beg for chivalry

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In an instant, I saw the white light shining in front of my eyes, the lights were flickering, the sound of the turmoil poured into my ears, and the night wind passed by softly and spontaneously.Yu Jiachen only felt his world spinning, as if someone turned his head around, and his ears rang and his eyes were dazed for a while.After the noise cleared away, he suddenly heard the voice of concern coming from his ear.

"...Sect Master, Sect Master. Are you okay?"

His mind suddenly became clear.

Blinking his eyes hard a few times, Yu Jiachen just came back to his senses.At this time, he was sitting on the roof of Qianjiazhuang, just now he was sitting in a daze facing the night wind, and he didn't know how long he had been in a trance.The surrounding scene is no longer what it was three years ago. There is no wind and snow, nor tall buildings and lights. There is only a young man dressed in a plain white jacket and dressed as a servant beside him. His head looked at himself worriedly.

The young Taoist hurriedly coughed lightly, corrected his sitting posture, and said seriously after he carefully arranged the hem of his clothes. "I just... but lost my mind?"

The young servant beside him rubbed his head and smiled. "The sect master just talked about the past, but somehow he was lost. I was afraid that speaking out would disturb my thoughts, and I wanted to wait here...but I had no choice but to speak out out of curiosity. Please forgive me, sect master."

"What did I just say?" Yu Jiachen asked.

"He is talking about how wise and powerful the sect master's senior brother is." Wang Xiaoyuan laughed.

These words made Yu Jiachen cough again uncomfortably.He knew that once he talked about his senior brother, he would talk too much, but he just couldn't bear it.From his belly, he could find a basket of words to boast about his senior brother. If he really said it, it would make people's ears calloused three times.

He recalled the conversation just now.I remember that the two of them first saw a group of performers coming to Qianjiazhuang. Yu Jiachen was quite interested in the phantom show of "taking the head", and unconsciously talked with Wang Xiaoyuan about meeting and acquaintance with his senior brother three years ago, And the past of how to accompany and travel together.It's just that I couldn't help being involved in my thoughts during the period, and was silent for a while.

"Oh, I didn't intend to do this... It's just that I miss my senior brother too much, and thinking that tonight's Heroes' Banquet might be an opportunity to meet my senior brother, so I'm eager to find someone, so I invite Brother Wang Haihan."

Yu Jiachen's lips trembled for a while, and finally he choked out these words.When he was about to cup his fists and turn to the people around him to apologize, he was taken aback by the sight in front of him!I saw the young servant's face was pale, not only his forehead was covered with fine sweat, but his thin lips seemed to be tightly pursed because of the pain.Seeing this scene, Yu Jiachen said hurriedly. "Brother Wang, what's wrong with you?"

Wang Xiaoyuan hissed and supported his head, "It's not in the way."

"How can this not be a nuisance? I see that Brother Wang is in a lot of pain, as if he is going to pass out at any time." Yu Jiachen said worriedly.He didn't know what kind of illness this young servant suddenly fell into, but Xiao Yuan was panting slightly with his head covered, his face full of pain.

"Or... maybe there are two little people in the lower brain dancing with knives and guns. When they get tired, they won't hurt anymore." Although the young servant tried to evade it with verbal jokes, Yu Jiachen looked at him His brows trembled frequently due to the throbbing pain, and his eyes dodged when he spoke, as if he was so painful that he couldn't see things clearly.

Even though he seemed to have a severe headache, Wang Xiaoyuan smiled reluctantly. "The head of the sect really has a special liking for the Yubai swordsman. Even someone like me who loves the anecdotes of the world and especially the rumors of the Yubai sword cannot help being overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the head of the sect."

Yu Jiachen wanted him to rest for a while, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't know how to speak, so he could only say worriedly. "Where is it! I'm just an unknown junior, not worth mentioning."

Wang Xiaoyuan smiled at him, but soon froze because of a sharp pain that seemed to split the sky.In fact, since Yu Jiachen talked about the past with that senior brother, he already felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't expect it to turn into an astonishing pain in his head at this moment.

At the same time, for some reason, some scenes flashed in the blurred field of vision--continuous snow-capped mountains, whirling white birds of prey, and in the streets and alleys, sometimes disciples in Taoist clothes danced swords together at the foot of the mountain; The crowd shouted, the old sword-wielding man, the disciple in white, the cardamom girl with a smile like a flower, countless figures flashed before his eyes.And amidst the chaos of light and shadow, there seemed to be someone looking at him from afar.

who is it?The young servant tried hard to distinguish the man's face, but unfortunately, as long as he probed deeper, his own mind would suddenly become more painful.So he simply stopped thinking about it, panting and looking down the eaves.

