[Xiaofu colleague] What I'm thinking

(One)

In March, the Ching Ming Festival has passed, and the south of the Yangtze River is already full of grass growing and warblers flying, and the green willows are like smoke, but the mountains in the middle of Sichuan are still a bit cool. Peach blossoms are dotted around the temple.The sky was bright and there were a few faint birdsongs. The disciples who practiced hadn’t changed their winter clothes yet. Enduring the damp coolness when they pushed away the quilts, they got up and did their morning classes. Step on the bluestone road to fetch water and firewood.Going around a mountain, suddenly saw a flat and open place, the light red sun has just risen, the clouds are dyed a little golden, the light beam is clearly visible, the distant mountains overlap, and the beauty finally reveals the magnificence. This is the Emei Mountain. early morning.

Ji Xiaofu joined the Emei sect on such a day when she was six years old. She followed her parents in a boat and went up the river. A servant walked up Mount Emei along the stone steps and came to the temple.Before leaving home, it was decided that her father would send her there alone. Mother Ning had been busy for several days, sewing new clothes for her, preparing food, and weeping secretly when she was free. Her father advised her: "Fuer's body, the master said Well, you have to be sent to the temple to practice for a few years before you can get well, and no one else can do it for you. Now that you are well, you have gone to the Emei School, and you have learned both Buddhism and martial arts. After a few years, you will come back home. To be sick all the time like now, I say it's just luck."But the day before her departure, her mother suddenly invited her grandmother to her home, and entrusted her with all the big and small family affairs and several brothers and sisters, and said that she would personally send Xiaofu to Mount Emei and hand it over to the teacher. In the hand, her father couldn't hold her back, but she felt sorry for her being exhausted by the journey, and the journey on the road was a bit slower after all.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the Emei Sect, there was a disciple report, and then someone came and led them into the hall where the head of the sect received guests. It was here that Xiaofu met her master for the first time.The master didn't smile or get angry. She was about the same age as her mother. She looked majestic but could be described as very beautiful. She said the courtesy to her parents in a flat manner, looked at the cage brought by the servant, and said, "It must be Mr. Ji and Mrs. Ji prepared a lot of things for Xiaofu. There is food and clothing on the mountain, but there is no need for them. I leave a few clothes for thinking, and the rest are unnecessary." The parents agreed again and again. , and then sent the things to the room of Xiaofu and the senior sisters. The mother secretly left a few packets of snacks for her to share with the sisters, then lit incense and worshiped the teacher. The disciples are self-reliant, so it is not good to stay longer, and told Xiaofu to respect the master and practice well, and then went down the mountain step by step, stayed in an inn in Emei County that night, and set off for the next day. Hanyang.

Many years later, Xiaofu still has a clear memory of that time. She can't remember all the happy times at home when she was a child, as if the memory of her life began on the boat that left home. Resting her head on her mother's lap, the boat swayed sometimes, and she could hear the sound of water flow when she was concentrating. The local river is narrow and swift, with steep cliffs on both sides, but many strange trees grow on the cliffs. There are big birds flying across the sky on the top of the mountain, making a mournful cry.At that time, Xiaofu had already learned some poems in her home school. She thought of the "Wushan mountain clips the blue sky, and the Bashui flows like here" that her husband once sang. Small and helpless.She spent many years on Mount Emei in this way. When she first arrived, she did the work of fetching water and washing vegetables. She squatted during the day and learned to write at night. When she was older, she had younger brothers and sisters, and she began to practice swords with her masters and sisters. , learn the unique knowledge of the Emei School, read Buddhist scriptures by lighting a lamp at night, also learn the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry, poetry, and even arithmetic and pharmacology.

