Chapter 3 The third round of the first sword

Clean stone streets, simple houses, honest faces... This is an ordinary town.The sunshine in July shines on the only long street in this small town, on the green cloth signboard of the only wine shop on this street, and on the big three characters "Taibaiju" on this dilapidated wine sign. There is no business in the wine house, the bartender with his hat on one side, is lying on the table and dozing, yes, there is a customer sitting on the table over there.But he didn't bother to greet such a guest. For two or three days, this guest came to drink every day, but except for the cheapest wine, he didn't even order a penny for food.

This guest was indeed so poor that the soles of his straw sandals were worn out.At this moment, he put his feet on the table, revealing two big holes in the soles of his shoes, but he didn't care.He was leaning against the wall, with his feet crossed, his eyes squinted, his eight-foot-long body, sitting in the corner of this small hotel, like a lazy tiger. The sun slanted in from the outside, shining on his two thick eyebrows like splashed ink, on his sharp cheekbones, and on his green beard. He frowned, covered his eyes with one big bony hand, and grasped the rusty iron sword with the other, and fell into a deep sleep.

It was not long after noon at this time, in the quiet town, suddenly a few healthy horses galloped by, the horses in fresh clothes were angry, and the horses moved like dragons, everyone on the street looked sideways.Several horses came to a stop in front of the wine shop, and several big men in brocade clothes swarmed into the small wine shop, almost tearing the shop apart. At first, a big man with a sword hanging from his waist was full of ambition, and even his pockmarked face seemed to be shining. As soon as he entered the wine shop, he laughed loudly: "Taibaiju! This broken house, Can a mess be called Taibai Residence?"

Behind him was a man with a round face and a round belly. Although he also had a sword on his body, he looked like a shopkeeper of a cloth shop, and then said with a smile: "Boss Lei, you are wrong. The writing is quite good, but he is also a poor boy with no money and power, and it is suitable to live in this kind of place." Boss Lei raised his head and smiled: "It's a pity that Li Taibai died many years ago, otherwise we can treat him to a drink...Hey, wine seller, good wine and good food, bring them here!" After a few glasses of wine, several people laughed even louder. The big man in the corner frowned, stretched his waist, and finally sat up straight, muttering: "It smells so bad, so vulgar..."

Suddenly he patted the table and said, "Hurry up and bring some wine to relieve the vulgarity." This loud shout was like a thunder in mid-air, startled those big men in brocade clothes and almost jumped from the table. Boss Lei took a look, his face had changed, and he stood up, but he was pulled back by the thin, withered man with a sharp face, and said in a low voice, "The head of the security guard is coming soon, why should we bother?" Boss Lei hummed, and finally sat down again, drank a glass of wine, and said, "Old Sun, is this place the boss is talking about? Did you hear me wrong?"

The thin man smiled and said, "It's unmistakable, Second Brother Qian heard it too..." The round-faced man smiled and said, "That's right! It's here. The boss is here this time. I heard that he is going to meet a great hero, so we want to bring the gift first and wait here." Lei Laodao: "Do you know who the boss wants to see?" Qian Er smiled slightly, and said a name in a low voice. Boss Lei lost his voice immediately: "It's him, so it's him, he will come here too?" Qian Erdao: "If he doesn't come, how can the boss come?"

A few people became honest immediately, and their laughter became quieter, but they drank more wine, chattering non-stop, and talking in low voices. "I heard that the sword in the palm of the master was given by the gods. Not only does it cut iron like mud, but the sword's light is brighter than a lamp in the middle of the night." "Yes! Yes, if there is no such a sword, how could they have chopped off the heads of those evil spirits in Yinshan Mountain within half a cup of tea time?" Speaking of this, several people couldn't help themselves, they all untied the swords hanging from their waists, some even pulled them out, and kept wiping them with the corners of their clothes.

