Seeing the clouds

Chapter 16 Chapter [-] The sky is filled with blood, and the white clothes are as old as before

When Han Liang and Huang Bao heard Xu Ying say "go", they were naturally overjoyed and nodded in agreement. Everyone shook their heads and sighed after hearing this.

But Xu Ying did not leave immediately, and said to Han Liang: "You let my son go first, and then I will follow you."

When Han Liang heard this, he understood that Xu Ying could not fly even if she had great magical powers today, so he naturally let go of Li Chenxin.As soon as Li Chenxin got away, she ran towards Xu Ying like crazy, knelt in front of Xu Ying, hugged Xu Ying's legs and cried, "Mom, you don't want to go."

Xu Ying knelt down, wiped away Li Chenxin's tears, touched his head, and said with a smile: "Chen Xin, don't cry. Mom promises you. I just went to sit down and come back."

Xu Ying naturally lied to Li Chenxin. If she followed Huang Bao up the mountain and lost her virginity and chastity, she would not be able to explain it to Li Da easily.So she thought that when she reached Beizang Mountain, she would bite her tongue and commit suicide to avoid being humiliated.And once I die, even if they come to cause trouble again, I believe that my neighbors will not ignore them.

After saying that, Xu Ying took Li Chenxin aside, got up and walked towards Han Liang and Huang Bao.

When Han Liang saw it, he smiled lewdly, thinking that it was done.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Ying walked halfway, the scholar in white robe sitting next to her drinking tea suddenly stood up and stretched out her right hand to stop Xu Ying.

His move was beyond the expectations of everyone present.

When everyone drinking tea saw this, some scolded him for being like a mantis and being stupid; some praised him for his courage.

When Huang Bao and his party saw this, they looked at him cruelly.

Li Chenxin saw this and exclaimed: "Uncle Li!"

Xu Ying couldn't believe it either. She looked at the white-robed scholar in front of her who was slightly taller than her and said softly: "You..."

Zhang Chuchu ignored Xu Ying and said with a smile: "Brothers, please be merciful and merciful."

Han Liang took a closer look at the bold white-robed scholar. He looked quite human-like. Feeling a little jealous, he asked, "Where did you come from?"

Zhang Chuchu still smiled and said: "I'm in the Yumenguan family on Liangzhou Road. I was going to Beijing to take the exam. I happened to be a distant cousin of the old Li family in Xiaocang Village, so I came to have a drink of tea. The Xu Ying you mentioned is... My cousin-in-law."

Han Liang naturally didn't believe it: "I have never heard that the old Li family has any distant relatives in Yumen Pass. Who are you lying to, pretty boy? If you are really Li Da's cousin, you have made no news just now, so you have to jump out at this moment. ? You said you were a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam, and you are indeed well-dressed. Since you are a scholar, you have to worry about your bright future, so you have to make a mistake here? "

Zhang Chu said: "I'm ashamed to say that I was scared out of my wits just now and didn't dare to say anything for a while. But Xu Ying is my cousin after all. They say that my sister-in-law is better than my mother, and my brother-in-law is my son. The old Li family has always treated people well. , when my cousin was alive, the neighbors also received a lot of help from him, so I really can’t bear to watch my cousin’s sheep fall into the tiger’s mouth, and I hope all of you will be kind to me.”

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he glanced at the two guests who had been helped by the old Li family but now talked about "being wise and protecting themselves".The two people heard Zhang Yue's words and felt his gaze again. Naturally, they knew that the white-robed scholar who "came out" on the way was sarcastically mocking them. However, when they thought of the situation when Li Dahao helped them and how they feel today, Without conscience words, you will never have the courage to raise your head.

When Han Liang heard this, he smiled obscenely and said, "What a condescending technique?"

Zhang Chuyu paused and said with a smile: "My family can be considered a small wealthy family in Yumen Pass. This time I went to Beijing to take the exam and my father also gave me a lot of money. If you are willing to show your favor, can you give it to me? Cousin-in-law has a clean way of living. Then all the expenses on her body will belong to you. When the time comes, you will take this money and go have a good meal and drink good wine. Wouldn’t it be wonderful?"

Now everyone finally understands: this little white-faced scholar originally wanted to give money to eliminate disasters.But there is a way to eliminate disasters. If you waste all day long and only come up with a few taels of silver, wouldn't that be a waste of everyone's time?

Han Liang stretched out his right finger to clasp his ear and asked, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Just tell me how much money you have and how much money you can give, and that's it."

Zhang Chuchu was not annoyed, and remained calm: "I have 100 taels of silver notes here. I can take them all out. I hope you can give me a way out."

