I don't know if it's a meeting this time, the "bow over the girl" is like a shock, and people can't catch the corners of their clothes.

Ouyang Rong wore a mask and stood in front of the door for a while before turning around.

"Brother, I'll do this kind of thing."

"It's fine."

Ouyang Rong shook his head, squatted by the well water, and buried his head in cleaning the night pot.

There is a faint warm flow in the meridians in the body.

It was the second Rejuvenation Pill swallowed at dawn, and the medicinal power was evaporating, and the dark wound caused by the original snow-white sword qi was slowly recovering.

But Ouyang Rong's mind was not on it.

Rather, it fell into a state of mystery.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the aura flowing in the limbs and the eight veins of the strange meridians suddenly became lighter.

It's like a camel with a load, suddenly leaving behind a pile of heavy luggage and walking briskly.

This wonderful feeling is not unfamiliar to Ouyang Rong.

At the end of last year, when he was about to leave Longcheng to go to Jiangzhou, he went to Aqing's house with a bad heart, and after answering Liu's mother's question, he was also in a mood that suddenly brightened, and the aura turned faster.

This is a symbol of feeling and cultivating for diligence.

At the beginning, he had reached the Nine Perfections, but now.

The eighth product of the sword-wielding man, "Craftsman", was "confused" and digested part of it this morning.

"From the beginning of the eighth grade, have you advanced to the middle level of Xiaocheng......?"

Ouyang Rong squatted by the sink, while burying his head in cleaning, he silently looked inward.

It should be that I just had to pass by with the embroidery girl, and there was a certain abrupt feeling that made the bottleneck break suddenly.

However, there may also be a reason why I realized the "dependent arising emptiness" of the craftsman's natal supernatural power last night.

Ouyang Rong was silent.

It's obviously a step forward in cultivation, but the mood is not very happy.

The eighth product of the sword-bearer, he entered it with the true intention of the craftsman's sword, and he chose the road of "craftsman".

Only by getting through it can we break through this product and enter a higher world.

First of all, what does it mean to get through?

According to Ouyang Rong's current estimate, only by summing up the sword trick can it be regarded as a walk, and it can be regarded as a symbolic consummation, otherwise he will always be trapped in this realm and hesitate for the rest of his life.

Secondly, what is the road of "craftsmanship"?

According to the secrets revealed by the little junior sister, among the big forces on the mountain, the name of each product is the cultivation direction summarized by the predecessors.

In the same way, what is the true meaning of craftsmanship?

Craftsmen, craftsmen, are ordinary works that lack spirituality and characteristics...... According to what he saw and heard in Dragon City, it is concluded that craftsmanship is the creation of myths in the mortal world.

Therefore, the road of craftsmanship is also an ordinary road, to be precise, an ordinary road to mythology.

It seems a bit contradictory to understand.

And after experiencing the fact that he was just close at hand but couldn't meet, Ouyang Rong was also a little melancholy at the moment.

"Wearing a mask, one identity after another, hide yourself, move forward in a low-key manner, and finally reach the other side and achieve the ultimate goal...... It's like playing. ”

Ouyang Rong muttered to himself.

At this time, Ah Qing walked over, squatted down next to him, handed out an object, and asked in a low voice:

"Brother, this jade ......"

Ouyang Rong said softly: "Take it." You are not small, and there are some things that you need to decide by yourself. ”

"Oh."

Ah Qing was not pretentious, put away the jade, lowered his head, and fell into thought.

After a while, she hesitated and asked, "Is Brother's injury ...... them?"

Ouyang Rong turned his head to look at her.

The latter was immediately silenced.

The two tacitly agreed, stopped talking, and after cleaning the night pot, they went back to the house together.

Ouyang Rong didn't take off his mask, nor did he leave immediately.

After returning to the house, after dutifully feeding Liu's mother and drinking the medicine, he honestly ate breakfast.

In the morning, Ouyang Rong continued to wear Liu Ashan's fake body and was busy in Sanhui Courtyard.

Do housework for Ah Qing for a while, and help Yun Niang cook for a while.

And so, half a day passed.

At noon, the family had another lunch in silence.

After the meal, Ouyang Rong and Ah Qing went to the sink in the courtyard to clean the dishes and chopsticks.

Suddenly, Ouyang Rong faintly heard a crisp bell, he didn't look up, and he caught a glimpse of a white shadow flashing outside the courtyard wall on the southeast side, on a tree higher than the wall.

A woman in a white dress with a red string bell tied to her ankle seemed to jump off the treetops and float away.

I don't know when she came, or maybe she never walked there at all?

Obviously, he had been monitoring Sanhui Courtyard for a long time, and it was not until he left in vain that Ouyang Rong, who was as careful as a hair, noticed a little sound, and there was no sign before.

