Still pity the grass and trees

Not long after, Xiao Er served the wine and meat, and the two of them started to eat slowly without rushing for time.The cooks at the inn were good. Ji Tanyin was used to the simple meals cooked by his master and senior brothers. At this time, he knew the taste, holding a duck leg, and his face was covered with oil.

Xie Wufeng picked up peanuts with chopsticks, saw that Ji Tanyin's cup was empty, he picked up the jug to fill it up for him, and asked, "What are you doing in Xiangyang?"

"Look for my senior brother."

"After finding it?"

Ji Tanyin paused, he didn't think about the future, and said blankly: "Let's listen to Master's arrangement then."

"Well, this red bayberry is pretty good, and it will last forever." Xie Wufeng tried to persuade him to drink while interrogating him, "Aren't you going home to see your parents?"

"I don't have parents," Ji Tanyin threw the bones aside, and said nonchalantly that he was an abandoned baby picked up by his master, and he didn't know who his parents were.

"Sorry, I was rude." Xie Wufeng was startled, tore off the other leg of the roasted duck, and put it into Ji Tanyin's bowl.

Ji Tanyin's eyes brightened, and she humbly said, "This is yours."

Xie Wufeng said: "I'm not hungry."

Ji Tanyin was still about to evade, but there was a loud cheer at the door of the inn, and then a handsome man stepped into the lobby surrounded by shouts and hugs.

The spectators complained: "Mr. Bai, please tell us to wait!" "It's so late today!" "Could it be delayed by some oiran?"

"This is Mr. Bai?" Ji Tanyin looked around, and saw a person wearing a floating scarf and a blue Taoist robe, bowing to all sides, saying "Late".

The inn clerk brought out a four-something official hat chair, and Mr. Bai sat down Shi Shiran, shaking his sleeves.The people below rushed to ask: "What story are you telling today?"

Before Mr. Bai could say anything, he said in a delicate voice: "I said last time that there are no regular customers, so don't change your mind!"

As soon as these words came out, everything was quiet, and everyone looked at the Qianjin lady who was disguised as a man.

"What are you looking at, be careful of your eyeballs!" The guard next to the woman pulled out half of the sword in a fierce manner.

Mr. Bai hurriedly said: "Okay, let's talk about this non-regular customer today." In front of him was an upturned table with a small drum on it, two pear blossom slips in his left hand, and a drum hammer in his right. voice, and sang the story of the frequent visitor.

"By the way, this impermanent sword is recognized as the number one sword in the world in the martial arts world. It has been famous for more than ten years. A set of impermanent swordsmanship has made it superb, and no one has been able to break it so far."

When Ji Tanyin heard this, he snorted lightly, very disapproving.

"This swordsman's name and appearance are unknown. Because of his secretive whereabouts and unpredictable intentions, he is known as 'impermanence' by people in the world. His actions are both righteous and evil. It is said that he once stole a treasure from the palace treasure……"

"Nonsense!" The woman who was listening attentively slapped the table suddenly, "He is a good man!"

Mr. Bai was not afraid of her, and smiled calmly: "I heard that the young lady who was the commandant of the city guard was once in distress and was rescued by a non-regular customer. The two met once, and almost made a good story. It's a pity that I have no way to see Miss Wen. Jinmian, I don’t know the truth, so I dare not make such nonsense.”

That Miss Wen was extremely ashamed, two red clouds appeared on her cheeks, she covered her face and said nothing.

Mr. Bai told an anecdote about the frequent guest. Ji Tanyin spat out the duck bone, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and asked loudly, "In your opinion, what kind of frequent guest is the best in the world?"

Mr. Bai saw that the person who was asking the question was a half-grown boy, so he nodded indifferently: "Of course."

"How does it compare to the Jade Mountain Excalibur?"

Mr. Bai was greatly surprised by this question, looked Ji Tanyin up and down, and sighed: "I don't want my little brother to know Yushan Excalibur at such a young age?"

Most of the judges around are ordinary people, listening to books just for fun, they don't know much about martial arts people, so they asked each other: "Jade Mountain Excalibur? Which one is Yushan Excalibur?"

"This Jade Mountain Excalibur, named Ji Heng, is a hero who became famous all over the world a few years ago. He often hoes the strong and helps the weak, and is deeply loved by the people." Mr. Bai put the pear flower slip on the drum, and sighed. "It's just that Ji Daxia has disappeared from the Jianghu for more than ten years. I'm afraid he's gone."

"Who's gone?" Ji Tanyin glared angrily. He pressed the table with one hand and wanted to get up to argue with him. Remembering Master's exhortation, he endured it again and said, "He is living a good life."

"Oh? How did the little brother know?"

"This..." Everyone in the room was looking at him, Ji Tanyin coughed twice, and said vaguely: "I also heard it from someone." He urged Mr. Bai: "Just keep talking."

Because of his interruption, the previous story is not very interesting.One of the spectators shouted: "Mr. Bai, tell me about that big eunuch who sells ass!"

This is extremely vulgar, but unexpectedly won bursts of applause.

"I heard from the brother in the yamen that the Holy Majesty believes in villains, and will set up an East Factory for arresting and assassinating assassins soon, and hand it over to the eunuch!"

"This is incredible!"

"The tax increase by the imperial court last year, isn't it just a bad idea out of nowhere!"

Everyone chattered and talked around worriedly.Ji Tanyin lived in the deep mountains for a long time and didn't know anything about the world, so he asked Xie Wufeng: "Is it true that the eunuch is in power now?"

Xie Wufeng took a sip of the fine wine in his glass, still looking like he had nothing to do with himself: "The Luning Party and the Eunuch Party have been fighting for a long time, judging by the recent situation, the eunuchs may have the upper hand."

