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Until Liu Zhongqing and Xie Min came under the wishing tree, Liu Zhongyi didn't say a word, but after the two came, he restrained his emotions, and he didn't force his smile, but he was calm on the surface.

At this time the moon had already set to the west, Xie Miao led them to a place in the city to rest, on the surface it was a very ordinary inn, but in fact it was a stronghold of Mingsha Sect to collect information in the city.

When returning to the room, Liu Zhongyi grabbed Liu Zhongqing, just like when she was a child, she just gently grabbed the corner of the sleeve, with a hint of attachment and flattery.

Liu Zhongqing stopped immediately, turned around and looked at him.

"Brother..." Liu Zhongyi called him softly, holding the sleeve of the garment with his uninjured hand.

"Xiaoyi," Liu Zhongqing's heart softened, she raised her hand to caress his brows and eyes, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Liu Zhongyi didn't speak, but just looked at him quietly, his dark pupils were full of speechless expression.Liu Zhongqing met that gaze, and her heart felt inexplicably sore. For a few moments, she seemed to be able to communicate with each other, and felt the silent emotion hidden in his heart.

This indescribable feeling cannot be understood by others.

After a long while, Liu Zhongyi smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, brother should go to bed early."

"Okay." Liu Zhongqing patted him on the shoulder lightly, then turned around reluctantly.

Liu Zhongyi watched his back for a long time before entering the room and closing the door.

Wen Yan sat at the table and flipped through the package he had retrieved from the original inn. When he saw him coming, he said, "Give it to me."

Liu Zhongyi was a little puzzled, but he did it anyway.

Wen Yan sighed helplessly, and said: "The other one." As he spoke, he pulled up his injured palm, dipped some ointment from a small iron box on the table, and gently rubbed it on his palm with his fingers. uniform.

The ointment was moist and delicate, and there was almost no pain after it was applied to the wound except for a little tingling at the beginning.

Liu Zhongyi didn't expect his actions, and subconsciously wanted to pull his hand back, but Wen Yan pinched his wrist, not letting go.

Liu Zhongyi let him finish treating the wound with a stiff palm, and said, "Thank you, owner."

Wen Yan was silent for a moment, before saying: "Zhong Yi, I think there may be something hidden about this matter, besides, even though Zhong Qing is not your real brother, it doesn't affect how he treats you sincerely."

Liu Zhongyi glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "I didn't do it for this. Maybe blood relationship is really important, but in this world, some people abandon their wives and children, and some brothers turn against each other. My brother treats me far better than them. What's the point without blood relationship?" What's important?"

He sat down on the stool beside him, frowned, looked at the man, and murmured: "It's just... If it wasn't for me, my brother would not have left, if..."

Liu Zhongyi didn't continue, but Wen Yan understood what he meant—it was nothing more than self-blame, and felt that everything today was because of that undeserved love.

Five years ago, he also hated Liu Zhongyi for having such a love, but after time dilutes everything, he also sees clearly that love cannot be controlled by himself, otherwise there would be so many idiots resenting women, love-hate entanglements in the world.The word love is very complicated, but it is just a thought in the heart, born from the heart, so it can only change according to the heart, and it is probably the most irresistible thing in the world.

He thought, if Liu Zhongyi could choose, he would never like him.

If he could choose, he would prefer that the one he liked at first was Liu Zhongyi.It's a pity that the clock was meant to be a child in his eyes, how could it make him feel love?Had they met later, maybe the ending would have been different.

It's a pity that there are never ifs in this world.

Wen Yan sighed secretly: "You don't have to blame yourself so much. If I guessed right, the person you loved five years ago was Xie Miao. He told me that they couldn't be together. Will you be willing to make a marriage contract with me?" After a slight pause, he continued: "I think this may have something to do with the 'revenge' he said today, and there may even be something hidden about what happened five years ago."

Liu Zhongyi calmed down and said, "How can you see that?"

Wen Yan said: "I remember you said last time that I am actually very similar to Zhongqing in some ways. For example, I don't accept the wishes imposed by others at all emotionally. Then do you think Zhongqing understands me?"

Liu Zhongyi thought for a while: "Although my brother doesn't say anything, he actually regards you as a friend. With his character, he will naturally not be friends with someone he doesn't know."

"Well," Wen Yan nodded slightly: "I only thought of it when I heard you talking about it that day. If he knew me, he should know that this letter would not make me accept you, but would make me angry. He has always been for you. Come to think of it, how could you do such a thing?"

Liu Zhongyi frowned: "But that letter was indeed written by my brother, unless..." He paused slightly: "That letter was actually written for other people to read."

