Chapter Forty-Eight: The Lady (10)
According to legend, the former old palace master of the Guizang Palace had two of the most proud disciples.
One is the current palace master Yun Ding, who has a heroic temperament and an incomparably high martial arts, and is the best candidate to take over as the palace master.
The other is the Red Lotus Envoy of the Guizang Palace, who is Yunding's junior brother in terms of identity, martial arts and Yunding are almost between him, and his temperament is even more withdrawn and eccentric, cold and arrogant, even if the people in the Guizang Palace have not seen his true face in Lushan.
The Red Lotus envoy doesn't sell anyone's face on weekdays, but only listens to the dispatch of the old palace master, even when he acts alone with his subordinates in the Guizang Palace, he goes alone and secretly follows each other, and everyone can't hold him up before he makes a move. If you don't make a move, it's just a kill, and the flesh and blood fly everywhere you go, like the Red Lotus Purgatory! The Red Lotus envoy also got its name from this.
For a while, regardless of whether the Red Lotus Envoy was secretly following or not, as long as they encountered a situation where the enemy was strong and I couldn't beat me, they would bluff and shout 'Respectfully invite the Red Lotus Envoy', and the opponent would often be scared away.
It's just that about two years ago, the Red Lotus Envoy who made decent people smell suddenly disappeared and disappeared without a trace.
The old palace master of the Guizang Palace was very secretive about this, and outsiders had to speculate wildly, some said that he was practicing martial arts in retreat; Some say that he lost his hand in a joust and died; Some even guessed that he was jealous of his senior brother Yunding, so he designed to assassinate him...... There are many opinions, and there are all kinds of guesses, but no one can confirm that their guesses are true.
The disappearance of the Red Lotus Envoy in the Hidden Palace, no matter what the reason, is a good thing for all the major sects in the Martial Arts Righteous Path. Seeing that he had been disappearing for longer and longer, everyone was becoming more and more relieved, just when they wanted to forget him, but suddenly there was shocking news:
At the ceremony of conferring and receiving the left protector of the Guizang Palace, the Red Lotus Envoy, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly appeared, and easily broke through the defense array of the Ten Elders! Because no one in the Guizang Palace could break this formation except him, the Red Lotus Envoy had already firmly sat on the position of the left protector of the Guizang Palace!
When the news came out, there was an uproar in the martial arts! The sense of crisis of the various sects immediately became much stronger.
Although the old palace master of the previous Guizang Palace was also a demon, he acted very weird and domineering, but he had little ambition, and he had always been in a corner of the Guizang Palace in Heming Mountain. The various major factions are in unison, supporting each other when they are in trouble, but they can't hold it and Qilinzhuang is behind them, so they can still cope with it.
Now the style of this Yunding Palace Lord and his master is very different, only half a year after being the palace master, he has already had Qingfeng Gate, Wuyingtang, Xujiabao, Lingshan Sword Sect and many other sects have suffered a big loss in his hands, it is an ambitious situation, wanting to sweep the martial arts, and now he has set up a martial arts such a strong left protector, isn't it like a tiger with wings, who wants to fight whom, I am afraid that the big guy will not have a stable life in the future.
Everyone is accustomed to relying on Qilin Zhuang for everything, and at this time, they all want to hear what the owner of Yuan Zhuang means, who knows that Yuan Chang has not reacted to such an important thing in the martial arts for a long time, and vaguely heard that there is no one missing in Qilin Village, and the owner of Yuan Da Zhuang is busy looking for someone and can't care about anything else.
At the same time, everyone couldn't help but secretly wonder what important people had lost in Qilinzhuang, and Yuan Chang couldn't even take care of business.
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The beautiful apse of the Taixuan Hall in the Tibetan Palace.
Zhou Yin wore a soft and warm brocade robe, leaned lazily on the chaise longue covered with thick silk cushions, and two clever maids served with tea and water on the side.
Zhou Yin squinted slightly, almost feeling like a simmering cat, looking for a warm and comfortable place and lazily not wanting to move anymore.
