Chapter 15

"Have you heard?

Something happened to the Changfeng Escort Agency. "

"Are you talking about the incident where the head of the Changfeng Escort Agency died?

Of course, I've heard about it. It's such a big incident that everyone knows about it!

I heard that Lord Yun of the Yun family village was also involved in the incident. Lord Yun's body was not even left intact. How tragic! "

"I heard from the people of the Qingcheng Sect that the bodyguard of the Changfeng Escort Agency was Lord Yun of the Yun family village. They were going to send Lord Yun to Mei Jia Village to see a doctor. Who knew that someone would rob them on the way? Guo Qingyun and Cheng Feng were both dead. Lord Yun's body was intact, but it was burnt to a crisp and unrecognizable. In the end, his family members judged from the broken bone scar on his right hand — Lord Yun injured his right hand when he was young. Otherwise, who knows which corpse would be buried in the ground during the funeral? Sigh, how tragic!"

"Who is this person? Why did he do such a big thing?

Old Master Guo and Old Master Cheng are both top-notch figures in Jianghu. Their kung fu skills are not low, and so is Old Master Yun. Even the former head of the Qingcheng Sect admitted defeat after fighting with Old Master Yun when he was young. Who has such a high kung fu skill that he could kill all three Old Masters? "

"That's why this incident is so strange. The Changfeng Escort Agency escorts the imperial court all year round. I heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital also look for the Changfeng Escort Agency to escort their escorts. Someone actually dared to rob the Changfeng Escort Agency's escorts and even killed them!

This is not an ordinary vendetta in the Jianghu. It might even attract the attention of the imperial court. Who is so bold? "

"Have you heard that Old Master Mei of Mei Jia Village also disappeared?"

"What?

Miracle-Working Doctor Mei retreated? "

"Sigh, didn't Lord Yun go to Mei Jia Village to see a doctor?

This … this is too much of a coincidence. "

"I heard that the Changfeng Escort Agency and the Yun family are suspecting that the murderer might have found Elder Mei first and caught the Changfeng Escort Agency and the Yun family through Elder Mei."

"Who do you think the murderer is?"

"I heard a rumor that it might be the Hua family of the Datong Monetary House."

"Impossible!

It's too ridiculous! "

"How is that not possible?

The Hua Family has deep connections in the imperial court. The Datong Monetary House has always been responsible for transporting the imperial court's treasury. However, ever since Weng Taibei was favored by the Emperor and recruited the Little God of Wealth, Deng Ren, as his son-in-law, the Hua Family was ready to snatch this fat piece of meat. Of course, the Hua Family was not happy. Perhaps the Hua Family secretly killed him. "

"No, it's not what you said at all. My second uncle's brother-in-law's nephew works as a night watchman at Mei Jia Village. According to the news from Mei Jia Village, the murderer might be the Devil Leng Yifu."

"The Devil Leng Yifu?

This person has always been mysterious. I've never seen him seek money or benefits. It seems like he's always been alone and his whereabouts are uncertain. I've never heard of him having a grudge with the Changfeng Escort Agency. "

"It's this kind of loner who doesn't seem to seek or fear anything that dares to kill people like this. Generally, people with families and foundations would not dare to casually form such a big grudge with others.

Aren't they afraid that people will come looking for revenge?

You're not afraid of death, but your whole family isn't?

Anyone with a little bit of estimation wouldn't dare to do such a big thing. Don't you think so? "

"That's not it at all!

My second brother-in-law's nephew's sister-in-law runs a sesame seed cake shop in the capital. It's just a street away from the Changfeng Escort Agency. He heard from a fellow villager at the congee shop opposite the Changfeng Escort Agency that the murderer is a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old rich boy. He's dressed very well and his swordsmanship is very high … "

"You're even more ridiculous!

Rich boy?

Fifteen or sixteen years old?

His swordsmanship is very high?

And then he killed the elders of the Guo and Yun families?

Even a storybook wouldn't dare to do that! "

A group of people from the Jianghu gathered in the teahouse. They gathered together and discussed. When the last person said that the murderer was a "fifteen- or sixteen-year-old rich boy", the rhythm of the discussion was temporarily interrupted. Everyone roared with laughter, mocking and ridiculing how unreliable this theory was and how stupid the person who believed this theory was.

At another table next door, sitting there and listening to the chatter of the Jianghu teahouse guests, the fifteen- or sixteen-year-old "rich boy" Tang Qingyu, who was "dressed very well", was reading a book.

He was reading a huge book of color.

He had been reading this huge book of color for a long time.

From the moment he opened his eyes to the moment he was interrupted by hunger, he had been reading this huge book of color for a long time.

Did a huge book of color that he "loved" when he was young have such great charm that it was worth studying for so long?

