sword in the air

In the autumn of the first year of Yongle, Wang Shengru personally drove Gu Yi back to Zhengxuan Mountain in a carriage.

The carriage was bumped, and a copper coin was thrown high, and fell into the young man's hand with a bang.This copper coin has a strange shape, with a total of six corners. The front side is peace and joy, and the back side is all the best.

This thing belonged to the leader of the Ming Tombs of Bliss on the day when the Gu family was destroyed. At that time, he threw a copper coin like this to let Gu Yi guess whether it was peace and joy or everything went well.

Gu Yi guessed wrong the first time, the killer killed his mother.

Gu Yi guessed wrong for the second time, and the killer killed his younger brother.

The third time, Gu Yi finally guessed right, the killer held his face, put the copper money into his hand himself, and said that he was waiting for the young master of the Gu family to come and take revenge.

Gu Yi blinked, feeling that the upper and lower eyelids seemed to be stuck with blood, hot and sticky blood was everywhere, and his eyes were always blood red when he opened and closed his eyes.

On the third day after the Miemen case happened, Gu Yi sat in the pile of corpses and waited for an old man with white beard to come. The old man pulled him out of the pile of corpses and buried his parents for him. , give him a way, specially come to pick him up to Zhengxuan Mountain, and ask him if he would like to go.

Gu Yi grew up so old, and he had never heard of any connection between Zhengxuan Mountain and the Gu family.Emperor Yongle Zhou Sheng ascended the throne on the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, and on the second day of his ascension, Emperor Yongle came to Zhengxuan Mountain to burn incense and pray for blessings, while the Gu family was destroyed on the thirteenth day of the ninth month.It must not be a coincidence that the Miemen case was so close to the new emperor's accession to the throne.

Emperor Yong Le went to Zhengxuan Mountain twice a year to pray for blessings, and every year the imperial court allocated large sums of money. The head teacher Wang Shengru had a very close relationship with Emperor Yong Le.

No one except Wang Shengru knew what Emperor Yongle did in Zhengxuan Mountain.

Gu Yi knew what it meant to enter Zhengxuan Mountain. He learned the Gu family's saber technique from elementary school, but he had to give up his own martial arts and start all over again after entering another sect.From now on, there will be fewer and fewer things about the Gu family in him. When people mention him, they will no longer say that he is the young master of the Gu family, but will only say that he is the young apprentice of King Zhengxuan who was promoted to Confucianism.

He is too young and too weak to question the way of heaven. He can only eat whatever the gods give him. There is only one road in front of Zhengxuan Mountain, so he will take this road.

"It's here." Wang Shengru outside the carriage said, Zhengxuan Mountain has arrived.

Gu Yi didn't move, as if he didn't hear Wang Shengru's words, he gambled on himself again, and threw up the six-cent copper coin again, and the hot copper coin fell back into the palm of his hand.

Wrong again, he was a little annoyed.

The next moment he felt light leaking in, someone lifted the curtain of the carriage, Gu Yi looked up and saw a young man standing in front of the carriage, exposing Xu Yunqian's face, shining in like a ray of light.

Like a little fairy who hasn't grown up yet, this is Gu Yi's first impression of Xu Yunqian.

Along the way, Wang Shengru kept talking about his great apprentice, saying how good this Xu Yunqian was, how well he practiced martial arts, but his temper was too bad.It took five or six days to travel from Yongzhou to Zezhou City. Gu Yi was forced to listen to Xu Yunqian all the way, and knew this future senior brother better than himself.

Wang Shengru enthusiastically introduced: "Gu Yi, this is the Yunqian I told you about, Yunqian, this is your younger brother." Wang Shengru can be called a master of a generation no matter what, and now he is smiling so much that he is meeting a matchmaker.

Before Xu Yunqian said anything, Gu Yi had already stood up with a smile. When he laughed, he showed two canine teeth. He looked perverse and innocent, and he called out first: "Senior brother."

Brothers from the same sect of Zhengxuan Mountain are called Senior Brothers, and outsiders like Zhan Tiange usually add a surname in front of it, so this is the first time that Xu Yunqian has been called by someone so many years since he entered Zhengxuan Mountain. There is no prefix, just a Senior Brother .

Xu Yunqian frowned, watching Gu Yi's face change, gloomy one second, and smiling like seeing his own brother the next second.According to Xu Yunqian's understanding, no one can show such an expression after their entire family has been slaughtered. This person is either short-hearted, or has difficulty distinguishing between good and evil, and has no joy or sorrow.

Xu Yunqian took a step back. Gu Yi opened the curtain of the carriage by himself. It was still raining outside. Xu Yunqian didn't intend to open an umbrella for him, so he didn't intend to go out. Looking at the endless steps in front of him, he said: "This is Zhengxuan Mountain. ah?"

Wang Shengru smiled, without the posture of a teacher at all, and said: "When you get to Zhengxuan Mountain, no one will be able to bully you."

It stands to reason that the master should be leading the first trip to Zhengxuan Mountain, but Wang Shengru was injured, or he wanted to make the two brothers feel affectionate, so he told Xu Yunqian about this, and said, "Yunqian, take your brother up the mountain." , I'll take the bypass."

