Chapter 6: Step by Step

Ling Chong was taken by Yang Ning's gaze, although he felt that there were countless words to refute in his heart, his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't say a word, he only felt that even if it was a thousand words, it couldn't change the young man's mind, although he doubted that Yang Ning was lying, but as soon as he bumped into this young man's cold and pure gaze like the ice and snow of Yanshan, he felt that any doubt was an insult. But if he believed what Yang Ning said, then wouldn't he have nothing to do, and almost became a villain who sowed discord, what made him even more panicked was that he began to feel uneasy in his heart, thinking of His Royal Highness the Prince's generosity to him, he didn't appreciate it, but slandered the name of His Royal Highness the Prince's virtuous and filial piety.

When Ling Chong's body was shaking, Ximen Rin had already stepped forward and grabbed it, taking advantage of the situation to check Ling Chong's pulse, first frowning slightly, and then stretching out, reaching out and clicking on Ling Chong's acupoints, and said to Yang Ning with a smile: " You are hard-faced and soft-hearted, this guy's temperament is like a stone in a dung pit, smelly and hard, it is this seat, and he is also angry when he sees him, but you are not too troublesome to use the method of shaking the acupoint, forcing out the blood in his lungs and healing the dark wounds on his body, if not, I am afraid that even if he heals from his injuries, he will leave endless troubles. In fact, this seat also knew that Ling Chong still had secret injuries on his body that day, but there was nothing he could do, and he originally wanted to go back and then seek out the Huang Holy Hand to heal slowly, but he didn't expect that the virtuous nephew would have such a means. This set of acupuncture techniques is extremely complicated, although this seat has also been learned, but unfortunately the qualifications are shallow, it is only learned three or four points, if it is used to hurt people, it is okay, but it is not enough to save people. The virtuous nephew can even use the 'Flowing Fire Rejuvenation' at will, presumably this kung fu is already perfect, and it really makes this seat admire!"

Hearing this, Yang Ning's face turned red, he heard the confusion in Ximen Rin's tone, and couldn't help but avoid Ximen Rin's gaze. Seeing this, Ximen Rin's heart moved, and he already knew that Yang Ning had a ghost in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile and cry on his face.

The martial arts of the martial arts sect are broad and profound, especially the point technique, which is to absorb the strengths of all families, which is divided into acupoints, sealing veins, cutting scriptures, Point four doors, especially the acupoint technique, is very exquisite, just send a wisp of true qi into the enemy's body, you can control any acupoint at will, the technique is ever-changing, incomparably complex, can hurt people and save people, it is the most exquisite martial arts in the world, but it is really hard to learn, Ximen Rin is a named disciple, and secondly, because of the temperament and talent, so he is very proficient in the methods of hurting people, but if he wants to save people, he is powerless. But although he didn't learn deeply, he knew a lot, and naturally knew that there were several ways to save people, and the "Flowing Fire Rejuvenation" used by Yang Ning was the most difficult technique to learn, the advantage of this technique was immediate, and the effect was very fast, but the disadvantage was too domineering, although it could save people's lives, but if the body of the person being treated was too weak, I was afraid that it would make it worse. It stands to reason that since Yang Ning will use this method, then several other more gentle methods will definitely be used, and now it seems that time is not urgent, Yang Ning has no need to use this kind of method that has advantages and disadvantages, since he wants to treat Ling Chong, there is no need to let others misunderstand him and poison him.

However, when Ximen Rin saw Yang Ning's expression, he figured out the reason, this young man was not only willing to save Ling Chong, who was loyal to his grandfather, but also annoyed that he was disrespectful, so he simply used such the most domineering method to talk about thin punishment, but this is a little too naïve, even Yang Ning himself felt a little embarrassed, no wonder Ximen Rin couldn't cry or laugh. However, after these things that happened, Ximen Rin suddenly had a realization in his heart, this young man who was regarded by him as the biggest obstacle to His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, but he did not have the slightest desire to seize power in his heart, otherwise no matter how stupid a person was, he would not say anything about killing Ming Shulian and others in this situation. The deepest doubts suddenly appeared in his heart, whether what he did should be, but Ximen Rin changed his mind and strengthened his mind, some things have nothing to do with what the chess pieces involved in think, the situation will decide many things, it is himself, and it is too late to stop now.

