Still pity the grass and trees

"Two heroes, don't be angry, don't be angry," Ji Tanyin came to the lobby, where a pot of porridge was already in chaos, and the shopkeeper was sweating profusely, nodding and bowing to persuade two glaring guests.One of them was a monk with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a ring scar on his head. The other was dark-skinned and bare-eyed. There was a sharp ax on the table.

There were twelve or thirteen people onlookers, all from the martial arts world, watching the excitement while drinking and eating meat.

"King of Dog Heads, you have annoyed Monk Jinlian today!"

The monk gave the speaker a vicious look: "Kong Zhuo, you don't want your tongue anymore?"

A delicate woman's voice sounded immediately: "Come on, who in the martial arts doesn't know that you have a three-inch golden lotus? Don't tell anyone."

The others sang together: "Liu Sanniang, how do you see the feet of this fake monk compare with your jade feet?"

Liu Sanniang was the woman who spoke earlier, she was in her thirties, her complexion was dark yellow, but her facial features were not bad, she smiled and shook her head: "How can I compare with Monk Jinlian? People who walk in the rivers and lakes, how can they stand with a pair of small feet?" stable?"

The crowd laughed.

Ji Tanyin once listened to two senior brothers counting strange people, famous heroes and thieves in the martial arts, including Monk Jinlian.It is said that when he was young, his family was poor, and he became a monk in order to earn a living. Unfortunately, he did not observe the precepts and was expelled from the temple. Later, by chance, he learned a whole body of kung fu and became famous in the world.But what he is best known for is not his martial arts, but his pair of naturally small feet, from which Monk Jinlian got his name.Ji Tanyin didn't expect to see the real person today, so he couldn't help but also smiled, and looked at his feet.

Monk Jinlian turned pale with anger, gasped heavily, looked around, met Ji Tanyin's eyes, and shouted angrily: "Little devil! What are you looking at! Be careful to gouge out your eyeballs!"

"Monk is stingy," Liu Sanniang said coquettishly, "bullying children!"

Ji Tanyin met Monk Jinlian's eyes without any fear, with a sloppy smile of a young man on his face.When Monk Jinlian saw this, he was even more furious. He slapped the table hard with his left hand, and his chubby body was incredibly agile, and he came straight to Ji Tanyin.

The surrounding audience exclaimed in unison, and rushed forward at the same time.They started this joke, and they didn't want to hurt the innocent young master.But after taking a step, everyone stopped casting in unison, with surprise on their faces.

I saw Ji Tanyin drew out his sword without delay, and calmly held Monk Jinlian's sword.

Monk Jinlian was also surprised.He originally wanted to frighten the kid, but after trying it out, he became concerned, and then he turned his wrist and slashed at Ji Tanyin's chest.

Ji Tanyin's left shoulder sank, and the tip of the sword turned into a brilliance, blocking the steel knife again.

"Dang, dang, dang," the sound of weapons clashing echoed in the inn.

Monk Jinlian's moves were fierce and full of murderous intent, while Ji Tanyin's swordsmanship was light and nimble, using softness to overcome strength, but he stood in the upper hand.

"This..." Some of the onlookers were well-informed after all, they looked at each other and took a breath, "Take the charm of Tai Chi and gossip, transform the lightness of spring wind and winter snow, and hide the killing intent of gold and iron horses , this...is the Jade Mountain swordsmanship?!"

On the 36th move, Ji Tanyin's sword tip was pressed against Monk Jinlian's throat.He didn't want to make enemies with others, so he immediately withdrew his sword, cupped his hands and said, "I offended you, senior."

Monk Jinlian's face was livid, and his eyes were about to burst into flames.The man who was called Kong Zhuo stepped forward quickly, stood between the two of them, and saluted Ji Tanyin: "May I ask the young man's name?"

Ji Tanyin smiled slightly, and said politely, "I'm next to Ji Tanyin."

Liu Sanniang also stepped forward: "Did you use the Yushan sword technique just now?"

Ji Tanyin nodded and said, "Master Ji Heng."

