farce a ups and downs

The Eastern Continent has experienced a period of precarious and dark times.

For a hundred years, the lords have divided their regimes, baptized by wind and frost, the ruler of the country is cruel and unkind, and the people have suffered a lot. Fortunately, Emperor Wu rose up, overthrew the tyranny, changed the name of the country to Chen, retreated from the barbarians, and suppressed the Quartet. prosperity and stability.

The country of Chen is vast, and the people are happy and prosperous. Among them, the five main cities are the most important. In addition to Linze, the imperial capital, there are also Yangzhou and Liuzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. The capital, exchanges and exchanges with foreign countries, trades, and is also a city with the most diverse races.

Going southeast from Feiping Mountain, you will arrive outside Sishui City in a few days.

Since the beginning of summer, the weather has heated up rapidly, and today is several degrees hotter than yesterday.Shen Feiyu let out a hot breath, and looked at Luo Wenchu ​​who was hardly sweating: "Master, are we going to the city?"

Luo Wenchu ​​looked up at the sky: "The sun is about to set, let's go in and find an inn to rest."

When entering the city, the guarding officers and soldiers stopped the two masters and apprentices: "What are you doing?"

Luo Wenchu ​​opened the folding fan to cover the lower half of his face, squinting his eyes slightly: "Going to the city for business."

The officers and soldiers looked up and down and asked, "What are you doing?"

"It's none of your business."

"you--"

Shen Feiyu hurriedly pulled back the officers and soldiers, "This officer, calm down, my two brothers are going to visit relatives in Liuzhou, passing by here, seeing that it's getting late, I just want to go to the city to find a hotel to stay in."

Shen Feiyu's attitude was gentle and polite, and the officers and soldiers' faces softened a little: "Go there to register first when you enter the city."

"Registration?" Shen Feiyu showed just the right doubts, "Two years ago when I passed by Surabaya City, there was no need to register at that time, but what happened recently?"

Shen Feiyu's face was as white as porcelain, she looked tender and fresh, and her tone was soft, which was very pleasing to the eye. The officers and soldiers couldn't help but say a few more words to him: "A swordsman appeared on the rivers and lakes a few months ago and caused a bloodbath. Xiehua Palace In the past two months, many people from the rivers and lakes have gone to Surabaya City, and there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Who knows whether you are here to help or add to the chaos."

"So that's the case, thank you, the official."

At this time, Luo Wenchu ​​also came to the registration office as promised.

The officers and soldiers of the rank did not raise their heads: "Name."

"Luo Wenchu."

"age."

"28."

"gender."

"You won't see it yourself?"

The officer and soldier looked up, curled his lips, and asked, "Are you married?"

"Do you still take out the information of the registered personnel to check the account?"

The officers and soldiers were stunned speechless, so they could only wave their hands for the next person to come forward: "Name."

"Shen Feiyu."

The guards suddenly asked: "Didn't you say that you are brothers? Why do brothers have different surnames?"

Shen Feiyu said: "He is the son of my uncle's father-in-law's daughter's aunt's aunt, and he should be called big brother."

The city guard officers and soldiers: "Then the relationship between you is far enough away. Little brother, I think you are handsome and talented. My family has a younger sister who is waiting for a family. I wonder if you have someone you like? If not..."

Shen Feiyu: "..."

Luo Wenchu ​​waited impatiently at the side. Seeing that the city defenders were still holding Shen Feiyu, and even forced him to introduce his sister, he immediately lowered his face: "Have you finished? We still have something to do, so let's go first."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Shen Feiyu's struggle, he put his arms around his neck and led him away from the city gate.

Halfway through the journey, Luo Wenchu ​​suddenly said, "I can't tell, Xiao Feiyu, she's pretty good at deceiving people."

Shen Feiyu's face was reddish, blending into the twilight, and he couldn't see it clearly, "If you can't get it right, don't you have to find another way out?"

"Really?" Luo Wenchu ​​said with a smile.

Xu Shi's smile was too warm, as warm as the setting sun, and Shen Feiyu was fascinated by it for a moment.

"Since that's the case, let's call Big Brother to listen." Luo Wenchu ​​lightly picked Shen Feiyu's chin with a folding fan, and looked carefully, "Besides being good-looking, you and I really don't look alike."

Shen Feiyu turned her face away, avoiding the other party's direct gaze unnaturally, "Master, don't make fun of the disciple."

"Why are you so thin-skinned?" Luo Wenchu ​​tutted his head and shook his head, "Let my teacher come and practice your soft temperament."

Immediately started, slap twice.

