Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Elder Xu scraped off some of the medicine residue with a bamboo knife, put it on the tip of Yin Qiu's nose and let her smell it. Although Yin Qiu was still awake, his brows gradually frowned, and his breathing became a little short.

"This medicine really has an effect on the Gu worm," Elder Xu put his fingertips on Yin Qiu's wrist, and said with a smile, "Very good, very good, if we can detect the movement of the Gu worm, then we will have the direction of detoxification. "

Meng Jing looked at the row of medicine bottles on the table, and said: "If you put them in normal times, these medicines should never be mixed together...I really didn't expect it."

Duan Ning crossed his legs and sat on a wooden chair beside him. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "This is unexpected! I am really a lucky general, and I have brought you a lot of good luck to Yunhua Palace, which can also prove that My fate is Ding Wangfu!" After she finished speaking, she blinked at Meng Jing, "Think about it?"

Meng Jing - choked, choked on her own saliva - choked, quickly turned her face away.

Elder Xu said: "Save this medicine dregs first, Jinger, follow me to Cangshu Pavilion and see if you can find any related cases. If you can find it, then you are not far from detoxification. Tonight you There is no need to take turns, Huaiwei is out of danger, Yin Qiu and Jiang Xue have nothing important to do here, let the juniors and younger sisters watch over here."

Meng Jing replied: "Okay, just listen to Master."

The two got up immediately, and walked out of the medical pavilion with the medicine dregs. Duan Ning saw that he had nothing to do, so he also took a team of guards to the guest room to rest, and the rest of the disciples continued to guard the candlelight. In the middle of the night, everyone collapsed on the low couch and fell asleep.

At dawn, Yin Qiu was awakened by the howling wind outside the house. She opened her eyes and lay on the bed with a dazed face for a while. After recalling what happened before she fell into a coma, she suddenly sat up , Hastily lifted the quilt and jumped to the ground.

After seeing clearly that this is the medical pavilion, Yin Qiucai breathed a sigh of relief, but was even more confused, perhaps because she was making too much noise, a disciple woke up after hearing the sound, ran into the room, and couldn't help beaming with joy and saying: "Senior Sister Yin? You're awake!"

"Why am I here?" Yin Qiu's headache was about to split, he supported the corner of the table to stabilize his figure, and asked, "Master... Where's Master?"

The disciple stepped forward to give her a hand, poured Yin Qiu a bowl of water, and said, "Master was injured, he fainted yesterday, and he is sleeping next door."

The uncle was injured and fainted?Yin Qiu's heart sank, and he hurriedly pushed open the door of the next room, only to see Man Jiangxue lying on the couch with his eyes closed, with a bloody bandage wrapped around his neck.

"Uncle Master..." Yin Qiu hurriedly ran towards Man Jiangxue, holding her hand tightly, "Why did this happen, what happened?"

The disciple then told Yin Qiu what happened yesterday in detail, and sighed: "Master uncle lost too much blood and was too worried, so he couldn't bear it and fell down. Senior sister, don't worry, you are fine. , as long as you take a good rest and change your medicine according to the time, you will get better."

He didn't expect so many accidents to happen after he was knocked out. Hearing that Man Jiangxue committed suicide for her on the spot, Yin Qiu was so distressed that tears filled his eyes.

"Senior Sister just woke up, and you are still ignorant, but you have to pay attention to controlling your emotions," the disciple said with concern, "Don't worry, you and your uncle are both fine. It's still early, so why don't you go back and raise your elder sister?" Spirit, I am here to guard the uncle."

Yin Qiu stared blankly at Man Jiangxue, tried to adjust his mentality, shook his head and said: "No need, you go down, I want to accompany my uncle."

The disciple didn't insist upon seeing this, so he left the room and called out the rest of the people. They were busy for a while, brought hot water and food to Yin Qiu, and boiled the medicine prescribed by Meng Jing.Yin Qiu took a shower and had no appetite to eat at all. When everyone went out, her throat was choked and she shed tears silently.

