In the Bamboo House, Xu Huaigu did not practice tonight because he received a messenger flying sword at dusk.
This messenger flying sword comes from Master Meng Zhou of the Immortal Boat in Luoyun City. The letter states that the Immortal Boat is already approaching the east coast of Fuyao Island and will arrive at Qingfeng Valley in only two or three days. Qingfeng Valley must be prepared in advance. Just board the boat.
This letter only informed Xianzhou's itinerary, and did not mention a word about the colorful pearl money. Xu Huaigu wrote to Wei Caiyi and personally asked Wei Caiyi about the five hundred colored beads it would cost to set off the fairy boat ahead of schedule. The answer he got was naturally no, at least not in this transaction with Xu Huaigu. Obviously, these are the rules set by the people below. If they want to enrich their own pockets, Xu Huaigu will not tolerate it.
Anyway, Wei Caiyi already knew about this matter. As for how she would deal with the owners and stewards of the two immortal boats, he didn't care.
After receiving the flying sword, Xu Huaigu immediately informed Xie Qingyun. Xie Qingyun came to the bamboo house in Xu Huaigu in person. Regarding the escort of the last immortal boat, the two of them still had some things to discuss, so they would discuss it in detail in the bamboo house instead of elsewhere.
Fan Xuan and Yu Qin were playing chess on the first floor, while Xu Huaigu and Xie Qingyun were on the second floor.
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden knock on the door of the bamboo building.
Yu Qin went to open the door and saw Ruyu. She was surprised at first, then smiled and said, "You are back. Have you settled everything at the foot of the mountain?"
Ruyu nodded towards her and said, "Sister, everything has been taken care of, so Chen Qi and I will go up the mountain tonight."
Yu Qin smiled and invited him in: "It just so happens that I'm playing chess with your sister Fan. Do you want to come and watch too?"
Ruyu followed her into the chess room, and Yu Qin still sat down in her original seat. She put away the smile on her face, looked solemnly at the chessboard that had been smashed to pieces, and said sadly: "Ruyu, look at it for me, what should I do?"
However, Ruyu had no intention of playing chess tonight. He looked at it absently and asked, "Where is sir? Are you practicing?"
"Your husband is upstairs. Why, do you have something to do with him?"
Ruyu nodded.
Yu Qin smiled and said, "Go ahead. When you come back after finishing your work, you should report to him."
Ruyu left the chess room and walked upstairs. He heard someone talking in the room and knocked on the door. A familiar voice came from inside.
"Please come in."
Ruyu pushed the door open and went in, only to see that besides Xu Huaigu, there was a woman sitting opposite him in the room. There was a candle lit on the table in front of them, a few documents were spread out, and they were talking about something.
Ruyu had seen that woman several times, and naturally knew her. She knew that she was the owner of Qingfeng Valley, named Xie Qingyun. Although Xie Qingyun seemed very kind, Ruyu had always been a little afraid of her, perhaps because she was at a high level.
When Xu Huaigu saw that Ruyu had returned to the bamboo house, he stopped what he was doing and asked, "Why are you back?"
Ruyu bowed his hands and said with a serious expression: "Mr. Hui, the things in the town have come to an end, so the students are back."
Xu Huaigu nodded and said: "You must be tired when you come back so late at night. You should go and rest first."
Ruyu paused for a moment, but still stood with her hands hanging, not going out.
Xu Huaigu looked at him with some confusion and asked, "Why, what's the matter?"
Ruyu cupped her hands and lowered her head, not daring to look at him. She just begged, "Student, I have an unkind request."
"But it doesn't matter."
"My husband made three stipulations with me. One of them is that I cannot inform others of my identity without my husband's permission." Ruyu stopped talking at this point.
Xu Huaigu nodded: "It is true."
"Then the student thought, if my husband allows me, can I tell others my identity?"
Xu Huaigu was stunned for a moment.
You must know that not many people know about Ruyu's identity as a monster. Except for the monks who participated in the border battle last year, there are probably only a few people who know about it. At this time, everyone was in the middle region, and his identity as a monster would only bring trouble, so Xu Huaigu did not allow him to reveal his identity. However, now that he actually asked about this in person, Xu Huaigu couldn't help but become suspicious.
However, he quickly reacted and asked: "You mean Chen Qi?"
Ruyu nodded.
Before Xu Huaigu could speak, Xie Qingyun covered her mouth and started laughing.
Ruyu felt a little embarrassed and buried her head in silence.
Xu Huaigu thought it was a big deal, just telling Chen Qi a few words. The little girl is familiar with them, so it's okay if she knows. However, Ruyu firmly remembers those three rules and remembers to ask herself. This is indeed rare.
Xu Huaigu smiled casually and said, "Go ahead, Chen Qi. But if you want to tell others, you still have to tell me, sir."
Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief. He bowed twice and said, "Thank you, Mr."
Xu Huaigu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go, go, let's have fun with Chen Qi these two days, but we will rarely see each other again in the future."
Ruyu asked carefully: "Sir, do you know when the immortal boat will arrive?"
"I just received the news today. If it's fast, it will be the day after tomorrow at night, if it's slow, it will be the day after tomorrow. In short, there are only two or three days left."
