Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng traveled together for two days. Perhaps because of Sun Yixie's presence, they never encountered anything like a sneak attack on a wine shop in the past two days.
So, two days later, they successfully entered Dengzhou City.
Since the "Seven Heroes Meeting" is about to be held, Dengzhou is also very lively now. It can be seen that there are more people wearing swords on the streets; of course, compared with the Young Heroes Meeting a year ago, this battle is still Much smaller.
Sun and Lin arrived quite early, so they were still able to find a relatively good room in a better inn.
Speaking of which, Lin Yuancheng took advantage of Brother Sun a lot along the way - traveling with Sun Yixie, apart from other things, the food and accommodation were almost the same, and it was all paid for by Brother Sun.
Although Lin Shaoxia had been polite to Sun Yixie, the latter was not polite to him. Furthermore, the food and drinks that Sun Yixie usually ordered and the room he requested were all relatively expensive. If Lin Yuancheng forced everyone to pay half, Or live and eat separately from Sun Yixie... Firstly, the expense was a bit too much for him, and secondly, it would be very embarrassing, so after talking about it once or twice, Lin Yuancheng stopped talking.
However, Lin Yuancheng said he was rude, but he kept all this in mind.
For a person with Lin's personality, he may forget what others owe him, but he will definitely remember what he owes others.
Sun Yixie can also see this, so he is very happy to let the other party "take advantage of him". After all... the most difficult thing in the world to repay is a debt of gratitude.
That evening, the two of them settled down in the inn and went downstairs to the lobby to eat.
Sun Yixie chose a dining table located in the southwest corner. There was a screen to block it a little. Although it didn't completely block it, it was still a good location.
After getting along with each other in the past few days, Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng have naturally become quite familiar with each other, and the two of them talk more and more. Therefore, after only two drinks, the two of them are already chatting quite happily.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise at the door of the store, followed by five big men who barged in. They were all dressed in strong suits, with swords at their sides, and they spoke very loudly, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were gangsters.
"Waiter! Hurry up, bring us all the wine and food!" The leader of the five has a particularly loud voice and is also the burliest among the five.
His appearance matches his voice very well: a dark face, with a dark complexion that is yellow and shiny; a pair of thin eyes under the thick eyebrows, a wide nose and a wide mouth; when he speaks, his mouth opens wide, far away You can also see his yellow teeth and red tongue, and his saliva is flying everywhere.
Lin Yuancheng had quite a lot of experience in martial arts. He recognized at a glance that this person was Zhai Hao, a swordsman known as the "Flying Sword" in the Huangshan area. The four people around him should be his younger brothers who usually followed him; they called themselves They are the "Five Righteousnesses of Huizhou", but everyone in the world knows that, except for Zhai Hao, who is still somewhat good at it, the other four are all low-level characters, basically just following Zhai Hao to flatter him.
"Brother, this place is nice. You can sit here."
"Brother, the chair is dirty, let me wipe it for you..."
No, before Zhai Hao sat down, his fourth and fifth brothers were already waiting on him.
The waiter in the shop is also very discerning, and he knows that these loud bosses are the most difficult to serve - the more low-quality customers are, the more they like to have trouble with them and other shop assistants. So, while quietly urging the kitchen to bring out the dishes quickly, he put a jar of good wine and several large bowls on the table for them as quickly as possible.
Sure enough, when these people saw the yellow soup, they immediately got high. They didn't even need to eat or drink, they just drank two bowls per person, and then there was nothing in their mouths...
Zhai Hao began to brag about his past achievements at that time, and he was just talking about things that his brothers already knew or had witnessed with their own eyes.
The general pattern is: "Lao San, do you still remember so and so?"
The third child replied loudly: "Can you not remember that? They dared to challenge you, eldest brother, but in the end they couldn't survive even ten moves under your hands."
Then one of the second, fourth or fifth boys will shout with a higher voice: "It's not me, brothers. In today's world, when it comes to sword skills, the 'Song Wudi' of Liaodong Shen Dao Villa should be the number one, but When it comes to swordsmanship, there are probably not many people who can compete with you, big brother."
Conversations like this... are the favorite and most commonly used mode of showing off among second- and third-rate characters.
Generally speaking, when eating in a place with fewer people, the louder their voices will be and the louder they will blow. And if they walk into a restaurant, they will see at a glance that there are one or more tables sitting inside dressed as disciples of high-ranking sects. Those who are convinced will be silent... Even if they want to brag, they don't dare to brag too much.
Today, they were obviously so excited because there weren't many people sitting in the lobby of this inn, and there didn't seem to be many people dressed up.
Sun Yixie listened to them for a while and couldn't help asking: "Brother Lin, who are those people? Is their eldest brother really so powerful?"
"Ha..." Lin Yuancheng laughed when he heard this, "They... claim to be the 'Five Righteousnesses of Huizhou', and their name seems to be quite famous, but in fact only their boss 'Feilai Jian' Zhai Hao is somewhat capable. The other four... I'm afraid they are not even as good as the ordinary killers we encountered a few days ago."
