Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

He Xieyi chatted with Lin Rufei for a while with the eye-catching big bag on her head. From what kind of wine Lin Rufei likes to what kind of food Lin Rufei likes, the two chatted more and more speculatively, until they got excited. He Xieyi really wanted to get up from the bed and have a drink with Lin Rufei again.

Fortunately, even though He Xieyi's brother is not very reliable, as a younger brother, He Wanxiang is still very calm. Seeing that his brother is about to jump up, he grabbed his brother's shoulder and pushed him back forcefully: " Mr. Lin's head hurts too, so just let him go."

Lin Rufei hurriedly said that her head hurts too.

"Oh, let's forget about it." He Wanxiang said with a regretful expression, "I still think that Mr. Lin can hold a lot of alcohol, and I haven't had such a good drink for a long time."

Lin Rufei heard him boasting that she was a good drinker, and said in a difficult way, "How did Mr. He see that... I have a good drinker?"

He Wanxiang scratched his head: "I've hardly ever been drunk. Since Mr. Lin can knock me out, it must be due to his drinking capacity."

As soon as these words came out, both Lin Rufei and He Wanxiang stared at the bag on He Xiyi's head and were silent for a moment, but the two of them tacitly said nothing, but changed the subject. Sunshine said that the weather is good today, and it is a good day to sleep. Since Mr. He has a headache, he should take a good rest first, and he will stop bothering him.Lin Rufei and He Wanxiang slipped out without waiting for He Xieyi to ask her to stay.

After leaving the room, the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

He Wanxiang shook his head and said, "My brother...hahahaha."

Lin Rufei also smiled, saying that He Xieyi is an interesting person, no, to be precise, the whole He family is very interesting.

The two were chatting and walking out when they heard the clatter of horseshoes. Lin Rufei looked around, but saw a person galloping past, heading for the residence of the Patriarch of the He family.This person entered He's Fort, but he didn't slow down at all, and he didn't intend to dismount. The He family members on the side of the road gave way one by one, showing dissatisfaction towards that person.Lin Rufei also noticed that after seeing the man, He Wanxiang's expression changed slightly, as if he was indifferent without hesitation.

Lin Rufei had never seen such a negative expression on He Wanxiang's face in the days he spent with him.But if He Wanxiang didn't mention it, it's not easy for him to ask.

The two were about to leave, but a fierce quarrel erupted behind them. Lin Rufei turned her head and saw that the galloping man was stopped by He's servant, and she was angry at this moment: "Why didn't he see me?" , is your He family so desperate to save you!"

"The master has something to do." The servant stretched out his hand to stop him, "Sir, please go back."

"Is there something wrong? How could there be something wrong all the time!" the man said angrily, "I think he just doesn't want to see me!"

The servant didn't speak, just looked at him coldly.

Seeing that the servant did not intend to let him go, the man looked around, and his eyes fell on Lin Rufei and He Wanxiang. Lin Rufei secretly said sorry, and sure enough, the man rushed to them in a few steps, and said, "I recognize you." You, you are the son of He Jitian, He Wanxiang, right!!"

He Wanxiang didn't answer, but put his hands on his chest and returned a cold look.

The man flinched for a moment under the stare of He Wanxiang, but soon he mustered up his courage again, and said loudly: "What's the matter with your He family, there are monsters eating people on the road, and you don't care about it!"

He Wanxiang said: "I don't care about this matter, you can go to my father."

"If I could find it, I would have looked for it long ago, but your father refused to see me!" The man was indignant, "That monster has eaten so many people!"

He Wanxiang tilted his head and said, "I didn't eat it, why are you yelling at me?"

The man was choked to death by He Wanxiang's words, and wanted to say something, but He Wanxiang waved his hand and said impatiently: "If you have anything to do, go to my father, I can't take care of that much." After speaking, he turned around Then he left without giving the man another chance to speak.

Lin Rufei followed behind He Wanxiang and also left. Before leaving, she noticed that the man turned around again and continued to entangle with the servant, as if she wanted to see the Patriarch of the He family no matter what.

