Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

A few muffled thunders sounded in the distance, and the rain soon fell.

Pedestrians on the street were in a hurry, all rushing to avoid the rain. The peddlers opened oil-paper umbrellas and packed their goods one by one. The rain was blown from the window to the inside by the slanting wind. Wen Chaoyu closed the window with his hand, looked at the people opposite and said: " Are you still leaving?"

The little boy was holding his teacup, and there was a bamboo flute hidden in his sleeve pocket. He drank his tea slowly and said, "Wait a minute."

"What are you waiting for?" Wen Chaoyu raised his head and took a sip of wine, his expression turned cold, "If you delay any longer, Man Jiangxue will find you sooner or later."

The young master raised his eyes, looked at the wound on Wen Chaoyu's lips, and said bluntly: "Ji Wanshu is gone, I can't rest assured that you stay in Weicheng."

Wen Chaoyu sneered, and nimbly grabbed a peanut and threw it on his face, with a sarcasm in his tone: "You can rest assured that I didn't confess you."

The little boy sat quietly, and was hit on the bridge of the nose by the peanut. He was not annoyed, but just said calmly: "Of course you dare not confess me. If you dare to say it, don't mention whether I will deal with Ji Wanshu , Master Nangong will not let you go."

He and Nangong Min have been working together for many years. The two of them have ulterior motives and each has their own plans. Once Wen Chaoyu reveals Xiaoqi's identity to the public, she will not be far away from death. Will pamper her in this matter.

As for Ji Wanshu, she has been in seclusion for several years, and she still doesn't know if this bitch gave her anything she shouldn't eat.

"You want you to talk too much to me?" Wen Chaoyu has been extremely irritable these past few days, and his tone is extremely bad. "How can I not know what's at stake? It's just your mother's cleverness."

Seeing her uttering vulgar words again and again, Xue Tan listened with embarrassment, but the young master was as calm as ever, and said plainly: "It's one thing for you to understand, but it's another thing for you to be able to keep your mouth shut. "

Wen Chaoyu put her legs on the chair, and her sitting posture was very improper. She felt angry and had no place to vent, so she could only stab the person opposite with a knife in the eye, and said in a sharp tone: "Then what are you going to do? Stop talking nonsense Already!"

The young master opened the window and glanced at the street below. At the end of his line of sight was a figure in red walking around. The dark red umbrella covered his face. He looked back and got up.

"The person who picked you up is here, and I should go too. If you are sensible, go down a little more peacefully. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Wen Chaoyu said, "Go to hell!"

The young master turned a deaf ear to her words, walked down the stairs, and soon disappeared.

The rain was fast, and there were not many customers in the restaurant, but it was still a bit noisy. Wen Chaoyu looked at the window for a while, but she didn't see anyone coming. She drank all the wine on the table in one go, with a gloomy face.Xue Tan sighed and said: "Guardian, it's hard to be a good person. It's enough for you to do this, so why compete with yourself?"

Wen Chaoyu said, "Which of your eyes saw me competing with myself?"

Xue Tan said: "I can see it with both eyes. You have spoiled your body so badly. You will be the one who will suffer from the root cause of the disease in the future."

"I'm already a useless person, why do I still care about that little pain?" Wen Zhaoyu said, "Forget about dying, I don't want to live anymore, you go down and buy me a coffin."

Xue Tan sighed: "I really don't understand, what are you hurting? Although Qi Shao wants to deal with Man Jiangxue, it is their personal grudge and has nothing to do with you. You don't have to worry about it." Angry. If it's because of Miss Ji, haven't you guys already made it clear? And Miss Ji is also interested in you, which is a good thing!"

Wen Chaoyu paused, then said dejectedly: "What good thing? This is the last bad thing I want to see." She threw the jug away with a bang, glared at Xue Tan and said, "You're ashamed to mention it, who told you to put it away?" Tell her the truth, I peeled off your skin!"

Recalling the experience of being questioned by Ji Wanshu that day, Xue Tan trembled, and said with lingering fear: "You haven't seen Miss Ji's appearance, how dare I not say it? She put the sword on my neck and almost threw me I'm scared to death."

"Then why don't you die?" Wen Zhaoyu gritted his teeth and said, "You should die quickly, stab me before you die, and give me a good time!"

Xue Tan dared not speak anymore.

