[Lu Xiaofeng Sword III] The Emei faction is playing a big game of chess

It's midsummer, and the willows outside Peach Blossom Fort surround this Jiangnan courtyard with white walls and green tiles.The breeze comes slowly, and the willow silk is like a wave, bringing the refreshing fragrance of vegetation.

White stone slabs are neatly paved in front of the courtyard, and red lanterns are hung high in front of the vermilion gate, which adds a bit of festive color to the unique softness and elegance of Jiangnan water town.

Today is the [-]th birthday of Hua Ruling, the wealthy Hua family in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the Hua family is a family of merchants, their status in the martial arts is not low.There are many guests who come to congratulate, and from time to time, you can hear the voices of familiar people saying hello. The attendants in gray short coats walk through the courtyard with various gifts and drinks in an orderly manner, from the gate to the main hall. It was a lively and noisy scene.

Today's birthday star Hua Ruling Hua is standing in the main hall and entertaining guests with a smile on his face.The guests who arrived earlier had already taken their seats, and it was the Emei Sect who came forward to congratulate.

A heroic beauty in a red dress led a girl in a lavender dress to salute.Ma Xiuzhen and Shi Xiuyun have been to the Hua family several times together, and they are familiar with everyone in the Hua family. When Hua Ruling saw her stepping forward and stroking her beard, she smiled very kindly.

"Xiuzhen, get up quickly, Xiuyun, why don't you see your head Dugu?"

Ma Xiuzhen, the representative of the Emei faction who came to celebrate the birthday, said apologetically, "something happened in the Emei faction some time ago, and the master is currently sitting in Mount Emei. The elder brother is in charge of Emei's internal affairs, and he is very busy. I really can't get away. The master sent Let me come here to accuse Senior Hua."

"Where is it, the head of Dugu is serious."

Hua Ruling originally asked Dugu Yihe out of concern, but now that she knew it was an internal matter in Emei, she naturally wouldn't blame her.What's more... He looked at Shi Xiuyun standing beside Ma Xiuzhen, and smiled even wider.His eyes are not so much looking at the appreciation of the younger generation, but rather at the kindness of his own daughter-in-law.Huamanlou's older brothers standing behind him looked at each other, with tacit smiles in their eyes.

Shi Xiuyun, who has always been cheerful and carefree, hides behind Ma Xiuzhen with a rare blushing face under the gaze of Mr. Hua.Hua Manlou's elder brother, Hua Yuelou coughed lightly, and quietly tugged on his father's sleeve.This is Xiao Qi's future daughter-in-law, father, please restrain yourself, be careful not to scare her away.

After receiving his son's reminder, Hua Ruling finally came to his senses. Seeing that the little girl was about to hide behind his senior sister, the smile on his face became wider. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion at the gate.

Mr. Hua, who was watching his future daughter-in-law with a kind smile, frowned.The Hua family's servants have always been well-trained, not to mention that this is the [-]th birthday of the head of the family, they will never make any mistakes at this time.Could it be that someone came to make trouble?

At this time, the people sitting in the hall are all the elders of various sects or famous figures in the world.Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Diancang, and Kongtong all came together, except for Emei, who had to sit in Mount Emei because of an accident some time ago, Dugu Yihe, so Ma Xiuzhen and Shi Xiuyun, the elder sisters of Emei, came here. It is an elder-level figure.This shows the status and connections of the Hua family in Jianghu, and when the old man of the Hua family was overjoyed, someone came to make trouble?The people present exchanged glances, Hua Ruling moved and was about to go out to have a look, when a loud and trembling voice suddenly came from the gate.Knowing that the voice was from her attendant at the door, Hua Ruling frowned. The servants of the Hua family are always well-mannered, so why did they lose their composure this time.

Soon, he understood why the attendant lost his composure.

"Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City, visited..."

This high-pitched voice came into the hall, and the people at the table were almost silent for a few seconds.At this time, the young masters of the Hua family who were standing with Hua Ruling were stunned.

Because Huamanlou and Ye Gucheng were not very familiar with each other during the previous Jinpeng dynasty incident, but they did know each other anyway.Master Hua also sent invitations to Baiyun City for his birthday this time, but everyone knows that City Lord Ye has never been out of the island very much, and he doesn't have a deep friendship with the Hua family. Hope he will actually come.

So at this time, when this person who "didn't expect to come" really appeared, everyone's first reaction was not surprise.On the contrary, it was a bit...surprised and worried.

At this time, in the hall, except Shi Xiuyun's eyes lit up after hearing Ye Gucheng's name, and she pulled the sleeve of her senior sister's sleeve with joy, everyone else had different expressions.After all, although Ye Gucheng has a high status in the arena and a great reputation, there are not many people present who have friendship with him.

One reason is that Ye Gucheng doesn't go out of the island often, and the other reason is him.

