With Liu Rugong in front of him, Lin Rufei naturally couldn't say what she wanted to slip away, so she made a perfunctory sentence and then fooled it. Luckily, Liu Rugong didn't look into it, but just took a big red invitation in his hand and handed it to Lin Rufei.
The invitation was like a hot potato, but Lin Rufei could only accept it helplessly.
Seeing that Lin Rufei had accepted the invitation, Liu Rugong knew that her gift had been decided, and she was eager to try it for a while, holding Luoshen's hand and rubbing it, her hand seemed very itchy, and the expression could not wait to make Lin immediately Ru Fei pulls out and competes with him.
"I'm about to get married soon, I'm afraid I'll be busy for a while. I don't know when Young Master Lin will be free. Let's set the date in advance." wedding ceremony.
Lin Rufei thought about it for a moment and then said frankly, "To be honest, Young Master Liu, I have been weak since I was a child, so I have never practiced swordsmanship."
Liu Rugong's full smile faded instantly, and looked at Lin Rufei with a blank expression: "What do you mean, Young Master Lin, you mean that a character like Wang Hao was defeated by someone who never practiced swordsmanship? He said coldly, "If Young Master Lin didn't treat me Liu Rugong as a friend, he could just say so, why would he need to make such an excuse." After speaking, he pulled out Luoshen and stared at Lin Rufei coldly. , "Since Young Master Lin doesn't regard me as a friend, then if you want to have a fight with Young Master Lin, you don't have to pick a date."
It seemed that this fight was a must, Lin Rufei sighed and said, "Since Young Master Liu insists on doing this, then it will be decided in three days."
Liu Rugong's gloomy expression faded instantly when she heard the words, she took out a delicate paper bag from her arms with a smile, put it on the table, and said, "Young Master Lin, don't be mad at me, I am just like that. No one compares swords with me, it is better to die happily. This is the dragon beard cake made by my third sister, which is considered a must in this Gusu city. You apologize."
Liu Rugong has always acted in a flamboyant manner, and it is not easy to speak soft words.
Lin Rufei didn't move the things on the table, and called out to Fu Hua to see off the guest.
Fu Hua outside the house heard the sound and pushed the door open. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange, she suddenly muttered in her heart. Liu Rugong waved her hand indifferently, said goodbye, turned around and left, very happy. After Fu Hua sent him out, Lin Rufei was left alone in the house.
Gu Xuandu asked him, "Aren't you happy?"
Lin Rufei shook her head: "It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just a little envious."
Gu Xuandu said, "Envy? Envy Liu Rugong?"
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "If I had talent like his, I would have developed such a temperamental temperament." He picked up the paper bag on the table, opened it, and saw the dragon beard cake inside. , it should have just been done, and with some heat, he took out a piece and put it in his mouth. The taste was soft and melted in the mouth.
Lin Rufei felt that the taste was good, so she reached out and handed it to Gu Xuandu.
Gu Xuan was not polite, took a big bite, and asked, "Are you really angry?"
Lin Rufei shook her head: "It's not really angry, but it's not good to show a good temper in front of Liu Rugong, so as not to fall into the name of the Lin family." His brothers and sisters are all so proud, if they meet Liu Ru Gong's approach, I'm afraid they will fight him on the spot - no, maybe they don't even need Liu Rugong's reluctance, they will gladly promise to compete with Liu Rugong.
It's a pity that Liu Rugong wanted to compare the sword to him.
"You can also try it now." Gu Xuandu seemed to be very interested in this Dragon Beard Crisp, one bite after another, eating with relish, "Anyway, this Liu Rugong is durable, even if he can't control his strength, he won't want to. took his life."
Lin Rufei frowned: "But there are so many people in Gusu City, if I don't control my own power, I will go down with a sword..." This is not as easy as slashing the top of Beifeng Mountain, there are so many people in the city.
Gu Xuan said lazily, "Then choose a place far away from Suzhou."
Lin Rufei thought about it for a while and felt that it was the only way to go.
