Nine swords

Ye Gucheng looked at the silent Gong Jiu who had crushed the teapot, and suddenly felt a feeling of "exaltation", so he picked up the teacup and slowly savored it as if nothing had happened. Vow to carry "calmness" to the end.

Gong Jiu's eyes widened, and he looked at Ye Gucheng fixedly. He seemed to suddenly understand a truth: It is true that he often "pretending to be crazy and acting stupid" in an unreasonable way would always confuse others, appearing strange and mysterious; but A guy like Ye Gucheng who always has a cold face, speaks very little but often speaks surprisingly, makes people unable to tell whether he is serious or joking—this is the real state , the realm of "unfathomable"!

Thinking of this, Gong Jiu couldn't help laughing: Ye Gucheng really... always brings him surprises.Every time when Gong Jiu thinks that he already understands Ye Gucheng, something unexpected will happen to make him change instantly: how can such an interesting lover as Ye Gucheng not satisfy Gong Jiu?

So Gong Jiu shook his head with a smile, and said: "The person in this world who can call me 'A Fu' is really no one but you; but the only person in the world who can call you A Cheng is me, so the two of us The right is equal, and no one takes advantage of anyone." Gong Jiu said, looking at Ye Gucheng with a little helplessness, and said: "However, compared to the name 'A Fu', I would rather call you I'm Jiu..."

Ye Gucheng didn't answer, and thought to himself: Normally, he can be called Ah Jiu, but at certain critical moments, the name "A Fu" might have unexpected effects.

Seeing that Ye Gucheng didn't answer, Gong Jiu didn't mention it anymore. Anyway, Ye Gucheng didn't say much, even if he really wanted to call him "A Fu", he couldn't call him "A Fu" a few times. Besides, with Gong Jiu's thick skin , he really doesn't mind too much - although the name is a bit rustic, doesn't it also seem that he has a very close relationship with Ye Gucheng?So Gong Jiu changed the topic, and talked about the customs and customs along the way.

Going southeast from Wanmei Mountain Villa, this long journey cannot be completed in a day or two, and Gong Jiu and Ye Gucheng are not in a hurry at all, so they seem to be traveling in the mountains and rivers along the way. I'm not on my way.

Ye Gucheng is very satisfied with this, he already likes to travel in mountains and rivers; and Gong Jiu is very good at matching what he likes, so after this journey, the two really have some intimacy between lovers.But even so, Ye Gucheng still "sticks to the bottom line" and blocks the door with a horizontal sword every night... This really makes Gong Jiu laugh and cry. Although he understands Ye Gucheng's "reservedness", Gong Jiu himself has a temperament of enjoying pleasure in time. If it goes on like this, it won't be surprising if it doesn't damage him!

But in general, Gong Jiu is quite satisfied and happy. Although he can't eat for the time being, Ye Gucheng is not an ordinary person after all. After all, there is progress between them. As for what... just bear with it , anyway, sooner or later.

Time passed by at such a cheerful pace, and that evening, Gong Jiu and Ye Gucheng finally arrived at the largest city in the southeast.

The Nanwang Mansion is in this city, and Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling are probably also there.But for the time being, those things have nothing to do with Gong Jiu and Ye Gucheng.

Having rested in the carriage for a long time, both of them were inclined to take a walk in the city first.It was just the beginning of night, the streets were brightly lit, and the noise was all in various local dialects in the southeast, and a variety of snacks were sold on the bustling street stalls, which seemed to whet the appetite .

Gong Jiu and Ye Gucheng strolled on the busy street, as if they were also infected by the bustle, they were both in a good mood.They strolled leisurely like this, and walked to the west of the city. There is a West Garden in the west of the city, which is a quite famous place in the city.

The West Garden is actually a big garden, covering a very wide area. Even though there are many small vendors inside, the distance between them is not close to each other—this can effectively prevent peers from bullying each other, and will not let the West Garden It's as noisy as the street.In fact, the West Garden is quite quiet, with only some small whispers. As soon as people come to this garden, even those with loud voices will deliberately lower their voices, as if they don’t want to disturb the West Garden. The flowers and plants in the house are generally ordinary, and I don't know when the custom was developed.

