Embrace the blade

When the book was published and everyone dispersed, the sky was already saturated with twilight.

The guys on the street were busy hanging up the lanterns, and the two of them walked back side by side.Qi Zhaoxi looked up unintentionally, and it happened that a young man in yellow silk and brocade clothes upstairs in the inn opened the window, and his eyes suddenly met him.

As soon as the young man grasped the window frame, he leaned forward and looked over. He had a quick glance before he could see the other person's face clearly, but his vigilance rushed to his heart first.But the man on the street had already disappeared into the crowd and disappeared.

"Ning Yu, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Ning Yu slowly looked away, turned around, and said with a warm smile, "I think the time is almost here, and the right protector will be here soon."

There were three other people in this room besides him, two men stood and sat one at a time, beside him was a beautiful woman sitting by the window, she was in a daze thinking about something.I'm afraid no one would have expected that the four hall masters of the Prajna Sect would gather here.

It was the standing young man who was asking the question just now. He was holding a cup of cold tea, but he didn't take a sip: "Once again, the Buyi sword was lost from the front of my eyes. How should I explain when the right guardian arrives?"

The glamorous woman kept stroking her wrist in a daze, until then she reacted, and narrowed her cat-like eyes in displeasure: "Yin Huaishu, you have something to say."

Yin Huaishu said mercilessly, "If you hadn't killed Cheng Juxian on your own initiative, the current situation wouldn't have happened. He Lan, you're eager for quick success and instant benefits, and you're trying to scare the snake away. When the right protector asks about it, don't try to drag others into the water again." .”

"What act without authorization, you and I are equal, do I have to report to you for what I do?" He Lan said, "Are you so anxious to get rid of it, are you afraid of being punished?"

"It's up to you to suffer on your own."

He Lan sneered and said, "It's really easy to say, a piece of trash who accomplishes nothing, but instead accuses the people who do things?"

"Then what you call doing is to go to Juyi Village but fail to find the whereabouts of Buyijian, kill Cheng Juxian in vain, and expose yourself in the end? Now it's good, you stirred up the muddy water and let others take advantage of it." Opportunity, no doubt sword completely lost clues." Yin Huaishu said, "No matter how bad I am, it's better than your failure to succeed."

He Lan stood up angrily, Ning Yu hurriedly stopped her, and persuaded: "It's inevitable that Hall Master Yin is impatient, but I see Hall Master He Lan is depressed these days, and I feel even more sad when I think about it, don't argue."

"Ning Yu, get out of the way!" He Lan pushed the hand in front of him, "It's not a day or two since I have been at loggerheads with him. Yin Huaishu finally caught a chance to taunt me, why is he anxious? How can you be having fun!"

Before Ning Yu could speak, Yin Huaishu said first, "Yes, I am very happy. If you don't make any crooked ideas from now on, I will be even happier."

He Lan snorted: "I know what you hate about me, isn't it because the right protector ordered me to bring your sister along? But you are such a capricious person who can turn his back on even an old lover, if you don't With a weakness in hand, who can rest assured?"

As soon as these words came out, Yin Huaishu's expression turned cold, and he tightly squeezed the cup in his hand.

He Lan did not retreat but advanced, meeting his sinister gaze provocatively.

Ning Yu took a step forward, and was about to persuade her again, when the man sitting at the side finally said: "Ning Yu, let them beat them, it's best to die to be clean."

"Hall Master Yan..."

Yan Han cast an annoyed glance at the two of them: "The quarrel is endless, and Jiji looks like a woman. Just let the right protector take a good look at it. As I said earlier, the hall master's seat should not be Anyone can easily sit on it."

This sentence directly scolded the two of them, but everyone in the Prajna Sect knew that Hall Master Yan had a strong character and was not a person to be easily provoked, so although Yin Huaishu and He Lan looked uglier than the other, they didn't get angry .After a moment of stalemate, He Lan lost his fighting spirit, went back to the window, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I am a woman."

Ning Yu smiled and said: "Isn't it just right to give in to each other? Our four hall masters share the worries of the sect master and the right protector. They should be brothers and sisters. Why should we have any resentment?"

"Siblings with Hall Master Yin?" There was a sneer on He Lan's lips, "It's better to say goodbye, I think it's dirty!"

With a "snap", Yin Huaishu couldn't bear it and dropped the teacup, striding forward, as if he wanted to tear He Lan into pieces of broken porcelain on the ground.

The door of the room opened suddenly, and a deep male voice sounded: "You guys are really lively."

The four of them looked at the same time, and hurriedly saluted: "... right protector!"

Different from the black-robed left protector who is surreptitious, Yi Buzhi, the right protector, is in charge of the practice of Prajna Sect. He is quite old, but because he is very good at the technique of poison Gu, he keeps his face as young as ever, with only some gray marks on his temples .

"Get up." He stood still in the room, waved his hand to stop Yin Huaishu who was about to speak, "I already knew the situation on the way, so I don't need to say more. Don't doubt the sword, wait until there is news. Don't talk nonsense in front of the young master, understand?"

