Luzhou Lakeside.

Qi Zhaohua walked out of the stone path with his head down, and several officials had been disembarking for a while.

In the past two years, Yan Yusi, who has joined the army with her and discussed the lake affairs the most, and is also the staunchest supporter of this matter, has been looking forward to it.

Behind him are Si Gong, Si Cang, and Si Hu who joined the army, and there is one person who is white and fat, and his bearing is safe, which is a long history of Bowang.

This is indeed a major matter worthy of the attention of the entire state government.

Qi Zhaohua asked softly one by one, handed over the bag and said, "Qijiao's deed has been signed, a few adults should check it—the silver money should have been brought?" ”

Yan Yu took it, handed it to the next few who joined the army, and sighed with a smile: "You must cash in full, I was really embarrassed for a while, but fortunately Fan Changshi helped." ”

Qi Zhaohua looked at this long history, smiled lightly, and bowed.

Yan Yu glanced at her, this woman who has always been exquisitely thoughtful seemed to be so tired that she was a little rude, and she was so close to her that she didn't even say a word.

Fan Changshi took the initiative to say: "I read Qi Jushi's policy, it is indeed reasonable, in order to rush this year's construction period, it doesn't matter if you spend more." ”

At this time, the three people behind him finished checking the deed, and Si Hu reported it, and turned his head to pay the money.

Qi Zhaohua nodded: "That's it, the money and land are both in place, and the construction should start tomorrow?" ”

"Tomorrow and the next two days, we will clean up the Wuhu Gang, and at the same time recruit conscripts, hire cultivators, and start work on the third day."

Qi Zhaohua nodded: "Then there will be Lao adults." ”

Seeing that the woman had nothing to talk about, and the matter was ready to start, several people said goodbye to boarding the ship and went back to Bowang Garden.

The shore of the lake was silent, and the sound of the autumn water gently shaking the reeds was very cold.

Qi Zhaohua watched the boat gradually move away, as if the invisible wooden pole supporting her behind her suddenly broke, she staggered a step back, and slowly leaned on the trunk of the tree behind her. Then he gradually softened his body and handed over all the weight, and the whole person was like a pair of weak bones.

Yan Yu didn't know that the tiredness in his eyes was actually the spirit of the woman with all her strength. Now this "tired" shell has also faded, revealing a poignant core.

The delicate bun was squeezed crooked and dirty by the trunk of the tree, and the woman did not notice it at all, she looked at the lake in a daze, and the whole person seemed to have lost her soul.

It was about half an hour like this, and when the feeling of prostration had subsided a little, the woman's eyes moved, and she raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows weakly.

She propped herself up, walked to the edge of the lake, picked up a handful of cold lake water and rubbed it on her face, and the pink and lead red flowed away, rippling into a greasy color on the surface of the lake.

Qi Zhaohua washed all the makeup on his face back and forth, and all the softness and brilliance were also washed away. After the red faded, a pair of lips were almost colorless, pale and dry, and some concave and convex marks were faintly visible on the inside, I don't know when the woman had bitten her lower lip. There is also a dullness under the eye sockets, the traces of many sleepless nights.

The discoloration of the face was revealed, and the woman's spirit was lighter under the lake, and she straightened up to untie her crooked bun, removed a few delicate little things, shook her long hair, and fell into a black waterfall.

There was a sound of stepping on the mud next to her, Qi Zhaohua turned his head, but it was an egret who came over and squeezed around her to ask for feeding.

These thin-legged and white-feathered creatures seem to have stepped out of the painting, their beaks are like ink, their legs are like stones, their bodies are white feathers, and their long necks are like white silk bundled up. They are less elegant and tall than cranes, but more light and agile like shuttles.

This egret either recognizes her, or they are not afraid of people, and they know that they can easily get some feeding if they are petted by visitors.

Qi Zhaohua untied a white ribbon tied to his hand, combed his hair, and then raised his head slightly to tie it up simply, but the egret still refused to leave, still pewing around his side and begging for food.

"When you see someone, you come to beg, and when no one feeds you, don't you live well?" The woman glanced at it and scolded lazily.

The egret pecked the little pet around her waist.

"Since you can prey on insects and fish, why bother begging when you see people with a good appearance. Others are like a hermit in the clouds, but they do some prostitute behavior. ”

But the egret obviously did not have such a consciousness, and would not feel ashamed, seeing that there was really no food here, it walked gracefully into the reeds and mud to find it, and after a while, the white bird suddenly stood still in the shallow water, and then the long neck probed, as fast as a white sword light, and when it raised its head again, it had already caught a small silver fish, and the crystal water splashed like beads in the sun.

Qi Zhaohua Huan purified his hands and stood up, his eyes swept over this scene, and muttered: "Yes, the feathers and white feathers are dirty, and the high and humble actions are just the eyes of outsiders, what do you have to do with it?" Finding food is the right thing to do. ”

The woman collected her dress, and the hem of the upper skirt was inevitably stained with some muddy water, and with a tired look, it was the same as the time in front of Bai Sibing.

