"Xiao Mo? Haha, this name is interesting. What's its origin? What's your last name? What's your nickname?"

"It doesn't matter what my surname is or what my nickname is. As for my nickname, it does have a origin: because I was too naughty when I was a child. I was always making mischief. Not only did I talk a lot, but my hands and feet were also not idle. I often

It made the family uneasy, and my parents really wanted me to be more quiet and like a lady, so they gave me this name."

After hearing this, Shu Yan laughed and said: "Like a lady? Why should a grown man act like a lady!"

"Uh-" Xiao Mo smiled strangely after hearing this, then took a big mouthful of mutton leg meat and burst out laughing: "I don't want to be a lady, hahahaha."

The two raised their glasses and clinked them together. Xiao Mo asked, "Brother Shu, I've been calling you brother for a few days, but I still don't know how old you are. Who is older and who is younger? Don't take advantage of me."

"I have wasted my twenty years this year."

Xiao Mo said: "Ah, is it true? We are the same age. I am also twenty this year. Maybe you really took advantage of me."

Shu Yan said: "Don't say it too early. We are the same age. Let's compare birthdays. When were you born?"

Xiao Mo said: "The day I was born is not ordinary. My parents said that I was born on the 6th of May. On that day, a rare seven-color cloud appeared in the sky. People in our tribe said it was a strange phenomenon.

good omen."

"The sixth day of May?! The seven-color cloud?!" Shu Yan was so surprised that he forgot to eat the leg of lamb, "It can't be such a coincidence. I was also born on the sixth day of May, and according to my parents, there were also seven-color clouds in our place that day.

, and twice, once in the morning and once in the evening."

"Ah, it's really unbelievable! It's very rare for such rare seven-color clouds to appear at any time and place. Your hometown is thousands of miles away from our Xiqiang people. How could such a strange appearance appear at the same time?"

"It's incredible, but it's true. There are two people in my hometown who were born on the same day as me. One of them was born with the colorful clouds in the morning, and the other was born with the colorful clouds in the evening."

After hearing this, Xiao Mo said: "Although we were born at the same time, you were a few hours earlier than me. It seems that it is right for me to call you eldest brother, because I was also born with the colorful clouds in the evening."

"Then you were born at the same time as Zhixin."

"Who is Zhixin?"

"Zhixin is -" When Shu Yan thought of Zhixin, a layer of sadness immediately appeared on his face, "Oh, don't mention it, he is already dead."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know that your friend had..." Seeing Shu Yan's mood change, Xiao Mo stopped talking about the topic and picked up the wine glass, "Let's drink!"

The two of them ate and drank like a storm, eating up all the lamb legs, millet, side dishes, wine, and tea. Their mouths, cheeks, and hands were full of oil. It’s no wonder that they were on the boat for the past two days.

I only ate dry food, nothing at all

It was a serious meal. After the meal, both parties were a little drunk, swaying around, pointing at each other and laughing. The backyard of this hotel was the guest room. Shu Yan paid the bill and opened two more rooms.

, each went to rest.

When Shu Yan woke up early in the morning, he had finished dressing up, packed his luggage, opened the door and came out. He was thinking about whether to wake up Xiao Mo and go with him, but found that Xiao Mo had already packed up and was waiting outside the door. The two of them hit the road together.

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Shu Yan asked Xiao Mo: "What are you going to do in Luoyang?"

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Who said I'm going to Luoyang?"

"Don't you go to Luoyang?"

"Oh, I just heard that you were going to Luoyang, so I planned to accompany you all the way."

Shu Yan heard this and said, "Oh, really? That would really scare me."

"Of course, we don't know each other until we fight."

"After you go to Luoyang, where do you plan to go?"

"There is no destination!" Xiao Mo looked into the distance with a brisk smile, "Brother Shu, do you know why one of my two robes is embroidered with butterflies and the other with fish?"

"I don't know. I've wanted to ask you for a long time, but I was afraid of being rude and didn't have the nerve to ask."

