Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The wind and snow are blowing people, driving back the sky, and at the end of the unitary hour, the houses and buildings in Cangjun City have been lit up with lamps. Looking up, there are dim lights and shadows everywhere, and the bright lights are dazzling, like stars falling into the world.

There were people coming and going in the Wangchuan Hall, and the maids arranged the sumptuous dishes prepared for tonight. Just as Nangong Min was seated, he saw a believer coming through the courtyard, standing outside the hall door and saying, "Report to the lord, that Yin Yin The girl has gone on the official road and is on her way to the gate of the city, Qin Hufa ordered his subordinates to come over and ask the leader, do you want to send someone to meet her?"

Nangong Min asked without answering, "Is there anyone following her?"

"No," the believer replied, "the believers who followed all the way from Weicheng have reported that no one followed Miss Yin, and Man Jiangxue and others left Weicheng soon after Miss Yin went on the road. Look at the direction I want to go back to Yunhua Palace."

Man Jiangxue is willing to let Yin Qiu come to Cang County alone?Nangong Min chuckled to himself: "Did you see Man Jiangxue leave with your own eyes?"

"Yes, the believers guarding Weicheng saw it with their own eyes."

Nangong Min raised his eyebrows, and said inexplicably, "I just experienced the matter of the disciple of the secret guard. Yin Qiu didn't even heal from his injuries. Man Jiangxue will leave her and go back to the palace first? I'm afraid you've misread it, even if Man Jiangxue didn't Come on, she must have sent someone to protect Yin Qiu in secret."

The believer showed embarrassment, and said after deliberation: "This..."

"Forget it, go and invite her to my place," Nangong Min said, "Hurry up, don't let the food on my table get cold, let her eat two mouthfuls of warm food at least."

The believer took his order, and quickly called several subordinates to go to the city gate to pick him up.

Incense was burning in the hall, and there was little smoke. Nan Gongmin leaned on the beauty's couch, and fetched a book to pass the time, but until the lingering incense in the stove was burnt out, no one came yet. The maids saw that the food had already It was cold, so he planned to take it down and warm it up. Nangong Min took a look and said, "I don't want it anymore, ask the cook to make a new table."

She got up and walked to the entrance of the hall with the booklet in hand. Before she could open her mouth to call for someone, she saw the previous believer rushing back again, and said in fear and fear: "Master... Please forgive me, Master! It's not that the subordinates want to let you go!" The leader has been waiting for a long time, but Miss Yin refused to come, so you insisted on picking her up in person."

When Nangong Min heard this, his face revealed a playful look: "Why, is it because you have a bad attitude, or did you scare her?"

"Miss Yin is an honored guest, how dare the subordinates neglect her?" said the disciple, "She only said that she would only come if you, the leader, would pick her up in person. No matter how Qin Hufa persuaded her, the subordinates had no choice but to come here. Please teach the teacher."

Nangong Min hooked the corners of his lips, let out a drawn-out "Oh", handed the book in his hand to the maid at the side, and said cheerfully, "Let's go then."

Seeing that she really wanted to pick up her in person, without even the slightest sign of reluctance, the believer was a little surprised, but immediately asked someone to drive over to the carriage, and the master and servant walked around the long street for a while, and after a while Having arrived at the gate of the city, Nangong Min sat in the car and lifted the curtain, and at a glance saw the young girl standing outside the city leading a horse.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and there were burning torches standing on all four walls of the city. Under the warm light of the fire, Yin Qiu was wearing a red dress, with a thin and tall figure, and his face was clearly charming and charming, but his temperament was as light as a cloud of smoke. The wind and snow were so urgent, but they seemed surprisingly gentle when they hovered around her, as if even the heavens took pity on her, and were unwilling to let the snowflakes freeze her.

Nangong Min's eyes lit up involuntarily, and she ordered the disciples to park the carriage in a hidden place. She wanted to scrutinize Yin Qiu secretly for a while, but it didn't take long before she saw that Yin Qiu also cast his eyes on her as if feeling something. The people looked at each other from a distance across the pedestrians walking, and at the moment when the eyes intersected, both of them smiled faintly at the same time.

