Ren Xia of the Wandering Rivers and Lakes

The little chivalrous ones are chivalrous and righteous, helping people in need;

A person who is a chivalrous man is straightforward and courageous without regard to trifles;

A great chivalrous man, regardless of his own life, works for the country and the people.

In the winter afternoon, eight-year-old Liu Changyue pushed open the copper door of the inner hall, and what appeared in front of him was a thatched cottage with simple furnishings.

He squinted his eyes, which had been used to dark places for a long time, but opened them immediately, allowing the sunlight that fell on the muddy courtyard to also shine on him.

The warm winter sun made him feel comfortable, and he got rid of the darkness that had shrouded him underground for many years, giving him a feeling that he was finally able to breathe.

This place was built on top of the Qingming Pavilion underground palace, covered with simple houses surrounded by fences woven of bamboo, a small farmhouse, a peasant woman cleaning and a farmer chopping firewood.

These two are subordinates guarding the entrance of the underground palace, they are just disguised to protect the safety of this place.

Liu Changyue, who was wearing a black suit, had just finished practicing martial arts, and there was still a little sweat on his forehead. He looked like a little adult, with his hands behind his back, and walked steadily to the side of the cage where the chickens and ducks were raised.

But as soon as he got closer, he heard the whining sound of puppies.

A while ago, he heard from the maids in the underground palace that the dogs that were guarding the gate were killed by a pack of wolves who ran down the mountain to steal chickens and ducks, and the only bitch who had mated with the pack of wolves gave birth within a few months. A litter of wolfhound pups was laid.

Liu Changyue visited it a few times when she was free from martial arts practice, and among the litter of silver-gray wolfdog pups, there was only a touch of white wriggling.

I don’t know if that one was born bad or something, it’s so small, not much bigger than a slap, and every time I look at it, it’s the only one that barks terribly every time. A bitch only has eight teats, and each teat is compared to it. His still strong brothers and sisters took it, only it was always unable to drink milk, wailing and wailing hungry, pitiful and funny.

When Liu Changyue came to see her today, the little white was almost unable to howl, but she was still whining, trying hard to get milk.

Liu Changyue looked at the wolf dog cub, which was twice as big as it, and thought, "I'm going to die!" 』There are nine babies in this one, each of which has more wolf blood, but only it has more dog blood. Wolves are stronger than dogs, so of course they will die.

Just like when he fought with his concubine brother just now, his neck was almost broken.

His natural foundation of martial arts is not like his father's, so he can't always beat those brothers.He thought, in another two years, he will die too!If you can't grab or win, there is only one dead end.

Liu Changyue watched the sunlight fall from the cracks in the branches and leaves, the breeze rustled the leaves slowly, and the shimmer fell on the pure white color, making the eyes sparkle.

Suddenly, his heart was touched. At the end of the black tunnel, there was a huge underground palace. There was everything and nothing missing, but this touch of gentle and dazzling white was missing.

If he intervened and saved this wolf-like dog, would his own future be different?

So when Liu Changyue came back to his senses, he had already carried the dying pup into the underground palace.

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Qingming Pavilion was built under an ordinary farmer's house in Qiyin Mountain. No one knew that this well-known killer organization had taken root here for hundreds of years.

In the huge underground palace, there is one master, and the four hall masters below are in charge of things, plus how many subordinates who kill people without seeing blood, and more than a hundred servants.

On the training ground, ten-year-old Liu Changyue was fighting for the last time.

There were countless wounds on his body, big and small, and his black clothes were soaked with sweat and blood. The opponent was his half-brother, who was three years older than him.

The three-year gap made it very difficult for Liu Changyue to fight, especially when the opponent was the one with the highest martial arts among all the brothers.But Liu Changyue's face was calm, because the master who taught martial arts was the same, the only difference was physical strength and internal strength, and among the children of the same age, he moved his brain the fastest. With a move of coiling dragon to lock the throat, it pinched Liu Changyue's fragile throat.

Caught by strong force, Liu Changyue turned from red to bruised because she couldn't catch her breath. Just as the opponent's wrist twisted slightly, trying to kill her younger brother, Liu Changyue's eyes suddenly flashed a gloomy look. ruthless.

