Seeing the clouds

Chapter 6 Chapter [-]
After chatting with the waiter for a while, Li Muzhi and Zhang Chue said goodbye and set off for Yumen Pass.Before leaving, he changed Zhang Yue into simple clothes. After all, it turned out that Liang Er's clothes were too nondescript.

Then came the boring journey. Because of Li Muzhi's presence, there were almost no dangers along the way. The wild beasts he encountered occasionally became targets for the young man's sword practice.However, what pleased Li Muzhi was that Zhang Yue kept his hands on the knife all day long, even when sleeping.

While driving during the day, Li Muzhi taught him basic sword skills. Although Li Muzhi used a gun, he also learned swordsmanship.After all, his master Zhou Tong is well-deserved to be No. 1 in the world as he is proficient in eighteen kinds of martial arts.

At night, the young man practiced his moves and postures alone, but he persevered easily. After all, this hard work was incomparable to what he experienced in the animal pen.

There is no shortcut to practicing swordsmanship. You must first practice your mind, and then practice your swordsmanship.As a result, the young man's incomparable patience allowed him to skip the process of mind training. He repeated the boring basic movements every night. Li Muzhi thought he would say something, but in the end, all he encountered was silence and even more crazy training. knife.

Zhang Yue's enthusiasm for swords even made Li Muzhi wonder if he had ever been so serious about shooting guns when he was studying under Zhou Tong.

After practicing for days and nights, Zhang Yue not only felt more proficient in his techniques, but also made the knife blend with the qi in his body.One day, when Zhang Yue was practicing his sword, he swung his sword at an old tree two feet away from him. The old tree was struck with an inch-deep crack by the volley of sword energy, which surprised the young man.

The sword is one of the eighteen weapons, one of the nine long and nine short, and the first of the nine short.

A sword master once said: If a sword does not see blood, it will never be called a sword.

There are as many horse thieves as locusts in the northwest outside the customs, and they commit all kinds of crimes including killing people and stealing goods. This is the scene where the clerk thanked Li Muzhi for his chivalrous act. This is of course related to the custom of Northern Xia.Although the two of them haven't met each other in the past few days, what is supposed to come will always come.

One night, Zhang Yue was practicing swordplay as usual, but Li Muzhi had been sleeping soundly by the campfire early in the morning, and he could occasionally hear snoring.

The young man holds the knife in his right hand, steps forward, chops vertically, and sweeps back.Step forward again, chop vertically, and sweep back.He kept repeating it, and suddenly he heard a sound coming from deep in the forest, so he stopped practicing his sword.He walked to Li Muzhi, who was sleeping like a dead pig, leaned down and patted Li Muzhi. Seeing that Li Muzhi had no response, he was very helpless, so he thought about going over and taking a look before talking.

He walked deeper into the forest, hid behind a large bush and looked around. In the forest, six strong men with strong backs and strong waists gathered around eating meat and drinking wine. Although there was laughter and laughter, there was a gloomy expression on their faces. The ruthlessness still cannot be concealed.

Zhang Yue was thinking about how to deal with these bandits at the moment, when suddenly a big hand was placed on his right shoulder. His pupils tightened, his whole body tensed, and he immediately turned over, only to see that he was sleeping like a dead pig before. Li Muzhi.Li Muzhi made a gesture to silence him. Zhang Yue felt relieved, closed his eyes, exhaled, and secretly cursed, "I'm scared to death."

The two returned to the previous bonfire, and Zhang Chuchu asked, "Why don't you kill them?"

Li Muzhi smiled and replied: "Kill! Who said not to kill?"

Zhang Yue frowned, a little confused: "Then why did uncle drag me back?"

Li Muzhi sat down and explained: "I just want to tell you that you have to deal with these bandits by yourself. I will not help."

Zhang Yue looked confused: "Huh?"

Li Muzhi yawned and looked at the young man with interest.

Zhang Chuchu asked tentatively: "Can you beat me?"

Li Muzhi laughed loudly: "You won't know until you beat him whether you can beat him or not." After saying that, he fell asleep and didn't give the boy any chance.

The young man held the long sword Yu Gong tightly in his right hand, with a complex expression on his face.

Yu Guangjun was tearing up a piece of mutton and stuffing it into his mouth. Thinking of the huge harvest today, even the mutton, which was just like usual, tasted more delicious.It's a pity that the little girl with thin skin and tender flesh accidentally died when she met some buddies who hadn't eaten meat for a long time. Otherwise, sleeping at night would definitely not be boring. It's really a pity.

Just when everyone was enjoying their meal, a man stood up with a bit of embarrassment on his face and said to Yu Guangjun: "Brother, I want to... poop."

