Snow Chihiro

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To the west of Jiayuguan, there are seven Jumi Guards, which were called the Seven Guards of Kansai at that time, and Hami Guard, which was established the latest, is the most special one among them.Hamiwei is an important road in the Western Regions, and it is also connected with Wacha, which plays the role of commanding the various tribes and shielding the West Hammer.The most troublesome thing in Wacha's turmoil this time is Hamiwei's Zhongshun King and his three chiefs. Fortunately, Wacha has not yet launched a large-scale attack, and the city is still considered peaceful.

Four days later, in this tavern in the city, a tall and thin man walked in, he looked like a native of the Central Plains, he was generous and didn't order wine, he ordered a few small dishes and ate slowly.

A few locals at his table drank too much, talking nonsense, and occasionally glanced at him with strange expressions.

"Although they belonged to the Ming Dynasty, they never garrisoned them before. This time they sent a general commander to bring thousands of people here. They don't take us seriously!"

The other person calmed down and persuaded him: "Nowadays wars are raging everywhere. I heard that Daming is blooming everywhere. Didn't we also have a lot of things here? I heard that the king asked for troops from Daming, so I called that A general is coming."

The first person said disdainfully: "If that's the case, what's the use of these few thousand soldiers?"

The calmer man on his left looked at the man from the Central Plains who was sitting at the table next to him, and shook him, "Da Ming's military strength is not strong at present. The purpose of sending troops this time is probably to give the king an attitude and also to serve as a prisoner." The meaning of the army. Don't mention this matter again, let's drink!"

This proposal was responded to, and the table immediately became lively again. The man next door was still eating his own side dishes, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, and he didn't know if he could understand their language or understand their words.

It took a while for him to eat well and get up, and walked out leisurely, but when he went out, someone grabbed his sleeve.He frowned, and then he heard the man smile and said: "Young Master Fang, long time no see, came to run business with Master Wu? Now that the city has been sealed off, it's very chaotic outside, so it's hard to go out."

The man raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and inadvertently shook off the man's hand. The man naturally withdrew it, and said with a smile: "My boss is in the inn in front. Would you like to have a cup of tea?" Please gesture, the man nodded and followed.The inn is not very far away, the man said hello to the shopkeeper and led him into the inner courtyard. The courtyard looks small, but the vegetation is exquisite. The two walked to the main house, and the guide stopped. , said respectfully: "Second Madam, Young Master Dongfang is here."

Before he could finish his sentence, a pretty woman came over to open the door like a gust of wind, but she slowed down when the door opened, pretending to be calm and said with obvious joy, "Master Liang, you are here."

The man is Dongfang Liang, and the woman is Zhao Mengwan, she wanted to meet her in person after hearing the report, but she was scolded by her mother, so she had to wait in the room.

Dongfang Liang also smiled when she saw her, that smile made Zhao Mengwan's eyes dazzle, and she couldn't help staring at it all the time, she tilted her head to look and moved out of the way while sighing: "My lord is getting thinner."

Dongfang Liangbao smiled and did not answer, but greeted Mrs. Zhao who stood up to meet her.

"Mr. Dongfang, please sit down. I heard the news from the Central Plains today. Wan'er and I were terribly worried. I heard that I saw your token. I am really happy." The second lady's words made Zhao Mengwan, who was on the side, feel a little ashamed. For a few days, she wiped her eyes and cried silently for a long time every day, but now her eyes are not red.

Dongfang Liang is not very good at saying polite words, he just said: "Thank you for your concern."

The second lady smiled and said: "This time, the young master showed the token, but do you want us to help you get out?"

Dongfang Liang said: "That's right, but I'm going to give it a try. I didn't expect that you would dare to stay in Hami at such a juncture."

The second lady said confidently: "The Kuangyun gang has a foundation of 20 years here. If they can't even stay in the city at this time, isn't it a joke? It's not difficult to send the young master out of the city. It just so happens that I want to send Wan'er back, but I don't know where the young master thought after he left?"

Dongfang Liang was silent for a while, raised his eyes and said, "I don't know yet, but I will always return."