There were still three days left before the sword competition. Lin Rufei felt a little crammed, but this kind of thing could not be accomplished in a short period of time. Although he could barely attach the sword energy to Gu Yu, he tried a few times. After that, I didn't dare to move. Either there was no response after waving it, or it was a slight swipe, and an exaggerated crack was split in the wall in front of me. Fortunately, there was no one in the room, otherwise I'm afraid that people would be killed on the spot. The innkeeper didn't dare to come to trouble Lin Rufei, and in the end, Lin Rufei asked Fu Hua to send some more silver taels as compensation.
After trying like this for three days, seeing that tomorrow was the day to compete with Liu Rugong, Lin Rufei felt that this was really unreliable. Liu Rugong split, there is absolutely no third possibility.
Gu Xuan had nothing to do, so he gave Lin Rufei a bad idea, saying that he would talk to Liu Rugong first when comparing swords, and before he had reacted, he would pass the sword first, and the matter would be over. Anyway, it was Liu Rugong's own request. Even if Liu Rugong was killed, the Liu family would not be able to trouble him.
Lin Rufei made a gesture of admiration at Gu Xuandu: "When seniors compare swords with others, do you often do this?"
Gu Xuan thought for a moment, and said calmly that he had really done this, but he was still young and shameless at that time. He paid attention to these things for the sake of his life. It was not like he became famous later. Good to do.
Lin Rufei immediately threw herself on the ground, who admired Gu Xuandu.
"Hey, Xiao Jiu, you are just too soft-hearted." Gu Xuandu said, "The sword is a matter of life and death, and you can rest assured that I am here to ensure that you can swing this sword out." Anyway, it wasn't Lin Rufei who died, he didn't need to worry at all.
Lin Rufei didn't care about him, she yawned and turned to bed.
She was a bit tired from practicing swordsmanship during the day, but Lin Rufei slept very soundly. When she woke up in the morning, she accidentally saw Fuhua and Yurui with sad faces. Because she was afraid that the maid would be worried, Lin Rufei didn't want him to be with Liu Ru. When the matter of Gong Bijian came out, seeing the two of them like this, I felt a little strange in my heart.
"What are the two of them worried about?" Lin Rufei asked Gu Xuandu.
Gu Xuandu had a deep smile in his eyes: "Probably think that the hysteria of his son's self-talk is more serious."
Lin Rufei: "..."
Gu Xuandu said: "I guess you have sent a few letters to Wan Yao urging him to prescribe medicine?"
Lin Rufei sighed faintly and said after a while, "Let them go."
The place for the sword competition with Liu Rugong was originally in Liu Mansion, but Lin Rufei was really worried that she could not control her sword qi and hurt innocent people, so she asked Liu Rugong to move to a suburb outside the city where it was not easy to hurt people.
It doesn't matter where Liu Rugong is, as long as Lin Rufei is willing to have a fight with him, that's enough.
The weather was sunny on this day, the hot sun scorched the earth, and the hot summer air steamed up, creating a roar of cicadas.
Lin Rufei had a cold body, but she really liked summer. Seeing that the time agreed with Liu Rugong was almost up, she bought a refreshing mung bean soup on the street, and slowly wandered out of Gusu City while drinking it.
The time they agreed on was in the afternoon, when the weather was the hottest. Lin Rufei didn't use an umbrella, and when she went outside the city under the scorching sun, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on her forehead and face.
Of course, compared with him, Liu Rugong looked a lot more embarrassed. He was obviously too hot. He picked up a hat made of lotus leaves from somewhere, and was squatting under the shade of a tree, fanning the wind with his skills. , with his sleeves rolled up to his arms, he looked like a farmer who had just come out of the field to farm, how could he still look like he did before.
Seeing Lin Rufei approaching from a distance, Liu Rugong looked impatient, stood up and called Young Master Lin, but his eyes fell on the mung bean soup in Lin Rufei's hand.
This mung bean soup is placed in a bowl sewn with lotus leaves, and it has been specially chilled with well water, exuding a refreshing taste. Lin Rufei also noticed Liu Rugong's eager eyes, but he remained unmoved, drank the mung bean soup mercilessly, and then called Liu Gongzi with a smile.
Liu Rugong gritted his teeth and reached out to draw his sword. Luoshen unsheathed, the blade was like silver light, exuding a cold killing intent: "Lin Gongzi, draw your sword."
