Anle Town.
This is a small town.
However, it is located on a traffic thoroughfare, and there is an endless stream of businessmen and tourists passing by, so it is quite lively.
Ping An Restaurant is the largest and most prosperous restaurant in the town.
The waiter has worked in Pingan Restaurant for twelve years and has seen all kinds of customers, including many strange and eccentric people.
But if it is as strange as these two guests in the past two days, it is still very rare.
This is a man and a woman.
The man is handsome and elegant, and he is gentle and polite to others. Even the waiter seems to be able to joke with him. And his whole body is filled with an indescribable charm that makes people feel convinced.
Women are also extremely beautiful, as if they were transformed into human beings. Even the most beautiful young lady in Yihong Courtyard in the city was like dirt on the ground compared to the white clouds in the sky compared to her. It's just that this woman is as cold as ice and snow on the Tianshan Mountains, and she speaks coldly.
From the conversation between the two, the waiter learned that the man's name was Yu Liancheng. The woman seems to be a Japanese, named Liu Sheng Piaoxu.
Regardless of the cost of food and clothing among these two people, Jun is the best and most expensive, so he is obviously not short of money.
In addition to three meals, most of the time, the two of them ordered a pot of wine and a pot of tea, reserved the table by the window on the second floor, and stayed there all day.
Yu Liancheng likes to hold a wine bottle in one hand and put the other hand behind his back, stand tall and look out the window, and look out of the window all day long.
Yagyu Piaoxu, on the other hand, drinks tea, closes her eyes and rests, and occasionally asks the waiter a few words about the town in a cold voice, which makes the waiter feel flattered every time.
Sometimes the waiter couldn't help but be curious and secretly looked at it from the Yulian City Station. But every time I was disappointed, there was no attractive scenery outside the window.
People come and go on the wide bluestone road, but they are all ordinary passers-by. Directly opposite are a rouge shop, a fruit shop, a pawn shop...
They are also normal shops.
The waiter was confused and didn't know why.
But it has to be said that these two guests have a one-of-a-kind demeanor that is difficult for ordinary people to see. There have been many more customers in the store these days, many of whom came just for them and wanted to take a look.
In addition, these two people are generous and never take credit. Therefore, every time the boss saw these two people, his face burst into laughter.
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"It's been five days. You asked me to accompany you to find a master, but you stayed here for five days, doing nothing." Yagyu's beautiful eyes were cold and he opened his red lips lightly.
Yu Liancheng turned to look at her and said with a smile: "It's been five days, I thought you could really hold back and not ask."
Liu Shengpiaoxu snorted and said, "What on earth are you doing?"
Yu Liancheng took the wine bottle, raised his head and drank a few sips, and then said: "Have you heard of 'Ba Dao'?"
"Ba Dao?" Liu Shengpiaoxu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Are you talking about the Na Ba Dao that was second only to the 'Invincible Naughty Boy' Gu San Tong twenty years ago? The master you are looking for. it's him?"
Before she came to the Central Plains, she spent a lot of effort to understand the Central Plains masters. As Ba Dao was a peerless swordsman, she naturally heard about it.
Yu Liancheng nodded: "Not bad."
Liu Shengpiaoxu frowned and said: "Ba Dao's sword skills are domineering and ruthless, and the 'ruthless cut' move is even more powerful in the Central Plains martial arts world. But it is said that he was defeated by his apprentice Gui Hai, who cut off his sword with one blow, and disappeared from sight. No trace."
"You really know a lot." Yu Liancheng nodded: "Actually, Ba Dao has indeed retired to the world and become a fruit shop owner, but he no longer dares to touch the knife. Even plum peeling is done by a waiter. Do it for you.”
"Fruit shop owner?" Liu Shengpiaoxu's heart moved, and he suddenly looked towards the window. He happened to see the fruit shop owner opposite who was smiling and greeting the customers. He couldn't help but said: "Is he the Ba Dao!?"
Yu Liancheng said: "Yes, he is Ba Dao, a peerless swordsman who was invincible in the world in the past."
After confirming the identity of Ba Dao in Yu Liancheng's mouth, Liu Shengpiaoxu couldn't help but look at this "Ba Dao" carefully.
But what disappoints her is that, apart from being a little taller than ordinary people, this Ba Dao is just an ordinary, ordinary middle-aged man.
Even if this man was a master of swordsmanship in the world in the past, his sharpness and aloofness as a swordsman have been wiped out by life.
