Incomparable

22

Jianghu Town has been quite unstable recently.This kind of instability is different from the usual sense of jitteriness, and it also adds a wave of excitement.People in the streets and alleys are like cockroaches lurking in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to forage in the dark.If you go to the only teahouse in the town, you will find that people even talk in a low voice to conceal the trembling in their words.For no other reason——

"The treasure of the Tianzheng Sect, the largest sect in the martial arts world, has been stolen!"

"The traitor left a letter of war: Your school's style in the past, and it has never dared to forget it for more than ten years. This time, I came here uninvited, and I borrowed a pair of Tianzheng Xuanshi for the time being. I hope Haihan will forgive me. If your school can find out the whereabouts of the missing talent, I will definitely be a cloth." Wait for the wine, let's talk about old grievances."

"The thief is said to be hiding in Jianghu Town!"

"The elders of the Tianzheng Sect have already stayed at the Weiming Inn in Jianghu Town!"

The recent Jianghu tabloids are full of such rumors.In short, regardless of whether it is true or not, as the center of the turmoil, Jianghu Town has seen a lot of glory.Just kidding, whoever is the elder of the Tianzhengjiao, if he can meet his real person face to face, if he is attracted by him, and if he is introduced into the Tianzhengjiao, then he will really flourish.Jianghu does not talk about imperial examinations, but the eyes of high-ranking people recruiting apprentices are tens of thousands of times more mysterious than imperial examinations. Young people with no influence in the arena can only rely on speculation. This is already a tacit consensus.

The owner is chasing the thief, the pawn is waiting for Da Neng, and the whole Jianghu Town is waiting.

Waiting for the moment when a stone falls into Pinghu.

23

Contrary to the tense atmosphere in Jianghu Town, the relationship between Sombra and Chopper is much more relaxed.It is indeed an iron law in the world to not know each other without fighting. After that, Soi Ying would occasionally find a kitchen knife and firewood to learn from each other, and surprisingly, he did not use any tricks, and his skills improved a lot.Kitchen knives and sticks still don't matter, they will always be clicked, but when they are fighting, they will make a point or two intentionally or unintentionally.The two went to the market to sell meat in the morning, and fought and fought in the afternoon. They came and went, but became friends strangely.Soi Ying seemed to have given up on insinuating, and became outspoken when chatting.

After being beaten to the ground again, the black shadow got up from the ground humming and chirping.Seeing that he was very frustrated, Caidaochai laughed and said, "You really don't look like a killer now."

Heiying grinned and rubbed the waist that was hit just now: "Don't look at me like this, I am from the killer organization - the number one assassin in the future!"

"Assassin organization?" Cai Dao Chai sat down on the stone steps, with a slightly playful tone. "That's no wonder. If this organization is on the surface, it can be regarded as a grand sect with a long history, huh? The number one assassin."

"..." Soi Ying suddenly felt very ashamed.

"Speaking of which, I have also dealt with people from your assassin organization before." Caidao Chai took a sip of his cigarette, put his left hand on his knee, and supported his mouth: "A girl with a sharp killing intent and excellent assassination skills. If you miss a hit, you will flee away immediately, which is very different from you."

Heiying's ears pricked up, and his mournful facial features immediately unfolded: "Did she succeed in the end? Did she succeed?"

The kitchen knife and firewood closed their eyes. "Ah, it worked. I think she turned in a job within a few days. Let me think...she seems to be called Wuguan."

"Have you ever seen Wuguan go out on a mission?!" Heiying jumped up obsessively, "Wuguan! That's Wuguan! The number one trump card in the previous generation of assassin organizations, he was about to take the life of Lord Qiuci just after his debut. As soon as it comes out, it will be completed within three months, a god-like assassin!"

"It turns out that she is considered a top assassin." Cai Dao Chai was noncommittal, "What happened next?"

"... ran away with the previous leader." Fangcai's airy voice immediately became embarrassing, and Hei Ying was still trying to explain: "But she is very powerful, you know, it only took a month for her to assassinate the Empress Dowager... ..."

Caidaochai smiled helplessly as he watched Heiying stab the bottom of his own organization.

"Sombra. She is not a good assassin. The real best assassin is you."

Soi Ying knew for the first time that day that he would blush too.

But at that time his eyes were so deep, so black, just like the sky when the night is darkest.

24

When the kitchen knives and firewood stalls were set up, some strange things happened in the market.Since Jianghu Town is named Jianghu, it must be frequented by some high-ranking people.The chivalrous warriors walked the streets, ate in restaurants, or competed in the martial arts arena in the center of the town, and even went to the West Market to buy razors—but I never saw anyone go to the East Market to buy vegetables.But today is different. A group of young swordsmen dressed in white are walking together in the middle of the street, half looking left and half looking right.The white clothes are really white, and the boots are all white, which is very conspicuous in the crowd.

"It looks like black haired pigskin with vitiligo!" The black shadow poked the kitchen knife and wood, motioning him to look in that direction: "Did you see that piece of vitiligo came over - it didn't even touch the clothes of the people around, it's amazing! "

The kitchen knife and firewood naturally ignored him.

