On this day, God's face was particularly gloomy. It was only past noon, but it seemed like it was night.
"The sky is going to change." Qiu Yutong murmured, looking at the dark sky outside the Huxin Pavilion.
A gust of cold wind whizzed past, rolling up the white gauze hanging from the ground around the pavilion in the center of the lake. On the huge lake surface of Bihe Lake, there were only a few solitary withered lotus shivering in the winter north wind.
"Full up." Lu Xiao said calmly as he put the wine glass on the stone table.
Qiu Yutong pursed her lips and poured another glass helplessly.
Since Sang Lingxi came to Daning Palace a few days ago, Lu Xiao has a gloomy face these days, as if someone owed him millions of taels of silver.
For some reason today, Lu Xiao's mood was even worse. In the early court, he directly shot two officials who seriously dereliction of duty at the Meridian Gate. After the court, he didn't even go to the study room of the Jingxin Palace, and he didn't approve the memorial. He went straight to the Bihe Lake behind the Daning Palace. drink wine.
Lu Xiao raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, then put the empty wine glass on the table heavily: "Full up."
Qiu Yutong couldn't help but frowned: "Your Majesty, drinking like this is not good for your health."
Lu Xiao glanced at him coldly, grabbed the jug with his hands, and poured himself a drink.
"..." Qiu Yutong had nothing to say.
"Boom!!" There was a loud noise, and a dull rumbling thunder rolled across the dark sky.
Lu Xiao's hand trembled slightly.
"Bang!" With a sound, the exquisite mutton fat jade wine glass fell to the ground suddenly, smashing to pieces on the hard and cold bluestone floor.
Qiu Yutong was taken aback for a moment, then remembered that Lu Xiao had been afraid of thunder since he was a child.
More than ten years ago, on a sultry summer day, he was driving in the countryside with his little Lu Xiao, when it rained heavily suddenly, he had to find a family in the countryside to stay overnight. The farmer's house has a large yard and many rooms, so he and little Lu Xiao lived in two adjacent bedrooms.
That night, the torrential rain fell on the ground, the bright lightning intersected and neighed, and the rumbling thunder exploded one after another. Qiu Yutong couldn't sleep, so she closed her eyes and meditated on the bed.
"Knock, knock!" In the middle of the night, the bedroom door suddenly knocked twice.
Qiu Yutong opened her eyes: "Who?"
Little Lu Xiao timidly poked his head halfway in from the door, his hair was disheveled, his dark eyes were still a little wet, and his voice was soft and waxy: "Master."
"..." Qiu Yutong couldn't resist, and said softly, "What's wrong?"
Little Lu Xiao bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then murmured: "Xiao'er... can Xiao'er sleep with Master?"
Qiu Yutong was stunned.
At this moment, a thunder blast resounded through the sky!
Little Lu Xiao trembled involuntarily.
Qiu Yutong understood in an instant, the child was afraid of thunder and was too embarrassed to speak out. His heart was soft and funny, and he patted the bed next to him lightly: "Come here."
Little Lu Xiao's eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly trotted onto the bed, dragging a big pillow in his hand.
"Sleep inside." Afraid that the child would roll out of bed, Qiu Yutong let him sleep on the inside, shook off the thin quilt, wrapped the two of them lightly, and then flicked his fingers, killing the children on the table. candles.
The room was dark, occasionally illuminated by bright lightning, and then rumbling thunder.
Every time there was a thunderstorm, little Lu Xiao would tremble slightly, tightly grasping the collar of Qiu Yutong's underwear with his small hands, trying to curl his small body into Qiu Yutong's arms: "Master..."
Qiu Yutong was also a little tired, patted the child's thin back with one hand, and coaxed in a low voice: "Hey, don't be afraid, the master is here."
"En." Little Lu Xiao responded in a low voice, gradually stopped trembling, breathed evenly, and finally fell into a deep sleep.
From then on, every thunderstorm night, little Lu Xiao would come to sneak into Qiu Yutong's bed, until he was seventeen or eighteen years old. ears, and scolded him severely: "How old are you, are you still afraid of thunder? Huh? Is it embarrassing or not?"