It was hard to say, because a huge book of color was, of course, very beautiful. But the reason why he had studied this book for so long was because it wasn't a huge book of color at all.

Okay, this book was a famous book that pretended to be the great poet Bai Juyi's … younger brother. It used "The Yin and Yang Intercourse of Heaven and Earth" as the cover, but inside it wasn't "The Yin and Yang Intercourse of Heaven and Earth" that deceived the pure young man's heart. What kind of book was this?

It seemed to be a huge book of martial arts with color.

Okay … what was a huge book of martial arts with color?

Tang Qingyu said that it was actually the first time he had seen such an exquisite book of martial arts with color … Judging from the drawings of the meridians and internal strength of the characters on the pages and the additional text description, this was a book of martial arts and internal strength that was very suitable for men and women to dual cultivate. Don't misunderstand his implication. The dual cultivation here really meant dual cultivation that included many kinds of indescribable activities with love. However, the most amazing thing was that, from the beginning until now, Tang Qingyu concluded that this was a secret book of martial arts and internal strength, and not a huge book of color that simply discussed dozens of positions with love. As a disciple of a famous sect, with his martial arts insight and common sense, it seemed that if he practiced internal strength according to the instructions in this book, he could really practice some genuine internal strength, but it wouldn't be very deep.

However, even so, Tang Qingyu still felt that it was very amazing.

It was really amazing.

Because this book was really too exquisite!

The method of practicing internal strength recorded in this book was really very, very exquisite!

However … why would someone spend so much effort to use a method of circulating internal strength that many people had never thought of before … Maybe you don't understand. For example, the internal strength of an ordinary sect would circulate internal strength like this along the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and then return to the Dantian to practice over and over again, day after day, year after year, and then the internal strength in the Dantian would become deeper and deeper. However, the way the internal strength in this book circulated along the meridians was very different. It went in reverse and in reverse, all kinds of fancy ways that were against logic and convention, but it seemed to really work!

At least, after going through half of it in his mind, Tang Qingyu felt that this method of practice was effective, and the risk of qi deviation was not high, but the effect was limited.

It took so much effort to create such a difficult innovation, and it even required a man and a woman to "work" together, but they couldn't practice internal strength at all, just to collect a little bit of internal strength. What was the use of such an exquisite method?

Was it really just to create a precedent of a colorful martial art school in the martial arts world?

In a state of hunger, Tang Qingyu sat in a tea shop, trying to figure out the intention of the author of the book in his hand. At the same time, he was thinking very seriously about whether he should take the pearls on the sword and exchange them for tea and food.

Thanks to his luxurious clothes, he had been sitting in the tea shop drinking water for a long time without ordering anything. The waiter also didn't come to drive him away. Maybe the owner of the tea shop thought that it was impossible for someone dressed like him to not have money to pay, but in fact, he didn't dare to order food because he didn't have money to pay.

Even if he was actually very, very hungry.

So, while he was flipping the pages of the book, he was very seriously thinking about the decision of whether or not to take the scabbard.

The scabbard of his magnificent sword was full of holes, so it would definitely not look good. But between losing face and losing the scabbard, how should he choose?

After all, he was really hungry, and the ornaments on his body had been stripped clean by Mako Shigeki. Now, the only thing that could be taken off and exchanged for money was the jewels inlaid on the scabbard. PS: The Magnificent Clothes That Can Overturn the World came with a black crown embroidered with gold thread on the top of the head. There was no hairpin to tie the hair, so it was impossible to take off the hairpin and sell it for money like in many period dramas.

"Dear guest, your mutton, sesame seed cake, and tea." While Tang Qingyu was still thinking about whether or not to take off the scabbard, the waiter suddenly came over to serve the dishes.

Tang Qingyu blinked, looked at the waiter and said, "I haven't ordered yet." He didn't have money, so he didn't dare to order food.

Before the waiter could answer, a man dressed in royal blue had already sat down on the chair next to Tang Qingyu. He smiled at Tang Qingyu and said, "Little brother, it is fate that we meet. I see that little brother looks very familiar, as if I have seen you somewhere before. Why don't you give me a chance to treat little brother to a meal?"

After saying this, the man in royal blue slightly tilted his head, quietly approached, and said to Tang Qingyu in a low voice, "You didn't bring any money when you ran away from home, right?

After you finish eating, hurry back home. "

Tang Qingyu raised his head and looked at the round-faced man in front of him with a beard that looked like two eyebrows on his lips. Then, he swept his gaze over the man's right middle finger and index finger that held the wine jug. Recalling the "general knowledge of the martial arts world" that Xiao Bai had taught him, Tang Qingyu raised his eyebrows and asked tentatively, "Lu Xiaofeng?"

The man with "four eyebrows" opposite him smiled and said, "Little brother, do you know me?"

