Under the sky

Chapter 42 Saying goodbye on the way home

Xie Gubai looked out the window, the blue sky was clear, and there was no white edge at all. He stretched out and seemed a little sleepy.

"Want to sleep?" Xiaoba asked, "It's not yet noon."

Xie Gubai said: "I'm bored, I have nothing to do. The Tang Sect has been quiet these days. No matter how beautiful the courtyard is, I'm tired of walking around."

"If you feel bored, just go out for a walk with them. Guanxian County is very lively."

Xie Gubai shook his head and said: "Their family has become closer, why would I, an outsider, get involved. Besides, you told me not to follow."

"Master Shen has seen through my identity. I have been with you for too long, and I am afraid that my secret will be revealed. He understands the situation, but he is not a good liar." Xiao Ba said, "I haven't left Tang Clan yet, so be careful."

"You should be happy that he saw through your identity, right?" Xie Gubai said, "He is not an idiot."

"He made a very bad decision regarding the Tang Clan." Xiao Ba said, "Sooner or later he has to understand that it is impossible to have everything go as he wants in this world and have the best of both worlds. He has to know how to give up in order to gain."

"This is between you and him. After returning to Qingcheng, will you continue to be a book boy, or will you change your identity with me?"

"Let's keep it like this for now." Xiaoba thought for a while and said, "Let's go see Dr. Zhu."

Xie Gubai clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Very good, you will never be bored when he is here."

The two came to Zhu Menshang's door. Xie Gubai knocked on the door and said in a high-pitched voice: "Doctor Zhu, I am the second girl. I am here to see you."

Zhu Menshang was heard scolding from inside: "Look at your mother, get out!" Xie Gubai laughed loudly, opened the door, and saw Zhu Menshang still lying on the bed, staring at the two of them.

"Just you two?" Zhu Menshang asked.

"Hey, who else do you want to see?" Xie Gubai said.

"Of course it's the brother and sister, are they really the second girl? My body can't stand the next one from her!"

"The eldest lady took them to the market early in the morning. They will be a family from now on, so let's warm up first." Xie Gubai said, "Seeing how attentive she is, Mr. Shen and his sister are very happy."

Since being betrothed to Qingcheng, Tang Jingcai has been visiting the Shen brothers and sisters every day. She is polite, talented and beautiful, and knows how to advance and retreat. She quickly became close to the Shen brothers and sisters.

"Tsk, you got a bargain old man!"

"Fourth Master Shen is only in his early forties, so he can't be considered old. Besides, I heard that he is handsome and tall. Before Mr. Shen came of age, Fourth Master was the most handsome man in Qingcheng."

"When a man has money and power, he will naturally be handsome. If Zhuge Ran is one foot shorter and has one more lame leg, there will be more girls eager to marry."

"At least she won't be the one that Mrs. Lengmian's granddaughter is eager to marry." Xiaoba said, "She is serious about entering into this relationship. Speaking of which, it's been several days since you woke up. Why haven't you asked about the second girl's situation? ?”

"What do you have to ask? There is no problem with her background, and Madam Lengmian chooses her as her successor. Tang Liu, Tang Fei, and a bunch of people named Tang all support her, so what else can happen?"

"It's nothing," Xiao Ba said, "But Dr. Zhu was poisoned by her. Even the eldest lady came to visit Dr. Zhu, but the second lady never came once. Doctor Zhu didn't ask anything, which was not his usual character. , as if... trying to hide something."

"Cover it with your dick hair and show it with your dick hair!" Zhu Menshang scolded.He reluctantly sat up and stretched, his whole body ached, and he kept shouting "Ahem".

Xie Gubai said in surprise: "Can you get up?"

Zhu Menshang scolded: "Nonsense! If you use their medicine, you will stay in bed for at least half a month longer! Phew, you are a bunch of quack doctors!"

It turned out that after Zhu Menshang took the antidote, he slept half-conscious for two days. As soon as he regained some energy, he picked up a pen and wrote a prescription for himself.The doctors from the Tang Sect performed acupuncture for him. From twisting the needles to identify the acupuncture points to the depth of the needles, he disliked them all over and made fun of them from time to time, which made the doctors very anxious. In the end, they all simply drove away and treated him by himself.

After Zhu Menshang finished cursing the doctor, he turned to Xiaoba and asked, "Tell me, how is the second lady doing now?"

Xiao Ba said: "With the support of everyone in the Tang Clan, he will naturally be the next leader. Only his father is still fighting for it, so it won't work out."

Xie Gubai asked again: "Why do you care so much about the second lady?"

Zhu Menshang said sadly: "I didn't ask, but you said I was hiding something. I asked, and you asked me why I cared so much. Fuck, it doesn't matter whether you ask or not!"

Xie Gubai shook his head and said: "You misunderstood. It was Xiaoba who said that you didn't ask because you were hiding something. He thought it was strange that you didn't ask. I thought it was strange that you cared so much about the second lady. We have different ideas, so there is nothing strange about it. "

Zhu Menshang said angrily: "Anyway, you are just teasing me in a different way! Well, it would be best if she didn't come. Now my bones can't stand the torture. If I get poisoned by her again, I will really lose my life!"

Suddenly I heard a chuckle coming from the door: "With your medical skills, it's not easy to poison you to death."

Everyone looked and saw Tang Jueyan standing at the door.When Zhu Menshang saw her, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It's rare that you come to see me when there are many people."

Tang Jueyan said, "I really didn't come to see you." She glanced at Xie Gubai and said, "Mr. Xie, I came to see you."

Xie Gubai smiled and asked, "Looking for me?"

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sir, I'm here to invite you."

Xie Gubai glanced at Xiaoba and said, "Second Miss, please." Then he left with Tang Jueyan.

