The Xie family's dinner party was arranged in the back garden.
When the head of the Xie family saw Lin Rufei's first face, he was very enthusiastic and warmly invited Lin Rufei to take the seat.
"Young Master Lin came to send the invitation in person. It's really a great blessing for my Xie family. It's just that there have been some accidents in our family in the past few days, and some lack of care. Please forgive me." Years old, but with a modest temperament, without the air of elders, and smiling in a friendly manner.
Lin Rufei nodded and said warmly, "Patriarch is very polite."
The head of the Xie family smiled and chatted with Lin Rufei about the Kunlun Mountains. It was a little strange that the Lin family would ask him a fourth son who had no power to come down the mountain to send the invitation, so he asked a few questions. Lin Rufei just said that the Lin family has always had this rule of direct disciples going down the mountain to travel. Hearing the words, Patriarch Xie showed such an expression as he expected, and said with a smile: "Nothing is wrong, Moyu City is still very safe, Young Master Lin can wander freely..."
Lin Rufei smiled and nodded, and asked why Xie Zhiyao was not seen in the mansion.
The head of the Xie family knew that Lin Rufei and Xie Zhiyao were childhood playmates. He was not surprised to hear Lin Rufei ask about his three sons. He just frowned slightly, sighed, and said, "Zhi Yao, this child, Violating the Xie family's ancestral teachings, he was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a few days, but since Young Master Lin is here, I will release him tomorrow and let him catch up with Young Master Lin?"
Lin Rufei said, "Then I will trouble the Patriarch."
The two were eating and chatting, and the atmosphere was not bad, but the female family members of the Xie family who were sitting beside them seemed a little restrained.
Satisfied, Lin Rufei took out the invitation and handed it to Patriarch Xie, saying that this was the invitation letter for the next sword meeting, but Patriarch Xie looked hesitant after reading the invitation.
"What's the matter?" Lin Rufei was a little surprised, "Is the Patriarch not going to participate in the Sword Club?"
"No no no." The head of the Xie family said, "I just remembered some old things." He took the invitation, put it in his arms, and personally sent Lin Rufei to the residence, saying that the night was cold and windy, and Young Master Lin was at night. Try not to go out as much as possible, be careful to catch the cold.
Lin Rufei said yes, and everyone changed their bodies and left the table.
Back at the residence, Lin Rufei felt that the Xie family was really strange. Xie Kongcheng had just died, but his father did not show any sadness, and even no one in the whole house was in mourning, as if Xie Kongcheng was a transparent person. . The Xie family's juniors were not seen at the dinner tonight, almost all of them were female relatives, and the faces of those female relatives could see a bit of panic.
Fu Hua made a cup of hot tea for Lin Rufei, and said warmly, "What is your son thinking?"
Lin Rufei said, "It's strange to think about this Xie family."
"It's very strange." Fu Hua said, "The atmosphere in the whole mansion is very strange."
Lin Rufei remembered some secret things that Gu Xuandu said to herself in the daytime. After thinking for a moment, she asked Fuhua and Yurui to rest first, thinking about seeing Xie Zhiyao tomorrow.
Fu Hua said: "Looking at the weather, it seems that it is going to rain again. Young Master, remember to cover the quilt at night."
"Yes, yes, it's cold." Yurui replied, "If it's too cold, shall we come to burn charcoal for the young master in the middle of the night?"
Lin Rufei said: "No need, it's not that cold, you go to rest, I will call you if something happens."
The two of them stepped back, and they still closed the doors and windows for him very considerately when they left.
Lin Rufei didn't feel sleepy after taking a simple shower, so she sat by the bed with a candle and flipped through the books in the room. After about a few moments, as expected by the floating flowers in the sky, it started to rain.
Before You Hou, the courtyard was empty, and no one was to be seen.
Lin Rufei read the book for a while, then took out the gadgets she bought on the street during the day and played with it. The town under the Kunlun Mountains is too small, and there are almost no handicrafts sold. For example, the mantis made of bamboo in front of me is alive and alive, as if it were real.
"Very interesting?" Gu Xuandu's voice suddenly came from behind.
