[Jian San] Innocent, pitiful, but scum

Protect Chu Qiu, protect this girl who is so similar to him.

Simply this kind of mood quickly disappeared. Xu Linshu was not a person who stood still. He soon realized that Chu Qiu was different from him. She could be bolder and more confident.

In fact, he was a little panicked at that time. He was afraid that one day Chu Qiu would no longer need him, so he became more and more inseparable from her, and was even willing to take her to learn various secrets—these were the secrets that the head told him not to pass on at will— —Break the majestic rules for her, and rarely even take the initiative to propose to Li Wangsheng to take Chu Qiu down the mountain.

This girl should belong to him, he is her master, she is his apprentice, they should be the closest relationship.

For Xu Linshu, Chu Qiu was also the only one who was similar to him, but also so in tune with him, that he belonged completely to him.

——Only in front of her, his tenderness and easy-going is real.

When Chu Qiu told him that he liked him, the shadow of his childhood that had not disappeared for a long time trapped him again. He began to think about what liking was, and he hesitated to think about whether everything he had shown to Chu Qiu was just this liking. .But when he really found out, things went in a direction he had never thought of, never to return.

He can only choose to let go, because he does not have the strength to protect.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, Xu Linshu understood this truth since childhood.

It's a pity that at the last moment, he was framed by someone. He forgot the hard-won feelings and the vivid apprentice in his mind.

"How are Zhao Liu and Kong Yuan?"

Xu Linshu glanced at the book in his hand, there were vaguely written annotations, which were not his usual fonts, but they were somewhat similar.It is not difficult to see that the handwriting of this commentary is not good enough, and the force is more feminine.

It was Chu Qiu's annotations when he was reading a book. He knew that she loved books very much, so he let her go in and out of the study, and didn't even care about her writing directly in the original book.

"Zhao Liu was abolished by you and broke a leg. What about the ice and snow?" It was Li Yu who answered Xu Linshu. Although he said so, he didn't blame Xu Linshu, let alone thought he was going too far. , "As for Kong Yuan, Chu... Cough, she has been deposed long ago, and now you have messed up the status of the eldest lady. Without this status as a backing, she is worse than Zhao Liu."

As spreaders of rumors, Zhao Liu and Kong Yuan were severely punished by Xu Linshu.One had her legs broken after being deprived of martial arts, and the other lost her status as a young lady. She had no money or talent to nourish her weak body, and she was even worse than a man like Zhao Liu.These two people are now separately locked in the newly built ice prison in the snow mountain. No one dares to help them even if they lose their martial arts.

"They deserve it." Xu Linshu had no compassion after hearing this, "They framed Chunyang at will."

"Yes, that's why the masters and uncles didn't intercede."

Everyone thought that Xu Linshu had forgotten about Chu Qiu, and Li Yu also thought so, but he had a vague feeling that it would not be so simple.But with Li Wangsheng's order, no one will mention the name Chu Qiu now, let alone in front of Xu Linshu.

After Li Yu left, Xu Linshu put down his book, and leaned against the bed wearily.

Forgot?

It used to be forgotten.

The Zhanqing Pill does exist, but Xu Linshu doesn't know why, he just forgot it for a few hours, and then he remembered it again.At that time, he had already missed the appointment, and Chu Qiu was sent down the mountain by the head pretending to be injured.For a moment, he wanted to chase down the mountain to save something, but when he saw other people and heard new rumors, he kept silent, pretending that he hadn't thought of it yet.

The mentality has already broken through the tenth floor, even if he pretends, no one will see through.

Soon, he fell into a light sleep and had a rather familiar dream.

In the dream, Chu Qiu was still framed as a witch, but he didn't propose to let her die, but stubbornly chose to bear it alone, protecting her under all pressure, and made no secret of his liking for her.

"This kind of demon girl is causing chaos and chaos. She deceives her relatives and teachers, and everyone will be punished!"

The final result was not any better than it is now.

Obviously it was his decision, it was his intention, but in the end it was all taken by Chu Qiu, as if all of this was her fault, it was her appearance that caused Chunyang to be in chaos, and even the world would be disrupted in the future.

"Master, I don't regret it."

In the dream, Chu Qiu was standing on the most dangerous mountain in Chunyang, with the cliff behind her, and he was standing in front of her, reaching out to touch her, but she dodged it by a wrong step.

Xu Linshu could only stand there in a daze. He wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound, couldn't say a word.

"I'm just, a little tired."

But she didn't notice his condition, and while staring at the snowy sky, she leaned back without hesitation, and just fell off the cliff.

Then Xu Linshu was awakened by this dream again.

