a ruthless swordsman

1.

My name is Chang Xuechu.

Thirteen years old.

Others call me little brother.

Of course it's not because I'm the youngest, but because I have a father who is the head of a sect.

Since I am a Junior Junior Brother, the ones in front of me are naturally the few apprentices my father has accepted.

Senior brother is much older than me, and he is my father's right-hand man in managing the sect.

The second senior brother is my favorite senior brother, but he is no longer here.

The third senior brother is extremely cruel, and he has been apprenticed to his master for seven or eight years. The senior senior brother is my father's left arm, and he is the right arm, the supervisor who watches over my sword practice.

It sounds majestic and imposing.

But I was never afraid of him.

He's a good boy, my mother says so.

I also take it for granted.

One more person-

Oh, he just left my room.

2.

The fourth senior brother brought me a news like a bolt from the blue.

My days are coming to an end.

3.

Why do you say that.

My father is an indescribable master of the Sword Sect and also the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Forgot to mention, my family's sect is called Ruthless Sword Sect.

It sounds creepy, but it's not serious.

He almost never personally taught me martial arts. The person who accompanied me used to be the second senior brother, but now he is the third senior brother.

And the fourth senior brother just ran over and told me that my father planned to take me on a trip together.

He went to his old friend's appointment, and led the third and fourth senior brothers to show their faces at the five-year group meeting.

This is good news for my brothers.

But Junior Brother Chang is a little waste who sneaks around all day, he thinks this trip is too unfriendly.

4.

I was worrying too much.

The rivers and lakes are mighty, the number of times I have traveled beyond ten miles of Cuifeng Mountain in the thirteenth year of my life is one of the few. I was only eight years old at the last group meeting, so naturally my father would not bring me this little burden.

But now it is different, my father said: "Son, it's time to show you the world."

5.

The land of Jianzong is in the south, and Lishui City, where Lingxiao Mountain Villa is located, is heading east, passing through countless states along the way. One month in advance, my father ordered the disciples who will travel together this time, packed his luggage and set off.

The peach blossoms in Cangzhou are in season right now. My father and my mother have been married for sixteen years, and they have learned from the Maotou boy. Halfway through, they found a hotel in Cangzhou and took my mother to see the peach blossoms.

I lay in a daze in the lobby of the inn, wondering why the fourth senior brother was angry with me.

When he came to tell me about the trip that day, he was fine, but less than half an hour later, the fourth senior brother knocked on my door again.

I was already lying down, and I went to open the door when I heard the sound, and when my eyes dimmed, I asked him to hug me up, with my cheek against the collar, so stuffy that I almost couldn't breathe.

"Brother Ling!" I was angry.

It's okay to come and toss me, is it fun?

The fourth brother's voice was muffled, he didn't let go of anything, and kept chanting my name: "Axue, Axue..."

I felt my cheeks twitch, and a few drops of hot water fell on my face along the skirt of my clothes.

The momentum inexplicably dropped a bit, and I asked in a soft tone: "Brother, what's the matter?"

Obviously I can't even see his expression, but I know that Fourth Senior Brother is crying.

"Axue, do you know how I got here all these years?"

Ok?

Didn't you just come here because you were fighting with me?

I raised my head from his arms with difficulty, and finally saw his lowered eyebrows and the faint water mark at the end of his eyes.

"Brother, did you just doze off and have a nightmare?" I thought for a while, then reached out to wipe away the tears on his cheeks, not intending to quarrel with him at this time, and said seriously: "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll get it for you With a quilt, the two of us sleep together, so we won't be afraid."

It's very strange, the fourth senior brother is usually the most daring, he can dig out a hornet's nest, scare those seven or eight-year-old outer disciples screaming, and can dive into the bottom of the stream, he once tricked me into crying, holding him and crying Call senior brother, don't die.

I subconsciously thought he was lying to me again, but the tears were not fake.

After coming and going, Xie Ling climbed onto my little bed wrapped in a quilt.

