Lin Manliu naturally had some considerations about staying in a post station in a village here in Fengjie.
When I heard the old liar recalling the past, he mentioned that this place has been protected by Sword Forging Peak over the years.
Even due to the impact of the Sword Appreciation Conference, the relationship between the inn here and the Sword Making Peak has not been severed.
Therefore, the young man in short shirt came here to try his luck and see if he could contact the Sword-Forging Peak and his ilk.
Lin Manliu used the water brought upstairs by the waiter to freshen himself up before preparing to go downstairs again.
Jiang Yanlin and Shen Muchao were told by him to stay in the house, and he only needed to talk to the shopkeeper in detail later.
When I walked outside the door of the inn, I saw that the shopkeeper had brought a deck chair from somewhere and started to bask in the sun leisurely.
Lin Manliu said: "The boy has something that he wants to discuss with the shopkeeper..."
Hearing the words of the young man in a short shirt, the shopkeeper immediately stood up and quickly looked behind him.
"Hey! If you don't mind, little brother, just call me Lao Zhang!" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
Lin Manliu cupped his fists and said, "Young man, I've seen shopkeeper Zhang!"
Seeing the respectful attitude of the young man in front of him, and the fact that he still looked presentable after a little tidying up, the favor of shopkeeper Zhang couldn't help but rise sharply.
"Little brother, what do you want to ask? It's easy to say! It's easy to say!"
While shopkeeper Zhang was speaking, he also raised his hand to slap his thigh, feeling extremely comfortable.
Lin Man Liuyan said: "The boy left the mountain gate half a month ago, and is now preparing to go south and return to the peak, so he took a detour here to try to contact the disciples of Sword Making Peak here!"
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang did not immediately speak, and even the hand slapping his legs gradually stopped.
For this move, the boy in the short shirt had some expectations.
Because if Zhujianfeng can still be contacted here, his words will naturally make the shopkeeper in front of him suspicious.
If you can't get in touch, you can also convince the other party of his identity by mentioning past events.
Shopkeeper Zhang said: "Now there is a nobleman from Zhujian Peak resting in the village. Little brother insists on meeting him?"
Lin Manliu nodded and said: "Well, the shopkeeper can trust me, and I can also trust the shopkeeper!"
Shopkeeper Zhang shook his head and laughed with a sigh on his face.
"Not only my place, but also the Fengjie area has been under the care of Zhujian Peak in recent years. All of these... are all due to the gathering on that rainy night..."
Fengjie is located on the edge of a cliff near the river. Every time summer and autumn change, there are always some self-proclaimed literati who come here for an outing.
At first, they thought that with the arrival of these scholars, life would be easier than before.
After all, in this peaceful world, as long as every household can have a scholar, the whole family can have enough food and clothing.
What other methods of planting rice and seedlings do we still need to tinker with, or do we need to study the most unfavorable methods of speculation?
So when they first met those scholars who set foot here, the villagers always greeted them with smiles and gave them all the fruits they picked at home.
At first, these scholars would be inspired and write a poem when they got interested.
If someone's child can listen to it, maybe he will be enlightened and become a scholar.
But gradually, the literati and poets who came here for an outing seemed to have changed.
From the gentle and gentle person before, he has become a domineering person.
Most of them are slutty people wearing long robes and coats who come here to defraud money and fool rural women.
During the day, in front of everyone, he talked about benevolence, justice and morality, saying that he disliked yellow and white things the most, but he asked the villagers to give him money and cloth.
When Ye Jingzi arrived, he did not know which innocent girl he had deceived into having a private meeting on the middle of the field.
He kept saying that he would make a lifelong commitment to her, and that he would return to his hometown to marry her after he got a good name in the exam, thus attracting the attention of those women.
Although all these things are not caused by literati, there are still people who use the name of "literati" to do beastly and vulgar things.
Until that rainy night came, someone finally punched these "scholars"!
And later on, with the secret care of Zhujianfeng, those people finally did not dare to make mistakes at will.
Lin Manliu did not respond to Shopkeeper Zhang's sigh, but just stood there and waited for the other party's follow-up words.
Shopkeeper Zhang opened his mouth and said, "My little brother's teacher must have told you some of the interesting stories, right?"
The boy in a short shirt said, "Yes, my master said it during a casual chat."
Shopkeeper Zhang stood up and walked towards the depths of the village.
"Let's go and follow me to see him!"
Lin Manliu responded and quickly followed the pace of shopkeeper Zhang.
The old and the young walked neither fast nor slowly, and they reached the door of a house in half a stick of incense.
Shopkeeper Zhang walked to the door, raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard door several times.
He shouted twice more: "A visitor is here, a visitor is here!"
Not long after, the courtyard door opened slightly and a woman came out.
Shopkeeper Zhang was about to make an introduction when he realized that the distinguished guest from Sword Forging Peak had locked eyes with the young man behind him.
Six months old?
Senior Sister Qiao?
Lin Manliu cupped his hands and said, "Sister Qiao, long time no see!"
Qiao Kesi said with a smile on his face: "Why is Junior Brother Lin here?"
Both of them noticed Shopkeeper Zhang's doubts, and the boy in short shirt was the first to speak out.
"I have known Senior Sister Qiao a long time ago. I didn't know that this was Senior Sister Qiao before..."
Shopkeeper Zhang laughed and scolded: "Well, just now I was worried about how to explain to the distinguished guest..."
