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Xuanyuan Mountain.

The mountains are not towering, and the greenery has not faded from the branches that have been noisy all summer.This mountain forest is favored by heaven and earth. There are hot spring mines in the mountain. Flowers bloom earlier and leaves fall later than other places.

The fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy stretched his waist under the tree, suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled, and threw the sword in his hand, the blade of the sword swept across the branches, and cut off the fruit on the tree.He jumped up like a leopard, took the fruit in his hand, turned around and kicked the sword with his arch, and held it in his hand.At this time, the sky was cool in autumn, but the boy was only wearing a blue cloth robe, with the sleeves rolled up to his arms, revealing his strong muscles.

Three distant bells rang, the young man carried the sword on his shoulder, wiped the fruit on his clothes, and walked along the mountain road while gnawing.When the boy walked halfway up the mountain, he saw several bluestone houses. When he walked into one of them, he saw seven or eight people sitting on the table.

Sitting in the middle of the table was a man in a green robe. His hair was slightly snow-colored, but he was still in good spirits. It was Shu Huaijin, the Lord of Xuanyuan Mountain.Sitting beside him were the hall masters of the three inner and outer halls of Xuanyuan Mountain, Hua Xingjiu and Gu Ling, and next sat the disciples of Xuanyuan Mountain.

The young man found a seat and sat down, calling out, "Lord of the mountain."

Shu Huaijin said: "Xiao Qin, don't rush into martial arts training. Since you chose the Duanli sword on the day of choosing the sword, you should know that this sword will go through years of honing. The so-called heart to the sword, you can't be in a hurry."

Qin Jue nodded and said, "Thank you, master, I know."

In the middle of the moon, Qin decided to practice a set of swords under the pine tree, took off his sweaty clothes and took a bath in the hot spring. He was wiping his hair shirtless when he saw Hua Xingjiu approaching. I looked straight at it.

Hua Xingjiu waved his cattail fan and said, "Xiao Qin, you are practicing kung fu again."

Qin decided that he couldn't dodge it anyway, so he simply put on his jacket and responded, "Uncle Hua, don't tell my master, I just practice casually to digest food."

Hua Xingjiu shook his head and sighed: "Xiao Qin, uncle understands your thoughts. You worked hard because Yan Linsu went down the mountain. But the Duanli sword is different from the Suying sword..."

Qin Jueyi had learned Duanli Sword, the most difficult martial art in Xuanyuan Mountain. It was slower than other disciples in building foundations and progressing, so Yan Linsu could go down the mountain, but it was absolutely impossible for Qin Jueyi.

Hua Xingjiu saw that Qin Jueyi's face turned sad, and comforted him: "Duanli Sword is the sword technique that the mountain master learned in his later years. The sword moves are not complicated, there are only thirteen moves, but the thickness of the sword moves The most difficult to understand is the simple sword intent. The owner of the mountain once thought that this sword would be lonely from now on. It is rare that you are willing to learn it, and you have learned it well. You don’t have to worry, even if you come down the mountain three or five years later than Xiaoyan, as long as you If you understand this sword, you may not lose to him in future achievements."

Qin decided to think, I didn't go down the mountain to win Xiaoyan, he smiled and didn't speak.His thoughts flew back to the day when he met Yan Linsu, that was about four or five years ago.

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A dirty face was exposed by the side of the mountain stream, and a large handful of clear water was poured down to wash away the mud on his face, revealing a pale face.But the ten-year-old boy's face was out of shape, only a pair of big and bright eyes remained.

Standing beside the stream is a stone tablet with the four characters "Xuanyuan Mountain Gate" engraved in the middle, and the four characters "Zhi Ge Zhi Zhe" carved a few inches away from it.The words were wild and scribbled, and the young man only understood after learning the sword. These eight characters were engraved with the edge of the epee sword.There is a sword sticking out beside the stele, the blade of the sword has sunk into the stone, as if it was smashed into it by someone.Later, Qin Jueyi also heard the story that was circulated in Jianghu. Shu Huaijin threw a sword at the gate of the mountain because of his wife's death, and erected a monument at the foot of the mountain. Since then, Xuanyuan Mountain has been isolated from the world.

