"According to the calendar, it's the beginning of spring. How come it suddenly snowed so heavily again? It's too late! It's too late!" A group of travelers hurriedly ran into the inn to escape the wind and snow. The leader of the group cursed in a loud voice and woke up leaning on the bed.

The sleepy shopkeeper behind the counter.

He yawned tiredly and motioned to the waiter to come forward to serve the guests. He felt the warmth from the stove and lay down listlessly.

This inn is only a stick of incense's journey away from Jiuquan Ferry, which is located in the southeastern border of Xiliang Prefecture. The customer base is very good, and the staff in the inn are hardworking and capable. They can make money even if they lie down, so why not be a shopkeeper?

Woolen cloth?

It snowed from morning to dusk, and the number of guests in the inn gradually increased. Those who came first booked good rooms, those who came later chose inferior ones, and those who arrived last had no choice but to gather in groups in the lobby.

However, for these people who are used to traveling in the northwest, it is not unacceptable even if they are crowded in an inn on the floor. It is better than sleeping in the open air and freezing. Naturally, it will be lively when there are more people. After all, it is not easy to travel around the world.

It's easy, if you can drink, you are a friend.

"Waiter! Here are two more bottles of wine!"

"I'm coming!"

The waiter, carrying a bottle of wine and sweating profusely, squeezed into the crowd and found that the man who wanted the wine had one leg straddling the table, with a look of pride and self-respect on his drunken red face.

He was holding a bright ghost-headed sword in his hand, and the scabbard fell on the ground beside him. He was blowing the smell of alcohol while bragging to the onlookers: "I have this precious sword, tsk tsk... It's like blowing hair, cutting hair, cutting iron."

Ni. Three years ago, I passed by Qimen Village and ran into a horse bandit. I cut the bandit leader and his horse in half with one knife. The white-faced young man who was traveling with him was so frightened that he peed on the spot."

"Master, the wine you asked for is here... Master, please be careful, don't hurt yourself." The waiter put the wine on the table and advised the man holding the knife anxiously.

"Go away! I think you are just like that frightened young man three years ago, who has been afraid of virtue for the rest of his life... Hahahahaha..." The man waved his hands and scolded, and then laughed heartily.

The people watching the fun also laughed together. The innkeeper shook his head in frustration and walked away dejectedly.

"My hero, did you really cut the horse bandit leader in half with a knife? What happened next?" A young man who looked like a caravan porter asked enthusiastically.

When you are bragging, it is best to have someone to support you. The man holding the knife's eyes lit up and he slapped the table with his palm, causing half a bowl of residual wine to shake: "Good question! Little brother, since you are so interested, I

Let me tell you how I killed the horse bandits at Qimen Village that day."

The already idle and bored people were very enthusiastic. It is inevitable to spend a small amount of money to listen to storytelling on weekdays. No matter how good the storytellers are who are full of literary sourness, how can they compare with the chivalrous person in front of them at a glance?

A burly man recounted his life? There was an endless stream of cheering voices.

The man drank another bowl of wine, and then told the story vividly. When he got nervous, he even waved the knife in his hand a few times. The sound of the wind caused by the blade made the listener feel that he was actually there.

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"Seeing that the white-faced young man was about to die under the horse's hooves, it was too late, but it was too soon. I slashed with the knife, and with a hiss, the bandit leader and his mount were split into two halves like rags..."

Everyone was listening with bated breath and imagining the scene in their minds. Suddenly, someone let out an inappropriate chuckle, which immediately destroyed the tense atmosphere.

The man was immediately furious. He looked around and saw in the crowd a handsome young man wearing linen brown clothes, covering his mouth and trying to suppress a smile. Next to him stood a girl in black wearing a white wooden mask and a ponytail.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the young man: "Hey, boy, why are you laughing? I'm talking about you! It's you! What are you looking at!"

Xilingyue used her elbow to poke Yu Shiqi, who was looking around and slowly retreating, and said with schadenfreude in her tone: "They are asking you something."

"Yue'er...it's all your fault..." Yu Shiqi complained in a suppressed voice.

Just now when the man was talking about how he killed horse bandits, Xilingue kept whispering sarcastic words in Yu Shiqi's ear, which made him laugh out loud and refute the other man's face.

"I asked you, why are you laughing? Are you mute?" The man took his legs back from the table and turned to face Yu Shiqi. The crowd watching on both sides smelled the atmosphere of conflict, and stepped aside a little wisely.

