Chapter 8 The Seventh Chapter Shen Taijun's Style

Shenjiazhuang is by the Daming Lake, surrounded by mountains and facing water. As long as you see the two ancient stone lions at their gate, you can imagine the glory and long history of this family. There are not many servants in Shenjiazhuang, but everyone is polite and well-trained, and will never make anyone feel that they have been left out. Ever since the owner of the village, Shen Jinfeng and his wife, went out to conquer the rogues and both died in battle at Jiayu Pass, the Shenjiazhuang has really been wiped out in recent years, and only Shen Taijun is supporting the family. But the status of Shenjiazhuang in the minds of Jianghu people has not only never fallen, but has been getting higher and higher. This is not entirely because everyone sympathizes with the tragic death of Shen Jinfeng and his wife and respects their virtues, but also because the Shen Taijun does have many Convincing place.

Lian Chengbi went out of the city early in the morning to meet the sword guards who entered the customs. At the moment, the person receiving the guests in the hall is the "Xiangyang swordsman" Wan Chongshan, the nephew of Shen Taijun's natal family. There were not many visitors, and the first one to come was "Sanyuan" Yang Kaitai. He also brought two "friends", one is a very handsome white-faced scholar named "Feng Shiliang", and the other is Feng Shiliang's cousin, named "Feng Wu". There are many people in Wanzhongshan, and I always feel that these two "Mr. Feng" are heroic, and their martial arts are obviously very deep, and they will definitely not be unknown people in the world.

But he had never heard of the names of these two people. Although Wan Chongshan was strange in his heart, he remained calm on the surface and never mentioned it. He trusted Yang Kaitai, and he believed that the friends Yang Kaitai brought would never be criminals. But Li Gang is different. Li Gang also came very early. After Wan Zhongshan introduced them, Li Gang's sharp knife-like eyes have been staring at these two "Mr. Feng". This martial arts hero who is famous all over the world as the "Da Kai Bei Shou" of the Thirty-Six Road, not only his eyes are like sharp knives, but his whole body is like a knife, a knife out of its sheath!

His whole body exuded a fierce and aggressive air. Feng Siniang could hardly stand being stared at by him, but Xiao Shishilang still smiled, calm and composed, and didn't care at all. The difference between Xiao Shishilang and others is that he doesn't care about anything. Then Liu Seqing also came. Then came Xu Qingteng, the hereditary general of Hangzhou, he was indeed a romantic man, with gorgeous clothes, and a pearl on his hat, which was as big as a pigeon egg. He was very polite, he didn't bully others with wealth, and he didn't have any airs. During this time, a few guests arrived, and naturally they were all highly respected martial arts seniors, but Li Gang's eyes were still fixed on Xiao Shishilang.

Yang Kaitai also felt that something was wrong, and said accostingly, "Brother Li, have you been to Shaolin recently?" Li Gang nodded with a straight face, and suddenly said: "This brother Feng is your friend?" Yang Kaitai said: "Not bad." Li Gang said: "His real surname is Feng?" Feng Siniang was so angry that she couldn't help it anymore, she sneered and said, "If your Excellency thinks that our surname is not Feng, then what should our surname be?" Li Gang said with a sullen face, "No matter what your surnames are, it has nothing to do with Li. It's just that Li never sees people who hide their heads and show their tails, and change their names and surnames. If they see them, they will never let them go."

Feng Siniang's face has changed, but Wan Chongshan has already laughed and said: "Brother Li is upright, everyone knows." Xu Qingteng immediately interrupted with a smile, and asked, "Where's Brother Bai Shui? Why haven't you come yet?" Wan Chongshan sighed softly, and said: "Brother Bai Shui has already received his ordain at Emei Jinding, I'm afraid he won't come this time." Xu Qingteng sighed: "Why is he so overwhelmed? Is there something hidden in it?" Li Gang suddenly slapped the table and said sharply: "No matter what he is doing for it, he should be very wrong. The only son of the Zhu family has been passed down from generation to generation, and he is the only son, but he became a monk; Big. Fortunately, he has been studying for a few days, and he even forgot this sentence. If I see him... hum."