A few days ago, I had been on the road, tired of traveling and driving, and after getting on the top of the light, I worked hard to break the defense array of the Ten Elders, and I couldn't rest after breaking the big array, and I was tired enough to choke on it, and now I was so comfortable that I was almost satisfied lying in this recliner that was soft enough to trap people in.
While waiting intently to eat his rock sugar bird's nest soup, he was very satisfied with his newly found livelihood, speaking of which, if he wanted to pamper himself like a princess, the position of the left protector of the Tibetan Palace was really suitable.
Zuo Protector has a very high status in the palace, and the offerings are naturally rich, he wants to eat bird's nest from now on, wants to eat old ginseng and eat old ginseng, as long as he opens his mouth and commands, someone will be meticulous and meticulous and serve it to the front; And the left protector is above 10,000 people under one person in the Guizang Palace, except for the palace master, everyone has to respect him, no one will come to provoke leisure, and he is naturally clean every day, which is also in line with the way of health preservation; And most importantly, there aren't many things to do! Just show your hand at an important time, press the array, and don't worry about other trivial matters, it's really easy!
Zhou Yin was enjoying the leisure that no one dared to disturb at will, when he heard the sound of footsteps outside the hall, one was light and broken, and it should be the maid in the palace. The other is like nothing, if it weren't for the fact that there was still a flutter in his clothes, even he could barely tell the difference, and the only one who could have this skill in the Guizang Palace was the palace master Yunding.
Zhou Yin opened his eyes, and sure enough, he saw the maid pick up the bead curtain and the Yunding Palace Lord walked in, followed by a white-clothed maid holding a jade plate in her hand, and in the jade plate was a colorful glass wine cup, which contained a red glass of wine.
Yun Ding walked directly to the chaise longue, "Senior brother can get used to living in Taixuan Palace." ”
"With Senior Brother Lao worried, I live quite comfortably." Zhou Yin owed a debt on the chaise longue, "Senior brother, please take a seat." ”
Yun Ding looked around and found that the tables and chairs that could sit were far away, and the soft couch of the concubine under Yao Han was very large, and the other person was born thin and there were many rich places on the couch, so he simply sat on the soft couch, and the white-clothed maid behind him stepped forward carefully and respectfully held the jade plate in her hand.
Zhou Yin knew that this senior brother had always behaved a little evil and was very uninhibited, so he didn't care, he liked to sit wherever he wanted. Picked up the glass wine cup in the jade plate, looked at the red liquid inside, and asked, "Senior brother, did you send me this today?" After speaking, without waiting for Yun Ding's answer, he raised his head and drank it all without hesitation, and after drinking, he poured the empty wine cup slightly to Yun Ding, "I'm done." ”
Yun Ding was almost caught off guard by this one-shot action, and looked at him in amazement, "You-you're just drinking like this!" ”
This cup of things is not wine, but has a very affectionate name called 'no regrets in this life', when the Zuo Dharma Protector of the past dynasties took office, he had to first worship the Holy Ancestor of the Tibetan Palace, and then drink this cup of 'No Regrets in this Life' in front of the spiritual seat of the Holy Ancestor to show that there are no regrets in this life, and he will always be loyal to the Tibetan Palace.
This set of rules has not been so strict and rigid until now, and Yun Ding's temperament dictates it, and he is impatient to do the troublesome thing of opening the altar to worship his ancestors, so he plans to be simple, and he and Yao Han are together, say a few words to show his solemnity, and then let him drink it, who knows that Yao Han didn't take it seriously at all, and drank it in two sips.