Xiaofu was born in a great family, and the Ji family was regarded as the family of loyal heroes for generations in the previous dynasty. It is also known to everyone in the Jianghu.At that time, her parents were cruel and sent her to this poor Mount Emei, not only for her body, but also to wear down her character after all.Master is good to his disciples, but he is still strict. The master’s sisters and brothers all come from all corners of the country. Some are resolute, some are self-reliant and intelligent, and some are honest and kind. In such an environment, Xiaofu naturally lost her temper. Those delicate and self-willed, there is a kind of perseverance inside, but gentle and easy-going outside, smart and motivated but unwilling to be competitive, most of the sisters have a good relationship with her, and the master seems to have some appreciation for her gradually, only saying This child's mind is a bit mixed, sometimes he is alone and doesn't know what he is thinking. For a martial arts student who wants to become a famous master, it is better to be more pure.

Many years later, when Xiaofu finally bid farewell to such innocent years and began to experience those things that she will never forget and never forget, she sometimes thinks of those days on Mount Emei, those days of ordinary life, practicing exercises and scriptures, and living with no other distractions. The mountains are full of greenery, the green bamboos beside the stone road, and the valley full of flowers in spring. At that time, I also thought that my whole life would pass in such an ordinary way.After waking up from the memory, she would shake her head and smile every time, thinking that people in the world are wrong after all, practicing practice, going to a famous temple sect, reading scriptures and worshiping Buddha, she thought it was practice, but she didn’t know This real practice is in this world of mortals, but in every day of this life.

(two)

At that time, there was a legend in Jianghu, which Xiaofu vaguely heard when she was young, but it was often talked about in the school on Mount Emei: "The supreme martial artist, the sword and dragon, commands the world, and no one dares not to obey! If you rely on the sky, who will fight for the front?" ?”, it is said that there is a dragon-slaying knife and a Yitian sword handed down from generation to generation. Whoever can get these two weapons will be able to dominate the martial arts world. These two weapons have great power.At first, Xiaofu only regarded this as a legend, but later she heard from her senior sisters that the Yitian Sword was originally in the hands of her master, but was later snatched away by demons from the Demon Cult. Knowing that, plus the cause of Gu Hongzi's master's death, the master regarded the Mingjiao as an enemy from then on.She also heard from her master: "The Yitian Sword and the Dragon Slaying Sword were originally made by Guo Jing and Guo Daxia, and they were handed down to Guo Gong Polu and our patriarch Guo Xiang. It's really the incompetence of my disciples." I also heard the master mention the Mingjiao, saying that the school's grievances are small, and the enmity of seizing the sword is not very important. It's hard to tolerate, now that the Yuan Court is disregarding the common people in the world and acting against the law, we should have the responsibility to drive out the Tartars, get rid of the world's demons and monsters, and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world.Xiaofu thought at the time that after learning martial arts, she also had the responsibility to save the common people. As a disciple of the master, she must devote herself to justice. It's just that the years in this mountain are quiet, and she has never thought about the future. You may have the opportunity to meet those people in Master's mouth in your life.

But at the age of 16, rumors suddenly arose in the world, saying that someone saw the trace of the dragon sword, the master went down the mountain to inquire several times, and suddenly recruited all the disciples to the Buddhist hall one night, silent for a long time, Fang He opened his mouth and spoke: "Back then the barbarians trampled on our Han family, and after Xiangyang City was destroyed, Guo Gong's looters carried the dragon-slaying knife without a trace. Now the dragon-slaying knife really appeared again. My disciples were incompetent and failed to take good care of the Yitian sword. This is an unforgivable crime. Now that there is news of the Dragon Slaying Saber, I will send my disciples to do their best to find it, and then retrieve the Yitian Sword from the Yuan Dynasty, carry forward the Emei faction, and shoulder the responsibility of saving the world. Only then can we be called a generation of chivalry Gentleman, are you right to say this?" All the disciples agreed, and Miejue Shitai continued: "In this case, I will send a few of my disciples to form a group and pack the luggage tomorrow. From the day after tomorrow, I will leave some people to watch Everyone else, go down the mountain to inquire about the Dragon Saber, this is not only a good opportunity for you to contribute to the sect, but also a test for you."

