The first floor of Luhua Tianxia

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This chapter is a bit long....

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"Why did I find Ximen Chuuxue?" Lu Xiaofeng was puzzled,

"Don't you want to find Ximen Chuuxue?" Sikong Zhaoxing didn't understand, this time, he finally walked in through the open gate of Baihualou,

"Isn't it something Lu Xiaofeng often does to find Ximen Chuuxue when in trouble?"

Before Lu Xiaofeng could refute, Sikong Zaixing said again, "This time, you won't be able to find him."

"Huh?" Even if Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to look for him, he started to be curious at this moment.Clothed in white as snow, as cold as snow, not many people have actually seen a sword fairy who has become a god, because Ximen Chuuxue seldom leaves Wanmei Villa, and every time he appears, there must be some earth-shattering event in the rivers and lakes .

"Where did he go?"

"Dali."

"What did he go to Dali for?" Lu Xiaofeng's curiosity was completely unbearable,

"It's too hot in the south of the Yangtze River, so he went to Dali for recreation." Sikong Zhaixing winked at Lu Xiaofeng, "The important thing is, the beauty thinks the heat here is annoying, so if she wants to play in Dali, of course he has to accompany her."

"Beauty?" Hua Manlou was also puzzled, "Isn't he already with..."

"The beauty is naturally not about Sun Xiuqing." Sikong Zaixing said, and the two of them stayed on the spot. Seeing this, Sikong Zaixing continued with satisfaction, "You, Lu Xiaofeng, also know that beauty."

Lu Xiaofeng frowned tightly and didn't answer for a long time.

"If a person knows too many beauties, it will take a long time to count now." Hua Manlou joked,

"Lu Xiaofeng, before you were swept up to an island by a storm at sea, and you met an honest monk..." Sikong Zaixing reminded him,

"Shaman! How could Ximen Chuuxue be with Shaman!" Lu Xiaofeng jumped up from the chair,

Hua Manlou waved his fan unhurriedly, "If Ximen Chuixue and Shaman go to Dali together, what will you do? Do you want to learn from Baiyun City Lord to fight with him?"

Sikong Zaixing is still his friend after all, seeing Lu Xiaofeng trying to explain but finding it difficult to speak, he stood up to reveal the answer for him,

"It was not Shaman who married a wife and a virtuous person, took a concubine and beauty, and went to Dali with Ximen Chuuxue, but Xiaoyu who was by her side."

Lu Xiaofeng showed an expression of sudden realization, "During Gong Jiu's incident before, Xiaoyu was involved and injured. I once asked Ximen Chuuxue to take care of her for a while, so it turns out..." He stroked his beard again, "Xiaoyu is indeed a considerate beauty."

"I still don't think this is something he would do," Hua Manlou said, "after all..."

After all, Ximen Chuuxue's life has been dedicated to his sword. Such a person can't and can't have human feelings. Otherwise, why would he bother to protect his flawless swordsmanship and undefeated record? goodbye.

"People will always change," Sikong Zhaixing didn't care, "Okay, my message has been delivered." He looked at Lu Xiaofeng,

"Goodbye."

"Are you still thinking about this?" Lu Xiaofeng asked Hua Manlou, and then said to himself, "Indeed, who would have thought that the cold and ruthless Ximen Chuuxue could also become a lover who knows pain and warmth?"

"Indeed," Hua Manlou kept fanning in his hand, "people will always change, the most ruthless person can also become a passionate person"

"Will the amorous prodigal son also change one day?"

"Are you talking about me?" Lu Xiaofeng asked,

"Did you also want to retire from the world after meeting Sharman?"

This is indeed not an easy question to answer, Lu Xiaofeng seems to have been stumped by this question, he stared at Hua Manlou, the other party did not urge him to answer, but there was no intention to give up this question either,

Lu Xiaofeng brushed his beard, "If I can really do this, why would I sit here and bring all this trouble?"

Hua Manlou nodded, "It seems that Ximen Chuuxue will change, but the amorous prodigal son will not stay for anyone."

Just as Lu Xiaofeng was about to open his mouth, he seemed to have made up his mind not to continue this topic, "Ximen Chuuxue can't come to help you this time, what are you going to do?"

"Don't we still have more than half a month?" Lu Xiaofeng asked back,

"What are you going to do for half a month?" Hua Manlou asked.

"Use it to think, to think about something." Lu Xiaofeng replied, his expression became serious, because he really still had a lot of questions that he didn't understand. For example, Huo Xiu had known about Shangguan Feiyan's conspiracy for a long time, but he wanted to pretend to cooperate.

"This question is not difficult," said Hua Manlou, "Huo Xiu is an old fox. The old fox can use Shangguan Feiyan's movements to draw you and me out. He is happy to save worry and effort, and of course cooperate."

