(a)

The quiet "Phoenix Villa" is quietly suspended on the top of the clouds, like a fairy palace temple, revealing a mystery and ethereal. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info deserted hall, white jade for the wall, but between the jade inlaid with a piece of finely carved relief, relief colors are different, colorful, the relief engraved with a lifelike phoenix, the phoenix flies for nine days, soars thousands of miles, colorful wings cover the entire hall, a pair of flexible and vivid eyes reveal a compassionate look, it seems vivid.

The phoenix has always been a proud and noble sacred thing, and the decoration in the hall has no decoration except for this phoenix, only rows of white jade seats remain. At this moment, there are two people standing quietly in the hall, a middle-aged man with a long body and a jade face, a long robe dressed in white like snow, covered with a red robe, embroidered with phoenixes, and a faint domineering aura around his body. Another tall and strong middle-aged strong man, with a white shirt and a black and red robe, looked arrogant and cold, but in the face of the middle-aged man, he restrained his arrogance, lowered his head, and quietly reported to him all the affairs of "Phoenix".

"Blood Bodhisattva?'Feng Tong' Hua Fengwu?And a handsome boy who can suppress the two of them?" The middle-aged man frowned lightly, stroked his forehead with both hands, and muttered in his mouth.

"Yes!" the middle-aged strong man bowed his eyebrows respectfully, quietly waiting for the middle-aged man's reply.

The middle-aged man's fingertips gently rubbed, and Xu Cai said leisurely: "Jingzhong, the 'Phoenix Festival' is coming, and the 'Phoenix City' will definitely face the visit of visitors from all over the world, and the dragons and snakes in the city are mixed, and there will also be great hidden dangers that are not good for the 'Phoenix Villa'?" Now the safety affairs in the city depend on you!"

"Yes, subordinates must do their best and never disappoint the expectations of adults!" Tian Jingzhong still bowed his head and did not dare to raise his head.

The middle-aged man slowly moved back and forth with his hand, and sighed long: "The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and the 'Phoenix Villa' will face a new wash, I hope it will not be a crisis to the root of the 'Phoenix Villa'." He stopped, there was always a lingering shadow and pimple in his heart, and instructed: "Jing Zhong, these people, you take a good look at them, and find out why they stayed in 'Phoenix City'? Is there any other purpose? Especially that Blood Bodhisattva, since I have seen him for twenty years, he has always come to 'Phoenix City' rain or shine every time on the 'Phoenix Festival', and he has never been absent, his purpose is not good!"

"Your Excellency knows everything, and your subordinates will definitely keep an eye on him. ”

"Don't keep an eye on it yet, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, the Blood Bodhisattva is not a good man, if there is a conflict with us, the consequences will be unimaginable, he is famous!"

"Yes"

"Go down first, don't startle the snake, first find out his purpose, and then exercise it, and if necessary, I grant you permission to use the Red Guard of the 'Phoenix Villa'. ”

"Yes" The middle-aged strong man is particularly excited, Hongwei is the elite of the "Phoenix Villa", the people inside are all arrogant, but everyone has first-class martial arts, and they can fight ten against one and ten against hundred, even if they can see it, they have no regrets in this life!

The middle-aged man stood quietly in the hall, still with a faint headache in his expression, his fingertips gently pressed his head, and muttered: "Lihua, for you, I even gave up the position of the owner, what else do you have to hide from me? Twenty years of husband and wife, why do you still not trust me? Do you have me in your heart? Is it only Shen Rufeng? What is the relationship between this blood bodhisattva and you? Why did he come to see you for twenty years rain or shine?"

Just when he was worried and worried, a girl in red broke into the door, who was bright and charming, rushed over with high spirits, hugged the middle-aged man's arm, and swayed: "Dad, why are you forbidding us to go to Phoenix?"

The middle-aged man raised his head, and a doting smile suddenly appeared in his melancholy eyes: "You kid, you are always in a hurry, what kind of system have you become? Hmph, you are all big girls, you have to be reserved?"

The girl in red muttered a cherry mouth and shook the middle-aged man's arm: "Dad...... Daddy, I'm going out, okay?"

The middle-aged man felt that his head hurt even more, Youxue died early, leaving only such a daughter, who was too busy with her affairs to discipline, and Lihua had always been in charge of her, but Lihua doted on her even more, which caused her to be lawless today. Alas, how can it be better to go on like this? or Fei Yu is obedient, otherwise, his head hurts even more.

