Wind and rain

(nine)

Rongwu Mountain.

Thousands of miles of sad wind, thousands of years of snow.

Standing outside the hall were a few soldiers on duty, wearing bronze masks, gathering together to keep warm.

"That new mistress... tsk tsk," one of them shrank his neck, rubbed his hands, tsk tsk twice, but didn't finish his sentence.

"Isn't he on duty in the hall? It's much better than us." Another pawn couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

"Why don't you call me Lengzi, you're really embarrassed." The person who spoke before gave him a blank look, "Do you know why the steward asked him to be on duty in the hall, but let our brother freeze at the door?"

"Could it be that... the manager took his favor?" Lengzi rolled his eyes a few times, guessing.

"Fart!" The other spat, "Give me the benefits, please don't take this job."

"The head of the family is such a beautiful woman, and it's warm inside. If you want to call me, you will definitely wish that this pie will fall on your head." Seeing that those people ignored him, Lengzi clasped his hands, turned his body to one side, and twitched the corners of his mouth. Skim.

"Hey, don't be dissatisfied, kid." The one who spoke earlier sneered, "It's a blessing you cultivated in your previous life that you weren't allowed to serve. Don't be dissatisfied."

Lengzi wanted to ask again, but the other party narrowed his eyes to look at the sky, and stretched out his hand to point to a soldier who was standing silently: "It's noon, newcomer, you stay here, brothers and sisters go to ask someone to change shift." Listen, swallowed the words that came to his lips, and hurriedly followed.

At the third quarter of the afternoon.

Inside the hall.

"Where are today's men?" The speaker is a black-skinned beauty with animal ears and tiger stripes. She is half lying on the animal skin chair, resting her forehead with one hand, and idly tapping the gold-plated armrest with her nails with the other hand.

"Return...Report to the head of the family, Zonghuai Town has no adult males to arrest, and the one delivered in the middle of the night yesterday...is the last one in the prison." The pawn was trembling and fell on the ground.Although there were torches burning in the hall, his teeth chattered, and he didn't know whether it was from the cold or from fright.

"What did you say?" The knocking sound stopped, the woman raised her eyebrows, narrowed her eyes, and there was a hint of anger in her voice, and the pawn on the ground felt that the temperature in the hall dropped instantly.

"Qiu Siye went to Lin Town yesterday to arrest people, and he must be going up the mountain soon, the master just needs to wait for a while..." The pawn felt a little emboldened in his heart, and instead he developed a bit of courage, telling the truth of the whole story. stammer.

"Wait a minute..." Lou Yingxiu raised the corner of her mouth and stood up, while Pingping Tingting took a few steps on the spot, her footsteps clattering continuously.The pawn couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so he secretly raised his eyes and saw a pair of long legs, the hem of which was slightly raised as he walked.He couldn't help feeling itchy, he heard that Master Lou's skills are very weird, and he needs to find a man for a long time to have sex.If you can have a good time with this hot beauty, you will really die under the peony flower, and you will be romantic even if you are a ghost... Unfortunately, I heard from the steward that Lord Lou changed his normal behavior after he took charge of the family. .Alas... Anyway, it's not his third son's turn.Not long after he came to Rongwu Mountain, the steward gave him such a beautiful job as serving in front of the palace. It was really good luck that the ancestral grave was smoking.Although you can't eat this, it's good to see it a few times.

As he was dreaming, those long legs walked in front of him at some point.San'er was startled, thinking that the head of the family had seen through his intentions, he quickly lowered his head, but unexpectedly his chin was cold, the woman leaned over and stretched out a slender finger to pick up his chin.

"Do you know what I'm asking for when I arrest those men?"

"You little blunt, how can you know what the boss is thinking?" San'er saw a pair of cums in front of her almost wanting to stick them on her face, and she was inexplicably excited. Could it be that Master Lou is also interested in her?He almost pounced on him and pinched himself severely before he could barely answer.

"Then you...would you agree with me?" Lou Yingxiu got closer, and San'er suddenly smelled a strange smell, like a corpse that had been dead for many days.He was slightly familiar with it, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had smelled it.Beauty is in the first place, he quickly ignores this strangeness, the head of the family is so tactful today, could it be that he wants to be with himself... San'er feels ecstasy in his heart, this is simply luck that the ancestral grave is on fire.When I turn back, I must put incense sticks on the old ghosts at home, so that they can bless the next time.

"The head of the family has his fate, and the third son will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants."

