Volume 1: Storm in the Western Region Chapter 38: Knife in Hand
"Where are you going?"
Ye Sanniang left immediately without any hesitation, but she confused Zhao Rang and asked quickly.
"Of course I'm going back to Yangguan! Those guys must be lazy if I'm not here!"
"It's okay to be lazy. If I drink Western Spring secretly, I will suffer a big loss!"
Ye Sanniang said as she walked.
After saying that, she was already standing in the yard.
"Don't!"
Zhao Rang hadn't thought about what to say. In desperation, he reached out to hold Ye Sanniang, but he used too much force and tore off a section of her sleeve, revealing her white and delicate arms.
"you……"
Ye Sanniang stared blankly at her sleeve that was torn off by Zhao Rang.
She had not encountered such a situation for a long time, and for a moment she didn't know how to deal with it.
"I didn't mean it...I still have something to say!"
Zhao Rang said hesitantly, holding the sleeve fragment in his hand and handing it over.
Ye Sanniang couldn't laugh or cry.
I thought to myself that this kid didn’t know what to say about important matters, and how could he make himself so anxious! But his mouth was unforgiving and he said:
"I don't know which gentleman in front of me can say what he says but doesn't use his hands!"
Zhao Rang felt embarrassed and looked at the fish swimming in the pool... Suddenly he felt that sometimes, a fish is much better than a person!
"Okay, let's go back to the house and talk slowly!"
Ye Sanniang said.
Zhao Rang's anxious behavior also aroused her interest. Ye Sanniang wanted to hear what words could make Zhao Rang so confused!
Intuitively, Ye Sanniang felt that Zhao Rang just wanted to talk about the current situation in the royal city and then involve her.
After all, there is a third-grade Grandmaster sitting here, even if he doesn't take action, it is still a huge shock!
After figuring this out, Ye Sanniang said first:
"It's just that there's some wind blowing in this royal city, it's raining a little, what else? I think the weather here is quite good, the moon is bigger and brighter than in Yangguan!"
At first glance, what Ye Sanniang said was totally irrelevant.
But Zhao Rang's brain changed and he immediately understood what she meant, and quickly formed a tacit understanding with her!
"Why do I feel like it's so hot and irritable here? I feel so uncomfortable!"
Ye Sanniang smiled and said:
"Do you think the rain didn't fall on your head? Or is the wind blowing less?"
Zhao Rang curled his lips and replied:
"The wind is too strong and a mouthful of sand will turn into mud. If it rains again, won't it turn into mud? The mud road is the most difficult to walk on. One foot is deep and the other is shallow. It is difficult to pull it out. The main reason for this movie is because I don't have the ability to pull it out.
Your leisurely intention to look at the moon!"
Ye Sanniang said playfully:
"The moon is hanging there, you can look up and see it, and you don't need to put any special thought into it. Those who don't have the intention to look at it are using too much thought elsewhere. Everyone has a limit to this thing.
One point less!"
"Isn't this also to relieve my mood? At least it will keep me cool. As long as I am in a good mood, the moon will always look beautiful and will be full!"
Zhao Rang said with a smile.
Ye Sanniang's eyes narrowed.
Zhao Rang's meaning was already very clear.
Today is the fifteenth day, the day of the full moon.
The moon is full and people are reunited.
The moon in Zhao Rang's mouth refers to the things he and Yuan Mingkong want.
He wants this thing to be done perfectly and everyone who does it to be safe.
As for Rehe Cao, it refers to the fourth prince Anzuo and the princess Amani, as well as other undercurrents and covetous forces in the royal city.
He wanted to cool off, but Zhao Rang wanted Ye Sanniang to help.
However, although Ye Sanniang heard the implication, she did not agree immediately. She continued with a little tentativeness:
"I don't have the ability to turn things around!"
Zhao Rang placed his knife across his legs, blew away the dust, and said:
"If your head falls off, it will only leave a scar as big as a bowl. With your skills as a third-grade grandmaster and Ye Sanniang's reputation, it's not difficult to attract a big cloud at the mouth of the bowl and a bowl of rain, right? But for me, it's not difficult.
that's enough!"
Zhao Rang was hinting that Ye Sanniang didn't need to involve too much or worry too much.
As long as she can protect the lives of the three of them at the critical moment like before, other things will not be difficult for her.
Ye Sanniang pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"I haven't done this kind of thing for a long time, but I can give it a try. I think it should be fine!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Ye Sanniang especially admired Zhao Rang's look and sense of approach to everything. As soon as he saw that he didn't want to say it clearly, he could quickly catch his metaphor. And when he made his attitude clear, he didn't continue to ask for any guarantee. This
For a young man, he is extremely mature and prudent!
Proportion is something that can make a huge difference, especially when the gap between the two sides is huge. Every word Zhao Rang said just now was carefully considered.
However, it is easier to ask the gods than to give them away. Of course, Ye Sanniang will not help for no reason. As for the price she will ask Zhao Rang, it is still unknown.
The two of them had their own thoughts, and before they knew it, the moon outside the house had gradually faded, and a hint of fish belly white appeared in the east.
Zhao Rang looked at the gradually brightening sky outside, feeling a little distracted.