- The night passed, and it was still raining outside, but the momentum was not so strong. The noisy rain enveloped the Medical Pavilion, covering up the footsteps and voices of the disciples.

The room was lit all night, the light was very bright, Man Jiangxue breathed steadily, but his face was as pale as paper.Having known each other for many years, Yin Qiu has never seen Man Jiangxue injured, nor has she ever seen the slightest sickness on her face. Thinking that Man Jiangxue will become like this is all because of herself, Yin Qiu feels heartbroken and guilty, and shakes her head. Buried at Man Jiangxue's hand, weeping uncontrollably.

It's all her fault... It's all her fault for not being able to protect herself. If she had the ability to protect herself, my uncle wouldn't have suffered such a serious injury because of her.

Such a high cliff, the uncle jumped as soon as he said it, how did she land safely?

Master's injury must be very painful, right?

Tears soaked the quilt, Yin Qiu suppressed his crying, immersed in grief for a long time and couldn't extricate himself.She held Man Jiangxue's hand subconsciously with force, and the back of Man Jiangxue's hand turned white.But the next moment, that hand moved slightly, Yin Qiu only felt the top of her head sink suddenly, a cold touch immediately covered her hair, she raised her head with tears in her eyes, and saw Man Jiangxue didn't know what to do. When did he open his eyes and was watching her quietly.

"What are you crying for?"

Yin Qiu was startled, and looked at Man Jiangxue in a daze, with a look of joy on her face, she was about to call Man Jiangxue, but Man Jiangxue lightly put her finger on her between the lips.

"Hush——" Man Jiangxue said, "Slow down your voice, you are still crying at such an adult, and others will laugh at you when they hear it."

Yin Qiucai didn't care so much, and shouted: "Uncle Master!" She got up in a panic, and threw herself on Man Jiangxue, crying and laughing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...it's all my fault, it's me Did the uncle hurt you for causing the uncle like this? You must be dying of pain..."

Man Jiangxue snorted muffledly, supported Yin Qiu's waist and lifted her up, saying: "It doesn't hurt, it's just a small injury, as long as you're fine."

Yin Qiu's tears fell straight down, she sobbed and said, "How can this be called a small injury? Uncle Shi is so stupid, you do what others tell you to do, you don't even think about yourself—" Is it down?"

"Then what can I do?" Man Jiangxue wiped Yin Qiu's tears with his fingertips, with a smile in his eyes, "You are hanging above the abyss, she told me to die, I can only die .”

Yin Qiu said: "Master uncle is not allowed to die. If you die, I will not live. In the end, I am the one who caused you..."

Man Jiangxue sighed softly: "In the end, I actually hurt you," she sat up slowly, hugged Yin Qiu in her arms, and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Yin Qiu clutched her skirt, and said honestly, "I'm afraid," she choked up, and said, "I'm really afraid that I'll never see my uncle again."

"It's all right now," Man Jiangxue coaxed her, "Look, haven't we met now?"

"But Master Uncle passed out because of my injury," Yin Qiu said, "When I was young, I always wanted to protect Master Uncle and repay your kindness when I grew up, but now? I even protect myself I can't, let alone protect you? I'm so useless...I'm a burden that only makes others worry about me..."

Man Jiangxue patted her on the forehead, and said seriously: "How can you belittle yourself like this? I don't need your protection. Between you and me, I should protect you."

Yin Qiu was extremely moved, buried himself on Man Jiangxue's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Uncle Master..."

"Okay, don't cry, Zhilan is dead, no one can hurt you anymore," Man Jiangxue said, "There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, all problems will be solved, don't worry, it will get better. "

Yin Qiu responded softly, then sat up straight, and said, "Then master, let me see quickly, you must have other injuries on your body after jumping off the cliff."