Ji Tanyin was stunned: "Ah!"

In the midst of the commotion, Miss Wen shouted loudly: "What are you worrying about? My father said that the Commander of the Shandong Metropolitan Government will join all the colleagues of the Metropolitan Division to submit a memorial requesting that the eunuch Yan Jiaxu be punished!"

Although her father Wen Shiyu's official rank is low, after all, he is in charge of five thousand soldiers and horses, and he is also an undisputed figure in Yanzhou Mansion.After hearing this, everyone bowed to Miss Wen, and said, "Master, please be sympathetic to us!"

After making a fuss, it became quiet again. Mr. Bai beat the drums on Jane and said a folk opera.He is proficient in all kinds of singing, one person plays multiple roles, his voice is sometimes vigorous and sometimes soft, and he tells a story about a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman in a soul-stirring way.

Ji Tanyin was lying on the table, listening very attentively. Mr. Bai left after collecting the reward money, he was still intoxicated.When I came back to my senses, the audience had already dispersed, and there were only three or five guests left in the lobby.

"Brother Xie..." Ji Tanyin turned his head to look, but he didn't see Xie Wufeng, and after calling Xiaoer to inquire, he realized that he had gone upstairs.

"Don't call me either." After complaining, Ji Tanyin stretched her waist and was about to get up when a sergeant suddenly stepped forward and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Brother, stay a while, my son is here to invite you."

Ji Tanyin was at a loss: "Who is your son? I don't know him."

The sergeant pouted, signaling Ji Tanyin to turn around.I saw Miss Wen disguised as a man sitting on the table near the window, her brows were slightly frowned, and her eyes were full of misery.

The two guards led him to Miss Wen, then retreated, leaving them to talk.

Ji Tanyin asked: "Little...what is your master looking for?" He was informal and stared straight at the other party, which made the girl feel uneasy and her eyes wandered.

Miss Wen made a bow to him: "Excuse me, are you a wanderer?"

Ji Tanyin showed hesitation and didn't know how to answer, but Ms. Wen continued on her own: "Have you ever heard of... Wu...Where did the regulars show up?"

Saying goodbye to Miss Wen, Ji Tanyin returned to her guest room.Next door is Xie Wufeng's residence, a dim light slipped out from the crack of the door.He knocked on the door: "Brother Xie, have you fallen asleep?"

There was a buzzing sound inside, Xie Wufeng said: "Come in."

Ji Tanyin was mysterious: "You don't even know what strange things happened to me!"

Xie Wufeng just took a bath not long ago, with a cloak over his obscene clothes, wet black hair hanging down his shoulders, sitting on the canopy bed, fiddling with the tent with his fingers, he said casually: "Miss Wen is looking for you?"

Ji Tanyin was surprised: "How did you know?"

"Guess what to talk about?"

Ji Tanyin relayed Miss Wen's words to him, with a look of air on her brows: "She promised me 50 taels of silver, and asked me to find regular customers for him!"

"You agree?"

"Of course not. But I thought she was pitiful, so I promised to keep an eye out for her. My elder brother has an escort agency at home, and the way is to spread the news. When you arrive in Xiangyang, you can ask the elder brother to find out." Ji Tanyin found a stool and sat down. Said: "That impermanent guest is really not a good thing. It provoked Miss Wen's heart, but he disappeared. And he always covers his face, so he must look ugly."

Xie Wufeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he couldn't justify himself. He joked, "Why did you say that? Could it be that Ayin loves Miss Wen, and that's why she's so fond of it?"

"I didn't!" Ji Tanyin denied it loudly, seeing Xie Wufeng's playful face, as if he refused to let him go, he stood up quickly, paced back and forth in the room, pretending to look at the decorations.Suddenly, he saw a piece of sword hilt protruding from the bundle on the stuffy cabinet, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Brother Xie, can I have a look at your old friend's sword?"

With Xie Wufeng's permission, Ji Tanyin carefully drew out his sword.This sword is simple and dignified, the scabbard is made of rosewood, the head is made of rhinoceros horn, the carved patterns have been polished, and most of the decorative shells have peeled off, which shows that it is indeed very old.With a little force from Ji Tanyin, the sword came out of its sheath, and the snow-bright light was like a shooting star in the sky.

"Brother Xie, this is a precious sword!" Ji Tanyin stroked the cold blade, looked at it carefully, and muttered regretfully, "It's just that the murderous intent is too strong."

Xie Wufeng looked at the Yingxue Sword hanging on his waist, and pointed out something: "The murderous aura is not heavy, how can it be called a treasure sword."

"That's not the case." Ji Tanyin frowned slightly, insisting on arguing with him, "The highest pursuit of a martial arts practitioner is to fight without bloodshed."

Xie Wufeng almost laughed out loud when he heard this, pulled his lips, and suddenly felt pity for Shangji Tanyin's clear and firm eyes, and shook his head without comment.

"Does this sword have a name?" Ji Tanyin asked, "Is your old friend from the martial arts?"

"No, he just likes to collect it. As for this sword, it is called Shensha."

Ji Tanyin admired it for a while, put the sword back to its original place, said goodbye to Xie Wufeng and went back to the room.

Xie Wufeng stopped him and asked inexplicably, "Your sword hasn't been stained with blood yet, has it?"

Ji Tanyin subconsciously held down the hilt of the sword, nodded and said, "My sword is newly cast."

Xie Wufeng narrowed his eyes and smiled unpredictablely.Ji Tanyin's heart tightened, and she said, "How?"

"It's nothing," Xie Wufeng praised frivolously, propping his forehead with one hand, half of his face hidden behind the veil, "I just feel that this sword has a handsome appearance, and it's aggressive, and it matches Ayin very well."