The leader of the officers and soldiers stood up and laughed, and before he could pat off the dust, he bowed to the messenger on the horse and bowed and said, "I hope that the lord will say a few kind words for the little one in front of the prince." The messenger also followed Ren Shanhuai for a long time, and always sneered at this kind of person who bullied the weak and feared the hard, and snorted lightly and said, "What a good dog!"

This Tanglin City is known as the small capital city, one is because this place is the fief of the Tanglin King, but because it is located in the southeast, quite prosperous and rich. There is a poem that says: It is comparable to Chengtian's good style, and you have to ask the southeast that there is a capital. The messenger galloped past, and pedestrians avoided it. After a while, he came to the gate of the palace, turned over and dismounted, and showed the waist card to the guards at the door and said: "The Donglin Wangfu Zhizhi Lang is the messenger under the seat of Shanhuai, and he has something important to ask to see the prince." The guard glanced at the waist card and nodded and said, "Let me go and report first, please wait for a while." With that, the soldier turned around and entered the palace, and after a while he came back out, clasped his fists and said, "The prince is invited." ”

The messenger hurried into the house and went straight to the great temple. Look at the hall is very magnificent: the beam is several zhang high and the heaven and the earth, and the golden pillar has a nine dragon python plate. The white jade is a glazed tile, and the eaves are hooked to the sky. There is a clear spring in the high platform stone mountain, and the purple gold hall of the ring building. There are wonders in the world, and it is really a small capital city in the southeast. This Tanglin palace will occupy most of the land in the center of the city, and compared with the palace of the Chengtian Mansion, it is also more than that. It has long been rumored in the world that this prince has the ambition to abolish the emperor and stand on his own, but no one dares to say it clearly, let alone stop it. Even if the emperor knew it, he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak. Above the court, I don't know how many of his eyes and ears, if he says the wrong word, he will be killed.

Ying Wujian sat on the throne made of pure gold, and beside him was the green man. Nasheng Mohai did not recapture the Jade Buddha, and naturally quietly returned to Chaohai Palace, Ying Wujian did not blame him, or Ying Wujian did not expect him to recapture the Jade Buddha in the first place, as for Na Zhu Qingqiu, it was naturally the same. Seeing that Ren Shanhuai sent a messenger to report back, he hurriedly summoned him.

The messenger came to the bottom of the high platform of the main hall, held the bamboo tube and the envelope in his hand, knelt down and said: "Lord, Prince Ren ordered to take the first step and quickly hand over this thing to the prince." Ying Wujian moved his left hand lightly and motioned for the young man to bring things up. Qing Xuanqi walked down the white jade steps, took the bamboo tube and the envelope, and returned to the stage to Ying Wuji, but the messenger was still kneeling. "Open it and take a look. Ying Wujian stroked his beard and said. Qing Xuanqi opened the bamboo tube, it was a picture scroll, Qing Xuanqi glanced at Ying Wujian and unfolded the picture scroll, when the picture scroll was fully unfolded, Qing Xuanqi was full of surprise, and hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, it is the two of them!" Qing Xuanqi was surprised that Ren Shanhuai found the two of them so quickly, and second, he was surprised that the painting was the same as the real person, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee, and presented the painting scroll obliquely to Ying Wujian to see, and said: "It is really worthy of being known as the sword hidden in the pen, and a stick is alone." This Shanhuai is both civil and military, and both calligraphy and painting are unique. It can be painted so similarly. Ying Wujian smiled and said: "If he has no talent, this king will not bother to keep him by his side." ”

Ying Wujian lowered his eyes and glanced at the portrait: "Who is the woman beside her?" Qing Xuanyi replied: "This woman is the daughter of Chu Yunshan of the Yiye Sword Sect, Chu Qing'an. has a small reputation on the rivers and lakes, claiming to be a sword woman, and her martial arts are not high. The subordinates had seen her a few times in the shadows. "Oh, I didn't expect Chu Yunshan's daughter to be mixed up with this sword snowman, so can Chu Yunshan agree." Ying Wujian asked casually.

