The master once said: The world is hot and cold, and love is thinner than paper.
Today I saw that it was indeed the case. On the vast rivers and lakes, there were crouching tigers and fierce dragons hiding in the dangerous passages of the mountain gorges. These guys often did not care about human feelings, only about profit.
After leaving the door, Erxian flew onto my shoulder. Big Yellow and Erhuang stuck out their tongues and circled around me. On both sides of the forest path, there were several low-pressure smiles. Walking on the forest path with few people, the human world It seemed peaceful.
I hugged Erxian and headed north leisurely.
Blessings come first, misfortunes come first. There are gods three feet above the head. I have been out of the temple for nearly two years. I am not doing well. If I go to the north, I will go to the north!
If I don't go there, I feel a little empty. I always feel like the ghost there is gnawing at my dreams day and night, and I can't sleep peacefully. It's as disturbing as the dream I had in Zhangwu County.
The Baihu Villa behind me was already indistinct, and the golden signboard of the Villa was no longer visible. All that was left in my ears were the falling leaves and the bleak cold wind of late autumn.
I wrapped my clothes, looked back to the south, and smiled slightly: Don’t forget the way you came when you go forward, and don’t change your original intention to where you want to go. I have come so far and gone through so many hardships, but my faith has still not changed. I really admire myself!
Just when I was admiring myself, a simple and honest voice suddenly came out from the woods, which scared me and gave me goosebumps all over my body.
Just listen to the voice that said in a naive manner, "Little bald man, little bald man, yes, yes, yes, that's you. Little bald man, I heard that you are going to the north?"
After my shock subsided, I looked towards the source of the voice and responded loudly, "Who is the donor? Don't hide it, please come out and speak!"
A young man of medium height, about the same age as me, emerged from the pile of leaves. I saw him with his arms folded, his back and waist, and he was wearing a fat and big coarse blue cloth shirt, half naked. He had no hat on his head, with a bright purple face, sharp eyebrows and tiger eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth. He was looking at me with wide eyes and a clear look.
At first glance, this is a general!
I looked up and down several times and asked curiously, "Are you from Baihu Villa?"
The boy crossed his arms and announced his family name, "That's right, I am Xu Fengcheng. I am the second son of Hushan Villa. Xu Cheng is my father!"
I looked at the hairless head, couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile, "I have long heard that Miss Xu has unparalleled kung fu, and I have admired her for a long time. I didn't expect that the second young master is also a dragon and a phoenix among people! Phew."
I really couldn't hold it back and laughed dryly.
Unexpectedly, Xu Fengcheng became angry and pointed at me, "Silly! Little bald donkey, you have less hair on your head than I do. How dare you laugh at me here? I'm looking for a beating!"
After saying that, Xu Fengcheng held the wooden branch upside down and jumped up. The wooden branch was blowing towards me, and when he was about to stab me, the man also rushed toward me.
Oh my god!
This kid looked like a master at first glance. With my weak body, if I dared to attack him, I could only immediately move my feet and run away. For a while, dogs barked, people shouted, and eagles croaked in the forest, and the whole forest exploded. to the temple.
I can be regarded as "breaking the boat". I don't know how long I ran, and the sun yawned. This kid finally stopped and started to pant. I lay directly in the middle of the road, panting heavily.
I swear, this is the longest road I have ever run in my life.
Do you want me to travel so many miles again? Oh, in the next life!
Xu Fengcheng panted heavily and pointed at me with his whole body trembling, "You, you bald donkey, you can still run!"
I was sweating profusely, but I counterattacked in time, sarcastically saying, "To each other, you hairy garlic, you're not bad either!"
Xu Fengcheng rested his hands on his knees to catch his breath, pointed at me with a wooden branch, and said viciously, "Don't let me catch you, grandpa, or I will turn your Buddha's head into a pig's head!"
I tilted my head and looked at him. Maybe because I had been with Liu Yi for a long time, I had a bit of a naughty tone in my words, "Bah! You're dreaming! How dare you want to catch this Buddha?"
Xu Fengcheng's veins popped out in anger, and his chest and abdomen rose and fell sharply, "Bald donkey! Looking for death!"
There was a lot of excitement in the woods again.
Until nightfall, we finally stopped.
At this time, we were less than ten steps apart, both sweating profusely, with our backs to the loess and our faces to the sky, and neither of us could speak.
I gasped for breath and said to Xu Fengcheng, "Bald man, let's get down to business. Why do you ask Buddha if I want to go to the North?"
Xu Fengcheng walked up to me, sat down listlessly, and said angrily, "Nonsense, of course we are traveling together. You are broke and single, how can you expect me to rob you?"
"There are always swords and swords in the north. What are you doing there?" I was a little curious, stretched out my hand to wipe my sweat, and asked, "Killing people and stealing goods? Secret transactions? Or are you just looking for someone to discuss with you?"
Xu Fengcheng looked forward and said, "Haha! The situation is too small, bald man. Master, I just have nothing to do and want to go out and relax! I don't have that much to think about."
I narrowed my eyes and said sarcastically, "Hey, hey, Mr. Xu is indeed a wealthy young man. He doesn't have to worry about food, rice, oil and salt."
In an instant, Xu Fengcheng's voice suddenly became louder, as if a silver bottle had been broken, "You are a bald man, what do you know? Those who have achieved great things in ancient times do not stick to small details. If I go for a walk in the north, I can't guarantee that I will become a great success in one fell swoop." God, he ranks among the masters of the world.”
