Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

After Xie Yijun bathed and changed his clothes, he returned to the dormitory to tidy up his appearance, and said to Ye Zhilan: "Go and invite Jiang Xue to the Plum Garden. I have something to talk to her about."

After the beginning of spring, it is rainy season. Yunhua Mountain has been washed by rain for a few times, and the fresh spring is spreading everywhere. Xie Yijun arrived early, sat down in the pavilion, made tea, burned incense, and sat quietly for a while. A snow-white tall and straight figure appeared, like a white cloud dotted among the red clouds.

Spring comes earlier on the mountain, and the plum trees in the garden have all put on new leaves, and the flower buds are squeezed out, ready to bloom. People coming from the flower bushes must be covered with moisture and wet their sleeves.

"I heard a lot of rumors when I was far away in Jinhuai City. I'm back today. I just want to talk to you in detail." Xie Yijun poured tea, stretched out his hand and pushed it, "Sit down."

Man Jiangxue took off her brocade robe, rolled up her moist cuffs, lifted her slender wrist gently, took a sip of the tea cup, and said: "I left without saying goodbye that day, and I didn't say hello to my senior sister, so don't take it to heart. .”

Xie Yijun smiled but said: "I dare to argue with you? A person who has the courage to break into the Ziwei Sect, how dare he blame him before it's too late?"

The corners of Man Jiangxue's lips were slightly bent, she tapped her fingertips on the table a few times, and said, "Since the news has already spread outside, I won't go into details, just tell me what you want to talk about."

Xie Yijun glanced at her, lowered his head and sniffed the tea, and said lightly: "The main altar of the Ziwei Sect was destroyed, and you successfully brought Yin Qiu back. I have heard a little bit about what happened that night, but I can't figure it out now." The more important point is, why did Nangong Min let you go so easily? Besides, it has been many days since the incident happened, and the Ziwei Sect has not moved at all, and there is a lot of rumors in the world, but the person involved has no reaction, don't you think it's strange?"

"It's strange," Man Jiangxue said, "but I can't guess the reason."

Who can know what Nangong Min is thinking?

Xie Yijun said, "Who set the fire?"

Man Jiangxue said: "A man wearing a mask, I don't know where he came from."

Xie Yijun pondered for a moment: "Are you an enemy or a friend?"

Man Jiangxue said: "At present, it doesn't look like an enemy, but it doesn't look like a friend either." She paused at this point, and then said, "This person is very mysterious. I have never dealt with him. No matter, the other two people had a relationship with our Yunhua Palace once."

Xie Yijun reacted quickly: "Is it a woman in purple with a little girl?"

Man Jiangxue said: "Exactly. If I guessed correctly, the woman in purple should be the heroine who injured Qin Zheng for Huai Wei years ago."

"After I heard about this incident, I also thought of it." Xie Yijun squinted his eyes, "But it's a coincidence that I ran into them during this visit to Mingyue Tower."

Man Jiangxue raised his eyes and said, "Have you found out the origin?"

"The woman's name is Meng Wugui," Xie Yijun said, "and she is one of the nine immortals in the Nine Immortals Hall."

Nine Immortals Hall?Man Jiangxue was slightly surprised, and then showed a clear expression: "Since it is the Nine Immortals Hall, it is not surprising."

No wonder that woman not only got the topographic map of the Ziwei Sect Headquarters, but also dared to talk and walk in front of Nan Gongmin. If it was someone else, it would be strange, but if she was one of the nine immortals, it would not be surprising up.

"It seems that the child is still a treasure," Xie Yijun chuckled, "There was a mysterious sect willing to attack the Ziwei sect for her before, and then the Jiuxiantang, who has never been easy to walk around the world, came forward to escort her. It's a bit interesting."

Man Jiangxue didn't answer the words, but she knew very well what Xie Yijun meant by those words.

To be able to do this for Yin Qiu's safety would definitely not be a good person on a whim. The man in the mask and Meng Wugui may have an unknown relationship with Shen Mandong.

"Ruyimen suffered heavy casualties back then. Almost all capable people died, and there were only a handful of people who survived, but they were just unknown people," Xie Yijun said with deep eyes, "and among those people Many of them have entered our Yunhua Palace, and some of the rest have returned to common people and no longer interfere with the affairs of the Jianghu. Even if there are a few whose whereabouts are unknown, it is extremely difficult to become a member of the Nine Immortals Hall. Not to mention that he also took the position of hall master, so Meng Wugui is unlikely to be an old member of Ruyimen, and the masked man is clearly powerful, and he is not easily transformed by a little-known little guy. He should not be an old member of Ruyimen."

