Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The carriage staggered towards the mountain path. On a snowy night without moonlight, Bai Ling hung two lanterns on the front of the car. The curtain was blown by the cold wind, and the dim yellow candlelight reflected on the two people inside the car, like floating lights. With a layer of twilight sunlight.

"Cheng Xiu..." Man Jiangxue remembered the name and said, "Is that the female disciple who was in charge of boiling water in the boiler room and was disfigured?"

The more Yin Qiu thought about it, the more frightened he became, and said calmly, "It's her."

"That's right," Man Jiangxue said, "She was transferred to Yao Dingcheng by Huai Wei."

Yin Qiu's throat was sore, and he said silently for a moment: "Now that I think about it, the poison of the refugees in Yao Dingcheng must have been done secretly by them. Uncle Master, do you still remember Liu Ba, the rice shop guy?"

After Liu Ba was imprisoned, in order to atone for his crimes, he voluntarily confessed that when he was poisoned, someone in the post station took over from him, but he identified all the disciples in the post station, but found nothing.

Lu Huaiwei was also there at that time, but Liu Ba didn't identify her. On the contrary, seeing Cheng Xiu's passing figure, he was very excited, but after he saw Cheng Xiu's face damaged by the fire, he was stunned and said that he had made a mistake .

"It means that the contact person is not Huai Wei, but Cheng Xiu," Man Jiangxue said, "Hui Wei can change the appearance, and Liu Ba claimed that he saw a man, it should be Huai Wei who changed Cheng Xiu's appearance .”

Speaking of this, Man Jiangxue remembered another thing, and said: "The day you were taken to the government office by the officials and imprisoned, I interrogated that Mr. Ya in Zhengya Hall, and he also accused Mr. Ya before he died. Huai Wei, but I didn't think much about it at the time, and I was attracted by the Duan family land deed. Thinking about it now, he had already revealed who was instigating him at that time, but it was a pity that I was careless. "

Thinking back and forth like this, everything is related to Lu Huaiwei, and there is no doubt about it. After Ye Zhilan was confessed by the surviving disciple of the hidden guard, Yin Qiu immediately thought of many unreasonable things. , but she and Man Jiangxue have analyzed all kinds of things about Lu Huaiwei at this moment, but they can't find any doubts. It seems that the flute player is indeed Lu Huaiwei.

It is hard for Yin Qiu not to feel sad after successively confirming that the people around her are malicious agents, but after experiencing the incident of the disciple of the hidden guard, she is somewhat mentally prepared, and I am afraid that more people will be revealed in the future. Even though Yin Qiu was still a little uncontrollably sad, she had learned to calm down quickly, and she didn't suffer much.

"Did Uncle and Senior Sister Lu know each other before?" Yin Qiu asked after a brief silence.

"I should know her, but I don't remember who she is." Man Jiangxue replied.

"She might be from outside the pass," Yin Qiu said, "but my uncle hasn't stayed outside the pass for long. Do you know that you have enemies?"

"I didn't know before, but now I know," Man Jiangxue said, "Except for the old people from Xiling Country, no one should spend so long time and energy on dealing with me."

Yin Qiu thought for a while, and guessed: "If this is the case...then she will blame the uncle for Xiling's destruction of the country? After all, so far, there are still many people who don't know about the uncle. The real inside story of coming to the Central Plains back then, they all thought it was your refusal to get married that led to Xiling's demise."

Man Jiangxue said, "It's possible."

"But Senior Sister Lu is only in her early twenties this year, and she seems to be about the same age as me," Yin Qiu said again, "If our calculations are correct, she should have been born within two years when Xiling destroyed the country, then It means that someone told her what happened back then, is it possible that there is someone who is buried deeper behind Senior Sister Lu?"

"It's also possible," Man Jiangxue said, "but fortunately the situation has improved, she doesn't know that we have found her yet, so we have to pretend that nothing happened until we get back After the palace and the senior sister in charge report the details, they will find a reason to call her back to the palace for interrogation."

Yin Qiu pondered and said: "But she has been too cautious all these years, she did not leave any clues at all, and we have no physical evidence in our hands. I am afraid that we will not be able to convict her based on Wen Zhaoyu's identification."

It is necessary to know that the reason why Ye Zhilan was imprisoned in the torture hall so quickly was precisely because of her personal and physical evidence, so although Xie Yijun was heartbroken, she also knew that Ye Zhilan might be wronged, but it was not good because of the palace gate To defend her openly, he can only reprimand her and imprison her.But Lu Huaiwei's situation is different. In the absence of real evidence, the witness is still a protector of the Ziwei sect. Naturally, Wen Zhaoyu's one-sided words cannot convince everyone. Justify.

"So before we go back to the palace, we have to go to Yao Dingcheng," Man Jiangxue said, "Cheng Xiu must be secretly controlled and interrogated clearly. Wen Zhaoyu's words may not be trusted, but if Cheng Xiu can come forward to identify her, then it is not It's the same."

