Uncle Master looked at the people fleeing far away with a serious expression.
After a long time, he sighed leisurely, and then said to the disciples and Taoist priests who came after hearing the news:
"Rebels will die, and ugly people will be punished. Remember, family scandals should not be made public!"
All the disciples and elders said so.
Uncle Shi then turned to Zhao Rang, bowed to him and said:
"Master Zhao, please!"
Zhao Rang responded politely and said:
"Senior, don't worry, I won't take a word of what happened on Baihe Mountain down the mountain."
After receiving Zhao Rang's assurance, Uncle Shi nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the Taoist priests:
"There were several thieves who escaped just now. I want to warn my disciples to be careful when traveling in the mountains these days! In addition, everyone who has anything to do with this matter will be sent to the ninth heaven. I want to do it in front of Lu Zu Punish them according to the sect’s rules!”
After saying that, Uncle Shi walked through the crowd with his hands behind his back and walked toward the Nine Heavens.
Zhao Rang stood there and looked at the body of the acting headmaster for a while, his mind was empty and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Looking at the busy crowd, he suddenly felt an inexplicable loneliness in his heart. It seems that he never belongs here, everything is just his own passion and nosy.
This emotion had accumulated for a long time, and Zhao Rang just wanted to leave, so he walked away silently from the side of the crowd and walked towards his courtyard.
Halfway through, I saw a familiar figure appearing in front of the road.
Zhao Rang stopped and saw that the person coming was Qingqing.
"Why did you come out? Where are the two girls?"
Zhao Rang asked.
Qingqing did not answer Zhao Rang's question, but asked eagerly:
"Are you OK?"
Zhao Rang shook his head, then pointed at his black steel sword with a smile and said:
"It's this old guy who almost curled his blade!"
Then he told Qingqing in detail what had just happened in Daozang Pavilion.
"I didn't expect it to be like this..."
Qingqing also fell into silence.
He never imagined that the person hiding behind the scenes on Baihe Mountain was actually the acting headmaster who seemed to be gentle and well-respected by his disciples.
"So, you know the person but not the heart. Even his senior brother Bai Hezi misjudged this person, let alone outsiders like us who have only been up the mountain for a few days."
Qingqing nodded, agreeing with what Zhao Rang said.
"What about the two girls?"
Zhao Rang asked again.
One of the senior sisters was also poisoned, and Zhao Rang has always been concerned about her condition.
Seeing that Zhao Rang was fine, Qingqing was relieved and replied:
"A Taoist priest came just now and said that he took them both away under the orders of my great uncle. He said he wanted to take them to the ninth heaven."
"That's good. Now that my uncle has taken action, the incident on Baihe Mountain is over. As for the follow-up, it is beyond our control. I can be considered worthy of Bai Hezi's request."
Zhao Rang said meaningfully.
He thought it was an extremely simple matter, but he didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns in the end.
If Uncle Shi hadn't taken action in the end, Zhao Rang's head would have been no different than a watermelon that fell to the ground.
At this moment, Zhao Rang still felt a little frightened when he thought of the generous iron plate of the Acting Headmaster.
"Have you ever seen someone with so much strength?"
The Investigation Department recruits talents from all over the world, especially on the first floor, there are many strangers.
But with Qingqing's knowledge, she still shook her head and said that she had never seen it.
Not to mention that people with such great strength are rare in the world, even the kind of weapons used by the acting headmaster are unheard of...
He seems to be a person with no martial arts training at all, and he only relies on brute force to fight fiercely.
"The ones who specialize in external power in the world are the group of monks from Bawang Temple. Didn't you meet that master on the first floor?"
Qingqing said.
Zhao Rang looked at the undulating mountains ahead and said:
"I guess even that master doesn't have such strength."
Although the acting headmaster had died, the shock left to Zhao Rang was far more than that.
From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Qingqing who seemed to be hesitating to speak, so Zhao Rang asked:
"What's wrong?"
Qingqing thought for a while and said:
"I want to go back to the first floor."
Zhao Rang was speechless.
According to the original plan, Qingqing should go up the mountain and then down the mountain with him, and then go to the river.
Why did she suddenly leave and return to the first floor when she was only halfway done?
"What happened on Baihe Mountain, I must go back and report in person."
This reason is enough to convince Zhao Rang.
Even though he is now working for the first floor of the Investigation Department, relatively speaking, he is not a member of the Investigation Department after all. He has no right to interfere with what Qingqing wants to do.
