Northern River Sword

Qin Xiao walked west through the woods and saw a wide river.He walked along the water, and there was a small town at the downstream crossing of the river.There are some fishing boats moored by the river, and the lights on the water reflect each other.When it was still dark, Qin Xiao leaned against a big tree by the ferry and fell asleep.

At dawn, the town woke up from its deep sleep and started a busy day.Qin Xiao was wearing iron cuffs, which inevitably aroused suspicion.He first went to a lock shop and paid ten taels of silver for the craftsman to unlock the lock for him.

Qin Xiao's body was covered in dust and blood, and he was wearing shackles, like a fugitive.Fortunately, he was generous, and the locksmith was very knowledgeable, so he didn't dare to ask more questions.Qin Xiao unlocked it, felt comfortable, took off the mask and went out.The steamed buns in the roadside tea shed are just out of the pot, and the hot aroma is tangy.Qin Xiao ordered two drawers of buns and a jug of soju.He was eating when he suddenly saw two beggars walking in the distance.

As the two beggars walked, they said all the way: "...Qin Xiao killed Elder Su, and Chief Xue has already issued an arrest warrant. If he finds his whereabouts, he must be reported to the nearest branch immediately. He must not be allowed to escape!"

Qin Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself: "When did I kill the members of the Beggar Gang? All bad things are on my shoulders, these people are really good at it!"

He got up to go, but the two beggars had seen him and came straight to him.Qin Xiao said in her heart: "I don't want to make trouble, but trouble comes to me. If they reveal my whereabouts, and people from the beggar gang come after me, I will be unable to move a single step, so I have to get out quickly."

A beggar stretched out his hand, Qin Xiao was about to attack him, but the beggar's hand fell on his shoulder and patted him affectionately.The beggar said with a smile: "I heard that you have gone to study recently, and your clothes are much more elegant than before. We almost didn't recognize you!"

Qin Xiao was baffled and didn't know what he meant by saying this suddenly.He suspected that the two were cheating, and his muscles were tense, ready to strike at any time.Another beggar said: "People cannot be resurrected after death. Don't be too sad about your master. Everyone will definitely catch the murderer and avenge Elder Su."

Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't speak, the beggar waved his hand in front of him suspiciously, and said, "Brother Su, are you okay?"

Qin Xiao became more and more puzzled, and thought: "Who do they think I am? Su Ti is dead, and his apprentice is the little beggar who was imprisoned in Songhe Bieyuan... Yes, that little beggar looks like me Very similar, they took me for that little beggar? Weird, weird! There are such strange things in the world!"

Seeing his vigilant expression, the two beggars were suddenly a little confused, and then seemed to suddenly realize it.The two were not suspicious, but felt that he was very pitiful, and secretly said: "I'm afraid he is too sad and unconscious. We are brothers, so we can't embarrass him at this time."

The two looked at each other, tacitly, they were very kind to him, and advised him not to be sad.The members of the Beggar Gang only knew that Su Ti had been killed, but no one cared where Su Yi and other small characters suddenly went.No one realized that he had been taken away, and naturally they would not look for his whereabouts.

Only then did Qin Xiao speak: "Thank you two big brothers. I feel uncomfortable and want to be quiet by myself. Please forgive me."

The two beggars were very sympathetic to him and urged him to mourn.Qin Xiao didn't dare to stay for long, so she turned around and left.

Qin Xiao was walking on the road, thinking about the encounters in the past few days, and felt that there was something behind that little beggar.Probably because he looks similar to himself, Qin Xiao feels a little kind when he thinks of him.

He once had a twin brother, both of whom were born around midnight, and their appearances when they were young were hard to tell apart.Later, when the family was in distress, the mother gave the younger brother to a friend for foster care in advance, but when she went to pick him up later, the family said that the child had been taken away by people from the Qiying League and killed.Mother cried bitterly, but she had no choice but to concentrate on raising Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao originally thought that the child was no longer alive, but seeing Su Yi these few times gave him a strange feeling in his heart.

Perhaps his younger brother was not killed, he might be that little beggar.Otherwise, how could there be two people who are so similar in the world?This thought made him tremble, but he also felt an indescribable sense of expectation.

Qin Xiao suddenly wanted to see him again.

Su Yi was imprisoned, his face was pale and very thin, his whole body was covered with blood scabs from trauma, he suffered a lot.Qin Xiao recalled the scene at that time, thinking that he was also arrested because of the Shaoyang Sword Manual.He Ruying and his son are in a state of insanity, if this goes on, the boy is afraid that his life will be lost, so he must be rescued as soon as possible.

Qin Xiao rested in the small town for half a day and bought new clothes with money.A plain white satin robe, calfskin boots, and a silver gray marten cloak with a lake blue background.He is a person who is meticulous about his appearance, decent clothes will make people dare not offend easily, and can save a lot of trouble.

