Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Yunhua Mountain has been sunny for several days, and the sun has been shining enough, which has melted a lot of the thick snow accumulated in this deep winter, and the surrounding area is shimmering with water, which is rare to have a bit of warmth.

Within two days, the news that Lu Huaiwei was a spy had spread throughout the Yunhua Palace, and even post stations in major cities received news one after another, including the false news that Nangong Min had given the Holy Sword to the Star Observatory, They were also passed on together.For a moment, everyone in the palace gate was shocked, and everyone was talking about these two things.

Xie Yijun offered two sticks of incense in front of the Buddha statue, bowed with the beads in his hand, and said to Man Jiangxue, "How do you think about drawing Xiao Qi out?"

Man Jiangxue was wearing a normal dress today, with fluttering skirts and wide sleeves. The pearl buttons on the skirts set off her white skin and rosy lips, giving her a dusty temperament.She played with the dagger habitually, and replied after hearing the words: "I'm still thinking about it."

Xie Yijun turned around, glanced at her, and said, "Huaiwei's charges have been convicted, and the matter of the observatory has been pushed to Nan Gongmin. Now is the perfect time. Jiang Xue, it's not too late." , strike while the iron is hot will have a miraculous effect, you have to consider when to go?"

There was a brass censer on the table, and there was a little smoke. Man Jiangxue reached out to poke at the smoke and said, "I can't play with Xiaoqiu's safety. The letter has been sent out. I will know Xiaoqiu's safety in half a month. who is it."

"What if Nangong Min doesn't tell?" Xie Yijun frowned, "If she doesn't tell, or gives a fake name, and makes us wrong others, what should we do then?"

Man Jiangxue said: "Then have you ever thought that if Xiao Qiu is to be used as a bait, she will be very dangerous, and none of us can keep her."

Xie Yijun said: "Why can't we keep her? With your skill, Wan Shu, and Wen Chaoyu, although she has broken a hand, I think her throwing knife is pretty good. If it's not good enough, I'm still there. So With so many people added up, can you still tell a sick person to run away?"

"As I said before, it's not a problem to take down Xiaoqi," Man Jiangxue said, "but she can manipulate Gu poison to hurt Xiaoqiu, especially Xiaoqiu can't use her true energy at the moment, and she can't even use lightness kung fu. In Xiaoqi's hands, she has no power to protect herself. Even if we can lure Xiaoqi out, she can completely use Xiaoqiu to threaten us, so that she can retreat completely. Since nothing can stop her from escaping, then And why should Xiaoqiu have to suffer like this?"

As the saying goes, you have to hold back when you are about to die, but if Man Jiangxue and others want to kill Yin Qiu, Xiao Qi can also activate Gu poison to kill Yin Qiu.Although Wen Chaoyu's strategy has merits, it is not foolproof. It is not impossible to take the risk, but it is directly related to Yin Qiu's life, so it cannot be so hasty.

Xie Yijun couldn't help becoming anxious again: "Then what should I do? If you lure him out, she can hurt Yin Qiu. If you don't lure him out, she might run away in the next half month and catch him in the palace." Living is naturally the best, but in this way, don't we have nothing to do with her?"

Man Jiangxue said: "So the only plan for now is to wait for Nangong Min's reply. Now the situation has barely stabilized. As long as there are no accidents in the past half month, we can control her first. In this way, she Only then can it not hurt Xiaoqiu."

"This person is too vicious. If you catch her, you must kill her as soon as possible." Xie Yijun sneered, "You must not give her a chance to hurt Yin Qiu, since she is yours." Chou family, Jiang Xue, just watch and do it when the time comes."

Man Jiangxue thought for a while, then said slowly: "No, I can't kill her so quickly, this person must be kept alive."

Xie Yijun quickly came to his senses, and sighed: "That's right, she must know about the mastermind behind the disciple of the hidden guard. Even if she dies, she must explain everything to me before she dies."

