The shopkeeper was a little afraid when he heard the name of Beigong Yu, the emperor's name is not something that anyone dares to shout, if he is not careful, the people around the government are afraid that he will have to go to the yamen to drink some tea, but he didn't dare to say anything in front of Xia Xiaoxiao, so he had to sit back and continue, "It was a month ago, after the former prince ascended the throne as the emperor, he also did a lot of things that were beneficial to the people, and secretly found out those corrupt officials in Jiang Yicheng several times, and there was no lack of wit and decisiveness, but how could the contest between these countries be ordinary petty fights? Moreover, this time I heard that the emperor was not lightly injured, and the thirteen princes were in charge of state affairs during the sick period, and when the troops were dispatched, the army of Wu Guo who was supposed to go to Yue suddenly changed its route and fought from the side of Yue Hua's army, so that Yue Hua's troops in Yue Guo lost most of their troops, and the situation between Yue Guo and Yue Guo was precarious. ”

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't expect that in just two months, such a big change had happened, Beigong Yu was injured, she knew it, but she didn't expect that the sword that Hong Lian had at the beginning would hurt him so badly, she thought that Beigong Yu didn't let people look for her anymore just because he suddenly figured out and planned to let her fly in the sky, could it be because he was lying on the bed and couldn't let people come to find her?

There was such a big change in Wu Guoshang suddenly, what about Chaoyang Kingdom? Will something happen too? As soon as Beigong Yu fell, could he survive just by relying on Beigong's words?

Xia Xiaoxiao lost her appetite, so she went back to her room to rest under the pretext of going back to her room first, and the table full of good dishes was all cheap.

Xia Xiaoxiao lay on the bed, she hadn't slept on a comfortable bed like this for a long time, for two months, only occasionally passing through the town could barely sleep peacefully on the inn, the rest of the time she was on the road, sleeping wherever she went, sleeping in the carriage when there was a carriage, sleeping on the ground with Ah Yi when there was no carriage, she couldn't sleep without a pillow, usually either took the burden as a pillow, or took the arm to barely pad the head, at this time it was hard to find such a good inn, The bed room is soft, although it is not as comfortable as those brocade sunken wooden couches in the palace, but it is much more comfortable than those meadows in the mountains.

It's just that at this time, Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't sleep anymore.

The candle sparks on the table gradually came to the table, a small gap opened in the window, the breeze gently came in from the outside, the sky outside gradually darkened, and four days later was the day when the martial arts conference was officially held, in the middle of the city, you can get there in less than half a day, I heard Murong Tinglian say that Luozhi is the master of the Gudu Gate, and if the Gudu Gate is also here this time, if she is lucky, she will be able to see him.

should have lost sleep for this matter, but from time to time the words that the shopkeeper said in his mind always popped up today, not because he couldn't let go of Beigong Yu or anything like that, but although she told herself in every possible way that Beigong Yu The sword in that day was completely his own fault, if he was not so persistent and wanted to take himself back to the palace, how could he be hit by the sword of Honglian? But think about it from another angle, if it weren't for her insistence on leaving

A spirit, Xia Xiaoxiao sat up from the bed and shook her head violently, she should have left, it was not a matter of insisting or not, but she only now really realized the importance of Beigong Yu and the importance to Yue Hua.

When did he fall ill with an injury? I have to let Yan Yanxing take advantage of the loophole at this critical time, so that the battle with the Yue Kingdom has become a mysterious thing, if this battle is lost, how many people will be displaced? Now it's the martial arts conference that is about to be held, and if there is no one from the imperial court to suppress it at this time, what if there is really any turmoil? Jiang Yicheng is so close to Nanming Kingdom, what if Nanming Kingdom is bullied again?

Beigong Yu, can't he think about this before he falls? Because of his downfall, if Yue Hua didn't really find himself in a situation where he was attacked from all sides this time, didn't he think about it? Xia Xiaoxiao looked at the sky outside the window through the small gap in the window, and couldn't help but sigh after being infected by the shopkeeper, even if Beigong Yu thought about it? It wasn't his own willingness to lie on the hospital bed, if it weren't for the fact that Xia Xiaoxiao was confused for a moment, this question seemed to be going around and around and back by herself.

She put on her coat again and planned to talk to Ah Yi, but now she wondered what the use of all this could be? She can't help Beigong Yu anything, even if she doesn't leave at the beginning, she can't change Wu Guo's decision to suddenly rebel, she is just a small common person, at this time, she can only worry and worry at most, praying that Beigong Langyan can lead a victory, otherwise the life of these ordinary people should be miserable.

Ah Yi's room is not far from hers, but there are two rooms in between, Xia Xiaoxiao is thinking about things, she is used to it, she doesn't care that it should be a moment for people to rest, she even forgot to knock on the door and pushed the door open, "Ah Yi, I can't sleep with you."