Liu Changyue's lips moved slightly, and a tiny silver needle appeared between the lips, and then quickly spit out the silver needle.Then Liu Changyue got her wish and let her half-brother let go of the hand that was strangling his neck, and rolled off him to the ground, covering her eyes and crying in pain.

Liu Changyue stood up slowly, her face was as calm as usual, without any expression.He wiped the sweat from his forehead and patted the dust off his body, when he heard a burst of applause from the training ground, and then someone laughed and said:

"As expected of the Lord's favorite candidate, Changyue, congratulations!"

Liu Changyue only replied, "En!"

"Oh, I still don't talk too much!" That person is Master Wu who is only five years older than him, the youngest brother of his father, and the head of Kurong Hall, one of the four hall masters of Qingming Pavilion——Liu Tianchi.

I heard that this person was originally an idiot when he was born, so he was taken away from the Qingming Pavilion to be raised elsewhere, but he suddenly became enlightened at the age of six, and his martial arts developed rapidly, so he was brought back again, and after some competitions, he became a The owner of Kurong Hall.

Everyone in Qingming Pavilion has to accept this kind of trial.Competing again and again, brothers and sisters are your opponents, until finally there are no opponents, you will be the next heir to the Pavilion Master.

This time, Liu Changyue won the final contest. He defeated all the children his father gave birth to, so these people were destined to be his subordinates from now on, and they had to be loyal to him and submit to him.

And from today onwards, his power and status will be second only to the current Qingming Pavilion Master---Liu Tianyan.

The voice of the "brother" who was still howling was full of pain and unwillingness, Liu Changyue ignored him, thinking that he should go back to his room to feed his puppy, and was about to leave the training ground.

Suddenly, the voice of the wailing person trembled, and he moved again. Liu Changyue was about to turn around and give the opponent a fatal blow, but saw a white shadow suddenly jumping out from the corner of his eyes. Opening his mouth with white fangs, he bit down hard on his "brother"'s wrist.

That bite, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, a large amount of blood spurted out, "Brother" howled wildly and fell to the ground fainted, but Liu Changyue turned his head and saw a white head half as tall as a person The wolfhound bared its teeth and whispered a warning towards the fainted person.

"Brother" was holding a short dagger in his bitten off hand, presumably trying to sneak up on him while he was turning around.

He was alert at the moment, but when he wanted to fight back, his puppy got there first.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Changyue spoke, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.It is rare for him to speak more than five words, and the person who makes him talkative and soft is Xiao Jiu, the wolfhound he brought back to feed himself two years ago.

As soon as Xiao Jiu heard his master's voice, he ignored the half-dead "brother".It shook its white tail vigorously, and ran to Liu Changyue instantly with its mouth covered in red blood. Its dark eyes looked at its master, as if asking for a reward, and looked up at Liu Changyue.

Liu Changyue looked helplessly at Xiao Jiu who had grown too big due to eating too well for the first two years.He patted Xiao Jiu on the head, then walked forward and left the training ground.

Xiao Jiu also wagged his tail and followed, as if the palm that touched it twice was the best reward for it.

Liu Tian, ​​who stayed on the training ground, clicked his tongue twice, and he said with some childish thoughts: "It's such a beast, I'll hug one tomorrow to raise it."

Wolf dogs come and go without a sound, they can be used as hidden weapons for murder!

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One night after that competition, another hall master came to Liu Changyue's room.

That man lives like the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou in March, gentle and refined, with a slight smile on his face.

But the hall master of Yeliu Hall, Qing Yuan, is in charge of the punishment in the pavilion.This seemingly gentle and elegant person has no less blood on his hands than anyone else in the hall.

"Young Master, please come to bed." Qing Yuan asked him to take off his clothes and asked him to lie on the bed.Then the maid placed the wooden tray with cinnabar and silver needles on the edge of the bed.

"This will be a little painful, but I think the young master can bear it!"

Liu Changyue didn't speak, he just waved to Xiao Jiu who was beside the bed boredly.

Xiao Jiu jumped onto the bed and lay beside Liu Changyue.