This woman's spiritual qi cultivation is definitely much higher than Ouyang Rong's.

It's just that I don't know who this white shadow who didn't leak the footbell until he lifted his guard and left before leaving, who is ranked in the Yunmeng Sword Ze Female Monarch Palace.

In the courtyard, by the sink, a certain wooden man looked as usual, still silently washing dishes.

went on like this, and he stayed with Ah Qing, Liu Mu, and Yun Niang for another afternoon.

During this period, I didn't find the group of Wu Yue female cultivators again.

After dinner, after washing the dishes again, Ouyang Rong returned to the main house, and coaxed Liu Mu to sleep with Ah Qing and Yun Niang, before he stood up and faded away Liu Ashan's false shadow in the dim room where only one light was lit.

Temporarily de-alerted.

Ah Qing and Yun Niang didn't feel scared when they saw the simple blood-stained bronze mask on his face that had not been taken off.

Looking at Ouyang Rong's movements, they also roughly understood the meaning.

Yun Niang glanced at the quiet sister-in-law, turned around silently, and went to help Lang Jun, who was about to leave, get the long wooden box that was hidden.

Ah Qing asked in a low voice, "Brother is safe?" ”

"Hmm. It's kind of fooling the past, thanks to you, it's hard work. ”

"Brother is the hardest."

Ouyang Rong was silent, and suddenly asked, "Ah Qing is not curious, what did I do last night?" ”

Ah Qing didn't answer, and went to stuff the bag containing the remaining two new coats into Ouyang Rong's hand, the girl's little thumb lifted the hair in front of her forehead to her ears, and under the orange candlelight, her little face smiled sweetly:

"Brother looks so good in this black dress."

Ouyang Rong was a little dumbfounded, looking at the girl's smiling face, his mood was brighter, he lowered his head and thought about it, and asked some words in his heart:

"You went out this morning and shouted for the return of the jade, did you see the person standing next to the orchid? Is there a girl with a bow at the back of her head? ”

"Yes. Ribbon ......"

Ah Qing nodded:

"It's the one standing on the right side of Big Sister Orchid, this young lady is thin, quiet, carrying a sword, standing with her head down, I don't know what I'm looking at, when the others heard me shouting, they all turned back, but she didn't move, her back was facing me, and I didn't see her appearance clearly, but looking at the back, it should be very good-looking......"

Speaking of this, she glanced at her brother who was thinking about it.

"Didn't you turn back...... Ouyang Rong pursed his lips.

Ah Qing suddenly said: "Brother knows her, she is still very familiar." ”

When Ouyang Rong heard this, he couldn't help but say, "How do you know...... Why? ”

Ah Qing said softly: "The bow she tied was taught by my brother, did my brother forget, when we first met last year, we were also in the temple, and you stayed for dinner at that time......"

As she spoke, the delicate girl buried her head, silently lifted the hem of her blouse, and looked at Ouyang Rong, who was surprised, revealing the bow tie on her thin waist.

The atmosphere is silent...... Although it is not a wide shirt to untie the belt, this posture of lifting his shirt facing the man and faintly revealing a little lining still makes Ah Qing, who is bound by the strict etiquette of this era, blush, and looks away from Ouyang Rong, her tone is serious:

"I've never seen anyone else use it, only the Brotherhood, so Brother should have taught her, Brother is very familiar with her."

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips and didn't bother to explain, this should have been taught by Ye Weilai's girl.

He was silent for a moment and asked, "Is there anything special about her neck?" ”

Ah Qing was stunned for a moment, her little face seemed to be trying to remember, and replied softly:

"It seems to have a shallow red mark, and I don't know if it's a wound or a birthmark......

Ouyang Rong fell silent for a moment.

"What's wrong with Brother?" A-Qing asked with concern.

In front of the bed, the fox-faced Confucian shook his head and did not answer.

He actually wanted to answer, it might not be a birthmark, but a tooth mark, a tooth mark that had been bitten deeply.

The words were swallowed back in the end, and the taste in his mouth was indescribable.

From this point of view, Ouyang Rong's original guess was correct, the dumb girl embroidered girl and the volunteer who took care of him under the pseudonym Zhao in Sanhui Courtyard were the same person, and the "dream deception" that Ouyang Rong vaguely remembered was probably also a real thing, which happened in the courtyard at his feet.

It's hard to calm down.

In the morning, Yun Niang returned with a sword box stained with well water.

Ouyang Rong said goodbye with a heavy heart, lowered his head and took the sword box, and plunged into the dark night wind outside the door.

Ah Qing and Yun Niang watched silently.

……

The next day, in the morning.

The convoy of Jiangzhou Beijia and Governor Jiangzhou Shi to inspect the counties arrived in Longcheng County.

Diao County Ling and other Longcheng County officials personally went out of the city ten miles to greet them.

