Chapter Thirty-Five: Bringing the Sword Down the Mountain
"I will hand out a sword every day. When you can get within three feet of me, you won't have to practice sword practice before I leave."
This is what Li Xiao said to Shi Yu on the first day of sword practice.
Every day after that, just as he said, in the evening, he would throw a sword towards Shi Yu under the waterfall. Even if the young man had expected it, he would still be knocked down by the sword energy and fall into the pool.
And Shi Yu's progress is also visible to the naked eye.
At first, he was knocked into the water without even reacting. Now he could roughly predict that Li Xiao would draw his sword and react in advance, but he still couldn't rush to Li Xiao's side ten meters before the sword energy came close.
Even so, with day after day recommendations, I have made much progress compared to the beginning.
Nine days have passed so far, and the next day will be the day when Li Xiao goes down the mountain.
Shi Yu had mixed feelings about this. It couldn't be said to be sad, but he was also a little disappointed. He mostly liked Li Xiao, who was both his enemy and his teacher. After living together for nearly two months, it was really a bit sad to be away from him.
of loss.
It's just the gathering and dispersing of people in the world. As Li Xiao said, they meet by chance.
In the early morning of this day, Shi Yu put down the bamboo branch and put down the branch.
Go up the mountain with your sword in hand!
The left hand is stinging, the right hand is frost.
This is the first time he has walked into this cliff since he came to Duanhun Cliff.
There is a thatched cottage sitting alone on the edge of the cliff, as if it will be blown away by the wind at any time.
Shi Yu held his breath and concentrated as he approached the thatched cottage step by step.
Without any warning, a sword energy shot out.
Shi Yu had already expected this. At the moment when the sword energy emerged, he crossed his hands and grasped the hilt of the sword. While drawing the sword out, he leaned forward and charged forward.
Every step he took seemed light, but in fact he stepped heavily on the ground, leaving deep footprints, but it did not affect his speed at all.
Both sides' attacks can be described as being as fast as a thunderbolt.
The touch is only in the blink of an eye.
When Shi Yu's swords collided with Li Xiao's sword energy, the impact burst out causing ripples in the air, scattering like waves.
Shi Yu felt the pain of being torn apart in his arms, but he still gritted his teeth and did not retreat at all, even moving forward step by step.
Without him, it's just because he has already entered within three feet! It is nine meters away from the thatched cottage.
If you take a step back, all your previous efforts will be wasted.
After a moment, the sword energy dissipated.
Shi Yu still maintained his posture with his swords crossed in front of his chest, staring at the thatched cottage resolutely, with beads of sweat oozing out from his head.
Li Xiao's sword draw this time was more powerful than any other time, probably using 70% to 80% of his strength.
Only this time, Shi Yu was not knocked back by the sword energy.
"Yes, you can go down the mountain."
Li Xiao's voice came from the room, but he didn't come out.
Without saying a word, Shi Yu put away his swords, clasped his fists in salute, and then walked resolutely down the mountain.
This farewell, I don’t know when we will see each other again.
This farewell, I wonder if we can see each other again.
After leaving Duanhun Cliff, Shi Yu did not go back to his hut, but walked directly down the mountain. His luggage had already been placed among the mustards when he went up the mountain to ask for swordsmanship. Besides, there were not many, but only
There are three secret books of "Xian Ling Lu", "Twin Swordsmanship" and "Kaishan Fist". In addition, there is a green shirt, a bamboo stick, and a wine gourd hanging from the waist.
The two swords were carried on his back.
On the way down the mountain, I met the Confucian gentleman.
Yiyun is climbing a mountain and seems to be in a good mood. She must be ready to visit Luzhou in Beiju.
"Mr. Yi." Shi Yu bowed and saluted.
Yiyun returned the greeting and asked, "Are you leaving?"
Shi Yu nodded and said, "I would like to thank you for your guidance during this period."
Not only on the book, but also on the sword.
Yiyun waved her hands and said, "It's a small matter."
"Chief Jianghu, please say goodbye." Shi Yu performed a fist-cup salute this time.
Bowing is to thank the Confucian gentleman, and clasping fists is to bid farewell to Yiyun in the world.
"Farewell!" Yiyun also cupped her fists and saluted.
After that, one person went down the mountain and the other went up the mountain, passing by each other and walking in opposite directions.
At dusk, Shi Yu stepped into the town.
Walk towards the wine shop known as ‘The Wine Is Not Seen’.
This time I haven’t seen him for ten days, it really has been a long time.
Stopping in front of the wine shop, Shi Yu turned around and looked in the direction of Duanhun Cliff. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he didn't expect to come down the mountain earlier than Li Xiao.
There was a "bang" sound.
Shi Yu turned his head and looked around, and saw a young man looking at him blankly at the door of the wine shop. There was a broken wine bowl at his feet. He was the waiter of the wine shop.
"Sir?" the waiter asked cautiously.
"What, you haven't seen me for a few days and you don't recognize me anymore?"
Shi Yu walked over with a smile, picked up the pieces on the ground one by one, and said with a smile, "You are so careless, and the shopkeeper saw it, and I will give you a discount on your legs."
The waiter in the store finally realized what he was doing and helped Shi Yu pick up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground. He also turned around and shouted to the store, "Old Liutou, Mr. Shi is here."
After picking up the pottery pieces, Shi Yu walked into the wine shop first.
The business of the wine shop is still tepid. There are only three or four people drinking in the wine shop at this time. It's not that the wine in the shop is not good, but the signature peach blossom wine is a bit expensive.
