Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

"It's getting late, let's rest here, and go on the road again at dawn."

On the rugged and winding mountain road, a group of chariots and horses drove into the depths of the forest and picked a flat place to settle down.

Several female disciples got off their horses, tied the horses to the nearby tree trunks, found some branches and built a bonfire to keep warm, and sat on the ground one after another, drinking water and eating around the fire.

"Is there any dry food left? Send some to the person in the car." A female disciple said.

"We don't have enough food for her," another female disciple said, "It takes at least two or three days to walk in this barren mountain to meet the store, not to mention that she doesn't take care of us, so what does she do? "

"It's true, the dry food that was given to her before was thrown away," said the female disciple earlier, "Forget it, let's get a good rest, she will naturally tell me when she's hungry."

Several people exchanged a few words in a low voice, hastily filled their stomachs, and then huddled together and fell asleep.

Hearing that the commotion outside had subsided, Ding Lian moved her body very carefully, opened the curtain of the car to look, and saw that the female disciples had already fallen asleep, so she took a long and thin strand of hair from her hair. Chai fiddled with the shackles on his ankles.

The iron chain was cold, the keyhole was narrow, and the hairpin was a bit thicker, and it was still difficult to open it. Ding Lian really took a breath, and fiddled with the keyhole for a while without success, he couldn't help feeling angry from his heart, Losing his patience, he threw the hairpin out of the window.

She sat quietly in the car for a while, and saw that the night was getting dark outside, she was unwilling after all, so she grabbed the shackles with one hand, and stood up slowly while leaning on the wall of the car with the other.

Step by step, they moved out of the car. Those female disciples were very tired from traveling these days, and now they had fallen asleep and slept deeply. Ding Lian really held his breath, glanced at them, and jumped out of the car carefully, moving gently. After hiding behind the car, he quietly listened to the movement around him.

There was no one passing by in the mountains, only the howling cold wind. Ding Lian was really tense and broke out in a cold sweat. She poked her head and looked at the female disciples again, and found that they hadn't noticed, so she boldly stepped back a few steps. Going to run away.

However, before he could turn around, his back suddenly bumped into something, Ding Lian was really startled, he quickly turned his head, and saw a blurry figure standing in front of him, looking at her without saying a word.

In the thick night, this person's stature was almost the same as hers, and his whole body was tightly wrapped in a large black robe, with the brim of his hat drooping, directly covering his entire face, making it impossible to see his features clearly.

And in his hand, he was holding a slender hairpin.

Ding Lian was really startled, almost exclaimed, and hurriedly stabilized his figure.

It was the uninvited guest who spoke first, and said in a low voice, "Don't panic, don't let them hear you."

Even though he deliberately changed his voice, Ding Lianzhen still heard a sense of familiarity. She quickly calmed down, looked at this person for a moment, and said, "Who are you?"

The man didn't answer, but turned sideways and said, "This place is not suitable for talking."

After he finished speaking, he walked towards the dark forest. Ding Lianzhen looked back, thought for a moment, and followed immediately.

The two walked one after the other, their steps were very light, and they left the carriage after a short while. Ding Lianzhen dragged the iron chain and hid behind the tree, and hurriedly asked: "Who are you?"

The man didn't speak, but approached Ding Lianzhen, raised his hand suddenly and lifted the brim of his hat, revealing a handsome face.

This person looked young, and he was wearing a plain gown with round neck and narrow sleeves under the black robe. He looked like a man and a man, and a woman and a woman, and he was a bit indistinguishable.

Seeing this person's appearance clearly, Ding Lian was really taken aback, and couldn't help raising his voice: "It's you?"

The young master gave a "hmm" and frowned: "Don't be surprised, keep your voice down."

Ding Lian really looked at him for a while, and said strangely: "What are you doing here?"

The little prince said, "Of course I came to look for you."

Ding Lianzhen's complexion changed, and he immediately took precautions: "I've obediently set out on the road, what else is there to worry about? Do you need to come and kill me yourself?"

"I have said that I am here to kill you?" The young man stood with his hands behind his back, his tone cold, "You are not guilty of death, and you have no hatred against me, why kill you?"

Ding Lian was really suspicious: "Then what do you want to do?"

"Going to Tianchi now, you may never come back for the rest of your life," said the young master, "Can you bear this?"

