Chapter 9 Chapter 1 Rain Station

On a rainy night in late autumn many years ago, when she was just eighteen years old, she came from the far south of the Yangtze River with a sword in her hand. After searching hard, she crossed the Yangtze River, crossed the Luoshui River, and arrived outside the ancient city of Luoyang.The long black hair was covered with rain, she walked into this small tavern, opened the heavy curtain, and asked the guests sitting at the tables inside clearly and crisply—— "Excuse me, where is Ting Xue Lou going?" At that time, she was still ignorant when she first entered the rivers and lakes, and she didn't know what the "Tingxue Tower" that Master said was like.I only knew that as soon as the words came out, everyone in the tavern was shocked and suddenly looked over together.

Unexpectedly, in the twilight of late autumn, so many guests gathered in this remote tavern beside the Luo River, sitting around tables, each silent, not knowing what they were waiting for.The atmosphere in the store was quite strange, Xiao Er had long since disappeared, and naturally no one came to greet the guest who came from afar.She walked in unceremoniously, and as soon as she lifted the curtain, she felt some kind of threatening killing intent, and she couldn't help but pause. At that moment, the sword in the sleeve suddenly let out a low and sharp howl. —it was calling to her, telling her that she was going to drink blood tonight!

Everyone in the seat did not answer, but looked at her coldly, their eyes were either sharp or suspicious or indifferent.She noticed that the ages of those people were uneven, there were men and women, and most of them were dressed in short clothes. There were seven or eight tables in total, and they surrounded the middle table intentionally or unintentionally.The moment she stepped into the tavern, some of the group of people subconsciously pressed their hands on the cloth bags placed horizontally on the table; while the other empty-handed guests were quite restrained, with cold eyes and expressionless faces. Looking at her, she seemed to be wearing a mask, making it impossible to see the depth.

She just glanced at it, and became curious: These should all be "people from the rivers and lakes" in Master's mouth, right?So many people from the rivers and lakes gather in a small tavern, what on earth are they doing? When she first entered the arena, she was young and full of vigor and talent. Not only was she not intimidated, but she couldn't help opening the curtain, stepping in step by step, passing through the tables and tables of people of all kinds, and walking all the way to the tavern. After passing through five tables of people, she finally saw the figure surrounded in the middle.

Unexpectedly, surrounded by those gangsters, was a young man in white.But in his early twenties, he is gentle and elegant, with a noble temperament. He only has two bookboys in green clothes with him, one with an umbrella and the other with a flute. It can be seen that they all have injuries on their bodies, especially the eyes of the two schoolboys in Tsing Yi are tired and tense, and there are bloodstains on the wrists with their cuffs exposed. Seeing her suddenly barging in, the young man in white had a flash of uneasiness in his eyes. This girl's complexion is as beautiful as a lotus, she is young, her eyes are innocent, her black hair is covered with rainwater, a pair of emerald earrings are dangling on her cheeks, and she has no weapons in her hands except for a bag on her shoulder—— In a tavern full of gangsters, it's like a deer strayed into a pack of wolves, and people can't help but worry about her.

But she was not afraid, and she didn't stop until she walked to their table.The room in the tavern was silent, murderous, and countless eyes fell on her, but she seemed to be unaware of it, and said lightly again: "Excuse me, is Tingxuelou in Luoyang?" The faces of the people in the audience changed slightly again, as if it was the first time they heard someone ask such a ridiculous question, their eyes flashed with uncontrollable laughter—however, the hand holding the sword was still holding the sword, solemnly The people who stared coldly still stared coldly, no one stood up and answered such a simple question.

Looking at this group of eccentric people, the anger gradually piled up in her heart. Are these Jiang Hu people either deaf or dumb? The sword in the sleeve whistled low, telling her that danger was at her side.She really wanted to yell loudly to break the dull and weird atmosphere—but at this moment, from the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man in brown clothes suddenly raising his hand, but he didn't see him give any orders, and there was already a person in the seat Standing up silently, a figure appeared beside the door in an instant, blocking her retreat intentionally or unintentionally, and staring at her every move coldly.

In the small tavern, the murderous intent was even fiercer. She felt slightly uneasy, put her fingers into her sleeves, and clenched the crimson dagger—but at the same time, the young man in white suddenly spoke with a smile: "What is the girl looking for Xuelou to do?" Woolen cloth?" Finally, someone answered her question, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and suddenly developed a good impression of him. "I'm going to find my master." She pouted. "Master?" The other party was a little surprised, "Your master is from Tingxuelou?"

As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the entire tavern suddenly froze, and the sound of countless swords and soldiers unsheathing could be vaguely heard. "I don't know if it's true." But she didn't mind, she tilted her head and frowned, "They left me suddenly half a year ago... I searched everywhere, but there was no trace." Hearing these words, everyone in the seat exchanged glances with each other, as if silently breathed a sigh of relief. The young man in white was startled for a moment, then asked again: "Ma'am, what's the name of your teacher?"

