Sword·Qinxin

There was a new moon in the night sky, showing a faint coolness, and the slight fire light on the ground shone on the people who were resting.

The man in the green shirt hugged his sword and leaned on the big tree. He was about to reach Chenzhou after a two-day journey. Unexpectedly, the thunderstorm in the evening before yesterday cut off several big trees and blocked the way.It seems that they can only sleep in the wild overnight.

The man in the green shirt frowned slightly, and heard the sound of footsteps from far to near.

And this messy footsteps kicked off the prelude to the story.

"Third brother, how is the injury, can you still run?"

"It's okay, brother, the calf injury is not a problem, let's go quickly."

"Damn, what kind of unlucky day is it today, why did I meet such an evil star?"

It was two burly men who were talking, the older man was holding a sharp axe, and the limping man was holding a big knife.The older man supported the man called the third brother as he ran and looked back from time to time, his expression very nervous.

The man in the green shirt hid in the dark, and recognized that the two who spoke were the three brothers of the Xu family who were wanted by the Chenzhou government for a reward but were not captured.Looking at the way they are running away in a hurry, could it be that they have met someone who is chasing them?

"You two are running pretty fast." A clear and melodious female voice interrupted the man in blue shirt from thinking, and the man in blue shirt looked from the shadows, only to see a girl in yellow clothes with a round face, Wearing two small buns, she is cute and pretty, and looks about fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Smelly girl, we brothers have no grievances or enmity with you, why do you want to bite us?" The boss Xu Biao stared at the girl in yellow and cursed fiercely.

With Xu Biao's ferocious appearance, if he met him in normal times, he would only be intimidated by others, but the moment he saw the girl in the yellow shirt, he unconsciously took half a step back.

The girl in the yellow shirt took a few steps closer, and calmly looked at the two people in front of her in a panic.

"It's funny, is it reasonable for a thief?" The yellow-shirted girl said seriously, "You guys not only rob houses but also bully women and children. I don't like it, so I should teach you a lesson. If you want to blame, you can blame your own incompetence."

Xu Bao sized up the girl in the yellow shirt, changed his previous embarrassed appearance, straightened his back slightly, approached Xu Biao's side, and whispered in his ear: "Brother, don't talk nonsense with her, she is the only one now, kill her to replace the second brother revenge."

Xu Biao's eyes lit up: "What the third brother said is true, I don't believe that we can't kill this yellow-haired girl."

Suddenly staring violently with his left foot, he leaped forward quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the girl. The girl leaped into the air to avoid the fierce oncoming force.Xu Biao and Xu Bao attacked from left to right, the girl dexterously dodged from left to right, and only used a dagger to block the Xu brothers' swords and axes.It's a pity that no less than [-] strokes of kung fu, the weakness of the woman's strength gradually appeared, and the girl in the yellow shirt was already at a disadvantage.

With a cry of "ah", Xu Bao knocked down the dagger in the yellow shirt girl's hand, and Xu Biao's sharp ax approached the girl.

The man in the green shirt wanted to help secretly, and was about to throw the sleeve arrow in his hand, when suddenly he felt a light breeze blowing over him.

A woman's clothes fluttered, her body was as light as a swallow, she landed silently, and floated towards her.Xu Bao suddenly fell to the ground, a shadow of Xu Biao brushed past him, and before Xu Biao could make a sound, his body also fell down.

The woman was dressed in white, and the moon was shining softly, as if she was in the smoke and mist, like a fairy, like a fairy.

When the girl in the yellow shirt saw the person coming, she was full of words and smiles, and quickly stepped forward and stretched out her arms to hold the white girl.

"Sister, you're here." The girl in yellow looked at the woman in white and said coquettishly, "Sister's move of Yan Yungui just now was really powerful, I didn't see clearly, these two people just lay down."

The woman in white didn't speak and walked away.

"Sister, wait for me." The girl in the yellow shirt picked up the dagger on the ground and hurriedly followed, muttering, "Sister, don't go so fast..."

