It started to rain continuously early in the morning, the sky was covered with thick clouds, and there were occasional flashes of thunder.
Gongsun Yao was in a small pavilion outside Tingfengxuan and looked up. At this time, his mind was full of thoughts. After the fierce battle in Dafang Tower, Wei Jing took the opportunity to mention to him what Wei Zhiqian had told him to say that night - "See The oath made by the golden leaves under the plum blossoms will remain unchanged in this life."
After the battle in Dayang Mansion, Gongsun Yao would come outside Tingfengxuan every day to visit, but Wei Zhongyun was nowhere to be seen.
Gongsun Yao was worried about bumping into Wei Changqing who lived in Tingfengxuan and causing trouble for no reason, so he didn't dare to go look for her.
He could only wait and stroll in several small pavilions under Tingfengxuan every day.
He was still like this today, but the difference was that he suddenly saw Wei Changqing and Wei Kailai walking out of Tingfengxuan one after another and walking towards the sword-making workshop.
Gongsun Yao was stunned for a long time, and then he felt that this was an opportunity. He took a breath, looked around a few times, and felt that no one was paying attention to him, and then hurriedly turned into Tingfengxuan.
He lowered his head and moved forward. There was a small sign hanging on the door of each room, which said who lived in the room. He searched all the way to the second floor and finally found Wei Zhongyun's room.
He waited outside in silence for a long time, but Wei Zhongyun didn't come out of the room. He mustered up his courage and knocked on the door with his backhand.
"Who?" A clear female voice came from inside, it was Wei Zhiqian's voice. Wei Zhiqian opened the door a crack and peeked out. When she saw it was Gongsun Yao, she was stunned for a moment, then blinked at him and said, "Wait a minute."
Wei Zhiqian didn't wait for Gongsun Yao's reaction outside the door and closed the door again. She came to the bed and looked at Wei Zhongyun lying on the bed. Wei Zhongyun's hands were wrapped in white gauze and her expression was gloomy.
"It's him." Wei Zhiqian chuckled and said, "I'll go out and look out for you so you can talk properly."
"No..." Wei Zhongyun sat up and said indifferently for a long time: "I don't want to see him yet..." When Wei Zhongyun said this, he turned to look at the mirror. Her face in the mirror was bloodless and her lips were blue and white. , looks extremely poor. And his hands were wrapped like chestnuts.
Wei Zhiqian said with a smile: "Are you worried that he won't like you when he sees you like this? Let me tell you, the injuries on his body are serious. His hands have been injured many times, and they don't look good."
"How do you know?" Wei Zhongyun asked with a wry smile.
Wei Zhiqian said: "He told me himself, and there are some things he didn't say, so I will ask our cousin." In the past few days, Wei Zhiqian sometimes met Gongsun Yao below, and would chat for a few words and tell Gongsun Yao what he said. If you want to tell me something, go back and tell it to your sister.
"Haha." Wei Zhongyun smiled and said, "Go and tell him that I don't want to see him until I recover. If he feels bored, take him around and talk to him."
"Sister..." Wei Zhiqian was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Are you trying to match us up?"
Wei Zhongyun smiled lightly: "No... maybe I gradually feel that I don't like him that much anymore."
"I don't believe it!" Wei Zhiqian said suspiciously: "You obviously like him so much. Over the past few years, I have seen all your thoughts."
"Then just think that I'm feeling unwell and thinking wildly." Wei Zhongyun pulled up the quilt, covering half of his face, and said, "Go out quickly. If dad comes back, you'll kill him with a sword if you see him." ”
"Then stop thinking so wildly." Wei Zhiqian snorted, patted her hand, stood up and left the room.
When she saw Gongsun Yao poking his head in the stairwell, as if he was worried about Wei Changqing's return, she couldn't help but find it funny, and hurried over to take him out of Tingfengxuan.
"Sister..." After Wei Zhiqian left, Wei Zhongyun sat up again, her eyes were misty and red. She got out of bed and went to the window. She looked down and saw Wei Zhiqian and Gongsun Yao in front of each other. After walking away, he murmured to himself: "My sister has always seen your thoughts..."
Wei Zhiqian was holding an oil umbrella. She turned around and saw Gongsun Yao following her, and said, "Aren't you afraid of the rain?"
Gongsun Yao shook his head and said, "It's not raining heavily."
The two walked in tandem for a long time, and Wei Zhiqian asked: "Gongsun Yao, what do you like about my sister?"
"I never thought about it..." Gongsun Yao shook his head, then turned his head and thought about it carefully, and said, "I must have fallen in love with Zhongyun as soon as I saw her."
Wei Zhiqian smiled slightly and nodded, thinking in her heart: I treated you the same way back then.
She sighed, turned to look at Gongsun Yao, and saw that he had been soaked by the light rain, but he didn't care. She just thought it was funny and said, "Oh... you can't do this. More than three years ago You are already stupid enough. Three years later, you are more like a wooden person. Even my cousin is much smarter than you."
"Wei Jing is always smart, but I was not as good as him before..." Gongsun Yao was noncommittal. He turned his head and looked into the distance, as if he was sorry for not being able to see Wei Zhongyun.
"What about me? We haven't seen each other for three years. How much do you think I have changed?" Wei Zhiqian asked, laughing.
"You..." Gongsun Yao looked at Wei Zhiqian and said, "You have become a bit like your sister."
