Chapter 44: Blue Jade
On the ninth day of September, Chongyang.
After a period of recuperation, Xi Yutang's external injuries were healed, and he returned to the boring days of daily meditation and practice. However, early this morning, as soon as Xi Yutang's all-night practice ended, Si Li at the door began to chirp her to get up, clamoring to climb the heights.
β¦β¦ You haven't climbed enough in the snowy mountains every day?
Xi Yutang opened the door with the corners of his mouth, and was just about to give Si Li some love and education, when he saw a group of people standing in the courtyard.
In addition to Si Li, Shen Qi, Xue Yang, Leng Yi, Jiang Qiantong, Mo Yin, and Shaoguang, who had changed his appearance, all looked at her with burning eyes.
β¦β¦ The words that came to his lips suddenly became unspeakable.
"What are you doing here?" Xi Yutang subconsciously took a half step back, "Let's say first, I won't take you to the summit, I have to go by myself." β
Si Li habitually wanted to pounce, but he was tripped by Leng Yi's foot halfway, almost rushed to the street, and after staggering to stand firm, he glared at the cold hall master angrily, thinking of his identity, he immediately cleared his throat and put on a shelf.
"That, Hall Master Yu, this Dharma Protector wants to ascend, you can wait for the protection."
Xi Yutang: "......"
Isn't it ...... you kid has itchy skin?
Shen Qi turned his head and coughed to hide his smile, and the other people in Xuantian also drifted one by one, if it weren't for Mo Yin's presence, I'm afraid they would have laughed and vomited.
Only Jiang Qiantong was coquettish seriously, "Senior brother, go out to play, how many days have you been bored in Hangzhou City, go out for a walk, you can also go to the nearest bad luck." β
"Yes, yes, Hall Master Yu, even if you recuperate from your injuries, you see, Dr. Xu agreed." Mo Yin then spoke, "My brother has been getting sick recently, and I made an appointment today, he will probably go out this time, and Xiaowei and I are here to invite you." β
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Qi, "Senior Brother Xu Ran, can Hall Master Yu go out?" β
Shen Qi held back a smile and nodded, "It's okay, it's okay to go out for a walk." β
As if fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Si Liren said solemnly with his hands behind his back, "Master Yu, do you still want this Dharma protector to wait for you?" β
Xi Yutang: "......"
Si is dead to you!
twitching the corners of his mouth, Sect Leader Xi said with a blushing face, "In that case, please wait a moment, I will change into more convenient clothes." β
As he spoke, he slammed the door shut.
Changing into light clothes, taking a sword, combing his long hair, Xi Yutang walked out of the room expressionlessly. As soon as the group walked out of the gate of Yunmeng Garden, they saw Yue Qingfeng with Si Nian and Qiu Yuan strolling in front of everyone.
"Is this going out?" The young master looked surprised, "I wanted to invite you to go to Moshan with me, but it seems that it will not work." β
"Hey, is the younger Lord going to Moshan?" Jiang Qiantong was surprised, "We plan to go too." β
As soon as the words came out, Leng Yi and Si Li's faces changed, and they wanted to stop it, but they were one step too late.
"Oh?" Yue Qingfeng looked at the expressions of the two of them in his eyes, and said as if nothing happened, "In this case, it is better to go together, and it is also more lively, what do the hall masters and the protector think?" β
Xi Yutang was stunned, and was about to agree, but he heard Si leave, "The less the Lord has every opportunity, I don't know why I suddenly want to go to Moshan?" β
Yue Qingfeng replied as a matter of course, "Yue was invited by a friend to go out for a walk by the way." β
Such a high-sounding reason made Si Li hold back his words.
"Then let's go along." Xi Yutang waved his hand and agreed.
Out of the Yanyutai Courtyard, several carriages were already waiting there. Xi Yutang watched Yue Qingfeng get into the carriage, lifted the curtain of another carriage prepared by Xue Yang, and looked at Si Li, "Si Protector, please." β
Si Li's little face changed, and the whole person trembled.
He jumped into the carriage slowly under Xi Yutang's long gaze, and just wanted to open his mouth to let her come up too, but he heard his family leader say lightly, "The identity of the Dharma Protector is precious, Xue Yang and Shao...... The peony was closely protected, and I waited for the carriage behind to accompany us. β
Si Li: "......"
Shaoguang, who had been renamed, sneered, and responded crisply with Xue Yang.
In this way, Si Li stayed alone in the carriage in front of him, Mo Yin and Jiang Qiantong got into the Mo family's carriage, Xi Yutang and Shen Qi got into the last one, and Leng Yi drove the four carriages out of the south of the city.