The second lady smiled lightly and said nothing, but Zhao Mengwan's eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly said: "Young Master Liang, why don't you follow me to help us!" Seeing Dongfang Liang's strange expression, she hurriedly said: "I didn't mean to tell you to join us , just... just..."

The second lady gave Zhao Mengwan a helpless look, and complained that her daughter was so disappointing and missed the opportunity to test her, so she had no choice but to say: "It's just that Wan'er is very dangerous to go all the way, if Mr. Liang is fine, can you help protect her?"

Dongfang Liang said in a deep voice: "If Madam don't worry, I will do my best."

The second lady smiled and said: "If you are not at ease with Mr. Dongfang, then there are not many people in the whole world who can be at ease. In this case, I will arrange for you to go out of the city tomorrow, and the master will camp a hundred miles outside the city. You Just go and meet her." She saw Dongfang Liang nodded in response, and said: "The Dongfang Young Master has been wronged for a night here today, although the inn is not big, it is comfortable to live in. Wan'er, go and take Dongfang Young Master to arrange it. Let's go to the room."

What she said made Zhao Mengwan very happy, she quickly got up and took Dongfang Liang out.The second lady slowly put away her smile when she watched the two turn her gaze away, and sighed softly.

"Master Liang, are you satisfied with this room?"

Dongfang Liang looked up and down, glanced at several paintings in the room, then at the wardrobe, bookshelves and decorations, finally landed on the bed, and nodded. "Thank you Miss Zhao."

Zhao Mengwan happily said: "Just call me Wan'er." She waited for a while but didn't get a response, coughed dryly, and said: "I heard there was a lot of movement in Mingjing at that time, have you ever been injured?"

"A slight injury, it's already healed, it's okay." Dongfang Liang looked around the room and put the long sword on his back on the table.

"I knew that your martial arts are so high, you will be fine!" Zhao Mengwan saw the sword and asked curiously: "Have you used the sword again now?"

"No."

"Then this sword is..." Zhao Mengwan wanted to reach out to take it, but was stopped by Dongfang Liang, she touched the back of Dongfang Liang's hand and quickly retracted, peeping at him, but heard him seriously: "This It is a token of the teacher's sect, please do not move rashly, please forgive me, Miss Zhao."

Zhao Mengwan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he still called her so politely, but she quickly pulled herself together and asked, "What's its name?"

"White Shark."

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"It would be great if the white shark was still there." Xue Qianxun bit her lip, "It's a pity that Mr. Liang took it." Several people turned around at noon this afternoon but they were still caught up by Wu Wu, Dongfang Li finally couldn't help it When they moved their hands, neither of them had any intention of hurting others, but Dongfang Li was slightly inferior in terms of fist and kick skills.This was naturally intolerable in Xue Qianxun's heart, and it was inevitable that she felt a little resentful.

It was rare for Dongfang Li to see her being so childish, so he laughed dumbly and said: "Master Liaowu has no intention of hurting others after all, and he is kind to us, even if he has a magic weapon, can he still be killed? unarmed."

Xue Qianxun snorted, "He already practiced boxing and kicking in Shaolin Temple, but the master learned swordsmanship, wouldn't he be at a disadvantage compared to boxing and kicking?" Dongfang Li pulled her back. "Don't hurt yourself."

Wei Ba frowned and said, "Master Wu has been following the Eastern Hierarch all this time. Could it be to see if the Hierarch keeps his promise? The matter of the Kuangyun Gang is a bit complicated."

Dongfang Li also sighed helplessly, but Xue Qianxun turned her eyes and showed two teeth, obviously having another idea.But she didn't say anything, she just turned her mind, thinking that if she stopped again, she would have to talk to the monk.She didn't wait for a long time, and after traveling for more than an hour, she arrived at Qingyang Mansion, just in time to meet Tong Baixiong and his party who came to meet up. The crowd of more than 40 people bowing down on the road is also eye-catching.Fortunately, he hadn't entered the city at this time, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. Dongfang Li personally helped Tong Baixiong up, got on his horse and walked side by side with him.

