Seeing the three of them disappear into the distance, Gu Qingqiao let out a long breath, turned and stretched out his hand to help Mu Xiyun.
Mu Xiyun gently ducked back and raised his hand to block him, but unexpectedly, his feet softened and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he supported the wall with one hand, and then slowly sat down against the wall.
Gu Qingqiao's face was a little embarrassed, he slowly retracted his hand, and was silent for a while before asking tentatively, "Just now, what happened?"
Mu Xiyun looked up at him, it was still an ordinary face, but his eyes were filled with familiar worries. He smiled lightly and said in a low voice, "Just now, he pretended to be you."
A trace of killing intent flashed in Gu Qingqiao's eyes, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the tumultuous anger had been suppressed in his heart, and then he asked somewhat dodgingly: "Then you..."
"I know it's not you." Mu Xiyuan leaned her head against the wall, as if the conversation at this moment was more difficult than the battle just now, and closed her eyes tiredly.
I don't know whether to be happy or worried, Gu Qingqiao's heart is like a drum, and his voice is trembling: "Why?"
"Because you've always been careful and never called me 'Ayun'."
Time seemed to stop suddenly, and the bamboo building was quiet.
The two of them didn't say a word until a stick of incense passed.
The wind blew through the bamboo forest, and only the bamboo leaves made a rustling sound. After a long while, Gu Qingqiao asked hoarsely, "You... do you know?"
"En." Mu Xiyuan still closed her eyes, her pale face showing endless exhaustion.
"I..." Gu Qingqiao's heart was agitated. It's not that I haven't thought about this day, it's that I have extravagant hopes in my heart, and the joy of being by his side will be more than one day. Unexpectedly, I tried so hard to push this moment farther, and was kicked in front of my eyes by an outsider.
"Ayun, listen to me, I..."
"How did you recognize me?" Mu Xiyuan pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly, "I'm not exactly the same as before."
When did you recognize it? Was it a glimpse of himself when he passed by, or was it a deliberate test when he visited Shantang at night? Was it the night when he got along with Mu Xiyun as "Liu Liu", or the heart-to-heart talk between the two before entering Lingshan? No, neither. Long before these, he knew that his A Yun had returned. But that reason was not enough to break up the estrangement between the two, and it would only add to the laughing stock.
He had to admit that he was timid, and could only give a poor reason: "In Shantang that night, you were still using your usual moves."
Mu Xiyun himself has not changed much. In the past three months in Moyun Mountain, the two of them had a thorough understanding of each other's kung fu foundation.
Mu Xiyun didn't doubt this statement, or in other words, he didn't really care. He was injured and lost blood, and his face was already pale. At this time, his blood had faded, his lips were trembling, and he finally said, "My master..."
Hearing Mu Xiyun say these three words, Gu Qingqiao's heart was poured like ice water, and he almost shivered. He said with difficulty: "Ayun, it's not like that."
"Isn't it?" Mu Xiyun suddenly opened her eyes, her pale face was filled with anger, almost blazing brightly.
"No way?" He repeated: "Is it you who went to my master's room that night?"
"Yes."
"Is it you who stabbed the knife in his heart?"
"Yes… "
"Then what do you mean?"
"That day, I was Master Feng... No, Elder Wu Doctor Gu ordered you to find your master and bring the healing medicine for Sect Master Zheng. Everything was fine at first, but Elder Li suddenly changed his face when he spoke... "
Recalling that evening, Gu Qingqiao's memory is still a little confusing.
Except for the three months he was in Moyun Mountain when he was a teenager, Gu Qingqiao never saw Li Yao again. For some reason, when he saw this ranger, he naturally became a little closer to him.
Li Yao, who has always been unrestrained and unrestrained, took the elixir and thanked him, but she kept staring at him with great interest, and after reading it, she smiled and said: "Listen to A Yun, you got Lingwu on Lingshan, and you are a pair of extremely delicate people. Scimitar, can you show me?"
Gu Qingqiao is unclear. Therefore, Lingshan Lingwu is connected with the soul, and most people will not hand over such personal things to others. But in front of him is Mu Xiyuan's master, and Li Yao, a ranger who is known for his fairness and straightforwardness.
Gu Qingqiao stretched out his hand and imagined a pair of knives and handed it to Li Yao.
Li Yao picked up the two knives and put them in front of her eyes, as if they were some kind of precious treasure.
It wasn't until Gu Qingqiao was a little uncomfortable waiting that he seemed to have made up his mind and whispered to Gu Qingqiao: "I heard that you are one of the most outstanding disciples of the Witch Doctor Valley generation. I want to ask you something."
Gu Qingqiao was stunned. Li Yao has been famous for a long time. As an elder of Moyun Mountain, he is far ahead of himself in terms of life experience and realm cultivation. Even if he really has something to ask for advice, he should be the master of Gu Qingqiao, but now he says he wants to ask for advice. This junior, he really looked down on him too highly.
Although there are doubts, Gu Qingqiao did not dare not to listen, so he had to take two steps forward.
At this moment, there was a "squeak" outside the window, and it seemed that someone was approaching.
"Who?" Gu Qingqiao suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and an inexplicable fear suddenly hit his heart. He walked quickly to the window, first glanced outside through the crack of the window, and confirmed that he found nothing, then opened the window and looked at the yard outside.
The courtyard was silent, except for the sound of cicadas in the distance.
Gu Qingqiao breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn his head when a strong wind suddenly hit behind him.
