Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

After leaving Xinzhou City, along the Canglan River all the way forward, you will find the continuous Xiliang Mountains.But because of its geographical location, this place is not as deserted as Kunlun. On the contrary, the closer it is to Xiliang Mountain, the more lively and prosperous it is, with various shops and tourists everywhere.There are more places with people, and more and more items are sold. Lin Rufei saw many shops selling fairy household items. Most of the items in them were extraordinary, and they were all traded with spirit stones.

Lin Rufei found a few rooms, went in for a stroll, and bought some interesting gadgets, such as hairpins that can change the color of hair if you stick them in your hair, or small hairpins that can be memorized when you take a picture of a person. I bought a bunch of mirrors, useful ones and useless ones, and I wanted to give them as gifts to the two young maids for fun.Unexpectedly, the maids were disgusted, even Yurui raised her chest and said, "My lord, you are too childish. I'm already fourteen this year, how can I still play with these things!"

Lin Rufei looked innocent: "Isn't it interesting?"

Yu Rui said: "How interesting? These things are used to amuse children!"

Lin Rufei looked at the things in her hands, didn't say a word for a long time, and finally put them all into her xuan ring silently, sitting in the corner with a melancholy expression.

Seeing this, Fuhua gave Yurui a chestnut, and said: "How can you talk to the young master, young master, young master, I like those things, you can give them to me!"

Lin Rufei said: "Forget it, your tone is too coaxing a child, I'll just keep it for myself." After speaking, he muttered twice, "I don't want to give it to you."

Gu Xuan laughed beside him gloating.

When they arrived at the inn, after a few people checked in, they inquired about the news from Xiliang Mountain with the shopkeeper, but when the shopkeeper heard that they were going to Xiliang Mountain, he frowned and said, "Young master, I want to go to the Central Plains through Xiliang Mountain. ah?"

Lin Rufei nodded.

The shopkeeper said: "Then you should pay more attention. It is best to go with a large caravan. If there is no caravan, at least you have to hire a few reliable bodyguards. In Xiliang Mountain, not only are the beasts ferocious, but there are also powerful caravans." If you meet such thugs, you will surely die." He looked worriedly at Lin Rufei's pale face and frail body, then at the two half-grown girls of Fuhua Yurui, and suddenly He sighed like an old man, "If you really want to go, young master, you must pay attention, those beasts don't care about pity and pity."

Lin Rufei accepted the shopkeeper's kindness and said that she would think about it carefully.

The mountains of Xiliang Mountain are continuous, except for one main road, almost all of them are dense forests that are inaccessible.Even if one walks with a sword, one has to walk for ten days and a half months before leaving the mountain, and if one rides a horse, it will take even longer.Fortunately, Xinzhou City is flourishing in business, and there are large caravans in many places. Individual travelers can go with them by paying more silver taels.Of course, not all individual customers in the caravan can come in, and the caravan will still select them. After all, if someone with malicious intentions is invited in, the entire caravan may suffer.

Fu Hua volunteered, saying that she would ask if there was any caravan that wanted to cross the mountain, and if there was none, she invited two bodyguards who knew the way.Although she and Yurui are very delicate, they are also banished immortals of the five realms, and ordinary thugs are not a dish in front of her.

Fuhua went to find someone, Lin Rufei was bored by herself, so she wandered around the inn.

The surrounding area of ​​the inn was very lively, there were hawkers everywhere, Lin Rufei went to buy a stick of candied haws, and looked around while chewing.In fact, he has always liked places with strong rivers and lakes, and it is the same in Kunlun, but because of his special status, he will be cast with strange looks wherever he goes, so he would rather stay on the mountain.

While eating delicious candied haws, Lin Rufei heard shouts from the corner of the street. When she went over to look, she saw a thin young man selling shields.

