The style is different [Comprehensive]

As soon as Bai Baiyu's voice came out, Huo Tianqing's expression changed.

So Xie Linyun once again appreciated his "hesitant to speak but stopped", close-range and omni-directional, even if he wanted to pretend he didn't notice it.

Xie Linyun rubbed his brows and explained with difficulty: "It's a friend of mine who came from the South China Sea and travels thousands of miles and travels all over..."

When Huo Tianqing heard this, he interrupted her very thoughtfully, so as not to make her more embarrassing as she explained.

"Since I'm a friend of the Lake Lord, I'll go back and get a new set of clothes," he said.

Xie Linyun can't wait to thank the second manager a thousand times.

After Huo Tianqing turned back to his living place, she raised her hand and broke a branch, and threw it viciously towards the window in the courtyard where there was a flickering figure.

The silk gauze on the window couldn't stop her from throwing it, so a hole three fingers wide was opened immediately.

The cold air of the deep winter poured into the room since then, making Bai Baiyu scream in an instant.

"The water is already cold!" When he yelled, his teeth seemed to be leaking, "Are you trying to freeze me to death!"

In fact, he has practiced martial arts to such an extent that taking a cold bath and blowing the cold wind is at most a little bit of suffering, far from being so exaggerated, but he had been drinking and watching flowers with Xie Linyun in the South China Sea for a long time, and he was used to being poor in front of her. Now that he came down to Dongting, he just opened his mouth and talked nonsense.

When Huo Tianqing went back to get a new set of clothes and rushed over, what he saw was Xie Linyun leaning on a tree and scolding the people in the courtyard.

Huo Tianqing: "..."

It was only at this time that he realized that the person who asked Xie Linyun to ask him to borrow clothes was actually the famous Master of the Divine Sword Hall.

Huo Tianqing walked into the yard with the most complicated mood, and handed over the whole set of new clothes to the Master of the Divine Knife Hall.

When the other party got the clothes, he let out a snort through the door, saying that they were actually pretty good-looking.

"Thank you, manager, I will definitely give you back a better and more dignified set later!" Bai Baiyu said.

"...No need." Huo Tianqing declined immediately, "I am the manager of Dongting, and it is my duty to relieve the lake owner's worries."

The implication of this is that I am willing to give you clothes to wear entirely because of us, the Lake Lord, and have nothing to do with you, so don't thank me.

It's a pity that Bai Tianyu is as straightforward as Xie Linyun, and he always starts from the simplest point of view when thinking about problems.

When he heard Huo Tianqing's refusal, he regarded it as polite, and immediately continued: "That's not good, how can you not pay back what should be paid?"

Just as Huo Tianqing was about to speak again, Xie Linyun also walked in.

She walked to Huo Tianqing's side, and said to him generously: "It's okay, if he wants to pay it back, you can let him pay it back, anyway, he has a lot of money."

Before the end of this sentence landed, Bai Tianyu, who quickly got dressed, opened the door.

He was biting a hairband braided with gold thread in his mouth, holding his hair that he had finally washed clean, and he was still one step away from his usual chic appearance.

As soon as he came out, he looked at Xie Linyun with the eyes of a monster and said, "My God, are you a woman? There isn't even a mirror in the room?"

Xie Linyun was really going to be pissed off by him, and said: "Why should I put a mirror in the washing place, I'm not you, I have to look at myself in the mirror for a long time after taking a shower!"

Bai Baiyu: "Then show me if my hair is tied straight."

Xie Linyun glanced at it, and said angrily: "It's right, it's right, fasten it tight."

Only then did Bai Tianyu feel relieved to take off the gold thread braided headband and tie it behind his head.

After tying up and shaking his head, his eyes finally fell on Huo Tianqing.

When the eyes of the two met, Bai Tianyu was obviously stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect the chief steward of Dongting to be such a person with excellent temperament and demeanor.

In contrast, Huo Tianqing's reaction was much calmer, because he was already secretly surprised when he knew that the person washing in the room was the Master of the Divine Sword Hall.

In the end, he took the initiative to greet Bai Baiyu, made a small gift to him, and said, "Master Bai."

Bai Baiyu didn't think much about it, and thanked him again with a smile. After thanking him, he immediately went into a fit, yelling to buy Huo Tianqing a drink before returning the clothes.

Huo Tianqing refused without hesitation: "It's just a set of clothes, Hall Master Bai doesn't need to be so serious."

"Yesterday Dongting was very happy. After the banquet, there are many things that have been dealt with. I have not finished it yet. I will not accompany you."

Huo Tianqing spoke sternly, and after he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xie Linyun, and then left the courtyard.

Bai Tianyu stood on the spot and stared at his back. After the dark blue figure had completely disappeared into the peach forest, he stroked his chin and said, "You are very arrogant, you are the manager."

