Bright Moon and Cold Thousand Mountains

Ye Tang was only 17 years old when he became famous all over the world, he was unbelievably young.

He is an orphan, and Hua Ni picked him up in Huainan, at the end of spring, when flowers bloom.

To the south of the Huai River, the vegetation is flourishing, and the Tangdi flowers outside the small town are blooming very well, frowning pink and white, drooping heavily, and when the wind blows, they will sway beautifully.On that day, Hua Ni ran out of Shuiyue Palace for some reason and happened to pass by the small town. After a few more glances, she was immediately attracted by the flowers, but there was a very loud noise in her ears.

She took a closer look and saw that there was a swaddling baby on the stone mill under the tree, and a child who looked just full-term was crying.

Later, Hua Ni said that it was rare in her life to show mercy. When she met Ye Tang, she didn't want to talk to her, but the flowers bloomed so well that even her heart softened, so she brought him back to Shuiyue Palace.

Although the Moon Worship Sect at that time was notorious, the people in it didn't have much hostility towards his sudden arrival—for a child, he didn't have much meat and it wasn't delicious, that's what Qiu Xinglang said.

So a group of savages who were known by the people of the rivers and lakes as "Ru Mao Drinking Blood" happily named him, read the Book of Songs and Chu Ci, and finally Hua Ni decided to call him "Ye Tang".

A leaf is a flower, and a begonia is also a flower.

When he grew up, he heard this dumbfounding story, and he thought that this group of poor and rich people probably never raised children, but fortunately, he didn't think of any "dog leftovers" or "big mountains" as his ancestors' virtues.

Later, he felt that the name sounded good, but it was not auspicious--Tangdi flowers bloom in late spring, and they are fleeting.

Ye Tang's name is in the prime of his life, but his life has been bumpy.

In the first half of his life, he was trapped in the Huai River, and in the second half of his life, he was trapped on an isolated island. In the middle, he was up and down. He finally met someone, and he couldn't cheat a few days of good spring, so he went to the end of the world.

Maybe if you really complied with that sentence, you can make a living with a humble name.

He taught the moon until he was 17 years old, read a lot, and the farthest he traveled was Huizhou - he followed Qiu Xinglang, was put in the inn for three days, and was dragged like a chicken go back.

It's not so much that he was taken out for a briefing, but it was just for breathing.

Except for Qiu Xinglang and Hua Ni, the others in Baiyuejiao have had little chance to get close to Ye Tang since he could talk and walk, and the two of them are not doing proper work, so they can't teach etiquette and shame.

Fortunately, the books he read were all serious ones, and Ye Tang was kept from them. When he was young, he didn't know what the Moon Salvation Sect did, and he wanted to be an upright gentleman.Later, I got a general idea, and I just felt that people outside were exaggerating, how could it be so terrible?

With a young heart, he practiced martial arts and boxing, and his winning rate increased in sparring with his disciples, so he wanted to be a hero again.

Most of the knights written in the book can travel all over the world with one sword and one horse.After reading a lot of travel notes, Ye Tang was full of thoughts about when he would be able to leave the golden cage of Huaishui and go to other places to see.

But Hua Ni is not allowed.

At the age of 16, Ye Tang felt that he had grown up, and his martial arts were still passable. The first time he proposed to Hua Ni that he wanted to go out for a walk, he was beaten to the bone, and he didn't dare to say it again for a whole year.

After the scar healed and he forgot the pain, he fought with Qiu Xinglang again. After three wins and two losses, Ye Tang swelled up again, and ran to find her.

This time, Hua Ni didn't fight with him, and reasoned: "Leaving Huainan, I can't protect you anymore."

Ye Tang knew the reputation of the Moon Worship Sect. As a person who grew up among the mob, how many good looks did he get when he went out and waited?But the rivers and lakes are vast, the sky is high and the road is far away. As long as he goes out, he is alone, and Hua Ni can no longer control the wine his friends drink.

So Ye Tang waved his hand: "When I went to the Central Plains, I didn't tell them my master's background. How would they know where I came from? Anyway, I have no father or mother. Wouldn't it be better to be a little mysterious?"

Hua Ni had nothing to do with him, she sighed and did not answer.

When Hua Ni agreed, Ye Tang happily returned to the room, packed up his bags, and left Shuiyue Palace on another day.

He picked a time to change the guard in the evening, walked through the secret passage of Shuiyue Palace, and did not forget to make a mark at the door, lest he would not be able to come back——Moon Worship Sect is extremely strict, even if he takes the name of Guardian Zuo , without a waist card specially approved by the head teacher, and you can't go in and out at will. This move was originally intended to discipline everyone.

Ye Tang's back disappeared along the mountain road, and on the long steps outside Shuiyue Palace, the two silently watched.