"The shield I'm selling is different from ordinary shields. Even the sharpest sword in the world can't pierce it!" But he was a little embarrassed, he stood by the side of the road, holding a dusty wooden shield in his hand, and yelled loudly, "If you don't believe me, you can come and try, but if the sword breaks, I won't pay for it! "

Hearing this, the spectators with good deeds immediately walked out of the crowd, came up to the young man, pulled out the sword at his waist and said with a smile, "Just such a small wooden shield, how powerful can it be? People nowadays are not afraid to use cowhide to brag." It was blown apart!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

The young man was not angry, raised his hand and raised the wooden shield, and said with a smile: "You want to try? Let me tell you first, if the sword breaks..."

Before he finished speaking, the onlooker said impatiently: "I know, I know, today's children don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, but today I want to see how powerful your wooden shield without any spiritual energy can be."

As he spoke, he raised the saber in his hand and stabbed at the wooden shield.

The sword and the wooden shield collided with each other, and there was a crisp sound of "click". Before everyone could react, they saw that the seemingly sharp blade was shattered all over the ground, and on the wooden shield, there was a trace nothing.

"How could this happen?" The man was dumbfounded, "This... this..." His next move was to step forward and grab the young man by the collar, but the young man who had expected it for a long time dodged flexibly, and the young man smiled. Said: "Hey, big brother, I have already reminded you, you can't rely on me for this matter—"

"You! This is my ancestral sword! You just broke it for me!" The man was furious, "Of course you have to pay me!"

The young man said innocently: "But you were the one who came out and hacked with your sword. Can you blame me?"

There were also some people in the crowd complaining about injustice, and began to speak out, saying that this person was too unreasonable, and the young man had already reminded him that he didn't know how to get close to him, and he deserved it if the sword was broken.

Hearing what everyone said, the man became angry from embarrassment: "Who, who the hell is talking, come out! I think you are all with him, and plot against me together!"

Everyone was afraid of him, so they burst into laughter, and all kinds of teasing words came one after another. Seeing that the situation was not good, the man turned blue for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and turned away, but when he left, he gave the young man a hard look. He said that when he saw this young man in the future, he would beat him once.

The spectators booed at his dingy back.

The man left, and the young man continued to sell his wooden shield. This time, more people were interested. The young man said that the wooden shield was made of special iron wood. It was only a small piece, so it was made. He bought such a small shield, and said that although this thing has no aura, even if a sword with aura meets it, it will not be able to please it.Of course, the most important thing is that the price is not expensive, a medium spirit stone can be taken away.

Some of the onlookers began to bargain with the young man, saying that a medium spirit stone is too expensive, and this shield has no spiritual power, and if the young man is willing to accept the price of 50 yuan for an inferior spirit stone, he will take the shield away.But the young man refused to let go, his eyes swept around the crowd, and for some reason, they fell on Lin Rufei, walked up to Lin Rufei and said: "Young master, this wooden shield is terrible." interested in?"

"Me?" Lin Rufei pointed to herself, "How did you know that I am interested in this wooden shield?"

The young man said, "To tell you the truth, I just arrived here not long ago, and I planned to find a caravan to pay some money to cross Xiliang Mountain, but unfortunately I was short of cash, so I had to sell my housekeeper. It's not like a master who is short of money, a BMW deserves a hero, and my treasure shield is naturally worthy of a distinguished guest like you."

These words were beautiful, Lin Rufei smiled and said: "The mouth is very sweet."

"That is, that is." The young man said, "If you think it is expensive, I can give you a little less, but it can't be too much, at most ten low-grade spirit stones." 100 yuan low-grade spirit stones are equal to one medium-grade spirit stone stone.

Lin Rufei didn't have much sense of money, and didn't know how much a medium spirit stone was worth. When he went down the mountain, his brothers and sisters gave him several bags of high-quality spirit stones, let alone medium spirit stones.The gadgets he bought just now used more than 100 medium-level spirit stones, so now, facing the young man’s bid for a medium-level spirit stone, he feels like he has become a participant in the Jianghu picture book. I find it quite interesting.

The young man chattered again, and Lin Rufei was very satisfied. Finally, he took out the spirit stone from his pocket, handed it to the young man, took the wooden shield, and said with a smile, "You don't need to look for it."

The young man put away the spirit stone, but showed a reluctant look at the wooden shield. After hesitating for a moment, he whispered: "Young master, this wooden shield is a gift from my old master. If I meet you in the future and I have money, can I go with you?" Redeem it."

