Xu Huaigu walked down the mountain with a cold face. Huo Qicheng and his party from the Xinyu Sect were still around there. They all seemed to know what happened on the mountain. When they saw Xu Huaigu, they were like meeting the god of plague. They hid at a distance and did not dare to look at him. Show your face.
Reading La So Xu Huaigu walked smoothly all the way down the mountain. Cui Huai's previous sword attack not only seriously injured Gu Sanyue, but all the New Year's goods on Gu Sanyue were also gone, so Xu Huaigu went down the mountain to buy back those destroyed New Year's goods. .
This year is of great significance to him, and New Year's goods are indispensable. He traveled all night, and when he arrived at Yakumo Town, it happened to be early morning.
At this time, the morning sun was rising and the cold fog had dispersed. However, today's Yakumo Town was extremely lively. Maybe it’s because the snow has passed and the sky is sunny, or maybe it’s because the Chinese New Year is about to come, but Yakumo Town and Xu Huaigu were completely different when they left.
Restaurants, gambling houses, clothing and jewelry shops of all sizes on the streets have now reopened bustlingly.
People in the town, who had been frustrated at home for a long time, also came out to go shopping. There were men and women playing with their children, there were young men asking girls out for dates, and there were also children chasing each other and playing.
And the local vendors selling snacks were also busy walking through the streets. After all, a large part of their annual income depends on these days during the Chinese New Year.
The entire Yakumo Town came alive, filled with a lively atmosphere. Xu Huaigu stood still, called a woman selling wontons on the street, and asked her for a bowl of wontons. Then he asked carefully where the market in Bayun Town was, and then walked towards the market.
In the market, Xu Huaigu bought a lot of new year's goods, including Wuye wine, and put them in his robe.
He also saw the old man selling sugar paintings that Gu Sanyue mentioned, but his stall was deserted and no one was patronizing him.
Xu Huaigu stepped forward. When the old man saw the guest, he immediately smiled kindly and said, "Master, what kind of sugar paintings do you want to buy?" If Xu Huaigu remembered correctly, Gu Sanyue was four years older than him, so in this way, She should be a rooster.
Xu Huaigu answered him: "Chicken." The old man nodded, took a small bamboo pole and placed it on the smooth bluestone in front of him, then scooped up a spoonful of yellow sugar and began to paint.
Xu Huaigu looked at the old man's hands and saw that they were shaking very much. The chicken drawn under his hands was crooked and looked nothing like it.
Xu Huaigu asked casually: "Old man, why is the business at your stall not so good?" The old man kept painting, but he was not upset. His attitude was optimistic and said with a smile: "Business is not good these days. There is no way." It's a matter of method." Xu Huaigu asked again: "Where did you learn the skill of sugar painting?" The old man shook his head gently and said, "I didn't learn it, I just figured it out by myself." Xu Huaigu suddenly laughed and said: "Old man, you are not short of money, right?" The old man raised his head, glanced at Xu Huaigu one more time, and said with a hearty smile: "Young Master has a good eye, I sell these sugar paintings just for fun. If I really make a living from this, I'm afraid I've already I'll starve and freeze to death in the ice and snow." As he spoke, the sugar painting under the old man's hand was already finished.
Xu Huaigu looked carefully and again, but he really couldn't see anything related to the chicken. It looked like a bunch of candy stuck together.
The old man handed the sugar painting to Xu Huaigu and said: "Five cents." Xu Huaigu took the sugar painting, thought about it, and said to the old man: "This painting is not very good. Please paint another one for me." ." The old man agreed readily: "Yes, but you have to count two parts of the money." Xu Huaigu nodded.
So the old man started to paint again. Xu Huaigu waited while eating the candy that failed to paint.
The old man was painting when he suddenly smiled and said: "Last time, there was a young lady like Mr. She also thought that my first painting was not good and asked me to paint a second time. She waited for me to paint a second time. At that time, I was just like you, eating while waiting, and the look of eating seemed to me to be carved in the same mold as you, Mr. Xu." Xu Huaigu nodded casually, thinking about other things, and didn't take it to heart. .
The old man was minding his own business and said, "That lady doesn't look like she is short of money. She has a bunch of big and small bags in her hands. I have never seen her in Yakumo Town before, and I don't know where she is from." , maybe a newly married woman, or a maid from a rich family. I remember the one she bought last time, it seemed to be a snake." The old man smiled and boasted: "Not bad, I have such an old bone. , I still have a good memory." Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly thought of something. Before he could ask the old man, the old man had already handed the painted sugar painting to Xu Huaigu and said, "Don't let me paint again. I'm at this level, no matter how good I am, I can't draw any better." Xu Huaigu nodded, and another woman holding a child came over next to him, and the old man hurriedly greeted them again, leaving Xu Huaigu aside.
Xu Huaigu didn't ask what he wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, maybe there was no need to ask, so he left.
