In the city of Suzhou, the courtyard of the Lujia family.

Because I don't plan to do dart business in the future, the signboard of the Lujia dart board has been taken down a few days ago.

At this time, it was covered with a cloth and placed behind the counter in the front room.

Shen Qiu was sitting at a table, his head lowered, rubbing the quaint emblem in his hand through the eyes of the ghostly face.

It was a square hole, a copper plate-like emblem.

On the back of the emblem, there is a seal font "Fan" character.

There was a slight smell of blood in Shen Qiu's nose.

On the floor of the antechamber beneath his feet, several corpses were lying upside down.

There was no blood on the corpses, but they were all brutal, and they were all pinched by fingers that had their throats crushed, or their hearts were directly cracked, and there were no obvious external injuries.

What the master does.

These corpses, although they were dressed in the clothes of a guy from a shop on this street, were all in good shape.

Next to the corpse, there were some strong bows and crossbows, and fishing nets and the like.

On the table in front of Shen Qiu, there were several palm-sized waist cards.

There are gloomy official characters on it.

In the shadows brought up by a swaying flame, it is not very clear.

"It's only been less than twenty-five years, and Zhao Hu's tiger guards have fallen from a strong army in the world to the point where they are now looking up to people's breath, which is really a sigh."

Opposite him, a mysterious man wearing a black wide robe and a hat and hunched back was playing with several porcelain vases in his hands.

Said to Shen Qiu:

"This gadget is the secret Fuhu Incense Miasma made by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect.

The quality is high-quality, and it is hard to find a daughter, no matter whether you are born with divine power or a superman in martial arts, as long as you touch it and smell it, you will be dizzy and dizzy, and your hands and feet will be weak. ”

The man threw the porcelain vase in his hand in front of Shen Qiu, and he said:

"Guess who are these tiger guards who can't be mentioned in strings, who are they here for so long in ambush on your street?"

"These secret guards of the Southern Dynasty are moving fast."

Shen Qiu flicked the porcelain vases in front of him with his skillful hand, and after seeing that there was no danger, he hooked them into his hands.

He said to the Fan family guard:

"I was reminded that someone was going to assassinate me here.

This Southern Dynasty is really rotten to the bones, and the dignified lord of the forbidden army was actually taught to do things by the people of the Northern Dynasty.

This time, I would like to thank the guardian for his help, and Shen is very grateful. ”

"If the old man doesn't do it, can't you solve it yourself?"

The man waved his hand and said to Shen Qiu in a dumb voice:

"The old man just showed that he had no ill will towards you, and if these people didn't take the initiative to attack me, I couldn't bear to spoil their lives.

Okay, let's get down to business. ”

I didn't care about the age, but I just felt that some old people hooked their fingers, and the Confucian emblem in Shen Qiu's hand shook a little.

He let go of his fingers, and the emblem returned to its master as if it had been pulled by an invisible force.

The man rubbed the emblem and whispered:

"I'm not the Fan family's guardian.

This head is just used to scare Yaoqin's girl.

That girl heard some secret affairs of the Fan family from Su Han, and she didn't know the experience of the rivers and lakes, so she was easily frightened. But this trick must be useless to Shen Shaoxia. ”

The man glanced at Shen Qiu, accentuated his tone, and said:

"You baby, you are not very old, but you have been in contact with the people of Xianmen, so you can naturally distinguish the difference between Xianmen Tunai and the true qi of the rivers and lakes.

But although I am not the guardian of the Fan family, I am also closely related to the Fan family.

I know your master, and I also know Fan Qingqing's background.

I also know that you are going to bring the young girl into a dangerous state of affairs this time, and I hope you will think twice. ”

"There is no basis for your words, Your Excellency."

There was no discoloration on Shen Qiu's face, he spread his hands and said to the person in front of him:

"If you don't show evidence, how can I believe that you are in the same camp as me, all to protect Qingqing?

The rivers and lakes are unpredictable, people's hearts are ghostly, and Shen has seen it with his own eyes. ”

"Huh"

Another thing was thrown at me.

Shen Qiu reached out and held it, and found that it was a painting scroll rolled in a black cloth.

He opened the scroll, and the candles in the antechamber were dim.

But I can vaguely see that the scroll is painted with a lady in palace costume.

When he saw the cheeks and eyes of this delicate lady's portrait, Shen Qiu moved his fingers, and a little uneasiness appeared in his heart.

"This is Qingqing's mother?"

"Yes."

The man on the other side whispered:

"This is the last trace left by Ah Ji in the world."

"Ahh

Shen Qiu raised his head suddenly, looked at the person in front of him, and said:

"Qingqing's mother, her name is indeed Liu Ruoji, and the tomb is still at the piano platform, but she is so affectionate that you are Qingqing's father! The only son of the Young Emperor of Great Chu and the last prince of the Great Chu Dynasty? ”

"Yes."

The man did not hide anything, and admitted it calmly.

In front of Shen Qiu, he cut his fingers, dripped blood into a porcelain bottle, and handed it to Shen Qiu.

