Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 235 So, human thinking has a kind of inertia
Dugu Bufu stayed in Jinshan Temple temporarily because another thing Li Si asked him to do this time was to ask him to teach him about swordsmanship.
It must be admitted that in terms of swordsmanship, Dugu Bufu is obviously much better than Li Si, who is a half-baked one. Even Shu Hunu is not yet able to compare with him.
Dugu Bufu did not reject Li Si's request, which was a good thing, but Li Si felt a little strange.
What's so strange? It's strange that in the next few days, this person always looked at him with a different look for some reason, which made him feel a chill on his back.
Until one night, while chatting with Shu Hu Nu, Li Si learned that Dugu Bufu seemed to be asking about Li Sisi's whereabouts. Only then did he seem to have grasped a clue.
Could it be that this person took Li Sisi's matter seriously?
The more I think about it, the more possible it seems.
So, in desperation, Li Si finally found Dugu Bufu and explained the whole story.
"So, Li Sisi was just a trick Xiao Muchu came up with to tease me. I don't have any sister."
In the side courtyard, Li Si held the blue iron sword and spoke to Dugu Bufu with his eyebrows slightly raised.
Naturally, he didn't want to talk about his dark history again, but in order to clear up the misunderstanding, he had to bite his temper and explain it clearly.
The tiger girl sitting next to her trembled a little, and looked like she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Especially after being glared at by Li Si, she seemed to tremble even .
Dugu Bufu's expression was somewhat gloomy. He was silent for a long time before he nodded and said.
"So, it seems that I did misunderstand. That Xiao Muchu is really abominable."
"Is that so?" Li Si's face darkened when he mentioned this person.
"Next time you see him, don't give me face, just hit him hard."
At this point, this ridiculous misunderstanding has been clarified, at least that's what it seems for now.
Although Dugu Bufu still couldn't forget the woman he saw at that time, what could he do if he couldn't forget her? In Li Si's words, she was just a woman he had to dress up as out of helplessness, and she was not a real person in this world.
At the end of May, Li Si wrote a letter back to Qianjialou. The letter said that there were some problems in his hometown, and he might not be able to go back until October, or he might not go back at all, so there was no need to keep his position vacant, just recruit someone. By the way, he also packed a set of exercises and asked the shopkeeper to pass it to Xiaohe. In this way, even if there was no one to guide her, Xiaohe's practice would not fall behind.
Only after finishing these things did Li Si finally settle down in Jinshan Temple with peace of mind.
He was unusually diligent for a period of time, practicing sword skills morning and night, and even holding the broken iron sword while eating.
He named the iron sword "rotten wood" because it could not be carved or cut, had no edge and was not sharp, but it was hard and difficult to change its shape.
Dugu Bufu said that this was a good name and it suited the appearance of the sword very well.
The old monk also said that this was a good name, but it not only looked like a sword, but also like a person.
Li Si did not say much about this. He just felt that this sword was quite suitable for him and he wanted to carry it with him all the time.
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On the first day of June, the four people from Jinshan Temple went down the mountain together.
Because Li Si and Shu Hunu were going to stay in Jinshan Temple for six months, the things in the temple were not enough, so they had to go down the mountain to buy some.
I happened to catch the market in the small town at the foot of the mountain. It wasn't that lively, but there were still people coming and going.
Li Si was wearing a gray-black outfit that day. The clothes underneath were the right size, but the outer robe was a little too big, but not too big. His hair was not tied up, but just tied casually and hung down behind him.
This outfit made his already fair skin appear even whiter, his cherry-red lips appeared even more eye-catching, and his long eyebrows made it hard to tell whether they were handsome or heroic.
Even he himself did not notice that his thin body, coupled with the loose clothes and hanging hair, made it impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
He was not tall to begin with, and with his lazy and casual attire, he looked even more dainty, and his appearance inexplicably acquired a cool and gentle beauty.
This made the tiger girl love him very much, but also made her wary. She held on to Li Si from the moment she came down the mountain, as if she was afraid that if she let go , he would be kidnapped by someone.
Li Si had no choice but to carry the rotten wood and be dragged around by the tiger girl. His original idea of buying a few buns to fill his stomach had to be put on hold for the time being.
On the streets, the hawkers' shouts, the buyers' bargaining, and the passers-by's chatting can be heard from all directions.
Li Si was pulled by the tiger girl and walked in front of the old monk and Dugu Bufu. In a trance, he inexplicably felt as if he was in another world.