There were not many people in the hall, only Ye Zhilan and Ji Wanshu were outside handling official business for Xie Yijun, the two controlled the volume of their conversation so that the two juniors outside could not hear, Man Jiangxue glanced at Ji Wanshu through the bead curtain, and said : "I heard from Wanshu the day before yesterday that Senior Sister intends to set up the young master as the head of the sect?"

Xie Yijun poured two cups of hot tea, and snorted when he heard this: "I knew she was going to sue you, this child... I really can't control her anymore, and you won't help me persuade her?"

Man Jiangxue said: "She asked me to persuade you, and you asked me to persuade her, and it would be difficult for me to be caught in the middle."

"What are you embarrassing?" Xie Yijun pointed to his temple hair, and said, "Look, my hair is almost gray, if I don't appoint a young master to share some of it for me, I will die suddenly due to overwork sooner or later. Although the child has a bad temper She's a bit weird, impulsive and irritable, but her nature is not bad, she is pure, kind and upright, and she can't make mistakes in big things. As for small things, I have Zhilan watching. I don't worry about the two of them being civil and military. Besides , This year, there are constant turmoil in the palace, and the disciples are panicking, so at this time, setting up the young master can also appease everyone, why not do it?"

Man Jiangxue didn't comment on these words, but just quietly looked at the two people outside who were working silently.

Ji Wanshu has only started to learn to take over the affairs of the palace in the past few days. She hasn't even figured out the way of many things. Sitting there with an irritable expression, it makes people feel that she might have to flip the table in the next moment.On the other hand, Ye Zhilan's expression was calm, she was not in a hurry, she always gave Ji Wanshu advice and explanations, her whole person was dignified and calm.

No matter who sees this picture, they will appreciate Ye Zhilan more, and she is indeed more like a master than Ji Wanshu.

"I see that Zhilan's complexion is not very good, and she has lost a lot of weight," Man Jiangxue said, "Did you suffer in the torture hall?"

Xie Yijun followed her line of sight and sighed: "No one will get well after being imprisoned in the torture hall for the first month, not to mention that after this incident, she is more cautious than before, and she has become a frightened bird. I have to come here to ask my opinion on small things, and I dare not make decisions on my own. I told you before that if Wan Shu is really useless, I would also like to pass on the head to Zhilan, but the suspicion on her has not yet Clean it up, I have no choice but to let go of this thought."

Before the two talked, Man Jiangxue had already questioned Ye Zhilan. She was still at a loss as to the material of the mask and the disciples of the hidden guards, and she couldn't come up with any reasonable explanation. After convicting Lu Huaiwei, Ye Zhilan can't be released. Even though she is released now, she is still greatly affected. Even small things like serving tea are done with trepidation, for fear of offending Xie Yijun.

Man Jiangxue looked at Ye Zhilan for a while, and said: "Although Wan Shu has a good character and good swordsmanship, she is not the material to be the head of the sect, not to mention that she is so reluctant, even if she becomes the head of the sect, I am afraid it will be difficult." Heavy duty, the so-called twisted melon is not sweet, I am not speaking for her, but from the overall situation, the senior sister can indeed choose another candidate."

After all, Ji Wanshu is not even good enough as her chief disciple, and she is full of complaints, let alone the head of the school?

Xie Yijun showed a troubled expression, and asked: "Then what do you mean?"

Man Jiangxue said: "Wait for another two years, there will be up-and-comers, and there is no need for senior sisters to rush. Don't forget that Master was only in his sixties when he passed away. If she hadn't been seriously ill, she would have been 80 years old." I won't abdicate, so why are you panicking?"

Xie Yijun deliberated over and over again, and had no choice but to respond: "What you said is also reasonable, let's observe it again..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Wanshu outside suddenly stood up with his sword in his hand, and said, "If you don't look at it, you will be blind if you look at it again. I'll go out and practice swords for a while."

Ye Zhilan was about to persuade her, but Xie Yijun had already listened verbatim in the room, and couldn't help cursing: "It's been a while since I watched it, but I can't sit still, how old are you? Or a three-year-old baby? After reading it, don't even think about going anywhere!"

Ji Wan Shu stood in place, his face covered with dark clouds.

