a ruthless swordsman

93.

There are too many unpredictable things in the world.

For example, my father has not passed the ruthless sword to any of his disciples so far.

Another example is that my father has gradually asked less about Jianghu affairs in the past two years, and there are hidden signs of resigning from the position of leader.

It must have been dormant for too long, and finally led the snake out of the hole, unable to restrain itself.

A token taught him to deduce such a long-term plan, and I suddenly realized: "Brother Ling, how do you know so much?"

Xie Ling:.

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"...Did you always tell me that you found nothing in the past two years, but in fact you have found many clues in private?" I was enlightened and asked sharply.

Xie Ling said, "...Axue."

"Okay, so you've been lying to me," I had the feeling that it was true, "What about the third senior brother?"

Xie Ling always loves to pull the third senior brother into the water, so it is rare for him to retain a sliver of conscience: "I have our own things to do with him, and he may have found out that Xu Mu and Cheng Xiruo are indeed involved, so he should not know about it. Axue, you I am innocent and straightforward, I was worried that you would show your disgust on the surface, so I kept it from you."

I continued to ask: "Then what about my father, doesn't he know it well?"

The man sitting at the end of the bed blinked.

……OK.

I fell asleep angrily.

Upon waking up the next day, an astonishing news came from the Xu residence.

Jianzong hasn't gone to propose marriage yet, and the original in-laws--

Yun Fu sent a letter to Xu Fu first, the words were blunt, the little girl Jinyi suddenly fell ill, she sought medical treatment for a long time, but she still couldn't find the right way, and now the ceremony has not been performed, it is not too late, and I would like to ask Third Young Master Xu to send another letter. Choose a high school to avoid many entanglements in the future.

I expressed it quite euphemistically, but the young disciples who were with me were not like that. They rushed into the room in a panic, blushing and said: "It's terrible! Brother Xu, Brother Xu, he was..."

He hesitated for a long time before he could say anything completely, Xie Ling yawned and sent his fellow disciple back to his room, only then did I complete what he hadn't said.

"The engagement was annulled."

The third senior brother pinched a corner of the letter paper and frowned, as if he had doubts.I really can't feel any sympathy at the moment, and I actually felt a little gloating. I leaned over and asked, "Senior brother, what should we do next? Do we want to stay in the capital for a few more days?"

He seemed to be muttering to himself, but I couldn't hear it clearly when I leaned closer, vaguely saying "it shouldn't be like this".

That's right, the betrothal gifts of the two horse-drawn carriages had all arrived in the capital, and they hurriedly withdrew the engagement on the day of the next engagement, saying that the incident happened suddenly, even a three-year-old would not believe it.

I thought it was very simple, and I decided that the old man Chu Zhuang saw that the person he sent was not doing well, so he would give him a try.

I winked at Xie Ling, meaning that I want to tell the third senior brother what I talked about last night.

Xie Ling nodded, acquiescing to my plan.

I looked around for a moment and closed the doors and windows.

The ice face of the third senior brother who has remained unchanged for thousands of years unexpectedly showed a crack. According to Xie Ling, he only knew one thing and did not know the other. Scolding a bloody sprinkler, this is indeed an unexpected surprise for the third senior brother.

However, the reaction of the third senior brother was beyond my expectation. He was silent for a long time, his nails were deeply embedded in the flesh of his palm.

"...It's okay, it's okay, Xiao Chu." He turned sideways and looked straight at Xie Ling, "Junior Brother Xie, is it Senior Brother... Xu Mu did it?"

Xie Ling was noncommittal, but instead said: "He and Ning Qianzhong have colluded for a long time."

"...I see, thank you."

What charades are they playing again?

I was looking at the two senior brothers left and right, when Xie Ling got up suddenly and dragged me out, "Let him stay alone for a while, the obsession in his heart has suddenly disappeared, and he needs to be given some time to digest."

I didn't figure out what was going on until I walked half a street.Xie Ling kept his secrets secretive, so he played Tai Chi with me with a smile, and only said that he asked me to ask Li Yanxing, he would not meddle in other people's affairs.

I:"……"

Well, I tried my best to plan in my mind how to ask the third senior brother about this matter, and followed the scent into the sugar shop.

With the kite he just bought under his arm, Xie Ling stood in front of the sugar painting stall across the street and yelled at me: "Axue! Don't run around!"

Got it, got it, I turned my head back to him: "Yeah!"

The street was bustling with activity at the moment, and the waiters were so busy that they spared no time to spare a table for me to sit down.On the opposite side is a lady from the official family with willow brows and black hair. Beside her are two attendants, a man and a woman. The maid is standing sideways, and the jingling ornaments on her body are far better than those of the master.The ringtone was a bit abrupt in the noisy lobby, I looked up and glanced twice extra.

It's not that the girl has a face that is all over the country, but I have a vague feeling that I have seen this person somewhere.

The man next to me coughed lightly, and I suddenly lowered my head, thinking I was being caught for peeping. Such a frivolous act was really inappropriate.

But just as I lowered my head, a few broken pictures popped up in my mind just in time.

I see!

The man only had time to look at me, and the girl in pink at the side reached out and knocked on the table: "Miss, it's time for us to go home."

The pink-faced and peach-cheeked girl held a silver spoon in her hand, and put down half a bowl of steaming almond tea without saying a word, actually obeying the servant girl's invisible instruction.

