On the way back, Xie Zhiyao's expression was very complicated, and he thought over and over in his heart, how to tell Lin Rufei about killing his brother by himself. Lin Rufei has lived in Kunlun since she was a child, and was protected so well by her brothers and sisters. It is normal that she has never seen these sinister things. Xie Zhiyao thought about this, and suddenly became more worried, and frequently raised her head to look at Lin Rufei. , hesitated several times.
Looking at Lin Rufei again, her face remained unchanged, she looked up and looked around, looking very interested in her surroundings. Xie Zhiyao sighed inwardly, Lin Rufei really had enough face for his friend, and in order not to embarrass him, she deliberately pretended to be interested in the surrounding scenery.
He didn't know that Lin Rufei was in a really good mood at this time. The bloody scene he saw just now was forgotten by him. Lin Rufei, who had never walked alone with his sword, was like a child who found an interesting toy. , The corners of his eyes and brows are all novel, and he didn't even notice the strange color on Xie Zhiyao's face.
Yujian returned to Xie's house all the way, and the two landed in the outer courtyard of Xie Zhiyao's house. Xie Zhiyao had a lot of thoughts, but Lin Rufei didn't know what to do.
The servants in the mansion have long been accustomed to the blood-covered appearance of the third son of their own family. They bypassed Xie Zhiyao without even raising their eyelids.
When Xie Zhiyao went to take a bath, Lin Rufei sat in the front hall and waited. The servant brought him freshly brewed hot tea with a very respectful attitude.
After about half a column of incense, Xie Zhiyao, who had changed into clean clothes, appeared in front of Lin Rufei. He sat down beside Lin Rufei, took up the tea bowl and drank it, and heaved a sigh of relief: "I'm so sorry to see these things in my family."
Lin Rufei said thoughtfully, "Is it convenient to say?"
Xie Zhiyao laughed at himself: "There's nothing inconvenient, it's just that I always feel a little ashamed to let outsiders know about this kind of dirty work."
Lin Rufei had learned some old things about the Xie family from Gu Xuandu before, and she was already mentally prepared: "If you don't want to say it, don't force it." He was just an outsider after all.
Xie Zhiyao said: "It's okay to talk."
He waved his hand and closed the door, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and then talked about the Xie family.
Xie Zhiyao said casually, as if it was a trivial matter, but Lin Rufei felt more and more horrified the more she listened. Miao Jiang refining Gu is to put a group of poisonous insects in the urn and let them kill each other. The one who survives to the end is the King of Ten Thousand Gus. descendants of the throne.
"It's hard for the ancestors of the Xie family to come up with such a method." Xie Zhiyao laughed at himself, "Everyone's family expects to be full of children and grandchildren, but we, the Xie family, are eager to give birth to a few less sons-"
Although Xie Zhiyao's talent is good, but her mother left early, she lost the power of her mother's family, and she was not favored by her father. Popular stewards. It stands to reason that he should have nothing to do with the position of the head of the family, but the head of the Xie family said that as long as only one of his sons can survive, the one who survives is the real head of the Xie family.
Lin Rufei said, "What does your father mean, you must participate?"
"Yes." Xie Zhiyao said solemnly: "We have no right to withdraw." He gritted his teeth and said with hatred, "Either win or die."
Lin Rufei was dumbfounded, but he still thought the Xie family was too good, thinking that as long as they didn't fight, they would be safe.
Xie Zhiyao continued: "Fortunately, everything will end soon." He smiled indifferently, "Now there are only me and my youngest brother left, either I kill him or he kills me."
After Xie Zhiyao said this, he let out a long sigh, leaned back on the chair as if he was out of strength, and turned to look at Lin Rufei: "After I've finished speaking, let me talk about you, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you have changed a lot. ."
Lin Rufei said vaguely that she met an expert on Kunlun Mountain a few years ago, and after that, she was able to wield the sword, but she was still not a swordsman.
Xie Zhiyao listened carefully, and when Lin Rufei finished speaking, she laughed at herself: "Little Jiu, I may not have told you, although you can't practice swords, but above Kunlun, I am the best I envy you."
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "You also said that it is above the Kunlun Mountains. If you are in the rivers and lakes, do you also envy me who can't even lift a sword?"
