Sir, this sword is a keepsake

"Master's whereabouts, Zhuang Li and I don't know, Mr. Shen has a clue?"

"It's not a clue, it's just a sporadic intuition," Shen Fang glanced at Xiaofeng, and the eyes of the two clashed silently, "I heard from A Li that your Excellency had a rift with Senior Xu, and left Yanzhi Mountain to seek refuge. The imperial court joined the Shenwu Pavilion. If my guess is correct, your Excellency had a very close personal relationship with Yazi back then, but when they worked together in the Shenwu Pavilion, they were in the same situation, and Yazi always had the intention of killing you."

"This incident really aroused my interest. Later, I learned that Yazi was Fang Yuan from the Gushan Sword Court, and Fang Yuan, who had been regarded as a taboo many years ago, was no longer accepted by the Gushan Sword Court. People mentioned it, and it was expelled from the memory of the younger generation."

"Later, I accidentally learned that the Gushan Sword Court did not practice swords at all, but used piano skills to enter martial arts. There was once a rare piano score called Luanshan Qinpu, which was kept in a secret place in the Sword Court, not for outsiders It can be seen, however, that he was sent to the palace inexplicably."

"And Fang Yuan is the eternal sinner in this matter, and was expelled from the Sword Court by his own father who was the head of the sect at that time."

"This matter has a deep relationship with you or your master."

Shen Fang finished speaking in one breath, staring into Xiaofeng's eyes.

"That's right, when I came out of Yanzhi Mountain, I met Fang Yuan when I was traveling in Daliang. After traveling with him for several months, I took the liberty of asking him to borrow the Gushan piano score, and at the same time promised to give him the magic attachment in exchange. "

He paused for a few seconds, his brows and eyes were full of regret.

"Fang Yuan regarded me as a confidant, and he agreed to me without hesitation. Then, after hiding the truth from everyone, he took out the piano score and gave me a stick of incense time."

"and then?"

"When I was reading, he was by my side and never left. The moment the incense burned out, I handed him the piano score."

Confused expressions appeared on everyone's faces, Shen Fang thought for a moment, and said softly: "But the score has been swapped."

Xiao Feng nodded slowly, "That's right, it was swapped out, it was Master who did it."

An indescribable emotion flashed across Zhuang Li's face.

"This should not be the whole picture of the story."

Xiaofeng took a breath, and for the first time, looked at Shen Fang with a little flinching.

"My master wanted to imitate a fake sword manual and send it to the palace. I was also entrusted by him, so I asked Fang Yuan to borrow the sword manual."

"Who knows, the one you sent to the palace was the real one, but the one you returned to Fang Yuan was a fake one."

The hall was so quiet that Zhuang Li could hear his heart beating faster and faster.

"And the consequences of this incident, apart from the fact that you and Fang Yuan have turned against each other, that you and your master are strangers, the most direct ones are the destruction of the chaotic mountain piano score, the decline of the lonely mountain sword court, and the people who left the sect. You and Fang Yuan joined the Shenwu Pavilion respectively. From this point of view, it is in the interests of the Liang court, and your master seems to be doing things for Qi Di."

Shen Fang's last sentence didn't sound so sure.

"Your Excellency and Fang Yuan, who has become Yazi, have become Qi Di's right-hand man, and played a great role after the Chunfengyao incident."

"Even Huyan Dongliu didn't hesitate to spend so much effort to join forces with Beihuang and make you the first target to eradicate."

"That night in Lianyun City, Ah Li said that Senior Xu rushed to Mingguang Pagoda and saved you, so Cuncao's plan can be said to have failed. Do you know what happened to the people in Beihuang?"

The mocking wind said truthfully, "In the siege at the magistrate's mansion in Yuzhou, many people from Beihuang died."

"Looking at it from this point of view, the entire army was annihilated during this trip to the Northern Wilderness, and this hardly played any role in their going south and the confrontation in Cangzhou."

"The only thing that can be explained is that the northern wilderness forces rushed into the beam rashly, and it was instigated by a third person."

"You guessed it right, Zhuang Li and I are aware of Master's cooperation with Beihuang."

Shen Fang nodded, "On the surface, regarding Lianyun City, Cuncao and Beihuang suffered a disastrous defeat. In fact, they had completed their real plan without knowing it. The people from Beihuang set fire to that prison, And it couldn't be a coincidence that the person who escaped happened to be someone everyone thought died 20 years ago."

Zhuang Li on the side subconsciously licked his lips, as if he was thirsty, and the cup of tea in front of him has not been touched yet.

Shen Fang did not say some words, but he knew that everyone must have thought of it—Su E was released by Xu Yiwei, and Zhuang Li was taken in by Xu Yiwei, so, was it Xu Yiwei who sent Su E back then? Locked in the dungeon?

