The rivers and lakes are full of vests

Xingyang City is one of the larger and more prosperous cities in the Northwest region. There are endless caravans here.

Fu Pei spent half a month sleeping in the open, chasing the horseshoe prints of the women's team in white to Xingyang City day and night. This is the first time she has come to a place so far away from home. The farthest she has traveled in the past is only a hundred miles away. county seat.

At this time, the bustling scene in Xingyang City made her dizzy, standing in the middle of the avenue, not knowing where to go.

A wealthy gentry bumped into her and reprimanded: "Go away, little beggar, stand in the middle of the road as a roadblock." After speaking, he threw a copper coin in the past, which hit Fu Peibai's arm and fell to the ground.

That's right, she is no different from a beggar right now, the coarse linen clothes on her body are already filthy under the sun and the moon, the soles of the cloth shoes have been worn out, revealing the black toes, what is more obvious is that face, full of vitality and smiling Yi Yi's face was lifeless now, his hair was messed up in a pile, and although the blood was washed off his face, it was so black that he couldn't see his facial features clearly.

Fu Peibai stared at the copper plate lying on the ground for a long time before he bent down and picked it up. The spine on his back was clearly visible through the thin clothes.

After picking up the copper plate, she dusted it off, put it in her sleeve, and walked forward aimlessly with heavy steps.

As she walked, the sky was getting darker, but Xingyang City became more and more lively. The streets were decorated with lights and festoons. She looked at the candied haws vendors shouting in the distance, and walked past without knowing it.

The peddler stared at the little beggar in front of him and stared at his candied haws skewers motionlessly. He was afraid that the other party would snatch it, so he quickly took it behind him, and said vigilantly, "What are you doing, little beggar?"

Fu Peibai stared at the rosy candied haws, his eyes straightened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'll buy a bunch."

The peddler thought he heard it wrong. A beggar bought candied haws, which he had never heard of, and said, "These candied haws cost ten cents a bunch. Do you have money?"

The brilliance in Fu Peibai's eyes dimmed. She shook her head and walked aside. After traveling for many days, her body was already exhausted. She was sitting on the side of the street leaning against the wall and wanted to rest for a while. Just as she closed her eyes, she heard a vicious voice.

"Hey, why are you begging here, little beggar? No begging is allowed here. Go to another place. Hurry up, hurry up."

Fu Peibai opened his eyes and looked at the broad-shouldered and round-waisted man in front of him, who was still sitting still. The man couldn't push people away from the half-grown child, so he took a few copper coins from his arms and threw them over. The bullet accidentally hit Fu Peibai's eye socket. Fortunately, she closed her eyes in time. Although she didn't hurt her eyes, the top of her eyelids was hot at the moment.

"Unlucky, take the money and leave quickly, don't dirty my threshold."

Now Fu Peibai moved. She lay down on the ground and picked up copper coins one by one, put them in her arms, and walked slowly towards the side alley.

The alley was narrow and dark, and there was no one in sight. Fu Peibai sat down against the wall, thinking that he would not be kicked out this time, so he closed his eyes in a relaxed manner, only to be caught off guard by an impolite sound. "Hello".

Her eyelids twitched, and she opened her eyes to look. It turned out that the alley was too dark, and she didn't see that there was already a beggar lying here.

She didn't think of any unnecessary disputes, she got up and was about to leave, but was stopped by someone.

"Hey, stop."

Fu Peibai stood still and turned his head, looking at the other party expressionlessly.

The beggar shook off the rags on his body and stood up. He was a head taller than Fu Peibai. After carefully looking around him a few times, he touched his chin and wondered, "Where did you get it? Never seen you."

Fu Peibai didn't want to talk, and raised his leg to leave, but the beggar stopped him. Fu Peibai saw the beggar's face clearly with a little light. It was a young man's face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked handsome, but there was a big dark spot on the right side of his face. Pigmentation marks ruined the entire face.

"You're new here, so I'm afraid you won't have a place to sleep. The land in Xingyang City has already been divided up by those old beggars. If you talk to me, I'll let you sleep here."

Fu Peibai looked at the bright pupils of the beggar, finally put down his guard, and sat down against the wall to rest again.

"Tell me, where did you come from?"

"Huailiu Village", Fu Peibai murmured and spit out these three words.

The beggar also sat down along the wall, and touched his chin habitually, "I haven't heard of it, is it from the west?"

"Ah."

The beggar thought for a while, and he probably knew what disaster Fu Peibai had suffered without asking him again, so he patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the demon sect in Xingyang City would never dare to come here. A lot of decent people came here for the crusade against the Demon Cult, so you can rest assured to stay in the city."

