Clouds and Waters

In the scorching heat of July, the small inn was full of people.It wasn't because of the crowd that it boiled, but because of the high temperature.There were a few tea-drinking guests scattered in the inn, chewing peanuts and cursing the damn weather, sometimes so badly that they choked on the peanuts, "cough cough "I couldn't stop shouting, and after coughing, I continued to swear with herbal tea, until the [-]th generation of my ancestors was scolded.

All the guys in the shop are leaning lazily by the door, talking about the daughter-in-law of the Wang family in the east of the city stealing a man, and the daughter of the Li family in the west of the city looking for a lover. Some of them were fanning, but the sweat was still dripping down, and some simply took off their shirts and screamed with their shirts off.

"Hey, do you think it's strange? Why is that kid not sweating at all when we are so hot? What the hell is his skin made of? Is it more breathable than ours? Do you want to peel him off? Take a look at your clothes?" A waiter in the shop looked at the accountant who was flicking the abacus beads at the counter, cursing.

All the clerks looked into the counter together, and saw that the accountant gentleman was still wearing a blue shirt and Confucianism attire, with a tidy crown and belt, but his skin was more delicate and white than a woman's. Although he was shaking a folding fan in his hand, it looked more like a kind of Elegant posture instead of enjoying the cool air, as if I didn't know it was summer.

"Tie Niu, it's you brat farting again!" A shop waiter who was dozing off was woken up by these words, kicked the Tie Niu's ass, and stared at the accountant with wide eyes. He secretly swallowed his saliva and said: "He is a white-faced scholar, and he is probably a low-ranking scholar. How can he be as rude as you?" After speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the guys, and immediately said angrily: "You guys still have shirtless guys?" Put on my clothes! Mother, do you look good with that black fat on your body? And you, your skinny starving ghost, scare away customers and no one will pay you! At that time, I will really turn you into a starving ghost!"

The person who spoke was only in his thirties, with a hulking back, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a short beard that was messy like weeds around his lips. He seemed to be a leader, and he was criticizing those guys one by one.It's just that those guys are very hot, how can they hear it, curled their lips, and casually put the clothes on their shoulders, and they were considered to be wearing them.

Tie Niu was also shirtless, and when he heard this, he immediately interjected: "Yes, yes, he is a poor-faced scholar who has fallen into the rank of a scholar, and we are black-faced impermanent shabby settlers. I mean old house, do you look at him? The child was born with delicate and tender meat, and the old problem relapsed? Hey, let me tell you, this rabbit master is not easy to mess with, there is someone above him!"

"Fuck, your father is the master of the rabbit! Tieniu, you old bastard, talk nonsense again, carefully I will peel your skin and make you cool to the end!" The old house jumped up immediately when he heard this, and pointed at the Tieniu just cursed.

Tieniu heard him scolding, but he didn't reply back, he chuckled and said, "Old Fang, old Fang, let me tell you, our Mr. Ning is a character brought by the boss himself, and even the shopkeeper has to give him three points." I'm just reminding you, don't offend people and you don't know why!" After saying that, he patted the old house on the shoulder, and swaggered away with his nostrils clasped.

The old house was so angry that his face was livid, and the top of his head was almost out of breath. He was about to rush to the backyard to find the iron bull, but suddenly he heard a person beside him say slowly: "Brother Fang, what are you talking about?"

"Ah!" Hearing the voice, the old house immediately yelled, his face blushed unconsciously, and he faltered.Fortunately, his face was as dark as ink, and no matter how red his face was, he couldn't see it.The boys on the side just kept winking and covering their mouths coughing, as if they had caught a cold in an instant.

"It's Mr. Ning, didn't... didn't say anything! Why didn't you rest at the counter and came here instead?"

