Silver Moon Halberd
Chapter 14
Rolling up her sleeves, Zhao Banyao came to the bed with a razor in her hand, and in a blink of an eye, the area around Xi Xiu's wound was cleaned up.Zhao Banyao's actions were sharp and his expression was calm, he was completely different from before.Handing the razor back to the apprentice, he took the wine-soaked cloth handkerchief, and moistened the blood scabs little by little.After wiping off the blood, he took a closer look, turned his head and poured wine into the copper basin, dipped his fingers into it, and ordered the apprentices to prepare needles and threads.
Compared with the pain in the flesh, the feeling of the pulling of the needle and thread is more distinct. Even though she knew it was for healing, Xi Xiu still couldn't help but tense her body.Sensing the tension of the young man, Ye Zhenge patted his back in time to help him relax.
After a cup of tea was finished, Zhao Banyao sat down at the table to prescribe the prescription; the apprentice took over the follow-up matters, bandaged the wound and cleaned up the mess in the room, took the prescription and went to decoct the medicine.
Right now, Zhao Banyao returned to her lazy appearance, walked to Shen Chuxing's side, looked down, and said, "Come with me."
"You really don't let go of any opportunity to make money." Guessing the other party's intentions, Shen Chuxing walked to the front hall.
Zhao Banyao said without turning her head, "I won't charge you money."
It was getting late, and two of the three apprentices in Baicao Cottage were busy closing their doors.Zhao Banyao sat back at the counter, spread out the small cloth pocket on the table, picked up the melon seeds and nibbled lightly, calling out: "Polygonum."
The apprentices were not surprised, and one of them said: "Doctor, Polygonum is decocting medicine in the backyard. I am Chishao."
Zhao Tianshu changed them all to the names of the medicines, but Zhao Banyao still often admits his mistakes, he doesn't care much about them, and instructed them: "Take care of his wounds."
Chi Shao responded, held up Shen Chuxing's right hand with the oil lamp and watched intently; the wound was very narrow, although it ran through the palm of his hand, there was not much blood loss, which showed that it was caused by an extremely thin weapon.He pinched the surroundings carefully, and let Shen Chuxing move his five fingers. Fortunately, he didn't hurt his muscles and bones.But he had only been an apprentice for two years, and he was not good at skills, so he looked at Zhao Banyao hesitantly, and cast a look for help.
Zhao Banyao didn't accept money, and Shen Chuxing acted like the sun was hitting the west. At this moment, he finally understood that he was going to use himself to train his apprentices!Shen Chuxing is a good man to the end, he smiled and said to Chi Shao: "I'm not afraid of you, what are you afraid of?"
Chi Shao was blushed but no longer restrained, brought the medical tools and sewed up the wound for Shen Chuxing.The palms are not as painful as the scalp, and the pain is a hundred times more painful, but until the end, this person remains calm.
"Thank you." Shen Chuxing looked very satisfied as he raised his bandaged right hand.
Chi Shao was secretly happy, packed up the medicine box and went back to the backyard.
In the quiet hall, only Shen and Zhao were left.
Zhao Banyao finally stopped talking, got up and walked towards Shen Chuxing, looking down at him.
Shen Chuxing still sat motionless on the chair, the air seemed to condense between each other.Suddenly, without warning, Zhao Banyao pinched his right palm, the strength caused the wound to burst again, and the white cloth was slightly blood red.Shen Chuxing didn't change his face, he pulled Zhao Banyao to his eyes with his backhand, and smiled slightly: "Don't waste your energy in vain."
A cold fire ignited in the bottom of his eyes, Zhao Banyao's breathing became heavy, and his thin lips pressed against his ears, and said: "I forget who will forget you."
Eighteen years ago, the tragedy of the Zhao family shook the south of the Yangtze River, and the Wulin League vowed to investigate the real culprit, and finally found the clue of Mo Qingwu.
It turned out that Mo Qing's master was obsessed with witchcraft, imprisoned young girls and let them give birth to offspring, and used medicine to refine "Wuqing Idol", but most of the children could not escape the fate of dying young, or going crazy and self-destructing when they became adults.Accidentally, Master Mo Qing learned of the secret recipe, so he immediately sent "Wuqing Puppet" to snatch it.
