Chapter 16: You Are the Picture

…… Have you talked to your head?

Xi Yutang was speechless, and his face was full of words about you.

The Lesser Lord: Yes, I am sick.

"Come with me."

found that he was too different from the past tonight, and Xi Yutang couldn't cope with it for a while. This is not the place to talk, and she is not interested in acting in monkey plays, so she leaves lightly.

Yue Qingfeng sighed and followed without saying a word.

The two started fighting inexplicably, leaving one after the other, without throwing a look at the onlookers from beginning to end, leaving the people watching the play to look at each other, and when they saw the farce ending, they all lost interest and dispersed one after another.

Only Ouyang Xuan stood in place, his eyes followed the direction of the two of them for a long time, his cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and his cold face was expressionless.

Xi Yutang ran all the way, and finally stopped in a deserted forest, Yue Qingfeng arrived with his front and back feet, and stood behind her.

She turned around, pulled down her mask, and got straight to the point, "I wasn't poisoned tonight." ”

"But you think the poison is easy to vomit? If there is a residue, you can only spit it out twice more and then rinse your mouth. So vomiting blood is real, being unconscious is real, it happened suddenly, I couldn't greet you beforehand, that's all. ”

She spoke quickly, as if she didn't want to say more about it. Yue Qingfeng reluctantly hooked the corners of his mouth and suppressed the cough that came to his mouth, "The drama was very successful, I deceived everyone and successfully took myself out." ”

The person on the other side didn't speak, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

After a moment of silence, Yue Qingfeng laughed meaninglessly, not knowing whether to praise her for her wit or laugh at herself for being an idiot.

Xi Yutang glanced at him suspiciously, and saw that he didn't mean to explain, so he said goodbye and left lightly.

Yue Qingfeng stayed in place for a long time and did not move, looking at his sword-holding hand expressionlessly, in the dimness, he couldn't see the lines of his palm, and he felt pale and weak.

There was a dead silence around him, and he suddenly burst out with a cough, bent down, and silently vomited a large mouthful of blood.

If Xi Yutang was present, he would definitely be able to guess that he was afraid that he had an old illness.

"The words of deception are not leaky......" After a long time, in the dark, he muttered weakly to himself, with a hint of self-deprecation, "Is it poisonous hair, do you really think I can't see it?" ”

The smell of blood was slowly blown away by the night wind, and the surroundings seemed to be quieter.

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When he returned to Guanlan Courtyard, Xi Yutang's feet were soft as soon as he entered the door. Shen Qi and the others didn't go to watch the battle, but the two of them made such a big fuss, I'm afraid everyone in the entire Wushan Mountain knew about it.

Slowed down, and looking at the worried eyes of the three subordinates, Xi Yutang sighed helplessly, "...... Don't you know how to close the door when you speak? ”

"The less the door is closed, the more the Lord won't be able to hear......" Si Li whispered.

"The yard is full of our people?"

“…… I can't stop it. ”

"You still say!" She glared.

Si Li stuck out his tongue.

“…… So, said it's open? Lu Zheng spoke with a slight weakness.

Xi Yutang waved his hand, "Sort of, it's really poisonous anyway." ”

"But it's not Netherworld......" Si Li couldn't help but pick up, "The sect leader forgot to take his medicine when he went out today. ”

Shen Qi on the side simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Why didn't she eat it, she came back from injury in the afternoon, and he had already let her eat it in Yue Qingfeng's courtyard, if she hadn't deliberately been lucky enough to vomit blood, how could she have caused the poisonous hair?

After thinking about it and thinking about it, he told the Yue family about the fire grass. Xi Yutang was slightly stunned and frowned.

"In the Yuejia warehouse, or in the Yuefeng private warehouse? Can I buy it? ”

Shen Qi shook his head.

…… I knew I didn't want his five thousand taels.

Sect Leader Xi regretted slightly, "In that case, then I'll go back to him and mention it." ”

Shen Qi glanced at her meaningfully and instructed, "It's us who have a request, remember to speak well." ”

Xi Yutang twitched the corners of his mouth and chose to remain silent.

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After two days of obedient recuperation, there were no moths, and finally, after getting Shen Qi's approval, Xi Yutang went out early in the morning of the third day to find Yue Qingfeng. When he came to Jinghong Courtyard, he was told that he had helped Ouyang Meng host the affair, and it would take a long time to come back.

The bored Xi Sect weighed it for a while, and in the end he was defeated by the fire grass, and cheekily took the book and waited in the courtyard, bound to wait for Yue Qingfeng to come back.

