Wait a minute, heroine

"Conscience of heaven and earth, I'm really curious and came here to take a look. I don't know anything about what happened back then..."

"When did Master Fu arrive at Qixuanmen?"

"It seems like eighteen years ago. I just remember that he was the distant nephew of the old boss. He was very talented and slowly emerged..."

In the dead of night, the lights of Baihu Tower are still on.

Zhang Henggu and Song Chi were asking about the situation in the room, while Zhe Yunli stood at the door holding a saber, paying attention to the surrounding movements.

After waiting for a while, there was movement in the courtyard behind.

Ye Jingtang, who was neatly dressed in black robes, walked from the corridor with a smile on his lips. It looked like he had just done something very happy.

When he found Yunli standing at the door, Ye Jingtang gathered his thoughts and came to the door and took a look:

"what happened?"

"Someone ran nearby just now to take a look. They were from the Qixuan Sect. Uncle Song and the others said that when the head of the Qixuan Sect first took over, his figure was similar to what Cousin Jing had guessed. He was probably the one Zhao Hongnu pretended to be... "

After Zhe Yunli briefly explained the process below, he turned to look at the cold and innocent Night Terror Hall:

"Brother Jingtang, what were you doing just now? Why did it take you so long to come here?"

Ye Jingtang was bullying Benben just now. It was hard to explain this kind of thing clearly, so he only said half-jokingly:

"Children should not ask questions about adults' matters."

When Zhe Yunli heard this, he was naturally unhappy, and immediately lay on his back to let Ye Jingtang feel who was the child.

But before Zhe Yunli could jump up, the door opened. Yunli was shocked and stood up quickly, acting as if nothing had happened.

Song Chi, who had been asking for a long time, walked out of the room, looked back, and whispered:

"Shopkeeper Wu probably really doesn't know anything about it. He was just arranged by Fu Tongsheng to be an informant here to see if you come over. Fu Tongsheng is very suspicious. Except for the motive of murder, everything else is right..."

Seeing that Ye Jingtang had a clear goal, he asked:

"Where is this Fu Tongsheng? I'll go over and have a look."

"Fu Tongsheng is a low-key person. He stays in Qixuanmen all year round and doesn't move around much. If you want to go there, you have to do it as soon as possible. If shopkeeper Wu is detained and cannot go back, the people in the town will be shocked and will soon spread the news. Pass it back."

"How far is Qixuanmen from here?"

"Going down the river, it's not too far from Guancheng..."

…

The Nightmare Hall communicated for a moment, and footsteps sounded again in the corridor.

Dongfang Liren, who had changed back to the costume of a chivalrous woman, walked over slowly. Although her demeanor was still majestic, her face was a little red.

Zhe Yunli couldn't say anything, so he came to Dongfang Liren and asked with concern:

"Sister Liren, have you finished learning the exercises?"

Dongfang Liren was still filled with shame and anger, and just responded vaguely:

"Yes. Let Night Terror Hall teach you later."

"Oh, I have to do some errands later, so I probably won't have time..."

The two chatted casually for a while, and then Ye Jingtang came over and glanced at Da Benben with a slightly fierce expression:

"Your Highness, don't you want to rest?"

Dongfang Liren was a little tired from all the hard work, but her sister and the others hadn't arrived yet. If they came over and saw that she couldn't get up from being worked so hard, they would laugh her to death. He just said:

"Your Majesty, they haven't come here yet?"

"It's probably going to be soon. Let's go to the dock and have a look."

…

——

Wow~

It was already dark, and the large ship coming from upstream slowly sailed across the river in the darkness.

Because it was late at night and the Night Terror Hall was not there, most of the lights on the ship were out. Qingzhi, Sanniang and others had already gone to bed. Only the Queen Mother, who was accustomed to going to bed late and getting up late, stood on the edge of the fence in the corridor of the ship building, looking at the riverside. night view.

The birds that didn't sleep at night rolled around on the fence and cooed softly, probably acting cute and reminding the Queen Mother that it was time for supper.

After sightseeing for a long time as usual, the ship passed a town by the river. The rolling bird suddenly raised its head, then became energetic and flew towards the pier:

"Chiji~"

Seeing this, the Queen Mother looked towards the direction where the birds were flying, only to see three figures standing near the torches at the river bank pier.

Ye Jingtang put his hand on Yunli's back. Both of them closed their eyes and didn't know what they were doing.