The fingers on the chin turned into two, and the cold and delicate touch slid back and forth.He suddenly felt a pain in his jaw, it turned out that the sharp nails pierced the skin.The master's martial arts are so strong, why are his fingers so cold?

"When did I say that I want you to go through fire and water?" Lou Yingxiu smiled charmingly, and could hardly hold back her fingers.Before she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly turned sapphire blue, and she raised her other free hand to cover the Baihui acupoint on the head of the man on the ground!

"The master of the family is... the master of the family! Master Lou! Master Lou—" San'er's whole body softened, feeling that something was wrong.He exclaimed, but it was too late.In just one stick of incense, the flesh and blood body has turned into a withered corpse.

Lou Yingxiu closed her eyes for a moment, then stuck out her tongue and licked her lips.She glanced at the corpse on the ground with disgust, raised one foot, and kicked the corpse to the door.

After noon.

The door of the hall opened from the outside with a "squeak", and the cold wind blew into the hall with snow mixed in.The ever-burning light at the door flickered, revealing a middle-aged man of modest stature.He was a little bald, the skin on the outside was covered with tattoos, under the light, it was very scary.The man stepped in, saw the corpse on the ground paused, then moved forward again, walked a few steps to the bottom of the steps, touched the ground on one knee, and bowed with fists: "Your subordinates have captured 22 middle-aged men during this trip, and they have all been crushed to the dungeon. Please The head of the family will choose another day to look at!"

"22 people," Lou Yingxiu sat down on the animal leather chair, "I still like you the most in handling things."

"Music praise from the master." The man stood up and brushed off the snow on his body, "If there is nothing wrong, the subordinates will not disturb the second master's practice."

"What did you call me?" The woman suddenly raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes were as sharp as ice, as if she had hidden two sharp knives.

"Qiu Lao Si, do you still think that the person sitting here is Kuang Lan?"

"This subordinate is confused for a moment, please be punished by the master." Qiu Hongxiao knew that he had accidentally offended her, his heart felt cold, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.In the past, they were equals, but now they are forced to bow their heads and bow their heads, and look at people's faces.After Lou Yingxiu came to power, he was moody and violent, far from violent.Just having two males this day made it difficult for him to cope.He had long felt unjust in his heart, but without the Silkworm Shield, he had no capital to contend with this female devil.At the moment, he had no choice but to bow his head and lower his eyebrows, holding back his words.

"Forget it. I think you have made great achievements in this trip, and I don't care about you this time." Lou Yingxiu lowered the coldness in her eyes, and said lazily, "However, if you want to taste the taste of 'burning clothes', I think about it." The friendship of former colleagues will not let you down."

"Thank you, boss, I will leave." Qiu Hongxiao was so angry that he wanted to tear this bitch who was lying on the animal chair to pieces.But there was another salute on the face, showing a very respectful look.

"Also, the corpse at the door belongs to you, remember to throw it away, it will make you sick when you look at it."

"Yes."

Qiu Hongxiao took the body out of the hall, and a group of soldiers on duty at the gate saw it and exclaimed, "This...isn't this Xiaosan, how can he..."

"Find a place to bury it." Holding the corpse in his palm, Qiu Hongxiao sighed and walked away in the wind and snow.Today is Xiaosan, who will it be in eleven days?

"Who did such a cruel method?" The new pawn couldn't bear it and asked.

"Who else could it be? On our mountain, except Da..." Another person replied, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a person next to him.

"Second son, shut up!" Although this man was dressed like everyone else, and most of his face was covered by a bronze mask, there was a bit of pride in his eyes, and he knew at a glance that he was the leader of this group of pawns.

"Brother, although Fourth Master Qiu has told us, but this paper can't cover the fire, sooner or later the newcomer will know." The second son paused, as if he had made up his mind, seeing that the leading brother didn't speak, he replied He also said, "You don't know, this new boss is very evil, she died in the Nili Palace, but I don't know what happened to her, the day Kuang Lan died, she was alive again!"

"Is there such a thing?!" The new pawn was startled, a chill ran up his back, and he couldn't help shivering.

"Hey, when Kuang Lan was here, although the brothers were not very popular, at least they didn't have to worry about their lives. Now it's changed to this man, I really regret it."

"Who would have thought of that. Let's say that Lord Lou not only survived the catastrophe, but also improved his martial arts." Another pawn couldn't help but said, "I heard from Master Qiu that she has now practiced a new skill called What... Jin Quehan is even more powerful than that Yinfenglian."

"Oh? No matter how powerful it is, can it compare to Yin Fenglian?" The newcomer interjected, seemingly in disbelief.

