Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The rain eased, and the dark clouds seemed to have dissipated. The swift wind turned into a gentle spring breeze unconsciously, gently caressing the corners of everyone's clothes and hair.

The misty mist, as thin as an embroidery needle, perfectly blurred the scars everywhere, and also blurred the three figures that were drifting away.

In the mud puddles at the feet still accumulated blood that could not penetrate, broken trees, messy footprints, those traces that could not be washed away by the wind and rain still silently told what happened just now.Yin Qiu watched as Fu Xiang and Meng Wugui gradually disappeared into the end of her sight. She could not see Afu, but could only see the corner of her skirt that could no longer be wrinkled by the wind, and the bow on her back—the bowstring I don't know when it was broken.

Is it all over?

Will the past and enmity that cannot be let go be brought up again after today's past?

A deep sadness spread in his heart, covering his whole body like a lingering dark cloud, Yin Qiu turned his back slowly, and looked at Man Jiangxue quietly.

Everyone kept silent in unison, as if they were all infected by the desolate scene and the heavy atmosphere.

Man Jiangxue's white clothes were already stained with blood and were no longer as clean as before, but she still looked as fresh and beautiful as before, and she did not look weak because of her pale complexion.There was a soft light in her eyes, which was a kind of unswerving look that had lasted for several years, revealing a strange comfort and relief.

She stretched out a hand to Yin Qiu.

"Xiaoqiu, come here."

Yin Qiu suppressed tears, Man Jiangxue's figure became a hazy halo in her eyes.

If she was a child, she would immediately cry and throw herself into Man Jiangxue's arms, but when she grows up, she is no longer the child who has to rely on Man Jiangxue wholeheartedly when encountering problems.

So she took a steady step, held the hand that was reaching out to her, and walked slowly towards Man Jiangxue amidst the wind and rain, and stood beside her.

Nangong Min coughed twice, and a few strands of blood dripped from the palm covering her mouth. No one had ever seen her in such a serious injury and embarrassment. He waved his hand, and stood up with a little effort, without anyone helping him.

Nan Gongmin said: "Once a word is spoken, it is hard to chase after it. The dream has no return, and I have healed Man Jiangxue's injury. According to what we agreed in advance, it is time to return the holy sword to me."

Yin Qiu lowered his head, looked at the incomparably exquisite sword in his hand, and said bitterly: "The world is unpredictable, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Even with a sword in hand, it is not easy to sit back and relax. Because of this sword, the Ziwei Sect has attracted countless greed and jealousy." , became the head of the demon sect that everyone despises and abuses, and the Ruyimen paid a lot of money to buy top-secret institutions, thinking that they could use this to defend against foreign enemies, but in the end, the whole family died tragically, harming others and themselves." She shook her head and chuckled, raised her eyes to look at Nangong Min, "Whether it's just a sword or a mechanism, there is no fault in everything itself, only the human nature of the people who can see them. It's like some poisonous things, you know it can't be touched, but someone insists on touching it, or using it to kill people, then No wonder the poison. So I want to know, after I return this holy sword to you, can you promise not to use it to harm innocent people in the future?"

Hearing her words, Nangong Min raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a half-smile, "Well, it depends on my mood."

"I'm not joking with you," Yin Qiu said solemnly, "If you can't guarantee it, then I'll be a villain who doesn't keep his word, and I won't pay you back."

Nangong Min widened his smile, spread his hands and said, "Xie Yijun is dead, so I have no reason to insist on being an enemy of your Yunhua Palace. As long as you don't come to trouble me anymore, I will naturally not make trouble for you anymore." The rivers and lakes are a matter of the rivers and lakes. Once this time is over, I will go back to the Ziwei teaching for the elderly. I have killed enough people in my life. Don’t worry, even if I want to kill people, I will only kill those who want to deal with me. Will you be as willful as before, how about it?"