The sound of footsteps was too light to be heard, and the man in the green shirt was sure that he had gone far, so he appeared from the darkness.Examining the bodies of Xu Biao and Xu Bao, both of them were fatally wounded by a thin wound on their throats.

What weapon would cause such a wound?The man in the green shirt was thinking secretly, flashing through his mind the weapons of various sects in the Jianghu sect that he had seen before, but he couldn't think of any magic weapon that could cause such scars.

Not far away, a ray of light flickered faintly, which attracted the attention of the man in the green shirt. He bent over to pick it up, and it turned out to be a jade qin.This piano is about five inches long, it fits in the palm of the hand, its color is jasper, the streamer is floating, exquisite and exquisite, presumably it must be left behind by the woman in white.

The man in green shirt liked it a lot, so he took Yuqin into his arms.

The next day, Chenzhou magistrate

"Master Zhan? Isn't this Master Zhan?" A rough male voice stopped the man in green shirt in front of the yamen, and saluted the man in blue shirt, "Before, Master Zhan helped us arrest the murderer, so I didn't have the chance to thank you properly. We met by chance, brother is the host, I treat you to a drink, you can't refuse."

"Brother He is polite, it is better to be respectful than obedient." Zhan Zhao agreed with a smile.

He Yong smiled and walked with Zhan Zhao to Zuixianlou.

After the two of them sat down and ordered a few side dishes, He Yong asked, "Master Zhan, why do you have time to come to Chenzhou today?"

Zhan Zhao said: "This time Zhan came here and was ordered by Mr. Bao to meet Chenzhou Tongsan. Unexpectedly, he went to the city and came to Zhiya, only to find out that Tongsan had died of illness."

"You're looking for Master Tong..." He Yong shook his head and sighed when he heard Zhan Zhao's intention, "Hey, I heard that he was ill more than ten days ago, and I invited several doctors to see him, and he ate a lot The medicine didn’t improve either, so I went there three days ago.”

"Oh...he has been ill for some time..." Zhan Zhao murmured, thinking a little.

"Oh, let's not talk about this, it's rare for us to meet each other, come and drink." He Yong, a rough man, could not avoid boring topics, so he talked about it by drinking.

He Yong filled the wine glasses in front of the two of them, and said, "If you want to talk about the most famous restaurant in Chenzhou, it should be the Zuixianlou. When it comes to the Zuixianlou, you must try their signature: Zuixian Yipin Pigeons and flower carvings, when paired together, they are simply delicious in the world."

He Yong praised endlessly, and Zhan Zhao heard that he took a sip of the wine and put a piece of meat into his mouth, chewing carefully, it was tender and delicious, the fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth, and the aftertaste was endless, as expected, he lived up to his reputation.

Xiangwu is the best time for restaurant business.

"Guest officers, guest officers, at the request of the owner, our store has prepared a quiz activity today. As long as any guest officer can answer all the puzzles correctly, I will give him the Jade Town Rabbit in my hand." Mr. Shopkeeper Hold up a rabbit-shaped object, walk to the stairs of the restaurant, and announce loudly.

Everyone followed the reputation and saw that the Yuzhen rabbit was about the size of a child's fist and was carved from white jade.

A man dressed as a guard at the table near the stairs spoke first: "Shopkeeper, what do we vulgar people want a rabbit for, and it can't be roasted or eaten. Your reputation in Zuixianlou is not small, how about, How about waiving our meal money?"

Hearing that the meal was free, the people around him booed.

The shopkeeper was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Hehe, what the guest officer said is true. Since everyone is so interested, those who answer all the riddles correctly will not only get a rabbit from Yuzhen, but also have free meals. What do you think? "

Compared with a small object that can only be viewed, the temptation of free meal money is naturally much greater.

"Okay" "Great" The surrounding guests clapped their hands excitedly.