At this hour, the thin crescent moon has quietly started to climb up from the sky, and the West Garden has also lit up with lights like stars.The most famous one in the West Garden is the Lianli tree that has grown for an unknown number of years.Those are two tall red kapok plants, connected to each other to form one plant, just like lovers embracing.

Because of this Lianli tree, Xiyuan has become a resort for lovers.At this moment, Gong Jiu and Ye Gucheng are also strolling around in the West Garden.

The evening wind carried the fragrance of flowers and wine, and it blew gently. Gong Jiu looked up at the Lianli tree, and suddenly felt a little drunk. Suddenly he stretched out his hand and held Ye Gucheng's hand .

"..." Ye Gucheng was speechless: Holding hands or something, don't you want to be so naive... But I have to say, in such an ambiguous situation, it feels really good to hold the lover's hand, so Ye Gucheng doesn't care. Instead of pulling his hand back, he continued as if nothing had happened.

Gong Jiu smiled triumphantly, his expression was like that of a child who stole candy.At this moment, an old woman slowly came out from under the shadow of the tree——it was a very old woman, wearing a blue linen coat with patches.Her back seemed to be pressed by a big rock, bent very low; the dim yellow light shone on her wrinkled face, making her face look like a piece of paper that had been kneaded into a ball , But the bad paper that has been unfolded again.

This old lady was lonely and poor at first glance. With a hoarse voice, she peddled her fried chestnuts in sugar, giving people a very sad feeling.

Gong Jiu has never been sympathetic, but at this moment, holding the hand of his sweetheart, walking under the Lianli tree, even his heart has softened a lot, so he smiled and said: "It's really rare, I remember Tang Stir-fried chestnuts are only found in the north. Shouldn’t chestnuts in the south be eaten in soup? This time, I want to try the fried chestnuts in sugar in the south.”

Said Gong Jiu let go of Ye Gucheng's hand, walked over, bought a catty of sugar-fried chestnuts from the old woman, then walked back with a smile, handed Ye Gucheng a hot and fragrant chestnut, and said : "Ah Cheng, give it a try. These chestnuts are really good. From my point of view, they are guaranteed to be fresh."

Putting the chestnut in the palm of my hand, it was warm, and my heart instantly warmed up.But Ye Gucheng suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed suddenly - he suddenly grabbed Gong Jiu's hand, at this time Gong Jiu had a chestnut in his mouth, he gave Ye Gucheng this Scared, he almost didn't choke to death, but fortunately he reacted quickly enough, and the chestnut slipped into his stomach with a gurgle.

Gong Jiu looked at Ye Gucheng with a strange face, and asked: "Acheng, what's wrong with you? I almost choked, so dangerous." He even stretched out his hand to slap his mouth, and said with a smile: "The freshly baked chestnuts are so hot. I swallowed them before I could chew them. Don't you burn a hole in my stomach?"

Seeing that Gong Jiu was still joking, Ye Gucheng's face became even uglier, and he said angrily: "Spit it out, spit out the chestnuts!" He said in a hurry, and slapped Gong Jiu's stomach with one palm.

Gong Jiu was a little baffled, he subconsciously blocked Ye Gucheng's whistling palm wind, and just about to speak, his face suddenly changed, pale and blue, he only heard a muffled grunt, and then squatted down covering his stomach After falling down, there were big drops of cold sweat on Gong Jiu's forehead in a short while.

Ye Gucheng's heart sank, he suddenly turned around, and saw the old woman selling sugar and fried chestnuts standing not far away looking at them, with a weird smile on her face.Ye Gucheng immediately drew his sword out of its scabbard, and the light of the sword went away——to deal with such an old woman who seemed to have been buried half of her body in the loess, the Lord Baiyun had already exerted all his strength!

