The rain has just stopped
Some things would only be cherished after they were lost. This was not a joke.
Yu Mu understood this very well now.
He really shouldn't have let the old donkey be taken away by Ye Shu. Now that they were on the road, he could only talk to himself. A person who talked to himself seemed to be out of his mind to others.
The old donkey's role was far more than that.
Yu Mu had a headache over how to deal with the Green Lotus Sword. He was a very lazy person. He was so lazy that even wearing a bracelet on his hand and a jade pendant around his neck was a burden. He liked to wear old clothes because old clothes would become thinner the more they were washed, so they would be lighter to wear.
It was indeed a little difficult for such a lazy person to carry a sword with him.
Holding it in his hand, Yu Mu felt too tired. He put it on his waist and felt a little bent. Yu Mu had to tie a rope to the scabbard and then carry the sword on his back. Even so, Yu Mu still wanted to throw the sword away.
It was a hot summer, and Yu Mu, who was traveling alone under the sun, was sweating profusely. He found a tree shade and sat down. Then, he casually threw the Green Lotus Sword on his back to the side.
He looked at the Green Lotus Sword and complained,"I left the most useless one behind."”
"What?" he asked again. Can you carry me or kiss me? It's fine if you can give me a reaction when I'm talking.”
The sword was dead, so of course it wouldn't have any reaction.
"Sigh, we're both dead." Yu Mu sighed.
Smoke rose from the village in the distance. It was already lunchtime.
Yu Mu wasn't hungry at first, but when he saw the smoke, he felt like he could smell the fragrance of the rice. When he smelled the fragrance of the rice, he felt hungry.
He let out a long breath and reluctantly carried the Green Lotus Sword on his back and walked in the direction of the village.
"Grandpa?" Yu Mu said with a smile.
The old man, who was heating up the rice on the stove, looked up and asked,"What's the matter?"
"I'm just passing by," Yu Mu said."I'm a little hungry. I wonder if I can ask for a meal here."”
Yu Mu took out a few copper coins from his pocket and said,"I have a few copper coins, but I don't know if it's enough.”
The grandpa leaned his ear closer to Yu Mu and asked,"What did you say?"
"I was wondering if it was convenient to beg for a meal here!" Yu Mu said.”
The grandpa pointed to his ear and said,""I'm old. I can't hear clearly with one ear.”
"I was wondering if I could ask for a meal here." Yu Mu said loudly.”
"Come in and sit," the grandpa said.”
Yu Mu felt much cooler after entering the house. He could have a good rest, so he also looked around the old man's residence.
The old man's house was bare. Other than the heated bed, a dining table, and two stools, there was nothing else in the house.
The old man outside the room shakily handed Yu Mu a glass of water.
Yu Mu smiled and thanked the old man, but the old man didn't hear him clearly, so he didn't respond.
The old man, who was about to go out to heat up his meal, saw Yu Mu's long sword leaning against the table. His turbid eyes suddenly became clearer.
"Are you a swordsman who walks the pugilistic world?”The old man asked.
"I'm not a chivalrous man." Yu Mu smiled.”
"What?" The old man changed his ears, trying to hear Yu Mu's words clearly.
"I guess so!" Yu Mu said.
The old man smiled proudly and said,"I also know a swordsman, a hero."”
Yu Mu wanted to casually agree with the old man, but the old man pointed at a portrait hanging on the wall and said seriously,"It's him."
Yu Mu walked closer to the portrait that the old man was pointing at. The portrait on the wall had turned very yellow because it had been too long. Without looking carefully, one would not be able to tell what was drawn on the portrait.
Yu Mu could barely tell that this was a man with a long sword like him.
There was a line of words at the bottom of the portrait, but the words were very blurry. Yu Mu moved closer and observed the remaining strokes on the painting.
"Luo Wei's benefactor statue." Yu Mu read out the words written on the painting.
Luo Wei?
Was it that Luo Wei?
Yu Mu wanted to ask, but the old man had already gone out to heat up the food.
After a while, the old man came in with two bowls of hot rice.
There were no dishes.
Because the vegetables had already been mixed with the rice and stir-fried.
Yu Mu sniffed the rice in his bowl and praised,"Smells good."
"What did you say?" the old man asked.
He moved the stool to Yu Mu's right and said,""I can hear you better now.”
"I say, this meal smells good."”
"It's just leftovers fried together," the old man said with a smile.”
"Leftovers are good," Yu Mu said.”
"I live alone," the old man said."Every time I cook, I can't finish it, so I always eat leftovers. Sometimes, he would have leftovers for two out of three meals a day.”
"Is there no one else at home?" Yu Mu asked.”
"They're all dead," the old man said. The old woman had also died two years ago. I'm the only one left now."
Hearing this, Yu Mu suddenly felt his nose turn sour. He knew the taste of being alone since he was young. However, he was young at that time. Being young meant that there was still hope in the future. The old man had no hope.
Yu Mu held the old man's withered hand and said,""Old man, take care of yourself.”
The old man said," I don't have many years left to live. The sooner I die, the sooner I can go underground to meet them."”
"You eat, you eat." Seeing that Yu Mu hadn't moved his chopsticks, the old man greeted him.
Yu Mu hurriedly put the rice into his mouth. He swallowed a mouthful and nodded, giving the old man a thumbs up.
The old man also grinned when he saw Yu Mu eating happily. He was so happy that it was as if he was watching his own son eating.
"Old man, is the portrait hanging on your wall a portrait of a person called Luo Wei?" Yu Mu asked.”
The old man nodded.
"Is it the martial arts world leader Luo Wei?" Yu Mu asked again.”
"I don't know anything about the Martial Arts League Master," the old man said."I only know that he's called Luo Wei, my benefactor."”
"Then how did you meet him?" Yu Mu asked.”
Seeing Yu Mu's interest in his benefactor, the old man suddenly became spirited.
"I can't remember how many years ago it was," the old man said."I only remember that I had just found a wife and had a son. That year, the waterwheel in the village broke down, and no one knew how to repair it, so the few fields in the village were deserted. The villagers had no choice but to go to the mountains to pick some wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy their hunger. One day, I went into the mountains to pick some wild vegetables, but on the way back, I saw a ginseng by the cliff. My wife had just given birth not long ago, so I wanted to pick this ginseng to nourish her body. In the end, I didn't pick the ginseng and fell off the cliff myself. It was my benefactor who saved me. Coincidentally, at that time, my benefactor also carried a sword on his back. He said that he was a chivalrous man who traveled the Jianghu and asked if my house was close to here and if he could go and beg for a meal.”
