Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 146: The recent New Year always lacks some flavor
Ten years passed by like a dream, and it seemed as if I had just fallen asleep when someone woke me up again.
There is no concept of time in the underworld, especially in an underworld where everyone lives a long life. Ten years seems to be able to change something, but it also seems that nothing can be changed.
In addition, the past ten years have been far less turbulent than the past twenty years, so people in the martial arts world naturally live more casually, as if time has passed by in a blink of an eye.
If there is one thing that has changed in the past ten years, it is that there is one less troublemaker in the world.
It has been a long time since anyone has heard of Li Si's story. It was as if he had suddenly vanished from this world, just like his martial arts skills, coming and going without a trace.
One thing we have to admit is that without him, the world would be missing a lot of interesting stories.
The people in the underworld, who were used to hearing about him causing trouble everywhere, felt a little uncomfortable when they suddenly couldn't hear any news about him.
So someone asked, where did Li Si go?
There were countless opinions and many responses at the same time , but in summary, there are roughly only these three.
One is that his martial arts had reached the top of the martial arts world, and he felt that there was nothing interesting in the world anymore, so he returned to the mountains.
The second one said that his lightness skill had finally made a breakthrough, and he was able to walk on smoke and fly away in broad daylight.
The third is that he is sick and very sick, and can no longer fight, and may even be dead now.
In short, few people know what the real answer is, and gradually no one says anything.
But occasionally, someone would mention that he had met Li Si again.
It is said that he has changed a lot compared to before, and there is a woman with a sword by his side.
However, most of the time no one listens to this kind of talk, because no one can tell whether it is true or false, and there is really nothing interesting in it.
The four words "Thief Saint Li Si" seem to be gradually buried in the dust of the past of the martial arts world.
And the best lightness skill in the world seemed to have really become a legend.
It only exists in legend, and no one has ever seen it again.
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It is the new year again, at the foot of green mountains and beside green lakes.
Li Si, wearing a grey fur cape, walked slowly beside the tiger girl. From a distance, he looked at a small lakeside building on the other side, smiled slightly, and shook his head.
He had never imagined that one day he would be invited by Dugu Bufu to celebrate the New Year together, and he didn't know how this year's New Year's Eve would be like.
But he didn't think much about it. He looked at the tiger girl and walked towards the cottage.
This small building is called Yunshui Cottage. It is built on the lakeside, or half-standing on the lake. It is basically made of thatch and bamboo. Although it looks simple, it has everything it needs.
The lakeside water is soft and the distant mountains are dark blue, which is really elegant. I don't know how a person like Dugu Bufu can have such leisure and leisure.
Li Si and Shu Hunu were not the first to arrive. When they walked into the small building, there were already quite a few people sitting inside.
By the railing , Jiang Lian'er was holding a pen, standing in front of a table and writing couplets. He hadn't changed at all over the years, still looking like a sour scholar, or maybe even a little more sour.
Next to the boiler, Yun'er was squatting on the ground, fanning the fire under the pot. The girl from that year had grown into a graceful young lady, and no one knew which young man would marry her in the end.
A disheveled wanderer was leaning on the side drinking. His name was Jie Jiangfeng, a disciple of the Beggars' Sect and a friend of Dugu Bufu. He was good at martial arts and had a free and easy personality. After meeting him a few times, Li Si became familiar with him.
Tang Zhong sat on a wooden bench by the door, peeling potatoes with a flying knife in his hand.
Over the years, he and Dugu Bufu have also established some relationships. Although this relationship is not necessarily friendly, at least from some perspectives, the two have many things in common. For example, they prefer to take action and don't like to talk, and they are both very competitive.
So, they have competed countless times in the past ten years, but unfortunately, the winner has not been determined until now.
Tie Muyi was standing in a corner, carrying an iron sword on his back and holding a Buddhist scripture, concentrating on reciting it.
Maybe because he had copied too many scriptures, his mother no longer asked him to copy them, but to recite them instead. This gave him the opportunity to go out, but if he had not finished reciting the scriptures after going out, he would not be allowed to leave the study room for the next six months.
So now every time he goes out, he carries a Buddhist scripture with him. If you don’t know him, you might think he is going to give up martial arts and turn to literature.
When Li Si walked into the cottage, everyone looked at him.
“Here I come.”
Tang Zhong just said this lightly, then lowered his head and continued to peel potatoes.
Jiang Lian'er raised her eyebrows, smiled at Li Si and Shu Hunu, and then continued writing the couplet.
Xie Jiangfeng offered a glass of wine from a distance, which counted as a greeting.
Tie Muyi immediately put down the book in his hand, walked forward to support Li Si, and wanted to find a place for him to sit down.
Yun'er raised her head, pushed the hair away from her face , smiled and said.
"Brother Si'er, you guys are here. Take a rest first. We'll have some snacks soon."
"Yeah." Li Si also responded with a smile, then looked around and asked jokingly, "Where is Dugu Bufu? He asked you to come and work, but he's hiding away and having nothing to do?"
"There wasn't enough firewood, so he went up the mountain to chop some." Jiang Lian'er smiled faintly and said, "Not everyone is as lazy as you."
As he said this, he waved to Li Si.
"Come, take a look at how I wrote this couplet."
Li Si walked forward, took a look, nodded and said.
"The handwriting is good, every stroke is perfect."
Jiang Lian'er's face immediately darkened. He understood that it was his fault. He shouldn't have expected a vulgar man like Li Si to see anything.
But at this time, Tie Muyi on the side also echoed.
"Yes, there is nothing wrong with it."
He has always agreed to whatever Li Si said.
"Puff." Xie Jiangfeng, who was leaning on the side, spat out the wine in his mouth with a smile. If they kept talking like that, any scholar would be pissed to death by them.
Jiang Lian'er put away her couplet with a gloomy look on her face and stopped talking.
As for Tang Zhong, he peeled another potato and put it aside.
The breeze was blowing gently, the mist was dispersing through the woods and mountains, and faint laughter could be heard from the cottage by the lake.
I think this year’s New Year will not be boring.