It's a pity that I wasn't born to read books, and I couldn't read it after reading it for a while. The safety factor of the courtyard was high, and the sun was exceptionally warm at the end of May and early June, and after a while, she fell asleep on the stone table.

Xi Yutang made a long and messy one, which made her very tired. When she finally woke up, the sun seemed to have moved to the west, and she was wearing a thin blanket at some point, warm and warm.

She stiffened her sore arm, looked up, and not far from the stone table, Yue Qingfeng nestled in a wide and comfortable soft chair, holding a book and reading intently.

The early summer wind blew with a hint of coolness, carrying the smell of grass, gently lifting the black hair of the young man on the soft chair, and the delicate and handsome face that came out of the painting was full of white jade-like luster, and was illuminated by the sun overhead, as if the whole person was glowing.

Xi Yutang looked a little dumbfounded.

The sound of turning the book sounded, and Yue Qingqing said without looking back, "Awake?" ”

“…… Well. She subconsciously replied, "When did you come back?" ”

"Very early." Yue Qingfeng didn't say much, so he didn't take his eyes off the book, "Are you hungry?" ”

Xi Yutang nodded honestly, "Hungry." ”

"Autumn is far away."

Qiu Yuan was already waiting, and he came over with a food box, and the delicate snacks were lined up on the stone table, and Xi Yutang was full of gluttonous insects in his stomach.

After putting away the food, Qiu Yuan was just about to leave, when Xi Yutang suddenly spoke, "Wait a minute!" ”

Qiu Yuan stood still and tilted his head suspiciously.

Xi Yutang nodded a little mung bean cake on his chin, "I want to eat that." ”

Qiuyuan: "......"

"My hands are so numb that I can't lift them, and I'm recovering my skills, you can help me get one first." Xi Yutang explained.

Qiuyuan: "......"

Glancing at his master silently, seeing that he was still reading and had no reaction, Qiu Yuan resigned himself to wrapping a mung bean cake in his handkerchief and carefully stuffing it to Xi Yutang. The latter ate it in one bite, and the slightest sweetness suddenly filled his mouth, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow.

After chewing and swallowing a few bites, Xi Yutang's eyes lit up, "Come to Qiuyuan, come to a piece of lotus pastry." ”

Qiuyuan: "......"

After eating two pieces of lotus paste cake in a row, Xi Yutang's arm recovered, waved his hand, and Qiu Yuan ran away with the food box with a sigh of relief, leaving her with a sip of snacks and a sip of flower tea, not too comfortable.

After eating, Xi Yutang stopped and rubbed his stomach. Yue Qingfeng on the side still didn't look at her squarely, as if he had pinched the time, and said, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Alright, thank you for your hospitality." Xi Yutang replied.

"Then let's go back."

"Okay."

Xi Yutang got up and walked outside the yard, halfway through, his body stiffened, and he turned around, "Yue Qingfeng, are you fooling me?" ”

The young man turned the page of the book and said calmly, "No. ”

"I've been waiting for you for a day!"

"Well, and then what?"

“……”

Then I want to kick you off Wushan, believe it or not?

Xi Yutang looked at the person in front of him steadily, "Speak well." ”

Yue Qingfeng silently put down the book and raised his eyes, "What does Sect Leader Xi want to say?" ”

“……”

Clearing her throat, she said seriously, "How's the investigation?" What do I need to do? ”

Yue Qingfeng said lightly: "Sect Leader Xi should not meddle in this matter, so as not to affect himself." ”

Xi Yutang frowned, feeling that something was wrong, "Yue Qingfeng, if you talk to me in this strange tone again, our alliance will end here." ”

What kind of boy's temper, Lao Tzu is used to you!

She looked fixedly at the young man in front of her, who looked back at her calmly, without the slightest intention of backing down, and the more she looked at it, the more angry she became. The person in front of him was obviously still angry that she was pretending to be poisoned, but the fight also misunderstood and said it, what else is there to be awkward?

Qiu Yuan, who was standing in the corner, saw that the two of them were facing each other again, and he immediately got goosebumps. The momentum of both sides is too amazing, especially Sect Master Xi, whose momentum is constantly rising, as if he is about to start in minutes!

This, this, this...... Still coming? His son-in-law's body can't stand it!

It wasn't until Qiu Yuan rehearsed the picture of how to block the gun for his son-in-law countless times in his mind, and when he was about to take action, a soft sigh sounded, and Yue Qingfeng spoke.