He kept silent, and Wen Zhaoyu had no one to quarrel with, so he had to order the waiter to continue serving wine.Soon, the wine came, Wen Chaoyu hugged the wine jar and poured it with his head up. Just after taking two sips, a hand suddenly stretched out his wrist and grabbed it. At the same time, there was a voice she hadn't heard for a long time. The top of the head said: "A small drink is pleasant, a big drink is harmful to the body, warm and protect the law, although the wine is beautiful, but don't drink it like this."

Wen Chaoyu raised his eyes impatiently, and after seeing who was standing beside him, he couldn't help being startled, then threw the wine jar, and said with a complicated expression, "Why are you here?"

Nangong Min looked at her gently and said, "I'll pick you up."

Wen Chaoyu didn't know why, but because of Nangong Min's words, goosebumps all over his body, the two of them hadn't seen each other for almost five years, and when they met suddenly, Wen Zhaoyu felt 1 uncomfortable.

"Where are you going?" Wen Zhaoyu sat upright, "I won't reveal the identity of Young Master Qi, there's no need for you to make this trip yourself."

Nangong Min smiled and said: "Why is it unnecessary? We haven't seen each other for many years, shouldn't you and I catch up?"

Wen Zhaoyu glanced at her, thinking it was a fart, but she didn't say anything, just stood there dully and didn't speak.

The rain was floating on the wooden table, and it was also floating on Nangong Min's red dress. She stood with her hands behind her back, with her usual sweet smile on her face, and said softly, "You don't want to go back with me?"

Wen Zhaoyu frowned: "As long as I'm still a member of Ziwei Cult, it's the same anywhere, who doesn't like to stay outside and feel at ease?"

"But the current situation is that you can no longer stay outside," Nangong Min said, "If nothing like this happened, I can let you spend time and drink outside, but you asked Xiao Qi to save Yin Qiu Disclosing the matter to Ji Wanshu is tantamount to exposing her in disguise. Once Man Jiangxue finds out who was hurt by her flute, she will definitely send someone to take you back. Then guess, will she force you? Can you tell me who Xiao Qi is?"

Wen Chaoyu couldn't help becoming irritable again: "I know how to avoid the limelight, so don't bother you."

Nangong Min looked at her, then at the quail-like Xue Tan beside him, and said, "Based on your master and servant, if Man Jiangxue brings someone to your door, how would you avoid it?" Then, she followed closely, "Besides, many people who were willing to follow you in the bamboo forest died that night. If you have to go through twists and turns, there will be no one left by your side."

Wen Chaoyu clenched his fists secretly, but held back his anger, and asked, "You also know that someone is going to kill Yin Qiu, and you also know that Qi Shao is going to attack Yin Qiu in order to deal with Man Jiangxue, so why don't you let others Go and help her? Qin Protector's leg is not broken? There are two other protectors squatting in the church all day long, eating tea and stealing leisurely, which of them can't come forward? Why do you have to twist me?"

"Ask me?" Nangong Min said, "But I didn't let you go."

Wen Chaoyu said: "Then you also acquiesce."

Nangong Min took two steps closer to her, stared at Wen Chaoyu and said, "Why can't I acquiesce? Since that man wants to kill Yin Qiu, I'll see what he can do. Since he came to Weicheng, he has been standing guard outside the city. Many believers, do you think I let them bask in the sun outside the city? It’s just that those disciples of the hidden guards are all disgraceful things, there is no need for me to come forward in person, it is more than enough to tacitly allow Xiaoqi to call you to save the scene, If I let other Dharma protectors go, it will become a matter of Ziwei Sect, not a mess caused by Meng Wugui, such a simple truth, why do you still need me to teach you?"

As early as Yin Qiu was on the way to Yunjian City, Nangong Min had specifically reminded Yin Qiu that someone might kill her, but because there was Man Jiangxue beside Yin Qiu, Nangong Min did not pay much attention to this matter, after all she She has great confidence in Man Jiangxue, she doesn't think anyone can attack Yin Qiu under Man Jiangxue's nose.

However, what Nangong Min didn't expect was that those hidden guard disciples didn't take the initiative to seek opportunities to find Yin Qiu, but were lured out by Meng Wugui's design.

