Three days later, under the plaque at the entrance of Fuyao Sect.
It was exactly at noon, and the March 15th sun shone down, stretching the silhouette of the figure very long.
Under the plaque, there is a thousand-year-old locust tree, with lush branches and leaves, like the rivers, lakes and seas of the world gathered together. There were three people standing under the shade of the ancient locust tree, talking to each other and saying goodbye.
Xu Huaigu was wearing a black robe, still carrying the cloth bag on his back, with a sword tied to his waist and a safe sign hanging on the other. His eyebrows were generous and he smiled at the two people who came to see him off.
Yu Qin stood opposite him, wearing a plain white robe embroidered with lotus flowers, and an emerald-green jade hairpin with bright hearts in her hair. Her eyes were full of affection, and her clothes were splendid and charming.
Yin Zushi and Yu Qin stood side by side, facing Xu Huaigu with their hands raised and laughing: "Even if there is a beauty to accompany you, Brother Xu can't stay in our Fuyao Sect! We are about to leave, and I haven't invited you to drink yet!"
Xu Huaigu rolled his eyes and remembered that this guy had deliberately avoided him for the past two days. Sure enough, there was a reason. He couldn't help but slyly said: "Wine, where is there no wine in the world? When you and I meet again, keep it and drink it to your heart's content. .I, Xu Huaigu, have taken note of the two drinks you owe me. Forget it this time, don’t default on your debt next time!”
Yin Zushi stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, lowered his voice a bit, and said: "Wine is not a problem, you can drink it anywhere, but when you come back from Feiyu Island, the war in East Fuyao Island will start. No. We know how long it will take for the demon clan to fight all the way from Dayu Country to Fuyao Sect. Yu Qin is still here, so don’t forget to come back!"
Yu Qin also moved forward with gentle steps, hugged Xu Huaigu, put her head on his shoulder, and said with sparkling tears: "You must come back. You can just help Sister Zuoqiu handle it. As for asking Jianfei Yuzhou, the days ahead will be long, so we need to take a long-term approach. A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. You must come back alive. If you die, I won't be able to survive either."
Xu Huaigu hugged her tenderly, kissed her gently on the cheek, and said, "I promise you, I will definitely come back in two years at most. Just wait for me, and you can do some things when you can."
Yu Qin's ears turned red and she secretly spat. Yin Zashi was still standing by, but he dared to say such shameful words, and he was becoming more and more shameless.
Xu Huaigu knew that Yin Zi was really stupid and would not understand, so he deliberately teased her. The little fun between the two was naturally wonderful.
Yin Zizhi slapped his head, as if he understood, and said happily: "Brother Xu said that when you come back, we will hold a wedding in our Fuyao Sect, and call Elder Deng to witness the marriage for you. All the disciples of the sect will eat it. Wedding wine, it’s enough to save your face, how about it!”
He laughed loudly, and Xu Huaigu also laughed boldly and said: "Then you and I will drink and kill the demons, and sacrifice the heads of the demons to the wine and dinner. It will be so fun!"
Yin Zushi clapped his hands and said, "That's good! Then I'll wait for you to come back!"
Yu Qin looked at him lovingly and said reluctantly: "Xu Huaigu, you must come back safely."
Xu Huaigu took a step back, held up his hands to the two of them, and said solemnly: "Then I'll leave. We'll meet again in two years!"
Xu Huaigu turned around and left. Perhaps his emotions had been suppressed for too long, and something hot seemed to fall from his eyes. He pretended that there was sand in his eyes, wiped them with his sleeve, and walked all the way to the white marble steps without looking back.
Yu Qin finally couldn't help but cry again. Yin Zizhi sighed and persuaded: "Parting is always the beginning of the next encounter. As the saying goes, a farewell is better than a wedding. I think Xu Huaigu has true feelings for you. He has a straightforward temper and can't stand it. Don't blame him if he can't stay in one place."
…
On Wujiange Mountain, the man holding a sword was still in a bored daze under the sect. Next to him stood a woman in a green shirt, looking in the direction of the sect's exit.
The man put the sword on the ground, sat down on it, shook his head and said quietly: "Well, people have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This has never been the case in ancient times. That boy has such a temperament that I like it. It's a pity that I can't get in now. Come to my Fuyao Sect, what a shame."
Deng Zhiyuan glanced at him sideways and said, "Do you also think he should enter the Fuyao Sect?"
The man was actually cursing in his heart: "Go to hell, you kidnapped the flowers of our sect, I can't wait to
Get away as far as he can and never see him again! "
But his face was full of pity for his talent, and he felt like why all the heroes in the world don't fall in my lap. He sighed: "Yes, such a genius of swordsmanship, and a handsome man with beautiful features, what if I have a daughter, and I am willing to marry her. It would be a pity not to join my Fuyao Sect."
After saying that, he sighed "Alas" so long that Deng Zhiyuan tried to speak several times, but was choked back by his "Alas".
Fortunately, she was not annoyed. Instead, she smiled and said, "You have some knowledge. You don't have to guard Wujian Pavilion. You can practice swordsmanship by yourself tomorrow. If anyone asks, just say that I forgive you."
The man got up from the ground again, patted the dust on his butt, and said with a smile: "Let the elders do what you want!"
Deng Zhiyuan smiled helplessly and walked away slowly.
…
Xu Huaigu was walking down the steps, his thoughts flying.
Today, the blood stains on the steps have been cleaned up. Tourists who had been holding back for several days climbed up one after another, so the steps, which were not wide, were crowded with people again.
There are literati and poets with their charming wives and concubines, there are people with long eyebrows and sword eyes who carry swords on the stage, and there are ordinary people who come out of curiosity. In short, there are people from all three religions and nine schools here.