After reaching the place where the man could not see, He Wanxiang sighed and said, "Don't blame Mr. Lin, it's not that our He family doesn't want to take care of this matter, but it's really complicated."

Lin Rufei said: "Are you talking about the monsters in the officialdom?"

"That's right." He Wanxiang said, "I got news before that there were several three-level monsters on the official road, and the He family sent people there. I was seriously injured." His tone was a little gloomy when he said this.

From time to time, monsters from the Fear Continent come to Yaoguang, and it is common for monks to subdue demons and eliminate demons. However, monsters are physically strong, and their three-level cultivation is already comparable to human five-level monks.Fortunately, cultivating demons is not easy, and the number of them is very small, otherwise the human race would have been wiped out long ago.

"More than three realms? How much is that?" Lin Rufei was a little surprised.

"I don't know, my father didn't say anything." He Wanxiang touched his nose and said hesitantly, "But my father told us not to get involved in this matter, saying that he would deal with it, so I don't know exactly how."

Lin Rufei showed a thoughtful look.

"Forget it." He Wanxiang said, "Mr. Lin, you don't look well, do you want to go back and rest?"

Lin Rufei nodded and said yes, his head is indeed still hurting, and it would be best if he could rest for a while.

So He Wanxiang took him back to his residence and told him to rest well before leaving.

Lin Rufei ate something casually to fill her stomach, then lay back on the bed and chatted with Gu Xuandu casually, before falling asleep without knowing it.

Gu Xuandu stared at Lin Rufei's sleeping face for a long time, and after confirming that he was fast asleep, he slowly got up and flew out of the window.

After sleeping for a long time, Lin Rufei thought it should be dark when she woke up, but when she saw that it was still bright outside, she called Fuhua in a daze, and asked her what time it was.

"My lord, it's time." Fu Hua responded, "My lord is hungry, do you want to get up and eat something?"

Lin Rufei wondered: "It's time??" He sat up on the bed, looked out of the bright window, thinking that he had an illusion, "Why is it so late, it's not dark yet."

"I don't know, it seems that there is something shining." Fuhua said, "It has been lit since evening. At first we thought it was the He family who lit the bonfire. After a closer look, we found that the bonfire didn't look like this either. .”

Lin Rufei walked to the window and looked carefully, only to find that the golden light came from the room of the He Family Ancestral Hall. Reminds me of the color of the sun.It was already midnight at this time, but because of this light, the entire sky was illuminated, just like daytime.

Lin Rufei said, "I'll go out and have a look."

After saying that, he changed his clothes and headed towards the bright place.The light really came from the ancestral hall. At this moment, many He family members gathered outside the ancestral hall, but their faces were not afraid, but full of excitement, and they were discussing something intensely.After listening to a few words, Lin Rufei vaguely understood what happened.It turned out that the Xujiu tree in the ancestral hall bore fruit, and it bore hundreds of iron-gold walnuts in one go.The golden light emitted by the iron gold walnut illuminated the entire He family like daylight and attracted everyone's attention.

"Why is Mr. Lin here?" After being patted on the shoulder, Lin Rufei turned her head and saw He Xieyi.

He Xieyi still had that huge red envelope on her head, and she was standing by to watch the excitement.

Lin Rufei said, "Oh, after waking up, I saw this bright light, so I wanted to come and have a look."

"It's the walnut tree that bears fruit." He Xieyi explained, "Did Wanxiang take you in to see the Shujiu tree?"

"I've seen it." Lin Rufei nodded.

"That's good." He Xieyi said with a smile, "Just one more look."

"How to say?" Lin Rufei felt that He Xieyi meant something.

"Well..." He Xieyi said, "Things must decay when they are extreme?" He put his arms around Lin Rufei's shoulders again, and asked if he wanted to go in and take a look. There are not many trees that can be seen that are full of walnuts. Well, since Lin Rufei happened to be a guest at his house, it must be by fate.

Lin Rufei said: "Is it convenient?" He always felt that this was a private matter of the He family, and he was an outsider after all.