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "I've never seen it before."
"Oh." Gu Xuandu said, "I remember that there is a ghost market in Jianghuai, which is very famous. The items sold in it are very interesting. If you have time to pass by there, I will show you." He said this. , remembered something again, and paused for a moment, "I just don't know if the place is still there after so long."
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "I hope so."
The two talked about other interesting things. As the night got darker, Lin Rufei also felt a little tired. She was about to put down what she was holding and go to rest on the couch, when she saw a black figure appearing outside the window, slowly moving. through the gurgling rain. Although it was a bit far apart, Lin Rufei still recognized the identity of the person, stood up suddenly, and called out the person's name: "Thank you for the demon—"
The man in the rain stopped and turned his head slowly.
It was indeed Xie Zhiyao, but standing under the rain at night, he could no longer see the childishness and confusion of his youth. He was dressed in black and looked as cold as a piece of hard ice. It's just that the ice melted slightly after seeing Lin Rufei, Xie Zhiyao opened his mouth with a hint of hesitation: "Lin... Rufei?"
"It's me!" Lin Rufei said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but you have changed a lot."
Xie Zhiyao also pulled out a smile, he walked slowly towards Lin Rufei, raised his hand to open the door, and looked up and down his childhood friend who hadn't seen each other for a long time: "You haven't changed much. After saying that, he smiled slightly, "Why did you come here at this time?"
"Isn't this the custom of the Lin family's direct line disciples to travel down the mountain?" Lin Rufei laughed, "My sister has gone back, so it's my turn."
Xie Zhiyao hesitated.
He knew Lin Rufei's physical condition. He was so weak that he couldn't practice swordsmanship. He was almost the same as a mortal, no, at some point, he was even more vulnerable than a mortal. If Lin Rufei's body was born in another family, he would have become a pawn for others to play with, but in the Lin family, he is like a pearl in the palm of his hand, and no one dares to bully him.
"Don't worry about me." Lin Rufei said warmly, "After all these years of recuperation, my health has gotten better. Besides, there are two maids with me, so it shouldn't be a big deal."
Xie Zhiyao nodded, his expression softened a little.
"I asked your father your whereabouts during the day, and your father said that you will be punished in the ancestral hall to see you tomorrow." Lin Rufei said, "But... what happened?"
Xie Zhiyao pursed his lips slightly, as if hesitating to answer.
It was raining outside, and Xie Zhiyao did not block the rain with his sword energy like a general sword cultivator, and his hair and shoulders were all wet marks. Fortunately, he was wearing black clothes, and the trace of wetness was not obvious, but it was vaguely visible that the water droplets slowly dripped from his chin along his cheeks. His face was pale, but his eyes were terrifyingly black. The silver-white long sword. The appearance of this long sword is unusual, with some sharp protrusions on the scabbard, and the blade is slender and narrow.
"If it's inconvenient to talk, then let's not talk about it." Lin Rufei didn't want to embarrass her friend, he said, "I'm here this time to send invitations and to see you."
Xie Zhiyao sighed: "It's not a big deal, it's just that my little servant, Lu Er, got into some trouble."
Lin Rufei said, "Has Green Ear got into trouble?"
Xie Zhiyao nodded.
Lin Rufei said, "Why didn't you see him following you, was he punished?"
Xie Zhiyao let out a breath and said calmly: "He ran away when he got into trouble, probably because he was afraid of being punished. The Xie family has been in chaos these days. I want to wait for things to calm down and find him back."
Lin Rufei sensitively noticed that when Xie Zhiyao mentioned the name Luer, her icy expression became a little softer. normal. However, Lin Rufei vaguely remembered that Xie Zhiyao didn't like green ears very much when he was young.
I don't know what happened in the past ten years that made him change his mind.
Xie Zhiyao raised his eyes and looked out the window: "It's a bit late today, why don't we talk more about it tomorrow?"
Lin Rufei said, "Also."
Xie Zhiyao nodded slightly and planned to leave, but before leaving, he paused at the door, and then turned around and said, "It's raining a bit heavy tonight, Ru Fei should rest earlier."
