Taiping Inn

There are three great swords in the world. The reason why Qin Qing is called "Heaven Sword" is because his realm is the highest. He is the best swordsman in the world and his swordsmanship is in line with the way of heaven. The reason why Song Zheng is called "Demon Sword" is related to the behavior of this former leader of Wudao Sect. He acted recklessly and many innocent people died under his sword. In the eyes of people in the righteous way, he is no different from the devil. Moreover, Song Zheng takes the path of fighting to support fighting. Every time he breaks through the realm, he has to go through a lot of life and death battles. He can also be regarded as a "demon".

As for why Ning Yi is called "Blood Sword", as the name suggests, he has killed many people. Even Qin Qing and Song Zheng combined cannot compare with Ning Yi. Although Ning Yi is gentle and elegant now, and has restored his demeanor as a scholar, when he just held the sword, he was known for his madness. He didn't know who "I" was and who "I" was. He went all the way west, his body was like the wind, crossing the river when he saw a big river, climbing the mountain when he met a big mountain, and if he met someone blocking the way, he would kill him with one sword. Ning Yi's journey to the west was a bloody one. Later, Ning Yi recovered his sanity a little, but his temperament changed drastically. He simply became the king of the Western Regions, roaming the Western Regions, slaughtering countless horse thieves, and became the leader of all horse thieves in the Western Regions.

Ning Yi was so confused that he made a great reputation. Not long after Ning Yi became famous, Li Xuandu also became famous in Jiangbei. He also became famous by stepping on countless blood. Therefore, the two were called "East and West Twin Evils" in the Jianghu at that time, which means one in the east and one in the west, two big evil stars. If you meet these two people, you can only wish for good luck.

Later, with the help of the Female Sect, Ning Yi completely recovered his sanity and became a great guest of the Female Sect. In the same year, he met Li Xuandu, who was at the peak of his power. The two fought, and Li Xuandu won by a narrow margin with the "Human World" in his hand, thus completely shocking the world, and there was no longer the saying of "East and West Twin Evils".

Over the years, Ning Yi rarely committed murder, and even rarely took action. When his mind became clearer, he would reflect on his past deeds. Although many people died in vain when he was crazy, it was still his blood debt after all. Not to mention that his heart was tormented every day, but he also felt a lot of guilt. If he was asked to commit suicide to thank the world, he couldn't do it. He was a scholar, not a saint. So when Li Xuandu said that to him by the bank of Luoshui, he actually listened to it. He used the merit of saving people to wash away the sin of killing. No matter how the world looked at it, no matter how God judged it, he just wanted to have peace of mind.

But before that, he had to do one thing first, that is, to end what he had been thinking about all these years.

On the other side, in the Thousand Buddha Hall, although the master of the Zhengyi Sect returned in defeat, because Ning Yi's move was too casual, the scholars in the hall could not tell who was better, and they thought that the Taoist had driven the evil thief away with a sword.

The Taoist of the Zhengyi Sect had a gloomy look in his eyes, and after apologizing to the leaders, he left in a hurry.

Li Xuandu no longer wanted to listen to the discussion of Taoism, and left the Thousand Buddha Hall with Qian Jiner through the side door they came from, walking in the back temple which was now empty because of the discussion of Taoism today.

Qian Jiner hesitated for a moment, and asked softly: "Mr. Li, 'Blood Knife' Ning Yi is here..."

Li Xuandu was not shy, but he did not tell her everything, just said: "I have made an appointment to fight with you."

Qian Jiner was slightly surprised: "In this case, Mr. Li is not far from recovering his former state."

Li Xuandu laughed at himself: "Maybe."

Qian Jiner was a little unsure of Li Xuandu's thoughts after hearing this ambiguous answer, so she stopped asking questions and began to introduce the various scenery in the temple to Li Xuandu.

