The rivers and lakes are full of vests

The next day, Lu Yanran needed to go further west to the Shigu Basin to assist a martial arts sect expelled by the Luoying Sect to rebuild and set up the Martial Supervisor Hall. The road happened to pass by Huailiu Village, so Fu Peibai took a car to go with him.

The carriage drove for several days, from the official road to the muddy stone road, and finally stopped at the entrance of Huailiu Village. In less than half a year, the farm village that used to be filled with smoke has now become lifeless.

The houses are dilapidated, weeds are overgrown, and even the willow tree at the entrance of the village has become bare. Everything looks so lonely and desolate.

Fu Peibai jumped out of the carriage, with no expression on her face, she waved goodbye to Afu Xingguang, and finally said goodbye to Lu Yanran through the curtain of the carriage.

"Well, let's go."

After hearing these words from the carriage, Fu Peibai tightened the package on his back and walked slowly towards the village, which contained the sacrificial supplies she had prepared.

Fu Peibai's thin and tall figure gradually disappeared into the depths of the village. Lu Yanran put down the curtains and said calmly, "Let's go."

The convoy left soon, and Fu Peibai also returned to the small courtyard where she had lived for 16 years.

The courtyard is not big, but the ground is now covered by weeds, the well is covered with thick moss, the roof tiles are broken with several big holes, and the small figure paintings painted by Fu Jiaxu on the walls are even mottled and invisible by the rain. up.

She stood in the courtyard like this, memories were like tides, and scenes of life with her family in the past hit her mind.

It was not until the eternal separation between heaven and man that she understood what it was like to cry without tears in the book.

Looking at the desolation and dilapidation in front of her, her heart seemed to have turned into a piece of withered grass. She couldn't cry, but her heart was filled with great sorrow.

She raised her leg and walked into the dilapidated wooden house. After sweeping her eyes around, her expression froze.

No... no, how could the house be in such a mess, when she left Huailiu Village, she clearly cleaned the house and put everything in order, but now it is in a mess, how could it be so?

Huge doubts arose in Fu Peibai's heart, she looked around, all the drawers had been opened, and all the sundries inside were thrown on the ground, as if someone had come here to search for something.

who is it?What are you looking for?Could it be Luoying Sect or someone else?

Full of doubts, she went out of the house and looked at other dilapidated houses, but there was no trace of being violently searched, which meant that the man came for the Fu family.

It was a cloudy day, but Fu Peibai's body was covered with cold sweat. She vaguely felt that the death of her relatives was not as simple as the devil's sect arresting young children for alchemy, and that there might be a bigger conspiracy behind it.

She stood there for a long time before turning around and leaving, going to the dead willow tree at the entrance of the village.

The small soil bag where she buried her relatives has gradually become flat. She took out the paper money in the package and burned them one by one on the soil. The piles of paper money turned into ashes, and white smoke rose into the air, just like the sunset at that time. In the west, the smoke rising from every household, but now, everything has changed.

After the paper money was burned, she knelt down and kowtowed heavily, her voice trembling and hoarse, "Father, mother, praise, I'm here to see you."

Then she straightened up and kowtowed solemnly, "You wait for me, I will avenge you, I will."

After hitting the third one, Fu Peibai didn't speak any more. She got up and wiped off the dirt on her forehead, took a deep look at the silent village remnants, and then at the withered willow tree, then turned and left.

After returning to Xingyang City, Fu Peibai was depressed for several days. He went out to practice martial arts during the day and practiced horseback riding, and also practiced martial arts at night. Basically, he was practicing martial arts except for sleeping and eating. Even Ding Yi came to the inn to find her, and she was not interested. lack.

It wasn't until the sky began to snow that day that she realized that winter was coming, and the weather turned sharply downwards. She began to miss the woman who was always dressed in white.

Come to think of it, she and Lu Yanran had been separated for more than a month and a half, and she must be lying if she said she didn't miss her. When she was eating, sleeping, and even practicing martial arts, she would suddenly be in a trance, and Lu Yanran's voice and smile would appear in her mind.

You don’t have lovesickness in your life.

She sat by the window and sighed quietly, watching the white snow outside the window, her mind also drifted away, it was Ding Yi who came to find her and patted her shoulder hard, and she came back to her senses.

Now Ding Yi entrusts someone he knows to do odd jobs in a rich family, and occasionally he comes to play with Fu Peibai when he takes a break, but nothing unexpected happens and he sees her wandering around the world again, and he asks worriedly: "Xiaobai, what have you been doing lately?" What's the matter? Do you have something on your mind?"

Naturally, Fu Peibai's thoughts could not be easily shared with others, she sighed lightly and said, "It's nothing, why are you here today?"

Ding Yi touched his nose, his face was troubled, and he said after a while: "I just want to discuss something with you."

"what's up?"

"That's right... when will you return to Tianji Sect?"

"I don't know the progress of the peak master's official affairs, it may be next year."

"Then can you, can you take me with you when you leave? I also want to go to Tianjizong."

Fu Peibai looked a little serious, "Why? Do you want to learn martial arts?"

Ding Yi waved his hands again and again, "No, no, I know in my heart that I am not interested in learning martial arts, and I can't bear the hardship. I just want to be a servant on your peak."

Fu Peibai saw that he smiled deeply, and became even more puzzled, "Why do you have to work as a servant on our peak? Aren't you doing a pretty good job now?"

"Oh, of course I don't want to miss you. It would be great if our two siblings could be in the same place and see each other often."

"You are much older than me."

"Okay, okay, let's do it, two brothers and sisters."