The accountant Mr. Ning laughed, waved his right hand, and opened the folding fan lightly, but did not answer.Lao Fang took a sneak peek and saw that his face was like a beautiful jade, his lips were red and his teeth were white, his facial features were very handsome.The more he looked, the hotter he felt, so he had to turn his eyes away, and saw his slender and clean five fingers again. He was fascinated for a while, and hurriedly changed his gaze again, but this time he saw Mr. Ning fan.The fan was larger than ordinary folding fans, and a flower was painted on the fan, with pink and green leaves standing gracefully, which was really conspicuous, and there was a seven-character quatrain next to it.Although the old house didn't know whether the painting was good or bad, he also knew that Mr. Ning liked it, and it must be extraordinary.Immediately stretching out his thumb, he flattered and said, "Tsk tsk, Mr. Ning, you are really versatile! This peony painting is really lifelike!"

Mr. Ning was smiling slightly, but when he heard this, he said "Hey", he turned over the fan and opened his eyes to take a closer look, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Brother Fang, you also like Danqingshu? Ning It’s really disrespectful and disrespectful!”

The old house was not very embarrassed at first, but after hearing the words of encouragement, he suddenly got excited, straightened his waist, cleared his throat and raised his head, saying: "That's natural! Isn't this... just egg white? My old house makes eggs. That's a must! He is good at cooking, boiling and frying! Hehe, I didn't expect that Mr. Ning, who is so knowledgeable, also likes to make eggs? But you are really picky eater, you only want egg whites but not egg whites? In this way, Mr. Ning, if you are free, Come to my room to look for me, don’t worry, I’ll pack the egg whites, and I’ll leave all the egg whites to you! Hee hee, I’ll let you eat as much as you want...” The old house didn’t say anything, but when he said it was amazing, he became more and more surprised. Becoming more and more daring, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he wanted to pull Mr. Ning's jade fingers that were like green onions.

Nan Ning's accountant glanced at him and turned around, but he didn't pay much attention to it. The moment Lao Fang reached out his hand, he stretched out his folding fan and lightly tapped on Lao Fang's shoulder: "According to Ning, the fan on this fan Look, the painting looks like a lotus flower, right? Brother Fang, you should keep your 'egg white' for yourself, Ning can't bear it!" After speaking, he laughed and shook his spotless Confucianism attire and go.

"Old house, old house? Mr. Ning has left, what are you still doing? Smell? Then why don't you see your nose move?"

For a long time, the old house still stood there in a daze, with sweat dripping into his open mouth, and he ignored it. The guy at the side looked strange, and stretched out his hand to shake in front of the old house, wondering, suddenly Hearing a high and shrill voice shout: "Wu Na Xiao Er, do you still want to do business? Come and serve me!"

Everyone followed the sound and saw three people sitting on the table by the window. Their clothes were soaked, each of them was carrying a big luggage bag, and they were carrying knives and swords. They seemed to be on a long journey. Wulin people.

At this time, the folks in Dayan favored martial arts, and every family always prepared swords for self-defense.Heroes with real skills in the arena are highly valued by the court, and people who are skilled in martial arts appear on the road from time to time, and everyone is not surprised.

The man saw that the business was coming, and he didn't care whether the old house could be moved, so he hurriedly went up to meet him, nodded and bowed his head, and said, "Here we come! What's your order?"

One of the tall and thin men frowned and said, "Give me two cups of tea to quench my thirst first."

When the waiter heard that this person only wanted tea, he couldn't help but feel contemptuous, and asked unwillingly, "Do you want anything else?"

"Little brother, we are taking a short break and need a few cups of tea. Please help me." This time the speaker was an old man in his fifties, with a medium build and a little bloated. His beard and hair were stained with sweat. Wet paste on the face, wiping sweat while talking.

Seeing the respect he said, the guy also smiled and said: "Master, there is a rule in our store. When a customer comes, he must spend three or two taels of silver. You... Your few cups of tea are far away. It's not enough. How about I give you some snacks or something? You see, you have to make up three or two, don't you?"

The three people in the group looked at each other and were stunned for a moment. One of the men with a big arm and a round waist snorted coldly, and threw the long sword in his hand on the table heavily: "You put... put..."

