[Comprehensive] Proving the Way with the Sword

Yun Shanyuan blinked his eyes. It seems that the rules of the store also vary from person to person. What if it was agreed to only play the piano and not talk about love?

Afterwards, the man in the private room let out a melodious low laugh.

Yun Shanyuan didn't wait for him to continue to say anything, and pushed the door open after three light knocks.She paid the money, but there is no reason why she can't get in through the door, not to mention that the second uncle Chaoyin's magic wand is rumored to appear here.

There is a fireplace in the Anxiang elegant room, and there are two windows looking at the lake. Along the window is a mahogany square table, and two chairs are placed on the left and rear sides beside it.

A white porcelain vase is placed on the ebony bonsai bench in the southwest corner, and three red plums are inserted in it.In the gilt-carved incense burner on the coffee table in the house, plum blossom incense is burning, and wisps of light smoke rise.

The window is half open, allowing the cold wind from outside to blow in, and the fragrance of plum blossoms floats in the house faintly, and looking at the snowy lake outside the window is even more poetic.

However, this poetry is not as good as the man in white by the window.

Yun Shanyuan saw that he was handsome with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and he interpreted the four characters of romantic and suave vividly.If you use precise vocabulary to describe it, you will lose your feeling, but the rumors in the world have a real meaning.

If it is said that Chu Liuxiang was just entering the Jianghu ten years ago, his name has not yet spread in the Jianghu, but ten years later, everyone will know that Xiang Shuai is handsome.Ji Bingyan occasionally mentioned Chu Liuxiang in his letter, he only used six words 'calm, smart, and romantic', no matter what the problem was, he couldn't help Chu Liuxiang, but he couldn't keep his heart and soul.

It's just that Yun Shanyuan didn't expect that the guest in this room was actually Chu Liuxiang. Meeting him here hindered his plan slightly. After all, she was going for the beauty in the room, the woman who just talked to Chu Liuxiang .But no matter what, what should be said and what should be done must continue.

"This young master looks a little unfamiliar. Is this the first time you have come to Hangzhou City? You can call me Qiong Jiu, what should you call me?" Qiong Jiu stood up and greeted Yun Shanyuan when she saw Yun Shanyuan enter the door.

"My surname is Yun, and my name is Shanyuan." Yun Shanyuan smiled slightly at Qiongjiu, "Throw me a tree and a plum, and repay it with Qiongjiu, and the bandit repays it, and I will always think it is good. After meeting Miss Qiongjiu, Only then did I realize that Meiyu should look like this."

When Qiong Jiu saw Yun Shanyuan's slight smile, she couldn't take her eyes away. The person on Moshang Ruyu should be Yun Shanyuan.Qiong Jiu has met many men, the most special one is Chu Liuxiang, people are addicted to his handsome, calm and gentle, affectionate like ruthless.

Today, Qiong Jiu realized that she had not seen enough people.Unlike Chu Liuxiang, Yun Shanyuan exudes masculine charm. His beauty is clear and meaningful. When he is not smiling, he looks like the clouds in the sky are three points away, but when he smiles, it can make people's heart beat, as if seeing him at that moment when the clouds cleared. to short-lived.

"Forgive me for interrupting your conversation just now. If I were asked to answer the question of whether it is Renmei or Xuemei, it should be "Meixu is three points whiter than Xuexue, but Xue is inferior to Mei Yiduanxiang", just like Miss Qiong Jiu generally."

Seeing Qiong Jiu's momentary loss of focus, Yun Shanyuan took a step closer, as if he was going to lift up a lock of Qiong Jiu's hair, and smell the dark fragrance of plum blossoms in her hair.

Qiong Jiu also stayed in Tingxue Pavilion for four or five years. She had received many guests, and she was supposed to be used to men's flirting methods, but at this moment when Yun Shanyuan approached her, her face turned slightly red.When she came back to her senses, she felt that Yun Shanyuan's hand hadn't really dropped, and she was a little disappointed.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw two slender fingers caressing her ears gently. Yun Shanyuan seemed to grasp it from the air, and got a glass step shaker out of thin air. There are a few strands of gold thread hanging from a bud-like white jade pendant.

Qiong Jiu asked in surprise, "How is this..."

