Tongzhou Yijia house.

The architectural layout of the Yi family's mansion is neat, the pavilions are staggered, and the charm of elegance and elegance is like being in the gentleness of the Jiangnan garden; The garden is planted with new flowers and plants, surrounded by rockeries and connected with water, pavilions and pavilions, corridors and loops, ten of which are unique.

The whole mansion is arranged by the Jiang family, which was originally the other village of a certain prince of the previous dynasty, and was changed to the mansion of the governor of Tongzhou after the fall of the previous dynasty. Although Jiang Chuanhong served as the governor of Tongzhou, the Jiang family was a prominent family in Tongzhou and had their own mansion and courtyard, which has been abandoned since Jiang became the governor of Tongzhou. Before the Yi family came, Mrs. Jiang arranged for someone to repair and tidy it up, so that she has the current style.

If there was no suffering at the foot of Qishan, the Yi family would be very happy to appreciate the new residence at this time, and even Yi Xiangxiang would sigh how his father could spread a big mansion every time.

But at this time, the Yi family really didn't have that joy, even the footsteps of the servants were gentle, there was no hustle and bustle, and some were just heavy and solemn.

The lights went out early in the courtyard of the second room, but Mrs. Yi and Mrs. Yi here had just sent off Mr. and Mrs. Jiang who came to condole. The two elders were a little worried about the condition of the little granddaughter, so they raised their feet and came to the granddaughter's yard. Although Yi Xiangxiang's courtyard has not yet hung a plaque with the word Yongleju, the people follow the habit of the previous hundred years of county and still call Miss Eight's residence Yongleju.

When the second elder walked into the main house, he saw Yi Xiangxiang sitting in the Huanghuali circle chair with blank eyes, and there was a tray on the table in his right hand, with a bowl of white porridge and some vegetarian dishes on it. Mrs. Yi's Mo touched the outside of the celadon bowl and found that the porridge was already cold, so she asked Le Qi to remove the things and serve a new meal.

Not long after, Le Qi brought hot porridge, and Mo personally fed Yi Xiangxiang with a bowl: "Obediently, eat a little bit, your body is important." ”

There was a choked voice in Mo's voice, which made Yi Xiangxiang's eyes fluctuate a little, she looked at her old grandfather and grandmother, her temples had begun to turn gray, Yi Xiangxiang didn't want to worry the two old people, so she had some dinner.

"Don't worry, grandmother, I'm fine." Yi Xiangxiang smiled far-fetchedly, which made Mo even more distressed.

The second elder didn't stay long, and was persuaded by Yi Xiangxiang to go back to rest. After they left, Yi Xiangxiang remembered that she was a picky eater before, and Mama Li coaxed her to eat and drink like this, and the scene of Mama Li falling into her arms came to mind again, and Yi Xiangxiang hated herself for being so powerless for the first time.

When the time was approaching, the Lin family also came to Yongle House with Yi Luochuan. The Yi family was robbed this time, many guards died under the knife of the mountain bandits in order to protect the master of the Yi family, and many maids and women were injured by the sword, the Lin family has been arranging the bereavement and aftermath since they arrived in Tongzhou, Yi Luochuan saw that she was working hard and helped to deal with it together, so the two of them had to come over to check Yi Xiangxiang's state when they arrived.

Yi Xiangxiang sat in front of the candle flame, listening to the crying in the courtyard in the distance in a daze. Le Qi on the side had gauze wrapped in her hands, she should have been injured in the chaos, she looked at her young lady, and was secretly wiping her tears.

The Lin mother and son walked into the courtyard one by one, and what they saw was as calm as stagnant water. Lin gently hugged his daughter into his arms, and tears slipped down as if a thread had been broken. Yi Luochuan also felt sad, the casualties today were all people who had been with him since he was born, and they were more like family members than servants...... He thought of the Lin guard who grinned when he smiled, Ah Lei, the little maid who guarded the porter every day, and his mother, who was close to Hu Aping, was also the nurse of his sister...... They all fell in a pool of blood, separated from their relatives and friends in this earthly world, heaven and man.

