Chapter 10 The tenth thing is like a spring dream without trace

This is an exquisite three-masted ship, with white sails, a long and narrow hull, and solid and smooth wood, giving people a sense of stability, swiftness and magnificence. The sun is shining brightly, the sea is blue, and the seagulls glide lightly between the masts of the ship. There is only a hazy gray shadow on the coast in the distance, and beautiful laughter can be heard from the cabin from time to time. This is his own world, and there will never be any visitors he hates. He was back, lying comfortably on the deck, drinking cold wine chilled with sea water. It's a pity that the carriages and horses stopped suddenly at this time, and he woke up from his dream again.

Chu Liuxiang sighed, and sat up lazily. It was still dark outside the car window, and it was still very early before dawn. ——Why did the chariots and horses stop at this time?Could it be that something happened before? Chu Liuxiang had already realized that something was wrong, at this moment, the door of the carriage was suddenly pulled open from the outside.A big black iron tower seemed to be standing outside the car door, bare-chested, bald, with a shining gold ring on his left ear, muscles on his body were protruding, and a man standing upright was stabbed on his black iron chest. Grizzly, the muscles of the big man twitched, and the Grizzly seemed to be making a move.

In the middle of the night, in the wilderness, it was really not fun to suddenly see such a ferocious man. Chu Liuxiang sighed again: "Brother, what do you mean? If I were a little timid, would I be scared to death by you?" The big man didn't speak, but stared at him with a pair of big eyes like copper bells. Chu Liuxiang could only ask him again: "Did you come to see me?" The big man nodded, but remained silent. "Do you know who I am? Why do you come to me?" Chu Liuxiang asked again: "Can you open your mouth and say something?" The big man suddenly grinned at him, and finally opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of beast-like white teeth, as if he wanted to swallow Chu Liuxiang, skin and bones.

Chu Liuxiang was startled, not because he looked scary. Even if he really wanted to eat people, Chu Liuxiang was not someone who would be eaten so easily. The reason why Chu Liuxiang was taken aback by him was because he suddenly found that something was missing from this big man's mouth, and it was the most essential thing. This big guy has only teeth in his mouth and no tongue. His tongue had been cut off by Qi Gen. Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly: "Brother, since you can't speak, and I don't know what you want to do, what do you think?" The big man grinned again, he seemed to have no malice towards Chu Liuxiang, and he seemed to be trying his best to be friendly, but suddenly he stretched out a pair of big hands bigger than a bear's paw to grab Chu Liuxiang.

It turns out that this big man with well-developed limbs is not simple in mind, and he actually knows how to cheat. But of course Chu Liuxiang would not be caught by him, how could such a small trick fool the extremely clever Chu Xiangshuai? Even if his hands were ten times bigger, he would never want to touch Chu Liuxiang's side. Even if there were ten pairs of such big hands to grab him, Chu Liuxiang could still walk away calmly and wave his hands away. What is unexpected is that Chu Xiangshuai, who is unparalleled in the world, was caught by him all at once. These hands are like the clutches of a fierce god, anyone can grab them, and once they grab them, they will never let go.

There is a small lake in the dense forest, and there is a water pavilion beside the lake. There are still lights on in the green screen window, and there are still people. This person is actually Chu Liuxiang. In the elegantly furnished water pavilion, everything has been carefully selected, the sound of water gurgling outside the window, and the light from two pink gauze lanterns are beautiful and soft. On a small table that seemed to come from the Persian court, there were six delicate dishes and a jug of wine. There are two sets of cups and chopsticks, but only one person. Chu Liuxiang was sitting on a chair with the same flavor as the small table, staring at the food and wine on the table in a daze.

He was immediately caught by the big man, just because he could see that the big man had no ill intentions towards him, nor did he catch his vitals. Of course, he is also sure that he can safely escape from the grasp of the big man at any time. The most important point was that he really wanted to see what the big man was going to do to him. But until now, he still didn't understand what the big man meant? He put Chu Liuxiang on his shoulders and sent him here, straightened Chu Liuxiang's clothes, took a chair for Chu Liuxiang to sit down, grinned at Chu Liuxiang, patted Chu Liuxiang's shoulder with the most hesitant attitude, and then left up.