When Zhu Menshang saw the two of them leaving, he said sullenly: "I have suffered for her, but I didn't even ask a question. This girl is so heartless!"

Xiao Ba looked at Zhu Menshang and said, "Are you jealous?"

Zhu Menshang said: "That's not what I'm saying. I always hope she can show some kindness and at least come up and give me a hug and wash my face with those breasts. After all, being able to fuck such a woman is every man's dream. "

The corner of Xiaoba's mouth twitched rarely: "Doctor Zhu, please speak more reservedly."

Zhu Menshang said, "This is the truth, only men understand it."

Xiao Ba said: "Don't you guess what the second young lady wants to find the master for?"

Zhu Menshang touched his chin and muttered: "I really can't imagine what she wants to do."

Xiao Ba said: "Maybe I want to test whether the master is a man."

Zhu Menshang raised his eyebrows again.

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Tang Jueyan led Xie Gubai all the way.Xie Gubai guessed Tang Jueyan's intention, but he didn't reveal it and just followed it.The two walked straight through three courtyards. Xie Gubai was puzzled. When they first entered the Tang Sect, someone had roughly introduced the layout of the courtyards of the Tang Sect. This direction was the route to the room of the two stunningly talented sisters. Further past is Tang Jinyang's residence.

Going around the fourth courtyard, he saw a four or five-year-old child playing in the garden.When the child saw Tang Jueyan, she happily threw herself at her and shouted, "Sister!"

He had heard that this child was Tang Jinyang's youngest son and Tang Jueyan's younger brother Tang Dubu.Tang Jueyan picked up her younger brother, touched his head and said, "Want to ride a wooden horse?"

Tang Dubu clapped his hands and said happily: "Okay, okay!"

Tang Jueyan put down Tang Dubu and said, "Go get the wooden horse and let's play together."

Tang Dubu said "hmm" and jumped back into the room. After a while, he dragged out a small wooden horse.He was young, and the wooden horse was almost as tall as him. It was very difficult for him to drag it, but his cheerful appearance was very endearing.

Xie Gubai thought to himself: "I didn't expect that Tang Jueyan also had a gentle and caring side." He also thought of her relationship with her grandfather Tang Jue. It seemed that the two of them had a deep relationship. It seemed that although Tang Jueyan was ruthless, she was also affectionate.Just as he was about to help the child, Tang Jueyan had picked up the wooden horse with one hand and Tang Dubu with the other, and walked deeper into the yard to a well.Tangmen is a large courtyard with thirteen entrances, covering a very large area. There are many wells in the courtyard. This well is only two corridors away from Tang Jinyang's residence. Tang Jueyan placed the wooden horse next to the well and said to Tang Dubu: " You sit down and I'll shake it for you."

Tang Dubu said happily: "Okay, sister, help me shake it, it must be fast! It must be very fast!"

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "What's the problem? Sit tight."

Xie Gubai was shocked. Tang Jueyan placed the wooden horse only half a foot away from the edge of the well. Tang Dubu sat on the wooden horse with his back to the well. Tang Jueyan reached out and pushed the wooden horse behind it. The wooden horse shook violently. Later, Tang Dubu almost fell into the well.

Just as Xie Gubai was about to stop him, Tang Jueyan suddenly said: "Shen Yuqing is a good person. It's a pity that you stay with him."

Xie Gubai's heart was focused on that child at the moment. Hearing Tang Jueyan say this, he didn't understand her intentions at all. Could it be that she wanted to threaten his brother to join the Tang Clan with his life?This is really unreasonable!But he was concerned about Tang Dubu and only asked: "What do you mean?"

"You can live up to your talent by staying in Tang Clan. In Tang Clan, you can climb as high as you want, any height you can imagine is possible." Tang Jueyan chuckled, "Of course, you have to Let’s see if you have that ability.”

Xie Gubai had no intention of paying attention to her at the moment. He only stared at Tang Dubu. The child was having fun and kept shouting: "Sister, hurry up! Sister, hurry up!"

Tang Jueyan shook faster and faster, and the wooden horse almost stood upright. Xie Gubai hurriedly said: "Hold on! Be careful!" Tang Dubu exclaimed, not only did he not feel dangerous, but he was very happy.

Xie Gubai asked Tang Jueyan: "What are you doing?!"

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "I'm playing with my brother. Don't you think I'm inhumane?"

Xie Gubai said angrily: "Is this considered a joke?"

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "I haven't started playing yet."

Xie Gubai was furious.He had been dissatisfied with Tang Jueyan's cold attitude when he thought Tang Gu was dead. He didn't expect that she would make fun of his brother's life now. She really had a cold and ruthless nature.He was about to step forward when he suddenly heard another scream. It turned out that Tang Jinyang had come here looking for his children. He saw Tang Jueyan pushing a wooden horse for his beloved son. Behind him was a deep well. The wooden horse was almost standing upright. As soon as it tipped over, the son was about to fall into the well. He was so frightened that he quickly rushed forward.

Tang Jueyan shouted: "Don't come here!" Tang Jinyang stopped immediately, and then Tang Jueyan said, "You ran so fast, what should I do if you scared my little brother?"

Tang Jinyang hurriedly said: "You, you, you... what do you want to do? This... this is your brother! You... Dubu, come down! Come down quickly!"

Xie Gubai said anxiously: "Don't come down! Hurry up and don't come down!"

Tang Jinyang scolded Xie Gubai and said, "None of your business! You, you, you... are you colluding with the second girl?" Xie Gubai said, "If the child lets go, it will be even more dangerous!" Tang Jinyang finally came to his senses. If he let go, he might fall into the well. He shouted: "Don't let go! Hold on, hold on!" Then he turned around and scolded Tang Jueyan, "Second girl, what are you doing? That's your brother!"

