The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

The girl looked at the opposite person in surprise, as if seeing him for the first time, and after a while she paused and asked, "You, are you blind? Isn't your surname Zhang?"

The person opposite nodded and said, "I'm blind, and my surname is not Zhang. The girl probably found the wrong person."

His attitude was still so calm, but the girl suddenly said angrily: "Why didn't you say it earlier!"

The person opposite said: "I asked the girl what you do, but you didn't answer me."

The girl naturally knew that she was being unreasonable, so she slowly lowered her head, as if she was only staring at her own toes, and murmured: "Then...then you..."

The person on the opposite side interrupted her with a chuckle, and said, "I didn't see anything. Since the girl is looking for someone else, please feel free."

The girl suddenly raised her head, looked at him in disbelief, and said softly, "You..."

The person on the opposite side smiled and said, "I'm blind, aren't I?"

He has said this sentence three times in a row, and each time it seems to be saying a very common thing, as if he didn't take his own flaws to heart at all.The girl had never seen such a safe and peaceful blind man.

Only then did the girl realize that he was very young and good-looking.The moonlight shone obliquely on his face, like reflecting the warm jade.The girl was almost stunned. After a long time, she turned around and hurriedly put on her clothes.When he was about to go out, he heard him say from behind: "Girl, can I say a word to you."

The girl gradually smiled, and deliberately dragged out her voice, "Oh? What are you talking about?"

She intuitively believed that if this person hadn't developed a good impression of her, she would not have let her go so easily.Although this man is blind, he is the type that can please women. The girl has secretly decided that if he has any request, she will definitely not refuse.

However, she heard the people behind her say: "Actually, young girls are always cuter if they are a little more reserved."

The girl suddenly stomped her feet angrily and rushed out of the room.

She had calmed down as soon as she got outside the door.Because she had received definite information long ago that the person she was looking for was in this inn, and she just happened to enter the wrong room.Although that sentence was said by the young blind man, she still believed that her youthful and beautiful body was her greatest weapon.

The girl regained her confidence in a moment, and went into the next room again.

This time she deliberately made a louder noise than before.Sure enough, the person on the bed inside moved, and asked in a daze, "Is anyone there?"

The girl walked forward slowly against the moonlight.She began to smile coquettishly again, and her fingers had already untied the skirt of the skirt again.

This time she was not veiled, and her clothes, which had been put on hastily, were taken off more quickly than before.She stood in the room like a smooth silver fish.

The people in the room seemed to be stunned by her actions, and it took a long time before they said: "You, who are you?"

The girl smiled lightly and stepped forward, wrapped her two soft and fair arms around the man's neck, and said softly, "Master Leng asked me to come...to serve an uncle named Zhang..."

The man swallowed, and said, "My... surname is Zhang, Zhang Xiaolin." He seemed to gather his composure before continuing to ask, "Master Leng asked you to come here?"

The girl didn't answer any more, but threw herself into his arms, hugged his waist tightly, and said while rubbing: "Good man, what are you asking?...I'm so cold, hurry up, hug me tightly... "

This time, she got her wish.

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The girl leaned against Zhang Xiaolin's chest in a state of exhaustion, sighed contentedly, and said in a low voice, "You...you are so kind, I have never met a man as capable as you."

Zhang Xiaolin smiled lightly and said, "Oh?"

His voice was not as feeble as the girl's.

The girl rolled her eyes, giggled and said, "But...why is Mr. Leng treating you so well? Could it be that you and him..."

Zhang Xiaolin laughed and said, "Where did you think?"

The girl said: "Then why did he ask me to accompany you? He usually treats people coldly, and this is even more so these days. Could it be that he has something on his mind? He..."

She wanted to continue asking questions, but suddenly felt her body go numb, and she couldn't move anymore.

Zhang Xiaolin got out of bed to get dressed, then leaned over and said with a smile: "You want to know about Mr. Leng, why don't you just ask him?"

The girl stared at him in surprise, and was about to scold angrily, then took a breath and said timidly, "I, I dare not, I'm afraid of him..."

Zhang Xiaolin said: "What are you afraid of him? Are you afraid that once you see him, you will be exposed by him?"

The girl tremblingly said: "You... what are you talking about, I can't understand a single word... you let me go...you are not ashamed to bully a weak woman like this!"

Zhang Xiaolin touched his nose with his hand, and said with a smile, "When you got under my bed, why didn't you mention the word 'shame'?"