"Daddy......" The girl in red said coquettishly, her voice murmuring, delicate.

The middle-aged man shook his head: "Okay, Ling'er, don't shake it, your father has been shaken apart by you!" Alas, didn't you just come back from Dragon City? Why do you want to go out again? You must know that when you go to Dragon City, Dad's heart will go up and down, fortunately, you didn't covet the treasures of Dragon City, otherwise...... Thank God! Ling'er, don't go out casually in the future, now the rivers and lakes are in an eventful autumn, and you have a father to protect you in the 'Phoenix Villa', but when you get to the rivers and lakes, with your three-legged cat kung fu, you can only be slaughtered, not to mention that you are still a woman?"

Yan Ling shook her head and said reluctantly: "Daddy is biased, my daughter knows that my father only has Feiyu in his heart, why can he go to Jiangnan, why can't Ling'er go? I'm already twenty years old, not too young!"

"Ling'er, since you know that you are already twenty years old, you should be knowledgeable, and follow your second mother to learn some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female red, etc., and you will inevitably marry your in-laws and lose your mother's family in the future?" The middle-aged man's tone was a little stern.

Yan Ling pouted unhappily: "Ling'er is the smartest, these will be all right!

"Alas, you child has been spoiled by Lihua? Ling'er, you are going to marry out after all, don't be willful anymore! In case one day your father and your second mother are gone, you have to take good care of Feiyu!" the middle-aged man said worriedly.

"Dad, don't say these unlucky words, both dad and mother will live to be a hundred years old. Ling'er, Ling'er doesn't want to get married, I want to accompany my father and mother and wait for you for the rest of my life!" Yan Ling'er's eyes sparkled, and she leaned her head tightly on the middle-aged man's body.

The middle-aged man sighed, stretched out his hand and gently stroked her black hair: "Silly child, how can there be a daughter who doesn't marry?

"But my aunt hasn't married yet, why does Ling'er want to marry?" Yan Ling snuggled into the arms of the middle-aged man and said softly.

"Ling'er, your aunt is an exception, and she is also the lord of a village?" the middle-aged man reassured.

Yan Ling raised her head and looked at the middle-aged man, her big watery eyes flickered: "Dad, my daughter doesn't want to get married, it's better to ......"

"What's the matter?" the middle-aged man stretched out his hand to look at her with a doting smile, reaching out to hook her little nose.

Yan Ling said with a smile: "It's better to ...... Dad, if Ling'er wants to find it, she must find it herself, find someone she loves the most, and she won't regret it in life, right?"

The middle-aged man looked at his smiling daughter, and couldn't help but think of his deceased ex-wife Lu Youxue, the woman who was desperate for herself, the woman who was delicate and frail, and the woman who had accompanied him for just five years without regrets, and his heart felt extremely painful. For Lu Youxue, he only has shame and remorse in his heart, if it wasn't for the incident that happened thirty years ago, Youxue wouldn't have died, if he hadn't left the "Phoenix Villa" to escape and went to Dragon City, maybe he wouldn't have met Lihua. He and Lu Youxue have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, he only loves her, but there is no unforgettable love, only the love of brother and sister remains, but his parents made them a couple, which caused a tragedy! Since he met Lihua, he really has crazy emotions in his heart, for Lihua, he snubbed the infatuated Youxue; for Lihua, he gave up the position of the owner; for Lihua, he did not hesitate to turn his face with Erniang. His persistence and his infatuation caused Youxue's regrets. However, Lihua only has Shen Rufeng in her heart, she was moved by Youxue's deep affection for herself, and has never agreed to her request, so he has a grudge against Youxue in his heart, but has caused indelible regrets! Youxue let go, but entrusted Ling'er to Lihua, not to herself, which is simply a great grief and indignation for him. Looking at Ling'er, he thought of Youxue, and suddenly saw those beautiful and hidden eyes with deep resentment, and seemed to hear her crying voice again, which made him feel uneasy and guilty! Ling'er's expression at this time was exactly the same as her mother's, and Youxue once said something like this: If I want to marry, I must marry the person I love the most! The person she marries is herself, but she is not very good to her! She has no regrets about herself, but she treats her like a passerby.

"Daddy......" Yan Ling was coquettish in the arms of the middle-aged man, waiting for his answer.

The middle-aged man looked at Ling'er with pity, and said in a choked voice: "Ling'er, you have to look for it in the future, don't look for the person you love, but find someone who loves you, and your life will be happy!"

