Chapter 142: The literati's heart has no measure, the sword of the warrior is unsheathed (3)
Cars rattled and horses rustled.
Around the end of the day, a team with six carts and dozens of horses meandered through the road on the side of Tongshan County. Half of the team were knights, and some were on foot to protect them. Although it looked dusty,
Each person carries a weapon, and the front, back, and back appear to be one. In today's world, this is an imposing manner that can only be achieved by a large escort team or even an aristocratic family traveling together.
Yan Yunzhi opened the curtain from the carriage at the front of the team, glanced at the low and dilapidated city walls of Tongshan County, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Everyone in the world says that the Li family in Tongshan County is like a tiger lying in the river, with the image of a hero. From then on,
You can’t see it on this city wall... Is there any mystery behind it?"
The seventeen-year-old girl has an oval face, eyebrows like a pale moon, and a clear voice. Although she is not necessarily old, her tone already has a bit of tempered calmness. Looking inside from the opened curtain
When I went there, I could see that she was dressed in a decent light-ink dress, with two daggers placed within easy reach. She had the temperament of a sassy Jianghu woman.
"That's why we won't enter Tongshan."
The person who answered was a middle-aged man wearing a blue shirt on a tall horse next to the car. This man seemed to be about forty years old and tall. He was holding the horse's rein in one hand and a book in the other hand. His eyes were not clear.
Looking at the road and flipping through the words in the book, his style is quite similar to that of a scholar who serves as an aide in a wealthy family. It's just that while walking on the road, you can occasionally see a few words "Kunlun Sword Shadow" on the cover of the book in his hand.
Knowing is a martial arts novel that is popular in the market today.
"People say that the Li family is like a tiger lying on the river, which has two meanings. One is that Li Yanfeng is good at taking advantage of opportunities and has sharp methods. The original Li family was just a warrior in the end, but just through this big change, he
He then wiped out all the wealthy clans, big and small, around Tongshan and took advantage of the situation. We said that the world is in chaos now, so of course he is an out-and-out majestic figure."
The middle-aged man in blue shirt was flipping through the book and talking.
"But there is another meaning in it, which is somewhat narrow. Yunzhi, everyone in the world knows what the Li family's family education is. He is said to be a tiger crouching in the river. Guess what Li Yanfeng will think when he hears it.
"
Yan Yunzhi blinked and realized: "Big and small monkey fists, white ape arms..."
"That's the truth." The middle-aged man in blue shirt smiled, "When the Jurchens came, it was difficult for everyone to resist. The Li family insisted on resisting the Jin and was unwilling to surrender. But in the final analysis, they were just pulling everyone around to hide.
After entering the mountain, he wiped out the surrounding big clans one by one. Li Yanfeng had never killed the Jurchens before, including the Wochuan tiger... At first, some people ridiculed him that there were no tigers and monkeys in the mountain to call themselves kings. This time, if you go there, you will definitely
Don't say anything like a tiger in front of the Li family."
"It seems that the Li family likes to be monkeys." A smile appeared on Yan Yunzhi's lips, but then he faded away.
"Although others may be sarcastic, the Li family's education should not be underestimated." The middle-aged man in blue shirt on horseback turned a page of the book, "The white ape has long arms and is good at exerting force. It's enough to know what it's like after seeing it.
But the magic spirit of the fists and bodies of the big and small monkeys is countless in the world, and they are quite complementary to the Tan Gong sword passed down by your family. We are here this time, firstly, to discuss the business of borrowing the road, and secondly, because you want to expand your knowledge.
Therefore, when we meet later, be sure to put away any arrogance. You must know that many times in the world, kindness is just a word, and hatred is also a word."
The girl on the carriage nodded: "Second uncle taught Yunzhi a lesson."
"Yes." The middle-aged man in blue shirt also nodded, then glanced at the city wall next to him, and said: "As for this city wall... The Li family can only reach the mountain in more than a year, and they have to recruit troops for Liu Guangshi.
He also wants to plunder all kinds of good things and transport them to the southwest. How much can he keep? The remaining things will naturally be transported back to his home and built a big house. As for the mountain wall, the one in front was burned by the fire.
It is normal and not surprising that there is no money to repair this place."
As the two talked, the road ahead was winding, gradually separated from Tongshan County, and turned westward. It was mid-to-late July, and the jagged woods on the roadside were gradually turning yellow leaves, and the villages and farmland also looked depressed.
Occasionally, I met passers-by in ragged clothes. When they saw this luxurious carriage and horse, most of them hid on the roadside to avoid it.
After walking like this for a while, we arrived at a small market at the foot of the mountain. Not long after passing through the market, the road up the mountain became wider. Further away, we could even see big flags dancing and red silk fluttering. In the distance,
, a group of people came over to greet him.
Naturally, those who came here were the people of the Li family. The two sides met on the road, cut each other, and got together. Yan Yunzhi tied his sword around his waist and got out of the carriage, led by the middle-aged man in blue shirt.
I want to meet everyone in the Li family and bow to them one by one.
Before they came this time, they knew that Li Yanfeng had led a team to Jiangning, and two other generals whom the Li family relied on had led people to the battlefield in Jiangbei. However, they had been operating in Tongshan for a long time and had made a name for themselves in the world.
, there have been many green forest masters who have taken refuge in the Li family over the years. Among the teams that came down to greet them this time, in addition to Li Ruoyao, the elder of the Li family who is now stationed in Tongshan and is the same generation as Li Ruoque, there are also several martial artists who are quite talented in the arts.
.For example, "Miao Dao" Shi Shuifang, "Great Compassionate Hand" Monk Cixin, "Lightning Whip" Wu Cheng and others, who either lived in the Li family as guests or as stewards, all came out together this time.