"Name?" She was stunned for a moment, "I've always been called 'Master', I don't have a name." Such an answer made everyone stunned. Some people in the audience snorted coldly, obviously not believing this strange statement, and looked at this strange girl who appeared suddenly with cold eyes, all of them were suspicious in their hearts—this was out of thin air. The woman who appeared didn't know where she came from, and she didn't know her teacher's background. Suddenly appearing in such a threatening situation, it was like a huge puzzle for everyone.

Tonight's matter may not end so easily. However, the young man in white seemed to believe her words, and just smiled: "So, the girl walks east from the tavern, and Luoyang City is within ten miles - Tingxue Tower is on the Zhuque Avenue in the east of the city. An hour's work is enough. The girl sets out at this time, and there is still time to arrive before nightfall." After asking for a long time, she finally got an affirmative answer, and she couldn't help being overjoyed: "Really? Thank you!" The young man in white smiled and bowed: "There will be a time later." He bowed his hands, and his tone seemed to be chasing the guest, and he didn't want her to stay in this tavern for a while longer. She happily thanked her, turned around and was about to leave the tavern—but as soon as she turned around, she saw the person guarding the door, and her heart suddenly thumped.The middle-aged man with a sallow complexion blocked the door intentionally or unintentionally, with his hands in his arms, staring at her coldly, as if there were two awls hidden in his eyes. She suddenly understood: it turned out that these people were unwilling to let her passerby easily. A fire of ignorance suddenly rose from the bottom of her heart, filled with curiosity and truth, she suddenly changed her mind—well, since these inexplicable "jianghu people" are so domineering, then don't blame this girl for meddling in her own business! She stopped, looked at the group of people with a smile, and clenched the sword in her sleeve. She was young and energetic, but she didn't know at that time that this decision between thoughts could change her life. The rain outside the door was still falling silently, and it was pitch black.She stopped and looked back at the guests inside the door.The tavern was dead silent, no one spoke, just silently watched their conversation just now, their eyes were cold and bright, like a pack of wolves ambushing in the dark, it was chilling. There was a provocative smile on the corner of her lips, she turned her head and walked back a few steps, sat down carelessly at the table of the young man in white, patted the water drops on his coat, and said loudly: "It's too late! No! I’m going to Luoyang—I’ll have a few drinks here first, and wait until the rain stops tomorrow.” "Girl," the young man in white was taken aback and lowered his voice, "you should hurry up." "I don't." She snorted, took a glass and poured wine by herself. "..." The man didn't expect that she would lose her temper at this moment, and she had nothing to say for a while. The people around still didn't say a word, but the sound of breathing changed slightly, and the killing intent became stronger.But she didn't seem to notice, she just sat down boldly, reached out and took a wine glass from the tray in front of him politely: "How about it? Buy me a drink?" The young man in white looked at her in astonishment, with a look of dumbfounding in his eyes, he didn't understand whether the girl was pretending to be calm or was incorrigibly slow, but it was inconvenient to say anything else.The two bookboys beside him had focused eyes, staring at the strange woman sitting next to the master for a moment, with vigilant expressions. As soon as she reached out, she unceremoniously took a wine glass from him. The cup is made of Longquan celadon, and the light blue color is like the sky after the rain——she poured a glass of wine, but the color of the wine was light yellow, emitting a clear fragrance. The bottom of the pot is ups and downs, sometimes gathering, sometimes spreading out, beautiful and graceful. She found it interesting, so she picked it up and took a drink without knowing it. The wine smelled clear and watered down, and tasted sweet, but it was quite strong—she only drank a glass, and felt a faint fire ignited from her throat to her stomach, two blushes flew up on her cheeks, and her blood began to boil, Rush to the head and face. "Oh, this wine is really delicious, what's its name?" She couldn't help asking. "It's called 'Lengxiang'." The young man in white sitting across from her replied with a smile, his expression calmed down again, "It's a wine made from chrysanthemums, and it's very famous in Luoshui." "What a great name! As expected of the Central Plains, Wuhua Tianbao." She admired, poured another glass, but found that the jug was almost empty, and