Jin Shuhen

On the day when Chen Chuanyang, one of the Three Heroes of the Yellow River, visited the head of Renwang School, Bai Jinshu brought Ye Lihen to the back of Renwang Mountain to play.

In the past two days, Bai Jinshu could feel that Ye Lihen was a little depressed.Perhaps this has something to do with the conversation about the bandits in Fengcheng two days ago, but Ye Lihen never discouraged Bai Jinshu, and never refused whenever Bai Jinshu asked him to go.Bai Jinshu felt that if Ye Lihen had a childhood like his own or those of his younger brothers and sisters, his personality would be gentler and more cheerful. Taking advantage of the other party's young age, he took people with him all day long as if he was playing with his juniors when he was young. .

"Speaking of which, when I went up the mountain at the age of five, Master hadn't accepted any other apprentices. There were no children my age on the mountain. I was lonely for a while. During that time, I came here every day."

At this moment, Bai Jinshu was taking Ye Lihen to the bamboo forest in the back mountain.What he said made Ye Lihen look slightly puzzled at the secluded environment without any scenery to speak of.

"What are you doing here?" Ye Lihen asked.

Bai Jinshu pointed to the mountain wall on the other side of the bamboo forest with great interest: "Did you see the cave over there?"

There is a neat row of caves on the mountain wall over there. Although it can't be said to be a miracle, it always feels as if there is some kind of providence in order to make these eight caves just connect into a line.

"Do you know what I thought of when I saw these eight caves for the first time?" Bai Jinshu asked with a light smile.

Ye Lihen said without hesitation, "Dizi."

This answer made Bai Jinshu laugh: "How can there be such a big mouth in this world to play this flute?"

Ye Li glanced at him bitterly: "Then what did you think of?"

"Gossip."

Ye Lihen pushed back without hesitation: "How can there be gossip like a flounder in this world?"

Bai Jinshu immediately knew where he was wrong, he nodded with a smile: "I was wrong, it really looks like a flute."

Ye Lihen nodded: "So, why do you love coming here?"

"The reason why I said that these eight caves reminded me of gossip is because at that time, I always suspected that the cave must be a formation, such as the eight caves have a gate of life and a gate of death. At that time, I was idle and bored. So I come here to explore caves every day." Bai Jinshu recalled the past with a trace of nostalgia.

Ye Lihen turned to look at him: "Aren't you afraid of getting lost in the cave?"

Bai Jinshu made a look of lingering fear: "There are indeed several caves with particularly complicated terrain. I was trapped in the cave for two days. At that time, I cried and swear to myself that if I could get out of the cave, I would never get out of the cave. Come to this ghost place."

"Then you come back to this ghost place again after a few days?"

"Three days." Bai Jinshu felt a little embarrassed himself, rubbed his nose and explained, "For me at that time, Renwang Mountain was even more of a ghost-level place."

"Were you ever trapped again?"

Bai Jinshu smiled nonchalantly: "Why do you seem to expect me to get lost again?"

Ye Lihen looked at Bai Jinshu with a thoughtful face: "You are avoiding the topic, which means that you were trapped again later, and it was more than once."

"...Only twice." No matter how much he pretended to be righteous, it still didn't work. In the end, Bai Jinshu sighed resignedly, "Laugh if you want to."

Ye Lihen shook his head, with a serious expression: "I was just thinking, is it your master who finds you every time and rescues you?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't he scold you to death?"

"...It shows that I am tenacious and survived quite a lot."

Ye Lihen was finally amused: "This only shows that you have a thick skin, that's why you didn't die of shame from being scolded."

"You should be thankful that I have a thick skin," Bai Jinshu said with a straight face, "otherwise, I must be so ashamed that I am ready to kill someone now."

Ye Lihen didn't take it seriously at all: "It's useless for you to kill me. I believe that there is no one in Renwang Sect who doesn't know your story. Maybe every time there is a new recruit, your master will point to you and say to him, Don't learn from your elder brother who was trapped several times in the cave in the back mountain."

This time Bai Jinshu sighed sincerely: "It must be my fifth junior brother who told you, right?"

Recently, Ye Lihen Moming and Mo Feixiao got along pretty well, and Bai Jinshu found out that the two of them were talking together without knowing what they were talking about without paying attention.This wasn't something to worry about originally, but every time he thought of the friendship between Ye Lihen and Mo Feixiao that came out of nowhere, Bai Jinshu felt a little melancholy for no reason.

Facing Bai Jinshu's question, Ye Lihen definitely shook his head: "Your fifth junior brother only told me that he made a bet with you that you couldn't draw cat mustaches on your master's face. In the end, not only did you lose, but you were also punished by your master. Wearing a cat beard and doing exercises with my juniors."