Xuanyuan Mountain, which is isolated from the world, still has the title of the best mountain in the world in the rivers and lakes. No matter what kind of grievances or grievances, to the place where Xuanyuan Mountain stops fighting is to be cut off from the world of mortals.

Now that he's here, is he safe?Holding the water to drink, the boy let out a long sigh of relief.

"Hey, who are you? Why did you appear in Xuanyuan Mountain?" At some point, a boy in white clothes stood beside the wild peach by the stream. The boy looked slightly older than him.Wrapped in thick snow-white fox fur, she is only more than ten years old, her eyebrows and eyes have not yet opened, but she already has a sense of leisure and leisure.

He hesitated for a moment, "My name is Qin Jue." As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately asked, "Who are you?"

With a young heart, he refuses to suffer at all.

The young man in white put his hands on the neck of a yellow puppy in his arms, and there were a little red sand marks on the back of his hands. He smiled softly, "Yan Linsu."

The dog in Yan Linsu's hand was as fat as a meat ball... Dog meat pot, dog meat soup, dog meat skewers, boiled, stewed and roasted are all delicious.

Qin Jueyi's eyes were fierce and greedy on the dog. Yan Linsu was startled by his eyes, hugged the dog tightly, and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Qin decided not to speak, and only stared fiercely at him and the dog.Yan Linsu thought that if his eyes could catch fire, he and the dog might already be familiar with each other.He took a step back and said, "Xiaohua can't give you food, so come back with me, and I'll treat you to osmanthus cake."

Osmanthus cake is not meat, what Qin Jueyi actually wants to eat is plump and plump meat.

The wild peach smiles, the bamboo fence is short, the stream willow shakes itself, the sand and water are clear.

When the two met for the first time, Yan Linsu smiled at Qin Jueyi.Qin Jue stared at him unapologetically, and swallowed with a grunt.

After picking it up for Yan Linsu, Qin Jueyi found out that Yan Linsu was the younger brother of Yan Qinghong, wife of Shu Huaijin, the owner of Xuanyuan Mountain.

After that, Qin Jueyi, who was full of food and drink, felt that Xuanyuan Mountain had food and drink as well, and there was also a dog named Xiao Hua who could be amusing.

As for Yan Linsu... Qin Jue rubbed his chin and smiled.

"A Su, wake up, you promise to go down the mountain with me to eat duck noodles." Qin decided to finish practicing a set of swords, and kicked open the door of the bamboo house.Light fell on the bed.There are quilts on the bed, and there are cotton quilts, and Yan Linsu is wrapped in the quilts like cotton balls.Yan Linsu opened his eyes, looked at the young man standing at the door, and closed his eyes again. "What's the hurry, I haven't slept enough yet."

Qin decided to throw the sword on the table, lifted him up from the bed, and carried him out to bask in the sun...

The moonlight shines on the mountain stream, Yan Linsu leans on the green bamboo with a bamboo flute in his hand, the wind blows the shadow of the bamboo, the white figure sways under the moon, and the sound of the flute resounds in the forest.

Qin decided to lean on the bluestone and drink a pot of wine with his head raised.The stars all over the sky seemed to fall into the eyes of the young man.

"Xiao Qin, is the wine good?" At some point, Yan Linsu stopped the flute in his hand and turned his head to look at him under the moonlight.

Qin decided to nod vigorously, protecting the flagon in his hand.

There are only five cold and heat events in five years, and more than 1000 suns rise and moons set.

Qin Jue has grown up very quickly, and already has the heroic spirit of a teenager.All day long, the blue sleeves are rolled up to the elbows, revealing the wheat-colored arms.

Qin decided that he could eat more than a dozen steamed buns in one meal. In Yan Linsu's impression, the boy was either eating or crying hungry.

At the southern foot of Xuanyuan Mountain, the warm sun shines on the sword.

