Embrace the blade

In the early morning of the next day, Yin Huaishu sat up from the bed, looked up and saw that the sun was shining brightly, and the golden sand was scattered all over the ground through the window panes, and there were loud noises of shouting and selling from the street, one after another, but the room was quiet, and the small stove was full of smoke. The red glowing charcoal fire crackles softly, trying to dispel the chill of early winter, and all disputes in the rivers and lakes are far away, and the place is peaceful and comfortable, too beautiful to be true.

When the door was knocked lightly, Yin Huaishu was staring at the ray of sunshine in a daze and didn't hear it.

Shen Zhiyan's voice followed: "Qingyao, are you up?"

Yin Huaishu came back to his senses, and answered absently.

The door was pushed open, and Shen Zhiyan put the tray on the table, beckoning him to come over for dinner.Yin Huaishu walked over and sat down, and saw that two bowls of porridge, a plate of various delicate pastries, and several plates of light side dishes were set on the table, all of which were the breakfast styles he often ate in Qingshan School.

Yin Huaishu's face was sullen, he couldn't see any expression, and he didn't speak. He just drank the porridge and didn't touch other food.

Shen Zhiyan smiled helplessly, and said: "I got some news, and I went down the cliff a few times, but I still didn't find the Unsuspecting Sword, so the people from the rivers and lakes in Pingchuan Town almost dispersed. My eldest brother and the others took Daxia Qi to go The Qingshan faction checked their identities, Jiang Lanze and Jiang Li Shaoxia went to Luoyang, Qin Zheng hero also left Pingchuan Town, but his whereabouts are unknown, probably looking for our whereabouts."

"..."

"Is your injury feeling better? When do you plan to return to Prajna to find your sister?" Shen Zhiyan asked.

Yin Huaishu finished his porridge, put down his spoon, and hit the rim of the bowl with a soft sound. He stood up, walked back to the bed and sat down, his eyes downcast, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shen Zhiyan still smiled lightly, cleaned up the dishes, and walked out, but at the moment when he was about to go out, Yin Huaishu behind him suddenly said, "I have something to tell you."

Shen Zhiyan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Okay."

He handed the tray to the waiter, turned back to the bed, and sat down, with a soft tone: "What do you want to tell me?"

Yin Huaishu didn't look at him, but stared straight at him, as if he was staring at the emptiness in the distance, and seemed to be examining his memory, and said in a low voice: "My sister is not born blind, she is not my burden, I That's her burden."

Shen Zhiyan didn't expect such a sentence, he was stunned for a moment and didn't answer.

"This story starts with a woman. She originally came from a mediocre family. She met a scholar from the neighbor's family since she was a child. They had a good relationship with each other and made an early marriage. But later, her father made money in business and climbed into the Yin's house in Suzhou. Gao Zhi couldn't look down on that scholar any more, so he resigned, put that woman in a sedan chair and married him to the Yin family."

"But that woman is restless, she still has an affair with the scholar, and often donates some money to help him obtain fame. Who would have thought that the scholar's life would be more comfortable, but instead of studying, she would drink and listen to music all day long. A woman marries a good man, capable and good to her, but after a long time, that woman changes her mind and doesn't want to associate with that scholar anymore."

"How could the scholar be willing to cut off this source of income? In addition, he was involved in gambling, so he threatened the woman with the affair between the two of them and asked for money. At first, the woman gave it, but the scholar gambled more and more. It was a bottomless pit." , she was afraid that people would find out if she went on like this, and finally one day, she became cruel and tore up with the scholar. She thought that the scholar had no guts and didn't dare to make trouble, but faced with the creditor's urging, The scholar also became ruthless, probably thinking of dying together, so he stabbed the matter between the two of them directly in front of her husband."

"When the woman heard the news, her heart was ashamed, she found a rope and hanged herself on the beam of the house, and left a letter to her husband to repent, saying that although I was born of her adultery, Rourou really did. It is the blood of the Yin family, please treat Rou Rou kindly to her husband."

Even though Shen Zhiyan guessed that this was his background, hearing him mention this, he was still very worried.