Qiao Kesi said: "We will discuss the follow-up matters on our own. I'd like to ask Uncle Zhang to lead the way!"
Shopkeeper Zhang responded quickly: "No trouble, no trouble! Let the two of you talk first, I'll be back!"
Lin Man said in six words: "Thank you, shopkeeper Zhang!"
Qiao Kesi nodded and said goodbye to Shopkeeper Zhang of the inn.
After the two watched the shopkeeper leave, Qiao Kesi walked back to the courtyard first, followed closely by Lin Manliu.
Qiao Kesi said: "I heard before that Junior Brother Lin made Grandpa Qiao very angry!"
The boy in a short shirt explained: "Those words are just to get Grandpa Qiao to agree to our going..."
"I know! Junior Brother Lin has grown up now!"
"Um..."
Qiao Kesi looked back at Lin Manliu and found that the young man had a shy smile, as if he was still a little shy?
She couldn't help it, and burst into laughter.
"How come you don't need to praise me anymore after you've traveled a lot?"
Lin Manliu scratched his head and said, "Not really... It's just that I was a little happy to see Senior Sister Qiao suddenly..."
For him, Qiao Kesi was also a leader in a sense.
Not only was she teaching sword skills and giving swords for body protection, but her energy and spirit were also infecting Lin Manliu.
Just when the two were about to chat, there was another sound of opening the door from the direction of the main house in the courtyard.
Before Lin Manliu heard the sound and looked around, he heard the words of the person who opened the door.
"Sister Kesi, please don't listen to the sweet talk of these men. Even if you are young... you may still have man-eating wolves in your heart!"
The boy in a short shirt thought to himself, who is this person, and why did he slander him so much when they met?
Lin Manliu turned around and saw that she was a woman dressed in black robes. She had a ponytail like Senior Sister Qiao, and her face looked even more heroic.
Qiao Kesi immediately nodded and said, "What Sister Lang taught me is that Kesi will pay attention!"
When the woman in black robe looked at Qiao Kesi, she greeted him with a smile.
But when she looked at Lin Manliu, her entire face turned dark.
The boy in short shirt didn't want to explain, so he was ready to ignore this person for the time being.
He opened his mouth and said, "Senior Sister Qiao, is it convenient for us to discuss matters here?"
Qiao Kesi responded: "Well, Junior Brother Lin just says so. If there is anyone who can help, I will definitely help Junior Brother Lin solve his problems!"
Lin Manliu said: "When I returned before, I did not enter central Guizhou, so there is still no news about Master..."
Qiao Kesi patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "I already know the identity of your master! Everything is fine, Junior Brother Lin, don't worry!"
The boy in short shirt subconsciously glanced sideways at the woman in black robe. After all, there was an outsider here, so he still couldn't elaborate.
The woman in black robe also looked at the boy at the same moment that Lin Manliu looked at her.
"What's so good about this kid? He's not handsome. His whole body and feet are so-so. But sister, did you not sleep well last night?"
Qiao Kesi stood up quickly, raising his hand to stop the black-robed woman from speaking.
"Sister Lang, stop talking nonsense! Junior Brother Lin and I really have something to discuss carefully!"
Lin Manliu sighed silently, why did this black-robed woman of unknown origin feel the same as Yun Nian.
Unexpectedly, this move was noticed by the woman in black robe again. She raised her hand and bypassed Qiao Kesi's obstruction, pointing directly at the back of the boy in short shirt.
"But please open your eyes wide and take a good look at him. He doesn't dare to say anything back. This is a coward!"
Lin Manliu had no choice but to stand up and look at the woman in black robe.
The young man cupped his fists and said, "Senior...Senior Sister Qiao and I are really just discussing matters. I didn't know that Senior Sister Qiao was sitting here before."
When the woman in black robe heard Lin Manliu finally retorted, she was about to reply again, but was stopped by Qiao Kesi.
She had no choice but to take a step back and stop fanning the flames.
"Okay, let's talk! Just pretend that I'm not the person!"
Qiao Kesi smiled at his face, and the black-robed woman smiled and nodded.
When Lin Manliu saw that the other party was no longer entangled, he talked about his thoughts with Qiao Kesi.
"Senior Sister Qiao, I will go to Jiangnan first. I can pass my whereabouts to Master. If I can pass another copy to Yijian Villa..."
Regarding the young man's request, Qiao Kesi was very confused after hearing the second half.
She asked: "You didn't go back to Yijian Villa...but what happened?"
Lin Manliu said: "It's not that I won't come back, it's that there are still things to deal with, and the return to the village will need to be delayed a little longer."
Seeing how worried the young man was, she couldn't ask any more questions.
Qiao Kesi spoke aloud: "Then follow what Junior Brother Lin said, when I return to central Guizhou in two days, I will inform your master first, and then try to send the news to Yijian Villa!"
The young man in a short shirt cupped his fists and said, "Well, let me thank Senior Sister Qiao first!"
Originally thinking that the people he would meet here would be members of the Li family of Zhujianfeng, the young man also made several drafts in his mind.
I plan to deal with him and let him bring the news back to Sword Forging Peak and then to Sword Burying Valley.
As long as the master knows that there is something wrong with his whereabouts, he will definitely find a way to report it to the old liar afterwards.
He never thought that he would meet Senior Sister Qiao, which really made him feel relieved.
