Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Under the wall not far from the door, a boy squatted on the ground with his back facing the door, sobbing with his head buried in his eyes, wiping his tears with both hands.

Like the male disciples behind him, this boy was also covered with yellow mud and extremely dirty. Yin Qiu looked at his back and asked softly, "Are you okay? Don't cry."

When Xu Shi heard the girl's voice, the boy paused, but he still said impatiently: "You don't need to worry about it!"

Yin Qiu said: "Master asked us to pick you up. No one has any malicious intentions. Come in with us."

"I won't go in!"

"It's so cold outside, why can't you stay outside all the time?"

"My pleasure!"

Yin Qiu wanted to say a few more words of consolation, but a male disciple behind him grabbed her and said bitterly, "Look, I told him to leave him alone, if you don't get in, you don't know good people!"

The rest of the male disciples also showed disgust and muttered endlessly.

"I don't know what's going on in his brain, let's just leave him alone!"

"That's right! Even if I don't think he's dressed in such a shabby way, and looks like a sissy, he doesn't look like a man, yet he beats people!"

"Why don't you just ask your parents if they are in good health, why are you so angry!"

As soon as he blurted out these few words, the boy stood up abruptly, turned his head and gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to mention my parents again, believe it or not, I will take you..."

"What are you going to do to me!" A male disciple stepped out the door and rolled up his sleeves, "Let me tell you, with your skinny body, I can punch you until you cry!" Dad calling mother, why are you so crazy?"

The boy clenched his fists tightly and sneered ferociously: "Crying for father and mother? Well...you asked for it!"

After finishing speaking, he rushed forward with a stride, yanked the male disciple severely, and threw him into the mud pit. The male disciple had practiced martial arts in the palace, and he felt that he had not treated him harshly, so he was angry for a while. Starting from the heart, he immediately punched the boy with a backhand, knocking out his nosebleeds.

The two of them twisted into a ball in an instant, fighting hard.

Yin Qiu had no choice but to shout: "Stop beating!"

However, these two people could no longer listen to others' words, and they were determined to beat each other into submission, they refused to give up, but Yin Qiu had no choice but to stretch out his hands with several other male disciples to persuade the fight.

"Don't pull me!" The boy pushed Yin Qiu's extended hand, "Who wants you to meddle in my own business!"

Yin Qiu staggered and almost stumbled. She was about to say a few words, but saw the boy pause, as if frightened by something, and stopped on the spot.

The male disciples were all covered in mud, and they were in a bad mood. Seeing this, they came over to pull Yin Qiu, and said, "I really don't care about him! Let's go! Sue the master!"

The boy's face was so dirty that it was almost impossible to see his appearance. Yin Qiu saw that he was staring at her closely, and his eyes were fierce, and he couldn't help feeling scared, fearing that he would be so angry that he would even hit himself. , followed several male disciples towards the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, she just took a step, when she saw the boy suddenly screamed, and rushed towards Yin Qiu quickly, raised his hand and pushed Yin Qiu to the wall.

Unexpectedly, Yin Qiu bumped into the wall with a "boom", causing half of his body to go numb.

"Death disaster star! Death disaster star!" The boy yelled hoarsely, and pressed Yin Qiu firmly to the ground, "You murderer, I will kill you!"

Hearing what he shouted in a hurry, Yin Qiu's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly raised his hand to protect himself.

"You bastard, you even hit girls!" The male disciple yelled at him, "Is there any reason! Beat him up!"

As soon as the words fell, these male disciples pulled Yin Qiu up aggressively to block him, and at the same time they joined hands to surround the boy in the middle, punching and kicking him.

Yin Qiu clutched his arms and curled up behind them, sweating profusely from the pain, and didn't even have the strength to speak.

·

"Who is fighting here!"

Perhaps the commotion was too loud, attracting a crowd of disciples to wait and see, and several masters rushed over after hearing the news.

"Private fights are strictly prohibited in the palace, what are you doing!"

Hearing the master's angry scolding sound, several male disciples hastily withdrew their hands and stood aside, pointing at the boy and said: "He was the one who beat people first! It's fine to beat us, he also beat Yin Qiu! Tang Tang We can't see a man bullying a girl!"