Boss Lei laughed and said, "My sword is not bad, but compared to others, it's still not as good, otherwise I would be as famous as him!" Qian Er shook his head and said: "No, no, even if you have that kind of sword, you won't be able to do it. If you don't talk about anything else, just talk about his lightness... Hey! The city wall of Beijing can be considered high, and you can pass it by stomping your feet." Boss Lei stuck out his tongue and said, "Really?" Qian Erdao: "Isn't that true? I heard that he was still drinking in Beijing at night, and arrived at Yinshan Mountain before dawn. The ghosts in Yinshan Mountain saw the flash of the sword, and their heads fell off... Hey! I heard that That sword light is like lightning in the sky, even people hundreds of miles away from Yinshan Mountain can see it."

The poor man in the corner also wiped the sword with the hem of his clothes, wiped it twice, and drank his wine. At this moment, he suddenly burst out laughing, and said with a smile: "How can there be such a person and such a sword in the world!" Boss Lei's face immediately changed, he patted the table, and roared angrily: "Who is talking nonsense here? Get out of here!" The poor man didn't seem to hear it at all, he was still wiping the rusty sword, and he was still drinking the wine, the words just now didn't seem to be what he said at all. Boss Lei couldn't bear it any longer and jumped up, rushing towards him, but was held back by Qian Er.Qian Er winked at Mr. Lei first, then swayed over by himself, and said with a smile: "It seems that my friend is also a swordsman, so it is inevitable that you will be a little unconvinced when you hear people talking, but my friend, do you know what we are talking about?" Who is it?"

The poor man lazily raised his head and grinned, "Who?" Qian Erdao: "Hero Yan, Yan Nantian, Yan Shenjian...haha, my friend, if you really practice swords, you should be convinced when you hear this name!" The poor man blinked his eyes and said with a grin, "Yan Nantian?...Who is Yan Nantian?" Qian Er covered his stomach, laughed loudly and said, "You haven't even heard the name of Yan Daxia. Are you still a swordsman?" The poor man smiled and said: "So, you must know him, what does he look like, his sword..." Boss Lei finally rushed over, slapped the table, and shouted: "Even if we don't recognize him, we know that he is far more handsome than you, let alone his sword!" It is a thousand times stronger than your mouth."

