those in the rivers and lakes

Chapter 24
It was already midnight when they arrived at Qinggu's thatched hut, and it took them more than two hours to stop and stop.

Since someone wanted to kill Lu Xingbo so much, she didn't dare to delay, otherwise, once someone chased her, neither of them would survive.Fortunately, Lu Xingbo was not injured internally, otherwise, no matter how anxious Qing Gu was, she would definitely not be able to come back at this time.

Now that Lu Xingbo was lying on that bed again, he felt both familiar and relaxed. As soon as he came to this thatched hut, he felt that he had returned to the past, when he was not blind and didn't know what Jianghu was.

But Jianghu is a place where no one can escape, unless that person is dead.But he doesn't want to die now, he is not reconciled, because he feels that he shouldn't lose to that person today.He began to hate himself for being blind. If he could see, it would be easy to deal with that person.

He just lay there annoyed, Qing Gu had already smashed the herbal medicine, but Lu Xingbo was determined not to apply the medicine.Qing Gu ignored him and made two more side dishes.

Lu Xingbo didn't eat a single bite of food, Qing Gu did all these things for him sincerely, but he didn't seem to appreciate it at all.

Qing Gu knew why he did this, but she was also quite angry at the moment.I thought to myself that if you don’t eat it, I won’t eat it either. Anyway, you are injured and your body looks like you can survive me!
Although she told herself like this, she knew in her heart that she already cared about this person very much, and she was willing to suffer and starve with him.

Just like that, Qing Gu didn't eat a bite of food, Lu Xingbo was still lying on the bed depressed, Qing Gu walked over slowly and sat by the bed.

"Why do you have to do this?"

"I hate myself for being blind!"

"Even if you can see it, will you be happy?"

"At least I won't lose, I won't run away like a dog, I swore I won't be a coward again!"

"Cowards have nothing to do with victory or defeat, but your life is your own, why should you let others take it?"

"I don't know, but I hate those eyes!"

Lu Xingbo slapped his eyes violently, wanting to shatter his eyeballs. Qing Gu knew that he was in pain, so she hurriedly grabbed his arm.

"You'll smash your eyes out like this!"

"Hmph! What does that matter, I'm blind! It's a hindrance to keep it!"

"You really don't love yourself!"

"That's none of your business, go away!"

Qing Gu slapped him on the face, and Lu Xingbo immediately calmed down.Aunt Qing's hand slowly caressed his cheek, at first he resisted a little, but gradually he held Aunt Qing's hand on his chest again.

"I want you to stay with me all the time!"

"I will!"

Qing Gu took off her shoes and lay down beside him. Lu Xingbo put his hand on her shoulder again.His forehead was pressed against Qing Gu's chest, and his other hand was tightly held by Qing Gu's two hands.

Gradually, he couldn't hear his panting, maybe because he was too tired, and soon they all fell asleep.

It was noon when they woke up, the sun was shining, and it was a very clear day.

"Just walk around, I'll heat up the food."

"Okay!"

There was a smile on Lu Xingbo's face again, seeing that he was no longer sad, Qinggu was also very happy in her heart.

Soon, the food was on the table. Lu Xingbo smelled the aroma of the dishes and said with a smile, "The dishes you cook are always so delicious!"

"Then you should eat more!"

"Don't worry, I'm starving!"

"Hurry up and eat! I'll help you apply the herbal medicine after eating!"

"Ok!"

Eating a full meal always makes people feel at ease. Lu Xingbo lay on the bed, although his wound hurt, he felt that he had endless strength.

"Qinggu, please help me apply the medicine, does the wound really hurt?"

Qing Gu smiled lightly and said, "Yes, but there is a condition."

"Oh? Under what conditions?"

"I want to know about you!"

"Where do you want to hear it from?"

"Just say it since you were born!"

Lu Xingbo smiled bitterly: "I don't even know when I was born, let's start from Shaolin Temple!"

"It's okay, you speak slowly, and I will apply medicine to you!"

