Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

After Yin Qiu took a bath, he left the soup room with other female disciples. When he returned to the courtyard, Fu Xiang was walking towards him with clean clothes in his arms.

It has not snowed for some time, but the winter night is still unbearably cold. Yin Qiu has just taken a bath and is warm all over. He is not dressed much. Fu Xiang was arrested in the afternoon to do coolies in the palace, probably because he was exhausted. Khan, who was only wearing a thin shirt at the moment, she walked side by side with the others, and when she saw Yin Qiu, she left them all behind, ran towards Yin Qiu, and said, "My dear, it's a good thing I let you run away earlier. The work is really not done by humans, and I am exhausted."

Yin Qiu took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Fu Xiang's face, and asked, "What did you do?"

Fu Xiang looked at her and smiled, and said, "Sweep the snow and sweep the floor, clean the sewage gutters, run wherever the dirt is, hey, stay away from me, you smell bad, don't smoke you."

In fact, after the new disciples entered the palace, they would be dragged away to do tiring work almost every few days. Yin Qiu had also been there a few times. Pushed out, so Yin Qiu was not allowed to follow.

In the blink of an eye, it has been almost a month since entering the palace. After getting along with her during this period, Yin Qiu found that Fu Xiang really had nothing to say to her, and he was a caring and righteous person. Have you eaten yet? Don't be hungry."

"Your body is smelly and sweaty, take it after you take a shower," Fu Xiangshun replied, and when the disciples around him walked a little further, he asked Yin Qiu again, "How is it? Have you received any medicine bottles these days?"

Yin Qiu thought about it, but said calmly, "No more."

Fu Xiang held Yin Qiu's handkerchief and wiped his sweat by himself, and said, "It's been a few days, and I probably won't come again."

Yin Qiu nodded and said nothing.

"You," Fu Xiang patted Yin Qiu on the forehead, "I swore that I would never fall asleep that night, which made me stare blankly in the room all night, but I still fell asleep when I asked about it the next day. Unconscious, what an idiot!"

Yin Qiu smiled shyly, and said, "It's my fault, the concentration is not good enough, and it has caused you to be unable to sleep."

Fu Xiang said carelessly, "That's okay. I'm afraid that some bad person will be watching you. Since that person is not coming, it's a good thing. If there is anything wrong in the future, you must remember to tell me. "

Yin Qiu agreed, and Fu Xiang went into the soup room to take a bath. Yin Qiu returned to the room to finish his homework quickly, and went to bed early to sleep. In the middle of the night, someone threw a small stone on the window sill, and Yin Qiu woke up suddenly Come here, quickly put on your clothes and carefully open the door to go out.

The lingering cold wind blows away the hot air brought by Yin Qiu's body from the bed. The courtyard is quiet and no one moves around. There are only a few dimly lit lanterns around. Just like the day before, quietly ran to the corner under the wall and waited.

Not long after she arrived, a tall and straight figure fell from the edge of the wall. Yin Qiu raised his head, and Gongzi Fan stretched out his hand to hold her. The two of them flew out of the disciple's courtyard quietly like birds at night. , After several ups and downs, I came to a secluded mountain forest.

"Day and night are upside down, are you still used to it?" Young Master Fan asked.

"What I'm used to is that I don't have enough time and can't sleep well," Yin Qiu said.

"Learning martial arts is not easy, and there is always a price to pay," Young Master Fan stepped aside, "Last night, I taught you the sword technique, practice it all for me."

Yin Qiu took out a smooth bamboo branch from her sleeve, and danced the sword on the spot. Her posture was a little clumsy, and it was obvious that she was not proficient, but fortunately, she had a good memory. I kept it in my heart completely, and there was no mistake at all.

"Your understanding is very good, I really didn't miss it." Gongzi Fan's tone was full of relief.

Yin Qiu didn't make a sound, and danced this set of sword skills several times, and then stopped and said: "I still can't figure it out, what is the purpose of you teaching me Kung Fu?"

Gongzi Fan said: "If you want to learn, I will teach you. What can't you understand?"

Yin Qiu looked at him and said, "Then have you taught other people?"