When Wei Zhiqian heard what Gongsun Yao said, she suddenly felt sad. Over the years, she had indeed imitated her sister's tone of voice, body and appearance, intentionally or unintentionally. She was lost in thought and murmured: "Origami puppy..."
Gongsun Yao groaned and asked, "What kind of dog?"
"What kind of dog? Haha! I remembered that when we were at Jianzhuang, Wei Jing once slipped up and read out your real name. At that time, when he wanted to change his mind, he said you were 'Gou Xunyao', a dog. "My son's dog, the monkey's monkey, he said that you once urinated in a hurry and peeed on the wall like a dog, so he gave you this nickname." Wei Zhiqian said this, but she unconsciously murmured "Paper Folding" "Puppy" was another story. It happened many years ago when she and Wei Zhongyun were young children...
That year, Wei Zhongyun picked up a stray puppy on the street. The puppy was very close to Wei Zhongyun, but it was very wary of people other than Wei Zhongyun. He stared at that person nervously.
At that time, she saw her sister having fun with the puppy and was very envious. However, as soon as she got close, the dog barked at her, scaring her so much that she had nightmares for several days.
In her room, she made an origami puppy with paper, played with the origami puppy, barked like a dog, pretended to feed the dog, and pretended that she had a puppy. She was happy like this for a while.
When she was going to play with her sister with the paper-folded puppy, she saw her sister shaking hands with the puppy in the courtyard, chasing butterflies, barking and having fun, so she returned to the room and put the paper-folded puppy in the drawer. inside and never take it out again.
A long time ago, she played with an origami puppy;
In the past three years, she occasionally imagined that she was her sister Zhongyun.
"The rain has gotten heavier." Wei Zhiqian looked up and saw that the clouds in the sky were thicker and the raindrops were falling heavier. She said, "I have to go back. What do you want to say to your sister?"
"You...you tell her...Jin Ye's oath will last forever, I will always remember it, I will always remember it, and it will never change..." Gongsun Yao let the rain soak him and said vaguely.
"Okay." Wei Zhiqian smiled faintly, turned around and walked back to Tingfengxuan, raised her head slightly, and murmured: "The paper-folded puppy is, after all, paper, not a puppy..." She suddenly turned back and shouted with a smile: "Goodbye, Gou Xiuyao, I will tell my sister!"
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"Wei Jing...how is the Sword King doing?" Wei Changqing and Wei Kailai opened the door and saw Wei Jing taking a nap on the table and Yang Qiufei lying quietly on the bed.
Wei Jing stood up in a daze, and when he saw the two uncles, he woke up a little. He looked at Yang Qiufei who was sleeping quietly, shook his head and said, "Grandpa, he sleeps most of the time. Occasionally he gets up to eat. He went to the bathroom, he was always weak, he was sick, he was exhausted..."
"Wei Jing, we are here to tell you that we have to prepare in the next few days. Your second uncle and I are going back to the Tianmen General Altar." Wei Changqing said.
"What?" Wei Jing was a little shocked and asked: "But the main altar... is now occupied by the eighth elder. No, there are seven left. Two uncles, do you still want to be the direct sword forger of those seven elders? Teacher?"
Wei Kailai coughed softly and said, "Nephew, you didn't go to the main hall for dinner last night. You must not know what happened, right?"
Wei Jing was stunned and asked, "What happened?"
"There is an order from the General Altar, asking us to exchange the King of Swords for your father."
"What?" Wei Jing's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Have you forgotten that you have a father these days?" Wei Changqing snorted.
"Of course I haven't forgotten..." Wei Jing rolled his eyes. On the night when everyone regained the Dayang Mansion, he proposed to immediately use the army to kill the seven elders and rescue his father. However, everyone was listening to Lei Nan at that time. When Wei Jing spoke, few people responded, and then Yang Qiufei fainted from exhaustion. This lasted for two more days.
Then, Tiejiaotang, Shishengtian, and Leinan, as well as three anti-bandit teams organized into teams, went south, hoping to annihilate the Iron Claw Gang in one fell swoop.
Yesterday at noon, Wei Jing put forward the idea of attacking the general altar again, but was reprimanded by a group of guests, who said that he did not understand the general situation and only cared about himself. Wei Jing was so angry that he rushed out of the main hall without even eating, and he didn't go to the dinner party.
"How...how can this be done?" Wei Jing shook his head.
Wei Kailai nodded in agreement: "We also felt it was inappropriate, and the guests in the mansion felt it was even more inappropriate. Everyone kept scolding and kicked the messenger out. But at the same time, I sent someone to catch up and retain him. He reported back to the Eighth Elder and considered other proposals.”
"What proposal...ah!" Wei Jing suddenly understood and said, "Is it to replace my father with my eldest uncle and second uncle?"
"Yes." Wei Kailai nodded and added: "But it's not just your uncle and second uncle, but the entire people of the two Wei family sword shops."
Wei Changqing said: "The Eighth Elder has not replied yet, but this proposal should be feasible, so we will inform you first."
"Well... the Eighth Elder, no... there are seven left. They were defeated in Dafanglou and Dayang Mansion, and lost their troops and generals. They are in desperate need of manpower. It would be useful if the uncle and the second uncle's two sword shops can help..."
Wei Jing murmured to himself, and then said: "The eight...there are seven left. They should know that no matter what, the people in the Dayang family will not agree to let my grandpa replace my father. The 'seven left' are what they want." I want to gain the power of the eldest uncle and second uncle."