The girl said: "You...you..."

Zhang Xiaolin looked at her distraught look with great interest, and said leisurely: "If you listen to the advice of the guest next door and be more reserved, you won't be like this."

The girl couldn't help but opened her eyes wide, gritted her teeth and said, "Did you hear that just now?"

Zhang Xiaolin said: "He is blind, but I am not deaf."

The girl said: "What else do you want? I can give you whatever you want."

Zhang Xiaolin said: "I want to know your name, where you come from, and what you can do for me."

The girl said bitterly: "I... I won't tell you even if I die!"

Zhang Xiaolin nodded and said with a smile, "Since this is the case, I have no choice but to use other methods."

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"Come here! There are assassins!"

The shout spread to the courtyard, and immediately alarmed the big man in brocade clothes who was still guarding there.A dozen people rushed to the door of Zhang Xiaolin's guest room, and happened to see a young man standing there.

The big guy at the head slashed down without hesitation!

The people behind could all see clearly that his strike was like lightning and powerful, and the wind of the sword had already enveloped the opponent's body for three feet.Seeing that the young man had nowhere to hide, who knew that the blade had just stopped halfway, and could no longer move an inch.

The young man's right hand also stopped in the air, with the index and middle fingers clamped on the blade like scissors.

He actually used only two fingers to clamp the swift knife.The big man grabbed the handle of the knife with all his strength to grab it back, but the knife did not move at all.

The young man turned his head slowly.The moonlight illuminated his face, but he was still smiling calmly.

Except for the big man whose knife was clamped by him, everyone raised their weapons, and they just waited to make a cry, and they were about to rush forward and attack him in groups.But seeing his smile at this time, no one dared to take the lead.

The young man shook his head and said, "I'm not an assassin, the assassin is in the house."

After saying this, he let go of his fingers.The big man who was trying to grab the knife was caught off guard and fell backwards.The rest of the people didn't dare to go forward for a while, but just stared at him with doubts.

The door creaked open, Zhang Xiaolin came out, rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I have captured that assassin, and she is on the bed inside. You might as well hand her over to Mr. Leng for interrogation. "

The big men were all stunned by such a change, so they rushed into the room, picked up the girl who had been acupunctured and rolled up in a quilt, and ran out of the inn.

Zhang Xiaolin looked at the backs of them going away, and suddenly laughed and said, "I can't tell who is the assassin, I just know how to do it indiscriminately, and now they are leaving in a swarm. Zhushamen is famous outside, but it is unexpected that there are also some idiots in the sect. "

When he said this, his eyes turned to the young man standing outside his room door, but the young man turned around slowly and walked away.

Zhang Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but catch up and said, "You think what I said is wrong?"

The young man stopped, but didn't look back, he just said indifferently: "It's not necessarily a bad thing if you have a simple mind." After saying this, he continued to walk forward.Zhang Xiaolin simply caught up with him a few steps and stood in front of him.The young man had to stop again, his eyebrows moved, but he didn't speak.

Zhang Xiaolin smiled and said, "Are you angry?"

The young man didn't seem to expect him to ask such a sentence, so he sighed and said, "I have never met Your Excellency, why should I be angry with Your Excellency?"

Zhang Xiaolin said: "You are really angry. It was my fault for talking about you behind your back just now. I apologize to you."

As he said that, he really bowed his head.The young man was startled, and instead of reaching out to help him, he took a step back, shook his head and said, "Aside from saying that I'm blind, what did you say? I didn't hear it."

Zhang Xiaolin said: "This sentence shouldn't have been said in the first place."

The young man chuckled lightly and said, "I am indeed blind, what did you say wrong?"

Zhang Xiaolin seemed to be seeing such a person for the first time, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer. Just as he was about to touch his nose, he stretched out his hand to scratch his head, and then said: "Anyway, I talked about you behind my back, but you overheard me. If If I don't apologize to you, I will feel guilty."

The young man said: "Don't you ask me why I am standing outside your door? Maybe I came here on purpose to find out the news."

Zhang Xiaolin shook his head and said, "You are not."

The brows of the young man moved again before he said, "Are you so sure?"

Zhang Xiaolin said: "If I can hear the conversation between you and that woman in the room, then you can also hear us in the room. You don't have to come outside my door. With your martial arts, if you want to talk to the woman I am an enemy, and I will not let go of those idiots at Zhu Shamen. So I am sure that you have no ill intentions towards me. You may be standing outside my door, maybe you are just worried about me and want to remind me."

