Embrace the blade

When the pot of wine bottomed out, Jiang Li was already drunk, but he didn't cry or make noise, he was so quiet that there was almost no difference from usual, but his brows were furrowed, and finally he fell asleep on Qi Zhaoxi's shoulder In the past, the next day was the first time to sleep past hours.

Naturally, Qi Zhaoxi and Xue Le didn't care about this little drink, and they both didn't go to wake Jiang Li up.

"The Prajna Sect will leave today at the latest. Ibuzhi is not a person who will waste his strength. After receiving the news that we have arrived in Biezhuang, he will stop the loss without hesitation. If they want to save Helan, today is the only one." Opportunity, so I discussed it with the Qingshan faction and went to help guard it."

"You actually offered to help?" Xue Le asked in surprise.

Qi Zhaoxi looked at him with a smile, and lowered his voice: "The time I've been waiting for has come."

The time has finally come for him to completely get rid of the Prajna Sect and escape from the vast rivers and lakes.Xue Le suddenly understood, even though he felt reluctant, he reached out and patted his shoulder, and said solemnly: "Take care."

"Well, I'll wait for a few days in that tavern outside the city." Qi Zhaoxi said, "If something happens, you can go find me."

"Okay." Xue Le turned his head and glanced at the door, "Should we say goodbye to Jiang Li when he wakes up?"

Qi Zhaoxi rarely hesitated: "...There is no need for this."

"Although we haven't been together for too long, I think he cares about you."

"Can you tell if he cares?" Qi Zhaoxi looked away and smiled, "Isn't he always ignoring others?"

"Although he doesn't like to talk, he can't hide his eyes." Xue Le paused, "You really can't see it?"

"..." Qi Zhaoxi lightened her smile and didn't answer for a moment.

Suddenly, he heard a sound behind him, it turned out that Jiang Li also woke up, he opened the door and greeted the two people looking back together: "Morning."

It was a fine day, the morning was bright, and it slid across the corridor, just stopping at his feet.Qi Zhaoxi stared at Jiang Li, his brows were still clear, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, the long-standing chill on the young man dissipated, like ice melting and snow melting.Qi Zhaoxi turned around without warning, stepped forward a few steps, and hugged him forcefully.

Jiang Li was slightly taken aback, and turned his head for some unknown reason, unable to see the other person's expression, only feeling the strength of the hug.So Jiang Li hesitated, raised his hand tentatively, and gently pressed it against Qi Zhaoxi's back. After feeling the warmth of his palm, he finally hugged him back.

After just embracing for a moment, Qi Zhaoxi let go of him, took a step back, met his eyes, but seemed to be dumb suddenly, unable to say anything.So he just smiled, and waved to the two calmly and gracefully: "Let's go."

Jiang Li's puzzled eyes followed his leaving figure until he couldn't see him anymore.Xue Le beside him quickly explained: "It's okay, he went to the backyard to help guard He Lan of Prajna Sect."

Jiang Li nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"Don't go out in a hurry, I found a set of clean clothes for you in Biezhuang, and put them on the table." Xue Le said again, "Go and change, it should fit you well."

It was only then that Jiang Li noticed that the hem of his robe had been scorched with charcoal black marks in the fire scene. He didn't care about it in a hurry before, but it was very obvious now, so he didn't refuse: "Thank you."

Because Xue Le still needed to take care of the wounded, he took a step ahead and left Jiangli to go back to the room to change clothes alone.

When taking off the robe on his body, a crimson ball suddenly rolled out from the sleeve pocket, Jiang Li picked it up and found it was a silk flower.When Qi Zhaoxi stuffed it in, he packed it casually, and almost forgot about it, but he didn't expect that all the luggage in Juyi Village had been burned, and instead brought out this useless gadget by accident.Jiang Li put it on the table, and then changed into a clean robe, the size was indeed suitable.

Before going out, he thought for a while, then turned around and patted the dust off the silk flowers, and put them back into his sleeves again.

"Hey! I just heard that all the members of the Demon Sect at the foot of the mountain have withdrawn. Is it true?"

"Is it still fake? See, the letter I just received. The Prajna Sect has caused a bloodbath here, and as a result, the old nest was almost taken out by someone. Can you go back and clean it up?"

People from Jianghu who were less injured gathered in groups of three or four by the corridor, chatting away in the sun.The person who was speaking slapped the letter paper on his thigh, very angrily: "It's really cheap for these bastards, they just ran away so easily, I'm still waiting to kill them all, to avenge their hatred!"

"Then hurry up and go down the mountain to catch up, and when you catch up, don't forget to vent your anger on your brothers!" Others jokingly shoved his injured shoulder, and they immediately made a fuss.