"I'm Fangfang?" The guy was baffled by what he said, but he still said with a smile: "Guest officer, my name is not Fangfang. You...are you missing Miss Fangfang? Chengcheng, she is here Chengnan, I'll find it for you right now. Hehe, I won't charge you much, just five taels of silver for travel expenses." After saying that, his oily hands spread out in front of the man.

"Five...five taels? Crazy...crazy..."

Hearing what he said, the guy slapped his thigh and said happily: "Why don't you have more swords than me? You just have knowledge! You know Miss Feng too? Okay, I'll go invite her right now, ten taels of silver, The lowest price in Xiangyang Prefecture!"

"Hold!"

He stuttered in other words, but he spoke this word without any ambiguity, and it popped out neatly.The big man breathed a sigh of relief after speaking, and looked at the buddy with glaring eyes.

The guy understood what he heard, and immediately said with displeasure: "Guest officer, we talked well, why are you swearing?"

"Hehe... Are you still talking well? My senior brother scolded you a long time ago. You are an idiot!" The tall and thin man on the side interjected: "At first I said you fart, and later I said you are crazy!"

Da Xia Tian was already very angry, but how could he be so fanciful?At this time, the guy was also angry from his heart, and the evil turned to the guts. Regardless of whether the other party was a martial arts expert, he yelled: "Damn it, you still scold me for coming to my site? Brother Fang, you are here to spoil the scene!" Yes! Brother Fang!"

Poor his big brother Fang is still standing there dripping with sweat and saliva, how can he move half a cent?The rest of the people would avoid this situation and would just sit aside and watch the fun, how could they step forward to help?Seeing that no one came up, the guy became a little timid, and retreated cursing, patted the old Fang and said, "Brother Fang, Brother Fang!"

"Ha, brat, are you the only one with a good mouth?" The tall and thin man couldn't help but sneer, only to hear the stuttering man dancing and nodding, wishing that his sharp mouth would grow on his face.

"Xiao Huazi shut up. Look at that man, something is wrong!" The old man said suddenly, pointing to the old house, "That man seems to have had his acupuncture points tapped, be careful, don't bump into someone from the court, you Go and see first."

The thin and tall Xiao Huazi nodded, raised the long sword beside the table and crossed over, only to scare the guy out of his ass.Xiao Huazi smiled triumphantly, let alone said much, just stretched out his hand and tapped the acupoints on Lao Fang's chest a few times, the old Fang only rolled his eyes happily when he saw someone came to rescue him.

However, Xiao Huazi tapped a few times, then gasped suddenly, jumped back, and shouted "Ah", "Uncle, Uncle! This is, the method of acupuncture is Nanning... rather!"

The old man became uneasy when he heard Xiao Huazi's words, he frowned and said, "Xiao Huazi, are you stuttering too? What are you talking about? Say it!"

Xiao Huazi was so shocked that he couldn't speak well, so he had to pull the uncle over.The old man was about to reach out his hand to try it, when he heard a lazy voice saying: "Old man Chen, don't look at it, I ordered this man, you can untie it if you have the ability?"

Hearing this, the old man's heart trembled, and when he looked up, he saw a handsome young man of seventeen or eighteen wearing a long robe, leaning on the table, holding a folding fan in his hand, crossing his chest with his hands, smiling and looking at him .

"Good boy, is it you again?"

That beautiful boy is none other than Mr. Ning, the accountant.He greeted him slowly and said, "It's Ning! Old man Chen, long time no see. Is your nephew Gao Yue recovering from his stuttering problem? Hehe..."

"Less, less... nonsense! Look... look at the trick!"

Accountant Ning looked intently, and it was the stuttering Gao Yue who made the move this time.Although this Gao Yue was not eloquent, his sword was accurate and fast, without hesitation, but seeing his footsteps follow the direction of the gossip, the long sword in his hand was like a white drill, coming before the breath, very famous.

Accountant Ning said with a calm smile: "Gao Yue, Gao Yue, it's fine if you stammer with your own big tongue, so why not make everyone in the world dumb? You're so domineering! I just want to say, what do you do? "In the midst of talking and laughing, the folding fan in his hand has already swung out to protect the front door.

