Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

Both Lin Rufei and Gu Xuan talked for a long time at night by the river.

Until the sky completely darkened, Jiang Chao'er did not come back. Gu Xuan said that according to his estimation, it would take one night to go back and forth in the river, and Jiang Chao'er would be able to come back at least tomorrow morning.

Lin Rufei said: "Tomorrow morning, isn't that evil dragon waking up?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Not necessarily."

But looking at Jiang Chao'er's skillful appearance, it is obvious that he did this kind of thing not once or twice. Lin Rufei felt relieved and went back to the inn seeing that it was getting late.

After nightfall, the inn became much quieter, and there was no one in the hall.

Xiaoer led Lin Rufei to the upper room, where Fuhua and Yurui had prepared freshly boiled hot water to wash him up.

Lin Rufei changed her clothes, and at the urging of Gu Xuandu, she drank a potion with a bitter face, her whole face was wrinkled together, and she muttered that she didn't cough much, and it's fine if she doesn't drink it.

Gu Xuandu just stared at him without saying a word, until Lin Rufei sighed and climbed onto the bed, throwing off the quilt to cover herself tightly.

"The lights are turned off." Gu Xuandu said.

Lin Rufei hummed, and the room became dark, the sound of the waves remained in her ears, the wind in the river was bitter, and she didn't know what the weather would be like tomorrow.

The next day, light rain.

In the inn where fish and dragons were mixed together, it became lively early on.There was a lot of talking and shouting in the hall, and there were even drinkers throwing their fists and shouting. Although it is far less quiet than Kunlun, it does not have a worldly atmosphere.

Lin Rufei's cough was better than the previous few days, but she still didn't sleep well. She sat up limply on the bed, saw Gu Xuandu leaning against the bed and looked at the river scene in the morning, saw him wake up, and smiled. Say good morning to him.

"Good morning." Lin Rufei rubbed his eyes. Before he got out of bed, Gu Xuandu helped him get his clothes and put them on one by one. Judging by this movement, he was a little more skilled than Fuhua Yurui. point.

Lin Rufei's eyes were sleepy, and she had already put on her clothes before she could react.

"That kid is back." Gu Xuandu helped Lin Rufei tie the last nephrite belt, and said, "He came back earlier than I expected." The Jiaolong inside has not woken up either, so it is naturally much safer than during the day.

"Are you back?" Lin Rufei muttered in a daze, "It's good to be back..."

Gu Xuan wanted to laugh seeing him like this. Every time Lin Rufei woke up from sleep, he would be in a daze for a while before fully waking up. During this period, he was extremely well-behaved. He played a temper tantrum and refused to take the medicine, so his brothers and sisters coaxed him to drink the medicine when he just woke up.Of course, Lin Rufei woke up after drinking the medicine. The cough medicine was so bitter that anyone who drank it would have a wrinkled face.

After washing up, Lin Rufei's sanity gradually cleared up. He ate the breakfast brought by the maid in the house, and discussed with Gu Xuandu: "Then do you think we can cross the river on that little guy's boat?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Of course it can, God can't control it, why should he be bullied by a little dragon?"

Lin Rufei said: "Little Jiaolong?"

Gu Xuandu said: "It takes a thousand years for Jiaolong to achieve success. I figured it out, he is only around six hundred years old, he is a little guy."

Lin Rufei thought to herself that the term "six hundred years old" and "little guy" didn't seem to fit well.

"The rain stopped in the afternoon, and we can leave tonight." Gu Xuandu chewed the food in the inn, not liking it very much, "This inn is full of fish and dragons, it's very annoying."

Lin Rufei said: "Okay."

After breakfast, he went down the stairs to the lobby of the inn. Before he arrived, he heard Jiang Chao'er's angry voice. Tell everyone that he almost died on the river last night, and vaguely saw the bad-tempered Evil Jiao, but fortunately, the Evil Jiao didn't see his shrimp, and sank into the water to sleep again.

Everyone laughed when they heard his words, saying Jiang Chaoer, don't drink anymore, they are all talking drunk, who dares to cross the river at night, you are not afraid of breaking the cowhide if you brag like this!

