Unsheath

Act Two Brothers and Sisters

As soon as Lin Qingxiao returned home, she saw the Liang family's motorcade.

She returned home three days ago and was very busy. She only heard from the Fangcao Building today that Mrs. Liang is here.She grabbed a servant at random, and learned that the old lady was depressed, and the road was bumped again, and she couldn't afford to fall ill.The head of the house, Lin Qingye, graciously ordered someone to tidy up a few guest rooms, which was very considerate.

She sighed, thanked her and went straight to the Patriarch's study.

In fact, she didn't stay with Lin Qingye for long.He lived in Truman with himself, but did not learn from his teacher. He returned to the Lin family at the age of 17 and worked with his mother.After nine years of separation from his elder brother, he went round and round to live under the same roof again, delicate and unfamiliar.

When she was wandering in the wild north, she often encountered people being stabbed in the back, and she was used to being prepared for danger in times of peace.In the past five years, her edges and corners have been smoothed, and she has been plated with a layer of iron.Lin Qingye was vaguely aware of it, but he was a young master in his bones, and he was euphemistic and polite, which made her blunt tongue very uneasy.

She still didn't know the way, and subconsciously turned back to her boudoir.The small courtyard Lin Qingye prepared for her was very interesting, with many flowers planted.

Lin Qingxiao either didn't like it, or it was very different from what he had imagined.

She can hold the sword with these two hands, but she can't do clever work. It's a waste of time to tend the garden.Chu Qiao often told her that she would live in a house with trees outside the door in the future, and the leaves would rustle when the wind blew under the moon, so the two of them would drink and sing happily.

Of course, the high-spirited senior sister is no longer by her side.

Lin Qingxiao thought for a while, pulled off her veil, and put the sword on the dressing table.

After she started, she turned around and brought back the sword.She sighed, she was scared after all.

Apart from this Wuming, she has nothing else.

During the five years of being dependent on the sword, she couldn't do without it.Those days of fleeing were thrilling, and it didn't give her any chance to put down the butcher's knife.She decided to take it with her properly, and when brother asked about it, she would ask him for forgiveness.No matter how disapproving, his good self-cultivation will not allow him to lose his composure.

She walked through the main hall and went to Lin Qingye's place.Along the way, there were a few unfamiliar faces who spoke with a southern accent, which was stronger than the local dialect. They should be servants who came with Mrs. Liang.They seemed to have just come from Lin Qingye's side, they were very preoccupied and did not show their emotions on their faces.

The lotus pond is very close to the study, and there are several fat koi carps in it, which are bright in color.Lin Qingxiao now thinks about how to catch and cook the fish when he sees it, so he hurried to the door and asked, "Brother, are you there?"

There was a vague response from inside, and she pushed it away with all her strength.

"Why is Xiao'er here?"

When Lin Qingye saw his younger sister, he looked around nervously, as if he wanted to ask her to sit down.As the head of the family, Lin Qingye takes care of everything on a daily basis.The desktop and the floor of the room are piled with piles of letters, all of which are trivial matters that he needs to deal with.He is still very similar to Qingxiao, especially the outline of the facial features, which makes her feel unreal.

Lin Qingxiao said: "Don't bother, I'll be fine standing up."

He insisted on getting up and calling for someone to bring tea.

"Farewell, I can only tell the difference by drinking, I don't know how to drink tea." She also insisted on declining.

He just gave up and glanced questioningly at the nameless sword on her waist.He was very good at restraining himself, staying for a very short time, and the scabbard was barely reflected in those eyes.

"The person next to Mrs. Liang just now?" She was not as determined as he was, and finally spoke first.

"He came to seek immortality and ask for medicine." He said lightly.

"For myself, or for my son?"

"It's both," Lin Qingye said, "I do have good things here, but I don't know if I should go with the flow... I'm not likely to be injured, but the house is different from the past, and it must be prepared."

He was alluding to Lin Qingxiao.

She had to make a statement, otherwise the old lady might die in Tianhai Mansion.

"...Liang Jingsheng is my second senior brother. He has already established a career when I started. He has a great reputation outside, not to mention that he is from the Truman family. I haven't seen him for many years. I didn't expect him to be like this."

Lin Qingxiao wanted to talk about it in Fangcaolou.The reason why she didn't tell Young Master Mo was because she thought he was old and cunning; besides, he had the ability to snoop, so there was no need to give him further information.

