Jianghu chaos

For several days, a certain strange feeling was always lingering.

After meeting Mu Jiuqiu face to face for the fifth time, and the loving eyes of the other party followed him all the way out of sight, Ruan Xi finally realized that something was wrong.But no matter how he explained, Mu Jiuqiu insisted that although they didn't have the same name, they were in the same school. Since they were both in Huainan, it was their duty to take care of the younger brother as a senior, and to take care of him with all his heart and always pay attention to him. , making Ruan Xi feel more and more uneasy, so he had to start avoiding him.

Just like at this moment, Ruan Xi turned around the corner of the corridor, and saw two figures vaguely across the rockery. One was holding two swords. The two swords fought, but defended more than attacked, and fought and retreated, while constantly pointing out the moves and footwork, with a focused and serious expression.

Ruan Xi abruptly withdrew his footsteps, while he was concentrating on pointing Hua Juyue, he turned around and quietly backed out.

As the opening ceremony approached, the participating disciples of various factions arrived at Doufu Castle one after another, and the people in the castle also grew more and more, in groups of three or four, gathering everywhere to compete in martial arts, or to guess how many young heroes will emerge at the meeting. Or enthusiastically discussing which scenic spots near Huainan are worth visiting and which food features are worth tasting, but Ruan Xi is alone, unfamiliar with the place, and can't get in any words, so he can only walk away silently.

Mei Qian, Xie Chaohan, whom he recognized, had gone to nowhere for the past two days, and he hadn't seen anyone from morning to night, and Miss Cao was too busy with her own affairs, so naturally she had no time to take care of him.Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, obviously everyone is eager to try and full of enthusiasm, but he is the only one wandering around like a lonely soul, really a bit lonely.

While sighing, he didn't know where he had gone. When he looked up again, he saw green bamboo poles in front of him, followed by two or three peach blossoms swaying and falling a few petals.

It is rare to have such a quiet place in Fort Doufu, the fences cut off all the turmoil of the river and lake, the ground is full of petals, branches and leaves, and no one comes to clean it.Ruan Xi pushed aside the bamboo leaves, and under a solitary peach blossom tree, there was a girl squatting in front of a boulder, spreading paper and holding a pen, writing something intently.

As soon as the wind blew, the peach blossoms fell again, and it was falling on the girl's hair. The green dress looked like bamboo leaves, so similar to the peach blossoms outside the bamboo he saw when he first walked in here.

Ruan Xi poked his head out cautiously, tried to see the girl's face clearly, and suddenly became happy: "Miss Ye!"

Ye Fushu jumped up in fright, and when he saw him through the bamboo leaves, he breathed a sigh of relief, wiped off the ink stains on his face, and greeted him, "Mr. Ruan? Why are you here?"

Ruan Xi smiled shyly: "I just walked around casually, and I came here before I knew it. I happened to meet a girl."

Ye Fushu swiftly removed the paper and ink to make room for him: "Ha, I didn't expect to be the only one idle."

Ruan Xi thanked her and sat down with her: "This place is quiet, the girl is really in a good mood."

"This is a side courtyard, so it's quiet if you don't use it often." Ye Fushu packed up his things and chatted with him, "Tomorrow is the opening meeting, and the preparations have been completed. The final inspection needs to be done by Sister Qin. I can’t help you, so I’m here to write.”

Ruan Xi followed the trend and looked at the few books she had put away. The last one was the thinnest, with four big ink characters on the cover - Chaowen Monthly News.

Suddenly, the words of Meiqian the day before yesterday flashed through his mind:

"Are you a member of the Chaowenhui?"

Chaowen Monthly News, Chaowenhui... He didn't react at that time, but now he understood after thinking about it, his heart was agitated, and he asked immediately: "Is there any connection between the Chaowenhui where the girl is and this Chaowen Monthly Newsletter?" ?”

Ye Fushu took it for granted and said: "That's what I compiled by the Chaowen Club."

Sure enough.Ruan Xi was even more excited, pointing to the second book in her hand, stammering: "Then, this list of heroes..."

Ye Fushu lowered his head, flipped through the book, and smiled: "This book was written by Master with me."

Ruan Xi stood up abruptly, gave Ye Fushu a long bow, and said from the bottom of his heart: "I've admired you for a long time! I'm so lucky to see you today!"

Ye Fushu was taken aback by him, and hurriedly helped him up: "I can't bear such a big gift! What's wrong, my lord?"

"I will buy and read every issue of Chaowen Monthly." Ruan Xi said earnestly, "I also read the list of chivalrous men and yearned for the Jianghu, so I made up my mind to leave home for a living! The girl told me that she was a kind guide Not too much!"

"Re-really..." Ye Fushu was so flattered that he didn't know where to put his hands, "So-so someone really watched...I...others said that we are not doing business properly and spreading anecdotes all day long. It's useless except for people to talk about, it's just a group of idlers messing around... I didn't expect..." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, as if he was about to cry out of excitement at the next moment.

"All the things about Jianghu were taught to me by the list of chivalrous men and Chaowen Monthly News, how can it be useless!" Ruan Xi frantically took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, "Young lady writes very well, really!"

Ye Fushu wiped away his tears and nodded vigorously: "Thank you, no one has ever said that...Thank you..."

Afraid that she would continue to cry, Ruan Xi glanced at the third book with a blank cover out of the corner of his eye, and hurriedly changed the subject: "I don't know what this is? Is it the new volume of the Heroes List?"

As soon as this book was mentioned, Ye Fushu immediately cleared the rain, picked up the book and cherished it: "The list of heroes is more than 20 years ago, and it has long passed. This book... is what I want to complete alone and record the heroes of today's martial arts. Spectrum!"

