Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The window was still open, and a gust of cold wind suddenly poured into the room, making Yin Qiu tremble.

"Don't let me take No.1..." Yin Qiu didn't expect it, and looked at the person in front of him in surprise, "Why?"

Young Master Fan put down the teacup, rubbed his finger on the rim of the cup, and said: "If you get No.1, you have to worship Xie Yijun as your teacher. The Mingguang Palace is no better than the New Disciple Academy. I don't want to be under Xie Yijun's eyelids every night." I'll come down to find you."

Yin Qiu was stunned, and said blankly, "But didn't you still support me in worshiping the sect master as a teacher before? Why did you suddenly change your mind now?"

"I never said that I want you to worship Xie Yijun as your teacher," Gong Zifan said, "I took the initiative to teach you Kung Fu, and from the beginning to the end, it was just to let you have the ability to protect yourself. In short, who do you worship as your teacher?" It's all good, but you can't go to the Mingguang Palace, if you become the head disciple, then the fate between you and me will come to an end."

Yin Qiu was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "If I don't go to the Mingguang Palace, I can only go to other peaks. You know, my uncle never accepts apprentices, even if it is me, she is determined not to let go. All new disciples of the peak vein will inevitably go down the mountain to practice, so I will be far away from the uncle? From the beginning, I just wanted to be as close as possible to the uncle."

It should be noted that once new disciples go down the mountain to practice and become familiar with the affairs of the major cities, they will most likely not return to Yunhua Palace. The disciples who can be transferred back to the palace have all stayed at the foot of the mountain for several years. Xue actually ordered Lu Huaiwei to transfer a batch back, but that was only because there were not many disciples left behind in the palace. Who knew if Yin Qiu would have such good luck to be called back after going down the mountain?

What's more, Yin Qiu's goal from the very beginning was to get No.1 in the New Disciple Conference. She wanted to see Man Jiangxue every day, and this was the only way to go. What joke?

He heard Young Master Fan laughing and said: "Do you really think that Man Jiangxue will just watch you be sent down the mountain?"

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why, and said, "What do you mean?"

"Xie Yijun is indeed a good sect master, but she will not be a good master," said Gong Zifan, "When it comes to martial arts, she has always been the weakest among her sect, not even comparable to that Wen Chaoyu, follow me She can't learn many skills. If you don't believe me, you can look at Ye Zhilan. Although she is a senior sister of the palace gate, her swordsmanship is not half as good as Ji Wanshu's. It's just that she has a calm mind and is suitable for doing things. Although Xie Yijun has cultivated her Heart, but failed to teach her good martial arts, and among your uncles, only Man Jiangxue is really good at martial arts, even your mother can't compare to her, your mother is just famous, Man Jiangxue Jiang Xue is low-key, but her strength is unfathomable."

Yin Qiu narrowed his eyes and said, "So you mean, instead of worshiping the master as a teacher, it's better to worship under the elder of Biefeng?"

Gongzi Fan said: "Exactly, the elders of the various peaks of Yunhua Palace are no worse than Xie Yijun. Her advantage is that she is the old master and has the priority to succeed the master. When it comes to martial arts, She's certainly not a master."

Yin Qiu understood what he heard, but he still couldn't dispel the worries in his heart, and didn't know what to do, so he fell silent.

"This time you were robbed by Wen Chaoyu to the Ziwei sect, you must have understood the importance of martial arts." Seeing Yin Qiu's silence, Gongzi Fan said again, "Even a chief disciple like Ji Wanshu can't resist Nangong Min , and started to practice martial arts after returning home, let alone you? If there are any accidents in the future, you can't always expect others to rescue you every time. Relying on others is worse than relying on yourself. All good."

What he said touched Yin Qiu's heart.

This time Ziwei taught a group, Yin Qiu really realized how important it is to have a good kung fu. Young Master Fan can walk around in front of Nangongmin at will, because he is not afraid of Nangongmin because of his high martial arts skills. The same is true for Man Jiangxue. The same is true. On the other hand, although Ji Wanshu has been called a swordsmanship genius since she was born, she is not afraid of Nangongmin, but under the suppression of absolute strength, no matter how fearless she is, it is futile. If she can't fight, she has no strength to fight back. It can only be slaughtered by others.

