Lonely City without Frost

"Has Huamanlou gone to help Lu Xiaofeng?" When pouring the wine, Ximen still had that cold expression, and he didn't even give his apprentice a straight look.

She nodded and said, "Otherwise I wouldn't have come back from Baiyun City, this child is not in good health."

He stopped talking, just sat quietly drinking wine.

The smell of plum blossoms and fine wine wafts into the cold winter air to form a strange fragrance. The scenery is just right, and the person beside him is also the person she would like to drink with the most. She came here to show her apprentice to the world I have forgotten the original intention, and I am more excited after cups of aging wine.

Sometimes friends don't need much words at all, sitting together can drink three hundred cups without a single extra word.

Zuo Wushuang has always believed that although the friendship between himself and Ximen may not be as good as that between him and Lu Xiaofeng, at least it can leave others behind.

When she was sitting under the plum tree drinking cups, she suddenly remembered the scene when they first met. At that time, she was nothing more than Ah Jiu at her current age. Naturally, she was not convinced when she saw someone who was stronger than herself.

But in the end, he was just unconvinced. Year after year, the gap between himself and him was getting bigger and bigger.

"Master Zuo, Master Zuo...!"

The apprentice pulled her sleeves to bring her back to her thoughts. She glanced at Ximen who had the same expression, and smiled, "Why?"

"I'm hungry……"

——I forgot about this.

They don't even need food when they drink, but it's different for a teenage girl who can't drink, and with no one to talk to her, she naturally finds it boring.Zuo Wushuang thought for a while and then turned to Ximen Fuxue, "...do you have any pastries here?"

"Go get it yourself from the kitchen."

"Ah, good." She looked at the two empty wine jars, and continued, "It happens that I don't have enough to drink, so I'll go to Wenyitan Bar."

Hua Chongjiu, who has always been clinging to her, did not follow this time, she still sat quietly on the edge of the stone table and stared at Ximen, only thinking that she was shy, Zuo Wushuang didn't think much of it, tossed her hair and turned towards Ximen with ease. Go to the kitchen.

She is not ignorant of Ximen's extravagant and wasteful temperament, but every time she walks around Wanmei Villa, she still can't help but sigh in her heart about this friend's wealth.

The head of the kitchen saw her coming and originally planned to help, but she sent her to make a few more pastries. Zuo Wushuang stood in front of the pot and waited for the wine to warm up, thinking in his heart if Huamanlou would not come this time. It's up to you whether you want the chair to stay here.

Before she could come up with an answer, there was a sudden exclamation from outside.

——It's Ajiu!

She didn't even bother to care about the half-warmed wine and rushed out.

When he rushed back to the courtyard, he saw a dead body in front of Ximen Chuuxue, and he stood under the plum tree and gently blew the blood off the sword.

Only then did she let go of her hanging heart, and she quickly walked to Ajiu's side and asked, "Are you okay?"

"...No, nothing..." He was obviously frightened, but Hua Chongjiu's eyes were still locked on Ximen Chuuxue's body and did not leave.

Zuo Wushuang patted her head comfortingly, then stood up and turned to Ximen, "Who is it?"

"..." He didn't answer right away, he put the sword in his hand back into the scabbard before slowly speaking, "...One sword Frost Cold Fourteen States will die."

"?!" She froze in place, "You mean... this person came to kill me?!"

"Indeed." Ximen's eyes turned cold, "The swordsmanship he uses is self-contained and there is no way out."

"...Is that the case again?" She twitched the corners of her mouth, then sat down again, "I also met a similar killer in Baiyun City."

And he seemed to be very interested in this killer, and after hearing her say this, he pondered for a long time, "I can't tell that the history... oh, interesting."

Zuo Wushuang shook his head, "If you were me, you would never find it interesting. I don't know this man's kung fu, but the killer I met last time used Acacia Palm. If it wasn't for Ye Gucheng, I might Already at his hands."

"Ye Gucheng?"

As soon as the name Ximen was mentioned, Ximen's focus changed completely, Zuo Wushuang pouted, "I know you are very interested in his swordsmanship, and he is indeed an opponent worthy of a fight, but the most important thing right now is to check it first. Be clear about this."

When the servant brought the pastry she wanted to bring to the stone table, she remembered the jug of wine that she was still in the kitchen, and immediately tapped her forehead, "Forget about spoiling the fun."

If she was the only one, she would definitely not keep bothering Ximen with her own affairs, and she would never cling to Wanmei Villa at such a juncture, but now with a helpless Little apprentice, it is naturally impossible to carry out the original plan.

In any case, with Ximen Chuuxue around, at least Ajiu can be kept from getting involved in this matter and getting hurt.

In the evening, the sky began to snow. At first, the tiny ice crystals melted as soon as they touched the ground, but then they became bigger and bigger. Snowflakes like goose feathers floated down from the sky. After a while, the plum trees in the courtyard were covered with silver.

It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the scenery is, she is not in the mood to appreciate it.

Sometimes she also thinks that maybe she and Lu Xiaofeng are really similar, and even the trouble always comes to her body is exactly the same.

Perhaps it was because the first killer was dealt with too decisively by Ximen, but there was no incident at night.

In order to better protect Ajiu, she simply let Ajiu sleep in the same room as herself last night, she can't expect Ximen to protect her apprentice personally.

Zuo Wushuang almost stayed up all night, her intuition about danger had never made a mistake so far, and although there was no problem this time, she still couldn't help worrying.

If it was just herself, it would not be too much to describe it as looking forward to an opponent at this moment, but it would not be a good thing to drag down the apprentice.

There are already enough debts to Huamanlou, if Ajiu gets hurt again, then she will really have no face to see him in the future.

