Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

To this day, Xie Yijun still remembers how his eldest brother died.

Ruyimen poisoned the food and drink and killed everyone in the bodyguard team. Xie Yijun fled out that night in the chaos. She didn't see her father. She stayed in the woods of Liucang Mountain for the rest of the night. The door sent people to put out the fire and clean up the place.

Since then, there has been no Xie family in the world. No one knows why the Xie family's bodyguard bureau, which used to be famous in Weicheng, disappeared, and no one knows that another daughter of the Xie family survived.In the next few months, Ruyimen secretly built an underground mechanism and killed all those responsible for it.Including Yin Xuan's parents, they were also poisoned into dumb and blind disabled people, and they hanged themselves not long after. bullying and humiliation.

Xie Yijun met Yin Xuan.

She experienced the murder of her father and brother, and spent several months in Liaoping County in despair. She thought about following her father and brother, but they all jumped into the river. Someone passed by and rescued her. When she got up, she stole the clothesline hanging in the yard and found a tree to hang herself. After the family found out, they fed her a full meal and gave her clean coarse clothes.

Xie Yijun committed suicide several times but failed, so she decided that she would rather die than live. She begged along the street for half a month. An old man saw her helpless and took her into a restaurant as a handyman. It was in that building. , Xie Yijun met Yin Xuan.

In fact, Xie Yijun met Yin Xuan on the way back to the guest room to rest after the Yin and his wife checked the goods that night with his father and brother to deliver goods to the mountain.At that time, Yin Xuan was still reading at night with the lights on, and when he came out to take a bath and was about to go to bed, the two met each other in a hurry on the road and exchanged a few words of pleasantries, but neither of them thought that after meeting by chance this time, they would become Poor homeless people.

But at that time, Xie Yijun hadn't gotten out of the haze of his father and brother's death, and the affairs of Yin and his wife were unknown to outsiders, so she didn't know why Yin Xuan was here.So Xie Yijun took the initiative to find Yin Xuan, and after learning what happened to him, Xie Yijun understood immediately.

"Don't think about it, your parents must have been killed by the people in Ruyimen," Xie Yijun said, "Our people in charge of transporting goods are dead, so your people in charge of building institutions will not be alive."

Knowing the truth, Yin Xuan slid along the wall and sat on the ground, covering his face and weeping silently.

"Do you want revenge?" Xie Yijun asked him.

Yin Xuan was only a child who had just turned ten years old at that time, and he asked in a daze, "How do you take revenge?"

"It depends on people's efforts. As long as you think about it, one day your wish will come true," Xie Yijun said. "God didn't let me die, but let me take revenge. If Ruyimen burned my father and brother into flying ashes, then I will return it to you. They fire harder and harder!"

Yin Xuan said: "But I survived because I didn't know anything. Perhaps Uncle Shen thought I was still young, so he didn't kill me too. Man Dong and Man Zhen have known each other since childhood." , How can I kill their parents to take revenge... I can't do this."

Xie Yijun sneered and said: "You can't go down and kill their parents, but they can go down and kill our parents. Why, in your eyes, is the relationship between mere childhood sweethearts more important than your parents?"

Yin Xuanhun didn't keep his house and said: "...Where are you going?"

Xie Yijun opened the door, looked back at him, and said: "My father told me that Yunhua Palace is the largest sect in the Jianghu, and Ruyimen is only the second. Hua Gong practices martial arts, I want to become an existence that everyone looks up to. Only when I have the strength to surpass Ruyimen can I destroy this culprit. If you want to avenge your parents, it depends on whether you are willing to be with me together."

Yin Xuan's lips fluttered, and he couldn't open his mouth for a long time.

Seeing that he could not make up his mind, Xie Yijun looked forward and backward before he started, she had no patience and no time to take care of Yin Xuan, so she decided to leave immediately.

It's just that she didn't know that within two days after she left, Yin Xuan ushered in a turning point in his fate in the restaurant.