The poor man laughed loudly and said: "Look at you are also a bodyguard, why is your eyesight so bad, a certain parent is not handsome, but this sword is..." Boss Lei raised his head to the sky and yelled haha, and said, "Is this broken sword of yours still a magical weapon?" "This sword of a certain family is a sharp weapon for cutting iron like mud." Before the sentence was finished, the others burst into laughter. Just listen to Lei Lao Dao: "If your sword can cut iron like mud, our family will not only treat you to a good meal, but also..." The poor man suddenly stood up and said: "Okay, take out your sword Try the sword!" It was fine for him to sit there, but when he stood up this time, Boss Lei couldn't help being startled and took two steps back.Although Qian Er was a fat man, compared with his majestic torso, he suddenly felt that he had become a thin man.He saw that although he had no flesh left, his bones had grown, his shoulders were broad, and his big hands were hanging down, almost down to his knees. At this time, a pale-faced young man in a green coat and a small hat had quietly walked into the wine shop. Seeing the situation, he leaned against the counter and couldn't help laughing. Boss Lei finally drew out his fine steel long sword, and finally stood up again. He raised his chest and roared, "Okay! I'll let you try." The poor man said: "You just have to chop it hard." Boss Lei grinned and said, "Be careful, don't blame me for hurting you." With a flick of the wrist, the fine steel sword slashed down on the head. The poor man drank with a cup in his left hand, raised his rusty sword in his right hand, and greeted him, only to hear a "Dang", Boss Lei stepped back two steps, and the sword in his hand was only half left.Everyone was stunned, almost unable to believe their eyes. The poor man stroked the rusty sword, laughed loudly and said, "How?" Boss Lei was tongue-tied and said in a low voice, "Okay...a good sword, indeed a good sword." But the poor man let out a long sigh and said: "It's such a good sword, it's a pity that it was ruined in my hands." Boss Lei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "No... I don't know if my friend...does he want to sell it?" The poor man said: "Although I intend to, it's hard to meet a buyer." Boss Lei was overjoyed, and said with joy, "I... I am the buyer, what do you think?" The poor man glanced at him up and down, nodded and said: "Seeing that you have some heroism, you are worthy of this sword, but...you have poor eyesight, but you don't know how to strike?" Boss Lei happily said: "This is easy to say... This is easy to say..." He pulled all three of his friends aside and chatted with each other for a while, then all four of them were seen digging out their pockets and collecting money. The poor man sat by the table without looking at it, but kept drinking. After a while, Boss Lei walked over and said in a whisper, "I don't know five hundred taels..." The poor man stared and said, "How much?" Boss Lei hurriedly laughed and said, "I don't know if one thousand taels is enough. To tell you the truth, the four of us can only scrape together so much after emptying our pockets." The poor man pondered for a while, then slowly said: "This sword is a priceless treasure, but as the saying goes, red powder is given to beauties, and the sword is given to heroes... Well, I can sell it to you for one thousand taels." Boss Lei never imagined that he would agree so happily, and he was afraid that he would change his mind again, so he quickly offered a large bag of silver with both hands, and said with a smile: "Here is a thousand taels, please order." The poor man picked it up with one hand, and said with a smile: "No need to point it, you can't go wrong... Well, here is the sword, a magic weapon, only the virtuous wear it, you have to be careful and humble in the future, otherwise this magic weapon I'm afraid it will become stubborn..." Mr. Lei Dalian said: "Yes! Yes!..." Received the sword with both hands, really ecstatic, like a treasure. The poor man took out an ingot of silver from the cloth bag, threw it on the table "dang", stretched long, yawned, and said with a smile: "I have gone to a certain family, and the wine bill here is all mine." Yes." Without looking back, he walked out with big strides, and the pale-faced young man smiled at Boss Lei and the others, and then followed. Boss Lei was so happy that he almost forgot his birthday. Qian Er said with a smile: "Our Boss Lei has gained this sword, but it really has added wings to a tiger. In the future, this world will not be dominated by our Boss Lei?" Boss Lei laughed loudly and said: "It's easy to say, it's not about the support of the brothers... Haha, I think it's time for me, Boss Lei, otherwise, how could we have such a happy coincidence." Qian Erdao: "Boss Lei has this sword, not only Yan Nantian will be greatly eclipsed, but the chief escort of our escort agency may have to give way to Xian." Boss Lei laughed until his face was full of pockmarks, and said: "If our family can really do this in the future, can we forget