Taiping Inn

The weather in summer changes quickly. When the ferry turned into Yunmengze in Xiaozhou, a heavy rain came unexpectedly. There were winds and waves on the lake. Although it was not as strong as the wind and waves on the sea, it also made the ferry sway with the ups and downs of the lake.

Qin Su pushed open the window and looked out. She saw the rain and fog outside. The water and sky were the same color. She couldn't tell the distance, height, or east, west, or west. For Qin Su, who loved to travel, encountering such a beautiful scenery was really a pleasant surprise. She had passed by Yunmengze several times, but had never sailed in the rain. Seeing it today made up for a small regret.

Li Xuandu just glanced at it, then retracted his gaze and continued to practice the fragment of "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon" he had just obtained. The reason why he can master so many unique skills, in addition to his extraordinary talent, is the word "diligence". On the other hand, Qin Su is not lazy, but he has too many hobbies and too many distractions. Even if he has "fate", it is difficult to catch up with Li Xuandu.

However, neither of them will interfere with each other too much. At this time, they are doing their own things and enjoying themselves.

At this time, in addition to Li Xuandu and his party, there are several groups of guests on the ferry. One group of people is full of the spirit of the rivers and lakes. They all have steady breathing and bright eyes. They are considered good players in the rivers and lakes. The leader is an old man in brocade clothes. His eyes are as sinister as an old goshawk, his temples are bulging high, his ten fingers are like hooks, and the blue veins on the back of his hands are bulging. He probably practiced fierce hand skills such as "Eagle Claw" and "Dragon Claw Hand". A young man followed the old man. He looked like a girl and his temperament was even more gentle and timid.

The other group of people was a family of three and their attendants. The couple had a good demeanor and were probably from a noble family. Their daughter was the exact opposite of the weak young man, full of heroic spirit, and had the meaning of "women are as good as men". In addition to the three people, several attendants all wore standard long swords and fine iron wrist guards used by military officers. Although they were in casual clothes, they did not hide their official status. Even if the government is not as good as before, it can still deter the scoundrels and save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

These people were certainly not the lowest-level little people in the world. If they were little people, they could not afford to ride on such a ship, but they were not big people either. They were not at the level of Li Xuandu and Dong Xuan Taoist, and knew nothing about what happened that night.

However, these people are all shrewd. The ferry is so small that they can't hide the fact that the arrogant young master of the Zhang family had a conflict with the young couple. Moreover, the young master Zhang didn't want to hide it. They all saw it. However, the young master Zhang suddenly disappeared in the past few days. According to the guys on the boat, the rooms belonging to young master Zhang and Bai Xianzi are empty, and the remaining followers are also closed. This makes the two groups of people have some ominous premonitions. Could it be that the young couple are hidden masters who have sunk young master Zhang's body to the bottom of the lake? This makes the two groups of people feel awe-inspiring. They dare not offend Li Xuandu and Qin Su, but let the two of them enjoy peace and quiet.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the ferry has to dock on an island in the lake to take shelter from the rain. Seeing that the young couple stayed indoors, the two groups of people felt relieved and came to the third floor of the building ship. There was enough space for thirty or forty people here, but no one came up because Zhang Shishui occupied it alone. Now that Zhang Shishui was gone, they naturally had to come up to take a look, otherwise it would be a waste of money to take the boat.

The two groups of people gathered here, one in the east and one in the west, clearly divided.

Officials and bandits, the court and the rivers and lakes, are not the same kind of people. As for the people in the rivers and lakes who participated in the affairs of the court, such as Li Daoxu, Zhang Jingxiu and others, although they are still people in the rivers and lakes, this rivers and lakes is no longer the ordinary martial arts world, but the rivers and lakes with high courts and far rivers and lakes.

Both groups were silent, each drinking the hot tea brought by the waiter. After a while, the young lady of the official family looked at the boy who looked like a girl, her eyes lit up, and asked, "Are you a man or a woman?"

As soon as this was said, the atmosphere on the third floor suddenly condensed, and a man in his forties directly pressed the weapon on the table, as if he was going to fight if he disagreed.

The girl was not afraid at all, and still looked at the boy with a smile.

The boy's face flushed, and he was a little at a loss.

The old man with eagle claws frowned, a little unhappy, not knowing whether it was because of the girl's provocation, or because of the boy's cowardice, or both.

The girl's father was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a refined demeanor. Although he did not agree with his daughter's behavior, he did not want to scold his daughter in front of outsiders, so he winked at his trusted guard, and the guard understood and pressed his sword.