After buying the New Year's goods, he came to the door of an inn. After asking the innkeeper a few words, he went upstairs, walked to the door of a room, and gently knocked on the door.
There were crisp footsteps in the room, and a long-haired woman opened the door. When she saw a tall man standing outside the door, her eyes were obviously a little scared.
Xu Huaigu asked her: "Are you Chang Xiaoyu?" Chang Xiaoyu was frightened and confused, so he asked: "Who are you and how do you know me?" Xu Huaigu kept the story short and said: "It was Gu Sanyue who placed you here. Right? Gu Sanyue is my friend. She has something going on right now. She will definitely not come to see you again within two months." Chang Xiaoyu was dubious and said, "Why should I believe you?" Xu Huaigu continued: "Whether you believe it or not. Gu Sanyue asked me to come to you, and I will give you fifty taels of silver. You have two choices. One, continue to live in this inn, wait a few months, and wait until Gu Sanyue Yue Zhong will come back to find you. Second, leave with my money and find a place to live again. Whether we see each other again depends on fate." Chang Xiaoyu had a look of doubt on his face, and he didn't believe this man's words at all. Knowing that he came here intentionally to cause trouble, he put his hand on the door panel, ready to close the door at any time.
Xu Huaigu didn't have much time to explain to this woman. He took out a fifty-tael ingot of tattooed silver, handed it to her, and said, "You don't need to make a choice right away, and you don't need to tell me your choice, because I don't care at all. I'm just giving you money, and I'm going to help you out to take care of March." Chang Xiaoyu still didn't react to what Xu Huaigu said, so Xu Huaigu didn't care anymore, put down the fifty-tael silver ingot, and He left quickly.
He walked out of the inn and looked up at the sky. It was almost noon. In a little while, Duan You and Cui Huai will board the New Rain Sect and the disciples of the New Rain Sect.
"It is understood with reason, and moved with emotion." The ruins of the Xinyu Sect really have nothing to do with Xu Huaigu. If you can, don't interfere. After all, Cui Huai and Duan You are not easy to mess with.
Moreover, before Zuo Qiuxun died, he said not to avenge her. The purpose of Xu Huaigu's climb to Qianjiang Mountain was to bury Zuo Qiuxun's ashes, sword, and pipa next to Xi Ming's grave in accordance with her last wish.
The rest of the things are trivial compared to this one. As for the survival of the New Rain Sect, it has nothing to do with him.
The new year's goods have been bought, and Xu Huaigu is ready to go up the mountain again. Following the road he had walked several times, he walked through the streets and alleys out of the town, found a way up the mountain, and climbed the mountain.
According to his walking distance, it would take more than two hours to go up the mountain. By then, we should be able to coincide with the negotiations between Genshan Sect and Xinyu Sect.
It was rare for him to be able to watch a lively event as an outsider. Xu Huaigu was walking on the path up the mountain. The sun was shining down and the thick snow had begun to melt.
Snow water flows down from the mountains, and there are several more small streams in the mountains. The snow-covered mountains and rivers are still beautiful.
Suddenly, he seemed to see something flashing on the horizon. So Xu Huaigu covered the sun with one hand, looked up and saw a messenger flying sword piercing the sea of clouds and flying towards this side.
Duan You and Cui Huai should already be on the mountain. After all, they have high cultivation levels and hold important positions. It is normal for flying swords to come to them.
But this flying sword doesn't seem to be normal. Because it is not heading towards the top of the mountain, but flying towards Xuhuai Valley.
Xu Huaigu was confused. At this time, who else would send a letter to Feijian for him? He stopped and began to think.
The flying sword quickly landed in front of him, and Xu Huaigu immediately saw the exquisite small seal carved on the hilt of the flying sword - Qili Mountain.
Xu Huaigu raised his eyebrows, thinking to himself, he didn't buy any more information from Qilishan, so why would Qilishan send him a messenger flying sword for no reason?
What is the purpose of this flying sword? Guessing was naturally useless. He picked up the flying sword, put it to his ear, and began to listen.
The words are very simple, only one sentence.
"Cui Huai asked Qilishan about your identity, and Qilishan didn't reveal it." Xu Huaigu frowned, this was nonsense.
Cui Huai had already asked him about his identity when he met him yesterday. If Cui Huai knew his identity from Qili Mountain, he would naturally not ask.
Qilishan gave him this flying sword to show his merit. If Qilishan had told Cui Huai Xu Huaigu's true identity, Cui Huai's sword attack yesterday would not have been so simple. Xu Huaigu might have been killed on the spot.
And it was precisely because Qilishan did not tell Cui Huai the truth that he was a little worried about Xu Huaigu's identity.
So Ganqing's arrogant and unreasonable sword attack was still polite to Xu Huaigu? Thinking of this, Xu Huaigu couldn't help but grit his teeth.
It seems that Cui Huai's methods are really vicious and decisive. Xu Huaigu owed Qili Mountain a favor. He returned a flying sword, explained the matter clearly, and then continued to go up the mountain.