couldn't help saying, "Xiaoer, have another jug!" "Okay!" Xiao Er came out from behind the counter, holding a large jug of wine in his hand. She was full of joy, and seemed to be able to smell the cool and fragrant wine.However, when he looked up, he found that the complexion of the young man in white on the opposite side changed, and when he slapped the table with his palm, his figure disappeared like a ghost in an instant: "Be careful!" The attack was launched at that moment. For the first time in eighteen years, she heard the real long howl of the sword in her sleeve. In the blink of an eye, this small tavern suddenly turned into a Shura field. At the same moment, those people who were sitting indifferently seemed to have made an appointment, and suddenly made a move at the same time!The people at tables eight or nine rushed towards their table, and the swords and soldiers were unsheathed one after another. The cold light flashed like a web woven by lightning—however, the most terrifying thing was not those swords, nor those swords. Assassin, but wine splashing like rain! The man dressed as a mistress suddenly changed his expression, his face was ferocious, and he poured over the jug of wine he was holding in his hand. ——The wine was poured out of the jug, and the air was filled with a bitter aroma. However, that aroma is deadly. Sitting at the table, she looked at all this suddenly happened in front of her with some surprise and some curiosity, and clasped her fingers on the hilt of the sword, but she didn't know what to do—even though she had practiced martial arts for more than ten years, she had never been able to do so since she was a child. Never had a fight with anyone.Those people seem to be serious... They are aggressive and merciless. But, could it be... that he really wanted to kill someone? For a moment, looking at such a situation, she couldn't help being a little embarrassed.Those blue and blue wines splashed over their heads, as if weaving into a dense net——behind the poisonous net, countless swords were unsheathed and stabbed towards them. However, the moment before the poisoned wine splashed on her skirt, it suddenly disappeared out of thin air. A white coat fell from the air, covered the head, and blocked the drink.Chi Chi several times, the corroded clothes that were riddled with holes fell on her knees, but the owner of the clothes disappeared like a ghost.She raised her head in surprise, but saw that the young master had already appeared ten feet away, and with just one move, he struck the young man's throat like a ghost, and strangled the other's throat cartilage without hesitation! "Ah!" She exclaimed uncontrollably—it was the first time she saw a murder since she was a child! Such a gentle and refined person, when he kills someone, he is so vicious and decisive! "The poison of the Tang Sect, the hidden weapon of the Thunderbolt Hall! Be careful!" The young man in white reminded his companions in a low voice, but he was forced by a round of attacks like wind and rain, and all he uttered were phrases.In the blink of an eye, the two Tsing Yi bookboys he brought had also been caught in a battle group. Each was surrounded by at least ten Jianghu people, and the situation was very critical. The swords were cut down, and the murderous intent was coming, and they wanted to kill them. Those wolf and tiger-like Jianghu people seemed to swear to kill these three people.The young man in white was surrounded by them, but he unhurriedly used his swords to unleash them like clouds and flowing water - Tianshan Zhemei Shou, Shocking God Finger, Dream Broken Knife... In just a short moment, she had already recognized ten of them. Three first-class martial arts that she knows. His shots are so quick and sharp, every move is exquisite, and his offense and defense are so sophisticated and steady, without leaking water, which surprised her who was watching——in this Jianghu, there is such a master?Didn't Master say that with her ability, there is no one in the world who is her opponent?Why did he meet someone who was on par with him as soon as he came out of the rivers and lakes? She stood there, a little dazed, and a kind of competitive heart that refused to admit defeat was born spontaneously. However, as soon as the thought came to her, a head flew over and hit her right at her feet—the head that had just been severed was still twitching, its eyes were about to split open, and its expression was ferocious and terrifying.Just one glance, her little competitive spirit that had just been ignited suddenly dissipated, she subconsciously screamed, covered her face and jumped away like an electric shock, unable to bear to look at her. Such a brutal killing scene made her want to vomit. ——Is this...could it be the "jianghu" that Master said? ! As an outsider, she also understood that this was an extremely tragic fight, and she would never stop dying.She hesitated for