all the brothers?" He was holding the sword in his hand, neither sitting nor standing, he held it in his mouth for fear of melting, and put it on his head for fear of falling. Suddenly someone laughed and said, "Why are you so happy?" Amidst the laughter, a short, stalwart man in brocade clothes strode in. Although he was small in stature, he was not small in stature, and he possessed an extraordinary arrogance in his gestures. Must be used to giving orders. Qian Er and the others all came up to meet them, bowed their heads and smiled apologetically, "Chief Escort..." Several people chattered and talked about the adventure just now. The Chief Escort's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "Really? That's really gratifying and congratulatory." Boss Lei had already greeted him with a smile, but suddenly felt that his identity was very different after he got the sword, so he retreated again, this time with a contemptuous smile, and said: "Boss... Brother Shen is right, this It's just my brother's luck." He was really quick to adapt, and even changed his title, but Chief Security Officer Shen didn't realize it, looked at him with a slight smile, and said, "To tell you the truth, I've never seen such a sharp weapon before. Brother may open my eyes." Boss Lei laughed and said, "This is easy, brother Shen will know once he tries it." Boss Shen said: "Brother Qian, please borrow your sword." Taking Qian Er's sword, slightly rolled up his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Brother Lei, be careful." Before the words were finished, the sword of "唰" slashed down.Boss Lei also imitated the poor man, holding the wine glass with his left hand, but just as the wine glass was lifted, the sword light had been cut off, so he didn't even care about drinking, so in a panic, he swung his sword up with his backhand. I only heard four sounds of "Dang, Dang, Dang, bang," and sure enough, half of the sword fell to the ground, but it wasn't the sword in Shen Biaotou's palm, but it was Lei Boss's "treasure sword"!That sound was two swords striking each other, the second sound was the point of the sword falling to the ground, the third sound was the wine glass smashed to pieces, and the fourth sound was Boss Lei falling to the ground. This time, not only did Boss Lei's face turn pale, but the others were stunned as well, each of them standing there in a daze, unable to move or make a sound. Boss Shen threw the long sword casually, and said with a sneer, "Is this also considered a treasured sword?" Boss Lei said with a mournful face, "But just now it was clearly...it was..." Boss Shen said coldly: "It's just now that you were fooled by someone else." Boss Lei suddenly jumped up and shouted, "I'll go to that guy to settle the score..." Boss Shen scolded: "Wait a minute!" Boss Lei was now obedient, he obediently stopped, and said, "Boss... What is the order of the chief escort?" He changed his address again, but Chief Security Officer Shen still didn't realize it, he just asked coldly: "What did that guy look like just now?" Lei Laodao: "He is a rascal and poor man, but he was born taller." Boss Shen pondered for a while, then suddenly changed his color and said, "That man's eyebrows are very thick? His bones are very big? His eyes are always half-closed, as if he hasn't slept for several days?" Lei Laodao: "That's right, does the Chief Escort recognize him?" Chief Shen took a look at him, then at Qian Er, suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, and said, "I only sigh that you have been with me for so many years, but you are all blind without eyes." Where did Boss Lei dare to raise his head, he could only keep saying: "Yes... yes..." Boss Shen said: "Do you know who this person is?" Everyone looked at each other and said in unison, "Who is he?" Chief Escort Shen slowly said: "He is the number one sword in Jianghu today, Yan Nantian, and he is the person I have come to pay special visits to." Before he finished speaking, Boss Lei fell to the ground with another somersault. The pale-faced young man in Tsing Yi followed, and the two of them strode forward to the end of the long street. The young man chased after him, and whispered, "Is that Uncle Yan?" Yannan Tianlong walked like a tiger, without turning his head, he said in a low voice, "Are you sent by my second brother Jiang?" The young man said: "The villain is Jiang Qin, Second Master Jiang's book boy." Yan Nantian turned his head abruptly, and said sharply, "Why did you come here at this time?" He opened his eyes, and those eyes were really like lightning strikes in the night sky, Jiang Qin couldn't help shivering, and lowered his hands and said: "Little man... I am afraid that my whereabouts will fall into the eyes of others, so I only dare Acting at night, and... and although the villain has followed the son since childhood, his lightness is very pitiful." Yan Nantian's expression became calm, and he lowered his eyes slowly, and said: "Your son sent a letter asking me to wait here, but he didn't explain the reason in the letter, so he knew that there must be a huge