"What do you know, why don't you say you're new here." The person who spoke rolled his eyes, "Yin Fenglian just sucks Yang energy, but Jin Quhan, that sucks ghosts, you say it's great or not ?”

"What does Lou Yingxiu do by inhaling ghosts?" The newcomer couldn't help asking after hearing the explanation.

"How do we know what the master is thinking?" The second son curled his mouth under the mask, shook his head, and then realized again, "Boy, you have the guts to call the master by his name!"

"Cough... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't understand the rules, everyone, please forgive me, please forgive me." The new soldier couldn't help smiling and bowing, he took out a few pieces of silver from his clothes, and passed them around to count. people.

"Well, you're a smart kid," the leader shook his weight, "It means that my brothers think you are pitiful, if it gets to the ears of the big boss, you kid will go and be a companion to the little three."

"What are you doing in a daze, you guys and the newcomer, hurry up and find a place to bury him." When the leader said this, remembering that he hadn't done the business that Master Qiu had told him, he raised his voice and began to give orders.

Inside the hall.

"Zonghuai Town is worthless. Does the head of the family consider moving to another place?" Xuanshuang lowered her eyes and raised her eyebrows. She had been standing by her side just now, and she had heard what Qiu Hongxiao said.

"Shan Yutong hasn't come yet, so you might as well wait a few more days," Lou Yingxiu glanced at the purple-haired woman, and seeing that she was still submissive, she closed her eyes, "You did a good job this time. I'm afraid Shan Yutong He never imagined that his beloved sister Xuanshuang would bite him back."

"Everything is exactly as the master expected. The one surnamed Shan hit me with the palm, and the surprised, painful, and unbelievable look in the eyes of his subordinates is really wonderful." Xuanshuang smiled slightly, under the firelight , the delicate dimple of Begonia makes one's heart chill.

"Hmph," Lou Yingxiu kept her eyes closed, but there was a lot of hatred in her words, "Not only do I want him to experience the pain of betrayal and burning clothes, I also want him to watch his dear brother die in front of his own eyes! "

"The master's wise man," Xuanshuang bowed his head and saluted, "that kid is really weird. He tried to escape several times along the way, but his subordinates saw through all of them. Now that he has fallen into the hands of the master, even if he has great abilities, he can turn the world over. There are no flowers."

"Tell the brothers to be strict. If there is a mistake like last time, ask him to be rescued," Lou Yingxiu suddenly glanced at the woman next to her. There seemed to be a three-foot-frozen cold in her eyes. The heart stopped suddenly, "The torture instruments in Nili Hall have been empty for some days."

It was getting late, and the clouds were layering down, as if a heavy snow was brewing.

"The leader of the turtle grandson, you can call a few brothers. It's really bad luck to let the men come out to bury the dead without looking at the sky like this." The second son shoveled away layers of snow, revealing the bare ground below.The mountain is frozen all year round, and the permafrost does not melt for many years, so it is extremely hard.He was sweating, he couldn't help complaining, and his movements slowed down.

"What's the use of talking about it, hurry up and work. It's going to snow in a while, cover the way, we brothers have to go down with Xiaosan."

The second son raised his shovel and dug a few times, and after seeing that it was almost done, he turned his head and said, "New here, you throw the body down."

When the new soldier heard this, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but he had no choice but to act according to his words, and shoveled a few more shovels of soil to bury the body.

After a while, the sky was lowered by red clouds, and the north wind howled, mixed with flakes of snow.The second son was shocked and sneezed.Looking up at the sky: "It's bad, it's bad, this snow will fall as soon as it falls. Newcomer, you fill up the grave, and the brothers will go back first." After that, he picked up the shovel and walked down together with the others. run away.

The snow fell heavily quickly, and those figures could no longer be seen in the vast snowstorm.The new pawn buried the body with a few shovels and heaved a sigh of relief.Those people left, just to save themselves from trouble.Just as he was about to take off his mask, he heard a few faint "creaking" sounds from the howling wind, like footsteps in the snow.

"Who?" The little pawn was stunned, the snowstorm was so fierce, his eyes were so vast, it was difficult to distinguish the position by hearing the sound, let alone see the appearance of the person who came.

"Go up Rongwu Mountain alone, the blizzard is in full swing, the cold night is approaching, and you can stay alone in the mountains without being surprised. The young hero Baili is so brave." A deep and rough voice sounded, blown away by the wind and snow, and I don't know where it came from .