"Okay." The wooden shield was just a piece of fun for Lin Rufei, so she accepted it without hesitation.

The boy sighed, turned and walked away slowly.

When Lin Rufei was talking to the young man, Gu Xuan didn't open his mouth. It was not until the two of them reached a secluded place that Lin Rufei turned to look at him, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you talk?"

Gu Xuandu pretended to be innocent: "What did you say?"

"That young man is obviously a little liar, why didn't you say it?" Lin Rufei smiled, there was no intention of blame in her words, but she was a little curious.Gu Xuandu is different from him, this kind of trick must be seen through at a glance.

Gu Xuandu said: "You are just looking for fun, so why should I spoil your interest." Moreover, Lin Rufei's expression at that time was obviously not unaware of anything.

"That boy is really fun, but it's a pity that the routine is a bit old-fashioned." Lin Rufei said as he walked, "It's exactly the same as the one in the story book." He thought for a moment, and said seriously, "I think I can do better than him. .”

Gu Xuandu smiled and said: "If you are free, let's try?"

Lin Rufei looked eager to try.

This young master of the Lin family has been holding back on Kunlun for 20 years, and finally went down the mountain, wanting to try everything.That young man performed so hard, it is not too much to give a spirit stone as a reward for fun.

On the way back to the inn, Gu Xuandu and Lin Rufei mentioned the matter of sword practice, saying that Gu Yu had gotten used to Lin Rufei's aura, and next he would teach him some simple moves to draw out the sword intent in his body.Unlike the acquired sword intent of others, Lin Rufei was born with a sword spirit, and ordinary killing moves are enough.

Lin Rufei was very excited when she heard that she was going to practice swordsmanship, and Gu Xuandu also told him that after that he could learn to attach the sword intent to other things, just like how Meng Fuli and Qi Yansheng archery.

Lin Rufei was confused, so Gu Xuandu stopped talking, until they arrived at the inn, the two entered the room, he grabbed something casually, and taught Lin Rufei how to practice.

"You must first feel the existence of sword intent." Gu Xuandu said, "This is more difficult for you, just like a person who has lived in water since childhood, but needs to feel water."

Lin Rufei listened carefully to Gu Xuandu's teaching, and tried a little bit.

Gu Xuandu gave an example: "The sword intent is not just a sharp weapon, it can also be used as a defense. For example, if you attach the sword intent to the wooden shield you just bought, if you have more sword intent than this, it will not be able to break through the shield. .”

Lin Rufei nodded seriously.

The two practiced for a long time, and they didn't stop until the sound of Fuhua Yurui's footsteps came.

Fuhua shouted outside the house: "Master, we are back."

Lin Rufei said, "Come in."

The two came in one after the other, talking about what they were going out today.Fuhua successfully found a caravan that was willing to take them, but the highest cultivation level of the caravan's exiled immortal was no more than four realms.Moreover, the caravan has a large number of people and carries heavy cargo. I am afraid that the walking speed will be very slow.

"There are too many people in the caravan. Although there are many guards, the tail is too big. If I were a bandit, I would definitely focus on them first." Fuhua said, "I thought of this, so I thought of another way. The local people on the road took us to cross Xiliang Mountain together, it is fast and safe, and it is not easy to attract attention, young master, what do you think?"

Lin Rufei nodded and agreed with Fuhua's proposal: "Have you found anyone?"

"I found it. He is a young local. It is said that he grew up on the Xiliang Mountains since he was a child." Fuhua said, "He is very clever, but he doesn't know swordsmanship. He can't make any trouble."

Lin Rufei nodded and said, "Okay."

Before going up the mountain, they made some other preparations and bought a lot of dry food and clothes. Of course, most of these things were handled by the maids. Lin Rufei has been learning how to manipulate the sword intent in her body from Gu Xuan every day these days .Gu Xuan said that although his talent is good, his body is too weak to withstand too much force, so he can only take it slowly. The most important task now is to guide the sword intent from the body to the external object.