Ximen Rin calmed down his mind for a while, and summoned a few entourages who were already patrolling on the side, and asked them to send Ling Chong back to take care of him, but he pulled Yang Ning back to the cabin, and couldn't help but untie the shackles on Yang Ning's body first, and Yang Ning was not allowed to refuse, and said: " Okay, don't make a child's temper, this shackle was originally a cover-up, if you really want to escape, how can this shackle be locked, this seat sees that although your words are presumptuous, but you have a lot of respect for His Royal Highness the Prince, I think this time you must be willing to follow this seat to the capital, and it doesn't cost these things. ”

Yang Ning looked at Ximen Rin's solemn and stern expression, and felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and he was speechless for a while. After Yang Ning regained his senses, he not only remembered the past, but he was also able to remember six or seven out of ten of the two years of muddy days, this strange atmosphere reminded him of the funny appearance of a fisherman chasing his naughty son with an oar when he was on the shore of Dongting Lake, at that time, he somehow, he couldn't stop crying, at that time he was still unconscious, and he didn't even understand why he was crying, Sister-in-law Chen persuaded him for a long time to no avail, or Qingping was furious, picked up the sword and chased him, so that he could stop crying。 Thinking of Sister-in-law Chen, who had been killed by her own hands, and the two sisters of Luqi Qingping, who were far away, almost burst into tears.

At this moment, a chill suddenly appeared in his heart, and Yang Ning's expression suddenly froze, how could he be so easily moved, that day on the lake, he could not hesitate to kill Sister-in-law Chen, who had been with him for two years and treated him like a nephew, so he had become so soft-hearted these days. Yang Ning would not understand that he was severely injured physically and mentally in the first battle of Tingtao Pavilion, and then he was devastated again, and even met people like Ping Yan and Wu Heng whose martial arts and talents were above him, and his heart was inevitably under a lot of pressure. Ximen Rin took advantage of the weakness to enter, and with his innate identity advantage and emotional means, he finally let Yang Ning let down the guard in his heart. Originally, Ximen Rin was close to success, but the unintentional atmosphere made Yang Ning vigilant, and the teachings of the Fire Phoenix County Lord echoed in his ears like thunder - always remember to beware of the people close to him, and not to be gullible.

Almost in an instant, Yang Ning's mind regained its cold and calm, he raised his head, looked at Ximen Rin's gaze had become indifferent, and said with a faint smile: "Senior Uncle wants to ask the disciple why he killed Ming Sima and that He Helm Master of the Southwest County Division?"

Ximen Rin didn't feel Yang Ning's almost imperceptible change, after all, what had just happened attracted all his thoughts, Yang Ning just added a little indifference to his eyes, and his usual demeanor was not too different, so he just thought about the wording, and then asked frankly: "Exactly, this seat really can't believe this matter, Zijing, you have something to do with Youji, just because of the assassination of His Royal Highness the prince, how can you get involved in the killing of the Southwest County Division?" Even at the time of temptation, Ximen Rin did not reveal the slightest flaw that he already knew Yang Ning's identity. However, he had already thought about the matter thoroughly, and he had already learned from Wei Bai that He Bing might be the main envoy who sent someone to coerce Yang Ning to assassinate, and all the people who were sent that day had been killed, and Yang Ning had personally admitted this matter to Luo Chengyu, so there should be no problem with this matter. But why did Yang Ning admit to killing Ming Shulian and He Bing? He Bing must have something to do with the assassination of His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no problem, Ming Shulian is the Sima of the Southwest County, if he doesn't know about this matter, it is abnormal, but how deeply Ming Shulian is involved still needs to be carefully explored, so after Wei Bai came to the conclusion that Ming and He were dead, he still ordered to find out who killed the people. Now that he learned that it was Yang Ning's killer, Ximen Rin did not feel clear in his heart, but became even more confused, as far as he knew, before Yang Ning assassinated Luo Chengyu, he had no connection with Youji.

