Crown Sword

"In the Battle of Feishui, none of the parties got what they wanted. Fu Tianwang was defeated, and the heroes raised their poles. The Fu clan, Qiang Yao rebuilt the Erqin, the Murong clan restored Yan, and the Dai Wang Tuoba Guideng was located in Niuchuan. Trapped in fire and water. On the other hand, the Southern Dynasties were still precarious. The Jin Dynasty failed to regain the rivers and mountains, but they repeatedly lost their generals. ..."

The warm voice stopped abruptly, and in the cool night, only the wind remained, flapping the bamboo curtains hanging on the six sides of the pavilion, until a crisp question broke the tranquility.

"Mr. Chao, then why do you stay in this wandering north?"

The man in the green shirt holding the scroll lowered his eyelashes and said nothing.At this time, there were two more children's voices echoing and questioning——

"Yes, why do you want to stay?"

"Is Mr. Chao also from the south?"

It was still silent, the child didn't know if he had slipped his words, and he was very embarrassed. The boy in gray who spoke at first just lowered his head, and repeatedly rolled and rolled the scroll with his fingers, until he couldn't lose enough strength and tore off a corner, and then his face flushed hurriedly. Turn over the new page, tuck the "evidence" in your sleeves, and cut your hands behind your back.

Seeing the shoulders of the person in front of him moving slightly, as if he was about to turn around, he hurriedly opened his mouth and acted coquettishly: "Last time, a man with a gun came to the owner of the hall, so imposing, is that the ranger in the story book? This is a big deal in the world It's miserable, sir, why don't you tell us about Jianghu?"

The two young people on the side immediately cheered when they saw the wind.

"The left hand brings the sword, the right hand moves the knife!"

"Bah! Those who hold a meteor hammer, ride a white horse, and pass three passes are called heroes!"

The man in the blue shirt glanced back: "Have you memorized all the books?"

The little ghosts immediately fell silent, buried their heads and hid their faces in the scrolls. Only the boy in gray clothes in the middle was still smiling playfully: "I've already memorized "Li Yun" by heart, don't you believe that sir take the exam?"

In this "Jushe" library, who doesn't know that Mr. Chao is gentle and talkative, a gentleman and generous, full of glory, if he is the owner of the library, he still has a bit of calm and prestige, but here he doesn't have a bit of it.

Chao Chen leaned forward: "Oh? Ah Lu, if you can answer, today's homework is over. I'll tell you what you want to hear. How about it?"

A Lu immediately sat up straight.

Chao Chen took away the volume on the table, knelt down on the other side of the table, and picked up the bamboo pen casually, but not for writing, but put it on his fingertips to play with: "After the wax guest went upstairs, Yan Yan asked Master, why is Master sighing?"

"The master said that he was born at an untimely time. He could not be at the same time as the heroes of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, nor could he be at the same time as the journey of Dao."

"What is the road trip?"

Alu pondered for a moment, and then recited: "The way of the great way is also that the world is the public, the virtuous and capable are selected, and the faith is cultivated... It is because they plan to shut down and do not prosper, and do not commit thieves and thieves, so outsiders do not close. It is called Great Harmony (Note 1)."

Chao Chen nodded, but didn't comment, but looked into the child's clear eyes, then bowed his head and sighed, and then he recited his answer in a particularly painful tone: "Now the Dao is hidden, the world is home, everyone kisses each other, Every son should be his son, and the power of goods is his own. The adults in the world regard it as propriety.

When he read "Conspiracy is used, and soldiers start from here", the bamboo pen in his hand fell to the ground suddenly, making a crisp sound of gold and stone. Several schoolchildren did not dare to disturb him. Even A Lu was also affected by his emotions. Sitting up straight, it seemed that he was trying to discern his intentions.

"You all think that the world's major events are irrelevant to you, and have no interest. You clamor to hear the legends of Jianghu, but you don't know that Jianghu is just a microcosm of the world..." Chao Chen lifted the cap on his head, picked it up sideways, and the candlelight circulated Passing through his eyes, it was dim and dim, "Thirty years on, the sect was at its peak, the world was full of talents, there was a nursery rhyme singing 'one religion and one pavilion, two valleys, three stars and four mansions. Five barbarians ruled, six generals and seven The road. The eight elephants are born, and the Kyushu is closed. The ten directions are divided into north and south, and the tomb of life and death for thousands of years.'"