"Is there?" Xie Linyun asked back, and said, "But his identity is very unusual, even if he doesn't want to buy your account, it's normal."

"Identity?" Bai Baiyu was puzzled, "Isn't it your manager, what other identity is there?"

"His surname is Huo." Xie Linyun said, "Old man Tianqin's old man used to work in Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion."

Bai Baiyu was startled: "It's him?!"

Xie Linyun hummed, without explaining why, but turned the topic to the one they talked about most, and said, "Didn't you say you found a good wine, where is the wine?"

"...I drank it all on the way here." He said truthfully, "I can't help it, it's really too far from the South China Sea."

Then you have the nerve to scold me as soon as you come to the door? !Xie Linyun thought.

The two stared wide-eyed and small-eyed for a long time in the yard, until finally the sweeping maids outside the yard got up and began to work, and cast curious glances at Bai Yu by the way, and then stopped the childish quarrel.

Bai Tianyu really deserves to be a person who is famous all over the world for his flair. On the first day in Dongting, he recognized all the maids on Junshan Island.

On the second day, the group of girls on the island gathered to discuss the people changed from Huo Tianqing to him, and the participation rate was at least half higher than before.

In the words of those little girls, Chief Huo Er is handsome, but he acts upright, never makes fun of others, and is even more fierce when he asks about affairs on the island, unlike Hall Master Bai, who has a handsome and charming face at the same time. , people especially love to laugh, a pair of peach blossom eyes seem to be filled with lightning, making people get close and say a few more words, and they are almost dizzy.

Xie Linyun was almost soured by the metaphor of lightning in his eyes, and couldn't help but warn Bai Baiyu: "The little girls on my island are all hard-working, you can tease them, but if you lie to their feelings, I will never Let you go."

Bai Baiyu yelled for injustice: "Then it's not my fault that I'm good at remembering faces?"

"Besides, if others insist on liking me, I can't stop it." He was confident.

"Come on, it's not like you are dangling in front of them every day like a peacock spreading its tail." Xie Linyun couldn't understand him, "With all these funny skills, you might as well practice your sword well to save yourself from being demonized after the new year." Teach the leader to beat him like a dog."

During the day, Yu originally shook his head with a piece of dog's tail in his mouth, but when he heard the last sentence, his eyes widened instantly: "What demon leader?"

Xie Linyun: "???"

"Wait, don't you know?" She said in disbelief, "The leader of the Demon Cult in Mobei has written a letter of war to you."

Bai Baiyu really didn't know that after he came to Dongting, apart from eating and sleeping every day, he chatted with the girls on Junshan Island who regarded him as their idol.

For him, it is not an exaggeration to say that these days are lived by gods, so there is no time to pay attention to other things.

Xie Linyun was speechless for a moment, and finally told him the general situation he knew.

"What Wuming told me should be the news from Bai Xiaosheng. Although Bai Xiaosheng always does some boring things, this kind of news is always accurate." The Demon Cult, which has been entrenched for many years, competed with you for the territory of the Divine Sword Hall, the leader has been in closed door for a long time, and just recently left the closed door, he gave you a letter of war."

Bai Baiyu: "...In Mobei, there are not a hundred or eighty people who call themselves the Demon Cult. Which one is it?"

Xie Linyun was convinced: "How many sects did you offend in Kanto?"

"It's not that I want to offend them." When it came to this kind of topic, Tian Yu put away his usual carefree attitude for an unprecedented time, "When I established the Divine Sword Hall, the entire Kanto and Mobei were almost obstructing me."

The forces in this place have been intertwined for hundreds of years, and the territories of all parties have long been divided.

Everyone has maintained a state of not interfering with each other's interests for a long time, and of course they are not happy to see a young man born out of nowhere.

Therefore, the existence of Bai Tianyu and Shendaotang can be said to be a thorn in the hearts of the major forces in the entire Kanto and Mobei.

"For a while, as long as you were a disciple of the Divine Sword Hall, you couldn't even buy a drink when you were away from home." Bai Tianyu said, "If it weren't for being forced to this point, I wouldn't be bothered to clean up every family."

"In other words, you have offended almost all the sects in Guandong and Mobei?" Xie Linyun had a new understanding of his strength.

Bai Baiyu nodded, and resumed his previous meaningless expression: "So what if I offend you?"

Xie Linyun: "..."

"If they weren't so weak, I wouldn't have cleaned up so smoothly." He said, "I can't blame me too?"

"Okay." Xie Linyun understood, "No wonder the leader of the Demon Cult just let go, saying that you will definitely accept his challenge."

Bai Baiyu didn't refute, but only asked: "What do you say outside?"

"I've been walking alone in Jianghu for the past six months, without bringing any of my subordinates with me. I guess my brother-in-law doesn't even know where I am now, so I spread the news so that I can know."

Xie Linyun: "I've told you everything I know. As for more, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Bai Xiaosheng."