Qing Xuanyi replied: "There are rumors on the rivers and lakes today that about ten days ago, Chu Qing'an fell off the cliff and died after the battle between Yiye Sword Gate and Dao Xueke. Chu Yunshan had already completed the funeral for her. Now it seems that this statement is false. I don't know what kind of cat Chu Yunshan has. "You repair a book and ask You Jinwen, you will know the reason for this matter, maybe, we can still make an article." Ying Wujian said, he thought for a while and then asked the young man: "Are you sure this kid is the son of Su Shang who was taken away back then?" When his subordinates were in ambush in Yaoye Mansion for a long time, except for the flying snow silver spear Liu Yuanjun who had been staring at his subordinates, it was this kid. And his subordinates have already fought with this kid, and he also admitted that he came to his subordinates to avenge the old feud of the year. I think that in recent years, the famous swordsman Dao Xueke on the rivers and lakes is the evil seed that was taken away by the old ghost traitor in Kexue Villa! ”

Ying Wujian became interested, so he sat up straight, looked at the portrait carefully, nodded and said, "It is indeed a little similar to his father Su Shang." Thankfully, you were aware that we were able to arrange so many dark webs around him. You've fought him, how is his martial arts?"

Qing Qiyi said with a guilty face: "Maybe it's because my subordinates haven't fought with anyone for many years, and their martial arts are a little rusty." He was almost wounded by his desperate blow. This kid's martial arts are not as good as his father's, but he has six or seven points. ”

"Hahaha, okay!" Ying Wujian opened the envelope and read the letter again, and couldn't help but feel happy, threw the letter aside, and laughed. Qing Xianqi also put away the portrait and stood aside. Ying Wujian said with a smile: "Since he has already intervened in this matter, it doesn't matter what his martial arts are. If he wanted to take revenge, he came, the dark web had been laid, and Ren Shanhuai had already returned. As soon as that Dao Xueke comes to my Tanglin Mansion, he can catch a turtle in the urn and call him a family in the Snow Mountain Villa to reunite in the underworld! This king's plan will not be affected in the slightest. It's been decades in the making, and there's no room for negligence. Do you understand?"

Qing Xuanqi also smiled: "The prince is scheming and calculating, and he is comprehensive in all aspects. The subordinates must be cautious and complete the prince's plan. ”

Ying Wujian said to the messenger who was still kneeling in the temple: "You have done a good job in sending the letter, you can go to the palace to receive the reward, and retreat." Then the messenger prostrated and gave thanks, and withdrew from the temple.

When he saw the messenger walking away, he said worriedly: "Lord Wang, although this Shanhuai is talented, he is arrogant and arrogant, and he will not be able to live under the people for a long time. In the future, it may become an obstacle to the prince's plan, and his subordinates feel that it is better to get rid of him as soon as possible. In order not to expose the matter of Ren's house raiding, it will involve the prince. ”

"You're overthinking. Ying Wujian smiled and sat back on the throne, "Don't say that Ren Shanhuai doesn't know the real reason for the raid, and we haven't told him why we want to arrest that sword snowman." Even if he knew, who could help this king in this Manchu Dynasty? Moreover, he still didn't know that this king really cherished his talents, and there was still a place where he could be used, so he didn't have to worry about him. If necessary, the king will find a way to get rid of him. ”

Qing Xianyi bowed down and flattered: "The prince is high!"

Ying Wu's laughter echoed above the empty hall.

Let's say that the big ship on the sea will take three days to return to Tanglin Mansion, and Liu Yuanjun, who has been living on the Yiye Sword Gate for ten days, has already relieved himself a little from the grief of the death of Dao Xueke. Liu Yuanjun thought to himself: "I failed to protect Ah Xue, I am sorry for my master and mother." But staying here for a long time is not a long-term solution, and the guards at the gate are sparsely guarded, and it seems that they have no intention of putting me under house arrest here. Why don't I rush down the mountain and go to Tanglin Mansion alone to investigate the truth. If you can find the enemy and avenge the master and mother, you can also look at the guests of Snow Mountain Villa and Ah Xue. Ah Xue, you are in the spirit of the sky, and you must bless my senior sister for this Tanglin party to let the truth come out. With that, Liu Yuanjun put the silver gun beside him on his back, quietly lay down by the door, put his ear on the door, and listened carefully to the movement outside the door. Hearing that the patrolling disciple had already walked away, the disciple who delivered the meal knocked on the door softly and said, "Liu Shaoxia, it's time for dinner." ”

Liu Yuanjun got up and hid behind the door and said, "Please come in." The disciple pushed the door in, Liu Yuanjun took advantage of his unpreparedness, flashed behind him and cut off his neck with a palm, the disciple fainted and fell to the ground, the tray of food was about to fall to the ground, Liu Yuanjun hurriedly caught the plate with his hand and gently put it on the table. After closing the door again, Liu Yuanjun took off the disciple's coat, changed into the clothes of Ye Jianmen, and dragged the disciple to the bedside, tied his bag around his waist, and hid the silver spear in his clothes. Open the door wide, bow your head and go out. As soon as he walked out of the room a few steps, the two disciples guarding the door felt a little strange, glanced at each other, and hurriedly rushed into the room, only to see that the disciple who had delivered the meal was lying on the bed, and he was shocked, and hurriedly jumped out of the door with a sword, shouting at the back of Liu Yuanjun: "Hugh go!"

