The six-foot alley is dark and damp. The doors of every house were closed, the red paint peeled off, and the peach charms rotted black. The stone lion sitting on the throne has been exposed to wind and rain, and has become blackened and decayed beyond recognition.
In the past, this was the most prosperous place in Shuanghua City, and dignitaries once lived here. Therefore, the alley was named "Money Alley", which means that the land is full of gold and is the richest place. But because a disaster happened to the tea merchant Bai family, many people were afraid of harming Chi Yu, so they hurriedly moved out of the alley.
That happened more than ten years ago, and it caused quite a stir. It is said that the Bai family, a tea merchant, offended the powerful people in the capital. According to legend, they were inextricably linked to the then prime minister Zhuang Tianji. They were severely punished. Since then, they have been in a state of decline and were kicked out of the four major tea merchant families.
The family in the deepest part of this alley, and also the last family, is the Bai family, whose family is in decline. Almost no one knows that more than ten years have passed since that incident, but to this day the Bai family is still oppressed and bullied by the banker, and their life is quite poor.
Walking into the dark alley, the sound of footsteps echoed emptyly. She stood in front of the mottled door with peeling red paint, looking up at the majestic plaque above her head that read "Angry Bullfighting", thinking for a moment, and then gently opened the door.
After waiting for a moment, an old voice came from behind the door, "Who is it?"
The woman's words were cold: "People from the government."
After a moment of hesitation, the door was carefully pushed open, and with a creak, the yard seemed to shake.
The old servant saw that the woman in front of him was dressed in elegant white clothes, with a jade medal hanging on her waist. She seemed to be a reserved and unassuming noble person, unlike those arrogant officials in the government. So he looked around, deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Young lady, you are here to come." Human?"
The woman nodded and said, "I'm looking for Concubine Yan."
The old servant looked troubled: "Grandma is seriously ill now and is bedridden. I'm afraid..."
The woman interrupted her, "I'm here to save her."
The old servant was stunned, thought carefully for a moment, and said: "Girl, please come in."
The threshold is high and it is easy to stumble. As a courtesy to guests, she subconsciously reached out her hand to help the woman, but was not appreciated. The visiting woman took a step back and said in a cold tone, "You go first."
After walking through the Chaoshou veranda and entering the hanging flower door, we entered the inner house. What comes into view is a pond made of bricks and stones, full of lotus plants, peaches, plums, pears, apricots and miscellaneous trees on the bank. It's a pity that the winter scenery, the lotus leaves in the pond are withered and yellow, and the branches are bare, which makes the scenery even more withered.
There is a rugged rockery next to the pool. Between the two peaks, a clear stream flows down the snow. It meanders along the dug river road and finally surrounds a pavilion with four pointed corners. If it's summer, you can sit in the pavilion and wash your feet and play in the water. Taking the meaning of "the water of Canglang is so clear that I can wash my feet", so the pavilion is named "Canglang Pavilion".
Recreating the world within a short distance, it is obvious that the back yard of the tea merchant Bai's family must be the proud work of a certain garden craftsman.
The Bai family, a tea merchant, was worthy of being the top tea merchant in the world in the past. Even though the family has been in decline for more than ten years, the house still shows the style of a wealthy family. Especially after walking into the inner hall, the walls covered with copper tiles are engraved with dragons and phoenixes, which are dazzling and cannot be looked at. The grand scene of the past seems to be vividly visible.
The woman is waiting outside the house. The old servant walked into the house quickly, came to the bedside softly, and said softly: "Grandma, you have a visitor, a woman."
The man on the couch had a haggard face and sunken eyes, as if his end was approaching.
Her lips moved, and she only made a weak sound like a mosquito, "Invite her in."
When the woman entered the house, the old servant stuck his head out and looked around, then closed the door tightly.
The cold-tempered woman approached the bed and said concisely: "First thing, the imperial doctor will be here in a few days and will treat you."
"The second thing is, from now on, go to the government every month to get money, which will be enough for you to have food and clothing."
"The third thing is that your daughter will go to the Imperial College to study in the future. Everything will be arranged by His Royal Highness himself. You don't have to worry about anything."
The sick woman on the bed suddenly widened her eyes and shed tears on her cheeks.
She grabbed the woman's hand suddenly, used all her strength, and pushed her gently, as if she wanted to push her out of this roof, the Bai family house, and Shuanghua City.
Go, go quickly!
