[New Smiling Proud_Lu Xiaofeng] The leader and flower god

The dawn sun shines on the jade railings of the Hengshan School, casting a light golden radiance on everything around.The Buddha statues are safe, the ancient temples are solemn, the bells and chimes are safe, but the buildings are empty.

What was empty was not only the Hengshan faction, but also the undefeated heart of the East.

Step by step, she walked extremely hard.But she still held a sliver of hope and searched up and down the Hengshan faction.The result is nothing.Finally, she came to the Hanging Temple.Once, she pretended to be a dumb mother-in-law here, and accompanied Yilin.Now she is here, but Yilin is not here.

Closing the last door with her hand, she stood under the Buddha statue in a daze, recalling many years ago.In that remote frontier town, she lost her biological sister in the chaos of war.This parting is the passage of decades.Now, she lost her sister again.Time has never been so stagnant before, she just stood here blankly, forgetting that she is Dongfang Bubai, and only felt that she was the woman who lost her sister back then, feeling that the world went round and round, and returned to the original point.

Until Tian Boguang, Bao Dachu and others came behind him.

Bao Dachu, the elder of the Sun Moon God Sect, came forward tremblingly, and asked, "Master, do you have any orders?"

She said coldly: "Send down the order. All the disciples of the Sun Moon God Sect, seal all the water and land entrances and exits of Mount Heng." Her voice was hoarse: "If a fly flies out, let him come to see with the head I!"

"Yes!"

Everyone took orders and left.Only Tian Boguang stayed behind.He ran up and down Mount Heng just now and called Yilin's name hundreds of times, but now his voice was almost hoarse and he couldn't speak.

Tian Boguang asked: "Since you know the Hengshan faction is in danger, why didn't you come earlier?"

Dongfang Bubai remained silent.

Tian Boguang spat and cursed, then walked out of Hengshan School without looking back.

Tian Boguang left, but Dongfang Bubai stayed.

It's not that she doesn't want to go, it's that she can't go—the huge Hengshan Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, with verdant mountains and trees, and many peaks and valleys.Dongfang Bubai is not a flying kite, and he cannot search the entire Mount Heng by himself.So Dongfang Bubaiqiang cheered up, and she immediately called someone to pass on the message.Using the headquarters of the Hengshan Sect as a base, he ordered all the personnel from the Five Sacred Mountains and the Sun Moon God Sect to divide into four groups and search for the disciples of the Hengshan Sect in a blanket manner from the four roads in the southeast, northwest, respectively.In addition, he ordered the Qinglong Gang and other water village gangs to conduct investigations from land and water.

The news of the disappearance of the disciples of the Hengshan School spread quickly.Hundreds of disciples from the Sun Moon God Sect, hundreds of disciples from the Five Sacred Mountains, plus thousands of disciples from dozens of sects, large and small, and even some ordinary people joined the search ranks.For a while, Mount Heng was full of searchers.

Hearing this news, Dongfang Bubai felt a little relieved: Although Mount Hengshan is huge, these people are enough to turn the entire Mount Hengshan upside down within a few days.Now, all she needs to do is wait.

But nothing lasts longer than waiting.

Dongfang Invincible can be found by himself, but finding someone is not a competition.With her own personal strength, compared to the strength of so many people, it is a drop in the ocean after all.What's more, how could she not see that the disciples of Qingcheng School and Songshan School who participated in the search had ghosts in their hearts.Originally, among the Five Sacred Sword Sects, the Hengshan Sect was not weak, and the leader, Yiqing, was even more capable of aspiring to be the leader of the alliance.Now that there is a lack of a competitor, they can reap a lot of benefits from it.

Dongfang Invincible would never allow things like adding insult to injury to happen at such a critical juncture.Otherwise, once the heroes lose their positions, it may give the White Lotus Sect a chance to smuggle out the Hengshan Sect's troops.

Therefore, all she can do is sit in the Hengshan faction on her own and wait patiently for news.For several days in a row, Dongfang Bubai sat in the Hengshan faction, anxious and sleepless.But the news that came back showed no progress.

Every evening, Dongfang Bubai often wanders in the Hanging Temple.

Now, there are many underground people living in Mount Hengshan in the Xuankong Temple—among these people, there are rich and noble incense masters who often come to Mount Hengshan to offer incense, poor villagers who have received generous donations from the Hengshan School, and arresters from nearby yamen. There are teahouses selling tea at the foot.The Hengshan School is famous for its generous patronage and blessings for the common people.The surrounding people are affected, and they also want to do good.Over time, the common people have deep feelings for the Hengshan School.Now the Hengshan sect is in trouble, and they come up the mountain regardless of the danger, all for one purpose: to find their living Bodhisattva.

But after searching for several days, I returned without success every day.Disappointment hangs on everyone's face.But it wasn't just them who were disappointed, but also Dongfang Invincible who was looking forward to them.

It was another evening, the afterglow of the setting sun receded, and heavy night fell.Cang Qianshan fell into the embrace of the night.Little fireflies linger in Mount Heng.Dongfang Bubai stands behind the jade railings of the Hengshan School's six-curved corridor.She looked at the lights of thousands of houses in the distant market.In the light, there is the warmth of home.But she Dongfang Bubai does not have a home.

There was no shelter on the top of the mountain, and the gentle night wind was bleak, blowing on her cheeks was chilly, but the desolation made her more sober.On such a sentimental night, she wished that she was drunk.

