Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

After seeing off one wave of guests after another, the lakeside hut finally became quiet, so quiet that it felt a little lonely.

Yang Ge locked himself in the house and sat in silence by the fire pond all night.

This night was extremely short.

He seemed to be thinking a lot, but also seemed to be thinking nothing at all.

The next morning, a few feet of rising sun slanted into the wooden house from the terrace, dispelling the darkness.

As if he woke up suddenly, he got up and found a wooden bucket, brought a bucket of clear lake water from the lake into the house, and wetted the embers in the fire pit.

Then, like every ordinary person who is about to go on a long journey, he wandered around the room aimlessly, sometimes wiping the table, rearranging the chairs, sometimes sorting the dishes, and collecting the rice and noodles. …

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that he put the cold moon sword on his back and came out of the house carrying a small bundle.

Standing at the door, he looked back at the neat furnishings in the room, then looked down at the small bundle in his hand, and suddenly felt that his hands were empty and his heart was empty...

He shook his head with a smile and carefully closed the door and locked it, as if he would come back again.

Then he turned around and stepped into the bright sunshine.

He whistled, and Erhei, who was in the stable, picked up the reins and walked out of the stable with small steps.

Yang Ge picked up the bag and got on the horse, pulled up the reins and looked back at the lakeside hut for the last time. He said goodbye to it softly, then tucked his legs under the horse's belly, and Erhei carried him at a trot up the lake embankment. , running forward against the sun, running faster and faster.

The warm autumn wind swept forward from behind each person and one horse, making their figures become lighter and lighter.

What a great day for a trip!

…

Two days later, Yang Ge arrived in Anji County, and further ahead was Hangzhou.

He thought that he would not go into the city when he arrived in Hangzhou, so he replenished some dry food in Anji County and set off for Zhoushan again.

As a result, he was blocked halfway just after leaving Anji County.

To be precise, he was blocked halfway by a big drama.

There are many actors in the drama, and the script is also very cliché: a group of bandits robbed a sword-wielding chivalrous girl on the horse road.

The action scenes were actually arranged very well, with flexible movements and full impact, and both sides even saw blood.

The chivalrous woman's reaction was also very real. She waved her sword and moved around among the bandits, trying her best to find an opportunity to break out.

Even the makeup of the bandits was very professional. Each piece of dirty clothes could be regarded as Flea Bottom. Yang Ge doubted that they were ripped off from real bandits. They must be that way. A low-level bandit who is not proficient in his business and has eaten his last meal but failed to finish his next meal.

As for why they are so professional, Yang Ge can tell at a glance that they are acting...

I don't know which bandit would be so hungry that he would rob a sword-wielding knight-errant.

Just say that Luo Cao Weidao fell into the bandits' den of sow Sai Diao Chan, and he can still guard the defense of men and women during the fight. Isn't this too gentlemanly? The imperial court should give you a copy of the archway!

Seeing Yang Ge coming, a man who looked like a leader among the bandits brandished a nine-ring sword and shouted at Yang Ge aggressively: Tiger Head Mountain leads the sheep, but the miscellaneous fish stop!

Yes, yes, I will stop, I will stop, you continue, please don't worry about me...

Yang Ge smiled and resigned, then he quickly took out a piece of dough cake that was as hard as a brick from the dry food bag, then took off the gourd filled with water, opened the mouth of the gourd, and gave a mouthful of cold water to the dough cake. He was full of interest. Appreciate the drama before you.

Seeing the audience's reaction, the actors' smooth fighting froze for a moment, but they couldn't tell whether he really saw through it or pretended to see through it, so they had no choice but to continue acting.

Until the actress accidentally made a move according to the script and was knocked out by the bandit leader with a sword in her hand. The bandits swarmed up and pushed her to the ground. Yang Ge was still eating dry food with great interest, without any intention of taking action... They finally determined that the show had collapsed.

The actress who couldn't continue her performance slapped away the bandits who were holding her down. She stepped out of the crowd wearing deerskin boots, crossed her waist and angrily said to Yang Ge: You are still not a human being. male……

Before the word 人 could be uttered, a bright sword flashed by. The actress who had been standing in the middle of the horse track with her waist inserted a second ago flew backwards, vomiting blood, and was knocked over. A piece of male actors.

Yang Ge continued to chew on the dead dough cake, and the Lengyue sword was still inserted quietly in the scabbard, but the smile on his face had disappeared.

You have to have a bottom line when joking.