"Oh?" Sun Yixie answered almost out of instinct, "Whose swordsmanship is better, Zhai Hao or you?"
"Hahaha..." Lin Yuancheng couldn't help laughing now, "Brother Sun, don't be joking. If you compare him to me, wouldn't you be insulting me?"
"Oh~ I understand, I'm sorry." Sun Yixie also smiled, "Stop talking, I'll punish myself with a drink."
Ladies and gentlemen, the voices of the two of them saying these words were not loud, and at this time, the whole hall was filled with the shouting of Zhai Hao and his four brothers. If ordinary people were to listen, they would have to at least walk as far as Sun Yat-sen University. Only behind the screen next to Lin's seat could you hear clearly what they said.
However, these words fell on the ears of Liu Laoer, one of the Five Righteousnesses in Huizhou.
Liu Laoer is not good at other martial arts, but his ear skills are pretty good. Don't look down on this kind of "reconnaissance" martial arts. Maybe this kind of martial arts can save your life at critical moments - you can run away in advance if you hear something is wrong.
Liu Laoer was the smarter among the five. After hearing those few words, he didn't rush to say them out. He just got up and poured wine for his eldest brother, and then walked a few steps around his table. Pretending to be casual, he glanced towards the southwest corner of the lobby.
When he saw clearly that the people sitting there were just two young men of seventeen or eighteen years old, he leaned over to Zhai Hao's ear and reported what he had just heard.
"Huh?" When Zhai Hao heard this, his face changed instantly.
He slapped the table, stood up immediately, glared fiercely at where Sun and Lin were, and walked over.
The third, fourth, and fifth elders didn't understand what was going on for a while, but Liu Laoer winked at them, and they seemed to understand, and they all followed Zhai Hao and surrounded him aggressively.
Hula——
When Zhai Hao walked there, he swept the screen to the ground with a wave of his hand, then stood at Sun Lin's table and shouted condescendingly at Lin Yuancheng: "Boy, do you think I can't hear you? ?"
Both the innkeeper and the guests eating around knew what this battle meant.
As mentioned above, the people of Dashu are accustomed to this kind of vendetta, and they basically know what kind of excitement can be seen and what kind of things cannot be seen; this is undoubtedly the "can see" category in front of them, so they didn't run away. Just keep a distance and watch silently.
"Hmph..." On the other hand, Lin Yuancheng sat there without moving, with a sneer on his face.
Lin Yuancheng is not as old-fashioned as Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai. No matter how detached his mind is, he is still a real young man. To quote a famous line from a certain Liu named "Gua Nao" - young people are still called "Gua Nao" when they are not angry. Young people?
"Why are you laughing?" The fourth among the Five Righteousnesses in Huizhou saw Lin Yuancheng's reaction and yelled with a glare, "What is our boss asking you? Do you think you can fool him by pretending to be stupid?"
"First of all..." At this moment, Lin Yuancheng put down his chopsticks leisurely, turned to look at Zhai Hao and said, "You really didn't hear what I said. It was the second brother next to you who heard and told you." After a pause, "Secondly, the reason why you didn't hear what I said is not that your ear skills are much worse than your second brother's, it's just because you were busy farting loudly at the time."
"You!" This wave of accusations and scoldings made Zhai Hao's red face turn green after drinking. "Good boy, you dare to talk to me like this..." He said, his hand already pressed on his On the sword on his waist, "If I, the Feilai Sword, don't teach you a lesson today, how will I be able to gain a foothold in the world in the future?"
"Oh?" Lin Yuancheng still sat there without moving, and didn't even raise his eyelids, "You want to fight with me?"
"Huh...what?" Zhai Hao seemed to have misunderstood the meaning of the other party's question, "Are you afraid?" He said with a sinister smile, his nostrils pointing upward, "Isn't it too late now that I know I'm afraid?"
"I'm not afraid, I just feel that I can't do it." Lin Yuancheng shrugged, "Although it doesn't matter whether there are people like you in the world, but if you really can't gain a foothold in the world because of me today, then go home and farm... ...Then I feel a little guilty, after all, you and I have no grudges in the past, and no grudges in recent days..."
Chiying——
Before Lin Yuancheng could finish what he said, Zhai Hao was furious and took action angrily.
Zhai Hao's sword is not slow. When he is in good condition, he can even string up seven or eight fallen leaves brought by the wind with one move.
Unfortunately, he chose the wrong opponent.
Lin Yuancheng is not a fallen leaf, he is at least lightning.
Zhai Hao thought his sword was very fast, and his brothers also thought his sword was very fast, but that was only because they didn't know what real speed was.
when--
When the sound of the collision of swords sounded, this short duel was already over.
Everyone present didn't even see what happened. When they came to their senses, Zhai Hao's sword was already spinning in mid-air and falling, while Lin Yuancheng's sword was pressed against Zhai Hao's throat.
The next second, Sun Yixie suddenly stood up again. He raised his hand and just caught Zhai Hao's falling sword.
