In Jinling City, some people are planning to set up poisonous schemes, and outside Jinling City, above the river, there are also people who can't sleep all night in order to deal with Yang Ning. In the middle of the night, the bright moon is like washing, the stars are dim, outside the city of Jinling, the water of the Qianli River is clear and clear, flowing eastward in the quiet night, the leaf boat floats down the river at night, leaving a looming water mark on the white river surface reflected by the moonlight. The boat was driven by a thin man, dressed in a fisherman's costume, his face hidden in the shadow of the moon, and the outline of his facial features could not be seen clearly, but when he saw him crossing the water in a boat, as if he were flattening, he knew that he was not an ordinary person.

This section of the river under the east of Jinling is extremely wide, the peaks and rocks can be seen on both sides, especially the south bank is the mountains and mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times it is the boundary between the north and the south, the person drove a small boat, avoided the lights of the river in the military village on the shore, close to the shore, even the people with the boat hidden in the shadow of the mountain, the more and more difficult to find, even if someone saw his shadow, most of them thought it was a water bird. In this way, after the shogunate mountain, swallow rock, and Lao Mountain, the light boat traveled all the way, until a mountain like a barrier fell into the eyes of the boat, only to breathe a sigh of relief, look up, only to see that the top of the mountain is dark and gloomy entrenched in a towering pavilion, under the moonlight can be seen painted corners and cornices, carved beams and painted buildings. The boat was slightly happy in his heart, raised his arms and urged the boat, and sailed towards the dilapidated dock at the foot of the mountain, which had long been abandoned.

The man had just disembarked and landed, and suddenly a wisp of beautiful flute sound suddenly sounded in the deep and cold night, the sound of the flute was clearer and brighter, and the tune was low and lingering, but it was the song "Treading the Snow and Looking for Plums" that he had heard many times before. The man stopped, listened intently, only to feel a wisp of flute sound up and down, quite ethereal, every chapter, every twist and turn, but it is flowing clouds and water, endless, like a sky of snow, lonely and cold. After listening to it for a while, I felt that the sound of the flute gradually turned and lowered down, and after a short time it was as thin as a gossamer, and even dissipated without a trace, but I could feel the rhythm in the silence in my heart, as if all the joys, sorrows and sorrows were suppressed by such silence, just when my mood was low and it was almost difficult to suppress my emotions, a wisp of flute sound suddenly rose, like a small bud like a bean on a plum branch blooming in the wind and snow, and the joy that surged from the bottom of my heart instantly dispelled all the gloom. The flute then played a string of bright notes, depicting a moving picture after the snow, the plum branches trembling lightly in the wind, the sparse shadow under the moon, the rippling clear waves under the bridge, the notes gradually jumped, when it was low, it was like a shadow of idle flowers, and when it was flying, it was like the wind and smoke, as if a mother and daughter were working together to find the spring plum after the snow, and the sound of the flute poured out joy, but somehow, maybe it was the original sadness of the cave flute gradually emanated, obviously a joyful tune, but faintly revealed a touch of infinite sadness. The sound of the flute gradually fell and sank, and finally turned into sadness, like crying and complaining, sad and lingering, just like a good dream is hard to stay, and Huangliang is just waking up. At this time, the tune has been changed to the melody of "Requiem", the sound of the flute is desolate and pathetic, entangled with melancholy, like a child's longing for Gaotang, like a parent's suspense wanderer, more like a lonely goose flying south, smoke and waves for thousands of miles, the sound of heartbreaking, words of blood and tears. When the last syllable disappeared into the wind, it was already a bright moon sinking in the west, and the stars were like practice, looking around, only shadows hung from each other. The man looked up, and the moonlight was shining on his face, reflecting a little light, but at some point, the man was already in tears.

Wiping away the tears with his sleeve, the man climbed up along the mountain road, but after a moment he had reached the top of the mountain, and when he got closer, he realized that this majestic and gorgeous three-story pavilion under the moonlight had actually been dilapidated, only the plaque on the front door of the building had been dusted for many years, but under the moonlight, three dragons and phoenixes could be vaguely seen in the seal word "Falling Star Tower" almost broke out of the wood. The man walked to the front of the building and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Senior Sister Ping, junior brother has something to ask to see, please ask for permission." His voice was not loud, but his breath was sufficient, his voice was far away, and the entire mountain top could be heard clearly, and it was obvious that his internal strength had improved greatly compared to a month ago.

The words dissipated in the wind for a long time, and a cold and cold voice came from the top floor of the Falling Star Tower: "It turned out to be Senior Brother Ju, did Yan Zishuang ask you to come to see me?"

The center of gravity was slightly cold, raised his head and said earnestly: "Senior sister, forgive me, the little brother is not deliberately disobedient to the will of the junior sister, but just wants to take revenge on the blood feud of the aunt, so he has to obey the orders of Fairy Yan, junior sister, the Tang family does not dare to offend the Demon Emperor again, let the Demon Emperor and the Sword Jue stay in Jiangning, although the junior sister, although your martial arts are peerless, but after all, you are alone, if you can't get the help of Fairy Yan, you want to take revenge after all." ”

The woman in the building sighed lightly: "Senior brother, you are wrong, if you want to take revenge, you can't obey Yan Zishuang at all, she has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in her heart, the people of the world, and the great ambition of righteousness, but there is no word for affection and righteousness, and the wise man is ruthless, nothing more." If you follow her, you will only fall into the land of no return, I don't know when she will be sacrificed, I will deal with the matter of avenging the master, you don't have to worry about it, tell Yan Zishuang for me, the death of the master, Zijing may have five points of responsibility, and the other five points will fall on her, if it weren't for the fact that the same door can't kill each other, I would have already put her under the sword. ”

Juzhong is also one of the parties to the Battle of Chibi, he doesn't know the inside story, just based on what he has seen and heard, it is difficult for him to agree with Pingyan's opinion, and said in a deep voice: "What my sister said is wrong, although my aunt only accepted me as a registered disciple, but her kindness is deep, it is like being born to her parents, her old man died in vain at the hands of the Demon Emperor, this hatred, how can Juzhong sit idly by." What's more, although I was not present at the time, but later I had already found out that my aunt showed mercy to the demon emperor everywhere, but the little thief was ruthless and actually killed the killer, if it wasn't for his ingratitude, how could my aunt be defeated and die, and even the last side would not let our brothers and sisters see. Although Fairy Yan is at fault, the fault is that she asked her aunt to eradicate the evil demons, in the final analysis, the Demon Emperor is our enemy, and now Fairy Yan is full of remorse and is determined to do her best to help you and me take revenge, even if the senior sister refuses to understand, she can't completely ignore Fairy Yan's hard work. I heard that my sister and the Demon Emperor were old acquaintances, and even the swordsmanship that my aunt taught my sister was leaked to the young man.