"This is a meeting gift, and I hope Miss Qiong Jiu will accept it with a smile." Yun Shanyuan gestured to Qiong Jiu with the hairpin and asked, "Can I help?"

Qiong Jiu still hadn't reacted yet, but she lowered her head slightly spontaneously, allowing Yun Shanyuan to insert Bu Yao into her hair.

Yun Shanyuan looked at Chu Liuxiang apologetically after finishing all this, and the two looked at each other with smiles on their faces. "Don't mind Xiangshuai, who made the plum blossoms in the house so beautiful."

Chu Liuxiang shook his head nonchalantly, how could he mind someone ignoring him for the sake of a beauty, although this was indeed the first time he was scorned, just now Yun Shanyuan seemed to have completely ignored his existence.Thinking this way, Chu Liuxiang raised the wine cup in his hand and said, "It's going to snow in the evening, can you have a drink?"

Yun Shanyuan took a seat opposite Chu Liuxiang.

On the table between the two of them is a small red clay stove, on which is warming the newly brewed rice wine. The aroma of the wine and plum blossoms in the house makes the snow viewing even more leisurely.The alcohol content of the rice wine is not high, it is suitable for drinking and watching the snow in the afternoon when the sky is not dark, and only drinking the baijiu that will make people half-drunk after nightfall.

"How can I give up a glass, can I give a thousand cups?" Yun Shanyuan seemed to answer Chu Liuxiang's question, she poured a glass of wine, brought it to her lips and drank it.Rice wine has a warm sweetness, very similar to the taste of Jiangnan.

Chu Liuxiang looked at Yun Shanyuan's flowing movements, with a smile in his eyes, this is really an interesting person.

Yun Shanyuan is not only uniquely beautiful, but also able to touch the woman's mind in front of him.Chu Liuxiang saw that he was dressed in light gray, which seemed to be covered with a thin layer of smoke.But when Yun Shanyuan lowered his brows and smiled slightly, not only Qiong Jiu was stunned, but even his heart moved, as if seeing You Tan under the moon after the thin smoke had cleared.

"It's Chu's luck to be able to drink a thousand cups with Brother Yun." Chu Liuxiang poured another glass for each other, and lightly clinked glasses with Yun Shanyuan, "There is wine and snow here, how can there be no piano. I don't know Brother Yun What kind of music do you like, Miss Qiongjiu is good at the piano, the lingering sound will last for three days."

Yun Shanyuan is not surprised that Chu Liuxiang is more familiar with Qiong Jiu, which is very consistent with Ji Bingyan's romantic relationship, but he only hopes that it is her, not Chu Liuxiang, who stayed in Qiong Jiu's room in the past few days.

It is said that Qiong Jiu was an eyewitness on the day when the crouching wand appeared two months ago, and it took a lot of thought to get a famous brothel prostitute to talk about the incident at that time. It takes a lot of patience, and she has patience.

"Then listen to "Cang Hai Long Yin". I wonder if Xiang Shuai likes it?" Yun Shanyuan thought of Qiong Jiu, but looked at Chu Liuxiang. pile of fun.

Chu Liuxiang nodded, his eyes swept over Yun Shanyuan's hand holding the wine glass.Yun Shanyuan had been holding a sword in his left hand since he entered the door, and now he put the sword by the chair on his left. From the thin callus on the tiger's mouth of his right hand, it can be seen that he has practiced sword for some years.Such an interesting character should not be an unknown person. It seems that a new story has been added to the rivers and lakes.

At this time, Qiong Jiu had already sat by the qin, she placed her hands on the qin, closed her eyes and calmed down her turbulent heart just now, then plucked the strings with her ten fingers, and the clear sound of the qin sounded from her fingers, but It can make people feel the momentum.

"Canghai Dragon Song" is also known as "Cangjiang Night Rain". It is rumored that it was written by Zhuge Wuhou. In the rainy night of the Yangtze River, the river waves beat the bank, and the dragon chant is suddenly heard in the water, sky, clouds and mists.

Hearing the sound of the zither, Chu Liuxiang and Yun Shanyuan stopped talking. They held up their wine glasses and looked at the snowy West Lake outside the window. Looking away, there was a vast expanse of white on the Broken Bridge, and tourists were visiting in groups by the West Lake.

In the sound of the piano, the wine is always drunk slowly.

