Rivers and lakes

Five years later.

The Xue family is a well-known Jianghu family in Jiangnan West Road, who make their living with weapons.

Xue Ziqing, the Patriarch of the Xue family, has a handsome face and a straight body. He looks like a Confucianist, but it's just a look.

Xue Ziqing had been away for several months, and he just came back today, when he saw the housekeeper running over with an unclear expression, and whispered in his ear: "Master, Fourth Young Master is back."

Fourth young master?Xue Ziqing was just about to say where he got the Fourth Young Master, when he thought in his head, yes, he also has a fourth son.

But didn't that little bastard run away? How could he still have the guts to come back.So he said bluntly: "It's been three or four years, why didn't he die outside?"

The housekeeper coughed in embarrassment: "Master, the fourth young master has been away from home for almost seven years."

Xue Ziqing's fourth son was born in a concubine's room, although Xue Ziqing loved that concubine's room very much when he was young, but in the end it was just a concubine.Three sticks can't hit a muffled weak character, and it is destined to be difficult to survive in a big family.

At that time, it happened that Xue Ziqing was in charge of the Xue family, and he was so busy every day that he had no time to take care of her.In addition, this concubine was old and decrepit, and he only raised children quietly every day, and would not be favored like other concubines, so he forgot about this concubine over time.

If it was just like this, his fourth son wouldn't be holding a sword to fight him to the death.

Xue Ziqing's mind turned back to the past, and he had already walked into the lobby.

Just after entering, I saw a man in Tsing Yi standing sideways in the lobby. The man was slender and tall, and simply stood there, giving birth to an independent Qingyuan artistic conception.

It happened that the man turned his face sideways, and there was only indifference on his cold face.

Xue Ziqing immediately knew that this was his fourth son, his face was so similar to Han Xian's.Han Xian was his concubine, who was rescued by Xue Ziqing from the robbers.

Seeing the face of the fourth son, Xue Ziqing suddenly remembered every detail of being with Han Xian.At that time, they were still very good, and they were often together.

It's a pity that the Xue family's survival encountered a big problem later, and a friend who has been with the Xue family for decades made a suggestion.

"Brother Xue, there is a saying that brothers are like siblings and women are like clothes, not to mention compared with the family. I also heard that your concubine's room is just a vase kept in the backyard. It can't be lifted by the shoulders. Why don't you give it to Ming?" Let's go home."

The Ming family and the Xue family are feuds, a feud that has been fought for nearly a hundred years.The young master of the Ming family fell in love with Hanxian for some reason, Xue Ziqing reckoned that it was too young for the young master of the famous family to want to go to Hanxian, and it was too big for Xue Ziqing to wear a cuckold.

But Xue Ziqing agreed after careful consideration, after all, the interests of the family come first.

But Han Xian disagreed.She committed suicide.

On the day Hanxian committed suicide, his fourth son went crazy and tried to kill him, but was detained by servants, but escaped.

I didn't expect him to come back again.

Thinking of this, Xue Ziqing deliberately asked: "Are you..." The son went home and asked for help from the family, but the father didn't know him.Xue Ziqing gave this embarrassment really accurately.

But his fourth son was not as embarrassing or angry as he imagined, he just said lightly: "My name is Han Lu, I came to Xue's house to get back my mother's things - if you don't know who my mother is, My mother's name is Han Xian."

Hearing this, the housekeeper who came in behind Xue Ziqing frowned, what the fourth young master said was not what a son should be at all.The most incredible thing in the world is when a son introduces his mother to his father, the old housekeeper suddenly feels that he is old and can't keep up with the pace of young people.

As for who is right and who is wrong from the root cause of this matter, the housekeeper will not care. Since Xue Ziqing saved his life 20 years ago, his life belongs to the Xue family.Although sometimes he does not agree with the actions of the head of the Xue family.

Han Lu's indifferent attitude made Xue Ziqing very unhappy, Xue Ziqing snorted: "Your mother is from the Xue family, and her things belong to the Xue family too. What right do you have to take them away?" It's not that Xue Ziqing cherishes Han Xian so much His things - he doesn't even care about people, let alone her things.

Xue Ziqing just didn't like Han Lu's appearance.

Han Lu glanced at him, his eyes were as cold as ice.Xue Ziqing had no doubt that if he had this ability, Han Lu would kill him without hesitation.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have this ability.So Xue Ziqing smiled and said: "It's not unreasonable to be a father. Since you're here, I'll give you alms for one night, and you'll get out tomorrow."

Xue Ziqing thought that Han Lu would leave angrily when he heard this, but he underestimated his son.Han Lu actually walked directly into the back hall.

As soon as the cold road left, the housekeeper couldn't help but said: "Master, I'm afraid the fourth young master's current appearance..."

"I'm afraid of what? I'm afraid he will be promising and seek revenge on me?" Xue Ziqing sneered: "In just six or seven years, he can fight against the Xue family by himself? It's just a dream."

Only then did the old housekeeper feel relieved, and just as he was about to remind the Patriarch not to leave this disaster behind, he remembered that this man was the Patriarch's son after all, with broken bones and blood.Shut up quickly.

Han Lu searched for his memories and went straight to the remote courtyard of Xue's house. On the way, many maids and servants pointed at him, but he didn't realize it.His face was cold and hard, but his steps were impatient.

For more than six years, he couldn't even figure out what the layout of his home was like.In that unremarkable small room, are there any scrolls left by my mother?Every time she finished reading a book, she would put them on the bedside.

However, as soon as he stepped into the yard, Han Lu's face became really cold.

totally different.This courtyard is completely different from what I remember.

