Clouds and Waters

The setting sun is like blood, and the sky is dyed red.Everything in the world is covered with a layer of mysterious red silk, showing a strange brilliance different from the past.Suddenly a gust of wind blew the flag of wine, tearing it apart.The flagpole couldn't support it, and it hung down frequently, as if it was holding back the flag that was about to blow away with the wind, or begging, it was surrender to the strong wind.

This is a small tea shed on the outskirts of Dengzhou. It only has a roof supported by four thick wooden sticks, and there are no walls.Under the shed are five or six wooden tables of different sizes, the paint has all peeled off and is extremely mottled.Some tables had flat stones under their legs for balance, and the tabletops were pitted with dust accumulated over the years.It was mid-autumn at this time, and the surrounding trees were falling, swaying bare, and the fallen leaves rose and fell along with the dust, blowing head-on, floating into the tea bowls of diners, and a thin layer of dust appeared in a short while.However, those men didn't realize it, and gulped down the almost colorless tea that had already been brewed, and said loudly: "Hey, the weather is good this year, and it seems to be a good harvest! Thank God!"

Another gray-clothed man wiped his neck, drank the tea and said with a smile: "Hey, not only should we thank heaven and earth, but also our lord. If it weren't for our lord who loves the people like a son and treats people lightly, we would have Even with a good harvest, it’s not enough to pay rent and taxes!”

"That's right, that's right!" The man who just spoke hastily echoed, "That's right! We're in good time! Oh, that's right, you've heard that our lord recently came to Beijing by order, but he didn't know that the emperor was calling What is our prince going for?"

As soon as the man said this, the people on the other tables immediately gathered together. They seemed to be very concerned about this matter, and they all said: "I've heard about it too. There won't be any danger if the prince goes here. Bar?"

"Hmph, our lord holds the world's most powerful army, who dares to be rude to our lord?"

"That's right! Even today's Majesty, don't even think about touching a single hair of our lord!"

"Hey, let me tell you something that you are not afraid of beheading, if the emperor dares to think anything, I will turn against our prince..."

As soon as this sentence was said, everyone was stunned, and no one dared to continue for a while.The person who started the conversation was a small man, who just said this outrageous remark out of righteous indignation, and at that moment he also became afraid.Everyone was silent, when suddenly one person slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Man, you can say what you say, why don't you dare to admit it? My old Lei is here to say something today. In my life, I have always only Recognize our prince as the master, hum, that baby emperor is nothing!"

This old Lei seemed to be the leader of these few people, he stared like a tiger, quite majestic.His words were sonorous and forceful, and the sound was so loud that it made people feel that their minds were taken away.The other few men agreed without any hesitation, and the bolder ones raised their arms and shouted.

It was dusk at this time, and there were no guests in the small tea shed.The shopkeeper was an old man in his fifties, with a black towel on his shoulders, rubbing the sweat on his forehead, and was clearing away the teacup. Trembling, he stepped forward and persuaded: "Masters, please calm down for a while! In this peaceful and prosperous world, what nonsense are you talking about? If you want to talk, go home and talk about it, don't talk about it with me!"

The man who called himself "Old Lei" glanced at the shopkeeper and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, why did you say that? We're here to have tea, aren't we counted as your guests? Are you giving us an order to evict us?"

The old man Zhang said dumbly: "If you drink tea, I can't ask for it, but look at what you said just now, it is a crime worthy of beheading! If the government punishes this crime, will my old man have to pay for it?"

The old Lei seemed a little impatient with this old man, and he heard his bad tone, so he frowned, clenched his fists and was about to speak, when he heard a clear voice from the next seat: "Hey, come on!" Come on, the government's arresters are here, run away!"

That old Lei and his gang were already guilty, and just now they were speechless because of a sudden surge of enthusiasm, but now the enthusiasm has passed, they were all shocked when they heard these words, they panicked immediately, and hurried away They ran around, and even got under the table and shivered.

Seeing that they were so vulnerable, the person sitting next to him couldn't help giggling, his voice was very clear and melodious.The old Lei heard the laughter, and then reacted, collected himself, pointed at the man and cursed: "Where did the bastard come to lie to your Grandpa Lei? Are you impatient?"