"!!!!" Shen Feiyu clutched her butt, her face was as red as a cloud of fire.Luo Wenchu ​​still had a smiling face after teasing him, Shen Feiyu looked around, but fortunately, it was dark and no one noticed the wandering behavior of the master and apprentice.

"Why this expression?" Luo Wenchu ​​held Shen Feiyu's hand innocently, "Are you angry? Or let me hit you twice for the teacher? You won't suffer either."

"Master, father."

This sound can be described as gritted teeth.

Luo Wenchu ​​smiled sweetly: "Hey, here is the teacher."

Shen Feiyu: "..."

What the hell did he do?

At the gate of the city, the backs of master and apprentice Luo Chen disappeared completely. The officers and soldiers in charge of registration withdrew their gossip eyes, and poked the guards: "Hey, Yan Farewell, do you think they have that kind of relationship?"

The officer named Yanbie looked at him suspiciously: "What kind of relationship?"

"That's right, this kind of relationship," he said, giving a thumbs up and making a kiss gesture, "Don't some people in the Jianghu just like elder brother and younger brother to match each other? You also introduced your younger sister to him, and you didn't see him as 'brother'?" A look about to kill someone?"

Yan Farewell: "What are you talking about?"

"Otherwise, why do people not have a family at this age? You, you didn't ask first before introducing. With your family's current conditions, your sister still has to worry about finding a good family?"

It was dark, Yan Bie pulled up the city gate with the others, and then said in distress: "You don't understand, according to my little sister's standards, whether the family is good or not is secondary, our family can afford it, the key is to look at the face— ——Don’t be ugly, don’t be short, don’t be fat, but have a dignified face and a gentle temperament, preferably a handsome young man like my elder brother Xiaoxiao swordsman.”

"Same as Yan Linsheng? Your sister might as well never marry for life."

"If you say that again, believe it or not, I'll beat someone up."

"Don't tell me...well, well, don't say it if you don't say it, really."

Handing over with the night watch companions, Yan Bie took off the uniforms of officers and soldiers, dressed in coarse linen, mixed in the crowd is just the most common appearance, but this "not surprising" Yan Bie walked into the prosperous street full of people, Stopping in front of a magnificent and unique house, he was immediately greeted by domestic servants and maids: "The second son is back, dinner has been prepared, the eldest son and young lady are waiting for you."

"Don't call me son, I'm not used to it." It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but Yan Bie grew up poor, and the frugality of being poor has been deeply rooted in his bones. Even if he moved into such a luxurious house for a while, Yan Bie Still feel awkward.

The domestic servant even claimed that it was true, and the smile on his face remained unchanged.

Yan Bie knew that the other party might not be able to listen to what she said, and sighed in her heart: It is actually not a good thing to have an overly outstanding elder brother in the family.

In the hall, Yan Linsheng and Yan Li had already taken their seats, and Yan Li was grabbing Yan Linsheng's clothes and coquettishly with him: "Brother, you can stay here for a while when you go home this time, Xiehua Palace is obviously in Surabaya In the city, I haven’t seen you coming home a few times this year, so I miss you.”

Yan Lin has a male and female indistinguishable face, the most seductive when looking sideways, the tear mole at the corner of the eye makes this face a bit more confusing, but he is naturally unsmiling, and the corners of the mouth are curled up, only in the In front of the younger siblings, there was a little smile: "Recently, because of the matter of the unknown swordsman, the door has been very busy. Tomorrow is your birthday, so I have time to come back. I will stay overnight tonight, and I will go back after lunch tomorrow."

"Eh? No, no."

Yan Li and Yan Lin grew up alike, she was a beauty since she was a child, and I feel pity for her shrunken mouth and coquettish appearance.

Standing in the courtyard, Yan Bie watched the two talking and laughing in the hall, and immediately felt a sense of incompatibility, but he quickly put this emotion out of his mind, and walked into the hall with his hands behind his back, "Brother, Xiao Li Son, I'm back."

Yan Linsheng nodded slightly: "I'm back."

Yan Bie said coquettishly, "If Second Brother doesn't come back, the food will be cold."

"Aren't you going to get a birthday present for my little Lier?"

"What is it?" Yan Li opened his eyes wide curiously.

"I know you love flowers, so I went to pick some." Yan Bie took out a bouquet of flowers from behind and said happily, "Dangdang, do you like it?"

To Yanli's disappointment, this bouquet is not a rare flower, but a roadside wild flower that can be seen everywhere.

It was as if he was being teased by someone, but this person was still his dearest brother, Yan Li pouted and said displeasedly: "Second brother, you are playing tricks on me! Take it away, it's so ugly. This gift is not good at all. I do not want!"

