Chapter 16: Poor Odds

Eight years ago, at the end of an ordinary practice, the golden light of the Buddha's peak, which had been rare for a hundred years, appeared on the top of Kunlun's mountain, reflecting the snow-capped peaks like a holy bath.

He was dazzled by the golden light, and suddenly felt a pang of tightness in his chest.

Immediately after that, large blurred black shadows began to appear in front of him, and the tinnitus became more and more serious, and he could not stand steadily, so he could only barely sit down and try to regulate his breathing.

But it didn't make much use, the suffocation was getting worse and worse, and he gradually felt a blur, as if he was going to collapse at any moment.

Xiao Qianye pressed his forehead in some pain, and the memory fragments in his brain began to piece together little by little.

Dream...... He also seems to have had a strange dream.

In an instant, as if time and space were out of order, Xiao Qianye smashed the water cup in his hand, his eyes glazed.

The vision was confusing and cloudy, and it seemed to take him back to eight years ago.

He remembered that day vividly, and when he came back to his senses, his hand turned into a white claw, and the sharp nails were shiny and terrifying!

In a trance, a gentle hand wiped his head, and when he looked up again, he saw a tall man sitting by the water with a smile.

The man carried a black gold ancient knife, picked up the stream and wiped it on his face, suddenly raised his hand and flicked it on his head, and said with a smile: "You little thing, I think you seem to be a fierce beast Qiqi, but you were born disabled, and it is because of this reason that you were abandoned by your companions, so you are on such a deserted island?"

What is he talking about? Is he talking to himself?

Xiao Qianye was surprised and wanted to ask something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, it turned into a strange sound: "Wow......"

"Hahaha, it turns out that the beast's barking when it was a child was the same as that of a little milk dog?" the man couldn't help laughing and touched it gently.

He has a pair of gold and silver eyes, and there are two spells of ice and fire under his eyes, exuding a suffocating and powerful aura.

Only then did he realize that he was in the body of a young poor strange?

He tried to get his hands on it, and found that his left hand, which had turned into a beast's claw, was born with a disability.

The man patted Xiao Qiqi's head, and said dotingly: "You just follow me for the time being, although you are born with a disability, but the flesh and blood of the fierce beast is a very rare tonic, don't be caught by anyone to eat it." ”

"No......" He struggled to escape from this strange illusion, but the man lifted him up, put it on his shoulder, picked up the black gold ancient knife, and went down the stream.

His figure eventually disappeared into the depths of the current.

Xiao Qianye closed his eyes hard, bit his lip to bleed, and when he opened his eyes again, a trace of terrifying ice blue appeared in his original brown eyes!

Yun Xiao didn't dare to come out, staring at him intently - in the depths of these ice blue eyes, she could vaguely see strange spells in gold and silver, exuding powerful spiritual power that she had never felt before.

Xiao Qianye finally turned his gaze to Yun Xiao.

Eight years ago, when his consciousness was about to disappear, he heard Yun Xiao's anxious voice.

But his body was not controlled at all, or because of the excruciating pain, he struggled towards the golden light of the Buddha's summit, as if that rare golden light could relieve this fatal pain.

And then - he fell into the precipice.

He remembered that Yun Xiao grabbed himself without thinking, so he jumped down without hesitation.

How could there be such stupid people? At that time, they had only just learned the art of swordsmanship, and they were not proficient in using it, and they would die if they jumped!

When he woke up again, he found that the two had not fallen to the bottom of the cliff, but had been rescued by the perched branch bird of Kunlun Mountain and put into a windless snow valley.

"What happened after that?" he finally picked up the topic and asked what he had been wondering all along......, "what did you do after you fell off a cliff that day?" What did you find?"

"That day......" instantly realized what he was talking about, but Yun Xiao lowered her head hesitantly.

"Tell me. Xiao Qianye stood up, and suddenly reached out and took her into his arms, "You stabbed yourself with the Qingmei Sword, and you also used the sword array to ensure that the blood would not coagulate, I know you must be trying to save me, tell me, what happened?"