Jiang Chao'er was not annoyed at all when he was said like that, and changed the subject happily, but when he saw Lin Rufei coming down the corner of the stairs, his black eyes lit up, and he called out sweetly: "Mr. Lin -"

Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Drinking so early?"

Jiang Chao'er said: "Didn't sleep well at night, drink some wine during the day to refresh yourself." He yawned, "Young master, when will you cross the river?"

Lin Rufei said, "Tonight."

"What?" Jiang Chao'er thought he had heard wrong.

"I said to cross the river tonight and take your boat." Lin Rufei said warmly.

As soon as these words came out, the entire inn fell silent. Everyone looked at Lin Rufei with incredulous eyes, and they all had expressions like what kind of medicine this young master had taken wrongly, even Jiang Chao'er himself.

He stammered: "Mr., what are you talking about, Mr.?" He thought he had heard it wrong.

Lin Rufei repeated what she said just now.

Jiang Chao'er burst into laughter after hearing this, and jumped up and down in front of Lin Rufei like a monkey, jumping up and down, so excited that he almost spilled the wine in the flagon, he stared at Lin Rufei with piercing eyes, Loudly said: "Young master, are you kidding me?"

Lin Rufei said: "I never make dull jokes."

Jiang Chao howled excitedly, if it wasn't for the floating flower jade stamen to stop him, he would have hugged Lin Rufei and started circling.

All the people in the inn looked like ghosts, and some kind-hearted people persuaded: "Young master, you must not listen to this little ghost, he never goes down the river on weekdays, and getting on his boat, doesn't it mean you have entered the gate of hell?" !"

Listening to these words, Lin Rufei just smiled lightly and didn't respond. When someone saw this, she became a little annoyed, and was about to say something radical to this young man who didn't know what to do, when she saw a flash of white light in front of her eyes. When he came back to his senses, the wooden table in front of him had been cut in half.

"Everyone be careful." Behind Lin Rufei, Fuhua, who had been silent all the time, threatened coldly.

The inn was instantly silent.

Jiang Chao'er didn't care, she still smiled brightly, and said that he had checked the weather, and there would be no rain this evening, so he would take Lin Rufei to cross the river together, but the carriage would definitely not be able to be carried, but he could take the carriage with him. The valuable things were dismantled and the horses were sold.

Lin Rufei said no, the two horses are very intelligent, they can be released today, and they will return to Kunlun by themselves in a few days.

When Jiang Chao'er heard the word Kunlun, his expression changed slightly, and his carefree voice became softer, and he said, "Young master...is he an exile from Kunlun?"

Lin Rufei said: "I'm not." He pointed to Fuhua and Yurui standing beside him, "They are."

Jiang Chao'er's eyes were straightened. Although Lin Rufei said that he was not a banished fairy, how powerful a young master would be if he could treat a banished fairy as a maid.

"Although they are banished immortals, it is up to you to cross the river." Lin Rufei said, "Do you think tonight can do it?"

"Of course it is, of course it is." Jiang Chao'er was very excited.

Even if the matter is settled like this, Lin Rufei and Jiang Chaoer set a time and price, and made an appointment to cross the river at Haishi. It was a bounty for Jiang Chao'er.Jiang Chao'er blushed with joy, took a few more sips of wine, said that he would go to rest for half a day first, and then come to see Lin Rufei at night, and then reluctantly left the inn.

Just now, after Fuhua showed his skills, no one in the inn dared to offend Lin Rufei, even where he was sitting, there was no one around.

After Lin Rufei drank a cup of tea, Gu Xuandu called her outside the inn,

It was still raining lightly at the moment, and a thick layer of mist rose from the river. Under the mist was the rushing river water. The river water was dim yellow, and there were faintly visible huge dark shadows circling and swimming in it, which made people feel creepy.

"It's not peaceful tonight. When you encounter something, don't use your hands to block it." Gu Xuandu took off the Gu Yu from his waist and handed it to Lin Rufei, "It's better to use Gu Yu."

Lin Rufei asked, "Is it suitable?"

"It's nothing inappropriate." Gu Xuandu lazily said, "I originally wanted to give you Shuangjiang, but..."

Lin Rufei said, "Just what?"