Wang Shengru said that the bypass is a broken wall, and a person with outstanding martial arts can jump up the peak as if walking on flat ground, instead of taking the stairs to walk on the broken wall. It seems that Wang Shengru has something important to do, so Xu Yunqian agreed to come down.

Once Wang Shengru left, there were only the two of them left. Gu Yi was looking at him with a smile, as if he was planning some bad idea.

Xu Yunqian was silent for a moment, then turned away from the umbrella and motioned for Gu Yi to come over.

Gu Yi was not polite at all, he jumped out of the carriage and got under Xu Yunqian's umbrella.It was only then that Xu Yunqian realized that he had nothing on his body, no luggage, and even the large Taoist robe on his body was probably the clothes Wang Shengru found for him. The only thing that could be called Gu Yi brought him. Both are hung around the waist, a six-cent copper coin tied with a red thread, and a piece of remnant jade, making ding-dong sounds as the owner moves.

Xu Yunqian looked at the jade for a long time, but didn't see why. The jade should have been the size of a palm, but now it's only half the size of a thumb, so I can't tell what it was.

After watching Yu, he went to see his junior brother. Gu Yi was one and a half years younger than him. A child of this age was a year younger than him, and his stature was quite different. Gu Yi was half a head shorter than him. Thin, Xu Yunqian always felt that he didn't have enough to eat, like a small bean sprouts.Ren Xu Yunqian couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it, how could this junior who looked like a bean sprout grow so big in the future?

"Brother, I'm getting wet." Gu Yi suddenly said, half of his shoulders were already soaked, and the clothes that were originally loose were now stuck to his body, like a plant that had been crippled by rain.

Xu Yunqian said lightly: "I know."

Gu Yi pretended that he didn't understand, and said again: "Brother, you are one sideways."

This umbrella is not big, and Gu Yi clearly saw that half of Xu Yunqian's shoulder was soaked. He did it on purpose, and it is better to take advantage of good people. He has received many good people's favors along the way.It is said that decent apprentices from famous families have good hearts. They originally thought that Xu Yunqian and his master were the same way. Even if they got wet, they had to take care of the weak. This should be their way of practice.

Xu Yunqian's umbrella was not skewed at all, it was just right, and one of them got half wet, thinking he was fair, and said leisurely, "It's none of my business if you get wet?"

Gu Yi was taken aback, probably never seen such a person before, didn't he say that he was his junior brother?Gu Yi knew that he judged people by their appearance, and Xu Yunqian had a sense of restraint all over his body, thinking that he must be a kind-hearted senior brother, how could he know that this person's temper had nothing to do with his appearance.

Gu Yi was thinking about something, and took an extra step, Xu Yunqian stopped suddenly, and said, "Step back."

"Ok?"

"It's the first time for a disciple to go up Zhengxuan Mountain, so he must not miss a single step." Xu Yunqian explained that he can't use lightness kung fu and can't skip a level, and he has to step on the steps honestly up the mountain every step of the way.

Gu Yi used to be wild in the sword sect, and it was the first time he heard such a thing, thinking that these Taoist priests had a lot of things to do, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "May I ask how many steps are in Zhengxuan Mountain?"

Xu Yunqian smiled and said, "Sixty-four thousand seven hundred and twenty six."

Gu Yi: "..."

By the time the 720 steps were completed, it was almost nightfall. Gu Yi hated Xu Yunqian, and he had never walked so many steps in one breath in his life.Gu Yi hated Xu Yunqian, and Xu Yunqian didn't like Gu Yi very much.Xu Yunqian just treats people he doesn't like coldly, but Gu Yi has to put on a smiling face to everyone, looking at Xu Yunqian makes him tired.

Xu Yunqian lives in Cangxi Courtyard, where there is an old pear tree.Normally, he and his master lived alone, but as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw people coming in and out, and a few unknown servants were moving things in.

Zhan Tiange and Ren Linshao waited at the door holding umbrellas, saw Xu Yunqian trotting all the way stepping on the water, and said, "Senior Brother Xu."

Seeing him splashing mud, Xu Yunqian silently took a step to the left. Xu Yunqian and Gu Yi shared an umbrella, and Gu Yi also took a step to the left inexplicably.

Zhan Tiange saw Gu Yi who was following him again, and said again: "This is the younger brother, he is so handsome. I am Zhan Tiange, I started earlier than you, but I am not from the same school."

Gu Yi greeted everyone with a sweet mouth, "Senior Brother Zhan."

When Zhan Tiange was called senior brother, his heart felt warm. Everyone in Zhengxuan Mountain was quite unfamiliar with each other, and it was rare for someone to call him that, so he responded crisply: "Oh! This kid is really cute, why is he so thin?" The old lady Zhan Tiange seemed to pinch Gu Yi's slender arm, and Gu Yi generously let him touch it.

Xu Yunqian saw that their seniors and brothers were friendly and did not change their expressions, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhan Tiange withdrew his hand, feeling a little embarrassed at this moment, and said: "It's raining today, most of Luosheng Peak is flooded, and all of us in the hospital have been assigned to the main peak. I will stay with Ren Lin Shao for a few days, and wait a few days Come back when it's repaired."