If you think this way, as early as 20 years ago, Xu Yiwei is today?

Once an opening is made, an incredible thing, done by a powerful and incredible person, becomes a matter of course.

"So, Xu Yiwei killed Qi Di?"

Nangong Lingyun lived up to Shen Fang's expectations and pierced the window paper for him.When the other two heard this question, their unusual silence was enough to explain everything.

"He asked Zhuang Li to escort Shen Fang to Luoyang. Didn't he want to follow Cuncao's plan and complete the assassination? Why did he do it himself again?"

Shen Fang murmured, "Perhaps there was a change in the plan, something happened, and he changed his mind. Huyan Dongliu must have known that Xu Yiwei would make a move, so he let me go."

Nangong Lingyun's eyes were extremely bright, "Xiaofeng, I've been quite curious about your master for a long time, it's over, don't blame me."

Shen Fang said again, "If it was really Qi Di who killed Lu Hongyue cleanly, you may have underestimated his real strength. I don't know who he is, and what he is planning."

But at this moment, no one is more astonished than Xiaofeng - he clearly knows that the master has given him many years of skill, which should have seriously hurt his vitality, if he can still deal with the evil national teacher Lu Hongyue alone , is really unacceptable.

Shen Fang smiled suddenly.This smile made everyone bewildered, but also felt a nervous tremor, already anticipating the sensational words that were brewing in their hearts.

It was like the doomed pain that one expected.Before the physical pain occurs, the spirit has been tortured in advance.

"The last person who was so powerful was Zhu Wu from Xiliang who was both a hero and a sinner."

"Deliberately defeated by my father's sword, Kunlun was destroyed, Xiliang was destroyed, and I was even captured. Daliang claimed that he had been executed, but the body was never found."

The warm smile on Shen Fang's face gradually froze into indifference, his eyes were dim and uncertain, his voice was deep and his speech speed became faster, as if he was talking to himself:

"What is the connection between Zhu Wu and Xu Yiwei? Or, Zhu Wu is Xu Yiwei, and Xu Yiwei is Zhu Wu?"

He turned to the door, and the slanted sunlight outside cast a uniform bright color on his face and neck, the color of the two amber pupils became lighter and lighter, and at the same time, a white figure was reflected.

Seeing the person who came, the other three had different expressions, but Shen Fang seemed to know what he knew, and said humbly, "Mr. Xu, have I seen through your secret?"

Xu Yiwei in white clothes with a jade crown is embraced by the autumn wind, his clothes move slightly, and he takes a step forward. Between the movement and the stillness, he seems to have arrived here, and seems to have stayed for a long time. Without saying a word, he swayed with the wind. elegant.

Qiuhua loomed between his stretched brows and eyes, and a smile on his lips seemed to be both joyful and approving.Standing just outside the threshold with his back to the sun, his slender and tall body cast a clear and complete shadow on the open space among the people in the hall.

He didn't seem to be ready to enter, his eyes looked at everyone, and he seemed to look at everything that happened in this world.The smile on his face became brighter, and he met the scrutinizing eyes of Shen Fang and Nangong Lingyun generously.At the same time, Zhuang Li's disappointment and pain, and Xiao Feng's numbness and indifference are reflected in his eyes in turn.

Just smiling like this, he neither admitted nor denied, as if what Shen Fang and the others had talked about in the hall for a long time was insignificant to him, and it could even be said that it was not worth mentioning.

Although it was the first time he saw Xu Yiwei, Shen Fang understood that this seemingly gentle man had already left traces of deliberate deliberation in his life--in the face of such a person, he was more serious than when he was facing Huyan Dongliu. nervous.

"Master."

Hearing Zhuang Li's soft call, Xu Yiwei's eyes became softer, "I've been following you since you went down the mountain."

"So that's the case, but someone sneaked into my Wuxiang Building without anyone noticing." Nangong Lingyun muttered in a low voice.

"Master, have you been resting?"

"Anyway, there's nothing else to do. I'm following you guys. I'm afraid that you'll do something stupid. Now I'm running to Xiliang, a place of right and wrong. Although the overall situation has been settled, I still have to be a bit afraid of the successor of the Spring and Autumn Nineteenth Period." .”

Xu Yiwei looked at Shen Fang with a smile, "Since Mr. Shen has guessed so much, if you want to confirm Zhu Wu's identity, a trip to Xiliang is probably indispensable."

"Why? Master, you have thought hard about doing all this. Why? You even threw my father into a dark dungeon... Adopt me afterwards... This is simply..."

"It's not a thing." Shen Fang finished speaking for Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li trembled slightly uncontrollably - he had expected Xu Yiwei to justify himself immediately, but Xu Yiwei took it for granted.

