Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

When Weicheng was shrouded in flying rain, Yunhua Mountain ushered in another flurry of snow.

These days, the refugees in the major states and cities have all settled down, and the Ziwei Sect has not made any further moves. Ye Zhilan stayed in Jincheng for a month, and there was no disturbance there. Gradually subsided, Ye Zhilan returned to the palace, accompanied by Xie Yijun.

The plum blossoms in the plum garden are as gorgeous as in previous years. Xie Yijun doesn’t go to the Mingguang Palace very much recently. She likes to stay in the garden to deal with official business. Looking at the snow scene and the colors of the flowers, her mood is much brighter, and she can also put away the messy things outside. Temporarily forgot to go.

There are layers of folders on the table, there are always more unread than read, Xie Yijun is sitting here before dawn today, it is already afternoon, she hasn't gotten up and walked around, even lunch Solved it hastily here.

The incense in the censer was about to burn out, so Ye Zhilan replaced it with a new one, and turned to study ink for Xie Yijun for a while. She looked at the sky and said, "Master has been here for a long time today, and these excerpts are always If you can’t finish reading, why not take a rest.”

Xie Yijun had been tired for a long time, her eyes were sore, her back was stiff, she put down her pen, sighed, and said with a chuckle: "I am getting old and my body is not as good as before. It doesn't matter if I stay up late at work for the past two years. It’s really bad for me to be tired from just a booklet, and my eyesight is blurry.”

Ye Zhilan smiled, made a cup of hot tea and handed it to Xie Yijun, said with a smile: "Recently, I have encountered too many things, Master has no spare time, and I am outside the palace, so I cannot help Master with these trivial matters. Now that I am back, Why does Master have to do everything by himself? Just let me do it."

Xie Yijun took two sips of the teacup and said: "You are more tired than I am. You have to take care of all the affairs in the palace. In the past, I had to share the burden with you. Now that she has been in seclusion for so many years, it is really hard work for you." .”

Ye Zhilan, as the elder sister of Yunhua, naturally has a heavier burden on her shoulders than others, and she is still the head disciple, so she has to set an example and set an example for her fellow disciples.In the past, when Ji Wanshu was not in retreat, one of them was in charge of the house and the other was in charge of the outside. Ye Zhilan was in charge of all the affairs in the palace, and Ji Wanshu was in charge of the affairs outside the palace. But this time Ji Wanshu was absent and rarely left the palace. In the past two years, Ye Zhilan has gone down the mountain more often, but in fact she is the one who has no skills at all.

"It's all part of my job, so there's no hard work," Ye Zhilan said, "Wan Shu will be the successor in the future, and when she takes over, I will definitely assist her with all my heart. You have to be aware of it, and it is good to do more.”

Xie Yijun showed relief: "It's good that you can think like this."

"Just like my uncle is assisting my master now, Wan Shu and I have the same reasoning," Ye Zhilan said, "I know that my swordsmanship is not as strong as my uncle's, so I can only work harder on these small things, and I also want to thank my master for these things." Years of cultivation."

Xie Yijun listened very well, after what she said, he thought of Man Jiangxue, so he put down his teacup and said, "Speaking of Jiang Xue, the Mozitai should have been held in Weicheng these two days, has she ever sent a letter?" ?”

Ye Zhilan thought for a while and replied: "There was an email ten days ago, but there is no news in the past two days."

Xie Yijun thought for a moment, and said, "That means I haven't received a letter for a while... I'm so far away, so I don't know what's going on with her."

Ye Zhilan looked at Xie Yijun, and suggested: "If Master is worried about Master Uncle, how about I order someone to go to Jingyue Peak, ask a junior guard to go to Weicheng to investigate the situation, and come back to report to Master, how about it?"

Xie Yijun glanced at her and said, "Alright."

