Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 48 Storyteller, pity flowers

On this day, "Yuebin Restaurant", the largest restaurant in "Anle Ji", was full of guests.

The reason for this is that the four guys from "Yuebin Building" just walked through the entire "Anleji" in four directions, beating gongs and shouting loudly as they walked. It is said that an old man surnamed Sun brought his granddaughter to find relatives outside the customs. Unfortunately, there was no financial support. Fortunately, the old man had an ancestral storytelling skill and was willing to tell stories at the "Yuebin Tower" and use the rewards he earned to pay for food and drinks.

They also said that this old man Sun's book was different from others. It did not talk about gods and monsters, or the rise and fall of dynasties. It specialized in all kinds of little-known martial arts anecdotes and secrets about the world, ensuring that everyone would find it fresh and enjoyable.

"Anle Ji" is already full of traveling business travelers. Recently, because Ma Kongqun has become famous, many Jianghu people have gathered here. After hearing the news, they all became curious and wanted to take a look at Old Man Sun. Whether they were really capable or just deceiving the world, they all gathered in the "Yuebin Building".

The owner of "Yuebin Building" felt happy and worried at the same time when he saw the guests almost pushing the wall through the roof and overturning it.

Fortunately, there were so many guests. As long as Old Man Sun told stories brilliantly, whether he promised to share most of the listener's reward money or the meals and drinks he sold by the way, he could make a lot of money.

What worries me is that if the book that Old Man Sun talks about fails to satisfy the customers, there are many heroes with swords among them. If they make a noise, they will tear down the restaurant.

Just as he was feeling anxious and anxious, a waiter from the restaurant led an old man and a young man from behind and climbed onto a high platform built in the lobby.

The old man has white hair and beard, and wears a blue cloth gown. He looks haggard, but his eyes are as clear as water, and his lively eyes show the agility that should belong to a young man. As his eyes moved, everyone in the restaurant felt that the old man was looking at him. He turned to himself and involuntarily restrained his voice, and the whole restaurant suddenly became much quieter.

The girl is fourteen or fifteen years old. Her red dress and red skirt are like a burning flame, a blooming rose, her black hair is braided, her skin is as white as snow, and she is bright and pretty.

At this moment, Tie Zhan was sitting behind a table in a corner of the restaurant, with Tie Linglong accompanying him.

The father and daughter were originally full of expectations, but when the old man appeared, they looked even more surprised.

Tie Linglong whispered: "Dad, it's really that grandpa!"

Tie Zhan also whispered: "It's him!"

Although the distance was far away, the old man seemed to hear their father and daughter talking. He glanced at them and nodded gently with a smile on his face.

Both Tie Zhan and his daughter looked at the old man with sincere gratitude.

The old man sat down behind a table set up on the high platform, and the girl stood beside the table.

After the old man sat down, he was not in a hurry to start the lecture. He first pulled out a two-foot-long dry tobacco stick inserted in his belt, took off the purse hanging on the thickly coated purple bamboo tobacco rod, and first took out the fire sickle and the fire sickle from the socket on the outside of the purse. He put flint and paper media into his purse and pinched out a handful of shredded tobacco, filling it into the yellow cooked copper smoke pot.

Seeing that the old man was holding a cigarette rod in one hand and a piece of paper in the other, the girl obediently picked up the fire sickle and flint, came up to the paper and lightly rubbed it. A few sparks flew out and landed on the paper, igniting it.

The old man held the white jade cigarette holder at the end of the cigarette rod in his mouth, and placed a little flame on the paper on the side of the tilted cigarette pot. The flame ignited the shredded tobacco in the cigarette pot. As the old man took a deep breath, the smoke in the pot The flame suddenly lit up, burning all the strands of tobacco red.

The girl put down the fire sickle and flint and took a step back.

The old man opened his mouth and spat out a long column of smoke that was as straight as a gun. He slowly said in a measured tone: "'The heart is like ice and fire, unstable in heat and cold; people are like gods and demons, good and evil are hard to distinguish.' Hong'er, do you know where these four sentences come from?" Whose mouth is it, and who is it talking about?" His voice was not very loud, but it was clearly heard in the ears of every guest in the entire restaurant, even the people in the private room upstairs.