"it is good!"

Lu Xingbo spoke slowly, and Qinggu listened quietly. Now she fully knows about this person's past.She can comment on this person with her own thoughts, she has the result in her heart, and she thinks what she has paid for him is worth it!

"You know my story, do you regret saving me now, I have betrayed others before!"

"I have no regrets. People will always be cowardly, and you have paid the price. And now you have repented and lived upright, no longer a coward!"

"Thank you for saying that!"

"Ok!"

"Qing Gu, I also want to know your story, would you like to tell me?"

"If you want to hear it, I'll tell you!"

"Of course I want to!"

"But the story about me is not exciting, and you may be disappointed after hearing it."

"But I must know!"

"Okay, I'll tell you!"

"Ok!"

Qing Gu didn't say anything, but put Lu Xingbo's hand on her right cheek.

"Qinggu, is your face hurt?"

"No, my story is also related to it, so let's start with it!"

"it is good!"

"It's not a scar, it's a purple birthmark."

"Well, that's right!"

"From the moment I was born, people in the village said I was an unlucky person, and they said that those who came into contact with me would end badly!"

"That's just nonsense from outsiders. Your father and mother wouldn't think that way."

"Hmph! You're wrong! Although my father and mother didn't say anything, I know what they think!"

"What did they do to you?"

"They never hurt me. From the time I could walk, they made me do all kinds of dirty work. No matter how tired I was, they didn't feel guilty. Because they told me, I am a calamity, and only in this way can the sin be mitigated."

"It's too cruel to you. It's obviously their fault. Why do you still do it?"

"If I don't work, they won't feed me and drive me out of the house, because they say they're afraid of disaster!"

"It's ridiculous and hateful!"

"Later, I was finally kicked out of the house and never went back!"

"You don't listen to them anymore?"

"No! When I was 11 years old, my younger brother was eight years old. He always hated me. But I didn't take it seriously because he was a child after all. Suddenly one day, he said that he would go up the mountain with me to collect firewood, and his parents also agreed. I agreed, but then an accident happened, he got lost and I couldn't find him no matter how hard I looked!"

"You were kicked out of the house just like that?"

"Yes, I really don't have the face to stay any longer!"

"But you are still young, how can you survive?"

"Fortunately, I met a widow surnamed Wu, and she took me in. Her husband died for more than ten years, and she has been living alone, making a living by weaving."

"You two depend on each other, it's not very good!"

"Hmph! At first I thought it was good, but finally there is someone who loves me and no longer rejects me. She taught me how to weave, and when I finished, she sold it."

"What then?"

"Later I heard a story. Someone said that she used the money from selling cloth to have a private meeting with a man. I didn't believe it, so I followed her secretly and found out that it was true. I was so tired every day, but she actually Use the money from selling cloth to go outside to have fun! But she took me in after all, so I had no choice but to hold back and see how she would make a decision in the future. Unexpectedly, she had already found out, so I quarreled with her. I said, if it wasn't for the fact that I can work hard, she wouldn't buy me for two taels of silver. I forced her to ask the truth, and then I realized that my brother was not lost, that he was real. They hate me! All this is their strategy, which can not only drive me out of the house, but also make me weave for Widow Wu willingly."

"Hmph! It's really sinister, unheard of!"

"After falling out, I was homeless again. I wandered for three days, and finally passed out! When I woke up, I was lying in a farmer's house. It turned out that I was rescued by a man named Ah Huang!"

"Then what kind of person is Ah Huang, and what happened next?"

"Ah Huang is an honest man, but his brain is not sharp, and he can't do anything well with his clumsy hands. But his mother is a fierce and fierce person. His father is weak and sick, and his mother alone decides the big and small things in their family. Three years Afterwards, Ah Huang and I had grown up, so his mother wanted me to marry him."

"Then have you agreed?"

"No, although Ah Huang is very kind to me, I can regard him as my best friend, but I don't want to marry him. I told his mother that I will repay their kindness with my whole life, but I will never marry Him. His mother is very angry because no girl wants to marry him."