This is the same as what the Xie Family Patriarch said, as if to imply something.
Lin Rufei has always been a well-informed person, she nodded when she heard the words, as a kind reminder from Xie Zhiyao.
Xie Zhiyao turned around and left, dressed in black, gradually blending into the dark rain curtain, and the courtyard became quiet again.
Lin Rufei closed the window, extinguished the candle, and planned to go to bed. Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he saw Gu Xuandu lying on his side on the head of the bed with his chin on his hand, looking at him with interest.
He listened to the reminiscence between Lin Rufei and Xie Zhiyao, and said, "This Xie Zhiyao is a bit interesting."
Lin Rufei said, "Is it interesting?"
Gu Xuandu said: "His sword is not an ordinary sword."
Lin Rufei said, "The swords used by the Xie family are not ordinary, are they?"
Gu Xuandu shook his head: "This sword is not an ordinary iron sword."
Lin Rufei asked curiously, "What kind of sword is that?"
However, Gu Xuandu did not answer the question, but patted softly and smiled narrowly: "Come here, lie down, I will talk to you slowly."
Lin Rufei had already discovered that this senior always liked to tease him, so she helplessly called Senior Gu.
Who knew that Gu Xuan heard this senior, but seemed to be even more excited. He raised his hand and grabbed Lin Rufei's wrist and pulled him down. The faces of the two almost collided.
Lin Rufei supported the bed with her elbows and wanted to step back, but Gu Xuandu leaned up, the tip of her nose touched, her thin lips slightly parted, and he said, "If I'm not mistaken, Xie Zhiyao's sword should be It is made of the backbone of an alien beast."
When Lin Rufei heard the words, she was stunned for a while: "The spine of an alien beast? But there are not many alien beasts left in this world, how did the Xie family find it? Besides, given the situation of the Xie family, even if it can be found. The spine of the alien beast is made into a blade, and the demon of Xie is not in its turn..."
It was completely different from their family's situation. Xie Zhiyao's family was strictly hierarchical, and the most valued person was his elder brother Xie Kongcheng. Because of this, almost all the resources of Xie's family were taken into the bag by Xie Kongcheng. From the time when Xie Zhiyao was sent to Kunlun, with a little servant green ear who was not very easy to use, you can see one or two.
"I don't know." Gu Xuandu said, "But his sword is not simple."
Lin Rufei fell into deep thought.
Gu Xuandu looked at his slightly drooping pale eyes, blinked suddenly, and said, "Don't you feel uncomfortable when I'm so close to you?"
Lin Rufei finally regained her senses, and quickly stepped back: "Yes... a little uncomfortable."
Gu Xuandu hooked his lips and smiled: "Really, since I'm not comfortable."
Lin Rufei originally thought that he would retreat a little, but his next sentence was: "Then get closer and let you get used to it earlier."
Lin Rufei was speechless.
Fortunately, Gu Xuandu was just joking and said: "Okay, let's not talk about it, you should rest earlier, this Xie family, it has been so long, why is it still so troublesome." After he finished speaking, The figure gradually faded away, leaving only the faint fragrance of a house of peach blossoms.
It's just that Gu Xuandu's figure can't be seen by others, and the aroma doesn't seem to be smelled. Only Lin Rufei can see its shape and hear its sound.
This is probably the chance that Wan Yao said belongs to him alone.
Lin Rufei yawned and fell asleep listening to the rain outside the window.
A night without dreams, the next morning, a ray of sunlight woke up the sleeping Lin Rufei.
Different from the quiet Kunlun, the fireworks at the foot of the mountain are very strong, and the sky is bright, and there are all kinds of fine sounds.
The spring rain fell all night, and it finally stopped in the morning. A thin puddle of puddles accumulated on the bluestone in the courtyard, and people began to walk.
Fuhua and Yurui prepared hot water for him early, and Xie's family also brought a hot breakfast.
Everything was as usual, and there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary, but I don't know if it was Gu Xuandu's remarks yesterday, but Lin Rufei felt that there was a strange smell everywhere in this Xie mansion.