Qiu Xinglang stared at the direction he was leaving, and after a long time turned around and said to the woman next to him: "Are you really letting him go?"

"Otherwise?" Hua Ni's fingertips were wrapped in a thread of black hair, and she leaned against the polished stone pillar by her side like a boneless one. "In a year, he will achieve great success in the palm of the six suns, and even I won't be able to control it."

"He listens to you." Qiu Xinglang said, "You are his elder sister."

Hua Ni smiled lightly: "It's because he treats me like a sister that I don't want to force him to do anything. He will leave sooner or later, but he will come back sooner or later. It's useless to restrain him."

Qiu Xinglang pondered and said: "Among the internal skills of our sect, the martial art of the 'Yi Xing' branch is even more obscure and difficult to understand. Although there are not many moves in Liuyang Palm, they are all difficult to practice. Even if ordinary outstanding warriors have practiced internal skills, It takes at least six or seven years to break through the first move, not to mention that you have to be crowned before you can start practicing... I have practiced to this day, and there are still three styles of 'Yunxia', 'Haishu' and 'Melting Gold' that I have not comprehended. Ye Tang is 16 years old Has broken through the 'Haishu', given time, will be far better than me."

Hua Ni said: "Whatever you want to say, just say it."

Qiu Xinglang stood up straight, restrained his old foolishness, and said solemnly: "Master, Ye Tang is a talent to be made, we can't let him go to the Central Plains, in case he meets someone unkind—"

"It's not nice to meet people" seems like a joke, but Hua Ni understands Qiu Xinglang's meaning.What he didn't say was, "In case Ye Tang is disobedient, or is influenced by the so-called decency, and turns against us..."

Hua Ni's eyes drooped: "That's fate. Besides, do you think those people are so glorious? A Tang's background cannot be washed away, and it will be exposed sooner or later. They will not really accept him."

Qiu Xinglang: "This..."

Hua Ni looked into the distance, the sunset was just in time, she turned and walked towards Shuiyue Palace: "Don't worry. As I said, he will come back sooner or later."

The 17-year-old boy was completely unaware of these inscrutable conversations. He bought a good horse from Huainan Town, first headed north, and then traveled all the way west without destination.

Spring left with the last heavy rain, and the sun was warm at the beginning of summer, and Ye Tang happened to travel to Los Angeles.

He didn't really want to come here at first, a place that was too grand would remind him of the flamboyant Shuiyue Palace.But passing through Quzhou on the way, someone at the table next to the tavern blew up the peonies of Luocheng, such as "flowers move the capital when they bloom", and "clouds think about clothes and flowers think about appearance", piles of beautiful flowers, red like clouds, like Whether there is heaven or earth, Ye Tang's heart itch.

"What is that?" He took a chopstick of food and drank the tea, "Could it be more beautiful than the flowers in Huainan? Zuo Hua Ni won't let me go back according to the time, so I might as well go and have a look."

The itinerary was temporarily changed, Ye Tang turned his horse's head around and headed north again.

Luoyang City was the eastern capital of the former dynasty. Since the dynasty was changed and the capital was moved, it has ceased to be the political center together with Chang'an.But it is close to Tongguan, which has guarded the throat of the Western Regions for many years. Hu merchants still choose to stay in Luoyang when they enter the Central Plains from Zhangye Ancient Road.Merchants gathered, business naturally flourished, and even the city became popular.

"How many guest officials, are you going to be a top player or stay in a hotel?"

"It's Mr. Miaoyin Pavilion, please come inside! Tea is ready for you!"

"The top-quality brocade that just arrived, the new style of the Western Regions, is the only one in Luoyang!"

"Selling peonies, selling peonies, the newly bred 'Wei Zi', there are only three pots left—"

Hawkers hawk, stores solicit customers, and the main street is full of people.Ye Tang didn't look lonely when he was alone, he led a horse, gnawed a bun with one hand, and walked slowly forward.

He was surprised to see everything, and the fragrance of flowers filled the air, making the sunlight even brighter.

The mistress' greeting was still in his ears, Ye Tang paused, and saw a group of people not far away in a circle, talking loudly, and he didn't know what they were talking about, so he immediately became interested.

Ye Tang tied the horse to the side, leaned over to look, and was blocked by the crowd, feeling a little depressed—he was not considered small in the Moon Worship Sect, although he was not short in the Central Plains, but there were many Hu in Los Angeles Shang, the northern men are also tall and burly, and when he stood with these people, his momentum lost a bit.

What's more, these people tightly surrounded the noisy center, and Ye Tang couldn't see it.

He was full of curiosity, and a little annoyed when he was extremely depressed.A pair of bright eyes glanced around, Ye Tang silently said "No one is looking at me", lifted his breath, and after a few ups and downs, he stood up on the roof of the street with ease, his figure was dazzling, and it was impossible to see how he moved .

