Yishui Pavilion has a total of three floors, but when you look at the building from the outside of the courtyard, it is more than three stories high.

So, where is the fourth floor? I mean, this eaves are too high, right?

The staircase on all three floors is designed at the rear of the building to the right, i.e. to the east of the north side. After going up the stairs to the third floor, you will reach the east room by walking through the carved wood-carved wall on the east side from the back of the building. Overhead are layers of complete wooden beams, and there is no way to see any possibility.

Walk slowly down the corridor to the left side of the building. The design of the west side is similar to that of the east side, leaving the space required for the staircase, in addition to the load-bearing blue brick and stone columns, the outer wall is also hollowed out wood carvings, and several elaborate flower stands are placed against the wall on the ground, as well as a chaise longue. Looks like a great place to relax in the wind.

There was a shallow layer of floating ash on the chaise longue, and I used internal force to carry a small folding fan to smooth the chaise longue with just one click.

Lying down in the chair, I looked around from a different angle. Overhead is a patchwork of planks rather than criss-crossed wooden beams, with clear lines at the junctions. The planks move upwards, sloping slightly towards the center of the building, with a large, square plank in the middle, and the planks around it are noticeably smaller and irregular.

The wall near the room is carved with a relief depicting birds in a bamboo forest, and the relief is not a shallow carving, but a particularly three-dimensional appearance. Looking at the outer wall, the wood carving is hollow out, but it is not flat, and there are also protrusions. And the protrusions, like the reliefs on the opposite side, are rough and textured, but shiny.

I jumped up from the chaise longue and knocked on the wood carving, which almost made me cry out in pain: it was not wooden, it was hard stone. It's just that the lacquer in the color of the wood makes me misled by the experience.

Off the beaten path. I said in my heart.

Putting away the folding fan, I flew upwards with my feet, and with the help of the protrusions of the walls on both sides, I rushed directly to the square planks of the roof. Without any suspense, the plank was pushed away by both hands.

A turn, stop. In this attic, I suddenly felt at peace.

There are no tiles in the middle of the roof, just a piece of precious glass with a length of one meter and a width of one meter, which is almost transparent, so that light can be easily introduced. In an empty room with only a few load-bearing pillars, there was a cold silence all around under this light.

On the south wall, there is a painting.

Walk through the beam and get closer.

It is a beautiful painting, on which is painted a woman like the moon: ice clear and jade, green sideburns and red face, jade bones and ice muscles, and a shy flower in the closed moon. A few lines of poetry are marked on the side: There is a beautiful woman in the peerless generation, living in the empty valley. The national color is drunk, and the sky is fragrant and the clothes are dyed at night. Further down, I see eight more words: My love, Mrs. Shuiyue.

The Shui family lived in Lizhou for a short time. It is extremely mysterious, and no one knows where its clan originated or who carried it forward. It seems that overnight, the Shui family appeared in front of the world: a deep and majestic mansion, with a plaque hanging on the front door, on which the word "Shuifu" was written; on the same day, at the annual martial arts discussion conference, a young talent appeared for the first time, using a set of trickling like water, tumbling and flowing, misty Han Xiao swordsmanship, although extremely trying, but on the spot it was recognized that he could already rank in the forefront of the rivers and lakes.

When asked for detailed background information, he replied: "In the Southern Dynasty of Xiashui, he lives in Shangyi Street, Lizhou Prefecture. Family swordsmanship, Han Xiao. ”

Some people who are familiar with Lizhou have questions: Although Shangyi Street is in the center of the state capital, the alley is deep, and it is a remote place in the center. But even so, I have never heard of such a powerful family? Could it be that it is only because few people pass by that they can hide in the city?

Some people also have questions: Han Xiao's swordsmanship is so powerful, and it is passed down from family to family, why has no one ever heard of it in the martial arts? Is it because it has never been made public? But where did the predecessors who first invented this swordsmanship learn the sword? Isn't there a source?

No matter how many doubts people have and how sudden they feel, the Shui family just appeared in front of the world without warning.

Maybe everyone thinks that this level is already the biggest shock to martial arts, but in fact, this is just the beginning. In the next few months, Shui Nanchao, as the head of the Shui Mansion, challenged the top-ranked sect masters in the martial arts at that time, so he quickly improved his ranking in the rivers and lakes. Just when everyone speculated that he still had the strength to hide and would continue to challenge, Shui Fu stopped submitting worship posts, and instead posted invitations to martial arts people to participate in his sister Shui Yue's sixteenth birthday banquet and coming-of-age ceremony.

A Huaxiao nine autumn twilight, flying clouds and rain of the orchid dance, so that the guests present can not forget for a long time, the name of the water moon is far away, remembered by the martial arts people. At this time, in the eyes of the world, Shuifu is already full of talents, in addition to the chic and magnificent Shuinan Dynasty, there is also the Shuiyue girl who has captivated the city and the country.

Immediately afterwards, another piece of news came out: Yun Yuelang, a young and promising talent in the martial arts, finally announced the marriage, and hired the Shuiyue girl of the Water Mansion to hold the wedding on a certain date. Although it happened suddenly, it was also taken for granted. The spectators commented that the two of them were talented and beautiful, and their combination was a strong combination, a perfect combination, and complementing each other.

In the following years, Shuifu gradually faded into obscurity. During that time, the martial arts turmoil continued: the soul dementorship of Yanyunjian caused chaos in the world, and Yun Yuelang united several young knights who were famous at that time to lead everyone to attack Yanyunjian, and the soulfulness disappeared in the world.

