The sky was still overcast, the breeze held the chill, and soon it started to drizzle. On the mountain trail, a person was walking in the breeze and drizzle. But he saw that the man was wearing a shabby green robe, carrying a blue cloth package on his back, holding a long black sheath sword in his hand, and his feet were very fast.
Not far ahead, there was a rumbling sound, and a large waterfall like a jade dragon poured down from the cliff and fell into a crescent-shaped deep pool.
The green-shirted guest came from the northwest, and the whole journey was full of loess and sand, making it a desolate scene. As soon as I saw such a beautiful scenery, I couldn't help but feel comfortable. I jumped up and came to the bottom of the waterfall and looked up. The waterfall is about eight or nine feet high and hangs upside down on the cliff. When the water falls, it makes beads and splashes of jade, which is quite spectacular.
He admired it carefully, then squatted down, scooped up a pool of spring water with both hands, and slowly brought it into his mouth. The mountain spring is sweet and clear, pouring from the throat into the stomach, and I feel extremely refreshed. I couldn't help but praise: "This Bashan Fountain of Youth is indeed well-deserved. If you can make fine wine from this water, it will be the best in the world!"
This green-shirted guest's surname is Xiao and Yunfan, and he is a disciple of the Langjian Sect. The Langjian Sect was founded during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. The leader has lived in Ziyu Mountain in Zhejiang for more than 200 years. In the past, Langjianmen was at its peak of talent and brilliance. The position of head was passed down to Master Xiao Yunfan's generation and has already declined. In addition, his master, Old Man Tianxing, had a weird temper and only accepted Xiao Yunfan as his disciple, so Xiao Yunfan became the last successor of Langjian Sect.
At this time, the rain gradually stopped, and the fog in the mountains became a little thicker. Xiao Yunfan had finished eating the dry food he brought with him. It was noon, and he had already begun to sing about the empty city strategy in his stomach. So, he walked downstream along the stream in front of the pool, thinking about finding some food.
Suddenly, he cast his eyes into the stream beside him and saw the clear waves and the fish heads in the water, and he felt very happy. He threw down his sword casually, rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs, casually took off his boots and threw them aside, and jumped into the deep stream to catch fish.
He opened his hands, bent down, and slowly moved to the water plants. He grasped the fish with both hands, hoping to catch the fish alive. Unexpectedly, the white fish in the water was so cunning. It twisted left and right, slipped out of his palm, and quickly hid in the water plants, never to come out again.
Xiao Yunfan couldn't help but feel frustrated. He stretched out his hand to touch his sunken belly, swallowed his saliva and said to himself: "It's all Xiao's fault for being confused. He only praised the Bashan Fountain of Youth, but not the Bashan little white fish. This fish is probably angry, no. Willing to come out to greet you! The ancestors listed in the Five Zang Temple should be patient and allow Xiao to think of a solution!"
While he was talking, a golden carp slowly swam toward him. Xiao Yunfan held his breath and opened his eyes wide. When the carp was about to swim past his crotch, he quickly reached out of the water with his left hand, grabbed the fish's tail, and lifted it up. . The fish was spinning in the air, Xiao Yunfan straightened the hem of his clothes and held the fish firmly. Then he waded back to the shore.
After finally catching a big fish, I felt refreshed. He quickly found some dead branches and leaves, squatted on a big rock and lit a fire. Then he said to the fish in his arms: "Brother Yu, don't blame me! Don't blame me! It's not that Xiao wants to eat you, it's just that there are three corpse gods in this temple of five internal organs. If you don't worship for a day, my whole body will be weak and dizzy. So, Brother Fish, there are a lot of big fish. In the next life, he will be a dragon and writhe in the rivers and seas. However, tonight, he will writhe in my little brother's belly first!" After saying that, he clasped his hands together with a rather respectful expression. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and slashed the fish's intestines, removed its scales and gouged out its heart. The pitiful clear water turned a faint crimson in an instant.
