"coincide?"
Even Zheng Xiu didn't believe it when he said this.
"Hey! That's easy to say! You'll know if it's a coincidence or not after you watch this great show."
Chu Chengfeng smiled.
Zheng Xiu was silent. Now that he had entered Gongsun Mo's memory, he would definitely not be in a hurry to take the exam. He had decided not long ago to wait and see and follow Gongsun Mo's memory first to see what would happen next.
"Gongsun Mo's" silence made Chu Chengfeng think that he was hesitating, so he smiled and asked, "Why did you come to Kangcheng in Sichuan?"
Gongsun Mogong cupped his hands and replied: "Since ancient times, the middle of Shu is located in the Central Plains, connected to the north and south, and connected to the east and west. It has always been a transportation hub and a battleground for military strategists. The road to the mountains in Shuzhong is rugged. If you want to go north smoothly, this is a convenient way. The city is an essential place to pass through. Did Brother Chu see the red archway when entering the city? Rumor has it that a champion once stopped under the Kangcheng archway and bought a bunch of candied haws. Later, when the scholar came to the top of the high school, the archway also became "Zhuangyuan Square", everyone is selling "Zhuangyuan Candied Haws" under the archway. We poor scholars who went north to take the examination don't know this place, and we all want to get some luck and leverage..."
At this time, seeing Chu Chengfeng's smile getting bigger and bigger, Zheng Xiu, who mocked himself as a poor scholar, slapped his head and blushed slightly: "I am being reckless. Brother Chu has been traveling around the world for many years. How could he not know the rumors about this place?"
"Hahaha! Brother Gongsun, it's not that Brother Chu is talking in a roundabout way, but there are some things that I want to tell you clearly. I'm worried about getting you involved. In fact, the key to why I said so much lies in what you just said. The only way to go."
Zheng Xiu was shocked: "You mean, as martial arts people, they also want to go north to get fame?!"
"Bah!" Chu Chengfeng spat, laughing and scolding: "Fart! We live a life that comes and goes in the wind and rain, with swords and swords in the rain, free and grudges, and proud of the world. What's the point of breaking the fame? Exam? In the end, why not become an official in the court, be the lackey of the foolish emperor, and be the eagle dog of the court?"
"Hush!" Zheng Xiu lowered his voice: "This is not something you want to say casually!"
Chu Chengfeng smacked his lips, but did not continue on this topic, and said: "Speaking of which, brother Gongsun, the 'Examination' is held every three years. The next time will be when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming next year, which is still more than half a year away from now, so early Come on! You don't need to be in a hurry. It's not peaceful around Kangcheng recently. It's not too late to leave the city after the weather calms down. Do you think about why the Baili Escort Bureau didn't stop when they passed by here yesterday, but took the road without stopping? "
"It's not peaceful?"
Zheng Xiu kept thinking about Chu Chengfeng's words in his heart, but there was a bit of confusion on his face: "Brother Chu, don't you disdain to get fame? Why are you familiar with the days of the 'Spring Examination'? You shouldn't..."
Chu Chengfeng's old face turned red inexplicably, his neck stiffened, and he said loudly: "I, Chu Chengfeng, have never participated in the provincial examination! Never! In the future, there will be no more! Wait... someone else has come in."
At this time, six muscular and round-waisted men with beards walked into the inn in a menacing manner, carrying knives.
The one walking at the front had a chain made of human bones hanging around his neck. He had yellow teeth in his mouth and a copper ring on his nose. Not to mention, it looks a bit trendy.
The leading bearded brother looked around in the inn. His eyes first quickly looked at Scholar Iron Fan and Cao Dongxue, and then inadvertently fell on the back of the woman who was immersed in eating meat dishes. The few people who came together were separated into three tables. We sat down and each ordered rice wine and appetizers.
"Huh? Now it's interesting."
Chu Chengfeng had a playful smile on his face.
"They are also here to see Scholar Iron Fan?"
Chu Chengfeng shook his head: "No, there are two groups of people."
"Which two groups?"
Chu Chengfeng pointed downwards quietly and said: "Scholar Iron Fan and Cao Dongxue are from the same group. They are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away. It's not that they are enemies who don't get together. And if my brother guesses not wrong, those who are coming behind should be from the nearby bandit road. , you see, they came together, but sat at three tables, obviously intending to block the girl's way and go towards the girl."
