The setting sun is like blood, and the mountain wind is biting. Langyapo is still lively at dusk, and there are still many vendors and buyers coming from the mountain road one after another.
Banpo Inn is located in the last section of Langya slope. Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi walked into the Banpo Inn as if nothing had happened. The inn is a two-story attic, with a lobby downstairs and a guest room upstairs. There are two tables of guests dining in the lobby. Because it is located in a mountain valley, the mountain wind is strong, and some leaves and grass clippings blow from a distance and float into the window sill.
Therefore, the windows and doors on the four walls were closed, and a gray curtain hung on the door, fluttering in the wind. Outside the store, a thin and ugly waiter sat on a bench to greet customers. His face was pale and his expression was calm, and he was shivering in the cold mountain wind. Seeing a guest coming, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him, his eyes dull and listless.
Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi brought their horses over and were surprised to see the door was closed. Just as they were about to ask, the waiter looked at them blankly, bowed slightly towards them and said, "You two gentlemen, please come inside!"
Xu Ziyi couldn't help but ask: "Little brother, why is the store door closed?" He couldn't help but have doubts in his heart and subconsciously became vigilant.
The waiter in the shop grinned a little sheepishly and hurriedly explained: "My guest does not know that Langya Slope is located halfway up the mountain, right at the mouth of the wind. When the strong wind blows over, it brings a lot of dust and grass clippings, so we have no choice but to close the business." !" His eyes flashed, and he added, "But the wine and food in our restaurant are all very fresh, so guests can feel free to enjoy them. Come in quickly!" He stretched out his hand to lift the screen on the door and led the two of them into the lobby.
There are ten Eight Immortals tables in the lobby, and there are two tables in the middle where diners are drinking and guessing, and the atmosphere is extremely lively. Looking at the clothes of this group of people, they looked like merchants who came here to sell fur goods. Everyone was drinking and chatting and seemed extremely excited.
The hall was lit up with scarlet lights. Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi looked around, took a look, and sat down at the tables and chairs by the window. At the south counter, a short, fat man about fifty years old with a peaked cap on his head was immersed in accounting. Seeing two guests coming in, he smiled slightly.
The waiter asked the two of them to wait a moment, then turned to the back room to bring cups of tea. He came closer and poured tea for the two of them, and introduced the delicacies in the store. .
In order to show his friendship as a landlord, Xu Ziyi asked Xu Feng what he likes to eat. Xu Feng said he was casual and just wanted to fill his stomach. Xu Ziyi asked the waiter to serve a roast chicken and a plate of beef, plus two pots of aged bamboo leaf greens. Xiao'er responded and turned to the back room for the cook to prepare. Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi slowly drank and chatted.
Xu Feng took a sip of wine and suddenly asked: "What's wrong with your arm?" He looked at Xu Ziyi calmly, with a trace of imperceptible pity in his eyes.
Xu Ziyi's cold eyes seemed to ignite a ball of fire, but his voice was surprisingly calm: "My arm was chopped off when I was very young. When I was five years old, my father suddenly died of a sudden illness. At that time, my family was very poor, and there was a famine. In order to survive, my mother took me out to beg for food. Every day, I was starving and slept in the open, suffering all the hardships in the world. One day, we came to a market, and the sky turned dark. It was already late, so we found an empty stall in the market to spend the night, but the ground here was littered with vegetable scraps and rotten meat, attracting many rats to come looking for food. In the second half of the night, my mother and I were really sleepy. I fell asleep before I knew it. Just when I was lying next to my mother in a daze, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my arm. I couldn't help but scream. My mother was awakened by my cry. Only then did I see a long snake appear next to my arm with its head raised and spitting out a message. It turned out that the snake bit my arm. My mother saw me crying and she was anxious and scared. My mother was originally afraid of snakes. At that moment, she But I had the courage to pick up the stick and beat the snake to death. When I turned around, I found that my arm bitten by the snake was swollen and the skin began to turn black. My mother immediately understood that it was a poisonous snake and she didn't know the situation. Miao, she saw me fainting from the pain again. She knew that only by cutting off my injured arm could she save my life. My mother was crying in pain and found a big knife from somewhere. At this moment, I fainted. Then he was very cruel and chopped off my arm with a knife." He finished speaking calmly, as if he was telling someone else's story, and two lines of tears suddenly fell from his eyes.
Xu Feng was shocked, couldn't help but sigh, "I see, I didn't expect you to be a miserable person too! Then is your mother still alive?"
Xu Ziyi looked miserable and said slowly:
"My mother is no longer alive. She has been away for more than ten years! When I was fifteen years old, I worked in a blacksmith shop. My boss was a swordsmith. He was quite famous in our local area. Many people came here because of his reputation. Asking for a sword, one day, a brave man with extraordinary bearing came to the shop and asked the owner to forge a black iron sword for him. The strong man paid a high price and agreed to pick up the sword in ten days. In the blink of an eye, the ten-day deadline has passed. When he arrived, the strong man came as promised. The sword had been forged. The strong man was very satisfied with the green-edged sword. He immediately started dancing with the sword. The master's sword skills were exquisite, which opened our eyes to my boss and me. The boss wanted to Let me learn martial arts from a strong man as my teacher. When the strong man saw that I was interested in learning martial arts, he agreed to take me in. Later, I went to Huashan with the strong man. I stayed there for ten years and practiced hard every day for ten years. Next, I also learned martial arts. This strong man was my mentor, and people in the world called him Gu Zhi, the Eagle of Huashan." He recalled the years he spent with his master, his eyes flashing with light, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.
After hearing this, Xu Feng nodded slightly, patted Xu Ziyi on the shoulder, and said, "If your mother knows that you have succeeded in your studies, she will definitely be very pleased."
At this time, the food and wine were on the table. Xu Ziyi picked up the jug and filled Xu Feng's glass, and then filled his own glass. The two of them raised their glasses in greeting and drank the wine in the glass. The two of them drank wine and ate food, and before they knew it, the whole bottle of wine had been drank completely.
After filling their stomachs and paying the bill, the two of them walked out of the inn, brought their horses over, got on their horses, and galloped towards the mountain road in front of Langya Slope.
At this time, the sky was already dark, the market outside had become deserted, all the merchants had dispersed, and the empty mountains and fields were quiet again.
After climbing over this mountain, you can reach the foot of Huashan Mountain after another twenty miles of running.
Half an hour later, they finally arrived at Huashan. But in the deep dusk, several towering mountain peaks stood in the vast sky and earth. This is the north peak of Huashan Mountain, standing proudly like a towering screen.
Xu Ziyi pointed to a red pine forest halfway up the North Peak and said, "Master Xu, that's Mingyue Residence. Master and I live up there. Come on, let's go see Master!"
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