Her eyes were panicked, her lips were trembling, and her voice was hoarse.
Outside the house, there were already seven concubines of the Bai family standing quietly, or to be precise, seven sixth-grade killer warriors.
In the room, the old servant slowly tore open the mask, slowly raised his head, and revealed a ferocious manly smile.
No one would have thought that a stooped old servant could be the head of the family who had been missing for more than ten years!
It turns out that this is a bitter show. The Bai family and the banker are willing to fight and suffer. They have set up a trap for more than ten years just for today's siege.
More than ten years ago, there was a high-spirited tea merchant who made enough money to spend a lifetime. But he was not satisfied with this. He wanted to do something unprecedented and unprecedented. He wanted to leave a name in history and be immortal.
One day, a great monk from the Yin Yang family came to him and showed him a picture of thirty years in the future.
War fires broke out everywhere, hungry people were everywhere, blood was shed on the oars, and all living beings were devastated.
And all of this is because that man took over the country's fate, which led to the early arrival of troubled times.
The great monk of the Yin and Yang family asked him, is it wrong or right to kill a person and change his name?
He gave a negative answer without hesitation.
The great monk of the Yin and Yang family asked him again, is it wrong or right to kill one person and change the names of ten people?
He hesitated to give an answer, this time still negative.
I asked again, is it wrong or right to kill one person and change the names of a hundred people?
He hesitated for a long time and mumbled a few words, but ultimately failed to give an answer.
The last time I ask, is it wrong or right to kill one person to bring peace to the whole world?
This time, he didn’t hesitate and said bluntly: “That’s right.”
From then on, he determined in his heart that he would regard the people of the world as his own responsibility, instead of being a narrow-minded businessman who valued profits over justice.
Therefore, he is willing to spend all his family wealth and use his family as pawns to set up a game with the banker. Based on the predictions made by the monks of the Yin Yang family, he sent his daughter to the mountain, gave his wife cold poison, and secretly hid seven top killers in his home as concubines. After more than ten years of painstaking planning, Finally succeeded in planning this cage situation.
The person to be killed in this round was not the prince, and he was not surprised at all.
As early as a few years ago, the master of the Yin Yang family deduced that the Qi of this game was biased and could only be used as an assistant.
But the chess game that really kills him is far away and right in front of him.
Can the love between children and the love between flesh and blood be as good as peace in the world?
Bai Shirong doesn't think so!
Sacrifice myself, sacrifice my whole family, in exchange for tranquility in the world, and in exchange for everlasting peace.
Even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets!
He bent his knees, shot out, and used his fists as hammers to hit the back of the woman's head.
The distance was only a few feet, but he failed to touch her, and the sharp fist hit a strong wind barrier.
There were faint ripples on the barrier, showing no signs of damage.
At this moment, the jade plaque hanging on Qingxue's waist glowed softly, and wisps of pure Taoist Qi flowed out.
This is a jade medal given to her by the Queen. It can withstand a powerful blow from a seventh-grade peak warrior and is a life-saving talisman.
And obviously, it would be difficult for a man who is only in the middle of the sixth grade to break it.
His eyes were filled with surprise, and he turned around and shouted: "What are you standing there for? Let's get together!"
The next moment, the offensive started again. Eight different qi machines bombarded the barrier with all their strength, but the barrier only produced circles of ripples.
But here, Qingxue just held the seriously ill woman's skinny hands and said quietly: "I will take you away."
"That's too late."
The seriously ill woman shook her head, and her thin hands suddenly became extremely strong, holding her firmly, like a flashback on her deathbed.
"My child likes to eat leek dumplings, wear red clothes during the New Year, likes mooncakes filled with red bean paste, and likes rouge gouache... How old is she this year? She should be eight or nine years old, right? Does she look good? I She must be a beauty, right? By the way, don’t let her burn paper for me during the holidays in the future. As a mother, there is no reason to let the child suffer like that. I don’t deserve to let her miss her..."
Qingxue listened to the woman's ramblings and lowered her head in silence.
Her parents died when she was young, and she never knew what family affection was.
When I was young, I had no clothes to cover my body and no food to eat. I didn't dare to imitate other little beggars and steal for fear of having my legs broken, so I could only squat in the corner and starve silently.
I fainted from hunger several times because the owner of a porridge shop gave me leftovers.
One year it snowed so hard that many homeless little beggars froze to death.
