The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

"I don't know how to comfort him," Chu Liuxiang said a long time later when recalling the situation at that time, "because all the words I could think of seemed so weak. I only saw his excellent, sunny I didn’t realize until then how much he paid more than ordinary people to make himself such a person.”

Chu Liuxiang already thought that because Hua Manlou was blind since she was a child, she must be used to listening to the comfort of her family and friends.But no amount of consolation could bring him out of that eternally dark world.

Sometimes "love" hurts more than "hate".Because the lover is unintentional, and the beloved cannot resist.

Fortunately, Huamanlou was not distorted by these loves, because he found hope out of despair.

He regards love as a driving force to promote his own growth, just like a seedling that has been killed by lightning, but instead glows with stronger vitality in the rain.

So he loves life and hates killing.He respects others and is more than willing to help them.Although he can't see the sun, he can sprinkle the sun into everyone's heart.

And when he mentioned his family, especially his friend Lu Xiaofeng, Chu Liuxiang noticed that his words and attitude were particularly full of vitality.

This may be because they are the original intention and motivation of Huamanlou's "love".

Chu Liuxiang suddenly thought of a way.So he knelt down and faced Hua Manlou, looking into each other's eyes.

Although still depressed, Hua Manlou was still keenly aware of this gaze, and moved his body a little uneasily.

Chu Liuxiang rubbed his nose and laughed, and said, "I've been thinking about something for a long time, but I still don't know how to make a decision. Can Mr. Hua give me an idea?"

A puzzled look appeared on Hua Manlou's face, as if he didn't know how this sentence had anything to do with what the two of them had said before, so he closed his eyes forcefully, waiting for Chu Liuxiang's follow-up.

Chu Liuxiang went on without thinking: "You must have heard that I am the second in the family, and I have a big brother above. In addition, the three of them, Rong Rong, Hong Xiu, and Tian'er, are my righteous sisters."

Hua Manlou let out a "huh".

Chu Liuxiang covered half of his face with his nose touching his nose, as if he wanted to cover up his narrow smile, and continued: "You know, the feeling of having a younger sister is different from having a younger brother, as far as I can remember , I dream of having a younger brother, so that I can live the addiction of being an older brother..."

Hearing what he said, Hua Manlou's expression was no longer as heavy as before, but a little confused and a little curious.After a pause, he said softly, "So?"

Chu Liuxiang stretched out his hands without hesitation, grabbed the hands on his knees, and said with a smile, "Young Master Hua is a man of righteousness and a man of integrity, with a heart of old, he will definitely not fail to satisfy me even this small wish, will he?"

The corners of Hua Manlou's mouth finally curled up slowly, but he said: "Your tone when you said this is exactly like my sixth brother."

"That would be even better?" Chu Liuxiang took up the conversation without blushing at all, and said proudly, "But your sixth brother may not be as handsome as me, and you still have an advantage!"

Hua Manlou seemed about to burst out laughing, but held back, and said solemnly: "I can't see your appearance, but your thick skin is definitely beyond the reach of my brother. You are worthy of being the famous 'Bandit Commander' Chu Liuxiang." !"

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Chu Liuxiang was very happy.

When he saw that the haze had completely receded on Huamanlou's moonlight-like face, he relaxed as if he had solved a huge problem.

So the two sat back at the table and returned to the original topic.

"Do you know anything about my affairs?" Chu Liuxiang asked, "That's why you are so anxious?"

Hua Manlou shook his head, with a residual smile still on the corner of his mouth: "I think it's best not to take the story a hundred years later... At least I haven't heard of it, Chu Liuxiang is so rambunctious, and so self-indulgent... And judging from the time I’ve known you, 'Yeyu Ten Girls' is probably an exaggeration." Before Chu Liuxiang tried to refute, he changed into a solemn look and continued, "Actually From what I have heard, the more important things are: Chu Liuxiang is unrivaled in lightness kung fu, and no one can surpass it for a hundred years. Xiang Shuai has never killed anyone in his life, and has resolved many disputes for the martial arts, but after many years, he has nowhere to go. There are some of the most important rivals in your life..."

Chu Liuxiang jumped in and said, "You don't mean to tell me that there are Palace Master Shenshui and 'Jellyfish' Yin Ji among them?"

Hua Manlou said seriously: "Yes. But you don't want to know anything else..."

Chu Liuxiang sighed helplessly: "I know that Yin Ji is enough!" His eyes flashed suddenly, and he rushed to say, "This is why you were worried about me as soon as you heard about Shenshui Palace? Then you I know, do I have to fight Yin Ji?"