The chivalrous lady, dressed like Li Ren, stood beside her with her arms folded across her chest, still keeping a little distance from the Night Terror Hall. She looked like she was offended by the Night Terror Hall again, and was pretending to be angry. When she saw the bird flying over, she took it. Knead it for a few times.

Seeing her lover, the Queen Mother's eyes were naturally delighted. She looked out the window for a moment and saw the three of them leaping up together, their feet landing in the corridor of the ship building.

Dongfang Liren found the Empress Dowager looking around in the corridor, held Niaoniao in her arms and stepped forward to ask:

"Mother hasn't gone to bed yet?"

The Empress Dowager sighed softly: "I can't sleep at night, so I'm here to enjoy the wind. How was it when you went out to play with Ye Jingtang just now?"

Dongfang Liren followed Ye Jingtang out. He was not playing for fun, he was being played with, and he was playing so big, and he was given a huge advantage for nothing, and he is still a little shy to see others.

When the Queen Mother asked, Dongfang Liren definitely didn't dare to share the embarrassing thing, so he just pretended to respond calmly:

"I just went to investigate some cases. It's getting late, so I'll go back to my room to rest. Let's talk to him, Queen Mother."

After saying that, Dongfang Liren carried the bird and entered the ship building.

Ye Jingtang brought Yunli to the front. Although he still had something to do, he was not in a hurry to leave. He turned around and said:

"Yunli, go pack your things first."

Although Zhe Yunli had guessed a lot, he obviously hadn't guessed that even the Queen Mother got on the boat. When she saw the two of them alone, her eyes were quite strange, but she didn't say much and turned around and entered the boat building.

The Queen Mother watched Yunli go in, and then Mu Yitianxia's expression calmed down, and she walked closer and held Ye Jingtang's hand:

"Are you going out later?"

"Yes, there is some progress in the case. We need to go there as soon as possible to close the net to prevent the murderer from escaping."

"oh……"

When the Queen Mother saw the night terror coming back from the hall, she obviously wanted to go into the house to have a baby. She was a little regretful when she heard this, but she still raised her hand to help tidy up her clothes:

"Go when you have to go and come back early. I just came out to relax and get ready to sleep."

Ye Jingtang had been together for so long, so he didn't understand Huaiyan's thoughts. He immediately put his arms around his waist and wanted to pet the hand warmer before setting off.

But just as he was bowing his head, Ye Jingtang remembered what happened to Benben just now. He looked at the beautiful face in front of him and stood up a little straighter.

The Queen Mother raised her cheeks and was about to accept it. When she found that the Night Terror Hall had stopped working in the middle of the work, her eyes were naturally blank:

"Um?"

Ye Jingtang looked serious, like a respected and serious teacher, and asked:

"Your Majesty, Yanshan Jieyunzong, how are you doing with your studies?"

"...?"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red and her eyes were a little nervous.

When she was in Shazhou, in order to force herself to practice martial arts, she made an agreement with Ye Jingtang to learn the Yanshan Jieyun Zong in one month. If she couldn't learn it, she would do the same as what was written in the tears of the heroic girl - a fox tail on the upper body and a breastplate. Covered bell skipping rope...

She would definitely not be able to do such a shameful move. She was quite nervous at the time, but within two days, Ye Jingtang left for Beiliang. Two months had passed since they met again, and she didn't know how to put this aside. I forgot about it...

Seeing Ye Jingtang's serious look and questioning, the Queen Mother naturally became embarrassed:

"I...do you still remember what happened a few months ago? It's already been a month..."

"yes."

Ye Jingtang hugged Huaiyan and raised his chin:

"It's been a month, how are you studying?"

The Queen Mother blinked her eyes and said hesitantly:

"I...I have learned it before, but I was worried about your safety. I haven't practiced it for a few months, and I forgot..."

"Once you learn Kung Fu, there is no reason to forget it."

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang picked up his sword and placed the scabbard in front of him:

"You stand up and give it a try. I'll see how you go."

"..."

The Queen Mother did learn a bit, but she had not practiced for many days. How could she pass the assessment of the Night Terror Hall? After a moment of hesitation, she could only admit her mistake:

"I haven't practiced well. I...I'll accept my punishment."

Ye Jingtang sighed softly, put down the Chilong Sword, and hooked it over his shoulder:

"I'm not here to bully you, but to motivate you. After accepting the punishment, you still have to practice and continue the assessment next month."

The Queen Mother felt that she was afraid that she would be bullied for the rest of her life, but she did not refute this and looked back:

"Are you going to punish me now or wait until you come back?"