He stuffed the last piece of dead bread in his hand into his mouth, chewed it slowly with an expressionless expression and shouted softly: If you don't get out, I will start a war with your White Lotus Sect now!

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Dongjun's helpless voice sounded in the woods nearby: Leader, I've told you a long time ago that this trick is of no use to this guy. He is inhumane. He even beat me. Do you believe it or not? …”

While speaking, Liu Dongjun, who was wearing a tooth-white slender-waisted Confucian skirt and a deep red cloak, fell from the sky with a complaining look on his face. While speaking, his eyes were still staring at the woods on the other side of the horse path.

Yang Ge looked at him expressionlessly, and slowly held the handle of the Lengyue sword with his right hand.

With the fierce murderous intent, Liu Dongjun immediately looked like a cat with exploded hair. The hair on the back of his head stood up and flew back three feet. He said angrily: I told you that this was not my idea, and you still have murderous intentions?

Yang Gemo held the Lengyue sword, the veins on the back of his hand rising and falling with the murderous intention in his heart.

When Liu Dongjun saw this, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, fearing that if he provoked him again, he would really draw a knife and chop himself... She also knew that Shen Fa's face could not save her a third time.

At the right time, a deep female voice with a strong southwest accent came from the forest on the other side: Young man, don't be so grand, it will hurt your health.

Did I not speak clearly, or did she not convey my words clearly?

Yang Ge looked towards the direction where the sound came from and replied calmly: Or are you, the White Lotus Sect, already ready for a war with me?

He saw a tall figure wearing black clothing appear in his sight, walking out of the woods step by step.

This is a middle-aged woman with white hair on her temples. She is not very strong and tall in stature, but her aura is as tough and strong as a veteran.

Especially her pair of long and narrow eyes, with a concentrated and deep light, and a domineering look when opened and closed. If a person is not strong enough in his heart, even if he doesn't know who she is, he will feel a sense of fear and shame when he first sees her.

Tang Qing, the Peacock Virgin of the White Lotus Sect, was an angry man who joined the White Lotus Sect after his fiancé died in corvée. During the Jianping period, he launched an army and swept across the three southwestern provinces. He was defeated and still controls more than half of western Hunan.

Under Yang Ge's gaze, she walked step by step to the center of the horse track as if no one was watching, bent down and tapped the chest of the actress who was vomiting blood a few times, sealed several key acupoints on her body to stop the bleeding, and then reached out to take out the blood. A pill was fed into her mouth.

Finally, she turned around and looked at Yang Ge with half-closed eyes and a half-smile: Young man, are you threatening me?

Yang Ge nodded expressionlessly: You heard me right, I was indeed threatening you.

I haven't met an interesting young man like you for many years...

Tang Qing smiled faintly and said: It's true that seeing it once is better than hearing it a hundred times.

Yang Ge: You really disappoint me.

Tang Qing: You, Yang Erlang, deserve to go to war and attack.

Yang Ge: So, I should feel honored?

Tang Qing: You are quite proud!

Yang Ge shook his head slowly: I don't think this is something to be proud of. I just feel very annoyed. It's so annoying that I just want to draw a knife and chop you to death so that I can feel better.

Tang Qing smiled and stretched out his hand: Then why don't you do it?

Yang Ge continued to shake his head: Once you make a move, you can't look back. Although you are very annoying, you are not the person I want to kill the most...

Tang Qing: So, I should also feel lucky?

Yang Ge: That depends on whether you give me a choice.

Tang Qing: So what if I give it, and what if I don't give it?

Yang Ge raised his left hand and held up three fingers: Everyone is very busy, so don't be aggressive. If we can't reach an agreement within three sentences, you and I will die here today!

Tang Qing finally changed his expression and said in disbelief: Are today's young people so poor in patience and determination?

Yang Ge put away his index finger with his left hand and tightened the Lengyue sword with his right hand: Two words!

Tang Qing frowned and stared at Yang Ge intently, trying his best to tell whether the young man in front of him was bluffing or if he was really so relentless... Ordinarily, a master who could become a quasi-peerless master with patience and determination It shouldn't be this bad!

But she only saw a bored and anxious beast, and her nose could smell the suppressed murderous intention that was almost crazy!

She turned around and glanced at Liu Dongjun in confusion. She seemed to be puzzled. Is her White Lotus Sect so hated?

Facing her gaze, Liu Dongjun swallowed and took a step back again with a stiff expression.

