The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Chu Liuxiang raised her eyebrows and said, "What's wrong? Isn't she wearing the clothes of Shenshui Palace?"

Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "She wears too few clothes."

Chu Liuxiang's eyes jumped, and she realized: "That's right! Although Gong Nanyan is also dressed like this, there are many more clothes underneath than hers. I am a little worried that I will get heatstroke if I wear it that way."

Hua Manlou said: "Since the rules of Shenshui Palace are strict, the girls under the door must be cautious and polite, and the clothes will not be too frivolous. But the girl in the cabin only wore such a gauze dress."

Chu Liuxiang thought about it and said, "You mean, the murderer specially changed her clothes in order to make people mistake her for someone from Shenshui Palace?"

Hua Manlou still shook her head and said, "Judging from the damage of her clothes at the wound, she didn't put them on after she died."

Not after death, but during life.

It seems very common for a young and beautiful girl to change clothes during her lifetime.

What's more, although the costumes of Shenshui Palace are plain, they have a kind of ecstatic beauty, which is the kind of beauty that girls love.

Could this dress be put on by the dead girl herself?

If she wasn't a member of Shenshui Palace, where did she get the clothes of Shenshui Palace?

"I suddenly thought," Chu Liuxiang touched her nose and said slowly, "Maybe someone asked her to change into this dress, someone very close to her."

Hua Manlou was startled, and asked, "Why?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Because she only wore that one piece of clothing."

If the girl changed her clothes by herself, then from the inside to the outside, she should be well dressed.Even if I got this novel clothing by chance and wanted to try it secretly, I wouldn't just put it on without wearing a middle coat.

"Unless it is," Chu Liuxiang continued, "someone told her that they like to see her dressed like this."

Hua Manlou laughed and said, "Who would make such a strange request? That girl is actually obedient?"

Chu Liuxiang put her hand on the bridge of her nose, as if trying to hide a smile, then said softly, "Her lover."

Girls in love are always the most willing to listen to their lovers.

However, Hua Manlou still asked very strangely: "A man, why would he let the girl he likes dress like this for others to see?"

Chu Liuxiang suppressed a smile and said, "Maybe it's not for others to see, but only for him to see."

In the quiet room, there is only a young man and a woman.Under the flickering candlelight, the hazy and seductive body of the young girl is reflected.

This is the beautiful picture of a man's dream.

Hua Manlou seemed to be stunned, and sighed after a while: "Sure enough, he is handsome, handsome, and experienced."

Chu Liuxiang coughed all of a sudden, panting, "Are you complimenting me or mocking me? Do you really think I'm like what others say, if I love one, I'll be fine?"

Hua Manlou answered only three words lightly, Chu Liuxiang choked suddenly, then turned around and ran into the kitchen under the cabin, and went to drink the soup that Song Tianer had made.

Hua Manlou said, "Shen Shangu."

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The ship has weighed anchor.

Chu Liuxiang and Hua Manlou were not on the boat.They travel by car.

Because they are going to Jiangnan.

From Penglai to Jiangnan, it takes more than ten days to go around the Shandong Peninsula by sea.

They cannot wait.

"Where to go first?"

Hua Manlou asked in the car.At this time, the carriage has arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture and is continuing to travel south.

Chu Liuxiang thought for a while and said, "Li's family is in Suzhou, Lin's is in Changzhou, and Murong is in Yingtian. They are all not far away from each other. We can go to the capital first, drive all the way east, and meet Rongrong and the others in Songjiang."

Hua Manlou was stunned, and blurted out: "Isn't the capital in the north..." Before finishing a sentence, he seemed to have realized what he said was wrong, so he swallowed the second half of the sentence.

But Chu Liuxiang applauded and laughed: "So you also heard that the imperial court wants to move the capital to Beiping. The news is so well-informed, you are worthy of being the son of the Hua family in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Hua Manlou said lightly, "I'm not."

Chu Liuxiang still laughed, straightened her legs casually, sat there comfortably, squinted her eyes and looked at Huamanlou and said, "You still want to deceive me! From the first time I saw you, I felt that you He has the aura of being a son of a big family, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary people in the Jianghu. If it weren't for Hong. Sleeve to mention me, I would have really forgotten the rich businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, Master Hua Fengshi!"

Hua Manlou's face gradually turned pale, but he still lowered his eyes calmly and said, "Miss Hongxiu didn't tell you that there were three brothers in Hua Fengshi, only his branch was prosperous, with five sons and two daughters, the youngest son Are you six years old?"

Chu Liuxiang patted his forehead suddenly, and said, "By the way, you said you have six older brothers?"

Hua Manlou said: "No more, no less, exactly six. I am ranked seventh."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Aren't you the son of Hua Fengshi?"

Hua Manlou said: "I said, I am not."

Chu Liuxiang heaved a long sigh, leaned back against the car wall, touched his nose and said, "Then who are you? Do you have to keep this mystery?"

