Jianghu chaos

Except for Xie Tianci's lineage, no one in the Xie family is a martial artist, and they can't be regarded as people in the Jianghu. They usually don't care about the affairs of the Jianghu. When Luoyingmen competed for the right to organize the conference, no one cared about it. Now all of a sudden, everyone gathered here , its purpose could not be clearer, it is nothing more than to enjoy the joy of the martial arts conference and promote their own business.

Speaking of which, Luoyingmen itself also runs a business, such as the inn tea stalls, restaurants and wine shops outside, the large fertile fields behind, and the ferry boat at Dihua Ferry, all of which are owned by Luoyingmen.It's just that Luoyingmen's location is remote, and there's not much business on weekdays. It's too difficult to support a family of dozens of people with these alone, so they do other things.

Songzhou produces fine wine, and Luoyingmen is planted with hundreds of flowers. Over the past few years, it has gradually gained the name of "Hundred Flower Brew".The promotion meeting was deliberately chosen on the third day of March, because after the Qingming Festival, the willows and flowers will bloom, and it is also the day when Luoyingmen closes the altar for a year and the altar of Baihuajiu will open. Originally, Luoyingmen had made up their minds to open the altar at the meeting , entertain with the aroma of wine and attract tourists with the aroma of wine.

Everyone in the Xie family held the almond tofu and fell into deep thought. Only Xie Chaohan was eloquently talking about the opening ceremony in the hall.Once he opened the chatter box, Xie Chaohan became interested. From the opening of the drum and fou sound array to the ingenuity of using tofu as the boundary, he listed everything in detail. He even did not forget to list the opening odds of the gambling house. .

As soon as it got dark, Xie Chaohan took a sip of his tea and wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Xie Tianci with a dark face—unknowingly it was time for dinner.

Everyone in Xie's family was in a heavy heart, and the welcome dinner that was originally prepared for Xie Chaohan was quiet and speechless, which fell right into Xie Chaohan's arms, so he didn't have to deal with too many courtesies.

"Master, the opening ceremony of Doufu Fort was held so well, will we...will be at a disadvantage?" A student who was preparing for the event finally couldn't bear it, and worriedly asked Mr. Xie for advice.

Master Xiemen frowned: "Han'er thinks, how should we modify it so that we don't fall behind?"

Xie Chaohan smiled: "My child thought that it would be too late to change anyway, so it's okay now."

Xiemen didn't want to talk to him anymore.

A reception banquet ended in an inexplicably heavy atmosphere, and door master Xie put his hands behind his back, and stepped on the plank road leading to the inner courtyard with great thought.Xie Chaohan waited for a while and saw that everyone dispersed before following his father calmly.

He had just walked a few steps, but suddenly felt a swift and fine wind brushing past his ears, the sound of the wind was sharp and harsh, unlike what it should be in this season.Xie Chaohan stopped abruptly, turned his head slowly, and narrowed his eyes.

Master Xiemen was thinking about the meeting, he didn't notice any abnormalities around him, he just paced and walked farther and farther.

When his father was completely out of sight, Xie Chaohan spun around to lift his breath, leaped over the towers and tall trees, and followed the branches and leaves all the way to the paulownia forest outside the Luoying Gate.

Between the fingers, I twirled a winter jasmine, the flower was half in bloom, and a bright yellow petal fell down and landed on another pair of boots.

Xie Chaohan looked sideways and met the man's eyes, calm and calm, not in a hurry or panic.

"When did you come in?"

"It should be your family dinner."

"There are so many disciples on patrol, but he was not found. Hua Ru's lightness kung fu practice is really good."

"But he didn't see me."

Xie Chaohan laughed: "So dissatisfied, it's a pity you didn't catch up with him either."

Mei Qian glanced at him lightly, and disappeared the next moment.

"Hey, it's all just joking, so what are you doing seriously?" The smiling voice scattered in the night lightly, and the rustling of the sleeves passed by. Xie Chaohan passed behind his hands behind his back, and the layers of tung leaves beside him galloped away, and then stopped At that time, the field of vision suddenly opened up, and there was a large tidal flat of grass in front of me. Among the grass, there was a ferry boat half hidden and half visible, with a flag erected on it, vaguely saying thank you.

On the tenth day of the second lunar month, the first quarter moon was half visible, and it was sprinkled on the di grass sway, swaying, and a part or two leaked to the ground, reflecting the figure of a person beside the sway.

The man was tall and straight, tall and thin, hiding in the night like a long shadow.At this moment, she was standing with her back to them, holding a paulownia leaf in her hand, and slowly bringing it to her lips.

Intermittent sound, a little jerky, the sound has hairs, not as mellow as the sound of the flute, but more simple, like a outing in the countryside, picking new green leaves and blowing it, the stream at the foot is gurgling, and the distant There are two or three birdsong.

The tune wasn't played smoothly, but it was recognizable, and it was the same as the Jiangnan minor tune that Xie Chaohan played to Ruan Xi before.

Even, the one Xie Chaohan blew was only for one section, and he continued to blow it all the way to the end.

Mei Qian watched from not far away.

Xie Chaohan learned this piece of music when he was young, but it was the first time he heard the second half.Compared with the first half, which is clear and graceful, the second half is more sad, as if parting, blowing from his mouth, against the swaying Di grass, it is a bit more desolate.

Xie Chaohan was silent, and took a step closer.

This time, Jian Ling left without turning around, still standing there quietly, with his head tilted slightly, the moonlight reflected half of his face, as cold and hard as iron with a cold light.

"You... know this song too?"

Jian Ling didn't speak.

"Where did you learn it?"

Jian Ling glanced at him, as if confirming what he was thinking: "My mother."