Yin Qiu said: "I believe this, but I still want you to promise in front of all of us that you are the leader of a sect, and you are a well-known figure in the world. You can't go back when you swear. You made yourself Compared with Senior Sister Ye and the head of the sect, although you are indeed more magnanimous than them in some aspects, this cannot cover up the evil things you have done and the murders you have committed. You have sworn in public today that if you If you repent, your name Nangong Min will be even more shameless, and you will not be worthy of putting the word frankly on yourself."

When Yin Qiu was still young, Nangong Min had already learned her eloquence, she spoke clearly and mercilessly when admonishing others.Nangong Min sighed: "Then what else can I do? It's not that you can do whatever you say." After finishing speaking, he put two fingers together, pointed to the sky, and said word by word, "I, Nangong Min, swear here that I will never use holy The sword injures innocent people and kills human life, if this is violated, the sky will be struck by lightning, and there will be no place to bury the dead—is this all right?"

"Other swords won't work either," Yin Qiu added.

"Okay, okay, other swords won't work either." Nangong Min was very cooperative and added Yin Qiu's words.

Seeing that she put on an unfathomable smile again after she finished her oath, Yin Qiu felt a little uneasy in her heart, but everyone has already done what she said, so it is not good to continue to embarrass her.Yin Qiu returned the holy sword with both hands, and said uncomfortably: "You have to keep what you say, and you can't do one thing in person, but one thing behind the other. As long as your Ziwei Sect doesn't make trouble anymore, our Yunhua Palace will never treat you again." Crying, beating and killing... did you hear that?"

The holy sword that had been lost for many years was back in her hands. Nangong Min's downcast eyes showed rare concentration and tenderness. She gently stroked the sharp sword body, and the joy of regaining it filled her heart for a moment. The cold light reflected in her eyes, like a spreading bright star.

"I heard." Nangong Min flicked the thin blade with his fingers, and the emotion in his eyes disappeared when he raised his head again, "I want this sword. I never wanted to use it to kill people. I can kill people without it. It is my father's legacy. My relic is also a family heirloom handed down from generation to generation in our Nangong family, and the meaning it symbolizes is definitely not as superficial as you think."

"I understand," Yin Qiu said, "just like the Ice Chaser left by my mother, it may not be equal to your holy sword, but it is still the best sword in my heart."

Nangong Min glanced at her, a playful look suddenly appeared on his face, and suddenly without warning, he struck Yin Qiu with a sword. Seeing that she didn't show any real energy, Yin Qiu knew that she was playing tricks. Playing tricks on himself, he stood still, but the people behind him all blocked Yin Qiu's way when they saw Nangong Min's move.

Among them, Man Jiangxue was the fastest.

Yin Qiu only felt a lightness in the waist, Man Jiangxue had already pulled out the ice chaser and swung towards Nangong Min. Seeing this, Nangong Min smiled slightly, dodged to avoid it, and smiled at the few people in front of him: "What's the rush? Seriously, I was just playing around."

When Ji Wanshu saw that she was taking back the holy sword, she had been secretly on guard, and was about to hit her with a palm, so Lu Huaiwei and Bai Ling also drew their swords, intending to protect Yin Qiu.Only Wen Chaoyu was as stable as Mount Tai, a little speechless: "...Don't joke around at this time, you are so injured, is it because you are afraid that Man Jiangxue won't kill you?"

"I really want to fight her," Nangong Min stood with his sleeves down, looking at Man Jiangxue with a provocative look in his eyes, "But now you and I are both injured, there is no need to fight again, when the injury heals , do you dare to choose an auspicious day to compete with me?"

Man Jiangxue took away the sword, handed Zhubing back to Yin Qiu, and replied: "I will accompany you at any time."

"Then it's settled," Nangong Min said with a frown, "You must keep in mind today's appointment."

"I will never forget," Man Jiangxue said, before bowing his hands to her and saying, "Thank you."

Nangong Min paused, and smiled leisurely: "It's rare for someone to say 'thank you' to me," she said with high spirits, "You're welcome. But you, do you have anything else to say to me?"