"Of course I can't bear it," Ding Lianzhen said without hesitation, "otherwise I wouldn't have wanted to escape just now."

The young master glanced at her, and said without doubt: "Give up, you can't escape, even if you escape from Yunhua Palace, you will not be let off."

Ding Lianzhen sneered: "The sky is big and the earth is big, and I can live anywhere in the world. It is not so easy for Yunhua Palace to catch me."

The little boy also sneered: "You are too confident. I can make a noise right now and tell them to tie you up. You will have no chance to escape all the way down."

Ding Lian really gritted his teeth, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense, what is your purpose?"

"I just want to ask you one question," said the young master, "Do you hate Man Jiangxue?"

Ding Lianzhen's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced at him: "How dare I hate her? She is a high-ranking uncle, do I have the guts?"

"You just need to answer hate or not hate."

Ding Lianzhen hesitated for a while, raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course I hate! If it wasn't for her, how could I have fallen into this situation?"

"Okay," said the young master, "Then let me ask again, do you want to take revenge?"

revenge?

Ding Lian really paused: "What do you mean?"

"If you don't want to stay in Tianchi for the rest of your life, just listen to me," the young master said, "I will secretly transfer you away and give you a chance to take revenge, but the premise is that you must keep yourself safe and not run away without authorization."

Ding Lian really couldn't help wondering: "You want to help me?" She thought for a while, and then asked, "Your status in the palace is not low, what good will it do you?"

The young master sneered: "I can call Man Jiangxue by her name directly, what do you think?"

Ding Lianzhen realized instantly: "Do you have a grudge against her?"

The young master didn't answer: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask, and I won't tell you right now, you just need to express your opinion, whether you would like to listen to my arrangement."

Ding Lian was really quiet for a while, and her tone was low: "Man Jiangxue is not easy to deal with. No matter how high your status is, you are nothing compared to her. What's more, I went to Tianchi this time. It's not like I don't have a chance to come back after the next year, you want me to cooperate with you, if there is an accident, it will be a dead end, what if I don't want to?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a cold light flashed in front of her eyes, and a bit of coldness pressed to the side of her neck immediately, spreading an invisible killing intent.

"Then I will kill you now."

Ding Lianzhen looked down at the long sword, and his heart sank.

"You have only one choice," said the young master. "You already know that I want to deal with Man Jiangxue, and you know who I am. If you don't want to, then I can only kill you, understand?"

The cold wind blew away and dried the previous cold sweat. Ding Lian really shivered uncontrollably. At this moment, she suddenly recalled something, and said with a bad expression: "You made that mask?"

The little boy's lips curved slightly: "Not bad."

"So you are a spy of the Ziwei Sect." Ding Lianzhen was a little annoyed, "You chose me from the very beginning."

The young master's tone was flat: "If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself, and you have caught the fire."

"You—!" Ding Lian was furious, "Shameless!"

The young master laughed: "We are not the same, and you are not a good person." He stared at Ding Lianzhen with sharp eyes, "My patience is limited, you'd better make a decision as soon as possible."

Although Ding Lianzhen was angry in her heart, the knife was on her neck at this moment, and she couldn't help resisting. Even if she attracted those female disciples to come over to rescue her, she might be killed by him secretly on the way to Tianchi. If she didn't agree to him, how could she It's all dead.

But if you are angry, it is none of his business that she will be reduced to this point. After all, the mask incident did not affect her much. In the final analysis, it was Man Jiangxue who killed her.

After thinking about it again and again, Ding Lian turned his back on his heart and said decisively: "Okay, I promise you, as long as you can help me leave Tianchi, you can do anything!"

Seeing her agreeing, the young master chuckled lightly and withdrew his hand: "Then listen carefully, and then you will obediently go to Tianchi to stay, at most a year and a half, I will let you return to Yunhua Palace, I'll tell you what to do when the time comes."

Ding Lianzhen secretly heaved a sigh of relief as the blade left, and nodded.

"You'd better not play tricks with me, I have a hundred ways to kill you," said the little boy, "Once my identity is revealed, you can't even think about living."

Ding Lian's expression was gloomy. Although he disliked him for coercing himself, he still said honestly: "Don't worry, I understand."