"And you left there?"

"No, I didn't. I want to repay them. Why did they leave? But his mother didn't give up. She drugged me secretly, and made Ah Huang and I have a husband and wife relationship!"

"How shameless and obscene!"

Aunt Qing smiled bitterly, and said, "Now that you know that I have experienced such a thing, will you think I'm cheap?"

"will not!"

"Is it because I saved you that you said that?"

"No, that is the pain and humiliation imposed on you by others. In my heart, you are still you, that kind woman!"

"Then, are you still willing to listen to the next thing?"

"willing!"

"I found out about this the next morning, but their family was kind to me, so how could I take revenge? I decided to leave there silently. Unexpectedly, Ah Huang was crying and chasing me all the way, and then it rained heavily. Huang was washed away by the flash flood!"

"It seems that Ah Huang is also a poor man!"

"Actually, I don't hate Ah Huang. He is an honest man. I know in my heart that her mother arranged that incident. I decided to go back and see him, because he treats me really well on weekdays. But I didn't Thinking of it, his mother beat me like crazy, and told me viciously that I am not allowed to go anywhere in my life, not only to provide for the two of them, but also not to marry anyone, to keep the festival for Ah Huang!"

"It's really domineering, how did you escape?"

"After all, Ah Huang died because of me. I can support them until their death, but I don't want to be unable to marry for the rest of my life. I threatened to die, but Ah Huang's mother didn't believe it. In the end, I really killed myself with scissors!"

"Then how did you come back alive? Did Ah Huang's mother save you?"

"Hmph! At that time, I bled so much that I passed out from the pain! When I woke up, I was already at the foot of the wild mountain. A Huang's mother must have thought that I would not survive and was afraid that I would hurt her, so she threw me there in the dark. "

"Then how did you survive?"

Qinggu smiled bitterly and said: "This time I finally met a person who is really good to me. He is a quack doctor, and I was saved by him!"

"So that's the case, no wonder you know both medicine and herbs!"

"I just know a thing or two. The old gentleman took care of me for three months, and I studied medicine while recovering from my injuries. Now I can finally support myself!"

"It's great to be able to live freely! I finally understand why you always make people feel cold."

"Then do you want to live with me?"

"miss you!"

"Do you want to repay me or pity me?"

"All of them, but there's one more thing?"

"And why?"

"because I like you!"

"But I have a birthmark on my face and I'm not a virgin. Do you really not care?"

"I don't care! Because you have been deeply hidden in my heart, if I leave you, I must be very painful!"

"Then will you marry me?"

"Yes, I want you to be my wife!"

"Well, I'm so happy!"

"I've already made up my mind that I won't set foot in the rivers and lakes again. We will live a peaceful life here. In the days to come, you will never be alone and helpless again. Just let me accompany you to collect herbs and fish, okay? "

"Well, good! Don't hate yourself for being blind anymore. From today, I will be your eyes. I will tell you everything you want to see, cook the most fragrant dishes for you, and cook the most beautiful ones. liquor!"

"Well, good!"

If Lu Xingbo's body was not found, then he must not have died.The people of the Yao family are a little panicked now, after repeated attempts, the blind man just can't be killed.Han Biao was also surprised. He would not have thought of such a thing, but he would not let it go.

Of the three Yao family brothers, only Yao Qing, the eldest, remains.The second master of the Yao family was killed while guarding a dart, and the third master Yao died in the hands of Lu Xingbo.Now Yao Qing is really in a hurry, and it seems that Biluo Villa is needed for help. After all, the power of his Yao family is not as powerful as that of the Han family.

If one person can't be killed, then send more troops. In short, Lu Xingbo must die, otherwise the Yao family will be disgraced and unable to gain a foothold in the arena.

It's just that these few things were not approved by Han Biao, because he felt that the other person's method was better and surer, and it was guaranteed that Lu Xingbo would be able to set foot on the road to hell.

