Refinement

(One)

"What is your name?"

"Qingzi." As the only survivor of Fushan's entourage, Qingzi received the best care from Ji Xingu.Ji Daoxian personally diagnosed and prescribed medicine, pulled her back from the gate of hell, and sent the smartest girl to take care of her, which is a privilege that even a princess does not have.

Ji Daoxian nodded: "You were in a coma for two days and one night, but fortunately you are recovering well, you can get out of bed and walk around in a few days, I hope you can stay with me until you recover, Ji Xingu can give you the best care. "

Qingzi tried to support her body with her arms to sit up, but after struggling for a long time, it still didn't work.She remembered the scene of being thrown to the ground and beaten. Facing absolute power, no matter how high her martial arts were, she could only be slaughtered!Being able to wake up again is simply a gift from heaven. Ji Daoxian is her benefactor, but she is unwilling to accept this kind of kindness, so she said, "When will I be able to walk?"

"If you recover well, you can barely walk the day after tomorrow."

Qing Zi said: "I will find someone to send you the medical expenses as soon as possible."

Ji Daoxian was thoughtful: "Only pay for yourself, or - count the princess?"

"The princess is here too - where is she, how is she?!"

"I don't see that you are still a loyal child."

Qingzi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Ji Daoxian pursed his lips and said lightly: "It's nothing, I just happened to see the group of men in black attacking your princess. You probably don't know why you survived alone. The others didn't die so thoroughly. I don't want to save you." That's all."

Qingzi's eyes dodged a little, she turned her head away: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Ji Daoxian stood up and said, "I'll come see you tomorrow."

The girl who served Qingzi rushed to see her off, and Ji Daoxian walked outside the door and said: "Find two gossip girls to watch the night for you, and try to convey the news of the princess's serious illness to her unintentionally, don't let her Ran."

Two days later, Qingzi was barely able to stand up and take two steps, but every time she walked a short distance, she would lose her strength or tear open wounds that hadn't healed.Ji Daoxian never showed up, but the girl who watched the night mentioned in the chat that there are still heavy guards outside Ji Xin Valley, and they will break into the valley at some point. Ji Xin Valley is definitely not a place for her to stay for a long time.If she returns to the palace, poor protection can also punish her with a death penalty.

Life is precious, she bowed her head before death.All of Fushan's attendants died in Ji Xingu to protect Fushan, but she realized that she was powerless to resist and ran away. Although she was seriously injured, she also saved her life.Ji Daoxian saved her because of this, presumably there is a reason...

Qingzi sat on the gazebo to rest for a while, and a young man in gray came over from the other garden in the west.Salute her directly as a greeting: "Xia Ji'an is the grandson of Ji's parents, and I'm here to visit the girl."

Qingzi is not suitable for hyperactivity, she nodded and said, "Are you the grandson of Master Ji?"

Ji An said: "It's a nephew, but it's about the same."

"Is there a problem?"

Ji An said: "I'm afraid that the girl will get bored, so I'm here to take you to relax and visit the princess by the way, she is very sick now."

Qingzi was a little nervous, she thought for a while before answering: "Please lead the way, does the princess know that I am the only one who survived?"

"I don't know, I don't think the princess has the heart to pay attention to these things. Grandpa Gu said that the girl is worried about it, so he asked me to take you to see it. His old man has always been very concerned about your situation, so I came here to relieve his worries. Girl please--"

"Caring about me?" Qingzi didn't think it was a good thing.

"Organization, medical skills, and meddling are the three major hobbies of my grandfather, Gu Zhu. You don't have to feel uncomfortable. No matter what his purpose is, he will rescue you. Of course, he will help you." Behind him, he has a gentle attitude and a gentle manner, which is much better than Ji Daoxian's unfathomable appearance.Qingzi felt somewhat safe by following him.

"Thank you for your comfort." Qingzi walked very slowly, and Ji had been waiting patiently for her, keeping a proper distance, not too ambiguous, and able to support her in time when she fell down.

Ji An said: "I'm not comforting you, I'm explaining the facts. It's just ahead, the princess is not in a good condition, don't approach her, just take a look at her from a distance, and take it as a matter of concern."

Just as they were talking, the two of them had arrived near the courtyard where Fushan was located. The courtyard was not big, and the door was tied with iron chains. The two men guarding the gate of the courtyard were also much stronger than the others in Ji Xingu. Qingzi vaguely felt that Fushan Kindness is not as simple as being seriously ill.Before she got close, Ji An stopped her and said, "You can't go any further. Although the princess's disease is not contagious, it's really not suitable to get close."

"What's wrong with the princess?"