Everyone formed a team that night, each went to sleep without mentioning it, the next day Xiaofu was packing her luggage alone, junior sister Bei Jinyi ran to her room with a smile, and stuffed two snacks into Xiaofu She put her hand in her hand and said to Xiaofu with a straight face: "My dear senior sister, can I ask you something?" Xiaofu smiled lightly, returned the snack to Bei Jinyi, and said, "Let's talk about things first." ", Bei Jinyi rambled about, finally hesitated and said: "Yesterday, I was in a group with Senior Sister Jingxu, who knows that no one wants to go with Senior Sister Ding, so she came to make noise Senior Sister Xu, I have to take her with me tomorrow, I don't want to go with her, so why don't we go all the way to the southwest?" Xiaofu couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "We two? What are our generations They are both young, and their kung fu is not very good. We will go alone, and when we encounter difficulties, do you think you can save me or I can save you? Besides, I have already talked to Senior Sister Jingxuan, we will not leave tomorrow Waterway, take the dry road to the northeast." Bei Jinyi curled her lips after hearing this, and said: "The direction to the southwest is becoming less and less crowded, and the people who are looking for the dragon knife will naturally not go there. I don't think there will be anything It's dangerous, let me tell you, we disciples of the younger generation of the Emei Sect, even if we see the Dragon Saber, we won't be able to get it back, why bother to fight for fame, it's better to go to the mountains and rivers, and it's better than practicing kung fu on the mountains all day." , Ji Xiaofu hurriedly scolded Bei Jinyi: "You can talk nonsense, let the master hear that you don't seek to make progress, but dare to despise the teacher's school, and you must hit your palm. You don't want to be with Senior Sister Ding Along the way, is it wrong for you to go with me and Senior Sister Jingxuan?" Bei Jinyi shook her head: "We are going alone, and the senior sisters say that we are very brave, so I don't want anything else. I left Senior Sister Jingxu and Sister Jingxu. Senior Sister Ding, what should I say when I ran to Senior Sister Jingxuan? You only want to go to the northeast, I'm afraid you're not waiting to pass through Wudang Mountain, so why don't my faction go to the Wudang faction to pay a visit, so you can go and meet your fiancé for a while!" Ji Xiaofu blushed suddenly, busy Going to pinch Bei Jinyi, she said angrily, "Why would you be a fiancé? I'm not ashamed to speak. I'll go my own way. What has he got to do with him!" Then I thought about it, I've always been doing meritorious service for the sect here. Don't fight or grab things. After so many years of martial arts practice, I still have to find a chance to try him. I have no chance to fight with my senior sisters. These skills are no problem against a small thief. Junior sister Bei is right. There are also fewer people going to the southwest, so I don't think there will be any danger. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to find such great luck as the dragon sword. I might as well do a few small things of chivalry to help the poor. This wish to save the common people said: "Then you go and tell the senior sisters yourself. If they agree, I will walk with you two together." Bei Jinyi said happily: "Then I will go and talk, How could they disagree!" Then he ran out of the room.