Fu Peibai remembered that Ding Yi had been asking her about Chaoquan Peak intentionally or unintentionally since half a month ago, and often asked about the peak master and Afu, combined with Ding Yi's appearance when he saw the peak master last time, her heart rose. Feeling suspicious, he frowned and asked seriously: "You insist on going to Quanfeng, could it be that you fell in love with the peak master?"

Ding Yi opened his eyes wide, and raised his voice, "How is that possible? What are you talking about?! I'm afraid she won't be in time, but I still like her. That kind of woman is only suitable for looking up at from a distance. I absolutely dare not move other thoughts." .”

Fu Peibai's hanging heart was relieved, "Then why are you?" After she finished speaking, she thought of something, and asked tentatively: "It can't be... for Sister Afu, right?"

Ding Yi didn't speak for a moment, the roots of his ears turned red visibly, and his eyes flicked here and there.

Fu Peibai smiled, and patted him on the shoulder, "How come you fell in love with Sister Afu, is it the same as when you swam in the lake last time?"

"Oh, don't laugh, what's so funny about it, Miss Afu is so gentle, kind, and beautiful, isn't it normal for me to like her?"

The smile on Fu Peibai's face was even wider, "Yes, yes, it's normal, Sister Afu is really likable."

"Then you promise me that you will take me with you when you return to the sect."

"It doesn't count if I say it, but when the peak master comes back, I will help you talk about it."

Ding Yi immediately cried out happily.

Fu Peibai couldn't help but feel a little envious. Ding Yi could speak out about the person she admired in an open and honest manner, but she could only bury her feelings in her heart.

Her expression was a little lonely, but Ding Yi, who was just happy, didn't notice that he chatted with Fu Peibai for a while before leaving the inn.

After Ding Yi left, the house became quiet again. Fu Peibai sat by the window for a long time, and an idea came to her mind. She wanted to visit the peak master in Shigu Basin.

Thinking of this, she moved her feet, quickly packed her bags and left the inn, and went to the stable to rent a horse. The stablekeeper looked at the weather and kindly advised her to go on the road tomorrow. It was snowing heavily today, and her vision was blurred. It was raining, but Fu Peibai was very stubborn, so he rented a horse and headed west.

Shigu Basin is about half a month away from Xingyang City. Fu Peibai traveled through wind and rain, and it took him seven days to arrive at a fast pace despite several days of wind and snow.

The terrain of the basin is low, and the air is gloomy and cold. When she rushed to the only small town nearby, she was covered in rain and snow, with snowflakes on her eyebrows, and she looked very embarrassed.

She walked to a small inn, rubbed her hands and asked the innkeeper if there was any martial arts family nearby.

The storekeeper took a look at her, as if he could see that this person was not looking for a place to stay, and his words became a lot colder.

"There is a Zhuangzi ten miles east of the town."

Fu Peibai thanked her, and rode out of the town again. The cold wind mixed with rain and snow made her face hurt. She managed to keep her eyes open. After riding for about a quarter of an hour, she finally saw a brightly lit Zhuangzi.

She leaned down and touched the horse's head, "You have worked hard these few days."

After riding to the gate of Zhuangzi, she got off her horse and reported her intention to the guard. The guard went inside to deliver a message. Soon, Afu came out.

When she saw Fu Peibai, she shouted in surprise, "Xiaobai?!" When she saw the horse beside Fu Peibai, she was even more surprised, "Xiaobai? Why are you here? Have you learned how to ride a horse?"

Fu Peibai smiled, "Staying bored in Xingyang City, I want to come and see you and the Peak Master, thinking that it will be convenient to travel in the future, so I learned to ride a horse."

Afu quickly waved to her, "Come in, come in, look at your body, and take a hot bath quickly, or you will catch a cold."

The two walked into Zhuangzi, Afu arranged a room for Fu Peibai, and sent someone to make hot water for her and told her to make bubbles to get rid of the cold, but Fu Peibai didn't care about it, and just perfunctory, after Afu left, she He sneaked out of the room and started looking around.

Zhuangzi is very big and empty. People from the local martial arts sect live in the front yard, and people from the Tianji Sect live in the back yard. The back yard is much quieter than the front yard. The lights are turned off in every room. She searched around but couldn't find it. In the room where Lu Yanran lived, although she knew in her heart that there was no need to rush now, and she could go to the Peak Master tomorrow morning, but she just couldn't settle down right now, and couldn't wait to see the person she had been thinking about for a long time.

She was a little lost, and was about to return to the room, when she heard a familiar cold voice behind her the next moment.

"How did you come?"

She turned around in surprise, swept away her depression, and stared at Lu Yanran with a smile on her face.

The woman in front of her was still dressed in white, but with a thick cloak added on, she couldn't tell who was whiter between her fair skin and the snow-white fur of the cloak.

Fu Peibai took two steps forward, the excitement on his face gradually faded, because the Peak Master seemed to be thinner than a month ago.

"Peak Master, you've lost weight."

Lu Yanran didn't respond, and asked again why you came here.

Fu Peibai touched his nose embarrassingly, and said: "I just want to see Sister Afu, Brother Xing..." She paused, and said: "There is also the Peak Master."

Lu Yanran kept silent, staring at the rain and snow on the shoulders of the tall and thin man in front of her. Although her eyes were still so radiant, her entire face was pale. She said in a light tone: "Go wash first and then Rest, we will talk about it tomorrow."

Fu Peibai was satisfied to see Lu Yanran just once. Although he still had something to say, he returned to the room obediently.