"Oh? Why did you admit that I am your daughter again?" Tang Jueyan said, "I was playing with my little brother."

Although Tang Dubu was young, he noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere. He couldn't help but panic and said to Tang Jueyan: "Sister, I won't play anymore, okay?"

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "Okay, then stop playing." After saying that, she turned the wooden horse over. Tang Dubu couldn't hold the handle and fell backwards into the well.Tang Jinyang screamed, heartbroken, Xie Gubai also screamed, and the two of them rushed forward.

Tang Jueyan fished it out smoothly and hugged Tang Dubu around the waist at the mouth of the well.Tang Dubu felt like he was flying in the clouds. He was startled at first, and then he was hugged by his sister. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "It's fun, sister, I want to play!" Tang Jueyan threw him up high and caught him again. : "Let daddy play with you."

Tang Du said: "I want my sister to play with me!"

Tang Jueyan said: "Let's do it next time. Sister has something to do. Be good and go find daddy." She put Tang Dubu down.Tang Jinyang hurried forward and picked up Tang Dubu, and asked with concern: "My good son, is he injured? Is he?"

"My little brother is very good. I'll keep an eye on him. He won't get hurt." Tang Jueyan smiled, turned to Xie Gubai and said, "Follow me."

Xie Gubai looked back at Tang Jinyang and saw that he was hugging Tang Dubu tightly and kept asking if he was injured. Although he felt that Tang Jueyan's behavior was cold and vicious, he also lamented that Tang Jinyang was too partial.

"After all this trouble, I hope the eldest young master will not make things difficult for him in charge of affairs." Xie Gubai said.

"Why can he make things difficult? Who takes him seriously? I'm annoyed that such a father embarrasses me every day. If I don't let him behave, I don't know what trouble will happen in the future." Tang Jueyan said, " The old lady said that when a woman has a son, she thinks about making plans for her children, and unknowingly she becomes overconfident. A few years ago, my father was quite peaceful, but after my younger brother was born, he wanted to take charge of the affairs and leave a way for his son." She smiled and said, "This is also whimsical."

Xie Gubai was very annoyed with her behavior and said calmly: "It's quite whimsical to threaten your father with your younger brother." Then he added, "You just said that if you stay in Tangmen, you can climb as high as you want? Including when you Your pillow person?"

Tang Jueyan asked: "Do you have this ability?"

Xie Gubai said: "No, I'm afraid of the cold. If I sleep on the same bed with you, I won't be able to get warm."

Tang Jueyan smiled and said, "You have to sleep with it before you know."

Xie Gubai said: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Tang Jueyan waved her hand and signaled Xie Gubai to leave. Xie Gubai didn't even bow, he turned around and left.

Mrs. Lengmian asked Tang Jueyan to keep Xie Gubai. She deliberately brought Xie Gubai to see her to threaten her father. This was a test. She wanted to know Xie Gubai.Now she was sure that Xie Gubai could not be used by her, and even if he could be used, it would not last long.

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When Xie Gubai went back, he happened to meet Tang Jingcai leading Shen Yuqing's brother and sister back.He saw that Shen Weichen had changed into a light green embroidered skirt, which was different from how she dressed when she went out, so he asked, "Have you bought some clothes?"

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "The eldest lady chose a set of clothes for each of us. You, Dr. Zhu and Xiaoba all have them."

Xie Gubai smiled and said, "These clothes will match you perfectly."

This is not an exaggeration, Tang Jingcai really knows how to dress, and the clothes he chooses are not only of high quality, but also have good stitching styles.What's even more rare is that she also chooses according to each person's temperament. Xie Gubai prides himself on having extraordinary taste, and he can't help but admire the clothes she chooses.

Shen Yuqing said: "I will go back to Qingcheng tomorrow. I am very grateful to have Miss Lao accompany me these days."

Tang Jingcai said: "I heard my grandmother say this. I wanted to keep you for a few more days. I still have many things to ask, but... alas..." She sighed, her eyes red, and said, "Mr. Shen Thank you, actually I want to thank Mr. Shen and Miss Shen. If I hadn't been with you these days, I'm afraid it would be hard for me to be happy."

Everyone knew that she felt sad when she thought about the changes in the Tang family a few days ago, and didn't know how to comfort her.Tang Jingcai said: "Fortunately, the second girl is still in charge. It's not in vain that the grandmother has cultivated her. I hope that Qingcheng Tangmen will always form an alliance in the future."

Shen Yuqing nodded and said: "Of course, it's good to form an alliance with Tang Clan Qingcheng forever."

Tang Jingcai bowed his hands and left immediately.Xie Gubai looked at her back and thought to himself: "They are both sisters, and they are so talented and beautiful but their temperaments are so different." He asked Shen Yuqing again, "She just said she had a lot to ask, and she has asked all these questions in the past few days." What?"

Shen Weichen said: "I just asked about some rules and taboos in Qingcheng, and also asked about my fourth uncle's personality and appearance preferences."

Xie Gubai said: "It seems that she is quite happy to marry to Qingcheng."

"That's not necessarily the case. I asked her privately. She was quite sad when it came to leaving Tang Clan. It's just that although Tang Clan can't help but marry people with the same surname, Guan County doesn't like her either." Shen Weichen said, "She also said she was envious. I traveled far away with my eldest brother, but she doesn’t have such a brother, and she is very quiet by nature and doesn’t want to travel around the martial arts world. It’s great to be able to choose a husband with good character and a good match and marry her in Qingcheng.”

In the previous dynasties, there was a rule of not marrying with the same surname, and it is still maintained in most places today. However, the Tang family has a strong color, and less than half of the entire Guan County has the surname Tang. Some relatives can all trace to the same wife and grandfather.Marriage can unite two branch families into one force and give them more say in the sect. Therefore, according to the rules of the Tang sect, as long as they do not have the same grandfather, there are no restrictions on marriage.

