It was still autumn when Ming Feng left the Eagle Sect and went to the Central Plains, and now that she returned to Miao Jiang, it was already spring. The pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info failed to defeat the sword god in Huashan, which made her always regret. All the way, she leaned quietly in her chair, closed her eyes, and did not say a word.

Chi Jin didn't say anything either. Although she and Mingfeng sat in the same sedan chair, she always lowered her head, pinched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, and the scene on Huashan repeatedly appeared in her head. The Shushan disciple named Hua Yufei, and the sloppy swordsman named Lu Xiaozhuo, every time he thought of them, Chi Jin clenched his fists tighter.

They went all the way south along the Lancang River, over the lofty mountains, until they reached a small town in the southwesternmost part of Miao Xinjiang, called Fairy Town. There is a small tributary of the Lancang River here, but it is only three or five zhang wide, clear to the bottom, called the Fairy River. There is a large bamboo raft on the river, which is more than two feet wide. In the middle of the bamboo raft is a square attic, around which stands a circle of women in green. Waiting for Mingfeng's big sedan chair to fly to the fairy river, a woman in green came to the sedan chair, knelt down on one leg, bowed her head and said: "My subordinates are hereby waiting for the chief manager and the eldest princess on the orders of the sect master!" ”

Ming Feng lifted the curtain, slowly walked out of the sedan chair, got on the bamboo raft, and sat in the attic. Chi Jin also followed into the attic. Yingxue and Frost stand at the front of the bamboo raft. The other women in red remained on shore. I saw the women in green propping up the penny together, and the bamboo raft quickly sailed upstream.

After paddling against the current for half an hour, the river became narrower and narrower, and the green hills on both sides converged. Directly in front of it was a large cave, and on either side of the entrance was a row of women also dressed in green. They all knelt down on one knee facing the raft and shouted in unison, "Welcome back to the chief steward and the eldest princess!" ”

When the raft sailed straight into the cave, there was nothing to see around but the sound of flowing water. After paddling for a while, the front gradually brightened, and the raft stopped. At this time, the source of the fairy river has been reached. A woman dressed in blue stepped forward and said, "Welcome back to the Lord and the eldest princess!" The subordinates are ordered by the sect leader to lead the way for the chief steward and the eldest princess! ”

Ming Feng and Chi Jin got off the bamboo raft, led by the woman in blue, and walked towards the light, with Yingxue and Ningshuang still following behind. It turned out that there was an exit from the light, and when you walked out, there was a valley. When you look up, you can see a palm-sized sky, small but containing the sun, moon and stars. On the left and right sides are steep stone walls, on which there are torches every ten paces, and in front of each torch stands a female sword-wielding guard, all dressed in blue. In the middle of the avenue, paved with black and white gravel, forming a pattern of an eagle. The eagle has a crown on its head, a feather on its tail, and its wings are stretched out, leading to singing.

At the end of the avenue, there is a palace located at the bottom of this valley hundreds of feet deep. The palace is five zhang high and thirty zhang wide, and is built of mahogany. The color was originally dull, but it was even darker under the surrounding firelight. There is a dark gold horizontal plaque on the top of the hall, and the book "Eagle King Palace" is written. Under the plaque, the main entrance was wide open, and a female guard stood on each side of the door, but the two men were not armed, and their clothes were not blue, but pure white.

When Ming Feng and the others walked to the front of the Eagle King Palace, the white-clothed guard on the left raised his right hand and asked, "Who is here?" ”

The woman in blue who led the way stepped forward and replied, "On the orders of the sect master, I hereby welcome the chief steward and the eldest princess to come to the Eagle King's Palace to meet you!" ”

The white-clothed guard on the right asked again, "Do you have a sect leader token?" ”

Ming Feng took out a bronze token from his sleeve, one side engraved with the word "eagle", and the other side engraved with the same eagle pattern as on the avenue.

