It was a cloudy day.

Later, Yin Qiushui could always remember the sound of the babbling stream in the rocks in the mountains - the sound that was forever passing and far away, like a metaphor for fate.

She thought that maybe the moment she saw Lu Qiming and Sheng Yucheng coming together, she had already given up.

......

There is a stream on the slope outside the cave. When Lu Qiming arrived, Yin Qiushui was standing on the side of the steep slope opposite the stream with a small flute tightly.

Lu Qiming didn't get too close. He glanced at the woman's slightly trembling arm, stopped, and said, "Senior Sister Yin is preparing to threaten me with a little flute?"

"No!" Yin Qiushui hurriedly shook his head and let go of his hand as if clarified, "I just want to ......"

Under the gaze of everyone, her expression changed several times, and finally she slowly lowered her head and pleaded: "I just want to please, no, please listen carefully to what I say." ”

Lu Qiming was silent for a moment and said, "Please speak." ”

In the wide cuffs that hung down, Yin Qiushui's hand held the jade pendant of Sheng Yucheng, and let go like a loss. She slowly looked at Lu Qiming again.

"I ......"

Originally, he had prepared so many words thousands of times, but when he met the young man's calm and clear gaze, Yin Qiushui could only feel deep powerlessness.

- He knows. He knows it all. He already knew.

Yin Qiushui was silent for a long time, and finally gave up those pale excuses, and only said in a low voice: "Everything is borne by me alone." All the things that shouldn't be done, it's all me. ”

After saying that, she fell to the ground facing Lu Qiming, and choked up: "I ask Senior Brother Lu to take care of the friendship of the same family and save him...... Please save him!"

Lu Qiming turned sideways and sighed, "I know that Senior Sister Yin didn't know about these things before-"

"No! Don't!" Yin Qiushui looked up in horror and pleaded bitterly, "Don't say any more...... Senior Brother Lu, I beg you, just let things be okay like this, is it okay for me to do well? Just report it to the Martial Academy, and make it like this! Okay......

Lu Qiming was silent for a while.

That's right.

Originally, if there was anyone who was completely innocent in this series of incidents, it would be Yin Qiushui.

The Yin family had a bad relationship with her, Yu Chengran deliberately concealed it, and she was willing to deceive herself and pretend to be deaf and dumb - so before Lu Qiming's arrival, Yin Qiushui didn't know anything except for a small part of her husband's secret conversation with someone she overheard.

However, in this case, with extremely limited information, and only one day and night of exhaustion, Yin Qiushui was able to force all the evidence on the surface to point against herself, and let Yu Chengran stay out of the matter - this is really the ultimate that she can do alone, and perhaps she has exhausted her life's work.

If the person who took over the task of the Martial Academy was not Lu Qiming, if Lu Qiming did not have the conditions for the Lu clan behind him to collect information, maybe Yin Qiushui would have really succeeded. Pity.

"Please believe that Senior Sister has no sense of accomplishment for me to tell the so-called truth. Lu Qiming sighed and said sincerely: "If this matter is only about you and me, why don't I stay silent." But except for the senior sister who doesn't need the truth, everyone else needs it very much. ”

"Including Senior Brother Yu Chengran. ”

Lu Qiming looked in the other direction and said softly, "Senior Brother Yu, did you say yes?"

In the shadow of the tree, the thin young man walked out calmly, silently facing Lu Qiming with a deep bow.

"Brother Cheng?!" Yin Qiushui's body softened, and he lost his voice: "Why-"

Yu Chengran smiled slightly bitterly and sighed: "Qiushui, the night before yesterday has scared me enough, you can't expect me to be fooled a second time." ”

"I see," Lu Qiming understood, and said, "The note I left for Senior Sister Yin in the black box was put away by you first." ”

"Yes. Yu Chengran looked at his wife who was in a trance not far away, and his eyes were extremely soft. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Autumn water...... She doesn't know yet. ”

Lu Qiming bowed his head slightly and was silent.

