Chapter 2: The Return of Green Qi to the South (6)

When Luo Chengyu and Fang Yanlang were in love with each other, and Fang Pochen was jealous and hateful, in the snowstorm, Ximen Rin had already ridden out of Xindu alone, tracking all the way south along the official road, and as soon as he entered Wan Songxuan, he found the secret mark left by the person who hijacked Lu Qi, but he didn't say it, although the secret mark had not been seen for many years, he clearly distinguished that it was the unique mark of his brother Ximen Lie, which was also the reason why he was confident that he could rescue Lu Qi, his brother would never harm the righteous sister of his beloved apprentice, right?

The wind and snow are getting heavier and heavier, and the snow is falling one after another, and it is difficult to see from three or five feet away, and if it is in the city, it may be better to have houses to block the wind. After leaving the city, there is no shelter, only the cold wind penetrates the bones, and the four fields are vast, the official road has been covered with snow, if it is not for the trees on both sides of the road to indicate the direction, I am afraid that I don't know where to go.

After traveling for nearly 30 miles, Ximen Rin's mount finally couldn't support it, the horse's hooves kept slipping on the snow, and the breath between the mouth and nose turned into frost. In fact, in such bad weather, Ximen Rin's mount is already a rare horse, but the horsepower is sometimes exhausted, and Ximen Rin is helpless, so he has to jump off the horse, wanting to use light skills to continue chasing, but he is reluctant to leave the horse, so he has to lead the horse to continue to move forward.

After walking for about half an hour, the sky gradually darkened, the wind and snow were a little lighter, but it was getting colder and colder, almost dripping into ice, Ximen Rin frowned, carefully watching both sides of the road, hoping to find the secret marks left by the two, but found nothing, I couldn't help but wonder if those secret memories had been buried by the wind and snow, or if there was another reason. When he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a light in front of him crumbling, and his heart couldn't help but move, and he hurriedly quickened his pace, and walked a pillar of incense on the time gate, only to see clearly that the original black and oppressive house, in front of the door was high in the wine guise and the air dead wind lamp, and the dim light was flickering in the wind and snow, obviously a village shop. Although Ximen Rin was very skilled, he also felt tired at this time, so he made up his mind to rest here for a few hours and wait until the snow stopped before continuing to track.

Walking to the front of the wild store, Ximen Rin saw that the door of the store was empty, so he let go of the reins, stepped forward to push the door open, stretched out his hand to open the thick curtain, and saw that there were no customers in the store, only a shopkeeper dozing by the fire. As soon as the door curtain was opened, a gust of wind and snow rushed into the warm store, the shopkeeper fought a cold war, sleepy-eyed jumped up, when he saw Ximen Rin, his eyes suddenly glowed, maybe he didn't expect that there would be guests in such weather, the shopkeeper was very enthusiastic, and greeted him with a smile on his face and said: "Such a big snow, the guest officer is in a hurry, I don't know if you are eating or staying in the hotel?"

Ximen Rin smiled slightly, and raised his voice: "I want to eat, but also live in the hotel." You first take the horse outside me to the back, feed it with good forage, if there are soybeans is the best, and the coarse salt should not be less, be sure to take care of it, and then bring me a pot of wine, which will be scalded, and bring me a few good things that you are good at, and if you serve them well, you will be rewarded. With that, he casually threw a piece of broken silver to the shopkeeper.

The car and boat shop is the best at observing words and colors, the shopkeeper swept his eyes, and he has looked at Ximen Rin clearly, although Ximen Rin has changed into ordinary clothes when he goes out, but his bearing can't hide from people, he knows that he is either rich or expensive at first sight, and he is rewarded with broken silver as soon as he makes a move, and it seems that he is also a generous lord. The shopkeeper couldn't help but feel more energetic, and said while hiding the silver: "Sit in the guest officer, sit in the guest officer, the wine and food will be fine for a while, and Xiaodi will take care of the horses first." ”

Ximen Rin nodded silently, untied the black big coat that had been wet with snowflakes and hung it on the shelf next to the stove, and then picked up a table near the window* door and sat down, bursts of warm waves came to his face, Ximen Rin only felt physically and mentally exhausted, and the frost that almost penetrated into his bones began to melt, and the comfortable feeling almost made him stretch, but his always cold temperament made him forcibly suppress such an impulse, and leaned on the high-backed chair with his eyes slightly closed to take a nap. It didn't take long for the little two to come back from outside covered with snow, and after a while, he brought wine and food from the kitchen, although it was just ordinary game, but it was fragrant, and the pot of wine was poured directly from the big steel pot sitting on the stove, it was the strongest wine "Yi Shui Han", and it was a sip. Like a steel knife sealing his throat, he immediately felt a warm current surging towards his limbs, Ximen Rin drank a pot of wine in a few sips, but did not ask for another pot, but picked up chopsticks and devoured game, like a wind and clouds, and after a while, only an empty table remained.

