Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The canonization ceremony was successfully concluded, and the disciples dismantled the stands that had been built on the same day, and tidied up the Wangtian Taoist Temple.Before nightfall, the colorful lanterns of all peaks and veins were hung up early. Like the people in Shangyuan City, the disciples ate the Lantern Festival, drank some rice wine, and walked together in the palace to enjoy the lanterns and have fun. There was a joyous atmosphere, only the people in the Mingguang Palace had serious expressions, and no one had any intention of celebrating the festival.

"Why don't people go to offer condolences?" Xie Yijun changed back into the crimson robes he usually wore in the dormitory, and asked while lifting the curtain.

Seeing Xie Yijun coming out, Bai Ling stood up from his chair and replied: "Although we have just got the news, it has actually happened for several days. According to the report from the post station disciples in Jinhuai City, Master Fu's body was brought back Within two days after Mingyue Building, Fu Xiang had already ascended to the position of building owner logically, but the grand ceremony had not yet been held. She personally issued a message not to allow anyone to go to the building to express condolences, and almost all those who attended were stopped by the door guard disciples If they are not allowed to enter, even if they enter the door, they will be kicked out, which is really strange."

Lu Huaiwei said: "It is reasonable to say that such a thing happened in Mingyue Tower, not only other sects, but our Yunhua Palace should also come to express condolences due to emotion and reason, but Master Fu turned everyone away, what is this? reason?"

Bai Ling shrugged: "I just don't know what she meant, even though we all know that Mr. Fu must have been killed by the Hall Master Meng, and you all read the contents of the letter, no one can come up with real evidence. Fu Xiang has a very close relationship with Hall Master Meng. If she swallows her anger, ignores the revenge of killing her father, and lets Master Meng go, then what if outsiders fight against injustice? In short, it is not easy for us to intervene. Come, it will make us helpless."

"However, Fu Cen and I have had a lot of contacts. Although Fu Xiang has returned to Mingyue Tower, he is still my closed disciple in name." It’s true that you should come and see it for yourself, otherwise, if it spreads out, won’t people tell me about me?”

One is the No. [-] faction in Jianghu, and the other is the second largest faction in Jianghu. Yunhua Palace and Mingyue Tower have always had some kind of friendship. Who knows the people walking outside?Now that Fu Cen is in a sudden disaster, Yunhua Palace should step forward to preside over the overall situation no matter from which point of view. Xie Yijun, as the leader, will certainly do his part. If she doesn't stand up and investigate, or give the martial arts knights a chance The statement on the table will only be criticized by people, and it will also be underestimated by people.

"But if you go, I'm afraid you will be turned away," Bai Ling said, "Besides, even if you go on the road at this time, it will take many days to arrive in Jinhuai City. By then, everyone will be buried, and the Hall Master Meng will definitely have Mingyue The building is under control, even if you go, it will be useless."

Xie Yijun frowned and said: "That's what you say, but you have to do it to save face. These things in the world are for others to see. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, it is a courtesy. If you don't do it, you will be criticized by others. I should still go."

What she said was reasonable, and it was inconvenient for the juniors to persuade her, but Yin Qiu pondered: "Why don't you let me go." She looked at Xie Yijun and said, "Others go to Fu Xiang and refuse to see me. She should have gone to see her."

"That can't be done," Xie Yijun immediately refused, "Anyone can go, but you can't go alone. Even if Jiang Xue is with you, I don't feel at ease. If you go, the mastermind behind the disciple of the dark guard will naturally worry about you Connect with Meng Wugui. Last time in Weicheng, Meng Wugui just wanted to lure out and kill the person who watched you, and didn't mean to tear your face directly, so that person didn't really kill you. But Meng Wugui Now that I have killed Fu Cen and obtained Mingyue Tower, if you go there now, that person will absolutely not let you meet her, this is not a joke, you must not go!"

Lu Huaiwei also echoed: "Yeah Xiaoqiu, what can you do if you go? You can't come back to life after death, not to mention that even Junior Sister Fu can't avenge herself, she might still have one heart with Master Meng. At this point, we can only wait and see what happens, and think about it in a better direction. Although Hall Master Meng's actions are ruthless, she is trying to force that person out. What she did is actually not harmful to us. .”