Yue Qingfeng took the lead, behind Xi Yutang's palace, the two girls and children were protected in the middle, this formation had no flaws, but Shen Qi still couldn't stop laughing in the car, and even the cold expression outside softened a lot, seeing that Xi Yutang looked helpless, so he had to simply close his eyes and ignore them.
Moshan is located in the northwest of Hangzhou city dozens of miles, the altitude is not high, compared with the snow mountain is very different, but fortunately, the environment is extremely quiet, the surrounding mountains stretch, full of greenery, spring waterfalls, bamboo sea is deep, has always been the literati and knights like to travel and go out.
It was nearly noon when Xi Yutang and his party came to Moshan, and after meeting Mojin at the foot of the mountain, everyone made an appointment to get off the bus and walk. Mo Jin recovered from his serious injuries and looked for a sedan chair man, but the two patients, Xi Yutang and Yue Qingfeng, unexpectedly chose to walk up the mountain.
Yue Qingfeng made an appointment with his friends and took the first step, while the others decided to go to the Qingjing Temple halfway up the mountain to have a meal first.
As soon as Si Li got out of the car, he came to Xi Yutang's side, changed his lively temperament, and obediently followed her forward, and after not seeing her speak for a long time, he couldn't help but quietly tug her sleeve.
Xi Yutang turned a blind eye to him, and instructed Xue Yang and Shaoguang to go to Qingjing Temple to arrange lunch first, while he accompanied Shen Qi and Mo Jin to walk up slowly.
Jiang Qiantong and Mo Yin were so happy as soon as they got out of the car, saying that they were going to see the waterfall, but they had already lost their shadows, but Mo Jin was very interested in Si Li, and asked, "Hall Master Yu, I don't know who this little brother is......"
"I'll teach the right protector, Master Si Li." Xi Yutang introduced, "Si Protector, this is Mo Jin, the young master of the Autumn Rain Villa, some time ago, the Autumn Rain Villa was attacked together with my Jiangnan Hall, and the young master Mo was injured. β
Si Li's hairs stood on end when she was called by an adult, but because of Mo Jin's presence, he didn't dare to break the gong, so he had to nod with a small face, "Young Master Mo, it's better to see than to hear." β
"I dare not be ashamed, but I am the right protector of the law, and Mo Jin has long admired his name." Mo Jin's face couldn't hide his surprise.
Xi Yutang, the leader of the Xuantian Sect, has two protectors under him. Zou Qing, the left protector, a nine-ring big knife meets a god and kills a god and a ghost kills a ghost, the famous name of the rivers and lakes, many years ago, he was able to kill the three hall masters of the Blood Killing Hall with a knife, which can be described as the first killing god of the Xuantian Sect. According to rumors in the rivers and lakes, he is not very old, but he has a bad mind and is a good hand at interrogation, and he is a good hand at interrogation, and he uses poison to become superb, and he does not often walk the rivers and lakes, and most of the time he accompanies the sect leader, or sits in the snow mountain, and it is rare to see a real person.
Unexpectedly, the child in front of him, who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old, was Si Li's protector, Mo Jin looked at Si Li again, and his gaze became solemn, "I don't know ...... right protector this time."
Without waiting for Si to leave, Xi Yutang said lightly, "Yu Mou made such a big deal in Jiangnan, and he offended Yu Ge not to say it, and the last incident also made Jiangnan Hall lose a lot. β
Mo Jin had an epiphany: "...... I see. Alas, the Si Protector doesn't know, this time the Jiangnan Gang suffered a heavy blow, and he really doesn't blame the hall master, and he also hopes that the Si Protector's subordinates will show mercy, which can be regarded as Mo asking for a favor for Brother Yu here. β
Si Li's expression stiffened: "......"
This ink brocade is actually helping her? Xi Yutang glanced at Mo Jin in surprise, and the latter smiled at her kindly, and didn't explain, anyway, he had already put his attitude on the way.
Thinking that Shen Qi had stayed in the Autumn Rain Villa for a few days, he looked over puzzled, and the latter gestured, Xi Yutang suddenly understood-it turned out to be for Jiang Qiantong, and he wanted to please her as a senior brother for this?
The mind of this ink brocade......
Roasted on the fire by his own sect leader for a long time, Si Li was extremely depressed, and after perfunctorily answering Mo Jin's call, he hurriedly went all the way to Qingjing Temple. Looking at the back of the deserted escape, Xi Yutang hooked the corners of his lips, and the depression in his heart finally disappeared without a trace.
