Cherry Blossoms Upon a Wintry Sword

Chapter 23: The dust has settled

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Xie Zhiyao went for a long time before returning, and when he came back, Yurui and Fuhua were behind him.

The faces of the two maids were very ugly, but Fu Hua could still hold on, and the younger Yu Rui had already started to sob. Fortunately, Lin Rufei was already prepared, took out candy corn and stuffed a bulge in her mouth, the little girl broke into a smile.

However, Fu Hua felt very guilty for her dereliction of duty, and knelt on the ground without saying a word, begging Lin Rufei to punish her. Lin Rufei tried to persuade her to persuade her, but she also wet the corners of her eyes and said in a trembling voice, "It's all our fault that Xie Wanlin easily succeeded, if something really happens to the son, how can we share Kunlun will explain."

Lin Rufei said: "I have nothing to do, and you think too much. If I am gone, will Xie Wanlin let you go back?"

Fu Hua bit her lip and said nothing.

Lin Rufei asked her to repeat what happened.

It turned out that Xie Wanlin came to Lin Rufei from the beginning, and seeing that Lin Rufei was not in the room, only then did he attack the two maids. He knew that Lin Rufei had never practiced swordsmanship, so he thought that the two maids played the role of guards. Without the maid, Lin Rufei became the turtle in the urn.

Xie Wanlin's plan should have been flawless, but he didn't expect Lin Rufei to have another adventure, but when he raised his hand, he easily shattered his blade, and was killed by Xie Zhiyao again. The sword took his life.

Xie Zhiyao brought the maid back and instructed Lin Rufei to take a good rest, and to elaborate on other matters tomorrow, Lin Rufei also nodded in agreement.

Fuhua Yurui rolled up her sleeves and wanted to help Lin Rufei clean up the messy house.

Yurui took the broom, and just after swiping a few times, she let out a scream, her face turned pale with fright, and her eyes were full of horror: "Master, master—how come there is a head here—"

Lin Rufei snorted, remembering that Xie Zhiyao threw his brother's head in just now, but she forgot to take it with her.

"Send it to Xie Zhiyao, that's his brother's head." Lin Rufei thought for a while and then ordered, "Also... the ashes on the ground are also piled up, it's Xie Zhiyao's father's corpse and head. Together… "

Floating Flower: "… "

Yurui: "..."

The expressions of the two of them were distorted, quite complicated, and they didn't know what kind of terrifying picture their brains made up.

Lin Rufei smiled when she saw this, and said warmly, "If you two are afraid, just leave it alone. I'll clean it up by myself tomorrow. Let's go to rest first. If you don't sleep, it will be dawn."

Fu Hua gritted her teeth, in the end she rolled up her sleeves to lift the head, but Lin Rufei was a little surprised when she saw the head, Xie Ji's head was dry and her skin was wrinkled. Together, like a tight walnut, it looks very ugly, just like the person Lin Rufei saw in the coffin that day.

Fu Hua walked out holding her head, and asked Yurui to sweep the ashes on the ground together, saying that she would take it all to Xie Zhiyao later.

Yurui shook her hands and swept the ashes from the ground into the dustpan, and went out with the floating flowers crying.

The two did not forget to close the door thoughtfully, and told Lin Rufei to rest early.

Lin Rufei sighed, thinking that it was really embarrassing for the two little girls. Gu Xuan, who had not said a word, said sourly, "Eldest Young Master Lin, you really pity the fragrance and cherish the jade."

Lin Rufei turned her head to look at him and said seriously, "Yes, otherwise why would I take you with me."

Gu Xuandu: "..."

It was rare to see the deflated expression on Gu Xuandu's face, and Lin Rufei was in a good mood.

Although he didn't sleep all night, after all that happened, Lin Rufei couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and the coughing continued until it was bright, and he took a nap in a daze and slept until noon. At some point, I was woken up by the floating flowers and ate something.

She was already sick, and was tossed all night, Lin Rufei's face was haggard, and her eyes were blue, and she couldn't stop yawning while drinking porridge.

"What's different about the Xie Mansion today?" Lin Rufei asked.

Fu Hua responded, "It's no different."

Lin Rufei said, "Where is Xie Zhiyao?"

