Chapter 32: The Vortex
Qiao Yiling didn't expect Yan Lan to answer so affirmatively, but it was even more puzzling to her, "But ......"
"Miss Qiao, no, but." Yan Lan walked to the river, "I love her, but I prefer to spend my time in this world, the man has a thousand miles of ambition, how can he be stumped by love!" Yan Lan's voice changed from high-pitched to low, "Ruoyan and I just met at an inappropriate time, and we are destined to have no good results." ”
Qiao Yiling's heart seems to be intertwined with thousands of knots, is Yan Lan a good person, he turned his back on Enxin and killed the teacher; Will Yan Lan be a good person, and work with them to eliminate the evil golden lotus and find out the forces hidden behind Yanyu Villa?
Qiao Yiling didn't know, but at present, in addition to his disdainful design, he was indeed more upright than Shen Shiyi, and his ambition was also decent.
"I have secretly cremated Ruoyan's body, and the ashes were sent to Ruoyan's aunt with a letter, and as for their future lives, they will all be taken care of by me. I have asked the owner of Shanqin Tea House to escort them to my hometown, a village of seclusion, where they will enjoy their old age if they like it. Yan Lan turned his back to Qiao Yiling, Qiao Yiling couldn't see a bit of sincerity in his expression, but from his lonely back, from the bitter words, Ruoyan really moved his heart.
"Yan Gongzi, I hope you are not deceiving Ruoyan and being a hero in a dignified manner." That's it, since you can't go back to heaven to change the ending, then believe him once for the time being, I just hope that Ruoyan didn't see the wrong person.
Qiao Yiling handed the jade pendant back to Yan Lan, "This is what I gave to Ruoyan, so naturally I won't take it back, so please bury it with Ruoyan." ”
Yan Lan took back the jade pendant, this is also something that Ruoyan treasured in the box, he knew the reason from the letter written by Ruoyan to Qiao Yiling, Ruoyan felt that Qiao Yiling was radiant, and even had some inferiority in front of her, but in Yan Lan's eyes, she was not pure and flawless, and the breeze and the moon stayed in her heart! If you can't give it to you, you will pay it back in the next life.
Qiao Yiling finally saw the faint sadness in Yan Lan's eyebrows, and was really happy for Ruoyan. After saying that, it's time to go, and the two will face each other day and night in the future, and they will no longer be incompatible.
At this time, Yan Lan took out the letter from her arms that was "Qiao Yiling's personal enlightenment", "Since Ruoyan wants to send it to you, I will give it for her." ”
Qiao Yiling took the letter, her heart was surging, she had already read it, there was no truth in it, just the envy, gratitude, and good wishes of the little sister to the big sister. Ruoyan said that there was a big hero living in her heart, and she hoped that one day she could become as dazzling as Qiao Yiling and worthy of him. At the end of the letter, Ruoyan finally wrote: Sister Qiao, no matter whether there is a chance to see you again in the future, I have to tell you that every path I take is my own choice, even if I regret it, I am willing to do it. I hope you can live a bright life forever, be your masked woman, walk all over the splendid rivers and mountains, and cultivate a lifetime of perfection.
You see, the little sister has a bright heart, and she has long seen through her identity, how can such a sensitive little girl not be worthy of Yan Lan's reason?
Qiao Yiling swallowed his astringency and returned to the villa, if you say, since you have never regretted it, then I will fulfill you.
At night, along the same river, two masked people appeared again, this time with Nie Changnan.
Nie Changnan groveled, but it was not as majestic as in the daytime, "Thank you Pavilion Master for helping me win the owner of Yanyu Mountain Villa, now the mountain villa has complete trust in me, Jiang Xiaotian even handed over his power Yunxia to me to send, everything is going well." ”
"You, the owner of the village, have done a good job, but the poor immortals I have worked so hard to cultivate have been abandoned like this." The silver-masked man let out a long sigh, as if he was lamenting the death of the charter wind.
