The unknown swordsman died just like that.
Shao Xi didn't know how he felt in his heart when he faced this person whom he had only known for two days and only met three times. He couldn't explain clearly. This was the first person in the world he had seen since he entered the Central Plains. He felt that he saw a lot of things from this man. As for what? He couldn't tell clearly. He couldn't really sympathize with this person, but he did feel a little sorry.
"A person who abides by Jianghu principles and at the same time adheres to personal principles will definitely end up miserable." This is what Lao Wu said to Shao Xi later.
The so-called rules of the arena are actually just to maintain the surface calm of the arena and protect the face of all people in the arena. The ones who really break these rules are those who shout about the rules of the world every day. Profit is the ultimate goal that everyone pursues.
Rules are just a means to safeguard interests. When your actions do not affect the interests of certain people, everyone can act according to the rules. But when interests are really affected, the rules are actually just empty words. It's like there are undercurrents surging under the seemingly calm water. People who are new to the world are just walking on the water. When you don't touch the deep interests of other people, everything seems to be in order and calm. And when you dive deeper and deeper and get involved in the whirlpool of interests, you will find that all the rules do not exist.
"To be able to hurt him like this, the person who took his life must be a master with a knife. Judging from his wounds, the person who killed him has most likely entered the 'air control realm'."
Shao Xi listened to Lao Wu's analysis and nodded in agreement: "I have fought with him, and he is already at the peak of the third level. He can even break my air shield with one sword with all his strength. The person who killed him must be a level higher than him. .”
"It stands to reason that Jianghu people are very self-aware and have a clear understanding of their own strength. Generally speaking, they will not easily provoke opponents who are a level higher than themselves. What makes him risk his life and fight against a Opponents in the 'Qi Control Realm' are fighting for their lives? But that's not important at all, and it's none of our business."
Old Wu stood up and dusted himself off. He said nonchalantly: "Okay, that's it! From now on, there is one less swordsman in the world and one more wronged soul."
Shao Xi took the small silver lock from the man's hand and asked him to return it to the child for him. The only person they knew in common was the little girl, so it wasn't difficult to guess. His actions before his death made Shao Xi feel that he was not as ruthless as he seemed on the surface.
"Master, are you really planning to send this silver lock back? We have already traveled half a day. If we rush back and it gets dark again, we will not move a step today."
"Ouch! It seems like you have to make the decision on everything now! Otherwise, I will call you the eldest master from now on. Are you satisfied?"
"Okay, you think I didn't say anything." Old Wu immediately chose to shut up.
Although the two of them are both teachers and friends on weekdays, and even mess around with each other, they are still basically a master-servant relationship. Whenever something happened, Lao Wu could only make suggestions but had no way of making decisions.
Shao Xi takes this matter seriously. In fact, rather than saying that he is serious about this matter, it is better to say that he is serious about the dead person in front of him. He picked up the broken iron sword on the ground and walked out of the ruined temple.
Old Wu asked with some confusion: "Master, what are you doing? If you throw that broken sword away, no one will pick it up. What do you do with it?"
"Dig a hole and bury people."
"Who to bury? Bury him? He is just a passer-by to us."
Shao Xi turned around and took out the silver lock, shook it in his hand and said, "To us, maybe he is just a passerby, but he took my words into his heart. For this reason, I should bury him ”
"Okay, maybe you are right, Master." Lao Wu reluctantly ran over to help.
The unknown swordsman's grave is right next to the ruined temple. There was nothing on him that could be buried with him. Apart from the broken iron sword, there were only half a roast chicken and five steamed buns that were leftover.
“I don’t even have a name, and I don’t even know what to engrave on the monument, so that’s it!”
When Shao Xi turned around, he saw Old Wu covered in dirt. When he looked down at himself, he also had the same behavior. It seems that I need to take a good bath before returning to Stone Town tonight.
In this way, the two of them spent another half day returning to Stone Town. The waiter at the shop was stunned when he saw the two of them. The two men left on horseback early in the morning and came back in the evening covered in mud. I really couldn't guess what the two of them were doing that day.
Hot wine and hot dishes, enough to eat and drink. The two of them took off their clothes, threw them to the store for cleaning, and then went upstairs to rest.
Early the next morning, the two went to the little girl's relative's house in the west end of the town. Return the silver lock to its original owner and tell them that the person who asked him to return the silver lock was the one who killed the thieves and avenged their family, but now he was in an unexpected situation and was killed by the thieves. The family was deeply saddened after hearing this, and planned to take the whole family to worship their benefactor outside the dilapidated temple.