One of the swordsmen in white walked out and asked, "Dare to ask, is this the only pork shop in Jianghu Town?"

Hei Ying enthusiastically greeted him, "What do young heroes want? Pork loin? Pig brain? Pig intestines?"

The swordsman frowned indistinctly, and forced a smile on his face. "No need." As he spoke, he looked at the blood-stained kitchen knives and sticks and black shadows, and then focused on the greasy clothes with kitchen knives and diesel. He turned his head to meet his companion, nodded, and quickly ran away with light work.

"Jianghu Town has been very lively recently, is something big going to happen?" Hei Ying watched Vitiligo go away and yawned. "There is a pig's head left, how about taking it home and eating it?"

"Isn't Jianghu Town lively enough for you to come?" Cai Dao Chai looked at the sky, "Go back. I also left a piece of pork belly for you. Tonight, the stewed meat sauce, pork head meat, etc. will not be eaten tomorrow. It's late." As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on the black shadow; but he did not continue this topic after all. "Have you grown taller recently?"

The black shadow stared calmly at Cai Dao Chai's light black pupils. "Of course! I'm only 16 years old this year."

"Still gaining weight."

"what?!"

25

Back in the yard, the first thing Sombra did was to check the sycamore tree in the corner.Before he came, this sycamore tree stood alone in a corner of the yard, relying on its own perseverance to live a miserable life, and it still didn't sprout buds in spring.Hei Ying was thinking about the shade during summer fights, so he has been taking care of it very hard recently. The branches of the sycamore tree have densely sprouted a layer of tender tips, and even the roots of the tree have grown a few taels of weeds, and small pale yellow flowers bloomed.In the eyes of Cai Dao Chai, the black shadow is really unbelievably lively; since he came, he is watering the trees and feeding the dogs—a wild dog from nowhere, with the same khaki coat color, a pair of character-splayed eyebrows, The eyes are pitiful at any time, and every day when the sun goes down, they will appear, and the black shadow will throw to it the meat and bones that they have not gnawed cleanly.At the beginning, the fleas came back, and the kitchen knives and firewood took the trouble to throw one person and one dog into the river for an hour, but then they didn't care.

Standing under the sycamore tree, Hei Ying raised his head vertically to his body, watched for a long time, and suddenly clapped his hands happily: "Okay, the scales are about to fall off. It will be great if there is another rain tonight. "

Leaning against the door, the kitchen knife and firewood watched the black film for a moment, "It's going to rain, come back. Didn't you mean you want to learn how to cook from me?"

Heiying abandoned the tree when he heard the words, and jumped to the side of the kitchen knife and firewood.

26

Heat up the stove, put water until it boils, and at the same time use a kitchen knife to scrape off the dirt from the pig's head, and wash away the broken bones and sundries.Pick up the pig's head after boiling water, cut it in half while hot, and immerse it in the sauce with salt, soy sauce, and rice vinegar for an hour.During this period, take one or two rolls of cinnamon bark, three or four bay leaves, five or six star anises, a pinch of cumin and cloves, plus a few pieces of scallion, wrap them into spice packets, and soak them in the sauce.Afterwards, simmer on low heat for an hour, take it out after cooling, and put it in a bamboo cover overnight, and it can be served with breakfast the next day.

Sitting on the new small bamboo stool, Hei Ying was not slobbering, but looked at it seriously.Cai Dao Chai couldn't help teasing him: "I thought you just wanted to steal food, but I didn't expect you to really learn how to cook. I want to cook a small stove at night, huh?"

"Well... I can eat and drink without you cooking in the future, okay?"

The kitchen was quiet for a moment, only the sound of four-legged animals running outside could be heard, probably wild dogs waiting to be fed.

Kitchen Knife Chai took out the pork belly from the bamboo basket, rinsed it, sniffed it, and cut the meat into pieces after making sure it hadn't spoiled.

Soi Ying was fascinated by his neat movements.

"Chopsticks...you, what's your name?"

"For people in Jianghu Town, the name doesn't matter." The kitchen knife firewood held the kitchen knife in his hand, and chopped it quickly on the cutting board, and the meat gradually turned into minced meat. "My name is Fei Chai. The nickname is because the name is really ugly."

Shadow was silent.

What does the name stand for?A life, a past event, or a lifetime?

His name is Black Shadow, but he has long forgotten his name.

Sombra thought, maybe the name is nothing.

27

This dinner was not made.

The barking of wild dogs at the door broke the quiet night of early summer, and the instinctive sense of crisis caused the black shadow to shoot out and hide in the dense forest behind the house.The rain has stopped, but from time to time there are still a drop or two of rainwater splashed from the trees above the head, and the air is cool and humid.In the dark clouds in the sky, there was a faint light of jade, and the moon was about to break free from this mask and reveal its face.

got windy.The shadow stared at the eaves of the hut, thinking.