Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Yin Qiu still opened the window, and the smell in the room was like a howling wind. The disciples in the corridor sat up immediately, holding the medicinal materials and tools to escape under the wind, without even turning their heads.

There was a basin of clear water under the window, Yin Qiu dipped his hands in it, carefully washed the bracelet, rubbed off the ointment from the black string and bird feathers bit by bit, and changed the water several times before removing the bracelet. The smell on the top is completely washed away.

The room is gradually occupied by fragrance, which smells refreshing.

Meng Jing poured the boiled medicine into a porcelain plate and took a small bamboo fan to cool down. Seeing Yin Qiu holding the bracelet leaning against the window in a daze, she asked, "Have you washed it?"

Yin Qiu said "Mmm" in a calm manner.

The fan in Meng Jing's hand was fanning fast, and she couldn't hide her joy. She couldn't help sweating with excitement when she found out that the golden bead was gone. She even burned her hands several times during the stirring process. calm.

But Yin Qiu didn't respond.

The warm sunlight shone down, covering Yin Qiu in a pale golden light. The disciple clothes on her body were clean and soft, so white that they could not be stained with dust. Her whole body seemed like a cloud of mist that was about to dissipate. A broken sense of unknown origin.

Meng Jing slowed down, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "Are you unhappy?"

Yin Qiu tilted her head in the warm sunshine and met Meng Jing's gaze. She wiped the water stains on the bracelet with a handkerchief, paused for a moment and said, "I have received two unforgettable birthday gifts this time. "The knuckles of her hand clutching the handkerchief turned white, but she didn't seem to use much force, "One is the earrings of Senior Sister Lu, and the other is the bracelet given by Senior Sister Ye."

Meng Jing tested the temperature of the medicine with her fingertips, and said softly, "Senior Sister Lu misses you, and Sister Ye owes you."

Yin Qiu was silent for a while, with mixed feelings: "She harmed the Shen family and the Ruyi Gate, she made me homeless, lost all my relatives, and never saw my parents for the rest of my life. I left the antidote, this person..."

"This person may have a conscience, but she is still a villain," Meng Jing said in a calm tone, "An antidote can't offset the various crimes she committed."

Yin Qiuruo was thoughtful.

"Even without her, your father would still have to take revenge, and the Ziwei Cult would still deal with Ruyimen," Meng Jing continued, "but her appearance not only accelerated everything that might have happened, but also created more things that would never have happened. For example, the death of my parents was caused by her. She is the beginning of all storms and the root of all disasters, such a person is not worthy of your grief for her."

Yin Qiu said: "I'm not sad, and I won't forgive easily because of this." She didn't know how to describe her feelings, "I just... feel a little complicated."

Meng Jing put on sheepskin gloves, twisted the cooled patent medicine into pills, put them into a porcelain bottle, and said, "If you die in the Fengkou River that day, then this antidote will be of no use at all, and besides, she didn't inform you in advance." That golden bead is the antidote, if it wasn't for an accident just now, I'm afraid we won't know that the antidote is in our hands when you become poisoned. Her actions are not sincerely trying to save you, but to move and comfort herself," she said Then, she took the medicine bottle and walked slowly towards Yin Qiu, "Because she knows she is guilty, and because she thinks she can survive."

Yin Qiu was quiet for a long time, then he let out a breath and said, "You are right."

"So don't worry about it. She's dead, but you're still alive." Without consulting Yin Qiu, Meng Jing took the bracelet from her hand and threw it into the stove far away. "Since you said you don't want to If you hate someone, then forget about these things, and there is no need to keep this thing.”

A small cluster of flames quickly ignited in the stove, and a puff of green smoke wrapped in a burnt smell evaporated.

Yin Qiu looked at the green smoke, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Sometimes, I really envy you for living soberly. I am not as good as you in this aspect, and I am too easy to be mediocre."

"You are just too kind, you only remember the good of a person, and you don't want to think about the bad of a person," Meng Jing said, "But everything must have a scale, and it is not a good thing to be too kind, but you If you can think about it, then it is very valuable to keep this kindness, and being sober also has its disadvantages, so you don't have to envy me."

Yin Qiu shifted his gaze to her face.

Meng Jing smiled and said: "It will be painful for a person to live too awake, but I just want to be sober in pain, not blind in pleasure. You can sleep peacefully all night, but I can only sleep all night, so in fact, I should envy you You, I can be a bad person at any time, but you are destined to be a good person."

