In the distance, a heavy voice came from behind. Cao An's thoughts changed and he replied.
"Bai Yujing!"
This is probably the place that Cao An can think of that best fits his martial arts feelings for his hometown.
He led the donkey and walked around Dafengyi again. He had enough water and food to ensure that others would see him appearing there. He then increased his speed and headed towards Shiwan Mountain.
Landuoling, close to Ding'an County, has a green stream flowing around the foot. The water surface is more than ten feet wide, and the deepest part is seven or eight feet deep. The donkey is drinking water, and Cao An is also replenishing water upstream. A big yellow gourd After filling it with water, tie it directly around your waist, take off a piece of wooden stick, put away the long hair on the back of your head, and make a bun.
Iron Sword held a sword flower in his hand, facing the setting sun, and in the dim light of the water, he played the Xuanmen Sword. This is one of the few martial arts that Cao An has that is not inherited from the Jade Book. This sect Swordsmanship was one of the compulsory lessons for the brothers in Guan Nei. Cao An also knew it, but he was not very good at it.
Now that I'm going back to the old path, it feels different. It's a good time to cultivate the feeling of using a sword.
The sword goes with you, separates the yin and yang, walks through the nine palaces, and enjoys itself.
One person and one sword seem to be walking through the debris of dusk.
Sheathing his sword and standing, Cao An looked towards the mountainside in the distance. He was far away.
"Can you come out and meet me? Let's have a chat." Cao An's voice was not loud, and as soon as he said the words, they were blown away by the wind by the stream, but he knew that the man could hear him.
After a long time, there was no response. Cao An grabbed the gourd and drank some saliva. He was not in a hurry and just looked at the other side with no intention of leaving.
"Must we meet?" The voice was like a whisper, very clear and clear, but I couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, I just thought it was good.
"Yes, I'll treat you to a drink of Qingxi water."
Cao An smiled. Although he didn't know who that person was, he knew that he helped him a lot. The most stable cultivation time along the way should be thanks to him. That time on Funiu Mountain, others might Unable to feel it, Cao An knew very well that an earth-shattering battle must have taken place on the other side of Funiu Mountain due to his own sensitivity.
"The sword dance just now was very beautiful!"
A group of red clouds floated out from the mountainside. They looked light and elegant, but they were extremely fast. In just a moment, they had already landed on the Qingxi River and stepped onto the stream.
Cao An stared slightly, and it wasn't until the fiery red shadow came closer that he could clearly see that it was a woman wearing a fiery red dress.
Cao An didn't see the appearance clearly. It wasn't because he didn't have enough realm to see through the 'mosaic', or because Cao An didn't have enough distance to see clearly.
But after just one glance, he didn't dare to look again and took back his glasses. What impressed him most was a small red mole that looked like a dot of paint at the corner of his mouth.
He has been born in two lifetimes and has absolutely no foundation in the relationship between men and women. When he first saw such a beauty, how could he dare to look at her more.
"Aren't you going to treat me to a drink of Qingxi water?"
Cao An avoided her gaze and said, "Okay."
Break off two reed leaves from the edge, lean over the stream and wash them again and again, then fold them into a box shape, scoop out the water from the green stream, and hand them to Su Jinyao.
'If your heart is as pure as ice, you will not be surprised if the sky falls...'
"Don't you want to talk to me?"
Cao An then remembered this and sat on the bluestone next to him. He looked up at Su Jinyao and felt something was wrong. He pulled his sleeves and wiped it. In fact, it was not dirty.
Su Jinyao sat down generously and curiously. She had met many people, especially men, and it seemed that Cao An was different from them.
"We haven't met before?"
"No."
"Then why help me?"
"I have a relative who has received your favor. Although you may not know it and it is unintentional, it is very important to her."
Cao An really couldn't remember it and felt no discomfort in his heart, which meant it was okay.
"Are you demons so good-looking?"
Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment, "Do you know I'm a demon?"
"I may be naturally sensitive to smells, but I just can't tell what kind of monster you are."
"Then you're not afraid of me?"
Cao An smiled and said, "When the strength is not equal, you are the same even if you are a human being."
"Do you think I'm good-looking?" Su Jinyao knew how good her appearance was in the human world, but she still wanted to hear him say it himself again. It was interesting. It gave her the feeling that it was not a compliment from a human being, but a natural response from the mountains and rivers.
own praise.
"It looks good!" Cao An insisted without a moment's hesitation.
"You will know the answer to this question yourself in the future." Su Jinyao winked his glasses playfully and did not answer Cao An.
"When will you leave? I mean go back to where you were supposed to be."
"Come on, if you hadn't asked to see me, I would have sent you to Qingxi."
Cao An looked at the calm stream, and his mind was empty for a moment, "Okay, we will say goodbye when the first ferryman appears on the stream."
Su Jinyao also found this fateful agreement interesting, and even had some faint expectations in her heart, "No problem!"
However, less than a moment after the conversation between the two ended, a ferry suddenly appeared on the originally empty stream, approaching from far away.
