"Lord Truman, I couldn't sleep last night when I tossed and turned, so I wanted to go around. I couldn't help but go to the armory, and when I saw that there was no one to guard it, I entered without permission. After lighting the candle, he saw a red lacquered wooden box and opened it. I, who was originally a martial artist, saw that this treasure sword was naturally difficult to resist its temptation, so I stole it. Now I would like to return the sword. After that, he knelt down on one knee, untied the leaf finder and offered it with both hands, "The knife snowman steals the knife late at night, and the crime deserves death." I am willing to tie my hands and ask the Lord of Chumen to punish him!" Before Chu Yunshan could speak, You Jinwen beside him had already had a bit of murderous intent, and he drew his long sword angrily, and the sword body rested on the shoulder of the kneeling Dao Xueke, and angrily reprimanded: "Since you have admitted that you have obtained both the stolen goods, you will definitely not be able to get out of my Yiye Sword Gate!"

Rao Mengli saw that the incident had happened so far, although he still had doubts about how Dao Xueke obtained this knife, but he firmly believed that Dao Xueke would never steal the knife in the middle of the night: "No, it's impossible. Brother Xue will never do such a thing as stealing chickens and touching dogs!" You Jinwen smiled when he heard this: "No one in the rivers and lakes knows the reputation of your Ten Ghost Hall, Hugh said that stealing chickens and touching dogs is killing people and setting fires, and you haven't done it before!" "Boy, I advise you to take your words back!" Luo Baiyi slapped the stone table and stood up, although he couldn't see clearly, he could clearly hear the direction of the voice. "When will a blind man dare to be presumptuous in my Yiye Sword Gate!" You Jinwen was in front of him, facing the three people of the Ten Ghost Hall.

"What are you talking about!" Luo Baiyi and Rao Mengli were both furious when they heard this, so they each showed their postures, wanting to fight with You Jinwen. "You all stop, this matter has nothing to do with you!" Although Dao Xueke also hated what You Jinwen did and said, he knew that he could not have any conflict with him in Yiye Sword Gate, and said coldly: "Senior Brother You, this matter is all done by me, it has nothing to do with the two of them, and it has nothing to do with the Ten Ghost Hall, and I hope Senior Brother You will accumulate virtue in his mouth." ”

"That's enough! stop it!" Chu Qing'an slapped the table and stood up, his eyes were already full of tears, he looked down at Dao Xueke who was still kneeling, and asked in a trembling voice: "Dao Xueke, what do you mean? This knife was obviously given to you by me, why do you admit that you stole it? Where did you put me? Did I hurt you?" was asked by Chu Qing'an, Dao Xueke didn't know how to answer, just lowered his head, and didn't dare to meet Chu Qing'an's eyes.

Chu Yunshan was quite calm at this time, and he didn't react much to what was happening in front of him: "An'er, what the hell is going on." Listen to your father. ”

Chu Qing'an calmed down and wiped away the tears secretly, so he dared to turn around and face Chu Yunshan, but the red circles under his eyes couldn't be hidden: "Dad, this leaf finder was given to him by his daughter last night." You Jinwen hurriedly said: "Master! This is obviously Qing'an's intention to excuse him, but last night, a disciple saw the lights flickering in the armory. He must be making trouble in it!" Chu Qing'an heard this, staring at You Jinwen tightly, his eyes full of confusion: "Obviously I took him to the armory, otherwise how would he know where it is." Besides, senior brother, you obviously went to the armory at that time and saw me, why didn't you tell my father the truth? Why did you wronged him?" and turned to Chu Yunshan and said, "Father, it was indeed me who took him to the armory to get the knife, and it was my daughter who gave him this knife." At that time, the senior brother took two night patrol disciples to inspect the armory, so I told the sword snowman to hide in the box so as not to be discovered. Both of the Night Patrol disciples can testify that they have seen me in the armory, and Daddy can call them for questioning. ”

Chu Yunshan looked at You Jinwen and asked slowly: "Jin Wen, is the truth as Qing'an said?" You Jinwen knew that he couldn't hide it from Chu Yunshan, and although he had already understood in his heart that it was indeed a gift from Chu Qing'an, he still couldn't stop there. The long sword rested on the neck of the sword snowman again, and shouted, "What method did you thief use to confuse my junior sister!

