Jiangnan and the south of the Yangtze River were in the middle of winter, and snow was falling heavily. It looked like catkins dancing in the wind, or like silver butterflies dancing in the sky. If one were to talk about the scenery, it was the most beautiful in the spring of March. The tender buds and new branches were full of spring, and the wind curled up. The surface of the lake was sparkling. A few fishermen were wearing bamboo hats and barefooted. They stepped on wooden boats and held long poles to catch small fish.
The morning light shone down, and the flowers were resplendent. A group of young and beautiful boys and girls walked together. The boys were dressed magnificently, and the girls were as beautiful as flowers. They sang and laughed happily, full of vitality and warmth.
In this situation, the enjoyment of the people in the martial arts world was nothing more than finding a lakeside restaurant, ordering a jar of good wine, preparing two side dishes, and lazily leaning on a wooden chair to enjoy the scenery and wine.
There were countless restaurants on the shore of the lake, but the most popular one was actually the most shabby and sloppy one.
There was a small wooden house the size of a bedroom. There was not even a signboard. There were jars of wine piled up in the house, making it look like a small hill. There were tables and chairs placed outside the house. At this moment, the seats were almost full, and the waiter was extremely busy.
On the lakeside, a black-robed young man holding a longsword looked into the distance. His pitch-black eyes were filled with a complicated expression. A gentle breeze blew, causing his ink-black hair to flutter. After a moment, the man closed his eyes and sighed. Then, he turned around and walked towards the crudest restaurant.
"Waiter, give me a jar of good wine."
"Sir, what kind of wine do you want?"
"Good wine, wine that can intoxicate people."
The waiter scratched his head and smiled.
"Alright, please wait a moment. The wine will be served soon.”
The man found an empty seat and sat down. He gently placed the sword on the wooden table.
"Senior Brother, you are here." A crisp voice like that of an oriole sounded. A girl with shoulder-length black hair, white teeth, and red lips, a delicate and exquisite face, and a long dress, slowly ran over with a smile.
"Didn't you go shopping with your junior brothers?”
"Aiya, the two of them are not fun at all. I still like to be with senior brother.”The girl laughed.
"What's so fun about being with a block of wood like me?”
A moment later, the girl raised her eyebrows and asked gently.
"Senior Brother, are you homesick?"
The man moved his mouth but did not speak. The girl continued to laugh.
"Senior Brother, I know you miss home. You must miss your family after being away from home for five years. However, if I know that you are talented and diligent, that you have made great achievements in just five years, and that you have the power of the number one person among the younger generation of the righteous sects, I will not let you go.”After the girl finished speaking, she swayed her legs and rested her chin on her hand. She stared at the eyes in front of her with her beautiful eyes.
The man did not reply and only smiled faintly. At this moment, the waiter had already brought over a jar of wine.
"Waiter, bring me a cup."
"Nonsense!"
"Senior brother, I want to drink too. Good senior brother, senior brother Li Hao, I only want a sip.”The girl pouted with an aggrieved expression.
Helplessly, Li Hao nodded and spoke.
"Only one sip."
When the girl heard this, she nodded and smiled like a flower.
"Senior Brother, it's rare for us to go out this time, but it's all thanks to those bandits who commit all kinds of evil.”
"You, we came out this time to arrest bandits, not to sightsee. Although the Jianghu is beautiful, the hearts of the people are sinister.”
"Aiya, it's rare for us to come out this time. Of course, we'll take a stroll first. I didn't know that the market was so fun.”
Li Hao took a big gulp. The fragrance of the wine was pure and strong. It was indeed good wine.
"Senior Brother, I believe that you will be the champion of the sword competition next month.”The girl smiled and poured herself a small cup.
"Don't be too confident. After all, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the martial arts world.”
"Cough, cough, cough." At this moment, the girl had already taken a sip. She choked and coughed repeatedly. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was as beautiful as fat.
"Hahaha, where did this little girl come from? She doesn't even know how to drink.”
Li Hao looked over coldly and saw two burly men laughing at him.
"You, what are you laughing at?" The girl gritted her teeth and said fiercely.
"Yo, this little girl is quite fierce. I wonder if she will be able to get married in the future.”
"It's none of your business." The girl's chest heaved up and down as she spoke. She was obviously furious.
"Hahaha, little sister, come, uncle will teach you how to drink.”Another sweaty man sized up the girl with a flickering gaze.
"Senior Brother, they are bullying me." The girl pouted and looked at Li Hao pitifully.
"Hmph, within ten breaths, if you don't scram, you'll die.”Li Hao suddenly said coldly.
As soon as he said this, the entire restaurant fell silent. Then, the entire restaurant burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, where did you come from? You're so arrogant. You're simply courting death.”Sweat laughed, but his eyes turned cold.
After the burly man finished speaking, he suddenly stood up. The muscles on his entire body bulged like mountains. With a glance, one could tell that his external cultivation had reached a certain level. The burly man's expression was fierce as he walked over step by step.
The others held their bowls and gloated as they watched the show. From time to time, they would take two sips of wine and pick up some dishes.
Li Hao glanced at the large man and continued to drink two mouthfuls of fine wine indifferently. The girl beside him became anxious. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted. When she saw the other party's fierce appearance, a worried expression surfaced on her face.
Then, the girl gritted her teeth and shouted.
"You, don't mess around. We are from the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion of the Thousand Shadow Lake.”
"Oh?" The large man was startled. His eyes flickered as he looked at the two of them. After pondering for a moment, he slowly spoke.
"You said you're a member of the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion, so you are? Then why would I say that I'm from Pan Yun Peak?”The burly man teased.
"Hmph, would I lie to you?”The girl said disdainfully.
In Jiangnan, the most powerful orthodox sects were one peak, one pavilion, and one sect. The peak referred to the Pan Yun Peak, the pavilion referred to the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion, and the sect referred to the Pioneer Cloud Sect. The most arrogant and domineering sect was the Pan Yun Peak, while the most low-key sect was the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion. The sect with the most people was naturally the Pioneer Cloud Sect.
Although there were countless forces in Jiangnan, big and small, the disciples of the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion rarely went out of these three places, and ordinary people wouldn't impersonate them.
"Hmph, so what if you are from the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion? How can you two little kids be my match?”
Just as the girl was about to speak, Li Hao stretched out his hand and stopped her. Li Hao spoke in a deep voice.
"Aspirations don't lie in age. If you don't have aspirations, you'll live for a hundred years. How can a frog at the bottom of a well like you understand?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's gazes gathered over. They did not know if this kid was really capable or if he was full of big words.
"Good, good, good." The burly man opened his eyes wide and said," Okay."
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