Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

A spring rain fell for three days, intermittently, stopping and falling.After the rain, the grass grows on the Yunhua Mountain and the warblers fly, the spring is full of vitality, and the breeze is pleasant.

In the past three days, the news that Meng Wugui led people to attack Yunhua Palace spread like a storm, and the old events and blood feuds involved were also announced to the world.Each pile, each piece, was like a sudden thunderbolt from the clear sky, which caught the knights of the rivers and lakes by surprise, and everyone was shocked by it.

Apart from the truth of the Ruyimen incident and the life story of Xie Yijun, the head of Yunhua Palace, the most talked about is the wonderful duel between Meng Wugui and Nangong Min. Although the storytellers in the teahouse were not present, they He also spoke vividly, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes. The audience who spoke directly were excited and applauded.

"Although the Ziwei Sect has done a lot of evil, the leader of Nangong is also admirable. Seeing that Yunhua Palace was in trouble, instead of taking the opportunity to add fire to attack Yunhua Mountain, she took the initiative to fight to the death with Master Meng. Back then, The old leader is also an upright person with a good reputation. If it weren't for the holy sword, the Ziwei sect would not have fallen to the level of a demon sect. I hope that after this battle, if the Nangong leader can change his mind, he will be on the right track from now on. It can be regarded as benefiting the martial arts of the Central Plains."

"Besides, the Hall Master Meng was only a daughter of Ruyimen back then, not as famous as her sister Shen Mandong, but after years of family ruin, years of humiliation and painstaking efforts, he has the ability to attack Yunhua Palace, and finally kills relatives and enemies with his own hands. Avenging great revenge and fulfilling a lifelong wish, this is a living example of hard work paying off! These two women are more courageous and resourceful than us men, which really makes me feel ashamed and extremely embarrassed .”

"Speaking of which, it is the Ruyi Sect's own fault. The injustice committed by Shen Sect Master alone has harmed three generations. Although Sect Master Xie committed injustice, it is also justifiable. The Xie family is so innocent. Unexpected misfortune, it's just a pity that Sect Leader Xie went astray in the end, killed his teacher and friend in a single thought, and ended up like this in the end. If it weren't for this, this Sect Leader Xie is also a heroine in the female middle school. Who doesn't praise her for her well-managed governance? It's really sad."

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After the rain, the warm sun is rising, the catastrophe is over, and Shangyuan City has returned to peace and stability. The restaurants and teahouses are full of people, and the conversations are endless.

Yin Qiu squatted under the eaves, while listening to the high-spirited discussions in the hall, he fumbled for his arms and sleeves, and Bai Ling, who rushed down the steps, said helplessly: "I have no money, I really have no money. Do not lie to you."

Bai Ling looked at the broken silver in his hand, and sighed: "Then what should we do? Although the city is generally settled down, and the government office is helping with the aftermath, the dead people still need money to appease their families. I have spent all the money I brought down the mountain, and the other fellows are also empty-handed, you really have nothing here?"

"Is it true that I don't want to give it to you?" Yin Qiu said with drooping eyelids, "Senior Sister Lu should be here by the time. Is she in charge of the account? You ask her to go."

Bai Ling put away the broken silver, and also listened to the movement in the teahouse, and said with mixed feelings: "Are you still in the mood to listen to the book? I haven't regained my composure until today, and the disciples are also in poor spirits. It's like a dream. Speaking of which, I was slapped by the head that day and almost accused me of being a spy, but fortunately it was a false alarm and I wasn't really implicated by her."

Yin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the pedestrians in the market, and said with mixed feelings: "I am the same, last night I dreamed of practicing swords with the master in the Mingguang Palace, and I woke up this morning to see Senior Sister Ji sitting alone in the plum garden It's really uncomfortable to deal with official business. If it wasn't for my uncle's heavy sleep and I don't want to get hurt, I should have stayed in the palace to help Senior Sister Ji. It would be a breath of fresh air to go down the mountain, and I would help you by the way. here."

"Then you are still hiding and being lazy?" Bai Ling said, "Stop listening to these old men's stories, there are so many things that you can't finish... Why are you pressing your stomach all the time, feeling uncomfortable?"

Yin Qiu said, "I was dizzy from hunger, and I had no money to buy food. I couldn't stand up."