Ye Zhilan smiled and said: "Master, don't get angry. Wan Shu is just learning to handle these official duties. It still needs time. Let her take her time. I will take care of the rest."

Xie Yijun looked at Ji Wanshu and shouted: "Look! Whether it's senior uncle or senior sister, which one doesn't protect you and pamper you? You should fight for yourself!"

Ji Wanshu muttered: "...I don't want to be the head."

"Say it again!" Xie Yijun drew the ruler, as if to hit someone.

Just when Ji Wanshu had the opportunity to escape, he took advantage of the opportunity and flew towards the outside of the Mingguang Hall, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Xie Yijun was so angry that he complained to Man Jiangxue: "You are used to this!"

Man Jiangxue found it funny and said, "Why am I used to her? I'm not her master."

"That's right... that's right," Xie Yijun said with heaving chest, pointing in the direction of Jingyue Peak, "They were all brought out by her master, these two people are really a virtuous person!"

Man Jiangxue smiled and said nothing, Ye Zhilan hurriedly served a cup of hot tea, and comforted her: "Master, don't be angry, be careful not to get angry."

Xie Yijun snorted coldly, pushed the teacup, and said: "Forget it, have you lost my temper in the evening? I can't do anything with her, so you can go down and rest."

Ye Zhilan nodded: "Then I'll go to the Medical Pavilion to see Junior Sister Lu."

Xie Yijun subconsciously wanted to dismiss it, but after thinking about it, he agreed: "Go, let's go."

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Yin Qiu entered the medical pavilion with the food box, raised his hand and knocked on the door twice.

Meng Jing opened the door, stepped aside, and said, "Why are you here?"

Yin Qiu smiled, walked inside, and said, "Why can't I come?" She put the food box on the table, took out the food, "I'll bring you something to eat, how is Senior Sister Lu?"

There were many charcoal braziers burning in the room, warm as spring and summer, Yin Qiu took off her coat, Meng Jing poured her a cup of tea before sitting down, and said: "My life is saved, but I don't know when people will wake up. "

Yin Qiu looked at Lu Huaiwei through the curtain, she was still in a coma, her face was as pale as paper, the bandage around her neck must have just been changed, but it looked clean.Yin Qiu glanced outside the house, saw no one was moving around, and then said again: "Senior Sister Lu is suffering this time, when she wakes up, I really don't know how to face her."

Meng Jing picked up a few dishes with chopsticks, but she didn't have any appetite. She said in a low voice, "At present, everyone thinks she is a spy in the palace. If she is really a spy, how long will it take to find out?"

Yin Qiu turned around and took a seat at the table, held his teacup and said, "Uncle Master doesn't agree to let me lure Xiaoqi out, so we can only wait for Nangong Min's reply."

"What if she doesn't reply?" Meng Jing said, "Senior Sister Ye and Senior Sister Lu were framed successively, how could Nangong Min not know about this? You have to be clear, Xiaoqi and Nangong Min are the grasshoppers on the same boat, Even if Xiao Qi lied to Nangong Min about the holy sword, Nangong Min might not necessarily turn against Xiao Qi because of this matter, if the two of them sing together and continue to slander others, how should we deal with it?"

Yin Qiu pondered for a moment, then replied: "I went to Cang County to meet Nangong Min this time. I dare not say that I am [-]% sure, but it is [-]% sure. She is willing to join forces with Xiaoqi because of the Holy Sword. Now if she Knowing that Xiao Qi has been lying to her, I don't believe that she can bear it, so Nangong Min will definitely reply to my letter."

"But there is a loophole," Meng Jing said, "What if Nangong Min thinks you are trying to be a white wolf? After all, she has no way of knowing whether we have found the holy sword or not."

Yin Qiu took a sip of tea and said: "This uncle has already thought about it, but there is no other better way at present, we can only pin our hopes on Nan Gongmin, if she refuses to tell, then we can only find another way out."

Meng Jing pondered and said, "Since Master Uncle refuses to let you be a bait, besides hoping that Nan Gong will be sympathetic and believe what he says, is there any other way to lure Xiao Qi out?"

