The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

The next morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the room, and Yueyao, who had unknowingly fallen asleep by the window the night before, was the first to wake up in the warm sunlight.

Not long after she woke up, Helian Yun Shen also woke up from his sleep.

The two looked at each other after waking up, and then decided on the same occasion to go downstairs for breakfast. After having breakfast, they continued on their way.

During breakfast

The two were not disturbed by the court officials at the post station. The corpses outside seemed to have been cleared away, and the court officials naturally chose not to care who killed them.

Let's end this matter by following the old rules of martial arts disputes.

After eating,

The two mounted their BMWs and continued on their way.

…………

In an instant

The two had been traveling for several days after leaving the previous post station. Now they were no longer on the main road, but on a more secluded path.

The road conditions on the small path were much worse than those on the official road with its rammed earth, making even a normal horse ride quite bumpy.

There's a small town ahead!

In the distance, there was a town of moderate size, but it looked more like a larger village than a town.

The rising wisps of smoke are a testament to the presence of human habitation.

As they drew closer to the village, the sound of the rushing river reached their ears. Listening to the rhythmic sound of the river, they were getting closer and closer to the village.

The surrounding trees gradually thinned out.

Emerging from the woods, one is greeted by a vast river rushing eastward. The river appears quite wide, stretching for at least twenty or thirty zhang (approximately 33-60 meters) to the opposite bank.

The two had just seen the village with wisps of smoke rising from its chimneys, nestled beside this great river. Standing by the river, admiring the sight of the rolling water flowing eastward, they felt an unprecedented sense of comfort and peace.

"Who gave you permission to stay here?"

A stern, somewhat angry voice rang out from not far away, and the two turned around at the same time. What they saw was an elderly man in his eighties, leaning on a cane, looking at them with a serious expression.

The two didn't quite understand what the old man had just said. It seemed like there wouldn't be any problem staying by this great river.

With this thought in mind, I remembered the villages and towns not far away.

I thought:

'Perhaps he is from the village, and there seem to be some rules here.'

Respect is all that matters!

"Grandpa, we are wanderers from the martial world who came here by taking a back road. We were so attracted by this great river when we first came here that we decided to stay."

Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way.

With a gentle and apologetic expression, Helian Yun Shen replied to the old man with great respect. The old man, whose attitude had been rather unfriendly just moments before, softened considerably upon seeing Helian Yun Shen's attitude.

No longer with that angry attitude.

"You'd better leave quickly! Monsters live in this river; if you stay here, they'll eat you."

He kindly reminded the two of their mistakes.

This reminder only made the two of them more confused.

monster?

What kind of monster could live in such a large river? Could it be a giant fish? Or is someone playing a trick?

"Grandpa, we've been traveling for several days. Could we please rest at your house? Don't worry, we'll give you a reward."

"Come with me over there!"

The old man listened to Helian Yun Shen's words and noticed that the two men's clothes did indeed look travel-worn. At the same time, he noticed that the two men had kind faces and did not seem like evil people.

After some thought, he finally agreed to Helian Yun Shen's request.

After the old man agreed, Helian Yunshen and Yueyao dismounted and followed behind him towards the nearby village.

After walking for a while

The two followed the old man into the village. Observing the situation in the village, they assumed that some kind of festival or celebration was taking place.

"Grandpa, are you holding some kind of celebration here?"

This scene made Yueyao want to join in the fun, but she didn't want to ask the old man directly, so she asked him indirectly.

The old man listened to Yueyao's question and said sternly.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. After you've had your meal and rested for the night, you can leave."

After saying that, he continued walking ahead without saying another word.

This made the two feel even more strange and confused, but seeing the old man's attitude, they stopped asking questions and quietly followed behind him.

The two soon returned to the old man's house.

Entering his courtyard

The first thing you see is a middle-aged man in his late thirties or early forties sitting in the courtyard with a sad expression on his face, and the woman next to him looks just like him.

There was also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl with them.

The girl sitting next to the two no longer wore sadness on her face, but rather sorrow, and tears of sorrow dripped from her eyes.

Seeing this, the old man stopped in his tracks, his hand holding the cane trembling slightly. He then regained his composure and continued walking into the house without saying a word.

Helian Yun Shen and Yue Yao, who followed in, could clearly feel that the old man's energy and spirit had instantly diminished by more than half, and at this moment, the old man looked frail and old.

They could leave at any time.

What are you two doing?

The man, who was already feeling sad and grief-stricken, saw Helian Yun Shen and the other man, and his expression instantly changed, turning him to look at them with wariness.

He questioned the two of them.

Hearing the questioning, Helian Yun Shen quickly explained the situation to the man. The man's wary expression softened considerably upon hearing this, revealing that he, like the old man, was a kind-hearted person.

"Go and prepare some food for them."

Looking at his wife beside him, the man gave her some advice.

Hearing her husband's instructions, the woman could only suppress her grief and sorrow and get up to prepare some food for the two of them.

Helian Yun Shen and Yue Yao looked at each other, and then spoke in unison.

"Brother, is there some unspeakable difficulty in your family? If it's a shortage of silver, we have some here."

Although it's not a lot, it can be enough to tide us over in an emergency.

If it's anything else, please tell us. We two have some martial arts skills and should be able to help you with your problem, brother.

As she spoke, Yueyao took out a money pouch from her bosom. The pouch was neither too big nor too small, and it contained more than ten taels of silver.

This amount of money is a considerable fortune for an ordinary family.

The man waved his hand as he listened to Helian Yun Shen's words.

"It's not about the money; this has nothing to do with you two. After you've had your meal, please leave as soon as possible! This place isn't suitable for you to stay any longer."

After hearing the man's words, the two analyzed the situation briefly.

The final conclusion was that it was related to this young girl in the prime of her life.