Lin Rufei said ok with a serious face, then put her hand into the Xuna ring, and after a while, a black wooden shield was pulled out from it - this was the solution he came up with after thinking about it all night yesterday. .
In an instant, Liu Rugong even thought that he had hallucinations, he stared at the wooden shield for a long time, sure it wasn't his eyesight, he regarded the blade as a shield, and then hissed, "Young Master Lin, you took it. What is it?"
Lin Rufei introduced: "Wooden shield."
Liu Rugong: "What's so special about this shield? Oh, I see, is there a blade inserted in it!"
He had seen such a weapon. Although it was a bit special, it did exist.
Unexpectedly, the young master of the Lin family, who was standing opposite, shook his head very calmly: "No plug."
Liu Rugong: "..."
Lin Rufei said, "I bought it on the street, for a tael of silver, oh, the store also gave me ten cents cheaper."
Liu Rugong's hot and sweaty face distorted instantly, he stared at Lin Rufei fiercely, and after confirming that he was not joking, his anger turned into a strong killing intent: "Young Master Lin, you look down on it. I'm Liu Rugong?"
Lin Rufei said, "Of course not."
Liu Rugong said, "Then why won't you draw your sword?!"
Lin Rufei thought that it wasn't because I wasn't very skilled, but her face was still indifferent, and she said, "When Young Master Liu breaks my shield, I won't be too late to draw my sword."
Liu Rugong was furious. How could he have been insulted like this? He became famous as a young man and was the second son of the Liu family. When he was comparing swords with others, he saw his opponent take out a wooden shield, and he deliberately reiterated that it was bought for a tael of silver—
How much do you despise him, Liu Rugong? !
Although Lin Rufei had no such intention in her heart, it seemed that Liu Rugong would not listen to his explanation, so she had no choice but to slap her mouth lightly and quietly reminisce about the delicious mung bean soup just now. , I thought that I should leave a mouthful for Liu Rugong, at least let him cool off...
Liu Rugong's eyes were red with anger, and the Luoshen in his hand also had a layer of cyan sword intent, like a thin flame attached to the snow-white blade, he held the blade diagonally and walked fast, He swung the first sword against Lin Rufei.
The sword is majestic, mixed with strong killing intent, and the soil under his feet is smashed and smashed, forming shocking cracks, Liu Rugong's figure begins to distort, I don't know if it is because of the hot air, or Luoshen's sword energy was like blue flames.
Lin Rufei raised the ordinary wooden shield in her hand.
Luoshen and the wooden shield collided, and a strong gust of wind blew up, shaking Lin Rufei's sleeves, but his footsteps were as steady as a mountain, and he resisted the blow without taking a half step back. The wooden shield in his hand was actually emitting sword energy, like a perfect white barrier, forcibly blocking Luoshen and Qingyan on the other side.
Liu Rugong showed a look of astonishment, but soon, this stunned excitement turned into the excitement of meeting an opponent. He roared, Luoshen took him into the air, and then flew out towards Lin Rufei like a falling star. Second sword.
Lin Rufei remained motionless.
The second sword stabbed on the wooden shield, but it still hadn't broken in the slightest. The barrier formed by the white sword intent seemed to be a treasure that could not be broken.
Liu Rugong didn't care at all. One sword, two swords, three swords, four swords—his speed was getting faster and faster, and his figure gradually turned into an afterimage. Luoshen, who originally only had one handle, was swung all over the sky by him. Sword-like appearance.
The trees around Lin Rufei were like wheat waves blown down by the gust of wind, and they fell down one piece, and even the city gate in the distance was not spared.
The white sword energy on the wooden shield gradually faded with Liu Rugong's continuous consumption. Seeing this scene, Luoshen's blue flames became even more intense. In Liu Rugong's red eyes, the meaning of excitement almost turned into The essence - he didn't believe in Luoshen, he had an indestructible shield, and he was a mediocre wooden shield that only cost a tael of silver.
The white sword energy was finally about to dissipate, and Liu Rugong called out Lin Rufei's name.
Lin Rufei stood on the spot holding the wooden shield, her expression was neither sad nor happy. In peacetime, he was completely different. He felt the blue flames in front of him constantly eroding the sword intent in his body, and there was a sense of familiarity. ... As if he had encountered such a fierce sword intent before, but it was a hundred times more ferocious than this time.