"Wuqing Puppet" seems to be no different from ordinary people, but what really makes people talk about it is that "Wuqing Puppet" has no pain or emotion, and is a bloodthirsty monster by nature.After Mo Qingwu was wiped out by the Martial Arts League, the leader couldn't bear it and imprisoned the youngsters in a forbidden place to support them. However, within ten years, none of these "Wuqing couples" survived!The last person went mad and died at the age of 19, and chewed his own tongue before he died.
Many years have passed, Shen Chuxing seems to be living like a person, he knows that Zhao Banyao hates him because he is from Mo Qingwu.If the secret recipe is still in Zhao Banyao's hands, Zhao Banyao will definitely not save him.
What's more, Zhao Banyao was able to get his freedom with this thing back then, even if he could recite the contents of it backwards, if it was leaked out, how would his foster father let him go?
In the final analysis, this Baicao hut is just another "prison" away from the Ye family.No one can escape until the dust settles.
"I'm going to trouble Chi Shao again." Shen Chuxing smiled heartlessly.
"I won't charge you money." Zhao Banyao walked towards the backyard as if nothing had happened.
In the backyard room, Xi Xiu was lying upright on the bed, gnashing her teeth and staring at Ye Zhenge.But the more intense pain reminded him that trying to be brave would only lead to a more embarrassing ending.
Mopping her lips, Xi Xiu said in a voice like a gnat, "I..."
Seeing that there was something strange about him, Ye Zhenge leaned over and asked, "How is it?"
The sudden enveloping breath just added fuel to the flames, making the hardened things even more painful, Xi Xiu was anxious and hated, and there was a little trembling when she spoke again: "I want to relieve myself..."
Dazed, Ye Zhenge quickly fetched the chamber pot, helped Xi Xiu up and went to untie his trousers.Xu Shi was young and energetic and held back for too long, the thing hit the back of Ye Zhenge's hand heavily.Ye Zhenge hesitated a little, but immediately lowered his head, gently held the object, and aimed it at the mouth of the pot.
Xi Xiu was eager to relieve her and didn't care about the shame, but the soft palm became a torture tool, the more she wanted to ignore it, the more she cared about it.The desire came out of nowhere, but it was inappropriate. The two impulses seemed to be blocked at the same exit, vying for each other and refusing to give in.The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out, Xi Xiu said hoarsely: "Either let me go, or kill me!"
"If you promise to heal with peace of mind—"
"I promise!" Xi Xiu's tone was almost begging.
Glancing at him quietly, Ye Zhenge didn't say any more, and turned to leave after untying his acupoints.
At the same time as the door was closed, bursts of medicinal fragrance wafted into the nostrils, and Polygonum came to Ye Zhenge with a tray.Ye Zhenge took it politely, looked at the dark bowl of concoction, and said, "Is there any beetroot in the recipe?"
Putting up his immature face, Shui Liao asked curiously: "There is a way to relieve pain and remove blood stasis, do you understand?"
"I only know that this medicine is very bitter."
Water Polygonum suddenly came to his senses, and went to another room, and when he returned, he had an extra piece of cane sugar in his hand.
After thanking the young man, Ye Zhenge turned around and entered the room, the moment he opened the door, the circulating air formed a breeze and opened the half-covered window...
The bright moon hangs high, illuminating the road clearly, and a person is speeding under the moon, his silver figure looks like a ghost.
Running along the road, not long after, Wangya Town has been left far behind; thinking that the man will not be able to catch up for a while, or maybe he will give up when he finds that he is fleeing... Thinking about it, Xi Xiu couldn't help slowing down...
"Why did you break your promise?"
A sudden human voice sounded in the quiet night.
Xi Xiu raised her head suddenly, and was shocked when she saw the visitor!He forgot about Ye Zhenge, and of course he also forgot about the other party's superb lightness kung fu.
"Can't you wait two or three days?" Ye Zhenge stood with his back to him, it was hard to tell his emotions from the voice, but his tall and straight figure showed a sense of alienation.