A few days ago, these people originally called him Fourth Young Master, but after that competition, he was selected as His Excellency Qingming's successor, and these people all called him "Young Master" one after another.

Even the "mother" is the same.

"Young Master of the Qingming Pavilion, what an honor!You really are my good son, mother saw you right! "Mother" summoned him the first moment when he won the contest.

He saw her smiling happily, but she didn't see every bloody step he took from outside the house.

He won hard work and almost lost his life, but she only saw the future Pavilion Master.

Who said it: In the Qingming Pavilion, there is no brotherhood, father-son relationship.

In his view, mother and child are the same.

Qing Yuan said softly: "This time, what I'm going to stab the young master this time is the most important treasure map of the Qingming Pavilion. The rules left by the Qingming Pavilion, even the closest relatives cannot be seen by the other party, please let me know." The young master will remember."

Liu Changyue snorted, and said, "Then you know what treasure map to stab, should I kill you after stabbing?"

The other party smiled and said: "Don't let the closest people see, but let the most trusted people see." The implication is that he is the most trusted person of Qingming Pavilion Master Liu Tianyan.

Liu Changyue pinched the fur around the white wolf dog's neck, and said lazily, "Xiao Jiu, take a good look at it. The most important thing in Qingming Pavilion is only for you to see!"

The master of Yeliutang chuckled, withdrew all the servants in the room, took a silver needle and dipped it in cinnabar, hung his wrist, and stabbed Liu Changyue's back quickly one by one.

The cinnabar on the needle was mixed with some kind of medicinal powder, and each stroke caused Liu Changyue to frown in pain.

In order to divert his attention, he pinched the fur on Xiao Jiu's neck one after another.

Liu Changyue did not strike lightly, the pain made Xiao Jiu whine a few times in dissatisfaction, then turned her head and bit Liu Changyue's hand.

But Xiao Jiu was just holding it in his mouth, and his white, sharp teeth like knives would never be used on Liu Changyue.

Liu Changyue pulled out her hand and hit Xiao Jiu on the head.

Xiao Jiu grumbled again.

"Don't bark 'Wow', it sounds like crying." Liu Changyue pinched Xiao Jiu's nose with his index finger and said, "A dog should bark 'Wow'! Xiao Jiu, 'Wow'!"

"Aw, ow~" Xiao Jiu howled from the pain of being pinched.

"Idiot!" Liu Changyue smiled in pain.

Qing Yuan glanced at Xiao Jiu and said, "Young master, this is not a dog, but a wolf!"

Liu Changyue didn't want to talk to anyone other than Xiao Jiu, so she turned her face to her side and closed her mouth, but the strength in her hands was lightened, and she stroked the soft fur around Xiao Jiu's neck one by one.

The other party said: "There is medicine in the cinnabar, and the patterns on the thorns are usually invisible... After each pavilion master selects an heir, he will pass it on to his successor, and the medicine on his body will be dissolved away... ...This method of displaying patterns, when the pavilion master formally seals the young master as the next successor, he will explain to the young master..."

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After the heir is determined, an auspicious day is selected, all important subordinates are recalled, and the succession is announced.

The 30th birthday of Liu Tianyan, the owner of the Qingming Pavilion, happened to be an auspicious day, so on this evening, all the hall masters and important subordinates were present, and the birthday banquet would be held for three days without a break, and the underground palace was extremely lively.

In the magnificent lobby, the painted buildings are flying clouds, the bead curtains are rolling down the rain, and the graceful maikos are dancing in the hall with their slender waists.

Sitting on a high seat, Liu Tianyan was holding a glass of wine, lazily watching the dancing postures of the maikos. The purple brocade robe embroidered with flying silver threads made his beautiful face unparalleled in white.

Three of the four hall masters are located in the banquet room below the steps, and only one hall master sits beside him.

Liu Changyue glanced at the man, feeling familiar.The man was pulled by his father and leaned into his arms. Facing the intentional or unintentional eyes of Qingming Pavilion, the expression on his face was obviously a little stiff.

Liu Changyue suddenly remembered that the person in his father's arms turned out to be the master of the Hundred Flowers Hall in the fourth part.