Xie Zhiyao said, "Yes."
When the two were talking about this, Xie Zhiyao's face changed slightly and said, "Someone is visiting, Xiao Jiu should go back first."
Before the words could be said, the wooden door in Xie Zhi's demon room was slapped open and turned into dust.
"Xie Zhiyao." The person who came here was dressed in black clothes that looked like Xie Zhiyao, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Xie Zhiyao. He said rudely, "Father has a request."
Xie Zhiyao looked gloomy and called out the name of the person: "Xie Ji, what are you doing here?"
"Isn't this my father's order to send me to call you?" Xie Ji should be the youngest brother in Xie Zhiyao's mouth. He saw Lin Rufei sitting beside Xie Zhiyao, and looked up and down with presumptuous eyes. , probably noticed that Lin Rufei had no sword intentions on her body, as if she was a mortal child, she laughed and said, "Oh, you just found a new servant? This looks good, much better than that green ear. Yes, but it's a pity, you're going to die soon, it's a pity such a beauty..."
Xie Zhiyao scolded: "Xie Ji, shut up! This is—"
Before he could finish speaking, a loud voice flashed across the air. The arrogant Xie Ji let out a scream and fell to the ground with his mouth covered. When he raised his head again, his face was covered in blood and his lips were scratched. A hideous wound, if he didn't shut up quickly, I'm afraid his tongue would be cut off.
This was Gu Xuandu's hand, but others couldn't see the gloomy man behind Lin Rufei, they just thought it was the expressionless Lin Rufei who was sitting in his seat, the one who did it.
"You..." Xie Ji raised his head with difficulty, looked at Lin Rufei in horror, and said vaguely, "How dare you stay in Xie's house..."
"Idiot!" Xie Zhiyao's face was ashen, and he could not wait to rush up and tear the mouth of his open-mouthed brother, "This is Lin Rufei, the fourth son of the Kunlun Lin family!"
Xie Ji's face was stunned, and he got up from the ground in embarrassment. He put on a somewhat pleasing smile on his face. He was about to apologize to Lin Rufei, but he saw Lin Rufei raised his hand, indicating that he did not need to speak.
"Isn't the head of the family looking for you or something else? Let's go first." Lin Rufei said lightly, "Don't make your father wait."
This is an understatement, but it is accompanied by the blood on the ground, but it makes Xie Ji feel a sense of horror at the person in front of him. In front of him, this handsome young man with a pale face, who could not see the slightest sword intent, was actually Shura who seemed to be able to take a head from a person's neck while talking and laughing.
"Let's go." Xie Zhiyao also noticed Lin Rufei's displeasure, took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand to hold down his brother, then turned to Lin Rufei and said, "Xiao Jiu, I'm really sorry, you go back first. Rest in the room."
Lin Rufei nodded.
Xie Ji, who was arrogant and domineering just now, didn't dare to raise his head at all. He was carried by Xie Zhiyao, like a poor little chicken. Until he left, he didn't dare to look at Lin Rufei again.
After the two left, Lin Rufei also prepared to go back to her room.
Gu Xuandu said behind him, "Is Xiao Jiu unhappy? My shot was a bit heavier, but Xie Ji dared to say such a thing, he was really courting death, I saved his life, it was enough It saves the Lin family's face."
Lin Rufei was inexplicable: "Why should I be unhappy?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Xiao Jiu has lived in Kunlun since he was a child, and it is normal to dislike these bloody things."
Lin Rufei thought for a while and said, "When I was ten years old, people in Kunlun knew that there was a fourth son in the Lin family who couldn't hold a sword."
The children of the Lin family, whether it was Lin Minzhi or Lin Weirui, were already amazingly talented in swordsmanship when they were ten years old, especially Lin Bianyu, who was hard to rival in the entire Kunlun Mountains.
At the age of ten, Lin Rufei celebrated her birthday, and everyone who attended the birthday could not see a trace of sword intent on Lin Rufei. It is precisely because of this that the remarks that Lin Rufei is a cripple are rampant in the Kunlun Mountains.
Knowing this, Lin Bianyu took Tianxiao to find those who were chewing their tongues, brought them to Lin Rufei, and cut off their tongues one by one.