Wan Zhongshan and Xu Qingteng looked at each other, neither of them spoke. Feng Siniang was still angry, she couldn't help but sneered and said: "Look at how strange this person is, he has to take care of everyone's business." Li Gang suddenly stood up and said angrily: "I just like to meddle in my own business, don't you agree?" Yang Kaitai also stood up and said loudly: "Brother Li, don't forget, he is my friend." Li Gang said: "So what if I'm your friend? Li will teach you a lesson today." Yang Kaitai's face was flushed, and he said: "Okay, you...you...you might as well teach me a lesson first."

The two of them rolled up their sleeves, as if they were about to fight immediately, but no one in the room stood up to persuade the fight, because everyone knew Li Gang's temper, and no one wanted to be bored anymore. Suddenly someone said: "You guys came here because you want to fight?" This sentence is not very clever. Not only is it lacking in style, it is also not elegant, and it is even a bit like a trafficker looking for trouble. But now that this sentence comes out of this person's mouth, the weight seems to be different suddenly. No one will think that this sentence is not elegant or clever - because this sentence is from Mrs. Shen. Say it.

No matter Shen Taijun's age, status, or status, she has reached the level where she can talk casually. Those who can be scolded by her will not only feel uncomfortable in their hearts, but will feel very honored. If she is polite to a person, that person will instead You will feel uncomfortable all over. Shen Taijun has always understood this truth. She understands everything, she has heard enough, she has seen enough, and she has experienced enough things. Although she is a little deaf now, as long as it is what she wants to hear, no matter what other people say No matter how small she is, she can still hear every word clearly.

If she didn't want to hear it, she couldn't hear a word. Although her eyes are not as bright and sharp as before, she may not be able to see other people's faces clearly, but she can clearly see everyone's heart. When the maids helped her out, she was eating a candied date with great relish, as if she had put all her energy on this date. It was as if what she said just now was not what she said at all. But both Li Gang and Yang Kaitai blushed, lowered their heads, turned half of their bodies, and quietly put down the sleeves they had just rolled up. Everyone in the room saluted respectfully.

