Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

In the early morning of the next day, Yin Qiu woke up and went to the front hall to have breakfast with Man Jiangxue as usual. After drinking the medicine, the disciples brought the doctor in to give Yin Qiu a follow-up consultation.

In the past few days, Man Jiangxue didn't stay in Yin Qiu's room overnight. The guardian took a bath and drank medicine. She didn't go back to her room until Yin Qiu fell asleep. We'll meet again in the lobby.

It rained all day and one night yesterday, and the yard was washed very clean, but the Clivia placed outside was left unattended, and the mud in the basin had bottomed out. Yin Qiu leaned on the wicker chair, watching the disciples outside. It's fun to throw mud at each other.

"Roll up the sleeves and let me see." The doctor said from the side after taking the pulse.

Yin Qiu was watching vigorously, but when she heard that her reaction was a little slow, Man Jiangxue rolled up her sleeves for her, the doctor took a look and said, "Why did the scabs fall off so quickly, didn't you say you need to bathe less? "

Yin Qiu only took a bath last night, knowing that she would be punished for speaking out, so she pretended not to hear. Man Jiangxue had no choice but to cover for her, saying, "...it was raining."

"You are still sick, how can you get in the rain?" The doctor stared at Man Jiangxue and said, "This little girl is not sensible, you have to keep an eye on it as a sister, look, this The wound is inflamed again, if you don’t take good care of it, how many scars will be left?”

This doctor has been here many times and lived in the house for a few days, but he doesn't know Man Jiangxue's identity, he only knows that the other person should be someone in Yunhua Palace, and the girls and boys in the yard have to listen to her Yes, seeing that Man Jiangxue treated Yin Qiu differently, he naturally regarded the relationship between the two of them as sisters.

"Sir, the lesson is right," Man Jiangxue said calmly and modestly, "Be careful when going down."

Yin Qiu stole a glance at her, holding back a sullen smile.

After taking the medicine and prescribing two more prescriptions, the doctor left with the medicine box on his back. Man Jiangxue paid the consultation fee and personally sent the person to the gate. When he came back, Yin Qiu held the bowl and spooned it He drank porridge slowly and started laughing when he saw her.

"Don't laugh." Man Jiangxue stood at the door, blocking the light from the sky, and said while looking at Yin Qiu.

"I didn't laugh." Yin Qiu immediately restrained his smile, but it didn't take long before he failed again and laughed happily.

"Laugh again and I'll throw you out," Man Jiangxue said coldly, "It's not big or small."

"It's not what I said," Yin Qiu shrank his head, the smile on his face continued, "It's none of my business for you to trouble the doctor."

Man Jiangxue looked at her blankly for a while, walked to the table and sat down, and said, "Does the wound still hurt?"

Yin Qiu frowned: "It doesn't hurt."

"I'm still angry," Man Jiangxue said, "Don't make a playful smile."

"Who is smiling?" Yin Qiu bumped Man Jiangxue with his forehead, and said, "Obviously I didn't get angry last night, so uncle can't scare me."

Man Jiangxue ignored her.

Yin Qiu lost the spoon, leaned towards Man Jiangxue with his head tilted, looked up at her and said, "Master, why can't you change? I saw you when I was ten years old, and you looked like this. Now I don't know At the age of 17, my uncle still looks like this, no wonder the doctor said you are my sister."

"Then have you ever thought about a question?" Man Jiangxue said.

"What's the problem?" Yin Qiu said.

"It's not that I look young," Man Jiangxue glanced at her with downcast eyes, "It's that you are too mature."

Yin Qiu choked, this time he really couldn't laugh, and complained: "Uncle Shi is too good, I'm just praising you!"

Man Jiangxue said: "I said you are old, but am I hurting you?"

Yin Qiu was quiet for a moment, then sat up straight with displeasure on his face, and muttered, "Anyway, I can't say enough about Master..."