Yun Shanyuan is not good at playing the piano. "Cang Hai Long Yin" is the only piece she has ever heard and learned. She heard Yinzhen play it in Tantuo Temple that year, and Yinzhen also taught her to play it, but the difficulty of playing this piece is not suitable for her. beginner.

At that time, Yun Shanyuan didn't quite understand what makes the guqin so good, and felt that the melody of the guqin was too loose, but Yinzhen said that the guqin listens to the heart, and the word artistic conception can only be understood by entering it, and it is impossible to explain it clearly.

Later, Yun Shanyuan traveled through time and space, and gradually understood the sound of the qin, but she was still not good at the qin because she never met a good teacher.

During the ten years in Xiaohanshan, she bought a piano made of ordinary materials, and only played this song "Canghailongyin" repeatedly. Who told her to only know this piece of music, and after playing it, she discovered that The change of the sound of the piano between my fingers is different for the same song and the same person, let alone different people.

That year, the sound of Yinzhen's piano was Qianlong Leaving the Abyss; today, the sound of Qiong Jiu's piano is the torrential rain at night.

Qiong Jiu's piano sound can remind her of the past, which shows that Chu Liuxiang's praise for his good piano is true.

Chu Liuxiang withdrew his gaze from looking at the snow lake from a distance, looking at Yun Shanyuan through the little mist from the red clay stove cooking wine, and saw that his expression was indifferent, and there seemed to be nostalgia in his eyes, so he added another kiss to the two of them. Had a glass of wine.

"Brother Yun is the second person I've met who likes "Night Rain on the Cangjiang River". If you get to know him by chance, it might be another good story."

Yun Shanyuan also looked at Chu Liuxiang and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? I don't know who Xiangshuai is talking about?"

"Miaoseng Wuhua. Brother Yun, have you heard of it?" When Chu Liuxiang mentioned Wuhua, his smile deepened. Cooking is the best in the world.”

On the way to the east, Yun Shanyuan heard about Wuhua, the seven wonderful monks who are famous all over the world.However, there are rumors in the world that Master Tianhu, the abbot of Shaolin, wants to appoint the next master in recent years, but for some reason, his favorite person seems not to be Wuhua, but Wuxiang, who is nothing compared to Wuhua.

"From Xiangshuai's words, Wuhua and you must be friends, and if you can make Xiangshuai a friend, there must be something special about him under his fame. It would be a fun thing to get to know each other."

Seeing that Yun Shanyuan didn't say whether he knew Wu Hua, Chu Liuxiang took another sip of rice wine, and then talked about the scenery of Hangzhou city.Over the years, although he has traveled around the rivers and lakes, he still rests in the Jiangnan area in his spare time, and he knows the romance here.

"Brother Yun, do you know where I love the most beautiful scenery in Hangzhou?" Chu Liuxiang suddenly asked after chatting for a few drinks.

Yun Shanyuan listened to the scenery that Chu Liuxiang said, she has been to almost all the scenery, except for a few beauties that she didn't have time to see, and Chu Liuxiang asked where his favorite is, "The building looks at the sea and the sun, and the door is facing the tide of Zhejiang. I guess, Xiangshuai prefers the view of watching the tide at Taoguang Temple."

When Chu Liuxiang heard the words, he reached out and touched his nose, which really made Yun Shanyuan tell the truth. Compared with the light makeup and heavy makeup on the West Lake, he really prefers to look at the thousands of feet of surging waves.

At this time, Yun Shanyuan also asked Chu Liuxiang, "Xiangshuai, why don't you guess which beautiful place in Hangzhou I love more?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at Yun Shanyuan for a few seconds, and then he smiled teasingly, "At this moment, I guess Brother Yun only loves to hear Xueyimei."

After saying this, Qiong Jiu's piano sound also stopped, and she also looked at Yun Shanyuan.

Yun Shanyuan first raised his glass to Qiong Jiu and smiled, then said to Chu Liuxiang, "Xiang Shuai is really smart, it seems that I made the right choice to come to Hangzhou to see the snow this time."

Did Yun Shanyuan come to Hangzhou specially to wait for the winter snow?Chu Liuxiang didn't believe it.He also didn't believe that Yun Shanyuan came because of his admiration for Qiong Jiu.These may be some of the reasons, but not all.If you ask why, it can only be attributed to intuition.Intuition that they are somewhat similar people, both love but not clinging.

