Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 133 Strange Youth

Ning Dagang's old mother and father stopped crying, but just couldn't believe it.Ye Chen was too lazy to tangle with them, went up to untie the horse rope, motioned for Han Ke'er to get into the carriage, and sat in the driver's seat.

Under the delighted eyes of Ning Dagang's parents, some dilapidated carriages slowly left the village.Being unable to make a sound, it is indeed a bit difficult to drive the carriage, but this kind of southern pony is more docile, although the speed is slower, it is easy to drive.

I don't know if it was Ye Chen's viciousness that shocked the villagers yesterday, or because his expression and temperament did not look like ordinary people, the two left the village. Although there were villagers pointing and pointing from a distance, no villagers came to intercept or Retaliation, and no official came to ask questions.This made Ye Chen slightly relieved.

Under Ye Chen's request, the two left the village, followed the main road, all the way east, and headed towards the largest nearby city——Yangzhou City.

Han Ke'er was really exhausted last night, and fell asleep in the carriage not long after.Ye Chen couldn't make a sound, so apart from the sound of the wheels along the way, the quietness made Ye Chen feel a little uncomfortable.

Ye Chen yawned, and stretched his long legs as far as possible on the driver's seat. He didn't sleep well last night either.

This kind of silence didn't last long, and the sound of a person's footsteps came from the breeze, which aroused Ye Chen's interest.

Although the sound was much softer than the sound of horseshoes and even the footsteps of ordinary people, no matter how slight the sound was, it could hardly escape Ye Chen's ears.Ye Chen found that after waking up this time, although he could not speak for the time being, his eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell seemed to have improved. In addition to seeing and hearing more clearly, he could also hear, see farther, Smell farther.

Following the direction of the sound, Ye Chen immediately saw the figure walking in front.

The man walked neither fast nor slow, but definitely slower than the carriage, but he never stopped. Although he heard the hissing of the carriage, he did not turn his head.

Looking at this person's back, Ye Chen felt that he was very special, because his back was so straight. After traveling to this era, Ye Chen had never seen someone with such a straight back.Straight as a sword.

Just looking at his back, Ye Chen inexplicably felt that his person was made of iron, ice, snow, severe cold, tiredness, fatigue, and hunger could not make him yield.

Ye Chen only saw his face when the carriage rushed to the front.

He looks like 24 or [-] years old, with thick eyebrows, sword eyebrows.The eyes are big and bright as stars.His thin lips were tightly pressed into a slit, and his straight nose made his face look sharp.

This is not the most handsome face Ye Chen has ever seen in his life, not even in the top five.But there is an inexplicable charm that is enough to attract people.

The young man glanced at Ye Chen casually, and casually moved his gaze away, but then moved back and stared at him for a long time.If it wasn't for the fact that the young man's expression remained unchanged, even his heartbeat and breathing did not change, Ye Chen really doubted whether the young man recognized him.

Then, the young man didn't look at him again, he didn't stop in his steps, and even the rhythm of his steps didn't change in the slightest.

Ye Chen noticed the hilt of the sword beside the young man's waist, and guessed that the young man was a Jianghu swordsman.I remembered that I heard Li Junhao talk about it some time ago, because the Song Dynasty had very strict control over the people in the Jianghu, and as long as there was something illegal and disciplined, the government would definitely not give up. Therefore, many people in the Jianghu in the Song Dynasty went to the Southern Tang Dynasty, which led to the Jianghu in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Characters, gangs, and forces are rampant.

Obviously, the root cause of this situation is that the Southern Tang's control over these Jianghu figures is far from being comparable to that of the Song Dynasty.

Ye Chen thought of what Han Feizi said in "Five Beetles": "Confucianism uses literature to disrupt the law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate the prohibition." With this sentence, he couldn't help thinking that since ancient times in China, literati have always disrupted the legal system with their pens, and knights have always used their pens to disrupt the legal system. It is breaking the law with violence.This is indeed true, and Ye Chen also dislikes these literati and chivalrous men. In his opinion, a stable social order should be above everything else.

When it was almost noon, a small restaurant appeared on the side of the road.Because there are no restaurants for more than ten miles, this small restaurant has a lot of customers, and it is extremely crowded and lively.

There are more than a dozen empty dart carts covered with straw mats piled up in front of the small restaurant, with a blue dart flag inlaid with gold edging obliquely inserted in the front end, which was blown by the wind, making it almost impossible to distinguish the dart flags with black lines. Whether it is a tiger or a lion is embroidered on it.

You don't need to go in, you know that the restaurant is full of people, because the escorts alone are already full, but there is a big pergola at the entrance of the restaurant, and there are a dozen tables under it, and the people who can sit down are instead. Several times more than in restaurants.Ye Chen woke up Han Ke'er who was sleepy, found a table in the corner under the awning, and didn't order hot food. On the one hand, there were too many people and it took a long time to wait.On the other hand, they are cash-strapped, and if they let go of this meal, they won't be able to eat the next meal.

