Jiang Yichen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, not knowing what Leng Mei meant.
"That year when you were drunk in Yichun Courtyard, you unintentionally showed off your plum-breaking hand. Although you were not eye-catching in the corner at the time, there were so many people present and the ears and eyes were mixed. No less than five people intentionally or unintentionally witnessed you and me. During the conflict between Yin Li and Yin Li, there were three people including Yin Li who saw the secret of your palm skills." Leng Mei said as she put the few remaining vegetables on the plate into Jiang Yichen's bowl.
The days he spent in Yichun Court were when Jiang Yichen was at his lowest and most confused. He could no longer remember many things, and he had no memory of the turmoil at the banquet in the Demon Palace. He basically told Ruolan about it afterwards. When I learned about it, I heard that I stood up to protect the beauty after being drunk. Although I was not afraid of offending a bad person, I regretted that I easily exposed the secret that needed to be kept while drunk and caused some avoidable trouble. If not for this, maybe Yin Li would not target an ordinary person like him. Even if he turned against him afterwards, it might not make Yin Li jealous of him. Maybe there would not be the incident at the Hundred Flowers Conference.
For a moment, Jiang Yichen's thoughts surged, but he soon returned to the calmness of reality. If he hadn't been pushed into a desperate situation by Yin Li, he might not have resolutely jumped off the Yin-Yang Bridge and met her.
Jiang Yichen secretly smiled bitterly and did not let the silence last too long. Thinking that Ruolan was not included in what Leng Mei said just now, the three of them must have come from the Demon Palace, so he said: "Yin Li is one of them, the master of the Demon Palace." My eyesight should be extraordinary, so I should be the second one, and the third one...is it you?"
Leng Mei denied: "I did not see the conflict. I only learned about it after the fact."
Jiang Yichen put the food into his mouth, and before he could swallow it, he suddenly felt a little uneasy, but he was relieved in an instant. The secret of his possession of "Heavenly Sorrow's Plum-Breaking Hand" was not made public until Yin Li's death. He was already in trouble, and What to worry about, what to fear?
Sure enough, Leng Mei said: "It doesn't matter who the third person is. He obeys the palace master's orders just like me. At that time, the palace master made it clear that he would not touch you, so we will not spread your secrets around."
Jiang Yichen swallowed the food in his mouth and remembered the comments about Long Duoduo in the world, and what Yin Li said to him a long time ago: Long Duoduo is a martial arts idiot.
The youngest person among the major tripod-carrying gangs of the Kyushu, Sihai and Liangliang Leagues, he has a powerful city, is good at making decisions, and has outstanding martial arts skills. He has already achieved some success in swordsmanship at the age of just over the weak crown. He worshiped Shaolin Mountain alone and studied Wudang. He returned unharmed after sparring with several senior masters for several days. His skills and swordsmanship have been improved. He once led ten people in the Demon Palace to pursue a hundred miles. He did not hesitate to plunge into a bloody battle for many days in the southeastern bay where bandits gathered, just to get back a rare medium-level body-training technique.
He may not attach importance to power, but only those who can take it, but his pursuit of martial arts attainments is not adulterated in the slightest. This martial arts idiot is not an idiot who likes bravery and fighting, but an idiot who is immersed in martial arts.
Those who are obsessed with martial arts do not hesitate to use any means to obtain martial arts and pursue improvement, not limited to exchange for heavy profits, or through violence.
Jiang Yichen still doesn't know why "Heavenly Sorrow's Broken Plum Hand" has such great magic power to attract moths to the flames, but he dare not forget Yinniang's warning during his lifetime: Do not use it unless you are on the verge of death.
After going to Juyuan, he read a lot of Jianghu records and anecdotal classics, and even more understood that "Tian Shang Plum Breaking Hand" has become a lost martial arts in the Jianghu, and it is called a unique skill.
Since you are a martial arts idiot, how can you not stop your mind and thoughts when you see a unique skill?
But on the day Jiang Yichen saw Long Duoduo, or in other words the day Long Duoduo saw Jiang Yichen perform the Heavenly Sorrow's Plum Blossom Hand and even in the following days, Long Duoduo did nothing to him, and even strictly ordered his subordinates not to touch him. This is not consistent. common sense.
Apart from the magnanimity and forbearance of the leader of the gang, what is the secret behind it?
Was it the moral alliance behind Jiang Yichen and the old man behind him that made Long Duoduo choose to stay away from him, or was it?
Jiang Yichen somewhat understood what Leng Mei wanted to tell him, and said, "That year when you rescued me from Angry Thunderbolt and helped me deal with Yin Li, were you also entrusted by Gang Leader Long?"
Leng Mei had already cleared the table and nodded subconsciously when she heard this. Then she realized that Jiang Yichen couldn't see her nodding and was about to say yes.
But Jiang Yichen saw a self-deprecating wry smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Your movements stopped, so the answer is - yes."
Leng Mei smiled understandingly, and then replied naturally: "If the palace master hadn't said it first, how would I know who you are if we meet by chance? Whether it's Nu Pili or Yin Li, countless people have died under their hands. It’s natural for you too.”
