Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

As the days entered deep winter, although there was no snow in Weicheng, the cold wind was getting bitterer day by day.

When Yin Qiu woke up, Man Jiangxue was no longer in the room. She lingered on the warm bed for a while. After seeing Man Jiangxue come back for a long time, she put on her shoes and got off the couch. She asked the passing disciples for some hot water and looked at the bronze mirror. Freshen up and dress up.

Last night, she was carried back from the soup room by Man Jiangxue. The clean clothes she had prepared had not yet been worn, and Man Jiangxue casually hung them on the other side of the screen. Yin Qiu didn't find them before, so she kept washing in obscene clothes , now shivering from the cold, I remembered to look for clothes to wear, and hurriedly ran behind the screen shivering.

Maybe Man Jiangxue hugged her too tightly last night, or maybe Yin Qiu had a nightmare, in short, she sweated a lot while half asleep and half awake. Although it was cold at the moment, Yin Qiu still felt a little sticky on her body. It was not very comfortable, but she couldn't go to take a bath at this time, so Yin Qiu had to bring the remaining hot water to the inner room, ready to wipe her body.

She had just taken off her clothes, and the handkerchief in her hand was still wet, when she heard the door of the room being pushed open by someone, followed by a series of gentle footsteps.

Seeing a shadow approaching him quickly, Yin Qiu was taken aback, quickly put back the obscene clothes he had taken off, and asked, "Is it the uncle?"

Man Jiangxue paused and stopped right in front of the screen. She looked at the figure inside for a moment and said, "Changing clothes?"

Hearing her voice, Yin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, hastily put on his clothes, and then asked, "You're leaving in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

Man Jiangxue looked down at her slightly, but did not answer, but asked first: "Can I come in?"

Yin Qiu blinked and said, "Yes."

Man Jiangxue didn't hesitate, and immediately walked in.

The screen is wide enough to block almost the entire wall of the east window, but because the right rear is next to the bed, the distance between the screen and the wall is only three steps away, and the space is very narrow.

Not to mention that Man Jiangxue put a wooden chair inside to prevent Yin Qiu from standing unsteadily when changing clothes. Right now, Yin Qiu also brought a basin of hot water and a small stool to rest on it. , and occupied a small amount of land that was not much, so as soon as Man Jiangxue entered, the two had to be next to each other.

In such a crowded place, Yin Qiu couldn't move, so he could only look up at Man Jiangxue and ask, "What's wrong?"

Man Jiangxue thought all the way to ask her directly about the flute player, but seeing Yin Qiu's thin clothes at the moment, she naturally diverted her attention a bit, and asked instead: "Where is this water?" What are you going to do?"

Yin Qiu lifted up the handkerchief in his hand and said, "I sweated last night and felt uncomfortable. I don't dare to take a bath anymore, so I'm going to simply wipe it off."

Man Jiangxue understood it, and immediately reached out to take the handkerchief, and said while soaking in the water, "How do you feel today?"

Yin Qiu looked at her movements and replied, "It's better than yesterday, but still a little weak."

Man Jiangxue gave a "hmm", wrung out the handkerchief and wiped it gently on Yin Qiu's neck, saying, "You are too weak, you should try to bathe as little as possible these days," she lifted Yin Qiu's hair, Wiping her skin meticulously, he said, "Stand still, do you want to sit down?"

Yin Qiu said, "It's cold if you stand firm."

Man Jiangxue saw that she was trembling and she was not wearing a robe, so she thought for a while and put Yin Qiu in her arms with the other hand, and said, "How about this?"

She just came in from the outside, her body was still covered with wind and frost, she actually felt a little cold to the touch, but Yin Qiu didn't say it clearly, but took advantage of the situation and put her hands around Man Jiangxue's waist, looked up at her and said, "Uncle, do you want to wipe it for me? "

Man Jiangxue lowered her head calmly, sniffed Yin Qiu's hair, and said softly, "Do you want me to wipe it for you?"

When Yin Qiu heard this, she was a little hard to answer for a while, she was silent for a while, and then said ironically: "This kind of thing, there is no reason to think about it..."

Man Jiangxue's thoughts were all on the smell of medicine around her, the so-called one mind can't do two things, she looked at the other end, and seemed a little careless when talking to Yin Qiu, Yin Qiu saw that she didn't answer his words, There was still some thought in his expression, and he asked again: "Uncle Shi hasn't said anything yet, did you come in in a hurry and want to ask me something?"

Man Jiangxue's expression was focused, and she was focused on distinguishing whether the smell of the medicine was similar to the one she had smelled back then, but after so many years, she really couldn't confirm it, so even if she heard Yin Qiu talking to her, she couldn't tell now Answering her, Man Jiangxue had no choice but to say: "Don't talk yet."

