[Sword Three] Between Leaves and Flowers

When Dongfang Yuxuan walked out of the inn again, the sky had already set and the evening market was opening. Dongfang Yuxuan ate some seasonal dishes casually, and continued to visit the evening market.

I have lived in Xiake Island for nearly 24 years. Although I have dabbled a little in the book, seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains with my own eyes opened Dongfang Yuxuan's eyes.

The evening market in Yangzhou City is as lively as the morning market. Different from the morning market, there are several lanterns hanging on each stall in the evening market in Yangzhou City. The stalls are connected to each other. At a glance, the lanterns on the entire long street are like Soaring clouds and golden dragons are dazzling.The Knights Island is deserted all year round, and only a few red lanterns will be hung on the first lunar month to add joy. Dongfang Yuxuan heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw these lanterns for the first time, as if he wanted to put away the people who had lived in the Knights Island for many years. The depression is all gone.

There are more people buying fruits and vegetables in the morning market, and more people in the evening market are just enjoying themselves.Dongfang Yuxuan saw that he was about to walk to the center of the night market, and the crowd was getting bigger and bigger. He was about to avoid the passing pedestrians and walked to another alley that branched off, when he heard a string of silver bell-like girls laughing softly It was heard in the ear, followed by the reputation, and there were three young girls in pink clothes and fan hairpins sitting around a table at a food stall at the entrance of the alley.

"Is that the young master of Hidden Sword Villa?" A girl with almond-eyed round face put down the porcelain spoon in her hand and asked with a smile, "The landlord said back then that he is a swordsman who is hard to find in the world. Wasn't the Juggernaut bad back then?"

Another older girl shook her head lightly, and said: "Although the host once said that Mr. Ye is a sword-level master, Mr. Ye's name has not been revealed in the martial arts these years, maybe..."

"Don't talk nonsense." The girl in pink who was sitting facing Dongfang Yuxuan had picturesque eyebrows, her voice sounded like the wind blowing on her face, and she was as gentle as jade, with a pair of phoenix eyes hiding some cunning.Although he only said four words, every word was steady.

Dongfang Yuxuan thought that this girl should be the most prestigious among the three.Sure enough, as soon as the girl finished speaking, the other two girls in pink bowed their heads and said nothing more.

This was originally a chat between girls, but Dongfang Yuxuan heard the mention of "Hidden Sword Villa" and "Master Ye" in the three people's words. A scholar named Ye, Dongfang Yuxuan immediately walked over to the three girls.

The three girls seldom interact with strange men. Seeing Dongfang Yuxuan approaching, the gentle girl frowned slightly, her cunning eyes showed a defensive look, and she said: "Sir, there is still an empty seat next to you." .”

This girl obviously regarded Dongfang Yuxuan as a prodigal son.Dongfang Yuxuan stopped three steps away from Li girl, and bowed his hands: "I am not a villain, I just want to ask the three girls some things, I wonder if the three girls can answer for me?"

The almond-eyed woman is younger and not deeply involved in the world. Looking carefully, she is somewhat similar to Dongfang Yuxuan.Seeing Dongfang Yuxuan's polite appearance, the girl relaxed her guard, blinked and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

"Qu Yun, don't open your mouth to answer." The gentle girl hurriedly stopped her junior sister.

Qu Yun cast a chilling glance at the gentle girl, and murmured, "Senior Sister, he already said that he is here to inquire about something."

The gentle girl was not annoyed when she heard her junior sister's complaints, she just stood up and patted the girl's shoulder lightly, as if to comfort her, but she stared at Dongfang Yuxuan and said, "What's your problem, sir?"

Dongfang Yuxuan knew that the other party did not trust him, and only answered to himself to comfort his junior sister. He still nodded gratefully to the girl, and handed the gold-plated sword post from his sleeve to the girl, saying: "I met a man named Ye Mengqiu yesterday. The middle-aged scholar who gave me this sword post, I want to ask the girl, do you know what is the connection between that person and the hidden sword villa, and the famous sword conference?"