It was the first time Lin Rufei saw blood, and her sister was worried that he would be scared. But in fact, looking at the wailing crowd, sniffing the bloody smell in the air, Lin Rufei, who was held by Lin Weirui in her arms, was indifferent, and her eyes did not dodge for a moment.
After thinking about it, Lin Rufei felt that it was probably due to the blood of the Lin family's disciples, but he didn't know that when his second brother Lin Bianyu saw blood for the first time, he was stunned for several days before he recovered.
After Gu Xuandu heard Lin Rufei's description, his expression became a little strange, and said, "That's right, you shouldn't be afraid of blood."
Lin Rufei blinked, revealing a bit of cunning: "But Xie Ji is Xie Zhiyao's opponent after all. You hurt him, and you're helping my friend."
Gu Xuandu said, "Oh, if I had known it earlier, I would have started a little harder."
The two looked at each other and then laughed.
Lin Rufei slowly returned to her house, but she didn't see Fuhua and Yurui. When she asked the next person, she learned that the two maids seemed to be out of the house to go shopping.
It's a bit strange that the two of them didn't greet him when they went out.
Lin Rufei was a little bored sitting in the house. He wanted to go out for a walk, but he was a little worried about whether Xie Zhiyao would have any accidents. Although that Xie Ji didn't seem to be Xie Zhiyao's opponent, he could live to the end. People should always have some means of their own.
Seeing that Lin Rufei was restless, Gu Xuan suggested, "Otherwise... let's take a look at it secretly?"
Lin Rufei said, "Can you still peek?"
"Of course." Gu Xuandu said, "As long as you don't want to, no one can see you, go?"
Lin Rufei's eyes lit up: "Go."
After a while, Lin Rufei and Gu Xuan both appeared on the beam of the Xie family's master's study, leaning over and looking at the three people who were talking below.
The head of the Xie family, named Xie Wanlin, has reached eight levels of cultivation and has been in the Xie family for a hundred years. It is a pity that the Eight Realms is also an insurmountable gully. One hundred years have passed, and he has retreated several times, but his cultivation has still made no progress. As a result, his lifespan will be exhausted, so it is no wonder that he is busy choosing the next patriarch at this time.
The descendants of the Xie family are prosperous, and the direct line alone has as many as five people, but the descendants often die unexpectedly, plus or minus, and now there are only six children.
Xie Zhiyao is the third son, Xie Ji is the youngest son, and the two of them are standing in front of Xie Wanlin's desk at this time, listening to the training with their heads lowered.
Xie Ji's face was smeared with blood by Gu Xuanduo, but Xie Wanlin didn't seem to see it, and didn't even ask a question.
"Not only did you not go to Lu Er, but you also helped him to cover?" Xie Wanlin pointed at Xie Zhiyao and scolded, "He is a scourge, you are protecting such a monster, I should kill you!"
Xie Ji hissed in pain, but did not forget to add fuel to the fire, he giggled: "Father, why is the third brother willing to do something to his servant, although the child's mouth is disgusting, but his appearance and body are unbelievable. The first is good, the third brother is not close to women on weekdays, and it is normal to play with little servants."
Xie Wanlin said angrily: "Playing? If it's just for fun, will he let him enter the Xie family's study and take away such precious things?"
Xie Ji said: "I don't know, but third brother, you don't like such a cheap gadget, right?"
Xie Zhiyao listened to Xie Wanlin and Xie Ji sing in harmony, and there was no turbulence on his face, but his head was lowered, and he made a tame appearance.
Xie Wanlin said coldly: "If you can't find Lu Er, you can stay in the ancestral hall for another night tonight."
"But father—" Xie Zhiyao frowned, "Tomorrow, I will compete with my sixth brother, the ancestral hall..."
"Then bring me back the green ear!" Xie Wanlin roared, slammed his fist down heavily, and smashed the table of yellow flowers into pieces, he stared at red eyes like an enraged beast, "Otherwise , then go to the ancestral hall for me to reflect."
Xie Zhiyao's throat moved slightly, and finally a good word came out of his mouth.
Xie Ji smiled and gloated beside him.
