41. The theory of victory and defeat
Outside the city gate, by the willow tree, a man in red has been standing for a long time.
Suddenly, a woman in black stepped closer and said, "Why didn't he come?"
The man in red who spoke, looking at the outline of his body and listening to the crispness of his voice, was a handsome young man, who turned his back to the woman in black and said: "Urgent affairs are entangled, and you can't break free. ”
Seeing the man turn around, the woman had to stand side by side and say, "What is he doing?"
After worrying about it, it was to set himself on fire, and the man said indifferently: "If there is nothing important, don't come to the master." ”
"Looking for him, naturally there is something important to tell. It seems that your heart is getting more and more unsettled. ”
The man chuckled and said, "It's you who can't be sunk, not the master." "Next time I let him come, I have something to ask him. ”
"Ask?" said the man, laughing, but very small, "I will convey your words." Things are well done, here's the next step. So saying, he handed a letter to the woman in black.
After receiving the letter, he unfolded his words and said: "Go back and tell him that after this incident, I will see him, and I will also see her." ”
"Okay, I'll tell you word for word, but ....... ”
"But what?"
"Your request is over, he won't agree so easily. ”
"Agree or not, that's a matter between us, isn't your heart too big? After so many years, living in the dark, don't you feel like you're moldy. ”
"Moldy? That's the mark, a scar about to crack, that's life, a strength that's about to be proven. ”
"Don't you want them?"
"They?"
"There is no greater mourning for a husband than the death of the heart, and death for a person is secondary. ”
"Is it a national hatred, is it a family hatred, or is it love? What is the experience that makes you feel like this? ”
"What state of mind?"
"All thoughts are lost. ”
"You and I have different experiences, different circumstances, and all the thoughts in your mouth are lost, maybe they are also yours, and they have experienced it before, so they know it in their hearts. ”
After speaking, the man in red flew to the horse tied to the trunk of the tree and disappeared far into the night, and the woman also walked alone in the night, walking in the direction of Luoyang City.
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Mei Ji was displeased, and said in a questioning tone, "My lord, did you arrange it privately?"
"Everything is in place just in case. Leng Ji replied arrogantly.
"Doing it secretly is everything ready? I'm afraid it's to leave a way back for yourself. You used lowly means to capture Wan Qiju, because you wanted to threaten Wan Qiyun, provoke a war again, and persecute him, not him, it was they who attacked the Ghost Valley and wiped them all out, so as to wash away the shame of their previous mistakes. ”
"You are presumptuous. ”
"After many years of being presumptuous, what can you do?"
Unexpectedly, he didn't have the courage to do so, and shouted at the Ghost King, "This is what you call foresight? Do you know no, you are endangering Ghost Valley? How much trouble and uneasiness will this bring to Ghost Valley?"
Charm Ji lives and dies with Ghost Valley, and will unceremoniously accuse and reprimand for unfavorable measures in Ghost Valley, and it is absolutely impossible to surrender to this reason, even if it is the high-ranking Lord Yahime, or the senior sister he respects the most, he must be outspoken.
"There is a limit to human patience, and you can protect your limits, but you can't despise my limits. Don't forget that you and I are in the same position, and you are not qualified to teach me a lesson. Leng Ji said in her heart.
In the past, contacts were scarce, their temperaments were different, and it was difficult to mix, and the principle was the lowest line of defense, as long as they were not violated, the world would be peaceful.
"Whatever she says, you do. Her existence is the calamity of your fate. Mei Ji urged Leng Ji to whisper bluntly.
"You really enjoy being a slave to a woman. Is that a calamity still a calamity? ”
In the face of the madman, Leng Ji was silent, just waiting for him to provoke the adults and have good fruits to eat.
The ghost king on the stage listened, his five organs were about to explode, and he couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Okay, stop arguing, my head is about to explode when I am arguing." ”
After calming down a little, he said, "Lingji has no news yet?"
"Hungry tigers have been arranged, and they are secretly looking for them. Leng Ji replied.
"Tell them they don't have to look for it. She will definitely come back herself, because Suxi is with us. "The Ghost King knows that they are sisters, and he will not ignore them.
"What should be done with Su Xi's body?" Leng Ji asked.
The Ghost King had seen Su Xi very little, and he had no use value, and in addition to his low status, he regarded it as a cheap life, so he didn't take it to heart at all, and said casually: "Just deal with it according to the old rules." ”
The old rule is to put it on a tattered bamboo mat and throw it in the forest, in such a hot weather, the body will be bitten by rats and insects, and there will be a taste. ”
The Ghost King used to slap Magim in the face and say, "You dare to disobey me." ”
Mei Ji crossed her eyebrows and said coldly: "Everyone is dead, can you leave a whole corpse, at least let Ling Ji see her for the last time." Don't forget, they have a deep sisterhood, if they anger Lingji, she really throws herself at them, my lord, how do you end it?"