A little girl with no clothes on was hiding in the alley, but she didn't dare to hide under the eaves of every house. She could only lean on the corner and huddle up.
Her whole body was covered with frostbite and she had been unconscious for a long time, but she could not stop shaking because she was afraid that like other little beggars, she would die in the snow and be thrown into the mountains and wilds.
When she was young, she only had one idea.
A monument should be erected on his own grave, so that he can recognize his parents underground.
Another year, in the same six-foot alley, she was so cold that she felt dizzy and felt her cheeks feel warm in a daze. She opened her eyes in a daze, thinking it was an illusion, but the soft voice of the woman in front of her was so real.
She still remembers those words,
"You poor little thing that no one wants, you will be mine from now on."
That year, she was five years old and was brought into the palace by a woman.
That year, when she was five years old, she was lying on the bed with a fever and being given medicine. Looking at the woman's red eyes, she knew what maternal love was for the first time.
That year, when she was five years old, the frostbite all over her body was cured, her health was getting better and better, and she began to study and practice martial arts.
In the days to come, the woman will always be by her side.
Rebuke is rare, but not unheard of.
Lots of love, but not pampering.
Just like a mother who is dedicated to her duties.
Precisely because she had a miserable childhood, she knows how pitiful a child who is unloved and unloved is.
And because she later received that belated maternal love, she knew what it meant for a child to lose his mother.
The words of the seriously ill woman just now made her very sad.
The man in front of her who abandoned his wife and daughter made her even more angry.
Qingxue let go of the woman's hand and turned around slowly.
The jade plaque's light faded and the barrier dissipated.
The man looked happy, thinking that she had finally reached the end of the road, and rushed towards her.
At the same time, seven well-trained top killers attacked at almost the same time, targeting the vital points.
Eight people formed one body, forming a siege and killing pattern.
Anyone with a keen eye can tell at a glance that this is a killing formation hundreds of years ago. Four people form a formation and can kill the enemy across a border. With eight people in formation, they can kill enemies across two realms. In the past, the military god of the Chu Kingdom and a seventh-level martial artist was killed by four inferior sixth-level masters using this formation.
But where did the Bai family, a mere tea merchant, find this murderous formation that had been lost for hundreds of years?
Undoubtedly it originated from the mysterious and unpredictable monk of the Yin Yang family.
After the siege began, no one noticed that there was a woman in a pink dress sitting on the eaves of the house.
The woman seemed to have been transformed by foxy charm, and was naturally charming. She was eating candied haws in a leisurely manner, her rosy mouth as attractive as the candied haws.
When she saw the eight-person killing formation, she knew that the woman being surrounded and killed would definitely be seriously injured.
But she was in no hurry to take action, and she didn't even plan to take action at all.
On the high eaves, a charming woman swayed her legs and said to herself: "As a maid, it is better to kill less people."
In the back room, the woman was dressed in elegant white clothes, with scarlet flowers blooming.
Her chest and back were bruised and bleeding.
His shoulders were pierced by hand blades, and his abdomen was pierced by a spear.
It turned out that she did not hide, but exchanged moves with the man in front of her.
The intestines of the ancient swordfish pierced the man's chest, and the ferocious sword pierced her chest.
This is clearly a desperate gesture.
She pushed the sword forward with both hands, and the intestines of the ancient swordfish shook out the sharp sword.
It directly knocked all the other seven people away, and even knocked Bai Shirong out of the room.
Many people don't know that this woman with the coldest temperament around His Royal Highness enjoys extremely high prestige in the military.
Next to His Royal Highness, she is a maid with red sleeves and fragrant clothes.
In the army, she was the general who commanded the heavily armored Iron Buddha.
It is also a ten thousand enemy that makes the Dafeng Dynasty extremely afraid.
Covered in blood, she carried the seriously ill woman on her back and walked slowly outside. She caught a glimpse of the charming woman watching the excitement from the eaves.
Taozhi tilted his head slightly and smiled sweetly at her.
Qingxue responded with a disgusted expression and walked out of the house with the woman on her back.
Taozhi ate the last exquisite candied haws and jumped lightly into the yard.
"I really don't want to kill someone."
Her hands were wrapped in red silk.
In the courtyard, when thousands of red threads were gently pulled up by a charming woman, eight heads were peeled off from the body and rolled to the ground.
In terms of killing power, she can't compare to Qingxue, who has ten thousand enemies.
But in terms of exquisite killing techniques, no one in the world can match her.