"You can't even catch up with a defenseless person like me, and you still want to become a master in the world? Bah!" I sarcastically said again, "The only one I can recognize you for is you who dares to speak big words."
At this point, Xu Fengcheng's stomach began to growl, and he immediately used his elbow to scare me, "Hey! Baldhead, do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry!"
"Call me Master Yixian!"
I put my hands in my arms, pretending to have food, and fooled Xu Fengcheng into saying, "Otherwise, there won't even be any hair!"
Xu Fengcheng was weak and said with a wilted head, "Okay, okay! Master Yixian, give the young master what I stutter!"
I took out my hands, spread them out, and said helplessly, "I don't have anything to eat either!"
"Ouch, you're just kidding me." Xu Fengcheng prepared to fight.
I took advantage of the situation and blocked this young man, but I pushed him back hard.
"Holy shit!"
Seeing Xu Fengcheng rolling back and forth in pain with a big piece of meat spread out on the ground, I was extremely surprised, "You, you are so strong on the outside but on the inside!"
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The night is cold and deep, and the shadows of the trees are whirling.
Xu Fengcheng looked around for some dead branches, and I looked for some wild fruits. After lighting a fire, the two of us looked at the bright moon and talked over the fire.
I picked up the two rhubarbs and looked at Xu Fengcheng, a little puzzled, and asked, "Hey, young master Xu, if you can just live a good life at home, why go to the north to play? Is it really that you have nothing to do?" "
"Hey, don't mention it. Master, I'm just staying at home. I'm such a coward."
After getting along with me for a while, this wealthy young man didn't have any bad intentions. He opened his heart to me and said with a smile, "My parents have a son and a daughter. My sister Xu Yuanshu is extremely talented and can be both literary and military. Sooner or later Then you enter the realm of things."
"This man, there is no harm without comparison."
Xu Fengcheng shook his head and sighed, "My sister is much older than me, and she has already established her own family. Therefore, my father naturally has high hopes for me, the only son, and is doted on by three thousand people. But I am not born to like half. When practicing martial arts, I just want to be rich with gold and have good food and drink every day. What's wrong with that? Why do I have to live a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife all day long?"
I lowered my head and said, "If no one lives a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife, where will you get the fine clothes and food?"
Xu Fengcheng frowned and said, "Yixian, you don't know that the forests and cultivated land as far as the eye can see belong to my Xu family. Even if one day I bow to the seal of Hushan Villa and retire, I will still rely on farming and cultivated land and the richness of the mountains." resources and live a prosperous life.”
I said a faint "Oh", and I couldn't talk about happiness or sadness.
Xu Fengcheng smiled helplessly, took a bite of the freshly roasted Zina bitterly, grinned and said, "Dad doesn't think so! In his opinion, my Xu family will be more prosperous in my hands, don't say anything." If you want fame and ambition, at least you have to be famous all over the world."
I said calmly, "It's normal for Jianghu people to be competitive. Master Xu is right!"
"Hey, his son, that is, me, how can he have such ambition and ability? He has been practicing martial arts for five years since he was six years old, and he has only reached the tree-shaking realm. It's embarrassing to spread the news."
However, Xu Fengcheng's eyes flashed with sadness, and he lamented, "No, a few days ago I told my father that I wanted to give up martial arts and pursue literature, but my father taught me a lesson with a stick, and said to me, 'If I can get a Qin Wolf in the north, "The flag has determined my thoughts." Hey, the brilliance has given birth to a family, and all the sisters have become talented, but I am as humble as dust, what can I do in this life? "
I understand what Xu Fengcheng is going through, but I don't feel the same way. I can only take the opportunity to change the subject, stop mentioning his sad story, and ask instead, "Brother, what is the Great Qin Wolf Flag?"
"Oh! It's the marching flag of Great Qin. The Wolf Flag of Great Qin is generally only seen in the army of the captain level. The rule of Great Qin is that when people are with the flag, the flag is embarrassing."
Xu Fengcheng spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "Behead the general and capture the flag, behead the general and capture the flag. Dad is asking me to take the head of an admiral among thousands of armies! If I had that ability, why would I bother to secretly hurt myself here! What do you mean? Here is the extremely brave master from White Horse Temple."
While I was adding firewood, the Buddha said to me, "Advance and retreat are determined by destiny, and delay and speed are determined by destiny. This monk is indifferent and has no pursuits."
Suddenly, I seemed to hear something between the lines, and hurriedly refused, "You, you, you, you, you don't want to get me to join the gang, do you? I'm just a young man. Apart from reciting sutras and bickering, I don't have any skills at all. No. Besides, I only ferry people, not kill them!"
"Who wants to recruit you into the gang!" Xu Fengcheng glared at me, "I took you with me in the north, didn't I bring a drag bottle with me! Master, I just want to go with you."
I was extremely cautious and tried again, "Is that all?"
"What else? You want me to drive your two yellow dogs to fight, young master?" Xu Fengcheng pointed at Dahuang and Erhuang, "Just your two dogs are not enough for me to have a full meal."
"Okay!" I didn't care about Xu Fengcheng's sarcasm, and agreed resolutely, then smiled evilly, "You get me three taels of gold, and I will find you two helpers to increase your chances of winning."
"Really or not?" Xu Fengcheng was a little curious, "I am an honest person, please don't fool me."