"You don't know him?" Zheng Xiu glanced at Chu Chengfeng curiously.
Chu Chengfeng behaved like a gangster in front of Zheng Xiu. Zheng Xiu thought that everyone recognized Chu Chengfeng.
Chu Chengfeng burst out laughing when he heard this: "Chu only knows people who are slightly famous, either on the weapons list, or who have achieved great fame. What do I do with the other people? I offend Chu. He was chopped into pieces with one sword. If you recognize him, don't you have to collect his body and set up a grave for him? That would be a big loss."
Zheng Xiu slapped his head: "It makes sense! I learned it!"
Chu Chengfeng was about to say that his brother was on the road, but the next second he was stunned and looked back at the poor scholar in surprise: "What do you, a scholar, do to learn these things?"
"Slip of the tongue!" The sentence just now was not the one in Gongsun Mo's memory, but was blurted out by Zheng Xiu.
"It's time to take action."
Chu Chengfeng kept paying attention to the movements downstairs.
"Which side is Brother Chu referring to?"
"Looking at the situation, it seems that the group of enemies who get together will fight first."
Chu Chengfeng touched his chin and said in deep thought.
Zheng Xiu was silent.
In fact, he also saw that the first group would fight first.
After being reminded by Chu Chengfeng, Zheng Xiu noticed that the torturer was glaring murderously at the adulterer for a while.
The energy and spirit were raised to the highest level.
As for the later group, they should have noticed that the atmosphere in the tea shop was inappropriate, and might take advantage of the chaos to take advantage of it.
Since Zheng Xiu entered Guixiao, the only thing he has felt is "chaos". The martial arts circle is really chaotic, and fights will start if there is disagreement. The Tianjing period two hundred years ago was much more chaotic than his era, which was in accordance with the old saying "A chivalrous man breaks the law with force." Gongsun Mo might not understand what Chu Chengfeng was implying, but Zheng Xiu did.
There should be a big drama about to be staged in this city. Chu Chengfeng reminded that there is a "must pass", that is to say, someone or a car is going to pass through here, which caused many martial arts people to gather in Cannes.
There are those who have grudges, those who have conflicts of interest, those who are usually displeased, or those who have robbed the ranking of the weapon spectrum. Just pick a few reasons, and it is enough to turn Cannes into a place of chaos.
"But," Zheng Xiu frowned and asked, "Didn't I say that Cao Dongxue is not an opponent of the Iron Fan scholar? He couldn't beat him before, but he can beat him now?"
Chu Chengfeng shook his head: "If Cao Dongxue hadn't had a chance encounter, he would definitely still be unable to defeat him this time."
"Then why are they still fighting?"
Chu Chengfeng smiled and said: "It's very simple, because the whole martial arts world knows about the grievances between Cao Dongxue and Scholar Iron Fan. At this moment, they accidentally gathered in Kangcheng. If Cao Dongxue doesn't bite the bullet and fight, even if Scholar Iron Fan ends up running away to avoid the fight, Yes, it was Cao Dongxue who beat him. If he didn’t fight, Cao Dongxue would become a laughing stock in the world and would no longer have the face to hang out in the world."
"indeed."
Zheng Xiu nodded in approval.
To put it bluntly, he is a martial artist with a good face.
In some situations, face is more important than life.
"Hiccup~"
At this time, the woman who had been immersed in eating gave a big burp.
Zheng Xiu looked down, and then he noticed that the several kilograms of meat dishes on the woman's table had been eaten by herself.
From this angle, he could still only see the woman's back, and the more he looked at her, the more familiar she looked.
"I mean, you two have been staring at each other for a long time since you came in. Do you want to fight or not? If you don't do anything, I'll clean up the mess first."
The woman laughed loudly, without any hesitation, and broke the awkward atmosphere in the tea shop with one word.
The woman's voice made Zheng Xiu look stunned.
This sound...
"Fengbei?"
It's Fengbei!
What a coincidence!
She turns out to be here!
Zheng Xiu's expression changed and he stood up, but was suddenly slapped down by Chu Chengfeng: "Why are you so excited?"
