The style is different [Comprehensive]

After the vigorous competition for hegemony ended, Dongting returned to its former calm, with only one more distinguished guest staying in Junshan temporarily.

Originally, according to the rules of the Hegemony Contest, in order to prevent the final winner from copying or destroying the "Nine Yin Manual", Xie Linyun should personally supervise the reference process.

But since the final winner is Duan Zhixing, she also saved this troublesome process.

She told Duan Zhixing: "After reading it, Your Highness, just hand it over to Senior Dugu Qiubai."

Duan Zhixing looked melancholy, he didn't have the slightest joy of winning the Peerless Cheats, and tentatively asked: "Is the Lake Master going to continue the retreat?"

Xie Linyun nodded.

Duan Zhixing wanted to say something more, but she turned around and headed for the west ferry.

It was the turn of late spring and early summer, which was the rainiest season in Dongting. There were twelve hours a day, and at least ten hours it rained non-stop.

Xie Linyun returned to his retreat, and saw that the vegetable field in front of the house was overgrown with weeds, so he braved the rain to clear the grass for a while.

The rain is not heavy, but it is also fine and continuous, and it never stops, enough to cover all the restlessness and noise around.

In the second half of the night, she lay on a plank bed made of bamboo she had split, and had a dream full of cold breath.

She dreamed of those sky lanterns that were lifted into the sky by the wind outside Jingzhou City that year.

Stars on the lamp, white snow under the lamp, the stars and fire complement each other, and when they fall back to the ground, the brilliance is no longer there, but it seems to warm the snow under her feet in front of her.

The person watching the lamp with her walked on the snow in a green suit, and looked back at her before waking up from the dream, with cold eyes, as if about to open his mouth to speak.

The dream came to an abrupt end here.

Xie Linyun opened his eyes, and when he heard the sound of the rain fading away outside the house, he lost even the slightest bit of sleepiness.

This dream made her take the initiative to re-examine the reason why she chose to retreat after half a year.

In the end, she found that even if it wasn't for the person who broke up with her without hesitation and left, she still needed a clear reason, otherwise this matter would not be considered true to her.

So just after dawn, she walked out of the house with a gun in hand, and went back to Junshan by boat.

When she went back, Wuming just got up.

Although the hegemony meeting has ended, the follow-up matters are accumulated there, and they are all dealt with by nameless. He is so busy that he can't sleep well.

When he saw Xie Linyun, he thought it was his eyes dazzled, and subconsciously raised his hand to rub it.

"Lake, lake master?" He was extremely surprised, "Why... haven't you gone to retreat?"

"It will not be closed for the time being." Xie Linyun said more concisely, "I want to go out, and you have someone prepare a carriage for me."

Of course Wuming should be, and after Ying finished he asked a little nervously, "I don't know where you are going?"

In order not to make Number One Under Heaven unhappy, he also added that he had no other intentions, but just wanted to know how to prepare and how much to prepare for going out other than the car.

Xie Linyun thought for a while and said, "It's the same as going back to Luoyang last time."

Wuming let out an oh, and asked again: "Then when did you leave?"

Xie Linyun: "As soon as you get everything ready, I will set off."

"I know you have other things to do these days." She paused when she said this, "So don't worry, I'm not leaving right away."

People who used to be difficult to serve suddenly became so understanding, but Wuming was very uncomfortable.

He rubbed his nose and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you when I'm done."

Xie Linyun nodded and walked towards the island, passing through the peach blossom forest in full bloom, to his living place.

After a moment of hesitation, she pushed open the door next door and walked in.

……

Within a day, many attendants on the island knew about her going out and told Lin Chaoying and others.

For this reason, Lin Chaoying made a special trip to find her and asked her why she wanted to go out suddenly.

Xie Linyun said truthfully: "There is one very important matter that must be clarified."

"If I don't figure it out, I'm afraid that I won't make any progress in ten or twenty years of confinement."

She knows better than anyone else that with her current level of martial arts, it is impossible to break the void and return to the original world.

So it's a matter of reason and reason.

Lin Chaoying: "Since you have already made up your mind, I won't persuade you much."

This tone sounds like something behind, Xie Linyun thought.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lin Chaoying changed the topic: "But it's boring for you to go out alone."

"You want to come with me?" Xie Linyun was a little surprised, "I don't mind, but are you willing to part with Mr. Ximen and Axue?"

Lin Chaoying was blushed by her non-turning rhetorical question, and she bit her lip after a while and said, "I'm not talking about me."

Xie Linyun was even more puzzled: "That's it?"

Lin Chaoying: "Yesterday I took Axue to seek advice from Senior Dugu, and it happened that he was talking to A Fei."

At that time, Dugu Qiubai was smiling and praising A Fei: "It's a good thing for you to be aware of this, but it's useless to just be aware of it. You have to really fight against people."

Ah Fei nodded half-understanding, and asked if he could leave Dongting and venture into the rivers and lakes.

Dugu Qiubai: "That's exactly what I mean."

