In the afternoon of the second day after Shangguan Liang's funeral arrangements in Dongyang, Yu Chuchu and Bing Dundun returned to Haitang Villa.
In the bright late spring, the crabapple flowers in Haitang Villa are already in bud, but they still refuse to smile.
The begonia flower grows from its tippy corners to the flower withered leaves, and the lake water changes from sparkling to thick ice. An ignorant little girl grows into a graceful girl inadvertently.
The lakeside with the fragrant begonias was the place where Yu Chuchu practiced sword dancing.
This year, Yu Chuchu is already eighteen years old. Her bright eyes are full of hope, her grace is outstanding, and she blooms like a begonia flower.
Bingdundun saw Yu Chuchu sitting on the bank of Haitang Lake, looking thoughtful, so she quietly walked over and asked Yu Chuchu naughtily: "Miss, what are you thinking about?"
"You idiot, I was just thinking about how to improve my sword dance!" Yu Chuchu regained her concentration and said to Bing Dundun in a slow voice.
"In my opinion, that's not true?" Bing Dundun teased Yu Chuchu with a smile, "Miss must be missing Mr. Shangguan!"
"What a fat man, how dare you make fun of me? Do you want me to slap you?" Yu Chuchu pretended to be angry, "What does Mr. Shangguan have to do with me? I don't miss him!" Although Yu Chuchu said no Thinking of Shangguan Yu, she felt her heart surge and her cheeks became rosy inadvertently.
"Miss, you still said no, look how red you are?" Bingdundun said with a smile.
Yu Chuchu was very calm. She looked towards Bing Dundun, then picked up a petal of Begonia flower, sniffed it, and said slowly: "Master Shangguan, how can it be my turn to miss him? There are so many beauties around him?"
"I think that girl Feifei looks innocent, but she's still young?" Bingdundun said, "That Liu Mengzhi is so arrogant. She dares to get close to Mr. Shangguan, and even asks Mr. Shangguan to take care of her brother. Bah! I bother!"
"Maybe Mr. Shangguan likes her charming charm!" Yu Chuchu sighed softly and said slowly, "Or maybe Mr. Shangguan mainly cares about her temperament!"
"Miss, I don't believe that Mr. Shangguan is the kind of person who likes flattery! It's up to you to believe it or not, but I believe it anyway!" Bing Dundun said again, "Okay! Let's stop talking about Liu. I’m dreaming of pheasants, it makes me sick just thinking about it!”
"I wonder if Mr. Shangguan's mental state is better?" Yu Chuchu suddenly changed the topic and really cared about Shangguan Yu.
"Miss, I'll make some chicken soup for you another day, and you can deliver it to me in person, don't you know?" Even though Bingdundun looks cold, her heart is always full of hot blood.
"Fat Dun, you are such a talker! If you miss him, then go see him yourself!" Yu Chuchu smiled faintly at Bing Dundun, but in turn teased Bing Dundun.
In fact, why didn't Yu Chuchu not want to see Shangguan Yu? She thought of Shangguan Yu's deep eyes and the heroic spirit between Shangguan Yu's brows, and she felt happy in her heart.
"Miss, don't change the topic!" Bing Dundun said again, "I'm afraid that you will lose control of your plot as soon as it develops, and I won't allow any plot to exceed your expectations!"
"I'm really worried when I meet you, Fatty! You can do it if you want!" Yu Chuchu sighed suddenly, "Let's go practice swordplay!" With a clang, she pulled out the Ruoshui Sword, with a figure like a swallow, Dancing on the banks of Haitang Lake.
I saw Yu Chuchu twisting flowers with her left hand and dancing with a sword in her right hand, with deep longing between her brows and eyes. Her clothes are fluttering, her dancing posture is graceful, and her sword energy is as fast as lightning. The Ruoshui sword in her hand was accompanied by the melodious sound of Bing Dundun's piano. The sword rain was fragrant, and soon begonia flowers fell all over the ground.
When Bingdundun saw Yu Chuchu finished dancing with his sword, he stopped playing the piano. Bing Dundun stood up, stamped her feet, and sighed softly at the falling begonia flowers: "What a pity! The begonia flowers fell to the ground."
"When you didn't look at the flower, the flower died together like you; when you looked at the flower, the color of the flower became clearer!" Yu Chuchu put away the Ruoshui Sword and wiped the sweat on her forehead. , and said some philosophical words to Bing Dundun.
Bingdundun nodded in understanding. She asked Yu Chuchu mischievously: "Miss, are you saying that if Mr. Shangguan doesn't look at you, even if you are this beautiful blooming begonia flower, you will still be silent?"
Yu Chuchu stroked Ruoshui Sword and smiled lightly. She said to Bing Dundun: "Pang Dun, let's not talk about Mr. Shangguan anymore. He won't have Yu Chuchu in his eyes, and I'm not as beautiful as Liu Mengpheese!" Although her words were spoken lightly, , but bursts of sourness filled her heart! Yu Chuchu closed her eyes lightly and said in her heart: "I, Yu Chuchu, I, Yu Chuchu, can no longer think about Mr. Shangguan." However, the shadow of Shangguan Yu always appeared in Yu Chuchu's heart, and she couldn't wave it away even if she wanted to. Don't go. "Oh my, when I miss him, he is in my mind!" "Oh my, when I don't think of him, he is right in front of my eyes!"
"No, no! Miss, you are the most beautiful woman in the world!" Bing Dundun was a little nervous and praised Yu Chuchu as a great beauty.
"No, no! Fat Dun is the most beautiful woman in the world!" Yu Chuchu teased Bing Dun Dun in turn.
