CHAPTER XXXI
Lu Xiaofeng lay in a large basin of hot water, stretched his limbs, and closed his eyes.
He seemed to be completely relaxed.
Only he knows that his heart is not as calm as it seems.
King Jinpeng, Shangguan Danfeng, Yan Tieshan, Dugu Yihe, Huo Xiu, Huo Tianqing, and perhaps many others, were spinning around in his mind like a marquee.
He tried his best to find a clue to the truth so that he could tie everyone together. But he couldn't find the one he needed from the countless twisted story lines.
Lu Xiaofeng thought of Zhao Ping'an again.
What role does this "Heavenly Sword Killer" play in this whole thing? He should not be the arranger, but he seems to know more than the arranger, but he doesn't want to interfere in this game, but is more like a bystander who jumps out of the game, sitting in a higher position and watching the clouds rise.
Lu Xiaofeng sighed and decided not to consider this matter. Since Zhao Ping'an is a friend of Hua Manlou, he will not do anything unfavorable to everyone.
Lu Xiaofeng has always believed in Hua Manlou's judgment.
So he decided to stop thinking about it and really relax.
Just then, he heard the sound of the door opening.
He heard him right, the door was pushed open.
But he didn't know if he was wrongβhe saw four women walking in from the outside.
The four young and beautiful women, not only beautiful, but also beautiful, dressed in narrow clothes, lined their slender bodies more graceful and moving.
They smiled and pushed the door open as if they hadn't seen a naked man sitting in the bathtub in the room.
Lu Xiaofeng is not an easily shy person, but if he is asked to stand up naked in front of four women, he really doesn't have the courage.
Just when he didn't know what to do, the four girls had already saluted him together.
Four neatly dressed young beauties suddenly bowed at the same time to a naked man sitting in a bathtub, and no one who had ever seen such a thing would never have dreamed of what it was like.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't feel happy at all, because he had already guessed the identities of these four girls.
If he could choose, he would rather never see these four girls.
The girl with the long body and phoenix eyes at the head had already said to him very respectfully: "Emei disciples Ma Xiuzhen, Ye Xiuzhu, Sun Xiuqing, and Shi Xiuxue, on the orders of the family teacher, have come to invite Lu Gongzi to have a light lunch tomorrow, I wonder if Lu Gongzi is willing to appreciate the light?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "Dugu has already come, where is it?"
Ma Xiuzhen said: "I am already waiting for the son's master in the Jewel Pavilion." β
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Okay, I will definitely go." β
Ma Xiuzhen smiled and said, "If Lu Gongzi is willing to appreciate the light, we don't dare to disturb anymore, so we will leave." β
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Next time you come to send an invitation, can you please pick a more suitable time?"
Ye Xiuzhu couldn't help but smile and said, "We have heard of Lu Gongzi's name for a long time, so we have to take advantage of your bath before we dare to come to you." β
Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile: "Actually, whenever you come, whatever you want to ask me, I won't refuse." β
Shi Xiuxue blinked and said, "Lu Gongzi is really not angry?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "How can I be angry? I'm so happy." β
Shi Xiuxue was stunned and said, "Are you still happy that we treat you like this?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Not only am I happy, but I also want to thank you for giving me a good opportunity." β
Shi Xiuxue couldn't help but ask, "What chance?"
Lu Xiaofeng said leisurely: "When I take a bath, you can break in, when you take a bath, if I break in, of course you won't be angry, this kind of opportunity is not available to everyone, how can I be unhappy?"
Emei Sixiu's face was all red, and he suddenly turned around and rushed out.
Zhao Ping'an's voice didn't know where it came from: "When is Brother Lu going to break in?" β
There was a small courtyard outside the house where Lu Xiaofeng was bathing, and there was a poplar tree in the yard.
The night was quiet, the first quarter moon was hanging in the treetops, the thick shade of the leaves blocked the moonlight, and in the shadows under the trees, there was a man standing there motionless, standing upright, white as snow, but behind his back was a long sword with a strange black sheath.
As soon as Emei Sixiu rushed out, he saw this person, and as soon as he saw this person, he couldn't help but feel a chill from his heart to his fingertips.
Ma Xiuzhen lost his voice and said: "Ximen blowing snow?"
Ximen Fuxue looked at them coldly and nodded slowly.
Ma Xiuzhen said angrily: "You killed Su Shaoying?"
Simon blows the snow and says, "You want revenge?"
Sun Xiuqing sneered: "We are looking for you, I didn't expect you to dare to take the initiative to appear in front of us!"
Ximen Fuxue said lightly: "It's up to you?"
Shi Xiuxue said sharply: "You don't need us, I alone is enough to kill you." β
She seems to be the most gentle and quiet, but in fact, she is more angry than anyone else, and her temper is worse than anyone else.
In the shouting, a pair of her short swords were already in her hands, and the sword light flashed, like a spiritual snake winding, lightning struck, and even people with swords pounced on the snow blowing on the west gate.
Suddenly, I heard a person shouting: "Wait a minute." As soon as he finished saying three words, a person suddenly appeared.
As soon as Shi Xiuxue's double swords were stabbed, she found that the two swords were no longer able to moveβthe blades of the two swords had been pinched by the person who suddenly appeared with two fingers.
She didn't even see how the man had made the move, she drew her sword with all her might, but the blade seemed to have taken root in the man's hand.
Ma Xiuzhen shouted in a deep voice: "Let go!"
