The Northern Liang of the northwest border had always had the world's fastest saber, the strongest crossbow, the best horse, and the strongest wine. Unfortunately, a few years ago, there had never been a top master here. Hong Xixiang of Wudang had only appeared briefly, and Li Chungang, who had made a comeback, was not a native of the Northern Liang. At that time, Chen Zhibao and Xu Yanbing had not even entered the Martial Arts Roll. It was not until the new Prince of Liang, Xu Fengnian, appeared out of nowhere. He first entered the Martial Arts Roll, and then killed Wang Xianzhi in the territory of the Northern Liang that the people of Liyang Jianghu believed that the rise of the Fish-dragon Gang was just an impromptu stroke by Xu Fengnian. As Hsu Fengnian showed his outstanding strength in Liyang, the Beiliang Frontier Army and the Liyang Temple changed the most. It was not the Beiliang Frontier Army or the Liyang Temple, but the people in Liangzhou who had personally experienced His Royal Highness's debauchery. For example, the brothels where he had drunk wine, the shops where he had rewarded money, and even the fortune-tellers who dared to call themselves eminent monks when they shaved their heads and called themselves Taoist masters when they put on Taoist robes. They all swore that they had seen the new Prince of Liang's talent. Especially the brothels where they had received Hsu Fengnian and Li Hanlin. They couldn't wait to worship the chairs in the rooms where His Royal Highness had slept in. The women who had been lucky enough to accompany these young masters to drink were even more valuable.
The only fly in the ointment was that after Hsu Fengnian became the King of Beiliang, he had not visited any of the brothels in the city. As for the large group of playboys in Liangzhou City who had been beaten by the King of Beiliang, they were all arrogant when they went out. They all thought that they had fought with the most powerful person in the world. Who dared to say that they were from Jianghu in front of them? Could they fight with any of the ten people in the Martial Arts List in their lifetime?
Although the world had heard that the King of Beiliang had killed Old Monster Wang, who had dominated Jianghu for sixty years, those were all rumors. No one knew how invincible this new Martial Emperor was. Therefore, when they heard that the two figures would appear in the Elixir Seed Field in the northeast corner of Liangzhou City, they all rushed to the field. The origin of the Elixir Seed Field had always been the evidence of His Royal Highness' absurd behavior. He spent a lot of money to build it for Jianghu people to compete in martial arts. In Liangzhou City, where every inch of land was expensive, the Elixir Seed Field was five hundred feet long and wide. If one looked down at the city from Mount Qingliang, they could clearly see this large piece of empty space. It was said that at that time, His Royal Highness, who was whimsical, had drunk tea in the Provincial Governor's mansion for half a day in order to promote the construction of the Elixir Seed Field. Only then did the Provincial Governor have to take the risk of being beheaded and use four hundred thousand taels of military pay to build the Elixir Seed Field.
For so many years, the Elixir Seed Field had been a place for Jianghu people to show off their skills. Not to mention Jianghu experts, even Level Two Master Masters didn't want to go there to show off. Over time, the Elixir Seed Field became a playground for the children from the rich and powerful families. It was very suitable for flying kites and riding bamboo horses. However, this time, it seemed that they were serious. When the Wu Family's cavalry was about to die, the King of Beiliang was going to compete with an unknown swordsman who was over a hundred years old. Suddenly, there was a commotion. On the way to the Elixir Seed Field, countless rumors were spread. Some said that the unknown swordsman with snow-white eyebrows was the family head of the Wu Family's Sword Tomb. Some said that the old swordsman was one of the four disciples of Wang Xianzhi who defeated Lin Ya and the groom. Some said that the King of Beiliang agreed to the battle to win a smile from a beauty. As for why he moved the venue from the King's Mansion to the Elixir Seed Field, it was because a certain concubine was good at managing her household. She felt that fighting on Mount Qing Liang would damage the Tide-listening Pavilion. Because the old swordsman with long eyebrows and one arm arrived at the Elixir Seed Field first, the King of Beiliang didn't arrive quickly. Instead, he rode an inconspicuous carriage and left slowly. This gave the well-informed citizens enough time to watch the battle.
Sui Xie Gu, who was the first to arrive at the Elixir Seed Field, stood at the upper left corner of the training ground. His snow-white eyebrows fluttered in the wind. The old man stretched out two fingers and stroked one of his eyebrows. He didn't look nervous at all. The old man turned a blind eye to the crowd outside the field. His expression was calm, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He thought that he could resist the urge to fight, but it seemed that he couldn't be as calm as still water after fighting that brat. This was the last battle of his life, and the title of the strongest fighter in the world, no one else but him. It wasn't that Hsu Fengnian would be stronger than Đồng Thái's sword and Tuoba's fists. It was just that Sui Xie Gu had been a nobody in Jianghu for more than a hundred years. When he was about to die, he felt that there was no harm in ending the battle with a world-famous battle. Regardless of the outcome, it would be good to let the world know that there was once an old man surnamed Sui who had exchanged an arm with Li Chungang and had suffered countless swords.