Shao Xi didn't tell them about the man who watched indifferently when his family was murdered, lest they become resentful. If you do something, others will think you are wrong; if you don't do something, others will think it is wrong. The best thing is that you don't know anything.
After everything was done, the two people set off again, heading towards Qingshan City. Lao Wu made up his mind this time, no matter what happened, he would not go back and forth. At this moment, Shao Xi didn't rush him, and let him drink wine slowly and look at the scenery. In this way, we walked non-stop from morning to dusk, and finally arrived at Wanxian County, a county under the jurisdiction of Qingshan County, Wonju.
As soon as I entered the city, I felt an obvious sense of depression. There were no scenes of people coming and going, hustle and bustle, and vendors hawking as expected in the city. Instead, what I saw was that people were walking in a hurry, men, women, old and young, all cautious. Because it was dusk, some vendors had already closed their stalls and gone home early. The two of them had not gone far into the city when they heard the sound of the city gate closing behind them. This made people even more puzzled. Why was the city gate closed before nightfall?
The two of them looked around and walked all the way to the door of an inn. Although the inn looked unremarkable, it did occupy a large area. Looking up, I saw the four characters "Bafang Inn" written on the plaque hanging above the door of the inn.
As soon as the waiter in the store saw the customer, he hurriedly greeted him. As usual, the two men's horses were led to the backyard for feeding by the handymen. The two walked into the lobby of the inn, and saw that the inn was very spacious. The accountant was sitting behind the large counter, and there were two burly men standing on both sides. I wonder if they were helpers in the inn? A few waiters with nothing to do gathered around the table in the corner and talked about home cooking. The few customers who were there also looked in a hurry, as if they were rushing to go home after finishing these few bites. It seems that the business of this inn is not very good.
After sitting down, the waiter wiped the table and asked the two of them: "You two are coming from afar, right? Are you working in the restaurant or staying in the hotel?"
"Staying in a hotel, can I get a room?" Lao Wu replied casually.
"Yes, yes, even if you want the best room, we have it here. But if you two want to stay in a hotel, you need to leave a detailed record on the cabinet." The waiter replied.
"Leave detailed records? What's your rule? You're just staying in a shop, why do you still need to keep detailed records?" Old Wu asked in surprise.
The waiter nodded quickly and explained: "If you two can get into the city, I think you must have checked the road signs. What if you hit the mark? It doesn't matter, but if you want to stay in the hotel, you must leave a detailed record. This It’s not that we are in trouble, it’s actually us who are in trouble too.”
"Difficulties? What difficulties are you waiting for? What difficulties would make you come to check my family background?" Old Wu said with a beard and a glare.
When the waiter saw Lao Wu's expression, he was a little panicked. He hurriedly apologized and said: "Master, please don't be angry. It's not that the shop is embarrassing the two guests, but this is the rule of every inn in the county. This rule is not made by us, but by the county captain. The order that was conveyed to the inn was said to be the order personally issued by the county magistrate. In the past six months, all inns in this county have to leave detailed records of their guests."
"Or is it the order issued by the county magistrate himself? Perhaps you merchants lack the benefits of filial piety, so they deliberately make things difficult for you?"
When the waiter heard this, his face turned green with fright, "Oh, my lord! You must not say this nonsense! We are all businessmen with responsibilities, and the county magistrate is also the Qingtian Grandmaster of our county. Master, please don’t let anyone listen to your words.”
"If you don't tell me the reason today, grandpa, I won't keep this detailed record. I will still stay in this store. If you can, kick me out." After saying that, Old Wu glanced at the two Biao provocatively. Shape of a big man.
When the waiter saw someone who was hard to talk to, he could only explain patiently: "To be honest, we guys find it troublesome, but there is nothing we can do about it. Since the current county magistrate took office half a year ago, banditry has been rampant around here, and our county has been hit hard." All the merchants passing by were attacked and killed nearby, not only losing their money, but also their lives. The new county magistrate encountered such a terrible thing when he took office! So he ordered a strict investigation, not only requiring merchants The market closes early every day, and even the city gates have to be closed early every day, and there is a curfew at night. The county magistrate said that if the bandit leader is not caught, this rule will not be changed, and there is nothing we can do about it. "
"Curfew? Jing Yuanguo has never issued a curfew since the founding of the country. How dare he, a small county magistrate, order a curfew?"
"Oh, my God! Please keep your voice down! It would be terrible if someone hears this! You'd better leave a detailed note so that I can clean up the room for you."
"Who is so brave? Dare to talk about the county magistrate behind his back? But you think the food outside is not delicious, do you want to go to jail?"
As the words came, several figures appeared at the door of the inn.