"What's the matter." He Xieyi said indifferently, "Anyway, you can't take it off, so it's good to show you a few more times and make you envious."

Lin Rufei couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes."

He Xieyi led Lin Rufei into the ancestral hall. Although the guards didn't know Lin Rufei, they still knew He Xieyi, so no one stopped him.The two entered the backyard of the ancestral hall unimpeded. Lin Rufei saw many He family members and He Jitian standing in the center of the crowd.

Compared with He Xieyi's plain expression, most of the He family members are extremely excited at this time, gearing up for a try.He Jitian was talking to them, Lin Rufei was far away, so she couldn't hear clearly.

He Xieyi said: "Leave them alone, let's go to the walnut tree." As he spoke, he dragged Lin Rufei into the backyard.

As soon as he entered the yard, Lin Rufei's eyes saw the eye-catching Shujiu tree.At this time, the Shujiu tree was covered with dense iron gold walnuts, and the golden dark lines that were only densely covered on the trunk before had spread to every leaf. The living creature is like an exquisite sculpture, extremely beautiful.The most amazing thing is that this golden light is not glaring, but very soft, making people unable to look away.

He Xieyi looked at it with relish, and said that it was really worth it to be able to see the appearance of the Shujiu tree in this life.

Lin Rufei murmured, "Why did you suddenly get peaches?"

He Xieyi glanced at Lin Rufei: "Maybe...meet someone you like?"

Lin Rufei smiled and said, "I must really like it."

"Yeah." He Xieyi nodded.

The two of them looked at the walnut, and the He family was already eager to try it. He Wanxiang appeared out of nowhere, and gave Lin Rufei a shoulder, "Mr. Lin, why are you here with my brother?"

Lin Rufei was taken aback by his slap, and after hearing his voice, she showed a helpless look: "Young Master said to bring me in to see the walnuts." He found that the He family liked to say hello like this, and they didn't call anyone. Let's pat the shoulder first, and then talk about it. If the relationship is better, just put your arms around your neck.

"Oh." He joked, "Isn't it pretty?"

"Looks good." He Xieyi nodded.

The two brothers were fascinated by the walnuts, watching with relish, and from time to time, they would comment on which walnut was bigger, and the taste must be good.

"I have never eaten such delicious walnuts in my life." He Xieyi, the only person in the generation of He family who has eaten iron gold walnuts, is teaching his experience to his younger brother at the moment, "You pick them later When cooking, remember to choose a big one with more meat.”

He Wanxiang said, "Good!"

"I think the one in the upper left corner is really big." He Xieyi smacked his mouth, "Quick, go and find a seat in the front, don't be preempted by others."

He Wanxiang nodded, greeted Lin Rufei, then turned and left.

Lin Rufei said, "Aren't you going?"

"Me? I'm not going." He Xieyi said, "I've already eaten three, that's enough."

He spoke so calmly, which made Lin Rufei look at him with admiration. Everyone knows the usefulness of walnuts. Naturally, the more the better, with He Xieyi's current status in the He family, even if he is the first to pick it, I'm afraid he won't pick it. Some people dare to speak up.But he showed no interest, and became a spectator with Lin Rufei.

Here Lin Rufei and He Xieyi are talking, while the He family has already started queuing up to pick walnuts over there.

Seeing such a group of big men lined up cautiously while being excited, it is indeed a bit of joy.Lin Rufei also saw He Jitian who was standing outside the crowd maintaining order, but what surprised him was that He Jitian's expression was not too happy, but more flat. Freehand is somewhat similar.

Finally, the first He family member came to the side of the Xuyu tree, reached out and touched the first iron gold walnut.

Everyone watched with bated breath, and Lin Rufei was also moved by the atmosphere, and became a little nervous.But when the man held the walnut in his hand, the iron-gold walnut, which seemed to be crumbling and about to bend the branch, remained motionless. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pick it off.

There was a regretful roar from the crowd, and the man raised his hand and tried two more, but the result still did not change.So with a long sigh, he turned and left dejectedly.