Several female disciples hurried over to support Yin Qiu steadily, and expressed their concern. Yin Qiu stared at the boy blankly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Previously, because his face was covered with mud and he couldn't see his face, Yin Qiu didn't pay attention to it, but when he heard the familiar sound of "death disaster star", Yin Qiu finally realized that this boy hadn't seen him for a long time. Meng Jing!

Why did he suddenly come to Yunhua Palace?

"You guys are really good at being heroes!" The master was furious, "If you can't slap him, there must be something wrong with you who provoked him. There must be a reason for everything. If you self-examine yourself in advance, you may be at fault, and you are eager to shirk responsibility as soon as you come up." , This is how the old man taught you all the time?!"

Several male disciples were reprimanded, but they dared not speak out, so they could only hold back their anger and shut their mouths.

"And you!" The master looked at Meng Jing again, "Before you officially enter the palace, you beat up your brother. Do you understand the rules? It's just that they are really wrong, and you shouldn't act like this. Find someone to report and explain the whole story, how capable are you to beat people!"

Faced with a pair of unfamiliar gazes, Meng Jing felt uncomfortable all over. He felt that he was being targeted again for a newcomer. He raised his chin and said angrily, "Who told them to mention my parents!"

The master said: "What about your parents? Your parents are such extraordinary people that you can't even ask them!"

"I just can't mention it!" Meng Jing stared at Yin Qiu with red eyes, "My parents were killed by this disaster! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't come to your place, who cares!"

Everyone present didn't know about Meng Jing's origin, nor did he know that he and Yin Qiu had known each other before, but they all showed shocked expressions when they heard that his parents were killed by Yin Qiu.

Hearing this, the master frowned, and was about to question the matter when he suddenly heard a voice from behind the crowd: "Meng Jing, the death of your parents was caused by the Ziwei sect, and has nothing to do with my junior sister. Cheng has taken care of you so carefully and told you countless times, why are you still so stubborn?"

Hearing this, all the disciples dispersed automatically, and saw a young girl walking forward slowly, she first saluted to the master, then stood beside Yin Qiu, and said: "You are homeless, Senior Sister Lu is pitiful. You, that's why I brought you to the palace, Senior Sister Lu is seriously injured and the situation is dangerous, if you let her know that you are causing trouble in the palace, what do you want her to think?"

Meng Jing was stunned for a moment, her face softened for a moment, but she still stared at Yin Qiu and said, "I will always remember Senior Sister Lu's kindness, but these are two different things. She caused the tragic death of both my parents. Why can't I look for her?" trouble!"

"Don't forget what you promised Master Uncle Man in Qingluo City." The girl's tone was gentle, but her attitude was unquestionable. "If it weren't for that, Master Uncle would not allow you to enter the palace. Since you have spoken first, you are willing to follow Senior Sister Lu." Come, you must remember the teachings of the uncle, and you must not bully your fellow disciples and break the rules of the palace."

Hearing that Yin Qiu was dying of illness in Qingluo City before, Meng Jing was so anxious that she wished to fly to Yunhua Palace immediately to take revenge on Yin Qiu before she died, but along the way, Lu Huaiwei repeatedly warned him not to make things difficult for her. Yin Qiu, but when the two actually met, Meng Jing still couldn't let go of the resentment in his heart. Regarding the death of his parents, he couldn't let the past go.

Meng Jing hated him so much, but he was weak, no one was on his side to speak for him, and he was worried that Lu Huaiwei would be disappointed in him when he woke up and found out. For a while, he was really ashamed and angry, trembling with anger, and there was no rebuttal Power.

"All right, all right, don't watch the fun!" The master waved his hand, his beard crooked, "You guys, get me into the school and kneel right now!"

The disciples resigned according to their words, the male disciples were still angry, but after hearing what the master said, they had no choice but to enter the courtyard honestly and accept the punishment.

Yin Qiu stood by the wall with tears in his eyes, not daring to look at others.

"What are you still doing in a daze? You have to kneel together!" The master shouted at Meng Jing, "I started fighting and causing trouble when I first came here, I can't spare you!"

Meng Jing snorted coldly, as if she didn't care about the punishment, she followed the master into the hall like no one else was there.

"How is it? Does it hurt a lot?" The girl from before approached Yin Qiu and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Yin Qiu never expected to meet Meng Jing, and it caused such a farce. She was accused by Meng Jing of being a murderer earlier, and the eyes of the disciples around her inevitably changed a little. I don't know how to explain it, but fortunately this girl came out in time to rescue her, otherwise Yin Qiu really didn't know what to do.

