The sword is as bright as electricity.
Xu Feng swung out his sword and stabbed the man in the chest. The man didn't dodge or dodge, instead he held the sharp blade with white jade fingers, and pushed the tip of the sword forward an inch.
A large swath of blood smudges—
Xu Feng opened his eyes at once. The sun had already risen, and the spring sun was a little bit scorching, making his eyes sting. He looked at the silent mountain forest, guessing that there would be nothing to gain today, so he jumped down from the tree, picked up the few hares he had hunted earlier, threw them on his shoulders, and went down the mountain with his bow and arrows in hand. .
Xu Feng's residence is at the foot of the mountain, and there are several hunters living next to him. When he went back, the daughter of Wang Oru's family next door was washing clothes at the door, and she saw him and said, "Brother Xu, are you back?"
Xu Feng has lived here for half a year, and he has become acquainted with her, so he nodded his head as a greeting.
Miss Wang wiped her hands, stood up and said, "You seem to be back later than usual today?"
"I'm not good enough, I haven't hunted anything, so I was delayed for a while."
"Brother Xu is also called incompetent?" Miss Wang looked at him, pursed her lips and smiled, "Didn't you let you clean up those bandits on the hill in front?"
Xu Feng was naturally aware of his weight, and said, "It's just a few bandits, it's no big deal."
As he spoke, he lifted his foot and stepped into his yard.
That Miss Wang also followed in, and said: "Brother Xu, I see that your clothes are worn out in a few places, do you want me to mend them for you?"
"No, I'll make it up myself."
Miss Wang was quite disappointed, she looked into his room, and finally her eyes fell on a window, she said: "It's already March, Brother Xu, are there still window grilles on your windows?"
Xu Feng didn't look up at the window grilles, but said in a muffled voice, "En."
"The color of the window grilles has faded, do you want to change it?"
Xu Feng's footsteps faltered, his voice suddenly cooled down, and he said, "Don't dare to bother Miss Wang."
Miss Wang heard the refusal in his words, and she was not very happy, so she curled her lips, turned around and left.
Xu Feng knew that he might have offended someone, but he didn't take it to heart. He went back to the house and disposed of the few hares he hunted today.
His house was not big, but the floor was cleaned fairly clean. There were a few pieces of animal furs on the wall, and a window grille was pasted on the south-facing window. This window grille has been around for some time, and its original bright colors have faded, and it can be vaguely seen that there are two heads close together.
After Xu Feng finished his work, he stopped for a rest, staring blankly at the window grilles in a daze.
At the temple fair that day, he followed the crowd and walked straight forward, not knowing where he should go. Later, unknowingly, he returned to Suzhou City. The house he used to live in hasn't changed much, it's still the same as that day when he sent Brother Zhou away. It's just that no one has lived in it for a long time, and dust has accumulated everywhere. Xu Feng walked around the house and took nothing away, only taking off the window grille.
After that, he moved to Jinling, visited various places of interest by himself, and then lived at the foot of a mountain not far outside the city.
Xu Feng was not unaware of Miss Wang's feelings for him. If he hadn't experienced those things in the past, Xu Feng would definitely live up to such a woman who fell in love with him, but now it is absolutely impossible.
Fortunately, the mountains do not know the years.
After five years, ten years, or even longer, he would eventually be able to forget someone.
In the afternoon there was a gust of wind, and it looked like it was going to rain. Xu Feng was afraid that the rain would damage the grilles, so he walked over and closed the window gently.
On the second day, Wang Orion went to the city to buy, and when he came back, he brought a letter back to Xu Feng.
Xu Feng knows who wrote it without looking. When he went back to Suzhou that time, he happened to run into Murong Fei, Xu Feng couldn't be bothered by him, so he had to tell him about his going to Jinling, and the two of them exchanged letters from time to time.
Murong Fei's handwriting is the same as his disposition, watching the flamboyant and phoenix dancing, dancing and uninhibited, every time he writes a letter, he writes a long and eloquent letter, with a hammer here and a stick here, and he can add a few words to any big or small matter.
Xu Feng opened the letter and read it, and soon he knew how many new friends his father had made, how many new spring shirts his mother had made, and which nursing home the maid in his house was dating. It was not until the end of the letter that Murong Fei finally wrote a serious matter.