Yi Luochuan wiped away the tears on his face and said to his sister: "Mama in the spirit of heaven doesn't want you to be like this, sister, Mama saved you all by heart, you should live well with her expectations." ”

When Yi Xiangxiang heard this, she lay in Lin's arms and began to cry, crying and falling asleep. By the time she woke up again, the lights had been turned off. She got up and got dressed herself, not wanting to alarm the outside world.

"Leqi, I want to go and see Mama, you can come with me." A mourning hall was set up in the side courtyard, where the Yi family's victimized guards and mothers-in-law were parked; Lin was grateful for their sacrifice of their lives and invited a senior monk to recite scriptures for him.

The kneeling people in the side courtyard had already returned to the house to rest, leaving only a group of monks who knocked on the wooden fish and recited the mantra of death; In the center of the mourning hall, there is a big "lay" word tie flower, and dozens of wooden coffins are shockingly placed in front of it; The wind in the middle of the night carried a hint of coolness, and the mourning hall looked weird. Yi Xiangxiang was not afraid at all, I saw her walk over slowly, caressing the wooden coffins with her bare hands, and when she came to Mama Li's coffin, she saw Ah Ping still kneeling on the floor burning the paper.

Ah Ping is the son of Hong Xi's shopkeeper and Mama Li, and he is by Yi Luochuan's side. When Mama Li was killed today, he was desperately protecting Yi Luochuan. At this time, he didn't have the hustle and bustle of killing during the day, just kneeling there in a thin linen robe, with tears on his face.

Yi Xiangxiang also knelt down and picked up the paper and burned it, and Ah Ping was about to stop it when he saw it, but the latter waved his hand to signal him not to make a sound.

It wasn't until the time was approaching that Yi Xiangxiang got up and said to Ah Ping, "I will definitely avenge them." Her tone was calm as if there were no waves, but the firmness in her words made Ah Ping not have the slightest doubt.

The reason why Yi Xiangxiang left the mourning hall was because the front yard sent someone to report that Zhou Jiaotou had found Qingxuan.

In Yongle Juli, Qing Xuanse shrank in the corner of the room, her dress was already in tatters, and now she was wearing Zhou Jiaotou's robe. Qing Xuan trembled like a broken ragdoll, and everyone who approached was attacked by her. When Yi Xiangxiang came over, she saw Qing Xuan screaming and pushing Qiao'er away and running to another corner where no one was around, squatting, and muttering, "Don't touch me, don't touch me......"

The things in the room had been smashed to pieces, and Yi Xiangxiang saw Qing Xuan's bare feet stepping on those porcelain shards, and she was instantly drenched in blood, and her heart ached like a knife. She held back her tears and slowly approached Qingxuan, Qiao'er was afraid that Qingxuan would attack Miss, so she wanted to stop her, but was stopped by Leqi.

"Qingxuan, Qingxuan......" Yi Xiangxiang called her name, and tears unconsciously flowed down her face.

"Ahh Don't come here, you're all bad people! Villain! Don't come here! Qing Xuan held his head in his hands and broke down and shouted.

Yi Xiangxiang wiped away her tears and said, "Qingxuan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid...... It's me, we're home, don't be afraid...... No one can hurt you anymore......" She slowly approached Qing Xuan, gently stroking Qing Xuan's back and soothing her.

"Home?" Qing Xuan put down her hand and looked at Yi Xiangxiang, her eyes finally returned to clarity, she rushed over and hugged Yi Xiangxiang and cried: "Miss! Miss ......"

The master and servant hugged their heads and cried, and the people around them also silently wiped their tears.

After about half a burnt of incense, Qing Xuan felt the pain on his body and exhaled softly. Yi Xiangxiang instructed Qiao'er to take Qingxuan down to wash and heal his injuries; After Qingxuan left, Hou Zhou Jiaotou knelt down on one leg in front of Yi Xiangxiang and said, "Miss, it's a dereliction of duty on a subordinate." The subordinates led people to look for two hours before they found Miss Qingxuan in the mountain stream...... At that time, Miss Qingxuan was already ......"