A lady is not like a lady, and a maid is not like a maid.

I copied the wooden sword and followed the so-called three masters and servants!

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The three master and servant came out from the side door.

I also stepped lightly through the side door.

The three of them are like the wind blowing under their feet.

I secretly quickened my pace.

dry.

I lost track.

96.

Junior Brother Chang drew his sword and looked around in a daze.

Chang Xiaojun was drunk and asked the master and servant where it was.

Junior Brother Chang...

Someone patted me from behind, I hesitated for a moment, my eyes went dark, and I didn't know what to do anymore.

97.

His eyes were pitch black, and there was the sound of water gurgling all around.

Father, mother, children are unfilial.

I shouldn't have disobeyed your elders, now I'm really in danger.

The old man who made the sugar painting was nimble, and he must have handed over the lifelike golden rabbit to Xie Ling not long after.

Xie Ling couldn't find me——

Forget it, I can't think about it anymore.

I don't know how long I was in a coma, my hands and feet were bound, I held my breath, and there was a rustling sound next to my ears, and weak breathing that came and went.

The rustling sound was someone trying to break the twine.

I calmed down and asked tentatively, "...Sister Cheng?"

98.

I was right.

The man among the suspicious-looking master and servant before was none other than Sister Cheng, the maid was the person in red in the Mingyue Tower last night, and the young lady was probably the real daughter, but she couldn't help but show fear because she was held hostage.

Sister Cheng arrived as promised, but was tricked halfway, and the man in red——

I finally know his name. Ning Qianzhong first restrained Sister Cheng, and then led her to follow the unconscious girl beside her, replacing the girl's servant, and finally secretly followed him without hesitation. I came and locked the three of them together in this cave where you can't see your fingers.

When it was too late, Miss Qianjin woke up leisurely, and asked the dark walls with a sob: "Where is this place? Do you want silver taels? Let me go, and I will take you to Yunfu to get it."

Cheng is more careless than me.

Wait... Yun Mansion?

I used the breathing method, and Sister Cheng also deliberately restrained her breathing. Ms. Yun probably didn't know that there were two captives like her tied around her, and she couldn't break free, so she couldn't help crying.

The place is very gloomy, and it is clearly early summer, but a gust of cold wind is blowing in, I coughed: "...don't cry."

The girl stopped crying instantly, and said in astonishment: "Who?"

"People who are locked up here like you." You really don't know anything about feelings. I turned my wrist and couldn't help but try my luck: "Yun Jinyi?"

Miss Yun really has a solid eye, she immediately said, "Who are you!"

who am I?

I am the younger brother of your ex-fiancé who just divorced this morning.

This relationship is not too far away, but the fiancé is prefixed with a prefix, even if it is eight poles, it will be out of reach.

Sister Cheng didn't say a word after she woke up. I was taken aback for a moment. If... everything is as I thought, then the relationship between these two people is indeed delicate enough.Sister Cheng has always been smart, so she must be much faster than my sesame-sized head.

I:"……"

With such a group of people, a fool would not be able to guess that what Ning Qianzhong caught was a fish named Xu Mu.

Thinking about it this way, everything is explained. The never-before-seen feather arrows are unique to the royal family, and the gray tail feathers are taken from starlings.

Ning Qianzhong and Xu Mu joined forces because of their interests. Xu Mu was dreaming of being in charge of the martial arts. What Ning Qianzhong was greedy for was Jianzong's inner strength. In the slightest, that is Xu Mu breaking his promise to him.

I thought about it for a while, and suddenly found one or two clues when I was confused.

Maybe...it's not that Xu Mu didn't want to give it, but that he couldn't give Ning Qian anything important.

Yun Jinyi was still relentless, and asked who I was, a bright orange light was torn from the entrance of the cave, and it was Ning Qianzhong who came lightly holding a candlestick.

The flames were faint, and the three of us had nowhere to hide, and we saw each other's appearance.Yun Jinyi's face turned pale, only to see Sister Cheng who was silent in the corner.

He sneered, and answered for me: "His surname is Chang, and he came from the Ruthless Sword Sect. Do you know who he is?"

Now that Yun Jinyi has caught a glimpse of my appearance, she won't be blind enough to mistake her for my father!

Under Jiang Yuan's cover, Ning Qianzhong should have never noticed that the other person in Mingyue Tower was me last night. I thought about it and decided to stick to my usual habit of pretending to be stupid: "Who are you? Who are they? I came here captive?"

"Mr. Chang, pretending to be stupid is not a long-term solution. You really don't know how to control these two little girls?"

I:"……"

Ning Qianzhong admired my stagnant expression for a while, and said with satisfaction: "Ning will stop talking to you, just stay here obediently, and someone will come to rescue you, so you can go back and forth wherever you go. If no one comes here before evening... "

This person lightly fiddled with the silver bell on his wrist, and when he raised his eyes to look at the person, there was a hint of naked contempt in his voice, but his voice was full of laughter.

"...then let it die on its own."

When Yun Jinyi grew up in rich clothes and fine food, when did she experience such humiliation and threats, her arrogant temperament and anger spewed out together, and she yelled at Ning Qianzhong.

Ning Qianzhong seemed to be used to it, and just glanced at her, not planning to stay for another quarter of an hour.

Seeing that he was about to leave the grotto, I called out to Ning Qianzhong in my heart: "Do you want the Baoxiangjing?"