Fu Peibai rolled his eyes, turned his head and asked, "You said that many people from the world have come here recently, where are they?"

"To the east of the city, that area is a wealthy area, there are quite a few prosperous big inns, they should all live there."

Fu Peibai's eyes lit up, and she grabbed the beggar's arm suddenly, with terrifying strength, "You, take me there."

The beggar's arm was in pain, and he couldn't get it back after pumping it a few times. He didn't expect the small man in front of him to have such strength. The pain caused him to shout, "Oh, it hurts, it hurts, let go, let go first!" .”

Fu Peibai let go of his hand, his eyes burning, "Take me there."

The beggar rubbed the bare flesh on his arm, and muttered, "You can't go there. It's a wealthy area. There are a lot of wealthy families. The government has clearly stated that beggars are not allowed to enter the east of the city. If they are found, they will be punished. "

Fu Peibai didn't want to force others to make things difficult, so he said: "Then tell me how to go, and I will go by myself."

The beggar had a hard time, "You can't get in like this at all, and you have to be driven away as soon as you get close."

"Is there any other way to get in?"

Seeing that Fu Peibai was so obsessed with going to the east of the city, this aroused the beggar's curiosity, "Yes, but why do you have to go inside? You can't beg there, there are too many guards, and you can't pass things. Why do you venture in like this?" Woolen cloth?"

Fu Peibai didn't want to say anything, so he chose to keep silent.

The beggar clicked his tongue, and he didn't know if he was moved by Fu Peibai's burning and sincere eyes just now or what, his heart softened and he said: "Forget it, for the sake of acquaintance, it's not impossible to take you for a while, but After you went in, you asked for blessings, if the government finds out and arrests me, you will not be allowed to confess to me, just say that you were a blind cat and a dead mouse and picked a hole to go in, do you hear me?"

Fu Peibai nodded heavily.

So when the night was dim, two furtive figures appeared outside the archway on one side of the east area of ​​the city. It was Fu Peibai and the beggar. The guard at the archway was leaning against the wall and drowsy.

"This is the main road to the east of the city. I heard that all the way in, the gold and jade are shining, and the floor tiles are paved with high-quality stones." The beggar's tone was full of envy. After speaking, he took Fu Peibai to the other side , A low wall fence was cast on this side, not much higher than the two, and one could barely climb in under the other.

"Here, here it is. Don't hang around on the street after turning in. You should hide from the patrolling officers and soldiers. Come out as soon as you're done. It's not a joke that the government arrests you to beat the board. Your ass will be beaten to pieces. I can’t stand the ground for a few days.” At this point, the beggar shrank his neck, as if he had a deep understanding of playing the board.

"Thank you", Fu Peibai thanked solemnly, and she didn't ask the beggar to give her a hand after she finished speaking, she put her hands on the edge of the wall, stepped on the wall and turned over, and in an instant, no one was there.

The beggar was a little dazed by the sudden thank you. He touched his nose unnaturally and saw that Fu Peibai had already turned over. He was about to leave, but then he thought of something, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, are you still here?" Didn't ask what your name is?"

A faint voice came from the other side of the fence, "Fu Peibai."

"My name is Ding Yi, you can remember."

There was no response from the other side of the wall, probably already gone far away, Ding Yi smiled, whistled and disappeared into the night.

......

In the east of Xingyang City, after Fu Peibai came in, he basically walked against the wall in the dark, afraid of being discovered. Fortunately, there was no one on the street when it was about to die, only the occasional sound of footsteps from patrolling soldiers in the distance.

With courage, she took a deep breath and rushed to the other side of the street. After running over, she hid in the dark. She looked around to make sure that there was no one around. On the outskirts of an inn, the inn was already closed at this moment.

She clearly remembered the horses of that group of people, all black and shiny, they were top-grade horses.She neatly turned into the stables of the inn, and looked at the horses one by one, but unfortunately they were all wrong, so she turned out again and looked for the next inn. Fortunately, the east area of ​​the city is not too big, and most of these inns are next to each other. At the same time, Fu Peibai found the tall black horses when he found the fifth inn.

The horse's hair was so soft and black that it was shiny, she couldn't help but put her hand on it, who knew that the horse was a real one, after being touched by a stranger like this, her temper immediately rose, and her nose made a heavy breathing sound, Restlessly, he stepped on the stables, tugging at the reins on the stalls.

Fu Peibai stood aside in a panic, not knowing how to appease the horse, and the other horses that were standing honestly seemed to be moved, and they all started to make a fuss. Now it's all right, the originally quiet stable suddenly burst into hoofs , The dark inn was lit up in an instant, and someone was already walking towards the stables while talking.

"What's the matter with the horses?"

There was no way for Fu Peibai to hide, and he just appeared in front of the servant who came to light the lamp.