——

On the heron-watching platform.

There was silence, and the old man seemed to be holding a sharp knife, mercilessly peeling off the mask of this famous Qijiao True Legend, layer by layer.

Before today, this noble son has always been an easy and generous image, never smiling at people, and indeed occasionally some vague gossip, but as soon as he sees him personally, those prejudices in his heart melt like thin snow.

However, in the time of the incense just now, the old man's words of "no one in his eyes" have made everyone dumbfounded, and now there is another "cunning and vicious", and many people look at each other for a while, suspecting that there must be something wrong with their ears and eyes.

In front of this questioning, Shang Huaitong was silent for a moment, and there was no panic on his face: "When my lord sees the murderous aura and yin poison in my sword, he should also see my majestic spirit." ”

Sui Zaihua nodded.

"That's it." Shang Huai channel, "People are like their swords, my lord, I am also a volume of "Pulling Weeds". ”

"What is weeding?"

"Since it is grass, burn it and drown it, and pull it out by any means; Since it is an enemy, it is just a matter of killing him by playing a game with a venomous one, and I have no bias in means. ”

Sui Zaihua was silent for a moment, raised his eyes lightly, and grasped the most acute question at once: "So, what is Ling's enemy?" Good or evil, or profit? ”

Shang Huaitong bowed his hand: "Distinguish between profit, and then use right to right, evil to evil." ”

Sui Zaihua stared at him motionlessly, Shang Huaitong calmly greeted this gaze, and after a long time, Sui Zaihua retracted his gaze and smiled: "It seems to be the truth." I ask you, if the Sword Cultivation Academy refuses to accept you because of this, how will you deal with yourself. ”

Shang Huaitong lowered his eyes and was silent, and said slowly: "The Sword Courtyard is a ladder to climb the mountain, but the height of the sword does not have to be reached by the Sword Academy. Huaitong stands, not with the preciousness of clothes, but with three feet of iron, even if he abandons me, the world will eventually have something to do. ”

"Even if you abandon me, there will be something to do" Sui Zaihua was slightly stunned and lightly hooked his lips, "Okay, very good, the evil qi is suppressed, and the outside and the inside are arrogant. Shang Huaitong, you can't be a generation of chivalrous, and you can't be a dignified gentleman, but you can kill generals in the field, and Taichung can be a hunting lord, and you are a talent in my Tang Dynasty——"

"Lord Sui." A voice rang out from the field.

For the first time, the adult had been interrupted.

Sui Zaihua raised his eyes and saw that what stood under the tree was the girl in blue clothes with a light sword just now, who was the true legend of Cui Yu who was in tension with Qijiao.

"Adults say that they have bad eyesight, but they are not modest."

Li Yiqing looked at the prison hospital, obviously she had just gotten the hope of being admitted to the hospital, but there was no compromise between her eyebrows, and she spoke with a sneer.

Sui Zaihua smiled indifferently and stretched out his hand to signal her to continue.

"With the right against the right, and the evil against the evil, your face can not be red at all, but it also makes me breathtaking." Li Yiqing looked directly at the man's back, "Let me ask you, is Xu Gu and Zhang Junyu also evil?" ”

Shang Huaitong glanced at her, standing calmly, without saying a word, as if he didn't want to answer at all.

Sui Zaihua raised his eyebrows, glanced at Shang Huaitong, and said to Li Yiqing with interest: "If there are any twists and turns, let's talk about them together." ”

Li Yiqing hugged his fists and told him how Shang Huaitong deceived the woman's feelings for the victory of Dongbi, obtained information about Zheng Shou and Xu Gu counties, and finally ruthlessly told them one by one.

"Zhang Junyu is gentle and smiling by nature, and never rushes with others." The girl said lightly, "My lord, Shang Huaitong really has no choice at all, and he does distinguish the enemy with profit, but he is not a good against right, evil against evil - he is a pure villain who is mercenary and unscrupulous, if he stands in his way, even if it is an innocent baby, he will not take a second look when he twists his neck." ”

There was silence on the field.

This is an extremely severe accusation, and the girl's oral story is also another version that they have never heard of - Zhang Junyu and Gu Guang, two people who failed to murder, turned out to be complete victims in the door of the young master?!

Sui Zaihua was silent for a moment after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Zhao Zhang: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Zhao Zhang's expression was also solemn, and he hesitated a little: "There is indeed such a thing, but what I know is another way. ”

He took Xu Gu Zheng Shou as the quota of the sect and formed an alliance, and then he was still worried about Shang Huaitong and tried to trap him.

Sui Zaihua smiled: "This is completely upside down." ”

Zhao Zhang shook his head and stopped answering.

In fact, this version does sound more reliable, with the weak seeking the strong, with clear motives, and it is for the sake of the two counties. And what the girl said is too gloomy and vicious - three times a year, with Shang Huaitong's qualifications, he will win the championship sooner or later, why kill the woman who loves him to death just to be earlier, and mutilate a gentle big brother who has never met? How vicious and heartless is that?