Hua Manlou pondered: "That battle...is widely spread, and it is said to be the most intense and exciting battle in Chu Liuxiang's life. I'm afraid you can't avoid it..."

Chu Liuxiang found that she had nothing to say, so she started touching her nose again.After touching it for a while, he suddenly asked, "Then did I win or lose?"

Hua Manlou said: "We won."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Eh? Since I won, why are you so anxious?"

Hua Manlou said slowly, "It's because I'm not in that story."

After he finished speaking, his expression sank again, as if the moon was covered by dark clouds.Chu Liuxiang thought for a while before she understood what he meant, looked at him and said, "Do you think you will disrupt my story and thus bring me danger?"

Hua Manlou didn't answer.His expression showed what he was worried about.

Chu Liuxiang suddenly laughed loudly, clapped his hands on his shoulder, and said firmly: "In this case, everything you said doesn't count. The current story should be written by us together! I feel very sorry for myself. Confident, how about you?"

Hua Manlou raised his face and wanted to laugh, but he didn't, but murmured: "I also have confidence in you, but I have confidence in myself..."

Chu Liuxiang interrupted him and said, "What if I tell you that the murderer behind this case is definitely not Shenshui Palace?"

"no?"

"No." Chu Liuxiang nodded solemnly, the candlelight was reflected in his pupils, bright as two small suns, "Don't forget, we have all seen that Japanese ninja before."

Hua Manlou hesitated, "So what?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "You said 'he' is a man or a woman?"

Hua Manlou replied without thinking this time: "A man. Although I only heard half of what he said, his voice is definitely a man's."

Chu Liuxiang nodded with a smile and said, "I also absolutely trust your ears. Therefore, 'he' cannot be from Shenshui Palace."

Hua Manlou didn't ask any more questions, but thought about it.

"Do you still remember the rules of Shenshui Palace?"

Hua Manlou responded with a sense of comprehension: "Shenshui Palace has always only accepted pure and pure girls as disciples. All disciples of Shenshui Palace must be clean and self-conscious, not stained with dust, not close to men, and not sexually sexual..."

"That's right! And," Chu Liuxiang added, "Rong Rong went to Shenshui Palace to meet her cousin this time, and confirmed to me that even a male fly would have difficulty flying into Shenshui Palace, let alone a man."

"But... how do you know it wasn't intentionally made for people to see?"

Chu Liuxiang shook his head and said, "'Jellyfish' Yin Ji has been famous in Jianghu for nearly 20 years. Although she is extreme, she really does not compete with the world. If it is said that she is always greedy for profit and planned such a conspiracy to dominate the martial arts, she will not hesitate to break it. I insisted on the principle for half my life, and ran to cooperate with men... This is too unbelievable."

"So do you think the real murderer is that Dongpu ninja?" Hua Manlou paused, then continued, "'He', or 'they'?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "You also think he has accomplices?"

Hua Manlou said: "It's just because I don't think this is something that one person can do." He paused again and asked, "Then what about Shenshui Palace?"

Chu Liuxiang said slowly: "I'm afraid Shenshui Palace is also a victim."

Hua Manlou said: "Really?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Rong Rong came back and said that there was indeed a disciple named Situ Jing in Shenshui Palace, and she was indeed ashamed and angrily committed suicide because she was pregnant... This matter was widely circulated in the palace, and 'Tianyi Shenshui' ' Stolen and almost no one knows."

Hua Manlou pondered: "If the theft of Shenshui is false, everyone in the palace will know about it, because Shenshui Palace mainly uses the mouths of these disciples to spread the matter, so as to cleanse itself."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and stretched out her hand, pressed it on Huamanlou's shoulder, stared at him and said, "Look, this is exactly what I want to say. Don't you still have no confidence in yourself?"

Hua Manlou gradually felt that there was a warm current slowly flowing into her heart from her shoulders, and then her entire chest became warm.The corner of his mouth curled up again, but he said: "There is one more question, I haven't figured it out yet."

"what is the problem?"

"If Shenshui Palace is not the mastermind behind the scenes, then why did the envoys from Shenshui Palace show up just after you found the body and accuse you of stealing the treasures from the palace?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at the candle with deep eyes, and his voice became distant: "It is Gong Nanyan who came, not Palace Master Shenshui."

"how?"

"Master Shenshui may not know about it, but her disciples may not."

Hua Manlou's expression also changed: "You doubt Gong Nanyan? But why is she..."