The narrow yard has been expanded several times, leaving only the plantain yard with extremely vigorous vitality, planted with precious flowers and plants, and a rockery pool carved in the yard, full of spring/color.

He walked to the door of a room, hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open.As soon as I pushed it away, I heard a scream from inside: "Who are you? Get out!"

There was a rich woman sitting in the room, and when she saw Han Lu, she immediately cursed fiercely.

Han Lu gave her a cold look, even a glance from a high-cultivation martial artist has the power to make people shudder.I don't know which concubine this rich man is Xue Ziqing's first concubine, so he immediately shut up.

Han Lu stood at the door and looked at the room, the interior was luxuriously and magnificently decorated.But it was completely different from the warm house in Han Lu's memory.

Han Lu clenched his fists calmly: You forced me.

If you say that before coming here, Han Lu still had a little fantasy about Xue Ziqing, that he could occasionally remember his/mother's kindness, and was willing to keep the yard where his mother lived for more than ten years, even if he didn't send someone to take care of it, just Stay as a memory... Now, the last bit of affection that Han Lu had for Xue Ziqing has disappeared in this short period of time.

He turned around abruptly, and walked towards the lobby almost murderously.After only two steps, he stopped suddenly, put his index finger and middle finger in his mouth and blew a whistle.

The sound of the whistle was short and sharp, indicating that the whistleblower was in an extremely bad mood at the moment.

A sable on a treetop not far away was so frightened that it fell directly from mid-air.After the fall, he didn't dare to cry out the pain, so he flew to the foot of the cold road, hurriedly handed the letter in his mouth to the master, and then sniffed like a little daughter-in-law.

The white sable that was no bigger than a palm in those days has grown up, but its size is still only two palms.The white and fluffy fur has been replaced by gray, and it looks shiny and smooth from a distance.

This sable has already started to cultivate, with two eyeballs, one yellow and one blue.

In fact, according to Sable's current ability, if he wanted to escape from the clutches of the cold road, although he couldn't do it once, he could always do it two or three times.It is estimated that it was devastated by the cold road when it was a child, which left a deep psychological shadow, so that now this sable looks like a little daughter-in-law who dare not show her grandeur in front of the cold road.

Let alone dare to escape.

After Han Lu read the letter once, he couldn't help but read it again.Then watch it again.Han Lu didn't really dare to confirm the news until he picked out every word in the letter and printed it in his mind.

So the cold road that had been labeled "Do not approach within [-] feet" just now suddenly turned into water, like smoked willows blowing across the lake.

Even Sable gave him a surprised look.

Over the years, the sable is the one who knows how to read and understand Han Lu's mood the best—it can't be helped, once Han Lu is in a bad mood, the sable's unintelligent head must immediately think of a way to save itself.

So the sable who can't speak is very sure now, the owner is in a good mood, really good.

The letter was sent by Ouyang Yi who had traveled all over the world.

After the accident five years ago, Yi Jiangu's vitality was seriously injured.In the past, I often went down the mountain to deal with friends in the rivers and lakes.Now the door is closed to thank the guests, and the people in the Jianghu are talking about it, and no one else has gone up Qingcheng Mountain.

All the elders in Yijian Valley were injured, among which the ancestor and the sect leader were the most seriously injured.The old ancestor had passed away, and the head master had his muscles and bones broken. He had been lying on the bed for five years. Some time ago, Qiu Zhan tried to connect his muscles and bones.

As for the younger generation, except for Que Chuan and Tan Ming who stayed with Gongtai to take care of the head who was only half-lived, everyone else went down the mountain.

Han Lu was the last one to go down the mountain.Before his death, the ancestor passed on all his skills to him, and Han Lu dared not be careless.He retreated in Yijian Valley for five full years, and only after absorbing all the true teachings of his ancestors did he dare to go down the mountain.

Just after leaving the customs, I received a letter from Ouyang Yi who followed the fourth master Qiu Zhan Wanli to search for medicine.There will be a battle between Moyunzong and Huajian faction in Mingyue Lake.

In a word, the cold road that has been retreating for five years, already feeling as still as water, can't stop shivering.

Just because the current suzerain of Moyun Sect is Wuyou, Wuyou...

The Moyun sect kept a low profile, and the suzerain was even more elusive. In the past five years, Han Lu had no way of knowing how Wuyou was doing, whether he was doing well, or whether his demonic nature was under control.

I dare not think about it, but when I think about it, I feel the worry and miss that even my heartbeat will hurt.The long and endless yearning engulfed in bitterness and bitterness devoured Han Lu's heart bit by bit, making him unable to bear to go down the mountain anymore.

At least let him meet once, even if only once is good.

As a result, he passed Xue's house on the way and came over.

But now, Ouyang Yi's letter actually said that Hua Anlan, the suzerain of Huajian Sect, would appear.Then, as an opponent of the same level, will Wuyou also come?Han Lu was happy because of this deliberate guess.

It's just that he hasn't seen Wuyou's face yet, so Han Lu won't be dancing.He put the letter away, then knelt down and grabbed the sable, threw it into the air, and left without looking back.

The sable who was thrown into the air and managed to hold on to the branch without falling: "..."

It decomposes two meanings from the owner's careless action: one, I am in a good mood now; two, don't let others find you.

So Sable, who knew the essence of Han Lu's thoughts well, did not hesitate for a moment, and ran away with a bang, leaving only an afterimage.From a distance, it looks like a bird passing by.

Han Lu approached Xue Ziqing, although the latter didn't want to talk to him, but he said a few words, making Xue Ziqing's face turn from white to green, from green to black, and then from black to white, it really is a big dye vat, full of colors .