Shen Weichen smiled again: "She also said that actually her fourth uncle is not the person she most wants to marry."

Xie Gubai said "Oh?" and asked: "Then who does she want to marry most?"

Shen Weichen said: "She said that she had already prepared for marriage, but the person she most wanted to marry was not the fourth master, but the third master."

In the martial arts world, every sect has a third master, but generally speaking, when the word "third master" is mentioned, there is only one thing that people think of first, and that is the younger brother of the current head of Kongtong, Qi Zigai Qi Sanye.

"Third Master Qi is ranked first, and where is Fourth Master Shen? Second?" Xie Gubai asked.

Shen Weichen said: "You will never think of the second person she wants to marry."

Now even Shen Yuqing couldn't restrain her curiosity and asked: "Who is it?"

Shen Weichen said: "It's Zhuge Ran from Dian Cang."

"Little Zhuge?" Xie Gubai asked, "How many years older than Fourth Master Shen, and... he is also a short lame man."

"She said that she had heard Mrs. Lengmian praise Zhuge Ran. Not many people could make Mrs. Lengmian praise her. She felt that even if this little Zhuge was short and lame, he must be a great hero. But I told her that Zhuge Ran was here. When it came to Qingcheng, she said that Zhuge Ran was harsh and mean, so she moved her fourth uncle forward, saying that if she didn't marry Third Master Qi, it would be great to marry Fourth Master Shen."

Shen Weichen was beaming as she spoke. She thought that after spending these few days together, she felt very fond of this young lady, and sighed: "It's a pity that I have to leave tomorrow, otherwise I really want to talk to the young lady more."

"Sir, do you still have luggage to pack?" Xiaoba asked.

They were talking happily, but they didn't know when Xiaoba came. He had been waiting aside and didn't say anything until now.

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Zhu Menshang didn't sleep well, not because he was worried, but because he had been seriously ill these past few days and slept too much. Now that he is in good health and mentally healthy, he can't sleep well.He estimated the time and found it was about midnight. He was just thinking about whether to get up and find something to do when he heard a slight knock on the door.

It was probably Lao Xie or Xiao Ba who was pretending to be a ghost again, and Zhu Menshang responded.It was late September, and the moon and stars outside the window were sparse. He was recovering from his illness and was afraid of the wind, so he closed all the windows. He had no choice but to light candles in the dark, open the door, and see Tang Jueyan outside.He was startled, but before he could recover, Tang Jueyan pushed him into the room, turned around and closed the door.The fall was very sharp. He had not yet recovered from his injuries and was about to fall down. Tang Jueyan grabbed him easily, but the candle in his hand went out. As soon as he stood up, the room was completely dark again. .

Zhu Menshang pretended to be ignorant and touched forward as he had to take advantage of the gift that was delivered to his door.When he touched it, he really felt a soft ball. Zhu Menshang was shocked and quickly withdrew his hand.

In the darkness, Tang Jueyan giggled and said, "You're pretending to be the same, why are you holding back again?"

Zhu Menshang secretly cursed himself as a donkey.He is a person who is used to walking in flowers, but he has a lustful heart but no courage, and he is determined to take advantage. Why didn't she shrink back, but he did?

"I am a gentleman, I just pretended not to be one." This reason could be made up, and Zhu Menshang really felt that he was stupid, "Let me light the lamp first."

He was about to get a fire and light a lamp, but Tang Jueyan snatched it away: "Isn't it bad to talk in the dark?"

"Why are you talking in the dark?" Zhu Menshang asked, "You are already in power, why are you looking for me?"

At this time, the surroundings were dark and invisible. As soon as Tang Jueyan let go, he couldn't see the other person's figure, and he didn't know whether it was far or near.In a daze, it seemed that he could smell the other person's breath, and suddenly it seemed that he was far away.

"You have suffered to help me, so I should come and see you." The voice echoed in the room. It only had a general direction and could not tell the distance.

"Is this called watching? You are blind, what are you looking at?" Zhu Menshang said, "I didn't see you here when I was seriously injured a few days ago. But today I came, and it's to see Xie Gubai."

"Jealous?" Tang Jueyan asked.

"I asked you to hug me and rub me in the cell, but you weren't willing to do it. You only rested on your thigh, and I almost died."

"If you are going to die, I will hug you. You will only be half-dead, so the benefits will only be half."

"Why didn't you kill me when you came to the cell that day?" Zhu Menshang asked, "If I said suicide, I would commit suicide? Didn't you think that I lied to you?" He had just recovered from his injuries and was exhausted from standing for a long time. , I wanted to find a place to sit in the dark, but I didn’t know where Tang Jueyan was standing, and I didn’t know whether this move would hit him or make him farther away.He always felt that Tang Jueyan was nearby, maybe he could reach out and touch her, but he didn't reach out.

"You have never been able to deceive me. You are a fool." Tang Jueyan said, "What about you? When you committed suicide by taking poison that day, were you doing it more for me or for your master Shen Yuqing?"

"I don't know." He really didn't know.When Tang Shaomao surrounded Tang Jue's residence, he only thought that if he lived, Shen Yuqing and Tang Jueyan would be troubled. Only by committing suicide could he not be regarded as a hostage. But was this more for Shen Yuqing or for Shen Yuqing? Tang Jueyan was so much more, he had never thought about it carefully.It is said that Shen Yuqing was forced to come to Tangmen in the first place. Although we got along happily along the way and everyone got to know each other well, in just a few months, was it really worth sacrificing herself to save others?As for Tang Jueyan, nothing good happens every time he meets her, because she has suffered enough. Even if he covets her beauty, it is not worth losing his life for. In his own words, if a person dies, dick Can't get hard either.