The wooden shield that happened to be bought was not made of iron and wood, but it was still strong, so Lin Rufei took it as a target for carrying strength, and tried it carefully every day.

The maids were surprised to see that their young master liked this ordinary wooden shield so much, and asked Lin Rufei when she bought it.

Lin Rufei smiled and told the two of them what happened that day, saying that she had taken advantage of it.

The two looked confused after hearing this, Yurui hesitated to speak, but Fuhua pinched the flesh on her arm heavily, and immediately burst into tears from the pain, Fuhua smiled and said to Lin Rufei: "This wood The shield looks really different, the young master has really good eyesight."

"Yes, yes, I think I have a good eye." Lin Rufei smiled, "Next time we meet, remind me to remember to buy another one."

Although Fuhua was secretly grinding her teeth angrily, she still coaxed Lin Rufei to say yes, okay, what she was thinking was that she should not let her grab the boy who sold the wooden shield to her young master, otherwise he would definitely beat him up .

The weather has been getting hotter recently, and Lin Rufei finally doesn't have to wear a cloak all the time, and feels much refreshed.

The day of departure was also a comfortable sunny day, with a slight breeze blowing the curtains of the carriage with a hint of coolness.

Lin Rufei was sitting in the carriage drinking the plum tea prepared for him by Yurui, when he heard Fuhua driving the carriage say: "Have you brought everything you need to bring? If you have, come up here. My son is inside, Remember to be respectful."

Someone outside said hello, climbed into the carriage, carefully opened the curtain, and saw Lin Rufei sitting in the carriage drinking tea from a teacup.

The two looked at each other, but the atmosphere seemed to be stagnant.Lin Rufei showed a kind smile and said, "Oh, what a coincidence."

"Yes...it's a coincidence." The one who spoke was the young man who sold the wooden shield to Lin Rufei a few days ago. After seeing Lin Rufei, his face froze, and he remained silent for a while, it was Lin Rufei who greeted him first.

"Eh, you guys know each other?" Fuhuaqi asked.

Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Didn't you ask me who sold my wooden shield before? It was this guy."

Fuhua's face collapsed, and then she remembered something, and forced a smirk: "Oh, so it's you."

The young man called out, "Master."

Lin Rufei said, "I haven't asked your name yet?"

The boy said: "My surname is Mo..."

Lin Rufei said, "What's your name?"

The boy said, "It's called Mo Zhaocai."

Everyone laughed when they heard this name, and even their floating eyes showed some smiles.

Lin Rufei also laughed, and asked him, "Why did you choose such a name?" If it was just called Zhaocai, it would be fine, but the surname was Mo.

Mo Zhaocai smiled and said: "I have no parents since I was a child, and I grew up as a servant in a family. The family gave me a random name, but it didn't seem to match the surname." He didn't show any embarrassment because of his name, but was very proud.

Mo Zhaocai waited for everyone to finish laughing, then looked at Lin Rufei cautiously, and said in a low voice, "My lord, do you still need me to lead the way?"

Lin Rufei blinked: "Why not?"

Mo Zhaocai said: "This is not a few days ago..."

Lin Rufei said: "Wooden shield?" He said seriously, "I like that wooden shield very much, and the maids also praised me for my good vision."

Mo Zhaocai was dumbfounded when he heard this, and glanced at the expressionless Fu Hua beside him from the corner of his eye. Fu Hua gave him a wink, and he immediately understood with a clever mind, and he didn't dare to respond, but just kept nodding.

After Lin Rufei finished teasing Mo Zhaocai, she motioned for him to come in, changed the subject and asked about Xiliang Mountain.

As soon as he mentioned familiar places, Mo Zhaocai immediately showed his unparalleled eloquence, and vividly talked about the stories on Xiliang Mountain, such as the mountain vixen who seduces scholars, and the tree monster who likes to eat people's eyes most. It's so vivid, it's as if you've seen it with your own eyes.

Lin Rufei listened with gusto and asked him how many times he had been to Xiliang Mountain.

Mo Zhaocai smiled and said, "In my eyes, this Xiliang Mountain is just my fingers. One, two, three, four, five, everything is very clear. Whether it is the mainland or trails, as long as you follow me, you will never get lost."