Nangong Min nodded slightly, greeted Yin Qiu, took the oil-paper umbrella prepared in the car and lifted the curtain, as soon as she appeared, the pedestrians at the gate of the city dispersed automatically, and immediately gave way to Nangong Min A wide road emerged.

All human voices stopped at this moment, and everyone walked away in a tacit understanding. The beauty in red walked through the silent crowd with a smile on her face in the wind and snow, and walked onto the street.

The fire is flickering, the night is like ink, this scene is a bit illusory, a bit lingering, and inexplicably reveals a rare beauty.

·

The red shadow was approaching, like a soft cloud, Yin Qiu let go of the rein in his hand, and when he raised his head again, Nangong Min had already put the umbrella on top of her head, and asked with a smile: "A rare guest, what wind blows you to me?" here?"

Yin Qiu frowned, bowed to Nan Gongmin before replying: "Didn't it be agreed before that after the organization meeting is over, my aunt will take me to Cang County, but you left me and left first. I had to come by myself."

Nangong Min looked at her and said, "The dress is not bad, who picked it?"

Yin Qiu said: "Master uncle picked it." After saying this, she deliberately added, "My aunt likes red dresses. I came to see you, so I changed into this one on purpose. Does it look good?"

Nangong Min looked at her, as if admiring some beautiful scenery, and said after a while: "It looks good, but it's not for me." She straightened up, and glanced coldly at Qin Zheng and the crowd beside her. The believer also said, "I have ordered someone to come and pick you up, but you want me to go there myself. Is it because they haven't treated you well?"

Yin Qiu smiled slightly: "That's not true, I just can't trust them, I must see you with my own eyes to be at ease."

Nangong Min then restrained the indifference just now, and smiled again: "Then go with aunt, there are meals at home, all of which you like to eat, and you have had a hard time traveling, so go back early and have a rest .”

Yin Qiu nodded obediently, and said "OK", Nangong Min took her hand and led her to the carriage. Yin Qiu saw the carriage, thought for a while and suggested, "I don't want to take the carriage. Why don't you go for a walk with me, aunt, I also want to take a stroll when I first came to Cang County, so I might as well walk back, what does auntie think?"

Hearing her call "Auntie" one after another very kindly, Nangong Min was very helpful and in a good mood, so he agreed, and the two walked along the market.

Even though the snow is still falling, the city is still extremely lively, restaurants and teahouses are booming, and street vendors are constantly hawking. Except that pedestrians are deliberately avoiding the two, the scene in Cangjun City is almost the same as other cities.

After riding the horse for several hours, Yin Qiu was actually a little tired, but considering that after joining the Ziwei Sect, Nangong Min might not let her out easily, so Yin Qiu had to use this trip to familiarize himself with the familiar path, To save the necessary time, even the north, south, east, and west can't be distinguished.

A few children were laughing, chasing and playing, running happily in the crowd, and accidentally bumped into Yin Qiu. They wanted to run away laughing, but when they saw Nangong Min beside Yin Qiu, they all felt like It was like seeing a ghost, and he stood there with a terrified expression, not daring to move.

Yin Qiu thought it was funny, touched the head of one of the children, led Nangong Min to pass them by, and said with a smile: "It seems that Gu Gu's reputation is not very good, and the common people are very scared when they see you."

Nangong Min said complacently: "I've never had such a thing as a wind commentary. Just don't be afraid of me."

Yin Qiu looked at her sideways and said, "Then why is aunt so eager to return to Cang County? The people in Weicheng probably don't know you, not to mention you didn't show up at the government meeting, and you won't go when you arrive in Weicheng." Is it reasonable to visit me?"

Nangong Min smiled slightly: "That's what I said, with Man Jiangxue's big Buddha around, how would I dare to show up? She wants to kill me."

Yin Qiu said: "Isn't there still me here? As long as I open my mouth to intercede with my uncle, she won't kill you. What is aunt afraid of?"

"There are very few people who are not afraid of Jiang Xue, and my aunt is no exception." Nangong Min rolled his eyes and squeezed Yin Qiu's hand, "I can't beat her, so I can only try to hide, besides you She is unreliable, if you don't join hands with Man Jiangxue to deal with me, aunt will be thankful."

