On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell. The town of Wuxian was completely white. The streets in the early morning were not trampled by cars and horses, and the snowy roads looked like jade belts.
When Yu Sichen opened the door, light snowflakes were still flying, and the thin snow particles hit his face with a chill, and the north wind blew his hair and clothes.
"Ruixue, is today's trip a good sign?"
At this time, the door to the upper room opened, and a young man came out holding an umbrella.
In the wind and snow, I saw him standing tall with an elegant posture. He was wearing a beige long coat and a black cloak. He had black and white ink mist and rain painted on the oil paper umbrella. The wind and snow blew on the umbrella and obscured the ink painting. Only the
A little bit fell on his shoulders.
In a daze, Yu Sichen seemed to see the handsome young man coming out of the painting, or a legendary banished immortal.
It wasn't until the umbrella was slightly raised, revealing a plain face with a somewhat sickly smile, that the faint poetic and painting atmosphere was dissipated.
"Oh? You didn't bring an umbrella?" Tang Zhao greeted.
Yu Sichen choked and wanted to ask: "Why should I bring an umbrella?"
It's snowing a little, and it's almost stopped. It's not a knife. You, a young man who is almost 20 years old and has outstanding martial arts skills, what kind of umbrella should you use like a girl swimming in the lake? Or an ink-and-paper umbrella?
But he still remembered Tang Zhao's strength and could only swallow these words.
Tang Zhao added: "I still have an umbrella in the house, go get it."
Yu Sichen smiled dryly and said, "No need."
Tang Zhao was thoughtful and said: "You want to hold an umbrella with me, okay, let's get through it."
Yu Sichen had goosebumps and said hurriedly: "I don't..."
Tang Zhao glared and said, "Come here!"
His glare was no different from the way a gangster on the street who collects protection money glares at a small businessman. If a gangster glared at Yu Sichen like this, Yu Sichen would not be afraid at all and would dig out his eyes and throw them with cannons, but Tang Zhao
With such a glare, Yu Sichen's back stiffened, and he actually walked over.
Tang Zhao nodded with satisfaction, tilted the umbrella a little, and it really covered him. The umbrella was not small, and could basically cover the heads of the two of them, but both of them were not short, so they carried a small
The umbrella is still very awkward.
But Tang Zhao didn't feel awkward and took Yu Sichen out. Instead of joining Black Widow and the others, he walked along the street out of the town and went straight to the agreed-upon gathering place outside the town.
Along the way, Yu Sichen lowered his head, always feeling like someone was looking at him on the road, which saved him the time of having to talk to Tang Zhao with fake politeness.
I heard Tang Zhao suddenly ask: "What is the most delicious thing in Wuxian Town?"
Yu Sichen didn't react and said, "Ah? I don't know."
Tang Zhao said: "Really? Don't you go out to eat every day these days? It turns out that it's not for eating, but for shopping? I thought you were a eater."
Yu Sichen was speechless for a moment, then heard Tang Zhao continue: "When it comes to shopping, I see you didn't buy anything when you came back? You don't buy anything when you go shopping? Don't you even like it?"
Yu Sichen said: "It's not that..."
Tang Zhao said: "Is it because you have no money?"
Yu Sichen was stunned for a moment, and Tang Zhao continued: "You don't have money to tell me, isn't it too foreign? I have some here. If you had asked, I would have lent it to you, and you don't have to pay back ten or eighty taels. It saves you money."
You spend all your time shopping around for nothing."
Yu Sichen gradually began to sweat. He would not think that Tang Zhao was just chatting with him about family matters. It was obvious that the other party had noticed that he had been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, and his whereabouts were suspicious. He had already become suspicious, so he asked questions here. And this person's style is
The idea is weird, so I don't leave any room for words.
In fact, as a disciple of Jianghu, Yu Sichen does not know how to do Tai Chi. Dealing with outsiders is a basic skill, but it depends on who said it. In the face of the awareness of strength, all skills will fail. Even after several days,
He still remembered that Tang Zhao casually clamped Yue Lai's sword with one finger during the Gu fight. The pressure was like a rabbit and a sheep squatting in front of a tiger and a wolf. Not to mention not being able to handle it well, even if he breathed a little louder, he would be easily sucked.
Swallow.
He just mumbled, hemmed and hawed, and followed Tang Zhao, because he was so embarrassed that he even forgot about the embarrassment. What he hoped most was to rush to the meeting place and let this man who was either scheming or mentally ill leave him.
Further.
Fortunately, Tang Zhao didn't push him too hard, and he walked not too slowly. While chatting, he had already left the town. In the distance, he saw a big tree at the foot of the mountain, half of a pavilion, which was the meeting point.
Yu Sichen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to rush over when he suddenly saw a person turning around the corner of the street with a serious look on his face. It was Yue Lai.
Yu Sichen was stunned, Yue Lai was obviously waiting for them here, there must be a story, and he just thought: Why did another trouble come after one trouble didn't go away?
He was about to speak when Tang Zhaoxian said: "Hey, you don't hold an umbrella either?"
Yu Sichen's embarrassment suddenly increased tenfold. He was afraid that Tang Zhao would have three people sharing an umbrella. He simply didn't dare to think about that scene. He ignored the fear and directly interrupted and said, "What are you doing here?"
Yue Lai tilted his head slightly and said, "Be careful. There is a swordsman."
Tang Zhao's eyes moved slightly, and Yu Sichen's hair stood up as he asked: "Swordsman, where is the swordsman?"