Ji An said: "I heard that it is a very rare worm parasitic on the princess's body, and it can't be removed even if you try to get rid of it, and you can't cure it with medicine. You'd better be mentally prepared, that kind of worm is very strong, and it will make the princess suffer. Unspeakable."

Qingzi looked into the courtyard, but saw no one, so she said, "There seems to be no one inside."

Ji An pointed to a corner of the yard and said: "That gray one over there, the princess is hiding in her robe and doesn't want to see anyone."

Qingzi looked in the direction Ji'an was pointing at, and saw a not-so-human person crouching on the stone platform.The man was twice as big as Fushan, and he was covered with a large robe, which looked like a huge boulder covered with a piece of cloth.Qingzi was about to step forward to find out, but was stopped by Ji An: "It's useless for you to go there, unless you are confident that you can find a doctor who can treat her, so take her away now."

An imperial physician in the palace is not necessarily better than Ji Xingu.Qingzi didn't have that kind of confidence, and she knew very well that she would have to pay a price worse than death if she brought such a princess back.Qingzi said: "I can't escape, I can't go, I've been thinking about what to do to solve the predicament I'm facing these two days. After much deliberation, I finally have to face the princess and accept the punishment I deserve."

"Do you know why Grandpa Guzhu saved you?"

Haruki lowered her eyelids and said nothing.

Ji An said: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with you. On the contrary, it is because you have the will to survive that you survived. There are many highly skilled doctors in the valley, and the grandfather of the valley did not give up on them, but he was also seriously injured. Only you survived." If you come down, it means that you are different from them, and you are destined to live."

"A person will encounter many catastrophes in his life, some are hard to escape, and some are hard to escape."

"I have a way to postpone your catastrophe. Let's go through this first, maybe there will be a way to solve it in the future."

"any solution?"

Ji An said: "In the name of the princess, you sent a letter to the palace, saying that the princess was injured and should not go on the road, and she had to recuperate in Jixin Valley for three or four months. This injury will last for a hundred days, after three months, Your injuries will also improve, and you won't be unable to escape if you want to escape. Then we will find someone to pretend to be a princess, and order the garrison outside Ji Xingu to return to ease the current tense situation."

Qingzi hesitated: "This—"

"This is just a tactic to delay the attack. We can also find a way to find someone to save the princess during this period. By then, you will not have to be punished if you have made a contribution."

"Can the princess agree?"

Ji An said: "Look at the princess covering her head and not seeing people, obviously she doesn't want people to see her like this, and Ji Xingu is a good place to recuperate her wounds, why is she not willing? Discuss with her, and let you decide what is most suitable."

Qingzi: "When can I see her?"

"Wait until your injury recovers, and wait for the princess to stabilize. These days, you can write to the palace first, and discuss this matter carefully after you meet the princess in a few days."

Qing Zi said: "Is this what Ji Daoxian planned long ago?"

Ji's case: "We juniors can only follow the instructions of Grandpa Gu. As for what the old man thinks and plans, we don't know. We only need to know that he is good to Ji Xingu and to us people with the surname Ji. , will definitely not harm us."

"Ji Xingu's family relationship is stable, and I have heard of the matter of uniting with the outside world."

"The elders in the family are just protecting the weak."

Qing Zi looked at Ji An with envy in her eyes.She thought for a while and suddenly said: "If only I could be like you, I will be protected no matter what, and I don't have to worry that no one will collect the body when I die—"

"The girl was joking."

"How about you marry me? Ah—I was just joking, and I didn't ask you if you have a wife—and I don't know if you would like—actually, what I mean—to be your daughter-in-law, Ji Xingu, is also You should be very happy." After finishing the first sentence, Qingzi regretted it, couldn't explain clearly, stuttered and became shy again.

This was something that even Qingzi felt surprised, she had never considered getting married, let alone being shy in front of a man.When I thought about getting married just now, I just thought about becoming Ji Xingu's person and getting shelter, but for some reason, when I said those words, I was so nervous and afraid of being rejected.Her heart was beating so hard that her chest hurt, but she only focused on looking at him, for fear of missing every word of his answer.

This was the first time they met, and Ji's case was unexpected, but she also found it interesting, so she said slowly, "Young lady suddenly made such a joke, I will take it seriously."

Qingzi lowered her head, her voice lowered by a degree: "It can be taken seriously, it's the same whether it's taken seriously—"

Seeing her shy look, Ji An felt a slight wave in her heart, and said softly, "It happens that I don't want you to leave, so I'll take it seriously. I'll report to the elders when my grandfather's work is done. "

(two)

The name of the Light Sword comes from legends, no one knows its power, and no one dares to ignore its fame.The Chengguang sword fell into the hands of Xu's family in Jicheng, and those with good intentions visited Xu's family one after another, making an appointment to watch it.Su Yulian also used the name of "appreciation" to invite people from all walks of life, but the Xu family did not need invitations at all to become famous.It is also the appearance of Cheng Guangjian that people know such a low-key and fearless family. They hide in the rivers and lakes and never forget their self-cultivation.

