Wulin Xiaohui

Early the next morning, Pan Cheng came to visit Ye's house.Before Shen Yizhou got up, he waited in the flower hall.

Ye Zang also fell asleep rarely, and only slowly got up after being woken up by Uncle Guan.

Uncle Guan worked hard, holding the teapot and refilling the water again and again.

Pan Cheng was extremely patient, sitting still until Ye Zang came out.

When Ye Zang saw Pan Cheng, he was full of apology and said, "Brother Pan has been waiting for a long time. He went to bed late yesterday, so it's hard to get up this morning."

While being polite, Pan Cheng stretched his neck to look at the west wing behind him, and asked, "Is Yizhou not up yet?"

Ye Zang nodded: "If he falls asleep, no one can wake him up."

Disappointment flashed across Pan Cheng's eyes, and he nodded understandingly: "An aunt in my capital city has the same temper. She was woken up in the middle of her sleep and could pick up a knife and chop people up."

Ye Zang smiled, and chatted with him about today's weather and local customs.

After rambling for a while, Pan Chengcai explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that he invited them to go boating on the North Lake.

The scenery of the North Lake is a must in Liangtang, and Ye Zang realized that he hadn't been there once during this period of time.

A voice sounded behind Pan Cheng: "Beihu? I haven't been there yet."

Pan Cheng turned around and took a look. Shen Yizhou was coming out of the west wing, looking awake.

Ye Zang coughed uncomfortably, Pan Cheng glanced at him, and forced the corners of his mouth to curl up.

Shen Yizhou sat down beside Ye Zang, and smiled at Pan Cheng: "I heard that there are many swans in Beihu Lake, and those swans are very vigorous."

There are always several incidents of swans hurting people in Beihu Lake every year, but they still can't stop the enthusiasm of tourists going to Beihu Lake.

Pan Cheng just said yesterday that he has been in the capital for many years and Liangtang has no friends, so he came to verify his words today.

Ye Zang was sitting upright, his eyes wandering back and forth between Pan Cheng and Shen Yizhou, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shen Yizhou had wanted to visit Beihu for a long time, but it was too close and convenient to go to Beihu, so he didn't like it, so he never went.Today, Pan Chenglai lightly pushed it, aroused his interest, and immediately changed his head. After noon, he went to the North Lake for a walk.

Yesterday at Pan Cheng's house, there were only two people, Shen Yizhou and Ye Zang, but today there were three more people in the lake tour.Pan Cheng looked at Shen Yizhou, who was following behind Shen Yizhou, a well-looking and delicate girl, a white-faced scholar, and the butler also came, waving his fan calmly.

Xiuxiu was very excited when she arrived at Beihu Lake. She came here several times by herself, but she didn't get on a boat because she didn't have enough pocket money. Today's team was huge, and she secretly knew that she would definitely be able to go boating on the lake today, so she was very happy.

After confirming that she was on the boat, Xiuxiu was so excited that she walked from the bow to the stern, stretched out her hands at the stern to play in the water, and watched the clear lake water slip through her fingers.Zhu Tang was also very happy when he got on the boat. While watching the white swans in the distance, he distracted himself from taking care of Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu played with the water for a while before she was willing to go back to the cabin, sat next to Shen Yizhou and asked him to pick a piece of fragrant cake for herself.

Xiuxiu saw her father leaning on the soft couch, Uncle Ye sitting on the other side, and an uncle shaking a fan chatting about something she didn't understand. After a while, she nodded her head from boredom, and her eyelids became more and more serious. heavy.

Zhu Tang's voice sounded next to his ears: "What kind of poems and songs are you talking about, it makes Xiuxiu sleepy."

Xiuxiu heard Shen Yizhou's hearty smile: "Stop talking, why don't we go out for a walk, Brother Pan?"

Xiuxiu understood, she felt sleepy all of a sudden, she walked out first, and saw the scenery outside again.

Shen Yizhou also came out afterward, blowing the wind in the direction of the boat in a good mood.

The uncle who was shaking the fan did not forget to shake the fan in the breeze, Xiuxiu turned around and looked at the big white goose.

Xiuxiu looked at the goose, and heard Uncle Shaking the Fan read a poem about lovesickness and futility, melancholy and madness.