March 18 is suitable for marriage, acceptance and alliance.
It was the day when Murong Fei's younger sister married into the Lin family.
Murong Fei had only such a biological sister, who was engaged to the second son of the Lin family when he was young. The two were supposed to get married last year, but because of the panic caused by the robbery of the bride in the Palace of Bliss, the marriage was delayed.
There are no disturbances in the rivers and lakes now, and the marriage between Murong's family and Lin's family is considered a major event. I heard that Lin Zhuang will hold a three-day feast for heroes from all walks of life. The Lin family's Luofeng Village is not far from Jinling, so Murong Fei invited Xu Feng to have a wedding wine, when he sent his relatives over, the two happened to have a reunion.
Xu Feng didn't want to go, but Murong Fei couldn't bear to write one letter after another, so he had no choice but to agree. The few clothes he usually wore were old, so he went to a tailor shop to buy new ones, and then he packed his bags and went out.
The owner of the Lin villa donated his righteousness to make money and made friends all over the world. During Xu Feng's journey, he met several groups of people from the rivers and lakes. It was only the fifteenth day of March when he arrived, but Zhuangzi was already decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the arrangement was joyful.
Murong Fei will not arrive until a few days later, Xu Feng has no friendship with the Lin family, so of course he is too embarrassed to bother them, so he just found an inn in a nearby town. There were quite a few quacks living in the same inn with him, all of whom didn't have much sympathy with Master Lin, and only came to join in the fun.
Xu Feng heard them talking about the second son of the Lin family when they were eating, saying that he was handsome and his martial arts was very high, he was considered outstanding among the younger generation, but compared to his elder brother, he was still inferior. When mentioning the eldest son of the Lin family, many people sighed, but some scolded him for being shameless, willing to degenerate for a man, and disgraced the Lin family. People on both sides insisted on their opinions, and almost quarreled over it.
Xu Feng didn't want to cause trouble, so he went back to his room to rest after eating. However, he couldn't help but wonder if Lin Yu would come back to take a look at his younger brother's marriage.
When thinking of Lin Yu, it is inevitable to think of another person.
Half a year has passed, his injury should be healed, right
I don't know if Master Xu has found all the medicinal materials to remove the Gu worms
In the past six months, Xu Feng tried his best not to think about him, and only in the dead of night would he let himself think about it.
On the second day, Xu Feng got up very early, and because he had nothing to do, he wandered around the town. This town was not big at first, but now people come and go from all corners of the country, so it has a bit of prosperity.
Xu Feng walked into a bookstore, walked around for a long time, picked out a few books he liked to read, and when he paid the money and came out, a young woman walked up to him, grabbed his arm and asked, "Have you read any books?" See my child? Have you seen my Po?"
She was dressed in a coarse cloth dress, her eyes were red, and her face was full of anxiety.
Xu Feng didn't know who this Ah Bao was, so he shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it before."
The woman let go of his hand, and then grabbed another man's arm, still asking the same sentence: "Have you seen my Abao?"
Xu Feng heard someone say: "Isn't this the He family's sister-in-law? Why does she look like this?"
"I heard that the child was lost two days ago, and I am looking for it everywhere."
"Huh? I heard that someone in the next town also lost their children..."
Xu Feng was also separated from his relatives since he was a child. Hearing this, he couldn't help but take a few more glances. He saw the woman asking questions one by one, and when he reached the intersection, suddenly a carriage came galloping. She was so focused on looking for the child that she didn't even notice that she was about to be hit by a carriage.
Xu Feng yelled "Be careful", rushed forward with a stride, and pushed the person aside. But he himself couldn't dodge it, so he had to use lightness kung fu, twist his body in mid-air, and narrowly escaped.
The driver was also startled, and hastily reined in the reins. Because he stopped too quickly, the carriage shook violently, and an exclamation sounded from inside the carriage. Then the curtain was lifted, and a young man in brocade clothes leaned out and asked, "What's going on?"
"My lord," the driver pointed at Xu Fengdao, "this man was in the middle of the road, and he almost ran into him."
The boy was born with red lips, white teeth, and clear eyes, with a faint smile on his cheek, and even the way he frowns is quite charming. He glanced at Xu Feng and asked, "Are you desperate? What are you doing standing in the middle of the road?"