Ji Xiaofu's face was still slightly red, since she came to the Emei School, she hadn't seen her fiancé a few times, but as a young woman, she was still ashamed to hear other people mentioning this matter.According to Junior Sister Bei, Xiaofu's fiancé is named Yin Liting, who is a son of a great family in Xiangyang City. His family and Xiaofu's family were old friends, and the two families often walked around when they were young. He is one year older than Xiaofu. He is a shy and well-behaved boy, and he also became a teacher at the age of six under the sect of Master Zhang of the Wudang School. It was Xiaofu who joined the Emei School, and it was also the uncle of the Yin family who asked someone to teach.When Xiaofu was eight years old, when Xiaofu was still carrying water on Mount Emei, her mother wrote, saying that the uncles and aunts of the Yin family and the cleverness who loved Xiaofu came to her door to propose marriage for her son, and she and her father had already agreed. , wrote at the end of the letter: "Although you are young, you can no longer act like a little girl, and you can't behave freely. You should respect your master, practice diligently, cultivate your body and cultivate your character. Everything at home is safe, so don't worry about it.".Xiaofu knew that her parents made full plans for her when they agreed to this marriage. In today's world, the lives of Han people and Nan people are worsening day by day, let alone those who are always unwilling to get close to the Yuan court. The family is gone, and it is not certain that one day it will be troubled times again. Marrying a descendant of a family descended from Zhenren Zhang can protect their old and young family from the disturbance of war, and they can spend their lives in peace on the mountain when they retreat. The younger brother of the Yin family is upright, humble and polite, handsome in appearance, really a very good marriage.The Wudang Sect and the Emei Sect were originally divided into monastic disciples and lay disciples, and lay disciples were not restricted in marriage, and their masters were more supportive when they knew about it, so Xiaofu did not object.At that time, she had no idea about marriage. The Emei and Wudang factions had always been good friends. Sometimes during New Year's festivals, they often walked around to visit each other. They stood behind their masters and looked at each other quietly. Xiaofu is mostly curious, but the younger brother of the Yin family always blushes and looks at a loss, Xiaofu sometimes thinks to himself that he was kind-hearted when he was young, and it is not bad to have such a person to accompany him for a lifetime .

Bei Jinyi ran back after a while and said that this matter has been discussed with all the senior sisters. The master doesn't care who they are with, the senior sisters of the Jingzi generation are all monks, so it's not a big deal to ask these senior sisters. They are also full of confidence in the martial arts of the Emei Sect, and there is no danger, but it is just a few words of advice, and Ding Minjun is even more eager to get rid of these annoying junior sisters, so that he can find a chance to make meritorious deeds .So everyone packed their luggage and brought their sabers, and went down the mountain on the same road early the next morning, and went their separate ways.

(three)

Ji Xiaofu and Bei Jinyi originally wanted to go west, but Senior Sister Jingxu said that she would go to Longyou County with them and hired a boat to go down the Dadu River, saving the two girls the trouble of traveling by dry road.Xiao Fu and Junior Sister Bei heard this, and followed Senior Sister Jingxu all the way, and had to suffer a few times from Senior Sister Ding.Martial arts practitioners have quick feet, so they went to Longyou County to find an inn to stay that night. Senior Sister Jingxu and the others had a large group, so they hired a boat the next day and headed southeast.There are fewer boats heading west. Xiaofu and Junior Sister Bei wanted to find a small boat, but many boatmen refused to go, so they had to wait for two days.

Junior Sister Bei has been careless since she was a child, and she went crazy at the market for a whole day, and she got hot when she didn't want to go back to the inn.Xiaofu asked her doctor to come and show her, first she said it was okay, but the next morning, she started to vomit and diarrhea again, Xiaofu brought another doctor who was a little older, he examined her carefully, but said that this young lady I'm afraid it's okay to drink unclean water or catch some epidemics that are prevalent nearby, but it's okay, but I have to rest for a few days.Xiaofu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she wondered if she was going to go back to Mount Emei after only two days.After thinking about it, he was still worried about Junior Sister Bei's health, so he decided to hire a carriage and take Junior Sister back to the mountain to recuperate.This time, Bei Jinyi was unwilling: "Good senior sister, when we go back to the mountain, we have to practice martial arts every day. It's very hard. We martial arts practitioners, what kind of disease is this? I have an aunt who loves me very much." But I'm married in Longyou County. I thought I'd leave in a day or two, so I wouldn't bother her anymore. If that's the case, I'll stay at her house for a few days, and you can go with me. Okay, let's go together again, okay?" Xiaofu sighed, "My lady, she's already sick like this, what else do you want to play?" However, 1 junior sisters refused to go back to the mountain, no As a solution, Xiaofu had no choice but to take Bei Jinyi to find her aunt. Her uncle's family was also quite well-to-do. He and his wife made the bed and took the medicine. They took great care of their teachers and sisters.