"Hey! It turns out that he is a disciple of Yushan Shenjian. Disrespect and disrespect!" All the heroes gathered around, praising him for being young and promising, and then asking about Ji Heng's situation.

Ji Tanyin was very excited. Since he came down from the mountain, he finally met people of the same kind, and he hurriedly greeted them one by one. No matter whether he had heard the name of the other party before, his speech was very respectful.

"Shopkeeper, bring the wine!" the dog-headed king yelled, "We want to have a drink with Brother Ji!"

The shopkeeper came out from under the table tremblingly, making several people laugh.

Ji Tanyin quickly became familiar with these people and memorized their names.In addition to Monk Jinlian, there is also a man named Scud Sijun, who is also a character, and it is said that he is very good at lightness kung fu.

A group of them drank in the lobby, and other guests did not dare to go downstairs, so they all ate in the room.Ji Tanyin wanted to restrain her, but she couldn't speak, so she had to give up.

During the chat, I learned that these martial arts people did not travel together, but just happened to meet on the road, Ji Tanyin said strangely: "I heard from Xiaoer that it is rare to see martial arts people staying in the inn on weekdays. Got together?"

"Don't you know?" If you don't look at Liu Sanniang's face, but just hear her voice, people will definitely misunderstand her as a young girl, just listen to her soft voice, "We are going to a banquet."

"A banquet? What kind of banquet?"

Kong Zhuo asked: "Have you ever heard of the name Shen Pei's hero? His son got married, so he entertained all the heroes."

The name sounded familiar, Ji Tanyin thought for a while, and asked, "But Shen Pei who lives at the junction of Shandong and Henan and is good at using meteor hammers?"

The dog-headed king patted his thigh: "That's right!" His face was flushed from drinking, his beard was stained with wine, and it was wet and divided into several locks, which looked very funny. "Shen Pei has been very talkative in the martial arts these past few years, and he is also righteous. Everyone sells his face. Not to mention that he has climbed into such a good family now!"

"Isn't it!" The others echoed.

Ji Tanyin asked who the in-laws were, and was surprised by the answer. The one who married her daughter into the Shen family turned out to be the Commander of the Shandong Capital—Miss Wen mentioned it when she was in Sishui County, Wen Shiyu's boss, Cai Huilu.

He was deeply puzzled: "The royal court official married a martial arts family?"

Scud Si Jun was in a hurry, and said a long line in one breath: "Brother Ji, you only know that he is the commander of the capital, but you didn't know that he was also a hero in the green forest! Of course, no one dares to mention it now. He has become a big official. , who is ignorant of the interest?"

Kong Zhuo said with emotion: "Master Cai and Shen Pei are married, and the Shen family's prestige will definitely rise to a new level. Not long ago, the old story was repeated in the Jianghu, saying that they would elect the leader of the martial arts alliance to command the heroes. I think this will come true. The position of leader probably belongs to Shen Pei."

While discussing lively, a contemptuous "hum" suddenly came from a distance.Everyone turned their heads together and looked at Monk Jinlian who was sitting alone in a corner.

After being defeated by Ji Tanyin, Monk Jinlian refused to admit that his skills were inferior to others, and he couldn't bear Kong Zhuo's flattery to a junior, so he grabbed a bench and sat far away, drinking alone.Those present knew that he was stingy and ignored him.Hearing his mocking voice at this moment, Liu Sanniang put her hands on her cheeks, deliberately winked at him, and asked, "Why, the monk disagrees?"

Monk Jinlian ignored her, just stared at Ji Tanyin, and said with a sneer: "You are still joining in the fun, don't you know that Cai Huilu has a grudge against Ji Heng?"

Ji Tanyin had never heard of this verse before, and asked, "What enmity?"