Nangong Min is too unpredictable. On the surface, she is obedient to Yin Qiu, but in fact she is just using her. If she is really taking good care of Yin Qiu in order to fulfill Yin Xuan's entrustment as she said, then she shouldn't Letting Yin Qiu leave so easily, without even taking her back, it can be seen that Nangong Min is just deceiving Yin Qiu. Although it is still unknown what her intentions are, Yin Qiu can already see that Nangong Min has not Really treat her like a niece, she is just an insignificant pawn.

What are chess pieces?Keep it if it is useful, discard it if it is useless, if one day Yin Qiu loses her little value, Nangong Min can kill her at any time, if it really waits until that day, if Man Jiangxue has no time to save her, Yin Qiu I can only lose my life.

Secretly thinking about the stakes in his heart, after a long time, Yin Qiu said: "But Master also wants me to win..."

"That's because she never thought about taking you as an apprentice," Gongzi Fan said, "She doesn't care who you worship as a teacher, but you have to think about the future."

Yin Qiu said: "I know what you mean, but... But I still don't want to leave my uncle, and I don't want to go down the mountain."

Gongzi Fan said, "Then you don't want to gamble?"

Yin Qiu raised his eyes, his eyes were full of confusion: "What are you betting on?"

Gongzi Fan smiled slightly: "Just bet on whether Man Jiangxue will want you by my side."

"Once you don't get the No.1 of the New Disciple Conference, Xie Yijun will accept another person as a disciple," Gongzi Fan continued, "At that time, the elders of each peak will select the remaining good seedlings, don't you want to know? , is it possible for Man Jiangxue to rob you with all the elders?"

Hearing his words, Yin Qiu was taken aback for a moment, and then unconsciously showed joy: "You mean, it is still possible for Master Uncle to accept me as an apprentice?"

Gongzi Fan said: "I can't guess whether she will accept you as an apprentice, but I can be sure that she will most likely let you stay in Jingyue Peak."

Yin Qiu swept away the previous depression, and asked: "How can you be sure?"

"Because you are Mandong's daughter," Gongzi Fan said calmly, "Don't forget, back then when you were still in Sangyu Mountain, Man Jiangxue braved the heavy snow to pick you up. When I heard about your traces, I only sent a team to look for you, but I didn't show up personally."

Recalling that snowy day, recalling the scene when he first met Man Jiangxue, Yin Qiu pursed his lips and smiled: "Uncle Master cares about me very much, she is also very kind to me, and she always knows that I want to follow her, maybe As you said, if I can become the head's closed disciple, the uncle will certainly feel at ease, but if I don't get No.1, the uncle will think about me, and she will really leave me behind By my side."

Seeing her smile, Gongzi Fan also laughed: "Then do you think it's a good idea for me to ask you to lose the New Disciple Conference?"

Yin Qiu suddenly became enlightened, as if seeing the moon through the clouds, and said overjoyed: "Of course!" She jumped up excitedly from the wooden chair, and said happily, "I really have to take a gamble, I don't believe in the teacher. Uncle is really so cruel to push me to others, and I don't believe that she really doesn't want to care about me, if she still refuses to want me by then, then I will pester her until she agrees to me!"

After saying this, Yin Qiu looked at Young Master Fan again and said, "But if I go to Jingyue Peak, wouldn't you be able to come to me? The uncle is much stronger than the sect leader, and she will definitely find out. "

Gong Zifan held the teacup and twirled it, and chuckled lightly when he heard the words: "It's okay, with Man Jiangxue, you don't need me anymore."

Yin Qiu couldn't help restraining his smile a little, and said, "Then we won't be able to meet again in the future?"

Gongzi Fan looked at her and gave a soft "hmm".

Since the acquaintance, Yin Qiu spent more than half of her time in Yunhua Palace practicing swords with Young Master Fan. She was able to draw a tie with Fu Xiang when she was late in enlightenment, and most of the credit should be attributed to Young Master Fan. It was his careful guidance and teaching that allowed Yin Qiu to make rapid progress in a short period of time.