Yin Qiu said: "Senior sister has been ill for a long time, and you may not know about some things. You are only half right. On the surface, what she did is good for us, but the current situation is not just hers. It's as simple as wanting revenge. Her ultimate goal is to rebuild Ruyimen, suppress or subdue other sects. If she just wants revenge, we can really ignore it, and even help her, but she also wants to deal with us Yunhua Gong and Ziwei Sect, that is to say, if she is allowed to continue to expand her power, she may become a more difficult existence than Nangong Min, and I am afraid that even our life will not be easy."

Lu Huaiwei was puzzled and said: "But her true identity is no longer a secret. She is Uncle Shen's younger sister. We all know that. Although Uncle Shen has passed away, you are still in the palace. Why does she still want to deal with our Yunhua Palace?" ?”

"Because in addition to revenge, she also wants to push the rebuilt Ruyimen to the top of the rivers and lakes, so the biggest obstacles she has to face are Yunhua Palace and Ziwei Sect," Yin Qiu said, "so she will definitely deal with it." Us, she said this matter herself, I didn't make it up. Not only can I not meet her, but even if I meet, I can't change her determination. I don't have that much weight to make her accept it. hand."

Xie Yijun said: "That's right, if it weren't for that, since she wanted to avenge Ruyimen so much, I would have helped out even for Man Dong's sake, but she has been on the opposite side of all the sects from the very beginning. I can't help even if I want to, and I have to guard against her until now, so don't underestimate Meng Wugui, this is a dangerous person, you can't be hostile to her just because she and Mandong are sisters realistic expectations."

"In that case, the master should not go to condolences to Master Fu," Lu Huaiwei finally understood the situation, and said, "Since Hall Master Meng will be detrimental to the palace, you may encounter danger if you go. Knowing that you are going to be there, and taking this opportunity to do something to you, what should I do?"

Although Meng Wugui is still young, her kung fu is not weak. The only people in Yunhua Palace who can fight her are Man Jiangxue and Ji Wanshu. If Xie Yijun confronts her, she will only suffer defeat. If Meng Wugui captured her alive or killed her directly on the road, then this Yunhua Palace would lose its head, and Nangong Min would definitely attack. Even the gods can't keep it.

"There is no chance of winning alone. I am not the kind of person with superb martial arts, but it is not so easy for her to attack Yunhua Mountain. We Yunhua disciples are not vegetarians," Xie Yijun said, "Fu Cen just died, Mingyue It was the time when Lou was in civil strife, and Fu Xiang was young and inexperienced, so it was not certain whether those people would accept her or not. Besides, there was Nan Gongmin watching over her, and the mastermind behind the disciple of the dark guard was also watching her secretly. Even if she got the Mingyue Tower, she was still in a situation where she was under attack from both sides, and she couldn't make a splash at the moment. Unless she could have other forces to help, but if she really had it, she would have brought someone to fight it, and she wouldn't even take it. When I got to Mingyue Tower, I had to rely on that person to push her into a desperate situation before doing anything."

"What if there really are?" Bai Ling continued, "Fu Xiang locked the Mingyue Building and did not associate with other sects. It is obvious that they don't need other allies. Does this mean that they already have enough strength? Furthermore, it is also going to deal with our Yunhua Palace, so is it possible for Meng Wugui to reach a private cooperation with Nangong Min?"

Hearing this, Yin Qiu said, "Don't worry about that. Meng Wugui will never cooperate with Nangong Min. She is different from Senior Sister Ye. If Senior Sister Ye wants revenge, she only dares to cover it up and dare not confront her head-on. But Meng Wugui is different. She has never concealed that she wants to take revenge. What's more, so far, she has basically relied on herself step by step. It's time to negotiate terms with Nangong Min."

At this point in the conversation, everyone has analyzed the situation very thoroughly.Meng Wugui now holds the Mingyue Tower and the Nine Immortals Hall in her hands. Regardless of whether there are other forces to help her, she actually has the strength to fight against the Yunhua Palace and the Ziwei Sect. Now she just needs to wait for Fu Xiang to completely convince everyone , once the time is right, she can start to move at any time.

"But there is one more thing I don't understand," Lu Huaiwei said, "Our Yunhua used to be so close to the Ruyi Gate, and our relationship is even closer than the current Mingyue Tower. It’s not a big sect, but ever since Meng Wugui showed up in Jiang Hu, she didn’t see her dealing with the Ziwei sect that really destroyed Ruyimen, but she seems to be against our Yunhua everywhere, doesn’t it make sense?”

