Spring mountain night belt knife

In February, the night is cold and windy, and the spring night in Jinling is full of passion in the cold.The ten-mile Qinhuai River is connected by painted boats, and the lanterns are turned into waves on the river surface, and the shadows are like the Milky Way hanging in the sky.

In the midst of the fragrance and frivolity, there is a dimly lit place - in the heart of the Qinhuai River, a small boat floats with the waves, silent and quiet.Coincidentally, all the pleasure boats on the river tonight docked around it.

It's all because the world-renowned painting saint Baili Danqing is in it-the world is huge, and there are many evaluations, among which the three major rankings are the Fengyun List, Bingjia List, and Beauty List.Among them, the Jianghu beauty list has always been selected by the painters of the Baili clan.

On a spring night, romantic people from all over the world gather here for the moment when Baili Danqing announces the list of beauties in the world.

On the painting boat closest to the small boat in the middle of the river, seven or eight people were sitting or lying down.As they poured out their cups, one of them raised his jaw and said to the person facing him: "Jiang Twelve, you have the most research on beauties in the world, and let's make some predictions. Who will be in the beauties list announced this time?"

Jiang Twelve, who was named, drank the wine in his glass, closed his eyes, shook his head, and said, "Zhao Wu, you are asking the right person. Jinyintai Shuangruye Fairy, who is famous for her sword dance, is famous all over the world. While the sleeves are spinning, it is fascinating; Chen Xiangting Bai Feixu, it is rumored that she does not smile, but when she smiles, she is charming...Of course, my favorite is to count..."

Zhao Wu rolled his eyes, interrupted Jiang Twelve, and kicked him: "I didn't ask who you like!"

Jiang Twelve grinned and dodged it. At this time, someone suggested: "There are too many people who can be on the list, why don't we take a gamble, which one can win the top spot in this beauty list?"

Immediately someone echoed: "That's a good proposal, I bet on Bai Feixu!"

"Chen Xiangting Bai Feixu is unparalleled in charm, Fufeng City Lin Xifeng is the most refined, I choose Changgelou Shen Minghua!"

"..."

Everyone threw out their chips one after another, but when it was the turn of the person in the corner, there was a sudden silence.The man was wearing six copper coins on his wrist, just now when everyone placed bets, he took out the copper coins and made a fortune telling.

The night breeze lifted the veil by the window, outlining the distant mountains like a daisy. He stared silently for a while, raised his hand and pointed, and asked, "Look, where is that?"

The place it points to is located in the east of Jinling City, with majestic courtyards, solemn lights, and an enchantment covering it, the brilliance flows day and night, unbreakable for a hundred years.

That was the place where the most powerful clan in Jinling City lived.If one hundred years ago, this family was nothing more than a famous family in the Chen Dynasty, Sheng was Sheng, but there were not a few people who were as powerful as them; but now, they have become a leader in the country, and their status is very important in the entire Chen Dynasty.

"...It's the Ruan's family in Jinling." Someone answered him, but his expression was strange, with an expression of "Why are you mentioning it at this time".

The man slowly put the copper money back on the bracelet: "You know, the Ruan family once had a son who sat at the top of the list of beauties in Jianghu for ten years."

"Who is it?" Someone was dumbfounded, "When did the Ruan family produce such a person? It's still a young master!"

These people are very young, about twenty years old, and they usually do things like eating, drinking and having fun. When it comes to a hundred years ago, it is naturally unclear.

Looking at each other blankly for a while, Jiang Twelve hesitated and said, "Could it be that Chun Shan Dao from the Ruan family? My grandfather once saw him from a distance, and said that he was a celestial being, and no one could match him at that time."

As soon as this remark came out, someone suddenly realized: "Chunshan Dao Ruan Xuegui? I have heard of this person. He became famous in the first battle in Chunshan. Later, he led the army to attack the Liang Kingdom. .”

The person who bet on Shen Minghua was puzzled: "I've also heard people say that he was not an assassin, so why is he still on the beauty list?"

Zhao Wuyi took it for granted: "It's natural to be on the beauty list because of her looks!"

Someone jumped up in shock: "Has he really been the number one beauty list for ten years? What does that look like! Is there a portrait of him? Is it still available in the market today?"

The flamboyant dudes suddenly thought about it, but they heard one person say:

"But, so what if you have been there before? That Ruan Xuegui has lived in seclusion for a hundred years. Even if the practitioner's face stays forever, the three major selections in Jianghu have never involved reclusive people!"

The person who said this pretended to pause, and then pushed the tray containing the chips towards the fortune-teller, urging in a drawn-out tone, "So—don't believe the hexagrams that you put together with those few copper coins. Come on Come on, Pei San, bet one quickly, you're the only one left!"

