The slanting light shines through, and the windows are golden and red.
A round of sunset is reflected in the new pond, covered with clouds and crushed by the evening wind.
Liu Xiaomu lifted half of the crystal curtain and rolled it into the window hook. The sunset cheered and rushed in, making the elegant house full of splendor.
Liu Dingchen narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head to avoid the dazzling light: "However, once this water sword comes out, it must have a home. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause disputes in the rivers and lakes, frequent killings, and it will really become a weapon worthy of its name.
A fierce weapon. I just don’t know who does my little sister want to get this sword?"
Liu Xiaomu smiled sweetly and said: "Of course he is the chosen one, a cultivator!"
Liu Dingchen curled his lips and showed a clear look: "That's the little Taoist named Yang!"
Liu Xiaomu's eyes slightly drooped, and he casually picked up the fire starter, picked up a few pieces of broken charcoal from the charcoal sieve, and added it to the stove. Several strings of fish-eye-sized bubbles suddenly appeared in the pottery.
After finishing all this, Liu Xiaomu pursed her red lips again, and said slightly absentmindedly: "In the past, there may have been others, but if we talk about it now, only this little Taoist priest can control the 'Rushui Sword'."
Liu Dingchen naturally knew who the others she was talking about were, but he ignored them knowingly. Instead, he said: "This little Taoist priest is somewhat extraordinary. But now that the sword has been born, one of it is hanging in Henan Mansion.
On the wall of the yamen screen, the other handle fell into the hands of Yuan Zai. If you want to encourage the little Taoist named Yang to defeat the heroes with one hand and subdue the princes with the other, it is not easy!"
However, Liu Xiaomu suddenly raised his eyes and said proudly: "How many things in this world can be accomplished easily? The Buddhist disciples still need to preach the sect, and the Dharma needs to be revealed. Xuanzang and his generation went to the West to seek scriptures and spent their whole lives poor.
The merits of this work, translated into Chinese. Taoist sects practice elixirs to seek immortality, and I don’t know how many Taoists have opened furnaces to refine medicine, read the scriptures, and explore the method of ascension!
Tai Shigong said, "King Wen was restrained and performed the "Book of Changes", Zhongniu wrote the "Spring and Autumn", Qu Yuan was exiled, and Nai wrote "Li Sao", Zuoqiu lost his sight, and he wrote "Guoyu", Sun Tzu Binjiao, and "The Art of War" revised the list
'. If the little Taoist priest has no desire to seek the Tao, and no ambition to leave me alone, why bother to wade through the muddy waters if the rivers and lakes are so dangerous? Even if this sword is forced on him, it will eventually be taken away.
go!"
Liu Dingchen was a little unbelievable: "It's just... this little Taoist priest is just a fledgling young man, only 16 years old now. How can he shoulder the high expectations of a little sister?"
There was some complexity in Liu Xiaomu's eyes: "A few decades ago, I could still figure it out. But recently... my hidden disease has shown signs of recurrence, and I may not be able to delay it for too long... I just hope that this little Taoist priest will work hard and work hard."
, step up the practice, the more pure and profound the Taoism is, the greater the hope of helping me cure the hidden disease... Otherwise, even if he is willing to waste all his energy, it will only be a drop in the bucket..."
Liu Dingchen finally fell silent and said for a long time: "The road to cultivating Taoism and ascending to immortality is like swimming in the sand. Those who can truly cultivate a flawless soul and an indestructible golden body, and ascend through thunder and calamity, are rare! But I don't know why you are so stubborn, little sister.
, must we give up these more than a thousand years of freedom and freedom to pursue the illusory path to immortality?"
Liu Xiaomu smiled calmly, with determination in his smile: "The heart of the fairy garden is still there, but the dream of a deep house cannot be fulfilled. The snake crouched on the ground and died, and the phoenix bird was born in nirvana. The mountain roads are connected with the latitude and longitude, and the rivers are criss-crossed. I am seeking Taoism, and I can ride on the clouds for thousands of miles.
OK! Although the road to immortality is indistinct and long, my little sister is willing to search for it, and she will not regret it even if she may die nine times!"
When Liu Dingchen heard what she said so solemnly, he couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and walked around in the elegant house. He kept mumbling: "Crazy! Crazy! If I had known this, I should have persuaded my mother. Daddy will take care of you."
