Tianshui got its name from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe pouring water". Legend has it that one night many years ago, when people were falling asleep, suddenly the sky was filled with strong winds, thunder and lightning, and a golden light shone, and a red light appeared on the ground. .Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and amid the loud rumbling sound, a large crack opened in the ground. The river water from the sky poured down into the cracked crack, forming a lake called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, sweet and mellow. "The spring never dries up, the summer never overflows, and the four seasons are gentle." At that time, people said that the lake was connected to the Tianhe River, and also called it "Tianshui Well". After hearing this, the emperor thought Seeing an auspicious sign, he ordered the place to be renamed "Tianshui". From then on, the name "Tianshui" came into being.
There is a tomb in Shimaping, south of Tianshui City, which was erected by later generations for "Flying General Li Guang". Li Guang fought bravely and skillfully against the Huns, and made an unparalleled contribution. Later generations wrote poems praising "But he made the dragon city fly." "I will never teach Huma how to cross the Yin Mountains". Although Li Guang has been dead for hundreds of years, his unparalleled loyalty and bravery still serve as a role model for countless men in Tianshui City.
There is a school in the city called the Qinzhou Martial Arts School. It is said that it was founded by General Li after his guards were disarmed. It has produced many heroes over the centuries. However, as the world became peaceful and the wars subsided, the reputation of the martial arts school has been lost in recent years. In the past, when it came to Li Yan's generation, there were only a dozen disciples left in the martial arts hall, most of whom were orphans he had adopted and had no parents to rely on.
On this day, Li Yan led his martial arts disciples to Shimaping to offer sacrifices as usual. His youngest son, Li Su, took out a plate of noodles and a plate of fruit from the food box and placed them in front of General Li's tomb. Li Yan looked at the few sacrifices and felt lonely in his eyes. In the past, Qinzhou Martial Arts School was spread all over the northwest, and no one would raise a finger to praise it. Now that it has passed into his own hands, it has managed to become like this. Li Yan felt sad in his heart: If the loyalty and bravery of the Li family cannot be passed down, what will happen in a hundred years? Go and meet the ancestors under Jiuquan with face!
Li Sunian was only eleven or twelve years old. Standing behind Li Yan, he saw his father lowering his head and sighing. He turned around and took out an armor-piercing iron gun that was more than ten feet long from the car. He walked to Li Yan's side and said in a milky voice: "Father, In the past, we would practice Wulongcheng marksmanship in front of General Li's tomb. Although my son is not talented, the family's marksmanship has been practiced thousands of times. Today, please hold the gun on behalf of my father and show off my skills to the general!"
Li Yan raised his head and looked at the young but resolute Li Su, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved. This child has a good talent for martial arts, and he is also attentive and sensible. He usually doesn't like to show off, but he must have noticed what he was thinking just now. , so he asked for orders to dance with the gun to stimulate his will. Nodding, Li Yan said: "You go ahead."
Li Su received the order and immediately bowed to the general's tomb. Then he waved his armor-piercing iron spear and powerfully used every move and standard of the Dragon City Marksmanship. This Dragon City Marksmanship was a martial art in the Li family army in the past. It is as powerful as a hidden dragon and as powerful as a hidden dragon. When combined with an armor-piercing iron spear, its tip is so powerful that it can penetrate armor and break shields. Li Yan's ancestor was a guard of General Li Guang, and he learned this marksmanship and passed it down. As the saying goes, : Moon stick, annual sword, long-term spear practice. If you want to master the marksmanship, you need to practice hard for many years. At this time, seeing that Li Su was able to thoroughly understand the Dragon City marksmanship and make it so smooth, Li Yan seemed to feel more relaxed. No matter how he was, This line of marksmanship has finally been passed down.
After the ceremony was completed, Li Yan led the martial arts disciples back. When passing by the city gate, he saw several gorgeous carriages and horses slowly entering the city, surrounded by nearly a hundred people. The carriages were made of ebony, trimmed with fine silk, and the four corners were
There is a palm-sized sapphire carving hanging on each hook under the eaves. The hundreds of people accompanying them are all handsome boys and girls, holding a two-foot-long green sword. I don't know what kind of person they are in such a big scene. How can ordinary people dare to come forward?