a while, stroked the sword in her sleeve time and time again, and comforted the eager soldier—should she intervene? "Let's go!" The young man in white twisted off an opponent's right arm with his bare hands. When he turned his head and saw that she was still standing there in a daze, he couldn't help but change his expression.During the fierce battle, it is unknown whose blood splattered on his side cheek, making the handsome young master look like Shura descended into the world.The other two schoolboys in green clothes stood back to back, fighting with a group of quacks, their bodies were covered in blood in an instant. She couldn't see the bloody scene, she already wanted to leave, but she hesitated after hearing what he said. ——If I leave, the few of them will definitely be cut to pieces by this group of people tonight. "Lord Xiao, are you still waiting for Director Zhao?" Someone in the group sneered hoarsely, "You should give up on this idea, you know, in order to ambush you here, our people cut off the Luoyang all the roads out of the city." Owner Xiao?Hearing this address, she was suddenly taken aback, and looked back at him—only to see that he was smiling with tick eyebrows, and stood proudly with his hands back, with no fear in his eyes.Fengshen is handsome, dressed in white clothes like snow. That kind of detached and independent demeanor reminded her of another person in the legend. Could it be... is he? However, at the same moment that her eyes burst into light, a terrifying scream was heard tearing apart the room.Outnumbered in the melee, the green-clothed book boy who was brought by the white-clothed master was slashed, his left shoulder was almost cut off, hanging on his body, flying out like bloody arrows. "Mo Yan!" Another book boy in Tsing Yi shouted. However, he was only distracted, and he was stabbed in the body immediately, and he fell to the ground.Countless swords were stabbing down, and they were going to chop him into seventeen or eighteen pieces in an instant——she finally couldn't hold back any longer, she tiptoed, and leaped over. "Ding".With a soft sound, a knife rushed in front of her, blocking all weapons in an instant. The clear and compelling light of the knife frightened everyone, and the tavern suddenly fell into silence. "Sun Shadow Knife!" After a while, the group of Jianghu people suddenly burst into low exclamation, and everyone paused for a moment, as if they saw something terrible appearing out of thin air, and they all took a step back involuntarily. , staring closely at the pale blue knife held in the hand of the young man in white. The young man in white flitted to the side of the two schoolboys, slowly turned his wrist, and revealed the knife between his fingers. As soon as the knife came out, the dim lights of the tavern suddenly lit up. What was held between the opponent's slender fingers was a knife that was no more than two feet long. When he held it in his hand, the entire tavern seemed to be frozen by some amazing murderous aura. Her face suddenly changed drastically, and a low exclamation came out of her throat. The sword in the sleeve kept trembling, as if calling for something silently, it was about to jump out of the scabbard almost immediately! "Mo Yan, Mo Yu, get up!" the white-clothed man held the knife to protect the two subordinates, and ordered in a low voice.The two schoolboys in Tsing Yi were seriously injured on the ground after being besieged, but their tempers were quite strong, and none of them uttered a groan.Hearing the instructions, one of them struggled to stand up, but stretched out his hand to check the other's breath, and blurted out: "Lord! Mo Yan has already..." "What?" Hearing this sentence, the young man in white who was alone in the siege without changing his expression was finally shocked, regardless of the powerful enemies around him, he immediately bent down to check the book boy in green who was lying on the ground. At that moment, she could see clearly from the side, and exclaimed: "Be careful!" However, it was too late. ——At the moment when the young man in white leaned over to check his subordinate's injuries, the book boy in blue named Mo Yu suddenly turned up his palm, holding three short green phosphorus needles between his fingers, and slapped him without warning. The master's back heart! She couldn't bear it any longer, and flew past with a scream. However, the moment she was about to reach the center of the battle group, a rain of blood suddenly exploded in front of her eyes, splashing her head and face!She made a turning point in the air, pulled back and retreated quickly, and saw clearly in a hurry: what flew out of the blood rain was the head of the schoolboy in Tsing Yi! She screamed, flicked her sleeves and took Mo Yu's head away, falling into a pool of blood, she just felt like vomiting.For the first time, she realized that she was so incompetent. She felt terrified when