Man Jiangxue said: "It's up to me to say that. Although I have already looked at it for you when you were on the boat, and you only have some scratches, I still can't rest assured. Do you still feel uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine," Yin Qiu wiped his eyes with his sleeve, raised his hand to unbutton Man Jiangxue, "I just fell asleep for a while, and nothing happened after I woke up, but Master, your injury is definitely worse I have many."

Man Jiangxue saw that her eyes were red from crying, she looked pitiful and aggrieved, she wanted to stop her movement, but she wanted to give Yin Qiu peace of mind, so she graciously let Yin Qiu buckle those pearls. untied.

The collar was lifted, and it slipped down the arms. Yin Qiu picked up Jiangxue's obscene clothes, and saw that the snow-white skin was covered with bruises and wounds of all sizes, and couldn't help crying again. , said: "How did you make it like this? It hurts just looking at it."

"As I said, it doesn't hurt," Man Jiangxue said, "If you fall from such a high place, even a peerless expert cannot guarantee that you will be unscathed. They are just minor injuries, and they will recover soon."

Yin Qiu looked dazed, imagined the scene in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was difficult to breathe.She shifted her gaze to Man Jiangxue's neck, stroking the bandage with trembling fingers, and suddenly said without thinking: "My mother is dead," she paused, and said in a hoarse voice, "It was killed by the people behind the shadow guard disciples."

Ye Zhilan didn't mention this when she was on the edge of the cliff.Man Jiangxue frowned, clasped Yin Qiu's hand, and said, "Zhilan said it herself?"

"Well," Yin Qiu said wistfully, "he asked my mother to hand over the holy sword, and lied to my mother that he would not kill me as long as she was willing to hide her name and leave the country, but after my mother gave him the holy sword, He used that sword to kill my mother when she turned around. Senior Sister Ye said she saw it with her own eyes, and Meng Wugui should have seen it too."

"Now he has killed Zhilan again," Man Jiangxue thought for a moment, then said, "As expected, he should be going to attack Meng Wugui next."

Yin Qiu suppressed tears, pulled the clothes for Man Jiangxue, and asked: "Then should we send a letter to Meng Wugui as soon as possible? We have to let her make preparations in advance."

"The letter is - must be delivered, but I just don't know if it will be too late," Man Jiangxue said, "If there are no other accidents, the person is probably already on his way to Weicheng, but the Nine Immortals Hall is not so easy to break through. , Meng Wugui is not that easy to kill. So I guess, he will definitely choose to use other methods to weaken Meng Wugui's power and aggravate her weak situation, so that Meng Wugui becomes an unrivaled opponent. Especially in the situation where I refuse to help Meng Wugui, if he makes a move, Meng Wugui's path will only be more difficult."

"What kind of way will that be?" Yin Qiu couldn't help worrying, "Dream without return is to fight alone. She has neither the full support of the entire Nine Immortals Hall nor powerful allies to help her. The only thing she can rely on is It is Mingyue Tower. However, the host Fu is now in his prime, and the day when he will abdicate is far away. Fu Xiang will never be able to become the host soon. There seems to be nothing to weaken."

Contrary to her opinion, Man Jiangxue said: "If you can't get Mingyue Tower now, it doesn't mean you won't get it in the future. As long as Fu Xiang is around, Mingyue Tower will fall into Meng Wugui's hands sooner or later."

Hearing this, Yin Qiu was stunned, and said in amazement: "If it is according to my uncle...wouldn't Fu Xiang be in danger?"

Man Jiangxue nodded.

Meng Wugui, like Man Jiangxue, was restrained because of Yin Qiu's life, Ye Zhilan died, and Man Jiangxue ended up with a troublesome matter, but for Meng Wugui, the situation remained the same It's tricky.That person can hide in the dark and kill Ye Zhilan, and naturally he can also find an opportunity to kill Yin Qiu. The reason why Meng Wugui still refuses to reveal who that person is is because she cannot guarantee Yin Qiu's safety, and The reason why that person hasn't really attacked Yin Qiu until now is that he is also afraid of losing his dream, and he doesn't want to make the matter completely overwhelmed.