Zhou Jiaotou led people in groups to look for Qing Xuan in the mountains and forests, and when they found people, Qing Xuan had been humiliated and abandoned in the mountain stream. Zhou Jiaotou almost thought that the person was gone, but when he got closer, he probed his nose and found that the person was still alive, so he saved him. Thinking that those mountain bandits should have felt that it was troublesome to bring people up the mountain, so they gave Qingxuan to the ...... at the bottom of the mountain After they threw people into the mountain stream, they thought that Qingxuan would definitely die, but they didn't expect Yi Xiangxiang to send someone back to search and rescue.

"yes, I see. Zhou Jiaotou has worked hard today, so hurry down to heal and rest. Yi Xiangxiang said with sad eyes.

When Zhou Jiaotou left Yi Xiangxiang's courtyard, Yi Xiangxiang was stunned in the candlelight for a while, and then he seemed to suddenly think of something and said, "Invite that young man from the Mo family over." ”

Mo Zhaoxi followed the Yi family to the Yi Mansion and is now staying in the guest room.

So not long after the child, Mo Zhaoxi, who had been sleeping in his dream, was sleeping peacefully, he hadn't dared to really sleep for a long time, and now he was out of danger and took off his guard, and he was snoring from sleep. But the snoring didn't last in the night, and he was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who?" Although he fell asleep, his vigilance still existed, and Mo Zhaoxi, who heard the knock on the door, instantly regained his clarity, and immediately picked up the sword placed on the bed; A year of sleepless nights had already caused him to have a stress reaction, and the first action he made when he heard a knock on the door was to hold his sword.

"Master Mo, our young lady is invited." Although the little guy outside the door was frightened by this sharp question, he still spoke very politely.

After hearing this, Mo Zhaoxi quickly got up and put on his robe and opened the door, and there was a handsome little guy standing at the door, holding a warm yellow lantern in his hand; Mo Zhaoxi stepped out of the room with a sword, and followed the little servant to Yi Xiangxiang's Yongle Residence.

In Yongle Juli, there are no lights except for the main house. Yi Xiangxiang didn't want to worry the elders so much that she came to check in the middle of the night, and even in the main house, she only let Le Qi leave two candles, and the rest had been blown out.

"Mo Zhaoxi, thank you for your rescue today!" After Mo Zhaoxi walked into the house, he knelt down on one foot and saluted Yi Xiangxiang.

Yi Xiangxiang's face was unwavering, and she said softly: "You know in your heart that if you don't break into our convoy today, we won't save you at all." The gentle but to the point words unabashedly revealed the true thoughts in her heart.

"It's all your fault!" Mo Zhaoxi is also very self-blaming for implicating others.

Yi Xiangxiang knew that no matter how much she said now, it was useless, this pain had already been caused, and she might never be able to make up for it. She didn't want to blame Mo Zhaoxi, he was able to escape, which meant that his life should not be extinguished. People have a basic desire to survive, and if Yi Xiangxiang is in a different place by herself, she will not let go of the opportunity to regain her freedom, but this does not mean that she will let go of those who started it. Yi Xiangxiang fiddled with the tea lid and said, "Get up and sit down, talk about Qishanzhai." ”

Mo Zhaoxi didn't know what Yi Xiangxiang meant, but looking at his actions in the mountains and forests today and the undeniable tone he was showing now, after he sat down, he naturally began to explain everything he knew in detail.

A year ago, Mo Zhaoxi's grandfather, Mo University, retired to the court and returned to the court with the Mo family; As for why he went into hiding, Mo Zhaoxi didn't know the details, he only knew that his grandfather suddenly resigned early, and he had to take the family to retreat. As the head of the Mo family and a high-ranking person, no one in the clan would object to the arrangement he made, so the Mo family quickly packed up their things and left Kyoto as quickly as possible.

The Mo family is a native of Jizhou, although it is necessary to pass through Tongzhou from Kyoto to Jizhou, but as long as it passes through the Tongzhou wharf, there is no need to pass through Qishan, and Kyoto can reach Jizhou along the canal. But the grandfather said that he couldn't get on a boat and had to take a dry road, so he chose a carriage to set off from Kyoto; It is precisely because of this that he was attacked while passing through Qishan.

