The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Hua Manlou and Chu Liuxiang took the road on the right one after the other, because they guessed that the black pearl that had entered the formation would be on this side.

But so far, they have not encountered any dangerous things or people.In the legends of the rivers and lakes, they have never seen the backstabbing of the organs that the formation should have.

This formation, like the uninhabited dense forest and valley, quietly existed in its own unique way, circulating, endlessly.

Hua Manlou walked, sighed slowly, and said softly: "This is not a formation."

Chu Liuxiang was holding his breath and paying attention to the movement around him, but when he saw him speak, he felt relieved and said, "Oh?"

Hua Manlou said: "It has no intention of hurting anyone, just like...natural."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Naturally?"

Hua Manlou said lightly: "Nature does not depend on the existence of humans, but humans must obey nature."

Chu Liuxiang frowned slightly, and was about to speak, when suddenly her eyes flashed, and she stopped.

Hua Manlou asked in confusion, "What?"

Chu Liuxiang said in a deep voice: "'Nature' won't let us go." Before Hua Manlou continued to ask, he quickly answered, "There is no way."

The narrow, weedy, rotten-leaved path came to an end.In front of the two of them, there was only a densely grown tree that seemed to have no rules to follow.

The branches of these trees are densely stretched in all directions, interweaving into a three-dimensional net, not to mention humans, even larger animals can't get through.

The only thing whistling among the leaves was the fragmented sound of the wind.

Hua Manlou listened quietly for a while before hesitatingly said: "Then, little prince..."

Chu Liuxiang was touching his nose again, as if he could find the trace of the black pearl, but his voice was narrow: "Is there anyone you don't care about?"

Hua Manlou just shook his head, and said, "The little prince is so young, and no matter what, he's still a girl..."

Chu Liuxiang interrupted him again, rushing to say: "But she didn't treat you well."

This time, Hua Manlou burst into a warm smile, like a ray of sunshine reflected on his face when he got lost in the deep forest.He replied almost cheerfully, "I can't see."

Chu Liuxiang sighed, but then laughed too, and said quickly, "I knew you would say that."

Before the words finished, Hua Manlou suddenly felt his body lighten up, and was carried up into the air by Chu Liuxiang, and then lightly landed on a branch extending horizontally.Hua Manlou was startled, and said, "This..."

Chu Liuxiang's voice, accompanied by the sound of the wind when he jumped vertically, and the rustling of leaves reached his ears.Huamanlou was thus involuntarily being led to fly among the intertwined branches and leaves, and Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly: "You reminded me! How could the little prince's temper be like ours, obediently walking on the ground?"

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No matter how densely the trees grow in the forest, there will be distances between them.It was only because there were various shrubs and weeds growing between the tree trunks on the ground that they completely blocked the way.

After Chu Liuxiang climbed up the tree, she realized that although the branches and leaves are lush, there are still gaps that can be passed through, and it almost extends in all directions.

With Black Pearl's keenness and her instinct of living in nature for many years, she might have already thought of this level.

Therefore, Chu Liuxiang's goal now is not to find the black pearl, but to walk through the woods blocking the road.He believed that there must be some unknown and key existence on the other side of the woods.

Hua Manlou suddenly asked, "Why do you think so?"

Chu Liuxiang understood that this was Huamanlou's unique way of discussing issues, so she cleared her mind and asked, "Have you noticed the reaction of the little prince's horse?"

Hua Manlou said: "You mean, the little prince's horse has already noticed something strange in the forest, and the little prince is more likely to have discovered something before he ventured in boldly?"

Chu Liuxiang nodded, but closed her lips tightly.After a while, he said in a low voice: "I kind of hope that my guess is wrong, otherwise..."

He swallowed the second half of the sentence, as if this would prevent the ominous premonition from becoming a reality.But suddenly, a black shadow jumped out in front of him, as fast as lightning!

Chu Liuxiang stretched out his hand, and took the tip of the long whip that was attacking his face in his hand, and said with a low laugh: "Although my nose is not working well, it always makes me trouble, but it is on my face. It's quite appropriate, the little prince must let it go."

The black pearl squatting between the branches of the tree snorted and retracted the long whip, after thinking about it carefully, he gave him a hard look and said: "If I hadn't been merciful, how could you have caught my whip? "

Chu Liuxiang withdrew his hand and touched the nose that survived the disaster, but did not answer, but glanced at Huamanlou casually.

Hua Manlou had already sat down among another tree branch beside him, his sitting posture was still so elegant and comfortable, as if he was sitting in a mahogany armchair in the study.

Heizhu suddenly remembered that Huamanlou's two fingers pinched her whip, couldn't help but "hum" again, turned her head vigorously, and stared at a certain place under the tree.

At this moment, Chu Liuxiang discovered that they were at the edge of this dense forest.From among the branches and leaves of the high trees, a clearing in the forest can already be seen, and a small wooden house is in the middle of the clearing.