Bai Ling showed a look of embarrassment, and took out the broken silver that he had collected, thinking about it and said: "...I can still buy two sesame cakes, and I am so hungry that my chest is stuck to my back, and there is no one cooking in the station. They're all busy."

Yin Qiu said: "Then let's make do with it. I usually don't have money to spend, and all the monthly salary I saved is used to subsidize public expenses today. But there are too many deaths and injuries, and my little money can't do much. I can only wait for it." When I return to the palace at night, I will ask my uncle where I am going, she is richer than me."

Bai Ling looked around, and said: "Who is not? I also spent all my monthly salary, and more money is a trivial matter. So many lives cannot be redeemed by money. I can only do my best." But for the sake of... that's all, let's not talk about this, let's go to Senior Sister Lu first, and let's go to the bank to get some silver. The Mingguang Palace has to be rebuilt after being bombed like that, which is not a small sum. After appeasing the common people, the lost disciples in the palace also need to be appeased at home, and I don’t know how much it will cost, I am really worried, alas.”

The two left the teahouse, walked around the market for a while, and found a stall selling sesame seed cakes. Bai Ling was about to pay for it, when someone behind him asked, "Do you two eat this at noon?"

Yin Qiu turned his head, and there was a young man standing in front of him, holding two big boxes in his hands, looking heavy.Yin Qiu almost forgot that she knew such a person, so he went up to meet him, and asked with a smile: "Brother Xue, I haven't seen you for a long time, what are you doing?"

Xue Tan had trouble with his hands and feet, so he put the suitcase beside his shoes, panting with exhaustion: "I just came out of the bank, my guardian came back a few days ago, and asked me to take some more silver taels to send to your post station, and the two girls are here. It also saves me from not knowing anyone when I go, so let’s go together by chance.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Ling was overjoyed and said, "You mean these two big boxes are filled with silver?"

Xue Tan said: "That's right, the bank is on Nanmen Street, and your inn is at the North Gate. I was so tired carrying it all the way here."

Pressing his heart, Bai Ling said again: "So much money is all for us Yunhua?"

Xue Tan said: "Exactly, my law protector knows that you have to spend recently. So many people died in this city, and many disciples died in your palace. The relatives of these people need to be appeased. It will definitely cost you a lot of money. It’s a lot of money, so she asked me to send the silver to you quickly. It’s not just here, there are a few boxes behind.”

"That's great!" Bai Ling almost jumped up and said excitedly, "It's a timely help! The two of us were worrying about this just now, and we were so poor that we couldn't even afford sesame seed cakes. Come on, don't bother you, these two I carried the box together!"

Seeing that she was about to leave with the suitcase after saying this, Xue Tan hurriedly said: "How can this be done? You are also a girl, and I am a masculine man. How can I let you do such heavy work? Let me do it anyway. We’re almost there, just a few steps away.”

Bai Ling waved his hand and said, "You pay for it and I contribute. Is that fair?"

Xue Tan said: "No, no, let my guardian know, maybe they will scold me a lot. Although I have a disability, I haven't reached the point where I need a girl to help me move things. Come back quickly."

Bai Ling said: "It's too late to thank you, how can there be any reason for you to move? Don't insist any longer, I will take two by myself!"

Seeing that the two of them were arguing over this matter, and neither of them would give in, Yin Qiu smiled and said, "Brother Xue will propose one, and the two of us will propose one. Is this okay?"

Xue Tan felt that this proposal was good, so he nodded and said, "That's fine, but let's wait for a while, my family's guardian is still to come, and she will be here soon."

"Uncle Wen?" Yin Qiu immediately passed him and looked back, wondering, "Didn't she send your leader to Cang County?"

"I didn't make it," Xue Tan said, "You don't know, when it was getting dark that day, the guardian suddenly brought the leader home. I was almost scared to death, but then I don't know what happened, the leader left by himself Don't let the protector follow you, I only found out later that the protector didn't leave. These days, my protector hasn't even left the door, and she looks quite sad. If you see her later, don't mention this."

Yin Qiu nodded in response, Bai Ling took advantage of the time between the two of them talking and ran away carrying the box, Xue Tan let out an "Ai" and hurriedly chased after him, Yin Qiu wanted to follow, but when he wandered his eyes, he saw Wen Zhaoyu leading the way. Following the two young men walking towards this place, they also took the initiative to walk towards her.