Chu Qing'an walked up to You Jinwen and opened his sword hand, looked up at his eyes, and said tremblingly, "I volunteered." ”

"An'er, what's going on. In the middle of the night, how could you stay with Xue Gongzi?" asked Chu Yunshan with a stroking beard. Chu Qing'an replied: "Since returning from the martial arts competition yesterday, my father couldn't stop praising how exquisite the sword technique is. My daughter was angry and went to the sword cliff with him alone in the middle of the night, and attacked him in secret, trying to force him to use the knife and compete with me in martial arts. How could he have a bamboo knife that was cut off by Chen Wuqiao during the competition, so he took it upon himself to give him this knife, thinking that if he had a weapon, he could fight with me. If he loses, there will be no reason to deny it. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and it took a long time for Chu Yunshan to ask: "Snow boy, is what the little girl said really true?" Seeing that Chu Qing'an had told everything about it, Dao Xueke no longer concealed it, so he nodded and replied, "That's true." But the younger generation didn't dare to accept this gift, so he returned the sword in front of the Lord of Chumen. ”

As soon as the words fell, a chill suddenly came, and another long sword was placed on the other shoulder of the sword snowman. The body of the sword trembled a little, and the owner of the long sword trembled a little, Chu Qing'an's pupils were already moist again, and Qiong's nose was red and twitching, but he still tried not to let the swirling tears drip down. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and then he said slowly: "Dao Xueke... You don't have to be in such a hurry... Since this girl said that she would give it to you, she will not take it back now...... If you really want to return it, I will kill you myself when the Jade Buddha Conference is over. When the time comes, I'll retrieve the Leaf Finder from your corpse!"

The faint sobbing sound passed by her, and the snow sword trembled on the ground, making a buzzing sound, as if sad as her master. Seeing this, You Jinwen hurriedly picked up the Folding Snow Sword and chased it in the direction where Chu Qing'an left.

Dao Xueke didn't know why, seeing Chu Qing'an so sad, his heart trembled a little, and his nose was a little sore, but he still knelt on one knee and didn't say a word. Chu Yunshan let out a long sigh and said, "Xue Gongzi should stand up." Since it was given to you by the little girl, and it was not a divine blade, the old man also made the decision to give the leaf finder to the snow boy, so it was better not to refuse. Rao Mengli and Luo Baiyi listened to the clouds, Rao Mengli hurriedly picked up Dao Xueke, sighed and said: "Since it is the Lord of Chu and Miss Chu who are in the same mind, Brother Xue should not refuse." Dao Xueke looked at the direction of Chu Qing'an's departure, and held the leaf seeker tightly.

"An'er's character is like this, don't take it to heart. She was just angry for a while, let her senior brother comfort her. The old man also took the first step. Chu Yunshan got up and left, and the three of Dao Xueke saluted.

"I'm sorry, old knife. If I hadn't figured it out to breathe, I wouldn't have met them and these things would have happened. Luo Baiyi felt a little guilty. When Dao Xueke heard this, he just smiled faintly and said, "How can I blame you for this, since I have made a decision, I expected that there would be such a day, but it will come too quickly." Luo Baiyi had to laugh dryly, scratch his head and say, "I'm not sitting right too, let's go back." Rao Mengli looked at the two of them, and it was inconvenient to interject, so she could only silently hold Luo Baiyi, and the three of them turned back to the wing.

"Xiaoli. Halfway through, Dao Xueke suddenly called out to Rao Mengli. Rao Mengli looked back at him, and couldn't help but be a little worried: "What's the matter with Brother Xue?" Dao Xue Keqiang squeezed out a smile and said slowly: "You send Bai Yi back to the room first, I'll go to the Sword Picking Cliff to sit." When Rao Mengli heard this, she became more and more anxious in her heart, for fear that Dao Xueke would do something, so she hurriedly said: "Why don't you wait for me to send Brother Luo back to the room, and I will accompany you." Dao Xueke shook his head: "I just want to sit alone, don't worry about me." "Brother Xue......" It is true that Dao Xueke tried his best to hide that emotion, but Rao Mengli, who is a daughter, can still be sensitively aware of it, but the way he tries not to worry others is even more worrying.

"I'm sorry. When the time comes, I will explain everything to you. "Luo Baiyi is always very calm about Dao Xueke, but Dao Xueke always hides from them, although he can't help himself, he can't help it, but he can't help it.