"It happened so long ago. You still remember it clearly, old man." Yu Mu smiled.”
"He saved your life," the old man said seriously."Can you not remember him for the rest of your life?" The ancients said that the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. I can't repay my benefactor, but what's the point of remembering my benefactor's kindness?”
"That's true," Yu Mu said.”
The old man didn't seem to have finished talking. He continued,"Then, my benefactor came back with me. At that time, my wife was still around, and my benefactor was sitting in your current position. Oh, there's a cabinet over there and a few more stools. I remember that I cooked three dishes. Yes, three dishes. I cooked all the dishes that I could cook at home. During dinner, we talked about the broken waterwheel in the village that caused the drought in the farmland. The benefactor decided to stay in the village for a few more days. He took the villagers to the mountains to cut down trees to make a new waterwheel. At that time, he used the sword on his back. That sword was very sharp, and it could cut down a big tree with one slash. A few days later, there was a new waterwheel in the village. On the day he left, the whole village went to see him off. Heh, this was a hero, a famous hero.”
Yu Mu was silent for a long time before he said,"Luo Wei is a real swordsman."”
"That's for sure." But I think you're very similar to my benefactor.”
"I want to be a hero like him." Yu Mu smiled.”
Yu Mu was a little confused as to what a real hero should do. He knew that Luo Wei was a chivalrous man in Jianghu, and he knew that he had once become the leader of the martial arts world and exterminated the Demonic Sect. However, he did not know that Luo Wei would also do things that did not seem to be something that a hero like him should do.
"Is it enough?" the old man asked.
Yu Mu was deep in thought while holding the bowl.
The old man patted Yu Mu's arm and said,""Is there enough food? There's still some in the pot."
"Enough," Yu Mu said.
"How can a bowl of rice be enough? How can this be the appetite of a young man?" Young people should eat more."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, uncle." Yu Mu said.”
"That's more like it," the old man said.
Satisfied, he went to get another bowl of rice for Yu Mu.
When Yu Mu left, he didn't leave those copper coins to the old man. He knew that these copper coins were useless to the old man, and he knew what the old man really needed.
Then what about this world?
What kind of hero did it need?
What did this swordsman need to do to change the world?
Yu Mu was puzzled.
With a knot in his heart, he was naturally distressed. The hot and humid weather made Yu Mu a little impatient.
Everyone had their moments of confusion. A person had his goal, but he could not find the way to reach it. Compared to people without goals, this was already considered lucky. You can only move forward. You might take a detour, you might go wrong, you might go in the opposite direction of your goal, but as long as you keep walking toward your goal, you will eventually reach it.
This was how all the right paths were taken.
Yu Mu changed the direction of his journey. He decided not to go to the place he was going to for the time being. He wanted to go to Yuzhou, where there was a temple.
Xin An Temple.
There are many mountains in Yuzhou, and the mountains are naturally lush.
On a tree-lined path, two stunning women were surrounded by a group of bandits.
The bandits slowly closed the circle. One woman's face was filled with fear, while the other woman was expressionless. There was no sign of fear.
In the blink of an eye, they had nowhere to retreat. At this moment, the woman with a terrified expression took a step forward and blocked the cold woman.
"Who are you?" She mustered up her courage and shouted.
"Isn't it obvious?" the leader asked.”
"You're bandits, right? Do you want money?"”
"Mountain bandits?" No, no, no, we are not bandits, we are bandits.”
"I don't care who you are," the woman said."Do you know who I am? Do you know how powerful our family is in Yuzhou?”
"It seems like you didn't hear what I just said. I said we're not bandits, we're bandits." Mountain bandits have their own nests, while we bandits have no fixed residence and are wandering everywhere. No matter how powerful your family is in Yuzhou, you can't scare me. At most, we won't commit crimes in Yuzhou anymore. Right, brothers?"
"Yes, sir!" The lackeys beside him replied.
"If you want money, I can give it to you, however much it is."”
The leader said," Don't be so generous. The money you have on you is now my money. The people behind you will soon be my people. As for you, you will be rewarded to my brothers.”
"Whoosh." The bandits shouted happily.
"Big Brother, can I go and have some soup after you're done with that woman behind us?" One of the lackeys asked.”
The leader patted his head and said,""What's wrong? You brat, you want to snatch food from me?”
" There are so many of us here," the lackey said flatteringly." Even if it's two or two, it'll take a few rounds. Big Brother, you'll be done enjoying it later. She's free anyway. Don't you think so?"”
The leader smiled and said,"Be good and go to your queue. You'll be the last one."”
"Got it, Boss." The lackey said with a bitter face.”
After teaching his underlings a lesson, the leader approached the two beautiful women in front of him step by step.
Just as his hand was about to touch the woman's face, the woman shouted,"How much longer do you want to watch?”
This shout stunned the bandits, and the leader stopped what he was doing.
"If you shout again, I'll make sure you won't be able to shout for the rest of your life.”
A lazy voice came from behind.""Ah, you can even find me?"
The leader suddenly turned around and saw Yu Mu falling down from the tree.
"How did you see me?" Yu Mu asked curiously.”He was hiding in the leaves.
"Your sword leaked out," the woman said.”
Yu Mu lowered his head and saw the Green Lotus Sword hanging on his neck, which looked rather comical. Because he had stretched his neck to get a clearer look on the tree, the Green Lotus Sword on his back had unknowingly slid in front of him.
"You're not thinking of meddling in other people's business, are you?" The leader laughed sinisterly.”
"A hero saving a damsel in distress, you should have heard of this phrase." Yu Mu spread his hands.”
The bandits instantly swarmed forward, but they fell even faster, so fast that even the leader did not have time to retract the ferocious smile on his face.
Yu Mu appeared in front of the leader like a ghost. He pinched the leader's face and put a black pill into his mouth. Then, he pointed at the leader's abdomen with his finger. The leader swallowed the pill unconsciously.
The leader was lying on the ground coughing, but the pill had already entered his stomach. No matter how hard he tried, he could not cough it out.
