Chapter 23: It's Hard to Say (I)
Early the next morning, Hejiazhuang was surrounded by lively idlers.
Seeing that the high walls on both sides of the main gate had been shattered, and the courtyard was in ruins, almost no tiles remained, and every visitor felt shocked in their hearts. The explosions that sounded one after another last night were heard by all the people in the city, and they didn't know what mysterious power was that destroyed the huge Hejiazhuang into such a devastated place.
Rumors are circulating quietly, and countless versions are getting more and more outrageous among the tongues of the tea guest laity.
One said that the land occupied by Hejiazhuang Courtyard is the Ghost Gate Pass, which is the entrance and exit of Yin and Yang. Last night, Yuehua Dasheng, the ghost gate that had been closed for a long time suddenly opened somehow, and countless ghosts rushed out from underground, biting and biting many servants and family members in Hejiazhuang. But fortunately, Mr. He noticed it in time and summoned all the disciples around the hall back to protect it, so the people in the village did not die.
People who hold this view are conclusive, saying that they can find so-and-so to testify, and once saw countless white ghosts surrounding Hejiazhuang at night, crying all night.
Some people also say that Hejiazhuang is now building an altar for summoning demons, wanting to summon underground demons to the world to cause chaos. Last night, the practice of opening the altar made the demon angry, and finally attracted the heavenly soldiers and generals, killed the demons, and hated the ambitious old things in Hejiazhuang to the point of madness. Don't believe it? Come on, come on, so-and-so saw the demonic anger soaring to the sky at a certain time last night, and at a certain time, he saw a divine soldier descending from the sky and smashing Hejiazhuang to pieces......
Last night, there were a lot of people who saw the clouds of a thousand ghosts, which made these rumors more and more terrifying, and more and more like they were true.
Jiangning Mansion Yin sent people to inquire, but fortunately the old man He had been doing business for many years. The road on the official entrance still worked, and a group of soldiers arrived later. actually turned into helping Hejiazhuang maintain order outside the door.
Naturally, the large and small sects near Zuo also heard the news and rushed to find out the truth. However, the disciples and servants of Hejiazhuang were all tight-lipped. No one said a word, and Old Man He refused to meet the guests, making everyone disappointed.
It was almost noon, and the ban on Mr. He's refusal to see guests was finally broken, not voluntarily, but someone forced his way into the village.
Two white shadows jumped through the crowd on the inner and outer three floors, and fell lightly into the cordon. Several disciples of Hejiazhuang rushed over to stop them, but one of the women in white pushed her palms and fell away.
"Master, shouldn't we do this? It's not in line with the rules for us to be so aggressive. ”
"What kind of rules are not in order!" the woman who overthrew the disciples of Hejiazhuang shouted, "They broke the rules first and secretly hid my disciples of Jade Girl Peak, I was worried about the lives of my disciples and came to ask, what's wrong? Old man He refused to see the guests, hum! Break into the village, I want to see if he can see me!"
"Master......" The young woman was still about to plead, but was stopped by her master's shout.
"Bai Xian! What are you thinking?! You have been dissuaded again and again along the way, are you a disciple of Jade Girl Peak or from their Hejiazhuang? Who are you talking to?!" she glared at Bai Xian with a calm face. "You can do whatever I tell you to do, where are there so many crooked truths! If you really don't want to listen to the master's orders, okay, I can send you out of the Jade Girl Peak now!"
Such a hard tone. Except for Sui Zhenfeng, the head of Jade Girl Peak, who else can say.
The eldest disciple is really chilled now. She bit her lip and held back for a long time to keep the tears from falling from her eyes. In front of the public. The master actually wanted to kick her out of the school! It turned out that after so many years. All her efforts and care were in vain...... In the master's heart, he is not as good as Qin Su's hair!
"Qin Su, Qin Su!" Bai Xian's face was stiff and stiff. I couldn't see a trace of expression, but the murderous intent in my eyes was getting stronger and stronger.
"I'll see who dares to stop me!" Sui Zhenfeng's face sank like water, and he strode towards the village with a ball of thunder and fire in his palm, and the four disciples of the He family who rushed forward to stop her all made her faint and fell to the ground. "Don't look for guilt, call your owner out. ”
A figure flew out of the spur and blocked the gate.
"Master Sui, please stop, our owner is recuperating from his injuries behind closed doors, and he refuses to see guests, please go back." "This time it was a branch steward who came out, with his feet slightly apart, and arched his hands in front of the door to block the way. Sui Zhenfeng snorted, stared at him coldly, and did not see the slightest sluggishness under his feet, and walked hurriedly towards the door. Seeing that the two were about to collide, the disciple in charge shouted slightly: "Stop!" stretched out his arm to Ge Sui Zhenfeng.