she saw blood, and she couldn't use all her kung fu. The young man in white suddenly fell victim to his subordinate's plot, spewed a mouthful of blood, and turned pale immediately.However, the person who looked like a noble son was surprisingly strong and fierce by nature, and he didn't panic after being seriously injured.He pressed the ground with one hand, let out a low shout, his internal force was everywhere, and the three poisonous needles on his vest were forced to shoot out, shooting and killing three enemies who took the opportunity to surround him in an instant!He used his strength to fly up, and just swung his knife in the air, and he had already chopped off the traitor's head in a flash. Every move, every move, turned out to be the same attack! However, seeing that he was seriously injured, those people who were a little afraid of the Xiying knife surrounded him again. Under the command of the man in brown clothes, they did not rush to rush forward, but came out one by one, fighting in turn, and unexpectedly It is to trap him to death in the way of wheel battle! She frowned at the side, seeing that young man dressed in white like snow a moment ago looked like a bloody Shura in an instant. ——If this continues, he will be torn to pieces before the sunrise, right? "Aren't you leaving yet?" While distracted, she heard a voice whispering to her, hurried and weak - she turned her head and saw the person leaning on the table panting slightly.He didn't look at her, but sent the words to her ear by sound transmission, his voice was still calm: "With your skills, you can leave early, why stay?" She looked at him in surprise, she didn't expect this man to see his depth from the very beginning. However, before he could say a word, he could no longer care about her—the next round of bloody battle had already begun, and the enemies kept coming up one after another, so he didn't allow him to breathe. "Lord Xiao, it seems that you are going to leave your life here today." After another round of fighting, he was even more exhausted, his body covered with bloodstains. Holding a golden thick-backed dagger in his hand——she frowned, recognizing that this was the person who chopped off half of Mo Yan's body in the scuffle just now, and was also the leader of this operation. "Golden Wrong Knife?" The young man in white whispered, "I didn't expect anyone from the Huo family to be alive." "Although there are three families in Chu, if Qin dies, Chu will die!" The brown-clothed man sneered, his voice harsh: "Xiao Yiqing destroyed the golden sword thirty years ago and destroyed the entire Huo family, but thirty years later, the Huo family is still alive." hero!" "Not only the Golden Knife Gate, but also the Lei Family of Thunder Hall, the Murong Family of the South of the Yangtze River, and the Tang Sect of the Central Sichuan Province...there is nothing like this in a martial arts conference." The young man in white glanced at the audience with an unpredictable smile Come, "I didn't expect that all the enemies that Tingxuelou has formed for decades are all here tonight! It's really rare, rare..." "However," he smiled coldly, but his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he suddenly stabbed at the man in brown clothes, "with the power of the Golden Sword Huo family, it is impossible to organize so many people—you Tiandaomeng, the real leader behind the scenes Is there someone else?" "Before you die," the Jindao Huo family sneered, "maybe I'll tell you!" He fit forward and rushed forward, slashing with the knife, he should have poured all his body's energy into it, but that knife had a faint sound of wind and thunder!As soon as he moved, everyone in the arena moved too. Countless swords wove into a dense net and fell towards the man in white in the middle without any hesitation!Fighting to get an arm chopped off by the Xiying knife, the golden knife did not back down and stabbed straight at the opponent's heart. However, the moment his golden knife pierced the opponent's collar, a ray of light suddenly flashed in the air. That ray of light was very strange, as if a long rainbow stretched across the sky, forcing the lights of the entire tavern to dim—the crimson ray of light passed by and circled around the golden knife for just a short moment. The golden knife made of black iron was suddenly broken, the man in brown was still in a daze, but he only held the bare hilt in his hand. Who actually shattered the world-famous Huo family's golden knife in one blow! "Tch," everyone in the tavern heard a girl's voice sneering, "It's up to you? Stop dreaming!" The voice was cold, with a kind of pure and immature pride.Suddenly there was a sound of wind passing through the room, breaking the silence at this moment - everyone looked up at the void together, only to see a crimson brilliance across the room, like a peerless lightning bolt. The crimson light streaked across the sky, and