"That day...... You, you've changed. Yun Xiao's eyes trembled, "But even if you change your appearance, I can recognize that it is you." ”

"Changed?" he was shocked, remembering the strange dream.

"You have prickly white hairs on your body, your hands have turned into claws, and even ...... Also grew a strange pair of wings. ”

Poor?

He was speechless, this is clearly what he looks like in his dream!

"You scratched me......" She gently pushed Xiao Qianye away, looked at his incredulous eyes, and told the truth of the year little by little, "When I found out that my blood fell on you, that piece would return to normal, but your whole body has changed, and a little blood is not enough at all, so I had to scratch my whole body with the Qingmei Sword, and then hold you tightly, so that my blood can soak you, you are so cold, there is no temperature at all, and it is too cold in the snow valley, so I can only use the sword array to keep warm......"

He gritted his teeth hard, his eyes trembling - after he became conscious, Yun Xiao had already passed out beside him due to excessive blood loss, and even under that injury, she still hugged her tightly and never let go.

Could the poor Qi on the family crest also have something to do with it? Could the ancestor of the Xiao family really be the queen of the poor Qi?

No, it can't be!

Feiyuan is the world of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to give people with foreign blood knighthood, Tianzheng Mansion has been settled in Tianyu City for hundreds of years, and it is impossible for him to be a descendant of a foreign race!

"Are you okay?" Yun Xiao looked at him worriedly, "My mother won't let me tell you......"

Mrs. Qiushui had been wandering in Feiyuan for many years, she must have discovered something a long time ago, and it was no wonder that the eyes of Master and Madame were always so meaningful when they looked at him afterwards, in fact, they had already discovered the abnormalities hidden in their bodies since then!

"I'm fine. He tried to calm his emotions and hooked Yun Xiao's collarβ€”the fiery feathers had grown to his shoulders, and they were cold to the touch.

This kind of cold flame is very similar to the blazing phoenix brought by Feng Ji on the top of Wanling Peak!

"Did these feathers grow after I scratched them?" He suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, Yun Xiao nodded, "It started to grow not long after you left, but it grew and fell off, and it has not been particularly serious, but it has suddenly started to deteriorate when I came to Feiyuan in the past few days." ”

Xiao Qianye was silent, his eyes were terrifying.

The top of Kunlun Mountain has a perennial pure and pure qi, which can indeed suppress evil power.

Could this fiery feather be an evil force?

He touched Yun Xiao's cheek, still a little hot as always, and asked uneasily, "Do these feathers make you uncomfortable?"

Yun Xiao shook her head and said: "It will hurt a little when it falls, and it usually doesn't have any effect, Qingqiu Zhenren has seen me a doctor, saying that it was brought out of my mother's womb, and it can't be cured, but as long as I stay in Kunlun Mountain, it won't deteriorate." ”

"Then you're still running here?" he suddenly reproached seriously, "Isn't it good for you to listen to real people?"

"But I want to see you......" Yun Xiao pouted her lips twisted, finally this time the master and mother were relieved and let her go down the mountain, she had to come to see Xiao Qianye who had no news anyway!

"I ...... I'm sorry. ”

"I know something happened in your family, so I didn't have time to come back to me. Yun Xiao waved her hand again and again, and even took the initiative to excuse him, "I have heard everything about Tianzheng Mansion, you must be careful yourself." ”

"I understand. Speaking of the family, he sighed helplessly, and suddenly felt a nameless tiredness.

The Tianzheng Mansion Annihilation Case, together with the sudden death of Empress Wen Yi eighteen years ago, has become two unsolved mystery cases on Feiyuan.

Except for Feng Huo outside the Mansion of the day, there is no clue about anything else, and even if he has succeeded to the military pavilion for so many years, there is no new discovery at all.

"Qianye, there is a sentence I don't know whether to say or not...... Yun Xiao looked at him seriously, until he nodded, and then spoke seriously, "Did you really never care about your background? ”

He naturally knew what Yun Xiao was referring to, but except for that time, he really didn't have any other abnormalities.

