"Snowing."
The man with the cup leaned against the railing, watching the heavy snow on the river.
The snow pressed down on the branches, bringing a chill to the bones. Pedestrians on the street were chased by the chill, shrugging their shoulders and rushing home.
But this man stretched out his hand and caught the snow that fell from the sky. The snow should have melted, but it condensed into white frost again at his fingertips.
The man sitting at the table was not surprised by this, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down, "Unfortunately, no matter how heavy the snow, it can't extinguish the fire."
The person in front of the window glanced at him with a smile, "You seem to mean something."
The man snorted and didn't answer.
You Xiaoyi was helpless and sat back at the table.
"I'm just following orders, you know... Since that night, the people who want to ignite this prairie fire are not only the Ba Dao Tang family."
"But it's you who are the worst at it." The man threw away the wine glass and looked at Xiaoyi right, his eyebrows widened in anger, "Xiaoye used to eat delicious and spicy food at home, but you dragged him into this matter. Li, You Xiaoyi, do you think you are annoying, are you annoying!"
He slammed the wine glass down, took another chopstick of beef, swallowed it into his mouth, and said, "My lord annoys you scheming people the most!"
You Xiaoyi helplessly looked at the man who was eating and drinking, lifted the hem of his clothes, and sat down.
"If that's the case, why are you still following me? A Shui, don't tell me, I forced you to come."
Xi Chenshui's swallowing action suddenly stopped for a while, and after a moment, he said indistinctly, "I'll come if I'm willing, or I won't come if I'm not.
You Xiaoyi smiled without saying a word. If he had a folding fan in his hand at this time, he would definitely tease this person twice.
"I know why you came here." You Xiaoyi spoke slowly, looking at Xi Chenshui's expression carefully, "You helped Qin Shan to be imprisoned back then. You feel ashamed of him, so—"
"You know shit!"
Xi Chenshui put down his chopsticks forcefully, "I have a clear conscience, it wasn't me who designed him back then! Don't say I'm like a ruthless guy, young master is aggrieved!"
"Shh." You Xiaoyi suddenly stretched out her index finger, looked into the distance, and listened intently.
"The guest is here."
Right Xiaoyi said, stood up and walked out, "Let's talk about the next time."
When Qi Ruowang got out of the car, the servant handed him a thick fox fur to put on it. He stretched out his fingers and tightened the fur collar, and in just a few seconds, his fingertips were frozen pale.
When You Xiaoyi went downstairs to greet people, what he saw was a man in a fox fur in the blizzard.
You Xiaoyi paused for a while before taking a step forward.
"I didn't expect the weather to be so changeable, Mr. Xing Laoqi."
Qi Ruowang heard the sound and looked up at him, with a smile on his face, "The right deputy hall master is polite."
You Xiaoyi no longer greeted each other, stretched out his hand, and the two entered the box on the second floor of the Ningyue Building. When Qi Ruowang came in, Xi Chenshui had long since disappeared, and there were only a few plates of leftovers left on the table, as well as an empty wine can.
Qi Ruowang raised his head and glanced at You Xiaoyi, You Xiaoyi's expression did not change, but he scolded Xi Chenshui over and over in his heart, and ordered his subordinates to clean up the table, while Qi Ruowang said, "Sorry, I just had a drink with my friends here, I don't know, sir, it's here, and the future has time to clean up."
Qi Ruowang smiled and sat down at the uncleaned table.
"I do not mind."
Right Xiaoyi's eyes flashed slightly, and she sat down opposite him.
"Sir is really good." He paused for a few breaths before saying, "This is somewhat inconsistent with the rumors."
Qi Ruowang did not speak.
You Xiaoyi saw his face, and continued: "This time Mr. joins the WTO, is it going to the south alone? If the Qi Xiao family hears of Mr.'s news, I am afraid they will come to greet him immediately."
Qi Ruowang moved, he raised his hand and reached into his clothes.
Right Xiaoyi raised his eyebrows, held the handle of the knife in his hand, and gathered his energy secretly.
Qi Ruowang just took off the fox fur and gave it to the little servant. Looking back, he saw You Xiaoyi hunched over, sitting stiffly, and said with a half-smile, "The charcoal fire in the room is hot, I'm afraid of getting angry."
Right Xiaoyi: "..."
The deputy hall master on the right was a little annoyed that his grass and trees were all soldiers, but the people in front of him had to guard against it. Whether he is really Qi Ruowang, or another person in his imagination, You Xiaoyi can't tolerate being careless. He was about to continue to test, but he met Qi Ruowang's star-like eyes. At that moment, it seemed that all his plans were seen through by this man.
Right Xiaoyi sighed and put his hand on the table.
"Ming people don't speak secretly. Mr. Qi, I just want to ask you something." He looked at Qi Ruowang, and said word by word, "In his position, you are responsible for your own affairs, and if you have some difficulties, please ask for help. Be considerate, sir. If you don't cooperate, don't blame You for having to resort to some tactics."
Behind the screen, there is a faint flash of swords and swords.