Yin Qiu listened to her words quietly, and asked, "Then when will you choose to be a bad person?"

Meng Jing handed the medicine bottle to Yin Qiu and said, "When my mind is not clear."

Yin Qiu laughed: "Then I hope your sobriety can last as long as my kindness."

"Then let's compare and see who can last longer," Meng Jing said, "Maybe after many years, you and I will be completely different. See you at that time. I hope you can still recognize me, and I can also recognize you."

After hearing this, Yin Qiu felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She was a little confused and said, "See you at that time... You said it as if we were going to part. Where are you going?"

Reflecting the sky, Meng Jing's sickly face all the year round looked even paler than usual. From the time she started staying in the Medical Pavilion to take care of Lu Huaiwei, and then devoted herself to developing the antidote for Yin Qiu, she had a good night's sleep. No sleep, no good meal eaten on time.Now that Lu Huaiwei finally woke up, and Yin Qiu's antidote was available, Meng Jing's two tight strings relaxed at the same time, and the worries and tiredness that had been deliberately suppressed surged out, about to overwhelm her.

But Meng Jing held back, she leaned against the window, stood with Yin Qiu in the warm sunlight, and said, "It's not me going somewhere, it's you."

Yin Qiu looked at Meng Jing's almost transparent cheeks illuminated by the light, and asked, "Me?"

"That's right, you," Meng Jing said, "I always have an intuition that maybe one day, you and Uncle Shi will leave Yunhua Palace and live in another place."

Yin Qiu was a little surprised that she had such an idea: "Why do you think so?"

Meng Jing closed her eyes, remained silent for a long time before whispering, "I don't know."

She was lying on the window edge, with her hands folded on her head and a faint smile on her lips.Meng Jing from this angle made Yin Qiu suddenly ignore the men's clothing on her body, and only see her skin as fine as white porcelain, her long black and smooth hair, her trembling eyelashes, and her unrevealed beauty. Docile and weak.

The two seem to be very close, but invisibly they seem to be far apart.

"Do you have something to tell me?" After a brief silence, Yin Qiu looked at Meng Jing and asked softly, "What do you want to tell me?"

Meng Jing raised her eyes to look at her, her eyes were full of exhaustion: "I..." She suddenly felt sad at this moment, her chest was filled with soreness, "I want to tell you..."

Seeing her hesitation, Yin Qiu asked, "What is it?"

The hands hidden in the sleeves were clenched into fists, Meng Jing stared at Yin Qiu for a long time, then looked away, regained his composure and said: "What I want to say is that your poison has obviously been cured, why didn't you tell me?"

Yin Qiu was taken aback.

Meng Jing rested her chin on her arm, which made her look more like a girl.She looked ahead and said: "I didn't react before, but now I feel that something is wrong. The unpleasant smell of medicine can stimulate the Gu worms in your body, but you have been with me in the house for so long, but you can't react at all. No, it means that your poison has been cured long ago, right?"

Yin Qiu sighed: "I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Meng Jing asked, "Uncle Master?"

Yin Qiu frowned, but still didn't tell her the truth, and murmured, "Yes..."

"Then why are you still gossiping with me?" Meng Jing stood up straight, "Why don't you go find Master Shu soon?"

Yin Qiu stood there without moving.

Meng Jing glanced at her, raised her leg, walked to the door and opened it, said sideways, "Go."

Yin Qiu frowned and stepped out of the door step by step. She turned her head and stopped talking.

Meng Jing firmly grasped the door frame, trying her best not to behave abnormally, her ears were buzzing, and her mind was also buzzing. She really wanted to go back to her room and sleep right away, but she didn't want to be in front of Yin Qiu. Show weakness.

She silently endured the torment in her heart at this delicate moment.

"You look so pale, what's wrong with you?" Yin Qiu stretched out his hand, wanting to help Meng Jing, but she just touched Meng Jing's sleeve, but she avoided it like an electric shock.

"I'm fine," Meng Jing said hoarsely as she struggled to support herself, "Hurry up, I'll report this to Master as soon as possible."

Yin Qiu's hand froze in the air, and it took a long time to withdraw it. She took a few steps backwards, and after thinking about it, she asked again: "Do you have anything else to say to me?"

"No more." Meng Jing shook her head.