The two white-clothed guards did not come forward, but just stood in place, stared at the token for a while, and said, "The sect leader has an order!" The chief steward and the eldest princess can enter the palace to meet you, and the others are waiting outside the palace! ”

Ming Feng put away the token, flicked his sleeves, and walked into the Eagle King Palace. The hall was very empty, but there were not a single guard, only a few pillars, and on each pillar there was an oil lamp, and the light was not on. In the center of the main hall was a purple-black blanket that stretched up to the steps. A black veil hung from there, tightly surrounding the throne of the Sect Master on the steps. Through the black veil, through the dim light, you can still see a figure sitting behind the black veil, wearing the crown of the Eagle King's hair. But other than that, I couldn't see anything clearly, I couldn't see what she was wearing, I couldn't see her eyes clearly.

It is precisely because of this that Chi Jin will be creepy every time she sees her mother. At first, she wondered what the face looked like sitting behind the black veil. But now, she had no interest in learning about it at all, she only felt that it was a fear of the unknown. She didn't know what her mother was thinking, she didn't know what her mother was going to do, the only thing she knew was that sitting behind the black veil was the leader of the Eagle Sect, her titular mother.

Ming Feng walked to the black yarn, put his hands on his chest, knelt down with his legs, lowered his head, and said loudly: "Subordinate Ming Feng, see the sect leader!" ”

At this time, from behind the black veil, a deep voice came: "Chief Mingfeng, get up and speak!" If you go to Huashan, you must work hard! Was the journey smooth? ”

Ming Feng didn't stand up, but replied helplessly: "My subordinates were defeated by Ouyang Xu in Huashan this time, and he was humiliated in public, destroying the reputation of the sect, and I have the trust of the sect leader, please punish the sect leader!" ”

"Oh? Ouyang Xu? Yaoluan asked with a little surprise, "He also went to Huashan?" ”

"Yes!" Ming Feng replied, "If it weren't for him, the Central Plains Martial Arts would not be my opponent!" ”

"Alas!" Yaoluan also said helplessly, "Ouyang Xu is regarded as a sword god by the Central Plains Martial Arts, and he is invincible in the world with an Eastern Sun sword." You don't have to blame yourself for being defeated by him. ”

"Yes! Thank you, Master! Only then did Ming Feng stand up.

Then, Yaoluan asked again: "How did Jin'er perform in Huashan this time?" ”

Chi Jin knew that what she was most worried about had finally come. She didn't dare to look up at the black veil, she only dared to squint her eyes and secretly look at Mingfeng, hoping that the head manager could say something good for her in front of her mother. Otherwise, she may never have the opportunity to go to Huashan again.

I only heard Ming Feng reply: "The eldest princess competed with all the martial arts sects and factions in Huashan, and she did not fall behind, and her swordsmanship was already very exquisite. It's just that he is still inexperienced, and he is eager to win, and finally lost to the disciples of the Shushan faction. ”

Ming Feng's answer was indeed telling the truth, but it was not the answer that Chi Jin wanted, especially to emphasize that she still lost in the end. Not to lose to the Sword God like Ming Feng, but to the little-known Shushan disciples. This made Chi Jin even more worried about her mother's reaction.

Yaoluan's voice was calm: "Oh! From this point of view, the martial arts of the juniors of Shushan are better than my Eagle Sect? ”

Chi Jin already felt chills all over her body, but sweat was breaking down on her forehead. She hurriedly shouted: "He attacked me!" I didn't lose to him! ”

"That's it!" As soon as Yaoluan drank loudly, Chi Jin immediately didn't dare to speak again, and then, Yaoluan's tone softened again, and said lightly, "You go down first!" ”

Chi Jin sat on the ground with her ass and clenched her fists with both hands. She was unwilling, of course she was unwilling, she had always felt that her mother was indifferent to her, and finally had a chance to go to Huashan to fight the gods, but in the end it was still empty. She gritted her teeth, the anger burning in her heart. But she still didn't dare to look at the black veil, so she could only silently turn around and walk towards the door.