"Shut up. A broken drink came from the building, the sound was like a sharp blade, like a knife in the ears, Juzhong only felt a splitting headache, and couldn't help but snort, but he refused to show weakness, still glaring at the Falling Star Tower, not giving in at all, but raised his voice: " In any case, Fairy Yan asked me to tell my sister, the Demon Emperor has been in Jiangning for a few days, tomorrow is the last day of the Jizhen Conference, Wanbao Zhai will hold a piano fighting event in Wanzhuan Pavilion on the bank of the Qinhuai River, the winner can get Jiaowei Baoqin, Dongting Shuangjue is proficient in music and dance and dance, although the piano is never there, Yin Qingping, the sword peer, must also go to participate in Wanzhuan Pavilion to watch the battle, after the fact, these two people may fly into the dark. My sister has been staying in Luoxing Mountain for many days, if I have the heart to take revenge, it's best not to miss the opportunity tomorrow, otherwise even if my sister's tongue blooms lotus, I will only be a sister who is ungrateful and righteous, and from now on, there will be no brother and sister affection, I know that my sister may not see my incompetent brother in my eyes, but my aunt's spirit in the sky is not in my sister's mind?"

The building was silent, there was no answer, Ju Zheng paused, turned around and walked down the cliff, clenched teeth unconsciously oozing blood, drop by drop fell on the mountain road, red as fire in the moonlight, just like the anger in the man's heart, even if he sank the Yellow Spring, he could not reduce a point.

Above the Falling Star Tower, the westward moonlight is reflected into the building through the panes that have long been uncovered, the original dilapidated room has already been cleaned up and spotless, in the sheltered corner, a snow-white gauze tent hangs from the top of the building, through the hazy tabernacle, you can faintly see a long and graceful figure. I don't know how long it took, there was a light sigh in the tent, and then a jade hand that deceived the frost and snow picked up the gauze tent, revealing Pingyan's cold and beautiful face, her other hand held a tube of pale yellow bamboo flute, cloth clothes and hairpins, natural national color, waist tied with green silk and silver belt, leaving Yueyang for only more than ten days, Pingyan has been reduced a lot, green silk is like ink, but there is a little more frost on the sideburns, the pair of originally indifferent and silent, cold eyes like ice and snow have been as sharp as a sword, there is endless sorrow and anger in the depths of the eyes, this woman who once only had the way of the sword in her heart, can not escape the torture of resentment and remorse。

With a long sigh, Pingyan got up and walked to the window, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the Yangtze River outside the window was like practice, rolling eastward, as if he was sad in his heart, and hated the sea and was difficult to fill. Looking up at the moon, as if he saw a lonely figure like ice and snow in the moon, Pingyan said in a low voice: "Zijing, Zijing, why did you kill my master!" The cold voice did not have doubts and confusion, but with indescribable regret and pain, if Yan Zishuang heard it, she would definitely be overjoyed in her heart, just because she could judge that this cold-faced senior sister had finally made up her mind to return blood for blood.

Under the same moonlight, Yang Ning stood by the window, only to feel that the bright moon was like frost, the wind was like water, and the scenery was clear, somehow, the cold moonlight reminded him of the shadow in the depths of his memory, and the left hand hidden in the sleeve held the Ning Qing sword tightly, although there was a thin sword bag like a cicada, but he could still feel the sharpness and coldness of the blade, it was the sword like its person.

At this moment, a voice as crisp as ice jade came from behind him: "Zijing, Zijing, do you think I have a chance to get that Jiaowei Qin for my sister tomorrow?"

Yang Ning smiled slightly, turned his head and said seriously: "If my sister likes it, then Jiaoweiqin is Sister Luqi's." ”

The 10th day of the Gathering of Treasures has finally arrived, but this time it was not held in Manpachai. Xiao Han is a smart person, although Wanbao Zhai is rich and rivals the country, but after all, it is a little bit of copper smell, if the piano meeting is held in the fast, it is inevitable that there is some laughter and generosity, so a few days ago he has already chartered the Wanzhuan Pavilion on the bank of the Qinhuai River, which is a famous academy in Qinhuai for ten miles, and the owner of Jiaoweiqin, Miss Su'e, is a famous prostitute in Shu, and it is most reasonable to choose to hold a qin meeting here. What's more, the two banks of the Qinhuai River gathered the world's most famous academy Qinglou, and there are countless women who are both full of color and art, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is the basic condition for a famous prostitute in the Qinglou to become famous. Wanbao Zhai planned from it, and he could invite him to get a good name, so although he knew that he couldn't get much rake, Xiao Han still devoted himself wholeheartedly and did not hesitate.

What's more, as soon as Qingping heard about the piano meeting, she was full of interest, and personally went to the treasure house of Wanbao Zhai to find a gathering of guqin, practiced all night, and wanted to show her edge at the piano meeting.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, I saw Qingping pulling Yang Ning's sleeve three steps and running out in two steps, although she didn't sleep all night, but her beautiful and delicate face was like a spring flower, without a trace of tiredness, but Yang Ning's expression was indifferent, and there was a bit of loneliness between her eyebrows, which seemed to be indispensable, but whenever those deep and cold eyes passed over Qingping's body, the depths of her eyes couldn't help but reveal a touch of brilliance, as if as long as she saw Qingping happy, he was also happy。 Yang Ning and Qingping walked out of the courtyard side by side, and then came out of Boss Chu, last night, Qingping forced him to bathe and change clothes, and combed and trimmed his hair and beard, at this moment he wore a silver-gray samurai suit, the close-fitting cut outlined his figure all, and he looked more and more burly and strong, but the robe with dark lines on a black background and the piano box in his hand made him a little less fierce and a little more gentle. Although he has changed from the original big boss of the Skull Society to the current follower, looking at his expression with his big mouth open and smirking, he doesn't seem to be dissatisfied with Yang Ning because of this, but looks like he's enjoying it. It's no wonder that even a rough person like Boss Chu, after knowing what the Demon Emperor's attendant is from Xiao Han's mouth, he can't help but be overjoyed, this attendant's identity can at least ensure that Yang Ning will not take his life casually, even if he also has the identity of the Demon Emperor's Ding Furnace, not to mention that he already has a good impression of Yang Ning, if he can follow this young man, it is better than the newly established Jinfan Club under the fence.

