Chapter 22: A Chance Encounter
The four of them faced each other in pairs, only to see Bian Che's eyes getting heavier and heavier, and his eyes were staring motionlessly at the things in Qi Niang's hand, as if she was not holding a cloak, but a murder weapon.
"Seventh sister?" The atmosphere suddenly became tense, Lan Sheng called Qi Niang a little helplessly, and then walked over and pulled Qi Niang's sleeve, "What's wrong with you, sister?" ”
"Come here." Qi Niang glanced at her and said softly, turned around and returned the cloak to Ye Jiu, and then strode out of the backyard.
Lan Sheng glanced back at Bian Che and trotted after him.
Qi Niang took a deep breath, seemed to be suppressing some emotion, and spit out softly: "Lan Shang, do you like Bian Che?" ”
Lan Shang was stunned for a moment, lowered her head, two blushes appeared on her face, and snorted: "I, I, I should like it......"
Qi Niang looked at her, she didn't have any expression, she looked very indifferent, "What about Pavilion Master Jiang?" Didn't you like him before? ”
Lan Shang opened her mouth and didn't speak.
Qi Niang reached out and rubbed her hair, "I know you have been lonely all these years, but, Bian Che is not the best choice, you should understand, he is ......"
Lan Sheng suddenly took a step back and interrupted her: "I wanted to share my happiness with my sister early in the morning, but I didn't expect my sister to understand at all. I know what my sister wants to say, is my sister unwilling because I snatched the landlord away? Pavilion Master Jiang won't come to me, does my sister want Lan Shang to wait for an impossible person for a lifetime? I finally found someone to rely on, but my sister was not happy about my happiness. ”
Lan Shang's accusation of only a few words almost made Qi Niang speechless. She looked at Lan Shang with some sadness.
"I'm here for your good, there are a lot of women in Bian Che...... You're just ......"
Lan Sheng stared at Qi Niang stubbornly and asked, "Just what?" Does the landlord's woman include a sister? I know that the landlord is very good to my sister, so I was with the landlord last night, will my sister mind? ”
"I'm not." Qi Niang suddenly screamed, as if she was trying her best to deny something, and as soon as the words fell, her heart gradually overflowed with indescribable bitterness.
Lan Sheng was a little startled, and said after a while: "Then sister, don't worry about me, my sister already has Ye Jiu, don't you feel too greedy if you occupy the landlord again?" “
Qi Niang looked at Lan Shang, who had always been cowardly and timid, in a daze, and felt that she was a little strange at the moment.
The estrangement between the two has not been eliminated, and two days later, Bian Che sent a task to Qi Niang, saying that Ye Lu Xin was going out of the city in the next two days, and asked her to follow Ye Lu Xin and see what he was doing. Since the last martial arts conference, Qi Niang learned that the assassination of Yeluxin was entrusted by Bai Yuying to Bian Che, and Bian Che should not let go of this excellent opportunity, as long as Yeluxin is out of the capital, then the defense around him will be much weaker. But Bian Che did not give the order to assassinate, which made Qi Niang very puzzled.
Qi Niang came to Wangxian Cliff according to Ye Sixteen's information, and saw Ye Luxin's carriage parked outside a manor, accompanied by Ye Lu Ya. Qi Niang followed her into the manor, but was stopped at once.
"Girl, do you have an invitation from the owner of the Wei Estate?" It was an old man with gray hair who looked wise.
"Hmm...... Yes. Qi Niang pretended to go to the inside of her clothes to take out the invitation, and then took advantage of the old man's inattention, took out something from her sleeve pocket and threw it at the old man.