"Who is Meng Wugui?" Nangong Min's eyes flickered, and his eyes wandered on the wound on Wen Chaoyu's lips, "It was just a hasty meeting about the general altar back then, although I knew she was from the Nine Immortals Hall, I also An old member of Ruyimen, but I don't know what she wants to do. Besides, on the eve of the organization meeting, she sent someone to tell me that Shen Mandong might be in Weicheng. I came here to confirm whether Shen Mandong was really alive, but I didn't expect Like me, Meng Wugui also knows the existence of that person, and she lured me to Weicheng to test whether I know that person."

So that night she also sent someone to follow secretly, but she kept watching and did not come to rescue him?Wen Chaoyu couldn't help but raised his voice and said: "I really can't take it anymore, I dare you all know who that person is, but I don't know, you and Meng Wugui are the leader of the Ziwei Sect, and the other is the leader of the Nine Immortals Hall. Why can't you two join hands and kill that man?"

Nangong Min chuckled: "Didn't I tell you everything, Meng Wugui and I don't know if we know about the existence of that person, even if we know now, there is no possibility of us joining forces for the time being, after all, Ruyi The door is always destroyed by me, unless Meng Wugui wants to connect with me and tell me clearly what she wants to do, then I can weigh the pros and cons and consider whether to join hands with her."

Wen Chaoyu looked at her with complicated eyes, and said after a long while: "You guys are really not tired after all the tricks have been calculated and intrigues?"

"Tired?" Nangong Min patted her on the shoulder, "Why am I tired? As the world says, I am a scourge who fears the world will not be chaotic. Why am I tired?"

"I'm tired!" Wen Chaoyu brushed off her hand, and said angrily, "I don't want to get involved in these crap things at all. You can fight any way you want, but can you let me go?"

"Isn't this immediately giving you a chance to be alone?" Nangong Min followed kindly, "As long as you return to the Ziwei Sect with me, there will be no troubles in the future. If Man Jiangxue can't catch you, she will have to come from Is it not enough sincerity for other places to find out the identity of Xiao Qi, the leader, I will personally pick you up for your safety?"

Wen Chaoyu sneered: "Don't talk so grandly, you just want to get me back and lock me up."

"Don't say it so badly," Nangong Min smiled leisurely, "If it falls into Man Jiangxue's hands, she won't treat you preferentially for Ji Wanshu's sake, it's about Yin Qiu's life, you will have to suffer again Severe beatings, Master, I am saving you."

Wen Chaoyu sneered again, kicked the bench and slammed Nangong Min on the shoulder hard, and said as he walked, "Then I thank you."

·

Man Jiangxue added incense to the censer and sat quietly in the hall for a while. After a while, she saw a disciple coming in the rain, bowed and stood outside the door and said, "Master, I just went to inquire about it. Wen Chaoyu He was picked up by Nangong Min himself, and he has already left the city."

Man Jiangxue raised his head, glanced at the gradually increasing rain outside, and said nothing.

It was also because she reacted a little slower. After discussing the Gu poison with Meng Jing the night before yesterday, she realized this morning that Wen Chaoyu knew who the flute player was. Nangong Min took the first step and took him away.

Since Nangongmin came to pick up Wen Chaoyu in person, it can only mean that she also knows the flute player and wants to keep him safe, and Wen Zhaoyu will be under strict supervision by Nangongmin after returning to the Ziwei Sect this time, and will not let her be in the arena. Move around so as not to fall into Man Jiangxue's hands.

From this point of view, the flute player can not only poison Yin Qiu, but also has something to do with Nan Gongmin, which proves that he must be a spy in Yunhua Palace. Xie Yijun has cleaned up the house all these years, my boy He caught some, but the one that was buried the deepest still couldn't find any clues. Seeing that there was a gap that Wen Chaoyu could break through, she slipped away again.

"How about Bai Ling and Wan Shu?" Man Jiangxue asked after a while.

"I haven't received a letter yet," the disciple replied, "but just now a senior brother from the palace came, saying that he was sent by the head of the palace, and wanted to ask about the situation of the senior uncle in Weicheng."

Man Jiangxue raised her eyelashes and said, "Where's the person?"

"I'm still waiting at the door, but he refuses to come in and sit down, saying that he has to return to the palace immediately after asking about the situation, and time is running out."

Man Jiangxue frowned: "Why is it so urgent?"