As soon as he touched Sui Zhenfeng's arm, the thunderball between Sui Zhenfeng's five fingers suddenly shrank, and the lightning was like a snake, instantly directing the leaping blue light to his entire arm. The disciple's complexion changed greatly, and he shouted, the aura gushed out from the heart palace, the bone joints of the whole body 'snapped', and one arm instantly turned red. The red flames of fire encircled the arm, forming a barrier on the outside, and the heat emitted burned the entire sleeve of the shirt. However, Sui Zhenfeng has been famous for many years, and the thunder fire palm is not empty, and the strong electric spark flashes, seeping through the cover of the fireworks, and still entering the skin.
The disciple roared, pulled back sharply, slid backwards for a moment, and fell to one knee with a 'pounce'. His whole body was paralyzed, and he could no longer stand up.
"Su'er, you come out!" Sui Zhenfeng shouted. Without glancing at the disciple again, he strode towards the backyard.
The doors of the left and right rooms opened, and a group of maids and servants heard the sound and rushed out to check what was going on, and one of the children caught Sui Zhenfeng's attention, and she paused.
The child was very young, thin, with bright dark eyes, and was looking at her with a dripping look. It's the kid surnamed Hu! Sui Zhenfeng's eyes became sharp. Although more than a year has passed, the child's appearance has changed a lot, but Sui Zhenfeng can still recognize this child at a glance.
Hmph! Sure enough, it's good! Qin Su is still hiding in Hejiazhuang!
Sui Zhenfeng secretly sneered in his heart, and shouted loudly to the backyard: "The surname is He! I want to see what you have to say today!" Suddenly, the human body turned into a flying shadow and threw himself into the crowd, and all the disciples and servants exclaimed in unison, and before she could react, Xiao Hu Tan had already jumped back into the court with her collar.
"Hu Buwei's son is in my hands! Are you still going to lie to me? If you don't come out to speak, don't blame me for being rude!"
Qin Su, who was taking care of Hu Buwei in the backyard, suddenly turned pale when he heard this. She stood up and pushed the door open. I'm going to rush out and reason with the master.
The opposite door opened just then. Old Man He walked out with a pale face and saw Qin Su's face. Old Man He still didn't understand her thoughts, and shook his head. He waved his hand vigorously, telling her not to be impulsive, and he stepped out of the courtyard on his own.
"What?!, really not coming out?" Sui Zhenfeng still sneered in the front yard, turned around, and said, "Okay! I'll take this little ghost back and lock it up for a few days." ”
"Presumptuous!"
A deep voice came from behind the fence. Old Man He was full of anger and stepped out of the door with his hands in his hands. "This is Hejiazhuang, not your Jade Girl Peak! Sui Zhenfeng, it's not your turn to go wild here!"
"You've finally come out. Sui Zhenfeng smiled and put Hu Tan on the ground. stared at Old Man He's eyes with good eyes, and said coldly: "What else do you have to say, the child surnamed Hu is here, do you still want to lie to me that Qin Su is not in Hejiazhuang?"
Old Man He's eyes burned with anger, and he shouted: "You put the child back for me." ”
"Snort!" Sui Zhenfeng turned his face aside, "You hand over Qin Su, and I will return the child to you." The surname Hu is not a good thing, and I don't rare his bad son. ”
"Sui Zhenfeng, in vain you are still a generation of famous leaders. Don't you think it's too shameful to blackmail innocent people?"
"No shame as you Hejiazhuang! Don't talk nonsense, I just ask you, where is Qin Su. Do you pay it or not?"
"Your disciple of Jade Girl Peak has hands and feet, can I control where I want to go? The second didn't hide her, and there was nothing to give you. "Qin Su came to visit by himself. Old Man He kindly took her in, but he didn't feel that he had any reason to lose. "But. Your despicable acts of storming my Hejiazhuang, injuring my disciples, and arresting innocent children among my family members have seriously challenged the dignity of our sect. ”
"Phew!phew!" Sui Zhenfeng shouted, "Shameless rumors!" A thick murderous aura flashed in her phoenix's eyes, "Do you still have dignity in your door? Ask yourself, what you are doing is worthy of the reputation of your Hejiazhuang! I have been to your village several times to ask for news, but you have not told me the truth, now let me catch the evidence, what else do you have to say?" She pulled the collar of Hu Tan, pressed down slightly, the little boy's neck hurt, and he burst into tears.