Ye Jingtang wanted to punish the hand warmer now, but he didn't have a bell tail on his hand, so it was difficult to use it, so he said generously:

"Let's do some work first, and then we'll talk about it when we get back. The queen will prepare the bells and other things herself..."

"ah?"

"I don't know how to do this, so you can't let me prepare it, right? How about I tell Shui'er..."

"No, if she knew, she would have to watch the joke..."

"Haha~"

After Ye Jingtang said a few words, he hugged the Queen Mother, lowered his head and put his red lips in his mouth.

The Queen Mother was definitely no longer bored at this time, and was even a little nervous. After a few kisses, she kicked the Night Terror Hall away, then returned to the room, closed the doors and windows, and began to study the torture instruments to punish herself for not working hard...

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Time flies to the next day.

The terrain of Tiannan is long and narrow. Although it stretches from east to west across three states, the depth from north to south is not too large. The most vast area is the area from Nanxiao Mountain to the Qingjiang estuary.

After traveling for a day and night, Xue Baijin took Ning'er and Qinghe to Guancheng, located in the southernmost part of the Wei Dynasty. The city under Longmen Cliff fell into view, and warriors from the north and south could be seen everywhere.

Although Fan Qinghe had visited all the wealthy families in Beiliang, this was indeed the first time he came to Guancheng. When he saw the two big characters carved on the cliff along the coast, he felt a little longing in his eyes and asked in a low voice:

"Fenglao Immortal lives up there?"

The way he talks softly makes him feel like he doesn't dare to speak loudly for fear of frightening the heavens.

Luo Ning has lived in Nanxiao Mountain for many years, and it is not far from Guancheng. Naturally, this is not her first time here. Thanks to Bai Jin, she has even seen Fengguan City.

Seeing Qing He's cautious look, Luo Ning responded:

"Don't worry, the old god Feng is a humble man. He doesn't have any airs of superiority. He rarely shows up. He doesn't care what the people on the mountain say. If you want to see him, you can go to the Dragon Gate Cliff to fight. If you can beat the apprentice who is guarding the gate, you can win. Can you please hand me your name card to meet me?"

"I'll forget it..."

Fan Qinghe grew up hearing the name Fengguancheng, and he has been fascinated by it for a long time, but he still didn't have the courage to go to the door to meet her. After all, she was the 'Beiliang Thief Saint', and she went to meet the number one in the world with this name. It was really not suitable. I just glanced at Longmen Cliff for a few times, and then set my sights on the city by the sea.

Guancheng is a town formed by the spontaneous gathering of Jianghu people. There is no government governance, and Fengguancheng is not the city owner. Naturally, the planning is not good. Looking at it, they are all self-built houses. To put it mildly, they have different styles and integrate the characteristics of the four seas. The ugly point is that it is messy and disorganized.

Fan Qinghe followed Xue Baijin, walking on the crowded streets. He could see a three-story building on the street, which was the architectural style of the Central Plains area of ​​the Wei Dynasty. It was beautiful and grand, but next to it was a thatched shed with less than one floor of pavilions on the roof. The windows are high, and next to them is a round tent, which still looks like the style of the Xihai tribe.

Fan Qinghe crossed his arms and walked while looking. He felt uncomfortable no matter what he looked at, so he asked:

"This building still looks like it belongs to Xiaoshan Fort. Why isn't the thatched shed next to it demolished?"

Luo Ning explained: "Guancheng is an unowned land. It's first come first served. If you arrive late and don't get a good place, you can buy the land from the first comer. But if the owner of the house is not there, the Bakui will come." They don’t dare to demolish it randomly.”

"Why?"

"The top masters from the Northern and Southern Dynasties would come to Guancheng for a visit. Who knows if this thatched hut was built by Lu Taiqing? Guancheng is a place where tigers hide dragons. People who don't know the details must be polite. If you don't know the details, you must be polite. Don't wander around, otherwise you can easily get into trouble...

…

While chatting like this, the three of them gradually arrived near Longmen Cliff.

Although the Night Terror Hall did not make a public itinerary, after Yanjing defeated an entire country and destroyed Xiang Hanshi, the Night Terror Hall's only opponent was Fengguan City.

The Jianghu people knew that the next battle in Ye Jingtang would definitely take place at Longmen Cliff without even asking. For this reason, the Jianghu people with quick thinking had already occupied a position under Longmen Cliff, and lived in inns and restaurants in a wealthy and impoverished way. I just set up shop on the street and saw that it was full of people.

