Words must die [Comprehensive martial arts]

Gu Shenyan is not willing to compete at this moment, and Ximen Chuuxue really has nothing to do with him.

After all, he can't be beaten again and again, and people are not afraid of his cold face. Even if he sits aside and stares at him, Gu Shenyan can treat him as air and choose to ignore him.

"Well, this walnut cake is well made, the taste is delicate and soft, the taste is glutinous and sweet, the peach kernels are also fried just right, burnt and crispy..."

Ximen Chuixue: "..."

Suddenly a little hungry.

Forget it, let's eat first, and call after eating.

But after the meal, Gu Shenyan walked slowly again.

After the walk, he said he was going to the kitchen to ask the cook for his experience in making pastries.

It's almost time to ask for advice-the time is almost over, and it's time to have lunch again.

"How time flies."

Gu Shenyan pretended to be emotional and said: "If you don't pay attention, it's already noon. I'm sorry, Master Ximen, it seems that we have to wait for the discussion."

Ximen Chuixue: "..."

If someone else dared to tease him like this, even if it was Lu Xiaofeng, Ximen Chuuxue would make him pay a painful price.

But it could be replaced by Gu Shenyan... Although Ximen Chuuxue was a little aggrieved, she was surprisingly not unhappy.

After all, the other party's swordsmanship is unparalleled, and it is also very helpful to him. He usually does not hide any secrets when he guides him. In his mind, he is both a teacher and a friend.

But after this encounter, Ximen Chuuxue could see Gu Shenyan's true face clearly.

What kind of gentleness and good temper are all illusions. This person is obviously very wicked and has a strong desire for revenge, although the means of revenge are a bit childish... Looking at the faintly smug smile on Gu Shenyan's face, Ximen Chuuxue couldn't help but Live sighed.

"It's up to you when you want to learn from each other."

Anyway, there have been quite a few sparring sessions recently, enough for him to digest for a while.

"There are a lot of swordsmanship cheats in the study. If you are interested, you can go and have a look in the afternoon."

Don't go to the cook to exchange ideas on how to make pastries. Recently, every meal has pastries, and they are basically desserts. He is really tired of eating.

"And what you mentioned before, the matter of inviting me to be the guest elder of Chunyang Palace—"

Gu Shenyan's eyes lit up, he stopped immediately, and looked at Ximen Chuixue expectantly.

Ximen Chuuxue: "If what you said is true, and you are willing to fight with me from time to time, without getting involved in foreign affairs, and without having to stay in Chunyang all the time, then I agree."

Gu Shenyan: "!!"

happy!Come down!Happy!

Chunyang Future Guest Elder No. [-], get it done√

Gu Shenyan, who was in a good mood, couldn't care less about arguing with Ximen Chuuxue about the morning's affairs, and immediately patted his chest to promise: "Don't worry, I will accompany you to discuss after dinner. During Wanmei Villa, As long as you want to learn from each other, I will be there at any time, and I will never refuse!"

This is also a surprise.

Naturally, Ximen Chuuxue would not refuse, let alone be polite to Gu Shenyan.

Of course, the more discussions about this kind of thing, the better, he felt that once a day was a little bit less, if possible, he even wanted to invite Gu Shenyan to discuss with him according to the frequency of three meals a day.

After breakfast, we will discuss once; after lunch, we will discuss once; after dinner, we will discuss again.

I feel very fulfilled when I think about it.

A few days later-

Gu Shenyan, who was tormented by Ximen Chuuxue's frequent sparring invitations to the point of collapse: "You are too much!"

Hitting three times a day, each time for more than half an hour, his hands were about to go limp!The whole person has lost a lot of weight!

There was even a psychological shadow, as soon as he saw Ximen Chuuxue's face, he wanted to turn his head and run away.

"You said it." Ximen Chuuxue was not moved at all: "I am always on call."

Gu Shenyan: "...Then can I go back on my word?"

Ximen Chuuxue's face immediately turned cold, and his eyes pierced Gu Shenyan like a sword: "It's not a gentleman's action to turn back his promise."

"Don't force me."

Gu Shenyan is not afraid of his cold face, in order to make himself less tired, he also went all out, pulled down his old face and started cheating: "At most once a day, no matter how much I really can't bear it, you may not be able to digest it." Come on. And don’t forget, what I said was that during Wanmei Villa, I would not refuse the invitation to compete, if I leave Wanmei Villa, then naturally it cannot be regarded as my promise.”

