Socializing in summer and autumn is the hottest time.
It was okay for Song You to come from Zhaozhou Hanzhou before. Even in midsummer, most areas there were not hot. The temperature was very suitable along the way. Now that he entered Guangzhou, it was getting hotter and hotter.
The advantage is that it is becoming more and more crowded and prosperous, making it much more convenient for a group of people to provide supplies and accommodation.
Sometimes there is no need to cook and find water by yourself. There are tea stalls every few dozen miles along the official road. In addition to selling tea, many also sell cakes and steamed buns to satisfy your hunger. Occasionally seeing a stall selling wontons or soup cakes can make the whole day feel lucky. Although in this kind of weather, as long as it doesn't rain and you can find a flat place, you don't need a blanket. Just spread the wool felt on the ground and you can sleep happily all night and watch the clear and bright starry sky that is unique to this era. But you can often Find a temple to stay in and spend the night chatting with people from all walks of life.
This feeling is a bit like when I just came down the mountain and walked in Yizhou.
It happens to be another summer and autumn social occasion.
However, the Taoist has changed a lot since then.
I have experienced far more than before.
At this moment, the Guanma Avenue is full of green trees, with clear light and dark. The branches and leaves are reflected on the road. A person, a cat and a horse walk through it, and the light and shadow on their bodies are constantly changing, giving them a sense of trance.
There were a lot of people around, including caravans, postmen, and people traveling around the world. It couldn't be called a steady stream, but you could see a group of them after a while.
The bells of horses and mules jingled, accompanied by the sound of hooves, and from time to time someone yelled and snorted.
The Taoist was walking on the road when he suddenly heard a slight voice coming from behind him.
"There is a gentleman..."
With an obvious childish voice.
Song You turned around and saw several people from the world leading a donkey. A boy was sitting on the donkey. The voice came from the mouth of a boy on the donkey's back.
The adult holding the donkey turned and glared at the boy, seeming to tell him not to make a fuss, and seeming to accuse him of attracting Song You's attention or disturbing Song You, for fear of causing trouble.
"Be polite..."
Song You smiled at them.
The Jianghu people looked away from the boy. Seeing that Song You was gentle and polite, they also smiled. Not daring to lose their etiquette, they held the reins and handed over:
"Sir, you are polite."
"Where are you guys going?"
"Go to Wushan."
"Are you going to Wushan too?"
"Sir too?"
"yes."
Song You smiled brightly.
I looked at these people again. The adults were either wearing swords or carrying sticks, and they all looked like wanderers. Almost everyone was leading a donkey. If they were holding two people, they looked like a couple. There is a child, big or small, on the back of each donkey, mainly boys, who are of the right age to practice martial arts.
I heard that Shu Yifan founded a sect in Wushan, Gwangju. Firstly, he wanted to pass on the family swordsmanship, and secondly, he didn't want the Thunder Swordsmanship he had learned to be passed down.
That is a living swordsman master.
With Shu Yifan's current fame and his willingness to leave his own legacy, it goes without saying how attractive he is to martial artists.
I think I probably took him with me to learn skills from a teacher.
However, along the way, the number of people who went to the Wushan Thunder Sword Sect to learn from their masters was still more than Song You expected.
"What did you do, sir?"
"Going to visit an old friend."
"Oh? Sir, do you have an old friend in Wushan?"
"There is one."
Several people looked at each other, their eyes suddenly becoming more intense.
“But the Thunder Sword Sect’s new disciple is still the sect’s steward?”
"neither."
"oh……"
"How many of you are going to learn art?"
"yes……"
The quack man nodded. Although his expression was a little disappointed, it was not snobbish.
It happened that the speed difference between the two parties was not far apart. They walked a little faster and slowly caught up with Song You. They walked side by side with him. They were afraid that they would have to walk together for a while and the journey would be boring, so they chatted with the gentleman they met by chance. A few words and said:
"I don't know if you, sir, are involved in the world, and I don't know if you know it. In recent years, there has been a remarkable figure in the world, who is nicknamed Thunder Sword. Oh, now it's time to call him Thunder Sword Master. Last year, this person was alone With one sword, he almost killed all the demons in Guangzhou. Zhizhou specially ordered to allocate Wushan to him, allowing him to establish a sect and recruit thousands of disciples. After this news spread, oh, I don’t know how many Jianghu people have been there since last year. I came here with my children and wanted to learn from him."
After listening to the people around him, another person smiled and said: "That means the news has not spread to the Western Regions yet. If it does, I am afraid that warriors thousands of miles away will come to learn swordsmanship from me."
"So many..."
Taoist thought it was quite interesting.
It feels a bit like a great sage opening his doors to welcome disciples.
However, this is in the arena.
I'm afraid it's rare to see him.
The calico cat that had been following closely raised its head high and stared at these people with wide eyes.
"It's a pity that the Jianghu sect cannot grow up. The Thunder Sword sect has limited recruitment. I heard that the requirements are very high, so most of them have been sent back." The Jianghu man who spoke first said, shook his head, and put his hand on his son's waist. He patted it and said, "I don't know how many we can choose."
The child on the donkey's back turned to stare at the Taoist.
The black eyes are clear and shining.