On that day, Nangong, his father and daughter held a banquet in the building to invite the heads of other sects to discuss matters. At that time, the leader of Nangong had a premonition that he might not have much time because of his serious illness, so he entrusted several people attending the banquet to take care of Nangong after his death. Some.During the banquet, there was an old man who was fond of men, he saw Yin Xuan as a treasure, and claimed that it was okay to take care of Nangong, but he wanted to give Yin Xuan to him as a thank you gift.

Nangong Min was so disgusted after hearing this, he secretly gave his father a wink, but the leader of Nangong refused to agree.The old man couldn't hold back his face, he lost his temper in a strange way, and said some nasty obscene words, the Nangong leader got angry, pulled out the holy sword and stabbed him, killing him on the spot.

Just like that, Yin Xuan joined the Ziwei Sect, and practiced literature and martial arts with Nangong Min. After a year, the leader of Nangong accepted him as his adopted son, and became a sister and brother with Nangong Min.

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"Later, when Man Dong brought Yin Xuan to the palace for the first time, I thought he looked familiar," Xie Yijun said here, feeling parched, went to the desk and poured a cup of tea to quench his thirst, and handed it to Man Jiangxue. Poured a glass, "Especially those eyes, I always feel like I've seen them before, but I never remember."

Man Jiangxue was silent for a long time.

She originally thought that Xie Yijun had nothing to do with Ruyimen and the Shen family, but she didn't expect that there was such an unknown murderous feud behind him.

And all of this happened because of the underground mechanism.

Man Jiangxue had nothing to say for a while.

"But have you ever thought about this question?" Xie Yijun leaned on the desk and drew closer to Man Jiangxue, as if he was chatting with her in the past, and said, "Even I can be a little fuzzy about Yin Xuan's face." According to my impression, Man Dong grew up with him in the Ruyi Gate since childhood. Even though it has been ten years since they met again, they are still people who have been together day and night. Why did she and Master Shen not recognize Yin Xuan? who is it?"

Man Jiangxue looked at the cup of tea that Xie Yijun poured for her, and said, "I thought about it." But when she remembered this question, Ruyi Gate had already been destroyed, and no one could tell her the reason.

"Because it's not that the Shen couple don't recognize Yin Xuan, when they learned his name, they could only pretend to recognize him or not," Xie Yijun said, "As for Man Dong, she really didn't remember such a number. Man, she was too young when the incident happened. Ten years later, she had already forgotten all about the Yin family. And the Shens and his wife saw that she had a special liking for Yin Xuan, so how dare they reveal the nasty things they have done? Tell her? Besides, in the eyes of the couple, Yin Xuan didn't know the truth back then, so he wouldn't bother them. How could they know that I had told Yin Xuan the truth? Maybe it was because of Ashamed, or maybe because they didn't want to hand over the Ruyi Gate to other people, the Shen couple finally chose Yin Xuan as the son-in-law."

"In this family of four, everyone is acting."

What play are you playing?Naturally, the Shen couple pretended not to know Yin Xuan, Shen Mandong pretended to have a deep love for Yin Xuan, and Yin Xuan pretended not to know the hatred back then.

None of these four people is a good stubble.

"Then how did you know?" Man Jiangxue asked.

"Yin Xuan told me personally," Xie Yijun said, "Although you didn't go on the day they got married, I went. I had a banquet with Master that day, and I went alone to the guest house where my father and brother died tragically. , I met Yin Xuan in that place. It is so strange to say that he and Man Dong lived in the palace for a few months before they got married. We looked up and down in the palace, but we didn't recognize each other. On the day they rejoiced, we suddenly recognized each other."

At that time, Xie Yijun was already the senior sister of the Yunhua Palace. She and Yin Xuan reunited after a long absence, and had an in-depth conversation away from the eyes and ears.Xie Yijun was very surprised when she learned that Yin Xuan returned to Ruyimen to take revenge, but Yin Xuan suddenly told her later that he didn't want to take revenge anymore.

