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Chapter 180 Li Guanyi's Jianghu

Almost at the moment he wrote down the name, Li Guanyi paused again.

The young man tapped his forehead lightly with the pen.

Li Guanyi, Li Guanyi, you came here to report your safety to Mr. Xue. Don't always think about the eldest lady. How can you do this?
He crumpled the paper again.

The Qilin cat scratched its head with its front paws impatiently, then opened its mouth and spewed out a weakened version of Qilin Fire, which even burned the ashes into green smoke. Then Li Guan put down his pen and wrote down the name of Mr. Xue.

Describe your experiences and observations during this period of time.

It has been eight days since he left Guanyi City. He has successfully circumvented all pursuers, and with the help of the gift from his ancestor, the city checkpoints he passed through did not pose any obstacles to him. Overall, it can be said that he has had a calm journey.

He encountered three robbers who blocked his way and five inexplicable duels between knights.

So Li Guanyi's wallet was bulging.

However, in recent days, Li Guanyi discovered that there were more and more warriors in the martial arts world. When he was leisurely traveling in an ox cart, the number of people holding swords and knives on the roadside increased day by day. The officialdom and the martial arts world have never been truly separated.

Such a big thing happened in the temple, and there was also the legend of the Qilin.

Naturally, there was turmoil in the martial arts world.

Li Guanyi discovered that the place where these people from the martial arts world gathered seemed to be near the largest city in the northeast of the State of Chen [Zhenbei City]. The direction that Yaoguang and he agreed on was also there. In his letter, he informed Mr. Xue of the changes in the affairs of the martial arts world, and also hoped that Mr. Xue could feel at ease in the court.

"The turmoil in the martial arts world, at least the turmoil in the large area near Jiangzhou City of Chen State, seems to be related to me, so I will hide my tracks, hold my weapon, be cautious, and hope to get through the turmoil in the martial arts world."

"Mr. Xue also needs to be careful. The disturbances and hidden arrows in the imperial court are no worse than those in the underworld."

'Give my regards to Aunt Xue'

The letter was written on a page.

Li Guanyi originally planned to fold it and take it back.

But after hesitating for a moment, he took another piece of paper and wrote:

"Shuang Tao, seeing your letter is like seeing you in person"

"I've been very bored lately. Very bored."

"Thanks to Elder Xue's help, the elite frontline troops including the Chen Kingdom's Night Cavalry did not participate in the pursuit of me."

"Perhaps with the death of the prime minister, the change of the chancellor, and the change of the crown prince, a person like me is not the most important thing for the huge Chen Kingdom."

"So, you can rest assured."

"The Jianghu is also very strange. I fled with my aunt for ten years. My aunt took me very carefully and I didn't come into contact with these Jianghu things. I just occasionally felt that many big men with swords came to the city and looked very impressive, or that the doors and gates were closed at night."

"I didn't understand it at the time, I just thought life was simple. Now when I come to my senses and understand the meaning of these, maybe it means that I have stepped into the arena."

"The oxcart is smooth, but the speed is very slow. I have seen many landscapes. Different cities have different delicacies. Most of them are cheaper than Jiangzhou City. Sometimes they don't speak Mandarin, but dialect. Sometimes I can't understand them very well. This is quite troublesome."

"I really don't understand what Jianghu is. You can see knights fighting on the road. I think it's a waste to wear white clothes. Such clothes are not resistant to dirt. After the fight, they are covered with blood and dirt. It's either expensive or laborious to wash them."

"There is also a very strange thing. The mountain people in some places combine farming with robbery. They are not as wealthy as those near Jiangzhou City."

"It's strange that knights have more money than bandits."

Li Guanyi wrote a lot of things unconsciously, and stopped only when he ran out of paper. He came back to his senses, and there was wind blowing through the trees. Qilin was lying on his shoulder and yawning. A fallen leaf fell on the boy's shoulder. He reached out his hand, picked up the leaf, and put it inside the letter.

This may be the world of martial arts.

He sealed the two envelopes, and then drew the Nine-square Turtle Back Diagram that showed the scene of their first meeting on the letter to the eldest lady to distinguish it from Mr. Xue's letter, and then handed it to the shopkeeper of the Xue family here.

The shopkeeper said respectfully, "Sir, we didn't move your cart. We just replaced the oxen with faster ones. We have prepared the water, dry food, fire starters, short knives, kerosene and other things you need."