"It's all Yan Lan's hateful kid, it's just ......" Nie Changnan was very puzzled by the intention of the silver-faced man, if he didn't want the charter wind to die, and when the charter wind asked for help from the golden lotus, he didn't save him, and he also sent him the ironclad evidence that the charter wind colluded with the Golden Lotus Sect?
"Hahaha...... You don't have to worry too much, now it seems that you are more like a farmer than the charter wind, you just sit firmly and do what I tell you to do. The silver-faced man lazily rubbed the fingers of the gloves with black gloves, "As for Yan Lan, he is also a good chess piece, and the Pavilion Master will find a way to let him be used by us." ”
"Why don't you win over Yunxia?" Nie Changnan saw that these young people were high-spirited, wouldn't it be better if they could be used for themselves.
"Master Nie, if you can win over Yunxia for me, I admire myself, but if you accidentally reveal your identity, then don't blame me for treating you as a second charter wind!"
The silver-faced man said this without any emotion, Nie Changnan trembled, didn't dare to say more, and bowed his head and said "yes".
The silver-faced man explained Xu Yunxi's arrangements after they went to Dusk Xuan City, and Yanyu Villa was naturally sat by Nie Changnan, which was a position that he had waited for so many years to get, and with the rights of the owner, it was much easier to act. What's more, although Yun Xia did not officially belong to them, didn't Jiang Xiaotian also introduce Yun Xia to Nie Changnan, and let him be dispatched, since this is the case, why not make good use of it, they can check if they want to, as for who to find out, it is not up to the silver-faced person to decide.
The next day, Xu Yunxi and his entourage gathered and set off for Duxuan City, Qiao Yiling saw that Yan Lan was much kinder, the two of them nodded slightly, and the other three were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths, and they didn't dare to ask more, so they had to pretend that nothing happened, and with a wave of the horsewhip, they all walked away.
When you come to Dusk Xuan City, everyone first finds an inn to live in, and the place is unfamiliar, and there is no direction, so you have to pay attention to the survey first.
In the past two days, Xu Yunxi released the news that Yan Lan, the head of the flame knife, was here in the city, Yan Lan has become famous in the rivers and lakes recently, although he has resigned from the position of head of the house, but there are not many people who know the news, this is a good opportunity.
On the afternoon of this day, Yan Lan wandered alone on the street, passing by a corner, there was a gust of wind from behind, Yan Lan flashed into the alley to avoid it, and a dart hit the wall, nailing a letter.
Yan Lan looked around and saw no one, took down the note and looked: Zishi, Zhoumen.
Zhoumen? Yan Lan took two steps forward and asked where an old man Zhou Men was.
"Oh, it's remote, and you have to go all the way to the end of this road, which is a deserted manor. Young man, the sun is about to set, so let's go tomorrow tomorrow! ”
Yan Lan thanked the old man for his kindness, and the mysterious person contacted him when he saw that he was alone, it must be that the suspect was in the way, so he could only go to the meeting alone, and walked straight to Zhoumen.
In the evening, Yan Lan had not yet returned, Xu Yunxi guessed that he had already contacted the Dark Pavilion, but he was still concerned about his safety, so everyone went separately to look for him.
Yan Lan waited at the gate of Zhoumen until he saw a black-clothed cloaked figure from the oblique door, the silver mask reflected a cold light, Yan Lan covered his eyes, and the person was separated from him by a certain distance, with his back to him.
"Your Excellency?" Yan Lan remained vigilant.
"Master Yan, let's not talk darkly, you already owe me a favor, and I can also help you return to the flame knife as soon as possible, it depends on whether you have the heart to cooperate with me?" The silver-faced man's voice was thick and hoarse, and people were stunned when they heard it.
"What do you mean?" Yan Lan had never dealt with him, so why should he owe favors.
"Ruoyan's box was stopped for you by me." The silver-faced man is not in a hurry or slow, and he has his own power to oppress people.
So that's the case, the last time Yan Lan returned to the room, there was a mysterious box on the table, and when he opened it, he was shocked, and hurriedly hid it, but the people who helped him didn't even have a shadow, so that he was nowhere to be found, and now it seems that they have long been eyeing him.
