Yan Hudeliang was dining in an inn. The owner of this inn was always settling accounts. When you talked to him, he would only ask you whether you wanted to eat or work, and what kind of room you wanted. Nothing else.
Even if the boss is talking to you, he will not open his eyes to look at you, even if you are a handsome young master or a beautiful maiden.
He wanted a lot of food today, enough to make five or six porters slumped in their chairs after a tiring day and unable to move.
“There are so many delicious dishes, why not have a drink?”
Yan Hude looked up, he would not have expected it to be such a person. Qu Tianqin wore a flower-red glazed gauze dress, and wore the hair accessories of a Central Plains woman, and also inserted a silver phoenix hairpin.
After applying makeup and powder, this girl from Xicheng is indeed somewhat beautiful, and is better than many local women in Jinling.
"Yan Hude almost forgot that Miss Qu is still here in Jinling. Waiter, bring me a jar of aged bamboo leaves and greens, plus two big bowls."
"Don't forget some people, because these people may be the benefactors who save your life or the murderers who take your life at critical moments."
Yan Hude swallowed the chicken wings of the beggar chicken without spitting out the bones. To be honest, although his hands and feet could move freely, his throat always felt a little uncomfortable every time he swallowed food. He smiled and asked: "Who is Naqu girl?"
Is Yan Hude’s benefactor or enemy?”
"The Marquis thinks that Tian Qin is no match for you, Xiao Liang. I don't know if he is right or wrong."
"which aspect?"
"Commander of the three armies, sword, fist and kick..."
"There's really no need to compare."
Qu Tianqin's smile was like a flower that had just bloomed, but it was the kind of flower with thorns. She asked: "You are so confident, a savage, that you are sure you can win me without any competition?"
"It's not that I beat you, it's just that Yan Hude can't find a reason to compete with you."
"If so, because Lord Marquis..."
Yan Hude's hand was holding chopsticks, and the strong smell of pollen on Qu Tianqin's body still failed to cover up the murderous aura emanating from the pair of water thorns on her body.
"Xiao Liang, just tell me what happened to the Marquis's sword?"
Yan Hude stopped using his chopsticks and began to look at the girl who came to Jinling from Xicheng with him. Oh, could it be that this girl also knew about Wu Sword Dance?
"What happened to the Marquis's sword? I wonder what Miss Qu is referring to?"
The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came over with a jar of green bamboo leaves, put the wine on the table, and put a big bowl on the table. After receiving the reward from Qu Tianqin, he stepped aside.
Qu Tianqin poured a bowl of wine and said, "It's a pity that in the huge city of Jinling, we can't find decent highland barley wine."
"Indeed, no matter whether the wine of the Central Plains people is Zhuyeqing or Nuerhong, it is not as sweet and refreshing as highland barley wine."
"You didn't ask me what I was referring to just now. I said, if there is no problem with the Marquis's sword, how could his sword appear in the shop of Gui Granny, the best sword sharpener in the world?"
Yan Hude couldn't help but laugh. The dancing sword appeared in the ghost lady's shop. It seemed that the girl didn't know that the sword was broken and the edge was hidden. He put down his chopsticks again and clapped his hands and said: "As expected of the Qu family in the city that never sleeps.
Door, just knowing that the Wuyun Sword was once stored in the ghost lady's shop is already a big deal."
"How to start?"
"There are four most mysterious people in the world. Does Miss Qu know which four people they are?"
"explain."
"The best doctor in the world is Peach Blossom Fairy, the best wise man in the world knows everything, the best knife sharpener in the world is Gui Po Niang, the best cook in the world is Miao Qianwei. These four people are all famous in the world, but their whereabouts are erratic and unknown to everyone.
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"Peach Blossom Fairy, who knows everything she knows, and Ghost Lady, who has a thousand tastes?"
"If you can find the witch's shop, you must have met the witch herself..."
Qu Tianqin shook his head and sighed: "I have never seen the ghost lady, I am just guessing."
"guess?"
"Wuyu Sword is a rare and famous sword in the world, and the Marquis never lets others touch it. But someone felt the sword energy emitted by Wuyu Sword in an inconspicuous blacksmith shop. Although the sword energy was very weak,
But we can be sure that Wu Yujian stayed in this blacksmith shop for more than a day or two. Who else can make the Marquis hand over the sword, besides the ghost woman?"
Yan Hude was still clapping his hands and said: "Wonderful, but a pity."
"pity?"
"It's a pity that Miss Qu may never feel that kind of sword energy again."
"Did you do it?"
"Well, Miss Qu thinks too highly of Yan Hude. With Yan Hude's ability, he should be separated from the body of the Marquis in no less than fifty rounds."