I didn't have time to say the words chatting, and when I raised my eyes, I saw that Ah Yi was facing away from the door and preparing to change his clothes, his underwear had faded to half the waist, and unexpectedly the complexion on his body was not as dark as his face, it looked like a person who had practiced martial arts all year round should be strong, but he didn't see any scars, even people like Beigong Yu had scars on his body, why didn't this person have it?

Ah Yi saw Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly push the door in and hurriedly put on his clothes again, his face was not very good-looking, Xia Xiaoxiao reacted to how much he should avoid suspicion, and only then did he realize that two blushes appeared on his face, and he covered his face with some embarrassment and turned his back, "Why don't you know how to lock the door when you change clothes?" ”

Her eyes swept back, and when she saw Ah Yi wearing a belt, she glanced at her, and she looked away as she pretended not to see anything, and heard him say leisurely, "You don't know that you should knock on the door first when you enter someone else's room?" ”

It took a long time for Xia Xiaoxiao to hear the sound of holding a cup behind her, so she cautiously glanced back, Ah Yi raised her eyes and glanced at her, motioned for her to close the door, poured a cup of tea and said jokingly, "You can't sleep, do you still want me to sleep with you?" ”

"Phew! What nonsense! ”

Xia Xiaoxiao took a few sips, moved the stool and sat down opposite him, "Aren't you thinking about taking care of you all the way, in a few days the martial arts conference will be officially held, and if I find someone at that time, you can go back." ”

I poured a cup of tea and took a sip, which was slightly astringent.

She stared at the tea cup in her hand, a few tea leaves on the ground rose and fell, reflecting the candlelight.

"Aren't you going to Nanming?"

Ah Yi was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.

"At the beginning, I planned to go to Nanming, but I also heard that others were in Nanming, so I thought about going to Nanming to find him, this time I heard that his sect will also come to this martial arts conference, if you can find him here, I won't go to Nanming."

In the teacup, Ah Yi could faintly be seen staring at her as if she was contemplating something, Xia Xiaoxiao thought that he was a little reluctant like herself, after all, the two of them had been together for so much time day and night, not to mention that they had escaped death and talked about sharing hardships several times, Ah Yi was a coachman she hired, she didn't think that she would become friends with him at first, but he also helped himself a lot along the way, and she would inevitably be a little reluctant to make him a friend when she was separated, so I thought that Ah Yi listened to her words and thought that she was also reluctant, swept away the previous depression to enlighten him, his eyes flashed and chuckled, "Brother Tai, the so-called Pingshui meeting, fate to meet again, look at these photos along the way, the uncle will reward you more for the cost of your return trip, you don't have to be so sad!" ”

Ah Yi didn't seem to listen to her words at all, still sipping tea leisurely, looking not sad at all, Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel a little lost, "Hey, we have walked so many miles together, can't you behave a little reluctantly to me?" If you don't talk about the kind of scene that is inseparable, you can't say it well," she said as she played a one-man show, and said in a dumb voice, "Brother Tai, you should pay attention to safety alone on the next road, the rivers and lakes are sinister, take good care of your silver and so on?" ”

Not to mention that he could hear Ah Yi say such things, he was directly met with a look like a fool, and stretched out a hand towards Xia Xiaoxiao, "As long as you give me the return trip fee now, you can take the next road." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao slapped him, but he flashed quickly, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't come back with a slap and hit it straight on the wooden table, a slap sounded, she shook her hand in pain, and glared at him, "Why are you so conscienceless?" I raised you all the way, what kind of food and drink do you eat and live that I didn't spend the money? I'm still a little reluctant to you, but I'm really kind to the donkey's liver and lungs. ”

"If you can find the person you're looking for here."

Ah Yi glanced at her, and then looked at her palm, which was a little red because of the heavy slap, which was a little funny.

"Amount"

It's really not clear what happened, but didn't she hope that she could find it sooner?

"You have gone to such great lengths to find him, can you be sure that the man wants to see you as much as you do?"

Suddenly, Ah Yi seemed to sneer a little, but Xia Xiaoxiao didn't like to hear this, "Why can't you be sure?" ”

As soon as the words fell, he suddenly remembered what Murong Tianlian said to Qing Xuan more than a month ago: It's okay, the person Beigong Pheasant Li is looking for is not her, and the last thing Beigong Pheasant wants at this time is Xia Xiaoxiao's appearance.

That's the exact word.

She remembered it deeply at that time, and then she automatically left these things behind in order to run away and didn't want to think about it, and when she suddenly remembered it, her heart suddenly became a little bottomless

However, he has come to him like this, will Luo Zhi not want to see him? Could it really be as she had feared that she would dislike her because of Beigong Yu's relationship?