Xu Huaigu was thinking about what kind of business Gu Sanyue, the poor woman, would be doing to make money in Dongping Town at this time.
She was only twenty-three years old, a beautiful young woman, in her prime. Although she was really ugly when Xu Huaigu saw her, after some recuperation and rest, she must be classified as an upper-middle-class appearance.
When Xu Huaigu was walking through the streets and alleys of Dongping Town looking for an inn, he often saw a place for people to look for flowers and willows in that corner. For a woman in a foreign land, there is probably no better way to make money than this. Will she go there?
With her stubborn temper, Xu Huaigu felt that she would not, but if she really did such a thing, then he would just turn around and leave, not to mention taking her on a journey through the world.
This was the first test Xu Huaigu gave her. As a new role model, Xu Huaigu was really excited, thinking that the way she made money should not be evil or too pedantic. For example, if you help serve tea and water at a roadside shop, although it is still a job, it is something that everyone can do. Although Xu Huaigu cannot blame her, she will definitely be disappointed.
Therefore, Xu Huaigu has great expectations for her method of making money.
About halfway up the mountain, Xu Huaigu was already sweating profusely from the scorching midday sun. Originally it wasn't so hot on the day we came, but the weather was getting warmer. Besides, there were so many tourists today, and with so many people crowded together, it would inevitably get hotter.
Xu Huaigu caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a small tea shop set up next to the steps not far ahead, and couldn't help but feel confused.
I haven't seen you yet on the day I arrived, but someone is selling tea in just a few days? But this is the territory of the Fuyao Sect. Who can sell tea here? Could it be that the Fuyao Sect opened it by itself? Is this really money-minded and won't let go of even a tael of silver?
However, he was really thirsty, and the wine he brought with him could not quench his thirst. This small tea shop came at the right time, so he walked to the tea shop without thinking.
As he got closer, he realized that the small tea shop was very simple. It was just built with a few pieces of wood and a straw mat hung on it.
To block the sun, a table was placed below, and even the chairs were just a few randomly moved stone piers, but this did not affect the business of the shop at all.
People on the steps crowded together to go inside, wanting to buy tea to quench their thirst. Those who didn't have a seat took a bowl of tea and drank it under the shade of the trees on the roadside to relieve themselves from the unbearable heat.
Someone finished drinking the tea, put down the bowl, and shouted into the tea shop: "Mrs. Boss, pay the bill!"
"Okay, three bowls of tea, a total of three taels of silver!"
The man was startled and said, "What, three taels of silver? One tael of silver is just a bowl of tea, why don't you go and grab it!"
The proprietress smiled and said: "Sir, I am a tea shop opened in the Fuyao Sect. Just for coming in, I gave a hundred taels of silver to all the disciples at the foot of the mountain, and I also had to spend the money on the sect. Clear the relationship inside the door. Otherwise, if you look at such a large area, why are there only
Can my tea shop be opened? So please forgive me, guest. "
The man was unhappy, but he was really thirsty. The landlady was reasonable, so she took out a small ingot of silver and said, "Here are five taels of silver. Give me two more bowls!"
Two bowls of cold tea were delivered to him. He handed one bowl to the charming woman who was following him, and drank a bowl himself. Finally, he drank enough and left with satisfaction.
Xu Huaigu stood on the spot, looking at the crowds of people squeezing to drink tea. He did not move forward, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He stood there not because there were so many people that he couldn't squeeze in, but because the voice of the landlady seemed a little familiar, like Gu Sanyue?
Xu Huaigu stood outside and shouted with a smile: "Lady boss, bring me a bowl of tea!"
No one answered. The proprietress was obviously too busy to take care of Xu Huaigu who was outside the tea shop.
Xu Huaigu was stunned, but he wasn't angry at all, he just smiled. People around him all looked at the swordsman. The men glanced at him and left, but the women stopped to secretly look at the smiling man.
Xu Huaigu was not in a hurry, so he found a shady place nearby, put down his sword and bag, and looked at the tea shop quietly.
A strange woman covered her mouth with one hand and smiled quietly. She brought a bowl of bought tea to him in the other hand.
The woman is twenty-eight years old, graceful and graceful, and the way she covers her mouth and smiles is even more charming and gentle.
Xu Huaigu took the tea bowl and thanked him with a smile. He was not in a hurry to drink it, but put it aside and tasted it slowly.
The woman brought him a bowl of tea and only said that her name was Yan Ruoli and that she was from Xicheng. She didn't ask Xu Huaigu what his name was or where he was going. She just left like this. Xu Huaigu was heartbroken. Got some interest.
If this woman was like others and chatted with him more often, Xu Huaigu wouldn't care so much, but the fate of just one or two words was very attractive.
This hazy feeling, like a layer of veil, seemed to correspond to her name, Ruoli. Xu Huaigu secretly wrote down the name Yan Ruoli in his mind. He felt that this woman should be something special.
Alone, with a bowl of tea, he did not disturb the business of the tea shop. He waited until the sun set and no one came in anymore, then the proprietress hung up a small wooden sign saying "Closed" and spread a table of scraps of silver. , happily sitting on the stone pier counting today's gains.
Xu Huaigu walked over and knocked on the beam of the tea shop. The proprietress didn't even raise her head, she looked at the dear silver coins with loving eyes, as if she were her own children, and said, "We won't sell it anymore, it's closed."
Xu Huaigu chuckled softly and said, "Why, you won't even sell me a drink? If I die of thirst here, who will take you on the road?"
Gu Sanyue looked startled, raised his head suddenly, and shouted in surprise: "Oh, why is it you!"