After hearing no response for a long time, Ye Zhenge turned around and found that Xi Xiu had put the Silver Moon Halberd beside him, obviously looking as if he was facing the enemy, and couldn't help but feel even worse, saying: "Before you leave, I hope you can answer my questions. Doubts in my heart...why did the honored master ask you to promise never to leave the valley?"
Xi Xiu stared at him vigilantly, and said: "Master said that once the Silver Moon Halberd appears in this world, there will be disputes! And my duty is to protect Silver Moon and stay away from disputes!"
"Do you know what the dispute is?" Ye Zhenge didn't seem surprised.
"Shouldn't you know better than me?" Xi Xiu's face was covered with frost and snow.
Ye Zhenge said frankly: "I admit that I have concealed something from you, because I am afraid that you will not be able to accept it for a while."
"Ha!" With a deep smile, Xi Xiu didn't take it seriously.
"Since you want to leave, why don't you go clearly?" Ye Zhenge paced forward, looked at him calmly and said, "The so-called dispute has nothing to do with the Silver Moon Halberd itself, but your master, Xi Wenshan."
Xi Xiu opened her eyes wide in shock!He has lived with his master since he was a child, and has never seen outsiders, and there is no tombstone behind his master. If Ye Zhenge really walked into the valley by mistake as he said, how could he know the name of his master?
Seeing this, Ye Zhenge went straight in and told him a story about the past.
The Martial Arts League holds a competition every seven years, and the winner has been honored with the title of "Wu Zun" for more than a dozen times. However, there is only one woman among the seniors who has won this honor. She is the first head of the Kuishan Sect. Qu Huashang.Huachang moves the world with a song, and the joy and sorrow come and the moon comes out!It is not only the Martial Venerable that frightens the world, but also the magic weapon Yinyue, and this magic weapon can only be possessed by the previous masters.
The four families of Ye, Wang, Lu, and Feng of the Wulin League, Jinyunmen, Ciyinjiao, Kuishan, Mushan, Gushan, and Congzhou six schools, but that was yesterday's situation. The murderer was none other than Xi Wenshan, the last head of Kuishan.
At that time, with the Wulin League as the leader, Xi Wenshan was pursued by all corners of the country, but he finally escaped without a trace, and the whereabouts of the Silver Moon Halberd was also unknown!
"Seeing that you are holding the silver moon halberd and thinking about your name, it is not difficult to guess who the revered master is. And he does not hesitate to ask you to swear to ground you in the valley, maybe he is worried that the past will be involved in you; the dead also have relatives, so it is impossible to guarantee Blinded by hatred."
Seeing Xi Xiu's confused expression, Ye Zhenge slowly approached him, and continued: "It's too much for you to understand immediately, but you only need to understand three points: First, the source of disputes is not the Silver Moon Halberd. Second, I and Xi Wenshan has no grievances and will never hurt you. Third, Xi Wenshan is dead, and your life should be your own choice."
Lowering her eyes, Xi Xiu said in a deep voice, "Why should I believe you?"
"The whole world knows about this, and I have no reason to deceive."
After a long silence, Xi Xiu said indifferently: "I'm not interested in what happened to Master before he was alive, and what he looks like in the eyes of others has nothing to do with me. If that's all you want to tell me, I'll finish listening."
After saying that, he put the long halberd behind his back, turned around and left.
Hurriedly catching up to him, Ye Zhenge hurriedly said, "I was the one who took you out of Linhai Valley, and I should also send you back safely."
"No need..." After a pause, Xi Xiu suddenly looked sideways and said, "Why did I...why follow you out of the valley?"
"It's not important anymore." Ye Zhenge kept walking, passing him by.
Such an attitude aroused Xi Xiu's curiosity on the contrary, she stepped forward to stop her and said, "Since you are leaving, why don't you leave clearly?"
"You are willing to heal your wounds at ease, and you will know in a few days, but you can't even wait for these few days, what does the answer mean to you?" After speaking, Ye Zhenge shook his head with a smile, "I shouldn't blame you for leaving , let alone blame you for forgetting me, you never broke your oath, it was I who put you in danger and failed to protect you."