Coincidentally, when the two of them were at daggers drawn, a little girl entered their field of vision and subtly eliminated the thick killing intent that had reached the peak of both sides. Sui Xie Gu went with the flow and wanted to fight Hsu Fengnian to his heart's content in a more conspicuous place. Hsu Fengnian thought for a while and chose the Elixir Seed Field in the city. Sui Xie Gu had no objections.
In a carriage, they stared at each other. Hsu Fengnian's ancient sword, Shudao, was placed horizontally on his knees. The future concubine of Beiliang, the head of the literary circle, stared with her eyes wide open. Wang Chudong stared hard at her husband who she had fallen in love with at first sight. Her small face was overflowing with color.
She felt a little guilty and carefully asked, "Did I appear at the wrong time?"
Hsu Fengnian's expression was gentle. He stretched out his hand and rubbed her head. He smiled and said, "You are always a timely rain for me."
Wang Chudong tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
Hsu Fengnian explained, "There are too many things to worry about in a life and death battle with Senior Sui at Tide-listening Lake. More or less, my hands and feet are tied."
Wang Chudong frowned and waved her fists. She said angrily, "Why do these old Jianghu seniors always like to find you to fight and kill? They don't have any respect for their elders!"
Hsu Fengnian couldn't help but laugh. "It can't be helped. Even after a few decades, there's still that much of a difference in seniority between us. It's not a year more, not a year less."
Xu Fengnian reached out his hand to touch the ancient scabbard of the Shudao Sword and lamented, "In the Jianghu, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than seeking 'freedom'. In addition to that, there is no second place in martial arts, so it is inevitable that there will be fighting and killing. I am considered to be in a good situation. Wang Xianzhi was even more helpless in those 60 years. There was a scholar with the surname Xie in the capital city who wanted to trap him in the Eastern Sea Martial Emperor City. Wang Xianzhi himself did not want to leave and could only wait there to be challenged. In more than 60 years, there were close to 1,400 big and small fights.
Wang Chudong hesitated for a moment and finally couldn't help but ask softly, "Why didn't you bring Sister Lu out with you?"
Hsu Fengnian was stunned and speechless. He seemed to have never had this thought. He always felt that she should stay in the courtyard on Mount Qing Liang, day after day, year after year, treating her respectfully as a guest.
Wang Chudong was simple, but she wasn't stupid. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to write 'The First Snow', which was about love between men and women. It was precisely because of her pure heart that she could point out the heart of others. She lowered her head and said, "Does this count as a crying child getting candy? Sister Lu is more sensible than me, so it's easy for you to forget her. I don't think this is good. "
Hsu Fengnian was silent.
After Wang Chudong mentioned it, he remembered many trivial things. He seemed to remember that he seemed to have promised to take her around Beiliang. If there was a chance, he would play a few rounds of chess with her. He would take her to the mountain to knock 108 bells. Most of these promises were unintentional at the time. After she "married" Beiliang, she became famous in Wutongin. She was decisive in dealing with family matters. Hsu Fengnian unconsciously regarded Lu Chengyan as a woman who could work with him to achieve great things. He had already quietly regarded her as a virtuous wife who would never complain. As for Lu Chengyan, after she died, she was indeed smooth and slick in dealing with people. It was probably just as Wang Chudong said, Lu Chengyan was a woman who "didn't cry".
Hsu Fengnian was a bit absent-minded. For some reason, he thought of the first time he met Lu Chengyan at the Spring God Lake. She was very warm, slightly utilitarian and worldly. Perhaps because of this, Hsu Fengnian didn't care much about her. What he cared about was even less than the cat-holding woman who chose to stay in Shangyin Academy.
Xu Fengnian chuckled and said, "If I can withstand the Northern Mang cavalry's advance south, then the things I promised her, I will do them all."
In the Beiliang Palace on Mount Qingliang, there was a private courtyard. The inner hall was dark. A young woman who was prophesied by a fortune teller before she married Hsu Fengnian, "a match made in heaven", quietly lit a green lamp.
This was the second time she lit the lamp wick.
The first time, it was Wang Xianzhi who died.
This time, it was Suixie Valley who started the fight.
The name of the lamp in exchange for a life.
My life in exchange for his.
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