Wen Yan pondered for a moment, took out a small bamboo tube from the package, and handed it over.

Liu Zhongyi unscrewed the bamboo tube under his signal, took out a carefully rolled thin paper from it, glanced at it, it was the letter left by Zhong Qing five years ago, he couldn't help being a little surprised: "The owner also brought with?"

Wen Yan said lightly: "I just think it might be useful."

Liu Zhongyi nodded, he actually only read the outline back then, but looking at it carefully now, what was written in that letter apparently forced Wen Yan to enter into a marriage contract with him, but the words were alienated, as if they were secretly setting aside the relationship , Thinking of Liu Zhongqing's sentence tonight, "You can take revenge on me", he vaguely felt that the person might have known that other people would read the letter first, so he wrote it like this.As for what Liu Zhongqing said about not being related by blood, there is no evidence, maybe it was just a lie to Xie Miao.

Liu Zhongyi read it word by word, pondered for a while, and suddenly felt moved, picked up the pen left on the desk, dipped some ink, and circled a few words on the paper.

Wen Yanzheng was a little puzzled, but saw that his originally steady hand slowly trembled. After the last word was circled, he could no longer hold the pen, and let it fall on the table, splashing ink marks.

Wen Yan looked at each word, and saw that the circled words were connected into one sentence——

"A calamity is upon me, I will go away for a long time, my dearest relatives are young, and entrusted to you."

Wen Yan couldn't help being stunned, "This is...?"

Liu Zhongyi lowered his eyes, and said in a dry voice, "The secret method of reading letters between me and my brother... In the past, it was a method he thought of when he went on a mission so that the letter would fall into the hands of others and not reveal the confidential content...I, I was really I didn't expect..."

When he saw that letter five years ago, he was so shocked that what was on his mind was revealed. Facing that person's questioning, he couldn't say a word at all. He tried his best to remember, but he couldn't remember when he had revealed such deep feelings to his brother. With the feelings deeply pressed in my heart, it is naturally even more impossible to think of the real way to interpret this letter.

After listening to his words, Wen Yan has completely connected all these things. Liu Zhongqing must have provoked Xie Min for some reason back then. In order not to burden him and Liu Zhongyi, he had to leave, so he wrote this letter.Liu Zhongqing knew that Xie Mian would definitely see it, so she wrote it like this.And that person clearly planned it out, knowing that he would be angry and questioning Liu Zhongyi, so that Zhongyi could read the letter.It's just that he didn't expect Liu Zhongyi to really have feelings for him, so he didn't have any doubts about the content of the letter, and naturally he didn't interpret it in that way.

Liu Zhongqing calculated everything correctly, but only miscalculated feelings.

In the past five years, there have been many mistakes and accidents. It was just a misunderstanding.

"It's my fault..." Liu Zhongyi lowered her eyes and did not look at him, and bit her lips hard.

Wen Yan shook his head, put away the thin paper, and said softly: "I don't blame you, even if I read this sentence back then, we still couldn't find love without clues."

What's more, it was Liu Zhongyi himself who was wronged because of this misunderstanding.Even if it was due to his negligence, the price would be too heavy.

Liu Zhongyi still lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Wen Yan thought for a while, and said, "Now you might as well find out what kind of grievances there are between Xie Lu and Zhong Qing before making any plans."

Liu Zhongyi frowned, and finally there was some light in his eyes again. After pondering for a moment, he fetched some tea, dipped his fingers and drew a pattern on the table——

It looks like a quaint cloud pattern, but it is a little more elegant.

"Have you seen this pattern?"

Wen Yan frowned and thought carefully, the pattern was clearly familiar, he was very sure he had seen it before.

Liu Zhongyi explained: "This is the mark on the back of my brother's shoulder. Since he mentioned the blood relationship, I guess it has something to do with his life experience. It's just that my brother can't remember the past clearly, so naturally he can't tell it by himself. If Xie Miao finds out something, It may have something to do with the mark."

"I must have seen it before." Wen Yan closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered an image, his heart skipped a beat, and he said, "It's that jade pendant!"

"What jade pendant?"

"You couldn't see it at that time. When we went to see Senior Yuan, he took out three different jade pendants, and the pattern on one of the jade pendants was almost exactly the same as this one." It's easy to explain, Wen Yan said: "If my guess is correct, the different patterns on the three jade pendants all symbolize the identities of the three people. According to what Senior Yuan said, the original plan was to give that jade pendant to Yun Zhengyao. Then, then The pattern must be related to Senior Yun Zhengyao."