Pei San's expression was calm, he took a jade pendant from his waist and threw it into the tray, raised his eyebrows: "I'm betting on Ruan Xuegui, the Spring Mountain Saber."

The sound of laughter immediately resounded through the painting boat, but he ignored it, turned his gaze, and calmly looked at the Ruan family in Jinling under the night.

The enchantment of Huaguang is ethereal, and the deep house is built on the mountain. Several hectares of lights are as bright as day, but not every corner is illuminated.The lake at the end of the courtyard only reflects two or three stars, silent and dark.

Not far away, there is a wind blowing in the white plum forest, and the flying flowers are like snow, ups and downs, passing by the lakeside where the shallow grass is just growing, spinning and falling into the ripples of the lake.

Just when the breeze was making slight ripples, all of a sudden, the lake water parted to the two sides, revealing a downward stone step.

A man in Tsing Yi came slowly with a wine jug, stepping into the lake and stepping up the steps in a familiar and natural way.

If anyone from the Ruan family is here, they will definitely recognize that this person is one of the top ten masters of the family, a lake guard who specially sits here.

This lake is forbidden by the Ruan family, and it is rumored that there are extremely cruel beasts imprisoned underneath.But the truth is, the Lakers know it all too well.

He walked down the stone steps, and the aura around him became more and more abundant. When he reached the dimly lit place at the bottom of the lake, he turned several times and walked into a certain cave, where the aura reached its peak.

In the middle of the cave, a man in white knelt with his head bowed, his body glowing with radiance, as if he was placed among the clouds in the sky - the spiritual energy overflowed from his body.But his hands and feet are bound by iron chains embedded in the cave wall, and beneath him is a formation of flowing silver light, in which spells and totems are turned upside down, which is eerie and frightening.

If you investigate intentionally, it is not difficult to find that the aura that fills the entire Jinling Ruan family comes from here.

The aura here is too abundant, the lake guards recited the mantra three times silently, and calmed down, so as not to be dizzy.He sat on the ground three feet away from the formation, with the jug in front of him and two wine glasses.

"Do you still remember that when your mother was here, she once arranged a marriage for you."

The lake guard poured two glasses of wine, took one of them, and after bumping into the opponent, he drank and whispered to the man in white in the match.

——But the other party didn't respond at all.

The lake guards have long been used to this. After all, this person's three souls have been scattered, his five senses have been lost, and he looks like a puppet.But he still couldn't bear it, so for a hundred years, he always came to the bottom of the lake with wine and told this person what happened in Jinling City in recent days.

After all, this person is Ruan Xuegui, the Chun Shan Dao admired by thousands of people.

When Emperor Gaozu's mausoleum collapsed, he did not forget to get up and look south, hoping that Chunshan Dao, who "retired and healed", would recover soon and return to assist his descendants to stabilize the world.

"Today, your fiancé came to visit again and said that you have retired from the world for a hundred years because of your injury, and you still haven't improved at all. Therefore, he wants to take you to Yuezhou to visit a certain famous hidden doctor and see if he can find a doctor. Find a way to heal you..."

At this point, the lake guard lowered his eyes and sighed, his tone was extremely complicated, but at this moment, the eyelashes of the man in white kneeling opposite him trembled.

It wasn't because of the words of the Lakers, but a screaming voice in his head:

"Master! Please wake up! I am your loyal partner Tianzi No. [-]! The lost sky soul has been captured, and the fusion with the main soul is about to begin, and it is expected to be completed within ten breaths! It has been a hundred years, we have waited for a hundred years, and finally There is a chance to get out of this wretched place..."

The sound pierced the brain, and in the sea of ​​consciousness, he cast a glance at Liang Sisi, interrupted the constant blah blah of Tianzi No. [-], and asked coldly, "Where's the earth soul?"

The tone of Tianzi No. [-] suddenly lost: "I can't perceive the state, I can't get the specific position, it may be sealed."

What I got in exchange was a mediocre "hmm".

But Tianzi No. [-] was not affected by its owner's indifference at all, it started to jump.A small ball of light swayed left and right in the sea of ​​consciousness of the man in white: "Master, I didn't expect that Mu Xiyun is really affectionate and righteous to you. You have been imprisoned for a hundred years, and this is the tenth time he came to see you, right? It's clear that you haven't even met..."

The voice of Tianzi No. [-] happened to overlap with the words of the lake guard in the cave, and what he said was that the fiancé was infatuated and moved.The man in white hooked his lips and uttered a single sound "tsk".

So Tianzi No. [-] began the countdown.

