sword sentient beings

Chapter 133 Willow Bank

In early spring, the weather is slightly cold, and it is a good season for all things to sprout and the vegetation to be green and tender.

A clear creek flows out of the mountain, gradually converging into a river, passing through the woods, passing through the fields, passing through the town, day and night.Both sides of the river bank are full of willow trees that have just sprouted tender yellow shoots.

Now there is no season for catkins to fly, and the weeping willows by the river are very quiet.

On the official road by the bank of the river, two horses came slowly, and the passengers on the horses were all young men with good looks. Hua Juelun, not to mention his bookish air.

Although the two of them rode on the horses, they did not let go of the gallop. Instead, they walked slowly along the river with loose bridles, just like traveling in mountains and rivers.

"Ha - yawn" The young boy yawned a long time on the horse.

The older boy tilted his head slightly, and said in distaste: "What's going on, I kept breathing so early in the morning, why did you go last night?"

"Last night...stayed up late to study." Another boy covered his mouth and said perfunctorily.

The older boy shook his head again and again: "Tsk tsk, young people nowadays are really not good. When I was your age, I went to bed late and got up early, so it was okay to stay up all night. It's not like you did it all night. I just went down the mountain. In this way, the bumps on the road will not knock your body apart."

Another teenager recalled a moment, and said: "When you were my age? Wasn't that four years ago? Four years ago, you pretended to be in front of people during the day, and stayed up late at night to practice. Day and night were reversed. It was really hard work."

Stimulated by him, Jiang Shenyi said angrily: "Hey, is this the way you talk to your senior brother? Since there is no one around, do you want me to teach you a lesson? What is a senior brother?"

Tang Zhao said with a smile: "What? Seniors have to teach juniors a lesson to become seniors? Our school has also changed the rules, and those who are strong in soldiers and horses are seniors? That's a good relationship. Let's go back to the mountain and take the bird position. I will be a senior, you Be a little brother, okay?"

Jiang Shenyi said: "What a fart! Why do you want to be a big brother and I should be a little brother? I want to be a big brother. Ah bah—brat, be honest with me, is this the first time you go down the mountain to a foreign place? I have been down there before." You have walked up the mountain several times, and you have traveled long distances with rich experience. You just listen to me honestly, or I will leave you at the entrance of the downtown area, and you will not be able to find your home even if you cry."

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "This is my first time going down the mountain, but I was at the bottom before I went up."

Jiang Shenyi said: "Hehe, can it be the same? Before you went up the mountain, you knew how to pretend - to be a qualified disciple of a famous family? Would you be able to travel in the rivers and lakes? If it wasn't for showing you how to navigate the rivers and lakes, I would have arrived in Jianzhou in three days Now, do you still need to go out a month in advance and hang out with you on a big animal?"

Tang Zhaodao: "That's true, what does senior brother want to teach me?"

Jiang Shenyi turned his gaze, and said: "I'll teach you—you follow me first!" Suddenly he swung his whip, and the horse galloped wildly, and he ran far away in a flash.

"If you don't follow up, you won't have food!"

Tang Zhao hastily followed his horse and chased after him, calling: "Senior brother—"

Seeing that his speed was not as fast as his own, Jiang Shenyi knew that his equestrian skills were average, so he said proudly, "What do you want me to do?"

"When will you pay me back the money?"

"roll!"

The two were chasing after each other on the road, both with the excitement of just going down the mountain.On the mountain, Tang Zhao has a good relationship with everyone, but in terms of friends who can play, Jiang Shenyi is really the only one.Hua Xifu is his friend, but after all, he lives in a different circle and lives far away.Xue Yeyu is also close to him, but there is a big age gap, more like a big sister.

Jiang Shenyi is Tang Zhao's neighbor. In terms of age, he is four years older than him, but he went up the mountain earlier. He spent almost all his youth on Jiugao Mountain, which is isolated from the world. After major events, he is more mature than ordinary children.The two of them are considered to be the same age when rounded up, and even in the eyes of their master and senior sister, Tang Zhao is more stable than Jiang Shenyi.

The two grew up together for more than three years. They can be regarded as classmates and have a close relationship. They are not as polite as other seniors. They often tease each other. They are a pair of bad friends.

After chasing for a while, suddenly, the two slowed down at the same time and slowly reined in.

At the bend of the Changhe River, under a big willow tree, stood a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man has a rough appearance, unshaven beard, disheveled hair, half a square scarf draped over his neck and shoulders, and a blue and blue Confucian shirt that has been washed white. He looks like a poor and poor scholar.

A character like this shouldn't attract attention, but the two of them saw the sword behind him at a glance.

Sword!

He is a swordsman!
The so-called swordsman is a preparatory swordsman who has found a suitable sword but has not yet comprehended the heart of the sword.This kind of person is only one step away from being a swordsman. Although there are some people who can't understand the sword heart and become a swordsman for a lifetime, they are a minority.Except for some nobles with golden keys in their mouths, most of the sword students who have the opportunity to hold swords are all talented, resolute people, and it is only a matter of time before they realize the heart of the sword.

The reason why Jiansheng can be recognized at a glance is that most of Jiansheng's swords are carried on the back, and they are always half out of the sheath, which is very easy to recognize.It is said that when the sword comes out of its sheath on a certain day and the sword light blooms, it is the birthday of the swordsman.