Then he took out a whisk, a bow, and a pot of arrows and handed them over, saying:
"Young Master, when you are traveling in the martial arts world, you should bring these things with you for self-defense."

"We are a small place here, so we only have these. If you go to Zhenbei City, there is the Xue family's bank, and there are corresponding items."

Li Guanyi took the bow and arrow without hesitation, but did not want the whisk.

The young man raised the ancient pine-patterned sword in his hand and said with a carefree smile, "These are enough."

"Thank you, boss, for these two pieces of paper."

The shopkeeper replied, "It is our job."

The shopkeeper seemed to have thought of something and said, "Please extend your hand, sir."

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand, and the shopkeeper placed something in his palm.

Golden and round.

That is a golden bean.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The eldest lady sent a letter before saying that if you see the young master coming to deliver the letter, you will be given a gold bean."

He added: “One at a time.”

The young man held the golden bean and suddenly understood what the girl meant.

You should write to me often!

Li Guanyi couldn't help laughing. He seemed to see the girl staring at him with wide eyes. He thought the young lady was very strange. Sometimes she was simple and naive, but sometimes she was so decisive and calm.

Regardless of the time with Guan Yicheng, she smashed the jade pendant to calm everyone down.

When she was still in the Xue family, she let Li Guanyi hold her hostage.

They all have greater decisiveness than ordinary people.

But writing a letter to a golden bean seemed like something that took a long time of hard thinking before he came up with this idea. Li Guan thought of the time when he was still a Jinwu Guard and the girl stuffed golden beans in through the window gap, and the beans fell to the ground one by one, making a jingling sound.

And then he was led here like this.

At that time, the young Jinwu Guard was sitting there and looking up. The girl in palace dress was squatting there with her skirt hanging on the ground. She looked at him with a smile, tilted her head, and her hair at the temples hung down. At that time, the sunlight was shining on her body, and even the ends of her hair seemed to have a hint of gold.

Memories hurt the most.

Li Guanyi tossed the golden beans and said jokingly:
"But, shopkeeper, isn't there something wrong?"

“I wrote two letters.”

"Two."

The shopkeeper was stunned, then stammered, "Ah, this, this, sir, wait a moment."

"I'll get it again!"

Li Guan laughed and quickly called the shopkeeper, then stretched out his hand and placed the golden beans on the table. The shopkeeper was slightly startled, and when he saw Li Guan pick up the bamboo hat and put it on, he just said, "Well, let me know when the shopkeeper sends the message."

"You don't need these."

The young man pulled the hat down with his hands.

"It was Li Guanyi who wanted to write to her."

"Tell her not to make a mistake."

The shopkeeper savored the words. The same thing had completely different meanings. He tasted the flavor, so he put the golden bean away with a smile on his face, and said, "Sir, you are right. I will report it truthfully."

Li Guan put on a bamboo hat, said goodbye and left. He walked out with a sword in his hand. There were also young men practicing martial arts. He took the new list of famous heroes in the martial arts world and walked inside excitedly. This was just a small town, and the door of the Xue family's grocery store was not big either. The transmission of news was slow, and the transportation was also slow.

So Li Guanyi stopped and let the enthusiastic young man come in first.

The young man thanked him politely.

Li Guanyi said you're welcome, and the two men passed each other. The young man subconsciously glanced sideways and could only see half of the Taoist's face under his bamboo hat, the flying hair at his temples and the slightly raised corners of his mouth.

The two people passed each other quickly.

He walked in with the list and shouted to the shopkeeper of the Xue family: "Dad, Dad, look!"

"The new list has finally arrived. I heard it was released a long time ago. It's a pity that we are in such a remote place that even the news is so slow to arrive. The little swordsman is even more powerful this time. But that halberd maniac is so powerful that he has just come out and has already reached 31st."

"The martial arts world is so vast, when will I be able to acquire such martial arts skills?"

He sighed, his eyes full of longing, and then said: "By the way, Dad, who is this Taoist priest? He is so handsome."

He thought about it and felt that it was not the good looks, but the indescribable temperament.

I always feel it is different.

The shopkeeper of the Xue family looked at the Jianghu rankings, looked at the back of the young Taoist priest, and said, "A guest from the Jianghu."

"that's all?"

"that's it."