Standing tall and seeing far away, Ye Tang crouched on the roof, and finally saw the situation clearly.

He has good hearing, and after listening intently for a while, he understood the general idea: the son of the official master took a fancy to the wine seller in this restaurant, and wanted to take her back to his house by force to be a concubine, but the wine seller already had a good match. Well, the dude is unhappy and comes here every day to find fault.This day was even more excessive, beating up the unmarried husband of the wine seller and trying to rob her.

"What and what..." Ye Tang muttered, feeling a little itchy in his ears.

He had been in the Moon Salvation Sect for a long time, and he didn't like to take care of these messy things, but now it was getting worse, and the surrounding people were furious, but because of the identity of that person, no one dared to take action.

They actually surrounded the people to prevent the wine seller from being taken away, but after a while the government came, if the dude relied on his status and was not afraid of the officers and soldiers, something bad would happen.

Ye Tang saw the girl crying with tears streaming down her face, the pear blossoms were raining, and when she heard the movement in the yamen, she felt rebellious and couldn't sit still.

He took a sip, smacked off the crumbs left from eating the cakes on his hands, tapped his toes, and flew down.

The dandy was holding on to the girl's sleeve, and seeing that he was about to succeed, suddenly a shadow passed by, and then he felt a pain in his back, a soft knee, and he was pressed to the ground like a tortoise.

"Who...!" Just as he was about to raise his head, a leg suddenly stepped on his back.

"Bullying women in broad daylight, okay, isn't this looking for a beating?!" The young man's voice was clear and clear, as if it was coming from far away, and there was a smile on his face. The neck lifted the dude.

Ye Tang looked young, but his hands were far stronger than these idle boys. When he caught him, the dude struggled at first, but then he was kicked on the knee, and he didn't dare to move anymore.It's just that the dude Zuo is only 20 years old, and he has been pampered since he was a child. He has never been kicked down by someone, and even grabbed the back of his neck!

He was immediately annoyed: "You... who are you! My father, my father is a foreign official!"

Ye Tang tilted his head: "Wai Yuan? Is it very powerful?"

The surrounding roared with laughter, everyone felt that the boy's words had choked the dude so badly, and a few barbarians applauded for Ye Tang.Someone yelled "The officers and soldiers are coming", and the crowd moved aside automatically, but they refused to disperse. There was something exciting to see, so wouldn't it be a pity to just leave like this?

The leader was an officer, soldier and school lieutenant. When he saw the dude, he saluted first and called him "Prince Wang".

The prince was pinched by Ye Tang, and his voice changed: "You, why did you come here! Didn't you see that this young master was captured by someone, quickly... Let him release this young master quickly! Let my father Got it, you are all going to be punished! - Did you hear me, let me go... ah!"

The voice pierced the ear, Ye Tang gave a "tsk", Qing Zha "shut up", pinched his acupoints, and with only a little force, the prince's face turned into a liver color, as if he was about to die. Not a word.

Except for people who practice martial arts, ordinary people can't see the clues.Although Ye Tang's hand seemed to be motionless, it was holding one of the most vulnerable parts of a person. Even if a person with a little cultivation level poured three points of true energy into this place, his spine would be broken immediately.Ordinary people can't bear it with just a little bit of effort.

The school captain saw that the complexion of the mansion yamen was not good, and he saw that this person might not be simple, so he hurriedly said: "This is... what's the matter? Hurry up, let him go!"

Threatened fiercely, Ye Tang rolled his eyes secretly, and said loudly: "He bullied women, I saw injustice, I only taught him a little lesson, and I haven't killed him yet! It's easy to let him go, but it's hard to guarantee that he won't retaliate after he is saved. , can you talk here?"

When the captain met a tough character, he was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, a voice came from behind him: "He can't tell, but I can have a little face in the official family."

At the end of the crowd, two young people came slowly.

The man who spoke was imposing, with a long gown with wide sleeves, and a folding fan. It was not too hot in early summer, but he fanned himself while walking, as if he could not do without the cool breeze.And the other person didn't speak, just looked at the crowd with a smile, and stroked the long knife at his waist.

When Ye Tang saw him, he couldn't move his eyes away.

The young man with the fan said: "This young man, don't be impatient, let him go. He robbed the girl and said, since there are people present to testify, even though his father is a member of the outside world, it is not good to bend the law for personal gain. I am Xia Nai The teacher of Miaoyin Pavilion, whose surname is Dongfang and single name is Yuan, has a little friendship with the government here. The young hero released him, and I will uphold justice and personally escort him to the reporter..."

Ye Tang didn't listen to the slow official accent.He let go of the man's hand, and the prince was rescued by a few attendants who were standing by, and coughed like he was dying.

The sky is in full bloom, peonies are blooming in the city of Luoyang, and there is an earth-shattering reunion.