Tang Qing noticed her little movement, and his heart sank slightly. Then he turned around and straightened his face: I know that you want to go to Japan to avenge Nansha Bay. You don't have the people, but I, the White Lotus Sect, have. You don't have the ships, I, the White Lotus. There are also religions. As long as you are willing to join our White Lotus Sect, you will be appointed as the East Heavenly King of our White Lotus Sect. You can take whatever people and ships you want... If you are really unwilling to perform your duties, you can do it in name only!

Yang Ge put away his ring finger with his left hand and twisted the Lengyue sword with his right hand. Veins popped out: One sentence!

At the same time, ice-cold murderous aura spurted out, rushing towards Tang Qing like a flash flood and tsunami that burst the embankment.

The light in Tang Qing's eyes skyrocketed, and a majestic aura as majestic as a mountain rose into the sky, blocking the murderous intent that was coming towards him without evading.

She took a deep breath and clapped her hands.

Twelve young men and women dressed in green clothes with swords hanging on their waists walked out of the woods and stood on the side of the road.

Tang Qing pointed at them and said in a deep voice: You are too close to the Ming Cult. I can't trust you. These twelve earthly branches are masters trained by me personally. Everyone has the power of Qi Hai Dacheng, and each has his or her own abilities. With one skill, no one but the Seven Heroes can take them by force. Accept them and take them to Japan together. They will be your best helpers... If you don't accept them, today will be as you wish, and you and I will die here!

Yang Ge glanced at the twelve earthly branches in her mouth, then turned back and looked past Tang Qing to Liu Dongjun behind her.

Liu Dongjun noticed his cold gaze, swallowed hard again, and forced a smile with pale face: If I say that I really didn't say anything, would you believe it?

Yang Ge stared at her expressionlessly until Liu Dongjun's scalp went numb, then he let go of the Lengyue sword in his hand, pointed at Tang Qing in front of him and said to her: From this moment on, you and I are no longer the same. No matter how much you are a friend, no matter how much you dare to appear in front of me, she can't protect you. In addition, tell Shen Fa for me that he owes me a beating. When I come back from Japan, I will go to the capital to find him and ask him to find a doctor in advance. doctor.

After a pause, he lowered his gaze and looked at Tang Qing, whose face was as dark as water, and said seriously: Only this time!

Tang Qing frowned, shook his head lightly and said, You are too prejudiced against our White Lotus Sect... In addition, Yang Potian is waiting for you in Hangzhou City.

Yang Ge frowned: Mingjiao Great Sun Buddha?

Tang Qing: Is there a second Yang Potian in the world?

Yang Ge scratched his head frantically: I told you that I don't want to get involved in anything, so why don't you let me go?

Tang Qing chuckled and said: Young man, don't be so naive. If you have the strength to rebel, will the court not suppress you because you don't want to rebel?

Yang Ge asked in disbelief: I've already left Japan, and you still refuse to believe me?

Tang Qing replied calmly: The stage has been set up for you. If you, the protagonist, don't appear on the stage, how can the play be sung?

Yang Ge gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: I really want to kill all of you who are just looking for trouble!

Tang Qing just laughed... Summer insects cannot speak of ice!

Yang Ge didn't bother to talk to her anymore, and moved forward slowly with his hands on the horse's belly.

Tang Qing stepped out of the way and pointed at Yang Ge's back towards the twelve earthly branches.

The Twelve Earthly Branches gave her a fist and jumped up to follow Yang Ge's pace.

After Yang Geyuan left, Liu Dongjun leaned in front of Tang Qing and complained in a low voice: Leader, this is different from what we agreed.

Tang Qing glanced at her helplessly: Earlier, I didn't know that this kid is still so brave and not afraid of death.

Liu Dongjun whispered: I have told you many times...

Yes, you said that.

Tang Qing looked at Yang Ge's back: But I don't believe it!

Before coming, she was mentally prepared to personally weigh Yang Erlang's weight.

But I never thought that today's young people are so ignorant of martial arts. If they don't take action, they will fight to the death...

This forced her to omit the process and come up with the results directly.

Although this result was not what she expected.

Liu Dongjun was so angry that her chest began to hurt again because of her unclear reasons.

What made her even more troubled was... how should she explain to Shen Fa that she had taken advantage of his drunken and unintentional remarks to trick him?

Forget it, it’s better not to say it!

As long as he doesn't know that I cheated him, then I didn't cheat him!