The Retired Swordsman

The wind stopped, the branch does not move, the leaves do not shake, the flowers closed pistils; the moon stopped, the clouds rested, the birds fled; water does not flow, the fish dived bottom, shrimp into the mud, even the air is frozen. Because a man, a swordsman, a cross-legged swordsman sitting high on the railing of the Fu An Bridge.

But see his bucket hat covering his face, plain cloth, hands around, and ordinary people are no different. Just sitting quietly, and the Fu An Bridge into a whole, regardless of the sun, moon, morning and evening, wind, frost, rain, and snow.

Wind sound long before the arrival of the swordsman wandered the streets and alleys, people have been running to tell each other: Zhouzhuang is in trouble! Until then, only then did we know that the great disaster came.

What for? Some say it is for the wealth of the Shen family, some say it is seeking revenge for this, some say it is the top martial arts experts about war, and some say there are treasures underwater, what say, but also have no way to check.

As time goes by, people who finally dared to show their faces have doubts, and said to the swordsman, how to see the sword where? There are not afraid to die, and began to dare to ask: you are not a swordsman? Where is your sword?

The swordsman did not speak. A short while later, a bird flew through the air, the swordsman a little head, as far as the eyes of the flying bird has fallen. Countless pairs of eyes were stunned.

Suddenly, the swordsman flipped his wrist, the water under the bridge instantly gathered, a shiny more than a foot of water sword to the questioner stabbed. A cry of shock, the questioner's feet a poisonous snake has broken in half from head to tail, clearly saved his life.

At midnight, the frogs also rested. A sneaky figure quietly approached, far from the swordsman trembling kneeling, a pile of yellow and white things in the starlight shimmered with a misty glow. Can I ask the warrior to help me? After the success of the matter, the reward is not under discussion.

Did not see how the swordsman acted, the figure has been frozen like plastic, and the sunrise is still, attracting the crowd around, sighing. It is said that half a month after carrying home, the party returned to normal, and no one dared to play the swordsman's idea.

No one disturbed the swordsman when the swordsman disturbed people. A thief stalking is stealing, clothes all fall, naked, only stolen goods hanging on the neck, such as stone sculpture-like standing still for at least three days.

A guest accidentally fell into the water, and a wind light swept by, the guest has been on shore, except for slightly wet clothes, safe and sound. Then look closely at the Fu An Bridge, the swordsman is still sitting, in a cloth shirt even with no water stars.

Suddenly one day, someone broke the news, the moon and stars, there is always a child vaguely flashing, will be several foods on the ground, and then as flying away. It turns out that the swordsman is also a mortal, but also eats grains and cereals. But, that child is what person, no one can know, no one can solve.

And then sometime later, there is explosive information out. Said the swordsman questioning the child: Why does your mother not come to see me? Child back to say: when the day the killing spirit is all gone when to share the heavenly family. A variety of speculation has come out, the most reliable way of saying.

Swordsman walking in the jianghu, befriended a noble and strange woman, Kung Fu is far above the swordsman, but never shot to hurt. After the marriage, the couple was famous for their dual warriors, so happy and elegant. But a master competition, but hurts each other's lives, family disciples seek revenge, there is no way to escape, and then hurt people.

The wife repeatedly begged the swordsman to withdraw from Jiangsu, but the swordsman did not want to, so overnight, the wife and children did not say goodbye. This water township Zhouzhuang is the wife and son's hiding place, the swordsman, therefore, sought to come.

At this moment is the night-hanging high season, the moon, sparse stars, the wind willow waist, clouds in the eaves, the shadow of the boat, the water now bridge shape, this place is quieter. Swordsman is no longer sitting high, or the bow of the boat to face the wind, or strolling stone steps, or holding the bar far away, or coarse tea to listen to the song, no matter where you go, no one will see him as a swordsman.

There is a pair of eyes but do not think so, her eyes of the swordsman, still cold, a ten feet away, the party has life. She is waiting, patiently.

The stars are turning, and the days and months are passing by. One day, a person was drunk, a big mess in the restaurant. A stranger went up to stop him, but he was smashed in the head by a bowl thrown carelessly, bleeding profusely.

The crowd blamed the drunken man for his mistake, and some even called his family to take responsibility. But his wife, who was even more aggressive, not only ignored him but also slandered him for meddling and immediately called the crowd to scold him.

The stranger took out some loose silver and put it on the table, bowed deeply to the shopkeeper and the drunken man, and said, "I'm sorry! and went away quietly.

Once gone, the drunk and the shrew were embarrassed, bowed their heads, and slipped away in a panic. Those eyes smiled, smiled bent the moon, smiled wrinkled the clear stream.

People seem to have forgotten the swordsman, in order and a good moon, but again and again, remember the swordsman.

Some people say that the swordsman has gone; others say that the swordsman has not gone, but has retired from Jiangsu. Who is right and who is wrong, it does not matter, this one is called Zhouzhuang water township blessed land, no one dares to harm heaven and earth is the fact.

Zhouzhuang from now on peace, peace!