There are four halls in Qingming Pavilion, Baihua Hall, Yeliu Hall, Kurong Hall and Caifeng Hall.

If Liu Tianyan's most trusted person is Liu Tianyan's most trusted head of Yeliu Hall of the Ministry of Punishment, then Baihua Hall's head who is in charge of everything in Qingming Pavilion is Liu Tianyan's closest person.

No matter where Liu Tianyan goes, he always brings Hall Master Baihua with him.

Li Yu, the owner of Caifengtang who manages the locker room, couldn't stand this kind of thing, and gave him a cold face in front of Liu Tianyan several times, because that person, Liu Changyue had to call him third uncle, and that person——Liu Tianxuan, was Liu Tianyan's half-brother.

Liu Tianxuan's facial features are not particularly outstanding, she is tall and thin, her face is angular, and her gestures are heroic, completely different from his father's boyish and feminine appearance.

A maid once said that Liu Tianyan and Liu Tianxuan were a good match, but she killed her with a sword.Li Yu said in private that what the two of them did was called incest rather than good match, which is beyond the law of nature.

Not long after the banquet started, Liu Tianyan said something to his subordinates, and then asked Liu Changyue, who also put on the purple clothes representing the color of the master, to stand in front of him.

Liu Tianyan gave him some instructions, Liu Changyue bowed his head to listen, pretending to be attentive.So he looked down and saw his father's hand on "Third Uncle"'s waist, and as long as "Third Uncle" moved dissatisfiedly, he would be pinched by his father.

This birthday party is quite boring.Liu Changyue thinks so.

Then the masters of the four halls toasted him in turn, and then according to the usual practice, the brothers who had been defeated by him walked in and lined up according to age.

Liu Tianyan said: "Go down and choose two. The chosen one will swear a blood oath with you according to the usual practice. From now on, he will be your savior, put your life first, and protect you for the rest of his life."

Liu Changyue walked down the steps, and first glanced at the reluctant elder brother.The eldest brother gritted his teeth and said bitterly in a voice only he could hear: "I would rather die than be your dead soldier."

Liu Changyue sneered and said, "Why do you think I'll choose you as a cripple without a right hand?"

Liu Changyue's voice was not too loud, just enough for everyone in the hall to hear her voice clearly.As a result, the face of the eldest brother who couldn't hold back his face turned pale.

Liu Tianyan laughed tremblingly on top.This son is good, his personality is up to him.

"You." Liu Changyue quickly chose the candidate.Raising his jaw, he hit his concubine's second brother named Lei Ting.This person has a stubborn personality, and his martial arts are on par with him, and he is the best among all brothers. Liu Changyue narrowly won the competition against him.

At this time, he didn't have the slightest childishness that a child should have in the place where all the outstanding people of Qingming Pavilion gathered. People are impressed.

Then Liu Changyue walked slowly to Liu Tianchi.At this time, his face did not have the slightest childishness that a child should have. The expression he had pondered over the past two years made him calm and relaxed, like a born king.

Liu Tianchi originally drank heavily and ate meat, thinking that everything that followed was none of his business, and he just had to go back to his room and sleep after eating.Unexpectedly, his little nephew looked at him with a pair of clear eyes, and then said to him: "There is also you."

"...Me?" Liu Tian was stunned for a moment, unable to comprehend what the little kid in front of him was saying.He looked at the master of Yeliu Hall next to him, but he was sipping his wine slowly and didn't even look at him.

"Yes, you, the second one." Liu Changyue said.

Liu Tianchi jumped up from the chair all of a sudden, and yelled loudly: "Boy, are you mistaken? I am the head of Kurongtang, or your fourteenth uncle. You asked me to be a dead soldier for you. Is there any reason for you to kill me?" There is no mistake!" He raised his head and shouted at Liu Tianyan: "My lord, this can't be done!"

Liu Tianyan smiled even more happily. "Why not? Tell me why."

"I am older than him, and I have taught him the martial arts for the past two years. In terms of seniority, I am his uncle and his master!" Liu Tianchi shouted upwards.

Liu Tianyan still smiled, and turned to Liu Changyue, "Then tell me, why did you choose Tianchi?"

