The wind and rain are falling, and the long lanterns hanging under the eaves are shaking, leaving a constantly changing shadow on the ground.

In the inn hall, the swordsman Zhang Ding sat on the bench with a bowl of rice wine, brewing words and talking about his world:

"...I am from Guanzhong. When I was a child, I studied in a martial arts school for a few years. I was quite good at 17 or 18 years old. I also found a reputation in the town. I also worked in the yamen for ten or eight years and could become a military officer...

...The family is still wealthy, with dozens of acres of land. Although the son of a side house cannot inherit the family business, the salary of the government is not as high as that of the family, and he can't stand it...

...I often listened to books at that time, and it was just the things of those heroes, such as "Sword Saint, Old Situ". The storyteller talked every day. From the age of eight to the age of eight, I heard that I was eighteen, and I had a boring job in the yamen for a few days, so I left a letter to my family and ran away..."

Speaking of this, the swordsman Zhang Ding turned around and pointed at the big archway in the rain curtain with chopsticks:

"At that time, the court was not strict, and there were many people in the world. If you want to pass the 'gate of hell', you still have to have some ability. You can find someone to fight on the spot and win the past..."

Xu Buling slaps the noodles and nodded: "There is still such a saying?"

"yes."

The swordsman Zhang Ding chuckled and continued:

"I was born in Guanzhong, and I had eaten well since I was a child. Standing among the crowd, it was called "striking the crowd". I couldn't find anyone to fight one after another. Later, a girl came over and said she came to me to compete with her and help me...

...I thought the girl was kind-hearted to help, just go through the motions, and happily agreed..."

Nightingale blinked her big eyes: "And you were knocked down?"

The swordsman Zhang Ding nodded: "Isn't that true? He lost someone before he even left the world. He was young and angry at that time and was not convinced. He grabbed someone and beat him up and ran to chase the girl..."

Nightingale listened very seriously: "What?"

"Then……"

The swordsman Zhang Ding picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, and chuckled:

"Then I met the girl, named Wang Ying, who was originally a disciple of a small sect. I went out to travel around the world. Seeing that I had some martial arts skills, I became sworn brothers with me, traveled around the world, went to Wudang Mountain and Dongting Lake, and visited Situ's house once. Unfortunately, I didn't see Situ's senior, otherwise I would still want to become a disciple... In the first two years, I was really comfortable, and I almost forgot about the surname..."

Xu Buling shook his head and smiled: "Isn't that good to have like-minded girls accompanying you and exploring the world together?"

"If you've been so comfortable, it's really good..."

Zhang Ding looked a little lonely in darkness, shook his head and sighed: "But it is said that 'a penny can't kill a hero'. People in the martial arts world also need to eat and dress. I have a lot of money, and she also has some. The two of them don't have to worry about food and clothing. They meet each other after two years. They are all from the martial arts world, and they can't go home without money. She and I think about earning money and continuing to make a living...

...As a result, it is easy to spend money in this world, but earning money is a life-threatening one. You can take a few hundred miles and earn a few taels of silver. If something happens, you have to fight for your life. You can't take it anymore. Not to mention being a guard, you don't want it. If you are not an acquaintance, you don't want it. The only thing left is stealing...

...I have read some books since I was a child and have been a constable. I don’t want to dare to do that, but Wang Ying can’t bear the hardship, so she said she wouldn’t kill anyone and just help others fight and collect some rent...

...I am a man. At that time, I thought I could not let women suffer. After thinking for a few days, I agreed and went to the gambling house to be a thug for others, collect debts, chase people, etc...."

Xu Buling frowned and thought: "It's nothing, it's not bad, it's not bad."

Zhang Ding shook his head seriously and said earnestly: "Stealing needles when you are young, but stealing needles when you are young. Some things cannot be opened. The gambling house is a place where people harm people. The gambler loses completely and has no money. He can only chase the debts at other people's houses. When they are recovered, they are half as close as the gambling house...

...It's fast to come, but this thing is more addictive than gambling. I felt something was wrong after working for two days. Sooner or later, I would go the wrong way and stop doing it...

...But Wang Ying is different. She grew up in the world and took it for granted. She even asked me, 'What we eat and wear if we don't do it'..."

"It's really not easy to eat without filling your stomach and be moral."