Only then did Man Jiangxue show a little smile, took two chopsticks for Yin Qiu, and said, "After eating, go to the room to clean up, and then go to the backyard to pick a horse you like."

Yin Qiu was a little surprised: "Are you going back to the palace?"

Man Jiangxue said, "Didn't you want to see Nangong Min?"

Yin Qiu paused, and said in disbelief, "Master...will you really let me see her?"

"What you said last night, I thought about it and thought it made sense," Man Jiangxue said, "I just don't know if Nangong Min will be honest, but if I ask, she will definitely not say anything, but if you, she Maybe there will be some clues."

Even though Nangong Min is unfathomable and cannot measure her behavior with ordinary people's way of thinking, judging from her willingness to remind Yin Qiu, she still cares for Yin Qiu more or less. Because of Yin Xuan, although there is no blood relationship, Yin Qiu is indeed her niece. Besides, she still doesn't know the true identity of Meng Wugui, so she won't hurt Yin Qiu.

"Speaking of clues," Yin Qiu suddenly remembered, "the night she came to look for me, besides reminding me that someone would kill me, she also specifically mentioned the observatory in the palace so that I could go there more often when I had time. Go around, maybe there will be unexpected discoveries.”

Man Jiangxue's eyes flickered: "The Observatory?"

"That place stands the tombs of the ancestors," Yin Qiu said, "I seldom go there, but my uncles often go to worship. Have you ever noticed anything unusual before?"

Man Jiangxue thought about it for a while, and said, "That's not true." She put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said thoughtfully, "But since she specifically mentioned this matter, I will naturally pay more attention to it in the future."

Yin Qiu nodded, and asked again: "Will the uncle want to go to Cang County with me?"

Man Jiangxue cast her eyes on her and said, "Do you want me to go?"

Yin Qiu said, "Of course I do."

"But I can't go," Man Jiangxue said. "If I go with you, Nangong Min will definitely not be willing to see you. She has not shown up in Weicheng this time. Among other reasons, she is afraid of bumping into my hand." Here, she knows that I will kill her when I come to Weicheng, so if I follow you to Cang County, she will definitely hide."

Although she knew that Man Jiangxue's words were right, Yin Qiu was still a little disappointed and at the same time a little unbelievable: "Master, do you really trust me to go alone?" After she finished speaking, she emphasized again, "That's the Ziwei sect, that's Nangong Min."

Man Jiangxue smiled, and said calmly: "There is nothing to worry about, aren't you the little leader of golden branches and jade leaves?"

Yin Qiu wrinkled his face and said speechlessly, "...what little leader, my master also came to tease me."

Man Jiangxue said: "Not only do I want you to go alone, but after you are on the road, I have to return to the palace immediately."

Yin Qiumeng: "Ah...?"

"I thought about it, you'll be fine," Man Jiangxue said, "And when I'm gone, the piper won't stare at you, you're safe."

Yin Qiu didn't know that she had thought up all the plans after one night, and it was still the same arrangement, so she couldn't help but said sullenly: "Uncle Master swore before that he would never leave me alone again, and he said that you will be free wherever I go." Where are you going, it's only been a few days, and the uncle has changed his mind."

Man Jiangxue bent her lips and smiled, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "Are you afraid?"

Yin Qiu said: "I'm not afraid, it's my uncle who didn't keep his word, and I'm angry."

"Don't be angry," Man Jiangxue said, "I'm still angry, where did your anger come from?"

Yin Qiu had no choice but to accept his fate: "The uncle is in such a hurry to return to the palace, and he is not even willing to stay in Weicheng to wait for my return, so what's the matter?"

Man Jiangxue looked at her calmly, and said, "I have to interrogate Zhilan myself, and the situation in Weicheng also needs to be discussed face-to-face with the senior sister in charge. In addition, you just mentioned the star observatory, so I have to go back and look at it." look."

Yin Qiu still wanted to struggle again, racking his brains and said, "Didn't Meng Wugui mean that there is still something to show the uncle? The uncle is not going?"

