Seeing the clouds

Chapter 71: Seventy Unsolved Things
Zhang Yue tiptoed into Zheng Baiyu and Li Jingxiong's room and quietly pushed them awake.Zhang Chuchu looked at the two people who were at a loss and slowly explained the reason.

About half an hour later, Xu Dingzhou quietly returned to the three of them.

Zheng Baiyu asked bluntly: "What do you think of the surnamed Xu? Could it be that Brother Guan and Sister Yun were just pretending to be sincere and enthusiastic?"

Xu Dingzhou replied: "It should be that we misunderstood Brother Guan and the others. I was eavesdropping downstairs just now, although I couldn't hear everything. But what the four of them said, 'It's still impossible to escape after all', 'Live and die together' and so on, it seems that They were preparing for the arrival of someone, and it could be heard that the four of them sounded very anxious and worried."

Zheng Baiyu was a little puzzled: "Based on these alone, we can't be sure that they have no intention of murdering us, right?"

Xu Dingzhou shook his head: "Because in the end, Brother Guan solemnly told Sister Yun and the two guys not to involve us. So I think we must have misunderstood them."

Zhang Chuchu nodded and said, "This makes sense. Why are they so unwilling to let us stay here? They even specifically told us not to leave the guest room at night. It seems that they must have encountered an urgent danger. They are afraid of being implicated. Us. But for us, this is actually a good thing. At least we didn't make a mistake. Brother Guan is indeed an upright and chivalrous man."

Li Jingxiong said: "Brother Guan is so kind to us, do we have to help them?"

Zhang Yue nodded again and said: "This is natural. Even in ordinary times, when we encounter injustice, we cannot stand idly by. What's more, Brother Guan treats us so kindly and has a heart-to-heart relationship with us. Now that he is about to be in trouble, we naturally have to step in. Through fire and water.”

Xu Dingzhou also nodded in agreement without hesitation: "No matter how difficult it is, we must do our best."

In the past, if Xu Dingzhou encountered such a thing, he would definitely choose to protect himself wisely.But at this moment, he chose to help Guan Shanyue without hesitation. He didn't even notice it. At this time, he was slowly affected by Zhang Yue's influence and became completely different from before.

Is this the so-called red when approaching red and black when approaching ink?

When Zhang Chu saw that the three of them had reached a consensus with him, he said, "You three will wait and watch what happens at the top of the stairs. I'll go down first to understand the situation."

The three of them immediately agreed, and then quietly left the guest room and walked towards the stairs.

At this time, Guan Shanyue and the others in the kitchen on the first floor did not detect the movements of the four people upstairs, and were still discussing the future countermeasures and directions.

Guan Shanyue said softly to Chu Xianyun: "I had imagined that I could break away from the world by being an ordinary person. It seems that my thinking was too simple. If tonight, as the news says, it is your master Come in person, don't show your face. I will stay alone to negotiate with your master, and I will bear all the consequences alone. If she is soft-hearted and willing to let us go, we can live a good life. If she is obsessed with bringing you back, I will use Fate is at stake, if I die, don't complain too much, your master treats you like his own daughter, he will definitely not pursue me too much, forget about me, and follow your master back to Yuxian River to live a good life."

Chu Xianyun shook his head and said with a smile: "Since I insisted on letting go of everything to stay with you, my husband, today, I will definitely not leave you alone to bear the burden. Whether life or death, we, husband and wife, will advance and retreat together."

Zhou Guan tentatively said: "I see that the four young masters upstairs have extraordinary temperaments and are kind-hearted people. Perhaps they are direct disciples of some major sect who have gone down to travel around the world. Can we invite them to stand on the stage? Maybe Senior Fairy Bing Xin can For their sake, let us go?"

Guan Shanyue shook her head and reprimanded: "No! I, Guan Shanyue, have always stood upright, and I am responsible for everyone's work. The four young masters and I are good friends. It is a great honor to get to know them. How can I give in to my own danger?" Did the four of them risk their lives?"

Chu Xianyun smiled and said: "You... are always obsessed with your so-called chivalry. This never-changing character, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing."

Guan Shanyue hugged Chu Xianyun into her arms and said, "If I didn't have such a personality, you probably wouldn't have given up everything and fell in love with me."

Chu Xianyun smiled in relief: "Yes."

Then Guan Shanyue said to Zhou Guan and Wu Yuan: "Xiao Zhou Xiao Wu, if my husband and I cannot escape tonight, you can take our money and live elsewhere. Don't look for Yuxian River." revenge."

Wu Yuan refused: "Brother, if you hadn't taken us in, our graves might have been overgrown with weeds now, and we would still have the chance to live here easily. The old man often said that the grace of saving lives , when the gushing spring repays us, how could we abandon our eldest brother and Sister Yun because of life and death. My eldest brother, Sister Yun, treats us well. If we run away today because of greed for life and fear of death, when we think about the life here in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night and will regret it for the rest of my life. Besides, if a man dies, he will die, so what's there to be afraid of?"

The words are true and enlightening.

Then a voice came from outside: "Well said! If a man dies, he will die, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Hearing this familiar voice, all four of them were startled.He hurriedly ran into the inn lobby to find out.

