blue wind

night.

After a hard day on the Shanghai water, the old boatman finally managed to dock the dilapidated wooden boat on the river bank.After fastening the cable, he wiped his sweat, held a dim lamp, hunched over and walked slowly down the side of the boat, suddenly heard a sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking and people's voices on the other side of the river, and then a large number of torches were lit up, like The dragons are lined up in a row, still extending to both sides.

The so-called watching the fire from the other side, the old boatman was not in a hurry to leave. He squinted his eyes and looked there for a long time, and vaguely recognized that the direction was the house of Ming Jinyou, the wealthiest merchant in the area, and he couldn't see clearly any more.He looked at it for a while, and sighed heavily: "Recently, the rivers and lakes, why is it so uneven..."

As he spoke, he shook his head and walked slowly with the lamp in his hand.

After he left, there was a sudden "crash" sound from the reeds in the bend of the river where the boat was parked.A figure emerged from the water, walked ashore with heavy steps, and fell exhausted on the river bank full of gravel.

It is cocklebur.

There was a long sword wound on the back of his right shoulder, the deepest part was faintly covered with white bones, the edge of the wound was soaked white in the river water, even so, the blood quickly stained the ground under him red.

But his right hand was holding something tightly.Because it was held so tightly that when he wanted to take a look at it, he had to use his left hand to break apart his stiff right fingers one by one, so that he could barely get the black thing out of his palm. dig out.

It was actually a piece of black jade, the jade was delicate, with a few small dark gray lines, the size of an adult's fist, although not very regular, it was enough to make a teacup.

Cocklebur's eyes are rarely seen.He lay on his back, and held the heavy black jade in front of him. Looking at it through the moonlight, the jade was transparent and warm, with some white at the corners, and the purest black in the center, with only a few streaks of gray running through it. On the surface, but not too much damage to the beauty of jade.

Undoubtedly, regardless of the gray pattern, this is a top-quality piece of black jade. No wonder that guy named Ming refused to let go even when his death was imminent.

The cocklebur's shoulder was the one that he couldn't dodge and was slashed when he took out this piece of black jade from Ming Jin's right hand.Although the excessive blood loss made him a little dizzy, he still felt that it was not a loss if he really held this piece of jade in his hand.

It happened that someone could carve a jade pendant and give it to Lang Ling.

Lang Ling himself couldn't think of it. He didn't know when he casually said that he was missing a black accessory, and Xan'er would remember it in his heart. Ling likes jade.

Xanthium held it up and looked at it for a while, then put it down, put it in his bosom, slowly raised himself up, took out a bottle of wound medicine, bit it open with his teeth, and sprinkled it randomly on the wound until the wound stopped bleeding Only then did he get up with a pale face, and staggered towards the wilderness.

Can't go back to the city.

Also, he needs to find a good engraver.

……

Autumn Curtain City.

"Ghost Hand Jade" Zhang Sanhua drank some wine with three of his friends tonight, and was so drunk that he couldn't tell who was a ghost five meters away, and returned home in a distorted manner. Seeing that the door was concealed, he didn't think much What, knocking on the door, shouting loudly: "Stinky bitch! Where did you die... hiccup!"

The room was dark, and no one responded.The crosswind quietly blew past him, bringing with it a dull "woo hoo".

Zhang Sanhua cursed a few words, and shouted: "Hua'er! Hua'er! If that stinky bitch isn't here, why aren't you here, you bastard?"

Hua'er was his bitch, and when he came home on weekdays, the dog would wag its tail to welcome him, but today there was no movement at all.

Zhang Sanhua's mind was still not clear enough. He kicked the door, let out a "boom", and cursed loudly: "Where did this unruly woman go crazy again! If I caught her, she would good-looking!"

After venting, he swayed into the door and slammed the door hard.

At this moment, he vaguely saw a dark shadow at the door of his house, who looked like a tall and thin person.Zhang Sanhua thought that a thief had entered, so he was furious, so he picked up a wooden stick leaning against the door, and rushed over aggressively: "Where did the thief come from, and he stole from your grandpa Zhang! Don't give me a hard lesson." After you pause, my surname will be written upside down... ah!"

When he rushed to the front, the man raised his head, and through the moonlight, he saw the man's pale skin, blindfolded black cloth, a navy blue robe, and the most iconic silver-gray bat mark.

... Isn't this "ghost bat"? ! !

As soon as Zhang Sanhua trembled, the wooden stick fell from his hand and rolled to nowhere on the ground.Xanthium followed the sound and turned his face to that side, Zhang Sanhua only felt his legs go limp, and knelt down with a "plop", tremblingly: "Master ghost, ghost bat, the little ones have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, no, I don't know that adults are big come..."

Xanthium tucked her hands in her sleeves, caressing the piece of black jade.His voice was not high, and there was a gloomy feeling in Zhang Sanhua's ears: "Do you know how to carve jade?"

