When Xie Ling woke up, it was about three o'clock, the days were short and the nights were long in winter, the sun had not yet risen at this hour, she had slept enough in the past two days, and she had no sleepiness when she woke up at this time.

There was a dagger that Chu Liuxiang had brought back for her at the head of the bed, and after lying down last night, she found that there was an extra gap on it, which should have been made by Chu Liuxiang when she rescued her.

This gap didn't really affect the use of this hair-blown dagger, but Xie Ling couldn't help but rub the gap with his fingertips for a long time, as if there was a similar gap in his heart that couldn't be repaired.

But she thought, it was better than shattering.

She rubbed her temples, trying to expel the figure that had been hovering in her mind all night, but the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't do it, and finally she could only turn over in pain and hug the quilt.

“…… It's not even a broken love. She buried her head in the quilt and raised her hand to hit her head hard.

No matter how uncomfortable it is, life still has to be good, not to mention the New Year, if she cries and mourns, it is estimated that the entire Hefangzhai will not be able to live in peace.

So after letting himself bury himself in the quilt and vent for a while, Xie Ling still got up decisively and went to wash.

When cooking, it was rare to feel calm, but when I took the dishes, I habitually took a lot more of Chu Liuxiang, and after reacting, I couldn't cry or laugh, and I almost broke a bowl.

Fortunately, no one else knew about this little episode, and after leaving the kitchen with his things, Xie Ling had returned to his casual appearance.

Xie Xing lay there with a look of not sleeping enough, his brows furrowed, and he opened his mouth when he saw her come out, as if he had something to say, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"What about Lord Leng and Ah Xue? Did you go to sword practice so early? Xie Ling asked him and Lu Xiaofeng.

"I don't know, I haven't seen it in the morning." Xie Xing poked Lu Xiaofeng's shoulder, "Have you seen it?" ”

Lu Xiaofeng thought for a while and said, "Ximen seems to be still in the room?" ”

"Huh?" Xie Xing has lived in it for so long, and he has never seen him go out of the room at this hour, "Are you sure?" ”

"As I passed by, I heard someone talking inside." Lu Xiaofeng spread his hands, "It should be talking to Senior Leng." ”

As soon as his words fell, Cold-blooded and Ximen Fuxue also came over, and Xie Xing didn't have anything to say, picking up the noodle bowl in front of him and concentrating on eating.

Miraculously, no one spoke again during the meal, but compared to this, Xie Ling was more concerned about the cold-blooded as if he had something to say, and he glanced at her after taking a bite, but he only looked at her without saying a word.

She had planned to ask him after eating, but halfway through the meal, she heard a slow and rhythmic knock on the door in front of her.

By the time she brought Hua Xiyun, who had finally recovered from her illness, into the door, she had already gone to practice swords with Ximen Blowing Snow.

Hua Manlou was sick, and his face looked a little pale, which made people feel distressed when they saw it, but meeting Lu Xiaofeng Xie Xing again obviously made him very happy, and the conversation was not over at all.

Xie Ling sat aside and poured tea for Hua Xiyun, the two chatted for a while, Hua Xiyun suddenly looked around, and asked with a little confusion: "Xiangshuai is not here?" ”

"He's gone." Xie Ling tugged at the corners of his mouth, "I left yesterday, did the playboy have something to look for him?" ”

Hua Xiyun shook his head: "I just didn't see him ask casually." ”

A person who has mixed up with him in the officialdom is naturally not bad at observing words and expressions, so even if Xie Ling only briefly said that he was leaving, Hua Xiyun was keenly aware that she didn't want to talk about it more, so she lightly revealed it.

In fact, he came here mainly to take his younger brother out for a break, and he happened to bring Xie Ling the delicious wine she had praised last year.

Xie Ling was quite surprised when he received this birthday and New Year's gift, "The dude is too polite. ”

"It's not a valuable thing, anyway, my third brother is brewing and playing, it's hard for you to like it."

With the wealth of their family, even if the third boy was really brewing and playing, the materials used must be the best ones, but Xie Ling felt embarrassed to refuse Hua Xiyun's kindness, so he also went to pack a few boxes of pastries for him.

"I don't have anything else to give the playboy a New Year's greeting, and I hope the playboy won't dislike it."

"How many people in this city can't buy it at this time, how can I dislike it." He winked at her.