Yin Qiu tilted his head, wanting to look up at her expression at the moment, but Man Jiangxue immediately pinched Yin Qiu's chin, and said in a deep voice, "Don't move either."

Hearing this, Yin Qiu felt as if someone had tapped his acupuncture points, and he dared not move.

There was a continuous warm touch on the top of her head, and the hand clasping her under her chin was also exerting force unconsciously. Yin Qiu felt both itchy and painful, but she didn't dare to make a sound or move. Can stand like a wooden stake.

She couldn't see what Man Jiangxue was doing, she could only see Man Jiangxue's jade-like neck with her lowered eyes, the pearl button on the skirt reflected the light from the east window, the light was reflected in her eyes, a little dazzling, Yin Qiu's legs felt weak during this process, and he couldn't help but said, "Uncle Master..."

As soon as her voice sounded, Man Jiangxue clasped her hand and quickly moved it to her lips, blocking the rest of her words. Yin Qiu showed doubts, and the next moment, the warm touch on the top of her head was transferred to her in an instant. the side of her neck.

Yin Qiu's body stiffened involuntarily, and she felt that Man Jiangxue let her hair down, as if her head was tilted and pressed against her shoulder.

The thin clothing couldn't bear Man Jiangxue's breath, and the familiar fragrance instantly became moist and hot, covering Yin Qiu in an invisible cloud.Yin Qiu couldn't hold back anymore, subconsciously took two steps back, and said softly: "Master, you..."

This time, she also couldn't finish what she wanted to say, but it wasn't because of Man Jiangxue, but because of the wooden chair behind her.

When Yin Qiu retreated, her calf bumped into the seat, she was defenseless, and fell backwards with a cry of surprise. Man Jiangxue was still smelling her body seriously, and when she saw this, she quickly stretched out her hand and pulled her back. Yin Qiu's head was dizzy, and after spinning around, she threw herself into Man Jiangxue's arms again, panting lowly, her whole face was filled with unconcealable surprise.

Only then did Man Jiangxue regain her senses from the exploration. She pinched Yin Qiu's waist, glanced at Yin Qiu, and said, "Weak legs?"

Because her tone was too calm, as if she didn't know what she had done, Yin Qiu was a little speechless for no reason, and after a moment of dullness, she couldn't help complaining: "What the hell is Uncle Master trying to do? Neither let me talk nor let me move. I was still dizzy and almost fell."

Listening to her words, Man Jiangxue was a little puzzled and said: "So you are standing upright, why did you suddenly fall down?"

Yin Qiu choked, and couldn't help but glared at her, "Isn't that because... because..."

"Because of what?" Man Jiangxue asked.

Yin Qiu glanced at her, looked away and said, "Because my uncle has been smelling me...you've been smelling me for a long time, what are you smelling?"

Man Jiangxue was silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't hear that."

Yin Qiu looked at her face again, and said with a strange expression: "I haven't heard of it? Then why are you so close to me? You have already smelled me."

Man Jiangxue suddenly didn't want to tell her that she already knew about the flute player. After all, she still couldn't confirm whether Yin Qiu really had Gu poison in her body after all this probing. It can make Yin Qiu panic and affect her mood, so Man Jiangxue lied calmly and said, "If I say I haven't heard of it, I haven't heard of it. Don't you believe me?"

These words were so intimidating that Yin Qiu began to doubt herself for a moment. She observed Man Jiangxue's expression and found that her face did not change, as if she was really not lying.Yin Qiu thought for a moment, then imitated Man Jiangxue's previous actions and approached her, buried his face in Man Jiangxue's neck and said, "Then master uncle, you'd better tell me, if you're not smelling something, you can smell it." What is it?"

Man Jiangxue lowered her eyes and looked at Yin Qiu's hairy head. The chaotic thoughts in her heart were taken away at once, she stood up straight and said calmly: "Then what do you think I am smelling? "

"I don't know," Yin Qiu leaned against Man Jiangxue motionless, and said in a muffled voice, "Uncle Shi is so strange today, I can't figure out what you want to do."

Hearing the resentment in her tone, Man Jiangxue thought it was funny, and said, "Even if I smell you, you don't need to lose your temper and raise your head."

Yin Qiu immediately caught the loophole in her words and said: "Just now I said I didn't hear it, but now I say I heard it again."

"It's up to me whether to smell it or not," Man Jiangxue said solemnly, "Of course, it's up to you to believe it or not."

Yin Qiu still buried his head, and said, "Oh."

Man Jiangxue looked at her: "Oh?"