Jiang Li walked slowly through the winding corridors, not only to pay attention to the conversations of these people, but also because there is not much space for walking under the corridors.The bedclothes from last night were rolled up and piled up by the wall, there was a lot of blood and dirt on the ground, and a few broken arrows were kicked into the corner, looking like they were taken from the wounded.

Jiang Li stopped suddenly, quietly picked up the broken arrow, hid it in his hand, and only looked at it carefully when he walked to the secluded bushes outside the courtyard.

The style of this broken arrow is very unique. The sharp edges on both sides of the arrowhead are jagged. Although it is inconspicuous, as long as the archer is strong enough to drive the arrow deeply, he can hook it when the opponent pulls it out. A mass of flesh and blood came out, extremely fierce.

This is the arrow taught by Prajna.

Jiang Li's eyes changed slightly.

"Jiang Huaiyang, stop!"

The sudden shout brought back Jiang Li's thoughts, and he looked through the gaps in the branches and leaves.Not far away, several young people stopped in response. They were all dressed in cloud-patterned blue clothes. They were obviously from Guiyun Villa, but the one who caught up from behind was actually Ji Xiuming who had woken up. He walked quickly to the leader In front of the young man, he cut straight to the point and asked, "Did Elder Qin from the Tianmen sect come here last night?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Then what did you answer when Elder Qin asked about the owner's condition?"

The owner of the villa must be referring to Jiang Xingzhou, the current leader of the Shanhe League and the owner of the Guiyun villa.Jiang Li held his breath and watched intently, only to see that the young man named Jiang Huaiyang changed his expression and asked in displeasure, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"The proprietor is seriously ill and is bedridden, and has to hand over all matters, big and small, to the uncle. How can you tell the people of the Tianmen Sect!"

"Isn't this the truth? If he wanted to ask me, he just said it. What's the matter?" Jiang Huaiyang was puzzled.

Ji Xiuming suppressed his tone: "Do you know if the Tianmen faction really cares about the owner or has other ideas? What's more, how many people are staring at Guiyun now. In the past six months, who have you seen to publicize the owner's condition? Pass?"

"I just said, what's the matter, you have to be as trembling as you are? The Tianmen faction knew about the owner's illness, so don't they know that we are number one in the world in Guiyun Villa, and that he, a small sect, can't be provoked by him?" Jiang Huaiyang Pushing away the companion who persuaded him, he was completely annoyed, "Ji Xiuming, don't think that you can step on my head and show off your power after a few days with the young master. You don't need to teach me how to speak!"

"I'm not afraid, I don't want Guiyun and the owner to cause trouble because of you, you..."

The people around him were still trying to persuade him, Jiang Huaiyang reached into his companion's arms and grabbed a handful of copper coins, and threw them hard in front of Ji Xiuming. The copper coins rolled all over the ground with a clatter, and some even jumped and rolled Arrived at Jiang Li's feet.

Ji Xiuming's face turned pale suddenly, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Jiang Huaiyang glanced at him contemptuously, before leaving, he said the last sentence: "It's not up to someone with a foreign surname to point fingers at our Jiang family's affairs."

Only Ji Xiuming stood there motionless, unable to see his expression clearly.After a long while, he finally moved, slowly bowed his body, and picked up the copper coins on the ground one by one.He approached step by step along the copper coins, finally noticed someone behind the bushes, raised his head suddenly, and was so flustered and embarrassed that he almost wanted to run away, but finally restrained: "This friend, peeping on other people's private affairs , I'm afraid it's not appropriate?"

Jiang Li walked out from behind the bushes and said, "Sorry."

"...So it was you." Ji Xiuming's face softened a little, and he smiled a little, "I heard that you sent me back, and I haven't had time to come to the door to thank you. Thank you."

Jiang Li nodded lightly, and was about to leave, but he was stopped before he took a few steps.

"Jiang Li," Ji Xiuming said tentatively, "If you don't want to disturb me, can you chat with me?"

Jiang Li turned around to meet his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

Ji Xiuming couldn't help laughing: "Although you are nothing like my old friend, but I can't say why, I always think of him when I see you."

"Jiang Yunruo?"

Facing his astonished reaction, Jiang Li added calmly, "You mentioned this name before you fell into a coma."

"Really..." Ji Xiuming was quiet for a moment before saying, "It's him. When I was a child in the valley, I always liked to follow behind him. Yun Ruo is slightly older than me, but I never want to call him brother. "

Jiang Li wanted to speak a little, but finally fell silent.On the contrary, Ji Xiuming didn't know how to continue after finishing his sentence. After weighing the copper coins in his hand, he laughed at himself: "Forget it, you've already seen it anyway, and I have nothing to hide."

