The night is deep, the wind and rain are dark.
It was still raining heavily outside, but the lightning and thunder were slightly weaker. The cold wind and rain drifted into the house with a bone-chilling chill. The ashes of the candles on the sacred table had been blown away, and the entire stone house was filled with a rich lingering fragrance.
Everyone huddled in the corner, trying their best to avoid the invasion of wind and rain. The stone house was not tightly sealed, so it was inevitable that the flying raindrops would pour on them. Everyone's body was stained with some rainwater, and the wet clothes stuck to their bodies, making them feel even colder. Penetrating to the bone.
Luo Xiangxue couldn't help her teeth chattering, her body was shivering, she kept rubbing her hands, her long hair was wet, and she actually looked at Liu Ruyan with a half-smile.
Liu Ruyan was also wet, but he was a man after all, so he had to grit his teeth, not wanting the woman next to him to see how uncomfortable he was!
He looked at the girl in front of him who had endured hardships with him without any regrets. He felt mixed emotions in his heart. He didn't know whether he was moved or guilty!
Luo Xiangxue was cold and sleepy, shivering all over. She stood next to Liu Ruyan and rested her head on Liu Ruyan's shoulder. Liu Ruyan stared at her, her heart suddenly warmed up, and she said with half pity and half comfort: "Xiangmei, you have suffered so much with me, don't you regret it?"
Luo Xiangxue rested her head on his shoulder, smiled faintly, shook her head and said quietly: "Brother Liu, as long as I can be with you, I am not afraid of any big difficulties, I just hope you are well."
Liu Ruyan felt a touch of sadness in her heart, her eyes were hot, and she wanted to reach out to wipe the water droplets from her face. As soon as she reached out, she suddenly paused and said slowly: "You are such a stupid girl, why are you doing this?" Woolen cloth?"
"Brother Liu, I did this willingly, and I will never regret it!" She looked at him steadily, smiling lightly, her eyes full of tenderness.
She suddenly murmured to herself: "Do you still remember the first time we met in the mountains?"
Liu Ruyan pondered quietly and nodded, a smile appearing on his face.
"Of course I remember that day when I went to Moon Bay to pick tea. When I arrived at the tea garden, I found that the buds had already been picked all. When I was worried, I looked up and saw you!" Liu Ruyan recalled.
"Haha, you never would have thought that I was the one who picked the buds!" She smiled even brighter, with a hint of girlish shyness on her face.
"Do you often go to that tea garden?" Liu Ruyan looked at her curiously.
She just nodded, then shook her head, blinked and said: "No, dad likes to drink fresh tea, and his favorite is jasmine. Among the few tea gardens in the valley, only the buds from Moon Bay are top-quality, so every time he comes During the tea-picking season, my father asked me to pick more tea, lest it would be too late and someone else would pick it!"
She thought for a while and then said: "Actually, he can't use that much alone, but he has a few good friends who also like to drink tea. Hearing from his father that the buds from Moon Bay tasted good, he asked Daddy reserved more for them. Therefore, Daddy did not drink that tea alone."
When Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian across the street heard her talk about her father, they couldn't help but become curious, wondering in their hearts what kind of person her father would be. They only knew that this girl knew Liu Ruyan, but they didn't know her family background.
When I met her on the mountain road that day, she insisted on following Liu Ruyan to wander around. She only thought that she was deeply in love with Liu Ruyan, so she stayed with him all the way.
Xu Feng suddenly asked out of curiosity: "Miss Luo, where are your parents from? What are their names?"
When Luo Xiangxue heard Xu Feng suddenly ask about her family background, she was immediately surprised. She looked at Xu Feng and smiled and said, "My father's name is Luo Lin, and he is from Weinan, Guanzhong. My mother's name is Shen Xinglan. I'm from Liangzhou in western Shu. They were very strict with me when I was a child. My father forced me to practice swordsmanship, and my mother forced me to learn female red. But I didn't like either of them, and they didn't allow me to go out at will." She recalled that she once Those experiences made me sad, showing my deep loneliness.
