Chapter 58: Nightmare
It was a slightly cool night, the evening breeze blew slowly, bringing up the leaves to make a 'rustling' sound, and the bright moonlight sprinkled a piece of silver light on the earth, showing the coldness of the night.
Li Zifeng was lying on the bed, not sleeping very well, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his breathing was slightly short, at this time, the door seemed to be kicked open, making a 'bang!' sound, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a figure appeared in front of him, as the figure slowly turned around, what caught his eye was a familiar face, it was Ouyang Ze.
He was about to say something, but suddenly found that Ouyang Ze's face had become very unfamiliar, his face was gloomy, his eyes were indifferent, and even revealed a trace of killing intent!
"Master?"
Li Zifeng struggled to make a hoarse voice, but found that his voice was slightly empty, with an echo, as if it was a sound made in a cave.
Ouyang Ze raised his eyebrows, "Shut up, you still have the face to call me master?!"
Li Zifeng rolled off the bed and landed on his knees, "I'm sorry Master, the disciple didn't mean to hide it......"
Before the words fell, Ouyang Ze hurriedly stepped forward, and his cold fingers strangled Li Zifeng's neck, "Criminal! Concealing it is concealing it, what else do you say intentionally or unintentionally?
Li Zifeng suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe, his cheeks were swollen and numb, and he helplessly grabbed Ouyang Ze's hand that was holding his neck, and two lines of tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, "Master, you can't choose your life experience, but if I die and make you feel better, you can do it!"
Ouyang Ze listened, his hand trembled, and then slowly let go, Li Zifeng collapsed on the ground, and was about to relieve his breath, but he suddenly felt a cold heart, with a feeling of dullness, looked down, and saw a sword stuck straight into his heart, and the person who did it was Ouyang Ze. Li Zifeng's eyes widened suddenly.
Ouyang Ze's cold voice sounded again, "You really deserve to die, this sword should be regarded as your atonement for Li Muyang, if you have anything to say, go and tell Lord Yama to go!"
When the words landed, Ouyang Ze pulled out his sword, and blood gushed out from his heart......
After a shout, Li Zifeng sat up from the bed suddenly, the cold sweat on his forehead flowed, and after barely stabilizing his rapid breathing, he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his face, and when he was about to get out of bed, his trembling hand knocked over the stool next to him
The stool fell to the ground with a dull thud, especially abrupt in the silence of the night.
The door was pushed open, Li Zifeng raised his head suddenly, and the person who came walked to the candlestick and lit the candle, and through the dim light, he finally saw that the person who came was Xu Weixiang, the guard next to him, and he was relieved.
Xu Weixiang saw Li Zifeng's expression, looked at the stool that fell to the ground, and frowned slightly, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Zifeng shook his head, "It's nothing, it's just a nightmare." ”
Xu Weixiang sighed lightly, stepped forward to help up the stool, and before he could say anything, Li Zifeng got up, simply put on a coat, and hurriedly walked out.
"Where are you going?!" Xu Weixiang didn't have time to react, he casually took a thick coat from the hanger, and instructed Shi Yi, who was on night duty with him, to take a good look at the courtyard, so he ran a few steps to follow.
The night was deep, the sky was as dark as if it had been splashed with ink, the night wind blew, and the broken hair with sideburns kept fluttering, Xu Weixiang held a lantern in one hand and a coat in the other, and finally kept up with Li Zifeng's footsteps after trotting.
Xu Weixiang walked briskly following Li Zifeng's footsteps, and at the same time put on his coat, his breathing was slightly short, "Where are you going in the middle of the night?"
Li Zifeng didn't answer, and even the guard disciples who were patrolling the night passed by to greet him, but he didn't bother to answer, and he didn't stop until he walked to the gate of Shang Qingyuan. The door creaked open, and it was Ouyang Ze's bodyguard, Feng Yichen.
Feng Yichen looked at the two people in front of him in a hurry, and said in surprise, "Eldest prince?"
"Master, he?"
"Oh, the head of the house just fell asleep after reading the official document. Is there something wrong with you? Why don't you go down and wake up the master?"
"No, it doesn't matter. ”
Feng Yichen nodded, and said a few more words of greeting before sending the two away.
When he went back, Xu Weixiang couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong with you, why are you restless?"
Li Zifeng tightened his coat and sighed heavily, "Have you ever been scared?"
"Ever since I stepped into the world, I don't know what I'm afraid of. ”
"That's because you don't have a soft underbelly. ”
"Weakness?" Xu Weixiang suddenly understood something, "The nightmare you just had couldn't be about the master, right?
Li Zifeng's heart tightened, and he smiled bitterly, "Sort of!"