"He loves me, what's the use of me not loving him? Isn't it a quarrel every day, so Ling'er is unwilling?" Yan Ling pouted and shook her head vigorously.

"Silly boy, what if you love him and he doesn't love you? Aren't you left out in the cold and in dire straits all your life?" the middle-aged man stroked her head and said softly.

Yan Ling's eyes widened, and she said delicately: "What's so difficult about this? Since I love him, I have to try my best to make him fall in love with me too, so that he will be happy!"

The middle-aged man shook his head in distress: "Emotional things, how can you control them?" Ling'er, do you already have someone in your heart, say it to your father, and let your father see how my baby daughter looks?"

Yan Ling's face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head tightly: "Dad...... Daughter...... Well, my daughter doesn't know if she likes him or not, but she just has a good impression of him in her heart......! Maybe next time I'll meet someone I like more!"

"Oh!" the middle-aged man frowned, his expression moved, and he asked softly, "Did you meet you in Dragon City this time?"

Yan Ling lowered her head tightly, and her voice was like a mosquito's chirping: "Actually, he is still Feiyu's friend, Ling'er didn't expect to see him in Dragon City this time?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly asked, "Feiyu's friend, why hasn't Dad seen him?" Ling'er, what is his name? Let Dad check his character? Let's see if he is worthy of my baby daughter?"

Yan Lingjiao twisted her body and bounced out of the middle-aged man's arms, her face was red, as bright as an orchid: "Dad, don't ask, there is no trace of the eight characters?" Not to mention...... What's more, Ling'er hasn't thought about it yet?"

The middle-aged man's face was tense, and he said quietly: "Ling'er will chase it as long as she likes it in her heart, Dad believes in Ling'er's vision, it must be very good, and she is an extremely famous figure in the rivers and lakes." ”

Yan Ling's eyes flashed with a gloomy color, her hands were tightly entangled, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

The middle-aged man was anxious to know who the man his daughter was thinking of, so he asked: "Ling'er, do you think he will come to 'Phoenix City'? Since he will appear in Dragon City, Dragon City and 'Phoenix City' are only a hundred miles apart, and when he encounters the triennial 'Phoenix Festival', maybe he will come to see it! And you said that he is a friend of Fei Yu, since he is passing by, maybe he will come to see Fei Yu?"

Yan Ling's eyes lit up, blooming like stars, and she murmured, "Yes, Brother Shen may really come?"

"His surname is Shen, what's his name?" the middle-aged man suddenly heard this surname, and an uncomfortable feeling welled up in his heart, and he asked eagerly.

A red cloud flew up on Yan Ling's face, and she pouted and said coquettishly: "Dad, how good are you, why don't I tell you?" She shook her long hair and flew out lightly like a butterfly.

The middle-aged man sighed, knowing that he couldn't ask the secret in Yan Ling's heart, maybe when Fei Yu came back, he would ask the other party's character, if the other party's character was good and he liked Yan Ling, he might as well be the master of her father, and it would be good but Youxue's wish.

(b)

Yan Ling galloped all the way and hummed a cheerful tune in her mouth, and the sound came out in the corridor crisp and pleasant, so beautiful! A few songs in the corridor, through the crescent-like arc door, entered a courtyard covered by cold plums, and a house in the distance was like a small bird resting in the verdant green leaves.

In the inner courtyard of "Phoenix Villa", the cold plums stand alone in the autumn wind, and the green leaves drift away in the wind, and they seem to sigh deeply in loneliness. The red wall is warped and the eaves are eaves and the flying phoenix wants to take off, the pavilions and pavilions are deep, the gallery is deep and winding; the rockery is auspicious, the lotus pond is quiet, it is close to late autumn, but it is the remnant lotus and the flower is defeated, a piece is clear; the blue waves ripple under the corridor, the group of fish plays and frolicks, it is continuous, it extends to the inner courtyard, it is a good quiet place.

"Mother...... Mother ......" Yan Ling jumped into the greenery like a milk swallow, pushed the room open in a hurry, but flew out again, and ran to the pavilion and pond.

