On a stormy night, in an ancient temple on a barren mountain.
This is an abandoned temple that is so dilapidated that it is impossible to tell where it was enshrined. Since it is located not far from Chidao, it has naturally become a temporary resting place for passers-by who have missed the time.
Due to the heavy rain, there were a lot of people gathered here tonight. There were lonely scholars in a lonely state, gangs with sharp blades, thin ascetics, old men with hunched backs, and some wearing blood-stained clothes. A cold and cold man, and even a masked rich lady surrounded by servants.
There were dozens of people of all kinds packed into the small temple.
With the mixture of fish and dragons, the atmosphere naturally became very strange. People from all sides seem to be in clear divisions and do not interfere with each other, but in fact they are wary of each other and are on the verge of breaking out.
Among them, the most obvious ones are the gangsters armed with sharp blades and the rich lady surrounded by servants.
The two groups were the largest and seemed to have known each other for a long time. They had been wary of each other since they entered.
Everyone in the gang is fierce and fierce, and they are all people with good martial arts skills.
The daughter of a wealthy family is a bit worse. Except for a few strong men who lead the team, most of the servants are ordinary people.
However, these servants were equipped with three-shot crossbows and simple arrays were deployed for defensive shifts, so that the gang did not move rashly.
The two parties occupied the two most spacious places in the temple, one in the east and the other in the west. After the others came in, they each found a corner, spread out straw or felt cloth, and rested on the spot.
Su Yi arrived late. When he arrived, all these people were there, and their eyes immediately fell on him.
Vigilance, scrutiny, fear, malice...
There were also some unexplained glances. Su Yi looked around, his eyes passing over everyone in the temple, his expression indifferent.
With his eyesight and wisdom, he could see many clues with just one glance.
There's trouble...
He pondered slightly, smiled brightly, and walked through the door.
As the saying goes, people with high skills are bold. Although they have stretched their muscles and muscles along the way, no one has been able to withstand his sword.
There are many thieves and gangsters who rob homes and homes, but there is no trace of demons and practitioners.
It was rare today that in this dilapidated ancient temple on the barren mountain, there was someone that even he found interesting. If he could see it, it would be worth getting involved in this trouble.
Seeing Su Yi walking in calmly, everyone walking around had different expressions.
Su Yi's face remained normal, and he was about to go to the uninhabited corner to the west to take a break, but the down-and-out scholar who had been huddled in the east suddenly stood up with a happy face and waved: "Brother! This way! Come over here!"
brush!
Everyone's eyes turned to him. The scholar's face suddenly changed with fright, he shrunk his neck and sat back, not daring to raise his head.
Su Yi was slightly startled, smiled, and simply turned around and walked towards him.
The scholar lowered his head and took a sneak peek around him. When he saw Su Yi Zhen coming, he suddenly became happy again and hurriedly waved to him, signaling him to come over quickly.
Su Yi walked around the rich lady who was surrounded by servants, and he clearly felt that a pair of beautiful eyes under the masked bamboo hat were always staring at him.
The strong man wearing armor and stomach was very vigilant and held the long knife in his hand when Su Yi passed by. Even if Su Yi walked past, he did not relax his vigilance.
The stooped old man kept covering his mouth and coughing, and his whole body was shivering.
In addition, the thin monk on the other side was also staring at Su Yi's back, seeming a little surprised.
In the ruined temple, apart from the sound of the burning flames, there was only the sound of Su Yi's footsteps, which was strangely quiet.
It wasn't until Su Yi walked up to the scholar and was pulled by him to squat down that most people looked away as if nothing had happened.
The scholar's face was still filled with joy and he did not stand up. He quickly cupped his hands to Su Yi and lowered his voice and said, "Ning Caichen, do you know your surname?"
"Su Yi." Su Yi's expression changed, he leaned his long sword against the wall, returned the gift with a smile, and looked at it.
The scholar in front of me.
"Brother Su, the situation is special. Please forgive me for not being able to give full courtesy." Ning Caichen hurriedly cupped his hands.
"It doesn't matter." Su Yi smiled.
"Looking at Brother Su's attire, he must be a scholar, right?" Ning Caichen asked, looking at Su Yi expectantly.
"That's right." Su Yi nodded, probably guessing why Ning Caichen, a stranger to him, waved him over.
This is because he is dressed as a scholar and he regards himself as one of his kind.