The purpose of Xue Baijin's trip was naturally to watch the battle like many people in the world, but she didn't want to be discovered by the Night Terror Hall that she was following them, so she went to the nearby streets and alleys to look for a suitable place to stay.

After searching for a long time, I still couldn't find a suitable place to watch the battle. Instead, I saw a small wine shop in an alley.

The wine shop is very remote. There is only one room with a curtain hanging at the door. Because the sky has darkened, there are dim lights inside, but there is no sound of changing glasses.

People in Jianghu are fond of wine, and small wine shops like this can be found everywhere in Guancheng. Fan Qinghe didn't notice it at first, but when Xue Baijin stopped, he looked around and saw that the yellow banner of the wine shop had the word "night" written on it. .

The surname Ye was extremely rare. When Fan Qinghe saw this, he couldn't help but think of his husband-in-law, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.

Xue Baijin also stopped because of this. She had never been here before in Guancheng, so she turned around and came to the door of the wine shop, opened the curtain and took a look.

The wine shop is just a room connected to the backyard. There are only two tables in the room and the environment is clean and tidy. There is a knife hanging on the wall. It is in good shape, but it looks old and has not been used for a long time.

There was a row of wine jars on the side of the room. Because the weather was cold, there was a stove burning hot water to warm the wine.

On the table next to the stove sat a middle-aged woman dressed as a shopkeeper, with a wine pot and peanuts in front of her. She seemed to be pouring herself a drink, with a hint of alcohol on her face.

Although she is dressed very simply and looks like an ordinary female shopkeeper, from the woman's bones and body shape, it can still be seen that she was good-looking when she was young. She can still be said to be charming now, but there is a hint of experience in the world between her eyebrows. A sense of vicissitudes of life.

When she noticed that the door curtain was raised, the middle-aged woman put down her wine glass and showed an approachable smile:

"Are the three heroines here to drink?"

Xue Baijin had no intention of drinking, but he was already here and had nothing to do at the moment, so he took Ning'er and Qinghe into the wine shop and asked casually:

"The shopkeeper opens a tavern here alone?"

"yes."

"Looking at the shopkeeper's appearance, she is also a great beauty. Why haven't you found a companion?"

When the female shopkeeper heard this, she shook her head and sighed, then sat down next to her:

"It's long past that age. You three look quite young. Why don't you travel together with your lover?"

"..."

These words stopped the three of them.

Fan Qinghe and Luo Ning both wanted to travel together with their lover, but for various reasons they didn't have the chance.

Xue Baijin had been separated for a few days. In fact, she missed Ye Jingtang, but she didn't know how to deal with the current messy relationship. She didn't answer this question immediately.

The female shopkeeper looked like she had been there before, so she asked:

“You have someone in mind but haven’t thought about it yet?”

Xue Baijin didn't know the female shopkeeper either. Anyway, they were chatting in private, so he signaled to Ning'er:

"She didn't think it through."

"Um?"

Luo Ning, who was drinking, was stunned when she saw this, but everyone was at fault, and she couldn't blame Bai Jin, so she lowered her head and said nothing.

After the female shopkeeper glanced at Luo Ning, she sighed: "When it comes to marriage, you have to grasp it by yourself and don't be restricted by worldly rules and regulations; if you miss it, it will last a lifetime. When you figure it out, prepare to fight for it. By the time I did it, it was already too late..."

Xue Baijin asked: "Has the shopkeeper experienced this?"

The female shopkeeper picked up the wine glass: "I guess. When I was young, I was just like you, a heroine who traveled around, and I also met someone I liked. It's just a pity that I didn't belong to the right family, and my family didn't agree. If I fell in love with that person, I wouldn't do it." He was so reckless that he just fell apart in the end..."

After the female shopkeeper said a few words casually, she looked at Luo Ning again:

"What's the problem with this girl? The person you like doesn't agree with her family, or you're not sure whether you like her or not?"

Xue Baijin already has children, so how could she not like Night Terror Hall? Even if her family doesn't agree, it doesn't matter. After all, she is the parent. But she couldn't express herself, so she responded helpfully:

"She has an apprentice..."

"Have you fallen in love with your apprentice?"

The female shopkeeper smiled and said: "This is nothing. The female master worked hard to bring up the apprentice, so it is normal to have some feelings..."

?

Luo Ning felt that the female shopkeeper was really open-minded and quickly interjected:

"Not really, my apprentice is also a girl, um..."

The middle-aged woman understood the meaning: "That means master and apprentice fall in love with someone."

"..."

Luo Ning didn't expect the female shopkeeper to be so knowledgeable. She opened her mouth to explain a few words, but glanced at Bai Jin and remained silent in the end.