On the edge of the lotus pond, a woman was standing quietly, dancing in a long white dress in the wind, like a fairy. Looking at the remnant lotus flower, the delicate body trembled slightly, as if he felt that he was also like this remnant lotus flower, after the consumption of the annual ring, the passage of time, the vicissitudes of life, leaving all is confused. Suddenly hearing Yan Ling's voice, the woman in white turned around, what a beautiful face it was, her eyebrows were like daisies, her eyes were like Hongtan, but there was worry in the deep place, and her nose and lips were beautiful, but with a faint red. Her body was extremely weak, and she was so soft that she seemed to be about to be blown away by the wind at any moment. She seems to be in her thirties and forties, and seems to be in her twenties and thirties, and it seems that she is not beautiful at first glance, but when she looks at it again, she feels that she is very beautiful, and the more she looks, the more she feels that she is like dust, and her delicate appearance makes no one bear to hurt her, take care of her, and can be with her for the rest of her life and can't bear to leave.

"Mother's ......" Yan Ling threw herself into the woman's arms like a coquettish, kissing it very much!

"Ling'er, I heard your father say that this trip to Dragon City is extremely dangerous, don't be so willful in the future, don't do everything yourself?" The woman's voice was clear and happy, with a little concern.

"Mother, my aunt is in retreat, my father is busy in the day, Ling'er was born as a member of the 'Phoenix Villa', so she naturally has to share the responsibility for her father! Don't you worry too much?" Yan Ling closed her eyes, enjoying the woman's caresses, with a smile on her face.

"It's better to be careful!By the way, is there any news for Feiyu?" the woman's eyes were full of anxiety.

"Don't worry, Feiyu has gone to Jiangnan, and there will be news soon!" Yan Ling comforted.

The woman sighed faintly: "I don't know why? My mother has been nervous all this time, her eyelids are jumping, it seems that something big is going to happen, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse?"

Yan Ling opened her eyes and said with a playful smile: "Mother, you are thinking too much, and nothing will happen?"

"Maybe I'm thinking too much?" the woman reached out and gently stroked Yan Ling's long hair, with a faint melancholy in her eyes. In recent days, she felt that Tianrong seemed to be worried, there was something to hide from her, maybe something big had happened to the 'Phoenix Villa', and she didn't want to worry about herself.

"Mother, Ling'er...... Ling'er came back from Dragon City and saw a person...... Hmm......" Yan Ling muttered incoherently, and her face couldn't help but blush again.

The woman was shocked, and her face showed a gentle look: "Oh, who did you meet? Can you tell your mother?" Looking at Yan Ling, a layer of doting appeared in her heart, since Youxue died, she has always been brought up by herself since she was a child, and since the death of her own child, her heart has been closed to her feelings, in extreme sadness, and she almost died of worry. Since she saw Yan Ling, when this lovely smiling face smiled at herself for the first time, her heart came back to life, as if she had seen her own child, hugging her, she was excited, and she was unwilling to let go.

Yan Ling raised her head, her pretty face was red and shy: "Mother, Ling'er quietly told you a person, even my father can't say it?"

"Of course, it's a secret between us?" the woman couldn't help but laugh, this kid is still so cute.

Yan Lingliu looked around and said in a low voice: "Ling'er saw Brother Shen in Dragon City, and she was so happy!"

Suddenly heard the word "Shen", the woman's heart was so deep that a sour feeling suddenly welled up, this deep and deep emotion buried in her heart was as vivid as the sound of lightning, and she couldn't help but have a little tears in her eyes, and her heart was full of pain: Shen Lang, can you sleep peacefully? Are you still missing Lihua? Are you still wandering by the bridge waiting for Lihua? Are you already reincarnated as a passerby, and don't remember Lihua anymore? Lihua is sorry for you, I didn't keep our child? Lihua lived up to your infatuation, thinking that she could forget her past feelings, thinking that her heart was already dead, so she married Tianrong. Shen Lang, Tianrong is really good to me, Lihua has no way to refuse him, but after so long, are you still waiting for me? Lihua really misses you very much, and I don't know when I will come to look for you!

Seeing Xue Lihua crying, Yan Ling's heart also panicked: "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Lihua gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled: "Ling'er, my mother just thought of some things in the past and was sad." By the way, what is the name of that Brother Shen you are talking about? Is our Ling'er Sichun? Gege...... Ling'er has grown into a little beauty, and her mother has forgotten about it!"