The guest was well dressed, with long sleeves and long sleeves, and was very elegantly dressed.It's just that he lowered his head, but couldn't see his face clearly.He took a sip of the residual tea on the table, and still said calmly: "Master, come and add some tea for me, this tea is cold."

Old man Zhang looked at the two people who were in a stalemate, and froze in place for a moment.Seeing that old man Zhang didn't move, the man smiled again and said, "Hey, are you not doing business anymore?"

The old man Zhang came to his senses at this moment, and ran over to persuade him: "My little brother, I think you are weak in writing and can't take care of this kind of business. This guy named Lei can be regarded as a tyrant in the village, and no one dares to mess with him." of……"

Before the old man Zhang finished speaking, Lao Lei had already rushed forward, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed the back of the old man Zhang.Only the old man Zhang groaned, and Lao Lei yelled loudly, bent his left arm and raised it at the same time, his elbow was about to push the old man Zhang's chest.

This old Lei was tall and burly, with dark and strong chest muscles, very sturdy.Ordinary people must suffer from his chest tightness for a long time, let alone this gray-haired old man who is getting old?Seeing this elbow go down, he must die.

All of a sudden, that old Lei felt his arms go numb, as if his bones were about to break.Before he realized what was going on, he couldn't move.Lao Lei was startled, looked intently, and saw the guest sitting upright in his place, holding a pot in his plain hand, pouring tea.The old man Zhang stood beside him in shock, holding the table with both hands, panting continuously with his waist bent, his eyes fixed on the guest, and his face was full of doubts.

Lao Lei can be considered to have seen the world, and he has dealt with many people in the world who call themselves "heroes".Although it is difficult to practice this kung fu of tapping acupuncture points by light body, it is not uncommon. If one has more than ten years of practice and has a better understanding, it is very possible to practice light kung fu such as dragonfly touching water plants and flying upwards.Therefore, what made Lao Lei dumbfounded was not the kung fu itself, but the man's superb speed.Just like this gust of wind, it rises above the nine heavens, fluttering and flying across the clouds, and can sweep across a radius of tens of miles in an instant.But this person's lightness kung fu is different from the raging gust of wind, because although the gust of wind is extremely fast, it still has a shape and quality, and it is felt when it blows across the cheeks and the grass.But this person's lightness kung fu is really like a ghost, and it changes so quickly that it is almost unimaginable.No one saw clearly how he moved, just snatched old man Zhang from Lao Lei's iron-clad giant palm in such a silent manner, and while snatching him, he actually leisurely said "By the way... "Go and take the teapot on the table four tables away and pour tea to drink. It is really like a flowing cloud and water, and the dew is like a star.And all of this is only in the blink of an eye, really in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Lao Lei's acupoints were tapped and he was speechless.In fact, even if he was able to move freely and everything was normal, when he saw the scene in front of him, he would be motionless in shock, as frozen as a rock.Lao Lei thought to himself: "My dear, I have really learned a lot today. I must pay a good visit to this old man later, and ask him to teach me some tricks no matter what!"

Let's say that the guest picked up the tea bowl, took a few sips slowly, cleared his throat and said, "Hey, your name is Lao Lei, right?"

Lao Lei was stunned for a moment, wondering in his heart: "Why does this tall man speak without dignity? His voice is so fragile? He looks like a woman... Ah, no, no, you must not be rude, senior!" Thinking about it like this, he wished to give himself two slaps to vent his anger on his "senior".Seeing that he didn't speak, the guest just rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, he slapped his head and said: "Oh, yes, I sealed your acupuncture points just now. You can't speak anymore! Good!" , I will untie it for you right now, and you are not allowed to be rude to this old man again!"

Before the man pronounced the word "Le", Lao Lei could move freely, but he still couldn't see how the man relieved the acupoint.As soon as Lao Lei was free, he bent his knees, fell to his knees, kowtowed respectfully and said: "Senior, please accept my respect from Lei Zhen."