The elegant Iron Fan scholar touched his nose awkwardly and said loudly: "Brother Cao, I was wrong for what happened back then, but I have my own reasons for it. As the saying goes, retribution for injustice..."
Originally, Cao Dongxue could bear it, but when Scholar Iron Fan said these words, Cao Dongxue really couldn't hold it any longer, her hands shook, she picked up the black steel eight-edged hammer in her hand, and smashed it towards Scholar Iron Fan, while yelling curses : "I'm sorry for your mother! The adulterer will take your life!"
boom!
The desk and chair were suddenly smashed into two pieces, and with a crash, the Iron Fan scholar took out an iron fan from his arms and made a harsh sound when shaking it open. I saw the iron fan scholar's nimble steps, and he easily walked through the shadows of hammers in the sky with elegant steps.
The iron fan closed and closed, and only a few tinkling sounds were heard. The iron fan scholar tapped the hammer a few times with the fan bone, removing a lot of the force of the eight-edged hammer, and took advantage of the situation to rush out of the teahouse.
"Master! Masters! Please, I beg you, please go out and fight me!"
When the waiter and the shopkeeper saw that they were actually fighting, they hid under the counter with a cry in their voice.
In the blink of an eye, the Iron Fan scholar and Cao Dongxue were out of the house, fighting in the street.
"How can the store continue to do business if we keep doing this every day?"
Zheng Xiu asked in shock.
"Brother, you don't know something right now. Look at the store owner's swift movements. He was obviously well prepared and didn't panic."
"Why?"
"That's not easy. Someone will pay in the end!" Chu Chengfeng said with a smile.
"Who will pay?" Zheng Xiu was stunned, a little hard to understand.
"Of course it's compensation for winning. What is the purpose of fighting in the world? One is gratification, and the other is the title. Not only have you defeated the enemy, but also compensated the store, you have gained status in the world, and you have gained a reputation. It's called compensation. A refreshing one.”
Chu Chengfeng picked up the rice wine and took a big sip. He also held the chicken drumstick in his left hand and leisurely became a crowd on the second floor, watching the show and having a great time.
The Iron Fan scholar had no intention of fighting and retreated while fighting, while Cao Dongxue chased after him with a pair of hammers and an angry look.
Chu Chengfeng was obviously not interested in the fight between the adulterer and the torturer over there. He did not chase her out to watch the fun, but his eyes fell on the woman who was eating and drinking.
Later, the six gangsters were exposed by "Feng Bei". They looked at each other, smiled, and blocked them.
They blocked the door and window respectively, and the leader raised his head and looked up.
"This brother, the second head of Heifeng Village is passing by and borrowing the land to do some work. I, Pei Laoer, bought the wine for your table."
The bandit who called himself Pei Laoer handed over to Chu Chengfeng.
He obviously didn't pay attention to the weak and poor scholar beside him, and didn't even look at him.
Pei Laoer didn't say what he said very clearly, but even Zheng Xiu understood it. The implication is clear: We are bandits from Heifeng Village, we kill people without blinking an eye, Heifeng Village invited you to have the wine at your table, don’t be ignorant.
"Black Wind Village?" Chu Chengfeng muttered.
Zheng Xiu looked at Feng Bei's back and didn't know where to worry.
That voice and that figure must be Feng Bei. But Feng Bei's words and deeds were very strange, not at all like the Feng Bei Zheng Xiu knew - at least he didn't eat that much. At this time, Zheng Xiu suspected that this person looked like Feng Bei, or that Feng Bei was now in a similar situation to him and was playing the role of someone in Gongsun Mo's memory.
If it was the former, Zheng Xiu didn't believe it was such a coincidence that he met Fengbei's ancestors two hundred years ago. If it was the latter, it stands to reason that Feng Bei would not have missed him. After all, Zheng Xiu had been showing up on the second floor for a long time.
"Aren't you going to be a hero and save the beauty?"
After thinking about it, Zheng Xiu poked Chu Chengfeng's armpit and encouraged Chu Chengfeng to take action.
"Save who?"
"Do you know that woman?"
Chu Chengfeng shook his head: "I don't know him."
"Then how do you know that woman doesn't need to be saved?"
"This is called eyesight. If you float around in the world for a year and a half, you will be able to see everything closely. When Chu didn't make mistakes, the woman was too confident."