Jiang Yichen held the bowl in his left hand, but he could not use the chopsticks with his right hand to drive the last of the food into his mouth. In the end, he had to rest it on his left and right legs, shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed, "This is reasonable, but this is hurtful."
Leng Mei continued to clean up the mess after the meal, and still said naturally: "Good medicine often tastes bitter, and the truth often hurts."
Jiang Yichen found it hard to swallow and said, "That makes sense."
"But don't you want to know why the palace master told us what he said?"
"I'm waiting for you to say it."
"Don't you finish your meal first?"
As soon as Leng Mei finished speaking, she saw Jiang Yichen swallowing all the food in the bowl into his belly like a whirlwind. He couldn't help but smile, straighten his expression a little, and said: "After the palace master's birthday banquet, we stayed in Gusu for a while. Yesterday, late one night, a strange guest came."
"It's rude to visit late at night. This guest is indeed strange."
"I vaguely remember that it was the second night after a thunderstorm night. The guest was dressed in black and masked. He was not a strong martial artist, but he was good at sneaking. We originally thought he was an assassin who wanted to harm the palace master, but we wanted to find out. His motive was to use a trick to allow him to enter the palace lord's bedroom unimpeded."
——The second night after a thunderstorm night!
Just hearing this, Jiang Yichen already guessed who it was. What Leng Mei said next made Jiang Yichen no longer in the mood to listen, and there was no need to listen further.
"It's sister." Jiang Yichen blurted out, "Is it she who went to ask Gang Leader Long to let me go?"
"It's not really a request. The old man appreciates the palace master, and the palace master respects the old man. The relationship between the Daoyi Alliance and the Demon Palace has always been maintained well. Miss Ruolan and you are both members of the Daoyi Alliance. Since she has told you frankly, the palace master I won’t embarrass you, and the palace master is also a passionate person. I heard that you have also been taught by Senior Sword Immortal, but he will never quarrel with his own people because of his own selfish desires."
Hearing this answer, Jiang Yichen paid little attention to Long Duoduo's reasonableness. He thought about Ruolan's self-sacrifice for him, and felt that his heartstrings seemed to be tugged hard, and there was a faint pain.
"Now that you have leaked your whereabouts because of killing a mountain lion, Yin Li has finally exposed your identity. It is no wonder that Miss Ruolan once had a crush on you." Seeing Jiang Yichen's expression was different, Leng Mei felt an inexplicable feeling of pity in her heart. , opened his mouth to console and said, "How many people in the world can understand the word love, and who owes it to whom?"
Jiang Yichen, who was secretly feeling sad, couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. Firstly, he didn't expect that Leng Mei would comfort him. Secondly, he didn't expect that Leng Mei had such an understanding of the word "love". He smiled and asked confusedly: "You too Do you understand the word 'love'?"
As soon as the words came out, Jiang Yichen wanted to give himself a slap. Leng Mei was secretly trained for some reason when he was young. When he was in his prime, his hands were stained with blood. How could he have the leisure to appreciate the beauty of the world? At this time, he asked back, isn't it? Just poking at people's sore spots?
It was only a short moment after the rhetorical question was raised. Jiang Yichen was blaming himself and hoping that Leng Mei would ignore his rhetorical question indifferently, but there was still a hint of expectation and anxiety in his heart.
Looking forward to Leng Mei talking about the word "love" that she has never talked about with him.
Worrying about whether the word "love" in Leng Mei's heart is related to Long Duoduo.
After all, after arriving in this valley, Leng Mei mentioned to him not only the former master of the Demon Palace, Long Duoduo, but also the word "Palace Master" for the first time. Although Jiang Yichen couldn't see it, he sensitively noticed that every time When talking about the former master of the Demon Palace, Leng Mei would always be less cold and indifferent and add some warmth and tenderness.
"I really don't understand."
It didn't take long before Leng Mei gave her answer.
Jiang Yichen was once again surprised by Leng Mei's unabashed and straightforward attitude.
Since he was rescued by Leng Mei, they had talked more and more, and gradually opened their hearts to each other, telling each other everything they knew. However, apart from the matter about the hut on that rainy night, there was another matter that Jiang Yichen had not mentioned to Leng Mei yet. However, Leng Mei never took the initiative to ask about the situation in the Demon Palace, in other words, the whereabouts of Long Duoduo.
The reason why Jiang Yichen always unconsciously adds the word "predecessor" before his identity as the master of Long Duoduo's Demon Palace is not because the master of the Demon Palace has changed, but because the Demon Palace no longer exists in the world. , and Long Duoduo is missing.
When he heard Dan Dan and Mei Huaijin singing and Jian Daoqing in Shu County, which happened in Baihua Island in Pinghai County, Jiang Yichen also doubted the truth of the matter and whether Long Duoduo was being tricked by several righteous gangs. However, he had no evidence to find, until he came to Yin Yang Valley, and he knew that Leng Mei was probably the only key person who could restore the truth of the Demon Palace incident.
However, the night is darkest before dawn, the slope before reaching the top is the steepest, and it is often the hardest to speak when the time comes.
It's hard to cover up a truth, but it's even harder to reveal the hidden truth again. Maybe because of this, because he didn't want to make Leng Meizu more depressed, Jiang Yichen never asked, but now he was ready to say it.
