On July 17, at night, the birds returned to their nests, the lights were dying, and everything in Zhiyang City was silent. The moonlight is very good, shining brightly. Xu Zhuchen led two horses and said goodbye to Li Fenglong with Xiao Mei. They left Zhiyang City together under the moonlight and slightly frosted stone slabs.
People deep in the forest don't know that the bright moon comes to shine. The two followed the route taken by the coachman and Luo Zhi. Two horses, one black and one white, stepped through a layer of fallen leaves in the forest. In one night, they had left Zhiyang, crossed Zhishui, and entered Yuandi.
As mentioned before, Xiao Mei's vision mainly relies on the detection of internal forces in the two rings. The internal energy she had accumulated from her own practice was concentrated in the red ring on her right hand. It was not only slow to accumulate, but also caused a lot of damage to the body. Before setting off, the two of them made a three-part agreement. Xiao Mei could use the technique without going too far, but Xu Zhuchen had to protect the technique on one side. As for the blue ring on her left hand, it contained Xu Zhuchen's blue inner power. Although it was mutually restrained with Xiao Mei's former flame body, it was more stable and controllable - the control was in Xu Zhuchen's hands.
Xu Zhuchen was worried about the accuracy of this "visual detection". She and she had never practiced it in intense sports. It was naturally the safest thing for Xiao Mei to ride on the same horse as her. But Xiao Mei insisted on one person and one horse, so as not to let her opponent see that she had no internal strength, and was intercepted midway.
It turns out that her guess was right. Most of Wang He's remnants in Zhiyang were bullies and afraid of the strong. Xu Zhuchen and Xiao Mei went out of the city without any precautions, which made them suspicious. Along the way, one day and two nights, except for almost kicking a squirrel, it was all smooth sailing.
It was already July 19th when we entered Yuandi, and the sky was bright. Xu Zhuchen took off his cloak, shook off the dew on the cloak, turned over and dismounted, and led the horse into Yuan Palace with Xiao Mei.
Among the thirteen cities in Yangzhou, Zhiyang and Yuangong are the core ones. As the capital of the region, Zhiyang is also the hub of north-south transportation for caravans passing through, with numerous escort bureaus stationed around it. The city has developed commerce and economic development, so it is the hub of Yangzhou's development.
As for Yuan Palace, although the former tourist attractions have been burned down long ago, and it is difficult to say who can play a supporting role in the local industries, large and small, but because it was once the location of the Mausoleum of Emperor Mo Yuan, and gold, stone and jade articles have been unearthed in several explorations, it is It attracted countless people to be fascinated and come to fight. It's just that the entrance to the imperial mausoleum is difficult to find. Most of the people who come here have nothing to gain for a long time and simply live in Yuangong. Over time, the population has far exceeded that of several other cities. Relying on the swarming gold-touching captains, it has developed. The famous business of "treasure appraisal" emerged.
Before coming to Yuan Palace, Xu Zhuchen arranged for the three siblings of the Jiang family and half-truthfully asked Li Fenglong for the treasure, saying that he would go to Yuan Palace for her to check the authenticity. Li Fenglong joked with her for a long time, but actually took out a bag of tips from the treasure box, handed it to Xiao Mei, and said:
"This bag of things came out of the tomb of Mo Yuan Xianzong and ended up in my hands after changing hands several times. You take them to the Lu family shop on Ziyun Street in Yuangong and give them to their boss. Remember, this bag Things must never see the light of day."
After she finished speaking, she turned over the safety buckles strung with red ropes on their wrists, and cast some spell with her palms. Two dark red veins slowly appeared in the two blue-white jade stones, like two blood streaks. Both Xu Zhuchen and Xiao Mei recognized that this was the "Oath of One Heart". If something unexpected happened, the safety buckle would break after resisting an attack and inform Li Fenglong of the situation.
"Let's go." Li Fenglong wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the dark night, "Zhou Ji has already moved here, you don't have to worry."
She looked a little haggard in the night wind. Xu Zhuchen held the black horse's bit, thinking that after all, she was no longer the fearless Li Fenglong who fought back and forth in the Gold and Silver Building in her early twenties.