Gu Xuan didn't speak, and untied Shuang Jiang from his waist and handed it to Lin Rufei. Lin Rufei reached out to pick it up curiously, and almost lost his waist. Fortunately, Gu Xuan gave him a hand, so he wouldn't As for the fall, I couldn't help exclaiming after standing still: "It's so heavy."

"Although Shuang Jiang was born small, he still weighs [-] catties." Gu Xuan laughed, "Hanging a [-] catties iron block on his waist..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Rufei held it in his hand. Shuang Jiang in the room made an unpleasant buzzing sound, as if blaming Gu Xuandu for saying he was heavy.

Gu Xuandu accepted Shuang Jiang, and said in a warm voice: "Gu Yu is just right for you now."

Lin Rufei held Gu Yu, and for some reason, he became a little nervous, and with a slight effort in his right hand, he pulled Gu Yu's snow-white sword out of the scabbard.

Gu Yu's whole body was pitch black, three feet seven feet long, and eight catties and seven ounces in weight. There were several deep horizontal lines engraved on the blade. Even if Lin Rufei didn't understand it, she knew it must be a good sword.Being able to pull it out easily meant that Gu Yu had admitted himself. Lin Rufei was overjoyed, she stretched out her hand and flicked the blade, feeling the coldness of metal, and Gu Yu hummed and trembled as if responding.

Lin Rufei gazed tenderly at the sword in her hand for a long time, and when she looked up, she saw that Gu Xuandu also showed the same expression, but he was looking at the sword, and Gu Xuandu was looking at him.

"Go back, it's cold outside, don't catch cold again." Gu Xuandu said softly.

Lin Rufei laughed: "Okay, go back."

Suddenly there was a sword on his waist, and he was worried about what Fuhua Yurui would ask, but the two maids were very self-conscious, and they didn't show any strangeness from the beginning to the end, which made Lin Rufei feel relieved. Tone, don't have to think about how to explain.

The rain stopped in the afternoon, and the sky was still overcast and not clear.

Fuhua packed up the things on the carriage, and asked Lin Rufei with some hesitation if she really planned to cross the river with that little fellow Jiang Chao. After getting a positive answer from Lin Rufei, she sighed slightly and bit her tongue There was a distressed look on his lips.

Lin Rufei roughly guessed what she was thinking, patted her on the head lightly, and comforted her: "Don't worry, that Jiang Chao'er is a very good boatman."

Fu Hua said: "But he is still so young..."

Lin Rufei smiled and said, "He is fourteen this year, and you are not much older than him."

"What's the difference?" Fuhua muttered.

"It's the same thing, don't look at his thin body, he's actually quite reliable." Lin Rufei said, "I watched him cross the Canglan River alone last night, and he came back this morning."

"Really?" Fuhua was surprised.

Lin Rufei said: "Naturally."

After what he said, Fuhua finally let go of her heart, but she was still a little uneasy. She walked in circles in the corridor with a cold face. Those who knew her knew that she was nervous, but those who didn't know her thought she was living. It's stuffy.

As the night was getting darker, just as Lin Rufei had finished dinner, Jiang Chao'er rushed into the inn with his wine gourd on his shoulders, and shouted at Lin Rufei with a smile, "Mr. Lin—"

Lin Rufei said, "Come?"

"Here we come." Jiang Chao'er wiped his face, "Let's go after I have something to eat."

As he said that, he asked Xiao Er for some steamed buns, then he wolfed down the tea, patted the dregs on his hands, and beckoned to Lin Rufei, motioning him to follow him.

When the two talked, the people in the inn didn't make a sound, but most of their faces were ridiculed, and some people laughed gloatingly. It was obvious that Lin Rufei, the young master, had suddenly lost his mind and believed in Jiang Chao'er. Such a half-haired boy.

Lin Rufei never bothered to explain this kind of thing, so she followed Jiang Chaoer out of the inn with the floating flower jade stamen.

Outside the inn, there is a stone-paved path. Follow the path and you will reach the river. There is a simple pier by the river. There are many ships tied with ropes on the pier. There are beautiful big ships, and some are like Jiang Chaoer Such a small fishing boat.

Perhaps because she felt that her boat was not very beautiful, Jiang Chao'er was a little embarrassed and said: "The boat is small, my lord, don't dislike it."

