startled autumn

With the snowflakes falling on his shoulders, Lu Zheliu walked into the house, and Su Jingyan behind him also put away his umbrella and put it aside, and said solemnly: "Mr. Lu, listen to my advice, the crusade against Fuluan Sect is too dangerous, you Why go there in person?"

Lu Zheliu turned around, shook his head unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "This is a done deal, Jing Yan, you don't need to say more."

"I'm going to find the master..."

Lu Zheliu stopped him: "Young master Han disappeared during the competition, I cannot escape the responsibility."

Su Jingyan: "What does this have to do with you? You were talking to me when the Fuluan sect kidnapped Mr. Han, so I can't blame you anyway."

Lu Zheliu: "If he wasn't invited by me, how could he come to the tournament?"

Su Jingyan said in a low voice: "Young Master Han treats you really well."

Lu Zheliu sighed: "What's more, the Fuluan Sect besieged all the martial arts factions in the competition, which ruined Chipei's reputation... I was the one who took the lead in handling the competition. Now that something is going wrong, how can I avoid it?" And far away, let those idlers chew Chi Pei's tongue?"

"Mr. Lu..." Su Jingyan held his wrist, eyes full of sincerity, "Let me accompany you, okay?"

Lu Zheliu turned around slightly, broke away from him calmly, frowned and said: "Jing Yan, since you know this is dangerous, how can I let you intervene? You can go."

Su Jingyan naturally refused, but was pushed out by Lu Zheliu: "Mr. Lu?!" Then with a bang, Lu Zheliu closed the door, completely blocking him from the outside.

He knocked on Lu Zheliu's door vigorously, but he didn't get the slightest response from the other party. Finally, he had to face the crack of the door and whispered a promise: "If there is something I need to do, Jing Yan will definitely have nothing to say. According to Mr. Lu's orders."

Still an empty silence answered him.

After Su Jingyan left, Lu Zheliu took the Hanluan sword, and gently rubbed the sword under the lamp, his eyes wandered on the shiny sword, letting the cold light flash everywhere, illuminating his flawless face like jade.

In the house, the lights are like beans, and where the candles are flickering, someone is leaning against the wall, looking at it with folded arms.

It was a young man with a stern face, he just leaned sideways, his posture was leisurely, but his expression was cold and hard to approach, but for some reason he had a pair of lacquer-like eyes, like a thousand pearls, It's bright enough to confuse people.

Lu Zheliu called him with a smile: "Ban Que."

Ning Banque knelt down in front of him on one knee, took the Han Lu sword, and looked at him intently: "Su Jingyan lost to Shen Zhiqiu, and it will be useless from now on."

Lu Zheliu sighed: "I didn't expect Shen Zhiqiu's sword to become so fast."

Ten years later, Ning Banque, who had grown into a tall and straight young man, gently cast a figure elongated by the candlelight on the wall, and only heard him chuckle softly: "Are you feeling sorry for Su Jingyan?" ? Or let me call him back."

Lu Zheliu said lightly: "Su Jingyan is really useless."

"That's right." Ning Banque looked at his long-lost master, stood his sword by his side, and whispered in a low voice, "Aside from me, is there anyone else you can use?"

Lu Zheliu caressed his side face and said with a smile, "You are finally back."

Ning Banque smiled slightly, the emotion in his eyes was beautiful and dangerous.

"I know your most embarrassing appearance, your most miserable time, and your most despicable evil thoughts."

Lu Zheliu: "Should I kill you to silence you?"

Ning Banque: "It's too late."

Lu Zheliu sighed: "Yeah, I'm actually a little bit reluctant."

Ning Banque sneered and said: "Let's talk about the business." After a pause, "Why did you take over the crusade against the Fuluan Sect? You know that you are feasting on him for nothing..."

"Han Bi's membership in the Fuluan Sect has long been leaked. His father is Prime Minister Han, who has great power in the government. He privately put pressure on Ye Jingzhou. Ye Jingzhou is a coward, so he backhandedly confessed me. It's a matter of the competition. I will handle it all by myself... I have calculated thousands of times, but I never thought that as a master of the school, he only thinks of being wise and safe in everything, and has no character at all." After Lu Zheliu said, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"Then Prime Minister Han actually believed it?"

"Not only did he believe it, but he also instructed Ye Jingzhou to spread heroic posts to crusade against the Fuluan cult. He also recommended me as the leader on the grounds that I had retreated from Fuluan in the competition."

Ning Banque frowned and said, "I see."

Lu Zheliu murmured: "Now I've been put on the brazier, so I have to respond... Ye Jingzhou said, if I can't rescue Han Bi, if something happens to Chipei, my life will also be at stake."

Ning Banque: "The Han family is so domineering."

Lu Zheliu: "If that's not the case, why should I have to control Han Bi?"

Ning Banque was thoughtful.

Lu Zheliu: "That's fine. With the Han family helping me build momentum, I'm the leader in this crusade against Fuluan. If there are no accidents, my reputation will naturally become more prominent."

Ning Banque asked: "Are you really going to rescue that Han Bi?"