He found a branch and sharpened it, threaded the fish on it, then hummed a tune and sat on the ground to grill the fish. He said: "It's a pity that there is food but no wine, which is really disappointing. But then again, to be able to find such a fat fish in this barren mountain is already a blessing, and to expect good wine is really greedy!"
After speaking, he swallowed again, flipping the fish back and forth on the flames with one hand, and holding the sword on his shoulder with the other hand.
"You little thief, suffer death!" Suddenly someone behind him shouted loudly, and a strong gust of wind hit the back of his head.
There was a clang, and a trace of sparks burst out from the scabbard and blade. The strange thing is that the scabbard was not damaged, but there was a chip on the blade. The swordsman was startled, and the blade turned and slashed towards his left shoulder.
Xiao Yunfan turned to one side and avoided it lightly. The scabbard in his hand passed out from under his left rib, just in time to block the single-sword attack. Then he shouted loudly: "Where are you, rat? Tell me your name?"
But he saw a woman with beaded flowers on her head and a beautiful face standing there holding a steel knife. When Xiao Yunfan saw this, he wondered: Could it be that this fish in this barren mountain belonged to her family?
Xiao Yunfan then asked, "I don't know what you have to say, sister-in-law?" The woman snorted coldly, did not answer, flipped her wrist, and slashed with the knife. Xiao Yunfan jumped back and cursed: "Smelly bitch! Come back, if you take a step forward, don't blame Xiao for being rude!"
"The moral principles of the world come first, last serve. My husband and I are here just for this golden wave snow fish!" Before he finished speaking, a man fell from the air, holding a long sword, standing side by side with the woman.
The woman whispered: "Brother Zhou, don't talk nonsense to him! His fish is a good medicine to save our children. We must not let this man get it today!" The man called Brother Zhou responded: "Okay! I will tell you later Attack the left, you attack the right, just take the fish, don’t hurt his life.”
Xiao Yunfan saw that the two of them looked unkind and said hurriedly: "Wait a minute, I don't want to fight with you. We are strangers and have no grudges. If we fight with our lives, it would be really inexplicable! Secondly, I am empty in my belly and weak in my body. You guys It's really unreasonable to fight two against one! Come on, this fish brother is eager to find a place to settle down. I have promised him, if he breaks his promise, wouldn't he be worse than a beast?" After saying that, he knelt down to himself. The body continues to grill the fish.
The woman stamped her foot and said anxiously: "Brother Zhou, there is something wrong with this man's brain. If we don't do something, Jinbo Snow Carp will be eaten by this lunatic!" The man frowned and said, "Friend, I'm offended!" As he said that, he pointed his long sword and stabbed directly at Xiao Yunfan's vest.
While Xiao Yunfan was grilling the fish, he was thinking: I just eat a fish, as for fighting with me? If you say I'm crazy, I think you are the crazy ones. He was muttering in a low voice, and there was a loud sound in his ears. He rolled on the spot, stood up and cursed: "Who are you? What does my eating a fish mean to you?"
The woman snorted angrily and said, "If you eat other fish, of course we can't care about it, but what you're holding is Jinbo Snow Carp! We're going to make a decision!"
Xiao Yunfan said curiously: "You want to eat the Jinbo Snow Carp or Silver Wave Bastard? The worst I can do is share half of it with you. Youdao means we are all fish eaters in the world at the same time. How can we know each other before? Everyone, sit down and have something to say."
When the man saw Xiao Yunfan's rude words, he suppressed the anger in his chest, turned the hilt of his sword over, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, I have offended you a lot just now, but can you give us this fish brother?"
Xiao Yunfan looked at the fragrant fish in his hand, shook his head and said: "I am very hungry, and I finally caught a fish. You two are a bit pushy! I can give you half, but I really can't bear to part with the whole fish." !”
"I bought this fish, your Excellency." A voice came from the distant woods.
Not long after, two people walked out of the forest. One was wearing a gold silk shirt and was dressed as a wealthy businessman. Another little hat in gray clothes, like a follower. The wealthy businessman looked at the fish in Xiao Yunfan's hand and said with a smile: "Sir, can you sell this fish to me?"
