Still pity the grass and trees

On the second day, Ji Tanyin woke up very early, and sat cross-legged on the Luohan bed, exhaling and practicing Qi according to the inner strength and heart method taught by her master. An hour later, after freshening up, he went to knock on the door next door and asked Xie Wufeng to go downstairs for dinner together.

Xie Wufeng changed into brand-new clothes and held a Jinchuan fan in his hand, looking like a floating boy.Ji Tanyin couldn't help teasing: "Brother Xie is too ostentatious. Clothes made of such a good material, no wonder the robbers are eyeing you." Xie Wufeng tapped his shoulder with the handle of his fan, and laughed loudly: "After all, I am not like the boy Ayin. Handsome, I have to decorate it with some pomp." Ji Tanyin blushed, turned his head and looked away, wondering where he learned his glib tongue, and he didn't look like a scholar at all.

The two sat down in the lobby, ordered a stack of lotus leaf cakes, and two bowls of silver fish soup. After eating and drinking, they went for a stroll in the street, and bought a horse for Xie Wufeng.

The business of the shop is not good recently, and when there are customers coming to the door, the clerks of each family are very hospitable.Ji Tanyin is curious about everything, and Xie Wufeng is a person with nothing to do. The two stop and go, and they only walked half a street in an hour.Ji Tanyin took a fancy to a jug, but he was reluctant to buy it. His money was saved by his master in the early years, so he couldn't spend it casually.The jug was really delicate and unique, he touched it reluctantly for a while, but put it down cruelly, turned around and walked towards the shop door.When we got to the street, we found that Xie Wufeng hadn't followed, and we were waiting to go back to look for him, when he appeared unsteadily, holding the flagon in his hand, and said with a smile: "I'll see you off."

"How can this be done," Ji Tanyin desperately shook his head, "You will not be rewarded for nothing."

"Thank you, didn't you save my life?"

"I didn't save you for your repayment." Ji Tanyin was arrogant, feeling that he was underestimated by Xie Wufeng, and said disdainfully, "Besides, I don't like this jug at all, it's flat and ugly."

"That's the case, I'll throw it away." Xie Wufeng raised his hand, as if he was about to throw it away, Ji Tanyin was so nervous that his eyes widened, and the hand hanging by his side involuntarily raised up, trying to stop it.Xie Wufeng laughed loudly, and threw the jug to him, "Take it!"

Ji Tanyin took the jug and hugged it in her arms, pursed her lips a few times, and smiled.

Xie Wufeng said: "You are welcome, I have a lot of money." Ji Tanyin was dubious, and soon found that Xie Wufeng really spent money like water.At noon, the two of them ate walnut and pine nuts to make tea and a plate of fruit in the teahouse. He didn't have time to exchange the broken silver, so he sold it for a tael of silver.Ji Tanyin was speechless in secret, Xie Wufeng saw what he was thinking, and asked, "Are you guessing what my ancestors did?"

Ji Tanyin sneered, only to hear Xie Wufeng say: "My family is poor, and the money is borrowed."

Ji Tanyin was surprised: "Then you are still so extravagant? Don't you need to pay it back?"

"Why don't you pay it back, I pay it back every day."

What he said was unclear, and Ji Tanyin was still thinking about it, when suddenly he heard a few familiar bird calls, and then a blue-gray carrier pigeon slowly landed on his shoulder. "Xiaoqi!" Ji Tanyin was overjoyed, and combed the pigeon's feathers affectionately, "Is there anything to eat these two days?"

Xie Wufeng stood aside, watching Ji Tanyin talk to the pigeon.The young man tilted his head, his eyes were like crescent moons, his face was like white porcelain, and his two pale pink lips touched back and forth, like a peach blossom swaying in the spring breeze, which was really pleasing to the eye.

"I want to go to the rice store to buy something for Xiaoqi," Ji Tanyin said suddenly.

Xie Wufeng raised his eyebrows, said "Oh", and looked away hastily, "Let's go."

Ji Tanyin didn't realize it, and happily introduced Xiaoqi to him: "This is a carrier pigeon raised by my master. How is it? Isn't it very beautiful?"

"Well," Xie Wufeng paused, "beautiful."

After living in Sishui County for three days, Ji Tanyin had had enough fun, and Xie Wufeng also bought a good horse he wanted, so the two decided to set off on their way.This morning, I checked out the room, settled the bill, and was chatting with the shopkeeper. Two inn clerks brought fresh vegetables into the door and shouted: "Shopkeeper, something serious happened!"

This voice caused the guests in the lobby to look sideways, and the shopkeeper was displeased, and glared at them: "What's the fuss?" The two clerks ignored the shopkeeper's anger, and rushed to talk about the news they heard in the market: In the middle of the night, Commander Ren Chengwei sent assassins into his house, and both Lord Wen Shiyu and Mrs. Wen were assassinated!

There was a commotion all of a sudden, and Ji Tanyin glanced at Xie Wufeng suspiciously: "Wen Shiyu? Isn't that Miss Wen's..."

Xie Wufeng bowed his head in thought, with a somewhat serious expression.

Ji Tanyin went to question the clerks, but they got limited information. They only said that none of the magistrates in the vicinity had jurisdiction over the murder case. city ​​guard.

Everyone eating in the inn was talking about it, a big family in the county had just been thieves, and today the commander of the guard was assassinated again, the world is really getting more and more uneasy.

Ji Tanyin's heart was heavy, thinking that a few days ago, Ms. Wen was still a girl who was loved by thousands of people, and the deepest sorrow she had ever tasted was lovesickness. Her parents suddenly died overnight, and her life was like duckweed, so she couldn't help but sigh.

He asked the shopkeeper, "How far is it from Surabaya to Ren Chengwei?"