The guest fiddled with the teacup indifferently, thinking to himself: "Hey, why did I suddenly become your senior? If I become your senior, I won't be an old monster anymore?" He thought of the word "old monster", I couldn't help being stunned for a moment, disappointed and depressed, and then sighed, looking at the dust flying in the distance, and remained silent for a long time.

It turned out that this guest was none other than Yun Chenxiao.On that day, Zhong Bao sent news that her father Yun Zhengting's official career had changed and he was in danger.She loved her father eagerly and was restless.Shui Xinyou was also busy fighting with the Five Elements Sect, and had no time to take care of Yun Chenxiao's inner pain.

Yun Chenxiao is not a small-minded person at all, but he only cares about Shui Xinyou's every move, every frown and smile, and really cares.Especially her attitude towards herself made Yun Chenxiao think about walking, thinking about sitting, never forgetting about eating and sleeping.However, Shui Xinyou's refusal this time, even though it was just a few words, made her feel like a knife was twisted, it was not a taste, and she couldn't help feeling angrily in her heart: "Am I not as good as you in the Five Elements School? Could it be that I said The life of the family is not as important as your separation and reunion of the Five Elements Sect?" Thinking of this is even more aggrieved, and bitterness boils in my heart.However, ever since Yun Chenxiao got to know Shui Xinyou, even though she loves to argue with her on the surface, in fact, she can't help but want to humbly and pamper her in her heart, and never wants to disobey her , I just want to make her happy, as if Shui Xinyou's happiness is her Yun Chenxiao's happiness, even happier than when she herself is happy.She also wondered, even if she did something against her original intention for Shui Xinyou, she was willing.

Therefore, when Shui Xinyou rejected her at this time, it made her heart sink to the bottom, cold to the bone, and extremely sad.But even so, Yun Chenxiao still didn't want to lose his temper with Shui Xinyou, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he left immediately, wanting to put all the troubles behind him.

In fact, when she went, she hoped that Shui Xinyou would chase her out.As long as there is a step down, it is good, and she, Yun Chenxiao, is not stubborn.Unexpectedly, things didn't go as expected, it wasn't Shui Xinyou who chased him out, but her little junior sister Shui Zhihuan.For a moment, Yun Chenxiao's heart was ashamed, so she didn't care how Shui Zhihuan called her from behind, she just ran and ignored it.But after running for a while, she couldn't bear it in the end, coupled with Shui Zhihuan's persistent pursuit of her, she stopped and wrote a letter for Shui Zhihuan to take back. Blame the old man.

However, the world is so big, how easy is it to find someone in such a vast sea of ​​people?Normally, it was only the strange old man who came to look for Yun Chenxiao, but now that the host and the guest were switched, Yun Chenxiao did not know how to find the strange old man.She asked around, but there was no news.After three days like this, Yun Chenxiao became more and more anxious, thinking about her family in her heart, so she wanted to go back to Jingzhou first, and see her father before talking, to see if there was any room for maneuver, or, it would be good to see King Ning.So he walked fast all the way, and came to the outskirts of the city at dusk, stopped at the tea shed for a drink of tea, but just happened to encounter this gossip, half out of curiosity, half out of chivalry, and then acted help.

"Senior..." Lao Lei saw that she was absent-minded, so he called out again, but he still knelt straight on the ground without moving a bit.

Only then did Yun Chenxiao come back to her senses, and hurriedly raised her head and said, "Oh, get up quickly, if you kneel again, I will lose my life!"

Lao Lei heard the "senior" give an order, so he got up respectfully, looked at the "senior", and was surprised: "You...you..."

Yun Chenxiao smiled and said: "Haha, I'm not senior, and you don't need to call me senior. My surname is Yun, so you can call me Xiaoyun."

Lao Lei shook his head in trepidation and said, "Young Master Yun, how good is this?"

Yun Chenxiao shook his head and smiled: "No, I'm not 'Mr. Yun' either, and this outfit is also newly bought by me to cover people's eyes. Forget it, let's not talk about it, just ask you, who is your lord? "

At this time, Lao Lei admired this "Mr. Yun" completely.He originally thought that a person with such profound inner strength would be over half a hundred before his sixtieth birthday, but he turned out to be a handsome young man at a young age.This person is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his martial arts have reached this level. Given time, he is still not number one in the world?Knowing everything at the moment, he said everything: "Our prince is the uncle of the current emperor, His Royal Highness Prince Ding!"