Baili Dengfeng was taken aback, now he secretly knew that if the opponent wanted to make a move, he could easily gain the upper hand.He didn't dare to open his mouth rashly, but secretly stored his internal energy in his palms, placing both palms on his chest, his whole body was like an arrow on a bowstring.

Seeing that he was silent, the man said again: "Don't deny it in front of the old man. That disguise can fool those bastards, but it can't hide it from me."

Baili Dengfeng didn't know the other party's identity, let alone whether he was an enemy or a friend.Taking a breath, he sent out with his internal force: "Can you show up and see?"

"Why did the Baili Shaoxia come here?" The man smiled bitterly, asking himself and answering, "Let the old man guess. First, you want to find out why this man disappeared. You must have achieved this goal by now. .”

"If your Excellency is a gentleman, why do you do such a sneaky thing? It's ridiculous that you have lived a long time in vain, and in the end you are just a mere rat, which is disgusting." Baili Dengfeng was horrified. into each other's eyes.However, the other party hadn't revealed it, and hadn't made a move yet, yet he chose to show up on such a snowy night and in a place where there was no one.

"Hehe, you don't want to offend the old man," the man was not fooled, and there was no fluctuation in his voice, "Secondly, you want to find out the details of Lou Yingxiu, find out her secrets, and kill her in one fell swoop."

"Your Excellency speaks loudly." Now that the wind and snow had calmed down, Baili Dengfeng vaguely saw a figure hiding behind a dead tree in front of him. He was not tall and his hair didn't seem to be very thick.He vaguely felt that he had seen it before, but he couldn't remember who it was. "Lou Yingxiu's martial arts are weird, and there are few enemies in the Jianghu. Besides, she won't be able to catch her subordinates for a while, so why should I encounter this bad luck?"

"Hugh lied to the old man," said the man, although sullen, his voice was always calm, like stagnant water, "The doll surnamed Shan was caught on the front foot, and your Excellency hit a brother on the back foot. If you didn't find me The second child settles the score, the old man is afraid...hehe."

Baili Dengfeng was very surprised, he had only been away for a few days, and he never expected that Juyingshan would undergo major changes.He didn't know whether it was Yutong or Yuzhen who was captured. Although he was anxious, seeing that the man's words were full of loopholes, and he seemed to be a bandit, he couldn't believe it even more. Can ask for more details.

"The second point, you don't have a clue so far." The man seemed to react and said that he slipped his tongue, coughing dryly, "What is Lou Yingxiu's martial arts behind, I'm afraid no one in the world knows except her master.

"As for her master, it is said that he has been dead for more than 20 years."

"If you don't want to tell me, you don't need to deliberately tease me." Baili Dengfeng thought he could hear some secrets, but he didn't expect this person to go around and say some useless nonsense.He became a bit angry, instead of going around in circles with him, it is better to catch him off guard, capture him, and then calmly ask the whereabouts of the robbed person.Immediately, he took a slight step away, his right shoulder sank, and he waited for an opportunity to move.

"Boy, I'm afraid you are thinking in your heart to find an opportunity to restrain the old man, and then force you to ask where the doll is locked." The man once again explained what he was thinking in his heart, and before he could respond, he smiled, "Rong Wushan There are thousands of peaks and ravines, and there are countless places for Tibetans. Lou Yingxiu attaches great importance to him. Not to mention the old man, even the little lady who works may not know. If you startle the snake, Lou Yingxiu will kill the baby in a rage , can Baili Shaoxia fulfill his wish?"

Regardless of the churning emotions in his heart, the man continued: "Although her master is not alive, she has left two daughters. The youngest one will be twenty this year, and there is a red birthmark on the right collarbone, which looks like an orchid."

The snow is falling heavily again, and there are numerous, flying all over the sky.The sky is already completely dark, and the snowy night has no moon, and I can only see the continuous shadows of the mountains.

"Your Excellency seems to be familiar with the inside story. If you are with the bandits, how can I know the truth of what you just said?" Bai Li Dengfeng said hurriedly, the man seemed to have the intention of leaving, his question was delaying and provoking.

"Whether you believe it or not, you have to act according to the old man's words. Hehe," the man didn't fall for it, and laughed strangely, "There is a compass behind this tree. Take it down the mountain, kid." Before the words finished, the voice has drifted away.

"Wait—" Bai Li Dengfeng wanted to catch up, when a gust of snow blew in his face.He was so blown that he couldn't open his eyes, so he had to turn his back on the spot.When the wind calmed down, he groped and moved to the tree, reached out and touched the compass to his arms.Looking around, he could only see the mountains like ghost shadows, where could he find half a person?