Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

On the way back, Xie Zhiyao had a very complicated expression, thinking over and over in his heart, how to tell Lin Rufei about killing his brother with his own hands.Lin Rufei lived in Kunlun since she was a child, and was so well protected by her brothers and sisters. It is normal that she has never seen such sinister things. Thinking of this, Xie Zhiyao suddenly became more worried and looked up at Lin Rufei frequently. , Several times he hesitated to speak.

Seeing that Lin Rufei still didn't change his expression, he raised his eyes and looked around, looking very interested in the surroundings.Xie Zhiyao secretly sighed in his heart, Lin Rufei really gave him face as a friend, in order not to embarrass him, he deliberately pretended to be interested in the surrounding scenery.

He didn't know that Lin Rufei was really in a good mood at this time, and the bloody scene he saw just now had long been forgotten by him. Lin Rufei, who had never walked alone with a sword, was like a child who found an interesting toy. , the corners of the eyes and the brows are all novelty, even the strange color on Xie Zhiyao's face has never been noticed.

Yu Jian went all the way back to Xie's mansion, and the two landed in the courtyard outside Xie Zhiyao's room. Xie Zhiyao was full of thoughts, but Lin Rufei couldn't stop thinking about it.

The servants in the mansion have long been used to the appearance of their third young master covered in blood, they passed by Xie Zhiyao without even raising their eyelids.

When Xie Zhiyao went to take a bath, Lin Rufei sat in the front hall and waited. The servant brought him freshly brewed hot tea with a very respectful attitude.

After about half a stick of incense, Xie Zhiyao, who had changed into clean clothes, appeared in front of Lin Rufei.He sat down next to Lin Rufei, picked up the tea bowl and drank it in one gulp, heaved a sigh of relief: "I'm really sorry that you saw these things about my house."

Lin Rufei thoughtfully said: "Is it convenient to say?"

Xie Zhiyao laughed at himself: "There's nothing inconvenient about it, it's just that it's just that I always feel a little ashamed to let outsiders know about this kind of dirty business."

Lin Rufei had already learned some old things about Xie's family from Gu Xuandu before, and she was already mentally prepared: "If you don't want to say it, don't force it." After all, he is just an outsider.

Xie Zhiyao said: "It's okay to talk about it."

He waved his hand and closed the door, poured himself another cup of hot tea, and then talked about the Xie family.

Xie Zhiyao said it casually, as if it was a trivial matter, but Lin Rufei felt more and more creepy the more he listened.Miao Jiang refining Gu is to put a group of poisonous insects in an urn, let them fight each other, and the one who survives to the end will be the king of ten thousand Gu. descendants of the throne.

"It's hard for the ancestors of the Xie family to come up with such a method." Xie Zhiyao laughed at himself, "Every family expects to have a full house of children and grandchildren, but we, the Xie family, wish to have fewer sons—— "

Although Xie Zhiyao's talent is good, but his mother left early, lost the influence of his mother's clan, and could not get his father's favor, so he was not valued very much in Xie's family, and the cost of food and clothing was even worse than that of his elder brother. Popular steward.It stands to reason that he should have nothing to do with the position of the Patriarch, but the Patriarch of the Xie Family said that as long as only one of his sons can survive, the one who survives will be the real Patriarch of the Xie Family.

Lin Rufei said, "What does your father mean, you must participate?"

"Yes." Xie Zhiyao said in a deep voice, "We don't have the right to withdraw." He gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Either win or die."

Lin Rufei was dumbfounded at the moment, he still thought of the Xie family too well, thinking that as long as they didn't fight, they would be safe.

Xie Zhiyao continued: "Fortunately, everything will end soon." He smiled coldly, "Now it's just me and my youngest brother, either I kill him or he kills me."

After Xie Zhiyao finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, leaned back on the chair as if he was exhausted, and turned to look at Lin Rufei: "After talking about me, let's talk about you too. I haven't seen you for so many years, and you have changed a lot. .”

Lin Rufei vaguely said that she met an expert on Kunlun Mountain a few years ago, and after that she was able to control a sword, but she was still not a swordsman.

Xie Zhiyao listened carefully, and when Lin Rufei finished speaking, she laughed self-deprecatingly: "Xiao Jiu, I may not have told you that although you can't practice swords, I am the best at Kunlun!" I envy you."