Qu Tianqin really couldn't think of many people in the world who could force Zhong Xihou to destroy the sword in his hand. After all, this tiger from the West had no teeth or sharp claws.
"Miss Qu, if you see the Marquis, please tell me. If the Marquis has no intention of conquering the world, he will go back to the West. If the Marquis has ambitions for twelve cities, he still has to go back to the West. If the Marquis has ambitions for twelve cities, I'm afraid
His West City, which is far away from the Central Plains, will also be difficult to protect. A West City is not enough to be an enemy of Yan Yunqi."
Yan Hude poured a bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp. Qu Tianqin couldn't help but find it funny. He heard from Marquis Zhong Xi that Yan Hude would not drink strong-flavored wines except mare's kumiss and milk wine in order to hide his aura.
He continued: "Of course, one thing you can rest assured is that I have no intention of quarreling with the Marquis, just because I am afraid that he will block my way."
"Who are you?"
"The overlord of three kingdoms and the king of the Yanhude tribe."
"besides."
"If you listen, how can you guarantee that you won't tell others?"
"Then you don't have to say anything."
Yan Hude couldn't help but laugh again. Who is he? Sometimes he doesn't know who he is:
"Ten of the Yanyun Cavalry Celestials, You Qi."
"The Heavenly Crowd Yan Yunqi..."
"The Nightless City Qu Tianqin, I order you to hand over the Tianling Tiger Talisman..."
"So what if you don't obey?"
When the two were in a stalemate, a person came in from the door. Seeing the two of them, he said excitedly: "Master Xiaoliang, Miss Qu, no wonder I couldn't find you two when I went to Lord Zhongcheng's mansion."
This person is actually the young prince of Lincheng, Zhu Yinuo.
Yanhu Deliang saw Zhu Yinuo and welcomed him with a smile, while Qu Tianqin was a little disgusted.
Zhu Yinuo didn't care about the reaction of the two of them, he just asked the waiter to add a bowl and sat down to drink with them.
"The young prince went to the Marquis's house?"
Zhu Yinuo waved his hand and said: "But I sent a servant to ask the concierge of the Marquis's house, and then he walked out and saw the two of you. By the way, Master Xiaoliang, you promised to teach me swordsmanship.
Don’t forget.”
Yan Hudeliang laughed, and then said: "How dare you, how dare you, how about Yan Hude just stay in the Forbidden City from today on?"
When Zhu Yinuo heard this, he was naturally happy and replied: "Very good, very good. I will understand Jiuxing Feifu better in the next few days. No one can ask me, and I am a little irritated."
Then Zhu Yinuo noticed Qu Tianqin beside him, and immediately held a bowl in his hands and paid tribute to Qu Tianqin, saying: "Miss Tingqu has taken over several businesses. If you need help, you are welcome."
When Qu Tianqin heard this, his eyelids moved slightly. Zhu Yinuo actually knew that he had taken over several businesses. Before Zhu Yinuo could say anything else, he stood up and left without looking back.
Zhu Yinuo was a little puzzled and looked at Yan Hudelang. Yan Hudelang laughed and said: "More often, children will feel that they have done something, and adults will not know about it. Don't worry about her,
Young prince, drink."
Zhu Yinuo didn't understand the meaning and ignored it. He bumped the bowl in his hand with Yan Hudeliang's and drank it all in one gulp.
Night came quickly, and it became quiet very quickly. Zhong Xihou was still leaning against the window, and the weather was already cold. Although Xicheng was still windy and sandy at this time, it was not necessarily as cool as in Mo County.
"Master Marquis, I don't understand. Since you let the Wolf King go, why do you still want to die to find him?"
Zhong Xihou played with the Tingyu Sword in his hand. He did not answer, but asked: "Honghong, don't say that the days are not short for Gu to leave Xidi and come to the city. It will be some time just for you to return to Gu. Why do you think Gu is here?"
Coming to the city?"
"People say that you, Lord Marquis, are here to disturb the peace of Lincheng. To be honest, I think so too."
Zhong Xihou shook his hand and almost touched the blade of Tingyu Sword. He couldn't help but look at Hua Shaohong in a funny and angry way, and asked: "The situation in the old Dragon King's chassis is in chaos. What good can Yu Gu do?"
"Of course, Xi Di's business in Lincheng can earn more money."
Zhong Xihou was even more speechless and said: "Although there are business houses all over Daye in the West, even if there are no such business houses, how can I be like a person who is short of money?"
Hua Shaohong was not Huidong's kid. She didn't give Marquis Zhongxi any face, saying: "The Marquis is indeed not short of money, but the Marquis is ruthless."