Yun Chenxiao frowned slightly, and said again: "Then do you know why His Royal Highness Prince Ding is going to the capital?"

With a flash of light in Lao Lei's eyes, he said, "This is an important matter for the imperial court. How do we ordinary people know? But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Since Mr. Yun asked, I will tell the truth. Now there are many rumors, saying that it is... ..."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Yun Chenxiao waved his hand suddenly, looked at the panic-stricken old man Zhang who had been standing still beside him, took out a few ingots of silver from his bosom and put them on the table, and said softly, "Old man Uncle, I’m sorry to trouble you, we’re leaving now, so we won’t cause you any trouble. You can take this money to see a sick person and take care of the elderly, so don’t worry too much.” At that moment, he winked at Lao Lei again.Lao Lei understood, and the two got up and left at the same time.

The old man looked at the silver on the table, and at the back of Yun Chenxiao going away, he couldn't help feeling hot in his heart, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.

The two walked for a while, Yun Chenxiao looked around and nodded.Lao Lei interjected: "There are rumors that the prince went to Beijing to discuss important matters. It is Mr. Yun, the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, who formed a party for personal gain and intended to do something wrong. We were thinking about it in private and wanted to work for the prince. We thought it might be a good idea. Opportunity, so I just said that without holding back."

Yun Chenxiao smiled inwardly, as expected she had guessed right.The emperor not only recruited King Ning, but also Prince Ding, maybe other princes also went.Sure enough, it was really because of Dad, or maybe, this was just an introduction, the real storm was yet to come.She nodded and said: "So, His Highness Prince Ding has won the hearts of the people?"

Old Lei smiled foolishly, and said with full respect: "That's right, our prince is not only brave and good at fighting, but also loves the people like a son. To tell you the truth, Mr. Yun, our Lei family also fought with the prince. He is really a general Talent, only such a person is worthy of being our prince, more worthy of...hehe..."

Lao Lei didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but Yun Chenxiao already understood what he was going to say, what he meant was that such a person should be the Ninth Five King in the world.The two of them were tacit, and neither said anything.After Yun Chenxiao asked these questions, he touched some money and handed it to Lao Lei, "Thank you for telling me so much, you can keep the money."

What Lao Lei wanted was not the money, so he chased after a few steps and shouted loudly: "Young Master Yun, Young Master Yun, at least teach me some tricks..." But Yun Chenxiao's speed is so fast that he floats lightly and glistens. Long-sleeved, flying high like a swan, a thousand miles in one fell swoop, disappeared in the setting sun in a blink of an eye, without a trace.

In the next few days, Yun Chenxiao rushed towards Jingzhou non-stop.Originally, her body was full of zhenqi, but she also borrowed other people's zhenqi to feed back to herself. Once this movement is performed, it is natural to stimulate the internal energy of the five elements.The world is turned upside down, the five elements are born together, and there is an inexhaustible momentum.At this time, Yun Chenxiao also knew the mystery of the five elements' true energy, so he just ran wildly and used it non-stop.As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, especially in martial arts.After this period of running and tempering across the world and across mountains and rivers, the true energy in Yun Chenxiao's body grew extremely fast.It is no longer the same as before.However, although Yun Chenxiao's internal strength is strong, it is still limited to lightness skills. As for how to attack, how to defend, how to dismantle moves, and how to defeat the enemy when fighting, she still doesn't know anything. Good eyesight wins.

At noon this day, he had already arrived at Runing Mansion in Henan.After running for a while, Yun Chenxiao suddenly felt hungry, so she went to a restaurant in the city.This Runing Mansion is located in the Central Plains, so it can be regarded as prosperous and prosperous. The city is full of high-rise buildings and avenues.Although Yun Chenxiao didn't care about her status as an official lady, but after all, she was born in a family of bells and lanterns, and she was used to enjoying good things, so she unconsciously entered a magnificent restaurant.