Twenty taels of silver can buy five or six kilograms of wine elsewhere.
It's a pity that drunkards are not rich.
The shopkeeper came over and smiled very happily.
"Mr. Shi, long time no see." Shopkeeper Liu took the wine bottle from Shi Yu's waist.
"It's okay, there were some delays on the mountain." Shi Yu said with a smile, without any unnecessary explanation.
"You don't know, a lot of people have been asking about sir recently, and the business of the wine shop is better than usual."
The shopkeeper handed the gourd to the waiter and motioned for him to get some wine. He himself accompanied Shi Yu to a seat by the window.
Sit down facing each other.
Shi Yu wondered: "How could anyone look for me? I have no relatives in a small town and am just a book reader?"
But the shopkeeper shook his head and said: "They are the father and son of the pavilion director of Taoyuan Pavilion, and the two old masters and apprentices of the unnamed Taoist temple in Taolin. In addition, there are just some people who listen to books and ask me what I know.
I don’t know why sir didn’t come. How do I know? Of course it’s useless to ask.”
Hearing this, Shi Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Is that pavilion chief here to ask questions?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and asked: "Sir, did you have a problem with the director of the pavilion?"
"That's right." Shi Yu smiled and nodded.
The shopkeeper was about to say something, but the waiter who came over with a drink interrupted and said, "I'm here to apologize. It's Wang Xiaoyan who offended Mr. Wang. The father and brother are both afraid that Mr. will blame him, so they
Come and find out where sir is."
The shopkeeper gave the waiter a look. The waiter smiled bitterly and poured a bowl of wine for each of them.
Shi Yu burst into laughter. It seemed that he showed his skill at that time and calmed Wang Xiaoyan's family, or that the pavilion chief, whom he had never met before, was not what he was. Otherwise, why would he come to him personally for such a trivial matter.
However, he has decided to visit the pavilion chief's house. Since the matter started because of him, he should solve it. It is not good for that family to bear a grudge, and it is even worse for the whole family to be frightened.
"I'm very impressed by the Taoist priest's young apprentice. He has a very good character." Shi Yu took a sip of wine and said.
"Sir, you really have a keen eye. The little Taoist is called Tai Er. He is quite famous in the town. At a young age, he likes to fight injustices for good people. Although his methods are a little childish, he is a good person." The shopkeeper said with a smile. Okay, that must be good.
"I'm going to visit the Taoist temple later and meet the old temple master." Shi Yu turned to look out the window and silently remembered the name Taier in his heart.
What a... strange name.
"It's time to go take a look." The shopkeeper nodded.
After that, the shopkeeper and Shi Yu chatted about family matters from now on to the next day.
At about noon, Shi Yu raised his head and glanced at the sky, then stood up and put the gourd on his waist.
"Sir, are you leaving now?" the shopkeeper stood up and asked.
Shi Yu nodded, bowed to the shopkeeper, and said, "Thanks to Uncle Liu for taking care of me."
"What is this?" Shopkeeper Liu turned sideways to avoid Shi Yu's salute, feeling a bad premonition arise in his heart.
The waiter saw this scene. He waved from a distance and asked, "When will you come again, sir?"
Shi Yu sighed, forced a smile, and said, "If nothing else, it will take a long time."
Or not coming back.
The shopkeeper let out a long sigh. He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
When the waiter heard this, he was stunned and a little at a loss.
Shi Yu was almost out of the wine shop.
The shopkeeper reminded: "Xiao Wang, go and see Mr. Shi off."
The waiter was startled and said "Okay", then hurriedly got out from behind the counter and followed the gentleman out of the shop.
On the street, two figures, one tall and one low, walked one behind the other.
Shi Yu walked in front, and the waiter followed behind without saying a word, with a heavy heart.
He had a very good impression of this gentleman. He would not yell at him like other people, but would also talk to him, a young handyman, and would not mind him sitting next to him when he was drinking.
"Go back, we'll see you soon." Shi Yu stopped and looked back at the boy who was younger than himself.
The waiter stopped, glanced at Shi Yu, and asked a question that Shi Yu didn't expect.
"Sir, you are not an ordinary person, are you?" The waiter looked at Shi Yu sincerely.
"How do you say it?" Shi Yu looked at this seemingly dull boy with a smile on his face.
The young man suddenly smiled and did not answer the sir. Instead, he turned around and ran away. After running a certain distance, he looked back at Shi Yu and shouted: "Sir, my real name is Xiaoer, Wang Xiaoer. Sir, you must remember it!"
Shi Yu looked at the young man who ran away after shouting something, shook his head with a smile, then turned around and walked in the direction of Taoyuan Pavilion.
The pavilion chief's house is right next to Taoyuan Pavilion. It is very large, with long blue brick walls and green tiles.
The gate is in the center, and it takes a while to walk just this distance.
The doorway is also made of blue bricks, with glazed tiles on top. It is a vermilion door with two lion heads protruding from the door, holding copper rings in their mouths.
On the left and right sides stand stone lions as tall as one person. In this remote town, they are a big gesture and very impressive.
Shi Yu raised his hand and gently knocked the door knocker.
Soon, the door creaked open, and a young handyman with a bun high on his head poked his head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Shi Yu smiled and said, "Come to see Chief Wang Ting."
The handyman looked Shi Yu up and down, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he asked, "But Mr. Shi?" This chapter has been completed!