Seeing that he was only defending but not attacking, Gao Yue laughed, and then flicked his wrist, concentrated on the sword, and stabbed Mr. Ning in the face.This Gao Yue is a famous disciple, so the internal strength of his swordsmanship is naturally not weak. If this sword is thrust out, not only Mr. Ning's fan will be broken, but also his fair and handsome face will be broken.Xiao Huazi who was standing at the side saw the great situation and shouted "Okay", the old man also nodded with his beard, showing admiration on his expression.

"Oh!"

"hey-hey……"

Two voices came out at the same time.This is not unexpected, but the mistake is that the two voices are wrong.When everyone looked intently, they saw Accountant Ning waving a folding fan in one hand and holding a long sword in the other, closing his eyes and resting his mind.On the other hand, Gao Yue shook his head again and again, looked at the folding fan in his opponent's hand in disbelief, and kept rubbing his tiger's mouth.

It turned out that just at this critical moment, Accountant Ning simply blocked Gao Yue's long sword with his fan, and then with his five fingers together, he snatched Gao Yue's long sword away with the combined force of the folding fan.As soon as this skill was revealed, all the people present were amazed.Accountant Ning grabbed the white blade with one hand, it goes without saying that his strength and kung fu are first-class, but this folding fan is even more learned.The fan surface of this fan is neither paper nor silk, but is made of high-quality "gold silk armor".The golden silk armor is made from the silk spun by a large spider on a small island in the South Seas.It's just that this golden silk armor is an expensive tribute from overseas, and it has always been only stored in the palace. It is used as personal armor for the emperor's relatives and relatives.

"Hee hee..." Na Ning's accountant was overjoyed when he defeated the enemy with one move, "Old man Chen, your Huashan sect is considered worthy in the martial arts world, so how come you have such poor disciples? Hey, it's my fault." Master also tried every means to get you to join the imperial court, it really flatters you mob!"

Although the accountant Ning is young, he is not polite when speaking.Mr. Chen is also a well-known veteran of the world, how can he stand up to his shock?I saw the blue veins on his forehead popping up, his knuckles creaking, and he was also very angry, he roared: "Stinky boy, Chen Fangyong of the Huashan faction, here I will learn your brilliant trick!" After saying that, he jumped up , The sword has been sent out without its sheath.However, when the sword was halfway through, the scabbard would come out to help defend against the enemy if there was a sense.In this way, the sword and the scabbard come out at the same time, one front, one back, one left and one right, as if two swords are attacking, the power increases sharply, the true energy flows out along the two springs, and the internal force strikes like an overwhelming mountain.

Although Nan Ning's accountant was trying to be brave, he also knew that Chen Fangyong was from a famous family, his swordsmanship was superb, and he was definitely not an ordinary person, so he stopped his contempt, shouted loudly, and waved his folding fan to fight the enemy with all his strength.

Now, one of the two is furious and the other is determined to show off his power. Once they fight, they will use [-]% of their internal energy. Naturally, their power cannot be compared with that of usual sparring.After only a dozen or so moves, the small inn is already incomplete, and the tables and chairs are incomplete. If the two fight a few more moves, the inn may even be demolished.But at this moment of life and death, the gun shot the bird, and all the guys hid eight feet away, how dare they step forward to persuade them to fight?I just hope that one of them will be kicked out of the inn by the other party, so that this disaster can be avoided.But the poor old house in the center of the independent inn became a living target, a shield for the two of them.

The surroundings were quiet except for the sound of fighting, suddenly there was a "creak", the door of the inn opened, and the visitor had just stepped in, and was startled by the scene in front of him, retracted his hind legs and patted his chest, saying to himself Yu said: "Good guy, fight?" He didn't leave, but stepped forward and said, "Well, don't miss such a good show!" Thinking of this, he raised his breath and shouted: "Man, look Tea! I want to stay in the hotel!"

As soon as this person said this, not only the hearts of the bystanders shuddered, but the expressions of the two people who were fighting were also taken aback.This sentence was not loud, but it was clearly sent to everyone's ears, which made people feel emotional.Everyone thought at the same time: "This person speaks casually, but it has such an effect, what a deep internal force!"

