C9

"Thank you for your help, Senior Martial Uncle!" After Hong Mei and Ao Xue left, the Daoist and the young man stood behind You Zhongxiang.

"It's fine," he replied, smiling. "I'm fine with that, but I can't stop him from bothering you."

Before he could finish his sentence, someone laughed and said, "Is senior brother talking about little brother?" As he spoke, a person walked in. It was none other than the well-dressed young man. When the two saw him, they both knelt down on one knee and said, "Master!"

The well-dressed youth laughed. "No formalities, no formalities. Second brother Cooper, you're injured. Help him down to rest."

Gu Bai nodded and helped Ye Xin into the inner chamber.

You Zhongxiang smiled. "You better not punish them after you leave my side!"

The well-dressed youth smiled and said, "How could I? Brother is not someone stingy!"

You Zhongxiang laughed. "Yes, yes. My brother is very open-minded." He then said, "How long have you been away?"

The An clan replied, "Almost twenty years!"

"That's right! It's been twenty years, and I've been sitting there for twenty years!"

The more An clan member smiled, the more he said, "Senior, why do you have to beat around the bush with this little brother? If little brother wants to ask, just ask."

You Zhongxiang laughed. "Yes, yes. I am sorry that I made a mistake."

An Jiayi continued, "Senior Brother, you have something to say that is not worth saying!"

Yu Zhongxiang said, "Speak!"

The An clan replied, "It's been more than twenty years. That person has already passed away. Why should senior brother keep that in mind?"

In an instant, he was right in front of An Jiajia. His hands changed from palms to fingers, and after a series of points from An Jiayu, his fingers changed from fists to fists, and with a "peng" sound, his fists landed heavily on An Jiajia's chest, and with the help of this force, he flew back to his seat.

These few moves came too fast. The more An Jiu seemed to lose the chance to defend himself, and in the end, he was forced to take a few steps back and spit out a mouthful of blood.

The An clan member hurriedly adjusted his pace and greeted, "Many thanks, Senior Martial Brother!"

Yu Zhongxiang sighed and said, "Island Master Hongmei is truly a prodigy in martial arts. I didn't expect Lu Xiang to be able to injure you by training her inner force to such an extent."

The An family smiled bitterly. "What a pity. He always hated me for not going with Hongmei and being under his teacher!"

Yu Zhongxiang said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. Do not force them. It seems like Hong Mei Island Lord has only taught him martial arts, not the ways of the world."

The An family was silent for a while. Then, they answered. "I found the person you told me to investigate. It's in the Central Capital ?"

With a "En", he closed his eyes and drifted off.

"Second brother!"

Ye Xin was resting on the bed. Hearing her master's call for her, she quickly got up and was about to greet him. An Jiayi waved her hand, indicating for him to sit.

Ye Xin let out a bitter laugh and said: "This disciple has lost face for master!"

The An family became more and more worried, "How can that be? You can injure Wu You severely, and you can be together with the insane devil to hold Hong Mei back for so long. This shows how much your martial arts cultivation has improved."

Ye Xin didn't seem to hear him as her eyes looked out of the window. She was in a trance, her eyes lifeless.

The An clan sighed and said, "Second brother, although I am not as old as you, I can't say much. But I hope you will remember to act within your capabilities."

Ye Xin said, "Disciple will remember this!"

The An clan member sighed again before turning around to leave.

Even though it was still winter, even though the weather was still a bit cold, Poyang Lake's water had yet to freeze. The aquatic creatures beside the lake were still flourishing, and in the middle of the lake floated a thatched hut. The house was not luxurious, but it was not dilapidated either.

He turned around and poured himself a cup of bitter tea and put on two green olives. She knew that he had to stay awake all the time he came here, and that if he was not depressed, if he had nothing to think about, he would not come here. The tea was really bitter, but also sobering, and An Yue took a bamboo pole from the house and pushed it into the water.

"What's wrong? What difficulties have we encountered? " The more Zhen Yang said, the faster the An clan got to their feet.

Zhen Yang looked at him and slowly said, "Every time you come here with something on your mind, you'll know how difficult this is just by looking at how quickly you light the pole. Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

The little house moved quickly. The An clan member threw the bamboo pole aside. The little house gradually slowed down. He sat by the house and said, "This time, you don't need to do anything."