Yue Lai moved his lips lightly and said, "He found it."
Yu Sichen suddenly turned around and looked into the pavilion, but he couldn't see a single figure.
When he was about to ask Yue Lai again, Yue Lai had already turned around and walked away quickly, apparently going directly to the meeting.
Tang Zhao and the others naturally stopped for a moment, leaving a time gap for both sides.
Hearing the news about the swordsman again for no reason, Yu Sichen was a little upset - he was just a member of the martial arts world, and the power of a swordsman was far away from him, so he could only be intimidated. Moreover, the sudden appearance of the swordsman would add an incredible amount to the trip.
Expected variables and the unknown bring fear.
"Hey," Tang Zhao called him at this time, "Mr. Meng is here to find a swordsman. Do you know about this?"
Yu Sichen said: "How do I know?"
Tang Zhao suddenly said: "My shopping these days has been in vain."
Yu Sichen pursed his lips and remained silent.
After waiting for a while, the two set off again and went straight to the pavilion.
Under the big tree, people have already arrived.
Black Widow, Xu Si Yao, and Yue Lai each stood on one side, while Meng Huazhou stood a little in the middle, but also at the foot of the pavilion steps.
There is only one person in the pavilion.
He was a man in his forties. From the appearance, he did not necessarily look older. He seemed to be in his twenties or thirties. But from the look of his hair, which was half black and half white, he seemed to be in his seventies and eighty years old.
The long hair is not combed up, just hanging down like this, and it looks very casual.
He looked into the distance, his brows furrowed, as if he was worried.
A swordsman can have various appearances, some are young, some are old, some are vigorous, some are sluggish, and some look like a shameless drunkard.
But when Tang Zhao saw this man, his heart moved. There was indeed something about this man that no other swordsman had.
That's twilight.
A kind of decaying air of old age and loss of vitality.
Tang Zhao rarely saw this kind of old age in swordsmen. Oh, it's not that he had never seen it before. He had seen it a few days ago, and it was Meng Tiansheng, the owner of Jingzhe Villa. He was really in his final years, although he was holding on to a
Qi, also is the twilight Qi.
But when a swordsman reaches that point, his end is really approaching. He should make funeral arrangements at home, and should not expose his self-explosion weakness and give others an opportunity.
The swordsmen who came out to meet people, not even the white-haired Marquis Gao Yuan, nor Ping Jiangqiu, who was sulking in a jar, Tang Zhao had seen such gloomy ones.
He thought to himself: Is this the helper Meng Huazhou found?
When we met the old man who was singing the song for the first time, Meng Huazhou didn't seem to have any intention of asking the swordsman to be his helper at first. But I don't know if he had some exchanges with Tang Zhao. Although he was rejected, he became enlightened and somehow found another way.
A swordsman was hired to help, possibly taking over Tang Zhao's role.
As for the swordsman who looks older, this is normal. Meng Huazhou is not a swordsman, so how could he be dating a swordsman at that time? He has no relationship with his father. The swordsman still doesn’t know how he deceived him or the other party.
Whatever the purpose, of course there will be some weaknesses.
Tang Zhao guessed at the same time and was wary at the same time.
No matter what, there is an extra swordsman on this trip, and the situation suddenly becomes complicated.
Although this man looks decayed, there is no reason to underestimate him. A swordsman is a swordsman. The swordsman's body will decay, but the sword will not. The sword will remain intact until the swordsman dies.
Meng Tiansheng was about to die, and Tang Zhao wanted to suppress him with all his strength, not giving him a chance. What's more, he didn't know where he came from, what his sword power was, or what methods he had, so how could he take it lightly? He still had the intention to help Black Widow seize the sword during this trip, and in the end
No matter what, we have to ensure her safety.
Fortunately, he didn't know where the other party was coming from, and the other party didn't know who he was, and he didn't even know he was a swordsman. In terms of lurking, he was deeper.
Black Widow was relieved when she saw Tang Zhao arriving. She had been under a lot of pressure when facing a strange swordsman just now. Only when Tang Zhao arrived did she have a backbone.
When Meng Huazhou saw Tang Zhao and the others arriving, he nodded slightly and said to the swordsman with long hair: "Swordsman Shangguan, everyone is here, you..."
The Shangguan swordsman half-closed his eyes and said, "Don't worry about me, you do what you want."
Meng Huazhou bowed and said: "Yes." He turned around and said: "Guys, you have also seen that Shangguan Swordsman is walking with us. No, I dare not say that we are walking together, but it is our honor to guide Shangguan Swordsman and climb up together.
Fairy City."
Everyone bowed and saluted, Shangguan Swordsman waved his hand, his posture was normal, but he didn't take it seriously.
Meng Huazhou did not further introduce the origin of Shangguan Swordsman, and others did not need to know. He said: "Our destination is the top of Xishan Mountain in Xishan County. When we reach the top of Xishan Mountain, we must climb the mountain at midnight on New Year's Eve and pick him up in a special way.
, it is possible to see the fairy city. When you reach the top of the mountain, you are not allowed to act without authorization. You must listen to my command. If anyone doesn't listen, not only will he not be able to see the fairy city, but he will also end up miserable."
Tang Zhao glanced at Shangguan Swordsman and thought: Who are these words for? Is it just for us? Why does it feel like knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger?
Meng Huazhou said a few more things to pay attention to, and Fang said: "Let's go now."