Xu Feng said "I'm sorry" in a low voice, and turned sideways to make way. When he passed by the carriage, he saw a white and slender hand stretched out from inside the carriage, gently wrapping it around the young man's waist, and then a deep and pleasant voice sounded: "What's the matter?"
Xu Feng heard this familiar voice, as if his heart was pinched by a hand, and he couldn't move for a moment. He stood stiffly where he was, hoping that the man would say a few more words, but also afraid to hear his voice again.
The young man smiled sweetly, turned his head back into the carriage, and said, "It's nothing, it's just a strange person blocking the way."
The man in the car said something in a low voice, which made him laugh out loud. Then the carriage resumed its journey and gradually went further away.
It took Xu Feng a while to recover.
It's just a short sentence.
He didn't know if it was the person he was thinking of, or if he had a similar voice, so he happened to meet him. If that person, how could he be here? Could it be that he came here for the Lin family's marriage
When Xu Feng thought of this, he realized that he had thought too much. He took his mind off and went back to look for the woman who had lost her child, but he saw a vast sea of people, and she was nowhere to be seen.
Xu Feng shook his head and had no choice but to return to the inn with the book in his hand. He originally wanted to rest in the house for a day after eating, but unexpectedly in the afternoon of the same day, Murong Fei came looking for him. Murong Fei came here this time to send his sister off to get married, and the team to send her off is still on the way, he rushed here just to see Xu Feng, and he has to hurry back tomorrow morning.
Seeing him treat each other like this, Xu Feng was quite moved in his heart. For the first time when he went back, he dropped the word "Young Master" and just called him Murong.
Murong Fei was so happy that he took Xu Feng's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go drink!"
It's just that the inn where Xu Feng lived was really simple, there was no good wine or food, and Murong Fei was a pampered person, so he immediately dragged him to the best restaurant in the town.
On the way, a carriage passed by them. There were sachets hanging from the four corners of the carriage, emitting a faint fragrance.
Xu Feng's heart moved, and when he turned his head to take a closer look, the carriage had already turned the corner of the street. ?Xu Feng smiled to himself, and followed Murong Fei into the restaurant.
At this time, it was time to eat, and there were people coming and going in the restaurant. Compared with the inn where Xu Feng lived, it was indeed much more grand. Murong Feikuo was very angry, as soon as he entered he yelled: "Xiao Er, serve a table of wine and food!"
The waiter rushed over to welcome them, and led the two to sit by the window, and after a while, a table of good food and a jar of fine wine were served.
Murong Fei patted the wine jar away, filled their glasses with wine, greeted Xu Feng and said, "Brother Xu, we haven't seen each other for a long time, today we will definitely get drunk and never go home."
While speaking, he raised his head and gulped down a large glass of wine.
Xu Feng heard it amused, and said: "Tomorrow is Miss Murong's big day, you, the elder brother, are going to be married off, how can you get so drunk?"
"That's why I came here to drink with you." Murong Fei snorted angrily, "Brother Xu, you don't know, my sister... was born smart and cute since she was a child, and our whole family loved her. Hold it in the palm of your hand and pamper it, but in the end it's cheap for that brat Lin Xian, isn't it annoying?"
Xu Feng knew that he was reluctant to marry his sister, so he comforted him: "I heard that the second son of the Lin family is a good-looking talent, and he is very suitable for Miss Murong."
Murong Fei shook his head, and scolded his future brother-in-law severely with the strength of alcohol, before finally saying: "But marrying that brat Lin Xian is better than marrying Lin Yu..."
It was the first time Xu Feng heard him mention Lin Yu, and said, "The eldest son of the Lin family? What does it have to do with him?"
Murong Fei drank a few glasses of wine and became a bit drunk, so he didn't shy away from the name so much, and continued: "My father and Uncle Lin are close friends, and the two of them have made an appointment not long after they got married. Marriage of children. It is said that Lin Yu is the elder brother. My sister should have hired him, but because his mother is a concubine. Although he is outstanding in everything, he has never been valued by Uncle Lin. After some discussion, father finally betrothed my sister to Lin Xian."
Xu Feng was surprised and said: "Could it be that Mr. Lin... is interested in Miss Murong?"