As soon as these words came out, the entire teahouse was shocked. Both the tea drinkers and the group of bandits at the door were stunned. Many people began to suck in cold air. Even Xu Ying behind Zhang Yue put her hand to cover her mouth, showing off. He stared at the white-robed scholar in front of him with wide eyes and an expression of disbelief.

100 taels of silver notes!If it were replaced with broken silver, it would probably pile up into a small mountain, right?If it were exchanged for copper coins, it could kill the unscrupulous Han Liang in the middle of the teahouse.You must know that an ordinary family of five only spends a few taels of silver throughout the year. If you can take out ten taels of silver at a time, you can be considered a rich person. I am afraid that these 100 taels of silver can buy a mountain from the government. ?And what’s even more unimaginable is that 100 taels of silver is just the expense of this pretty boy coming to Beijing to take the exam. Is this a rich man called Xiao Jia?This is obviously the overlord of one party.

Han Liang stretched out his hands and clasped his ears. He was afraid that he heard wrongly. He turned around and looked at Huang Bao, who had even begun to imagine how to spend the 100 taels of silver. Then he turned his head back again, swallowed his saliva, and his voice Somewhat tremblingly: "How much...how much?"

Zhang Yue was neither humble nor arrogant: "100 taels."

Han Liang spoke carefully, fearing that he had misunderstood the meaning: "100 taels, buy Xu Ying a way to survive?"

"Not just my cousin-in-law, but also the entire Lao Li family."

Han Liang was uncertain: "100 taels just to give Lao Li's family a way to survive? Isn't your kid Xu Ying's mistress?"

Zhang Chuchu ignored his dirty words and said, "I'm just asking you if it's okay?"

How could Han Liang be in charge of such a big matter?If what this pretty boy said was true, Han Liang would have taken the money and left immediately. This would be 100 taels!Not a hundred copper coins, but 100 taels of silver notes. I don’t know how much good wine I can drink and how much good meat I can eat. I’m afraid even the oirans in some small town brothels can have fun with it.No matter how beautiful Xu Ying is, how can she be more beautiful than 100 taels of silver?

But this was not Han Liang's problem after all, so he hurried back to Huang Bao and asked Huang for his opinion.

Unexpectedly, Huang Bao had never seen the world before Han Liang, and had long imagined how to spend the 100 taels of silver. Han Liang almost agreed on the spot when he asked.

Zhang Yue naturally did not have the 100 taels of silver, so he had no choice but to come up with this strategy.He is a wanted criminal in the world, and there are many people here, so if something goes wrong and the hero fails to save the beauty, he will be in trouble, which is really not worth it.After all, no one can guarantee that there will be no court spies around here. He is dressed like a scholar, armed with a sword, and outnumbered. Anyone who can work in the Ministry of Punishment and Secret Service is not a delicate and thoughtful person.So it is better to do less than to do more.

Of course, what Zhang Chuo said was just to fool them temporarily.Zhang Yue was covered in banknotes, broken silver, and copper coins, which totaled less than 20 taels of silver. These were all left to him by Zhao Ying in the animal pen.If Huang Bao really agreed, Zhang Yue would first take out the dozen or so taels of silver to deal with them, and then take them out of Xiaocang Village to the nearest bank to withdraw money.When everyone left Xiaocang Village, the barren mountains and wild ridges, with Zhang Yue's current ability, were like a wolf entering a sheep's mouth. These bandits and bandits were really unable to fly.

If Huang Bao doesn't agree, the result will be even more obvious: a warrior with a second-level realm must really make up his mind to kill a group of bandits and bandits who can't satisfy their desires. Trouble will be trouble, but it will definitely not be hard.

Just when Huang Bao was about to agree, a sharp-eyed man behind him suddenly hit his left waist with his elbow and pointed his eyes at the white-robed scholar's waist.

At this sight, Huang Bao almost dropped his eyes to the ground.This young white-faced scholar who kept claiming that he was passing by here to take the exam in Beijing actually had a rare and fine knife hanging on his waist. Not to mention Huang Bao, all the bad guys in the Beizang Mountains had never seen such a delicately carved knife. sheath.

Most people who practice martial arts are born with an inexplicable love for good weapons, and Huang Bao is no exception.At this moment, if he had to choose between a sword, 100 taels of silver, and Xu Ying, he really didn't want money or a woman, so he just wanted this good sword.

So he rolled his eyes, licked his lips, pointed at Zhang Yue and said: "100 taels is not enough, you have to add the knife on your waist."

