On a pile of yellow sand, there was a black pearl. This was originally simple and beautiful, but who would have thought that it would cause a series of complicated and mysterious things…
Chu Liuxiang returned to his boat, just like a traveler returning home. The wind on the sea was moist and warm, so warm that it was like his mood.
From the depths of the sea, a white cloud flew over leisurely. The ship rippled in the blue waves. The smooth deck was brighter than a mirror under the brilliant sunlight. He took off his clothes, shoes, and socks. The hot deck burned his bare feet, making him feel lazy. He felt like he was about to float.
"Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu, Song Tian 'er, if you don't bring out the delicious food, I'm going to swallow the boat."”
There was no sound, no response. There was no one on the entire boat. Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu, and Song Tian 'er were all gone.
In an instant, all the warmth and comfort in Chu Liuxiang's heart disappeared. He searched every corner of the ship, even the closet and the rice tank.
He couldn't even find a single strand of their hair.
Where would they go? Sometimes, Li Hongxiu would go ashore to buy a box of sandalwood, and Song Tian 'er would go to the market. However, the three of them had never left the ship together.
Would they leave without saying goodbye? This was even more impossible. Over the years, they had become one with Chu Liuxiang. They were practically a part of Chu Liuxiang's life, and no one could separate them.
Then, why weren't they on the ship? Could it be that he had been killed by someone else? Chu Liuxiang rushed into the cabin again.
He was sure that the three of them had enough kung fu and wit to deal with any changes, but he still installed forty-nine ingenious mechanisms in the cabin.
These traps could make a person lose their ability to resist in a blink of an eye. Some could make a person dizzy, some could lock a person's limbs, and some could send a person to the sea.
But now, none of these mechanisms had been activated, and there was no mess inside or outside the cabin. There were three cooked chickens in the green cabinet, his precious wine was still hanging in the sea, and the wine glass he liked had long been polished. There was a book called " The Story of Truth " by Li Hongxiu's bed, and the page was on the part about the dream. There was a pair of socks that Su Rongrong had not finished making by her bed.
They had obviously left the ship quietly, unless someone could restrain the three of them in an instant.
However, such a person had not been born yet! Chu Liuxiang was even more confused.
He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He kept running in and out of the boat, turning around. After turning around seventy to eighty times, he suddenly realized that his favorite big chair had a pile of shiny yellow sand.
There was a shiny black pearl on the yellow sand.
This was the easiest place to discover, but when a person was anxious, they would often miss the most obvious place.
Chu Liuxiang grabbed a handful of yellow sand, and the sand fell like rain from the gaps between his fingers.
Then he found a note buried in the sand. On it was written:
Chu Liuxiang steals horses by the lakeside.
the black pearl plunders beauty from the sea.
Now Chu Liuxiang was riding on Black Pearl's horse.
This was a small town by the Marian River.
The scorching sun, wind, sand, and yellow soil. In a poor town, a woman in rags, holding a child with a pale face, hid behind the wooden door and peeped at people.
However, on the barren Yellow Plateau, this small town could be considered wealthy and prosperous. This was because within a hundred miles, this was the only place with clear water.
Therefore, there were a few brick houses and shops in the town. After Chu Liuxiang experienced a difficult journey, she felt like she had arrived in heaven.
He had been traveling day and night and had almost forgotten what wine tasted like. It seemed like it had been a few days since he fell asleep.
If it weren't for this horse, he wouldn't have been able to get here so quickly. On a clear, windless day, he could already see the spies on the Great Wall.
However, there was wind today. The yellow soil was flying on the road. The shopkeeper of the small shop by the street kept using a broom to brush the sand on the pancakes.
As long as he stopped, a layer of yellow soil would accumulate on the cake. This kind of cake was considered delicious in this place.
Chu Liuxiang gently stroked the horse's mane and sighed,""It's been hard on you these past two days. It seems that the two of us should have a good meal today.”
A broken carriage galloped over from the other side of the street. The burly man driving the carriage seemed to want to whip the pitifully thin horse with every ounce of strength.
At this moment, a cat ran out of the wine shop. It wanted to cross the street and the carriage was coming. It was too late for it to hide. It was about to be trampled to death by the horse's hooves.
It was also at this moment that another figure dashed out of the wine shop. It was so fast that it was like an arrow that had not been shot out. It actually used its body to cover the wine shop.
