Eternal Sword

Chapter 27 The Meaning of Jianghu

The neighbors around seemed to be accustomed to this scene.

They just chatted with each other for fun.

The man beat the woman so hard that she didn't try to stop him and she even cursed at him from time to time.

"You two little beasts, I feed you and you still cause trouble for me, don't even eat today! You will behave yourself if I starve you for a few days!" The woman put her hands on her hips and cursed.

"Let you run!"

Old Xu kept cursing while still whipping with the whip in his hand.

"stop!"

Mei Yingxue couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help herself so she let out a soft shout.

"Whose family do you belong to?"

Old Xu glanced sideways and didn't recognize Mei Yingxue. He just felt that the little girl, wearing a brocade hat and a sable coat, had an extraordinary demeanor, and looked like the daughter of a wealthy family.

"This is the daughter of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School." A neighbor recognized her and reminded her in a low voice.

Old Xu didn't take it seriously and said with a curled lip, "I hit the maid at home, what does it have to do with you? What about the daughter of the Mei family? Even if she is a government official, she can't do anything to me."

"Even if she is your maid, you are too cruel!"

Mei Yingxue frowned as she looked at the little girl covered in bruises, her face showing pity.

Old Xu's wife looked fierce and shrill, "This is our family affair, you little girl, stay out of our business!"

"Whatever I want to do!"

Mei Yingxue was angry and asked back.

"Oh my, all the neighbors, come and have a look. The daughter of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School is bullying others by taking advantage of her power!"

The Xu family's wife cried and howled, as if she had suffered a great injustice. She cried and shouted, but there was not a single tear on her face.

Mei Yingxue was a teenage girl who had never seen such a scene before. She immediately felt her face getting hot and her momentum weakened. She said, "You, don't talk nonsense. I didn't bully you."

Old Xu flicked his whip and snorted coldly: "Little girl, let me tell you that my son is working in Wu'an County, and our Xu family is not easy to mess with!"

Mei Yingxue took a deep breath and said, "You also bought this little girl. I'll buy her for whatever price you give me."

"hehe."

Old Xu sneered, "You want to buy her, but I won't sell her! I bought this bitch to keep for my son to get married. If you buy her, who will carry on the family line for my Old Xu family?"

After saying that, Old Xu turned his eyes and looked Mei Yingxue up and down with an unscrupulous and obscene look.

"Just buy another one."

Mei Yingxue was about to say this, but then she changed her mind and thought, if she bought another maid, wouldn't she have to come to this house and suffer again?
The words came to my lips, but I couldn't finish them.

A neighbor asked, "Old Xu, I always hear you say that your child is doing well in Wu'an County. How could someone like a maid like you?"

Old Xu chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter if she doesn't like me. When this girl grows up a little, she can be my concubine. She can also help my Xu family to have more children and continue the family line."

"You old fool, so this is what you were thinking!"

Upon hearing this, the Xu family's wife glared at Old Xu but didn't say much.

"Ha ha!"

When the neighbors saw this, they all laughed and looked understanding.

No one cared about the little girl kneeling on the ground and shivering. The laughter around her sounded particularly harsh to Mei Yingxue.

The little girl hugged the yellow dog tightly in her arms.

The man and the dog, both so weak and helpless, rely on each other for survival.

"Let's go."

Chen Tang's voice came from behind.

Mei Yingxue sighed, feeling powerless, and turned away.

From beginning to end, Chen Tang did not walk into the alley, but just watched coldly.

Unlike his predecessor, the more murderous intent he has in his heart, the calmer he tends to look.

And he knew that killing people was a troublesome thing.

If you want to have less trouble, you have to do it more cleanly.

When she heard the words "Let's go", the little girl who was kneeling on the spot suddenly trembled all over, as if she realized something, and looked up in disbelief.

But there were neighbors blocking the way ahead. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her pupils were filled with blood and tears. Her vision was blurry, and she could only vaguely see two figures leaving and disappearing at the entrance of the alley.

"Is it an illusion?"

"Brother Atang is still alive?"

