The chivalrous spirit is fickle

After saying that, Li Qing waved his hand, and the circular water blade came through the air. Seeing this, Shi Gu moved his body, like a ball of black flame, moving quickly in the yard.

Every time he moved, he was a hundred steps away. However, the circular water blade was like a leech attached to his bones, and he could not get rid of it. It followed Shi Gu closely and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

Li Qing moved his fingers lightly, directing the circular water blade, and victory was in his grasp.

Suddenly, Shi Gu's body stopped moving. The circular water blade cut through him in an instant, splitting his body into two.

However, not a drop of blood was left, and Shi Gu's figure dissipated like a puff of smoke.

Li Qing's pupils shrank slightly, and a warning sign suddenly arose in her heart. At the same time, a finger slowly fell and touched her brow.

Shi Gu appeared in front of her with a calm expression. As long as he gave a finger, Li Qing would die and even the gods could not save him.

The circular water blade was too late, and Li Ran was also too late.

Li Qing's body suddenly froze, fear and disbelief welled up in his eyes.

She couldn't understand why this man whom she looked down upon could be better than her, and how he could avoid all her perception and appear in front of her in an instant.

Among the people present, Shen Yue and Su Xue looked at Shi Gu's back with admiration on their faces, feeling longing in their hearts, imagining that one day they could be like him.

Only Li Ran knew that from the very beginning, it was Shi Gu who was playing tricks on Li Qing. The circular water blade could not keep up with Shi Gu's speed at all, so he didn't need to dodge from the beginning.

Shi Gu did not avoid Li Qing's perception, but his speed was too fast and Li Qing had no time to sense it.

Li Qing looked at the fingers in front of her in despair and powerlessness. She couldn't dodge them, and she had no strength to hide. She could only move her lips and speak in a hoarse voice.

"I want to play mahjong."

"..."

……

There was a set of mahjong prepared in the room. It was carved from jade, which was lush and green and felt smooth. It was stolen by Shi Gu from someone else, but he had forgotten from whom he stole it.

Li Ran was a bad player at playing cards, so he was kicked off the table by Shi Gu, while Shen Yue and Su Xue took the seats.

Four hands rubbed the mahjong tiles and began to shuffle the cards. Everyone was given a handful of jade sticks with large and small dots on them, which served as chips.

Shuffle, stack, and receive cards.

The sound of the jade card was crisp and very pleasant. Li Qing put the card away uneasily and asked Shi Gu.

"As long as I win, can I really take the dragon bone?"

"Of course, the premise is that you are not allowed to cheat."

Shi Gu said this seriously while looking at the cards in his hand, three Dong Feng, three Xi Feng, he reached out and picked up a Yao Ji, and with a flick of his finger, the Yao Ji turned into a Dong Feng.

"Hidden bar."

After a round, Shi Gu pushed the cards aside and said with a smile.

"It's a big win, four of a kind."

Li Qing frowned slightly, without saying anything more, he pushed the card table aside and started shuffling the cards again.

She is not good at doing such things, whether it is cooking or playing cards, she is not good at it.

It's not that she doesn't like it, it's just that it's meaningless.

When she was young, no one loved her. All the pampering she received was from her brother. All she had was being ignored by her parents and being laughed at by others.

Later, she wandered around and became an apprentice. The master only treated her as a maid who was easy to use, but also despised her for being a cripple.

The master loved playing cards, but never liked her to sit at the table. He just let her stand aside and served her tea and water. No one was willing to play cards with her, so when the mountain gate was destroyed and she was the only one left, she never had any desire for revenge.

"Pah!" The sound of the jade cards falling on the table was loud, but not noisy. Li Qing looked at the cards in her hand and hesitated. She really didn't know how to play cards.

"Play this card and listen to me."

For some reason, the young little girl came over and reminded her anxiously.

Li Qing's brows were still furrowed. She turned around to look at the anxious little girl. Her eyes moved and she thought of Qing'er. Her brows relaxed slightly and she played the card that the little girl pointed to.

Shen Yue was a person who could not calm down, even when she was playing cards. She kept asking questions to Shi Gu and Su Xue, chatting about some boring little things. She tried to talk to Li Qing, but got no response.

Li Ran was anxious, knowing that his sister had no chance of defeating Shi Gu, so he simply brought a small stool, sat beside her, and began to give instructions.

But it was of no avail. Playing mahjong is not a game of luck. It requires remembering the cards and making calculations.

Shi Gu memorized the approximate position of each card, so no one could tell when he was cheating. After several rounds of mahjong, Shi Gu was the only winner, while the other three lost miserably.

Not to mention, Shi Gu refused to close his mouth.

"Hey, can you three masturbate?"

"I won, all the same color. Look at you three, you have such bad cards. You will never win such a good hand in your life."

"Ahem, put your cards down. I've won again."

"The kids next door are better at playing cards than you three. Look, seven pairs."

"Sorry, Tianhu, if I had known you three were so bad, we should have played strip mahjong."

Under Shi Gu's continued ridicule, Shen Yue gradually calmed down. Her little face turned red with resentment. Su Xue frowned with murderous intent on her face.

Even Li Qing, who had been silent the whole time, had a hint of anger between his brows. Only Shi Gu was still talking.

No one wants to lose, and no one wants to lose all the time, especially when there is someone standing by and making sarcastic remarks at you.

It was getting dark, and the card game had come to the last round. Li Qing and the other two held their breath, feeling nervous and uneasy. Shi Gu, on the other hand, was carefree. He picked up a card at random and played it without even looking at it.

"Thirty thousand."