The bartender saw that Yun Chenxiao was well-dressed, elegant and elegant, and immediately treated her attentively.Yun Chenxiao casually asked him to serve some special dishes of the shop.Unexpectedly, the bartender saw that Yun Chenxiao was a rich man, so he brought over a dozen kinds of dishes one after another, including meat and vegetables, vegetables and soups, all of which were delicacies.Yun Chenxiao was used to being extravagant and didn't care about it. He took a small bite of each dish, but felt that it was delicious and refreshing, so he had a good meal.

After drinking and eating, the little brat came over to say hello, Yun Chenxiao said, "Don't be busy, I'll be leaving now. Is the food here delicious, how much is it?"

The bartender laughed and said, "It's not easy to be praised by the young master. You have 15 taels of silver before and after this meal, and I will give you all the change."

Yun Chenxiao nodded with a smile, and fumbled into the money bag, but the bag was empty, only a few coins left.Yun Chenxiao's shock was no small matter, and he thought to himself: "It's strange! Why is there no money? Where is my money? Could it be stolen?" When Yun Chenxiao went out, Yun Zhengting had given her a lot of money From now on, Yun Chenxiao is either in Pinheng Academy or with Shui Xinyou for the bank notes that are exchanged, so he doesn't have to pay for food and clothing, so there is naturally plenty of money.But along the way, Yun Chenxiao was generous, and she was a young lady who didn't know how to be pampered, and she didn't know how to spend money. When she met a beggar on the way, she felt pitiful, so she threw out a piece of silver, but it was really "waving money like money." Soil".She didn't want to wrong herself, she chose the best regardless of food, clothing and housing.It was the first time in her life that she went out on her own, and when she saw something novel, as long as the seller dared to say it, she dared to sell it for money.In the past few days, Yun Chenxiao used up hundreds of taels of silver.

But at this moment, Yun Chenxiao didn't have time to find out where the money was spent, the key was how to pay for the meal?Yun Chenxiao was embarrassed for a long time, her dimples were flushed like fire, and she muttered with a mournful face, "Well...Brother bartender, can you get me some credit..."

Before Yun Chenxiao could finish her sentence, the bartender immediately turned down and said, "Hey, so they eat Bawang's meal? You don't want to ask where this is?"

Yun Chenxiao knew she was wrong, so she didn't get angry, she just said with a smile: "Brother, how about it, I'll put something here for you, it's worth the money for the drink."

The bartender thought for a while, then let out a snort from his nostrils, raised his head and stretched out his hands, with his toes high and high, where is the face that nodded and bowed just now?Yun Chenxiao sighed in her heart that the world is so cold, but she couldn't help it, so she immediately took out an emerald green bracelet from her bag.The whole body of this bracelet is translucent, without a trace of variegation, and it is very beautiful because of its gleam.According to the seller, it was finely polished from high-quality peacock jadeite, and it cost Yun Chenxiao a total of 30 taels of silver. At this time, he took it out for a meal, and it was considered a big profit for him.

Unexpectedly, the bartender took a look and said with contempt: "I said, you just use this crap to deny it? Hehe, this is a fake bracelet, at most three coins!"

When Yun Chenxiao heard that it was okay, he spent 30 taels of bracelets, but got two zeros cut off, reduced to three taels?Immediately, he snatched the bracelet in disbelief, looked at it carefully, and thought to himself how many fakes he had bought along the way.The bartender was not willing to give up, and seeing Yun Chenxiao's soft and weak appearance, he opened his arms and stopped in front of Yun Chenxiao.

Yun Chenxiao didn't expect to resort to force at first, but when the bartender stopped her, she thought to herself: "Oh my god, it seems that I have suffered a big loss along the way! Then let's share the loss, more than ten taels of silver It's just a big deal, I'll pay you back later." She didn't care if the reason was true or not, she decided it was justified, and when the soles of her feet slipped, she was ready to run away.

At this moment, someone on the side smiled coldly and said, "Hey, little bartender, you are so brave! Do you dare to stop this person?"