"No...it's not...I didn't laugh at you." Yu Shiqi waved his hands repeatedly. He wanted to apologize to the other party seriously, but his mind was full of those weird words that Xi Lingyue said just now, plus when he faced the red-faced man directly,

The involuntary association made him smile involuntarily while explaining.

"You are clearly laughing at me! You haven't stopped until now!"

Xilingyue on the side said at this time: "Who told you to brag and not draft? How long is your knife? It even cut a man and a horse in half, which is shameless. You want to say that it was cut from the side.

But it’s just enough to cut it off. Who would believe it if you split it from the front of the horse’s head..."

Seeing that the anger on the other person's face was getting heavier and heavier, Yu Shiqi quickly pulled Xi Lingyue's hand and persuaded: "Yue'er, Yue'er, forget it..."

"What? Am I right?"

"Ahem...no..." Of course he knew that Xi Lingyue was right. There was no deep internal strength in that man. It was absolutely impossible to split a man and a horse from the front with that knife. But beating someone

Don’t slap in the face, who doesn’t want face when traveling around the world?

Of course, Xilingyue also knew that Yu Shiqi wanted to calm things down, but riding on boats and waterways these days had really bored her to death, and now she just wanted to have some fun and entertainment.

She asked relentlessly: "Your sword is not as long as a horse's neck, how can you split the opponent in half, including the man and the horse? You tell me, you tell me."

The spectators gradually began to whisper, and many of them who knew little about martial arts were shocked by the man's bragging attitude. At this time, Jing Xilingyue finally came back to his senses - the ghost-headed sword looked mighty, but it was indeed

It's unimaginable that it can split a horse in half with a single blow.

Facing everyone's doubtful gazes, the man's red face became even redder. He slammed the table again to suppress the murmurs around him: "The little girl knows what a bird is! The sword is indeed not as long as a horse, but the sword has energy!"

This statement was full of energy, and he slapped the table with the style of a master. The situation suddenly turned upside down like wine in a bowl. The amateurs watching suddenly realized that it didn't matter if the knife was not long enough, as long as the knife was long enough!

Although it is impossible for them to have seen sword energy at their level, there are people who are better than others, and this red-faced hero must be fine.

People who were initially hesitant immediately became staunch supporters of the man holding the sword.

The red-faced man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately his bragging skills were better than his own to stabilize the situation, otherwise he would have been very embarrassed today. He squinted his eyes and caressed the blade of the sword in his palm, and chanted in a mysterious way: "The sword knows what I want.

, the chivalrous name remains in my heart.”

Xilingyue was impressed by these guys' frog-in-the-well eyesight. She turned around and sulked with her hands folded, while Yu Shiqi patted her back to comfort her while smiling apologetically at the man.

"Yue'er, you should rest early. We have to hit the road tomorrow when the snow stops."

Xilingyue was not interested in messing around anymore, nodded and prepared to go upstairs with Yu Shiqi.

"Wait a minute!" The man slapped the table again.

Yu Shiqi turned around and cast a questioning look at him, and suddenly found that the other person was looking at the sword on his back.

"I can't tell that your boy is also a martial arts practitioner. Which martial arts school did he study at?"

If he said the words "Yunling Tongfeng Sect", these people would be frightened... Yu Shiqi scratched his hair. He didn't want to be troublesome, so he replied submissively: "Lizhou... Fenglei Martial Arts School."

"I've never heard of it at all!" someone shouted from the side.

Yu Shiqi smiled: "It is indeed not very famous."

"Is that little girl who utters such arrogant words your junior sister?" The red-faced man was obviously still worried about Xilingyue's trouble just now.

"Yes..." Yu Shiqi glanced at Xi Lingyue subconsciously and found that she was still carrying her back, as if she didn't want to talk to him.

"Okay! I don't care about the little girl, so I will teach the little girl's senior brother a lesson!" The red-faced man said, grabbing the scabbard on the table and striding towards Yu Shiqi.

"Ah?" Yu Shiqi was startled by the harsh words he suddenly uttered. He shook his head and refused: "Let's just skip the competition, hero. I haven't even opened my sword yet!"

"I'm not competing with you, I'm just teaching you a lesson! You have to be willing even if you don't want to!"

Yu Shiqi heard Xi Lingyue snicker beside him, and he asked the yawning shopkeeper behind the counter in embarrassment for help: "Shopkeeper! Please come and persuade me! It would be a pity if you break the things in the store!"

"Then go out and play." The shopkeeper stretched, then took out an iron basin and a wooden basin from under the counter and placed them in front of him.
Chapter completed!