Liu Shengpiaoxu looked away in disappointment, shook his head and said: "This person has been defeated by Guihai's sword, and he has not held the sword for several years. Even if he can still hold the sword, if there is a flaw in his state of mind, it will only be a broken sword. , defeat the sword."
"That's wrong, the current tyranny is just sheathing the sword and suppressing the edge."
Yu Liancheng shook his head and said with a divine light in his eyes: "If one day, his sword can be unsheathed again. Then his sword is not only domineering and ruthless, but also yin and yang, strong and soft coexist. That is a shocking sword, an invincible sword, and maybe he will become the most famous swordsman in history."
"Humph, I don't believe it." Liu Shengpiaoxu looked slightly confused and snorted, obviously not understanding what Yu Liancheng said.
Yu Liancheng didn't explain much. He just picked up the wine bottle, raised his head and took a sip into his mouth, and looked at the 'Ba Dao' who was paying the customer's bill again.
Before leaving Peach Blossom Villa, Yu Liancheng discussed the sword with Mr. Wuhen.
In the past, Ba Dao's sword skills were ruthless and righteous, and he dominated the world. Since his debut, he has fought more than five hundred battles, big and small, without any defeat.
Even Master Wuhen doesn't have much confidence that he can defeat Ba Dao.
As for Guihai Yida, he only stayed at Jueqing Village for seven years and had not even practiced Jueqing Slash for a single day, yet he defeated the best swordsman in the world. The reputation of the powerful sword was too wasteful.
In the view of Mr. Wuhen, this Ba Dao is not just a fool, but this is where he is smart.
When Ba Dao traveled around the world, his attacks were ruthless and ruthless. He rarely survived and had countless enemies.
Even if he washes his hands in a golden basin, his enemies will never give up.
But he withdrew from the world in such an embarrassing way, and there were only a few people seeking revenge.
The current 'Ba Dao' is a joke.
A joke about being defeated by his own apprentice.
Compared to the dead Ba Dao, this living fruit seller can make his enemies feel more satisfied. This is one of the reasons why Ba Dao can live a stable life.
However, few people understand that although the current Ba Dao is sheathed, it is actually tempering itself in another way.
Once this sword is unsheathed again, the sharpness it will unleash will surely attract the world's attention.
"It is not an easy task to transform a domineering and ruthless killing knife into a gentle, kind and merciful knife without losing the desire to kill."
Yu Liancheng looked at Ba Dao and murmured to himself: "If he can really do this, slashing with one strike, all ghosts and gods will be shocked. I wonder if Vajra's indestructible power can withstand it?"
After five days of observation, he had figured out the secret of Ba Dao.
Ba Dao's previous swordsmanship was extremely domineering, ruthless and righteous. It was indeed unparalleled in the world.
But it went to an extreme and there was no room for change.
And this kind of domineering swordsmanship is also prone to encounter bottlenecks. If he cannot make changes, he is likely to be trapped in this bottleneck.
Therefore, he escaped with the help of Guihai Yida.
He put down his sword, his honor, his wealth... and became a small businessman, and at the same time he had a family and feelings.
If one day, he can completely turn this killing knife and domineering knife into a knife of kindness and love, and hide the murderous intention, then he will be successful.
Unfortunately, this is not a simple matter.
It will take at least ten years for Ba Dao to reach that level.
And whether his murderous intention at that time will be eradicated and go to the other extreme is also a thought-provoking question.
"Perhaps, I can sharpen this domineering sword myself and let it be used by me."
Yu Liancheng's eyes flashed and he murmured to himself.
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In Pingan Restaurant, a middle-aged man with a goatee paid the bill and walked down from the second floor.
Goatee walked through several alleys and came to a house. He knocked on the door lightly three times, three times hard, and six times moderately, and said another password.
Just a "creak" sound was heard, and the door was opened.
The person who opened the door was an extremely handsome young man in black clothes, but with a gloomy look on his eyebrows, he asked: "Haitang, how are you today?"
"Brother, let's talk after we go in."
"good."
The two of them walked in, and there was already a young man with a cold face, like a stone sculpture holding a long knife, waiting for them in the hall.
The young man holding the knife seemed to be relieved when he looked back at the goatee. The cold expression on his face seemed to be melting, but it froze again in the blink of an eye.
He wiped his goatee on his face and easily released the disguise, revealing an extremely handsome face, even more graceful, like a young man in troubled times: "As usual, Yu Liancheng ordered a bottle of wine today and stood at the window to look into the distance. , it takes a day to look at it.”
These three people are the three secret spies of Heaven, Earth and Xuan of Hulong Villa.