During these days when Junior Sister Bei was recuperating at her uncle's house, Xiaofu sometimes went shopping and sometimes helped her aunt with something. On this day, she went to the street to help her aunt buy thread, when she suddenly saw someone making noise in front of her, Xiaofu stepped forward I saw a few young and strong men, surrounded by an injured old woman, and kept saying things like "Hand it over!", "Hurry up and hand it over".Those people were vicious, and everyone on the street was frightened. There were those who set up a stall and ran away with their things, and those who opened a shop quickly put up door panels. No one wanted to take care of this kind of thing. .Seeing some of them bullying an old woman, Xiaofu couldn't help but get angry. Seeing that those people didn't look like a good person, she stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?" The young girl couldn't help laughing: "Miss, I advise you to stop worrying about this matter and run away quickly. If we didn't have business to do today, we might even arrest you!" Xiaofu usually He treats people with kindness and kindness. He has never encountered such a thing before. He drew out his sword and stabbed at those people. He never thought that their martial arts are not low, and there are many people. Fu did not prevail.Xiaofu had no choice but to think of other ways, Xiaofu took the opportunity to lure these people aside, pulled up the mother-in-law and ran, Xiaofu was good at lightness kungfu, and the mother-in-law was also fast, she looked like a person who had practiced martial arts , those people chased after several miles and still pursued, Xiaofu saw a small river in the distance, she hurriedly avoided the main road, got in from the grass next to her, and hid in the water with the old woman holding her breath. These villains.

Xiaofu helped the old woman up, still not daring to let go, and walked a few miles, and found a cave, Fang was wearing wet clothes, and helped the old woman to sit down.The old lady didn't have much strength at this time, and said to Xiaofu in a trembling voice: "Miss, thank you." Seeing that she couldn't hold on anymore, Xiaofu said anxiously: "Grandmother, don't worry, I'll leave you soon." Take you back to the city and find a doctor to treat you." The old lady smiled and shook her head: "I was hit by the Qingfeng nail of the Qingcheng sect, and the nail was poisoned. I have been poisoned for a long time. I'm afraid it won't get better, Miss today kindly rescued me, and there will be good rewards in the future, you go home quickly." Xiaofu is kind-hearted by nature, and she doesn't want to see others suffer, so she said quickly: "No, I can't lose it. You don't care here!", the old woman pondered for a moment, then asked: "My life cannot be saved, I am also a martial arts practitioner, I know it myself, if Miss is willing to help me, I have something to say Please, I hid a letter in the county seat, if you are willing, miss, can you send this letter out for me?" Xiaofu was very soft-hearted, even though this matter had nothing to do with her, she couldn't save the old woman's life, She was already extremely guilty, she nodded quickly, and the mother-in-law said again: "Miss, I think you also know some martial arts, I don't ask which sect you belong to, I have to tell you clearly now, my husband is a Mingjiao Zhongren, I also learned martial arts from him. He died because of this letter, but I don’t know what was written in it. He has done an outrageous thing in his life, and he also told me that this letter is only about saving people and not harming others, you can send it for me if you want, and I can't trick you if you don't want to."

After hearing the word "Mingjiao", Xiaofu hesitated. The Demon Sect that is often mentioned in the teacher's school is not the Mingjiao. I heard that they do all kinds of evil, but this mother-in-law doesn't look like a bad person. More bullying than less is not a hero at all, and it is not difficult for this mother-in-law to trick her into delivering a letter, but she still tells the truth, so frankly, it makes Xiaofu embarrassed.Xiaofu lowered her head and thought for a while, and saw that the mother-in-law was looking at her expressionlessly, but her breathing gradually became rapid, so she made up her mind and said, "Grandma, I can't save your life today, I am ashamed of you." , you are not a member of the Ming Cult, so just pretend that I don't know about this, and I am just sending you a letter, so you can rest assured that I will definitely deliver this letter to the place you want it to be delivered." The mother-in-law saw that Xiaofu was chivalrous. Thinking that she was an upright person, she told her her husband's family name, the place where the letter was stored, the place and the name of the person who sent the letter, and she died after she finished speaking.