An Daochun led the three people out of the back door of Wanbao Zhai, and the front of the wide and prosperous royal street is different, the back door of Wanbao Zhai is a clear river, there are Qinhuai River, Qingxi and Yundu in Jinling City, almost half of Jinling City can be reached by boat, so the back door of Wanbao Zhai also has a small bluestone wharf, tied to a delicate and slender painting boat. The four of them boarded the boat, entered the cabin, and after sitting down, An Daochun ordered the boat to sail, and the boat sailed into the river quietly, and soon turned into a more spacious river, the awning boat on the river was like a shuttle, and there were many gorgeous light boats, all of which were moving forward without hurry, until this time, Yang Ning and Qingping really appreciated the other side of the grace and elegance of Jinling City.

The painting boat wandered for a while, and finally turned into the main road of the Qinhuai River, this area is different from other rivers, the two sides can not see the Lianyun Guangsha, the rich gate valve, but it is a Qinglou Academy, or magnificent, or elegant style, although it is in the late autumn, the smoke and willow wither, but through the green tile and red wall, but faintly see the red leaves like fire, the pine and cypress are evergreen, there is a different flavor. However, although these pavilions are many different, there is a delicate gauze lamp hanging in the capital of each house, either turquoise or carmine, and the vermilion and blue are contrasting with each other. Although Qingping once entertained people with the piano dance with Lu Qi in Dongting, it was just to cover up their identities and listen to the news of the rivers and lakes, not to mention themselves, even the guests who came to listen to the piano and watch the sword dance rarely regarded them as people in the dust, so they didn't know much about the real things in the dust.

An Daochun said with a smile: "Miss Qingping doesn't know, there are two kinds of Qinglou Academies on both sides of the Qinhuai River, one is the Qing Pavilion that sells art without selling oneself, and the other is a Fengliu place that everyone can go to, called the Red Pavilion, which is clearly distinguished from each other, in order to flaunt it clearly, but also let the guests who come here know it, so the yarn lamp in front of this door is a sign, if you ignore the rules and act indiscriminately, it is a taboo for women in the wind and dust of the Qinhuai River." Most of these famous prostitutes have benefactors behind them, and it is really easy to deal with a person. However, all the famous prostitutes who can survive in the Qinglou of the academy on the shore are hanging red gauze lanterns, and they are not lowly people who come and go when they are called. ”

Qingping heard this, only to feel a fever on her face, although she had been a geisha, but most of them were dancing in the middle of the lake, not talking to people, how had he ever heard such words, although he knew that An Daochun was just introducing Qin Huai's scenery to himself, he also felt shy and unspeakable, his eyes flashed, but he saw Yang Ning's expression in a trance, and couldn't help but feel sour, and suddenly reached out and twisted Yang Ning's waist fiercely, Yang Ning was suddenly attacked, first his heart trembled, and he was about to fight back, but he felt a familiar breath, and couldn't help but pause, this pause had already given Qingping an attack, only to feel a strong pain from his waist, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and looked at Qingping innocently, with a puzzled look in his eyes。

Qingping bumped into Yang Ning's eyes, only to feel that her heart was stagnant, and then said viciously: "What are you thinking about, do you also want to try whether you can pursue a beautiful woman, not to mention that you have a lot of money in your pocket now, with your identity, you must only need to report your name, and you can have a good time." ”

Yang Ning was stunned, he didn't belong to his mind, he always felt heavy in his heart, it seemed that something was going to happen, where did he hear An Daochun and Qingping say something, Qingping saw his stupid appearance, only felt funny in his heart, that wisp of vinegar had dissipated unconsciously, and couldn't help laughing. Seeing Qingping's face, Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, his temperament was indifferent, there was no change on the surface, but his eyes were much gentler, An Daochun felt that he had just lost his words, and he didn't dare to laugh at the moment, but Boss Chu had no scruples in his heart, and he also laughed.

Mixed with Boss Chu's rough laughter, Qingping's laughter was like a silver bell, drifting into another gorgeous painting boat with the wind. The painting boat seems to be ordinary on the surface, but Lingbo crosses the water, light and fast, but if someone who knows how to look at it, you can see that the material of the painting boat is actually South China Sea sandalwood, this kind of sandalwood is extremely valuable, used to make furniture, often worth thousands of gold, but at this moment it is used to make an ordinary painting boat, such a luxury, even the royal family and other princes may not be willing to give up, it can be seen that there is a strange thing. However, if you show people the owner of the painting boat, you must suddenly realize that in addition to the people of the Yu family in Southern Fujian, who else in the world can have such a big deal and easily gather this batch of South China Sea sandalwood?

However, at this moment, Yu Xiufu was gloomy, and the voice of the dream of the person in his ears floated in his ears, although he did not see the beautiful woman, but he also knew that she must be very happy, but he felt that his heart was becoming more and more miserable, and he looked at a pineapple box on the case in a daze, stunned. I don't know how long it took, he gently opened the box, and a faint pearl light suddenly appeared in the slightly gloomy cabin, but it turned out that inside the box was a pearl shirt, the sandalwood beads were round and shiny, the tentacles were cool, and the gold and silver threads were woven into a sweatshirt, which could be described as priceless, this was a treasure that he had made out for several days, but after it was made, there was endless melancholy in his heart, how could he give this pearl shirt to Qingping? While he was hesitating, the voice of the steward came from beside him: "Young master, there is Wanzhuan Pavilion in front." ”