The two of them walked side by side, Xiao Mo turned his head and looked at Shu Yan, "I don't have any ambitions in this life, I just want to be free and unrestrained. What I have envied most since I was a child are butterflies and fish, because they are the freest in the world. Every time I meet

Colorful butterflies fly in the air and fish swim in the water. I will stare at them for a long time until they disappear.

I saw that my thoughts and thoughts went with them, as if I had turned into a butterfly or a fish. When I grew up, I had my own dream, which was to wander around the world, travel all over the world, and see the legendary world that is wider than the land.

The sea doesn’t have any destination—if there is one, it’s the legendary ends of the earth.”

Shu Yan looked at him - this young man had bright eyes and white teeth, his face was as white as jade, and as delicate as fat. He lacked strength and looked like a beautiful woman who didn't want to but had such ambitions. "Okay, okay, Xiaomo, I'm treating you like this."

I both admire and envy you for the way you live, and I’m so humbled, but it’s a pity that I can’t do it.”

When Xiao Mo said this, he looked into the distance and wandered in his heart for a while before he calmed down and asked Shu Yan: "Brother Shu, what are you going to do in Luoyang?"

Shu Yan told Xiao Mo that he was promoted to be a filial and honest person and went to the imperial court to serve as an examiner.

The two of them were walking and talking. Xiao Mo held the horse and said to Shu Yan: "Brother Shu, it's still a long way from Luoyang. You can put your luggage on my horse and carry it on my horse."

Shu Yan said: "No need, there is still a long way to go, just get on the horse, I'm used to walking."

"Humph, are you used to walking? Can you walk as fast as me? Our Qiang land is full of mountains, rivers and ravines, and the roads in the Central Plains are ten times harder to walk than yours. I grew up in the Qiang land, am I not as good as you?"

"Then let's compare!"

"Okay, luggage has its own weight. It's not fair. How about we all put our luggage on the horse and walk lightly?"

"Okay, but since you are carrying the sword and flute, I will carry the bow. This is more fair." Shu Yan said, put all his luggage on the horse, and said to Xiao Mo, "

Walking is so boring, why don't we chase the horses."

"Yes, that's a good idea. Let's chase the horse. That will be enough energy." After Xiao Mo finished speaking, he slapped the horse's butt and said, "Horse, run!"

The bay-red horse listened to its master's command and started trotting briskly in front. The two teenagers quickened their pace and followed closely behind. After a while, the two men chased the horse for several miles. Shu Yan thought to himself:

People who come from the Qiang region are good at their feet. This is me. If it had been anyone else, I would have been thrown far away.

Xiao Mo also thought in his mind: "Although this person is gentle and gentle, he has excellent physical strength. Not only is he strong, but his legs and feet are also so good."

They were secretly admiring each other in their hearts, when they suddenly saw the horse running to a small forest in front of them. At this time, the two of them were a little out of breath. No matter how strong their feet are, they are still far behind the horses.

Xiao Mo saw that he and Shu Yan were getting farther and farther away from the horse. He was afraid that the horse had lost his luggage, so he hurriedly shouted to the horse: "Ma, stop running, stop."

When the horse heard the call, it immediately stopped and stopped running.

Shu Yan was sweating: "Don't run away, don't let the horse run away, let's rest in the woods ahead."

Xiao Mo's breathing was also aggravated: "I won't run anymore, I won't run anymore, take a break in front, take a break."

Both of them had young temperaments, and they tried their best to compete in the competition, neither of them surrendering to the other. It was not until afterwards that they realized they were tired. As soon as they arrived at the edge of the woods, three big men suddenly rushed out of the woods and blocked the horses behind them.

Each of the three big men held a long sword and covered their heads and faces with black cloth.

Seeing this scene, Shu Yan and Xiao Mo's first reaction was that they were being robbed by robbers.

"It's broken. They must be looking for my bow and luggage."