He pointed at Dongfang Yuan's friend, and said incoherently, "You...what's your name?"

The young man in white, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a high nose bridge, is not very handsome, but his figure is like a snow-capped mountain, standing tall and straight even in the wind and frost, and like a famous sword drawn out of its sheath.

His fingers had been holding onto the exquisitely crafted scabbard, taking the time to touch the lines on it.Seeing Ye Tang calling him by name at this moment, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled tolerantly.

Like mocking, Ye Tang frowned.

That person may have sensed his displeasure, and immediately stopped smiling, and answered his question seriously: "I am called Zhong Buyi."

Half an hour later, Dongfangyuan hosted a banquet for Ye Tang in the largest Wangnan Building in Luoyang City.

"To tell you the truth, I have never met someone like you when I saw Prince Wang roaming around Los Angeles for many years. I admire you very much! Eat slowly, eat slowly, it's all yours—" Dongfang Yuan said He said admiration, but didn't move his hand, still holding his fan, turned his head to talk to Zhong Buyi, "Is this child reincarnated from starvation? Oh, the wind is blowing away!"

Zhong Buyi held the teacup, his eyes fell into the clear stream, but he smiled and said nothing.

He originally had extremely sharp eyebrows and eyes, but he just liked to smile, so he was not aggressive at all, and showed a bit of good-natured gentleness.At this moment he smiled, Ye Tang beside him heard their words, but his ears turned red, and he slowed down his eating speed.

Dongfangyuan waved his fan as a gesture: "Child, aren't you from the local area?"

"No." Ye Tang ate another piece of hibiscus pastry, and took time out of his busy schedule to reply.

Dongfang Yuan asked: "You practice martial arts, and you caught the hand surnamed Wang. I think it looks familiar but I can't remember it..."

Ye Tang lowered his eyes and ate, and suddenly there was a "thud" in his heart, secretly thinking that he might have revealed his secrets, but on the face he pretended to be calm and said: "No, no, it's just taking advantage of his inability to martial arts!"

Dongfang Yuan smiled deeply: "Is it a family tradition of martial arts?"

Ye Tang followed suit: "Sister taught me."

So Dongfang Yuan leaned back in his chair, shook his fan vigorously, and stopped talking.

On the other hand, Zhong Buyi, who had been quiet beside him for a long while, suddenly said, "In the future, we should avoid doing things like this in the face of injustice."

He opened his mouth with the demeanor of an elder, although Ye Tang felt a little uncomfortable, he still muttered: "Could it be that I'm going to watch the weak and bullied, so what's the use of martial arts?"

"I don't mean to tell you not to do it, but to think of some ways." Zhong Buyan clasped his index finger on the table, twitched, restrained his strength, and the crisp "duk tuk" sound was still heard far away, which showed that he really had something to say. With a bit of skill, "Just go up and copy guys directly, you can't take advantage of it with your bare hands."

Ye Tang said unconvinced: "You underestimate me, I don't rely on weapons."

Zhong Buyi heard the words, propped his chin with one hand, looked at him seriously and said: "Family-inherited martial arts, is it boxing or palming? You can't catch a sword with your bare hands. How old are you?"

He asked abruptly, and Ye Tang was still annoyed before, but the last sentence suddenly changed the subject.

Ye Tang breathed a sigh of relief, but instead choked on the tea. He tapped the side of the bowl with his chopsticks, and said nonchalantly, "It will be seventeen after the spring."

The two showed the expressions of "Sure enough, a child". Dongfang Yuan turned his head to look at Zhong Buyi, and said with nostalgia, "You seemed to be at this age when you took over as head?"

"I'm older than him, I was nineteen at the time." Zhong Buti said, "But ten years have passed."

Although Ye Tang was only interested in dim sum on the surface, he heard their conversation verbatim, and he was even more puzzled.

Dongfang Yuanfang only reported his family name as the instructor of Miaoyin Pavilion, but Zhong Buyan is their head, right?But Hua Ni once said that the Miaoyin Pavilion is full of musicians and literati who like silk and bamboo orchestras. Miaoyin Pavilion is too out of place.

Also, what did he say, he succeeded as head ten years ago... Ten years ago...

It seems to have some impressions, but he was really too young at that time.

Ye Tang raised his head in a daze, and Zhong Buyan turned his gaze away.

In an instant, their eyes met, his heart skipped a beat for no reason, and he felt that Zhong Buyi's eyes were too cold.This person is really strange, he is obviously smiling all the time, but his emotions are still cold, like snow on the top of a mountain that has not melted for years.

But the next moment, the corners of Zhong Buyi's eyes drooped slightly, and the snow turned into a stream of spring water, gurgling down from the top of the mountain, melting the dew along the way, and taking away the last ice floes.