After this incident, Li Xuandu completely lost the intention to continue staying in this prosperous and beautiful place. After returning from the Great Baoen Temple, he formally said goodbye to Qian Qingbai. This time, Qian Qingbai did not try to keep him too much, but just said that the Qian family happened to have a caravan going to Qizhou.

Li Xuandu understood and asked to follow the Qian family's caravan to Qizhou. In this way, on the one hand, he could save a lot of unnecessary troubles, and on the other hand, he could conceal his tracks. After all, not everyone wanted him to return to Qizhou smoothly. Qizhou was now in chaos. It was the place where the Qingyang Sect was rampant. Qizhou was not far from the northwest and Liaodong outside the pass, and it was close to the imperial capital and Zhili. As the saying goes, how can you allow others to snore beside your bed? The court could not remain indifferent, so it sent troops to suppress the Qingyang Sect bandits. The two sides fought fiercely in Qizhou, forming a tug-of-war and confrontation, which made Qizhou follow the footsteps of Qinzhou and Liangzhou.

However, whether it was the court's troops or the Qingyang Sect, they all needed food, ironware, salt, tea and other things, so the caravan was barely smooth. As a first-class merchant, the Qian family naturally had special channels. If Li Xuan could use the Qian family's way to return to Qizhou, it would naturally be an excellent choice.

Before leaving, Li Xuandu happened to meet Liangzi from Tingfeng Tower. Perhaps it is not appropriate to say "coincidence", because with Tingfeng Tower's well-informed ears and eyes, Liangzi must have come to see Li Xuandu specially.

The two came to a teahouse on the roadside and ordered a pot of the most expensive tea.

Liangzi apologized: "The change in Jinling Mansion this time was the negligence of our Tingfeng Tower. I hope you can forgive me."

Li Xuandu shook his head and said: "It is related to the plans of the three sects of female women, no way, and Tao seed. If Tingfeng Tower also knows clearly, I am afraid that Tingfeng Tower will have no place in this world."

Liangzi smiled bitterly and nodded: "It's good that you can understand."

Li Xuandu asked: "Why don't you see the blue bird of Chenbu?"

Liangzi replied: "After this matter, she has returned to Zhongzhou."

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "I think Madam Liang already knows that I will leave Jinling Mansion soon. I wonder what advice Madam Liang has for me today?"

Liangzi hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't deserve your advice, but I just want to inform Mr. Li that our Tingfeng Tower also has a branch in Qizhou. The person in charge is Qingniao from Yinbu. Her surname is Li. You can call her Li Yin. If you need anything, you can find her."

Li Xuandu joked, "I don't have that much Taiping money now."

Liangzi smiled and said, " The main building has already issued an order. Since the fault of the Jinling incident lies with our Tingfeng Building, the young master can waive all the expenses for any information he needs to find out next time. "

Li Xuandu did not refuse, and bowed his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

Liangzi smiled slightly: "If the young master has no other requests, I will take my leave first."

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "Madam Liang, please do as you please."

The Qingniao from Tingfeng Building got up and left. Li Xuandu sat alone, raised his teacup with his hand, gently rotated it, and watched the clear tea in the cup ripple slightly.

It is said that people are afraid of hometown when they are close to home, and Li Xuandu is the same.

Although he has just left his master for only half a year, Li Xuandu has already shouldered too many things in this round trip.

The way to come is short and the way to go is long. When he came, he was free and light, just entrusted by others to save people, but when he returned, he had many more expectations on him and owed many favors. In addition to the swords and shadows, there are also human relationships. Favors must be repaid, so Li Xuandu naturally cannot be carefree anymore.

Thinking of this, Li Xuandu was a little worried.

It was already difficult to protect himself in the situation of the sect, and it was even more difficult to change it. To be honest, Li Xuandu was not very sure.

Li Xuandu put a piece of silver on the table and got up to leave.

Unconsciously, it was already the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year was about to come. At this time, the city of Jinling already had the flavor of the New Year. Li Xuandu walked alone on the street, feeling emotional.

Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during every festive season.