Cheng Jiujiu followed Xiao Cui to the backyard, Xiao Cui pointed to one of the very small side rooms, and said, "This is the laundry room, only Sister Ugly is alone." ”

Cheng Jiujiu let go of his hand with a smile and smiled at Xiao Cui: "Thank you Sister Xiao Cui, remember what I said, don't show that jade pendant casually." ”

"Got it, got it!"

Xiao Cui slipped out with a cheerful step, and after Cheng Jiujiu made sure that there was no one else here, she tiptoed slowly towards the side room, and to her surprise, when she pushed open the laundry door, the ugly girl in front of her was not washing her clothes, but sitting on a stone bench looking at her, like a lotus blooming in a pond.

Xiaoying seemed to have known that Chengjiujiu was coming, as if she was deliberately waiting for her.

Cheng Jiujiu walked into the house, closed the door, and smiled at Xiaoying: "Sister has such a keen sense of smell, I hide my inner breath like this, but my sister still found out." ”

Dugu Xiaoying smiled, then picked up a piece of inferior clothes, put it in a large basin and rubbed it skillfully, beads of sweat the size of beans were handed down her little face into the bucket, she stretched out her arm and wiped the stains on her face without hesitation, Chengjiujiu looked at Dugu Xiaoying's dexterous hands, and couldn't help but ask her: "Are you doing this kind of work every day?" ”

"The women in the Qinglou either accompany the men to have fun, or be the maids who serve tea and pour water, I don't look like a guest, so I have to do this kind of work."

The door of the laundry room was closed and stuffy, and the hot air from the hot water mixed with the stench of dirty clothes permeated the whole room, Cheng Jiujiu couldn't help but want to leave when she smelled the pungent smell, she was very curious about what the girl in front of her had experienced, and she would rather endure this dirty environment than be incognito.

Cheng Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh: "If I hadn't seen you do this with my own eyes, I would definitely think that you were a friend of my Shenyin Sect." ”

Dugu Xiaoying smiled: "Maybe I'm him, pretending to be like this to bluff you." ”

Her hands washed quickly, and in a short time she washed a few pieces of clothing and hung them aside.

Cheng Jiujiu said with a smile: "If a man like him pretends to be a woman, he will definitely pretend to be a glamorous rich lady, and he will never set foot in this kind of place." ”

Dugu Xiaoying said: "Then he must be a man with a habit of cleanliness." ”

Cheng Jiujiu said: "He not only has a habit of cleanliness, but also pays more attention to women than women, he doesn't wear silk clothes woven by Jiangnan, and he doesn't drink if his daughter is red for thirty years, in fact, he is indeed very beautiful." ”

Dugu Xiaoying smiled: "The word beauty doesn't seem to be used to describe men. ”

Cheng Jiujiu said: "If you see him, you will know that he is indeed more beautiful than a woman, I often think that if he is really a woman, he will definitely be accepted by the emperor to be a concubine in the palace." ”

Dugu Xiaoying's smile trembled, and Cheng Jiujiu also squatted beside Xiaoying and asked her, "Sister might as well tell me my name, I will definitely not say it outside." ”

Xiaoying pursed her lips and asked Cheng Jiujiu: "Why do you want to know?" ”

Cheng Jiujiu straightened his face and said very seriously: "Because I have received the favor of my sister, I must know my sister's name, this is my rule." ”

"Your rules." Xiaoying narrowed her eyes and showed a sly smile: "I also have a rule, if others want to know my name, I must know his first." ”

Cheng Jiu Jiu leaned closer with a small face and asked tentatively, "Cheng Jiu Jiu, has my sister heard of me?" ”

Xiaoying thought back for a moment, she had not been out of the house for three years, and she knew very little about the recent affairs in the rivers and lakes, and she really had never heard of this name: "It's because I am lonely and unheard, and I have forgotten which family in the rivers and lakes is the surname of the city." ”

Cheng Jiujiu hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm not from a famous family, but my sister must have an extraordinary background, and my sister can tell me with relief." ”

Xiaoying closed her eyes, tilted her head and pricked up her ears to listen, before she approached Chengjiujiu and whispered: "My name is Xiaoying, and my surname is Dugu." ”

Dugu ...... Cheng Jiujiu's eyes suddenly showed a very complicated expression on his face, and he asked tentatively: "Sister Xiaoying's surname is Dugu?" Could it be the child of the Dugu family in Jinling? ”

"The head of the Dugu family is my father, and I am the sixteenth among the children."

Cheng Jiujiu gasped, his eyes suddenly showed sadness, and his delicate face was stiff like a piece of wood, Xiaoying asked curiously when he saw this, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Cheng Jiujiu sighed, as if he had made up his mind, and said embarrassedly: "I killed your father. ”

Dugu Xiaoying was stunned, looking at Cheng Jiujiu blankly, she thought she was hallucinating, and asked Cheng Jiujiu heavily: "Who did you say you killed?" ”

"Your father, the Dugu Sword Saint, was killed by me."

A generation of sword saints Dugu Ruoxiong was actually killed by a girl, which would be a joke to anyone, but Dugu Xiaoying could see that Cheng Jiujiu was not laughing with her.

"How did you kill him?"

"With a sword."

"Can you kill him with a sword?"

"There's no one in the world that I can't kill."

Xiaoying froze for a long time before she asked sluggishly, "You...... Who the hell is it? ”

Chengjiujiu was a little heartbroken, and slowly opened his mouth: "I am Chengjiujiu, and I used to be a member of the Blood Shadow Gate." ”

"What kind of sect is the Blood Shadow Sect?"