This is a stalemate of mutual containment, both sides are temporarily safe because of Yin Qiu's existence, but also face unknown disasters.But now that Ye Zhilan has been eliminated, that person will of course take advantage of the victory to pursue and further suppress Meng Wugui. No matter how you analyze it, Meng Wugui is really at a disadvantage. She can't even fight back easily, she is very passive.

She can neither bring Yin Qiu by her side, because she can't let Nangong Min know about her relationship with Yin Qiu, and at the same time, she can't make trouble again and take the initiative to attack that person, because that person will find Yin Qiu faster than her In autumn, even with Man Jiangxue, it would be hard to guard against back arrows, so Meng Wugui could only swallow his anger, and then if something happened to Fu Xiang, then in this game, Meng Wugui would completely fall into an irreversible situation. dead end.

Her mistake was that she was too ambitious, she shouldn't even want to deal with Yunhua Palace, otherwise Man Jiangxue would not sit idly by because of Yin Qiu, if Meng Wugui would give up dealing with Yunhua Palace, then her revenge plan, Just have to go on.

"No, I want to remind Fu Xiang as soon as possible." Yin Qiu looked solemn, and immediately found a pen and ink, "The distance between Jinhuai City and Shangyuan City is not too far, as long as the messenger travels day and night and arrives at Mingyue Tower as soon as possible, then this matter will be settled." There is a possibility of saving, even if our speculation may not be accurate, but there is always nothing wrong with taking precautions."

She finished writing the letter in a hurry, and just put down the pen, the door of the room was pushed, and Bai Ling, who came to visit, just happened to appear.Yin Qiu's eyes lit up, and he quickly called out: "It's just in time! Bai Ling, you are very skilled and proficient in riding skills. Please leave now and deliver this letter to Fu Xiang for me. It's a matter of urgency. The sooner the better, try not to delay on the way!"

Bai Ling reacted extremely quickly, and listened to every word Yin Qiu said. She responded with a "yes" without asking any nonsense, and hurriedly walked to the stable with the letter paper to lead the horse. , braved the rain and went up and down the mountain.

"No accident, no accident..." Yin Qiu's heart was pounding, and he turned around and hugged Man Jiangxue, "Fu Xiangke-no accident..."

Man Jiangxue hugged her, patting Yin Qiu's back while soothing her softly.She lowered her head, and was about to place a kiss on Yin Qiu's forehead, when a figure suddenly broke into her from the corner of her eye.

Man Jiangxue cast her gaze, and saw Meng Jing, who was holding a medical book, standing at the door and watching her.

Noticing that Meng Jing's expression was wrong, there was obvious worry in his brows, Man Jiangxue was about to ask, but Meng Jing made a silent gesture to her, pointed to the medical book in his hand, and said silently - In a word - don't let Yin Qiu know.

Seeing what the shape of her lips said, Man Jiangxue frowned slightly, and nodded after a while to express her understanding. Meng Jing glanced at Yin Qiu's back, then stepped back lightly.

·

A few days later, the sun was shining brightly in Jinhuai City, and the weather was fine. The next day was New Year's Eve, and the streets and alleys were full of joy, and everywhere were decorated with colorful lanterns and red silk, making it extraordinarily lively.

Bai Ling rode his horse, crossed several crowded streets, and rushed all the way to the gate of Mingyue Tower. He got off his horse and shouted: "Everyone! Please tell your young master - that disciple Yunhua is asking to see you. Please come here in person!"

Seeing her panicked words and deeds, the guard disciples didn't dare to hesitate, and rushed in to find someone.Bai Ling waited for a while, then saw Fu Xiang walking quickly, and asked in surprise, "You are... Bai Ling?"

