The lotus flowers outside the window trembled slightly, there were still unevaporated water droplets flowing back and forth on the lotus leaves, and the ripples on the lake surface slowly spread out, and the world seemed quiet and beautiful.

Ling Jianxian listened to Duan Jiu's eloquent talk about his experience three years ago, and exclaimed in his heart, "It turns out that the surviving lonely and helpless young man in the case of the destruction of the Duan clan, the city lord of Kaiyang City, who shocked the entire continent three years ago, is Xiao Jiu. He felt more relieved to hand over Ling Xueqing to Duan Jiu.

Of course, Ling Jian Immortal was still happy that Duan Jiu was willing to reveal his heart to him, which proved that after saving Duan Jiu's life, he trusted himself even more. Naturally, Ling Jian Xian still had more than half of his emotions out of sympathy and distress for Duan Jiu at this time, and he apologized softly: "I'm sorry, Xiao Jiu, the old man really didn't know that you had such an experience. ”

At this moment, Duan Jiu recalled the past three years ago again, and although his heart did not have the ups and downs at the beginning, he also felt resentment and pain. When he spoke, the corners of his eyes were already ruddy, and he bowed his head and was silent.

Ling Jianxian stretched out his right hand out of the window, and sucked a lotus flower with a "whoosh", the lotus flower was pink and delicate. Ling Jian Immortal took a closer look, and in an instant, the lotus flower suddenly withered, turning into gray petals and floating into the water, only the last of the most complete petals remained in the palm of his hand.

Ling Jian Immortal slowly walked towards Duan Jiu, put the withered lotus petals on the wooden table, and said, "If there is anything that needs the old man, the old man can act at any time, and use this petal as proof." ”

Duan Jiu raised his head slightly and glanced at the petals, dark red to gray, the petals that had lost their moisture could last forever, just like an oath. Duan Jiu understood Ling Sword Immortal's intentions, raised his head and squeezed out a solemn smile, and said, "Senior, don't worry, I'm fine." ”

Ling Jian Immortal laughed twice, and said unseriously: "Remember to Xue Qing." ”

Duan Jiu was stunned, although he didn't know why Ling Jianxian valued him so much, he could indeed feel Ling Jianxian's sincerity. Ling Jianxian seemed to really fall in love with his son-in-law at a glance, and he was obsessed with it.

Ling'er raised her head and smiled: "And Ling'er, my brother wants to take revenge, and Ling'er has always been with my brother." ”

Duan Jiu was extremely relieved, so that both Sword Immortal and Ling'er had no blood relationship with him, but both of them were willing to block their lives for their personal grievances to help themselves. This touch made Duan Jiu feel like family, although he had a smile on his face, his heart had already cried.

Ling Jianxian looked at Ling'er and joked: "After saying so much, it doesn't seem to tell the story of our Ling'er." ”

Ling'er's face changed suddenly when she heard this, as if she had heard something terrible, she was worried, shocked, uneasy and sad, she shook her head and said, "Ling'er has no story. Ling'er's story began with knowing her brother. ”

Seeing that Ling'er was reluctant to reveal it, Ling Jian Immortal thought that Ling'er might also have an unbearable past like Duan Jiu, and it was too cruel for an eight-year-old girl to recall such a painful past, so he smiled and said: "Okay, our Ling'er's story has been forgotten, don't remember it again." ”

Ling'er nodded and said, "Well, Ling'er has forgotten." ”

Duan Jiu has followed Ling'er for three years, and Ling'er has not revealed where her family is in the past three years, perhaps before Duan Jiu, who was raising her. She didn't seem to dare to say it, and Duan Jiu naturally couldn't force Ling'er to explain.

Even if Duan Jiu, like the current Ling Jian Immortal, understood that maybe Ling'er was the key to answering many questions, maybe no matter how closely Duan Jiu kept the existence of such a person as Ling'er secret in the past three years, in fact, there were still others who knew about it, and it was still possible that someone had betrayed her. So Ling'er was not safe from the beginning, but the "owner of the village" or the person who raised Ling'er didn't want to harm her for the time being.

It is even possible that Ling'er is the eyeliner they planted beside Duan Jiu.

Of course, it's not Ling'er's fault. Ling'er is the same as Duan Jiu, but they are all chess pieces in the hands of others, each performing his own duties and taking what he needs.

Talking about this, they also understood that Duan Jiu was framed this time, and it would not be for Ling'er. Because the person who knew Ling'er's existence was the one who owned Ling'er from the beginning, he didn't have to go to great lengths to kill Duan Jiu and get Ling'er back.

The short silence made Ling Jianxian realize the long conversation, causing him to turn the topic away, so he turned back to the topic: "If they didn't come for Ling'er, could it be King Fengyu? King Fengyu may have been looking for you for the past three years, could it be that your identity has been revealed?" King Fengyu knows that you have grown to the point where he is jealous, and this time he deliberately borrowed a knife to kill people, deliberately covering people's eyes and ears, in fact, he wants to kill you all in order to prevent future troubles?"

Duan Jiu shook his head and said, "Although the thought that flashed to me at the beginning was also him, but after thinking about it, I don't think this matter is so simple. Because King Fengyu is ruthless and cautious, he has his own first-class henchmen, and it is not difficult to encircle and suppress me, just like he can find someone to destroy my Duan Mansion in an instant, without leaving any traces. If he wants to kill me with the help of the five great halls, he will definitely make a storm in the city. If after the five great halls kill me, they will definitely calm down and think about this matter after they find out that the Five Sources Sutra is not in my hands. With the strength of the Five Elements Palace, it will inevitably be possible to find out the origin of some "real murderers who steal scriptures", and King Fengyu may also expose his identity. With King Fengyu's prudence, he will not have a grudge with the five major halls. His ambition is to seize power and make the world come to his heart, and the fewer sects and gangs he can offend, the better. ”

Ling Jianxian listened to Duan Jiu's analysis and felt that the head was the Tao. He didn't expect that Duan Jiu had never seen King Fengyu, but he could do it to the point of knowing himself and his opponent. I was amazed and appreciative in my heart, and I stroked my long beard and smiled: "Wonderful, wonderful, interesting." Since this King Fengyu is impossible, then who will you have a deep grudge with?"