Yin Qiu said: "Why am I dealing with you? There are many people who want to deal with me now, and my uncle is too busy to take care of me so much. I can only come to Cang County to rely on you, Auntie."

Nangong Min glanced at her and said, "Would Man Jiangxue want you to join me? I'm used to deceiving people at such a young age."

Yin Qiu smiled: "I didn't lie to you, it's true."

"I don't believe it," Nangong Min snorted, "otherwise, when I asked Protector Wen to arrest you and bring you to the Ziwei sect, what did she do to bring you back with so much effort?"

"Because at that time we all thought that my aunt was a bad person," Yin Qiu said seriously, "but it's different now. You reminded me that someone would kill me. This is a great kindness. My aunt is actually a good person."

Although Nangongmin knew that Yin Qiu was flattering herself and pretending to deal with her, she had to admit that Yin Qiu's mouth was getting better and better at talking, which made her very happy, so the smile on Nangongmin's face became deeper and deeper. She said softly: "But you are so stupid. My aunt reminded you so kindly, but you still had an accident. I don't know how to be on guard. I like smart children. If you want to rely on me, aunt now Not very willing."

Yin Qiu looked at her and said without thinking: "My aunt is lying to me, you are willing, otherwise you would not come to pick me up in person."

Nangong Min smiled and said nothing, but quickly stopped in her tracks. She scanned the city and suddenly asked, "Where is Man Jiangxue?"

Yin Qiu blinked: "I don't know, my uncle has gone back to the palace."

"I don't believe it either," Nangong Min stared at her, "Let me think about it, she asked you to come here, right?"

Yin Qiu said, "No, I wanted to come by myself."

"She must be following you," Nangong Min said, "Maybe she has already entered the city and is secretly watching us somewhere."

Yin Qiu couldn't help but chuckled: "Auntie is really that scared?"

"Of course I'm afraid," Nangong Min saw that she didn't look like she was lying, so she didn't ask any more questions, but said, "But it doesn't matter if she comes with you. With you by my side, she doesn't dare to do anything to me. .”

"That's it," Yin Qiu said, "Since that's the case, what is there to be afraid of, aunt? I come to you with all my heart."

Nangong Min looked at her and smiled meaningfully: "Have you figured it out? If you join my aunt's Ziwei sect, you won't be able to return to Yunhua Palace."

Yin Qiu said: "Since I am willing to come, I have never thought of going back. Auntie doesn't need to test it out. I'm telling the truth."

Hearing this, Nangong Min started to walk again, and replied with a smile: "That would be the best."

·

The two walked hand in hand all the way, braved the wind and snow to return to the Ziwei Sect. Ever since the accident happened in the main altar in Hezhou City, Nangong Min did not deliberately set up the main altar. She set up a Zhuangzi in Cang County as a residence. The believers are scattered in various sub-helms inside and outside the city. If other sects want to join in, they have to worry about the people in the city. Compared with being away from the world, this place is naturally much safer than other places.

Stepping on the snow into the courtyard, the maids quickly came out to greet her. Yin Qiufu's eyes were red as soon as she entered. She looked around and said when she entered the hall: "There are also maple trees here? It seems that they are newly planted for a few years. of."

Nangong Min took off his cloak, took Yin Qiu and sat down at the dinner table, and said, "My aunt is a nostalgic person, your father used to like maple trees the most, I didn't find his bones, and I didn't have any relics to bring. To set up a tomb, you can only rely on these maple trees to see things and think about people."

Yin Qiu thought of the barrenness of Liucang Mountain, and also of the clearing in the forest where everyone's corpses were buried. She was silent, poured two cups of hot tea, and said, "Are my aunt and my father on good terms?"

Nangong Min saw that her face was pale and her lips were not rosy, so she called the maid to put on a few more pots of charcoal fire, and said, "He is my father's only foster son and my foster brother, how can we have a bad relationship?"

