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Chapter 106: Chapter [-]
The black-covered boat entered the Jinghe Canal and slowly sailed towards the several large ships in the Qingque Palace.

In the cabin of the black canopy boat, Li Chan looked at the big ship outside, "These ships will leave Xuandu soon, and they are going to Shu. You are in Xuandu, is there anyone you can't let go of?"

Nie Kongkong had a few playmates in Gantang Lane, some were thieves together, and some were idlers.They practiced martial arts together, fought in fights, and joined rivers and lakes gangs together.But when Li Chan asked, what came to her mind was only the appearance of her parents.She was silent for a moment, shook her head, lowered her eyes, and gently stroked the green and thin sword between her eyebrows with her fingers. The sword stabbed the black-clothed Taoist more than a dozen times without a trace of blood.

The young man holding the oars outside looked sideways: "Xishu is a good place. There are many bandits and rangers, and there are also many experts. That assassin's sword 'Gu Diao' was born in Xishu."

Nie Kongkong heard the word "Assassin", looked up at Li Chan, and asked the young man outside the cabin: "Gu carving?"

The young man said: "Gu Diao was originally a monster. It ran so fast that it couldn't even catch up with its own shadow. In Chu Dynasty, this monster was killed by a female crown in Xiyi Mountain, and its spirit was refined into a handle. Sword. That female crown, with this sword, assassinated the Great Chu Emperor, and escaped from the forbidden area under the siege of countless masters. That Gu carving sword is also called the Assassin's Sword."

Nie Kongkong longed for the Sword Immortal. He had only heard the legends in the market before, but this was the first time he had heard such details. He asked, "Are there any other famous swords?"

The young man was sweeping the lotus on the Fuyu Mountain, and when he seldom talked to anyone, he immediately opened up the chatterbox, "The most powerful one is the eight-handled sword left by Lu Zu of my Qingque Palace. Lu Zu has solved the sword." Rank eight...have you heard of Jianjie?"

Nie Kongkong nodded. There is a fairy tomb in the east of Xuandu City. It is said that a Taoist priest was buried in the tomb. holding a sword.This so-called "sword solution" is the supernatural power that the practitioner uses the sword to replace death.

The young man saw that Nie Kongkong knew about it, so he didn't explain much, and continued: "Lu Zu's sword has been rotated eight times, and in each life, there is a magic weapon left behind. The most famous of them is the killing sword 'Shenjun'. , in troubled times, Lu Zu used this sword to prove the Tao, and the number of undead under the sword is unknown. After Lu Zu left, this sword wandered several times. In the first dynasty, Hong Shijing, a rebellious party, got this sword. Han Ke fought in the battle of Longwuguan , killed Hong Shijing, and the Shenjun Sword is now in the hands of Zhenxi King Han Ke. As for the other seven swords, most of them are also lost in the rivers and lakes."

Nie Kongkong said: "I heard that there is a sword pool in Qingque Palace..."

The young man nodded, "There are sword pools, but even the strongest and sharpest weapons in the world can't be called swords if they sink to the bottom of the pool without seeing the sun, or get dusty in the pavilion. "Meng Zhang of Xiyi Mountain ', 'Supervisor', 'Lingguang', 'Zhiming' four-element sword, the Buddhist sword 'running wheel' of the Great Bodhi Temple, the ritual sword 'Fangyuan' of the two Confucian saints, and the heart sword 'Mieming', which Every sword is named after a person."

He looked at the Xuanxin sword in Li Chan's hand, "Speaking of which, the two swords of Xuanxin Zhaodan were originally Qi Haoyue's sword in Qianyuan Academy. Qi Haoyue beheaded a pair of young pheasants and took the beaks , forged this pair of swords, and later Qi Dashi beheaded the demon and died. The pair of swords fell into the hands of Xuankong Temple, and then they were obtained by the Taoist priests of Xiyi Mountain. Now, this Xuanxin sword has fallen into your hands again. in hand."