The young man listened to his eloquence for a long time before he said calmly, "You are really self-absorbed. Why should I worry about you?"

Zhang Xiaolin rubbed his nose this time and said with a smile: "You care so much about a frivolous woman who takes off her clothes whenever she sees anyone, and if you specifically ask her, you must be worried that I will be fooled by her."

The young man sighed, and said: "With your vigilance and wisdom, it is more than enough to deal with such a thing. It is my unfounded worries and mediocrity."

Zhang Xiaolin took a step forward, took his hand, and said sincerely: "You are worried about me and want to help me. I am very grateful. You must not be angry with me because of this."

The young man said helplessly, "Why do you have to care whether I'm angry or not?"

Zhang Xiaolin said, "Because I want to make you my friend."

The young man seemed to be stunned, and did not speak for a while.

Zhang Xiaolin continued: "What's your name? Where do you come from? Why do you live alone in the inn?"

The young man laughed suddenly: "This seems to be the same question as you asked that girl just now."

Zhang Xiaolin said: "But I don't doubt you at all, let alone question you. I'm just curious, and I want to know if there is anything I can do to help you."

The young man said, "Help me?"

Zhang Xiaolin said: "Since we are friends, we naturally have to help each other. You have helped me once, so I should help you too."

The young man sighed: "Okay. I'm looking for my friend, but after several days of inquiring, no one has heard of him."

Zhang Xiaolin said: "Your friend? What's his name? What does he look like?"

No sooner had he uttered the last sentence than he realized he had asked a silly question.Since young people are blind, they naturally don't know the appearance of others.Moreover, Zhang Xiaolin was already feeling annoyed, for fear that this rash question would make the young man unhappy again.

They were just strangers who had just met, not even acquaintances, but in Zhang Xiaolin's heart, there was a faint feeling of kindness.This young man's gentle and elegant attitude, and his martial arts at a glance made him feel that his eyes were bright, like seeing a bright light in the night.

However, the young man was still so calm and peaceful, and then he showed a shallow smile.He said almost happily: "His surname is Lu, and his name is Lu Xiaofeng. Even if you haven't heard his name, once you see him, you can recognize him immediately. Because he is different from ordinary people, he has four eyebrows. "

Zhang Xiaolin plucked his ears, and wondered, "I heard correctly, right? How can a person have four eyebrows?"

The young man laughed and said, "Because he not only has two eyebrows, but also two beards. God knows how his beard is exactly the same as his eyebrows! So everyone says he is Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows."

Zhang Xiaolin was startled, then laughed loudly, and said, "Judging from your tone of voice, this Lu Xiaofeng must be your good friend!"

The young man's smile became brighter, and no one could mistake his expression.Zhang Xiaolin's heart suddenly felt a little sour.

"Would my friends be as kind and lovely when they mentioned me?"

But it didn't take long for the smile on the young man's face to subside, revealing a worried look.Zhang Xiaolin couldn't help but patted the back of his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will help you find this friend."

The young man was silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "I think... I might not be able to find him."

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Gu Long usually does not set a specific historical age in the book, but the age of "Lu Xiaofeng" should be about the Ming Zhengde period.

According to "Before and After the Decisive Battle", the duel between Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng took place in the Forbidden City, which was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, so the stories of Lu Xiaofeng's series should take place in one of these two dynasties.Although the author does not overly portray the costumes of the characters, it can still be seen that they are not dressed in robes and mandarin jackets with braids in the Qing Dynasty.At the same time, the eunuch Wang An wanted to secretly establish the plot of the son of the Southern Prince, which seems to be an allusion to the eunuch's monopoly in the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor in "Before and After the Decisive Battle" can allow people in the world (even peerless masters) to compete on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and personally design to expose the eunuch's conspiracy to usurp power. From the character point of view, he is most similar to Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. prototype.The prototype of the eunuch Wang An is probably Liu Jin.

The original book said that the emperor was very young, presumably around 20 years old.The eunuch Liu Jin died in the fifth year of Zhengde (AD 1510), when Zhu Houzhao was 19 years old.

The period set in this article is the early years of Yongle (around 1403-1413 A.D.), about a hundred years before Lu Xiaofeng's period.The reasons for setting the legend of Chu Liuxiang in this historical period will be detailed later.