The disciple said: "He said that the master found that the disciples of the hidden guards of Jingyue Peak were gone, and you haven't written a letter to the palace for a long time. The master is very worried and feels that something is wrong, so he wants him to go quickly." Come back, try not to delay on the way," after he finished speaking, he looked at Man Jiangxue again, "Speaking of which, we really experienced a thrilling experience in Weicheng, but the palace still doesn't know it, the head of the Realizing that the disciples of the dark guards have vanished from the world, my heart will definitely not be at peace, but the uncle told the disciples not to send letters to the palace for the time being, but we can't rush back soon, then, should the disciples answer truthfully?"

The reason why Man Jiangxue wanted to hide it from Xie Yijun was to prevent her from losing her senses when she found out, and then she would get angry and make moves to scare the snake away. But since Xie Yijun has already noticed that something is wrong, there is no need to continue to hide it from her up.

Man Jiangxue said: "Then report the situation here truthfully, and tell that disciple that he should not tell anyone about the disciple of the hidden guard except the senior sister of the sect master, and then ask the senior sister of the sect master to check it in the palace. , Find out how this group of hidden guard disciples got here."

The disciple responded repeatedly, and when he turned around, Man Jiangxue said again: "One more thing, just say that all the disciples of the hidden guard are dead, don't reveal that we have captured a living, understand?"

"Master, don't worry, the disciple understands."

Man Jiangxue waved his hand, and the disciple hurried into the courtyard again in the rain.

·

Yin Qiu leaned against the railing, watching the rain hitting the pavilion, the sky and the earth were misty, and the only bright color reflected in his downcast eyes was the newly added Clivia in the house.

Meng Jing sat on one side, holding a small bamboo fan in her hand, and waited until the medicine in the bowl was not so hot, then she handed the medicine bowl to Yin Qiu, and said, "When I was young, the secret guard was interrogated, do you go and listen?"

Yin Qiu gulped down the medicine in one gulp, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and replied, "I've made an agreement with Master Uncle, I'll go to interrogation."

Meng Jing glanced at her, washed the medicine bowl and said, "Are you alone?"

"Well, I'm alone," Yin Qiu said, "I've been in a daze for the past few days. I don't have a clear mind, and I don't have the energy and mind to think about those messy things. However, I had a long talk with you earlier, but my thoughts After clarifying everything, I have an idea of ​​what to do next.”

This time she was seriously injured, after waking up, she was adjusting her state. Some problems were deliberately avoided. Not only the disciples, but even Man Jiangxue didn't mention one or two too much, but things have to be faced At this time, she can no longer be passive, she must take the initiative.

Meng Jing said, "Then what are you going to do next?"

Yin Qiu smiled: "There are a lot of things to do, but before that, I have to meet two people."

Seeing that she didn't specify who the person she wanted to meet was, Meng Jing didn't bother to ask, but said: "If you need me, just ask."

"I won't be polite to you, but I'm sorry for you," Yin Qiu sighed softly, "I'm the one who got you in trouble this time."

"I just broke my skin," Meng Jing said, "Compared to your injury, this is nothing."

Yin Qiu looked at her: "Speaking of which, I really want to thank Miss Duan for saving you this time. Is she still in Cang County?"

Meng Jing shook her head: "When I came back, she was on her way back to Yao Dingcheng."

"Find a chance, and I will come to the door with you to thank you," Yin Qiu said, "You can't be hasty in saving your life."

Meng Jing gave a "hmm" and glanced at the sky: "It's almost time."

"Then tell Master Uncle for me," Yin Qiu stood up, "Just say that I will go to find her after the interrogation."

Meng Jing said, "Okay."

The two left, each heading in different directions. Yin Qiu went out of the long corridor and turned to the backyard. The man in black was locked in the east wing room where Wen Zhaoyu had stayed before, but he was not treated as well as Wen Zhaoyu. Disciple They deliberately removed all the decorations in the house, and didn't even spread the straw, so they tied him up and threw him on the ground. They gave him some cold water and steamed buns every day to make him feel better.

It was still early at this time, but because of the rain, the sky was very dark. Yin Qiu brought a small oil lamp, and several disciples who guarded the gate arranged tables and chairs for her inside. She closed the door and put the oil lamp on the table, and then sat down shortly.

Seeing that the disciples outside closed the door, the man in black seemed to be a little suspicious, and kept looking at the door.

"Don't look, Uncle Master won't come," Yin Qiu leaned on the back of the chair, his soft voice was the same as before, "I'm the only one who comes to see you today."

The man in black was disheveled and filthy. Panting heavily, he moved from the ground and leaned against the wall.