Fu Hua said, "I'll go and ask."

After a while, Fu Hua returned to the room and told Lin Rufei that the people saw Xie Zhiyao go out an hour ago, and hadn't come back yet, Lin Rufei nodded, indicating that she knew.

The matter of Xie Zhiyao's soaring cultivation base cannot be concealed, but fortunately above the immortal path, the strong have always been respected. As long as his cultivation base is still in the eight realms, no one dares to question him, but he is in such a hurry. I went out in a hurry, and I didn't know what it was for.

Lin Rufei yawned again, thinking that when he returns, she will give him the invitation from the Sword Club.

However, until the afternoon, there was no sign of Xie Zhiyao in the mansion. Lin Rufei took a nap after eating. When she woke up, her body was limp and she couldn't lift herself up.

Gu Xuan saw that he was awake, so he sat by the bed and lowered his head to help him change the medicine for the wound on his right hand. Obediently let him toss his hands.

"Your body is weak, and you don't know when this wound will heal." Gu Xuandu complained, "That Xie Zhiyao is also unreliable, and I don't know who my father is."

Lin Rufei smiled and said, "You know the face, but not the heart."

"That's right." Gu Xuandu raised his head and looked at Lin Rufei, "Knowing people and faces but not hearts."

Lin Rufei instantly understood what Gu Xuandu meant, he hesitated a little, and said, "Thank you for the monster is not easy."

Gu Xuandu sneered: "It's not easy for anyone."

If he could kill all his brothers, is Xie Zhiyao who has come this far really as innocent as he appears? If he really regarded Lin Rufei as a friend, he should have let him hurry up when he first entered the mansion. leave. But Xie Zhiyao didn't say anything, he pretended to be nothing, and recounted the old friendship with Lin Rufei, as if nothing had happened. Of course, it is also possible that he did not expect that Xie Wanlin would be bad for Lin Rufei, but in the end, Lin Rufei was injured, and this monster of Xie was inseparable.

Gu Xuandu has always been a stingy person, and at this time, he has already made a note for Xie Zhiyao.

Lin Rufei didn't dare to persuade him, he always felt that if he continued to speak for Xie Zhiyao, Gu Xuan would be even more angry. So he blinked and said that he was thirsty and wanted a cup of hot tea.

Gu Xuandu ignored the topic after hearing this, took a cup of tea, and carefully fed Lin Rufei to drink it.

After drinking the tea, Lin Rufei stayed in bed for a while.

The torrential rain last night severely ravaged the grass and trees in the courtyard. Looking up, there were broken branches and willows everywhere, and even small trees with shallow roots, which were blown upside down. Although the yard at this time has been cleaned up, it still looks embarrassed compared to yesterday.

Fortunately, after the rainstorm, it was all sunny. Today the sun is just right, the breeze is blowing, and it is a good day for outing.

If Lin Rufei wasn't feeling unwell, she would have to walk around, but at this time her hands and feet were weak, so she could only sit beside the bed, resting her chin lazily at the not-so-splendid scenery outside the house.

Xie Zhiyao went out for most of the day, and only came back in the evening. Yujian directly landed in front of Lin Rufei's door, his face was ugly. This expression was even worse than when he was threatened by Xie Wanlin last night. In Gu Xuandu's words, it seemed that three whole fathers had died.

"Ru Fei." Xie Zhiyao shouted, "Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine, I'm just like the old one, what happened to you?" Lin Rufei asked curiously, "Why is your face so ugly."

Xie Zhiyao hesitated.

Lin Rufei said, "Just tell me if you have something to do."

Xie Zhiyao exhaled: "I'll go get some wine and talk to you later." Say it and fly away.

Lin Rufei blinked, thinking that she still had the heart to drink, but it wasn't too bad. Gu Xuandu sneered, saying that what should come will always come.

The weather is good, and it is not unpleasant to have a drink outside, but unfortunately Lin Rufei has a bad cough and dare not drink, so she poured some tea and watched Xie Zhiyao fill a glass again. Boozy and intoxicated, Xie Zhiyao drank a few cups before he slowed down, but his brows were still furrowed, and he opened his mouth tentatively: "Have you ever liked someone like Ru Fei?"

