Doe

The rain was still falling, and the tiles on the eaves were crackling. Mrs. Yu couldn't fall asleep, so she got up and hung the heavy flannel bed curtain on the tent hook.Sitting on the babu bed and looking out, there is a heavy shadow on the floor, and the green gauze pasted on the window lattice reflects the dense leaf shadow.Except for the sound of wind and rain, the mansion is quiet, as if there is no living person.

She shivered unconsciously, and thought of that evil ghost Baili Jueming again.She knew she couldn't sleep because of the rain, but because of fear.The evil spirits would come to the door sooner or later, and she ordered her disciples to patrol day and night, but she still couldn't get rid of the dense terror like cicada pupae in her heart.

Eight years ago, she took Xie Xunwei into her home.This child has no father and no mother. She is the younger brother and sister of Xie Xunwei's mother, and also the widow of the missing Yu Xie Ghost Kingdom team. The Yu family mansion is the most reasonable place for Xie Xunwei to go.But in fact, in order to win this child, she tried her best.

It all started eight years ago.

Eight years ago.

On the second day after the Baochen Mountain battle, the suzerain elders of the four Jiangzuo families and their respective jurisdictions gathered together on the top of Hei Mountain.Enclosing Baili Jueming's body and soul into the Heavenly Capital Eighteenth Prison quickly gained everyone's approval, and the next step was to discuss where Xie Xunwei should go.

"Lonely and weak, the Yuan family is willing to do their best." The head of the Yuan family, Yuan Boqing, spoke first.

"This doll is 14 years old this year, and I know she is six years older than her. They are a good match," Mu Lao said, "I intend to draw up a marriage contract for the two of them, and welcome this doll into the gate of my Mu family. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone in the seat sneered, who doesn't know what's going on in each other's bellies?Xie Xunwei's body is pure yin, and he was born in a furnace. If he got her red lead to refine elixirs, his cultivation would surely improve by leaps and bounds.Those with better aptitude, nourishing energy and self-cultivation, have the opportunity to open up the path of masters, which is unknown yet.

"Old Mu, your family has deep roots and excellent skills, so why think about relying on a female doll?" Yuan Boqing squeezed his beard and smiled, "It's better to let her out generously. Our Yuan family has nothing to gain. Those who shoot have more golden arrows. The Yuan family is willing to donate a hundred golden bows and a thousand golden arrows in exchange for this doll, what does Mu Lao think?"

"The Mu family cultivates knives but not arrows. Sovereign Yuan is being polite." Mu Laopi smiled.

Chu Zhishan from the Shanyin Chu family came out to lend support to the Yuan family, "The Yuan family and the Xie family are family friends, who doesn't know that when Sect Master Xie was alive, he had a close relationship with Master Yuan, and Chu agreed to send Miss Xie to the Yuan family. "Shanyin is under the jurisdiction of Liujun, and the Chu family has always been the mouthpiece of the Yuan family.As soon as he opened his mouth, the clans under the Yuan family nodded in agreement.

Elder Mu sneered, "The Jiangzuo clan has been married for generations, who is not a relative?"

The Yuan and Mu families come and go, and no one will let anyone else go.Among the four families, the Jiang family has always been weak, and her voice is also low.Patriarch Jiang Wennan rubbed his hands, Qiqi Aiai said: "We are righteous, is it wrong to treat a little child like this? My old heavenly master said..."

Madam Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised her hand, the turquoise finger on her thumb reflected light and shadow, and the audience fell silent.Among the four Jiangzuo families, the Yu family is the most powerful, followed by the Yuan family.Because the previous patriarch killed his wife and turned him into a ghost, Mu's vitality was severely injured, and his population withered. Only Mu Zhishen, a young man, was left in the direct line.Although the Jiang family has been passed down for hundreds of years, but they are obsessed with studying scriptures and saying that they don't care about common affairs, and they are declining day by day.Among the four families, the ones who really made up their minds were the Yu family and the Yuan family.Among the Yu and Yuan clans, the Yu clan is the most powerful.