Although the two of them just practiced hard and didn't communicate too much when they met each other, Yin Qiu had already gotten used to his presence, and now that he learned that the New Disciple Conference was over, he might not come again , It's hard for Yin Qiu not to feel lost.

Xu Shi saw that Yin Qiu's expression changed slightly, and Young Master Fan smiled and said, "Why, you still can't bear to part with me?"

Yin Qiu looked at him and murmured, "Of course I will be reluctant..."

Hearing what she said, Young Master Fan showed relief, sighed and said: "People always have to experience parting. No one will always be with someone. I didn't protect Mandong well back then. This is the regret of my life. Looking at it now As you grow up day by day, it can be regarded as making up for some shortcomings. I really feel that it is a pity to have you follow Xie Yijun, but if Man Jiangxue is a different matter, spring is starting now, and there are still several months to go. Before, I will continue to teach you martial arts, as for the future, we will talk about it later."

Hearing this, Yin Qiu was bewildered, and couldn't help taking a few steps closer to Young Master Fan, and said, "Then what should I call you? You said that you are not my master, but you taught me Kung Fu anyway. I can't thank you for this kindness." Do you think that in order to repay you, I must have a respectful title for you?"

A few gusts of cool wind mixed in the moonlight, blowing Young Master Fan's wide sleeves. His face hidden under the mask was blurred, but his eyes were as bright as stars, full of warmth.

He stared at Yin Qiu for a long time, and finally reached out to touch her head.

"If you really have the heart, you might as well call me foster father."

·

The dark clouds that had been in the past few days finally dispersed, and the sky was as blue as washing. The sun hung up and cast a dazzling golden light, warming the spring day.

The peach trees in the courtyard have sprouted flower buds these days, before the flowers bloomed, the fragrance of the flowers floated indistinctly. Meng Jing sat alone under the peach tree and read a book for a while, and was dizzy from the sun. Sleeping, she raised her head, just in time to catch a glimpse of Yin Qiu walking out of the gate with a sword in hand.

Meng Jing glanced at the sky, it was not past noon at this time, and most of the disciples had just finished their meal and went back to their rooms to rest. Seeing Yin Qiu's appearance, they probably had to go to the training ground to practice swords.

Meng Jing wanted to take the initiative to say hello, but before she could open her mouth, she saw that Fu Xiang also came into her sight. She quickly caught up with Yin Qiu, and embraced Yin Qiu's shoulder with a smile on her face. Talking and laughing, they came here together.

Seeing Fu Xiang, Meng Jing felt a little displeased. She wanted to leave quietly before the two of them saw her, but when she turned around, she heard Yin Qiu shout: "Meng Jing!"

Meng Jing's footsteps stopped and she had no choice but to turn her head.

"What are you running for?" Yin Qiu stepped forward to meet him with a smile on his face.

"I didn't run away." Meng Jing held the book and only looked at Yin Qiu.

"We're going to practice swords in the martial arts field," Yin Qiu said, "You have nothing to do, do you want to come with us? It's also good to bask in the sun."

Meng Jing hesitated for a moment, and rejected Yin Qiu's invitation: "No."

"Anyway, it won't be long before the martial arts class, you go there with us," Yin Qiu looked at the book in her hand, "To save you from going back to the room and coming out later, don't you bother to run. "

Meng Jing glanced at her, but still refused: "I'm a little tired, you go." After she finished speaking, she walked away, regardless of whether Yin Qiu persuaded her or not.

Fu Xiang looked at Meng Jing's back, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter with this kid? He doesn't even look at me, does he bother me that much?"

Yin Qiu also followed her to look at Meng Jing, and said, "You are overthinking, I think her complexion is not very good, maybe she is really tired."

"I'm not blind," Fu Xiang said a little unhappy, "Speaking of which I helped Ding Lianzhen last time, but this kid was very hostile to me for some reason, especially this time when I came back from Mingyue Tower Afterwards, he was even more ignorant of me, and every time he saw me, he had a cold face, where did I offend him?"