This person is Immortal Qingcheng, no one would have thought that Immortal Qingcheng, who has always been aloof from the world, would come to Biluo Mountain Villa.And the gift arrived, and the wedding gift for Han Biao was a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.With such a great gift and such a great person, Han Biao was naturally regarded as the honored guest.

Not only that, Feng Duo died in Qingcheng Xianke's cave, even though he didn't kill him himself, it can be regarded as revenge for the Han family.In this way, Han Biao and Qingcheng Xianke became friends. Now that a friend of a friend has a difficult problem, he naturally wants to give advice.

Facts have proved that this is really a good idea, and even Yao Qing applauds after hearing it.This idea is good not because he is unimaginable, but because no one can use this idea except Qingcheng Xianke.

The strategy is this, Qingcheng Xianke will write a letter to Lu Xingbo in Braille, and this letter will definitely make Lu Xingbo believe that Fengduo is still alive, and at this time in Biluo Mountain Villa.

But now that everyone knew that Feng Duo was dead, Lu Xingbo felt guilty and wanted to find out.

Han Biao believed that Qingcheng Xianke had such abilities, but the famous Biluo Mountain Villa wanted to kill a blind man, and had to attract him to kill him, which was a bit embarrassing.Even if he was killed, it would be disgraceful to bully more than less, and Han Biao didn't want such a result.

So he wants to change this plan, he wants Gu Jie to kill him secretly, if Gu Jie misses, then he will kill Gu Jie together.Gu Jie is Gu Tao's younger brother, and he believes he will be happy to do this.

Now that Gu Jie has found Lu Xingbo, this place is really hard to find, and the people of Biluo Villa have searched for [-] days to find it.

Perhaps Lu Xingbo had already thought of this day, so he was not surprised at the moment, and Qinggu was not afraid, because she was already married to this man, so she had already thought about it, no matter what happened to her She will face it bravely, and she will never regret what she decides.

Qing Gu had already made the tea, Gu Jie looked at the tea on the wooden table with obvious surprise on his face, he took a sip and couldn't help smiling.

"Aren't you afraid of backstabbing?"

Lu Xingbo smiled and said: "If you want to make a move, you have already made a move. Why do you need to sit down and talk nonsense? Isn't it unnecessary."

"You are really interesting! Who is this woman, the tea is good!"

"I'm his wife, and I cook delicious food. Would you like to try it?"

Gu Jie smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"I'm not even afraid of death, why should I be afraid of you?"

"You look okay, but you have an extra birthmark, what a pity!"

Qing Gu said with a smile: "I never live by my face. It doesn't matter if I have more or less. Fortunately, my husband doesn't dislike it."

"You are really different from other women, thank you for the tea, I'm sorry!"

"You are Welcome!"

Lu Xingbo smiled and said, "Shouldn't it be time for you to declare your family name? Come on, what are you going to do when you find this?"

"I'm from Biluo Mountain Villa, and I'm here to deliver a letter to you."

"What letter?"

"The letter is here, here it is!"

Lu Xingbo opened the letter, touched it with his hand little by little, and said in surprise: "Impossible, he is already dead, how is this possible?"

Gu Jie laughed and said, "Are you surprised and surprised that Feng Duo is still alive!"

"How would you know!"

"Of course I know, but I don't know if you want to find him."

"I want to find him, where is he?"

"Hmph! I won't tell you now. At six o'clock tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you at Fenglinpo, five miles south of the river. If you can beat me, I'll tell you where Fengduo is?"

"Why wait until Si time, can't Chen time work?"

"Hmph, of course not! Because I want to sleep late!"

"it is good!"

"Farewell!"

Qing Gu questioned: "Brother Feng is really not dead?"

"Well, it must not be dead!"

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because of the word Bo, the word Bo in my name is Bo, which is wandering, but the word Bo is the old man's uncle."

"Isn't that wrong? Why do you still believe it?"