——What does he mean by this, who asked him to send Chu Liuxiang here? —Who is the owner of this place?Where are people? Chu Liuxiang didn't even have a clue. The starlight was dim outside the green screen window, he opened the window, the water on the lake was sparkling, and the starlight in the sky seemed to have fallen into the lake water. There was silence between heaven and earth, but there was a soft sound of footsteps behind him. When Chu Liuxiang turned her head, she saw a crescent moon that was enough to make the stars in the sky lose their color. "It's you?" Chu Liuxiang tried not to look too surprised: "Why did you come here?"

The eyes of the new moon are like a new moon. "I often come here." She said quietly, "Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I will come here." She suddenly smiled, with an indescribable loneliness in her smile. "The axles of cars often need a little oil, and people are the same. They often need to be alone and think about it." She said: "Sometimes, loneliness is like the kind of oil added to the axles, which can make people feel better. It turns much more easily." She looks a little weird, and her words are a little weird, as if she is no longer the girl Chu Liuxiang saw in the box that day, and she is more like two completely different people from the indifferent and luxurious Princess Yujian .

"It's a pity that you can't seem to be alone tonight." Chu Liuxiang said deliberately, "Because I don't want to leave yet." "Even if you want to leave, I won't let you go." Xinyue said, "It took me so much to invite you here, why would I let you go?" "You invited me here?" Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly, "I don't think I've ever heard of such a way to treat guests." New Moon blinked and smiled. "It's because you are a special person that I invite you in that special way." She said, "If it weren't for your curiosity, who would have invited you here?"

