Chapter 38: Late Night Sneak Attack
Xuan Zhige behind the door only felt that his face was about to turn red to the base of his neck, and when he was covering his face and not knowing what to do, he heard Beixuan knocking on the door outside the door, and he didn't know what to say to Baili Jingchen, Baili Jingchen closed the door and left.
And just as Xuan Zhige wanted to open the door to find a hundred miles of shock, she heard a sound on the roof beam, and then a white-clothed figure floated down, landed behind her, and said softly: "Where are you going?" β
"You, are you a ghost? Walk without a sound! β
Xuan Zhige was immediately startled when she turned around, and clinged to the door, only to see Tianwu approaching her step by step with a calm face holding a sword in her hand.
"I'm looking for you."
Tianwu didn't answer the question, and stepped forward and clicked on Xuan Zhige's acupoint, so that she couldn't move, and she couldn't even speak.
And then......
He actually picked her up without changing his face, put her on his shoulder, opened the back window, and took Xuan Zhige to leap over the courtyard wall of the palace like a pig and go towards the vast night!
Xuan Zhige only felt that the things on both sides were frantically flowing forward in front of her, and the whistling wind in her ears made her a little uncomfortable, but she couldn't speak, so she simply closed her eyes and resigned herself to fate.
She couldn't help but curse secretly in her heart-Although the old lady is not very captivating the country and the city, you should know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade......
In fact, when she was about to spit out "wow-" by the upside down, she was thrown on a chair by Tianwu with a "thump-".
Xuan Zhige only felt that his acupoint was lightly touched by Tianwu, and his whole body became sore, and he was finally able to speak, so he didn't care about anything else, and stepped forward fiercely and grabbed Tianwu's clothes tightly, and shouted with gritted teeth-
"Please, can you change your posture next time! Believe it or not, I'll spit on your back?! Well?! β
Tianwu glanced at her a little funny, but couldn't help but laugh, just said silently: "I'll think about it." β
"Consider you big-headed ghost! It's damning...... Say, sneaking into my room in the middle of the night, it's either a traitor or a thief, right? β
Xuan Zhige glanced at him and said disdainfully.
But hearing behind her, an old man finally couldn't help laughing, and sighed: "Your temperament is really a bit like her............"
As soon as Xuan Zhige heard that there was still a person standing quietly behind him, he didn't notice it, and immediately turned around, but he bumped into an old man with a fairy wind and bones.
The old man was dressed in tight black clothes, trimmed with light gold thread, and a green sword was naturally held in his hand, looking low-key and luxurious.
He saw Jiang Zhige turn around, smiled at her lovingly, and said with a little apology: "Late at night, the dog ordered the dog to take the girl here, and he abruptly surprised the girl, and looked at the girl Haihan." β
"You old man, you look much kinder than this stick."
Xuan Zhige rolled her eyes, muttered, and glared at Tianwu viciously.
Tianwu seemed to be a little afraid of this old man, and he didn't know if it was out of respect, so he didn't change his face, and let Xuan Zhige complain about him.
"Hahahaβthe old man was very pleased to hear the girl praise the old man like this. Come on, come on, girl, please be seated. β
The old man looked up and smiled, as if he was smiling very happily, and pointed to the precious sandalwood of the South China Sea on the side and asked Xuan Zhige to sit down.
Xuan Zhige glanced at the surrounding environment, and was secretly surprised in her heart.
I saw that although the light in this hut was a little dim, the furnishings inside were more expensive than the other, not to mention the sandalwood tables and chairs in this room, even the tea cup was made of South China Sea glass, and the huge agarwood on the side was only used to hang some objects, which made her smack her tongue even more.
"I can't see that this wooden family is so low-key and luxurious...... No wonder I felt a sense of nobility when I first saw him......"
Xuan Zhige muttered in a low voice, carefully sat on the chair, and glanced at Tianwu secretly.
"Girl, please have tea."
Seeing that Xuan Zhige was seated, the old man slowly walked down from the high seat, took a cup of fine Ming Qian Mao Jian with his own hands, and held it in front of Xuan Zhige.
"I can't do it, I can't do it."
Xuan Zhige was a little embarrassed now, and hurriedly bowed her head and took the teacup, and said with some trepidation.
"Miss Xuan doesn't have to see outside, this time I ordered the dog to invite the girl, but I was a little curious about the girl's things. I wonder if the girl can show her face and let the old man see the soft sword in the girl's cuffs? β
The old man said straight to the point.
Xuan Zhige was taking a sip of tea in his mouth, and when he heard what he said, he immediately couldn't hold back, and a "poof-" sprayed the old man's face!
"Presumptuous!"
Tianwu immediately stepped forward and held his sword in front of Xuan Zhige, with a serious and angry look.
"Right...... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to......"
Xuan Zhige pinched her sleeves in a panic and was about to wipe the water droplets on the old man's face, but the old man slowly pressed back.
