After the lightning dissipated, the thunder came belatedly.
Its sound is deafening and its momentum is endless.
I don’t know how many business travelers were on the mountain and down the mountain. The big demon who said goodbye to Song You hadn’t returned to the capital yet. I don’t know how many people saw this scene and were dazzled by the lightning. Even in Changjing City, there are some places where you can see this.
There was a flash of thunder in the sky, but most of the people on the mountain were already lying down. The cold wind blew by, and all they could smell was a burnt smell.
At this moment, there is really no difference between high and low martial arts.
Whether it is a bastard in the arena or a genuine master, under the thunder, all living beings are equal.
As for the arrows in the sky, it was as if they had never appeared before, or they had disappeared and melted into the previous lightning.
Contrary to Song You's expectation, there were actually many people standing.
Maybe 20 to 30%.
It seems that many people are here to watch the fun.
Standing at the front is Xi Yishang from the Xi family of Changjing Yunhemen.
Xi Yishang had just put down his shading arm. He looked around, but he could no longer maintain his composure and was dumbfounded.
This is not human power, but actually the power of God.
"One step."
Just listen to the Taoist's voice coming from the front:
"Are you satisfied with this excitement?"
"..."
Xi Yishang was speechless and at a loss.
Someone around him even fell to his knees with a thud.
"No need to be polite, I just want you to inform the Jianghu that there is no more Cangshan Map in the Jianghu." After Song said, he turned around and left, "This will prevent the heroes of the Jianghu from fighting over it anymore."
The bay-red horse silently raised its hooves and followed.
The calico cat stretched its neck, stared at the person lying on the ground, sniffed again, and then turned to follow.
The gray-clothed swordsman came to his senses and quickly led his horse to follow.
"gentlemen!"
"Thank you so much for your help."
"Sir, you were joking, but Shu didn't help."
"Is there anything else going on, Shiba?"
"..." The gray-clothed swordsman was silent for a moment, and then asked, "I wonder where sir are going this time?"
"Go north."
"Going to the north?"
"yes."
"I'm going to the north." The swordsman in gray held his sword and saluted. "Three years ago, we met in Xuzhou. Shu was stupid and accidentally got some blessings from Mr. Shu without knowing it. Later he woke up, but it was gone.
The wonderland of Mr. Shu. Now that we have the chance to meet him again, Shu is willing to go with Mr. Shu and do some chores in front of and behind the horse, so that he can repay Mr.'s kindness that day."
"The initial encounter was just by chance. The insights I gained were also due to my talent. How can I repay you?"
"It was fate at that time, and it is fate now. Shu went north, and my husband happened to go north, so how could it not be fate?" The swordsman in gray saluted again and sincerely requested, "The north is in chaos, with demons and ghosts everywhere, and people's hearts are evil. Shu
I know that you are a god in this world, so I don’t dare to say that I can clear the obstacles on your way, and I don’t dare to say that you can conquer demons and monsters for you. I just want to clear your way and save you some troubles.”
"..."
Song You thought for a while, smiled, and turned to look at him: "I wonder where you were going?"
"I was going to Gwangju."
"Gwangju..."
Song You thought for a while and then said: "To go north, you have to go to Hezhou first, and then walk along the border. Although it is not necessary to go through Hezhou to go to Guangzhou, going from Hezhou is not a detour.
.If you are willing to escort me for a while, please escort me to Hezhou."
"According to what the gentleman said!"
The gray-clothed swordsman held his sword again and said.
There was an additional swordsman among his companions.
The calico cat often stares at the swordsman.
Observe strangers secretly.
Song You said as he walked: "After I said goodbye to Xuzhou that day, I often heard rumors about you, full of heroic feelings."
"This is what Jianghu people like to say. They just say things the way they like, no matter what they are." The swordsman in gray said very modestly, "Sometimes Shu went to the teahouse by himself, and I heard that Mr. Shu talked about Shu
I can't help but blush."
"Don't be humble in one step." Song You said, "You can be called a hero just because you bear the hatred of annihilating your family but still leave the Lin family's daughter and only son behind."
"The reason why he left behind his only son is because Lin Dehai left Shu behind, and Shu wanted to give it back to him."
The swordsman in gray shook his head and said nothing more.
