[Comprehensive martial arts] The bright moon shines on you

The morning air is cold, the candle on the stone table flickers gently in the morning breeze, a drop of candle tear slides down the candlestick and freezes on the cold bluestone table.The beauty in white beside the stone table rested her palms on her chest, her eyes quietly fell on the candlelight, she seemed to be thinking about something motionlessly.The snow-white cloak hung down along her slender shoulders, and the furry neckline was stained with morning dew. Her eyelashes drooped low, like a water bird quietly folding its wings.

It wasn't until a person sat down on the stone bench in front of him that Ming Yueye suddenly recovered from his contemplation.She raised her head reflexively, her eyes rippled slightly, and a slender figure in a blue shirt was reflected.And when this figure came into view, the girl in white also breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the person who came, she closed her eyes and smiled, "Master Chu, you are back."

Chu Liuxiang's eyes fell on the red candle that had been burned to the point where only a small half of it was left, and the candle's tears covered the candlestick. He couldn't hear his emotions clearly in his low and magnetic voice, "You waited here all night?"

"I'm always a little worried if I don't see you come back with my own eyes." Ming Yueye smiled lightly, she looked up and down the slightly tired face of the man in front of her, and stretched out her hand.

Glancing at the fingers of the girl in white hanging quietly in the air, a slender white fingertip protruded from the cuff like ice jade.Chu Liuxiang clearly raised his right wrist and handed it under her fingers.

Mingyueye concentrated on her pulse, and after earnestly confirming that the person in front of her was not injured except a little tired, she finally smiled.She raised her finger slightly, and she was about to retract her hand when the person in front of her suddenly turned her wrist and held her finger into the palm of her hand.

Ming Yueye was startled for a moment, raised her head in a daze, and saw Chu Liuxiang stretched out her hand to help her pull a few strands of long hair scattered around her temples behind her ears, and her slender fingers paused slightly on the side of her face, "Why?" Don't you want to wear more clothes?"

The girl in white moved her fingers on her lap and said softly, "It's not very cold."

Chu Liuxiang nodded and looked at her quietly with downcast eyes.

The warm temperature spread from the fingertips, Ming Yueye's fingers in his palm moved uncomfortably, but it might as well be held even tighter by the person in front of him.The slender eyelashes lifted slightly, and Ming Yueye raised her eyes to look at him.The eyes of the man in Tsing Yi were as deep as a pool under the moon, clear and bright but it was hard to see the emotions in them.Mingyue Ye's eyes moved slightly, and after a few seconds of staring at him, she took the lead to look away.

Her eyes were a little helpless and swept back and forth on the blue water in the pool outside the pavilion.It was too early and the sky was not yet clear, and the koi in the lake seemed to be still asleep.Only occasionally one or two floated to the surface of the water, flicking their tails lazily twice, causing ripples in circles.There is the clear chirping of birds in my ears, which seems to come from far away.Other than that, the surroundings were quiet, and the people in front of her didn't speak, only her heartbeat that was slowly heating up could be heard.

Ming Yueye bit her lip, hesitated for a while, finally raised her head, and asked softly, "Is the matter of Shenshui Palace over?"

"Yes." Chu Liuxiang still looked at her quietly, moved the fingers holding her hand, felt that the cold temperature had gradually warmed up before letting go, and then calmly took her from her lap. Another one. "That's a very long story. If you want to hear it, I can tell it to you slowly in a while."

Ming Yueye shrank her fingers reflexively, and finally let him hold it gently, "I'm indeed a little interested, but if I want to listen, I'm afraid I'll have to wait for the next time."

Facing the man's suspicious gaze, Ming Yueye met his gaze and said seriously, "I'm going to the capital. I don't worry if you don't come back. Now that you finally came out of Shenshui Palace safely, I also I'm bidding you farewell."

Chu Liuxiang frowned slightly, "You want to go to the capital alone?" After finishing speaking, he added without waiting for Ming Yueye to speak, "Not Miss Xia Yi."

Ming Yueye, who was blocked by him, smiled helplessly at him, "Not counting Xia Yi, he is not alone. The Liu Shaoxia from the Diancang Sword Sect we met in Yongcui Villa is also here, and it happens that he I am also very interested in the battle between Ashue and City Lord Ye on August [-]th, and I want to rush to the capital to watch the battle. I will walk with us on the way."

Chu Liuxiang looked at her quietly for a few seconds, "I'm worried."

Ming Yueye thought about it seriously, and explained seriously, "Young Master Liu's martial arts are already top-notch in Jianghu, and he is a young man from a respectable family with a decent character, and his character is also trustworthy..."

"Then I'm even more worried." Before she could finish speaking, Chu Liuxiang quickly interrupted her.His eyes fell on the slightly surprised face of the girl in front of him, he paused for a few seconds, and smiled lazily, "Mingyue, you also said that the situation in the capital is dangerous. You have to rush to the capital at this time, no matter what you want to do, Shouldn't you just wait for me to come back and go with you?"

Ming Yueye was startled slightly, and under his clear and bright eyes, she blinked, and after a long while, she finally hooked her lips helplessly, "Although I'm embarrassed to say this, I've really delayed you very much." It's been a long time, and the girls of Su Rongrong are still living outside, why don't you go find them?"

"With their abilities, I'm really not particularly worried in the Central Plains. Besides, I met Rong Rong's aunt in Shenshui Palace. She had contacted her before. They are very safe now, and they seem to be very safe. I want to visit the capital. There is no conflict between me going to the capital with you and finding them."

