At this time, the moon was high in the sky, and Yuqin, who had been tired for a day, had fallen asleep on the table. Wei Jing said: "I have been accompanying this junior to find immortals all day today, but Miss Qin is exhausted. She doesn't know swordsmanship, so it's no wonder she's sleepy. Senior, don't blame me."
The old man stroked his beard and said, "No wonder, no wonder! In fact, in my humble opinion, everyone says 'I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals', so why do you need to look for immortals again?"
The old man looked at Yuqin thoughtfully.
Wei Jing was stunned again and could only smile bitterly, thinking: "Why does everyone like to make fun of me with Miss Qin?"
Seeing the drama, the old man smiled and said: "If you only use the word 'beauty' to describe Miss Qin, you would be wronging her. It is rare to visit the Tonggui Pavilion today, so I have to think carefully about the meaning of this pavilion."
Wei Jing's face heated up and he said hurriedly: "Senior, please stop making fun of the juniors. Miss Qin is extremely talented and beautiful, considerate, and has a rare good heart. How could...how could..."
The old man said warmly: "Miss Qin is naturally a first-class character. But according to what I have seen today, my little friend is also a dragon and a phoenix among people, no less outstanding."
After saying that, he picked up the long sword on the table and said thoughtfully: "My little friend's swordsmanship is agile and changeable. I think it's because of your personality. It's your fate to get a glimpse of the world's swordsmanship. Both of them It has made you the sword you are today. Before this, most of the sages in the sword world believed that swordsmanship was not about mastery..."
Wei Jing always knew that this was a big taboo, and it was probably the bottleneck now, so he said: "That's right. This must be the reason why this junior has stagnated."
But the old man shook his head and said: "Leave it to him as to the sages, who could have imagined that there is such a miracle in the world? How can you reach the top if you can't do something shocking to the world? There is no limit to the sea of learning, and my swordsmanship is unique among ten thousand. , I don’t think that there is no way forward, don’t forget that different paths lead to the same destination, each swordsmanship may still have the same truth after studying it to the end.”
When Wei Jing heard this, he felt like he was enlightened and thanked him again. All his colleagues thought that he could not bite off more than he could chew and that it would be difficult for him to become a master of the sword. Even he himself had doubts when wielding the sword. The old man in white robe had great swordsmanship and the weight of his support was self-evident. Only then did Wei Jing realize that maybe the bottleneck was just that he couldn't trust himself.
The old man continued: "My little friend is not a proud and impetuous person. I might as well say it bluntly. If you take this opportunity to create your own swordsmanship in the future, your achievements will only be better than mine. Of course, you still have to decide how to choose."
Wei Jing was excited and grateful at the same time: "Yes! Thank you for your advice, senior. Listening to your words seriously is better than practicing swordsmanship for ten years."
The old man smiled maliciously and said: "When a famous figure in the sword world is promised to Miss Qin, who will take advantage of it will be unknown."
Wei Jing could only say in a tone that was almost begging for mercy: "Senior...Senior, Miss Qin may not be asleep..." Why can't he always get rid of Miss Qin whenever the topic comes up?
The old man laughed and stood up and said: "Today I met two little friends by chance. They heard the wonderful music of the piano and learned about the romance of the sword world. I haven't been this happy for a long time. It's getting late, so you should go back and have a good rest."
Wei Jing nodded and said, "Senior, will you be going up the mountain in the near future?"
The old man said: "For a while today, there is no more beautiful scenery in this mountain. Maybe we can travel elsewhere."
Wei Jing said with some reluctance: "Senior is leaving now, haven't you asked me your name?"
The old man said: "My surname is Jiang and my name is Huaixue. We will meet again someday if we are destined."
After saying that, he waved his hand and went down the mountain.
Wei Jing was still chewing on all the words he had just said, and after a while he came back to his senses and thought to himself: "It's already this time and I'm still in the wilderness. I can't stand Miss Qin anymore."
Then he shook Yuqin awake.
On the way down the mountain, Yuqin talked to Wei Jing about everything tonight, and even guessed that Senior Jiang might be the sword immortal, but the rumors had not reached his ears. No wonder he didn't know that he was being regarded as an immortal.
They talked about it along the way. Yuqin never complained about being tired, nor did she show any fear when walking in the deep mountains at night. She didn’t know whether it was because she was thinking about herself or because she really didn’t take it to heart. Thinking of this, Wei Jing felt even more sorry and said: "Miss Qin , I worked hard for you to accompany me today, but I didn’t expect that on a whim, you would be so tired that you had to walk on the mountain road in the middle of the night, I’m really sorry.”