Chu Liuxiang also laughed. "No matter what, you are really capable if you can find such a person to treat you." Chu Liuxiang said: "When I saw him for the first time, I thought I saw a bear." "He was originally called Old Bear." "What's the matter with his tongue?" Chu Liuxiang couldn't help asking: "Who has such a great ability to cut off the tongue of such a big man?" "It's him." Chu Liuxiang was stunned again: "Why did he cut off his own tongue?" "Because he was afraid that he might say something he shouldn't have said." Xinyue said lightly: "You should also know that I often have some secrets that I can't let others know." Chu Liuxiang began to touch her nose again: "Is it a secret that you came to me today?" "yes." Xinyue looked at Chu Liuxiang with a very strange look: "Until now, except for ourselves, no one else will know that you have been here." "What about the future?" "In the future?" Xinyue's voice was also very strange: "In the future, no one will know, not even us." "why?" "Because we're sure to forget about it." After saying this, she did something even stranger. She suddenly pulled back the belt of her dress, and let the light robe she was wearing slip off her shoulders, allowing the soft light to fill her whole body. So Chu Liuxiang saw her red crescent moon again. Crescent fell into her arms. Her carcass is soft and smooth and warm. "I just want you to remember," she whispered in his ear, "You are my first man. In my heart, I'm afraid there will never be another man in the future." "Why are you doing this?" "You want to find Shi Tianwang for me, and you know that you may never come back after this trip." She asked Chu Liuxiang: "Would you have done this kind of thing before?" "Probably not." "I would never have done something like what I did today." She said softly, "But if you can do it, why can't I?" The water was rippling, and a layer of veil-like morning mist had risen above the water waves, covering the whole lake of starlight. The night is about to go, and so are the people. "I met my father once." Xinyue said suddenly: "That was when I was very young, my mother asked me to have a nanny take me there, and now I still remember his appearance at that time." At this moment, she suddenly mentioned her parents, which was really unexpected. Chu Liuxiang originally wanted to ask her many things. —Why didn't your mother go to see him herself?Why did they break up? Before he asked, Xinyue went on to say: "I still remember that he is a very handsome man, and he looks even better when he smiles. I really want him to hug me." Xinyue's voice was very calm: "But his hand has been holding his sword so tightly that I was so scared that I didn't dare to speak." "He never hugged you?" "He didn't." Chu Liuxiang didn't ask any more questions. A prodigal son wandering in the world, the blade of his sword may still have the blood of the enemy, suddenly seeing his own daughter has grown up so big, so pure, so cute, how could he bear to let her suffer for the rest of her life because of thinking about him ?How could he stretch out his hand? This is sentient?Still ruthless?So what if it makes people feel heartless? Who can understand the loneliness and loneliness in his heart for a person living in the world? Why does he want others to understand him? The morning mist is like smoke, and the past is like smoke. "I haven't seen him since then, and I'm afraid I won't see him again in the future." Xinyue said, "I just hope you can tell him that I have always lived a very good life." Chu Liuxiang was silent for a long time: "I'm afraid I may not be able to see him in the future." "Yes, you may not be able to see him in the future." Xinyue said quietly: "I'm afraid you will never see me again in the future." Yangtze River, Wild Ferry. The people on the wild ferry do not have an empty boat, they lie on the side of the ferry like an empty boat, looking up at a long white cloud in the sky. White clouds come and go. Baiyun has gone, and Baiyun will come. What about people? "Is the person sleeping there Chu Xiangshuai?" A river boat was going down the river, and a boy in white was standing on the bow, shouting loudly from afar. "There is someone on the boat who wants to see Chu Xiangshuai, and Chu Xiangshuai must also want to see him very much." The boy's voice was clear: "Chu Xiangshuai, if you want to see him, please come on board, otherwise you will definitely regret it." But the boat didn't stop to welcome the passengers aboard, and the person lying on the ferry didn't move either. The river is surging and never returns. The boat looked like it was going to go with the waves. But the man had already flown up, flew up suddenly, swept across the four zhang river, turned over in the air, and kicked up a large splash of water with his toes. Then his men landed on the bow, smiling at the frightened boy in white. "I'm Chu Liuxiang. If you ask me to get on the boat, I'll come aboard." He said, "But if there is no one I want to see on the boat, you'd better take off your pants and wait for me to spank your ass." He seemed to be smiling a little maliciously. "Miss Yingzi, you should know that I have no intention of seeing you at all." The cabin is white and spotless, and the deck is covered with white grass. The white-haired Saihikozaemon Ishida sat