"Now I'm sure, that kid who laughs is going to be in bad luck." Bai Jinshu gritted his teeth intentionally.

Ye Lihen unconsciously put on a shallow smile: "How do you want to deal with him? I can help you trick him over."

Bai Jinshu squinted at the people around him strangely, and for a while he looked at the people with admiration, "Since when did you become so afraid of chaos in the world?" Even so, it seemed to be teasing, but Bai Jinshu was very happy that the other party seemed to be a little more cheerful .

Ye Lihen, who was sized up, explained seriously: "I'm just worried that you won't be able to fool your fifth junior brother."

People who are almost disgraced today can only quickly win back for themselves: "Don't underestimate me. It's like you can laugh at me for getting lost in those caves in front of me several times, but on Renwang Mountain, I was the only one who discovered these caves There is a cave that can lead to the bottom of the mountain. You must know that the terrain of Renwang Mountain is dangerous. It can be said that only the mountain road at the main entrance can enter and exit. Usually, the master is strictly controlled, and there is no way for the brothers to slip out. However, I can Sneaking down the mountain to play through the secret passage of the cave is something that those who dare not enter the cave can't even imagine."

Hearing this, Ye Lihen turned his head and looked at the eight caves thoughtfully: "In this way, these caves are indeed like the eight trigrams formation."

"So, I really thought that maybe this is a formation made by someone who knows Qimen Dunjia. However, seeing that these caves are uninspired and natural, it should be just a coincidence."

"It's also possible that someone made some changes using the natural cave." Ye Lihen said in a deep thought.

Bai Jinshu looked at Ye Lihen, who was inexplicably concerned, and saw that the other party's eyes observing the cave followed some clues, and his heart moved: "Could you have studied the five elements and eight trigrams?"

Ye Lihen was still staring at the cave, and he replied casually, "I've read a book or two."

"It seems that your house really has a lot of paintings and calligraphy." Bai Jinshu said with a light smile.

After a while, Ye Lihen came back to his senses, and he pointed to the third cave with great certainty: "If you spent your playful time reading books when you were young, you should know that cave is the gate of life without being trapped three times."

Bai Jinshu didn't expect that these caves actually concealed the magic technique of Dunjia, but if it wasn't a coincidence, it would indeed be the case, because Ye Lihen did find the correct answer directly.

Of course, how could Bai Jinshu, who had become a habit of teasing each other, obediently admit it?At this moment, he deliberately shook his head: "The second cave is the only one that leads to the foot of the mountain. Well, now you are equivalent to getting lost in the cave once."

Ye Lihen didn't admit his mistake, instead he criticized the cave: "Everyone knows that the second opening of the flute is used to attach the membrane, so logically it shouldn't be able to get through."

Bai Jinshu was dumbfounded by this truth.

"Dare you just stared at the flute for a long time?"

Ye Lihen said as if nothing had happened: "Auspiciousness has Kaixiusheng, fierceness has death and shock, Du Jing has no evil and no auspicious direction, conflict has Du Xiujing, life and death scare, there are only three types of value talismans: Jiaziwuluo Jiawu Xin, Jiaxu Ji falls to Jiachenren, Jiashen Geng falls to Jiayingui. Knowing these basics, one can play the flute.”

Bai Jinshu laughed loudly: "With your teaching ability, you absolutely need a genius to learn how to play the flute. In my opinion, why not let me teach you how to play the flute."

Ye Lihen was moved by this suggestion, he looked up at Bai Jinshu and said, "I want to learn the piece you played last time."

Bai Jinshu suppressed a smile and pretended to speak earnestly: "I think you should learn how to play the flute first."

Ye Lihen replied solemnly without changing his expression: "Don't laugh at me, I'm not as thick-skinned as you."

Bai Jinshu tried his best to suppress his smile, although it failed: "I really shouldn't laugh at you. I know that you hold grudges and are stingy. Once you laugh at you, you will definitely retaliate."

Ye Lihen raised his face in cooperation with the floor: "You made me write another account in the pamphlet of vengeance."

Bai Jinshu hurriedly begged for mercy with a smile: "I'll give you a present to please you, can you forget this account?"

"What are you going to give me?" Ye Lihen asked curiously, a slight look of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

Bai Jinshu raised his eyes and observed the bamboo forest in front of him, "I'll give you a pipe flute too." He found the most suitable target among them, and cut down the most suitable old bamboo with his sword, "Although this is not purple bamboo, it is suitable for beginners. For scholars, it should be enough."

Bai Jinshu didn't have enough craftsman skills, but his swordsmanship was extraordinary. After he was familiar with the structure of the cave flute, he opened up the inner section and opened the hole, and quickly completed a bamboo flute.

