Chapter Forty-Nine: Gathering in the Clear Mountains

Qingshan Qiongcang Palace is located between the peaks of Wushan Mountain at the junction of Shu and Chu, and Qingshan Mountain is the highest point of the peaks on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is full of greenery all the year round, with birds singing and fragrant flowers, like a paradise that often attracts tourists from all over the Central Plains. Although the Firmament Palace is rarely involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, they are not closed, and ordinary people can freely shuttle between the Qionglou and Jade Universe of the Firmament Palace as long as they are permitted.

"Senior brother, I heard that you are looking for me? Why are you so comfortable to come here today to enjoy the scenery? A middle-aged man wearing a jade crown, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dignified appearance walked to the door of a pavilion next to the waterfall.

"Heh, senior brother said that he laughed, the younger brother just watched the sky last night, and calculated that I am afraid that many distinguished guests will come to Qingshan today, so I just concentrated here." Another middle-aged man dressed as a scholar was in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, overlooking the splendid scenery of the mountains.

"Oh, distinguished guest? Not a lot? This is quite unusual. Just now, I noticed that in several disciples' rooms that had been vacant earlier, many disciples were making beds or scrubbing tables and chairs. Hehe, I don't know what kind of distinguished guest would make the palace pay so much attention to it. ”

"Since Senior Brother's interest is so high today, why don't you come and talk to me about a game right away. We can play the game on the one hand, and wait patiently for news from Xuan Mo and Lan Yin. As he spoke, the man in scholar's costume opened the lid of the chess box on the stone table.

"Oh, I knew it wasn't a good thing for you to take the initiative to call me over, but I still miscalculated! That's it, let's go down, it's a habit to lose to you anyway. The burly middle-aged man laughed at himself helplessly, and then the two of them began to play chess in the company of a white-feathered crane hovering by the pavilion.

During the time when the two real people were playing against each other, Lan Yin and Xuan Mo each returned to the Firmament Palace with Ouyang He and Ling Rui on their backs. Since both of them were currently injured, they were temporarily placed in the Beihan Hall where Lan Yin Zhenren was located by the disciples of the Firmament Palace, and Lan Yin Zhenren personally cast spells for treatment.

"Xuanmo Zhenren, I heard that Rui'er was rescued by you, is it true?" Ling Wanli, who arrived at the Firmament Palace first, hurried to the door of the North Han Hall to ask Xuan Mo.

"Ling Daxia, please don't worry, Ling Lang is now being treated by Lan Yin, I believe it won't be long before he gets better soon." Xuan Mo persuaded the anxious Ling Wanli.

After several hours of treatment, Ouyang He and Ling Rui's injuries had mostly improved with Lan Yin's efforts. Ouyang He sat on the edge of Ling Rui's bed and gently wiped the sweat oozing from Ling Rui's face with the towel Lan Yin handed her, his eyes full of worry and distress. At the same time, her heart was also praying in her heart that Ling Rui would wake up from her coma soon.

In the evening of that day, Chu Birou took Gao Che, Lu Lingxuan, Xiahou Cheng and Xiao Wu to the door of the Firmament Palace. Ouyang He, who heard the news, ran out of the hall ecstatically, and the two best friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time hugged happily and tightly again.

"Wow, Sister Ouyang, Sister Chu, it turns out that you have known each other for a long time? Haha, I don't have to help you introduce it! Lu Lingxuan said happily on the side.

"Well, I can't be happier to see that you're all safe now." Ouyang He cried with joy in front of Chu Birou.

"Okay, after so many things, it's rare for everyone to get together again today, Miss Ouyang won't shed tears again." Chu Birou also smiled and softly comforted Ouyang He, whose eyes were moist.

When the two of them then exchanged a few words of greeting, Lu Lingxuan and Xiahou Cheng also came forward one after another to hug Ouyang He, and Xiahou Cheng even plunged into Ouyang He's arms and muttered to herself that she missed Ouyang He.

"Xiaohe, come, let me introduce you, this is Gao Che. He...... How can I say it, it can be regarded as the main culprit who forced us to flee Chengdu. Chu Birou teased sharply.

"Haha, Miss Chu is really a winner. The...... Is it the owner of Ouyang Zhuang in the famous rivers and lakes? It's an honor to finally see you today! Gao Che's eyes lit up and he greeted Ouyang He.

"Hehe, Gao Gongzi is serious, the little woman has seen Gao Gongzi." Ouyang He also politely returned the salute to Gao Che.

"Okay, let's leave this guy alone. Hey, what about Ling Rui? Didn't he come to look for you? Why, haven't you met? Chu Birou mentioned Ling Rui to Ouyang He.

He ...... I haven't woken up in Lan Yin's room yet. Ouyang He said with some sadness.

"Oh, so Master is healing him right now? Then you can rest assured, Master's medical skills can be said to be unparalleled in the world. Since she is here now, Ling Rui will definitely be fine. ”

"Huh? Master? So, Sister Birou is also from here? ”

Ouyang He was a little surprised when he heard Chu Birou's name for Lan Yin Zhenren, and Chu Birou then explained that when her whole family was killed by the wicked back then, she was rescued by a chivalrous warrior with excellent martial arts from the encirclement and interception of these evil people, and was immediately taken by this person to the Firmament Palace and entrusted to Lan Yin Zhenren to raise. Later, when Chu Birou was old and camelina, in order to be able to use the medical skills she learned to benefit the people alone, she left Qingshan and came to Chengdu to open a medical practice with the acquiescence of Lan Yin Zhenren.

When Ouyang He and Chu Birou were chatting with great interest, a disciple of the Firmament Palace walked up to everyone and told everyone that the palace had prepared a meal for their arrival, and wanted to invite everyone to eat first.

