Embrace the blade

Jiang Li fell asleep for a whole day.

Qi Zhaoxi and Xue Le took him to the inn in the town ahead, and invited a doctor.But the strange thing is that although Jiang Li was covered in blood, there were not many wounds from head to toe. The old doctor twisted his beard and felt the pulse for a long time, and he only said: "He is weak in both Qi and blood, and he doesn't need to take medicine." , Take more rest and recuperate."

After sending the doctor away, Qi Zhaoxi sent Xue Le to rest next door. He walked around the room by himself, then filled a basin of warm water and placed it beside the bed, soaked the cloth handkerchief, and went to wipe Jiang Li's face. Bloodstained dust.Jiang Li fell into a soundless sleep, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was pale, even after being scrubbed with warm water, Qi Zhaoxi couldn't help but put his hand on his cheek, and felt the slight warmth.

When Jiang Li fell asleep like this, his eyes were quiet and obedient, which made him look pitiful. Qi Zhaoxi originally had no distracting thoughts, but after staring at him for a while, his heart beat a little faster unconsciously.His fingers lightly stroked his cheeks, slowly across the bridge of the nose, and when they were about to touch his upper lip, he paused for a moment, but finally held back, withdrew his hand and pressed it hard on his forehead, Qi Zhaoxi shook his head dumbfounded : "It's been so many years, there are countless people in the world, why did I fall in love with you?"

Naturally, no one will answer.

Qi Zhaoxi was silent for a long time, finally smiled, and said softly: "Then I will accompany you for a while."

He didn't think about it anymore, picked up the cloth handkerchief in the basin, took Jiang Li's right hand and continued to scrub.His hand looked shocking at first glance, even the entire sleeve was soaked in blood, but after removing the bandage and cleaning it up, there were actually only two unprovoked shallow scars on the palm and the back of the hand.Qi Zhaoxi looked at it for a while, but couldn't see any reason, so he stuffed his hands back into the thin quilt, pulled a stool over, and leaned against the bed frame to take a nap with his eyes closed.

At dusk, Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes, lost for a moment, he immediately sat up, looked around vigilantly, and bumped into Qi Zhaoxi's smiling eyes: "Are you awake?"

He froze for a moment, did not answer, but tentatively raised his hand, passed through the dim light and shadow, and lightly touched Qi Zhaoxi's face.Qi Zhaoxi was also taken aback, before he could speak, Jiang Li frowned, retracted his hand and pinched his arm.He suddenly understood, filled with sourness, and couldn't help laughing: "It's not a dream, you are real, and so am I."

With his smile, Jiang Li woke up like a dream, his eyes were clear, he could see where he was, but his expression showed confusion: "You...are you leaving?"

Qi Zhaoxi got up and lit the candles on the table: "Yes, it stands to reason that I have found a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live in seclusion at this time."

"...Why did you come back?"

"For you." Qi Zhaoxi turned around and saw Jiang Li involuntarily backed up, leaning his back against the wall, and said with a smile, "Why, am I so scary?"

Jiang Li looked at him and frowned: "I don't understand."

"Don't talk about you, even I can't figure it out." Qi Zhaoxi poured a cup of tea, sat back on the bed and handed it to him, then changed the subject, "Where are you going next?"

"Not sure yet."

"If you want to find clues to the Unsuspecting Sword or the "Secret of Longevity", I have a suggestion." Qi Zhaoxi said, "Do you still remember the old book you read in Juyizhuang that recorded the Taihua School?

Jiang Li nodded.

Qi Zhaoxi said: "That old book was written by the old man Xu Gu in southern Xinjiang. He is famous for his excellent medical skills, but it is said that he is a surviving disciple of Taihua. If there is anyone who knows Gu Si, he is the only one. Although he lives in seclusion in the valley to avoid people, we may not be able to try our luck."

Jiang Li's eyes moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at him: "Us?"

Qi Zhaoxi met his eyes, her face was not red and her heart was not beating, she said frankly and honestly: "Why, don't you want to accompany you as a teacher?"

Jiang Li subconsciously shook his head, hesitated for a moment, but nodded again.

Qi Zhaoxi didn't change his face, and said earnestly: "Jiang Li, the world is dangerous, people's hearts are unpredictable, you have too little experience, so foolish to wander alone, I'm afraid you will be sold by someone later and you will have to pay for it."

"..."

"Why do you look at me like that?"

Jiang Li said, "Is it really you that I saw outside the cave?"

"……it's me."

Jiang Li's eyes were unpredictable, he couldn't tell what emotion he was in, but he still asked, "Why?"

With this appearance, he had no choice but to answer and refused to give up.

Qi Zhaoxi sighed, turned around to face him, and put his hands on his shoulders.In an instant, he could clearly feel that his whole body tensed up, and there was no way to retreat, so he could only stare at Qi Zhaoxi without blinking, so nervous that he even gave birth to a trace of defense.

The reason for this is complicated, but it is also simple. I am afraid that once you are honest, it will be irreversible.

Qi Zhaoxi laughed helplessly, but couldn't say it after all: "You're too young," he raised his hand and rubbed the top of Jiang Li's head, "I'll tell you when you grow taller."

"..." Jiang Li slapped his hand away.

Qi Zhaoxi laughed more and more heartily: "I won't mention this anymore. Are you hungry, go downstairs and have something to eat?"