"That's great!" Ning Caichen was immediately overjoyed after receiving the confirmed answer, "Brother, I am laughing, the atmosphere in this ruined temple is weird, I think these people - none of them are like me. I am here alone, very... I feel uncomfortable. If it weren't for the strong wind and rain, I would rather sleep in the wilderness than stay here. I was wondering what to do, but I didn't expect you to come, Brother Su. Having Brother Su as my companion makes me feel more courageous."
"Brother Ning, this world is not peaceful. Why are you traveling alone? Aren't you afraid of meeting robbers and road bullies?" Su Yi asked.
Ning Caichen smiled and said: "Afraid, why aren't you afraid? But no matter how scared you are, it's not as scary as being hungry. To be honest, my little brother is short of money, so he had no choice but to take this long errand job, just to earn a few taels of silver. , so that I can continue to study with peace of mind and gain fame."
"The current situation is turbulent and the officialdom is dark." Su Yi said, "I heard that the imperial court has not taken the imperial examination for eight years. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Brother Ning to fulfill his ambition."
Ning Caichen sighed and laughed at himself: "I am useless as a scholar. I know nothing except reading. What can I do if I don't study? If I really have no chance of fame and fame in this life, but I can read in the books of sages." If you understand the truth clearly, your life will not be wasted."
"Brother Ning is free and easy." Su Yi praised.
"Don't talk about me anymore, brother Su, do you have any fame?" Ning Caichen asked.
Su Yi shook his head.
"Then what is Brother Su's plan?" Ning Caichen glanced at the sword beside him, "Is it possible that Brother Su is planning to abandon literature and practice martial arts and join the military?"
"You may not be unable to have both civil and military skills." Su Yi smiled, "I am also reading books and practicing martial arts. I won't miss both."
"Brother Su is a great talent." Ning Caichen couldn't help but praise him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Look at me, I almost forgot about business!" Ning Caichen suddenly slapped his forehead and stirred up the fire in front of him. "Brother Su, you should warm yourself up first. It's raining so hard outside and you don't have an umbrella. You Must... uh..."
At this point, Ning Caichen was suddenly startled, and then he looked at Su Yi's hair and clothes belatedly.
Everyone in the room noticed something unusual when Su Yi came in, and he only discovered it now.
"Brother Su, how, how..." Ning Caichen pointed at Su Yi, dumbfounded.
Su Yi's body was dry and clean from top to bottom. Not only did he not look wet at all, he was not even muddy at all.
Su Yi chuckled and said, "Brother Ning, don't be surprised. After learning martial arts, you have developed your inner strength, which protects your body. Even wind and rain will naturally not touch your body."
"Martial arts can still be so useful?" Ning Caichen asked in surprise.
"This is just a little trick of the wither bug." Su Yi said.
In fact, of course it is not as simple as Su Yi said. Unless he is a peerless master with profound skills and exquisite martial arts, he cannot do this at all. Otherwise, these people in the temple will not be so threatened by the enemy.
But Ning Caichen didn't know anything about martial arts. When Su Yi said this, he thought it was really just a little trick, and couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect martial arts to have such uses besides fighting and killing. Not entirely useless.”
"Brother Ning dislikes martial arts?" Su Yi asked.
Ning Caichen chuckled: "I don't like fighting with others. I just hate it."
"Martial arts is not about fighting with others, but about using force to stop fighting." Su Yi said, "If Brother Ning wants to be alone, it's okay not to practice martial arts; but if you care about the world and yearn for peace, it's better to practice some techniques to stop fighting."
At this point, Su Yi smiled and shook his fist: "There is some truth. Only when your fist is strong enough can others listen."
Ning Caichen stayed for a long time before saying: "Brother Su, what you said is quite right to me.
Listening to it for the first time, it was quite inspiring..."
As he spoke, he threw Su Yi aside and frowned to himself.
Su Yi didn't take it seriously. He already knew that this person was a nerd. Can a nerd be called a nerd if he's not in a daze?
At this time, the tense atmosphere caused by Su Yi's arrival in the temple gradually dissipated. Seeing that Su Yi was just sitting in the corner chatting with a scholar, all forces gradually relaxed their vigilance. The two sides facing each other over there focused their attention again. on each other.
The atmosphere in the ruined temple was still very strange. No one spoke loudly, and the parties never talked to each other. They only whispered a few words to their companions from time to time, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
Suddenly, the wealthy lady seemed to whisper something to one of her subordinates. The leader glanced at Su Yi in surprise, and then shook his head hastily, as if refusing. But the lady said a few more words, and this time the leader hesitated. Although he was reluctant, he turned around and walked towards Su Yi.