Xu Weixiang said with a smile, "You, you're just too tired, you can't sleep well, wait for tomorrow morning, I'll go to Elder Yaodan to ask for some tranquilizing medicine, and take it on time every night in the future, don't leave a meal behind." ”
Listening to Xu Weixiang's nagging, Li Zifeng's eyes were slightly hot, and he pretended to smile easily, "I know, there are Lao Xu guards to worry about." When you get the tranquilizer back, I will drink it on time. ”
"That's good..."
In the next few days, it was very peaceful, and there were no major things in the sect that needed to worry about his own troubles, Li Zifeng was rarely idle, he just greeted Ouyang Ze on time every day, instructed his younger brothers and sisters to practice, dealt with some simple official documents, and had a bowl of soothing soup on time every night, although he slept peacefully, every time he saw Ouyang Ze's gentle smile and concern, the nightmare of that night would gradually become clear, and the guilt and anxiety from his heart would become more and more intense.
Thinking about it, I was irritable and worried, probably better to be busy! So I packed up some wrapped clothes and prepared to go down the mountain with Xu Zining to prepare for the martial arts conference, and many disciples came to the door to say goodbye.
The Qingyang Villa is not too far away from the Hengshan faction, the two of them arrived in a hurry and arrived all day, the disciples who were originally guarding the door also stopped the two quite nervously, and after hearing that it was the people of the Hengshan faction, they went in to report, and after a while, they were promised, and let Li Zifeng and Xu Zining go in to see the wind and Qingyang.
The layout of Qingyang Villa is not much different from that of the Hengshan School, the bluestone is inlaid into a narrow path, paved in the verdant bushes that cover each other, and the huge pines and cypresses stand aside, occasionally seeing disciples sweeping the floor or practicing exercises, just look up at the two of them, and then greet the disciples who led them the way behind them.
Feng Qingyang looked older than Ouyang Ze, his beard and long hair were dyed with white frost, but his face was flushed, and he was full of energy.
"Master Fengzhuang, the juniors are here this time to invite you to participate in this martial arts conference. Li Zifeng couldn't bear to interrupt Feng Qingyang's words, but if the chatting continued like this, it would be endless, and he finally spoke up,
Feng Qingyang took the invitation letter and said with a smile, "This is naturally my honor." Your master, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know if I'm sick when I leave the martial arts conference on you...... How is he doing lately?"
"Master has always been in good health and is fine. Li Zifeng said with a smile, "It's just to train me and my junior brother, the two of us have been in the sect for a long time, and we don't have much experience, and it's always good to know more people." ”
Feng Qingyang nodded, and suddenly said: "It is too cumbersome for the large and small forces and gangs in this martial arts to invite them one by one. I have some contact with several owners around me, and I will order my disciples to send a message later, which can be regarded as my part. I will also issue notices to the few small forces that belong to our Qingyang Villa. ”
Li Zifeng's eyes suddenly lit up, so that it would be much easier, and he didn't shirk at the moment, "Then thank you Feng Zhuang Master." ”
"Where, I am an old friend with your master, just do a little bit of effort. Feng Qingyang glanced at the already dark sky outside the house, "But I can't help a little farther away, it's a little late today, why don't you rest in my village for the time being, and prepare to leave tomorrow morning, just in time to have dinner together." ”
"Then there is the owner of the Laofeng Village. ”
After the dinner was staggered, and after talking and laughing, Li Zifeng and Xu Zining returned to the arranged room very early. After a whole day of traveling, both of them were a little tired, and Xu Zining soon fell asleep, and his breathing gradually stabilized.
Li Zifeng couldn't fall asleep over and over, through the thin window paper, the bright moonlight outside the window only saw through the hazy cloud, and simply got up and opened the window. The slightly cool air rolled into the room, and Li Zifeng wrapped his clothes.
Lighting the oil lamp at the head of the bed, Li Zifeng tapped the pen and ink and left handwriting on the rice paper.
Hongyuan Villa Li Muyang, Li Shijie, Li Quan... Li Zifeng hesitated for a moment, and wrote his name at the end - Li Zifeng.
It's really fate, Li Zifeng smiled bitterly, rolled the rice paper just now into a roll, put it on the oil lamp and burned it out.
What kind of task is this Li Quan, the people of Lingye Palace don't entrust Li Muyang, the owner of Hongyuan Villa, to investigate his identity, and he wants to ask him a housekeeper, is it because he is afraid that Li Muyang will affect Lingye Palace's plan after he finds out that he is his child?
It seems that we should take a good look at this Li Quan. Li Zifeng let out a long sigh, extinguished the oil lamp, turned over and fell asleep.