Chapter 178: Travel north

The team of businessmen that Li Fuyao left Shaoliang City with was not in the business of transporting some rare things in Shaoliang City to the north to sell, nor was it relying on these goods to make yellow and white things, but this team. Except for some grains and winter clothes, the goods transported by the business travellers are delicate foods that are not produced in Beiyan County. They were purchased by some wealthy businessmen in Shaoliang City and sent to Beiyan County. Come to reward those soldiers on the front line. The War Department’s winter supplies to be sent to the frontier troops are being raised, and it won’t be long before they can be delivered to the front line. This first group of businessmen can be regarded as a "pioneer", but the journey from Shaoliang City to Beiyan County is long. , It is inevitable that there will be some mistakes, so before leaving the city, this team of businessmen has already spent money to let the largest Zhenyuan Escort in Shaoliang City bet the darts. It is known that the general dart head Lu has never made any mistakes since his debut. Personally escorting, there are almost a hundred people in the Escort. They are all good players in the arena. I'm afraid that the entire Great Zhou Jianghu is only the Zhenyuan Escort.
But even so, the chief dart head didn't dare to take it lightly. Before leaving the city, he suggested that Mr. Yang Da, who is in charge of the business in the business travel, recruit a few more good players. After all, the value of these goods is really not light.
In Shaoliang City, the announcement was released. For three days, there were quite a few people who came, but both from Lu Changnian's point of view, or from Mr. Yang Da, they didn't like it.
Before he finally gave up, there was a young man with a white robe backed sword box and said that he wanted to give it a try, and he didn’t need any money. He just had to take care of three meals and prevent him from walking with a pair of fleshy feet. Lu Changnian saw him like that. Son, he hesitated at first, but the boy wasn't angry at all, he just asked a hero to try.
Whether the handle is hard or not, you still have to show it.
After that, the white-robed boy drew a tie with the disciple who had been highly valued by the head of the dart board in the martial arts field of the for many years. This suddenly surprised the head of the dart. After all, this one was carrying the sword from beginning to end. The boy in Xia hasn't even taken out the sword behind him.
After the matter was finalized, besides the hundreds of guards in Zhenyuan Escort, there was also a young man with a white robe backed sword box.
On the way from Shaoliang City to Beiyan County, in fact, the hundred people in the Escort Bureau are not very interested in that young man. After all, according to Lu Changnian, he can have such martial arts cultivation skills at this age. Small households are definitely not cultivated, even if they are not as good as the martial arts masters of the Xie family, they are not much different.
Among the hundred people, a few female dartists who were born in the arena and lakes are very interested in this young man. When the caravan rests on weekdays, they like to rely on this young man to ask questions that are not salty or not.
The white-robed boy has a good temper. Except for these female escorts who are willing to say a few words to him, the rest of the players have heard that he and the disciple who claimed to be the top three of the younger generation in the had a tie. When I had nothing to do, I talked to him very happily in twos and threes. There were a few good swordsmen in the escort. I don’t know what happened. I asked the boy for advice or something. I started to show some kind of attitude towards the boy. I sincerely admire him, and when I saw him, I was willing to call Li Gongzi sincerely.
The white-robed young man named Li didn't stop him, anyway, according to his words, shouting whenever he wanted, it was not a big deal.
It's just that when someone asks to see what the sword in his sword box is, the boy always smiles and refuses. Whatever you say, the boy with good temper just smiles and refuses to agree.
After being soaked for several days without seeing that Li Gongzi let go, everyone in the gave up. Afterwards, the gossips just didn't mention watching the sword.
The days passed. One day after nearly half of the journey, the caravan encountered the first snow. The snow was not too big, and it happened to be able to wet people’s clothes. The caravan looked for a long deserted mountain hut. These are the temporary residences where people used to go to the mountains to collect firewood, but they are now deserted.
There are quite a few huts, enough to accommodate more than one hundred people.