Liu Zhongyi looked at the patterns on the table that gradually dried and disappeared, and understood the meaning of Wen Yan's words——

According to his age, Liu Zhongqing is very likely to be Yun Zhengyao's child, and the grievances between him and Xie Miao have become clear at a glance.Back then, the three masters Youyun killed the former leader of the Mingsha Sect in a fight, and the destruction of the Yun family was the beginning of the Mingsha Sect's revenge. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there was a deep blood feud between the two.

Although he couldn't guess how the two knew each other, he could almost guess through various traces that Liu Zhongqing's sudden departure five years ago, leaving almost no information, was probably because Xie Miao found the trace, in order not to escape. To bring them down, he dropped such a misleading letter.

"Zhong Yi," Wen Yan called him in a low voice, and said, "I think maybe you and Zhong Qing are actually biological brothers. He said no to Xie Miao, and he didn't take you away back then, but left you behind." , just to prevent Xie Miao from having doubts. Just imagine if he takes you away, wouldn’t it reveal his fear that Xie Miao would be unfavorable to you, and Xie Miao would be suspicious of what he said instead. "

Liu Zhongyi nodded, when Liu Zhongqing did that, on the surface it seemed to leave him alone, and even let Xie Miao do whatever he wanted, but in fact it was to protect him.

Wen Yan continued: "There is also the scar on your back shoulder, although you don't remember how it got there, maybe it was the one that covered up the original mark... And, it is very likely that it was the fire in Yun's house at that time left traces."

"Whether it's true or not, my brother will always be my brother in my eyes. Thank you for treating him like this... I will definitely find a chance to take him away." Liu Zhongyi was in a state of mind. Although he maintained a calm face, he couldn't help it He clenched his fist restrainedly, and the wound on his palm stabbed with pain.

Wen Yan sighed, and opened his palm, only to see that the wound really started to ooze blood again.

Liu Zhongyi's heart tightened unconsciously when he heard his sigh, and he withdrew his hand a bit stiffly, and said, "Yes, owner, do you know what the 'red line' Xie Miao mentioned is? "

"It's probably a kind of Gu poison. I've heard of it before, but I'm still not sure. After all, Zhong Qing refuses to let me check the pulse." Wen Yan said in a deep voice, "I will write out the prescription that Jian Moyan entrusted to me in a few days. , take the opportunity to ask him when you go to look for him."

"Ah."

On the second day, the four of them wandered around Qingning City for a while, and returned to Muyue Cliff after lunch.

Along the way, Liu Zhongyi fixed his eyes on Liu Zhongqing from time to time, and followed him for a moment, Liu Zhongqing didn't feel anything, only that he was still a little clingy like when he was a child, his heart was soft, and there was a little smile on his face.

Liu Zhongyi knew that he didn't want to involve himself and Wen Yan in the Mingsha Sect's affairs, so he didn't say a word about everything, but his heart became more and more uncomfortable because of this, wishing he could take him out of here immediately.However, he also knows that the Mingsha Sect has been established in Yunchuan for many years and is deeply rooted. If he wants to leave safely under his nose, it may not be so easy.Liu Zhongqing was deprived of martial arts by Xie Miao, he and Wen Yan were alone, facing such a situation, they had to think long-term and must not act rashly.

Xie Man's martial arts are extremely high, and he has already noticed this in the flower forest. At that time, he and Wen Yan restrained their breath, but he was still discovered by him, which shows that his martial arts are superior to the two of them.And the Mingsha Sect has always cultivated both martial arts and Gu poison, Xie Miao's strength must not be underestimated, and may even be the biggest obstacle for them to leave this place.Apart from Xie Miao, members of the Mingsha Sect also had to take into consideration. For example, they were surrounded by four or five shadow guards. Although they didn't show up, if they listened carefully, they could still hear subtle movements.

Liu Zhongyi calmed down his thoughts silently, knowing that he should not act rashly at the moment, so he let go of this thought for the time being, and led Liu Zhongqing to go with all his heart.

When stepping on the chain bridge from Banxing Ridge back to Muyue Cliff, Liu Zhongyi looked at the four arm-thick chains on the bridge, stroked the dagger hidden in his sleeve with his fingers, thoughtful, but his face remained calm.

After returning to the main altar of the Mingsha Sect, he stayed for a few days without incident. Liu Zhongyi often accompanied Liu Zhongqing, and Wen Yan used his spare time to carefully revise the prescription written to Jian Moyan many times. It took a day to find that person.

Because he had told Xie Miao beforehand, and the patrolling guards on the road did not stop him, Wen Yan handed over the prescription to Jian Moyan after arriving at Jian Moyan's residence, and took the opportunity to ask about the "red line".