Lin Rufei said, "Who I like? That's more."

Xie Zhiyao said: "I mean the love between men and women."

"Between men and women?" Lin Rufei shook her head, "That's not true."

Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly: "Yes."

In Lin Rufei's family, it hurts to think of him as an eyeball. How could he be willing to let a woman with other thoughts approach him? The two maids, Fuhua Yurui, were probably selected from thousands of choices. He was sure that the Lin family would definitely If there is a way to control them, and it is possible to use two people with five cultivation levels as maids, I am afraid that only Lin Rufei can do it.

"What, but which beautiful girl did you like?" Lin Rufei heard the meaning of Xie Zhi's demonic words, and became interested, "Could it be that people don't like you? Are you so distressed?"

Xie Zhiyao shook his head.

Lin Rufei said, "Why is that?"

Xie Zhiyao said: "I just don't understand what I think about him."

Lin Rufei said, "How do you say it?"

Xie Zhiyao said: "Although he is sometimes annoying, he does treat me very well. After my mother left, no one has ever treated me like that." He drank another glass and lowered his voice, "But I can't help it. In response to him, I don't understand... I really like him or not."

Lin Rufei blinked and felt that Xie Zhiyao couldn't give good advice on this matter. After all, he had no experience, and he was only at a loss for the troubles of Xie Zhiyao. Shouldn't it be pure to like this kind of feeling, but looking at Xie Zhiyao like this, it seems that he has encountered a huge problem.

"Then what do you want to do now that you've figured it out?" Lin Rufei asked.

"He refuses to see me." Xie Zhiyao said, "I only agree to meet if I tell him I like it."

The more Lin Rufei listened to it, the more she felt that something was wrong. After tasting it for a while, the taste came out. She opened her eyes and said the name: "Green... green ears?"

Xie Zhiyao defaults.

Lin Rufei said incredulously, "But isn't Lu Er a man? Could it be that he is actually a girl disguised as a man?"

"It's a man." Xie Zhiyao said calmly, "There can also be love affairs between men..." After he finished speaking, he was a little afraid that he would lead Lin Rufei to the wrong side, so he quickly added, "Of course, this kind of It's better not to try."

Lin Rufei was stunned for a while, but did not respond. In his understanding, a man should be with a woman, a man and a man... this... what should I do... I thought about it, but glanced at the seat next to me and stared at it with interest. His own Gu Xuandu's white ears were inexplicably red.

Lin Rufei really wanted Gu Xuan to stop staring at her like that, but Xie Zhiyao was present, and he was not easy to speak, so he could only watch and care, pretending he couldn't see it.

Xie Zhiyao didn't notice Lin Rufei's strangeness, and continued: "Now the matter in Xie's house has finally settled, I should be happy, but I can't let go of Lu Er, after all, he is like me. Some years…”

Lin Rufei said, "Where is Lu Er now?"

Xie Zhiyao said that he was hidden in a canyon on Canglan Mountain by his mother's people.

Lin Rufei couldn't understand this either, so Xie Zhiyao drank the boring wine. Lin Rufei tasted the tea and felt that it was bland and tasteless.

The wine is good wine, it is spicy in the mouth, and after sliding down the throat, it has a mellow and sweet aftertaste. Lin Rufei's pale cheeks floated a bright red, and she coughed twice, and praised: "Good wine."

"It's Bamboo Leaf Green that Lu'er hides under the tree." Xie Zhiyao said, "If you say that I became the head of the Xie family, you will be happy for me. I will drink a jar with you at this time, and when he comes back, I will join him again. Drink the rest."

Xie Zhiyao doesn't have much truth on weekdays, but when it comes to Lu Er, there seems to be endless topics to talk about. Lu Er is not likable, especially that annoying mouth, even if Xie Zhiyao is like this His prudent temperament is sometimes annoyed by him.

But since the death of his mother, he has lived with Green Ear for decades and experienced countless ups and downs.

Lu Er said that the young master does not need to envy Lin Rufei. Lin Rufei is the eyeball of the Lin family. The monster of thanks is his green ear eyeball. held in front of Xie Zhiyao.

Because of this, after knowing Lu Er's thoughts, Xie Zhiyao still couldn't refuse.

