Xu Huaigu was anxious about what happened to the Fuyao Sect. He exerted all his strength and hurried forward. It only took him two hours to climb up the more than a thousand white marble steps and reach the "Swordsmanship in the World, Swordsmanship in the Sky" under the plaque.
As soon as Xu Huaigu saw the plaque, the sharp sword intent contained in it immediately attacked him overwhelmingly.
He secretly wondered, why did this sword intention seem to have legs and come specifically towards him? However, Xu Huaigu was not afraid of these sword intentions. He secretly intercepted a small wisp with the Heart Lake Flying Sword, and let the rest pass by him and disperse into the world.
This sword intention is indeed unique to the Fuyao Sect, and has the same origin as the "Cangshui" sword and the sword intention on Yu Qin's Mingxin Jade Hairpin.
Xu Huaigu hid this small ray of sword intent, preparing to comprehend it later. He looked elsewhere and saw that under the plaque was a huge square made of bluestone. After the square was a road going down the mountain. There were several disciples patrolling the door. That should be the entrance of the Fuyao Sect. .
Perhaps because the steps were sealed, there were few people in the square today. Except for the disciples in green clothes and swords, Xu Huaigu also saw a small black dot under the plaque. When he looked carefully, he saw a person who seemed to be kneeling on the ground. .
He looked around and found nothing out of the ordinary. The disciple who cleaned the steps mentioned that when he went up the mountain and took a look, he knew it could only be this kneeling person.
Xu Huaigu squinted his eyes and glanced at the disciples patrolling in the distance as if there was no one there, and he had some guesses in his heart. Could it be that there was an unjust case outside the Fuyao Sect, and this person had no choice but to go up the mountain and kneel down to plead for mercy?
If this is really the case, then what the Fuyao Sect did was too unkind.
Xu Huaigu walked towards the man. Hearing the crisp footsteps, the man quickly raised his head and looked towards the place where the footsteps came from in a panic, and happened to meet Xu Huaigu's eyes.
She was a charming woman in her thirties, who was not born well. She looked at Xu Huaigu in panic with a pair of bloodshot eyes, her face was pale, and there were still tears in the corners of her eyes. The most eye-catching thing was her forehead, which had a big injury and was now covered in scabs.
When the woman saw that there was not much pity in Xu Huaigu's eyes, and she was not dressed like a Fuyao Sect, she had no choice but to retract her eyes sadly, put her head on the ground again in disappointment, and continued to kneel.
This desolate and lonely look made Xu Huaigu feel a little intoxicated.
Her legs were trembling slightly, and her waist could no longer hold up. It was obvious that she had been kneeling for a long time, but despite this, she was still persisting.
A disciple who was patrolling the square walked up to him and asked, "Fellow Taoist, why do you come to Fuyao Sect?"
Xu Huaigu said: "Find a few people."
The man said: "Fellow Taoist, please tell me your name, and who is the person you are looking for?"
Xu Huaigu thought that not many people in the Fuyao Sect knew Yu Qin, and Deng Zhiyuan's name was too eye-catching, so he said generously, "My name is Yu Buhe, and I'm here to see Yin Zishi."
The disciple frowned. He had never heard of the name Yu Buhe, but of course he knew Yin Zushi's name. However, there were many people in the world who knew about Yin Zushi, and he was not sure whether this man wanted to sneak into the Fuyao Sect under the guise of Yin Zushi, so he ordered another disciple to report to Yin Zushi.
Fuyao Sect occupies a vast and mountainous area, and the disciple who reported the news should not be able to return for a while. He wanted to inquire about the kneeling woman's situation with the patrolling disciple, but he didn't know that the man's identity was unknown when he saw him. How could he dare to tell outsiders about such a family scandal? He simply walked far away and didn't come here.
Xu Huaigu didn't ask further questions. He sat on the ground next to the woman. He took out a water bag from his body, placed it on the ground, and asked the woman, "Are you thirsty? Do you want to drink water?"
The woman knelt for most of the day, with no water or rice in her mouth, and her lips were almost parched with thirst. Seeing Xu Huaigu take out a drink at this time, he quickly pursed his lips. After hesitating in his heart, he actually refused.
Her original intention was to make Xu Huaigu pity her even more, but this man's heart was like an iron scale. Seeing that she wouldn't drink, he immediately raised his head and poured the water down. The water dripped down, it was really a clean drink.
The woman felt unhappy, but she couldn't express her pain, so she had to swallow her anger. Being stimulated like this, she turned her anger into strength, her legs stopped shaking, and her waist straightened.
Xu Huaigu was not stupid. He couldn't drink the pot of water he gave him.
This woman knelt for a whole day, and no one could bear to see her. The gods of the Fuyao Sect were all watching. If she drank the water from Xu Huaigu, all her previous efforts would be in vain.
Xu Huaigu praised: "You still have some backbone. If you had just drank my water, no matter what you asked for today, it would be useless. Now there seems to be some hope."
When the woman heard this, she realized what she was doing. She became very angry and said angrily, "Then give me a drink!"
Xu Huaigu said: "It's my business to give you a drink, and it's your business to drink or not. Can you still control me?"
The woman was angry and didn't want to talk to him about this nonsense, so she snorted coldly and continued to kneel attentively.
Xu Huaigu asked her: "What on earth do you have to come to this sect to complain? I have to remind you that the monks here are not vegetarians. If you don't like it, they can take your head with a twist of the flying sword." , there won’t even be anyone to collect your body by then.”