"By the way, I heard that all those who are sent to be apprentices must first be selected on the mountain for seven days. Not only are there many people on the mountain, but their parents also have to wait at the foot of the mountain. Those who are selected must first practice for three months. Three If you are really stupid and have no talent after the month, you will have to be sent back. I heard that all the horse and carriage shops at the foot of the mountain are full. I am going to see my old friends. I don’t know if it is convenient to live there. In short, I have to plan a place to stay early. "
A kind reminder from Jianghu people.
"It doesn't matter." Song You smiled at them, "I am a Taoist from Youfang. I can just pick a place with the sky and quilt and the ground as my bed. It won't be too cold in this weather."
"That's true."
After all, this group of people walked faster than him, and they never changed their speed for him.
After catching up with him, he quickly disappeared.
Several Jianghu people turned around and bowed their hands to Song You as a farewell.
A few dozen miles ahead is the foggy mountains.
The swallow searches for a path and never takes it astray.
Sure enough, as the Jianghu people on the road said, the mountain was already overcrowded. Most of them were Jianghu people or local wealthy businessmen. They sent their children and stayed at the foot of the mountain to wait for news.
Houses are constantly being built on the mountain.
This kind of scene is probably something that most Jianghu sects have never seen before.
Song You watched as he walked, as if he saw another famous sect in the world decades later.
Fame is the most important thing in the world, and there is the only martial arts master in the world sitting here. From a barren mountain to a famous sect, it may only take such a short time.
During this period, people from all walks of life kept looking at him.
Some people were simply curious and doubtful, while others seemed to have heard some rumors and felt that this man's dress was similar to that of the gods in the story, but they were not sure, so they whispered.
When Song You walked to the mountain, he saw someone leading the children to register, and a steward was in charge of registration.
It is true that Shu Yifan was alone when he parted ways with Song You, but people like him were only willing to be alone when they were young. Now that they have reached their thirties, they will start a sect once Wu enters Taoism. The idea of establishing a faction, whether it is money or people, will naturally gather.
The steward admired his style and found him himself.
There are some martial arts warriors in the sect, most of whom were previously idle martial arts masters. They have long been acquainted with Shu Yifan in the martial arts world. Now they are attracted by their reputations. Shu Yifan knows that they are of good character, so he stays to help him.
Song You quickly arrived at the mountain gate.
The door is brand new. Through the door, you can faintly hear the shouts of young people practicing martial arts and swordsmanship. The steward just asked two young people to take the newly registered children down. When he turned around, he saw Song You.
"Sir, this is..."
"My surname is Song, and my name is You. It is an old acquaintance of the great hero Shu Yifan, so I am polite." Song You said to him, "I am passing by Guangzhou now, and I heard that he founded a sect here, so I came here to visit. I wonder if it would be convenient for the manager to inform him. "
"Mr. Song!"
The steward was stunned.
Then he opened his eyes wide, uttered an ouch, and hurriedly handed the book to the person next to him, welcoming Song You in with a great gift.
"The headmaster has told me a long time ago that when he travels around the world and comes to Guangzhou, he will probably come to look for him when he hears the news that he founded the sect. If he comes, he must be treated with great courtesy," the steward said quietly as he spoke. Looking at Song You, he thought that he had heard the rumors about the Taoist and the Swordsman. He only regarded the Taoist as a god in his heart. When he saw his eyes, he immediately lowered his head and said, "The villain's surname is Luo. He is from a relative of the headmaster." The person in charge of the outer sect admires the master's style and dedicates himself to the job. Now he is in charge of food expenses, accepting disciples, entertaining guests, registering and other chores."
"It turns out to be Manager Luo."
Song You returned the favor and walked forward with him.
Out of the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of the boy he had met on the road. He was standing in the yard and was being touched randomly by an older warrior. He turned around and looked at the Taoist.
"I wonder where Master Shu is now?"
"unfortunately!"
Manager Luo immediately looked embarrassed, but did not dare to say that Song You's arrival was unlucky. He just said: "Some time ago, I heard that there were demons in two places in Guangzhou. I am afraid that they were not removed last year. At that time, they were either hiding or the season was wrong. , now it has appeared again. After the leader heard about it, he rushed forward to slay the demon."
He paused and said, "Just... four days ago... we just set off four days ago."
"Not in the door?"
"Yes." Manager Luo didn't dare to look at him. This was because he had heard stories in teahouses before about people who were not good enough to look at the gods and their eyes were hurt and their life span was shortened. "Mr. Song must be unaware of something. Before that It took the head of my family half a year to kill almost all the demons in Guangzhou before he was able to establish a sect here. Later, he made an oath that as long as the head and the sect are here, Guangzhou will not be disturbed by the demons..."
"I see."
Song You nodded, understanding.
After entering Taoism through martial arts, he was able to maintain peace, which was worthy of his perseverance and the swordsmanship he learned from the sky thunder.
"Where did Master Shu go to slay the demons?"
"There are demons in two places in Guangzhou. One is Jiyan County in the north, which is four hundred miles away from here. It is said that there are insect demons, which are harming crops. The other is Jinhe County near Hezhou in the west. It's probably six to seven hundred miles away from our place. They say there's a tiger monster in the mountains that eats countless people and accumulates mountains of bones." Manager Luo said it was even more difficult, "The leader only took some luggage and brought his horse and sword. And when I left, I didn’t say where I was going first, I just said I would come back after getting rid of the demon.”
"Ah……"
Song You couldn't help but smile.
Counting the last time we were apart, it has been a year and a half. Even though Shu Daxia has a Shanmen, he still has the same character.
But, this is troublesome.
…
Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~
(End of chapter)