Lin Rufei smiled and said: "You also said that it is above Kunlun. If you are in the rivers and lakes, don't you envy me who can't even lift a sword?"

Xie Zhiyao said: "Yes."

Just as the two were talking about this, Xie Zhiyao's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Someone is visiting, Xiao Jiu should go back first."

Before the words were finished, the wooden door in Xie Zhiyao's room was slapped open and turned into dust.

"Xie Zhiyao." The visitor was dressed in black clothes similar to Xie Zhiyao's appearance, and even his appearance was somewhat similar to Xie Zhiyao's. He said bluntly, "Father, please."

Xie Zhiyao's face was gloomy, and he called out the person's name: "Xie Ji, what are you doing here?"

"Didn't my father send me to call you for something?" Xie Ji should be the youngest brother Xie Zhiyao was talking about. He saw Lin Rufei sitting next to Xie Zhiyao, and looked up and down presumptuously. , probably because she noticed that Lin Rufei had no sword intent on her body, she seemed like a mortal child, and said with a sneer, "Hey, you just found a new servant? This looks really good, much better than that green-eared servant." Yes, but it's a pity, you're going to die soon, it's a pity for such a beauty..."

Xie Zhiyao scolded: "Xie Ji, shut up! This is—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sharp sound in the air. The haughty Xie Ji just let out a scream, covered his mouth and fell to the ground. When he raised his head again, his face was covered with blood and his lips were scratched. A hideous wound, if he hadn't shut up quickly, his tongue might have been sliced ​​off.

This was Gu Xuandu's attack, but others couldn't see the gloomy man behind Lin Rufei, and thought it was Lin Rufei who was sitting upright with no expression on his face, and it was the one who did it.

"You..." Xie Ji raised his head with difficulty, looked at Lin Rufei in horror, and said vaguely, "How dare you be in Xie's house..."

"Idiot!" Xie Zhiyao's face was livid, wishing he could rush up and tear the mouth of his brother who was outspoken, "This is Lin Rufei, the fourth son of the Kunlun Lin family!"

Xie Ji looked stunned, and he got up from the ground in a state of embarrassment, with a flattering smile on his face. He was about to apologize to Lin Rufei, but Lin Rufei raised his hand to signal him not to speak.

"Isn't the Patriarch looking for you for something? Let's go there first." Lin Rufei said lightly, "Don't keep your father waiting."

This is an understatement, but coupled with the blood all over the place, Xie Ji felt terrified of the person in front of him.In front of him, this handsome young man with a pale face who could not see the slightest sword intent, turned out to be Shura who seemed to be able to take someone's head while talking and laughing.

"Let's go." Xie Zhiyao also noticed Lin Rufei's displeasure, stepped forward a few steps, stretched out his hand to hold down his younger brother, then turned his head and said to Lin Rufei, "Xiao Jiu, I'm really sorry, you go back first room to rest."

Lin Rufei nodded.

Xie Ji, who was still arrogant and domineering just now, didn't dare to look up at all now, being held by Xie Zhiyao in his hand, like a poor little chicken, until he left, he didn't dare to look at Lin Rufei again.

After the two left, Lin Rufei also prepared to go back to her room.

Gu Xuandu said behind him: "Xiao Jiu is not happy? My attack was a bit heavy, but Xie Ji dared to say such a thing, he was really looking for death, I spared his life, it is enough It hurt the face of the Lin family."

Lin Rufei was inexplicable: "Why should I be unhappy?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Xiao Jiu lived on Kunlun since he was a child, so it's normal that he doesn't like these bloody things."

Lin Rufei thought for a while and said, "When I was about ten years old, everyone in Kunlun knew that there was a fourth son in the Lin family who couldn't hold a sword."

The children of the Lin family, no matter whether it is Lin Minzhi or Lin Weirui, their swordsmanship is amazing and brilliant at the age of ten, especially Lin Bianyu, there is no one in the entire Kunlun who can match him.

When she was ten years old, Lin Rufei held a big birthday party, and everyone who attended the birthday party could not see a trace of sword intent in Lin Rufei.It is also because of this that the rumor that Lin Rufei is a useless person is very popular in Kunlun Mountains.