"It's me who is wrong, sit down and talk.

Xi Yutang looked at him suspiciously for a while, and then sat down slowly.

"Show me your injuries." Yue Qingfeng took the initiative to show goodwill.

"No, you don't."

Choked for a moment, the younger master silently took out a note from the book and handed it over, "I just received the letter, Xiao Yunhan has already set off for Luoyang." ”

Xi Yutang glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows slightly behind the mask, "Do you still want to sue me, Xiao Yunhan plans to settle accounts with this seat?" ”

The person on the other side coughed twice, but did not speak.

Xi Yutang suddenly laughed angrily.

Good, good. Every day there are people who seek death in front of this seat.

Since Xiao Yunhan is not happy, then the master is waiting for him in Wushan! Xi Yutang clenched his fists hard, and the note turned into a wisp of fine sand and fell.

Yue Qingfeng silently glanced at the handful of paper sand, cleverly changed the topic, and told him about his investigation with Ouyang Xuan in the past two days. The most suspicious person committed suicide on the spot, and the people involved in the wine and kitchen all committed suicide by poisoning, and every time they were able to catch up with them, the clues were completely broken.

After that, Yue Qingfeng mentioned the cup.

"You were already outside when I said the cup that day?" Xi Yutang asked unexpectedly.

He nodded.

Secretly scolding [a group of fools], Xi Yutang said embarrassedly, "There is a cold feeling in the cup, I am not sure if it is caused by the netherworld." However, this cannot be used as evidence, the other party is in the dark, and from the point of view of the actions, the clues must have been washed away. ”

Yue Qingfeng frowned and pondered.

He checked the cups, but found no problems, and when he thought back to the order in which the four of them raised their glasses, he had no clue - the case had really become a headless case.

"It doesn't have to be a crime." Xi Yutang spoke slowly. For her, figuring out who is the killer is pointless, figuring out who is hostile is crucial.

Yue Qingfeng understood in seconds, "There are many people who want to kill you and me." ”。

"But the murderer is on Wushan."

Can she assume that the person who bought her life from Tingyu Pavilion is the same person as the person who poisoned her?

"Ouyang Xuan?"

"It could be you, too." The corners of Xi Yutang's lips hooked slightly, and he looked over coldly.

Ouyang Xuan is suspicious, and it is very big, but the pointing is too obvious, which makes it difficult to start. Although their back-handed hero alliance leader has an essential conflict of interest with her in the position of the alliance leader, first, he has not offended her, and second, he has no dealings with her, there is no injustice or hatred, and it is not her style to act just by guessing. What's more, Ouyang Xuan has not shown the slightest hostility so far, which really surprised her.

On the contrary, the breezy it is, if you think about it, it is possible, isn't it?

Catching up with his slightly surprised gaze, Xi Yutang's whole body was fully guarded, his true qi was running rapidly, and his knuckles knocked on the jade table one by one, slowly but invigoratingly.

"Since we are allies, we might as well open the skylight and speak up." She said with a smile, "What is the plan of the young lord to go to Wushan this time?" Don't tell me that it's to prevent me from snatching the position of the leader of the alliance, it's okay for everyone to talk about this matter and laugh, it's really an idiot. ”

After fighting for many years, it is said that it is not a friend but an enemy who knows you best, although Xi Yutang can't guess why Yue Qingfeng wants to block her way, maybe it is for a more far-reaching purpose, but it is definitely to protect Ouyang Xuan.

She doesn't want to enter the game, let alone get involved in other things, she just wants to earn money quietly and take revenge, and if she is bound to fall into some pool of troubled water because of the alliance, then the best way is to dissolve the alliance immediately, and get as far away from these people as possible.

Looking at the woman in front of him who was completely serious, Yue Qingfeng knew that he was no longer facing [Xi Yutang] at this time, but the leader of the Xuantian Sect who had been in charge of the forces of the martial arts faction for ten years.

The other party's questioning is so direct, the purpose is so obvious, and the words are revealing the intention of staying away from him, staying away from the conspiracy, and protecting himself wisely, and the attitude is firm and unquestionable, which makes him feel a little irritated for no reason.

"You're forcing me to have a showdown with you." He spoke slowly.

Xi Yutang looked at him motionlessly, and the hand hanging down his side clasped the silver needle.

Probably feeling her persecution, Yue Qingfeng coughed several times in a row, and the blood silently stained the pure white silk handkerchief. After a long while, the next sentence was spoken, "...... Okay, let's have a showdown. ”

"What I want is you."