"No, if it was Brother Atang, he would definitely come to save me. Brother Atang has already died, and Xiao Huang is the only one left by my side."

The little girl lowered her head in disappointment, hugged the yellow dog in her arms, and gently comforted it. …

Walking out of the alley, Chen Tang and Mei Yingxue remained silent all the way.

After a while, Mei Yingxue paused without warning and suddenly said, "Sometimes, I really want to kill them with a sword!"

Chen Tang looked at her with some surprise.

Mei Yingxue quickly came back to her senses, looked at Chen Tang, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, did my loss of composure scare you? I was just angry and wanted to vent."

"Ah."

Chen Tang nodded and said, "Everyone has their own destiny, let it go."

Mei Yingxue frowned.

Such cold words don't sound like something Chen Tang would say.

But soon, she felt relieved after thinking about it.

Chen Tang nearly died and his family was destroyed because of saving the little girl. Even if he had a lot of passion, he would probably be discouraged after encountering such a misfortune.

"Ugh."

Thinking of this, Mei Yingxue was a little upset and said, "I'll just take you here and go back first."

"Thank you."

Chen Tang nodded and walked towards home.

The fat old man and Qing Mu stood in the distance, frowning slightly.

The two of them originally planned to follow Chen Tang and observe, but they didn't expect to accidentally witness the scene just now.

Neither of them expected Chen Tang to say something like that.

He seems very different from the young man who stood up when he saw injustice more than two months ago.

Qing Mu said: "Master, let's save that little girl."

"Ah."

The fat old man said, "The girl is a grateful person. She thought Chen Tang was dead, but more than two months have passed, and she is still thinking about this matter and wants justice for a dead man. The yellow dog protected its master, and the girl is kind-hearted. She didn't want the yellow dog to be beaten, and would rather be whipped herself."

"If you save her, she will risk her life to protect you in the future. People like this should enjoy a life of wealth and honor. Staying by your side, she won't suffer any grievances."

Qing Mu nodded and said, "After rescuing her, I will leave immediately and take her away from here."

"I'll go with you."

The fat old man said.

Qing Mu was surprised and asked, "Master, you won't stay to observe him. What is this state of sitting in a trance? It's unique in the world."

The fat old man was not interested, he smiled mockingly and said, "Everyone has his own destiny, let it be."

This is exactly what Chen Tang said just now.

Qing Mu saw what the fat old man was thinking and said, "It must be because of the incident he encountered more than two months ago that his personality changed. I can understand that."

The fat old man looked regretful and said, "Maybe. If he were an ordinary person, it would be fine. He would be powerless in many things. Now that he has acquired a lot of skills, his enthusiasm has cooled down. It's a pity."

"Even if he was in a trance, it's nothing special. There's just one more cold-hearted person in the world. It's very common and boring."

"Qing Mu."

After a short pause, the fat old man asked, "Do you know why I have been traveling with you all these years?"

"I don't know." Qing Mu shook his head, revealing a hint of curiosity.

The fat old man said, "When you come to Beijing in the future, you will be rich and powerful, and it will be difficult for you to see the people who live a hard life, nor will you hear their sufferings."

"I took you on a tour so that you could see for yourself how the people of Qian Country live."

"Given your relationship with him, if you can give him some advice in the future to reduce excessive taxes, corvée and extortion, and punish corrupt officials, it will be a great merit that will benefit the world."

Qing Mu was solemn when he heard this, and said seriously: "Disciple will remember this."

The fat old man asked again: "Do you know the meaning of the existence of Jianghu?"

"Jianghu?"

Qing Mu shook his head.

Although she has been traveling around the world with her master over the years, she has never thought about the meaning of the existence of the world.

The fat old man said: "The common people have no power and influence, and often cannot seek justice from the government. Sometimes, the Jianghu will give them an explanation, and this is the meaning of the Jianghu's existence."

Qing Mu seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "So, the Jianghu is often in opposition to the imperial court, and the imperial court also regards Jianghu people as aliens."

"good."

The fat old man said: "If one day, the world is stable, the government is in harmony, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, perhaps the martial arts world will fade away."

(End of this chapter)