He subconsciously grasped the emerald jade hanging from his waist. The silver tassels were not as bright as before, but they were still very clean.There is a broken gap on the emerald jade engraved with the words, but it was filled with the same material, so if you don't look carefully, you can't find it.

——This is the sword spike he gave to Chu Qiu, which was left behind at Lunjian Peak and he picked it up and brought it back.

In his dream, he always wanted to ask a question, but he often ended up seeing Chu Qiu fall off the cliff, and he never could ask this question.

"...Qiu'er, did you ever hate me?"

There was silence in the room, and naturally no one answered.

Xu Linshu also calmed down, subconsciously stroked the jade pendant on her waist with her fingers, lowered her eyes slightly, and finally showed an expression that she dared not show in front of others in Chunyang.

It is a struggle to escape in vain, and it is also an irresistible love.

It's just that it's not suitable to look for her in person now, so Xu Linshu restrained himself and kept his calm. He has always known how to endure.

If one day, when he no longer has to fear anyone in his cultivation, and can keep her intact...

"Whether you forget it or hate me, I will never let you go."

Follow up

In 742, the rivers and lakes were destined to be restless.

In the past, the Buddhist scripture pavilion was stolen, and later, the Mingjiao was expelled from the Central Plains, and now there is a calamity for the world. The true and false news makes people sigh secretly that the Jianghu, which has been peaceful for a long time, is finally in chaos again.

Unlike the theft of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the rumors of the witch in troubled times have not spread again. They don't even know the name of the witch, they only know that she is a woman, young but beautiful.

And this rumor even disappeared after a year.

The chivalrous men who participated in this year's Chunyang Lunjian Conference went down the mountain, and their expressions changed when they heard about the rumors. If they asked about what happened at Lunjian Peak, or the follow-up of the catastrophe, it would take a long time. Can't speak, as if there is something taboo.

Over time, amidst more explosive news from the world, the rumors about "a calamity from the pure yang" were so forgotten.

Chunyang Palace hasn't changed much since Chu Qiu left, the only difference is that there are two cripples on the snow mountain, and her name will never be mentioned in the sect.Even if it is mentioned occasionally, it is only called "that person".

Everyone thought that Xu Linshu, who accidentally ate the Zhanqing Pill, must not remember Chu Qiu.

"Have you broken through the tenth floor of the Sutra of Sitting Wangjing?" It was Li Wangsheng, the master of Chunyang Temple, who spoke.It was obviously a pleasant surprise, but there was not much joy on his face. On the contrary, it was very complicated, "I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for you to encounter such a situation."

"Naturally it's a blessing." Xu Linshu had an unchanged gentle smile on his face, no different from before the accident, but it made Li Wangsheng feel a little awkward. After all, he had heard Xu Linshu admit that he liked Chu Qiu. "This bottleneck has troubled my disciples for many years, and now I have finally made a breakthrough. It should be a blessing."

"...Let's just leave it at that." Hearing what he said, Li Wangsheng couldn't say anything more.

Li Wangsheng knew that Chu Qiu was fine.But ever since he got the letter at the appointed place and knew that Chu Qiu had left Chunyang without incident, there was no news of her, and she didn't even use the identity he had arranged for Chu Qiu.

As stubborn as ever, Li Wangsheng didn't know whether to praise or worry.

The two exchanged a few words, and then saw Dao Li in black and white monk clothes pacing forward.

"Master Daoli."

"Master Li." Dao Li put his palms together and bowed to Li Wangsheng who was speaking, "The poor monk is here to say goodbye."

"Oh?" Li Wangsheng vaguely guessed that there was some connection between Dao Li and Chu Qiu, but he didn't know exactly what happened.His impression of Dao Li was that apart from the martial arts rookie and the crowd, he was the only one who defended Chu Qiu with his actions. "I don't know where the master is going?"

"Or go south."

Dao Li went south all the way down the mountain from Shaolin. If he hadn't met Chu Qiu in Chang'an City and heard rumors about Chunyang, he wouldn't have gone up Mount Hua so soon.

Now that things are over, he saw Chu Qiu leave in that way again. Although he felt a little alienated from Chunyang, he still got along with Li Wangsheng in terms of face.In addition, after learning part of the truth from Li Wangsheng, Dao Li had a headache because of Chu Qiu's more aggressive temper, but the deal was done, and he had no choice but to accept it.

But if he saw Chu Qiu again, Dao Li would not let her do anything like this again.

Going south was a decision Dao Li made quickly.His goal is the Miaojiang Five Poisons, Chu Qiu's hometown.

Ever since Dao Li appeared, Xu Linshu didn't pay much attention to him, and so did Dao Li.The two ignored each other as if they had agreed, but there was nothing to say between them.

From Dao Li's point of view, the reason why he didn't fight Xu Linshu was because he was Chu Qiu's most trusted master.