Meng Jing had doubts about Fu Xiang and didn't want to see her very much. Yin Qiu knew about this, but after the temptation that day, Yin Qiu had already dispelled the doubts in his heart, and also narrated the conversation with Fu Xiang and Meng Jing. , but Meng Jing didn't listen much, she still had some suspicions that Fu Xiang had bad intentions.

Yin Qiu couldn't change Meng Jing's opinion of Fu Xiang, so he could only comfort Fu Xiang and said, "Don't think too much, Meng Jing just looks like she's not easy to get close to, but in fact she's not a bad person, besides, you haven't had much contact with each other. Just get along for a while longer."

Fu Xiang snorted and rolled Yin Qiu's eyes: "Be honest, did you speak ill of me to him?"

Yin Qiu laughed: "Why should I speak ill of you to her?"

Fu Xiang snorted, drew his sword and said, "I don't believe it! You two must be hiding something from me! Go around and see if I don't fuck your ass, and I won't forgive you if I don't tell the truth!"

Seeing her like this, Yin Qiu laughed unkindly, and the two fought on the spot, fighting all the way to the training ground, and stopped fighting until the martial arts class started, quelling the flames of war.

Although he had already made up his mind to lose to Fu Xiang in the New Disciples Conference, Yin Qiu still did not forget to practice martial arts with all his heart. After seeing how powerful Nangong Min was, Yin Qiu almost worked hard, and he would not give up when he had a little free time Waste, the sword is always with you wherever you go, and you must practice your kung fu well.

And Fu Xiang is obviously much more serious than before, and she has already made up her mind to take the No. He was the first to come to the training ground and the last to leave the training ground every day. He practiced swords and forgot to sleep and eat, which was greatly praised by Xu Lianzhi.

At the time of You, the martial arts class was over, the two drank tea in the tea shed, and then sat on the stone steps to rest. Fu Xiang panted, leaned on Yin Qiu, and said, "I didn't expect you to work so hard. I'm sorry to be lazy," she laughed, looking at Yin Qiu with bright eyes, "Good Xiaoqiu, you are the best, why don't you work so hard, let me get No.1 on the day of the meeting ?”

Yin Qiu said ruthlessly: "You think well," she smiled, "I hoped that you would let me go. People who have learned Kung Fu before, don't take advantage of it and act like a good boy."

Fu Xiang immediately showed a hurt expression, and said aggrievedly: "I just learned some three-legged cat kung fu, and you have Master Man giving advice in private. You are the one who took advantage."

"You don't want to beat me up." Yin Qiu pushed Fu Xiang away, stood up with a sword in his hand, "speaking of which, I haven't seen my uncle for several days, so I won't talk nonsense with you, I have to go to Jingyue Peak .”

"I'm so envious," Fu Xiang said sourly, falling on the ground, "Why can't I meet such a good uncle?"

Yin Qiu looked at her with lowered eyes, and smiled narrowly: "If you are really envious, you can call me uncle."

"Eat me with a sword!" Fu Xiang came up with a carp, jumping up to clean up Yin Qiu.

Yin Qiu laughed a few times, dodged it, and ran out of the new disciple's courtyard without looking back.

·

Man Jiangxue burned incense in the hall and smoked the newly washed clothes.

Before it was dark, she ordered the disciples of the hidden guard to take care of the gazebo in the maple forest, and when she was about to send someone to the disciple courtyard to call Yin Qiu, she heard footsteps coming from far and near outside the courtyard .

The sun was setting, and the sky was burning red with the sunset glow, and there was a light and small figure running in the light and shadow. Man Jiangxue walked down the steps quickly, and when Yin Qiu entered the door, he hugged her firmly and said, "Slow down!" Run, what if you fall?"

Yin Qiu took off her coat and was sweating from running. She looked up at Man Jiangxue and said, "I haven't been here for a few days. Let me see my uncle."

Man Jiangxue smiled, took Yin Qiu's hand and walked towards Fenglin, saying: "It's just in time, I'm about to ask someone to pick you up, there are refreshments in the booth, go and sit for a while."