"Even if you don't tell us in your life, we're still brothers. Luo Baiyi smiled when he heard this, and Rao Mengli also nodded: "If you don't want to say it, we will never force you." We just want you not to always bear those hardships and unhappiness alone, don't be crushed by those things, we are a family. ”

Dao Xueke stared at the two, and a warmth spontaneously arose in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Xiaoli, help Baiyi go back." "You have to be careful. After Rao Mengli finished speaking, he helped Luo Baiyi back to the wing, and Dao Xueke also turned around and walked in the direction of the Sword Cliff. It's just that at the moment when Rao Mengli entered the door, he turned his face sideways and glanced at Dao Xueke's back, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently. But this smiling action was noticed by Luo Baiyi, who couldn't see clearly, and he also understood Rao Mengli's intentions for Dao Xueke, he was also a straight person, but he would never hide what he thought: "Xiaoli, do you like old knives." ”

Rao Mengli was unprepared for this question, her cheeks were a little hot, and the flush climbed up her cheeks from the root of her neck, so she had to prevaricate: "You are all my dearest people, how can you have so many likes and dislikes, you just have to rest." After saying that, he slapped Luo Baiyi, and Luo Baiyi knew in his heart that he would not ask more.

Besides, the sword snowman came to the sword cliff alone again, and the figure in white clothes dancing lightly and carrying a silver gun came into view, and the sword snowman shouted: "Senior sister!" Liu Yuanjun turned around, sat on the stone bench, and looked at the sword snowman quietly, just smiling. Dao Xueke ran to Liu Yuanjun and sat down, looked at each other for a long time, Liu Yuanjun's eyes fell on the leaf finder on his waist, and asked, "Where did this knife come from?" Dao Xueke told Liu Yuanjun everything that happened in the garden since Chu Qing'an gave the knife last night. Who knew that Liu Yuanjun smiled when he heard this: "I haven't seen you for a few days, I don't want you to have another eldest lady of the Chu family to be a confidant." Senior sister teased. Hearing this, Dao Xueke smiled bitterly, slowly stood up, and said: "In the past ten years, I have been thinking about it day and night, but one day, I can find out the enemy of the year to pay tribute to my father's spirit in the sky. How can there be such idleness to take care of the affairs of this man and woman? ”

"I still hope that you will keep that hatred in your heart all day long. Liu Yuanjun said.

"Senior sister, it's not that I always remember hatred, but that hatred always haunts me, the young owner of Kexue Mountain Villa. It's not something you can carry for me. Dao Xueke turned around, "Yesterday, in the martial arts arena, I inadvertently revealed my sword technique, and Chu Yunshan seemed to be very touched by this matter, perhaps, he was also a clue." ”

When Liu Yuanjun heard this, he became serious, frowned and said: "This matter is very important, don't move lightly, just leave it to me to investigate." You are now in the Yiye Sword Gate, and it is really inconvenient for you to conflict with it. Dao Xueke smiled: "I also know this very well, maybe the Lord of Trumen is also quite related to us, so I naturally will not act rashly." Senior sister, you should not investigate him this time. ”

"What's the matter, you don't want revenge anymore?" Liu Yuanjun asked, thought about it for a while, and asked again: "Or, are you concerned about Chu Qing'an?"

As soon as these words came out, I don't know if they hit the mind of the knife snowman, but they embarrassed him, and said: "Now I know that revenge is not only in front of us, we must take it step by step and gradually find out the mastermind behind it, otherwise we will not be able to comfort my father and mother." Besides, at this time, there must be a lot of involvement, and it cannot be solved at one time. As for Qing'an, I really don't know how to explain it......"

Liu Yuanjun smiled: "You, what an elm head." It's no wonder that you've been plagued by hatred for ten years, and naturally you don't know what that girl is thinking?"

Dao Xueke turned around and asked, "What is the purpose of what Senior Sister said?"

"She took great pains to assert herself and give you a sword, not recklessly. Chu Yunshan has always loved her, and she tightened her weapon, her daughter was willing to give up, so how could she be a father. Presumably, Na Chu Qing'an is clever and intelligent by nature, and he has long expected this. She has a heart, whether she really wants to compete with you or has other purposes, it's not a bad thing, and she still has some good feelings for you. And if you refuse her three times or twice, and even return the knife in front of everyone, will not that crush her kindness and trample it with your feet?