Yang Ning didn't look at the look of doubt in Ximen Rin's eyes, and said indifferently: "I was recuperating in the lake, and I met Ming Shulian and He Bing, and I heard them talk before I knew that they were from the Southwest County Division, and I accidentally found out that I was also there, and they wanted to kill people, but they were killed by me, and the body sank in the lake, you can't find it." ”

Ximen Rin frowned, Yang Ning's answer was not surprising to him, Ming and He finally disappeared into the lake, and it was natural for Yang Ning to recuperate in the lake after escaping from Tingtao Pavilion, but what did Yang Ning hear, so that these two people would kill people? Thinking of this, Ximen Rin asked again: "I see, I don't know what Zijing heard them say?"

Yang Ning frowned and said, "I didn't pay attention, I just heard that they were arguing very much, and most of them were complaining about the Vermilion Bird Division and Fengtai Pavilion." ”

Ximen Rin frowned deeply, Yang Ning's answer was not helpful, he did not suspect that Yang Ning had told a lie, these **** had already been tested, knowing that this young man was really very ignorant of the world, even if he really heard any secrets, I am afraid that he still can't understand the meaning, not to mention Yang Ning's indifferent temperament, I'm afraid he won't listen to some "nonsense" with his heart. Therefore, Ximen Rin could only sigh secretly, such a result could not prove that Ming Shulian had something to do with the assassination of the prince, that is, He Bing, because he was dead, at most he could only be suspicious. However, Ximen Rin thought that if King Yan learned that the murderer was his own grandson, there must be no way to blame His Royal Highness. If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't ready to let Yang Ning reach Youji alive, it would be the best solution, although it was a tie, he didn't have anything to lose.

Even Ximen Rin didn't think of the real reason why Yang Ning was charged with murder. These days, Yang Ning often thinks of the things on the lake that day, some things that he didn't understand very well, but he gradually figured out seven or eight points, he has already understood that if this matter spreads, Ming and He will both become traitors to Youji, even if it is with his ignorance, he also knows the fate of the betrayer. He has three points of respect for Ming Shulian in his heart, even if he has no ill feelings towards He Bing, and in a thought, he actually covered up the truth. If it were someone else, Ximen Rin would naturally not believe it easily, but for the unwitting Yang Ning, even a character like Ximen Rin was ignored.

Ximen Rin comforted Yang Ning a few words, and then walked out of the door. Yang Ning put down his mind, picked up the half-read Book of Mountains and Seas again, and continued to read, although he still didn't understand it very well, but Ximen Rin was not there, and he had no one to ask, so he simply studied it carefully word by word, and continued to read it if he couldn't figure it out, and after reading it for a long time, he only felt that those sentences were flowing in his heart like a clear spring, although he didn't understand it very well, but he could feel the liveliness and beauty of those words from the bottom of his heart, so he simply took the pen and ink on the table, and copied the book from beginning to end. I haven't started writing for a long time, and there are still some difficulties between the initial strokes, but I only wrote more than 1,000 words, and the pen has been smooth and free, only to feel that the paper is like a cloud of smoke, and after the last stroke, I feel that my heart is very happy.

It wasn't until he put down Zihao in his hand that Fang found that the cabin was already dim, the handwriting on the book was blurry, and his eyes felt a little sour, so he couldn't help but rub his wrist, put the pen on the celadon pen holder, walked to the porthole in a few steps, stretched out his hand and pushed it open, and there was a cold river breeze in his face, Yang Ning felt refreshed, and raised his eyes to look out the window.