In the silence, he was filled with pride.
Lin Dehai claimed to be the best swordsman in the world at that time. He was proud and confident. He didn't bother to kill his enemy's child, and he didn't think that a child could threaten him twenty years later. At this time, Shu Yifan didn't think that he was the best swordsman in the world.
The best swordsman in the world? He is a hero, but in what way is he worse than Lin Dehai back then?
If he killed Lin Dehai's only son, wouldn't it mean that Lin Dehai was three points weaker in the eyes of the people in the world? If he had done that, how would his reputation as the best swordsman in the world come from the rumors in the world?
"As for Lin Dehai's female relatives..."
The gray-clothed swordsman hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering: "It seems to be Mr.'s advice. If not, Shu might have been impulsive..."
Song You smiled and said nothing.
In fact, for people like Shu Yifan, when faced with a big choice, it is difficult for other people's words to have a big impact on him. At most, they can serve as an instructive rather than persuasive effect.
It's just a helping hand.
Even if the facts were true as Shu Yifan said at that moment, the reason why Song You's words could convince him to let Lin Dehai's family go at that moment was just because he himself was inclined to do so.
"I heard that I once defeated hundreds of bandits in Nanzhou with one man and one sword?"
"The world is exaggerating, it's just a few dozen."
"That's pretty awesome."
"Those bandits are too arrogant. They not only rob money, but also rob people. They also take pleasure in killing and torturing people. They really deserve to be killed." The swordsman in gray said, "Those bandits are just a mob. In fact, if they really
Surrounded and attacked, Shu might not be able to win easily. If he were willing to shoot with arrows from a distance, Shu might also be injured. But they were not tigers and leopards, just a group of wild dogs. They were only vicious in front of the people. Shu rushed over and killed them.
After taking the lives of seven or eight people, they fled, and Shu slowly followed behind and killed every one of them."
"You also know the art of war."
"Can't be called that."
“What’s the point of going to Gwangju if you’re not satisfied?”
"To be honest, sir, Shu actually has a relative who is still alive, an aunt whom he married. However, at the beginning, Shu was burdened with a blood feud and did not know whether it would succeed or not, so he did not dare to recognize her. However, now Shu's great hatred has been overturned.
I have reported that I have also gained a reputation in the world, so I want to find my relatives. If I don’t say anything else, it would be good to just meet them." The swordsman in gray said, "I don’t know what will happen if I meet them, but I just won’t go see them.
On the other hand, I always feel uneasy."
"What happens after that?"
"There is a lot of chaos in the north, and the imperial court cannot control it. This is the time for those of us who have world ambitions to show our talents."
"I see."
It's a good thing to have old friends traveling with you.
Song You chatted with him while walking, and through the eyes of this peerless swordsman, he could taste the chivalrous spirit of the world.
Slowly walked up to the top of the mountain.
This is the mountain closest to Changjing. You can see Changshan Mountain from near and Beiqin Mountain from far away. If you look back, you can see the entire city of Changjing.
Song You stood by the pavilion on the top of the mountain and looked at Changjing.
Viewed from here, the capital city is square and square, a huge flat city. The overall planning of the city is also very square, with countless houses. The tallest and most conspicuous one is the palace city in the center.
The Star Tower, several temples and stone towers in the city, and the land outside the city are also flat.
The wind and clouds in the sky changed, and there was a faint light coming down again.
Isn’t this the case in this capital city?
One side is peaceful and bright, while the other side is dark and unpredictable. For as many prosperous times as there are, there are as many sufferings in people's livelihood. On the surface, everything is calm, and the people of Changjing don't seem to notice, but secretly there are storms brewing.
Farewell for now, Changjing.
Song You thought silently in his heart.
However, as mentioned before, Changjing is the center of this era, and I will definitely come back. It's just that I say goodbye now, and I don't know how long it will be when I come back next time, and I don't know how many changes there will be.
"Let's go."
Song You turned around and stepped forward, followed by the cat, the bay horse, and the swordsman leading the black horse.
From here to the north, there is a road of thousands of miles.
But it’s more than ten thousand miles away.
This is destined to be a journey of time.
…
In Changjing City.
