Atractylodes

Bai Shu took advantage of the night to leave Chang'an, and first hurried back to Chong's house to find old man Lu.

The old man Lu looked surprised when he saw him. This person in front of him has only been seen for three years, but he seems to be a completely different person. He used to be at most an ignorant and inexperienced ruffian, but now there is an unspoken suspicion in his eyes Murder and hostility...

"Baishu?"

Bai Shu smiled.

That smile made old man Lu think that his feeling just now was just an illusion.

He heard about Lan Junrong's resurrection, and thought that Bai Shu should be with Lan Junrong, so now he came back to find himself because...

"What are you here for?"

"Please save Lan Junrong's life."

Chong Baishu knelt down.

As if he had expected such a result, old man Lu sighed and helped Bai Zhu up, "Get up first, I have something to tell you."

Bai Shu had doubts in his heart, so he only heard old man Lu say, "Let me ask you, do you know that Chong Luo practiced "Nine Forms of Phoenix Dance"?"

Bai Shu nodded, "I know."

The old man Lu's expression froze, and his hands trembled slightly, "Then do you know where he practiced?"

Bai Shu raised his head and looked at old man Lu suspiciously.

Old man Lu said, "Say what you have."

"Would you believe me if I said... Senior Brother was killed by Chong Luo?"

Old man Lu's eyes widened, "What are you talking about!"

Bai Shu lowered his head, "He fed me □□ to coerce Lan Junrong to hand over the cheats."

Old man Lu let out a breath slowly, his expression seemed to be greatly shaken, "So that's the case, he really did this..."

Bai Shu felt that old man Lu seemed to know something, "What do you mean?"

It turned out that the old man Lu had already found out that Chong Luo was wrong, and the reason was that Chong Luo came to him after finding out what was wrong with him.For ordinary people, "Phoenix Dance Nine Forms" has fatal side effects, and it is very dangerous to practice. Only the stone as the carrier can be suppressed. Once the stone is removed, the practitioner will become unconscious, and even Hallucinations can occur.

Chong Luo came to find old man Lu because he found some problems in himself, but was immediately questioned by old man Lu.And Chong Luo's explanation is that he practiced the remnants of Chong's family.

Because now in Jianghu, Zhongjia received more attention and danger than before.Chong Luo said he had to strengthen himself.

"Lan Junrong can't be saved, unless he gets the cheat book and continues to practice to bring back the messed-up qi, otherwise he will either stay stupid or go mad after half a year. With his temperament, I believe it won't drag you down. "Old man Lu lowered his eyebrows, as if a big stone was blocked in his heart, he almost didn't even have the strength to answer Bai Shu.

Chong Luo...why did you come this far?

"Is there really no other way?"

Old man Lu looked at Bai Shu and shook his head slightly.

In other words, if you want Lan Junrong to continue to live, you must snatch the stone back from Chong Luo.But how easy is this?

"Why did you choose to believe me? Even my father wouldn't believe what I said." Bai Shu was still a little strange.

The old man Lu smiled wryly, "Because he is the one who can do that kind of thing. The reincarnation of heaven, he will suffer retribution!"

Bai Shu didn't understand Old Man Lu's words, but Old Man Lu's complexion was not very good, so he didn't ask any more questions, he just asked hesitantly, "Then my dad...how is he?"

Hearing this, old man Lu looked up at Bai Shu, Bai Shu had grown up and looked like an adult, "Go and see him..."

Bai Shu didn't go.

I can't say why, but when I rode away on the horse, something seemed to be missing in my heart...

After meeting Old Man Lu, he arrived in Yangzhou City.

Back to Yangzhou again.

Bai Shu really likes this place so much, it's prosperous but not vain, even the wine is warm and almost gentle.

Originally wanted to find Ban Xiyao, but found that he was not there.Ban Xiyao has always lived in another garden, and Ban's family has never cared about him.That guy usually talks sarcasticly to everyone, and he is not very popular. It took Bai Shu a long time to find out what happened.

Said that Pan Xiyao made something and said it was for a friend, but once he went out, he never came back.

——Ban Xiyao went to find Zuo Yi with the newly made flute that day.It was also strange that he was taken to a place without much difficulty.It was a huge pool, filled with mist and bright candles, mixed with the voices of men and women joking.