Ten years later, Yin Xuan, who was not as tall as a sapling back then, has become a handsome and handsome young man. He stood under the maple tree and said to Xie Yijun in that red wedding dress: Me, I can see that they looked at me with deep meaning in their eyes. But I was moved, I was sincere to Mandong, before returning to Ruyimen, I thought I could be ruthless, but in the end I still can’t do it. Now that I’m married to Man Dong, I won’t help Sister Nangong deal with the Ruyi Gate in the future,” he asked after finishing speaking, “What about you?”

Xie Yijun asked back, "What am I?"

Yin Xuan said: "You have fulfilled your wish back then, and you have come to the position of the senior sister of the palace gate. Although Man Dong is already the chief disciple, but she will come back to succeed the sect master, it is impossible to take over. I see that your other two None of the junior sisters have any intention of being the head of the sect, and after a hundred years from her master, the head will definitely be yours. Then I want to know, do you still have any thoughts of revenge?"

As soon as Xie Yijun heard him say that he had real feelings for Shen Mandong, he knew that Yin Xuan could not be used by her. If she said that she had never given up her desire for revenge in the past ten years, there was no guarantee that Yin Xuan would not guard against her in the future. Naturally, it is an unnecessary trouble.

So Xie Yijun pretended to be relieved and said: "I have been with Man Dong for many years, and I have long been sisters. She is so kind, upright, and likable. How can I have the heart to destroy everything about her? The dead cannot return, the living People should look forward, I am the same as you, and I don't want to take revenge a long time ago."

These words are not entirely false.

Xie Yijun traveled long distances to Shangyuan City after parting from Yin Xuan in Liaoping County. She had learned martial arts from her father and had a solid foundation. The entry trial was a piece of cake for her, not to mention that there are many people who have no experience in martial arts Anyone who can enter the palace to learn art, once a person like her appears, she will naturally be more popular.

After successfully entering Yunhua Palace, Xie Yijun quickly stood out among the new disciples with his hard work and outstanding talent. Now when it comes to the swordsmanship genius of Yunhua Palace, most people first think of Shen Mandong, and then Man Jiangxue, Next is Ji Wanshu of the younger generation.

But many people have forgotten that Xie Yijun was also the person who won the No.1 New Disciple Conference back then.

It is also because of this that she became the first personal disciple accepted by the master.But not long after that, Wen Chaoyu, who was more powerful than her, came, followed by Shen Mandong, who was famous all over the world, and finally, Man Jiangxue, who was younger and more talented than the previous two.

Under the halo of these three people, Xie Yijun looked so mediocre.

But is she really mediocre?No, she is actually good at martial arts, and she is full of poems and books, and she can write good calligraphy.Not only is she not weak in martial arts, but she also has the ability to manage affairs. She has been helping with official duties and coordinating all matters in the palace since she joined the master's seat.

With multiple jobs, Xie Yijun is busier than any other disciple, but even so, she can work hard to improve her swordsmanship in a short time, and fight with the three junior sisters who have their own merits.Even before Shen Mandong appeared, the master had always trained her as the next master.

Xie Yijun, who is capable of writing and martial arts, how can he be mediocre?

But when Shen Mandong came, everything changed.

Master no longer focuses on cultivating her, nor does he care for her as before. More often, Master is very strict with her, and he does not pretend to be verbal.The master always said: "If you are a senior sister, you should behave like a senior sister. You must set an example for your senior sisters. You are not as good at kung fu as Man Dong, and you are not as good as Zhao Yu in your life. They put in more effort. Not just as a teacher, but how many pairs of eyes are watching you in this palace? Don’t ask you to be a great disciple who can compete with Man Dong, at least this big sister, you have to be convinced. "

Xie Yijun didn't understand, why with Shen Mandong, she couldn't be convinced as a big sister?

More importantly, why Shen Mandong?Why did she kill the daughter of her relatives and enemies?

But during those ten years, Xie Yijun had to admit that, apart from anything else, she really liked Shen Mandong from the bottom of her heart.