Yin Qiu wanted to ask again, but Meng Jing closed the door. She pressed her forehead against the door, and finally showed a painful expression where Yin Qiu could not see.Meng Jing said: "The pharmacy still needs to be cleaned. If you don't leave, I will order you to work."

Holding the medicine bottle, Yin Qiu stood outside the door for a while, she responded in the usual tone, and when she was about to go down the steps, she turned sideways and said: "Meng Jing, I'm not sure what will happen in the future, maybe I will be with you." Uncle Shi will indeed go to other places in the future, but we will definitely not leave Yunhua Palace, you are my good friend, no matter where I am, I will always remember you and will never forget you."

Meng Jing turned around and sat down by the sliding door.

do not talk……

She buried her face in the skirt.

"During these days, thank you for your hard work and obscurity," Yin Qiu smiled, "Although you don't know kung fu, you can still protect many people, you have your own value, and you can stand up in front of everyone Be a man with a chest, no one can underestimate you, and you don't have to be afraid of anyone, you are no worse than anyone in the palace."

Meng Jing sat in a daze, and took out the purse that had been treasured for many years in her sleeve pocket. She didn't reply, she just looked at the purse and shed tears silently.

It wasn't until the sound of Yin Qiu's footsteps gradually faded away that Meng Jing supported the wall and stood up. She walked to the window and stared at Yin Qiu from a distance. Tears blurred her vision, and Yin Qiu's figure became a hazy halo. It quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

He rubbed the purse unconsciously with his fingertips, the fabric there was frayed, and many embroidery threads on it were broken.

Meng Jing stood alone in front of the window with a sense of loss. After a long time, she raised her arms and wiped her eyes. Then she walked to the stove neatly and threw the old purse into it without hesitation.

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Holding a pair of scissors, Man Jiangxue focused on trimming the Podocarpus pine on the table.

Xie Yijun stood by her side and said: "Wan Shu's enthronement ceremony has been under preparation for the past few days, but I think she is still reluctant. With Zhilan's death, Mingguang Palace lacks a backbone. After becoming the head of the school, I have been busy all day long, and none of the apprentices I have taken in are outstanding. It is also my fault that I did not pay attention to teaching. Now Wanshu is still lacking in enthusiasm. I have to find someone to assist her. Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend? "

Man Jiangxue thought for a while, and said: "I think Bai Ling is not bad, understands the rules, understands the general principles, is brave and resourceful, and her swordsmanship is also passable. She has also performed very well these days. What do you think of her?"

"Bai Ling..." Xie Yijun fiddled with the beads, and said in a deep thought, "This child was not very eye-catching before, and I didn't pay attention to it. This year, I have a little appreciation for her. But she is a disciple of Liuli Peak. If I want her Come on, Elder Wu is afraid that he will not bear to part with the pain."

Man Jiangxue said: "Then let Wuhuifeng draw up a list, and you can choose by yourself."

Xie Yijun picked up the branches and leaves that Man Jiangxue cut off, and said: "I don't know all the disciples in the palace, they are all close to you, that's why I asked you to recommend it to me, why do you recommend it to Wuhui Peak? "

"It's weird, Wuhui Peak is in charge of the transfer of disciples, what's the problem with letting them do this?" Man Jiangxue cut the Luo Hansong into a mess, "Of course I don't know a few people, I only have Xiaoqiu in my eyes, I don't care about others. learn."

Xie Yijun glanced at her and said, "Yin Qiu...I am quite satisfied with Yin Qiu."

Man Jiangxue paused and looked up at her.

Xie Yijun said: "What kind of eyes do you have? People go to high places, but water flows to low places. Yin Qiu is such a good seedling. It is really wronged to stay in Jingyue Peak. If she is willing to come to Mingguang Palace, the vacant palace gate Elder Sister, I will let her be the master. Besides, Wan Shu becomes the young master, so the chief disciple has to choose another one. There will definitely be a sword competition at that time. If Yin Qiu wins the first prize, so will the chief disciple. It can be given to her."

"What does it mean to be wronged by staying at Jingyue Peak?" Man Jiangxue said, "Did I treat her harshly, or did I bully her?"