Monk Jinlian played tricks, drinking cup after cup, squinting at Ji Tanyin, pretending to be deep.The dog-headed king has always been displeased with him, so he slapped the table and said, "Huh, it's been rumored for so many years, so you're the only one who has heard of it?" He told Ji Tanyin in a few words.It turned out that 20 years ago, when Ji Heng was famous all over the world, Shen Pei once made an appointment with him.At that time, Ji Hengwei was famous, and there was an endless stream of people looking for him for advice, but Shen Pei's reputation was not as good as it is today, and he hoped to become famous in one fell swoop by defeating Ji Heng.In order to win the competition, he had a bad idea and put some muscle soreness medicine in Ji Heng's tea. Affected by this, Ji Heng did not perform well, but he still won. Since then, the two have formed a relationship.

Ji Tanyin was dubious: "Is this really the case? Master never said that."

Kong Zhuo, Liu Sanniang and others said in unison: "Hey, it's all hearsay, it can't be true!"

They have been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, all of them are human spirits, and no one wants to be contaminated with meat.Even if it was true that the drug was given back then, it has nothing to do with them. Besides, Shen Pei's power is not what it used to be. If there are two extra words in private, and they are put on small shoes in his ears, the gain will not be worth the loss.

Ji Tanyin didn't understand these twists and turns, and heard that it was gossip, so she just nodded.Only Monk Jinlian "hummed" again, obviously disdainful.

The waiter served a few plates of exquisite fruits, and exchanged new tea for everyone.During the gossip, the dog head king said: "On the way I came, I heard that an official died here? The place where the officers and soldiers are stationed is so uneven."

Ji Tanyin restrained his smile, sighed, and briefly talked about Wen Shiyu's murder and meeting the masked man at night.

Kong Zhuo said: "Listening to your description of the corpse, it really looks like the method of the Western Fan Sect. I'm afraid they planted poisonous insects first, making life worse than death for a while, and then wiped their necks." Liu Sanniang shook her head: "The Western Fan Sect never came out of Yunnan. , Why did you come to the Central Plains to play wild? There must be something else wrong."

Ji Tanyin hesitated for a moment, and told what Miss Wen said in the Hongfu Inn.

"Could it really be that the Xifan sect colluded with the eunuchs? We can't just sit idly by!"

"I haven't seen the body, so I can't make a conclusion yet."

"If you want me to say, people of the righteous way should have united and wiped out the Xifan sect! After talking about it for many years, the alliance has never been established."

Everyone was clamoring, but Ji Tanyin was pulled aside by Scud Si Jun and asked about the masked man.He is good at making light work, so he was very interested in the masked guest that Ji Tanyin said, and questioned him carefully, how is that person's body skills, how to use his strength, and so on.Ji Tanyin replied, and asked, "Have you ever seen such light work?"

"I do know a few people who have achieved this level of accomplishment, but they all behaved upright, and it is unlikely that they would commit theft." Si Jun counted on his fingers: "Li Yuban from Jiangnan, Tan Wei from Mobei, and others from the Yellow River. Rong Ling, Ji Gongchang... By the way, I heard that Wu Chang'er Qinggong is also very good... I'm not sure about him."

Ji Tanyin didn't have a good impression of Wuchangke. This person not only took away his master's title as the number one sword in the world, but also abandoned Miss Wen all the time, so he curled his lips disapprovingly as a mockery.The two discussed for a while, but still couldn't figure out the identity of the masked guest, so they had to give up.

Si Jun grabbed a handful of melon seeds and sat opposite Ji Tanyin to nibble.While talking, he spit out the shell "peh peh", and a few pieces flew to Ji Tanyin's leg, and the glistening saliva could still be seen in the sunlight.Disgusted in Ji Tanyin's heart, she shook her knees calmly and sat a little further away.

"Who is that guy upstairs, why does he always look at you?"

"Huh?" Ji Tanyin followed Si Jun's gaze, and saw Xie Wufeng leaning against the railing on the second floor, still looking lazy and sleepy, frowning and looking into the lobby.

Ji Tanyin and him looked at each other, Xie Wufeng's expression didn't change much, he turned and left after a while.

Ji Tanyin hurriedly stood up, and cupped his hands towards the noisy crowd: "Brothers, I'm a little drunk, so go back to my room to rest first."

The Dog Head King and Kong Zhuo held him tight, Ji Tanyin had to drink two more glasses of wine, and slipped away when he was not prepared.