Ye Zhilan responded, and immediately sent a disciple to explain the matter. The two sat in the garden for a while, packed up their things and went back to Mingguang Hall.After a while, I saw the disciple who sent the message rushing over, and said: "It's really strange, there is no one in Jingyue Peak, and the brothers in the dark guards are gone, and the disciple has been searching for a long time, but he can't find anyone."

Xie Yijun was changing clothes in the bedroom, when he heard this, he put on his outer robe and walked around the screen, frowning and said: "Is there no one?"

The disciple shook his head: "I have searched everywhere, but there is really no one."

Ye Zhilan showed a strange face, and answered from the side: "How could this be? In the past, when my uncle went down the mountain, they all stayed well in Shen Xing Palace. There has never been such a situation. How can no one be found?" gone?"

The disciple shook his head again: "Is that why you feel strange... Could it be that the uncle took them all with him when he left?"

Ye Zhilan pondered for a while, and said: "It's unlikely, my uncle has important things to do when he goes to Weicheng, how could she bring so many people there with great fanfare?"

"Perhaps he was accompanying in secret?" the disciple guessed, "Is it a secret guard? Even if you follow the uncle, you won't walk around in a big way."

"There's no reason to leave without saying a word," Xie Yijun said, "Jiang Xue is used to coming and going freely, it doesn't hurt her whether she says hello or not, but how can there be any reason for the disciples of the dark guard not to report to me?"

Ye Zhilan felt that it was reasonable, and took the initiative to say: "Master, don't worry, I will go and see for myself right now."

Xie Yijun flicked the prayer beads in his hand, but didn't answer quickly.

Ye Zhilan looked at her: "Master?"

Xie Yijun was silent for a while, looked up at Feixue outside the hall, and suddenly said in a low voice: "I don't know why, I feel uneasy for a moment...Zhilan, you go to Jingyue Peak to have a look, and arrange other disciples to go there by the way." Going to Weicheng, I want to know what's going on with Jiang Xue as soon as possible."

Ye Zhilan responded repeatedly, and hurriedly led the disciple who sent the message out of the Mingguang Palace. Xie Yijun walked to the door and murmured to himself: "It's better that nothing happens..."

·

The rain stopped and fell, and the courtyard was full of water. The disciples took brooms to clean up the puddles. Bai Ling was carrying the doctor's newly prescribed medicine and was about to go to the kitchen. The man knocked twice.

"Excuse me, is the person from Yunhua Palace inside? I have something to see!"

The tips of Bai Ling's ears moved slightly, and he trotted over to open the door immediately, only to see a young man standing outside, sweating from running on a rainy day, holding a letter in his hand.

Bai Ling put the things in his hand on the ground, nodded slightly at the man, and asked, "May I ask you to see me?"

"I am a servant of the Duan family in Yao Dingcheng," the man handed the letter to Bai Ling, and said, "My lady ordered me to send it. Meng Jing, a disciple of your sect, was hunted down a few days ago. Fortunately, my lady Help me, I am in Cang County right now, my young lady specially wants me to report a letter, please tell me, please."

Meng Jing was hunted down and rescued by Duan Ning?

Bai Ling's complexion changed, and he hurriedly took the letter into his hand. The man gave a general account of saving Meng Jing, and finally said: "My lady said that as long as Mr. Meng's injury improves, I will send someone to bring him back. And please don't worry."

Suddenly hearing about Meng Jing's news, Bai Ling was surprised and delighted for a moment, and after a short conversation, she sent the man down the stairs. She was about to report the matter to Man Jiangxue, but when she closed the door, she saw him again. A group of Jiuxiantang disciples walked over from the street.

"My lady, we are disciples of the Hall of Nine Immortals, and I am specially ordered by the Hall Master to ask you Master Uncle Yunhua to see you."

Bai Ling looked at them and asked, "What is the important matter?"

But the leading disciple didn't answer, only said that Meng Wugui had confessed, and that he had to tell Man Jiangxue personally, Bai Ling didn't ask any further questions, took him to the yard, and locked Man Jiangxue's door.