After Zhan Tiange finished speaking, Young Master Ren Lin interrupted again, "It was specially approved by the head teacher. By the way, I will help the younger brother to get familiar with the affairs of the school." The implication is that if there is something that is not used to it, tell the head teacher that the two of them are just obeying the arrangement .

Xu Yunqian said, "Master, is he afraid that I will bully my younger brother?" Wang Shengru knew Xu Yunqian's temper, and knew that he was not so kind-hearted. He was afraid that Gu Yi would be bullied by Xu Yunqian and no one would show up.

As soon as the words came out, no one dared to speak up, as long as everyone understood, how could they say it so openly.

Xu Yunqian longed for this little junior to bother others, so he lightly pushed Gu Yi's back, pushed him from under his umbrella to Zhan Tiange's, and said, "He belongs to you two."

Gu Yi was pushed away like a troublesome person, and when he staggered, Xu Yunqian thought he was going to get angry, but he still smiled when he turned around, and he suddenly felt that Gu Yi's life was utterly boring.

Gu Yi was taken away by Zhan Tiange, who was different from Xu Yunqian, he was soft-tempered and had servants, so he was more suitable to take care of people than Xu Yunqian.Cangxi courtyard has three entrances and three exits. The innermost main house is the residence of the head teacher Wang Shengru. Xu Yunqian lives in the side courtyard. Originally, only two of them lived in such a large courtyard. Now three people squeezed in, like a closed room. There were three birds, chattering like hell.

Gu Yi's dormitory was divided into Xu Yunqian's next door. Someone brought clean clothes and some silver. The disciples of Zhengxuan Mountain were paid monthly, and the disciples who entered the room could receive silver money every month.

Zhan Tiange had just met Gu Yi and had a few words with Gu Yi, and felt inexplicably that this little junior brother was like his own brother, who helped him make the bed and packed everything, and gave him some silver taels before leaving, telling him to take good care of himself.Gu Yi smiled and accepted it, even though he didn't really need it, the Gu Family Sword Sect had a lot of money in the bank, his whole family was dead, and no one was competing with him for the property, even if he spent the rest of his life, he wouldn't be able to spend it all.

After seeing off the two junior brothers, Gu Yi closed the door alone, his face suddenly turned cold.

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Xu Yunqian went to see Wang Shengru, only a few people know about it, the head teacher will go to retreat tonight.When he first entered, Wang Shengru was reading a letter by candlelight. Wang Shengru was sitting cross-legged on the bed, and a Taoist boy next to him was taking care of his injury. Xu Yunqian took a second look and recognized that it was a knife wound. The knife only cut one edge , the wound was blunt at the top and sharp at the bottom. The person who stabbed him seemed to really want Wang Shengru's life. This knife hurt the internal organs, but it was a bit clumsy, and he didn't know how to measure it.

The news of Wang Shengru's injury cannot be spread, he can only retreat urgently, Wang Shengru needs to be stable up and down Zhengxuan Mountain.

The more Wang Shengru looked at the letter, the more dignified he was. Xu Yunqian hadn't figured out why from his expression. Wang Shengru had already put the letter paper on the candle, and the tongue of flame rolled up and burned out in a moment. Wang Shengru said: "Yunqian."

Xu Yunqian knew that what he said next must be something important, and said, "The disciple is here."

Wang Shengru is old, and he looks energetic on weekdays. The wound on his abdomen seems to have taken away his energy. Now that he looks ten years old, Wang Shengru said: "When I am not around, Gu Yi will leave it to you. gone."

These words sounded like Tuogu, Xu Yunqian replied: "Yes."

Wang Shengru was silent for a while, then continued: "You can take him to learn the first form of Haoyi's swordsmanship."

Haoyi Sword King Shengru was only passed on to Xu Yunqian, and now Xu Yunqian is asked to teach it to Gu Yi. It seems that Gu Yi was really trained as a disciple. Xu Yunqian said again: "Yes."

Xu Yunqian agreed, but Wang Shengru was worried. He sighed and said, "Promise me, he will still be alive when I leave the customs."

Xu Yunqian frowned, this sentence is serious, Xu Yunqian has a bad temper, but he has no interest in harming his fellow disciples, Wang Shengru knew that Gu Yi would face danger in Zhengxuan Mountain, and he might die quietly before he left the customs "I know you are smart, promise me that you will save your junior brother's life."

Wang Shengru usually smiles, and rarely is serious. At this time, a pair of cloudy eyes stared at Xu Yunqian, as if Xu Yunqian would settle the score even if he died. Xu Yunqian was unhappy and could only say: "good."

Wang Shengru gave some more instructions about how much he loves his classmates, and finally said in a low voice: "Gu Yi is your younger brother, his parents passed away early, and there was a sudden change. You love him so much, but don't bully him." he."

This time Xu Yunqian didn't answer right away, thinking of Gu Yi's small canine teeth when he laughed, he thought for a while before answering: "It doesn't matter who bullies whom."