"That's good." She breathed a sigh of relief, and turned her head to look at Lu Xiaofeng, who was bragging to Hua Manlou that she had met the legendary Xiao Li Flying Knife, the young man jumped up and down with a rather radiant look, probably sensing her gaze, and turned around and grimaced at her.

They chatted happily, and Xie Ling naturally invited the brothers to stay and eat together, but Hua Xiyun still refused after a moment of silence, "A very important guest in the family at noon, I have to go back, let's go back next time." ”

Although Xie Ling didn't have much contact with him, he also knew his character, and he could use such a very important statement, so it seemed that it would be rude not to go back, so she couldn't force it, "Then let's go back." ”

The kidnapping had just passed, and she had no interest in going to the streets, so after sending off the Hua brothers for dinner, she got up with nothing to do.

It was also at this time that she regretted a little, she shouldn't have closed the shop for so long, if she was busy making pastries at this time, she probably wouldn't have walked to every place in this house and couldn't help but think of Chu Liuxiang.

This state is too annoying, but she knows that she can't get rid of it for a while.

Cold-blooded was only seen after the end of the exchange with Simon Blowing Snow, sitting on the other side of the pool, one foot still on the surface of the somewhat frozen water, her hand on her cheek, and her eyes looking in their direction openly.

Although he knew that she must be in a daze, and he might not have seen him, he still subconsciously lowered his head in cold blood, he still had the palm book that Chu Liuxiang took last night in his arms, he had seen the notice written by Chu Liuxiang to Hefangzhai, so he recognized at a glance that the words on it were all written by Chu Liuxiang himself.

Chu Liuxiang probably didn't want to hide it from him, so he told him one by one, and asked him to teach Xie Ling this set of techniques, but be sure not to let Xie Ling know that it was left by him.

Cold-blooded also knew Chu Liuxiang's intention to do this, so although he was a little embarrassed, he still responded. It's just that after answering, how do you go to talk to Xie Ling?

She must have wondered why a swordsman suddenly wanted to teach people how to do it, right?

What's more, everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the three most powerful things are light skills, the second is hidden weapons, and the third is palm skills.

Ximen Fuxue was very disapproving, "He is not the only one who is powerful." ”

Cold-blooded: "......"

"All you have to do is teach your sister." Ximen Fuxue rarely said a few more words, "She doesn't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes." ”

I don't know why, cold-blooded thinks it should be right to believe him.

It just so happened that the two of them had finished practicing their swords, and they could go around to find Xie Ling.

As Ximen Fuxue expected, Xie Ling was very surprised when he heard cold-blooded say that he wanted to teach her a set of palm techniques, but he was only surprised.

"Self-preservation." He said seriously.

Xie Ling really didn't want to go anywhere else, just because he wanted to do himself a favor from the root because of the day before yesterday, and he was moved, but he still subconsciously refused, "I...... It's too late for me to learn martial arts at my age. ”

"No, it won't." He shook his head, "...... It's for you. ”

Although Ximen Chuixue didn't like Chu Liuxiang, he still recognized Chu Liuxiang's attainments in martial arts, and he believed that what Chu Liuxiang specially left behind must be useful to Xie Ling, so after seeing Xie Ling's reaction, he also spoke: "It's true that my sister can learn." ”

Even the future sword god said so, she originally only had a five-point letter but could become an eight-point letter.

It just so happened that she also lacked something to do that she could distract herself from, so after thinking about it, she responded, "Then...... Trouble cold adults. ”

Learning martial arts is indeed not something that can be achieved overnight, and she has no foundation, so the first step is always more difficult than others.

Fortunately, Chu Liuxiang's palm technique was originally designed for her, and it has reduced a lot of burden for her.

The bitter is cold-blooded, when correcting her movements, it is inevitable to touch her hand, and every time he touches it, he can't help but sneak a glance at Xie Ling's expression, afraid that she will be unhappy.

But seeing her uncaring, I couldn't help but feel a little lost.

He had seen the scene where Xie Ling could turn his head very unnaturally with a smiling look at Chu Liuxiang.

That's the difference between liking and disliking, he couldn't help but think.

Knowing that she began to learn martial arts, Xie Xing and Lu Xiaofeng were also very curious to come and watch a cold-blooded on-site teaching, unlike Lu Xiaofeng, Xie Xing, as an apprentice taught by Chu Liuxiang himself, can be recognized even if it is some moves that have been changed by Chu Liuxiang, not to mention that there are some movements that Chu Liuxiang used when he and him split the moves.