At this moment, a cry broke out from the crowd. "The Swordsman Yubai!" "It's the Swordsman Yubai who has come!" Wang and Yu rushed to look at the high platform in the middle of the village.It doesn't matter if you look at it, it surprises them both.

I saw a figure with the appearance of an exile floating down from the deep sky like mist and dew.The man was wearing a gauze hat and a flowing white dress, with a long knife hanging from his waist. If it wasn't a jade white swordsman, who else would it be?But I saw that person's graceful figure, stepping lightly on the thin piles of the high platform, and gracefully stepping into the room of lights.

Everyone's eyes widened.The crowd was a little surprised before, but suddenly there was no sound at this time.It's no wonder that everyone who sees this scene can't help but doubt their own eyes: Did the gods condescend to step down from the mortal world, or did they unconsciously travel beyond the nine heavens?

Wang Xiaoyuan suppressed his headache and tried his best to look far away, but he also put on a dumbfounded and dumbfounded look.This is the first time he has seen the appearance of the Yubai swordsman from a place other than the storyteller. Normally speaking, he should be happy and excited at this time, but for some reason, his heart seems to be blocked. However, there is no joy at all.

He gritted his teeth and asked Yu Jiachen. "Master, take a closer look, is that person your senior brother?"

Yu Jiachen blinked hard, and said seriously after a while. "It seems to be, and it seems not to be."

"...Didn't the master say that you can see clearly from a mile away?" Wang Xiaoyuan said.

"That is, even if I see it clearly, I am not [-]% sure. According to the words of the senior brother, it is difficult to tell whether it is true or not. Even if this person does not look like the senior brother, it cannot be said that it is hidden under the bamboo hat. It's not the senior brother himself..."

Perhaps because he was so frightened by the scene in front of him, Yu Jiachen had been waiting for some time and stuttered.

It seemed no wonder to him.He used to think that he had memorized his brother's saber moves to perfection, and he had the confidence to recognize Yu Qiuxia.But helplessly, the two of them have been separated for more than two years, and their memories are somewhat blurred. Even Yu Jiachen has lost the confidence to "find someone and see for sure".

I saw the green lantern flickering, the jade white swordsman had gracefully stepped down the Tiangang pile.As soon as the man stood still, the heads of the people at the bottom of the stage suddenly lowered in unison. From a distance, it looked like a wheat field that had been mowed by a scythe.Strange to say, the appearance of the Jade White Swordsman did not bring thunderous cheers, but continuous sorrow.Taking a closer look at the faces of the people in the audience, they were all like dense clouds; there were bean-sized teardrops flashing in their eye sockets, like rain about to fall among the clouds.

A cry suddenly pierced through the heavy clouds like thunder. "Swordsman hero, do a good job and save us common people!"

When the sound settled down, the suppressed voices of discussion finally arose. "Yes, there are criminals rampant here, killing countless people. We have been afraid to go out at night this year, and we can't sleep..."

"If we can't find that murderer again, I'm afraid we will die in panic for the rest of our lives!"

While uttering these words, the people stood with their heads bowed sincerely.If it weren't for the crowds and crowds of people here, I'm afraid there would already be a row of people kneeling on the ground at this time.Among them are old women with pale faces trembling and pleading, some anxious and flustered peasants, and even young and ignorant children who hurriedly bowed their heads and begged.At this moment, expressions of hope and joy appeared on each and every face except for the anxiety and coldness just now.

Different from what Wang Xiaoyuan had imagined before, the people who came to this "Heroes' Meeting" were not all people like him who love to listen to the rumors of the world and have aspirations for martial arts, but more people who were harassed by murderers in the local area and panicked under the shadow of losing their lives. People who cannot live forever.Therefore, even if they are deceived by illusions, the common people will probably believe that they are real heroes and masters.

"kill him!"

Suddenly there was a mournful cry from the crowd, which could be heard clearly even by Wang Xiaoyuan and Yu Jiachen who were on the roof.Everyone was shocked, and they turned sideways to give way, only to see a ragged, disheveled woman fell out of the crowd, and fell heavily on the open space left by the crowd.

The woman's eyes swished and turned, her heavy sorrow seemed to be like two weights hanging on the tip of her eyebrows, her bony and thin body spasmed from time to time, at first glance it looked like a bamboo skeleton wrapped in a thin cloth.Someone cried out when they saw it. "It's the daughter-in-law of the Li family."

But the woman couldn't stop talking. "Kill him... that traitor, I have to kill him." Then he cupped his face with both hands, scratching his eye sockets with his fingernails, leaving shocking bloodstains behind.The man laughed foolishly. "They're all dead, dead, dead, dead! My son, my little Fuman, is cold and hard, and they were taken away by the underworld! Where can I find them? Where can I find the killer The traitor of the knife? Kill it...OK..."