Liu Ruyan listened quietly and said nothing. Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian also fell into deep thought. Xu Feng frowned, seeming to be thinking about something!
After a while, Xu Feng asked again: "Where is your home?"
Luo Xiangxue's eyes flashed and she said: "My home is in the back mountain of Zhongnan Mountain, only a few miles away from Brother Liu's home. To the south of the back mountain of Zhongnan Mountain, there is a peak called Zixia Peak, and there is Baiyun Lake under the peak. , my home is by the lake." When she talked about her home, a hint of melancholy suddenly appeared in her eyes.
Maybe because I have been wandering outside for a long time, I miss my parents at home a little bit.
Xu Feng frowned and said slowly, "Purple Cloud Peak, Baiyun Lake, you said your father's name is Luo Lin?" His eyes were shining, as if he had remembered something, and he was surprised.
Luo Xiangxue looked at him and nodded doubtfully.
Liu Ruyan and Lei Zhentian also saw the strange look on Xu Feng's face, but they didn't know why he suddenly showed such a look.
Luo Xiangxue then asked curiously: "Does Uncle Xu know my father?"
Xu Feng's expression turned grim, and he slowly stood up. He looked outside the room, his eyes flashing, but he turned his back and said quietly: "Yes, I don't recognize your father, but I have heard of his name before!"
When everyone heard what he said, they all looked surprised and looked at him confused. No one would have thought that Xu Feng would actually recognize Luo Xiangxue's father.
At this moment, Xu Feng stared blankly at the endless night outside the house, silently, as if full of thoughts.
It was already midnight, the rain had become weak, the wind had gradually stopped, and the thunder and lightning had long since ceased.
Tranquility returned to heaven and earth, and the deathly silence seemed to be even worse than before.
Liu Ruyan also stood up and said to Xu Feng: "Uncle Xu, what's wrong with you? Are you worried about something?"
Xu Feng's expression faded, he avoided his gaze, and said with a slight smile: "It's nothing, I'm just worried about your aunt and Lengyue Menghua. We've been gone for so long, and I don't know how they are doing in the inn. Hey , so many days, not even a letter." He deliberately changed the subject to avoid making everyone suspicious.
In fact, when Luo Xiangxue first revealed her father's name, he was already shocked. He and Chu Yunfei would never forget the name Luo Lin in their lives, and they had been looking for news about this person for so many years. .
If he guessed correctly, Luo Xiangxue's father Luo Lin was the culprit who killed dozens of members of the Liujiazhuang family twenty years ago.
Luo Lin is just a pseudonym, his real name is Dong Chengyu, the boss behind the Twelve Liancheng Gang in Guanzhong. The Guanzhong Twelve Liancheng Gang was a famous underworld force in northern Shaanxi in the past. Under the instruction of Fenghuaxuan Lord Hei Xingjun, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, they secretly sneaked into Liujiazhuang at the foot of Huashan Mountain and killed the Liu family overnight. There were dozens of people in the village, making Liujiazhuang full of blood. And the anonymous Luo Lin is the real culprit of this murder!
He and Chu Yunfei had verified this matter through various channels ten years ago, but later, they were unable to find out the whereabouts of Luo Lin. Therefore, the martial arts murder case in Liujiazhuang has always been unresolved.
What he never expected was that the real murderer he and his adopted brother Chu Yunfei had been searching for for so many years would actually be the father of the girl in front of him!
What shocked him even more was that it turned out that he was hiding in Zixia Peak at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.
And his nephew Liu Ruyan unexpectedly got together with the daughter of his sworn enemy?
Is this the destiny of God?
Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue were close, how could he tell them all this huge secret? How can he stop this evil fate?
Now, his heart was full of contradictions and pain, and he really didn't know whether he should tell them the truth. Once it is said, how can these two young people accept it?
He thought for a long time and decided to find his sworn brother Chu Yunfei first before making any plans!