"That's right, it's me!" Bai Ling was somewhat happy to see Fu Xiang, and immediately took out the letter from his arms, "This is the letter Xiaoqiu asked me to send to you. Two horses died on the way. Ma, she said it was an urgent matter, so hurry up and see what she said!"

Fu Xiang's expression was trembling, and he hurriedly opened the letter paper. After seeing what was written on it, Fu Xiang's eyes suddenly changed, but he quickly calmed down, and said to Bai Ling: "Lu Laodun, you have worked hard. Come and rest with me."

Bai Ling had barely slept these days, and was tired and hungry at the moment, so he didn't refuse, and followed Fu Xiang into the Mingyue Tower.The two went to the reception hall, Fu Xiang immediately ordered people to serve good tea and dinner, and arranged a guest room for Bai Ling, asking her to stay for two days.

"I don't need to stay here, I have to rush to the palace," Bai Ling said, "I will be on the road after sleeping for two hours, please find a set of clean clothes for me to change-change, and boil some water for me Take a bath and get rid of the wind and dust, I have never run such a fast horse in my life."

"I didn't expect that Senior Sister Ye would be the master of the Ziwei Sect, or the heir of Emperor Xiling who wanted to seek revenge from my uncle." Fu Xiang read Yin Qiu's letter over and over again, and sighed, "Luckily, Xiaoqiu is fine. Fortunately, Miss Duan delivered the goods at the right time, the situation of Shimen is so bad, but I can't be there to help, I'm really ashamed."

Bai Ling said: "There is nothing to be ashamed of. You are far away in Mingyue Tower, and you can't stretch your arms that long. Since you may be in danger now, and Xiaoqiu reminded you in time, then you can go down—you must do everything." Be careful and protect yourself.”

Fu Xiang clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, you may have been caught by that person's eyeliner when you came here to deliver the letter, so you should be more careful on the way back. In fact, in my opinion, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I can't make it back to the palace for the new year in a hurry, why don't you stay here, you and I will meet each other once in a while, let's celebrate the festival together, and catch up on the old days, how about it?"

Bai Ling smiled, and was about to decline politely, when suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and the two turned their heads at the same time, but Butler Zhao looked at Fu Xiang with a gloomy face and said sternly, "I still have thoughts about talking to my old friend." Talking and laughing, young master, something big happened!"

Fu Xiang was stunned, and immediately stood up: "What happened?"

Before Steward Zhao could answer, Fu Cen came angrily from outside the door, and when he walked up to Fu Xiang, he slapped her loudly across the face.

"You bastard!"

Fu Xiang still didn't know the situation, but he was staggered by the slap, bleeding from his lips and teeth.

The chopsticks in Bai Ling's hand fell to the ground with a "clack". This sudden scene made everyone in the hall stunned in place.

"I knew that... I shouldn't have welcomed you into this house in the first place!" Fu Cen's face was ashen, and he was furious, "Why did you raise such a heartless and righteous thing!"

Fu Xiang's head was buzzing, and her ears were also ringing continuously. She spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Fu Cen in a daze: "Father...why did you hit me?"

"You still have the nerve to ask!" Fu Cen's breathing was disordered, his chest heaved violently, and he shouted, "Your mother is less than three months pregnant, and it was only found out not long ago, so you can't tolerate her like this? Are you so intolerable for her child? —Sooner or later, she will be yours, even if she gives birth to a son, she will not be able to block your way! But you are so cruel that you killed your unborn brother, how do you want me to explain to the Luo family? How to explain to your mother? You...you really want to piss me off!"

Hearing what he said, Fu Xiang understood instantly. She hurriedly looked at Steward Zhao, and asked with a pale face, "My lady...my lady..."

"What little girl! You should call her mother!" Fu Cen was trembling with anger, "You rebellious bastard! How are you going to gain a foothold in the Fu family for committing such a crime that cannot be tolerated? How do others see you! How do you see our Mingyue Tower!"