In the darkness, only a young man in white could be seen, his back to the four people, drinking alone.

When Zhang Chu saw the four people arriving, he stood up with a wine bowl, turned to the four of them and smiled: "Little brother, I secretly drank Brother Guan's wine without permission. Brother Guan shouldn't blame me, right?"

Guan Shanyue was surprised and happy when she saw Zhang Chuchu and Xi's smiles: "As for Hui Zhi, I, Guan Shanyue, am not a stingy person. If Hui Zhi likes it, I can give you the entire inn's wine."

Zhang Chuchu drank the strong wine in the bowl in one gulp, put the bowl on the table and said boldly: "Okay! Just what you said, brother Guan, I, Li Huizhi, accepted the wine that filled the inn today! But! …”

Guan Shanyue and the others were confused: "But what?"

Zhang Chuchu continued: "As the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded. Now that I have accepted the wine, I will not worry about you today. I will do my best to advance and retreat with you, little brother."

Guan Shanyue was filled with emotion in her heart. She was not only happy that the young man drew his sword to help, but also worried that the young man would be harmed: "Did you hear Hui Zhi?"

Zhang Chuchu nodded.

Guan Shanyue said with a complex expression: "But this matter is too important, and it may be life-threatening. I know that you, Hui Zhi, are also a chivalrous person, and I believe that what you said, Hui Zhi, is true, but there is no need for Hui Zhi to think for me. Personal risk."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Guan regards me as a brother, so I naturally treat him as a brother. Since we are brothers, the matter between Brother Guan and Sister Yun is naturally my business, Li Huizhi's, and there is no reason to evade it. Moreover, I really like what Brother Wu Yuan said just now: If a man dies, he will die, so what should you be afraid of?"

The young man in white speaks with sincerity and has a detached temperament, as if he is an immortal in the darkness.

Guan Shanyue and the four others were all affected by the young man's words, feeling like they were refreshed by the spring breeze.

Guan Shanyue cupped her fists and said, "I, Guan Shanyue, am truly lucky to be able to make friends with people like Huizhi! But Huizhi, if something happens to you, what will happen to the other three brothers?"

As soon as Guan Shanyue finished speaking, a voice came from the second floor: "Brother Guan, don't worry, the three of us will advance and retreat together with you, Brother Guan!"

Then Zheng Baiyu took the lead, fell directly from the second floor, and stood next to Zhang Yue.Xu Dingzhou and Li Jingxiong followed closely behind, falling one after another.

When Guan Shanyue and the other four saw this scene, their eyes were sore and their hearts felt warm.

Chu Xianyun even couldn't help but shed tears: "...It seems to be a good thing." Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Guan, can you tell the four of me about the specific situation now?"

Guan Shanyue stopped covering up and ordered Zhou Guan to light the oil lamp, and everyone sat around the wooden table again.

It turns out that Guan Shanyue was a sword cultivator disciple of Northeast Cedar Sect, and he reached the second level at a young age.Let alone a small family like the Cedar Sect, even if you look at the world, Guan Shanyue is completely talented.The Cedar Sect is located outside Xuantu County in the northeast. Although the sect is not large in scale, it can be regarded as a dominant force in the area around Xuantu County where there are snowy mountains and few people.

The competition among local sects in the Cedar Sect is low, and the number of new blood entering the sect is decreasing year by year due to the cold climate in the Northeast, leading to rapid corruption within the sect.The elders of the sect were incompetent, their morals were not up to par, and the young disciples were unable to stand out, which caused the sect's management and development to be in chaos, and many upright disciples left the sect one after another and went to other places.

Guan Shanyue is one of them.

But Guan Shanyue was tired of the sect's control and was disheartened by the fighting between the sects.Therefore, he did not seek refuge with the sect anymore, but chose to travel alone in the world.Then he met Chu Xianyun, the adopted daughter and direct disciple of Chu Canghai, the famous Ice Heart Fairy; and the next candidate for the palace master of Yuxian Hanoi Ice Palace.

The two fell in love at first sight, and what they thought was the beginning of a beautiful story turned out to be the beginning of disaster.

Yuxian River, also known as Ice and Fire Pool.It is one of the largest sects in the North.The sect is divided into two factions, Yandian and Ice Palace. Yandian's martial arts are fierce and domineering, and most of their disciples are men; Ice Palace's martial arts are gentle and gentle, and their disciples are all women.The two factions of Yan Palace are managed independently by their respective palace masters and palace masters, and do not interfere with each other.However, the leader of the sect is chosen by the more outstanding leader of the two factions.

Yuxianhe is able to stand firm in the Northland where there are many sects. In addition to Yuxianhe being good at refining magic weapons, another reason is because of the two secret skills of Yandian and Ice Palace within the sect - Tianhuo Melting. The body and the ice and snow are concentrated.

After the establishment of Jade Immortal River, due to the relative disadvantages of martial arts and gender, the previous sect leaders were mostly the current palace masters.Until more than 20 years ago, a strange thing happened in Yandian: the then master of Yandian and his wife passed away for no reason at a young age, and their only descendant, his biological son, also disappeared for no reason.