The four bowed their heads and said yes.

Yi Buzhi said again: "Speaking of which, it is rare for the three families of the Shanhe League to gather together."

Before the words fell, Yin Huaishu's body moved slightly, and he wanted to raise his head but held back.This little trick didn't escape Yi Buzhi's eyes: "Why, are you afraid of seeing the Qingshan School?"

"No."

"It's fine if you don't have it, this plan can't work without you." Yi Buzhi gave him a cold look, but Yin Huaishu still lowered his head, unable to see his face clearly.

Seeing that Guardian You changed the subject, He Lan didn't mean to pursue his fault, but he didn't feel much joy either.She listened to the instructions absently, and involuntarily rubbed her empty wrist again.

There was originally a thin rope with small iron pieces on the wrist, it was not a precious object, and the three-petal flower marks were even more unbearable in the church.Everyone else was eager to throw it away as soon as possible, and be promoted in exchange for a top-notch badge. Only He Lan kept this bracelet for many years, and she was reluctant to take it off day and night, even when she sneaked into Juyi Village.

Even though she turned into Zhaoyue that night, she still cherished her life, she didn't want to take too much risk, it was best to avoid Cheng Juxian, otherwise she wouldn't leave in a hurry when she heard the sound while searching in the house.But who would have thought that they would meet Cheng Juxian face to face in the forest, the other party had already seen her and hurried over, He Lan took advantage of him before he realized that something was wrong, and stabbed out with a sword first, passing through the chest.

The moment he saw him, He Lan realized that Busujian had been taken advantage of by others, but it was too late to look back, and seeing that Cheng Juxian didn't resist, he simply vented his anger.

At first Cheng Juxian was shocked, but as the blood drained, he gradually calmed down.In the end He Lan met his eyes, thinking that he was going to say something to his "daughter", but in the end Cheng Juxian just raised his hand with difficulty, put it on her sword hand, and shook it with all his strength Without saying a word, he closed his eyes and fell down.

The bracelet was probably inadvertently torn off at that time.

After this distraction ended, she realized that everyone in the room had dispersed, only the right guardian was still standing there, looking over with a sullen face.He Lan consciously stuck it up, hugged his waist, and said softly: "Forgive me, the right protector, this subordinate knows his mistake."

Yi Buzhi just let her hold her, and said displeasedly: "You put all your heart and soul into becoming the head of the hall, so I gave this seat, but in the end, you just want to cause trouble for me?"

"I... I want to get the sword for you as soon as possible for the young master."

"Is it easy to ask for credit? I don't know how to weigh myself first."

"Yes." He Lan replied, rubbing her face against his chest, a little aggrieved, "There was a chance, but who knows what happened...even the one you gave me when I joined the church... The chain is also lost."

"That broken piece of iron should have been thrown away long ago, and I don't even look at your current status." Yi Buzhi said impatiently, "You know I hate fools, He Lan, remember clearly, I won't save you twice. "

She froze, then limp in his arms again, and said yes in a low voice.

The next day, Qingshan sent people to invite them. After Qi Zhaoxi and Xue Le entered the hall, the disciples guarding both sides immediately closed the door.They looked at each other, although they didn't know what they invited them to do, but seeing the three families of the Shanhe League gathered in the hall like they did during the joint trial of Zhaoyue, they must have something serious to talk about.

This time, Second Master Shen stood aside silently, and it was Ji Xiuming from Guiyun Villa who spoke first, and straight to the point, he handed over a post: "This morning we received a post from Prajna Sect."

As soon as the words "Prajna Teaching" came out, Xue Le looked at him with faint worry, but Qi Zhaoxi took it calmly, skimmed through it, and even guessed who wrote it.

The four hall masters of the Prajna Sect are all eccentric, and among them Ning Yu is an outlier. He is clearly a generation of evil monsters, but he behaves like a gentleman all day long, and even writes the war letter politely.The general idea is that the Famous Swords Conference is a grand event in the world, it is a pity that it cannot be held, but since the three major sects are all there, why don't you come and compare them?

However, this battle post was sent into the village by an arrow whistling. If Shen Zhiyan hadn't reacted so quickly, the arrow would have pierced through the throat of the junior brother behind him.

So the more polite the content, the more arrogant and arrogant it seems.

"The death of Cheng Daxia is inseparable from the Prajna Sect, and now the provocation is in front of us, it is really too compelling!" The more Shen Shensi thought about it, the more angrily he became.

Qi Zhaoxi handed the post to Xue Le, and nodded in agreement: "So arrogant, the Shanhe League must fight. It's just that the subordinates are called, so why?"

"It's Kuang Ge's unfeeling request, I hope Qi Daxia won't feel abrupt."

He didn't pay attention to Miss Lin from the Guangqin Sect before, but now she is not a few years older than Zhao Yue, but her speech and manner are completely different.Qi Zhaoxi turned sideways to avoid it quickly, and said with a smile, "I can't bear this. Miss Lin, please speak directly."