"I don't know about this. The woman I liked fell in love with him back then, but he flatly rejected him. He only said that he already had someone he admired in his heart. I still can't figure it out. He fell for it just to bet on it." Those who have entered the way of magic, still have their eyes on the owner of the Palace of Bliss? If it's the latter... Huh." Murong Fei snorted heavily, obviously thinking that Lin Yu's vision was too bad.
When Xu Feng heard him mention the lord of the Palace of Bliss, his hand holding the wine glass trembled, and he spilled some wine. He didn't move, just drank the strong wine in the glass in one gulp.
Xu Feng's alcohol capacity is not good, after drinking this glass of wine, he suddenly felt that his heart was burning badly.
Murong Fei didn't notice his strangeness, he patted his shoulder with drunken eyes, and said: "Brother Xu, do you feel happy that you have lived in seclusion outside Jinling City for the past six months?"
Xu Feng was quiet for a moment, then said: "That's all."
Even if you travel all over the country, there is no place that can match the Lantern Festival in a certain year, the Lantern Festival in Lin'an City.
"After killing the devil in the Palace of Bliss that day, you suddenly left without saying goodbye. What was the reason? And your big brother Zhou..."
"There is no such thing as Brother Zhou." Xu Feng interrupted him, poured himself a glass of wine, and his voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, "Never."
Xu Feng couldn't remember what Murong Fei said afterwards, but he only knew that he drank a lot of wine and finally fell asleep lying on the table.
Half asleep and half awake, it seemed that there were hands gently wrapping around his waist.
Xu Feng felt light on his body, but he couldn't open his eyes. When he woke up, it was already the next morning. He was lying on the bed in the inn, and the door was knocked loudly. With a splitting headache, he barely got up and said, "Come in."
The waiter pushed the door open and entered, holding a plate in his hand, he said, "Master, are you awake?"
Xu Feng rubbed his forehead, couldn't remember many things, and asked, "How did I get back yesterday?"
"You were very drunk last night. A handsome young man sent you back. He also ordered me to bring sober soup early in the morning." He said and put a bowl of dark soup on the table.
Xu Feng guessed that Murong Fei sent him back, so he asked, "Where are the others?"
"The young man has already left."
Today's send-off team should arrive at Luofeng Manor, and Murong Fei must have rushed back early in the morning.
Xu Feng waved his hand and told Xiao Er to go down. After drinking the bowl of hangover soup, Fang felt better. The sun was hanging high outside the window, and it seemed that it was almost noon, so he was afraid of delaying the hour, so he washed up hastily and went out. If so, when he arrived at Luofengzhuang, the village was already full of people, all waiting to see the bride.
Xu Feng squeezed back and forth in the crowd, and with his martial arts skills, he was trampled several times. He didn't eat anything in the morning, and he waited until his chest was almost against his back before he finally heard the sound of gongs and drums.
"I'm coming!"
The crowd was excited, and Xu Feng was squeezed in, only seeing the back of his head in black. When the loud drum sound got closer, he saw a group of people coming to see off their relatives. Among them, a big red sedan chair was carried by several people. When it reached the gate of Zhuangzi, it slowly got off the sedan chair.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for the bride to get off the sedan chair.
No one expected that, with a flash of silver light in the sedan chair, a sharp sword with a cold light protruded out. ? When the sword tip was raised, it first greeted the second young master of the Lin family who was closest.
Lin Xian was dressed in bright red wedding attire. He was waiting happily to pick up the bride and get off the sedan chair. Unexpectedly, when the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, a tall man wearing a mask jumped out. His first move was a fatal move. Thanks to his not weak martial arts, he dodged it at this critical moment, he was hit by a sword on his shoulder, and blood flowed profusely in an instant.
Of course, he, the bridegroom officer, could not wear a weapon, so he could only take two steps back while clutching his wound, and shouted, "Who are you? Where is Yan'er?"
The man in the mask chuckled and said, "I'll send you down to meet her."
After finishing speaking, he raised his right hand, and shot out a hidden weapon with a strange shape from his hand. The hidden weapon didn't fly towards Lin Xian, but it hit the brazier on the side for the bride, and when it caught fire, it caught fire, and a puff of black smoke ignited.