"Little friend hasn't reported his name yet." He said, filling Ye Tang's teacup.

He was shocked by the frosty and watery eyes, his back seemed to be burning, and he quickly picked up the teacup to drink water.The bitterness is diluted, but the temperature of the newly added water is too high.

Ye Tang was scalded.

He covered the newly added wound at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were filled with tears unconsciously, and he groaned, "Ye, Ye Tang."

"Tangdi Zhihua is a good name."

A glass of warm water was placed in front of him again, and Ye Tang held it in his hands, but he felt psychologically disturbed and couldn't drink it for a long time.He sat there unable to advance or retreat, and there were only distant human voices and the sound of horseshoes passing through the street, but the height of the Wangnan Tower was extremely cold, and the sun was shining in May, and the flower gardens in the suburbs were faintly visible.

He drank the glass of water slowly.

Zhong Buyi stretched out his hand and touched Ye Tang's head: "It's too careless."

The water still in his mouth almost spewed out, Ye Tang seemed to see a formidable enemy, and just about to speak, the blisters at the corner of his mouth were touched, and there was another burst of pain.

(two)

It's not that scary at first sight.

No one drank alcohol at that meal, but they didn't need wine as a companion when they hit it off, and after three rounds of tea, they were already considered brothers.

Ye Tang was full after eating, no longer in a hurry to fill his stomach, and carefully asked about the current situation in Luoyang City.Zhong never tires and is patient, picking up some important things to tell him.

Seeing that the parents of the two of them were short-tempered, Dongfang Yuan couldn't hold back, he never tired of chattering, and directly introduced to Ye Tang that this was the new head of the twelfth floor.In the end, he saw that Ye Tang seemed to be new to the rivers and lakes, and asked if you knew about the twelfth floor, nested in Xixiu Mountain, with no prospects at all, we poor Central Plains people, it is not easy to see them make a move once.

Ye Tang was taken aback for a moment, but he really didn't expect Zhong Buyan to be related to the twelfth floor.

The name of this sect is unique, so Ye Tang never forgot it. Hearing Dongfang Yuan mention it now, his mind quickly ran through the martial art of Xixiu Mountain that Hua Ni said.

Chunshui Knife Technique uses softness to overcome rigidity, Tingfengbu dominates the style, and the master's single-handed Folding Hand is known as the unique skill of "36 moves, no one can break".

The Twelfth Floor lives in Ningzhou, although it is far away from the Central Plains, in times of prosperity, someone must go thousands of miles away to send invitations, but the disciples are very arrogant, and most of the time they refuse with "meditation and practice".Therefore, there is a saying among the heroes of the Central Plains that whoever invites the head of the twelfth floor of any school or faction will be so brilliant that even his own family can ascend to heaven.

Such a world-renowned and independent sect, but the head of the sect has no pretensions at all. He has a well-educated and gentle appearance in every gesture, with hidden sharpness, he must be a great knight.

What's more, Zhong Buyi said that he was less than thirty years old.

Thinking of this level, Ye Tang was immediately in awe, and said sincerely: "Brother Zhong, as the head of the sect, must have very high martial arts."

Zhong Buyi shook his head: "The teacher only sat in this position humbly, so it can't be said that he is very powerful."

Dongfang Yuan jokingly said: "Little friend, don't listen to his nonsense. The flower-folding hand, the spring water knife... If you don't tire of the clock, they are not very powerful, and there are very few people in this world who can be called masters." !"

After saying that, he saw the light in Ye Tang's eyes, and he opened his folding fan in an uproar, as if he said in a storyteller's tone: "Brother Zhong Xian left Xixiu Mountain for the first time ten years ago to travel to the Central Plains, and he beat him at the Ziyang Mountain Sword Discussion Festival where all the heroes gathered. The most outstanding disciples of the various sects even singled out Beichuan's head teacher Si Yi, fought three hundred rounds, and narrowly won with half a move—Mr. Si Yi has been in charge of Beichuan's school for 26 years, and it's his first defeat, it's not a good feeling!"

Ye Tang's almond eyes widened when he heard this, and he even forgot to drink tea, as if he was recalling the grand occasion on Ziyang Xuefeng that day.

But Zhong Buyi couldn't listen anymore, he waved his hands again and again, pressed Dongfang Yuan's folding fan, and asked him to stop saying: "Okay, okay, I was young and ignorant in the past, I should have saved some face for others if I knew it—— "

"Look!" Dongfang Yuan put away the folding fan, and tapped Zuo Nian lightly on Zuo Nian's wrist, "This man is too modest! Don't get tired of it, you must have tried your best that time!"

Zhong did not tire of being disturbed by his exaggerated admiration tone, so he could only sit where he was, with one hand resting on his forehead in embarrassment, not daring to speak.He didn't see Ye Tang's bright eyes looking at him, and he also missed his whispered emotion.