Lu Changnian was invited by Mr. Yang to discuss matters in the distance. The rest of the people stayed in the house to avoid the snow. Only Li Fuyao took a branch and squatted under a big tree next to the hut that could cover the heavy snow and painted on the ground. Holding something.
It didn't take long before Li Fuyao was patted on the shoulder. Before he turned his head, the person who patted him on the shoulder was already in front of him. She was a female dartist with a delicate sword.
It is also the niece of the chief dart head Lu for many years, Lu Xiaowan.
It was the only one who used a sword among these female escorts.
Lu Xiaowan squatted in front of Li Fuyao, looking at what this guy had drawn on the ground, she was a little inexplicable, and then asked: "Li Fuyao, what are you painting?"
Li Fuyao ignored her and continued to paint something, but soon the woman snatched the dead branches from her hands and threw them away.
Li Fuyao was also not angry, just a little helpless.
On the contrary, Lu Xiaowan frowned, "It is said that your martial arts is not much different from the second brother, why is your temper so much better than him? This is not angry? I heard that you and the second brother did not use a sword before, did you There is no sword in the sword box behind you?"
Li Fuyao ignored her. He just leaned back, sat under the big tree, and untied the sword case. He was leaning on the trunk behind his back. He put one hand on the sword case, and he just closed his eyes and rested. However, the actions have shown that this sword box will not be shown to her.
Lu Xiaowan took out a jug of wine from behind, poured a few sips into her mouth, and said, "I don't know where the weird person is. I don't drink wine. Li Fuyao, I suspect that you came from the palace."
Li Fuyao opened his eyes and looked at this female dart player who likes to drink. His scalp was also tingling. When he first walked with the caravan, he said that he would not drink, but Lu Xiaowan became acquainted with him. He used wine to tease him from time to time, saying that there is no reason to walk in the world and not drink. Li Fuyao would not pay attention to these words, but he couldn’t hold back that Lu Xiaowan would come to him and drink a pot or two every day. Li Fuyao was really helpless, and according to the rest of the escort, the fifteenth Senior Sister was so drunk that she was not drunk at all with a pot or two.
This can be regarded as a weird thing, after all, this girl's father, the younger brother who has always been the head of the dart, is really good at drinking.
Li Fuyao was extremely helpless, "Miss Lu, if there is nothing wrong, you might as well practice a few sets of swordsmanship. You all live a life of licking blood on the edge of the knife. The handle is not hard, I am afraid that something will happen sooner or later."
Lu Xiaowan glared at Li Fuyao, gritted her teeth and said, "Li Fuyao, what are you talking about?"
Li Fuyao said patiently: "Not to mention whether you are walking in the rivers and lakes, even if you are a lady of a big family, you must always have the strength to protect yourself if you do not leave the door. This kind of livelihood, 10,000 steps back, even if you can't protect the dart, you have to protect your wealth and life."
Lu Xiaowan covered her mouth and smiled: "Li Fuyao, looking at you like this, you really look like a senior in the rivers and lakes who have walked far away. Oh, if you think that my swordsmanship is not good, help me out on the road in the future?"
Li Fuyao was expressionless, "Helped for a while, but not for a lifetime."
Lu Xiaowan wanted to say something, and a majestic voice came from behind, "Xiaowan!"
Without turning his head, Lu Xiaowan knew that his uncle must have arrived.
Lu Changnian, who was wearing a blue cloth gown, hung a sword around his waist, walked a few steps, and said to Lu Xiaowan: "Xiaowan, go and help your brothers to see if there is anything unusual. Uncle has something to tell Li Gongzi."
Lu Xiaowan stuck out her tongue and didn't say much. In the Lu family, no one dared to confront this uncle face to face.
After Lu Xiaowan left, Lu Changnian shook his hand towards Li Fu, "Master Li, can you say something to me?"
Li Fuyao stood up, nodded and smiled: "Naturally, it's fine."