"What did you feed me?" The leader's voice was already trembling.
Yu Mu smiled and said," It's just a poison that I've made secretly. It's called the Inch-Breaking Pill. It will take effect in two hours. By then, you'll die of inch-breaking."”
The leader turned around and looked at the woman pleadingly. How could the woman care about his life or death? A cold smile appeared on her face.
"But don't worry, there's medicine to cure it." Yu Mu said. As long as you could consume a sufficient amount of laxatives within two hours, you would be able to pull the poison out before it took effect.”
Hearing this, the leader ran towards the town like a mad dog, leaving behind a group of his subordinates who were lying on the ground.
"My name is Lin Jianshuang. Thank you for saving us.”the woman said gratefully.
The woman behind Lin Jianshuang was still expressionless. She did not seem to be emotionally affected by being in danger or being saved.
"Oh, I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet one of the four beauties in this place. I'm Yu Mu." And this is?"
"Xiaoyu, you'd better introduce yourself." Lin Jianshuang stepped aside and said.”
When Yu Mu was on the tree, he wanted to see her face clearly. It was only when Lin Jianshuang moved aside that he saw her face clearly.
If Lin Jianshuang and Yin Lanyao were considered rare beauties in the world, then this woman was like a fairy from the Nine Heavens descending to the mortal world. Her appearance and figure were so perfect that Yu Mu couldn't believe that she was actually a real person. If she didn't have a pair of bright eyes, Yu Mu would have thought that she was a perfect statue.
She was like a piece of thousand-year-old ice. The eyes were usually the most spiritual part of a person, but her eyes seemed to bring a trace of human life to herself, proving that she was only a woman.
"Cloud Cold Jade." she said lightly.
Yu Mu suddenly felt that it was better for her not to speak.
"One of the Double Jades of the North. Looks like my luck is much better than I thought." Yu Mu laughed.”
"Why do you keep staring at her?" Lin Jianshuang asked indignantly.”
"I can't help it. She's much prettier than you." Yu Mu said.”
Lin Jianshuang said," If you praise her, then praise her. There's no need to praise one and trample on the other."”
"Are you friends?" Yu Mu asked.”
Lin Jianshuang held Yun Liangyu's arm and said,""Very good friends."
"Seems like you're not a smart woman." Yu Mu sighed.”
"What do you mean?" Lin Jianshuang asked curiously.”
"A smart woman would never befriend a woman who is prettier than herself, let alone go out with her." Yu Mu said.”
Naturally, Lin Jianshuang was flustered and exasperated, but Yu Mu's joke didn't change Yun Liangyu's expression in the slightest. If blinking was an expression, she would only blink occasionally.
Yu Mu suddenly wanted to know if Yun Liangyu had ever smiled. Or rather, he wanted to know what Yun Liangyu looked like when she smiled.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Lin Jianshuang shouted at Yu Mu.
"Why are you staring at him again?”
Yu Mu couldn't help but laugh.
He was indeed a little rude. Staring at the woman's face was already very rude, let alone twice in a row.
"Farewell," Yu Mu said. He turned around and was about to leave.
"You're leaving just like that?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"I'm afraid that I'll stare at her again, so I have to leave." Yu Mu smiled.”
"Actually, I have a presumptuous request."”
"What presumptuous request?" Yu Mu asked.”
Lin Jianshuang said," The two of us aren't far from our destination. However, this road is filled with mountains and forests. If bandits appear again, Young Master Yu, you won't be by our side."”
"You want me to escort you two over?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Young Master Yu is unwilling?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
Yu Mu looked at the expressionless Yun Liangyu and smiled,""Of course I'm willing."
The three of them walked together with Lin Jianshuang in the middle.
"You two knew each other very early?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Not too early, but it's been a long time."”
"Has she always been this emotionless?" Yu Mu asked.”
" You're really strange," Lin Jianshuang said." Why didn't you ask her this question? Why did you ask me instead?"”
"I didn't dare to ask her," Yu Mu said.”
" But she's right beside us," Lin Jianshuang said." She can hear everything we say."”
Yu Mu thought for a moment and said,"You should tell me."”
Lin Jianshuang's eyes darted around." I understand now. You're afraid that she'll reject you, right?"”
"Don't tell me you like her?" she shouted again.!”
"Don't talk nonsense. Why do you like to shout so much?" Yu Mu hurriedly said.”He turned around and looked around, as if he was afraid that someone was following him.
"What?" Lin Jianshuang smiled. I was right? Don't worry, Yu 'Er is not taken yet.”
"I've never seen such a person before, so I'm just curious." Yu Mu said helplessly.”
"Are you sure you're not coveting her body?”
Yu Mu shook his head decisively.
The two of them talked about Yun Liangyu wantonly, but Yun Liangyu seemed to not care about all of this. The distance between Yun Liangyu, Yu Mu, and Lin Jianshuang grew further and further, as if Yu Mu and Lin Jianshuang were traveling together, while she herself had become the passerby.
Lin Jianshuang said," Although it's not a gentleman to talk about others behind their backs, it doesn't seem like a good thing to talk about others in front of them. You should ask her yourself."”
Yu Mu walked to Yun Liangyu's side. He carefully considered his words and then asked,""Are you willing to tell me?"
Yun Liangyu turned to look at Yu Mu and said,"What?"
"Forget it, it's nothing." Yu Mu said.”
After saying that, he quickly ran back to Lin Jianshuang's side.
"Yu 'Er didn't reject you, did she? Just ask me whatever you want to ask."
Yu Mu scratched his head and said," When she opened her mouth, I felt that something was wrong. I felt that I shouldn't have treated her like this. I shouldn't have asked her such a question." Anyway, I just can't ask her myself.”
Lin Jianshuang smiled and said,"It seems that you are intimidated by our Yu 'er's aura."”
"No, it's not because of her coldness."”
"Then why?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"You're not a man, so you won't understand. To a man, she's so beautiful that people don't dare to approach her." Yu Mu said.”
"Bandits wouldn't be afraid to approach," Lin Jianshuang said.”
"Then I really wish I was a bandit." Yu Mu laughed.”
The three of them walked all the way from the mountain to the small pavilion by the river.
"You said it wasn't far, is that it?" Yu Mu asked. I suggest we go to the pavilion to rest.”
