Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The sky had already darkened, and because of the rain, there were no candles in the house, and the light was darker than usual.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoqiu don't cry," Man Jiangxue was a little helpless, "Uncle Shi didn't hurt you, Uncle Shi just saw you hesitating, as if you were hiding something from me, please tell me about the medicine bottle What's going on, just make it clear, the uncle won't blame you, okay?"

Yin Qiu shrank her hands and feet with tears in her eyes. The more Man Jiangxue coaxed her, the more she felt uneasy about her conscience, and she couldn't stop her tears.

After a long time, Yin Qiu finally calmed down a little. She organized her words in her heart, and said as delicately as a mosquito: "I, I'm just afraid that you will ask Fu Xiang for your crimes. She has good intentions, maybe... maybe she and others My sister-in-law is friendly, so I took a few more bottles. If the uncle wants to punish me, I will be fined. It's none of Fu Xiang's business, so don't look for her..."

Man Jiangxue understood, smiled and said: "It's because of this, it's not a big deal at all, you can tell me earlier, do I seem to be an unreasonable person?"

She made up a lie and involved Fu Xiang. Yin Qiu hated herself for a moment, but she had already agreed to son Fan, so she couldn't go back on what she said, not to mention the consequences of telling it would be immeasurable. Knowing that, it is bound to be reported to the head of the sect. At that time, it will not be a matter of learning or not learning kung fu.

Yin Qiu is about to turn 11 years old. It is true that she is not an ignorant child. She may be naive in some aspects, but it does not mean that she does not have a keen mind. Man Jiangxue has already said so far, covering up the hidden truth behind it, and going on to keep the truth in her heart, never mentioning it.

"Put on your clothes when you're done crying," Man Jiangxue wiped Yin Qiu's tears away, "See if there's anything you want to bring, do you want to stay with me for one night or two?"

Seeing that Man Jiangxue no longer asked too much about the medicine bottle, Yin Qiu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Can I stay for two nights?"

"There's nothing wrong with it," Man Jiangxue said, "You make up your own mind."

Yin Qiu smiled through tears, and immediately jumped off Man Jiangxue to look for shoes, looking flustered.

"Then wait for me, I have to tidy up the books, I have to endorse."

Man Jiangxue answered "Okay", sat on the side of the couch without moving, quietly waiting for Yin Qiu, when Yin Qiu took the books and a change of clothes, Man Jiangxue took Yin Qiuxing out, and walked towards Jingyue Peak .

It was raining heavily, and there was a noisy sound of rain all around. Except for the disciples who were still patrolling in coir raincoats, there were hardly any people in the palace. Play very slowly.

Yin Qiu followed Man Jiangxue step by step, still a little scared in her heart, and she couldn't completely calm down her emotions. She walked for a while sullenly, looked up at Man Jiangxue, and found that she opened her umbrella very far, half of her shoulder They were all drenched, but Yin Qiu himself wasn't drenched at all, being tightly blocked by the oil-paper umbrella, not even the corners of his skirt were wet at all.

"Uncle, your clothes are all wet." Yin Qiu's eyes were still red, and he was still crying when he spoke.

"It's okay," Man Jiangxue looked down at her, "I'm not afraid of the cold."

"What if I catch a cold?" Yin Qiu took Man Jiangxue's hand holding the umbrella, and gently moved the umbrella over.

Looking at Yin Qiu's thin and slender wrist, Man Jiangxue paused slightly, then handed the umbrella handle to Yin Qiu, and then bent down to hug Yin Qiu.

Man Jiangxue said: "Then you can hold an umbrella."

Being held firmly by Man Jiangxue, Yin Qiu felt soft in his heart, and quickly put the handle of the umbrella between the two of them, looking at Man Jiangxue's shoulder from time to time.

The rain was rushing, and the umbrella surface was tilted left and right. Yin Qiuli made a slight effort to adjust the position of the umbrella handle, for fear that the river would be covered with snow and rain again.

"Don't worry about me," Man Jiangxue said, "Just don't get wet."

