Relief

Chapter 46

Looking up from the small courtyard of the Xu family, you can see clusters of red cherry blossoms on the mountainside. It looked like fire a few days ago, but it turned like blood after burning.

Xie Zhixu sat on the steps in front of the yard, feeling the wet moss soaking through his clothes, looking at the red cherry forest, after that piece of blood was Xie's family returning to Yizhuang.

"It's not called Gui Yi Zhuang anymore, it's called Baimabao now," Xu Tao sat beside him with two bowls in his hand, "White horse and red cherry blossoms, prosperity and hard work, the sons and daughters who come back laugh after winning. The surname Hou is very proud."

Xie Zhixu took the pottery bowl, which contained thickly boiled rice porridge.

"I don't even eat breakfast, so I miss my hometown and don't come back once in two years."

Xie Zhixu twitched the corners of his mouth, fell into silence before laughing, took a mouthful of rice porridge and asked, "You...were you seriously burned at that time?"

Xu Tao shrugged: "It's a little bit, the broken beam almost hit my back, but luckily I dodged quickly. This half of my body—" He raised his burned left hand and gestured: "It's burning. Well, it’s not the right hand that’s hurt, so there’s nothing inconvenient about it.”

Xie Zhixu felt a little sad, and grabbed Xu Tao's shoulder hard.

"But how did you escape in the first place?" Xu Tao asked, "I saw a fire at the foot of the mountain, and when I rushed up, Hou Daizhao had already led people inside and out to surround the entire villa."

Xie Zhixu laughed after hearing this, and didn't say much, he just said that there is a secret road in the village leading to the mountain, and no one other than the owner and mistress knew about it.

They sat on the wet steps facing the red cherry forest and drank the rice porridge.Farmers were planting rice seedlings in the green rice fields, and Xie Zhixu remembered that it was already the season of spring.

Xu Tao asked: "Where have you been for the past two years, and how are you doing?"

"Me? Well, it's fine. How about you?"

Xu Tao smiled: "Don't you know me, eat and sleep when you eat, and you will almost live in a pigsty, how can it be bad."

Xie Zhixu also laughed.

Footsteps came across the threshold behind him.

"This kid should be surnamed Zhu, not Xu. He hasn't made any progress over the years. Two years ago, the young master was able to beat you up. Two years later, you will still have to beg for mercy." Xu Hui appeared behind them.

Xie Zhixu couldn't stop laughing.

Xu Tao said angrily: "I'm being humble, do you understand being modest! Why are you still climbing the ladder!"

"Hey, if you're not happy anymore, it means that the young master left and no one beat you up, and you're still so majestic."

"Why did he beat me! You didn't see us when we were playing!"

"It's just your few punches and embroidered legs, what's the matter, you can still beat the young master? Don't brag, when the young master was six years old and raised a stone lock to tie a horse's step, and when he was seven years old and practiced swinging a sword a hundred times a day, you were still playing in the mud .Hey, after giving birth to a son like you, there will be no successors in my Xu family."

Xie Zhixu picked up the empty bowl that Xu Tao put on the steps, silently quit the quarrel between father and son and went to the back kitchen.

When I met a few servants with familiar faces on the road, they didn't dare to raise their heads to meet his gaze, as if avoiding some secret that could not be seen or mentioned, they all lowered their heads and walked away quickly.

There is a water well in front of the back kitchen, Xie Zhixu washed the dishes, put them in the cupboard in the kitchen, and came out to meet Xu Tao.

"Let's compare each other!"

Xu Tao had blushes on each cheek, looking very excited.

Xie Zhixu was taken aback.

"Two tricks, you know," Xu Tao said in a low voice, "don't let my father see that you're tricking me."

Xu Tao glanced at the sword hanging on his waist, and his eyes flickered: "Oh, Qingjingtian is in your hands. Come on, it must be it."

"I don't..." Xie Zhixu didn't finish his words. He saw Xu Hui leaning against the corner of the backyard, looking at him with his eyes, with three marks between his brows, solemn and stern. He was still the second uncle who supervised his martial arts training with his father in the past .

