sword sentient beings

Chapter 65 A cup of tea between plums
In the mountain depression, there is a small Taoist temple, three green tile houses, five or six big trees, and a dusty earthen wall.

The Taoist temple is ordinary, but it is not ordinary in the remote mountains.

Nowadays, the wilderness is very uneven. Ordinary villages are no longer scattered naturally, but several villages are grouped together, thousands of people live together, and ditches are dug outside the villages to protect themselves.Smaller town stores are gradually disappearing, and a town cannot be established without ten thousand people.In the past, rich families often built their own manors in the suburbs, but now they all moved into the city. They couldn't move and built high walls and fortresses, and they had to hire capable guards.The scattered small buildings that can be seen in the suburbs are either extraordinary martial arts forces, or only Buddhist temples and Taoist temples are left.

In recent years, the imperial court respected Dong Jun, repaired the town platform extensively, and made ordinary small temples in the jungle as obscene sacrifices, and most of them were abolished.But in any case, it still can't shake the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism.In particular, the Buddhist and Taoist forces themselves are also two indispensable branches in the martial arts, and they get additional compensation in the government's policy of supporting folk heroes.It's just that the officials are no longer respected by dignitaries as before.

Therefore, many unscrupulous forces have established dens under the guise of Buddhism and Taoism, and most of them are built in the deep mountains where serious temples dare not stay for a long time. Experienced veterans will never approach such places.

However, several groups of guests came to the small temple tonight.

knock --

There was a knock on the door, and the door was opened a crack, a little Taoist boy showed half of his face, and said, "Yes... ah, please come in."

There were two people standing at the door, one old and one young, both of them were plainly dressed, but they were well-groomed and their hair was not messed up. They looked like they were well-maintained.

The old man didn't say a word, he entered first, the younger one was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a sort of arrogance hidden in his upright expression, he said, "You recognize us?"

The Xiaodao boy leaned forward and said: "I don't recognize the villain, but you two distinguished guests with outstanding bearing and extraordinary looks, Xiaoguan welcomes you at any time. Please come in and have a cup of tea."

The young man smiled slightly and said, "I can talk, I'll drink tea for you." After saying that, he tossed a piece of broken silver.

Xiao Daotong took it and said with a smile, "Thank you layman." He took the two of them to a monastery, retreated quietly, and closed the door from the outside.

There were already six or seven people in the abode, sitting at the head was an old man with white hair, wearing a crane feather cloak, like an old fairy.There are middle-aged people and young people in the rest, and they are all people with ordinary clothes but unusual temperament.

Only in the corner, there is a dignified and beautiful Taoist nun who is cooking tea, and the white air is curling up, adding a scent of tea to the abode.

When the old man came in, he rushed to the first old man and bowed, saying: "My lord father-in-law."

The young man he brought along called out, "Grandfather!"

Everyone came to salute one after another, some called "uncle", some called "brother Wang", some called "brother Nian", it seemed that the room was full of people who were either relatives or old acquaintances.

The father and son of the Wang family sat down, and the female Taoist stood up and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Brother Wang said: "I tasted Yun Xiangu's tea three years ago, and the aftertaste of that day is still on my tongue." After speaking, he took a sip and said with a smile, "It is exactly this taste that haunts my dreams."

A middle-aged man in the seat turned his mouth slightly, as if he was about to laugh, but he didn't make a sound.

The old man in the crane cloak said: "Fize is also here, everyone is here, let's get down to business. Li Feng, tell me."

Na Lifeng is a middle-aged man next to the old man in the crane cloak, with big ears, very majestic, said: "Everyone, we are all relatives and friends, in the secret room, speak directly when you have something to say."

"The opening time of the Devil's Nest has been calculated, and it will be six days later. We have carefully prepared for many days, and it will be a battle. According to the agreement, the manpower of each family should arrive in a few days, right?" He said, looking at everyone one by one.

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Feize said, "Father-in-law, it's not that I can't wait to leave, it's just that the rumors are tight. As long as my father and son entered Heyang County, they both felt like they were being watched..."

Everyone was in an uproar, and the middle-aged man who had just sneered changed his face, and shouted: "Wang Feize, you dare to come here when you realize something is wrong. What should you do if you attract people? Are you here to be a lackey of the district attorney?"

Wang Feize said in embarrassment: "Wang is not a child, won't he act accordingly when he senses something is wrong? We have made two big circles in the mountains, and even if someone has already thrown me away. I am just worried about my father-in-law, what is going on in Heyang County Seriously, we have also heard in neighboring counties that there have been a lot of big and small things in the past month, and the prosecutors are very arrogant. Is our plan okay?"

