Jade flute sounds far

Qiao Chongyu looked towards the direction where Qi Yuan's figure disappeared, but only saw a cloud of hazy and ambiguous moonlight, rendering the corners of the Tang Sect's blue and gray eaves.Many thoughts in his mind were in a mess, but he didn't want to straighten them out anymore, so he ran after him.

His figure was light and nimble, and within a few ups and downs, he caught the figure in front again. He couldn't help mobilizing his internal strength, and brought the Shuiyue footwork to the peak. Although he was running on the eaves, it was like walking on flat ground.Qi Yuan was also aware of his approach, and turned into a dark alley to hide, but Qiao Chongyu was still a step ahead of him, barely standing in front of him.

Qi Yuan paused and dodged sideways, but Qiao Chongyu caught up with his fist and grabbed his left wrist.Qi Yuan flipped his wrist, and swung his right fist to attack instead of defend, but was easily parried by Qiao Chongyu. In less than fifty moves, Qi Yuan was locked by Qiao Chongyu's arms.

"If brother Qi doesn't draw his sword, I'm afraid he won't be able to defeat me."

Qiao Chongyu said in a low voice, raised her head again, and looked at Qi Yuan's face.At this time, the two were very close, and Qiao Chongyu finally confirmed that the glimpse just now was not his hallucination——Compared to two months ago, Qi Yuan was indeed much more haggard, after hearing this, he just remained silent, looking at Qiao Chongyu quietly , as if waiting for him to continue speaking.

In the past two months, Qiao Chongyu has investigated and investigated a lot of information about Chenmengtang, but now that the culprit appeared in front of him, he was suddenly dumbfounded, and only for a moment asked a relatively insignificant question: "Why did Brother Qi appear here? What happened to that person just now?"

"He came after me, I'm sorry." Qi Yuan only said, "This time I got involved with the owner, and I won't show up around anymore."

"and many more!"

Sensing Qi Yuan's intentions, Qiao Chongyu hastened to increase his strength, for fear that he would disappear from his sight again. "You..." He opened his mouth, wanting to continue asking—he wanted to know what happened to Qi Yuan, whether he was really under the control of Yu Dongjie, and whether he really came from Chenmengtang, but there were so many clues. I don't know where to ask.

They were standing by the wall at this moment, the moonlight was like silver, it was cut off by the wall, only half of it was left, all of it was illuminated on Qiao Chongyu's handsome face, making him look like a celestial cultivator on Mount Penglai who never eats fireworks.But Qi Yuan hid in the shadows, looked at Qiao Chongyu for a while, then suddenly said, "Mr. Yu has passed away, right?"

Qiao Chongyu froze, and the strength in his hand was already three points lighter.Qi Yuan was not in a hurry to run away, he just asked: "Does the owner want to kill me to avenge Manager Yu?"

"Wh...no!" Qiao Chongyu quickly shook his head, "Brother Qi, aren't you under the control of Chenmengtang? Uncle Yu hired you to control you to approach me and follow me around, and then wait for the opportunity to kill me—— These are not from your heart..."

When he said the word "sincerity", he felt bitter in his mouth and couldn't continue.I only heard Qi Yuan say in my ear: "It turns out that the owner of the village thinks so."

His tone was calm, and he couldn't tell whether it was affirmation or negation, but Qiao Chongyu seemed to catch something suddenly, and quickly raised his head: "No, I want to know—"

"The owner! The owner!"

Before Qiao Chongyu finished speaking, he felt his surroundings brighten up suddenly, and at the same time there was a shout accompanied by chaotic footsteps, it was the voice of the disciples of Jingyi Villa: "Villa Master——"

Qiao Chongyu couldn't help being taken aback by the sudden incident, but at this moment, Qi Yuan broke free from him and sprinted towards the depths of the dark alley where the firelight did not shine.

"Take care of yourself."

"Brother Qi?!"

Qiao Chongyu wanted to chase after him again, but someone had already turned a corner, saw him, and immediately shouted: "The owner! The owner is here!"

"Why are you here?"

Those who came out to look for it were not only the four disciples who came with them, but also several members of the Tang Sect.Seeing that Qiao Chongyu was safe and sound, Xu Han, the leader, felt relieved, and scratched his head shyly: "Well... I was falling asleep just now, when I heard a loud bang on the roof, and someone snorted, so I put on my shoes and went out. The door of your room is wide open, owner, and there are bloodstains on the roof... We were worried that you had been plotted against, so we hurried out to look for it. On the way, we met some brothers from the Tang Sect who were watching the night—the owner, but someone To sneak attack at night?"

"...That's true."

Qiao Chongyu thought for a moment, and could only answer vaguely: "But I didn't recognize the identity of the other party, so I let him escape."

"Who else could it be? It must be—" Xu Han angrily realized something was wrong in the middle of the sentence, and quickly stopped him, "In short, the owner, are you not injured?"

"No." Qiao Chongyu was afraid that if he procrastinated, he would reveal his secrets sooner or later, so he quickly thanked a group of disciples from the Tang Sect who had come to look for him, and led them back to the guest room.For the rest of the time, no one could fall asleep, and the five of them barely survived until dawn, and then they left.