"Hand over Qin Su, or I'll take this little ghost away. Make your own decisions. ”
Old Man He heard the little boy crying so badly that he could no longer stop the anger in his chest. This woman came to his Hejiazhuang several times to spread wild, which was really presumptuous. Previously, he was still in the way of Qin Su's face and didn't take her seriously. Who would have thought that Sui Zhenfeng didn't know how to advance or retreat at all, and regarded his forbearance as weakness! Now he actually broke into the door again and wanted to rob Xiao Hu Tan, how is this tantamount to a slap in the face of Hejiazhuang? If she is allowed to go out of the house, Hejiazhuang will not have to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes in the future.
"If you don't release this child back to me, you are challenging my Hejiazhuang. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Sui Zhenfeng waved his hand, "Challenge it, challenge it!" I don't care what you think. You hid my Jade Girl Peak disciple and insulted me first. If I take this child away today, I will treat it as a war letter for you, I am not afraid of your Hejiazhuang's kung fu! Today, I will not do anything with you if your skills have not recovered, and when you are injured, you will come to me again, and I will accompany you at any time. With that, he lifted Hu Tan's collar and walked out.
"Sui Zhenfeng!" Old Man He roared angrily and stopped her steps. Hearing this, the old man was really angry to the extreme, and the corners of his eyes were already beating violently. "If you dare to take the child out of the village today, it will not only be a grudge between you and me. He said word by word: "There is nothing sorry for you in my Hejiazhuang, but you have repeatedly come to my village to make trouble, hurt my disciples, and dare to rob the guests in my village today, I will never accept this kind of shame! Hejiazhuang will be inseparable from the Jade Girl Peak from now on." When I am healed, I will gather six hundred disciples under my sect to kill the Jade Maiden Peak and step on your Biye Washing Heart Hall!"
These words were said murderously and categorically, and there was no room for the slightest turnaround.
Sui Zhenfeng was furious, and quickly turned around and shouted: "Scare me! What about the six hundred disciples? I also have disciples under my door! Okay, I didn't want to take this little doll away, but if you talk to me like this, how can I, Jade Girl Peak, give in and beg for mercy?
Bai Xian's face on the side turned pale, how did he know that in an instant, the two sects had been upgraded to become enemies of life and death? The master's temper was as hard as steel, but who knew that the old man surnamed He would rather bend than bend, and the two faced each other, and there was such a big hatred, this scene could not end.
"Put him back, aren't you looking for me, I'm out. ”
"Su'er!"
"Senior Sister Qin!"
"Miss Qin!"
The three voices shouted in unison. Sui Zhenfeng let go of the hand that grabbed Hu Tan, his mouth opened, but he didn't speak. Bai Xian's face turned pale, and when she glanced at Qin Su and then at her master, the whole person seemed to have become a paper figure in the wind, crumbling.
Qin Su's face was as calm as water, and she couldn't tell what mood she was. "I have broken off with Jade Maiden, and I have made it very clear in the letter to you, why are you still coming to me?"
"Su'er, you can't do this!" Sui Zhenfeng shouted, and there was already excitement in his words that could not be concealed, "The master has raised you for nineteen years...... How did you...... Can you be so ruthless? Everything I do is for your good, don't you understand? For a man to cut off relations with me, Su'er, what kind of position do you put your master and Jade Girl Peak?"
Qin Su's heart was so clear that he didn't dare to look straight ahead, and turned his head to the side.
"Su'er, don't run anymore, go back to the mountain with the master, and the master will never talk about you in the future...... You can do whatever you like, okay?" Sui Zhenfeng's words took on a pleading tone for the first time. This may be the only time in her life.
Qin Su's hard city walls began to fall splinters again. Even though the person in front of her killed and injured her parents, he once insisted on taking away the soul of her sweetheart despite the obstacles...... Nineteen years of nurturing, thousands of dawns and twilight, she had grown up under the smile and gaze of this man. Those past events were like waves of warmth, washing over her ice walls, slowly melting the indifference and despair that armed her.
"Yes, junior sister, the master has come to you in person, so you can go back with us." Bai Xian saw Qin Su's expression, and also interjected on the side, "You don't care about that surnamed Hu." He has nothing to do with you in the first place, let him fend for himself. Bai Xian said while peeking at Qin Su's face, and when she saw Qin Su hearing 'self-destruction', her face suddenly turned cold, and she secretly sneered in her heart.