Moonlight and wind

"You are the eldest young master of Xueying Hall?" Li sat on the horse behind Shan Boyu, looking at Shan Zimo on the horse next to him with admiration.

"That's right!" Shan Zimo said proudly.

"He is indeed suave, elegant, and a man of talent!" Li repeated all the words of praise she could think of.

"Hey, keep a low profile! Keep a low profile!" Shan Zimo said, waving his hand pretentiously.

"Okay, the young master has said it, don't say anymore!" Shan Boyu turned his head and said to Li.

"What I mean is, don't stop!" Shan Zimo reached out and hit Shan Boyu on the head again.

"Alas, it's really hard to guess what the young master is thinking nowadays!" Shan Boyu muttered, touching his head.

The three of them came to the tree wall outside Meiyeyou City after playing around. "Young Master, it's still early, why don't you go to my house and have a rest before leaving at dawn." Li's eyes flashed with anticipation.

"Well, this young master hasn't taken a stroll around this Meiye City yet!" After saying that, the three of them dismounted from their horses, put on black gauze and smiling fox masks, pushed aside the branches of the tree wall, and walked into Meiye City again.

It was already Yin time, and there were more people on the street than when I came here last time!

"Young Master," Li called out to Shan Zimo who was looking around, "My home is right there!" Following the direction of Li's finger, deep in the alley, there was a white lantern hanging in front of the door of a small courtyard.

"Every household in Meiyeyou City has lanterns hanging," Shan Zimo asked Li, "What does this white lantern in your house mean? Is there a funeral at home?"

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Li quickly spat on the ground, "Young Master, you don't know, this is the rule of Meiyeyou City. The white lanterns tell others that there is no transaction here, so don't stay; the red lanterns are just the opposite, that is a sign that transactions are allowed, which means that this house has treasures and you can go in and negotiate the price."

"Look over there," Shan Zimo pointed to a shop not far away. The shop was surrounded by red and white lanterns, separated by a circle. "What does that mean?"

"That's a tea shop!" Li touched his forehead and showed a helpless expression, "Such shops are usually opened by people with backgrounds. No one would cause trouble in a shop with red and white lanterns."

"What if, I mean what if," Shan Zimo raised his lips slightly, "What if something goes wrong?"

"Young Master, I advise you to stay within your means," Li said seriously, "If you cause trouble in these shops, there is a high probability that you will not leave Meiyeyou City alive!"

"Now that you said it, I want to try it even more!"

"Li, why don't you invite the young master to your home for a visit?" Shan Boyu winked at Li, and the two of them hurriedly picked up Shan Zimo and walked deep into the alley.

"Sir, Young Master Shan has returned to Meiyeyou City again!" Inside the Secret Realm Square, a little maid stood in the hall and reported to a tall figure.

"Back again?" A woman's pleasant voice came, with a hint of mystery and ethereality, "It seems that the transaction failed. Where is the young master now?"

"My Lord, I went to his little building with the martial arts disciple."

"Martial arts fanatic? So I know him at first sight!" The woman had no intention of turning around. Her long robe dragged on the ground, and it was embroidered with patterns, which was very luxurious and grand. "Keep an eye on him and wait for the young master to come and visit!"

"Master!" Li pushed open the door of the courtyard and ran into an empty yard. "Come and see who's here!"

"My young disciple, how many secret manuals did you sell today? Have you been playing around again?" A middle-aged man in his forties, with his hands tucked into his thick grey cotton coat, looked very experienced despite his young age.

"Master, this is the eldest young master of Xueying Hall!" Li pulled the man to Shan Zimo.

"Sorry for disturbing you!" Shan Zimo bowed.

"That's right!" The man looked at Shan Zimo, shook off Li's hand, and circled around Shan Zimo, "Yes, yes, yes! It really is the eldest young master of Xueying Hall!"

"Master, have you met the young master?"

"I've never seen it!" the man said firmly, "but this white dragon scale robe with dark patterns is definitely right!"

"Dan Boyu, prepare other clothes for this young master in the future. This one is accurate!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shan Boyu nodded his head like pounding garlic.

"My little disciple!" Suddenly the man turned around and grabbed Li, "What kind of trouble have you caused for your master? The eldest young master is here!"

"No!" Li immediately put his hands on his head, "If there is, it's because the master got the secret book of "Snowfall Sword Technique"!"

"So you were the one who wrote the Snow Shadow Hall martial arts secret manual?" Shan Zimo looked at the man with a smile and patted Li's shoulder. "Not bad, you can even self-destruct!"

When he heard that his martial arts secrets had been seen by the young master, the man immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I'm just asking for a meal, please show some mercy, young master!"

"Get up and answer!" Shan Zimo walked into the room and found a chair to sit down.

"How do you know the martial arts of Xueyingtang?" Shan Zimo asked.

"I just wrote this randomly. I just wanted to give it a catchy name so that it can sell more." The man wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"If you can write so well even if you write casually, wouldn't it be a martial art that surpasses the Snow Shadow Hall?"

"Young master, don't joke. I'm just trying to make a living. I don't even have any martial arts skills. I'm really writing nonsense." Shan Zimo looked around. In this simple and even somewhat shabby room, there was a huge desk filled with "martial arts secrets."

Shan Zimo stood up and walked to the desk, casually flipping through a book called "Thunder Stick Technique" and then picked up a book called "Demon Subduing Sword Technique".

"You have quite a few tricks now!" Shan Zimo said with a smile.

"I can only write, but I have no fighting power!"

"Young Master," Li walked to Shan Zimo's side, "I can testify that my master really has no martial arts ability and is not as good as me in fighting!"

"Then why do you know so many martial arts routines?" Shan Zimo asked.

"Young Master, you don't know that I have been obsessed with martial arts since I was a child, but I am not good enough, so I can only watch." Shan Zimo waved his hand, and the man got up from the ground. "But after watching so much, I actually developed a skill."

"What's your ability?" Shan Zimo suddenly became interested. "I was wondering why there are mediocre people living in Meiyeyou City. You are indeed a strange person!"

"I dare not call myself a prodigy," the man said shyly, "I can see through a move at a glance and break it down, so I'm nicknamed - One-Glance Master!"

"Interesting!" Shan Zimo clapped his hands.

"So, I often visited various arenas to watch martial artists compete and exchange skills, and then I dissected their martial arts, compiled them into books, and sold them to make a living."

"Then how did you compile the secret book of "Snowfall Sword Technique"? None of the disciples of Xueying Hall have gone down the mountain!" Shan Zimo continued to ask.

"I am a little ashamed to say this," Yijian touched his head in embarrassment, "I once went to the mountain gate at the foot of Xueying Hall to watch the fights of the blue-clothed disciples, so I compiled this secret book. Young Master should have discovered that the core moves of the swordsmanship were written randomly by me because the blue-clothed disciples did not learn those moves."

"That's great!" Shan Zimo gave a thumbs up. "Just from this "Snowfall Sword Technique", you should be able to make a lot of money, right?"