Chapter 13: Caught in the Vortex
After Zhou Yi returned to Baihe Mountain, he heard that Yun'er was not lightly ill, so he ran over to see her as soon as he got off the horse.
As soon as I entered Yun'er's room, I bumped into a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.
"Sister Xing'er, how is Yun'er?"
This girl's milk name is Shui Xing, two years older than Zhou Yi, and she is his personal maid. Because she is gentle by nature and careful in her work, other maids can't compare, Zhou Yi has been away from Baihe Mountain for a few days, and Zhou Yue ordered her to come over to serve Yun'er.
Shui Xing's face was anxious, and she whispered to Zhou Yi: "Miss Yun has a high fever, she just fell asleep after taking medicine, Lang Zhong told her to rest well, and I let everyone else go out." ”
Zhou Yi didn't have the heart to listen carefully, so he entered the door without stopping, and Shui Xing also followed.
Yun'er hadn't fallen asleep at the time, and when she heard someone sitting on the edge of the bed, she glanced back.
"Yun girl, are you better?"
Yun'er reluctantly sat up, seeing that her face was thin, but there was a kind of warmth between her eyebrows, and the moment she saw Zhou Yi, her melancholy eyes were immediately filled with joy.
Shui Xing brought a cup of tea to Zhou Yi, and Yun'er was about to speak, but when she saw that Xing'er was also there, she swallowed back the words to her lips.
Zhou Yi thought that Yun'er must still have something on her mind, so she sent Shui Xing out.
As soon as Shui Xing left, Yun'er's eyes were red, and she almost cried.
Zhou Yi hurriedly wiped her tears with his sleeve and said: "If you have anything to say, I asked Master Tai the day before yesterday, and the grievances and entanglements are not difficult to straighten out, don't be frightened by your own random suspicions." ”
Yun'er sobbed, "Brother Yi, if my father has a good one, there will be nothing worthy of my nostalgia in this world!"
Yun'er is also a hard-working child, her mother gave birth to her not long after, she died of illness, she followed her father since she was a child, Yue Zhong regarded her as a pearl in the palm of her hand, so recently Yue Zhong and Cangjia conspired to take risks, which really made Yun'er lose her soul.
Yun'er settled down and muttered, "As soon as you left that day, my father came back." He told me that he was going to do something big and might not be back for a long time, so I cherished it for myself. ”
"What's the big deal, he doesn't care if you're sick like this!" Zhou Yi was a little annoyed, because in his impression, Yue Zhong had never treated Yun'er like this.
"I was also worried that he would be bewitched, so I took advantage of the fact that when he went to see the fourth uncle, I turned over his recent letters. ”
Speaking of this, Yun'er couldn't help but shed tears, and her pale face was even more haggard.
Zhou Yi comforted her and said: "Yun'er, now is not the time to cry, you tell me first what you have seen, the third uncle is a person who understands the general situation, there are some things, I believe he will not do it!"
"It's too late! He's already spreading rumors outside," Yun'er shook her head, her tears still unstoppable, "saying that the master of the Six Hanging Peaks has obtained the golden pill he took from his master, and the next step is to annex the rivers and lakes." In the past few days, Master Tai has gone to Wuxiang Mountain, so the rumor has not yet reached him, but my father did say so in the letter. He also agreed with the man named Cangjia that three years later, next door to Qin Xiao will be the time when the two of them will return to the rivers and lakes!"
Zhou Yi suddenly realized that what Yue Zhong did must have been bewitched by Cangjia. Cangjia used the name of music to let Yue Zhong think that he could meet a confidant, and then set up a game step by step, and let Yue Zhong go to the Six Hanging Peaks to snatch the Nine Dragons Jade Flute.
Although the news he learned from Zhou Tianyong did not directly explain what deep hatred Cangjia and Yu Guangling had, he could guess by himself, coupled with what Cangjia did, all this was a trap set by him.
After all, Yu Guangling and Tu Jian were born and died together, and he inherited Wuxiang Mountain, which was also the desire of the people, even if Cangjia had bad intentions, he was far from being Yu Guangling's opponent. Therefore, Zhou Yi guessed that Cangjia chose the Six Hanging Peaks as a breakthrough point, and let the people of Baihe Mountain stir up this muddy water, so that they could not only hit the nail on the head, but also not get themselves into this dispute, which shows that this person came prepared, and the person who came was not good.
However, he was not sure whether Cang Jia was coming for the Nine Dragons Jade Flute, and if not, things would become extremely complicated.
As far as the current situation is concerned, if what Cang Jia wants to get is the Nine Dragons Jade Flute, then this game is just a conspiracy of sandpiper and clam fighting, and once it succeeds, he will naturally stop. But if not, then the upcoming turmoil in the rivers and lakes has become a cover for him to cover up his true purpose. Cangjia is in the dark, and few people can think of him now, the more so, the more immeasurable the harm he will do to the rivers and lakes.
Zhou Yi settled down, afraid that Yun'er was afraid, so he smiled and said to her: "It seems that you think too much, that Wu Ye of Liuhang Peak, even his own brother can go down to the killer, it can be seen that he is not a good person, this wicked person has karma to make enemies, Cang Jia must have a grudge against him, and he just wants to take the opportunity to take revenge." ”
"But he's using my father!"
