Late at night, except for a few places where the lights are always bright, the huge city of Beijing has fallen into darkness. At a certain checkpoint in the western section of the city wall, two soldiers on duty at night got up early and yawned, and seemed to be about to fall asleep at any time, and after holding on for a while, one of them couldn't help but complain: "What's the matter with Lao Zhou and Lao Wu, what time is this, why haven't you come to change shifts?" ”

Another said: "Didn't you go to the drunken dream building again to be happy, and you can't get up when you're tired?" ”

"Our brothers are staying up here, but they are nesting in the gentle township, damn! Just think about it! ”

"Hey, if you want me to say, these two people are so old, and they don't know how to restrain, sooner or later, they will make people empty their bodies, and they can't eat and walk around."

"I see, too!"

The two of them sang and harmonized, cursing Lao Zhou and Lao Wu, and they couldn't help but feel much more comfortable, but they didn't notice the two shadows that flashed quickly on the wall.

Two shadows climbed over the walls and floated down to a roof in the city, one of them pointing in the direction and leaping out, the other following closely behind. The two of them rose and fell between the heavy houses, as if walking on the ground, and soon arrived at the tallest building in the capital, "Star Picking Tower".

The two of them kicked the layers of eaves, all the way to the top floor, the front one suddenly stopped, stood on the eaves and looked into the distance, the latter person fell on the pillar in the middle of the top floor, squatted on the fist-sized treasure top, and said: "Brother Ye, Beijing City is really big!" ”

Ye Xiaochuan said: "Not only is it big, but it is also very complicated. ”

Tang Ge knew that he remembered the past of the court, and said: "The height of the temple and the distance of the rivers and lakes are not the same!" People come and go in this world, and they can't escape a good word. ”

Ye Xiaochuan sighed: "Hey, Yan Song will not be eliminated for a day, and the Chaogang will not be purged for a day, and the Demon Sect rebels are growing stronger and stronger, so I am ...... Now it is really unpredictable for the country. ”

Tang Ge patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ye, the biggest shortcoming of your person is that you think too much, as the saying goes, do your best, rely on the destiny of heaven!" ”

Ye Xiaochuan was silent for a moment, smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, that's exactly the case." ”

Tang Ge followed his gaze and said, "The most important thing at the moment is to confirm the safety of the Zhaoming Sword, Brother Ye, dare to ask which side is the treasure land of your Taiqing Palace?" ”

Ye Xiaochuan cheered up and said, "Follow me." ”

The Taiqing Hall is not far from the Forbidden City, and the patrols around it are relatively tighter, but this is nothing for Ye Xiaochuan, who used to have trysts at night. Ye Xiaochuan took Tang Ge around and around, and quickly touched the outer wall of the Taiqing Palace, and the two of them immediately showed their own tricks and easily climbed over the outer wall of more than a foot high.

The moment his feet stepped on the land of Taiqing Palace, Ye Xiaochuan felt a burst of joy and eagerness in his heart, raised his eyes, and saw that Geng Yilan's residence "Ziji Palace" was not lit, and greeted Tang Ge in a low voice: "This way!" "A little bit, flying towards the Purple Pole Palace.

No matter how light the footsteps of the two are, they can't escape Geng Yilan's ears. Ye Xiaochuan's footwork is very familiar to the master.

"Old Seven! ……”

The tip of the pen in Geng Yilan's hand trembled, then put down the pen shaft, raised his hand, and a large window in front of the side suddenly opened, Ye and Tang jumped into the house from the situation, and just stabilized their figures, the big window closed naturally, the timing and strength were just right, and there was almost no sound.