Seeing that he didn't speak, You Xiaoyi let out a soft sigh, "Now I am the only one who knows the whereabouts of Mr. Qi, and neither of the Qi and Xiao families has any news. Mr. Incarnates as a businessman, hides his traces, and has his own purpose. Don't worry, wait until I ask clearly. If you want to ask, I will never bother you again, and I will help you to continue your secret whereabouts, Mr.
Qi Ruowang slowly raised his head and looked at him.
"Anonymous Valley was destroyed overnight, so many people in Jianghu have no clue, why do you think I would know?"
You Xiaoyi smiled and said solemnly, "Just because of you, Qi Ruowang, you are the only prisoner other than Qin Shan in Wuminggu!"
"It's just you who was personally escorted by the Qi family and Xiao family to Wuminggu to be trapped for five years, and now you can still sit across from me."
"gentlemen."
You Xiaoyi poured wine for the person opposite.
"It's impossible for you not to know."
Qi Ruowang listened intently. At that moment, what he said from You Xiaoyi's mouth sounded like someone else's story. Qi Ruowang was betrayed by his family and his lover, Qin Shan was betrayed by his subordinates and friends, and the two who were imprisoned in Wuming Valley together were detained in Tianya for three years.
And at this moment, he was the only one sitting here.
In that icy prison cell, the valley full of colors when the snow falls, the guards who come to visit the prison day after day are the only inmates who will accompany him to drink and chat.
no longer.
Qi Ruowang: "What do you want to ask?"
You Xiaoyi smiled, knowing that he had finally loosened the gate of the forbidden area, he could hardly wait to ask.
"I want to know what happened that night, who attacked the valley, how did you escape, the people in the valley and... Where did Qin Shan go?"
You Xiaoyi asked one question after another, like a pair of hands that opened a picture scroll, slowly opening that night, that paradise valley, in front of Qi Ruowang.
Like an old painting soaked in water, the memories seem a little blurry.
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When Qi Ruowang first knew that he would have roommates, he was in the mud in front of the cave.
"Too much water? No, no, or too little soil, and no."
Qi Ruowang collapsed and sat on the ground, looking at the semi-finished product that he had been busy with for a long time, his heart panicked.
"It's annoying, it's annoying, isn't it just a piece of cement, can I still stumped Grandpa? I don't believe in this evil, I... "
He was swearing at the mud, and someone behind him ran over, saw him, and exclaimed: "Lao Qi, Lao Qi, what are you doing!"
A Wuminggu disciple hurried over, looked around, and said anxiously: "You made the entrance of the cave so dirty, you really... ah, you killed me!"
Qi Ruowang picked his nose and looked at him, "Anyway, I'm the only one living around this hole. It's all me who poops and urinates. No matter how dirty it is, can I get in your way?"
"Hey, you really are! I'm really going to be mad at you." The little disciple said, "If you really live alone, I don't care how you spoil it, but now someone wants to live with you in this cave! Seeing how dirty this place is, he will definitely kill me."
Huh? What does that mean
Qi Ruowang thought, is this because I want to have a patient
Who else in the world is so unlucky to be locked up in this dark place like him!
He instantly became interested, and became extremely curious about the roommates who would live in the same hole in the future. And soon, he saw the rumored patient.
The patient was brought in by someone.
It was two men.
One is like a green pine and cypress, the inner strength leaked when walking crushes the branches and leaves in the forest, and the other is unconscious and is held in his arms. The person holding him pressed his head against his chest and hugged him carefully, as if he was holding a treasure in the world. He himself was wearing a white shirt, and when he walked to the hole, he didn't care that his hem was wet with muddy water.
The handsome man in white stopped and said gently, "Ashan, here we are."
Only then did Qi Ruowang realize that the person in his arms was actually awake, but for some reason, he was so weak that he couldn't move at all. The man who was called Ah Shan just looked up, and his star-like eyes shot into Qi Ruowang's heart like a knife.
At that moment, Qi Ruowang thought.
He shouldn't.
This man should not be such a weak and powerless character who can only be held in the arms of others. He should be an unsheathed sword, an eagle that breaks the wind, and no one can stop its edge. But now, his sword was broken, his wings were broken, and he was trapped in another man's arms.
The man in white who was holding him didn't realize it, he put "A Shan" into the hole and chained him himself.
"Ashan, this chain is made of black iron, and you can't break it with your current internal strength."
"But I know you won't be imprisoned willingly."
"I come to see you every day. If the chain is worn out, I will take 10% of your internal strength."
"Once your internal strength is less than 30%, you will never be able to restore your former power."
"When you lose all your martial arts, you can only become my plaything. You can't refuse no matter what I want you to do."
"Don't give me a chance, Ashan."
The man in white had a gentle expression on his face, but he spoke words that shocked the hearts of the listeners. And the person he poured out didn't open his eyes to look at him since the first glance.
That was the first time Qi Ruowang saw Qin Shan and Yan Mobei.
And it wasn't long before he learned their story.