Yu Xiufu woke up in shock, looked out through the window, only to see the Qinhuai River in front of a bend, there is a pavilion facing the water on three sides here, the building is several zhang high, the eaves flow Dan, the pink wall is green tile, elegant and gorgeous, there is a small wharf in front of the building, can accommodate two or three painting boat pleasure boats, from the wharf to the pavilion to build a white wooden plank road, the flowers and trees on both sides of the plank road are sparse, the winding path is quiet, and it is leading to the nine-fold Wanzhuan Pavilion of the bead curtain. The wharf here is not big, and I don't like the hustle and bustle, so after the guests land, the boats often sail along the river, and you can go to the Egret Island a few miles away to rest, this is like a pavilion and the Egret Island are far away, you can use the lights to remember, invite the boats, and the guests don't need a moment to arrive when they want to go, and it is the most relaxed. When Yu Xiufu looked over, he saw a black-clothed showman walking ashore with the help of the scholar, and couldn't help but stare at it, and stayed on the person for a moment, perhaps feeling his gaze, the black-clothed showman turned his head slightly, a pair of dull eyes reflecting the sun, swept past Yu Xiufu, and stayed for a moment, although he knew that the other party couldn't see himself, but somehow Yu Xiufu actually felt that the depths of those empty and blank eyes revealed a cold and cruel meaning, only to feel a huge shock in his heart, Yu Xiufu subconsciously lowered his head, and his heart was turbulent, the master of Fengtai Pavilion was indeed the master of Fengtai Pavilion, which inadvertently leaked out of the edge, is it the true face of the gentle and elegant Mr. Wu Chengwu?

Yang Ning and Qingping naturally didn't know that Yu Xiufu was behind them, after seeing Wu Cheng, their hearts moved, Xiao Yan didn't tell the two that Wu Cheng also wanted to participate in the piano meeting, but after thinking about it, this is also a matter of course, Qingping glanced at Yang Ning, his eyes showed a look of inquiry, Yang Ning's eyes moved slightly, nodded imperceptibly, Qingping smiled, opened the curtain and walked out of the cabin, and said loudly: "Mr. Wu, are you also here to fight the piano?"

At this time, Wu Cheng had already landed on the shore, the smiling Yan Luo Qiu Sheng and the palace general Zhan Yunzheng then walked out of the cabin, Zhan Yun was still holding a quaint piano bag in his hand, hearing Qingping's voice, the three of them all turned their heads to look here, but except for Wu Cheng, the eyes of the two almost immediately fell on Yang Ning who was standing behind Qingping. Qiu Sheng's eyes revealed a ray of joy, smiled at Yang Ning, and bowed his head gently, although this smile made him look extremely hideous and terrifying, but Yang Ning would not misunderstand his intentions, so although his expression was indifferent, his eyes softened a little, and he also returned the salute, on the contrary, the warlike gaze was a little sharp, and Yang Ning looked up and down, like a hunter looking at his prey, the general looked at the enemy, and there was a bit of fiery war intent in his eyes, although it was a little flamboyant, but it made him a little more excited, a little less gloomy。

Wu Cheng stopped and waited, until Yang Ning and Qingping landed on the shore, and then laughed loudly: "It turns out that Zijing Gongzi and Miss Qingping are also here, it's no wonder, this Jiaowei Qin is the treasure of the qin, if you can have this qin, or you can admire the style of the ancients, even I, a layman who is familiar with the piano, dare to come here, not to mention the sword master who has been taught the piano art by Mr. Qingjue? It's a pity that Miss Qinjue Luqi's injury has not healed, if she can come to Wanzhuan Pavilion in person, I'm afraid that the owner of this Jiaowei Qin will definitely not be someone else?"

When Qingping heard this, she thought of Lu Qi who was trapped in Xindu, and then thought of Yang Ning's life situation, she couldn't help but feel angry, and said without appreciation: " If my sister comes in person, naturally there is nothing to say, this Jiaowei Qin will never fall into the hands of others, but it is a pity that she was forcibly left in Xindu by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, but my piano skills also have my sister six or seven points of fire, not necessarily there is no chance to win the piano, but you Mr. Wu Cheng, this time to participate in the piano meeting, must be confident, intent on success, it is no wonder, that Luo Chengyu is also a vassal and elegant person, otherwise how to entangle my sister, you Mr. Xixi must also know the rhythm of music, otherwise how to be worthy of being the master of His Royal Highness the Prince？”

Hearing Qingping's sarcastic words, Qiu Sheng and Zhan Yun both turned cold, Qiu Sheng was also okay, and his demeanor was a little restrained when he was afraid of Yang Ning's existence, and Zhan Yun's gaze at Qingping had become cold and cruel, but Wu Cheng just shook his head and smiled bitterly: " Miss Qingping said wrong, this time Wu is just a bystander, although Wu is a little fluent in music, but a pair of eyes can not see the picturesque rivers and mountains, the characters are beautiful, so the sound of the piano is inevitably a little cramped, how dare to show ugliness in front of people, this time it is the general who participated in the piano meeting, his piano is passed on from Youyan everyone, and there are also uniqueness, Miss Qingping may wish to appreciate the piano skills of the general after a while. ”

Hearing this, the eyes of Yang Ning and Qingping and others couldn't help but leak a little surprise, they all thought that Zhan Yun was just helping Wu Cheng hold Yaoqin, but they didn't expect that it was Zhan Yun himself who participated in the fight this time, a reckless martial artist and the three-foot Yaoqin were put together, and suddenly there was a feeling of disharmony, Qingping looked at Zhan Yun's hands carefully, only to see that these hands were slender and dry, and there were calloon marks on all ten fingers, if it was to hold a gun and a sword, it was naturally the most suitable, used to pluck the strings, but it couldn't help but be a little more obscure, and couldn't help but sneer secretly, Qingping said lightly: "Okay, it turns out that the general is also a person in the piano road, I hope the little girl has the opportunity to listen to the general's piano skills. Zhan Yun heard Qingping's sarcasm, but he just smiled coldly, and did not sneer at him.

Everyone was talking, and suddenly there were a few ringing piano sounds in their ears, the rhythm was peaceful and elegant, faintly revealing the meaning of welcoming guests, Wu Cheng smiled slightly, changed the topic, and said: "It seems that the master is in a hurry, most of them don't like so many people blocking the road, so let's go in quickly." It seems that Wu Cheng's piano skills are also extraordinary, why is he unwilling to come forward in person this time? However, these thoughts only flashed in Qingping's mind, pouting slightly, ignoring Wu Cheng, and pulling Yang Ning towards Wan Zhuan Pavilion. Wu Cheng shook his head and smiled, not annoyed at all, as if he saw his own children messing around in front of him.