"Now, go back to the car," said the young master, throwing the hairpin in his hand towards Ding Lianzhen, "I have already arranged the Tianchi side, no one will neglect you, but if you change the hairpin during this period, If you don't mind, those people can kill you at any time, I advise you to be more sensible."

After he finished speaking, he put his black robe back on to cover his body, and walked away.

Ding Lianzhen held the hairpin, stood there for a while, with hatred in his eyes, and then tiptoed back into the carriage.

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One night passed, the heavy rain in Hezhou City had stopped, and night fell again.

Yin Qiu had dinner, took a bath under the service of several maids, changed into clean clothes, and went to bed early in the morning to go to sleep.

As soon as she got into bed, she pulled off the quilt to cover herself tightly, and didn't speak, even if the maids chatted with her softly, Yin Qiu didn't respond at all.

Since the conversation with Nangong Min last night, Yin Qiu has been confined in this palace, and has not been out for a whole day, and Nangong Min has never visited her. Yin Qiu is not happy and is not in the mood to talk to these people Waitresses are easy to get along with, so I don't bother to talk to them.

The lamps in the hall were blown out one after another, leaving only one light, and the maids retreated one by one. Yin Qiu pricked up his ears, and when he heard that there was no movement around him, he took out Man Jiangxue's purse from his bosom and touched it. , smelled it, and played with it for a while with a dull face, finally put the money bag back, closed your eyes and went to sleep.

With the doors and windows closed tightly, the sound of the wind outside could still be heard. Yin Qiu felt drowsy not long after, and her consciousness gradually became blurred while lying on the bed. There was a loud noise, a "pop!", as if someone had smashed something, mixed with the sound of splashing water.

Yin Qiu was drowsy, and trembled all over by the sound. Before he could fully wake up, he heard the voice ringing again, one after another, dense and abrupt, and scattered outside, breaking the The tranquility of the night.

This time Yin Qiu woke up completely, she sat up hastily, turned her head and looked out of the window, before she could figure out what happened, she saw a little bit of fire suddenly lit up outside the window paper, from far to near, as if a scene had happened The rain of fire came straight to the courtyard.

what?

Yin Qiu was wondering, but the next moment, he saw the dense flames magnified for a moment, approaching in the blink of an eye, nailed to the doors and windows with a "boom", shaking the slender black shadows.

In an instant, a large area of ​​burning flames spread rapidly, and a raging fire ignited outside the house. The red light filled the sky, illuminating the entire small building in an instant, and a pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and strong alcohol smell followed. Coming, unstoppably got into the hall and rushed towards Yin Qiu's breath.

Yin Qiu was taken aback, quickly put on his shoes and got off the couch, and hurriedly put on his clothes.

"The water is gone! Put out the fire!"

"Come here! Bring water!"

"Quick! Someone attacked at night! Report to the leader immediately!"

……

Many people shouted from outside. Yin Qiu hurriedly put on his clothes, ran to the door and pushed it a few times, but the door of the palace remained motionless, as if it had been locked from the outside, and the maids at the door were also at the moment. I don't know where they all went, and no one cared about her, so Yin Qiu could only shout: "Is there anyone!"

However, there was a lot of noise outside, and the believers were busy fighting the fire, so no one heard her cry for help, so Yin Qiu had to turn around and run to the window, intending to escape through the window.

But Nan Gongmin had already locked all the windows to prevent her from escaping. Yin Qiu ran around the hall for a while, but failed to open a single window. He saw that the fire outside was getting more intense, and those arrows carrying sparks were still burning. Yin Qiu couldn't help feeling anxious as he kept shooting.

"Is there anyone!"

Fortunately, not long after, someone opened the door of the palace, and a maid stood at the door and shouted, "My lord? Come out quickly! There's a fire outside!"

Yin Qiuru was pardoned, and hurried towards her: "What happened?"

The maid grabbed Yin Qiu and said as she ran, "Someone just dropped a lot of wine jars on the top of the cliff and fired arrows with fire to burn our Ziwei sect! Go, my lord, here we go!" Danger!"

When Yin Qiu heard this, he stopped in his tracks.

Someone attacked the Ziwei Sect at night, and even used such a clever method to get in.

Could it be that the uncle rescued her?

Thinking of this, Yin Qiu was overjoyed, and immediately threw the maid away, and ran in the opposite direction without looking back.