After eating and drinking, Ximen Rin asked for another pot of hot tea, and after a few sips, he asked casually: "Have you any other guests here come today?" When asking, he didn't have much hope, but the shopkeeper blurted out: "Yes, it's been half an hour, it's a father and daughter, the young lady is not in good health, just ate a bowl of somen noodles and went to the guest room to rest." ”

Ximen Rin's heart moved, and he was about to continue to ask, the shopkeeper suddenly yawned, his body fell to the ground softly, and his nose made a deafening snoring sound, Ximen Rin reached out and grabbed him, and swept his eyes, he knew that the shopkeeper was ordered to sleep, and he couldn't help but look cold, and looked up at the thick curtain that separated the store hall and the guest room behind, the store door had already closed, and there was no cold wind in the store, but the door curtain was shaking gently.

Ximen Rin put down the body of the shopkeeper, stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the "Yizhang Red", and said loudly: "Your Excellency is the master who robbed Miss Luqi in Wan Songxuan, I don't know where the letter offended Your Excellency, let Your Excellency do such a thing that is disagreeable to the world, if you are willing to send Miss Luqi, this seat must personally plead with His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, and forgive Your Excellency's disrespectful sin." ”

After being silent for a long time, a Qingyue warm voice came from behind the curtain and said: "Xiao Rin, your temperament is still so cautious, even if you guess that I took Lu Qi away, you still don't leave anyone with half a gap." Before the words fell, a man in Tsing Yi had already walked out of it, with a white face and a slight beard, looking only forty or fifty years old, with a pair of black and white eyes, clear to the bottom, such a gentle and elegant Confucian is really amiable and forgetful. But Ximen Rin's reaction was very strange, first showing a look of ecstasy, then his eyes were red, and he rushed to the man in Tsing Yi with anger and roared: "You still have the face to come to see me, it's been more than three years, do you know how shocked I was after hearing that Qifeng Palace was burned, do you know that I tried my best to listen to your news, but I felt like nothing." Over the years, you have left me alone in Youji, and now you don't even want to tell me the whereabouts of life and death, do you really regard me as a brother, Ximen Lie?" vented the resentment in his heart in one breath, and Ximen Rin suddenly reached out and hugged the man in Tsing Yi. His eyes gradually felt wet, although he had long expected that his brother would not die easily, but it was not until he saw the mark left by his brother in Wan Songxuan that he was sure that his brother was still alive in the world, and he tracked it all the way, and he never saw any mark, and he couldn't help but have some gains and losses in his heart, lest he be deceived by others, and he was overjoyed, until he really saw Ximen Liedi, he felt that the boulder that had been hanging in his heart for many years fell violently.

Ximen Lie smiled slightly, let Ximen Rin hold him, and even reached out and patted Ximen Rin on the back a few times, although Ximen Rin was out of shape for a while, he was the commander of Yanshan Weidi after all, he quickly calmed down, let go of his hand, took a few steps back, and asked vigilantly: "Big brother, why did you kidnap Miss Luqi, don't you have any dissatisfaction with His Royal Highness the Prince?"

Ximen Lie sighed lightly and said: "Xiao Rin is so loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince, but he wants to kill Zi Jing and then quickly, they are both the sons of the county lord, but the circumstances are very different, is Xiao Rin too partial?"

Ximen Rin's heart was shocked, and he asked anxiously, "Isn't this the opinion of the county guys?

Ximen Lie shook his head and said: "The county lord has passed away a long time ago, and she will never ask about the disputes in the world again, even if she is still in Shizhang Hongchen, she will definitely not change her mind." It's just that Xiao Rin don't forget, Zijing is not only the son and son of the county lord, but also my disciple, you are also a registered disciple of the martial arts sect, but you conspired to frame the future sect master, and its sin is unforgivable, and the love between you and me as brothers cannot cross the sect's law. If it is not severely punished, wouldn't it be that the Holy Gate will be up and down, laughing at my martial arts sect for not being humble. ”

Ximen Rin's heart was cold, and his heart was full of joy and suddenly turned into nothing, although Ximen Lie's tone was gentle, but Zhou's body revealed a trace of murderous aura, so that he didn't dare to ignore it, no matter what, Ximen Lie is the martial arts sect master, and his brother's loyalty to the sect will never be forgotten. Back then, because his master refused to accept him as an official disciple, the martial arts sect was so unlearned, he could only taste it superficially, and there was no change until his brother became the sect master. Ximen Rin's heart turned back and forth, but he couldn't think of a way to turn in circles, and he didn't dare to argue, for fear of angering his brother even more, so he just subconsciously took two steps back and pressed the handle of the knife on his waist again.