It was evening now, candles were burning in the room, but no one was there, and Man Jiangxue hadn't shown up for a long time. The disciple of the Nine Immortals Hall was not in a hurry when he saw this, he just stood in the courtyard and said loudly: "Later, come here. For nothing else, our Nine Immortals Hall’s organ meeting has already been held, except for your sect, all other sects have gone, my hall master ordered me to come and ask, when will Yunhua Palace be able to attend?”

There was no answer in the room for a long time.

Bai Ling glanced at the closed door twice, and everyone waited for a while under the drizzle, but they still didn't wait for Man Jiangxue's reply.After a while, I saw Ji Wanshu coming through the long corridor, and Bai Ling recounted the intentions of these people to her, and Ji Wanshu said: "No time, no one cares about going to your Jiuxiantang to see something Organ exhibition, where can you call me back and forth."

Regarding what happened that night, even though Yin Qiu is still awake and doesn't know the whole process of what happened, Man Jiangxue already has an idea in his mind. Ji Wanshu learned some news from her, knowing that it was from the Nine Immortals Hall Meng Wugui was playing tricks, and naturally he would not look good when he saw these people.

The disciple of the Nine Immortal Hall seemed to have expected to get a bad nose a long time ago, and he didn't blush at the moment, but said respectfully: "That's the case, my hall master specially explained that there is a very important item to be asked for in this organization meeting. For the exhibition, she said that it doesn't matter if other people see it or not, but you Yunhua Palace must not be absent."

Ji Wanshu sized him up and asked, "Then tell me, what a remarkable object it is."

The disciple replied: "Wan Sheng doesn't know either, the hall master didn't say it clearly, he only said that if you Master Yunhua heard what he said, he would understand."

Ji Wanshu frowned, and was about to turn around to ask Man Jiangxue for instructions, but the door opened when she turned around.

A white shadow came lightly in the halo, Man Jiangxue just stood at the door and didn't step out, the lantern in the porch set her off a little cold, and her eyes looking at the courtyard also became somewhat awe-inspiring for no reason.

"Go back and tell Meng Wugui," Man Jiangxue said, "No matter what she wants to show me, please be prepared."

The disciple saluted and asked, "May I ask what kind of preparations my master has made?"

Man Jiangxue said succinctly: "After hearing what I said, she should understand."

The disciple was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any further questions. After Man Jiangxue said this, he entered the room. Ji Wanshu immediately snorted coldly, and ordered: "Kick him out."

Although Bai Ling didn't know why Ji Wanshu was indifferent to them, but he didn't stand still when he heard the words, and immediately led a few Yunhua disciples to the courtyard, making a gesture to send them away. Only then did his face change slightly, and he hurriedly stepped up and retreated.

"Senior Sister Ji," Bai Ling handed over the letterhead to Ji Wanshu after everyone left, "Meng Jing has news."

Ji Wanshu opened the letterhead, looked at the content inside, frowned slightly and said: "What kind of enemies has that kid provoked?"

Bai Ling sighed: "I don't have enemies. Meng Jing always goes down the mountain with me every time. He has no enemies. I guess...his accident may have something to do with Xiaoqiu. Otherwise, who would go after him for nothing? Anyone who doesn't know how?"

Ji Wanshu gave a "hmm" to signal Bai Ling to back down, and gave the letter to Man Jiangxue as he walked into the room.

After reading the content written on it, Man Jiangxue said slowly: "As long as he has nothing to do, just wait for someone to come back and ask for clarification. Where is your place?"

Ji Wanshu was a little puzzled: "Me?"

Man Jiangxue glanced at her and said, "It's been almost seven days, I asked you to ask Wen Zhaoyu who ordered him to help Xiaoqiu, didn't you ask?"

Ji Wan paused for a moment, sat down at the table with her skirt in hand, and said in silence for a while, "I don't have a chance to ask."