Ming Feng continued: "Sect Leader Qiqi, on the way to Huashan this time, my subordinates also met the second princess. ”

"Biling?" At this time, Chi Jin had not yet walked out of the door. As soon as she heard Bi Ling's name, her fists clenched even tighter, and her whole body was twitching. But she never looked back, but walked straight out of the Eagle King Palace.

Yaoluan was also quite surprised and asked, "Ling'er?" Did you meet that girl? Then why didn't you bring her back? ”

Ming Feng replied: "Originally, his subordinates had taken her down, but an unknown swordsman killed her halfway through, and took her away with a dose of five poisons." ”

Yaoluan asked, "Five poisons?" ”

Ming Feng knelt on the ground again and said, "The subordinates failed to bring the second princess back, please punish the master!" ”

I didn't want Yaoluan to let out a long sigh and said, "Alas! Let her go! At this time, she is not in Miaojiang, which may be considered a blessing. ”

"Why did the Sect Master say that?" Ming Feng felt that this was clearly not what Yao Luan would usually say.

The voice behind the black veil was silent for a long time before he said, "This sect is about to face a severe test!" ”

"Test?" The more Ming Feng listened, the more confused he became, thinking that since the establishment of the Eagle Sect, the big and small tests have never stopped, and the dispute with the Central Plains Martial Arts alone is fierce enough, what test will the Eagle Sect be afraid of now, and it is a test that makes the sect leader so uneasy?

Yaoluan's voice paused for a moment before he said slowly, "I mean the white-haired ice demon!" ”

"Huh? It's her! "Ming Feng actually forgot that she was kneeling, and stood up with a swoop, her face turned pale, and her eyes widened," she ...... Wasn't she imprisoned in Jiangnan by the sect leader? ”

"Huh!" Yaoluan actually laughed, "This may be the will of heaven!" Didn't kill her twenty years ago, and finally let her escape again. Layue, a sect member in Jiangnan, heard the news of her reappearance in the world, and calculated the time, it was almost time for her to arrive in Miaojiang! ”

The entire hall was silent, and the dim lights swayed in the wind. To say that the last time Leng Qiuxun was defeated by Yaoluan, Mingfeng was still a little girl, and she only felt that the demon in her impression was very powerful, but she didn't know how powerful it was. Maybe this fear of the unknown is the same as Chi Jin's fear when she saw Yaoluan! But now, Mingfeng's heart is not only fear, she and Yaoluan must accept this challenge. So, she simply turned her heart sideways and said, "The sect leader doesn't have to worry, with the strength of my sect, I will definitely be able to defeat that female demon again!" ”

"Yes!" Yaoluan's voice was not as loud as Ming Feng's, but she said meaningfully, "Sister Feng, the Eagle Sect is all up to you!" ”

Although separated by a layer of black veil, Ming Feng had already seen the most desolate and sorrowful Yaoluan she had ever seen. Ming Feng's heart didn't know what it was like, and his eyes gradually turned red. She nodded and said, "I, Mingfeng, am fighting for my life, and I also have to protect the sect leader!" Subordinates are going to set up defenses! She bowed, turned and strode out of the hall.

At this time, in another corner of the Eagle Sect's main altar, there was a person who was desperately dancing his sword in the cold wind, the sword light was up and down, hidden and faint, and each sword was forged by anger. The "smack" hit the fallen leaves, and with a "snap" sound, a sword mark was drawn on the stone wall, and finally a stone slab was cut into two sections with a "bang". The sword trembled in her hand, her whole body trembled, she was Chi Jin.

Suddenly, there was applause from behind Chi Jin. Chi Jin looked back and saw that it was another young woman who was applauding, her hair was not long, but there were two curved bangs on her forehead, red phoenix eyes, cherry mouth, a white gauze dress, and an eagle-shaped shoulder pad on her right shoulder. She is the right-wing envoy of the Eagle Sect alongside Xinlan. I saw Fu Ju with a smile on her face, and while applauding, she walked over and said, "The eldest princess's swordsmanship has improved a lot!" ”