Sure enough, there are people living here, and the dense forest around the wooden house is indeed a barrier for the residents to prevent outsiders from entering.

Who is this person who lives in the wooden house?Why did he live in seclusion in such a mysterious place?

Chu Liuxiang couldn't help holding her breath, and stared at the wooden house together with Heizhu.

The door of the wooden house creaked open, and a man came out with a shovel on his shoulder.

Chu Liuxiang almost cried out, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.Heizhu looked back at him as if aware of it, and turned back to look at the person who came out.

The man in Tsing Yi bunt, carrying a shovel and looking like a farmer was none other than Nangong Ling.

Why is Nangong Ling here?

Nangong Ling is actually here!

They watched quietly as Nangong Ling walked to a place not far from the wooden house, tested the softness and hardness of the ground, put down the shovel on his shoulder, and started digging.

Nangong Ling's movements were very serious, and his strength was very even, as if he had been used to digging since he was a child.After a while, a three-foot-square pit appeared on the ground.Nangong Ling put down the shovel, looked at it carefully for a while, then showed a satisfied expression, turned and walked into the wooden house.

Chu Liuxiang took a deep breath at this moment, and then leaned into Heizhu's ear and said, "You knew he was here, that's why you followed here, didn't you?"

His voice was kept very low, just because he knew that Nangong Ling was also a person with sharp eyes and ears.Before the truth is known, he doesn't want to expose his whereabouts.

But in this way, his lips almost stuck to the helix of the black pearl.Although he didn't care about it himself, Heizhu secretly blushed and nodded slowly.

When Chu Liuxiang wanted to ask again, she felt that a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.He turned his head and saw Hua Manlou raised his eyebrows as if asking a question.

"It is indeed Nangong Ling." Chu Liuxiang replied knowingly, after thinking for a while, he added, "I don't know what he is doing either."

These two sentences were spoken at a volume close to a whisper, but he knew that Huamanlou was enough to hear them clearly.But Heizhu immediately frowned, and approached them like revenge.

"You have eyes yourself, can't you see?"

Hua Manlou was stunned for a moment, but before Chu Liuxiang wanted to attack, he smiled, and quickly replied: "I can't see." He seemed to be in a relaxed and happy mood, and continued in a joking tone, "Although I Has eyes, but is blind like a bat."

Heizhu suddenly held his breath when he heard these words.She looked at Huamanlou with an expression of disbelief, as if she was seeing this person for the first time in her life, then she stretched out her hand blankly, shaking it in front of Huamanlou's face.

Chu Liuxiang sighed softly, but did not stop her.And Hua Manlou's smile was still so gentle and pleasant, but his eyelids never blinked.

Black Pearl's whole body began to tremble.She seemed to recall the not too many but very unfriendly conversations with Hua Manlou before, and Hua Manlou's always resigned attitude, so she bit her lips hard.Suddenly, with a flick of her wrist, the whip was wrapped around a branch in the air, and her body fell like a stone.With the straightening of the whip, she had already swung to the bottom of the bushes, and then shot towards the front of the wooden house in the forest like a sharp arrow—it was also in front of Nangong Ling who had just walked out of the house again.

Chu Liuxiang sighed again, looked at Huamanlou and said, "It seems that the child must find a punching bag to be happy." This time he did not deliberately control the volume of his speech, and Huamanlou had already understood, so the two had to Then jump off the ground.

At this time, Nangong Ling was already dodging his body, avoiding Black Pearl's angry attack, but he never fought back.Chu Liuxiang saw at a glance that he was holding an ancient azure porcelain jar in his arms, and couldn't help but twitched his brows.

When Nangong Ling saw Chu Liuxiang and the others, he immediately shouted, "Brother Chu! What's going on here?"

Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to step forward and block between him and Heizhu, before slowly saying: "You said that there is an important matter to be dealt with in the gang, so you are digging a hole here?"

However, Nangong Ling didn't seem to understand the sarcasm and questioning in Chu Liuxiang's words, and said solemnly: "Yes."

Hei Zhuzhu still stared at him angrily, and said with a sneer, "Hmph! If you want to lie, find someone decent..."

Nangong Ling suddenly interrupted her, held the porcelain pot in front of her chest and said, "Life and death are important matters. Is it important to bury the vase?"

Everyone present was startled, and Heizhu stared at the jar for a long time before saying, "You... you said this is..."

"This is the ashes of my deceased husband."

At some point, a figure had quietly appeared in front of the wooden house.Although her whole body was covered in a heavy black veil, even her entire face was covered, her graceful figure and gentle and moving voice already showed that "she" was a woman, and, Still a woman with a unique elegance.

Her voice no longer looks young, and her figure is not as slim as that of a young girl, and no one can even see her face.But standing there, she actually exuded a heart-shattering aura.The tranquility of the forest, the bright sunlight shining down on the ground, and the swaying bushes of leaves not far away seemed to exist only for her.