The sword was held in the blue-clothed boy's hand. The sword was quite strange. It was straight and wide, but it stopped abruptly at the point where it should have been narrowed to the edge of the sword, as if it had been broken for life.The boy is not tall enough, but when he strikes, his movements are as nimble as a leopard, and he comes down with a set of sword dance, the sound of tiger, tiger, wind and thunder.The boy withdrew his sword, raised his head and looked at the person on the tree in front of him, "How is it?"

The man smiled and said, "That's right, I'll give you a piece of fruit."

A yellow fruit fell from among the leaves, and it fell into the boy's hand.

Without the slightest deviation, it means that when the wind blows, the ripe fruit falls.

Sitting on the branch of an apricot tree bearing many yellow fruits was a man in moon white clothes. His sword eyebrows and star eyes were already restrained and heroic, but when he laughed, he still had a little childishness.

The blue-clothed boy held apricots in his hand, and frowned in disgust, "I ask you, how about I go down the mountain with you?" He took a bite out of habit before realizing, "I don't want to eat any fruit, you treat me as a Teens?"

"You are only 14 years old, why are you not a child? When I picked you up and came back..."

Qin Jue became angry from embarrassment, "Yan Linsu, let me tell you one last time, you listen carefully, I'm fifteen. If you make a mistake next time, I will never forgive Su Yingjian."

This child, when he was picked up and brought back, pitifully called him Brother Yan, but within a few months, he has been called by his first name and last name.

Was he pampering the child too much?

Yan Linsu jumped down from the treetop, stood beside him lightly, and patted the boy's head with a smile.He is three or four years older, already half a head taller than the boy, "Xiao Qin, it will be fifteen after the new year, and it will still be fourteen. Don't complain, it's not that I won't take you down the mountain, who told you to choose what?" Not good, choose Duanli Sword instead.”

Qin Jue turned his head and stretched out his hand to pull Yan Linsu's hand away from his head, "The Duanli sword is three feet seven inches long and weighs nine catties and 13 taels, longer and heavier than the Suying sword?"

Yan Linsu laughed, "Just because of this? It's hard for brother-in-law to think that he met some kind of swordsman who is rare in a hundred years."

Qin Jue shook his head, "You are the swordsman."

Yan Linsu said: "I just learned faster than you, but I am not as sincere as you in waiting for the sword. You should learn the sword well and wait for you... ha... 20-year-old swordsmanship has reached the sixth floor, and then go down the mountain Come to see me."

When Yan Linsu mentioned that he was 20 years old, he laughed unceremoniously.

Qin decided to be too lazy to talk.

Yan Linsu glanced at him hesitantly, "Why, you can't do it? Then... wait until you are... 30 years old?"

Qin Jue became furious, and stared at him fiercely, "That's right, you underestimated me for not being able to do it, did you?"

"A man promises a thousand gold?"

The boy said angrily, "I'll still lie to you?"

Yan Linsu smiled. With this sentence, this young man will definitely devote himself to Wu.

Qin Jueyi is a prodigy in martial arts, but he is playful and slow at heart, and needs more training and encouragement.

Yan Linsu could even imagine the bright young man in front of him, Yi Jian Guanghan, when cranes were crowing in Kyushu.

He flicked his clothes, turned around, "I'm leaving, the horse is ready."

With Qing Feng in his hand, the rivers and lakes are beautiful, and the horse is ready, so what else can he keep.

"Wait, A Su," the young man wrapped his arms around Yan Linsu's waist, sticking to his shoulder blades spread out like butterfly wings.

Never been so close to him.

Through the thin clothes, Yan Linsu could feel the young man's fiery breath spraying on his back like a small animal.

"What's the matter?" Yan Linsu pulled away the young man's body, held it in front of him, and looked at him in surprise.

The young man gritted his teeth and gave him a resentful look. He didn't know whether he was resentful of his behavior or the obvious difference in strength between the two.

He shook off Yan Linsu's hand, took out something from his waist, and threw it into Yan Linsu's hand angrily. "give you."

A flute made of green bamboo was wrapped in a soft blue cloth, and the handle was carefully polished to be smooth and round without any burrs. "You made it?"

Qin decided to snort coldly as an answer.

Yan Linsu smiled and said, "I will keep it with me."