Hua Manlou's brows twitched, but she didn't answer.But Chu Liuxiang straightened up suddenly, and looked at him intently, as if trying to see what was going on in his heart from his expression.

After leaving Jinan, Hua Manlou never mentioned her life experience.Even Lu Xiaofeng, who Chu Liuxiang intuitively thought was his best friend, never mentioned it again.

Maybe he's embarrassed, maybe he just doesn't want to show it.But Chu Liuxiang became more and more curious, wanting to know everything about him.

Chu Liuxiang has never been an impatient person, but she always feels impatient when it comes to Huamanlou.

But now, looking at Hua Manlou's deliberate calm expression, Chu Liuxiang decided to continue waiting.

Wait for him to say it himself.

After a long time, Hua Manlou opened his mouth and said, "How do you know that girl must be from the three great families in the south of the Yangtze River?"

This question was in line with the theme of their trip, but it was a bit rigidly connected with the previous conversation.Chu Liuxiang seemed unaware of this stiffness, and said with a smile: "You said that girl is not weak in martial arts?"

Hua Manlou nodded as he recalled, "She has a well-proportioned figure, her limbs are muscular, but she is not too strong, and there are thin calluses on the soles of her feet, which should be due to her high-quality lightness kung fu."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Oh? How is it better than me?"

This question is full of self-satisfaction, and it doesn't seem like it came from a real master, but Hua Manlou chuckled and said: "Speaking of lightness kung fu, who in the world can match Chu Xiangshuai in a hundred years?" !"

Chu Liuxiang immediately showed a satisfied smile, but said in his mouth: "You praised me as ruthless than Hongxiu. Although I have confidence in myself, can it be said that I haven't been able to find a second light kung fu master in 100 years?"

Hua Manlou coughed dryly, and continued: "But there are not few sects known for lightness kung fu in the Jianghu. How can you be sure of that girl's master?"

Chu Liuxiang rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, "There are many sects that accept female disciples, but none of them can make female disciples so pampered."

Hua Manlou twitched his eyebrows and said, "You mean... her hand?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "That's right. The soles of her feet have thin calluses due to her practice, but the skin on her hands is like silk, smooth and delicate, without any calluses, and her nails are long and neatly trimmed."

Hua Manlou pondered, "Maybe it's because she is left-handed. Wasn't her left hand cut off?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Give me your hand, the left hand."

Hua Manlou stretched out his hand inexplicably, and was immediately held by Chu Liuxiang, stroking his palm lightly, and then the fingertips of each finger were also stroked in turn.He was stunned for a while, then he said, "You..."

Chu Liuxiang interrupted him: "You said, you moved out when you were 22?"

Hua Manlou said: "Yes. But..."

Chu Liuxiang said: "I have lived for less than a year?"

Hua Manlou said: "Yes."

Chu Liuxiang's fingers stopped, and they stopped in the palm of his hand.Huamanlou could feel the slender fingers gently tapping on her palm, and then heard Chu Liuxiang slowly say: "You have calluses on your hands."

Of course Hua Manlou knew that she had calluses on her hands, so she smiled faintly, "I'm blind, my hands are my eyes, so I use them more than others."

Chu Liuxiang suddenly tightened his grip on his hand, and then said: "People with poor eyesight use their fingertips to touch things. You also have calluses on the bases of your fingers and palms, which should be left by daily chores in daily life."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "I'm rather stupid."

Chu Liuxiang shook her head slightly, and said with a sighing tone: "You are just too strong... You see, you have only lived alone for less than a year, and you are right-handed, but there are still traces of labor on your left hand. If that Which sect did the girl worship as an apprentice, do you still bring the maids and servants to serve the daily life?"

This time Hua Manlou nodded and said, "That's why you are sure that she is a young lady from a wealthy family of martial arts?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Otherwise, she is a prince and princess."

Hua Manlou couldn't help laughing, and said, "It's as if you've seen a princess before!"

Chu Liuxiang scratched the bridge of her nose, and said, "If I say I've seen it, would you believe me?"

Hua Manlou's laughter suddenly stopped.He thought of the official ship with a thousand materials that Chu Liuxiang was on, which seemed to imply some kind of unusual identity.Then he sighed: "It seems that what I said before is not wrong, I am the one who made friends with you."

Just as Chu Liuxiang was about to let go of his hand, he clenched it again, and said in a deep voice, "Don't think too much. If I cared about those things, I wouldn't be willing to go to the rivers and lakes and become a thief."

Hua Manlou didn't speak again, but she already felt the warmth from her palm.The heat went all the way into his heart, as if a bright lamp was lit there.

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In Hua Manlou's mind, Chu Liuxiang was not alone.

The three words "Chu Liuxiang" are a legend.

A legend who is not only famous all over the world during his lifetime, but even his experiences and adventures will be compiled into stories and passed down to the world for hundreds of years.

Therefore, for Huamanlou, this legend will not fail.

When they first met, Chu Liuxiang once half-jokingly said to him "I have never failed", and Hua Manlou believed this sentence [-]%.