Realizing that she was asking herself the last sentence, Yin Qiu asked back, "What are you talking about?"

Nangong Min waved at her.

Yin Qiu took a few steps forward, Nan Gongmin leaned over slightly, leaned into her ear and said, "Just now I mentioned Gongzi Fan for no reason, this man saved you in the main altar back then, I think he has a lot to do with you, But this time he didn't show up, it must be something complicated, right?"

Yin Qiu couldn't help hesitating when he heard this, "This..."

"Is it him?" Nangong Min asked softly.

Yin Qiu did not give a definite answer, but said: "My aunt said yes, so it should be."

Nangong Min showed a clear face, straightened up and said: "Is that so, it seems that I still have a lot to do."

Yin Qiu frowned, looked at her carefully and said, "What else do you want to do?"

"Don't keep looking at me like this, as if I'm always uneasy and kind." Nangong Min laughed, and reached out to pat Yin Qiu on the head, "Since we are old friends, we should meet each other. After all, we are also a family. , if you formally recognize him, come to Cang County to find me together, a family banquet is always necessary," after saying this, he pretended to be cold and said, "stolen my holy sword, burned my General altar, I still have to settle accounts with him for these two matters, and after so many years, he should give me a proper explanation."

Although the two talked in a low voice, the volume was not very loud, but the people behind Yin Qiu were all sharp-eyed and heard almost every word.Wen Zhaoyu was dumbfounded and said, "They mentioned Young Master Fan, and then mentioned stealing the holy sword. Could it be that Young Master Fan is..."

She was asking Man Jiangxue, but Man Jiangxue said indifferently: "Yes or no, you will not know until you see me personally to confirm."

"It's no wonder people from Brahma Valley know Yin Qiu," Ji Wanshu suddenly realized, "That's how it is."

Bai Ling looked left and right, scratched his head and said, "Who?...Who is it?"

Duan Ning interjected, "Why are you so stupid? I understand everything!"

Bai Ling said, "Do you understand what?"

"Yin Xuan stole the holy sword, and he died a long time ago. Young Master Fan is his brother!" Duan Ning said seriously, "In addition to Yin Qiu's relatives like my aunt, now I have another little uncle. It's a good thing. !"

"Yin Xuan still has brothers?" Bai Ling was puzzled, "...Why haven't I heard of this?"

The elders were speechless and didn't bother to explain to them, Lu Huaiwei said: "This is the end of the matter, it's getting late, we'd better go back to the palace as soon as possible, I'm afraid the palace still doesn't know what happened, there are still many messes to come Cooking, the corpse of the master... I will take it back first."

Man Jiangxue said "Yes", and Lu Huaiwei took several disciples to collect Xie Yijun's body, and the group entered the tunnel entrance, and then returned home.

A carriage came slowly from the depths of the forest, Nangong Min glanced back and said, "I should go too, gentlemen, please leave now."

Man Jiangxue untied the coat on her shoulders, raised her hand and threw it at her, saying, "Your clothes."

Nangong Min gladly took it, and with a faint smile, all the disciples joined the carriage first, and the figures began to move immediately.Nangong Min got into the car with someone's support, turned his head over there again, looked at Wen Chaoyu and said, "Hufa Wen, why don't you see me off?"

Wen Chaoyu took a step subconsciously, then stopped shortly afterwards, turned to look at Ji Wanshu and said, "Wanshu, I..."

"Let's go." Ji Wan replied.

"Yi Jun is dead, you may become the leader within this year," Wen Zhaoyu said, "You also heard the agreement between Nangong Min and Yin Qiu earlier, you..."

"I have a sense of proportion," Ji Wanshu cut her off again, "As long as she can do what she says, I should naturally lead by peaceful coexistence."

"Then can I send her to Cang County?" Wen Zhaoyu dodged his eyes, "You have Man Jiangxue and the others by your side, so you don't have to worry about no one to share your worries, but the Ziwei sect... I don't feel at ease."

