Chapter 4 Humph~ Weak Chicken
He rode a horse with two girls. After more than ten days of long journey, he finally arrived in Youzhou.
On the banks of the Longfeng River, Xu Bu Ling turned over and dismounted, and waited on the ferry for a ferry to provide chariots and horses to cross the river.
Youzhou is two thousand miles away from Chang'an, and it is already a place far away from the emperor. However, there is no "King of Yan" among the seven vassal kings. The local military and political affairs of Youzhou are managed by the Liaoxi Protectorate and are directly under the jurisdiction of the court. The strongest military forces in the entire Dayue are piled up in this area, facing the Northern Qi Central Army and the Right Army head-on.
The Xu family of King Su defended the left prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Western Regions. The combined total of only more than 400,000 troops on both sides, which is considered a marginal battlefield. The border between Youzhou and Taiyuan are frontal battlefields. The arms race between the two countries has accumulated a large number of troops. The entire Jiangnan and Shu are transporting nutrients to this place, which has caused famine in the south of the Yangtze River to dare not reduce tax exemptions, which shows how exaggerated it is.
In the past, Youzhou was the main area for smuggling salt and iron outside the pass, and it was considered a prosperous area. After the iron eagle and deer hunting swept Youzhou, Qingzhou and other places, the leaders of the Zhu family and Lu family were defeated one after another, and the merchants who rely on these forces as protective umbrellas also ran away. Now, there is only a depressed and even a little barren on the ferry of the Longfeng River.
As the prince of a vassal prince, Xu Buling actually understood Song Ji's approach. He was a dignified king and could not allow merchants in any place to blatantly smuggle salt and iron goods. It was okay to sell daily items in private, but it only caused taxes to be severely affected. If the Northern Qi Dynasty created another 30,000 "Iron Rakshasa" and came out, he might be beaten back by the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Xu Buling beside him, Zhu was wrapped in a small cotton jacket, standing by the surging Dragon and Phoenix River, and said with his small waist:
"It looks very ordinary. The storyteller often talks about it here, saying that experts often pass by the Dragon and Phoenix River, ride the Qilin and the Flying Phoenix, etc. I didn't expect that it was just such a river, which was not as beautiful as the Fen River..."
The Fen River is in Taiyuan, but it is not far from Youzhou.
Xu Buling stood in front of him, raised his hand and put his shoulders on the branches, and chuckled:
"I'll go back and take a look after the Tang family after finishing work."
Zhu Manzhi shook his head: "My parents have run away, just a forest of osmanthus flowers. What's so good about it? Let's go to Zhu's house to see it. I heard that my grandfather was buried there, and I haven't visited the grave yet..."
Nightingale stood beside her, recalled her, and said softly:
"After the old sword saint died in the Zhu family, the wolf guards originally wanted to take the body to the capital. I don't know who instructed him to bury the old sword saint's ancestral tomb of the Zhu family."
Xu Buling thought for a while and said softly: "I heard Zhang Xiang talk about it before that Eunuch Jia asked for love for the Zhu family, so he killed all the men. It is estimated that the old sword saint was also instructed by Eunuch Jia... The older generation of people in the martial arts world are actually quite moral, and it is really meaningless now."
Zhu Manzhi was not sure about the situation back then, but after all, it was a sad thing and didn't talk much about it.
The ferry is not prosperous. The people crossing the river are all local people from all over the country. After waiting for an hour, dozens of people carrying baskets were gathered at the ferry, and there were also dusty tourists from all over the world.
Xu Buling led the one-of-a-kind horse in a million, and his figure was quite tall. He stood out among the crowd, which naturally attracted many people's attention.
The ordinary people did not dare to come over to chat with him. A little girl of four or five years old was attracted by the fox fur on Xu Buling's body. She ran to her and touched her, and muttered strangely:
"Big brother, why are your clothes growing hair... like blind bear..."
“…”
Xu Buling looked at the little guy who was not as tall as his waist and felt speechless, not knowing how to explain.