After breakfast, Xie Zhiyao sent a servant over and asked Lin Rufei to go to the bedroom for a chat. Lin Rufei did not bring floating flowers and Yurui, and followed the servant with an umbrella.
Before entering the room, Lin Rufei smelled a strong medicinal smell. He pushed open the door and entered, and saw Xie Zhi's den at the head of the bed, with a thick bandage wrapped around his upper body. His face was paler than when he saw it last night. There was no blood on his lips, as if he had just fallen ill. It's just that although his face is poor, his spirit is still good. Leaning on the bedside, he greets Lin Rufei with a smile: "Come here?"
"Why are you injured?" Lin Rufei asked in surprise. He took a few steps forward and walked to Xie Zhiyao's side, and saw that he even had a few bloodstains on his cheeks, as if wiped out by sword energy.
"Well, I met a few thieves last night." Xie Zhiyao smiled, "It's just that he suffered some skin injuries, so it's fine."
Lin Rufei didn't think so. Xie Zhiyao's inner breath was weak, and he was obviously seriously injured, but he didn't seem to care. In his demeanor, compared to last night, he was even more relaxed, as if he had let go of something important. .
"Really." Lin Rufei said, "Have those little thieves been caught?
Xie Zhiyao wrote lightly: "It has been killed."
"Oh, that's fine." Lin Rufei said.
Xie Zhiyao said: "You didn't come at the right time. The Xie family has been turbulent these past few days, and I can't entertain you well. If you are not in a hurry, stay here for a few more days. Would you like to invite you to travel with Mo Yu?"
Lin Rufei said: "I'm not in a hurry, just looking at your injury, it doesn't seem to be very convenient."
Xie Zhiyao smiled and said, "It's just a small injury."
The two talked about some old things again, talking about the time spent on the Kunlun Mountains when they were young. Seeing Xie Zhiyao looking nostalgic, Lin Rufei smiled and asked him if he would like to return to those days, but Xie Zhiyao shook his head. , said: "I won't go back, I finally got to this point, and I don't want to do it again."
Lin Rufei said, "Yes."
"There is a restaurant called Yuelai outside the Xie Mansion. The lion head inside is a must. If you have nothing to do, you can go eat and see." Although he is in good spirits, he was injured in the end. Xie Zhiyao recommended some After Xie's family's more famous store, he showed tiredness.
Lin Rufei was not an ignorant person, so she quickly got up to leave and let Xie Zhiyao have a good rest.
After coming out of Xie Zhiyao, Lin Rufei decided to go out for a walk when she saw that the sky had cleared up. Unexpectedly, when he walked to the door, he bumped into a group of people.
This group of people seemed to have suddenly appeared. There were more than 20 people, all dressed in white mourning clothes. The most striking thing was the huge coffin in the crowd.
The rest of the Xie family also saw this group of abrupt people, but no one cast a glance at them, all lowered their heads, pretending not to see them. The group of people carried the coffin, silently under their feet, and walked past Lin Rufei like a ghost.
Gu Xuandu's sly voice suddenly sounded in Lin Rufei's ears, and he whispered, "Want to see who is in the coffin?"
Before Lin Rufei opened her mouth, a stone from the ground beside her bounced out, hitting the leg of the person in front carrying the coffin. The man was struck by this blow, screamed in surprise, staggered a few steps, and threw himself to the ground in embarrassment. The wooden coffin was extremely heavy, and as soon as the person fell, the coffin lost its center of gravity and slid forward.
"Not good—" Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the coffin fell to the ground with a loud noise. The lid of the coffin was not sealed, it slid open after it landed, and the person inside also fell out.
It was an ugly dead man in a shroud. It stands to reason that dead people are supposed to be ugly, but this one is ugly and kills people. He was thin and small, almost the size of a child of eight or nine years old. His body was tightly curled up, and his exposed skin was full of exaggerated wrinkles, and many of them could not even see his face clearly. And the most terrifying thing is to count the man's eyes, which are so straight open, like two unwilling black holes, staring at the person with horror.
Lin Rufei had seen dead people, but she had never seen such an ugly dead person.
The whole yard was frighteningly silent because of this sudden accident, until the voice of the head of the Xie family sounded.
