As soon as Li Jiang finished his comments about Shangguan Jinhong, the carriage fell silent, except for the "squeaking" sound of the wheels rolling across the dirt road.
Long Xiaoyun was young, and the concept of "without a ring in the hand, but with a ring in the heart" was specious. After thinking for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he simply asked: "Master, does having a ring in the heart really make you invincible?"
Li Jiang shook his head and said: "You're just talking nonsense! He wants to be invincible, can Master still defeat him?"
"Oh, yes, my disciple got something wrong." Long Xiaoyun scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
At this time, Ah Fei, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, turned around and said, "Brother Haichuan, how did you seize the opportunity to use the flying sword?"
Ah Fei asked about the key point. Because Li Jiang's tactics against Shangguan Jinhong were discussed with him, and the key was how to seize Shangguan Jinhong's flaw and let Feijian achieve success.
Li Jiang closed his eyes and recalled, but his faintly twitching eyelids showed that he was not in a calm mood at this time.
"Shangguan Jinhong's martial arts is indeed flawless, and I am not afraid of him when he fights with real energy. But his invisible ring is like the sea, and I am like a small boat sailing in the sea. I can only drift with the current, and I have to worry about being hit by a wave at any time.
Come, the boat will capsize and everyone will die."
"Ah! Master, where is your sharp sword?"
"No matter how fast my sword is, I can't defeat the sea. Every time I use my sword, it is driven and dissipated by whirlpools one after another. I tried to distance myself, but Shangguan Jinhong didn't give me this chance and kept following me closely."
"This damn old man is too insidious..."
"I know this won't work. No matter how much energy I have, it will be consumed by his whirlpool. Therefore, I used the mental attack I tried when fighting Sun Baifa."
"Jing...spirit...attack?"
"I immersed myself in Gujing Wubo's spiritual realm, and transformed Xiao Li Fei's...sword's spirit of invincibility into a sharp sword to pierce the invisible ring!"
"Well done!"
"Shangguan Jinhong didn't expect that I would reach the point where I had no sword in my hand but a sword in my heart. I was a little stunned for a moment. It was during this time that I fired the spiritual sword three times in a row, breaking through his mental defense in one fell swoop."
"Then I saw the ring in his heart!"
"What ring?"
"This is the removal of greed, anger, and lust."
"Ah...Buddha's four elements are all empty..."
"No, I said, can you interrupt my mood?"
"Oh, master, keep going, keep going."
"He should have wanted to reach the ultimate level of martial arts. He has no rings in his hands and no rings in his heart. But he can't let go of one thing, power! So his ring is the ring of power. The desire for power has not gone away, and it has intensified and degenerated other desires.
Unity, therefore this is the ultimate circle of power.”
"As long as there is desire in the heart, no matter who he is, he is not invulnerable! I took this opportunity to guide him to dream of power."
"It's a pity that Shangguan Jinhong was so strong that he didn't fall for the trick. He immediately reacted and broke away from the dream. At this time, he already knew that my martial arts was broken, so he rushed out."
"This is the opportunity I've been waiting for, Xiao Li Feijian takes action!"
"Huh..." Long Xiaoyun took a deep breath and leaned against the car wall, relaxing his tense spirit.
Ah Fei turned his head and said with a hint of melancholy in his voice: "Congratulations to Brother Haichuan for achieving his wish and taking a step further."
"Brother Shen, don't be disappointed. Although I haven't found any clues in the Money Gang, I know that someone must know what happened when they went to sea." Li Jiang consoled him.
Ah Fei suddenly turned around and said hastily: "Who?"
Li Jiang smiled mysteriously and said, "I will help you find it when you get to Xingyun Village."
After Ah Fei stared at Li Jiang for a few seconds, he nodded and turned back to concentrate on driving.
Long Xiaoyun came over, carefully looked at A Fei's back, where he was sitting upright, and whispered: "Master, how did my father know what happened more than twenty years ago? Aren't you lying to Uncle Fei?"
Long Xiaoyun thought he spoke softly, but he had no idea that A Fei's ears moved unnaturally.
Li Jiang saw all this, and then he knocked the dog's head angrily and scolded in a low voice: "Why are you so lenient? Is your father the only one in Xingyun Village?"
"Oh...Master, please stop knocking. The exam is coming soon. Don't knock me out of your mind." Long Xiaoyun covered his head and sat back, venting his dissatisfaction.
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Entering the first month of the year, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, but the snow in the north has still not melted. The carriage drove through the streets and alleys and in the wilderness meadows, and the snow made a soft "squeaking" sound under the wheels. The sound was lonely and monotonous.
The wheels rolled, and twenty days later the carriage drove into Xingyun Village.
There was only one person in the car, Long Xiaoyun.
The other two got off the bus in a small town a few miles away from Xingyun Village. Ah Fei didn't like socializing, and Li Jiang was too lazy to deal with Long Xiaoyun, let alone face Lin Shiyin.
Li Jiang led A Fei into a small wine shop on the edge of the town.
The two of them chose a relatively clean table and sat down.
A hunchback walked over timidly and said in a low voice: "You two, what would you like to drink?"
Ah Fei didn't care and looked at Li Jiang.
Li Jiang thought for a moment, opened the package behind him, took out a bottle of wine, and said, "Uncle, can we bring our own wine?"
The hunchback narrowed his eyes and answered the question incorrectly: "Spring in a Jade Ping?"
"Uncle is knowledgeable and can't be fooled by your discernment." Li Jiang complimented with a double entendre, and then said: "Excuse me, uncle, please bring me three cups."
"Oh, there are still guests coming?" the hunchback asked in surprise.
Li Jiang shook his head and said: "No more. However, we would like to treat uncle to a drink. Is it an honor?"
There was a look of fascination in the hunchback's eyes, but he refused: "What's the point of a waiter drinking with guests? I'll go get you a baby right now."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Li Jiang quickly said: "Uncle, don't refuse it yet. We have something to ask you."
The hunchback paused for two seconds and slowly walked towards the kitchen.
Ah Fei, who usually has no curiosity, was confused by Li Jiang's behavior at this time. He opened his mouth to ask, but Li Jiang shook his head at him and signaled him to continue reading with a wink.
Ah Fei trusted Li Jiang and suppressed his curiosity and swallowed what he wanted to ask.
Soon after, footsteps sounded, and the hunchback appeared in the lobby. He was holding three wine bottles. It seemed that he had agreed to Li Jiang's invitation.
When he came back this time, he no longer looked humble. He strode to the table, sat down and neatly placed the cups.
Li Jiang smiled slightly, pulled out the cork, and poured the green wine into the arms of the three of them.
The hunchback drank it all in one gulp, and after a long while, he sighed with emotion: "I haven't had such a good wine in more than twenty years... I really miss those days."
After saying that, he finished the cup, stared at Li Jiang with round eyes and said, "Do you know me?"
"Senior, I promised you a thousand pieces of gold and have been trapped here for twenty years. I admire you so much. Come on, have another drink." Li Jiang praised and raised the bottle again.
The hunchback stretched out his hand to cover his chest, shook his head and said, "Just try a cup of this. It fulfills someone's wish. I don't dare to owe Daochang Li any more favors!"
"Haha, senior, I'm so embarrassed. I'm just asking you to have a drink. How much money do you charge for the drink?" Li Jiang said haha.
The hunchback shook his head again and said without hesitation: "Daozhang Li's wine is good, but it's hard to pay back. You don't charge for the wine, but the other costs are much greater than the wine."
Chapter completed!