Xiaofu hadn't seen anyone die yet, so she burst into tears immediately. Seeing that the sun was going down, she thought it would be useless to cry any more, so she dug a pit, buried the old woman, lit a fire and dried her clothes. When I went back to the city, I was afraid that I would cause trouble to my uncle's family, so I spent the whole night in the cave in fear, before returning to Longyou County the next day.

Xiaofu knocked on the door of Junior Sister Bei's aunt's house, and when she saw her, her aunt breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss Ji, you are back. I was terrified all night, and together with her uncle Jinyi, I brought a lot of servants with me. I have been looking for you in the city all night, you are a young lady, what if something happens to you, where did you go?" Xiaofu couldn't tell what happened yesterday, so she had to plead guilty and said that she was entangled by several people. Uncle's house was in trouble, so I had to find a place to hide, and my aunt was worried, so I asked my aunt to forgive her.Then I found Bei Jinyi again, and said that I wanted to go for a few days first, and let her spend a few more days at my aunt's house in Longyou County before she recovered from her illness. For the next mission, they will return to Emei together.Bei Jinyi was very worried about her senior sister walking alone, but Xiaofu couldn't explain this clearly to Bei Jinyi, so she had to say that her family had a childhood friend in Ebian, and she thought that instead of being bored here, she might as well go to Take a look at her, and ask Junior Sister Bei to relax, she will come back as soon as she goes.Seeing that Xiaofu was very persistent, Bei Jinyi thought that there would be towns along the way, and that the senior sister would not have to sleep in the open, so she had no choice but to let her go.The next day Xiaofu went to the place where the mother-in-law said to hide the letter, and found a letter. After waiting for the boat heading west, she went along the Dadu River to the "big tree castle" that the old woman called.

The day when some stories started was a very ordinary day. That day, Xiaofu dressed and ate like the same way, was fascinated by the scenery along the way, and went through the sword manual she had learned several times in her mind, only to remember later, I just said that the story between her and him started on that day, and sometimes I would think, if at that time, she hadn't chosen to agree to deliver the letter for the old woman, would her life be different.But in fact, no matter how you go around, this fate is predestined by fate.

(four)

After traveling on the river for three days, the boat had already left Jiadingfu Road and arrived at the jurisdiction of Xuanzheng Yuan. Xiaofu disembarked at the big tree fort. Seeing that the town was not desolate, she quickly asked about Wujibu Village. .When Xiaofu walked into the store, a young man greeted her. Xiaofu said to him directly: "I'm looking for your shopkeeper Wu." The young man saw that the young lady was young and beautiful, and she was not shy like ordinary girls. Yes, I thought he must be someone with a background, so I went to ask shopkeeper Wu to come out.

Shopkeeper Wu thought, he should have never seen this delicate and beautiful girl in front of him, her snow-white skin was glowing red in the sun, looking at the style and dress of her whole body, seeing the sword in her hand, I think so too As for the disciples of any sect, don't be the ones who come looking for trouble.So he collected himself, stepped forward and cupped his hands to Xiaofu: "I don't know what this young lady is looking for?".Xiaofu didn't say anything, she reached out and took out the letter, handed it to shopkeeper Wu, and said: "Mr. Xie from your school and his wife, Granny Xie, both failed to save their lives when they met their enemies. On his deathbed, he asked me to bring this to you, and he didn’t say anything else.” Shopkeeper Wu was stunned for a while before reaching out to accept the letter. This happened so suddenly, he didn’t know whether he should trust the girl in front of him, so he hesitated After a while, she finally said: "Thank you, Miss, please come in and have a cup of tea for a while." Ji Xiaofu cupped her hands and declined: "Don't bother the shopkeeper, I promised Granny Xie, and help her deliver the letter to your Pai, it’s already very inconvenient for me, so I’ll take my leave now.” “Oh,” Shopkeeper Wu nodded: “Miss, please go ahead.” Xiao Fu turned around and prepared to go out. , suddenly heard something flying behind her, she turned sideways to avoid it, and a stone hit the door frame heavily.

