Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 396: Putting Down the Sword and Going Out into the World

"Dingle bell, dinged bell!"

The wind blew the leaves on the treetops, making a rustling sound, and the sound of bells echoed among the hills and forests.

"Ding bell, jingle bell..."

I saw two people walking slowly along the mountain road.

On the left is a young man holding a white sail in one hand and a bell in the other.

As he walked, he sang: "Walk and walk, swim and swim, I am not worried about my lack of knowledge and skills.

I never tell the truth to anyone, I just rely on my tongue.

The flattery made his legs cramp, and the tiger's mouth was greased.

He makes a living by cheating people all over the place, and is the best at deceiving people..."

"Hehehehe..."

The girl standing by listened to the young man's singing and couldn't help giggling, covering her mouth with her hands.

He stretched out his finger and poked the young man's head: "Where did you get such a nonsense song like yours? If all errand boys sang like this, they would have been beaten to death when they went out."

The young man was poked on the head by the girl, but he had a mean look on his face, his eyes rolling around: "That's not necessarily true, with you by my side, I can just have a taste of this gigolo."

"Stop talking nonsense." The girl glared at the young man and looked like she was going to hit him with her fist raised. Seeing this, the young man quickly cooperated and showed a frightened expression.

Little did they know that their flirting was being watched closely by a crow in the distance.

The crow's animal pupils reflected the appearance of two people, and the picture in his sight continued to extend backwards until it appeared in another pair of eyes.

"Brother, there are two people, a man and a woman, who seem to be errand boys."

A dark-faced, bearded man turned his head. Not only was he ugly, but he also had a disability in one of his eyes. It wasn't that he was blind, but only the white of his eye could be seen.

"Running errands in the martial arts world? Oh, in this day and age, there are still people running around in the martial arts world. I'm afraid they are also rushing to Chang'an City to watch the fun."

"Second Master, how much money do two wandering people have? When the rice merchants come, we can make enough money to last for half a year."

A few shirtless men grinned.

The second in command was teased by his brothers, but he was not annoyed. He came to the head of the group and said, "Brother, that girl is very pretty. Catch her and let us brothers have some fun. It's better than waiting here for the oil."

Hearing the words of the black-faced man, several people's eyes lit up and they all looked up at the leading man.

The leader of the group heard this and drank the wine in front of him: "Cheers! Let them know how dangerous the world is."

As they were talking, a group of people picked up their weapons and rushed down the mountain quickly.

This place was originally a slope, and this group of people rushed down from it at an extremely fast speed. The boss himself was holding a big knife and jumped down from it in a flash like a wild boar in the bushes.

Before the person arrived, a long howl came out of his mouth.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Swish!
Just as he jumped out of the bushes, he saw a young man and a young woman looking at him in surprise.

The big man took a quick look and his first reaction was that these were two poor guys.

The two men were dressed simply, especially the young man, who was wearing an old coarse linen suit with patches on it.

But when he took a closer look, the girl had long black hair and was so pretty that his eyes lit up immediately.

With a big grin, he said, "Kill the men and leave the women alone."

As he was speaking, several bandits rushed out, holding their knives and chopped at the young man next to him.

The young man dodged the knife with an innocent look on his face and looked at the bandits: "Brothers, if you have something to discuss, let's talk it over. Why are you using knives and guns right away?"

"Shang you f**k!"

Seeing that the young man was as cunning as a fox, the bandits couldn't even cut his clothes after a few slashes with their swords, so they immediately started cursing anxiously.

The young man was not angry, he just looked at the girl next to him and said, "Madam, please stop looking at me, help me."

The girl folded her arms, and was in no hurry to take action after hearing this. She just scolded, "You let your mouth sing nonsense, and now you really provoke the bandits."

"Yes, yes, my wife is right. I won't sing anymore."

The young man begged for mercy again and again.

The funny and aggrieved little expression made the girl burst into laughter.

The group of bandits were furious when they saw the two were still flirting with each other at this time.

The boss standing by looked at the giggling girl and his eyes were almost bursting with anger.

He swallowed, stepped forward and reached out to grab the girl's shoulder.

"My dear, why did you end up with such a useless husband? Let me take care of you."

The boss was about to put his hand on the girl's shoulder, but the next second, the girl suddenly took a step forward, dodged the bandit leader's hand, and then turned back to look at the bandit leader.

Just one glance at that pair of clear black and white eyes made the bandit leader's heart skip a beat. He had been a bandit for so many years and had killed so many people.

But it was just these eyes, like a sharp blade, that swept over him lightly, and made his heart suddenly rise to his throat.

"Danger!"

The moment this thought flashed through the boss' mind, his brain went blank and before he could think about anything, his instinct for crisis made him unconsciously swing the sword in his hand and chop towards the girl.

But the next second, with the sound of a sword being unsheathed, a layer of white frost immediately covered my eyes, and then I felt a piercing chill penetrate my body from my neck.

In just such a brief moment, the chill ran through his entire body, like a black hole, sucking away all his consciousness...

"puff!!!"

"Bang!"

