Knives are becoming more and more indispensable.

When he was in Jinpeng Castle, he carried a knife almost every day, and the weight of those few catties seemed to grow on him, if he forgot to bring a knife one day, it felt like he had no clothes on, and this feeling was especially obvious in Biyu South City in the Sword Forest of Swords.

At noon the next day, Gu Shenwei went out alone, stepping on the thick snow, to the place where he knew the most hidden knives.

The tall fat man at the door of the tavern on the south wall looked at the stubborn boy coldly, "This is a tavern, not a knife shop. ”

"I'll pay for it. Gu Shenwei blocked the door, with a posture of not giving up until the goal was reached, anyway, there were no guests entering or leaving at this time.

The tall fat man and the short fat man glanced at each other, walked into the store, and after a while, came out with a weapon and threw it to Gu Shenwei, "For your master's sake, take it, I don't want your money." ”

The fat man actually remembered that he was Tie Hanfeng's apprentice, Gu Shenwei took the weapon, "This is a sword, I want a knife." ”

The fat man guarding the door got angry, "Pick and choose, am I your minion? ”

Two fat men hugged each other and forced them towards the uninteresting teenager.

Gu Shenwei returned to his residence and pulled out the sword from the sheath, this is probably the weapon left by an imposter nobleman, the scabbard and hilt are richly decorated, those inlaid gems are fake at first glance, the sword body is light and thin, and it is not even bladed.

This is completely different from the feeling of steadiness that comes with holding a narrow knife in your hand.

"Aren't you competent?" Xu Xiaoyi leaned over, he was more interested in those fake gems.

"I'm not used to using a sword. ”

"What's the difference, anyway, there are no masters in the Ten Dragons Gang, no matter how you fight, you win. ”

Xu Xiaoyi's words woke up Gu Shenwei, he had learned the moves in the nameless sword spectrum, and although he had a miraculous effect when he made moves with his master, he almost died in the hands of his master, that was because Tie Hanfeng's martial arts were much stronger than him, and if the opponent was weak and there was no need to defend, this set of offensive and undefended sword moves was just right to use.

This move seemed a bit reckless, not in line with the consistent principles of Jinpeng Castle, Gu Shenwei really wanted to try it, although he had warned the lotus girl not to practice, he still remembered the swordsmanship.

Take out the sword, close the sword.

Xu Xiaoyi sat down on the floor, stretched out his hand to touch the non-existent wound on his neck, his face turned pale, "What are you doing?

"It's okay, how about trying this sword. ”

Xu Xiaoyi's face turned red all of a sudden, "Try the sword, try the sword, do you test the sword with a living person? If you miss, wouldn't I die in vain." ”

"No, it won't. Gu Shenwei put the sword into the sheath, and began to feel that it was more convenient, "I won't miss it." ”

Xu Xiaoyi didn't believe it much, the tip of the sword had already touched his neck, and he only needed to advance one more inch to kill someone, in his opinion, anyone would miss, but he didn't continue to argue, he didn't want to provoke this Jinpeng Castle killer to try again.

When the qi slowly subsided, Xu Xiaoyi began to feel that the sword just now was haunting, and it was really the most wonderful sword technique he had ever seen, "Hey, what kind of sword technique is that? ”

Xu Xiaoyi didn't know martial arts, Gu Shenwei couldn't explain to him, martial arts that seemed to be very powerful, but they might not be useful in actual combat, "Stabbing the neck swordsmanship." ”

"Shirtless, bare-chested swordsmanship?"

"A swordsmanship that specializes in stabbing the neck. ”

Xu Xiaoyi pressed his neck again and pursed his lips, "It's a good swordsmanship, take such an ugly name." ”

Xu Yanwei had guests come to the door, the two had to hide out, the sisters and brothers couldn't afford to rent a small building in Liuren Lane, so they could only find a place to live on the edge of the southern city, there was no place to rest nearby, Gu Shen was unfamiliar with life, and he didn't want to follow Xu Xiaoyi to the messy place, so he had to take him back to the South Wall Tavern.

Gu Shenwei handed over the sword, and the two fat men searched him very carefully, and then reluctantly let the two of them in.

"When I come out, I will take a sword, and it would be better if it could be turned into a knife. ”

Gu Shenwei instructed, went into the tavern and chose a table in the corner, not wanting to attract attention.

It was not dark yet, and there were not many guests, so Gu Shenwei looked around, but he didn't see the master's figure, but he became interested in an old man a few tables away.

The old man poured himself a drink, and every sip had to be drunk slowly, and there was only one type of wine on the table, indicating that he was a senior drinker.

The old man's surname is Zhang, his name is Ji, he is a teacher in the Jinpeng Fort Family School, Gu Shenwei's neck was beaten by this majestic old gentleman once, and near the end of the year, it is estimated that the children of the Shangguan family will not go to school again.

Zhang Ji also worked in the library, he was the only one interested in the piles of old paper, often reading by candle night, and Gu Shenwei suddenly thought that this person might be able to answer his questions.

Xu Xiaoyi was devouring the wine and food on the table like a storm, the amount of food was extremely incommensurate with his thin figure, Gu Shenwei took out all the silver taels in his arms, about thirty or forty taels, "Go to the checkout." ”

"I haven't finished eating yet?" Xu Xiaoyi chewed the food in his mouth, his eyes widened.

"Settle the bill for the old gentleman. ”

Xu Xiaoyi didn't move, and glanced at Zhang Ji, "He's your father?"

