The autumn wind was howling, and the muddy water on the ground was also cold. Now it clung to the man's legs like a tightly coiled snake.
"I……"
The man was speechless and didn't know how to answer Chi Yuxian's somewhat rude question.
Fortunately, the other party didn't mean to target him like this. After saying this, he waved his hand and let him leave.
Seeing that he really had no chance with the other party, the man smiled bitterly, put away the arrogance he had when he first arrived, and left here in a rather disgraced state.
Looking at the other person's back, Chi Yuxian lowered his head and brushed his clothes: "Let's just say goodbye."
"Um?"
Before Lu Xiaofeng could say her concerned words, she was choked by his gratuitous farewell: "Why? Didn't we agree?"
"More than one person will come looking for him later," Chi Yuxian bent down, picked up the muddy knife on the ground, wiped it, and said while putting it into its sheath, "then they will be very troublesome for you."
After saying that, he raised his eyes to look at Lu Xiaofeng who was standing next to him. His usually gloomy face was rarely more sincere.
After saying this, Lu Xiaofeng knew what the other party was worried about: "You don't have to worry, these are not troubles."
As he spoke, he smiled: "What's more, I, Lu Xiaofeng, like trouble the most."
After hearing what he said, Chi Yuxian shook his head: "Although you don't care, I will feel a little sorry."
Seeing his firm attitude, Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to agree, feeling a little regretful about this: "Then let's meet again later. I will introduce Huamanlou to you then."
"..." Chi Yuxian looked away for some reason, "Yeah."
He responded and looked at Lu Xiaofeng: "See you soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he got on his horse, closed the umbrella, stretched out his hand and pulled the reins: "Drive!"
The clatter of horse hooves sounded, and the muddy water accumulated on the ground splashed everywhere, and was soon stepped on by another pair of horse hooves.
The wind hurt my face, and the long hair scattered around me moved in the wind, flying behind me like seaweed floating in the sea.
Although his body was very cold, Chi Yuxian's heart felt warm for no reason.
He recalled the excitement of the martial arts competition with that man just now, and a pair of slightly cold and difficult-to-get-together eyes suddenly burst into light.
Chi Yuxian was amused by the clash of swords, and his usual depression disappeared.
He curved the corners of his lips, revealing a somewhat sincere smile.
At this time, he no longer cared about who spread the rumor. Chi Yuxian even felt that he had to thank the other person, otherwise how could he find something that could make him happy?
"Are you number one in the world?"
The fingers holding the reins kept exerting force until Ruyu's fingers turned white with force: "Then become the best in the world."
He has golden fingers around him, so he naturally dares to say such things. It may sound a bit arrogant to others, but he is obviously very confident.
After parting ways with Lu Xiaofeng, Chi Yuxian went straight north. The further north he went, the more he could feel the loss of moisture in the air.
It’s wet and cold in the south, but once you get to the north it’s dry and cold.
Chi Yuxian was not a cold-tolerant person, so he had to buy some autumn clothes in the town he passed by and change into them. The original clothes were wrapped by him, perhaps because he cared about what the man said. The autumn clothes he bought this time were also black.
There were no patterns on it, it was just an ordinary black autumn coat, but when it was worn on him, it really looked like a hero.
The rumor of "No. 1 in the world" only spread within a small area, so Chi Yuxian did not encounter anyone who came to challenge him in the next few days.
For this reason, he felt a little unhappy, but this was only because the negative emotions in his heart had not been relieved.
After thinking about it, he decided to find someone to spread the news. It didn't matter if it wasn't popular, the hype would make it popular.
The idea just came to Chi Yuxian, and it didn't take long before he actually went to some beggars for help.
The Beggar Clan has many disciples, so it must be more convenient to spread the news.
When he told the disciples of the Beggar Clan, he did not say that he was Huizhou Chiyu Xian, even though the description of his clothes was the same as his own.
After settling this matter, Chi Yuxian continued on his way, but it was not as hurried as the previous few days, and the pace finally slowed down.
He was not in a good mood these days, so the diary he wrote every day was not as relaxing as the previous period.
This change made Hua Manlou extremely helpless, and she couldn't help but guess what happened based on what the parrot said.
After more than ten days of this, Lu Xiaofeng, who parted ways with Chi Yuxian, finally returned to Baihua Tower.
It was already midnight when he came back, and he found a private room and went to sleep.
Huamanlou, who was not far away, heard the noise and guessed that it was Lu Xiaofeng who was back. Thinking of the owner of the parrot, he thought that he might just ask him tomorrow.
Early the next morning, the parrot appeared again on the railing on the second floor of Baihua Building. He chirped for a while at first, and then he stopped obediently when Huamanlou came out.