"Today, I came at the right time." Chu Liuxiang clinked glasses with Yun Shanyuan, "With Brother Yun, the snow in Hangzhou City is no longer so cold."

It was getting late, and the two shared another dinner in the Anxiang elegant room.Then Chu Liuxiang wisely left time for Yun Shanyuan and Qiong Jiu, and left Tingxue Pavilion.

Yun Shanyuan planned to stay in Tingxue Pavilion for seven days, all in Qiong Jiu's room.In seven days, Qiong Jiu had to ask everything about the crouching wand.

Qiong Jiu is one of the top names in Tingxue Pavilion, her room is not small, it is a suite with two bedrooms.As soon as you enter the door, you can see Qiong Jiu's own painting on the wall - red plums. The red plums seem to be proud of the snow, but they have also withered and turned into mud.In terms of painting skills and artistic conception, this painting is not bad. It seems that Qiong Jiu really likes plum blossoms.

"Master Yun laughed, I drew this four or five years ago." Qiong Jiu stood beside Yun Shanyuan. She chose Yun Shanyuan to enter the room instead of Chu Liuxiang, but she was nervous at this moment.Plum blossoms symbolize nobleness and steadfastness, but judging from her status, liking plum blossoms seems superfluous.In the past, he didn't realize that there was something wrong with liking plum blossoms, but now he was afraid of seeing disdain in Yun Shanyuan's eyes.

Yun Shanyuan shook his head, "Since there is nothing ridiculous, why do you laugh at it. Miss Qiong Jiu, don't underestimate yourself."

Seeing Yun Shanyuan's serious expression, not flattering but telling the truth, Qiong Jiu felt a little sad in her heart.Four or five years ago, when she was at the age when she would be listed to receive customers, the painting at that time was red plums withering, but she can no longer paint like this.

There is a new work on the desk that she has not yet inscribed. Qiong Jiu led Yun Shanyuan to the desk, "If Mr. Yun doesn't dislike it, can you please draw an inscription for this?"

Yun Shanyuan could still smell the fragrance of fresh ink emanating from the rice paper. This painting is no longer colored with vermilion, but a picture of plum blossoms made with ink.Yun Shanyuan looked at Qiong Jiu, saw her unnaturally uneasy expression, and sighed softly, "It's the girl Qiong Jiu who doesn't dislike her."

Yun Shanyuan mentioned the song "Momei" in the blank space with a thin gold stroke.

"In the dream, the Qingjiang river is drunk with ink fragrance, and the stamens are cold and the branches are thin and frosty. Now it's white and black, and I'm doing the makeup of the world." Qiong Jiu read this poem by Zhu Xi, and her eyes were sore. This is exactly what she painted When thinking.

Han Mei and Ao Fengxue can only be in a dream, but the reality is that she is in a brothel, Bai Xue and Mo Mei have long been difficult to distinguish, so they use this as makeup to make the world think that she is a different plum blossom and attract more people. What's wrong with being the guest of honor.But, is it really possible to be without sorrow?

Yun Shanyuan took out a silk handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Qiong Jiu's eyes, "Miss Qiong Jiu, don't blame me for speaking badly. Since you have chosen this makeup for the world, why bother to shed tears. There will always be some desires No, I can't help myself, but I have chosen a path, so there is no point in feeling sorry for myself."

Qiong Jiu's face was slightly hot, and she wanted to lean into Yun Shanyuan's arms sideways like she did to other benefactors in the past, but at this moment her body stiffened, she didn't dare to make such a move, she just held Yun Shanyuan and gave her a hug. Sipa said, "Mr. Yun's words are very true. I'm a demon. Don't look at these anymore. I don't know what Mr. Yun likes. Qiong Jiu will accompany you."

Both of them sat on the soft bed, and Yun Shanyuan signaled to Qiong Jiu that there was no need to pour any more wine, "I've had enough to drink with Xiang Shuai today, just clear water. Girl Qiong Jiu doesn't have to be busy, let's chat casually. Listen to Xiang Shuai in the afternoon Shuai talked about the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou city, but I haven’t heard him talk about the interesting things here. Does Miss Qiong Jiu know a thing or two? Hangzhou city is full of businessmen and people come and go, there must be many interesting stories.”