The Patriarch of the Xie family, who appeared behind Lin Rufei at some point, scolded, "What are you doing in a daze? I'm not ready to pack my things."
The people who carried the coffin woke up like a dream, and quickly put the body back into the coffin, then carried the coffin and hurriedly left through the back door.
Lin Rufei looked up and saw the smiling face of the head of the Xie family. It's just that compared to the previous days, this smile is almost as fake as the mask covering his face.
"Young Master Lin." The head of the Xie family said.
"Thank you, Patriarch." Lin Rufei responded.
"It's going to rain." Xie Patriarch said, "When you go out, remember to bring an umbrella."
Lin Rufei said lightly, "Thank you for your concern."
Xie Patriarch nodded and turned to leave.
Lin Rufei stared at his back and muttered, as if to herself: "What is that?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Then naturally... it's a person."
It is indeed a human being, but how could someone die in such an ugly manner.
As soon as the sky cleared up, the shops around Xie's house became lively. Lin Rufei stepped on the blue stone and walked slowly on it. It was late that day, and the stroll was a little sloppy. There is nothing to do today, so you can take a look at it slowly.
As Xie Zhiyao said, the lion head in Yuelai's old building next to Xie's house is indeed delicious. . He rested his chin with one hand, while the other hand slowly rubbed the teacup on the table, and said slowly, "Is it the head of the family?"
"Maybe." Gu Xuandu sat beside Lin Rufei, comforting Lin Rufei who seemed to be frightened, "Don't be too afraid, just a dead person."
"I'm not afraid of that dead man." Lin Rufei said.
"Aren't you afraid?" Gu Xuandu seemed suspicious, turned his head and stared at Lin Rufei, as if he wanted to see signs of lying on his face.
However, Lin Rufei's expression remained unchanged, with pale black eyes, calm like a deep lake, he looked at Gu Xuandu and said, "I'm just worried about Xie Zhiyao, will he be next?"
Gu Xuandu said, "I don't know."
Xie Zhiyao was suddenly seriously injured last night. Today, a strange body appeared in Xie's house. But looking at the attitude of Xie's family, this person obviously had some status in Xie's house, otherwise there would not be so many people mourning him.
Lin Rufei said again: "Or... that person was killed by him?"
Gu Xuandu said: "It's not impossible."
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lin Rufei blinked: "Can't you give me some advice, senior?"
Gu Xuandu smiled and said, "If you call me Senior Xuandu again, I will give you my opinion."
Lin Rufei got up and left.
Gu Xuandu sighed behind him and said, "Senior and Xuandu, there are only two words missing, why are you angry."
Lin Rufei said, "I'm afraid you don't know."
Gu Xuandu said, "Huh?"
Lin Rufei's face was expressionless: "It's true, but the expression on your face when you say this always seems to be flirting with a girl who hasn't left the cabinet."
Gu Xuan was silent for a moment: "Yes, you are not a girl."
Before the corners of Lin Rufei's mouth curled up, Gu Xuandu said again, "It's true that I didn't leave the pavilion..." Lin Rufei became angry, and the longer they got along, the more he found that Gu Xuandu had a very strong mouth. At least when it comes to quarreling, he can't take advantage of it, uh... Not only can he not take advantage of it, but he has to be taken advantage of.
After tasting the delicious lion head, Lin Rufei went to a few antique shops to look closer. It's just that the store sells items that ordinary people like, and most of them don't have aura.
The shopkeeper's eyes were savage, he looked Lin Rufei up and down, then greeted him with a smile, and enthusiastically introduced the things in the shop.
"Isn't your son from Moyu? I haven't seen you before." The shopkeeper said enthusiastically, "Young master's long Yunjin is really beautiful... I saw one from a distance in Kyoto that year, but I didn't expect Moyu's remote boundary. , can also be seen."
Lin Rufei's food and clothing expenses were always taken care of by the maids, and he didn't know anything about the clothes. Hearing the shopkeeper say this, he nodded casually.
Although this shop is small, it has a complete set of things. Lin Rufei spent some money and chose a hairpin for Fuhua Yurui. The shopkeeper helped Lin Rufei wrap the things with a bright smile.