cross-legged in front of a very low rosewood table, his attitude was still so gentle, elegant and polite. "I am really lucky to be able to see Xiangshuai again." The old man said, "I have specially prepared for Xiangshuai the supreme wine of our country - Chrysanthemum Zhengzong. I hope I can conspire with Xiangshuai to get drunk." The wine with a light fragrance is served in a delicate shallow cup. The color of the wine is clear and there is no turbidity. He made one himself first, asked the maid kneeling beside him to fill the wine vessel, and then offered it to Chu Liuxiang with both hands. This is their most respectful hospitality. "I hope that Xiangshuai can understand that the last time Yingzi went to Xiangshuai was definitely not what I meant." "no?" "Xiang Shuai is suave and suave, unparalleled in the world, and there are so many women in the world who are willing to dedicate their lives to make progress, so how could it be someone else's idea?" The old man smiled: "I think Xiang Shuai should be able to understand this." Although his attitude is gentle and polite, there seems to be another deep meaning in his smiling eyes. Chu Liuxiang stared at him, and suddenly asked, "How did you know I would be here? How did you find me?" Ishida Sai's eyes flickered. "To be honest, I really know Xiangshuai's whereabouts in the past two days." "How clear?" "Maybe it's clearer than Xiangshuai imagined." Chu Liuxiang suddenly stood up, then sat down slowly, drank a glass of wine slowly, with a smile on her face. "This wine is clear but not astringent, sweet but not greasy, and has a real flavor in the light medium. It really is a good wine." He also asked the maid to fill the wine vessel and present it to the old man, then suddenly changed the subject: "Do you know who I want to see? This person is also here right now?" Shi Tianzhai didn't answer, just watched the rolling river outside the window quietly, and after a long time, he suddenly sighed softly: "Look at the river flowing continuously all day long. It’s just a splash of water. When the splash disappears, the river flow remains unchanged, as if nothing happened.” The old man said, “It doesn’t matter whether you invest ten thousand taels of gold or a hundred catties of scrap iron, This is how it turned out.” Chu Liuxiang was also looking at the river outside the window, as if she was also fascinated.After a long time, the old man continued: "This is the way things are in the world. There are many helpless things in this world. Once they pass, they will be like a dream without a trace." Ishida Sai's sigh indeed seemed to be full of sadness. "Things are like a spring dream without a trace, this feeling can only become a memory, people have no choice at all." A sharp blade-like light suddenly shot out from his smiling eyes, staring at Chu Liuxiang closely! "But you have it." Shi Tianzhai said, "Although others don't have it, you have it." "what do I have?" "You can choose, do you want to fulfill others and let this love last forever, or do you want to fulfill yourself?" His voice is also as compelling as a sharp blade: "As long as you want, I can help you find the man of your dreams, and take you to a paradise, so that you two can live happily ever after." Shi Tianzhai said sharply : "This is what other people dream of. If you give up easily, you will regret it and suffer for the rest of your life." Chu Liuxiang listened quietly, as if he didn't even react at all. Only his closest friends could see the pain in his eyes. But his closest friend is not here. The old man's voice became gentle again: "This is your business, and the choice is of course yours." This choice is undoubtedly very painful, even more painful than no choice. Chu Liuxiang suddenly laughed. "I understand what you mean." He said, "You can't rob people, and you can't kill me, so you can only use this method to ask me to help you destroy this marriage. Because after Shi Tianwang and Mr. Du got married, you are even more There is no way to deal with him, there is almost no chance." Ishida Zhai's expression remained unchanged. "Even if I really mean it, it's good for you." The old man said, "Since it's good for both of you, why not do it?" "Only one thing is wrong." "Which point?" "Actually, there are more than one point, there are at least two points." Chu Liuxiang said leisurely: "First, I don't want to go to any hellish paradise. The place where the lights are feasting, when Luo Ru is half-uncovered, is my paradise." He took the jug from the waitress: "Second, I don't want to marry a wife at all. I haven't even thought about it in my life." Ishida Zhai was silent. Chu Liuxiang held the wine cup in one hand and the jug in the other, pouring himself a drink, drinking one cup after another non-stop. Shi Tianzhai looked at him, his pupils seemed to be shrinking gradually, but his voice became more gentle: "There are rumors in the world that the blood-clothed swordsman Xue Yiren used to be the best swordsman in the world, but he was also defeated by Xiangshuai." The old man said: "I have also learned swordsmanship for many years, and I want to learn Xiangshuai's sword skills, so I ask Xiangshuai to teach me." He did not stand up, nor did he have a sword in his hand. This old man who claimed to have learned swords for many years, just