The chivalrous spirit is fickle

A stream of white steam spewed out from the woman in the white dress and hit the bottom of the teapot. Soon, a stream of hot steam floated out of the spout of the teapot. The originally cold water also boiled and the hot steam rose.

Condensate the water flow and exhale hot breath.

Water and fire, two energies that should not mix, appear simultaneously on the woman's body.

The girl took the teapot and made a cup of tea for her master, while asking her master curiously.

"Master, your Qi is clearly composed of water and fire, why do you call yourself Baihua?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in the white dress looked at her silly apprentice with a reproachful look, reached out and pinched the girl's little face, and said.

"You fool, who in the martial arts world would reveal his cards?"

"Hide your strength, hide your aura, and you can achieve a surprise victory in some life-and-death fights. If everyone in the martial arts world knew your aura, they would be on guard."

These two people were naturally Baihua Li Qing and her disciple, Qing'er.

After a while, the waiter brought a table of food and wine, then quietly left. After several days' long journey, Qing'er was already very hungry, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

This is not a reasonable thing to do, at least in the underworld.

People in the martial arts world are not without taboos, because the inheritance of master-disciple relationship and the rules of respecting teachers are taken very seriously by people in the martial arts world.

Apprentices are not allowed to pick up their chopsticks before their master. They can only pick up their chopsticks after the master signals them to do so. There is also an extremely complicated set of etiquette.

But Li Qing didn't seem to care about these things. She watched Qing'er eating sweetly without any intention of blaming her. Instead, she took out a white handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of Qing'er's mouth, and spoke softly.

"Silly girl, eat slowly. It's all over your face. The master won't snatch it from you."

Qing'er raised her head slightly and let Li Qing wipe her. Looking at the master who was so close to her, Qing'er's eyes flashed and she asked softly.

"Master, why are you so nice to me?"

Li Qing was startled when she heard that, and the movement of her hands paused slightly, but then she moved again. She smiled, but her eyes were a little dazed, and she spoke in a low voice.

“I just think you don’t have to live like me.”

“I can also give others what others have never given me.”

Chapter 87 Origin

"But... Master, do we have to fight that man to the death?"

Qing'er blinked her eyes with a sad look on her face. She didn't like her master fighting with others, especially fighting with others for her own sake.

Li Qing moved his palm down, pinched Qing'er's chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly.

"This is your way to enter the martial arts world. You need that dragon bone. Don't you want it?"

Qing'er was startled when she heard this, and a hint of expectation flashed in her eyes for an instant. After being an apprentice for many years, she had never really learned anything from Li Qing.

Because her roots were too poor, she was not suitable for cultivation at all. If she forced herself to practice, she would only stop at the most basic level. She would suffer in vain and might even hurt her body.

Of course she wanted to practice. She wanted to practice more than anyone else and wanted to inherit her master's legacy.

However, this time it was not the opportunity she wanted.

Qing'er's nose twitched slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, she gently shook her head, lowered her little head, and spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's.

"But... Master."

"Isn't that someone else's thing? I...I don't want something that was snatched from someone else."

grab?

Li Qing was stunned when he heard this, but he remembered the scene when he first met Qing'er, and his eyes suddenly became gentle.

……

It was an evening ten years ago. After a heavy rain, the setting sun was as red as blood.

In the dense forest, next to an overturned carriage, two bodies were lying. A group of bandits surrounded an eight-year-old girl, laughing loudly.

The little girl helplessly picked up a wooden stick from the ground, tears streaming down her face, and wanted to go to the two bodies, but was kicked to the ground by the bandits.

The ground was muddy after the heavy rain. The little girl fell into the dirty water with mud and sand all over her face. She cried loudly and stood up again, but was kicked by a bandit again and fell into the water again.

The little girl's cries, mixed with the bandits' laughter, echoed throughout the forest.

The little girl choked with sobs, not understanding why this happened. She cried and questioned the bandits.

"Why, why do you do this?"

But when the bandits heard this, they laughed even louder. One of them, with a scar on his face, strode over, grabbed the little girl's hair, and pushed her down suddenly, pressing her little face into the mud.

"Hey, little girl, I'm happy today, so I'll tell you something."

The little girl's mouth and nose were immersed in mud and water. The mud and water poured into her mouth, bringing a maddening feeling of suffocation. She struggled in fear and despair, her limbs swinging wildly, but under the palm of the scarred man, she was like an ant, unable to fight back.

In this suffocating feeling, Scarface's voice fell into her ears quite clearly, word for word.

"As for people, there is no distinction between good and bad, only between noble and lowly. For people like us, if we want to climb higher, we need a ladder to climb to heaven."

"There is only one ladder to heaven, but there are so many people in this world. If I don't fight for it, how can I stand higher than others?"

"If I don't stand high enough, how can I bully others?"

Scarface looked back at the two corpses, grinned and laughed sarcastically.

"Hehehe, you little girl really have a cheap life."

"Those two people are not your parents, but two human traffickers. Even if you hadn't met us today, you would still be a lowly girl. You would either become someone's slave or be sold to a brothel to entertain people with your sex life."

As she spoke, the little girl's struggle became weaker and weaker. At this moment, a petal fell quietly from above everyone's head.

The next moment, a circular water blade suddenly shot out from the petals and cut through the bodies of the bandits present in an instant.

Scarface's body stiffened, and before the hideous smile on his face faded away, his entire body was cut off at the waist. The same happened to everyone present.

Pfft!

Following the sound of a corpse being torn into pieces, Li Qing appeared in front of the little girl with an indifferent expression. She waved her hand and a stream of water surged up, rolling up the little girl's body.