I don't know when, the last rays of the sunset have sunk under the river, the original sunset piled up on the horizon has disappeared without a trace, only the river water in front of him is like practice, the bright moon is like a hook, Yang Ning stood in front of the window and breathed deeply in the cold river breeze, the night is getting deeper and deeper, the moon wheel gradually rises to the middle of the sky, I don't know when a few wisps of clouds float in, the moonlight covers five or six minutes, the starlight is getting brighter and brighter, under the quiet and quiet night, the light of the stars and the moon is indifferently reflected on the surging river, only to feel that the flow is not the river, but the stars in the sky, such a blurred beauty, as if the vast galaxy fell into the mortal world。

It seemed that he hadn't seen such a beautiful night scene for a long time, Yang Ning suddenly smiled, remembering the countless days spent in the deep palace, although he could only sit in the well and watch the sky at that time, but the quiet starry sky often gave him the deepest comfort. In that gorgeous palace courtyard, which can be called a fairyland on earth, he can always feel the slaughter and loneliness, even if it is a hot summer day, the air in the Qifeng Palace seems to condense the autumn frost. But even so, he will not forget the good times he had, although for him, happiness and joy are always short-lived, but he has always kept in mind bit by bit, in early spring to fold plum and send the north, in midsummer the lotus pond listens to the frogs, in mid-autumn hairpin chrysanthemum to enjoy the bright moon, in winter cooking tea sweep green ying, although the pair of deep and bright phoenix eyes may not have their own existence, but to be able to accompany his mother to spend the sun and moon morning and dusk, he is already satisfied.

Yang Ning thought hard about the past days, recalling his mother's voice and smile bit by bit, although two years had passed, but he found that his memory was getting clearer and clearer, and even many details that he didn't remember before were also thought of one by one at this moment, although the more he thought about it, the more heartache he felt, but he was willing to bear this painful and sweet torture.

Just when Yang Ning fell into a situation where he couldn't extricate himself, suddenly a scream came from the river, in the dead of night, although the sound came from a few miles away, but it was very clear in his ears, Yang Ning frowned slightly, and he was angry in his heart, extremely angry that someone disturbed his thoughts, but the noise did not subside immediately, and there was a sound of swords and swords in his ears, the sound of strong winds, and the screams came one after another, endlessly.

Yang Ning listened intently, these sounds actually came from all directions, and the farthest one came from the mountains on the shore, and the echo was like thunder.

After another moment, in the twilight, there were several figures, all of them were speeding in the boat, and after a while, they had already arrived at the side of the boat, Yang Ning looked through the moonlight, and saw that those boats were different from the old and new, obviously they were hurriedly snatched and used, and those people who drove the boats were eighteen or nineteen-year-old teenagers, these little entourages who originally seemed innocent and childish, and only knew that they were following Ximen Rin's side and obeyed orders, but at this moment they were all in high spirits, and the night clothes on their bodies were bloodstained, and several people were soaked all over their bodies, obviously soaked in the river. When the boys reached the side of the boat, they noisily tied the stolen boats to the stern of the boats, which were apparently snatched, and got into the big boats, arguing excitedly about who would kill the most.

Yang Ning couldn't help but be stunned when he saw such a scene, and was in a daze, he had already seen Ximen Rin step out of the hatch, and laughed loudly: "Okay, good, you have done a good job, and let these rats who dare to watch around see the methods of our Yan Shanwei, up and down the river, although it is not our world, but if there are bandits who don't have long eyes and want to break ground on Tai Sui's head, don't blame me Ximen Rin for plowing the court and sweeping the holes and washing the Yangtze River in blood!"

The eight young men of the Yanwutang who followed Ximen Rin to the south all said loudly: "Those who dare to offend the Yanshan Tiger will be killed!" The voice of the milk tiger was like thunder, and it spread far and wide in the silent night. Ximen Rin showed a satisfied smile on his face, and his voice was loud, the sound shook the sky, and Yang Ning could even hear all kinds of panicked sounds within a radius of ten miles, presumably those fish that had slipped through the net were fleeing in all directions.

Seeing such a scene, Yang Ning understood the reason for it no matter how simple it was. He naturally knew that since the boat left Dongting, there were often small boats of unknown origin coming and going, and when the boat stopped at night by the river, he could also feel that there were people watching on the shore, and this situation was becoming more and more rampant, and even had a blatant tendency. It's just that Yang Ning didn't pay attention to these, he only regarded himself as a prisoner, and these things naturally had Ximen Rin and others to worry about. It's just that Ximen Rin didn't make any moves along the way, and deliberately slowed down the trip, and walked for three days, and before he arrived at Jiayu, it was Yang Ning, who also saw that something was wrong, not to mention those spies, but presumably because of this, they deliberately didn't hide their deeds, and wanted to see Ximen Rin's reaction, right?