Knowing about this, Lin Bianyu brought up Tianxiao and found out those tongue chewers, brought them in front of Lin Rufei, and cut off their tongues one by one.

It was the first time Lin Rufei saw blood, and my sister was worried that he would be frightened.But in fact, Lin Rufei, who was held in Lin Weirui's arms, looked at those howling people and sniffed the bloody smell in the air.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Rufei felt that it was probably caused by the blood of the disciples of the Lin family, but he didn't know that when his second elder brother Lin Bianyu saw blood for the first time, he was dazed for several days before he recovered.

After listening to Lin Rufei's description, Gu Xuandu's expression became a little strange, and he said, "That's right, you shouldn't be afraid of blood."

Lin Rufei blinked, showing a bit of cunning: "But Xie Ji is Xie Zhiyao's opponent after all, and you have done my friend a favor by injuring him."

Gu Xuandu said: "Oh, if I knew it earlier, I would have hit harder."

The two looked at each other, then laughed.

Lin Rufei slowly returned to her room, but she didn't see Fuhua and Yurui. After asking the servants, she learned that the two maids seemed to be out of the house for shopping.

It's a bit strange that the two of them didn't say hello to him when they went out.

Lin Rufei was a little bored sitting in the house. He wanted to go out for a stroll, but he was a little worried that there would be some accidents on Xie Zhiyao's side. Although that Xie Ji didn't seem to be Xie Zhiyao's opponent, he could survive to the end A person should always have some means of his own.

Seeing that Lin Rufei was fidgeting, Gu Xuandu proposed, "Otherwise... shall we go and have a look secretly?"

Lin Rufei said, "Can you still take a peek?"

"Of course." Gu Xuandu said, "As long as you don't want to, no one can see you, should you go?"

Lin Rufei's eyes lit up: "Go."

A moment later, both Lin Rufei and Gu Xuan appeared on the beam of Xie's Patriarch's study, leaning over to look at the three people who were talking below.

The Patriarch of the Xie family is named Xie Wanlin, his cultivation has reached the eighth level, and he has been in charge of the Xie family for a hundred years.It's a pity that the eighth realm is also an insurmountable gully. A hundred years have passed, and he has retreated several times, but there is still no progress in his cultivation.In this way, the lifespan will be exhausted, no wonder they are busy choosing the next Patriarch at this time.

The Xie family has a luxuriant family of descendants, and the direct line alone has as many as five people, but the descendants often die unexpectedly, adding and subtracting, and now there are only six descendants.

Xie Zhiyao is the third son, Xie Ji is the youngest son, the two are standing in front of Xie Wanlin's desk, listening to the training with their heads bowed.

Xie Ji's face was scratched bloody by Gu Xuandu, but Xie Wanlin didn't seem to see it, and he didn't even ask a question.

"Not only did you not go to Lu Er, but you also helped him cover?" Xie Wanlin pointed at Xie Zhiyue and cursed, "He is a scourge, you actually protect such a monster, I really deserve to kill you!"

Xie Ji hissed in pain, but he didn't forget to add fuel to the flames. He giggled and said, "Father, why is third brother willing to do something to his servant? Although the child has a disliked mouth, his appearance and figure are quite the same. One is good, the third brother is not close to women on weekdays, it is normal to play with the servants."

Xie Wanlin said angrily: "Just for fun? If it's just for fun, would you let him enter Xie's study and take away such a valuable thing?"

Xie Ji said: "I don't know about that, but third brother, you won't fall in love with such a cheap gadget, will you?"

Xie Zhiyao listened to Xie Wanlin and Xie Ji's chorus, there was no emotion on his face, but his head was lowered a bit, showing a docile look.

Xie Wanlin said coldly: "If you can't find Lu Er, you can stay in the ancestral hall tonight."

"But father—" Xie Zhiyao frowned, "Tomorrow, I will have a sword competition with my sixth brother, the ancestral hall..."

"Then bring me back the green ear!" Xie Wanlin roared, and smashed his fist heavily, smashing the Huanghuamu table to pieces. He stared at the red eyes like an enraged beast, "Otherwise , so roll me to the ancestral hall to reflect."

Xie Zhiyao's throat moved slightly, and finally squeezed out a good word from his mouth.

Xie Ji laughed beside him gloating.