Liu Changyue said unhurriedly: "One thing, I don't want to be my slayer who can't beat my good-for-nothing. In terms of martial arts, only Lei Ting is better than me; two things, Qingming Pavilion has set rules, the successor Can’t you choose the masters of the four divisions as your deadly warrior? Tianchi’s martial arts are the best among them, if you don’t choose him, who else would choose?”

"That makes sense." Liu Tianyan nodded.Then he looked at Tianchi and smiled brightly: "Master of Kurong Hall, you just follow my son!"

Liu Tianchi's face turned red with anger. "I'm the second of the four halls, the head of the Chief Killing Department, and his master! How can there be such a reason in the world!"

Seeing Liu Tianchi's reluctance to die, Liu Tianyan said to the head of the punishment hall who was sitting next to Liu Tianchi: "Qingyuan, since he refuses to agree, then you take him down and let him love and love you, and let him love you so much. He knows what the rules are."

Liu Tianyan's words were light, but Qing Yuan got up immediately, stroked the hem of his clothes, and smiled softly at Liu Tianyan.

Although this smile made others feel refreshed, it caused Liu Tianchi to jump on the chair and squat like a monkey.He yelled while getting goosebumps: "I'm going, I'm going, I'm going to be okay?" Liu Tian roared bitterly, and said in his heart: "Liu Tianyan, you are a prostitute!" 』

Several people in the hall laughed. Those people were brothers who followed Liu Tianyan since childhood, and they were also Liu Tianchi's elder brother.

Following the blood oath, the blood of Liu Changyue and his two chosen ones was dripped into a gold-encrusted celadon bowl filled with water.Liu Changyue took a sip first, then handed it to his second brother Lei Ting.

Lei Ting held the porcelain bowl respectfully with both hands, and after drinking half a bowl of blood, he knelt down towards Liu Changyue and swore: "From now on, Lei Ting will regard the Lord as the sky, and obey the orders of the Lord throughout his life. If he violates this oath, he will die." I am willing to die with a thousand swords piercing my heart, and fall into Abi Hell after death, go up the mountain of swords and down the pan of oil, and never be reborn forever.”

Liu Changyue helped Lei Ting up, which was a sign of accepting his oath.Then, he looked at Liu Tianchi.

Liu Tianchi snatched the bowl angrily, drank all the remaining blood, smashed the bowl hard and knelt down towards Liu Changyue, and said angrily, "From now on, Tianchi will serve the Lord As the only master, I will obey the orders of my lord all my life. If you break this oath... If you break this oath..."

Liu Tianchi is not like Lei Ting's idiot who swore such a heavy oath, he wanted to think of something lighter, but his brother who was sitting on a high place looking at him said: "Qingyuan..." Tian Chi glanced at Qing Yuan, and shouted anxiously: "If you break this oath, I will be punished for marrying a wife without a penis!"

When Qing Yuan heard it, the water and wine that had been in his mouth spewed out with a "poof".

Liu Tianyan was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

Everyone in the hall knew that ever since Liu Tianchi opened his mind and was brought back to the Qingming Pavilion, it was Qingyuan who brought him by his side.And because of Liu Tianyan's masculinity, Liu Tian thought that the so-called wives are all bosses. Naturally, because of his long-term love for Qing Yuan, he said that he would never marry Qing Yuan in this life.

Liu Tianyan nodded and laughed when he heard him swear by Qing Yuan.For Liu Tianchi, this is really the heaviest oath.

Afterwards, the people in the lobby also laughed, Liu Changyue helped him, the Fourteenth Uncle, with an expression as if he wanted to catch Liu Tianchi so easily, Liu Tianchi gave Liu Changyue a glance, I just wanted to pounce on him and strangle this dead bastard to death.

At the same time, as the other party being teased, Qing Yuan really wanted to strangle this bastard Liu Tianchi to death.

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During the three consecutive days of the flowing water banquet, they drank mellow wine and ate delicious delicacies.In the dark underground palace, the lights are always on, maikos dance lightly, and the music of shengzhu is endless.