"Brother Feng made a mistake when he wrote to me for the first time. Later we chatted together, and I explained it to him, but he said that it is unlucky to put that word in the name, which makes people feel wandering around. Later, when he wrote a letter asking me for help, he also wrote that character."

"But other people will think the same way, and they will inevitably make typos, so how can they believe it?"

"Of course it's not just that. Although it's in Braille, the handwriting is his, and the content of the writing is also our previous conversation."

"It seems that Brother Feng is indeed still alive."

"I think so too, I must go to Fenglinpo tomorrow!"

When Lu Xingbo arrived at Fenglinpo, Gu Jie had already arrived for half a stick of incense.There is an open space here, which is indeed a good place for a decisive battle.

"You came."

"Awaited!"

"Do you think you will die today?"

"will not!"

"why?"

"Because this is my territory."

"You are really funny, but you have to die."

"Okay, then you come to kill me?"

"Why don't you do it first"

"It's you who asked me to fight, of course you have to do it first!"

"it is good!"

Gu Jie had already jumped up, and the long sword was drawn out of its sheath, but he didn't expect that Lu Xingbo would run away, and his movement was very fast.He had no choice but to chase after him, and when Lu Xingbo stopped, he couldn't figure out where that place was.

Gu Jie sneered and said, "Why, you want to plot against me?"

"No, I think this place is more suitable for a duel."

"Where is this?"

"Wild Boar Slope!"

"Wild Boar Slope? Why are you here?"

"Whoever dies will be fed to the wild boar. Do you dare to fight now?"

Gu Jie didn't talk to him, and the long sword flashed out. This time, Lu Xingbo was not in a hurry.Because Qinggu told him that in a duel, there must be not only truth, but also falsehood.

Reality is courage, daring to fight and fight without fear, while Xu is calm and free and easy, and is nothingness that leaves everything behind.Only by letting go of everything, can there be no entanglement.

Now Gu Jie knew that he had no chance of winning, but he still wanted to gamble with the last sword, because he still had confidence, and he would try his best to pierce the long sword through Lu Xingbo's chest.

But this sword was still dodged by Lu Xingbo. When he dodged, Lu Xingbo flew to his side, shouted to him to be careful, and pulled him quickly into a big hunting pit.

Almost at the same moment, more than a dozen darts were shot at them like lightning. Fortunately, when the darts hit, they had already fallen into the big pit.

"Is it dead, the person fell!"

A dozen well-dressed men quickly gathered around the big hole, and when the ground fell, only two flashes of sword light were seen, and five of them had already fallen down.The rest of the people had no choice but to flee, and at this time Lu Xingbo also flew out of the cave.

"Thank you for saving me!"

"It seems that someone wants to kill you together."

"Actually, I should want it! I'm here to kill you, why do you want to save me?"

"Maybe I don't know where Feng Duo is, maybe I don't think you deserve to die!"

"It never occurred to me that the person I was dueling with would save me."

"There will be many things that I never thought of, and I would never have thought that I would save a person who killed me."

"Feng Duo is at Biluo Mountain Villa, you should rush there to find him within ten days!"

"Good! Now I want to know your name."

"My name is Gu Jie."

"I killed a man named Gu Tao, do you recognize him?"

"He's my brother."

"Then do you want to avenge him today?"

"No, I'm going to kill you for 100 taels of silver!"

"Why not for revenge?"

"If you don't kill him, he will kill you. A murderer doesn't think of others to avenge him, and he doesn't deserve family affection!"

"Ok!"

"You saved me today, I can help you, regardless of life or death!"

"Okay, I really need your help with something."

"Speaking!"

"Within seven days, I want everyone in the world to know that I am going to Biluo Mountain Villa to attend the meeting. Can you do it?"

"no problem!"

"Thank you!"

Gu Jie threw the purse over and said with a smile, "It's far away from Biluo Mountain Villa, you'd better get a carriage!"

"Okay!"

"Hope you get out of there alive!"

"Lend your auspicious words!"

(End of this chapter)