Shao Xi watched Guo Youde's figure disappear at the end of the horizon, feeling somewhat melancholy in his heart. In the modern world, even if you haven’t seen each other for several years, as long as your QQ profile picture is still on and your WeChat greetings for the holidays still appear, you won’t feel that this person is too far away from you. But this world is different. The separation here is a true separation. It is difficult for you to know the other party's news.
Just when Shao Xi sighed for Guo Youde's departure, Muren came. He looked around and saw that Shao Xi was the only one. He didn't ask any more questions. He just said to Shao Xi, "Old Wu is back."
"What, what did you say?" Shao Xi's eyes widened.
"Well, I mean, Old Wu is back." Muren was startled by Shao Xi's reaction.
"This old guy has disappeared for nearly half a year. How dare he come back? Go! Go back and settle the score with him."
Shao Xi simply packed up his things in the hut, got on his horse, and ran in the direction of the tribe. Muren's reaction to Shao Xi was a bit strange. Shouldn't he be happy that Lao Wu is back?
When Shao Xi kicked Old Wu, Old Wu was drinking wine and listening to the people in the tribe telling him about Shao Xi's glorious deeds in the past six months.
"Oh, my God! Master, I haven't seen you for half a year, how come you are so strong? Do you want to tear apart my old bones?"
The wine glass that Old Wu just handed to his mouth flew to no one knows where.
"You old guy, do you still have the nerve to come back? If you leave me alone on the grassland, aren't you afraid that I will be picked up by a wolf?"
Shao Xi is really angry! Although when Old Wu just left, he didn't feel much in his heart, but after not coming back for so long, it would be a lie to say he wasn't worried. After all, he was the one who grew up with Feng Yuyan, the one who always thought of him.
Old Wu said with a smile on his face: "Master, look, I made an agreement with you at least half a month, and at most half a year, but now I'm back in less than half a year!"
Shao Xi laughed angrily at Lao Wu's words, "Damn it, you know how to take advantage of loopholes. You didn't come back for more than five months. Where did you say you went?"
Old Wu showed his mean expression again, "Don't tell me, the places I went to in the past six months were full of women. Of course, I also went to places full of stinky men."
Shao Xi's nose almost boiled with anger, "You're so fucking unisex, you're having such a good time!"
"I'm not playing, I'm going to do business." Old Wu said with a playful smile.
"You have to do business. What business can you do? It's nothing more than eating wine and going to the casino."
"Young Master, you have wronged me. This time I went out, I went through life and death, and almost lost my life outside." Old Wu said aggrievedly.
"Then tell me, what did you do when you went out?"
"Master, come with me." With that said, Old Wu pulled Shao Xi into the felt tent.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, let it go. Why are you doing this mysteriously?" Shao Xi said angrily.
At this time, Lao Wu put away his official appearance. He said to Shao Xi seriously: "Master, do you remember that I asked you before I left if you wanted to practice martial arts?"
Shao Xi looked at Lao Wu as if he was joking. So he replied seriously: "Of course I remember, you said you didn't let me practice martial arts for revenge, but for me to live well."
"It's rare that the young master still keeps these words in his heart, and it's not in vain for Old Wu and me to go through all the hardships on this trip. It's worth it. With the young master's words, all the hard work is worth it."
Old Wu took out three long, sturdy cloth bags from the corner of the felt tent, and a wooden box. He placed the things in front of Shao Xi one by one, with a proud look on his face.
"Remember when I left, I told the young master that I would bring some decent gifts back as a thank you for the gifts Muren and Uzhina gave you. Now that you and Muren have become Anda, this gift is even more important. It should be given away." As he said that, Old Wu opened two of the cloth bags.
Two knives were exposed from the cloth bag, one long and one short, one wide and one narrow. There were exquisite patterns on the handles and scabbards, and they both looked good.
Old Wu picked up the knife that looked wider and longer, and looked at it appreciatively for a moment. Said: "The name of this sword is Lieyang. It was once used by Guan Yucheng, the 'Xicheng Swordsman'. The sword is three feet three inches long and three inches wide. It is a rare sword. Guan Yucheng relied on this sword back then. This sword has never met an opponent in the Western Region."
After saying that, Old Wu raised his hand and pulled the knife out of its sheath. The blade was as black as ink, simple and elegant, with a faint murderous aura.
Putting down the Lieyang Knife, Old Wu reached out and took the shorter knife next to him. He sighed: "The owner of this knife was once in the hearts of countless men in the world. Unfortunately, like the owner of the Lieyang Knife, he is no longer here."
Shao Xi heard this and asked: "The original owner of this knife was a woman?"
Old Wu nodded silently and gently pulled the knife out of the scabbard. I saw that this sword was as white as jade, soft as water, gentle and elegant, without the cold and harsh light of other swords.
"The name of this sword is Han Yue. It was once the beloved sword of Shen Linyue, the mistress of Wangshu Pavilion on Yingyue Island. The sword is two feet two inches long and nine minutes wide. There has never been a weapon in the world that can touch it. This sword shows how fast Shen Linyue's sword skills were and how agile his movements were back then. Alas! It's just a pity."