"It's really not far." Lin Jianshuang pulled Yu Mu back.”
She pointed at the fork in the road and said,"Follow the road on the left and walk for another ten miles."”
"More than ten miles?" Yu Mu complained. I shouldn't have agreed to it."
"You still think you're tired?" Lin Jianshuang said with his hands on his waist. You're a man, and we're both women.”
"You don't have anything in your hands," Yu Mu said."I have a sword on my back."”
"Are you planning to let us help you carry your sword?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"Of course, I can't bear to part with her, but you, you should be able to help me get four or five miles." Yu Mu said.”
Lin Jianshuang was expressionless.
"If you want to learn from Yun Liangyu, you should at least look like her."”
Lin Jianshuang still couldn't hold it in. She pointed at Yu Mu and said through gritted teeth,""I shouldn't have let you send us off. Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore."
She turned her head and flicked her sleeves, looking rather carefree.
"Hey!" Yu Mu shouted. Aren't you going to help me with my sword?"
"I'll get you a shovel," Lin Jianshuang chided.”
Sure enough, after walking for about ten miles, Yu Mu and the other two came to a bamboo forest.
There was a deep path in the bamboo forest. At the entrance of the path was a stone with three words on it.
Jade Que Garden.
It was a strange name.
Yu Que?
Why would jade be lacking?
" We're already here," Lin Jianshuang said." Why don't we go in and have a cup of tea?"”
"That's good, I'd like to see who wants to see me so badly." Yu Mu said.”
"What do you mean?" Lin Jianshuang's expression changed.”
"Those people are not bandits at all," Yu Mu laughed. If they were really bandits, I wouldn't have let them live.”
Seeing that Yu Mu had seen through everything, Lin Jianshuang stopped pretending and asked curiously,""How did you know?"
"Don't you think their clothes are too new?" Yu Mu asked. How could a group of bandits who were wandering around be wearing new clothes?”
"Just because of this?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"It's not just because of this."”
" Hurry up and tell me," Lin Jianshuang urged." I'd like to hear what else went wrong."”
"One of you has a silver needle hidden in his left sleeve, and the other has a short sword hidden at his waist." He clearly had defensive items on him, so why didn't he take them out when he was about to be defiled?”
Lin Jianshuang opened his left sleeve when he heard that. The silver needle hidden inside was indeed gone. Yun Liangyu also felt that her short sword had disappeared.
Yu Mu took out a silver needle and a short sword as if he was performing a magic trick and said,""They're all here."
Lin Jianshuang snatched the item back, and Yun Liangyu also took back her short sword.
Lin Jianshuang continued," Since you clearly knew that I was setting you up, why did you obediently fall for it?”
"I can't avoid the trap set by a beautiful woman," Yu Mu said with a smile.”
"I think Young Master Yu should not fall for such tricks in the future. You won't learn from your mistakes."”
"You're the one who lied to me, and now you're pretending to be good for me." Yu Mu sighed. Sigh, women really shouldn't be trusted. She can't be helping you lie to me, right?”
" She's just accompanying me," Lin Jianshuang said." Do you think she's lying?"”
"I don't like being arranged to do anything." Yu Mu said.”
" You're already here," Lin Jianshuang said." You won't choose to turn around and leave, right?"”
"I didn't agree to go in, did I?" Yu Mu laughed.”
"Are you afraid?" Lin Jianshuang asked.
"Yes, I'm scared. I don't dare to go in." Yu Mu said shamelessly.”
Lin Jianshuang was also helpless.”
"Jianshuang, stop fooling around." A voice came from the bamboo forest. Hurry up and invite Young Master Yu in."
The two of them looked at the bamboo forest at the same time.
Yu Mu was amazed by the inner energy of the person who transmitted the message, while Lin Jianshuang's eyes were filled with love.
Only Yun Liangyu seemed to have nothing to do with everything.
"Young Hero Yu, please," Lin Jianshuang said with a smile.”
"It seems that I have no other choice," Yu Mu said."I'm also curious who spent so much effort to see me."”
Without waiting for Lin Jianshuang to lead the way, Yu Mu walked in alone.
The path in the bamboo forest could only be used by one person. Against the gloomy weather in Yuzhou, the path appeared dark and winding.
Yu Mu suspected that the person living in this place was an old monster who had lived in seclusion for many years.
As he walked, Yu Mu suddenly found a bluestone floor under his feet.
The road was almost over.
Light appeared in front of them.
Yu Mu stepped out of the bamboo forest and saw the person waiting for him.
That man was sitting there. Seeing Yu Mu, a smile appeared on his face.
This person was definitely not an old monster. He looked like a scholar.
The scholar was brewing tea on the stone table in front of him.
It had been the etiquette since ancient times to treat guests with tea. He treated Yu Mu as his guest.
Just as Yu Mu was about to speak, a gust of wind came from behind him.
Lin Jianshuang threw himself into the scholar's embrace like a bird returning to its nest.
"Jianshuang, stop fooling around.”
Lin Jianshuang raised her head and looked at the lover she had been thinking about day and night. Her eyes were filled with longing.
"I haven't even seen you, and you're asking me to invite someone else. Now that I've invited him, why aren't you thanking me?”Lin Jianshuang blamed the scholar for his attitude towards her, but there was not a trace of blame in her tone.
The scholar pulled Lin Jianshuang's sideburns and said,""I asked you to invite Young Master Yu over, not to trick him.”
He turned to Yu Mu and said,"I have offended you in many ways. Please forgive me, Young Master Yu."”
Yu Mu was shocked.
What kind of person was already calling Lin Jianshuang husband and wife?
"Liang Yu is here too?" The scholar also noticed Yun Liangyu, who had come in with Lin Jianshuang.
Yun Liangyu didn't say anything and only nodded at the scholar.
Scholar comforted Lin Jianshuang who was curled up in his arms and said,""Jianshuang, go and accompany Liangyu to take a walk around the Jade Lacking Garden. I still have something to discuss with Young Hero Yu alone.”
Lin Jianshuang looked at the scholar with a rather bitter look, but she still obeyed the scholar's words and led Yun Liangyu out along the small path.
The scholar smiled and said,"Young Hero Yu, please sit."”
Yu Mu didn't stand on ceremony. He took off the Green Lotus Sword from his back and leaned against the table, then sat opposite the scholar.
