Sir, this sword is a keepsake

20 years ago.Jiangnan, Liuzhen.

Countless catkins are like thousands of white or yellow butterflies, floating in the whole town.A thin river, called Liu River, meanders through the town, where the water is slow, the water surface is covered with catkins, and where the water is urgent, the bottom is still clear.

Riding a horse would have been a tiring job—Qi Di, who had traveled thousands of miles alone, sighed secretly.Fortunately, the spring of Liu Town did not disappoint him.At this time, he didn't know that he would stay in this small town with only a hundred households for a whole spring.

Tightening the reins, the steed slowed down and slowly turned into the town.Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

On the side of the road, where the spring grass is luxuriant, a woman in green shirt is sitting with her hands in the sun, her head slightly lowered, as if she is thinking about something on her mind.

Her reflection swayed slightly in the water, and the spring breeze blew through her black hair, giving her a natural amorous feeling.Qi Di accidentally glanced down and was already drunk.The willow catkins all over the town blindfolded his eyes, but the beautiful figure of this young girl blinded his heart.

Her body is so petite, even if it is a slow-moving horse, it still passes in the blink of an eye.

Qi Di's gaze followed her, and he turned sideways unconsciously.

The woman obviously didn't even look at the passing man, she smiled sweetly and said softly: "Look at the road."

This smile was so sweet to Qi Di's heart - are the girls in Jiangnan like this?Unaware of how out of control he was, he just spit out a word stupidly, "I..."

And in the next second, he was roughly dragged off the horse, staggering and losing all elegance.

He snapped back to his senses, before he could see who dared to treat him like this, the next second, he was kicked heavily in the buttocks.

When had he ever been treated like this?

He got up in astonishment, before the sense of embarrassment and humiliation poured out, and before he even had time to wipe off the grass dregs and mud spots on his face, a knife was placed on his neck.

"Where did you get that ignorant son?" the man with the knife said in a low voice.

After this reminder, Qi Di, who was full of anger, held back the words that came to his mouth, and at the same time, resisted the urge to look at the woman next to him.

She still maintained the previous posture, sitting with her knees hugged, admiring the spring scenery all over the town as if it had nothing to do with herself.

The swordsman kept his knife steady, his eyes were indifferent, "You almost stepped on me, you bastard."

Spring was in full bloom, and the woman's laughter still echoed in his mind, but Qi Di felt a chill deep in his bones.

The blade was cold, and he shivered involuntarily.

He knew that if he still had the slightest attempt to retain his dignity, there was only one ending waiting for him.

But he couldn't say the words to beg for mercy.

The swordsman couldn't help being amused seeing this man's complex eyes, sometimes with killing intent and resentment, and sometimes weak and painful.

"Is it dumb?"

Qi Di felt a dirty, muddy hand squeeze his chin, forcing him to open his mouth wide.

The spring breeze came from the river, bringing a scent of a woman, and Qi Di's heart became colder - the woman was indeed still at the side, maybe she was watching this good show.

if not...

He clenched his fists.

If it weren't for the great cause waiting for him to create...

Smile for a beauty, resist her in anger, and make a quick move, so why not?

"Wait!"

The woman's sharp voice suddenly brought him back to reality, he only saw the swordsman's slap in front of him stop in the air.

"This...Miss Xiao, I just want to teach this little boy with no eyes..."

The woman's voice was filled with a little smile, "He looks good, I don't like you hitting him in the face."

"Is that so, then, shall I let him kneel down and kowtow?"

"It's none of my business."

It's none of her business... That's right, I was obsessed with ghosts and gave her an extra look...

"Hey, lucky you little boy, you have Miss Xiao speaking for you, do you know who I am?"

Qi Di said bluntly, "I don't know."

"You come to Liu Town, don't you know who I am?"

"Daliang has a vast territory and many cities and towns. You come to Liu Town whenever you come. Why do you need to know who you are?" Then do you know who I am?

The swordsman didn't bother to talk to him, and kicked him again. Qi Di fell on his back, and the pain told him that his ribs were broken.

He gritted his teeth and said, "If you hurt people in the official way, do you have the king's law in your eyes?"

The woman raised her eyebrows slightly, and finally became a little interested in the man born in front of her, and a pair of bright amber eyes swept over.

Qi Di turned his back to her, resting his hands on the ground in embarrassment, unable to see her expression.

The swordsman was a little surprised, and smiled, "What did you say?"

"Let me ask you, do you have Wang Fa in your eyes?"

"It seems that you really don't know where this Liu Town is."

"This..." Qi Di still wanted to say, no matter where it is, the laws and regulations of Daliang are strictly enforced, are there any exceptions?But he saw the swordsman raised his sword high.

"Miss Xiao, there are too many good-looking men in the world. Besides, didn't you say a few days ago that there is no man in this world who catches your eye? In my opinion, just give him a break."

"Who wants you to talk too much--"

The woman hadn't finished speaking, the sound of gold and stone sounded in the air, the knife in the swordsman's hand flew out, and fell straight into the river, sinking into the shallow river bottom.