"It's a pity." Lin Rufei also felt very regretful and sighed.

He Xieyi shook his head and said, "You can't force anything." He was quite open-minded.

One by one, the He family walked towards the Shujiu tree. Unless they could pick the walnuts, everyone could only try three times.That tree of golden walnuts is simply irresistible to the temptation. If you say that there are only two or three walnuts in the past, you can blame yourself for your bad luck. It is a pity that you can't pick the hundreds of iron-gold walnuts. up.

"I was lucky in the year I picked it." Seeing his family members return home with disappointment, He Xieyi casually talked about the events of the year, "I was the biggest one, so I was the first to get it. There were three walnuts back then. , I picked it three times, and I picked them all.” He paused for a moment, then continued, “The rest of the people don’t even have a chance to touch walnuts, you know, this kind of thing, although everyone talks about it, Don't say it, but there will be grudges in my heart..."

After all, even being deprived of the opportunity to try, it is normal to be a little bit upset, and Lin Rufei can understand their feelings.

"But fortunately, the Xuyu tree produced another six walnuts soon." He Xieyi said, "This is actually a very strange thing. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a few decades for the Xuyu tree to bear fruit again, but this time , but it hasn’t arrived in ten years, and in the spring of this year, six were born. Everyone in the clan is happy, only my father thinks it’s not good, I didn’t understand it at first, but I understand it today.”

"Understand what?" Lin Rufei looked at him.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon." He Xieyi said, "The He family has been prosperous for a hundred years relying on this tree. It seems that in the days to come, we have to find another way out."

What he said was plain, but also with a bit of regret, Lin Rufei heard the meaning of his words, showing a little surprise.

"You don't have to worry so much." He Xieyi put her arms around Lin Rufei's shoulders again, and said carelessly, "Can people still be suffocated to death by urine?"

"Yes." Lin Rufei also smiled.

Before he knew it, half of the walnut pickers had gone, but they didn't pick a single walnut. Lin Rufei finally saw He Wanxiang.He Wanxiang's expression was solemn, and he could see that he was a little nervous. He took a deep breath, walked slowly in front of Xu Yushu, slowly stretched out his hand, and held the first walnut.Everyone's eyes fell on He Wanxiang, watching him exert a little force, and with a click, the walnut fell in response to the sound, and easily entered his palm.

"Oh!!!!" The people present cheered fiercely, seeing that someone finally picked the walnuts, everyone was so happy that they were about to jump up.

"What a boy!" He Xieyi looked at his younger brother who successfully picked the walnuts for the first time, showing ecstasy, and said, "I have the vision, and I picked the one with the most meat!"

Lin Rufei couldn't laugh or cry immediately, thinking that your He family is too real.

He Wanxiang looked at the walnut in his hand, ecstatically, carefully put it into his pocket, took a deep breath, and reached out to the second walnut.This time, he picked it off without a hitch, followed by the third one, and then the fourth one. When he picked the fifth one, there were no other voices present, and everyone held their breath. , looking at He Wanxiang nervously.

However, his luck ended when he picked the sixth walnut. No matter how hard He Wanxiang tried, the sixth walnut still remained motionless. the average.

Seeing this scene, He Wanxiang had no choice but to give up, but his bulging pockets were telling everyone that what he had gained was enough.

"Huh... I didn't realize that this kid is really hiding something!" He Xiyi stared at him and He Wanxiang with bright eyes, "Maybe what they said was right, I did block their chance."

Lin Rufei smiled and said: "Don't think so, after all, if he had picked walnuts back then, he would not have this opportunity today." Clearly.

After picking walnuts, He Wanxiang calmly left the crowd, walked up to them, and said in a deep voice, "Brother, I picked five!"

"I see! He's my good brother!" He Xieyi patted He Wanxiang on the shoulder.

He Wanxiang said: "Brother, I picked five!!"

He Xieyi said, "I see..."

He Wanxiang said: "Brother, I picked five!!"

He Xieyi showed suspicion, and finally felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his brother, so he stretched out his hand and shook it in front of He Xieyi, but He Wanxiang didn't blink his eyes, and said again in the same tone: "Brother... ..."