"I was the first to discover that letter. I know that woman has always favored my younger sister, and I can't stand her writing such words, so I burned that letter and cleaned it up." Yin Huaishu was nothing special. Only the speed of speech slowed down, "In the end, it was natural to clean up the house. My sister and I were kicked out of the house and wandered in the streets and alleys of Suzhou City. At that time, Rourou was eight years old. She was very smart and understood what happened. , is also very good, she doesn't cry or make trouble, if someone sees that she is cute, if someone gives her a piece of cake, she will break half of it for me to keep."

At that time, the little girl wiped his tears with her dirty sleeves, her face was still clean, and her hair was combed neatly by him every day. She said to him: "Brother, don't cry, don't be afraid, that uncle said that you will get more money tomorrow." Give me two yuan, and you won't be hungry again."

Yin Huaishu suddenly lowered his head, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then continued: "At that time, the original right protector of Prajna Sect, Yi Buzhi, was refining Yin-Yang Gu, and he needed the blood of his own brothers and sisters to feed the Gu. Worm, send people to arrest everywhere, Rourou and I arrived at Prajna Sect at that time."

"Yin-yang Gu failed at the beginning of feeding with blood, do you know what that means?" Yin Huaishu finally turned his head and looked at Shen Zhiyan.

Shen Zhiyan's heart was shaking, and his eyes were filled with distress.

Yin Huaishu didn't wait for him to answer, and suddenly laughed: "What the woman said is true! Rourou and I are not biological siblings of the same father and mother, she is really the blood of the Yin family! And I, that woman and man I am the only bastard I have ever given birth to!"

Shen Zhiyan couldn't help it: "Qingyao..."

"Shut up, listen to me." Yin Huaishu interrupted him coldly, "If you can't refine Gu, we brothers and sisters are useless, but at this moment, Yi Buzhi discovered a martial arts genius, isn't it I am Rourou."

"Her foundation, savvy, is called by Yi Buzhi a genius that is rare to meet in a century. The last person with such talent is Gu Si who created the "Secret of Longevity"."

Shen Zhiyan was completely speechless.

"I Buzhi is simply ecstatic, as if he has found a treasure. To cultivate Rou Rou into his favorite work, the most important thing is to reshape her temperament."

Yin Huaishu's eyes darkened, as if an unknown and terrifying monster was hiding, he said: "In order to plant a poisonous seed in Rourou's heart, Yi Buzhi brought us to his stone room, and in front of Rourou In front of him, he threw me into a pool full of snakes, scorpions and poisonous insects."

"I was submerged all at once, those poisons bit my skin frantically, and even penetrated into my body, Rourou was terrified, it was the first time I saw her cry like that, she begged Ibu for help I'll come up, Ibuzhi said, I want to use her eyes in exchange."

"She..." Shen Zhiyan hesitated to speak.

"Of course Yi Buzhi didn't really want her eyes. At that time, my consciousness had already started to slacken, and everyone could see that there was no way out. Once Rou Rou lost her eyes, she would not be able to learn martial arts. No matter how talented she is, she would be just useless. Ibuzhi just wanted to force her to abandon me."

"But she didn't..." Yin Huaishu's voice trembled uncontrollably, almost unsustainable, "At that time, I was already in despair, and when I closed my eyes, countless poisonous insects crawled across my body and face. , I suddenly heard a scream of pain, and then I opened my eyes... I saw blood on Rourou's face, blood on her hands, and the two balls that fell on the ground... were also full of blood..."

Yin Huairou gouged out her own eyes with her own hands, and her clean face was covered with blood when she was wandering on the street. She seemed to be still crying, waving her blood-stained hands in the air, trying to grab the hem of Ibuzhi's clothes, like A beautiful and blooming lotus, she kept begging to save her brother.

Yi Buzhi was stunned by her actions, unable to react for a while, what brought him back to his senses was a strange noise, he turned his head, and was shocked to see the boy who was clearly dying struggling to cross the pool, his hands dead. Crawled dead on the edge of the pool, crawled out dripping with blood.