Zhen Yang said, "Oh? Then why are you looking for me? "Is it because of this cup of hard work?"

An Jiajia replied, "Don't tell me I miss you so much that I can't come and see you?"

Zhen Yang burst out in laughter. He took out a cloak from the house and put it on him. Leaning against him, he said, "Although I know what you said is a lie, I still like to hear it."

The An clan laughed. "I will tell you more in the future!"

Zhen Yang said, "En, alright."

It had begun to snow again, and Anfey was standing in the courtyard wearing a thin robe. He had been the manor lord for more than three months, and the curative effect of his medicine was indeed quite good. His body had already recovered long ago, and sometimes he even wanted to take a few more blows to exchange for a few more of his Blue Field Pills.

"You're here. It seems like you've recovered quite well." Anfey laughed and said, "Ye Xin is here. Although his flying art is not very good, but he can still tread on the snow without a trace. I never thought that Anfey would find out about this, maybe because he appreciated us a lot."

Ye Xin shook off the snow on the stone bench, sat on it and said: "You've recovered quite well."

An Wuyou laughed, "I'm sorry, but you won't be able to kill me with that palm. Otherwise, who would be in command of this huge Wanmei Manor?" As he said this, An Wuyou turned the stone table slightly, revealing three jars of wine and two cups from all four directions.

Ye Xin laughed: "Can you calculate where you hid your wine?"

An Wuyou laughed, "You must know how tired you are now."

It was snowing heavily, the two of them exchanged cups in the snow, and before long, the three jars of wine had run out, and the two of them were already covered in a thick layer of frost. Ye Xin smiled and said: "Speak, what's the matter this time, I believe that you have called me here not just to invite me to drink."

An Wuyou laughed, "Smart. It's just that I'm afraid this matter is not going to be easy."

Ye Xin said: "The task you gave me has never been done well. Do what you can to succeed and it will all be done with just a thought."

An Wuyou said: "This time, I'll send you to find someone."

Ye Xin said: "Who?"

An Wuyou said, "Zhang Dingbian!"

Ye Xin said: "I have heard about this person. He is one of the famous generals under Chen You's command. However, he disappeared without a trace after the Wu Chang incident. No one has seen him."

An Wuyou stood up and said to Ji Hao in a deep voice, "Although you have heard about the battle at Wu Chang, do you know the ins and outs of this fight?"

Ye Xin said: "Speak!"

An Wuyou said, "The King of Kaiping, the First Brave General of the Great Ming Dynasty, had met with thousands of strong soldiers during the war in the spring. Zhang Dingfang had been besieging and annihilating less than a hundred veterans, but not only did he behead a general and break out of the encirclement, but he also fell into a trance and died in his prime years."

Ye Xin said: "I know."

An Wuyou continued, "You don't know, often meeting spring is called the number one hero of the Great Brilliance, but he didn't come for nothing. To be able to kill people and break through their encirclement, is that so easy?"

Ye Xin said: "Then what do you mean?"

An Wuyou replied, "I've sent people to investigate this matter for many years, but none of the people I sent returned. It was only half a month ago that one of them returned alive."

Ye Xin said: "Then where is he now?"

An Wuyou said, "Follow me."

The room was gloomy and cold, but there was nothing around. There was only a coffin in the middle, Ye Xin said: "Didn't you say you were alive? Why is he still dead? "

An Wuyou pushed the coffin away. Ye Xin moved closer to the light and saw that the corpse inside the coffin was missing both arms, its eyes had been dug out, its tongue was cut, and there was still some blood on its head.

Ye Xin said: "Now I suspect even more that he came back alive."

An Wuyou closed the coffin and said, "I really don't know how he got back. Maybe it was by willpower, maybe someone sent him back on purpose, but he's the only one who came back alive after so many years."

Ye Xin said: "What information did he give you?"

An Wuyou said, "Weizhen!"

Ye Xin said: "How did he transmit it to you?"

An Wuyou said, "After he saw me, he broke his head and used his head to write the word 'Sai Yang' on the ground before he died."

Ye Xin said, "You want me to go to Si Yang?"

An Wuyou replied, "Yes, I suspect that Zhang Dingbian is here."

Ye Xin said: "Are you looking for him to ask how he broke through in the battle of Wu Chang that year?"

"I think I can guess how he did it."

Ye Xin said, "What do you mean?"

