In a somewhat dilapidated temple on the ground, cobwebs were all over the place, and the eyes were covered with dust. There was a man sitting in the temple, the man was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a white shirt, with a face like fat jade, and it was a beautiful man.

If Xiong Qiang saw Xiaoyaozi now, he would definitely be a little surprised, because Xiaoyaozi had already shaved off the green beard on his chin at this moment. Become a really old man.

Although he shaved off his beard, Xiaoyaozi, who was already a little lacking in masculinity, lost a bit of the taste of a mature man. However, now Xiaoyaozi is full of spring breeze, and there is already a smile on that beautiful face, which is a real expression of joy from the heart. Even Xiaoyaozi seems to have forgotten when this smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth, maybe from the moment he saw the woman in front of him!

Sitting opposite Xiaoyaozi is a very charming woman, green silk like a waterfall, beautiful nightmares like flowers, and a long lilac shirt and skirt, which makes this woman look a little cold.

Although she is already in her forties, even a few years older than Xiaoyaozi, she doesn't know what kind of secret recipe is used to maintain that face, and she can't see the slightest trace of more than 40 years of wind and frost knife carving, just like a young woman in her twenties.

This woman's name is Xia Peony, and she is Xia Yun's mother, as for who Xia Yun's father is, Xiaoyaozi doesn't know.

Speaking of the encounter between Xiaoyaozi and Xia Peony, there is a long story interspersed with it.

And this story runs through the whole novel, which can be regarded as the introduction to this story.

Time rewinds to seven years ago, Xiaoyaozi was sent by the dark river to assassinate the head of Wudang. In fact, that time, the assassination of the head of Wudang was fake, and it was true to let Xiaoyaozi contain the head of Wudang, only by restraining the head of Wudang, the other killers of the dark river could calmly rob the master of Wudang's Lian Dan, the mad demon Taoist.

That time, Xiaoyaozi was seriously injured by the head of Wudang, but the situation at that time was that the mad demon Taoist was captured by other killers in the dark river, so even if the head of Wudang hit Xiaoyaozi hard, he did not chase him, which allowed Xiaoyaozi to escape.

When Xiaoyaozi escaped from Wudang Mountain, because the injuries he suffered were extremely serious, he was already dying, and at this time, Xia Peony appeared.

Perhaps it is when the body is the weakest that it is the easiest time to get emotional. Lives are dying in the blink of an eye, so what reason is there to be wary and wary of anyone?

Even Xiaoyaozi, who is the top killer in the rivers and lakes, is no exception! When he was dying, it was Xia Peony who took care of him carefully, so he let go of his vigilance as a killer and was always vigilant, opened his heart, and accepted the care of this woman defenselessly, and during that time, he also really felt the tenderness of this woman for the first time Although this woman is very cold, so cold that she won't even say a word to him, but it is precisely because of this seemingly indifferent woman that she can take care of him so comprehensively and carefully, which makes Xiaoyaozi feel even more valuable.

After getting along day and night, even if Xiaoyaozi, who is a top killer, has a cold heart and a cold blood, but after all, he can't stand the tenderness reflected in Xia Peony's subtle movements.

Gradually, Xiaoyaozi developed feelings for this woman.

Killers, like prostitutes and women who have been in the place for a long time, are never easily emotional, but once they are emotional, these two types of people seem to be more determined than anyone else.

This kind of firmness can make Xiaoyaozi give up everything for Xia Peony, so in the later conversation, Xia Peony said that he hated the killer very much, and when he hated the Dark River Killer, Xiaoyaozi chose to betray the Dark River without hesitation.

It's just that Xiaoyaozi never knew why Xia Peony hated killers, and he especially hated the killers of Dark River.

Under Xia Peony's careful care, Xiaoyaozi's injuries finally healed slowly, and he also received a mission from the Dark River Organization to assassinate a famous martial arts predecessor in a certain Jianghu. But at that time, Xiaoyaozi was already planning to betray the Dark River for the sake of Xia Peony, and it was best to show Xia Peony that his betrayal of the Dark River was to kill the messenger from the Dark River Organization who gave him the task.

Xiaoyaozi did it, he killed the messenger, which also means that from that moment on, he and Dark River have gone to the opposite side.

As a killer organization, Dark River will never allow a betrayer in its own organization, not to mention that this betrayer is still the best killer that the organization has done its best to cultivate.

Since Xiaoyaozi is no longer loyal, there is only one way to die. Therefore, Xiaoyaozi also understood that from the moment he killed the messenger, he had to guard against the overwhelming pursuit of the organization day and night.

He is from the Dark River, so no one knows better than him how terrifying the pursuit of the Dark River is, but he has no hesitation, because Xia Peony hates the Dark River.

Xinyang, it was an autumn evening, and the remnant sun was like blood!

Xiaoyaozi came to the Chu State Inn to drink.

On the loess road, a fast horse can come, and the loess in the sky blends with the blood and yang, which looks more and more weird.

The horse's whole body was black, without a trace of miscellaneous hair, but on the four hooves was abruptly and strangely a circle of white hair, obviously, this is a "dark cloud cover, stepping on the snow without a trace" of the best horse.

The horses are very handsome, and the people on the horses are also fierce.

The cyan power shirt, with a felt hat on his head, can vaguely see a handsome face under the felt hat, and the most dazzling thing is the wide giant sword on his back.

The man in Tsing Yi suddenly dismounted, took off the felt hat on his head, and revealed a handsome face, but at this time, his face changed slightly, and his dark pupils also became slightly larger.

His gaze was full of battle and killing intent, as he saw Xiaoyaozi drinking alone.

It's not surprising that Xiaoyaozi is famous, and his reputation is accumulated by relying on one head after another, so his enemies are also all over the world.

Xiaoyaozi was dressed in white brocade, and on the table was a long sword inlaid with gold and jade. The sword is beautiful! Indeed, this beautiful sword is worthy of his people.

I saw Xiaoyaozi stretch out his white jade-like hand, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip gently, as if he didn't care about the hateful gaze that shot at him.

From the moment the man dismounted, he knew that the person who came was called Huoyun, and he was the eldest disciple of the head of the Vulcan Sect. And he also knew why this person had such a great hatred for him.

Xiaoyaozi has killed many people in his life, and the reason why he offended the Vulcan Sect is that when he was still a Dark River Killer, he killed the youngest son of the head of Huoyun. Therefore, even if he betrayed the Dark River for Xia Peony now, the feud between him and the Huoyun Sect is still there. As long as he is alive, the hatred of the Vulcan faction against him will not be extinguished.

When Xiaoyaozi felt Huoyun's murderous gaze, he didn't care at all, there were too many people who wanted to kill him in this life, of course he wouldn't care too much about the big disciple of the head of the Fire God in front of him.

The autumn wind already carried a hint of coolness, and the killing intent emanating from Huoyun's body made the temperature in this inn drop sharply.