"This makes sense," Yin Qiu explained, "it means that the person who killed my mother, that is, the mastermind behind the disciples of the hidden guards, was someone from the palace. Compared with the two, she certainly wouldn't use an egg to hit a stone to deal with the Ziwei Sect. Hua Gong is her first choice target. As long as she tells the name of that person, that person will be hunted down from all directions. If it were me, I would not trouble Nangong Min either. Persimmon squeeze."

"Then I don't understand even more," Lu Huaiwei said. "Shouldn't it be enough for her to just disclose who that person is? As long as she is willing to say it, everyone will be her helper. Why did she make things so complicated? "

Yin Qiu said: "Maybe she didn't want that person to die so easily, or maybe she had other plans."

"Man Dong has never had any enemies with anyone. Who doesn't like her in the palace?" Xie Yijun said in a deep voice, "I have thought about many people recently, but I still can't think of who will kill her. If that person is the same as her Wu Qiu, just wanted to get the holy sword, but he got the holy sword but didn't see it for others, what's the point of hiding it?"

"Then I don't know," Yin Qiu shook his head. "People's hearts are the most unpredictable. Who can know what he is thinking?"

Xie Yijun sighed softly: "It's useless to talk about war on paper. According to the rules of etiquette, I can't pretend I don't know about Fu Cen. I still have to send someone to show my face to Mingyue Tower for me-what's the matter? Where is she going after talking for a long time?" gone?"

"Senior Sister Ji is with Uncle and Auntie," Lu Huaiwei said, "Besides, Uncle Wen is also here, and the two of them need to meet and talk."

"At the moment of the big event, she's just... oh, that's all," Xie Yijun rubbed the center of his brows, and then sat down low, "Go and send her a message later, she is the young master, take my place on the bright moon Lou is very suitable, tell her to leave tomorrow."

Lu Huaiwei nodded: "Understood, I will tell my senior sister later."

Xie Yijun nodded, picked up the tea leaves with the tea lid, and asked, "Where did Jiang Xue go again? She hasn't been seen since the ceremony ended, why didn't everyone come to discuss the matter?"

Both Bai Ling and Lu Huaiwei looked at Yin Qiu at the same time, but Yin Qiu seemed to have just realized that Man Jiangxue was not there.

She didn't know where Man Jiangxue went.

Xie Yijun had no choice but to put down the teacup, and sighed again: "Forget it, it's the Lantern Festival after all, I won't keep you guys, let's all go down to celebrate the festival."

The three juniors and other listening disciples got up, and Yin Qiu said: "The head of the sect has been working on the papers all day long, and it is easy to have a festival to pass, so you should put aside the business and go out with us to appreciate How about guessing riddles?"

Xie Yijun said: "You juniors celebrate the festival, why should I join in the fun? If I'm there, who can have fun? If I don't go, don't worry about me."

Yin Qiu smiled, and winked at Bai Ling, the two of them helped Xie Yijun up, and dragged him outside the hall.Yin Qiu teased: "The head of the sect is so arrogant, the emperor wants to have fun with the people, so you can go out with us for a walk."

Xie Yijun said: "What is it like to drag and tear," she said in her mouth, but she also followed out of the Mingguang Palace, and said with a smile, "That's okay, it's hard to turn down the hospitality, so let's go and enjoy the lantern together."

Seeing that the two junior sisters were dragging and playing with the master, Lu Huaiwei laughed softly behind her, and followed her down the steps. Soon, other disciples were also attracted, and everyone gathered around Xie Yijun to play boldly There was a commotion, and the scene was very harmonious.

Yin Qiu took a bowl of lactose balls from the stall set up by his disciples, and Bai Ling asked, "Speaking of which, I'm not used to my uncle not being by your side. Why don't you go look for her?"

Yin Qiu looked around, stuffed the food in his hand to Bai Ling, and said, "It's true, the uncle actually left me alone, you stay with the head first, I'll go to her to judge!"

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"The festival in the palace is so lively, there are lanterns everywhere, why don't you go out and have a look?" A male disciple came into the house with dried herbs, saw Meng Jing lying on the bench in a daze with straight eyes, and went He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

Wen Xinfeng has always been at leisure, today most of the disciples went to Wangtian Dojo, and after the ceremony, they all went to watch the lanterns, not many people stayed.Meng Jing moved her eyes, pulled the thin blanket covering her body, coughed and said, "I don't feel well, it's windy outside, so I won't go."