Everyone in this inn has their own concerns, and it seems that a master has come, so everyone has their own ideas.Nanning accountant thought: "What a lion roar, he is a Shaolin monk? Forget it, no matter who it is, it is serious to find a way to bring it back to serve the master! She must be happy to see such a master. Hey, the master didn't Did you ever say you hate baldness? But that’s okay, your hair can grow longer! Hee hee..."

But Chen Fangyong thought: "Ah, the upright and powerful aura, must be Wudang's pure Yang Kung Fu! It's the Wudang Taoist priest here! Well, now with the help of Wudang masters, let's see if your court can take Wudang as well." Can it be wiped out?" This Wudang sect is only inferior to Shaolin, it is the second most powerful sect in Jianghu, with a wide range of disciples and great influence, so Chen Fangyong thought about it.

The waiter doesn't care whether you are a Shaolin monk or a Wudang real person, I just hope that this master can catch the two people who made trouble, then he must be a hero with a warm heart.

Everyone had their own concerns, and after thinking wildly, they all felt very happy, so those who fought stopped, those who dodged poked their heads, those who watched turned their faces, and those who cursed stopped their mouths, and all looked at the person who came.

There was silence.I saw that this man was neither a monk nor a Taoist priest, but a hunched, ragged little old man.The people who came here were excited to watch the fight, but who would have thought that my yelling would silence everyone, and then they were astonished, and said that they had caused a disaster, and hurriedly bowed their hands and apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! , disturbed everyone's interest in fighting, you go on, I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he slid off and hurried away, walking in a hurry, and even caught a stone, staggered and almost fell.

"Senior stay!"

In an instant, two figures flew out of the inn, one was Accountant Ning, and the other was of course Huashan Chen Fangyong.Both of them hoped that the old man would become their strong support, how could they let go so easily?Now one person pulled the old man's right arm, the other one pulled the old man's left hand, each refused to give in, so seeing the truth in their fists and kicks, they started to fight again, almost tearing the old man in half.

"Ouch, good, it's time to fight again! You guys fight, I'll just watch, don't drag me!" The old man laughed and said with a smile, and he didn't know what trick he used. Ning and Chen felt that they were fighting. With a swipe and a blur in front of his eyes, the man has already retreated four or five feet away.The two were startled at the same time, the speed of this kind of cultivation technique is really rare in the world, it seems that today they met an expert from outside the world.

Accountant Nan Ning was young and smart, and his brain turned quickly. Seeing such magical skills, only one thought flashed in his mind: "This kind of clavicle skills, could it be the 'Wooden Ivy' of my five-element wooden door? Look at him Considering age as the same generation as Grand Master Murong, why has never heard Master and Grand Master mention it? Could it be that he is an unborn expert? It is really strange and strange!" Thinking about it, he couldn't help but look at the old man, Want to find out.

It just so happened that the old man was also looking at him with a smile on his face, when the two men met their eyes, Accountant Ning suddenly trembled, feeling that the eyes were a bit dazzling.He turned his head and rubbed his eyes, and when he was about to take a closer look, he suddenly woke up, and after a deep sigh, he calmed down and said, "Ah, what a pair of clear and bright eyes! This is not an old man, he is clearly an old man." Young man!"

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Chang'an is a heavy ranger, and Luoyang is a rich man.Great Yanjing City is the ancient capital of Chang'an.

The founding emperor of Dayan, Xue Wenbin, was very popular in both civil and martial arts. Since then, all the emperors of all dynasties have followed the example of their ancestors and inspired to be a wise king who cultivated both civil and military skills.Therefore, Dayan is different from the previous dynasties' way of governing the country, which emphasizes culture over military affairs, but emphasizes both cultural relics and does not underestimate literati and martial arts.If one is capable of literary and martial arts, then it is even more desirable.

Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty wrote in a poem, "Young knight-errants in Chang'an go to the garrison building at night to see Taibai".Now that the imperial court is advocating martial arts, many knight-errant talents gather in Chang'an, bringing a different kind of vitality to the capital.