Who wanted to teach Xie Ling this palm technique, it couldn't be more obvious.

He asked Master if he liked his sister or not, and the answer he got was yes, and judging from how much Master bothered about his sister, that answer must not be fake.

But Master is still gone.

Lu Xiaofeng saw that he looked at him for a while and showed an extremely depressed expression, a little puzzled, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." He flattened his mouth and grabbed a dry dog's tail and ravaged it.

"But then again, I only knew that Senior Leng's sword was very powerful, but I didn't expect him to do this." Lu Xiaofeng said again.

Xie Xing really wanted to shake his shoulder and tell him that this was what Chu Liuxiang asked him to teach!

Ximen Fuxue also heard Lu Xiaofeng's words, and glanced at Xie Xing quietly, and the two exchanged a look that you know and I know, and then stopped looking at each other.

Xie Ling studied for ten days in a row before he was finally able to pass two tricks in his cold-blooded hands, which was still a cold-blooded release of water with only one hand, and this kind of invisible gap made her feel like a puddle of mud that couldn't hold up the wall.

“…… I maybe, really not suitable for martial arts. She covered her face and sighed in pain.

But learning martial arts also has other benefits, in the past ten days, in addition to cooking, eating and sleeping, she has almost practiced this palm technique, and at the end of the day, she can fall asleep when she is so tired that she can not help but think of the person who was left by her own words.

Even for the sake of this effect, she felt that she had to grit her teeth and continue to learn.

Cold-blooded also encouraged her: "Just practice more." ”

He said it so seriously and firmly that Xie Ling was embarrassed to be lazy, but fortunately, his arms and wrists were used to this kind of exercise intensity, such as the feeling of being so painful that he couldn't lift it in the first two days didn't appear anymore.

There is such a mind-consuming thing to do, and time seems to go extremely fast, and it is Shangyuan in a blink of an eye.

Shangyuan is a big festival, and the degree of lantern lighting in Yangzhou City is even more powerful than before the Chinese New Year, the reason is very simple, because Shangyuan is also an annual lantern festival.

The place to enjoy the lanterns is not far from Hefangzhai, Xie Xing and Lu Xiaofeng pondered about going out to play, the two of them didn't go out much during the entire Chinese New Year, Xie Ling was naturally quite supportive, "Go, will Ah Xue go?" ”

Simon Fuxue looked at her nondeniably, "Is Sister going?" ”

Does that mean that if she goes, he will go?

Originally, Xie Ling was too lazy to move, but after hearing him ask, he immediately responded, "I'll go too." ”

"Good!" Lu Xiaofeng was very happy, "Sister, I'll take you to eat fried chestnuts with sugar on the edge of the city tower!" ”

"Good, good." She let Lu Xiaofeng take her hand, turned her head to look at Ximen Blowing Snow, and stretched out her other hand, "Ah Xue, right?" ”

Simon Fuxue nodded, "Okay." ”

They all passed, so naturally it was not good to stay in cold blood and stay in Hefangzhai.

Although Xie Ling felt that with her cold-blooded personality, she might not like this kind of occasion, she still asked, "Then do you want Lord Leng to go with you?" ”

Cold-blooded hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Okay." ”

Xie Ling had been to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, but it was three years ago, when she couldn't bear Xie Xing's begging, so she took him to a trip, but unfortunately she didn't have much money, and she only tasted one bite of the snacks she liked and gave them all to Xie Xing.

Fortunately, there are no more worries about money now.

However, the lantern festival is still too lively in the end, and it can almost be described as an empty alley, Xie Ling is a little worried that their group will be separated.

It turned out that she was worried a little, and when she walked all the way to the foot of the city tower, Lu Xiaofeng's figure had disappeared into the dense crowd, and Xie Ling tiptoed and looked at him for a while and couldn't find him.

Xie Xing saw the worry on her face, and comforted: "He is most familiar with this piece, sister don't worry, at most he will go back by himself after shopping." ”

As soon as the words were spoken, a bunch of people rushed over, and Xie Ling subconsciously reached out to grab Xie Xing's hand, "Be careful!" ”

Those people should have been preparing to go up to the city tower to occupy a seat to watch the last fireworks of the lantern festival, so they all squeezed forward desperately, and when they turned back, Xie Ling couldn't even find the Ximen blowing snow and the cold-blooded figure.