picked up a chopstick with two fingers and held it flat in front of his eyes. This is not an attacking stance. But a person who has really learned swords can immediately see that this posture is far more dangerous than all attacks in the world, even far more dangerous than Chunlei's knife and Mr. Du's flower branch. Just in this completely still posture, there are already hidden endless changes and killers. Although he didn't have the lightning-like secret sword of Harunai Iji in his hand, he had the upper hand. Because every part of Chu Liuxiang's whole body was completely exposed before his eyes. Although the chopstick in his hand did not take Mr. Du's preemptive stab, he did not let Chu Liuxiang preempt it either. To rob is not to rob, not to rob is to rob, to strike later, to stop with silence; the essence of swordsmanship is contained in it. What's more, Chu Liuxiang couldn't grab or move at all. Chu Liuxiang was pouring wine.Hold the wine cup with one hand and the jug with the other, and pour wine for yourself. He himself had already used both of his hands in this most leisurely, lazy, and least murderous action. Even if there was murderous intent and guard in his heart, it had already flowed out with the wine in the pot. How can he move? But there is always a time when the wine in the pot is empty, and there is always a time when the wine cup is full. No matter whether the wine in the jug has been poured out or the wine cup has been filled, at that moment, he will move even if he does not move. Ishida Zhai's killer will also come from that moment. This glass of wine was probably Chu Liuxiang's last glass of wine. Wine in glass. Aunt Hua poured a full glass of wine for Hu Tiehua. Although it was a gold cup, it was just a glass. One glass of wine is one glass of wine, not three or three hundred. The only difference between this glass of wine and the glass of wine drunk by others is the glass. Even Hu Tiehua had never seen such a big cup. Fortunately, he is Hu Tiehua. He has been drinking for more than 20 years, and he has been drunk four to five thousand times. Sometimes, he drinks more wine in a day than other people in their entire lives. But after he drank this glass of wine, he still had to pant for a long time before he could open his mouth. "My god!" Hu Tiehua yelled, "Is the thing you drink for me a wine glass or a bath tub?" Aunt Hua giggled and picked up a big wine jar again, as if she was about to pour wine for him again. Hu Tiehua's eyes were as round as bullets. "what do you mean?" "What else do I mean? I just want to toast you again, because you are leaving soon, and you are going to do big things. Although it is not Xichuyangguan, I still want to persuade you to drink more. " Aunt Hua's voice was gentle, and her smile was also gentle. In her smile, there was actually a little sorrow of parting. "Advise you to have a glass of wine, there is no old friend on the shore of the East China Sea." She said, "Come, I will have a drink with you too." "Even if there is no old friend, I will come back, not to mention that old bug must have been there now." Hu Tiehua smiled bitterly: "But if I really drink this cup again, I'm afraid I will die here." Aunt Hua smiled: "Do you think Chu Liuxiang will really go?" "He said he would go, so he would definitely go, even if he went up the mountain of swords or down the frying pan, he would definitely go." "What if he can't go?" "Why can't I go?" Hu Tiehua stared again: "If he wants to go by himself, who can stop him? Who can stop him?" Aunt Hua sighed: "If no one knew he was going, he might have already arrived there now, but it's a pity that he has a friend whose mouth is bigger than a bathtub." "Yes, I have a big mouth." Hu Tiehua said confidently: "This is not something to be ashamed of, why can't I tell others?" "Of course you can tell others, you can tell whoever you want." Aunt Hua said, "It's just that the more people who know about it, the more troubles he will have." She sighed again: "Shi Tianwang's subordinates are not vegetarians, just one Bai Yunsheng is enough for him." Aunt Hua said very carefully: "I can guarantee that Bai Yunsheng's swordsmanship will never be Under the Xue Yi people back then." Hu Tiehua was still not convinced and wanted to argue, but someone outside had reported that the procession to send off the relatives was about to leave. Aunt Hua suddenly hugged Hu Tiehua: "There are many dangers along the way, you must pay special attention and take care." She whispered in his ear: "Although I am not your real mother, I have always taken care of you. Be like a precious son, you must not die on the road." As the night deepened, little fishing lights lit up on the river, which seemed to be brighter than the stars in the sky. It was still dark in the cabin, and Ishida Saihikozaemon was sitting quietly in the darkness alone. Although the kit containing the refined fire scythe and flint made by Kyoto Omoriya was close to him, he did not strike the stone to ignite it. The meaning of lamp.The light was brought into the cabin by Sakurako. The petite Yingzi was still wearing a child's attire, her long black hair was tied into a pair of buns, and her big shining eyes were full of surprise: "Is the only one here, sir?" "I'm the only one here." Ishida Zhai's voice was