Looking at him seriously, seeing that Chu Liuxiang didn't seem to be joking at all, Ming Yueye finally breathed a sigh of relief, frowned, and said with a slight smile, "Since I won't delay your business, then I won't be polite to you."

"Even if it delays my affairs, I don't think you need to be polite to me." Looking at the girl in white clothes who was slightly dazed in front of her, Chu Liuxiang smiled lightly and stood up. "Let's go, August [-]th is coming, this journey will not be easy."

This road is indeed not easy.

There are only a few days until August [-]th, but the distance from this small mountain city to the capital is not that close, and there are many winding mountain roads along the way.If several people wanted to reach the capital before the duel date, they had to travel day and night at full speed.Chu Liuxiang and the others possessed martial arts, and although they felt a little uncomfortable after such an intense journey, they would not have any major problems.However, Mingyueye doesn't know a little bit of martial arts.

The day they arrived in the capital happened to be the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.

Chu Liuxiang stretched out his hand to help Ming Yueye off the horse. The girl in white was pale, with indescribable exhaustion in her eyes.When she landed, her body shook slightly and almost fell, but was supported by the man next to her. Xia Yi, who was a step behind her, stood behind her and looked at her, her expression full of worry.Chu Liuxiang's eyes fell on her, her straight brows furrowed slightly, and she finally sighed, "I think what you need most now is to rest."

"I can rest after tonight." Ming Yueye raised her eyes and smiled at him.

The setting sun was setting, and the orange-red sunset was falling along the street. The girl in white still had a bright smile, but her body was so thin that she almost melted into the sunset.Chu Liuxiang held her shoulders, remained silent for a few seconds, and shook her head, "I really regret it now. When I was in the mountain city, I should have stopped you there and prevented you from taking this trip."

"...I can actually hold on."

"But your body can't hold it anymore." Chu Liuxiang said lightly, and for the first time since we met, he spoke to her with a harsh tone.

Ming Yueye was silent for a while, and then said softly, "But you won't stop me, will you?"

"...Yeah, I won't stop you." Chu Liuxiang's voice was also very soft, and the corners of his lips were hooked slowly, with a shallow arc, and he didn't know whether it was relief or self-deprecating.

His slender fingers touched the fan bone, the man in Tsing Yi closed the folding fan, raised his eyes to look at the street, and changed the subject, "We have arrived in the capital, the decisive battle between Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng is tonight. You are now ready where to?"

Ming Yueye pursed her lips, her eyes calmed down, "Prince Taiping's Mansion."

When they arrived in the capital, Liu Tingfeng, who had come all the way, said goodbye to them.Ming Yueye only brought Xia Yi with her, and Hu Tiehua originally wanted to come with her, but she remembered something later, but before going on the road, he suddenly ran away and disappeared.In the end, Chu Liuxiang calmly said that he should not be bothered, he would not come.So only the four of them arrived in the capital together, and Liu Wumei and his wife did not follow.

Ming Yueye's coming to the capital was decided temporarily, and the other people didn't even know if she could make it.The duel was imminent, and she didn't have time to figure out the situation in the capital now. The most important thing now was how to get to the duel scene.After all, the duel between Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng was on the roof of the emperor.

At this time, it was useless to find Lu Xiaofeng.It would be nice if the ribbon in his hand could be his own, and now there is only one person who can bring her into the arena.

That night.

The silver moon hangs high, and the moon is full in the sky.

On the roof of the high Hall of Supreme Harmony, the people who came to watch the battle were already in their seats.The silvery moonlight sprinkled in the sky, casting bright and dazzling rays of light on the glazed tiles on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Lu Xiaofeng stood on the roof ridge to the east, folded his arms and looked at the person in front of him.His current complexion is very ugly, almost as dark as the night sky on the top of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Beside him, a young man in green shirt who looked sickly coughed a few times, and said lightly, "Everyone is here, can you still drive them back?"

Lu Xiaofeng's face turned even darker, he lowered his voice and said, "You guys knew something was going to happen?"

"As expected." The sick and weak young man in green shirt, Huayuelou, the sixth elder brother of Huamanlou, said in a quite calm voice.His eyes swept around the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and a faint smile appeared on his lips, which was cold.

At this time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was almost full of people standing in front of and behind the ridge of the hall.Moreover, they were clearly divided into two groups, one group showed their faces frankly, and Lu Xiaofeng also knew the leaders.Dugu Yihe, head of the Emei sect, Mu Taoist, the elder of Wudang, Xie Tianling, the head of the Diancang Sword Sect, Liu Biefei, the new elder of the Huashan Sword Sect, and Zang Yizi, the leader of the four vultures and three eagles of the Kunlun Sword Sect, are all in the hands of Lu Xiaofeng Got the ribbon and came in.

The two most famous swordsmen in the world met for a duel, and these masters from various sword sects naturally wanted to be a witness.There was nothing wrong with this, but Lu Xiaofeng couldn't figure out other people... For example, a certain monkey spirit, how did he get in?In addition to him, there are also children from various aristocratic families, but without exception, they didn't get the ribbon from Lu Xiaofeng.This already made Lu Xiaofeng's face dark enough, what made his face even darker was that these people who ran into the arena out of nowhere showed their true colors, their names and surnames can be checked.But the other group were all covered with black scarves, hiding their heads and showing their tails, so it was impossible to tell who they were.

This most grand and eye-catching duel in a hundred years was cast with a shadow of conspiracy before it even started, and even the air smelled like a storm was about to come.