Peach Blossom Dyeing Jinge

Lu Dongqing envisioned many possibilities, but definitely not including the current situation.

He and his master worked hard, sneaked into the valley, climbed up the cliff, and came to this shady stone room, in order to steal the medicinal herbs therein.

However, before they arrived, someone pried open the door first.

The herbs in the stone room were originally neatly arranged in bamboo baskets and cabinets by category. However, they were all messed up at the moment. The cabinets fell to the ground and the bamboo baskets rolled to the corners. The rare and precious treasures of the Yushan people seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind It seemed to be swept away, except for some scattered powder, everything disappeared.

There was no dust on the door lock, which must have been opened and closed frequently.

Since there was no incident yesterday, the time of the theft must not have been long.

"Who did this?" Lu Dongqing asked in amazement.

Lu Zhengqiu's brows were tightly furrowed: "Could it be that someone is plotting against you? Let's go quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps above his head.What followed was several loud conversations

"What kind of person is so bold that he dares to break into the pharmacy?"

"I don't know, let's go and have a look."

"The rest follow me, Fang Ping, you go and ring the bell."

The last voice was awe-inspiring and clear, and it was clearly Ren Lan's voice.

The sound of the Changning Bell rang out, different from last night, this time it only rang three times, short and rapid, echoing like thunder in the calm valley.

The warriors of the guard team had already run down the steps with brisk steps, and the sound of footsteps was getting closer.

Lu Zhengqiu immediately turned to his apprentice and ordered: "Dongqing, you go first. Climb down the cliff just now, and don't let anyone see you."

Lu Dongqing was startled, and immediately understood the other party's intention, shook her head and said, "Master, I can't leave you behind."

"Master has a way to get out, so go quickly."

"No."

Seeing him shaking his head, Lu Zhengqiu's tone suddenly became severe: "Don't you even listen to Master's words?"

Lu Dongqing was shocked all over, looked into the eyes of the other party, and saw a completely unfamiliar ferocity in those eyes which were usually gentle and warm.

He stopped arguing, and instead squatted down on the edge of the cliff, supported himself with both hands, and rolled over.

He stepped on a narrow gap, grasped the rock with his hands, leaned out desperately, and asked: "Master, what are you going to-"

"Shh-"

Lu Zhengqiu put his fingers to his lips, motioning for him to keep silent.

The cliff is steep, and he hangs on the cliff, like a lizard hiding in the shadows. If you don't deliberately lean over to look, you can't see his shadow. As long as no one is looking for him, he can hide here safely.

As long as no one is looking for...

He saw the master's face disappear from his vision, and finally fully understood the other party's plan.

But he had no time to regret it. After a short moment, Ren Lan's voice hit his ears like thunder.

"Why are you, Lu Zhengqiu!"

Lu Zhengqiu stood alone outside the door of the stone room, facing the wind passing through the valley.

The wind bulged his sleeves, as if spreading a pair of black wings behind his back.It's a pity that it wasn't a real wing after all, it was too thin and weak, and it couldn't even carry him away from this cliff.

Ren Lan was already standing in front of him, pointing the machete between his eyebrows.

She saw the messy floor of the stone room, she also saw Lu Zhengqiu standing by the door, and even saw the key hanging on the door that should belong to An Qiming.

Anger accumulated in her eyes, and the anger even ignited her throat, making that soft and clear voice hoarse and distorted.

"Why did you betray us?"

Being questioned by such a cold voice, if it were Dongqing, she would definitely feel uncomfortable instinctively.

But for Lu Zhengqiu, bearing anger is not an unfamiliar thing.

He said leisurely: "I really don't know if my movements are too slow, or your steps are too fast. It seems that I underestimated you."

The ringing of the Changning Bell called out more people. An Qiming ran quickly to separate the crowd and came to Ren Lan's side. Before he could stand still, an exclamation sounded: "My key! I've been looking for it all night. I couldn’t find it, how could it be here?!”

"You might as well ask him." Ren Lan gestured towards Lu Zhengqiu with her eyes.

Lu Zhengqiu sneered, and replied: "Of course it's because I want to open the door."

"What are you doing opening the door?" An Qiming asked back. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the mess inside the door and took a breath, "Oh my God, who dared to make the pharmacy look like this? If Master sees it, Don't break your leg... Master Zhengqiu, it couldn't be you, could it?"

Even the careless An Qiming understood the current situation at this moment.

He looked at the bold man across from him, and opened his mouth into a circle.

Ren Lan continued: "The precious medicinal materials are kept here, and no one is allowed to misappropriate them without the order of the patriarch."

Lu Zhengqiu snorted, and said coldly: "The medicinal materials here are all grown in the valley, why should you enjoy them all?"

"Lingquan Valley has been the territory of the Yushan people for generations."

"The generations of Yushan people have never been like you today, huddled in the old nest, and dare not even make a sound."

"So you're going to snatch it from us?"

"I'm just stealing from the rich and giving to the poor."

"Where's Holly?"

"He didn't listen to me, so I had to do something to lock him in the room."

"You are his master! He trusts you so much, why did you betray him?"

"At the beginning, I didn't hesitate to take him in, because his background was still a bit of a weight in the Jianghu. Now he wants to stay in this ghost place and perish with you. Do I still want to accompany him?"

Ren Lan has been relentlessly arguing with him, and at this point, she finally couldn't contain the anger in her heart, and asked sharply, "Did you save him just to gain fame?"

"Otherwise?" Lu Zhengqiu asked rhetorically, "If it's not profitable, who would do such thankless things?"

"Where did you put the stolen herb?"

"I'm not going to tell you."

Speaking of this, Lu Zhengqiu's face darkened, he suddenly flicked his wrist, and pulled out an Emei thorn from the bottom of his sleeve.

Ren Lan's scimitar has already moved, and the blade's edge is like a moon arc, pressing the sharp edge into the line, and hitting the opponent's throat.

Lu Zhengqiu took a step back, and separated the tip of the knife with the short stab in his hand.

He heard the sound of rocks being trampled and falling, and there was a cliff at his feet, and there was no way back.

Ren Lan approached again, and she was not the only one who came, but also the guard team she had carefully trained.

Seven warriors held long swords and formed a sword formation with Lu Zhengqiu as the center.

Their formation has been rigorously tempered, and it is by no means easy to master overnight.In open places, they used crossbows to block the way of their opponents.On the closed cliff, use the sword to drive the opponent to a dead end.

Ren Lan didn't have the innate talent of Yue Baiyu, but she was undoubtedly a master at forming troops.

Her sword array forced Lu Zhengqiu to the edge of the cliff within a few steps.

Her blade also caught up, like a full moon surrounded by seven stars.

She stared at the traitor on the opposite side, and raised her voice: "Be obedient and die!"