Shao Xi saw Lao Wu's expression, so he joked: "Looking at your virtue, you must have been a member of the fan club back then, right?"
Old Wu asked confusedly: "What is a fan club?"
"It means that you were also one of the many suitors back then."
Old Wu smiled awkwardly, "Just being able to catch a glimpse of her is enough to satisfy me for the rest of my life. How can I have any other delusions?"
"Idols are indeed powerful." Shao Xi snickered.
After Old Wu put down the knife gently, he continued: "The owners of these two knives had a relationship many years ago. After that, for some unknown reason, the two stopped communicating with each other. Since then, Guan Yucheng has been far away from each other. Traveling to the Western Regions, he opened an inn called Yaoling in Loulan City, which was specially designed to accommodate eloped men and women. Whether they were royal relatives, wealthy families, or famous sects in the martial arts world, anyone who had eloped men and women would stay there. In the inn, no one can take people away from his sword. This incident also became an anecdote in the Western Regions at that time."
"Damn! So awesome! What happened next?" Shao Xi asked.
"Later? Alas -!" Old Wu sighed longly.
"Later I heard that Shen Linyue died in depression. After Guan Yucheng learned the news of Shen Linyue's death, he committed suicide. They were really a pair of fateful couple. I don't know whether it was a good or bad fate."
Speaking of this ending, Shao Xi and Lao Wu both sighed in unison, "Alas!" Then they turned their heads in unison, looked at each other with surprised eyes, and asked in unison, "Why are you following me?" ?”
Old Wu opened the wooden box at his feet again, took out four books that looked old and yellowed, and placed them on top of two knives.
"Here are the techniques and key points of the swordsmanship created by the two of them back then, as well as their own mental methods. The swordsmanship practiced by Guan Yucheng is called Chunyang Swordsmanship, the technique is called Chunyang Nine Styles, and the swordsmanship is called Morning Dew Jue, the mental method he cultivates is the "Wuchen Mind Technique"; the sword technique practiced by Shen Linyue is called Qiu Shui Knife Technique, the technique is called Qiu Shui Jiu Shi, the sword technique is called Mufeng Jue, and the mental method he cultivates is "Shui Yue Xin Technique". "
When Shao Xi heard this, he was already a little confused. But Lao Wu doesn’t care, Lao Wu will say...
"Although these two sword techniques only have nine moves each, when the two join forces and attack with both swords, they transform into the eighteen moves of the 'Spring and Autumn Sword Technique', which is far better than the nine moves alone. As the saying goes:
You are like the spring sun, and I am like the autumn water.
You are the morning dew, and I am the evening wind.
The clear water blooms in spring, and the autumn wind leaves traces.
The flowing light has shadows, and the water and moon are dust-free. "
Shao Xi looked at this wretched old guy shaking his head in narcissism. He said, "Dalang! It's time to take medicine."
"Take medicine, what medicine?" Old Wu asked confusedly.
Wow...
Shao Xi also pulled a wooden box to his feet, then tilted his head, glanced at the wooden box, and motioned to Old Wu, "Choose for yourself!"
This is the medicine box that Guo Youde left for Shao Xi before leaving. He also left a list in it, but there are some pills that Shao Xi can't understand the specific uses of. It happens that Lao Wu is back, why not ask Lao Wu.
After reading the list, Old Wu immediately rushed to the medicine box like a wild dog that smelled the smell of meat, and began to rummage frantically...
After Old Wu roughly checked the pills in the medicine box with the list, he stared at Shao Xi with his eyes wide open as if he had seen a ghost. Asked: "Where did it come from? Where did this medicine box come from? Where did the elixir in this medicine box come from?"
"A Taoist friend of mine left it to me when he left." Shao Xi replied casually.
"Taoist priest, what kind of Taoist priest? Friend, what kind of friend? What's your name? Where are you from? How many people are there in your family? Do you have any brothers or sisters...?"
"Uh-! Are you going on a blind date? How can two old men go on a blind date?"
"Stop talking nonsense, talk quickly." This was the first time Shao Xi saw Lao Wu so excited.
Therefore, Shao Xi roughly told Lao Wu the process from the time he and Guo Youde met to their breakup in the past six months.
After hearing this, Lao Wu became even more excited. He jumped up and asked, "Guo Youde? Are you talking about 'Beggar Taoist Immortal' Guo Youde? Did he leave these elixirs to you?"
Shao Xi was confused by Lao Wu's question and replied: "Yes, that's him. He also left these things for me. What's wrong?"
"Do you know who Guo Youde is?" Old Wu became more and more excited as he spoke.
"Who is he? A Taoist priest who makes alchemy, and an old man who steals mutton legs from me to eat. Who else could he be?"
"That's the 'Taoist Immortal'! A well-known elixir master in the martial arts world. I don't know how many famous martial arts sects are kneeling down to beg him for help in making elixirs, but he is too lazy to pay attention." Old Wu said excitedly.
Shao Xi put his thumb on his chin and recalled: "It seemed like he begged me for more, and I almost became his brother-in-law."
"ah--?!"