He said:

"Take it and blend it with Qingqing's blood, and you will naturally believe in my identity.

If you believe me, listen to me.

Don't send Qingqing into the dangerous things related to Yaoqin again.

The past is like yesterday, and I have passed but I am remnant, and then I only wish that the youth will grow up safely, and in addition, everything in the world can be abandoned. ”

"If this is true, then Yaoqin is also your distant descendant."

Shen Qiu held the porcelain vase, and he said:

"You're just watching her fall into flames?"

"Isn't that still you?"

The man who seemed to be Qingqing's father laughed, and he said:

"You are a good match for Yaoqin girl, you can be called a talented woman, naturally with you, save my poor niece, and I will secretly help you succeed.

But there is one thing, Shen Qiu.

The old man came here tonight, just because he didn't want to see the old things of the Holy Fire Sect intensify, if you can keep Qingqing away from this matter, I will have a great benefit for you!

Anyway, you are also a disciple of the old road, Qingqing's righteous brother. This day is a great benefit to his family, not others, and the old man is also willing. ”

"Benefits?"

Shen Qiu looked at the person in front of him suspiciously.

The latter rubbed his chin, his gaze was on the knife box behind Shen Qiu's back, and he said:

"The old man hasn't seen the seven stars shake for many years, can you let me take a look at the treasure knife in the box?"

Shen Qiu patted the knife box behind his back.

The Seven Stars were taken out and placed on the table.

When the man saw the Shaking Light Knife appear, he let out a complicated sigh, stretched out his hand, and touched the Shaking Light Knife, which was the most resistant to the touch of others in the past.

It was very quiet under the man's fingers.

Just like the scene when the young girl touched the knife, it seemed that the identity of the person in front of her was proved again.

Only the bloodline of the Great Chu Fan family can touch the shaking light and not be injured by its ferocity.

"The seven stars shake the light, the treasure of the Chu country, the symbol of the Fan family."

He said:

"I have suppressed the national movement for more than 300 years, but I can't resist the troubled times.

That's it, that's it.

Since the birth of your sword, it has been inseparable from the bloodline of my Fan family, just like the entanglement of fate, the years have passed, how many heroic heroes have condensed the sword spirit for you.

You were born because of my Fan clan and have guarded our clan for thousands of years

Today, I will put away your chains.

From today onwards, the seven stars will shake the light, and there will be no more entanglements and grievances with my Fan family! ”

The man's finger swiped lightly on the blade of the shaking blade, and blood light dripped down the spine of the knife, and it landed on the seven-star inscription.

As if he were consulting, he shook the light before him and said:

"From today onwards, the treasure blade will be free, and the last head of the Fan family implores, Shen Qiu, will he be the master of the shaking sword from now on?"

It stands to reason that the request of the last patriarch of the Fan clan should be answered.

But the sword was stripped of its shackles, but it remained silent.

This unresponsive gesture made the atmosphere in the front hall extremely awkward at this time.

After thousands of years, I have seen countless shaking knives in the world, and I seem to be at a loss for this matter, and I don't know how to respond to this request

"Uncle Fan, don't be embarrassed."

Shen Qiu watched this embarrassing scene from the sidelines, and almost laughed.

He stepped forward, grasped the Silent Shake Light, and flicked it on the blade of the snow.

In a light echo, Shen Qiu said to the man:

"I, a person, have a special adventure and can shake the light, but in this life, I can't become the master of the shake light, this is also fate, no wonder the shake light is ruthless."

"Well, well, it's up to you."

Qingqing's father was indeed embarrassed.

He coughed lightly and said:

"Although the shaking light is psychic, but in the end it is just a blade, when it helps you reach the peak of martial arts, and the grass, trees, bamboos and stones can be used as knives, it doesn't matter whether you have a shaking light in your hand or not.

A few years before that Mo Xie disappeared, whenever he made a move, he no longer used the magic knife to be evil.

But what if you have empty hands? He is not recognized as the number one in the world?

If you have to respect the knife and take the knife as the main thing, that is to fall inferior. ”

Shen Qiu nodded and put away the shaking light.

He watched the man walk out of the antechamber and said:

"Tomorrow, when Qingqing confirms Yaoqin's identity, I will send her out of Suzhou and send her to Luoyang to live for a long time.

After that, I will no longer let her participate in the matters related to Yaoqin, I swore to Shaking Light, if I broke the oath, I would die under the Shaking Light Knife. ”

"That's it!"

The man nodded in satisfaction, and said:

"Although Qingqing has a soft temperament, she has a strong personality, but she just listens to you and believes you, and she will never listen to the opinions of others.

Don't tell Qingqing about the old man.

Her life experience, don't say much, let her live as an ordinary girl for the rest of her life, this is also what your master thinks and thinks. ”

"It's nature."

Shen Qiu nodded, and he said:

"As Your Excellency said, everything before was just like yesterday, Shen didn't ask Your Excellency why he let Qingqing be lonely, just from now on.