Yin Qiu looked at Man Jiangxue's demure profile, and said softly, "No, it's raining too much. Uncle Shi is also a human being, so he will get sick."

Man Jiangxue seemed to smile slightly, and said, "Uncle Shi is not an ordinary person, and he doesn't get sick so easily."

Yin Qiu stared at her, and said seriously: "I know, Master Uncle is very powerful."

The soft and sticky voice rang in her ears, full of unmistakable admiration and longing. Man Jiangxue had heard countless people's praise and flattery, but she never took it to heart, but now she heard Yin Qiu's sincere words , but couldn't help laughing, and said, "Really?"

Yin Qiu nodded solemnly, and said, "In my heart, uncle Shi is the most powerful person."

Are children's mouths this sweet?Man Jiangxue patted Yin Qiu and said, "Got it."

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Passing many palaces, turning several stone paths, in the gust of wind and rain, a blurred red shadow slowly appeared in the distance, like a large piece of rouge melted in the mist, soaked by the rain and dreamy, with the As the two approached, rows of elegant buildings gradually became clear in the red shadows, which looked very unique in the continuous rain.

When we get closer, we can see that those red shadows are densely packed maple trees. The red is so dazzling and intense that it occupies the entire summit of Jingyue Peak, as if covered with a layer of rosy clouds.

The eyes are white and red, and the red maple is dotted with white snow. It is so beautiful that it is not like the world, but it is better than a fairyland.

Along the way, Yin Qiu paid attention to the scenery in various places in the palace, his eyes were dazzled and overwhelmed, and when he arrived at Jingyue Peak, Yin Qiu couldn't take his eyes off.

Different from the solemnity and solemnity of other places, the palace is also magnificently built. The snow-covered Jingyue Peak is more like a peach garden far away from the world, elegant and quiet, with a unique tone everywhere.

But the strange thing is, looking up, there is no one in the entire Jingyue Peak, not even the guard disciples.

"Why is there no one there?" Yin Qiu looked around.

"I don't need guards here." Man Jiangxue carried Yin Qiu up the stone steps.

"Then what should you do if you have something to do?" Yin Qiu asked, "Can't you do everything by yourself?"

"It's okay to do it yourself," Man Jiangxue said, and paused, "Actually, it's not completely empty, but they are all hiding in the dark, you can't see it."

Yin Qiu thought for a while, and a look of joy appeared on his face: "I see, just like the hidden guards in the story, when you want to find them, you only need to shout."

Man Jiangxue looked at her innocent appearance, smiled and said: "There is no need to shout, a disciple who can be a hidden guard has sharp ears and eyes, and his five senses are extremely sharp, so there is no need to deliberately raise the volume, they can hear it."

Yin Qiu became interested, put his arms around Man Jiangxue's neck and said, "Really? Then Master...can you call someone out to show me?"

Man Jiangxue said, "What's so interesting about this?"

Yin Qiu blinked his big eyes and begged a little: "I'm curious..."

"Then you think about it first, what should you say when people shout out?" Man Jiangxue entered the corridor and put Yin Qiu down from his arms, "It's not a child's play to order the secret guards. Since you want to see them, you have to have them." Just a statement."

Yin Qiu didn't know that the hidden guards didn't show up at random, so he couldn't help being troubled: "Do I have to say something? I haven't thought of it yet."

Man Jiangxue took the umbrella and shook off the rain, and said: "If you are called out by a senior brother or sister, I won't say anything to you, and I don't have other serious things for you to do. I just look at it as if it's fresh. Look at you, how do you feel?"

Yin Qiu reacted quickly, and immediately heard that Man Jiangxue was beating her for being ignorant, so she hurriedly said: "I understand, uncle, it's not good to do this," she said, looking at Man Jiangxue's face, "I I know I was wrong..."

Man Jiangxue didn't say anything, she first put the oil-paper umbrella on the side of the fence to drain water, and then touched Yin Qiu's head and said: "Admit when you know your mistakes, you have done a good job of this," Man Jiang said. Xue raised her head and said to the empty Fengyu, "Come here."