He never thought that he would be a hero who would sacrifice his life for justice.The death of his master had made him think about it for a long time. Awareness had spent his whole life running around, only to have a miserable life and no money to buy medicine. He could never bear this kind of loss.

However, he finally swallowed the death medicine between his teeth. He couldn't figure out who was doing it more.

"I hope you do more for me." Tang Jueyan said.

He really wanted to see Tang Jueyan's expression at this moment. Was this sincerity or a joke, or was it another provocation?But it was pitch black at this moment, and it was impossible to judge Tang Jueyan's expression.

"What if I really do more for you?" Zhu Menshang asked, "Can I get a breast rub instead?"

"I'm right here, why don't you come to me?" Tang Jueyan asked.

"It's so dark, where can I find it? If you have the guts, light a lamp and let's talk in bed."

"You don't need to light a lamp to go to bed." Tang Jueyan chuckled, "Can you find a bed?"

"You can always find it by feeling the wall," Zhu Menshang said.

"I'm right here, come find me."

Zhu Menshang snorted and said, "Come on, it's so dark, I'm afraid I'll fall to death."

Although he tried his best to get an advantage verbally, he didn't dare to take a step forward.

"If you do more for me, why?" Tang Jueyan asked, "When a person dies, his whole body is hard, only that part is soft."

These words coincided with what I thought, but I just changed my words.Zhu Menshang pondered for a long time, sighed and said, "Maybe it's because you are too tired."

"Tired?" He heard the surprised tone from Tang Jueyan for the first time, and then turned back to indifference, "Do you think I'm the kind of woman who needs a man to rely on?"

"You enjoy it, but who said you won't get tired if you enjoy it?" Zhu Menshang said, "Mrs. Lengmian defeated the Tang clan brothers and became the leader. She enjoys it, but is she tired of such calculations? ? She is tired, and the old man knows that she is tired. Shen Yuqing wants to stop Dian Cang from breaking the rules, and he feels that he has no turning back, but is he tired from running around? When he is tired, his little sister and Xie Ba, the rabbits, will accompany him Tired. I play primary school medicine and enjoy it, but am I tired? I’m so damn tired. I look for girls from brothels to accompany me when I’m tired." He continued, "As long as you have pursuits in this world, no matter how much you love This must be tiring. After thinking about it, I realized that no one seems to be accompanying you, and I feel that you are particularly tired."

"So, you sympathize with me?" Tang Jueyan sneered.

"What a pity!" Zhu Menshang said, "Will you sympathize with me for being tired of practicing medicine? Let me tell you, I am very proud! In short, that's what I thought at that time. Thinking about it again, it's not a good reason, just treat it as a temporary I must be confused by your breasts.”

After he finished speaking, after waiting for a long time, Tang Jueyan said: "This is the first time I heard this reason, and it makes some sense."

"What I say always makes sense. Come on, let's get down to business. Why are you coming to me so late? Let's talk first. I can't stand your poison again and I will die."

"I want you to stay in Tang Clan and help me, what do you think?" Tang Jueyan asked.

"Isn't it Xie Gubai?" Zhu Menshang asked, "He is very capable, and he is at the top of the Tang Sect. You and him have overturned such a disparate situation."

"He is what Grandma wants." Tang Jueyan's voice turned lazy and charming again, making people think.Zhu Menshang had heard this voice many times, and when he heard it again now, his heart was still pounding.

"You are what I want."

The sound was right next to his ear, tickling his ears. Zhu Menshang was not sure whether this was an illusion or if Tang Jueyan was really speaking in his ear.How could Tang Jueyan grasp his position so accurately in this darkness where she couldn't even see her fingers?He wanted to reach out and touch her to see if the woman was really around, but he didn't dare to move.This bitch really grasped his weakness, and he didn't dare to mess around after knowing it.But what happened to me that when I met this woman, I completely lost my courage?
"I'm just a casual doctor. I don't want to be anyone's subordinate. They forced me to come to Tangmen this time, and I only got into trouble." Zhu Menshang said, "I won't stay in Qingcheng for a while. , as before, wherever you go, you will be fine."

"Come to Tangmen, as long as you have the ability, I can give you any position you want." Tang Jueyan said.

"Headmaster of Tang Clan, is that okay?" Zhu Menshang asked.

"You don't want that kind of thing." Tang Jueyan smiled.

"I just want to be a practicing doctor, I have no other aspirations." Zhu Menshang said.He was trapped in the darkness. Although he was just talking, his whole body was tense. He couldn't help but feel a little tired. He smiled bitterly and said, "Can I light a lamp?"

"You don't need to light a lamp to go to bed." Tang Jueyan said, "You can find it by touching the wall."

"It's better to light the lamp, I'm afraid of falling." Zhu Menshang was really afraid of this woman. He loved and feared her at the same time. He really didn't know what kind of trap she would set for him.

Tang Jueyan didn't speak again. For a long time, there was silence in the darkness. Zhu Menshang felt that it was unusual.

At this moment, he didn't feel that the silence lasted for a long time, he just felt weird.After that, he thought about it again every once in a while, and the stalemate seemed to become longer. When he thought about it again many years later, he felt that the silence lasted for a long, long time...

Tang Jueyan lit the fire dumplings, and the firelight reflected her bright and charming face.At this time, she was sitting on the edge of the bed. He didn't know whether she was sitting there from the beginning or whether she came there later.Only then did he realize that Tang Jueyan's hair was loose and hanging down. He had not had time to take a closer look when he came in. He vaguely remembered that she was wearing a bun, but he was not sure.