"Thank you, Senior Sister, I'm fine." Yin Qiu wiped away tears with his sleeve and lowered his head.

"You don't need to say thank you, Uncle Man asked me to come here." The girl said.

"Uncle?" Yin Qiu raised his head.

"My uncle told me about you and Meng Jing." The girl helped Yin Qiu back to the courtyard, and said as she walked, "You don't know, many things happened in the palace early in the morning. First, Senior Sister Lu was arrested. The Ziwei Sect was seriously injured, and then a spy of the Ziwei Sect died. The uncle was too busy to get away and couldn't come to see you. She expected that Meng Jing might conflict with you when she came over, so she specially told me to leave After a trip, I didn’t expect my uncle to guess right.”

Yin Qiu remained silent.

The girl patted her on the back to comfort her, and said: "Don't be afraid, I will tell the whole story to Master, and you don't have to worry about the other disciples. I don't want to see you, but you don't have to be afraid of Meng Jing, if he dares to bully you again, just say it, you can't bear anything, understand?"

Yin Qiu nodded: "Understood, please trouble sister."

"Don't bother me," the girl said with a smile, "If you want to thank you, you can thank my uncle. I have been in the palace for many years, but I have never seen my uncle be so caring about anyone. There is a martial arts test tomorrow. You have to cheer up and get a good rank in the exam, so that you can live up to the kindness your uncle has shown you."

Yin Qiu's heart was sour, and holding back the crying, he grabbed the girl and said, "Then, can senior sister do me a favor?"

The girl looked at Yin Qiu's pleading expression, and guessed: "Do you want to tell me not to tell my uncle Meng Jing to embarrass you?"

Yin Qiu said: "Senior sister also said just now that uncle is busy, so don't let her know, I'm afraid she will worry."

The girl said: "Whether this matter is big or small, even if I don't say it, the master will definitely report it to the master. The previous juniors were resentful and resentful. It is inevitable that rumors will spread. Even if I have the intention If you want to hide it for you, the uncle will always know."

Yin Qiu was hesitant, and the girl said again: "Okay, don't think too much about it, how many people would wish for it to have my uncle care about me."

Yin Qiu had no choice but to agree.

·

There was martial arts class in the afternoon. Yin Qiu experienced Meng Jing's incident, so it was inevitable that he had complicated emotions. He was distracted during class and did not behave well. Qiu said good things, so the teacher's whip did not fall on Yin Qiu.

Yin Qiuyuan wanted to confide bitterness to Fu Xiang, but he hadn't seen her all day, and asked the disciples nearby, and they all said that they didn't know where she had gone, until nightfall, Yin Qiu came out of the soup room after taking a bath , Fu Xiangcai appeared in the yard with a tired face.

"Good Xiaoqiu, rub your shoulders quickly." Fu Xianghuo seemed to have been tortured by something, and fell on Yin Qiu's body as soon as they met.

"Where have you been? Why are you so tired?" Yin Qiu supported Fu Xiang and rubbed her shoulders.

"Where else could it be?" Fu Xiang was stunned, "I was called to Tianyin Peak just after finishing the monthly exam."

"Senior Sister Ding's idea again?" Yin Qiu frowned.

"That's not it," Fu Xiang said with a bitter face, "accompanying her to practice swords in the small bamboo forest all afternoon, I was so tired that my back ached and I was more annoyed than taking martial arts classes! And don't mention it, she is very good at swordsmanship , I was so beaten that I was powerless to fight back, and I felt that I was being bullied by her, so I aroused a little bit of competitiveness, and wanted to fight back a few times, but how could I beat it, I was so mad!"

The two carried each other back to the room. Yin Qiu lit the lamp, washed Fu Xiang with hot water, and said, "It's not an option to go on like this. Why don't you talk to Senior Sister Ye?"

"I said it before," Fu Xiang said, "but every time Senior Sister Ding came to me, she used her business as a shield. Senior Sister Ye wanted me to exercise more and not just think about being lazy, so what can I say? I can't tell her directly. Senior Sister Ding plotted against me, who would believe that?"

Yin Qiu thought for a while: "Then you asked me to help you last time..."

