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Chapter 78 I'm Forged
The young man's fingers stopped playing the piano, but the sound of the piano seemed to still be in people's ears, echoing in the teahouse. Even the sound of rain outside seemed to become distant. The young man's piano music was unrestrained. People came to their senses and saw that he was sitting there, drinking tea.

He held up the tea and handed it over. The tea soup was a little light, so the girl over there ate some dried figs with the tea. Such fruits are abundant in the Western Regions. They become dry under the sun and rough wind, but they are still very sweet. The coarse tea from the south of the Yangtze River just dilutes such taste.

"How about it, is it delicious like this?"

"One salty and one sweet, you can never go wrong."

The young man raised his eyebrows proudly. He was wearing a black suit with white edges on the cuffs. It was a bit too plain, but the flowers in his temples made his temperament become lively and enthusiastic. He sat there explaining to the young lady how to eat.

At the tea table next to her, a young woman lowered her head shyly.

The young lady over there savored the poem and thought it was really a piece of talent. She thought that this guy would definitely say that during the ten years of fleeing, he met a talented scholar who recited this poem, but this poem was actually very good, but her face suddenly blushed with shame.

She opened her eyes wide, as if she finally reacted, and repeated that line of the poem several times.

Her fair face was visibly flushed.

He couldn't help but raise his leg and kick Li Guanyi lightly.

His face flushed, he stammered:

"you you you!"

"Ah? What's wrong with me?"

The eldest lady blushed and whispered, "Why did you write such a lyric and sing it?"

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "I didn't write this. I met a talented scholar named Liu Sanbian on my way to escape. He chanted this poem by the well once. I have a good memory, so I wrote it down."

Xue Shuangtao asked angrily: "Then why did you write my name in it?"

"What did you say?"

"Raging waves rolling up frost and snow!"

Li Guan was stunned. He was just playing the piano to his heart's content, but he didn't realize that this sentence could be broken down into the meaning of [Frosty waves are like snow in the south of the Yangtze River]. At this moment, seeing that the girl's face was flushed, the blush seemed to be spreading into her eyes, but she was embarrassed and annoyed.

It is difficult for snow to fall in the south of the Yangtze River, and snow in the south of the Yangtze River is so rare in this world.

Li Guanyi prides himself on being sharp-tongued, but he was a little speechless at this moment, and said:
"me……"

Everyone around burst into laughter. The girl stamped her feet, turned around and ran out.

Suddenly something flew over, and Li Guanyi raised his hand to grab it. It was a silver ingot, just like the cheers from the storytellers and singers in the teahouse. The young man did not have the arrogance of a scholar. He took the silver, smiled slightly, and bowed.

Then he grabbed an umbrella and rushed into the rain.

The person who just threw the silver was sitting on the second floor of the teahouse. Some rain would splash in, so most people would not sit here. Besides, it cost more money to sit on the second floor of the teahouse. Most of those who came to take shelter from the rain were the children and vendors from the surrounding area. They would rather get wet in the rain than spend an extra ten cents to go upstairs to enjoy the view.

The man who threw the silver was wearing a bamboo hat and began to murmur:
"Raging waves roll up frost and snow, the sky has no boundaries, it's a good song."

"The style of Chen State is different from that of Ying State, and there is such a young man in Jiangnan Road."

The person who spoke was a female voice. She was wearing a mask and had clear eyes. Opposite her was a man who said, "I didn't expect that the Luzhou Sword Immortal would care so much about such a song."

The woman said calmly: "Poetry is of no benefit to me."

"It's just that the way he played the piano reminded me of an old friend from my youth."

"I haven't heard her piano for a long time."

The man could tell that the martial arts master in front of him was unwilling to say more.

He smiled slightly and said, "It was thanks to the help of the Sword Immortal and my Great Chen Kingdom's Protector General Xiao Wuliang that Yue Qianfeng was defeated. He was also a fierce general. It was the Sword Immortal's body-breaking sword energy that broke his aura and made him reveal his traces."