Young people are Mu Qiang the most, Ye Tang is almost invincible in Shuiyue Palace before he goes out, but everyone thinks he is still young and doesn't try his best.Right now he knows that there are mountains beyond mountains, but as soon as he meets a new friend, he is in such a prime of life!

"Flower-folding hand...is that right?" Ye Tang murmured, sitting up straight again, and couldn't help pressing Zhong Buyi's wrist, startling him, "Brother Zhong! I'm free, I want to Compete with you—”

Dongfang Yuan laughed loudly: "My dear brother, you must have been caught now!"

Zhong Buyan didn't say yes, but he didn't immediately refuse. He took Ye Tang's hand and pushed it lightly, and said with a smile, "It's all you, just bragging about the bullshit of the past and finding trouble for me."

That finger flicked the outside of the wrist, but Ye Tang immediately felt as if a heavy weight had been pulled, which made him feel numb in the three Shaoyang meridians, as if he lost consciousness for a short time and couldn't move.When he came back to his senses, his hands were already neatly put on the side of the table.

Dongfang Yuan was still saying something, but Ye Tang withdrew his hand and touched the place that Zhong Buyi had touched.

A little cool.

It is an internal force that is completely incompatible with his body.

Ye Tang stopped talking and looked up at Zhong Buyi.

People who practice martial arts are sensitive to the outside world, Zhong Buyi quickly noticed his gaze, turned his head, the corners of his lips raised, clearly showing a gentle smile, but Ye Tang felt that he was full of guard.

At that moment, he had the illusion of being seen through, holding his teacup and bowing his head in silence.

A meal lasted until noon, and the sun was warm.

Ye Tang thanked him, and was about to say goodbye, but was stopped by Dongfang Yuan.He said it sincerely, there is nothing left and right, it is better for Ye Tang to go around Luoyang City with them.

"Speaking of which, I've seen quite a few people from the Jianghu in the city... Is there something good about it?" Ye Tang blinked.

Dongfang Yuan smiled and said nothing, and glanced at Zhong Buti.

The other party couldn't stand his teasing, and explained: "It's the owner here... Mrs. Baihua from the Wangnan Building in Luoyang. Ten days later, she set up the Liushang Qushui banquet. To get a lottery, Mrs. Baihua cultivated a new peony species, named after Emperor Shun's wife, 'Ehuang' and 'Nvying', and this time, people from all corners of the world are invited to come and enjoy the flowers."

Ye Tang frowned and said, "I'm not that interested in peonies. I just saw a pot of Wei Zi when I was passing by. I said it was really beautiful. I don't think it's as blooming as the peach blossoms in my hometown. So what kind of imperial or heroic ones, I guess Nothing to look at either!"

Zhong Buti said: "Actually, viewing flowers is the next best thing, but this time, many masters from Beichuan School, Miaoyin Pavilion, and Huashan School will come. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's a rare opportunity. I'm afraid they will also learn from each other."

All over the world, the three major events in Jianghu are mostly arrogant, and the interval is too long.Besides them, there were many gatherings, and since the owner of Wangnan Building was the host, naturally many people would buy it.

He did understand Ye Tang's preference, as soon as he said this, he saw a flash of light in Ye Tang's eyes.

"Really?" he asked, "Do you want to compete on the spot and choose the number one in the world?"

Zhong Buyi burst out laughing: "Not really, but..."

"But there is a lot of money." Dongfang Yuan took over the conversation, "Madam Baihua has long been interested in the sword that brother Zhong has left unused, and now she is saying that no matter who gets the first seat at the banquet, there must be a way to get that sword Let Brother Zhong offer the sword with both hands——My dear brother, I see that woman's ulterior motives are not drunk, you can't stay out of it!"

Zhong Buyi glared at him, then turned to Ye Tang and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense."

Ye Tang obediently said "Yes" and said no more questions, "It means that after ten days, all the masters in the Central Plains will gather here...the victor will get a gift."

Zhong Buyan: "It's not wrong to think so."

Ye Tang smiled lightly: "Then I will stay."

He didn't ask Zhong Buyan what kind of sword it was, anyway, he didn't know swordsmanship, but he thought in his heart: If he really got that sword, maybe he could take it back and give it to Hua Ni, it just matched the Beiming swordsmanship she practiced.

They parted in Dongshi, Dongfangyuan asked Ye Tang enthusiastically where he lived, and said that he would pick him up to go with him in ten days, otherwise it would be very difficult for him without an invitation.Ye Tang was grateful for his kindness, thanked him repeatedly, and watched the two go to an alley in the city, then turned his eyes away and looked at his palm.

For the first time, the desire to win was aroused.

It's a good time for a master in the world to test his knives.