"Well," Man Jiangxue said indifferently, "I won't go, I originally wanted to go, but I've had enough of her mysterious tricks, and I don't want to go."

Yin Qiu looked at her sadly for a while, and finally heaved a long sigh, lying on the table and said, "That's all right..." After saying this, he deliberately added, "I'm still a wounded person..."

Man Jiangxue said: "When you leave Cang County and return to the palace to meet me, your injury will almost heal."

Yin Qiu said depressedly: "But what I suffered was an internal injury. The doctor said that I won't be able to use my true energy easily until the beginning of next spring. What if something happens and I'm beaten to death outside?"

Man Jiangxue said: "You can't use your true energy, but you can use a sword. You take Zhu Bing with you, and if you can't beat him, run away."

Yin Qiu said: "How can I escape? I can't even use lightness kung fu."

Man Jiangxue said: "Except for the Ziwei Sect, the other sects in Cang County are not worth mentioning, so unless you cause trouble yourself, and get into trouble with someone who is not easy to mess with, no one will touch you for no reason. Even if you really got into trouble, the city of Cang County is full of people from the Ziwei Cult, as long as you ask them for help and tell them who you are, nothing will happen to you."

Yin Qiu said, "I'm so angry."

Man Jiangxue couldn't help laughing, but still said: "Don't be angry, don't you listen to my uncle?"

Yin Qiu snorted, buried his face, and stopped talking.

Man Jiangxue reached out and touched her head, and said, "Are you full? Go to the room to pack your luggage when you are full, and leave in the morning."

Yin Qiu didn't want to talk to her.

Man Jiangxue said: "You have a temper again, you don't listen to me, how do you find out these things? You see, the person behind the disciple of the dark guard came after me, and so did the flute player, uncle You are the only one who can trust me now, if you don't help me, uncle will be very dangerous, are you willing to watch uncle being plotted against?"

Yin Qiu moved his head, exposed his eyes, looked at Man Jiangxue and said, "I can't bear to..."

Man Jiangxue said: "Then you are still so reluctant, don't you feel sorry for Master Uncle?"

"Why don't you feel distressed?" Yin Qiu sat up "whoosh" and said very seriously, "I am not unwilling, on the contrary, I am actually very willing to find out these things, I just don't want to be separated from my uncle."

Man Jiangxue looked at her and smiled: "Uncle Shi doesn't want to be separated from you either."

Yin Qiu sighed again: "Okay, I understand what uncle means, I'll just go," she said, and immediately stood up, "I'll go back to my room and pack my luggage."

Man Jiangxue smiled softly, stood up, and suddenly stretched out her hand to hug Yin Qiu horizontally, and said, "Then I'll see you off."

After saying that, she just carried Yin Qiu and walked out the door, and walked towards the wing under the astonished eyes of all the disciples.

Yin Qiu was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, the two had already entered the long corridor. She looked up at Man Jiangxue, and Man Jiangxue was also looking down at her. Looking at them, he couldn't help but shyly said: "Master Uncle, let me down, I can walk by myself."

She buried her face in Man Jiangxue's chest, two blushes quickly appeared on her cheeks, and she didn't know where to put her hands. Man Jiangxue slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Why are you shy? It's not the first time I've been hug you in their faces."

Yin Qiu said in a soft voice, "But I'm already this old..."

"You can't hug when you grow up?" Man Jiangxue said, "Who made the rules?"

Yin Qiu raised her eyelashes and looked at Man Jiangxue's soft eyes. When her gaze collided, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

She felt that Man Jiangxue seemed to be different.

But what is different, Yin Qiu can't tell, Yin Qiu only knows that after this serious injury, Man Jiangxue's attitude towards her seems to be somewhat different from before, although they are still the same when they get along, some say There was laughter and physical contact, and Man Jiangxue also acted very naturally and frankly, but Yin Qiu always felt that she seemed to be different from the former uncle.