When Liu Yuanjun saw through it, he stepped on the carved railing with one foot, and flew up When Liu Yuanjun was under house arrest, he had intended to explore the location of the stable, and wanted to come to the sword and snow to ride up the mountain. The horse's four hooves are snow-white, the whole body is black, there is not a single stray hair, because the neighing sound is like a mournful roar, so it is famous for the sorrowful sound of stepping on the snow. This horse is very human, it was purchased by Liu Yuanjun at a low price in the horse market by chance in the early years, but the person who sold the horse could not recognize the horse, and it was sad to think about it.

Liu Yuanjun whistled, and the mournful snow neighed loudly in the stable in response. Liu Yuanjun ran towards the stable, and there were more and more disciples chasing her behind her. Sorrowful Treadon Snow suddenly broke free of the reins and jumped out of the fence, Liu Yuanjun flew over a few somersaults in a row, and landed on the horse's back. The reins had been broken, Liu Yuanjun just patted the horse's head gently, and his whole body lay on the horse's back, and the mournful snow broke through the blocking crowd and rushed down the mountain.

The disciples chasing behind him were already out of breath, glanced at each other, and the person at the head said: "You two go and inform the senior brother, and the rest of the people will ride horses with me to chase!" Everyone acted separately, and each quickly returned to the stable to choose a fast horse, but the sorrowful snow was originally a divine horse, coupled with the extraordinary martial arts of Liu Yuanjun, the disciples were cowardly, even if they rode a fast horse to chase quickly, they did not see any trace of Liu Yuanjun after chasing all night.

It's just August and the weather is still a little hot, even if it's windy, it's still hot. Although it is still a hot August, there are also some autumn shadows, Liu Yuanjun Pegasus went straight to Tanglin Mansion, running for a day and a night, I don't want to be sleepy and tired. I didn't want it to rain again, so the man and the horse clinged to one place, and let them hit their bodies against the raindrop-soaked wind, and their clothes were already wet. Liu Yuanjun didn't care much at this time, but he was full of thoughts, like a mess, but he still had a vague belief in his mind, that is, to find out the truth of the year and slash the enemy. Now she thinks that Dao Xueke has gone one step ahead of her, so she lives only by this belief.

After another three days, Liu Yuanjun had already arrived at Lu'an Mansion. After thinking about it, she still decided to inform Xiao Wuxian and the others about Dao Xueke, coupled with the sad sound that she couldn't run in the snow, people and horses needed to rest, and Lu'an was not far from Tanglin Mansion, so it was better to go to Lu'an after a little rest than to be exhausted.

Returning to Lu'an Mansion, I can't help but feel that ten years have passed. It's just that the mood of the two times is somewhat similar, both are full of grief and indignation. The difference is that ten years ago, she was accompanied by her brother and sister, but now she has no relatives and comes alone.

When I came to Lu'an Mansion, I went straight to the Rong Ji pawnshop. The sorrowful snow waited quietly outside the door, and it was also tired and suffered a lot these days.

Liu Yuanjun took the broken reins next, circled them into a ring, tied the horse outside the door, and entered the pawnshop alone. Na Rongfa didn't look up, but still lowered his head and fiddled with the abacus with one hand and kept the account with the other. Xiao Wuxian and the others went out for many days, and he carried this shop alone, but it is also said that this shop is his. Hearing that someone was coming in the door, Rong Fa only said that he had come for business, so he said in a long voice: "When—what?" Liu Yuan approached the counter and said softly: "There is a mystery hidden in the gold and silver shop, and the ten halls of Yama have come to ask for their lives." Her voice trembled, and she wondered if it was due to the hardship of the long journey or because of too much grief. The old scene has not changed, only the followers of the year are owed. touched the scene, and the grief in Liu Yuanjun's heart surfaced again. As the saying goes, things are people, and that's probably it.

