Chapter 18: I practice sword qi
Indeed, as soon as Tang Yao announced her name, it immediately caused a sensation.
The name "Red Yuan" may not be very popular in the world, but it is well known in the market, especially in several states in the south. The most widely circulated story books are all written by this "Red Yuan".
His writing style is delicate, and he is best at writing some lingering and pathos stories, which are also mixed with rumors from all over the world that he does not know where to find out. He is deeply loved by people in the market.
Especially among women's boudoirs, many girls in the south compete to read it, writing about the world of girls' dreams, and becoming an idol figure in the hearts of girls.
When word spread about the sword fairy in Gongzhou City, tens of millions of people rushed to buy it, and paper in Luoyang was expensive for a while.
Even though it was later banned, the whole Gongzhou City secretly circulated and copied it to each other. The little story about the Sword Immortal made the city full of uproar, and I don't know how many boudoir girls were embarrassed by it.
"What? Are you the red mandarin?" The student standing in front was extremely surprised, or perhaps the red mandarin in front of him was a little different from what he had imagined.
"Which one has written about Jiang Hu Zhi?" Questions and excited voices came up one after another after that.
"No way? The red mandarin duck actually came to our boat?"
"I like Bai Yujing's book so much, especially..."
At this time, seven or eight female students hurriedly walked out of the cabin. As soon as they saw the red duck, they immediately gathered around and pushed all the others aside.
A certain immortal who used to be the protagonist and the focus of everyone's attention has now been pushed into a corner and reduced to a passerby.
Xishan Academy not only recruits men, but also has a branch that teaches women's studies and has many female students.
From this point of view, the atmosphere in Dazhou is quite open, and the status of women is not low. In fact, Gao Xian was deeply aware of this in Gongzhou.
At this moment, when these female students talked, they were even more confident and generous.
"Hongyuan, Master Hongyuan, can you tell us whether Sun Baiqiu and Zhou Xing'er in Jianghu Zhi ended up together?" A younger round-faced girl focused on the ending of the story.
Hongyuan expertly used the snake oil answer: "It depends on what everyone thinks. Everyone has their own different views on the ending of the book."
A tall female student asked a more literary question: "Baiyu Jingzhong, what is the meaning of the last sentence the protagonist said?"
Hong Yuan answered very professionally: "This must be analyzed based on the protagonist's character and experience..."
"Master Hongyuan, do the characters in your book really exist in the world?" Someone expressed doubts about the authenticity of Hongyuan's book.
Although Hongyuan is not tall, he speaks with great momentum and style.
"Of course they exist. Things like the Qiankun Sword, Ba Xiangqiang, Heart Sword, and Sword Saint are all very familiar to me."
"We are brothers in the world, and no one knows my name, Hongyuan."
"Master Hongyuan! Master Hongyuan! Are there any new works recently?"
At this moment, Master Hongyuan, who likes to be a teacher, is happily preaching to his female fans and talking about the world in the book he created for them.
She didn't notice at all that a Taoist priest in the corner was looking at her leisurely.
The Donkey Protector General carefully rubbed the corner of Gao Xian's clothes and glared at him.
"Great Immortal! The case has been solved, the case has been solved!"
"That's the guy."
But in general, Gao Xian and his wife were successfully accepted by the ship and embarked on the journey to Jiangzhou.
The boat sailed for several days and entered Jiangzhou early. However, the atmosphere on the boat became a little heavier this day.
Mainly not from ship passengers, but from ship workers and ship owners.
On the bow of the ship, the shipowner placed an incense table, offered pig heads, and led all the sailors and boatmen to bow to the river, muttering something silently, as if they were worshiping a certain god.
It caught the attention of the boat passengers.
Tang Yao, the master of red mandarin duck, opened the door of the cabin and came out with a group of female students who were completely conquered by him.
Men and women were separated, and the cabins were allocated to female students. Men could only open bunks outside.
Tang Yao knew what he was doing at the first glance: "We have entered Jiangzhou, but this area is not peaceful. The river demon is making trouble. The boat owner is praying to the river demon and offering animal sacrifices to let the river demon be released.