The maids served hot meals one after another, and many of them recognized Yin Qiu, but they didn't dare to exchange greetings with Yin Qiu, so they could only bow and salute to her with smiles, and Yin Qiu also nodded to them to express his thanks. Only then did Nangong Min say: "The last time I came to the Ziwei Sect, my aunt mentioned that my father left a last word to ask you to raise me personally, and it's best not to let me get in touch with people from Yunhua Palace. Aunt still remembers Is this the case?"

Nangong Min picked up a few chopsticks and vegetables for Yin Qiu, looked at her and said, "I remember."

"Why did he say that?" Yin Qiu pinched the chopsticks, picked the food in the bowl, but didn't eat it, "Yunhua Palace is my mother's teacher's school, and they were friends with Ruyimen in the past, what can't be contacted?" ?”

Nan Gongmin said: "Is there a need to ask? You are both Shen Mandong's daughter and Yin Xuan's daughter. The so-called father's debt is paid by the son, of course he will be worried that you will fall into the hands of sects other than Ziwei Sect."

"But he only mentioned Yunhua Palace, but didn't mention other sects," Yin Qiu said, "Even if other sects were filled with righteous indignation because of the extermination of the sect, they didn't have any reason to ask me to collect debts. This only shows that my father Only Yunhua Palace is afraid, and I have stayed in Yunhua Palace for so many years, and everyone has treated me very well. I have never seen anyone blame me for my father's faults. This can only show that my father The one who is really afraid is someone in the palace."

Nangong Min's eyes flickered, and she looked at Yin Qiu with some indescribable meaning. She smiled and asked, "Then who do you think this person could be?"

Yin Qiu didn't answer quickly, but took a few mouthfuls of food with a calm expression, and said after a while: "I can only confirm that he must be the mastermind behind the disciple of the hidden guard, but I still can't guess who he is. "

"It's normal if you can't guess it," Nangong Min said, "because even I don't know who he is."

Yin Qiu raised his eyes to look at her, laughed lowly, and said, "I don't believe it even if I kill you."

"Why don't you believe it?" Nangong Min was very interested, "My aunt doesn't know everything by heart, of course there are things in this world that I don't know about."

"Then how did you know that someone would kill me?" Yin Qiu said, "If you don't know who that person is, how can you know that someone is going to deal with me just because Meng Wugui released the news of my mother?"

"Because I don't know who he is, but I do know that this person exists," Nangong Min said, "He has the handle in Meng Wugui's hands. Can you live? You are a descendant of the Shen family, and Meng Wugui is an old member of Ruyi Sect. If he wants to warn Meng Wugui not to cause trouble, he will naturally start with you."

Yin Qiu still shook his head and said mercilessly: "This statement is full of loopholes. You don't know who he is, but you also know that he has a handle in Meng Wugui's hands, which shows that you know everything about these two people. Ming, Auntie, please don't lie to me, I'm kept in the dark and can't touch the truth, I'm really worried, just for my father's sake, can't you tell me a thing or two?"

Nangong Min took a sip of tea and said in silence for a moment, "It's not impossible, but what benefits do I have?"

The corners of Yin Qiu's lips curled up, revealing a meaningful smile: "Don't you need someone to accompany you, aunt? As long as you can help me find that person, I can stay with you at Ziwei Sect, and take care of you until the end of your life."

Nangong remained silent, as if he was seriously considering Yin Qiu's words, before he said after a while: "There is no basis for your words, you girl has been clever since she was a child, and you can't be underestimated with your words. Now you say that I have to help you to stay with me, which sentence is true and which sentence is false?"

"It was true before, but it is true now," Yin Qiu said with gentle eyes and a normal tone, "As long as my aunt is willing to speak out, I will do what I say. If you are really worried, then we can sign a contract in black and white. How about it?" ?”

Nangong Min didn't take it seriously: "A contract? It's just a piece of paper, it's useless, I want substantial benefits."

Yin Qiu said: "Then aunt might as well tell me, what benefits do you want?"

Nangong Min looked at her for a while, then suddenly moved towards Yin Qiu, she raised her hand, gently pressed Yin Qiu's cheek, and said with a breath, "I don't know if it's an illusion, but this time I see you, I always It feels like you are different from usual somewhere."