Yanbie caressed her hair and said: "What's wrong with wild flowers? They are simple and tough. We used to be like these wild flowers. Although we had no one to turn to, no harbor to shelter from the wind, and no home to rely on, we have grown luxuriantly." ? To be a human being, one cannot forget one’s roots.”

Yanli is only twenty-eight years old, and the youngest she has always been the treasure of her two elder brothers. No matter how hard she was when she was young, she would not be able to suffer. She has not really experienced the wind and rain, and she still cannot understand the meaning of Yan's words.

Yan Linsheng said, "This is also your second brother's wish, so let's accept it."

Yan Bie looked back and looked at him, Yan Linsheng quickly shifted his gaze away.

Yan Li had no choice but to take the flowers and put them aside, without looking at Yan Bie, he just talked to Yan Linsheng: "Brother, what do you want to give for my birthday this time?"

Yan Linsheng put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth, his movements were decent, and he couldn't find a single mistake, "From what Xiao Lier said, there must be something I want."

"Uh-huh!"

"But it doesn't matter."

"I don't lack anything, I just want to know, brother, have you really beaten Senior Juggernaut?"

A year ago, Yan Linsheng quit the Lingjue faction and switched to Xiehua Palace. Not long after, he had a competition with the old man in the rivers and lakes, the well-known guest who was known as the sword master. It was also this competition that made Yan Lin From a little-known little guy, Sheng became one of the top celebrities in Jianghu. That month's Feihualou Jianghu edition was full of praises of Yan Linsheng's deeds.

It is said that his family was in decline, and he was unyielding and proud in poverty. He abandoned his pen and joined the martial arts, and joined the Lingjue School, but he failed. Fortunately, he later met Xie Weihe, a Bole.

As soon as he appeared in front of the world, he was greeted with boundless scenery and applause, followed by the friendship and pursuit of countless children from aristocratic families and decent families, and the local rich were more willing to spend a lot of money to hire knights on the celebrity list.Yan Linsheng relied on the hiring money to repay the "liquidated damages" of the Lingjue faction, and even bought two properties in the prosperous area of ​​Surabaya City.

Facing Shang Yanli's earnest gaze, Yan Linsheng was speechless.

At that time, the battle between him and the sword master Wen Renke fell into the mouth of the storyteller afterwards, adding countless adjectives, such as "shattering the earth", "shaking the mountains and rivers", and so on, the result of the competition became secondary.There were also people who asked about the result, but they were all blocked by an understatement, "After this battle, the two became friends in swordsmanship".

Friends recognized by the Juggernaut, is the swordsmanship still need to be questioned?

Fighting martial arts and discussing swords, discussing swords to the end, and becoming friends with swords, isn't this the most straightforward recognition of the other party?

Some writers were so lucky that they buried their heads for several days, boiled the ink dry, and recorded Yan Linsheng's deeds in the biographies and talks for the world to read and praise, and they could also charge a considerable fee.

Yan Li almost bought all of these biographies, and read each of them with great interest. He only felt that his eldest brother was really as described in the book. He was a rare martial arts prodigy in the world. The gods who descended to earth are no different, oh no, the gods may not be as handsome as her brother!

"Brother, tell me, you won, right?"

Yan Linsheng asked in a soft tone as much as possible: "Why is Xiao Li'er so obsessed with this matter?"

Yan Li pursed her lips when she heard the words: "It's not all to blame for the fact that it's right and wrong, gossiping all day long, relying on a little ink in my belly, I wrote a piece of nonsense."

It was a biography that was different from the mainstream. In the biography, the author, Cheng Shifei, said that the battle between Yan Linsheng and Wen Renke was a fraud. All bad words.

Unfortunately, Yan Li bought this biography, and after reading it, he became furious and immediately found out the theory of right and wrong.

However, he couldn't explain it at all, so he was eager to ask Yan Linsheng for verification.

Yan Linsheng looked at her disapprovingly: "Xiao Li'er, how can a girl talk so lightly and lightly, who is right and wrong, don't dirty your mouth."

"Oh." Yan Li stuck out his tongue, still chasing after this question, "Brother, tell me, did you win?"

Watching his younger sister's adoring and hopeful eyes, Yan Linsheng didn't know how to answer, so he murmured vaguely: "It's almost like this."

"I'll just say it! Big brother is the best!" Yan Li was really happy, jumped off the stool, put his arms around Yan Linsheng's neck and jumped on the spot twice, then leaned on Yan Linsheng's chest, his eyes were full of joy, "I You know, big brother is the most powerful person in the world, the most, the most, the most———————————————————————————

"Xiao Li'er, you can't eat like a big brother." Yan Bie pulled Yan Li off and pushed him back on the stool, Yan Li snorted coquettishly, not wanting to talk to anyone.