Xiaofu turned her head back in disbelief, and before she could ask a question, shopkeeper Wu slapped him, Xiaofu drew out her sword, and got entangled with him. After a few moves, shopkeeper Wu stepped aside and said "This is the sword technique of the Emei School!" Xiaofu replied bluntly: "Exactly! I have no grievances or enmity with you, why do you do this?" As she spoke, she stabbed at shopkeeper Wu with her sword, but Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Wu's skills were very good, and he grabbed Xiaofu's shoulder with his backhand, and said quietly: "I offended miss, I don't want to do harm to you, but this envelope contains the secrets of my teaching, you are not clear , I’m worried that you’ll check it out on the way, and I’ll have to leave you for a few days to check it out!” Xiaofu cried out inwardly, but unexpectedly, shopkeeper Wu’s hands were so strong that Xiaofu just couldn’t break free, she thought of herself I sent the letter with good intentions, but met someone who doubted and slandered me like this, and I was about to cry out of anger, but I heard a slow voice from the back room: "Let her go.".

Xiaofu and Shopkeeper Wu looked into the back room together, the black cloth curtain moved slowly, and was pushed aside by a hand with a white sleeve, and the man who came out was tall and straight, with a handsome face, dressed in white clothes, even radiant , but the expression is a bit cold, it doesn't look scary, but it is always difficult to get close to. "Let her go," he added.Shopkeeper Wu hesitated for a long while, and finally replied to the man in an embarrassing manner: "But...she...she is a disciple of the Emei Sect, and these so-called decent sects are not necessarily open and frank behind their backs. , this matter is not clear, you have to check it out, don't let her read this letter secretly." Xiaofu gave shopkeeper Wu a vicious look, her shoulder hurt from being grabbed by him, and she argued loudly: "The letter is sealed well. Can't you tell if I've opened it or not?" Shopkeeper Wu continued, "Even if you haven't read it, there's no guarantee what the hell you're going to do!" Xiaofu was caught by him. His face turned red with anger, but the man laughed dryly: "If she had read the letter or was trying to play tricks, she wouldn't have to take such trouble to deliver the letter to you. It would hurt the young lady's reputation, so let her go." Shopkeeper Wu still didn't want to, but he seemed to have to obey the man's words. After hesitating, the man said again: "What the hell can they do? I can teach this little thing to be fair?" After listening, shopkeeper Wu had to let go. Xiao Fu.

Xiaofu felt very wronged, thinking that she had almost offended people from other sects, and sent this letter to Granny Xie, but shopkeeper Wu treated her like this. Thinking about it, Mingjiao is really not a serious sect, and the people in the room She is also a member of the Mingjiao, so there is no need to talk to him anymore, she grabbed her bag and turned around to leave, but the man called her from behind: "Miss." Xiaofu turned her head and asked unhappily, "What's the matter?" ?”, but he smiled evilly: “You don’t have to thank me.” For some reason, Xiaofu blushed immediately, unable to say a word, and ran out of Wuji Cloth in a hurry. After running for several miles, he stopped to rest.

Thinking of this experience, Xiaofu couldn't help sighing inwardly as a newcomer to the rivers and lakes. It is true that Master said that people's hearts are unpredictable in this world, and she must be more careful in the future.She looked up and looked around, thinking that today is the third day since she left Junior Sister Bei, it is already afternoon, it is hard to hire a boat, and there is absolutely no way to go back to the big tree castle, in this case, it is better to go Going back east by dry road is better than taking the waterway with nothing to do. It doesn’t matter if you are a few days late, and you have completed the task given by the master. If you want to come to some small villages and towns, you can stay here for the night.