I don't know if it's a common problem of top swordsmen, but Ye Gucheng's image in the eyes of people in the whole Jianghu is always cold and indifferent, clean and bright as an uninhabited underground cold spring in a place of extreme ice, and his status as a royal family in the former dynasty has added to him. A three-point noble and dusty, high above not stained with a trace of dust.Such a person, let alone interacting with him, just seeing his indifferent but oppressive eyes can make people automatically retreat.

The last time Ye Gucheng left the island was to hunt down the traitors in Baiyun City.And this time, although there is no specific news, it must be because of some major event.Hua Ruling knew very well that although the Hua family's status in Jianghu was high, it was not so high that the Lord Baiyun came to congratulate him just because of that invitation.This time... Could it be that the visitor was not kind?Looking at each other, everyone in the main hall is a person who has some friendship with the Hua family, and their faces are a little heavy at this time.Well, except Ma Xiuzhen and Shi Xiuyun from Emei.

Sister Shi Xiuyun was a little absent-minded at this time, and she didn't notice the expressions of the people around her at all. She stretched her neck and looked out with a little excitement.Of course, what she looked at was not Ye Gucheng, but her little junior sister.

If Miss Shi knew the thoughts of the seniors who were sitting at the same table with her at this time, she would probably be decisive and messy.Are you overthinking!Why did City Lord Ye come?Definitely because the little junior sister wanted to watch the excitement, so she forced her to come here!As for why I didn't hear the name of my junior sister just now, Miss Shi expressed her understanding.Under the strong aura of the city lord and the unexpected appearance, it is normal for my junior sister to be neglected by accident...

No matter how much he speculated about Ye Gucheng's intentions in his heart, he couldn't just leave him outside the door like this. Hua Ruling was just stunned for a moment, then immediately walked towards the door, ready to meet Lord Ye in person.

The gate, which was bustling and noisy just now, was silent at this moment. The young knights sitting at the outer table looked at the white figure at the main gate, their faces flushed with excitement, and their fingers kept rubbing the long sword at their waist. There was fear in their eyes. Reverence is also slightly prepped.Of course, more people at this time focused their eyes on the girl beside Ye Gucheng.

The soft pink veil skirt was blown up by the wind, two gorgeous swords inlaid with beads and embellished with jade hung from her waist, her long black hair was pulled up by a delicate hair crown, and the long tassels on the hairpin hung down to her ears.Bright eyes and white teeth, picturesque eyebrows, delicate and charming facial features, the most rare and precious thing is the clarity and purity of her smile, as pure as the cleanest and clear spring in the mountains and the warm smile flowing into the hearts of the people.

This is a girl who makes people feel beautiful just by looking at her quietly. She is as refreshingly beautiful as the warm winter sun.At this time, she was standing with Ye Gucheng, whose temperament was completely different from hers or even the opposite, but it would not make people feel awkward, but instead complemented the indifferent and cold aura around him, and blended just right.The delicate and bright girl and the cold and dusty man are as beautiful as a picture scroll carefully drawn by famous masters.

When Hua Ruling walked quickly to the gate, she saw such a picture.His footsteps paused slightly, and then he greeted him with a smile on his face.

"I don't know if City Lord Ye is coming, but I am far away from welcoming him. I hope City Lord Ye will forgive me."

His voice broke the silence of the room, and the guests in the courtyard began to discuss in low voices. All kinds of eyes were fixed on the two people standing at the door and Hua Ruling who came up to them. Some were curious, some were shocked, some were amazed, and some gloat.

Ye Gucheng's reason for coming is unclear, but Hua Ruling's attitude is very cautious.It's just that the Hua family has always been magnanimous, and he is not rigid, looking up at City Lord Ye.

The swordsman in white still had a calm look on his face, and nodded slightly, "Hua Xia."

Hua Ruling felt relieved, Ye Gucheng's attitude was cold but still polite, obviously he wasn't here to ask for trouble.He smiled and said, "Master Ye is a hero, Hua can't afford it." After a few words of politeness, his eyes turned to the girl standing quietly, "I don't know if this is..."

Having said that, he has roughly guessed the identity of the girl in pink at this time.Although the news about the Emei faction has not yet spread to the world, the Hua family's intelligence network has always been strong, and because of Shi Xiuyun, the people of the Hua family pay more attention to the news of the Emei faction than ordinary people.It is natural to know what kind of identity Ye Gucheng appeared in Emei Mountain during the Emei Rebellion.

In this case, the identity of the girl who can stand beside Ye Gucheng is self-evident.

Sure enough, the girl in pink took a slight step forward, leaned forward and saluted, raised her eyes and said with a smile, "Younger Emei Sect Ye Zhiran is a friend who makes young master Hua Manlou. This time, I will be with City Master Ye..." She Looking back at Ye Gucheng, he smiled sweetly, "Come here to congratulate Senior Hua on his [-]th birthday."

When Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou walked into the main house where the guests were entertained, although the atmosphere in the house was lively, it was especially dull.People from the rivers and lakes get together, especially after drinking a little wine, they are always noisy and swearing.Sometimes, when the spirit of wine comes up, there will be a fight, which is so lively that the roof will be overturned.And now...

Lu Xiaofeng looked at the people at the door suspiciously, although his voice was not soft, it was far from the usual yelling.Although the wording is not elegant, it is not what these big bastards usually think of.Let him think for a moment whether he went to the wrong venue.

He stepped forward and patted the eagle-eyed Seventh on the shoulder standing outside the door with some amusement, "I said, don't you call yourself a rough person? Why are you so reserved now..."

Eagle-eyed Seventh gave him a sideways glance, said nothing, and pointed to the room with his hand.Lu Xiaofeng looked up in the direction of his finger, and saw a white figure sitting on the table in the middle of the hall, with his back as straight as a sharp knife out of his body.The scene full of guests in the room did not match his cold demeanor, but he simply sat there, lining up the whole room into a resplendent Huage palace.The powerful aura that naturally emanates from the whole body makes people unconsciously turn serious, and dare not make loud noises.There were several young masters from the Hua family sitting beside him, but when he looked up, the first thing he saw was this snow-white figure.

Eagle Eye Lao Qi patted him on the shoulder, shook his head and said, "Understood? Too much pressure..."

"Eh..." Lu Xiaofeng opened his eyes wide in astonishment, "Why did City Lord Ye come..."

"I don't know. I heard that I came here with a young girl from the Emei School."

A little girl from the Emei school?Lu Xiaofeng looked around the room, and finally found the girl in pink who was standing with her senior sister and talking about something.

Lu Xiaofeng helped his forehead helplessly, Hua Manlou smiled softly, put away the folding fan in his hand and walked towards Ye Gucheng.No matter what, he can be regarded as the master. Among all the Hua family members, he is the only one who can have a few words with Ye Chengzhu. Naturally, he has to come forward to entertain... and save his brothers...

Lu Xiaofeng looked up at the sky, why the moment he saw Ye Zhiran's figure, he suddenly had a premonition that he was going to be unlucky again?

The Emei sect was surrounded by a group of girls, he walked aside and coughed lightly twice, and winked at a certain girl in the crowd.

Noticing a certain chick winking at her, Ye Zhiran casually glanced at him, and walked over with dignity.

"what happened?"

"Zhiran..." Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand and pulled her aside, "Why are you here too?" The important thing is, it doesn't matter if you are here, why is City Lord Ye also here? !

"It's the Menghe Lantern Festival these few days. I was here to see the lanterns. It's a pity... a good lantern show was interrupted by you. Of course I have to come to make trouble."

"..." Lu Xiaofeng looked at her silently.Bringing the sword fairy Ye Gucheng to your door to find trouble? !Ye Zhiran, are you going to die? !Do you have a grudge against the Hua family? You still have a grudge, or you have a grudge. You must have a deep hatred and a deep hatred, and you can't wait to destroy the whole family!

Looking at Lu Xiaofeng whose expression was almost in a mess, Ye Zhiran raised her hand to cover her lips and chuckled a few times, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Actually, I heard that you are in trouble again, so I am very happy I dragged City Lord Ye to watch the excitement."

The girl in pink looked at a certain chick who was quite speechless, and smiled very cutely, "You know, the terrible thing in Emei just ended. This girl has been working hard for a long time, and I have been in a bad mood during this time. It's not very good, so I came to see your excitement and change my mood. By the way, I also took the city lord to relax!"

"..."

"Well, don't you like seeing you like this?"

"...It's a great honor to be able to please Miss Ye."

"Hey, it's good that you know!"

Raising his hand to his forehead, Lu Xiaofeng said helplessly, "I said little aunt, why am I in trouble again? Who did you listen to?"

Ye Zhiran blinked her eyes, and said seriously, "I watched the stars last night and found that your destiny depends on the greedy wolf. If you are not careful these days, there will be bloody disaster..."

"Stop!" Lu Xiaofeng immediately raised his hand to interrupt her, and said helplessly, "Zhiran, can you stop cursing me?"

"I'm serious!" Ye Zhiran curled her lips, "If you don't listen to women, you will be at a disadvantage!"

"Are you a woman?"

"I'm not, are you?" Miss Ye stomped on him angrily, then turned around and walked towards Ye Gucheng angrily, without looking at a certain chick that was jumping in pain, "If you have the ability, you will meet him later!" Don’t come to me when you’re here!”

Behind her, Lu Xiaofeng smiled lightly, stopped teasing her, and looked at her back thoughtfully.Ma Xiuzhen said that her junior sister's premonitions were always good, and if she said something would happen, something big would happen.The man in Tsing Yi rubbed his chin, could it be that he is really in trouble this time?