Seeing that Yan Linsheng's expression was difficult to distinguish, Yan Bie felt even more suspicious.

Every time this matter is mentioned, the elder brother's expression is not right. Whether it is true what the elder brother said has yet to be confirmed.

But it's better not to let Xiao Li'er know about this.Yan Bie turned to another matter: "Little Li'er, didn't you tell me to help you find a future husband while defending the city? I saw one today."

"Second brother, don't lie to me." Yan Li said with wide-eyed eyes, "I want a young master with fair skin, a slender waist and long legs, and it's best if he can use a sword."

"Fair and beautiful, with a slender waist and long legs?" Yan Linsheng rarely teased, "I didn't expect my little Li'er to like me so much."

"Big brother!"

"Just don't put on airs."

Yan Bie: "He really looks like a young master, but I don't know if he can wield a sword, but his brother looks like a very powerful Jianghu man."

What a swordsman wants all his life is nothing more than the limit of the sword. Hearing that there is a strong man, Yan Linsheng suddenly became interested: "Oh? What's his name?"

The name I only heard in the evening, it's not likely to be forgotten so quickly, Yan Bie recalled it carefully: "It seems to be... Luo Wenchu? Yes, it is the name."

Yan Linsheng's pupils shrank sharply, and he subconsciously pressed the epee with his right hand and became mad, "Second brother, who are you talking about?"

"Second brother, where's the little boy? What's his name?"

Asked twice, Yan did not hear anyone else's question clearly.Seeing that he didn't answer, Yan Li grabbed his arm and shook it: "Second brother, tell me, what's the name of that young master? I'll know if it's good or not by hearing the name."

this girl...

Yan Bie laughed: "The name is very nice, the surname is Shen, and the first name is Feiyu. Although he is called Feiyu, I think his temperament is as gentle as jade, he is exquisitely carved, and he is very good-looking."

"Brother, listening to what you said, don't you also have a crush on him?"

"What are you talking about, girl?"

Yan Linsheng didn't notice the banter between the two, as there were only two names left in his mind.

Luo Wenchu.

Shen Feiyu.

You can’t be wrong, it’s Master who’s here.

Yan Linsheng clenched wildly, his palms were shaking with excitement.

In the inn of Sishui City, Luo Wenchu ​​started to write a letter, Shen Feiyu read the beginning, it was written to He Zhixiao.

As soon as the two of them checked into the inn, He Zhixiao's letter came right after.In the letter, he asked Luo Wenchu ​​what his plan was and why he didn't even say hello before leaving.

The master and the apprentice walked down the mountain in a hurry this time, and they didn't even meet He Zhixiao, leaving only a letter.At the moment Luo Wenchu ​​is reporting He Zhixiao's safety and arranging follow-up matters.

They all say that their characters are like their own characters, Luo Wenchu's characters follow the master's, and they are also uninhibited. A row of characters is full of crooked and twisted characters, which makes people unable to bear to look directly at them.

I don't know how Uncle He will feel when he receives such a reply letter.

Luo Wenchu ​​wrote a wild Luo at the end of the letter, dried the ink stains, and handed it to Shen Feiyu.

Shen Feiyu came to the railing and whistled, and then a gray and white pigeon landed on his arm with flapping wings.This is a carrier pigeon specially trained to deliver messages between specific people. It traveled long distances to come here. Shen Feiyu carefully fed water and food. The carrier pigeon rubbed against Shen Feiyu's fingers reluctantly until Shen Feiyu repeatedly urged, Only then flapped his wings and left.

Just when Shen Feiyu turned around and entered the house, a sword light slashed across the thick night, passing through Shen Feiyu's arm, and the strong sword wind cut through the railing, leaving a terrifying sword mark, destroying the windows and doors.

Amidst the flying wood chips and smoke, a figure quickly flitted out, Shen Feiyu's eyes blurred, and he came to the roof in an instant.

Luo Wenchu ​​clutched his shoulders, his frowning brows relaxed after realizing that Shen Feiyu was unscathed, looking back at the visitor, the folding fan was already pinched at his fingertips, "Your Excellency, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you running here to make a fuss? "

A tall figure came through the night with a sword.

"It's only been a year, so the master can't recognize the disciple?"

In this Surabaya City, except for Yan Linsheng, Luo Wenchu ​​didn't think of anyone who could detect his whereabouts and open his mouth to call Master.