Shen Taijun nodded with a smile, and said: "Xu Qingteng, the pearl on your hat is really nice, but isn't it a pity that you nailed it on the hat? Why don't you hang it on your nose? So that others can see it more clearly." Xu Qingteng blushed and dared not say anything. Shen Taijun looked at Liu Seqing with a smile, and said again: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you must have improved your swordsmanship again? There is probably no one in the world who can match you! In fact, your nickname should be 'the best sword in the world' That's right, at least the sword on your body is much more beautiful than anyone else's." Liu Seqing's face was also red, his hand had been holding the hilt of the sword, as if he was afraid that others would not see it, but now he quickly and secretly hid the sword behind his back. Although their faces were red, they didn't feel the slightest bit of embarrassment, because being scolded by Taijun Shen is not a shameful thing. That at least shows that Shen Taijun did not regard them as outsiders. Those who have not been scolded seem to be a little disappointed as if they have lost something. Yang Kaitai lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "My nephew was just rude for a while, and I begged Mrs. Tai to forgive me." Taijun Shen put his hands on his ears and said, "What, what are you talking about? I can't hear you." Yang Kaitai blushed again, and said: "Little... my nephew was just so... rude..." Shen Taijun smiled and said: "Oh - so you said that you didn't bring a gift, so what does that matter, anyway, I know you are a cheapskate, even you don't want to eat or wear it yourself, why would you give gifts to others?" Yang Kaitai couldn't say a word. Li Gang couldn't help but said: "The younger generation didn't want to fight with Brother Yang just now, it's just that these two..." Shen Taijun said: "What? You said these two want to fight?" He looked at Feng Siniang and Xiao Shishilang with a smile, shook his head and said: "No, these two seem to be good boys, why would they fight with me? Blow your beard and stare here, don’t you think so?” Li Gang was stunned for a while, and finally bowed his head and said: "Madam Tai is right." The more Feng Siniang watched, the more amusing she became. She thought this old woman was really interesting. She only hoped that when she was seventy or eighty years old, she would be as interesting as this old woman. Shen Taijun smiled and said: "This place used to have a lot of guests, but since Bijun got married, it has been a long time since it was so lively, and I realized that those people didn't come to see me, an old woman, but If you want to see our great beauty today, you will inevitably be disappointed." Her eyes narrowed into a line from a smile, and she said: "Our big girl can't see guests today, she is sick." Yang Kaitai blurted out: "Sick? What kind of sickness?" Shen Taijun smiled and said, "Silly boy, why are you so anxious? If she is really sick, would I still be so happy?" She squeezed her eyes, deliberately lowered her voice, and said, "I tell you, she is not sick, but happy. But you must not say that I said it, lest that girl blame my old lady for talking too much." The people in the room immediately stood up again, only hearing the sound of "Congratulations", Yang Kaitai laughed from ear to ear. Feng Siniang glared at him, and said quietly: "Why are you happy? The child is not yours." Yang Kaitai's mouth immediately closed, and he didn't even dare to smile. A man as obedient as him is indeed very rare. Xiao Shishilang couldn't help sighing in secret, because he knew very well that a man should never listen to a woman too much. If a man listens too much to a woman, the woman will think that he is worthless. No matter how many people Xiao Shishilang is with, he seems to be alone, because he is always an "outsider" and can never share the joy of others. He is always the calmest, so he was the first to see Lian Chengbi. He didn't recognize Lian Chengbi, and he had never seen Lian Chengbi before, but he knew that the person walking in from the outside must be Lian Chengbi. Because he had never seen anyone with such an elegant attitude, yet there was an air of Tsinghua that made people feel unattainable in the elegance. There are many handsome teenagers in the world, there are many gentle scholars, there are many children from aristocratic families with extraordinary temperament, and there are also many teenagers who are famous for their martial arts, but there is absolutely no one who can compare with the people who walk in now.Although no one can tell what makes him different, anyone who takes a look at him will feel that he is indeed different. Zao Wou-ki is also a very outstanding person, his Fengshen has also fascinated many people, if he walks with others, his demeanor always attracts special attention. But now he walked in with this man, Xiao Shishilang didn't even see him. He always wears clothes of the noblest material and the best cut. Everything he wears is carefully selected, and everything suits his status, so that people will neither feel that he is poor nor that he is Pretentious, let alone think he is an upstart. There are not many people in the martial arts world who are as sophisticated as Zao Wou-ki, but now he walked in with this person, almost like this person's follower. If this person is not Lian Chengbi, who else in the world could be Lian Chengbi?If Lian Chengbi wasn't such a person, he wouldn't be "Lian Chengbi" either! Lian Chengbi also saw Xiao Shishilang at a glance. He didn't know Xiao Shishilang either, and he had never seen Xiao Shishilang, and he would never have thought that the