"This is what I don't understand even more. Why did Huo Xiu insist on attracting you to help him kill?"

"Are you saying that my martial arts are not as good as yours, Lu Xiaofeng?" Hua Manlou pretended to be angry, and slapped Lu Xiaofeng's hand with a fan,

Lu Xiaofeng cried out in pain, but Hua Manlou smiled and said, "The paper fan is weak, when did Brother Lu become so afraid of pain?"

Lu Xiaofeng complained and went to rub the back of the hand that was photographed, but in his heart he wished Hua Manlou could hit him a few more times,

"Lu Xiaofeng," Hua Manlou said again, "I also have a question that I can't figure out."

"Didn't you eat one of the two pieces of letter paper from the Heavenly Official? How can you take it out intact?"

Just as Lu Xiaofeng was about to explain, he continued, "There is only one possibility, the letter you ate in front of me that night was fake."

Lu Xiaofeng acquiesced,

"That's what I can't figure out even more. Why are you looking for me in the middle of the night?"

"Although I can't see, my sense of smell is better than that of ordinary people. When you took out the paper that night, I could already smell the fragrance of ink. So, it's not a blank letter from a heavenly official, nor is it a random piece of white paper."

"It's a written letter, full of ink. The person who wrote it should have been taken by you and sent to my house just after he finished writing."

"I really can't figure out what kind of paper is that? Why did you suddenly eat it?"

Sweat was dripping from Lu Xiaofeng's face, when did Huamanlou become so eloquent, he couldn't answer any of these questions, since he couldn't stand it, and he couldn't run away, Lu Xiaofeng thought for a while, wiped I slapped my forehead, but when I opened my mouth,

"This summer is really unbearable, Brother Hua, I wonder if there is any sour plum juice in the building to cool off?"

Hua Manlou was taken aback, then stood up, "You rest here, I'll bring it out to you."

Outside the building were hanging trees and shadows, only Xia Chan was in relatives, and Lu Xiaofeng had already drank two large bowls of sour plum juice that refreshed his spleen and relieved the summer heat.Hua Manlou sat across from him waving a paper fan, listening to the sound of cicadas, and never mentioned the past again, because of the questions that Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to answer, he naturally wouldn't ask them again.

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Dazzling lights illuminate the entire courtyard of Yiqing Courtyard, and the fragrance of magnolia, flowers, and wine all penetrate into the five viscera and make people intoxicated.

Lu Xiaofeng was not drunk, he didn't even take a sip of wine, sitting opposite him was that Ouyang Qing with black hair and smiling eyes.

Ouyang Qing didn't have a smile on her face today. She sat here and drank more than half of the wine on the table.

Because even she could tell that Lu Xiaofeng was in a bad mood tonight.

When one candle was burned out and more than half of the night passed, she finally couldn't help but make a sound,

"Why is it only you today, not Playboy?"

Lu Xiaofeng was confused, "Could it be that I used to come with him often?"

Ouyang Qing had already got up to turn on the wick, "That's not true, it's just that, at this time, I thought you would look for him instead of me."

When Lu Xiaofeng was about to ask when, Ouyang Qing had already stuffed a copper mirror with rhombic flowers into his hand. Lu Xiaofeng glanced at it, and the face inside was as painful as if he owed others thousands of taels of silver. Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand and squeezed it. His own face, the person inside also reached out and pinched his own face.

It turned out that this person with a bad face was really himself, the chic and unrestrained Lu Xiaofeng.

Next, the sorrow on Lu Xiaofeng's face turned into surprise again, because Ouyang Qing no longer wanted to face that stinking face, and drove him out of the Yiqing Courtyard.

Huo Xiu is dressed gorgeously today, and his face is also very energetic.As soon as Lu Xiaofeng turned out of the alley, he saw this gorgeous Huo Xiu,

"Are you waiting for me?"

Huo Xiu nodded with a smile, "I'm waiting to treat you to dinner."

"You really know me very well," Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his belly. Anyway, he didn't drink or eat anything just now. It's always a happy thing to have someone treat you to dinner.

Anchovies in sesame sauce, southern milk cress, bridgehead ribs, and a plate of brine with four flavors.Two bowls and chopsticks, and a silver flagon.Huo Xiu and Lu Xiaofeng were sitting across the table, among the diners at Xia Ye Restaurant, this scene was like a touching reunion of old friends, and they were having a good time drinking and chatting about their old love.

Lu Xiaofeng blinked a pair of bright eyes and looked at the flower-bellied silver bottle, "Is this wine kept privately in your Xiaolou?"

Huo Xiu nodded,

Lu Xiaofeng thought for a while, stretched out his hand to take it, poured half of the pot in one go, and smacked his mouth, "Good wine should have a good name."