He counted out eight copper coins and said: "When I was eight years old, it snowed heavily in the valley for more than a month, and my food ran out, so my parents sold me to a trafficker for a few bags of rice noodles. At that time My only surname is Ji, and I don’t even have a proper name at home. The mountain road is difficult to walk, not to mention that I only wear a single shirt in the snow, and it didn’t take long for me to develop a high fever. I was on the road. The traffickers were going to leave me behind, but they happened to meet my adoptive father. The traffickers refused to let my adoptive father pick me up for nothing, and they were afraid that the foster father would regret it, so they finally sold me into the Return to the cloud."

Ji Xiuming played with the eight copper coins, suddenly remembered something, and explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about the owner of the villa. My real adoptive father is just a small tomb-keeper of the Jiang family, and he can't compare to the owner of the village. Status, even lacking a right arm, but he is generous and gentle, and he treats me as his own. Yun Ruo is also his child. I grew up by their side until I was 14 years old, and then I was sent to Guiyun Villa , the owner of the village saw that I had a good understanding, so he called me his adopted son, and occasionally pointed out my martial arts."

"You have a good time in the villa." Jiang Li said.

Ji Xiuming shook his head when he heard the words: "When I first arrived at the villa, I was pushed out everywhere. I thought I was too bad, I only knew simple moves, and I was not as good as the people who caused ridicule, so I worked harder, and finally got rid of it the next time. This disciple beat Jiang Huaiyang in the contest."

"At that time, Lan Ze was still young, and most of the Jiang family's disciples were headed by Jiang Huaiyang. I thought that defeating him would be enough to prove myself and be accepted by them." Leaning against the wall, he gradually fell into memories, "That day At night they asked me to visit the city to watch the lights, and I went there full of joy. When I arrived, I found out that it was a dilapidated house in an old alley. Before I could react, the door was locked from the outside. It was full of dust and cobwebs. I knocked on the door and begged them to let me out, but no one responded. I was locked up in the middle of the night, and I was called out every day. Finally, a watchman passed by and heard me It was because of the shouts that I was released. It was unlucky to say that, when I returned to the villa, I happened to bump into my uncle, and taught me a lesson, but I dare not explain it."

"Why don't you say it?"

"So what can I say, their surname is Jiang, and I am an outsider after all." Ji Xiuming smiled wryly, "I was locked in the dark, but my mind became clear instead. Jiang Huaiyang and the others hate me, it has nothing to do with whether I am strong or weak , just because I am different from them, because I am not the Jiang family, but I can sit on an equal footing with them."

Jiang Li remained silent.

"After understanding this, I don't want to stay in the villa anymore, and I don't want to learn any advanced martial arts. I just want to go back to the valley to find my foster father and Yunruo. Guiyun will send people to the valley to deliver supplies twice a year. They said they wanted to go back and have a look, so they took me with them. I couldn't wait for the night before entering the valley, and besides, my foster father taught me how to break through the valley entrance formation, so I left secretly first. The valley is still the same, and then in the bamboo forest I heard a familiar voice, it was my adoptive father teaching Yun Ruo martial arts."

Jiang Li finally turned his head to look at him.He lowered his eyes and lowered his voice: "When he sent me away, my adoptive father said that he wanted me to practice martial arts well, but since he was able to teach Yun Ruo's sword skills without an arm, why couldn't he teach me? I didn't expect that in their eyes... I am also an outsider."

"Do you hate them?" Jiang Li asked suddenly.

Ji Xiuming was startled, and quickly shook his head in denial: "If there were no adoptive father and Yun Ruo, I would have died in the snow. They are the closest people to me in this world, how could I hate them?" He paused After a while, I continued, "It was just difficult to face, so I ran away. Anyway, I was far away, neither of them found me, so I left quietly, and it was just dawn when I ran back to the inn."

"You never went back after that."

"Well," Ji Xiuming smiled, "but there are still correspondence."

Jiang Li looked away, and quietly stopped talking.

Silence lay between the two of them, and the shadow of the sun slowly drifted away. It wasn't until Jiang Li was about to leave again that Ji Xiuming asked again: "Jiang Li, if a person makes an irreparable mistake and is willing to use everything to make up for it , can he be forgiven?"

Jiang Li didn't look at him, and said flatly: "I don't know what other people think, but I will never forgive."

"..." Ji Xiuming was a little lost. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but suddenly saw a puff of black smoke billowing up not far away, followed by a commotion in Biezhuang, chaotic shouting sound like boiling water boiled the same sentence:

The backyard where the demon girl was imprisoned flooded!