All Han Ke'er's savings over the years is only more than 900 Wen, which is only close to the usual money (it is always equal to [-] Wen), and now it is on Ye Chen's body.For some unknown reason, Han Ke'er stubbornly believed that Ye Chen must carry all the money with him.

The two ordered two large bowls of tea and a plate of pastries, and simply ate them.

Then, Ye Chen saw three people coming out of the restaurant cursing, and what they said was that they thought it was too stuffy and hot inside, so they moved outside under the pergola.The voices of the three of them were all very loud, they were talking about those "knife head licking blood" activities in the quack, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were the head of the "Black Tiger Bodyguard Bureau".

Ye Chen suddenly remembered something, his face changed, and he quickly lowered his head. The bodyguards went all over the place to escort people. Maybe this black tiger bodyguard came from Jianghuai and had seen his own portrait.

Fortunately, the three of them seemed to think highly of themselves. In this small country restaurant, they never looked at anyone directly. Their food and wine were served very quickly, and the three of them ate their food and drank their wine.

But the food and drink could not stop their mouths. After drinking a few glasses of wine, the strong man named Li Biaotou was even more arrogant, and laughed loudly: "Second brother, do you still remember the day we Did Jingzhou meet the 'Jingzhou Four Leopards'?"

Another person laughed and said, "Why don't I remember? That day the 'Four Leopards of Jingzhou' dared to move the red goods that the eldest brother protected. The four of them showed off their power and said, 'As long as you crawl around on the ground, our brothers will let you go immediately. Over the mountain, otherwise we will not only keep your red goods, but also your head."'

The third person also laughed: "Who knows that their swords have not been cut down, but the elder brother's sword has pierced their throats."

The second person said: "I am not bragging, Liu Laosan. In terms of the strength of the palm, it is naturally the 'iron palm' of our chief escort, but in terms of the speed of the sword, I am afraid that there is no one in the world today." It's our elder brother Du Chengwu!"

The head of the bodyguard named Du Chengwu toasted and laughed. The third person was more mature. He glanced left and right and said in a low voice, "In the city of Yangzhou next door is the famous Jianzhuang. The swordsmanship is great. Brother Du is of course powerful, but It's better to keep a low profile so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Seeing Du Chengwu's unwavering expression, the man cursed an idiot in his heart, but quickly added: "I heard that after the sword master Bai Chenao, the Bai family of Jianzhuang has a swordsman who is only 25 or six years old. Traveling around the world this year, he challenged 45 famous swordsmen in the world, but none of them was his opponent, and he killed all of them."

Another bodyguard became interested, and said, "Speaking of this person, I do know something about him. His name is Bai Canghai, but he is not actually from the Bai family. It is said that Bai Chenao was on a deserted island overseas seven years ago. It is said that the deserted island is not small, and there are many ferocious beasts such as tigers, leopards, and bears on the island, but there is only Bai Canghai on it, fighting with the beasts for food every day, living like a savage. The son was brought back to Yangzhou Jianzhuang by Bai Chenao, and he was accepted as a disciple to teach swordsmanship. Unexpectedly, this son was extremely talented in swordsmanship. Today, seven years later, there is no one in Jianzhuang except the sword master Bai Chenao. opponent."

"Hmph! I don't think it's because the savage boy is so powerful, but that the Bai family is not as good as the previous generation. The sons of Bai Chenao are almost 40 years old! They can't even beat a savage boy from outside. I think this Jianzhuang Bai There is no one in the house except Bai Chenao." Du Chengwu quickly scanned the surroundings with his eyes, and found that there were no other people with swords except for a swordsman with a sword, and then he said loudly.

The swordsman sneered, but didn't speak.The three of Du Chengwu didn't know whether they didn't hear it, or they didn't want to make trouble, so they pretended not to hear it.

Ye Chen listened to the conversation of the three bodyguards, and for some reason, the cross-sword young man he met on the road suddenly appeared in his mind.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of soft footsteps, turned his head to look at the way he came, and saw a figure walking towards this side, his face was as cold and hard as a sword, and there was still no trace of it. expression.

"Who said there is no one in the Bai family." The young man's voice suddenly came from afar.

Everyone under the awning turned their heads to look, and Du Chengwu and the two guards' expressions changed even more. They didn't know what they thought of, but they didn't dare to answer.

All eyes were on the young man, but his expression and pace remained unchanged.

The young man's movements seem very slow, but in fact they are not slow at all. It's just that every movement of him, from walking to raising his legs to step over the shade of the arbor, always uses the most labor-saving rhythm and trajectory.

He walked into the arbor, first glanced casually at Ye Chen and Han Keer, and finally walked slowly in front of Du Chengwu and the others!

The arbor was so quiet that a needle could be heard. Although Du Chengwu wanted to pretend he didn't see the young man, he couldn't.

(End of this chapter)