Madam Yu was not as old as she is now, she was well maintained, and the scorching sun shone on her face, making her eyebrows more attractive and beautiful.Her husband disappeared, and the whole world was waiting for her that the Yu family would fall like the Xie family.But she is not the weak mistress of the Xie family, who has supported the entire decaying family by her own strength.Yu Jia Feijian was the vanguard in the Battle of Baochen Mountain, and suffered the most casualties, but it also won her the position of leader.

She said: "Why bother to make such a fuss, a century-old family is bargaining like a rough man in the market today, it's a joke!"

Yuan Boqing winked at Chu Zhishan, and Chu Zhishan immediately understood.

"In Madame's opinion, where should Xun Wei go? Could it be you who belong to Yu's family?" Chu Zhishan said in a strange tone, "That's right, your Dalang is about the same age as this baby."

Mrs. Yu glanced at him contemptuously, "Let's open the skylight and speak honestly, there is no need to make excuses for getting married. You all know what the use of this doll is." She rubbed her fingers and said, "Jiangzuo four gates There are all men, my family's Dalang, the Yuan family's two sons, the Mu family's eldest grandson, and the Jiang family's sons. In my opinion, each family has a son who will practice with this girl. We have agreed on a charter. Let this girl live in the four mansions in turn, what do you think?"

There was silence in the seat, so this girl is a common wife of Xianmen, no different from the prostitutes and singers in the world.Prostitutes and divas are better off, at least they can provide for the rest of the world. If this girl is recruited by the four families in turn, I'm afraid she won't survive for a few years.But this is indeed the best way, everyone gets a piece of the pie, there is nothing to argue about.The elders of Yuan Boqing's clan looked at each other and nodded.

The other small clans don't have a role, so although they feel angry, they dare not speak too much.

but……

"Then what should I do with the girl's Yin...?" Yuan Boqing asked tentatively.

Mrs. Yu's cold eyes swept over, "Of course it belongs to my Yu family. If my Yu family hadn't charged with flying swords in this encirclement, how could you have gone so smoothly?"

Jiang Wennan's forehead was covered with sweat, and he moved around in his seat, as if he wanted to speak but didn't dare.

Mrs. Yu glanced at the crowd and said, "If there is no objection, then it's settled like this. Does anyone have anything to say?"

A male voice sounded from behind Mu Lao.

"You guys are disgusting."

Everyone was shocked and looked over together. Mu Zhishen was standing behind Mr. Mu, dressed in black, with a three-foot-long black sheathed horizontal knife on his waist.He has no extra expression, like a silent shadow.This person is always quiet, with no sense of presence by nature, and no one notices that he has been standing there listening to them.

"Zhishen!" Elder Mu was furious, "Go down!"

Mu Zhishen glanced at him indifferently.

"You are disgusting too," he said, "no wonder my father would rather send me to Baochen Mountain than bring you."

"You!" Elder Mu choked and coughed violently.

"Zhuzi is rude, how dare you speak wild words here!" Someone in the seat was furious.

Mu Zhishen glanced at them, turned and walked out.

Mrs. Yu waved her hand, "Forget it, he's just an ignorant child. He's so naive at this young age, Mr. Mu doesn't have to take his words to heart. When he grows up, he will naturally understand the painstaking efforts of us adults."

Everyone in the audience said yes, she bowed to Elder Mu, and Elder Mu returned the salute to her.

Not long after, Mu Zhishen came back suddenly, holding a girl by his right hand.Everyone was stunned, Mu Zhishen pushed the girl into the arena, and everyone saw clearly that the girl was Xie Xunwei.She flinched, her fair little face full of panic.Her dress was tattered and threadbare, it was scratched by a bush last night, and she hadn't had time to change it yet.Mu Zhishen let go of her, but she didn't stand still, she fell to the ground and was the center of everyone's eyes.

"Mu Zhishen, I just missed you when you were young, so I didn't care about you. What are you doing now!" Madam Yu was also angry.

"Xie Xunwei, do you recognize them?" Mu Zhishen asked her with downcast eyes.

