beg for chivalry

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the sunset is bright and fading, and the wine is flying leisurely.There are crowds of people in the streets and alleys, and there is a lot of noise.The shop sheds set up in Linmiao City lay beside the street like long insects, and pearl brocades, rare curios and ancient books are piled up in the sheds like stars, shining brightly.Looking from a distance, there are crowds of people rushing in front of each shop, and there are continuous noises, which is a scene of a busy city.

And in this grand scene, there is a person leaning on the railing alone on the tall building, looking at the sky in the distance without saying a word.

The man's attire can be called peculiar - wearing a bamboo hat with veils hanging along the edge of the hat, his face can't be seen clearly.And he was wearing a snow suit, and he exuded an aura of non-eating fireworks.

Under the reflection of the red clouds, he looks like a misty fairy cloud falling into the mortal world, and like a pear blossom on a branch, if not for a long knife hanging from his waist, others will definitely think that this is not a person that should be in the mortal world .

The swordsman in the bamboo hat held the white porcelain wine glass between his fingers, took a sip and placed it on the railing beside him.He has been drinking and drinking alone here for a long time, during which he just repeats the actions of pouring and drinking, and there is no other movement.As a result, the people who were watching him in surprise from a distance gradually dispersed, and the swordsman became alone again, drinking in silence while enjoying the evening scenery.

But at a certain moment, the man suddenly spoke.

Even though there seemed to be no one else around, he still said without turning his head. "Since you're here, let's have a drink with you."

As soon as the voice fell, a figure slowly walked out from the shadow behind him.This person is also dressed in plain white clothes like a swordsman in a bamboo hat, but he does not wear a bamboo hat to cover his face. At first glance, he is a handsome young man with beautiful eyebrows, red lips and white teeth.It's just that the young man frowned, as if he had encountered something difficult.

Just listen to the young man whose cheeks are as flushed as the sunset glow. "I don't have a habit of drinking alcohol, but senior brother... Do you know that the Tianshan Gate is in chaos right now?"

"After listening to the report from Junior Brother, I know now." Yu Qiuxia poured another glass of wine for herself, her tone flat.

Now that you know, why are you still drinking here?The boy in white, no, Yu Jiachen wondered.But he didn't dare to express his doubts, he just cupped his fists and said.

"If, if it wasn't for the senior brother disappearing from the sect without authorization, the elders wouldn't be furious. At this time, there are so many affairs in the sect, and they are sending their disciples down the mountain to search for the whereabouts of the senior brother."

Unexpectedly, Yu Qiuxia said with a smile instead. "Isn't that a good thing? Swinging knives on the snow-capped mountains every day, even those who love knives will be bored. Today is a day for you to rest. There is neither 'jade seeking flaws' nor There is no 'Yujiachen', there are only two idlers, how about this?"

Indeed, for Yubai Swordsman, the top of Tianshan Mountain, where the clouds are long and the snow is dark, is like a prison.Neither meet outsiders nor step out of the mountain gate.The wind, snow and cold, the clanging of swords and swords for ten years, day after day, if one's mind is not peaceful, staying there for a day can drive people crazy.

Yu Jiachen has always regarded it as a test, and he gritted his teeth and survived.But his senior brother Yu Qiuxia didn't seem to have such an idea, seeing that there was a gap in the prison cage, he wanted to go out, even the elders couldn't do anything about him.Yu Jiachen saw him come out of the execution room with a stick wound all over his body several times, but in a blink of an eye he was resting on the mountain wall with his knife in his arms as if nothing had happened.Maybe this person looks gentle on the outside, but there is a kind of vigor inside, and his indomitable spirit makes people miserable.

Just when Yu Jiachen was in a daze, the swordsman with the bamboo hat turned around and walked towards him, grabbing his wrist involuntarily.Yu Jiachen didn't come back to his senses before, until his senior brother pulled him to go out, his face turned red and he hesitated. "Brother, what does this mean...?"

"Come here," Yu Qiuxia took his hand and walked a few steps, smiling happily. "Let junior brother see you."

Yu Jiachen heard his brother's tone was pleasant, and he couldn't say anything to stop him, so he obediently came to the side of Langan.This time he finally saw what Yu Qiuxia was looking at just now, but seeing the night gradually rising, thousands of lights upstairs and downstairs were lit up like stars and moon hanging, and amidst the flickering lights and crowds of people, there was a group of people around. People in strange costumes are staging a magnificent and weird scene.Yu Jiachen has never seen such an illusion: the actor walks on the dry wood burning with raging fire, picks up things from the box, turns beans into a dragon, and grows pears to get what he wants Dumbfounded.

"This..." Although Yu Jiachen didn't understand the method, he was so engrossed in watching it that he forgot the strict order to bring his brother back to the Tianshan Gate, and just stared at the actor in a daze.After being dazed for a while, he suddenly blushed and asked while blinking vigorously.

"Could it be that I was dazzled and dazed, and then saw the scenery that is not in the world?"

Seeing him infatuated, Yu Qiuxia picked up the wine glass and smiled slightly. "This is an illusion."

"Illusion?"

"Fantasy means illusory imagination; drama is a fraudulent act. That is to say, no matter how weird and unpredictable these scenes and tricks are, they are just the result of people's intentions. It’s just not known yet.”

Yu Jiachen murmured. "Then these people are not heavenly soldiers and generals? I look down on their supernatural powers, and think they are learned from the sky and the underworld."

