Yanchuan County is located deep in the mountains, with deep forests and fertile grass, where ordinary people live a comfortable and peaceful life. There is only one main street paved with bluestones in Yanchuan County. Restaurants, teahouses, and pawn shops line both sides of the street, and various businesses are everywhere. Traffickers and lackeys can be seen everywhere.
It's so lively.
"Grandma, let me have two bowls of buckwheat noodles and mutton soup." The young man, dressed in coarse linen and linen, who looked no older than his prime, sat on the bed and shouted. The young man had dark skin and a square face with thick eyebrows.
, with sharp edges and corners, and although not handsome, he is still upright. His eyes are looking around, full of energy.
Yi Fang Laodao had a wrinkled face, a sparse goatee, and blue and gray robes with patches on them. His small eyes narrowed to a slit, and he stared at the young man angrily: "Didn't I eat this morning?
? Why do you still want to eat!"
The young man pulled the bed and pushed it to the feet of the old Taoist priest. He complained angrily: "Master, please be reasonable. It doesn't matter whether you eat or not, but I'm still growing! Look at this day.
, it will be sunset in another hour, why don’t you skip dinner and just go to bed?”
The old Taoist priest pulled him over to the bed: "Eat as long as you want, you talk too much!"
"Master, I'm so lucky to have you, the young man. The lamb was slaughtered today." Grandma was stooped, but her hands were steady while holding two big bowls, and her smile made her look even more benevolent.
The young man had been hungry for most of the day. When he came to eat, he was like a whirlwind. The old Taoist priest smiled, as if the gap was gone: "Sooner or later, the master will be exhausted!" Although he said this, he was still hungry.
He gave most of the bowl to the young man.
"To be fair, your old wallet has never had any money left over as long as I can remember! Are you still poor? Haven't we always been this poor!" The young man glanced at the money bag on the old Taoist priest's waist.
The body is equally shriveled.
The old Taoist priest was about to teach a few words, but was interrupted by the sudden sound of horse hooves. The rapid sound of horse hooves and excited shouts came from a distance...
"Master - Master, there is a letter from the post donkey, Da Lang is in, it is in..."
The young man was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "This man has no clue what he said. He was hit, what was he hit? Could it be that Dalang was hit by an arrow!"
"A dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth! No wonder they were chased out in the prairie like a lost dog; in Kunlun Mountain, they were beaten half dead and carried down the mountain; in Xianchan Temple, they didn't even enter the mountain gate, so they were kicked by Zhike monks
Go down the mountain. I think sooner or later you will get into trouble and die on the streets!" the old Taoist priest said angrily.
The young man put down the big bowl, squinted at the old man and said angrily: "The fish looks for the fish and the shrimp looks for the shrimp, and the turtle looks for the bastard! You follow whoever you want to learn from. This is called a crooked upper beam and a crooked lower beam! You are getting older day by day.
Your tone is so good, I learned all this from you, how come you know how to talk to me?"
Excited shouts came from the tea shop across the street, "God bless! God bless! My son is admitted to the academy, passed the exam..." I saw a man with a round face, big ears, and a big belly running out dancing.
I jogged all the way to the tea shop, yelling at everyone I met, and I even lost a shoe without even realizing it.
The young man hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth, choked and rolled his eyes. On this day, someone in a remote place far away from Emperor Gao could be admitted to the academy: "Master, what do you think, I also go to draw and draw, I might win!"
The old Taoist stroked his goatee: "The Academy is indeed a good place. After reading thousands of volumes, everyone in the world will know everything! But our Taiping Dao is not bad, after all, it is a relatively old branch of Taoism. Our Taiping Dao is different from the Academy in that we pay attention to reading.
Tens of thousands of books are not as good as a journey of ten thousand miles."
The young man glanced at the old Taoist and licked the big bowl clean: "Don't worry about what's available, just say that you can't afford it and it's over! Isn't that bad? There are only two of us in the sect. One day you want to
My legs kicked off and I was the only one left!"