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"Boom!!" There was another thunderclap, pulling Qiu Yutong back from Piaoyuan's thoughts.
He looked down at the shards of the wine glass on the ground, a little helpless and a little funny. Lu Xiao is now twenty-three years old. He has been emperor for five full years, and his actions can be called killing and decisive. Is he still afraid of thunder
Lu Xiao slowly raised his eyelids, and looked at the dark cloudy sky with drunk eyes.
"Boom!!!" Another burst of muffled thunder rolled by! This burst of muffled thunder was astonishing, even a bit like the tribulation thunder when Qiu Yutong soared, it weighed heavily on everyone's heart.
Lu Xiao trembled for a moment, and his expression shrank a little.
His thin lips trembled slightly, and his voice was like a mosquito: "Don't go..."
The thunder was loud, Qiu Yutong didn't hear what Lu Xiao was saying, he just found that Lu Xiao seemed drunk.
His heart softened slightly, and he comforted softly: "Don't be afraid, it's just thunder."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that according to his current status, these words were too much.
Fortunately, Lu Xiao was already drunk, so he didn't pursue anything. He just stared blankly at the dark and rolling black clouds in the sky, and didn't say anything for a long time.
After an indeterminate amount of time, he finally opened his mouth slowly. He didn't know whether he was answering Qiu Yutong's words just now, or talking to himself: "I was afraid before, but I'm not afraid anymore. Later, I'm still afraid." Looking forward... Later, I was afraid again."
He was drunk, talking incongruously, Qiu Yutong was confused: "What is your majesty talking about?"
Lu Xiao ignored him.
After a long time, Lu Xiao suddenly said softly: "I hate him."
Qiu Yutong understood this sentence. His heart twisted slightly, it was sore and painful, he felt sorry for this little apprentice, but also felt that his chest was tight.
Lu Xiao hated him.
Qiu Yutong endured it for a while, but she couldn't hold it back, and finally asked the question that she had been wondering for a long time: "Why?"
Lu Xiao didn't answer. He stared blankly at the gloomy sky with a pair of pitch-black eyes. The slightly raised corners of his eyes were even reddened. He looked confused and sad, similar to when he was a child.
Qiu Yutong looked at him with lowered eyes, her chest was sore and uncomfortable, and her heart was sore and soft.
He thought for a while, patted Lu Xiao's shoulder lightly, and coaxed softly: "Your Majesty..."
Lu Xiao was slightly startled, and suddenly came to his senses, then pushed Qiu Yutong away fiercely, and said sharply, "Presumptuous!"
With a loud "bang", Qiu Yutong was caught off guard and was pushed into the pillar of the Huxin Pavilion!
There was a sharp pain in his back, and he let out a "hiss..." in pain, and his eyes turned black.
When he came back to his senses, Lu Xiao had already stood up, staring at him coldly, looking fully awake.
This, this scoundrel!
Qiu Yutong stared at Lu Xiao, almost gnashing her teeth.
He endured it, and tried his best to persuade himself, forget it, anyway, he has already decided, he will go to the third senior brother to confess on the Lantern Festival, and then the two senior brothers will return to Shuo Xuecheng together. After he recovers his cultivation, he will come back and slowly repair this villain.
Lu Xiao walked over slowly, lowered his eyes and stared at him, his cold eyes were emotionless, as if he was examining a humble ant.
Qiu Yutong involuntarily wanted to retreat, but was blocked by the pillar.
"The king of Jin taught you so many ways to approach me in every possible way. That day in Qingshuang Yugui Garden, I saw you dancing with a sword. I heard that when you were in Goulanyuan, you were very good at seducing people. Later, in the Prince Jin Mansion, he was taught by the monks of the Beihai Sword Sect... Today, let me try your sword skills."
"...Swordsmanship?" Qiu Yutong stared at the other party, this scoundrel was drunk and pushed himself away, thinking about it!
"Give him the sword." Lu Xiao said lightly.
In less than a moment, a guard walked into the Huxin Pavilion, holding a gleaming green steel sword in both hands, and presented it to Qiu Yutong.
"Take the sword." Lu Xiao stared at Qiu Yutong, and slowly pulled out Ye Yu.
Qiu Yutong had no choice but to pick up the green steel sword.