But even so, presumably these people would never have imagined that Ximen Rin would suddenly send his entourage to the west to attack and kill wreakfully when the aftermath of today's "internal strife" has not ended, although these teenagers are only first- and second-rate in martial arts, but they have undergone strict spy training, and it is easy to deal with these spies who are just third- and fourth-rate skills, but it is just a moment to kill those "rats and flies" in all directions.

When Yang Ning stood in front of the window in a daze, Ximen Rin had already dismissed these entourages and arranged for them to go to rest, but he himself stood on the bow of the boat under the moon, looking at the silent Siye, with a cold smile on his face, as if he looked up intentionally or unintentionally, and saw Yang Ning's stunned gaze, Ximen Rin smiled slightly, a trace of warmth flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: " These boys are very busy tonight, they haven't brought you food, are you hungry or not, I have asked the boatman to make a fire to make food, and I will fry a few side dishes and send them to you later, how about we have a drink? ”

Yang Ning jumped out of the porthole, landed beside Ximen Rin like light dust, and asked lightly, "Did you already know that today's incident would happen?" Seeing Fang Cai's scene, Yang Ning couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart, today's incident would not be arranged by Ximen Rin, Ling Conflict's sudden trouble, causing chaos on the ship, will inevitably make those spies curious about what happened, and will also relax some vigilance, and these young martial arts disciples who don't look like murder veterans can take the opportunity to attack, the timing of Ximen Rin's choice to attack is really no better, and it is the key to the art of war. Although Yang Ning doesn't understand the subtleties, his martial arts talent is outstanding, and he also has unique insights into the timing and judgment of the situation when to choose a shot, and he can still see these things.

Ximen Rin smiled and said, " Zi Jing can't help but think too much of this seat, how could such things be expected in advance, what you said to Zhiheng today will trigger the demon barrier in Ling Chong's heart, this seat is like a god, and there is no way to guess today's things, just because of the situation, Zi Jing knows that there will be many dangers on the way, this seat unties you, and also wants you to help this seat, although this is a little difficult to export, but this time the road to the north is step by step, there are countless masters, for you, it is a rare opportunity to experience. Zijing can't miss it!"

Hearing this, Yang Ning's eyes flashed with excitement, and a few doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, for the disciples of the Martial Arts Sect, turning to the world is the only way to go through the way of martial arts cultivation, the disciples of the past generations, there are often enemies all over the world because of this, if someone comes to intercept and challenge along the way, they are actively provocative, that is, they are killing rivers of blood, and no one can say that it is wrong, even if it is Yang Ning, who is not afraid to complain about the world, he also feels that this is really the best news,

Yang Ning was excited, but he didn't notice a trace of tiredness in the depths of Ximen Rin's eyes, the spy deployed by the Vermilion Bird Division up and down the river had already inquired, this time Chunshuitang was entangled with masters, ready to intercept and kill Ximen Rin and his party along the way, Ximen Rin had already gotten the news, not only many Baidao celebrities were involved, but even the underworld bandits were also ready to move, but Ximen Rin not only did not change his mind and went north in makeup, but chose to walk along the river in a dignified manner, in addition to taking the opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the martial arts figures in the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, and establish an incomparable prestige for Yanshanwei, another purpose was to take the opportunity to kill Yang Ning。 Yang Ning's martial arts are strong and simple by nature, which is suitable for him to be used to fight all the way, but no matter how powerful Yang Ning is, he will eventually embark on the road of death, not to mention that there are masters along the way, but these people have all missed, and the last move he laid out is a chess piece. In any case, Yang Ning will inevitably die after all, thinking of getting along in the past few days, Ximen Rin has unbearable feelings in his heart, but this faint melancholy is quickly annihilated by the blazing flame of ambition in his heart, no one can stop His Royal Highness the Prince of the World from moving forward, even Ximen Rin himself, it is no exception, not to mention Yang Ning, the Ninth Highness who may overthrow the foundation of the great cause?