Ye Xiaochuan took a step forward, knelt down with a thud, and said astringently: "Master! …… The apprentice has come back to make amends for your sins! He fell to the ground and knocked his head three times in a row. Tang Ge bowed and saluted, "Tang Ge, a disciple of Qianji Valley, meet Immortal Geng Yilan." ”

Geng Yilan got up and walked down the hall, stretched out her hand to help Ye Xiaochuan up, looked at his face for a moment, and muttered, "It's good to come back...... It's good to be back! He saluted Tang Ge again and said, "Tang Shaoxia, please take a seat!" ”

Tang Ge said: "Geng Xianchang, there are changes in the valley, the Qilin Sect is gaining power, the Lord of the White Valley is forced to move to Songshan Shaolin, the two of us are only on this trip to confirm the whereabouts of the Zhaoming Sword, and we will return immediately, and we dare not bother too much." ”

Geng Yilan hesitated for a moment and said, "The Zhaoming Sword is currently in our door, and it was sent by Liu Zhenyuan himself. ”

Ye and Tang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this.

Geng Yilan asked again: "What about the casualties in the valley?" ”

Tang Ge shook his head and said, "Hey! is not optimistic, now that there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, Senior Brother Ren has gone to Mingyue Palace to ask for help, but I don't know if they are willing to help. ”

Geng Yilan looked at Ye Xiaochuan, "What about your senior brother?" ”

Ye Xiaochuan said: "When the Qianji Valley mutinied, Senior Brother and they had already gone on the expedition although Old Master Li had gone on the expedition, we did not get in touch with Senior Brother after we escaped, I don't know what their situation is. ”

Geng Yilan couldn't help frowning and muttered, "This matter is not good, this matter is not good!" ”

Ye Xiaochuan said: "Master, the Blood Qilin Zhi is not in the rivers and lakes, but in the rivers and mountains, you have to think of ideas, please send troops to suppress it!" ”

Geng Yilan came back to her senses, nodded, and said, "Okay, I know for the teacher." ”

Ye Xiaochuan took out a boxy oilcloth bag from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said, "Master, with the help of nobles, I am fortunate to retrieve the Zichen Xuangong and Zichen Sword Spectrum sent by me, please check it." ”

Geng Yilan perked up, took over the two secret books, looked through a few pages, and said: "It is indeed the original that was stolen at that time, speaking of which, who was the person who pretended to be you that day?" Where did you go afterwards? ”

Ye Xiaochuan said: "This matter is a long story, I hope the master will allow me to report in detail at another time." Now there is still something unclear about the disciples, please show me! ”

Geng Yilan seemed to have guessed Ye Xiaochuan's question, sighed slowly, and said, "Okay, let's go to the inner hall to talk." ”

Ye Xiaochuan looked at Tang Ge and said, "Xiao Tang, I have some personal matters to ask Master for advice, please wait here." ”

Tang Ge said: "It's okay, it's okay, Brother Ye, please." ”

The two walked into the inner hall and sat down separately, Ye Xiaochuan said, "Master, I'm ...... Do I have a biological sister? ”

"Yes, but not who you think you are."

Ye Xiaochuan couldn't help but be stunned, "Master knows who I'm referring to?" ”

Geng Yilan glanced at him, and suddenly laughed, Ye Xiaochuan hurriedly said, "Master, what are you laughing at?" ”

Geng Yilan waved her hand and said, "I laugh at you for being clever and smart on weekdays, but when you mention this child's affection, you become like a nerd." Su Ling's heart for you, can I see it? If she's really your own sister, how can I let it go! Besides, what is there to hide from you in this matter, do you have to surprise you when you grow up? ”

Ye Xiaochuan landed a stone in his heart, and he was indescribably relaxed, but then he became nervous again and asked, "Then ...... So where is my sister? ”

"Alas...... It's a shame to say that as a teacher, I don't know where she is now. ”

Ye Xiaochuan couldn't help frowning, "What?" I don't understand! ”

"On the eve of the Kunlun War, your parents found the Taiqing Palace to ask me to ask for a child, and at that time they got the name of your sister to be Ye Zhiqing, in addition, they also handed over the Ye family's family swordsmanship Yin Yang Splitting Light Sword to me, hoping that one day your brother and sister can practice together. Didn't expect ......"

