Qingfeng Xu Xu

"It just suddenly occurred to me that that time was what Qin Yue said, a few days after Li Jihua was intercepted."After saying that, Xu Mulin fell into deep thought again. After a while, he denied it again:"I was overthinking it. If it was really him, then we would have met in Zizhou or on the way to Luzhou. We continue to go south to Wuzhou."

After confirming the direction, the two of them galloped all the way. They only dismounted in crowded places to inquire. However, they did not find out any more information. However, the two of them continued to follow the original route to Wuzhou. Five days later, the two of them Arrive at Wuzhou City

"Wuzhou City is even more lively and prosperous. Seeing that there are disciples of sects coming from all over the world, is there anything happening in Wuzhou City?"As soon as he entered the city, Xu Qingjiu was shocked by the bustling Wuzhou City in front of him.

"Xie Chi..."Xu Mulin said in a deep voice

"Xie Chi? What's up with him?"Xu Qingjiu didn't understand what Xu Mulin meant for a moment. Just after he asked in confusion, he suddenly remembered what Xie Chi said about a birthday banquet."He said so modestly that no one would come. Look at this. There were no fewer people coming and going than on the day of Mr. Li’s funeral."

"...It's not quite appropriate, but it seems appropriate."After Xu Mulin finished speaking, he realized that he had made a mistake, and he was still in front of Xu Qingjiu. He turned around to see Xu Qingjiu looking at him blankly. Xu Mulin felt more and more embarrassed."I made a mistake...."

"Senior brother, what you said is very subtle. If you don’t understand, you probably won’t be able to hear it."Xu Qingjiu said seriously for Xu Mulin:"But I have almost never heard my senior brother speak like this....So sharp and some...Mean, really..."

Xu Mulin saw Xu Qingjiu suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He originally thought that Xu Qingjiu had not thought of what to say. When he saw that Xu Qingjiu seemed to be frowning and looking away, Xu Mulin followed Xu Qingjiu's words. Qingjiu looked back, but saw nothing. Xu Mulin had to think that Xu Qingjiu was at a loss for words again, and asked,"What is it?" However, he saw Xu Qingjiu walking to the side for two seconds. Stepping forward, looking around to find what he was looking for, Xu Mulin hurriedly turned his head and looked around, but still saw nothing, so he had to ask:"What's wrong?"

"I just saw a familiar figure jumping off that roof."Xu Qingjiu said, while raising her chin to signal to Xu Mulin,"It's a woman in white."

"The one who chased Xie Chi before?"Xu Mulin looked around again and asked in a low voice.

"Judging from the figure, it should be her, but she was always covered with a veil before and her face was never revealed. I saw the one just now, but I am not completely sure if it is the one before."Xu Qingjiu led the horse away while continuing to reply to Xu Mulin.

"I've actually chased them this far. With so many people in Wuzhou City now, I'm afraid it's even more impossible to succeed."

"Maybe catching up is not the only purpose;..."

"Mr. Xu!"

Xu Xu and the two looked up after hearing the sound.

Xie Chi was walking towards them,"Mr. Xu, when did you arrive in Wuzhou? Just now I thought I was wrong.

Xu Qingjiu smiled politely and said,"I just entered the city. Why is Master Xie here?" I see that Wuzhou City is crowded with people. I think they are all here to congratulate Master Xie on his birthday."

Xie Chi put on his usual smile and raised his hand to salute the two of them,"I just entered the city and was delayed for a while on the way back. Xie Chi looked around and said,"It looks like they are all disciples of Jianghu. Maybe they just come to Wuzhou to appreciate the local customs. I haven't returned to the village yet." Mr. Xu, have you been able to find someone successfully?"

"Fortunately, I just got the news. He should be heading to Wuzhou. After saying that, Xu Qingjiu said jokingly:"Did Master Xie also invite him here, and now he comes to wish you a birthday?""

Hearing this, Xie Chi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed cheerfully,"Xie wanted to invite Mr. Guxiazhuang to come, but there was a funeral in Guxiazhuang. How could Xie open his mouth? Mr. Xu really knows how to joke.."

After saying that, seeing that Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu were not joking, Xie Chi said seriously:"You two might as well come to my village and have a look. Since you are here to find someone, naturally you have to be careful everywhere in Wuzhou. After careful inspection, we, Longyin Manor, are no exception. However, there are too many people in the manor nowadays, which may ruin things for you two. Why don’t you two just use Xie’s birthday as an excuse and check it out in a low-key manner?"

"No need, I’d better come and bother you some other time. It was just a joke. Please thank the owner for your forgiveness."

"Young Master Xu said something serious. Since the two of you still have important matters, Xie can't hold on any longer. If he is free someday, Xie will definitely welcome you two at his house. Now that Zhuang Shang is busy, Xie will take his leave first and see you again."After saying that, Xie Chi bowed his hands and turned around to leave. But before Xie Chi walked out of Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu's field of vision, Xu Qingjiu suddenly caught a glimpse of white from the corner of his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the man's sword stabbed Xie Chi. go

"Thank you, Master, are you okay?"Those people wearing clothes from other sects gathered around Xie Chi with great concern.

