Li Xing said quickly: "Chu'er, I haven't seen you in a few years. You have grown up." Li Xing went to Hengshan a few years ago and met Ma Chu, Feiyun and others. "This is Chu'er. Sit down quickly. My father-in-law said you just arrived today. You must be tired. Take a good rest."
Mrs. Li looked at Ma Chu carefully. She knew that both her father-in-law and her husband intended to betroth the phoenix to Ma Chu, but the time was not yet ripe, so they did not tell the truth.
The Li family has never found a husband for Fenghuang, otherwise Fenghuang would have gotten married long ago. Every time Li Wen takes Phoenix up the mountain, it is actually to let them have more contact to cultivate their relationship. They knew that Feiyun had already had a good time and beautiful scenery, and Fenghuang happened to be a pair with Ma Chu.
"Thank you, aunt. My nephew is fine." Mrs. Li saw that although Ma Chu was not particularly handsome, she felt he was loyal and simple, and she was very satisfied. "You're tired too. Phoenix will take your eldest brother to rest. If you need anything, just say it. Treat it as your own home. You're welcome."
"Chu'er, your aunt is right. We live at home anyway, so we can talk about some things slowly. There is no rush."
"Okay, just listen to uncle and aunt." Ma Chu glanced at Fenghuang and saw that she didn't say anything. He felt strange that she, who always liked to interrupt, could be so honest.
"Phoenix, why don't you take your elder brother with you?" Li Xing said. "Oh, okay." Phoenix finally came to his senses and answered quickly. As he walked outside, Ma Chu bowed and followed him out.
Fenghuang took Ma Chu to a room and said, "You will live here from now on. I will take you to get familiar with Tanzhou tomorrow." Then he left in a hurry. Ma Chu shook his head and started meditating without thinking too much.
When Ma Chu got up in the morning, he came to the hall and saw Grandpa Li and Fenghuang talking. As soon as she saw Ma Chu come in, Fenghuang said, "I was lazy when I got down the mountain and didn't get up until I got up." After one night, she was the same again. "What the senior sister taught me is that there won't be any tomorrow. I'm really tired after traveling for days." Ma Chu said. Li Yanwen said: "Chu'er, let Phoenix take you out for a walk today. Get familiar with the environment." The two agreed, and then left the house and headed towards the street together.
The two of them walked around all morning and finally became familiar with the situation in the south and east cities of Tanzhou. Fenghuang also took Ma Chu to the east of the city to check it out according to his grandfather's instructions.
Fenghuang said, "Are you hungry? I'll take you to try the delicacies at Zuixian Tower." "Okay, I'll let Senior Sister arrange everything." "How good." The two of them said as they arrived at Zuixian Tower. After going in and finding a seat facing the street, Fenghuang ordered the food.
After a while, all the dishes were served, and the two of them chatted while eating. Not long after, several people came in from outside and shouted: "Who's the boss?"
The waiter immediately ran over and said, "Your guest is here, please sit down first." "Where are you sitting? Ask your boss to come out." Someone stretched out his hand and pushed, and the waiter was on the ground. His forehead just touched the corner of the table. The bleeding will stop.
When a waiter saw someone making trouble, he ran in to find the shopkeeper. It was during the meal time, the business of Zuixianlou was already good, and there were the most people at this time. As soon as something happened here, all the diners looked over.
"Dear guests, is there anything wrong with this shop?" the shopkeeper asked when he came out. "Are you offended? Come and negotiate a deal with you." "What deal?" "I want to buy your Zuixian Building. You can make a price!" "Guest, you are joking. I never said I wanted to sell it, Guest." Where did you hear that?" "You mean you won't sell it to me?" The two got entangled.
Ma Chu took a closer look and found out that it was Zhang Shanbao who had wanted to buy the Tiefo Temple by force. Unexpectedly, this person could not change his bad behavior, so he came to Tanzhou to do evil again. Ma Chu was about to stand up and speak.
Fenghuang had already stood up and walked over, saying, "Who are you, being so tyrannical?" Ma Chu also followed immediately. "Little beauty, do you want to meddle in other people's business?" Zhang Shanbao did not recognize Fenghuang. After all, Fenghuang dressed up completely differently.
Zhang Shanbao turned around and saw a young and beautiful woman, and said with a lustful smile. "That's right, I'm still in charge." Fenghuang said. Zhang Shanbao walked towards Fenghuang and was about to speak when he saw Ma Chu behind Fenghuang. Ma Chu said: "If the mountains don't change and the water changes, why do you keep letting me see you doing evil?" "This is not Hengshan, boy!" "So what if it's not Hengshan, do you want to eat me? The people you brought with you today are not the same as last time." More. Do you want to try another punch?" "If you have the ability, wait here and don't run away. I can't beat you, so of course someone will beat you." "Oh, do you want to find help? I can wait for you, but you I have to apologize to the shopkeeper, and I have to pay for the waiter's medicine." "What if I don't pay?" "Then don't even think about leaving here." Phoenix suddenly spoke. "Is it just you?" Zhang Shanbao said to the girl. "Mr. Zhang Da, I forgot to introduce you. This heroine is my senior sister." "What did you say, she...she is your senior sister?" Zhang Shanbao was completely speechless at this time. Her junior brothers are so powerful. , Senior sister, can it be different? Consider yourself unlucky and find someone to vent your anger on later. A good man will not suffer the immediate loss. "Shopkeeper, I'm being reckless, I'll apologize to you, take this silver." Zhang Shanbao bowed his hand to the shopkeeper, and dropped some more silver. Then he turned and left. Fenghuang still wanted to speak, but Ma Chu said: "Senior sister, don't worry, didn't he ask someone to go? If you want to take action later, please ask senior sister to take action." "Hmph, it's an advantage for him."