"Sister, sister, that rabbit is so beautiful, it's snow white!" A clear girlish voice jumped into Zhan Zhao's ears.

Zhan Zhao was sitting on the second floor, his figure was blocked by a pillar, but it happened so that he could see the two women in the left corner downstairs.

"Sister, how about you winning? I like that rabbit so much!" The girl in the yellow shirt propped her elbows, and looked at the woman in white beggingly, her lively eyes drifting to the rabbit in the shopkeeper's hand from time to time.

The woman in white didn't speak.Looking at it from this angle, Zhan Zhao could only see a little of the woman's side profile. When he thought of the woman's graceful figure last night, he couldn't help being curious, and couldn't help but look a few more times.

After a while, three guys came out from the back hall and put up three banners, which read:

"Looking at the mountains from a distance, you can hear the sound of the water. The flowers are still there, and the birds are not surprised when people come."

"Release the three autumn leaves, and the flowers of the second month can bloom. Cross the river a thousand feet of waves, and enter the bamboo and ten thousand poles."

"It's suspected to be Yaotai mirror, flying in the blue clouds. The white rabbit made it by pounding the medicine, and asked who to eat with."

Before the shopkeeper said anything, he felt a white shadow rushing to his side, took up the pen in his hand, and wrote on the side of the banner:

"Painting", "Wind" and "Moon"

Everyone was stunned. Before they recovered, the Yuzhen Rabbit in the hands of the shopkeeper had fallen into the hands of the girl in yellow.The girl happily played with her favorite gadget.

"What happened?" Someone asked cautiously.

"Oh, I really saw an expert today, and opened my eyes. The girl is not only very smart, but also has such amazing skills. She answered the question in a very short time and won the rabbit." The shopkeeper quickly understood what happened, and hurriedly To smooth things over, "I'm going to apologize to the other guest officers. Our store apologizes for the chat, and presents a pot of flower carvings to each table, which is considered an apology to the guest officers."

Hearing that there is free wine to drink, which is one of the signs of Zuixianlou, the guests looked happy and coveted the delicious wine, and soon they didn't care about whether to send the rabbit or not.

"What's going on here? I still want to watch the fun, but it's over in a flash?" He Yong looked blankly, looking left and right downstairs, but didn't see what was going on.

Zhan Zhao smiled and said nothing, he saw the movement just now very clearly, it was Lingbo's micro-stepping movement, touching the ground silently, as fast as lightning, his eyes were full of admiration.

When he looked down again, the two women were no longer in their seats, and when he looked around the restaurant, there was no one yellow and one white. For some reason, Zhan Zhao felt a little lost in his heart, and he sighed softly without seeming to notice it.

Saying goodbye to He Yong, Zhan Zhao thought about going to a few doctors to understand Tong San's condition, and when he walked to a secluded place, he heard faint disputes in front of him.

"Today, my grandpa is very lucky. I met such a stunning beauty when I went out." A man who looked like a playboy stared at the two women in front of him and said, "Where are you going, beauty? I will see you off." How are you?"

"Whoever asks you to give it to me, I don't even look at what I look like." The girl in the yellow shirt frowned slightly, angrily scolding the man in front of her.

"I said you are a yellow-haired girl, and I didn't even look at who it was." The servant next to the man shouted, "This is our young master from Liuyuan in Chenzhou, Yushu Linfeng, a good-looking talent, it is your luck to see your lady , don't be ignorant of flattery!"

"Hmph, is this still a good-looking talent?" The girl in yellow unceremoniously looked up and down the grandpa of Fan Yuan, and said sarcastically, "Look, it's a tortoise who wants to eat swan meat, right?

"Stinky girl, don't be shameless, tie me back and make me a concubine, and see what you are still proud of." The young man was ashamed and annoyed, his face darkened, and he ordered his servants.

Zhan Zhao heard the voice of the girl in the yellow shirt, and he was secretly delighted. His figure was like an arrow flying from the string, and it flew towards him in an instant, and the scabbard was thrown horizontally. With a little effort, several people were swept to the ground.