The reason why he wanted to refute Chu Liuxiang was only because of the stubbornness of the young man, and he himself felt that it was unnecessary and a kind reminder.

And during the time spent with Chu Liuxiang, he felt even more that this person seemed to never hit a wall.

So when Chu Liuxiang really hit a wall, the one who was most surprised was not Chu Liuxiang herself, but Huamanlou.

"Hitting a wall" is not just a rhetoric, but also very close to the actual situation.

The black door under the black-backed gold-lacquered plaque of "Murong Family" was slammed shut right in front of Chu Liuxiang's eyes, almost breaking his nose.

Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to retreat with a wry smile, stepping down the high steps.His hands touched his nose habitually again, as if he was rubbing the painful place.

Hua Manlou followed him down, angrily said: "What kind of martial arts family is so rude, they don't even let people in!"

Chu Liuxiang burst out laughing suddenly, put down the hand touching his nose, just stared at Huamanlou and said, "This is the first time I see you so angry."

Hua Manlou said: "I...I just don't like their attitude. No matter how famous the family background is, they are just people from the rivers and lakes. Why not leave some room for each other?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Are you fighting for me?"

Hua Manlou said: "You are Chu Liuxiang!"

Chu Liuxiang stopped laughing gradually, and after a while, she slowly said: "Chu Liuxiang is just a thief. The Murong family has a big family business, and they are at the foot of the capital, so it is understandable that they have to take their reputation into consideration."

Hua Manlou was silent, sighed for a while, and had recovered his usual gentleness, and said in a low voice: "Then what are you going to do? From this point of view, the Lin family and the Li family may not welcome you very much." .”

But Chu Liuxiang took his hand, with a smile on his face again, and said: "Fortunately, I have thought of someone."

"who?"

"Someone who can bring us into the Murong family."

The carriage went north again and arrived at Fengyang.

"Do you know which is the biggest gang here?"

Chu Liuxiang's question smacked of showing off and teasing, so Huamanlou didn't answer, just listening to Chu Liuxiang continue to say triumphantly: "Do you know which gang has the most members and the most powerful influence in the world? Almost all the thirteen provinces in the world have their halls?"

"It's the Gang of Beggars!" Hua Manlou blurted out, "Fengyang is the leader of the Gang of Beggars? Do you know someone from the Gang of Beggars?"

Chu Liuxiang clapped his hands and said, "You are a child genius! We are going to the head of the beggar gang to meet the new leader."

Hua Manlou breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The new leader is naturally Xiangshuai's friend again."

Chu Liuxiang nodded with a smile, and said: "This man is called Nangong Ling, and he is a good friend I made when I first debuted. In recent years, his affairs have become increasingly busy, and we rarely see each other, but I can guarantee that we asked him Help, he will never refuse."

Hua Manlou blinked subconsciously, and said, "You want this Nangong leader to take us to visit the Murong family? Now that he is the leader of the leader, I'm afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Liuxiang patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Others may be able to, but Nangong Ling won't. Don't worry, don't look at him as a gang leader, but he is not a rigid and stubborn old man. He is older than you Not even a few years older."

Huamanlou couldn't help but let out a "Huh", and said: "I heard that the bigger the Jianghu sect, the more senior and respected elders are in charge. Even if there are young handsome people in the gang, they must use their experience in the name of experience. Slowly endure for 20 years, until the beard grows on the mouth, and the seniors are also boiled to death, then I can become the leader of the gang."

Chu Liuxiang listened to him quietly at first, but finally couldn't help laughing and fell to the ground, beat the carriage board and said: "I think you are a kind person, I don't want to open your mouth so viciously, scolding the martial arts sects all over the world to death! In this way, you have to meet Nangong Ling and tell him this to him face to face. He must introduce you as a confidant!"

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Gu Long is a typical example that is not suitable for serious research, because he himself knows that he has created a bunch of bugs and never revises them. Readers can only follow him and get confused.

For example, yesterday a guest officer mentioned that Xue Yiren was still alive during Lu Xiaofeng's time...Let's think this guy is an old goblin like Huang Laoxie...

Say no flowers.

At present, we only evaluate the image of Wuhua in the original work, obviously he is a careerist.Like Nangongling, he planned to become the leader of a faction and then dominate the martial arts world, but Nangongling did it directly, while Wuhua was more devious.

It's a detour... It's a bit of a play, and it turns out that the next candidate for the abbot is not him...

But almost everyone knows that he is better than the alternate abbot in every way, so the life of the future abbot will not be easy.Maybe it's a flowerless plan, a place at the center of power without any obligations.

Then his heart is indeed dark, he has done everything from murder to blame, to kidnapping girls, but he still can't be called a villain.

The villain would stab Old Chu in the back, but he only pretended to be Tianfeng Shishilang and fought against Old Chu face to face.

When he came to the final failure, he directly cut himself off and never gave Lao Chu a chance to deal with him.

This guy should be considered a hero.