step on mountains and rivers

After walking through four or five suspension bridges, Wu Xing'er brought Tang Qingfeng to a tall building on stilts. She looked at Tang Qingfeng and said:

"Go. The patriarch is waiting for you inside."

"En." Tang Qingfeng nodded, knocked lightly on the door, and pushed the door open.

I saw a middle-aged woman wearing a gorgeous Wuxian tribe sitting in the lobby, looking at him kindly with a smile and saying:

"Qingfeng, you are here."

"Aunt." Tang Qingfeng looked at the patriarch in front of him and greeted with a smile.

He remembered that his mother kept talking at home that she had a twin sister named Wu Ruhuan, who was the patriarch of the Wuxian clan.Although Tang Qingfeng had never seen her in Tangmen, but just by his appearance at this time, he recognized at a glance that this person was the younger sister that his mother often mentioned.

Wu Ruhuan looked at Tang Qingfeng with a smile and said softly:

"Good boy, come here and show your aunt. We haven't seen each other for decades since my sister married to the Tang Sect. I really miss her."

Tang Qingfeng walked forward obediently, Wu Ruyue looked at Tang Qingfeng and nodded with satisfaction:

"Okay, Qingfengsheng's good face must be very popular with girls. I wonder if he is married?"

"Thank you aunt for your compliments, Qingfeng is still young and not yet married." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Oh? How old is Qingfeng?" Wu Ruhuan asked.

"Just over twenty." Tang Qingfeng replied.

"Twenty is not too young." Wu Ruhuan looked at Tang Qingfeng kindly and said, "Qingfeng, it's time for you to think about marriage. Did your father get engaged for you?"

"No." Tang Qingfeng shook his head, feeling that the topic was not good.

"Oh, that's great." Wu Ruhuan looked at Tang Qingfeng and asked, "What do you think of Xing'er? I heard that you played very well when you were young. If you are allowed to get engaged to her, do you think it will work?"

After hearing this, Tang Qingfeng felt dizzy for a while, and it was as he expected that the elders were urging the marriage.So he quickly declined.

"Thank you aunt for your kindness, but, Qingfeng has always regarded her cousin as her own sister, and has never thought anything wrong. There are many things in Tangmen, Qingfeng still needs to share more worries for his father, and does not want to get married for the time being." Tang Qingfeng explained the righteous words road.

"Well, yes, the family is important. Your father has worked so hard, and there are still many family affairs that need to be taken care of by you. It is really rare for Qingfeng to have such filial piety." Wu Ruhuan understood very well, and she looked at Tang Qingfeng gently :

"Since that's the case, it's inconvenient for my aunt to force it. Qingfeng, when you arrive at the stockade, you feel like you're at home. You don't have to be restrained. Just tell your aunt if you need anything, and you're welcome."

"Okay, thank you auntie, my cousin is taking good care of Qingfeng, everything is fine for Qingfeng. Please rest assured, auntie." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Well, well, that's good." Wu Ruhuan looked at Tang Qingfeng with a smile and said:

"Okay, you're tired after traveling all the way, so go back and rest first."

"Yes." Tang Qingfeng replied: "Auntie, Qingfeng will leave."

Then he turned and walked out the door.

After Tang Qingfeng went out, before he had gone far, he heard a burst of laughter:

"My dear sister, Tang Qingfeng, thank you for making it up, please tell me again, am I your own elder sister?" Wu Xing'er appeared from behind him, out of breath with a smile.

Tang Qingfeng rolled her eyes and asked, "Do you want to marry me?"

Wu Xing'er looked around him, and replied casually: "It's not impossible to hit your face."

"Wu Xing'er, don't get me wrong." Tang Qingfeng said indifferently.

"Tch, just kidding, you take it seriously. With your bad temper, who would like you." Wu Xing'er looked at him with disgust and said.

"Don't worry, I have people who like me." Tang Qingfeng replied.

"Really? Are you referring to your real Martial Daoist?" Wu Xing'er asked with a smile.

"It has nothing to do with you." Tang Qingfeng replied to her, and then said coldly: "Wu Xing'er, you can talk nonsense in front of me. But in front of my friends, please show some respect and don't speak freely."

After saying that, Tang Qingfeng walked away in a flick of his sleeves.

Wu Xing'er looked at Tang Qingfeng who was going away with anger, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable: "What kind of bad temper, change as soon as you say it, the Taoist priest will only like you unless he is a fool."

Tang Qingfeng returned to Diaojiaolou, opened the door and entered, and saw that Li Zhenwu was still awake, so he asked:

"Zhenwu, you haven't rested yet."

"Well, I meditated for a while." Li Zhenwu saw that he seemed to be in a bad mood, so he asked:

"Brother Tang doesn't look well, what happened?"

"It's nothing, the patriarch of the Wuxian Clan is my aunt, and she asked me to go over to reminisce about the old days, and talk about marriage by the way." Tang Qingfeng said casually.

"Oh." Li Zhenwu nodded.

"Huh? Isn't Zhenwu curious?" Tang Qingfeng asked with a smile.