In the midst of the deep voice, she, Ye Xiuzhu and Sun Xiuqing also drew their swords and stabbed at the person who had just appeared.
Halfway through the sword, another person suddenly appeared in the courtyard.
Emei Sanxiu only felt that there was a flower in front of them, and as soon as their wrists were numb, all the swords in their hands fell into the hands of this person.
The three of them stood in the courtyard in a daze, their faces pale, and there was only shock and confusion in each other's eyes.
They had never seen such a quick light work, such a skillful technique.
Shi Xiuxue's eyes were already red, and she sneered: "I didn't expect Ximen Blowing Snow to have a helper." β
Ximen Fuxue said coldly: "You think they are my helpers?"
Shi Xiuxue said: "Isn't it?"
Ximen Fuxue suddenly drew his sword, only to see the sword light flash, like a rainbow of lightning, and suddenly disappeared.
At the same time as the sword light disappeared, his person had also disappeared, and there was only an aftermath in the air: "If he doesn't make a move, you are already like this now." β
Shi Xiuxue was about to ask: What happened to this tree? Before she could speak, she suddenly found that the tree had fallen out of thin air. The sword light flashed just now, and it had already cut this big tree hugged by one person into two pieces with a sword.
Shi Xiuxue's face also changed, there was such a swordsmanship in the world, such a light skill, she could hardly believe her eyes.
The person holding her sword had already let go of his hand and smiled kindly, "I'm not his helper, I never help anyone kill." β
Shi Xiuxue's pale face turned red again, and of course she understood what this person meant now. I also know that what Simon Blowing Snow said is not false. Although she had a bad temper, she was by no means a person who didn't know what to do, so she finally lowered her head, mustered up her courage, and said, "Thank you, your surname?"
The man smiled and said, "My surname is Hua, and my name is Hua Manlou." β
Shi Xiuxue said: "I...... My name is Shi Xiuxue, and the tallest person is my senior sister Ma Xiuzhen. β
Hua Manlou said: "Is it the one who spoke just now?"
Shi Xiuxue said: "Yes." β
Hua Manlou said with a smile: "Her voice is easy to distinguish, I will definitely recognize her next time." β
Shi Xiuxue was a little strange, and couldn't help asking, "You must hear her voice to recognize her?"
Hua Manlou nodded.
Shi Xiuxue said: "Why?"
Hua Manlou said: "Because I'm blind." β
Shi Xiuxue was stunned. The man who stretched out two fingers and clamped her sword was blind. She couldn't believe it.
The moonlight shone on Hua Manlou's face, and his smile seemed to be so gentle and calm, no matter who could see that he was a person full of love for life, he never complained because he was blind, and he was not jealous that others were luckier than him.
Shi Xiuxue looked at him stupidly, and an indescribable feeling suddenly surged in her heart, and she herself didn't know whether it was sympathy, pity, or admiration.
The second person who appeared in the courtyard coughed lightly, held the three swords in his hands, and said, "Three women, they are worried about the safety of their friends and hurriedly attacked. Please forgive me for the offense. β
Emei Sanxiu had recovered from the shock of Fang Cai, and Ma Xiuzhen stepped forward to take the sword of the three of them. couldn't help but ask: "Childe is so skilled, dare to ask the surname Gao?"
The second person also smiled and said, "Under Zhao Ping'an." β
Ma Xiuzhen's body was shocked again, and he bowed down and said: "It turned out to be the 'Heavenly Knife' Zhao Gongzi in person, Ma Xiuzhen and the two junior sisters thanked Zhao Gongzi's subordinates for their mercy." β
While saluting, Ma Xiuzhen's eyes couldn't help but look at her little sister again.
Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Your senior sisters are all waiting for you, is it time for you to leave?"
Shi Xiuxue hung her head and suddenly said, "When we meet again in the future, do you still recognize me?"
Hua Manlou said: "Of course I can hear your voice." β
Shi Xiuxue said: "But...... What if I had become mute by then?"
Hua Manlou was also stunned.
No one had ever asked him this, and he never expected someone to ask him this.
He didn't know how to answer, when he suddenly realized that she had walked up to him, took his hand, and said softly: "If you touch my face, even if I can't speak in the future, you will recognize me as long as you touch my face, won't you?"
Hua Manlou nodded wordlessly, only feeling that his fingertips had touched her smooth satin cheeks.
Suddenly, an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.
Is this love?
He didn't know, because he had never tasted love yet.
Ma Xiuzhen looked at them from a distance, as if she wanted to come over and pull her junior sister, but suddenly held back.
She turned around and saw that Sun Xiuqing and Ye Xiuzhu were also looking at the two of them, with a strange smile in their eyes, as if they had been fooled.
Shi Xiuxue did this, they were not surprised, because they had always known that their little junior sister was a girl who dared to love and hate. Do they wish they could have the same courage as her?
To love, you must also have courage.
Lu Xiaofeng had already appeared at the door at some point, looking at Hua Manlou and Shi Xiuxue, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Ping'an leaned against the wall, quietly looking at the statue-like two, and suddenly regretted why he didn't kill Shangguan Feiyan too.
He never wanted to see Hua Manlou holding Shi Xiuxue's cold corpse, crying alone in the dark.
Although he will one day realize that life is not always as beautiful as he thinks, and there are many helpless sorrows and pains in life, Zhao Ping'an does not want him to feel it in such a ruthless and cruel process.