The maid was shocked: "My lord? What are you doing!"

Yin Qiu turned a deaf ear to her voice and ran fast.

There were fierce fires all around, and the yard was in chaos. Everyone was carrying buckets to put out the fire. Yin Qiu's heart was pounding, and his face was full of excitement.

It must be the uncle who ordered someone to set the fire on, it is the uncle who is coming to save her!If you don't run now, when will you wait?

That maid has never learned martial arts, even though Yin Qiu is just a beginner, it is not difficult to get rid of this maid, Yin Qiu left her far behind after running for a short time, no one could tell what to do at this time Catching her was a good time to take advantage of the chaos to hide. Yin Qiu jumped down the stone steps, left the promenade, and rushed behind a thick maple tree with a clear goal. He squatted down holding his chest, hiding himself in the dark middle.

Unexpectedly, before she recovered her breath, a hand suddenly grabbed her collar and lifted Yin Qiu up.

"Want to run?"

Yin Qiu was strangled by the collar, and immediately retched, Nangong Min snorted coldly in her ear, and just dragged her into the corridor.

The streams of arrows were like fireworks in the daytime, and they continued to strike. Nangong Min held Yin Qiu with one hand, tapped his toes, and dodged those sharp arrows very lightly.

"Let go of me!" Yin Qiu's breathing was stagnant, and his face was flushed red.

Nangong Min ignored her, rushed out of the place along the long corridor, and went straight to the Magnolia Hall.

"Put her in the darkroom." As soon as he landed, Nangong Min threw one of Yin Qiuchao's subordinates over.

Yin Qiu was very anxious and struggled vigorously: "Let me go! I want to see my uncle!"

Nangong Min glanced at her, said nothing, raised his legs and walked out of the hall, and several guardians also hurried over.

Yin Qiu bit the subordinate's wrist that was pinching her, and the painful subordinate let out a low cry, and immediately retracted his hand.

Seeing this, Yin Qiu ran away, ignoring the fire and sharp arrows at this moment, rushed into the courtyard in a panic, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Master! I'm here!"

When Nangong Min heard her voice, his face darkened, and he immediately shook out his long sword and swept towards Yin Qiu.

Those sharp arrows were released from a high altitude, naturally without any rules, Yin Qiu made such a charge, he became a living target for slaughter, and was almost injured by the arrows several times. Picking up Yin Qiu by the waist, he swung his sword to cut off the arrow at the same time, and led Yin Qiu lightly back to the palace.

"You don't want to die?" Nangong Min frowned, "Be honest!"

Yin Qiu was very anxious: "Let me go! I don't want to stay here!"

Nangong Min ran out of patience, and said coldly, "I can't help you!"

After finishing speaking, several subordinates hurried forward and restrained Yin Qiu firmly, and took her away from the Magnolia Palace without saying a word, and went to an underground dark room to lock her up.

"Master!"

Just as Yin Qiu and the others retreated, Qin Zheng rushed over with two guardians, followed by Wen Chaoyu.

Nangong Min looked at the scene in mid-air and sneered, "Did Yunhua Palace do it?"

Qin Zheng said: "I don't know yet, the sect has been breached, there are at least 500 people who came, but none of them are wearing Yunhua Palace disciple uniforms, so I don't know where they came from."

Nangong Min looked at her: "Did you see Man Jiangxue and Ji Wanshu?"

Qin Zheng shook his head: "I didn't see it."

"The two of them went down the mountain without bringing anyone with them," Nangong Min thought, "couldn't it be Yunhua Palace?"

But if it wasn't for Yunhua Palace, who would it be?

"Assemble the believers immediately and kill them," Nangong Min said, "We must not let them retreat unharmed!"

Qin Zheng took the order and immediately led the two guardians to retreat. Seeing this situation, Wen Zhaoyu also turned around, but Nangong Min called her, "Come back."

Wen Chaoyu paused.

"Go and guard Yin Qiu's dark room," Nangong Min said, "Once Man Jiangxue and Ji Wanshu show up, they will definitely be stopped."

Wen Chaoyu frowned, obviously reluctant.

Nan Gongmin said: "I know what you're thinking, but I made it very clear to you yesterday that if you show mercy, I will never let you down."

Wen Zhaoyu glanced at her, bit his lips and said, "Understood."

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