Seeing that Man Jiangxue complied with his request, Yin Qiu was overjoyed and looked around expectantly. Sure enough, not long after, he saw a black-clothed disciple wearing a rain-proof hat and a coir raincoat flying over. , falling in front of the two of them.

"What do you want Master Uncle to order?" The dark guard saluted and asked respectfully.

"Bring some charcoal, you don't need too much, it's enough for two days." Man Jiangxue said.

"Yes, uncle." The dark guard took the order.

"It's raining heavily today, so the disciples don't have to take turns," Man Jiangxue said again, "When the rain stops, when will we come again?"

"Thank you uncle, I'll bring you charcoal right now." Although the guard's face was covered, his eyes were full of joy, and he left quickly.

Seeing this person disappear into the wind and rain, Yin Qiu was very excited, and then said: "It's true! Just shout and come!"

"No exception." Man Jiangxue flicked Yin Qiu's forehead with two fingers together, and went into the hall.

Yin Qiu was in pain, and was hit with an "ouch", and hurriedly followed Man Jiangxue, covering his forehead.

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The main hall is spacious and bright, with bright lamps lit everywhere, snow-white gauze curtains hanging, swaying by the wind, delicious food has already been set on the mahogany table in the inner hall, steaming, and the aroma of food permeates.

Normally, Yin Qiu had already had dinner with Fu Xiang in the dining hall, and after a long time, she was really hungry, so she followed Man Jiangxue and sat down at the table with a look of surprise.

"I saw you like sweet food at the foot of the mountain." Man Jiangxue filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Yin Qiu. "This is red bean soup, try it."

Looking at the colorful dishes on the table, Yin Qiu was worried about which chopsticks to pick first, so he took the sweet soup and filled half of the bowl in one go, saying with satisfaction: "It's delicious!"

"Eat enough," Man Jiangxue picked up a lot of dishes for Yin Qiu, "the day after tomorrow there will be a monthly test, and you will memorize your homework after eating. After you eat, I will see how your swordsmanship is doing. "

Yin Qiu was digging into the rice, his mouth was full, and he had no time to answer at this moment, so he nodded repeatedly.

In Yin Qiu's eyes, the food in the canteen is already comparable to a restaurant, not to mention Man Jiangxue, it can be called delicious in the world. Yin Qiu has been hungry since he was a child, and it is the best time he has ever been. The best place is the Su family in Jinhuai City. Master Su and Mrs. Su are kind-hearted and good people, and they will never be harsh on others, but the old lady in charge is selfish and ruthless. Also pick the leftovers, Yin Qiu and the girls beside them can only eat some cold steamed buns and drink some dirty water in the tank, how can they have such good treatment in Yunhua Palace?

Yin Qiu ate and ate, recalling all kinds of past experiences, he couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

Maybe it was because she took good care of Man Jiangxue after meeting her. When I came to Yunhua Palace, I had food and drink, and I had a separate room to live in. I also met Fu Xiang, a caring and generous friend. Yin Qiu, a fellow student of the same family, gradually forgot those bad days in the past while studying and learning martial arts day after day.

But at this moment, this unfamiliar place for the first time, and the table full of dishes that she had never tasted before, suddenly made Yin Qiu recall the sufferings of the past. At this moment, she seemed to be coming to her senses There was an indescribable sense of unreality.

It seems that the stability of these days is fake, and the people and things she meets are just a dream. Will she open her eyes one day, the dream will be shattered, and she will still be the conscientious and frightened little girl in the Su residence Maid girl, you don’t have enough to eat and don’t wear warm clothes every day. Now everything is just a fleeting moment, just a phantom that you have had for a short time?

The bright lamps are like stars, and Yin Qiu's eyes are piercing. Her hand holding the bamboo chopsticks trembles unconsciously, and she looks at Man Jiangxue sideways in a daze.