Gongzi Fan said: "Of course there are, but you are the only one at the moment."

Yin Qiu asked, "Who else?"

But Young Master Fan didn't answer: "I can't tell you this."

Ever since the two met that night and made the agreement for the next day, although Yin Qiu had been agonizing and distressed, he couldn't resist the temptation to learn martial arts. I came here as promised, I didn't say much, I just brought Yin Qiu here, kept my promise and taught her martial arts, until today, every night.

In the past few days, the two of them have not talked too much apart from the exchange of sword skills, and Gongzi Fan will not take the initiative to mention anything. Even if Yin Qiu asks something, he will always answer it patiently, but Yin Qiu is always uneasy , feeling like a little traitor bought by him.

Lord of the valley, he came all the way to teach other martial arts from other sects, and claimed that he has no intentions. This matter seems strange, but Gongzi Fan is so gentle and polite, it really doesn’t seem like he has ulterior motives .

Yin Qiu thought a lot, and said bluntly: "If you just want to teach me kung fu, I am indeed willing to learn from you, but if you want me to do bad things for you, then you should change someone as soon as possible. I won't agree."

Young Master Fan laughed and said, "What do you mean by the bad things you said?"

Yin Qiu said: "For example, let me help you explore the secrets of Yunhua Palace, or do some shameless bad things for you... In short, I am already a disciple of Yunhua Palace, and I was brought back by my uncle. It doesn't matter, but it is absolutely impossible to implicate the uncle."

The mountains and forests are quiet and there are no stars in the night sky, but Gongzi Fan looked at her with shining eyes, and he asked a very realistic question very gently: "Then what do you think, based on your current status, if I really want you to do it?" What, can you do it?"

Yunhua Palace disciples are all over the rivers and lakes, and the number is huge. Yin Qiu is just an ordinary and inconspicuous member of the new disciples. She thought about it and said, "I can't do it."

"That's right," Gongzi Fan said, "don't blame me for speaking badly, you are useless to me, and you don't have any extraordinary skills to work for me. I told you earlier that you want to learn martial arts from me. I can teach you, if you don't want to, I will leave and never come again, isn't this what we agreed at the beginning?"

Yin Qiu looked anxious: "I understand, but..."

"But your heart is uneasy," Gong Zifan continued her words, "because I want you to keep it secret, and things that need to be kept secret are usually shady, and because shady things are often bad things, you You can’t believe in me deeply, and you’re worried that you’ll get unbearable consequences if you make a wrong choice, so while you’re thirsty for learning, you’re also condemned by your conscience.”

Speaking of this, Gongzi Fan smiled softly, and teased: "It's really difficult. You have to face such painful and tormenting things at such a young age. I also feel embarrassed for you."

Yin Qiu looked at him sadly: "Isn't that because you found me? If you didn't show up, I wouldn't be in this situation."

"I didn't find you," said Gongzi Fan, "it was you who found me."

He gave Yin Qiu a choice, and did not force it. In the final analysis, Yin Qiu was willing.

"I just want to learn kung fu well..." Yin Qiu lowered his head and looked at the bamboo branch in his hand.

"Then let me guess," Gongzi Fan said, "Do you want to learn martial arts so that you can avenge your parents?"

Yin Qiu raised his eyes slightly, but shook his head: "You guessed wrong, not for this reason."

Young Master Fan was not surprised, and asked again, "Why?"

Yin Qiuruo was thoughtful, but did not reply in time, so Young Master Fan said again: "Is it because of the snow in the river?"

The figure of Man Jiangxue holding the sword played back in his mind again, Yin Qiu smiled unconsciously, and said, "Uncle Master is very powerful, if only I could become like her, or be more greedy, I want to be better than you." The uncle is even more powerful, so I can repay the uncle's kindness, and when I grow up, I can protect her in turn."

Gongzi Fan said: "It's just that I have taken care of you for a few days, or because you are an old friend, why do you regard her as more important than your parents?"