Zhang Yue put his right hand on the scabbard of Yu Gong's sword. He looked at Huang Bao, who was so heartless, he narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "This sword?"

As soon as Han Liang saw Huang Bao's eyes, before Huang Bao could speak, he shouted at Zhang Yue at the top of his lungs: "Yes! We need to add this knife, otherwise Xu Ying will have to leave today if she doesn't want to."

Zhang Yue didn't reply immediately. He first turned around and glanced at Li Chenxin who was not far away, and then glanced at Xu Ying behind him.In fact, Li Chenxin still doesn't know what happened. She only knows that Uncle Li, who she has a good conversation with, seems to want to help her mother, and it sounds like he is very rich.Li Chenxin was only eleven or twelve years old. Although he usually helped manage the teahouse, he had no idea about money. He had no idea how much 100 taels was, but he just thought it was a lot of money.

Xu Ying had previously prepared to leave with Han Liang and Huang Bao with the determination to die, but unexpectedly, the handsome Mr. Li suddenly showed up like this.She is not Li Chenxin. Like everyone present, she understands that 100 taels is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but Mr. Li said it simply, just to save herself, a widow she had never met. Life.She also heard Han Liang say a ridiculous thing about Mr. Li being her concubine, but the speaker didn't mean it, and the listener naturally meant it. Xu Ying couldn't help but lower her head and wonder whether the generous Mr. Li was interested in her. Woolen cloth?

Just when she was no longer paying attention to what was going on in the teahouse and was constantly wondering about Zhang Chuo's intentions, she suddenly noticed Zhang Chuo turning around, and she unconsciously raised her head.As a result, when she raised her head, she saw Zhang Yue's gentle eyes looking at her, and she immediately lowered her head in shame, her face turning red unconsciously.

Zhang Chuchu naturally didn't have any extra thoughts at this time, he just wanted to see the emotional state of the mother and son.And when he saw the mother and son, he turned around again, looked at everyone and said: "Brothers can take the 100 taels of silver as you please, but I'm afraid you can't give this knife away. To be honest, this knife is an ancestral heirloom of my family. It is said that this family treasure was made by an immortal who traveled around the world and was given to my ancestor by chance. However, this immortal once made an appointment with my ancestors. Only the descendants of this family can pull out the sword from the scabbard. Normally outsiders can pull it out. Not coming out.”

He paused for a moment: "Even if an outsider is lucky enough to pull it out, he will be counterattacked by the gods and die. There was once a thief who took a fancy to this family heirloom. After he stole the sword, he pulled it out and saw that the blade was not visible. Seize died suddenly on the spot. So it’s not that I’m being stingy, I’m really thinking about the safety of all of you.”

When Huang Bao and others heard this, they were all happy. How could they believe Zhang Yue's nonsense?Huang Bao then said: "I'm not a three-year-old boy. What about you, a liar who is not an immortal? You died suddenly on the spot. If you say that the old god Zhao Qingxi on Wudang Mountain has such magical powers, then I still believe it, but I really don’t believe in this lifeless knife. Hurry up, either add more money to the knife, or roll aside your knowledge, and I won’t care about you.”

Zhang Yue did not give in: "Well, since I don't believe it, why don't you make a bet with me?" Huang Bao found it interesting and asked, "What kind of bet is this?"

Zhang Chuyi patted Yu Gong on his waist and said, "I bet that no one of you can pull out the sword from the scabbard. If I bet right, then forget what happened today and never come back again." Xiaocang Village is looking for trouble with Lao Li's family; if I lose, I will give you the silver sword as well."

When Huang Bao heard this, everyone burst into laughter, and the tea patrons in the teahouse also sighed. They thought that this pretty boy could make some kind of gamble, but it turned out that it was as simple as pulling out a knife. Isn't this a free gift?

Even Xu Ying couldn't help but stretched out her hand and tugged on Zhang Yue's white sleeves. Zhang Yue turned her head, and Xu Ying shook her head.Zhang Yue hesitated for a moment, held her cold hand, and said with a smile: "Trust me."

When Zhang Yue turned around, Huang Bao stopped his smile and said, "Seriously?"

Zhang Chuchu nodded: "Of course I am serious."

When the yellow leopard saw that the white-robed scholar was so serious, his eyes rolled again. It was really wrong to say that he was not caring enough.He was not swallowing an elephant, he was swallowing the heaven and the earth: "No, unless you include the little widow behind you."