The girl was surprised when she saw the sword post for the first time, and she was even more surprised when she heard Dongfang Yuxuan's puzzlement.The girl did not take the sword post from Dongfang Yuxuan and looked at it carefully, but stretched out Xianxian to point on the sword post, and asked Dongfang Yuxuan: "Sir, you really don't know?"

Dongfang Yuxuan said seriously: "I don't know."

The girl named Qu Yun stood up suddenly, her face was more shocked than her senior sister: "It was really a person named Ye Mengqiu who gave it to you?"

Seeing the expressions of the two girls, Dongfang Yuxuan guessed that the one named Ye Mengqiu should be a remarkable person.Dongfang Yuxuan nodded, expressing that it was indeed so.

Qu Yun turned to look at his senior sister, and asked in a low voice: "Senior sister, is this really a sword invitation given by Master Ye himself?"

The girl withdrew her hand on the sword post: "Indeed, the land and specifications are exactly the same as the sword post received by the workshop owner, but..." The girl raised her eyebrows slightly, stared at Dongfang Yuxuan, and said, "Dare you?" Sir's name?"

"I'm at Dongfang Yuxuan."

Three inaudible inhalation sounds came to Dongfang Yuxuan's ears. The story of Dongfang Yuxuan's return to the inn in the morning has spread in Yangzhou City. The three women never thought that they would meet this young man here for a while. talent.Dongfang Yuxuan looked at the three girls with burning eyes in front of him with some embarrassment, not knowing how to speak.

It was the gentle girl who broke the silence of the crowd first.The girl cupped her hands again and said: "Ye Zhiqing is under the door of Aunt Gongsun in Xiayiyinglou." She pointed to another girl who was about her age who hadn't spoken yet, and said, "This is my junior sister Wang Weilin." Then Ye Zhiqing turned her finger to Qu Yun said: "This is Qu Yun."

Dongfang Yuxuan was not very interested in Jianghu martial arts, and he didn't care about any schools or factions. Hearing Ye Zhiqing's introduction, Dongfang Yuxuan bowed his hands again as a salute to the three Yiyinglou disciples.

Ye Zhiqing invited Dongfang Yuxuan to sit at the same table.Dongfang Yuxuan thanked and sat in the vacant seat.

When Dongfang Yuxuan sat down, Ye Zhiqing winked at the two junior sisters, and they both sat back in their original positions, frowning solemnly.

Ye Zhiqing then said: "Gentlemen with Tibetan swords in the West Lake are like the wind. Every ten years, the Tibetan Sword Villa will hold a famous sword conference. In the name of tasting swords, martial arts people are invited to gather Tibetan swords in the name of promoting Tibetan swords. And Every two years before the Famous Sword Conference, high-ranking disciples of Tibetan Sword would go to the rivers and lakes to look for young martial arts leaders, and counting the time, it was not by chance that Mr. received this sword invitation during this period of time." Ye Zhiqing Speaking of this, he took a deep look at Dongfang Yuxuan, and seeing that there was no joy in the other party's eyes, he guessed that Dongfang Yuxuan had no interest in this famous sword meeting.Ye Zhiqing sighed secretly, and continued: "The owner of this Hidden Sword Villa is also the person who held the Famous Sword Conference, and his name is Ye Mengqiu."

The face of the person who had always been calm and calm suddenly changed. Dongfang Yuxuan let out a "huh", took the sword post in his hand to his eyes and looked at it several times, and asked: "This is the gift from the owner of the Hidden Sword Villa personally. mine?"

Ye Zhiqing nodded, a look of joy flashed across her eyes.Historically, the sword invitations of the Famous Sword Competition were either given to the long-established people in the martial arts, or sent by high-ranking disciples to the new leaders in the martial arts.The sword posts issued by Ye Mengqiu himself were only sent to Yiying Master Gongsun Auntie, Sword Master Tuoba Sinan, Shaolin Dharma Chief Lingshan, Tang Sect Master Tang Huairen, and Mingjiao Master Lu Weilou at the first famous sword meeting. , Chunyang Palace Lu Dongbin six people only.Now Ye Mengqiu personally handed over the sword invitation of the Famous Sword Competition to Dongfang Yuxuan, the meaning of appreciation is self-evident.

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