The moment the two met in the crowd, Yin Qiu could only feel a strong smell of wine rushing towards his face, and when he took a closer look, he found a wine gourd hanging on Wen Chaoyu's waist, which looked quite heavy.

"Yo, you look so bad," Wen Chaoyu opened the mouth first, raised his hand and pinched Yin Qiu's face, "Did you not eat? If you lose weight, you will be like a bamboo pole. I will bring you to me That house is used as a clothes-drying pole."

Yin Qiu said "Ouch", and quickly hid, two red fingerprints appeared on his face.Yin Qiu covered his cheeks and said, "What are you doing so hard? I'm hungry and I haven't had a good rest. Since Uncle Wen is here, let's take me to a restaurant for dinner. You just got a drink, so you should have some dishes to eat with it. "

Wen Chaoyu snapped his fingers and said, "Zhengchou has no one to drink with me, it's okay." Then he ordered the two young men behind him to send the silver to Yunhua Station.

Yin Qiu said: "There are also Bai Ling and Brother Xue. Let's go find them first, and then go together."

"It doesn't matter the two of them, Xue Tan has money," Wen Chaoyu took Yin Qiu into his arms, "Let's eat alone, let's go!"

After finishing speaking, he chose a restaurant and asked for a private room on the second floor. Wen Chaoyu ordered some of Yin Qiu's favorite dishes, poured her tea and asked, "Why isn't Man Jiangxue here? You're so hungry that you don't even have anything to eat." She doesn't care about eating?"

"Uncle Master didn't know that I went down the mountain, so I'm probably still asleep at the moment," Yin Qiu said, "It was raining that day, and after returning to the palace, I had a fever that night. Although the fire poison was cured, the wounds on my body It’s still there, overall the situation is not optimistic, and I don’t know when it will be better.”

"Then why are you still guarding her by the couch and running down the mountain?" Wen Zhaoyu asked knowingly.

"I have been guarding for several nights. There are so many things in the palace, and people are sent everywhere. Of course I can't ignore it," Yin Qiu said, "I will go back to see my uncle after dinner. Help Senior Sister Ji in the palace, and you can spend the whole night with Uncle Senior, don't make it sound like I don't care about her."

"Then you are a busy person," Wen Chaoyu said, "but you must also pay attention to your body. Since there are Lu Huaiwei and Bai Ling in the city, you should not run here. I will ask Xue Tan to help."

Yin Qiu smiled: "Uncle Wen sent so much money this time, I thank you on behalf of the palace."

Wen Chaoyu took a sip of wine: "Thank you, anyway, it's not my money, it's all Nangong's, so let's do good deeds for her."

When Yin Qiu heard this, he remembered Xue Tan's exhortation, so he didn't ask any more questions, but just responded.On the contrary, Wen Zhaoyu looked at her and said, "Don't you ask me why I didn't go to Cang County?" Then he said, "It was Xue Tan who told you?"

Yin Qiu didn't comment, but said: "Since you stayed, there must be a reason, and I would know if you don't tell me. But it's a good thing you didn't leave. Sister Ji must be very happy to know, and you will come with me later Go back to the palace to see her?"

"I've been bored in the house for the past few days, so it's time to see her," Wen Chaoyu sighed, looked Yin Qiu up and said, "Why don't you look sad at all after so many things happened? On the contrary, you seem to be fine."

Yin Qiu said: "Maybe it's because I'm used to this kind of life. The things that have happened in the past two years have only been quite a lot. I can already look at it with a normal mind. It's useless to be sad. It's better to do more things when you have that time. Always look forward.”

"What about your father?" Wen Chaoyu suddenly changed the topic, "He hasn't shown up for a long time, when will you two meet?"

Hearing that she used the word "father", Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, and said with some difficulty: "Well... when he wants to see me, he will naturally come."

During the conversation, the servants passed the dishes in. Seeing that Yin Qiu was doing well at first, Wen Zhaoyu became a little dull when he mentioned Yin Xuan, so he stopped talking about this topic and said, "Let's not talk about anything else, let's eat first. When you are full, go up the mountain."

After the meal was over, the two went to the post station to lead the horses, and returned to Yunhua Palace along the mountain road.The Mingguang Palace was blown up, and reconstruction is underway in the past two days. Ji Wanshu can only work in the plum garden first. Wen Zhaoyu thinks that Yin Qiu is going to Jingyue Peak, so it is not easy to disturb her and Man Jiangxue, so he goes first. Went to Ji Wanshu's place to visit.

