Chapter 18 Martial Arts Heroes, Jianghu Actors (Part 2)
Jiantao Pavilion is located on the south bank of Jianchuan, with a total of four floors and a height of six feet. From the north of the tower, there is the surging Jianchuan water, flowing eastward and endless. It is the first building in Jianchuan.
Today's Jiantao Pavilion is particularly lively.
The Hengjiang Gang, one of the two major gangs in Jianchuan City, held a banquet at noon. The Hengjiang Gang, the head of the Jianchuan branch, and the innate master Zou Tong, was present in person. There was almost no other master in the branch. He even invited the first player of Jianchuan to entertain the fun.
The person who was in the banquet was Master Yan Liyan, who was famous today and was said to have touched the edge of the human sword.
This news has been spread the night before.
All the knights ran around to try to ask for an invitation so that they could become familiar with Yan Li and make it easier to seek swords in the future.
More is the heroic woman in Huaichun, trying to see the "hero" Shang Shaoqing whom she respects most, and by the way, she shows her heroic figure in front of all kinds of young heroes.
The banquet time was set at noon, but all the people arrived one hour in advance. In addition to the third-floor lobby scheduled by the Hengjiang Gang, all the upper and lower-level buildings of Jiantao Pavilion were full.
Yan Li arrived early. It was not until noon that Yan Li, Duan Yan and Gui Yun came slowly.
This is not Yan Li's arrogant and rude attitude, but as the guest host of the banquet, if he arrives one hour in advance, then the time for the banquet is ahead or not? As for Gui Yun, he is watching the fun with curiosity.
What really made the Hengjiang Gang feel lost was Yan Li’s opening remark:
"Everyone is kind, Yan is grateful. Please forgive me for being hurt and not being able to drink."
Can't drink alcohol?
This is a rare banquet in the martial arts world! As the guest of the main, you don’t drink any wine. Where can you put the face of the Hengjiang Gang?
The Hengjiang Gang members who were originally standing at the gate of Jiantao Pavilion had their faces elongated.
Several gang members with a hot temper immediately wanted to turn around and change from Jiantao Pavilion to the hero. When both sides see the real chapter, they will come back with the other party's blood to drink!
"Let's wait!"
Standing high on the upper floor of the restaurant, overlooking everything, Zou Tong, the leader of the Hengjiang Gang, shouted loudly.
Zou Tong heard Yan Li's opening remarks clearly and was very unhappy. He was also a dignified innate master. Although he had only barely made a breakthrough and was absolutely at the bottom of the innate level, no one could provoke. He personally posted a banquet and stood in the restaurant to greet him. This little ghost who was not angry even said he would not drink alcohol! Is the wine from the Hengjiang Gang unstoppable?
I'm afraid I'm not going toast to drink wine!
However, he only glanced at Yan Li for one more time and changed his mind and suppressed his anger.
Yan Li, as a master of sword-making, has only been a hit with the Iron Yifang sword fighting. In the eyes of the old Jianghu like Zou Tong, the leader of the Hengjiang Gang, he can only be said to be barely considered the number one person. It is good to win over the future star, but it is nothing great if you offend it.
What really made Zou Tong care about was Yan Li's cultivation.
That's right, it's cultivation.
Yan Li practiced the Yunhe Palm for a day, and purely speaking, it is just a level of strengthening the body. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is no different from having no martial arts.
But as a congenital master, Zou Tong has such a strong vision?
He could see at a glance that the young man's limbs were coordinated when he walked, as light as flying catkins and as steady as a rock, and he had obviously practiced excellent martial arts. Especially the qi flowing in Yan Li's body was faintly flowing, which showed that he had developed internal breath at the inconspicuous level of strengthening the body, combining the three basic levels of strengthening the body, relaxing the tendons and nourishing the qi into one.
This means that the young man in front of him not only has a profound martial arts inheritance and understanding, but also has a horrifying level.
The most important thing is that Zou Tong knew clearly that when Fenghuo Forging and Tieyifang fought with swords three days ago, he had no martial arts skills! In other words, the boy in front of him had such cultivation in less than three days!
"According to this progress, it will take less than a year for this kid to break through the level of skin tempering and become a master..." Zou Tong came to an incredible conclusion. He was old and deeply understood that this young man with unlimited potential would either completely do it or not offend him, otherwise he would not have good results in the future.
As for the practitioner Guiyun, his realm is far above Zou Tong, and he cannot see it. Guiyun's age will not attract attention, and everyone ignored him.
So, he shouted loudly to stop the Hengjiang Gang members, then jumped down from Jiantao Pavilion several feet high, stood steadily in front of Yan Li, and laughed:
"Hahaha...Master Yan is such a straightforward person! I, Zou Tong, this person is polite."
Yan Li held his fists and returned the greeting, "I have long relied on the reputation of the rudder leader, and I am honored to meet him today..."
Zou Tong appeared in person, and after a few greetings, a little embarrassment disappeared. Yan Li climbed to Jiantao Pavilion under the gaze of countless eyes.
With the arrival of noon, the entire Jiantao Pavilion was even more noisy, with cups, bowls and cups arranged, and cups and cups were intertwined. Everyone here was full of heroes, drinking big bowls and eating meat, and having a great time.
The stage was set up in the lobby on the third floor of Jiantao Pavilion, and the show started at midday.
The show was beyond everyone's expectations.
"A Broken Sword and Revenge".
The story tells the story of a humble young man in Jianchuan City who went through all kinds of hardships and had to take action when his benefactor was in danger, fighting wits and courage with the evil young slave who had originally bullied him, and finally achieving a brilliant victory.