Yin Qiu said: "You won't understand, maybe everyone thinks that I should put my parents first, and seek revenge from the Ziwei Sect for them, but since I was born, I have never met them, let alone Well, my father was able to kill everyone in Ruyimen when my mother gave birth to me, which means that he didn't care about me at all, and my mother could cruelly abandon me and leave, which shows that she doesn't care about my life or death, since they don't care about me. Why can't I regard my uncle as more important than them?"

Young Master Fan watched Yin Qiuzhen quietly, and finally said: "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Yin Qiu said: "I am not a child who is ignorant of the world, and I am not so pure in my mind. I have seen many people's feelings, and I have my own opinions, so I still say that, you are willing to teach me Kung Fu, I am very grateful to you, But if you want me to do harm for you, I will never agree."

The mountain wind blew, and rolled up the broken hair on Yin Qiu's forehead, which made her look gentle and firm, and Gongzi Fan looked at her silently, then smiled and said: "My good boy, can you think so? I appreciate you very much, if you can turn your back on your teacher in order to learn martial arts, then I will not teach you, I say that, can you understand?"

Yin Qiu nodded.

"That's it for tonight. I won't come again in the next few days." Gongzi Fan said suddenly.

"Not coming?" Yin Qiu was slightly surprised, "Why?"

"Man Jiangxue will return to the palace tomorrow," said Gongzi Fan, "it will be the end of the month soon, and the disciple academy will have a holiday. You will definitely want to be with her, right?"

Hearing that Man Jiangxue was coming back tomorrow, Yin Qiu was pleasantly surprised: "How do you know?"

Gongzi Fan said slowly: "I know everything." He paused, and then said, "I also know that you are very guilty of your friend, so I will give you some time to make up for her. , you have to work harder, I teach people martial arts, it is still very strict."

Thinking of Fu Xiang's busy schedule for himself, but only got a lie, Yin Qiu really felt guilty, so he nodded and said, "I've made a note, so when will you come again?"

"Old rules," said Gongzi Fan, "I'll give you the signal, go back now."

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The time has turned into deep winter, and it will soon move to the end of the year. The snow is no longer falling, but today it is raining again.

Amidst the pattering rain, Yin Qiu buried his head in writing with a concentrated expression. In the classroom, the master put down the books and said to the students: "Tomorrow will be a holiday. At the beginning of next month, that is, the day after tomorrow, the school will hold a monthly exam to test you this month. How well you have learned, you should memorize your books carefully after you go down, don't be greedy for fun, if you fail the monthly test, you have to stop martial arts classes and study with me all day long, understand?"

The students answered in unison, "It's clear", and the master announced that classes would be dismissed, and there was no need to attend martial arts classes before the holiday at the end of the month, so there was nothing to do in the afternoon. After the master left, the students cheered and gathered together Discussing how to steal half a day of leisure in Fusheng.

"Yin Qiu! There is no class in the afternoon, let's play together?" Fu Xiang led a few classmates to come.

"You guys go, I won't go." Yin Qiu hugged the scroll and rubbed his dry eyes.

"Why don't you go?" Fu Xiang said, "Apart from studying and practicing martial arts every day, it's so boring. After all, we have a day off. We have to go around Yunhua Palace to get acquainted with the environment to some extent?"

Several classmates echoed: "Yes, I have been in the palace for so long, and I haven't left the gate of the disciple's courtyard yet."

"No, I'm nesting here every day, and I'm almost growing grass."

"Shall Yin Qiu go for a walk with us? I have already asked my master just now. Except for the elders and the main hall of the sect master, you can visit other places."

They are so enthusiastic, Yin Qiu said that it is fake to say that they are not shaken, but she is too sleepy, so she can only smile and say: "I want to go back to my room to sleep for a while, I am not very energetic, you go first, I will turn around tomorrow Not too late."

"By the way, you look quite tired these days." Fu Xiang showed worry, "Did you sleep well at night? Don't be tired and sick."

Yin Qiu could only sleep for a few hours every day. He practiced sword with Young Master Fan until dawn at night. After returning to the room to wash his face, he had to rush to the classroom to study. Of course, he couldn't hide his tiredness.

Yin Qiu waved his hand and said, "I'm not sick, I'm just sleepy. Don't worry about me."