A bright moon is shining in Chang'an, shining in a deep courtyard in the eastern outskirts of the city.Although the courtyard is not big, it is extremely elegant. The courtyard is deep and the winding paths lead to secluded places. Every inch of space is rationally used, and it is unique in the twists and turns.It was midsummer, the bamboo shadows in the courtyard were swaying, the lotus in the pool was reflecting the moon in full bloom, and there were a few warm lights in the house. It seemed that the owner was reading again at night while holding candles.

In the dim moonlight, there seemed to be a little light moving in the distance. When I got closer, I realized that it was a woman holding a lantern.I saw her standing in the garden, looking at the lighted room in a daze for a while, then knocked lightly on the door three times and said: "Senior sister, are you asleep?"

"Oh, it's Ah Huan? Come in."

A gentle and beautiful voice came from inside the house.Unconsciously, a smile appeared on Ah Huan's face, and he immediately pushed open the door, threw the lantern in his hand, ran forward, grabbed the sleeve of the person in the room and said with a smile: "Senior sister, when did you come back? Won't you give me a word?"

The "senior sister" smiled sweetly, nodded on Ah Huan's forehead, looked at Ah Huan under the light and said, "You are so old, why are you still acting like a child?"

A Huan giggled, a small dimple appeared on her pink face, she shook her senior sister's hand and said, "Yes, if I become an old woman, senior sister won't be an old woman anymore? So I will always be an old woman." Children, Senior Sister is only young!"

The "senior sister" chuckled when she heard this, and said, "Damn girl, if I had known about this, I wouldn't have passed on our water gate's beauty-retaining technique to you. It depends on what you do!"

Ah Huan quickly stuck out his tongue and said, "Hey, then I'll be an old naughty boy! It's the same, anyway, I don't want to grow up! I used to have a master, but now I have a senior sister. You are all first-class big shots, my little one Ah Huan can just be an old urchin who eats and drinks for free."

"Huh?" The senior sister pretended to be serious and said: "A child like Yufan? Oh, I forgot to ask you, why is there no sign of Yufan?"

"Hmph, that apprentice of yours..." Ah Huan turned his face away and waved his hands, "My little uncle is soft-spoken, but I can't control it! I run out every few days, probably have a good relationship?"

"Really?" The senior sister said with a smile: "This child, you have to ask carefully when you come back."

While the two senior sisters were chatting and laughing, there was a sudden "barking" sound, and a little black dog was wagging its tail and looking at the senior sister eagerly.

"Hey, Senior Sister, your sweetheart is here..." Ah Huan yawned up to the sky, and said lazily, "You little dog, you are smart enough to know that your master is back. Hurry up and smell it, Senior Sister rewards you with bones!"

The senior sister smiled, and didn't bother to pay attention to Ah Huan's crazy words, she just leaned over and hugged the little black dog, groomed its soft and shiny fur, and said softly: "Yun Xiaohei, have you eaten yet? Are you hungry? Did I not sleep well? Has anyone bullied you?"

Seeing the senior sister chattering to "Yun Xiaohei" on the side, Ah Huan only sighed softly, feeling a little shy in his heart.This mansion can lack clothes and food, but it cannot lack the little black dog.Over the past ten years, several dogs have been changed, but the name has continued like this.Others don't know what the master is thinking, but Ah Huan does.Yun Xiaohei, Yun Xiaohei, it's all about the word "cloud"...

Shui Xinyou.Nowadays, there are very few people who can call her by her first name so directly.A Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Shuixin Youshuige Kui, a member of the Taishi Taibao, the most powerful woman since the founding of the country.However, the unprecedented Master Shui, Shui Gekui who calls the wind and rain, when she faces "Yun Xiaohei", she will also have such a sad and dejected look.Even the Son of Heaven can't have everything he wants, let alone her Master Shui?

Ah Huan raised his head and looked at the senior sister's independent and fluttering white dress. Before he knew it, his eyes were a little blurred.She sniffed, not knowing what to say.