boy standing on the stone steps at the entrance of the hall was Xiao Shishilang. But he only took one look, and he felt that this young man was different from others in many ways - he couldn't tell what the difference was. He wanted to look at the boy more than once, but he didn't because it was impolite to stare at someone. Lian Chengbi has never done anything rude to anyone in his life. When everyone saw Lian Chengbi and Zhao Wuji, of course there was another commotion. Then, Zhao Wuji met Mrs. Shen. Although Shen Taijun was still smiling, there was not even a hint of a smile in her eyes. She seemed to have sensed that something was wrong. Zhao Wuji bowed and said: "The younger generation is late, Mrs. Lao Tai has been waiting for a long time, forgive me for my sin." Shen Taijun smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's better to be late than never, is it?" Zhao Wuji said: "Yes." Shen Taijun said: "Where are Tu Xiaotian, Hai Lingzi and the Eagle King? Why don't they come? Don't they have the face to come to see me?" Zhao Wuji sighed, and said: "They really have no face to see Mrs. Tai..." Shen Taijun's eyes seemed to suddenly become younger, his eyes flickered, and he said: "The knife is lost, is it?" Zhao Wuji lowered his head. Shen Taijun said lightly: "It doesn't matter if the knife is lost, I'm afraid I lost the person too." Zhao Wuji lowered his head even lower, and said: "This junior really doesn't have the face to see Mrs. Tai, it's just..." Shen Taijun suddenly smiled and said: "You don't need to explain, I also know that the responsibility for this matter is definitely not yours, if the Eagle King is with you, he will definitely rush to bring that knife, so the knife must be his I lost it in my hand." Zhao Wou-ki sighed: "Even so, this junior can't escape the crime of negligence, if you can't take back the saber, this junior will never see his fellow martial artists again." Shen Taijun said: "There are not many people in the world who can snatch the sword from the Eagle King's hand. Who is the one who snatched the sword? Isn't that person very capable?" Zhao Wuji said: "Feng Siniang." Shen Taijun said: "Feng Siniang?... I have heard of this name, and I heard that she is also good at hand, but with her two skills, I am afraid that she can't take the knife from the Eagle King's hand!" Zhao Wuji said: "She naturally has a helper." Shen Taijun said: "Who is it?" Zhao Wuji let out a long sigh, and said word by word: "Xiao Shishilang!" The people in the hall really deserved to be gentlemen. After hearing such shocking news, everyone was able to calm down. No one showed any surprise or disappointment, not even a single person who spoke, because in this At this time, no matter what he said, Zhao Wuji would feel very embarrassed. A gentleman never wants to embarrass others. There were only two people who showed surprise on their faces, one was Yang Kaitai and the other was Feng Siniang.Yang Kaitai stared at Feng Siniang, but Feng Siniang stared at Xiao Shishilang. She naturally felt very strange in her heart, she naturally knew that the one she lost was not a real knife, so where did the real knife go? Hearing the name "Xiao Shishilang", Shen Taijun frowned, and murmured: "Xiao Shishilang, Xiao Shishilang... Why do I keep hearing this person's name recently, it seems that all the bad things in the world are He did it all by himself." She suddenly smiled again, and said: "My old lady really wants to meet this person, it's not easy for one person to do so many bad things." Li Gang said with a stern face: "If this person is not eliminated, the world will be in trouble! Sooner or later, the younger generation will bring his head to see Mrs. Tai." Shen Taijun ignored him, but said: "Xu Qingteng, do you want Xiao Shishilang's head?" Xu Qingteng pondered, and said: "Brother Li is right, if this person is not eliminated, the world will be in trouble..." Shen Taijun didn't wait for him to finish, and said again: "Liu Seqing, how about you?" Liu Seqing said: "This junior has wanted to compete with this person for a long time." Shen Taijun moved his eyes to Lian Chengbi, and said, "What about you?" Lian Chengbi smiled and said nothing. Shen Taijun shook his head and murmured: "Your child is good at everything, but you are too quiet... Believe it or not, he has been here for half a month, and I haven't heard him say ten words. " Yang Kaitai opened his mouth, but closed it immediately. Shen Taijun said: "What do you want to say? Tell me, do you also want to learn from him?" Yang Kaitai secretly glanced at Feng Siniang, and said, "This junior always thinks that sometimes it's better not to speak than to speak." Shen Taijun smiled and said, "What about you? Do you want to kill Xiao Shishilang?" Yang Kaitai said: "This person has a bad reputation, no matter who can get rid of this person, he will be famous all over the world, the younger generation naturally has the same meaning, but..." Shen Taijun said: "Just what?" Yang Kaitai lowered his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid this junior is still not his opponent." Shen Taijun laughed and said: "Okay, it's better for you to speak honestly, my old lady likes this kind of well-behaved and dutiful person, but it's a pity that I don't have a second granddaughter to marry you." Yang Kaitai's face immediately turned red again, and he no longer dared to look at Feng Siniang - he could already imagine the expression on Feng Siniang's face. Shen Taijun's eyes returned to Li Gang, and said lightly: "Look, there are so many people who want Xiao Shishilang's head. If you want to bring his head to me, I'm afraid it will not be easy!" Feng Siniang looked at