As a result, the horse hooves stepped over him, and the wheels rolled over him. The people on the roadside couldn't help but exclaim, and Chu Liuxiang's expression changed.
This person actually risked his life to save a cat. Was he crazy?
When the big man driving the carriage saw that someone had died, he was shocked. He quickly reined in the carriage and jumped down, rushing back to take a look.
The man was lying on the ground with the cat in his arms. He was smiling and saying,"Xiao Bi, be careful next time you cross the street. There are many blind people who open their eyes these days.”
The entire carriage ran over him, but he was not injured at all. It was just that the tattered clothes he was wearing had become a little tattered.
The burly man driving the carriage was shocked and frightened. He cursed," Who's the bastard? You're the bastard. If you die, I'll accompany you to a lawsuit…" The more he spoke, the angrier he got. He raised his leg and kicked her.
The man was still stroking the cat with his right hand. He didn't even look at it. With a light push of his left hand, the big man was sent to the roof.
The passers-by were surprised and laughed. The coachman was shocked and annoyed on the roof, but he carried the cat and walked slowly to the wine shop as if nothing had happened.
The sunlight shone on his stubble, the lazy smile on his face, and his big black and bright eyes.
Just now, his body was faster than an arrow and he was really full of energy. Now, he was too lazy to even walk around the Road Department. He wanted to find someone to carry him to the wine shop.
Chu Liuxiang suddenly jumped off her horse and shouted,""Hu Tiehua, Madman Hua, why are you here?”
That person turned around and saw Chu Liuxiang. He also jumped up and laughed,"Chu Liuxiang, you old bug, why are you here?”
He didn't even care about the cat in his hand. He flew over and punched Chu Liuxiang's shoulder. Chu Liuxiang didn't suffer any losses and punched him in the stomach.
The two of them cried out in pain, but they almost burst into tears from laughing.
Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly." No wonder I haven't seen you for so many years. I thought you were lazy to death. It turns out that you've hidden here!"”
Hu Tiehua laughed." Why are you here, you old bug? Are you forced by the girls to the point where you have nowhere to go?"”
The two of them fought and laughed as they stumbled into the small shop. They sat down beside a crooked table, and the big tabby cat jumped onto the table.
Hu Tiehua grabbed it and smiled." Xiao Bi, be good. You're jealous. This old bug is my old lover. Now that he's here, you can only go to the side and squat…"
Chu Liuxiang had actually become an old bug in his mouth. Just thinking about it made him burst out laughing.
"I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you lazy cat to make a friend again…Come!" Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly. Xiao Bi, since you are his friend, drink with me!”
"Drink two cups?" Hu Tiehua glared at him. If I don't make you drink 200 cups of wine today, then I'm not your friend.”
He slammed the table and shouted,"Wine! Ba! Biao, bring me wine. Do you want to f * ck my friend to death?”
A thin, small, dark, and dry woman came out with a tin flagon.
He threw the wine pot on the table, turned around, and walked back.
She did not even look at Hu Tiehua from the corner of her eyes, but Hu Tiehua's eyes were fixed on her as if she was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Chu Liuxiang secretly laughed." This lazy cat must have not seen a woman for a long time. I'm afraid he has already forgotten what a beautiful woman looks like."”
This woman was not ugly, she was not old, and her eyes were not small. However, she was so thin that she did not have any flesh on her body. She looked like a dried hen.
Only after they had left did Hu Tiehua turn around and pour two bowls of wine. He smiled and said,"Chu Liuxiang, you have to be careful. Today's Hu Tiehua's alcohol tolerance is no longer what it was in the past. I still remember that you made me drunk a total of 88 times.”
"Eighty-nine times…Have you forgotten the time in the wine jar?" Chu Liuxiang laughed.”" How could I forget?" Hu Tiehua laughed loudly." I only added half a catty of croton into your wine that time, but you threw me into the Zhang family's big wine vat and made me drunk for three days!"”"Have you forgotten how long ago that was?" Chu Liuxiang said leisurely.”
Hu Tiehua smiled." Eighteen years…I'm afraid it's almost nineteen years. At that time, I was only eight or nine years old. If I hadn't made such a bad friend like you, I wouldn't have learned to drink."”
"Don't forget, the first time we drank wine, you stole it!" Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly.”