Brothels and taverns are originally places where news circulates.

Yun Shanyuan didn't directly ask about the ups and downs wand.A famous prostitute like Qiong Jiu is extremely talented. She has seen all kinds of people, and she has been able to keep her mouth shut for a long time. Even if the government pressures her, if she doesn't want to, she will definitely not tell the truth.

Trying to get a smart and level-headed woman to talk can only move her heart.In this regard, Chu Liuxiang is well versed.The so-called touching a person's heart is not all tricks, it is inferior.Can't smart people tell the difference between the real and the fake?Therefore, Chu Liuxiang is a passionate and gentle person, but he is also a ruthless and calm person.

Yun Shanyuan also understood this point, although she came here with a purpose, she did not despise Qiong Jiu at all.Qiong Jiu can become one of the top names in the most elegant brothel in Hangzhou City, there must be something special about her.It is impossible for Yun Shanyuan to ask himself to change places.

That night, Qiong Jiu said a lot of interesting things.

It was probably at the second watch, Yun Shanyuan ended the chat, "It's getting late, let's go to bed earlier, staying up all night is not good for your body."

Qiong Jiu realized that it was already this time before she knew it, and she also stood up with Yun Shanyuan when she heard the words, "Then I will change clothes for the young master."

Yun Shanyuan held Qiong Jiu's hand stretched towards her clothes, "It doesn't have to be like this, I'm used to doing it by myself. Your hands are a little cold, so you need to heat up the stove in the bedroom. I'll watch it in the side sleeper." After a while, you can ask someone to boil some bath water and take it there."

Qiong Jiu was stunned for a moment, this meant to sleep separately, so it was enough for Yun Shanyuan to come and chat with her tonight.

"Young master, since you are afraid that I will catch a cold, why don't you come and squeeze with me, instead let me sleep alone."

"I like to open the window to read." Yun Shanyuan smiled and touched Qiong Jiu's hair, "It's cold in winter nights, how can I let you blow the air, the stove is more effective than me at this time. Well, let Xiaotao do it for you Wash up, you are tired and go rest."

Qiong Jiu couldn't tell what it felt like to walk into the master bedroom, and it was the first time that she met a benefactor who took the initiative to go to the guest bedroom.She remembered that Chu Liuxiang stayed here overnight, and at most she slept on the side of the master bedroom.And the guest bedroom was originally designed to deal with the eccentricities of certain guests, such as the kind of person who drove her out of bed after getting married and insisted on monopolizing the master bedroom, while the side bedroom was prepared for her.

Thinking of this, Qiong Jiu's heart beat faster. In this way, compared to the bed in the master bedroom where an unknown number of people were greeted and sent, she was the only one who slept in the bed in the guest bedroom, but there was one more person tonight.

Yun Shanyuan didn't know how far Qiong Jiu's inner drama had gone. Since there was a guest bedroom, she didn't plan to share a bed with Qiong Jiu.What's more, the night was just right, and she still had other things to do, such as finding out the layout of Tingxue Pavilion.

Leaving aside the fact that Second Master Chaoyin is a monk who doesn't know how to go to brothels, let's just talk about his straightforward temperament, and there is no possibility of discussing poetry and songs with Qiong Jiu.In this way, if the person who uses the magic wand appears here, that person will not be Chao Yin.If Ji Bingyan's news is correct, and the crouching wand did appear, then who would use the crouching wand, how could the unique weapon be handed over to others easily, and where did Monk Chaoyin go?

The next morning, after Qiong Jiu dressed up briefly and went out of the bedroom, she smelled a tangy fragrance, and saw that there were several dishes of breakfast on the table, covered by a gauze net.

"Xiaotao, why did you think of going to Jiweizhai to buy breakfast today? You are too confused, why there is only one serving, and you didn't prepare it for Mr. Yun."

Xiaotao excitedly pointed to the direction where she was lying on her side, and then pointed to the porridge, buns, and side dishes on the table, "I didn't buy them, but Mr. Yun bought them for Sister Mei. Mr. Yun got up early and asked me I'll tell you what kind of snacks Mei Jie likes to eat, and when she will get up, and he will buy it back according to the time.