At that moment, Li Qing, Shen Yue, and Su Xue became excited, pushed their cards at the same time, and said in unison.

"What a fool."

One shot and three shots.

Li Qing's frown finally relaxed. Shen Yue and Su Xue happily high-fived to celebrate. Li Qing subconsciously wanted to high-five with others, but then she remembered that Qing'er was not by her side, and she couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

Snapped!

A small hand gently patted Li Qing's palm. Li Qing was startled and turned his head to look. It was the little girl who stretched out her hand. After a moment of distraction, the corners of Li Qing's mouth unconsciously rose and revealed a smile.

However, just when everyone was happy, Shi Gu turned over the card and said.

"Sorry, I misread this. It says three, not thirty thousand."

"..."

There was dead silence, the smiles on several people's faces froze, and then there was a long silence.

"You're cheating!"

Shen Yue was the first to react. She overturned all the cards in front of her, completely messing up the game. Su Xue also stood up with an angry look on her face, not wanting to admit her mistake.

The scene started to quarrel again, with Master Shi Gu, his disciples and the other two arguing with each other and refusing to give in.

Shen Yue and Su Xue insisted on counting the cards to see if there was an incorrect number of cards on the table. Shi Gu stuck his neck out and insisted that this was not a question of cheating, but a question of respecting teachers. At the same time, he flipped his palm and wiped out the three of a kind into thirty thousand.

Li Qing looked at the three people making noise, and after a moment of silence, he stood up and left.

Today, I can say that I have lost completely. My skills are not good enough and I cannot win at playing cards.

"Will you come tomorrow?"

Just as Li Qing walked to the gate of the courtyard, Shi Gu asked her a question. Li Qing frowned slightly and was about to answer when she remembered the card game she had lost all night.

There were several times when her cards were very good, but they were always just a little bit short, which was really frustrating.

"I'll come until I win that keel."

After saying that, Li Qing turned around and left the yard. Li Ran looked at his sister quietly, and suddenly asked Shi Gu who was standing beside him.

"If she really wins the game, will you really give her the dragon bone?"

Shi Gu was using both hands, one hand holding down a traitor to block the incoming fist, but when he heard this he looked at Li Ran with a strange expression and spoke with confidence.

"What the hell do you want? When have I ever kept my word?"

"You fucking..."

After Li Ran cursed angrily, he sat on the chair with a sad face, thinking about his sister and sighing softly.

"I don't know if she has lived well these years."

……

It was past midnight and a candle was lit in the inn.

Qing'er fiddled with a set of mahjong, held up a card, placed it on the table, and said.

"East wind."

"bump."

Li Qing recited softly, picked up the cards with a smile and placed them next to him. Qing'er looked at the cards in her hand, her expression bitter, and couldn't help asking Li Qing.

"Master, what are we doing?"

Li Qing looked focused as he studied his cards. Upon hearing this, he answered without hesitation.

"Practice."

"I've never heard that playing mahjong is also a form of spiritual practice."

"Why, you girl don't want to play with Master...and practice?"

"It's not that I don't want to, but it's a little lonely for two people to play cards."

Hearing this, Li Qing was stunned, but he remembered the lively and somewhat noisy card game in Shigu's house. Even if no one spoke, people would not feel lonely.

That feeling... is really enviable.

The place where she and Qing'er settled was just a thatched hut. No one came, and apart from the flowers and plants, there was only silence.

Li Qing stopped what he was doing, looked at Qing'er with gentle eyes and asked.

"Qing'er, isn't the place where we live a little too quiet?"

Chapter 90: Dark Place

The next day, Li Qing came to Shigu's house again. Unlike yesterday, this time, she brought her little apprentice, Qing'er.

The mahjong table was placed in the yard again, and the sound of shuffling cards, like flowing water, echoed in the yard.

"Master, can we really get the dragon bone if we win?"

Qing'er, with dark circles under her eyes, sat next to Li Qing and asked in a low voice with some uneasiness.

Li Qing sorted the cards in his hand, raised his head and glanced at Shi Gu opposite him, his eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke in a low voice.

"I'm not sure. No one would use a treasure like dragon bones as a bet."

"Unless that person is an idiot."

Qing'er blinked and turned her head to look at Li Ran who was sitting next to Li Qing. She didn't know if Shi Gu was a fool, but she thought the little girl was cute and wanted to reach out and touch her.

Shi Gu looked at Qing'er with some curiosity without looking at the cards in his hand.

Baihua Li Qing was a somewhat famous figure in the martial arts world, but in the rumors that Shigu remembered, they only said that Li Qing had a cold nature and never got close to others.

But why would he love and spoil a little girl like Qing'er so much?

Thinking of this, Shi Gu smiled gently, casually played a card, and asked Qing'er.

"Little girl, what's your name?"

Qing'er was stunned when she heard this, feeling a little surprised. After looking at Shi Gu timidly for a few times, she retracted her gaze, grabbed the corner of Li Qing's clothes, and did not answer Shi Gu's question.

Shi Gu was a little embarrassed, but then he smiled and continued to ask regardless of the awkward atmosphere.

"Why don't you say anything? I won't eat you."

Qing'er grabbed the corner of Li Qing's clothes, and seemed to have gained a little more courage. She plucked up her courage and spoke timidly.

"I fear you."

Shi Gu frowned, he was not a murderer, and could not help but ask.

"Afraid of me, why are you afraid of me?"

Qing'er blinked and observed Shigu carefully. Shigu had delicate eyebrows and eyes, and regular facial features. He was very attractive. If he didn't speak, he would look like a gentle young man.