On Chu Liuxiang's handsome face, which was extremely attractive to young girls, there was a trace of helpless pity.He rubbed the bridge of his nose as if to get rid of this expression: "Situ Jing, Murong Qingqing, two girls have already been seduced by the murderer or the murderer's accomplice, why can't Gong Nanyan be the third one?" ..."

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The group finally arrived at their destination.

Along the way, neither Black Pearl nor Murong Qingcheng gave any clues to Chu Liuxiang.This may be because they still have doubts about this matter, or maybe they don't trust Chu Liuxiang at all.

Chu Liuxiang himself knew that what he was facing now was a very difficult situation. If he couldn't find out the matter thoroughly, maybe he would be blamed for the murder.

But his demeanor still looks so free and unrestrained.

Just because he has confidence in himself and in his friends.

These friends include Huamanlou, Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu and Song Tianer.

The three girls have also joined them.

When they saw Chu Liuxiang and Hua Manlou, the three of them seemed to be relieved at the same time.Chu Liuxiang felt that it was not only because they were finally able to remove all five corpses from the boat.

Sure enough, Song Tian'er ran up first, pulling Hua Manlou to ask questions, and she didn't care about whether others could understand her vernacular.

Li Hongxiu smiled and said, "Tian'er...when she was at home, she had to repeat it seven or eight times a day, saying that Big Brother Chu was the worst at taking care of others, and that Playboy was running around with him, so he must not eat well." I can’t drink well, and I don’t know if I’ve lost weight from starvation.”

Chu Liuxiang touched her nose helplessly and said, "What about me? Does no one think about me?"

Su Rongrong's eyes moved slightly, and she said softly: "Of course we are also worried about you..."

Chu Liuxiang snorted intentionally: "The word 'also'... so I was worried about me just by the way, I don't appreciate it!"

Just as Su Rongrong said: "You..." Suddenly seeing Hei Zhuzhu and Murong Qingcheng approaching with gloomy expressions, she interrupted the conversation.

Chu Liuxiang met Murong Qingcheng's gaze, and said in a low voice: "Is that...is really Lingmei?"

Murong Qingcheng said: "En."

Although this answer was brief, it was very clear, and it completely confirmed Chu Liuxiang's and Hua Manlou's previous speculations.But Chu Liuxiang still asked cautiously: "Patriarch Murong must not be mistaken?"

Murong Qingcheng said indifferently: "My mother died young after giving birth to Qingqing. Seven years later, my father saw his back. Qingqing was brought up by me. Do you think I made a mistake?"

Chu Liuxiang heard that there seemed to be a heavy pain behind that pretendingly flat tone, so she sighed and said, "Please be sorry."

Murong Qingcheng immediately said: "It's not your turn to persuade me to mourn. You just tell me, who killed Qingqing?"

Before Chu Liuxiang could answer, Heizhu shouted loudly beside her: "A young girl dressed like that, hmph...it must be her lover's hands!"

Chu Liuxiang's gaze jumped suddenly, while Murong Qingcheng's expression turned pale, and he said, "What are you talking about! Don't think I can't see that Qingqing was injured by Zamuhe's 'Great Wind Knife'!"

Hei Zhu coldly said: "So what? After my father was murdered, the Dafeng knife was naturally taken away by the murderer. I also want to say that your sister and the murderer hooked up, so they designed to kill my father and others!"

The more Chu Liuxiang listened, the more amazed he became, because the black boy was so sharp, he uttered all his conjectures at once.Seeing that Murong Qingcheng's face became even more ugly, he coughed quickly: "This... this matter involves many sects in the Jianghu, and there is no evidence yet. Please calm down, so as not to fall into other people's tricks."

He only knew that Heizhu still wanted to argue, but the young man seemed very satisfied with the superiority of his tongue, he just snorted and stopped.Murong Qingcheng said slowly: "Who was the first to discover Qingqing's body?"

Chu Liuxiang had made this matter clear for a long time, but when he brought it up now, it was obvious that he was asking the teacher for a crime.Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It's me..."

"We discovered it together."

As soon as Chu Liuxiang turned her head, she saw Su Rongrong walking beside her.Although her voice is not loud, her eyes are so peaceful and firm.

When Murong Qingcheng saw this beautiful and pure girl, his expression seemed to soften a little, and he said: "I'll take Qingqing back first. If you find any clues..."

"Patriarch Murong," Chu Liuxiang interrupted him, and asked directly, "I don't know what kind of people in the world do Lingmei have contacts with?"

In Murong Qingcheng's eyes, a murderous look suddenly flashed.