Will Ming

Daxi Changru walked up to Li Xian's black horse and looked it over carefully, becoming more and more curious about this black horse that didn't look very special.On the surface, this black horse is no taller and more majestic than other steeds, and there is nothing about it that can be seen from the skill of spectator.But for some reason, the horses of the blood cavalry always looked very cramped in front of the black horse. Whether it was eating grass or drinking water, when the black horse walked past, the other horses would bow their heads and let the other horses spontaneously get out of the way.

Daxi Changru couldn't see anything, and Li Xian couldn't give him an answer to his question.Li Xian only knew that this horse was specially selected by Zhang Zhongjian from a long trip deep into the grassland, and then bought for Li Xian from dozens of horses.Daxi Changru has been riding horses for so many years, and he thinks he knows a little bit about the art of watching horses.So every time he sees a dark horse, he can't help but ask, is it that Zhang Zhongjian is much, much better at looking at horses than himself?Li Xian didn't know because Zhang Zhongjian didn't tell him that this unremarkable black horse was indeed selected from dozens of foals, but it was selected from the stables of the Turkic royal family among dozens of the most precious horses. selected from the species.Of course, Zhang Zhongjian did not buy it, but stole it.

Patting the black horse's neck, Daxi Changru walked towards Li Xian who was practicing the sword.

Strange boy, strange horse.

Li Xian had practiced chopping wooden sticks for more than five months. Daxi Changru never asked Li Xian what his experience was, because he knew that there was no bullshit and inscrutable knack in the practice of this basic skill, and all it needed was perseverance.

With his back turned to him, the boy kept slashing with his knife.

Daxi Changru walked over, wanting to pat the boy on the shoulder and say haste makes waste, don't worry.But after his mouth opened, it began to gradually grow larger uncontrollably.Then he was so surprised that he could put an egg in his mouth, and his eyes stared like a pair of cow eggs.

Li Xian stood in front of a flat stone, on which were placed twenty or thirty small wooden sticks arranged.Li Xian slashed down with a knife, and the wooden stick jumped gently to the side after being split.Obviously, Li Xian still can't do the same thing as Daxi Changru, who can split the wooden stick without being shaken.But what shocked Daxi Changru so much was that Li Xian's sword was extremely fast, and there was no other sound except the sound of the wind piercing the air every time he cut it!

Every knife is not cut on the stone!

In the past five months, Daxi Changru has traveled far and wide, and has not paid attention to Li Xian practicing swords. Although he has beaten that young man, he clearly knows that the young man still has a certain talent for swordsmanship. , and he has perseverance, great perseverance, so there is no need for Daxi Changru to supervise him.But Daxi Changru never thought that that young man would reach such a point in less than half a year!

The knives are like falling rainbows, each cut is a straight line, without any deviation in the middle.

The young man held the knife in both hands, and chopped it down as swiftly as the wind.The small wooden stick jumped apart, sometimes knocking the nearby wooden stick away, but Li Xian's knife would also immediately adjust, changing direction as the wooden stick jumped.It is more difficult to chop like this, and the difference is like the difference between a moving target and a fixed target when shooting a target.

Daxi Changru slowly closed his mouth, and then a smile gradually spread on his face.He said to Li Xian more than five months ago that there are no shit geniuses in this world.But now Daxi Changru had to admit that Li Xian was a genius of that kind of shit, and he was the biggest piece of shit that was fragrant and hot!

"I think it's time for me to teach you something more useful."

He raised his hand and lightly patted Li Xian's still immature shoulder: "As a teacher, I have to admit, An Zhi...you are indeed a genius."

Li Xian turned around and showed a sunny smile: "Master said that there are no geniuses in this world. This sentence is true. If you don't work hard, geniuses will become shit."

Daxi Changru laughed, and he stood beside Li Xian with his hands behind his back.Two people, one big and one small, stood side by side on the hillside and looked down at the foot of the mountain. The two shadows, one long and one short, dragged by the sun, looked so similar.The leaves of the trees were blown by the wind, and the long hair of the two of them fluttered gently with the wind.The small wooden stick that was broken off the stone was blown down by the wind, and another one hit the horizontal knife standing on the side just when it was blown down by the wind, making a clear and cheerful moan.

"Master, have you gone out again recently?"

Two men, one big and one small, walked back along the hillside, and smoke was already rising from the camp in the distance.

"Well, I went to Qingniu Lake a few times and tried to find that piece of meteorite that sank to the bottom of the lake."

"found it?"

"No."

Daxi Changru looked at the faint disappointment in Li Xian's eyes, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, before I leave, I will definitely give you a unique straight knife in the world."

Li Xian looked at Daxi Changru and said seriously: "It's cold."

Daxi Changru didn't understand what Li Xian wanted to express, he just nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes, it's going to snow again."

