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Chu Yuanxiao learned from Li Yuyao that Su Sanzai had extorted money all the way to Wufang Pavilion. He also heard that the strange young man in black had also extorted Mr. Lu, the storyteller, and felt that this guy It was a bit too much, so after waiting for the girl in white to leave, he decided to go to Wufang Pavilion to have a look after hesitating for a long time.

Probably because his energy and blood were weakened, the young man could not walk very fast along the way. When he reached the vicinity of Wufang Pavilion, there was no one at the intersection. The Hanji Restaurant diagonally opposite the intersection The shop door was closed and no one was waiting for customers. Mr. Lu's bookstall was still placed under the steps at the door of the bookshop, but there was no one on the bamboo chair that was always rickety in the past.

The young man hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped up the steps in front of the bookstore, then stepped over and entered the bookstore.

What he saw made this well-behaved young man unable to help but be a little stunned. In front of a row of bookshelves on one side of the bookstore, two figures, one gray and one black, were squatting head to head. , with the butt facing outward, sneaking around, you and I were pulling the pile of bottles and cans spread out on the ground with one hand and another, and the sound of constant bargaining came over.

"No, no! Lu, if I follow your approach, I will suffer a big loss! I have to reason with people, take pictures of stone pillars, quarrel with people, and pretend to be arrogant and domineering The great master has done a lot of work! You don’t know that when I yelled at Yunhaijian on that Yuzhai Street, I was scared to death, not only for fear of that rich man My grandmaster used money to beat me to death, and I was afraid that the Yuanjia Sword Sect, known as the "Tiger Bar Chi", would give me two swords when he came up. This is the money I earned with my head hanging on my belt! Look at what you are doing. What's wrong? You just lay down on your broken bamboo chair for a while! And now you have to split the score [-]-[-] with me? Why are you so embarrassed?" This was what Su Sanzai said, who had been extorting money all the way.

"Su, don't go too far. I've lost all my reputation in order to make this deal with you! Maybe in the future, rumors will start to spread in the Jiuzhou world that Lu Chunjue is like a fool. , with good intentions to show people the way, but in turn, you, the master and apprentice team up, defrauded people of money and ripped them off! Have you ever thought about it, that is a lifetime of fame that I have cherished for so many years! It is ruined in your hands today. ! What if I want five or five points? Is that too much? If you keep talking nonsense, I want four or six points, I will give you six points and you will get four!"

Unexpectedly, this storyteller who always seemed to be so steady would be so rude. As soon as Su Sanzai finished speaking, he picked up the topic and continued to yell. As a result, the two of them were like goring bulls. , blushing and thick-necked, no one is willing to take a step back!

Probably because they were too focused on dividing the spoils, neither of them seemed to notice that another person suddenly entered the shop...

Chu Yuanxiao twitched the corner of his mouth and just looked at the two of them for a long time. Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer. He hesitated and whispered softly: "Well... you two, can you... restrain yourself a little?"

Before he even finished speaking, he saw the young man in black across from him, lying facelessly on the pair of bottles and cans on the ground. He pressed down most of them with his body, and was still trying hard to use his hands to pull them open. Those who seem to be trying to hide everything in their arms...

The storyteller in a gray gown was relatively simple. He simply turned around and opened his arms in a panic, covering up the young man in black behind him and the pile of rags on the ground. He was actually blocking behind him and spreading his arms as wide as possible, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to block it tightly...

The poor boy looked at the behavior of these two people and couldn't help but cover his face...

To be honest, in the past few years, while he was trying hard to figure out how to live a poor life, he had always been a little envious of the few scholars in the small town. The storyteller in front of him, Mr. Lu, was one of them. I always feel that those of them who have read books always look polite and kind, and a few words when they meet can make people realize something that has never been seen in other people, but today's incident …He doesn’t even know what to say. The looks you two have on each other are worse than that sloppy guy Hou Junchen...

The poor boy didn't know what to say, but the two people opposite him didn't. After they saw clearly who was speaking, Su Sanzai, who was dressed in black and had no manners, suddenly his eyes lit up and he was no longer busy covering up. The things on the ground jumped up and laughed directly: "Come on, come on, you're just in time! Come on, come on, come and share the things! This bastard named Lu bullies me that I am a foreigner who is not familiar with the place. Always trying to take advantage of me!"

As he spoke, he slapped the storyteller standing in front of him again, who was also smiling and relaxed. He laughed and shouted: "Lu, my apprentice is here this time. Let's see what you do." Say? My apprentice should be the first to contribute to this deal. If he hadn't been bullied, would he have had a share in making money here? From now on, it will be divided among three people, three for you and seven for us!"

The storyteller was furious when he heard this, turned around and cursed: "Fart! He hasn't even recognized you as his master yet! Who kind of disciple do you think he is?!"

The young man in black snorted and sneered, squinting at the storyteller and gloating: "Then he is closer to me than to you! Maybe he will be my proud disciple in the future, but he has nothing to do with you. Something like that!”

The poor young man looked at these two people...and for no reason raised his hands to cover his face again, not looking at them!

