The plum of the eagle is like a knot

Huang Yaoshi and his two apprentices climbed over two hills and walked down the hillside into a long deep valley.In the valley, the woods cover the sky and the sun, and the waist-deep thick grass is a bit rough in the evening wind.

Mei Xin took out the fire folder, lit a torch, and the three of them continued on their way.It was about to reach the ancient tomb, the sky was completely dark, and the insects and birds were singing in the dark valley, which was strange and inexplicable.Mei Xin saw that Chengfeng was holding back his fear on the surface, but he was sticking close to his master, so she stepped forward to hold him by the hand.

The moonlight shone through the dense branches of the forest, and a small hill appeared in front of the three of them. The thick stone gate was covered with moss and vines. It is estimated that the ancient tomb was built by hollowing out the hill.Huang Yaoshi shouted luckily and said, "Brother Chongyang, I have a solution to your sword technique last time. Let's try another [-] rounds tomorrow." For a long time, countless nocturnal mountain birds were startled, flapped their wings and flew up, and fell into silence again.

After a while, a gentle female voice came from the ancient tomb. The female voice was neither high-pitched nor sharp, but calm and calm, and it reached everyone's ears like a whisper, "Island Master Huang, the tomb of the living dead has changed hands." If you want to find Wang Chongyang, you have to go to the mountains ahead."

Chengfeng was very frustrated when he heard the words, his face wrinkled into a ball, he rubbed his sore legs from walking and said, "Master, this disciple can't walk anymore."

Mei Xin didn't expect that Lin Chaoying had already seized the ancient tomb, so today she was in vain.Huang Yaoshi was even more stunned. Hearing Chengfeng's cry of being tired, he could only comfort him and said, "It shouldn't be very far away, let's persevere."

"Master, why don't we rest here for the night. Disciple and Junior Brother Lu are both tired, and it's getting late now. If we climb another mountain, it will be midnight." The purpose of Mei Xin's visit is to see the legendary Lin Chaoying, a strange woman whose martial arts are stronger than the four great masters, has now walked to her door, so of course she can't just turn around and leave.What's more, the rule that men are not allowed in the ancient tomb was set later.

"Okay, let's try it for the teacher." After a long day of driving today, another one has been crossing the mountains since noon. Huang Yaoshi nodded and said when he saw the two apprentices who were half dead from exhaustion.

"Huang doesn't know that the ancient tomb has changed hands. It's really presumptuous to visit today. I still hope that the owner here is Haihan. But it's getting late today, and the two disciples are young. Now they can't go to the mountains in front. I don't know if it's possible." Stay here for one night?" For the sake of the two apprentices, Huang Yaoshi spoke politely, and his usual cold-faced style was quite different, Mei Xin and Lu Chengfeng were very touched.

The three master and apprentice waited for a few minutes, but there was no reply from there. Just as they were about to leave, they heard the stone gate of the ancient tomb creaking open.A somewhat ugly maid came out with a lantern. She was dressed in white and had a thin figure. She looked like a ghost in the dark at first glance, which made people jump in their hearts.

"Come in with me." The maid said coldly, then turned to lead the way.Her appearance is not beautiful, and her attitude is as cold as ice, and her long and gloomy face makes her uncomfortable.Mei Xin guessed that she was Lin Chaoying's maid and Xiaolongnu's master.

Huang Yaoshi followed her with three apprentices, the servant girl would turn on the mechanism from time to time, and bring Huang Yaoshi and his disciples to the guest room. The maid put down the lantern, lit the oil lamp in the room, and said calmly: "My master doesn't want to see you today. Guests, let the guests rest here." Mei Xin couldn't help being disappointed when she heard this, she didn't know when she would see Lin Chaoying again.

The maid went out to get some food, the three of them ate indiscriminately, facing a stone bed in the room.If I try to find that maid again, I have long since disappeared.

"Master, I'll make a bed on the floor for about one night, and you and Junior Brother Chengfeng will sleep on the bed together." Mei Xin said, she unpacked the bag, took out a sheet and spread it on the floor, fortunately the floor was relatively clean.He took out his little sleeping bag like a sleepwalker in the wind. The child was too sleepy, and he was already sleepy, and his eyes were half closed and he began to doze off.

Huang Yaoshi looked at Mei Xin who also looked tired, patted her head, pointed to the side and said, "Go to bed, look, there is another bed over there. Chengfeng, you sleep on the floor."

Mei Xin secretly hated him for touching his head, but who said that he was a head and a half shorter than his master at the age of 15?She looked up and saw that there was a rope hanging in the stone room, she couldn't help laughing and said: "How can it be a bed, I'm too tired to sleep."

"Master, I think this is a good way to practice meditation. Ruohua, sleep on the bed." Huang Yaoshi said, he had turned over and landed on the hemp rope, his sleeves and gown were hanging down smoothly, and the oil lamp was dimly lit. In the light, he had already closed his eyes, and his long eyelashes cast a row of shadows on his fair skin.Chengfeng opened the sleeping bag obediently, got in, and soon fell asleep.Mei Xin had no choice but to blow on the oil lamp, get on the stone bed, and sleep with the quilt open, but her eyes kept falling in the direction of her master in the darkness.