The second uncle used to call him Jinghui, but now he calls him a young master, wishing to remind him to take on the responsibility of the descendants of the Xie family all the time.

"Come on." Xu Tao pulled out the Qingjing Tian for him, and stuffed the hilt into his hand.Xu Tao's hands were soft and tender, without any calluses on the palms. They were the hands of a rich young master, not those of a martial arts practitioner.

The vestibule was emptied, leaving only one crooked-neck tree, which could not be moved, remaining in place.

Xu Hui stood under the eaves and looked at the two people who were facing each other in the courtyard.

Xie Zhixu held Qingjingtian, and Xu Tao also had a sword in his hand. The sword was thick and thick, and it was Xu Hui's eight-foot sword.

Perhaps it is because the way Xie Shiji sword is named by numbers is too iconic, the brothers around Xie Wen copied and imitated one after another, and divided their self-created boxing skills into one, two, three, four, five moves, even the name of the portable weapon There must also be a number.

But things like kung fu are not metaphysics that can be improved by registering pirated trademarks.

Xu Hui's Ba Dao Chi is said to be because the blacksmith chiseled eight hexagrams on the body of the sword, lined up in a line, and when the user's internal energy is fully poured, the hexagrams will be lit up one by one, and enough eight hexagrams can fully stimulate the spirit. Bing power.

However, according to Xie Zhixu's 18 years of observation, this "magic weapon" has been completely reduced to a fan iron in Xu Hui's hands, and not a single hexagram has been revealed.This is of course, after all, Qing Jingtian can occasionally wield the light of the sword, and it is only because the sword body reflects the light of the sky.So far, this story has no plans to go fantasy.

But every time Zhuangli came back with Xu Hui from a business trip, some of the disciples claimed that they had seen Ba Daochi light up the hexagram with their own eyes-"Up to Kun and down to work, it is a good hexagram! Deacon Xu will surely flourish in the future!"

Those who said this became Xu Hui's confidants later on, and they must have attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven by themselves.

Xu Tao's starting position was still Xie Zhixu holding the sword with both hands that he was very familiar with - the eight feet is too heavy for this kid to move with one hand.From this point alone, it can be seen that Xu Tao really did not put his mind on martial arts.

Qingjingtian is a thin sword with a handle, and it will definitely lose the wind if it is cut with the epee.However... Xu Tao screamed and dragged up the eight-foot ruler and drew an arc on the side to strike Xie Zhixu.

Xie Zhixu took a step forward to bully Xu Tao, the sword body was placed on the handle of the Ba Dao Chi, and followed Xu Tao's strength to draw a full arc, lightly and deftly dissipating the sword's momentum.

Martial arts contests are martial arts competitions, not weapons.

Although he has fallen to the point where he can only swing three swords in one day, within three swords, Xu Tao will definitely be dealt with.

The eight-foot ruler didn't hit the ground, and he swung it back with his backhand. Xie Zhixu leaned back down the bridge, swung the epee close to his face, and the sharp edge broke a few hairs on his temples.

Folding back his waist, he put his hands on the ground, and kicked his feet on the epee, obviously feeling that Xu Tao was kicked backwards.

Turning around quickly, Xu Tao rushed forward with his sword in hand. Qingjingtian and Badaochi collided head-on for the first time. After the sharp weapon, Xu Tao quickly winked at Xie Zhixu.

Tactical moves - don't make me lose too badly.

They have cooperated tacitly in the past ten years of fighting.

Every time Xu Tao fights bravely with others and loses the best position, Xie Zhixu can skillfully play another enemy who fell from the sky, and the two of them will run away and quickly escape from the scene.

Xie Zhixu obediently was blocked by the eight rulers, and let out an ouch.

"Yeah——" Xu Tao swung his sword to catch up, and wanted to cut again.

The edge of the sword broke through the air, causing a buzzing noise.This is a phenomenon of infusion of internal force.

