Qiu Shui once pursued the "jianghu" in his heart and came to the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.
To this day, I have never felt even the slightest bit of information about Jianghu. All I can see is another more prosperous, bigger and more beautiful town. The food he eats is more exquisite than that in his hometown, the clothes he wears are more fashionable than those in his hometown, and the girls are more lively and cheerful than those in his hometown. That's about it. The surprise and excitement when he first arrived here slowly fade away. Only that girl makes Qiu Shui unforgettable. Now that the girl was right in front of him, Qiu Shui didn't dare to go up and talk to her. He just walked a long way behind the girl, not daring to be too fast or too slow, for fear that the girl would notice his weird behavior.
"Hi"
Ye Qiongyu turned around and called Qiu Shui first.
Qiu Shui: "Hey, what a coincidence, hehe."
Ye Qiongyu: "Did you buy the things?"
Qiu Shui: "What?"
Ye Qiongyu: "That's what you said you wanted to buy on the street last night."
Qiu Shui: "Ah, oh, this..."
Ye Qiongyu looked at the tall and thin northern boy in front of her. When she saw that she was so nervous, she couldn't help but feel a strange emotion in her heart. She felt that the boy was very interesting. He was not as brutal and fierce as the northerners she imagined. .
Ye Qiongyu: "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go home together."
Qiu Shui came back to his senses: "Yeah, okay."
The two of them walked together, with Qiong Yu talking most of the time and Qiu Shui answering mechanically.
Ye Qiongyu: "So you didn't know Uncle Yan and I before?"
Qiu Shui: Well, Brother Mochou and I met by chance.
Ye Qiongyu: "Brother Mochou? Do you call Uncle Yan Brother Mochou?" Hehe
Qiu Shui: Well, I think the word "mochou" is very good.
Ye Qiongyu: Okay, okay, you said you came here to make your way into the "jianghu", so what anecdotes do you know about the "jianghu"?
Qiu Shui: That's a good question, girl. Whether it's before or after coming here, I haven't heard any anecdotes about the world.
Ye Qiongyu: Then you have the nerve to say that you are a member of the world.
Qiu Shui: Girl, I don’t know her name yet.
Ye Qiongyu's bright eyes turned and said: The little girl's name is Ye Qiongyu, what about you?
Qiu Shui: Just call me Qiu Shui.
Ye Qiongyu: Qiushui, so deep, hehe.
Qiu Shui: Hey, Miss Ye, do you have any anecdotes about people in the world? Can you tell me about them?
Ye Qiongyu: Well, I really know a lot about this. What do you want to hear about?
Qiu Shui: Let’s talk about who the most amazing hero in the city is and how he became a hero.
Ye Qiongyu: Humph, idiot, the most amazing heroes don’t stay in the city. Most of them are semi-hermits. They usually travel among mountains and rivers, coming and going without a trace, regardless of the world of mortals.
Qiu Shui: Ah, that’s right. Let’s talk about the famous chivalrous deeds in the city.
Ye Qiongyu: Well, let me think about it. By the way, let me tell you a recent rumor. This is a big event that shocked the capital.
Qiushui: I am all ears.
Ye Qiongyu: Hey, I didn’t know that Brother Qiushui still uses idioms, hehe.
Qiu Shui: Girl, don’t make fun of me.
Ye Qiongyu: Okay, have you ever heard of Black Knife?
Qiu Shui: Never heard of it.
Ye Qiongyu: Well, where to start...