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Getting up early in the morning, the maid from last night led the master and apprentice to the hall for dinner.It must be that Lin Chaoying occupied the ancient tomb not long ago, and the jade bees hadn't been raised yet, and the table was full of ordinary meals.

Lin Chaoying was about thirty years old, her black hair was tied behind her head like a cloud with a golden ring, her pale oval face was free of makeup, and her eyebrows were trimmed and slanted into her temples. Such eyebrows should have a murderous look, but now There is only depression left.A pair of wonderful eyes sunken slightly, Qingling's exquisite facial features revealed a gloomy air, and the whole person was haggard.She greeted Huang Yaoshi, master and apprentice lukewarmly, and they took their seats.

"Senior Lin, I heard from the master that this ancient tomb belonged to Senior Wang Chongyang before, why did he change the owner after not coming here for two years?" Mei Xin asked tentatively, pretending not to notice the low pressure on the dining table.

"In this ancient tomb, he lost to me in the martial arts competition." Lin Chaoying originally stretched out her chopsticks to pick up vegetables, but when Mei Xin asked her, she paused with her chopsticks and immediately replied.

"Why did you win this ancient tomb? It's so dark and eerie here. Aren't you afraid to live here?" Mei Xin pretended to be innocent and curious.In fact, she already knew the whole story, so she said that just to start a conversation, and to find out where they are now.

Lin Chaoying looked gloomy, and smiled wryly: "Yeah, why do I want his ancient tomb? He clearly knows what I want to win, but he refuses to give it to me. It's gloomy and dark here, and the little girl's house comes in Everyone will be afraid. How can I care about this place." Her eyes turned red, and tears seemed to drip from her dry eyes.

"There's so much talking during the meal, you guys should leave as soon as you finish." The servant girl scolded Mei Xin with her slender eyebrows tangled together.

"Lu Ping, it's okay. Miss Mei is right. What do I want this ancient tomb for? I, Lin Chaoying, won a big tomb for myself. Am I going to die here?" Lin Chaoying was in a trance, as if Not long ago, he suffered a huge blow, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

"Miss, you've been depressed since you entered the ancient tomb. It's been three months, and you've lost a lot of weight. Don't go on like this, okay? Lu Ping is with you, whether it's the ancient tomb or the end of the world In short, I don’t want Miss to suffer any grievances. At worst, I’ll kill Wang Chongyang’s stubborn donkey, and take his head to apologize to Miss.” Lu Ping held Lin Chaoying’s hand and said, Mei Xin couldn’t help being surprised when she saw her eyes, Under her slender single eyelids, there was a strong heartache and love intertwined in the waves of her eyes. She wished she could bear the pain instead of Lin Chaoying, and there was a dark flame burning in her eyes.This seemed to go beyond the usual bond of master and servant or sisterhood.Mei Xin paid attention to her attire, she was dressed in a simple and neutral white dress without too many decorations.

"He would rather become a monk than stay with me. Even if he kills him, he won't change his mind. Let's eat, don't talk about this anymore." Lin Chaoying ate like paraffin, tasteless, The whole person is like a puppet that has lost its soul.Mei Xin sighed in her heart and wondered what went wrong with the resentful couple.According to Mei Xin's analysis when she was reading a book, she felt that Wang Chongyang couldn't tolerate women being stronger than him.Lin Chaoying often competes with him, and sometimes wins or loses.Lin Chaoying's set of "□" to decipher his Quanzhen swordsmanship probably stimulated Wang Chongyang very much. Wang Chongyang wanted to engrave the Nine Yin Scriptures in the ancient tomb in the end, and he was just competing with her for a moment, even if he had feelings. Also exhausted in battle.You must know that it is easy to win a person in martial arts, but it is more difficult to win affection, not to mention a generation of masters like Wang Chongyang.Both of them have too much determination to win or lose, and after fighting like this, the relationship becomes delicate, affectionate yet seemingly ruthless, and Lin Chaoying is unfortunately the one who fell in love early and loved more.Even if he beat him in martial arts, so what? A phoenix coronet and Xiapei have been kept in the ancient tomb for many years, but they can't get what they want.

"Wang Chongyang has become a monk?" Huang Yaoshi sighed, he sized up Lin Chaoying, "I never thought he would lose to you." He had also sparred with Wang Chongyang several times over the years, and knew in his heart that he was slightly inferior to Wang Chongyang of.

"You'll know when you meet him today. He built a Chongyang Palace on the nearby mountain." After barely eating a few mouthfuls, Lin Chaoying seemed to be in a bad mood, put down the bowl and said, "Lu Ping, stay with me." Several guests, Island Master Huang, take your time, Chaoying has been rude, please leave first." After finishing speaking, he got up and walked into the inner room.

Lu Ping gave Mei Xin a hard look, blaming her for bringing up Lin Chaoying's sadness, and immediately sent the three master and apprentice out of the ancient tomb after they had finished eating.