"Want to eat?"
Seeing Zhao Rang touching his stomach with one hand and smacking his lips, Ye Sanniang knew that he must be hungry.
"Haha, those two fruit plates last night were pretty good!"
Young people are always thin-skinned. I am much older than him, so of course I still have to build a ladder.
Having just agreed on a big event, Ye Sanniang thought it was time to have something to eat and drink two glasses of wine to celebrate.
Ye Sanniang put on her apron, dived into the prescription, and was busy at the stove.
Zhao Rang also followed in and wanted to help, but Ye Sanniang asked back:
"Can you make porridge?"
Zhao Rang shook his head dully.
Ye Sanniang kicked him out...
Out of boredom, Zhao Rang began to clean his own knife.
"The scabbard was lost again?"
Ye Sanniang's voice came.
"Yes, this scabbard has a grudge against me..."
Zhao Rang could not explain why his scabbard was always lost for various reasons. He could only attribute it to metaphysics.
"Maybe Shang Shiyi took in the wrong apprentice.
"You are the one who should be his apprentice!"
Ye Sanniang said jokingly.
Zhao Rang seemed to be awakened by something, and suddenly got into the kitchen again and asked Ye Sanniang:
"Do you have an apprentice?"
Ye Sanniang was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"No."
"Why do you think I have an apprentice?"
Zhao Rang explained:
"Although you have a bad temper and a strange temperament, you are still a third-grade grandmaster after all! Don't you want your martial arts to be passed on?"
Ye Sanniang sneered, raised the kitchen knife she was holding in her hand, and said to Zhao Rang:
"I practiced martial arts to kill that heartless man! Later, it was to prevent others from taking advantage of me. Now that I have done both, and the meaning of martial arts to me has been fulfilled, why should I continue?
Are you going to take on an apprentice to find trouble for yourself?"
She said it very seriously, but Zhao Rang heard the concealment in it.
"You just don't want to be responsible for one person."
Ye Sanniang's hand that was chopping vegetables paused for a moment before she resumed her movements.
But she didn't say a word.
"How about I be your apprentice! You don't need to be responsible!"
Ye Sanniang raised her head and saw Zhao Rang's face full of earnestness, so she reached out and slapped him on the forehead and said:
"Mr. Zhao! Are you crazy?"
The son of the dignified Zhao family in the north actually wanted to take an outsider as his teacher.
If this word spreads, it will affect the family's reputation, and everyone in the Zhao family will have to fight Ye Sanniang to death!
"Then it's okay if I don't become a disciple, as long as you give me some guidance and help me practice swordsmanship!"
After traveling and wandering recently, Zhao Rang felt that his sword was not as fast as before.
The joyful feeling at the beginning became more and more stagnant. It was as if there was an invisible obstacle lying in front of his eyes and hidden in his arms.
Ye Sanniang finished cutting a potato and then asked:
"What happened to your knife?"
Zhao Rang answered honestly:
"It's slowing down!"
Ye Sanniang asked:
"You want it faster?"
Zhao Rang nodded.
Ye Sanniang picked up another potato and put it on the chopping board.
Different from before, this time she cut very slowly...
If Zhao Rang hadn't concentrated and stared at the blade of the kitchen knife, he could hardly see the movement of the blade!
But the potato slices were still peeling off bit by bit, which proved that the kitchen knife in Ye Sanniang's hand was still moving, but at an incredibly slow speed!
"I understand, what you're saying is that if you want to be faster, you have to learn to be slower?"
Zhao Rang asked.
"Um?"
Ye Sanniang didn't seem to understand what Zhao Rang was saying.
"Didn't you just tell me how to practice knife training by cutting potatoes?"
Zhao Rang said in great surprise.
"No! I cut it slowly just now because there is a sprout on this piece of potato! If it is not cut cleanly, it will be poisonous! I cut it very slowly to see it clearly!"
Zhao Rang was speechless...
He thought that Ye Sanniang was unwilling to teach because she was afraid of being suspected of being a master and disciple, so she used the method of cutting potatoes to enlighten him. How much you can learn from it depends entirely on your personal understanding!
In this way, there is no one to teach and no one to learn, so naturally they are not considered masters and disciples.
I can only blame myself for thinking too much... This is the second extremely embarrassing moment for Zhao Rang after he reunited with Ye Sanniang!
"You want the knife to be faster!"
Just as Zhao Rang turned around, Ye Sanniang asked again.
"Yeah, but you won't teach me!"
Ye Sanniang inserted the kitchen knife into the vegetable pile with a "dong" sound, put her hands on her hips, and said:
"The method of provoking generals doesn't work on me!"
Then the conversation changed and he said:
"But if you feel that the knife is not fast enough, you can start over from the beginning!"
Zhao Rang asked puzzledly:
"Start from scratch?"
Ye Sanniang nodded:
"I don't know how you Zhao family started practicing swordsmanship. Anyway, every time I encounter a bottleneck, I will start from the beginning."
"If it doesn't work once, just try it a few more times. Once it comes, it will pass!"
Zhao Rang thought for a while, seemed to understand, and came to the courtyard with the knife.