Yu Chengran took out an old booklet with yellowed paper and said calmly: "In the past few years, I have personally written down all those who have owed the Martial Academy in this account book, and most of the autumn water is not clear. In recent years, most of the real operations of the villa have been outside Kunyang City, and the value of the two is almost offset. I added the details to the last few pages of this booklet before I came. At that time, I will bother Senior Brother Lu and hand it over to the Martial Academy. ”

Lu Qiming nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Yu Chengran glanced at Sheng Yucheng and said, "Those things outside the Martial Academy, the prince and Senior Brother Lu have long been clear, I have nothing to say." It's just autumn water ......"

After a pause, Yu Chengran raised his head and looked at Lu Qiming, and said earnestly: "The current situation in Qiushui, the junior brother is very clear. I no longer have the opportunity to repay my brother's kindness, and I shouldn't have made any more supplications...... But the relationship between Qiushui and the Yin family has never been good, and once this incident passes, I am afraid that they will be even more embarrassed Qiushui. ”

He smiled bitterly and said softly: "Qiushui's talent in cultivation is much higher than mine, if it weren't for my drag for so many years, Qiushui's cultivation would definitely not have stagnated at the beginning of Xiao Zhoutian." And she has made a lot of achievements in puppetry, and she likes children the most...... Can you ask Senior Brother Lu to read the little merit of going to Lu's station to remind her of her that night in Qiushui, and give Qiushui a chance to return to the martial arts academy to teach? Just ask Senior Brother Lu to help her introduce her, and the rest will ......."

"I don't want it!"

Yin Qiushui struggled with all her strength to regain the ability to speak again, and she shook her head vigorously, completely unacceptable, "Why! Why did you come?!

Yu Chengran smiled bitterly: "Autumn water ......"

"All of this I've done—" Yin Qiushui staggered to his feet, as if he wanted to pounce on him, "All of this!"

But for a moment she couldn't take her strength, and the woman fell to her knees again, hiding her face and weeping: "--It's all to keep you out of the matter! Why did you come?"

Yu Chengran was silent.

He walked over slowly, crouched down, and whispered, "Don't always embarrass yourself like this...... Qiushui, don't work too hard. He sighed, "I can't hide it." ”

"I know, I know, I know!"

Yin Qiushui covered his ears and screamed, suddenly pushed Yu Chengran away, staggered back, pointed at him and choked up, "You also take me as a joke, right?"

"Autumn—"

"And you!" Yin Qiushui pointed at Lu Qiming fiercely.

"You!" pointed to Sheng Yucheng, and then to Xiao Dizi, "You!"

"You!

She pointed to the flowers, trees, streams, and stones, to the void, the empty distant mountains and the canopy, and to all the things that could signify. Her cheeks flushed sickly, and she snapped, "All of you know the outcome, don't you? Just to see if I'm a ridiculous fool! All of you—all of you are the same!"

"Qiushui!" Yu Chengran hurriedly grabbed her wrist, not forcefully, not forcefully. He looked at Lu Qiming nervously and pleaded again, "Senior Brother Lu......"

"I know. Lu Qiming sighed and stepped forward.

Yin Qiushui didn't even notice Lu Qiming approaching, but she had calmed down. She leaned on Cheng Ran's arms a little weakly, and only cried silently.

After a long time, she murmured, "Yes, it's useless. I also know it's useless. But what can I do? Do you want me to watch you die? I can't do it, I really can't do it. ”

Lu Qiming sensed that the woman's aura had stabilized again, so he didn't come any closer. The little flute came quietly and stood close to him on his right hand.

The air was quiet, except for the woman's suppressed sobs.

Yu Chengran sighed in a low voice: "You are like this to me, how can I be the same to you? I can't let you bear all this for me anyway." If that were the case, why did I have to struggle to survive?"

"If ......," Yin Qiushui suddenly muttered to himself, "If Senior Brother Shen Xing's incident, you didn't agree to the request of those people in the Sheng Dynasty, it wouldn't have been like this—it wouldn't have made a big mistake, and Senior Brother Lu would definitely save you!, right?"

Yu Chengran was silent.

"No, no, in that case, Senior Brother Lu won't come back at all, Brother Cheng, you will still ......" The woman shook her head slowly, and once again couldn't help crying bitterly: "Oh my God, my God, Brother Cheng, how can I save you!