"Which one who doesn't know good and bad dares to ruin this son's good deeds? This son wants you to be unable to eat..."

Mr. Yuanwai was about to speak threats, but when he saw that the man was wearing a sword and his martial arts were extraordinary, he beat him to the ground at once.

Zhan Zhao held his sword and turned his back to the two women. I don't know if it was because of the use of force just now, but his heart was beating a little, and he was thinking about how to speak.

The two behind them were also looking at the man in the green shirt in front of them.

As if aware of the gaze of the person behind him, Zhan Zhao turned around and met the bright eyes, but saw the waves of eyes flowing and lingering around.

The woman in front of her is elegant and unconventional, with an incomparably beautiful appearance, her black silk hangs down her shoulders, she is flying in the wind, but her expression is as cold as ice and snow.

Her skirt drooped slightly and she stood quietly.

Just a glance, but the heart suddenly throbbed.

"Thank you, sir." The girl in the yellow shirt bowed to thank Zhan Zhao.

"You're welcome, girl." Zhan Zhao bowed his head in return, saw the object in the girl's hand in yellow, looked at the woman in white and said, "Just now, the girl's skill in the restaurant is really eye-opening. The few people who dealt with it just now Between raising your hands, I'm just saving the girl some energy."

The girl in the yellow shirt raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Yo, you can tell my sister's movement, you have some discernment!"

The woman in white heard Zhan Zhao's words of praise, but her expression remained as calm as before.There was an imperceptible look in her eyes, as if she didn't want to stay longer, she turned around and wanted to leave.

"Girl, please stop." Zhan Zhao took out something from his bosom, and said, "This jade piano belongs to the girl?"

"Eh... isn't this the Yuqin that my sister disappeared yesterday?" The girl in the yellow shirt's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take Yuqin from Zhan Zhao's hand, "For this Yuqin, my sister has been thinking about it all night. Pick it up, thank you son!"

The girl in the yellow shirt gave the jade piano to the woman in white, looked back and smiled at Zhan Zhao, and walked away with the woman in white on her arm.

Zhan Zhao stood quietly on the spot and watched the two of them back. He had a lot of words in his mind, but he never had a chance to ask.

The wind blows gently, picks up the residual leaves, turns thousands of times, and the sound of rustling leaves is endless, as if it is telling that a relationship is born, obsessively entangled, and chased for half a lifetime.

At the foot of Shili Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Chenzhou, there is an elegant Weiyu Garden, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is very quiet.

On the west side of the other courtyard is a small path paved with bluestone, leading directly to a study room.

As the sun went down, red candles were lit in the study room, and a figure was reflected in the faint candlelight, holding a book in his hand, sitting in front of the desk.

A figure quietly jumped into the house from the window.

"Thank you for the Jade Rabbit you sent me." The deep voice entered my ears as quietly as a clear night.

"Where did the girl say that?" The old man with long beard was still looking at the scroll in his hand without raising his eyes.

The woman hidden in the dark said slowly: "The two characters of Zuixian are split in half, which means Youhe Mountain, and the mountain can also be read as three. Xiao Er served a plate of first-grade pigeons of Zuixian that I haven't ordered before, and said I must try the treasure of this town store, and the puzzles issued by the store also reminded of the word Fengyue, all kinds of coincidences, it is: Fengyue Pavilion at the third quarter of the unitary hour. My lord, am I wrong?"

"Hahaha, the girl is really quick-witted, I admire the old man." The old man with long beard looked into the dark and threw his hands, "This is what the girl wants."

"Thank you, goodbye."

"Won't the girl open it and take a look?"

The woman sneered: "If it's not what the Lord has in mind, then adults will know the consequences, so why should I bother?"

Silently, the slender figure flashed and disappeared in the dark night.

The candlelight flickered, only the figure of the old man in front of the case was reflected, as if nothing had happened before.

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