Xie Zhixuan was stunned——Xu Tao was no longer the gangster who could only punch and kick. He wanted to ask, but Xu Tao seemed to have entered the state. He no longer communicated with each other while fighting. Swinging wildly, it's like swinging a heavy burden with great force.

Xie Zhixu blocked it while being taken aback. He didn't expect Xu Tao to hide his secrets, and he has improved a lot in the past two years.He didn't dare to underestimate the enemy at the moment, his internal energy was awakened in the Dan Mansion, the shock force was transmitted to his wrist and he swung a sword, with a clang sound as the two soldiers met each other, both arms were numb from the shock.

"Yeah ah-"

Xu Tao slashed wildly, Xie Zhixu was shocked by his rapid progress, he forgot to fight back for a while, and after swiping three swords, his dantian was empty, he was startled, his heart was not good, and cold sweat broke out on his back on the spot.

Qingjing Tian clang overwhelmed Ba Daochi, breaking through the empty door of Xu Tao's chest and abdomen.

Xu Tao hurriedly raised his hand to protect his heart, Xie Zhixu stomped on his wrist bone with the hilt of his sword instead, causing him to hug his wrist and bend down deeply in pain.

The epee fell to the ground with a clatter.

Victory and defeat.

However, Xie Zhixuan's lingering fears were gone, and his scalp was still numb - he almost lost to someone who had never won against him since he was a child.

Xu Tao seemed to be in great pain, and he didn't straighten up for a long time.

It was only then that Xie Zhixu remembered that his left hand had been burned, and he didn't know if he had injured his old illness just now in a hurry, so he quickly reached out to pull him up: "It's okay——"

A handful of flying sand is thrown in the face——

"Ah!" Xie Zhixu yelled, covering his eyes, his lower abdomen was hit hard, he fell a few steps in severe pain, and fell to the ground.Before he had time to react, the cold hair on his neck had already turned up reflexively in the crisis.

Xie Zhixu opened his eyes with tears in his eyes, and saw a black shadow coming towards him. The black shadow was extremely powerful and heavy, and it easily cut into the sky, which had lost the blessing of internal force. , Xie Zhixu's eyes went dark during the filming, and there were murmurs in his ears, and he couldn't regain consciousness for a while.

"Hahahahaha"

When I came back to my senses, I heard Xu Tao laugh wildly.

"Hahahahaha Xie Jing, I beat you today!" He was very happy.

There was still sand in his eyes, Xie Zhixu lowered his head and rubbed it out, and saw the wet traces dripping on the front.

"How about it!" Xu Tao said triumphantly, "Did I make great progress!" He stretched out his hand to pull him.

Xie Zhixu lowered his head, held his hand and stood up, seeing Xu Hui standing beside them at some point.

"...Second...Uncle."

Xu Hui looked at his expressionless face, the three marks on the tip of his eyebrows seemed to be carved with a chisel, and the majestic momentum made him breathless.

Of course, Xie Zhixu knew why Xu Hui asked Xu Tao to compete with him. If the last successor of the Xie family could not bear the heavy responsibility, there was no need to bring him back.Even Xu Tao can't win, and Hou Daizhao, who doesn't know how deep he is on the mountain, can't win.

Xu Tao was still laughing, Xie Zhixu almost couldn't bear to avoid looking at Xu Hui, but seeing Xu Hui's eyes shifted to his son, his expression was terribly gloomy, and the next moment he raised his hand and gave Xu Tao a heavy slap, straight slap Make him spin around in a circle.

"The move is insidious, and the behavior of a villain."

Xu Hui said coldly.

Xu Tao was stunned by the fan and didn't react for a long time.

Xie Zhixu was beside the father and son, feeling uncomfortable all over his body.Qing Jingtian was stuck under the Crooked Neck Tree by Badao Chi. He walked over to pick it up, wiped the dirt with his sleeve, and there was a small gap on the smooth sword.

He didn't speak, and raised his sword to look closely at the sunlight. There were faint cracks around the gap.