Zhu Manzhi was very good at dealing with children and said, "Little sister, what do you look like? How could you be so handsome blind bear?"
The little girl raised her head and glanced at her eyes, nodding seriously: "That's right..."
"hehe……"
Xu Buling was speechless, raised his hand and touched the little girl's head. The little girl's mother carried her back, obviously afraid of offending the rich young man in the city.
Soon, several ships arrived at the ferry, and the boatman wrapped in thick jackets lowered his pedals and collected money one by one.
Xu Buling took two horses, but the boat would definitely not be able to get on, so he went to the larger one. However, the largest boat could only carry more than twenty people. After two big horses arrived, they occupied one-third of the deck, and they paid a few more cents for this.
The water flows in Longfeng River is very turbulent, and there are reefs and rocks at low rivers. It is a relatively dangerous place. Sitting on the boat is like drifting. The boatman is holding a bamboo pole and swaying left and right on the river surface and skillfully bypassing the reefs, but the passengers on the boat are a little frightened.
There are many people in Youzhou. There is a 20-year-old man on the boat. He is leaning against the fence of the ferry with his sword in his arms. He may be a bit bored on the road. He has been looking at the handsome Zhui Fengma, and finally walked up to him and raised his hand to give a gift from the rivers:
"Brother, Taima is good."
In the world, people are concerned about mercy and revenge. It is common to have a boat of chatting with each other, but when they go so far, they are really the first one who dares to chat with Xu Buling.
Xu Buling glanced at it - his appearance was ordinary and his temperament was ordinary, but it was very clean and comfortable to see. He didn't look like a gangster in the world. The sword in his hand looked very simple, and the wooden hilt was patten. It was obviously held all year round, no matter how martial arts were, at least it was very hard.
Seeing this scene, Xu Buling did not ignore it, turned around and raised his hand:
"Brother, he won the award."
Seeing Xu Buling responded, You Xia'er smiled a little and said cheerfully:
"I'm in the battle at the bottom of the Zuo Zhan. I see that you are also a martial artist, so I dare to ask for your surname and name."
Zhu Manzhi was so leisurely that she finally encountered the scene of making friends with people in the world. She quickly raised her hand and gave a gift from the world, and spoke generously:
"In the lower Zhu Manzhi, people send the name "Fenhe Sword God". This is the nightingale, the name "Yeon Married", this is the "Eagle Finger Sanren" Xu Shan..."
Zuo Zhan blinked his eyes, obviously a little surprised, he wanted to laugh but felt it was not suitable. Wuyou Chinese website
Xu Buling was also a little amused and raised his hand and said:
"It's rare to see the surname Zuo. Are you from Luliang?"
Zuo Zhan was a little stunned when he heard this:
"How did the young master see it?"
Nightingale's eyes were a bit arrogant and explained softly: "The Zuo surname originated from the Jiang surname. In ancient times, it was divided into the Luliang area as the "Zuo Kingdom". The descendants took the country as their surname, and where did the entire surname Zuo originate from?"
Zuo Zhan showed a little surprise in his eyes and nodded: "Young Master is from a noble family, right? As expected, I don't even know much about these things..."
Xu Buling knew that it was because he recently investigated the hiding place left by Zuo Zhexian and asked Xiao Qi specifically about this. At this time, he used it and pretended to be a talented man with great knowledge of ancient and modern times.
"I've just seen this occasionally, where did Brother Zuo go?"
Zuo Zhan was very talkative and shook his head and smiled: "Walking in the world, isn't it just running around? A few days ago, when he was passing by Fanyang County, he happened to meet a swordsman with a bad temper. He was older and had a bigger temper, and only a pot of wine was left. He asked me to give it to him because of his seniority. I asked 'Who are you?'. He said 'Daokui Situ Yuejin', and I said 'I'm going to return the swordsman Zhu Liu'..."
Zhu Manzhi was listening, but when he heard this, he was immediately unhappy and stared at him fiercely.