Lin Yuancheng, from the beginning to the end, including at this moment, did not move even half an inch from his chair. He did not even look at Zhai Hao.
"Is my swordsmanship okay?" When Lin Yuancheng asked this question, he was holding a sword in one hand and drinking from a wine glass in the other.
"Yes... yes... the young hero is very powerful in martial arts, but he is so young that he cannot see the mountains... I hope the young hero will show his noble hand and bypass me this time." Zhai Hao is not a tough guy. For him, dignity and life are the most important things. Not worth mentioning in comparison.
As for his four brothers, let alone... As soon as they saw Zhai Hao being restrained, the four of them immediately took several steps back, as if they were ready to leave their eldest brother and run away at any time.
So, when you say "recognize brothers", you have to be cautious. Mr. Shan Tianfang once said this - "Some people, as soon as the food and drinks are served, they will talk, laugh and incite." Yell, I have hunted tigers in Nanshan, and trapped wolves in Beishan. As soon as the business card was handed to you, you said, "If you have anything to do, come to me." Do you think he is capable? Don't be afraid of him. If something really happens, come to him. , he either had a headache or a pain in his butt, or he had "something to do with his family" and ran away. It's useless to treat such a person as a brother, he just talks big words under the influence of alcohol, and he just talks big."
The Five Righteousnesses of Huizhou are like birds of a feather, and all five of their brothers happen to be this kind of people.
It's not difficult to let them eat, drink, have fun, yell at each other, and bully others, but if something really happens, no one can be trusted.
"Is it insulting to compare you to me?" Lin Yuancheng then asked.
"Forget it! Forget it!" The big beads of sweat on Zhai Hao's forehead were falling one by one. It felt really uncomfortable to have your life in someone else's hands.
"Hey~ Forget it, Brother Lin, please forgive me if you have to." At this moment, Sun Yixie, who had been watching silently for a long time, felt that Lin Yuancheng was almost exhausted, and it was his turn to smooth things over, so he spoke to persuade him. road.
"Hmph..." Lin Yuancheng snorted again, and after a few seconds, he said, "Today, for the sake of Brother Sun, I will let you go. When you talk and do things in the world in the future... remember to keep your eyes open."
"I understand... I understand..." Zhai Hao dared to answer anything else.
After he finished speaking, Lin Yuancheng put down his sword, and Zhai Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sun Yixie walked over with a smile, patted Zhai Hao's shoulder gently, and handed the opponent's sword back to him: "Brother, I, Brother Lin, am young and energetic, and I didn't mean to fight with you. You must not hold grudges against those you have offended..."
"I don't dare!" Zhai Hao quickly put the sword into its sheath, but then, he seemed to remember something, and asked in a low voice, "Uh... By the way, I haven't asked the two young heroes yet... …”
"Oh~ it's easy to talk." Sun Yixie smiled and said, "My name is Sun Yixie, and his name is Lin Yuancheng."
The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the leader of the Young Heroes Association alone are enough to intimidate people. Add the word "Eastern Harmony"... After hearing this, Zhai Hao almost dropped his legs and sat on the ground.
To make a long story short, that night, the Huizhou Wuyi not only left the inn in despair, they didn't even watch the excitement of the Qixiong Club, and left Dengzhou directly to go back to Huangshan.
The five of them also understood that the news about Zhai Hao being humiliated by Lin Yuancheng would spread in less than a day. By then, how could they still have the face to see anyone in Dengzhou City? It's better to go back to your hometown to avoid the limelight and wait until this period is over before coming out.
However, this Zhai Hao is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The gap he formed today will become his motive for revenge when he meets Lin Yuancheng again. Of course, that is another story.
Back to business...
Not surprisingly, the small friction that evening spread quickly around Dengzhou.
Originally, the common people loved to gossip, and the Huizhou Wuyi had been showing off around the area a few days ago, exaggerating Zhai Hao's swordsmanship and making many people believe it. Therefore, after this battle, Lin Yuancheng, who knocked out Zhai Hao with one move, was even more impressive.
And this... caught one person's attention.
Terashima Yasuhei had heard some rumors about Lin Yuancheng in the past, but he had never taken him seriously, because in his opinion, a swordsman under twenty years old could not be that powerful, even if Having the title of "Leader of the Young Heroes Association" only proves that he is the strongest among his peers; there are many young heroes who have received this title in the past but ended up being lost to the public. Qin Feng who appeared in the previous article is Great example.
However, this time, Terashima Yasuhei happened to be in Dengzhou, and if the "Flying Sword" Zhai Hao hadn't left, he would probably be the next opponent Kang Haijiao wanted to find for him.
Therefore, Terashima, who heard the rumors, also became interested in Lin Yuancheng. He approached Kang Haijiao and asked Lin Yuancheng to sacrifice the sword to him. Kang Haijiao thought... Anyway, it's you on Temple Island who will fight with others, and if you die, it won't be me who will die, so he agreed.
Just like that, the next night, Kang Haijiao came to the inn where Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng were staying...