He watched her pick up the candlestick on the ground, light the lamp, and put it on the table. Although it was dim, there was finally light.Zhu Menshang's tense muscles relaxed. When he saw Tang Jueyan walking past, he couldn't help but want to eat tofu again and said, "You still owe me a breast rub."

Tang Jueyan said lightly: "One day, if you die in front of me, I will hold you and let you die in my arms."

Tang Jueyan left, and Zhu Menshang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he might have avoided a trap and was not tormented by this woman.This conversation made him nervous, and he felt very sleepy. He closed the door, blew out the light he had just lit, and as soon as he lay down on the bed, a heavy feeling of sleep came over him.He turned over and felt something was scratching his back. He fished it out in a daze and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, he found a hairpin in his hand.

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"Be careful, be careful! Zhang Qing, watch carefully, don't fall!" On the shore, Bai Dayuan directed the Qingcheng men to carry the gifts given back by the Tang Sect back to the ship. There were a total of forty boxes, and they were packed in the accompanying ships. On board the ship.

Tang Jingcai was the only one who came to see him off. Not to mention the two elders, Tang Jueyan did not appear in front of them again.Zhu Menshang stumbled onto the ship holding the hairpin he picked up last night, and went to the cabin to rest.

Tang Jingcai held Shen Weichen's hand and said, "Sister, if we say goodbye today, we will have to meet again in a few months. You must come to my fourth uncle's wedding, or I won't spare you."

Shen Weichen smiled and said: "Of course, I will call aunt next time we meet. Aunt teaches my niece, and my niece can only accept the punishment."

Tang Jingcai's cheeks turned red and he said angrily: "You are a mouthful. When I become an elder in the future, I will teach you a lesson."

The two talked for a long time, and when Shen Yuqing, Xie Gubai, Xiaoba and others all boarded the boat, they reluctantly parted.

More than twenty boats entered the river and headed for Qingcheng.Two days later, as they were getting further and further away from Tangmen, one evening while having dinner, Shen Yuqing saw that Xie Gubai had not arrived, and asked Zhang Qing, who was preparing the meal, "Have you informed Mr. Xie that he has eaten?"

Zhang Qing replied: "Mr. Xie said he felt uncomfortable and wanted to take a rest."

On this return trip, Xie Gubai suffered from severe seasickness and became depressed as soon as he got on the ship. Shen Yuqing persuaded him to seek treatment from Zhu Menshang. Zhu Menshang said that he had eaten unclean food and gave him a prescription for medicine.Today, she didn't even want to eat. Shen Yuqing was worried and asked Zhang Qing to prepare another light dinner to send, and then went to see Xie Gubai.

"I'm fine." Xie Gubai coughed a few times, "I haven't been feeling well these past few days. I can't taste anything in my mouth and have no appetite. I rested for a while and I'm much better now."

Shen Yuqing looked at the food on the dinner table. Xie Gubai didn't even eat a grain of rice and asked, "Sir, don't you want to eat something?"

Xie Gubai smiled and said: "I will eat whatever you eat. When you finish eating, I will stop eating."

Shen Yuqing said: "How can this be done? Aren't you hungry, sir?"

Xie Gubai smiled and said: "Drink water when you are hungry. Don't persuade me, it's just a meal, I won't eat it. Don't talk about this, it's time to let them know."

Shen Yuqing said: "Sir, he is not feeling well. Let's talk about it another day."

Xie Gubai said: "If you are in the mood today, let's do it today. I am not in good health. Maybe your sister will be less angry because of my illness."

Shen Yuqing knew that her sister would be angry and couldn't help but smile.

Later, he took Shen Weichen, Xie Gubai and Xiaoba to Zhu Menshang's room and talked about Xie Gubai and Xiaoba's identity exchange.

"Your name is Xie Gubai?" Shen Weichen said in surprise, "You are the master and he is the companion?"

"We are not masters and servants, we are friends." Xiao Ba said.

Zhu Menshang said: "Let me just say, every time you act so mysterious and mysterious, there is always nothing you can do in the end. So that's what happened!"

"Xie Gubai" said sternly: "After all, I am also a talented scholar in Tianshui. You talk like I am a idiot."

"Why do you want to exchange identities?" Shen Weichen asked, "Afraid that someone will do something bad to you? Who?"

"Xie Gubai" said: "That's because..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiaoba: "It's possible for anyone."

Shen Weichen was still puzzled and asked: "What do you mean?"

"The world will be in chaos, and chaos will break out in Qingcheng." Xiao Ba said, "When someone finds out that Mr. Shen has a counselor beside him, they will want to deal with me."

"I am just a substitute to attract their attention." "Xie Gubai" smiled, "This is what we agreed."

Shen Weichen said dissatisfied: "You say we are friends, but you want him to take risks on your behalf, and you hide behind?" She has always been uneasy about this master and servant. Even if they are friends, she still has doubts, but she has never doubted Tang Jingcai.The origins of Xiaoba and Xiaoba are unknown, and they have already gotten into trouble when they first met. They let things go like an arrow, and they talk about conspiracy and conspiracy, which can easily arouse people's suspicion.Tang Jingcai and Shen Weichen only talked about ordinary things, just like ordinary children from aristocratic families, and did not blindly follow Shen Weichen. When talking about the person he wanted to marry, he deliberately ranked Fourth Master Shen in the third place, as if he really had this ranking. .She has been pretending to be in the Tang Sect for more than ten years and no one has discovered it. Although Shen Weichen is good at detecting lies, he is still young and can only see through simple young people like Li Jingfeng, or Xie Gubai and the two who have just changed their identities. Hide and tuck in those who are not yet skilled.

Zhu Menshang was also displeased and said: "I really think you are friends, but you are hiding it from me like this!"