Today is cloudy, but the sky is a little bright, the light comes through the bamboo curtain, reflecting the slight ripples in the tea, Man Jiangxue stretched out his hand to shake the incense mist, and said: "But to rescue Yin Qiu, I can go in and out of the Ziwei sect." , even if they are not old members of Ruyimen, they must have a great connection with Ruyimen."

"Could it be Mandong?" Xie Yijun twitched his eyebrows, speculating, "She holds the holy sword and was secretly pursued by many forces. On the surface, it seems that only we Yunhua and Ziwei Sect are searching for her, but in fact, which sect doesn't want her?" Find her first? If it is inconvenient for Man Dong to show up and hear that Yin Qiu has fallen into the hands of Nangong Min, it is not impossible to ask these two people to rescue each other."

Man Jiangxue shook her head: "If the senior sister is behind the scenes, why doesn't she go back to the palace to meet us?" She raised her head and watched a bird land on the plum branch, "If the senior sister is really alive, she You have been refusing to return to the palace for so long, what exactly are you hiding?"

Xie Yijun paused as he was pouring tea, his eyes and eyebrows were a little unpredictable: "If Meng Wugui is related to Man Dong, but Mingyuelou can invite Mengwugui to come out of the mountain, it means that Mingyuelou will definitely not Clean, if it weren't for friendship or interest, how much time would Fu Cen have to invite Meng Wugui to celebrate him marrying his concubine?" At this point, she snorted meaningfully, "Now it seems that Mingyue Tower's successor There is no one, only one daughter, but Fu Cen threw the only flesh and blood to me, I am afraid he has some ulterior motives."

Man Jiangxue looked at her sideways: "According to what you said, Fu Cen and Meng Wugui have some contacts, and Meng Wugui may be the same as the senior sister, so they have no reason to hide it from us, as you analyze it , on the contrary, it looks like they are going to deal with Yunhua Palace."

Whether Meng Wugui and Fu Cen have such thoughts is another matter. If Shen Mandong is not dead, what will she do with Yunhua Palace?Shouldn't she come back and meet Yin Qiu as soon as possible?It is obviously unreasonable to leave the daughter and the old friend to mix with those two people.

"It really doesn't make sense..." Xie Yijun frowned deeply, and finally sighed, "Forget it, the matter about Mandong has always been a mystery, and guessing is nothing more than just talking on paper. There are many things I have to guard against now. After entering the Mingyue Tower, it’s really a headache.”

"The new disciple meeting is coming soon," Man Jiangxue said, "If Fu Xiang wins the first place, you should agree to accept her as a disciple."

"She has become a wild card," Xie Yijun rubbed his forehead, "I didn't care much about Yin Qiu before, but I heard that she is talented and extremely hardworking. Now that I think about it, Fu Xiang is a big deal, and I am looking forward to Yin Qiu right now. Qiu fights a little bit, the new disciple meeting, she can get No.1 as long as she can."

Man Jiangxue naturally also wanted Yin Qiu to be outstanding, but she still said truthfully: "Xuan, she may not be able to beat Fu Xiang."

"I have made a decision in my heart," Xie Yijun said in a deep voice, "No matter who wins out of the two of them, I have to stay with this child, Yin Qiu."

"If it really doesn't work..." Man Jiangxue was thinking, but she didn't finish her sentence. She didn't know what she thought of, and finally just sighed softly.

"Forget it, you are the leader, it's up to you to decide."

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On the mountain road leading to the Shen Xing Temple, there is an arch bridge built across the stream. When the river is full of snow and has nothing to do, he often stands on that bridge for a while.

The stream is clear and clear, flowing from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. If you have any mood and troubles, as long as you stop on this bridge for a while, it will go away with the flowing water forever.

There is no fragrance of flowers in Jingyue Peak. There are only three seasons of red maple here. When the leaves fall, there is only a bare maple forest in Jingyue Peak. There are few flowers. The only thing that can be called bright in color is Man Jiangxue. More favorite Clivia.