Xie Yijun snorted and laughed: "Obviously you have such a good kung fu, but you are always by your side to bring you tea and water, isn't that called a grievance?" She paused, and then said, "Besides, Wan Shu's bad temper, Few people can stand her. Yin Qiu has a gentle temper and is familiar with her, so he can speak out on many things. If it were someone else, who would dare to tell her wrong in front of Wan Shu? There are not many people in the palace who are not afraid of her .In my opinion, it would be perfect for Yin Qiu to assist Wan Shu."

"Now I'm bringing her tea and water," Man Jiangxue said, "You can't ask Elder Wu to give up Bai Ling, but if you want me to give up Xiaoqiu, then I won't."

Xie Yijun said: "What are you trying to do by occupying Yin Qiu? Your Jingyue Peak is so leisurely, my place is almost in chaos. If it is impossible, you can lend me a few days, and you will come to me later in the evening." Just return the person to you."

Man Jiangxue said: "It's not an object, and there are loans and repayments. I don't agree with this matter."

Xie Yijun has already experienced Man Jiangxue's stubbornness, outsiders don't know it, but she knows it very well.Xie Yijun said angrily: "What you say doesn't count! Go and call Yin Qiu, I want to ask her what she wants—stop it, you've ruined this beautiful bonsai, here are the scissors!"

Man Jiangxue lazily dropped the scissors and was about to refute her when a light flashed on the ground and Yin Qiu came across the door. Xie Yijun immediately called out: "It's just in time! Yin Qiu come here quickly, I have something to discuss with you .”

Yin Qiu put the medicine bottle into his sleeve pocket, walked to Man Jiangxue and stood still: "What's the matter?"

Xie Yijun saw that she was sticking to Man Jiangxue and didn't come towards him, so he felt a sting in his heart, and said: "Your Senior Sister Ji is about to take the throne, and you need someone to help you. After thinking about it, I still think you are the most suitable to come." Mingguang Palace helped her get familiar with official duties, but Jiang Xue was determined not to let go, so tell yourself, what do you think about this matter?"

As if nothing had happened, Man Jiangxue picked up the scissors again, and continued to casually destroy the Podocarpus pine.

Yin Qiu glanced at her and replied, "Isn't Senior Sister Lu awake? She is still injured, and she will definitely not be able to leave the palace in a short time. During this period, she can just help Senior Sister Ji, and the two of them have always had a good relationship." , compared to me, Senior Sister Lu is more suitable?"

Xie Yijun said: "How can Huaiwei be tired? Everyone is still sick and needs to rest." She also considered Lu Huaiwei, but Lu Huaiwei is really good at taking care of others, and she is used to taking care of everything by herself, and she especially indulges Ji Wanshu , obviously younger than Ji Wanshu, but she is considerate and caring everywhere, as if she is the senior sister.With Lu Huaiwei around, Ji Wanshu might just become a hands-off shopkeeper, how can this work?

Yin Qiu thought for a while, and then said: "Then... what about Bai Ling? She is the safest disciple among her peers, and even the uncle is quite at ease with her. Didn't the master praise her a few days ago? ? Why not let Bai Ling enter the Palace of Bright Light, I believe she will be very willing too."

Xie Yijun was rejected many times, and his face turned a little ugly: "I am asking you here, don't talk about others, I will ask if you are willing?"

"I..." Yin Qiu stood upright, watching Man Jiangxue's reaction from the corner of his eye, "I listen to my uncle."

Hearing this, Man Jiangxue raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"You only listen to her but not to me, so what am I the head of the sect?" Xie Yijun looked at Man Jiangxue and said angrily, "She is just staring at you and replying, why can't you agree? If you are really worried, at worst, you will move to live in Mingguang Palace, and you can see each other every day, nothing will happen to you!"

Man Jiangxue thought about it for a while, and felt that this proposal was not bad. Xie Yijun lacked an assistant by his side, and Ji Wanshu couldn't do her things. Yin Qiu was indeed suitable to fill Ye Zhilan's vacancy, but in the current critical situation, Yin Qiu could not leave her It's too far away, and she shouldn't disregard such things that are beneficial to the palace because of personal interests, so she can only follow Yin Qiu wherever she goes.

So Man Jiangxue said: "Since you have said that..."

Unexpectedly, before she finished speaking, a slight pain suddenly came from her lower back—it was Yin Qiu who calmly pinched her.

"Then I'll go to Liuli Peak myself." Man Jiangxue changed what he was going to say very naturally, "I'll go and get Bai Ling for you."