"Don't worry, the third uncle has his own measure, and with his strategy, he will not let people know that he is also involved. Although Zhou Yi said so, he knew in his heart that Yue Zhong's purpose was the Nine Dragons Jade Flute, no matter how deep he hid it, in the end, once the Nine Dragons Jade Flute was in his hands, Bai Heshan would not be able to escape the suspicion of being suspicious.
Yun'er was a little relieved when she heard him say this. But this incident also planted a seed of uneasiness in Zhou Yi's heart, he must find Yue Zhong, understand the power of this matter, and hope that Yue Zhong can stop it in time.
"Yun'er, did the third uncle say anything else, for example, when will he come back to see you?"
"Except for what I just said, there is nothing else," Yun'er lowered her eyebrows and thought about it, and then said, "Lang Zhong told him that I was very sick and that I couldn't have no one around, and he sighed after hearing it, but finally left." ”
When Zhou Yi heard this, he felt a little sure in his heart, "That's good, he will definitely come back!"
Zhou Yi walked out of Yun'er's room, worried, and went all the way to Yue Zhong's study, where he waited for three days.
Later, Zhou Shiya and Zhou Tianyong left Baihe Mountain on the fifth day of the fifth month of the second year of Wuyuan according to the prior agreement, and went all the way to the west to travel and preach in the Tongguan area.
Before leaving, Zhou Shiya arranged for Zhou Ying to ask him to submit a letter of request, first, to thank the court for his master's kindness, and secondly, to directly explain that Zhou Shiya's brothers have traveled all over the world and no longer care about earthly matters.
Zhou Ying gritted his teeth, and simply dismissed him from the position of Queensland Sima given by the imperial court before, which should be an apology.
On the day of Zhou Shiya and Zhou Tianyong's outing, Zhou Yu, Zhou Xi, Zhou Yue, Zhang Yufu and other disciples led the whole department to go down the mountain to see each other, but Yue Zhong and Zhou Yi were nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Yi did not go down the mountain, but waited for him to appear in Yue Zhong's study. Thinking of the two masters, wandering in his old age for the sake of the overall situation, this painstaking Yue Zhong who was afraid of the world being uneasy could not be compassionate, as a nephew, if he couldn't persuade Yue Zhong to turn back with righteousness, what was the use of those sage books that he had been concentrating on reading over the years?
Sure enough, at dusk that day, someone quietly entered the door, Zhou Yi guessed that it was him, and said, "The third uncle is finally back!"
The man was taken aback, and when he saw someone in the room, he first drew his sword, and then listened carefully to Zhou Yi's voice, so he returned the sword to the sheath, lit a few candles casually, and the whole room was brightly lit.
The person who came was burly, wearing a sword at his waist, dressed in green clothes, elegant and dignified, and obviously looked like both civil and military.
This person is Yun'er's father, Zhou Shiya's second disciple, Yue Zhong.
"Yi'er?" Yue Zhong couldn't help but be a little panicked when he saw the tears on his face, "Why are you here?"
"Sister Yun is sick, I'll ask the third uncle to see her!" Zhou Yi's eyes revealed a questioning look.
"Oh, I was negligent," Yue Zhong put down the sword in his hand and thought for a moment, "I've been busy with some trivial matters these days, Yun'er...... I'm going to take a look. ”
"Third uncle, can Yi'er take the liberty of asking, what is a trivial matter?" Zhou Yi walked up to him and stared at his face.
Yue Zhong was a little stunned, and he didn't know how to reply to him for a while. Zhou Yi had studied guqin with him for a few years, and his temperament Yue Zhong still knew, once he became serious about something, he would never give up without asking what was going on.
"Yi'er, you know, the third uncle has been in charge of taking care of Yang Qiqi in Xishan, and there is no mistake in the security there, so there are so many things that need to be dealt with," Yue Zhong looked at Zhou Yi's expression, and said: "Your sister's illness is serious, the last time I saw her, it was ten days ago, and now I don't know how she is, you go with the third uncle to take a look?"
Yue Zhong said, about to go out.
Zhou Yi's eyes were dull, and he said coldly: "The scenery of Xishan is handsome, if you meet a bosom friend, and then there is a song of mountains and flowing water, that is a great blessing in life." ”
Yue Zhong had already opened the door, and the one foot that stepped out was still hanging there, and with a long sigh, he finally closed the door and walked back.
"There are some things you shouldn't know," Yue Zhong put his hands on Zhou Yi's shoulders, his eyes were still kind, "You are still a child, and in a few years, you will be able to understand the situation of the third uncle." ”
"That Yi'er is bold, today is about to confront the third uncle," a stubborn spirit approached Yue Zhong, "The third uncle once taught me that the eldest husband should act rightly, do it clearly, and swear to death is not a reluctant! Yi'er takes the third uncle as a flaunt, and has been torturing herself all these years, so she has never done anything against morality. If the third uncle sues Yi'er today, these are just words to coax children, not my guidelines for walking the rivers and lakes in the future, then Yi'er will forget all about them, immediately!
Yue Zhong heard it like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, his eyes closed slightly, and his lips trembled, "Third Uncle didn't lie to you, but to himself." ”
"Why?" Zhou Yi was puzzled, "The Nine Dragons Jade Flute is not what you need, and Baihe Mountain doesn't need this bane, you are working hard now to make wedding dresses for others! Even Yi'er can guess it, will the third uncle not know how powerful this is?"
"It seems that you know everything," Yue Zhong's face gradually relaxed, "Tell the third uncle, who told you?"