As the saying goes, like attracts like, Lin Qingye is no better than the former, he relied on being the eldest brother, forcing her to admit it.

"Xiao'er wants to help him?"

"I want to know who hurt him and he needs to be healed."

He pondered and said: "The old lady showed me the prescription and some medicines. In fact, the doctor meant to look at the good fortune. He has a heart disease. No matter how good the herbs are, they can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause."

"I made things difficult for others," Lin Qingxiao said, "I'm sorry, brother."

"Why do you have to apologize, she came to the door in person, I will definitely send someone to give a gift, and give charcoal in a timely manner."

He was as cunning as a cat with its belly open, biting her with his teeth, but it didn't hurt, Lin Qingxiao thought in a daze.She still treats him as an outsider, no matter how gentle she is.

A guard took his life and trotted away.She looked sideways, held her breath, and heard that he ran to the east, guessing that it was the pavilion that served as a warehouse for medicinal materials.

Lin Qingye said: "It's stuffy in the room, Xiao'er, do you want to go outside?"

She didn't refuse, and followed him to the small ancestral hall, where the ancestors were worshipped, and there were also calligraphy and paintings related to great achievements.

"I heard from my senior sister that the Lin family used to be relatives of the emperor, and they never came out to raise people. A business prodigy emerged from the downturned generation. He teamed up with someone to open an escort agency and made a lot of money."

"Chu Qiao listened to me." He said.

She turned a deaf ear and counted the tablets excitedly, stopping abruptly at the last one in the last line.

Engraved is her father's name!

When she was five and a half years old, she went to Hezhou with Lin Qingye to visit relatives, and was taken captive on the way to the heretic sect called Moon Palace.In order to save them, his father was shot by a stray arrow and died on the spot.

She stopped and bowed.She doesn't believe in lonely souls and wild ghosts, and she has never worshiped her ancestors, so she feels awkward.Lin Qingye smiled and said nothing, as if he was not surprised.

When she was done, they went to mother's garden.

Her father was married, and her mother's surname was Lin. She herself retired when Lin Qingye was weak, and moved to Yunzhong Mansion for the elderly, leaving behind her beloved garden.

In early spring, plum blossoms reveal their fragrance.Thinking about his mother's love for flowers, Lin Qingye was fascinated by it, and thought he could please his sister.

The mother was born gentle, but she was iron-blooded in her work, supporting the Lin family for ten years.She is very good to her daughter and visits Truman every year.When Lin Qingxiao was eight or nine years old, she was most attached to her mother. When she parted, she grabbed her sleeve and forbade her to leave, but her mother coaxed her to be strong, and never looked back.

Although sending letters is responsive, the relationship between mother and daughter is not so simple and deep.Later, Lin Qingxiao was disappointed and stopped writing.After her mother was free, she had letters from home every month, and Lin Qingxiao usually collected all four of them before replying once.She didn't want to look forward to it, the taste was too difficult.

After the fall of Truman, she wandered outside at the age of 15, slumped, and never once wanted to ask her family for help, only to find that her mother was too cruel to her and herself, and she was completely weaned.

Probably because Lin Qingxiao failed to get love at the right time, she needed a substitute for her mother to walk into her heart.Like the senior sister, the senior sister would not leave her at that time, and she could see her every day.She suddenly thought that it was thanks to Chu Qiao and her parents that she was not completely ruthless.

Lin Qingye patiently walked around with his sister.She went around many circles before she opened her voice and gave a general account of what she had seen and heard in Fangcaolou.

"The barren north is very chaotic, and there are many refugees this year. People who did not go back to celebrate the Spring Festival in Tianhai Mansion gathered in Fangcaolou. I was lucky, and I happened to find Mr. Mo," she explained, "He promised to help me find my senior sister, so I So I mentioned it. Thank you brother, I will do well in the Lin family in the future."

Lin Qingye must have arranged for someone to watch her, so it's okay not to say, but he is very likely to tease her in different ways.

He was really pleased, perhaps thanks to these dry remarks.

"This is your home, why bother to see outsiders."

He has always been very slack towards Qingxiao, and he feels a bit like a senior sister, like the elder brother of an ordinary family, not the head of the family who is trying to turn the tide and turn the tide.However, there is still a big difference between the two.