Yin Qiu sighed: "Senior Sister Lu is not difficult, no matter how much she denies it, she will let go one day, but what about the holy sword? There are tombs of the ancestors in the observatory. How can it be easy to get it if it is buried in the tomb of a master's clothes?"

To dig up the graves of the masters and ancestors to find something is a treasonous thing. Let alone how the world will judge it after it is spread, there will be a lot of rumors in the palace gate. Whether Xie Yijun can agree is also a question , and more importantly, if the holy sword is not there after the tomb is dug up, then it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath.

Man Jiangxue thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Then let's not mention this matter for now, as long as Huai Wei bows her head and confesses her guilt, and then asks her whereabouts of the holy sword in person, it will be easy to deal with later."

Yin Qiu was silent for a moment, then responded softly, closed his eyes and leaned against Man Jiangxue's arms, and let out a long breath.

Running around with injuries for several hours, and dealing with Nangong Min for a long time, Yin Qiu has already exhausted a lot of mind and nerves, unable to relax all the time, and now knowing that Lu Huaiwei is a spy, Yin Qiu inevitably feels physically and mentally exhausted , quite exhausting.

The carriages and horses were bumping, the night wind was cold, the person in her arms was thin and thin, with a deep tired look on her face, Man Jiangxue hugged Yin Qiu, her heart filled with tender pity, she patted Yin Qiu's head , asked softly: "Tired?"

Yin Qiu snuggled into her arms, and when he heard these low and gentle words, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Originally a little bit, but now that my uncle is with me, I don't feel tired anymore."

"Then do you want to sleep for a while?" Man Jiangxue took off the brocade robe on his shoulders and wrapped Yin Qiu up, "It's very late, you should be tired too."

After talking about the business and abandoning those complicated and chaotic thoughts, Yin Qiu came back to her senses at this moment. She raised her head and looked at Man Jiangxue with undisguised affection in her eyes. She said softly: "But I don't want to sleep, I don't want to part with my uncle."

"I'm right here, and I won't go anywhere," Man Jiangxue said softly, "I said I'll go wherever you go. Uncle Master didn't lie to you, did he?"

Yin Qiu smiled brightly, nodded and said, "Uncle Master is the best."

The weak light is like the moonlight soaked in water, Man Jiangxue hangs her head, her jade-like face looks a little quiet in the dark night, she raises her hand, stroking Yin Qiu's face with cold fingertips, suddenly Said: "When I was in the city in the afternoon, I saw you and Nangong Min."

Yin Qiu felt a little itchy from her touch, and hid while laughing, saying, "Really? Then Nangong Min guessed right, she said that the uncle might be watching us in the city."

Man Jiangxue said "hmm": "I was looking at you," she paused, and continued, "I saw you holding an umbrella together, walking hand in hand in the snow, and wearing the same red skirt."

Hearing this, Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, and then felt a little speechless. She looked at Man Jiangxue's slightly blurred face, and her heart beat involuntarily.

"Then what's the matter?" Yin Qiu frowned, and his smile became brighter.

Man Jiangxue moved closer to her and said, "It's nothing, I just regret it."

regret?It was the first time Yin Qiu heard the word "regret" from Man Jiangxue's mouth. She blinked and asked, "What do you regret?"

Man Jiangxue said without thinking: "You shouldn't be allowed to wear this skirt."

This is the truth.

Ever since she took Yin Qiu by her side, she has been following Man Jiangxue in plain clothes, and she seldom dresses very brightly. In Cangjun City, when she saw Nangong Min get off the carriage and go towards Yin Qiu, Man Jiangxue discovered that the two of them were so close, even intimate, especially Yin Qiu and Nangong Min wore similar red dresses, and Walking on the street talking and laughing like that, Man Jiangxue had some unusual feelings in his heart.

As for how to describe that feeling, Man Jiangxue didn't know, she only knew that she was uncomfortable.

Very strange.

The close distance caused the body temperature of the two to pass to each other, Yin Qiu listened to Man Jiangxue's words, it was a bit ironic, she secretly thought, maybe the uncle is jealous?

But it seems that the word jealous can't be connected with Man Jiangxue.

Will the uncle be jealous too?

In this short period of time, Yin Qiu seemed to have touched another side of Man Jiangxue that was unknown to everyone. She was delighted and satisfied by this little discovery.

Facing Man Jiangxue's downcast gaze, Yin Qiu couldn't help laughing, and said briskly, "I won't wear it from now on. I'll wear whatever my uncle likes, okay?"

Man Jiangxue was quiet for a while, with a rare look of bewilderment. She seemed to be experiencing the unspeakable feeling, but she couldn't find a suitable adjective. Man Jiangxue had no choice but to stop thinking about it, and replied to Yin Qiu: : "That's not what I mean, I won't even care about your clothes, I just..."