But the previous feeling of loneliness fermented even more intensely in his heart.
He was an outsider on Baihe Mountain, and now he was also an outsider to the Investigation Department and the First Floor.
Neither of these places gave him any sense of belonging, which made him somewhat confused about what he was doing.
Just think of it as a friend.
Even though he didn't know whether he and Bai Hezi were friends.
But thinking this way can make him feel better.
After all, Zhao Rang was a man who traveled to the Western Regions and went to the river just for his friends.
Comparatively speaking, if you put aside the unexpected incident of acting as the head teacher, going to Baihe Mountain is already very simple.
"Okay. When are you leaving? I'll see you off!"
Zhao Rang said.
Qingqing suddenly smiled, looking straight at Zhao Rang with her big eyes flashing.
"Why are you looking at me like this?"
Qingqing smiled and said:
"When I was in Changchun Garden, I would always send you away, but you would refuse every time, as if someone would send you away to admit that you were drunk. But you just said you wanted to send me away."
Zhao Rang failed to understand the deeper meaning of Qingqing's words, so he asked:
"Isn't it normal for me to see you off? You have to go back to the first floor, but I still have to go to the river."
It means that your matter has come to an end temporarily, but my road is still stretching forward, not to mention that he is a man and Qingqing is a girl, so it is natural to give him a gift.
"It's nothing, I just think it's fun."
Qingqing knows that sometimes a man's brain is no different than a piece of wood. All the words need to be broken apart and crushed before they can understand them.
But if that were the case, wouldn’t it be missing a lot of fun? So Qingqing would rather end the conversation hastily than explain clearly to Zhao Rang.
It's not a big deal anyway, it's just the feeling of that moment.
If you missed it and didn't understand it, that's it.
If you explain it again, it will seem long-winded and cumbersome.
"Oh, okay."
Zhao Rang said dullly.
"Where are you going to send me?"
Qingqing asked.
Zhao Rang thought for a while and said:
"Can I at least take you down the mountain? After all, I still have to go to the river."
Qingqing's face suddenly changed and she said coldly:
"Then you'd better not send him off. I can walk down the mountain myself. You can just go directly to the river. It will save you time."
Zhao Rang was completely confused...
In the final analysis, this pioneer in the romantic field is still inexperienced, and all he contacts are girls who need money.
Those girls, as long as you spend enough money, even if you say the moon is square, they will nod in agreement without exception.
The experience accumulated from these girls alone, once used in life, can only lead to blindness.
Just like Zhao Rang didn't know what he said just now, why did Qing Qing suddenly fall out?
He obviously didn't say anything wrong.
The mountain road is rugged, not to mention that there may be escapees of the acting headmaster hiding in the dark, so it is not considered safe.
When two people go down the mountain together, they can take care of each other.
After going down the mountain and onto the pipeline, there were stations and pedestrians along the way. Qingqing was from the investigation department, so those people must not be fools and would not suddenly attack her in public.
After thinking about it carefully again, Zhao Rang felt more and more that what he just said was correct.
Looking further ahead, Qingqing waved her hands and walked out quite angrily.
Zhao Rang quickly caught up with her, held her shoulders and asked:
"What's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with sending you down the mountain?"
In fact, Qingqing couldn't explain the reason, or felt that there was no need to explain to Zhao Rang, so she said perfunctorily:
"You can give it away if you want. Anyway, the legs and feet are on you, and you are free to go wherever you go. I have no ability or qualification to order you!"
Zhao Rang heard her sour words and realized that Qing Qing was not satisfied with her only sending him down the mountain, so he said:
"Then how far do you want me to take you? Is it possible that I can take you all the way back to the first floor?"
Qingqing suddenly stood still, her eyes widened, staring at Zhao Rang, and said word by word:
"All you can think about is giving, giving, giving! I'm going to give you a gift! If you wish I would leave early, just tell me so that you don't have to pretend here!"
Qingqing was already a little angry, but with such a yell, Zhao Rang could hear what the fundamental point of the conflict was.
"I read a book, a martial arts book, and the protagonist in it said something similar to what you mean."
Qingqing remained silent, but she was obviously interested.
"Forget it, if you don't want to hear it, then I won't say it."
"Who said I didn't want to hear it? What did that person say?"
Zhao Rang's retreat allowed him to regain the initiative.
"The man said to one of his friends who was leaving, 'Maybe I won't see you off on the day you leave, but as long as you come back, no matter how windy or rainy it is, I will go back to pick you up!'"