She didn't want to come to the height, she wanted to race against time to recover her skills and integrate the Changyin Sword Technique, but since she had already come out, it was better to relax, such a good place, and a group of friends around her, living up to the beautiful scenery was another kind of experience for the state of mind.
Thinking like this, Xi Yutang finally had a smile on his face.
After eating fast in Qingjing Temple, Jiang Qiantong and Mo Yin were clamoring to find small animals, Xi Yutang was not worried about the two, so he asked Xue Yang and Shaoguang to accompany them. Mo Jin needed to rest because of his injury, Shen Qi had no martial arts, and climbing the mountain was a matter of physical consumption.
Xi Yutang thought about it and decided to continue walking up the mountain. Since I'm here, it's a pity not to go. As soon as she left, Si Li and Leng Yi followed.
"Sect Master......" Si Li pulled her sleeve aggrievedly.
Xi Yutang flicked his head, didn't speak, and walked slowly all the way up the mountain. Si Li was stunned, with a bright smile on his face, and happily followed, taking her hand and walking together. Leng Yi pursed his lips, resisted the urge to drag Si Li away, and followed behind him expressionlessly.
The three of them came all the way to the top of the mountain, and the mountain wind gradually increased, blowing up the robes of the three people, bringing coolness, looking far away, and suddenly feeling open-minded. Si Li has rarely gone down the mountain since he entered Xuantian, and he was also excited at this time, shouting twice at the mountains, and laughing extremely brightly.
This shout didn't matter, but it alarmed the people in a gazebo not far away.
Yue Qingfeng lightly dropped a piece on the chessboard, looked sideways at Xi Yutang and the others, hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and did not speak.
Opposite him, sat a young man dressed in a azure wide-sleeved robe, with silver hair reaching to his waist, only casually tied with a red rope at the back of his head, his face calm, and his eyes as deep as ancient wells could not wave. He is good-looking, not handsome, but he has a unique temperament, with a purple jade chess piece between his slender fingers, he didn't look at the chessboard, but he followed Yue Qingfeng's gaze.
"This is the Xuantian Jiangnan Hall Master you mentioned who has recently become famous in Jiangnan?" The silver-haired young man spoke lightly, his voice was like agarwood, and the sandalwood beads were on the plate, low, but extremely good.
"It's her." Yue Qingfeng smiled very lightly, "So you know." β
"Who doesn't know." The young man lowered his eyes and slowly but firmly put the black chess in his hand on the chessboard, "This is the famous hall master, and when he stepped into the Jiangnan realm, it was like thunder. β
"It's not a good thing." The more Qingfeng plays chess, "but it is worth intersecting." β
The silver-haired young man hooked the corners of his lips, as if he was sarcastic, and he was angry, "Even the Xuantian Sect Leader, you dare to let go of your suspicions, who is not worthy of intercourse in your eyes?" β
Yue Qingfeng fell and was silent.
At that time, Xi Yutang also found the person in the pavilion, and whispered to Si Li to wait for a while, and came confidently. She had already discovered Yue Qingfeng, but her attention was more focused on the silver-haired young man opposite him, and when she approached at this time, she found that although the other party was not good-looking, she had a unique temperament, even if she sat with such an outstanding person as Yue Qingfeng, she did not hide her brilliance at all, and she was independent of the world.
If you look closely, the young man is sitting in a wooden wheelchair, and his legs under the cover of his robe are not clueless, but it is not difficult to imagine that he is a person who is not good at walking.
Such a character......
Before they intersected, Xi Yutang already felt pity.
"The less the Lord." She spoke.
Yue Qingfeng put down the chess pieces in his hand and looked at her with a smile, "Walking up the mountain?" The hall master is very interested. β
"If you are injured, you don't dare to act rashly." Xi Yutang said lightly, "This is the friend that the younger master said?" β
Yue Qingfeng nodded, motioned for her to sit down, and then introduced, "Lan Yu, my childhood friend, I haven't seen her for many years." β
Hearing this name, a trace of strangeness suddenly flashed in Xi Yutang's heart, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Lan Yu's gaze with a hint of inquiry, "I have admired the name for a long time, and I am under Yang." β
"The first time we met, where did I come from." There was a light smile on the corner of Lan Yu's mouth, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, "Hall Master Yu, making friends is not such a way to make friends. β
That's not a polite thing to say.
Xi Yutang smiled unmindfully, "Brother Lan doesn't ask why I look up for a long time?" β
Lan Yu looked up.
"Naturally, it's because the younger Lord has mentioned Brother Lan."