The old man in the crane cloak smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this Tingfeng Temple is safe. Miaoyun has been operating it for many years, and it is like an iron bucket. Not even a fly can fly in here. Don't worry."

Yun Xiangu put down the tea set, nodded and smiled at everyone, although her expression was dignified, but her eyes were full, revealing an irresistible coquettishness.

The old man said: "As for the tight wind in the county, that's right. The District Prosecutor is on the ground, and my Pei family is fueling the flames. I found a few scapegoats, and led the District Procurator's attention to Taohualou and Wuduhui. They still think that Your Excellency the swordsman is hiding in the Peach Blossom Tower and is desperately looking for it, but they don’t know that he has already been a guest at the house, presiding over the overall situation, and we are ready to go, just waiting for the thunder to strike."

Suddenly, Wang Feize praised: "Old Mount Tai's clever calculations are as good as they used to be." Everyone echoed loudly.

Seeing that a few words stabilized the morale of the army, the old man signaled Pei Lifeng to continue. Pei Lifeng said: "My Pei family is the host, and I will do my part. Two scattered people, seven knights, and one swordsman will all come out. The rest of the children who are 'strong men' are all on the periphery. Run and do your part."

Everyone showed surprise, and the person who questioned before said in amazement: "What? Swordsman? Is Old Ancestor Pei going to kiss the battlefield at such a young age?"

Wang Feize shook his head and said with a smile: "Pang Ke, you are too ignorant. Why does the Pei family need Yuezhang to play? The sword envoy has already changed. It's just..." He looked at Pei Lifeng and said, "Can you tell me?"

Pei Lifeng said: "It's okay, everyone can see it in a few days. My family has indeed replaced a new sword envoy, who is my youngest daughter."

Pang Ke asked in surprise: "Niece Shoujing?"

Brother Wang frowned and said: "You are too rude, do you just yell about your niece and daughter's maiden name casually?"

This time the ancestor of the Pei family said: "It doesn't matter, my granddaughter is amazingly talented. Now she is a swordsman, and she will be a swordsman in the future. Her name is not a boudoir name, but a chivalrous name and a sword name. It should be like Fengyang and Rufeng. Lei Zhen, it's good to spread thousands of miles away."

After that, he shook his head with a smile and said: "I'm old, I'm old, I can't accept my old age, now I can't hold a sword, I can't fight anymore. I thought my children and grandchildren are unworthy, so I have to hold on for two years. How could I have such a granddaughter in my later years. She has outstanding character and appearance, is filial and sensible, and has such talent. She is no worse than me when she picks up a sword. Retire when you should, give up when you should, and just wait for a few years of happiness."

He praised his granddaughter at length and length, and everyone was stunned when they heard it.Even Wang Feize recalled carefully: Is that niece so outstanding?Could it be that I didn't pay attention?
Wang Feize continued the topic, and said: "Indeed. The younger generation should also take the lead. This time my family dispatched three scattered people and five knights. Half of them are young people. My son..."

He pointed to the young man who came with him, and said: "When I was young, my talent was not obvious. I thought I would be a knight in a down-to-earth manner. I didn't expect that after practicing mystical kung fu for a year, I was inspired to become a swordsman."

Everyone groaned, with mixed feelings in their tone.

You must know that the talent of inspiration is very rare. Some children are born with extremely keen inspiration and have various miraculous performances when they are young. They must be swordsman seedlings, and they are called innate talents.However, there are also some people whose inspiration is hidden, and has not reached the critical point, so they cannot be exposed. In the later stage, their spiritual power will naturally increase after practicing Xuangong, or they will be inspired by some stimulation, and they can also reveal their talents.

This kind is acquired talent. Many children in the Yin Disaster Township are the latter, and they have been inspired by the invasion of Yin Qi, and the young master of the Wang family is naturally the former.Acquired talent is not as good as innate, but it is also rare.

What's more, Wang Feizeming said "swordsman's talent", not all inspiration talents can be called "swordsman's talent", it must be high enough to be sensed by the sword.

With such a son in the Wang family, the future is promising.There are also inspired children in the families present here, but firstly, they are mostly beating around the bush, not comparable to their own father and son, and secondly, most of their inspirations are not up to standard, so it is enough to be an epee swordsman, not a swordsman.

Pang Ke snorted, and said, "In this case, your son must enter the devil's lair? If the swordsman's daughter is going to play, your swordsman son must not be left behind."

The young Wang boy glared at Pang Ke.

His father said in a calm manner: "Of course, this was agreed a long time ago. And I asked Cheng'er to bring my family background. It's not as good as the swordsman, but it's not worse than others."