Yin Qiu suddenly laughed out loud for some reason, she still hugged Man Jiangxue's waist with both hands, then tiptoed lightly, purposely making the movement of breathing louder, sniffing between Man Jiangxue's neck non-stop, Then he deliberately raised his face and said, "Then master, guess what I'm doing here?"

Man Jiangxue said mercilessly: "You are a puppy."

Yin Qiu laughed loudly: "That's what I learned from my uncle!"

Seeing Yin Qiu's bright and cheerful smile, Man Jiangxue's eyes moved slightly, and an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.

Behind her unknowing back, someone wanted to deal with her, and had approached Yin Qiu, but Yin Qiu didn't say anything, she took the matter off without letting Man Jiangxue know.

Even though Yin Qiu didn't handle this matter properly, she shouldn't have kept Man Jiangxue from an objective point of view, but after Man Jiangxue found out, she wouldn't blame her for it, and couldn't blame her at all. .

That kind of feeling, like some unknown moments, she is also being protected by someone, especially if this person is Yin Qiu, it will move Man Jiangxue even more.

The handkerchief in his hand was already cold, and the person in his arms was still laughing, Man Jiangxue secretly sighed in his heart, rubbed Yin Qiu's head, and said: "Put on your clothes first, don't catch a cold. "

Yin Qiu looked at her, pointed to the handkerchief on Man Jiangxue's hand and said, "I haven't finished wiping it yet."

Man Jiangxue leaned over, soaked the towel in water, washed it, and said, "Then do you want to wipe it yourself, or should I wipe it for you?"

Yin Qiu thought for a while, and although he wished that Man Jiangxue could wipe it for her, he still took the handkerchief and said, "I'll do it myself, master uncle waits for me outside."

Man Jiangxue replied "OK", rubbed Yin Qiu's head before going out, and waited outside the screen.

·

At night, everything was silent, and the surroundings were silent. The disciples in the house were all crowded in the porch waiting for Meng Jing to come back. Man Jiangxue didn't tell Yin Qiu about this, and she came after Yin Qiu fell asleep. Tea was brewed in the front hall, and it was not until late at night that there was a sound of vehicles and horses approaching the gate.

Weicheng is not far from Cang County, and it takes two hours to get there by riding a horse. This time, it will take at least four hours. In addition, Meng Jing is still injured, and the carriage is inconvenient to travel quickly. Arrived earlier than Man Jiangxue expected.

The disciples carried lanterns and lined up in the courtyard to illuminate. Meng Jing was helped into the courtyard by others. Man Jiangxue put the tea cups and walked under the eaves, watching a group of people walking towards her.

"Uncle," a disciple stepped forward and said, "We have brought Senior Brother Meng back safely, but there is another surprise, uncle, let's see who is that?"

Man Jiangxue looked in the direction of his fingers, and saw a man in black who looked embarrassed was being captured by two disciples with his bare hands. Although his clothes were torn and his face was bruised and swollen, Man Jiangxue still saw it at first sight. He recognized him.

Looking at each other, the man in black had a look of unnaturalness on his face, he was kicked by two disciples one by one, and he knelt down in front of Man Jiangxue with a plop.

The cold wind was precipitous, and the sound of strong wind was raging in the yard. Man Jiangxue was standing on the steps, her expression was indifferent, she couldn't distinguish between happiness and anger. After a while, she turned around and said, "Come in."

The disciples hurried to the door, Meng Jing walked into the hall and took a seat, and gave a general overview of what happened these days. After hearing this, Man Jiangxue didn't answer quickly, and asked after a moment of silence: "Since he killed The real murderer of your parents, why didn't you kill him?"

Meng Jing calmed down her shortness of breath, took a sip of tea and said, "It's a matter of many parties, it's better to leave it to my uncle."

Man Jiangxue glanced at her, but instead of torturing the man in black on the spot, she asked the remaining disciples to take him down first, leaving only Meng Jing alone.

There were lamps burning everywhere in the hall, flickered by the wind blowing in from outside, Man Jiangxue poured tea, looked at Meng Jing and said: "I have something to ask you, you have to tell the truth."

Meng Jing looked respectful, nodded and said: "Uncle, please."

Man Jiangxue asked: "After I left Yao Dingcheng, did you meet a flute player on your way to Yunjian City?"

Meng Jing was taken aback when he heard this, and then quickly asked: "Did something happen to Yin Qiu?"

Man Jiangxue looked at her and said, "That's it."

Meng Jing hesitated and nodded: "Indeed, but..."

"But Xiaoqiu won't let you tell me," Man Jiangxue said, "You kept it a secret for her."