The boy's eyes flashed with joy, but he gritted his teeth and continued to snort coldly.

He wanted to insist that it was not rare, but he still didn't say it.

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Hua Xingjiu sees that Qin is determined to remain silent, thinking about the rivalry between the brothers and sisters, competition may not necessarily be a bad thing.Anyway, with the Mountain Lord around, nothing will happen to him in martial arts training. He shook his cattail fan and said, "Don't worry, to tell you the truth, it was the Mountain Lord who sent your senior brother down the mountain after receiving the letter from King Cheng in the capital. .”

Qin Jueyi was puzzled and said: "The owner of the mountain has always ignored the affairs of the world, how could he have a biography with some king Cheng? He even sent Asu there?"

Hua Xingjiu said: "King Cheng and the owner of the mountain are old acquaintances. It is said that this transmission of the letter is related to a gambling agreement from that year."

Qin Jue was even more puzzled, "What bet?"

Hua Xingjiu shook his head and said: "Sometimes our mountain master is really a bit worried about salty carrots. It's useless if you know it now. In short, Xiaoyan has a mission to go down the mountain and won't come back so soon. In the future, if you learn swords, you can still It’s not in a hurry to find him in the capital. Oh, some scriptures in my place have not been taken out to dry in the heavy rain a few days ago, so help me move them out and let them dry in the moonlight first.”

Qin Jueyi smiled, Hua Xingjiu was the only one in Xuanyuan Mountain who dared to criticize the mountain owner like this.

Hua Xingjiu was originally born in a family of martial arts, but somehow he was abducted by Shu Huaijin to Mount Xuanyuan, and he spent the whole day waving his big cattail fan and dragging his big straw sandals, posing like a famous gentleman.

His treasure is his room full of books. Qin Jueyi has also heard that the martial art in his book is praised by even the mountain master, but ordinary disciples can't easily see it.

Knowing that Uncle Hua was helping him, he was afraid he wanted to give some pointers, Qin Jue's eyes lit up, he happily agreed, and followed him to move the books.

The rain that had been raining for several days finally stopped, Yan Linsu was standing in the yard with his clothes on, and the rainwater was piling up in puddles under the porch.He did not know how to get here from the deserted temple, as if he was here the moment he opened his eyes, his body had been cleaned by someone, and he had put on clean clothes. If the wound on his wrist was not still there, he would almost suspect Everything is just a ridiculous dream.

He had been bedridden for many days. When he got up now, the sky was bright and the haze in his heart gradually faded.

He had seen the layout of this corridor before, but it was back to the Drunken Pillow Universe.

He hasn't seen Zhu Yongning since he woke up, only a little girl called Xiaomei is beside him, that little girl doesn't like to wear socks, she only likes to step on wooden clogs with bare feet.

"My lord, you are just better, don't blow the wind." Xiaomei hurried out from the house, holding a black cloak in her hand, "Where are you going, my lord, please put on some clothes first."

Yan Lin never had time to object, so he put the clothes on for the girl.

After getting along with each other for the past few days, Yan Linsu could already tell that this woman was good at martial arts, but not too high.

At this moment, his dantian is empty, and he can't raise any internal energy, even he can't hide from this woman.

Zhu Yongning, Yan Linsu thought of these three words in his heart, and a sneer appeared on his lips.

"Young master looks good in master's clothes." Xiaomei straightened his clothes and said with a smile.

"Linsu, of course she looks good in anything." Yan Linsu heard the sound and looked, Zhu Yongning came from the other end of the corridor, the little prince was holding a bamboo flute, and stopped in front of him.He smiled and said, "How is Lin Su resting?"

Xiaomei bowed to Zhu Yongning and stepped back.

Yan Linsu admired the young prince's thick skin, and said coldly, "Tofu."

"Lin Su lost this bamboo flute in the temple that day. My subordinates found it when they were cleaning the temple, and brought it back to you."

Yan Linsu knew that his younger brother Qin Ju decided to give it to him, and reached out to take it. Zhu Yongning waited for him to accept the bamboo flute, but took advantage of the situation to hold Yan Linsu's hand.