"Tong You Envoy has worked hard, I have not caused the brothers to be wronged at Heimuya before."

Tong Baixiong shook his head and sighed: "It's because the subordinates are incompetent and failed to keep the foundation of the leader."

Dongfang Li didn't want to compete with him to take responsibility, the two rode away from the crowd, and asked just now: "This time going to the frontier to fight against the Kuangyun gang is not part of my divine religion's plan, and it has something to do with the imperial court, brothers Do you have any objections?"

"They're all quacks, and they have a bit of arrogance. Now that foreign races are invading, there's no way they're going to make a lot of comparisons." Tong Baixiong shook his head first, and then mused: "But the change of the divine religion really took everyone's breath. We regained the position."

Dongfang Li could hear the reminder in his words, nodded and said: "Don't worry, envoy Tong Zuo, I will save it."

The two of them chatted for a while, and someone behind them took pictures and reported back and forth: "Master, right envoy, there is an old monk behind who seems to be following the carriage of the leader. My subordinates see that he is quite old but walks like the wind, so it must be unusual." People, dare not act rashly, and ask the leader for instructions."

"Leave him alone, it's okay." Dongfang Li waved his hand back and told the man to go down, Tong Baixiong said cautiously: "Cult Master, do you want your subordinates to go down and test it?"

"No need." Dongfang Li sighed: "That person is a senior monk of Shaolin Temple, I owe him a favor because of something, let him do what he wants."

Tong Baixiong said with a smile: "There is someone in the world who can sell a favor to the leader. It seems that it must be extraordinary. The subordinates dare not make a fool of themselves."

This group of people entered Qingyang Mansion, and naturally booked a restaurant to sit. Dongfang Li and the others sat in a cubicle upstairs, and they could see the downstairs through the window. Wu sat in front of the restaurant door, staring at him quietly With the fine snow falling all over the sky.

"Why bother?" Wei Ba sighed, they had invited Supreme to sit together a few days ago, but this master refused.Dongfang Li sighed helplessly: "He doesn't want to have anything to do with me, probably because he is afraid that if he has to do something, he won't be ruthless."

Xue Qianxun said with a smile: "If this is the case, then Master Liaowu can be regarded as having impure six senses. If he can have this feeling, he may be an ego in the Buddhist school, and he is not compassionate enough." However, what is real compassion and innocence? And me?Do we have to love all sentient beings regardless of right or wrong?

Dongfang Li thought of all kinds of stories and novels in the past, "People who practice martial arts are mostly young and vigorous. Even if they practice Buddhism, they are not as ruthless as those who only teach scriptures. Shaolin Temple Kung Fu is so yang and ruthless. I think Although Master Liaowu has no desires, but he has little contact with the world. He said that he is the youngest disciple among his peers, so he must have more senior brothers to take care of him and go down to Shaolin, otherwise he would not have come down the mountain with me so easily to rescue him. You, let alone give up and take me back so easily. If a person with such a pure mind is subverted one day, he might join the ranks of the heroic and decisive. "

Xue Qianxun rolled his eyes, drank some hot tea and breathed out, "Then I really want to see it."

"But I don't want it." Dongfang Li looked at the person sitting downstairs, his body was covered with a layer of snow, his robes were thin and clean, and he was sitting upright, old and not fading. "It's not easy for people to have faith, but it's not easy to stick to it. Master Liao Wu has been sticking to it for most of his life now. I hope he can stick to it for the rest of his life and sit down with a smile on his face."

Xue Qianxun tilted his head to look at her and smiled when he heard the words, his expression was moving, and Dongfang Li was a little puzzled by his focused eyes.She stretched out her hand to touch her face, and then looked at Wei Ba and Tong Bai Xiong, both of whom were also at a loss.

"you..."

"Eat, eat." Xue Qianxun winked at her, turned to greet the two, and reached out to pick up food for Dongfang Li.She was just thinking about Dongfang Li's words just now, but she couldn't help laughing while thinking about it.

It is not easy to have faith, and it is not easy to stick to it, but you are my faith, not to mention sticking to it for a lifetime, even life after life is not difficult.