Even though her tone was very flat and she didn't intend to blame, Meng Jing still got up and knelt down, lowered her head and said: "Since Master Uncle already knows, this disciple is indeed to blame for this matter, please Master Master to punish."

Man Jiangxue raised her hand to signal her not to kneel, and said slowly, "I'm not trying to punish you, but I just want to ask, have you heard of the Gu poison outside the pass?"

Gu poison?Meng Jing paused for a moment, then reacted immediately, raised her eyes and said: "Although I don't know much about Gu poison, but Master has mentioned some of it in his lectures, if Yin Qiu has been poisoned by Gu poison... then everything will be in vain." It’s easy to explain, but it’s a pity that I didn’t think of it earlier and looked in the wrong direction.”

Man Jiangxue said: "How to solve it?"

Meng Jing pondered for a moment, then said: "The Gu poison outside the pass is usually cultivated by poisonous insects. If a person swallows it, he will be tortured by the Gu raiser in his own way. Now it seems that Yin Qiu can hear the sound of the flute and it is the sound of the flute. Injury, there is a high probability of being poisoned by someone, but this kind of thing is carefully cultivated by the breeder, and outsiders don't know the way inside, so naturally they don't know how to solve it."

Man Jiangxue fell silent after hearing her words.

In other words, except for the Gu raiser, no one can save Yin Qiu.

But the Gu breeder is hiding in the dark, and he doesn't even know who he is right now, so where can he catch him?

Man Jiangxue thought about it: "Then is there any way to lure that Gu worm out?"

Meng Jing said: "All things are mutually generated and restrained, there must be a way, but it will take time, and we need to keep trying, and we can't predict what will happen in the process of trying. Master said that some Gu Once the worm is disturbed by the outside world, it will get worse, and the fear is that the Gu worm will not be drawn out, but will hurt Yin Qiu even more."

All in all, this matter is very tricky and difficult to handle.

Both of them fell silent, and after a while, Meng Jing said again: "Since the uncle already knew about this, he should be able to guess that the flute player came running towards you. Did the uncle think about it before?" Who could that person be?"

Man Jiangxue sighed: "I've thought about it, but I'm not sure, not to mention he's keeping secrets while I'm in the open. Even if I can follow the clues to find out his identity, there's nothing I can do about him for the time being."

Meng Jing also sighed and said: "Since this is the case, I can only take one step at a time, but don't worry, Master Uncle, I will definitely do my best to find out a way to get rid of the poison."

"Don't tell Xiaoqiu about this beforehand," Man Jiangxue got up, looked at Shen Shenheiye and said, "A lot of things happened during your absence, Xiaoqiu finally got better now, don't call this matter a thing of the past. It has affected her state of mind, so just pretend not to know."

Until now, Meng Jing didn't know what Yin Qiu experienced after she was rescued by Duan Ning, but after hearing Man Jiangxue's words, Meng Jing probably had an idea in her heart, and said solemnly: "Just follow the teacher Uncle, I will keep it a secret."

Although she had been psychologically prepared and guessed that Meng Jing might not know the solution, Man Jiangxue was still a little unspeakably depressed. She was silent for a moment, then waved her hand and said: "You have worked hard these days, so you should rest earlier."

Only then did Meng Jing stand up from the ground and asked, "What about Senior Brother Dark Guard? Uncle Senior, do you want to interrogate him at this time?"

Man Jiangxue thought for a while: "Close it first, even if I go now, he may not necessarily tell the truth, let him speak for two days."

Meng Jing bowed her hands and agreed, seeing that Man Jiangxue was about to leave, she struggled for a while to follow Man Jiangxue's pace, and begged, "Master, can I... can I take a look at Yin Qiu?"

Man Jiangxue paused and looked back at her.

She was clearly so easy-going, without the slightest uncomfortable expression, but Meng Jing could not help but feel an invisible oppression when he met her calm gaze.

Meng Jing dodged her eyes subconsciously, and said softly: "...I want to take her pulse and see if there is anything abnormal in her body."

Man Jiangxue sized Meng Jing up, and said, "I'm already asleep, so it's not too late to see tomorrow. You're also injured, and you're exhausted, so it's better to go down and rest."

If it was someone else, Meng Jing could still fight for it, but facing Man Jiangxue, she could only agree with a low eyebrow: "That's fine."

Seeing Meng Jing's face showing more or less disappointment, Man Jiangxue frowned unconsciously, but she didn't say anything, just turned and left the place, and walked towards Yin Qiu's room.

Meng Jing watched her back, and for some reason, her mood suddenly became complicated. She was stunned for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she realized that her palms were covered in cold sweat.

The night wind was cold, and Meng Jing stood there holding her heart for a long time. After a long time, she sighed deeply and walked back to the room.