Ruan Xi was shocked by the brilliance in her eyes: "Hero spectrum?"

Ye Fushu resolutely said: "I said that I would come to the martial arts conference for this reason. The world has never stagnated. There was a list of heroes more than 20 years ago, and now there should be a list of heroes! Today, there are heroes from all walks of life in the world. Hero, I have to include it in the list of heroes and rank it one, two, three, four! There is no one in Taoism, no one in literature, and no second in martial arts. Naturally, the number one person must be known to the whole world!"

"Oh? So is there anyone who is the number one in the girl's heart?"

Ruan Xi and Ye Fushu were startled by the sudden words. They followed the sound and saw two people standing side by side on the top of the green bamboo. Bright and bright, winding down at the side, it is extremely eye-catching; another man with a wide robe and long sleeves, who does not look like a martial arts practitioner but an elegant man who reads and tastes tea, stands quietly with his hands behind his back, speaking to them Turn a deaf ear, as if it had nothing to do with him.

If Ruan Xi saw his relatives, he excitedly waved to them: "Brother Mei! Brother Xie!"

The bamboo branches under their feet swayed up and down, and the two of them had no intention of coming down. Xie Chaohan leaned on the bamboo pole comfortably, narrowing his eyes lazily: "It's half a day's leisure to steal a floating life~"

Mei Qian glanced at him: "Which day are you not free?"

Xie Chaohan folded his arms, and said solemnly: "I have not been free for two days, and I am not paid for being caught by someone."

Mei Qian sneered: "If you don't work hard, what kind of wages will you give?"

Xie Chaohan complained: "It's my fault if I can't find it? First, I didn't see anyone, and second, I wasn't a local snake trying to inquire. I didn't have any clues, so I checked. I really deserve to be an iron rooster who plucks hair, plums, snow, lean dogs, and picks meat. Don't do it anymore! Why don't you call your little fat sheep brother, I think he's boring to hang out alone, why don't you—"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Chaohan suddenly struck like an arrow, and the thick red tassels crossed an extremely narrow arc in front of his eyes. His eyelashes were stained, covering most of the scene in front of him.

Ruan Xi retreated instinctively.

Fallen leaves and flowers rose up all around him for a while, like a screen rising from the ground, red and green intertwined and rustled down, the two of them shuttled between the flying flowers and fallen leaves, but neither stepped on the branches and leaves, nor stepped on them. Contaminated with fallen flowers.

The red spikes kept spinning in front of my eyes, and the whistling of wind leaves in my ears disturbed my five senses. Ruan Xi could no longer pay attention to other things, so she subconsciously dodged, dodging left and right, suddenly slipped and fell heavily on the ground.

Xie Chaohan stopped his hands, and sighed in admiration: "No wonder the iron rooster has taken a fancy to you."

"Ling Shuang Treading Snow... This step is the first level of Ling Shuang Treading Snow!"

Ruan Xi rubbed his waist and just stood up when he heard Ye Fushu's excited voice:

"Ling Shuang Taxue actually has a second heir! I have never heard of the famous name before, but I didn't expect it to be Mr. Ruan!"

Ruan Xi was slightly taken aback: "Ling Shuang treading snow? You mean... me?"

Mei Qian has already flown down.The wind is full of wide sleeves, looking from a distance, it looks like a faintly falling Kongming lantern.

"Miss Ye has good eyesight." Mei Qian said meaningfully, "Or...all the people in the meeting have such eyesight as a girl?"

Ye Fushu felt a little nervous when he saw it, and he took a step back unconsciously, and said inexplicably, "These are all taught to me by my master. My master said it, and I know many moves, so I won't miss any heroes!"

"The Chao Wenhui is really interesting..." Mei Qian murmured, and turned to look at Ruan Xi, "That's right, what Brother Ruan used just now is my Lingxu sect's unique skill, Ling Shuang's footwork on snow."

Ruan Xi was stunned for a while, and the ecstasy came to him after a while.Naturally, Mei Qian's judgment was not wrong. She never thought that the number one light kung fu in the world, which she had only glimpsed in the book, was already in her hands!What has been practiced as a child's play for many years is actually the mysterious Ling Shuang Taxue who appears and disappears in the rivers and lakes!Heart was pounding, and Ruan Xi was so excited that his knees softened and he bowed his head to bow down: "Master——"

Mei Qian interrupted him just in time: "It's just the first floor. It's 500 taels, and the cash and goods have already been paid off."

Ruan Xi grabbed his sleeve and did not let go, and said very firmly: "Since I have learned from Lingshuang Treading Snow, I am a member of the Lingxu sect! Although Brother Mei and I have no names as brothers and sisters, Ruan Xi can't abolish etiquette. You have to treat each other with the courtesy of a senior brother! Please don’t be polite with your senior brother!”

"..." Mei Qian silently turned her face away.

Xie Chaohan sighed exaggeratedly: "The same people have different fates, Mu Jiuqiu is really pitiful."

Mei Qian rubbed her forehead, brushed Ruan Xi away without a trace, and said to Ye Fushu with a straight look: "Miss Ye, please send a letter to the Morning News Conference as a reminder of what happened on the street the day before yesterday."

Ye Fushu was catching up on the scene just now and writing quickly, when he heard this, he raised his head in a daze: "Why?"

Mei Qian and Xie Chaohan looked at each other, and said: "Previously I guessed that people from Sunset City sneaked into Huainan to sabotage the martial arts conference. The two of us and Miss Cao searched the whole city in the past two days, but we didn't find any trace of Sunset City. Now Come to think of it, maybe...those people came for the Chaowenhui."