He went upstairs quietly, walked along the deep corridor until the end, the innermost room was Xie Wufeng's guest room, the door was ajar.

He knocked on the door: "Brother Xie?"

No one answered, Ji Tanyin hesitated for a moment, then knocked again: "Brother Xie?"

"Come in." Xie Wufeng said.

Ji Tanyin pushed the door open and went in, and saw him sitting cross-legged on the Luohan bed, flipping through a pamphlet popular in the market, with leftovers on the round table next to him.

"Why don't you go down to eat?"

Xie Wufeng glanced at him with a half-smile: "How dare I go down?"

Ji Tanyin touched the tip of her nose awkwardly: "They are a bit noisy."

Xie Wufeng put down the brochure, motioned for Ji Tanyin to sit beside him, and complained: "Ayin has new friends, so he forgets old friends."

Ji Tanyin blushed, and was about to refute, Xie Wufeng sighed, and continued sadly: "That's right, how can I compare to those heroes?"

Ji Tanyin said: "You don't want to say that. They are not heroes, but they have a little kung fu. Only people like my master are real heroes."

"Really? I don't understand these things at all." Xie Wufeng paused, then asked with a smile, "What about you? Do Ayin want to be a hero in the future?"

Ji Tanyin leaned against the gray wall, folded his hands on his chest, and thought for a moment.A beam of sunlight hit his face, illuminating the black eyelashes and the tight corners of his lips extremely clearly.He puffed up his cheeks, as if he couldn't think of an answer, he let out an "ah" in a crisp voice, "I don't know."

"If you want me to say, being a hero is worse than being a robber. The fate of a hero is miserable." Xie Wufeng shook his head seriously.

Ji Tanyin was taken aback by his serious appearance, and after regaining his senses, he chuckled: "What do you know? You can't even carry a heavy knife."

Xie Wufeng also laughed, he fell on the bed, yawned in his mouth, and asked: "What did you chat with those fierce people?"

Ji Tanyin then talked about Shen Pei's son marrying Cai Huilu's daughter, and at the end he looked at him anxiously: "Shen Pei sent out invitations widely, and feasted the guests. I heard from the dog head king that ordinary people just go to the door of the house to say congratulations, and they will be happy." There is a liter of rice, and as long as martial arts people report their names, they can sit in and have a glass of wedding wine. In the past few days, many heroes have rushed to Dingtao from all over the country to have a banquet—not because of the wine, but mainly because of the excitement. I heard It is very rare to see the world's heroes gather together."

"Really," Xie Wufeng pretended not to understand his implication, "Shen Pei's family must be very rich to entertain so many people."

Ji Tanyin nodded absently.The two were silent for a while, Xie Wufeng glanced at him from the corner of the eye, seeing Ji Tanyin rubbing his cuff irritably, and after a few times of hesitating to speak, he finally couldn't hold back: "You, do you want to go?" Afraid that Xie Wufeng would refuse, He added one more sentence, anyway, he had to pass through Dingtao to go to Kaifeng Mansion.

Xie Wufeng laughed in his heart, and pretended to be sad: "Of course I want to go to broaden my horizons, but I have no name in the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the gate of Shen's house."

Ji Tanyin was very lively: "Follow me! There is also the dog-headed king, and they will definitely be able to go in."

"Why do you want to take me there?"

"Huh?" Ji Tanyin just uttered a confused nasal sound when he was suddenly dragged and fell onto the bed with a plop.He said angrily, "You're making fun of me again!"

The Arhat bed was narrow, and when Ji Tanyin tilted his head, he met Xie Wufeng's pale and handsome face who was close at hand.There was a burst of tension in his heart for no reason, his Adam's apple rolled twice, and he didn't know what to say, he sat up in a panic, and pulled out the corner of his clothes that was suppressed by Xie Wufeng.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Xie Wufeng said gently.

Ji Tanyin said with a straight face: "What are you talking about?"

Xie Wufeng rested his right hand behind his head, raised his face slightly to look at him, and smiled complacently: "A Yin still likes me more than those people downstairs?"