Huo Xiu said, "This is Xinfeng wine, and there is only one jug in my small building."

"It's not an auspicious name." Lu Xiaofeng frowned, "Actually, I shouldn't be drinking now."

Huo Xiu's face also dimmed, and he even revealed a little bit of reluctance. He asked back, "Did you drink tea when you saw him off?"

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, then smiled again, "At last I did not waste my friendship with you, remember to practice it for me."

"Sometimes, two people know each other too well to be friends anymore," Huo Xiu looked at him and said slowly,

"It makes sense," Lu Xiaofeng said while pouring him a glass, "So, you see, we have become enemies like this."

"Lu Xiaofeng," Huo Xiu said suddenly, looking at him with meaningful eyes, "I will thank you regardless of whether this matter can be accomplished or not."

"Should I just say no thanks?" Lu Xiaofeng couldn't laugh or cry, Huo Xiu just had the ability to describe this shameless threat as the righteousness between friends,

The shameless man continued without changing his face, "See you next time, and I'll buy you another drink."

"Okay," Lu Xiaofeng agreed wholeheartedly.

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"Lu Xiaofeng, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"I always have to wait for the priest to finish the morning class."

"Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaofeng is still a person who is very considerate of others." Following the words, Zuo Xuanren had already walked out,

The summer sky always dawns early, Mr. Zhang looks outside, the first sun in the east is not inferior to the sunset glow, the sky is burnt red, and the edge of the white clouds seems to be stained with blood.Zuo Xuan stood coldly in the blaze, with an expression on his face that only a person who has been cut off from worldly happiness for a long time,

"Lu Xiaofeng, you know, if you don't take the initiative to come to me, I won't take the initiative to go to you." As soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Xiaofeng frowned,

"Sounds like I should thank you for that."

Zuo Xuan didn't speak, but his expression responded, Lu Xiaofeng had already turned his head away from looking at his face,

"Are you ready"

Lu Xiaofeng didn't use swords often, but today he brought one.The sword is very ordinary, so ordinary that no one will notice that he is still carrying a sword if he does not use it.

The sword is originally used to kill people, as long as it is sharp enough, it doesn't matter if it looks simple or complicated.

This sharp sword failed to leave a trace in Zuo Xuan's hand,

"You don't need to be discouraged, my whisk has a rhinoceros horn as a handle, and the weapon cannot be broken," Zuo Xuan said as if seeing his thoughts,

Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest is also a considerate person."

This sentence was originally intended to prevent him from losing his fighting spirit prematurely, but it fell into Lu Xiaofeng's ears, but it was not a pleasant feeling.However, he didn't have much time to calm himself down.

In front of Zhang Laoguan is a plum tree that does not bloom in summer, but behind the yard is a large lotus pond that is suitable for the scene.

The lotus is vivid, thin green and sparse red, the lotus leaves are thick with dew, and each one is round and clear.

Lu Xiaofeng had already been forced to retreat into the pool, chasing and chasing, advancing and retreating, brought up gusts of wind, disturbed the green waves, and shattered the beads.

The dust whisk is like silk, the white silk is like snow, the white silk on the dust whisk is not as tough as black gold silk, Lu Xiaofeng can even see them shaking slightly in the wind,

When he finally made a move, Lu Xiaofeng realized that it really didn't matter whether he was carrying a saber or a sword today.

All of a sudden, the whisk swept thousands of silks, all of them came towards him,

"Lu Xiaofeng, what trace can your consonant finger block?"

Zuo Xuan's appearance seemed to never change, he seemed to just stand on the lotus skirt early in the morning to admire the flowers, and ask Lu Xiaofeng a few words by the way.

"I didn't want to."

Hearing these words at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng had nothing but a wry smile.In fact, Zuo Xuan's movements were not fast, he even paused for a while before making a move, as if deliberately giving Lu Xiaofeng time to think,

When he should be thinking, Lu Xiaofeng closed his eyes.

When the eyes can't see clearly, the ears are more trustworthy. At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng is only annoyed that he didn't have a delicate heart, and he can hear every bit of it in his heart.When he opened his eyes again, he had already made a decision.

Lu Xiaofeng's decision was based on luck.In many cases, luck is the key to determining the outcome.

Lu Xiaofeng's luck is indeed very good, because the person in this world who can both point fingers and tell the location by listening happens to be his best friend,

Although he saw this friend at the moment, his face was a little subtle,

"You didn't come back last night, so I already guessed that you would be here." Hua Manlou opened his mouth first, after all, he is also a considerate person.

"Now I know why Huo Xiu wanted to find you," before Lu Xiaofeng swallowed this sentence,

The white silk between the two's fingers seems to have life, and it swims gently like water, spreading towards the way it came from.

