Vulture was a credit card holder and a poor man. He finally paid the bill for food and wine, but he did not have any more money to invite Li Xiao and Shi Yu to stay in an inn. So the three of them had to sleep in the wilderness.
The remaining broken silver was not enough to stay in the inn, but it could buy a jug of bad wine. The vulture took a jug of wine in his hand and took turns drinking with Li Xiao.
Today is the winter solstice and the cold is approaching.
Li Xiao and Vulture were completely unaware, but Shi Yu was shivering from the cold, his upper and lower teeth kept chattering, and he still felt cold with his sleeves on. His shoulder was still injured, and it hurt even more bone-chilling under the cold wind.
Li Xiao saw Shi Yu's suffering, so he handed him the wine bottle and said, "Take a sip of wine and you won't be cold anymore."
Shi Yu looked up at him but didn't answer.
Li Xiao added: "Swordsman, killing and drinking are indispensable."
Shi Yu took the flask and took a sip. Because he drank too much, he choked and coughed violently while covering his neck.
Li Xiao laughed, took the wine from Shi Yu's hand, took a big sip, and suddenly said loudly: "I, the Jianghu people, live and die like grass, like fallen leaves in the wind, like duckweeds in the water. We should drink boldly and kill people as we please!"
After saying this, he fell into the snow.
Shi Yu sat next to Li Xiao and looked at the drunk man. He did not have the idea of taking advantage of others. Instead, he had an idea in his heart. If Li Xiao was really his master, it would not be bad.
Shi Yu shook his head vigorously to throw this thought out of his mind, and his eyes became firm again.
The vulture lay next to Li Xiao and said drunkenly: "Then why don't you kill anyone in the inn? Kill whoever you want, and we can stay in the inn."
Li Xiao had already fallen asleep, but there was still an inaudible voice: "The sword is used to kill people, but not to kill indiscriminately..."
The vulture said: "You are a bit similar to me."
Li Xiao didn't speak, only snoring slightly.
The vulture muttered again: "Only fine wine and women cannot be neglected."
Soon, the vulture also snored.
Shi Yu held the sword in his hand and stared at Li Xiao's face, sweat dripping from his back. His heart was undoubtedly suffering at this time.
By killing the person in front of him, he could avenge his master, but he couldn't do it. Just like Li Xiao said, kill as you please. At this time, Shi Yu didn't want to kill Li Xiao in his heart. He wanted to one day be able to ask questions openly and honestly.
Sword, kill him with one more sword.
Even if this day never comes, he doesn't want to be a despicable person.
Shi Yu put down his sword, sighed heavily, and lay down next to Li Xiao. The moment he put down his sword, he felt extremely relaxed. A wave of tiredness came over him, and he closed his eyes.
Shi Yu didn't see that when he put down his sword, a smile flashed across Li Xiao's face.
At this time, it was already bright.
Shi Yu was awakened by the sound of horse hooves. He sat up, rubbed his eyes, and saw someone riding a horse not far away.
Shi Yu quickly shook Li Xiao and the vulture awake.
A group of men in fur coats and conical hats came on horseback and surrounded the three of them. These men had various weapons, including swords and swords.
A big Ran man with a Mo Dao in his arms came out from the horse, pointed the tip of the knife at the three of them, and said: "Hand over all the valuable things you have, and you can save your life if you feel comfortable."
The vulture stood up, carried the sword box behind his back, and said: "The weather is good today, and I am also lucky."
Li Xiao also stood up, patted the snow on his clothes, and said, "Why are you going to Yunmeng City if you are worried? Someone will send a horse right now."
After a while, the three riders rode away on the mountain path, leaving only corpses on the ground.
Yunmeng City is not far from Qingcheng Town, but it's not too close either.
Yunmeng City is a city on the border between Daxia and Jin. It does not belong to either country. Its owner is the third among the ten strongest swordsmen in the world.
Qi Zhen, the lord of Yunmeng City, has a sword named Jinghong, and like its owner, he is also ranked third in the world's sword rankings. Qi Zhen has good relations with the Great Jin Kingdom, and once blocked the southward army of the Great Xia Kingdom with one man and one sword, which is enough
It can be seen that its strength is terrifying.
There is a lake in the center of Yunmeng City, which is still frozen during the winter solstice. Qizhen's mansion is on a mountain in the lake. The building is ancient and magnificent, with tall cornices extending straight out. There is no bridge on the lake, so you can only take a boat to go to the mountain.
Of course, for a master like Qi Zhen, it doesn't matter whether there is a bridge or not.
There were also very few visitors to Qizhen's mansion.
Today, three people took a boat to cross the lake.
The boatman was an old man with a white beard wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat. He rowed the boat very hard.
Li Xiao asked the boatman: "Is Lord Qi on the mountain now?"
The boatman shook his head and said with a smile: "The city lord's whereabouts are always elusive. No one knows whether he is there or not."
Li Xiao stopped talking, but the boatman said: "Since the three of you have not made an agreement with the city lord, why not go back? Even if the city lord is in the mountains, he may not see you."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "If he is here, I will definitely meet him."
The boatman sighed and rowed the boat silently.
On the other side of the lake, someone was standing with his hands behind his hands, quietly watching the slowly approaching ferry.
This man was very ordinary, and his clothes were very simple. He was wearing cloth clothes, cloth shoes, and a sword hanging from his waist. He was like an old farmer walking casually to the lakeside, and randomly found a place with a nice view to stand.
But his eyes clearly told the people on the boat that he was waiting for someone.
The boatman was so excited that Li Xiao had already guessed the identity of the old farmer.
When the boat docked, Li Xiao looked at the old farmer and said with a smile, "Qi Zhen?"