Yuqin seemed to have guessed that he would say this, and smiled and said: "Seeing Mr. Wei's worried look, no matter how angry he is, it will go away."
Seeing that someone had seen through it, Wei Jing hurriedly said, "So Miss Qin can also be angry?"
Yuqin said: "Of course it will happen. If someone arranges Yuqin behind his back while Yuqin is sleeping, wouldn't Mr. Wei be angry?"
Wei Jing was shocked and had to ask: "So Miss Qin heard it?"
Yuqin smiled and said: "Master, don't be anxious, I didn't hear anything important."
These words confused Wei Jing. If he didn't hear it, how would he know what was important? What if she heard it but said she didn't?
Wei Jing was really speechless at this moment, Yu Qin pursed her lips and smiled, obviously almost laughing out loud. After laughing like this for a while, Yu Qin saw that Wei Jing was still staring at her and said apologetically: "Is it possible that Yu Qin's joke went too far?"
Wei Jing had just seen Yu Qin looking so happy. Suddenly, he wanted to hold Yu Qin in his arms. After feeling agitated and calming down a little, he heard Yu Qin asking, Wei Jing just shook his head and said slowly Said: "It's okay, I just think...Miss Qin seems to be more cheerful than when we first met?"
Yuqin thought for a moment and then said: "Maybe it is true. Staying by Mr. Wei's side makes your mood easier to relax."
At this time, Wei Jing slowly remembered the words of Shangguan Feichen, Ren Qianyun, and Senior Jiang, and then he realized that his heart had already been tied to Yuqin.
After leaving Tianmu Mountain, the two of them headed west, passing through small counties such as Changhua, Jixi, and Jingde. They were tired of traveling and traveling, and they didn't talk much. When they still had energy, they talked about the nearby scenery.
Although Yuqin had never been out of Nanjing, he was very knowledgeable and knew a lot about the mountains and rivers around him. Wei Jing was also quite surprised. That day, the two of them arrived at Taiping County on the south bank of Taiping Lake. It was only about one day away from Anqing. distance.
After Wei Jing realized his feelings for Yu Qin a few days ago, Wei Jing felt much more relaxed. He was no longer flustered for no reason like before, but he would think about her from time to time, but he didn't know how she was. Look at me?
On this day, the two of them had found a place to stay. Wei Jing had practiced martial arts for many years and his physical strength was much better than that of Yu Qin, so he let her rest in the room.
After Wei Jing rested for a while, he went to the locals to ask how to get to Anqing. After he was greeted with directions, he was about to return to his residence when he saw a dozen people gathered by Taiping Lake. They didn't know what they were looking at. Look and hear the sound of the piano. It turns out that the elm piano has finished resting and is playing the piano in front of the lake.
At that time, the water of Taiping Lake was sparkling and the breeze was gentle. Yuqin could be seen with long hair like snow, a peaceful expression, and gentle and delicate tunes were faintly heard while his fingers were flying.
Taiping County is a remote and small county. Many people have never been here in their lives, have never heard qin music, and have never seen a person like Yuqin. It should be noted that Yuqin is a famous prostitute in Qingyanlou, and most of her qin music is played to high-ranking officials and ministers. Perhaps the foreign envoys heard it, and they could be called national scholars. The dozen or so residents on the side listened intoxicatedly, and because of Yuqin's face, which was as pure as white and flawless, some people couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that a fairy has come down to earth?"
After the song ended, a girl ran out from the crowd and reached out to pull Yuqin's clothes. The girl's mother was shouting to herself: "Lian'er won't be back soon!"
The girl opened her big eyes and asked, "Are you a fairy?"
Yuqin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Sister is not a fairy, she is just an ordinary girl who loves to play the piano."
Then he saw Wei Jing in the crowd, so he smiled at him, picked up Qin, and walked towards Wei Jing.
Seeing that the "fairy" actually smiled at someone, the onlookers all turned their heads to Wei Jing. Wei Jing felt extremely embarrassed. Gradually a path was opened, and then the two walked side by side, and the onlookers watched the two people leave.
After staying here for a night, the two set off early in the morning. Wei Jing originally wanted to ask Yuqin if she wanted to take a detour to Huangshan, but he thought it was probably the first time in her life that she had traveled like this. She must be exhausted. Then give up.
In the afternoon of this day, the two finally arrived in Anqing, and Wei Jing took Yuqin to Sima's house.
Soon after, the two finally arrived at the headquarter of the Sima family. Yuqin saw a large courtyard with a Ruyi gate, which seemed to be the residence of an ordinary wealthy family.
