In the early morning of May, the temperature is still a little cool! The eastern horizon has a faint white-yellow morning glow. Under the sky and in the alleys, the sound of roosters and dogs barking is quietly breaking the tranquility of the night!

After a night of silence, the alley is returning to the noise of the day. The peasant women who got up early drew water from the bluestones by the river and slowly walked back. Smoke from cooking was already rising from the eaves of several houses.

When the women passed by the peach tree in front of the alley, they saw the young man dancing his sword skills over and over again!

There has always been a middle-aged man and a young man living in Hongni Alley. The middle-aged man is a frivolous scholar with a bohemian character. His mottled black hair has a few strands of white hair in it. Although it is also tied with a ribbon, he still

Seems messy.

A few strands of long hair often hang unconsciously in front of the cheek, thus covering one eye. Therefore, you need to flick and smooth it out with your index finger from time to time.

The shabby clothes have been washed and turned white, but they are surprisingly clean. People in the neighborhood think that he is a drunkard, because this man has nothing to do all day long. He is often seen walking around with a bottle of wine in his hand.

lane.

However, the middle-aged man is not completely useless. He has some medical skills.

Residents in Hongni Alley would come to him for treatment if they had some minor illnesses. There were not many doctors in the small town, and most of the soups and medicines provided by reliable doctors were not cheap, but the middle-aged people were an exception, and he took no money from them.

The wealthy families naturally looked down upon the middle-aged man's medical skills, so only the residents in Hongni Lane knew about him. Therefore, every household was very helpful to him on weekdays, mostly because of his apprenticeship.

Go ahead and think about not letting them starve to death!

Although the middle-aged man is a barefoot doctor, his medical skills are very reliable and he can basically solve common problems. However, his attitude of not seeking improvement makes others unable to respond. A man of his age spends all day doing nothing but having a few pennies.

Most of it was spent on selling wine, which pitied his apprentice!

The apprentice is a young man, and in the eyes of others, he is much more pleasing to the eye than the master.

A neat little boy, I heard he learned swordsmanship from his master. He was surrounded by ordinary people from the market who didn't know much about swords, but they knew that he was a diligent boy who practiced swordsmanship every day without stopping.

The young man's name is Shen Kuang. He has been with his master since he can remember. He knows that his master is unreliable, but he is not as pitiful as others think. The master is very good to him, but he usually likes to cheat.

It’s just him!

The master has no principles in many things, but he never gives Shen Kuang a chance to be lazy when it comes to swordsmanship. The master stipulates that Shen Kuang gets up at the same time every day and practices swordplay for no less than two hours a day.

When he was a child, he was a sleepy boy and would be woken up by his master every morning. After the master gave him instructions, he would usually go back and sleep again.

At that time, I was overly cautious, thinking that I wouldn't need to practice when my master fell asleep, but it seemed like he would never fall asleep. As long as Shen Kuang was lazy at all, he would immediately feel pain in his buttocks. He knew that it was the master's fault.

, so he didn’t dare to be lazy anymore!

The life in Hongni Alley is comfortable, although he has to practice swordsmanship every day and read and read. But the days are warm. Here, he not only has a master, kind neighbors, but also his favorite sword. Everything is perfect.

As he wishes!

Except, except for my parents.

When he was a child, he asked his master the same question many times. The master said that he would tell him when he grew up. But when he grew up, Shen Kuang never asked him again.

He knew that it was probably because he was different from others, or maybe it was because the time was not ripe yet and he couldn't say it. In short, the master would not harm him!

In the small town, days like this go by so fast, and time flies and it is more than ten years ago. Spring has come again, and the peach tree at the entrance of the alley is blooming again!

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"Waiter, bring me a pot of tea and two ounces of beef!"

"Okay, sir! Please wait a moment!"

After traveling all morning, Shen Kuang's voice has already broken down

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It was smoking.

It was almost the autumn fall in the city, and it was still early, so he planned to have something to eat and rest first, and wait for the bright sun at noon before entering the city! It was like this in early spring, and he needed to wrap up in clothes to keep out the cold in the morning. , it was very hot again at noon.

The tea shop in the mountains and forests is simple and small. There are only a few tables and chairs lying idle in front of the shop! Shen Kuang took off the baggage behind him and sat down. Speaking of this trip, he had to mention his unreliable The master of music composition!

There has never been a serious master who suddenly came over with a smile that day and asked him to go to Yunmeng Mountain to propose marriage, but the two of them, the master and the apprentice, couldn't get along with Yunmeng Mountain. So, he was deeply aware of the master's unreliability. Shen Kuang was keenly aware that this matter was not simple.

"No!" Shen Kuang's tone was firm and decisive.

Shang still remembers that when he was a child, he went to steal chickens with his master, and the master asked him to stand guard at the door.

Later, when he was caught, the master immediately changed his face and said that he was a kid who was not sensible and thought of cheating. He must fix it when he went back. God knows that when the master said this, he almost smiled.

The master told people that he was the one who wanted to do it, but behind his back, he had already plucked all the chicken feathers. But the master, the chicken claws exposed on his back were too obvious.

So Shen Kuang had to endure the lectures from the two men and at the same time help the master to cover up. His little hands inadvertently helped stuff the chicken feet into the master's pants.

Of course, he was not a good person. He deliberately pointed the tip of the chicken claw at the master's butt. The master felt a sudden pain in his butt and immediately realized that it was him, the little brat. But for the sake of the chicken, he endured it!

The skilled techniques and tacit cooperation of the master and apprentice are naturally due to their hard training many times! The master does not steal chickens from just everyone, but mostly from neighbors who insist on giving money when they are sick. The master refuses to accept Money is a tradition, and stealing chickens is like the master's unique way of collecting soup and medicine fees.