There are many means by which he achieves his goal, according to Chu Qiao's words, it is "full of bad water".They are not in the same category, and they were not dealt with before.

Lin Qingxiao originally planned to come back for a short gathering, and she also wanted to go to the ruins of the Moon Palace to find clues, but he brought a large number of documents first, saying that he would set foot on the ground after reading them.After she was left behind, he said that it was easy to find Chu Qiao, and he could help, but she had to really come back.

She didn't quite agree with her brother's appearance.

After strategizing a lot, he regards the world as a chessboard, leaving only moves and winners and losers.Lin Qingxiao slept with refugees on straw mats, dug weeds, and discussed the way out for the future. He also saw a powerful person who made a mistake and hated him forever.She felt that fate was unpredictable.

Lin Qingye was full of interest, waiting for her to speak with a smile.

She dismissed the thought.After all, she is not qualified to teach her brother a lesson, this is his way of life.

"Brother, I will live forever..."

"You have returned home," Lin Qingye corrected, "The Lin Mansion is the home where you were born."

"Okay, go home." She changed her words immediately.

Lin Qingye was extremely smart, so he must have seen that she was unwilling, but would rather be immersed in this warm virtual image.

She was young in the Moon Palace, so I don't remember her very well, but Lin Qingye must have suffered a lot to protect her.His life after the age of 17 was completely without her, and the two gradually parted ways.What he's doing at this moment is inciting her compassion in exchange for what he expects in return.

"Then, what does Xiao'er want to do?" He took time off.

Lin Qingxiao forcibly suppressed the throbbing, and opened her mouth to pour out her thoughts: "I hope you can help me. Not only Chu Qiao, but also the Truman of that day—I want to know the truth about the destruction."

Lin Qingye said: "Could it be that the enemy did it?"

"Impossible," she categorically denied, "Master has always stayed away from struggle."

"Then think about it, what major events have happened to Truman in the past 20 years?"

She racked her brains to recall her memory.

The head of the sect, Chu Lue, was her and her senior sister's master. He and his senior sister died unexpectedly four years ago, and she personally collected the corpses.Going forward, the master has always been sitting in the Truman, and his sitting posture has never changed. He was teased by the senior sister as the door god.

"Do you know the opportunity for you to get started?" He gently reminded.

She was seven years old at the time, and her elder brother Qing Ye was 14 years old.In addition, it is the lively nine-year-old senior sister.

"The Lin family is still fighting for power and profit, and they are not at all restless. My father came to Truman, and before he died, he decided to entrust us to Master."

When his father died, Chu Lue was by his side!

"Moon Palace," she blurted out, "it's the Moon Palace!"

"That's right, the Moon Palace was besieged by decent people at the time, dying," Lin Qingye remembered very well, and said slowly, "They wanted to rescue the hostages, so they didn't kill them all—they should kill them soon."

She heard her brother's killing intent and expected the consequences.

This appeasement gave Luna a chance, leading to a second crusade—and this was the part she didn't understand.Young Master Mo took advantage of this shareholder style to become famous and was once praised as a great hero.His existence today is inseparable from the rise of the Moon Palace.

The Moon Palace believes in the Moon God, and its ancient book "Moon God Book" says that they make living sacrifices, eat the internal organs of the same kind, and test elixirs on living people. Orcs—they are a necessary evil.

The book was accompanied by realistic illustrations, and all kinds of atrocities were depicted so vividly that she almost wanted to give up.

"Wars and famines are all recorded by people. The evil of human nature may be a profound knowledge. The Moon Palace was mobilized and attacked, and it can be attributed to them moving people who should not be moved." Lin Qingye said.

"That's right. During the Hezhou competition, not only the Lin brothers and sisters, but also the young masters of the Duke's Mansion, the disciples of the big gangs, and the jewels in the palm of the merchants all snatched them all. The higher the status, the happier they are, and they can try out Are those people worthy? Moreover, they are like dead soldiers, all attacks are desperate, fearless, making it difficult for experts to parry, let alone ordinary guards..."

"Brother, what was done to you in there? Have we been tested by them?" She asked anxiously.

"We are the bargaining chip to lure the elders of the Lin family, so we are being served," he comforted gently, and then said uncertainly, "It's just——

"That scene is not very good, let me remember it now."