When he was packing, Lin Rufei asked about the Xie Mansion, and said why the Xie Mansion was so deserted these few days.
"Yo, you don't know." The shopkeeper lowered his voice, "A few days ago, someone in Xie's house got into a big disaster."
"Big disaster?" Lin Rufei said, "What big disaster."
"I just heard about it." The shopkeeper looked left and right, making sure there was no one else around, so he continued, "It is said that it was the servant of a certain son of the Xie family who ran away with the treasures heirloomed from the Xie family. , It was a big deal at the time, and the entire Moyu City was closed for several days."
Lin Rufei said, "Has anyone found it?"
"It doesn't seem to be yet." The shopkeeper said, "But there are rumors that they have been found and they have been arrested. Hey, we will just listen to it as an anecdote. How can we know if it is true or not."
Combined with the news, the servant who absconded with the treasure in the shopkeeper's mouth was obviously Lu Er, but he didn't know if it had anything to do with the strange things that happened to him and the Xie family in the past few days.
"Is the son going to be a guest at Xie's house?" the shopkeeper asked again.
"Well." Lin Rufei said, "Go to Xie's house to visit some old people."
The shopkeeper said, "Oh... that's the case." He hesitated, but in the end he didn't say anything, just handed the hairpin wrapped in his hand to Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei picked up the hairpin, got up and left the shop.
The lively streets and alleys in front of him formed a stark contrast with the gloomy Xie Mansion. Lin Rufei wandered outside for a whole day, until it was getting dark before returning to the Xie Mansion.
Dinner was already prepared in Xie's house, but neither Xie Zhiyao nor the head of the Xie family disappeared. The whole courtyard was empty, as if there were only three of Lin Rufei's master and servant.
Lin Rufei ate a lot of snacks on the street. She had no appetite at the moment. She took the chopsticks and ate a little before putting it down. She turned to look at Fu Hua: "What do you want to say?"
Fu Hua bit her lower lip and said in a low voice, "Young Master, I have inquired about the time you spent going out in the Xie family, and finally I know why the Xie family is so strange."
Lin Rufei said, "Oh? Tell me about it."
Fu Hua said: "Patriarch Xie seems to be suffering from some illness and his health is not very good, so I want to take advantage of the time when I can still manage to elect the next Patriarch."
Lin Rufei fiddled with the porcelain cups on the table and said casually, "The next head of the family should be Xie Kongcheng." But Xie Kongcheng died.
"Yes." Fu Hua said, "This accident happened very suddenly, and the Xie family was in chaos because of it. However, I heard... It seems that this matter has something to do with Lu Er."
"Green ears?" Lin Rufei stopped when she heard the name, "You said."
"There is a very powerful treasure in the study of the head of the Xie family. Relying on his good relationship with Xie Zhiyao, Lu Er sneaked into the study and stole the treasure." Fu Hua said, " It's a big mess, and the whole Xie Mansion knows about it."
"Didn't you get caught?" Lin Rufei wondered.
Fu Hua shook his head: "No."
This is a bit strange. Lu Er is not good at swords. He is just a servant. In the Xie family with strict rules, how could he have been taught in martial arts. It was incredible that such a mortal with no power to tie his hands could slip into the heavily guarded study and steal the treasure.
Lin Rufei's fingers gently drew circles on the table.
Fu Hua continued: "But the same as your doubts, son, the Xie family is also very strange, and even began to doubt whether the third son of Xie was involved with Lu Er."
It would be strange not to doubt it, Lin Rufei thought.
Fu Hua said: "Because of this incident, the entire Xie Mansion has been cleaned, and many servants have been expelled, so it has become so deserted."
Lin Rufei said, "Did you ask how Xie Kongcheng died?"
The shopkeeper in the shop today seems to have no idea about the death of the eldest son of the Xie family.
Fu Hua shook his head: "They are very alert about this, and they failed to ask one or two questions. As long as people hear the name Xie Kongcheng, they will bow their heads and walk away immediately."
"Got it." Lin Rufei said, "Be careful these days."
Floating Flower Yurui nodded in approval.