She got up and headed east, not wanting to miss a small village along the way.Seeing that it was getting dark, Xiaofu secretly became afraid, and wanted to turn back to the Big Tree Fort, but it was wrong in the end. In a dilemma, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded from behind, Xiaofu didn't know whether it was a good person or a bad person. Hiding secretly by the side of the road, the sound of the horse's hooves gradually approached, and finally stopped in front of her. At this time, the sky was already dark, and Xiaofu recognized him in the white clothes on his body—it was daytime. The guy at Wuji Buzhuang.

(Fives)

"You have two choices now, get on the horse, and I'll take you to a small village ten miles away for lodging, or go two miles ahead, there's a dilapidated temple where you can make do for the night." Xiao Fu was stunned for a while before realizing he He was talking to her, and his scalp felt numb. How did he know that he was hiding here? Could it be that he followed her all the way?Xiaofu has never been timid, so she walked out of the bushes generously and asked, "Are you talking to me?" She heard the man laugh: "Is there anyone else here?" Fu calmed down the anger in her heart during the day, and said to him: "I really haven't read that letter, you don't have to worry about it, and you don't have to follow me." The man laughed even louder: "I didn't follow you, I Originally, I was going to go east. I just rode out for a while, and I saw you walking in front. I thought you, a young lady, would not want to walk with us in broad daylight, so I had to slow down. Follow from afar, don't get me wrong." Xiaofu thought that this man had helped her during the day, and if he appeared here at this time, he would definitely not harm her, but since he is a member of the Ming Cult, it is better to keep his contacts less , He arched his hands and replied: "Thank you, the two miles are not far away, I will walk there." "Hahaha," the man still smiled: "I guess you won't ride my horse either. , My question is superfluous, so please leave first, miss, I will take a rest, so I can ride to the village." Xiaofu nodded, thinking that he just met him by chance, so it is inconvenient to ask more questions Walked forward, looked back from time to time along the way, said that since he was riding a horse, he should pass her in a while, but found that the man had not kept up, and after walking for a while, she saw a ruined temple. She was very tired this day , hid under the Buddhist altar, fell asleep with the burden in his arms, didn't know if it was a dream for a while, but vaguely heard the sound of a horse neighing in the distance outside, presumably it was that person who passed by, and he gradually fell asleep without caring about him.

To Xiaofu's surprise, she woke up early the next morning and walked out of the temple gate, only to find that the man was sleeping on the haystack in the yard, and when she heard Xiaofu coming out, he also woke up.In the clear sky, he and Xiaofu looked at each other, Xiaofu immediately blushed, and after a while he asked, "Why are you here?" The man stood up from the haystack, but asked Xiaofu, "How can you Do you know that you haven’t walked out of Xuanzhengyuan’s territory yet?” “I know.” Xiaofu said, and the man untied the horse rope tied to the gate of the courtyard, and replied, “That’s it, you are from the Emei sect. My disciples, I am afraid that you have been stupefied by chanting Buddha in Mount Emei. You don’t know much about the things down the mountain. This place is no better than Zhongtu. After all, you delivered the letter for us, and I am sorry to leave you alone in this ruined temple, just to guard you for one night. I didn't step into the gate of this temple, so I won't insult your reputation?", Xiaofu didn't know what to say at this time, and felt very awkward, but she was very kind, and it was hard to refute, so she was silent for a long time before she said: "Thank you, sir, but I am a female disciple of the Emei School, and my teacher's rules are very strict. Well, if you have anything to do with you again, don’t worry about delivering the letter anymore, as if you have repaid me by taking care of me last night, I’m leaving now, sir, please feel free.” The man nodded and said: “Yes Now, you are the apprentice of the extermination old nun, so naturally it is inconvenient for you to have more contact with people from the Devil Cult, you go first." Xiao Fu was very angry when she first heard him slandering her master. Yes, and I think he also called his own sect the Devil's Cult. I think he is just a mouth