Your Excellency, will you secretly protect Qingqing? ”

"I will lay down my life for it!"

The man got up and flew by, and his voice remained, and he said:

"As long as it's not the Heavenly List, you don't have to worry about Qingqing's safety, you can rest assured that you can go to your rivers and lakes."

Shen Qiu's heart was settled, and he watched him leave.

He was also thinking about the identity of this person.

That person must have deliberately changed his voice, and his body shape was not like anyone in Shen Qiu's memory.

But on the rivers and lakes, there are not only the art of disguise, but also the shrinkage of bones and reshape.

Shen Lan Demon Girl and Zhang Lan Gongzi are proficient in this way.

Any person who has achieved martial arts has far more control over the body bones than ordinary people, as long as he practices the Fa, it is not difficult to temporarily change his body shape by shrinking his bones.

"Who the hell are you?"

With doubts in his heart, Shen Qiu glanced back at the corpse behind him, he found a shovel, froze the corpse with Shuoxue cold air, and buried it in the ground of the courtyard.

Early the next morning, when the city gate was opened, he rode to the monastery wrapped in a bearskin and a black hat.

Shen Qiu found Qingqing, who was playing the piano by the pavilion, in the quiet morning light, and after confirming that there was no one left and right, he told his little sister about Yaoqin.

The latter listened to Yaoqin's life experience with a blank expression of listening to the story.

She sat in the pavilion, looking at the murmuring water and the calm surface of the lake ten feet wide in front of her.

The little junior sister was stunned for a long time, and then she came back to her senses, she tilted her head to look at Shen Qiu, her smart eyes were full of consternation.

She said:

"Sister Yaoqin is the Holy Maiden of the Holy Fire Sect? And Shiyin could also be another saint? How could this be? ”

"You and her are so close, didn't you notice that when you came into contact with them, there was a little similarity between the two of them?"

Shen Qiu sat on the railing of the pavilion, he crossed his arms, and said to Qingqing:

"Especially between the eyebrows."

"Yes, indeed."

Qingqing rubbed her forehead, and she said:

"I also specifically asked Shiyin if she has any relatives and family members in Suzhou.

But then I thought that all handsome girls are a little similar.

You can see that my earlobes and chin are somewhat similar to Shiyin, so I didn't think much about it. And senior brother, this world is so big, there are two women who look similar, it doesn't mean anything, right? ”

Shen Qiu nodded and said:

"It's true that looks can be inherently similar.

So I asked you to follow me to see Yaoqin, and she told me that their people have a natural birthmark. I need you to check it out.

Then go back to Luoyang and go to Lei Shiyin's side to have a look. ”

"No!"

Qingqing shook her head, and she whispered:

"When I was in Luoyang, I often bathed and washed with Shiyin, and there was indeed a small birthmark on her chest and shoulders, like a flame.

Very memorable.

I only need to look at Yaoqin's sister's birthmark to confirm it. ”

"That's right."

Shen Qiu said to Qingqing:

"It's still the old rule, I'll make an appointment with you for three chapters, and when you confirm the relationship between Yaoqin and Shiyin, you can't continue to participate in this matter.

The next thing will be taken care of by the senior brother. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you, senior brother."

Qingqing will be very calm.

She reached out and plucked the strings, making a sharp sound, and showed a big smile to Shen Qiu.

She said:

"I know that you have always been disinclined to do things, and you have deep thoughts, and since you have helped, you will help to the end.

My brother is a person who values love and righteousness, and so am I.

Sister Yaoqin and I grew up together, like sisters, if my brother can take risks, why can't I?

My life was saved by my senior brother and sister Yaoqin.

After the death of the master, I will be left with my senior brother, Sister Yaoqin, we are a family, I naturally trust my senior brother, and I will protect Sister Yaoqin.

It's like my brother protecting me and loving me.

Oh, by the way, and Xiao Tie, he's also homeless now.

He's also part of our family.

And even if it's not good, don't we still have the jade pendant given by Uncle Ren? Even if the Holy Fire Sect really came, Uncle Ren would definitely be able to protect us. ”

"Okay, my family Qingqing has really grown up."

Shen Qiu stood up, and he said to Qingqing:

"Then let's go, Yaoqin is waiting for us."

"Okay, wait for me to clean up, this piano was given to me by Uncle Mustard, named Luqi, it is an antiquity, and it is very valuable.

Senior brother, wait for me for a moment. ”

Qingqing waved his hand and watched his senior brother leave the pavilion and wait for a while.

She carefully put away the black piano on the pavilion, faintly tinged with a faint green, like green vines wrapped around the ancient wood, into the piano box.

While the little junior sister was busy, she complained in her heart:

"I got into trouble with Ai in Suzhou, got involved with Qiu Buping in Qilu, and made me happy when I went to Liaodong, and just came back this time, I had to pull out the tiger whiskers of the Holy Fire Sect.

Senior brother is going to provoke all the twelve on the heavenly list?

He's a troublemaker. ”