After noon, the sky turned cloudy, and there was a fine snow in the sky.Qin Xiao walked into a small wine shop, ordered a jug of Nurhong, asked someone to make the stove simmer, and sat by the window to pour herself a drink.

This is the place where news spreads the fastest in Jianghu. Jianghu people are always bold, and they have no scruples after three glasses of wine.Talk and laugh loudly, brag about yourself, cling to famous people to boost your status.After sitting for half an hour, Qin Xiao got a lot of useful news.

In the lobby, there were two big men sitting opposite each other and drinking. They were all ordinary people who ran around the rivers and lakes, but they spoke more confidently than anyone else, as if they had to be noticed by others.

The big man said: "... Su Ti was murdered half a month ago. The murderer was Qin Xiao, and Leader He saw it with his own eyes. Now Leader Xue has issued a warrant to ask the disciples of the Beggars to investigate Qin Xiao's traces. Notify each sub-helm, let's encircle and suppress the murderer together."

Qin Xiao raised her brows slightly, as if she heard a big joke.He raised his hand and opened the window, a gust of cold wind blew outside, and fine snow like powder drifted into his wine.

The big man who spoke felt a chill and turned his head towards him.Qin Xiao hugged her sable fur, most of her back was facing him, looking like an arty son.The man was poor, looked down at his ragged padded jacket, seemed a little unhappy, and said loudly: "My friend, it's freezing, please close the window."

Qin Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Okay." Then he closed the window.The man still wanted to find out what was wrong, but the companion next to him asked, "And then? Has the murderer been caught?"

The big man said: "It's not that easy! Qin Xiao's martial arts skills are very good, not to mention you and me, even Chief Xue may not be his opponent. In my opinion, only Leader He himself can take him down! No, someone found Qin Xiao's traces in the area of ​​Songhe Bieyuan last night, Leader He has rushed back to Songhe Bieyuan this morning, and led people to search everywhere."

The man was speechless: "That Qin is so courageous, he dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head! He went to the Songhe Bieyuan, didn't he make it clear that he wanted to provoke the leader He?"

The big man took a sip of wine and said: "Who says no? If you want me to say that Qin Xiao is also a character. At a young age, he dared to fight against the entire Qiying League by himself, killing people like ghosts and ghosts, turning the whole world upside down." The bottom is upside down. I am afraid that this kind of courage is only possessed by Zhao Zilong who goes in and out seven times on the Changban slope, tsk tsk, he is really courageous..."

Qin Xiao's eyebrows twitched, and she said to herself: "He Ruying has returned to Songhe Bieyuan? He is much more difficult to deal with than He Diming. With him personally in charge, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to save Su Yi, unless he is sent away... ...That's right, if He Ruying can be dismissed, it's not difficult to deal with He Timing alone."

He pondered for a long time, and seemed to have an idea.

If there is anyone in the world who can save Su Yi, it is the female leader of the Beggar Gang.Although she regards Qin Xiao as an enemy, she still has to do this favor.

Qin Xiao put down a piece of broken silver, got up and walked out.He went out and hired a car, and asked someone to rush to Luoyang immediately.

Ever since Su Ti died, Su Yi has also disappeared.Qiao'er searched everywhere, but Su Yi disappeared into the ocean like waves, without a trace to be found at all.Qiao'er cried for her master for several days, but she never saw Su Yi come back, so she cried for him again.

Xue Honglio comforted her and said: "Maybe Su Yi is feeling uncomfortable and wants to be alone. After all, Elder Su is like a father to him. You know Su Yi's temper. He is like a wild cat. He will go wherever he wants." Let him decide on his own, and he will come back when he wants to come back."

After hearing this, Qiaoer felt a little relieved.After two days, seeing the snow outside, the sky and the earth was white, and everything was sad, I couldn't help crying again.Xue Hongliu is busy with affairs, so she doesn't have time to comfort her all the time.Qiao'er went to look for her instead, begging Xue Hongliu to help her find Su Yi's whereabouts.

Seeing that her eyes were red from crying, Xue Hongliu couldn't bear it, and said: "I promise you, go back and wait. I will tell you as soon as I have news."

Qiao'er was honestly looking forward to it, always hoping that Su Yi would suddenly open the door and come in, shake off the snowflakes all over her body, stamp her feet and say, "I'm freezing to death, little girl, bring me some wine!"

She thinks too much, and sometimes she is in a trance, unable to tell the truth from the false.That night she heard rustling outside, as if someone had stepped on the snow and walked into the yard.

Her heart beat wildly, and she thought to herself: "Did Su Yi come back?" She jumped out of bed, opened the door and ran out.Seeing a figure disappearing in the snow, although the clothes are luxurious, it is clearly the appearance of Su Yi.

