Hsu Fengnian let out a sigh of relief. The people who had come to try their luck at the tavern had all come in high spirits after feasting their eyes. Many of them had even paid extra for the wine to the waitress when they were paying the bill. Soon, the tavern was completely emptied. Before those burly men with swords left, they didn't forget to bid farewell to Hsu Fengnian, who was treating them to wine. Hsu Fengnian continued to sit and drink his wine. Although he occasionally chatted with the woman about the harvest, he naturally didn't have any improper thoughts about the Lady Boss. The charming woman wasn't naive enough to think that this young man had any wild thoughts. She took advantage of the conversation. Since she didn't have any business to serve, she sat across the table from him. She carried a jar of Green Ant Wine and a few plates of homemade dishes to go with the wine. She said that it was for him, but it didn't cost much. As the two of them chatted, three more guests finally arrived. One old man and two young men, all of them carrying bags and carrying wooden poles. They sat down at the table next to Hsu Fengnian's. They weren't from rich families. The old man only asked for half a catty of Green Ant Wine. The two young men could only smell the fragrance of the wine and watch the elder in their family drink with narrowed eyes.
A burly young man with stubble on his chin asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, the swordsmen we saw just now, were they really the swordsmen from the Wu family's Sword Tomb?"
The old man nodded.
The other young man with delicate features didn't look vulgar. His lips were red and his teeth were white. He looked like a woman. If he had met those young men who liked men a few years ago, he would have been better off dead. Fortunately, there were still many arrogant young men in the prisons of Beiliang. Compared to the Beiliang of the past, the Beiliang was much more disciplined. Moreover, many rich people had moved out of Beiliang. Today, with the addition of Liu Province's Beiliang, it was a rare peaceful world. After the Lady Boss greeted the three cash-strapped guests, she returned to her seat. She glanced at the delicate young man and subconsciously turned her head to look at the young man across the table. Yes, the young man in front of her was much more handsome. She didn't expect to be caught red-handed by the young man. The Lady Boss saw that he seemed a little helpless. She couldn't help but laugh. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, she was a woman who would soon have a daughter-in-law. Her skin couldn't be that thin. The Lady Boss laughed straightforwardly. "Young Master, you look even better than the prettiest girl in our village. Your parents must be good-looking as well. Young Master, please don't be angry if I look at you a few more times."
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Lady Boss, if you want to look, then look. I can't control your eyes. But can you omit the small change when you pay the bill later?"
The Lady Boss laughed and said, "How can I do that? I've already given you a jar of the best Green Ant Wine. Later on, you can't miss a single copper coin. If Young Master can let me touch and pinch you a few times, I can consider it. "
Hsu Fengnian said helplessly, "Lady Boss, your business is really profitable."
The Lady Boss laughed heartily without hiding anything. Hsu Fengnian looked at her smiling face and laughed as well. Compared to the women who grew up in the misty rain in Jiangnan, the women of the Northwest Frontier Fortress were naturally less gentle and graceful. However, they had more of a heroic spirit that could only be cultivated in this place. Hsu Fengnian liked the Lady Boss's smile. It was just like how he liked Beiliang. For Hsu Fengnian, who grew up in Beiliang, Liaodong, where his ancestral home was, could never be called "home."
The handsome young man next door listened to the conversation between Hsu Fengnian and the Lady Boss and furrowed his brows. The tall young man sneaked a glance at the Lady Boss's chest that had "bumped" against the edge of the table and swallowed. The old man sitting next to Hsu Fengnian had a calm expression. He held a wine bowl and closed his eyes to smell the wine before each sip. If one looked closely, the old man and the two young men had thick calluses between their thumb and forefinger. It was clear that they had touched many things. Hsu Fengnian had seen it long ago, but he didn't want to look into it. The poor practiced literature and the rich practiced martial arts. These three were clearly people who practiced the spear all year round. As for why they were so shabby, even the spear shafts they used to practice the shaking of the spear were the most coarse pewter ones. Who didn't have a difficult book that they didn't want to open?
The handsome young man lowered his voice and gritted his teeth. "Grandpa, I heard that the Xun family moved to the Central Plains. The devil surnamed He must have followed them. What should we do?"
The old man's eyes were complicated. He lowered his head and drank a mouthful of wine. He raised his head and said indifferently, "Practice your spear skills first. Even if he stands in front of you now and you two stab him a hundred times, you won't be able to hurt him."
The young man was stunned and tears welled up in his eyes.
The strong young man whispered, "Why did I hear that He joined the Fish-dragon Gang? He even became a leader. Compared to the Xun family, he is even more difficult to deal with. "
The old man glared at him and the strong young man immediately shut up. The handsome young man's eyes lit up and the old man immediately said in a deep voice, "Whether you go to the Central Plains or the Fish-dragon Gang, the most important thing for you is to practice your spear skills. As long as Grandpa is still alive, I will expel you from the family if you dare to seek revenge on him!"