On the other side of the table was a sword. It was naturally the scholar's sword.
Yu Mu knew that this meeting would not be as simple as drinking tea and chatting.
When the scholar saw the Green Lotus Sword, he praised,"As expected of the sword of a Sword Immortal. It's hard to hide its sharpness even in its sheath. Young Hero Yu's swordsmanship must have reached the peak to be able to wield this sword.”
Yu Mu didn't care about the scholar's praise. He asked,""Who exactly are you? Why did you spend so much effort to invite two of the four beauties to trick me here?”
The scholar said apologetically,"I did ask my humble servant to invite you over." If I have angered Young Master Yu, I will apologize on her behalf.”
"You don't have to be too polite, I won't be angry with women." Yu Mu said.”
The scholar said," Young Hero Yu, please don't misunderstand. Yun Liangyu is my friend, but she doesn't know me. I didn't ask her to trick you into coming here."”
"You don't have to explain for others. I think you should tell me your identity." Yu Mu said directly.”
"I'm Wei Yuxie," the scholar replied.
Wei Yuxie!
Yu Mu didn't expect that he would meet the most mysterious one of the four young masters in this way, and he didn't expect to meet another young master and a beautiful woman.
"I see." Yu Mu said. So Young Master Wei called me here to drink tea?”
Wei Yuxie smiled and said,"Of course not just to drink tea." I heard that Young Master Yu is going to have a duel with the four young masters on the peak of Weiwei Mountain on the seventh day of the ninth month. Is there such a thing?"
"That's true," Yu Mu said.
Wei Yuxie smiled again,"But I haven't agreed to this."”
"I'm a person who does whatever I want," Yu Mu said. At that time, I didn't consider whether the four of you would agree. Blame me for being rude."
"Young Hero Yu, please don't misunderstand. I'm not blaming you for not informing me." Moreover, no one knows that I live in seclusion here. Young hero Yu, you have no way of knowing. I am indeed very interested in fighting you, Young Master Yu. However, I have not decided whether I will go to Shiwei Mountain on the seventh day of the ninth month.”
"I understand." Yu Mu said. You're afraid that I'm not strong enough and will make you come here for nothing. You called me here this time to test my capabilities, right?”
Wei Yuxie said,"Young Hero Yu, you can say that."”
"Why are you always so polite?" Yu Mu couldn't help but laugh.”
Wei Yuxie said," Maybe it's because I'm living in seclusion here, far away from the pugilistic world, so I've lost some of the viciousness of the pugilistic world."”
Yu Mu stood up and said,"Then come!" I see that you've also taken out your sword. There's no point in talking. Let's talk with our swords.”
"Young Hero Yu is too anxious." Wei Yuxie said. The tea has just been boiled, Young Master Yu, don't you want to try it?”
"Is it good tea?" Yu Mu asked.
Wei Yuxie said," Of course it's good tea. How can a guest not use good tea?"”
"Since it's good tea, there's no harm in drinking two cups of tea before the competition.”
Yu Mu sat down again.
Seeing Wei Yuxie respectfully serve the tea to him, Yu Mu couldn't help but sigh,"You don't look like a martial arts practitioner to me. You look more like a modest and polite scholar.”
Wei Yuxie smiled and said,"Young Hero Yu, are you praising me or insulting me?"”
"Of course I'm praising you."”
Wei Yuxie said,"I thought Young Master Yu was saying that I'm rigidly bound by customs and etiquette and don't have the forthrightness of a Jianghu person." Looks like I've judged a gentleman's belly with my petty heart.”
"Hahahahaha.”
Yu Mu couldn't help but laugh,"Young Master Wei's kung fu of hiding a needle in cotton is not inferior to mine."”
Wei Yuxie also smiled." I heard it clearly this time. Young Hero Yu, you are indeed praising me."”
"Now I finally understand why Lin Jianshuang is with you. You two are a match made in heaven."”
Wei Yuxie's face was free, but there was a hint of bitterness.""I, how can I be worthy of her?”
"Young Master and a beautiful woman are the best match in the world." Yu Mu was puzzled. Why would Young Master Wei say that?"
Wei Yuxie stood up and said,"The tea has been drunk. Young Hero Yu, please draw your sword."”
Wei Yuxie's sudden change made Yu Mu feel a little overwhelmed.
He was the one who wanted to drink tea just now, and now he was the one who wanted to drink tea and compete.
The guest follows the host. Yu Mu finished the tea in his cup, picked up the Green Lotus Sword, and stood on the empty space beside him.
Wei Yuxie stopped.
Was he afraid?
He was the one who sent Yu Mu here, so why was he afraid?
Yu Mu didn't urge him.
Wei Yuxie picked up the sword on the table and walked to Yu Mu.
Yu Mu widened his eyes in shock. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Wei Yuxie was actually a cripple!
Yu Mu finally understood why he lived in seclusion here. He was the most mysterious of the four young masters.
He also understood why Wei Yuxie said that he was not worthy of Lin Jianshuang.
Yu Mu could tell that Wei Yuxie was a proud person.
The more proud a person was, the more self-abased they would be.
No matter how much Lin Jianshuang loved him and how much she obeyed him, it would only make him feel that he was not worthy of her.
Jade Que Garden.
Jade Que Garden.
Baoyu is flawless, how can it be missing?
Wei Yuxie had expected Yu Mu to show such a surprised expression, but he still clenched his hands tightly because of this expression, and he couldn't help it.
He hated this expression.
He hated himself even more for being a cripple.
"It's hard to believe, isn't it?" Wei Yuxie mocked himself. How could I be a cripple? How could one of the four great young masters be a cripple? How could a cripple be qualified to be one of the four great young masters?”
Wei Yuxie, who was originally humble and polite, became a little crazy. His well-defined face began to distort.
He had done so well. Everything about him was so good.
But he was a cripple.
"Yu Mu!" Wei Yuxie shouted. I want you to give it your all! If you think that I am a cripple and not worthy of your full strength, then I guarantee that you will die under my sword.”
His expression was ice-cold. The current him was like a completely different person from the scholar-like Wei Yuxie who had welcomed the guests just now.
"I will do my best." Yu Mu said.”
At this moment, Pei Shengxin suddenly appeared in front of him, and Pei Shengxin's words rang in his ears.