Back at Jingyi Villa, Gong Zhanming and Jing Yuezao had been waiting for a long time.Hearing that Tang Yizhi was still alive, the two looked at each other with both surprise and joy: "Sect Master Tang can really help us contact Uncle Tang?"

"This statement should be true." Qiao Chongyu said, "Master Tang has promised to write a book today and send someone to send it to Master Tang. If it goes well, it will be delivered in ten days."

"Then it won't take a month for us to receive the news." Gong Zhanming murmured, but his brows were still frowning, "But just in case—"

What Yu Dongjie said that night about Tang Yizhi's injury, Qiao Chongyu also unreservedly told Gong Zhanming and Jing Yue, if what Yu Dongjie said is true, there is no guarantee that Tang Yizhi will not feel resentful towards Jingyi Villa.

"Yu Dongjie's one-sided words, why believe him?"

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was becoming more serious, Jing Yue couldn't help but said, "Anyway, I don't believe that Master and Grand Master would do such a thing."

"Naturally, I don't want to doubt my grandfather and father." Qiao Chongyu nodded, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Forget it, it's useless for us to speculate here. Let's wait for news from the Tang Sect."

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days passed, and there was still no news from Tang Fei.Not to mention Qiao Chongyu alone, even Gong Zhanming and Jing Yue became more and more anxious while waiting.

"Maybe the courier was delayed for a few days on the road, or... Master Tang couldn't figure out how to reply."

These two excuses were the only excuses Qiao Chongyu could think of, so he had to comfort himself and the other two again and again, and continued to wait in the gradually deserted late autumn weather.Apart from this matter, Qiao Chongyu was also worried about Qi Yuan—but after the brief meeting with Tangmen that day, Qi Yuan disappeared again. And any single swordsman I've seen around here.

Qiao Chongyu even thought, if he started to investigate all kinds of things about Chenmengtang again, would Qi Yuan appear before his eyes again?But even the Siyun Pavilion didn't have the information collected, so it's not easy with just one person.

Unknowingly, another ten days passed, Qiao Chongyu finished the discussion, and on a sudden whim, went back to the courtyard where Tang Yizhi lived.He and Qi Yuan went in once, it was still midsummer, and the peach trees in the courtyard had lush branches and leaves, and the dense green color seemed to flow down from the branches.But now half of the leaves have fallen, soaked by the autumn rain of the past few days, sticking to the ground wetly, exuding a rotten smell.

He suddenly heard the cry of a child, softly, coming from the corner behind the house.Qiao Chongyu was startled, walked over slowly, and actually saw a small figure curled up under the wall: "You are..."

The child was completely unaware that someone was approaching. Hearing this, he jumped up in fright, showing a weeping face: "Ah—the owner of the village! The disciple has seen the owner of the village!"

"Don't say goodbye, get up."

Qiao Chongyu was taken aback for a while before he remembered that this was one of the few disciples that Jing Yue selected from the farmers around the villa at the beginning of the year, and they should have worshiped under Li Junchuan at that time.Thinking of this, he probably realized what happened, and his face sank: "But someone in the villa bullied you? Where are your other brothers?"

"No, no." The child clenched his clothes, lowered his head and answered in a low voice, "They wrote a letter to their family last month, and they were taken home yesterday..."

He shook his head, stepped forward and dragged the man out from the dusty wall, and wiped his cat-like face with his sleeve: "What about you, but you also want to go home?"

"Do not……"

To his surprise, the child pursed his lips and shook his head: "Daddy said, if you can't become an upright man, don't go home."

Qiao Chongyu paused, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Sanqi trotting all the way to find him from a distance: "Villa Master, Protector Gong invites you to go to the gate!"

"Could it be that Uncle Tang sent a letter back?" Qiao Chongyu was overjoyed when he heard the words, but he still handed the child over to Sanqi, and simply ordered him to be taken to his courtyard first, before rushing to the gate of the villa.

Gong Zhanming and Jing Yue were waiting there earlier, when they saw Qiao Chongyu approaching, their faces couldn't contain their excitement: "Master...!"

"Why are you so happy?" Qiao Chongyu knew at a glance that it must be good news, but she was still a little puzzled, "Could it be that Uncle Tang has agreed—"

Before he finished speaking, his eyes flicked to the outside of the door, and he froze immediately.A carriage was parked outside the gate of the villa at the moment, and the disciples of the Tang Sect who were driving saw Qiao Chongyu's appearance, and immediately clasped their fists in salute, pulled aside the black and blue curtain hanging from the carriage, and helped the passengers out of the carriage.

The man was dressed in blue-grey robes, with a thin body and white hair at the sideburns, but his face was not at all old, and he could still see the handsome and romantic youth.His left foot seemed to be very inconvenient, and with the support of Tangmen disciples, he managed to walk a few steps forward, raised his head, and stared deeply at the plaque of Jingyi Villa.

"Jingyi Mountain Villa..." He murmured, suddenly let go of the support of others, and took a step forward with difficulty, facing Qiao Chongyu who was coming forward.

"Tang Yizhi, disciple of Jingyi Villa, pays homage to the owner of the villa."