Toad Palace Spring and Autumn

Long barren and desert, yellow sand is vast.The hinterland of the Central Plains is covered in a misty drizzle, which does not have a feeling of condensation.

The beautiful scenery of Xiejian Peak is still the same, which can be regarded as a wonder in the world.The Danxia Palace is full of plum blossoms, the rain beats the flowers and falls, and there is no trace in the spring night, just like a dream.

In the faint morning light, a few young maids all dressed in light yellow thin shirts were cleaning the leftover leaves in the courtyard.In the distance, a tall man climbed up the stairs along the mountain path.He wears rings all over his body, his eyes are like ink stains, his eyebrows are very beautiful, but his expression is somewhat resentful, and he turns a blind eye to others.The guards didn't dare to stop him, they all lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, allowing him to step all the way into the palace gate, sweating secretly.

"The servant has seen Terrace Master Ruan."

"I have met Master Ruan."

Wherever the man went, the maids greeted him with blessings, treating him like the master of the Toad Palace.

Seeing this, Ruan Kongqi was quite satisfied, and asked casually, "Have you met Palace Master Wen?"

A female waitress nodded and replied: "Master Wen came early in the morning, and he is in the study right now."

Ruan Kongqi's mood eased a little, and she walked up the white jade steps unhurriedly.

Wen Chuqing was in the room, when she heard the movement outside the door, she knew that Ruan Kongqi had come back, so she put down the teacup in her hand, pressed the folds of her clothes that had grown from sitting for a long time, got up and went forward.

Ruan Kongqi was about to push the door, when it opened.

Wen Chuqing looked him up and down, and said with a smile, "Brother Ruan has been back for a long time."

Ruan Kongqi snorted coldly, she didn't seem to be angry, and there was a smile on the corners of her brows and eyes.

"It's stuffy in the room, let's go outside for a walk."

"Ah."

The two of them walked through the vestibule one by one, the breeze was blowing on the face along the way, the shimmer of pink glow scattered through the branches, and the faint fragrance of white plum blossoms filled their breath.

"Going to the border, is there any gain?"

"Brother is strategizing, haven't you heard some news?"

"I've heard it a little bit, but I want to hear from you."

Seeing Wen Chuqing's normal expression, Ruan Kongqi said calmly: "There is indeed someone from the Seven Schools of Yue Zhan. As for whether that person is the Palace Master, it is not yet possible to make a conclusion."

At this time, the two had stepped into a pavilion, and the light was not enough.Wen Chuqing's expression was hidden in a faint shadow, and the mountain wind that blew from time to time made his long hair flutter.

Since the farewell to Yongcheng, half a year has passed in a blink of an eye.He still remembered that the Palace Master said that once the eye injury healed, he would return to Toad Palace.However, during the period when he took charge of the Toad Palace, the martial arts in the Central Plains changed rapidly, and the famous and decent sects who had enmity with the Toad Palace were massacred one after another, and people continued to die under the unique martial arts of the Toad Palace.People in the rivers and lakes speak with certainty, and the notoriety of Toad Palace is rampant.In order to clear up the truth, he tried more than once to prevent the tragedy from happening, but every time he arrived at the scene, he was always one step late, and instead got the facts.He also once suspected that the palace lord's revenge was behind the incident. After all, not everyone can learn the toad palace's mind, let alone such a master?Unexpectedly, the news of the assassination of the palace lord secretly came from Daxia two months ago. Everyone couldn't believe it. For a while, everyone in the Toad Palace panicked, and the life and death of the palace lord became a mystery.Later, it was widely rumored in the world that the seven sects received a letter signed by the owner of the Toad Palace at the same time, and the matter seemed to be getting closer to the truth.But in his heart, he was always unwilling to believe that the palace lord would do such a biased act, so he sent Ruan Kongqi to lead people to the border town to watch the battle secretly and find out.Unexpectedly, the Lord of the Toad Palace, who was on the cusp of the storm, went to the battle as promised and defeated the seven masters in one fell swoop, which became another miracle that people in the martial arts are talking about after dinner.

"If all the recent incidents were really done by the palace master alone, it must be because he has accomplished a great deal."

This was the only reason Wen Chuqing could think of the palace lord's change of heart.But what he still can't figure out is that if the Palace Master intends to compete in the Central Plains, why not go back to the Toad Palace to conspire together, instead of doing many shocking acts alone?

"I think senior brother is worrying too much. The palace lord has been on the throne for so long, so it's impossible to achieve something now."

Seeing that Ruan Kongqi didn't take it seriously, Wen Chuqing explained: "The palace master once mentioned to me that after he left the customs, his internal strength was damaged, and he couldn't cultivate the Wuyang Sutra to the tenth level at one time. Palace Master, no one knows how the tenth level was refined."

Ruan Kongqi's eyes turned cold, and she said, "So, he got a blessing in disguise?"

Wen Chuqing didn't hear the hostility in his words, and said lightly: "I'm afraid the only way to know the truth is to see the Palace Master."

"That's all you want to see him?"

"Huh? What does brother Ruan mean by this?"

When the two were alone, Ruan Kongqi never concealed her sullenness, but such an angry tone still sounded a bit unusual.Wen Chuqing was about to say something, when Ruan Kongqi said: "It's not necessary for him to be the palace master, as long as the senior brother gives an order, I believe that no one in the Toad Palace will dare to disobey..." Before the words fell, a slap was heard unexpectedly Suddenly, five eye-catching red marks appeared on Ruan Kongqi's fair cheeks.

He turned his head to look at Wen Chuqing in disbelief, and met Wen Chuqing's cold eyes.

In my impression, this person has always been gentle and refined, and he seldom gets angry. He has almost forgotten when Wen Chuqing lost his temper last time.At this moment, he looked at him, there was still no anger on his face, but his eyes were extremely cold, as if he didn't know him at all, completely strange.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said just now, and you're not allowed to mention it in front of anyone from now on."

Ruan Kongqi stretched out her hand to caress her cheek, and smiled instead of anger: "I will always remember this slap today."

Wen Chuqing said: "You should remember that the Toad Palace will not change owners unless the palace lord personally transmits the position to others."

In the silent confrontation, Ruan Kongqi looked at Wen Chuqing, trying to see some other expressions from that calm face.But he was soon disappointed. Not only did Wen Chuqing show no expression, she even turned her back to him, apparently unwilling to say a word.

When Liu Xuanying came to the back mountain to look for them, he was infected by the condensed atmosphere in the pavilion, and hesitated for a moment when he spoke.

Wen Chuqing saw her embarrassment, her eyes softened, and she said nonchalantly, "Sister Liu, you're not watching Ning Huaishang in the dungeon, why are you here?"

Hearing that his tone was as gentle as usual, Liu Xuanying breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help complaining: "There's a secret report from the mountain, and those idiot brothers are here to make trouble again."

Wen Chuqing frowned slightly when she heard the words: "What's going on?"

Liu Xuanying explained the whole story to him, and finally said: "In order to save that idiot, the disciples of Ziqing Sword Sect gathered a group of rangers, they are coming all the way from Yongzhou, and they are expected to arrive at Youfengling within three days."

"Since you send it to your door yourself, then teach them that there is a way to come, and there is no way to return."

Ruan Kongqi opened her mouth suddenly, the previous look of resentment disappeared, and she returned to her original look, her eyes were calm, obviously she didn't take these people seriously.

Wen Chuqing didn't answer, and fell into deep thought.

He hit Ruan Kongqi just now, which should have been unbearable, but now Ruan Kongqi's face is completely blank.

Do you not care, or are you too concerned?He was so familiar with this person, but for some reason, he felt a little unclear right now.

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