"The people of my Ghost Valley are really amorous. ”
After whispering, the Ghost King departed.
At this time, Manzhu and Shahua were taking care of Wan Qianjue on the other side, but Wan Qianjue was still in a coma.
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"Brother, brother.......... ”
Lang Yu stood up and said "ah", Rong Quan didn't know why, and asked, "What's wrong, I'm surprised." ”
Ziyun saw that Rong Quan was there, so she left her brother aside, ran to Rong Quan's side and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”
Rong Quan wondered, looked up at Lang Yu, Lang Ji squeezed his eyebrows vigorously, and said, "Where are you waiting?"
"My brother said that you would go to the Confucius Pavilion, of course you will wait there. ”
Rong Quan knew that Lang Yu loved and protected his sister's safety, so he acted in this play, and said: "Lang Yu said a few times that he should do a good job of dealing with the aftermath after the martial arts competition, so he has no leisure to estimate, next time, next time, he will definitely accompany Sister Ziyun." ”
If it was Lang Yu, Ziyun would make a lot of trouble, but Rongquan was different, and he actually changed his temperament.
"A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase. ”
"They are all gentlemen, how can they be villains?" said Rong Quan with a smile.
At this time, Rong Bai and Rong Mu walked in and saw Rong Quan, Rong Bai said nervously: "Childe, are you injured?"
"Everything is fine. Rong Quan replied.
"By the way, Childe, the alliance leader asked the two of them to hurry up to the Juyi Hall to discuss matters. Rong Bai said. After hearing this, the two glanced at each other, and Ziyun was about to say what she wanted to go, but was blocked by Lang Yu and said, "You stay here, don't run around." ”
"You're staying here too. Rong Quan said to Rong Bai and them.
Lang Yu walked past Zhao Yu and whispered, "Take care of them." Zhao Su nodded and replied in a low voice: "Yes." ”
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"The matter of Liuji Mianlian is indeed true. As he spoke, Wan Qirong took out the spliced Liuji Cotton Lian and showed it to everyone to watch, and explained in detail how to get three copies of Liuji Mianlian.
Everyone watched, pondered carefully, and didn't know what it meant.
"Where are these mountains, these waters, and this destination?" asked Ouyang Gong.
"People in each location are doing different actions, what does it mean?" Ziqian also asked.
"What's the secret of the ghost flower pattern on the back?" Zixu added.
"According to the Alliance Leader, all of the key points are closely related to Ghost Valley. But what is the content of the association? Is it really a treasure? Is it really a martial arts cheat?" Ouyang Gong boldly guessed.
After Murong Yin helped Chu Yin take the antidote, Chu Yin woke up, and after Murong Yin told the process, she realized that she was stunned by the people of Ghost Valley, but fortunately she didn't have to worry about her life, and then came to the front hall to discuss with everyone.
"If it is a conspiracy, the purpose must be to provoke a war, and after the fish is dead and the net is broken, and both sides are defeated, the fisherman will benefit. What a vicious trick!" Jin Yao is a shrewd and straightforward person, and she gets to the point.
"What the Wind Messenger said was true. But what is the secret of Ghost Valley?Who are the people who are manipulating all this?How do they know this secret?" Ouyang Yu continued with Jin Yao's meaning.
"Is that possible?" Lang said.
"What is possible?" asked Ouyang Yu.
"This is a layout, and Liuji Mianlian is just a key in the layout, and perhaps the content in it is simply nothing, intended to cause turmoil and strife. Lang Yu pondered and said.
"It's also possible. Rong Quan said.
"The matter of Liuji Mianlian has spread to the boil, whether it is true or not, it is estimated that it will only be a few days, and the people in the halls and all walks of life are ready to move, and they are impatient to act, at that time the world is in turmoil, and there is no way to save it. So the main thing now is how to curb the spread of the news, prevent the storm from coming a little later, or defuse this crisis. Wan Qianwei took the overall situation into account and said meaningfully.
"Today's matter about Liuji Mianlian, Yin Yang and Ghost Valley seem to have known about it for a long time, otherwise they wouldn't have come to make trouble, but where did they get the news. Rong Quan had many doubts, so he said casually at this time.
"How do you know that the Yin Yang King is coming? Even if you want to come, you can just order your subordinates, why bother to be there in person. Zhong Liqian asked.