"That little brother is a bit interesting today." After walking far, Dongfang Yuan said, "At a young age, when he attacked the prince, he was vicious in terms of technique and strength, not like a child taught by a decent school."

Zhong Buyi sat on the attic, took off his knife and wiped it: "There is no distinction between good and evil in martial arts."

Dongfang Yuan glanced at him: "You yourself said that the 'Heaven and Earth Kungfu' is to destroy human desires. After practicing, people will become a stone. It is not a good thing. Why do you say that there is no distinction between good and evil now?"

"It's not a good thing. I don't need to practice it. It's enough for me to stop at the ninth floor. If I continue to practice, I might go crazy." Zhong Buyan said, "But martial arts and character are not related. You see Ye Tang's martial arts is evil, but he It is better to be able to act chivalrously and see injustice on the road of righteousness, than someone who has been ordained from the Wenfa Temple and has heard Buddhist scriptures, but in the end he broke the precept of killing with the Vajra Fist."

The person in his words is Daocheng, the notorious "evil monk" who murdered and proved Buddha these years. Not long ago, he was designed to be arrested and brought back to Wenfa Temple, where he was imprisoned in the five-storey cage of the Tibetan Buddhist scriptures in the back mountain until he died of old age.

Dongfang Yuan was choked by him, and said: "Okay, whatever you say, you are right—you guess whether Ye Tang will go to Mrs. Baihua's banquet, I think he is quite interested."

Zhong Buti moved slightly with his hand, the blade was out of its sheath for three minutes, shining like snow, he looked directly at the sharp blade and did not speak.

Now Dongfangyuan is making fun of himself, and he doesn’t mention Ye Tang, and said with a half smile: "Since your 'Long River Guyan' came out, many people want to see it quickly. It's better for you, just seal the Guyen sword. You It’s true, you don’t need a sword on the twelfth floor, and that sword will only cause trouble, so it’s better to cast an extra knife.”

Zhong did not tire of stroking the blade, and only replied: "The sword and the sword complement each other. If there is no Guyan, the long river will no longer exist. Guyan is not sealed, but it can't be exchanged for money. When I meet someone who is suitable for Guyan, I will give it to you." Will hand it over."

Dongfang Yuan sneered and said, "Are you keeping it as a dowry?"

Zhong finished wiping the knife without hesitation, put the Changhe knife back into the sheath like a baby, and then said: "It would be a good ending to return to the desert - you have too many things to worry about, the feast will be held in ten days, what can you do with it?" people to learn from each other?"

Dongfangyuan yelled strangely: "Well, you never tire of the clock, I treat you as a brother, but you can't open any pot and carry any pot!"

He chatted endlessly with Zhong, but the other party stopped listening to what he had to say.

The long knife is sheathed, and the handle is engraved with complex patterns, with two characters embedded in it: Changhe.

For no reason, Zhong Buyan thought of the person he met during the day today, with a youthful spirit, not caring about the age of life and death, pure and frightening.It is true that Ye Tang has a deep internal force that does not match his age, he only needs to look at it to know, but he doesn't care where the internal force comes from, and he doesn't care much about Dongfang Yuan's "credulous ways".

The boy looked at him with sparkling eyes, reminding him of the stars on a winter night in Xixiu Mountain, whose brilliance could not be concealed under the moonlight.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, during which Ye Tang almost faced the most embarrassing difficulty - poor money.

When he left, Hua Ni gave him some money, but this person had no concept of money since he was a child, and after joining the WTO, he couldn't escape the stink of extravagance.Ye Tang was not spoiled since she was a child, at least she was pampered and grew up. It doesn't matter what she eats, but she must live in the best way, so tragedy happened.

After staying in Luoyang Dongshi Inn for three days, Ye Tang only had five taels of silver left in his pocket.

The shopkeeper of the inn tactfully persuaded him to move away, Ye Tang sullenly begged for a day, saying that he would work part-time to pay off the debt.Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, and he just stepped out of the inn with a bag of rice when he ran into Zhong Buyan.

Brother Zhong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard what had happened, and said he was stupid, and immediately paid for Ye Tang to live there for ten days.He thanked him again and again, and before leaving, Zhong Buyi couldn't help but teach him with earnestness and sincerity.

"Children from rich families are always like this. From now on, when you walk in the rivers and lakes, you will not have a special skill to accompany you, and you will not have a fellow student to protect you. You have to be careful in everything. It is impossible to have someone to help you all the time. You have to have an idea of ​​how to go."

Ye Tang retorted: "I walk my own way, so it doesn't matter where I go?"

Zhong Buyan patted him on the top of the head: "Nonsense."

Then without waiting for Ye Tang to say anything more, Zhong Wuti said: "I am not much older than you, I am too lazy to teach you a lesson, and I am not qualified to say anything about you. But there is only one sentence, Xiaotang, make your own decision, don't regret it."