"Yu Mu, I trust you not because of the sword in your hand, nor because of your father.”
Still smiling unconsciously, Yu Mu unsheathed his sword.
"Wei Yuxie! In the past, no matter who my opponent was, I never drew my sword first. I'm willing to set a precedent for my battle with you today.”
Letting the opponent draw his sword first was the confidence and pride of a swordsman.
Wei Yuxie understood why Yu Mu drew his sword first. He would not treat himself as a cripple. He respected him more than any of his previous opponents.
Wei Yuxie also slowly drew his sword.
Yu Mu would be a good opponent, but he believed that he would also be a good opponent.
The two of them looked at each other, but the sword lights had yet to meet.
The bamboo leaves flew in the air, and the sand also flew in the air because of the wind.
A murderous aura spread out.
None of them moved. They didn't even blink.
A swordsman's heart was always as still as water.
Yu Mu was no longer troubled by how to get rid of his father's shadow and become a hero, and Wei Yuxie no longer felt inferior because he was a cripple.
They only had each other in their eyes, and they only thought about how to defeat each other.
"Be careful!" Wei Yuxie shouted.
The tip of the sword reached Yu Mu in the blink of an eye. Yu Mu blocked it with his sword and moved backward.
Wei Yuxie stepped forward and stabbed out with the sword in his hand like lightning. His sword moved nimbly, fast but without losing any strength. Every attack was fierce.
Wei Yuxie attacked quickly, but Yu Mu defended even faster!
The Green Lotus Sword flew up and down in his hand, as if a truly dazzling green lotus flower had bloomed with him as the center.
Yu Mu's impenetrable defense increased Wei Yuxie's desire to break through his sword aura.
Wei Yuxie swung his sword horizontally, aiming for Yu Mu's head.
Yu Mu did not use his sword to block. He leaned back slightly, and Wei Yuxie's sword brushed past the tip of his nose. Yu Mu could even feel his sword.
A slight error could lead to a great loss.
Yu Mu had thought that Wei Yuxie's sword attack had failed, but unexpectedly, Wei Yuxie released his grip on the sword in mid-air and held it in his hand. The sword, which had already passed Yu Mu's head, slashed back at him at an even faster speed.
However, Yu Mu still managed to block the attack.
If he was distracted for even a moment, this sword would be enough to take his life!
This sword was extremely fast. Not only was it fast, but it was also dangerous!
But in order to use this sword, Wei Yuxie had no choice but to hold the sword with his back hand.
A backhand was naturally inferior to a forehand!
Yu Mu swung his sword with great force. Although Wei Yuxie managed to block it, he was forced to take three steps back.
Yu Mu gained the upper hand but did not get close, and Wei Yuxie was able to switch his sword back to his right hand.
He had attacked dozens of times, but Yu Mu had not revealed any flaws. Yu Mu had only used one sword to make Wei Yuxie fall into a disadvantageous position.
Wei Yuxie could not accept this situation.
He leaped up high, ready to launch this move.
Wei Yuxie knew that exposing his lower body to his opponent was a big taboo in a duel. He was willing to do this because he had already bet on this sword.
Yu Mu could also see that Wei Yuxie was staking everything on this. He rushed towards this final sword.
The two swords clashed, and the two of them stood with their backs facing each other.
That sword!
Yu Mu saw that when Wei Yuxie used his last sword, there seemed to be a white light on the sword.
Wei Yuxie's grip on his sword was a little numb.
His hand began to tremble, shaking more and more violently until he let go and let the sword fall to the ground.
He had lost.
His strongest sword attack still couldn't do anything to Yu Mu.
"You haven't lost yet. Why did you abandon your sword?" Yu Mu asked.”
Wei Yuxie said," If you receive this sword, I'll lose. There's no point in continuing to fight."”
His voice sounded a little sad.
He had indeed lost, but he had lost in a carefree and proud manner.
"Does the last sword have a name?" Yu Mu asked.”
Wei Yuxie moved slightly and said,"Hundred flowers wither."”
"This sword does not live up to its name of withering flowers," Yu Mu said.”
"Thank you."
"Why don't you use hidden weapons?" Yu Mu asked.”
Wei Yuxie turned around and said,"How do you know I know hidden weapons?"”
"You use the sword with your right hand," Yu Mu said. If he didn't use a sword with both hands, the hand that practiced the sword would definitely be slightly thicker than the other hand, and his wrist would also be thicker. I observed your wrist when I was making tea. Your left hand and right hand are the same thickness. This proves that your left hand has also practiced kung fu. And just now, you kept your left hand hidden behind your back. This kind of movement actually hindered the balance of the body in the duel, unless you hid a hidden weapon in your left hand that could be fired at any time.”
There was one more thing that Wei Yuxie knew about that Yu Mu didn't mention, and that was that he had discovered the silver needles hidden in Lin Jianshuang's sleeves.
That was naturally taught to her by Wei Yuxie.
"Good, good, good." Wei Yuxie said. Young Hero Yu is not only skilled in martial arts, but also meticulous. I admire you."
"You still haven't told me why you didn't use hidden weapons." Yu Mu asked.”
Wei Yuxie said," We're only competing to see who's better. We don't have to fight to the death. It's not that I haven't used hidden weapons before. I used hidden weapons that time, but hidden weapons couldn't help me win. Instead, they only made me lose even more unsightly.”
"Liu Changting," Yu Mu said bluntly.
Wei Yuxie was not surprised that Yu Mu knew who his first opponent was. He nodded and said,""Yes, it's Liu Changting. He was my first battle when I first entered the pugilistic world, and also my only opponent until now.”
"You lost," Yu Mu said.
Wei Yuxie smiled,"I lost. At that time, I was the same as Liu Changting. I didn't treat anyone in my generation as my opponent. The difference is that Liu Changting has never lost a single battle, but I have never won a single battle.”
"So you chose him for the first battle?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Yes," Wei Yuxie said. He is the only person in my generation who can be my opponent. I also want to use this opportunity to reach the heavens in one step. In that battle, we were evenly matched. Within 200 moves, we were evenly matched. After 200 moves, he became more and more courageous. His sword technique was even more fierce and swift than at the beginning, but I was a little powerless. I knew that if this continued, I would definitely lose this battle. This is my first battle. It's the stepping stone to make my name resound throughout the martial arts world. I don't want to lose, and I can't lose. So I used a hidden weapon. Although he did not hit him, Liu Changting also revealed his weakness. I looked at him and found that his eyes were still confident. This made me wonder if this flaw could really allow me to defeat him. Or rather, would this make me the true winner of the duel? In the end, I didn't attack. I chose to abandon my sword and admit defeat.”