The woman was stunned, smiled, and let out an ouch, but immediately looked at the person who came.

The swordsman dressed in white stood under the willow tree, handsome and handsome, with a smile on his face.It was he who shot rashly and stopped the knife just now.

"Although I don't know what grievances you have with this young master, but you will kill someone if you don't agree with him. Shen will definitely not stand idly by such an outrageous act."

"Shen? You are..." The swordsman's ferocious expression froze for a moment, his eyes fell on the opponent's sword, "Oh, Shen Yucheng, the raving sword, you really came to Jiangnan!"

He didn't even bother to pick up his own knife, so he walked straight towards Shen Yucheng.Qi Di clutched his abdomen, resisting the pain, turned his head to look at the woman behind him, and finally saw her face clearly.

Between looking and looking, it is breathtaking.

He remembered that her surname was Xiao, and she had amber eyes.

"Xiao, Miss Xiao..."

Is it... the woman from Chicheng in the East China Sea who fled? !

He looked at her, but she looked at the swordsman from afar, silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

……

A month later.

Under Shen Yucheng's forceful force and Qi Di's secret maneuvers, the bandits who had ruled Liuzhen for a year and a half hurriedly fled before the arrival of the officers and soldiers.

"Why, still depressed."

Shen Yucheng's smile froze, and the hand that was about to fall on Qi Di's shoulder also froze in the air.He accidentally saw the indifference in Qi Di's eyes, even, it could be said to be arrogance.

"Sorry... I forgot that you don't like getting too close to people... It was Shen who was rude." Shen Yucheng put his hands on the railing of the pavilion in embarrassment, pretending to watch the fish swimming in the water outside the pavilion.

"What are you talking about?" Qi Di shook his head, "I..." He hasn't revealed his identity yet.

"I know what you did, don't worry, although I have some guesses about your identity, I won't ask, check, let alone tell."

"You..." Qi Di frowned slightly, but saw Shen Yucheng's gentle and calm smile, but the next second, Shen Yucheng's eyes suddenly froze.

His face changed, and there was a trace of panic.

Qi Di followed his gaze, saw the graceful figure standing on the bridge, and suddenly realized.

"I've followed you here, and you're still avoiding her?"

"Hmm..." Shen Yucheng smiled wryly, "It's really troublesome."

"You should know who she is."

"Um……"

"It's because of this that you..." Qi Di didn't believe that Shen Yucheng couldn't see Xiao Nianjin's affection for him.

"Of course not, I... I'm just..." Shen Yucheng was speechless for a few seconds, "Don't you think that on that rainy night, the three of us went boating on the lake, singing and laughing, drinking and talking, and we were very happy."

Shen Yucheng is not a fool, how could he fail to understand the way Qi Di looked at Xiao Nianjin after getting along for a month.Such a man with conceit and arrogance in his bones, when he looked at her, there was only softness in his eyes.

Shen Yucheng himself is not a man who will fall in love with anyone at first sight, but he also knows that in the long run, he will inevitably fall in love with Xiao Nianjin deeply.

He can at least struggle for a while longer, but Qi Di is already stuck in the mud...

So, he could only play dumb in front of Xiao Nianjin. '

"Farewell without saying goodbye may be the best way." Qi Di said softly, as if he was just saying it casually.

"Farewell without saying goodbye?" Shen Yucheng repeated.

"Reluctant? You still have her in your heart."

"No no no...I..."

"What are you talking about behind my back?" Xiao Nianjin stepped into the pavilion and smiled at the two of them.

"Miss Xiao, how about the three of us sworn brothers and sisters?"

After finishing speaking, Shen Yucheng suddenly felt two sharp gazes fall on him, with complicated and strange emotions.

"Haha," he raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, "Just say it casually, just say it casually, if you don't want to, forget it..."

"I don't want to come with you, 'I don't want to be born in the same year, but I want to die in the same year'. Men in the world are really naive." Xiao Nianjin raised the tail of his eyes, said disdainfully, and walked away.

He had just arrived, but when he heard Shen Fang's words, he left in a hurry. Isn't this escape?

Shen Yucheng could clearly see the stubbornness and unwillingness in her eyes.

Qi Di beside him didn't say a word, he raised his eyes to see the setting sun.Neither of them would know that Xiao Nianjin's casual words came true.

It was like being squeezed into a corner called Jiangnan Town, and the spring rain kept falling. Looking back, the story of the three of them in Liuzhen had already turned rancid and stinky.

……

Twenty years later, Shen Yucheng and Qi Di died on the same day in the same year.

Watching Shen Yucheng die in his arms, the weight of the past split Xiao Nianjin's memory like fragments, but she suddenly lost her soul, and the tears that fell like rain drew bloodstains on her face, which was extremely terrifying.

"I killed him...I killed him..." She shouted like a madman.

Opposite her, Jiao Tu was kneeling in the rain, holding on to Shen Yucheng's sleeve, crying loudly.