Hearing this, there was a sharp pain in his head. Xi Xiu supported his forehead and stepped back a few steps. Unexpectedly, his waist felt hot and fell into someone's arms. A helpless sigh: "Seven days, as long as seven days, no matter whether you can remember the past or not, no matter what choice you make, I will never force you! Xi Xiu... please promise me."
Compared with the pain in the flesh, the feeling of the pulling of the needle and thread is more distinct. Even though she knew it was for healing, Xi Xiu still couldn't help but tense her body.Sensing the tension of the young man, Ye Zhenge patted his back in time to help him relax.
After a cup of tea was finished, Zhao Banyao sat down at the table to prescribe the prescription; the apprentice took over the follow-up matters, bandaged the wound and cleaned up the mess in the room, took the prescription and went to decoct the medicine.
Right now, Zhao Banyao returned to her lazy appearance, walked to Shen Chuxing's side, looked down, and said, "Come with me."
"You really don't let go of any opportunity to make money." Guessing the other party's intentions, Shen Chuxing walked to the front hall.
Zhao Banyao said without turning her head, "I won't charge you money."
It was getting late, and two of the three apprentices in Baicao Cottage were busy closing their doors.Zhao Banyao sat back at the counter, spread out the small cloth pocket on the table, picked up the melon seeds and nibbled lightly, calling out: "Polygonum."
The apprentices were not surprised, and one of them said: "Doctor, Polygonum is decocting medicine in the backyard. I am Chishao."
Zhao Tianshu changed them all to the names of the medicines, but Zhao Banyao still often admits his mistakes, he doesn't care much about them, and instructed them: "Take care of his wounds."
Chi Shao responded, held up Shen Chuxing's right hand with the oil lamp and watched intently; the wound was very narrow, although it ran through the palm of his hand, there was not much blood loss, which showed that it was caused by an extremely thin weapon.He pinched the surroundings carefully, and let Shen Chuxing move his five fingers. Fortunately, he didn't hurt his muscles and bones.But he had only been an apprentice for two years, and he was not good at skills, so he looked at Zhao Banyao hesitantly, and cast a look for help.
Zhao Banyao didn't accept money, and Shen Chuxing acted like the sun was hitting the west. At this moment, he finally understood that he was going to use himself to train his apprentices!Shen Chuxing is a good man to the end, he smiled and said to Chi Shao: "I'm not afraid of you, what are you afraid of?"
Chi Shao was blushed but no longer restrained, brought the medical tools and sewed up the wound for Shen Chuxing.The palms are not as painful as the scalp, and the pain is a hundred times more painful, but until the end, this person remains calm.
"Thank you." Shen Chuxing looked very satisfied as he raised his bandaged right hand.
Chi Shao was secretly happy, packed up the medicine box and went back to the backyard.
In the quiet hall, only Shen and Zhao were left.
Zhao Banyao finally stopped talking, got up and walked towards Shen Chuxing, looking down at him.
Shen Chuxing still sat motionless on the chair, the air seemed to condense between each other.Suddenly, without warning, Zhao Banyao pinched his right palm, the strength caused the wound to burst again, and the white cloth was slightly blood red.Shen Chuxing didn't change his face, he pulled Zhao Banyao to his eyes with his backhand, and smiled slightly: "Don't waste your energy in vain."
A cold fire ignited in the bottom of his eyes, Zhao Banyao's breathing became heavy, and his thin lips pressed against his ears, and said: "I forget who will forget you."
Eighteen years ago, the tragedy of the Zhao family shook the south of the Yangtze River, and the Wulin League vowed to investigate the real culprit, and finally found the clue of Mo Qingwu.
It turned out that Mo Qing's master was obsessed with witchcraft, imprisoned young girls and let them give birth to offspring, and used medicine to refine "Wuqing Idol", but most of the children could not escape the fate of dying young, or going crazy and self-destructing when they became adults.Accidentally, Master Mo Qing learned of the secret recipe, so he immediately sent "Wuqing Puppet" to snatch it.