Just when the two groups were on the verge of a fight, two more people walked into the banquet hall on the third floor side by side.

These two people did not belong to any side, they were purely casual guests. One was a knight in ordinary clothes, carrying a sheathed iron sword and a vermilion wine gourd hanging from his waist. The other was a scholar in black, wearing a square scarf and carrying a large bookcase, who was about the same as the knight.

The two seemed to be traveling together. As soon as they arrived here, they saw two groups of people who were on the verge of a fight. The knight shouted, "What are you doing!"

The noise was quite loud. The people who were close to him only felt their ears buzzing. The scholar standing next to the knight had already blocked his ears with his fingers. A man who was a little further away was frightened by the shout and almost drew his knife.

In this way, the knight diverted the attention of the two groups of people and successfully put himself in the position of the target of public criticism.

Seeing everyone looking at him, You Xia'er was not afraid at all. She stomped her feet hard and shouted loudly, "Do you know that Mr. Zhang offended the pair of fairy couples on the second floor, and they have been taken care of by others. After being beaten and killed, even the bodies sank to the bottom of the lake to feed the fish. Do you still dare to shout here, are you not afraid of annoying those two masters, and killing you all?"

The two groups of people fell silent at the same time. After a moment, the girl said expressionlessly: "You are the only one who screams, right?"

The boy with a female appearance also said weakly: "If you stomp your feet like this, the people living on the second floor should hear it clearly, right?"

At this time, in Li Xuandu and Qin Su's room, they looked at the dust falling from their heads, and were speechless for a long time.

You Xia'er was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Don't care about these details. I just want to tell you not to make trouble here. There will be no good results for making trouble. Everyone is out and be harmonious. Brother Xu, Do you think that's the case? ”

The first half of the sentence was said to everyone in the hall, but the second half was said to the scholar beside him. The scholar nodded and responded, "Brother Zhang said very well."

After such interruption by You Xia'er, whether it was a family of three, an official family or an old man with a very angry world, he had no idea of ​​taking action and continued to drink tea.

The golfer surnamed Zhang and the scholar surnamed Xu found a table beside the window, put down the iron sword and bookcase behind them, and sat opposite each other. The golfer surnamed Zhang asked casually, "Where are you going, Brother Xu?"

The scholar surnamed Xu said with concern: "I will not hide it from you Brother Zhang. A few years ago, Jiaci went to Yunjin Mountain to burn incense and make a wish. Now it is time to fulfill his wish, but Jiaci is ill and cannot come in person. I can only come in person to fulfill my wish on behalf of my mother.”

The hero surnamed Zhang said in surprise: "The Yunjin Mountain is the ancestral home of Taoism and the residence of Dazhen Renren. Those who can come here to burn incense are either rich or noble. It seems that Brother Xu has a good family background."

The scholar surnamed Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Don't mention it. If my father was still there a few years ago, he could barely be considered a family property. But since my father passed away due to illness, our family's life has been getting worse every day. It’s sunny, and now it sounds nice, it’s called family despair. It’s not nice, it’s just a dilapidated house.”

"Oh, you can't say that!" The golfer surnamed Zhang waved his hand and said, "A real man will always have a day to make a comeback, but he is just a moment of frustration. With Brother Xu's talent and knowledge, there will always be a day when he is on the list, so he can naturally shine. The door lintel."

"Then let me lend a good word to Brother Zhang." The scholar surnamed Xu didn't care too much and asked, "Where are you, Brother Zhang?"

The hero surnamed Zhang slapped his chest: "I believe you have heard of it, Brother Xu, too. There is a happy event on Yunjin Mountain now. Brother, I am the surname Zhang after all, so I am the one with the old Zhang family in Dazhen Ren Mansion. I'm a little relative, so I'm going to join in the fun."

The scholar surnamed Xu said "Oh" and said, "It turns out that Brother Zhang is also a child of the surname Zhang, why don't you walk with that young master Zhang?"

The hero surnamed Zhang couldn't help but sigh, "The world is getting worse and worse, but people's hearts are not as good as the old man. Look at the arrogant appearance of that boy, how could he take such a poor relative as me seriously? People are more conscious. It's better to stay away from him. .”

The scholar surnamed Xu also sighed: "The world is cold and the human relationship is warm and warm."

At this time, in the guest room downstairs, Qin Su suddenly felt a palpitation and said to Li Xuandu: "Brother Xuan, for some reason, I suddenly felt a little restless, and I always felt that something big would happen."