Mr. Yun said that it was just the time to put a cup of tea, let the porridge cool down so as not to burn Sister Mei, and the side dishes and soup dumplings were warmed in a small stove over water, and the taste would not be good when they were cold. "

Qiong Jiu opened the sand net cover, her expression was so gentle that she could drip water, but she shook her head immediately. "Has Mr. Yun eaten?"

"Mr. Yun said that he would go to hangzhou city during the day, so that sister Mei wouldn't have to wait for him for lunch." Xiaotao leaned closer to Qiong Jiu when she said this, "sister Mei, I've never met a man who would buy breakfast for a woman. Since Yun Young master staying with you for seven days, this might be an opportunity. Yesterday, I saw that Young Master Yun is not impatient and really cares about Sister Mei, why don't you consider letting him take Sister Mei away?"

Qiong Jiu was absent-minded for a moment after hearing Xiao Tao's words, and then she sat down at the dining table with a half-smile, scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth, the breakfast of Jiweizhai was really good, and today the cook performed exceptionally well, which made her feel A small mouthful of porridge can have endless aftertaste.

Qiong Jiu ate the breakfast in silence, slowly savoring one bite at a time, only to find that she ate a little more than usual.Then, she looked at Xiao Tao who was only twelve or thirteen years old, "Xiao Tao, what do you think Mr. Yun looks like?"

"Beautiful." Xiaotao said without thinking, "I can compete with Xiangshuai, but they are not of the same type. Xiangshuai is the beauty of a man, and Mr. Yun is the beauty of a beauty."

"So, do you think he is a rich man?"

"Yes. Not only money, but also extraordinary bearing, as if everyone was born."

"So how old do you think he is?"

"Looks 20 years old? Not necessarily, maybe older, maybe younger."

Qiong Jiu said sternly, "Xiao Tao, remember, a young man with wealth and good looks, bearing and literary talent, respect and concern for you, he will not belong to you. , A little bit of red lips is tasted by thousands of people. Since he is so good, why bother to find a brothel girl like us, there are all kinds of chivalrous girls in the rivers and lakes, and there are all kinds of ladies in the deep boudoir, isn't it better than us?"

Xiaotao raised her eyebrows, "Sister Mei, how can you say such self-deprecating words. Since you are a member of the Jianghu, there are not so many rules."

"I'm not self-deprecating, but self-knowledge." Qiong Jiu looked at the direction lying on her side disappointedly, "If I met in another place, I would also think more about whether I can make a good story, but it is impossible here. Come here Every man has a purpose, some are for the body, some are for the heart, the former is vulgar, and the latter is not necessarily elegant. I'm afraid, those men who come neither for your body nor to talk to you, they treat you The better, it shows that what they want is not simple."

Xiaotao still didn't believe it, "Sister Mei said that, it seems that Mr. Yun's intentions are not pure. I think Xiangshuai had a good conversation with him, so he must not be a bad person. Sister Mei is also very happy."

Qiong Jiu looked at Xiaotao and sighed, "It seems that I have protected you too well, which makes you still have this kind of temperament. Just because you are not a bad person does not mean that you are a good person. I was happy last night, but it does not mean that I do not understand this morning. .These seven days are just a sweet dream, so why not.

What a woman in a brothel is most afraid of is not getting old, but losing her heart and dreaming unrealistic dreams. In this world, even if she is as gentle as Chu Liuxiang, she is not a good person. How can I catch a wisp of floating clouds? . "

If Yun Shanyuan knew that Qiong Jiu put her and Chu Liuxiang on the level that they were not good people, he would definitely admire Qiong Jiu's rationality even more.In fact, she never thought of cheating Qiongjiu, it was just a show where you and I want each other, so she only clicks on some things, but crossing a certain line makes Qiongjiu wake up in the daytime After coming, I had extravagant expectations.

Yun Shanyuan started walking around the city of Hangzhou after delivering her breakfast. The beauty of this city is still the same, but the shops are all different, which makes this city a strange city to her.

Yesterday, she found out the situation of Tingxue Pavilion, and from the known clues, it was impossible to see that there had been a fight there.It was rumored that a guest carrying a magic wand had a conflict in Tingxue Pavilion, but after more than two months, this incident had no effect on Tingxue Pavilion or Qiong Jiu on the surface.