Yin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, stopped and opened his arms, and rushed to Man Jiangxue coquettishly: "I'm so tired from running, my uncle will carry me."

Man Jiangxue glanced at her with lowered eyes, and reached out to hug Yin Qiu up.

"lazy."

It was already spring, and the warm tents in the pavilion were removed, and the two sat down. Man Jiangxue skillfully brewed tea and asked Yin Qiu, "Tomorrow is the monthly test again. How are you preparing?"

Yin Qiu was still a little breathless, and after sitting for a while, he said, "Don't worry, I will definitely be the champion this time."

Man Jiangxue said, "So confident?"

Yin Qiu laughed: "Many classmates changed classrooms in the spring exam after the New Year's Eve. The master said that among the remaining students, I am the only one with the best homework. It should not be a problem to get the top score in the exam."

If it wasn't for an accident that caused her to miss the spring exam, she should have moved to another classroom to study.

"What about the martial arts test?" Man Jiangxue said, "Can you win the first prize in the martial arts test?"

"This..." Yin Qiu rolled his eyes and said with deep meaning, "It doesn't matter whether I win the first prize in the martial arts test, as long as I can win the first prize in the new disciple meeting."

Hearing that she was confident in her words, Man Jiangxue raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "Confidence is a good thing, but don't be overconfident."

Yin Qiu looked at her, tilted his head and squeezed into her arms, and said as naturally as possible: "Uncle Master always taught me to be confident, I have indeed learned this, but what if I don't get the first prize on the day of the conference?"

Man Jiangxue chuckled lightly: "How dare you say you are confident if you can ask such a question?"

Yin Qiu knew that she would say such a thing, so he was not annoyed, and asked, "I'll just ask, master uncle, answer me quickly!"

Man Jiangxue withdrew her hands, hugged Yin Qiu and put it in her arms, and said: "Then you should walk around the peaks as soon as possible to see which elder suits you, and make preparations as soon as possible. If you lose on the day of the meeting If you don’t, you have to worship under the elders of various peaks, but according to your aptitude, there should be many people vying for you, compared to other disciples, you still have a choice.”

Yin Qiu looked at her with clear eyes, and replied: "Uncle Shi is also the master of the peak, so can I choose you?"

Man Jiangxue frowned slightly, but did not answer this question.

"Why on earth are you unwilling to accept apprentices?" Yin Qiu sighed, "I'm really worried."

"Then why do you insist on being my apprentice?" Man Jiangxue said, imitating Yin Qiu and sighing.

"Because I like Master Uncle." Yin Qiu stared and said confidently, "Is it not human nature to like someone and want to be with her all the time?"

Before Man Jiangxue could answer, Yin Qiu snorted again: "I know, my uncle just doesn't like me, because he doesn't like me, so he doesn't want to be with me, so he refuses to accept me as an apprentice, what's wrong with my uncle?" so?"

Man Jiangxue was dumbfounded by her training: "Who said I don't like you anymore?"

Yin Qiu pretended to be angry: "Obviously there is!"

Man Jiangxue looked at her a few times, and said with a smile: "I thought you really came to see me today, but I didn't expect you to lose your temper with me."

Yin Qiu saw that she was not even willing to perfunctory herself, so she was not in the mood to act anymore. She put her arms around Man Jiangxue's neck, leaned on her shoulder and said, "It's fine if you don't want me. Apart from you, many elders want it." As for me, even the sister teacher asked me what my plan is today, and she said that if I wanted to, I could stay with her in the disciple academy."

Man Jiangxue caressed Yin Qiu's back, and said in a low voice, "The Disciple Court...is a good place to go."

Yin Qiu couldn't help feeling really discouraged, raised his head and said, "You're even willing to let me go to the Disciple Academy, so you won't let me go with you?"

Seeing that she was about to cry, Man Jiangxue laughed and said, "When did I say I wouldn't let you follow me?"

I will play Tai Chi with her!Yin Qiu pursed his lips, restrained the turmoil in his heart in time, and hummed again, saying, "Then let's wait and see!"

Man Jiangxue still looked at her and smiled: "What are you waiting for?"

Yin Qiu paused every word, "I won't tell you!"