Tang Qingyu said, "No, but I have a friend. He told me that if one day you see a man with four eyebrows, you can blow him up and see if he is Lu Xiaofeng."

Stroking his beard, Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "You have a very smart friend."

Tang Qingyu thought about all the things that happened between him and Xiao Bai as a friend. For example, when they were grinding dungeons together, Xiao Bai insisted on not being a flying kite, insisted on using "Wave-like Subtle Steps" to jump over a rock and fall to his death, got stuck in a bug in his pose, and restarted it three times but to no avail. In the end, he could only ask for help from customer service for a "magnificent feat" … Tang Qingyu answered decisively, "No, he is very stupid."

After straightforwardly looking down on Xiao Bai's IQ, Tang Qingyu threw the book down and very impolitely grabbed the sesame seed cake and mutton to eat.

He did not know how to be polite. He was about to starve to death.

"Good book."

When the book was placed on the table, naturally the cover could be clearly seen by the people around him. Lu Xiaofeng saw it clearly, and then very sincerely he praised, "The sunflower brocade sealed in this book does not look like the weaving technique of the Central Plains, rather, it looks like a technique commonly used by the Yunnan and Bai dynasties. Apparently it had already been lost by the end of the Song Dynasty, when the Yuan Dynasty destroyed Dali. Legend has it that the last emperor of Dali had a favorite concubine who loved sunflowers very much, so the Dali King ordered his court officials to search everywhere for all kinds of varieties and plant sunflowers everywhere in the bedchamber. What's good on the top, it must be even better on the bottom. Therefore, at that time Dali was also very popular with sunflowers. It's just that I did not expect Mr. Bai Xingjian's magnum opus to be so popular in Dali a long time ago … Xiao Ge, you have acquired a good book."

What is the reaction of an average person when they see a pornographic book? Not to mention the conservative ancient people, even the modern people, who are open-minded, would most likely be a little embarrassed and avert their gaze. But Lu Xiaofeng was indeed generous and very sincere in his praise. After analyzing the book's origin, he did not forget to add, "Little Brother, are you willing to part with your treasure and sell this book to me?"

Tang Qingyu, who was eating meat and eating sesame seed cake, seriously thought for a moment, but in the end he shook his head and said, "I'm not selling."

Hearing Tang Qingyu's refusal, Lu Xiaofeng did not insist. He smiled and continued to leisurely drink his jug of wine.

In this kind of small shop on the outskirts, the wine was certainly not good wine, but Lu Xiaofeng looked as if he was drinking wine aged for a thousand years. Looking at the distant sunset, he very much enjoyed tasting the wine and admiring the scenery. His sitting posture was very casual, not upright, but there was an indescribable confidence and ease about him. Under the golden glow of the setting sun, there was some kind of intoxicating elegance that made people unable to take their eyes off of him, which only belonged to Lu Xiaofeng.

This meal, Tang Qingyu felt as if he had eaten for a long time. When he finished eating the last piece of sesame seed cake, Lu Xiaofeng also drank the last drop of wine in the jug.

The sky was almost completely dark.

"We met by chance, but I still have to give little brother a word of advice. Jianghu is dangerous. If you wander around outside for too long, your family will be worried," Lu Xiaofeng said.

Tang Qingyu propped up his chin and did not say anything in response. Lu Xiaofeng was not angry, but he did not nag anymore. He smiled and said, "We met by chance. Beautiful scenery, beautiful woman, good wine. Today is a good day. If fate wills it, we'll meet again."

Finished speaking, the wine jug dangling from between his fingers was slightly swayed by him, and 'somersaulted' in a circle before landing firmly on the table next to him. Along with it, the wine cup in Lu Xiao Feng's hand also landed on the table. The wine in the cup had been emptied, the only thing left inside was a small ingot of silver used to pay the bill.

Tang Qingyu looked at the back of the man with four eyebrows who was staggering away. Tang Qingyu flipped his palm and there was a silver ingot worth at least 20 taels lying on his palm. Lu Xiaofeng put it into Tang Qingyu's pocket when he was "throwing" the wine pot. Lu Xiaofeng still thought that Tang Qingyu was the son of a famous family in Jianghu who was throwing a tantrum and ran away from home without any money. Since he couldn't persuade Tang Qingyu to go home, he gave Tang Qingyu some money so that Tang Qingyu wouldn't starve.

He was really an interesting man. He was mellow but not worldly, confident but not crude. He was kind and intelligent. His martial arts were outstanding but he was not arrogant. He always had an attitude of enjoying life. It was no wonder that he had friends all over the world.

It was hard not to like such a man.

This was the first time Tang Qingyu met Lu Xiaofeng, and it would also be the last time. However, he remembered this interesting man.

Oh, right. What was the last sentence Lu Xiaofeng said before he left?

"Beautiful scenery, beautiful woman, good wine …"