The Lake Keeper on the opposite side finished his glass, leaned over to pick up the jug, and filled it up again for himself.This series of actions was caught in the corner of the eye by the man in white, and with the countdown ringing in his mind, when the word "zero" landed, he suddenly raised his eyelids, turned his backhand into a palm, and struck fiercely at the Lakers!

With full energy, he swept across the cave with the momentum of breaking bamboo, and among the chaotic rocks and flying sand, the defenders of the lake were hard to defend against.The wine in the cup was poured, and the ground was mottled, but he himself was lifted from the ground by this palm like a mustard, retreated again and again, hit the cave roof, smashed the bluestone, and flew out of the lake.

Everything happened in an instant, and the surrounding fields shook instantly, and a lake like ink was shattered into fragments.The lake guard barely stabilized his figure in mid-air. At this moment, he already understood the situation.

A green shirt fell heavily to the ground, dripping clothes hanging down in gusts of evening wind, he secretly swallowed the blood welling up his throat, his right hand was tucked at his waist, clenched into a fist, his eyes fixed on a certain place in the lake, sinking said in a voice:

"I didn't expect that you would have a moment of sobriety."

The only response to him was "Oh".The voice was extremely cold, like the edge of a blade under the moonlight, and it was careless.

The lake guard didn't care about this, he stared at the lake without blinking, frowning: "Do you want to escape?"

The other party sneered: "It's been a hundred years, you're just talking nonsense every day, and if you've been suppressed by this broken formation for a hundred years, you won't run away if you get the chance?"

"You are right. But—this is your fate." The lake guard sighed again, his expression slightly relaxed, but his moves were more vigilant, "Ruan Xuegui, give up, you can get out of the formation at the bottom of the lake, But it's impossible to leave here."

"Don't say that the chains that bind you are made of black iron. With your incomplete state, you can't break free at all. What's more, the other nine people except me are already on their way."

The voice from the bottom of the lake said "Oh" again, flat and indifferent, suddenly changed the subject, picked up the tone, and said, "So what?"

A strange look flashed in the gatekeeper's eyes, but he didn't have time to think about what to say, because he saw a ray of light exploded on the surface of the lake that was sinking into silence under the night, and in the radiance, a man in white clothes and white hair stepped out of the waves. .

This person's hair fell to the side of his face, his head was slightly bowed, his face was not clear, his wrists and ankles were bound by iron chains, every step he took, there was a clanging sound.

It sounds very pleasing to the ear, as the Lake Keeper said, this chain is made of black iron, it looks very thin, and it will break easily, but it is actually the hardest thing in this world.

What's more, in order to restrain him, it was densely engraved with mantras.The more the trapped person struggles and moves, the faster the energy in the body is consumed.

But the man in white didn't care, he not only flew the lake guard from the bottom of the lake out of the lake, but also walked up slowly.

He picked up a rusty knife from the bottom of the lake and held it loosely in the palm of his hand. The blade brushed against the wind in the early spring night, and with a little up and down, a beautiful flower was drawn in his hand.

Seeing him approaching step by step, the lake guard pursed his lips, and his expression became indifferent: "You have been imprisoned here for 100 years, and the family has flourished for 100 years. In these 100 years, the family has never treated your mother harshly, and even defended you everywhere." The reputation of "Chun Shan Dao" is the supreme privilege. For the righteousness of the family, Ruan Xuegui, please return to the formation, this is your honor."

The rusty knife in the hands of the person on the lake turned it once more, and some of the water droplets on it shook off, dripped into the lake surface, and returned to the lake water.

The wind was still blowing, and the white plum blossoms fell all over the ground. The man in white raised his eyes to look at Meilin, remained silent for a while, and said coolly: "Rongguang, is Rongguang mourning after death?"

These words left the Lakers speechless: "You—"

Immediately repeating the words just now: "This is the destiny you were born with!"

The man in white shook the knife in his hand from side to side, made a gesture of opposition, and said flatly: "But I have never believed in fate."

At this point, his voice paused slightly, and the tip of the rusty knife in his hand was lifted upwards, pulling out a not-so-bright arc of light in the dark night.

This was a signal, and the lake guards standing by the lake reacted immediately, without waiting for the opponent to make a move, they turned their fists into palms and struck out from the air.

In an instant, the golden light illuminated the mountains and fields, and the dragon's head came out brazenly. With a long roar, it hovered above the palm energy, and directly attacked the people who were volleying in the air and riding the waves in the center of the lake!

The light was dazzling and the wind was majestic. This blow was extremely majestic, and the stones and water cut off where it passed. Seeing that he was about to touch the clothes of the man in white who rose and fell in the wind, he just raised his hand.