finally landed on the side of the white-clothed young man, only to hear the continuous sound of gold and iron clashing, all the approaching swords were cut off, and fell to the ground .When the rays of light converged, everyone's eyes fell, and then, without knowing what they saw, they let out an exclamation and retreated in all directions—— A girl in a light red shirt turned around in mid-air, and landed lightly on the table in the middle, with a graceful figure and elegant attitude, like a flying fairy from the sky. However, in the girl's hand, there was a sword swaying slightly, flowing out thousands of clear lights. The crimson sword is like a rose blooming on a cliff in early spring. "Xuewei!" Everyone whispered as if seeing a ghost, their faces pale. Thirty years ago, the owner of the Xiying Knife, Xiao Yiqing, the host of Tingxue, and Shu Jingrong, the owner of Xuewei, once pioneered and fought side by side, and conquered the entire martial arts forest in a few years.However, the love is not long-lived, and the dragon and phoenix of this pair have a estrangement due to suspicion, and are provoked by a teenage child. In the end, a bloody battle broke out in the secret room, and they died one after another within a day.Tingxue Louzhu designated the child named Shi Mingyan as his heir, and then passed away forever.After the death of Longfeng in Renzhong, Tingxuelou built the Shenbing Pavilion to enshrine a pair of swords they used during their lifetime. However, one night twenty years ago, the new gang leader Shi Mingyan left without saying goodbye. Jian left Tingxuelou and disappeared from the rivers and lakes. Since then, Xuewei Xiying has become a legend. ——Almost thirty years later, the Xuewei sword that disappeared has reappeared in the world tonight! Seeing Xuewei unsheathed, the boy in white exclaimed at the same time.He seemed to be more horrified than the others, he stood up covered in blood, and stared at her—at that moment, there was a strange fire burning from his tired eyes, as if making his whole body People become dazzling, like a bolt of lightning. "Xuewei, Xuewei! Hahaha..." Looking at her and the sword in her hand, the young man in white who had always been calm and composed suddenly burst into laughter. With a long cry, he grabbed the knife and swiped away—Xiying Knife struck again.The light of the knife is like a dream, the meaning of the knife is light and pitiful, as gentle and soothing as a lover's touch.However, the boundless murderous aura burst out at that moment! With just one blow, he chopped off the head of the man in brown and laughed loudly: "Xuewei is back, let me ask the world, who dares to be an enemy of Tingxuelou!" Before dawn, the bloody battle of the night was over. She didn't expect the following things to be so simple. The moment the Xuewei sword was unsheathed, those people seemed to be shocked, and their fighting spirit was broken, as if the sword was possessed by gods and demons.When one person's fear erupted, the group of people began to fear, and then all retreated in unison. She didn't even do much to help, he had already figured out the whole situation by himself. In fact, she couldn't help too much - because she didn't dare to kill anyone at all, most of the time she just knocked off the opponent's weapon or tapped the opponent's acupoints, and it was considered a success.And he is the real Shura, all the killings are done by him alone, without mercy. At dawn, only the two of them were left in the entire tavern. After cleaning up the mess, he inspected it silently, collected Mo Yan's body, and then sat exhaustedly in the leaky room, without saying a word of thanks, just facing her silently, holding a wine glass in his hand, for a long time Without saying a word, I don't know what I'm thinking. She wanted to break the silence several times, but she didn't know what to say, so she looked up at the sky awkwardly. There was a big hole in the roof, and you could see the blue-black sky when you looked up, and the raindrops fell from the top of their heads, wet the clothes of the two of them, and dyed their bodies bloody. ——This big hole was blasted open by one of the last group of people with a firearm when they fled. "Hey, don't you thank me?" She finally felt aggrieved and couldn't help mumbling. He smiled, didn't answer, didn't even look at her: "No need." "..." She was irritated by this natural attitude - tonight was the first time she made a move after entering the rivers and lakes. As a result, she made so many enemies all at once, which greatly violated Master's teachings, but the other party kept saying No thank you either. She stood up angrily, and was about to go out, but suddenly heard a low voice in her ear: "I've been waiting for you, owner of Xuewei. I know you will definitely come." She stood still in shock, sat back on her seat involuntarily, and looked back at her. After saying that sentence, he never