This is precisely the reason why this statement is still difficult to circulate despite Xu Gu Cuiyu's best efforts to promote it - it sounds too dark and almost choreographed.

But Sui Zaihua did not show bias at this time, perhaps because he had indeed seen more strange and dark things, the old man's accusation against the girl did not arbitrarily let go, he turned his head and looked at the official behind him: "What do you know, just say it." ”

However, only Bai Sibing stood up and bowed: "Xia Guan is willing to be famous for thirty years, and Cuiyu will never be framed." ”

Others had only heard about it in after-dinner chats, and the judicial side had already concluded the case, so it was naturally the same as Zhao Zhang's version.

Sui Zaihua nodded, and turned to look at the civil and military scenes: "Everyone, but I have seen something, although I said it." ”

However, there is still no doubt, except for a few people who are close to Cuiyu Xu Gu, almost everyone agrees with Zhao Zhang's statement. And this is also a statement that everyone has long recognized.

After hearing this, Sui Zaihua turned to Li Yiqing: "You can continue to refute it." ”

“.” Li Yiqing lowered his head slightly, "What I want to say has been said in full, Bowang has already been polluted by Qijiao's ears and eyes, and the younger generation will expose the facts in front of others, no one will believe it, and it is also expected." ”

Yes, on this Guanlu platform, which has been firmly controlled by Qi Zhaohua, when the girl stood up, she was known to be isolated.

"No evidence?" The old man continued

"There is no evidence for a long time."

Sui Zaihua then nodded, and turned his head to look at Shang Huaitong: "Even though most of them are biased, I still doubt you, do you have something to say?" ”

From beginning to end, Shang Huaitong's face did not change in the slightest, and he said calmly at this time: "Bowang is public, the reason is clear, and there is nothing to be framed. I'll just say one thing - Miss Li, if I want to win and harm others, why don't I harm your senior brother Bai Yuliang, what do you do to harm these two? ”

“.” Li Yiqing's throat moved, speechless.

Indeed, these are powerful words that have no place to refute. You can talk about him left and right, but you can't come up with an equally strong, head-on explanation.

Yes, at the time of the Spring Comparison, Bai Yuliang was a more competitive opponent, and Shang Huaitong was really defeated by him in the end.

But Shang Huaitong really didn't do anything to Bai Yuliang.

Everyone was aware of this, and it was a trick to the death, and the man was steadily pulled away from the accusation.

And people really want to believe that as the face of Bowang, Shang Gongzi is talented, generous and polite, and more importantly, subconsciously, people know that he is a perfect match with Qi Jushi.

The so-called gentleman doesn't make a villain, not to mention the act of saving the scene just now and the hymn of the thirteen egrets.

These days, the devotion to design, preconceived, and imperceptible, relying on the reputation of Qi Zhaohua's pearl and white jade, the name Shang Huaitong has long been innocent and respectable in people's hearts.

Although the old man exposed his two faces just now, the man admitted it calmly and revealed his heart.

- Genius is arrogant in his heart and polite in his heart; Speaking bluntly is beneficial, but right is right, and evil is evil.

The origin is upright, but others once thought he was a gentleman-like white crane, and now the man himself told people that he was just a golden eagle with a strong eye.

It is also a high-flying guest in the sky, not a scavenging vulture.

Shang Huai stood on the heron platform with great dignity, the accusation just now did not make his body tense in the slightest, since he came to the stage, the man has always been consistent in his words and deeds, and open-minded.

The girl's silence is the best commentary on the outcome of this accusation.

And at this moment, she heard a gentle footstep behind her, and turned her head to see the slender woman standing behind her.

Li Yiqing didn't expect this picture to catch his eyes, and opened his mouth in amazement for a while.

This was originally the core figure of the Luzhou Poetry Society, as tall as a light cloud and a well-known Qi Jushi, but because of his different positions, he has never been close to Cuiyu today. The Cui Yu disciples also looked up at her in confusion and surprise, the woman's face was pale, and she really looked lazy because of weakness at this time.

Pei Ye raised his head and gently helped her: "It's over?" ”

The beautiful woman smiled weakly in a low voice: "There is nothing more than this—can you leave me a place to sit?" ”

"You can't sit down right now." The young man raised his eyebrows as if he were a stern overseer, "You have to poke the knife out first." ”

"Yes," the woman sighed with a feeble smile, "I said it for a moment. ”

The boy smiled and shifted his position.

Then, the woman stepped out of the array of emerald feathers, and two hundred eyes focused on her.

Shang Huaitong also raised his eyebrows just now, his expression was relaxed, and the corners of his mouth even had half a smile - when the woman appeared, this matter was completely settled.

No one believes that from these lips, lies will be told.

Qi Zhaohua took a breath softly, looked back at him, and also showed a gentle smile: "Shang Gongzi, you told me that night that Zhang Junyu was as easy to deceive as a stupid pig, did it turn out to be a lie?" ”

Lies, absolute lies.

Shang Huaitong thought stiffly.

Although I was 40 minutes late, I had 400 words more, and everyone will forgive me

(End of chapter)