Even if Nangong Min had negotiated peace with Yunhua Palace, the news of her finding the holy sword would spread like wildfire within two days and spread throughout the world.In addition, she was injured this time, and although she tried to maintain a calm appearance, everyone present could see that she was pretending to be calm. He will let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and when Nan Gongmin returns to the Ziwei Sect, he will inevitably face a new round of oppression and attack from all sides.

Wen Zhaoyu knows the inside of the Ziwei Sect too well. The guardians know how to drink tea better than the other, but they are worse than the other at the official business. One point, Nangong Min might not be able to bear it.

What's more, she still owes Nangong Min a kindness, and there are some things that should be explained clearly.

"I'll wait for you," Ji Wanshu smiled unprecedentedly, "Be careful on the road."

Seeing the unusual smile on her face, Wen Chaoyu's heart was twitched, and without a word, he flew to Nangong Min's side.

"It's quite strict," Nangong Min looked at the two of them again and again, teasing, "You are a master, you really have no spine."

Wen Chaoyu rolled her eyes at her, and said very bluntly: "I want you to take care of it, you are a loner, if someone can take care of you one day, I will laugh my ass off."

Nangong Min said: "Only I take care of other people, no one else takes care of me, so I don't need you to worry about this matter."

Wen Chaoyu said with disgust: "Why are you so stubborn? No matter how arrogant you are, don't you have to rely on me to take care of these people for you now? Treat me better. It's rare to see you hurt like this. Be careful that I will seek revenge from you."

"What revenge are you seeking on me?" Nangong Min lifted the curtain, entered and sat down.

Wen Zhaoyu said: "Avenge that Liehuochi for five years, and I have this hand, you must not pay me?"

"Then you cut off mine too," Nangong Min sighed, "I can't resist if you want to chop off my hands and feet while I'm seriously injured. The opportunity is hard to come by, don't miss it."

Wen Zhaoyu said: "You don't need to remind me, there are many opportunities along the way, and I will not let you go, so you'd better not fall asleep."

Nangong Min curled the corners of his lips and didn't reply, leaning against the wall of the car and letting out a sigh of relief, his whole body relaxed.She seemed to be really tired, her eyelids drooped, and when she closed her eyes, Wen Zhaoyu soon heard that her breathing became even and long.

In just the blink of an eye, people fell asleep defenselessly.

The wheels began to roll, the believers rode their horses in front, and the subordinates followed on foot. Wen Zhaoyu sat in the car, as if he was in a dream that he couldn't even imagine.She picked up the curtains, and looked at Ji Wanshu through the drizzle. The two looked at each other from a distance, until the carriage drove into the distance, covered by branches and leaves, and the people in the car could no longer be seen, Ji Wanshu took it back line of sight.

"Uncle Wen will be back soon," Yin Qiu observed Ji Wanshu's expression, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't be sad, Senior Sister, we are with you."

Ji Wanshu looked at her with lowered eyes, and said, "It's not that I'm sad... I just feel that everything has changed suddenly, and I'm not ready yet."

Xie Yijun died, and as the registered young master, in the rest of the situation, sooner or later, Ji Wanshu would move into the Mingguang Palace and officially become the master of Yunhua Palace.

She knew that one day would come, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.

"Forget it, don't think about too much, there are still a lot of messes waiting to be cleaned up in the palace," Ji Wanshu adjusted his mood, not hurting the spring and autumn, "The uncle's injury can't be delayed, go to the medical pavilion quickly."

After she finished speaking, she was the first to walk towards the underground passage, and the rest of the disciples followed her.Yin Qiu took Man Jiangxue's hand and walked in the middle of the crowd. Man Jiangxue asked, "Yin... Young Master Fan, when do you plan to meet him?"

The ever-burning lights in the tunnel were still on, and there were signs of fighting everywhere.Yin Qiu avoided those bloodstains and dirt, sighed softly: "Uncle Master is not surprised at all, did he guess it a long time ago?"

Man Jiangxue said: "There have indeed been conjectures in this regard."

Yin Qiu asked, "What time is it?"