Seeing her gossip, no one else dared to help her.Some insiders whispered to those who were still confused. "All five members of the Li family except her were brutally murdered. This daughter-in-law woke up in the morning and found four bloody corpses hanging outside the door. She suddenly lost her mind. Now she is desperate to find the murderer every day. .”

As soon as this remark came out, no one else could bear it.Imagine a family of five that was happy and warm one day ago, but after one night only one crazy woman and four cold corpses with decapitated parts remained.

And the murderer is missing, hiding in the dark like a ghost, and he doesn't know when he will stretch out the butcher knife again. Thinking about it like this makes people shudder.

The woman didn't know what others were thinking and saying, so she said to herself. "The head, the head is missing. No, I still see it. One is on the eaves, one is on the threshold, one is in the pond, and there is another one? Can't find it, can't find it, where is the other head? Yes Yes, yes, here."

As she spoke, she stroked her neck, giggling as if she had found some treasure, and stroked her head.Gently, forcefully, gently, and firmly, he began to grab his neck, and at the same time, he began to turn his head vigorously, as if he wanted to spin his own head off.Everyone knew that she was out of her mind, and they either turned their eyes away and couldn't bear to look at her again, or turned around and shouted begging to Yubai Swordsman.

"Hero, what do you think we have become under the threat of the murderer?"

"It's another family that suffers today, what will happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? One day it will come back to our own family, and then our heads will... also... 嘿..."

"Help us... do me a favor... save us...!"

Discussions and cries were mixed with mournful cries, and everyone's eyes wandered around in panic, as if they were looking for the murderer mixed in the crowd, secretly guessing who would take out the knife when they were not prepared Take people's heads.

Amidst the noise, pairs of sad, bewildered, fearful, or hopeful eyes were aimed at the swordsman in white on the stage.No matter who it is at the moment, they are thinking in their hearts: If this person agrees, then this period of hardship will finally come to an end.

However, at this time, strange changes happened!The figure of the jade-white swordsman suddenly faded away, like ink flowing into water, and disappeared into the night.That person came from the sky, but dissipated away like green smoke, just like a ghost.Only the green lights on the side of the stage were left on and off, and a group of performers wearing animal masks stood beside them, playing music continuously.

Everyone hurriedly pushed their heads forward, where could they see the figure of the swordsman?There is only a Zhimuyouyou hanging on the bamboo pole, it seems that when everyone's eyelashes are blinking just now, someone slipped down in a tricky way.

"Where is Yubai Swordsman?" "Why did he disappear suddenly?" "Will the hero help us drive away the murderer..."

While the people were discussing, the figures of one circle and one side suddenly appeared from behind the scenes, and they were the two owners of the Qian family.But seeing the fat man Yin Yuanbao rubbing his hands and walking forward with a smile, followed by the thin man Tong Kongfang holding a nanmu box.

Yin Yuanbao squinted his eyes when he smiled, and when he squinted his eyes seemed to be squeezed into the flesh of his face, so that no one could see the greedy light in his small, soybean-like eyes.Just listen to him.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. Our Yubai swordsman is very arrogant. It is neither easy nor cheap to invite her out of the mountain. Alas, folks, do you know how much money we spent to find her to show her for a while?" noodle?"

The copper hole holding the nanmu box took a step forward, and said in a sharp voice. "That's right, that's right, it took a lot of money to show up! If there was more money, she would be able to get rid of the murderer." After speaking, the skinny man shook the box, as if begging for money.

The implication is that the people present need to come up with some more money before the Yubai Swordsman can be allowed to meet them.Coupled with the previous "entrance fee" of one tael of silver, this serial exploitation can be said to have squeezed out the oil and water of the people present.

Although everyone was annoyed, they were also helpless.Who doesn't look forward to a knight to save their lives day after day like looking at the clouds in a severe drought?So even if they are not rich, everyone still saves oil and water from their teeth and asks to see Yubai Swordsman.Now that I can see it, naturally I can't let go of this great opportunity.

Looking at the hands caressing in his arms and putting the copper plate into the cash box, the corners of Yin Yuanbao's mouth almost reached the ears.

This situation naturally fell into the eyes of the two people who were overlooking everything on the roof. Yu Jiachen finally understood the deception, and incredible fireworks burned in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth looking at the scene under the eaves.If it wasn't for the young servant beside him who was tugging at the hem of his clothes, he might have jumped down right now and taught the two misers a lesson.

"It's unreasonable...it's unreasonable! When a family member is killed, who is not eager to seek the murderer? But these two people actually use it as a way to make money! What's the 'Heroes' Association'? They just invited a group of actors to cover up people's eyes and ears!"

The young Taoist priest's jade eyes were red, he had already felt that this "feast of heroes" was very strange: he had been looking for jade for two years, what false news hadn't he heard?This time, I came to the banquet with the idea of ​​trying my luck. I didn't want to not only fail to find the senior brother, but also feel frustrated.