The storyteller was so stunned by Su Sanzai's words that he almost couldn't breathe. His face turned blue and white, and he murmured for a long time. Finally, he just gave up. He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, pointed at the young man and said angrily to the young man in black. : "Okay, if you want to put it that way, it's still [-]/[-], but it has to be [-]/[-] between the two of us. You and I will take half together, and this kid will take half!"

After the storyteller finished speaking, he laughed strangely and said: "Since you said that Chu Yuanxiao was the first to contribute, and I don't have any objections, then he will take the lion's share, and I will get [-]% of the rest because of my reputation for the rest of my life." , you are just a coolie, you are a bit more technical, who can't use your power to dominate others? [-]% is more than enough in the end! If you agree, we will divide it like this. If you don't agree, the worst is to go out and have a fight. , who is afraid of whom? I haven’t forgotten what you threatened me before!”

Hearing this, the young man in black glanced at Chu Yuanxiao, then at Lu Chunjue, and then at the pile of things on the ground. He also gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and said fiercely: "You can divide it! Anyway, the meat is so rotten that you can't eat it." It’s in the pot, it’s the same for the master or the apprentice, I won’t lose anything!”

After the two of them said that, they squatted back on the ground to divide things. No one paid any attention to the young man who was still standing at the door.

At the door, the poor young man who only said one sentence when he came in was stunned and couldn't recover... What the hell?I haven't done anything yet, and I haven't said anything yet, so why do I suddenly take up the majority?
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The girl in white, Li Yuyao, returned to the small town of Li after leaving the east entrance of the town. She did not say hello to anyone else. She just thanked the old janitor who opened the door for her, and then walked non-stop all the way to Li's. The side courtyard was specially prepared for her.

The stunningly beautiful woman in white, Li Twelve, who had appeared at the foot of Zhelongbei Mountain in the east of Zhendong and at the rural school in the small town, was sitting on the stone under a peach tree in the side yard. Beside the table, there were several exquisitely crafted small wine jars placed on the table. The jars contained sake brewed from the peach blossoms on the peach tree behind her.

Over the past many years, every time during the period of Jiazi, among the dozen or so second-generation female disciples of the founder of the Xihe Sword Sect, occasionally someone would come over on a mission when they were free. It may not be who they are, and they may not come every time, but I want to come. I will say hello to the fellow apprentices and sisters and come over again.

The Li family's ancestors have been prosperous for generations, but this courtyard is unshakable. Only during the Jiazi period, people may move in. As long as these second-generation ancestors of the Sword Sect, who are extremely high in terms of seniority, do not come, at other times, except for occasional Someone will be sent to repair and clean it, so no one will come here and break in, and no one will ever move in. This is already one of the family rules passed down from generation to generation in this small town.

There is a little secret among the sisters, which even Master doesn't know. Every time someone comes here, they will quietly dig it out from under the peach tree that has been growing in the courtyard for many years and bury it the last time anyone came. After drinking the peach blossom wine, I bury a few jars of newly brewed wine in it, waiting for someone to come and drink it again, and so on, year after year, the wine continues to age.

Early spring has just arrived this year, and the peach blossoms have not yet bloomed. The woman in white is sitting under the tree, holding a small wine jar in her hand and drinking slowly while looking up at the green spots on the branches above her head.

The stars are dotted with green, the scenery is stunning, more beautiful than snow and white, and the beauty is even more abundant with peach blossoms.After a while, the woman in white who was carrying a small wine jar heard the courtyard door being pushed open from the outside. She turned her head and saw her junior sister stepping into the courtyard. The three-foot-long knife hung on his waist, and then he raised his eyes and saw the faint smile on the little junior sister's face, so his eyes flashed, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

The little girl has grown up.

Li Shisan was not surprised to see his senior sister Li Twelve. He closed the courtyard door and walked slowly to the stone table. He took off his sword and saber together and placed them on the stone table. He then looked at the rows of small bottles of wine on the table. Altar, secretly poked and rubbed his jade fingers, but did not reach out to take it.

Her parents and master all forbade her from drinking, but none of her senior sisters objected. Even the young senior sister sitting opposite her who loved drinking secretly fed her fruit wine when she was younger. As a result, Just because her face was red at that time, this little senior sister who had always been praised as the most talented among the senior sisters before she entered the school was given a good beating by her master for the first time!
From that time on, the little girl Li Yuyao firmly remembered one thing: she must not drink before she has a hairpin, otherwise the little senior sister will definitely get beaten!
"My little Thirteen did business with that boy again?" Li Twelve seemed to have thought of some old things. He chuckled and shook his head. Then he raised his hand to take a sip of wine and glanced at the table while speaking. The three-foot horizontal sword named "Daxia Longque" is on it.

The girl nodded and gave a soft "hmm" as an answer.

The stunning woman couldn't help but frowned slightly, looked at the little girl and said softly: "You should know that this knife involves a lot of cause and effect, right? When you took the knife before, it was equivalent to taking over the boy as well. Part of your body is entangled with cause and effect, but at least you have the reason why you want to take the sword, but now you have given away your fish and dragon pendant... We practitioners always say that there is a constant in heaven. If you act like this, you are not afraid of a trick. If not, will there be a disaster?"