When Xiuxiu looked back, she saw that Uncle Shaking Fan had finished reading the poem and looked at Dad with a smile, saying that she admired Li Yishan's poems very much.

Xiuxiu glanced at Uncle Ye's face, and found that Uncle Ye was looking at the lake seriously, and didn't seem to hear what Uncle Fan Shaking said.

Xiuxiu ran to Shen Yizhou's side, hugged his arm, and lazily leaned against him.

Shen Yizhou rubbed her head, and asked in a low voice: "Tired?"

Xiuxiu shook her head, the hand holding his arm tightened, she just wanted to lean on him for a while.

Shen Yizhou smiled helplessly, and said to Pan Cheng: "The little girl has a very weird temper."

Pan Cheng said with a good temper: "The little girl should be more delicate."

Shen Yizhou smiled, and said: "When it comes to poetry, I quite appreciate that sentence, once the sea was too difficult to be water, except Wushan is not a cloud." He paused, glanced at Pan Cheng, and said: "Having experience makes me more aware." touch?"

Pan Cheng's eyelids trembled: "Oh?"

Shen Yizhou said: "The heart has a place, dreams have a place, and other things in the world are all for practice."

"The person Yizhou mentioned is someone close to him?"

Shen Yizhou shook his head: "That person is no longer alive, but my heart is as firm as a rock, and I am afraid that I will never forget my love again."

Hearing these words, Pan Cheng realized that the situation was very clear, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands and said: "Yizhou loves you, Pan admires you."

Before Shen Yizhou could speak, someone exclaimed.It turned out that Xiuxiu cried out when she saw the wine glass in Ye Zang's hand fall into the lake.

Pan Cheng hurriedly said that it's okay, he brought the wine and wine glasses for today's drink, and he gained some melancholy from the trip today, losing a wine glass, but still maintaining his demeanor, he is indeed worthy of being a disciple of the aristocratic family.

When it was getting late and everyone dispersed, Zhu Tang still couldn't forget Mr. Pan. The reason was that Mr. Pan was a good friend. If Pan Cheng hadn't given him a small fan made of jade before he left, he really wouldn't have been like this. enthusiasm.

On the way back, Zhu Tang casually said that it was almost the Ghost Festival.

Only then did Shen Yizhou realize that too many things had happened during this period, and he forgot about returning home.

After bidding farewell to Ye Zang and others, after finally coaxing Xiuxiu not to follow, Shen Yizhou embarked on the road back home alone.

The tombs of his parents are in Qianxi's hometown. When the master killed the enemy who killed his parents, he brought Shen Yizhou, who was still in his infancy, back to the Wentian sect.

Shen Yizhou has never met his parents, only knows their names, every year on the memorial day of his parents, he returns to his hometown to pay respects.

After Shen Yizhou finished his incense, he walked casually in the streets of Qianxi, then turned to the inn where he was staying, ordered some food and wine, and watched the people coming and going along the way while eating.

Shen Yizhou was sitting in the corner pouring himself a drink when he suddenly heard a loud voice and looked up, it turned out to be several members of the Shangqing sect.The one who was surrounded by everyone was Xue Liang, the head of the Shangqing sect.

Except for the person at the beginning who said a word, the others were very quiet and went straight to the private room.

Xue Liang, the head of the Shangqing faction, did not know why he came to this small town.

Shen Yizhou looked at it suspiciously, then lowered his head and continued to eat, without any intention of going forward to chat.

Shen Yizhou was thinking that it was strange for people from the Shangqing sect to appear here, when he heard someone discussing at the next table.

The man had a loud voice with a thick accent, as if he was talking to someone at the same table.

"Did you see? The group of people just now belonged to the Shangqing sect."

A younger voice said: "Shangqing faction? Scholar Jian Xue Liang?"

"The one who took the lead just now is the scholar sword."

The young voice said: "Scholar Jian is indeed very handsome, it looks different from those rough and rough in the world."

"Of course, when Xue Liang refused the court's high-ranking officials and rich salary, he still returned to the Jianghu, which greatly boosted the confidence of the people in the Jianghu."

"I've only heard about this incident from others, so I ask Brother Xian to explain it to me in detail."