The shopkeeper said: "It's not far, and I'll be there in about half a day. Brother, don't you want to go to Qufu? The two places are right next to each other."

At this time, Xie Wufeng, who had been silent for a long time, glanced at Ji Tanyin, and returned to his usual casualness: "Why, you want to visit Miss Wen? Don't you really love her?"

This idea just flashed in Ji Tanyin's mind, and was ridiculed by Xie Wufeng, and hurriedly denied it: "It's not, men and women can't kiss each other."

The two packed their bags, got on their horses, and left Sishui County.Bored on the road, Ji Tanyin racked his brains to name Xie Wufeng's newly bought horse. After thinking for a while, he named this good horse with a dark body and strong hooves "Chasing the Moon".

Passing through Qufu County, and traveling quickly for two hours, rows of barracks of Ren Chengwei appeared in sight.Xie Wufeng let go of the reins and asked, "Do you want to rest?"

Ji Tanyin noticed the deep meaning in his words, and said sternly: "It's not dark yet, let's go a little longer."

"You're not tired, but I'm tired." Xie Wufeng took the lead to ride his horse to the inn, and Ji Tanyin hurriedly followed.

This inn was remodeled from a farmhouse, and it was extremely simple. There were five or six travelers resting and drinking tea in the inn.Xie Wufeng threw out a tael of silver and asked for two upper rooms, while Ji Tanyin spent money on food and drinks.

"You know, Commander Wei made Master Wen dead!"

The few guests did not know each other at all, but when Wen Shiyu's murder was mentioned, they immediately became acquainted, and they started talking about each other.

"I don't know, it's all spread!"

"Master Wen died a terrible death."

"Do you know who made the cruel move?"

"I don't know. Some say it's from the Qiu family, and some say it's from the Sifan sect."

Ji Tanyin, who had been listening attentively, stood up suddenly and asked sharply, "You mean the Xifan sect? That evil sect in the southwest?"

The other party was taken aback by him, and stammered: "I... I also heard that Mr. Wen's corpse was black and festered, which is very unusual."

"What's the matter?" Xie Wufeng knocked on the dishes with chopsticks, called Ji Tanyin, and asked in a low voice, "Where is this Xifan religion sacred?"

Ji Tanyin sat down again, pondered for a moment before saying: "He is a heretic in the martial arts. My senior brother once said that the Xifan Sect is entrenched in the smoky land and rarely interacts with the Central Plains martial arts. Poisonous insects, witches, sorcerers, and ruthless methods are rampant in Yunnan, doing all kinds of evil."

Xie Wufeng nodded slowly, poured him a glass of wine, and comforted him: "Don't worry, Yunnan is thousands of miles away from Shandong, so it can't be Xifan Sect."

After thinking about it, Ji Tanyin thought it made sense. The Xifan Sect hadn't left Yunnan for so many years, so how could they come to Shandong to kill a guard commander now.Relieved at the moment, he immersed himself in eating his hot and spicy crisps.

Several other guests were still whispering to each other, each had their own speculations about Wen Shiyu's assassination, and only a few words occasionally drifted into Ji Tanyin's ears.One of them is also a well-informed person who has been traveling all year round. He mysteriously said that Master Wen Shiyu and the commander of Shandong have always had a close relationship. by the assassins.

Ji Tanyin didn't take it seriously, and was just about to joke a few words, when he suddenly remembered that Daxun Kingdom borders Yunnan, his smile froze.

Xie Wufeng saw through what he was thinking, and persuaded: "Why are you worrying about all this? You don't feel tired. Regardless of the fact that the world is too uneven, the most important thing is to live your own happy life."

Ji Tanyin got along with him these days, although the friendship has gradually deepened, he still can't understand his indifferent attitude, and said angrily: "If it is really the collusion between the Xifan Sect and the Daxun Kingdom, how can I stay out of it?"

Xie Wufeng was a little drunk, resting his chin on his left hand, looking at him with blurred eyes, with a half-smile: "Only you, want to eradicate the West Fan Sect?"

"There are so many righteous people in the martial arts world, how can I fight alone?" Ji Tanyin was full of pride, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, criticizing Xie Wufeng and said: "Brother Xie, you are pessimistic and world-weary all day long, just thinking about eating, drinking and having fun. There is no strength of character for a scholar."

Xie Wufeng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.His shoulders trembled, and the layers of silk clothing also trembled, smooth and bright, like waves after waves.The tea guests in the inn looked over one after another, all of them puzzled.Ji Tanyin kicked him under the table: "What are you laughing at?"

Xie Wufeng has no scruples, still laughing endlessly.He stared straight at Ji Tanyin, his black eyes were like ancient wells rippling under the moonlight, sly and deep.

Is this person crazy?Ji Tanyin felt hot all over his body and was at a loss what to do. He held up the soup bowl to cover his face, and drank gurglingly.

Xie Wufeng laughed enough, and asked slowly: "Who told you that I am a scholar?"

Ji Tanyin slapped the porcelain bowl on the table angrily: "I don't care who you are!"

"Oh," Xie Wufeng pretended to be shocked, and frowned pitifully, "Is Ah Yin so stingy?"

Ji Tanyin hummed, bit her lower lip and did not speak.Xie Wufeng stopped teasing him, and poured a glass of wine by himself, humming an unknown tune.That song was so sad, Ji Tanyin had never been to Goulan Yard, so he didn't know that it was a song that was widely sung in the Fengyue place, but he still found it pleasant, and his impetuousness was gradually smoothed away.

After a while, he couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked Xie Wufeng: "What exactly do you do? Are you a businessman?"

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago?" Xie Wufeng smiled brightly, "I am a big idle person in the world."

Ji Tanyin stared at him for a while, then went upstairs with a flick of his sleeves.