The mountain bandits killed more than 100 members of the Mo family, all the female dependents were raped, and all the men except Mo Zhaoxi were killed. Mo Zhaoxi and some of the female dependents were arrested and returned to Qishan Village, and then Mo Zhaoxi was taken by the owner of the village as an apprentice and locked up in the back mountain of Qishan Village to practice martial arts, and the female dependents have been tortured to death one after another.

Yi Xiangxiang felt really strange when she heard this, what was the secret of Scholar Mo's early resignation? The canal waterway goes straight down to Jizhou, why do you take the dry road if you can save half of the time? And didn't anyone tell Master Mo about the law of the fifteenth day of the first month of Qishan Mountain Bandits? She thought so, and asked so.

"I really don't know that at that time, Jiang Chuanhong Jiang had told his father to avoid this time, but my grandfather had to go on the road despite public opinion." In fact, all these anomalies and problems are also questions that Mo Zhaoxi has always hidden in his heart.

"What is Broken Dust?" Yi Xiangxiang is no longer entangled in those questions that have no answers for the time being.

"It's a kind of poison, eating it can make people forget the past and wash their muscles and veins, and they are only dedicated to practicing martial arts!" Mo Zhaoxi replied.

"How did you carry its medicinal properties?" Yi Xiangxiang heard the words of the scab face, and the question just now was just confirmed, and now the real question was raised.

"I did forget! But I once went out of the back mountain to find the owner of the village...... At that time, I called him master, and I wanted to ask him for guidance on my new sword moves...... I bumped into ...... I saw that they had raped and killed my sister, and I was stimulated to remember everything. Mo Zhaoxi thought of the scene at that time, his sister Mo Xiaoxiao died tragically under a group of men, all bruises and bruises on her body, and her open pupils were full of hatred. Mo Zhaoxi almost collapsed at that time, and the tragic death of his sister stimulated him, and he woke up in the dust.

"You've been to Qishan, can you remember the route?" Yi Xiangxiang looked at Mo Zhaoxi's clenched fists, knowing that he remembered something bad, she changed the topic and asked the key, because as long as she remembered the detailed route, she could send someone to sneak up.

Mo Zhaoxi shook his head and said, "I was blindfolded when I went up, and when I escaped, I was on a rampage, and I didn't have time to observe the route." And they were guarded at every intersection, and I was almost blocked all the way, and I couldn't remember where I was. ”

"Who are the people in the Qishan Cottage? Why is the descent time fixed? Yi Xiangxiang also knew that Mo Zhaoxi had little hope of understanding the route, so she told her doubts these days, she always felt that those people were not simple.

Mo Zhaoxi shook his head again and said: "I only know that they are not ordinary mountain bandits, it was said that there were also officers and soldiers who caught them alive, but they were all silent about the situation in Qishanzhai, if they were just ordinary mountain bandits, they would definitely not have the perseverance to keep their mouths shut." ”

Yi Xiangxiang looked at Mo Zhaoxi and shook her head continuously, understanding that there were only so many questions he could answer, she said solemnly after taking a sip of tea: "Okay, now I'll ask you one last question!" ”

"Miss, excuse me!" Xu was due to the atmosphere, Mo Zhaoxi knelt on one knee again, but Yi Xiangxiang did not stop him.

"Do you want revenge?" Yi Xiangxiang said lightly, as if revenge was a very simple thing.

Mo Zhaoxi's eyes shone brightly, and he didn't know why, he had an inexplicable sense of trust in Yi Xiangxiang: "The rest of your life is only to live for revenge!" He replied in a firm tone.

"Five years, I'll just give you five years! I'll give you the best masters, give you enough money, give you a complete training program...... In five years, I want a team that can make it to Qishan! Yi Xiangxiang's words at the moment surprised Le Qi, Qishanzhai has been standing for a hundred years, how can anyone be able to attack it within five years?

But Mo Zhaoxi believed in Yi Xiangxiang's words very much at the moment, and he kowtowed: "Kneel down Miss Xie, and I will take Miss Xiang's head in the future!" ”

"You don't have to thank me, they killed my Yifu servants and guards, and I will turn the cottage into ashes. You and I both have enmity with Qishan, and it is difficult to be happy if we don't kill them in this life. Yi Xiangxiang was still very cold in her words, but her tone was full of determination.