Hua Manlou's face also changed, he was no longer calm no matter what happened,

What made them even more surprised was that when the dust was all gathered together, Zuo Xuan raised his wrist and put the whisk on his sleeve, without any intention of making another move.

"Why do you want to help Huo Xiu?" The Taoist priest who didn't eat fireworks finally had a trace of human emotions.

At this point, there was no need to hide anything, because it was impossible for them to complete this matter.

Hearing them talk about the poison of Bayeux, Zuo Xuan's Wannian Bingbing's face unexpectedly showed some expression,

"I have a side that can cure this poison."

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou were surprised and suspicious, they were surprised that he was so direct, and they were suspicious that he would ask for something.

Zuo Xuan looked at the two of them, "Pindao also happens to be proficient in medicine, divination and poison. The poison of the bay leaves is heat and poison that attacks the heart. It can be cured with the nine-section calamus, but this flower is extremely hard to find."

Lu Xiaofeng frowned, he noticed that Hua Manlou's expression changed drastically after hearing these words,

"Does the Taoist mean to say that there is no antidote to this poison?"

"Why?"

"Nine-section calamus, this herb only exists in Taoist legends, there is no such thing in the world, "Flowers are all over the corridors," but, why did the Taoist priest use this to amuse us?

Zuo Xuan couldn't stop laughing out loud, until tears glistened,

"There is no calamus with nine knots in the world, so does the poison of the bay leaf exist in the world?!"

As soon as this sentence came out, it was like a thunderclap, the two of them stood in a daze for a long time, but they couldn't say a word.

"Lu Xiaofeng, haven't you eaten and slept well recently, and you can come to me today to fight a duel with a sword, why do you think you have been poisoned?" Zuo Xuan asked,

Lu Xiaofeng remained silent.Thinking of the changes and strange feelings in his heart the day before yesterday, he glanced at Hua Manlou, and found that Hua Manlou also had his head down and had no intention of speaking.

Thinking that he probably thought of the same thing at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng felt that it was better for the world to have such a poison, it was reasonable and he had a clear conscience.

Seeing the difference in their faces, Zuo Xuan still did not let go,

"Do you really believe that there are drugs that disturb people's minds in the world? If there were, it would not be drugs, but an antidote to the endless suffering of many people!"

"The so-called Bayeux's poison is just your heart disease."

"I have a question now, I don't know if I will answer it." Lu Xiaofeng finally said,

"Why do you want the position of the heavenly official, or do you really want to snatch Huo Xiu's letter from the heavenly official?"

Zuo Xuan was taken aback for a moment, since he just laughed out loud, his expression had become lively and colorful, he and Lu Xiaofeng looked at each other,

"I think it's too late now," Lu Xiaofeng said apologetically,

"I stayed at Ouyang Qing's place for a while last night," said these words to Hua Manlou, and Lu Xiaofeng turned to Zuo Xuan again, "Then I ran into Huo Xiu."

"What did he ask you for?"

"He bought me a drink, practiced it for me, and said that he had to thank me if it didn't work out."

Zuo Xuan frowned, "Because he knew you were going to come to my place early in the morning to die."

"I thought the same thing last night. Now that I think about it, he asked me to do it for himself, because he was determined to leave here."

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes fell on the same spot, "Just go to a place and have a look."

The bamboo forest is still the same bamboo forest, but the small building in the bamboo forest is no longer there, and the owner of the small building has disappeared without a trace.

Huo Xiu's small building has ample amount of old wine all the year round, but the fine wine is used to set fire, and the charred bricks and tiles are everywhere, with the aroma of wine steaming in the heat,

"You don't want to snatch Huo Xiu's position as a heavenly official, on the contrary, you want to force him to stay in this position." Lu Xiaofeng said to Zuo Xuan, whose face was already ashen, "It's just because he has long been unwilling to be the Tsing Yi Lou again." Tianguan."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly again,

"Even his appearance after the fake death was forced by you, as a last resort. You want him to never send out those two letters from the heavenly official."

"Lu Xiaofeng, it's too late for you to pretend to be smart now." Zuo Xuan said coldly, and after saying this, he walked away.

He left in such a hurry, he seemed unwilling to answer my doubts, Lu Xiaofeng thought about it.He kicked lightly with his toes, and turned over a red and yellow broken tile, revealing half of the scorched black drawing fragment,

"Lu Xiaofeng, what are you looking at?" Hua Manlou asked him,

"Do you still remember that Huo Xiu collected a picture of bamboo branches from the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty that he didn't like?" Lu Xiaofeng couldn't bear it, "He was so ruthless that he burned such a precious thing together."

Hua Manlou was taken aback, and both of them sighed.