"But you're still one of the Four Great Young Masters because of this defeat," Yu Mu said. Because Liu Changting had personally admitted that he had only won by one move. You've won Liu Changting's respect."
Wei Yuxie said," I only learned the principle of a true swordsman. Even if you lose, you should lose in a cool and unrestrained manner.”
"Did you say that hidden weapons are not allowed?" Yu Mu asked.”
Wei Yuxie said," Liu Changting never sets rules for his opponent. He is the most arrogant person. He hopes that his opponent will use all means to defeat him.”
"Maybe you can become friends." Yu Mu murmured.”
Wei Yuxie shook his head. Liu Changting would not be friends with anyone. He only had the sword in his heart.”
He sighed again." I lost. Actually, there's nothing much to say about losers." September 7th, I won't forget this day. I'll consider going to Weiwei Mountain.”
Yu Mu didn't want Wei Yu to go to Weishi Mountain.
That day would not be like the duel between Wei Yuxie and Liu Changting, where no one would be around. After that, the entire martial world would know that Wei Yuxie, one of the Four Great Young Masters, was a cripple.
This was undoubtedly a heart-wrenching pain for Wei Yuxie, who had extremely strong self-esteem!
Yu Mu didn't want to do such a thing. He didn't want to hurt a swordsman's self-esteem, or hurt a person's self-esteem.
"Wei Yuxie. The standard to measure a person was not whether his body was healthy or not. You're a person worthy of my respect. You're more worthy of respect than many others.”
For some reason, Yu Mu said this.
He wasn't pitying Wei Yuxie.
He didn't want him to go to Weiwei Mountain.
He only hoped that his words would allow Wei Yuxie to gain some confidence and strength.
Wei Yuxie was grateful for Yu Mu's words, just like how Yu Mu was grateful for Pei Shengxin.
He opened his mouth to say something, but he turned around again.
"Young hero Yu, pardon me for not seeing you off.”
Yu Mu was slightly stunned. Wei Yuxie's order to leave was a little sudden. However, he respected Wei Yuxie. Yu Mu turned around and left the Jade Que Garden.
As soon as he came out of the bamboo forest, Yu Mu saw Lin Jianshuang and Yun Liangyu sitting together and talking about something. At this moment, Yun Liangyu's face was covered with a black veil.
"Are you guys done with your man-to-man talk?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"Yes," Yu Mu nodded.
"How did the discussion go?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
"You should go in and ask him."”
"I'll go in now." Lin Jianshuang snorted.”
Before she could enter the bamboo forest, she turned back and said,""Hey, where are you going now?"
"Do you have to know that much?" Yu Mu asked.”
"I want you to help me send Xiaoyu off," Lin Jianshuang said.”
"Isn't she staying with you?" Yu Mu asked in surprise.”
"Of course not," Lin Jianshuang said."She naturally has a place she wants to go. If it's on the way, send her to the Fu River. She wants to take a boat there.”
"How could it not be on the way?" Yu Mu said. Even if it's not on the way, it has to be on the way."
"You won't be able to catch up to her if you continue to be so silly," Lin Jianshuang said with a smile.”
Yu Mu turned his head and saw that Yun Liangyu was already some distance away from him. He quickly caught up with her.
Yu Mu was still as impulsive as ever.
Traveling with a beauty was indeed a kind of enjoyment, but traveling with a peerless beauty like Yun Liangyu was not necessarily the same. Especially when you couldn't touch or even speak.
Yu Mu felt very uncomfortable, both embarrassed and uncomfortable.
It would take them at least two hours to reach the Fu River. Not only was Yu Mu unable to speak for the next two hours, he was also unable to speak while standing next to Yun Liangyu.
Yu Mu couldn't help it. If he could, he wouldn't be Yu Mu.
He had to find some courage.
"Well... Do you usually cover your face with a black veil?”
As soon as he opened his mouth, Yu Mu regretted it.
What kind of question was this?
Why am I asking this?
"Yes," replied Yun Liangyu.
She didn't say anything else, but fortunately, she responded to Yu Mu's words.
Yu Mu let out a long breath, as if he had just experienced a great battle. This actually made him more nervous than the duel with Wei Yuxie.
"What did you want to ask when you came?”Yun Liangyu asked softly.
Yu Mu didn't answer because he didn't expect Yun Liangyu to take the initiative to talk to him.
Yun Liangyu looked at Yu Mu. Her bright eyes were so beautiful, and her soul-stirring face was hidden under the black veil.
Yu Mu had seen the face under the veil before, but the black veil gave him a kind of vague beauty, which aroused his imagination and made him intoxicated.
"I just wanted to ask you, have you never smiled?" Yu Mu murmured.”
Yun Liangyu turned her head back. She didn't seem to want to answer this question.
Yu Mu also realized that this was actually a very offensive question, but he didn't say anything more.
There was only the sound of the wind along the way, and the silent atmosphere was slightly awkward.
"Prince Taiping's Mansion."
"Ah?" Yu Mu didn't understand why Yun Liangyu would say this name.
"Have you heard of it?" she asked.”
"Is it the Taiping King in the north?" Yu Mu asked.”
"Yes," replied Yun Liangyu.
After a pause, Yun Liangyu said,"I'm his daughter."”
"Illegitimate daughter." she added.
Yu Mu thought to himself that these four beauties were indeed not randomly ranked. Yin Lanyao was already born into a powerful clan in Jiangnan, and Yun Liangyu in front of him could be considered to be of royal blood.
"If that's the case, isn't the current Prince Taiping?" Yu Mu asked.”
"He's my half-brother by blood," Yun Liangyu said coldly.”
From Yun Liangyu's words, Yu Mu could tell that her relationship with Prince Taiping's Mansion wasn't very good, although Yun Liangyu's words never carried any emotions.
Yun Liangyu suddenly stopped.
"My mother was a prostitute in a brothel.”She lowered her eyes.