"Really?" Hu Tiehua said bitterly. I forgot about that…"
He finally couldn't help but laugh." To be honest, the wine that I stole tastes the best. I've never drunk such good wine in my life…" He only raised his neck, and the big bowl of wine suddenly disappeared.
Chu Liuxiang also drank it, but she wrinkled her nose and said,""Is this really wine?"
"If it isn't wine, what is it?" Hu Tiehua asked.”"I thought it was vinegar!" Chu Liuxiang laughed.”
Hu Tiehua laughed loudly and poured more wine."You're lucky to have this kind of wine in a place like this.”
Chu Liuxiang took his wine and muttered,""It seems that this lazy cat has not only forgotten the appearance of women.
I even forgot the taste of the wine."
More than a dozen flasks of wine had been emptied in the blink of an eye, and the servant had naturally walked out more than a dozen times. Every time, he would smash the flasks on the table and turn around to leave.
In the end, as soon as she walked out of the door, Chu Liuxiang became nervous and almost couldn't help but cover her ears with her hand. However, this hand had to hold the table first, otherwise the table would be broken by her.
However, Hu Tiehua's eyes lit up the moment she walked out of the door. He laughed, and the lazy person seemed to suddenly be energized.
Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but sigh,"Poor kid, how long have you been living in this damn place?"”
"Do you remember the last time I saw you? How many years has it been?" Hu Tiehua blinked.”
Chu Liuxiang sighed,"Seven years, I didn't expect it to be seven years in a blink!"”
Hu Tiehua gazed into the distance and said leisurely,""It was summer at that time, at Lake Mochou…That year, the lotus flowers on Lake Mochou bloomed beautifully. We rolled lotus leaves into cups, drank a cup of wine, tossed a leaf, and by the end our boat was almost full of lotus leaves, and the lotus leaves beside you were piled higher than your nose.”
"That summer, it really was a tough one…" Chu Liuxiang smiled.
"Do you remember who else was with us that year?" Hu Tiehua suddenly laughed.”
Chu Liuxiang laughed and said," Even if I forget everyone else, I will never forget Gao Yanan. At that time, she had just learned a set of " Back to the Phoenix Dance and Willow Sword " from Mount Hua. Whenever she got drunk, she would practice this set of sword techniques for us to see. This caused the people of Jinling to wait by our boat all day long just to steal her sword techniques.”
"To be honest, her swordsmanship is not very good," Hu Tiehua said."In the end, whenever she practiced her swordsmanship, I would have to pee. I really wonder how she got the name 'Clear Phoenix Swordswoman.'”
Chu Liuxiang smiled." You said that her swordsmanship is not good, but Ji Bingyan always said that her swordsmanship is even better than the former Huashan Sect Master Xu Shuzhen."”
Hu Tiehua patted her head and said," That's right. This damn rooster can go three days without saying a word. Every time he speaks, he praises her 'swordsmanship.' I'm guessing that he's most likely taken a fancy to her."”
Chu Liuxiang smiled." But the one she was attracted to was you. Otherwise, why would she come to us drunkards? Do you remember that day when you were drunk, you promised to marry her?"”
Hu Tiehua said with a bitter face," How could I not remember? The next day, I sobered up and forgot about this matter. Who knew that she still hadn't forgotten and actually forced me to marry her? She even said that if I reneged on my debt, she wouldn't have the face to continue living. She wanted to commit suicide, causing me to jump into the lake that night and flee…"
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Liuxiang had already collapsed on the table with laughter. She panted and said,"No wonder I suddenly found that the two of you were gone the next day. I thought you had eloped! That night, he almost died from drunkenness and left the next day. I haven't seen him again until now.”
"If it wasn't for Gao Yanan's desperate pursuit, how could I have escaped to such a far place?" Hu Tiehua laughed.”"You escaped here seven years ago and never left?" Chu Liuxiang cried out involuntarily.”
"She forced me to come here after three years," Hu Tiehua said.”
"So, you've been hiding here for four years?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
Hu Tiehua gulped down a bowl of wine and said,"Three years and ten months."
Chu Liuxiang said,"What in this damned place can keep a person like you? I really can't believe it."”
Hu Tiehua gulped down another bowl of wine. Suddenly, he glared at Chu Liuxiang and said,"Do you really want me to tell you?"
"Hurry up and tell me!" Chu Liuxiang said.
Hu Tiehua leaned his head against Chu Liuxiang's ear and said,""Did you see the woman who brought us wine just now?”