Gu Shenwei pretended to sigh: "Oh, I'm going to report the situation to Dongbao tomorrow, and I can say a few more words about this good helper." ”

Xu Xiaoyi jumped off the chair, picked up the silver tael, and walked towards the counter, muttering in a low voice, "Bully." ”

After a while, Xu Xiaoyi came back, his face was very bad, "The old man is not simple, he has been drinking for a few days, it is all the best wine, and your little silver is not enough at all." ”

"Then keep the accounts. ”

"Whose account is it kept?"

"Iron Hanfeng. ”

Xu Xiaoyi reluctantly walked to the counter again, this time he came back faster, and the shopkeeper also came, "Tie Hanfeng has no account here. ”

"Let's start now. ”

Gu Shenwei learned one thing from his master, he must not show timidity and hesitation in Nancheng, persistence may achieve the goal, and retreat will be swallowed up.

The shopkeeper looked the young man in front of him up and down, "Are you his apprentice?"

"Hmm. ”

"What if he doesn't admit your account?"

"I'll take the head back. ”

Gu Shenwei pressed the table with one hand, and his voice was so flat that he seemed to be a killer who had practiced for many years, and he was told the first time he entered Nancheng: The head is also the currency here.

The shopkeeper had a cold face, and for a moment he seemed to be angry, a half-grown child with a beard that had not yet grown dared to entertain him, but when he opened his mouth, what he said was, "One hundred and forty-two taels, recorded in Tie Hanfeng's account." ”

Xu Xiaoyi sat on the chair on Gu Shenwei's left hand and looked at him as if he didn't know him, "Wow, wow, you're really...... What's your name?"

The two have known each other for a long time, Gu Shenwei has never mentioned his name, and Xu Xiaoyi has always called him "you, him".

"Yang Huan. Gu Shenwei reported a fake name, he is now acting as a killer, and there is no need to use the word "Huan slave".

"Brother Huan, I call you Brother Huan, you are a year or two older than me, tsk......"

Xu Xiaoyi shook his head, as if he didn't believe it.

Gu Shenwei ignored him, and kept staring at the shopkeeper walking towards Zhang Ji, and after a while, Zhang Ji asked the guy to ask the young man who paid to come over.

"I have taught so many students, and none of them know how to be filial. ”

Zhang Ji still remembered this slave who had made trouble in the school, although the two worked together in the library, they never spoke.

"A little respect, please Mr. Zhang smile. ”

"Someone pays for it, and of course I laugh at it. Sit down, you don't have to go around the bend, it's okay to say it directly, but let me remind you first, I won't return the silver, and it may not be necessary to help or not. ”

Gu Shenwei smiled, "It's okay, I can't help this time, and there will be a time to ask for advice in the future." ”

Gu Shenwei whispered the document he remembered, omitting the name in it, "Mr. Zhang, do you think there is something different about this?"

Zhang Ji picked up a glass of wine and shook it slowly, "I can't help with this, I am an old and decrepit person, and I never care about the idle things in the castle." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang. ”

Gu Shenwei didn't plan to ask any more, Zhang Ji's attitude explained a lot of things, and the power of Jinpeng Fort was complicated, and no one could guarantee Zhang Ji's reliability.

Gu Shenwei returned to his position, ignored Xu Xiaoyi's nagging, and fell into deep thought, Zhang Ji also felt that there was something wrong with this document, which made him more and more sure of his suspicions.

The number of drinkers gradually increased, everyone chatted, and a few people at the table were not yet drunk, and they were politely going around in circles, speaking in the same way as Tie Hanfeng and Zhong Heng.

Gu Shenwei's eyes lit up, language is a labyrinth, in order to test the other party to hide himself, the speaker has to add more smoke to this labyrinth, and he has to be a person who is familiar with the rules to successfully wade through the labyrinth.

Gu Shenwei asked Xu Xiaoyi to ask for pen and paper, wrote the contents of the document silently, and read it word by word from beginning to house, and finally understood why he was uneasy.

In the rhetorical vocabulary, the planner was not entirely sure of the success of the action, so there were many hints hidden between the lines to show that he knew that failure was possible, and that failure might be a good thing, reducing the pride of the apprentices......

Gu Shenwei tore the paper to shreds, stood up and walked out, and when he passed by Zhang Ji, he said again, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang." ”

"Thank you, stay away from me. ”

A lot of people means that his eyes are mixed, Zhang Ji's attitude became stiff, and he said without raising his head.

Gu Shenwei didn't stop, and walked towards the door against the tide of customers, Xu Xiaoyi stuffed the last bite of food, drank a big wine, and followed closely behind.

Without waiting for Gu Shenwei to speak, the tall fat man handed back the weapon, and the weapon changed, but it did not become a knife, it was still a sword, shorter and lighter than before, like a child's toy.

The fat man showed a mocking smile on his face, Gu Shenwei calmly took the short sword, and also smiled, "Your tricks should be better." ”

The sky was getting dark, and the two stepped on the crisp and hard snow, and came to the Ten Dragons Gang stronghold again, this time they didn't have to pay ten taels of silver to join the gang, but bad wine was not free, Gu Shenwei was already penniless, Xu Xiaoyi had to take out his own money to pay the bill, and repeatedly emphasized that it was borrowed.

Gu Shenwei held the short sword, his eyes staring at a flamboyant man in the crowd, thinking about how to fight him.