spoke again.She heard his breathing, which was chaotic and rapid, and couldn't help being slightly surprised. She didn't know what the person next to him was thinking at the moment, and felt that these "jianghu people" were really inexplicable.After an unknown amount of time, he finally retracted his gaze, lowered his head, and exhaled lightly—— At that moment, the wine glass in his hand shattered into thousands of pieces! In just a short moment, the Longquan celadon cup suddenly turned a strange blue. "Ah?!" She exclaimed, "Are you forcing poison?" Only now did she understand, and her face turned pale—the blow from the traitor just now had already pierced the vital point of his vest.Afterwards, he fought fiercely for a long time with one enemy, but he didn't have any leisure time to heal the poison.After a bloody battle, the toxin probably has traveled all over the body and penetrated deep into the lungs. In just a short moment of sitting alone in silence, the person next to her has already gone to the gate of hell and back again—it's shameful that she, who has zero experience in the world, didn't even notice it. "It's all right. Although the poison of the Tang Sect is powerful, it's fortunate that Doctor Mo's elixir is in his body." He comforted her in a low voice, but his tone was extremely weak.He took out a light blue towel and wiped the blood on his hands, then picked up a wine jug that had fallen from the ground, shook it, and whispered: "There is still a little." He got up and found two intact wine glasses from the messy counter, and put one in front of her.His movements are calm and unhurried, his fingers are steady and graceful, as if he is not in the Shura field where he survives the catastrophe, but in a song tower where he is drunk and dreaming. She looked at him in amazement—this young son seemed to have a demon-like charm, whether it was in the Shura field where life and death were close, or in the empty room after the calm, as long as he sat there, he would be There is a strange reassuring power to it. Enough to entrust life and death. "Hey," she finally couldn't help but say, "What's your name? Are you... are you listening to Xuezhu?" "Heh," he smiled, the wine glass rested on his lips, and looked up at her, that kind of smile flashed across his pale and tired face, as if with some deep meaning, he whispered: "Master Xuewei, You shouldn't be asking me that question." Suddenly she couldn't move her eyes away - he was a good-looking man, young, handsome, and elegant.His face was pale from the fierce battle all night, but his eyes were deep and black, like ancient springs.Strangely, under those heavy black pupils, there seemed to be another pair of eyes hidden, also watching her silently from the inner bottom. Double pupil. At that moment, she suddenly remembered the word Master said before. ——Master said: A person with such eyes is destined to become the overlord of a generation.However, he happened to be such a scholar like a noble son, he might be the number one scholar, but it was nothing like being a hegemon. "Are you the owner of Tingxue Building?" She couldn't help asking again. "I am." He drank a glass of wine and replied in a low voice, but his eyes were still looking at her non-stop, with an unpredictable smile on his lips, "Master Xuewei, what's your name?" "My...my surname is Su, and my name is Su Wei." He looked at her nervously, "Master always calls me Wei'er." "Blood Wei's Wei?" "Yeah." She decided not to let him continue to ask questions, and instead turned to the customer, "What about you? What's your name?" "My surname is Xiao, my name is Nan, and my name is Yunting." He replied politely, put the wine glass on the table, bowed slightly to her, and introduced himself, "Luoyang, twenty-two years old, not married yet, It is the current landlord of Tingxuelou." "..." Instead, she was taken aback by his serious introduction, and nodded in amazement. ——This guy, why does it seem like he is giving birth date to the matchmaker? "You can call me Mr. Xiao, or Mr. Nan—because my surname is actually Nan," he said calmly with a smile, "My father and Mr. Xiao are life-and-death friends. I am afraid that the Xiao family will have no descendants. Changed my last name." "Oh, I see!" She suddenly realized, and blurted out, "Your father is Nanchu, right? I used to listen to the third lord of Xuelou!" He looked at her with a smile, but he wasn't surprised - no matter who she was or where she came from, as the owner of Xuewei, she naturally wouldn't be ignorant of Tingxuelou.He had waited for her for more than twenty years, knowing that she would show up one day.The two of them were destined to meet each other, and when they met, they should hit it off right away. "By the way," she was curious, "Why did those people besiege you just now?" "They? They should be members of the Heavenly Dao League. Some are subordinate to some sects of Tingxuelou, and some are