"Scholar Jian Xue Liang used to be a scholar who studied hard in a poor window, and was awarded a Jinshi, and even served as an official! However, Xue Liang resigned after less than a year as an official. In the end, he returned to the Shangqing Sect and took over the head of the sect."

After Shen Yizhou finished his meal, he went upstairs to his room, and fell asleep after a while.

Xue Liang and his party also stayed in this inn and were talking with another person in their own room.

If Shen Yizhou was here at this time, he would be surprised, because the person standing in front of Xue Liang was his acquaintance.

The man in black took out a box and put it in front of Xue Liang.

Xue Liang opened the box with a solemn expression. When he saw the contents of the box, his expression was obviously relaxed, and he even smiled at the person in front of him.

"You came here without being seen?"

The man in black didn't answer, but nodded his head slightly, and reached out to cover the box.

Xue Liang looked at the box reluctantly, and then heard the voice of the man in black: "Let me here first, and then you bring him here."

Xue Liang said: "People are still in the same place, but it's a pity that there are people following them all the time. When they find opportunities, they will bring them to you."

"Don't delay, the one following is not good at martial arts, so just kill him and avoid the other one."

Xue Liang nodded in agreement, and finally said with a smile: "Just wait for my good news."

The man in black didn't seem to believe him very much, and added: "A quick fix, don't let others know."

Xue Liang was dissatisfied with the condescending attitude of the person in front of him, but he had no choice but to say yes because the other person was progressing faster.

There were footsteps outside the door, and the two of them were silent for a moment. When the footsteps disappeared, Xue Liang said, "Are you going back first...or...?"

The man in black said, "I'll rest here for one night before leaving."

Xue Liang stood up helplessly, lay on the outside of the door and listened for a while, making sure that there was no one outside, and then said: "Then you rest here, and I will go to the disciple's place to squeeze."

In the middle of the night, a figure appeared at the door of the room where the man in black lived. The figure huddled outside the door, punctured the window paper with his saliva, and at the same time used a bamboo tube to blow a stream of black smoke into the room.

After a while, the figure heard the breathing inside become longer, and gently opened the door and slipped in.

After a while, the shadow came out of the room holding a box.

On the second day, Shen Yizhou woke up refreshed and was about to open the door to go out when he suddenly heard the voices of several people talking outside the door. It seemed that Xue Liang and his party had not left yet.The few disciples who followed Xue Liang, Shen Yizhou, didn't have much memory, Bao Buqi had met somewhere before.In order to reduce trouble, Shen Yizhou retreated to the room and made himself easy.

When Shen Yizhou went out again, there were no other people on the second floor. Xue Liang and his party should be leaving soon. The doors of those rooms were all open, and the beds were a bit messy.

Shen Yizhou walked and looked into the open doors, and bumped into a person without paying attention, that person came in a hurry and rushed, the things in Shen Yizhou's bag were scattered all over the ground, and all the things in the person's hands were also dropped.

Shen Yizhou didn't need to look carefully, he could tell that he was a disciple of the Shangqing Sect, the one who followed Xue Liang the closest yesterday.Obviously he bumped into someone, Xue Liang's disciple was very proficient in the practice of the villain suing first, his eyes widened, his eyebrows stood upright, and he let out an impatient "hum".

Shen Yizhou didn't make a sound, thanking himself for the wise choice of changing his face early in the morning, he lowered his head and put the things on the ground into his bag.The disciple of the Shangqing School also quickly cleaned up the things on the ground, and hugged his arms again.Shen Yizhou was putting a piece of fire into his bag, when someone pushed the back of his hand suddenly, a disciple of the Shangqing Sect took a red-painted box with a black background from Shen Yizhou's bag, and gave him a hard look.

Before Shen Yizhou could reach out to snatch it, he had already left with the box and a bunch of other things.

Shen Yizhou put the last thing in the furoshih, grabbed the four corners and lifted it, only to see another red-painted box with a black background lying on the ground under the furoshih.

No wonder the disciple of the Shangqing Sect rolled his eyes. It turned out that he thought he was a thief and took his things on purpose.