Seeing her refusal, the classmates didn't persuade her much. Fu Xiang said a few words of concern to Yin Qiu, and then led the others to walk away. Yin Qiu looked at Fu Xiang's back, sighed secretly, and went back to the room alone go.

Many disciples had gone to wander around the palace together, and the courtyard became quiet. Yin Qiu walked through the corridor to the outside of the room, gently pushed open the door, and before she could step into the room, she saw her small wooden table There was actually a young woman in a blue dress sitting next to him.

As soon as he looked over, Yin Qiu almost shouted "Master Uncle" to the woman, but when she looked back at Yin Qiu, it was a face Yin Qiu had never seen before.

This person is extraordinarily beautiful, and his facial features cannot be said to be superior, but they are so pleasing to the eye when blended together, even better than Man Jiangxue.

What's even more strange is that her appearance suddenly gave Yin Qiufu an illusion as if he had seen her somewhere.

Both strange and familiar.

"Are you back?" the woman looked at Yin Qiu and said first.

With four eyes facing each other, Yin Qiu stood by the door in a daze, sized her up, and then asked softly, "Are you...?"

The woman waved at Yin Qiu: "Don't stand still, come here."

Yin Qiu hesitated for a moment, closed the door, and walked up to her as promised.

The woman took Yin Qiu's hand and said, "Don't ask me who I am, first remember my face."

Although Yin Qiu was puzzled, he looked at her more boldly, and the woman let Yin Qiu look at him bluntly. After a while, she asked: "Remember?"

Yin Qiu nodded, and was about to speak, when the woman raised her hand and tore off a mask from her face, which changed into another face in an instant.

Seeing this scene clearly, Yin Qiu was stunned, and said in amazement: "Master? How could you..."

Man Jiangxue expected her reaction like this, smiled and said: "Don't panic," she put the mask in her hand on the table, "What you saw just now is your mother's appearance."

Yin Qiu stared blankly at the mask, then at Man Jiangxue: "My mother?"

Man Jiangxue said "hmm" and said, "It's just the disguise technique. I thought you didn't know the appearance of the senior sister, so I came here specially to show you. This will also prevent someone from pretending to be the senior sister to deceive you in the future."

Before Yin Qiu recovered from the shock, he said in a daze, "My mother... so she looks like this."

Man Jiangxue observed her expression: "Do you remember clearly?"

Seeing it in a hurry, but it is enough to remember it in my heart, Yin Qiu was in a complicated mood, nodded and said: "I remember."

Seeing that she didn't act too aggressively, Man Jiangxue relaxed a little, and asked Yin Qiu: "Your complexion is not good, what's going on?"

The same question, when Fu Xiang asked Yin Qiu was still calm and composed, but if he wanted to lie in front of Man Jiangxue, Yin Qiu felt a little guilty after all, and couldn't help but look away and said: "No, it's nothing, it's just that I haven't slept well these few days."

Fortunately, Man Jiangxue didn't notice her abnormality, she just said: "The courtyard is on holiday, what arrangements do you have for the free days?"

Although there was something in his heart and he was a little frightened just now, Yin Qiu was still very happy to see Man Jiangxue, so he said honestly: "The monthly test is going to be the day after tomorrow, I have to prepare carefully, Fu Xiang and the others will go to the palace to separate I went to play around, I thought, I should go for a walk tomorrow, to see the scenery in the palace and so on."

Man Jiangxue seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile, "I've thought of everything, why didn't I think of my uncle?"

Yin Qiu was quiet for a while, lowered his eyes and said, "I... don't know if you will come back today."

"Then tonight, go to my Shocking Moon Peak?" Man Jiangxue said.

Yin Qiu's eyes lit up, and he quickly threw himself into Man Jiangxue's arms, raised his face and said, "Really?"

"Of course it's true," Man Jiangxue hugged Yin Qiu with a smile on her face, "You can go to my place every month during the holidays from now on."

Yin Qiu was overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, and was so excited that he didn't know what to say, so he nodded his head and said, "En!"

The author has something to say: I have been busy moving these two days, and I have no time to comment or anything. I would like to thank all the little angels who left comments and voted mine. Fortunately, there are manuscripts saved hahaha.