I suddenly didn't want to think deeply about these questions in my mind, I haven't found anyone yet, won't everything be known when she finds it? She didn't want to say more about this, so she suddenly changed the topic, "Hey, since you're here, you don't plan to go and see the martial arts conference?" There are so many masters in it, why don't you take a look? ”

Ah Yi stared at her and was silent for two moments, and then asked her for a long time, "You want to go to the martial arts conference so much, just for the person you are looking for?" ”

Just bypassed, Ah Yi went around again, and she nodded helplessly, "Almost." ”

Although she had some thoughts to make up for the excitement, most of the reason was still on Luo Zhi, Ah Yi was silent for a while, Xia Xiaoxiao seemed to suddenly think of something, and looked at him with some concern, "By the way, you are here, you shouldn't meet your enemy, right?" ”

"You have so many enemies, won't the people who chased and killed us that day also come to participate in this?"

If that's the case, then isn't Ah Yi dangerous?

Ah Yi didn't seem to think that his enemies had anything to worry about, and after drinking tea, he finally didn't stop dwelling on that issue, and asked her slowly, "Do you know why Wen Qiya suddenly invited so many people to Jiang Yicheng this time?" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao thought about it for a while, and thought of a more appropriate answer, "Isn't it for fun?" ”

"Now everyone has the totem fragment left over from seven hundred years ago in Wen Qiya's hands, and the martial arts conference that was supposed to be held once every ten years has been advanced by five years, do you think he will be willing?"

Ah Yi said softly, his eyes swept slightly over Xia Xiaoxiao's thoughtful appearance with his words, put the teacup back on the table, and put his hand on the table casually.

It's a totem again, Yun Ji tried so hard to hide the totem at the beginning, but she didn't expect that everyone knew it today, Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly said, "Wen Qiya was forced?" ”

Ah Yi's sudden words surprised her slightly, and then said, "How do you know? What if he suddenly didn't want to be the leader of this martial arts alliance? Although this name sounds good, he has to manage the affairs of the martial arts all day long, how can a person not feel tired? ”

"In your eyes, do you think it's tired?"

Ah Yi seemed to be a little strange, and the hand on the table began to clasp lightly, and he didn't seem to notice his inadvertent little movement.

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't notice it before, but now while the candlelight is bright, it seems that his fingers look a little good, and she keeps staring at his hand with a pair of eyes, until he inadvertently clasps his fingers on the table, making a small clicking sound.

"What did you ask?"

She suddenly came back to her senses, Ah Yi was looking at her and twisted her eyebrows, Xia Xiaoxiao stared at his eyes and lost his mind for a while, Ah Yi suddenly looked away and got up, "It's not too late, I'm going to sleep." ”

"Oh."

Xia Xiaoxiao replied in a daze, and glanced thoughtfully into the house before stepping out of the door, Ah Yi was facing away from her as if she wanted to have a wide coat, and she walked out.

Tonight is destined to fall asleep, until the early hours of the morning gradually sink into sleep, but the thoughts just sank not long after, the outside seems to be noisy and shouting, Xia Xiaoxiao had to open the window with some swollen eyes to look out, is a few horses galloping through the street, raising a place of dust, the group hurried to the direction of the city, Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes were astringent, and planned to continue to go back to make up for a cage sleep, people have not yet lay down, downstairs is several bursts of horses' hooves trampling, noisy people really can't sleep, helpless to get up.

She thought it was late, she didn't want to be asleep for two hours, at this time it was just a little more than a moment, the sky outside was already clear, Xia Xiaoxiao sighed that spring was coming while opening the door and walking outside, and as soon as her hand opened the door, she heard a few conversations in the corridor, "What a waste!" Where can just two people run away now? ”

Xia Xiaoxiao passed through the crack in the door, and saw that the four people who came upstairs a few steps before them yesterday walked downstairs with swords in their hands, and the only woman among them suddenly screamed, "Hmph, Qingwu Pavilion can only teach such shameless people, and the thieves dare to hit our Kemo Pai, see if I find that pair of dogs and men and women will not chop them up fiercely!" ”

"Chop? Excuse me? A few days ago, I almost killed the wrong person, and let those juniors lose their lives in vain, if you dare to mess around this time, if it reaches the master's ears, I'm afraid you should be chopped up! ”

The quarrel of several people gradually disappeared with hurried steps.

Xia Xiaoxiao's hand that was still on the doorknob tightened, and the people who assassinated her and Ah Yi that day were almost the same as Fang Cai's voices.

The crack in the door was slightly open, a piece of hemp flashed, Xia Xiaoxiao rubbed her eyes and walked out of the room, seeing that Ah Yi just stopped at her door and was about to knock, she was a little surprised, "You also got up so early today?" ”

"What, I didn't sleep well last night?"

Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes were swollen as if they had been filled with water, and she rubbed them again, "Well, the window of my room is next to the street, and it was too noisy outside this morning, so noisy that people couldn't sleep well." ”

She raised her hand and pointed to Ah Yi's room and discussed, "I thought your room was good last night, why don't we sleep in another room tonight?" ”

At this time, the shopkeeper walked up with hot water, and suddenly said, "If the two masters are noisy, then wait a little longer to find a room far from the street for the two of you, most of the people in the inn have rushed to the city today, and the room is empty all of a sudden, but it is easier to adjust." ”

"All to the city?" Xia Xiaoxiao was stunned, "Could it be that the martial arts conference was changed to be held today?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head with a bad face, "It's not, it's just that the news came out of nowhere this morning, I heard that Wen Qiya was assassinated in the mansion last night, no, all of a sudden, these people who came to participate in the martial arts conference were all messed up, and a generation of martial arts alliance leaders actually went out at this critical moment, and Wen Qiya's ability to sit on the position of martial arts alliance leader is beyond the reach of one or two people, such a sudden death news is enough to make people panic, and these people who are rushing for the martial arts conference naturally have to go to find out at this time." ”

"Winchy is dead!?"

Xia Xiaoxiao exclaimed, many people downstairs who were eating breakfast raised their heads to look at her, and then lowered their heads again, obviously she was not the only one who was shocked by the news at this time, and when she turned her head, Ah Yi's expression was also shocked.

Last night, she and Ah Yi were still talking about the position of Wen Qiya, the leader of the martial arts alliance, why did they come together this morning to hear the news that someone had died?

Obediently, Wen Qiya's ability to sit in the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance is not touted, can he have two brushes? Why do people suddenly say no, it's gone?

"Then this martial arts conference can't be opened?"

Xia Xiaoxiao caught something she cared about, and now she wasn't sure if Luo Zhi had come to this Jiangyi City, if the martial arts conference was not open like this, then how could she go to him?

Obviously, Dian Xiaoer is not very clear about this kind of thing, after all, what he said is the gossip that all of them at the bottom of the world know, and whether it can be opened or not is not something that they can decide, and said, "Although the martial arts conference was originally held for the purpose of re-electing the leader of the martial arts alliance, the current alliance leader can't just die in vain, and now it's too late for people from all sects to find the murderer in a hurry, and I'm afraid that they don't have much thought to fall on the convening of this martial arts conference." ”

"Know the murderer?"

"There are some clues, but whether it's true or not is another thing, but I heard this morning that the people from the ancient ferry gate of Wenqiya Mansion had been there last night."

Xia Xiaoxiao's mind was suddenly confused.

The shopkeeper brought the hot water in before retreating, Ah Yi watched from the sidelines and from time to time someone rushed to the direction of the city with a burden, and said softly, "It seems that the martial arts conference will not be opened, these people clearly said that they were trying to find the murderer for Wen Qiya, and what they thought in their hearts was that they were worried that the totem would fall into the hands of the murderer." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao said thoughtfully, "The people on the rivers and lakes are pursuing unparalleled martial arts, it is said that Wen Qiya in order to reach that realm, he has practiced Cangming Jue for forty years, and still has not reached the point where no one can reach it, I have heard that the totem can make people get power and wealth, but I have not heard of any cheats and other things that can make these people on the rivers and lakes covet it." ”

Totem, everything she knows about this is what Beigong Yu told her, she thinks that there is that kind of thing that Beigong Yu yearns for power and wants to get it, she can barely understand, but she doesn't know why even these prodigal sons on the rivers and lakes are now showing their minions one by one, and the rights and wealth that Beigong Yu said can move these people's hearts like this?

After a while, the people who were originally staying in the rooms in the inn left one by one, and the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard outside, Ah Yi said slowly, "That thing is not a martial arts cheat, and getting it can't be exchanged for any peerless martial arts cheats, but there is one thing, whether it is the royal family or the rivers and lakes, everyone in the world wants to get it." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly turned his eyes to look at Ah Yi and sneered, "Don't you also want to tell me that this thing can make people get the method of immortality?" ”

Hearing Xia Xiaoxiao say those two words, Ah Yi didn't have much surprise on his face.

Beigong Yu once said that the things that people in the world want most are power, wealth, and immortality.

At that time, she didn't believe it, she thought it was just their obsession driven by power, and now she doesn't believe it either, immortality, how can such a thing exist?

She knew what Ah Yi wanted to say to her, immortality, if a person can get immortality, what kind of advanced martial arts practice can't? What kind of world can't you get? With enough time, what can't be done on your own terms?

So these people want it.

She doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, nor does she believe that there will be any way to live forever in this world.

Ah Yi squinted at Xia Xiaoxiao, her face was slightly pale, and when she saw that she suddenly turned into the room and took the baggage out, he rushed out, he grabbed her, "Where are you going to go?" ”