Liu Changyue was not interested in these at all, and he went back to his room early every day after showing his face.These people may be able to drink and have fun, but not him.He still got up regularly in the morning to practice martial arts, read and practiced calligraphy after lunch, and meditated until late at night.

On the night of the third day, because of Liu Tianyan's acquiescence, all the ministries rarely drank too much, the people in the lobby fell down and crooked, and the killers completely lost their usual capable appearance.

Liu Changyue took some free time this night, and when he took a bath before going to bed, he dragged his little Jiu into the tub to take a bath together.

Seeing Xiao Jiu, who hates water, whimpering while rubbing his fur but not daring to resist, made him very happy.

After bathing, the maid serving him dried his hair and put on clean clothes, while he dried Xiao Jiu's beautiful white fur himself.

Xiao Jiu is not close to anyone except him. If anyone dares to touch a hair on it, the other party's hand will definitely be bitten off.

His little dog is a big bad wolf in the eyes of others.

As for this, Liu Changyue was inexplicably happy.

Sleeping with Xiao Jiu at night, Liu Changyue sleeps in a correct posture, but Xiao Jiu becomes on all fours as soon as she sleeps, with her belly up, and twists and turns in the middle of her sleep, even bold enough to put her head on his master's bed. on the stomach.

Liu Changyue got used to it, and he let it go.

He just dotes on Xiaojiu, to the point of lawlessness.Because Xiao Jiu was raised by him.

Falling asleep and falling asleep, when the night was very deep, there was an uneasy sound in the distance.

Suddenly, the door of Liu Changyue's wing was slammed open, and Xiao Jiu, who was pillowed on his stomach, immediately raised his head, showing his white teeth towards the door, and let out a low, threatening sound.

Liu Changyue also woke up at the same time.

"Who?" he asked.

"My subordinate is Liu Tianxuan, the head of Baihuatang!" Liu Tianxuan said nervously, and ran to Liu Changyue's bed.

"What happened?" Liu Changyue saw Liu Tianxuan holding a blood-stained sword in his hand through the faint light outside, and the smell of blood was strong all over his body, and he didn't know whether it was his blood or someone else's.

Liu Tianxuan anxiously said: "Young Master, Qing Yuan, the master of Yeliu Hall, and Li Yu, the master of Caifeng Hall, colluded and rebelled. These three days have been spent in food and drink! All the ministries didn't find out until the poisoning happened, and those two were even more serious. He brought his cronies to kill the subordinates who were unable to resist one by one. The pavilion master was worried about the safety of the young master, so he ordered his subordinates to come and take the young master away." He then took out a elixir and handed it to Liu Changyue: "This is a detoxification pill. Whether the young master has been drinking these days, please drink it for safety!"

Liu Changyue thought for a moment, everyone said that Liu Tianxuan was the closest person to his father, so this person probably wouldn't lie to him.He also heard the sound of weapons clashing outside getting louder, so he immediately made up his mind to swallow the antidote pill, and before he even had time to put on his coat, he was picked up by Liu Tianxuan and rushed out the door.

"Xiao Jiu!" Liu Changyue called back, Xiao Jiu immediately jumped off the bed and quickly followed.

The underground palace of Qingming Pavilion was once spotlessly clean, but when they stepped out of the gate of the wing room, they were immediately attacked by people who also wore the clothes of Qingming Pavilion's subordinates.The leader is Li Yan, the master of Caifengtang.

Li Yu looked cold and pale, and her white dress was almost completely spattered with bright red blood.

The person brought by Li Yu didn't say a word, and made a killing move towards Liu Tianxuan and Liu Changyue. A dozen people fought around them. Was slashed severely.

Xiao Jiu attacked those people fiercely and bit off the throats of several of them.

Blood filled the underground palace.

Li Yu said coldly: "We have captured Liu Tianyan and cut off his head. Liu Tianxuan, hand over that child, maybe I will let you live."

Liu Tianxuan gritted her teeth and said, "How dare you kill the master!"

"What a crime!" Li Yu said with a sneer, "that man with no blood and no tears will only use us to work for him. If something goes wrong, he will trade our lives for his happiness. He took away my deepest love. The person I love forced me to take out the five-month-old child in my stomach. The child was still breathing when it came out, but he threw him to death with his own hands in front of me. Such a heartless and unjust person called me How to swear allegiance to him!"