Just like the first time we met, Man Jiangxue was still dressed in snow-like white clothes, with a calm face and an indifferent temperament. When she was not talking, she actually looked a little cold, and some strangers were not close to her, but as long as she smiled, that beautiful Her face was like the hazy moon after the clouds and mists were cleared, warm and clear, bright and pure, and like the last thin snow under the sun, clean, delicate and precious.

But Yin Qiu didn't understand that Man Jiangxue was so close to her, but why did she always feel that Man Jiangxue was actually far away from her at certain times?

The Master taught me a phrase called "care about gain and loss", and Yin Qiu secretly thought, could her feelings for her uncle be "care about gain and loss"?

"Uncle Master..." Yin Qiu's heart trembled, disturbed by the inexplicable and surging grief, she unconsciously let go of her fingers, and the two wooden chopsticks fell on the table, making a crisp sound.

"What's the matter?" Man Jiangxue heard that Yin Qiu's voice was wrong, and when she looked at Yin Qiu, she found that her expression was different, so she also put down her chopsticks.

Yin Qiu opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She wanted to say a lot, but she couldn't get it out of her mouth. After regaining her composure, she realized that she was puzzled. After a while, she pulled the corners of her mouth and said softly, "It's nothing. I just wanted to call you..."

"At such a young age, my face is full of worries," Man Jiangxuefu brought food to Yin Qiu again, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Her hands holding chopsticks are clean and elegant, with clear and slender knuckles, which are exceptionally beautiful. Yin Qiu looked at Man Jiangxue's hands and said, "No, I'm just..." She paused, and suddenly put her palms on On the back of Man Jiangxue's hand, "I just wanted to call you to see if you would answer me."

The bright candlelight cast on Yin Qiu's fair and delicate face, reflecting the melancholy on her face that didn't suit her age. Man Jiangxue looked at Yin Qiu and frowned slightly.

But just once, Man Jiangxue stretched her eyebrows again, lowered her eyelashes, looked at Yin Qiu's hand, then turned her wrist, and wrapped Yin Qiu's hand in her palm.

"I agreed," Man Jiangxue said, "and then?"

Feeling the continuous warmth from the skin-to-skin contact, Yin Qiu pursed his lips and said, "Then...then it means that Uncle Master is real."

Man Jiangxue looked at her.

Yin Qiu said: "I always feel like I am in a dream." She simply got up and fell on Man Jiangxue's shoulder, "Uncle, there are so many people around my age in the disciple courtyard, but you are only good to me, You can take me here to play, and there are so many delicious things, but they don't have such treatment, like Fu Xiang, she was very happy when class was over, and wanted to drag me to the palace to hang out together, but You see, it's raining heavily outside, they must have returned disappointed and could only stay in the room to sleep, but I'm different, I can be with my uncle."

Man Jiangxue listened to Yin Qiu's words quietly, and finally asked: "Do you feel that you have received special treatment and feel sorry?"

Yin Qiu said: "Well, I just feel that I shouldn't have such luck..."

"You think too much," Man Jiangxue said, "They have their parents visiting every month, and some people worry about their daily necessities. You just had a meal with me, and you didn't get many things different from others. It's right to take care of you, don't take it to heart."

Yin Qiu looked up at her and said: "But I'm afraid that someone will gossip... When I was in the building before, that girl was nice to me, and many people pushed me away because of that. In fact, I have nothing to do with myself. I'm just afraid of hurting my uncle. Worried that others think you are biased."

Man Jiangxue said: "This is not something you should worry about, and you don't need to care about other people's opinions, let alone," she said with a smile, "I just want to be biased, and this is my own business. Let others point out."

Yin Qiu felt very warm in his heart.

"However, these are trivial matters that are not worth mentioning," Man Jiangxue said, "If you make mistakes in other areas, the uncle will not protect you, understand?"

Yin Qiu nodded: "I understand."

"Then have a good meal," Man Jiangxue pressed Yin Qiu and sat back, "It will be cold in a while."

Yin Qiu showed a slight smile, picked up the bowls and chopsticks again, and began to eat with big mouthfuls.