Yu Chuchu and Bing Dundun burst out laughing. Yu Chuchu's sweet smile is like the beautiful begonia flower. Yu Chuchu's sweet smile was so beautiful that the Haitang Lake was also filled with spring tides, and the Haitang Villa was also glowing with wisps of spring light.
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"Dad, why are you here?" Zhao Feifei asked in surprise when she saw her father Zhao Zhenren and Shangguan Yu talking about something in the "Chongshan Hall" of Shangguan Mansion.
"Silly girl, why can't dad come?" Zhao Zhenren said slowly to Zhao Feifei, "Daddy and your uncle Shangguan Yu are discussing things, you go and have fun!"
Zhao Feifei saw that her father Zhao Zhenren didn't pay much attention to her, so she looked at Shangguan Yu with a pair of phoenix eyes. She responded with a "hey", made a face at Zhao Zhenren, and slipped out.
It turns out that Zhao Zhenren, the star-chasing swordsman, received a letter from Zhao Feifei and learned that the news of Shangguan Liang's death was true, so he rushed over at starry night, but he was helpless and still couldn't make the last journey for his best friend Shangguan Liang. Zhao Zhenren also ended up with a lifelong regret.
Zhao Zhenren analyzed Shangguan Liang's death for Shangguan Yu. He slowly said to Shangguan Yu: "Judging from the sword wounds of Master Shangguan and Shangguan's four protectors, it is indeed the Liuyue Sword Sect who died in Weiguo. However, the Liuyue Sword Sect has been fighting since the battle of Julu Shigong. , there were countless casualties, the Liuyue Sword faction has not been seen in the world for more than ten years, and even the Liuyue Sword master Yingbuda has disappeared."
"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect that the Liuyue Sword Sect was originally created by the guards, and their swordsmanship is infinitely weird! If the man in black mask who killed his uncle and the Fourth Guardian was the work of the Liuyue Sword Sect's guards, then Where should we start to investigate?" Shangguan Yu said.
"Alas! The Wei State, like Han, Qi, Zhao, Chu and other countries, was trampled by the iron hoof of Da Sheng, and it has long been merged into Da Sheng. Many Wei people have changed their surnames to Ying, and they want to find the murderer of Lord Shangguan. , It is indeed not an easy task." Zhao Zhenren let out a long sigh and said to Shangguan Yu, "However, I, Zhao Zhenren, must find out the murderer and avenge Lord Shangguan!"
"Brother Zhao, the Liuyue Sword Master Yingbuda you just mentioned reminded me of something." Shangguan Yu suddenly said.
Zhao Zhenren said "Oh" and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"
Shangguan Yu said: "There is a man named Ying Zhixiong under Sima Ji. Is he the son of Ying Buda? Or is he a descendant of the 'Eight Virtues and One Hero' of the Liuyue Sword Sect of the Wei Kingdom?"
"Under Sima Ji's account? Heroes of Ying? Descendants of 'Eight Virtues and One Hero'" Zhao Zhenren asked, "Brother Shangguan knows Ying Zhixiong?"
"Last month, the mansion hosted a banquet for Sima Ji. I wanted to take the opportunity to kill Sima Ji, but I didn't kill him after all." Shangguan Yu took a sip of tea and said slowly.
"Why not take the opportunity to kill him?" Zhao Zhenren asked again.
"That day at the Hongmen banquet, Sima Ji could have been killed with a black hand dancing with a sword. Unexpectedly, a heroic hero came out from the side. The heroic hero was Sima Ji's only follower. I saw that he was eight feet tall and good-looking. He is dignified and majestic. I admire him for his extreme loyalty and bravery, so we became brothers." Shangguan Yu said, "Although Sima Ji was born in a poor family and was addicted to alcohol and lust, I think he is somewhat heroic. I I also wanted to use him to win together, so I didn’t send anyone to hunt him down!”
"Brother Shangguan is upright and does good deeds. I admire him very much!" Zhao Zhenren added, "Yingzhixiong is not only a brave general beside Sima Ji, but also sworn brother to Shangguan. Logically speaking, he will not treat Shangguan and the Four Protectors A murderer."
"I also think Yingzhixiong is not the murderer who killed Lord Shangguan and the Four Protectors." Shangguan Qian, who was standing aside, picked up the end of Zhao Zhenren's words and said slowly, "The man in black mask who killed Lord Shangguan was less than seven feet long, and his figure was A little rickety and hoarse."
"The possibility of the descendants of the 'Eight Virtues and One Hero' is very small, and I have never heard of them. However, at present, only the heroic heroes are the most suspected!" Zhao Zhenren then thought: "'Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts' , besides, Brother Shangguan doesn’t know much about Yingzhixiong!”
"I don't want brother Yingzhixiong to be the murderer!" Shangguan Yu sighed and said, "I hope he is a hero!"
"Brother Shangguan always loves to compare his feelings with his own!" Zhao Zhenren said, "However, don't respect a murderer as a hero!"
"Brother Zhao, please rest assured, I, Shangguan Yu, am a principled person!" Shangguan Yu said with a calm smile, "But my principles are not just based on my mood."
Zhao Zhenren laughed "haha" and said, "I'm just afraid of you because you are too soft-hearted!"
"Sir, I don't know if you believe what Brother Zhao said, but I do." Shangguan Qian clasped his hands and said to Shangguan Yu, "How about we go test it out?"
"It's good to have some control over the hero!" Shangguan Yu secretly thought.
"The urgent matter now is to go deep into the palace of Prince Zhenhan and test Yingzhixiong." Zhao Zhenren, Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Qian discussed the plan to test Yingzhixiong.
