Xia Daoyun entered the vast grassland.

The air in the grassland that had just fallen heavily after a heavy rain was very fresh, and a gust of wind brought not only the smell of grass and earth, but also a chill.

She was still wearing the bamboo hat and raincoat given by the old woman. They were meant to protect her from snow, but they were actually very good at protecting her from rain.

However, Xia Daoyun now has some new equipment.

A pair of straw sandals and a bamboo stick for finding the way.

The straw sandals were given to her by a herdsman she met on the road, saying that they were indispensable for walking on the grassland.

Xia Daoyun picked up the bamboo stick on the road. I don't know who lost it.

In grasslands where it has rained, there are often puddles of unknown depth, and bamboo sticks are needed to find the way.

Xia Daoyun refused the three-piece set of bamboo hat, coir raincoat and straw sandals at first, but he was helpless and could not refuse the kindness.

She has always been a very indifferent person, and no one can force her to do anything she doesn't like, but for some reason, she can't refuse the enthusiastic old woman and the simple herdsmen.

But as time passed, Xia Daoyun inexplicably developed a deep affection for the three-piece suit.

Because wearing them and walking on this long road, she unconsciously abandoned her past identity. She was no longer Xia Daoyun, no longer the number one female sword cultivator in the sky, and she was no longer...as if

I am really just a mortal on the road in the wind and rain. I have discarded all the smoke and dust, and my soul has become purer.

Rumble!

At this moment, a dull thunder suddenly came from the sky.

Bolts of lightning arrived instantly, dancing wildly in the sky like silver snakes.

Not long after, the heavy rain came again, pouring down.

Wow.

The raindrops fell on Xia Daoyun's raincoat and bamboo hat, and immediately broke into pieces, splashing everywhere, and the crisp hitting sound continued to echo.

In the pouring rain, Xia Daoyun did not stop to find a place to take shelter from the rain, nor did she use her magic power to block the rain. Instead, she allowed the rain to fall continuously. Occasionally, raindrops fell sideways and wet her hair.

Not only did she not pay attention, she even closed her eyes in the end and walked forward in the heavy rain, as if she was one with heaven and earth.

Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest, why not scream and walk slowly.

Bamboo sticks and mango shoes are easier than horses, who is afraid?

I can live my whole life under the mist and rain.

One step at a time.

In the sound of rain, on this road that the most popular swordsman in Chang'an years walked, Xia Daoyun kept moving forward, and gradually a kind of understanding that he had never had before came into his heart.

After walking non-stop for a day and night, the sound of falling rain finally stopped. Xia Daoyun opened his eyes and felt a bright light.

In such a short period of time, she had walked a path that would take ordinary people several months to complete, and finally walked out of this grassland and came to a high slope.

Ding ding dong dong.

A wide river flows beside Xia Daoyun, going down the slope and winding on the plain below.

On the plain, beside the river, is a human town. It is early morning, and there are people who get up early and are working.

Somehow, it was clearly right in front of him, but in Xia Daoyun's eyes, the towns, rivers, and people seemed to have become a shrunken picture, hazy in the early morning mist, like a dream.

She looked back, that was the direction the light came from, and it was also the direction she came from.

A fiery red sun jumped up from the end of the grassland, dispersing the mist and bringing her back to reality.

In the blink of an eye, the rivers and mountains were red, everything was flourishing, and it was so green that it seemed like juice was flowing out.

"Looking back at this desolate place, there was neither wind nor rain."

Xia Daoyun's heart suddenly surged with open-minded heroism, relief and spirituality, and all the distracting thoughts, troubles and noises were dispersed.

…

After standing quietly for a while facing the early sun, Xia Daoyun gathered up his coir raincoat and started on the road again.

This time, she was not walking in the cold snowy mountains or vast grasslands, but striding towards the noisy towns and the noisy world.

The weather on Yangguan Avenue was pleasant and the journey was smooth. In just ten days, we had already passed through two states and several countries, and entered and exited dozens of cities.

The roads have also changed from rugged mountain roads to spacious city roads or post roads. What they see and hear along the way are completely different, giving Xia Daoyun a completely different experience and state of mind from before.

Businessmen who drive horse-drawn carriages to meet merchants along the way, scholars who have studied hard for ten years and come to Beijing to take exams and are eager to win the gold medal, agricultural and sideline vendors who carry fruits and vegetables into the city from outside the city, officials who have been demoted...

Bustling and bustling, dense but not chaotic. Walking on the road, everyone wants something, everyone wants to go, and everyone has a direction.

So, where is my path?