The bartender was stunned, and when he looked at the man, he saw a man and a woman in black clothes and hair tied.The man was still drinking with his head bowed, while the woman had a pretty face and a rosy face, and was looking at this side with a smile.

The bartender saw that she was a weak woman, and immediately shouted sharply: "There are a lot of people looking for faults today! Hehe, what are you capable of?"

The woman in black glanced at the bartender, stood up, walked over to the bartender and said disdainfully, "I won't talk to you little bartender, I'll call your shopkeeper. Just say that the owner of Sancai Villa Qi is here."

The bartender didn't know why, so she wanted to say more. The woman in black raised her mouth, raised her right hand, and grabbed the bartender's wrist casually, "Are you going or not?"

The bartender was already crying in pain, with tears and snot in his nose.As soon as the woman in black let go of her hand, he scrambled down the stairs.In a short while, the owner of the restaurant rushed up and wiped the bean-sized beads of sweat on his forehead with his hand. When he saw the woman in black, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed without saying a word: "I don't know your honored guest." Come here, the little one is far away, and there are many offenses, I hope the girl is Haihan!"

The woman in black raised her eyebrows and glanced at the boss, "Go get the 300 taels of silver and send it over. Hurry up!"

The boss said obediently: "Yes, yes, yes! I will do it now! What else do you want, girl?"

The woman in black said solemnly: "No more, let's go!"

The boss got the order, got up and left, and after a while, he took 500 taels of silver and handed it to the woman in black, with a flattering expression on his face.

Yun Chenxiao had been watching coldly from the sidelines, and then she approached and said, "Hey, it really is Sancai Villa. It's so grand! I've opened my eyes."

The woman in black rolled her lips and gave Yun Chenxiao a blank look, then handed the 500 taels of silver to her and said, "Miss Yun doesn't need to make sarcastic remarks. I am also ordered by the owner of the estate, and I would like to ask Miss Yun to condescend to come over to the house. "

Yun Chenxiao happened to be short of money, so she accepted the charcoal in the snow without hesitation, and said with a playful smile: "Good girl, you call me 'big brother', why are you so unfamiliar now?"

It turned out that the woman in black was Meng Yao from Sancai Villa.The man in black is naturally her brother Meng Rui.After hearing Yun Chenxiao's words, Meng Yao snorted coldly and said, "I lost my eyes that day. I hope that Miss Yun will not blame Meng Yao for being blind."

Ever since Yun Chenxiao left, she has been thinking about Shui Xinyou all the time. When she saw the people from Sancai Villa come, she deliberately didn't leave because she wanted to inquire about Shui Xinyou.Talking about it is better than nothing, thinking that if you don't see anyone, it's always good to hear about her.So regardless of Meng Yao's indifferent attitude, she still said with a smile on her face: "Hey, it's strange to say whether it's weird or not. I was wrong that day, but I only recognize you as a girl. That...hehe, How is your 'Sister Yun'?"

When Meng Yao heard Yun Chenxiao mentioning Shui Xinyou, she was taken aback for a moment, and then she became more annoyed and spat out, "Bah, what's 'Sister Yun'! Miss Shui is as pure and pure as a fairy, How can you allow your words to tarnish her? She is doing well. The Master of the Five Elements Sect regains her inner strength thanks to Miss Shui's clever tricks. Miss Shui is in charge now, calling the wind and rain is so majestic."

After hearing this, Yun Chenxiao hurriedly interjected: "You mean, she has really unified the Five Elements School? That's good, she really tried her best to turn the tide, and she has no plans left. Now, she should be very satisfied, right?" Even so , but my heart is somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment, Meng Rui, who had been drinking in the back, stood up and said, "Yao'er, don't just talk nonsense!" Then he turned to Yun Chenxiao and said, "Miss Yun, Master Qi has ordered you to go over there , to discuss something, saying that it is related to your family."

"Family?" Yun Chenxiao recalled what he had seen and heard in the past few days, and his heart suddenly brightened, as clear as ice and snow, he said, "You mean, Master Qi and Ding..."

Meng Rui nodded heavily and interrupted her: "Miss Yun is extremely smart, I want to know what our owner means."

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