Xu Buling was attracted by interest and asked with a smile:
“What’s the result?”
Zuo Zhan sighed, pulled up his sleeves, exposed five clear guidance on his wrist, and shook his head and said:
"As a result, I was almost beaten to death. I pressed the floor without seeing it clearly. Not only did I give in, I had to pay for the wine. I had never met a senior Situ, and I don't know if he met a real god. I wanted to get close to a teacher and ask for advice, but when I got up, I couldn't find anyone and wasted a big opportunity, so I took the opportunity to look around..."
Xu Buling nodded slightly. Situ Yuejin is the number one person in Tiannan martial arts world, that is, from Nanchang. He is closer to Nanyue, so it is not realistic to run to Youzhou. For this ambiguous gossip of the world, he only thinks it is a bragging place for the world.
While chatting, the ferry went to the center of the river, where the water flowed the most turbulent.
The Longfeng River is relatively dangerous. The reason why several boats walk together is because of the frequent accidents of capsized and shipwrecked. Xu Buling was on a larger boat. The boatman was an elderly man, very skilled, and the passing money was expensive. There was no accident. But a small boat in the distance, but when he passed a rocky beach, he hit something and suddenly turned on the river surface and threw down the few people sitting on the edge of the boat.
"ah--"
"Someone fell into the water..."
Seeing this, the two nearby boats hurriedly supported the boat and leaned over. The people on the boat were also rushing to raise their hands to catch people.
The water flowed too fast, and the person was washed away far away when he fell into the water. The ship was spinning and losing its stability. Only one man grabbed the bamboo pole that was stretching over.
Xu Buling frowned slightly and glanced at him, but saw that the little girl who touched his clothes just now might have been too naughty and had not sat down properly, and was thrown down, rising and falling in the turbulent river. The little girl's mother was so scared that her face turned pale, and she was so crazy that she rushed to the side and raised her hand to grab it, but the distance was so fast that she could not touch it at all.
In the cold winter, the river water is cold and bone-broken, and the child will be frozen to death if he falls down and does not hit the stone.
Zuo Zhan, who was standing next to him, saw this scene and threw the sword to Xu Buling without hesitation. He jumped into the water and swam towards the little girl, with his movements very quickly.
Zhu Manzhi was also a little anxious and lay on the edge of the boat and raised his hand and pointed: "Hurry up...just in front..."
Xu Buling shook his head and sighed, leaned his sword on the boat, then leaped out of the ferry and landed on the water. Then he tapped the water with his boots, stepped on a string of water, and rushed straight to the center of the river.
"Wow--"
“Look at it…”
A burst of exclamations suddenly sounded on the three ferries.
Zhu Manzhi was slightly stunned, and then shocked.
Zuo Zhan was swimming at full speed. He heard the sound of "Tao" footsteps behind him. He looked back in confusion and then sweared in shock, his eyes full of incredibleness.
My body and mind are like willow leaves, and they slide past the turbulent river surface. They raise their hand to grab the little girl who is falling into the water, and land steadily on the boat, stopping the boat that is flying in the middle of the river.
After putting down the scared little girl, Xu Buling did not stop and then used the same trick to return to the ferry on the water surface.
The cold wind is flying, the torrential current is surging, and the handsome young man walks on the waves. The scene is like a fairy falling into the mortal world, and it is like a mortal walking on the mortal world. The so-called world is so free, I am afraid that it is just that.
The scared little girl forgot to cry, she shivered so coldly, and said in a daze:
"Mom, what a handsome blind bear is flying..."
Xu Buling passed through the river like a dragonfly, and passed by Zuo Zhan, who was floating in the water, and glanced at him.
Zuo Zhan looked at him, exactly the same as the last time he looked at Zhu Liu, as if he was saying: It was flashy, not as fast as a master's game, pretending to be a slut...
Xu Buling suddenly understood what he felt when Zhu Liu and Li Hansheng chased him last time.
Humph~weak chicken...
Chapter completed!