No one will reject a beautiful and cheerful girl - she will always pester you, follow you and hold your hand, calling you "senior sister" affectionately.When spring comes, you have one of the flowers she picked; when summer comes, you have a bowl of iced hawthorn soup she made; when autumn comes, she invites you to Liucang Mountain to see the red maples; A palm-sized snowman is placed in front of your window, with your name written on a note hanging above it.

Xie Yijun had thought many times in the dead of night: Why not forget about it?

The enmity of one generation has nothing to do with the second generation. Those deep-seated resentments will rot in her heart forever. Just like what she said when she lied to others, the living should look forward.

She has no relatives or friends, and it is not easy to overthrow a long-established sect by her own ability.The pain and suffering she has experienced is to be transferred to an innocent girl who grew up in a wealthy village. Is this a new hatred?

When will it be possible to repay each other?

In those days that have become memories, the five masters and apprentices walked together, and Xie Yijun was always at the end.She looked at the three junior sisters in front of her, and at her master. She was so close to them, yet so far away from them.

Would everything be different if the father and elder brother hadn't died?She might also be able to enter Yunhua Palace by chance, or meet these few people. Under such assumptions, she would really enjoy it and do what a senior sister should do instinctively.

It's a pity that there is everything in this world, except if.

·

The thunder continued, and the dark clouds seemed to be within reach. Holding the teacup, Xie Yijun looked at the disciples outside who did not dare to rush in and said, "I originally thought that if there was a chance for revenge, I would be a prisoner." Hold it firmly. If not, then I will hide it and treat Yunhua Palace as my own home, and it’s not bad to live like this.” She didn’t seem to worry at all that she had fallen into the siege, nor was she worried Man Jiangxue would kill her, but she just kept her tone unchanged, "But after that, several things happened, which made me change my mind. Those are things you don't know."

Man Jiangxue seldom interrupted from the beginning to the end, and it was only after a moment of silence that she asked with a complicated expression: "What's the matter?"

"It's a trivial thing to say," Xie Yijun sipped his tea, and said slowly, "That year, two female disciples in the palace miscalculated the accounts. After the master knew about it, he ordered me to fine them a month's salary according to the rules, because this This is not the first time the two have made such a mistake. The so-called incident is no more than three times, and if there are too many times, they should be punished."

But when she was ordered by her master to punish the two, Shen Mandong happened to pass by, and when she learned about it, she kindly interceded for the two female disciples. Xie Yijun didn't want to slap her face on the spot, so she agreed and just reprimanded her A few words, did not punish one or two.

However, at night, when she passed the office of the two female disciples, she heard them complaining behind her back.

"What kind of senior sister, holding a chicken feather as an arrow, the head of the sect doesn't care about it, but she insists on it every time. It's not a big mistake. As for scolding so badly?"

"No, it's better to be Senior Sister Shen. On the contrary, young ladies from rich families have no airs and are easy-going. After all, Senior Sister Xie came from a small family. She doesn't have the courage and heart, so she can't compare with Senior Sister Shen."

"It's no wonder the head doesn't like her. Ever since Senior Sister Shen came, Senior Sister Xie has fallen out of favor, haven't you noticed? The head has been treating her less and less well recently, and he probably knows that she has bad conduct and is too She is picky and caressing about everything. After all, she is my own apprentice, so of course the master knows who she is better than anyone else. Comparing the two, if it is me, I also like Senior Sister Shen more."

……

In fact, this is not the first time that Xie Yijun has heard some disciples talking about her behind her back. On the surface, the senior sister of the palace gate looks high and powerful, but she is not the case. The daily chores in the palace are trivial, and there are always conflicts with others. When she was unhappy, it was the same for Ye Zhilan later in the palace, many people liked her, but many people hated her.

People and things that involve their own interests are often not that simple. People are always selfish and only think about themselves and not others.

"The second thing is Master's birthday banquet." Xie Yijun mixed tea, and seeing that Man Jiangxue was wearing thin clothes, he closed half the window and said, "You were not in the palace at that time, and you went to Qingluo City for business. That day, Master I'm very happy to make an exception and allow us to drink. You know, when Wen Chaoyu drank like a cow, Man Dong and I couldn't hold back, and we were drunk by her in turn. Later, I I slept until dawn the next day, and Master called me into the Mingguang Hall and scolded me."