The shopkeeper came over and said, "Thank you both for your help." He gave another salute. "You're welcome." Ma Chu returned the greeting. "Shopkeeper, the waiter seems to be in trouble." The shop assistant who was bandaging the waiter called. Everyone looked at the waiter and saw that he was bleeding profusely. "Go and get the doctor quickly," the shopkeeper said to the other waiter. "Shopkeeper, why don't you let the little girl come and take a look." A girl came in from outside the store and said. But I saw that she was dressed in green, with a pure and beautiful appearance, a slim figure, and a flawless complexion. "Please." The girl walked over, checked it carefully, and said, "Nothing's wrong, it's just excessive bleeding. I'll help him stop the bleeding first, and then give you a prescription. Just take a few doses and you'll be fine." He also asked the girl who came in with her to bring her a small purse. The girl took out a few silver needles from her purse and pricked the waiter's head gently. After a while, the blood stopped flowing. "What a wonderful doctor!" Everyone exclaimed.
Ma Chu also secretly marveled. The shopkeeper said loudly: "Today, all the food and drinks for all guests are free, so I would like to thank you for your support." He then said to Ma Chu, Fenghuang and the girl in green: "Please talk to the three of you in the private room." Several people came to the private room and sat down. , a guy offered tea. The shopkeeper said: "My surname is Peng and my first name is Zhongyi. Please tell me how to call the three of you?" Fenghuang said: "This classmate is my junior brother Ma Chu, and I am Li Fenghuang." After speaking, he narrowed his mouth and smiled. The girl in green said: "Little girl Xu Chengyu." Shopkeeper Zhao bowed and saluted one by one and said: "Ma Shaoxia and Li Nuxia, you two had better leave as soon as possible. I guess the group just now will come to cause trouble again." Phoenix. He said, "I'm afraid that if they don't come, I'll have to wait here! Junior brother, please don't take action first later." "I obey, senior sister." Ma Chu said respectfully. While they were talking, the guy came to report that the group just now was back again.
When everyone came to the hall, they saw that Zhang Shanbao had brought a few more people, so there were already more than ten people. The man in the middle is about forty years old, his temples are slightly bulging, and it seems that his internal strength is not weak. The person on the left is the defeated middle-aged man using the stick. At this time, the customers in the store had all avoided and stood far away on both sides. "Are these people bullying you?" the man in the middle asked. "Yes, second brother." Zhang Shanbao said, "Listen carefully, this is my second brother, Zhang Shanhu. If you are wise, please kowtow and apologize." Fenghuang sneered and said, "Leopards can't do it, so who are you trying to scare with a sick tiger? I think you should kowtow to my aunt first." Phoenix's hand shook and his sword was unsheathed. Zhang Shanhu said to the man wielding the stick: "Lin Feng, go over and kill her." When Lin Feng saw a girl from Fenghuang, he thought she was not as good as Zhang Fuqiang. Then he walked up to Phoenix.
With a "hoo" sound, Lin Feng hit Little Phoenix on the head with a stick. Fenghuang swung his sword to block the incoming stick, and with a drag, the sword pierced Lin Feng's chest. Lin Feng was horrified. At that time, the stick move had already been used, and he could not defend himself in time. He could only take a few steps back, but it had no effect. Phoenix quickly followed up with a sword that went straight into Lin Feng's chest. Fortunately, even though Phoenix usually looked cruel, he was kind-hearted after all and didn't do anything cruel. He only pricked the skin a little. If Fenghuang went all out, Lin Feng would definitely die on the spot.
Zhang Shanhu: "Hmph, you do have some skills, no wonder you are so arrogant." After saying that, he used the Eagle Claw Technique with his right hand to grab the back of the Phoenix Sword. Phoenix flipped his wrist, moved his sword, and slashed Zhang Shanhu's right arm. The two of them met each other quickly, and several moves were passed in an instant. Ma Chu took a closer look and found that Zhang Shanhu's skill was indeed far superior to Zhang Shanbao's, and slightly better than Phoenix's. With the Phoenix Silver Sword in hand, his body movements are light and graceful, his changes are rapid, and he can resist with speed. The two were evenly matched and it was a stalemate. But Zhang Shanhu became more and more impatient as the fight continued. He, a well-known figure in the world, actually ended up in a tie with an unknown girl. This was a huge loss of face. In anger, his internal strength was raised to full strength, but he could hear the whistling of the wind. Although there is strength, it has lost its stability. Zhang Shanhu's "eagle catches chicken" move was too powerful and the move was too old. Phoenix caught the flaw and suddenly hit his right shoulder with a palm from his left hand. Zhang Shanhu staggered a few steps before he regained his balance. Seeing that the winner was already decided, Phoenix did not pursue him and drew his sword.