He was tied up in the Liu Mansion and was not allowed to come out even half a step... Now I don't know which human race I have been deceived by, so much so that I have lost my own way and actually imitated them to set up the ambition of a swan!
Do you know that when you make a determination with a clear heart, the most important thing is to avoid aiming too high, and the most important thing is to act within your ability! If your ambition is high but your luck is poor, you will not be able to achieve it in the end, and you will inevitably lose your Taoist heart. Once your Taoist heart is destroyed, everything will come to an end, and then you will want to regain your former freedom.
Being comfortable is unattainable..."
"Third brother! You also know that once I have made up my mind, I will not waver or change it. Please don't mention these discouraging words in the future, lest you and my brother and sister turn against each other!" Liu Xiaomu also stood up suddenly and interrupted him.
When Liu Dingchen saw her sudden change of expression, he immediately softened his words and said with a smile: "Little sister, calm down! Calm down! Third brother is worried for you too! That Huo family's fifth son, Huo Xian Tong, is actually the chosen one, a cultivator...
Ah no! You monster of a cultivator. If you regret your marriage willfully, I'm afraid my mother and father will not be able to give an explanation to the Tiger Clan..."
After hearing this, Liu Xiaomu felt a shiver in his heart: he had just destroyed the incarnation of Huo Xian Tong on the Tongyuan Canal the day before yesterday. If it knew about it, it would be difficult to do anything good. For the current plan, the only way is to strike first.
Secretly find out where his true identity is, and then plan to get rid of him, so that he can avoid future troubles forever... But it is rumored that Huo Xian's copper art is very deep, and his magic skills are full of tricks. If he is not sure of killing him with one blow, he can only
I'm afraid that it will be self-defeating and involve the entire Liu clan of the Fox clan... Thinking about it makes me have a headache.
The thought turned around, Liu Xiaomu's bright eyes flashed, and she came up with a plan: "Third brother, my mother's red fox guard is under your control for now?"
Liu Dingchen's smile froze, and he quickly said evasively: "Restraint...can't be called restraint, just some occasional contact...You know, my 'Suiyuan Tea Shop' opened for business, and they came with money in their hands.
I can’t just kick everyone out for tea...hehehehe!"
Liu Xiaomu also smiled sweetly: "It will be easier if we have contact! I want to trouble the third brother and use some red fox guards as eyeliners to see where the real body of Huo Awu is now. I want to meet it for a while.
!”
Liu Dingchen was full of suspicion: "Don't you hate this marriage very much? Why go to see it again!"
Liu Xiaomu no longer looked at him: "If the third brother refuses to help, then forget it. I have been talking to the third brother for a long time today, and the little sister is already tired. I forgive the little sister for not being able to send her far away, third brother, just please do it!"
After finishing his words, the wooden door of the elegant house opened on its own with a creaking sound. The river breeze passed through the house and escaped from the window, taking the window screen with it, waving in the sky toward the setting sun.
Liu Dingchen looked at the open door and couldn't help but twist his ten toes awkwardly, shaking off the soil on his straw shoes bit by bit.
Just when he was wondering whether to leave or stay, Liu Xiaomu slowly took out the white jade flute and opened his red lips slightly: "Third brother, what music do you want to listen to today? I guarantee you will be satisfied..."
Only halfway through speaking, Liu Xiaomu felt the wind blowing behind him. When he looked back, Liu Dingchen had already run away without a trace, leaving only two lines of muddy footprints. One was deep, the other was shallow, and the shallower one pointed outwards, and the mud stains were not yet there.
It was completely dry, it was obviously just stepped on by Liu Dingchen...
The dark room was densely airy, and the small courtyard was scorching with the sun.
At this time, there were still a few days before the start of the "Shendu Martial Arts Conference". Yang Zhaoxi knew that it would be difficult to avenge his father's revenge, and he had obtained Liu Carpenter's true biography, so he simply stayed in the dark room every day, practicing hard on the art of drilling holes with iron nails.
The "spin and throw" method.
Occasionally, he was called out by Carpenter Liu to help him, doing some moving and cleaning work. After two or three days, he was actually regarded as a new apprentice by the shop owner and many of Carpenter Liu's regular customers. Yang
He didn't defend himself day and night, imitating Carpenter Liu and putting on a dull expression, which saved him a lot of ulterior motives and boring nuisances.