Of course, after all, these things are only done occasionally. Simple people don't want to be owed favors all the time. If the master accepts a chicken from someone, it is considered to be that they have paid the consultation fee.

After hearing Shen Kuang's rejection, the master didn't seem worried at all and looked confident!

Seeing the strange look on his master's face, he muttered in his heart: "Yunmeng Mountain?"

He knew about Yunmeng Mountain, where the famous Yunmeng Sword Sect was located.

Shen Kuang also uses swords and likes swords. His swordsmanship is what his master taught him. However, the master never allows him to fight with others, and he cannot use the sword even if there is friction. The master said that the sword he learned The power of the move is too great, and it cannot be used freely until it reaches a small level.

The great chivalrous person serves the country and the people!

The master said that those who practice martial arts do not use force to deceive others, but use force to save others. Those who can be called heroes cannot be called those who have a noble nature.

Shen Kuang also hopes that one day he can be called a hero, but he understands that the road ahead is long and he still has a long way to go.

He has always been suspicious of his master's character, but he has never doubted his master's swordsmanship because he has seen his master wield a sword. When he was very young, a man came to his door and said he wanted to compete with his master.

That time, the master put away his unreliable smile for the first time and competed with the man seriously. When he was a boy, Shen Kuang couldn't understand the moves of the two, but he has gradually become more and more capable over the years. .

The contest between the two was very short, and Shen Kuang had forgotten how many moves they made. He only remembered that the master won, but since then, the master had never used a sword except to teach him how to practice swords.

For this reason, Shen Kuang always obeyed his master's instructions and never drew his sword unless absolutely necessary.

Although he has never fought against anyone from the Yunmeng Sword Sect, he has heard a lot about the Yunmeng Sword Sect over the years, but he has never heard of any relationship between his master and the Yunmeng Sword Sect.

Therefore, he rejected the master simply and neatly.

However, after the master took out a one-hundred-tael silver note, time seemed to be short.

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Stop, the air freezes instantly.

Shen Kuang accepted this arduous and difficult task. Money and other things were as unimportant in his eyes as floating clouds. What was important was that he liked to face difficulties and do challenging things.

Well! That’s it!

"Master, even if I have to go to the Mountain of Swords or the Sea of ​​Fire, my disciple, I will definitely go to Yunmeng Mountain to propose marriage!" Shen Kuang grabbed the one hundred taels of silver notes and stared at them intently. This was the first time he had seen this since he was a child. Although he was curious as to how the master could come up with so much money at once, his intuition told him not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked.

"You brat, I knew you wouldn't do it without giving me some benefits!" the master said with a bitter smile. His disciple not only learned his swordsmanship, but also his idle temperament.

"Hehe! Didn't I learn this from you! Master, tell me who you have fallen in love with. I will tell you your name directly after I arrive at their mountain gate. With your tall and mighty image, master, I will definitely be able to bring back a master's wife! "

Shen Kuang's horse was riding fast when suddenly his master slapped him on the head. "You brat, I'm asking for your own hand in marriage!" the master said angrily.

"Ask me to marry you?" Shen Kuang asked, rubbing the back of his head.

He originally thought that his master had taken a liking to an elder from the Yunmengjian sect and was too embarrassed to come forward, so he asked him to go. However, he never expected that his master would have his mind set on him.

"Why, it can't be done?" Seeing his hesitation, the master asked and smacked the banknote in his hand.

Shen Kuang held his hands and said seriously: "Of course it's no problem, it's just asking for marriage! It's a trivial matter!"

But after he was angry, his tone immediately softened: "Master, is this okay? I won't be taken down as a gangster! I heard that there are all female disciples in the Yunmeng Sword Sect!"

Hearing Shen Kuang's worries, the master just waved his hand and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he had everything under control. Masters are the best at tricking their apprentices.

"Of course I don't want you to go empty-handed! Take this." He threw a jade pendant to Shen Kuang.

"In addition to asking you to propose marriage on this trip, you are also asked to send this jade pendant. With this jade pendant, you will not be knocked down the mountain, and the people of Yunmeng Mountain will entertain you!"

Shen Kuang took the jade pendant and took a look at it doubtfully. It was a piece of exquisite white jade with cloud patterns engraved on it and a cloud character engraved on the front.

"Is it true that you won't be knocked down the mountain?"

The master nodded: "Really!"

The more determined the master was, the more uneasy Shen Kuang felt.

"To whom?" Shen Kuang asked again.

"Yun Qingyou!"

Hearing that it was a girl's name, Shen Kuang laughed and said with a gossip, "Is she my future master's wife?"

The master smiled when he heard this and was about to answer when he suddenly noticed something was wrong. He patted Shen Kuang's head angrily and rolled his eyes: "Do you want another hundred taels?"

"Yes, yes, of course!"

"Then who should I propose to marry? Master!"

"Her apprentice!"

"Does it look good?"

"Good-looking! Even prettier than the butcher's daughter in front of the alley!" The master raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

After hearing the master's words, Shen Kuang trembled.

Speaking of Butcher Zhu's daughter, he immediately had an impression in his mind. The girl was very strong, and her figure was even bigger than their master and apprentice combined.

"Eh~!" Shen Kuang shook his head quickly and drove that terrible scene out of his mind.

Although he knew what kind of person he was about to marry, he still had an unknown premonition about the matter, and this uneasiness came from his master's certainty.

However, although the master is unreliable, he is also his only apprentice, so he will never push him into a pit of fire.

I fought hard for one hundred taels of silver!

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