When Lu Wenlin woke up, he felt his brain was groggy and he touched his head, which was quite strange.
I seemed to have had a dream last night, dreaming about gods.
It doesn't seem like there is.
I rubbed my eyes, and when I got up, I found a small pile of broken silver lying next to my pillow.
"!"
Lu Gongshi suddenly woke up.
All the dreams from last night came to mind.
I did dream about gods.
It's not impossible to say that this god is a great god, but it's also wrong to say that this god is an unknown person.
The visitor in the dream was none other than the City God of Changjing.
In the dream, the city god was respectful and polite, and asked him to help keep a small building on Liushu Street in Xicheng. He should rent it out and asked him not to rent it to anyone else.
Although Lu Gongshi is an official in Changjing, to be honest, he has never seen the gods several times in his life, let alone the City God, who is quite famous in Changjing recently and is well respected by the people.
People were still so polite to him, so Lu Gongshi's mind got excited and he agreed in his dream.
Seeing this pile of money, Lu Gongshi realized that last night was not a dream.
However, it was only when he woke up that he remembered——
I already knew that the small building was not easy, not to mention that as early as a year ago, a personal letter from the Imperial Master came from the Star Observation Building, asking him to keep that small building and not rent it out anymore. Including yesterday during the day, the president
Duke Cui of Nanxi, who was responsible for the compilation of the Mingde Canon, also brought money and asked him to handle similar tasks, but he also declined.
"I'm not awake in my dream."
Mr. Lu patted his head, grabbed the pile of silver and looked at it.
Except for one or two pieces of official silver, they were all broken pieces of silver, some big and some small, obviously given by pilgrims.
"The City God is not rich either."
Mr. Lu thought about it for a while, and then decided to go to the City God's Temple, return the money, and explain the matter to the City God.
Get dressed and go out to have breakfast.
Breakfast is preserved egg and lean meat porridge.
I don’t know how the preserved eggs are made. I only heard that they are made from duck eggs. They are so black that they look like they are broken and cannot be eaten. There are beautiful pine flowers growing on the surface. I bought them some time ago and tasted them.
It doesn't feel very tasty when eaten raw, but according to what the person said, it tastes extremely delicious when cooked into porridge with lean meat.
It’s really not easy to make such a fresh bowl of porridge with such a cheap gadget.
As Lu Gongshi ate, he was thinking in his mind. He would ask his servants to go out to look for the egg seller later and buy more. In a few days, he would have some close friends come. Since they were close friends,
Then he invited them to try the novelty they had found recently.
Just then, the housekeeper walked through the door.
Mr. Lu immediately stopped him and told him his plan, but he only heard the butler laugh and say:
"Don't worry about business. I like to eat this when I'm on business. When I went out this morning, I thought about buying some more to store in the kitchen. No, I just bought them back."
"You are very clever."
"But there's something new and strange that I have to tell you on official business."
"But yesterday, hundreds of warriors were killed by a bolt of lightning on the slope outside the city?" Lu Gongshi asked with a smile.
"But it's not."
"Oh? What's that?"
"When I went out to buy this morning, I met the preserved egg seller selling eggs at the gate of the former Taiwei Mansion. The Taiwei Mansion also bought some." The steward said, "The little man quickly stopped the seller and while buying eggs, he casually said
I asked him how the egg was made, but he refused to tell me. When the villain asked a few questions, he only said that an expert in Xicheng saw that he was living in a difficult life and specially taught it to him."
"Master from West City?"
"The villain inquired carefully and found out that he was the one I wanted for official business!" the steward said with a smile, "The dealer has also heard about the Taiwei Mansion, but like other people in the city, he only knew a rough idea and didn't know much about it.
I don’t know who the Taoist priest who punished Taiwei Yamen was. The villain found it strange when he heard it. When I told him about it, his eyes widened and he was very frightened."
"That's a coincidence."
"you do not say……"
After the housekeeper finished telling interesting stories, he went back to work.
Mr. Lu was left sitting at the table, tasting fresh porridge in a bowl and tasting other things.
Mr. Cui of Cui Nanxi came yesterday, and the City God also came last night in a dream. The wise man from Xicheng also seemed to have left Beijing yesterday.
The thunder outside the city yesterday was like a miracle...