In the early morning, Zuo Wushuang, who had repacked his things and was about to leave, suddenly saw a black shadow flash in front of him when he was hesitating whether to say goodbye to Ximen.

——so fast!

Even though she is famous for being fast, she couldn't help but be speechless.

Han Hai got out of her sheath at this moment, and stabbed straight at the man's vitals.

She has almost never missed this move, and it is also the most essential and important move among all the skills A Fei taught her.

But this time it missed.

Before she had time to be surprised, she flew up to catch up with the man in black and struck out with another sword, but when he dodged quickly, the blade suddenly changed direction.

She could hear the sound of the blade rubbing against the clothes clearly, but it couldn't really hurt him.

"...Since you have the ability to kill me, why don't you show your true colors?"

"Why should I reveal my identity to a dying person?"

She has never been underestimated in a big or small fight so far since she walked the rivers and lakes, and suddenly she was stabbed with a sword in her heart.

Perhaps it was because of the stimulation of anger, she only felt that her warlike nature, which had not been stimulated for a long time, came out again, and even the original eyes began to be tainted with fanaticism.

When Ximen Chuuxue came out of the cellar, she only saw the unwilling expression of the assassin in front of her who had been pierced through her left chest by a sword.

The last time she appeared like this was when she was 16 years old. At that time, Ximen directly cut off her sword in order to calm her down, but this time he didn't move.

"...killed someone at your place." The voice was hoarse and could not hear the original taste, "...this person's swordsmanship is not weaker than mine."

"You are the one who survived." He didn't pay attention to what she said earlier, his eyes swept over the corpse, "Can't you see the way?"

"Well, it should be the same group of people." She slowly closed her eyes, "I don't think I can stay here any longer."

"..."

"Originally, I thought that if it was Wanmei Villa, maybe they would restrain themselves a little bit, but it seems that I was wrong. Although they are afraid of you, if I stay here, this matter will not end. Their The purpose is nothing more than to force me to leave so that I can do better." She looked at Bai Xue in the courtyard with calm eyes, "So whether it is life or death, you still have to come by yourself."

The white snow on the ground was stained red by the blood of the man in black, winding out from the door to form a small red stream, which looked strangely beautiful.

When the old butler came from the backyard, he wasn't even half surprised when he saw this scene, but he just ordered the servant to clean the front yard again.

Just when she was about to make an exception and entrust Ajiu to Ximen, Ajiu ran out of the house by herself.

Fortunately, it was not the first time for her to see such a scene, she just opened her eyes wide and had no other reaction.

"Ajiu."

"...Master Zuo?" The sleepy girl rubbed her eyes and looked up at her, "Master Zuo, do you want to go...!"

She looked at the burden that she had never let go of even when she killed someone, and nodded, "Master has very important things to do, so you can stay here at Wanmei Villa for the time being, and I will take care of myself when your brother comes back." Will plead guilty to him."

"...Are you going to ask for a coat?"

All of a sudden, she lost all nervousness, and she resisted the urge to knock this guy on the head, "Anyway, it's very important, don't run around by yourself, just stay here."

"But..." Hua Chongjiu looked pitifully at the expressionless Ximen Chuuxue, "I..."

"Don't worry, he won't bully you." When she said this, she didn't know the truth, because the bullying in the eyes of children is completely different from theirs. With her apprentice's stubborn temper, don't talk about Simon. Even I can't stand it sometimes and want to beat her.

Hua Chongjiu seemed to want to argue, but when he met her firm eyes, he kept silent, and nodded sympathetically.

After solving the apprentice's problem, she remembered that she had not obtained the consent of the person concerned at all in this straightforward decision, and her expression became entangled again, "...Well, Ximen, my apprentice is just begging you, I rarely ask you for anything ... This time I am really not sure that I will take her with me so that she won't get hurt."

He nodded silently, his eyes unchanged.

Seeing this movement, the big stone in Zuo Wushuang's heart finally fell to the ground, she put the sword into the sheath neatly, and then flew up without any hesitation.

Fei Diao sent a letter to Huamanlou saying that after entrusting Ajiu to Ximen Chuuxue for protection, she planned to return to Baiyun City, but Lu Xiaofeng and Huamanlou who had investigated some things related to Tsingyilou wrote back to her again, asking her to go back to Baiyun City. Get up and help.

Knowing that those two people were not as incapable of self-protection as Ajiu, even if they were involved in trouble, Zuo Wushuang decided to help after hesitating for a moment.

Of course, she didn't forget the bet she made with Lu Xiaofeng, if the matter they were dealing with this time could be resolved as soon as possible, she would be able to go to Baiyun City to carry out the next step of 'asking for the underwear' as soon as possible.

The cold wind is bitter, and the further south you go, the more uncomfortable the weather will be.

Zuo Wushuang, who always kept a respectful distance from the wet and cold, couldn't help but miss the good wine in Wanmei Villa on the way. Of course, she just thought about it.

It is also necessary for a swordsman to be vigilant all the time. She hardly slept well along the way. She originally thought that she would be able to reach the agreed place with Huamanlou so that this terrible experience of being hunted down could come to an end. But he didn't want to be attacked again the night before he arrived.

——Another kind of kung fu that has long been lost, and another person whose kung fu is comparable to hers.

After being tortured by this kind of life for a long time, her moves became more vicious, and the anger in her heart could completely bring more power to the sword moves that were originally only famous for their speed.

The closer to the destination, the more times it was attacked.

Now, even she who doesn't like speculative thinking can't help but start to doubt whether her attack is related to the Tsing Yi Building that Lu Xiaofeng and the others are investigating.