Xu Yiwei's smile was wiped away like snow.As if it never existed.

"To you and Ah Xun, I am ashamed, but unfortunately, there is no way to make up for this kind of thing, and I don't have much time."

The tone of the mocking wind was surprisingly calm, "What do you mean, there is not much time?"

"The first time I became attached to this world was with a woman. At that time, I was looking for the law of longevity in Chicheng, East China Sea. Passing through the Valley of No Return, I saw a woman hanging in mid-air and unable to move. I rescued her, but who knew , but inadvertently set a precedent in Chicheng for a century, and let go of a woman who was supposed to be sent to the palace a month later."

"Then, the reason why I killed Qi Di was that she came to me for her husband and son, and begged me to finish it for her. According to my personal opinion, I have already got what I want in this chess game, Qi Di. Di doesn't need to die."

He sighed, and without waiting for Shen Fang and others to ask questions, he said again:

"Shen Fang, I have never concealed my feelings for Miss Xiao, that is, your mother, but not to the extent that I will never change until death. She just happened to make my heart move."

"But this kind of emotion is rare and unique to me, and I cherish it very much. When I let her go, it was like letting go of a bird in a cage. I naturally hope that this little bird will be happy and happy... see I seem to have confused you even more by your appearance."

Shen Fang squinted his eyes in the mist, trying to get something more specific, "These can't explain everything you do as a Zhu Wu."

"That's right, so I need to mention another thing. The reason why the emperor of Daliang insisted on attacking Xiliang back then was originally an illusion I cast on him, making him have an extremely realistic nightmare, and convinced him that , leaving Xiliang with endless troubles."

"You deliberately provoked disputes between the two countries... My father, and Zhuang Li's father, are you using them as pawns..."

Xu Yiwei nodded, "That's right, to destroy a country first, and then establish another country, that's what I planned with painstaking efforts. If I don't restrain capable people like Chun Shen Yucheng in advance, it will inevitably cause problems. I don't like killing. I've lived in this world for a hundred years, and almost nothing happens out of my own will, but I'm struggling to return to my own place in the midst of the treacherous fate." ""

For a moment, everyone thought Xu Yiwei was crazy, and Zhuang Li's eyes even showed a look of distress, "But what's the benefit of doing this? Go back to your own place?"

There was a bitter smile on the corner of Xu Yiwei's lips, and he said in a serious tone: "About Lu Hongyue, about Yaoxie, you are all wrong, big mistake, he is not Yaoxie."

"He is just a small fragment created by Yaoxie because he was too bored. Yaoxie thought he could get a companion, but he didn't expect that what he got in this way was just a different kind without any memory. He neither belonged to this nor belonged to Yaoxie. The place where they came from. Fortunately, this is also the only attempt. Because, Yaoxie no longer needs it, Xiliang is about to be restored, and the time for Yaoxie to leave this place is running out."

Speaking of this, Xu Yiwei's shadow has faded noticeably to the naked eye, as if the texture of the shadow's owner is becoming thinner.

Is there something missing under the seemingly good skin?In the midst of this heavy and confusing dialogue, it was quietly lost or annihilated.

Such a terrible thought drilled into their hearts, Zhuang Li and Xiao Feng subconsciously walked towards Xu Yiwei, Zhuang Li even stretched out his hand, wanting to catch Xu Yiwei.

Xu Yiwei was amused by such a childish behavior, he also took Zhuang Li's hand, and at the same time stretched out the other hand to the mocking wind, mocking himself, "This moment came sooner than I thought, or , confess that all of this is the last ceremony?"

And at that moment, Shen Fang was actually afraid that this "demon" would take Zhuang Li somewhere in the blink of an eye.

"Are you going to leave just like this?" Xiaofeng finally spoke, clenched Xu Yiwei's hand, and stared into the other's eyes.

"It's not that evil spirits don't come from nowhere." Xu Yiwei comforted, "I'm a traveler from the past, and a traveler from a foreign land."

After speaking, Xu Yiwei disappeared in place like a shadow swallowed by light, or sugar melted in water.As if he has completely completed his mission in this world, he no longer exists anywhere in this world.

The moment he disappeared, under the sunlight, a mottled and gorgeous shadow of butterfly wings appeared on the place where he was standing before, and disappeared without a trace in an instant, while Xiaofeng and Zhuangli's backs of hands suddenly appeared. Butterfly shadow.They looked at each other wordlessly, knowing that they had already carried the last layer of Mengdie's mentality, Canglangdie.

In a sense, Xu Yiwei is indeed dead, in an incredibly romantic way.In another sense, after a hundred years, the butterfly once again flew across the sea of ​​doom and returned to its hometown.