An Wuyou did not answer. Instead, he opened a door on the wall of the cell under the coffin.

Ye Xin laughed: "Your family has so many traps."

As the two walked deeper into the secret room, they could only feel a sour stench grow stronger. When they reached the end of the room, they saw a table on which a two-foot long sword was placed. The stench was coming from this sword.

An Wuyou asked, "Do you recognize this sword?"

Ye Xin said, "No!"

An Wuyou said, "This sword is called the White Legged Crow."

Ye Xin was shocked: "Ziling Six Swords!" "Do you know how my great-grandfather managed to unify the northern martial arts Lin in three months, and then suddenly died in his prime?"

Ye Xin said, "No!"

An Wuyou said, "Great-grandfather An Changshen was a doctor who was born with a severe problem. Later ?"

An Wuyou had not finished his words when a person from the secret room answered him, "Later, when he was saving a man who was beaten up and randomly hacked by swords, he found this sword in his house. That man knew that he did not have much time left, so he entrusted this sword to Uncle An to keep it safe until the day someone came to retrieve it. Who knew that Uncle An would throw it away every day after that.

An Wuyou laughed, "You are right, mister." Before he could finish his sentence, the two men had already launched their attack, and a dozen hidden weapons had already flew towards the entrance of the secret room. The man at the door let out a "Ah!" Rise! " A gust of wind blew up from below and the two quickly dodged backwards. Ye Xin landed on the ground first and then smiled: "Senior brother you came fast."

An Wuyou also laughed, "Oh, so it's Gu Boxer. Please forgive me for being rude."

Gu Bai laughed, "No worries. I saw that junior brother was out late at night thinking there must be something difficult, so this old Daoist was worried and followed me. I hope Manor Lord won't mind ?"

An Wuyou laughed, "Dao leader, where did you get your help? No worries, no worries!"

The three of them sat down, and An Wuyou continued, "Later on, because Grandfather was cowardly and powerless to lose the God Sword, Grandfather searched for many years but to no avail. Who would have thought that he would appear collectively in Wu Chang a few decades ago to help Zhang Dingfang, and then there was no more news of him. Only a few months ago, did Grandfather finally find him."

Ye Xin said: "So you want me to find Zhang Dingfang for the six swords?"

An Wuyou replied, "That's right!"

Gu Bai said, "Legend has it that when six swords come together, one can summon out the thousands of troops and horses under Li Shimin, the Emperor Taizong."

An Wuyou said, "There's no way to verify this, but even if we can't get our hands on those six swords, we'll still be able to use them."

Ye Xin said: "It seems that your subordinate has indeed found Zhang Dingfang."

Gu Bai said, "Yes, this person must have been killed by someone else. That's why even after he died, his body would be extremely hot and not rot."

An Wuyou said, "My men are not weak, but they were all killed by the sword. It seems like you're the only one who can make it out!"

Ye Xin pondered for a moment before saying: "I want to see her."

An Wuyou said, "You can go by yourself."

The inner courtyard was completely silent. It was already late at night, but there was a room in the middle that was still brightly lit. Ye Xin slowly walked to the door and heard someone sing in a low voice: "Liu Yan is thick, Mei Yu is warm. The grass continued to grow. The wind blew from the flowerbeds a few times. Luo Xiu was covered in fragrant powder. Lone to the small building fans far and near. No one believed Huan Xi. The sound of a flute floated in the air. Blow out the lovesick. "?"

Ye Xin stood outside the door and quietly listened. He slowly took out his jade flute and began to play. Everyone in the room must have heard the flute and began to sing along with it. Everyone in the room sang until the end.

The door opened, and An Ruoxue covered her body with a veil. Her eyes were filled with tears. Ye Xin calmly looked at her and smiled, "Ruoxi!"

An Ruoxue couldn't hold back her tears any longer! She cried out loud! She hugged him tightly as if she was afraid that he would run away.

People who loved each other needed to embrace. This was the most basic way for people to comfort themselves. People who loved each other also needed to be intimate with each other. This was the instinct of human nature. Ye Xin and An Ruoxue got what they wanted that night, but the people who loved each other needed to be separated even more. Ruoxue knew that he wouldn't be able to stay for long.

In the morning, Ruoxue put on her outer robe for Ye Xin. She knew that he had not forgotten about her and that it was enough. Ye Xin left and An Ruoxue returned to her own life. She was waiting.