The streets in Yuangong are much newer than those in Zhiyang, and there are mostly multi-story buildings built in the past twenty years on both sides of the streets. Different from Zhiyang's large houses with elaborate loops that have several entrances and exits, the multi-story buildings of the rich here are mostly single-family houses with small courtyards and simple decorations. I wonder if they are related to local industries.
The two of them took a small road into the city, and there was no human habitation within dozens of miles. The two walked to a big locust tree and let the horses graze. Since the dew-wet grass was full of mud, they smiled tacitly, jumped up onto the branches of the locust tree, and untied the gourds around their waists. .
The gourd was filled with tea. When it came down, there was only half a pot left, which was sloshing around. He took a sip and made Xu Zhuchen a little drunk. Autumn begins earlier in the northwest than in the south, and a reed swamp under the trees has already sprouted reed flowers, which are densely packed like a continuous sea of snow. The autumn wind blows, and the snow-white reed flowers stir up a wave. Xu Zhuchen was so excited that she leaned back. When Xiao Mei said a short "Zhuchen", half of her body fell down from the tree, but her feet deftly hooked the tree branch, and she fell from the branch. Hang upside down.
"The osmanthus and the orchid oar are shining in the sky, and the light is tracing back to the stream. It's dim and vague, and I'm looking at the beauty in the sky." Her body was swaying, but her voice was full of energy. The withered yellow locust leaves fell on her cheeks. She stretched out her hand to grab it. With a slight push, the leaves flew into Xiao Mei's arms and fell steadily into her palms.
Xiao Mei couldn't see the beautiful scenery in front of her, but she could feel Xu Zhuchen's feeling. She pinched the leaves, simply closed her eyes, leaned on the tree trunk and smiled: "The river is long, the wind blows, and the reed flowers are flying. The hometown is far away, although Thousands of miles away, I am chasing after each other." Reed flowers are piled up, clouds are billowing, Xu Zhuchen is hanging upside down, in front of his eyes is a beautiful picture, and in his ears is Xiao Mei's voice. She couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Okay!" She kicked her feet, rolled over from the branch and landed on the ground, already holding her sword in her hand.
The name of her sword is "Zhanlu", which is named after the "Zhanlu" in the Book of Songs, "Zhan Zhanlu, the sun is shining brightly. Feasting and drinking all night, if you are not drunk, you will not return." But she does not love it. Drinking, how to interpret this name will be difficult for those "know-it-alls" in the world who like to inquire about gossip.
Few people know that the word "Zhanlu" is just to correspond to her word. Xu Zhuchen's nickname was Jiaqi, which was given by Xiao Mei. She didn't often mention it outside. The word "Jiaqi" also comes from "Qi'ao" in the Book of Songs, "Looking at Qi'ao, the green bamboo is Yiyi. There are bandits and gentlemen, as if they are cutting each other, as if they are brushing, as if they are polishing." Holding bamboos in Qi water to show off, and Comparing jade to a gentleman, Xiao Mei now used both to praise Xu Zhuchen, which really made her unable to be more satisfied.
I saw the Zhanlu sword slowly coming out of the body, the cold air billowing around my body, and a tiny snowflake had already condensed. Xu Zhuchen holds the sword in his hand, and it suddenly soars like a flying kite in the sky, sometimes turns like a ball of colorful lanterns, sometimes it is sharp like a torrent, and sometimes it is cold and cold like a cold river covered with snow. Xiao Mei closed his eyes and felt the exquisiteness of Xu Zhuchen's swordsmanship just from the sword energy surging around him and the sword whistle in his ears. She heard Xu Zhuchen finishing the last pose, then slowly opened her eyes and chanted:
"Yue'e comes from Guanghan Palace. She walks with a ring and wears Dingdong. She dances with two luan and rides the sky wind, and the clouds are filled with snow.
"A cut jade plum blossom is small, and the nine clouds are thick in a cup of wine. The phoenix flute should not be rushed for a thousand years, and it will be drunk in the pot."
She stared at Xu Zhuchen, the admiration in her eyes not concealed: "Zhuchen, is this your own sword technique? But it's called 'Guanghan Sword Technique'?"
Xu Zhuchen was overjoyed. He tapped his toes on the ground. His white clothes were not stained by the autumn water. He jumped to the branch next to Xiao Mei and stood firmly: "How do you know what I am thinking? Could it be that you are really a roundworm in my belly?" Or can you read my thoughts?" She put away the Zhanlu Sword, put her hands together, squatted in front of Xiao Mei and asked: "If so, guess what is written in my hand?"