Everything that happened just now seemed to only happen in a blink of an eye.

I wonder if the woman had just been around and eavesdropped on the conversation of the three of them, but she really Thinking that this passerby had nothing to do with Xie Chi, he rashly attempted to assassinate Xie Chi in full view of the public. Before the woman could even get within a foot of Xie Chi, she was stopped by a man who suddenly appeared with a sword. , and the disciple who came out to greet Xie Chi raised his knife and hit him hard on the abdomen. The woman flew out and hit a stall next to Xu Qingjiu. Seeing that the woman was about to be beaten When people surrounded him, a woman in red flew down, and with her came the white smoke that had been used to stop Xu Qingjiu. When everyone regained their vision, the woman lying there had also disappeared. trace

"I'm fine. Thank you, Master Qi, for helping me."Xie Chi began to thank the people around him who came to rescue him.

Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu thought that nothing would happen to them, so they were about to leave the crowd and find a place to stay. Suddenly, Xu Mulin's arm was grabbed by someone. Before Xu Mulin could react, he heard the man holding him shout loudly:"These two look strangers, what are they doing in Wuzhou? Are you with the two people just now?"

"open!"Xu Qingjiu stepped forward and stood between the man and Xu Mulin, reached out to hold the man's hand holding Xu Mulin, and said sternly:"I will only say this once."

Xie Chi over there heard the movement here and walked over through the crowd.

"Owner, these two..."When the man saw Xie Chi coming over, he was about to report, but was interrupted by Xie Chi.

"Don't be rude, these two are my guests, please let them go."After Xie Chi finished speaking, the man withdrew his hand, but Xu Qingjiu refused to give up and wanted to step forward to ask for Xu Mulin's explanation. Xu Mulin hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Xu Qingjiu and whispered:"I'm fine, it's not appropriate to show off at this moment."Hearing this, Xu Qingjiu had no choice but to give up.

"Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry. It's all because of Xie's lax discipline."Xie Chi embarrassedly handed over his hand to apologize.

"Thanks to the owner, who are these two? An elder who looked at least over sixty years old walked up to Xie Chi, looked at Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu and asked,"They look familiar. Have I seen you two before?""

"Head Qi, these two are Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu, disciples of Hall Master Xu of Tianzong Ziqing Hall. Xie Chi made the introduction,"This is the head of Jishengtang Qi Kaiyuan. I should have met him at Guxia Manor before." Qi

Kaiyuan smiled kindly and said:"Yes, yes, I think about it. The two young masters following Lao Yi and Li You, I thought they were disciples of Gonggong Hall and Zhijian Hall. It turns out that they are disciples of Gonggong Hall and Zhijian Hall." He's Enze's disciple. I've heard Lao Yi mention it before, and I finally got to know him today. He's really an extraordinary person."

Qi Kaiyuan's words seemed to have a very unusual relationship with Xu Enze and the other two Tianzong hall masters who had a good relationship with Xu Qingjiu. Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu didn't want to miss the etiquette, so they raised their hands and saluted,"I've seen you before. Head Qi."

Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu were just following the etiquette of younger generations, but Qi Kaiyuan respectfully bowed his hands in return and said:"I've met you two little friends. I'm glad to meet you. After saying that, Qi Kaiyuan turned to Xie Chi and said,"Thank you, Master Xie, you were separated from my apprentice when you were wandering around. I'm going to look for him." Nowadays, Wuzhou City is in chaos. Master Xie needs to be very careful outside. The two women just now might come back again."

"Yes, thank you, Master Qi, for reminding me. I will pay more attention next time. If Master Qi has something to do, please go ahead and do it. Xie has been busy lately. If Master Qi fails to take care of you in any way at the village, please forgive me."

"Master Xie is so humble. I have been here for two days and I feel very comfortable and down-to-earth every day. It is all thanks to Master Xie’s strict management. After saying that, Qi Kaiyuan looked at Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu again, cupped his hands and said,"Qi will leave first. I'll see you two friends later.""

After saying that, Qi Kaiyuan nodded towards Xie Chi and turned around to leave. After walking more than ten steps, Qi Kaiyuan seemed toHe looked sideways as if looking for the disciple he just mentioned, but his eyes drifted to the direction where Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu were standing.

Qi Kaiyuan said goodbye and left, and Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu also returned the gift. Just after listening to Xie Chi's introduction, Xu Qingjiu also remembered that in front of the main mourning hall of Li Village, Yi Liusha and Li You came to rescue Li Jichu. Apart from Xie Chi, the other person who followed them to pay homage was Qi Kaiyuan. At that time, Xu Qingjiu and Xu Mulin were standing behind and couldn't see clearly. They remembered it after hearing Xie Chi's reminder just now, but Xu Qingjiu felt inexplicably that Qi Kaiyuan did seem familiar, but it seemed that he was not just in Guxia Village. I met him once in a while. After looking up, Xu Qingjiu looked at Qi Kaiyuan's leaving figure, frowning and thinking. When he saw Qi Kaiyuan's head turned, Xu Qingjiu felt that many fragments in his memory were being pieced together, and the pair of eyes seemed to be careless. However, the sinister eyes had appeared in the past, and it was a very embarrassing and terrifying past. Xu Qingjiu felt as if he was struck by lightning, his eyes widened, and even his breathing was stagnant.