Liu Rugong saw Lin Rufei's expression, and there was a look of hatred on his face. He found that Lin Rufei was actually under his own onslaught, and he lost his mind. His eyes seemed to have passed through his body. Looking at the void in the distance.
"Lin Rufei!" Liu Rugong felt an unprecedented insult, and he roared, "What are you looking at?! It's me who competes with you!"
Another blow, the white blade finally made a crisp sound, but before Liu Rugong could show her joy, she saw Lin Rufei standing motionless, raised her hand and waved the wooden shield in his hand.
A huge force came suddenly, and before Liu Rugong could react, it hit him heavily. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then he flew out like a kite with a broken string. Before flying out, in a trance, he seemed to see countless sharp blades hanging by Lin Rufei's side, while Lin Rufei stood in the rain of swords with an indifferent expression, her eyes were frosty, not like a mortal.
When Lin Rufei dealt with him, it turned out that he didn't even have to draw his sword... Before he fainted, this was the only thought that remained in Liu Rugong's mind.
Liu Rugong fainted, and Luoshen's manic blue flame sword qi also subsided. In summer, she didn't wear much, and Lin Rufei didn't know how to protect her body with sword qi. Her clothes were scratched and tattered, not only the sleeves were gone. , also showing a white waistline. Her long hair, which was originally neatly tied, was also scattered on her shoulders in a messy manner. With that pale complexion, if she only looked at her appearance, she would probably think that the loser in this competition was Lin Rufei.
"It's over?" Lin Rufei looked at Gu Xuandu, he didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
Gu Xuan nodded.
"Where is Liu Rugong?" Lin Rufei asked.
"It's lying over there, and I was knocked out by you." Gu Xuandu looked at Lin Rufei with a helpless look. Other swordsmen use swords, but his family uses the innate sword energy in his body to use a shield. It's getting easier to use.
Lin Rufei sighed, and after heaving a sigh of relief, returned the wooden shield to her ring. He walked forward for a while, only to see Liu Rugong lying on the ground and fainted, but even if he fainted, Luoshen in his hand never let go.
Lin Rufei said, "Is he all right?"
Gu Xuandu said: "It should only be a skin injury, it's not a big problem." It was easy to break, Liu Rugong's attack was too fierce, and he suffered a loss. If he grinds it slowly, Lin Rufei may not win in the end. . However, Liu Rugong's temperament is obviously not the kind of slow worker.
Lin Rufei half squatted down, probed his breath, made sure he was all right, and then heaved a sigh of relief, he glanced at the tattered clothes on his body, and said in distress: "I forgot to bring my clothes out, so I just walked back like this, floating. Will they misunderstand anything when they see it?"
Gu Xuan thought of Lin Rufei's two maids who were already worried and couldn't sleep, and said, "I guess I don't want to sleep anymore today."
Lin Rufei thought for a moment, and silently turned her gaze to Liu Rugong, who was in a coma.
Gu Xuan felt something in his heart and said, "What are you doing?"
Lin Rufei said, "Liu Rugong said, we are friends, right?"
Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows.
Lin Rufei plausibly said, "Since he's a friend, he should do a little favor. Besides, he also received a gift from me—"
Gu Xuan understood what Lin Rufei meant, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "You..."
Lin Rufei had already happily stretched out her hand to Liu Rugong, intending to take off his clothes and make do with them. After all, if he returned to the inn in such a tattered way, he would be bumped into by Fuhua Yurui and the others. Now, the maid, who was already in a hurry to fall asleep, may be even more anxious.
Lin Rufei buried her head and was earnestly unbuttoning Liu Rugong, but Luoshen, who was in Liu Rugong's hand, suddenly burst out with green smoke, and then came a woman's stern scolding: "Lin Gongzi, do you want to be right? What do you do like a bow!"
Lin Rufei was taken aback, and when she looked up, she saw the woman in Tsing Yi who was standing behind Liu Rugong on the roof that day. She was born extremely beautiful, with bright eyes and white teeth, as beautiful as the autumn moon. At this time, her eyebrows met coldly, and her eyes were full of condemnation when she looked at Lin Rufei.