Xiao Shishilang: "How do you feel?" Xiao Shishilang said: "I am very happy." Feng Siniang said: "Happy? Do you still feel happy?" Xiao Shishilang smiled, and said: "I didn't know my head was so valuable, otherwise I'm afraid it would have been sent to the pawnshop." Feng Siniang also laughed. The night was very quiet, and her laughter was like a silver bell. This is the backyard of Shenjiazhuang, every guest has a guest room, if people who arrive at Shenjiazhuang refuse to stay for one night, then it would be too disrespectful to Shen Taijun. Feng Siniang's laughter stopped quickly, and she frowned and said, "It's clear that what we took was a fake knife, but what they lost was a real knife. Do you think this is strange?" Xiao Shishilang said, "It's not surprising." Feng Siniang said: "Not surprising? Do you know where the real knife went?" Xiao Shishilang said: "The real sword..." As soon as he said two words, he closed his mouth. Because he had already heard the footsteps of a person walking towards this side, he knew it must be Yang Kaitai, only a gentleman's footsteps could be so heavy. A gentleman will never sneak up and listen to others. Feng Siniang frowned again, and murmured: "The ghost lingers, here it comes again..." She turned around, stared at Yang Kaitai, and said coldly: "Do you want me to thank you?" Yang Kaitai blushed, and said: "I... I didn't mean that." Feng Siniang said: "I should have thanked you, if you just said that I am Feng Siniang, those people would definitely not let me go." Yang Kaitai said: "Why should I... want to say?" Feng Siniang said: "Didn't they say that I was the thief who stole the knife?" Yang Kaitai wiped his sweat and said, "I know you are not." Feng Siniang said: "How do you know?" Yang Kaitai said: "Because... because... I believe in you." Feng Siniang said: "Why do you believe me?" Yang Kaitai wiped his sweat again, and said: "There is no reason, I just... just believe you." Feng Siniang looked at him, looking at his square face, with a sincere and simple expression, Feng Siniang's eyes couldn't help getting a little wet. Even if she is a wooden person, there are times when she is moved. At this moment, she can't help revealing her true feelings. She can't help holding Yang Kaitai's hand, and said softly: "You are really a good person." Yang Kaitai's eyes were also wet, he stuttered, "I... I'm not too good, I... I'm not too bad, I..." Feng Siniang smiled sweetly and said: "You are really a gentleman, but you are also really an idiot..." She suddenly thought of Xiao Shishilang, immediately let go of her hand, looked back and said with a smile: "You said he..." Her smile froze again, because Xiao Shishilang was no longer behind her. Xiao Shishilang had disappeared. Feng Siniang was stunned for a while, then said: "Where are his people, did you see where he went?" Yang Kaitai was also startled, and said: "Who?" Feng Siniang said: "He... my cousin, didn't you see him?" Yang Kaitai said: "No...no." Feng Siniang said: "Are you blind? How can you not see him at his age?" Yang Kaitai said: "I... I really didn't see it, I only... only saw you..." Feng Siniang stomped her feet and said, "You, you are such an idiot." The lights in the house were still on. Feng Siniang only hopes that Xiao Shishilang has returned to the house, but she is not sure, because she knows Xiao Shishilang very well. She knew that Xiao Shishilang would disappear at any time. Sure enough, Xiao Shishilang had disappeared. There was no one in the room, and there was a piece of paper under the lampstand. The ink on the paper was still wet, but it was Xiao Shishilang's strange handwriting. "Marry him quickly, or you will regret it, I can assure you; you will never find anyone who treats you better than him in your life." Feng Siniang gritted her teeth, her eye circles were red, and said bitterly: "This bastard, this beast, is simply not raised by his parents." Yang Kaitai smiled apologetically and said, "Isn't he your cousin? How could you scold him like this!" Feng Siniang jumped up and shouted: "Who said he is my cousin, have you seen a ghost?" Yang Kaitai wiped his sweat anxiously, and said, "Is he not your cousin?" Feng Siniang held back her tears and said, "He...he...he is also an idiot!" Of course, an idiot is not necessarily a gentleman, but a gentleman must be more or less stupid. Being a gentleman is not a very smart thing. Xiao Shishilang was humming a song in a low voice, the tune was like a pastoral song on the grassland outside the pass, it was desolate and tragic, but it was a bit lonely and melancholy. Whenever he hums this song, he is always in a bad mood. What he is most dissatisfied with about himself is that he never wants to be an idiot. The night is not bleak, because the stars in the sky are very bright, and the low chirping of autumn insects can be heard from time to time in the grass, but it makes the sky and the earth extraordinarily quiet. In such a quiet night, under such a starry sky, when a person walks alone, he often feels very calm and can often forget many troubles and troubles. But Xiao Shishilang is different. At this time, he will always think of many things that he shouldn't think about. He will think of his own life experience, and what he has encountered in his life... He has always been an "outsider" all his life, always lonely, sometimes he really feels very tired, but he never dares to rest. Because life is like a whip, always whipping him behind, asking him to go forward, asking him to find, but never telling him what he can find... He can only keep moving forward, always hoping to encounter some extraordinary things, otherwise, wouldn't this journey of life be too boring?