Shen Yizhou carried his burden on his back and went downstairs to have breakfast, and ordered a basket of steamed dumplings to eat while a few disciples of the Shangqing School surrounded the innkeeper to find fault and complain.Shen Yizhou pricked up his ears and listened for a while, to the effect that Xue Liang found bedbugs in his room last night, so he went to occupy his apprentice's room, and the No. [-] upper room was left unused all night.Xue Liang should have taken the first step, leaving a few apprentices to settle the bill. These apprentices thought that the master was magnanimous, they should seek justice for themselves, and earn some private money by the way, so they pestered the boss to refund the money.

The innkeeper gave them a free room while smiling.

Curling his lips, he said in dissatisfaction, "The inn has been open for so many years and you have run into bedbugs."

Shen Yizhou sat on the side, and comforted the boss when he heard the words: "My room is quite clean."

The boss looked outside the door to make sure that the group of people had gone far away, and then said: "For so many years, no guest has ever found bedbugs in the room. Besides, there are bedbugs. I don't think the bed looks like someone who hasn't slept all night." look."

Shen Yizhou smiled, and didn't speak again.It happened that another guest came to stay overnight, so the boss was busy making arrangements.

On the second day, Shen Yizhou heard the disciples of the Shangqing sect complaining to the owner of the inn that there were bedbugs in the room.After listening for a while, Shen Yizhou realized that several bedbugs were found in Xue Liang's room last night. Xue Liang was very clean, so he went to live in his apprentice's room. The apprentice had to sleep in the room of other senior brothers. The bed in the inn was small. He didn't sleep well all night, so he complained a lot to the innkeeper.

After eating a whole basket of steamed dumplings, Shen Yizhou left with his burden on his back.

He was lethargic, so he wanted to take advantage of his waking hours to drive a little longer, speeding up all the way and resting early at night, so it took five days to reach Liangtang.

When they arrived at Liangtang, they ran into Xiuxiu as soon as they entered the door, and pestered Shen Yizhou to go out to buy candied haws.

Shen Yizhou smiled and said: "Don't worry, let's take a look at the gift I bought for you first." After speaking, he took out a long box from the bag and put it in front of Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu happily opened it and found a knife inside.

"so beautiful!"

This is a knife inlaid with gems, especially the largest gemstone in the middle, which is crystal clear and green, exuding a unique luster.

Shen Yizhou's face changed when he saw the knife. He had seen this knife before, but this knife should be in Sha Qinghe's hand. A few days ago, Sha Qinghe mentioned in a letter that Duanfeng knife should be kept in a safe place. , but I don't know why it appeared in his baggage.

Shen Yizhou couldn't figure it out, he went through the itinerary of the past few days in his mind, and then deduced that the box should have been exchanged with the disciple of the Shangqing sect in the inn.

Why did Sha Qinghe's Duanfeng Dao appear in the hands of disciples of the Shangqing sect?Perhaps only Sha Qinghe and members of the Shangqing faction can explain this matter.

Shen Yizhou reached out to get the knife, but Xiuxiu curled up holding the knife, avoiding his hand.

Shen Yizhou said helplessly: "I took it wrong, this is not a gift for you, return it to me first."

Xiuxiu pursed her lips: "Xiuxiu likes it, so I won't return it!" The little girl couldn't put it down because of a knife, and the two of them stalemate for a long time because they couldn't resist her, so Shen Yizhou had no choice but to put the knife away, leaving the shiny golden scabbard behind. I gave it to the little girl to play with, and it was all right in the end.

Zhu Tang came in from the door, saw Xiuxiu playing with a knife, he didn't pay much attention, he just reminded Xiuxiu to be careful, then approached Shen Yizhou mysteriously, and said: "There is a cherry blossom forest in the outskirts of the city, do you want to take it with you?" Xiuxiu to see?"

Shen Yizhou watched Xiuxiu concentrate on playing with the knife, thinking that it would be better for girls to be with the little white rabbits with flowers and plants, so he nodded.

On the second day, a group of five people appeared in the cherry blossom forest on the outskirts of the city.

The cherry blossoms here are all wild, densely blooming all over the branches.Xiuxiu was fascinated when she saw the cherry blossoms. She raised her head to look at it obsessively, and then lowered her head to pick up the fallen flowers on the ground to enjoy.

Several men sat quietly under the cherry tree, watching a little girl having fun.

A figure suddenly appeared on the path and approached slowly.He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, with an ordinary face that couldn't be found when thrown into the crowd.