Shuifu once again became a topic of discussion after dinner, when Yun Yuelang was elected as the new leader of the martial arts alliance. People suddenly discovered that Mrs. Shuiyue, who wanted to dress and look like flowers, had died of illness, leaving behind two young sons. The plaque of Shuifu on Shangyi Street in Lizhou Mansion is also long gone, and the gate is hung with dusty locks, leaving only an empty mansion. What is unbelievable is that although the courtyard is empty, no one dares to break in, I don't know if it is because of the mystery of the Shui family, or if there is some incredible reason for the house itself.

At this point, people suddenly came up with an idea that surprised them: The sudden appearance of the Shuinan Dynasty and the sudden rise of the Shui family were not to pave the way for the appearance of Mrs. Shuiyue? When Mrs. Shuiyue died of illness, the Shui family had no reason to stay on the rivers and lakes, so it disappeared.

Is this really the case? The land of the Central Plains is indeed very large, but people come and go, how did such an unusual and powerful family hide in the rivers and lakes? From another angle, how did the Shui family come and go freely in the rivers and lakes? It can't be a mystery to be discovered, right?

A gentle breeze pulled me out of my thoughts.

It's the wooden door that comes in, the plank.

The planks are much thicker than they look like from the outside. The back of it is longer and wider, an inch above the surrounding ground, just stuck on the ground. The edges are wrapped, like cotton stuffed into a cotton cloth, so that the planks do not make a sound when they open and close and collide with the ground.

Accustomed to the light of the attic, I looked around and sure enough, there were double wooden windows on each side of the east and west, which explained why the air in the room was not oppressive. The slope of the east and west eaves is slower than that of the north and south sides, and the three-story building is three stories high and the windows open inward, so even if the windows are open, it is difficult to spot.

Before I opened the window, I heard Bai Qiao calling me loudly in the backyard: "Miss, the meal is ready, come down and eat!"

This girl is so funny, I shook my head.

I lifted the plank and jumped down, closing it one step faster than I did.

"Miss, the weather is good today, and the flowers and plants in the backyard are good, why don't we put the table in the yard?" Bai Qiao dragged a folded wooden table and walked out of the kitchen.

"That's a good idea, so let's do it. ”

"Miss Shui, hello, my name is Yu Dai, from today onwards, I will serve you with Bai Qiao. Yu Dai had taken off her apron, combed her hair again, and gave me a salute.

I hid two high-quality jade bracelets in my sleeves, took them out, gave them to them, and said to Yu Dai: "I heard that you are a good cook, and I have smelled it just now, so try it now." ”

When Yu Dai heard me say this, her eyes smiled: "Bai Qiao always likes to exaggerate my craftsmanship." The eldest prince instructed, saying that the young lady has no time to eat a serious meal today, and the meals prepared for the banquet are also directly packaged by the back kitchen and sent to the guests to take away, so let me make some food for the young lady first, and wait for the family and a few guests in the house to have a good meal in the evening. ”

There is a lot of content in Yu Dai's words.

I smiled slightly, sat down at the table, and said, "Master Yun has a heart, you can eat together." ”

Seeing that my tone was sincere, the two of them went to the kitchen to fill two more bowls of rice and add two chairs.

Simple home-cooked dishes: braised fish, stir-fried pork, seasonal vegetables, a serving of egg drop soup. Overall, the meat is tender and crispy, and the original aroma is retained.

It's a girl with a clear eye and a careful heart.

Yu Dai was very happy to see that I had eaten a lot.

Finally fill your stomach.

"Miss, the eldest prince said that the lady's dress-making skills are good, and the lady can go over to make a few more clothes when the young lady is fine. Yu Dai said.

Same as I intended.

"By the way, which one in Yancheng has a good ready-to-wear garment? Since we have a dinner party in the evening, the clothes are still a little better. ”

Bai Qiao understood and said, "There is a Jinyu ready-to-wear store in the west of the city that does the best, Miss can take a break first, and Bai Qiao will go with you." ”

"Good. ”

Yancheng is a prosperous place in the world, and some young ladies and ladies can be seen coming and going everywhere on the street, so we will not be pointed out when we walk on the road in women's clothes.

Because of the invitation of the leader of the martial arts alliance, there have been many people from the rivers and lakes in Yancheng in the past few days, and they are walking together on the road, and the sectarian clothes on their bodies reveal their identities.

Across from him came a man, personable and light-footed, dressed in a light-gray robe with narrow sleeves and a thin coat. Although it was still far away, I recognized it, it was the man in the Yunfu Hall who had listened beside Wang Yifu, the head of the Yucang Sect.

There was a sound of breaking wind around him, and listening to the movement, it was the juniors in the wine shop on the side who were competing in martial arts, and threw out the short sword in his hand because he was not accurate enough. The short sword is sharp, and the junior's hand strength is also very strong, so the speed of the short sword flight is extremely fast.

The faint fragrance was blowing, and the man who was still in the distance was already standing in front of him, his hand firmly grasping the short sword.

The plain dust school, as its name suggests, is a school that pursues simplicity and wanders in the world, which is the founder's attitude to life in the world. The light skills of the Suchen faction are in the forefront of the world, and the disciples go all over the world with a folding fan, which is not only elegant but also a weapon. The folding fan is made of thousands of years of sunken wood, and it is also made of dark iron. Every time he performs the exercises, he is like ink painting in the painting, swaying, wandering, outlining, and immersing himself in the dots.

"I've seen the girl, at the banquet in Yunfu. In the lower Suchen faction Luan Fei. Luan Fei's eyes were attentive and he looked at me smartly.

Sure enough, it's a plain dust faction.

"My name is Shui Xihan, thank you for saving me. ”

With a smile in his eyes, Luan Fei threw the short sword to the Jianghu disciples who rushed from the wine shop.

"Thank you, brother. The man who caught the dagger said with a fist.

"You're welcome. ”

I nodded my head.

Luan Fei returned the salute, took out a folding fan from his sleeve, and left with a fan.