Lin Chaoying listened to half of the conversation between their master and apprentice. Although she didn't know the reason, she finally understood A Fei's plan.

After that, she asked Dugu Qiubai for advice, and asked about the whole story of A Fei's wanting to go out to make a living, and immediately expressed her support.

Lin Chaoying said: "He feels that his sword lacks practical combat, so it's not fast enough."

"I thought that since he was going out too, you might as well give him a ride, and just don't do anything on the way. In this way, you don't have to be bored all the way."

After hearing this, Xie Linyun felt that the idea was not bad.

But after thinking about it carefully, she still said cautiously: "Ask Ah Fei what he thinks first, I'm going to Jiangnan, if he wants to go elsewhere first, it's better not to go with him."

"He only came out to sharpen his sword. There is no specific place to go. Besides, there are many masters in the south of the Yangtze River. I guess he is willing." Lin Chaoying said very firmly, "I will send you a message when I get back later. How about he come back and forth with you by himself?"

"You have already arranged everything, can I still say no?" Xie Linyun smiled.

Lin Chaoying also laughed, and when she finished, she blushed and said hesitantly, "When you come back from Jiangnan, I'll treat you to a drink."

Xie Linyun didn't realize it for a while: "I'm not leaving tonight, if you want to buy me a drink, you can do it now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid in charge of cleaning the fallen petals of the peach blossoms outside the courtyard stopped and turned around to explain for Lin Chaoying.

The maid said: "Master of the lake, the wine Miss Lin mentioned is her and Mr. Ximen's wedding wine."

Xie Linyun: "!!!"

She immediately turned to look at Lin Chaoying, wanting to confirm his reaction.

Lin Chaoying's face seemed to be a little redder, and she didn't deny it, but said: "We didn't want to make a big deal, but after the manager Wu learned about it, he said that the next hegemony will have to wait for a long time, and there will be no lively events in Dongting. ..."

Xie Linyun: "It should be, it should be, this is a happy event, of course we should celebrate it well, just listen to the nameless, it will be a great event!"

Since it is going to be a grand event, the tedious preparations before the event are essential, so the time will inevitably be delayed.

This was not a good thing, but because Xie Linyun was going out, it became appropriate again.

Xie Linyun was sincerely happy for Lin Chaoying.

She still remembered the first time she met Lin Chaoying in front of Wang Chongyang when she first met him on Mount Zhongnan that year.

Now that the past and the past have finally been completely revealed, it is really a turning point.

Because of the good news, Xie Linyun maintained a good mood until he went out.

On A Fei's side, she also went to ask in person, and got the confirmation that this kid was willing to go with him.

For this reason, Dugu Qiubai also specially thanked her: "It's hard for the Lake Lord to take him to see the world."

Xie Linyun waved his hand: "I will take your apprentice out, and you will look after my house, it is very fair."

Dugu Qiubai heard the words, laughed loudly, drank the peach blossom wine in the cup, and finally wished her a smooth trip and got what she wanted.

He didn't reveal what the request was, but Xie Linyun knew that he should understand why she made this trip.

At the beginning of April, Xie Linyun took A Fei with him and left Dongting for Jiangnan.

What she didn't expect was that the Mr. Zhu whom Wuming had mentioned to her a few times before, actually forged a ship that was the same as that of the Nujiao Gang in such a short period of time.

Or to put it more accurately, he thoroughly understood the structure of the ship, and then taught it to the people in Dongting.

When Xie Linyun left, he also came to say goodbye, and in the end he said very rudely that he would ride her carriage home.

"Anyway, you're going to Jiangnan, and I'm going back to Jiangnan, so it's okay to give me a lift?" He had good reasons.

"...Where does your family live?" Xie Linyun thought about the new money he brought to Dongting, so he still gave him face.

"Xie Huzhu is going to the south of the Yangtze River. When we get to Jiaxing, let me go." As soon as he got on the carriage, the world's number one shipbuilder took the most comfortable one, "It can be regarded as paying off the debt owed to that boy."

The second half of the sentence was inarticulate and weak, but Xie Linyun still heard it clearly.

She was startled, but she couldn't hold back and asked, "I don't know what kind of debt Mr. Zhu owes?"

Mr. Zhu lay on the soft bed, moaned twice before saying: "That boy Huang Yaoshi taught my old friend and descendants martial arts."

Xie Linyun: "...and ask you to come to Dongting to build a ship?"

"No, shipbuilding is my hobby." Mr. Zhu explained, "But I'm used to being lazy. If I didn't owe him favors, I would never have traveled so far for shipbuilding."

Xie Linyun was speechless for a while, thinking that this temper is really weird enough, he really deserves to be Huang Yaoshi's neighbor.

Strange to say, during the days when she and Huang Yaoshi traveled together, she never wondered about Huang Yaoshi's past.

But now she couldn't help but care about his neighbors.

But in the end she didn't ask any more questions.

The carriage traveled for a month and a half before passing through Luzhou and arriving at the boundary of Jiangnan.