"Luo Shen?" Lin Rufei stared in surprise, "You are Luo Shen's Sword Spirit?!"
The woman is disdainful: "What's the matter with you!"
Lin Rufei looked at her and sighed, "I also said that Liu Rugong is a sword idiot. It turns out that she is so stubborn because she is accompanied by beauty."
The woman's cheeks were slightly red, and she snorted softly: "Even if you praise me so much, I won't allow you to treat him badly!"
Lin Rufei said, "I'm wrong to him? Why is it wrong?" He tugged at his clothes aggrieved, and said, "He wanted to challenge me with swords, and he even ripped my clothes. I'll go back wearing this."
Luoshen was at a loss for words.
As Lin Rufei spoke, she became assertive: "Besides, I treat him as a friend, so he wouldn't even help me?!"
Luo Shen had nothing to say, he could only stare at those round apricot eyes, bit his lower lip, and finally said, "Then...the pants can't be taken off."
Lin Rufei waved her hand: "It's fine, my pants are fine."
So under the eyes of Luoshen and Gu Xuan, Lin Rufei happily stripped off Liu Rugong's upper body and put on his clothes. This Liu Rugong was a bit stronger than Lin Rufei, and her clothes were a bit bigger. It was just that Gu Xuandu sighed faintly beside him, saying that he would remember to prepare a new suit for Lin Rufei before the fight.
The weather was too hot, so Lin Rufei pulled Liu Rugong under the shade of a tree and slipped away first. He didn't want to wait for Liu Rugong to wake up and ask him for clothes.
Luoshen was a little dazed by Lin Rufei's actions. Maybe he was thinking, how can this river and lake be so terrifying? If he loses the competition, he won't even be able to keep a piece of clothes.
Lin Rufei happily returned to Gusu City, bought another bowl of mung bean soup, and chatted with Gu Xuan about Luoshen and Liu Rugong. Now seeing such a beautiful Luoshen, Liu Rugong's marriage has become a matter of course, but Gu Xuandu's expression has always been very strange, until Lin Rufei asked when he arrived at the inn, he said: "It is reasonable to say that ordinary people are watching I can't see the sword spirit."
Lin Rufei: "Ah? What do you mean?"
Gu Xuandu said: "I mean Liu Rugong shouldn't be able to see Luo Shen."
Lin Rufei said, "Then how did I see it?"
Gu Xuandu said: "You are different. You... have a surging sword intent in your body, and you are not an ordinary person."
Lin Rufei asked, "Who is that?"
Gu Xuan thought about it for a while, and came up with two words: "Swordman?"
Lin Rufei: "..." I always feel that something is not quite right.
Gu Xuandu also noticed that the word sounded strange. The two looked at each other and remained silent for a long time before he whispered: "No, I didn't scold you."
Lin Rufei said quietly, "I believe it."
Gu Xuan looked helpless.
After a while, Lin Rufei asked again, "But didn't you see it too?"
Gu Xuandu said, "I'm not human either."
Lin Rufei: "..." Why is the conversation between the two of them getting more and more strange.
"Do you remember that night? Liu Rugong couldn't see Luoshen." Gu Xuan felt that it didn't make sense. "But if he couldn't see Luoshen, why would he stubbornly marry him?"
Lin Rufei drank her mung bean soup and shook her head lazily: "How do I know." He didn't understand.
Gu Xuandu said something that was logical, and it became unreasonable. Lin Rufei guessed that maybe Liu Rugong had his own way to see Luoshen.
Gu Xuandu couldn't help shaking his head: "There are too few such methods, even I only know one or two, how could Liu Rugong know."
The two discussed their doubts for a long time. Until that night, Lin Rufei, who was about to go to bed, heard a light knock on the window. Gu Xuan helped him open the window. Looking at him nervously.
Before Lin Rufei could open his mouth to ask, Luoshen said sternly, "Young Master Lin, can I ask you to do me a favor?"
The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: I didn't want to scold you.
Lin Rufei: Really
Gu Xuandu: In our place, people who combine human and sword are called swordmen for short.
Lin Rufei: You didn't get beaten for calling people that
Gu Xuandu: They can't beat me anyway.
Lin Rufei: ... Okay.