Li Chan could feel the chill from the blade just by holding the hilt.

The meaning in the young man's words is obvious, Hong Yixuan is dead, but the sword master of Zhaodan Sword is still alive.At this time, the black-covered boat approached the big boats and sailed towards the shore. Li Chan didn't answer the young man's words, but watched the young man stop the boat by the pier and tie the cables.

The prows of several large ships are covered with four-color flags of blue, red, yellow and indigo. The bows of the ships are painted with red sun, blue sparrows and blue waves. The yellow paint under the picture is used as the background, and the names of the ships starting with the word "gold" are written. .Although these ships are flying the blue bird flag, they are all mortals on board.However, with this flag, these mortals can deliver goods when the water transport is not open.It can also act as a deterrent, preventing water bandits from committing crimes.

The ship had already been loaded, and the boatman blew the ship's number.The three walked ashore from the black-covered boat. The young man approached the side of the boat and shouted to the boatman, "Slow down!"

The few boatmen who moved back to the gangway were stunned and stopped their movements. The steward in the boat heard the movement and came to the side of the boat, and saw the young man on the shore stretching out his right hand.

Practitioners of both religions have documents, but monk and Taoist documents can only be verified in the state government and other departments. For the sake of convenience, practitioners of each sect have their own methods.The green sparrow talisman of the young man is the common seal of the Blue Sparrow Palace.

Although the steward in the boat was working for Qingque Palace, he rarely saw the immortal master in the palace on weekdays, so he hurriedly asked the boatman to put down the gangway, ran down the boat, and said respectfully: "My humble servant Xu Defu is Jin Taiping's steward, and I am about to carry The goods are going to Shu, what orders does the immortal master have?"

The young man looked back at Nie Kongkong, smiled at the steward, and said, "Please trouble steward Xu to help me bring someone."

The steward smiled and said, "Where is the fairy teacher, don't bother, don't bother."

Later, Li Chan said to Nie Kongkong: "This sword is called Meijianqing. It is a good sword, but its reputation is not obvious. Let me borrow it for self-defense first, and return it to me when we meet again. But one day, if you become famous, it will also If you can become a magic soldier, then this sword will belong to you."

Nie Kongkong was stunned when he heard "see you next time".

Li Chan took out another jade hairpin and a few banknotes, handed them to Nie Kongkong, and said: "This is a boat from Qingque Palace, no one will search it. But don't take it lightly. After getting on the boat, if It is not necessary, try not to show your face. When you are approaching the land of Shu, you should run away in the middle of the river, so as not to be caught after entering the port. When you arrive in the land of Shu, don’t reveal your real name, just hide for a while. Unless you are in danger, don’t be seen easily Green between the eyebrows."

No matter how Nie Kongkong heard this, it sounded like he was saying goodbye, so he hurriedly asked, "Are you going, Uncle?"

Li Chan said: "I have a place to go, it's much safer than on this boat."

Nie Kongkong looked at Li Chan firmly, and said firmly, "I'll go with you!"

"Children of the rivers and lakes, don't act like a little girl." Li Chan lightly pressed Nie Kongkong's shoulders, and turned her body to the side of the boat, "Go! There is no time to delay."

Nie Kongkong turned around and wanted to say something, but was pushed forward by Li Chan again.Nie Kongkong staggered two steps, stood still and turned his head.

Li Chan walked to the shore, waved to Nie Kongkong, and boarded the awning boat with the young man.The young man untied the cable, pushed the wooden oar against the pier, and the awning boat left the shore.

Li Chan didn't show up after entering the cabin, and the boat left, leaving only a water mark on the water.

On the side of the boat, the steward waited for a while, knowingly not disturbing Nie Kongkong.After the black-covered boat had gone far away, he stepped forward and asked, "Little lady, the boat is about to leave, what do you think?"

On the water, the black shadow of the black boat gradually became smaller.

Nie Kongkong sniffed, raised his sleeve and wiped away his tears, turned around and strode up the gangway.

(End of this chapter)