Ye Tang remembered this sentence for a long time, not only because Zhong never tired of calling him "Xiaotang".

Until the end, he was trapped on an isolated island, with only a boy and a few servants by his side. Occasionally, when he was free at night, he would walk into the simple atrium and see Gao Tianhaoyue. From now on, he can still say with a clear conscience, "I will not regret it in this life".

But at that time, Ye Tang felt his cheeks getting hot when he heard the words, and he looked away from the clock without getting tired of looking at the clock, and he didn't answer.

Zhong Buyi didn't care about his reaction, walked out of the city together with others, and picked up another topic: "I saw you for the first time that day, and thought it was a bit strange for you to hold the prince, how did you do it?"

"There are three key points in the spine, as long as one is pressed, it can make people immobile." Ye Tang stretched out his hand and compared his posture that day, and explained to Zhong, "But I didn't hold his acupoints, I only tightened the bones. .I have practiced Chunyang Kung Fu since I was a child. He has never practiced martial arts, so he can't bear a little bit of true energy."

Zhong Buyi frowned: "But I've never heard that internal force alone can hurt people."

Ye Tang looked directly into his eyes, with a bit of youthful stubbornness, and after thinking for a moment, said: "Yes."

He held Zhong Wuyi's pulse gate with one hand, motioning him to hold his breath.Zhong Buyi found it interesting, and secretly practiced the martial arts according to the words, but thought in his heart that there could be some mystery in this.

The next moment, he suddenly felt a heat in the acupoints, followed by a ray of true energy, which penetrated into the meridians immediately.After a short period of discomfort, Zhong Buyan actually felt a burst of pain in his left hand held by Ye Tang, and immediately struggled helplessly, the soreness was immediately clear, burning like a flame, blazing from inside.

Zhong Buti gritted his teeth and used his kung fu to resist, but it seemed to have no effect. Just as he was about to ask a question, Ye Tang tapped lightly on the acupoints on his upper arm, and pressed his palm against it. Somehow, he relieved his impatience.

"This..." Zhong Buyan almost bit his tongue, "What is this?"

He shook his hand, the pain and soreness just now seemed to have never existed, his whole body was a little tired, but there was no sign of injury.

The corner of Ye Tang's mouth slipped into a playful smile: "I won't tell you——ah, it's Meizi!"

Then he trotted a few steps, and when Zhong Buyi came back to his senses, Ye Tang was already several feet away.

In the midsummer, there are occasional plum trees in Luoyang City protruding branches from the courtyard with green tiles and white walls, bearing heavy fruits, but the branches are too high for most pedestrians to reach, so they can only look at the plums to quench their thirst.

Ye Tang borrowed strength from the wall, and before Zhong Buyi saw his footwork clearly, the boy was already riding on the branch of the main tree, raised his hand to pick off a bunch of plums, jumped lightly, and landed silently.

"Brother Zhong!" Ye Tang ran back, holding the plum in front of him as if offering a treasure.

Zhong Buyi still had doubts about his weird tactics just now, but he couldn't ask further, knowing that Ye Tang gagged him with food, so he probably didn't want to talk about it.He flicked Ye Tang's forehead with his fingers, and went down the donkey field to pick up the fruit he picked.

Still warmed by the sun, Zhong Buyan refused at first, but couldn't bear Ye Tang kept sending it under his nose, and finally tasted one.

The plums are just ripe, and the tongue will be salivated immediately after biting. The taste is extremely sweet, with a slight, just right sourness.Zhong didn't tire of seeing him eating happily, so he didn't touch any more after eating one.

"It's because it grows well this time." He couldn't help preaching, "But next time, don't steal other people's fruit."

Ye Tang's face immediately collapsed, with a fruit pit still in his mouth, his cheeks bulged up as he spoke, like a squirrel hiding nuts in winter, he said vaguely: "Eat it all, it's an afterthought!"

What he said was extremely aggrieved, Zhong Buyi couldn't help laughing, and deliberately teased him: "Shall I spit it out for you?"

"Disgusting!" Ye Tang grimaced.

He spit out the fruit core three feet away, and then, as if he was afraid of being beaten by the clock, he greased the soles of his feet and ran away quickly.

Zhong did not tire of staying where he was, with the sweet taste of plums still on his lips and teeth.

He looked up at the branches swaying in the wind, the sunlight cut fine shadows and sprinkled them on the bluestone ground, and the laughter in his ears seemed to be warm.

He touched his veins, frowned and said nothing.

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Slightly more words, divided into several chapters

I have finally reached my original role in writing this article, covering my face and crying

It is said that Ye Tang hides the protagonist, but it is actually the character that came to mind when he mentioned Liuyang Palm for the first time. There is a little bit of foreshadowing in the front, but he is true. Without him and Zhong Buyi, there would be no subsequent story