Xia Daoyun asked himself.

Her face was cold and her expression remained unchanged, but the questions in her heart became deeper and deeper.

However, her will never wavered at all.

The heart is as pure as a child and the mind is as steel.

Xie Qingyun commented that Xia Daoyun was the best among flowers and the most talented female swordsman, which was absolutely not false.

Although I have doubts, I am not confused.

She always knows her way.

A few days later, we crossed a mountain and saw blue sky and white clouds in front of us.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, there is a more majestic and majestic city.

Xia Daoyun knew that he had entered the territory of Chujun. If nothing unexpected happened in front of him, he should be the city of Chujun.

There was a slight movement in her heart, with anticipation.

Because Xia Zhao told her that he had left some traces in Chujun City, traces that no one knew about.

Chujun City is a big city, with the air of a big city. There are no unnecessary cross-examinations, and there are no so-called entry fees.

Xia Daoyun entered the city leisurely. The roads in the city were clean and tidy, and the houses were also very exquisite.

She found a random pedestrian on the side of the road, asked for directions, and found the famous Swordsman Tower in Chu County City.

The Swordsman Tower is said to be famous, but in fact it is only limited to Chu County City. Looking at the entire Chu County and two states, it is just a rather inconspicuous "restaurant".

Swordsman Tower was really just a restaurant in the beginning, with many peach blossoms planted around it.

Whenever the flowers bloom, there is a beautiful scene of peach blossoms smiling in the spring breeze. But what really makes it famous is not the beautiful scenery of peach blossoms, but the owner of the restaurant.

He was a swordsman from other places. He was not too old and had just reached middle age. However, he did not know whether he failed in the sword competition or was plotted by his enemies. His right hand holding the sword was broken.

It is self-evident what it means for a swordsman to lose his right hand.

So, he came to Chujun City, where no one knew him, and built a restaurant by relying on the savings from his wandering in the world when he was young.

In the entire Chu County, no one knew the name of this swordsman. They only knew that his surname was Li and that he liked crows, so some people called him Shopkeeper Li, and some people called him Crow Swordsman.

Perhaps because the swordsman's dream was still lingering, perhaps because he was still thinking about something, or perhaps it was just a "publicity" method to open up business, shopkeeper Li set up a strange rule: he placed a huge stone tablet at the door of the restaurant to stipulate that diners should enter the building.

In the past, as long as the sword held in the left hand could leave a mark on the monument, all fees would be waived.

In short, because of this gimmick, Jiantulou suddenly became famous.

Whether they are really talented or want to cheat, many so-called "swordsmen" come to the Sword Apprentice Building every day with swords in hand.

Many people have failed, and many people have succeeded.

Swordsman Tower has indeed become popular.

Seeing this, some restaurants followed suit one after another, but the results were always unsatisfactory and lukewarm.

Ten years passed like this. One day, the Sword Apprentice Building suddenly closed. Someone saw Shopkeeper Li carrying a newly made iron sword made by the blacksmith in the city and heading straight out of the city. He didn't know where he was going.

A month later, shopkeeper Li came back and the Swordsman's Building reopened, but the rules remained unchanged.

However, people in the city discovered that many swordsmen from far away began to appear in the Swordsman Tower, which used to be a popular place in the city.

For some reason, these swordsmen squatted at the door and looked at the stone tablet covered with mottled sword marks. They often looked at it for a whole day, as if there was some mystery in it.

Later, everyone gradually understood the reason.

It turns out that Shopkeeper Li is really a very, very amazing swordsman. He comes from a humble background and has never been a famous teacher. He just made a name for himself by relying on swordsmanship that was regarded as the third level swordsmanship by martial arts masters, and he vaguely has the title of the first swordsman. .

But ten years ago, before an extremely important competition to compete for the title of the best swordsman, he was plotted by his opponent, broke his right arm, and quietly withdrew from the world.

No one thought that ten years later, he would make a comeback, with a left-handed sword that was so perfect that it was better than the right-handed sword of the past, and he would take revenge on the family of swordsmen who plotted against him.

How did he learn to wield the sword in his left hand?

Everyone is curious.

Shopkeeper Li didn't hide it, he told the truth: he learned it from the swordsman of Chu County City.

The sword manual is the stone tablet at the entrance of the sword apprentice building, which created the scenic spot today.

It was at that time that Li Qiubai passed by Chu County City.

It seemed that he was interested in this mortal swordsman with the same surname as himself. He came to the Swordsman Tower specially, handed out a sword, left his own mark on the stone tablet at the door, and then went up to the building to have a free meal.
To be continued...