"Ah, who is the one who dares to come so late?"

Seeing so many people at once, Pan Xiyao was at a loss, like a deer accidentally breaking into a dangerous situation in the forest.He struggled to find that familiar face in the thick mist.Zuo Yi's eyes slowly met his, and the man's eyes lit up slightly, "Ban Xiyao?"

"Yo, Zuo Yi..." The people on the side just wanted to joke.

"Shut up." Zuo Yi frowned and interrupted the man's words, raised his head and asked, "What are you doing here?"

There was nothing wrong with Ban Xiyao, but he felt inexplicably embarrassed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to sneak in, and even... didn't want Zuo Yi to see him.

"Go back if you have nothing to do." Zuo Yi's expression was cold.

Ban Xiyao: "..."

Seeing the embarrassing atmosphere between the two, the people on the side tried to smooth things over, "What's the matter with you, Zuo Yi? He brought gifts with good intentions, why do you just let him go back like this?"

"Gift?" Then everyone turned their gazes to Ban Xiyao's hand.

Ban Xiyao threw the box in his hand with a cold face, "It is indeed a gift, accept it if you like it, and throw it away if you don't like it, I'm leaving."

The box hit the water, and the splash splashed on Zuo Yi's face. Everyone was a little surprised that someone dared to treat Zuo Yi with such an attitude.

Zuo Yi didn't respond to Ban Xiyao's action, but the moment he opened the box, his expression was extremely ugly - a blue jade flute was lying on the red silk cloth, extremely delicate, shining with a lustrous luster.

When the people around saw the gift, they all shut up and looked at each other in blank dismay.How dare someone give Zuo Yi a flute?

"Stop!" Zuo Yi stopped Ban Xiyao who was walking out.

Pan Xiyao turned his head and said indifferently, "Is there anything else?"

"What do you mean?"

Ban Xiyao frowned, a little confused about Zuo Yi's meaning.

"Are you threatening me?"

Seeing Zuo Yi coming out of the water and walking towards him step by step, Pan Xiyao was inexplicably frightened, "What are you... say?"

Before Ban Xiyao finished speaking, Zuo Yi's figure moved in front of him in an instant, and the water flowed across his chest and fell to the ground. Zuo Yi's complexion was extremely bad, and there was no trace of his usual smile, " What Bai Shu said is true, don't try me again. I have always regarded you as my master, but everything is just my self-deception. You will never be him, nor can you replace him..."

Ban Xiyao froze in place, opened his mouth and couldn't say a word.I saw Zuo Yi throwing the box heavily on the ground, and blue fragments splashed out from the box...

The pool is still silent...

Zuo Yi's face was cold, but Ban Xiyao was angry and shocked.He looked at Zuo Yi, thinking of what he said just now, he seemed to understand something.What about Bai Shu?But Bai Shu... clearly said that he should cherish it, but Bai Shu clearly said that things like fate are really fragile.It was because of Bai Shu's words that Pan Xiyao decided to take the initiative to send something to Zuo Yi.

Ha... Now he knows why Zuo Yi approached him inexplicably from the very beginning, and why he treated him so strangely—so, did he treat him as another person?

Ban Xiyao sneered, with red eyes, "Am I just a substitute? You can drop it if you want it or not!"

Seeing that Ban Xiyao was about to quarrel with Zuo Yi, one of them immediately came out of the water and said to Pan Xiyao, "Brother, don't be too concerned. Zuo Yi has not been in a good mood recently..."

"Heh..." Ban Xiyao smiled ironically, "I don't care."

He didn't know how Lu Banxiyao got out during that section, and he didn't know what expression Zuo Yi behind him was watching him leave.He straightened his back, stretched out the white marks on his hands, and tried hard not to let himself look a little depressed...

Zuo Yi pressed his head and looked at the shattered flute under his feet.

It was a top-quality jade flute, and it could be called excellent both in terms of material and workmanship.However, he already had a flute.

neon clothes.

And the person who gave him the neon clothes has been dead for many years.

……

Back then, a small sect was wiped out by enemies, but he was just a nobody, standing in the distance and calmly watching the flames rising into the sky...