"Father!" Fu Xiang burst into tears and defended himself, "I didn't do it, I didn't hurt my mother, I didn't hurt anyone!"

Fu Cen pointed at her and scolded, "Still sophistrying! Besides you, who else in this huge Mingyue Tower can't see the birth of that child? It's... your mother died because of your dystocia, and I'm taking my anger out on you." I sent you to distant relatives and ignored it. This is my fault as a father, but since you came back, ask yourself, how do I treat you? I see that you are talented and hardworking, so you disobeyed the Fu family. Xun gave you the idea of ​​only passing on males but not females, this is my expectation and affirmation of you! But why are you so unbelievable? You want to kill people! With your insidious act, I How can you rest assured that Mingyue Tower will be handed over to you? May I ask how you have the face to stay in Mingyue Tower!"

Fu Xiang's ears were ringing, and she was heartbroken by Fu Cen's words. She burst into tears and said, "I've been with you for five years. I don't believe my father doesn't know about my daughter's character! I've always disdained the position of landlord—Gu, if it wasn't... ...If not!" She paused, and forced the truth back, "In short, compared to the master of the building, I yearn for the free rivers and lakes with high sky and wide seas! You say that people are harmed by me, and you have nothing to prove. evidence!"

Fu Cen said, "You won't cry until you see the coffin! You want evidence, don't you?" As he spoke, Housekeeper Zhao immediately understood, and took out a small purse from his sleeve.

"The maid in your room gave this thing to your mother a few days ago, saying that it was the anti-natal incense you specially ordered, but it actually contained a pile of poison!" Fu Cen threw the purse - a handful Looking at Fu Xiang's chest, "From the day you left Yunhua Palace and came back, this purse has been worn on your body every day. Your belongings, your personal maid, and your unique motive for killing, You still said that you didn't kill people!"

Fu Xiang was horrified, clutching the purse tightly - it was given to her by Yin Qiuxiu when she left the palace. Everyone in Mingyuelou knew that her precious purse, even when it was worn out, was reluctant to change it, it was a precious thing .

"It's not me...it's not me!" Fu Xiang defended vigorously, "This is someone deliberately framing her! What about the maid? You call her here, I want to confront her face to face!"

"I also want to ask where your maid went!" Fu Cen gritted his teeth, "Your mother had a miscarriage in the room today, and after the doctor came, she smelled something strange on her body, and I found out it was your purse." What the hell! I asked someone to go to that maid for questioning, but she had disappeared long ago! If she wasn't guilty, if she wasn't worried that you would take the blame when things happened in the future, why would she run away!"

At this moment, Fu Xiang couldn't argue with anything.

The letter that Yin Qiu sent was still in his hand. Fu Xiang really did not expect the danger she expected to come so quickly. Fu Xiang originally thought that the person behind the scenes would come to her, but unexpectedly he was provocative. Fu Cen hit the sore spot, this move was extremely vicious, it was even more unexpected than killing Fu Xiang directly.

The physical evidence is in hand, although the whereabouts of the witnesses are unknown, but she does have a motive to kill. Now that Fu Cen is angry, he will only believe what he sees.Although Fu Xiang was filled with grief and indignation, he also knew that his defense was useless at this time, so he simply said coldly: "That's enough, since you believe that I am the murderer who poisoned my mother, then I won't struggle, how do you want to deal with me, please tell me !"

"You—!" Seeing that she not only didn't admit her mistake, but her attitude was so disrespectful, Fu Cen became furious, and scolded, "Nie Zong... What a Nie Zong! Come on!"

—The team disciple stood outside the door in a daze, but dared not move when he heard the summons.

"What are you doing there! Send her to the confinement room and lock her up!" Fu Cen said coldly, looking at Fu Xiangdao, "From now on, there will be no young landlords in the building! If you are willing to plead guilty, I will still miss my father." Girl's love spares your life, but if you don't repent, I can only hand you over to the head of the Luo family, and I can't decide whether you live or die!"