Ouyang He wanted to excuse himself and was inclined to go to the North Cold Hall to continue to take care of Ling Rui, but Chu Birou held Ouyang He's hand with both hands at this time and persuaded him: "Look at you, you have lost a lot of weight compared to when we separated from Victoria, how can your body withstand it if you don't eat more!" Don't worry, Ling Rui is safe here, with Master here! ”

After Chu Birou persuaded in a caring tone, Ouyang He finally followed everyone to the meal with a nervous mood.

When everyone was sitting around to eat, Lu Lingxuan, who couldn't stop after the conversation box was opened, was talking to everyone about Ouyang He's amazing performance in the martial arts arena in Fuzhou at the moment.

"Okay, Lingxuan, don't say it, your descriptions are so exaggerated that even I feel blushing." Ouyang Holton said to Lu Lingxuan with some embarrassment.

"Haha, where is the exaggeration, this is the demeanor that the owner of Yufeng Mountain Villa should have in my heart, Miss Lu will continue to say!" Gao Che urged vigorously on the side, as if he had a feeling that it was not a big deal to watch the excitement.

"What's wrong? What are you talking about Xiaohe? With a magnetic and pleasant voice, Ling Rui stood behind everyone with a smile on his face.

"Young Master Ling? You...... You're finally awake, do you know how worried I've been about you these days? Every day by your side, I see that there is not much blood on your face, and I am really afraid that if you are not careful, you will ...... It will ......" Ouyang He carefully looked at Ling Rui, who was standing in front of her safely and soundly at this time, and a heavy boulder in his heart finally fell.

"Alas, I'm really sorry, it's all my fault, I actually let Xiaohe worry about me." Ling Rui's face showed a slightly guilty and shy look.

After a while, Lan Yin Zhenren also followed Ling Rui to everyone. She told everyone that Ling Rui and Ouyang He's bodies were no longer in serious trouble under her conditioning, and they only needed to stay in Qingshan to recuperate for a few days, and at the same time take a few pairs of herbs made by her disciples every day to replenish qi and invigorate blood.

In the current happy atmosphere, Chu Birou mentioned to everyone that she had previously learned from the disciples of the Beggar Gang that Ouyang He was now wanted by various factions in the rivers and lakes, and she hoped to discuss with everyone present how to deal with such a complicated situation.

"What? The beggar disciple said that Sister Ouyang was on the wanted warrant in the rivers and lakes, how could this be possible. Sister Ouyang is still wanted for such a good person, this is simply unreasonable, Sister Chu, could you have heard it wrong? As soon as Lu Lingxuan heard that the news came from the mouth of a beggar gang disciple, she immediately felt a little incredulous.

"This ...... No wonder those people from the Burning Sun Gate said a bunch of inexplicable things to me before, it turned out that this was the case. Ouyang He suddenly had a sudden realization.

"It seems that there should be some people with ulterior motives in the martial arts, trying to blame Xiaohe for killing so many sect leaders. Damn, those people in the ghost castle were obviously killed by Wang Xiao, could it be that there are people from the Wind and Thunder Hall behind this wanted notice? Ling Rui said indignantly.

The three words "Wind Thunder Hall" made Gao Che suddenly remember the things he had experienced when he came to Yuzhou to arrest Meng Yan. Since he mainly wanted to use the power of the beggar gang to track down Meng Yan's traces near Yuzhou, although he noticed the existence of the Wind Thunder Hall from the Dragon Slaying Dart, he did not have the energy left to collect too much information about the Wind Thunder Hall. Now that he saw that the Wind Thunder Hall was most likely the initiator of the Ghost Castle incident, he also felt extremely regretful and anxious in his heart at this time.

"Thank you so much for worrying about the little girl. In fact, it has come to this point, and no matter what the purpose of those who framed me is there, I will never back down. I believe that with everyone's help, sooner or later I will find evidence to prove my innocence and let Yufeng Mountain Villa clear my grievances. Ouyang He was determined and said categorically.

"Little Lotus ......" Ling Rui was deeply moved by Ouyang He's words, and he suddenly felt that this girl who he thought was simple and innocent before had gradually grown up, and learned to no longer force herself to carry anything, but began to open her heart and learn to accept the kind care and help of her friends.

Ling Rui stared blankly at Ouyang He's beautiful face, which was still captivating the country and the city, thinking that maybe it would not be long before the girl he loved deeply would be able to become even stronger in the rolling red dust of the troubled world, thus making her a peerless knight who could truly take charge of the Kyushu martial arts.

"Brother Ling, is there anything on Miss He's face? Look, your eyes are about to fall out. Gao Che laughed and teased at Ling Rui. Ouyang He turned his face sideways when he heard the sound, and saw that Ling Rui was staring at him intently at the moment, her face turned red in a moment, and then she turned her head sideways and deliberately avoided Ling Rui's gaze shyly.

When Ling Rui, whose reflex arc was slightly longer, came back to his senses and looked at everyone's smiling expressions, he also blushed and scratched his head embarrassedly.

When this discussion, which should have been serious, was coming to an end in a more pleasant atmosphere, everyone discussed that Ling Rui and Ouyang He should first recuperate in the Firmament Palace, while the rest of the people belonged to the imperial court in the territory of Shu, so they might leave Shu as soon as possible and go to other countries to avoid the current tense situation.

"Yaxing, who has disturbed you at this time, is really a little uncomfortable, but there is a suggestion under the following, which may save you from these unnecessary troubles." With a look of joy on his face, Xuan Mo appeared in front of everyone with his hands behind his back, and at this time, behind him, the two mysterious men who were playing leisurely in the pavilion also appeared one after another.