After nightfall, the business of the inn is just right, the lobby is almost full of guests, and the fireworks are noisy and lively.After calling Xue Le and going downstairs together, they found an empty table in the corner and sat down, and the dishes were served one after another. When Qi Zhaoxi mentioned the Southern Xinjiang Xugu again, Jiang Li agreed with a 'huh', but Xue Le nodded and said: "I went south to Qiancheng, but I can still accompany you for a while."

Qi Zhaoxi said: "Why are you going to Qiancheng all of a sudden?"

"Do you still remember Qin Zheng?" Xue Le reminded, "Ten years ago at the Tianmen Sect's sword test meeting, you met him."

He was still confused, but Jiang Li paused his chopsticks, raised his eyes and asked, "Sword trial meeting?"

"Yes, you should have never heard of it." Xue Le said, "Tianmen sect originally held a sword test meeting every five years, inviting everyone in the martial arts to learn from each other and encourage their disciples to study hard and forge ahead. Most people in the Jianghu are also willing to go Open your eyes."

"The purpose of the Sword Trial Conference is to grab Guiyun Mountain Villa's reputation as the number one in the world and improve the status of the Tianmen Sect in the hearts of Jianghu people; secondly, to take advantage of the location so that the disciples in the sect can display it to their heart's content; thirdly, to show off the towering and steep Tianmen Mountain In such a terrain, you have to rely on your disciples to lead the way in and out, proclaiming to the world that the Tianmen Sect is invincible." Qi Zhaoxi didn't think so, and put chopsticks and fish in Jiangli's bowl, "Listening to the story will not delay the meal. You don't want to eat more Meat, even holding it is disgusting."

Jiang Li glanced at him, vaguely felt that there was something deep in his words, and couldn't figure it out, so he ate the fish first, and then continued to ask: "There is no sword test meeting now?"

"This has something to do with your master." Xue Le shook his head with a smile, "I met him at the sword test ten years ago. He only entered Tianmen Mountain once. Later, when I was imprisoned Shi alone rescued me by rushing into the mountains alone, breaking the myth of invulnerability. Since then, the name of "one sword breaks the gate of heaven" has been circulated in the world, and the Tianmen sect abolished the sword test meeting. All disciples added an hour of morning class."

Qi Zhaoxi suddenly realized: "No wonder those disciples hate me so much."

"What grievances do you have with the Tianmen faction, they want to imprison you?" Jiang Li asked again.

"Xue Le didn't call it grudges, but bad luck." Qi Zhaoxi said, "At that time, there was a disciple of Tianmen Sect named Ruan Xiao, who happened to meet Xue Le when he came back from his travels, and the two had a meal together , and then when the people from the Tianmen Sect came to meet the senior brother, they found that Ruan Xiao had died in the inn room. There was no wound or blood on his body, like poisonous hair. Don't you think he is the most suspicious person?"

"At that time, he still liked a girl named Ye Xinghe. He was imprisoned in the Tianmen faction for interrogation, but that girl Ye was going to marry in her hometown. I heard it was really pitiful, so I went to the mountains to rescue him."

Xue Le lowered his eyes and smiled.Talking about this, it seems like someone has stolen ten years of his life. Just yesterday, he was exhausted and locked in a dark room. Suddenly, the door was slammed open, sawdust splashed, and golden sunlight splashed all over his face. On the ground, Qi Zhaoxi held the sword, raised his chin at him who was in a daze, and smiled vigorously: "Go, grab the kiss!"

He seemed to be bewitched, broke the chain, took back the saber, and rushed out of the steep Tianmen Mountain with Qi Zhaoxi, without stopping, using his light skills day and night to go straight, just in time for the wedding day.

It rained a lot that day, and the debris of firecrackers on the ground was wet in the puddles, like a vermilion trickle.The two of them stood on the tile eaves and saw the big red sedan chair slowly approaching. The gentleman dismounted and opened the curtain of the sedan chair, but he didn't know what the person in the sedan chair said, turned around, and then saw the girl pulled away. Covering his head, he jumped onto Lang Jun's back, wrapped his arms around his neck tightly, and smiled like a flower.

Xue Le suddenly felt his heart fall back into his chest, and his whole body calmed down.

Qi Zhaoxi stared at his face, and asked, "Don't do it yet?"

He smiled and shook his head: "No more, I'll buy you a drink."

Get drunk and let it go.

At the moment when he was in a trance, Qi Zhaoxi finally remembered something: "Is the person Miss Ye married Chen Changfeng?"

Xue Le smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to call Mrs. Chen."

"The Qin Zheng you mentioned earlier is the one who sworn brothers with Ruan Xiao and Chen Changfeng?"

"It's him." Xue Le nodded and said, "I got a piece of news. Yi Buzhi went around arresting people for the refining Gu. Chen Changfeng was captured to the Prajna Sect not long ago. His brother Qin Zheng took advantage of Yi Buzhi's When besieging Juyi Village with the four hall masters, he led people to attack the Prajna Sect and rescued Chen Changfeng back to Qiancheng to recuperate. It is also for this reason that Yi Buzhi from Biezhuang retreated so simply."

Qi Zhaoxi and Jiang Li looked at each other, and their tone became thought-provoking: "Is Mrs. Chen also in Qiancheng?"

Xue Le looked away uncomfortably, a little helpless: "Don't think too much, you two, I have already let go, but... just want to see how she is doing now."