Yue Qingfeng glanced at Xi Yutang suspiciously, the latter didn't even give him a superfluous glance, and looked intently at the silver-haired young man in front of him, "I don't know where Brother Lan is?" β
Lan Yu glanced at the bewildered Yue Qingfeng next to him meaninglessly, and there was a hint of mockery on his lips, "I am a homeless and nameless person, and I dare not call myself a high-ranking person." β
"Oh......" Xi Yutang elongated his voice, but he was no longer entangled, but his words carried a touch of-for-tat, "Although it is the first time we have met, Yu Mou only felt that he and Brother Lan were familiar at first sight, and he was suspicious, I don't know if Brother Lan is willing to give the younger brother a face?" β
Lan Yu squinted over, "Please speak." β
"Brother Lan seems to be bad at what he does?" Xi Yutang stared at the person in front of him tightly.
When the words fell, Lan Yu's face was expressionless, as if he had long been accustomed to everyone's doubts when he saw his appearance, but the hand hanging by his side suddenly tightened, and under the cover of the wide sleeves, his knuckles were white, as if he was trembling slightly.
"Hall Master!" Yue Qingfeng frowned, and the doubts in his heart were even worse.
Xi Yutang is not such a reckless person, with her ability to deal with people, she shouldn't make such a mistake.
Xi Yutang glanced at the young master of the Yue family, who was obviously angry, and smiled, "It's not right for me, I'm talking about it deeply, Yu Mou is not going to compensate Brother Lan." Meeting is fate, Brother Lan is relieved, he doesn't want to say it, and Yu is not the kind of person who asks for the bottom of it. β
"Thank you for your understanding." Lan Yu replied lightly.
β¦β¦ But there is no point in going on.
Yue Qingfeng strangely swept back and forth between the two of them, and said in a timely voice to adjust the atmosphere, "Lan Yu is not good at words, and I hope that the hall master doesn't have to mind." β
"How so." Xi Yutang suddenly lacked interest, "I just wonder if Brother Lan will stay in Jiangnan for a few days?" Yu Mouhao came to the door to make amends. β
I have never seen someone who climbs up the pole like this, Lan Yu's eyes met Xi Yutang's gaze deeply, and said indifferently, "I'm afraid that if I disappoint Hall Master Yu, Lan will leave tomorrow." β
Xi Yutang raised his eyebrows, "Tomorrow?" That's a shame. That being the case, Yu Mou does not disturb the two Yaxing, the less the master, we will see you in Hangzhou City. β
With that, she got up and prepared to leave.
Yue Qingfeng was stunned and looked at Lan Yu, who sneered and lowered his eyes to silence.
Xi Yutang walked out of the pavilion without two steps, suddenly paused, and turned around, "Lan Yu." β
Lan Yu's cold eyes looked over.
"Do you know my master?" She asked.
Lan Yu shook her head without hesitation, "No." β
Xi Yutang narrowed his eyes and looked at him seriously, not finding any clues of lying, and couldn't help frowning.
Saying goodbye to the two of them, she frowned all the way to Si Li and Leng Yi, and then didn't look back to go down the mountain.
On the way, the two of them saw that her expression was wrong, and they were just about to ask, but they heard her voice coldly instruct, "Leng Yi, keep an eye on that blue jade for me, keep an eye on it." β
"Yes." As soon as Leng finished speaking, the person disappeared in place.
"Si Li." She continued, "Within a day, I need to know all the information about Lan Yu, and if I want all of it, I will mobilize the power of the whole sect if I can't find it. β
"Yes, Master!" Si Li felt her seriousness, and immediately responded, turned around and went to do something.
With no one around, Xi Yutang stood in place with a sinking face, and only exhaled a long breath after a while.
Just as he was about to descend the mountain, he suddenly felt a familiar aura approaching. She stopped, turned to look ahead, and Yue Qingfeng's figure fell gracefully in front of her.
"It's good to catch up." He coughed twice, steadied his breath.
Xi Yutang frowned, "Something?" β
"Yes." Yue Qingfeng grabbed her wrist, "I said let's go out and climb the heights together, I haven't traveled with you yet, I'm not allowed to go first, let's go to the top of the mountain to see the scenery." β
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Throwing him away, Xi Yutang couldn't cry or laugh, "What are you doing, you are not naΓ―ve." β
Yue Qingfeng looked serious, "I'm afraid you'll be angry." Let's not go back to Hangzhou today, can we stay in Qingjing Temple for one night? In the evening, I asked Lan Yu to apologize to you. β
Xi Yutang was suddenly weird, "Why?" Obviously, I was the first to speak out. β
Yue Qingfeng pouted, "Who made him make you feel bad." β
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