Yin Qiu went back to Jingyue Peak in a familiar way, and there was no one around Shen Xingdian. The disciples must have gone to other places to help. Yin Qiuxing went to the dormitory and opened the curtain to take a look. Seeing that Man Jiangxue was still asleep, he went to the kitchen After cooking a few light meals and boiling some hot water, Man Jiangxue was still awake when he went back.Yin Qiu had no choice but to set up a small stove outside to boil medicine for her, and then hung up the curtain so that he could watch the movement in the bedroom at any time.

It has been raining on Yunhua Mountain for the past few days, and it finally stopped today, but the sun is not visible, and the sky is blue and overcast, reflecting the red maple trees in the yard a bit bleakly.Yin Qiu took a small bamboo fan to heat up the stove, stared at the maple tree and involuntarily stared blankly. After an unknown amount of time, there was a slight noise in the bedroom. Jiang Xue just opened her eyes and looked at her.

"Master is awake?" Yin Qiu hurriedly sat down on the side of the couch, bent down and touched Jiang Xue's forehead, and said comfortingly, "The fever seems to have subsided, do you still feel pain?"

Man Jiangxue just woke up, still a little uncontrollably dazed, she looked at Yin Qiu for a while, closed her sore eyes, and asked, "What time is it?"

"It's time," Yin Qiu helped Man Jiangxue up, "I made some food, and the water is ready. Do you want to wash up? Get up, eat, drink medicine, and lie down for a few days It's time to get up and move around."

Man Jiangxue had no energy, leaned close to Yin Qiu and leaned on her shoulder, too sick to speak.

Every time Meng Jing brought her medical disciples to feel her pulse and change her medicine, Man Jiangxue behaved calmly and calmly. Only when everyone left would she reveal her true state to Yin Qiu alone.There was a cool wind in the dormitory, bringing the bitter smell of medicine from the outside, Yin Qiu hugged Man Jiangxue in her arms, with a smile in her voice, she said softly: "When I was hurt before, it was my uncle who came to coax me , Now I'm here to coax you, Master must be very uncomfortable, right? It's okay, I will take care of you, and you will be fine soon."

Man Jiangxue closed her eyes, sniffed Yin Qiu's scent, and said firmly: "You have seen Wen Chaoyu, and she hasn't left?"

Yin Qiu smiled: "I didn't leave. I had a meal with Uncle Wen in the city and came back to the palace together. Is the alcohol so strong? I didn't even drink it."

Man Jiangxue said: "...I don't feel well anywhere."

Yin Qiu sighed: "The last time the injury was just right, this time I suffered such a serious injury, of course I will feel uncomfortable." She brushed back Man Jiangxue's hair and touched the side of her neck with her fingertips. There is a white mark after the sword wound has healed, which was made by Man Jiangxue and Ye Zhilan when they confronted each other on the edge of the cliff.

The two snuggled together for a while, Yin Qiu was still thinking about the medicine outside, so he helped Man Jiangxue get dressed, put out the fire in the stove first, and then brought in the hot water.Man Jiangxue's injury was on her right arm, and she was unable to move, so Yin Qiu didn't walk away, and spread a layer of petals on the water, and when Man Jiangxue got into the bathtub, she turned her head to wash Man Jiangxue's hair.

The heat was lingering, and the small world separated by the screen was filled with steaming white mist. Man Jiangxue put her right hand on the side of the bucket, looked at the thick layer of petals in the water, and said, "I never use these in the shower, how do you remember?" Want to put this? There are so many."

Yin Qiu stood behind her, smiled blushingly, and said falteringly, "Hmm...don't Master Master like it? It smells like flowers, and it smells good."

Man Jiangxue felt a little shy in her words, looked at Yin Qiu sideways and said, "Why are you blushing?"

Yin Qiu didn't look at her, and said: "I didn't blush, it was because of the heat." After saying this, Man Jiangxue was still looking at her intently, so Yin Qiu had to honestly say, "Okay... I put so many The petals are to hide the uncle."

Man Jiangxue understood, and without saying a word, she leaned against the bathtub and smiled silently.