She also wanted to ask, but every time she went to the East Wing, she would inevitably quarrel with Wen Chaoyu. There was no possibility for the two of them to calm down and talk, and once they quarreled, Ji Wanshu would only focus on verbal confrontation with Wen Chaoyu , where can I still think of business?

What's even more difficult is that even though Ji Wanshu wanted to lighten the atmosphere, Wen Chaoyu refused to give her a good face. Either he was angry and didn't talk to her, or he threw things in the room to get angry at her. Except for the first day, Ji Wanshu So far, he hasn't even entered Wen Chaoyu's door.

"See you after five years. I thought there was some warmth between you two." Man Jiangxue looked over the bed curtain and glanced at Yin Qiu who was sleeping soundly inside, and said in a low voice, "How come you have become more mature."

Ji Wanshu didn't speak.

She hung her head and stared at the table, as if in a daze.

Man Jiangxue glanced at her again and said, "Go out."

Ji Wanshu got up, saluted, pushed the door open like a gourd and left.

As soon as she closed the door, Bai Ling came later and said, "Senior Sister Ji, the disciples have arrested a Ziwei sect disciple, and they are in the backyard. They said they wanted to ask you to come over and ask questions."

Ji Wanshu raised his eyes: "But Xue Tan?"

Bai Ling nodded.

Ji Wanshu said, "Let's go."

·

Hearing the sound of footsteps drifting away from the door, Man Jiangxue took a few bites of the food that Bai Ling had brought earlier, called his disciples to bring some hot water, and took a bath in the room.

It has been seven days, and Yin Qiu has not fully woken up. During the period, she only cried out twice in the middle of the night that she was thirsty. Man Jiangxue fed her some water, and she quickly fell asleep again, unable to wake up .

In the past seven days, Man Jiangxue has never had a good night's sleep. She held Yin Qiu in her arms day and night. Open your eyes to see if Yin Qiu is awake.

In this case, Man Jiangxue has no time to take care of other things, and is all focused on Yin Qiu.

Now it seems that the news of Shen Mandong in Weicheng is just a lie released by Meng Wugui, and Man Jiangxue already knows her real identity. As for Nangong Min, she has disappeared these days. The law protector Qin Zheng went on her behalf.

In this way, there is no need to participate in the organ meeting, and now that Yin Qiu's situation is not good, it is impossible for Man Jiangxue to leave her to find Nangong Min, and finally two of the three tasks given by Xie Yijun have been completed. Man Jiangxue naturally put aside the matter of Nangong's empathy for the time being.

Accompanied by the sound of rain outside the room, Man Jiangxue quickly finished the bath, just like the previous two days, she personally fed the soup to Yin Qiu, then hugged him in her arms, leaned against the head of the bed and closed her eyes to rest her mind , It didn't take long to fall asleep in this position.

I don't know how long it took, the rain outside seemed to suddenly fall heavily, and those dense and noisy voices reached my ears, as if someone was whispering softly in my ear while half asleep, Man Jiangxue came back from sleep a little Pay attention, want to listen carefully, but she is so tired, her consciousness only gathers for a moment, and then quickly dissipates completely.

It wasn't until a hand gently pressed her cheek and touched her weakly that Man Jiangxue opened his eyes suddenly and woke up completely.

She lowered her head subconsciously, and saw that the person in her arms woke up at some point and was looking at her with bewildered eyes.

"Uncle Master..."

Hearing that familiar call, Man Jiangxue's eyes lit up, and the worries and fatigue of the past few days were swept away. She quickly sat up with Yin Qiu in her arms, as gently as if she was holding some fragile object.

"Xiaoqiu?" Man Jiangxue finally let go of the worries these days, "You've woken up."

Yin Qiu snuggled into her arms, still looking pale. She glanced at the layout of the room blankly, her mind was blank.

"Where is this...?"

Man Jiangxue straightened her messy hair, and said softly, "You're still in Weicheng, how are you doing, does it hurt?"