"Uncomfortable?" Hearing this, the male disciple sized Meng Jing's eyes and asked with concern, "Is the heart disease recurring? Oops——did you vomit this blood?"

There was a puddle of blood that was about to dry up on the floor at the foot of the chair. If Meng Jing hadn't just pulled up the blanket, the male disciple might not have been able to see it.

"Well," Meng Jing said wearily, "Brother please clean it up for me."

"You..." The male disciple looked worried, quickly shoveled carbon ash to cover the pool of blood, and said with a sad face, "Your condition has gotten worse recently, how many times have you vomited blood after the next year? No, can Master show it to you?"

Meng Jing covered her handkerchief and coughed violently for a while, panting, said: "I've seen it, and I've taken the medicine, brother, don't worry, I know how my body is."

The male disciple sighed, cleaned the ground quickly, burned two pots of charcoal fire and placed them in the room, saying: "Your heart disease is born, if you don't take care of it and maintain it, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it." Long time. You are too tired these days. You have to take care of Senior Sister Lu and develop antidote for Junior Sister Yin a while ago. This person is like a candle, working day and night, and there will be a day when it will burn out. Junior Brother , from now on, you don’t need to worry about matters big or small, just rest in peace and recuperate, do you hear me?”

Meng Jing nodded: "Understood, thank you brother for your concern."

The male disciple gave a few more instructions, boiled a bowl of ginger soup for Meng Jing, and then went out of the room to do other things.Meng Jing pressed her aching heart out for a while, and was about to take a nap, when suddenly the door was pushed open again, and a white shadow walked in.Meng Jing got up immediately and said, "Why is Master Uncle here?"

The smell of blood in the room hadn't dissipated yet, and Man Jiangxue smelled it just after entering the room. She glanced at Meng Jing and asked, "You look bad, are you sick?"

Meng Jing put the blood-stained handkerchief back into her sleeve, bowed her head and said, "It's just a little cold, what does Uncle Master want from me?"

Man Jiangxue watched her movements, frowned slightly, and wanted to ask her why she was coughing up blood, but seeing Meng Jing's cover-up, Man Jiangxue also stopped asking, and said: "There are still people in the torture hall. The hidden guard disciple, do you often visit him?"

Hearing this, Meng Jing opened and closed his lips twice, but did not answer.

A few months ago, Yin Qiu and Man Jiangxue went to Cang County to go to the Ziwei Sect. At that time, Meng Jing personally escorted the man from Weicheng back to Yunhua Palace, and locked him in the punishment hall.Taking the overall situation into consideration, and considering that the man might still be useful, Meng Jing was not in a hurry to kill him for revenge, but since these days, she has visited the torture hall almost every few days, and then borrowed some torture tools Torturing that man will not make him feel better.

A villain who has done all kinds of bad things and still has the blood of her parents on her hands, how can she live in the torture hall more comfortably and happily than the disciples like them?

In fact, lynching is not allowed in the palace without reason, but the punishment hall disciples knew that Meng Jing's parents were killed by that person, so they turned a blind eye to Meng Jing's behavior and did not stop them.

But it's one thing for others to know it well, but it's another for Man Jiangxue to ask in person. Meng Jing can't answer, so she can only acquiesce.

"I don't mean to blame. When the time is right, I will make the decision and hand over that person to you," Man Jiangxue saw Meng Jing's thoughts, and said, "I have something to ask him right now, but I am not good. Come out in person, you have to cover for me, don't let others know that I want to see him, understand?"

Meng Jing expressed her understanding: "Okay, then I'll go there right away, and my uncle can follow in secret."

Man Jiangxue asked: "You are unwell, can you go?"

Meng Jing said: "Uncle Master can go, don't worry."

The two left Wenxin Peak in tandem, and did not go together. Meng Jing arrived at the execution hall with ease, and when the disciples saw her, they all retreated knowingly.Meng Jing opened the lock, and as soon as he entered the cell, the disciple of the hidden guard trembled in fright, and said helplessly: "Why are you here again? I have been tortured enough by you, you just give me a knife Can you please do it!"

A few months later, this man was still wearing the original black clothes, which were already dirty and tattered, and because of the torture, his clothes were almost like tassel-like strips of cloth, which was really not enough to cover his body. , Describe how miserable and miserable it is.

Meng Jing looked at him coldly, and sneered: "I can only blame you for talking too much nonsense and not piercing my heart with a sword. Now that you have fallen into my hands, you deserve it. If you want to die, you have to wait until you can die." one day."