Ximen Chuuxue had no choice but to compromise.

After all, Gu Shenyan even uttered threats... If he doesn't compromise, this person is probably capable of slapping his ass and leaving immediately.

But Ximen Chuuxue also has other conditions, such as extending the time for the sparring.

"How about an hour?"

"Two hours."

"One and a half hours! No more!"

"..."

"If you don't nod, I'll leave!"

"...That's an hour and a half."

It's too hard, it's too hard for me.

Gu Shenyan sighed, feeling that he was not so tired when negotiating with the emperor and Zhuge Shenhou.

Ximen Chuuxue, what a terrifying man.

He was so tired that his hands softened, but Ximen Chuuxue was able to continue to persevere without changing his face. Is it because his body is made of iron?

In fact, it’s just more face-saving. Ximen Chuuxue, who had to be helped back to the room by the butler after walking out of Gu Shenyan’s sight every time, said, “…” The ointment for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis is almost used up, so I’ll take some time to make some more bottle.

Time passed slowly, and before you knew it, it was mid-April.

The weather is getting warmer, and the plum blossoms outside Wanmei Villa have withered, but the rhododendrons and peach blossoms are blooming one after another, and the vegetation is becoming more and more lush, which is another beautiful scene.

After breakfast, Gu Shenyan strolled outside the village to eat and enjoy the scenery as usual, and he would hum a little song when he was happy.

If someone is close, they may be able to hear the lyrics he hummed as the content of "Taishang Laojun's Sutra of Emptiness and Nature".

"...For example, it is like the sun, the moon, and fire. They are bright and clear. They have no form, so they are empty."

Most of the Taoist scriptures are complicated in content, no matter how good the memory is, it is not a small difficulty to memorize, so many young disciples of Chunyang Palace thought of a way, for example, memorizing the scriptures by singing, which is both interesting and can improve Efficiency is much easier than rote memorization.

This method is really easy to use, so the older disciples began to follow suit, and over time, it even became a tradition in Chunyang Palace.

But Gu Shenyan didn't try it when he was in Datang before, because he was still dumb at that time and couldn't even speak, let alone singing?

But this method is not all advantages.

It's also magical.

After forming a habit, when I usually do morning class chanting, if I don't pay attention, it will become chanting.

And it is very contagious. If the disciples gather together for the morning class, as long as one of them starts to sing, the latter will evolve into a chorus.

... Then they will be reprimanded by the teacher and punished to copy the scriptures many times.

So Gu Shenyan was a little entangled, wondering if he should tell them this little trick of endorsement after the Chunyang Palace was completed and he accepted his disciples.

After walking around the hillside for a couple of times, Gu Shenyan guessed that it was almost time, so he turned around and returned to Wanmei Villa, ready to do the daily task - to compete with Ximen Chuuxue.

The location of their sparring is in the backyard, and the time is also fixed. It is about three o'clock in the morning. Gu Shenyan usually arrives by stepping, while Ximen Chuuxue is used to waiting in the backyard a little earlier, so when Gu Shenyan arrives, Ximen Fubuki is usually already there.

But today it seems that something unexpected happened.

Ximen Chuuxue did not arrive on time.

Faced with this situation, Gu Shenyan's first thought was to suspect that something was wrong with Ximen Chuuxue's body.

Did you get hurt when you sparred with him yesterday?Still sick?

It shouldn't be, he has always been very measured when he strikes, and he has never seen blood... so he is sick?

Just when Gu Shenyan was about to ask the housekeeper, Ximen Chuuxue, who was nearly a quarter of an hour late, appeared in front of him again.

He had a serious expression and held a letter in his hand.

"Lu Xiaofeng is in trouble."

Gu Shenyan: "..."

To be honest, when he heard this sentence, he was not surprised at all.

Lu Xiaofeng is simply synonymous with trouble.

Gu Shenyan would be surprised if he stopped causing trouble one day.

While handing the letter to Gu Shenyan, Ximen Chuuxue briefly concluded: "The letter was written by Sikong Jiexing. It was originally sent to Shenhou's Mansion, but was later transferred to Hefangzhai."

The fact that Hefangzhai is the property of Wanmei Villa may not be known to many people in the Jianghu, but the Shenhou Mansion must know about it. After all, the head office of Hefangzhai is opened in the capital, and the capital is also the Shenhou Mansion. territory.

Gu Shenyan took the letter and glanced at it three times, his originally relaxed expression gradually became dignified.