The tall young man whispered, "A month with a rod, a year with a saber, and a lifetime with a spear. With my talent, I won't be able to master the spear even in ten lifetimes."
The old man slammed his wine bowl and said angrily, "Nonsense! Wang Xiu practiced the spear for less than forty years and was already one of the four grandmasters who was as famous as Old Sword God Li! A year with a saber? Gu Jiantang practiced for only a year and became the best saber user in the world? Our Lord who succeeded Wang Xianzhi and became the best in the world … "
Speaking of this, the old man was suddenly speechless because he suddenly realized that the young Lord didn't seem to have practiced the saber for many years.
The tall young man snickered. Even the handsome young man was amused and the dense haze on his face faded a little.
The old man shook his head and continued to drink.
"Grandpa, our cold saber, the curved saber of the northern barbarians, and the waist saber of the King of Yan's army in Nanjiang are known as the three famous sabers in the world. Can you tell me more about them?"
"Practice your spear! No matter how good the saber is, it belongs to others. Even if you only have a wooden spear, it is still in your hands. "
The tall young man was very curious and full of dreams about the Jianghu of the Central Plains. He felt wronged and said, "I won't lose anything by talking about it."
The other young man from the north and the south was more well-behaved. He only asked, "Grandpa, last time you said that our Beiliang Army's spear technique is not suitable. Why is that?"
The tall young man laughed and said, "Grandpa is just bragging. Our Beiliang Army has Xu Yanbing and Han Laoshan, the two immortal spear juniors. How can it be our grandpa's turn to make irresponsible remarks?"
The handsome young man said angrily, "What's wrong with our grandpa? Wu Jinling, who was more powerful than Wang Xiu, even asked our grandpa about how to hold the spear when he just started practicing the spear! "
The tall young man made a face and said, "God knows if grandpa is just bragging."
The old man didn't get angry. He drank and fell into deep thought.
Finally, he came back to his senses and sighed softly, "Let's not talk about Wu Jinling, who was considered the most talented in Beiliang back then. The immortal spear Wang Xiu, Xu Yanbing, and Han Laoshan, the three juniors, in terms of spear technique and spear technique, grandpa was much weaker than them when he was young. In the future, the gap will only get bigger and bigger. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. However, you have to remember one thing. No matter what weapon is in the world, it is for people to use. Experts have their own way of using it, and ordinary martial artists have their own way of practicing it. Take Wu Jinling for example. He entered the Martial Grade at the age of nine, the Second Grade at the age of twelve, and the Vajra at the age of seventeen. In his hands, the spear seemed to have been bestowed with supernatural powers. Even so, when he was fourteen, he still encountered a threshold. It was also at that time that grandpa casually said a few words about how to hold the spear. After that, Wu Jinling was enlightened and started practicing the spear again. Unfortunately, the heavens are jealous of geniuses. "
Hsu Fengnian, who had been listening by the side, smiled and said, "Wu Jinling's early death isn't necessarily because the heavens are jealous of geniuses. On the path of martial arts, it is not a good thing to be too smooth. In the Jianghu, there is a saying that there are mortal enemies. Often, two people who are at odds with each other can steadily climb up the martial arts realm. No matter how fast they are, they are always advancing. It is probably because of the whetstone. If the immortal spear Wang Xiu didn't go to Beimang, he might not have become a grandmaster in the future. Moreover, I have also heard that in martial arts, it is taboo to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix. When practicing the saber, the sword, or the spear, after reaching a certain realm, there is no need to talk about the top three swordsmanship or the number one saber user in the world. Everyone is aiming to be the number one in the Jianghu. Otherwise, when Wang Xianzhi was in the Martial Emperor City for sixty years, there wouldn't be so many people who went to humiliate themselves. "
The old man smiled and didn't say anything. As long as it was a martial arts aristocratic family, there would be no elders who wouldn't speak of such things. In the old man's opinion, even a hundred of those "famous teachers" with undeserved reputation could not compare to a "wise teacher". Moreover, at the old man's age, no matter how much ambition he had when he was young, it had long been worn away by the passing of years. Especially when he heard about the illusory number one or number two in the world, he was even less interested. However, out of courtesy, the old man still faced the arrogant young man and raised the wine bowl in his hand as a toast. The young man also raised his bowl and drank the wine in one gulp.
The tall young man was a fearless newborn calf. When he saw that this young man had even heard of Wu Jinling, he was puzzled. After all, although Wu Jinling had been mentioned as often as Spear Immortal Wang Xiu in their hometown, few people in other parts of the Northern Liang knew of this name because he had died at a young age and died in a disgraceful way of getting drunk on the streets. Moreover, it had been decades since then. The young man couldn't help but ask, "How do you know about Wu Jinling?"
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "I heard it from a friend."
The delicate young man was disgusted when he saw this guy flirting with the lady boss. He turned his head and stared blankly at the post house.
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