And this feeling is especially strong at this moment.

There is that familiar fragrance floating in the nostrils, and the white clothes of Man Jiangxue always reveal the lingering air of wind and frost. She is just like her name, as clean as Baixue, and so fascinating.

Her heart was pounding, and warmth gradually came from her ears. Even if Yin Qiu didn't want to think about it, she had to admit that there seemed to be some ambiguity between her and Man Jiangxue.

ambiguous.

Yin Qiu's heart fluttered because of this word.

Being able to have an affair with Man Jiangxue, I am afraid that no one will believe this matter.

But it just happened.

But did it really happen?

Yin Qiu wasn't sure, but hoped so much, she was thinking wildly, recalling the past few days, recalling the way Man Jiangxue looked at her, Yin Qiu felt like a spring rain fell in her heart, the rain was warm, Watered the flower buds that had sprouted in her heart.

But she didn't dare to let that flower bloom, because she didn't know whether the rain was given to her by Man Jiangxue, or if she imagined it on her own.

With a sound of "squeak", the door opened gently, and Yin Qiu's messy thoughts were pulled back in time by the sound of the door opening. Man Jiangxue carried her into the room, as if she hadn't noticed Yin Qiu's inexplicable quiet all the way, Gu Zi said: "You don't need to bring a change of clothes, just bring two bank notes, buy what you need, and change your clothes before you go."

Yin Qiufei glanced at her quickly, responded softly, and opened the closet to pick out a clean white dress after standing still. She was about to turn behind the screen to change, but saw Man Jiangxue reaching out for another set of clothes , handed it to Yin Qiu and said, "Wear this."

It was a set of carmine red dresses, the material drapes softly, and there is a layer of elegant tulle on the outside, the color is bright, but not gaudy, very beautiful.

This skirt was bought on the day when she first came to Weicheng. Man Jiangxue never liked to carry clothes when she was traveling. She felt that it was inconvenient for her to walk, so she bought it now no matter where she went. Yin Qiu was used to wearing plain clothes when she was by her side. It was just a compliment that day, so Man Jiangxue bought this skirt for her, but she hasn't worn it yet.

Yin Qiu took the skirt over, looked at it twice and said, "This color...is it too ostentatious?"

Man Jiangxue sat down at the table, looked at it for a while and said: "No, you are used to wearing disciple clothes, and you rarely wear private clothes. This color suits you very well. Put it on and have a look."

Since it was Man Jiangxue who asked her to wear it, Yin Qiu did not refuse. She hid behind the screen and changed into the skirt, but suddenly she was a little embarrassed to go out.

Although there was nothing embarrassing about it, the messy thoughts in her mind were still there, especially when she thought that Man Jiangxue was waiting outside to see what she would look like in this dress, Yin Qiu couldn't help feeling nervous.

She lingered behind the screen, dawdling, but still failed to muster the courage to go out to meet Man Jiangxue. It was not until Man Jiangxue asked a question that Yin Qiu took a deep breath and walked out slowly.

The blush on her face was still there, her dodging eyes showed unconcealable shyness, and her gauze skirt was fluttering, red like a cloud of mist, making Yin Qiu's sickly face brighter.

Man Jiangxue burst into a smile the moment she saw her, she looked Yin Qiu back and forth, and finally said: "It looks good."

Yin Qiu stood there with his hands behind his back.

"Why don't you talk?" Man Jiangxue got up and walked towards Yin Qiu. She smoothed Yin Qiu's slightly messy hair with her fingertips.

The distance was shortened, and the flavors that belonged to each other blended together again. Such an ordinary action, like a sudden wind blowing from the lake, blew away layers of ripples in Yin Qiu's heart.

Man Jiangxue is that gust of wind.

Yin Qiu felt her own heartbeat, and also felt Man Jiangxue's existence. Amidst the throbbing, she couldn't help feeling that she was absurd and too unbearable to touch.