In the end, Li Yu sternly said: "Liu Tianyan took my love and killed my son. I just paid him back! Hand over Liu Changyue, and I will kill his son with my own hands to repay me. My son's injustice!"

Liu Tianxuan hugged Liu Changyue tightly, Xiao Jiu broke through a gap during the fight, Liu Tianxuan took the opportunity to turn around and escape, protecting Liu Changyue tightly all the way.

Li Yan's eyes were red, and she shouted, "Chasing!"

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Leading Liu Changyue hurriedly in the circuitous underground palace, most of the oncoming people were rebels, Liu Tianxuan was almost injured by swords all over his body to protect Liu Changyue's safety, and the blood on his body splashed on Liu Changyue's face , and the blood on Liu Changyue's body was also stained on the person closest to his father.

Liu Changyue thought for a while, then said, "Let me go! Li Yu's target is me, if you leave me, you can escape."

Liu Tianxuan lowered his head, and a line of blood dripped from his cheek to Liu Changyue's face.He originally thought of some words to appease Liu Changyue, but when he saw the calm and indifferent expression on this little nephew's face, he was faintly startled.

After Liu Tianxuan was startled, she immediately replied calmly and insisted: "Third Uncle will not abandon you, Third Uncle will protect you. You are not only the future heir of Qingming Pavilion, but also Third Uncle's nephew. For the sake of the Lord, Third Uncle I will protect you from this underground palace safely."

Liu Tianxuan spoke sincerely, and his upright face made Liu Changyue think that this person really made up his mind to protect him to leave even if he sacrificed his own life.

Liu Changyue's heart moved, and she said: "Qingyuan said that there is no brotherhood or brotherhood in Qingming Pavilion, no one can believe it, no one can hope for it."

Liu Tianxuan patted Liu Changyue's head suddenly, her voice softened, and said, "But you are different, you know it. You are his chosen child."

Liu Changyue, who had never enjoyed family affection from her relatives, was confused at this moment. After Liu Tianxuan pushed open the wooden door of a certain room, carefully covered it from the inside, and then lifted the indoor bed board to reveal the narrow tunnel underneath, hugged him slowly and slowly. When walking down, Liu Changyue's childish nature suddenly returned, and he leaned his head gently on his third uncle, absorbing a scent that smelled of blood faintly emanating from this man's arms.

Go down first, and then turn around in the deeper underground palace.Xiao Jiu always followed them closely, and Liu Changyue's hanging hand could always touch the soft hair on the top of Xiao Jiu's head.

Slowly, the steps went up, winding around several times. Liu Changyue didn't know how long Liu Tianxuan had carried him, but only knew that until the strong murderous aura dissipated, and the damp, cold, and cold smell disappeared again. He couldn't even smell it, and when he woke up tired due to excessive blood loss and opened his eyes, he was already lying in a deep cave, and there was a bonfire not far from him, and Liu Tianxuan was watching outside. .

It turned out that they had already left the underground palace and entered Qiyin Mountain.

Liu Changyue, who was lying on the haystack, moved slightly, and Xiao Jiu, who was lying beside him, also opened his eyes and looked at him.

He stroked Xiao Jiu's head.

Liu Tianxuan turned around when he heard that there was a warm smile on his heroic face because of the orange-red shadow of the bonfire.

"You're awake!" Liu Tianxuan said.His tone sounded like a sigh of relief.

Then Liu Tianxuan took a dirty small bowl with a chipped mouth, half a bowl of water was filled in the bowl. "Come on, drink some water first. The third uncle hunted a pheasant, and it will be roasted soon. You can eat it later."

Liu Changyue looked down at the bowl of water.

"What's wrong?" Liu Tianxuan smiled lightly.

"It's nothing..." Liu Changyue took the small bowl and said in a low voice, "Thank you third uncle...you saved my life..."

The third uncle said in a soft tone: "What are you talking about!" Then he turned his head and continued to look at the roasted pheasant.