Li Yao did not know when he was behind him, still holding his pair of machetes. At this time, his eyes were scattered, but his skills were still very strong. Using the knife as a sword in his right hand, he slashed towards Gu Qingqiao's throat. What kind of skill is a swordsman who has been famous for 20 years. Even this kind of scimitar from the Western Regions is extremely difficult to control without a specific sword technique; even if Li Yao is not good at using a sword, the power of this cutting should not be underestimated.
The machete drew an arc in the air. Although Gu Qingqiao sensed it for a moment in advance, there was only enough time for him to dodge back a little. The knife still slid across his left shoulder and chest, his clothes were broken, and blood spattered three feet. .
The blood sprayed on Li Yao's face, the movement of his hands suddenly paused, his scattered eyes condensed for a moment, and then, in Gu Qingqiao's terrified eyes, a blue totem climbed up his cheek.
Li Yao's cheeks were twisted, and her hands were still attacking Gu Qingqiao, but she seemed to have lost her mind, her footsteps were chaotic, and her movements were disorderly.
Gu Qingqiao had already retreated from the window to the corner of the wall. At this time, his machete was not there, and he could not resist it with his empty hands. Fortunately, he saw a dagger on the table, so he grabbed it in his hand, while preventing Li Yao from rushing again. Come over, while figuring out how to get out the door.
Li Yao's face turned pale, with cold sweat dripping from her head, holding Gu Qingqiao's double knives as if she were drunk. Suddenly, he threw himself towards Gu Qingqiao with a loud shout, but unexpectedly tripped over a fallen chair and fell to the ground.
Gu Qingqiao took the opportunity to run to the door.
Just when he was about to go out, he suddenly heard Li Yao's violent breathing, mixed with a faint "Don't go!"
He turned around suspiciously.
Li Yao's breath was disordered, and she seemed to be desperately suppressing something. Holding the table with one hand, she tried to get up with difficulty, and seemed to have regained her sanity.
Gu Qingqiao slowly approached him, and seeing that the machete had been thrown on the ground by him, he hurriedly recited a formula to put it away, and then carefully helped Li Yao up.
Li Yao took a deep breath, sweat dripping all over her face. He grabbed Gu Qingqiao's hand holding the dagger, and the cold and sticky palm made Gu Qingqiao tremble. With a sound of "bass", the sharp dagger came out of its sheath, and Li Yao took Gu Qingqiao's hand and pressed the dagger's tip with a cold light to her heart.
"You, what are you doing?" Gu Qingqiao tried his best to withdraw his hand in shock, but Li Yao's hand was so strong that he couldn't withdraw it. The tip of the knife trembled, but it cut Li Yao's shirt.
Li Yao's whole body was shaking, and her voice was so hoarse that she couldn't hear it clearly. He held Gu Qingqiao's hand firmly, and tapped his chest with the tip of the dagger.
After the initial panic, Gu Qingqiao regained his calm. Seeing Li Yao's behavior, he realized that he was not committing suicide, but what he wanted to do.
He tentatively stretched out his other hand and gently pulled the clothes off Li Yao's chest. It felt that the strength of Li Yao's grip on his wrist was much lighter, and he knew that he had guessed correctly.
The placket was pulled open, revealing the man's solid chest. Just under the skin at the mouth of the heart, something is squirming.
Li Yao still held Gu Qingqiao's wrist and made a pick with the tip of the dagger.
As a disciple of the Witch Doctor Valley, Gu Qingqiao is naturally very familiar with the matter of casting gu seeds, but most of the gu he sees are small and small. Taking a silver needle and sticking the medicine into the skin, the worm can be drawn out, and now Li Yao's chest The Gu worm was so big, Gu Qingqiao couldn't help but be startled.
Li Yao tapped a few big acupoints on his chest. At this time, all the spiritual power in his body was concentrated in his heart, forcing the Gu worm to have nowhere to escape. Gu Qingqiao held a dagger and slashed towards that piece of skin. The flesh was rolled up, blood poured out, and Gu Qingqiao stretched out his fingers to catch the Gu worm.
Gu worm instinctively sensed danger, turned his head and drilled into his muscles. Gu Qingqiao immediately stretched his hand deep into the wound, his fingers slipped in the thick blood, clumsily chasing the Gu worm.
Li Yao's face became even paler, and the cold sweat on his face dripped onto Gu Qingqiao's arm, but he didn't say a word.
The wound got bigger and bigger, Gu Qingqiao's hand sank deeper and deeper, almost touching Li Yao's beating heart, and finally caught the fat Gu worm. He pinched the struggling bug with his fingers, and carefully dragged his hand out of Li Yao's chest.
Both let out a long breath.
Li Yao took the Gu worm from Gu Qingqiao's hand. The worm was dying now, but it still opened a big mouth with thin fangs, trying to bite Li Yao's fingers. Li Yao pointed hard, pinched and threw it bitterly, and the Gu insect snapped and turned into a small pool of dirty blood on the ground.
"Thank you for today!" Li Yao smiled slightly towards Gu Qingqiao with a hoarse voice finally able to speak.
Although it is described as embarrassing, this smile is beautiful, like the moon shining on the green pines. Gu Qingqiao finally understood why he felt kind to Li Yao when he first met him today, because in his memory, Mu Xiyuan smiled, very similar to the person in front of him, and he couldn't get enough of it...
If time can be reversed, Gu Qingqiao sincerely hopes that the memories can stop here. The tone of his narration did not fluctuate too much, even when it came to the shocking scene of fighting with Li Yao and reaching out to catch Gu insects, there was not much excitement in his tone, as if he had thought about all this a thousand times, told a thousand times.
But then, his voice trembled.
"It's my fault, I didn't find out, it's mother and child Gu."