Li Xiandao: "I remember Master said that it is more than 200 miles from here to Qingniu Lake, five hundred miles back and forth. Master, you went there five times in half a year. I remember Master said that the water in Qingniu Lake is cloudy. It’s bitingly cold, even in summer, it’s cool. You’ve gone down to that lake five times in half a year.”

He said seriously: "It's cold, don't go anymore."

Daxi Changru felt warm in his heart, he smiled gratifiedly, and for the first time, reached out and rubbed Li Xian's hair dotingly, messing up Li Xian's long hair that made girls jealous.He laughed with relief, his voice getting louder and more carefree.After leaving Honghua, he smiled so comfortably for the first time.For the first time, I felt that the haze in my heart was quietly torn away by a meter of sunshine.It's a very comfortable feeling, so comfortable that you want to shout.

"Whether you are flattering or sincere, I am very happy!"

Daxi Changru said with a bright smile: "When the spring warms up next year, I will take you to Qingniu Lake. Zhang Zhongjian said that you are a lucky little guy. Maybe if I can't find it, you will find it." .”

"So... what are you going to teach me by next spring?"

Li Xian pursed his lips and asked with a smile.

Daxi Changru thought for a while and said: "It's still the basic skills. Your hand is quite stable now, and the force of the knife is barely enough. But it's not enough, it's far from enough. Anzhi... It is undeniable that you have made rapid progress , but remember one thing, you must not be proud. Once you have that kind of emotion in your heart, you will not be far from falling."

Li Xian nodded and said, "I know that humility makes people progress, and pride makes people lag behind."

He said seriously: "Humility, shit can make progress, let alone me?"

Daxi Changru didn't hear his boring words, and said while walking: "Tomorrow, we will start collecting pine nuts, small things like hazelnuts, you will need them for your exercises."

Li Xian hummed and asked, "Why do they have to be those things? Couldn't things like pebbles be used?"

"no!"

"Master, can you give me a reason?"

Li Xian asked very impolitely.

Daxi Changru said solemnly: "Anzhi, those things are not only for you to chop, but also for eating. Go and collect them, and I can teach you while eating."

Li Xian stuck out his middle finger quietly in his sleeve: "I knew it was like this."

After dinner, Li Xian waited until the food in his stomach was almost digested and went outside again, jogged a few laps in the cold north wind, then punched him a few times according to the boxing routine Zhang Zhongjian taught him, and when his body was already moving Afterwards, he undressed and began to bathe in cold water.On such a cold night, such a stern wind blows on the body like a knife, and if you pour cold water on it, you can imagine the bone-piercing feeling.But Li Xian only started to tremble for a while and then regained his composure. He has been doing this for the past six months, and it has become a habit now.The temperature gradually dropped, and his body gradually adapted to the temperature.

The water began to freeze on his body, and the thin strands of ice stuck to his flesh felt a little painful.

While taking a bath, Li Xian howled at the top of his voice: "I am a wolf from the north...walking in the deserted wilderness...sister, go forward boldly, don't turn your head back! You will die if you die Love, if you don’t love it, you won’t be happy... I’m a little bird, if I want to fly... I’ll be able to fly high!"

After the inhuman self-torture, Li Xian wrapped his clothes and went back to his room.The brazier in the room had newly added charcoal, and Li Xian knew that it must have been Chao Qiuge or Tie Liaolang.It definitely couldn't be Dugu Ruizhi, that guy would bring a bunch of herbs every time he came, so he wouldn't remember to take care of his "child".

Setting up a small iron pot on the charcoal fire, Li Xian waited for the water to boil. He couldn't help but think again of the dying old nun, of the brothers Tie Futu who died tragically when they left Daxing City that day, and of those who lived in the south of the Yangtze River. When he was surrounded by Sui soldiers in the bloody battle, he remembered Chen Que'er's bloody body, and he thought of Brother Big Bear who was shot into a hedgehog to cover Chen Que'er.

He hated that damn old nun who had died a long time ago, but he couldn't help but be grateful to her.

Without her, I wouldn't have been hunted down again and again since I couldn't speak.Without her, he might have frozen to death in the snow long ago.

Should I hate it, or should I be grateful?

Li Xian's eyes were very clear, because he knew what to do.

While he was in a daze, the door of the room was pushed open with a bang.With a gust of wind, Dugu Ruizhi got in with a bunch of messy things.

"Is the water ready?"

Dugu Ruizhi shivered.

"The water is ready, but there is only a small brick of tea left."

Dugu Ruizhi said indifferently: "That's your business. As I said, it's okay if you want me to teach you how to use poison, but you have to do things like serving tea and water. Although I don't intend to accept you like this Slackers are apprentices, but you have to show some respect when you learn something. You