Yin Qiu raised his eyes and looked at her: "The uncle and the head of the sect have discussed all possible ways, but none of them are suitable. But you, I know you are thoughtful and quick-witted, have you thought about it in the past two days?" What countermeasure?"

Meng Jing sighed: "I've been focusing on Senior Sister Lu for the past few days. My thoughts are very chaotic, and I don't have the energy to care about other things. I haven't thought of any good strategies yet."

Yin Qiu asked: "You are more or less a bystander, and you are not in deep fog. From your point of view, who do you think is most likely to be Xiao Qi?"

Meng Jing frowned and said thoughtfully: "It's hard to guess, the scope is too big, everyone in the palace may pretend to be Senior Sister Lu, and she is extremely cautious, leaving no clues for anyone to trace. For this matter, I can only say that there is nothing I can do to help," she said, she looked at Yin Qiu again, "but after escaping this storm, she will definitely make trouble again, and it is absolutely impossible for her to stay silent like this, and the stargazing platform We don't know whether she believes or not, if she notices something strange, it doesn't matter if you run away in secret, the only thing you are afraid of is that she will attack you again, that is impossible to guard against."

Yin Qiu gave a "hmm" and thoughtfully said, "You are right."

"So for the next half month, you'd better not leave Shishu for half a step," Meng Jing said, "Anytime you are on orders, you may be plotted against by Xiao Qi, but as long as you stay by Shishu's side , she doesn't dare to act rashly, even if she can hurt you with the sound of the flute, as long as you don't fall into her hands, then the situation is not too bad, if you are taken away by her one day, it will be very bad. "

When Yin Qiu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a shudder down his spine.

She really hadn't thought about it.

These days, not only Yin Qiu, but also Man Jiangxue, Xie Yijun and others have been concentrating on how to catch Xiaoqi, almost no one has considered this level, but after Meng Jing reminded, Yin Qiu suddenly realized How bad is your situation.

The reason for convicting Lu Huaiwei is to prevent the excavation of the tomb from causing alarm, and also to give Xiaoqi a reassurance.Xiaoqi might suspect that Nan Gongmin had made a private deal with Yunhua Palace because of the star observatory, but seeing that Lu Huaiwei has been regarded as a spy by Yunhua Palace, she will definitely choose to stay still and continue to hide in the dark to observe the situation.

——But this is just Yin Qiu and the others' unilateral imagination.

What if Xiaoqi didn't believe it at all?

The observatory has been razed to the ground, and there is almost nothing to hide about it. Accusing Lu Huaiwei of the crime is only an expedient measure after all. Man Jiangxue only proposed it in the hope that Xiaoqi could be stabilized when he was at a loss. This plan, but if Xiao Qi was unmoved and had seen through their intentions long ago, then it would be futile to convict Lu Huaiwei or push the matter of the observatory to Nan Gongmin.

What Meng Jing said is right, it is not scary for Xiao Qi to abscond in fear of crime, what is afraid is that she will attack Yin Qiu.

Once things really happen, basically no one can save Yin Qiu, the enemy is in the dark, she is in the light, Yin Qiu is not only poisoned in the body, but also injured. , Yunhua Palace completely fell into an absolute passive situation.

For a short moment, Yin Qiu thought a lot, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

From this point of view, Yunhua Palace is no longer a safe place for her. Only by staying with Man Jiangxue can Yin Qiu have little safety left. Meng Jing's words can be said to awaken the dreamer , it really is that the authorities are obsessed with the onlookers, she reminded it so necessary!

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"I'm going back to Jingyue Peak right now." Yin Qiu put down his teacup and got up abruptly, "What you just said was right on point, and there are too many things going on these days, so I actually neglected this. If she attacks me in the palace, the uncle will definitely be coerced by her and will not be able to fight back. Before Xiaoqi is exposed, I have to stay with my uncle."

Meng Jing immediately followed suit and stood up: "Then I'll see you off."

Yin Qiu wanted to agree, but when she thought that Lu Huaiwei was not being taken care of, she still waved her hands and said, "No need, you should take care of Senior Sister Lu, I won't be able to visit her anymore, if she wakes up, you must remember to take care of her." I send my greetings."