After a choking puff of white smoke, the old man fell limply to the ground. Qi Niang helped the old man's head to prevent his head from hitting the ground directly.
successfully entered the manor, but Yeluxin and Yeluya were gone. The manor is not very large, but the road winds around like a labyrinth. Qi Niang came to a courtyard in a circle, and saw a teenage girl standing in the purple bush watering the flowers, humming a ballad softly in her mouth. Dressed in purple and light, she blends in with the flowers, like a butterfly in a flower. When he turned around, he showed a small face like white jade, clear and beautiful, smart and elegant, as if he had been carefully crafted, and he was already beautiful at a young age. I don't know if it's the child of the owner of the manor, but he gave birth to such a beautiful and extraordinary girl.
As soon as Qi Niang was about to leave, she saw a familiar figure break into her eyes.
"What kind of song is sung, the five tones are incomplete, and the tune is not in tune." A playful voice came from afar.
Qi Niang immediately stopped and glanced towards the flower curtain. I saw Yeluya walking quickly, the singing stopped abruptly, and the girl glared at Yeluya, and said angrily: "Go, go, do you know what music is?" If you don't know, don't talk too much! ”
Yeluya leaned against the wall with a teasing expression, "Although I don't know the rhythm, I still know whether I sing well or not." ”
The girl stuck her waist and stuck out her tongue at Yeluya, "There are no good words when you come, why are you here?" ”
"I'm coming to see you." Yeluya said very seriously.
However, the girl didn't appreciate it, "I haven't seen you come to see me for three years." Do you think of me today? Eh, did you find the person you were talking about? ”
Yeluya shook her head, her voice a little low, "That man is dead. As he spoke, he looked at the wisteria to the side, just against the light, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.
Qi Niang's heart jumped for some reason, who is the person Yeluya said?
"Oh......" The girl replied gently, as if she was afraid that if she spoke loudly, the man in front of her would be sad.
The two were silent for a while, and then the girl suddenly walked towards Yeluya, patted Yeluya on the chest, and smiled big, "Although I don't know how to comfort you, I still hope you are happy." ”
Yeluya clutched her chest, her brows tangled together, "I really don't know how you have the same strength as a man at a young age." ”
The girl's eyes widened and she looked at her palm, "Ah, really? ”
Yeluya turned her head and didn't speak, and when her eyes swept over Qi Niang's side, she glanced at her and quickly moved away, and then said to the girl, "Don't you want to know why I'm here today?" ”
"Well, yes, why are you here?"
A narrow smile flashed in Yeluya's eyes, and then she hooked her finger at the girl, signaling her to come closer. Seeing the girl leaning over suspiciously, Yeluya immediately reached out and hugged the girl in her arms.
Seeing this scene, Qi Niang immediately withdrew her gaze and left the place with some embarrassment.
Yeluya raised her head and glanced in the direction where Qi Niang left, and before she could retract her gaze, she felt that she had been punched in the chest, so she immediately let go of the girl, and saw that the girl was holding her fist and glaring at herself.
"Big apprentice, you dare to tease me! You've eaten bear's heart and leopard gall, haven't you? ”
Yeluya rubbed her beaten chest while laughing from ear to ear, "Don't dare, how dare I tease the Jade Woman!" I did have something to do today, my father-in-law wanted to see if there were any good spices in Rongxi Manor, and wanted to bring some back. ”
"Huh? No, no, no, what was given to you before is already the best. Anyway, there are only two divine fruits in the entire manor, and the flesh is used as medicine, and there are not many of them, so you took more than half of them, and this time it is really gone. The girl muttered and waved her hand.
Yeluya smiled, "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to get that this time." Just to get some other spices. ”
The girl raised her eyebrows and smiled slyly, "Spices, or poisons?" ”
"What do you say?"
The girl pursed her lips.
"Big apprentice, I said why are you doing things for Yeluxin, I don't think he and that mask maniac are good people...... Oh, forget it, I don't care who you like to follow, but you'd better be careful with that mask maniac, I always think he's a little scary. ”
The girl turned her face to look, but Yeluya had an indifferent expression. Then he waved his hand unhurriedly, said "I'll go see the master" and left.