No one has ever survived a poisonous pool, let alone climbed out of it.

Yin Huaishu had no strength to stand up, but his eyes were burning with fire, he gritted his teeth, and crawled towards his sister step by step, leaving a long bloodstain behind him.

In the end, the bloody boy hugged the bloody girl and said hoarsely, "Don't be afraid, I won't die, brother will live for you!"

Thus, Yi Buzhi lost a martial arts genius and discovered another possibility of refining human Gu.He kept the two brothers and sisters behind, and threw Yin Huaishu into the pool time and time again. He survived time and time again, but his consciousness was too clear, and he never became a human gu that could be manipulated by others.

When he was about to go crazy in pain, he chewed and swallowed the venomous snakes and scorpions alive. After climbing up, he vomited continuously, and even developed a high fever.

Until one day later, when he jumped into the pool, the poisonous insects and snakes did not rush up, but backed away in horror, like a dirty wave around him. He stepped on the cold stone slab, stood up, and saw himself There was a blank space where he stood.

After Yin Huaishu's story was told, there was a dead silence in the room. Shen Zhiyan stared at him for a moment, as if his throat was tightly strangled by someone, he couldn't make a sound, but felt like a knife was piercing his heart.

Yin Huaishu calmed down a lot, let out a breath slowly, and said: "She could have had a very good life, but I ruined it twice. Now..."

He glanced at Shen Zhiyan.

Now, he has ruined another person's supposedly brilliant life.

"What are you trying to tell me by telling me this?" Shen Zhiyan said with difficulty.

"I can't be Qingyao, do you understand?" Yin Huaishu said, "I really can't remember the days in Qingshan School. In the days of worry and no burden, how did Rou Rou survive alone in Prajna Sect? I dare not ask, I dare not think! I actually left her alone, I even forgot her! "

When his neck was cut open, the Gu worm died, and the memory came back, he was in the room warmed by the soft quilt of Qingshan Pai, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't forgive himself.

Before he could wait much longer, he stole the Qingshan sect's sword technique secret book, returned to Prajna Sect, was promoted to hall master, searched all over Jiuyuan Mountain frantically, and finally found it among a group of humble maidservants by the river. his sister.

At that time, Yin Huairou was so thin that he could be blown down by a gust of wind, his clothes were thin, his hands were chapped and swollen, he knelt in front of his sister, tears streaming down his face, but Yin Huairou hugged him, as if to comfort the child, just smiled: "Don't cry, it's okay, I know my brother must be alive and will come back to find me."

There was another dead silence in the room, Shen Zhiyan lowered his eyes, pursed his lips tightly, and did not make a sound for a long time.

Come to think of it, what can he say?

Yin Huaishu laughed without emotion, and said, "I'm done talking, you can go out."

Shen Zhiyan didn't move, he didn't know what he was thinking, Yin Huaishu was irritable for no reason, and was about to say more, Shen Zhiyan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him.

Shen Zhiyan forced a smile, and said softly: "I was thinking, I went to Suzhou City with my father a few times when I was young, if I met you at that time, I will definitely still treat you when I first met Tempted, please father bring your brothers and sisters back to the Qingshan sect. Your sister is very talented, and her martial arts practice may be a bit inferior to mine. If you don't like it, you don't have to practice martial arts. Growing up with you, you should call me Senior Brother, maybe one day, you only need to call me by my first name."

This unrealistic nonsense, he spoke so seriously.

Yin Huaishu was startled, then avoided his eyes, lay down on the bed, turned over, stretched out his hand to pull the quilt over his head, and a muffled voice came out from under the quilt: "I'm tired, you go out. "

"Qingyao?" Shen Zhiyan stretched out his hand hesitantly, not knowing what happened to him suddenly, but through the thick quilt, he felt a slight tremor.

Shen Zhiyan's heart trembled, and he almost couldn't restrain himself from wanting to hug him, but after thinking about it, he restrained himself and patted him lightly.

Shen Zhiyan got up to leave, and when he closed the door for the last time, he saw the tightly wrapped quilt, like a cocoon containing sourness.