It's just that before he could finish his sentence, He Xieyi's hand knife hit him, and he passed out directly.

Lin Rufei was stunned by this development: "This..."

"It's okay." He Xieyi waved his hand calmly, "This is too excited, just sleep." After speaking, he threw He Wanxiang's body directly to his feet, and stepped on the other foot. On He Wanxiang's pocket, he said, explaining: "Prevent others from stealing his walnuts."

Lin Rufei: "..." The way you two brothers care for each other is really strange.

Here, He Wanxiang was slapped unconscious by He Xieyi in full view, but no one was surprised.Everyone's attention was focused on the tree in front of them. With the beginning of He Wanxiang, everyone's lost confidence was picked up again, and they continued to stare at the tree with staring eyes like hungry wolves, wishing to use their eyes Keep an eye on a few walnuts.

But there are some things that can't be done just by thinking about them. In the remaining He family, only one person picked one off, and until the last person tried it, there was no gain.It seems that these more than 100 walnuts were not born for the family.

Seeing this scene, the people present all showed regret.

However, at this moment, He Jitian, who had been standing silently by the side, suddenly appeared. He looked at a shovel and walked slowly to the side of the Xuyu tree.Probably because his movements and expressions were too natural, everyone didn't react, knowing that he dug directly to the root of the tree with a shovel, and began to shovel the soil vigorously.

"Patriarch, what are you doing!!!"

"Father, what are you doing!!"

After seeing He Jitian's actions, the He family all showed panic, but it was probably due to He Jitian's strong prestige on weekdays that no one dared to step forward to stop him.

He Jitian raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and explained: "Actually, there is something that I haven't told you all." While shoveling the soil, he said to others, "Every generation of the Patriarch of the He family will Inheriting an ancestral precept about the Shuji tree."

"What ancestral training?" Everyone watched his actions and had a bad premonition in their hearts.

"It's the agreement between our ancestors and the Heavenly King." He Jitian said, "The Heavenly King bestowed the He family with a tree, which kept the He family prosperous for a hundred years, and at the same time set a rule with the He family." His voice was unsteady. It's big, but everyone present can hear it clearly, "That is, when a certain day, the tree grows a hundred iron gold walnuts, the roots must be cut off, and then the things under the tree must be taken out."

Everyone was dumbfounded, some still refused to believe it, and wanted to persuade He Jitian not to do this. After all, if the He family could get so many iron-gold walnuts, how many masters would there be?

Facing this person's questioning, He Jitian only asked one question, he said: "Can you take it off?"

Everyone has nothing to say.

"Have you tried it just now?" He Jitian said, "I have made an exception for you, and let you try one by one first, what's the result?" ?”

At this time, the tree is still full of fruits, and the iron-gold walnuts are shining brightly like stars.

There was silence in the field.

He Jitian said: "I know what you're thinking, but there are some things that people with little luck and fate can't pick up. Our He family is not blessed with a hundred iron and gold walnuts. If we want to take them by force, I'm afraid the gains will outweigh the losses." The appearance is rough and wild, but the mind is delicate.

Lin Rufei didn't expect such a scene, he actually watched He Jitian slowly dig out the Shuyu tree, and as the Shuyu tree fell to the ground, Lin Rufei felt that someone had crushed his shoulder. Pressing it lightly, he originally thought it was He Xieyi, but turned his head to look, only to find that it was Gu Xuandu.

Gu Xuandu stood behind him with a tired expression, lowered his head, and rested his chin on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Lin Rufei asked.

"A little tired." Gu Xuandu said, "But it's okay, just lean on Xiao Jiu for a while... it will be fine."

Seeing his appearance, Lin Rufei also felt a little distressed, so she stood up straight and let Gu Xuandu press her chest against his back.

The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: A little tired.

Lin Rufei: Eat six walnuts... to nourish the brain?

Gu Xuandu: Then replace the walnuts with leeks, after all, leeks strengthen yang.

Lin Rufei: ……………