"Forget it, let him live there for a few days first, and I'll take him back after I sort out the Xie family's affairs." After the jug has bottomed out, Xie Zhiyao still can't think of a reliable one. Fazi, "Xie Wanlin is dead anyway." No one will threaten Lu Er's safety again.

Lin Rufei thinks it's okay, feelings are like cooking a little fresh food, and there's no rush.

Who would have guessed that Gu Xuan, who was sitting beside him, heard this and opened his mouth coolly. He said, "Xiao Jiu, you should persuade this demon of thanks to go and see that green ear earlier."

Lin Rufei looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't regret it for the rest of your life." Gu Xuandu said.

Although Lin Rufei didn't know what it meant, Gu Xuandu's words never came out of nowhere. He must know something to say such a thing. After thinking for a moment, he said cautiously, "Zhi Yao, you should go and see it again. Look at Lu Er, that kid is surly, you leave him like this, don't let anything happen."

Xie Zhiyao said: "Then he asked me if I like him or not?"

This is a difficult problem, Lin Rufei came up with a bad idea: "Otherwise, you will coax him first, and then coax the person back, and then talk about other things."

Xie Zhiyao frowned, and after a long silence, he actually said ok, and then seemed to have figured out something, put the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table, with a strong smell of alcohol, then Yu Jianfei After going out, Lin Rufei was stunned. He looked down at the drink in his glass, and said carefully, "You said... With this amount of wine, Xie Zhiyao won't get drunk, right?"

"If you don't get drunk, people get drunk." Gu Xuandu had no expression on his face, "Sometimes it's a good thing to be drunk."

"A good thing?" Lin Rufei asked suspiciously.

"Naturally, it's a good thing." Gu Xuandu said, "At least dare to say things that you would not dare to say on weekdays, and do things you would not dare to do on weekdays."

Lin Rufei drank the remaining wine in the cup.

Xie Zhiyao has reached the eighth level of cultivation, and Yujian Xingkong arrived in the valley where the green ears are hidden in a flash. The people of the mother family were a little surprised to see him go and return. They were about to say hello to him, but saw With a serious face, he headed towards the house where Green Ear lived.

The house that Lu Er lives in is a wooden house built a few days ago. It's very simple, as if a gust of wind can blow it down. Wanting to come to Lu Er, who was chased by the Xie family, has suffered a lot because of it. Xie Zhiyao's The heart softened a bit.

"Green ears—" Xie Zhiyao called the servant's name.

"Why are you here again?" Lu Er was surprised. "Didn't you say you need to go back and think about it? It's only been a while before you figured it out?"

Xie Zhiyao said, "I just want to understand."

Lu Er was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Then do you like me? If you say you like me, I will let you in." He muttered a few words in a low voice, saying that thanking the family is not a good thing. Only Xie Zhiyao could barely get into his eyes.

Xie Zhiyao said, "I don't know."

Lu Er was furious when he heard the sound: "Xie Zhiyao, have you been kicked by a donkey in the head? Why is it so difficult to use? If you don't know, why did you come here again, just to get mad at me this time?" He gritted his teeth, "I I just asked you to say you like it, and I didn't ask you to marry me, what are you so afraid of?"

Xie Zhiyao pursed his lips slightly.

"Could it be that you are still worried that I will delay you from marrying a wife and having children?" Lu Er's voice was sharp and piercing, "Don't worry, I will never stop your descendants!!"

Xie Zhiyao said, "I'm in."

Lu Er angrily said: "No!! No entry!!"

But how could this tattered wooden door stop Xie Zhiyao? With a push of his hand, he pushed the wooden door open and saw Lu Er who was sitting on the couch in the room. When Lu Er saw him coming in, his face flushed with anger. Shaking all over: "I hate you, I hate you!! Xie Zhiyao, you go out for me, go out!!"

Xie Zhiyao said, "I don't."

Lu Er burst into tears, scolding Xie Zhiyao while crying, saying that Xie Zhiyao, like the Xie family, is not a good thing, so he knew he was bullying himself, he just wanted to hear a word of liking, it was so difficult, so difficult.

Xie Zhiyao frowned in distress, he approached Lu Er and whispered: "Lu Er, now I don't know if I like you, but you are very important to me, and it's still a long time... Why do you need to be so anxious? ?"