"The matter may be solved, but it's still a bit annoying."
Today’s words are a bit short, only one sentence.
After hearing this, Hua Manlou gently and skillfully touched the head of the yellow parrot, rubbing it with his fingertips.
"What's the sound outside?"
The closed room not far away was opened, and Lu Xiaofeng, whose clothes were a little loose, came out, stretched out and asked, "Why did I hear you talking to someone else?"
After that, he raised his eyes and looked around, but he didn't find a third person in Baihua Tower.
Hua Manlou smiled faintly: "It's nothing, it's just a parrot learning the language."
He knew in his heart that this matter was unusual, so he would not mention it to others without the permission of the parrot owner.
You can copy other people's skills and so on. If word spreads, I'm afraid it will cause another bloody storm.
Thinking of this, the smile on Hua Manlou's face faded slightly, but fortunately it was not too big, and Lu Xiaofeng, who was not fully awake, did not notice it.
"Where have you been recently? Did you come back after so long?"
Lu Xiaofeng would go to other places on weekdays, but the time was not that long, but this time it was quite a long time.
What the owner of the parrot said was incomplete, and his emotions didn't seem very stable. The narration inevitably brought some subjective views.
After hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng yawned, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and recounted what happened recently.
At the end, he said: "Brother Chi is a very interesting person. I should introduce you to him."
Huamanlou smiled: "Okay."
"But it's a pity," Lu Xiaofeng said with a hint of regret, "Brother Chi and I were originally going to come back together."
"oh?"
Huamanlou made a sound of doubt at the right time: "Then why didn't we come back together?"
He lowered his eyebrows and felt a little unspeakable regret when he heard what Lu Xiaofeng said.
A faint smile appeared on his gentle and jade-like face, but it was inexplicably tinged with a bit of unspeakable pity.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't see it and was still chatting with Chi Yuxian: "But when we were halfway there, someone came to challenge Brother Chi. Brother Chi thought it would cause trouble to us and left."
Having said this, he became energetic and smiled and said to Lu Xiaofeng, "Brother Chi is really talented. He can learn exactly the same technique just by watching it once."
Hua Manlou knew about this, but he could only pretend to know nothing at this time: "It seems that he is really a martial arts genius."
He bent his eyes and smiled, which made people feel like a spring breeze in the autumn when the temperature was slightly lower.
Seeing this scene, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but think of Chi Yuxian who always looked gloomy.
"Brother Hua and Brother Chi are really two extremes."
He secretly thought to himself: "Perhaps after getting to know Brother Chi in the future, he will change."
Huamanlou didn't know what Lu Xiaofeng was thinking, but he also secretly became curious about Chi Yuxian.
"Hey," Lu Xiaofeng's attention was attracted by the tender yellow parrot squatting on Huamanlou's shoulder, "When did you get a bird?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch it, but the parrot didn't appreciate it.
Even before the fingers came close, the parrot suddenly pecked Lu Xiaofeng with its beak. Fortunately, Lu Xiaofeng reacted quickly and dodged in time.
"Eh? I'm so unpopular with animals?"
Hua Manlou smiled and raised his hand to comfort the agitated parrot: "It is afraid of strangers. Be careful not to get pecked by it."
"OK."
Lu Xiaofeng didn't take this matter to heart, and her eyes fell on the words blooming in Baihua Tower.
Sitting opposite him, Hua Manlou had gentle eyebrows. Sitting among the flowers all over the building, her whole body seemed to be shining with light, like an immortal.
*
The decision Chi Yuxian made was indeed the right one. People who work in the world basically have the dream of being number one in the world. When they hear a number one suddenly appears, they always want to compete with the other person.
Near the Central Plains, in a bleak forest, dead leaves fell all over the ground, a thick layer like a carpet.
The young man in black stood alone among them, with dead branches stretching upward wantonly, teeth and claws bared.
The wind swept in from the north, wrapping the dead leaves on the ground and flying in the air.
"Come out."
Chi Yuxian held an umbrella with one hand and held the meniscus knife hanging at his waist with the other, looking still independent.
Even though he had no inner strength at the moment, he could still hear someone approaching him.
"Are you Huizhou Chiyu Xian?"
A young man walked out from behind him, his tone a little uncertain.
Chi Yuxian turned around and looked at the young man with a slightly dull look: "Who are you?"
He did not answer the young man's inquiry, which seemed a bit impolite, or in other words, he did not take the young man seriously at all.
"I'm going to Linghu Chong in Huashan Mountain."
The young man, Linghu Chong, held a sword in his hand and bowed slightly in high spirits.
He straightened up with a smile on his face. He looked as lively as the rising sun. His ponytail was tied high. Although he was wearing not fancy clothes, he looked very clean.