Lu Changnian asked straightforwardly: "The realm of Li Gongzi's martial arts should be better than many of my ineffective disciples. It must have been merciful that day. During these days, Lu and Mr. Yang Da observed and felt that Li Gongzi's martial arts cultivation was good. Maybe it's much higher than what Lu thinks. Today I came to think of Li Gongzi, what is the martial art realm of Li Gongzi? What are you willing to do for us people?"
Li Fuyao frowned, and answered the wrong question, "Is there a ruthless character who can't handle the general dart head on the road ahead?"
Lu Changnian said frankly: "After passing this place, in the Mianshan County in front, there is a Feng Qianshan who is known as the number one master in the underworld. This gangster was originally active in the southeast generation, but recently I don’t know why he came to the north. , The several castles in Mianshan have been collected under his command. Now that we go further, we will have to fight hard in all likelihood. In fact, if it weren’t for this news, the Zhenyuan Escort might not dare to take over. A dart. Of course, if it is really impossible, we can also wait for a while, and wait until the food protection army of the Ministry of War follows behind, and go to Beiyan County with them. But if this is the case, we can’t be on time. Arrived at the border."
Li Fuyao was silent for a moment, but still didn't say it through, but just asked, "Aren't the hundred people in the head of the general dart head opponent?"
Lu Changnian sighed: "Feng Qianshan was a great master in the Great Zhou rivers and lakes. He was invincible in the southeast. He was extremely powerful with a knife. Later it was said that he was challenged by a mysterious figure with a knife. He turned into the underworld, and later became the leading hero on the underworld. In the past, he was in the southeast. It was a big deal for us to pick up business in the southeast. Now he has appeared in the north. It really caught Lu by surprise. Even so, there is still no reason for Li Gongzi to do his best. Coming to tell Li Gongzi about these things today is for Li Gongzi to choose. If you are afraid of trouble, you can go first."
Lu Changnian deserves to be a figure who has been in the rivers and lakes for so many years. When he talks about these things, he never forgets to leave Li Fuyao a little bit thin.
It's not straightforward.
Li Fuyao thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Since it is Mr. Lu who said that, Mr. Yang Da’s meals are not bad. I don’t want to come and have no reason to leave. If Mr. Lu is trustworthy, every thousand. The mountain is left to the chief dart head. I will take care of the rest."
Lu Changnian joked: "Lord Li said so, but let Lu jump into the fire pit, this sword at Qianshan is much faster than Lu's sword."
Li Fu shook his head. From his point of view, the head of Mr. Lu's dart head is actually not bad. Although he is not a famous knight in the world, he actually belongs to the kind of hideaway no matter how you look at it. A class of people.
Walking on the rivers and lakes, it’s the only way to live longer.
Lu Changnian, who had put down a big rock in his heart, did not rush to leave, but asked another question, "Lu dare to ask, since Li Gongzi uses a sword, where does his master go? Or does he have something to do with his family?"
Li Fuyao said freely and easily: "I have some kind of affection with that Xie Jiabaoshu. Before that guy was drunk and he dared to make a joke, let me walk around with his handle to see if he The scenery seen."
Lu Changnian was startled at first, and then he seemed relieved to say: "The martial arts talent of General Xie is not weaker than his martial arts skills. If Da Zhou really needed a battlefield general, we might be on this river and lake. There will be such a great master suddenly born."
After all, he still didn't quite believe that Li Fuyao had anything to do with that Xie Jiabaoshu.
Li Fuyao saw it, but just laughed it off.
Lu Changnian and Li Fuyao chatted for a while and then left.
Just before leaving, he still looked at the sword box in front of Li Fuyao.
After a quarter of an hour later, the Mr. Yang sent someone to send a pot of hot tea. Now one or two hundred people in the caravan knew that the young man did not drink, so he sent hot tea.
Li Fuyao lifted the pot of hot tea and held it in his palm. He didn't rush to drink it, just feeling the slightly hot temperature of the teapot.
The snow has been falling for a long time, and now the big tree above his head is already covered with hoarfrost. As for the front, if he didn't intentionally or unintentionally used sword energy to isolate the wind and snow, it might be the same.