Ji Xingu and the Xu family of Jicheng became famous for a while, attracting many young men who came to learn from their teachers, and many green forest masters who thought they were heroes rushed to snatch the Chengguang Sword.Jicheng is very bustling, and it's just cheap, and the famous thief in Jicheng who takes pleasure in stealing is mediocre!

Gou Qier steals things not because of lack of money, but purely for fun. Thanks to Li Chengmao's careful teaching, most of the things Gou Qier steals are placed in the lost and found office of the yamen. No matter what objects are, they are all named After the label is posted, it is waiting for the owner to claim it.The officials in the yamen are already idle, but with Gou Chiu'er's "selfless dedication", they not only save trouble, but also gain a good reputation for helping others, so they turn a blind eye to Gou Chiu'er's behavior .

Under Gou Chi'er's persuasion, Xiao Jiu'er also came to Jicheng, and took care of everything in the inn that Luo Xian bought before, even a little bit to put down roots.The news of Ji Xingu's scuffle spread quickly, and the news of the Xu family's acquisition of the sword spread quickly, but the news of Su Yulian did not spread at all. Xiao Jiuer stayed in the inn all day long, listening to people's chatter , I just didn't hear anyone mention Su Yulian's name.

Half a month later, there was news of Princess Fushan who had been silent all this time. The troops stationed around Ji Xin Valley had all withdrawn, and Su Yulian was still missing.Xiao Jiu'er has lost a lot of weight, although she is still chubby, she looks much better than before, but this kind of joy has no one to share, which makes her extremely disappointed.

Gou Chi'er sat in the corner on the first floor, eating and drinking, and when she was content, Xiao Jiu'er stepped forward and poured cold water on her head, and she said: "When I was your age, I was also as thin and small as you."

Gou Qier gnawed half of the chicken leg and fell to the ground. He was stunned, and then said triumphantly, "I'm different from you. I won't gain weight by eating anything!"

Xiao Jiuer nodded: "Yeah, I thought so too at the time, and I showed off to others everywhere, and then I gained weight bit by bit, and I couldn't stop, nothing can beat the temptation of food. Thinking about it now, I'm so sorry."

Gou Chiu'er was stunned for a while, then suddenly lost his appetite, tears fell from his mouth as soon as he rolled his mouth.

"Why are you crying?" Xiao Jiu'er was dumbfounded, and secretly cursed that the child was getting softer and softer!It's really strange that I didn't cry no matter what I said before, but now I come here to act like a baby every day.

Gou Chiu'er stared fiercely, pointed at Xiao Jiu'er's nose and said: "You are bad!"

"..."

"What if I want to grow up like you?"

"..." She had obviously lost a lot of weight, and was planning to keep losing weight.She has become a habit of taking medicine and suffering every day, and it is not so difficult, but she is always thinking about what Su Yulian confessed, and she feels faintly uneasy.

Gou Chi'er's nasal voice was still filled with tears: "I'm leaving, you have news about Brother Lian to tell me, I miss him a little bit."

Xiaojiuer asks someone to clear the table and drive them away.Gou Qier reluctantly walked out, then suddenly turned around and said: "I heard that your original master also disappeared after going to the Murong's house in Shuangxi. Don't you think it's strange? The people closest Do you like playing missing?"

Amphibious is not far from Jicheng, and its location is in a line with Kyoto and Jicheng, forming a triangle.It is not prosperous enough compared to Kyoto, and not comfortable enough compared to Jicheng, it is somewhere in between.Another major feature of Amphibious is that there are many knights. Many martial arts people have settled here. Weapon shops, large restaurants, and competition venues can almost completely summarize the entire Amphibious.

Some people say that if outsiders want to truly integrate into Shuangqi, they must not stay in an inn. When they arrive at Shuangqi, they should have a big drink in a restaurant.As a result, the double-occupied restaurant is full of customers all year round, drunks are everywhere, and there are occasional fights and martial arts competitions, which are even more lively events that everyone applauds.Luo Xian made a corner of the restaurant by himself, and kept repeating the actions of pouring and drinking. The table was full of wine jars. It seemed that he had been there for a long time, but his face was not drunk, as numb as he wanted to drink water.

The lobby of the restaurant is filled with rings for fighters to compete.It was noon at this time, and there were many people eating and drinking. A beautiful woman in pink walked into the restaurant, causing quite a commotion.The number one beauty in the rivers and lakes is naturally the number one beauty in Shuangqi. Murong Yan became famous in Shuangqi when she was very young. The self-created "Sword Flower Rain" emerged in Murong's family.