"What are you curious about?" Li Zhenwu replied.

"Which family does my aunt want to talk to me about?" Tang Qingfeng said with a smile.

"This is Brother Tang's private matter. How can I ask about it?" Li Zhenwu said, taking a sip of tea, and then said: "No matter who the girl is, since it is chosen by Brother Tang and aunt, it must be a very good person. You will become After marriage, you will be very happy."

Listening to Li Zhenwu's words, Tang Qingfeng's face gradually became solemn, and he put away his smile and said:

"It's not someone I admire, no matter how good it is, I don't want to."

Li Zhenwu saw that his mood was starting to get low again, so he comforted him:

"Since that's the case, Brother Tang should discuss it with your aunt to see if you can refuse this marriage."

"After discussion, I refused on the spot." Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu with a smile and said.Li Zhenwu glanced at him, and was really taken aback by Tang Qingfeng's unpredictable temper.Then he came back to his senses and said slowly:

"Oh, all right."

"Well, let's not talk about me, Zhenwu, tell me about you, if you get married, who will you choose?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Me?" Li Zhenwu thought for a while. He grew up in Wudang, devoted himself to practicing martial arts, and devoted himself to seeking Taoism. He never thought about it.Although Wudang did not prohibit his disciples from marrying, he had no idea about it. He just wanted to stay with his master, study Taoism, and guard Wudang.

So he said slowly: "I am dedicated to the Tao, the Tao is invisible, and it is difficult to find out the mystery in my whole life, so how can there be love between my sons and daughters."

Tang Qingfeng looked at him, and said seriously: "A true martial arts practitioner must understand that emotional matters cannot be forced, but they cannot be restrained. If you meet someone you like in the future, what should you do?"

Li Zhenwu listened to his words seriously, thought for a while, and replied:

"Everything has its own law of development, if you encounter it, just let it be."

"Let it take its course, very good." Tang Qingfeng replied with a slight smile.

After the two finished talking, they took a rest.

The next day, the two got up early in the morning to practice. Tang Qingfeng leaned on the stilted building and watched Li Zhenwu practice his sword happily. He saw his swordsmanship was light, like flowing water, soft but not flattering, sharp but not contending, just Softness and harmony, yin and yang are harmonious.

As Li Zhenwu withdrew his last move, he exhaled lightly, put the sword back into the scabbard, and said to Tang Qingfeng beside him:

"Brother Tang, don't you practice?"

"Practice, it's just that my moves are not suitable for solo practice. Would Zhenwu want to compete with me?" Tang Qingfeng asked with a smile.

Li Zhenwu looked at him, thought for a while, and then nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he agreed, Tang Qingfeng smiled happily, and said to Li Zhenwu: "Zhenwu, this place is too narrow to perform well, let's go to the training ground."

"Okay." Li Zhenwu replied.

"Well, wait for me." After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he went to the room and took out the puppet.Then he said to Li Zhenwu, "Let's go."

After speaking, the two walked towards the training ground of the Wuxian clan.

The two were walking on the chain bridge leading to the martial arts training ground, and saw Jiang Ling walking towards him with Lu Qing.The two talked and laughed, very happy.

"Lao Jiang, why are you here so early?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

Jiang Ling heard Tang Qingfeng's voice, looked this way, and saw Tang Qingfeng walking towards them with a puppet, and Li Zhenwu followed behind him.

"Old Tang, why are you here?" Jiang Ling asked curiously.

"How about I go to the martial arts training ground with Zhenwu? Are you interested?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

Jiang Ling glanced at his puppet, immediately remembered the days when he was a training partner, and quickly said: "Forget it, I don't have one, I don't want to be your meat target."

"If you don't want to fight, you can improve by watching the battle." Tang Qingfeng said with a smile.

"Lu Qing is not in good health, I, I will send him back." Jiang Ling tried to change the subject.

"I'm much better, and I want to see it too." Lu Qing said with interest.

Tang Qingfeng replied with a smile: "Okay."

After speaking, the four of them walked towards the training ground together.

On the martial arts training ground, Li Zhenwu and Tang Qingfeng posed for a fight, Jiang Ling looked at Li Zhenwu pitifully, thinking about what would happen to him after being caught by Tang Qingfeng.The previous time, my face was swollen for several days.It's not that he can't beat Tang Qingfeng, it's just that he can't kill him because of the sparring. Tang Qingfeng's puppets have many skills, are fast, and are hard to defend against. Every time he suffers, over time, he doesn't want to practice with him anymore.

Seeing someone sparring, the Wuxian Clan disciples immediately surrounded the training ground, waiting to watch the competition between the two.

In the middle of the training ground, Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu with a smile and said:

"Zhenwu, it's time to start."

"it is good."

After Li Zhenwu finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng jumped back more than ten feet in an instant, pulled away, and gently shook his fingers. The puppet raised his arm with a strange movement and slashed at Li Zhenwu. Without giving Li Zhenwu time to dodge, Li Zhenwu quickly picked up the epee to resist.