For the next seven days, Yun Shanyuan continued to investigate the city of Hangzhou during the day, and inquired about the news about the crouching wand in the city, and also took this opportunity to get to know and understand the city again.At night, after chatting casually with Qiong Jiu, he slept in her side sleeper.In the past few days, there was no trace of Chu Liuxiang.

On the evening of the seventh day, Yun Shanyuan bought Qiong Jiu's favorite pastry, and tonight it was time to ask what happened to the person who appeared with the magic wand in hand.Who would have thought that on the way back to Xuege, she suddenly heard a commotion in front of her, and the sound of horses' hooves running on the bluestone slabs. The peddlers who set up the stalls screamed again and again, dodging the horses that escaped and rushed forward.

Yun Shanyuan looked forward amidst the noise, and the people on the road were all forced to give way. The three immediately burst into laughter when they saw this, beat the horse with a whip, and even accelerated again , completely treating pedestrians on the street as nothing.

After the crowd dispersed, unexpectedly, two children stood in the middle of the road in a daze, seeing that the three horses were about to run straight towards them.

When the man running in the middle saw the two children, he didn't even frown. He scolded disdainfully, "This man doesn't have eyes, let's push him over!"

Not many people can understand this sentence, because it is Japanese.However, everyone could see that the man on the horse was extremely arrogant.

Yun Shanyuan was at least a hundred meters away from the two children. She waved her right hand without any hesitation, and shot three copper coins straight into the center of the horse's eyebrows, creating a bloody hole in an instant.Although it is not the horse that should be punished at this time, but the rider, but whoever makes time urgent can only stop the horse's movements first.

The three horses fell to the ground less than one meter away from the two children, and the three people on the horses also fell sideways.

Obviously, they didn't want to let it go. The man who spoke in the middle just now lashed at the two children with a long whip. "You want to save them, don't you want to save them? If you dare to kill our horses, if you don't kick them today, they won't die, and you will die too."

After the man's voice fell, the whip wrapped around the waists of the two children, trying to throw them into the air.There was a gasp from all around.

Yun Shanyuan swayed forward when the horse fell to the ground, but saw a person in front of her, who was faster than her.The man jumped in the air, hugged the two children with one hand, and directly held the whip with the other hand, using his internal strength to segment the whip into sections.

The man wielding the whip felt a sharp pain in his hand, and at that moment, not only was the whip shaken, but his hand was also torn open and blood flowed out.The man asked angrily, "Little girl, I think you are getting impatient, and dare to meddle in our business! You don't even look at who we are!"

The woman let go of the two children, and looked at the three men who had been arrogant from the beginning to the end, "Who are you?"

"Hahaha, good question, look at the people around you, is there anyone who dares to say a word?"

The man pointed his fingers at the surrounding people, but the small vendors all lowered their heads and dared not look this way, but the two children who had been rescued just now looked at a certain place on the street, and cried loudly for their mother. Running over, the mother of two children hugged the two children.

Then, to the woman's surprise, the mother actually started to spank the two children's buttocks, apologizing to the three men while beating, "It's all children who are ignorant and ran into the middle of the road, you adults don't care about villains The death of these horses has nothing to do with us! This is the murderer."

The mother obviously didn't see that Yun Shanyuan killed the three horses with copper coins, but pointed at the woman who saved the child just now, "The wrong has its head, and the debt has its owner. The three adults must not wrong the two children." , not their fault."

"She's right, who told you to meddle in your own business. Now let's settle the score, and dare to kill our horse." The man snorted coldly and looked at the woman who rescued him, staring at her up and down After glancing around for a few times, he laughed evilly, "I see you look so watery, so I don't want you to lose money, just stay with us tonight, and this matter will be over."

The woman who rescued her frowned slightly, seeing that the mother and son had already taken advantage of the gap to hide in the crowd and disappeared.She looked at the three men, all three of them were dressed in rich and noble clothes, and they should have some confidence to be so arrogant in the city, but the palm of the leading man is still bleeding, why would he dare to speak wildly?

The woman was a little uncertain about the background of the other party, and she didn't say anything immediately.She frowned slightly, not afraid, but showing a weak attitude.

"The three of you came from Dongpu and stepped on the land of Daming. Haven't you understood the rules of Daming?" Yun Shanyuan had already stepped forward, stood beside the woman who saved her, and slightly blocked her. Behind him, "Whether you are officials or bandits, the rules of my Ming Dynasty are that the rivers and lakes are the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and the government will not ask about it. Life and death are fate, and wealth is in the sky. If you want to try it, you can draw a line." Come on, even a tribute envoy can kill someone with a horse."