The little girl fell to the ground again, spat out the mud and water in her mouth, and then started crying again.

Li Qing looked at the little girl who was crying loudly, frowned slightly, without a trace of pity in his eyes. He turned and left, leaving the little girl there crying.

However, after Li Qing took dozens of steps, the little girl's crying still rang in her ears. She frowned and turned to look behind her.

But the little girl was covered in mud and dirt, following behind her, crying.

Li Qing paused and spoke in a cold tone.

"Little guy, I'm not here to save you, I just don't like what that person said."

"If you follow me again, I will kill you."

Li Qing's tone was calm, but she was not lying. It was just a matter of a moment's thought that she saved the little girl, and she really hated what the bandit said about noble and lowly races. This reminded her of her brother.

After leaving this serious threat, Li Qing stopped looking at the little girl and turned around again, but for some reason, she did not fly directly into the air. As long as she wanted, she could fly away quickly and easily leave the little girl behind.

But she didn't, perhaps it was some mysterious force, or perhaps it was something she didn't understand, she kept moving forward slowly at a speed that the little girl could keep up with.

The little girl continued crying and didn't listen to what Li Qing said at all. In her eyes, as if the sky had fallen, it was Li Qing who saved her.

She was very small and not very smart, and could only survive by clinging to the grass like a drowning person.

The crying made Li Qing frown more and more. She suddenly turned around, frowned, and spoke coldly to the little girl.

"You little girl, do you want me to destroy your voice? Since you are saved, leave quickly and go find your parents. Don't be an eyesore here."

When the little girl heard this, she stopped and cried even louder. Her shoulders shook as she cried, and her tears kept falling. She choked with fear and grievance.

"I...I don't have any parents..."

Li Qing was stunned when he heard this, but he remembered what the bandit had said before, that this little girl must be an orphan living on the streets, and she survived to this day by begging or being taken in by someone.

When he thought of this, a ripple appeared in Li Qing's originally calm heart, but it was just a ripple.

"Even if you don't have parents, you still deserve a home."

"Whether you are a ruined temple or a beggar, go back to where you belong."

Li Qing shouted loudly, scaring the little girl so much that she took several steps back. She fell to the ground without paying attention. Her eyes were red, her body was covered in mud and she was dirty. She looked at her helplessly and desperately.

Facing the little girl's eyes, the ripples in Li Qing's heart grew bigger and bigger, causing her blood to surge and she felt inexplicably irritated.

Feeling upset, Li Qing turned around abruptly, no longer looking at the little girl, and strode away. This time, she walked much faster, so fast that the little girl could not catch up with her at all.

The little girl stared blankly at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, until Li Qing completely disappeared from her sight, then she burst into tears. Her childish voice was trembling, but it was as if her throat had been hoarse from crying, and the voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"Wuwu... don't go... sister... I have no home anymore."

"Don't go... No one wants me... No one wants me..."

"Don't leave me alone...don't..."

The hoarse voice, mixed with tears and mud, fell into the forest. The little girl sat on the ground, crying.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the little girl. The little girl looked up while crying, only to see Li Qing looking at her with a complicated expression and speaking in a hoarse voice.

"I don't have a home either."

After saying that, Li Qing squatted down and looked at the little girl carefully. His eyes were dazed, as if he saw his younger self, helpless and desperate. No one's gaze would stay on her for a moment.

It was not until many years later that she found out that she was just an abandoned baby picked up by her parents. Those parents had never cared about her and just wanted a child bride.

But she was a cripple and a disabled person, so in their eyes, she was just a burden and did not deserve even a little bit of love.

So, if I have never been loved by anyone, am I also qualified to love someone?

Li Qing was a little scared, a little confused, and even a little at a loss. She reached out and stroked the little girl's face and spoke softly.

"I have a bad temper, I don't know how to take care of others, I'm sensitive and suspicious, and I'm a bit moody."

"After hearing these words, will you still follow me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl threw herself into Li Qing's arms, choking with sobs. This sudden action made Li Qing's breath stop. She stretched out her hand stiffly and stroked the little girl's head, clumsily and awkwardly.

"This is the first time I've been hugged by someone."

Li Qing muttered to himself, then leaned down, hugged the little girl in his arms, hugged her tightly, a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he whispered.

"This feels... not bad."

……

"Master, Master?"

Qing'er's voice brought Li Qing back from her memories. She looked back at Qing'er, recalling her thin appearance when she first saw her, and suddenly felt a little emotional.

She was such a little girl back then, but it turns out that she has grown up so much since I raised her.

"Master, what are you grinning about?"

Hearing Qing'er's question, Li Qing smiled sweetly, stretched out her arms, hugged Qing'er's body, put her face against Qing'er's little face, and said with a silly smile.

"God really favors me by letting me pick you up."

When Qing'er heard this, she reached out her hand, pushed Li Qing's face away, and muttered with a pouty mouth.

"Master, it's so hot, please let me go."

Li Qing still had a silly smile on his face and moved closer. After Qing'er resisted in vain, she obeyed Li Qing with a helpless look on her face. Li Qing hugged Qing'er tightly and smiled.

"Don't worry, Master promises you."

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will not directly take the dragon bone."

When Qing'er heard this, she raised her eyebrows and complained with dissatisfaction on her face.

"Master, you always lie to me. I don't believe you."

Hearing this, Li Qing smiled even more happily and spoke with confidence.

"Who made you so easy to deceive? You are such a stupid girl, you are not smart."

"Nonsense, I'm so smart."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

"Master, what are you laughing at!?"

……

At the same time, Shi Gu and his group had returned to the long street where they lived. The street, which was usually quite deserted, was unusually lively at this moment.