"Who are you?" Yan Lan felt that their identities were not simple, their ambitions were not small, and their precautions were even heavier.
"You don't have to rush to know, you just need to think about it, if you join us, the owner of Yanyu Mountain Villa will be yours."
Yan Lan naturally wants to sit in the position of the owner of this village, but can she really be satisfied?
Xu Yunxi and they couldn't find Yan Lan and returned to the inn one after another, waiting anxiously, and after most of the time, Yan Lan rushed back.
"They're looking for you?" Xu Yunxi was quite surprised.
"Yes, but they didn't tell me who they were."
"It's not surprising, they'll still contact you, so we'll just wait."
After a few more days, there was no news from the Dark Pavilion, and everyone waited a little anxiously, but fortunately, things took a turn for the better.
Another day, the five of them checked whether there were any suspicious people or places in Dusk Xuan City, Qiao Yiling walked outside an inn, and a few people with swords rushed to the inn, Qiao Yiling saw that one of them was a little familiar, and remembered that he also volunteered to run for the head of the Yanyu Villa conference, I don't know if there are ghosts on their trip, Qiao Yiling decided to check with them.
A few people booked a room, and the leader went out alone to the north, Qiao Yiling followed him behind, walked for a long time, and walked into an abandoned deserted garden from afar, which was Zhoumen, Qiao Yiling did not dare to move, it seems that there is indeed a doorway here, and Yan Lan also met the man in black here last time.
Qiao Yiling knew that it was easy to encounter danger when he entered, so he retreated and returned to the inn where they were resting and waited.
Qiao Yiling waited until the leader came back in the middle of the night, lying on their roof and eavesdropping, only to hear the leader say secretly, "The pavilion master is not here today, I have left a message, and we will visit after receiving a response." ”
Qiao Yiling remembered it in his heart, and cautiously left this place and returned to the inn to tell everyone the amazing news. This is an opportunity, they can start with this group of people, but there are many people, they have already met in Yanyu Villa, Sheng Lingyun and Qiao Yiling are even more familiar with each other in the Flame Knife Gate, after thinking about it, they only moved by Yan Lan to the inn where they lived, and got close to them, pretending to be a group of people.
Yan Lan stayed in the same inn with this group of people the next day, and when she entered the door, Yan Lan pretended to exclaim, "It's such a coincidence, I can actually meet the Storm Gate here." ”
It turned out to be a frightening door, and the leader was the head poplar. Yang Shu's face was unnatural, shouldn't Yan Lan, as the head of the flame knife, be busy taking care of the business in the door at this time, what are you doing here?
"Oh? Master Yan, how can you have the leisure to come to Dusk Xuan City, the flame knife is far away from here? Although Yang Shu was not happy, he still made a show and tested Yan Lan's intentions.
Yan Lan knew how to open the door, and she also pretended to have an unnatural look on her face, "Ah! I...... That, passing by, hehe, passing by. ”
Yang Shu accurately captured what he wanted to hide, and he was suspicious, could it be that Yan Lan also had something to do with the Dark Pavilion?
Yan Lan also took advantage of this to ask, "What about Master Yang, the Shocking Wind Gate is not close to here, is the business done here?"
The storm is in the water business, because the charter wind is dominant, their situation is more difficult, but now that the charter wind has fallen, they should seize the opportunity to compete for resources, how can they be distracted to come to Twilight?
Yang Shu knew that Yan Lan was suspicious, so he casually made up a reason, and the two of them acted in a play with their own ghosts, but they paid attention to each other's movements to determine whether they were their own people.
Two days later, Yang Shu got the news and asked him to go to Zhoumen to meet, and at the same time, Yan Lan also received the same news, and directly told Yan Lan to introduce the two of them to a good acquaintance.
Yan Lan was apprehensive in his heart, it seemed that the silver-faced man knew their actions well, he wanted to tell Xu Yunxi about them, but the silver-faced man had a warning, if he didn't want to cooperate, he would stay away, if he had a heart, he would come by himself, otherwise, the flame knife would be in trouble.
Yan Lan was entangled in his heart, the silver-faced man was forcing him to make a choice.