Murong Yan went straight to Luo Xian, sat down opposite him and said, "You invited those 'heroes' who went to my house to propose marriage?"

Luo Xian said: "No, I just used a little trick to make them misunderstand one thing."

"Let them all think that I am interesting to them, but in the end they all came to marry me with the mentality of not being in vain. This is the first time I hate being liked so much." Murong Yan said, "You don't think you can distract Murong by doing this. family's attention, and then grab what you want?"

Luo Xian put down his wine glass and said with a straight face: "No, I'm just teasing you. Murong's family is not easy to break into, so naturally we have to think long term."

Murong Yan smiled and said after a while: "I used to think that you have no ideas, no temper, and no characteristics, but now I suddenly realize that you are a little bit like Su Yulian, except that he loves to laugh, is sharper, is more decisive, and It can leave a deep impression on people's hearts—"

Su Yulian, no one has mentioned him for a long time.

Luo Xian lowered his head, sighed softly, then his mood didn't change at all, and he said indifferently: "Did he tell you anything?"

"He—" Murong Yan rolled his eyes, glanced playfully at the wine jar beside Luo Xian and said, "He said he doesn't like good people, the meaning of the word 'good' is hard to define, how do you understand it? "

"Any more?"

"He said a lot, how can I remember them all, what aspect do you want to know, I can help you think carefully."

Luo Xian: "How do you know where the map is exactly?"

"After all, you still value the map more. Do you think you can break into Murong's house by yourself?"

"It seems that he didn't want to send you off."

Murong Yan's face was slightly angry: "It's mine now, whether you're teasing us or preparing to confront my family, you're one step too late, you can't take it away!"

Luo Xian: "It's not too late, your grandma will leave the customs at the end of this month, and your father will be home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the earliest. Before that, you won't leave things in other people's hands for safekeeping, so I still have a chance."

Grab directly?Murong Yan snorted coldly, his expressionless face was also very charming. "You underestimate me too much!" Murong Yan is not only beautiful, she is at least in the top ten of the family masters, most outsiders don't know her strength, so she often doesn't show it.

"I know that amphibious people like to use force to speak. I will fight you with one hand. If you win, this matter is over. I will never look for you again. If you lose, lend me the map for a day , return it as it is one day later, and you will not lose anything. How?"

Murong Yan: "No way, you haven't lost anything?"

Luo Xian: "Then what do you want?"

"I can't think of any conditions at the moment, but since I want to agree to fight with you, you have to promise me one thing - do one thing for me, regardless of winning or losing, this is the premise."

"Then choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun—"

Murong Yan didn't hesitate, he jumped onto the competition stage with two steps, tied the skirt around his waist which was in the way of the hem of his clothes, stretched out his hand and said please: "Please——"

Murong Yan picked up the sword and compared the two basic moves of "Sword Flower Rain", winning a few rounds of applause. Seeing this, Luo Xian stepped onto the ring.The two sides confronted each other, Luo Xian had one hand behind his back, ready to attack at any time, Murong Yan took the initiative to attack after Luo Xian made a tentative move.A silver light flashed in front of Luo Xian's eyes, and he felt the tip of the sword coming towards him.Murong Yan's self-created "Sword Flower Rain" needs to be paired with a soft sword. Not only is the move beautiful, but it can also take into account both offense and defense.If ordinary people saw Murong Yan's move, they would definitely dodge it, but Luo Xian, regardless of the injury, helped her sword away with one foot, and directly clasped her neck with his hands. Murong Yan retreated again, and it was time for the contest The edge of the platform—no way back.

Losing too fast!She didn't want to hurt him, she didn't expect that he would win her regardless of his injured foot, the floor Luo Xian stepped on was already stained red with blood, but he didn't seem to feel it.

Murong Yan looked at the blood on the floor and quickly asked, "Are your feet okay?"

"The foot is fine, the injury is on the calf."

Luo Xian's appearance really doesn't look like something is going on, Murong Yan: "Then—"

"Give me something."

Murong Yan: "I don't have the things right now, but I can take you to get them."

"..." Luo Xian's expression turned ugly.

"Or leave now?"

Luo Xian's lips turned white: "Okay, but first I need to bandage the wound—"

Only then did those watching the excitement come to their senses, and quickly fetched emergency gauze and herbs from the cabinet next to the ring, and stepped forward to help.After Luo Xian left with Murong Yan, a story about "a nameless master stopped the 'Sword Flower Rain' with one move" was spread in this restaurant, which was talked about with great relish.Afterwards, there was no more news of this unknown master.