"The Luzhou Sword Immortal is worthy of his reputation."

"This is a thank you gift."

The man took out a box from his sleeve, placed it on the table and gently pushed it forward. The box was made of golden nanmu wood, which took thousands of years to make. This box alone was extremely expensive, not to mention the things inside it.

The woman known as the Luzhou Sword Fairy did not even glance at him, but simply said:
"No need to say more."

"I just promised Tan Tai that I would help him three times as agreed."

"After three times, all past grudges are gone."

"The previous time was already the second time."

The man smiled and said softly, "The Sword Immortal is still a man of the world. A promise is worth a thousand gold. This is the third time I invited the Sword Immortal to Jiangzhou City. In fact, it is still for the previous matter. Today, the world has changed drastically. Tuyuhun is the fish meat, and the countries in the world are the knives and the chopping boards. The grand sacrifice of the State of Chen is the curtain."

"On the surface, it looks like a flourishing business, but in reality, it is like a raging fire."

"Domestically, there are Yue Pengwu's affairs, the other officials, the two newly promoted Silver and Green Guanglu Doctors, and Xiao Wuliang and Yue Qianfeng's affairs; internationally, the Turks, Tanguts, and Ying are all here. If Yue Qianfeng, that reckless man, ignores everything and deals with such a big matter, wouldn't Chen lose face in front of the world?"

"Please ask the Sword Immortal to check and control this beast."

The Luzhou Sword Immortal said: "...Yue Qianfeng is very strong."

The man nodded and praised: "No. 34 on the God General List, he is naturally strong, but you, the Sword Immortal, have also roamed the martial arts world with unparalleled sword energy, so it is not difficult to stop him."

The Luzhou Sword Immortal replied, "I only have a 50% chance of success."

"You should go find someone stronger."

The man laughed, but he was full of regret, and said:
"A martial arts master who is stronger than you will not easily set foot in the mortal world."

"Not mentioning those four martial arts legends, do you want me to go find those ten grandmasters?"

"Knights-errant in the Jianghu fight for fame. Most of them become famous in order to be recruited as generals and commanders. Many of the famous generals in various countries traveled around the world as knights-errant when they were young."

"But those ten grandmasters, each of whom is qualified to be on the God General List, are unwilling to be controlled by others."

There was a hint of sharpness in the man's eyes, and he said:
"It is only because the world is not yet stable that they have the soil to exist."

"When the world is unified, I will march into the world."

The Luzhou Sword Immortal did not answer, but looked outside. On one side was the World God General List, and on the other side was the Grandmaster List for people in the martial arts world. Those practitioners who did not enter the imperial court, nor belong to the Hundred Schools, fought in the martial arts world, had grudges and love affairs, and became famous in the area, and finally gathered into one force after another.

The grudges and hatreds in the underworld are no less serious than those in the government.

The man continued, "The Sword Immortal seems unwilling to take action. As for the ten Grand Masters, since the Sword Immortal just mentioned it, why not tell me which Grand Master you think is the strongest and can easily dominate the Chen Kingdom Grand Festival? I will report to the teacher and do my best to invite him back."

He was dealing with this sword master.

The sword immortal wearing a silver mask said:

"You also know that one."

"But he is the only one you can't invite."

The man's smile disappeared.

Know who the sword immortal is talking about.

The only martial arts master who can undoubtedly defeat Yue Qianfeng in a foot fight.

The rain outside gradually stopped, falling on the eaves and rolling down, one drop after another falling on the earthenware jar, making a crisp sound. The Luzhou Sword Immortal raised his sword, looked at the scenery outside, and said: "Twelve years ago, when Duke Taiping was trapped in the capital, the Ying State Tiger Barbarian Cavalry invaded the Eighteenth State of Jiangnan. That man drove ninety-seven Xuan Soldiers and personally stopped them outside the pass."

The man said, "Lord Taiping stayed in the capital to drink, not to be trapped in the capital."