It turned out that after midnight that night, the master went back to the dormitory to rest, and only the three teachers and sisters were still drinking and punching.The three of them were all drunk, but Wen Chaoyu drank the most and was more sober than anyone else. Shen Mandong found a comfortable sleep in a dazed state without making noise, while Xie Yijun unconsciously went into a drunken madness , not badly smashed the jade wishful gift that the ancestor gave to the master.

Xie Yijun had no impression, she didn't remember it at all, but Shen Mandong took the initiative to take the matter to herself after waking up, and asked Wen Chaoyu to help her cover for Xie Yijun.Shen Mandong was really kind, she knew that Master had high hopes for Xie Yijun, so she was much stricter with her, she really didn't want Xie Yijun to be scolded for this matter.

But when the three of them made such a big commotion, the master had already heard it clearly in the dormitory. She didn't have an attack that night, and she waited for Xie Yijun to come to her to confess her mistake after dawn the next day, but it was Shen Mandong who she waited for.

That day Xie Yijun knelt in the Mingguang Hall, but the master didn't get angry, but his tone was not good, he said: "I often repeat your words, but you didn't listen to a single word, the two junior sisters are younger than you, as a senior sister, you have to be timely." Looking at them all the time, anyone can get drunk, but you can't get drunk. Originally, that jade ruyi was not a treasure, and it was not worth a lot of money, but it was expensive because of its extraordinary meaning. If you broke it, I wouldn't I blame you, but one person is responsible for everything, and you should bear the responsibility for your own mistakes, so what's the matter with letting Mandong take care of it for you?"

Xie Yijun didn't make any excuses, she couldn't, she couldn't explain even one word for herself, as long as she opened her mouth, she would only disappoint Master even more.

"I didn't ask her to take the blame for me. She did it voluntarily, and she had good intentions." After Xie Yijun said these two things, he pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed, "Isn't Mandong doing something out of kindness? But her She is kind and considerate, but she has brought me countless troubles. She made me a wicked person who pretends to be a tiger, and made me a person who has no morals and no responsibility. I can't blame her, and I can't blame her. I can’t hate her. Instead, I want to thank her and thank her for thinking about me. But if she is really sensible, she should know that she can’t intervene at will when I punish the offending disciple, and she should also know that the master will definitely discipline me, and she can’t be angry. Add oil. So sometimes I feel that I don’t know her well, and I can’t tell whether she is really kind or pretending to be kind. At the same time, once such speculations are born, it will make me feel like a small The obscene things of the heart of a gentleman. Jiang Xue, so I said that even if I tell everything, you will not understand me, how can you understand me?"

Man Jiangxue really didn't understand very well.

She has no such experience, nor such troubles. Even if she can understand Xie Yijun's mood, she still can't completely empathize with her.

That kind of taste, only the parties know.

And this kind of thing is far from one or two. In the years of working together in the same family, Xie Yijun did not know how many times because of Shen Mandong's "good intentions", he caused criticism and unreasonable disasters.And every time, she could only swallow her anger and bear it in silence, she didn't even have anyone to complain about.

"The third thing is to choose the chief disciple's sword competition," Xie Yijun didn't mind Man Jiangxue's lack of response, she continued patiently, "A few days before the sword competition, Master just told me about this and asked me to start preparing as soon as possible. After I drew up the list of participating disciples, I sent it to Jingyue Peak to show to Master. When I left Jingyue Peak and returned to Mingguang Hall, I I met Man Dong, and she said that the master had something to talk to her about. I admit that I was distracted at the time, so I went back quietly and hid outside the hall to eavesdrop on the conversation between her and the master."