The couple took a look at the wealthy businessman, and the man said loudly: "This man has promised to sell the fish to us. I'm afraid I will be disappointed."
When Xiao Yunfan heard this, he was very angry and thought: When did I promise to give you the fish? I am really a scoundrel. Let's listen to what this rich businessman has to say. He rolled his eyes at the couple, feeling disgusted with them in his heart.
The wealthy businessman's eyes flashed and he smiled: "Looking at the situation, it seems that this man has not agreed to the two of you. Otherwise, why is this fish still in his hand? Brother, let's sit down and talk about the price of this fish. You see How are you?"
Xiao Yunfan said happily: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Can you tell me what the price is?" The wealthy businessman glanced at the couple with disdain on his face. He waved his hand to the servant behind him and said, "Present the things to this uncle."
The servant touched his sleeve, took out a five hundred tael silver note and walked slowly towards Xiao Yunfan. The wealthy businessman stroked his withered grass-like beard and said proudly: "If you sell the fish to me, this banknote will belong to you."
The woman sneered and said: "What's the big deal with just a few hundred taels of silver notes!" Then she pulled off the pearl flowers on her head and said lightly: "Uncle, look, this thing is made from the East China Sea Night Pearl, worth thousands of silver. Two. If you buy the fish for us, we and I will give you generous gifts!" Then he walked forward and wanted to hand the pearl flower to Xiao Yunfan.
Xiao Yunfan thought: To me, it is just an ordinary fish, but to them, it is a valuable treasure. One gives a silver note and the other a pearl. Who should I give this fish to? In the midst of his deep thoughts, the wealthy businessman stepped forward and reached out to stop the woman. When the husband saw that his wife was blocked, he swung his sword and the wealthy businessman came to stab her. Seeing this, the servants of the wealthy businessman also stepped forward to help. It turned out that the master and servant were both skilled in martial arts and fought with the couple.
Xiao Yunfan couldn't help frowning, shaking his head and sighing: "Brother Yu! Brother Yu! I didn't expect that you are so valuable that someone would fight for you even after you die. You must be happy if you know what you are doing."
Although the two masters and servants faced the enemy empty-handed, they did not lose at all. Just when the four of them were fighting inextricably, a bolt of swift black lightning flew toward the four of them, hitting the servant's shoulder first, and then hitting the man's ribs.
The wealthy businessman was about to stab the woman's eyes with the two fingers of his right hand, when suddenly his vest became numb and his true energy stagnated, making him unable to move. The woman's sword was slashed towards the wealthy businessman's face. If she had been delayed even a moment, his face would have blossomed.
As luck would have it, when the single sword fell on the wealthy businessman's head, there was nothing he could do to cut it off. Xiao Yunfan conveniently copied it, put the scabbard on his shoulder, and murmured: "I think the appearance of the four of you looks like smart people, but why are you so stupid? No matter what, this fish is mine. You fought so hard for it, it really opened my eyes."
The four of them were shocked by his ridiculed words. The wealthy businessman rolled his eyes and said, "I don't know what the hero is thinking. I'm being reckless! I hope you can forgive me!"
Xiao Yunfan looked at the wealthy businessman and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you have a good idea. You probably thought that I was a gangster who specializes in killing people and selling goods in these barren mountains and mountains, right? So you were the first to sell me a favor?" The wealthy businessman was attracted by him. Seeing through his thoughts, fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
The couple heard the words Jiangyang Thief in their ears, and their hearts were shocked. His face suddenly became as pale as paper. The man glanced at his wife and begged Xiao Yunfan: "I hope you will be kind enough to spare my wife's life!"
Xiao Yunfan was laughing again and again, but his face was calm as usual. Thinking: It must have been the words of the wealthy businessman that made the young couple mistakenly think that I was a criminal thief. Who told you to be rude to me? I'll make fun of them.
Then he snorted coldly and said: "I have no interest in you three stinky men! This delicate little lady is just the right thing to quench your thirst!"