"Bah, how much is your broken luggage worth? They must want my horse and purple jade flute."

The two people were muttering to themselves. Unexpectedly, the three people ignored the horse, let alone the luggage on the horse, and went directly to Shu Yan and Xiao Mo. While they were talking, the two sides were only a few feet away. At this time

, the bows and arrows were no longer of use. The three men took a step forward, came closer, raised their swords and struck. Xiao Mo screamed in fright, but found that the swords of the three men had bypassed him, and they all struck at Shu Yan.

Of course, Xiao Mo couldn't just sit back and watch. He quickly pulled out his sword and said to Shu Yan: "Brother Shu, take the sword." Shu Yan took a look and found that Xiao Mo's sword seemed to be just a sword when it was placed in the scabbard.

Pull it out

When the time comes, it can be divided into two. Two people each hold a sword to deal with these three people, but they don't expect that these three people are all masters of swordsmanship. Although Xiao Mo can juggle a few times, he completely uses it in front of these three masters.

Don’t go out, Shu

Yan was even more of an amateur. He just swung the sword around without any tricks at all. The three big men were all experts. They knew that the two men in front of them were not good at swordsmanship, but their swords were extremely sharp, so they couldn't touch head-on. They could only use skill.

force.suddenly

Suddenly, a big man made a feint in front of Xiao Mo with his sword. Xiao Mo parried, but unexpectedly another big man flew up and kicked his sword away. Shu Yan was stunned and his sword had already been kicked away. The third big man kicked him away.

The sword was already at his neck.

Two big men with swords pressed against Xiao Mo step by step. Xiao Mo was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly and shouted: "I told you a long time ago that I shouldn't be with you. My horse suffered the consequences last time."

He was injured, and I’m afraid he even lost his life this time.”

The three big men laughed when they heard Xiao Mo's slightly crying words. One of them said: "Young man, don't meddle in other people's business. We only want his life, it's none of your business, but hey..." the man said

After that, he picked up the sword on the ground, looked at it, and said, "These two swords are really good, they must be given to us."

Although Shu Yan had the sword on his neck, he was still calm and composed. He was afraid of hurting Xiao Mo, so he shouted to him: "Xiao Mo, it was me who hurt you. You and I have met each other. Just listen to my words and save your life."

It’s important, give them the sword quickly and run away, it’s me they want to kill and it has nothing to do with you.”

The big man shouted: "What are you talking about? I'll kill you first!" After saying that, he raised his sword and slashed.

Shu Yan closed his eyes and waited for death. Xiao Mo shouted urgently: "Wait a minute, three brothers, I have one more thing to say."

The big man stopped his hand and said, "What did you say?"

Xiao Mo pleaded: "You only know that my sword is a treasure, but you don't know that my purple jade flute is a hundred times stronger than my sword. If you don't believe it, just look at it."

While the three of them were looking at each other, Xiao Mo took off the flute and said, "I'll play a piece for you to listen to. Does it sound good?" He put the flute in his mouth, with the mouth of the flute facing Shu Yan, who was holding a knife on Shu Yan's neck.

The big man's throat suddenly showed a fierce look. He exerted force on his mouth, raised his cheeks, and "brushed" a line.

A white light flashed, and the big man stood there, motionless. Before the remaining two people could figure out what was going on, two cold lights came towards them again. These two people were worthy of being martial arts masters. They knew something was wrong and quickly moved

After reacting, I quickly blocked it with my arm. At that time, I felt that my arm was sore and numb and I couldn't move it.

Shu Yan was surprised and happy to escape death, and asked Xiao Mo quickly: "What's going on? What method did you use to subdue them?"

Xiao Mo said proudly: "Hmph, Brother Shu, this is why I won't let you play my flute on the ship. There is a mechanism in my flute, and others cannot play it casually."

Shu Yan just woke up and realized that he had mistakenly blamed Xiao Mo on the boat that day, and thought that Xiao Mo was too stingy for not playing the flute for him.
Chapter completed!