At this moment, a steady footstep sounded in the desolate night wind. Dongfang Bubai recognized the footsteps of elder Bao Dachu, and then Bao Dachu's trembling voice sounded:

"Master, my subordinates have led people to search for a day. But there is no trace of the disciples of the Hengshan School. The same is true for the Qinglong Gang. In addition, the leaders of the 72 water villages in Dongting and Poyang Lake have received news and are coming to support them. Now they are on their way to Mount Heng..."

Dongfang Bubai nodded, and then asked, "Is there any wine?"

Bao Dachu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Wine and meat can't be seen on Xingfeng. But there is wine in the other courtyard of Hengshan, and my subordinates will go and get it for the leader to enjoy."

Bao Dachu's speed was very fast, and he was on top of his horse. It only took half the night to fetch ten altars of fine wine.

Dongfang Bubai picked up a jug of wine, poured a glass, then picked up the celadon wine cup, slightly parted his red lips, took a sip, and tasted: This wine is Xinfeng wine.

She remembered the poet Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty who said in a poem: "The story of the desolate sword, I want to stay in poverty for a long time. The heart is broken and the new wine is broken, and the sorrow is spent for thousands of years."

The sword and wandering are the fate of many people in the rivers and lakes.Many swordsmen and knights spend their entire lives seeking peerless martial arts, or fame and wealth.But the world is intriguing, and people's hearts have always been separated from the belly.Obtaining these honors often means being accompanied by loneliness for a lifetime.Therefore, their best friend is wine, and fighting wine can affect the eternal sorrow of the Yangtze River.

Just like now, there is no one around Dongfang Bubai who can talk.She drank.There is wine today, drunk today, drink one cup after another.If you don't get drunk, you won't return.

until late at night.

The fragrance of flowers remains the same.

Dongfang Bubai knows that in April, on Hengshan Mountain, rich fragrance of flowers is brewing everywhere: at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, elegant wild chrysanthemums and thick hyacinths are blooming.If you walk on the mountainside, you will see patches of peach blossom forests that are as bright as fire.If you set foot on the top of Mount Heng.You will see many moon-white Lingxiao flowers blooming under the blue tiles of the eaves. This flower is cold-resistant and can withstand the harsh chill on the top of the mountain.

The moonlight cast a slender figure and walked in from the door.She smelled another fragrance, which was different from any flower fragrance on Mount Heng.But even more refreshing.

Then, a hand with distinct knuckles took a wine glass.He sat down opposite her, poured down a glass of wine, and drank it down.

Her cheeks were flushed from drinking, but her eyes were clear.Seeing him coming uninvited and drinking her wine, she smiled and said:

"You want to drink too?"

Hua Manlou said: "Alcohol is something that hurts the body, I don't drink it often."

"Then why are you drinking?"

Hua Manlou said: "If it's a meeting with friends, wouldn't it be a disappointment to not drink? If it's to accompany you and not drink, how can I know your difficulties?"

She said, "I don't have any problems." After she finished speaking, she poured another glass of wine, then raised the glass to her lips-but didn't drink it-because the hand she raised the glass was caught by the other hand. The hand firmly grasped the wrist.

It's full of flowers.

The moment she toasted, Hua Manlou stretched out his hand, relying only on the smell of wine, he accurately grasped her cold hand.

He was a little inexplicably angry, so he clasped her wrist firmly without any explanation.At the same time, he raised his other hand and took the wine glass from her hand.

Dongfang Bubai's empty palm was replaced by his warmth.

When his warmth reached her palm, Dongfang Bubai suddenly felt a little touched: for so many years, she used wine to relieve her sorrows in the ups and downs.No one can take down the cup of wine from her sorrow, and no one can replace it with a warm palm.Hua Manlou did it, his thoughts were too delicate to use words.Just relying on her voice and breath, he must know what she is thinking.

Hua Manlou seemed to know that she needed him, so she got up and sat beside her, Dongfang Bubai took advantage of the situation and leaned into his arms, then buried her head deeply in his chest.And under her wide royal blue long sleeves, her fingers are tightly intertwined.

He beat again and again, his heart beat faster and slower, Dongfang Bubai heard the heartbeat, suddenly a feeling of exhaustion surged in his heart.She wanted to go to sleep, but she couldn't.What if she slacks off and the men and horses of Wuyue fight each other?

So she pulled herself together and murmured, "Yilin is gone."

After speaking, the breathing above her head suddenly became rapid, and her heart beat faster.But these soon calmed down.Hua Manlou knew that she couldn't panic.Otherwise, if you infect her with this negative emotion, her mood will be even worse.He needs to be her pillar and take her to solve all the problems, instead of just drinking here, or being sad together——

Huamanlou has never been willing to look at life negatively.Just like he once faced those cruel facts—whether it was Shangguan Feiyan's deception or Shi Xiuxue's death.His depression is temporary, and after the depression passes, his positive attitude will remain.This is also a way of his existence.

Right now, he rushed to Hengshan day and night.As soon as he arrived, he heard about the disappearance of the disciples of the Hengshan School, so he asked, "What happened?"

Dongfang Bubai saw that he was so calm, and the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a little.So he told Hua Manlou what had happened in the past few days.At the end, she said: "Yilin is gone now, I'm afraid they will be against her!"

Hua Manlou comforted, "No. Yilin is just an ordinary Hengshan School disciple."

Dongfang Bubai shook his head and said: "The White Lotus Sect is so cruel to its own people. Yilin is an ordinary Hengshan disciple, which means that she is of little use value. What's more, she is so beautiful, so many of the White Lotus Sect are lustful. I'm afraid. . . . "

Hua Manlou hugged her tightly and said, "I will find a way to find Yilin."

What he said is both a promise and an oath:

He will protect her and her family well.

Because he is also her family!