"Taiping - you underestimated the master! The master has a strong body! Even if he only eats one meal a day, he can survive for another hundred and eighty years." The old Taoist said confidently.
The young man named Taiping said with a bitter face: "Master, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive you!" Just as he was saying this, the young man suddenly smelled the faint fragrance of chrysanthemum, turned his head and saw the woman in white, her face covered with white gauze. The wind blew up the white gauze.
A corner...
Smell the fragrance lightly, shake the bead curtain, bewitching like peach blossoms and make people pity! The green fox was supposed to be in the nine heavens, when will it fall to the earth...
"Master - my heart is lost!" The young man scratched his chest and looked in pain.
The old Taoist priest hurriedly said with concern: "It doesn't matter if you lose money, lose face, or anything else, as long as you don't lose the sword. We in Taiping Road rely on swords to make a living!"
Hearing the old Taoist's words, the young man suddenly became angry and looked unhappy. He slapped the sword in his hand on the table: "You have been raising it for as long as I can remember - that sword in the sword box.
How many years have passed and I haven't seen that sword used? I guess that sword doesn't suit you. How about changing it? Maybe you can successfully raise the sword and make a stunning sword."
The old Taoist priest crossed his arms and closed the sword case tightly, and said comfortingly: "Taiping, this is the only sword left by the master besides you. Didn't the master teach you that a gentleman should not take away what others like? You see, the master will find a new one someday."
If you have a better peach tree, I will cut it for you again. When you are eighteen years old, the master will definitely give you nine peerless swords."
Hearing the master start to make a wish again, Li Taiping frowned and said: "Master, I remember what you said last time to give me ten handles, seven handles the last time, seven handles the last time...it's different every time, it makes my ears tired of hearing it.
.Sigh, let’s not talk anymore—disciple believed it! Disciple now wants to know where we will stay at night.”
When the old Taoist saw that his disciple was no longer thinking about the sword in the sword case, he smiled happily and said, "Master is a veteran of the world. He already made a decision about where to stay before entering the city. I will take you there as a master."
Li Taiping did not get up, but looked at the old Taoist priest with confusion: "A ruined temple on the mountain outside the city? As the saying goes - I'd rather sleep in a tomb than enter a ruined temple! Isn't the master suitable?"
The old Taoist priest smiled: "When we entered the city, all the big-headed soldiers were in high spirits, and there were not many beggars in the city. This shows that the magistrate and county magistrate of Yanchuan County have managed well. In addition, the ruined temple is located halfway outside the city.
Where, which bandit dares to take up residence there?"
Li Taiping's face was full of reluctance, but the master and his apprentice were short of money. For more than ten years, they either slept in the wild or stayed in temples and Taoist temples. The days of staying in hotels were numbered. When people are in a bad mood, there will always be another thing to add to the trouble.
The only main street in Yanchuan County has become a temporary stage. Different dramas are performed every day, with joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows taking turns, but the protagonists are different.
"Little lady, hurry up! My brother is so happy, why don't we go to Zuixian Tower to get some food, and let's get close..."
"My dear lady, Mr. Zhang has taken a liking to you, that's your blessing! If you follow Mr. Zhang, you'll be like a sparrow flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix. From now on, you'll be popular, drink spicy food, and enjoy endless glory and wealth."
"That's it! That's it! Don't hesitate, little lady. You must know that there are countless young ladies in Yanchuan County who want to marry into the Zhang family in their dreams."
Mr. Zhang’s mother is a distant relative of the Wang family in Dongdu, and the land deeds for half of the shops in Yanchuan County belong to the Zhang family. Mr. Zhang had a son late in life, and he was pampered and pampered. Mr. Zhang developed the habit of being arrogant and domineering.
They were even more ignorant and unskilled, so they gathered some gangsters and bullied men and women in the city. Since the Zhang family was backed by a wealthy family, the magistrate and county magistrate of Yanchuan County had no choice but to turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.