The Flame Cave that stores the secret book of Sky Fire Melting Body can only be opened by those who have practiced Sky Fire Melting Body.At this time, except for the then palace master and his son, no one in Yan Palace had practiced Heavenly Fire Melting Body.From then on, no one in the Yan Palace could open the Flame Cave, and this world-famous secret skill was lost. The Yan Palace also turned from prosperity to decline and fell into despair.

It was also for this reason that Chu Canghai became the leader of the clan and led the Ice Palace to prosperity.Guan Shanyue's wife Chu Xianyun is the direct disciple of the current Ice Palace Master Chu Canghai, and is also the best candidate for the next Ice Palace Palace Master.

Although Chu Canghai, who is known as the Ice Heart Fairy in the world, has passed the late spring, she has always been young due to her practice of concentrating on ice and snow, and her appearance is no different from that of a young girl.But such a person whose beauty and strength coexisted, and who attracted the admiration of countless people in the world, had a natural aversion to the love between men and women. Not only was he alone, he even stipulated that his disciples were not allowed to have feelings for others.

As a result, Guan Shanyue and Chu Xianyun's relationship naturally could not be recognized by Chu Canghai, and the two had no choice but to elope.

What's even more troublesome is that the secret book of ice and snow, which is the treasure of the palace, has disappeared at this time. Rumors of Chu Xianyun stealing the treasure of the palace and absconding in fear of crime suddenly spread in the ice palace. As Chu Xianyun's adoptive mother Chu Canghai, who was his master, was naturally furious after learning the news.

Because Chu Canghai knew in his heart that apart from herself, the only person in the Ice Palace who had practiced ice and snow concentration was her adopted daughter Chu Xianyun.

His adopted daughter not only violated his own rules but also ran away with the sect's treasure. This left Chu Canghai, the head of a sect, how to explain to the other disciples of the sect.

Guan Shanyue naturally became the culprit in Chu Canghai's heart and the enemy of the entire sect, so Chu Canghai ordered the entire sect to hunt down the two.

This is how Guan Shanyue and Chu Qianyun fled, and finally lived in seclusion in the wilds of the northwest.

After listening to the two people's stories, Zhang Chu and the others roughly understood the whole story.

Zhang Yue asked: "Then did Sister Yun really take away the secret book of ice and snow concentration?"

Chu Qianyun shook his head bitterly: "I left the sect just to stay with my husband forever. What's the use of having that secret book?"

Zhang Chu nodded.

Xu Dingzhou on the side asked: "Is it possible for outsiders to learn the ice and snow concentration and steal the secret book?"

Chu Qianyun shook his head again: "It's unlikely. The conditions for practicing Bingxue Ningshen are not simple. Not only does the practitioner's physical constitution need to be consistent, but it also requires that the practitioner must have a virgin body. Although after completing the practice, the affairs between men and women will be It will not be affected. But without the personal instruction of the master, even if you get the secret book, it will be difficult for ordinary people to practice penetrating. Of course, nothing is absolute, unless..."

Zhang Chuchu asked hurriedly: "Unless what?"

Chu Qianyun said seriously: "Unless it's the evil star."

Zheng Baiyu asked in confusion: "What is the Lone Star of Heavenly Evil?"

Chu Xianyun explained: "The so-called Tiansha Lone Star is an extremely rare and special fate. People with this fate are born with the habit of concentrating on ice and snow. The opposite is the fate of Yanshang Akashi, and Yanshang The natural habit of Akashi's destiny is to melt the body with heavenly fire."

Zhang Yue asked: "What are the characteristics of Tiansha Lone Star destiny? Is it possible that the person who stole the secret book was a person with Tiansha Lone Star destiny?"

Chu Xianyun said: "A person with the destiny of the Lone Star of Heavenly Evil, although he himself is no different from ordinary people, will usually bring disaster or bad luck to the people around him. But even so, it is usually extremely difficult for the owner of the destiny to Live to the age of their crown. Because as their bodies grow, the skill of concentrating on ice and snow will gradually be activated, and it will be difficult for the person to resist the air of ice from the inside out, and they will freeze to death."

After listening to Chu Xianyun's explanation, Zheng Baiyu and the others were silent. Only Zhang Yuechu seemed to have remembered something, his pupils shrank, and his face was full of disbelief.

Guan Shanyue saw Zhang Yue's expression was abnormal, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you, Huizhi?"

Everyone looked at Zhang Yue together, and Zhang Yue immediately regained his composure and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just feel that this matter is completely unsolvable and a little unbelievable."

After a while, Xu Dingzhou said: "Is it possible that this is just a reason your master forced you to take Sister Yun back?"

Chu Xianyun smiled and shook his head: "No, I know my master, she would never do such a despicable thing. And even if this hadn't happened, she would have taken me back by force with her character."

There is no solution.

The crowd fell silent again.

And when everyone was silent because of this matter, several women with ethereal figures in red clothes were rushing towards the inn.

Haohao is like Feng Xu's controlling the wind, but he doesn't know where it stops; fluttering is like being independent from the world, becoming immortal and ascending to immortality.

(End of this chapter)