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In the autumn and winter of last year, a group of merchants from the Central Plains came to the city. Their accents sounded like they were from Shanxi. These merchants were quite wealthy and they booked guest rooms at the Dujuan Building as soon as they entered the city. The leader is a burly man in his fifties, with a figure that looks like a professional, and his group of more than 20 people are all heroes. Let's put it this way, they are definitely not serious merchants. This big man always had a mahogany box in his hand. Many people saw him taking his wooden box with him while eating and shopping, which attracted the attention of the gangsters from the Wild Boar Village in Nanshan. Speaking of which, this Yezhu Village is actually not a popular place. Most of them are children from suburban farmers who are too lazy to farm. A group of people discussed and selected a leader. Taking advantage of the rugged terrain of Nanshan Mountain and the lack of human habitation, they did some sneaky things, because it was also They didn't hurt anyone, and the yamen didn't bother to bother them. They just stole some money from unsuspecting outsiders. But recently, a man who called himself Black Knife came to Yezhu Village, and he taught these gangsters to become more and more aggressive. Now they dare to do business that they didn't dare to touch before, and they dare to touch people who they didn't dare to mess with before. Not long ago, a servant was killed The family's gold and silver were stolen, and the gold and silver itself were suspicious. The servant himself did not dare to report the theft to the official, for fear that the incident would be exposed. No, as soon as this group of Shanxi merchants entered the city, they were targeted by the Yezhu Village group early. That group of merchants once came to my father and asked him to take the escort and the wooden box to the capital. Although they only had more than three hundred miles of land and the money was generous, my father felt that they were not the right people. , and did not pick up the escort. This group of people had no choice but to take a small road to the capital by themselves. The result was just as Black Knife's wish was fulfilled.
There were no fewer than forty or fifty people killed or injured in that fierce fight, both sides. After the Shanxi merchants were beaten, only the leader and two of his confidants were seriously injured and escaped. The Yezhu village was even more lively, and more than thirty people were killed with the black knife. The strange thing was that no one knew where the mahogany box had gone. After the fight, people on both sides said they had not seen the box.
"Wait a minute, what treasure is in that box? Is it worth risking so many lives?"
"Well, who says it's not? It's just some wealth, night pearls and so on. There are also rumors that the box was written by Shen Guhong, the owner of Bajian Villa who was unrivaled by eight hundred people twenty years ago, after sealing the sword. Jianpu, the reason is that these guys are also from Shanxi, hehe, what a ridiculous reason." A more exaggerated statement is that Mr. Ouyang Ziye made a dagger made of meteorite iron to cut gold and break jade. Anyway, people spread it more and more evil, but no one can figure out what is inside."
"Tsk, tsk, these swordsmen you are talking about have even heard of me, a shepherd kid in the mountains."
"My father and Uncle Yan may know more. After all, they have many friends in the world. They may be closer to the truth than the rest of us who hear it. But my father didn't let me ask more. Maybe there is something hidden."
Qiu Shui listened to Ye Qiongyu's stories, and the previous coquettish gestures were temporarily forgotten. Instead, he was moved by these anecdotes. He had also heard people in his hometown talk about these knights. The swordsman's life is all exciting.
Qiu Shui: Sister Qiongyu, do you know where I can learn a good skill? My ambition is not to study and become an official, but rather to learn martial arts and travel around the world.
Ye Qiongyu: Well, Uncle Yan’s sword skills are very powerful. My father practices Qing Kung, but neither of them seem to accept apprentices. If you want to learn, you have to visit famous mountains and rivers to seek the teachings of some masters, but this kind of thing is hard to come by. The martial arts masters in the city or the instructors in the military camps only teach general things that ordinary people can barely cope with. If they really meet people in the green forest, they may be regarded as three-legged cats.
Qiu Shui: Hey, I think I, a shepherd boy with no talent or background, dream of being a knight for fun, I’m afraid it’s just wishful thinking.
Ye Qiongyu: Then you can marry a wife, have children, and start a small business. Isn’t it also a family happiness?
Qiu Shui: No, no, no, I still want to work hard, just in case my dream comes true.
Ye Qiongyu: Well, I wish you and your daydream well. I'm home. See you tomorrow, hehe.
Qiu Shui: Ah, so soon, uh, okay, bye.
On the way home, Qiu Shui reminisced about her conversation with Ye Qiongyu. For a moment, she couldn't tell which one was more intoxicating to her, the bloody and gratifying activities in the world, or Ye Qiongyu's gentle and flawless appearance. Seeing the girl's excited expression when she told about those swordsmen, Qiu Shui became more determined to join the world. Where could he learn some skills?
Qiu Shui knew very well that behind those glorious reputations and touching legends was a man's hard training for many years, including the teachings of famous teachers and the guidance of experts. However, based on his short experience in the past few days, the balance of luck seemed to be changing. Slowly leaning towards our new arrival in the desert frontier. It’s as if I was still a sheep in the sheepfold last night, and when I woke up, I suddenly became a scholar. If things develop like this, one day I will ask the sky who can compete with me. It is not an unattainable dream.
perhaps.