"Xie Gubai" said: "The name is fake, but the friendship is real. Changing the name is really a last resort."

Zhu Menshang said: "Next time you go to a brothel, you pay the bill!"

"Xie Gubai" smiled and said: "This is too easy!"

Zhu Menshang laughed loudly and said: "I called ten girls to cover the whole night, and you will know the pain!" He was open-minded by nature. Although he was deceived, he had no loss after all, and the other party had admitted it, so he didn't care.However, he was still puzzled by the two people's move to change their names. Although there was some chaos, the world was still peaceful. The nine families had lived in peace for nearly a hundred years. Could there really be any big trouble?

Xiao Ba said: "There are some things that you won't believe even if they are told. In the past ten years, I have visited the nine major families. Wudang is exhausted, Shaolin is fighting internally, and Kongtong cannot leave Gansu. The former prestige of the three largest families among the nine major families has been greatly reduced. It’s not surprising that Cang Hui has this thought. Once the rules are messed up, chaos will ensue.”

Shen Weichen pouted and said, "How do I know you're not an alarmist?"

By this time, she no longer suspected that the two men had other motives for approaching her brother. She was just dissatisfied with Xiaoba's approach of allowing her friend to risk his own life and take her place, so she was using the situation as an excuse.

"Xie Gubai" said hurriedly: "I did it voluntarily. Anyway, didn't you come over safely?"

Xiao Ba said: "I hope so too."

Shen Weichen snorted, still unhappy.Shen Yuqing knew the little sister's character, and Xie Gubai and the other two had confessed their identities without harming themselves, and had also helped a lot. Shen Weichen's temper would be over in a few days, so he asked: "This little eight It’s Mr. Xie, what do you call Mr. Xie... Tianshui Talented Brother?"

"Xie Gubai" smiled and said: "He is 28, so he changed his name to Xiaoba. I am 29 this year, so you can just call me Xiaojiu. As for my real name...cough...cough!..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly coughed violently, his face turned livid, and he could hardly breathe.Zhu Menshang said hurriedly: "Let me take your pulse!" He took the pulse and said in surprise, "Are you poisoned?! Why didn't I diagnose it before?"

Everyone was shocked. Zhu Menshang hurriedly opened the medicine bag, took a top medicine and gave it to "Xie Gubai" to take, then took out a needle and injected it into his body.Xiaoba held his hand and shouted: "Hold on!"

Shen Yuqing said hurriedly: "Is there any water? Bring the water quickly!"

Zhu Menshang said: "The water is useless! He had symptoms two days ago and the poison has entered his blood... Is this a slow medicine?" He kept mumbling to himself, "Impossible! What kind of poison is this? I didn't notice it. ……impossible!……"

"Xie Gubai" smiled at Xiaoba, as if he had a premonition.Xiao Ba said: "You can survive! I brought Dr. Zhu here just to save you!" It seemed that he had been prepared for it."Xie Gubai" had been feeling unwell these past few days and had already been diagnosed and treated by Zhu Menshang. However, what kind of strange poison was it that even Zhu Menshang didn't diagnose?
"Xie Gubai" said intermittently: "I was... careless... I didn't expect... to be like this..." He looked at Xiaoba again, "I was worried... about you..."

Shen Weichen was afraid of affecting Zhu Menshang's rescue, so he stepped aside, tears welling up in his eyes.She was still angry just now, but she was only angry at them for hiding it. Over the past few months of traveling, the five of them had developed a deep friendship, and she still cared about this friend.

"Fuck! Are there any medicinal materials on the ship? Hurry! Get someone to prepare medicine! Chuanqi, Daqingye, Prunella vulgaris, Ziheche..." Zhu Menshang said a dozen names of medicines in one breath, but he was afraid of Shen Yuqing Unable to remember, he said, "There are too many, get a pen and paper!"

Shen Yuqing said anxiously: "Keep talking, I will remember it!"

Xiao Ba said: "Drop in, the medicine on the ship cannot be used!" Shen Yuqing asked the reason urgently, Xiao Ba said, "The ship stopped at Tangmen!"

Without saying a word, Shen Yuqing rushed onto the deck immediately, ordered Bai Dayuan to dock quickly, and came back to see the situation.

"Fuck, damn! I can save you! Damn it! Get to the shore quickly!" Zhu Menshang cursed loudly, not wanting to put needles on "Xie Gubai".However, no matter what he did, "Xie Gubai" was twitching all over, breathless, and his face turned purple. Even if he had the medicinal ingredients, he couldn't wait to cook them.

"I promised to save you once, how could you die!" Zhu Menshang beat the ground and roared in disbelief, "This is impossible, this is not pharmacological, what kind of ghost poison is this?! It is obviously a slow medicine, how can it act like an emergency medicine? Like!"

"What you owe me...this time...send...to them..." "Xie Gubai" his voice became softer and quieter, until it was no longer audible.He held Xiaoba's hand and stared at him, opening and closing his mouth as if he wanted to say something. Everyone recognized the shape of his mouth, as if he was saying: "You promised me."

Xiaoba frowned, his half-closed eyes shining brightly.He leaned down and whispered something into "Xie Gubai's" ear.

Shen Yuqing didn't hear what Xiaoba said, but saw "Xie Gubai" with a smile on his face, grabbing his hand and putting it on Xiaoba's hand. Shen Yuqing found that Xiaoba's hand was cold.Then, he grabbed Zhu Menshang's hand and pressed it on Xiaoba's hand. Finally, he was powerless and looked at Shen Weichen.

Shen Weichen put his hand on the three people's hands without hesitation.

Under the watchful eyes of four friends, this talented man from Tianshui, who could not even tell his real name, died on the boat.