Zhong Xihou really didn't know how to talk to this kid, so he had to change the topic and said: "Honghong, if one day you can be crowned king and prime minister, and you can get a fiefdom, where do you want it?"
Although she knew it was just a joke, Hua Shaohong actually thought about it seriously and then replied: "If this is really the case, then let's go to Mo County."
Marquis Zhongxi frowned. There are many rich and interesting places in the world, but why did Honghong choose Mo County, where the Mo family is located? Before Marquis Zhongxi could ask, Hua Shaohong asked again: "Master Hou, do you know where this Mo County is?"
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"I heard that there is the most wonderful sword in the world. Sometimes the color of the sword's blade is like ink, and sometimes the color of the blade is like blood. This sword understands both passionate people and ruthless people."
"Mo Yu, the Love Sword. Whether this sword is really spiritual and affectionate, I am afraid no one can be sure except its owner."
Marquis Zhong Xi did not laugh, but said slowly: "Whether a sword has emotion or not, whether a sword is sentimental or unfeeling, is largely a matter of the swordsmith and the sword holder, and how much it has anything to do with the sword."
"Master Hou, this is because you are ignorant. Wuyun Sword is just an ordinary sword, and Mo Yujian is definitely not an ordinary sword."
"How to talk about it again?"
"There is an ancient book in the Hua family's library, which records four treasures in the world. Whoever gets one can stand in the world."
Zhong Xihou looked very interested and asked: "The four items are also pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"
Hua Shaohong frowned and asked, "How did the Marquis know about it?"
"Tell me, what does the Four Treasures of the Study have to do with Mo County?"
"Hundreds of years ago, Mo County was considered a fiefdom, and its owner was the Mohist family. The Mohist family had a treasure handed down from generation to generation, the Red Emperor Flame Ink. It is said that people who use this ink to write can write funeral affairs, and use this ink to paint can draw objects from the paintings.
out."
"How was this treasure passed down?"
"It is an ancient book. There are many tears on the book. Unfortunately, there is no record of how the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were passed down."
Zhong Xihou put the Tingyu Sword into the sword case. After all, this sword is not the Wuyu that has been with him for many years. People and swords are still mutually exclusive after all.
"If the lone hand is still dancing, then you will definitely meet the current Mohist swordsman. It is said that the Mohist's passionate swordsmanship and ruthless swordsmanship make every move seem like two people are wielding swords at the same time, and the power seems to be twice that of ordinary people."
"In the past, the great general Han once came with a seven-star sword to compete with Mo Sang, the swordsman of the Mo family. Does the Marquis know the result?"
"General Han? Zhuque Dao is a former dynasty general whose strength is worth one hundred. However, a martial arts expert at the fourth or fifth level of Hongmeng cannot fight hundreds of soldiers who are not as good as the original ancestor."
Zhong Xihou poured a cup of tea. Some people are famous all over the world when they die, and some people are famous all over the world when they are alive.
But there are not many people whose reputation remains the same both when they are dead and alive. And this General Han is undoubtedly such a person.
"I remember that twenty years ago, General Han carried the Seven-Star Sword and challenged sixteen masters in the sword manual. Three of them were in retreat at the wrong time. Of the other thirteen, General Han won eleven, drew and lost."
"It was somewhat expected that he would lose to the sword master Hei Wuchang, but his defeat of Su Qiye, the best writer and swordsman in the world, is already shocking..."
Ting Yujian seemed to be a little excited because he heard the name of his old master. Suddenly, the cold became even worse. Fortunately, it was summer, so the cold made Zhong Xihou and Hua Shaohong feel more comfortable.
"It was expected that Su Qiye would lose. Although Su Qiye is the best swordsman among literati, he is still a literati. How can he defeat the imperial general who has been away all year round? What is shocking is that by the Yishui River, his six swords combined to defeat one
Bai Xiaotian's invisible sword made people stunned in that battle."
"At that time, Bai Xiaotian came back from chasing the Thirteen Eagles outside the pass and was seriously injured. In addition, the invisible sword was not yet perfect, so he was expected to lose. Can the Marquis tell who these sixteen masters are?"
Marquis Zhongxi said nothing and just sipped the tea. He knew that one of these sixteen people must be Mo Sang, the sword master of the Mo family.
"One of them was Mo Sang, the sword master of the Mo family. It was Mo Sang's fourth year of holding the sword. He had only learned the Love Sword for a few chapters. In just a few chapters, Mo Sang fought fiercely with General Han for nearly three months.
Hours, until both of them are exhausted and pass out."