"It's very simple, if the Ghost Valley and the various entrance halls meet each other, the yin and yang will only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, or they will take advantage of the fire to rob, or maybe the current situation is likely to be provoked by them. In addition, these two evil sects are elusive, no one has ever seen their true faces, they are all disguised to pay attention to the world's major events, such a wonderful martial arts conference, the Yin Yang King will definitely not miss it. The Spirit Messenger is a disciple of the Ghost King, and this battle is related to the prestige and reputation of the Ghost Valley, she must come, and she is prepared. Lang Yu analyzed.
"Then may I ask the people present, who is the Ghost King, who is the Yin and Yang King?" Zhong Liqian asked after him.
When it comes to the Ghost Valley and the Yin and Yang Room, Wan Qian has read countless people, of course, his eyes are like torches, he said: "The one who confronts Rongquan is the Ghost King, who is vicious and sophisticated, and the one who confronts him is the Yin and Yang King, who is sensitive but not stable enough. One is young and the other is mature, but both of them have been transfigured, and neither of them is true. ”
"So the trouble-stirring Fire Palace Master...... , No, the person who changed his appearance must be a disciple of Yin and Yang, and it was a disciple of Ghost Valley who fought with Gongzi Langji, so the man who died was also a disciple of Ghost Valley. Ouyang Yu came to his senses.
"Yes. But the person who died was not a man, but a daughter. Speaking of this, Cun Jin thought of Xingqi's report on the day and said, "He is the maid of the ghost messenger Mei Ji and the spirit messenger Su Xi. ”
"I remembered, the landlord mentioned that after the spirit messenger left the valley, there were two people in the city looking for the spirit messenger everywhere. And line seven has also confirmed. Ziqian said after thinking about it.
At this time, Wan Qicheng remembered that he had something to say, and said: "The owner of Zhongyi Tailou has something to say, and now he can say it." ”
Everyone sitting here knew what was going on, but they didn't know what was going on. At this time, the secret in Cunjin's heart could finally be said, and his heart was also comfortable, and Cunjin said: "I did lose to the spirit messenger in the lower internal force, but suddenly there was a gust of wind, and I only felt that someone was passing by behind me, and I didn't know what happened under the palm, and then I didn't know what happened." It wasn't until Miss Zhongli spoke that she realized that she had won the Spirit Emissary, and it was a little strange when she thought about it. ”
"So, in addition to the Ghost King and the Yin Yang King, there are still people, so who will it be?" Ziqian said with a sad brow.
"Things are getting more and more confusing. Wan Qiwei said to himself.
"Alliance Leader, what should I do now?" asked Ouyang Gong.
"A notice was put up and signed by all the halls to prove that someone had fanned the flames, disrupted the order of the rivers and lakes, and provoked a war; on the other hand, a special person was sent to find out the secrets of the Liuji Cotton Company. ”
"The matter of the announcement will be done in the future. But who will win and who will lose in this game? Ziqian had to say in order to appease the rivers and lakes.
This martial arts competition, everyone knows, if you don't give a conclusion, the people of the rivers and lakes will guess and misunderstand, and then Wan Qian is a model of a gentleman, how can you refer to the deer as a horse, reverse black and white, after thinking for a while, decided to tell the truth, let the Jianghu people evaluate the victory or defeat, and then told the people: "The five games have been recorded in detail, announced the world, the victory or defeat is let the world's heroes to comment, and the participants signed, indicating that the facts are true, and there is no concealment and confusion."
"It's really a different kind of definition." Zhong Liqian is a person who says that nails are nails and Mao is Mao, and he is full of dissatisfaction with such a vague ending, but he must take the overall situation into account and is just unforgiving.
After hearing this, everyone expressed their positions one by one and agreed with the alliance leader's approach. At this time, Chu Yin was really worried about his good sister, so he interjected: "Alliance leader, what about Wan Qijue, she is your biological daughter. ”
"What's wrong with my sister?" During the martial arts competition, Wan Jiping had been guarding the surroundings of Zhongyitai and did not participate in the conference, and then he was arranged by his father to inform Ziqian and others, and he had no time to talk to anyone, and no one told him, so he stood beside Wan Qianwei and asked anxiously.
Lang Yu didn't know what he meant, and asked, "What's wrong with Wan Qijue?"
What happened was too urgent, and it was too late to tell Lang Yu, Rong Quan told the truth: "I was captured by the Ghost King's subordinates." ”
"No, we must find a way to rescue Wan Qijue. Lang Yu said.
"How can we save it? In the last attack, there were 120 casualties, and if it weren't for Langji's antidote, I'm afraid we wouldn't have a chance of surviving. Ziqian said.