They all retreated to both sides, waiting for the carriages and horses to drive in. Li Yan also retreated to the side of the official road with his disciples.
Such a battle has never been seen in Tianshui City, and some people in the crowd could not help but whisper about the identity of this noble man.
Li Su heard the discussion in his ears and became a little curious, so he asked: "Dad, do you know which family this is from?"
Li Yan looked at the convoy for a moment and whispered: "It should be the Qingxiu Sword Sect of Hanzhong."
"Qingxiu Sword Sect?" Several people on the side shouted softly after hearing what Li Yan said.
Li Yan frowned slightly. The Qingxiu Sword Sect is based in Hanzhong. The people in Hanzhong City are prosperous and many send their children to the Sword Sect to learn some martial arts for self-defense and physical fitness.
Anyone who can afford the tuition is accepted as a disciple. Due to the high tuition and the large number of disciples, the Qingxiu sect has become more and more powerful in recent years. However, I don’t know why I came to Tianshui City.
The chariots and horses entered the city, and Li Yan followed with his martial arts disciples.
"Dad, I see that these disciples are all eighteen or nineteen years old and have been practicing martial arts for some years. Why are they walking loosely and neither light nor steady? Is the martial arts different from what our Li family practices?" Li Suxing said.
Li Yan asked softly from his side.
Li Yan had a slightly satisfied look on his face and replied: "Su'er is not stupid." He said no more.
The head of the Qingxiu Sect was once a famous swordsman in Xichuan when he was young. However, I heard that few of his disciples had true successors. Because the disciples were all good and bad, most of the sects taught sword dances that were more ornamental.
Anyway, Jianghu is at peace, and we don’t expect these disciples to have any chance of actual combat.
Suddenly the motorcade stopped, and there was only a noise ahead. Li Yan didn't want to come into contact with the Qingxiu sect, so he took his disciples to bypass the street vendors, thinking of rushing back to the martial arts school as soon as possible.
When they arrived at the front of the motorcade, they saw that they were at the entrance of Tianshui Restaurant. Several disciples of the Qingxiu Sect were driving away a young beggar. Li Yan had seen this little beggar several times. He was about six or seven years old. He often stood at the entrance of the restaurant.
He was begging, but the shopkeeper saw that he was young and pitiful, so he didn't drive him away. Today, fearing that the Qingxiu faction would feel unlucky, he was driving him elsewhere. The little beggar understood the idea, so he collected the broken bowl and walked towards the market.
At this time, a little girl about eight or nine years old came from the market holding a bunch of candied haws in one hand and shouted to the little beggar: "Ah Chao, where are you going?" The little beggar looked back, did not answer, and continued to ask.
Walk forward. Only then did the little girl notice the convoy of more than a hundred people at the entrance of the restaurant, as well as the disciples of the Qingxiu Sect who were driving away the little beggar. She said displeasedly: "If you want to eat, then eat, if you want to drink, then drink. Drive them away."
What's Ah Chao doing?" Her voice was sharp, and asking such questions in the street made those disciples embarrassed.
"Where did you come from, wild girl? Come and play!" A male disciple came forward and grabbed the girl's collar, picked her up and walked out. The girl kept struggling and shouting, and the man simply stretched out his hand again.
He reached out and covered the girl's mouth tightly.
"Dad!" When Li Su saw this, his face turned red with anger, he held the spear tightly in his hand and shouted to Li Yan.
Although Li Yan was also angry, he did not respond to Li Su. He hesitated in his heart. It would not be a wise move to offend the Qingxiu Sect with this matter. The current strength of the martial arts school is really not suitable for entering this muddy water.
"Ah!" the male disciple screamed, and then he squatted down and covered his forehead, shouting in pain. Everyone looked and saw the little girl falling to the ground, with broken bowl fragments scattered around her.
The little beggar rushed forward and helped the girl up. The girl giggled and handed a bunch of candied haws to the little beggar.