Lin Rufei thought the boat was quite interesting, and said with a smile, "How long has this boat been used?"

"It was handed down by my ancestors. I'm lucky. It has never been turned over." Jiang Chao'er said here, lowered her eyes lonely, and murmured softly, "If my father used this ship, I would think about it." No..." He paused, then smiled again, "You don't have to worry about the rudimentary, I often repair it, it's very useful!"

The boat was indeed very small, and it was very difficult to accommodate three people in the cabin. Lin Rufei let Fuhua and Yurui stay inside, and sat on the deck by herself, watching Jiang Chao'er skillfully let go of the rope and held the oars.

The rope was loosened, and the rickety boat entered the river. Gu Xuandu sat opposite Lin Rufei, bent sideways, and held a handful of the dim river water.

"My lord, the wind and waves on the river are strong, you have to sit still." Jiang Chao'er raised a bright smile and yelled, "Get out of the river—" After saying that, he waved the paddle in his hand, and the boat went along the rapids. The river flows down and goes straight to the heart of the river.

On the shore of the inn, there were many spectators standing. When they saw that Jiang Chao'er's boat actually left the pier and entered the Canglan River, many people showed surprise on their faces.

Until just now, everyone took Jiang Chao'er's words as a bragging joke, but at this moment when the boat entered the river and Jiang Chao'er was paddling, everyone suddenly realized that this child was serious.

The river wind was blowing, and Lin Rufei's black hair was flying, her sleeves were dangling, and the boat under her was swaying in the river current, as if it would be overturned by a big wave in the next moment.Standing at the bow of the boat, Jiang Chao'er became a needle for fixing the sea on the boat. The splash of river water soaked his clothes, but the boy still had an exaggerated smile on his face. He took a sip of the wine from the gourd in his bosom and said, : "Attention, young master—it's about to turn—" After saying that, he pulled up the sail suddenly and adjusted the direction of the boat.

Blown by the wind, the boat turned a corner and avoided the looming hidden reef.It was Lin Rufei's first time crossing the river, and she had such a novel experience. She found it very interesting and watched it intently.

"My lord, hurry up!" Jiang Chao'er yelled.

Another strong wave came, and the boat made a tooth-piercing creaking sound. Lin Rufei supported the mast, looked at the rushing river on both sides, and raised her voice: "How many times have you been going back and forth?"

"I can't count—" Jiang Chao'er laughed, "After my father passed away, I was the only one left in the family. I just thought that the handicrafts handed down in my family couldn't just be buried like this, so I also wanted to be a ferryman. , it's a pity that I am young and thin, so few customers believe me!"

That's right, compared with other strong ferrymen, Jiang Chao'er's appearance is really untrustworthy.Coupled with the steepness of the Canglan River, which ferryman would dare to take his own life as a joke?

"But it doesn't matter. When I get older, I will be the most powerful ferryman here. If you want to take a boat, please come to me. I promise to send you safely—" I hate it, Jiang Chao'er smiled frankly, and said the craziest things in a childish tone.

Lin Rufei was infected by his smile and laughed too.

"After passing this big bend, it is the place where the evil dragon lives." Jiang Chao'er reached out and wiped the water from his face, and said in a loud voice, "There are more hidden reefs and whirlpools over there, you should sit down, my lord." Be careful not to slip into the water!"

Both sides of the river are steep and majestic canyons, and people walking through the river are like mayflies between heaven and earth. The mayflies follow the river, turn around the steep bend, and disappear in the eyes of everyone in the inn.

The sky was too dark, and everyone couldn't see Jiang Chao'er's appearance clearly, but a small boat could be seen staggering down the current. Although the river was rushing, it couldn't capsize the boat. The boatman who scolded Jiang Liu before, He spat lowly on the ground and said, "That kid must be laughing again." But after saying this, he couldn't help showing a smile.

After passing the big bend of the canyon, the scenery on both sides has gradually changed. There are pines and cypresses standing on the steep cliffs, decorating the exposed yellow rocks into a blue color.Birds chirping and monkeys chirping endlessly, but the loudest sound was still the rushing river below their feet.