"The Sentimental Sword and the Ruthless Sword, how many chapters are there?"
"Three chapters of Sentimental Sword, three chapters of Ruthless Sword, and one chapter is left, I don't know its name. One chapter has four moves. The previous generation of swordsman used a total of twenty different sword moves in the duel with the murderous demon Huo Tianshui...
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"That is to say, I have never seen all the twenty-four moves of the Passionate Sword and the Ruthless Sword."
Hua Shaohong nodded: "That's true. The sentimental sword and the ruthless sword have not yet been exhausted, let alone the unknown chapter."
"It seems that tomorrow, I will go to his house in person to pay my respects."
"The Marquis is..."
Marquis Zhongxi did not speak. Hua Shaohong felt that the air began to become thinner. The air around Zhongxihou took shape like white smoke, and gradually turned into a sword. Marquis Zhongxi held it in his hand and asked: "Do you know how many people there are in the world?"
Do people understand this invisible blade?"
Hua Shaohong shook his head and said: "I really don't know. In the past fifty years, the master of all things is Bai Xiaotian, the master of Muhan Tower. But..."
"Have you never heard that Hua Luo Xicheng also knows invisible sword blades?" Zhong Xihou waved his hand, and the anger dissipated, "Even in Mu Han Tower, you have seen it, my little junior brother Gu, your elder brother Ying, how many
I also know about invisible sword blades. But as you can see now, this is not an invisible sword blade, but the Wuyu sword energy."
"Wuyu sword energy? Fengwuwuyu?"
Zhong Xihou just smiled but didn't say much.
"Master Hou, I'm not interested in invisible blades."
Zhong Xihou was curious and asked: "What is Honghong interested in?"
Hua Shaohong thought for a while and then replied: "I am very interested in those immortals flying around with swords. By the way, Lord Marquis, you said that you can transform the sword energy into various forms. This is more difficult than using swords.
, which one is more difficult?”
Zhong Xihou did not hide it, and explained: "The former depends on cultivation and understanding, while the latter not only depends on cultivation and understanding, but also requires luck."
Hua Shaohong heard vaguely and did not ask. Zhong Xihou continued to explain: "As far as I know, there are three types of swords. There are flying swords specially made for donkeys and horses for people to ride on, and those are also immortal cultivators.
Only when the sword has a spirit can the sword be activated. The sword has a spirit and can interact with the sword master. However, it is not easy to form a sword spirit. There is also a kind of sword master who knows how to handle a sword. Even an ordinary iron sword can be controlled by a sword.
His hands are like fish in the water, cheerful and carefree."
Hua Shaohong digested Marquis Zhong Xi's explanation and then asked: "Master Marquis, so to speak, it is the most difficult thing to make a special flying sword?"
However, Zhong Xihou shook his head and continued to explain to the doll: "That is the skill of the immortals. Do you think it is easy for monkeys to build chariots and horses? Monkeys cannot build chariots, but people can easily. The sword master knows how to handle the sword.
The way, that kind of innate understanding is too rare, so there is no need to say more."
Hua Shaohong nodded, seeming to understand but not understanding, and asked: "In that case, the sword with the sword spirit is the most difficult?"
Zhong Xihou nodded, but before he could say anything else, Hua Shaohong's next words almost made him angry.
"Brother Ke Ying's thirteen swords all have sword spirits. I thought swords with sword spirits were like green vegetables and radishes."
Zhong Xihou looked at Hua Shaohong blankly and couldn't help but sigh, and then joked: "If I have thirteen spiritual swords, then I won't be afraid of even an immortal."
Then, he looked at Hua Shaohong, suddenly gave a bad smile, and asked: "Honghong, I will take you to Mo County today. There is a way to beat the horse, do you want to try it?"
Hua Shaohong frowned curiously and asked: "Could it be that Mr. Hou is just like Brother Ying, able to make a dragon, a phoenix, or something like that?"
Zhong Xihou shook his head and said: "Gu is not an immortal cultivator, how can he do such things. Gu, from the beginning to the end, he is just a swordsman."
However, Hua Shaohong said something unrelated to this topic: "Master Hou, that young prince seems to be making a lot of noise recently."
However, Zhong Xihou chuckled and replied: "If the little fox has not yet become a spirit, what troubles can it cause?"
"Hey, do you know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace?"
"Honghong, sometimes some of the bait thrown by Gu is already in the light, but there are always people who are suspicious by nature and feel that Gu will make more fuss in the dark."
After all, Hua Shaohong is not a scheming strategist. Speaking of which, he is only sixteen or seventeen years old. How can he understand the fun of the game between the lord of a city and the king of a land?