After Zhao Rang finished speaking, he secretly observed Qingqing's expression. Seeing that she was slightly moved, he struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Is it similar to what you want to express?"
Even though she already thought so in her heart, Qingqing would not admit it.
"It looks a little bit like it."
"But the person who can say this must be a rare good friend! In which book did you read it?"
Zhao Rang did not tell her the title of the book directly, but gave it a try and said:
"When I come back from the river, I will give you a copy."
"good."
"That……"
Zhao Rang drawled.
"Then when I come back from the river, will you pick me up?"
Zhao Rang asked.
Qingqing was no longer angry and said with a smile:
"Hopefully it won't be windy or rainy that day."
Zhao Rang asked in surprise:
"What does it mean?"
Qingqing said playfully:
"It means that as long as it doesn't blow or rain, I will pick you up. After all, our relationship is not as good as what is written in the book!"
Zhao Rang smiled bitterly and said:
"Yes, yes, it seems that as a person who has never believed in ghosts and gods, I have to pay homage to the Dragon King Temple when I go to the river this time!"
Qingqing asked:
"Why are you going to the Dragon King Temple?"
Zhao Rang clasped his hands on his chest and said with a pious face:
"Let the Dragon King bless me that it won't be windy or rainy on the day I go back. It's best if the sky is clear and cloudless!"
Qingqing was teased by Zhao Rang so much that she burst out laughing and said:
"Then you have to say goodbye properly and be sincere. Don't let the Dragon Prince think you are fooling him in the end and do the opposite of what you want. That would be bad!"
After saying that, after a pause, Qingqing continued:
"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's windy or rainy. In that case, I'll set up a table for you in the Changchun Garden, call the most beautiful girls to drink with you, and treat it as if it's the wind for you!"
There are many kinds of pick-ups.
Under the city gate, at the door of the house, in the streets and alleys, it all counts.
In Changchun Garden, on the first floor, in Mingyue Building, setting up a table of wine and food, and inviting a few people to accompany you, is okay.
Of course, Zhao Rang had no reason to refuse such a beautiful thing, so he happily agreed.
"Then you must come back early and come back safely!"
Qingqing said seriously.
Somehow, when Zhao Rang saw Qing Qing's expression, he no longer felt happy at all, but instead felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
It's like a person walking on an extremely dark road, even if he has walked this road countless times, even if he can reach the end of this road with his eyes closed.
This kind of unfounded worry made Zhao Rang very uncomfortable. He didn't like this feeling of being out of his control.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Qingqing saw Zhao Rang's expression was different and asked.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that this look doesn't look like you."
"Then what should I look like?"
"should be……"
Zhao Rang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile:
"Looking like a fool!"
"screw you!"
Qingqing tried to hit Zhao Rang, but he grabbed his wrist and said very seriously:
"You must wait for me to come back!"
"good!"
After receiving Qingqing's assurance, Zhao Rang let go of her wrist and said with a smile:
"Let's go, I'll take you down the mountain!"
The two of them walked side by side on the mountain road, and neither of them spoke.
It wasn't until she reached a fork in the road that Qingqing stopped and said to Zhao Rang:
"Just send it here, the road I want to take is not ahead."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Rang saw two small figures emerging from the woods next to the fork in the road.
One is wearing a red coat and the other is wearing a blue coat.
When the kid in red saw Zhao Rang, he immediately pointed at him and said loudly:
"Going down the mountain without saying a word is not enough of a friend at all!"
Zhao Rang didn't take it seriously and said with a smile:
"If you are a friend, you have to drink often."
The kid in red said depressedly:
"But we haven't known each other long enough."
Zhao Rang shook his head and said:
"It's not the long-term one, it's the regular drinking. When you can drink with me often, we will be real friends!"
The kid in red wanted to say something, but the kid in blue blocked him.
He handed Zhao Rang a baggage and said:
"This is what my uncle asked me to give you. He said it is something you can use."
After Zhao Rang took it, he opened the bag and took a look. Sure enough, it was some bottles and cans and a few martial arts secret books. In addition, there is a land deed and a stack of banknotes.
"Okay, the things have been delivered and we are leaving. From now on, we will follow my uncle to practice in the Nine Heavens. I also wish you a safe journey!"
After the kid in blue finished speaking, he bowed to Zhao Rang and immediately walked towards the mountain without any delay.
But the child in red looked at the breeze blowing in the woods, looked at Zhao Rang's retreating back, and murmured:
“I don’t know if it will be fallen leaves or snow when we see each other again.”