"I can't say more, it's not beneficial for my sister to know more," Cheng Jiujiu bit his lip lightly, took out the whip from his waist and handed it to Xiaoying: "If my sister wants to take revenge, I will stand here and let it be disposed of." ”

Xiao Ying looked at the whip in Cheng Jiujiu's hand, a strange flush appeared on her face, and she nudged Cheng Jiujiu's hand back: "Even if you don't kill him, I'm afraid I'll do it sooner or later." ”

Cheng Jiujiu looked at Dugu Xiaoying in confusion, and it wasn't until she was sure that this sentence came out of her mouth that she asked in surprise: "Sister Xiaoying, ...... you" was about to ask, but when she saw Dugu Xiaoying recalling something, she showed a painful look, and she saw that the woman in front of her had an extremely deep pain in her heart, so she didn't ask again, but said: "If you left the house because of him, you can go home now." ”

Xiaoying shook her head lightly and said softly: "I did leave home because of him, and I can't go back now." ”

"Why is that?"

Xiaoying said: "When he dies, the position of the head of the family will be vacant, if I go back, the head of the family must be me, I don't want to do anything Dugu Sword Saint, but my family will not agree." ”

Cheng Jiujiu was very surprised: "What is the truth of this? If you don't do it, they will force you to do it, and you can't do it? ”

Xiaoying said: "The heads of the Dugu family in the past generations have been the strongest Dugu children, even if they can't compare to me, they must fight with me, which is what I don't want to see." ”

The title of Dugu Sword Saint is very valuable in the eyes of others, but it is a heavy shackle for Dugu Xiaoying, she is an indisputable character, if it weren't for his father forcing her to learn martial arts since she was a child, she wouldn't even be willing to pick up the cold sword.

Instead of returning to that cage, it is better to stay at ease in this Baihualou.

Cheng Jiujiu understood Xiaoying's thoughts, and didn't ask any more, and threw the whip in his hand on the ground and hugged Xiaoying: "I'm not very good at comforting people, if Sister Xiaoying has any difficulties, just talk to me, and I will definitely help you solve it." ”

Xiaoying stood in place in frustration, let her hold her, her eyes seemed to be covered with a thin gray veil, and after hearing this, she broke free of her arms and gently pressed Cheng Jiujiu's shoulders: "No matter what kind of difficulties I have, you will help me?" ”

Cheng Jiujiu blurted out without the slightest hesitation: "No matter what kind of thing it is, even if you want my life, you can do it." ”

Xiaoying asked, "Then can you tell me why you killed my father?" ”

Cheng Jiujiu hurriedly waved his hand: "I have no grudge against the Dugu Sword Saint, and I also act according to orders, Sister Xiaoying should not ask the reason." ”

"Okay, I don't ask, you wait for me here, I have something for you."

Xiaoying said that she didn't look back and walked out, leaving only Cheng Jiujiu to stay here, and the hut fell into a deathly silence again, Cheng Jiujiu sat on the stool in a daze, picked up the wine jug but found that there was no more wine, which made her feel even more uncomfortable, and she could only sigh deeply.

This world is really cute, not only there are many joys and sorrows, but also many unknown coincidences that make the two people in the world meet so skillfully.

Xiaoying came back, she held a long wooden box with both hands, it was full of dirt, as if it had just been dug out of the ground, Xiaoying came to Chengjiujiu, handed the box to Chengjiujiu, Chengjiujiu took it and opened it, in the box was an extremely slender sword, one foot longer than an ordinary sword, the hilt was carved with quaint petals, she raised her head and asked Xiaoying, "What is this?" ”

Xiaoying said: "This is my sword, called Pear Flower, I won't need this sword in the future, so I'll give it to you." ”

Cheng Jiujiu took out the sword, pulled out the scabbard, danced a few sword flowers in the air, and asked Xiaoying, "Why did my sister give me the sword?" Is there anyone who wants me to kill? ”

Xiaoying said: "On the contrary, this sword is not a weapon in your hand, but a restraint, I want you to never kill anyone again from this moment on." ”

It's obviously a sharp weapon for killing, but if you hold it in your hand, you won't be killed, and Chengjiujiu is a little difficult, which is indeed a very torturous thing: "I'm only good at killing people and licking blood." ”

"Someone just said that I want her life, is this sentence said by Chengjiu Wine?"

"Yes."

"Is Chengjiujiu a person who doesn't keep his promises?"

"It's not."

"That Chengjiujiu's life is already mine, I want Chengjiujiu to stop committing murder in this life, should Chengjiujiu do it?"

Cheng Jiujiu was silent, and she must not take back what she said, she rubbed her head helplessly, and still sighed: "But what if you are forced to be helpless?" ”

Xiaoying said: "Since you have the ability to kill my father, I can't think of anyone else in this world who can force you to kill, only you want to or not." ”

Cheng Jiujiu was entangled for a moment and nodded: "Okay!" From now on, I won't kill another person, and I ask my sister to take this as well. After that, he picked up the whip on the ground and handed it to Xiaoying: "This whip has been with me for a long time, soaked in snake oil in the Western Regions, and the knife is constantly slashed and the fire is constantly burning." ”

Xiaoying didn't answer: "I don't need weapons here, and I won't whip them." ”

Cheng Jiujiu hurriedly said: "This is not a weapon, but a token, as a testimony of your and my agreement today." ”

Xiaoying took the whip without hesitation, and Cheng Jiujiu breathed a sigh of relief, barely holding up a smile: "To be honest, I also want to stay here with you, away from the troubles on the rivers and lakes, but many times I can't help myself, the more you want to escape, the more trouble will take the initiative to follow you." ”

Xiaoying smiled lightly: "Then wait for you to deal with those troubles, I think I should still be here." ”