When he heard Dongying language, Yun Shanyuan had doubts about the identities of these three people. When he walked in and saw their appearance and attire, he had a rough guess. Later, when he saw that they could speak fluent Chinese, he knew They are not from Dongying, but they are not from Ming Dynasty either.

In the past few days, Yun Shanyuan has learned a lot about the situation in Hangzhou City. In the prosperous Jiangnan area, there are many people coming and going.Among them, there is a group of people who always appear at the beginning of each year, and they are the tribute envoys from Japan.

Now the imperial court is not open to foreign trade, that is to say, the trade with Dongying at sea is illegal. Of course, if the government does not allow it, it means that the people will not do it. In addition to these private trades, there is an official Dongying tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year.

The tribute envoys were supposed to bring items to pay tribute, but over the years, it has gradually become an annual opportunity for the mission to come to Daming to buy items and bring them back to Japan. The number of missions has gradually increased, and the composition of the mission has also changed from officials to It became complicated in many ways, including businessmen and ronin.Every time it will fill up the big ships that come, and return to Japan with a large amount of goods.

Because Japan itself is also in a state of war, the central government's control is very low. In this case, the annual tribute harvest obviously cannot meet the material needs of Japan, and it is easier to cause a surge of various internal and external conflicts.Daming, who lived near the sea, was naturally hurt, and Japanese pirates invading the border is not a new word.

It's just that in the Zhengtong period, Ming Dynasty was not as powerful as Zhu Di was in the Yongle period, and he was not able to eradicate the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop.

That's why the Dongying tribute envoys had arrogance.The government believed that satisfying the once-a-year goods transaction of Dongying tribute envoys would allow them to contain the power of Japanese pirates in Dongying.Hangzhou City is also one of the places where the tribute ships must pass. The people in the city know how rampant these tribute envoys are, and the government doesn't care about these tribute envoys.

Yun Shanyuan knew better. Not all of these tribute envoys or Japanese pirates were from Dongying, and some Ming people saw the benefits. Love, you can turn against each other, pointing the blade at Daming.

The three men making trouble in front of them are obviously of this type, using their status as tribute envoys to run amok.

It's just that the government doesn't care, but it doesn't mean that people in the world have nothing to do with them.

Seeing that Yun Shanyuan revealed their identities, the leading man frowned, "Little boy, you must be impatient! Compete with us, do you have the ability! Let me tell you clearly, today Our horse died, and I was injured, and if this girl doesn't play with us, this matter will never end."

"Hehe, what are you thinking?" Yun Shanyuan's tone was gentle, but at this moment, he put his sword on the man's neck, "It seems that you didn't take a close look at the death of the horse, so you want to see it yourself." Only by experiencing it will you have a taste. How about I do a good deed that day to become your beauty?"

The man obviously didn't expect Yun Shanyuan to dare to draw the sword even if he said that he would draw the sword. When he felt the cold blade on his neck and the stinging pain after the blade cut through his skin, he began to get scared, his tone Trembling, he insisted, "Today, as long as you dare to do something, you will have a deep hatred with my Asai family, and the Asai family will never let you go!"

"Qianjing?" Yun Shanyuan looked at the man with trashy eyes, "Are you sure your surname is Qianjing? You are from the Ming Dynasty but you have forgotten your ancestors. You have a thick skin, and it takes a lot of courage to live like this. Stop talking nonsense, 300 Two silvers, I've been lingering with you for so long that I missed the meal time, compensate me for the time loss, and you can get out."

The man's face turned red with anger, and he had no intention of taking out the money.And the other two men beside him didn't dare to move rashly when they saw the sword on his neck, and the atmosphere was a bit stalemate for a while.

Yun Shanyuan squinted her eyes, it seemed that this man did not cry when he saw the coffin, she moved the sword in her hand, and made another cut on the man's neck, the angle was tricky and the force was just right, no one could be killed, the blood flowing out The blood is scary enough. "Is it that hard to choose between money or life? I'll count to four. If you still can't understand people's language, I don't mind clearing your ears for you."

The man saw Yun Shanyuan smiling coldly, and the hand that lay across his neck