After they got the information about Yulian City, it took them several days to rush to the town from the capital yesterday.
However, the three of them did not act rashly.
They wanted to find out why Yu Liancheng came to such a small town, and what his intentions were.
According to the information previously obtained by the spies, Yu Liancheng had been standing in the second-floor window of Ping'an Inn for four days. He looked out of the window every day, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.
Shangguan Haitang studied under Mr. Wuhen and is proficient in the art of disguise. Today is the time to explore it.
"It's really hard to figure out what this person wants to do." Duan Tianya frowned: "Why don't we have someone investigate the shops opposite carefully and thoroughly, maybe there will be some clues reward."
"No need, brother, I have learned some very useful information from the conversation between those two people today."
Shangguan Haitang's beautiful eyes flashed: "Yuliancheng is here for the fruit boss across the street. If you see that boss, you will definitely recognize who he is... No, he has changed too much. Although I have I’ve seen his portrait, but I didn’t recognize him at all.”
Gui Hai Yi Dao said coldly: "Who is it?"
Shangguan Haitang said slowly: "That person is - Ba Dao."
"It turned out to be him." Gui Hai Yida's cold face finally showed a trace of emotion.
Shangguan Haitang said with a thoughtful look on his eyebrows: "Based on the conversation between those two people, I guess that the Demon Cult has experienced more than ten years of civil strife, and a number of people were executed by Yulian City, so that the current 'Tianwaitian' lacks experts. He was in charge, so he approached Ba Dao."
"Ha." Guihai Yidao suddenly smiled. Because he rarely smiled, there seemed to be an indescribable sarcasm in his smile.
Shang Duan Tianya couldn't help but wonder: "Yidao, what are you laughing at?"
Guihai Yidao's face could not help but return to a cold expression, and he said coldly: "Ba Dao has died in my hands, and the only person left alive is a fruit vendor who dare not even touch the knife. And even Ba Dao picked up his sword again With a knife, I can definitely kill him with one strike."
His words were cold, but they seemed full of confidence.
In order to avenge his father, Gui Hai Yida approached Tie Dan Shenhou, and was sent to the Jueqing Villa by Tietan Shenhou.
In the Jueqing Villa, he killed seven friends in seven years and learned the heart-cutting method of Jueqing.
Absolute heaven and earth, absolute gods and demons.
Between heaven and earth, I am the only one with a sword.
After that, he defeated Ba Dao again and cut off his sword so that he would not dare to use the sword for the rest of his life.
Now several years have passed, Gui Hai Yida's sword skills have become more refined, and he no longer cares about the tyrannical sword.
"If Ba Dao really picks up his sword, not to mention one Guihai sword, even ten Guihai swords will not be his opponent." Suddenly, a clear voice sounded.
The three of them were suddenly startled, and when they turned their eyes, they saw a man in black appearing in the hall at some point. He was holding a wine bottle in one hand and looking at the three of them with a smile.
"I was just wondering why there have been so many followers these days. It turns out they are people from your Dragon Guard Villa."
Yu Liancheng raised his head and took a sip of wine, with a smart posture: "But you can rest assured that I have no murderous intention towards you. Especially Haitang, I am friends with Mr. Wuhen, and I am still your senior. Come on, call me Yu Uncle, listen."
The three secret spies of Heaven, Earth, and Xuan all became serious and solemn.
Guihai Yidao and Duan Tianya even put their hands on their respective weapons.
They originally had doubts about the words of "Flying Dragon Divine Gui" Sikong Wuji, but now they all understood that this man's martial arts had indeed reached an otherworldly level, otherwise he would not have been able to enter the hall so easily without being noticed by them.
Just when the atmosphere was extremely tense, Shangguan Haitang took a step forward, his white jade-like cheeks showing a breathtaking smile: "Dare I ask Yu... is Tianzun really a family teacher and friend?"
"Of course, he gave me something as a gift before he left. You can tell by looking at it."
Yu Liancheng took out a fan from his arms with a smile, opened it with a "snap", and saw a cluster of bright peach blossoms painted on the white jade-like fan, with a few pieces floating in the spring breeze.
The peach blossoms seem to outline a beautiful face, full of smiles. The brushwork and ink are extremely light and wonderful, as if this beauty will be blown away by the spring breeze at any time.
I wrote a poem on the side: I don’t know where the human face is going, but the peach blossoms still laugh at the spring breeze.
"This is Master's 'Peach Blossom Beauty Fan'." Shangguan Haitang exclaimed, and quickly bowed: "Disciple Shangguan Haitang, I have met Senior Yu."