The woman frowned, gritted her teeth and said sharply: "Anyway, I am alone in this world and have no hope of living. If I kill him, I will kill him. I accept it!"
Xu Huaigu stopped talking and took out another bottle of wine from his body, as well as two meat buns that he had not finished eating in the morning. He started to eat by himself, making an expression of enjoyment while eating, and said coquettishly: " What a delicious steamed bun. I bought this bun this morning. It’s not rancid yet, just right. I took one bite and the soup overflowed. I guess there must be pork, mushrooms, ham, and cabbage in it. It’s fermented for two days. After the first time, put it on the steamer and steam it for half an hour, otherwise it would never be so soft, fragrant, and delicate. To be honest, I have been traveling in the world for several years, but I have never tasted something so delicious... "
"That's enough! Are you eating steamed buns or making steamed buns? Do you want to tell me every step!"
the woman shouted angrily. He was hungry, but he was forced to watch Xu Huaigu eat and drink, his eyes so full of sadness that he almost shed tears.
Xu Huaigu felt like a spring breeze and said with a smile: "I eat steamed buns, but you can't eat them. If you eat them, all your efforts will be wasted. Come on, work harder, victory is just ahead! Hahaha!"
The woman was so angry that she gritted her teeth, feeling that there really wasn't a single good man in the world, they were all bastards! If the Fuyao Sect's request for help fails this time, I will jump off the Fuyao Sect's cliff and be done with it!
It was almost evening at this time, Xu Huaigu was drinking some wine and waiting leisurely for Yin Zishi to come over.
Not long after, a group of people came out of the Fuyao Sect's mountain gate. However, looking at the mighty formation, there were at least five or six people. Xu Huaigu squinted and saw that Yin Zishi was really inside, and he felt relieved.
The woman also looked in the direction of the group of people, only to see
God is full of longing, and the fatigue of kneeling all day has mostly disappeared.
Seeing the woman's expression, Xu Huaigu gave a helpless smile, shook his head, and said, "I bet there is no chance of anything you come to Fuyao Sect to accomplish. But if you are determined, you can come to me. My name is Xu Huaigu, maybe I can help you."
The woman glanced at him sideways and sneered: "Oh, don't be so hypocritical. You said you wanted to help me without even telling me your real name. I heard you clearly. When you were talking to that disciple, you clearly said your name was Yu." Not compatible!"
Xu Huaigu curled his lips, grabbed a handful of hair, thought about it, and swallowed the sentence "I didn't say my real name because I was afraid of scaring him."
But what needs to be said has been said. As for what the woman will do, it is not up to Xu Huaigu to decide.
The pedestrians were walking from the Fuyao Sect, and the woman saw a man from a distance who looked so familiar. The heartache and pain she was holding in her heart suddenly turned into snot and tears, and she burst into tears and said, "Jiang Linyang, you can count." Here you go! I had a hard time looking for you!"
After saying that, she hurriedly stood up and wanted to run forward, but she had been kneeling all day and her legs were numb. As soon as she stood up, she fell to the ground again. That look was so miserable.
Xu Huaigu didn't go to help her, but a man in the group ran over quickly, pulled her up, and whispered in a reproachful voice, "Why are you here?"
The woman cried: "You left home suddenly and didn't even send me a message. If Uncle Li, the blacksmith at the entrance of the town, hadn't told me that you followed a group of monks, I wouldn't have known where you were! How good it is now , I have been looking for you for eight years and finally found you!"
The woman was so excited that she couldn't help but raise her voice a little louder. As she cried, the rest of the people present looked at the man named Jiang Linyang.
Jiang Linyang was sweating profusely. These were his senior brothers. With this commotion, how could he hold his head high in the sect from now on?
He glanced around guiltily, helped the woman up, and regardless of her inconvenient legs and feet, quickly grabbed her and walked towards the mountain gate. They were surrounded by knowledgeable people and no one was chasing them. They gradually disappeared into the Fuyao Sect.
Xu Huaigu watched them go away, guessing in his mind that he had already won seven points, and it was about to see how things would develop next.
While he was thinking, Yin Zizhi had already walked up to him, looked at him hard for a few times, patted his shoulder and cursed with a smile: "You are not kind! I can't bear to do anything you did to that woman before." See it in your eyes. Good guy, he’s still as evil as he was two years ago!”
Xu Huaigu chuckled, ignored it, and asked in the first sentence: "How is Yu Qin doing?"
Yin Zizhi laughed and said, "That's great! They all know that I brought Yu Qin back, and no one dares to bully her. She has also made many friends, and in short, she is living a good life. Why, you have to thank me." ? I’m sure I won’t have to run away after two drinks!”
Xu Huaigu said slyly: "It depends on what kind of wine it is. It's too expensive and I won't treat you to it."
Yin Zizhi shook his head sadly and criticized him in four words: "It's too scheming."
Immediately, he hugged Xu Huai and said, "Come on, this is not the place to talk. Go back to the sect first. If you have any questions on the way, just ask me."
Xu Huaigu also wanted to ask what the people who came with him did, but when he saw that those few people had changed shifts with the previous disciples, he realized that Fuyao Sect's patrols should be one during the day and one at night, that is. No more questions.
So Yin Zizhi put his arm around Xu Huaigu's shoulders affectionately, and the two walked into the mountain gate talking and laughing.