Although encountering a swordsman is not as cautious as meeting a swordsman, you must also maintain respect.It was so disrespectful to gallop by, they both dismounted and led the horse past him.After all, Zhuoyu Villa is considered a famous family, Xue Xianyun is a famous teacher, and both of them are well-educated.

When they walked behind the middle-aged man, both of them saluted lightly without disturbing them, and the man seemed oblivious, stroking the weeping willow with his fingers, and murmured: "Yantai willow, Yantai willow..."

These two lines are like a poem that Tang Zhao had memorized, and he continued almost silently: "Is Qingqing here in the past..."

Although the voice was very soft, but the middle-aged man didn't seem to notice that his lips moved a few times, Tang Zhao still realized that he was abrupt, kept silent, saluted again, and led the horse away with Jiang Shenyi.

After walking for a mile, the two got on their horses, stopped galloping, and moved forward at a constant speed. After another two miles, Jiang Shenyi let out a sigh of relief and said: "This is also a first prize. You can meet Jiansheng on the side of the road. Then sleep in the middle of the night, and the swordsman didn't jump in from the window?"

Tang Zhao hurriedly said: "Don't talk about this, I have a psychological shadow."

In fact, when it comes to strength, both of them feel that regardless of swordsman, they are just swordsmen, and they may not be incapable of fighting.

Walk along the river without departing from the official road.The two of them bypassed Jichun City at noon, and there was no big city within a hundred li radius, so it was difficult to enter the city to rest.That night, the two rested at the post station beside the road.

The post station was originally an official post, and the main courtyard received officials, and there were also side rooms for renting out to businessmen.Tang Zhao now has the official identity of the district inspector. If he reveals his identity, he can live in the main house of the post station, but he feels that one thing is worse than one thing, so he only pays to live in the side room, and sells some pancakes with the postman. Stew to eat.

Along the way, Jiang Shenyi couldn't help but acted out the details of being cautious when going abroad.For example, you have to test poison when you eat, for example, if you don’t reveal your wealth, for example, you need to check whether there are any leaks in the room, especially the small parts such as window paper, and whether the tiles on the house are complete.The only pity is that he forgot to bring the money, which was still paid by Tang Zhao.

At night, the two of them chatted after washing, and inevitably they talked about Jian Sheng passing by. Jiang Shenyi said, "According to your observation, what is his sword intent? What is his sword image?"

It is not polite to guess the sword intent and image of a swordsman face to face. It is the same as spying on other people's martial arts. It is inevitable to be hostile and even cause conflicts. But it doesn't matter if you chat behind closed doors in private. Who doesn't analyze intelligence or something?
Tang Zhao pondered for a while, and said: "We are also guessing wildly, anyway, there are only a few clues, so I guess the sword elephant can only be a willow tree."

Jiang Shenyi said: "I guess so. If a sword student wants to understand the sword, he always has a hazy feeling, and he wants to go to the side of the sword. He must have a feeling for the willow tree. The sword image is easy to guess, but the sword will is a bit illusory , but it’s not impossible to guess. Willow, stay together. Always breaking a willow is the meaning of farewell, is there still a poem?”

Tang Zhaodao: "There are many. In the past, I went away, Yangliu Yiyi, now I come to think about it, rain and snow. Also, the willows are all broken and the flowers are flying. May I ask the pedestrians to return? Oh, and there is another one-whose jade The sound of the flute flying in the dark, scattered into the spring breeze and filled the city of Luo. Hearing the broken willows in this nocturne, who can’t miss the love of the hometown.”

Jiang Shenyi stopped him and said: "Okay, okay, I know you have ink in your stomach, so that's what it means. Anyway, taking the willow is a sign of reluctance. I see that his face is full of nostalgia, maybe it's because he thinks of the old man. . most likely a woman."

Tang Zhaodao: "Woman? Is it really Zhang Tailiu? How did you find out?"

Jiang Shenyi said: "Of course I can see it. The feeling of nostalgia and inseparability, if you think of a man, it will be too disgusting. It must be thinking of a woman."

Tang Zhao muttered, "Really?"

Brother, you have no experience at all, how can you be so sure?
Jiang Shenyi said to himself: "Listen to me. Enlightenment of the sword often requires strong emotion or persistence, and it is not uncommon for people to be enlightened by love. You may have seen it often before. Their swords are very gentle and tender, very Beautiful, like wind, flowers, snow and moon, there are also those that wither and ugliness, that is, the loss of one's love, or even the love turns into hatred."

Tang Zhao felt that there was some truth, and said, "Since it is nostalgic for a woman, could it be that the sword elephant is not a willow, but a woman?"

Jiang Shenyi said, "Of course it's impossible. Sword elephants should not be complex and intelligent. Especially not human elephants, otherwise it will be difficult to descend, let alone manifest. Even if you see people when you feel the sword intent, they will usually dissipate." , leaving only the image of her body, such as a pearl hairpin, a round fan and so on."

Tang Zhao nodded, feeling that he has been taught. In the past few years, he has devoted all his attention to talismans and martial arts, studying hard day and night, and his understanding of swordsman knowledge is not as good as Jiang Shenyi.

While talking, suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

It was late at night, the post station was not an inn, only postmen, it was impossible to serve late at night, and there were no acquaintances inside and outside, the two of them suddenly became alert, went down to the ground silently at the same time, and took out their weapons.

Tang Zhao raised his voice, "Which one?"

Someone outside the door said: "It's me. Do the two little friends still remember the fate of Liu Xia by the river?"

(End of this chapter)