Pei Lifeng praised: "Brother-in-law really understands righteousness. Ladies and gentlemen, when will the details be released this time? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The heritage is left by the ancestors, no matter how rich it is, unfilial children and grandchildren can only sit and eat. If Seize the opportunity to find the sword species, become a real swordsman, how much background do you have, and what kind of rich family do you care about?"

Pang Ke snorted and said, "It sounds like there must be swords in the devil's lair..."

Pei Lifeng said: "There must be! Your Excellency the Swordsman said..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and seeing everyone staring at him, he was embarrassed for a while, and said, "The District Prosecutor said yes."

Patriarch Pei continued, "That's right, we have internal information from the District Procuratorate, and Miao Yun has something to show everyone."

Yun Xiangu got up, took out a sandalwood box and placed it in front of Patriarch Pei.He took out the key from his sleeve, carefully unlocked it, and opened the box.

When everyone saw her being so solemn, they couldn't help being curious, but out of their own upbringing, it was inconvenient to stretch their necks and tilt their eyes to spy.

Patriarch Pei said: "Everyone come closer, there is only one copy of this thing."

Sure enough, everyone came together, only took a look, and said in surprise: "This is..."

Patriarch Pei said: "This is Miao Yun's acquisition, the internal information of the District Procuratorate."

Outside the house, Xiao Daotong was boiling water on the porch.A large white porcelain teapot is simmering in a small red clay stove with green and red flames.

He was holding a volume of books while boiling water, and then looked at a candle on the porch.

"Give me some water."

A voice came from above his head.

That Daotong suddenly turned his head, and saw a beautiful young girl standing in the corridor, wearing a big hairy sable gown, a light onion satin leather skirt was exposed underneath, and the fur on her neck covered half of Bai Shengsheng's face. It seems to be a quiet lady in the painting.

Looking at her attire, Dao Tong felt a little hot, and unknowingly stretched out his cuffs, and seeing her holding a small official kiln bowl, he stood up and said, "Please wait a moment, the water is not boiling yet."

The girl let out a "huh" and stood quietly in the corridor without moving, like a statue, the candlelight shone on her face, making her cheeks glow beautifully, and she had just added some youthful vitality.

Daotong brought his futon and said, "Sit down."

The girl shook her head slightly and said, "I won't sit."

The two of them were speechless for a moment, and when the water boiled, he lifted the kettle and said, "Put the bowl over here, and I'll add water. Put it on the ground, and keep away from it, it will easily burn you."

The girl shook her head and said, "The underground is dirty."

Daotong said: "Then you put it on the edge of the tea stove."

The girl didn't speak, but she frowned, obviously disliking the dirty rim of the tea stove.

Daotong looked at her again and felt that she was in a daze, so he picked up the kettle and approached, and saw a small amount of clear water in the porcelain bowl, and a small pastel cup in the middle of the water, which contained light green tea. juice.

He pondered for a while, and asked, "Should I add it to the clean water outside? Do I need to add the tea inside?"

The girl stared at his face for a moment, then lowered it again, and said, "Add it outside, and I will warm the tea. Don't add it in, and I won't drink the water outside."

Dao Tong said: "You are really particular. But you will burn your hands if you hold it like this."

The girl frowned and said, "Will you?"

Daotong felt that the girl's reaction was slow, and said: "Of course, you didn't burn your hands before?"

The girl said: "In the past, it was held by others. Leng Xiang didn't come today."

Dao Tong suddenly realized that today's gathering was secret, and the distinguished guests who came didn't take anyone with them. This girl is used to being served by others, but she didn't understand anything. Here."

He went down the corridor and came to the courtyard, pointing to a budding flower tree and said: "This is a plum tree, and the plum blossoms are not in bloom yet, you put the water bowl between the branches of the tree, and I will refill it for you." water."

The girl asked in surprise, "Plum blossom?"

The Tong Tong said: "The person next to you is Leng Xiang, so naturally you also like plum blossoms. You know that plum blossoms are noble and clean, they don't mix with peaches and plums, so you don't think plum trees are dirty, right?"

The girl pondered for a while, and said: "Okay." Putting the white porcelain in her hand between the branches to stabilize it, she gently twirled her fingers when she retracted her hand.

Looking at her, Daotong guessed that she was holding on to the water bowl all the way, and her fingers were sore. He secretly laughed in his heart and filled up the water.

The two stood quietly under the plum blossom tree. Although the plum blossoms were not in bloom, they could not smell the fragrance of flowers. As the water vapor evaporated, they gradually smelled the faint fragrance of tea.

The girl held down the branch with one hand, looked only at the buds, and said softly: "You...what's your name?"

Dao Tong opened his mouth, paused for a moment, and then said: "My... Dao name is Zhaoyang. Miss I don't know... forgive me for being abrupt."

The girl said, "My name is Pei Shoujing."

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