Everyone frowned at the same time: This fool Yang Er always talks about things that are not on the table when eating.

Yu Guangjun felt helpless and waved his hand to signal him to go.

The big man, who was called Yang Er Fool by everyone, felt like he was being pardoned. He quickly ran into the grass far away from everyone, took off his belt, took off his trousers and squatted down in one breath, and then he went thousands of miles away.The stench made everyone cover their noses and curse with black faces. Yang Er was such a fool.

Fool Yang Er didn't care at all, he just said it was pleasant. This feeling was almost as good as the little girl who played with his crotch during the day.When I think of this, I want to quickly find a wife to have a baby. If I can't, I might as well grab one.

He had no idea that his bare butt was facing a figure. The figure looked down at him indifferently as if looking down at a dead corpse. The next moment, the sword light fell and the head flew up.

After everyone had finished eating and drinking, before idiot Yang Er came back, everyone laughed and discussed whether this idiot slept on shit?Then someone shouted in the direction where he last disappeared: "Yang Er, you idiot!" But the woods were silent and no one answered.

Yu Guangjun frowned, realizing something was wrong. He pointed at the man closest to him and winked, motioning for him to go take a look.The man was also a smart man. He nodded and picked up the steel knife and torch without saying a word and walked towards the tree.About a quarter of an hour later, the man came back. Yu Guangjun saw that he was unharmed, but Yang Er was still missing.

The man said that there was nothing strange in the woods. As for Yang Er, the shit was found, but the person was missing.

When Yu Guangjun heard this, he felt that he was overthinking it. Yang Er Fool was a fool but not a fool. In this wilderness, where could he find a master who could kill Yang Er Fool without a sound?As for the wild monsters and ferocious beasts, they were just an extra midnight snack for everyone.I guess it was a dark night and I accidentally got lost, so it's no big deal.

So everyone started chatting happily again.At this time, a young man in simple clothes and a sword sprang out of the woods. Everyone looked at the young man and were stunned.Then the young man felt a little scared at first, and then explained that he admired the knights of the rivers and lakes, so he traveled alone and passed by this place. Unexpectedly, the night was dark and windy, the woods were deep, and he accidentally lost his way. He hoped that some elder brothers would be kind enough to stay overnight.

When the big men saw the carved scabbard on the young man's waist, their eyes became hot, thinking that another fat sheep was coming to their door, so they all agreed with sinister eyes and smiles.Someone even leaned over enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Little brother, your knife looks very valuable. How about I keep it for you?"

The young man smiled kindly, said "Okay" with a smile, and went to take off the scabbard.The big man looked at the young man with cruel eyes as he took off the scabbard of the knife, held it in his hand and was about to hand it to him. He smiled in his heart and said: Remember in the next life, the child will go back to your mother's arms to suck milk. If you have nothing to do, imitate others who carry a knife and swim with your grandma. In this world, who wouldn’t give such a beautiful knife as a gift?Then give it to me, grandpa. Grandpa will take good care of it for you, hahahahaha.

Everyone laughed and lamented that the boy was still too young. In an instant, the man's right hand, which was intended to receive the knife, was broken at the elbow and fell to the ground. Before the man could make a sound, Zhang Yue held Yu Gong and went to With a wave of his neck, the head rolled to the ground.

When the big man's body collapsed to the ground, everyone was stunned when they saw the cold eyes of the young man with blood on his face, and then became furious.

Yu Guangjun's eyes were terrifying, as if he wanted to eat the boy alive. He gritted his teeth and said, "What did you do to Yang Er, idiot?"

The young man showed a half-smiling expression: "Want to know? Go down below and ask him face to face."

Yu Guangjun's teeth trembled: "I made a mistake."

The young man just smiled frivolously, shook his head and comforted: "It's not your fault."

After hearing the young man's extremely mocking words, Yu Guangjun roared angrily: "I will definitely skin you, chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"

The young man waved Yugong in his hand and said in a tepid tone: "Then come."

A big man immediately picked up a fine steel knife and rushed forward. The young man faced the enemy with the sword, but it was just a face-to-face encounter. The big man was killed from the waist, and his body fell into two halves on both sides.

Only then did the remaining three people realize that the visitor was not a fat sheep at all, but a hungry wolf wearing sheep's clothing with hidden fangs!
Yu Guangjun shouted: "Come together and kill this kid!"

The other two people followed Yu Guangjun and rushed forward at the same time. Seeing this scene, the young man narrowed his eyes...

Zhang Chuchu returned to the original place with the knife, his right arm was tied with a bandage, and there were some scarlet blood stains on the bandage.The previous three big men had all been beheaded by him. The sword practice in the past two days was indeed not in vain. He did not expect that the process would be so easy. He only suffered a slight injury when fighting one against three.