The old woman was also startled by the swift and sharp sword light, and then she immediately fell to the ground and rolled like a donkey, unexpectedly dodging the sword!The old woman's figure is so vigorous that it is indescribable - at such a short distance, she can avoid Ye Gucheng's sword, she is definitely a top expert in the world!

In the blink of an eye turning over to avoid the sword, the old woman had pulled out a pair of daggers from the basket she used to hold fried chestnuts in sugar, and the swords were still tied with bright red satin.With the dagger in hand, the old woman seemed to gain confidence immediately, and she shot at Ye Gucheng as soon as she folded her body - such a quick shot, such a fast sword!The sword's light was like a startling rainbow, and its speed was comparable to Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship!

The red satin is dancing, and the short sword is flying, because her sword is shorter than Ye Gucheng's, so she changes faster and has more tricks!In fact, this kind of short sword is not a weapon commonly used by people in the Jianghu. The short sword with a silk ribbon is more of a sword weapon for performing purposes-but in the hands of this old woman, the sword weapon can also kill people, killing people like hemp!

This old woman is the most dangerous opponent Ye Gucheng has ever encountered—although he had a sword fight with Gong Jiu before, but at the last moment Gong Jiu withdrew his hand; he also stabbed Yu Luocha, but at that time Yu Luocha Luo Sha was fighting with Gong Jiu; he was fighting with Ximen Chuixue, and he even used a tree branch... Only this time, if you don't pay attention, it will be a "death" word!

Although Ye Gucheng was burning with anxiety, he still deciphered the old woman's sword move calmly - this was all due to the "duplicity" kung fu he had practiced during this period of time in order to deal with Gong Jiu's "perverted magic skill". At this moment, the more calm Ye Gucheng is, the less calm the old woman will be.

Finally, after trying to escape several times but being blocked, the old woman finally shouted "Hold on", then drew back her sword and backed away, flying back a few steps, standing enough to avoid Ye Gucheng's sword, but not enough. Taking the place where he fled, he said, "With this kind of swordsmanship, are you the Lord of Baiyun City?"

Ye Gucheng said coldly: "Give me the antidote, or you will die!"

The old woman smiled strangely and said, "I can't beat you, and you can't kill me, but your little boy is doomed, because there is no antidote!"

Ye Gucheng felt his heart go cold for a while, he really wanted to go back and see what happened to Gong Jiu, but he couldn't - he and this old woman, that is, Aunt Gongsun, were evenly matched, if Ye Gucheng turned around, he would It is the victory and defeat.

But at this moment, Aunt Gongsun's eyes widened suddenly, and she looked behind Ye Gucheng in surprise. Ye Gucheng stood still, and he clenched his sword tightly, planning to fight to the death.

But Gong Jiu came forward with a smile, put his hand on Ye Gucheng's shoulder, and said carelessly: "Tsk tsk tsk, I am lucky enough to taste Gongsun aunt's sugar-fried chestnuts, my son is really lucky... …Auntie has a good handiwork and a beautiful sword dance, are you interested in being Jiu Gongzi’s personal chef? Keeping chestnuts is more profitable than selling chestnuts.”

Before Gong Jiu finished speaking, Aunt Gongsun turned around and flew away. Her lightness kung fu is also very good, the skirt was blown up by the wind, revealing the red shoes on her feet.

Ye Gucheng originally wanted to catch up, but Gong Jiu held him down, which made Ye Gucheng a little unhappy: With him and Gong Jiu working together, there is really no one in the world who cannot be killed——Ye Gucheng Gucheng really wanted to kill Aunt Gongsun.

So Ye Gucheng turned his head, and was about to ask a few questions, but Gong Jiu suddenly threw himself into his arms, his face suddenly turned gray, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Take me away quickly!" , I won’t be able to hold it any longer!”

Ye Gucheng immediately understood, he picked up Gong Jiu, flew up, and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

"Just now...passing by...Wanfang Pavilion...opposite..." After Gong Jiu finished speaking intermittently, he stuffed another token into Ye Gucheng, and then he tilted his head and fell silent.