In the afternoon of this day, Yang Zhaoxi was in the main house, sweeping sawdust and shavings on the ground, when he heard a commotion under the shed outside the house. In the middle, there was also Liu Carpenter's defensive voice: "You, you, what are you doing...don't buy it"
The protest was quite frightening and helpless, and there were threats, curses, laughter, and even people imitating Liu Carpenter's accent, which made a group of accomplices laugh wildly.
Yang Zhaoxi couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly, and only heard a "click" sound, but the broom in his hand was crushed by him. Yang Zhaoxi threw away the broom, calmed down quickly, and touched the rubber mask on his face before carrying it away.
He picked up a short axe, half a foot long, and pushed the door open.
When I got out of the house, I almost hit a rafter beam! It turned out that half of the shelter in front of the house collapsed, just in front of the door.
Yang Zhaoxi walked out of the shed in short clothes, only to see a middle-aged man wearing silk and satin, leading dozens of fierce servants, surrounding "Liu Ji Mu Zuoxing". Liu Carpenter was being beaten by several vicious servants
He was pressed to the ground, punched and kicked, and the yellow dust was everywhere, and he couldn't stop wailing! The wooden sign "Liu Ji Mu Zuoxing" full of insect eyes lined the bottom of his body, and it had already fallen into pieces.
The vicious servant went further outside and saw the shopkeepers, clerks, and ordinary people who came after hearing the noise. There were also seven or eight unscrupulous guards in crimson shirts and light armor among them, who were actually talking and laughing and watching with nothing.
Seeing the crowd of spectators, those ferocious servants got more and more excited to fight. Their fists and boots fell like hailstones, and Carpenter Liu could only protect his head and face, and huddled among the broken wooden signs, threatening to die as soon as he saw it.
worry.
Yang Chaoxi suddenly became angry, and the short ax flew out of his hand, and he chopped it right at the forefoot of a wooden clog turned up by a ferocious servant. The force was controlled just right. After cutting the clog lengthwise, only half an inch of the ax tip was exposed.
Cut out a gap of about an inch in length on the forefoot of the ferocious servant's left foot.
The hatchet fell to the ground with a thud, but the ferocious servant hugged his left foot, which was bleeding profusely, and screamed.
Only then did all the ferocious servants stop and all looked towards the shed. The middle-aged man in luxurious clothes smiled and said: "After beating the old one, here comes the younger one! Yuanba, Yuanjiu, will those
After the kid is tied up, he puts on the knife again, I’m not afraid that Carpenter Liu won’t nod his head. Humph!”
"Here! Manager Wu."
The two ferocious servants, who were tall and thick, immediately dropped Carpenter Liu and ran towards Yang Chaoxi.
At this moment, Carpenter Liu on the ground finally stopped wailing and shouted loudly: "I...go! I'm going...Mo, don't embarrass my...little disciple."
Manager Wu then laughed like he was succeeding: "Hahaha! Wouldn't it be over if I should have done it earlier? It would have saved me a painful meal. I wish you had such hard bones, Carpenter Liu!" After just a few blows, he was already
Are you scared? Humph!"
Manager Wu suddenly dropped his smile and revealed a ferocious look, "But you little disciple is so brave, you dare to hurt someone with an axe! Yuan Shisan, the most powerful person under my command, looks like he will be killed in the future
You're lame! If this account is not clear, wouldn't everyone in Luoyang City take my 'Yingchuan Business' seriously?!"
Carpenter Liu's sallow face was stained with dust and full of fear. He slowly looked towards Yang Chaoxi. His dull left eye squeezed vaguely, signaling him to get away quickly and not to get entangled with these vicious servants.
Yang Chaoxi's eyes became colder and colder, but in the eyes of Manager Wu and the ferocious servants, it seemed as if they were just seeing a goat waiting to be slaughtered.
Carpenter Liu had no choice but to break out of the tight siege and threw himself at the feet of Manager Wu: "Wu, Mr. Manager Wu... You don't remember the faults of villains... I still have some money in my shop. I would like to... I would like to compensate this brother...
…”
Manager Wu narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's not enough! I, Yingchuan Bieye, have inherited the teachings of Prime Minister Yuan, and have always obeyed the law and never bullied others or overstepped my authority."
After saying that, he turned to look at the bad guard behind him, "Please help me, please lock up this guy who is violent and hurtful, so that he won't escape!"