Li Muzhi was setting up a fire to roast a roast chicken. Although there were no other condiments in the barren mountains and mountains, the butter was still so oily that it made people want to eat.Li Muzhi saw Zhang Yue returning, tore off a golden chicken leg and handed it to him: "Back?"

Zhang Chuchu took the chicken leg, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "I'm back, no danger."

Although Li Muzhi did not see the process, he had actually been releasing his breath and paying attention to the battle over there.Although he didn't say it clearly, in fact, once Zhang Yue was in danger, he would immediately rush to rescue him. Fortunately, this boy did not lose face.

Li Muzhi smiled and said, "How do you feel?"

Zhang Yue put the chicken legs into his mouth and his mouth was full of oil. He slurred and said: "It's okay, but I didn't expect it to be so easy..." Li Muzhi patted the kid on the forehead and said with a smile: "Speak well!"

Zhang Chuchu threw away the chicken bones and wiped his greasy hands casually, and said: "When I first held the knife, my hands kept shaking. It wasn't because I was afraid. I was used to fighting for my life in the animal pen. But somehow , a little bit distrustful of it.”

Li Muzhi recalled that when he was a boy, his hands were shaking when his master first handed Panlong over to him.It’s not what the young man said about trust or distrust, it’s just because the gun is too heavy...

Li Muzhi tore a piece of chicken into his mouth and asked, "What about now?"

The young man touched the carved scabbard on his waist, completely ignoring the greasy dirt on his hands, and said matter-of-factly: "You must believe it, otherwise I won't be able to live at this moment."

"Well." At this time, Li Muzhi took out two books from nowhere and threw them in front of Zhang Chuo. "Here is a basic book called "Nine Techniques of Sword Styles" and a book called "Qi Calming Shen Leisure". Method. The Nine Knife Styles can help you a lot in actual combat. And when you rest every day, you can practice the inner strength and mental method. It can not only help you stabilize your breath, but also help you calm your heart and get rid of the bloody smell in your daily life. To prevent you from becoming obsessed with sword practice."

"What about knife skills and internal strength?" The young man gnawed on the chicken and seemed not very satisfied.

"Otherwise?!" Li Muzhi smiled maliciously.

"You don't have anything...that kind of...peerless martial arts?" The young man was chewing chicken in his mouth, and his words were hard to hear clearly, but his tone was really rogue.

"Peerless martial arts belongs to others. What's the use of learning it? If you really want to avenge Lu Jishan, you have to learn all the martial arts moves by yourself. There is no other shortcut. Have you ever seen any master use someone else's? A move? Of course, if you just want to avenge Lu Jishan just talking about it, then I can teach you."

"No, I understand." The young man stopped smiling and nodded seriously.

"By the way, I found these things on them." As he spoke, Zhang Yue took out a pile of gold and silver notes and a jade seal that was three inches long and less than two inches high from the pouch on his waist.

"This is it." Li Muzhi's eyes skipped over the gold and silver and fixed on the jade seal, "The jade seal of the Northern Han Dynasty?"

"Northern Han Dynasty?" Zhang Chuchu picked up the jade seal, with eight official script characters printed on the bottom: "Ordered by Heaven, I will live long and be well."

"It should be." Li Muzhi took the jade seal and observed it carefully, "Seven heroes of the Warring States Period, each country has its own unique jade seal, among which the jade seal of the Northern Han Dynasty is the most unique: the jade seals of the other six countries are all three in size. Two inches. Only in the Northern Han Dynasty, the jade is less than two inches high. Moreover, the jade stones from the other six countries are either carved with dragons or unicorn auspicious beasts. Only the Northern Han Dynasty has two chi tigers, which is called two tigers competing for food."

"What about the other jade seals?" Zhang Yue was also curious about why the Northern Han jade seal ended up here, and where the other jade seals went.

"Back then, the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six countries, your father destroyed the four countries on the eastern front, and Fang Qifu, who once served as the right prime minister and is now the governor of Yongzhou, destroyed the two countries on the western front. In order to commend the military merits of the two men, the old emperor of Qin disappeared except for the seal of the Northern Han Dynasty. Specifically, four jade seals from Zhao, Yan, Dong Qi, and Southern Tang were given to the Zhang family, and the Xi Chu jade seal was given to the Fang family. This one is probably the missing jade seal of the Northern Han Dynasty. As for why it ended up here, it has not been known for a while. I can’t figure it out either.”

Li Muzhi thought for a moment, handed the jade seal to Zhang Yue and said: "There are still a few days to go to Yumen Pass. I will store this jade seal with you first. You can try to absorb the luck of the Northern Han Dynasty left in the jade seal. Although it is not as good as the dynasty's Qi. One percent, but it’s still a huge opportunity for you. It’s not a bad thing to absorb as much as you can.”