Li Guanyi looked at his ox cart, a new blue ox that had been brushed and fed with good grass mixed with soybeans. It was full of energy. Li Guanyi patted its head, then sat on the ox cart, which pulled him towards his destination.

The oxcart was indeed slow, but it was safer. He had gradually realized that one of the basic principles of military strategy was to do the opposite of what was done.

The ox cart left here and finally arrived at another town before sunset. The town was not big, even smaller than the previous one, with only one main road. The restaurant, clinic, and grain store were all there.

Li Guanyi was hungry, so he parked the ox cart next to the restaurant.

Then he went upstairs and asked the shopkeeper for two bowls of noodles and some dishes. Of course, he himself was not so particular, but Qilin was different. This guy was very picky and wanted to try everything. He would not eat without vegetables and meat.

Qilin also feels justified in this regard.

I have been imprisoned for ten years, no, eleven years.

He was bled to make elixirs every day. If he were an ordinary person, he would have died long ago.

Not to mention that after coming out, he first transferred power to Li Guanyi as a trump card; then he fought with Xiao Wuliang, the top master, and finally charged into the formation, which would have seriously injured any living creature.

Eat better, it's normal!
In Qilin's state, it would take half a month to recover to its previous state of fighting. As for recovering to its full strength, it would need many spiritual treasures and elixirs to smooth out the side effects of the imprisonment and torture it has experienced in the past ten years.

Even if you have many magical medicines, you still have to cultivate them slowly.

Qilin didn't like dry food, so Li Guanyi often made meat for him. If there were any towns or villages, he would go in and eat some good, down-to-earth food. Two bowls of noodles came, just plain noodles with some vegetables and the braised meat on top. The cat that Qilin transformed into lowered its head and gnawed on a big pig's trotter.

Li Guanyi noticed the gaze.

He noticed a group of people over there. There were five of them. Their attire did not fit in with this poor town. They were all carrying knives and swords. There were fish and meat on the table. They must have eaten up all the food in the restaurant. When Li Guanyi and Qilin were eating, they glanced over.

He is a martial artist.

Li Guanyi has seen many things like this in the past eight days.

But this time, the image of a black tortoise suddenly appeared on Li Guanyi's shoulder.

Then this guy turned his head and looked at Li Guanyi, with light shining in his bean-sized eyes.

The four claws flapped a few times in the air like swimming, and then flew away.

Li Guanyi was surprised. He didn't expect that there was something here that could interest the black turtle? The black turtle was lying quietly on the table over there. Even if Li Guanyi didn't have good hearing, he could still hear it clearly.

"What is the origin of this Taoist priest? Judging from the sword he carries, isn't he here for this conference as well?"

"I don't know. He looks young. Even if he has any martial arts skills, what good are they? But the cat he carries with him is quite intelligent."

The long-haired cat that was gnawing on a pig's trotter made a purring sound, seeming quite proud.

Li Guanyi listened quietly, then reached out and scratched the cat's head.

Qilin shook his head comfortably.

The secret method of playing with a young Qilin taught by General Xue is the reason why the relationship between Li Guanyi and Qilin improves rapidly.

At first he was quite arrogant and didn't let me touch him, but later on he didn't care anymore.

Li Guanyi listened quietly to the conversation over there: "Indeed, the mink I raised is also a different species. It can bite tigers and leopards to death and has the courage to fight against tigers. But when the cat came just now, it froze there and didn't dare to move."

"I touched it, and it bit me in fear. If I hadn't been quick, it would have bitten several big holes in it. I'm at the bottom of the list of exotic beasts, so this cat should be at the top of the list, top 100, right?"

"I see that this Taoist priest is young, why don't we start early? When we get to Zhenbei City, during the Hunting Kirin Conference, we can give this cat to the owner of the manor, so that he can build a good relationship with the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world and have a good time with her."

Li Guanyi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Qilin's ears wiggled.

The black tortoise was lying on the elder brother's head and could hear clearly.

"Brother, [Zhenbei City] should be arriving soon. I heard in the martial arts world that many people have come for this conference. That's a Qilin. No matter how the world's mythical beasts are ranked, it is in the top five. The world is in chaos, and a good omen has appeared. It's a good business."

"This has nothing to do with us. We are all big shots. Remember this. When you go there, shout more and fight less. It is better to get beaten black and blue than to cause trouble. You must keep your belts shut. The water in the underworld is mixed!"