When the fingertips touched, Yan Linsu's eyes turned cold, and he fixed his eyes on Zhu Yongning. "My lord, how can I let me go?"

Zhu Yongning smiled lightly: "If this king lets Lin Su go, will Lin Su let me go?"

Yan Linsu was silent.

Zhu Yongning smiled even more, "Brother Yan, this is not fair, you and I each once, and no one has ever suffered."

Yan Linsu took his hand out of his hand, turned around and walked into the house, he really had nothing to say to this person.

"Brother Yan, wait." Zhu Yongning refused to let him go and called out.

Yan Linsu turned around and saw that Zhu Yongning had rolled up his sleeves. He was wearing this man's cloak, and the clothes on his body were also literati's broad robes with wide sleeves, and some bamboos were painted on him.

Zhu Yongning saw the guarded look in his eyes, which was as cold as the sharp edge of a knife, and said with a low smile: "If I pretended to be crazy from the beginning to the end that day, can Lin Su see it?"

Yan Linsu was stunned for a moment, a little speechless, that day Zhu Yongning suddenly went crazy, he remembered that Zhu Yongning had taken Tan Hua for a few days, and he taught him the heart method of Qian Ri Drunk, but he didn't know how Yes, it actually stimulated the potential in his body, and his power was several times higher than usual, and even the original cold and heat were no longer a problem.Otherwise, in terms of force alone, Zhu Yongning is not Yan Linsu's opponent, even if Yan Linsu has consumed some internal energy in imparting martial arts, he should not be at the mercy of others.

What if he pretended to be obsessed from beginning to end that day?

Pack?No, Yan Linsu's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhu Yongning, "You deliberately asked me to pass on your thousand-day drunkenness technique. You also intentionally ate Tanhua."

There was no doubt in his words, but affirmation.

Zhu Yongning smiled, "Brother Yan is really smart, what I lack in martial arts is the part of Qian Ri Drunk, thank you Brother Yan for fulfilling it. Although it is difficult for me to display the skill of that day, it is still very beneficial. "

Yan Linsu said: "Tan Hua? You've got it right, I'll come back and save you?"

"If brother Yan doesn't come, I'll have another ambush." ​​Zhu Yongning said: "Yin Yang can't keep me, but Tanhua's suffering is probably not good. But I know..." Zhu Yongning smiled, He continued: "I expected Brother Yan to come, and Brother Yan did not disappoint me."

Yan Linsu said: "Linsu is extremely stupid, the prince laughed."

Zhu Yongning held his sleeve tightly, "Linsu, this king just said that if I had been pretending to be insane, I would be with you...would you not blame me so much. Unfortunately, at that time, this king didn't even Willing to lie to you."

Yan Linsu's head hurt a little, and he replied, "Thank you, my lord, for not lying."

Zhu Yongning's eyes lit up, "Linsu is willing to forgive me?"

Yan Linsu said: "When I see the prince, I get a headache, and the headache is so bad that I don't want to think about the accounts between us anymore."

Zhu Yongning showed his face, and his smile was a little gentle.I heard Yan Linsu continue to speak neatly: "There is only one battle between you and me, and we will never die."

Yan Linsu's eyes fell on Zhu Yongning's saber. The sword was long and beautiful. It was his sword. "Now my sword is in your hands, and people are also controlled by you. Unless the little prince can get rid of me, Yan Linsu will take revenge."

Zhu Yongning smiled bitterly, "Brother Yan, brother Yan..."

Yan Linsu felt his palms go cold, and looked down at a bottle that Zhu Yongning handed over to him. The bottle was not big, but it was painted with exquisite Panzhi peonies. He asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

Zhu Yongning smiled and said, "Of course it's an aphrodisiac."

Yan Linsu looked at him, but did not speak.Zhu Yongning had already pressed his hand and leaned forward, blowing his breath ambiguously in his ear.

Those unbearable memories came to the bottom of his heart, anger filled Yan Linsu's eyes, but he heard the little prince whisper: "Eat it, and I will let Xiaomei send you away."