Speaking of this, Geng Yilan paused slightly, with a sad look on her face, "I didn't expect that soon after your parents left, your sister was stolen." ”

Ye Xiaochuan was shocked, Teng stood up and said, "Someone stole it?!" ”

Geng Yilan nodded, and then said: "At that time, the master had just succeeded to the head of the house, and I was overwhelmed by the big and small affairs, and I really had no time to be distracted, so I asked your senior brother to take care of the two of you, but I didn't expect to give the thief an opportunity, hey!" Your elder brother has always felt ashamed of you, so he has cared for you for many years. ”

"I learned that your sister had been stolen and immediately sent someone to track it down, but found nothing. I thought that the thief wanted to use this as a threat to exchange the sword spectrum of the Yin and Yang Light Splitting Sword, but I never got any news of your sister. ”

Ye Xiaochuan was speechless for a while, and after a while, he asked, "What...... What about Senior Sister Su? What is her background? ”

Geng Yilan said: "Su Ling...... She is also an orphan, she was picked up by your senior sister Yu Siyao, and she is not related to you by blood. If the two of you are happy with each other, you can become husband and wife. ”

Ye Xiaochuan felt relieved in his heart, and responded: "Master Xie is complete!" ”

Geng Yilan nodded, "Old Seven, you can take back the sword spectrum of this Yin and Yang Light Splitting Sword today!" As he spoke, he placed his personal sword on the table, and with two fingers, he crushed the wooden hilt, revealing a bundle of yellowish paper.

Ye Xiaochuan didn't dare to slack off, stepped forward to take it with both hands, and Geng Yilan said again: "I haven't given you this sword score before, firstly, because I don't want you to know your life experience too early, and secondly, I don't want to attract the covetousness of people from all walks of life. Now that your martial arts have become a climate, you should cherish and use it. ”

Ye Xiaochuan went down, bowed to Geng Yilan respectfully, and choked up: "The grace of nurturing, the virtue of teaching, the apprentice will never forget!" ”

"By the way, there is another thing, Boshan said in the letter before, the Qilin Sect is good at making Gu worms, I flipped through ancient books in my spare time, and found a thing named Snow Toad, the whole body is crystal white, with six toes on the feet, infested in the Liaodong area, it seems to have a deterrent effect on Gu worms, and I don't know if it's true or not."

Ye Xiaochuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Now that the righteous path is declining, whether it is true or not, I want to give it a try!" ”

"Su Ling is still recuperating in the door, but she is depressed all day long, you might as well visit her before leaving, it may help her recover."

"Yes! I'll go! ”

Geng Yilan slowly closed her eyes, "Go ahead, I'm tired and need to rest." ”

Most of the elite disciples in the Taiqing Hall followed Zhang Boshan's expedition to the southern frontier, and it was inevitably a little deserted at night, after Ye and Tang came out of the Ziji Palace, they took advantage of the night to go straight to the female disciple's dormitory, and quietly touched the window of Su Ling.

Ye Xiaochuan said: "Xiao Tang, I'm really sorry, I have to work hard for you to wait for me again." ”

"Hey, Zhaoming Jian is safe and sound, that is the biggest happy event, what does it matter if the two of us go back early and late for a while, Brother Ye, although you let go of your fists and feet, brother, I will stand guard for you."

Ye Xiaochuan was stunned by him, "What kind of fists and kicks?" ”

Tang Ge smiled, "Okay, okay, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold!" Brother Ye, hurry up. ”

Only then did Ye Xiaochuan understand what he meant, his face couldn't help but be slightly hot, and he shouted in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense!" I'm here just to visit! ”

Tang Ge nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, it's just a visit!" ”

Ye Xiaochuan glared at him, got up and was about to climb into the house, but suddenly retreated, "You reminded me, isn't it too rude for me to break into my junior sister's room without permission in the middle of the night?" ”

"Huh?!" Tang Ge almost thought he had heard it wrong, "You have it!" When you were in Kongming Valley, didn't you see everyone's whole body! ”

"Shhhh …… Be quiet! ”

Su Ling's voice suddenly came from inside the house, "Who is it?" Who's out there? ”

Outside the window, the two closed their voices in unison and glanced at each other, Tang Ge squeezed his eyebrows, Ye Xiaochuan sighed lightly, and responded, "Senior sister, it's me." ”

"Senior brother! ......" There was a sound of objects colliding in the room, presumably Su Ling got out of bed in a hurry and knocked something down in a panic.