Lang Ji intended to tell the truth, because he would soon enter the Ghost Valley again, and if he wanted to succeed, he must get the help of Lingji, otherwise he would not be as lucky as last time, and told him frankly: "I don't hide it, I was trapped in the forest sea that day, and at the critical moment, it was the spirit messenger who reached out to help and sent the antidote into my hands, so that everyone could save their lives." ”
Some people think that it is the antidote given by the people of Ghost Valley, this person is friends with Langji, but what he never expected was that it was a murderous spirit messenger, which was a little surprising, Wan Qiwei saw everyone's doubts, and asked on behalf of everyone: "So you know the spirit messenger?"
"A friend who hasn't seen her for many years, but now I know her true identity, it is this friendship that she privately gave the antidote to save the people, and rescued the desert prince under the mercy of Zhongyitai, and there is a kindness to repay Rongquan, she is a woman with affection and righteousness, so I think that if we want to capture the Ghost Valley and rescue Wan Qijue, we must cooperate with her, otherwise, let alone the Ghost Palace, let alone the other side, just a single Lin Hai, you can let us enter a group of people and die a group of people. ”
"It's too risky. According to Xingqi, she is not only a disciple of the Ghost King, but also raised by the Ghost King himself, although their relationship is very cold, but in the valley, only the Ghost King participates in the birthday of the Spirit Emissary, and no one else participates, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, is it possible to say that she will betray the Ghost Valley and abandon the darkness and turn to the light?" said in a skeptical tone.
"We've been wrong all along, she's not a disciple of the Ghost King, she's a disciple of the previous Ghost King, Yin Ji. Lang Yu explained.
"How?" Ziqian wondered.
Although Lang Ji didn't know anything, but Sha Jing and the others had been lurking in Luoyang City for more than five years, and they still had some understanding of the various halls and the two major evil sects. Lang Ji said in his heart: "As far as I know, the ghost messenger Mei Ji, the spirit messenger Ling Ji, the ghost messenger Leng Ji and the ghost king are all disciples of Yin Ji, and the remaining two are subordinates and disciples. "
"Leng Ji?" Unfamiliar names, everyone shouted out in unison.
"It's the emissary of the Valley of Ghosts." Lang Yu confirmed.
"How do you know?" Zhong Liqian didn't think about it and shouted quickly.
"It's not important, it's how we can get her to work with us?" These few words made Rong Quan wonder in his heart, could it be that so many secrets were told to him by Ling Ji, how far did the relationship between the two of them develop? If so, then does Ling Ji also know Lang Ji's secret?
"If she can cooperate with us, then things will be easier, but there are still dangers ahead, and it depends on all of us to work together." Wan Qiyun still has concerns.
"But how can you contact the Messenger?" Ziqian said.
"She'll definitely come." Rong Quan, who was sober from his thoughts, said firmly.
"Surely come, to whom?" Ouyang Yu said.
"Find the owner of the house and avenge her sister." Rong Quan replied.
"It doesn't make sense to find the landlord. Jin Yao said.
"How unreasonable. If the messenger was killed, she would have willingly done so, but it was her sister who died. Rong Quan said again.
"Is your own sister?" Jin Yao asked again.
"It's not biological, it's better than biological. Rong Quan replied.
"This vengeful messenger will definitely get it back himself. I want to go with Rongquan to Fengmanlou, wait for the arrival of the spirit messenger, and then convince her. Lang Yu said.
"How to convince?" Ouyang Yu said.
"It's a secret, as long as she agrees, so why ask?" Lang replied.
"If you use improper methods, will you not lose face?" Zhong Liqian said disdainfully.
"It's not right? We're gentlemen, that's what villains do. Take improper means, this young master is willing to do it, but this elegant son next to me will definitely break off my friendship, even if I die, I can't be without friends. As he spoke, his eyes drifted to Rongquan.
"It looks like it's the only way to go. Wan Qicheng sighed.
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"Who are you?What kind of place is this?You let me go?" Wan Qijue, who was already sober, kept shouting for a while in the cold house on the other side, and the guards Manzhu and Shahua always let it do and ignored it, Wan Qijue was indeed even more afraid. She observed the closed cold room, surrounded by stones, and there were vague traces of carving on the stones, a table and four chairs, she searched carefully for a few times, only to find that there was an inkstone-sized vent on the roof, and she sat on the chair and lay on the table, and inadvertently saw the vague traces again, and was a little curious, and gestured in her hand while looking, and after a quarter of an hour, she knew what kind of place it was? It turned out to be a ghost flower carved in stone, and she began to shout again:" Ghost King, you are such a despicable villain, you actually used such an unseemly trick to capture me, no wonder others call you heretical, your style is obscene and filthy. ”
Manzhu and Shahua, who were outside, listened to the fire, and Manzhu, who couldn't bear it, said: "Why don't you tell your lordship, she wakes up and sees what to do? This young lady is really a young lady, and she can't bear any hardship. ”
"Don't go, just let her shout enough, and when she's tired, she'll rest, why bother annoying adults. To be honest, this game is indeed a mistake done by adults. ”
"Don't dare to say that. ”
Sha Hua, who was standing here, had been thinking about Ling Ji, where was she now? Is it safe or not? She said a little sadly: "Sister Su Xi is dead, Ling Ji doesn't know what happened, I hope she's okay." ”
"Do you want her back?"