Yin Qiu stared at her: "Just what?"

Man Jiangxue paused: "I don't know."

Yin Qiu jokingly said, "Is there something that my uncle doesn't know?"

Hearing the teasing in her words, Man Jiangxue also laughed and said, "Of course there will be."

"How could it be?" Yin Qiu's eyes were clear, but he smiled narrowly, "In my heart, my uncle knows astronomy first, and geography secondhand. My uncle should know everything in this world."

Man Jiangxue looked at her and said, "Since you know me so well, guess what I'm going to do next?"

Yin Qiu didn't know what she was going to do, but after hearing the words, she thought about it for a while, she thought about it in the bottom of her heart, and was about to answer, but the light in front of her eyes suddenly dimmed, and Man Jiangxue suddenly fell silent without warning. He lowered his head and kissed her lightly.

Yin Qiu opened his eyes wide in the dark, and couldn't help letting out a low exclamation from his throat. Man Jiangxue supported her back of the neck, and after the exclamation was covered by the wind, it sealed Yin Qiu even more deeply. lips, to prevent her from making a sound.

Bai Ling was sitting on the frame and driving the horse. She had a keen sense of hearing, and soon caught the sound in the car. Bai Ling wanted to open the curtain to see what was going on inside, but when she turned her head, she saw the sound in the gap of the curtain. With her skirt full of snow hanging down, she thought for a while and then turned her head back.

With her uncle around, how can Yin Qiu need her to take care of her?

Bai Ling waved his whip, yawned, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "Drive!"

Yin Qiu was already intoxicated by Man Jiangxue's kiss, but Bai Ling's sudden cry brought her back to reality. With a panicked expression, Yin Qiu subconsciously pushed Man Jiangxue away. flushed.

"No, no...Bai Ling is still outside..."

The kiss was interrupted, and Yin Qiu was so flustered again, Man Jiangxue couldn't help feeling amused, and said, "What's wrong with her? She can't see."

Hearing Man Jiangxue's confident tone, Yin Qiu's cheeks were hot, and he said embarrassedly: "It's not good to be so much..."

"It's nothing bad," Man Jiangxue said, "What are you afraid of?"

Yin Qiu's ears were red, and she felt that Man Jiangxue's gaze on her was particularly hard to look directly at. She shyly buried her face on Man Jiangxue's shoulder, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "It's just not good... "

Man Jiangxue twitched the corners of her lips, and laughed softly. She didn't say anything else, but reached out to pinch Yin Qiu's chin and lifted her up again, leaning towards Yin Qiu again.

The carriages and horses are swaying, the wind and snow are endless, the world is cold and cold, but the two people in the car are extremely hot, the soft touch lingers on their lips, mixed with each other's breath, making people deeply fascinated, and deeply sink.Feeling the delicacy and tenderness of Man Jiangxue, Yin Qiu felt a puddle of warm water in her heart. She was wrapped and shrouded by the spray of water, her mind buzzing continuously, and she couldn't even hear the sound of the wind.

Man Jiangxue kissed her, stroked her, her movements were soft and slow, Yin Qiu gradually lost her breath, panting uncontrollably, she heard her breathing becoming more and more obvious, her cheeks became hotter and hotter, she wanted to suppress it deliberately , but couldn't suppress it anyway, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't want to push Man Jiangxue away again, so she could only breathe quickly, and responded to Man Jiangxue jerky.

The cold wind came across the curtains, but it couldn't blow away the heat all over Yin Qiu's body. She began to feel dizzy, and her body quickly became limp. She half-opened her eyes, and in her hazy vision, Man Jiangxue was still concentrating. Kissing her tightly, hugging her tightly.

Tears overflowed for no reason and wet the long eyelashes. Yin Qiu couldn't help sobbing softly, and finally couldn't bear the strong suffocation feeling and moved away from her face. She breathed heavily and fell on Man Jiangxue's shoulders. No more, Man Jiangxue leaned against the car wall, rubbed her whole body into her arms, and asked her in a low voice, "Are you out of breath?"

Yin Qiu listened to Man Jiangxue's heartbeat, and also listened to her own. She tried her best to calm down her breathing, and said sullenly, "Mmm..."

Man Jiangxue turned her head slightly, and saw that Yin Qiu's fair neck was dyed with a fine layer of red. She stared at the place, and after a long while, she removed the hand holding Yin Qiu again, and touched it with her cool fingertips. He stroked Yin Qiu's neck.

As if being gently brushed by a feather, Yin Qiu trembled in Man Jiangxue's arms, raised his flushed face and said, "Master..."

Man Jiangxue smiled and said nothing, pressed Yin Qiu's head and hugged her gently.

The narrow carriage and the warm embrace gave Yin Qiu an infinite sense of security. She pursed her lips, closed her eyes in Man Jiangxue's arms, and gradually fell into a light sleep at this tender and quiet moment.