Unexpectedly, this woman had a hot temper and spat: "You little beast, you... you dare to touch a hair on my head and it will make you feel better!"
Xiao Yunfan lowered his voice and said with a ferocious smile: "Why don't you dare? No one knows about the barren mountains and ridges anyway."
The man begged again: "Please let me go, heroes! Our children can live without a father, but they cannot live without a mother!" The woman looked at her husband and said, "Brother Zhou, even if I die, I won't let you go. This beast defiled it!"
Xiao Yunfan was lonely since he was a child and grew up in the mountains. Although his master loved him, it was still different from natural family affection. When he heard the man's words in his ears, he felt pity.
He thought to himself: This couple probably has a child. The fact that they want this fish is probably related to the child. It's better to give them this fish. As for the wealthy businessman who wants the fish but doesn't know what he means, you might as well listen to what he has to say. If he borrows the fish for profit, I will send him away.
The wealthy businessman was a little surprised when he saw that Xiao Yunfan had not done anything inappropriate despite being verbally humiliated by the woman. Seeing him staring at her with a pair of tiger eyes, her heart jumped rapidly.
Xiao Yunfan said: "Did you just make the Henan Yan family's muscle-splitting and bone-splitting hand?"
The wealthy businessman nodded and said, "My hero, you have good eyesight! My master is Yan Gong. My surname is Xu, and my last name is the Chinese character longevity."
Xiao Yunfan said: "These two asked me for fish to save their sons. What do you mean by asking for fish?" He stared at Xu Shou with burning eyes.
Xu Shou said slowly: "To be honest, my mother is seriously ill, and only this fish can save her life. In the past six months, I have visited famous doctors in various provinces and asked them to diagnose and treat my mother. Unfortunately, although these doctors prescribe many medicines, they all can't. It doesn’t work. By chance, Xu met Doctor Yun, and he gave me a prescription from his hometown. If you don’t believe it, you can take this prescription out of my arms and check whether it’s true or not!”
Xiao Yunfan stuck his sword on the ground and reached into Xu Shou's arms with one hand. Sure enough, there was a medicine list. On the front of the paper, there were the four small characters "Jin Bo Xue Li" written on it, and on the back there was a picture of a fish. He put the medicine list in front of his nose and smelled it, but it was the medicine prescribed by Yun Haisheng of Shennong Valley. There is no particular ink used in writing ordinary prescriptions, except for the prescriptions in Shennong Valley, which are peach blossom ink. In addition to its bright color and fragrant smell, this ink has another peculiarity. There will be a faint blush on the edge of the word Yu, like a peach blossom. Even though ordinary people can imitate Yun Haisheng's handwriting, this peach blossom ink is unique to Shenlong Valley.
Xiao Yunfan saw that the couple looked miserable, and Xu Shou's brows were also filled with sorrow, and he couldn't help but sigh: "This matter really troubles me. One of you is trying to save your mother, and you are filial, and the other is trying to save your son, which is pitiful. But I only have one fish, and it would be unfair to give it to any of you."
The woman said to Xu Shou: "Xu Xianggong dares to ask about your longevity?"
Xu Shou said: "I am now more than seventy years old! What do you mean, Mrs. I don't know?"
The woman said: "As long as people live in this world, they will eventually die. Since my husband's mother is already over seventy years old, even if she lives a few more years, it will not help. It would be better for my husband to let us save the child with this fish. My child There’s still more time to live!”
Xu Shou's face was full of anger and he shouted: "The implication of Mrs. Sister-in-law is that your son's life is precious and my mother's life is cheap. If you save your son, you will live longer, but saving your family will only have a temporary effect. How can a human life be affected?" In terms of length and disadvantage? Madam-in-law is very fond of her son, but there is only one person who can be kind to the family. In my opinion, this dear brother and madam-in-law are both strong and healthy. It will not be difficult to have another child in some time? It is better to leave this fish to honor the loving mother. !" The woman spat, her face flushed with anger.