The Luzhou Sword Immortal said calmly:
"I really want to ask, what happened to Duke Taiping in the capital two years before his death."

"The border troops of Chen State all retreated, as if they were deliberately letting Ying State invade the border. The Murong family defended the city, and 372 direct descendants died in the battle. The blood of the Murong family flowed into the river in the city. In the end, it was the people of that city who defended the city themselves and forced back the 30,000-strong army."

"He personally killed 1,700 Tiger Barbarian heavy armored cavalrymen, charged into battle seven times, and crippled the second-best heavy cavalrymen in the world. It took him ten years to recover."

"Killed two divine generals on the list."

"Among the martial arts masters in the Central Plains, he is the strongest."

"Among all the swordsmen in the world, there is no one more domineering than him, but can you invite him back?"

The man looked frightened, but he just lowered his head and drank his tea. The Luzhou Swordsman walked out of the teahouse with his sword and umbrella, muttering quietly:
"I have spent my whole life with a flute and a sword, carrying the reputation of a madman for two hundred years."

"Murong Mansion, the divine soldier of Jiangnan."

"Sword maniac, Murong Longtu."

He drew his sword, mounted his horse, and swung his sword, raining blood; the bones turned white like mountain birds startled into flight.

The dragon's ambition is great, and the autumn water leaves no trace.

Misty rain in Jiangnan, the magical soldier Murong.

They are a family in the martial arts world that is proficient in both weapons and music, and is both civil and military.

The man was drinking tea in the teahouse, as if he recalled the bloody storm in the file and the competition between the various parties hidden in the text. Finally, he closed his eyes, as if he was listening to the wind and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the fierce sound of swords in the wind, and whispered:
"It's not ninety-seven, it's ninety-six."

"Among the weapons of the Murong family in Jiangnan Divine Weapon House, one is missing."

He realized that the person in front of him had left, stopped talking, and finally raised his head to look into the distance:

"Daji, no matter what, nothing can go wrong."

"For the sake of this world."

………………

Li Guanyi found the young lady under a tree. The spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River was very light, so the young lady did not get wet. Li Guanyi held up an umbrella to shield the young lady from the rain and said, "The rain is about to stop. If we are still outside at this time, the old man will probably scold us."

"Did you have a good time, Miss? Do you want to go back?"

Xue Shuangtao had calmed down. She thought for a moment and said, "Well, one last thing."

She pointed at the tree a little embarrassedly and said, "I want to climb up and see the scenery."

Li Guanyi was stunned.

Xue Shuangtao said, "Since I was little, only my younger brother could climb trees. Grandpa always said that it was not like a girl from an aristocratic family to climb trees. I really want to see what it would be like to climb to the highest point and see what the Jiangnan Road would look like."

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "Okay, do you want my help?"

Xue Shuangtao rubbed his hands together and said, "Don't underestimate me. Although I haven't entered the country, I have made some achievements in practicing the Jade Arm Divine Bow Technique passed down in my family."

She stretched her body, jumped up, stepped on the tree trunk with her right foot, and with a burst of internal energy, she rushed five or six feet upwards. Then she took a breath, and in just a few steps, she landed on the tree trunk.

The girl opened her eyes wide, looking at the Jiangnan city where the rain was about to end. The rain in Jiangnan and the desert were different from the rain in the Central Plains. The drizzle was like clouds, covering the bluestone slabs and buildings. It was as beautiful as a painting, but Xue Shuangtao felt that he could breathe more freely and comfortably when standing on a high place!
Li Guanyi said: "Should I shout?"

Xue Shuangtao said: "No, that's not polite."

The young man laughed and shouted, "What etiquette is there at this time, Xue Shuangtao, are you stupid!" His internal energy was surging, and his voice was so loud that it startled the birds. The young lady's eyes widened, and then she laughed, cupped her hands to her lips, and shouted, "Li Guanyi, you are a big fool!"

After shouting several times, I suddenly felt very refreshed.

Then she laughed.

