Chapter 8: False Commitment
Shen Qingxi took Ji Beichen to get water by the Forget Worry River, Ji Beichen looked at the Nine Tribulations Mountain not far away, and strange and familiar fragments kept flashing in his mind, and his headache was like a prick of ten thousand needles, so painful that he fell directly to the ground with his head in his hands.
"How are you? Take this pill now! Shen Qingxi thought that Ji Beichen's serious injury had not healed, and he was tired all the way, so the old disease recurred.
Shen Qingxi was glad that she had brought some blood circulation and blood stasis pills when she left the valley, she hurriedly took one for Ji Beichen to take, and comforted her intimately: "You are so badly injured that you shouldn't have gone far away, but in order to completely cure you, your master has no way to hurry up." ”
Ji Beichen swallowed the pill and eased up, his headache was a little better, and he was a little more familiar with the scene of the Nine Tribulations Mountain in front of him, he leaned on the big tree behind him and slowed down, but finally didn't think of anything anymore, so he had to temporarily resume as usual and replied: "Master, she must have considerations, and I can stand it." ”
Inside the carriage, Yan Yueli waited a little impatiently, and suddenly heard the sound of brisk footsteps in the forest, Shen Qingxi and Ji Beichen walked out talking and laughing, and I don't know what Shen Qingxi said, which made Ji Beichen smile wantonly, and a layer of blush appeared on his pale and pale face, and the snow-white petals like this begonia flower in the mountains were slightly pink.
"Master." Ji Beichen smiled, stepped forward respectfully, and handed the water bag in his hand to Yan Yueli.
Yan Yueli took the bamboo tube with a straight face, and said coldly dissatisfiedly: "Why did you go for so long?" She didn't wait for the two of them to reply, and then leaned close to Ji Beichen's ear and laughed coquettishly: "Look, the scenery here is picturesque, what do you think?" ”
Ji Beichen suddenly felt dizzy, and after a period of dizziness, it was as if he had entered a dream. There was only Yan Yueli who was as delicate as a flower in front of him, and he could only hear her delicate laughter in his ears, and he couldn't perceive anything else, even if he struggled to shake his head to break free, it would be useless.
I heard that the Demon Sect has a unique charm that can confuse people's minds, ask what is in their hearts, and even let the person who is recruited be at his mercy. Now that Yan Yueli is casting a spell on him, where can he see the temptation in it, he must be suspicious of his soul loss again.
Ji Beichen forcibly calmed his mind and clenched his fists tightly until his nails pierced his palms and blood oozed out, and then he fully came to his senses.
But at the moment, Ji Beichen hadn't thought of all the things, so he had to pretend to commit himself to Yan Yuezong. He pretended to hold his forehead and struggle, and replied "truthfully" with a confused expression: "Although this place is beautiful, it is not as beautiful as the scenery of Yanyue Valley. ”
"Really?" Yan Yueli was very surprised, the Nine Tribulation Mountain in front of him was the realm of the Cangxu Sect, and he looked like he didn't know it as usual, he really had a lost soul.
"In front of the master, I don't dare to speak falsely." Ji Beichen nodded heavily, and said: "The scenery of the two places is as beautiful as a fairyland, but Yan Yue Valley has a master and a fellow senior brother and sister, which is bound to be different from other places. ”
The corners of Yan Yueli's mouth rose, the pure and good stupid apprentice in front of him was much more pleasing than the handsome man on the cliff, and now that there is this stupid apprentice, the next journey will not be too boring......
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The night wind rose, blowing the red gauze curtain in the house, and a bright girl lay on her back on the bed, her underwear wet with fine sweat, and crystal tears slid down her cheeks.
"Mother!"
The girl woke up from her sleep with a cry, the same dream she had for ten years, and in the dream her smiling mother looked affectionately at her father, who had embraced her and her mother as always.
In an instant, her father's face changed drastically and she didn't say a word, and her mother leaned over and kissed her forehead, and finally walked to the nine-story building with blue bricks and red tiles without looking back......
"Is the palace master okay?" Outside the door, there was the sound of the female disciple of the sect who was keeping vigil to inquire, and seeing that no one in the house answered, she hurriedly lifted the lamp and candle in her hand and tapped the door.
The faint candlelight shining through the window and door warmed Yan Yueli's heart a lot, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks, and replied calmly: "It's okay, go back." ”
Seeing that she was unharmed, the female disciple disappeared into the night. Yan Yueli looked at the oil lamp on the table, I don't know when it burned out, and the darkness in the room at this time made her calm down.
Since that day, the buildings she saw at the top of Lin Yuan Peak were extremely similar to those in her dreams, and the doubts in her heart tormented her again, and it seemed that she would not be able to sleep tonight if she did not understand her.
Yan Yueli slipped into the courtyard where Wang Yuanting lived by night, and was just about to knock on the door when she heard a low conversation inside.
Before she could react, the door of the room slowly opened, Wang Yuanting sat in the middle of the room and drank tea, raised his head slightly and chuckled: "The palace master will not be able to sleep when he comes to visit late at night, how about coming in and having a cup of tea?" ”
Yan Yueli strode into the room, looked around but didn't see that there was no third person in the house, and when she approached, Wang Yuanting had already drunk most of the tea in his hand.
Yan Yueli didn't hide the thoughts in her heart, and asked directly: "If you don't drink any tea in this palace, I'll ask you, what about my handsome apprentice?" ”
"You're here in the middle of the night to find him?" Wang Yuanting drank all the tea in the cup, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously smiled.
"The people I worked so hard to save should naturally be more concerned, so why not?" Yan Yueli hurriedly turned her face away, she knew that her little caution would inevitably not escape the thoughtful senior brother.