Sahua was worried, she was very entangled, on the one hand, she hoped that Lingji would come back and didn't want to leave her sisters, on the other hand, she couldn't be selfish, she and Manzhu would definitely stay together until they were old, and she also hoped that Lingji would find the man she liked, leave the Ghost Valley forever, and find her own life and happiness.
In comparison, she still said the answer, saying, "I don't want to." ”
But the Lord had been waiting for her to come back, and she was sure that Lingji would definitely come back, because she was in touch with her. ”
"Yes, as long as Su Xi is here, then Lingji will be there. ”
At this time, Wan Qijue shouted so that his throat was aching, thirsty, and hungry, so he no longer spoke loudly, but knocked on the main door, and after Manzhu and Shahua listened, Shahua said, "Is there something wrong?"
"I... Thirsty, I... Hungry. Wan Qijue said intermittently in a hoarse voice.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and Sahua said, "I'll go get it for you." ”
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"What are you talking about?" Helian Qing said in a lost voice after hearing Wan Qiping's statement.
"Daddy is in a hurry, and he is already preparing to attack Ghost Valley again and rescue his sister. Wan Qiping had to take care of his father's feelings of heavy responsibility, but also soothe his mother's worries and uneasiness, and he was thoughtful.
Helian Qing was originally a lady from a martial arts family, both Qingqing and my daughter, and also had the mind to protect the peace of the people, so many years, and Wan Qiancheng loved each other, each other, his words and deeds, subtly influenced and changed himself a lot, followed him to do a lot of things for the people, and his mind without asking for anything in return made him a big hero in the hearts of the people, and became the leader of the martial arts alliance, so his previous small feelings have slowly become big feelings, and his husband can give up his small feelings for the sake of big feelings, in the last resort, but he is a woman after all, and he will still be emotional in comparison, Dao"Ping'er, the last time I attacked Ghost Valley, there were countless casualties, are you sure this time?"
"Mother, to tell you the truth, I don't know for sure. ”
"And your sister... Isn't it dangerous?"
"Not for the time being, the Ghost King intends to force the halls to attack again, and then set up a hidden weapon to wipe us out, leaving no one behind. So if he doesn't see his father, he won't do anything to his sister. ”
"You also know that your sister is pampered, willful, unrestrained, no big or small, no etiquette, and more importantly, how did she endure being imprisoned?
"These really don't matter, the important thing is to save my life's top priority for my sister. With my sister's smart and alert nature, and her stubborn nature of not admitting defeat, it shouldn't be so easy to be defeated, so don't worry about it anymore. ”
After Helian Qing heard the comfort, he was still uneasy in his heart, so he had a bold idea and said, "No, I have to go to your grandfather." With that, he got up and walked to the bedroom, took off his baggage, packed up briefly, and wanted to leave alone, at this time, Wan Qiping stopped and said: "The black light is blind, how dangerous it is for a person." ”
Helian Qing ignored Wan Qiping's words, and hurriedly opened the door to leave, when a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: "Tell your father, don't worry about me." ”
Hearing this, Wan Qiping was a little impulsive and said, "Mother, you wait, the child will go with you." ”
"No, the affairs inside and outside the house are busy, your father is alone, my mother is not at ease, you can still help him if you keep it. ”
"Mother, don't worry, send you to your grandfather, and I'll come back, I don't want to stay in Qingfeng Valley for a while. ”
"Why?"
"You don't know grandpa, there are a lot of weird problems. ”
"Don't be so rude, little kid. He's my mother's father, he's your grandfather, and there are 110,000 strange problems, and you have to endure them, you know?"
"The boy knows. ”
After speaking, Helian Qing told the personal girl Shui'er about going to Qingfeng Valley with Wan Qiping, and repeatedly instructed that he must go to tell the master after half an hour, otherwise, he will be pulled back before he has walked a few steps. After explaining clearly, the two took advantage of the darkness to go to Qingfeng Valley.