Zhou Yin took the silk handkerchief handed by the maid and wiped the corners of his mouth, of course, "Drink, didn't you just give me a drink?" ”
Yun Ding squinted at him, "Does the junior brother know what it is?" ”
The expression on Zhou Yin's face changed from natural to disapproving, "Of course I know, isn't it 'no regrets in this life'." Senior brother rest assured, although the younger brother has been away for two years, he still remembers the rules that should be in this palace. ”
Yun Ding's surprise was only for a moment, and then he looked at him playfully, "As far as I know, although this is the rule of the Guizang Palace, everyone who drinks this thing will be a little reluctant, I didn't expect the junior brother to be so free." ”
Zhou Yin shrugged, if you look at these weird and terrible practices, the Returning to the Tibetan Palace is indeed an evil demon, and the previous Yao Han hated it. However, now Zhou Yin can see a lot, and feels that although the means of returning to the Tibetan Palace to prevent betrayal are ruthless, but the famous and decent people who treat the enemy and rebel do not necessarily have the ability to be lenient!
Like Guizang Palace, 'ugly words are ahead', it can be regarded as an alternative kind of downfall.
explained to Yun Ding, "I have heard the master say that 'no regrets in this life' can control people's hearts, and it is actually a bit too much to be passed on by everyone, and this thing is just a kind of Gu at all." The origin should be Miao Jiang's love Gu, the palace master can control the left protector to be loyal to him, and the truth is similar to the Miao woman's control zhì lover must not change her mind, and this thing is more troublesome than the love Gu, if the palace master in turn does something ashamed of the left protector, this kind of Gu will also backlash, it is precisely because of this heavy protection that the left protector of the past generations is willing to drink 'no regrets in this life'. All of you seniors can drink it, but why can't I. ”
Zhou Yin said and changed his posture again, making himself more comfortable on the soft couch, and said leisurely, "Besides, I don't suffer." ”
Yun Ding asked, "How do you say this?" ”
Zhou Yin suddenly squinted at him and smiled, his dark eyes under the long eyelashes were full of strange interest, "Senior brother probably doesn't know yet, junior brother has some special hobbies, he doesn't love women in love/affairs, he only likes men," his eyes circled around Yun Ding's body, "Although the senior brother is a little arrogant and domineering, he really looks good, his appearance is strange, and his posture is magnificent. ”
Yun Ding's face was expressionless, he looked at him for a long time, and finally narrowed his eyes, "If I heard correctly, the junior brother was just molesting this seat?" ”
Zhou Yin nodded honestly, "Yes." ”
He has opened the senior brother mode in Qilin Village for several months, and he has been gentle and polite, and he is about to vomit, and now he finally doesn't have to pretend anymore, so he naturally wants to indulge in it. Anyway, the palace master of the Guizang Palace and the left protector of the Guizang Palace are grasshoppers on the same rope, sharing glory and disgrace, and Yunding will never do anything to him because of this little thing.
After talking so fast, I suddenly remembered something, and I couldn't help but regret it, "Ouch, I drank too quickly." ”
Yun Ding raised his eyebrows, looking at him with a smile or not, "Too anxious?" After drinking it, it took a long time for the junior brother to remember to say that it was too late to regret it? ”
Zhou Yin waved his hand and said, "No, no, where does the senior brother want to go, I just took the tonic medicine, and I drank this next, for fear that there would be a reaction when I mix it up." ”
"Tonics?"
Zhou Yin said generously, "It's medicinal food, I'm not in good health now, I'm tired a few days ago, and I need to make up for it." ”
Yun Ding sat close to him at this time and looked at him carefully, and sure enough, he found that his face was so white that he lacked blood, and he was still wearing a thick brocade robe in the July weather, lazily leaning on the soft couch like a lazy beauty, not very energetic, it can be seen that he is a little inadequate, and he couldn't help asking, "What has my junior brother done in the past two years?" "Make yourself like this.