The protagonist, of course, is Yan Li. There was not much taboo in the opera at this time, and all the characters directly used their real names.
This drama starts from the door-to-door sword fighting on the Tieyifang until Duan Yan wins the battle on the arena.
The first to appear were Han Tong, a clown with a white nose, Han Lin, a young actor with a greasy head and a pink face, and Duan Yan, the heroic and mighty Fenghuo Forging Young Master.
Of course, only Duan Shao-chan has his own opinions:
"Green face! Why am I a gimbal face? I am still a blue face! I am the young leader, not the young village leader!"
Everyone laughed. In fact, Duan Yan was very proud to be on the stage. His blue face represents the Green Forest Hero, which is also a good positioning. He was just complaining and playing.
In the eyes of everyone, "Yan Li" played by Shang Shaoqing appeared with the applause of countless heroes and the screams of countless heroes.
The appearance of "Yan Li" is somewhat similar to reality: she is covered in coarse cloth clothes, and her whole body is covered with medicinal cloth. It is just for the stage effect, and she is not covered with medicinal cloth like Yan Li at that time, and only her eyes are exposed.
"I was born to grow up in Jianchuan City, but I live in my own home every day. I don't know where my father is, so I've been named Yan Li. The housekeeper withdrew food and rice, and the slaves often bullied me. The genius never used martial arts, and there was nowhere to show my magical skills. I worked as a traitor in the iron-cooled house, and the head thought that my status was low and he was not worthy of teaching me the art of making swords.
"The old mother at home was weak and had to surrender and breathe. The old mother left and was even more helpless. The wife came to force her to whip and said that I was abandoned by heaven and beat me up. If it weren't for the kindness of the man who was righteous, Fengdu would be sad and sad..."
Shang Shaoqing is worthy of being the best in Jianchuan. The sorrow and helplessness flowing out of his clear voice are just right, exuding a strong infectiousness. The noise in the restaurant disappeared in an instant, and only a few girls were left crying with their noses covered.
The stage then sang: "I don't blame me. The Han family is bullied each other. Even though I am poor, I still have food and clothing. I don't blame me. The head of the family does not teach sword-making skills. It is reasonable to screen his disciples. I don't blame me. I am lonely and lonely, and I am destined to be destined to be the will of heaven. Even if the wife puts me to death, she is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf to criticize human skin. I can let go of my grudges and leave and wander around in a foreign land to find life.
"He shouldn't have used the heroic spirit as a play and insulted the ancestor like a crow. He shouldn't have admitted his mistake in the street and became resentful, and hired a murderer to fight for his life to attack him at night! He shouldn't have provoked the sword to fight and forced him to fight against the law of nature! At this time, the benefactor was still in a coma and had nowhere to ask for a famous doctor; the sword was just opened, and the sheep horns were just around the corner; the tiger was lying outside the door, who could retreat to the enemy? I, I, Yan Li, listened to the hammer and understood the sword principles across the wall, came to understand the secrets of heaven at the age of sixteen, and kept a low life to avoid the disaster, what would happen... How could the destiny of heaven fail to meet the expectations of others, and finally taught me to avoid it!"
With a sound of "No way to avoid", the musical tune suddenly turned, and "Yan Li" on the stage finally made up his mind to lament all his lament, raised his head and chest, and the clothes and medicine were under the cloth, and he sang passionately:
"High up your chest and raise your righteousness, just like a sword wave striking the dike. My husband should be chivalrous, not avoiding the enemy from coming and not fearing the enemy. Why do you need to be sharp when you make a sword? The heroic heart shines on the heaven and earth. How can you lift the clown with the sword? He will wipe out the evil spirits when he draws his sword. Today, I will open my eyes and see what it means to see—people, sword, and one!"
These generous lyrics swept away the haze of the foreplay, and everyone here was filled with blood. In this hot atmosphere, Shang Shaoqing strolled out and said, "Get the scrap iron sword, the iron warehouse should close the door!"
"Hurrah--"
"good--"
There were cheers from the audience.
Zou Tong picked up the wine cup at the right time and toasted Yan Li, "Master Yan's heroic spirit, young hero, it's really the younger generation of the Yangtze River pushes the older generation, which really makes me ashamed!"
"Seniors are awarded!" Yan Li replied with tea instead of wine. "If there were no predecessors to inherit the teachings, how could we, the younger generation, know what chivalrous is? Jianchuan's chivalrous body should be the merit of the heroes in the world!"
"Well said, well said." Zou Tong nodded happily.
In fact, Yan Li had another idea at this time: Shang Shaoqing's play seemed to be appropriate in terms of time and place, and more in line with the usual values of Jianchuan people, and seemed perfect. But Yan Li always felt that there was another meaning in it - this play came too quickly and the time was too coincidental.
No matter what, Yan Li and Han Lin are half-brothers, and this is not enough to contain the fire. Han Lin died on the ring, and there will always be people saying that this is a tragedy between brothers and Yan Li is unkind.
This is always a trouble.
But Shang Shaoqing performed a dramatic performance of "A Broken Sword and Revenge", which repeatedly showed Yan Li's miserable childhood in the lyrics just now. He was forced to fight the sword. He also counted Han Lin's crimes, saying that they were unforgivable and that they were killed. We knights were just killing their relatives for justice.
As soon as this play was released, I think no one in Jianchuan City said that Yan Li was unkind to kill his brother, which reduced countless troubles for him.
However, Yan Li and Shang Shaoqing didn't know each other. Why did this big star do this kind of good? Is it something to ask for, or is it someone behind the scenes?
Chapter completed!