After Lin Rufei had eaten, she reprimanded the maids and smiled at the empty house: "I was still thinking about why the Xie Family Patriarch didn't accept my invitation. It turned out that he stumbled on me here."
Gu Xuandu's voice came from overhead, Lin Rufei looked up and saw him sitting on the cantilever beam, looking out the window, and said, "Hey, why did the fight start?"
Lin Rufei looked in the direction Gu Xuandu was looking at, but saw nothing.
Gu Xuandu leaned over to look at him and stretched out his hand: "Come."
Lin Rufei felt her body lighten, and she floated straight to the beam. Gu Xuan stretched out his hand on the beam, and he naturally hugged Lin Rufei's waist and embraced it in his arms.
Lin Rufei widened her eyes and said, "You—"
Gu Xuandu snorted and pointed into the distance: "Look."
Lin Rufei looked up and saw a dazzling fire. The fire rose into the sky. As the mountain wind spread into a vast ocean, the clouds above were also reflected in a gorgeous fiery red. A figure scurried, and the sword light swayed layer by layer, tearing out a dark wound in the sky. It stands to reason that such a big movement should have attracted everyone's attention, but the entire Moyu City was silent, and those majestic scenes were like a mime, only seeing its shape and not hearing its sound.
Gu Xuandu said, "It's your friend, do you want to see it?"
Lin Rufei said, "Xie Zhi Yao?"
Gu Xuan nodded.
Lin Rufei said, "Who is he fighting?"
Gu Xuandu said, "I don't know."
"Can I see it, will it cause him trouble instead?" Lin Rufei hesitated slightly.
Gu Xuandu looked at Lin Rufei in his arms and said with a smile, "Trouble? You, Lin Rufei, want to see him, just to give him face." After that, the scenery beside the two quickly retreated, but in the blink of an eye, They had already reached the place where they fought.
Lin Rufei had looked at it from a distance before, and when he saw a fiery red, he thought it was a sea of fire. However, when he got to the top, he realized that it was not a sea of fire at all, but a deep green lake. Above the lake, there was a fire-like sword energy. .
Xie Zhiyao was on top of their heads, and the same person was fighting like water.
Gu Xuan suddenly said: "By the way, you don't know them yet."
Lin Rufei was stunned for a moment, then understood something, and looked down at Gu Xuandu's two swords, one long and the other short, hanging on his waist.
"Gu Yu is long, three feet seven inches, and weighs eight jins and seven taels. Frost is short, only half a chi, weighing 13 jin and 8 yuan. They have followed me for hundreds of years." Gu Xuan stared at Lin Rufei, He introduced his beloved saber softly.
The Grain Rain and Frost Falls hanging on the waist chirped slightly, as if to echo.
Gu Xuandu continued to say softly: "I still have a favorite sword named Dahan, but unfortunately I lost it back then, and I can't find it again."
Lin Rufei's heart moved slightly, and she said softly, "You..."
Gu Xuan's eyes were full of waves, and then he heard Lin Rufei say, "You have so many swords, can you hang them on your waist?"
Gu Xuandu heard the gentleness on his face, gritted his teeth angrily, and finally forced out a sentence: "If you can't hang it, carry it on your back!"
Lin Rufei was inexplicably stared at by Gu Xuan, but felt that this senior's temperament was changing, which was really unpredictable.
As far as the two of them were talking, the fight over their heads was almost over.
Xie Zhiyao had the upper hand, and the person on the opposite side retreated steadily, and there was another back and forth. The man was stabbed into the chest by Xie Zhiyao's sword, just like a falling star, he fell straight into the swinging sword with a puff. in the deep lake.
However, Xie Zhi Yao was still chasing after him. Following the trajectory of the man's fall, Yu Jian flew into the lake, and then picked up a half-dead man from the lake.
"Xie Zhiyao... spare, spare my life." The man's face was pale, and his breath was weak like a candle in the wind, "I... I am in the end, it's your brother..."
Xie Zhiyao's face was expressionless, he wiped the blood on his face with his hands, and said indifferently: "Xie Duyi, where did you come from so much nonsense." After saying that, he waved his hand with the sword and slashed cleanly. One of the man's arms was broken.
