"Now that I can't take care of this, how can I not save my father when he is in trouble. I believe that with your adaptability, although you are not familiar with the big and small matters in the house, you can still handle them properly. You are our future lady of the mansion, these things will have to be handled sooner or later, and there is nothing wrong with facing them in advance now. Lu Ci's eyes lost their former brilliance, and even his words showed a faint tiredness.

The tea that Que'er had brewed not long ago was already a little cold, Ling Xiao poured two lamps unhurriedly, one was pushed to Lu Jingxing opposite, and the other was handed to Lu Ci, who was standing on the side in a daze, and said: "But after all, I haven't been in the mansion for a long time, and those people who have rushed back from all over Dongzhou will inevitably not be completely convinced of me." I'm afraid that it will become more and more chaotic, and I haven't seen anything like this before. Wouldn't it be even more disadvantageous if this gave rise to infighting? And you are different, you grew up in Lu Mansion, and those disciples will naturally be more convinced of you. ”

Xiao Xiao's words are not unreasonable, and I am afraid that I will really end up at the point where I have more than enough heart and not enough strength. Although the people in the house are all two-minded, sometimes disagreements are inevitable, so it is very easy to give rise to contradictions, and this contradiction is a big one, and it is possible to cause civil strife if there is a lack of a person with authority to suppress it. It's time to take precautions. Lu Jingxing moved his eyelids slightly, lowered his gaze fell on the green tea in the cup, nodded, and took a sip of the tea, "Well, this bird's skill in making tea has improved a lot." ”

"The lord of the house, but my father ...... In any case, I must save him, or I will be in vain as a son of man, and if anything happens to him, I will blame myself for the rest of my life. Lu Ci's hand holding the cup trembled uncontrollably, his knuckles tightened, and the slightly cool and clear green water stains sprinkled on it, covering up the white texture.

Lu Ci's anxious face was full of fatigue, his eyes were slight, and in Ling Xiao's eyes, he couldn't help but feel worried, and persuaded seriously: "Lu Ci, I understand your mood of wanting to rescue Lu Bo. But in your present state of anxiety and fatigue, you are sluggish and unable to concentrate, and you are really not suitable for this long journey full of dangers. What you have to do now is to take a good rest, adjust your state, take care of your spirits, and don't drag your body down again. As for saving Lu Bo, you just need to rest assured. Even if you don't believe me, then you still don't believe in Jingxing? ”

"My body is fine. Speaking of the dangerous road, then you should stay in the mansion even more, my martial arts are higher than you anyway, and it is naturally much easier to deal with enemies when encountering them. Besides, you still have wounds. Lu Ci waved his hand, unimpressed by his current physical condition. He hadn't had a serious rest for a few days, and he didn't have the heart to eat because he was so worried. When he just walked in, even if Ling Xiao didn't look back, he could still hear his vain footsteps.

Ling Xiao listened to Lu Ci's words, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "How do you know that your martial arts are still higher than mine now?" And my injuries have healed. ”

"Then let's compare, whoever loses will stay in the mansion and preside over the affairs of the mansion, how about it?" Lu Ci raised his head and drank the tea, looked down at the two people sitting opposite him, and after putting down the teacup, he was about to turn around and walk out the door.

Ling Xiao shook his head and decisively refused: "No." ”

"Don't dare?" Lu Ci's hand was on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his fingers rubbed lightly on it.

Ling Xiao squinted his eyes and glanced at Lu Ci: "Say whatever you want." ”

"Xiao Xiao, it doesn't hurt if you compare with him, otherwise I, the middleman, will really be embarrassed." A faint wry smile overflowed on Lu Jingxing's face, a little helpless. This is not a good thing, if you don't know it, you will put your life into it, and there are still people who are willing to fight for it. However, Ling Xiao was willing to take risks for him, and he was more happy in his heart.

Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded reluctantly: "Okay then, we only compete with swords." Whoever shoots down the opponent's sword first wins. ”

"Okay." Lu Ci went out a few steps before Ling Xiao, while Ling Xiao got up and went to the bead curtain to take the Sunset Sword hanging at the head of the bed.

When Ling Xiao walked out of the house, Lu Ci had already drawn his long sword and stood in the courtyard waiting for her, the faded orange morning sun covered him, and his sleeves were drumming in the breeze. Through the blurred halo of sunlight, seeing that Ling Xiao's sword was unsheathed, he made a gesture of please: "Chivalrous girl, let's start." ”

Outside the house, there was soon a "clang" sound of weapons colliding, bright and crisp. Lu Jingxing poured a cup of cold tea on his own, got up unhurriedly, walked to the eaves, and watched the battle with great interest.

The two swords collided, striking sporadic sparks that burst out against the background of the blue sky, and instantly disappeared into the sunlight. Ling Xiao's arm was slightly numb, and she spun around and jumped under the pear tree, easily avoiding the sword that Lu Ci was about to attack her again. The thick trunk was close in front of her, and the sword was quickly wound out of a sword flower between the pear branches. At the same time, her feet kicked lightly on the trunk of the tree, her body swirled, her long hair swept and danced in the air, but in a moment, there was no half of her figure in the shade of the tree, and countless pear leaves fell one after another, and the wind blew, and the courtyard flew all over the courtyard in a brilliant halo.