Lin Kuangge also smiled, and said frankly: "This battle is the first confrontation between our generation and the Prajna Sect. The Shanhe League must not only respond, but also win. The elder brothers of Guiyun and Qingshan Sect have been honed in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and their edges have been sharpened." , it’s just that Kuang Ge is not good at learning skills, and he is afraid of ruining the big event, so he wants to ask Qi Daxia to take the time to fight on my behalf.”

This made him startled, and subconsciously wanted to say that he was neither a member of the Guangqin Sect, nor had anything to do with the Shanhe League, and he should not find anyone to find him, but facing Lin Kuangge's smiling eyes, Qi Zhaoxi sharply said Swallowing it back, there was no answer for a while.

Perhaps the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Jiang Lanze, the young master of Guiyun, also said: "I heard that ten years ago, Qi Daxia's 'One Sword Breaks the Heavenly Gate' became famous all over the world. I didn't have the chance to see it back then, but now I can be lucky enough to see it."

Qi Zhaoxi laughed out loud, and finally shook his head under the eyes of everyone: "Miss Menglin appreciates it, I am very grateful, but for this matter, let's find someone else."

Lin Kuangge thought that he would not agree easily, but he didn't expect that he would refuse so simply, so he blurted out, "Why?" He hurriedly added in a low voice, "Hero Qi's martial arts are obvious to all, so it's no problem to deal with Prajna Sect. Next, after this battle, not only will he be able to dampen his evil arrogance, but he will also be able to block the mouths of Youyou, and there will be no more provocative people."

This sentence was sincere and sincere, Qi Zhaoxi thought about it for a while, and realized that it was about the day he entered the village that he gave way to the Tianmen Sect, and then there were some gossips about his reputation, it seems that this girl not only knew, Still very unfair for him.

"Wei Zhengdao, building a reputation is indeed a good thing." Qi Zhaoxi still smiled, "I appreciate Miss Lin's kindness, but I'm really not interested."

"Not interested?" Hearing this reason, everyone was taken aback for a moment, and Lin Kuangge felt even more incredible, thinking that what he said was not complete enough, he looked at Xue Le for help.

Xue Le smiled helplessly at her: "Since he said so, I have nothing to persuade."

"But you two are best friends..."

"Because I'm a close friend, I shouldn't use friendship to make him change his mind and do something he doesn't want to do." Xue Le apologized.

Lin Kuangge was speechless, but stared blankly at Qi Zhaoxi, frowning and suddenly became confused.

It was still Shen Shen who took the case seriously and broke the deadlock: "Since he has no intention, how can we force it, Miss Lin, let's discuss this matter later."

Qi Zhaoxi nodded gratefully, gave Xue Le a wink, and turned to leave.When he was about to push the door, he suddenly said from behind: "Qi Zhaoxi."

He stopped and looked sideways.

It was rude to call him by first and last name, but Lin Kuangge didn't realize it, or she didn't really want to call him, but just asked to herself, "Are you really Qi Zhaoxi?"

She tried her best to restrain herself, but disappointment still spilled out of her voice: "But how could you... be so lacklustre..."

She followed her father to see the precipitous terrain and numerous formations of the Tianmen Sect. In her childhood memory, she was simply an insurmountable moat. Therefore, when she heard that someone who was single could break through, she admired Qi Zhaoxi's ten-year secret whereabouts, not only It didn't make her forget, on the contrary, she became more and more yearning, wanting to see this person's demeanor with her own eyes.

But when they met for real, Lin Kuangge realized that it was completely different from what he imagined. He dispersed like a spirit, leaving only a tired body, and lost interest in the whole world. Even if he held the sword, his eyes were barren bleak.

Such a person can really "break through the sky with one sword"?

Qi Zhaoxi was not annoyed at all when she heard the words, and smiled casually at her, then opened the door and left.

Probably Xue Le made the scene for him in the back, and followed after a while, before he could speak, he saw Meng Sifan, the big disciple of Tianmen Sect, walking towards them with a few juniors, passing by in a hurry He glanced at Qi Zhaoxi.

"This is probably because I heard that Guangqin Sect wants to invite me to fight." Qi Zhaoxi said suddenly, "Look at his eyes, as if he is asking why I am not dead yet."

"Don't take it to heart." Xue Le lowered his voice, "It's about Prajna Teaching, and I think you'd better avoid it if you can. They don't know the inside story, so misunderstandings are inevitable."

"I didn't do it on purpose to avoid it." Qi Zhaoxi paused for a while before saying, "You should also feel that I am no better than before, right?"

Xue Le hesitated for a moment, looked at his expressionless side face, and said: "...It's a little different."

Not only is it a little different, ten years ago he was about Jiang Li's age, he just stepped into the rivers and lakes from the Prajna Sect, he was proud of his martial arts, he was young and frivolous, now the years are passing, his heart is old and decayed, looking back, it really seems like a lifetime away.

Qi Zhaoxi smiled in a low voice, but didn't speak again.

In fact, sometimes he couldn't help but ask himself, why isn't he dead yet?