However, when the two passed by Wu Cheng's side, Yang Ning frowned slightly, and looked at Wu Cheng with blazing eyes, for some reason, he always felt that today's Wu Cheng's aura was a little more sharp, if it weren't for the body shape and behavior, or the changes in internal breath, it was the same as a few days ago, and there were no traces of easy appearance on his face, I was afraid that he would suspect that this Wu Cheng was not the real body. There must be a reason for such a change, if it wasn't someone pretending, then it was Wu Cheng's mood that changed, so he noticed something wrong.

As if sensing Yang Ning's hesitation, Wu Cheng's dim eyes glanced at him, bowed slightly, and seemed to signal him to go first, that kind of gentle demeanor revealed indifferent alienation, and he could no longer feel the original kind of intimacy, Yang Ning somehow only felt a pain in his heart, turned his face and walked forward, speeding up the pace of his feet, although he didn't know why Wu Cheng's attitude towards him had changed, but it must have something to do with the letter, it's just, it's just, it's just, he has never had the luxury of getting Youji's approval, so why bother with such a trivial matter, it seems that he hasn't gotten it yetThe true meaning of "perseverance and forbearance" will be deceived by the illusion of the previous days.

Passing through the shrubs, Yang Ning and Qingping walked along the wooden plank road to the front of the Wanzhuan Pavilion, there were two people standing on the left and right in front of the pavilion, and on the left was Xiao Han, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and smiling, and when he saw the two, he said: "Emperor Zun and Miss Qingping have arrived, Wan Mou didn't personally send the two over, it's really a bit rude, hehe." Standing on the right is a delicate woman in a light green shirt, this woman is about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a gentle expression and beautiful appearance. Bi'er to see the emperor Wanfu, Miss Qingping is fine, our young lady is already waiting for the two of you in the hall, this time the piano will be unusual, Miss has words first, if you can't pass her pass, you can't go upstairs to see Sister Su'e to fight the piano, but these thresholds are to guard against those vassal and elegant guests, since Miss Qingping is Miss Luqi's sister, the piano skills must be extraordinary, this level is just a formality. ”

Qingping has already inquired clearly, knowing that the current head of this Wanzhuan Pavilion is a woman named Dong Qingyuan, who is said to be proficient in various musical instruments, especially good at pipa, and is the premier famous prostitute on the banks of the Qinhuai River can hole the gold cracked stone, tear-jerking, if there is a fate after the piano meeting, Qingping also wants to ask Sister Dong about the fingering of the pipa. ”

The woman named Bi'er heard Qingping's words, a pair of crescent eyes seemed to be lost to see, and said happily: "Our young lady has always admired the reputation of Dongting, originally thought of Dongting to ask the two for advice, but unfortunately it has not yet been done, the two have already left Dongting, my young lady often sighs, each other's identities are very different, I am afraid that there is no opportunity to discuss the rhythm with the two young ladies, I can't imagine that Miss Qingping is such a kind person, please come in, please come in, our young lady is only afraid that she is in a hurry." ”

Qingping smiled slightly, and pulled Yang Ning into the hall, and when the door of the hall was closed, she heard Bi'er's voice say: "Mr. Wu and General Zhan, please wait for a while, our young lady ordered, if the guests all go in, there will be many people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to judge the level of piano skills." The latter two didn't pay attention, but just began to look at the living room of Wanzhuan Pavilion.

This hall is quite spacious, very elegantly arranged, as soon as you walk into the hall, you can see that there is green light yarn flying everywhere, even the tables and chairs on both sides, the mattress on the chairs, the cups on the table, are all deep and light green, even if it is the height of summer, if you enter this hall, you will also feel that a heart is a little cooler, although it is already late autumn, the weather is cold, but this green hall does not seem to give people a cold feeling, but makes people feel full of spring. Leading to the inner hall, there is a crystal curtain, but it is a curtain made of green glass, deep and shallow, Zhu Bi is wrong, and the vermilion that is occasionally dotted in the clear green light makes people suddenly feel bright, and they can't help but have the curiosity to visit the inner hall furnishings.

In front of the curtain sat a beautiful woman in green clothes and temples, with her hands on the Yaoqin in front of her, plucking the strings without a match, if there was no sound of the piano in the hall, it was so low that it was difficult to hear as long as she went out of the room, and when she saw the three people coming in, her eyes swept over Yang Ning and Boss Chu, and she looked at Qingping fixedly, and said with a smile: " Miss Qingping had the heart to participate in the piano party, originally Qingyuan should have been released immediately, but the little woman promised Sister Su'e to filter the guests of the piano party for her, and the little woman stroked the piano and asked Miss Qingping to identify the repertoire, if she couldn't distinguish it, she had to ask the young lady to stop here. ”

Qingping didn't sit down, and said in her heart, if you want to play the piano, you may not be able to beat you, but I haven't heard any tunes around my sister, and I'm still afraid of your questioning, so I thought of this and gently bowed my head and said: "Sister Dong, just play it, my little sister is here to listen." ”

Dong Qingyuan smiled slightly, her appearance turned out to be just delicate and beautiful, but after the first smile bloomed, Zhou's body revealed infinite charm, so that Boss Chu, who was standing at the back, unconsciously looked straight, Dong Qingyuan's eyes swept over the three of them one by one, and then stretched out his hand to pluck the strings, the fingers flicked, and a string of beautiful and moving notes escaped from under his fingers like a sigh, and only played one bar, Dong Qingyuan stopped, looked at Qingping with a smile, and his eyes showed a look of inquiry. Qingping smiled faintly, knowing that Dong Qingyuan was embarrassed, there were countless piano songs, and there were inevitably some similar fragments, but a small tune, if it was a cold tune, even those who were proficient in music and rhythm might not remember it, but this naturally couldn't help her, and after a little thought, she said calmly: "The cool breeze is frosty, and the gentleman is hard to look forward to." I am grateful for my generosity. (Note 1) "The sound of the chant is high and low, like the rhyme of the piano."