The five fingers were straightened, slightly stretched, not close together, and then pressed to the bottom, making a stop movement.

In an instant, the roar of the dragon stopped abruptly, the golden light receded like a tide, and all the turmoil raised along the way turned into nothingness.

"After 100 years, you have finally trained the Dragon Subduing Palm to the ninth level." The tone of the white-clothed man was still slow, and his voice was cold, like a cold mountain and jade colliding.

In the next moment, the suppressed Jianglong's palm reappeared with a golden light, and suddenly turned around, heading towards the Lakers to attack back!

Under the night, the lake water illuminated by the golden light surged to the sky, and the night wind was colder than the severe winter of March and September.

The defenders of the lake had no time to be surprised. Under the heavy blow of Mount Tai, they could only rely on instinct to close their palms into fists, arouse the vitality of the whole body, and block their own moves.

It can be said that sooner or later, the four iron chains that bound the man in white suddenly uprooted from the ground, swayed violently in mid-air, pierced the waves of the lake, and followed closely behind the palm wind.

There was no way to dodge it, the Lake Guard raised his left hand with bare eyes, turned it into a palm, and collided with this shocking blow.

——But he was hit by the iron chain and retreated step by step until he hit the green and black mountain rock and embedded himself in the mountain wall.There is no way back.

Looking at Xuan Tie again, the cold light dripped darkly, unscathed.

The man in white glanced over, and let out a cool "tsk".

He continued walking toward the lake.

The lake guard gritted his teeth and breathed out, and hit the rock with his back palm, pulling himself out of the depression on the mountain wall.Landing on the ground, he barely stabilized his figure, wiped off the blood on the corners of his lips, and asked sharply: "Ruan Xuegui, you don't care about the righteousness of the family, but do you even care about your mother?"

The person who was asked did not answer, but instead said: "What does your so-called righteousness have to do with me? I only know that I want to live, but you refuse to give me a way to live, so—"

As he spoke, the rusty knife lifted from his hand.

This is a short knife, the blade is only a few inches long, it is most suitable for peeling fruit, but it is unreasonably cold when he holds it.

In the blink of an eye, the snow-white robes deflected through the long night, pulling out an illusion-like arc of light in the mist, but in the next moment, the person landed in front of the lake guard, moving as fast as a ghost.

"Thus, those who do not give others a way of life must always be prepared to be cut off from their way of life."

After finishing speaking, the man in white didn't give the lake guards any chance to react. He raised his sword and fell it without any fancy movements.

The night returned to silence, and the rusty knife twirled faintly between the slender fingers before being thrown back into the lake.

Afterwards, the man in white turned his head to glance at the iron chain behind him, and then looked at the nearby rocks. In an instant, he swung the energy in his body, shook the black iron chain, and smashed it back to the bottom of the lake.

The bluestone at the bottom of the lake exploded suddenly, and even the mountains it was relying on shook, the forests rustled, and the night birds flew away from their nests in fright.A strange force fluctuated at this moment, and amidst the churning and churning of the lake, the light of the formation that had trapped him for a hundred years was astonishingly bright, but after a while, it dimmed.

——As for the iron chains that bound him, at this moment, they were all shattered into powder.

Seeing this, he laughed.

The white plum blossoms are falling, the wind blows the hair scattered on the side of the face, and the sky is faintly starred, outlining a pair of narrow and long eyes.

The light in his eyes was clear, like a cold moon suddenly appearing in the cold wind, shining like a spring.

The turbulence from the east of Jinling City naturally spread to the Qinhuai River, but amidst the soft red and ten-zhang Qing songs and wine, tourists just thought it was an ordinary wind that caused the boat to shake.

Time passed bit by bit, and finally, the small boat that was silent in the middle of the river lit up.

Shadowy, misty, candlelight illuminates the veil, half hidden, last year's selection of beauties in the rivers and lakes finally settled the dust.

The dandies on the painting boat sat upright, looking more serious and focused than listening to the elders in the clan.

The ranking of the beauties list is placed backwards, with a total of twelve names, and when there is only the last name left, everyone's chest is beating.

At this time, the painter in the small boat actually blew a song.

After finishing the song, he said slowly: "The name of this song is "Spring Mountain Desolation", and the number one on the list of beauties in Jianghu I selected is——Chunshan Dao Ruan Xuegui."

"More than a hundred years ago, I saw him from a distance in the spring mountain where the white plum blossoms were flying. At that time, his clothes were like snow, his knife was like snow, and the plum blossoms falling on his shoulders were like snow. He sealed his throat with a thread in the bright daylight. He was the most amazing."