Zhang Yue hesitated when he opened his mouth. He really didn't want to involve Xu Ying anymore.Unexpectedly, the small hand held by his right hand was slightly strengthened, and he turned his head again. Xu Ying looked at him and said softly: "Master, if you are really sure, then I believe you."

Seeing her serious face, Zhang Yue smiled, then turned around and said, "Okay, but one more thing. If my bet is right, please work hard and remove the head of the man named Han Liang in front of you." Leave."

Zhang Chuchu's agreement made the teahouse guests uneasy again. Isn't this bet a clear deception?Some people even thought that the white-robed scholar was in league with Huang Bao and had put on a show, and his heart was to be punished.

Han Liang was stunned and quickly turned to look at Huang Bao. Huang Bao patted his shoulder to reassure him: "It's easy to talk about it."

Zhang Chu said: "Since we have made a bet, I would like all the folks here to bear witness. If I lose, the silver sword and my cousin will belong to them. If they lose, they will leave immediately. Of course, if they turn their backs and refuse to admit their debt, My cousin-in-law and I have an issue, so I would like any fellow villagers who are good at traveling to go to Yumen Pass to inform my family. Also, I have a sworn brother in Yumen Pass named Lei Ming, who is the head of the current Yamen."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned. Immediately behind Huang Bao, a younger brother informed Huang Bao about Lei Ming's situation, because whether they were tea guests or bandits from Beizang Mountain, many of them had stayed at Yumen Pass. Lei Ming The two words were naturally like thunder, but I didn't expect that the white-robed scholar and the class leader Lei Minglei were sworn brothers.

Huang Bao looked at the pretty boy wearing a knife and taking money, and he knew that his identity was definitely not simple without thinking.He thought about it, once the pretty boy got involved with the government, if today's bet went wrong, the way to go back on his word would be blocked. If he attacked the pretty boy, the silver sword and the young lady would probably be killed. Enjoyed it.

Although the relationship between Zhang Yue and Lei Ming was fabricated and deceitful, no one present in Beizang Mountain dared to confirm the authenticity of this matter.Did he stupidly go to Yumenguan Yamen, find Lei Ming and ask him if he has a pretty boy who is sworn brother?I was afraid that Lei Ming would draw his sword and hack him to death before he could even say anything. Lei Ming was a genuine second-grade grandmaster!

But Huang Bao then thought about it, he hadn't lost the bet yet, so why should he be worried?If there really were any weird rules about this sword, it would be a waste of time for me and my brothers. As for Han Liang, he was just a gangster, so just die, it didn't matter.If you win the bet, you will really make a fortune.

Faced with the temptation of money, treasures, and women, Huang Bao of course chose to give it a try, not to mention that he didn't believe in any nonsense fairy tales in this poor place in the northwest.

Huang Bao then said: "It's settled, when will it start."

Zhang Yue let go of his hand, no longer held Xu Ying's, untied Yu Gong from his waist, pointed to the door with his left hand and said, "You can start now, but I suggest you go outside to avoid being punished by God and hurting innocent people."

Huang Bao had no objection to this, and was not afraid of any tricks this pretty boy would play. Even if he really tried to find a way to escape, wouldn't Xu Ying still be there?A monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple.So Huang Bao led everyone in Beizangshan out of the teahouse, and after Zhang Yue walked out of the teahouse, everyone in the teahouse naturally joined in the fun and followed.

When Zhang Yue stood up in the open space, everyone in Beizang Mountain stood opposite Zhang Yue, and the crowd of spectators formed a semicircle around Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue held the sheath of Yu Gong's sword with one hand, pointed the handle at the people in Beizang Mountain, and asked, "Who comes first?"

Han Liang jumped out of the crowd and said: "Isn't it just a matter of drawing a knife? Why do you need me to take action? I will do it first!"

Then Han Liang walked up to Zhang Yue and looked at Yu Gong carefully for a while. After finding nothing unusual, he stretched out his right hand to hold the handle of Yu Gong's knife and pulled it out with all his strength, hoping that both Yinzi and Xu Ying could follow the knife. were pulled out together.

As a result, no matter how hard Han Liang tried, Yu Gong couldn't move at all. Even in the end, Han Liang used all his strength to hold the handle of the knife with both hands and still couldn't pull Yu Gong out at all.

Everyone who was drinking tea was dumbfounded when they saw Han Liang's funny appearance of jumping up and down like a monkey, and some people even started to laugh at Han Liang.

After about half a stick of incense, Han Liang was exhausted from pulling out the incense. When he saw Zhang Yuezheng laughing at him with disdain, he was too embarrassed to continue pulling out the incense, so he returned with a drooping face amidst the ridicule of everyone.