"Wuqing Puppet" seems to be no different from ordinary people, but what really makes people talk about it is that "Wuqing Puppet" has no pain or emotion, and is a bloodthirsty monster by nature.After Mo Qingwu was wiped out by the Martial Arts League, the leader couldn't bear it and imprisoned the youngsters in a forbidden place to support them. However, within ten years, none of these "Wuqing couples" survived!The last person went mad and died at the age of 19, and chewed his own tongue before he died.
Many years have passed, Shen Chuxing seems to be living like a person, he knows that Zhao Banyao hates him because he is from Mo Qingwu.If the secret recipe is still in Zhao Banyao's hands, Zhao Banyao will definitely not save him.
What's more, Zhao Banyao was able to get his freedom with this thing back then, even if he could recite the contents of it backwards, if it was leaked out, how would his foster father let him go?
In the final analysis, this Baicao hut is just another "prison" away from the Ye family.No one can escape until the dust settles.
"I'm going to trouble Chi Shao again." Shen Chuxing smiled heartlessly.
"I won't charge you money." Zhao Banyao walked towards the backyard as if nothing had happened.
In the backyard room, Xi Xiu was lying upright on the bed, gnashing her teeth and staring at Ye Zhenge.But the more intense pain reminded him that trying to be brave would only lead to a more embarrassing ending.
Mopping her lips, Xi Xiu said in a voice like a gnat, "I..."
Seeing that there was something strange about him, Ye Zhenge leaned over and asked, "How is it?"
The sudden enveloping breath just added fuel to the flames, making the hardened things even more painful, Xi Xiu was anxious and hated, and there was a little trembling when she spoke again: "I want to relieve myself..."
Dazed, Ye Zhenge quickly fetched the chamber pot, helped Xi Xiu up and went to untie his trousers.Xu Shi was young and energetic and held back for too long, the thing hit the back of Ye Zhenge's hand heavily.Ye Zhenge hesitated a little, but immediately lowered his head, gently held the object, and aimed it at the mouth of the pot.
Xi Xiu was eager to relieve her and didn't care about the shame, but the soft palm became a torture tool, the more she wanted to ignore it, the more she cared about it.The desire came out of nowhere, but it was inappropriate. The two impulses seemed to be blocked at the same exit, vying for each other and refusing to give in.The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out, Xi Xiu said hoarsely: "Either let me go, or kill me!"
"If you promise to heal with peace of mind—"
"I promise!" Xi Xiu's tone was almost begging.
Glancing at him quietly, Ye Zhenge didn't say any more, and turned to leave after untying his acupoints.
At the same time as the door was closed, bursts of medicinal fragrance wafted into the nostrils, and Polygonum came to Ye Zhenge with a tray.Ye Zhenge took it politely, looked at the dark bowl of concoction, and said, "Is there any beetroot in the recipe?"
Putting up his immature face, Shui Liao asked curiously: "There is a way to relieve pain and remove blood stasis, do you understand?"
"I only know that this medicine is very bitter."
Water Polygonum suddenly came to his senses, and went to another room, and when he returned, he had an extra piece of cane sugar in his hand.
After thanking the young man, Ye Zhenge turned around and entered the room, the moment he opened the door, the circulating air formed a breeze and opened the half-covered window...
The bright moon hangs high, illuminating the road clearly, and a person is speeding under the moon, his silver figure looks like a ghost.
Running along the road, not long after, Wangya Town has been left far behind; thinking that the man will not be able to catch up for a while, or maybe he will give up when he finds that he is fleeing... Thinking about it, Xi Xiu couldn't help slowing down...
"Why did you break your promise?"
A sudden human voice sounded in the quiet night.
Xi Xiu raised her head suddenly, and was shocked when she saw the visitor!He forgot about Ye Zhenge, and of course he also forgot about the other party's superb lightness kung fu.
"Can't you wait two or three days?" Ye Zhenge stood with his back to him, it was hard to tell his emotions from the voice, but his tall and straight figure showed a sense of alienation.
After hearing no response for a long time, Ye Zhenge turned around and found that Xi Xiu had put the Silver Moon Halberd beside him, obviously looking as if he was facing the enemy, and couldn't help but feel even worse, saying: "Before you leave, I hope you can answer my questions. Doubts in my heart...why did the honored master ask you to promise never to leave the valley?"