The little girl listened to the words of the little senior sister and shrugged without any scruples, and said nonchalantly: "The road to practice is so long, and there are many times when disasters will happen, not more than one or two, but we have to pay back the favors we owe to everyone."

When the stunning woman heard this, her expression hesitated for a moment, and then her expression became a little serious, and she said slowly: "That's right, but you have to understand that your identity is not just the first generation disciple of the Xihe Sword Sect, but also some Things may not matter to you, but to some people, they may not think so.”

These words made the girl silent for a moment. She probably thought of someone, and her expression didn't look good. But then she seemed to think of something again, and smiled warmly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I have my brother to support me. Really." If not, I will go find Grandpa Zu and see who of them dares to say one more word!"

Listening to the little girl's answer, the woman in white flashed in her mind a quiet young man and an old man who always seemed to have a stooped figure. In the end, she said no more and changed the topic. , with a serious expression: "Since the incident at the foot of Hidden Dragon Bei Mountain that day, I have never had a good talk with you, but with this opportunity today, I have to give you a few words of warning! From now on, before you reach the realm, Before, you were not allowed to use Xihe Sword Dance and Sword Weapon Skills! That time at Wuming Alley, if Master Lu hadn't stopped you, you would have destroyed the foundation of your practice because of a mere Shuixiu Lake. Yes! You have been smart since you were a child and have more talent for the Dao than us senior sisters. Can’t you tell which one is more important here? This kind of thing is not allowed to happen again. If you can’t do it, senior sister, you can’t do it now. I’ll take you back to the mountain gate and ask Master to reason with you in person!”

Listening to the younger senior sister's unprecedentedly stern tone, the girl stuck out her bright red tongue, then secretly glanced at the younger senior sister's pretended serious expression, then stretched out her hand across the small stone table and touched the little sister's face. The senior sister put a white plain hand on the edge of the table, nodded her head and smiled in a flattering manner, and said softly and coquettishly: "I know, little senior sister, don't be afraid."

The Yeyu Sword Immortal Li Twelve, who can scare countless people in the world, is always a little helpless towards the cute and coquettish behavior of the little girl in front of him. Every time the pink and tender little girl does this, she gets angry at all. I can't get up, and there's nothing I can do. No matter how angry I am, I can only get over it in the end.

However, although the little girl has always had a mild temper, and we are not close enough to see her innocent look, this little girl is also very smart and obedient, and has always been able to distinguish between what is important and what is insignificant. , as long as she nodded and agreed to something, she would basically keep her promise.

Seeing this, Li Twelve didn't say anything more. After taking another sip of wine, his expression suddenly became a little strange. He casually changed the topic and skipped the serious atmosphere before, and instead said jokingly: "Really Are you so determined? My little Thirteen has... grown up? "

The tone of his speech was a bit joking.

Li Yuyao had no expression on her face and didn't speak. She just glanced at her senior sister sideways.

The stunning woman smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't joke with you anymore."

After saying that, she said with a serious expression again: "You have always been extremely talented. Among our thirteen sisters, you are the one with the best talent and the longest path! Now you just accept this cause and effect, and you have gained another life for yourself. Although the number of piles, although Master hurts you the most, it is not necessarily happy, so you'd better be preparing to be beaten when you go back. Master, but every time you want to train people, you have never started. "

The girl in white nodded, raised her head like her senior sister, looked at the peach branches above her head that gradually began to show green, and said softly: "I think what Master said is particularly right. A practitioner should not only increase his cultivation level , we must also cultivate the awe-inspiring righteousness in our hearts, even the latter is more important than the former!"

She looked sideways at her senior sister and said: "Although many Xianjia sects don't like to mention this now, and some even sneer at it, thinking that they are self-made shackles and looking for trouble, but our Xihe Sword Sect has never I have separated martial arts cultivation from realm cultivation! Sometimes, the phrase "draw your sword to help when the road is rough" may seem childish in the eyes of many people, but this does not mean that it is wrong! Moreover, I originally think that some people do not It’s pleasing to the eye!”

The stunning woman sitting beside burst out laughing. Looking at this little junior sister who loved her even more than her own sister, she smiled softly and said, "Okay, okay, it's not like your junior sister doesn't agree with you doing business. Why are you so serious with your little face? At worst, when you get beaten, can my little senior sister help you share the burden?"

The little girl suddenly smiled, stood up from her stool, jumped around the stone table in a few steps, stretched out her arms and put them around the beautiful neck of the senior sister, and hung her whole body on the little senior sister's back.

She wrinkled her nose and took a few sniffs of the slowly spreading aroma of wine, and then discussed with the little senior sister in a girl's unique charming tone: "Good senior sister, can you give me a taste?"

This coquettish and naive demeanor is completely different from her cold and calm state when dealing with people outside.

Upon hearing this, the stunning woman straightened the arm holding the small wine jar without hesitation, so that the small wine jar in her hand was further away from the girl. Then she tilted her head and touched the little girl's little head. After rubbing it, he said with a smile: "What's going on? Little senior sister can't accompany you to get beaten, but you want to let senior sister get one more beating?"

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(End of this chapter)