The old farmer nodded and said, "It's me."
Li Xiao was very interested and asked: "Did you know I would come?"
Qi Zhen sighed and said: "What is supposed to come will always come, but I didn't expect that he would come."
Qi Zhen looked at the vulture.
Li Xiao asked: "Do you know him?"
Qi Zhen's eyes were dark and he said in a deep voice: "An unknown person, wherever he is, there will be dead people."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Did you not expect that I would do business with him?"
Qi Zhen nodded and said: "There is nothing in him worthy of your action."
"He gave me a sword." Li Xiao pointed to the sword in Shi Yu's hand and said, "He will give me another sword when the matter is completed."
Qi Zhen frowned and said, "Just two swords?"
Li Xiao said: "By the way, wouldn't it be better to earn two swords?"
Qi Zhen looked at Li Xiao and asked, "Can I give you my sword in exchange for my life?"
Li Xiao said indifferently: "You know my goal is not your sword."
Qi Zhen sighed and said nothing. He knew very well that Li Xiao asked Han Qianye, the sword, and Han Qianye was dead. Lao Jiujian came to find him and died too. Qi Zhen could not escape, and Bai Lu should be next.
Xie Ling is not dead, but it will happen sooner or later.
Li Xiao wants to kill all the top ten swordsmen!
But he did blame Li Xiao wrongly. As far as Li Xiao is concerned, Lao Jiujian, Xie Ling and others can't get into his eyes at all. The only people he wants to ask about the sword are the first three. The death of Lao Jiujian was purely because he was seeking death.
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Listening to the conversation between the two, Shi Yu realized belatedly. At first, he was wondering why Li Xiao agreed to exchange Qi Zhen's life for two swords. Now it seems that the two swords are extra bonuses.
Li Xiao was very scary, and Shi Yu was secretly grateful. Fortunately, he didn't take action when Li Xiao became drunk, otherwise he might be a cold corpse like those bandits now.
Vulture didn't say a word from beginning to end. He only wanted Qizhen's sword. As for what Li Xiao thought, he didn't care.
Qi Zhen started climbing, followed closely by Li Xiao.
After pondering for a long time, Qi Zhen suddenly said: "If you just ask about swords, there is no need to fight life and death."
Li Xiao sneered: "Are you afraid of death?"
Qi Zhen sighed: "It's not easy to live in this life, and it's even more difficult to get to where you are today."
Li Xiao stopped and snorted coldly: "Who among us swordsmen is not stained with blood on their swords? You are so greedy for life and fearful of death that you are not pure in using your sword. How did you get to this point?"
Qi Zhen remained silent.
Li Xiao said angrily: "Killing you will dirty my sword. If you abandon your sword today, I will not take action."
As expected, Qi Zhen took off the sword from his waist, threw it far away, and threw it into the lake. Seeing this, the vulture flew down the mountain and jumped into the lake to catch the shocking giant.
Li Xiao turned pale and turned to leave.
Shi Yu hurriedly followed. What he saw and heard today opened his eyes. He never expected that a master like Qi Zhen would retreat without a fight.
Li Xiao actually didn't expect that since he had never come into contact with other masters before asking Han Qianye for swordsmanship, he thought that all ten people in the world would be as calm as Han Qianye.
But Qi Zhen let him down. A man who dared not draw a sword was not worthy of him, let alone the title of No. 3 in the world.
Li Xiao, who already had a good impression of Han Qianye, felt that Han Qianye was truly the best match in the world, and his calmness stimulated Li Xiao.
Li Xiao walked faster and faster, and when he reached the lake, he grabbed Shi Yu and walked across the water. He left in a hurry because he was afraid that he would not be able to turn around and give Qi Zhen a sword blow.
If you are in a bad mood, drink.
Li Xiao has already drank a bottle of wine, but he is still drinking and is not drunk.
Shi Yu saw that it was a lie that Li Xiao had a bad drinking ability. He usually liked to drink, but he didn't want to drink too much. He had to drink too much today.
Vulture was also drinking, but he didn't drink much because he was afraid that Li Xiao would take it out on him if he drank too much.
There is now a sword in the vulture's sword box, the third most famous sword in the world.
Li Xiao asked the vulture: "Are there many people in the world who are afraid of death?"
The vulture looked at Li Xiao and sighed: "When people are in the world, they are responsible for life and death. If you are afraid of death, you will die early."
Li Xiao asked again: "Are you afraid of death?"
The vulture said: "I am not afraid of death, but I am not looking for death either."
Li Xiao suddenly thought of a lot. He remembered that when he was a child, his master forced him to practice swordsmanship and told Li Xiao that he could only go down the mountain after defeating him.
He remembered that his master told him that when a swordsman draws a sword, he must have nothing but a sword. So he pierced his master's chest with his sword. At that time, he was a little famous in the world, but he was far from the best in the world.
He accidentally killed his master, and he felt guilty. His sword was no longer pure. Even if his master told him that he was not to blame, he could not convince himself.
Then he disappeared from the world.
When he broke through the barriers in his heart and came back out of the world, he had nothing left when he drew his sword, so he defeated Han Qianye.
Li Xiao suddenly looked at Shi Yu.
This young man has not yet drawn a sword to him, but he is already filled with hatred. Moreover, he is not afraid of death.
If you dare to say in front of Li Xiao that you want to kill him with a sword, you are definitely not afraid of death.
My experience is different from that of Li Xiao, but my mood is the same.
Li Xiao suddenly figured it out. He looked at Shi Yu and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, come back to Duanhun Cliff with me, and I will teach you how to practice swordsmanship."
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you going to find Bai Lu?"
Li Xiao nodded: "I'm not going." This chapter has been completed!