Zhang Chuchu took the jade seal and held it in his right hand with a frown. Just as he was about to draw out the energy, Li Muzhi suddenly held his right hand and shouted: "Don't move."

Zhang Yueyi was stunned before he could stop his hand. The aura on the jade seal was like a red dragon wrapped around his right arm, and the fire dragon brought bursts of severe pain that became more and more painful.

Zhang Yue's face changed drastically, and he wanted to let go of the jade seal, but found that the jade seal was adsorbed in his palm like the palm of his hand.

Li Mu held his right arm wrapped in luck with one hand, slowly took the jade seal from his palm with the other hand, and threw it on the ground.The red silk on the wall had not yet faded away. Zhang Yue was covered in sweat and had lingering fears.

Li Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief, rolled his eyes and said: "I'm not telling you to absorb it immediately. Although the luck above is not much, this is only relative. In fact, the luck above may be even greater than the luck in me. Come a lot. Fortunately I am here today, otherwise your hand would be useless."

Zhang Chuchu still didn't regain his composure, and said with some trembling: "What about these red threads?"

Li Muzhi picked up the jade seal and put it in his arms, and replied: "Don't worry, you will go wherever you need to go. If you are lucky, you can still absorb a few points."

Zhang Chuchu twitched and said, "Are you still absorbing it?"

Li Muzhi rolled his eyes: "I said it's okay, it's okay. Just absorb it. If anything happens, I'll compensate you."

Zhang Chuo looked at the squirming red thread wrapped around his right arm and swallowed...

The last few days after arriving at Yumen Pass were uneventful. Zhang Yue was either practicing swordsmanship hard or absorbing the luck-stabilizing realm from the Yugong Sword and Yuxi. Li Muzhi was doing nothing but sleeping and sleeping as usual, without any high standards. Human style.

Yumen Pass, also known as Xiaofangpan City, is located on the border of Liangzhou Road and opens the northwest gate to Qin and Xia.The Guancheng is square in shape and built with rammed yellow clay. There is a parapet on the top and a horse path on the bottom. People and horses can go directly to the top.Climb up the ancient pass and look out into the distance, surrounded by ravines, the Great Wall, towering beacons, tall poplars, and green springs.

The two of them stood outside the city gate. Zhang Chuo looked at the majestic city gate and said, "I didn't think the city was that good before, but now after walking through it, I really feel that it is very domineering."

After hearing this, Li Muzhi laughed and said: "Liangzhou is an important military area, and it is difficult not to be domineering. How do you say that 'Liangzhou Ci'?"

Zhang Chuchu then replied: "Far above the Yellow River, among the white clouds, there is an isolated city called Wanren Mountain. Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass."

Li Muzhi nodded: "But I didn't expect that when you use the knife, you are full of ruffian anger, but you have a pile of ink hidden in your belly, and you are very knowledgeable."

Zhang Chuchu explained with a smile: "My father didn't want me to be like him, a warrior who only knows how to fight, so he asked me to study with my husband since I was a child, saying that the future would only be for scholars."

Li Muzhi said with a look of disdain: "What's wrong with Wu Fu? Zhang Yunping is really short-sighted, and he really lives up to his reputation as a reckless man."

Zhang Yue's face was full of embarrassment: "The last sentence was said by Mr. Bai."

Li Muzhi said "Oh" and said nothing further.

After a while, Li Muzhi said: "I keep the jade seal here. This thing is too dangerous. If you meet a top qi practitioner, it will be dangerous for you to take him with you."

Zhang Chu nodded.

"I swear that I will never enter the customs again in this life. From now on, you have to rely on yourself. If you want to take revenge, you must not waste a day practicing your sword."

Li Muzhi looked at the majestic city gate and laughed at himself: "They say the spring breeze does not cross Yumen Pass, but I am not a spring breeze either."

This man who had experienced too much touched the black hair of the young man in front of him and said with a smile: "Actually, the original intention of saving you is just because your black hair looks like my late son."

Zhang Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

"You kid, don't say too many pretentious words. After seeing you for a long time, you will have to say goodbye. The world is not big, but you still have to take it one step at a time."

The middle-aged man took the reins of the old camel and slowly left Yumen Pass.When I left, I didn’t forget to say something heroic.

"gone!"

Zhang Chuchu looked at the back of the middle-aged man leaving alone. He knew that there were some things in his heart that he was reluctant to say and had no time to say.

Parting words are the hardest to say.

The young man looked at the vast land in the northwest and whispered back: "Take care."

(End of this chapter)