The bow of the ferry sank deep into the river, and the stern of the ferry rose up high. The entire ferry tilted to a huge angle.
People and horses were thrown off their feet, and it was a complete mess. The tourists in the cabins were still fine. They were just piled up like dumplings at the bow of the ferry. However, the passengers who were enjoying the scenery on the deck were in trouble. They all fell into the She River like dumplings.
Hsu Fengnian's feet were rooted to the ground, and he didn't move at all. Xu Baozao closed her eyes in a panic. When she opened her eyes in the next moment, she found that she was firmly rooted to a slope and hadn't fallen to the ground.
The stern of the ferry landed heavily on the surface of the river, creating a huge splash.
The imposing and insufferably arrogant Mount Hui Ziyi casually waved her sleeves, and those who had fallen into the She River were all pulled back to the ferry. They fell onto the deck of the ferry, and all of them were in a daze.
Xuanyuan Qingfeng, who had almost stepped on the ferry and overturned it, glanced at Hsu Fengnian. There was some doubt and inquiry in her eyes. Hsu Fengnian responded with a wry smile. She snorted coldly and suddenly disappeared.
Xu Baozao's mind was sharp. She went straight to the point and asked, "Do you know the Jianghu leader of Mount Hui?"
Hsu Fengnian couldn't help laughing. He asked with a smile, "You don't know her? Who doesn't know her? "
Xu Baozao asked again, "She knows you too?"
Hsu Fengnian didn't try to hide it. He leaned on the railing again. "I knew her a long time ago. At that time, the Jianghu people didn't know us. At that time, you Jian Province probably only heard of a prodigal woman surnamed Xuanyuan in Mount Hui. Her slingshot was made of gold. "
Xu Baozao's eyes were absent-minded. She lowered her voice and asked, "Who are you?! Are you the Peach Blossom Sword God? "
Hsu Fengnian was stunned. He thought that this girl's thoughts were very imaginative. How could she link him to Đồng Thái?
Xu Baozao stared at Hsu Fengnian and said, "Grandpa Song and Liu Guanshan have told me some things about Jianghu. In particular, Grandpa Song, as a grandmaster of swordsmanship, admired the Peach Blossom Sword God who went to the sea to visit immortals the most. He said that Mr. Deng's swordsmanship had already reached perfection, and his attainment in swordsmanship was no less than that of the Great Immortal Lu Dongxuan. Grandpa Song also said that Đồng Thái did not like carrying a sword. Since you even know the leader of the Xuanyuan Alliance, coupled with your indifferent attitude towards Marquis Gao Tinghou and the other military officials, and your appearance … "
Hsu Fengnian interrupted the woman's speculation and said angrily, "Just because I'm ugly, I'm Đồng Thái? Then if I'm handsome, won't I be the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian? "
Xu Baozao said bluntly, "Then you'll have to be reincarnated into a good body in your next life to have the chance to be the Hsu Fengnian of Jianghu for a hundred years."
Hsu Fengnian smiled knowingly. "Since I've known you, this is the most reasonable sentence you've ever said."
Xu Baozao twitched the corner of her mouth and gave a cold smile.
Hsu Fengnian asked for no reason, "Did you like Taoist classics in the past? Do you want to learn martial arts in the future?"
Xu Baozao was confused. She did not know what this mysterious man wanted to do. She was not in a hurry to answer. She only glanced at Hsu Fengnian from the corner of her eyes.
Hsu Fengnian's expression was serious. "Do you know that you're a person with fate?"
Xu Baozao was angry for no reason. She sneered and said, "Fate? Of course I have it. Otherwise, how could I be ranked fourth? The second evaluation also said that in the next rouge evaluation in five or ten years, when the youngest daughter of the Xu family grows up, she will definitely be ranked in the top three. She even has a chance to win the title of 'The World's Number One Color'. Do you think I have fate or not?! "
Hsu Fengnian sighed softly and said, "There have been so many rouge evaluations, but I don't think there has ever been an evaluation of 'The World's Number One Color'. Only the last empress of West Chu won the title of 'The World's Number One Color' and became one of the Thirteen Colors of Spring and Autumn. I'm not interested in 'The World's Number One Color'. I've only heard of the Beiliang cavalry … "
Xu Baozao frowned. "The Beiliang cavalry? Didn't they break up? "
Hsu Fengnian raised his head. The river breeze brushed past his face, blowing his sideburns as if he was flipping through a book.
He whispered, "Yes."