Hmm... just let this kid do two tricks a little bit, don't hit him too hard. But, how can you keep your composure? This is a difficult problem.
The two faced each other quietly.
Suddenly, there was another series of thunder explosions, and then there was a "wow--", the torrential rain poured down, causing thousands of ripples on the lake!
Amidst the sound of the majestic rain, a gloomy sword light, like a snake swimming underwater, has arrived in front of Qiu Yutong in the blink of an eye! No mercy!
Qiu Yutong's spirit lifted slightly, good swordsmanship!
It seems that these years, Lu Xiao has been practicing sword every morning, and he has made great progress.
In a flash of thought, he swiped his sword obliquely, and the sharp edge of the green steel sword narrowly brushed against Ye Yu's blade, obliquely smearing it!
This move "Catkins Slanting Flying" comes from "Four Movements of Catkins". It is a sword technique created by Kun Dao Jingya, a powerful female cultivator who has fallen for hundreds of years in Shuo Xuecheng.
"Four Movements of Catkins" is divided into four movements: "wrapping, sticking, hooking, and picking". Sword, otherwise all four fingers will be cut off at the same time!
Qiu Yutong used this set of "Four Movements of Flying Catkins" to compete with Lu Xiao. Naturally, he had carefully considered it. He didn't want Lu Xiao to recognize him, so he couldn't use the housekeeper's sword technique "Nine Questions Sword Technique", and Shuo Xuecheng Lu Xiao has more or less seen him use other sword techniques.
As for this set of "Four Styles of Feixu", Qiu Yutong detested it as being too creepy and charming, and it was too carefree and unrestrained.
Qiu Yutong wielded his sword obliquely upwards, and suddenly his heart became clear, and he seemed to realize something. Sure enough, there is no wrong swordsmanship in the world, only unsuitable people.
The sharp green steel sword edge was smeared all the way along Ye Yu's sword body. Seeing that Lu Xiao's four fingers were about to be chopped off!
"Ghost trick!" Lu Xiao snorted coldly, and Ye Yu took advantage of the situation and twisted hard, using the ninth move "Wind Whirl Lightning Switch" in the third style "Wind Wind Style" of "Nine Questions on Sword Art", and easily resolved it. past.
Qiu Yutong sighed secretly in her heart, her body has no spiritual power, and her speed can't keep up, otherwise Lu Xiao's move just now would not be able to be used at all. Then he secretly laughed again, he was just accompanying Lu Xiao to feed him, so did he really want to take four of his fingers? It's just ridiculous.
Qiu Yutong was distracted, and Lu Xiao made another backhand sword, slashing past fiercely! The momentum is like a rainbow!
It is "Heng Duan Bei Hai" in "Nine Questions of Sword Art"!
This "crossing the North Sea" was created by Qiu Yutong impromptu when he saw the ebb and flow of the tide in the past when he was watching the sea. This trick is called "Hengduan Beihai", it is very disrespectful to the Beihai Sword Sect, and was severely reprimanded by the senior brother of the sect leader. Qiu Yutong usually uses it very little. At this time, Lu Xiao used it, obviously targeting the people behind King Jin Beihai Sword Sect!
Qiu Yutong came back to her senses, and hurriedly pretended to fight indiscriminately. For a while, she seemed to be in a hurry, and she was almost defeated.
Lu Xiao's offensive was extremely fierce, and Qiu Yutong gave in without a trace. After a while, he was forced out of the Huxin Pavilion step by step, and the two fought on the open-air corridor on the lake.
The heavy rain was pouring down, but in a short while, the two of them were soaked through.
With a clear whistle from Lu Xiao, the rain swept across the night, and even the rainwater flowed for it!
The corridor is very narrow, and there is a vast lake behind. Qiu Yutong has no choice but to lean back slightly to avoid the sharp edge of the night rain. On Ye Yu's sword body!
He stood volleying on the narrow sword blade with one foot, his white clothes were messy and drenched in the heavy rain, his long jet black hair was scattered randomly, while he was extremely embarrassed, his posture was extremely graceful, like some kind of soft and charming sword dance , full of unspeakable ambiguity.
Ye Yu trembled violently, and then broke with a soft "click".