Naturally, everyone in Beizang Mountain did not believe in the legends of immortals and ghosts. They just felt that Han Liang was too thin and weak.When Han Liang walked back into the crowd, the next short man who was supposed to replace him slapped him on the head and said with a smile: "Useless thing."

Han Liang did not refute, so the big man walked up to Zhang Yue with his head held high and began to try to draw the sword.

But the result was no different from Han Liang. In the end, the short and strong man saw that he was indeed unable to pull Yu Gong out, so he returned to the Beizang Mountain crowd with a red face amidst the ridicule of everyone.

Then the people who drew the sword changed one after another, but in the end even Huang Bao was unable to change the result that Yu Gong could not pull the sword out of the scabbard. No matter it was the people drinking tea or the people in Beizang Mountain, they believed what the white-robed scholar said. The fairy tale is indeed true.

Zhang Chuchu saw that no one tried to draw the sword again, so he smiled at Huang Bao and said: "It seems that I won the bet this time. In this case, I hope Brother Huang can keep his promise."

Although Huang Bao's face was full of displeasure, he really couldn't help it. After all, he really couldn't draw the sword.

"I'm willing to admit defeat." Huang Bao said helplessly, "Brother Han Liang, it seems you have to stay here today."

How could Han Liang agree? He was so anxious that he jumped up and down, cursing himself and begging Huang Bao for mercy.Huang Bao naturally ignored him. Who among the gangsters would be willing to quarrel with the government for such a complete gangster?

And some of the people around who witnessed the turn of events began to jeer and point at Han Liang.Some brave people even shouted to Han Liang: "You heartless beast, wash your neck and wait for death!"

Han Liang jumped over the wall and turned towards Zhang Yue, his eyes were red and he shouted: "You are cheating, your knife must be fake, otherwise how could so many of us not be able to pull it out?! You must be cheating, gambling It doesn’t count!”

Zhang Yue looked at the funny look of the dying man and said with a joking smile: "Fake?"

When Han Liang saw him talking to him, he yelled at Zhang Yue like crazy, then turned around and pulled Huang Bao's clothes and said, "Yes, it's fake! Brother, that knife is fake! That pretty boy is playing tricks on us."

Huang Bao just hasn't seen the world and is not really stupid.Everyone had already drawn the sword and looked at it. It must be a real sword that was not unsheathed. How could anyone believe his nonsense at this time?Huang Bao became impatient after being pulled by Han Liang, so he kicked Han Liang and said disgustedly: "It's all your good ideas, like a loser, that made everyone's trip in vain."

Han Liang was kicked away and sat down on the loess. He shed tears and muttered to himself for a while. Then he suddenly jumped up and shouted to Zhang Yue: "Little pretty boy, do you dare to let me pull it out again?"

Not only Zhang Yue, but also many bandits and bullies in the Beizang Mountains felt that Han Liang was hopeless. Zhang Yue said helplessly: "Then you can pull him out."

Han Liang rushed to Zhang Yue like a mad dog, holding the handle of the knife with both hands. He really used up all the strength he had in the world for more than 20 years to pull out the Yugong knife, which was the only thing that could keep him alive today.

As a result, he actually pulled out the Yu Gong Dao. When Han Liang saw the movement of the sword in his hand, his eyes widened with anticipation. Everyone around him also looked in disbelief.

However, the blade was only an inch out of the sheath, and fierce sword energy shot out from Yugong's sword. In an instant, Han Liang was torn into pieces and turned into blood all over the sky. Not a single bone was left, and Han Liang couldn't even make a sound. Scream.

You must know that Zhang Yue has been studying the "Silent Sutra" carefully since he left Yumen Pass. In the past few days, he has learned a lot about the way to build strength and cultivate one's mind.Han Liang was an ordinary person who was already thin and slightly sickly. Whether it was Zhang Yue's energy accumulation in the past few days or Xu Luzhi's remaining strong sword intention in Yu Gong, he did not have the physical ability to withstand it, and he would naturally explode. And died.

Everyone present was stunned when they saw the scene just now and the pieces of cloth floating in the air. They all began to wonder if they were dreaming, because all this was clearly a scene that could only be seen in fairy tales.

As for Huang Bao and the others, they immediately ran away without caring about anything. Their own fate was the most important in the world, so they quickly left the place where this was right and wrong before talking about it.

No one was paying attention at this time. After watching what happened calmly, the scholar among them silently began to pack his sword. However, the clothes on his body were not stained with a drop of blood and were as white as ever.

(End of this chapter)