To be honest, the material of this pipe flute is ordinary, and the workmanship is even more crude. It is really not a good gift, but Ye Lihen, who reached out to take the bamboo flute, had an obvious expression of joy on his face. He lowered his head and looked at the bamboo flute repeatedly. It can be said that I can't put it down.

Ye Lihen was never easy to please, his joyful reaction made Bai Jinshu, who was watching him from the side, suddenly feel an indescribable emotional surge in his chest.

"Xiaoli..." He subconsciously blurted out.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Ye Lihen raised his head.

Bai Jinshu collected himself, and focused on the topic: "Come on, let me teach you how to play the flute first."

Renwang Mountain does not have a big hilltop, and this bamboo forest, which is relatively deserted because of its remoteness, is not a forbidden place for no one to visit after all.During the teaching process with Ye Lihen, Bai Jinshu noticed a guest who broke in unexpectedly.He recognized the other party from a distance, and thought that the other party would either go up to greet them, or leave silently without disturbing them. As a result, the distant gaze stayed on them for too long before disappearing.

Bai Jinshu, who didn't think much at the time, returned to the main courtyard with Ye Lihen after seeing that it was getting late after a lecture.

As soon as they entered the gate, a nephew called Bai Jinshu to his master's room.Walking into the room, Bai Jinshu found that his master, third uncle, and today's guest of Shimen, that is, Chen Chuanyang, the three heroes of the Yellow River who watched him and Ye Lihen playing the flute from a distance, gathered in the room.The faces of the three of them were quite dignified.

"Jinshu, how did you and your friend Ye Lihen meet?" Bai Jinshu's master, Sect Leader Qin, didn't say much, and directly entered the topic.

Bai Jinshu is not dull. With this specific question and the atmosphere in the room right now, he certainly understands the suspicion and hostility of the three people in front of him towards Ye Lihen. For this reason, he turned to Jiangcheng, who knew Ye Lihen better: "Three divisions Uncle, you should know what kind of person Li Hen is."

Jiang Cheng's expression was serious and hesitant: "Xiaoye is indeed a good boy, but maybe Xiaoye doesn't exist at all, it's just a role being played."

"Third Master Uncle, I believe you have seen countless people, can't you still judge the authenticity?" Even though Bai Jinshu still doubts Ye Lihen's identity in his heart, he still instinctively chooses to defend Ye Lihen in front of his master.

Jiang Cheng, who was questioned impolitely by his junior, didn't think he was disobedient, but his face was still clouded: "Jin Shu, first listen to what Chen Daxia said."

Bai Jinshu turned his head to look at the martial arts senior who had never said a word until now.

Chen Chuanyang, who was being focused on, had a heavy expression. He prepared his words slightly: "Young Xia Bai, you must have heard that not long ago, some knights from my righteous way had a confrontation with a branch of the Devil's Cult in Yuezhou."

Bai Jinshu had indeed heard about this, but he didn't nod his head in response, vaguely feeling that once he admitted it, he would have to accept a certain conclusion that he resisted facing.

Chen Chuanyang didn't wait for Bai Jinshu's answer, and the former went straight on, "In that battle, although we killed many evildoers of the Devil's Cult, it was a pity that we couldn't wipe out that branch hall in one fell swoop, so many members of the Devil's Cult also I survived. I remember that in the fight at that time, there was a member of the Demon Cult who was very young, but his status seemed to be not low, and his martial arts were also quite high. I only took a quick look, but I was deeply impressed." Chen Chuanyang paused at this point After a while, and then, word by word, the line that was actually ready to come out, "I didn't expect at that time that I would meet him again in the back mountain of your sect today."

Speaking of which, Chen Chuanyang, the spear of the Yellow River Sanying of Kyushu, is not actually a top martial artist who can stand alone in the so-called Kyushu. Because in the early years when the Yellow River was flooded, in order to save the people affected by the disaster, these three people threatened the officials who filled their pockets with disaster relief money, and opened granaries to rescue the victims of chivalry.The chivalry names of the three of them come not so much from their profound martial arts, but from their righteous chivalry.For a person like this, the gun in his hand may not be very convincing, but the words he speaks are actually more powerful than his gun.Even Bai Jinshu couldn't question the other party's lies, let alone his master, the third uncle believed this statement.

"...In the world, there may be people who are similar." Bai Jinshu listened to the words he said in a hesitant tone that he didn't believe. In his mind, those sporadic fragments put together the most complete picture in an instant. to the screen.