After looking at the scenery for a while, Li Guanyi called her down. The boy said, "Be careful when you come down. It's much harder to get down from a tree than to get up. I'll catch you."

Xue Shuangtao said: "I am a warrior, don't be afraid!"

She jumped down swiftly, using the tree trunk for leverage, but at this moment, a gyroscope spun around.

A child of five or six years old chased after me without caring about anything.

Just like the children running around on the streets that Li Guanyi saw in his previous life, sometimes children have no sense of danger. The eldest lady's Jade Arm Divine Bow Technique is unparalleled in the world. If the child is hit, he will probably be seriously injured by the explosion of internal energy.

As Li Guan took a step forward, Xue Shuangtao had already transformed his internal energy.

He turned his feet and landed somewhere else, then landed again, avoiding the child.

The child holding the spinning top was so scared that he froze. Li Guanyi grabbed the little guy who wanted to run away and gave him a stern reprimand to prevent him from doing it again. The eldest lady saw that nothing was wrong and said, "Don't be so strict."

Li Guanyi raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise this kid will do it again."

He pinched the kid's nose with his fingers and said viciously:

"If you do it again, I'll come to your house in the middle of the night and cut off your nose. You'll only have two holes left." The child ran away in fear, his face pale. Xue Shuangtao laughed out loud: "Why are you doing such a childish thing?"

Li Guanyi didn't care. When he and the young lady were walking back, Xue Shuangtao could walk normally at first. Later, Li Guanyi found that her brows were furrowed and she began to walk to the left. Li Guanyi sighed, asked her to stop, and said, "Did you sprain your ankle?"

"You don't have a forged body. This kind of martial arts with high explosive power can easily hurt yourself. You also change your form so quickly... No, I have to teach that kid a lesson."

Xue Shuangtao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, stop messing around."

Li Guanyi said: "This is not nonsense."

"Can you still leave?"

Xue Shuangtao jumped and said, "Okay."

"It's okay."

Li Guan rolled his eyes. The young man squatted down and saw that the young lady's ankle was swollen. He turned around and said, "Come up."

"what?"

Li Guanyi said, "If you don't get up and walk back, you may have to stay in bed for five more days." The girl hesitated, thinking that her ankle had been touched by him before, so it would be okay for him to carry her on his back, so she gently lay on Li Guanyi's back.

Li Guan smiled and said, "It's really light."

He carried the young lady on his back and walked back on the misty road of Jiangnan Road. He bought a string of candied haws on the way. The young lady held his shoulder with her arm. The boy walked very fast along the way. At this time, he began to complain that there was no public transportation in the world. It would be great if there was a public horse-drawn carriage.

He joked along the way and the young lady burst out laughing.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Xue Shuangtao said: "I was just thinking that in the past, I just played the piano and practiced martial arts, and the days seemed to be the same. Today was very strange. I think that after a long time, I will definitely not forget this day."

She thought quietly, "No matter how far, how many years later."

"I will definitely keep recalling what happened today with a smile on my face."

Li Guanyi carried her on his back through the alleys of Jiangnan, through the mist and rain, with a smile on his face.

But when they returned, everyone in the Xue family was stunned.

When the old man heard that Li Guanyi took Xue Shuangtao out to play, he just laughed. But when he saw them come back, the old man suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

The corner of his eye twitched, and he asked the maid to take the red-faced girl, who suddenly realized what had happened, to heal her wounds. Then he glared at Li Guanyi fiercely and said, "Brat, come here!"

"If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll hang you up and beat you up!"

Li Guanyi said, "Because I am a little happy today, I am being unrestrained. Seeing that the young lady is in a bad mood, I will take her out for a walk."

"Happy? Okay, kid, tell me, how are you happy?"

The old man grinned, with a dangerous expression on his face:

"If you can't say it, I'll make you happy."

Li Guanyi smiled slightly, clenched his fists and bumped them together.

The sound is like the interweaving of gold and jade.

The expression on the old man's face solidified bit by bit.

Li Guanyi:
"I'm cast."

(End of this chapter)