Chi Jin was actually not surprised to see Fu Ju, because they had a close relationship on weekdays. Chi Jin has been away from Miao Jiang for half a year this time, but she didn't expect that as soon as she came back, Fu Ju came to her. But Chi Jin was not in the mood to make friends with Fu Ju now, and the scene that had just happened in the Eagle King Hall was still echoing in her mind. Therefore, she just responded casually: "Oh, it turned out to be Fuju's right envoy!" ”

Seeing that Chi Jin was sullen, Fu Ju could also guess that she must have touched a nail in Huashan, so she sighed and said, "Alas! What a pity! What a pity! ”

Chi Jin asked, "What is a pity?" ”

Fu Ju sneered: "It's a pity that the eldest princess's martial arts can't get the attention of the sect master, it's a pity!" ”

This naturally talks about Chi Jin's sore spot. Chi Jin glared at Fu Ju fiercely, and the helplessness in his heart arose. She sighed violently, plunged her sword into the ground, and said indignantly: "In my mother's eyes, there is only that little girl!" ”

Just as Yaoluan is not Chi Jin and Bi Ling's biological mother, Chi Jin and Bi Ling are not sisters. In Chi Jin's eyes, Yaoluan's attitude towards the two of them was completely different. This difference has kept Chi Jin's mind in a state of imbalance since childhood.

Of course, Fu Ju has long known this. While pacing beside Chi Jin, she said in a lamenting tone, "I really don't know why the sect leader is so partial? Even though the second princess didn't like to practice martial arts, the sect leader still taught her the "Demon Sword Heart Sutra". The eldest princess practiced her sword diligently, but the sect leader ignored it. The second princess is naughty by nature and often causes trouble, but the sect leader can be tolerated again and again. And the eldest princess follows the rules all day long, but the sect leader is always cold and indifferent. All over the church, many people are upset for the eldest princess! ”

Fu Ju's words, every word and sentence were like arrows piercing Chi Jin's heart. The depression had made Chi Jin breathless. She didn't know whether she should hate Yaoluan for being too partial, or hate herself for being too useless, or hate Biling for being too favored? Perhaps, she hated them all.

Then, Fu Ju came to Chi Jin and whispered: "I heard that the sect leader has intended to abdicate and hand over the big and small things in the sect to the second princess. ”

"What?" Chi Jin was not surprised, but frightened. It's not that she hasn't thought about it, it's just that she doesn't dare to think about it. Since Yaoluan accepted her and Bi Ling as her righteous daughters, it is obvious that she wants to choose one of these two to take over the position of sect leader. And judging from Yaoluan's attitude towards the two of them, it is normal to pass on the throne to Biling. But how can Chi Jin accept such a fact? She finally roared: "Give it to that little girl? How can she be able to take on such a big responsibility? She is still a fugitive wanted by the whole church. In terms of martial arts, in terms of resourcefulness, what is she better than me? What is better about her than me? ……”

Fu Ju hurriedly blew his index finger: "Shhh Eldest Princess! You can't say that out loud! After all, it's just a rumor! ”

"Humph!" Chi Jin turned his head and didn't shout again, but the anger in his heart didn't dissipate at all.

Fu Ju said again: "But the eldest princess, you are very right, she is still a fugitive. As long as she is a fugitive, it is impossible for the sect leader to pass on the throne to her. ”

Chi Jin still said angrily: "What about the fugitives? When did she break the canon, did the mother really punish her? When she is caught, her anger may have disappeared long ago. When the time comes, simply let her succeed to the position of sect leader! ”

Fu Ju still said with a smile on her face: "Since this is the case, then she will never be able to return to Miaojiang!" ”

When Chi Jin heard this, he looked at Fu Ju in surprise, and Fu Ju also looked at Chi Jin.

At this moment, three clear eagle cries suddenly came from the direction of the Eagle King Palace, which was the signal for Ming Feng to gather all the sect members of the main altar.

Fu Ju said: "Eldest princess! The Lord Governor has given the order to assemble, let's hurry over! ”

"Oh, good!" Chi Jin put away her sword and walked towards the Eagle King Hall with Fu Ju, but her heart still lingered for a long time with what Fu Ju had just said.

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