That disciple of the hidden guard could still choke her a few words when he returned to the palace, but now he has lost his temper at all. He was about to beg Meng Jing for mercy, but saw Meng Jing go out without looking back after saying this.Immediately afterwards, a white shadow flashed at the door, and Man Jiangxue walked slowly in the next moment. The hidden guard disciple was stunned, and hurriedly dragged the chain nest to the corner, hiding himself in the shadow.

Jingyue Peak's disciple of the hidden guard, now he is the only one left, and Man Jiangxue may not have seen him for a long time.When the two met, the disciple of the dark guard was extremely embarrassed and ashamed, and he didn't even dare to look at Man Jiangxue more.

The cell was damp and cold, the setting sun outside could not shine in, and the light was dim.Man Jiangxue took a seat at the table, but said nothing for a long time, just staring at the person opposite without saying a word.

The shadow guard disciple was horrified by her, so he had to take the initiative to say: "Master uncle is here...do you want to ask anything?"

This person used to be unrestrained and free and easy, with the high spirits of a young man, but now he is timid and embarrassed.There was no pity in Man Jiangxue's eyes, and her eyes were even extremely cold. She picked up the fire folder on the table and lit the lamp, and said: "The last time in Weicheng was Xiaoqiu who interrogated you. She is very patient and willing to deal with you. But I don't have as much patience as hers. So if you hesitate to say anything about what I ask next, I will hand you over to Meng Jing, and you should have tried her methods."

When the disciple of the hidden guard heard this, he nodded quickly: "I've tasted it, I've tasted it, if you want to know anything, feel free to ask, I will definitely answer it truthfully!"

Man Jiangxue didn't make any detours, and cut straight to the point: "You confessed Zhilan in Weicheng, but although she is a spy of the Ziwei Sect, she is not the one who really formed you. Then I want to know, you really thought it was her, Or did someone specifically instigate you to identify her?"

Although this prison cell is not seeing the sun and is tightly guarded, but about Ye Zhilan, this disciple of the secret guard has already heard about it.He trembled and said: "I have long thought that my uncle would come to question me for this matter, but I didn't expect you to come today. Please also ask my uncle to learn from you. From the beginning, I only knew that Senior Sister Ye was the one who formed us. I didn't know that she was actually a scapegoat. In addition, as I said before, everything is handled by the senior brother and the sixth child. Whenever the two of them arrange something, they have said that it is Senior Sister Ye's instruction. Then the rest of us Naturally, we believe that Senior Sister Ye is our master."

In other words, except for the elder brother and the sixth child, the rest of the people have never seen the real mastermind behind the scenes, but both of them have died in Weicheng, and now no one knows who that person is.

Seeing that Man Jiangxue didn't respond, Xu Shi hurriedly added, "If I really knew who he was, he should have killed me in secret, but since he didn't do that, it shows that There's no need for him to take the risk of killing me, who poses no threat to him. Uncle, I really don't know, I really didn't lie, and I dare not lie again. "

Man Jiangxue sat quietly in the halo for a while, and said: "Then, before you went to Weicheng, did you have any orders to renovate the clothes tomb of the observatory?"

The disciple of the dark guard recalled for a moment, then frowned and said: "It seems... that there is such a thing. At that time, the uncle went to Yao Dingcheng to visit Xiaoqiu, but he was not in the palace. It is said that the tomb was crushed by the heavy snow. So I asked our brothers to repair it, and it was explained at night. But after we went to the observatory, we didn’t see any of the tombs collapsed, but the snow was thicker, so there was no need for repairs. I felt that the senior brother was making a fuss out of a molehill, so I found an excuse to go back to my room to hide, and didn't work with them."

Man Jiangxue said: "So you were not there at the time, but the rest of the people still renovated all the tombs, right?"

The disciple of the hidden guard said "hmm": "After all, it was the elder brother's order. Presumably they should have followed the order, but this is nothing unusual. What is the master asking?"

"The observatory has its own disciples to take care of it. Even if it is repaired, it is not your turn to go," Man Jiangxue said, "Did they say who gave the order? Is it Zhilan?"

The dark guard disciple thought for a while and said, "That's not true, it's..."

"Wait a minute—" Man Jiangxue stood up suddenly, glanced at Meng Jing's shadow by the door, "tell me with your mouth."