Ouyang Rong's figure appeared in the convoy as scheduled, and he got out of the car with Li Dalang and Xie Lingjiang, and responded to the reception luncheon of the officials of Longcheng as usual, as if he had just returned.

After the banquet, I learned from Diao County Commander that several female officials from Xunyang City were investigating the case in the market.

Li Dalang and Ouyang Rong showed interest on their faces, and they were taken over by Diao County Commander in the afternoon to take a look.

After seeing several female officials investigating the case, Ouyang Rong knocked on the side and asked where Rong Zhen was.

A female official replied that the female master went out last night and hurried back this morning, and seemed to be in a bad mood, so she returned to Xunyang City alone in the morning without waiting for everyone.

Ouyang Rong nodded quietly.

Early the next morning, the inspection of Dragon City ended, and this inspection can be regarded as the end.

Everyone immediately took a boat and returned to Xunyang City.

The boat arrived at Xunyang in the afternoon of the same day, Ouyang Rong thought that Rong Zhen would come to "greet", after all, there was a responsibility to supervise, and she was also very strict with the people from Xunyang Palace's entry and exit from the city.

Unexpectedly, no one came at all, and there was no figure of a certain girl in cold palace clothes, only the officials in the Jiangzhou lobby took the wind and washed the dust.

It seems that what the female officials investigating in Longcheng said is right, Rong Zhen's mood seems to be really bad, and I don't know what important things she is busy working and thinking about, even Ouyang Rong and Li Dalang don't bother to pay attention to it, and they are stingy with energy.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but be cautious, and glanced at a certain battle-successful sword box in the luggage behind him.

After a while, his expression continued to act as if nothing had happened.

Ouyang Rong returned to the Jiangzhou lobby and walked around.

In the past few days since I left, nothing major has happened in Xunyang City, and everything is as usual.

The important thing that Jiangzhou Hall is preparing for now is the banquet to welcome Qin Jingqin the day after tomorrow.

An envoy from Yangzhou came in advance to deliver the message, and the general manager of the Jiangnan Road march appointed by His Majesty arrived in Xunyang City the morning after tomorrow.

Ouyang Rong, who had returned from the dust, summoned Liulang to ask, and found that there was nothing important to do, so he went to Xunyang Wangfu to report his safety......

In the evening, Ouyang Rong finished everything, and Shi Shiran returned to the Huaiye Lane mansion.

Ouyang Rong greeted the elated Zhen Shuyuan, and brought some special products transferred by Diao County Order, Master Shandao and others to her.

As soon as he returned to Yinbingzhai, Ouyang Rong turned his head and dismissed Ye Weilai and the other maids.

He put the piano-shaped sword box on the desk, leaned back in his chair, and quietly looked at the empty study in front of him.

I silently reviewed it in my heart and muttered to myself:

"To be able to stand so close to the Candle in the Snow, she doesn't seem to be an ordinary Yue Girl, is it a title of the Female Monarch Palace, this status is not inferior to the Chief Lady Candle in the Snow and the legendary Yue Chu Zi......

"Not to mention the time when she was in Dagu Mountain, why did she not see her face and leave incognito, is it the rules and precepts of the sect...... Just this time, I not only cut off the old swordsmith's sword, but also fought with her senior sister, and accidentally handed over this female sword, which offended the Boren fiercely...... How do you feel that I and Yunmeng Jianze are getting worse and worse.

"Do her senior sisters know me, they should know, but the identity of Ding Jian and the sword bearer definitely don't know, if they know my identity, Xue Zhongzhu is estimated to slap me to death. In case, if there is a day, I don't know if the embroidery girl's face will work, forget it, Ouyang Lianghan, just don't drag people down...... Still counting on making people in a dilemma and helping you intercede? ”

Ouyang Rong rubbed his face fiercely.

"No, next time you encounter something, you can't dump Yunmeng Jianze, even if you don't mention the embroidery girl, it's a little immoral to do this, and you can break it casually if you weren't familiar with it before.

"As for a head-on conflict like that night, avoid it if you can avoid it...... Hey, a confused account. ”

Someone sighed, thought about it again, nodded and said to himself:

"But speaking of which, this Yunmeng Jianze, in addition to the favor of the embroidered girl, I don't owe them anything, this time I was seriously injured by the sword qi of that girl, why did her senior sister come over, that posture is going to unload me into eight pieces, I can't fight back, and it is really an accident to pay her sword...... It's just a pass, and you don't owe each other......"

After a while, shaking his head helplessly, he retracted his thoughts and his gaze fell back on the sword box placed on the desk.

Ouyang Rong turned around and took out a bulging baggage, and counted some of the gains from this trip to Dragon City behind closed doors, including...... The equipment that the little hamster sword burst out.

(End of chapter)