Man Jiangxue said: "When I learned that the owner of Brahma Heart Valley Shaogu was named Shen Wang."

"Is it because his surname is Shen?" Yin Qiu said, "I was too slow to react. I thought that there were only people with the surname Shen in the world, so I didn't think much about it at the time, I just thought that maybe the adoptive father was also Shen. family."

"Both the surname is Shen, and the single name is a forgotten character," Man Jiangxue said, "If you don't think about it, you will never forget it. This poem was written for your deceased wife. You have always done your homework well, so why did you forget this?"

When Yin Qiu was awakened by her, he felt a little uncomfortable: "So it's like this..."

"When the affairs in the palace are settled, he should take the initiative to find you," Man Jiangxue said, "Taking advantage of this time, you might as well prepare to recognize him in advance."

Yin Qiu has complicated emotions.

In just one day, after experiencing too many changes and turmoil, and knowing the true identity of Young Master Fan, it was easy for Yin Qiu to comfort others, but he had nowhere to vent his depression.She responded softly, her lowered eyes suddenly touched the two broken sword blades, she stopped involuntarily, and said, "That's Uncle Ningshuang."

Man Jiangxue picked up the broken sword, Yin Qiu saw that there were gaps everywhere on it, and it was ruined badly, so he said sadly: "Why did it happen? Can it be repaired well..."

"Send it to the Forging Sword Pavilion for a try." Man Jiangxue could see it for herself, "It's good if it can be repaired, but it doesn't matter if it can't be repaired. Just ask someone to cast it as it is."

Yin Qiu wrapped the hem of her skirt, wrapped Ningshuang carefully and hugged it to her chest, and sighed: "Ningshuang and Zhubing are a couple, and I can't do without either one. I have to go to the Forging Sword Pavilion by myself. Just watch Brother Forging Sword and help me fix it."

Man Jiangxue said: "Before that, you have to stare at me first." Then he took Yin Qiu's shoulders and leaned on her, "I'm dying of pain."

When Yin Qiu heard this, he quickly freed a hand to support Man Jiangxue, and said worriedly: "Such a serious injury must hurt, but it's a pity that I can't share it for you. Uncle, please bear with it. Go to the medical pavilion and take a good look, and I will ask Meng Jing to prescribe Anshen Decoction for you, and after drinking it, you can sleep peacefully and wake up without pain."

"It's good that nothing happened to you," Man Jiangxue said, "I knew you were tricked down the mountain, but I didn't look for you, would you blame me?"

"Of course not," Yin Qiu pursed the corners of his lips, "I know, my uncle has confidence in me. Not only do I not blame you, but I am very happy."

The two supported each other and spoke at a volume that could only be heard by each other. Duan Ning and Meng Jing were at the end. Seeing Yin Qiu and Man Jiangxue's intimate posture, they wished they could stick together. Duan Ning wondered: "This Two people...why do I feel that something is wrong."

Meng Jing was carrying the medicine box, her body was cold from the rain, and she said in a trembling voice, "What's wrong?"

Duan Ning had already dried his clothes with internal force. Seeing this, he pulled his outer robe and put it on Meng Jing's body. He pointed to the two people in front of him and said, "There's nothing wrong! Look, this guy with hooked shoulders and rubbed ears together , what is the difference with newlyweds? They are not talking about love!"

The outer robe was warm, and there was a faint fragrance. Meng Jing smelled it, and for some reason ignored Duan Ning's words, but asked, "What kind of fragrance do you use?"

Duan Ning was taken aback, and said strangely: "... Fragrance?" Seeing Meng Jing's expressionless face, she lowered her head and sniffed herself, "You don't think it smells good? This is the fragrance from outside the pass. It smells strong originally. Very good, I adjusted it a bit lighter myself. Don’t you like it? Don’t like to return the clothes to me.”

"It's very unique, there's no one who doesn't like it," Meng Jing added after a while, "It's a bit like the hair oil my mother used to use, with a bit of orchid smell."