Fu Xiang's eyes lit up, and he quickly grabbed Yin Qiu and said, "I haven't forgotten! I guess she will come to me again after the martial arts test tomorrow, and then you will do as we agreed that day!"

Yin Qiu nodded: "I remember it too, don't worry, but I can't guarantee whether Senior Sister Ding will let you go."

"I didn't ask for your guarantee!" Fu Xiang laughed, "With you on the way, I'm sure I'm sure!"

Yin Qiu also laughed: "Why are you so sure?"

"Well..." Fu Xiang smiled slyly, "You will know afterward!"

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On the next day, all the disciples gathered in the martial arts field and started the martial arts test.

Compared with the literary test, the atmosphere of the military test is different. In addition, the instructor is always strict, so the disciples hold their breath and stand upright, not daring to move casually.

However, for the new disciples' first martial arts test, they don't need to compete in pairs. They only need to practice the basic skills and swordsmanship they have learned in this month, and then the instructor will score them on the spot.

Fu Xiang has always been the best performer. The teacher teacher wanted her to make a good start, so Fu Xiang was the first to do it. She has been practicing swords with Ding Lianzhen these days, but it has also achieved results. Every move is better than before. It's not a small improvement, the teacher who watched it nodded repeatedly, showing relief, and the disciples who watched couldn't stop clapping and applauding.

The disciples at the back were not so lucky. With Fu Xiang's jade in front, many disciples were mediocre in comparison, and some of them made mistakes because of nervousness. He was trembling, and he couldn't even hold the sword steadily, which made the teacher teacher's face turn pale, and the hand holding the whip was about to move.

Yin Qiu was the last one in line, and it was her turn at noon. She was also afraid of Yin Qiu, the mentor sister, so she tried not to look at her, so as not to affect her mind. First he did a set of punches, and then he took off the small iron sword at his waist, and danced in a decent manner.

With the guidance of Gongzi Fan and Man Jiangxue, Yin Qiu grasped the details best. In addition, she is thin and upright, and dancing with a sword is quite pleasing to the eye. Cover up the past.

Man Jiangxue stood under the inconspicuous porch, quietly watching the lithe little figure in the field, with a faint smile in his eyes.

Ye Zhilan stood next to Man Jiangxue, the two had been watching here for a long time, Ye Zhilan looked at Yin Qiu and said, "Little Junior Sister looks a bit like Shen Shishu back then, she has a powerful aura at a young age, She behaves calmly and steadily, and if she continues to develop like this, she and Ms. Fu's family should be able to stand out at the New Disciple Conference next year."

Man Jiangxue gave a "hmm" and didn't make any further comments.

Ye Zhilan said again: "However, there is only one closed-door disciple left under the master's seat. If Miss Fu's family wins the first prize, the younger junior sister has to go to the elders of Biefeng. I saw the younger junior sister and the senior uncle are so close, the senior uncle Are you really not letting go?"

Man Jiangxue said: "If she really wants to go to Jingyue Peak, she doesn't have to be my apprentice."

Ye Zhilan understood the meaning of her words and smiled slightly.

The two still had important matters to attend to, and they had already delayed a lot of time to see Yin Qiu. Fortunately, there were not many remaining disciples. When they heard that Yin Qiu's grades were among the top five, both of them expressed satisfaction. When she was about to leave without making a sound, Ye Zhilan's eyes suddenly moved, and she said, "Uncle Master, stay a step, look..."

Man Jiangxue turned around, and saw that the disciples who had finished the martial arts test had all dispersed, except Yin Qiu who was taken to the other side by a group of female disciples.

Among the group of female disciples, the leader was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. She first leaned over and asked Yin Qiu a few words, and then smiled slightly, as if she was very familiar with Yin Qiu, and pulled Yin Qiu Qiu left the martial arts field with his hands.

As for Yin Qiu, who stood in the crowd with restrained hands and feet, his expression was obviously a little flustered. Before he left, he kept turning his head and looking around, as if he was looking for someone.

No matter how you look at it, this picture is a bit strange.

"That's Junior Sister Ding from Tianyin Peak." Ye Zhilan looked at Man Jiangxue from a distance, "Uncle, do you want me to go and have a look?"

Recalling Yin Qiu's words when he returned to Jingyue Peak that day, Man Jiangxue frowned slightly and said, "Go and take care of Huaiwei, I'll go and see."