After taking a bath, Yin Qiu dried Man Jiangxue's hair again, and went to the outside to see how the medicine was doing. When she put the food on the table, Man Jiangxue got dressed and looked out from behind the screen. OK out.Yin Qiu took a brocade robe from the closet, put it on her, and said, "The food is still hot, Master, eat it quickly, it's all your favorite, eat as much as you can, and drink medicine later."

Man Jiangxue said "um", and sat on the short feet under the window. Yin Qiu was so busy that he poured out the water in the bathtub, and then ran outside to stare at the medicine pot for a while. I can't take it easy.Man Jiangxue was weak and had no appetite, but after listening to Yin Qiu's words, he tried to pick up some vegetables to eat, but he didn't eat much.When Yin Qiu brought over the boiled medicine, Man Jiangxue put down his chopsticks and asked her, "Do you have something on your mind?"

Yin Qiu was slightly startled, squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "No." She glanced at the food on the table and asked, "Why do you eat so little, why don't you eat more?"

Man Jiangxue shook her left hand and said, "My right hand hurts, I can't hold the chopsticks, and my left hand can't handle it."

Yin Qiu had too many things to do and forgot about this, and hurriedly said: "Then I'll feed you, and take more delicious medicine, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Suddenly thinking that he left Man Jiangxue here, It never occurred to her that it was inconvenient for her to eat, so Yin Qiu blamed herself and felt distressed.

Man Jiangxue asked about the situation in the palace and the city, and Yin Qiu answered them one by one. She clearly answered seriously and felt that there was nothing abnormal, but Man Jiangxue asked again: "What's wrong with you? Look He looked preoccupied."

Yin Qiu didn't stop feeding the vegetables, and asked, "Is there any?"

"Yes, it's very obvious," Man Jiangxue said, "Did Wen Chaoyu tell you something? Or did something happen in the palace?"

She has always been perceptive, and can always see through her little thoughts, Yin Qiu sighed lightly, and stopped avoiding, saying: "In the city earlier, Uncle Wen mentioned... foster father, I am worried about this matter. "

Man Jiangxue said: "What are you worried about?"

Yin Qiu didn't know how to express it, so he could only reply: "I can't say it myself, my uncle should be able to understand my feelings." She paused, "We will always meet in the future, but I know he is Who is behind, I don’t know how to face him.”

Man Jiangxue looked at her, pulled Yin Qiu into her arms with one hand, and said with a smile: "Maybe he is also worried about this, just like you," and then comforted, "It's nothing, worrying people Not only you, but also me."

Yin Qiu asked unexpectedly, "You?"

Man Jiangxue looked down at her, and pretended to sigh, "I'm also worried, but I didn't tell you."

Yin Qiu said, "Uncle Master, what are you worried about?"

"I can understand your depression, but you may not understand mine," Man Jiangxue said, "You call him father when you meet him, what should I call him?"

Yin Qiu fell silent, and didn't understand what Man Jiangxue meant. It took a long time to realize the meaning of her words, and he couldn't help but was shocked: "Ah...that's true!"

Man Jiangxue was amused by her, kissed Yin Qiu's face, and asked intentionally: "Then tell me, who should be more worried when comparing the two of us?"

Yin Qiu imagined the scene for a while, and now she felt embarrassed. She frowned for a moment and said worriedly: "Then I want to know, I... the adoptive father, knows that the person my mother once liked is you ?"

Man Jiangxue thought for a while and said, "I should know."

Wouldn't that be more embarrassing...?Yin Qiu slipped into Man Jiangxue's arms, and said in a muffled voice: "In that case, I think it's better not to meet each other, and we might as well exchange letters in the future, so as not to mess up the seniority."

"Seniority has been messed up," Man Jiangxue said, "It's too late for you to worry about this now."

"Then why did Master Uncle tell me this all of a sudden?" Yin Qiu complained, "I'm even more worried!"

Man Jiangxue hugged her upside down, and said in a warm voice: "There is no rush, he should meet Meng Wugui first, you still have time to prepare yourself, let alone with me by your side, what are you afraid of?"

"That's what I said," Yin Qiu couldn't help feeling down, "When that day comes, I'm sure I'll still be very nervous."

She raised her head, looked at Hongfeng outside the window, and sighed softly: "I don't know how my aunt is doing now, Afu is gone, she must be very sad, and Fu Xiang, the two of them... Sigh."