Tang Ge said: "Brother Ye, I'll go around the neighborhood just to warn you." "Say tiptoe, and swoop into the grass.

After a while, a pair of slightly pale hands pushed open the window, and Ye Xiaochuan finally saw the face that had appeared in his mind many times.

When Su Ling saw Ye Xiaochuan, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the two looked at each other like this for a moment before Ye Xiaochuan asked tentatively, "Senior Sister Su, what ......is that?" Is it convenient for me to get in? ”

Su Ling nodded again and again, took half a step back, Ye Xiaochuan flashed into the house, then closed the window, and said softly: "Senior sister, I ...... I'll come and see you. ”

Su Ling bit his lip and said, "I'...... I am fine. ”

The hearts of the two were originally filled with a thousand words, but they couldn't say a word at this time, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly in the silence in the room, so after being silent for a while, Ye Xiaochuan cleared his throat, "Senior sister, what is the effect of Tianxiang Pulse Scattering?" How are your meridians recovering? ”

"Master checked my pulse a few days ago and said that my meridians have been restored to their original state, but if I want to practice internal strength again, I still need to recuperate for a while."

"Oh, then I'm relieved."

There was another brief silence.

"Senior sister, before...... I was going to propose marriage to Master. ”

Su Ling's heartbeat couldn't help but start to speed up—if it weren't for the lack of light here, Ye Xiaochuan would definitely be able to see her face flushed like an apple.

"Just ...... I've met Master, and he's ......."

With a bang, the window was suddenly pushed open, and Tang Ge's head came out from under the window: "Brother Ye!" Something is wrong! ”

Ye and Su were taken aback, and Ye Xiaochuan said, "What's wrong?" ”

"A lot of guards wearing black official uniforms broke into the Taiqing Palace, saying that they were ordered to search for important criminals in the imperial court, and I think eighty percent of them are coming at you!"

"Black uniform?" , Ye Xiaochuan's face sank, "Jinyiwei!" ”

"It doesn't matter what kind of guard he is, let's slip away!"

Ye Xiaochuan thought for a moment and said, "No, the Jinyi Guards came so quickly, there must be their eyeliner in the Taiqing Palace." Our whereabouts have been exposed, and even if we get out, it will cause a lot of trouble for the master, and we must do enough tricks to draw a clear line with the master, and we can't leave them any handle to frame the Taiqing Palace. ”

Su Ling suddenly grabbed Ye Xiaochuan's arm, "Senior brother! Take me away! Using me as a hostage can not only avoid fratricidal killing with my fellow disciples, but also clear the master's name! ”

Ye Xiaochuan shook his head decisively, "Your body is just healing, don't take risks!" ”

"But...... But I want to be with you! ”

Ye Xiaochuan was slightly stunned, seeing Su Ling's sincere expression, tears were faintly shining in his eyes, and he suddenly realized that for a long time, he had always been constantly weighing the pros and cons and considering how to act most reasonably, but he had never taken into account Su Ling's true feelings.

At this moment, he felt that he was so selfish, so hateful!

Ye Xiaochuan's Adam's apple moved, and he turned his head to look at Tang Ge, "Xiao Tang, Jinyi Wei has always acted strictly, there must be ambushes around the Taiqing Palace at this time, you hide in the house, wait for me to lead them away, and then secretly escape, return to the city by the same way, take the blue bird back to the Shaolin Temple, and bring the news from here to the Lord of Baigu." ”

"What about you, Brother Ye?"

Ye Xiaochuan held Su Ling's hand tightly and replied, "Together with Senior Sister Su, I will go to Liaodong to find the snow toad that the master said. ”