Clivia was placed inside and outside Shen Xing Hall, usually only a few spots of green could be seen, but today it was different, the green was suddenly mixed with a bit of carmine, which was particularly conspicuous.

Man Jiangxue stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, just like a few days ago, there was a familiar petite figure sitting at the entrance of the hall.

It was cool at night, and Yin Qiu's clothes fluttered gently in the wind, like a brook dyed with sunlight. She closed her eyes slightly, leaned against the door frame in a relaxed posture, and her sleeping face looked very peaceful.

Man Jiangxue looked at her from afar for a while, then raised her legs and stepped into the courtyard. When she passed by Yin Qiu, she didn't look sideways or speak, as if she couldn't see Yin Qiu.

The two passed each other in silence, Man Jiangxue changed her clothes behind the screen, and when she came out, Yin Qiu was sitting still.

Man Jiangxue thought it was funny in her heart, but her face was calm. She called the disciples of the hidden guards to serve the food. When she took the silver chopsticks to hold the food, she finally met Yin Qiu's aggrieved and puzzled eyes.

"Uncle Master ignores me." Yin Qiu said.

"Since you like to pretend to be asleep, I don't want to disturb you." Man Jiangxue withdrew her gaze and put the porcelain bowl with food in her hand.

"You should hug me up like that day," Yin Qiu stood up and patted the dust off her skirt, "Why didn't you hug me today?"

Man Jiangxue looked at her leisurely, and said ruthlessly, "I don't want to hug her today."

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, first showing resentment, but immediately laughed again, she strode towards Man Jiangxue, hugged Man Jiangxue, and said happily: "Then I can always hug you."

The lamps in the hall were fully lit, and the light was also bright. In the warm candlelight, Yin Qiu smiled brightly and looked pretty. The rouge red dress made her fair skin, black hair, and her eyes were as vivid as water, beautiful. Extremely.

Noticing that Yin Qiu seems to have grown a little more, with a watery and playful face and a gentle and quiet temperament, the two specialties are blended together and complement each other, which is very pleasing to the eye. Man Jiangxue couldn't help but look at Yin Qiu more, and sat down Next, said: "Are you in a good mood today, and you have changed into new clothes."

This dress was bought for her by Man Jiangxue in Shangyuan City on Yin Qiu’s birthday, and she never had a chance to wear it. It was spring, and all the disciples in the courtyard put on the spring clothes sent by their family members. Yin Qiu So they joined in the fun.

"Does it look good?" Yin Qiu was a little shy.

Man Jiangxue wanted to tease her and talk ironically, but Yin Qiu's small appearance was too much to look forward to, so she praised sincerely: "It looks good."

Yin Qiu couldn't help being overjoyed, and said, "Uncle Shi is also pretty."

Yin Qiu returned to the Disciple Academy in the past few days and never came to Jingyue Peak again. Man Jiangxue sized her up for a moment and said, "Fu Xiang came back today. Seeing you like this, did you clear up the misunderstanding with her?"

Yin Qiu said "Yes": "Uncle Master can guess everything," she smiled, "There was no misunderstanding, it's just that I was overwhelmed, and Fu Xiang and I are still good friends."

Man Jiangxue didn't want to ask more questions at first, but the conversation with Xie Yijun flashed in his mind, and Man Jiangxue asked calmly: "So what did you misunderstand her?"

Yin Qiu didn't notice Man Jiangxue's intentions, and said honestly: "That's the case, Meng Jing told me that she met Fu Xiang when she was in Qingluo City, and said that she knew kung fu before she came to Yunhua Palace. Yes, after I heard about it, I couldn't help guessing why Fu Xiang wanted to hide her skills, so when she came back today, I tried a few tricks with her, but she was very honest, she admitted that she had learned martial arts before."

Hearing this, Man Jiangxue's eyes flickered slightly, she looked sideways at Yin Qiu and said, "Has she studied martial arts before?"

Yin Qiu concentrated on eating, and didn't pay attention to Man Jiangxue's expression, and replied, "Yes, she's amazing. Few people in our new disciple academy can beat her."

After hearing this, Man Jiangxue fell silent naturally.

She was thinking to herself, and then she heard Yin Qiu say: "I wondered before, since Fu Xiang knows kung fu, why did Mr. Fu send her to the palace to learn martial arts? After asking, I found out that Fu Xiang was hiding it. Even Mr. Fu I didn't even know that she knew kung fu."