sects that have been destroyed by Tingxuelou many years ago." Xiao Yunting said lightly, "After Xiaozhu's death, they have long since died. It has been a long time since I was ready to move, and I have been harboring disobedience. So I bribed the subordinates around me, and set up an ambush beside the Luoshui." "Oh..." She finally understood and let out a long breath of relief. "However, they have counted thousands and thousands of calculations, but they have not counted the return of the Xuewei Sword!" He smiled and stared at her deeply, "You saved my life, but I don't thank you—because you have saved my life since I was a child. I was told that the Xiying Knife is destined to wait until the arrival of the Xuewei Sword, and at that time, it will be time to hear the glory of Xuelou reappear." She lowered her head and murmured: "Ah, my master also told me about the Xiying knife." "What did he say?" He couldn't help being curious, but saw that Su Wei's face suddenly turned red.He didn't ask any more questions, as if he already understood her answer. As if to change the topic, she looked around: "Ah...can you show me your knife?" "Okay." He couldn't help smiling, and with just a flick of his wrist, he put the Xiying Knife in his sleeve on the table—this knife has never been easy for people to see, and most of those who have seen it have become Ghost under the knife.However, today he is willing to break this precept, just to please her for a while. Surprised and delighted, Su Wei carefully held it in her hand and read it over and over again, as if a little girl saw a legendary treasure and sighed: "Oh my god... this is the Xiying knife? Really tell Master exactly the same!" “你的师父究竟是谁？”他忍不住问。 方才她那令人惊艳的出手一击，应该就是骖龙四式里的“易水人去”——她的剑法应该是来自真正的血薇剑谱。然而，舒靖容死后并未留下一个徒弟，得到血薇真传的人，在这个江湖上早已不见踪影。 “我真的不知道他们是谁啊。”苏薇抓了抓头发，无奈地叹气，“所以我出了西洲就一路打听，人们都说听雪楼是'江湖'上如今的霸主——所以我想，说不定师父去了听雪楼呢！” “他们？”他微微一怔，眼神凝聚。 “是啊，我的师父有两个噢！”苏薇嘟起了嘴，掰着手指头，“一个是男的，一个是女的，我叫他们'大师父'和'小师父'——小师父她从来不露面，而大师父呢，总是带着一个木头的面具，所以我也叫他'木先生'～” “木先生？”他默默地重复了一句，不知道想起了什么，垂下头去。 “他们两个人本来是互不理睬的，一个白天来，一个晚上来，”苏薇叹了口气，“后来不知道为什么，某一天小师父先不见了，大师父接着也不来了。我一路从西洲出来，找到了金陵、临安、开封……可是哪里都不见他们的影子诶！” 她唧唧呱呱地说了半天，一转头，却看到萧筠庭的神色还是凝固在片刻之前的模样，望着有破洞的房顶，竟似乎一直在怔怔的出神。 她不由恼怒：“喂！你有没有在听啊！” “啊？”萧筠庭如梦初醒，忙不迭的回答，“在听，在听。” “那我刚才都说了些什么？”她不依不饶的反问。 “你说……”他侧过头，努力地试图回想，然而却只记得她嘴巴一开一合、一开一合的模样，不由莞尔，认输，“我真的有在听，就是听不见你说的是什么罢了。” “你……”她简直被他气破了肚子，“你是猪啊！” 她怒视着他，扭过头去不再和他说话。 一时间，忽然破落的酒馆里又冷寂了起来。雨丝密密的从破洞里落下，落在清冽的酒杯里，金黄色的菊花沉浮不定。她喝了一杯又一杯，他却再也没有动，只是注视着雨丝细密的杯中水面，不知道在考虑着什么。 “你还喝不喝啊？”她终于看不过去，出声，“这杯酒都快被雨给冲没啦！” 萧筠庭忽然一笑，扔了酒杯：“不喝了！——我们走吧！” “去哪里？”她茫然地站起，把刀还给他，“听雪楼？” “不，不回听雪楼！”他忽然笑了起来，抬手指向了东南方向，“时辰已经差不多了——我们现在可以去追穷寇了！” “啊？！”她张大了嘴巴，愕然，“你……你知道他们去了哪里？” “当然，”萧筠庭笑了起来，手指叩着桌面：“方才我是故意放那些败军之将走的。呵，天道盟在我身边埋伏了奸细，我难道不能在他们中间安插自己的人手？当真以为我听雪楼中无人么？” “什么？”她大吃一惊。 “你以为我刚才在大敌环伺之下，一直在等什么？难道真的是在等冰洁救我出困境？”萧筠庭冷笑，“我只是在等一个最好的时机，让这一次的'折梅'行动天衣无缝。” “折梅？”苏薇听得满头雾水。 “是这一次洛水旁秘密行动的代号。”萧筠庭冷笑：“天道盟平日做事非常严密警惕，我派去的人卧底多年，也不曾知道总舵的真正所在——但这次他们全线溃退，除了回老巢别无选择。我的人会沿路留下标记，引领我们找到他们的总舵。” 苏薇愕然张大了眼睛，怔怔看着这个男子，觉得他说的一切仿佛是天书。 “原来你刚才都是装的呀，”她只明白了一点，觉得沮丧，“你根本不用我救你是吧？” “那倒也不是，”萧筠庭苦笑，眼神疲惫，“我的确没有料到跟了我十几年的墨雨、竟然会是天道盟的内应，差一点就中了他们的道儿。” “哦，”她又开心起来，信心满满，“那么说来，我一出江湖就救了听雪楼主的命，是不是？师父知道了，一定会夸奖我！” “嗯，一定。”他转头，望着她笑，“那么，我们这就走吧！” “一起去？”她吓了一跳，“我认识你才多久？凭什么要我一起去？” “你当然要去，”萧筠庭气定神闲，“血薇带你来到了我身边，你就应该和我一起守护听雪楼——这是命中注定的事情。” 命中注定……苏薇愕然了半晌，幽幽叹了口气。 这句话打中了她的七寸。少女的心里，对江湖总是有着千般的幻想，人中龙凤和血薇夕影，这些传奇充斥了她从小到大的成长岁月里，几乎已经烙印入了她的灵魂。自从离开师父后，她在江湖上一路行来，其实心底也是隐隐的渴望着能和夕影刀的主人重逢。 她想，夕影刀的主人必然也会在等待着自己，就如她必然会去找到他。 一切，就该如传奇中的一样。 “可是我不喜欢杀人……”心意已动，一看得他的目光，她的语气便软了，“不如等你的人马到齐，我们再一起去吧。” “不用再等了，”萧筠庭冷冷道，望着南方，手指轻轻收拢，握紧了夕影刀，“冰洁做事从来决断干脆，吹花小筑的人，此刻定然已经在前方等我们汇合。” “冰洁是谁？”她好奇。 “是我的军师，也是这一次行动的主持人，”萧筠庭微笑，“楼里内外，都称她为'大总管'——今日半路发现被人跟踪时，我就已经秘密传讯回楼中，命她另派一路人马，伏在洛水之侧，只等对方一溃退，就来一个衔尾反攻。” “你就料定你能赢？”苏薇只觉得惊讶不已，“刚才你差点就送命在这里！” “呵，”萧筠庭抓了抓头，似乎有些无奈地笑了起来，却又踌躇满志，“我一开始就没想过自己会败——没想好怎么取胜就先想着失败了怎么办，我如果是这样的人、听雪楼早就不用在江湖上混了。” 迎着她愕然的目光，他再度道：“你，跟我一起去么？” 他的声音低沉温和，清朗中带着某种可以托付生死的信任——她只是听得第二遍，心里便是软了，只是皱起了眉头，低声：“我们、我们只有两个人，就这样去是不是……” “两个人？”他朗声大笑起来，“夕影刀和血薇剑已经相逢，这天下之大，又有谁能够挡得住我们'两个人'！” 看到他那样意气飞扬的目光，她忽然间也振奋起来。一种前所未有的感觉充溢了她的内心，让这个在江南长大、刚刚踏入武林的少女英气勃发。她忽然也是一扬眉，将血薇握在了手里，骄傲地扬起头：“好！那我们现在就去！” “真不愧是血薇的主人。”他望向她，眼里全是赞许和钦佩，发出朗朗的大笑，对她伸出手来：“从此后，你可以叫我筠庭，我可以叫你薇儿。” 她也望向那一双漆黑的重瞳，只觉得又是开心又是紧张，心中热血翻涌，一股前所未有的豪气升上胸臆，只觉与身边这个人在一起，天下便无处不可去、无事不可为。她再也顾不得女子的矜持，伸出手去与他紧紧相握，在洛水旁相视而笑—— 是的，这是一个奇怪的男人：有时候令人觉得安心稳妥，直可托付生死；但有时候，他身上却又带着一种危险刺激的气息，可以令人不顾生死追随而去！ 他们在暗夜密雨之中踏出了酒馆，联袂朝着南方奔去。 ——从这个黎明开始，他们的人生，便已经完全被对方扭转，从此再不能回头。 九月初九，洛水旁，血薇剑重现于江湖。 一个月后，血薇的主人和听雪楼主联剑追凶，出其不意地反攻敌手，一举捣毁了十二个帮派反对听雪楼的“天道盟”所在，所向披靡，令天下为之胆寒。几十年聚集起来的听雪楼反对力量一夕崩溃，天道盟盟主孤身出逃。 三个月后，两人联袂千里追杀，终于在滇南将其斩杀，绝了后患。 听雪楼主带着苏薇回到洛阳，引她见了楼中的大总管、四君子和十二分坛的坛主。在看到血薇时，听雪楼的老人们热泪盈眶，竟然哽咽不能语。虽然在听雪楼里，并没有找到自己的任何一个师父。然而，苏薇依然留了下来，在楼主的安排下住进了那座绯衣楼里，从此作为他的左右手并肩守护听雪楼。 人中龙凤，重现江湖。 血薇夕影，再度聚首。 一年后，三川剑派中不服从听雪楼的势力被诛灭。 一年半后，洞庭水帮十二连环坞被拔除。 两年后，长安城里玄真教因为势力扩大得过快，试图挑战听雪楼在两京的霸主地位而被击败，不久被迫迁徙别处。 ... 一度衰微下去的听雪楼恢复了昔日的荣光，除了黑道里执掌牛耳的风雨组织之外，这个江湖上，已经再也没有一股力量可以和听雪楼抗衡。 在刀剑合璧的力量下，江湖上所有蠢蠢欲动的门派再度蛰伏，不敢撄其锋芒。为了巩固听雪楼的霸主地位，天道盟被灭后，那些曾经怀有不臣之心的门派也开始遭到清算，一场江湖大清洗从此开始。 然而奇怪的是，直到被全数诛杀，江湖上依旧没有一个人知道那个天道盟的盟主究竟是何方神圣，而听雪楼主也从不曾对外透露分毫。