Xie Duyi let out a miserable cry, and blood gushed out from the cut in his right arm.
"Shut up." Xie Zhiyao said again.
Xie Duyi immediately closed his mouth and looked at Xie Zhiyao in horror and despair. He seemed to understand something and said in a trembling voice: "Don't... don't kill me, I know, where did Lu Er go!"
Hearing the name Lu'er, Xie Zhiyao's lips pursed into a tight arc, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "What did you say? Do you know where Lu'er went?"
"Yes, yes, I know where he went." Xie Duyi endured the pain and said with difficulty, "That day, he stole his father's treasure and was chased to Canglan Mountain, and someone rescued him later. That, that group of people, seems to be your mother's clan."
Xie Zhiyao said, "My mother's clan?"
Xie Duyi continued: "Yes, your mother's clan."
Xie Zhiyao said, "How could my mother's clansmen have anything to do with Luer!"
Xie Zhiyao's mother had long since broken with her mother's clan in order to marry his father. In the past 20 years, there has been almost no contact. Even when her mother died, no one was sent to visit. It was not until the recent chaos in the Xie family that they suddenly Quietly contacted Xie Zhiyao, and gave him a very precious blade made of exotic animal bones. Without this sword, he would have no chance of surviving in this struggle.
However, according to Xie Duyi's statement, they actually rescued Lu'er. Could it be that the stolen treasure in his father's study has anything to do with them?
It is said that the treasure is very special, but Xie Zhiyao has a normal relationship with his father since he was a child, so he has never seen it before.
"You didn't lie to me?" Xie Zhiyao asked coldly.
Xie Duyi smiled bitterly: "I'm already like this, what's the point of lying to you, but at that time my father didn't know that those people were your mother's clansmen, and it wasn't until these few days that I found out..."
Xie Zhiyao said: "So, Lu Er is still alive."
Xie Duyi said: "Should be still alive... Your mother values him so much..." He said here, his tone became angry, "Such a disgusting bastard, only you will protect him for so many years—" He finished, as if When he found something, he laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, although he has such disgusting thoughts towards you, in the end, in the entire Xie Mansion, he is the only one who likes you..." He actually laughed out loud, but in this smile, there was a bit of madness that was about to die.
Xie Zhiyao remained expressionless, he said, "I wanted to leave you a whole corpse, but now it seems that it is unnecessary."
The next moment, Xie Zhiyao raised his sword and fell, and after a few sword lights, blood rained all over the sky, and Xie Duyi's body fell into the lake.
Xie Zhiyao looked down at the green lake that was stained red with blood, slowly turned his head to look at Lin Rufei's location, and said coldly, "After watching it for so long, it's time to come out."
Gu Xuan removed the blindfold, and Lin Rufei's figure gradually appeared.
When Xie Zhiyao saw Lin Rufei, he showed a look of surprise. He remembered that Lin Rufei was free and weak and could not learn the sword, but the person he saw was dressed in white, standing with a sword, and his long sleeves were swinging, like a banished immortal.
"Little Ji??" Xie Zhiyao came to Lin Rufei and said, "When will you... be able to use your sword?"
Lin Rufei said: "Not long ago, I met a senior's advice, and later I was able to use a sword."
Xie Zhiyao said: "So it is, how long have you been here?"
Lin Rufei said, "It's been a while."
Xie Zhiyao smiled and said, "I'm really sorry for letting you see a family scandal."
Lin Rufei shook her head and asked, "How is your injury?" When he saw Xie Zhiyao in the morning, he was still lying on the bed with a pale face, and now he is fighting with others again, I am afraid the injury will deepen.
Xie Zhiyao said: "It's not a big problem, I've taken the medicine and I've gotten a lot better." He shook the blood stains on his clothes, tutted again, and said, "Let's go, I'll go back and change my clothes. , I'll talk to you slowly."
The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: Since Xiao Jiu married me, she is no longer a little girl who has not left the cabinet, but a beautiful young man with a charming charm.
Lin Rufei: ? ? ? ? ?