"Inquiring about good and evil, the Tiandu in southern Yunnan and Emperor Yunmeng are the only ones who are the only ones, and they have not lost their names for a hundred years; then there are two valleys in the north and the south, one sword and one sword, all of which are held by military strategists, and the heroes in their prime avoid the edge; "Three Stars" is also written Beautiful talk, Langzhong Mandarin Duck Tomb, Kunlun from Tiancheng, Dongting doctors have no medicine; "Sifu" either bears hairpin tassels, or passes on Sufeng, Qingzhou Gongshu's family is a skillful craftsman, Linchuan Yan's is related to the royal family, Beiluoxuan Men Xunxian asked, the Qian family of the Chang'an government tightly grasps the world's commercial roads. There are still seven roads here, "sex gambling, wealth, poison, robbery and evil" seven people commit crimes; His Royal Highness Qianqiu orders, assassins and killers are endless in the world. "

Chao Chen's tone was suddenly sonorous, as if the scroll of mountains and rivers came out with him, presenting all the prosperous times in front of his eyes: "A hundred years ago, Yu Linzhou, the supreme martial artist, searched all the martial arts in the world, and left a flag after his death. With this, Fu Jian recruited six-star generals in a vain attempt to compete in Kyushu. The Holy Land of Martial Arts, the owner of the middle tower of the Sishui Tower, passed on the Eight Wind Orders cast by the Nine Tripods, gathered the heroes to fight the world, and killed the cavalry in the south!"

"Wow! What's next? What's next?" The schoolchildren held their cheeks and exclaimed, waiting for him to say that he was a hot-blooded hero.

It's a pity that Chao Chen didn't do what he wished, and when he said this, he took a turn for the worse: "For decades, there have been ups and downs. First, Beidaogu died at the hands of Shi Zhao, and then Nanjiangu was born. Don't worry about it since my aunt. The two masters of E Hanyu died, and after their disciples married into the Tiandu in southern Yunnan, the Yuanyang Tomb existed in name only, the disciples of Beiluo Xuanmen scattered, Linchuan Yan's family was lonely, and Xiaqilu's reputation has gradually declined in recent years. The six stars fell, the building was closed in Surabaya, and there are no heroes in the world..."

"How could there not be a hero, that one named Gongyangyue, I think he is very famous!" Xiaoqi, the youngest, said childishly.

Hearing this, Chao Chen accidentally knocked over the teacup beside the table, and couldn't help clenching his fists——

After all this time, that name still stings.

The schoolboy was talking to each other, and no one noticed his change. After Lian took a few breaths, he let go of packing and straightened his clothes, as if he had never lost his composure.

Sitting on the side, Xiao Wu pulled Xiao Qi's hair and scolded with a smile: "You idiot, that's not a hero, but a big devil that everyone shouts and beats! If you want to talk about a hero, I heard from Mr. Wen that a few years ago, Jiangnan The Tobu Lord named by the emperor is the one!"

"Dong Wu Jun?" Alu cut in, rubbing his chin to pretend to be in thought, and then turned his gaze to Chao Chen, "I heard that this man is not only strong in martial arts, but also open doors to recruit talents, but he is a very popular upstart of the clan. ! Well, sir, is this all true? Do you know that he..."

Before the question was finished, a loud cry erupted in the distance, the howling was heart-piercing: "Help me! Kill me! Sir, Ah Lu, the owner... the owner is dead!"

Just as A Wei showed his face in front of the Moon Cave door, Chao Chen had already straddled the desk and rushed up. The moment he grabbed the man's arm, the sword light fell head-on, and he subconsciously covered the man under him and rolled on the spot .

Gongyangyue stroked the sword, landed on the stone lamp, and let out a "huh".

Chao Chen turned his head, and saw the man under the moon wearing red clothes and bright pupils, with a waist crown and two swords, and his appearance was extremely beautiful.Eyebrows, eyes, lips and teeth have the delicacy of a woman, and her gestures are full of a man's coquettish and unrestrained style. Her beauty is shocking, but not flirtatious.

"Red clothes and silver sword, ram moon?"

Looking up, he saw a scribe wearing a hooded hat with an upright expression on his face. Gong Yangyue shook his head jokingly, swung his sword and started, but when he was halfway through the move, he heard the unknown wind, and suddenly withdrew his hand, turned his head and passed the two people on the ground, Plunge into the octagonal stone pavilion.A Lu is old, and when he is in danger, he protects the nearest Xiao Wu, but he asks Xiao Qi to arrest him for this villain.