"Hey, do you want to cross the river? It's getting dark. The last trip is half price, 10 copper coins."
Su Jinyao stood up with a calm expression, "It seems that the time we agreed has arrived, Cao An, see you later."
Cao An stood up and adjusted his clothes subconsciously, "See you again if we are destined!"
The man and the donkey boarded the ferry. Cao An looked back and saw that the red clouds on the shore had disappeared. He pulled the reins that didn't fit well and sat on the edge of the boat, watching the water reflecting the skylight. For a moment, he felt a sense of freedom.
Feel.
"It is God's will. It seems that when I see her in the future, I will have to hide a little bit. She will not be comfortable or free."
"What did the guest say?"
"It's nothing, brother, are you from the other side of the river? You are still running a boat so late."
"There is no other way. The whole family is still waiting to live on my little money from running a boat. I am a member of the world, right?"
Cao An thought for a while and said, "That's right."
"I used to be considered half a person. I didn't run boats here before. I used to run boats on Tiansuojiang River outside Shendu, and I also met some people in the world. They were young, passionate, and motivated. My mother-in-law was there at that time.
We know each other, my boat was bigger than this at that time, two or three times bigger, and she was better than me, she was a disciple of a small sect from out of town."
"When we first met, she said that she liked the days on the boat, just like in a poem. How does that poem say: When you are drunk, you don't know the sky is on the water, the boat is full of clear dreams and the stars are overwhelming, and we are together, in
That’s a long life.”
"Then why did you leave the capital of the gods?" Cao An asked gently.
The punting man's interest seemed to have dropped for a moment, "Later, she said that in such a life, one or two days would be poetry, and year after year, it would be nothing but vulgarity."
Cao An was silent. He is a person who is close to life and understands life. If you think about it carefully, you can eat, drink, and have sex on the boat. You don’t have to live day and night year after year. As long as the time is a little longer, it will be better for you to have a life.
For women who live in this world, it is no longer a worry that can be described, it is vulgarity.
She was so vulgar that she could not even accept it, and she was even worse than an ordinary woman.
"My sister-in-law must be a warm and elegant woman."
Hearing Cao An praise his woman, the man was very happy and showed his big white teeth, but his skin color appeared darker.
"My mother-in-law will be happy when she hears what you said. Let's go. Come and have a rest at home with me. It's a long way to the nearest town. It's good to have a sheltered place to rest.
, it just so happens that we also have a donkey at home. I think your donkey is very magical, so let’s see if you can leave a seed for our family tonight.”
There were too many points, and Cao An didn't know what to say for a while. The man tied up the boat and carried a bag of fish, while Cao An followed the slander and walked home half-heartedly.
On the river bank at night, I could see a lone lamp burning all the way away.
"My mother-in-law left a light for us. Let's go for a walk. By the way, I don't know what to call you. You don't look like a martial arts practitioner, but more like a student." The man was very talkative, and there seemed to be endless things in his mind.
He would not feel embarrassed about the topic. No matter how Cao An answered it, he would respond immediately.
"My name is Cao An. Brother, just call me Xiao Cao."
"Haha, okay, then I'll call you Xiao Cao. My name is Du Yunfei, and your sister-in-law's name is Wen Xu."
In this arena, there are too few such people. Cao An now believes what he said before. He had many friends in the arena before. With his eloquence, this should be a matter of course.
When Cao An saw this sister-in-law, he wanted to take back what he just said.
"Hurry and get two side dishes. This is Xiao Cao I met by the Qingxi River. He just said what you are, oh, by the way, you are a gentle and elegant woman."
Because of these words, the woman who was busy cooking turned around and glanced at Cao An with a smile, her eyes seemed to be able to pull out silk threads.
Cao An felt that it was unbearable for a moment. The old sister-in-law's thick physique and small freckles on her face made it difficult to see the grace she had when she was in the world.
"Would you like to drink two cups? I made my own rice wine."
"I don't drink." Cao An waved his hands repeatedly, rejecting Du Yunfei's kindness. He didn't drink much, and he had been like this in his two lives.
Du Yunfei didn't force it, "Then let's eat vegetables and try your sister-in-law's cooking. There are also some fish, wait for her to fry them before bringing them over."
Du Yunfei had a big heart, and Cao An also had a big heart, so he came right after him. In fact, he rarely seemed to be so scared. He just thought about what he wanted to do, and then went. He was also rarely overwhelmed by the difficulties and difficulties he had not yet encountered.
When obstacles scare you and keep you in place.
After having enough water and food, Du Yunfei downed a few glasses of wine and dumped the food on the dining table without eating much.
The old sister-in-law came over and muttered: "I can't drink but I still drink every day. Big brother is laughing at me. Your room is over there. When you have a rest, just go there by yourself. The bedding has been prepared for you."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, my eldest brother has a charming temperament."
She stretched out her big hand like a cattail leaf fan, put it into Du Yunfei's waist, clamped it directly under his arm, and carried it back to the house. After a while, she heard a strange noise coming from the house.
Cao An blushed, hurriedly turned off the lights, and ran back to the room prepared for him...