Bai Baiyu: "Where does he live in Yueyang, I'll go find him."

"Don't be so troublesome, just ask Wuming to write a letter and ask." Xie Linyun pointed to the sky above their heads, "I have a letter-delivering eagle here."

"... carving."

"It's not the one that caught you." Xie Linyun patted the friend who was almost thrown out of the psychological shadow, "That one can't just enter the city casually."

As the year approached, Bai Xiaosheng probably had more things to do than usual. After Wuming delivered the letter, it took him a long time to come back.

However, his reply letter was very detailed, not only wrote down all the news released by Ma Kongqun, but also recorded the views of the Jianghu people in Yueyang City on this matter.

At the end, I attached the gambling odds offered by the major underground banks in the city for this invitational battle. Xie Linyun was taken aback for a moment, and almost couldn't help but bet on Bai Tianyu to win.

Because of the current handicap, less than [-]% bought Bai Tian Yu Sheng.

The reason is also very simple. It has been almost a month since the leader of the Demon Cult issued the gauntlet, but the insolent Master of the Divine Sword Hall has not let go of anything for a long time, so many people guess whether he is afraid.

"Bullshit! I didn't know before!" Bai Tianyu took the letter and read it, and cursed angrily, "Besides, it's just such a leader of the Pomo Sect, it's not worth me to come out and say something, I don't like it in this world. There are too many people who have killed me, so if I want to say a few words to anyone who just ran out, wouldn’t it be a shame for me?”

Xie Linyun: "Hey, don't be angry, since it's all like this, let's make a plan and then move."

Bai Baiyu: "?" How do you make a plan and then act?

"Anyway, we must fight. If you win, I think you can win too." She counted for him with her fingers, "Then let's go to the underground bank to place a bet. Wouldn't it be nice to earn a fortune from him after the fight?"

Bai Tianyu stared at her for a long time after hearing the words, but didn't say anything, just frowning at her.

Finally, she couldn't hold back and asked, "Why do you keep looking at me?"

There was confusion in his voice: "You don't seem like someone who cares about money."

Hearing this, Xie Linyun was silent for a long time before sighing: "I don't care, but there are hundreds of people in Dongting who still have to eat."

Bai Baiyu felt even more strange: "With you here, do you still have to worry that they won't be able to eat?"

It's not that he has any unreasonable expectations of her as a drinking buddy, it's actually the experience he has gained all the way from being an unknown person to the present-walking in the rivers and lakes, as long as he has enough reputation, other things will come slowly. Easy to handle.

"But I won't be here forever." Xie Linyun said, "Dongting Lake used to be the territory of Shangguan Jinhong, but it came into my hands later. If I'm not here in the future, it may not be in the hands of others."

Bai Baiyu said that you think a lot.

"Walking in the rivers and lakes is inherently risky. For such a long distance, with so many people, one by one, one by one, it will be exhausting. It's not fun at all."

Xie Linyun was stunned for a moment by this unpleasant sentence.

A long time ago, when she was listening to Li Ruohai in his study room dealing with the big and small affairs of the Xieyi Sect, she also felt so emotional because Li Ruohai was too cautious in some small matters.

What she said at that time was, why should Master worry about these things? They are just small shrimps who need to rely on us to live. It is not happy at all to be so cautious.

But Li Ruohai picked her up, put her on his lap, and said seriously: "It's not a happy thing to be in charge of a sect."

"If you only care about your own pleasure, then you are walking alone in the rivers and lakes. Why build a sect, attract others to vote, and finally don't treat those who come because they trust you as human beings?"

Xie Linyun came back from the memory, smiled and said: "It's better not to be happy if you are not happy, than to look back later and feel sorry for others."

Bai Baiyu murmured that this really didn't look like something you would say, but he didn't mention any happy or unhappy things.

In the end, Xie Linyun decided to send someone to the underground bank to place a bet on the Master of the Sword Hall.

As the year approached, Wuming was very tired, saying that he was too lazy to go out and let Xiao Huo go.

This sentence "let Xiao Huo go", Xie Linyun's ears were already numb, and he couldn't help but dislike him: "You wanted to keep Huo Tianqing back then, just waiting to throw all the work that required going out to meet people to him. "

Wuming admitted without shame: "Yes, I'm getting older."

"Come on, pretend I don't know that you have been looking for Ah Jiu every day recently, trying to trick him into accepting you as his teacher?" Xie Linyun said.

"He has such a good foundation. He can learn everything quickly. If you learn a little more, you won't be overwhelmed by his skills." He always has a reason, "Besides, I think this kid's personality is not suitable for learning your marksmanship, Lake Lord."

The last sentence touched Xie Linyun's heart. Liaoyuan marksmanship is indeed not suitable for Ah Jiu. It is so fast and fierce, and it is difficult for someone with the most determination in the world to learn it.