Meng Jing said: "Alright, I can't protect you if I don't know how to work hard, then I will ask other senior brothers and sisters to accompany you for a walk."

Yin Qiu readily agreed, and the two immediately set out and pushed the door out, but just entered the porch when they saw a familiar figure coming from the courtyard, walking towards them.

"Senior Sister Ye?" Yin Qiu paused first, and then hurried forward to greet her, "Why are you here at this time?"

Ye Zhilan breathed slightly, clenched her fists to her lips and coughed twice, said: "Master asked me to come." She lifted her skirt up the stairs and asked, "Where are you going?"

Yin Qiu smiled and said, "I just finished visiting Senior Sister Lu, and I'm planning to go back to Jingyue Peak."

"Uncle Master is still talking to Master in Mingguang Hall," Ye Zhilan said, "Why don't you wait a bit, after I have seen Huai Wei, you go back with me."

Yin Qiu said: "Senior sister, please come in quickly, I'll just wait for you."

Ye Zhilan answered "Yes", and went into the room to visit Lu Huaiwei. Meng Jing looked at her back and said, "It's so good, you can go with Senior Sister Ye, so you won't bother others."

"Senior Sister Ye has been in the torture hall for a month, and she has lost a lot of weight." Yin Qiu looked at Meng Jing, "Why don't you check her pulse later? I heard from Senior Sister Ji that she has been depressed for the past two days when she came out. Don't talk too much, don't get sick in the punishment hall."

Meng Jing said: "Her complexion is indeed not very good... Listen to you, I will show her later."

Lu Huaiwei was unconscious, and there was actually nothing to visit. The two of them didn't stand in the porch for a long time, and Ye Zhilan quickly came out again, and Meng Jing took advantage of the situation and said, "I saw that the senior sister had a sick look on her face, It should be that you are not feeling well, but do you want me to feel your pulse?"

Ye Zhilan's lips were bloodless, she looked depressed and depressed, she sighed, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "It's okay, I asked other medical students to look at it yesterday, I'm fine, thank you for your kindness. "

Yin Qiu cared and said: "Then senior sister, go back to the Mingguang Palace and rest. You have only been out of the punishment hall for two days. In fact, you don't have to be so busy taking over official duties. The first priority is to take care of yourself. Besides, senior sister Ji is already out. It's closed, with her here, the senior sister doesn't have to worry about no one serving the head."

Ye Zhilan was silent for a while, and said wearily: "Okay, I understand, thank you for your concern, junior sister, let's go."

Yin Qiu saw that she looked tired and preoccupied, so he also thoughtfully supported Ye Zhilan, and followed her down the steps.Standing in the corridor, Meng Jing slightly nodded at Yin Qiu, the two looked at each other for a moment, then turned around and walked in different directions.

The ground was wet and slippery, making it hard to get on. Ye Zhilan was out of her mind and worried. Yin Qiu had no choice but to support her all the way, but couldn't help but said: "Since senior sister is not feeling well, why make a special trip here? Or don't go to Mingguang It's time, I'll send my senior sister back to her room to rest."

Ye Zhilan paused for a moment, then said softly: "No need, I... have been tired of Master, if I don't know how to make progress and stay lazy, Master will definitely be even more disappointed with me."

"Senior sister, don't say that," Yin Qiu softly comforted, "How can the head get tired of you? Senior sister is really paranoid."

Ye Zhilan smiled shyly: "Although Master told me to come out of the torture hall, she hardly looked at me in the past two days, she only saw Wan Shu, and rarely took the initiative to talk to me. If it's not boredom, what could it be?"

Yin Qiu sighed softly, but it was not good to talk about Xie Yijun behind his back, let alone say in front of Ye Zhilan that her suspicions were not cleared up. Fortunately, Ye Zhilan seemed to know that it was not convenient for Yin Qiu to reply, and after that Also quiet down, no more words.

The two left the medical pavilion and walked for a while. Seeing that the Mingguang Palace was about to arrive, Ye Zhilan suddenly froze, leaning on the wall beside her and gasping for breath.