"...Qingjiu, Qingjiu, Qingjiu, what's wrong with you?"Xu Mulin has never seen such a look on Xu Qingjiu's face. He suddenly became nervous, raised his hand to support Xu Qingjiu's back, and called eagerly,"Qingjiu, Qingjiu..."

"Senior brother..."Sensing Xu Mulin's touch, Xu Qingjiu finally came back to her senses, but she was still in a daze for a moment,"I just said..."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"Xu Mulin asked eagerly.

Xie Chi on the side was a little confused when he saw the situation, and also asked with concern:"Are you feeling unwell? There is a medical clinic two streets ahead. Would you like to go and take a look?"

"I'm fine. I guess there were too many people on the street, so I felt a little depressed for a while. But I'm fine now."Xu Qingjiu raised her hand and put it on Xu Mulin's hand, smiled and comforted her, then turned to Xie Chi and said:"I'm fine, thank you owner."

"As long as it's okay," Xie Chi recalled what he had just said when Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu came to the rescue, and explained:"I'm really sorry that you were misunderstood because of me. What I said just now was just for the convenience of dealing with my disciples. Knowing that what the two of you are currently busy with is difficult for others to notice, I have no choice but to make this excuse. If you two still have something to do, go ahead and do it. Don't worry about what you said just now.

Xu Qingjiu, who seemed to have finally come to his senses but still felt a little uncomfortable, said with a smile:"I just wanted to thank the owner of the village for rescuing my senior brother. This time I came to Wuzhou, it happened to be the birthday of the owner of the village. Xie Zhuang." The master has invited me many times, but senior brother and I have always refused. Besides, Mr. Xie just mentioned it in front of so many people. If senior brother and I don't show up, I'm afraid it will make Mr. Xie even more embarrassed. Of course, the premise is that Master Xie is still willing to invite me and senior brother"

"Of course, how could you not want to? Xie welcomes you very much."Xie Chi said with a smile

"It's just that Longyin Village has to entertain many guests now, so my senior brother and I can just find an inn to stay outside. When Master Xie's birthday comes, my senior brother and I will come to congratulate him."

After listening to Xu Qingjiu's words, Xie Chi said helplessly:"Nowadays, there are so many outsiders in Wuzhou, I'm afraid there are no inns that can accept guests. I will probably have to offend Mr. Xu and you guys to stay in the village. By then, you two will also be here." You can continue to inquire about information in the city. If you feel at ease, you can also inquire with the seniors of other sects from outside the village. If you continue to search without any clues, it will only take more time."

Xu Mulin didn't know why Xu Qingjiu suddenly agreed to Xie Chi's invitation, but thinking about Xu Qingjiu's abnormal reaction just now and what Xie Chi said about the situation at the Wuzhou Inn, he felt that this was the only option for now.

After a long time After that, Xu Qingjiu realized that she had just promised Xie Chi something that she really shouldn't have agreed to, but now she could no longer refuse. Seeing Xu Mulin looking at her with a confused look, Xu Qingjiu had no choice but to avoid it. The look in his eyes.

And Xu Qingjiu's promise to Xie Chi was probably just out of impulse. Xu Qingjiu suddenly wanted to confirm the reason for the strange feeling in his heart when he saw Qi Kaiyuan just now. When he finally woke up, Xu Qingjiu Jiucai realized that he didn't really want to confirm anything. The reason couldn't be simpler - Xu Qingjiu didn't want to recall anything from the past. Although revenge was also a future that Xu Qingjiu could choose, Xu Qingjiu couldn't. Qingjiu gave up many years ago. He is content with the current situation and does not want to make a redundant choice that will cause him to lose the people and things he cherishes now, or face such risks. No matter what the situation is, Xu Qingjiu was unwilling to do so. However, it was difficult to recover from the current situation. Xu Qingjiu could only hope to avoid meeting Qi Kaiyuan in Longyin Village in the future. From the current point of view, Xu Qingjiu had not found any other solution besides avoidance..

Along the way, Xu Qingjiu was still in a daze. When Xie Chi spoke to Xu Qingjiu, Xu Qingjiu also answered in a disjointed manner, causing Xu Mulin beside him to frown and stare at Xu Qingjiu. When they finally arrived at the resettlement yard and Xie Chi also said goodbye and left to entertain other guests, Xu Mulin finally asked:"Qingjiu, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Qingjiu can avoid anyone and the problems he may be facing at the moment, but he can't avoid Xu Mulin. Xu Qingjiu thought for a moment, then calmed down the situation slightly and replied:"I was just watching people coming and going outside. The bustling place in the past suddenly felt a bit familiar, as if my parents had taken me to such a lively place when I was a child."