Back then, at the northwest gate of the Central Plains, it was said that Beiliang had 300,000 iron cavalry. Of course, it was impossible for the real Northwest Cavalry to have 300,000. At its peak, it was only 140,000. At the end of the third year of Xiangfu, it was getting worse and worse. After the 30,000 left cavalry led by Lu Dayuan was destroyed, Yu Luandao's Youzhou cavalry, Yuan Tingshan's White Feather light cavalry, Xu Longxiang and Li Mofan's Dragon-Elephant cavalry, Kou Jianghuai's Liuzhou cavalry at Qi Fu Long Pass, Ning Emei's Iron Stupa, and many of the Beiliang cavalry's main field battle forces. In addition to the two heavy cavalry armies, they lost and replenished their sources of soldiers again and again. In the end, most of them were still not organized. Before the young King left the Beiliang Frontier Army, only the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry maintained a relatively complete organization. The new Liyang Dynasty also had some considerations or apprehensions, so they did not make a move on this famous cavalry army. They let Xie Xibian, who was unwilling to enter the capital to be an official or general, command this army and intimidate the grassland.
As for why they chose Xie Xibian, who had only joined the Beiliang Frontier Army much later, instead of Beiliang's native generals like Li Yanchao, Ning Emei, and Li Mofan, the imperial court's intentions were obvious.
The frightened people on the ferry weren't angry at all. Instead, they felt flattered and honored. They felt as if they had been struck by a pie in the sky.
That's right. Xuanyuan Ziyi had disappeared from the jianghu for many years. Today, a deity had descended to the mortal world for no reason. How could these small fries not feel extremely lucky?
After Hsu Fengnian brought Xu Baozao ashore, they didn't climb the mountain. Instead, they went straight to Mount Longhu. He explained to her, "I don't think Mount Hui will accept you. I'll think of something else. Originally, it would have been best for you to stay at Mount Hui. The only places in the world where you don't have to give in to the government are these two mountains: Mount Hui and Mount Wudang. The latter is too far away from your hometown. "
Xu Baozao laughed heartily. "It looks like you're definitely not that Peach Blossom Sword God. Otherwise, no matter how arrogant the Xuanyuan Alliance's leader is, he would still give you face."
Hsu Fengnian glanced at her. "Shouldn't you be more worried about your own situation?"
Xu Baozao put her hands behind her back. Her footsteps were light as she stepped on the bluestone path. She didn't look like a stray dog that was fleeing for her life. Instead, she looked like a carefree child who was enjoying the autumn scenery. She smiled. "Even if the sky falls, there's someone tall to hold it up. What's there to be afraid of?"
Hsu Fengnian teased, "You're quite carefree."
Xu Baozao had yet to leave the "territory" of the Xuanyuan Family in Mount Hui, so it was still quite lively. Xu Baozao caught a glimpse of old peddlers on the side of the road. They were yelling with all their might to sell sticks of freshly dipped sugar-coated haws. A few gluttonous children begged their parents and elders for copper coins and ran off to buy them. There was also a beautiful woman with a cold, fairy-like face standing not far away. A young hero had already bought a stick of sugar-coated haws with golden syrup. The woman took it and smiled sweetly, melting the young hero's heart. Xu Baozao didn't stand on ceremony with Hsu Fengnian. She stretched out a hand and gestured for him to take out the money. Hsu Fengnian was too lazy to argue with her. He took off the long cloth bag slung over his shoulder and took out a piece of broken silver for her. Xu Baozao asked, "Don't you have some copper coins? Nowadays, silver is very expensive and copper is very cheap. Be careful that the peddlers don't have enough copper coins."
Hsu Fengnian smiled softly and said, "I have to save up copper coins for others."
Xu Baozao couldn't figure it out, but she didn't think about it. She took the silver and went to buy the sugar-coated haws. She was quite generous and bought two sticks. She gave one to Hsu Fengnian. It wasn't that the peddler thought she was rich and easy to fool, but in Mount Hui, killing pigs was a natural thing to do. The price of a bowl of wine could buy a jar of wine anywhere else.
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Xu Baozao held the stick of sugar-coated haws and smiled. Her pair of lively eyebrows were like crescent moons. She slowly licked the sugar-coated haws and a trace of happiness appeared on her face. She was content with what she had, so the sourness was at the tip of her tongue and the sweetness was at the bottom of her heart.
Perhaps he was infected by her sudden happiness, Hsu Fengnian chewed on the sugar-coated haws and smiled.
Xu Baozao said to herself, "I used to hear from the maids at home that you could eat this kind of stuff when you go to the temple fair or the Taoist temple in autumn. Especially the sugar-coated haws from Xinzhai are the most delicious. They are not strung together with bamboo sticks, but placed in exquisite and beautiful paper boxes. They are said to make people drool just by looking at them."
Hsu Fengnian asked, "Is this your first time tasting something new?"
Xu Baozao curled her lips, "Yes."
She seemed to be afraid that Hsu Fengnian would look down on her, so she quickly added proudly, "Although I have never eaten sugar-coated haws, I have tasted Luling's winter bamboo shoots, Guangling's wild ferns, Anxi's lychees, Yonggan's oranges, Yicheng's chestnuts, Heyin's pomegranates, Shangyuan's alligator, Songjiang's perch, jujube cakes, Nu 'er Hong, Wu Zhou's slender waist japonica rice, and even Beiliang's green ant wine. What about you? Have you eaten it before? "
Hsu Fengnian laughed it off. It turned out that she was a silly girl who liked to compete with others.
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