"Let's go out." Xie Wanlin finished getting angry, and returned to his usual kind father. "Tomorrow's test, you have to do your best." He said so lightly, as if it was just an unimportant game of swords, but It's not a life-and-death battle for the only two remaining sons.
Xie Zhiyao and Xie Ji saluted and both stepped back, leaving only Xie Wanlin in the study.
Xie Wanlin sat alone in the chair, looking coldly at the broken desk in front of him, whispering to himself some incomprehensible sentences, as if he was cursing someone viciously, this picture makes people come to It's really uncomfortable.
Gu Xuan didn't see the show anymore, so he took Lin Rufei out of the study.
After leaving the study, the two went to Xie Zhiyao's yard again, and saw him sitting silently in the house, looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
Probably sensing Lin Rufei's approach, Xie Zhiyao murmured, "Actually, my father, I really don't want me to win."
Lin Rufei could see that the relationship between Xie Zhiyao and his father was incompatible. No, it couldn't even be described as incompatible. Listening to Xie Ji's tone, it was obvious that the ancestral hall was not just a simple ancestral hall, and it would definitely affect the second one. In the competition between Tian and Xie Ji, you can see Xie Wanlin's attitude, but he doesn't care about Xie Zhiyao's life or death.
In the face of such injustice, Xie Zhiyao was very indifferent. His hand was clasping the bone sword on his waist, indifferently like a piece of ice, and said, "Ru Fei, go back first, I still have something to do."
Lin Rufei said, "Are you going to the ancestral hall?"
Xie Zhiyao paused: "How did you know?"
Lin Rufei said, "I guess."
Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly: "Yes, go to the ancestral hall to be punished."
Lin Rufei said, "What did you do wrong? Is it because of Lu Er that you were punished?"
Xie Zhiyao said indifferently: "Even if you don't have green ears, you still have red ears and white ears. If you want to add guilt, there is nothing to worry about. Green ears are just an excuse."
Lin Rufei couldn't understand, didn't understand why Xie Wanlin didn't like her son so much. It was enough to tempt them to kill each other. She also dug holes for Xie Zhiyao everywhere. It seemed that she could not wait for Xie Zhiyao to die immediately. .
As a son, Xie Zhiyao seemed to have no resistance in the face of his father's censure. He stroked the snow-white bone sword on his waist, like a drowning person, grabbing the last straw. He should have died early in this battle, only this sword gifted by his mother family gave him hope of living.
"I'm leaving, you should be more careful these days." Xie Zhi Yao said, "I always feel that something is wrong."
Lin Rufei nodded and watched Xie Zhiyao leave. He suddenly remembered something, and blurted out: "By the way, which of your brothers was the coffin that was sent out of Xie's residence this morning?"
"Huh? This morning?" Xie Zhiyao thought for a while, "Maybe it was my fourth brother... He was killed by Xie Ji the day before yesterday, but not necessarily."
Naturally, Lin Rufei didn't know either, she just described the scene she saw in the morning with Xie Zhiyao. Who knows that Xie Zhiyao is also dazed after hearing this, not knowing what happened.
"Strange." Xie Zhiyao said, "I have never seen the deceased person you describe. My elder brother died under my sword and has been buried. Naturally, it is impossible for him to dry up..."
Lin Rufei said, "Then why is this happening?"
Xie Zhiyao shook his head.
Both of them sensed some strange aura. Undercurrents surging in the Xie Mansion. Under the calm waters, there were lurking monsters that devoured people. With one mouth, the entire Xie Mansion could be swallowed.
The monster Xie Zhi was in the mountains, and it was difficult to recognize his face. Lin Rufei, who suddenly appeared, seemed to give him some warning.
"Forget it, when Xie Ji is killed tomorrow, the matter will be over." Xie Zhiyao sighed, a look of fatigue appeared in his brows, he reached out and rubbed the corners of his eyes heavily, just to cheer up, "I'll go first, Xiao Jiu, Be careful tonight, it's best not to leave the house."
Lin Rufei said hello, and then asked Xie Zhiyao what was so special about that ancestral hall.
Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly and said that the Xie family's ancestral hall has always been used to punish people. Inside the ancestral hall, there is a special stone. When people enter, they will feel that their meridians are cut off and they are in great pain. He stayed in it all night. Even if you don't pass out, you'll be exhausted the next day.
