The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 23 Arrive at Juyuan
These days, there are constant disputes in the rivers and lakes. It is not easy to support a family, and it is even more difficult to travel long distances to buy and sell goods. Individual merchants like Zhen Shibei who buy and sell goods in large quantities are very rare. For the transportation of large quantities of goods, Shan Gao Luyuan is destined to encounter a lot of environmental resistance. , The team that transports goods not only needs to be experienced, understand the road conditions in various places, and can adjust the itinerary according to the weather changes, but also need to have a certain ability to fight.

The same is true of many escort bureaus that are attached to Jianghu gangs. Businesses with large volumes of goods come to the door with a lot of concern, for fear that the darts will fail, and the darts will not be compensated for if they are lost.Therefore, the current dart board is more willing to accept small-volume darts. If you really want to accept big darts, they will be broken down into pieces and made into individual darts, small team darts, and even dark darts. The targets are small and scattered, the risk can be reduced, and the manpower required. There is not much difference, but the time cost is slightly increased, and the remuneration will not shrink too much.

But Zhen Shibei is a stubborn one. When he encounters a big list of goods, he always thinks that it will be done once and for all. After one trip, he has to go to battle in person and bring in a large number of people to deliver the goods.Of course, it wasn't entirely his fault for this matter. It wasn't that he didn't want to look for the escort agency to escort the darts, but that there was no escort agency willing to take on this thankless job.It's not that he is reluctant to spend money to hire some skilled squires. It's just that the unpredictability of the big dart is too great. The risks far outweigh the benefits. dart.

Forces like Pinghai County collide more frequently, and it can even be called the "main battlefield" of the rivers and lakes. Only a businessman like Zhen Shibei, who is blinded by profit, will bite the bullet and transport large quantities of goods in Pinghai County. At that time He also spent a lot of money to hire four experts from all corners of the world to escort him. He never thought of killing the great god of the Red Clothes Sect on the official road. A large team of dozens of people was killed. There were members of the Daoyi League nearby, and they came to the rescue after hearing the sound. There was not much loss of personnel, but they were not able to save any goods.

The second time he received a large order from Pinghai, Zhen Shibei still did not believe in evil, but he avoided the main road, he did not hesitate to trek mountains and rivers, take remote mountain roads, and take the sheep intestines path. , the flash floods, and even the goods and people were rushed to pieces, and after the inventory, more than half of the goods were damaged.Even in Jiangning County, thinking that Juyuan is here, it is enough to shock all parties, so I only take my own plan to go on the road. I never thought that this can happen, but it's really a back! ! !

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(Thousand Peach Forest)

After parting with Murong Jing that day, Jiang Yichen went all the way east and north, and finally came to Juyuan.

Seeing the peach blossoms in full bloom again, I couldn't help but think of the adventures in the peach valley and the secluded forest, and the strange conversation with the peach-faced old man under the peach fairy tree. Jiang Yichen sighed in his heart that there are so many new things in just over ten days after leaving the island. The incredible things that I have seen and heard in the past ten years or so are not too much, no wonder that the rivers and lakes make so many people yearn for it.

In contrast, the little brown horse seemed a little restless, because it was stunned to see that there were wolves in the thousand peach forest, and the number was not too small. Wandering around in the forest, it's too scary!

What happened to Taogu Youlin, yes, it was an adventure for its owner, but it was a life-threatening experience for it. So far, it still has lingering fears. Now these wolves are swaying unscrupulously in front of it, although they are not seen. It must have the intention to eat it, but it still makes it uneasy, and it is afraid of falling into the pit when walking on the road.

Jiang Yichen noticed the strangeness of the little brown horse and knew it, so he could not stop patting his neck to comfort him.

After the ten-mile peach grove is the Chrysanthemum Garden, it is time to see the old man.

Old man, Jiang Yichen took a deep breath. I don't know why, when I remembered these two words, I felt a little nervous. Maybe, it was like a girl who hasn't left the cabinet who wants to see her future husband, ahem, not quite right. , however, should be about the same.

In fact, since he was a child, he has only seen the old man three times. The time when he was rescued from an accident at home and brought to the old man. The same group of children or orphans were brought to Xishan Island by the old man to choose someone for adoption. Finally, it was the old man last year. She made a special trip to find Yin Niang to tell her that her great revenge would be avenged.

The first two times, Jiang Yichen was still young, and his memory has long been blurred. This time, the old man gave him the impression of being kind and majestic.

Jiang Yichen laughed at himself. He still doesn't know what the old man's name is. He only knows that everyone respects him and everyone calls him old man. He still remembers hearing Yinniang say this to old man when he was on the island.

"The old man in Jianghu people's mind is not only Tathagata Buddha but also a living Yama. He is not very tall, but many people have seen him and feel that he is the tallest person they have ever seen in their life. He likes to make friends very much. There are very few friends who refuse to work for him. As long as he promises you, he will never let you down, and you don't have to pay him anything. Everyone's love and respect for him has become the title of 'old man'."