The conversation over there couldn't be hidden from Su Yi. Su Yi smiled slightly and said to himself that it was interesting.
"Young hero, I'm sorry to bother you!" The leader walked up to Su Yi and gave him a respectful fist, with a solemn look on his face. "My young lady saw that the young hero was very impressive and wanted to get acquainted with him. I wonder if the young hero could give me a compliment?"
These words woke up Ning Caichen, who was deep in thought, and made everyone else's eyes fall on Su Yi again. The atmosphere suddenly became weird again.
"Miss, what's your surname?" Su Yi asked calmly.
"The lady's surname is Han, from Yunzhou." The leader said while observing Su Yi's face, as if to see how Su Yi would react to this surname.
But Su Yi didn't respond.
"What will you do if I don't show you favor?" Su Yi asked with a smile.
Just say let me go, why don't you tell me the benefits Huang Jun gave me?
When Su Yi asked, the leader lowered his voice and said: "Young hero is an extraordinary person. He must have seen that my Han family is encountering some difficulties. If young hero has the courage to help my Han family, my lady said, there must be something important." Thanks!"
The reward is a peerless martial arts secret book, or two hundred taels of gold.
It's like squeezing sheep dung, you can't convey a message well...
Su Yi guessed that the leader actually didn't want to cause trouble and didn't want Su Yi, a person of unknown origin, to go over. However, the young lady insisted on calling Su Yi over. The leader could only obey due to his status. However, he made some moves when passing the message, causing Su Yi to not If you are willing to go there, then you don’t blame him...
If you were to think like an ordinary person, you wouldn't say anything good, just say thank you, and look at the strange situation in this ruined temple, you would never blindly agree. In this way, the leader's intention will be achieved.
It's a pity that Su Yi is not an ordinary person.
"Do you want to express your gratitude?" Su Yi picked up the long sword on his side and stood up. He said with a smile, "I like to express my gratitude the most. Let's go and lead the way."
The leader looked at Su Yi in astonishment, with an expression that said, "Are you really sick?" But in the end, he just nodded depressedly and said, "Please, young hero."
"Brother Su!" Ning Caichen called Su Yi in surprise, "You..."
Su Yi smiled and shook her head at him, then turned around and followed the leader towards the masked lady wearing a bamboo hat.
This time, everyone's eyes followed Su Yi, especially the gang members opposite, who were all frightened and angry, glaring at Su Yi angrily.
Seeing that Su Yi was about to walk up to the servant, one of the Scarface gang leaders finally couldn't help but stood up and shouted: "My friend, everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door, and don't worry about the frost on other people's tiles! I'm going out today." The Wolf Gang is doing things, why do you need to go through this muddy water?"
"You are invited by a lady, I have to listen to what she has to say, right?" Su Yi said with a smile, "Maybe the thank you here is not sincere enough, you can also make another bid, don't be impatient."
The scarred face sneered: "Your Excellency is very calculating, but if you want to wait for the price, then you have to see how much you have."
"Do you want to be weighed?" Su Yi asked.
The scarred face had a gloomy expression, and after looking around for a week, there was a look of scruple in his eyes. He sneered and sat back down again.
Su Yi took a step forward and was about to walk in. Suddenly there was a flash of silver light and the sound of breaking wind could be heard.
The sound screamed sharply.
He calmly stretched out his hand to take it, only to see three spear darts with sharp blue blades held in his hand that was suspended in mid-air.
This scene made everyone present's expressions change, especially the short young man who was described as wretched and who was not far away from the old man with an expression of disbelief.
"It's indecent to return the favor!" Su Yi smiled and flicked his wrist.
Puff puff!
The next second, the short young man was hit by a dart between his eyebrows and in the shape of a "pin" on his chest. He fell on his back without even a grunt.
The old man with a stoop next to him not only did not help him, but instead jumped several meters away in fear, as if avoiding a snake or scorpion. Compared with his previous weakness, which was as weak as a dying man, now he was as agile and quick as a monkey.
Hee hee hee…
The position where the short young man was hit by the dart quickly emitted extremely foul-smelling green smoke, corroding his flesh and blood, which showed how toxic the dart was just now.
This scene caused a loud buzz in the ruined temple and gasps of cold air. Everyone looked at Su Yi in a different way. Especially the thin ascetic in front of the window stood up in shock and stared at Su Yi without blinking.
"Your Excellency is so vicious!" The old man Juqiu stopped coughing at this time, stared at Su Yi with resentful eyes, and gritted his teeth.