"Young brother, have you never seen this phantom?"

"Today, today is the first time we've seen each other." The young Yu Jiachen said shyly with his head bowed, as if even his fingers that were touching the railing were stained crimson with embarrassment.

He has practiced martial arts at Tianshan Gate since he was a child, during which time he seldom stepped out of the gate, and every time he went down the mountain to visit for less than half a day, he had to strictly follow the gate rules and return, how could he have seen such a novel thing?

On the one hand, Yu Jiachen was reluctant to look away, and on the other hand, he secretly blamed himself for being so rude in front of his senior brother. Fortunately, Yu Qiuxia, who was beside him, did not move half a step from the beginning to the end. A playwright twisting and dancing amidst applause.In the streets and alleys, there are noisy voices and bright lights, but the two people upstairs are quiet and silent, and the moon reflects on their white shirts. Compared with the two, it is actually a harmonious and beautiful picture.

After a long time, the swordsman wearing a bamboo hat suddenly broke the silence between the two of them, holding his wine glass and saying.

"I'm just like this illusion."

Because he didn't understand the meaning of these words, Yu Jiachen just turned to his senior brother respectfully.I saw the night wind blowing the jade hats flying along the light gauze, and in the hazy shadows under the green and yellow bamboo strips, Yu Jiachen seemed to see a pair of lonely and quiet eyes looking into the distance through the gauze.

Although Yu Qiuxia didn't glance at the young man beside him, she seemed to have noticed his surprised gaze.So after a moment of silence, he explained with a smile.

"This sword and this body are nothing more than illusions. If the Tianshan Gate needs the No. [-] in the world to sit in the gate, then I have to follow; if the world needs a swordsman who can fight for justice and save the people from fire and water, I also have to shoulder heavy responsibilities. But have you ever thought about it—who is I? Who is the Yubai Swordsman?"

Yu Jiachen couldn't understand what the senior brother was saying, but he heard the senior brother's tone was flat, but there seemed to be a sense of sadness in his words, and he hurriedly said. "Isn't Senior Brother the Yubai Swordsman? In terms of sword skills, no one in the world can match him; in terms of kindness, Senior Brother will never be ashamed of the ancestors of the sect!"

After hearing this, Yu Qiuxia just smiled calmly, turned his hands and filled the glass with wine again.

There was another unbearable silence.

During this silence, Yu Jiachen racked his brains to ponder what his senior brother said just now.He couldn't figure it out, why should the "Yubai Swordsman" and the brother himself be divided into two people to talk about?

In the youth's mind, Yu Qiuxia is Yubai Swordsman, and Yubai Swordsman is Yuqiuxia.The senior brother is a unparalleled expert in the world, unrivaled.Although playful occasionally, he treats others with gentleness and kindness. As the name suggests, he is a perfect person who can't find a single flaw.

Just when Yu Jiachen was thinking hard and getting no results, he suddenly listened to his senior brother. "If the younger brother doesn't understand, then I can change the words."

Saying that, Yu Qiuxia put down the wine glass neatly, and held the Yubai knife at his waist.Young Yu Jiachen thought that he was about to draw a sword and use force, so he backed up a few steps in fright, and felt impolite, biting his lip and standing still.

Unexpectedly, his senior brother pulled out the saber with its scabbard, handed the most famous saber in the world to his eyes, and said with a smile. "If I give you the Yubai Saber now, and put the bamboo hat on your head, wouldn't the junior become a 'Yubai Swordsman'?"

Yu Qiuxia's tone was downplaying, but to the young man's ears it sounded like a bolt from the blue.He stared blankly at the long knife handed over, and his heart was as blank as a snowfield for a moment.

"Master, didn't senior brother say that this sword should not be given to me?"

"Of course I can't give it." Yu Qiuxia smiled. "Because when you take over this knife, the title of 'Jade White Swordsman' will fall on you, junior brother. So in the final analysis, Yubai Swordsman is just a strange man with a jade white sword and a hat. Entrust this saber to Junior Brother, and Junior Brother will hide his face—look, even the Elder will not be able to tell the difference between the two."

"This... is too ridiculous! A senior is a senior, and Yu Baidao is only suitable for a senior. How can I get the honor for nothing? My heart is stupid, and I don't understand the meaning of the previous words..."

Yu Jiachen argued hastily.

Yu Qiuxia didn't answer him.

Maybe he drank alone for a day, but the swordsman was already slightly tipsy.He silently withdrew the hand holding the knife, the wine in the jug was gone, but the drunkenness never went away.In the haze, Yu Qiuxia's demeanor, which usually looks like a plum in snow, is a little weaker now, but the desolation and hidden sharpness that flow out of every move makes people's hearts bleed.

The young Yu Jiachen suddenly seemed to be enlightened but not enlightened.

Perhaps from the beginning to the end, he didn't understand this person's intentions.Yubai Swordsman is like a flower in a mirror and a moon in water. He is in the world, but he doesn't know where his heart is.It can only be seen from a distance, if you go close, it will be empty like a bamboo basket scooping water, and in the end it will be like a dream.

So he recalled the ice-cold Yubai swordsman standing on the top of the mountain when he first met him, the kind-hearted senior brother who stretched out his hand to him in the freezing weather, and thought of facing the street traffic tonight. Jing Duzhuo's jade seeks flaws.

Which of these three sides is true, whether it is false or real, he has been dizzy and can no longer recognize clearly——