"Go out." Xie Wanlin lost his temper, and returned to his usual kind father, "Tomorrow's competition, you must do your best." He said so lightly, as if it was just an insignificant sword fight, but It's not a life-and-death battle for his only two remaining sons.

Xie Zhiyao and Xie Ji saluted, and both retreated, leaving only Xie Wanlin in the study.

Xie Wanlin sat alone on the chair, looked coldly at the broken desk in front of him, muttered some incomprehensible sentences to himself, as if he was viciously cursing someone, this picture made people come to his senses It's really uncomfortable.

Seeing that there was no play to watch, Gu Xuan took Lin Rufei out of the study.

After leaving the study, the two went to Xie Zhiyao's yard again, and saw him sitting silently in the house, looking into the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

Probably sensing Lin Rufei's approach, Xie Zhiyao murmured: "Actually, my father really doesn't want me to win."

Lin Rufei could tell that the relationship between Xie Zhiyao and his father was not compatible, no, it couldn't even be described as disagreement, from Xie Ji's tone, the ancestral hall was obviously not just a simple ancestral hall, and it would definitely affect the second In the competition between Tian and Xie Ji, one can see Xie Wanlin's attitude, but he doesn't care about Xie Zhiyao's life or death at all.

Facing such injustice, Xie Zhiyao behaved very calmly. He clasped the bone sword at his waist, indifferently like a piece of ice, and said: "Rufei, you go back first, I still have something to do."

Lin Rufei said, "Are you going to the ancestral hall?"

Xie Zhiyao paused: "How do you know?"

Lin Rufei said, "I guess."

Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly: "Yes, go to the ancestral hall and be punished."

Lin Rufei said: "What did you do wrong? Are you punished because of your green ears?"

Xie Zhiyao said indifferently: "Even if you don't have green ears, you still have red ears and white ears. If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it. Green ears are just an excuse."

Lin Rufei couldn't figure it out, why Xie Wanlin didn't like her son so much, just tempted them to kill each other, and also dug pits for Xie Zhiyao everywhere, it seemed that she wished that Xie Zhiyao would die immediately .

As a son, Xie Zhiyao seemed helpless in the face of his father's censure. He stroked the snow-white bone sword at his side, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.He should have died early in this battle, but only this sword given by his mother clan gave him hope of living.

"I'm leaving, you should be more careful these few days." Xie Zhiyao said, "I always feel that something is wrong."

Lin Rufei nodded, watching Xie Zhiyao leave, he suddenly remembered something, and blurted out: "By the way, which coffin was sent out of Xie's mansion this morning, which brother is it?"

"Huh? This morning?" Xie Zhiyao thought for a while, "It might be my fourth brother...he was killed by Xie Ji the day before yesterday, but it's not necessarily true."

Naturally, Lin Rufei didn't know, and just described what she saw in the morning with Xie Zhiyao.Unexpectedly, Xie Zhiyao was also at a loss after hearing this, not knowing what happened.

"Strange." Xie Zhiyao said, "I have never seen the appearance of the deceased you described. My elder brother died under my sword and has already been buried. Naturally, it is impossible for him to dry up..."

Lin Rufei said: "Then why is this happening?"

Xie Zhiyao shook his head.

Both of them sensed some strange aura, there was an undercurrent surging in the Xie Mansion, it seemed that under the calm water surface, there was a man-eating monster lurking, and with one mouth, it could swallow the entire Xie Mansion whole.

The monster Xie Zhi was in the mountains, and it was difficult to recognize his face. The sudden appearance of Lin Rufei seemed to give him some vigilance.

"Forget it, when Xie Ji is killed tomorrow, the matter will be over." Xie Zhiyao sighed, a little tiredness appeared between his brows, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes heavily, trying to pull himself together, "I'll go first, little leek, Be careful tonight, you'd better not leave the house."

Lin Rufei said hello, and then asked Xie Zhiyao what was so special about the ancestral hall.

Xie Zhiyao smiled wryly and said that the ancestral hall of the Xie family has always been used to punish people. There is a special stone in the ancestral hall. Once people enter it, they will feel that their meridians have been cut off and they are in great pain. He stayed in it all night. Even if you don't pass out, you'll be exhausted the next day.