I saw that the old man was stunned at first, and then he took out a towel to wipe the water droplets, smiled helplessly and dotingly, slowly opened his eyes and said, "The girl is just ...... It's like an old man......"
Then, the old man roared again: "Tianwu, don't be rude." β
"Yes."
Tianwu replied indifferently and stepped aside.
The old man's thoughts seemed to be drawn back to many years ago, and he looked at Xuan Zhige intently, and said for a long time: "If the girl is not willing to show the software to the old man, it doesn't matter." β
Xuan Zhige quietly looked at the old man with some guilt, and sounded the words of the old man Zhu with some hesitation, embarrassed.
Old man Zhu once told her before his death that this sword could only be used for self-defense, not for killing, let alone for anyone other than Old Man Zhu, otherwise, she would invite death.
But she saw that the old man had a kind face, not like a bad person, and just sprayed the tea on the old man's face, she was a little unhappy in her heart, so she hesitated for a while, slowly took out the sword in the cuff, held it in the palm of her hand, and muttered: "What the old man said is this dirty sword?" β
Who knows, as soon as the old man saw her take out this sword, his eyes immediately became excited, his whole body trembled, and he stumbled and almost fell backwards, but it was Tianwu who helped him, so he did not lose his temper.
"Old man?"
Xuan Zhige didn't know why the old man had such a big reaction when he saw this sword, and he regretted it a little, so he wanted to withdraw the sword into the cuff, but the old man's trembling hand held the sword tightly!
"Huh?"
In Xuan Zhige's puzzled eyes, the old man's fingertips trembled and slowly touched the body of this soft sword, from the hilt to the tail of the sword, as if he was caressing the old man, the endless and complex emotions revealed in his eyes finally turned into two lines of turbid tears, "pop-" sound, fell on the sword body, which made Xuan Zhige frightened.
"The old man recognizes this sword?"
Xuan Zhige was puzzled in her heart, and raised her head and asked.
But seeing a trace of panic in the old man's eyes, he hurriedly withdrew his hand, turned his back, suppressed the choking in his throat, and finally relieved his mood and said, "Old man, I don't know." β
"Oh......"
Xuan Zhige listened, a little unconvinced, but still lowered his head in frustration, hid the dirty sword in the cuff, and no longer showed it.
"Why does the girl call this sword a dirty sword?"
When the old man turned around again, he was already the kind and loving person he had seen for the first time, and it seemed that it was just an inadvertent wave.
He asked Xuan Zhige with a smile, but there was a little apprehension in his eyes.
"I don't know. I was born with this sword, and because it often inadvertently hurts people, I hate it a little, so I call it a dirty sword. However, this sword can be soft or hard, long or short, and it is first-class to protect against thieves. However, for some reason, Old Man Zhu kept telling me not to show this sword in front of people. β
Xuan Zhige deliberately mentioned Old Man Zhu, while paying attention to observing the old man's expression with his peripheral eyes.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard Xuan Zhige mention Old Man Zhu, the old man's face immediately became happy, and he hurriedly stepped forward and asked eagerly, "Where is Old Man Zhu now?" β
"He's dead. Died in a fire not long ago. β
Seeing his expression, Xuan Zhige roughly knew that the fire had nothing to do with the old man, his expression was low, and he lowered his head and said softly.
"What ......"
There was a hint of shock on the old man's countenance, followed by helplessness, and then a sigh.
After a long sigh, the old man relieved himself, raised his head softly and stared at Xuan Zhige and said, "The girl's birthday, do you remember?" β
"The old man asks what this is for?"
Xuan Zhige asked a little strangely.
"It's nothing, seeing the girl fall in love, I want to bring some food to the girl on her birthday in the future."
The old man smiled gently, gently stroked Xuan Zhige's head, and said lovingly.
"I don't know my birthday, and whenever I ask, Old Man Zhu is always reluctant to answer. I only know that every year on the second day of the lunar month, he will stew two eggs and ask me to eat them. Even after a year of famine, he didn't know where he got it, and it didn't fall for a year. β
Xuan Zhige said with some sadness.
In her heart, Old Man Zhu has long been ingrained and is her father-like existence.
Unexpectedly, when the old man heard this, his eyes suddenly became foggy, and his eyes were full of tears, looking at the bright moon outside the window, and muttering to himself: "The second day of the lunar month...... It's really the second day of the lunar month...... It's the second day of the lunar month......"
Xuan Zhige saw that his expression was very sentimental, his back was extremely lonely, looking at the bright moon outside the window as if his soul was out of his body, he secretly swallowed his saliva, glanced at Tianwu, secretly pushed him, and asked in fear-
"Hey, your old man, there won't be a sheep going crazy, right?"
Who knows, Tianwu just glanced at her coldly, and replied indifferently-
"I see that there are sheep who are crazy, and eighty percent of them are you."
"You! Believe it or not, I killed you?! β
Someone flaunted his might and waved his fist in resentment.
"I don't believe it."
Frosty. Dismissive.