Zhang Shanhu became angry with embarrassment, his face turned livid, and he suddenly charged forward again, hitting Phoenix with his right fist. Phoenix didn't react for a moment and was about to be hit. Fortunately, Ma Chu had been watching the battle attentively. Seeing the crisis, he quickly used Wuji's mental skills. He pulled Phoenix back with his left hand, and faced Zhang Shanhu's fist with his right fist, just like the fist fight in the Iron Buddha Temple. Of course, he also deliberately wanted to fight. , This completely destroyed Zhang Shanhu's self-confidence. The two fists collided with each other, but Zhang Shanhu was unable to stand steadily and took several steps back, looking horrified. Only then did he realize that he couldn't resist. He struck with all his strength. Not only did he fail to knock down the opponent, he was hit backwards instead. He lost to Phoenix in competition, and lost to Ma Chu in competition. Although he was not injured, he had lost confidence. "You guys are cruel, let's go." Zhang Shanhu knew that he could not continue fighting today. If Ma Chufenghuang joined forces, more than a dozen of them would be no match, so he had no choice but to lead his men out of Zuixian Tower with a livid face.
After the Zhang brothers retreated, shopkeeper Peng prepared Zuixianlou's signature dishes to entertain everyone. He forced Ma Chu, Fenghuang and Xu Chengyu to be the chiefs, and asked them to come often in the future. After the meal, Xu Chengyu said goodbye first, and everyone was sent out together. Xu Chengyu got on the carriage, bowed to everyone, and left.
"Have you seen enough?" A voice shouted. Ma Chu was shocked.
Ma Chu looked back at Fenghuang and said, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?" "Humph, you still have the nerve to ask me, look at you like that, I haven't seen a woman in eight lifetimes!" Fenghuang huffed. Ma Chu understood. She was blaming him for looking at Xu Chengyu too many times. That's right. As a grown man, it's really inappropriate for me to look at other girls all the time. Ma Chu quickly apologized and said, "Then where are we going now? I will follow your orders." Fenghuang ignored him and walked forward quickly. Ma Chu hurriedly said goodbye to Shopkeeper Peng and hurried to catch up with Fenghuang. Chatting up: "I know I was wrong, and I promise not to make the same mistake in the future. Besides, who is more beautiful than Phoenix in the world?" "Slick tongue, slippery tone, oil inside, three oils and one prodigal son." "How can there be any oil in the world?" Is there oil and gas in it?" "I said there is, but it wasn't there before, isn't there now?" "You are worthy of being my good senior sister, you just have extraordinary knowledge. I admire you, I admire you." Ma Chu tried his best to please, and finally let Phoenix eliminate the gas. .
"There's a theater in front of me. Then I'll ask you to accompany me to the theater." "Yes." Ma Chu naturally agreed. The two of them entered the theater and saw that there were people in the private room upstairs. Among the more than 20 tables in the hall, only two tables in a remote area were empty, so they went straight over and sat down. "Mulan Joins the Army" was being sung and performed on the stage. Fenghuang said softly: "Today is a coincidence. I love this play the most." She knew that Ma Chu was a layman, so she explained it to him while watching.
The climax of the play was immediate. When everyone was watching in ecstasy, a group of people broke in outside. The leader was a capable man, accompanied by a group of well-dressed people. Someone next to him shouted: "Sanxiangmen has reserved the theater, and all idlers should go out." After saying this, he waved his hands, and the group of people rushed up and drove the spectators out. In an instant, Ma Chu and Fenghuang were left sitting motionless in the hall. Two people rushed to the front and shouted: "Don't you have ears? Get out of here! Do you want grandpa to do something?" Ma Chu and Fenghuang stood up. Ma Chu took a closer look and smiled: "Who did I think it was? It turns out they are the Four Heroes of Tanzhou, so majestic!"
The people who came over were Liu Hu and Liu Meng. That day they were restrained by Zhou Wenxiang's sword and turned around and ran away. Therefore, they did not see Ma Chu, but Ma Chu had seen them. "I didn't expect you to know the title of grandpa. Seeing this, I won't deal with you anymore. Get out quickly." Liu Hu felt a little proud when he saw someone calling out his nickname. "Brother, how come I don't know about the Four Heroes of Tanzhou?" Fenghuang was puzzled. He didn't know about them in Tanzhou, but this man who lived in a remote mountain knew them. He looked at Ma Chu doubtfully. Ma Chu said: "Sister, you don't know something. They are the bodyguards hired by Grandpa Jixiang and Ruyi, but they were stopped by a girl on the road. The heroes who abandoned their employer and fled - Tanzhou Siying." Seeing their rudeness and arrogance, Ma Chu was extremely angry and taunted them.