Now that he thought about it, he had no idea when was the last time he walked around the streets of this small town.
Fortunately, in such remote places, people and things will never change, just like the street seems to be the same as it was more than 20 years ago.
The stall selling buns is still open on the street corner, the shop making candy figures is still open, and the sound of weaving in the tailor shop has not stopped.
But the face of the lady boss selling steamed buns has become more weathered. Not long ago, she was called the steamed bun beauty, but now, no one calls her that anymore.
The old man who makes sugar figures looks even older. I don’t know how many more years he can do this. I heard that his son is already married. Maybe in a year or two, this shop will close.
Master Cai, the tailor, has taken in a large number of apprentices and seems to be planning to open a few more shops. Maybe in a few years, he will become the owner of a large cloth shop.
After all, there are some differences between warriors and ordinary people in this world.
Ordinary people grow old, experience many things, and the years leave traces, but warriors still look the same. It must be said that the feeling is really sad.
Li Si still remembers the first time he came to this street. The old monk walked behind to buy daily necessities, while he walked alone in front silently, weaving through the crowd.
The shadows of people at that time were so blurred that the light from the sky was dim, making him feel as if he could see what the world looked like.
"Girls, buy a bracelet."
At this moment, a street vendor suddenly shouted at Li Si and Shu Hunu.
Who are you calling girl...
Li Si's face darkened and he almost pulled out the rotten wood in his arms.
The tiger girl was attracted and pulled Li Si to the side of the stall.
The bracelets on this stall are not very good, Li Si can tell at a glance. After all, he is a thief after all, and he has some skills in appraising treasures.
The gold and silver are not real, the jade is not transparent, the wood carvings are relatively good, but they are not worth much money.
But considering that this is just a small roadside stall, the quality of these bracelets is still good.
Shu Hu Nu finally picked out a wooden bracelet and bought it. She put it on Li Si's hand without saying anything. Then she looked around, smiled and said.
“It’s pretty nice.”
Li Si looked at the bracelet on his wrist helplessly, wondering why a man like him should wear such a thing.
But seeing the satisfied look on Shuhu Girl's face, he could only smile bitterly and accept the gift.
"Thank you." He said this and casually looked at the bracelet on his hand.
What is this carving? A picture of Spring River? The craftsmanship is quite good.
In the distance, Dugu Bufu, who was wandering around, suddenly saw Li Si and Shu Hunu standing by a stall selling bracelets and "chatting and laughing".
He thought Li Si was going to buy a bracelet for Shu Hu Nu, but then he saw the wooden bracelet on Li Si's hand.
That wooden bracelet was obviously just bought.
Li Si is buying a bracelet for himself?
Dugu Bu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Si's face again, and then he stood there in a daze.
In his eyes, the people passing by on the street seemed to have lost their color all of a sudden, leaving only that one person standing in the distance, with the appearance he remembered.
Li Si was smiling at this moment. The bright sunshine in the sky shone on his cheek, and seemed to form a warm glow.
The hair falling on his shoulders half covered his face, revealing only his smiling eyes, "pretty" nose, and slightly parted lips.
Dugu was no longer sure. At this moment, he simply couldn't believe that the person he saw was a man.
Why did he buy a bracelet? Was it for dressing up? It was inexplicable. Why should a man dress up? But to be honest, his outfit today was indeed very good-looking. The black clothes suited him very well. No, what was I thinking about? What does what kind of clothes suit Li Si have to do with me... Unconsciously, Dugu Bufu thought a lot.
When he came to his senses, he hurriedly looked away.
Thinking about the thoughts in his mind just now, he felt ashamed and angry again.
He pressed his eyebrows hard, and ordered himself not to think about it anymore.
But the next moment, he seemed to have thought of something, stopped his hand, hesitated for a moment, and looked up at Li Si in the distance again.
He suddenly had a bold idea.
And Li Si's current appearance made his idea burst out like a stream, unstoppable.
You know, a man's voice can be forced out with his internal energy, but his body shape, posture, facial features and other things are difficult to change unless he is very proficient in disguise.
Therefore, in the world of martial arts, it is not difficult for a woman to disguise herself as a handsome man.
However, it is extremely difficult for a man to disguise himself as a beautiful woman.
Li Si's appearance is obviously not a disguise, so is it possible that he is not a man who has disguised himself as a woman, but a woman who has always been disguised as a man?
Could it be that what I thought from the beginning was correct?
Li Si, in fact, has always been a woman, she just hid it from me?