secret... ...what on earth is this?" Jiang Qin said: "For some reason, my son suddenly dismissed all the family members, leaving only the villain, and then ordered the villain to come here to see the uncle, and asked the uncle to pick him up from this waste road. What can I say? Let's talk in person. Depending on the situation...my young master seems to be avoiding some powerful enemy." Yan Nantian moved his face and said: "Oh? There is such a thing! Why didn't he say it earlier?... Sigh, the second brother is always so confused in doing things, even if he is a powerful enemy, is my brother still afraid of them?" Jiang Qin bowed and said, "What the uncle said is true." "How long has your son been away?" "Calculating the time, I'm afraid I'm already on the road at this moment." "You should have come earlier, in case..." Suddenly someone shouted: "Hero Yan... Hero Yan..." A few people hurried over, and the first person was the one who had a strong body and light steps. Naturally, it was the shrewd and powerful Chief Escort Shen. Yan Nantian frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Is the chief escort of Weiyuan, Zhenyuan, and Ningyuan's three major escort bureaus here, Shen Qinghong who is known by people in the world as 'flying flowers all over the sky, landing silently'?" Shen Qinghong bowed and said: "Don't dare, it's the villain... The disciples are blind and don't recognize the hero Yan..." Yan Nantian laughed loudly and said: "I heard that they dared to invite Shixian to drink, so I felt annoyed, but for the sake of your bodyguard master, you can't beat them up, if you don't take them a few coins, How can you get angry!" Shen Qinghong bowed and said: "Yes, yes, they deserve to die." Yan Nantian laughed suddenly, and said, "Are you here to look for me?" "The younger generation came here specially to meet the hero Yan." Yan Nantian sternly said, "How do you know I'm here?" "This junior is at a loss. Fortunately, a senior pointed out that Hero Yan will wait for someone here for the next two days, and that's why this junior came here." Yan Nantian smiled and said: "So it's that drunk again..." In a blink of an eye, I saw Boss Lei standing there with his head downcast, holding the half sword in his hand, and couldn't help laughing again: "I think you're still very confused at the moment." Boss Lei lowered his head and said: "Junior...this sword...is really..." Shen Qinghong scolded: "You still have to be ashamed, don't you know that there is no sword in the hands of the hero Yan, it is better to have a sword, no matter what kind of stubborn iron, in the hands of the hero Yan, it becomes a sharp weapon to cut iron like mud !" Yan Nantian smiled and said: "You praise me so much, you must ask me for something." Shen Qinghong sighed: "To tell the truth to seniors, this junior received a ticket of red goods, the value can be said to be inestimable, this matter was done very secretly, but somehow, the news leaked to the ears of the 'Twelve Astrology' Here, someone actually sent a 'star post', clearly saying that they would rob the darts, so the younger generation would not dare to take the darts on the road again..." Yan Nantian said: "Could it be that you want me to be your bodyguard?" "This junior doesn't dare... This junior knows that senior is here, so he has made an appointment with the 'Twelve Astrological Signs' nearby. I just ask the senior to spare a time, and as long as the senior gives me a few words, even if the 'Twelve Astrological Signs' is so courageous, it must be I don’t dare to come to the idea of ​​this red ticket again.” Yan Nantian said in a deep voice: "Since you have no strength to protect the bodyguard, why do you want to take it?" "The younger generation deserves to die, only the senior..." "The twelve zodiac signs have been notorious for a long time. If their whereabouts were not really secretive, I would have eliminated them long ago. I would not have wanted to help you with this matter..." Shen Qinghong said happily: "Thank you, senior." Yan Nantian said: "Don't thank me. Although I want to help you, I have other urgent matters at the moment, so I can't delay even a moment." Before he finished speaking, he turned around. Shen Qinghong said in a panic: "Senior, stop." With a wave of his hand, Qian Er had already sent a box, which was actually full of dazzling gold. Shen Qinghong bowed and bowed again, and said respectfully: "The junior has known for a long time that the senior waved his hand, so I gave it to you..." Yan Nantian looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and said sharply: "Shen Qinghong, even if you send all the gold in the world to me, you can't delay the time when I meet my second brother..." He reached out and patted Jiang Qin's shoulder, and shouted: "I'll go first, you follow!" After the eight words were finished, the person was already ten feet away. Shen Qinghong's expression turned ashen immediately, Qian Er murmured: "This person is really strange, he would cheat even dozens of taels of silver, but when someone really gave a huge amount of gold, he didn't want it..."