"Prince Taiping's lineage values reputation very much. The Prince Taiping's Mansion did not allow the children of prostitutes, and the Prince Taiping could not have the daughters of prostitutes either. That's why I've never met the Taiping King, my nominal father.”
Yu Mu felt more and more that he shouldn't have asked this question. Things seemed to be developing in a bad direction.
"Actually, you don't have to tell me all this.”Yu Mu tried to stop Yun Liangyu from continuing.
"You don't want to listen?" Yun Liangyu asked.”
"No, no," Yu Mu quickly denied. Of course I'm willing to listen. You can continue.”
Yu Mu felt strange. He had never been so scared when talking to someone. Yu Mu had been talking back to the old man for more than ten years on Nanshan Island. That seemed to be the person he should be most afraid of, but he had never been afraid of the old man. On the contrary, he did not dare to say anything in front of Yun Liangyu.
Could this be the old saying of one thing subduing another?
Yu Mu never believed in old sayings, but they were always right.
Yun Liangyu continued to tell her story calmly.
"I've been living with my mother until I was six years old. Someone from my family came and took my mother away. A man was in charge of watching over me. He locked me in the house every day and only let me out in the morning to see the rising sun. I've been on a hunger strike. He said that no one would care if I lived or died, but if I died, my mother would definitely not live. As long as I lived, there would be a day when I would see my mother again. From that day on, I looked forward to tomorrow's sun with hope every day, and also looked forward to reuniting with my mother. One day, he told me that I would be able to see my mother very soon. I was so happy that I giggled in my room. Later, they let me see my mother again, but my mother had already become an ice-cold corpse. At that time, I would still cry and laugh, but I didn't know what was worth laughing about. I also didn't know what was worth crying about.”
Yu Mu wanted to comfort this poor man, but he didn't know how to do so. Did he want Yu Mu to share his past with her? That didn't lessen the pain brought by the memories.
Perhaps she could no longer feel the pain. She told her past so calmly, so dully, as if all this tragedy had nothing to do with her.
Yun Liangyu's narration was not over. She continued,""When I was twelve, I escaped from that place. Or rather, he let me out. I had never seen the outside world. I only wandered for a few days before I was sold to a brothel and fell into the same fate as my mother. In the brothel, I realized that as long as you don't cry or laugh, no matter how good-looking you are, they won't be interested in you. So I deliberately made myself look like this.”
"Enough." Yu Mu said softly.
His voice was too soft and dissipated in the wind.
Yun Liangyu didn't stop." I stayed in the brothel for two years, and the brothel owner finally chased me out."。。。”
"Don't say anymore." Yu Mu said.
He couldn't stand it. He really couldn't stand Yun Liangyu recounting her past like this. She was like an emotionless porcelain doll reading a story from a book.
But she was a human, not a porcelain doll.
She was not telling a story, but her own past.
Yu Mu was also a human, so he couldn't listen to it anymore.
This story made him feel depressed.
Hearing Yu Mu's words, Yun Liangyu said,""I'm not done yet."
"I understand." Yu Mu tried his best to squeeze out the gentlest smile of his life.
Yun Liangyu noticed that Yu Mu was holding her hand.
She glanced at Yu Mu, but didn't choose to break free.
Her hands were cold while Yu Mu's hands were hot.
Yu Mu knew that he was just a passer-by in her life, but he wanted her to feel some warmth.
By the Fu River, Yun Liangyu had already boarded the ship that had been waiting there for a long time.
She didn't wave her hand, but Yu Mu could read the farewell in her eyes.
The cool breeze on the river blew the black veil on her face, but it did not move her face.
Yu Mu didn't sigh. His palm was warm.
What exactly was a regret?
Was Wei Yuxie regretful?
His martial arts skills were outstanding, and his temperament was outstanding. He was one of the four great young masters, and he had a beautiful woman by his side. He seemed to have fulfilled his life and had nothing else to ask for.
However, he was a cripple, which made everything about him pale in comparison.
The cripple was not worthy of such perfection.
Where was Yun Liangyu?
She had the most perfect body in the world, but hidden in this body was the most injured soul in the world.
Yu Mu was a little tired. The people he met today and the things he heard made him feel exhausted.
He needed to go to that place to temporarily relieve the burden in his heart.
"Are you really going to do that?"
"You should know that I have no choice.”
Lin Jianshuang leaned into Wei Yuxie's embrace, his eyes filled with grief.
She suddenly coughed violently. She covered her hand with her hand, and after coughing, her hand was covered in blood.
Wei Yuxie looked anxiously at the blood that Lin Jianshuang coughed out and said,""How are you, Jianshuang?"
"It's alright, it's fine," Lin Jianshuang comforted him.”
Wei Yuxie said,"You should take your medicine. I'll go look for him."”
Lin Jianshuang pulled Wei Yuxie and said,"No, don't go." I don't want you to do something you don't want to do.”
Wei Yuxie gently caressed Lin Jianshuang's face and said,""Jianshuang, you don't understand. It wasn't his medicine that restrained me. I was in his hands from the beginning.”
"I really look forward to that kind of life where we don't have to care about anything else but each other," she said.”
"But that's an extravagant hope." Wei Yuxie smiled bitterly. If I wasn't Wei Yuxie, I would also want to live those kinds of days. I also want to not be a cripple. This way, I can..."
Lin Jianshuang covered Wei Yuxie's mouth and said,""I don't care if you're a cripple, blind, or deaf. I don't care what you are or what you will become. I will only love you in my life. I will always be by your side.”
Wei Yuxie hugged Lin Jianshuang tightly in his arms. His pride prevented him from saying these words, so he could only hug her tightly.
What more could a husband ask for when he had such a wife?
"What kind of person is he?" Lin Jianshuang suddenly asked.
"Yu Mu?" Wei Yuxie asked.
"Yes." Lin Jianshuang responded softly.
Wei Yuxie said," Maybe he's a good person. I actually really want to be friends with him."”
"Will he become your friend?" Lin Jianshuang asked.”
Wei Yuxie smiled gently. This was a very silly question. Lin Jianshuang didn't need to ask this question. Wei Yuxie knew that she could guess his answer.
Women always liked to ask the obvious.
"I'm different from Liu Changting," Wei Yuxie said. He won't have friends, and I can't have friends.”
"Friends need to treat each other sincerely.”
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