Ah Jiu's bone age has reached the time when he can start formally learning martial arts, but the shadow of his childhood needs to be healed slowly. At this moment, teaching him something else will make it easier to build his confidence in martial arts.

"Okay, then I'll go and tell Huo Tianqing." Xie Linyun stopped bothering Wuming who was paralyzed there basking in the sun, turned around and went out to grab a little girl, and asked the second manager Huo where he was now.

After getting the answer, she immediately ran to the other side of the peach blossom forest, and found Huo Tianqing who was practicing there.

Seeing that he had reached a critical point in his practice, she simply didn't step forward immediately, and waited until he retracted his palm before making any movement.

Huo Tianqing turned around when he heard the movement, and when he saw it was her, he was startled, and didn't even salute immediately, waiting for her to get closer before reacting.

Xie Linyun stopped him and said, "In the entire Dongting, only you are so polite to me, you salute every time we meet."

"Since I have chosen to be loyal to the Lake Lord, I should always remind myself." He said solemnly.

"...Okay." He was so persistent, Xie Linyun couldn't stop him every time, "Then you have something to do for me these few days. It's not a big deal, but you need to go to the city."

Huo Tianqing immediately bowed and said, "But according to the Lake Master's order."

Xie Linyun told about the demon cult leader in Mobei who sent a letter to Bai Baiyu, and said: "You take 1 taels of silver and go to bet on the master of the Divine Sword Hall, and when they finish fighting, you can earn at least 4 taels .”

For a qualified general manager, this is a very easy task. You don't need to judge yourself, and you don't need to cheer up and deal with the old foxes in the business field.

But Huo Tianqing didn't respond immediately.

He paused for a long time before he straightened up and asked, "Master Hu believes that Hall Master Bai will definitely win?"

Xie Linyun: "..."

In fact, she could hear the indescribable feeling that could not be understood by outsiders, so she was inevitably embarrassed for a moment.

After a while, she slowed down and said: "In today's world, there are not many people who can beat him. If he can't even beat a Demon Sect leader in Mobei, the Magic Sword Hall will not have the momentum it has today. .”

Huo Tianqing's focus changed again: "It seems that Lake Master really appreciates Hall Master Bai very much."

Xie Linyun again: "..."

She felt it was time to make the matter clear.

Thinking about it this way, when she spoke again, her tone was much more serious than before.

"I met him by chance in Lingnan before, and his temper was quite to my liking, and then we drank a few drinks together in South China Sea, and I have seen his sword skills." Of course I have some appreciation for him.”

When Huo Tianqing heard this, his breath was already suffocated.

But Xie Linyun changed the subject and continued: "But appreciation is appreciation, and he and I are just drinking buddies at best."

"I'm..." She thought about her words, "I'm not interested in the love of children. I have no other reason to be friends with him. I want to bet on him just because I can make a lot of money. You Don't think too much about it."

These words sounded like they were explaining that she was not interested in Bai Baiyu, but in fact, they blocked Huo Tianqing's thoughts neatly.

After all, she has made it so clear that she has no interest in love for her children.

Rao, Huo Tianqing told himself since the day he arrived in Dongting on behalf of Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion that this person is not worthy of you. When he heard this sentence with his own ears, he still trembled for a moment.

The tremor was so violent that he forgot his identity for a moment. Looking into her eyes, he subconsciously asked, "The Lake Lord is only two decades old, why do you think so?"

Before Xie Linyun had time to answer this question, he probed again: "Could it be because of the person who made this Peach Blossom Formation?"

He had been the second general manager of Dongting Lake for half a winter, which was enough to find out from some servants what he had been curious about.

Especially Huang Yaoshi's expression is so easy to describe, there is no possibility of admitting mistakes.

Xie Linyun: "..." No, the more you misunderstand, the further you go?

"No." She denied it without hesitation, "It's not as complicated as you think, I just really don't care about love."

"I said this to Wuming before, and now your position in Dongting is second only to Wuming, so I will tell you the same thing." She said, "I will not stay in Dongting forever, maybe one day, I will return to my home. The teacher has gone, and before I go back, it is impossible for me to spend time on the love of my children."

Speaking of this, it's actually quite embarrassing.

But Xie Linyun didn't regret it either, she felt that with Huo Tianqing's character, it was a good thing to confess earlier.

If you keep procrastinating and letting him think wildly and don't want to give up, that's really fatal.

Sure enough, after listening to her words, Huo Tianqing finally stopped asking any more questions.

He bent down again, respectfully said: "I understand what the Lake Lord means."

"I will handle the betting immediately, and please rest assured the Lake Lord."

This is the time for Dongting to melt snow.

The young man in black clothes walked through the snow-covered peach grove, and before walking out, he reached out his hand to wipe the snow off his shoulders, and looked back.

Then he strode in the other direction.