Ximen Lie didn't see it, and said coldly: "If you follow the rules of the sect, you should take your life, even if you are tolerant, you should abolish martial arts and expel you from the sect." It's just that in the past, Luoyang Palace changed, and he was among the brothers, and he made a covenant with Yue Qiuxin, the sect master of Cuihu, and Yang Yuan, the sword king, and the three of them can no longer meddle in the affairs of the world, you want to kill Zijing for the throne, and you are the left and right of the prince of Yan Wang, if I deal with you, it will be a violation of the covenant, not to mention that since Zijing is a descendant of the martial arts sect, he should have the consciousness of being the enemy of the world, even if he really dies in your hands, he is not good at learning, and you are not guilty of death after all. ”

Ximen Rin was extremely smart, and he already understood Ximen Lie's hint in an instant, and said happily: "I see, after the Luoyang Palace changed, the county lord passed away, the eldest brother disappeared, and His Royal Highness lost two at the same time* Mountain, but the imperial court and Cuihu did not take the opportunity to attack Youji, I didn't know what the reason was, but now I understand that they are afraid of the existence of the covenant, presumably if they dare to use tough means against His Highness, the eldest brother will retaliate accordingly, if there is a grandmaster-level assassin wandering around, I am afraid that anyone will not be able to sleep well, the eldest brother will bless His Highness with his own strength, and the younger brother is grateful. ”

Ximen Lie said lightly: "I am alone, and I can only force Yue Qiuxin and Yang Yuan to stay out of the matter, the key to the affairs of the world is not in the first few of us." If His Royal Highness wants to dominate the world, he must also be attentive in military and political affairs, if when the time comes, Yang Yue and the others refuse to give up, I will come forward to deal with it, but you still have to pay attention to Cuihu, although Yue Qiuxin can barely abide by the covenant, her disciples do not have such restrictions, even if they dare not openly harm His Royal Highness and Zijing, but they cannot rule out the possibility of secretly doing something. Competing with Cuihu, Zijing was originally the best candidate, but unfortunately she was rejected by you. ”

Ximen Rin comprehended, and said in horror: "Big brother said, your covenant seems to be stable, but in fact it is very fragile, if His Royal Highness, Prince Zijing, Yan Zishuang, and Yang Jun, the King of Yu, are harmed by anything, both sides may break the contract at any time, no wonder someone in Dongting wants to make His Highness and Zijing kill each other, presumably to circumvent the covenant between the two sides." ”

Ximen Lie's eyes flashed with approval, but it was a flash, and he continued: "The so-called covenant is just a balance of power, unless you are completely sure, breaking the covenant without permission is just a jade burning, and the snipe and the clam are competing, it is inevitable that the fisherman will benefit, how to use it, you and His Royal Highness the Prince of the World need to understand it yourself." After today's meeting, you and my brother are only afraid that we will see each other indefinitely, and it is the true nature of men to fight for power and profit, and I will not dissuade you, but I will act but leave three points of leeway, just like your treatment of Lu Qi. She is Zijing's sister-in-law, and a disciple of Mr. Qingjue, although you are for the sake of Chengyu and Zijing, but you shouldn't be so ruthless, as the saying goes, you can't exhaust it, you can't exhaust it, and you can't be exhausted if you are powerful, although this is a cliché, but it is also insightful, I don't want Xiao Rin you to have no humanity, and I don't want you to do irreparably wrong things. Lu Qi has been taken away by me, I will personally send her to Zijing, and it will be considered your wish, and you don't have to ask about the rest. ”

Ximen Rin's face turned red and white, and when he heard the words "see each other indefinitely", he was even more shocked, and said miserably: "Big brother knew that I was going to forcibly send Miss Lu Qi back, so he took her away." In this way, I can't even wash it even if I jump into the Yellow River, and even if I know the truth, I can't explain to His Highness that it was my brother-in-law who kidnapped Miss Luqi. I am wholeheartedly loyal to His Highness, but I don't care about the life of Prince Zijing, and the eldest brother makes His Highness doubt my loyalty, is this a severe punishment for the younger brother? If this is the only way, the younger brother can still accept it, thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces. Even if Your Highness is suspicious of me, I don't take it very seriously, why does the eldest brother say that we will see each other indefinitely, isn't it that the eldest brother will no longer treat me as a brother in the future?"