said that the injury was not serious." Before the words fell, applause resounded in the hall, A few men wanted to shout that they deserved it, but they were winked by the people next to them. After a while, the applause became sparse, and finally returned to silence.

Bei Mingyan was listening quietly, but now he couldn't help looking at Zhai Bing, as if he was a little anxious.

Originally, I wanted to talk about it in detail, but I was suppressed by the atmosphere in front of me.Who doesn't know about this matter?Back then, when Xue Luosi's son defeated the Ye family, it was a great event and a blessing that shocked the entire martial arts world!Isn't it all about the details?

It was four years ago that these things were heard in the Central Plains and even overseas, and Xue Luoqian became famous like this, but no matter how many times, no matter how long it has passed, hearing Ye Xiaoyun deflated again still makes people can't help applauding and saying Evil comes with evil.

If it hadn't been for the fact that the incident was revealed and his reputation ruined, with Ye Xiaoyun's aptitude, he would be more than comparable to Xue Luochuo.

"Old Zhai, after talking so much, what happened in the end?"

Zhai Bingwen replied: "I don't know about this, Mr. Zhong knows?"

The scholar who was ignored for a moment immediately said seriously: "I don't know anything else, but Master Xue's methods have always been clean and neat. If you want to pursue it, you may die without anyone noticing it. But..."

"But what? Don't play tricks!" Facing him was a thick and burly man, holding a bowl of wine and shouting at the top of his voice.

Zhong Shusheng was a little disgusted, turned his head and continued to face the other side: "But my second brother told me that Xue Luoqian left Xue's house!"

"Huh? Kicked out of the house?"

One stone stirred up waves, and everyone in the hall looked over, expecting him to continue.Go on, tell me, has Xue Luoqian been punished?why go?how to goWho did you bring?What to do?besides……

The wine glass was raised to his lips, in front of his eyes was Xiao Yan's messy twice-cooked meat, and the scholar said in his ears: "Xue Luoqian is now a treasure in Xue's family, and he is also the leader of the martial arts. Who dares to chase him? My brother said He seems to have been sent out by his family to do errands. You also know that big families need to report when they go out. My brother saw that the book only said 'going north due to business', and I don't know anything else."

There was another sigh in the hall, gossip and dissatisfaction, because of the mysterious Xue family and the mysterious Mr. Xue, and under the halo of Xue Luoqian, the other generations of the Xue family are not worth mentioning.

Xiao Yan pushed the wine cup to Yan Yangchen, only then did he realize that the wine glass in his hand was empty.

There was nothing to talk about, and the tavern returned to its usual noise. A white-haired old man who had been staring at him and Xiao Yan just now suddenly got up and opened the door to leave.

Seeing that Xiao Yan only moved his chopsticks at first, Yan Yangchen lost his appetite and said, "Mr. Xiao, are you ready to eat?"

"Let's go," Xiao Yan got up and muttered, "The cook here is not as good as me."

The author has something to say:

If you dare not speak out, you may not be able to offend;

But it’s also possible, wrong.

If the latter, then anger refers to venting and incompetence.