Startled, Yin Qiu hurriedly helped her steady, and asked, "What's wrong, Senior Sister? What's wrong with you?"

Ye Zhilan coughed violently, and hastily took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth. Yin Qiu saw that traces of blood were seeping from the top of the handkerchief, and said in surprise, "Why are you coughing up all the blood? Sister, wait for me, I will Now go call Meng Jing over here!"

"Xiaoqiu——" Ye Zhilan hurriedly pulled Yin Qiu back, and said weakly, "There is no need to call anyone. The execution hall is dark and damp and cold. I just have cold air entering my body, so it's not a serious illness."

Yin Qiu said, "I'm coughing up blood, isn't this a serious illness?"

Ye Zhilan breathed calmly, stood up with all her strength, put her hand on Yin Qiu's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I already prescribed the medicine in the medical pavilion yesterday, you can help me go back to my room to rest, later Just tell Master for me again."

Yin Qiu agreed and didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately carried Ye Zhilan around the Mingguang Palace and returned to her residence. Once the two of them entered the house, Ye Zhilan staggered down on the bed and said to Yin Qiu: "There is still unfinished medicine on the table outside, please bring it for me."

Yin Qiu said "Oh", and hurriedly opened the bead curtain and ran out. She touched the medicine bowl and said, "This medicine is cold, I'll go warm it up for senior sister."

There was a rustling sound behind her, Yin Qiu turned her head and saw Ye Zhilan sitting up on the bed with her arms propped up, she looked at Yin Qiu, her lips moved but she couldn't speak.

"Senior sister?" Yin Qiu asked with dewy eyes.

Ye Zhilan smiled suddenly, and said, "There's no need to heat it up, just bring it here."

Yin Qiu took a look at her, and walked towards her with the medicine bowl in his hand. Ye Zhilan drank the remaining half of the medicine bowl and said, "Did you see the box on the desk?"

Box?Yin Qiu turned around and saw a small and exquisite wooden box on the desk under the window.

"That's my birthday present for you." Ye Zhilan said.

Hearing this, Yin Qiu was a little surprised and said: "Senior sister just came out of the punishment hall, and she even prepared a gift for me?"

Ye Zhilan looked at her and said softly, "Open it and have a look."

Yin Qiu pursed his lips, answered "OK", and immediately walked to the desk, and stretched out his hand to lift the lid of the wooden box.

I saw a palm-sized emerald green purse inside. The stitches were fine and the colors were lifelike. It looked good, but it was very old, at least five or six years old.

"This purse..." Yin Qiu was stunned, and then his eyes lit up, "Isn't this the one I embroidered for my senior sister when Fu Xiang left the palace? I didn't expect my senior sister to keep it."

Ye Zhilan stared at her back, the hand hidden under the sleeve moved slowly, as if touching something, she said calmly: "It's in the purse, you will like it when you see it."

Yin Qiu couldn't help being a little curious, so he gently pulled the drawstring on the top of the purse, and looked inside.

A tiny golden light flickered in her eyes immediately.

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, raised his hand to pinch the golden light, and took it out to have a look, only to find that it was actually a small golden bead engraved with patterns.

To be precise, it was a bracelet strung with gold beads, and a light blue-gray bird feather hung on one side of the beads.

The smile on Yin Qiu's face froze immediately, and he froze in place suddenly.

She turned her head in disbelief, and saw Ye Zhilan standing behind her at some point, holding a bamboo flute in her hand.

"You..." The purse and bracelet fell to the ground at the same time, Yin Qiu was shocked, "You are..."

Ye Zhilan smiled silently, and brought the bamboo flute to her lips.

Yin Qiu's face turned pale, and he ran away immediately.

However, Ye Zhilan moved faster than her. The moment Yin Qiu left, a sharp and ear-piercing flute sound exploded in Yin Qiu's mind, more violent and swift than ever before, unstoppable.

Yin Qiu's eyes went dark, and all the strength in her body disappeared like a tide. Her legs went limp, and she didn't even have time to cry for help. The next moment, she fell to the ground uncontrollably. Lost consciousness.

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