Dong Qingyuan's eyes flashed with admiration, although she is famous for her pipa, but she is also a rare opponent in the piano art, this piece was originally Zhao Feiyan's "Return to the Wind and Send Away", but unfortunately it was damaged in the palace turmoil, and only some fragments have been left in the world. Jian Jue is not known for his music, he already has such skills, but he doesn't know how amazing and brilliant the unmasked Qin Jue should be, and let out an admiration from the bottom of his heart, Dong Qingyuan got up and said: "Miss Qingping is really a talented girl who is proficient in piano skills, Qingyuan is a class with an axe, please go upstairs, Sister Su'e must also look forward to seeing Miss." ”

Qingping smiled and returned the salute, and walked to the inner hall behind Dong Qingyuan, Yang Ning had long been accustomed to going in and out with Qingping, and was about to follow up, but heard Dong Qingyuan tactfully dissuade him: "Zijing Gongzi and please stay, Miss Su'e has a word first, only bosom friends can go up this upstairs, but you are not allowed to bring the accompanying person from the up, it is better for the little woman to stroke a song here, if the son recognizes, how about going up with Miss Qingping, otherwise I have to ask the son to wait in the hall." ”

Qingping was slightly stunned and stopped, she didn't expect that Su'e to have such a request, although it was reasonable, but if she was asked to leave Zijing and go upstairs by herself, she wouldn't be able to do it, looking at Yang Ning, her eyes showed hesitation, if she wasn't still attached to the Jiao Weiqin, I was afraid that she would have to leave with her sleeves.

Yang Ning heard Dong Qingyuan's request, his first reaction was to give up, although he had been by Dongting Shuangjue for two years, at most he listened to Lu Qi play the piano, except for a few specific tunes, he didn't pay attention to what the names of other qin songs were, not to mention that he might not be able to identify the tracks, even if he did, he might not be able to call the name, but just when he wanted to give up, he simply waited for Qingping below, but he touched Qingping's expectant gaze, and his heart was stagnant, and he couldn't say "give up" anymore These two words were silent for a moment, Yang Ning's expression became cold, his eyes were even more cold, he glanced at Dong Qingyuan coldly, and said indifferently: "Very good, you can play it." ”

Dong Qingyuan originally only thought that this handsome young man was a little shy, and there was nothing special, and he couldn't help but wonder if Yang Ning was really a murderous Demon Emperor. But in an instant, the weak young man in front of him seemed to be a different person, looking at his eyes were cold and piercing, like a sharp sword that had been soaked in ice and snow for many years, it seemed to be able to penetrate his five internal organs, she had never encountered any danger in her life, and she couldn't distinguish the murderous aura surging out of Yang Ning's body, she only felt that the young man in front of her seemed to have become an unreachable mountain peak, and the invincible power forced her to almost breathless, and even the hairs on her body stood up. Feeling the looming danger, she smiled reluctantly, hurriedly lowered her head, avoided Yang Ning's gaze, and casually played a short section of the piano music, but she didn't dare to play a too cold tune, a wisp of piano sound was quiet to the bone, tactful and clear, and only stopped after playing two or three bars, and looked at Yang Ning with an inquiring gaze, although she had promised Su'e, but the instinct of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil still made her have some affection, hoping that this young man would get lucky.

Yang Ning pondered for a while, and vaguely remembered that he had heard Lu Qi play this song, but he couldn't remember the name for a while, his eyes couldn't help but drift to Qingping, Qingping had already heard it, glanced at Dong Qingyuan, and saw that she was not looking sideways, so he whispered two words in the newly learned "Transmission of Sound into the Secret", "Transmission of Sound into the Secret" is the introductory kung fu of the martial arts sect's secret technique "Transmission of Sound for a Thousand Miles", which can be restrained within three zhang, and the effect will not work if it is farther away, and if it is a person with profound skills, it can also detect the changes in the sound waves, compared to "Transmission of Sound for a Thousand Miles" It can be regarded as a world of difference, but fortunately, the required internal force is not high, Qingping can barely use it within two zhang, and Dong Qingyuan is not a martial arts master, so Qingping will use it in a grand manner. Hearing the whisper in his ears, Yang Ning's eyes couldn't help but light up, his tightly knit brows immediately relaxed, and he blurted out: "Is it "Green Bamboo"?"

Before Dong Qingyuan could answer, Qingping's lips had already shown a smile, and she nodded lightly behind Dong Qingyuan, Dong Qingyuan's eyes were lowered, and the afterglow of her eyes had already seen Qingping's small movements in her eyes, although she didn't know how Qingping delivered the news, but at least she could see that Yang Ning knew little about piano skills. However, since Yang Ning has already answered the question, she has no intention of hindering it, no matter what, the Demon Emperor is not a character who can be easily offended, if it were not for Su'e who promised in advance not to allow others to go upstairs casually, she may not be embarrassed Yang Ning, let herself fall into such a difficult situation, sighed secretly, she said a little coldly: "Zijing Gongzi, please go upstairs too." After that, he moved his eyes to Boss Chu, and said in his heart, no matter what, this person must not let him go up, even if someone leaks the answer, he must fight for it with reason. Unexpectedly, Boss Chu was interested, and before Dong Qingyuan could speak, he hurriedly handed over the piano box in his hand to Yang Ning, and then turned around and fled without hesitation, with a happy look, Dong Qingyuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, and his originally depressed mood couldn't help but stretch out, and waved his hand again and again to urge Yang Ning and Qingping to go upstairs by themselves.

Qingping naturally knew that Dong Qingyuan's subordinates were merciful, if Dong Qingyuan simply let Yang Ning step forward to play a song, but it would definitely be exposed, seeing that Dong Qingyuan was not for herself, Qingping smiled apologetically, nodded to Dong Qingyuan and thanked her, and walked into the inner hall side by side with Yang Ning. In front of the stairs leading to the upper floor of the inner hall, the two white-clothed maids stood solemnly, and when they saw that both of them bowed deeply, they separated the left and right to get out of the stairs, and let the two go upstairs.

From the stairs of the inner hall to the top floor, two white-clothed maids opened the crystal curtain and led the two into the piano room. The so-called piano room is often an open hall, and some empty wine urns are buried in the ground to form an echo, in which the furnishings are either elegant or ornate, but it is the pianist's own hobby. The piano room of the Wanzhuan Pavilion is different, the wooden floor is half a foot above the ground, you can make a sound when you walk on it, the left and right sides of the piano room are all long windows, the windows are high up, hanging down the light blue light veil, there are a few pots of orchid on the windowsill, the breeze blows, the green yarn flies, bringing a wisp of fragrance. After only a few glances, Qingping knew that this piano room was the most suitable for playing musical instruments, not to mention that the air flow under the floor could help echo, and the windows could be erected, and the space of the piano room could be expanded infinitely.