The boy stared angrily, and when he saw the man's attire in front of him, he immediately shouted, "Come on, come on, there's a thief, there's a thief!"

Fu Peibai raised his hand to explain, "I'm not...", his voice was quickly covered by the servant's shout.

After a while, two strong men and a middle-aged man with a big belly came out of the inn.

Fu Peibai was grabbed by one arm and knelt down, and his head was pressed so hard that he couldn't lift his head up.

The young servant surrounded the middle-aged man with a flattering face, and said: "The boss, it must be this little thief who broke in and accidentally startled the horses and disturbed people's dreams. Take a look, how should we deal with it?"

The innkeeper looked sleepy. Seeing the little beggar, he became very angry. He stepped forward and grabbed Fu Peibai's hair and pulled her head up, "I want to see which little beggar who doesn't have eyes Thieves dare to steal from me."

Fu Peibai's dark eyes stared at the man, without a trace of panic after being caught. Seeing this, the man became even more angry, and he slapped Fu Peibai with his backhand, and his jade finger was scratched. The flesh at the corner of each other's eyes.

The corner of Fu Peibai's eye was seeped with microscopic blood, and her entire right eye was swollen and could not be opened. She still remained silent, neither begging for mercy, nor making excuses, nor making a sound.

The innkeeper felt as if he had punched Cotton with his fist, and was not relieved at all, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to deal with the short-sighted little beggar, when a female voice came from behind him, "" What are you doing?"

The man looked back and found that the person who came was a woman in black among the VIPs on the third floor, so he quickly explained with a smile: "Just now the horse was restless for no reason. Well, did you bother the girl?"

The woman in black nodded. She was sent down by the Peak Master to see what happened. The Peak Master was in a light sleep and woke up as soon as there was any movement.

"Turn it over to the government, don't make any more noise," the woman said before going back upstairs.

Fu Peibai clenched her teeth, she knew that if she didn't make a sound at this moment, she would miss the opportunity, so she shouted loudly: "Girl stay!"

The woman in black stopped when she heard the shout, and turned her head to stare at Fu Peibai suspiciously. She looked at Fu Peibai's vague face in the night, and felt a little familiar, so she walked over. The surviving teenager in Huailiu Village.

"why you?"

Fu Peibai heaved a sigh of relief, panting slightly, "Yes, yes, it's me, I followed your horseshoe marks all the way here."

The woman in black was slightly startled. Although their convoy was not traveling fast, it was a distance of several hundred kilometers. Did this person walk over with just one pair of legs?While lamenting the other party's will, she said helplessly: "Although what my colleague said that day was not very pleasant, it is also true. Don't be obsessed with it anymore. I know that you want to learn martial arts for revenge. Don't worry, the Tianji Sect will definitely crush the Luoying Sect and avenge the innocent people who lost their lives."

Fu Peibai's eyes turned red, she shook her head, and said stubbornly and stubbornly: "I know, I know, I know what you said, but, I beg you, can you give me a chance, I want to learn martial arts and do it myself To avenge my family, no matter how hard it is, I will not be afraid, no matter how hard it is, I will persevere, please give me a chance, please."

The eyes of the woman in black flickered, she was undeniably moved by the persistence of the young man in front of her, but she was not qualified to agree to this matter, only the peak master, the peak master could make an exception, but when he was in the village last month, The peak master's attitude is already very clear, and no one can shake what the peak master decides.

Fu Peibai saw clearly the hesitation on the woman's face in black, knowing that there was hope, no matter how hard she tried to free her captured arm, there was a crisp sound at the joint, and then the arm fell limply, but she seemed to be Feeling no pain, I put my other hand on the ground and began to kowtow, shouting repeatedly, "Please, give me a chance, please, please!"

One sound after another, tireless, every stroke of the forehead is actually hitting the bluestone slab, making a sound of thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump in this quiet night.

The people present were a little dazed by this scene, and the woman in black didn't know what to do. She was still debating whether to go overboard and say something nice to the Peak Master for this person, when a voice came from behind. A cold voice said, "Afu?"

Hearing the sound, the woman in black immediately turned around and bowed, "Peak Master."

The woman in white walked towards the stable, and finally stopped at the threshold. She looked down at the tirelessly kowtowing and murmuring boy.

"Stop."

As soon as the sound came out, Fu Peibai stopped his movements and looked up to see the woman in white. Her eyes were a little confused, but she still murmured, "Please, give me a chance."

The white-clothed woman's face was as pale as water, and her voice was indifferent, "Why?"