Under the name of Yubai Swordsman, the people who are already impoverished are oppressed, but the murderer who has killed countless people is nowhere to be found.Yin Yuan Bao and Tong Kong Fang disregarded the appeals of the villagers, and only cared about collecting money when the lives of the people were at stake!

The more Yu Jiachen thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable, tremblingly said. "Also——that Yin Yuanbao actually described senior brother as a villain who sees profit and forgets righteousness. This is completely nonsense! Even if I, Yu Jiachen, gamble my life and reputation, I don't want these common people to smear senior brother. Half point!" After saying that, he set off to go to the court.

Wang Xiaoyuan panted and pressed the sword on his waist. "Wait a minute, sect master don't be impulsive."

"How can I be impulsive!" Yu Jiachen turned around and shouted, his bright face was burning with anger.

"Now... hiss..." the young servant pressed his aching head and forced a smile. "Aren't you very impulsive?"

Yu Jiachen looked at him with trembling lips, stood still for a while, as if he wanted to burn two holes in Wang Xiaoyuan's body with his scorching eyes.After a long time, the young Taoist priest finally realized his gaffe, pursed his lips and turned his head violently to one side.

In terms of swordsmanship skills, Yu Jiachen is naturally outstanding among his peers; but in terms of mind, he is no different from a young man who has no knowledge of the world.Wang Xiaoyuan knew that he was eager to find his senior brother, but he never thought that he would be so concerned about the matter of Yubai Swordsman.

Wang Xiaoyuan was thinking about how to stabilize the Taoist priest, when he suddenly heard Yu Jiachen say.

"...Jade White Swordsman, over there."

The young servant hurriedly followed his gaze, only to see a figure in white passing by in the shadow of the pillar behind the corridor.Because everyone crowded in front of the two villa owners yelling, and there was a horizontal curtain to cover them, no one found a figure there for a while.Probably the person pretending to be the swordsman of Yubai used some tricks to sneak down from the stage and run into the backyard.

"Brother Wang is waiting here, I will come whenever I go." Yu Jiachen said briefly.

When he said this, his expression was cold, as if three feet of frost had accumulated on his face, but the fiery anger in his eyes never subsided.Before Wang Xiaoyuan could make a sound to stop him, the Taoist figure suddenly clenched the sword hilt around his waist, and jumped out like a flying swallow, flying several feet away in the blink of an eye.

"Master...!" Wang Xiaoyuan hurriedly wanted to stop him, but Yu Jiachen, who was stunned by anger, didn't know what he would do.I don't want to have a sudden headache and let the young servant fall back to the original place in a daze.

When he looked up again, there was no Yu Jiachen in front of his eyes, so Wang Xiaoyuan could only pat his dizzy head, and quickly followed along the ridge of the roof stepping on the butterfly tiles.

At this time, a white figure was standing on the bridge outside the village.

It is not far from Qianjiazhuang, and you can see a flat bluestone bridge from the square gate in the backyard.There is gurgling water below, thin green willows above, and stone statues with bowed heads and fists on each side of the bridge, like the people bowing their heads to the Yubai swordsman in the village.

And the object that should be kowtowed - Yubai Swordsman, stands on the bridge at this moment.

In the black sky and the pitch-black mountains and fields, it seems that only this person exudes a bright brilliance.Even a few stars and a bright moon would sprinkle all the light on this person.I saw the swordsman wearing a white robe and bamboo strips on his head, and the hanging veil covered his face.

The man was looking back at Qianjiazhuang.

Are you waiting for someone?

No one can figure out his mind.At this time, almost all the neighbors and migrants gathered in Qianjiazhuang, no one would come here, and waiting was meaningless.

But at this moment, a gust of wind passed by his ear——!

This wind is incompatible with the gentle night style, and it implies a sharp and sharp spirit, and there seems to be a sword flashing in it.

Indeed there are swords!

But seeing that the comer drew his sword out of its sheath in an instant, he raised his hand and stabbed at the swordsman's head like flying lightning.This sword is indeed unavoidable, and before the "Yubai Swordsman" has time to react, the hat on his head has been divided into two halves by the sword's edge, and the bamboo strip tulle is falling down his shoulders, and a face is instantly exposed Under the bright moonlight.

The person who brought out the sword was dressed in snow clothes and dressed as a Taoist priest, and his face, which should have been soft and gentle, was full of anger.Who is it if it’s not Yu Jiachen, the master of the Tianshan Gate?

Yu Jiachen pierced the bamboo hat of the "Yubai Swordsman" with a sword, and put the sword back into its sheath with a frosty face.After looking at the face under the bamboo hat for a while, he said in a cold and prickly tone.

"—Sure enough, it's not senior brother. Who are you?"