Before Mo Zhaoxi could speak, he heard a "squeak" when Qingxuan pushed the door and walked in, only to see her walk up to Yi Xiangxiang and kneel down and say, "Miss, please let me learn martial arts together!" ”

Qing Xuan had finished grooming at this time, and with gauze wrapped around her feet, she stuffed her feet into two bulky cloth shoes. She was still limping when she walked, and it was very difficult to be supported by Qiao'er. At this moment, Qing Xuan still remembered the story of the mermaid told by the young lady before, but the mermaid went ashore and turned her leg to endure the pain in order to repay the prince's kindness, and she came in with a lime leg to beg the young lady to let her join the revenge team.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at Qing Xuan's face was still pale, her fair face and neck were covered with marks, she was wearing a water blue dress, her black hair poured down without decoration, and there was water flowing from the wash.

"You've never learned martial arts, you have no foundation, and you're not suitable to join." Yi Xiangxiang decisively refused, her guilt towards Qingxuan had to be filled with a lifetime of protection, and she would definitely not let her suffer that sin.

"Miss! I know you don't want me to suffer! But I want to kill those scum myself! Qing Xuan's eyes were full of hatred and begging.

Yi Xiangxiang pondered for a long time, and Qing Xuan kept begging. Yi Xiangxiang couldn't take Qingxuan's tough attitude, she knew that even if she stopped it, with Qingxuan's stubborn nature, she would definitely practice it secretly. So Yi Xiangxiang could only say: "You really think about it?" ”

Qing Xuan immediately kowtowed when he heard this: "Ask Miss to be fulfilled!" ”

"Okay, I'll do it!" At this point, Yi Xiangxiang could only nod.

"Miss, don't worry, your subordinates will definitely take care of Miss Qingxuan!" Mo Zhaoxi has already claimed to be a subordinate.

Yi Xiangxiang waved her hand and said, "No, you don't need to take care of it!" Mo Zhaoxi, you have to remember that in the next training, if you can't train them hard, then they are likely to die in the future because their skills are not as good as others! I want you to give them the most brutal training according to my plan, and there must be no mercy! Including yourself! ”

Yi Xiangxiang's words shocked Mo Zhaoxi, and he found that this girl had an unusual thinking. And what she said is not wrong, only if they have their own strength, they will not die!

"Subordinates take orders!" If Mo Zhaoxi's previous belief was only 80%, Yi Xiangxiang's words just now filled the remaining 20%.

Yi Xiangxiang sat down in the circle chair again, let Mo Zhaoxi, Qingxuan and Le Qi sit down, and she asked, "Was the mountain bandit who was caught back taken away by Shouzheng?" ”

"Miss Hui, she was taken away by Shouzheng and is now locked up in the prison cell of the Yamen. The mountain bandit is known as the "Six Masters" in the cottage, and he will never explain the matter of the Qishan Village, so that Lord Jiang may sentence him to be beheaded at noon tomorrow. Mo Zhaoxi said.

Because Yixi Lake has not yet arrived in Tongzhou and handed over to Jiang Chuanhong, it is the current Zhizhou of Tongzhou or Jiang Chuanhong.

Yi Xiangxiang pondered for a while and said, "Mo Zhaoxi, I will go to my grandfather's place tomorrow morning, and after breakfast, I will ask him to take you to the government to find Master Jiang to raise someone." This six-master can't die yet, I'll keep it useful. ”

Although Mo Zhaoxi didn't know what Yi Xiangxiang was going to do with the people, he didn't ask too much and gave up his promise.

"Alright, you all go down and rest!" Yi Xiangxiang said tiredly pinching her temples.

"Miss, the name Mo Zhaoxi is not suitable to appear again, Mo asks Miss to give her a name." Mo Zhaoxi saw that Yi Xiangxiang was about to stop the conversation, so he opened his mouth again before leaving.

In the Li Dynasty, the master's name is a kind of trust in the servant, and Mo Zhaoxi's request is also an indirect sign of loyalty; What he wants to express is that no matter whether revenge can succeed or not, he will serve Yi Xiangxiang in this life, and there is no such person as Mo Zhaoxi in this world.

"Then in the future, you will be called Mo Wen!"