Qingping looked around, only to see that this piano room was divided into two inside and outside by a bamboo curtain in the middle, and there were eight varnish long cases on the left and right of the outer entrance, and a clear tea was placed on the desk, and a bamboo mat was laid behind the long case, and a soft cushion embroidered with green leaves and white flowers was added on it, which could make the guests sit comfortably. In front of the curtain, there is a maid standing on the left and right, also wearing a white dress, but there is an extra white veil on the face, only revealing a pair of eyes, and under the long windows on the left and right, each has a set of tea sets. Inside the bamboo curtain, the light is dim, making it difficult to see the pattern inside, but through the gap in the bamboo curtain, a woman in a snowsuit with wide sleeves and long skirts can be vaguely seen sitting on the seat, with a yaoqin in front of her, but I don't know if it is the famous Jiaowei qin.

At this moment, there are already a few people sitting in the piano room, and the top seat on the left side is sitting on the top seat of Yang Jun, the king of Yu, today he only wears a moon-white robe, a little less graceful and luxurious, a little more elegant and diluted, in such an environment, more and more graceful. There were two empty seats under Yang Jun, and at the end of the seat sat a cloth-clothed scribe with a white face and a slight beard, with a yaoqin in front of him, who was closing his eyes and recuperating. The four seats on the right side are empty, and the one sitting in the chief is an elegant and handsome scholar in Tsing Yi, but although this person is wearing men's clothes, anyone who sees her elegant and fairy-like face will immediately know that this scholar was originally dressed as a woman, although so, this woman's dress has never revealed a bit of femininity, a smile, every move, are free and elegant, calm, and make people feel good, and the elegant and simple long sword hanging from the waist adds a bit of heroism to this woman, recalling her status in the rivers and lakes。

As soon as she saw the scholar in Tsing Yi, Qingping felt a pang in her heart, pressed her right hand on the hilt of the sword, and said sharply: "Yan Zishuang, why are you here?" Yang Ning's reaction was even more direct, his figure flashed, and he had already blocked Qingping behind him, a pair of deep and cold phoenix eyes stared at Yan Zishuang tightly, his eyes revealed infinite murderous intentions, he knew very well that this woman was his biggest opponent, others were enemies with him, either for grievances, or for interests, even Pingyan, who had lost both with himself, was just to pursue the true meaning of martial arts, and there was a possibility of resolution, only this woman, although her eyes were clear as water contained infinite compassion, but as a disciple of Cuihu's entry into the world, she would definitely be the most terrible opponent of the descendants of the martial arts sect, and the demon emperors of the past dynasties would not be afraid of real swords and guns, but for these enemies who have vowed to uphold justice, eradicate evil spirits, do everything, and occupy the hearts of the dominant people, it is really a headache to deal with.

Yan Zishuang smiled slightly, and did not answer, but picked up the fragrant tea on the long case and took a sip lightly, then her eyes flowed, and she said lightly: "Zijing Gongzi, Miss Qingping, Zishuang is naturally here to participate in the piano meeting, do you have any questions?"

Qingping thought of the humiliation of Yueyang's defeat, only to feel the anger rising in her heart, and was about to make a sarcastic remark, Yang Ning had already said coldly: "That's the best, if you want to go against me, don't blame me for killing me, with your martial arts, you are not qualified to fight with me." ”

A ray of light flashed in Yan Zishuang's eyes, and she smiled: " Although Zishuang's martial arts are not good, he is never afraid of power, Zijing Gongzi killed the Jiangnan heroes in Chibi and the blood flowed into a river, after all, it is for self-protection, a slap does not make a sound, and the responsibility cannot be pushed to Zijing Gongzi, but what is the fault of the Lin Qunlin heroes of Wujiang, and what is the innocence of the travelers passing by, Zijing Gongzi wants to kill them all, and set fire to the corpses, this matter Zishuang will never sit idly by, but this time Zishuang does not want to disturb the Qin Club, see you in the future, Zishuang will be on behalf of the martial arts chivalrous people, and ask Zijing Gongzi for justice。 ”

Yang Ning frowned, although he also knew about Wujiang, but since he hadn't done it, he didn't bother to argue, he didn't think that Yan Zishuang would push this bloody case onto himself as soon as they met, although he was never afraid of people's words, and he couldn't let others frame him, and he was about to defend himself, only to hear a few ringing piano sounds from behind the curtain, like gold and stone striking each other, which was shocking to the ears, and seemed to have a sense of displeasure, preventing Yang Ning's words that had not yet been spoken. Then a maid with a light veil raised her voice and said: "Miss Su'e instructed, this time the Wanzhuan Pavilion will meet friends with the qin, regardless of the rights and wrongs of the rivers and lakes, Fairy Yan, Zijing Gongzi, no matter what grievances the two have, as long as they leave the piano room, whether they are beaten or killed, Miss has no right to ask, but in this piano room, both of them must abide by the rules of the young lady, otherwise they will have to cancel the qualifications of the two to participate in the piano club." ”

Yan Zishuang smiled slightly when she heard this, bowed slightly to the curtain, apologized, and then turned her face away, obviously not wanting to pay attention to Yang Ning, but Yang Ning was a sword eyebrow, two eyes as cold as a cold river, sharp as a green frost looked inward through the bamboo curtain, this bamboo curtain really couldn't cover his gaze, but the woman in the curtain was also covered with a snow-white veil, and in addition to a pair of bright eyes as bright as cold stars, only a pair of slender jade hands were exposed, and it was difficult to judge even the height, let alone the appearance and figure. Thinking that when he first arrived in Jinling, he had eye contact with this woman, Yang Ning only felt a slight movement in his heart, he didn't expect that there was such a woman in this world, who had the courage to reprimand Yan Zishuang and himself in public, although he didn't want to admit it, but the two of them could already be regarded as the top figures of good and evil, this woman had such courage and courage, it was really admirable. His eyes flashed, and he found that everyone looked at the curtain, and they all had a little more respect, although Yang Ning was unruly, he was not a person who was strong and reasonable, so he stopped talking, and walked to the last seat on the right and sat down, with his temperament, he would rather sit in the last seat than sit elsewhere, and he considered himself to be under Yan Zishuang.