For a moment, the restaurant, which had already been quiet due to the appearance of the old man and the young man, was even more audible. Everyone was whetted by the old man's four words and racked their brains to think of the answer.

Just at this moment, Ma Kongqun, A Fei and Sun Chun arrived hand in hand.

Ma Kongqun had a thoughtful look on his face, as if he was somewhat interested in the question he just heard; Ah Fei didn't care about the people on the stage, he just looked around the building, and soon saw that he had stood up and walked towards this person. Tie Linglong was waving while Sun Chun was staring at the old man and young girl on the stage, with an excited expression and tears in his eyes.

The old man on the stage looked a little absent-minded, and seemed not to notice the three people who had just arrived.

The girl looked at the three people carefully, smiled at them, and then answered everyone's doubts appropriately: "Grandpa, I also vaguely know that the person who said this should be the famous hero Shen Lang's best friend Panda'er, so The person who said this is Wang Lianhua, another close friend of Master Shen."

The old man sighed: "That's right, we also want to talk about this handsome young man today."

The girl responded to the situation and asked: "Grandpa, what kind of person is this handsome young man to be evaluated like this by the panda hero?"

The old man said leisurely: "Wang Lianhua is indeed an extraordinary person. Ordinary people have limited intelligence and energy. If they can make some achievements in a certain field in their lifetime, they can be regarded as talents.

"But Wang Lianhua is an anomaly. He seems to be an all-rounder who knows everything and is good at everything. In terms of essays, he is superb in poetry, lyrics, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting; in terms of martial arts, he can combine the unique skills of all schools and sects in the world. He can pick it up at his fingertips; in addition, he also dabbles in astronomy, geography, medicine, divination, astrology and other miscellaneous subjects, as well as flying eagles, running dogs, Cuju and shooting all kinds of games."

The girl clapped her hands and said with a smile: "So, that Young Master Lianhua is really a strange person!"

The old man shook his head and said: "He is a strange person, and even more weird. It is said that he was moody when he was young, and good and evil came from his heart. When good thoughts arise, he is like a god and Buddha who helps the world, spreading benevolence; when evil thoughts arise, he is like a devil in hell, showing abuse and power. That's right. Because of his uncertainty about good and evil, he only went against Shen Lang in the past, which once caused Shen Lang to have a headache and feel extremely embarrassed."

Then the old man recounted the past stories of love and hatred between Shen Lang, Wang Lianhua, Panda'er, and even the previous generation Shen Tianjun, Chai Yuguan, and Fairy Yunmeng.

The names of these characters are known all over the world, but the specific details of what happened between them are rarely known.

Everyone in the building listened to the old man's words in an orderly and sensible manner, and never seemed to have made them up at random. They couldn't help but become more and more fascinated as they listened. Whenever I hear the twists and turns, moving or thrilling parts, my mood will be filled with sadness, joy, worry or fear.

At the end, the old man sighed: "Later, Wang Lianhua was impressed by Shen Lang's martial arts and character, so she began to cultivate her mind and character, and changed her past behavior. When Shen Lang decided to buy a boat and go to sea to search for the legendary overseas fairy mountains, she also I once invited Wang Lianhua to go with me. Wang Lianhua went with pleasure, but felt that she didn’t know whether she could return to China. She was unwilling to lose everything she had learned, so she wrote a book called "Lianhua Baojian"..."

As soon as these words came out, all the guests in the building were moved. They all held their voices and held their breaths, looking at the old man eagerly, hoping that he would seriously tell the whereabouts of the "Lianhua Baojian".

At this moment, Ma Kongqun had sat next to Tie Zhan and his daughter. After hearing the four words "Lian Hua Bao Jian", he first looked at Sun Chun beside him.

Sun Chun had a surprised look on his face. Seeing Ma Kongqun looking at him, he shook his head and said that he did not leak the news.

Amid everyone's expectations, the girl lived up to everyone's expectations and expressed everyone's thoughts: "Grandpa, what did Wang Lianhua do with the "Lianhua Treasure Book"?"

(Thanks to the book friend Sky Blue Like Water, Flying Dragon in the Sky, Dancing Stars for the generous reward. By the way, my flying dragon friend’s name is very Gulong!)
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