I was still a little wary, so I asked in a low voice: "Senior brother, are you making fun of me again? If so, I will be angry, and you are not allowed to lie to me."

Xie Ling had just scratched the tip of his eyebrows the day before yesterday, and his expression was solemn, and even the long eyebrows became more and more sharp.

He is only three years older than me, but he looks like a man who has passed his age.

"No more," Xie Ling grabbed one of my fingers, "Axue, senior brother will never lie to you again."

It was as if he had said these words countless times in my ears, my ears were almost callused, and I nodded in doubt.

"Okay."

I turned over, feeling drowsy.

Xie Ling refused to let me sleep peacefully, expressing his wishes hesitantly.

"Axue, can you let me hold your hand?"

I don't think he is haunted by nightmares, but he probably did something bad to make him afraid of becoming like this.

I turned around with drooping eyelids, and hugged his waist generously: "Brother Ling, I'm so sleepy, go to sleep."

I don't care whether Xie Ling sleeps or not, but I am indeed going to sleep.

Maybe it happened to him at night, and he even had a dream with me. I can't remember many details, but Xie Ling asked me tirelessly, Axue, is it really you?

I hummed vaguely, and then I couldn't remember it anymore.

7.

It was about Xie Ling who woke up the next day, knowing that he had lost such a big face in front of me because of a nightmare, and he walked around when he saw me for several days.

Ugh.

In fact, I didn't intend to take this matter to laugh at him.

I really don't understand him.

8.

Didn't expect him to hide until today.

In the past, he and I often bickered and fought coldly, but we never could hold back for more than two days. Now it is really strange.

I wonder if I did something to offend him without knowing it.

But after all, Xie Ling has eaten more rice than me for three years, and he is still familiar with me in front of everyone. Only I, who is trapped in it, can detect his deliberate alienation.

Why is this.

Jian Zong and his party had just stayed in the inn, and I went downstairs to find Xiaoer and asked for two small dishes. I was waiting in the lobby, and the third brother suddenly came down from upstairs.

I waved to him: "Brother, where are you going?"

The third senior brother glanced at me, his face remained expressionless for thousands of years: "Go out and do some errands."

Then he left.

I don't know what he can do in Cangzhou.

9.

I continued to meditate on the wooden table.

"Little Junior Brother!"

Someone called me.

I turned my head, and there were two senior brothers who were around my age. The one who called me was familiar with me on weekdays, and his name was Wu Huaijin.

"Junior Brother, Senior Brother Chen and I are planning to go out for a stroll, do you want to come with us?"

I pursed my lips and glanced upstairs, and asked, "Is Fourth Senior Brother going?"

Wu Huaijin shook her head: "Senior brother said he was tired from the journey."

snort!

I patted the table and said angrily, "I'll go out with you."

Xiao Er chased him out of the door.

"Guest officer, which room will your meals be delivered to?"

"No more!"

10.

The city of Cangzhou extends in all directions, and the street shops are next to each other. I bought a taro cake and ate it while walking, thinking about it while eating, and getting angry while thinking about it.

Angry, Wu Huaijin turned to talk to me.

After saying a few words, Wu Huaijin, who had eyes and ears, widened her eyes: "Little brother, where is your purse?"

Of course it's on my girdle.

I looked down.

Where's my purse?

11.

No reason!

The purse was embroidered by my mother, and it contained silver coins and jade pendants. Losing the silver taels is a trivial matter, but losing the jade pendant is a major event.

Wandering is impossible.

From the tea shop to the restaurant, from the clothing store to the pastry shop, I searched every place I passed, but I didn't see a purse.

Wu Huaijin and another Senior Brother Chen walked around to the alley across the street to deal with the little beggars. No matter where you lost something, it would be better to report to the police and find the beggars on the side of the road first.

I stood helplessly at the door of the pastry shop and waited for them.

Suddenly, a deep voice came from behind, "This young man?"