"It will take at least three hours to go back and forth. It's still fast, but it will be troublesome to come back." Seeing Lin Rufei's eyes full of curiosity, Jiang Chao'er introduced Canglan River, "Fortunately, it's early in the morning. , There will be a southerly wind blowing in the river, I will take the southerly wind to go back, and I am not too tired, but I need to pay more attention."

Lin Rufei said: "Have you ever met an evil dragon?"

"Hey, I've discovered it a long time ago. Although the evil dragon often comes out to eat people during the day, it doesn't make much noise at night. I have never encountered it when I crossed at night. I just need to be more careful in the early morning." Jiang Chao'er laughed. , "There are not many people who dare to cross at night... It is no easier for this river to get angry than that evil dragon."

At night, the river is turbulent and the view is poor. Unless forced to, almost no one crosses at night.That is, Jiang Chao'er, a brave boy who is not afraid of death, went back and forth, touching the river all over.

The boat moved forward for a while, and seemed to have passed the most dangerous position. Jiang Chao'er hummed in a good mood, but Gu Xuandu, who was sitting opposite Lin Rufei and enjoying the mountain scenery, suddenly stood up. , clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

"Senior?" Lin Rufei was sensitive to something.

Sure enough, Gu Xuandu said: "Here we come."

The originally torrential river suddenly began to bubble up. Seeing this, Jiang Chao'er's expression changed drastically, and he looked towards the side of the boat in horror.

Although the sky was very dark, a huge shadow could be vaguely seen moving slowly under the water, finally covering the entire boat.

Fuhua and Yurui, who had been in the cabin all the time, also noticed something, raised their hands and opened the curtain.

"W-how could it be!" Jiang Chao'er was full of despair, he looked at the shadows gradually floating around the boat, and his voice trembled, "Isn't it sleeping at night, how could it-"

The shadow became more and more obvious, and even a raised dorsal fin began to emerge from the water. The dorsal fin was covered with dense black scales and sharp bony spurs. You don't need to guess, but you know who the owner of the shadow is.

Circle after circle, shadows slowly surrounded the dilapidated boat, and then there was a long hiss, the sound of the water was loud, and a giant rose slowly from the river, bringing the sky-shielding Day-like oppression.Above the giant, a pair of long and narrow eyes glowed with a pale yellow light, and the erect pupils in the eyes looked extremely evil.

That night, the evil dragon lurking in the river didn't sleep, and Jiang Chao'er sat blankly on the board of the boat, staring blankly at the huge monster in front of him.

Compared with Ejiao, his small boat is not even as big as a finger of it, it seems that as long as he blows on it, the wooden boat will easily break into several pieces.

"Young master...Young master, run away..." Without knowing how to muster up the courage, Jiang Chao'er grabbed the oar, stood up shaking her body and gritted her teeth, standing in front of Lin Rufei, tremblingly said, " Quickly let your maid lead you away, I, I will stop him."

Gently resting his hands on Jiang Chao'er's shoulders, he turned his head and saw the son he was talking about.The Young Master still had a smile on his face, and that smile was not forced, but contained some comfort, and he spoke slowly, "Go in first and hide with them."

Jiang Chao'er was stunned.

Then, the young master said something that Jiang Chao'er would never forget for the rest of his life, he said, "Go, don't stand outside, lest you get wet from the river later."

Young master... just worried about getting wet from the river?Jiang Chao'er was lost in thought.As if responding to his thoughts, the huge evil dragon in front of him suddenly opened its mouth and let out a violent hiss. Fine and sharp teeth... If you really bite it off, it must be very painful... This was Jiang Chao'er's last thought before he fainted.

Gu Xuandu took a step forward and stood in front of Lin Rufei. Facing the oncoming wind, he pinched his nose with his hand unhappily, and even reached out to slap him in front of him. He said in disgust, "Stop screaming!" , Bad breath."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Rufei actually saw a bit of aggrieved expression from the ferocious face of the evil dragon.

The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: Little Liu deliberately smoked me!

Lin Rufei thought for a while, and handed Gu Xuandu two leek buns wrapped in garlic.

Gu Xuandu: ……………

I feel it, my throat hurts like something is stuffed _(:з」∠)_