Sure enough... Xie Chaohan smiled bitterly.Just a few words and a song almost revealed his identity.

So, what did he show up tonight?Night visits to Luoyingmen, is it to take a look at the place that almost became your own home?To lure them out and play this piece of music, but do you intend to recognize him?

"I've heard you play this piece before." Jian Ling said coldly, "You play it better than me."

Is this...a gesture?Xie Chaohan's heart skipped a beat: "A Ling..."

The frosty face cracked a little, and Jian Ling's sword eyebrows sank: "Don't call me that, disgusting."

Xie Chaohan took a step forward: "Since you and I may be siblings, what's wrong with calling them that? You and I look about the same age, so I should be older, barely a big brother. You and I haven't seen each other for more than [-] years. Unavoidable unfamiliarity, but love comes slowly, not to mention blood is thicker than water, it will be good if you get familiar with it in the future..."

Jian Ling's face turned dark, and Paulownia Ye's sharp determination struck like a knife: "Who is your sibling!"

When the golden needle made a move, Mei Qian remained calm and shattered the paulownia leaf with a slight touch.

Xie Chaohan said bitterly: "They are from the same root, so why bother to fight each other, half-brothers are also siblings, cannibalism is nothing more than relatives hurting enemies, why do you bother—"

"Shut up!" Jian Ling burst into anger, drew his sword and stabbed straight, "You are not allowed to insult my mother!"

Who insulted? ?Xie Chaohan hurriedly dodged away, saying that half-brother reacted so much, it seems that the old man was really sorry for his mother and son?The ancients said that father's debt and son's repayment of sincerity are not deceitful, and Lao Tzu's romantic debts will implicate his son and be cut off.

This time, Jian Ling had no intention of fighting with him. After slashing a few times as if venting, he jumped into the tall grass and disappeared.

Xie Chaohan turned his face: "Why didn't you chase this time?"

Mei Qian had seen enough of the show, and said slowly, "Chasing by myself."

Xie Chaohan said frankly: "I can't catch up."

"Oh." Mei Qian turned around and walked back.

"..."

He came here uninvited in the middle of the night and played a song for no reason. Of course, Xie Chaohan would not think that Jian Ling was here to tease people or to vent his anger. His actions could almost confirm the connection with Luoyingmen.

On the way back, Xie Chaohan pondered for a moment, then changed direction.

With hurried steps, he went to the east wing of the inner courtyard, Mrs. Xie's room.

Mei Qian stopped in time, turned around as if nothing had happened, and wisely stopped following.

In the distance, Ruan Xi, who had just arrived here, was giving greetings to the Luoyingmen disciples one by one.Seeing him, Ruan Xi jumped up excitedly and waved:

"Brother, brother! I'm here!"

Mei Qian followed the trend and walked over: "I've been looking for you everywhere but I can't find you, so you're here."

Ruan Xi smiled foolishly: "I made my brother worry! I learned a lot from the heroes of Luoyingmen this afternoon. They taught me a lot. I am so happy that I can't sleep."

Seeing Mei Qian, the group of disciples also had bright eyes, scrambling to ask him for advice, and even more curious, they poked their heads over and asked him cautiously: "Hero Mei, who is better, you or our senior brother?"

Mei Qian smiled, "What do you think?"

The disciple's eyes almost burst out with enthusiasm: "I think it's Hero Mei!"

"Nonsense! It's obviously a senior brother!"

"Eldest brother is the best sword in the world! The Lingxu sect is better at lightness kung fu than offensive and defensive. If you really want to fight, you must be the best brother!"

"But Hero Mei has Fengyue Weaving Feather Thirteen Needles! You have forgotten that Master Mei sealed 72 acupoints all over his body with his hands and feet!"

Ruan Xi was shocked: "Is there such a thing?!"

At first, Mei Qian raised the corners of her lips slightly, but when she heard this sentence, she froze involuntarily, stretched out her hand and grabbed Ruan Xi, and dragged him back by the collar.

The group of Luoying disciples were still discussing on twitter: "Hero Mei doesn't like to have too much contact with people. I heard that when senior brother first met Hero Mei, in order to show the enthusiasm of the host, he acted intimately by hooking shoulders and back, and was attracted by Hero Mei. With a cold face, thirteen needles were given in a row, sealing all the important acupuncture points all over the body, and I lay upright all afternoon!"

A group of people booed: "Hero Mei is so powerful!"

A female disciple was very disdainful: "Hey, it's clear that the senior brother never guarded against the guests! If we fight seriously, our senior brother may not necessarily lose!"

"That may not win..."

Xie Chaohan sneezed.

The night was getting cold, Xie Chaohan touched his nose, the light in the room was still on, a voice came through the door: "Is it Han'er?"

Xie Chaohan pushed the door open and entered: "Mother still not asleep?"

Mrs. Xie turned on the candlelight, leaned on the bed, and when she saw him coming in, she sat up a little: "Do you still remember your mother?"

Xie Chaohan smiled and said, "Of course I remember, my son also specially brought Huainan's specialty almond tofu, which was delivered just now, did mother try it?"

"You don't come here to ask for credit." Mrs. Xie glanced at the empty disk on the case table, "Everyone in the sect gets a copy, so it's not specially given to your mother."

"I brought it specially for my mother." Xie Chaohan leaned forward without changing his face, "The others are incidental."

Mrs. Xie snorted, knowing that he was just coaxing people, she still felt good in her heart: "Okay, tell the truth. Who are you thanking Mr. Qi, don't others know that I don't know? How can you come here at night to say hello, clearly It’s all about going to the Three Treasures Palace!”

Xie Chaohan pretended to sigh: "I really can't hide anything from my mother. My mother is so insightful, so it's a pity not to be a master of Qingtian."