Lin Rufei said: "So powerful?"

"Yeah, but the stories about those monsters are enough to listen to. The most terrifying thing on the mountain is the bandits, especially the group named Xiaoshou. They not only rob money, but also kill people. When they meet their fancy, they will be taken back In the cottage, no matter men or women, meat and vegetables are not taboo!" Mo Zhaocai said, "But we are individual tourists, and their targets are all large caravans, so it is safe, so don't worry too much."

After he finished speaking, he said with a shy smile: "Besides, there are two beautiful older sisters with such high cultivation bases, so I forgive them for not daring to do anything."

Lin Rufei nodded.

Mo Zhaocai is a lively young man, but it is different from Meng Langruo's kind of lively, he is more able to judge the situation, and is very clear about the topics that customers like and dislike. Change the subject quickly.

At such a young age, he has developed such a character, and he has suffered a lot after all.

Mo Zhaocai talked on the phone for a long time, and he took a breath when he saw that Lin Rufei didn't mention the wooden shield again.Lin Rufei poured a cup of plum tea and handed it to him, beckoning him to moisten his mouth.

Mo Zhaocai took it flattered, took a sip and praised: "It's really delicious. I've never had such a delicious tea."

Lin Rufei said, "Are you from the Mo family?"

Mo Zhaocai scratched his head: "I'm not a Mo family, I'm just a servant who was kicked out. This surname was given by the master and I didn't want to change it at will, so I continued to use it."

Lin Rufei nodded.

He had heard of the name of the Mo family, and had met Mo family disciples in the Sword Club a few years ago, but it was a pity that something happened to the Mo family, and it gradually declined. Home has become a foil.But the Centipede is dead but not stiff. Compared with some mortal families who have not cultivated immortals, they are still considered powerful.

"It's a pity for the Mo family. If Mo Changshan hadn't died, they wouldn't have become what they are today." These secrets of everyone, Yurui, a girl, is much clearer than Lin Rufei, she sighed, "Back then he once It's a pity..." It's a pity that he died so young and so miserable.

Mo Zhaocai smiled and said, "Don't talk about these unpleasant things, let's talk about something happy." He seemed unwilling to mention more about the Mo family, so he talked about the anecdotes in Xiliang Mountain and Xinzhou .

He wandered around in the market, so the stories he knew were naturally extremely exciting. Lin Rufei listened to them with great interest, and Mo Zhaocai seemed to have boundless energy. He talked continuously all afternoon without stopping.In the end, it was Lin Rufei who was sleepy first, so he yawned, and Mo Zhaocai stopped talking and let Lin Rufei rest first.

Lin Rufei nodded and said, "You should also rest for a while."

"Okay, son, don't worry about me, I'm very cheap." Mo Zhaocai smiled.

Lin Rufei lay on the couch, and asked Gu Xuandu in a low voice before going to bed: "Is this Mo Zhaocai interesting?" People who are praised by Gu Xuandu as interesting are always troublesome.

Gu Xuandu said: "You talk a lot, it hurts my brain to hear it."

Lin Rufei smiled.

"But I can't blame him." Gu Xuandu said, "It's normal for such a person to talk a lot."

Lin Rufei hummed, and looked at Gu Xuandu hesitantly: "You don't seem to be in good spirits, is there something uncomfortable?" Since yesterday, Gu Xuandu has looked tired, as if a little tired, but this appearance Very rare.

Gu Xuandu shook his head, expressing that he was fine.

Lin Rufei still wanted to ask again, but he had already lightly pressed Lin Rufei's shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry about me, if there is anything, I will definitely tell you."

Lin Rufei: "Really?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Of course it is true."

Lin Rufei sighed when she heard the words, thinking that the seniors could also lie, but she still didn't speak, but nodded lightly.

The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: Are you really not feeling sick?

Gu Xuandu: Do you want to help me deal with my discomfort?

Lin Rufei: Yes—wait! !Untie your belt again and I'll chop you off with a sword.

Gu Xuan was wronged: You obviously agreed to it yourself.

Lin Rufei: ...