The trouble Lu Xiaofeng encountered this time was really tricky.

And it was not only Lu Xiaofeng who was in trouble.

The Shenhou Mansion... cold-blooded and a little red, were also implicated in it.

Sikong Zhaixing roughly stated what happened in the letter - he and Lu Xiaofeng had been watching the pier for almost a month, and finally waited for Mr. Bat's confidant, the young man named Ding Yi, but the other party was not there. I got on the boat for the first time, but after going around the pier, I turned into a dark alley.

Lu Xiaofeng and Sikong Zaixing quietly followed out of curiosity, and found that Ding Yi had imprisoned many girls in a house at the end of the alley.

These girls had their eyelids sewed and their legs were broken, and they looked horrible. Lu Xiaofeng couldn't bear it, so he discussed with Sikong Zhaixing to split up and let Sikong Zhaixing continue to follow Ding Yi, while he stayed where he was and waited for an opportunity to catch him. The girls were rescued.

As a result, the two of them parted ways and never got together again.

Lu Xiaofeng disappeared, together with the girls who were imprisoned in the courtyard, they disappeared without a trace.

Sikong Zhaixing was in a panic at the time, looking for people everywhere, and searched all the ships docked at the dock for several nights. During the search, he accidentally encountered a cold-blooded and A little red.

Both were injured, not lightly.

After Sikong Zhaixing and the two met, he learned that Lu Xiaofeng had been in touch with the Shenhou Mansion all along. People from the Shenhou Mansion also participated in the investigation of Mr. Bat this time. The two had come to Lingnan as early as the end of March, but they had been hiding in the dark and did not show up. They planned to get on a boat with them and go to Bat Island.

When Sikong Zhaixing and Lu Xiaofeng followed Ding Yi to find the courtyard, Leng Xue and Yi Dianhong followed them far behind.

When Lu Xiaofeng rescued those girls, they also helped out.

But something went wrong.

No one expected that there would be a subordinate of Mr. Bat disguised and hidden among the girls, and the other party was just an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts.

The three of them were unprepared, and when they were close to each other, they were plotted against and fell into cartilage powder.

Lu Xiaofeng was the closest, and the poison was the deepest, and he lost his ability to move on the spot. Although Leng Xue and Yi Dianhong were a little far away, they were somewhat affected.

The two wanted to escape with Lu Xiaofeng at the time, but time was too tight. The woman who pretended to be the victim also sent a signal flare as soon as she finished poisoning, and the helpers rushed over quickly.

The besieged Leng Xue and Dian Hong were weak and had tried their best to escape, so they had no energy left to rescue Lu Xiaofeng.

After the two escaped from the pursuit, they hid in a small fishing boat on the pier. They originally wanted to contact Sikong Zhaixing after recovering from the stress, and then work together to find a way to rescue Lu Xiaofeng, but it turned out that it was a coincidence that they were with Mo Hei. Sikong Zhaixing, who was searching for the ship, directly bumped into him.

After the three of them discussed, they planned to stay at the pier to monitor Ding Yi's movements and find Lu Xiaofeng's whereabouts by the way.

Just in case, Sikong Zhaixing also wrote this letter overnight, borrowed the local spies of the Shenhou Mansion to send it to the capital, first passed the news to the Shenhou Mansion, and then entrusted the Shenhou Mansion to forward it to Gu Shenyan. on hand.

"... Calculating the time, Boss Gu, when you received this letter, Yidianhong and I must have boarded the boat, but I still have to trouble you to go aboard. Chu Liuxiang is also here in Lingnan, and he has a boat. , can go to sea. According to Lu Xiaofeng's analysis, Bat Island should be located in the fringe waters of the South China Sea Islands, and Leng Xue has a special flare on his body, which will be ignited at the right time."

"If you receive the signal, please come to help quickly. If you don't receive it... please help us set up a tomb."

"—Sikong Zhaixingliu."

"Oh, by the way, Yidianhong asked me to tell you that he will definitely do his best to return to your side."

Gu Shenyan closed his eyes, trying to calm down.

After a few breaths, he opened his eyes, and his face seemed to have regained his composure.

It's just that the fingers pinching the letter turned white.

"I have to go."

He said to Ximen Chuuxue.

"The horses are ready."

Ximen Chuuxue said in a deep voice: "Let Baozi stay in Wanmei Villa, and I will go with me."

Lu Xiaofeng is also his friend.

When a friend is in trouble, he can't stand by and watch.