Duan Jiu's eyes were solemn, and he said with a wry smile: "Maybe I didn't have a grudge against anyone, but someone wanted to get the Five Sources Sutra, and I just happened to meet me, a "substitute ghost" who could be used. ”

Ling Jianxian knows that life is like a play, although the word "just right" seems too unrigorous and too coincidental, but for life, "just right" is often the best explanation. As his words were, life is always so unpredictable.

Ling Jianxian was about to ask, "Then what should you do next?" but suddenly found that something was wrong. When he got to the point, he suddenly changed his words involuntarily: "No, you know the truth of the matter, why do you still tell the old man the story for most of the day?"

Duan Jiu smiled indifferently: "If the seniors want to listen, I'll just talk about it." ”

It made Jian Xian's heart even happier, indicating that this young man who seemed indifferent on the surface was actually warm-hearted, and he was already like a relative to him. Then he couldn't help laughing, clapped his hands and said, "Interesting, interesting!"

Ling'er tilted her head and looked at Ling Jianxian like a child, looked at Duan Jiu suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong with Grandpa Ling?"

Duan Jiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows." ”

"Who knows. Ling'er learned to shrug her shoulders and couldn't help laughing.

Ling Jian Xian smiled, feeling much smoother physically and mentally, but still unfinished, so he smiled and said, "Xiao Jiu, you wait, I'll go get some wine, let's take a sip." ”

Duan Jiu couldn't understand what Ling Sword Immortal was excited about, but thinking that he said that he was terminally ill and couldn't drink, he wanted to refuse him, but just as he was about to speak, he had already hurriedly ran out of the door.

Ling'er touched her head and asked, "Brother, is Grandpa Ling crazy?"

Duan Jiu sighed and said coldly, "Maybe." ”

Not long after Ling Jianxian went out, Xia Xiaozhu came in with a bowl of potion, and Duan Jiu felt sick to his stomach when he saw the black potion, and he was very resistant in his heart. Obviously I'm fine now, why do I have to drink these bitter and unpleasant potions?

Xia Xiaozhu put down the potion and looked at Duan Jiu suspiciously, Duan Jiu felt inexplicable, but he didn't pay attention to it, picked up the potion, thinking that the long pain was better than the short pain, and was about to drink it all in one gulp.

Xia Xiaozhu suddenly said bitterly: "Did you tell Miss Xiaoxi something?"

Duan Jiu almost didn't spray the potion on Xia Xiaozhu's face, but fortunately, he swallowed the medicine in one gulp at the risk of choking to death, instead of squirting it out.

"Ah, what a bitterness. Duan Jiu felt a pang of discomfort in his stomach.

Xia Xiaozhu continued: "I saw that after Miss Xiaoxi came out of your room, she was worried and sullen all afternoon, what did you say to you?"

Duan Jiu put the bowl back on the tray and said coldly, "I didn't say anything." ”

Xia Xiaozhu didn't believe it, and warned: "Anything else is fine, you dare to hurt Miss Xiaoxi, I, Xia Xiaozhu, am not finished with you." ”

After speaking, Xia Xiaozhu picked up the tray and strode out of the pavilion angrily. Duan Jiu looked at the back, and wrote "Ah?" in his heart, this Xia Xiaozhu met three times, and the three times his attitude was completely different. Duan Jiu thought that this person was fat, but it was already a miracle that he was just agile, but he didn't want his attitude to change as quickly as his skills.

Ling'er watched Xia Xiaozhu walk away, and she also looked at Duan Jiu with wide eyes with curiosity, and asked, "Brother, what did you do to Sister Xiaoxi?"

Duan Jiu looked at Ling'er, how did he know what he had done to Heavenly Maiden Xi? He also wanted to know what he had done to Heavenly Maiden Xi!

Duan Jiu turned his head and was silent.

As soon as Xia Xiaozhu left, Ling Jianxian came in again, really holding a jar of wine and two bowls in his hand, he looked at Duan Jiu and Ling'er with a smile, but saw that the two of them seemed to be angry, Ling'er looked at Duan Jiu, but Duan Jiu looked ahead, and wondered: "What's wrong?"

Ling'er said angrily: "Brother is single-minded!"

"Huh?" Duan Jiu looked at Ling'er in surprise, and for the first time wanted to gag her mouth and reprimand, "What are you talking nonsense?"

Fortunately, Ling Jianxian didn't understand what Ling'er was talking about, thinking that the two of them were playing around and didn't pay attention to it. Poured the wine from the wine jar into two bowls, smelled it, and said with a smile: "Well, it's really fragrant, come, Xiao Jiu taste it." ”

Duan Jiu took it and sniffed it, frowning, where is this wine? This is clearly medicine!

A strong smell of medicinal wine was unusually choking, spreading all around, Ling'er couldn't help but cover her nose when she smelled it, and even slipped away directly, and ran out: "Brother, Ling'er went to play with Sister Xiaoxi." ”

Ling Jianxian said with a smile: "This is a special snake wine made by Senior Liu for the old man, which has the effect of nourishing the lungs and warming the heart. This wine has been soaked for more than five years, and the old man is reluctant to drink it, so I will share it with you today. ”

Duan Jiu smiled bitterly: "The seniors have a heart. ”