Qiaoer chased him and ran out, turned around a few times, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Qiaoer was at a loss, and shouted loudly: "Su Yi? Su Yi, are you back? Is it you? Stop teasing me, come out, come out!"

There was silence between heaven and earth, and no one paid any attention to her.Qiaoer yelled again, and waited for a long time, but no one showed up.She thought she must be crazy about him, thinking that the hallucinations were real.Tears welled up in her eyes, the tears kept streaming down, and she suddenly collapsed.

She squatted on the ground, crying with snot and tears, crying like she was dying.She wailed for a while, then sobbed again, and said, "Su Yi, you heartless, are you dead? I haven't heard from you for so many days, I'm almost dying of worry! If you're alive, you have to give me a letter Come on... If you are really dead, I will not live..."

Standing behind the haystack, Qin Xiao thought to herself: "This little girl is the closest to Su Yi, if even she doesn't recognize me, then I and Su Yi really look alike."

His idea was verified, and he turned around and left.Along the way, he heard the little girl crying for him, and he didn't know whether it was because he was too sinful or Su Yi was too lucky.

He had seen this little girl inseparable from Su Yi a long time ago, he did not expect her to be so infatuated with Su Yi, he couldn't help but have some respect for her, after all, such true love is hard to buy.If it was him who was locked up instead, there might not even be anyone who shed tears for him.

He shook his head, Su Yi didn't know what to do, and never put this little girl in his eyes.When he is rescued, he must be told to treat this little girl well.

In the dead of night, the lights in all the rooms have been extinguished.Qin Xiao found Xue Hongliao's residence, took out a piece of cloth from his bosom, pierced the sleeve arrow, and shot it at the window with a loud bang.

Xue Hongliao was very vigilant, and immediately shouted: "Who is it?"

Qin Xiao had already left.When Xue Hongliao chased him out, there were only a few footprints left on the snow, which disappeared after a few steps.Xue Hongliao looked around in private, saw a letter nailed to the window, and raised her hand to take it down.

The letter said: "Su Yi is in Hejiazhuang. He Ruying wanted to learn the Shaoyang sword technique, so he was imprisoned and tortured. Hurry up and rescue him."

Xue Hongliu was dubious as there was no signature, fearing that it was a trap set by the enemy.While she was meditating, she suddenly heard the faint sound of crying from afar.Xue Hongliu followed the sound and saw Qiao'er sitting in the snow crying loudly, surrounded by a few Beggar Sect disciples, and everyone was trying to persuade her with nice words.Xue Hongliao said: "What's wrong? Why are you crying again?"

Qiao'er whimpered and said, "I saw Su Yi just now. He was wearing white clothes, and his face was pale. When he saw me, he didn't say a word, and disappeared as soon as he turned around. Sister Xue... Do you think he is dead? Are you here to say goodbye to me?"

Xue Hongliu's heart skipped a beat, thoughtfully.She glanced at the cloth in her hand again, and said, "Are you sure it's him?"

Qiaoer said firmly: "It's him, I will never be wrong!"

Xue Hongliao said to himself: "There will be such a strange thing? He couldn't be the one who delivered the letter to me, right?"

Qiao'er's eyes lit up, and she said, "What delivery? Sister Xue also saw him?"

Xue Hongliu didn't speak for a moment, helped Qiaoer up and said: "It's cold on the ground, go back to the house first." Qiaoer still pulled her and refused to leave, insisting on telling her that she really saw a figure just now.

Xue Hongliao had been thinking about that letter all the time, uneasy, and secretly said: "This matter is too strange, that person must not be Su Yi, let alone a ghost. Is it true or false that he said that Su Yi is in Hejiazhuang? Should I go or not?"

The two returned to the room, Xue Hongliao was absent-minded.Qiaoer shivered from the cold, someone made her a bowl of ginger soup, Qiaoer drank a few sips, and started crying again.Xue Hongliao saw that she was really pitiful, and said in his heart: "It doesn't matter if the news is true or not, there is no loss if you go to the door and ask. He Ruying is very ambitious, if the Shaoyang swordsmanship really fell into his hands , the harm to Jianghu is not shallow. This matter cannot be ignored."

Thinking of this, she said softly, "Su Yi has news."

Qiaoer opened her eyes wide and said loudly, "How is he? Where is he?"

Xue Hongliao said: "Someone said that he appeared near Hejiazhuang. I will take someone there tomorrow, and ask Leader He to help find it."

Qiaoer wept with joy and thanked her repeatedly.Xue Hongliu wiped her tears for her, and said in her heart: "Perhaps God is really pity on her. Su Yi must make sure nothing happens."