When the other disciples saw that their fellow disciple was injured, he was still a six or seven-year-old beggar. They immediately looked angry and took out Qingfeng from their hands and surrounded them. They shouted: "Little one, if you don't want to die, please kneel down and kowtow to your junior brother."
Three rings, or your hands and feet will be chopped off, and your head will be chopped off!"
Suddenly, a figure rushed in front of the two dolls and said angrily: "Who are you, coming to Tianshui City to bully people?" The person who came was only a head taller than the two dolls, and his face was childish. It was not Li.
Su.
Li Su couldn't stand it for a long time. He originally thought that his father would come forward to help the two children, but Li Yan didn't respond. Seeing that the two children were in danger, he couldn't help it and rushed out. Others from the martial arts school
When the disciples saw that Li Su was surrounded by four people, they couldn't help but step forward to help, but they were all stopped by Li Yan.
However, at this time, Li Yan did not want to stay out of the matter. Seeing his son's bravery, he felt satisfied and secretly ashamed. Now he was looking forward and backward, only thinking about the pros and cons of the situation, but forgetting his original intention of practicing martial arts. If such injustice happened,
If you can just ignore it, then you have lost the dignity of the Li family’s army. It’s just an embroidery sect with hundreds of disciples, so what’s the point of fear! Thinking of this, he said to the disciple next to him: “Bring me my gun!”
The four of them held a sword flower together and thrust their swords at the three children. Being attacked from all sides, Li Su did not panic. He returned the gun a little, knocking off the sword of the disciple behind him, and then swept the sword with the green dragon's tail.
In front of them, the Qingfeng in the hands of the three people was no more than two feet long, and the Li family's armor-breaking spear was more than ten feet long. Moreover, Li Su's spear style was so powerful that the three of them did not dare to confront them head-on, so they had to turn around and retreat. Li Su stepped forward to raise the spear.
, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, stabbing and provoking at the same time, forcing the three of them to retreat continuously.
Suddenly, the girl behind him let out a soft cry. Li Su turned around and saw that the disciple whose sword had been shot down struck the girl again with his palm. The two of them were close, and it was difficult to fight back to save him. Suddenly, the little beggar disappeared.
, stood in front of the girl and received the slap.
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that a little beggar had such kindness and righteousness that he actually protected the girl in times of danger. Li Yan was also surprised. Even though the Qingxiu sect disciple had not cultivated his internal strength, the strength of an adult man hit a girl.
The figure of the six-year-old child was completely motionless. I couldn't help but secretly wonder: Could it be that this little beggar actually has real energy to protect his body?
Li Su walked back quickly, jumped up, put his strength on the tip of the spear, and stabbed at the disciple. The Longcheng marksmanship was already very aggressive, and the armor-piercing spear contained the force of falling body. This shot went down, even though
Even if it was an iron bucket, it would have a hole in it. The disciple stood there stunned, unable to recover and deal with it. He could only tremble all over and wait for death.
"Ding!" There was a sound of gold and stone hitting each other, and a flying sword from the sedan flew out and hit the tip of Li Su's gun. The gun body was deflected by the force, and Li Su also turned sideways along with the force, and Li Su landed on the ground.
He stood firm, swung the gun away from the disciple, and asked with concern: "Boy, are you okay?" The little beggar's face was red, his mouth was closed, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted on the ground.
"What a handsome marksmanship!" The sedan curtain was rolled up, and a gorgeous and graceful woman stepped to the ground, took two steps towards Li Su, looked at her with joy, and asked: "But the son of the Li family?"
Li Su saw the woman's kind expression, held her hands and hugged her as a gift and replied: "That's right!"
The woman waved her hands to signal the disciples to leave, and then praised Li Su: "He is a good young man. How is Master Li doing lately?"
"My thoughts are with you, Senior Sister Laohu. Everything is fine with Li." Li Yan stepped forward with a gun in his hand, stood up and replied to the woman.
With a smile on her face, the woman added, "Senior sister returned to Tianshui today. Junior brother, would you like to go to a restaurant and have a drink together?"
Li Yan said: "Zhuo Jing has already cooked the food at home, so I won't disturb you." After saying that, he turned and left. Li Su carried the little beggar behind him and followed him.