Liu Changyue drank the water slowly, seeing the figure of this person covered by the flames, the whole person seemed to be glowing in a circle, gentle and clear, completely different from the wet and cold underground palace he hated.

A wall of defense was always erected in her heart. Liu Changyue, who didn't even trust her own brother and mother, after experiencing life and death, slowly let go of her guard against the person who gave his life to save him.

He left a few sips of water for Xiao Jiu to drink, Xiao Jiu only licked a little, and then gave him the bowl top.

When the third uncle took the chicken and turned around to share it with Liu Changyue, he happened to see this scene.He sighed and said, "You wolf is called Xiaojiu, right? It's quite spiritual. When you're unconscious, it will watch over you without leaving your feet, neither eating nor drinking."

Liu Changyue looked at Xiao Jiu, and slowly smiled a little. "It's not a wolf. Maybe to others, it's a ferocious wolf, but to me, it's just my puppy."

The third uncle divided the chicken.

Liu Changyue tore most of her chicken into pieces, and ate a bite for herself, and gave Xiaojiu a bite as well.

The third uncle smiled softly and looked at them tenderly.

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That night when I woke up and fell asleep again, even though there was a bonfire beside me, it couldn't stop the chill slowly oozing from my body.

The third uncle came over, knelt down and touched his forehead, and said worriedly, "It's burning..."

The third uncle took out a bottle of medicine and stretched out his hand to untie his clothes. He suddenly woke up, his eyes were no longer as distracted as before, but fixed on the person in front of him.

Even Xiao Jiu felt his master's emotions, lying on the ground with his back arched, as long as he gave an order, he would immediately rush towards third uncle.

The third uncle immediately let go and said: "Okay, okay, I won't touch you! Your masters are very expensive, not just anyone can undress."

"My father...doesn't he untie his clothes?" Liu Changyue's voice was hoarse.He didn't mean anything when he said it, but Liu Tianxuan listened to it, and his face turned pale, and he replied: "Yes."

The high fever for several days, subsides and rises, rises and subsides.The third uncle brought some cold mountain spring water, secretly put a piece of silk cloth on the corner of his clothes, barely closed his eyes, twisted the wet cloth and applied it to his forehead, hoping to reduce his fever.He boiled the hunted game and fed him bit by bit. This kind of care was something Liu Changyue had never experienced before...Family love...

When Liu Changyue was dying of illness, Xiao Jiu was also not well. The whole dog was lazy, even if asked to eat it, it would not eat it, just nestled beside Liu Changyue all day long.

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One night, Liu Changyue slept in a daze, because the wound on his body was mixed with sweat, making him painful and itchy. He rubbed the dry grass under his body, and Liu Tianxuan, who was sitting at the entrance of the cave to shield him from the wind, heard He turned his head and said with a faint smile, "You're awake... you've been asleep for two days..."

Then Liu Tianxuan turned back and looked at the moonlight outside the cave.Beside him was a jug, and there was a cold aroma of wine coming from it. It was the autumn fragrance that Qingming Pavilion would only bring out when entertaining guests for a hundred years.

Liu Tianxuan said quietly: "I sneaked back to the Qingming Pavilion yesterday to take a look, people... all died... not even half of them were left... We grew up together there... the original oath, Now there are only puddles of blood left... Your father... such a proud man, his limbs were cut off, his clothes were naked, and he died on the chair in the lobby... He probably didn't want to be reconciled. Qing Yuan and Li Yu betrayed each other, no matter how much I closed his eyes, he just refused to close his eyes. Also... Qingming Pavilion's Sibutang turned two, even a calculating person like your father can't get it back This situation..."

Liu Changyue was so dazed, she couldn't help blurting out, and said in a hoarse voice: "Qingyuan won't...betray..."

"Oh?" Liu Tianxuan said, "but the fact is that... Qing Yuan is the lord's favorite, but he was discovered by the lord because of his affair with Li Yu, and the five-month-old fetus in Li Yu's womb was also aborted. …Originally, he didn’t die when he was born, such a small child still had breath, but your father refused to spare him, and threw him to death…”

Liu Tianxuan said while drinking: "I saw it at the time, it was a boy...and his head was broken after falling to the ground...that kind of feeling