Xie Xingchang exhaled, his mouth full of complaints, "Where can't you watch the fireworks, do you have to crowd so many people on them?" ”

"Well, you weren't clamoring to go up before." Xie Ling grabbed his hand, "Don't let go, if you are separated, I will come out in vain." ”

Fortunately, after finding the sugar-fried chestnut stall that Lu Xiaofeng said, they really saw Lu Xiaofeng who was the first to get away because he ran too fast.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't have a copper plate on his body, but he had already asked the old man for a pound of sugar-fried chestnuts, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly pounced, "Sister, sister!" Come and help me give money! ”

Xie Ling angrily counted the money out of his purse, took the paper bag of chestnuts, and tasted one, which was really sweet.

"It's delicious!" Lu Xiaofeng looked up at her as if offering a treasure.

"Delicious, of course delicious." She peeled one and threw it in his mouth.

The child was like a little squirrel when he ate, and he was too cute, and while eating, he asked her, "Are Ximen and Senior Leng also separated?" ”

"yes, there are too many people." Xie Ling sighed, "There will only be more later, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to find them." ”

"It's okay, they'll definitely go back when it's time." Lu Xiaofeng ate one chestnut at a time, and looked up at the castle tower on the top during the interval between peeling the shells, "Sister, do you want to go up to see the fireworks?" ”

Xie Ling waved his hand insensitively, "There are so many people, I'll forget it." ”

"Then let's go along the moat." Xie Xing made a suggestion that everyone could accept.

The moat was full of all kinds of lanterns, each of which was very exquisite, and there were vendors selling the kind of lotus lanterns that were put in the river, Xie Ling was stopped several times along the way, and finally he was really impatient to buy one.

The smiling old woman probably saw that she was a girl, and after collecting the money, she said to her, "The young girls come every year to buy lotus lanterns, write the names of their sweethearts, and put them in the river, so that they can swim with their masters next time, so girls might as well give it a try." ”

Xie Lingcai didn't believe in this kind of feudal superstition, but when he saw a group of girls squatting by the river looking at the lotus lanterns floating away with the water, he was also a little emotional for a while.

"Whose name is my sister going to write?" Seeing that she had been holding the lotus lantern and had not moved, Lu Xiaofeng opened her mouth and asked.

She came back to her senses and shook her head, "...... I won't write it, I'll go and put it. ”

Probably too unreligious, her lamp was blown over by the wind after a while, and the candle sank into the water, and the faint light was instantly extinguished, and it was hidden in the darkness.

Xie Xing was dumbfounded, "...... This is too bad! ”

She spread her hands, "Anyway, I didn't write anyone's name, it doesn't matter." ”

After saying this, she heard a laugh from the side, and subconsciously turned her head to look, only to see a man in a fox fur covering his mouth, sensing her gaze, and also cast a kind look.

Xie Ling didn't know this person, and he wasn't interested in talking, so he stood up and took the hands of his two younger brothers and left.

The time for fireworks is approaching, and those who have not been able to squeeze into the castle tower have extinguished their hearts and stood quietly by the river to enjoy the lanterns and chat.

The three of them bit a sugar gourd, and stood in front of a huge jade rabbit lantern waiting for the fireworks.

The sound of fireworks rising into the sky was very loud, but it was really beautiful when it bloomed on the canopy, Xie Ling looked up at the colorful halo, and in a trance, he seemed to hear someone behind him shouting to himself, "Miss Xie!" ”

Not sure if it was a delusion, she turned her head anyway.

At a distance of about three feet, cold-blooded was standing there.

She still had the last sugar gourd in her mouth, and she couldn't speak, so she smiled first, raised her arm and waved at him.

Fireworks burst into the air, and Jade Rabbit lanterns glowed brightly behind her.

And the way she smiled with half of her face puffed out was about more brilliant than fireworks and lanterns.

"What are you laughing at? The girl you're trying to please isn't looking at you. The young man with fox fur, who had already run back to the other side of the river, was very puzzled by the expression of the bamboo horse.

And Chu Liuxiang, who was holding the folding fan, just shook his head, "Let's go." ”

"You don't want to run into it?"

"How did it come from so coincidentally?" Chu Liuxiang sneered, "Okay, if you want me to come, I'll come, and you've seen the people, let's go." 166 Reading Network