Hearing this, Rong Fa raised his head and looked at Liu Yuanjun, vaguely impressing this person. But ten years have passed, and his appearance has changed a little, and Rong Fa only said that he was a former regular customer, so he smiled and said: "In this case, the son can enter the back hall." With that, he lifted the curtain. Liu Yuanjun clenched his fists and said: "The horses outside the door also hope that the shopkeeper Rong will take care of them." Rong Fa nodded and said, "That's how it should be." Liu Yuanjun said no more, entered the inner room, fiddled with the mechanism behind the door, and entered the secret door that he had already walked through, which was the wide hall.

It's just that at that time, the hall was just a place for Xiao Wuxian to receive friends from the rivers and lakes, not the lobby of the Ten Ghost Hall. Including the set of rules for entering the door now, it was only established after the establishment of the Ten Ghost Hall. The inner hall was not as deserted as usual, but now with so many people, it was also lively. It's just that the lively noise is just a noise full of ears for Liu Yuanjun.

Xiao Wuxian saw that it was Liu Yuanjun who came, so he greeted him with a smile: "It turned out to be Miss Liu, didn't Miss Liu accompany Ah Xue to Tanglin Mansion together, I don't know why she came alone today, isn't Ah Xue in need of me to help him?"

When everyone heard that Liu Yuanjun was coming, they all quieted down and stopped talking, and the lobby was suddenly much cleaner. Rao Mengli also trotted over, and asked with joy on her face: "Senior Sister Liu is here, Senior Sister Liu, I don't know how Brother Xue is doing today, if you need our help, we can set off immediately." After that, he looked back at Luo Baiyi, who nodded and looked at her with a smile.

It's just that Liu Yuanjun didn't know where to start, sadness came from it, and he was speechless for a while, so he could only bite his lower lip and half-tilt his head to prevent the tears in his eyes from dripping. The nose was sore, the eye sockets were already red, and Liu Yuanjun closed his eyes tightly. Seeing that she was so sad, Xiao Wuxian guessed three points in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that something happened to Ah Xue?" ”

Rao Mengli was also worried when she heard this, her smile suddenly disappeared without a trace, she put on a worried face, pulled Liu Yuanjun's left arm, and asked softly: "No, Senior Sister Liu, no, Brother Xue, he didn't have an accident, right, you promised me to take care of him." ”

Liu Yuanjun heard Rao Mengli's words, and felt even more guilty and cold, the tears poured out like a big water bursting the embankment, she twisted her head to the side, but she couldn't hide the choked voice from her throat, and she could only say intermittently: "Ah Xue... Ah Xue he has been... Already in the sword cliff of the Yiye Sword Gate... Together with Chu Qing'an, he committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent. And they could not hide their grief, and they hung their heads. Xiao Wuxian was also struck by lightning, took a few steps back, and sat down on the chair, his eyes wide, without saying a word. Qiu Lie, who had already recovered but lost all his skills, also beat his chest and cried loudly when he heard this, he was originally a person with a temperament, so it was normal for him to react like this. Wen Nanzhi sat upright in the chair, his eyebrows twitched, his face was a little pale, and his expression did not change much. The wine jar in Luo Baiyi's hand had fallen to the ground, turning into fragments and wine all over the ground.

Rao Mengli couldn't help but be hit like this, her body fainted as soon as she went soft, Luo Baiyi hurriedly jumped to her side, helped her to the side of the chair and sat down. rushed to Liu Yuanjun angrily, grabbed her by the collar, and threw his fist to hit, shouting: "What are you kidding!?" Liu Yuanjun didn't dodge, so he wanted to let him beat.

"Stop!" Xiao Wuyi was Xiao Wuxian after all, and he was still sensible, so he quickly calmed down and immediately stopped Luo Baiyi, "Baiyi, step back!" Luo Baiyi gritted his teeth and said, "I don't." Xiao Wuxian slapped his palm on the table beside him, flew up, came to Luo Baiyi's side, grabbed his wrist and pushed him back. Luo Baiyi staggered back two steps, and after standing firmly, he slowly raised his head, staring at Xiao Wuxian, his eyes also reddened: "Father, why are you stopping me? Ah Xue is dead, Ah Xue is dead!" he roared hysterically.

Liu Yuanjun blamed himself even more, his silver teeth were tight, and his eyes were closed, but the tears were still flowing endlessly, dripping down his cheeks.

"I'm here to make you sober! The old man said this not only to Bai Yi, but also to you! You have been with Ah Xue for ten years, and you regard him as a close relative and a brother, isn't the old man? The old man has long regarded him as his own child! But you, no matter the reason, you want to beat Miss Liu. Don't forget, Miss Liu is Ah Xue's real relative! She will only endure more grief than we do!"