Zhu Yongning quickly let go of his hand, and said with a loud smile, "I will definitely not let Lin Su down for my king's kindness."

"Report, report to the lord." Yan Linsu followed the sound and saw the magistrate Liu appearing at the other end of the corridor, obviously breaking through the ambiguous scene between the two of them, he hesitated to move forward.

Yan Linsu put away the porcelain vase, his expression darkened and he hummed coldly, acting extremely arrogant, he turned and left without looking at County Magistrate Liu.

County Magistrate Liu stared at him, and his heart skipped a beat.

Although this son is handsome, he really has such a temper, alas.

County Magistrate Liu's sharp eyes had already seen that what was handed to Yan Linsu along with the bottle was what he gave to the little prince that night.

He didn't know that Zhu Yongning handed over the box on purpose when he saw him coming.

County magistrate Liu felt sorry for the little prince's bumpy love life, and even put a cold face on him.

In the past few days, he has fallen into the night, and he is a little uncomfortable in his wife's bed. It was early last night.If a man doesn't lift these days, even if he is the next one, he will be disliked by others.

County magistrate Liu groaned for a long while, and looked at Zhu Yongning with a bit of sadness in his eyes.While worrying in his heart, he suddenly heard Zhu Yongning call out in front of him: "Magistrate Liu, why do you look at me like this? Could it be that there is a flower growing on my face?"

County magistrate Liu felt that the little prince Yushu Linfeng should not be so depressed, and he should comfort him a few words: "My lord, don't be sad, there will always be people who appreciate your flowers."

Naturally, Zhu Yongning didn't know what flower Liu County Magistrate was talking about, so he asked casually, "What flower?"

"Flowers? How can there be any flowers?" County Magistrate Liu was startled and aphasia, and hid himself in a disguised way.

Zhu Yongning said: "Master Liu has also seen that even if this king gives aphrodisiacs to people, they will not appreciate it."

"Oh, the lord is a good-looking talent, even a stubborn stone will nod one day. This man chases the woman across the mountain, and the woman chases the man through the layer of yarn."

Zhu Yongning asked suspiciously: "What is Master Liu talking about?"

County magistrate Liu was startled to be speechless, he almost told the fact that the young prince was a victim, he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "My lord, Mr. Kou from the palace is here, and he said he brought an imperial edict. Go find the prince."

When Zhu Yongning walked into the back hall of the county government office, he saw a man dressed as a high-ranking eunuch, with snow on his temples, sitting behind the case, drinking a cup of tea.

Zhu Yongning smiled and cupped his hands, looked back at County Magistrate Liu and said, "Master Liu, can I trouble you to serve tea."

At this moment, there is tea on the table, and Eunuch Kou is also drinking tea, so the young prince actually asked for tea?

Although County Magistrate Liu's rank is not high, he is also a fine individual. He understood it at the moment and said, "Look at my memory. Please sit down, both of you, and I'll go chop firewood."

County magistrate Liu was proud of himself, as expected of being a Jinshi back then, but he was different from those donated officials.See how well this is said, first chop the firewood and then boil the water, and when the tea is boiled, you can have lunch, and you have finished talking about yourself.By the way, the two of you should stay for lunch. What is there to eat in Jiangzhou Prefecture? Do you want to invite the chef from Linjiang Building?

Seeing that County Magistrate Liu retreated, Zhu Yongning saluted Eunuch Kou just now, "Master, why are you here in person?"

This Eunuch Kou is the great eunuch in the palace on the bright side, but in the dark he is the Lord of the Ten Palaces of Hades.

He accepted Zhu Yongning as his apprentice when he was a teenager, and he has passed on his skills for several years now.

There is still one day before the election of the new master of the ten halls, usually this Eunuch Kou will only appear at the end to meet these competitors.At this moment, he appeared in front of Zhu Yongning with a public identity.

Eunuch Kou's voice was a little sharp, he put down the teacup in his hand, "Did Yongning succeed?"

Zhu Yongning took off a long sword from under his clothes and held it in front of him, "Here is the Suying sword, this disciple is lucky to live up to his fate."