At that time, he was still a child, but his personality was indifferent and paranoid.He was watching the fire slowly burning the place where he lived yesterday to ashes, when someone behind him came and gently blindfolded him, "Children, don't look at these things."

The voice was extremely gentle, and when he turned his head, he saw a pair of burning peach blossom eyes, even when he was serious, his brows were affectionate.

Zuo Yi shook off his hand, "I'm not a child, and I don't need you to worry about it. That family finally died, and I'm not too happy!"

Ban Lu saw a blood-red tear mole in the corner of the child's eye, and frowned slightly, "Are you a servant of the house that was burned?"

Zuo Yi glared at Ban Lu.

Banlu laughed, "Do you know that there are very few people in this world who stare at me and are still alive."

Zuo Yi also laughed, "Then if I give you one more look, wouldn't it be worth it?"

Banlu's smile froze in the air, because the child smiled at him, charming and cruel.

He reached out and pinched the child's cheeks, "Don't laugh like that." Then he scratched him again. Zuo Yi had never seen anyone use this trick on him before, so he jumped up in fright, and then couldn't help laughing Get up, "Hahaha...you weirdo, hurry up...hahaha...let go of me!"

Banlu let him go as he wished, the laughter stopped abruptly, Zuo Yi glared at Banlu in embarrassment and annoyance, Banlu asked him, "What's your name?"

The child turned his head stubbornly, "Zuo Yi."

Banlu narrowed his eyes, "My name is Banlu, and I like you very much. I decided to take you as an apprentice. Come with me! Call me master."

Zuo Yi looked Pan Lu up and down with some trepidation, and then ran away, Ban Lu jumped up and stopped in front of Zuo Yi with a "huh", "You can't run away, I have my eyes on you."

At that time, although Zuo Yi was notorious, but after all, it was only limited to his peers, and he was no match for the old hooligans from Minglou.Ban Lu sealed Zuo Yi's acupuncture points, carried him on his shoulder, and left just like that...

Zuo Yi looked sadly and angrily at the flame that was getting further and further away, secretly worried about where his life would go.When he got to the town and entered the inn, Ban Lu threw Zuo Yi on the bed, rubbing his own shoulders, "It's good that you have meat on you brat, I'm sick!"

Zuo Yi: "..."

Ban Lu stretched out his hand to undo Zuo Yi's acupoints, "You..." Zuo Yi jumped towards Ban Lu with a carp, and Ban Lu dodged back. Seeing that Zuo Yi was about to fall off the bed, he quickly picked up his clothes and threw him pull up.

"How? Have you accepted me as a teacher?"

Zuo Yi stared with a pair of eyes and did not speak.

Unmoved, Ban Lu stretched out his hand and patted his face, which felt soft, and then patted him twice more addictively.

"It hurts!" Zuo Yi pursed his lips and burst into tears.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I suddenly found it so funny that I couldn't hold it back!" Banlu hurried over to rub Zuo Yi, and seeing that his fair face turned red, he went up and rubbed it twice, "I thought your skin was so pissed. Rough and thick, so it’s so untouched..."

Zuo Yi rolled his eyes and then looked up at Ban Lu, "Master, I'm hungry, can you give me some snacks."

When Banlu heard the word "master", his peach blossom eyes turned into squinted smiles, "Of course, what do you want to eat?"

"Just buy whatever you see. I'm a little tired."

Banlu narrowed his eyes and threatened, "I tell you, follow me to eat hot food, if you run out...be a little beggar."

Zuo Yi desperately nodded.

After Ban Lu went out, Zuo Yi waited for a while to make sure that the man would not turn back. Then he opened the window, looked at the ground, jumped up and landed firmly on the ground.

This is the light work he learned secretly. It is useless to do hard work on weekdays, but it will come in handy today.Zuo Yi walked towards the firewood room of the inn, hid himself inside and disappeared.

He expected that Banlu would go to the street to look for him when he disappeared, and he had seen the lightness kung fu of that person, no matter how fast he ran, he would not be able to escape from his palm.Banlu would never have thought that he would continue to hide in the inn.As soon as it was dark and the moon was rising, Zuo Yi jumped over the wall and ran out of the inn.