Green Ear's cries grew louder.

Xie Zhiyao stopped in front of him, wiped Lu Er's tears gently with his fingers, and said, "Go back with me."

Green Ear kept shaking his head.

Xie Zhiyao said, "Why not?"

Green Ear trembled: "I won't go back with you unless you say you... like me."

Xie Zhiyao frowned even tighter, looked at Lu Er's crying dirty face, and thought for a while: "It doesn't seem to matter if you don't want to, anyway, I have already cultivated in the eight realms, and if I want to take you away, who is it? I can't stop it." He said, extending his hand to Lu Er.

Green Ear screamed, "You're not allowed to touch me—"

But it was too late, Xie Zhiyao grabbed Lu Er's hand and pulled him into his arms, but when he moved his hand, he noticed something was wrong and blurted out: "Lu Er, why are you so light..."

Lu Er was pulled into Xie Zhiyao's arms, his chin rested on Xie Zhiyao's shoulder, he was still crying, and his cry became more and more desperate, he said: "Xie Zhiyao, let me go—"

Xie Zhiyao slowly lowered his head and noticed something, and the whole person froze in place. After a while, he gently peeled off the green-eared shirt with his shaking hands.

The shirt fell loosely, revealing the upper body of Green Ear. I saw that Green Ear's originally white back had an extremely ferocious wound. The wound ran from the neck to the waist, and scarlet organs could be vaguely seen.

Xie Zhiyao was stunned, he called the servant's name: "Green ear?"

Lu Er wailed in Xie Zhiyao's ear, he bit Xie Zhiyao's neck angrily, and didn't let go until he saw blood, saying: "Everyone else said that I bullied you, but it was you who bullied you. I, I just want to hear a like... just a... like..."

Xie Zhiyao said: "Your back..."

Lu Er was silent, seeing the blood on the side of Xie Zhiyao's neck, and licking it with his tongue in distress, his hands and feet could no longer move, and all depended on the talisman embedded in his back to continue his life. Fortunately, Xie Zhiyao was there. The Xie family survived the battle, and only saw the passage for the rest of his life.

"Who did it, who hurt you." Xie Zhiyao asked through gritted teeth.

"I accidentally fell from the mountain and was seriously injured. I happened to be met by your mother clan and saved me." Lu Er said, "Xie Kongcheng is so powerful, I thought you would die." He rubbed on Xie Zhiyao's shoulder fondly, "Fortunately you are alive."

Xie Zhiyao stared at Lu Er's wound and said hoarsely, "You lied."

Green Ear was silent.

"You lied to me." Xie Zhiyao said, "You have become bad, you never lied to me before."

Green Ear cried again.

Xie Zhiyao hugged him and said, "Let's go, let's go back to Moyu, if you can't, I'll take you to Kunlun. The Wanyao on Kunlun has excellent medical skills. He will definitely be able to heal such a small injury."

Lu Er murmured: "It can't be cured, it can't be cured."

"It can be cured." Xie Zhiyao gritted his teeth, the drunkenness that he had just had was completely gone at this time, and he held the green ear carefully, like holding a fragile porcelain. Lu Er leaned against Xie Zhiyao's arms and stopped making noise, staring at Xie Zhiyao with gentle eyes.

He knew that his time was running out. In this case, it would be good to see Xie Zhiyao a few more times. The only pity was that he did not get the answer he wanted most.

Xie Zhiyao walked with the green-eared imperial sword in his arms, and the wind was hunting. He pursed his lips, stiff like a stone.

The green ear in his arms was still talking.

Lu Er said, "Young master, it's great, no one can bully you in the future."

Lu'er said again, "Master, Lu'er is really happy."

Xie Zhiyao's eyes finally glowed with water, and he said, "Lu Er, don't go."

"Okay, Lu Er won't go." Lu Er's voice has never been so gentle, he said, "Lu Er will always accompany the young master, Lu Er will not go anywhere..."

The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: Men and men can also be

Xie Zhiyao: Men are terrifying creatures. As long as you are free, let alone men... Even swords can do it.

Lin Rufei: ? ? ? ? ? ah? ?