Xiao Mei turned the ring on his left hand slightly, and the blue light flashed. Xu Zhuchen felt the palm of his hand heat up. He raised his head and met her smiling eyes: "No matter what it is, it is just a puddle of water now."
Xu Zhuchen also laughed, and with a push of his palm, the traces of water evaporated without a trace. She was about to argue with Xiao Mei, but she saw Xiao Mei jump down from the tree lightly, call the horse, and take out a sword from the bag.
This was prepared by Xu Zhuchen for Xiao Mei. The blade of the sword is black and red. It is made of meteorite iron, so it is called "Star Meteor". Although Xiao Mei is subject to various restrictions and cannot use a long sword, he can still pretend to be holding it, which is enough to scare away a group of young men.
At this moment, Xiao Mei took off the small sword in his sleeve and pulled out Xingyun. Xu Zhuchen was a little puzzled, but he was also excited, and he had a vague expectation for her next move.
But he saw Xiao Mei holding the Starfall Sword with one hand, tentatively touching the tip of the sword, confirming the length of the sword, and then raised the sword body and neatly held it in a sword flower.
Immediately afterwards, Xingyun's cold light flashed, the sword twisted, and struck with a fierce attack. Xiao Mei walked quickly and turned around several times. The sword light flew up and down according to her movements. The cold air overflowed and the snow flakes flew, making people dazzled.
The sword rose and fell, and the sword moves were consistent. Xu Zhuchen looked at Xiao Mei motionlessly. The surprise in his heart was like tens of thousands of light-seeking moths, eager to break through her body and fly around Xiao Mei.
Each move, each step, each breath may have some sluggishness, but the flaws are not concealed. It is clearly Xu Zhuchen's "Guanghan Sword Technique".
Snowy, snowy, snowy wind, snowy flying, snowy, snowy, snowy, snowy. There are eight styles of Guanghan Sword Technique created by Xu Zhuchen, all of which were reproduced by Xiao Mei one by one at this very moment.
Xu Zhuchen saw that she had finished the last movement of "Xue Su" but her arms were hanging in the air without putting them down, so he guessed that she was dissatisfied with this last movement. She took a few steps forward, and the exposed scabbard touched the bottom of Xiao Mei's sword. The two of them completed Xue Su's sword again. This time the connection was much smoother, but Xiao Mei was still frowning.
"Zhu Chen, can you do the last two moves together?" Xiao Mei held on to his sword and wiped the sweat from his face. Apparently he couldn't tell where his discomfort came from. Xu Zhuchen wanted to put her on the horse, but Xiao Mei refused, "I can see it more clearly here."
Xu Zhuchen followed Shan like a stream, revealing his sheath, the blade of the sword was as cold as lightning, his body shape changed, and he moved like clouds and flowing water. After the two sword techniques were completed, she was about to sheath her sword, but there was a clang under the sword, and it was the falling star.
Xingyun's uppercut was extremely powerful, and Xu Zhuchen immediately retreated, taking advantage of every move and dealing with Xiao Mei who was disrupting the situation. Xiao Mei missed the blow and jumped back, but his upper body suddenly spun and the sword flew out of his hand, heading towards Xu Zhuchen's throat. Zhu Chen reacted very quickly and quickly raised Zhan Lu. Between the lightning and flint, the two swords clashed with each other, and fire exploded in all directions.
As if shocked, Xu Zhuchen raised his arm and turned his body to one side, seemingly exposing his waist and abdomen. Xiao Mei held Xingyun in his hand and turned around. Before he could touch her flaw, Xu Zhuchen stabbed out with Zhanlu in his hand. The force was so great that it almost cut off Xingyun.
Xiao Mei immediately knocked the sword out of his hand and almost flew out. Xu Zhuchen stepped forward to support her, but before he could help her, he saw Xiao Mei burst into laughter.
"In one breath, in one move, you actually realized the flaws of sword moves. Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, I have never seen a more talented person than you."
She stretched out her hand and held Xu Zhuchen's head. Her eyes were filled with red blood, and they were full of madness.
"In this world today, I only recognize you as my companion. Zhuchen, I am willing to die in your hands."