Lin Rufei was hesitant to speak when he heard the words, but Xie Zhiyao had already turned his head and left, with indifference in his determined back, Lin Rufei sighed again as he watched.

"It's not easy for the Xie family to continue after such a toss." Xie Zhiyao left, and Lin Rufei muttered dissatisfiedly, "The famous family continues, and the heirs are the most important. He chose a patriarch and killed him first." Several sons."

Gu Xuandu said: "Refining Gu is not that easy, besides..."

Lin Rufei turned her head: "Besides?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Besides, the Xie family matter is not that simple."

Lin Rufei said: "What does this mean?"

Gu Xuandu didn't answer, but asked Lin Rufei to go back to the house first to see if Fuhua Yurui had returned.Lin Rufei didn't know why, but now that the sky is getting dark, Fuhua Yurui and the two little girls who went shopping should have returned long ago, but listening to Gu Xuandu's words, this matter seems to have changed.

Lin Rufei hurried back to the house, knocked on Fuhua Yurui's door, but there was no answer inside, after forcing the door open, the room was empty, and Fuhua and Yurui were not there.

Seeing this, Lin Rufei quickly released the origami crane that could contact them in the Xuna ring, but after the origami crane flew out, it seemed to be unable to find the target and spun around in place, refusing to fly out no matter what .

Lin Rufei's complexion sank, she knew something must have happened to Fuhua Yurui, and it seemed that there was no movement in the morning, and she didn't know if it happened in Xie's mansion, or when she was out shopping and was caught by someone. kidnapped.

"Don't worry, the person who moved them is definitely not targeting them." Seeing Lin Rufei's anxious expression, Gu Xuandu comforted him.

"Then they came after me?" Lin Rufei said, "If that's the case, why didn't you attack me directly? What are the two maids doing?"

Gu Xuandu had a half-smile, "Of course it's because everyone knows that the fourth master Lin can't practice swords since he was a child, and he doesn't have the strength to restrain a chicken."

Lin Rufei frowned slightly.

Gu Xuandu continued: "The two maids have reached the fifth realm, they are very human, and with them two protecting you, you can leave at any time. Now that the maids are missing and you cannot practice swords, you are considered trapped. In the Xie Mansion, you see, this paper crane can't be passed on, I think that person has made all preparations."

Lin Rufei also figured this out, turned back into the room and sat down, poured a cup of hot tea and took a sip: "What do you want to do if you stay here?"

"I don't know about that." Gu Xuan laughed, "I have some ideas after all."

Lin Rufei stroked her cuff: "Then why don't I just wait for that person to come?"

Gu Xuandu said: "It's a good way to wait for the rabbit. That person's goal is on you, and he won't do anything to those two little girls. Besides, if Xie Zhiyao wins tomorrow, the dispute over the Patriarch of the Xie Mansion will be settled. gone."

As long as Xie Zhiyao wins and kills Xie Ji successfully, even if Xie Wanlin is no longer happy, he has to admit this fact.

Lin Rufei also figured this out, the man in the mansion who dared to attack him could count on one hand, and after a little thought, he could guess who did it.

It's just that the person who made the move guessed it, but he didn't understand why he did it. After all, the Lin and Xie families were old acquaintances, and making a move against him was almost tantamount to declaring war on the Lin family.

"Tell me, can Xie Zhiyao win?" Lin Rufei asked suddenly.

"Win?" Gu Xuan thought about the word for a while, and replied with a deep meaning, "As long as he still uses that sword, he will definitely win."

"How do you know?" Lin Rufei didn't know why.

Gu Xuan didn't say a word, but smiled meaningfully.

Lin Rufei was baffled by his laughter: "What are you laughing at?"

Gu Xuandu said: "I just remembered a poem."

Lin Rufei said, "What poem?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Only relying on a horse now depends on the color of its coat..."

Lin Rufei followed up with the last sentence: "Green-eared Huajiu earns money to kill people?"

Gu Xuandu said: "If only the color of the coat is used to identify a horse, even a horse like the Lu-er Hualiu will be missed. Tell me, is the Lu-er really a horse that is kept by Xie Zhiyao's side?"

Lin Rufei thought for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Then his horse must have two more bits on its mouth."

Otherwise, I'm afraid that the master on the back will be thrown off the horse's back angrily.

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