Although Jian Moyan hesitated, he seemed to be thinking about the prescription, and it was hard to refuse, so he finally told the truth about the "red line".

The "red thread" Xie Miao mentioned is actually a very overbearing Gu poison, but because it is very special, it has such a graceful and lingering name.Red Thread Gu is also called Love Gu. Rumor has it that it was made by a couple of lovers to prove their steadfast love for each other. A red mark will appear on the ring finger of the victim, which resembles a thin red thread wrapped around the finger. If they leave their lover, Every night, the poison will attack, the heartache is unbearable, and the "red thread" will bleed blood; if the heart of betrayal is born to empathize with others, or the lover dies, the poison will cause death.

However, the most important thing is that the purpose of the Gu makers is to prove the unswerving feelings between each other, so there is no antidote for the red thread Gu, and after many searches, they only found a way to transfer it.

Wen Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In fact, after knowing this, the relationship between the two is easy to guess.From his point of view, Xie Lushi was not hypocritical, and although Liu Zhongqing was honest with that person, he was not heartless either.At the beginning of the two people's acquaintance, there may have been no grievances and sincere love, but later Xie Miao discovered a life experience that even Liu Zhongqing didn't know - the mark was on the back shoulder, if Liu Zhongqing hadn't been injured or the two had skin-to-skin contact, it would have been nothing may be found.By the time Xie Miao knew this fact, the two of them might have been deeply involved in love... Afterwards, all kinds of love and hatred intertwined and tortured each other. It is clear that it is impossible for him to let him go easily.

Because they chatted more about medical skills with Jian Moyan, the two talked about it quite speculatively, Wen Yan didn't think it was too late, and it was already night when they returned to the courtyard where the Mingsha Sect was temporarily staying.

Liu Zhong saw that he was coming back, so he asked: "How?"

Wen Yan roughly explained the function of the red thread Gu, Liu Zhongyi listened to it, fell silent for a while, and asked, "Is there a way to solve it?"

Wen Yan looked into his eyes with a nervous look, paused for a moment, and said, "Of course there are."

He is actually not good at lying, Liu Zhongyi saw some clues and frowned: "Really?"

Wen Yan couldn't help smiling, and said lightly: "How can there be no poison in this world? The so-called no solution is just that the solution has not been found yet, you can rest assured."

Liu Zhongyi couldn't think of a reason why he had to lie to himself, so he nodded slightly, and then said: "I have been observing secretly for the past few days, and found that the defense here seems sparse, but in fact it is very tight, especially with the watchtower on the high place , once something happens somewhere, it’s not easy to leave where you can see clearly.”

Wen Yan responded: "When I went to Jian Moyan's place today, I also encountered several teams of guards. The Mingsha Sect is indeed well-guarded."

"And I also found that my brother usually doesn't leave the top floor of the main altar. In fact, he is under house arrest by Xie Yan." Liu Zhongyi frowned: "The defense here gradually weakens from top to bottom, and you have to go through Chain Bridge, brother seems to be allowed to leave the top floor only when going to Mr. Jane."

"You mean to take advantage of that opportunity to do something?"

"Well, that place is closest to the chain bridge, and it is covered by a flower forest, but... I'm not sure," Liu Zhongyi said in a deep voice, "I can't find any other loopholes, so I can only take a risk. If I cross the chain bridge safely , then cut off the iron chain on the bridge, so it will be much harder for the Mingsha Sect to catch up."

That iron chain bridge was originally built to prevent the enemy from invading. One man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it. If necessary, it will be cut off to ensure the safety of the main altar of the Mingsha Sect. Liu Zhongyi's method also takes advantage of this, and traps them instead. On Muyue Cliff.

Wen Yan said: "I just don't know if the iron chain is made of special materials?"

"I tried it quietly with a dagger when I came here, and it shouldn't be difficult to cut it off." Liu Zhongyi said: "It's just that even if you can get down to Banxing Ridge, it will take a lot of effort to leave Yunchuan."

Wen Yan thought for a while, and said: "You might as well take the waterway. I remember that the waiter in the shop in Qingning City once said that Shaozhou can be reached by going down the river. It’s good for the Biling faction to stay away for a while before returning to Zhongzhou.”

Liu Zhongyi's eyes lit up, he nodded, and said: "Then find a reason to go down the mountain to find out the location during this time."

"Ah."

Liu Zhongyi looked at him, and said in a low voice: "Master, I can risk my life and death for my brother, but..."

Wen Yan understood what he was going to say, and interrupted: "Zhong Yi, don't say these words anymore."

Liu Zhongyi was silent for a moment, and replied, "Okay."