Let’s go there.”
"Didn't you say he was the river god?" A student heard the boat owner's prayer.
"What kind of river god? Can someone who specializes in cannibalism be called a god? Every year, river monsters capsize boats and eat people in this area. What's terrible is that the river monster hides under the water, and no one can do anything about it."
"Moreover, many villages and towns along the way believe in this river demon, and they will sacrifice people every year. Because of this demon, many tragic incidents have been caused." Tang Yao has the heroic spirit of a Jianghu person, who likes to fight against injustice.
There were worried looks on the faces of the people on the boat: "We won't run into this river monster, right?"
Seeing the panic atmosphere, Tang Yao started to talk eloquently again.
It seems that these storytellers can tell lies and deceive people without blinking an eye, but they are very effective in calming the atmosphere and calming people's hearts.
Tang Yao stood up with her sword in hand and stood in the middle of the ship, in front of everyone, with her back to the rising sun: "Do you know how I learned about the relationship between the Sword Immortal and the two daughters of the Li family?
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Many people have already speculated about this matter. Some people say that Hongyuan is the most powerful intelligence agency in the world, and is also the person from Tianji Pavilion, the organization that wrote the Tianji List.
Some people say that Hongyuan and Jianxian are good friends, while others say that Hongyuan lives in Gongzhou City and knows the two daughters of Duke Wei.
At this moment, the male and female students at Xishan Academy on the ship were also speculating about the relationship between Hongyuan and the Gongzhou Sword Immortal.
After having enough trouble, Tang Yao turned around with the posture of a master in martial arts and martial arts, her eyes long and long.
"Everyone knows that I, Hongyuan, am a female knight in the world of martial arts. I use my sword to punish evil and promote good. But everyone knows that I also come from Laoshan Yuntian Temple."
Everyone present suddenly showed shocked expressions, and every female student looked at Tang Yao, even full of admiration.
The story of the Sword Immortal in Gongzhou City has been spread for so long. Everyone knows that there is a real Immortal in Gongzhou. With a sword coming from the west, he can fly into the sky, step on the long street with fire, and kill demons thousands of miles away with his flying sword.
This is not a charlatan, but a mythical story that was suddenly elevated from a charlatan to the level of a myth and happened in reality.
"Could it be?" Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Tang Yao's eyes showed an indifferent and wandering look, as if she was imitating the style of the great immortal Kongchenzi.
"That's right, I and the Great Immortal Kongchenzi from Yuntian Temple in Grandma Mountain."
"Actually, they are brothers from the same discipline."
Tang Yao inadvertently shook the scabbard. The sword in her hand seemed to have touched some mechanism. It chirped without any wind, and faintly revealed a ray of cold light when it was unsheathed.
"But the sword immortal practices the art of flying swords, and what I practice is sword energy."
Hearing the sudden cry of the sword and the world-famous Master Hongyuan, everyone present felt at ease. With such an expert accompanying him, what would happen even if he ran into a river demon.
In the corner, Gao Xian and Donkey opened their mouths at the same time and looked at each other.
Why don’t we know that the old Taoist priest still has you as his disciple?
"So, if you encounter a river demon, you don't have to be afraid."
Tang Yao held up the scrap metal in his hand and said, "I, Hongyuan, are afraid that it won't come. If it comes, today is the time to slay the demons."
The scene was filled with applause, and many female students regarded Master Hongyuan as their life goals and wanted to become such a person.
But despite what Master Hongyuan said, she actually knew it very well.
There have been rumors about the river monster for a long time, but with so many boats plying the river, only a few ships are said to be capsized by the river monster every year. Who knows if this is actually true.
She came and went many times and never met any river monsters. These students were just worried.
What are you worrying about? You should eat and sleep. You should go to Jiangting County tomorrow.
There will only be rumors in the rivers and lakes that the river demon luckily escaped from the hands of the Red Mandarin Heroine, and the name of the Red Mandarin Heroine will be spread to all directions again.
The corners of Master Hongyuan's mouth twitched.
Chapter completed!