"Boom!" Ling Xiao, who flew out from under the tree, faced Lu Ci who was attacking her, she turned her wrist and slashed towards the bright light and shadow, forcing Lu Ci to flip back, and retreated a few steps, the tip of the sword instantly broke through the ground, and the silver-white body bent out a dazzling sword light between Lu Ci and the ground, and a green leaf floated sideways, quickly split in two, and fell to the ground. Lu Ci followed the rebound of the sword body and walked towards Ling Xiao's sword again.

The two fought inseparably, stirring the air with the fragrance of flowers, and the fallen leaves danced in the wind, while the people watching the battle under the eaves were leisurely sipping the tea in their hands.

"Oh, this is so good, why are your own people still fighting." Bird just went to the dining room, and sent the dishes to Yu Niang, never thought that as soon as she entered the gate of the courtyard, she saw two figures in the courtyard is inextricably beaten, the sound of sword body collision is endless, and a few gardenia branches in the corner of the courtyard have been cut down a lot, along with the white flowers scattered all over the ground, looking at her strange distress. The distressed flowers and plants are small, and what worries her the most is the safety of her second lady.

Purple Flute came with Que'er, who came to change the dressing for the wound on Ling Xiao's waist. Hou Qi'er stepped into the yard, and was also shocked, and then frowned: "What happened, the wound on my sister's waist is not completely healed, if this is torn again, how can it be good." ”

"Young Master Cousin didn't stop it, how could he still have the heart to stand there and drink tea." The finch was so anxious that she stomped her feet, but she didn't dare to step forward, and when she looked at Lu Jingxing under the eaves and was still thinking about drinking tea, she couldn't help but feel a trace of resentment in her heart.

The two people at the gate of the courtyard stared at each other in a hurry, and the two people who were fighting had unknowingly passed hundreds of moves, and they were all tired and out of breath, but they had not yet decided the winner, and their strength was on par. Although Lu Ci was in a state of lack of energy compared to Ling Xiao, after all, Ling Xiao had only studied martial arts for less than a year, and it was not easy for swordsmanship to reach this level. Such an achievement is also the greatest reward for the cocoons in her palm that are formed by holding the sword.

The two sword bodies circled each other several times, and the sword blade of the sunset brushed the back of Lu Ci's hand, and Lu Ci also slapped Ling Xiao's sword hard, "Bang Dang", and the two swords fell almost at the same time.

Looking at the two swords that fell to the ground, both of them were a little stunned, is this a tie? Do you want to fight again? There was only a moment of silence around, and the two figures at the gate of the courtyard quickly broke into the two of them, and the finch opened her arms to protect Ling Xiao behind her like protecting food, and glared at Lu Ci fiercely: "How did my second young lady offend you?" Didn't see her injured half a month ago? ”

"Senior brother, I know that Uncle Lu was arrested, and you feel uncomfortable. If you want to find someone to learn martial arts, there are people in the house. This wound on my sister's body has not fully healed! Zidi tugged at Lu Ci's sleeve and pulled him back a few steps, speaking a little earnestly.

Both of them came back to their senses in these two words that they remembered one after another, but Lu Ci opened his mouth first: "Forgive me, I was so anxious that I forgot that you were injured." ”

"No problem. You two don't complain, we're just competing, and we haven't moved the real thing. Ling Xiao took a breath, took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

Lu Jingxing walked over, handed the empty teacup in his hand to Qi'er, bent down to pick up the two swords on the ground, and handed one to Lu Ci, and he personally put the Xiluo sword into the scabbard, gave it to Qi'er, and motioned for her to take it into the house and put it away.

Lu Ci watched Que'er carry his sword into the house, his face was embarrassed, and he said curtly: "Mansion master, this is a tie, what should I do?" ”

Lu Ci thought that he was in control, and he had won this bet, but he never thought that Ling Xiao's martial arts would improve so quickly, and it would be difficult to distinguish between them after fighting for so long. He can also be regarded as having seen that the power of this "Cold Sword" method is indeed as strange as the rumors in the rivers and lakes. It's no wonder that the Water Pavilion Lord was able to betray his word for it, even a person who didn't have any martial arts foundation before could do this, so if a veteran with a sword can get this set of swordsmanship, wouldn't it be even more amazing.

"Who said you were tied, look at your hand." Lu Jingxing's eyes pointed to Lu Ci's hand holding the sword just now.

Hearing this, Lu Ci hurriedly raised his hand, and looked down to see that a shallow short wound was oozing bright red blood on the back of his wheat-colored hand, which was extremely eye-catching. It was left over from the blade just now, and he was so concerned about the outcome of the contest that he didn't care about the injury on his hand. When he looked up again, a faint bitter smile appeared on his face: "The sword landed at the same time, but you were able to hit me hard, it seems that I lost this competition." My skills are not as good as others, and I am willing to bow to the wind. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, it was an accident." For hurting Lu Ci's hand, Ling Xiao felt a little guilty. In the competition just now, although Lu Ci didn't deliberately let her, he hit her sword with a move, intending to just shoot down her sword, but she accidentally injured someone.