Outside a certain hall in the manor, Qi Niang had been waiting in the dark for an unknown amount of time before she saw Ye Luxin coming out of it, and there was another person wearing a mask who came out with him. Qi Niang was about to follow up to see what was going on, when she saw a few hurried people walking towards her, who seemed to be looking for someone. She quickly ducked around the corner.
"Go over there and look for it!" The voice gradually went away, Qi Niang pressed the knife on her waist back again, walked out of the corner, and was about to chase Ye Luxin, when she was pulled into the dark by a person covering her mouth.
The group ran past where she had just stood.
"How did you get here?" The voice was a little undulating, as if it had just escaped from a thrilling situation.
Yeluya pulled Qi Niang in, blocked her body outside, and said in a low voice: "Now the manor is looking for you everywhere, how did you get in?" ”
Qi Niang froze, "I followed you in." ”
"The old man you stunned is Mr. Fang, the teacher of the owner of Rongxi Manor." Yeluya poked her head out of the corner of the wall to confirm that everyone was gone, so she looked at Qi Niang for a while.
"What are you doing here?" Now that she was bumped into, Qi Niang simply asked bluntly.
Yeluya tilted her head to look at her, with a smile in her eyes, "I'll accompany the old man Yeluxin to get some spices." ”
"Spices?" For this answer, Qi Niang obviously didn't believe it.
Yeluya saw her suspicions, leaned over and added, "This spice is poisonous." ”
After a chuckle, Yeluya grabbed Qi Niang's hand and walked to the side, "Let's go to a safe place, I'll tell you slowly." ”
Qi Niang looked at Yeluya naturally holding her hand, a little stunned. Then I remembered the scene of Ye Luya hugging the girl, and couldn't help asking, "Who is the girl who was with you just now?" ”
Yeluya turned around and laughed while holding her, "Are you jealous?" ”
"Nope. I just care about you. ”
Yeluya was very happy when she heard Qi Niang's words, and the corners of her mouth rose even more, "That's my little master, the daughter of Yu Qinghan and Feng Xi, Yu Xuan'er." ”
Qi Niang was a little surprised when she heard it, "Are you talking about the child of the young head of the Jade Fan Gate and the master of the second sword Fengming Sword?" That girl is your master? Qi Niang felt very incredible, after all, the girl was still so young, but she became Yeluya's master.
Yeluya familiarly took Qi Niang to a deserted pavilion, sat down and said, "No one will come here, you can stay here with confidence." ”
It seems that Yeluya is a regular customer here. Qi Niang also sat down and looked at Yeluya in front of her with a questioning face. There were so many things she wanted to know from him.
"I know your doubts. Yu Xuan'er actually just taught me some kung fu, my real master is the owner of this manor, but he doesn't want to give his name, so I can't tell you too much. The master had a disability in his legs and feet and couldn't teach me martial arts in person, so he asked Yu Xuan'er to demonstrate the essentials of some movements. ”
"I see. You just said to get spices, what is it? Qi Niang sat down and quickly returned to the topic.
"I don't know." Ye Lu Ya evoked an unpredictable smile, "After all, what Ye Lu Xin and Gao Li want to do is not something that one of my subordinates can guess. ”
Hearing Gao Ya's name come out of the mouth in front of her, Qi Niang's pupils widened slightly.
Yeluya stared at Qi Niang's suddenly discolored expression, and a trace of gloom flashed in her eyes, as if someone was going to snatch the prey from him.
"Aren't you interested in Gao Li? Did you just see him? ”
I don't know if it's an illusion, Qi Niang felt that there was some unhappiness in Yeluya's tone.
"Could it be that the one who walked with Ye Luxin just now was Gao Ya?"
Yeluya glanced at her with strange eyes, as if trying to figure out the truth of her words.
"It seems that Bian Che didn't tell you anything."
Qi Niang looked at him blankly, feeling that something related to Bian Che and the truth that she didn't know was slowly emerging.