So, at that time, they clearly confirmed that no one was following them, but the enemies behind the scenes were able to find Bai Jinshu's whereabouts again and again.Ye Lihen revealed that he has a kind of spice that others can't smell that he can track down. With this kind of spice, he can of course let his people find him.And he is a member of the Fire Lotus Sect, and this situation has given answers to all other difficult questions——

It turned out that from the beginning to the end, this was Ye Lihen's self-directed and self-acted show.

At that time, the reason why Bai Jinshu met Ye Lihen outside Fengcheng was not accidental or a coincidence. In fact, Ye Lihen, who realized that Bai Jinshu had spied on the Fire Lotus Sect, knew very well that Bai Jinshu would pass by the foot of the mountain, so he met him early in the morning. Wait there for Bai Jinshu to pass by.Perhaps, those robbers at that time were colluding with Ye Lihen to play a show. For this reason, in order to prevent his plan from being exposed, Ye Lihen killed everyone in the cottage overnight to silence them.

Those who attacked Bai Jinshu were naturally arranged by Ye Lihen, which gave him the opportunity to use the plot of pretending to stand up for Bai Jinshu and get hurt, so that Bai Jinshu had to keep Ye Lihen by his side to take care of him out of morality.It's the same with the one in Yuemanlou, it made Bai Jinshu think that Ye Lihen was also being chased by the black hands behind the scenes because of him, and thus, it deepened his plan to guard Ye Lihen.The purpose of setting fire to the inn was to send the killer to Jiang Cheng, Bai Jinshu and the others.Ye Lihen and the killer sang together, making Jiangcheng and Bai Jinshu think that the enemy behind the scenes is not the Fire Lotus Sect, and Ye Lihen's second move has not yet been released, but this is probably for the martial arts who are about to deal with the Fire Lotus Sect. The righteous way makes enemies in addition.Of course, the killer was a member of the Fire Lotus Sect, so Ye Lihen would not let him really confess the truth, so after some acting, he got someone to rescue the killer in time.

After that, Ye Lihen and Bai Jinshu came to Renwang Mountain smoothly.The Renwang faction is the protagonist of this martial arts conference. The leader, Qin Feng, was originally a very charismatic figure in the martial arts, not to mention that the leader of the martial arts, Jiang Cheng, is the junior of the leader of the Renwang faction.If the Fire Lotus Sect wants to destroy the martial arts conference, it is most effective to start with the Renwang faction. Now, Ye Lihen has successfully arrived at the position closest to the core of the Renwang faction, and he has lived up to everything since he met Bai Jinshu.

This satisfactory answer only made Bai Jinshu's hands and feet cold, and he was in a trance for a while.

All the logic is there, making everything reasonable, but Bai Jinshu is unwilling to believe it.In his reasoning, in his judgment, there is the most unreasonable part of this story-his Xiao Li should not be such a liar.

"Master, Third Martial Uncle, I think we should take a long-term view on this matter." Bai Jinshu said dryly.

Qin Feng frowned worriedly: "The martial arts conference is coming soon, we don't have much time."

"Just in case, we must put him under house arrest first," Jiang Cheng said.

It can be heard that Jiang Cheng still has a glimmer of hope for Ye Lihen, but his reaction is much more rational than Bai Jinshu's.

He has always been dull and incomprehensible, and had no idea where his feelings came from. It was not until this moment, facing a Jiangcheng that was completely different from his own, that Bai Jinshu finally realized what Ye Lihen meant to him.

——At the same time, he may just fall in love with an illusion that does not exist at all.

Bai Jinshu tried his best to force himself to calm down.He can't let Ye Lihen be wronged for nothing, and on the other hand, he is the most responsible person in the world to verify the truth.

He has to do something.

All the chaotic thoughts slowly settled down, like falling snowflakes finally turned into ice.Bai Jinshu thought silently: If all his conjectures are true, then, with Ye Lihen's means and the power to dispatch the members of the Fire Lotus Sect, it is naturally impossible for him to be just a small role in the Fire Lotus Sect.Combined with Ye Lihen's unconcealable nobleness and coquettishness, he should have a noble status in the Fire Lotus Sect, and now has a higher status, he is likely to...

Bai Jinshu raised his head slowly, and for some reason, this movement almost exhausted all his strength.

"Master, Uncle Third, give me a chance to talk to Xiao Li alone."

Jiang Cheng looked at Bai Jinshu slightly worriedly: "Jinshu, are you sure?"

"I need to check something."

Once this matter is confirmed, Ye Lihen cannot deny it.

...Bai Jinshu could no longer refuse to accept it.

"The matter is of great importance, Master, Third Martial Uncle, please believe that I will never act recklessly."

Bai Jinshu hoped that he could get a negative answer.However, when he got the master's approval and went all the way to Ye Lihen's room, he was very clear in his heart that he was going for a certain result.