Zhang Ding looked at the brazier and nodded: "Yes, since then, I have been working in the gambling house and advised me not to kill anyone and set fire, so I have to live a life. Later, it was the iron eagle and deer hunting. The government investigated it strictly, and there were fewer troubles. The gambling house did not raise so many thugs anymore...

...It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Every day, Wang Ying was worried about food and clothing, so she couldn't stand it. She tried every means to get money, rob black snares, and blackmailed the rich young master... All she did was spitting back then, and she had been wandering like this for ten years. If I hadn't stopped him, I would have killed someone and set fire...

...At the beginning of the year, I had lived enough of this ghost life and didn't want to run away. I wanted to take Wang Ying back to my hometown... But Wang Ying was used to the life of the people in the martial arts world. I heard the rumors from somewhere that people in the martial arts world were about to rebel, and the martial arts world people in the martial arts world were ready to rise up and let me go too...

...Rebellion is his mother killing the whole family. I definitely can't go, but I can't persuade Wang Ying. The two of them quarreled all the way and met a group of down-and-out people when they arrived at Laolong Mountain. They were all injured by Iron Eagle Flying Deer ten years ago and did not dare to show up and hide in Laolong Mountain...

...Wang Ying felt that the court was too strict and would sooner or later the country would be destroyed. She wanted to take me to stay in Laolong Mountain and wait for the opportunity. When the matter was in progress, she could lead a group of brothers to conquer the world. If I didn't go, Wang Ying would not leave and let me go back alone...

...I have been together for more than ten years, so I was worried, so I waited in the village. Seeing that I had some martial arts, the people in the village called each other brothers, and over time I became familiar with each other...

...There are dozens of people in the village, all of whom have to eat and wear food and clothing. A few days ago, a caravan passed by. As soon as they planned to rob the caravan, they forced a lot of money to pass by and injured several people...

...The caravan should be from outside. He thought about losing money and eliminating disasters and did not report to the officials, and no one came to investigate afterwards. The village felt that he had found a way to make money. As long as he didn't kill anyone and the government would not care about it, he would be ready to go out to rob the road..."

Zhang Ding sighed: "I can't stop it, I can't persuade you, and I can't control it. If you continue to do this, your family will be destroyed sooner or later. If you think about it, you will still not break through. Maybe I am a man who is born not suitable to break into the world." The fastest update is computer::/

After listening, Xu Buling Anjing was silent for a moment, shook his head and said:

"You are the man of the martial arts world, it's a pity that you just retreated."

Zhang Ding said something in his heart, his expression calmed down a lot, and he chuckled:

"So what? I haven't changed. It's boring to change the world."

"What should you do with your wife? Why don't you force her back?"

Zhang Ding shook his head: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. I have been persuading it for ten years... I blame me for being too reluctant to do it. If I don't agree for the first time and don't start, there will be nothing to do next... Speaking of which, I really want to take her back to my hometown to see her. She used to be a good girl."

Xu Buling thought about it carefully: "Just leave like this, she will die soon on the mountain. There is no medicine for regret in the world."

Zhang Ding fell silent, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip. After two bites, he threw a few copper coins on the table, then got off his hat and straw raincoat from the wall and walked into the rain curtain.

After drinking the noodle soup, Nightingale wiped her mouth: "He must have gone back to find the woman, probably still can't persuade her, and she can't help but tie her back. The young master shouldn't have persuaded him."

Xu Buling sighed softly: "A couple for more than ten years can be so easy to let go. After he leaves like this, he will blame himself for his whole life. They have been in the world for more than ten years and have never killed anyone. Some of them can help me."

Nightingale blinked: "How to help?"

"Women are disobedient, and they are mostly used to it. Just beat them up."

Xu Buling stood up and walked to the inn's horse shed: "Take my guy here and say to the guards. The boat will go first tomorrow. We will ride on the land and we will be at Danjiangkou at that time."

"Okay young man."

Nightingale nodded and trotted upstairs to notify the accompanying guests.

A little while, the master and servant rode two thousand-mile horses and left Fenglingdu Town in the pouring rain.

The inn lobby became quiet again, and the waiter sat on the threshold again and was drowsy, waiting for the wanderer who was returning late.
Chapter completed!