The stove was steaming hot, blurring his vision, Lu Mingshu couldn't figure out for a moment what Xie Lianzhen meant by this sentence.
After saying this sentence, he shut up, and silently cooked the pot and drank a little wine.
After being quiet for a long time, he suddenly said: "It seems that there is no room for me here."
Lu Mingshu paused: "You want to go?"
He smiled: "Why, can't bear it? You still wanted to drive me away before!"
"That's not what I meant," she whispered.
Xie Lianzhen put down the bowls and chopsticks, took another drink, and said, "As you said, as Lord Lianzhen, it doesn't make sense for me to always be in Jiuyao Palace. I also have my own things to do."
"… Feel sorry."
Xie Lianzhen looked at her: "You know that what I want to hear is not an apology."
"..."
Xie Lianzhen smiled wryly: "Hey, I can't say something nice... Forget it, I'm used to it."
Lu Mingshu put down his wine glass, took out a small package from the mustard bag and handed it over.
"What is this?" Xie Lianzhen glanced at it.
"A parting gift."
"Oh, there is a gift for me. It's worth the trouble." Xie Lianzhen happily opened the package, but saw a few books inside, "Uh..."
"The rest are all false." But Lu Mingshu said, "Although you have the support of the princess, you still have to rely on yourself in the end. Take these exercises back and think about them, they should be right for you."
Xie Lianzhen picked out a knife manual and squinted at her: "Is this also my method?"
Amused by his sour tone, Lu Mingshu twitched his lips: "Isn't that you too?"
"Then what's the same?!" Xie Lianzhen spoke confidently.
It's a pity that she is not the suzerain of the Qizhen Temple, so she immediately tore his face: "Part of your combat power comes from him, no matter what consequences he will have, I don't need to say."
"..." Xie Lianzhen was discouraged all of a sudden, and muttered, "I knew it, you like him more than me."
Lu Mingshu twitched the corners of his mouth, not arguing with him.
After pouring down a glass of wine, Xie Lianzhen said, "I also have a parting gift."
Lu Mingshu picked up the leeks in the bowl.
But I heard him say: "It's not a thing, but two messages."
Lu Mingshu raised his eyebrows.
"Remember Yao Lao?"
Nonsense, can you forget
Xie Lianzhen continued: "You met a mother-in-law at Yaolao's place, didn't you?"
Lu Mingshu paused.
"That mother-in-law knows your master."
She put down her chopsticks: "What do you want to say?"
Xie Lianzhen looked at her with a smile, and finally felt that she had regained the initiative: "That mother-in-law made an agreement with you. If she escapes from Yao Lao safely, she will tell you about your master ancestor. But, then We were sent to the Holy King, but we didn't have time."
"so what?"
"Do you think that mother-in-law is dead? No, they were taken away by the princess's people."
Lu Mingshu's expression became serious, and he straightened up: "Say it quickly!" He almost went up to grab his collar.
Xie Lianzhen raised his hand: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you right away, don't get excited." Seeing Lu Mingshu sit back, he said, "I met that mother-in-law when I came back, and asked about this incident in detail. She said that she was indeed Beiming met your master ancestor, counting the time, it was thirty-eight years ago."
Thirty-eight years ago, that was the year when the master disappeared!
"Master Zu disappeared in Beiming?"
"I don't know." Xie Lianzhen said, "Because when she separated from your master, your master was fine."
"Just the news?"
"Of course it's more than that. I do things, so of course I cover everything." Xie Lianzhen boasted to herself by the way, and took out a map and a booklet from her arms.
Lu Mingshu took it: "This is..."
"The map is the known route of your master's ancestor, and the circle is the place where she lost her last trace. The book records the confession of the mother-in-law, as well as other evidence we found. The mother-in-law said, before leaving, your master Zu said that she is worried about her apprentice, and she is going back to the teacher's school."
The booklet was not thick, only about twenty pages, Lu Mingshu flipped through it quickly, and went to look at the map.
The master's route back then was similar to hers. First went to Zhongzhou, then turned to Beiming, from east to west, and finally lost track of Qinglin Prefecture at the western end.
If you want to go back to sect...
Lu Mingshu's fingers snapped.
"Yinshan..." She read out these two words lightly.
Xie Lianzhen's eyes darkened, and she nodded, "If your master takes a shortcut, it is very likely that he will pass by Yinshan Mountain."
Beiming and Xichuan do not border each other. To go back to Xichuan from Qinglin Prefecture, one must either make a short detour, pass through Zhongzhou by water, or cross Yinshan Mountain.
Yinshan was the ancient battlefield of the human and barbarian races. The terrain is dangerous and desolate, the beasts are rampant, and the barbarians are infested. Most people will detour through Zhongzhou instead of going to Yinshan.
However, her master was already in a trance back then, and according to her master, she was at the top of the entire sect. At that time, Grandmaster Xiang Yuwei was still there, Jiuyao Palace could not be said to be in decline, and the masters of the sect were ranked first in Gu Xia. It is not surprising that the master chose to take a shortcut and return to Xichuan for the so-called bold people.
"I've deliberated about your master's route many times. There are only two possibilities for her disappearance. One is that she was involved in an unknown tributary of the Ming River, and the other is that it is the Yin Mountain. The first possibility is not high. Because your master has a detailed map, since she plans to go back, she is unlikely to go to an unknown area. So... "
"She probably disappeared in Yinshan."
Xie Lianzhen nodded: "This also explains why you can't find any clues."
That's right, the entire Jiuyao Palace, including the master, never thought that the master would disappear in Yinshan. Back then, Master entered into a trance and chose to travel to Beiming. It may be that he did not mean to follow the traces of his ancestors, but in the end...
"Let's talk about it first. I'm telling you this because I believe you can handle it. The Yinshan place is unusual. Don't think you are strong enough to rush in."
Lu Mingshu raised his head: "Your father died in Yinshan, right?"
Xie Lianzhen was silent. Yinshan is also a special place for him, and his tragedy started from Yinshan. If his father hadn't died in Yinshan Mountain, his mother wouldn't have to work so hard, and he didn't have to...
Lu Mingshu nodded: "I see."
Xie Lianzhen sighed: "I regret telling you this."
"Even if you don't tell me, I will check."
"But it's not easy for you to find out."
Lu Mingshu smiled faintly: "By the way, what's the other news you mentioned?"
What he just said was two pieces of news, the first one is so amazing, the second one is at least of the same level, right
Xie Lianzhen smiled: "The second news is none of your business, but I think it's better to tell you about it, so that you can have a clear idea."