When Lin Rufei heard the words, she hesitated, but Xie Zhiyao had turned her head and left, her back was resolute with indifference, and Lin Rufei sighed again when she saw it.
"It's really not easy for the Xie family to continue after such a tossing." Xie Zhiyao left, and Lin Rufei muttered dissatisfiedly, "The succession of the famous family is the most important thing. He chose a family leader, but he killed him first. several sons."
Gu Xuandu said: "How can it be so easy to refine Gu, besides..."
Lin Rufei turned back: "Besides?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Besides, the matter of the Xie family is not that simple."
Lin Rufei said, "What does this mean?"
Gu Xuandu did not answer, but asked Lin Rufei to go back to the house first to see if Fuhua Yurui had returned. Lin Rufei didn't know why, now that it was dark today, Fuhua Yurui, the two little girls who went shopping should have returned, but after hearing Gu Xuandu's words, the matter seemed to have changed.
Lin Rufei hurried back to the house and knocked on Fuhua Yurui's door, but no one responded. After forcing the door open, the house was empty, and Fuhua and Yurui were not seen.
Seeing this, Lin Rufei hurriedly released the paper crane in the Xuna ring that could contact them. Who knew that after the paper crane flew out, it seemed to be unable to find the target, so it was spinning in place, and she refused to fly out. .
Lin Rufei's face darkened slightly, she knew that something must have happened to Fuhua Yurui, and it seemed that there was no movement in the morning. kidnapped.
"Don't worry, the people who moved them are definitely not here for them." Gu Xuan saw Lin Rufei's anxious expression and spoke to comfort.
"That's it for me?" Lin Rufei said, "If that's the case, why don't you attack me directly? What are you doing with the two maids?"
Gu Xuandu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Of course it's because everyone knows that Fourth Young Master Lin couldn't practice swords since he was a child, and his hands have no strength to hold a chicken."
Lin Rufei frowned slightly.
Gu Xuandu continued: "The two maids have reached the fifth realm, and they are very human. With the two of them protecting you, you can leave at any time. Now that the maids are missing and you can't practice swords, you are considered trapped. In the Xie Mansion, you see, this paper crane can't be spread, I think the person who came here has made all preparations."
Lin Rufei also figured it out, she turned around and sat down in the room, poured a cup of hot tea and took a sip: "What do I want to do when I stay?"
"I don't know." Gu Xuandu smiled, "There are always some ideas."
Lin Rufei stroked her cuffs: "Then why don't I just wait for that person to come to the door?"
Gu Xuandu said: "It's a good law to wait for the rabbit, that person's purpose is on you, and he won't do anything to the two little girls if you think about it, and if Xie Zhiyao wins tomorrow, the battle for the Xie residence's patriarch will be settled. already."
As long as Xie Zhiyao wins and kills Xie Ji, no matter how unhappy Xie Wanlin is, he has to admit this fact.
Lin Rufei also figured out this matter. The people in the mansion who dared to attack him can count on one hand. After a little thought, you can guess who did it.
It's just that the person who did it guessed it, but he didn't understand why he did it. After all, the Lin Xie family are also old acquaintances.
"You said, can Xie Zhiyao win?" Lin Rufei asked suddenly.
"Win?" Gu Xuan recalled the word for a while, and replied with a profound meaning, "As long as he still uses that sword, he will definitely win."
"Why?" Lin Rufei didn't know why.
Gu Xuan was speechless, but his smile was meaningful.
Lin Rufei was inexplicably laughed at by him: "What are you laughing at?"
Gu Xuandu said, "I just remembered a poem."
Lin Rufei asked, "What poetry?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Only now relying on the color of the hair..."
Lin Rufei took the next sentence: "Lu Erhua Liu earns money to kill people?"
Gu Xuandu said: "If you only identify a horse by its coat color, even a horse like Lu-Er Hua Liu will be missed. You say, is Lu Er really a horse raised by Xie Zhi Yao?"
Lin Rufei pondered for a moment, then bent her eyes and smiled: "Then this horse must have two more bits on his mouth."
Otherwise, I am afraid that the master will be carried on his back, and he will fall off the horse in a rage.
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