What did Zhou Yin want to do? It's time to fall in love! also talked about five tuberculosis and seven injuries, and almost lost his life. Because this statement is too modern, I polished it a little, "Talking about love is gone." ”
Yun Ding smiled, "I didn't expect that my junior brother would have this Yaxing, just to talk about love, why did he talk about his body like this?" ”
Zhou Yin leaned back in a different posture and laughed at himself, "It's hard to say, it's all emotional injury." ”
Yun Ding frowned, and looked at him with a smile for a while before changing the subject, "Qingfengmen is fighting for territory with us in Xiangxi very fiercely, I will send Gu next month, and the two elders of Wang will lead six disciples to Xiangxi." Qingfeng Gate has suffered a few big losses in our hands, this time we will definitely be ready to fight, invite helpers, the two elders may not be able to withstand it, and then I am afraid that the senior brother will have to work hard and plunder the array. ”
Zhou Yin responded, "No problem, senior brother just send Wu tincture to me." ”
Wu Tincture is a cook in the back kitchen of the Guizang Palace, just because of his excellent cooking skills, but whenever he has a headache and brain fever, when he rests for a day and a half, the palace master will find that the taste of the food on the table has dropped a grade, so although Wu Tincture is a cook, Yun Ding also knows him, and he can't help but be a little strange when he hears that Yao Han wants to take this person, "What are you taking him for?" ”
Zhou Yin touched his cheek, "Wu Tincture can make all kinds of medicinal food, the taste is very good, I feel that he has nourished a lot in the past two days." ”
The more Yun Ding looked at him, the more he felt like a self-pitying sick beauty, but he was still a very powerful sick beauty, it was really interesting, suddenly his hands were itchy, leaned over and grabbed Zhou Yin's delicate and white chin and shook it, hooked the corners of his lips and said with an evil smile, "Senior brother, did I tell you that when you were a child, I thought you were too beautiful, and I couldn't bear to be heavy every time I competed, and now I look more like a sick beauty, I really feel sorry!" ”
Zhou Yin didn't even dodge his hand twice, and admired in his heart, "Senior Brother's Imperial Breath Gong has already been practiced to the third level?" Really! ”
Yun Ding and Yao Han are the only two of the disciples under the old palace master's seat who have been taught by him the Imperial Breath Gong, and the two of them have always been about the same, but Yao Han's mind has not been used on the 'right path' in the past two years, and the result is a gap.
Yun Ding withdrew his hand, "Not bad." ”
Zhou Yin looked at the faint pride on his face, and he was competitive, "When I come back from Xiangxi, I will definitely find time to learn from my senior brother, and I hope that my senior brother will appreciate his face." ”
Yun Ding's eyes also flashed with interest, "Okay." ”
At this time, Zhou Yin's bird's nest soup was sent again, and he was worried about whether the medicinal food he had eaten before would be mixed with 'no regrets in this life' in his stomach, and now the bird's nest came again, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed, whether to eat it or not.
Yun Ding was amused when he saw him like this, and patted Zhou Yin, "Senior brother, you should think about it slowly." ”
Get up and leave.
Zhou Yin's sake of safety, in the end, decided not to eat. After waiting for the bird's nest to take away, he realized that Yun Ding really refused to suffer, so he teased him, and was immediately teased back.
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Things in the martial arts have always been reasonable, Yunding Palace Lord said that Qingfeng Gate and Guizang Palace are fighting for territory in Xiangxi, and this matter is in the mouth of Qingfeng Gate is Guizang Palace is rampant and domineering in Xiangxi, and it has successively eliminated several rudders of Qingfeng Gate over there.
The more troublesome this matter became, Qingfengmen successively invited fellow martial artists to help with the fist, and the Guizang Palace also kept sending people to Xiangxi, and finally the two sides gathered in Huifeng Valley to fight.
This battle Qingfeng Gate not only poured out of the nest, but also invited all the major sects to go, and the young master Xie Qi personally led people to Qilin Village for help.
Qingfeng Gate originally planned that Yuan Chang could send one of the four chief managers to take people to Huifeng Valley, but he didn't want Yuan Chang to ponder for a moment after listening to Xie Qi's reprimand for the domineering behavior of the Guizang Palace, and said, "The young master is not impatient, first rest in Qilin Village for one night, and tomorrow I will personally take someone to Xiangxi Huifeng Valley with you." ”
Xie Qi was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, and retreated, and was taken down to rest.
Qiu Jun and Manager Lin in Yuan Chang's study were a little puzzled, feeling that this was too much for Qingfeng to face.