Yin Qiu was in pain everywhere, her limbs and bones seemed to have been severely beaten, and the severe internal injuries made her internal organs continue to ache, but she didn't tell Man Jiangxue, just shook her head and said: "I'm so thirsty."

Man Jiangxue immediately withdrew her hands, and wanted to let Yin Qiu go to pour a glass of water, but Yin Qiu grabbed her skirt tightly at this moment, and her breath became short of breath.

Before Man Jiangxue could ask a question, Yin Qiu choked up twice in his throat, then let go of Man Jiangxue's hand, threw himself on the bed and spit out a few mouthfuls of yellow water.

She hadn't eaten in the past few days, what she was fed was either medicine or life-threatening soup, and she couldn't spit out anything else except water. Seeing her like this, Man Jiangxue's heart that had just fallen was pulled together again.

"It's okay, it's okay," she stroked Yin Qiu's back and comforted softly, "It will be fine if you spit it out, it will be fine soon."

Yin Qiu's eyes were red, and her stomach was on fire. She panted heavily, and after holding back for a while, she finally couldn't help saying, "I'm so uncomfortable..."

Man Jiangxue sighed, wiped Yin Qiu's mouth with a handkerchief, then simply hugged Yin Qiu and sat down at the table, pouring water and saying: "Uncle Master knows, Xiao Qiu must be very uncomfortable, but it's okay, uncle is here Here with you, okay?"

Listening to her gentle voice, Yin Qiu felt as if she was still in a dream. Various pictures flashed in her mind one after another. There were blurred faces in front of her eyes. She had just woken up and was not thinking enough. In Qingming, she still couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality, so she could only try her best to keep her spirits up, listening to the sound of rain outside and Man Jiangxue's voice.

In the dead of night, the rain covered the sky and the earth, and the candles were flickering. This corner seemed to be some uninhabited land far away from the world. With a bit of coolness on his lips, Yin Qiu looked at Man Jiangxue with tears in his eyes. , opened his mouth and drank the water, and was already too painful to speak.

"Xiaoqiu, my uncle is always here." Man Jiangxue hugged her, coaxing her like a child, "When you get better, my uncle will buy you sweets, whatever you want, and how much you want." It's all right."

Yin Qiu tilted her head and leaned against Man Jiangxue's chest. Her eyes were slightly closed, and there were glistening teardrops on her long eyelashes.

Man Jiangxue freed his hand, wiped away the teardrop with his fingertips, buried his head and kissed Yin Qiu's forehead, and said in a soft voice: "Just sleep again, and you will be fine when you wake up tomorrow morning." , Uncle Shi is still here, not going anywhere."

Yin Qiu's nose was sore, and the grievance in her heart burst like a tide at this moment. Hearing Man Jiangxue's voice, she couldn't help but burst into tears, crying depressively and sadly.

Man Jiangxue looked down at her, with a faint smile on her tired face, she patted Yin Qiu's shoulder, comforting and coaxing her tirelessly.

Yin Qiu cried more and more fiercely, tears fell continuously, dripping down the ends of her hair onto Man Jiangxue's sleeves, soaking the fabric there.Man Jiangxue's hands were dry and warm, gently stroking Yin Qiu's face, but she couldn't wipe away the tears no matter what, and she couldn't make Yin Qiu calm down.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoqiu won't cry, don't cry..."

Man Jiangxue blamed herself and felt guilty, but she didn't know how to appease Yin Qiu. She could only chatter and hold him tightly in her arms. When Yin Qiu's mood gradually eased, she turned her head again. Going down, kissing Yin Qiu's cheeks one after another, kissing away the wet tears on her face, and kissing her trembling eyes like butterfly wings.

The night grew darker in the rain.

Feeling that the person in her arms finally calmed down, stopped trembling, and seemed to have fallen asleep again, Man Jiangxue stopped talking, and raised her hand to touch Yin Qiu's face.

She sighed, hugged Yin Qiu into her arms, and then kissed her lightly on the center of her forehead.