"That Ji Kuang is a martial arts expert, and together with Qilin, I heard that many famous martial artists have come for this matter, including the leader of the Motian Sect in the Northern Region of Dachen, the leader of the 72 linked villages on both sides of the river, the Angry Scale Dragon King, and the elder of the Kunlun Sword School of Kunlun Mountain, the Angry Sword Immortal, are all coming."

"And the old demon of the Yin Yang Rotating Sect, hey, money can move people's hearts, and Qilin is even more so. Brothers, remember, those big shots in our Divine Beast Villa are well-known masters in the world. We brothers, just to make a living, just show some respect."

"Go, get the cat here. Don't use a knife. Just give it a beating."

"People like us can be steady when traveling in the world."

When the martial artists in the world talked about the Divine Beast Villa.

The black tortoise turned around, and its eyes, as big as green beans, almost emitted light.

He looked at Li Guanyi, then shook his head at the Qilin over there.

What this means is that the Divine Beast Villa has something useful to Qilin.

Qilin licked his lips. As Li Guan ate his noodles, he thought about those famous figures and felt that the Black Turtle was really useful. He had no interest in having anything to do with these people. He found his aunt and Yaoguang and immediately went to find his great-grandfather Murong Longtu.

But many things in this world are troublesome.

While the young Taoist was eating noodles, two burly men came over and slammed their hands on the table, making the chopsticks jingle. Then they threw down three copper coins and said, "We'll buy this cat!"

"Give you money!"

As he said this, he reached out to grab the Qilin.

Li Guanyi drank the noodle soup quietly, thinking.

What exactly is the Jianghu?

There are always people looking for trouble, grudges, treasures, or fights just passing by.

After opening his eyes, the world in his eyes seemed to slow down when he took action.

The shopkeeper's panic-stricken expression slowly unfolded. The young man had already made his move. He bent the two outstretched hands with two chopsticks, then spun around and kicked out with both feet. Two more warriors from the Divine Beast Villa were knocked to the ground.

Just as Mr. Xue said, entering the country already allows you to live a decent life in a small town.

The second level is the strongest group in a small county. As for the warriors in the third level, the leaders of ordinary martial arts sects are just like this. They can already open their doors to recruit disciples and make the sect famous.

Li Guanyi was no longer someone who was bullied at will.

He moved his wrist and the noodle soup covered the big brother's face. He stretched out his right foot and tripped the gangster to the ground. The sword fell and the sheath touched the acupuncture points on his body, and he fell there numbly.

The young man stood up, picked up his sword, and then skillfully took the purses of the warriors.

Leave them enough to live on, so that these guys won't go hungry and do evil things.

Threw them out of the restaurant one by one.

He picked up the sword and asked for a gourd of rice wine.

The young man stretched out his hand, put down the copper coins on the table, and said softly:
"The money for the meal, and the money for the wooden table."

He picked up the wine jug and walked out. The ox cart was silent there. One of the warriors who was thrown out became angry. He picked up a wooden stick and hit the boy on the back. However, he didn't know how the stick flew away and he fell again.

Li Guan threw a wine gourd onto the ox cart, then untied the cart, jumped up lightly, and lay on his back on the cart, with golden straw flying up, feeling comfortable. Qilin was lying on top of his head, pressing its two claws on the boy's eyes, and was lifted up by him.

What exactly is Jianghu?

Li Guanyi thought about it.

There are fights without any reason, masters chasing for fame and fortune, ordinary warriors trying to survive safely, and shopkeepers who always find their restaurants demolished, grudges and love, sword fights, and wine.

The young man picked up the wine gourd, which contained a refreshing rice wine with a low alcohol content.

The setting sun sets in the sky, turning the sky golden.

It is the sunset, the ancient road, and the creaking ox cart.

it's me.

The boy laughed.

This is how the world is, Shuang Tao.

………………

The ups and downs of the world are always changing. In a small town that seems far away from the ups and downs of the world, there is a teacher. This teacher came here ten years ago and has never left since then.

One day, a flying bird brought a letter and his students helped to pick it up.

Although the gentleman never went out, he still had friends. For example, a great monk named Zhi Ge came to see him many times and they often wrote to him.

Is this also a letter from Master Zhi Ge?

He thought about it and took a look, but saw an unfamiliar name.

There seems to be a strong gale.

[Yan Xuan Ji]!
(End of this chapter)