Li Fuyao, who has never made a sword, and Li Fuyao, who has never raised a sword these days, finally sat down at this moment, opened the sword case, put the two swords on his knees, closed his eyes and raised the sword.
Qingsi and Xiaoxue, Qingsi didn't have much reaction. Perhaps Xiaoxue was a little happy after seeing this snow.
The sword body trembled slightly.
Sword Qi overflowed slightly, only within ten feet of Li Fuyao, not letting the wind and snow get close.
For the first time, the guards of the escorts who were far away saw the two swords in Li Fu's sword box. They thought they were about to come over and take a look, but they were stopped by the head of Lu's guard.
"When Li Gongzi arrives at a critical moment, if you rush over like this, is it possible that you are not afraid of Li Gongzi going crazy?!"
Lu Changnian took Li Fuyao's sword raising as an enlightenment in martial arts, and he became diligent.
After a while, he secretly admired that such a person, at such an age, can make great progress in martial arts, and let him walk for a few decades, maybe the first person in the big Zhou Jianghu will really move.
Mr. Yang Da, wearing a thick winter coat, walked a few steps here, stood beside Lu Changnian, and asked softly, "How do you look at the head of the head?"
Lu Changnian did not conceal this Mr. Yang Da, who is quite prestigious in Shaoliang City, and bluntly expressed his opinion, "From Lu Mou's point of view, the martial art state of this young man will not be too low, even if It’s not as good as Lu, but in fact it’s not much worse. If Lu wants to beat him, I’m afraid he will have to wait for five hundred moves. In these five hundred moves, he has to beware of whether he has some sword moves that Lu has not seen. Passed, young and promising, this sentence on Li Gongzi is not bad at all!"
Mr. Yang Da whispered: "When did these characters appear in the big Zhou rivers and lakes, I still don't know at all?"
Lu Changnian remembered what Li Fuyao had said before, and said with some uncertainty: "He said that he had something to do with that Xie Jiabaoshu. Lu did not believe it. Since the Xie family is a famous family, the children of the clan will not change their name to Yi. Now when I think about it, if it is said that there is some intersection between Li Gongzi and Xie Ying, it is normal. No matter how the Xie Jiabaoshu’s eyes are higher than the top, he will not look down on this one. If Xie Ying is really willing to make friends If you let him die in the north, I'm a little sorry for him."
"It's not clear, this dart should not be so bad luck. After all, no matter how you look at it, this dart is not going for the money. If this happens, it will be impossible for Lu to make a full one in the future. Is there a dartist with the smell of copper?"
Speaking of Xie Ying, Mr. Yang Da smiled and said: "I received news from Shaoliang City before that we, General Xie, have become the head coach of the frontier army now, and he is the well-deserved first person in the Great Zhou army. At the end of the battlefield martial arts, if the general Xie was a little leisurely after this national war, and then delved into martial arts, he might be able to become a master of martial arts. By then, the Xie family would not be able to provoke him. ."
Lu Changnian sighed, "When I was out of Shaoliang City, there was a saying that women who were not Xie Lang would not marry. Nowadays, I am afraid that all the women in the whole Zhou Dynasty will be like this. Do you blame it, Lu is young. At that time, it was also the beautiful young man who was waiting for a while, speaking of martial arts realm is not bad, but why has never been a woman showing affection? In the end, it's ridiculous to get a wife or to rely on a blind date. I want to come now.
Mr. Yang Da laughed and said, "Mr. Lu’s dart head, it’s not necessary to mention his appearance. The mouth of the head dart head alone is not bad. At that time, no woman liked the head dart head. It was really unexpected. thing."
Lu Changnian laughed.
Then the two turned their heads and looked, and saw that there was a young lady guard over the hut looking at Li Fuyao, who was raising a sword under the tree. Mr. Yang tugged at the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "This young man doesn't give in too much. "
Lu Changnian looked weird, "To be honest, Lu was really much more handsome than him when he was young."