Two or three days... turned out to be faster than the agreed time. Ruyu felt uneasy, so she just nodded and hurried out.
Xu Huaigu looked at his leaving back and thought of his expression just now. He wanted to smile, but for some reason, he suddenly seemed to have seen himself back then. The smile at the corner of his mouth was only half-smiling, and then it froze. face.
When we parted ways with Yu Qin and went to Feiyu Island alone, wasn't it so unforgettable? Not only this, but also the separation from Huang Shan, the death separation from Zuo Qiuxun, the separation from Gu Sanyue... there were too many, and those memories still remained in his mind.
Life seems to be a constant cycle of separation and reunion.
Xie Qingyun looked at Xu Huaigu curiously, thoughtfully, and didn't ask any more questions.
After Xu Huaigu recovered from his memories, he took a sip of tea, looked at Xie Qingyun opposite, smiled apologetically, and said, "Let's talk about the fairy boat."
Xie Qingyun also smiled, sorted out the documents on the table, put them into his robe and put them away, and said: "The matter of the immortal boat has almost been settled. Is there anything else that needs to be discussed in detail? According to me Look, you and I won’t see each other for a long time, so why not talk about something else?”
"What do you want to talk about, Valley Master?"
Xie Qingyun took a sip of tea and asked, "Did you think of your old self just now?"
Xu Huaigu nodded, sighed, and said: "Yes, it seems to be exactly the same as me back then."
Xie Qingyun smiled and said: "Not only with you, but probably with everyone in the world."
Xu Huaigu echoed and smiled.
"Everyone of you is like this, and you all remind me of some long-ago things."
Xu Huaigu was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It's rare to hear such words from the Valley Master. I would like to hear the details."
"What a beautiful thought." Xie Qingyun raised her hand, covered her mouth with her sleeves, and laughed, "It happened a hundred years ago, and now I have even forgotten what a person looks like. I just have a vague impression, and... Is there any details?”
She sighed self-deprecatingly and smiled at Xu Huaigu: "Now that people are old, it's okay to just survive in this world. How can we dare to think so much? Just live one day at a time."
Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "Even the owner of the valley said this, but we can't even survive."
Xie Qingyun smiled noncommittally, paused, and said, "Actually, there is something I need to tell you."
"Valley Master, please speak."
"Liu Waner told me last night that she doesn't plan to go to Middle-earth with us."
Xu Huaigu asked: "Not going to Middle-earth? Then where is she going?"
"She just came back from Middle-earth, and she hasn't seen the monsters siege the city yet. It seems too hasty to go back to Middle-earth now. She plans to see this war before returning to Middle-earth."
Xu Huaigu said worriedly: "The battlefield is very dangerous, it's no joke. The Valley Master isn't worried about her?"
"What's the use of worrying, children will always grow up." Xie Qingyun shook her head and suddenly smiled at Xu Huaigu, "But I suddenly thought, if she can follow you, she should be able to see a lot of high scenery. Bar?"
Xu Huaigu looked stunned and said, "What does the Valley Master mean?"
"That's what you are thinking." Xie Qingyun said, "I want her to follow you north. You don't need to do anything or say anything. She will just be a bystander."
"Now Liu Waner's cultivation talent has become more and more outstanding. The Qingfeng Valley Pond is too small. She should see more of the higher scenery." Xie Qingyun's tone was mixed with a little helplessness, "I know that you and many great monks have There will always be benefits if you let her follow you if you have contacts."
Xu Huaigu lowered his head and pondered, then hesitated.
It's not that Xu Huaigu doesn't want Liu Waner by his side, it's just that the burden around him is too heavy now. Yu Qin, Ruyu, Fan Xuan... plus Liu Waner, it seems that there are too many people who need his care.
Seeing his hesitation, Xie Qingyun sighed and said: "The sword you promised me to bring to Qingfeng Valley back then has already been repaid. I can't force you. If you are not willing, then you have to forget it. .”
"What do Liu Waner think?"
"She actually wants to follow you for a while, but she's too embarrassed to ask."
Xu Huaigu asked again: "But didn't she want to watch the demon clan attack the city? I went northward, but I went against the demon clan."
"So what? Even if you get to Fuyao Sect, the demon clan will attack there sooner or later. Don't worry about it."
Xie Qingyun could see that Xu Huaigu was worried, but she was still shy, hoping that he would accept Liu Waner. After all, if she follows her group and moves the sect to Middle-earth, she will at most be just the next sect leader of Qingfeng Valley, and will be nothing in the vast Middle-earth. But if I could go with Xu Huaigu, there might be another opportunity. Xie Qingyun knew that Xu Huaigu even had contacts with several monks in the eleventh realm.
She hopes that Liu Waner can stand taller in the future. This is just her selfish intention.
"If she wants to, there's nothing wrong with her."
Xie Qingyun stood up, bowed her hands, and said solemnly: "Thank you very much. I will tell her when I get back."
Xu Huaigu stood up quickly, helped her up, and said, "The master of the valley has really embarrassed this junior, how can I bear it?"
Xie Qingyun smiled slightly.
Liu Waner, you are a swordsman genius that has never been seen in Qingfeng Valley. I have tried my best to win this opportunity for you. As for where you can go in the future, it depends on your own destiny.