The image of the old man has been established tall enough in Jiang Yichen's mind. This has to be attributed to the oral descriptions of the people on Xishan Island, and whenever the word old man is mentioned, the adults will spontaneously come out from the inside out. Jiang Yichen's feeling of awe is also deep in his heart.

Accompanied by the setting sun, Jiang Yichen finally came to the gate of Juyuan like a wanderer returning home.

This is Jiang Yichen's second visit to Juyuan. When he was a child, he passed by in a hurry. He has no memory of Juyuan.

The entrance gate of Juyuan is not big, just the ordinary Moon Cave Gate, that is, the word "Juyuan" written on the door plaque with yellow characters on the black background on the door wall, telling the world that this is indeed the punishment in the rivers and lakes. The heart of the moral alliance is to eradicate evil, uphold justice, and look down on the Quartet.

There are no guards at the entrance of Juyuan, but at this time, there are more than ten people waiting respectfully outside the door, daring not to slack off.

Jiang Yichen guessed that these people had something to ask to see the old man. In order to show respect, he stood outside without blocking the door, and only let the guards pass the message on his behalf.

Jiang Yichen has come to the front, seeing others like this, how dare he be negligent, leading the little brown horse, followed by the other side of the door, intending to trouble report when someone in the garden comes out.

Out of curiosity but afraid of being rude, Jiang Yichen only squinted at the other side secretly.

There are 13 people in the group, most of them are young people, only two are older, but they are only [-] years old.The exhaustion and haggardness after the long journey are written on their faces.

The first person was an older man, handsome and stalwart, who seemed to be from the military, but saw gray temples, perhaps due to excessive worry.

Behind him are two young men and women. The men are handsome and beautiful, but their pale faces can be seen as recovering from serious injuries.

The man ignores his push but stubbornly supports the woman who is supporting him. She looks beautiful and graceful, and she frowns at the moment, as if she is extremely worried about the man's physical condition.

It is not difficult to see from the opponent's position that the status of the three leaders should be relatively special. The men behind them are born with strong backs, and they are not young, or they may be old-fashioned and dark-skinned.

Before Jiang Yichen looked over one by one, someone had already appeared at the entrance of the Moon Cave.

"Housekeeper Xiao Shi, the old man has an invitation, and everyone please enter the garden together." The visitor was a middle-aged man, with a slightly fat body, a smiling face, and a polite manner. Upon closer inspection, he was almost similar to Zhen Shibi.

"It's time to work." The headed man called Steward Xiaoshi said with his hands up, then turned around, and carefully helped the pale-faced man with the young woman to slowly enter the garden, and signaled everyone behind to follow.

The group followed the middle-aged man into the park in an orderly manner. Jiang Yichen could not find a chance to talk to the slightly fat middle-aged man. He was very anxious and hesitated, and finally had to enter the park after the group.

The Chrysanthemum Garden is not as grand as imagined. It gives people the preconceived impression that it is spacious and simple, with flowers and plants everywhere. If people who don’t know it see this scene, they will only think that this is a big garden with a master.

The corridors in the garden are vertical and horizontal, pavilions and pavilions, rockeries and lakes, which make people feel calm and relaxed, and relieve the tension caused by the conflicts between the rivers and lakes.

Although the park is large, with someone leading the way, the group did not spend much time and went straight to the Taoran Pavilion in the north.

Jiang Yichen followed closely, but felt that he had followed in without notice, and did not dare to disturb their discussions, so he stopped in front of the pavilion and stayed outside alone.

Looking inside, apart from the group of 13 people and the middle-aged man who led the way into the garden, there were only two of them.

One of them is of course the old man, dressed in plain clothes and white robes, standing there.

The other stood beside the old man, dressed in black clothes, with long hair and a shawl, not angered and arrogant.

Jiang Yichen also recognized this person, one of the old man's right-hand man, the most capable general, Nangong Yan.

I haven't seen him for only a year, the old man is already much older, but the majesty in his eyes has not lost, presumably the situation in the rivers and lakes that has taken a turn for the worse in the past year has broken his heart.

When looking at Nangong Yan again, Nangong Yan happened to be looking at Jiang Yichen, who was left alone outside the pavilion. Their eyes met, Jiang Yichen was shocked, and quickly lowered his head and folded his fists to apologize for his rudeness.

"Chen'er?" Nangong Yan knew about Jiang Yichen's departure from the island. He had seen it a year ago, but he was not sure, so he asked the old man softly.

"Now that you're here, come in." The old man also looked out, nodded with a smile, and greeted Jiang Yichen specially.

"Yes." Jiang Yichen felt very sorry, and walked quickly into the pavilion with his head lowered slightly, standing silently in a corner.

Seeing this, the old man and Nangong Yan knew that the young man was shy by nature, and without saying any more, they both turned their eyes back to the hall and looked at the crowd who came from afar.

　The prototype of the old man is based on Sun Yubo in Gu Longda's "Meteor Butterfly Sword".

　　
　
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