With a bang, the puppet slashed on Li Zhenwu's epee, but the strength was very light. Li Zhenwu pushed it away lightly, and Tang Qingfeng stood in the distance, looking at Li Zhenwu with a smile on his face. .

Li Zhenwu's expression was a little puzzled, but then he was relieved, thinking that it might be because of the sparring, Tang Qingfeng didn't use any force, probably because he was afraid of accidental injury.

Thinking of him raising the light sword, he moved to Tang Qingfeng in an instant, lifted the sword and stabbed it, and with a ding sound, the light sword pierced Tang Qingfeng's fan. Tang Qingfeng smiled slightly at him, waved the fan, and borrowed his strength Jumping back, Li Zhenwu just wanted to catch up, but suddenly the puppet rushed over from behind and hugged Li Zhenwu.

"Oops!" Jiang Ling thought secretly, and then shouted at Li Zhenwu: "Brother Li, break free from the puppet!"

Li Zhenwu was going to break free, but when he heard Jiang Ling's anxious cry, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He just exercised his internal strength and was about to break free, but the puppet suddenly let go and stepped back.

He looked at Tang Qingfeng in some puzzlement, only to see Tang Qingfeng stabbing at him quickly with a fan.He hurriedly dodged sideways, and just as he stabilized his figure, the puppet suddenly appeared behind him, stretching his arms to embrace him, trying to restrain him, he quickly raised his sword to block it backwards, and rolled his body forward to avoid it, at this moment, Tang Qingfeng attacked him from the side again, and he, who was flanked by two sides, jumped back and dodged the attack.

He looked at Tang Qingfeng in the distance, and quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind.

Tang Qingfeng and the puppet's speed is too fast, and their movements are extremely weird. If this continues, not only will they not be able to touch him, but they will also be exhausted.

Thinking of Li Zhenwu, he picked up the epee and waved it. A broad and thick sword energy rushed towards Tang Qingfeng. When Tang Qingfeng saw it, he shook his arm lightly. The puppet grabbed the silk thread and pulled him to the side of the puppet. After entering the attack area, the moment he fell, several slender sword qi intertwined with each other, approaching him and the puppet.

Tang Qingfeng looked at the sword energy approaching so fast, smiled slightly, and didn't intend to dodge.Li Zhenwu suddenly felt bad, could it be that the previous sword energy hurt Tang Qingfeng?Then he shouted:

"Brother Tang, get out of the way!"

Tang Qingfeng didn't respond, nor did he move. Li Zhenwu immediately swung his epee, and with a whoosh, a huge sword aura flew forward like the wind, and with a bang, it hit the previous several intertwined sword auras , with a loud bang, the sword qi collided with each other and dissipated a few feet away from Tang Qingfeng.

Li Zhenwu was about to check on Tang Qingfeng's situation, but he saw that where the sword energy dissipated, Tang Qingfeng had long since disappeared. He saw the puppet suddenly rushing from the front, and he stepped back, just in time to crash into Tang Qingfeng's body. in the arms.

Tang Qingfeng embraced him from behind, bound his body with his hands, and pressed against him with a fan.

above the neck.He turned his head slightly, and bumped into Tang Qingfeng's delicate face.The two got a little closer, and Tang Qingfeng's warm breath fell gently behind his ears, blowing his auricles like a soft wind.

"I, I lost." Li Zhenwu said slowly.

"No, if it's a real fight, Zhenwu might not be caught by me." Tang Qingfeng replied with a smile, but he didn't intend to let go of his hand.

Seeing that Tang Qingfeng didn't let go, Li Zhenwu moved, and his hair gently rubbed against Tang Qingfeng's face.

"Brother Tang?" Li Zhenwu asked.

"Sorry. I was fascinated for a while." Tang Qingfeng said softly, and slowly let go of his hands.

"It's okay." Li Zhenwu walked out of his arms, stood aside, and quickly put away his two swords.

The Wuxian clan disciples on the side have been watching the battle seriously, and one of them said unsatisfactorily:

"The two of them have extremely fast movements, extraordinary speed, precise timing control, and extremely smooth moves, especially the puppet player, whose speed is extremely fast, his movements are extremely strange, and he is unpredictable. It will be lost in his hands."

Another said:

"Yeah, there's also the one with the double swords. His moves are smooth and smooth, his body is light, and his internal strength is strong. Under the puppet's strange movement, he counterattacked repeatedly, and once pushed the puppet to a desperate situation. If it wasn't for being careless at the end, I definitely wouldn't have lost."

One continued:

"That's right, these two have extremely high martial arts attainments, and they must be the best of their generation to have such a wonderful battle."

Another returned:

"The two of them didn't try their best in this competition. If there is a real fight, it will be even more exciting."

Everyone left after reminiscing about the battle just now, with still unfinished thoughts.

After Jiang Ling watched the whole battle, he was at a loss and asked in bewilderment, "Why is it different from me?"

"Perhaps Li Daochang used the sword. You have the advantage of distance. You use punches. The puppet should restrain you." Lu Qing analyzed seriously.

"Oh, that's it." Jiang Ling nodded.