"Then I'll give you two boxes some other day," Duan Ning said, "I have plenty in my room, and I can't use them all up."

Meng Jing frowned slightly, and froze in place for a moment after hearing the words.

Duan Ning's arm was still hurting, and now it was hung on his chest with a bandage, his fingers were trembling.Duan Ning said: "What are you doing standing there? Come on, I'm starving to death, you guys had a meal at Yunhua Palace last time, youdao cold shrimp balls are not bad, remember to ask someone to make me a plate later .”

Meng Jing's eyes fluttered, she stared at Duan Ning for a moment, and suddenly asked a random question: "Are you serious?"

Duan Ning rubbed the soles of his shoes, doing a lot of small movements, trying to relieve the pain in his joints.Duan Ning said, "What serious?"

"What you said last time," Meng Jing looked away, "Are you serious when you say you want to be with me...?"

Seeing her take the initiative to mention this, Duan Ning was overjoyed and said happily: "You said this? Of course it is true! To tell you the truth, after I delivered the goods last time and went home, many matchmakers have come My family said we were married. What my father meant was that he wanted me to find someone with the right family, so that the money he had worked so hard in his life would not be made cheaper by others. My father is only my daughter, and the entire Duan family is considered me. The dowry, he attaches great importance to my marriage."

"Then you should find someone who is right for you," Meng Jing said, "I was born in the mountains, I don't have a prominent family background, and I don't have a bright future, and my parents have passed away long ago, so I am not worthy of you. Besides, you also know that I am not a man , is a daughter, if you are not satisfied with the arrangement of the family, Mr. Duan regards you as the apple of his eye, I believe that as long as you talk well, he will not force you to marry someone you don't like. That being the case, you should still Keep a distance from me and act as if you have never met, you still have a lot of family business to inherit, I am afraid that you will not be able to come to this Yunhua Palace, there are so many good sons outside, you don't have to worry about meeting the person you like."

Duan Ning was speechless for a while, and finally said dryly: "Why are you belittling yourself? I didn't despise you, but you just scolded yourself first. It's so boring. No matter how many good people there are, I only have my eyes on you." , if you agree to marry me, my father's face will die with a smile, he would like to have a son-in-law."

Meng Jing said: "Marriage matters need to be cautious, you can't play games, and you don't mean anything to me, why should you be persistent?"

"Who said I have no intentions for you!" Duan Ning raised his voice, "As early as Yao Dingcheng, when you brought a group of people to our house to find trouble, I fell in love with you. What is this called? It's love at first sight, isn't it?"

Meng Jing was bored, and sighed softly: "Then what do you like about me?"

Duan Ning thought for a while, then sighed and said, "Damn it, I don't know what I like about you, I just like you anyway! I read it at home and when I went out. On the way here from Jinhuai City, I Putting your name on my lips, I asked your senior sister Ji a lot about you, and it annoyed her. I can't tell what I like about you. Anyway, if I like you, I like it. Why are there so many! You If you really don't want to, I won't knock you unconscious and carry you home with wedding candles, so don't push me away, how about making friends?"

Meng Jing said: "I just don't want to delay you." After speaking, she was silent for a while, and said as she walked, "I have a congenital heart disease, which cannot be cured, and I won't live long."

Hearing this, Duan Ning's face changed, and he quickly grabbed her and said, "What? Can't you cure your heart disease?!"

Meng Jing said "hmm" and said flatly: "I won't live to be 30 years old, and many people know about it."

Duan Ning was dumbfounded.

She stared at Meng Jing dumbfounded, and was speechless for a while.

Meng Jing expected her to react like this, so she didn't feel grandiose at the moment, she just withdrew her hand, and said without changing her tone: "Now that you know, can you think about what I just said?"

Duan Ning's breath was stuck in his chest, and he couldn't get up or down. It took him a long time to shout at the top of his voice, "Then I'm going to be a widow at a young age!"

For a moment, she was extremely anxious and at a loss, and it took a long time before she replied: "Then I will think about it!"