Manager Lin asked carefully, "This matter is not big or small, in fact, it is enough for us to bring people there, why should the owner of the village go out in person?" ”
Yuan Chang has been in a bad mood recently, and he hasn't shown a smile, so he just said lightly, "There's nothing to do recently, let's go to Xiangxi for a walk, and the Qiu Hall Master will take someone with me." ”
Qiu Jun estimated that he was upset, Yao Han had been looking for so long and had no clue, this was to find an excuse to distract himself, so he waved his hand to Manager Lin lightly and promised, "Yes, my subordinates will go and prepare." ”
Qingfengmen's situation in Xiangxi is urgent, since he wants to help, he can't delay, and early the next morning, Yuan Chang took his fellow people and Qingfengmen Shaomen and his party to Xiangxi Huifeng Valley.
The martial arts heroes gathered in Xiangxi saw that Yuan Chang had gone in person, and they were immediately excited, and they were all dispatched by the master of Yuanzhuang and the master of Qingfeng Hall Xie Men, vowing to beat the evil demons who returned to the Tibetan Palace and drove them out of Xiangxi.
The two sides set up a formation in Huifeng Valley, Qiu Jun followed Yuan Chang's side, and saw that the black pressure on the opposite hillside was full of disciples of the Guizang Palace according to the Five Elements Formation, and the momentum was very huge, which showed that he also attached great importance to this battle. He whispered to Yuan Changyu and reported, "Zhuang Master, opposite are the two elders of the Guizang Palace, one surnamed Gu and the other surnamed Wang, I have met before, the elders surnamed Gu are more powerful, it seems that the Guizang Palace has sent out all the six disciples this time, their formation is very powerful, wait a minute, let everyone be careful." ”
Yuan Chang nodded, looked into the distance and asked, "But I heard clearly, who is the person sent by the Tibetan Palace to be in charge this time?" ”
Qiu Jun said, "Gu, the two elders of the king have a very high status in the Guizang Palace, so they should be the two of them. ”
Yuan Chang shook his head lightly and said, "No, look over there." He raised his hand and pointed as he spoke.
Qiu Jun looked in the direction of his finger and saw that two attendants from the Guizang Palace carried a huge mahogany chair lined with brocade cushions and placed it on a flat rock, and the position was still a little higher behind the two elders Gu and Wang, because there was only one chair, it was definitely not for the two of them to sit on.
Qiu Jun was surprised, "Can you put such a big shelf in front of the two elders?" Could it be that the Yunding Palace Lord came in person? ”
At this time, Xie Qi, the young master of Qingfeng Gate, and the head of the Lingshan faction came over together, and also said nervously, "This time there are really powerful people coming to the Tibetan Palace, it seems that either the Yunding Palace Lord is here in person or the new Zuo Protector has arrived, Master Yuanzhuang, we have to be careful!" ”
Yuan Chang was very calm, "It's okay, let's see who it is first." ”
While speaking, I only heard the disciples of the Guizang Palace on the opposite side suddenly shouting in unison, "Welcome to the Left Protector!" The sound was loud and resounding through the valley, shaking countless birds to flutter.
The two elders, Gu and Wang, also bowed together.
A white figure swiftly swept past the opposite cliff, and in an instant, it came closer, turned around lightly and skillfully in the air, sat down in the mahogany chair on the high place, and waved his hand at the two elders and the other disciples, signaling everyone to be exempt.
Only then did everyone see that this was a young man, it was early autumn at this time, the weather was pleasant, even in the mountains was only a little cooler, but he was wearing a thick cloak, and the neckline turned out a circle of snow-white fur collar of the fox fur, the clothes were white, and the people were also white, and a face was even more beautiful against the background of the fox fur, fair and delicate, very good-looking, but his expression was a little arrogant, he raised his eyes and glanced around, and he saw Yuan Chang and Qiu Jun here, and his eyes stopped on the two of them for a while before turning away.
Qiu Jun's heart was shocked, and he immediately looked sideways at Yuan Chang, only to see that Yuan Chang looked like he had been hit hard, his face was gray, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, and his lips moved slightly, "Yaohan!" ”