After a long time, Chu Liuxiang finally broke the silence, raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, senior..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Hei Zhuzhu suddenly jumped up, pointed at the black woman and shouted: "I see, you are Qiu Lingsu!"

Although Chu Liuxiang was surprised when she heard the name "Qiu Lingsu", she had no choice but to step forward and grab the black pearl who was rushing forward.Nangong Ling coughed dryly at the side, and said: "This is my teacher's wife, the wife of my benefactor and the former director of the Beggar Gang."

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Heizhu finally calmed down and agreed to let Nangong Ling bury the urn first.This may be because she thought of all the doubts that Chu Liuxiang had said to her, or it may be because Hua Manlou, who had been standing silently by the side, also came over and took her arm.

She always seemed unable to restrain her temper in front of Chu Liuxiang, but towards Hua Manlou, she seemed to harbor a kind of guilt that she didn't want to admit.

So they stood there, beside Mrs. Ren, watching Nangong Ling respectfully put the urn into the pit, filling it with soil one by one.

The ashes are naturally Ren Ci's.This famous martial arts master who raised Nangong Ling since childhood, who was also a teacher and father, passed away after leaving a will in Nangong Ling's will, and returned to the dust.

During the whole process, Mrs. Ren didn't say a word or show any excitement.She seems to have become the incarnation of solemnity, silently explaining the meaning of life and death to these young people present.

Even Heizhu, the little prince who was as fierce and violent as the sand in the desert, showed an expression of awe at this moment.

The awe of "death".

This state of mind, which she had not felt when she saw her father's body, was actually aroused by a woman she considered an enemy and murderer.

Black Pearl finally snorted coldly.

At this time, Nangong Ling had finished burying the ashes and was walking towards them, but Hei Zhu took the lead and said, "I don't care what kind of gang leader's wife you are, or whose teacher's wife you are, are you Qiu Lingsu?"

Mrs. Ren seemed to glance at her intently, and said quietly: "Qiu Lingsu... yes, I used this name 20 years ago."

Heizhu sternly said: "Then you should remember my father Jamuhe, right?"

This time, without waiting for Mrs. Ren to answer, Nangong Ling stood in front of her and said hastily: "Little prince, as I said before, your father's death has nothing to do with my teacher's wife! Ever since my teacher Ren Ci was seriously ill, she moved Come here to live in seclusion and take care of my mentor until his death. Why do you have to..."

When Chu Liuxiang heard this, his expression changed suddenly, and he asked, "When did the old leader Ren pass away?"

Although he was asking about Nangong Ling, he kept looking directly at Mrs. Ren behind him, as if he wanted to penetrate the black veil and see the expression on that face clearly.

Mrs. Ren sighed softly, and said, "It was three months ago. Excuse me, is your Excellency..."

Nangong Ling immediately said: "This is my friend, Chu Liuxiang, and this is Mr. Huamanlou. This girl is the daughter of 'King of the Desert' Jamuka."

Mrs. Ren's body trembled, she looked deeply at Heizhu, and said slowly in a nostalgic voice: "You really look like your father."

But Heizhu opened his eyes wide, and said loudly: "That's right! Not only do you look alike, but you also have a similar personality! My father will do what he promised, no matter how difficult it is. That's why he heard that you have a plan 20 years later. Difficult, I traveled thousands of miles to come to the appointment, but you... what I, Black Pearl, cannot change! I swore in front of my father's body, no matter how many people protect you today, I will definitely kill you Avenge him!"

Nangong Ling, standing in front of Mrs. Ren, had long been vigilant about her every move.Seeing her hand grasping the whip around her waist like lightning, she immediately pushed Mrs. Ren away three steps.

However, Black Pearl did not make a move.She couldn't make a move.

Chu Liuxiang and Hua Manlou, who were standing beside her, grabbed her wrists from left to right. Although they didn't use much force, they had pinched the wrist veins and made her unable to move.

Chu Liuxiang looked at Heizhu's face that turned red all of a sudden and then gradually turned pale, and said in a comforting voice, "Wait a minute, let me ask a few more questions."

"What else do you want to ask! It's obviously her..."

Hei Zhuzhu's hissed cry was suddenly interrupted by Mrs. Ren's low but surprised voice.

"What did you say? Jamuka is dead?"

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You can refer to the original text of what Huamanlou said to Heizhuzhu:

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Ximen Chuuxue stared at him, and suddenly said: "Your Excellency really can't see?"

Huamanlou said: "The owner must have heard that although Huamanlou has eyes, he is as blind as a bat."

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So it's really no wonder that readers compare Huamanlou with Yuan Suiyun.

But apart from being blind, these two people really don't look alike at all.

But about Yuan Suiyun's story, we'll talk about it later.