Seeing Luo Ning's acquiescence, the female shopkeeper felt that the contemporary world was in chaos, but she would rather demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage, so she sighed softly and said:

"You know this situation, and you are still hesitant, which means that your love is deeply rooted. Even if you make up your mind to give it to your apprentice now, you will still have to go the wrong way in the future and it will become a bad relationship."

Xue Baijin felt that the female shopkeeper's words touched his heart, and when he saw this, he asked:

"How does the shopkeeper think she should handle this matter? She can't ruin her apprentice's marriage for her own sake, right?"

The female shopkeeper thought carefully: "I don't want to talk nonsense about this. In your heart, you or your apprentice will regret it for the rest of their lives if it is you or your apprentice who asks for nothing but regrets for the rest of his life. It is also difficult for the master and apprentice to get what they want, but it will be difficult for outsiders to gossip. accept?"

"..."

Xue Baijin must have felt that she or Yun Li had no choice but to accept the request. Xidu liked it, so what if someone gossiped about it? The worst thing is to retreat from now on and not see anyone.

"What if her apprentice doesn't agree?"

When it comes to matters like a love triangle, it’s not easy for the female shopkeeper to come up with random ideas, so she said tactfully:

"Actually, when people are young, they are all framed by their 'face'. However, when it comes to marriage, you cannot be thin-skinned. Only by being bold, decisive and thick-skinned can you achieve what you want. Those who are hesitant, hesitant and afraid to express their feelings will eventually It’s usually two more sad people in the world.”

Xue Baijin nodded slightly, feeling that this indeed made sense.

Master Xuanji is bold and open-minded and doesn't care about what outsiders think. Now that her lover has been acquired, her apprentice is still an apprentice. The family is living happily and no one dares to gossip.

As for her and Ning'er, they were obviously too reserved. What they did was the same as Xuanji's, but the results were completely different. Now they both avoid their apprentices and dare not meet each other.

But if she was bold and shameless, wouldn't she have to confess to Yunli and then say shamelessly - from now on, we will have our own affairs, you call me master and I will call you sister?

This kind of thing is really a bit embarrassing.

Xue Baijin thought about it secretly, but before he could figure out the reason, he suddenly heard some noise coming from outside:

"Eh?"

"Look over there..."

"Mr. Feng is here..."

"Senior Feng..."

Xue Baijin was stunned when he heard the sound, stood up and opened the curtain, looking towards Longmen Cliff in the distance.

As a result, they discovered that on the top of the bare cliff, there was a senior in military uniform looking toward the southwest with his hands behind his back.

There was an old man in his 80s or 90s standing next to him, craning his neck to look at each other.

Fan Qinghe had never seen Fengguan City before. When he saw the two figures on the cliff, his eyes immediately showed surprise:

"Then the first person in the world to worship the old god? It seems... he looks so easy-going..."

Luo Ning saw Bian Yuanlie and knew that Qinghe had admitted his mistake, so she said:

"That old man is Bian Yuanlie, and the one next to him is Fengguancheng. How can the old god Feng stretch his neck and look around."

"Huh? So young?"

…

Fengguancheng is one hundred and twenty years old, but he has a strong body and black hair. Except for his old temperament, he does not look older in other places. He looks no different from his elders such as Hua Junchen and Qiu Tianhe. Standing in front of the white-haired Bian Yuanlie, It’s not surprising to be mistaken.

Xue Baijin was also looking at it, but he immediately walked out of the eaves and looked to the southwest of Fengguan City.

It was late at night and it was cloudy again. The sky outside the city was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Xue Baijin inspected carefully and found nothing strange. He said doubtfully:

"What are Mr. Feng looking at?"

Luo Ning was about to ask this question, but when Bai Jin spoke first, she was speechless:

"you ask me?"

The middle-aged female shopkeeper of the wine shop also walked out at this time, looked at the horizon, and responded:

"Maybe there was a fight, and Immortal Feng Lao was interested in this."

Xue Baijin felt that the confrontation that could alarm Fengguan City would not be a small scene, so he took Ning'er Qinghe and headed towards the direction where Fengguan City was looking.

The female shopkeeper stood under the wine flag with the word "night", watching the three knights leave, and then looked back at the knife hanging on the wall. After a moment of silence, she sighed softly and prepared to enter. However, when she entered the room, another He paused, looked at the empty alley again, and muttered to himself:

"Did these three girls not pay for the drinks and chatted together for so long..."

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