"I never thought of taking his life." Lu Zheliu said slowly, his tone full of calculations, "Once he falls into Bai Yan's trap... you say, when that time comes, he How is it different from the puppet in our palm? A living puppet is naturally much better than a dead one."

"puppet?"

Lu Zheliu said with a smile: "Han Bi is just a rich man, but his wealth is more expensive and his background is more prominent. Facing those tricks that are hard to guard against, what else can he do besides obediently falling for it?"

After finishing speaking, he put the Hanluan sword back into its sheath, and the light of the sword was fleeting.

"You mean, Lu Zheliu will come to rescue you?" Shen Zhiqiu asked puzzledly in the Qishan Mountains.

The two of them had seen Baiyan before they were taken by Qing Yao to a stone room, which contained all the daily necessities, except that there was only one bed inside. Shen Zhiqiu wanted to protect Han Bi nearby no matter what. Ask someone to fetch a few thick quilts and spread them on the floor, and let Shen Zhiqiu lay them on the floor.

The two were chatting softly in the stone room. Hearing Shen Zhiqiu's question, Han Bi couldn't help laughing and said, "He wants to be famous, so I'll make him famous, that's all."

Shen Zhiqiu: "He colluded with Bai Yan, so he will definitely not save you sincerely, and maybe even kill you."

Han Bi: "Why do I need his sincerity? He and Bai Yan didn't intend to take my life. He must think that everything behind me is more valuable than me."

Shen Zhiqiu asked blankly, "Behind you?"

Han Bi smiled and said: "I am the son of Prime Minister Han. My elder sister was the queen during her lifetime, and Your Majesty is my brother-in-law. My elder brother once led the army in northern Liaoning when he was young, and his reputation resounded outside the pass."

Shen Zhiqiu memorized it carefully, and sighed: "So you have brothers and sisters, but this is the first time I know."

Ordinary people, if they heard about Han Bi's background, would usually be shocked by the original earthquake. Only Shen Zhiqiu's focus was extremely strange, as if he had filtered out those famous names and only paid attention to Han Bi. Both speechless and ironic.

"Lu Zheliu has always had a high regard for himself. Even if it is me, he can only barely see him. Moreover, I am afraid that [-]% of it is due to my prominent background." Han Bi shook his head and said in a low voice. Analyzing, "If I were him, I would definitely control 'Han Bi' and use it for me. The forces behind him would be the only ones I could ask for from now on."

"What should we do?"

"It is the best policy to turn defense into offense."

Shen Zhiqiu couldn't understand, and asked, "Huh?"

Han Bi: "He underestimated me, this is my chance."

Shen Zhiqiu felt that this remark was very reasonable: "You are right, when fighting swords, if one side underestimates the enemy, it will be easier to lose to the opponent."

Han Bi: "Besides, how many of those who followed him to save me will really listen to him?"

Shen Zhiqiu: "If you don't listen to him, who will you listen to?"

Han Bi smiled slightly.

Shen Zhiqiu didn't understand his hint, but said blankly: "Then what should I do when the time comes?"

Looking at his confused eyes, Han Bi couldn't help laughing, so he could only laugh in a low voice, "Of course you listened to me."

"It's simple, I've always been like this." Shen Zhiqiu nodded.

Han Bi pretended to be casual and asked: "If the time comes, your sweetheart suddenly appears and asks you to put down your sword and catch him without a fight, will you still listen to him?"

Shen Zhiqiu replied without thinking, "I won't."

Han Bi: "Why?"

Shen Zhiqiu: "Fifteen lied to me, so naturally I won't trust him again."

Han Bi: "What if it's me?"

Shen Zhiqiu: "You?"

Han Bi raised his eyebrows and said, "If I were standing opposite you and asked you to put down your sword, would you be willing?"

Shen Zhiqiu also didn't think about it: "Yes."

Han Bi showed him a smile, like the waves of autumn water, full of pulse.

Shen Zhiqiu: "Even if I don't use a sword, I should be able to defeat you, of course it doesn't matter."

Han Bi hit him on the head with his folding fan, not sure if he was scolding him or himself: "Idiot."

The two of them were having a good time chatting, so a maid came to the door and said: "Tonight, the church has prepared a reception banquet, and the master ordered me to inform Mr. Han."

Han Bi hated those banquets most in his life, so he said impatiently at first, "I won't go."

The maid was still kneeling there, silently persisting without saying a word.

Han Bi thought for a while, and could only ask, "Who will be at the reception banquet?"

"Both the leader and the saint are here."

"Saint? Who is that?" Han Bi wondered.

"She is the wife of the leader, and the woman closest to the Great Immortal Phoenix."

Han Bi smiled lightly, "Interesting."

At this moment, Shen Zhiqiu whispered, "Are you going?"

Han Bi asked, "Can your body hold it up?"

Shen Zhiqiu nodded: "After taking the antidote, the cold poison will not attack until midnight."

Han Bi smiled at the maid and said, "For the sake of seeing the saint, of course I will go."

After the maid left, Shen Zhiqiu asked curiously: "What's so special about the saint that makes you want to meet her?"

Han Bi replied with a smile: "She is Qing Yao's older sister."

"I see." Shen Zhiqiu didn't know why, but thoughtfully agreed.