Putting away his murderous aura, Luo Wenchu ​​waved his folding fan, "Brother Yan, be careful what you say, if that old guy Xie Weihe hears this, he won't be able to turn the world upside down with me."

Yan Linsheng paused, and changed his address graciously: "It's Lin Sheng who doesn't understand the rules. I hope Master Luo will forgive me."

"Good to say."

Yan Linsheng raised his sword and came to Luo Wenchu's eyes, his eyebrows were painted like eyebrows, the corners of his eyes were mole, the corners of his mouth were naturally drawn down, his face was extremely delicate and indifferent, like a ghost in this dark night.

"Lin Sheng was so excited when he heard that Sect Master Luo had arrived in Surabaya, so he decided to come to pay a visit. I wonder if Sect Master Luo would show respect?"

"You even demolished Luomou's house and you came to ask me if I would appreciate it, Mr. Xiao Lin, you have learned to be shameless after a year since you came out."

"Wherever it is, it's just something that head Luo gave to Lin Sheng at the beginning."

"..."

Neither of the two wanted to let the other take advantage of their words, and Shen Feiyu's curious eyes flicked back and forth between the two of them.

When he was still in the Lingjue School, this Senior Brother Yan was unsmiling, and liked to be clean the most. He has always maintained an image of arrogance and desolation in front of people. Shen Feiyu has never seen him choke with others like this. It is unavoidable to be surprised. After a while, his forehead was flicked lightly and hard.

"Keep your eyes closed, Master will let you see enough later." Shen Feiyu covered her forehead, not daring to speak out.

Luo Wenchu ​​withdrew his hand very naturally, pretending that nothing had happened, and said to Yan Linsheng: "It's late at night, you and I are three big men standing on the roof, the influence of rumors is not good, especially for the You say."

Yan Linsheng: "Lin Sheng doesn't care about these false names."

Luo Wenchu ​​sneered, and was not polite to him at all: "It seems that you have heard a lot of nonsense these days when you came out, and now you can't even understand human speech. I told you to speak quickly if you have something to say, and lose money as soon as you finish speaking."

Yan Linsheng's eyes swept across the railings, doors and windows, he was slightly speechless, then looked away as if he hadn't seen it, held the sword in his right hand with the tip pointing down, and pushed in front of Luo Wenchu.

In Jianghu, this is the meaning of challenge.

"You want to challenge me?" Luo Wenchu ​​pressed his fan to his lips, and the two gleams in his eyes were as cold as cold stars.

Yan Linsheng: "Exactly, I wanted to defeat Sect Master Luo at the sword-questioning conference, but Sect Master Luo has been a coward for several years. This time, Lin Sheng doesn't know if he can fight against Sect Master Luo at the conference. Today I heard that Sect Master Luo is coming, so Lin Sheng searched everywhere, and finally let me find the whereabouts of Sect Master Luo. If I don’t come to the door today, Lin Sheng wonders if he will have a chance to fulfill this wish in this life.”

"Unfortunately, our faction is planning to participate in this sword-questioning conference, and the news should reach Surabaya City soon. Xiao Linsheng, your wish will come true soon."

Yan Linsheng gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, his chest was full of fighting spirit, when he thought of Luo Wenchu ​​standing in front of him, chatting and laughing, he couldn't calm down, and his whole body was clamoring to fight him, "Needless to say, today, Head Luo didn't want to draw his sword, so he had to."

Luo Wenchu's face was full of innocence: "But Luo didn't carry a sword at all."

Yan Linsheng: "..."

He almost gritted his teeth: "Master Luo still hasn't changed at all, he's still so arrogant."

"Are you arrogant without a sword?" Luo Wenchu ​​looked at Shen Feiyu inquiringly, and Shen Feiyu spread his hands, expressing that the master is crazy, and Luo Wenchu ​​would misunderstand, "Look, Lin Sheng, even Feiyu thinks your words are unreasonable .”

Shen Feiyu: "?"

No, I think you are unreasonable, hey!

Then, Shen Feiyu realized for himself what it means to be unreasonable.

"I don't think so. Feiyu is my disciple now, so he will fight for me. If you can beat him, you are qualified to challenge Luo. If you can't win, you will lose money obediently."

With question marks all over her forehead, Shen Feiyu was pushed to Yan Linsheng. Facing this former senior brother, Shen Feiyu showed a dry smile, and finally said stubbornly: "Good evening, senior brother Yan, it's late at night, I See, why don't we wash up and sleep, and discuss the martial arts competition tomorrow?"

What responded to him was Chengkuang's icy-cold blade.