The boat finally docked, and Xiaoba... now changed back to his real name, Xie Gubai, was still on the boat.Shen Yuqing didn't understand. He wanted Xie Gubai's name to be prominent, but he also arranged for a substitute. Since the substitute was dead, why should he use his real name if he shouldn't have changed his name?In this way, he will still become the target of public criticism. Wouldn't Shui Talent's sacrifice that day be in vain?
But he didn't bother to ask this. Shen Weichen leaned in his arms and cried unnaturally.Zhu Menshang supported his sick body and gnashed his teeth. He still doesn't understand what kind of strange poison killed his friend?But he determined that this matter had nothing to do with the Tang Sect!

Zhang Qing and others placed the body of Tianshui Talent in front of the pile of firewood and asked Shen Yuqing: "Master, do you want to dispose of it?"

Shen Yuqing said: "Wait a little longer."

He looked toward the ship.

Xie Gubai frowned and stood in Tianshui Talent's cabin.He had been standing here for half an hour, looking carefully at everything in the cabin.

He suddenly realized that something was missing from the table. He opened the kettle and found that it was dry.

He thought for a while, returned to his room, picked up his cup, and returned to Tianshui Caizi's room.The two cups were exactly the same. He put away the tea cup used by Tianshui Talent, overturned the table to the ground, and smashed the cup in his room to the ground. It suddenly broke into pieces. It looked like he overturned the table in anger. Like breaking a teacup.

"My guess is correct, but it's a pity that I sacrificed you in vain. Although you are smart, you are still a hundred meters away, a hundred meters away..." Xie Gubai pondered for a long time, then turned and left.

Xie Gubai finally came, and the fire ignited and burned for a long, long time.Shen Yuqing and others watched the fire until dawn, until Shen Weichen was tired of crying and fell asleep in Shen Yuqing's arms.

“I don’t understand.” Shen Yuqing said, “Mr.

He couldn't change his words for a while, even though he knew Xie Gubai was Xiaoba, he still used to call Tianshui Talent Mr. Xie.

"Of course, beware of the Tang Sect!" Zhu Menshang gritted his teeth and said, "He had symptoms when he got on the ship. This is a palliative medicine, and the poison is in the Tang Sect! Do you still remember the last day when you went to the market with the eldest lady? That day, what he ate was completely different from what we had!”

"I ate with him that day." The real Xie Gubai said, "If the food is poisonous, I will be poisoned too."

"There is still some time." Zhu Menshang hesitated for a while and finally said, "When Tang Jueyan came to him, there were only two of them!" His voice was full of anger and resentment, "She has many poisoning techniques. If it goes away, who knows when it will fall into her trap!"

"I still don't understand." Shen Yuqing said, "The Tang Sect has just married me, and in the blink of an eye they kill my friends. What's the benefit of this?"

Zhu Menshang said angrily: "Tang Jueyan wants to recruit him, but if he fails to recruit him, he will be killed. Maybe Tang Jueyan is still acting arbitrarily and alone, and even the cold-faced lady doesn't know! At this point, even if you find them, they won't Admit it, is it possible that you want to tear up the Qingcheng Tangmen engagement contract over this matter?"

Shen Yuqing remained silent.The marriage only lasted a few days, but they were already suspicious of each other and on the verge of collapse. He never imagined that he would only get such a result after putting in a lot of effort.He turned to look at the real Xie Gubai, and saw that he was picking up the bones of his friend among the embers with a solemn expression.

Suddenly, Bai Dayuan ran over in a panic and shouted: "Sir, something big has happened!"

Shen Yuqing was in a low mood and didn't want to know any more important events in the martial arts world. She just said: "Keep your voice down, my little sister is asleep."

However, it still woke up Shen Weichen. She fell asleep after crying. When she woke up, she was in a daze, thinking that everything that had just happened was a dream. When she saw Xie Gubai's back among the embers, she couldn't help but have red eyes.

Shen Yuqing saw that he had woken up his little sister, sighed and said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Bai Dayuan said: "There is urgent news just now. Yan Qingfeng did not return to Huashan and died on the road to Sichuan! Huashan has deployed troops in Shaanxi and wants Tangmen to give an explanation!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news.Yan Qingfeng is the son of Yan Feixi, the head of Huashan. Huashan holds grudges the most. It is said that "a drop of blood in Huashan is like a head in the world." Not to mention how noble the status of the son of the head is?He caused such a big fuss in the Tang Sect that day, and Tang Jueyan didn't kill him, but now...he died in Sichuan. If this incident was not done well, it could really trigger a war.

Shen Weichen was sad about the death of Tianshui Talent, and said angrily: "The Tang Sect has provoked Huashan now, let's see how they deal with it!"

Shen Yuqing said in shock: "Let's go back to Qingcheng quickly and see what dad will do!"

Shen Weichen said: "Tangmen is causing trouble with Huashan, why does it involve Qingcheng?"

Shen Yuqing said: "Huashan and Tangmen are not bordered, and the soldiers of the nine great families will not invade Kongtong. If Huashan wants to declare war with Tangmen, the only way..."

Take the road to Qingcheng.

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After Xie Gubai collected his friend's bones, he told Shen Yuqing that one day he would be sent back to Tianshui for burial.

He placed the ashes in the cabin, while the fleet was rushing back to Qingcheng.If Huashan really used Dao Qingcheng to accuse Tangmen, it would be a major matter involving three of the nine families. If Qingcheng did not borrow it, it would offend Huashan, and if Qingcheng did, it would offend Tangmen. This matter is difficult to deal with.

However, Xie Gubai is not worried. Maybe the details of the matter have changed, but the direction of the situation has not.He looked at his friend's ashes and said slowly: "I will definitely do what I promised you."

"Within three years, the world will be in chaos; within five years, the world will be at peace."

(End of this chapter)