Xi Xiu stared at him vigilantly, and said: "Master said that once the Silver Moon Halberd appears in this world, there will be disputes! And my duty is to protect Silver Moon and stay away from disputes!"
"Do you know what the dispute is?" Ye Zhenge didn't seem surprised.
"Shouldn't you know better than me?" Xi Xiu's face was covered with frost and snow.
Ye Zhenge said frankly: "I admit that I have concealed something from you, because I am afraid that you will not be able to accept it for a while."
"Ha!" With a deep smile, Xi Xiu didn't take it seriously.
"Since you want to leave, why don't you go clearly?" Ye Zhenge paced forward, looked at him calmly and said, "The so-called dispute has nothing to do with the Silver Moon Halberd itself, but your master, Xi Wenshan."
Xi Xiu opened her eyes wide in shock!He has lived with his master since he was a child, and has never seen outsiders, and there is no tombstone behind his master. If Ye Zhenge really walked into the valley by mistake as he said, how could he know the name of his master?
Seeing this, Ye Zhenge went straight in and told him a story about the past.
The Martial Arts League holds a competition every seven years, and the winner has been honored with the title of "Wu Zun" for more than a dozen times. However, there is only one woman among the seniors who has won this honor. She is the first head of the Kuishan Sect. Qu Huashang.Huachang moves the world with a song, and the joy and sorrow come and the moon comes out!It is not only the Martial Venerable that frightens the world, but also the magic weapon Yinyue, and this magic weapon can only be possessed by the previous masters.
The four families of Ye, Wang, Lu, and Feng of the Wulin League, Jinyunmen, Ciyinjiao, Kuishan, Mushan, Gushan, and Congzhou six schools, but that was yesterday's situation. The murderer was none other than Xi Wenshan, the last head of Kuishan.
At that time, with the Wulin League as the leader, Xi Wenshan was pursued by all corners of the country, but he finally escaped without a trace, and the whereabouts of the Silver Moon Halberd was also unknown!
"Seeing that you are holding the silver moon halberd and thinking about your name, it is not difficult to guess who the revered master is. And he does not hesitate to ask you to swear to ground you in the valley, maybe he is worried that the past will be involved in you; the dead also have relatives, so it is impossible to guarantee Blinded by hatred."
Seeing Xi Xiu's confused expression, Ye Zhenge slowly approached him, and continued: "It's too much for you to understand immediately, but you only need to understand three points: First, the source of disputes is not the Silver Moon Halberd. Second, I and Xi Wenshan has no grievances and will never hurt you. Third, Xi Wenshan is dead, and your life should be your own choice."
Lowering her eyes, Xi Xiu said in a deep voice, "Why should I believe you?"
"The whole world knows about this, and I have no reason to deceive."
After a long silence, Xi Xiu said indifferently: "I'm not interested in what happened to Master before he was alive, and what he looks like in the eyes of others has nothing to do with me. If that's all you want to tell me, I'll finish listening."
After saying that, he put the long halberd behind his back, turned around and left.
Hurriedly catching up to him, Ye Zhenge hurriedly said, "I was the one who took you out of Linhai Valley, and I should also send you back safely."
"No need..." After a pause, Xi Xiu suddenly looked sideways and said, "Why did I...why follow you out of the valley?"
"It's not important anymore." Ye Zhenge kept walking, passing him by.
Such an attitude aroused Xi Xiu's curiosity on the contrary, she stepped forward to stop her and said, "Since you are leaving, why don't you leave clearly?"
"You are willing to heal your wounds at ease, and you will know in a few days, but you can't even wait for these few days, what does the answer mean to you?" After speaking, Ye Zhenge shook his head with a smile, "I shouldn't blame you for leaving , let alone blame you for forgetting me, you never broke your oath, it was I who put you in danger and failed to protect you."
Hearing this, there was a sharp pain in his head. Xi Xiu supported his forehead and stepped back a few steps. Unexpectedly, his waist felt hot and fell into someone's arms. A helpless sigh: "Seven days, as long as seven days, no matter whether you can remember the past or not, no matter what choice you make, I will never force you! Xi Xiu... please promise me."
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