"The second master of the Yan family and the heroine Yunshui have come all the way. The Li family is full of glory. I'm sorry for the delay in welcoming them from afar. I'm sorry."
The person from the Li family who came out to say hello was the elderly Li Ruoyao. He was the elder brother of the "Monkey King" Li Ruoque. He was quite old and had a high status. As soon as he said these words, the middle-aged man in blue shirt hurriedly stepped forward: "
I don’t dare, I don’t dare. Mr. Li is a powerful figure in the world and has high moral standards. The Yan family is passing through Tongshan this time and they were going up the mountain to pay a visit to Mr. Li. How dare they let him come to greet him? It’s a sin for us, a sin..."
The two sides exchanged pleasantries, exchanges, and orderly manners - in fact, if we go back more than ten years ago, meeting in the green forest was not so particular, but in recent years various green forest novels have become popular, and when both parties talk about these words, they are like
It also became natural. After a while, the guests and hosts, who had seen the etiquette, had a great time and went up the mountain hand in hand.
Regarding the situation of the Li family, Yan Yunzhi already had some understanding of the situation before coming here. During the process of going up the mountain hand in hand, her second uncle Yan Tiehe, nicknamed "Chasing the Wind Sword", introduced her during the conversation, which also gave her more information.
understanding.
For example, Shi Shuifang, nicknamed "Miao Dao", was proficient in the round sword technique of Miao territory, and his sword skills were fierce and strange. It is said that in Miao territory, he offended Ba Dao and survived, which shows his martial arts skills.
Monk Cixin, the "Great Compassionate Hand", was once famous as a murderer in the Jiangnan area. He was very skilled in his skills. It is said that he killed people with the power of his palms. The internal organs of those who were struck by the palms were completely broken, but there was no visible injury to the outer scalp.
According to Yan Tiehe's flattering words: "This is the skill of 'beating cattle across the mountain' that has been developed to the transformation state."
As for "Lightning Whip" Wu Cheng, he does not practice whip skills, but extremely fast leg skills. It is said that when he practices, he will have five or six people throw wooden stakes at him from different directions, and he has only one leg.
With a kick, he can even break five or six wooden stakes one by one without leaking. This shows that his leg skills are not only fast, but also extremely destructive, terrifying and extremely terrifying.
Yan Yunzhi remembered it in his heart and nodded one by one.
On the way forward, although everyone complimented her, the Yunshui heroine nicknamed "Yunshui Sword", for a while, most of the time, their eyes and conversations did not stop on her.
In the past two years or so, the Jurchens have been raging, and the world has been in chaos. Now the Wu Dynasty has fallen apart, and it has become an era of heroes. The Yan family was also a member of the Green Forest Group who participated in the anti-golden war in the past. The family's inherited swordsmanship of Tan Gong is good at concealment and assassination.
, when the Jurchens came, Yan Yunzhi's father, Yan Taiwei, was said to have even assassinated two Jurchen murderers, and was well-known in the green forest. As for Yan Yunzhi, he had killed two Jurchen soldiers at a young age, so he was known as the "Yunshui Sword"
, of course, no one at the scene would question whether such rumors are true.
There are two main reasons why the Li family received the Yan family and his entourage so grandly. One of them is that the Yan family now has a clan member named Yan Daolun who works under Liu Guangshi and is said to have a high status among the staff.
Quite high; and another point is that Yan Taiwei had an old relationship with a green forest tycoon named Shi Baofeng in the past, and both parties had promised to get married. This time Yan Tiehe took Yan Yunzhi all the way east, so
I am going to Jiangning to finalize the marriage.
Shi Baofeng is now one of the leaders of the Fairness Party, which is sweeping Jiangnan with great momentum. Together with He Wen, Gao Chang, Xu Zhaonan, Zhou Shang and others, they are known as the Five Tigers of the Fairness Party.
Once this marriage is concluded, the status of the Yan family will surely rise, becoming a big figure with direct access to the highest level of power in the Fairness Party. With the current situation in the world, the future of the Fairness Party is still unclear, and some people may not dare to easily compete with them.
However, on the other hand, naturally no one dares to slight such a force.
Yan Yunzhi was actually somewhat displeased when everyone occasionally mentioned their marriage, but in the past two years she had become accustomed to a solemn expression with no expression on her face, and she was surrounded by seniors, so she just walked forward without saying much.
After a while, everyone arrived at Li's Wubao, which occupies a large area. The square in front of Wubao had been swept clean. There were many villagers watching the excitement and pointing around. Colorful silks were fluttering on the surrounding flagpoles.
, quite extravagant and lustful, Yan Yunzhi glanced at the people around him. The clothes of the farmers here were much neater than those seen along the way, and some smiles seemed to be seen accidentally. It can be seen that the Li family
When he runs this place, he takes good care of the lives of the surrounding villagers. This is quite similar to the Yan family's style. It seems that Li Yanfeng is a good owner.
The Yan family practices Tan Gongjian and is proficient in the art of assassins, so they have their own way of observing the environment and knowing the subtleties. Yan Yunzhi has experienced military disasters and life and death, and is more sensitive and mature about these things. At this time, his eyes swept across the room, and when he was about to enter the door, his eyebrows were slightly raised.
She picked something, and it was among the crowd of onlookers that a look suddenly made her pause for a moment.
It was at the back of the crowd. It seemed to be a good-looking young man. He stretched his neck and propped his feet up, and was looking this way curiously.
He frowned, and when he looked again, the gaze was gone.
Why do you notice it...
Probably, it's not malicious...
…
Her steps paused for a moment, and then her uncle waved to her, asking her to follow him in so that she could watch the Li family's monkey fist performance to welcome guests.
The lower part of her cheeks felt slightly hot, she frowned, and walked into the door of the lavish Li family with a fierce look...