"It's the same for anyone, I won't say anything."

Yin Qiu clasped his hands, looked at him and said, "The other senior brothers are gone, including your relatives. At this time, are you still unwilling to say?"

The man in black grinned: "Xiaoqiu, I know your temperament, you won't lie, so you say they are gone, I believe this, but I still say that, I won't say anything, don't be here I wasted my time."

"Then let's not talk about this," Yin Qiu brushed off his skirt, his words were very gentle, "We have known each other once, and there is always something else to say."

Seeing that she was not like Meng Jing who stabbed him with a bad word, the man in black felt relieved and said, "Then what do you want to say?"

Yin Qiu's eyes were clear, and there was a smile in his eyes: "Someone died outside just now, did senior brother hear the movement?"

"No," the man in black looked at her, "Who died?"

Yin Qiu said, "The one who came to kill you."

The man in black was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Are you lying to me?"

"I won't lie to you," Yin Qiu propped his elbows and leaned against the table, "how can the people behind you be relieved knowing that you are in our hands? Although I don't know who he is, I don't expect you to tell me. But you must know him very well, so what do you think, when I said that he sent someone to silence you, how true and how false is this?"

The man in black still smiled: "Come on, are you going to release the news that I'm still alive? Just now you praised you for not lying, so this is the beginning?"

"We didn't let you out," Yin Qiu said calmly and calmly, "Your news has leaked out as early as in Cang County. Miss Duan's family is not from the Jianghu, she is the daughter of a merchant. There are so many and mixed people, no one can stop those gossips, in short, many people already know that you are still alive."

The man in black paused, as if he was considering the authenticity of her words, and finally replied: "Even if my master really wants to kill me after hearing the news, there is no need to worry. With you here guarding me, I will still take care of you." Is there any need to be afraid?"

"It seems that you still don't want to die," Yin Qiu said, "but you have to know that in order to keep a secret, the sixth senior brother is willing to cut off his own heart and die in front of my eyes. He is willing to do this, but he still can't protect me My relatives, let alone you, you are so greedy for life and afraid of death, you have lived from Cangjun to Weicheng for these days, who knows if you have said anything that should not be said, but you did not say it, in the eyes of your master Lina also said that now that you are unwilling to commit suicide and want to rely on us for your life, I'm afraid it's not such a good thing."

The man in black hesitated for a moment, and said like a broken jar, "Then why don't you kill me directly, and why are you talking to me here? Both the left and the right are dead, and it doesn't matter who dies?"

Yin Qiu laughed: "Since you have this request, I will naturally satisfy you." After she finished speaking, she immediately turned her head and called out the door, "Come in, drag him out, hang him at the door and wait."

Several guard disciples immediately kicked in the door, pretending to drag people.

"What are you doing?" A trace of panic flashed across the face of the man in black, "If you want to kill, kill him, just wipe my neck, what does it mean to drag him out?"

Yin Qiu stared at him: "I'm not joking with you. After all, I can't kill you when I'm a brother and sister. I can only let your master deal with you. I hang you at the door and don't care about it. When dawn comes, I will collect the corpse directly." , is it convenient?"

The man in black struggled a few times before shouting, "Stop! I don't want to die!"

Yin Qiu didn't respond.

Several disciples acted swiftly and dragged him to the door. Seeing this, the man in black quickly looked at Yin Qiu, gritted his teeth and said, "I only obey the elder brother. I have never met the master behind it. If you really want to know, go to Yin Qiu." Ask senior brother! He knows who the master is!"

"Eldest brother is dead." Yin Qiu felt that the oil lamp was dazzling, so he moved it back.

"What I said is true!" The man in black bared his eyes, "Since I became a disciple of the shadow guard, I have never seen the true face of the master! These years, we have only obeyed the orders of the elder brother, and Old Sixth, the two of them know everything, and the other disciples and I don't know much at all!"

Yin Qiu didn't look at him, but just looked at the burning wick, and said: "Then when you gather together, there must be a leader, the senior brother and the sixth senior brother, I'm afraid they don't have such skills."

The man in black's chest heaved violently. Seeing that Yin Qiu was indifferent, he spat and said, "Yes... it's Senior Sister Ye."

Yin Qiu raised his eyes slightly, but still didn't look at him: "Who?"

"Ye Zhilan!" the man in black said angrily, "Ye Zhilan formed us!"