It was a spring day, Xie Yijun was sitting on the porch, leaning against the wall and looking at the red maples in the courtyard.The master said to Shen Mandong in the Shen Xing Hall separated by a wall: "This time, as a master, I hope you can get the No. Among the two disciples, although Yijun is talented, she is deep in the city and has a heavy heart. I can't rest assured that I will hand over the Yunhua Palace to her. Besides, Zhao Yu, she is well-behaved in all aspects, but she can do everything, but It's just that none of them are particularly eye-catching, plus her temperament, she is a person who can't be disciplined and has a master who has seen her head. If she becomes the chief disciple, then all the people below will have to learn from her. As for Jiang Xue, although she comes from a noble background, she also has a rough life experience. It's not that she doesn't look down on the head of the Jianghu sect, but she has seen through the world at a young age and doesn't want to pursue fame and fortune. People who desire and have no distractions, you are guests in the world, but she is the fairy in the cloud. My Yunhua Palace can't restrain her, but I don't want to restrain her. Man Dong, in the eyes of the teacher, you are the most suitable to take over as the master. People of the sect, you are no worse than your senior sisters and senior sisters in any aspect. I am 1 rest assured that I will hand over the Yunhua Palace to you. Therefore, on the day of the sword competition, you must come out on top, and you must not be impromptu. Abnormal, do you hear me clearly?"

Shen Mandong felt embarrassed after hearing this, and said sincerely: "Master, I heard everything you said clearly, but I am still a descendant of the Shen family. Even if I come to the palace to worship you as my teacher, I will go back sooner or later to inherit Ruyi. One day at the gate. What Master said just now is good. Sister Wen and Sister Wen are indeed too free and unrestrained, and the other is too unrestrained. I agree with both, but only Sister Xie is not quite right. From Senior Sister Xie's understanding, she is actually more suitable than me to take over as head. I am still a little younger. Senior Sister Xie is several years older and has performed well. She has a good reputation in the palace. Although she is not as good as us, Maybe she won't get No.1 in the Sword Discourse Tournament, but that doesn't prevent her from being a good master, doesn't Master say?"

The master nodded first, then shook his head, and said worriedly: "Yes, and no. I said that she is deeply thoughtful. There is a reason for that. This child Yijun is different from you. She is very mature and stable. I accepted her at the beginning. As an apprentice, I value her talent and ability. But after a little contact, I found that she is not simple, far from being as humble and easy-going as she appears on the surface. Sometimes, it is not completely impossible to judge people by their appearance Taken, a person's experience and temperament are actually shown on the face, more or less there are traces to follow, but Yijun is so young, and I have read countless people, but I can't see her through, not to mention that she is so talkative. It is said that she has no intention of being the head of the sect, but her eyes often show a little ambition. You may not understand what I mean, but in a word, if Yijun walks the right way, she will indeed make a lot of achievements, but if she walks If you go astray, it will be unimaginable, and an unstable variable will not be considered by me here, and I can only pass it on to you, the head of the sect."

Shen Mandong said: "Is the master thinking too much? How could the senior sister go astray? She is very good, what are you doing astray?"

"I can't say clearly, and it's hard to say clearly. I hope I'm thinking too much," the master said with a long sigh. , she is thoughtful and meticulous in handling affairs, and she is a safe person. But when it comes to major matters, you should listen to Jiang Xue and Zhao Yu's suggestions more. Jiang Xue doesn't talk much, but she can always see things clearly. , but she is very assertive in major matters, not even worse than Jiang Xue. Yijun is too unfathomable, and has a vicious temperament, you have to be more on guard against her, and you can't take her lightly. Yijun, of course, will not be a Good boss."

Xie Yijun heard this conversation clearly from outside, without missing a single word.

Before that, she felt that the master was strict with her because he valued her and wanted to demand her with higher standards, hoping that she would become a talent.But she didn't know until then that it was not what she thought at all. The master only suppressed and guarded her.

Is she that contemptible?Not only do you have to endure hatred and greet the enemy's daughter with a smile on your face, but you also have to dedicate yourself selflessly, be willing to assist her, and pave the way for her?

Why?

Why can't she, Xie Yijun, be a good leader!