"Mother......" Yan Ling murmured coquettishly, and a layer of anxiety couldn't help but appear on her pretty face, "Actually, Ling'er just likes him, not love! Brother Shen is a friend of Feiyu, and he came to 'Phoenix' three years ago, but unfortunately he had something to do at the time and didn't stay for long." ”

"Feiyu's friend, it seems that he is a friend of the rivers and lakes, this kind of person has no fixed number, the four seas are home, and he is destined to be adrift, if you like him, the best way is to leave him in the 'Phoenix Villa'." Xue Lihua's eyes were thoughtful and far-sighted for Yan Ling.

"Mother...... Brother Shen is so good-looking, good-looking, and has high martial arts, I'm afraid that Ling'er doesn't have this blessing?" Yan Ling twisted her body, her eyes a little gloomy.

Xue Lihua was shocked: "Ling'er is so beautiful, who will look down on you? However, listening to you say this, this person must be very famous in the rivers and lakes, and he looks good, it is better not to marry this kind of person!" She thought of Shen Rufeng in her heart, isn't he this kind of person? Although Shen Rufeng has already determined his sex after marrying herself, he is not as romantic as before, but who can tell this kind of person clearly, he is so good-looking, and his martial arts are high, that woman is not admired? Even if he has no intention, the other party will stick to him? Shui Bingxin, If Zhuang Wan is not like this? Who will know what she feels like in her heart?

"Mother...... Ling'er knows, in fact, Ling'er just likes it in her heart, and she doesn't have anything to think about? Brother Shen actually ...... In fact, it's very pitiful, he's not one of those wanderers, he's a very infatuated man, Ling'er just isn't worth it for him?" Yan Ling said timidly.

"Oh, listening to Ling'er say this, his character is not bad, why don't you tell your mother about his origin?" Xue Lihua didn't know why, she seemed to have a strong interest in the young man surnamed Shen.

"Actually, Ling'er doesn't know very well, it's all told me by Feiyu. His name is Shen Yuan, but he is a well-known 'sword god' on the rivers and lakes, and has the reputation of 'the first sword in the world'. Mother, Brother Shen is good-looking, and everyone in the rivers and lakes says that he has a fight with the 'Sword King' thirty years ago, and has the title of 'the most beautiful man in the world'. Although poor Brother Shen is famous all over the world, he prefers the wrong person, and he falls in love with Yu Hongbing, the 'first beauty in Jiangnan'. It's a pity that the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless, but Yu Hongbing abandoned Brother Shen and married Xie Linglong, the leader of the beggar gang. Later, Brother Shen made a big fuss about the marriage in a fit of anger, severely injured Xie Linglong, and defeated the head of the Eight Major Sects, and left in grief. Listening to Fei Yu, Brother Shen was heartbroken, and he only wanted to die, and he resisted the 'Xuanjiao' by himself, and made an appointment to fight the '* No. 1 Dao Master' Jade Cicada, and his life and death were uncertain. Now that she sees that Brother Shen is safe, Ling'er is also happy for him. Yan Ling's eyes flashed brightly, and her tone was extremely proud.

Xue Lihua sighed deeply in her heart, it seems that this young man from Shen Yuan has taken up a lot of weight in Yan Ling's heart, since the other party already has a lover in his heart, he is afraid that whoever falls in love with him will be hurt.

"Ling'er, since you don't have any thoughts in your heart, don't think about it anymore, since he doesn't belong to you, no matter how much you think about it, it's just to add to your troubles!" Xue Lihua persuaded.

"Well, though...... Ling'er is just a little unwilling in her heart? Brother Shen is such a good person, why did he meet a woman like Yu Hongbing who doesn't cherish him, if it was Ling'er, I must love Brother Shen wholeheartedly. Yan Ling'er nodded, her eyes were a little fascinated, "Mother, you said that Ling'er met Brother Shen in Dragon City, will he come to 'Phoenix City'?"

Xue Lihua hugged Yan Ling tightly and said lovingly: "Ling'er, lovers are very bitter, and the love that can't be obtained is even more bitter, good, don't think about it?" Ling'er is so beautiful, there are thousands of men in the world, and you will always meet someone you like?"

"Mother, Ling'er has grown up, she will be measured, don't worry about me. Yan Ling responded, but helpless pain and sadness welled up in her heart: Brother Shen, we have no chance, Ling'er understands in her heart......! Will Ling'er hide this liking deep in her heart in the future and never tell others again?

At this moment, Shen Yuan didn't know that there was a lovely girl in "Phoenix Villa" who had his love buried deep in his heart.

The autumn wind is blowing, the pool is full of water, swaying silently, and it seems that even the heavens are sighing deeply.