"Whose girl is this? Why is she so unlucky?"
"Mr. Zhang has been doing good deeds all his life, but why did he give birth to such a bad son and commit evil?"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
A group of rogue gangsters surrounded the woman in white. Mr. Zhang, dressed in fine clothes and waving a folding fan, blocked the woman in white like a dog. The poor people pointed at her from a distance, but they dared to get angry but did not dare to speak. No one stepped forward to seek justice.
.
The woman in white's eyes were slightly cold, and her hand holding the sword tightened, as if she was about to teach these blind guys a lesson, but then she heard an angry shout coming from behind...
"A good dog doesn't block the road! Who are you mangy dogs grinning at?" Li Taiping strode out, walked around the woman in white, stood in front of Young Master Zhang, and glared angrily.
Li Taiping traveled all over the country, and there were many horse thieves, gangsters, and thieves falling under his hands. He was used to seeing blood, so he naturally showed a wolf-like look at whichever station he stopped. Mr. Zhang had never seen such a look before, and for a moment
My heart went crazy and I couldn't help but take a few steps back...
After retreating to the gangster group, Mr. Zhang came back to his senses and felt that he had lost face. With the large number of people, he became emboldened. He pointed with his folding fan and said, "If you dare to scold me, break this kid's legs for me. I will give you a hard time."
There is a reward."
A group of gangsters have been surrounding Mr. Zhang all day long, and the moment is just in front of them, showing off their skills, getting benefits, and flattering them! After several howls, they swarmed towards him like guard dogs...
There were crackling sounds, punches hitting the flesh, ghosts crying and wolves howling, and it was very lively for a while. To deal with a group of gangsters who only dared to bully the weak, Li Taiping used the force just right, and in the blink of an eye, the gangster fell to the ground. Although he had no muscles,
I had a broken bone, but I couldn't get up for ten days and a half.
Mr. Zhang's eyes were wide open, sweat appeared on his forehead, and his legs were shaking like chaff. He was pointing his fan at Li Taiping, neither pulling it back nor lifting it up. When he saw Li Taiping shaking his clothes, he strode over.
Mr. Zhang sat down on the ground in fear, stepped back with his hands and feet, and shouted in a vague voice: "You - don't come over! My mother-in-law is from the Wang family in Dongdu, you can't touch me.
"
"Having the guts to molest a young lady in broad daylight, but not having the guts to bear the consequences, and moving out of Wang's house in Dongdu, is really embarrassing to Mr. Zhang! I'm a reasonable person. If you want to break my legs, I should break three of your legs.
Yes, for the sake of your old man's good deeds, I will only break off one of your legs. Can you choose your left leg or your right leg, or the one in the middle?" Li Taiping looked down at Mr. Zhang and said kindly.
Leave the choice to the other party.
Seeing that Wang's family moved out of Dongdu and could not scare him, Mr. Zhang panicked for a moment. The moment he touched the dagger at his waist, he jumped up in despair, regardless of whether he could be beaten or not. He drew out the dagger from his waist and ran towards Li
Taiping was stabbed in the chest...
The blade was only one finger away from Li Taiping's heart, but it was difficult to make any progress because two fingers clamped the blade like iron pliers. Li Taiping lowered his head, looked down, and said with a smile: "Does this look like a man!"
Otherwise, I would be too embarrassed to do anything! In the future, you should remember better and be a better person!" After saying that, he kicked out, right on Mr. Zhang's calf...Crack! Mr. Zhang fell to the ground.
, holding her calves and wailing.
Li Taiping put his hands behind his back and left a sentence without looking back: "When the road is uneven, make it smooth. This is Li Taiping's way!".
The woman in white looked at Li Taiping's back as he blended into the crowd with great interest. The corners of his mouth under the veil were slightly raised in a charming arc, and then she disappeared into the crowd...