Xie Xunwei was like a fledgling bird, his back trembling.She looked around, and she recognized many people. When Xie's family was still alive, someone came to pay their respects and beg for marriage.Before Master was sealed, you could see their flattering smiling faces every year and festival.Master doesn't like them. When Grandpa Wudu is around, Master will barely take care of them. After Grandpa Wudu left, Master kicks them out every time they come.

Xie Xunwei nodded slightly.

"Now they want you to be a prostitute, donate your yin, serve their sons, maybe even themselves." Mu Zhishen said.

There was an uproar in the audience, everyone seemed to have their underwear stripped, blushed with anger, and cursed at Mu Zhishen.

"Come on, don't drag this nonsense boy down!"

Mu Zhishen drew out his saber, and slashed across the ground, a cyan electric light burst out from the tip of the saber, separating him from the group of ferocious disciples.He cast his eyes on Elder Mu, and said coldly, "Don't make me look down on you."

Elder Mu's hand holding the cane was shaking, and his veins were bursting.He suddenly hit the ground with his stick, his beard burst into anger, and he let out a thunderous roar: "Everyone be quiet!"

The disciples of the Mu family quickly stepped forward to protect Mu Zhishen and Xie Xunwei.

The old man said in a deep voice, "Zhishen, continue talking."

Mu Zhishen turned his head and looked at Xie Xunwei who was on the ground.Her face was extremely pale, like a paper doll cut out by scissors.Her figure is also like, so thin, as if a gust of wind can blow her away.Mu Zhishen paused, and said: "My cultivation base is not as good as theirs, and my family status is not as good as theirs. I can't protect you. But I can give you a choice."

"Choose?" Xie Xunwei's voice was barely audible.

He pulled out a dagger from the back of his waist and threw it at her feet. "You can kill yourself with it," he raised the knife and pointed it between her eyebrows. "Or I will kill you. In this way, you can at least avoid them humiliation."

Xie Xunwei looked at him and wept silently.

Everyone stared at Xie Xunwei, and the noise suddenly fell silent.She is really a peerless beauty, the upturned part of the lotus-white neck has beautiful lines, and the face seems to have been carefully carved, and the lips are so red that they seem to bleed.Even if she was dressed in rags, she couldn't hide the beauty on her brows.She is only 14 years old, when she grows up, this dazzling radiance should dazzle Jiang Zuo.

Such a beauty was hidden by Baili Jue Mingjiao for eight years, and finally saw the light of day, Yuan Boqing gritted his teeth, wishing to kill that bastard Mu Zhishen.

Mu Zhishen's knife was pointed at her steadily, without trembling or moving.

He asked, "Choose?"

In the silence, the lonely girl wiped away her tears without saying a word, and got up from the ground.She did not choose to commit suicide, nor did she choose to be killed. Instead, she bowed softly to Madam Yu Tingting, "Xun Wei was lonely and helpless since she was a child, and she was imprisoned by that evil spirit for several years. If it weren't for my aunt and uncles Rescue each other, there is absolutely no such thing as Xun Wei today. Xun Wei is young, but it is arranged by aunt and uncles. Thank you Xun Wei."

She leaned down, and Mrs. Yu hurriedly stood up to help her, patted the back of her hand lightly, and said with a smile: "He is a sensible child. You know that brother Shen's nonsense can't be taken seriously, we are all serious My family, the hundred-year-old fairy gate, is your father and mother's old friend. Let alone your aunt, I am your last relative, how could you treat you like that? You must not take it to heart."

"Look for the micro and save it." Xie Xun replied softly, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye.

Everyone in the seat breathed out a mouthful of foul air, and put on joyful expressions, they would definitely take good care of her.

Mu Zhishen stared at Xie Xun for a while, put the knife back into its sheath, turned and left without saying a word.

Jiang Wennan sighed and shook his head.

Madam Yu put Xie Xunwei's hand in her arms, and raised her hand to stroke her black hair.Under the sky, her smile was kind and friendly, "What a poor child. Let's go, auntie will take you home."