tired and gloomy, sounding like a traveler who just returned from a long journey. "Where's Chu Liuxiang?" "he's gone." "How could he go?" "Whoever comes comes comes, and those who go go go, come and go, who cares?" Sakura opened her eyes wide, looking even more surprised. "But just now I saw Mr. using chopsticks as a sword, with blue eyes. Chu Xiangshuai is obviously completely controlled by Mr.'s sword, how can he walk away?" Yingzi asked again: "Could it be possible that he can avoid Mr.'s sure-win and sure-kill attack?" Shi Tianzhai looked at the fishing fire on the river, and after a long time, he said leisurely: "He didn't hide, and he didn't have to hide." "why?" "Because I didn't make a move at all." Yingzi sat down and looked at him in surprise: "Why didn't you make a move, Mister?" "I can't make a move." Ishida Zhai said, "Because I'm not sure at all." The fishing fire in the distance flickered in his eyes, but the old man's eyes had lost their original brilliance. "He was pouring wine at that time, and I planned to shoot when his glass was full." Shi Tianzhai said: "Once the glass is full, he must stop pouring, otherwise the wine in the glass will overflow. At that moment, it was my best opportunity." "I see." Yingzi said: "In that case, pulling one hair is enough to move the whole body. Whether it is the overflow of the wine glass or the change of his own movements and postures, it will affect his energy and appearance. If there is a flaw, the master can stab him under the sword." "Yes." Ishida Zhai sighed silently: "The situation at that time should have been like this." "Did something special change later?" Shi Tianzhai smiled wryly: "Chu Liuxiang is really very human, and the way he responds is really unimaginable." "Could it be that his glass of wine was never filled?" Yingzi said, "Could it be that the pot of wine was emptied at that very moment?" "Your idea is already very good," Ishida Zhai said, "Unfortunately, you still have the wrong idea." "Oh!" "If the jug of wine really happened to be poured at that moment, he would have died by my sword now." Shi Tianzhai said: "After the jug is poured out, the energy will be released. This is also my chance." "Is the pot still empty?" "No." "The wine glass is not full?" "nor." Yingzi looked at the wine glass and jug under the lamp: "He has been pouring wine, but he has not finished pouring the wine pot, and the wine in the glass has not overflowed?" "yes." "Then I really can't figure out what's going on." Yingzi couldn't help but smiled bitterly: "Is there any magic in this wine glass?" "The wine glass can't do it, but his people can do it." "What law?" "Cycles circulate, endless life." Shi Tianzhai said: "These eight characters are his method." "What law is this? I don't understand." "He held the wine cup with one hand and the wine jug with the other. When the wine in the jug flowed into the cup, he had penetrated the true energy between his left and right hands." Shi Tianzhai said: "Once the true energy is penetrated, it will circulate back The circulation is endless, and the wine in the cup and the pot also circulates and circulates endlessly." "So the wine in the jug can never be filled, and the wine in the glass can never be filled?" "yes." "Both zhenqi and wine are circulating, making his momentum form a circle?" "yes." "It's perfectly round and infinite, never flawed?" "yes." "So Mr. has been waiting for the opportunity to make a move." Ishida Zhai sighed: "The circle is like Tai Chi, endless life; how can I have a chance?" Sakura also sighed. "Such a person who spends his time and spends his time without doing his job, actually has such a great ability, who would believe such a thing?" Yingzi smiled bitterly: "But now I seem to have to believe it." Ishida Zhai was silent for a long time. "You believe; I believe too." Said: "Besides you and me, there is at least one other person." "who?" "I don't know who he is, but I know that there is such a person, and he has indeed been here." "Mister didn't see him?" "I didn't." Shi Tianzhai said, "Just when Chu Liuxiang and I were confronting each other with the supreme sword intent and power, this person suddenly appeared without a sound. Take a look at him." "He didn't do anything either?" "He has been watching us quietly, until the end, he said a few words." ——Mr. Shi Tianzhai has already lost, and Chu Xiangshuai might as well leave. If this stalemate continues, it will not be of any benefit to the two of you, but it will be very beneficial to me. "It's good for him?" Yingzi asked, "What good is it?" "The benefit of the fisherman." Shi Tianzhai said: "If we continue to stalemate, he can put us to death with a single gesture." "Chu Liuxiang is not an ordinary person, and he must be able to see clearly the pros and cons of this." "I can also tell the difference, so we almost stopped at the same moment." Ishida Zhai said: "At that moment, this person also passed away quietly!" Yingzi lost her mind for a long time before she sighed softly. "Who is this man?" She said faintly: "A man like this must be like Chu Liuxiang, and there must be many women who like him. It doesn't matter whether he is tall or short, fat or thin, or ugly. If he is handsome, many women will like him." Sakurako said: "Women will always like such smart people."