"Even you can see it, why can't they?"
"Hey! Even I can see what you mean!" Chu Chengfeng was amused by Zheng Xiu's words: "Chu is ranked high on the weapon spectrum..."
Zheng Xiu: "Thirty-eight."
"It's good to know."
Seeing that Chu Chengfeng had no intention of intervening, Pei Laoer ignored it.
At this time, Pei Laoer sneered, took out the scimitar from his waist with his right hand, and slapped the table in front of Feng Bei with his left hand.
"Xie! That batch of goods your Yunhe Village robbed a few days ago, do you know that road is the territory of our Heifeng Village!"
"I knew."
Feng Bei sat there, spinning a pair of chopsticks flexibly in his hands, his shadow flying around. Facing Pei Laoer standing in front of her aggressively and pounding the table, she didn't even raise her head, staring at the afterimage of the chopsticks spinning on her fingertips, and said softly in a lazy tone: "That's why I went It’s a robbery.”
The veins on Pei Laoer's forehead bulged, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Yunhe Village and Heifeng Village have always been in harmony with each other. Master Xie, if you do this, how will Pei Laoer explain to his brothers? It's very difficult to handle!"
"Is it difficult to handle? Then don't do it." Feng Bei narrowed his eyes: "Just say that I, Xie Luohe, was robbed by others. If anyone wants to come and demand an explanation, just let them do it."
Snap.
upstairs.
Chu Chengfeng's half-gnawed chicken bones fell to his feet, and he froze on the spot, his face turning blue.
Zheng Xiu also looked shocked.
Shelo River?
Fengbei is Xieluo River?
Or is it that Xieluohe actually looks like Fengbei?
At first, Zheng Xiu thought the name sounded familiar.
But it didn't take long for him to remember.
When they first entered Shuzhou, the four of them acted separately.
Yue Yan and Dou Xie went their separate ways, and when they met later, Yue Yan mentioned the matter of Gongsun Mo and Xie Luohe being buried together in the tomb.
Although this name only appeared once in Zheng Xiu's memory, since Zheng Xiu learned that the ghost in the scroll was actually Gongsun Mo's memory, Zheng Xiu easily remembered it.
What's going on now?
Zheng Xiu was a little confused.
In the world of the painting, in the memory world of Gongsun Mo two hundred years ago.
Zheng Xiu, who looks like Zheng Xiu himself, is actually Gongsun Mo.
Fengbei, who looks like Fengbei, is actually Xieluohe.
Zheng Xiu looked at "Xie Luo He" whose behavior was completely different from Feng Bei's. He couldn't tell whether the Xie Luo He in front of him was Feng Bei or the Xie Luo He who looked like Feng Bei!
He can't tell the difference!
When Zheng Xiu and Chu Chengfeng were shocked for different reasons.
The situation below was tense.
"You bastard!" an angry bandit yelled: "You are so shameless, bitch! Don't think that being ranked 50th in the weapon list is a big deal! What a fool, thank you for not bringing your bow now. Without the bow, you are nothing! Our second boss is just talking nonsense to you because we want you to die! Do you really think you can leave here alive today?"
"Hahaha..." Xie Luohe suddenly burst into laughter: "Others entered the fiftieth place in the weapon list because they could only enter the fiftieth place, but I, Xie Luohe, entered the fiftieth place in the weapon list because I wanted to be in the fiftieth place. .”
Xie Luohe smiled happily and looked at the grumpy old man from Heifeng Village, pointing his chopsticks at him diagonally: "You said... you didn't plan to let me leave alive? Huh? Is this what you mean, Pei Laoer?"
Pei Laoer's face was gloomy, obviously acquiescing.
Xie Luohe smiled and looked at Chu Chengfeng and Zheng Xiu with different expressions on the second floor.
"The eldest young master and the little brother above, did you hear that? They will definitely kill you to silence you."
Pei Laoer slashed at Xie Luohe: "Don't sow discord!"
Xie Luohe flicked his wrist and threw the chopsticks casually.
Pei Laoer's knife had just been raised, but before it had time to fall, it was frozen in place as if struck by an electric shock, motionless.
Xie Luohe said: "What a coincidence, I don't intend to let you leave alive."
There was a bloody hole on Pei Laoer's head.
(End of chapter)