Seeing this, Wang Yuanting shook his head with a smile, stretched out the Xuantie fan in his hand, and said slowly: "I have arranged another room for your apprentice, and I have sent a few clever people to watch, so the palace master doesn't have to worry." But you didn't save him that day just because he was born handsome. ”
When she climbed Lin Yuanfeng that day, Wang Yuanting saw that Yan Yueli was different from usual, if it weren't for other reasons, she wouldn't have easily rescued a stranger, not to mention that she was a waste person who was betrayed by her peers.
Yan Yueli sighed lightly, since Wang Yuanting said it so clearly, it was not good for her to hide it anymore.
She immediately sat on the chair with a deep expression, took a sip of tea and said calmly: "That day in Lin Yuanfeng, I saw a nine-story building with blue bricks and red tiles between the clouds and mist on the top of the peak, do you know where it is?" ”
Yan Yueli said nothing, her brows were furrowed, and her eyes were full of eagerness when she looked at Wang Yuanting, she was sure that the building was no different from the place in her dreams, could this be the place where her mother had been in for ten years? Was that dream meant to lure her here? She was nearby yesterday, why didn't she show up to meet her?
Wang Yuanting closed the Xuantie fan, stood up, stood with his hands in his hands, and said solemnly: "There is a Divine Sword Pavilion at the highest point of Lin Yuanfeng, which is sealed with the Ancient Divine Sword and Dragon Sword, which is guarded by Lin Yuanfeng's first seat day and night. And this first seat, according to the secret agent I sent recently, nine times out of ten it is the master. ”
Wang Yuanting's words woke Yan Yueli from his thoughts, and blurted out what he was thinking: "In this way, let's go and see again." ”
Between the words, Yan Yueli moved as she wished, and she was about to go out with her steps, Wang Yuanting fixed her mind and raised her hand to stop her in the house, and said eagerly: "Palace master!" That day, the Cangxu faction was in chaos, not only Ji Beichen was killed, the vigilance of the sect was bound to be strengthened, and this Divine Sword Pavilion would not be able to go in the future. ”
Wang Yuanting's words were full of worry, but he would not directly stop him if the identities of the two were different, if Yan Yueli insisted on breaking into the Divine Sword Pavilion, he should sacrifice his life to protect him.
Although Yan Yueli is young, she has been smart and clever since she was a child, how could she not hear the meaning of Wang Yuanting's words, and immediately stopped. She looked at the direction of Qingluan Mountain in a daze for a long time, and then she bit her lower lip and turned around, as if she had made up her mind.
"Senior brother, don't worry, now I'm eighteen years old, and I'm no longer the little girl who was arguing all day long to find her mother ten years ago, even if I mess around, I will take care of your safety."
The girl in front of her was full of sadness, no longer the arrogant and willful "little witch" she was on weekdays, just a little girl who wanted to see her mother, which made people feel pity when they saw it.
"The palace master doesn't have to be sad, if the time is ripe, the sect master will take you to see the master." Wang Yuanting comforted him, although he couldn't bear it, he was still very pleased, and with a twist of his wrist, he gently shook the Xuantie fan in his hand, and his thoughts returned to ten years ago.
At that time, he was only a twelve-year-old boy, and the little palace master's tear-stained little face was still vividly remembered, and now he thinks about it very pitifully.
Yan Yueli will go out of the valley on time in the early spring every year, not because she is greedy for the scenery outside the valley, but because she misses her mother who is guarding the Shenjian Pavilion in Lin Yuanfeng every day, and she will see her mother before the valley is closed in the cold winter.
Yan Yueli had made up her mind, her face was stubborn, and she couldn't refute it from others, so she said conclusively: "I don't ask for my father, this kid is a closed disciple of the head of the Cangxu Sect, he must know something, I want him to take me willingly!" ”
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Sanssouci Town is located in the lower reaches of the Wuwu River at the foot of the Nine Tribulation Mountain, the rainy season in May is when the fish and shrimp are plump, although it is not as good as the jade plate delicacies of Cangzhou City, but the advantage is that the ingredients are fresh, and this delicious taste is worth savoring.
The four of them were already hungry and thirsty all the way, and Ji Beichen was even more exhausted, his face was pale and weak, and he followed behind the three of them with strong spirits.
Wang Yuanting found an inn to settle them, ordered a table of river fresh, and then flashed out. Shen Qingxi saw Wang Yuanting's solemn expression, and quietly followed, leaving only Yan Yueli and Ji Beichen in the spacious private room.
Ji Beichen and Yan Yueli were separated by a curtain, he saw Wang Yuanting hurriedly leaving the restaurant, and felt that something was going to happen, so he couldn't help but look at the guard disciples at the door slightly, and suddenly heard Yan Yueli's voice coming from inside: "Good boy, you come in." ”
"Yes, Master." Ji Beichen got the order, lifted the curtain and entered the private room, and a burst of floral fragrance came to his nose, this smell was very familiar, and he couldn't think of it for a while.
Just as he was recalling, Yan Yueli interrupted his thoughts with an eager greeting: "What are you doing there stupidly, it's not closer." ”
Ji Beichen didn't dare to slack off, moved over quickly, and carefully raised his head in the direction of the window of the private room. I saw Yan Yueli sitting in front of the window, looking at him with a smile, pointing out of the window with her fingers like green onions, and said contemptuously: "Now the world is really chaotic, even such small fish and shrimp come to disturb my peace." ”
Yan Yueli pretended to be depressed, sighed lightly, raised her hand to drink all the fragrant tea in the cup, and said slowly: "Go and help the teacher run an errand and get rid of those obstructive tails behind him." ”
Ji Beichen couldn't hear this deep temptation, so he had to go to the window and take a look, there were really seven or eight black-clothed men with strange expressions hidden in the crowd on the street, and a few of them were looking at the restaurant from time to time......