Man Jiangxue frowned, and asked: "Then did she ever say, why did she hide this matter?"

Yin Qiu replied: "I also asked about this. Fu Xiang said that she didn't want to stay in Mingyue Tower. Master Fu didn't like her, and people in the building didn't regard her as a lady. She was not as good as a guest at home. See, it would be better to come to Yunhua Palace to live comfortably."

Man Jiangxue came to the conclusion that Fu Cen didn't know that his daughter already had martial arts skills, and Fu Xiang was a secret.

It seems that Xie Yijun is right, Mingyue Tower really needs to be on guard.

"Since that's the case, I'm afraid you won't be able to beat her in the New Disciple Conference." Man Jiangxue said.

"That's not necessarily the case," Yin Qiu said, "We have agreed that we can't use other kung fu, we can only compete with the kung fu learned in the martial arts class, otherwise it will be unfair to other participating disciples. In this way, I still have a chance to win .”

Man Jiangxue was quiet for a moment, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "Now, do you still want to worship the master as your teacher?"

Yin Qiu glanced at her, and said a little angrily: "If you don't want to, you have to think about it. Only by worshiping the master as a teacher can you stay in the palace. If you go to other peaks, you might be sent to grind outside the palace by Senior Sister Lu." I can only come back during the New Year's day all year round." She sighed vaguely, and then said, "Who told my uncle not to accept me as an apprentice? In addition to studying hard to prepare for the new disciple meeting, I also There is no other way out."

Listening to what she said, she was making fun of herself inside and out, Man Jiangxue said with a smile: "Then let's beat Fu Xiang."

Yin Qiu originally wanted to ask "what if I lose", but when he thought that if he said this, Man Jiangxue would tell her again that she was not confident. How can it be?"

"Winning naturally means winning." Man Jiangxue smiled subtly.

Yin Qiu thought she was going to say something, but it would be nothing if she said it, so she couldn't help but retorted: "How can I not know..."

She lowered her eyebrows, and after saying this, she didn't dare to look at Jiang Xue anymore, for fear of being beaten, she stuffed a big mouthful of vegetables in her mouth, her cheeks were bulging, and every time she chewed, her ears moved accordingly, Like a little rabbit.

Man Jiangxue felt itchy, and pinched her soft earlobe as a small punishment.

After the meal, the two sat down around the stove to digest food. Man Jiangxue reminded: "The cold spring is still coming, and it will be cold for a while in this spring. Remember to add clothes. Spring clothes look good and don't wear them hard, so as not to catch cold."

Yin Qiu nodded obediently, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, I have to go back."

Man Jiangxue stood up, took Yin Qiu's hand and said, "I'll see you off."

Yin Qiu stuck to her body for a while, and said very sensiblely: "No need, I can go back by myself, as long as my uncle escorts me out of the yard."

The two of them went out together and went down the steps. The sky was getting dark, and the lanterns were hung up everywhere. The cold spring night was a bit more humid, and the wind was full of mist and water vapor. Yin Qiu shrank his head, Fingers intertwined with Man Jiangxue, when passing through the familiar courtyard, Yin Qiu saw the red maple that was full of mist and smoke, and for a moment, she had an absurd illusion that she was still in the Ziwei sect.

Yunhua Mountain is a towering mountain with no shortage of sunshine all year round, so the maple trees grow exceptionally well. The main altar of the Ziwei Sect is low and surrounded by high mountains, so the maple trees look much inferior when there is insufficient sunlight.

Looking at the layers of maple leaves, Yin Qiu suddenly thought of a sentence.

"I can only tell you that whether it's your parents' wedding or your mother's birth, Man Jiangxue was not present on these two important days."

This is a suspense that Nangong Min left for Yin Qiu.

She didn't say the reason behind it, she only said that if Yin Qiu knew the reason, she might not be able to accept it.

So what exactly?What makes her unacceptable?

Yin Qiu suddenly thought of this, and her thirst for knowledge was aroused again, but she turned her head to look at Man Jiangxue, and for some reason the words came to her lips, but she couldn't ask.

If even Nangong Min is unwilling to tell her easily, will Master Uncle definitely tell her?

The answer is obvious.

Yin Qiu hesitated to speak, but finally swallowed the question back.

She secretly thought, she must find a good time to ask clearly.