Youxiang approached, that beautiful face was within reach for a moment, Yin Qiu frowned slightly, resisted the urge to back away, looked back at Nangong Min and said, "What's different?"

Nangong Min looked at her with deep meaning, and said softly: "I used to think that you were still young, a child, but after meeting you the last two times, I realized that you have indeed grown up, and you are so well-behaved, you are a little beauty Son."

Yin Qiu maintained his composure, and smiled as naturally as possible: "So what?"

"I don't have any other hobbies, I just like all kinds of beauties," Nangong Min said with a half-smile, "If you want me to help you, you have to give me yourself, are you willing?"

Hearing what she said, Yin Qiu couldn't help being surprised, and said in a daze, "Give me myself to you... what do you mean?"

Nangong Min said, "That's what you think."

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, then pulled a little distance away calmly, and said calmly, "Are you kidding me?"

Nangong Min lowered his head slightly, sniffed Yin Qiu's hair, and said, "You think I'm joking?"

Noticing that her breath was wrapped in a delicate fragrance lingering on the side of her neck, Yin Qiu froze, and immediately stepped back, with strange eyes, said: "You..." She paused, trying to calm down the disgust in her heart, "Don't be kidding, You do not know how many beauties you have raised in this palace, and you have never been short of them, how could you think of me?"

"They are all vulgar fans, unsightly," Nangong Min observed Yin Qiu's reaction, as if he found it very interesting, and teased, "Besides, don't you know it very well? Aunt has never touched it before." they."

Her half-truth and half-fake appearance made Yin Qiu seem too serious. Yin Qiu was bored for a while, then finally laughed again, and sighed softly: "You are an elder, you can't make such a joke with me, if you call me My father knows, he is going to trouble you at night."

Nangong Min laughed, then sat up straight, and said: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, there is something I can indeed tell you."

Yin Qiu's eyes lit up, and he quickly moved the chair and sat back: "What's the matter?"

Nangong Min glanced at her with a smile, ate a few mouthfuls of food leisurely, and then said: "The reason why I was able to attack Liucang Mountain so easily back then was not all because your mother gave birth on that day and had no time to lead the disciples to the battle. , Another reason is that someone gave me a blueprint."

Yin Qiu was puzzled: "...the blueprint?"

"There used to be an underground mechanism on the mountainside of Liucang Mountain, which was bought by your grandfather from Jiuxiantang with all the money of the Shen family," Nangong Min said, "but not many people know about it. Only Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen and your mother knew about it, and of course, after your mother and your father got married, your father also naturally knew about it."

Yin Qiu said, "What's the use of that organ?"

"It's very useful," Nangong Min said, "The underground mechanism was jointly built by the nine hall masters of Jiuxian Hall. It can make all those with bad intentions die halfway up the mountain, and don't even think about approaching the gate of Ruyimen. The mechanism of Jiuxiantang has never been spread, and the things made have never been traded. It has always been only for exhibitions, but they I have no way of knowing why you are willing to sell such a magical weapon to Mr. Shen, anyway, I only found out about it after your mother was pregnant with you."

Yin Qiu kept silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "So, if no one gives you the blueprint, even if my mother is giving birth that day, and Ruyimen lacks a master who can defeat one hundred, you still cannot succeed in destroying Ruyimen."

Nangong Min said: "That's right, then you might as well guess who gave me the blueprint."

Yin Qiu said: "There is no need to guess? Since my father knows, he must have given it to you. Isn't it because he tipped you off that you broke into Ruyi Gate?"

Nangong Min smiled faintly, but replied: "You are wrong, the person who really informed me was never your father."

Hearing this, Yin Qiu was stunned.

"Everyone thinks that your father betrayed Ruyimen, but the truth is not so," Nangong Min smiled inscrutablely, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "Since the day your father fell in love with Shen Mandong, he has never been with me again." Saying something that is not good for Ruyimen, not only will he break with me, but he will also steal my holy sword and want to fly away with Shen Mandong."

"Among the Ruyimen murder case, your father was a complete and complete taker."