Chao Chen throws a mouse trick: "Don't hurt him!"

Awei cried until his clothes were wet, he grabbed Chao Chen's sleeve, and pointed at random: "Mr. Chao, they...they killed the owner of the pavilion! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"You murderer!" Chao Chen raised his head in amazement, his eyes were full of murderous intent, but with the child, he took two steps back in fear, blocking Ah Lu and Xiao Wu who were running towards him.

Faced with the questioning, Gong Yangyue did not immediately defend himself, but looked at the scribe in front of him, thinking over and over again about his actions when he hid his sword just now, as if deliberately acquiescing, wanting to stir up Chao Chen's anger and provoke him to do it: "So what, Can you beat me?"

At this time, Shuang Li and Qiao Min also rushed over.

The girl was taken aback, and pointed to the child whose face was bruised by Gong Yangyue's neck: "What... what is this for? Old Yue, we don't want to be reduced to kidnapping a little kid, right?"

"What do you think?"

Qiao Min glanced at him. Except for Gongyangyue, he didn't care about anyone: "The library is not big. Except for the mother-in-law's helper, all the Confucian scholars have gone to the township school to study, and this one is the only one here." He lowered his voice. , making sure that only the two people nearby heard it, "The library is not clean, but it's not like these dolls, but this... is not like it either."

"He knows martial arts."

"what?"

"At least, it used to be." Gongyangyue didn't believe it, dropped his words, passed Qiao Min, pushed Xiaoqi forward, turned the sword with his right hand, and hit Shaoshang, Yinbai, Fengfu and other acupoints in sequence with the hilt of the sword place.Xu Shi used too much force, the child was so frightened that he opened his mouth and screamed in pain.

Chao Chen couldn't bear it, his face was sweating, he brushed Awei away with a wave of his sleeve, and punched straight up.

Shuangli was astonished, Qiao Min looked sideways, and saw the scene of a gnat shaking a tree, Gong Yangyue didn't even use a sword, just put his left hand on Xiao Qi's shoulder, turned around and crossed his legs, and kicked the bird like a swallow. He kicked it out.

Under the fallen leaves, Chao Chen actually slid two steps outwards, dodging the blow, and grabbed the person again.

"Courage is commendable, and the position is good." Gong Yangyue held his arm and frowned: "It's a pity, you have thin arms and legs, and you don't have the slightest internal strength. You can't even catch up with the butchers at the gate of the city. That's it. Still want to kill me?"

He is just a teacher. In Gongyangyue's view, in such a world, it is unreasonable to work hard for people without blood. What's more, the hatred and eyes are not just about seeing injustice and drawing swords to help.So, he asked in a strange way: "Why? Because Gu is with me, it's still this child?"

Xiao Wu and A Wei were trembling with fright, and they cried, "You villain! You villain! Mr. Chao, please save Xiao Qi!"

"I can't protect myself, how can I save others?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Gong Yangyue put his sword around his arm to counter pressure, Chao Chen was in pain, his hands were about to be removed, but he still refused to give in.

Gong Yangyue gave him a disgusted look, he was very bored, and wanted to throw him out.At this time, Chao Chen finally waited for the opportunity, he shook his sleeve, and with his other hand, he held the iron ruler, and swung it forward viciously——

"Killing the Ram Moon, the luck of the world!"

The two looked at each other, and Gong Yangyue was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen such a pair of eyes somewhere.Just now he didn't think that this scribe could kill him, he was only playing tricks, but he was negligent in the end.

"Old Moon!"

Borrowing the speed of the wind, the thin iron ruler cut off a strand of black hair at the sideburns, and wiped a light bloodstain on the jade face.

Gong Yangyue hit the wound with her middle finger, her eyes suddenly turned cold, and she slashed at Chao Chen's neck with her backhand, without keeping her hand.Chao Chen lost his strength and fell backwards. At this time, the shadow of the tree swayed, and a figure emerged from behind the green wall.

"coming!"

Qiao Min pressed his sword, and Shuang Li cleverly hid behind the pillar, only showing a pair of eyes.Lai Sheng had a hulking back, and was dressed in black as night. He slid forward with his short body, holding his hands together, and raised the nine-ringed broadsword with the back blade resting on his right shoulder, and caught the sword that Gongyang Yuehui picked up.

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Note 1, 2: Quoted from "Li Yun".