"Small, small... not very good..." Zhang Sanhua's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

The next moment there was a dagger on his throat.

Xanthium said calmly, "Don't lie to me."

Zhang Sanhua was frightened and said loudly: "Yes, yes, the villain is the most famous jade carver in these ten miles and eight towns. I will give you the material for the jade plaque you want. Don't slip your hands and let the little one go!"

Xanthium was stunned for a moment by his non-breathing words like a cannonball.

He felt that he was already asking politely, why are people so scared?

Fortunately, this guy lived in a remote place, and when he came, he poured out all the living things in the house, otherwise he would cause trouble.

The jade in his hand hit him, and he quickly remembered his purpose of coming, and said coldly: "I have jade here, I want to ask you to help."

"How can this be used? It is an honor for a villain to serve an adult. The craftsmanship of a villain has been handed down for five generations. I will definitely satisfy you, an adult." Zhang Sanhua was sweating constantly on his forehead, and he didn't dare to wipe it off with his hands. , "I don't know what kind of jade my lord brought, and what kind of jade do you want to carve it into?"

"Don't bark." Xanthium warned him, then put away the dagger, took out the black jade from the cuff, and showed it to him, "Carve a jade pendant."

Although Zhang Sanhua is cowardly, he still has some real skills in jade.He could tell at a glance that it was a piece of black jade of high quality, and when he took it carefully, he already had a general idea in his heart.

Xanthium said abruptly, "I just want the jade pendant."

Zhang Sanhua's heart moved, and he said cautiously: "The leftovers..."

"Here you are." Xanthium said without hesitation.

Zhang Sanhua immediately made a small calculation in his heart, reducing the size of the jade pendant a lot in his heart.

He is good at knives, and the reason why he got the title of "Ghost Hand Jade" is because he never asks the origin of the jade sent for processing, and he is also greedy for cheap. A whole piece of jade is delivered to him, only a small Some of them were really turned into objects for people, and the rest were quietly concealed by him, because he always judged the situation and did not make any mistakes.

This time he saw such a fine piece of black jade, and saw the black cloth with cockleburs and blindfolded eyes. He felt that the "ghost bat" was blind, and he might not be able to tell what kind of jade he was holding in his hand, and what kind of jade it was. How big is the size, and I was obsessed with money for a while, thinking that I would use some inferior jade to fool it.

But as soon as he thought about it, there was a stabbing pain on his neck. It turned out that the tip of the dagger that was cut like iron had hit his throat.

"I came to pick it up a year ago." Cang'er said coldly, "Don't get distracted."

Zhang Sanhua's legs were weak again, and he repeatedly said yes.

Xanthium "watched" him for a while, and finally withdrew the dagger: "Your wife will wake up tomorrow."

"This, this, this, thank you for your life!" Zhang Sanhua held the jade in both hands, and bowed deeply, "The young one will definitely live up to my lord's instructions."

Cocklebur nodded slightly.His majestic aura is oppressive, and it suddenly makes people feel that a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood are pressing on him: "If you can't get the jade, I will take your head."

Zhang Sanhua's heart was cold, and he didn't dare to have any extra thoughts, so he nodded and bowed his head: "Naturally, naturally, I will never dare to be greedy for Mr. Mo's jade, and I will definitely follow you. You just came to get it a few years ago, little one." I'm here to wait for you at any time."

He talked about it, and finally sent the evil god away, and sat in the yard holding a piece of jade, still feeling absurd that "'ghost bat' actually came to me to carve a jade pendant".

Until dawn, the rooster crowed, and a woman cursed from inside the house: "Damn! That Zhang didn't come back for another night, if you let me know which little rascal seduced him, I'll scratch her face!"

Zhang Sanhua was so excited that he stood up with a "chuckle": "Stinky bitch, what are you screaming for! We've got a big deal going on!"

……

Cocklebur, known as the "big event", is on the way to Tingfeng Pavilion at this time.

Although the wound that had been repacked still hurt badly, he felt a long-lost feeling called "joy".

For the first time, his heart was beating so vividly, not for blood and killing, but for a person.

someone he loves.

When he passed by a small town, he found that all the people from the rivers and lakes of the city had gathered together. There was a man talking hoarsely on a high platform, and the crowd was furious.

"The Songbian faction really doesn't give us small sects a way out, it's too much!"

"That's right, I heard that they want to unify the martial arts, what kind of martial arts leaders are they?"

"Bah! Let's be his daydream!"

Xanthium listened for a while, but didn't hear the name of the person he wanted to hear, and quickly walked away without interest.

He traveled all the way across mountains and rivers, passed through many cities along the way, and encountered many gatherings like this, but he ignored them all.

He can still stay with Lang Ling for half a month.

he thinks.

He has never had a moment like this, and his heart is like an arrow.

The author has something to say: dbq stupid author overestimated myself orz