The thick smoke quickly dispersed.
The accident happened suddenly, many people were still in a daze, and a well-informed person shouted: "It's poisonous smoke!"
Everyone covered their mouths and noses. Lin Xian was the closest, took a breath inadvertently, and immediately fell to the ground.
The masked man held up a token in his hand, and said loudly: "The palace master has orders, kill all the people present, and leave no one behind!"
As soon as the words fell, the group of beating gongs and drums to see off the relatives tore off their disguise, drew out their swords one by one, and began to hack and kill through the thick smoke.
Most of the people present were people from the Jianghu, and they quickly showed their weapons to take the move, but firstly they were defenseless, and secondly, many people had already inhaled the poisonous smoke, and soon felt that their hands and feet were weak, and they gradually lost their internal strength . Not long after, someone was chopped down on the ground, and he didn't know his life or death for a while.
Xu Feng covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and held a sword in the other hand, constantly fighting with the surrounding people. It was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy in the thick smoke, while trying his best to protect himself, he looked around for Murong Fei.
After Murong Fei went back this morning, what happened? Why was Miss Murong transferred? Is this really the cause of the Palace of Bliss? But looking at the mask that man is wearing, it looks more like the person who kidnapped the bride back then.
When Xu Feng was distracted for a moment, he saw a flash of cold light in the thick smoke, and a sword pierced obliquely. He hastily dodged sideways, but because of the poisonous smoke, his movements were slow, even if he could avoid the vital points, he would inevitably suffer some injuries.
At this time, there was only a sound of "铛", a stone flew from nowhere, and hit the sword, the tip of the sword was deflected by an inch. Xu Feng took advantage of the situation to dodge, and returned with a sword.
The other party yelled "Ah", it was obvious that he had stabbed him straight.
Xu Feng swiped his sword again and again, finally forcing the enemy back.
At this moment, the smoke gradually cleared, and most of the people around Xu Feng died. Lin Xian got a few more injuries, but he still managed to stand up, fighting the masked man with only a pair of fleshy palms.
Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Xu Feng was about to step forward to help him, but saw that the closed door of the village finally opened, and a man covered in blood rushed out from inside, shouting: "Second Young Master! Well, just now a big villain came to the village, the owner, the owner of the village has already been murdered by him..."
Everyone present was shocked.
Lin Xian's eyes were red, he yelled "Father", and rushed in.
The masked man didn't stop him, he only raised his sword and chased after him.
At this time, someone who didn't know shouted "Go in and save Villa Master Lin", and the rest of the people rushed into the villa one after another. Xu Feng followed the crowd and rushed in, seeing that the village was already in a mess.
Many of the guests who came to watch the ceremony were plotted against. There were many corpses lying on the ground, and some injured people were fighting with the men in black. The main hall was originally decorated as a wedding hall, but at this time even the walls were stained with blood, and it was still bright red.
On the chair in the middle sat a well-dressed middle-aged man with his hands hanging by his side and a gleaming long sword nailed to his heart. He was obviously dead.
"father!"
Lin Xian's legs gave way, and he immediately fell to his knees on the ground, and rushed over on his knees.
"Master Lin!"
Seeing this scene, everyone was filled with hatred and hatred. Just as they were about to step forward, they saw a group of men in black with bows and arrows coming out from the inner hall. When the masked man gave an order, a dense rain of arrows fell.
Many people were already injured, but at this time they were all crowded together, and there was no time to escape, only the screams sounded one after another, and blood flowed all over the ground, the scene was very tragic.
Xu Feng reacted very quickly and dodged the arrow with his lightness, but was soon followed by two men in black. He glanced at the situation in the manor, and knew that he could not fight recklessly, so he could only walk and retreat. When he passed the rockery in the garden, he suddenly stretched out a hand from the dark, and pulled him into the back of the rockery.
It turns out that there is a grotto behind the rockery. Although the place is not big, it is very hidden and just enough for people to hide.
Xu Feng was taken aback, and swung his sword to stab, but he was restrained by the opponent. The man clasped his waist from behind, and stretched out his other hand to cover his mouth.
"Well… "
Xu Feng was about to struggle, but he felt warm breath brushing against his ears, and someone whispered in his ear, "Don't make a sound."