Chu Liuxiang jumped up and said,"You…you stayed here for her?"”
"Not bad!" Hu Tiehua said.
Chu Liuxiang hurriedly held the table with her hand, as if she was afraid of fainting.
He looked up and down at Hu Tiehua as if he had never seen him in his life. Then, he slowly sat down and poured a bowl of wine. After drinking it, he slowly said,"I want to ask you something."
"What is it?" Hu Tiehua asked.
Chu Liuxiang said," Can you tell me which part of this woman is better than Gao Yanan?"”Hu Tiehua gulped down another bowl of wine and said,""Let me tell you, Gao Yanan wanted to pursue me, but I wanted to pursue her, and I couldn't even get her after four years. This is the only good thing about her, do you understand?”
Chu Liuxiang stared at his face for the time it took to brew a cup of tea before suddenly becoming happy again. He leaned on the table and laughed,"Retribution. I finally believe that there is such a thing as retribution in this world.”
"What are you laughing at?" Hu Tiehua said hatefully."I knew that such a great relationship would never be understood by a layman like him."”
Chu Liuxiang clutched her stomach and said,"My God!" Great feelings! Can you spare me?"
Hu Tiehua drank three bowls of wine in one go without saying a word. Suddenly, he burst into laughter as well. The two of them leaned against the table and laughed until they both cried.
"How did this 'great relationship' happen?" Chu Liuxiang gasped.”
"You're not allowed to laugh when you hear that." Hu Tiehua glared at him.”
"I won't laugh!" Chu Liuxiang said. No Smile."
Hu Tiehua whispered," When I came here, I hadn't seen a woman for three months. When you see her, you can say that she's not beautiful, but you have to admit that she's already the most beautiful in this place!”
"I admit it." Chu Liuxiang said.
Hu Tiehua said," That's why I wanted to…play with her. I thought that it would be easy for me to catch her. Who knew that she would treat me like a dead person? She didn't even look at me."”
Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but laugh." The dignified master of the flirtatious sect, Hua Hudie, is actually treated like nothing by a mere little girl. How can you tolerate that?" Who can't bear it? Even I'm angry for you."
Hu Tiehua said," The more she ignored me, the more interested I became. I was prepared to spend a month on her. Who knew that after a month, there was still no progress. I prepared for three months, but who knew…"
He smiled bitterly." I don't have to tell you. I've spent three years and ten months. In her eyes, I'm still a dead man. She hasn't even smiled at me."”
Chu Liuxiang said," I don't pity you. I only admire you. I admire you to death!"”
Hu Tiehua laughed so hard that his wine spilled all over the table.
He smiled." Now, I want to listen to you. How did you come here?" Could it be that someone is forcing you to marry her?”
Chu Liuxiang's expression suddenly became heavy. After a moment of silence, she slowly said,""Do you still remember Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu, and Song Tian 'er?”
Hu Tiehua smiled and said," Of course I remember. They were still little girls back then. They must have grown up by now. Could it be that the three of them wanted to marry you? No wonder you ran so far away."”
Chu Liuxiang sighed." Others think that my relationship with them is a little unclear. In fact, they have been following me since they were eleven or twelve years old. They only treat me as their big brother and their best friend. As for me…you should believe me. I have always treated them as my younger sisters.”
"Others might not trust you, but I know you, old bug. Although you're a headache when you're bad, when you're good, you're so good that it's unimaginable."”
Chu Liuxiang let out a long sigh and said sadly,""Now, all three of them have been kidnapped.”
"Kidnapped?" Hu Tiehua was moved. Who would have the guts to do that?"
"Have you heard of the 'King of the Desert' Jamuha?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
"This brat dares to provoke you?" Hu Tiehua said angrily. I'll tear him apart and feed him to the dogs!"
"It's not him, it's his son, Black Pearl."”
"Who cares if he's the Black Pearl or the White Pearl? How dare he come to visit us brothers?" Hu Tiehua shouted.”
He slammed the table and jumped up. Let's go settle the score with him."
"You want to go with me?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
"You old bug, who do you think I am?" Hu Tiehua said angrily. If you're in trouble, who will help you if I don't?”
Chu Liuxiang also jumped up and laughed,"With you accompanying me, it would be strange if I didn't turn the desert upside down.”
He suddenly stopped laughing and glanced at the door behind him." But what about her? Aren't you going to care?"
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