In mid-May, Jiangnan is still in the rainy season, and it is still the kind of pouring rain that can't wait to flood the streets.

It may be because of the heavy rain, or it may be because arriving in the south of the Yangtze River means seeing Huang Yaoshi soon, Xie Linyun is a little irritable after a long absence.

When they arrived in Jiaxing, this kind of restlessness tended to intensify.

Mr. Zhu has already gone home by himself, and according to the agreement on the way, after arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, Ah Fei will also travel around by himself, and she will do what she wants to do alone.

So after entering the city gate, Xie Linyun proposed to have a meal before parting.

"Do you remember Young Master Hong at the hegemony meeting? He told me before that the fish in Jiaxing Nanhu Lake is very delicious. Let's try it." Xie Linyun said.

"Listen to the master of the lake." Ah Fei was still obedient.

The two then headed towards Nanhu where there are many restaurants.

Xie Linyun came to Jiangnan for the first time, and he didn't know which one tasted better, so he could only pick the one that looked the most popular.

During the meal, she counted her purse, and took out half of the bank notes to A Fei for him to keep.

Ah Fei was very nervous: "I don't need that much—"

"That's fine. When you're away from home, it's better to have some money. I'm not worried about your martial arts and swordsmanship, but when you travel around, you will always need money." Xie Linyun pushed the silver ticket over as he said, "Also Yes, I know you want to hone your own swordsmanship, but there is no limit to martial arts, and there are countless capable people in the world, if you really encounter some powerful characters, you should not fight hard, you are still young, and you will have opportunities to improve in the future."

Speaking of this, A Fei had no choice but to take it.

Xie Linyun sat opposite him, watched him sweep the food on the table like a storm, and then said again: "Okay, I will explain everything that needs to be done, you go, I will settle the bill later."

Ah Fei lowered his eyes and didn't move immediately, he seemed to hesitate.

Xie Linyun smiled and repeated: "Go, let the world see your sword."

The last sentence had some effect, Ah Fei finally obediently got up and went out of the restaurant.

Xie Linyun sat where he was and watched him leave. For a moment, he had the feeling of sending his child into the examination room of the college entrance examination.

Because of this strange and rare feeling for her, after Ah Fei went downstairs, she stood up specially and looked down at the street outside the window.

The young man in Xuanyi walked through the crowd with a sword hanging from his waist, his pace was extremely fast.

Everything was smooth and harmonious, but Xie Linyun frowned.

She has good eyesight, even if she is separated by a whole floor, she can clearly see that when A Fei entered the crowd, a child who passed by him reached out to touch the purse at his waist. .

Xie Linyun: "..."

Fortunately, Ah Fei was not the kind of unsuspecting young man, he also noticed the slight movement from his waist, and turned around to avoid those hands.

Seeing that he had been discovered, the child immediately realized that he had picked the wrong target, and turned around to run.

But how could a child outrun A Fei?

He didn't even draw out the sword, and with a flick of his hand, he picked up the child who was as thin as a monkey.

Xie Linyun was a little curious about how he would handle this matter, so he sat on the second floor without moving.

The next moment, she saw A Fei seriously glance at the child.

Ah Fei asked: "Why do you want to steal money?"

The kid had probably never been asked this kind of question before, so he got stuck for a while.

At this moment, a clear child's voice came from the lake not far away.

"He made a bet with me, saying that he would be able to steal the purse of the first person who came out of the Drunken Immortal Building!"

Xie Linyun followed the voice and looked intently, and sure enough, he saw a child who looked about the same age.

The child had a dog's tail grass in his mouth, and his expression was lively and lively, which was very pleasing.

After he ran to stand in front of Ah Fei, he first apologized, and then explained for his friend: "I often make bets like this with him, but every time after betting, he will return the wallet intact!"

Ah Fei didn't quite believe it: "Really?"

The explaining child rolled his eyes, and was about to open his mouth to continue, but his expression froze suddenly, and he didn't know what he saw.

Xie Linyun noticed that he seemed to have said "It's over" silently, and couldn't help being a little concerned, so he followed his line of sight and looked towards the surface of Nanhu Lake outside the building.

It's cloudy today, it rained a lot in the morning, and the streets haven't dried out yet.

The lake was filled with mist, and in the haze, Xie Linyun saw a blue-black boat.

The boat stopped on the shore, but no one came out from the cabin, only a voice that sounded so familiar to her.

"You said you'd buy wine for me, but you ended up playing this kind of bet with someone?"

It's Yaoshi Huang.

"Lu Xiaofeng, I think you want to practice Luoying swordsmanship a hundred times." Sitting in the cabin, he continued, "Practice until you don't have the energy to mess around."

With the last syllable exit, the curtain that separated the cabin from the deck was finally pulled open.

The cyan figure came out from the inside and came into view, which proved that Xie Linyun did not have auditory hallucinations.

The weeping willows by the South Lake were moving in the wind, and the branches hit him and stopped solidly.

After more than half a year, he seems to have grown taller again, he is a tall and straight boy, Xie Linyun thought.