Fu Peibai was stunned by this question of why, her eyes were dazed, and the woman didn't wait for her to answer, and answered for her: "Your family is destroyed and your family is destroyed, and you have a sea of ​​blood and blood? Or is it because you survived a catastrophe and a good fate? Or because you chased him barefoot?" Come, be sincere?"

The woman stepped over the threshold, and her white skirt fell on the muddy and dirty ground in the stable. She walked over step by step, and finally stood in front of Fu Peibai. The sneer on the face.

"Everyone in the world has something to ask for. People who worship me are pursuing fame and fortune, and pursuing martial arts attainments. Besides, there are countless people who avenge their families like you. Tell me why I should give special favor to you You, give you a chance, if you can give a reasonable reason, I will make an exception and include you in the sect."

Fu Peibai raised his head and looked at this fairy-like woman, his mind went blank.

When she was silent, the woman said again: "Even if I made an exception today and gave you a chance, can you ensure that you can seize this opportunity?"

Fu Peibai's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't speak a word.

"What you ask for is often not an opportunity, maybe it is another tease of fate, and I don't know. Whether what God throws in front of you is an opportunity or a trap, ultimately depends on how you do it."

A white light flashed in Fu Peibai's mind, that's right, what she wanted, she didn't ask for anything, she knelt down, her head pressed against the hard floor tiles, and said sonorously: "I want to join the Tianji sect by myself, please guide me! "

With a sound of "jingling", something fell to the ground. She looked up, and a crystal clear oval jade pendant of high quality appeared in her sight.

She didn't know what this meant, so naturally she didn't dare to reach out to take it.

Afu said anxiously: "Peak Master, this..."

The woman in white raised her hand, signaling that she needn't say more, then turned and left the stable. Her figure stopped for a moment, and her voice was still indifferent, "June [-]th, Jinyun Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River can use this thing to enroll in the Tianji Sect's first entrance examination." " After finishing speaking, he went upstairs with the woman in black.

In the stairwell, Afu was still a little puzzled, "Peak Master, that jade pendant is so precious, how can you give it to someone so easily, and let him take part in the first entrance exam, he has no martial arts skills at all, and it will take more than a month Enough for him to practice superficial punches, he can't even pass the first round."

The woman in white listened to the whispering, but avoided answering, but said softly: "I'm tired."

Afu could only shut up.

On the side of the stable, Fu Peibai picked up the jade pendant, carefully wiped off the mud stains on it, and rubbed it repeatedly with the clean hem of his clothes. Seeing that the jade pendant was white again, he carefully put it into his arms.

The boss looked at the scene just now, and naturally knew that it was not good to deal with this kid anymore, so he ordered the boy to throw him out of the inn with a sullen face.

After a while, Fu Peibai was lifted high, and then she was thrown firmly onto the stone slab outside the inn. Stars stared at her from the fall, but she had a rare relaxed expression this month.

Looking at the clear night sky, she just lay there for a while, and finally managed to get up with one arm.

At that time, there was a strong pain in her arm, she grinned her teeth, and limped back to the fence where she came in.After all, one arm is not good enough to climb over the wall, so she had to find an empty altar at the pile of debris in the distance, move it over and step over it.

As soon as he landed, he heard voices.

"Ah, why did you come back so soon?" Ding Yi was the one who spoke.

Fu Peibai stood still, staring at him suspiciously, "Did you leave?"

"I left, and turned back halfway. I was worried that you were not. For some reason, I felt that I had a special affinity with you. Otherwise, we will beg together in the future. If I eat, you will eat. How about it?"

Fu Peibai shook his head and said, "I don't want to do this. I have more important things to do."

The ambition is not here, good guy, the tone is too loud, Ding Yi touched his chin and asked: "Then what do you want to do?"

Fu Peibai thought for a while, and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said firmly, "I want to go to Tianjizong to learn martial arts."

As soon as the words fell, Ding Yi burst into laughter, as if he had heard a big joke.

Fu Peibai didn't care much, and walked forward with his tired body.

She left the shadow by the wall, Ding Yi saw her limp arm hanging down, stopped laughing, and asked, "Oh, why is your arm broken? Could it be that the officials caught it and broke it?"

"No, it's nothing serious, it's just a dislocation, it's not broken."

Ding felt pain as soon as he looked at it, touched his arm, raised his eyes and saw the wound on Fu Peibai's face, and immediately lamented: "I didn't say that I was captured by the officers and soldiers, my little face was beaten like this, really , what a ruthless hand."

Fu Peibai was very tired and didn't have the energy to respond to Ding Yi, so she could only hunched over and prepared to go back to the alley to have a good sleep. She had been chasing after night and day for a month, and she was afraid that if she slept too much, she would lose it. She didn't have a good sleep for a moment. , this wish has been fulfilled, and finally I can rest assured to sleep.