Yu Chengran was stunned for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Qiushui, it is really the best thing in the world that I can have you in this life...... Now I think of it, those who used to be greedy," he sighed, and muttered, "I am afraid that in the future I will lose your blessings, I ......"

He shook his head and didn't continue, but instead persuaded softly: "Qiushui, let's look away." How can you put people at ease?"

Yin Qiushui kept shaking his head, crying silently.

Looking at the two of them, Lu Qiming frowned and said, "Aren't you going to tell your wife personally?"

Yin Qiushui gradually came back to her senses, and looked at her husband with a slightly blank look.

Yu Chengran clenched his hands into fists and slowly released them. He was silent for a long time, and finally sighed faintly: "I am not worthy...... I was no longer worthy of being a father. I only hope that in the future, they will have nothing to do with me as a person. Just...... Please don't implicate my sins in the innocent people. ”

Yin Qiushui's eyes widened involuntarily.

What the...... What do you mean?, she thought, blankly.

However, she couldn't ask any more, she watched in horror as Yu Chengran's face quickly turned gray.

"Qiushui, I'm sorry. Yu Chengran smiled apologetically at her, and whispered softly: "I left you a long letter at home." Let's go back and check it out. ”

For a moment, Yin Qiushui stiffened and couldn't move, only to feel a roar in his ears, and his consciousness was dizzy from falling into the endless abyss. She stared blankly at Yu Chengran's gradually turning blue face, her mind was full of chaotic fragments, but she couldn't connect the finished sentences at all-

Poisonous?when?poison?why?Brother Cheng?

She didn't know how to react, so she just sat blankly where she was.

Yu Chengran's breathing became irrepressibly rapid, he looked at Lu Qiming pleadingly, and said with difficulty but clearly: "From today on, there will be no more Yu Chengran in the world. Qiushui is still the most ordinary and innocent martial arts academy fellow, please Lu ...... Lu Gongzi treats everyone equally...... To her...... Give a helping hand......"

Lu Qiming's eyebrows frowned, he strode to Yin Qiushui's side, his fingers took her wrist vein for a moment, closed his eyes, and first sealed the big acupoints around Yu Chengran with a silver needle with his backhand, and at the same time signaled Xiao Dizi to give Yin Qiushui a potion, and then turned around to check Yu Chengran's condition.

In Cheng Ran's puzzled gaze, Lu Qiming said expressionlessly: "You don't have to look at me, I can't really save your life, but I don't want to see Senior Sister Yin immediately dragged down by you." ”

After that, Lu Qiming flicked his sleeve and withdrew the silver needle, slapped Yu Cheng and then the back with a light palm, saw that he vomited out the black blood, and then casually threw him a porcelain bottle.

"You know your own physical condition. How long you can live after today's toss can only depend on your luck. ”

Yu Chengran took it silently.

Lu Qiming said lightly: "You don't need to prove it in such a tragic way. You knew in your heart that no matter from the position of the Martial Academy or the Lu Clan, it would not be up to me to take your life. The rest of your affairs, the prince of the Dasheng Dynasty, are here, and I don't need to worry about them. As for your worries about Senior Sister Yin, it is even more groundless. Such a style does not have the slightest benefit except for making Senior Sister Yin more sad. ”

Yu Chengran smiled bitterly: "But now, what can I do?"

Sheng Yucheng leaned over and interjected: "You can find a place that we can't see, and die quietly by yourself." ”

Lu Qiming shook his head slightly.

It was only at this time that Yin Qiushui eased up a little, and cautiously approached Yu Chengran, staring at it without blinking, as if he was afraid that he would disappear out of thin air.

Lu Qiming sighed silently and said, "Senior Sister Yin, you are pregnant, take care of yourself in the future." ”

After that, he didn't wait for Yin Qiushui's reaction, gently patted Xiao Dizi's shoulder, and turned around.

"Let's go. ”

The girl hurriedly followed, but she still couldn't help but glance back at the past, and whispered, "Master, don't you care?"

Lu Qiming sighed lightly: "I can't control it." ”

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