Qingping glared at Yan Zishuang fiercely, walked to Yang Ning's side and sat down, although it stands to reason that there should be one person at the table, but most of the people here know that most of the people who really want to fight the piano are Jian Jue Qingping, not Yang Ning, so no one cares.

After another moment, Wu Cheng, Zhan Yun, and Yu Xiufu walked into the piano room successively, and when they saw the indoor scene, Yu Xiufu hesitated for a moment before sitting on the top of Yang Ning, but Wu Cheng and Zhan Yun did not hesitate to sit under Yang Jun, because Wu Cheng said that he would not participate in the piano fight, so the two also sat together, and only two seats in the piano room were left.

After another while, until the piano meeting was about to start, there were two people who were late, the people who came were a man and a woman, it was Yang Ying and Qiu Suhua, Yang Ying was as beautiful as jade, and Qiu Suhua in women's clothes was also charming and moving, the two walked side by side, just like a pair of beautiful people, which made everyone look sideways. Yang Ying looked around coldly, his eyes were full of arrogance, and he didn't say hello to anyone, and the procedure of getting his name and surname was also omitted, and he went straight to the third seat on the left and sat down, his expression was very arrogant and rude, even sitting in the last seat on the left, the only cloth cloth Xiushi who really came for the Qin Club frowned slightly, revealing a look of dismay. Qiu Suhua was polite and thoughtful, and first bowed to the curtain and said: "Rouge scholar Qiu Suhua visited Miss Su'e, and I have heard that Miss Su'e has been the best in the southwest, and Suhua has admired her for a long time. ”

There was a wisp of elegant and indifferent piano sound from the curtain, it seemed that the owner of the curtain was giving in to each other with the guests, showing the meaning of welcome, Qiu Suhua smiled like a flower, and bowed to the curtain, and then sat down under Yan Zishuang.

Seeing that the seats were full, the white-clothed maid who spoke on behalf of the master raised her voice again: "My young lady came to the east this time, just to find a master for Jiaoweiqin, although my young lady is famous for her piano skills, but every regret can not give full play to the advantages of Jiaoweiqin, only because I have heard for a long time that Jiangnan people are outstanding people, so I brought the piano to Jinling, and want to meet friends with the qin. It's just that the husband is not guilty, and the sin of the wall, Jiaowei Qin is the holy product in the piano, if ordinary people get this piano, I am afraid that there will be many lives of right and wrong, and they have to be sold at a price of thousands of gold, hoping that the person who gets the piano has the ability to protect himself, so as to prevent the occurrence of some regrets. In fact, although my young lady is in the dust, a thousand taels of gold is just a song of winding heads, and there is no intention of seeking wealth, please don't misunderstand. After that, the two white-clothed maids bowed down, and the snow-clothed woman in the curtain also bowed down, and everyone outside the curtain returned the salute, and they all said that they would not be suspicious, that is, Yang Ying, although she was arrogant and refused to return the courtesy, her eyes softened a lot, and she obviously appreciated the words of the white-clothed maid.

After the ceremony, the snow-clothed woman in the curtain sat down again, and another white-clothed maid who had never spoken walked into the curtain, but handed out a piano box from the inside, and the maid outside took the piano case and put it in front of her. The maid said solemnly: "This is Cai Zhonglang's Jiaowei Qin, which has been in the hands of my young lady for three years, rubbing day and night, never leaving, this time the young lady is determined to endure the pain of love, and she really does not want to insult the famous qin, for the sake of fairness, this time the young lady will not use this qin." Now you must have understood the heart of my young lady, the piano will begin, my young lady first played a song, in order to throw bricks and lead jade, and then all the guests who are interested can play in turn, if there is one who can overwhelm the group, Jiaowei Qin is his. If it is difficult to distinguish the winner in the end, my lady is determined to fight the piano, and the final winner can get this famous piano Jiaowei, regardless of victory or defeat, it is to learn the piano skills, the winner does not have to be overjoyed, and the loser does not have to complain, so as not to lose my young lady's hard work. ”

Everyone saw that this white-clothed maid was elegant, all of them were the way, and there was a maid like this, which showed that the master was extraordinary, although this Miss Su'e never spoke, only heard a few piano sounds, and also knew that this woman had her own hills and valleys in her heart, and when she thought of her painstaking efforts to sell the piano, they all had a good impression of this unmasked woman, and they had endless curiosity, and they didn't know who this well-known Jiaowei Qin would fall into after all.

The maid in the curtain calmly lit a furnace of fragrance, the moment the fragrance overflowed, a wisp of flowing water also like the sound of the piano tactfully rose, first the spring water is beautiful, then such as the clarity of the autumn waves, and then the hardship of the cold spring under the ice, hearing this, only feel the cold and warm water dripping in the heart, the sound of the piano is more and more condensed, as if the ice spring is frozen, gradually silent, until silent, but at this time the silence is better than the sound, when everyone is listening, the strings in the wind and waves again, it seems to be a mountain spring breaking the ice, inextricably linked, gathering into a stream, the stream gurgling, splashing out along the mountain rock, in an instant, the pearl flies and jade splashes, the flow of the lingling, the sound of the piano gradually becomes abundant, just like the stream flows into the riverThe waves of the river are rolling, and the sound of the piano is endless, as if it gathers from all directions, and it is integrated with the surging river outside the building, so that people can hardly distinguish what is the flowing water and what is the sound of the piano. Everyone seemed to see the sound of the piano and the surging river, pouring into the vast blue sea, and then the sound of the piano turned into a sparse and tumbling sound, like the waves of the sea, and the fingering became more and more exquisite, and almost every drop of sea water could be heard flowing and singing.

Although there are only a few people who can participate in the piano meeting, there are many people gathered outside the pavilion, or standing in the distance, or taking the painting boat, listening to the beautiful sound of the piano floating in the wind, they are all amazed, and some people know from the girl Bi who guards the door that it is Miss Su'e who is playing the piano at this moment, and she can't help but sigh secretly, Su'e's piano skills are so amazing, can this Jiaowei piano really be sold?

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Note 1: "Returning to the Wind and Sending Far Away" Zhao Feiyan