When the big knife fell to the ground, making a clinking sound, the other bandits turned around belatedly and looked at their eldest brother, whose stiff body fell heavily to the ground. Then expressions of horror appeared on everyone's faces.

"Hiss~~~" The air suddenly fell silent for a moment. The bandit who had previously controlled the crows to monitor the road suddenly blushed, his face full of grief and indignation. He no longer paid attention to the young man who was dodging in front of him, raised the axe in his hand and shouted:
"Kill her! Avenge my brother!"

As he said this, he raised the axe in his hand, turned around and ran away.

The other bandits were stunned when they saw this. Just as they were stunned, snowflakes began to float around them. Then a man with a sword leaped through the crowd.

"Puff puff……"

The long sword flashing with green light pierced through all the bandits in front of him as snowflakes fell.

"Ahhh, my grandma!!"

When the second in command turned around and saw this scene, he was scared to death.

However, he didn't notice that a foot suddenly stretched out in front of him, gently hooked him, and immediately made the second in command fall flat on his face.

Without waiting for him to get up, the young man sat on his back and slapped the second in command on the shoulder.

With this light slap, the second in command suddenly felt icy cold all over, his muscles were frozen and he couldn't move a finger.

"You are such a thief. I almost let you get away."

The young man said with a smile.

Now the second in command knew that he had kicked against an iron plate, even if he was a fool. He quickly begged for mercy: "Grandpa, Grandpa, spare my life. I have an eighty-year-old child and a three-year-old mother. Please spare me, I will work like a cow or a horse for you."

Listening to the nonsense of the second in command, the young man curled his lips and said, "Good fellow, it turns out that everyone in your family is growing backwards. Stop talking nonsense. I have something to ask you. If you speak well, I will forgive you. If you speak badly, hehe..."

"Yes, yes, yes. Go ahead. I promise to tell you everything I know."

"Last month, a caravan from the Gao family came this way. Did you rob it?"

"Last month? No, no, we just came this month. Last month...oh, last month we were from Huolong Village."

"Hey, from the tone of your voice, you bandits are taking turns to rob people?"

"Uncle, you are joking. In previous years, the rice was only transported during those few months. Several large villages took turns to grab the rice. After they had grabbed all the rice, it was our turn."

After asking about this matter, Xiao Ran raised his head and looked at Gao Yuting who was walking towards him: "It seems that this is most likely correct. How about we go and pacify this Fire Dragon Village?"

Gao Yuting shook her head, kicked the second in command and asked, "Who are the people in this Fire Dragon Village?"

"The situation in Huolong Village is quite complicated. All the households in the nearby villages could not make ends meet, so they moved up the mountain with their families and became bandits. Therefore, among the several bandit families around here, theirs is the largest, with at least a thousand households."

Listening to the second in command's words, Gao Yuting sighed, "Forget it, they became bandits because they couldn't make ends meet. They robbed food last time but didn't hurt anyone. The lost food can be considered as helping them through the winter."

"Miss Renyi, although Huolong Village is the largest village here, life is indeed hard. They also cultivate the land themselves. They will not rashly take food unless it is absolutely necessary."

The second in command quickly flattered her, but then changed the subject: "But... Miss, you are kind and generous, but other bandits don't think so. As far as I know, the bandits in more than a dozen nearby villages are thinking about how to deal with the Fire Dragon Village."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Ran lowered his head and asked the second in command.

"Can you survive if you tell me?"

"explain."

"The Fire Dragon Village has food, women, and occupies such a large area. Who wouldn't be envious? Last night, our boss received a letter saying that a big shot is planning to attack the Fire Dragon Village. If everyone contributes, there will be benefits."

The second in command told everything he knew in one breath.

Xiao Ran looked at Gao Yuting.

Gao Yuting frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Xiao Ran: "What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately sang in a tone: "Of course I will help those in need when I see injustice. This is the essence of my chivalry!"

Gao Yuting's face flushed, and she said proudly: "Since you said so, let's go and take a look."

After saying that, Gao Yuting remembered something, frowned again and asked carefully: "This won't affect you, right?"

Before setting off, Xiao Ran casually asked Gao Yuting how she made a breakthrough into the Dao.

Although saber techniques and sword techniques are two different paths, they all lead to the same destination. As time goes by, saber techniques and sword techniques will always be able to learn from each other on some core issues.

Gao Yuting and Xiao Ran explained a lot and finally gave him a stupid method.

Seal the knife.

Seal your sword and suppress your desire to draw it. When this desire becomes stronger and stronger, you will naturally feel your understanding of the sword and what your own path is.

This is also the reason why Xiao Ran was so nonchalant along the way, looking like a runner.

"It's okay. Just travel around the world. Walk around and see more. It doesn't matter where you go."

Xiao Ran came close to Gao Yuting and said, "I still have my wife to protect me."

Gao Yuting pinched Xiao Ran shyly: "There are outsiders here."

Hearing this, the Second in Command raised his head hastily: "When necessary, I can be a non-human... Woof woof!"

(End of this chapter)