But what should I do?

She likes Man Jiangxue's touch from the bottom of her heart, and she also wants to touch Man Jiangxue, but whether the touch between the two parties is based on the same emotion is a mystery that she still can't solve , is also a huge obstacle that she cannot overcome.

Perhaps asking the last sentence will make it clear, but if she really asks, can she bear Man Jiangxue's answer?

So, besides asking personally, is there any other way to test it?

If something that cannot be verified with words is left to Touch itself, will there be an unexpected response?

Yin Qiu thought about it, then let go of his clenched palms, and slowly raised his head.

The cold wind swirled and intertwined at the door, but it didn't come in completely. It only gave the two people in the room some just-right breeze. The white clothes covered with snow in the river curved gently in the wind. She was tall and straight, She is always used to leaning over slightly when facing Yin Qiu, and it is the same at this moment. She looked down at Yin Qiu and looked at herself, the carmine in her eyes soon began to flash, and she was slowly approaching her.

Man Jiangxue stood quietly, noticing the momentary change in Yin Qiu's expression, she moved her lips, and was about to ask Yin Qiu a question, but Yin Qiu snuggled into her arms gently before she could make a sound.

The usual hug without any superfluous actions, but Man Jiangxue suddenly felt an unusual feeling.

That feeling was very subtle, she couldn't refuse it, and she couldn't control it. She keenly found that this hug was obviously different from the past, but it also made her happy.

There was a little more weight on the shoulders, and a little more damp warmth. Yin Qiu buried his head on the side of her neck, and his light breath was like a falling feather, lingering on the skin there.

Naturally, Man Jiangxue raised her hand hanging by her side, she hugged Yin Qiu's thin body, and hugged her in her arms, then she slightly tilted her head, her downcast eyes fell on Yin Qiu's pale Flushed side face.

Xu felt her gaze, and those beautiful eyes looked at her the next moment. Yin Qiu's hair was slightly disheveled, and there was a layer of wet mist in her eyes. The expression in her eyes was so obvious, it was obvious Attachment, with some kind of emotion that cannot be expressed but can only be understood, is like an invitation, but also like a kind of expectation.

Man Jiangxue's heart skipped a beat as she stared at Yin Qiu.

She seemed to want something, but she didn't say it.

Why not say it?

Is what she wants the same as what she can and is willing to give?

Man Jiangxue hesitated.

The warm breath on the side of the neck is still continuing, and the person in her arms is still looking at her. Man Jiangxue has unconsciously raised her hand while thinking, her face is calm, but her eyes are somewhat deep, she lightly Caressing Yin Qiu's face, her fingertips moved over Yin Qiu's hazy eyebrows, fan-like long eyelashes, and hot cheeks. She clasped Yin Qiu's waist, and when her fingertips moved to the corners of Yin Qiu's lips, they stopped suddenly. down.

Being treated so intimately by her, Yin Qiu's breathing was almost messed up. This was the unexpected response she wanted, and she couldn't help but feel happy, and couldn't help wanting more, but the hand stopped. There was no movement on her lips, so she could only muster up the courage to call softly: "Master Uncle..."

Man Jiangxue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the brilliance at the bottom of her eyes flickered because of this call.

She got it.

What Yin Qiu wants is the same as what she wants to give.

A deep joy suddenly filled her heart, like a sudden tide, swept her whole body up in an instant. At this moment, Man Jiangxue abandoned those restraints and hesitation, she stretched out her hand again, and gently touched Yin Qiu's lips .

The soft touch lingered on the fingertips, and then spread from the fingertips to the heart, Yin Qiu trembled slightly, and closed his eyes under Man Jiangxue's soft and delicate touch.

Man Jiangxue looked at her, and the hand on Yin Qiu's waist subconsciously exerted some strength. She hugged Yin Qiu even tighter, but the hand on Yin Qiu's lips remained tender all the time.

Want to go further?

Man Jiangxue pondered.