When his parents and elders were alive, they never mentioned these things, and the Xiao family, like all the nobles in the imperial capital, lived a peaceful and stable life.

"You looked like the poor man on your family crest. Yun Xiao took out his family crest again, reminded, "There is a habit in the Central Plains, but all the big families with a little origin, will make iconic things into their own family charms, passed down from generation to generation, I went to ask my mother, she said that this thing is called 'Qiqi', is one of the four fierce beasts of ancient times, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the North of the Sea" has a description of it, saying that it is like a tiger, winged, cannibal ......"

She sighed, hurriedly stopped, and waved her hand: "I didn't mean that you would eat people like the book said, I, I ......"

"Even if I eat people, I will definitely not hurt you. Amused by her nervous appearance, Xiao Qianye finally calmed down.

When he left Kunlun Mountain, he never thought of going back, once the Xiao clan lost ground in Feiyuan, it would be a catastrophe!

He must come back, he must fight this vacancy, and he must become the new generation of cabinet masters of the military cabinet.

This is the only way to keep the Tianzheng Mansion, and the only way to keep himself and his eldest brother.

For this reason, he had to give up everything in Kunlun Mountain, even this junior sister who had really moved his heart, Yunxiao.

"Thank you for coming to me, I'm really happy. ”

He held Yun Xiao's face and kissed it gently.

Her body was already extremely hot, and at this moment, her cheeks were even redder, as if she was about to burst into flames.

There was a slight noise outside the door, and the person next door seemed to have woken up.

"Shhhh......h

The door next door also opened, a man in white rubbed his eyes, his sleeves covered his face, he wanted to get closer to see more clearly, only to see a person rushing up to the staircase, pushing the person back, and then slamming the door shut.

Xiao Qianye hurriedly chased out, and the person at the door crossed his waist with one hand and leaned against the wall with the other, panting.

"Gongsun Yan?" Only then did he see the person who came, and Xiao Qianye exclaimed, "Why are you?"

"I ...... I'm ......" Gongsun Yan breathlessly and waved his hand, "Let me, let me rest, you will ask later......"

Xiao Qianye secretly glanced at the room, which was closed by Gongsun Yan, and a vague figure could be seen through the window.

"Huh...... Who is this person in this house?" He stepped forward, but before he could touch the door, Gongsun Yan held him down, finally took a breath, and hurriedly said, "Who is there any person? This room is me, it's my luggage, you know that the owner of the mirage has changed, and you always have to bring some courtesy when you meet in the first year, right......? This room is full of gifts I brought, and it hasn't been sorted out yet, and the house is cluttered, so don't go in......"

"But I could clearly see that there were people inside. ”

"It's my servant!" Gongsun Yan blocked the door and said with a grin, "I can't carry so many valuable things myself, right?"

"The son is really wealthy, and he lives in the small Qin Mansion for the servants for a few thousand taels and one night. Xiao Qianye couldn't help but sneer, still pressing step by step, "I'm afraid this isn't a servant, it's a golden house to hide Jiao, right?" I remember that the son has a marriage contract, and I'm afraid it's not good to spread it......

"Don't be sarcastic about me, I don't dare to hide my guts. ”

"Then you get out of the way and let me check it, so that I can make a personal certificate for my son in the future." He wanted to push Gongsun Yan away, but the other party was also pushing him, and when he was deadlocked, the door suddenly moved and opened!

"Come in, stop arguing. The person inside rubbed his forehead and looked exhausted.

Gongsun Yan and Xiao Qianye froze in place at the same time, and the two glanced at each other, both of them looking shocked.

"Xiao Yibai, you, why did you open the door?" Gongsun Yan asked in a low voice, and the other party waved his hand, signaling them to come in first.

"Big brother......" Xiao Qianye held back her doubts and followed in.

Yun Xiao looked at Xiao Yibai, and then at Xiao Qianye, the two brothers turned out to be really twins!