Dao Xueke thought carefully and said, "Senior sister thinks I should go to Qing'an to apologize?"

"She's on the back of her breath right now, and if she sees you, she'd love to kill her first. Liu Yuanjun said with a smile.

Dao Xueke shook his head, returned to Liu Yuanjun's side, sat in one place, and did not speak, the two of them sat quietly, and before they knew it, it was dusk. "Senior sister, do you still want to go down the mountain?" asked Dao Xueke. Liu Yuanjun replied: "Since I don't belong to any sect and am not among the participants in the Jade Buddha Conference, it is naturally unreasonable to stay in this Ye Sword Sect for a long time. What, you want me to stay?"

"For some reason, when you are by my side, you give me peace of mind. Dao Xueke smiled bitterly, this should be a transcendent relationship between men and women, but for Dao Xueke, Liu Yuanjun is indeed the only person in this world who can be called a relative.

"It's time for you to grow up. Liu Yuanjun said. "What does it mean to grow up for you?" asked the Knife Snowman.

"What you didn't understand in the past, you will eventually figure it out little by little in the future. What was incomprehensible in the past may wake up to one day in the future. Maybe everyone didn't grow up that day, because people are always making mistakes, and then making up for mistakes, taking their past selves as the cornerstone, and constantly growing up. Or when you have a code of conduct for yourself, make every decision carefully and don't regret every decision you make. When you understand what I'm talking about, maybe you'll grow up. Liu Yuanjun smiled and said, "Of course, the first thing you have to do is not to rely on others." ”

Dao Xueke smiled: "At least now I still need senior sister to guide." However, I don't feel that hatred has ruined me, but it is a strong medicine that forces me to be strong and to find. Senior sister, how do you think you can become stronger?"

"When you are still deeply attached to the suffering or happiness of the past, but you can go on with determination and never look back. Because you know that you have someone or something to protect. Liu Yuanjun's eyes flashed with a strange light, and it seemed to have oozing drops of crystal.

Dao Xueke got up and waved his hand, and walked towards the way back to the wing, Liu Yuanjun did not follow, but continued to sit under the octagonal pavilion, a wisp of wind turned, with the breath of some flowers and plants, rolling up a wisp of green silk in Liu Yuanjun's ear.

Twilight is approaching, and it is not just the mist that drifts from the deep valley, or the dust that blows with the wind. The soft, hazy halo spread out in circles from the red disc. On the mountain side of the sky, yellow or orange, red or purple, changing colors, like a colorful gauze dress, inexplicably delicate, but lonely. Liu Yuanjun stood up, the white clothes were blown up by the wind, the green silk fluttered, and the small figure disappeared in the vast world.

The dusk went quickly, but it drew out the half of the star seamlessly. The quicksand of the night eats away at the warm afterglow, and when the sky is completely dark, the shining stars appear.

Although there is no moon tonight, the starlight also weaves a blurry silver veil, and it is attached like mist to the mountains, flowing water, corridors, and pavilions.

Tomorrow is the competition between the Yiye Sword Gate and the Cold Mountain Taoist Temple, and it has become a habit for the Dao Xueke to be unable to sleep, and it has become more frequent since he came to this Ye Jianmen. He was just alone in the room looking at the leaf-seeking knife, the deep leaf word engraved on the blade, for some reason, there was still a faint red light.

As for that Chu Qing'an, she did not stay in the room to rest, but practiced swords on the sword picking cliff alone, since she broke into the rivers and lakes, there are very few such opportunities to practice martial arts, she secretly said that she must prepare for tomorrow's competition, and must not insult the reputation of Yiye Jianmen, let alone let that person look down on her. Thinking of this, the pride and self-esteem came back to my mind. The folding snow sword in his hand was also clenched a few points, tossing and moving, changing his footwork, flying and leaning over, stabbing and slashing, the folding snow sword took advantage of the starlight, the silver light appeared, if a silver dragon circled around Chu Qing'an's side, his wrist turned lightly, his eyes were like stars, and he was determined to kill the three swords. The sword qi was great, rolling up the flowers and fallen leaves on the ground, and hit the cliff wall with a bang, leaving three shallow sword marks.