How many times rose flowers

It was getting late, Jixue pinched a wall piercing talisman and entered the inner courtyard of the Lu Mansion.Behind her, a girl in a black cloak followed her.

"How can you doubt me like this?" A middle-aged woman said angrily by the courtyard wall.For a moment she forgot to lower her voice.

Jixue hid in the dark, quietly listening to the "whispering" of the two people by the courtyard wall.Both of them were wearing fur coats, which made Jixue unable to tell their identities, and could only guess based on their voices.

"Do you dare to say that these things have nothing to do with you?" The middle-aged woman was talking to a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old.

"What do you mean, do you really think that the ladies in the mansion are hidden by me? Oh, it's ridiculous." The middle-aged woman dismissed it.

Sure enough, there was a windfall.Ji Xue thought.

"I'm your mother. Are you more willing to trust those half-sisters than me?" Having said that, the middle-aged woman lowered her voice.

"Mother, why did you pass the news of their disappearance to the people in Tianxiang Tower?" The young man was aggressive.

"I just want to let the master know that the future successor of the Lu family in Lin'an can only be my Chen'er." The middle-aged woman said proudly.

Hearing this, the identities of the two are already clear, the middle-aged woman is Mrs. Lu, and the young man should be the former Mr. Lu.If Jixue's guess is right, the young man mistakenly thought that his mother had harmed his sisters, so he came to ask for an explanation.

Jixue knew it in her heart, and was about to leave, but her white robe was tangled up by several branches.She stepped hard, and her robe opened her mouth with a "wow--", and the sound of breaking branches attracted the patrolling servants.

"Who? Stop!"

Before she had time to think, Jixue jumped out of the courtyard wall with lightness kung fu, and quickly ran out of the inner courtyard of the Lu Mansion in three steps at a time.The servants patrolling the perimeter had already followed, and when Tuqiong saw him, Jixue pulled out his sword from his waist.

"call out--"

A dart was shot at the wall opposite to Jixue, the other party's attention was diverted, and Jixue escaped through the back door.As everyone knows, the person who threw the darts was the girl who followed her earlier.

The girl was wearing a silver fox mask and the black cloak she had come in, standing at the back door with a smile waiting for her.

"Sister Immortal, are you alright?" The girl smiled unabated, as if she was joking.

"Thank you for the matter just now." Jixue bowed slightly to the girl.The girl is about the same age as her, but her behavior is completely different from her.

"Sister Immortal was joking, I wish I could help you more." Seeing that the girl was still smiling and waving her hands casually and decently, Jixue was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that Jixue didn't speak, the smile on the girl's face faded a bit: "Sister Immortal doesn't wonder who I am, why did I save you?"

"Don't you hear that 'Young Master is virtuous to you, and you must not forget it; you are virtuous to others, and I hope you will forget it⑴'?" Jixue pursed her lips, "Girls only need to know that since girls are gracious to me , I will definitely report back. As for who the girl is, I am not interested."

"Sister Immortal, if everyone in the world is as kind-hearted as my sister, I am afraid there will be no ghosts and monsters." The girl said again inexplicably.

Not far away, a rose made of fire fell on the girl's shoulder.The girl moved her fingertips slightly, and after a while, said goodbye to Jixue.Jixue was not surprised. The rose flower should be used by the girl to convey information, just like her blue butterfly. Every person who cultivates immortals will have a so-called "token" that belongs to him alone, but this one is more "unusual". "That's all.

It was late at night when Jixue returned to the inn.The door of the inn was ajar, and she tried her best not to make a sound so as not to disturb others.The shopkeeper hadn't rested yet, when he saw Jixue coming back, he chatted with Jixue for a few words.

"It's so late, why hasn't the shopkeeper rested yet?" Jixue asked.

While fiddling with the abacus, the shopkeeper sighed and said, "Miss, I don't know something. Recently, the inn has added a messy account, and I'm worrying about it."

"Can I let you see, maybe I can help you?" Jixue said.

"Don't dare to trouble Miss." The shopkeeper shook his head.

"It's okay, I may not be able to help." Jixue said so, and the shopkeeper handed her the account book.

Looking through the ledger carefully, Jixue had the answer in her heart.She took the abacus, flicked it lightly, and it matched the gap in the account book, confirming her guess.

"Look, there is nothing wrong with the accounts on this ledger," Jixue said.

"How do you know?" The shopkeeper was at a loss.

"You can only see that a lot of money from last week has been missing from this week's account book, but recently the inn has closed its doors to thank guests. This is a normal phenomenon." Jixue said.

"Of course I know that. But miss, please look, it is clearly stated in the account book that this week has made more profits than last week." The shopkeeper said.

"That's simple. The money from the profit didn't disappear, but was used for daily expenses." Jixue explained.

The shopkeeper was skeptical, nodded his thanks to Jixue, and went back to his room to rest.Jixue was about to leave when she put a hand on her shoulder.

"Ah Jiu?" Jixue turned her head and saw Ah Jiu standing behind her in casual clothes.

"Jixue, why haven't you rested yet?" Ah Jiu covered her sleeves and yawned.It seemed that she was awakened by the movement downstairs.

"I'm sorry to bother you. I was helping the shopkeeper to settle the account just now." Jixue said so, which was regarded as an answer.

"Is there any problem with the account book?" Ah Jiu asked casually.

"Well. I didn't tell him clearly, but you should have guessed it. It stands to reason that the inn has not been open for the past few days, so it should be suffering serious losses, but the account book shows this week's profit." Jixue said, handing over the account book To Ah Jiu.

"That's the case. Don't worry, this is an adult from Cangzhou. He said he wanted to rent the inn for a month and paid a lot of deposit in advance. I wrote down the account like this, and I haven't had time to tell the shopkeeper. Ah Jiu covered her sleeves and yawned a few more times, presumably she was really sleepy.Strangely, Jixue smelled a faint scent of rouge on her body that was different from usual.

The smell was fleeting and familiar, Jixue didn't suspect it, and turned back to her room.

Ah Jiu watched Jixue leave, but she didn't see the sleepy look just now. She narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes were focused, and contained a few traces of inexplicable emotion.

"In this life, I hope you won't be so kind again, fairy sister..."

There was a smile on the corner of the girl's mouth, she turned around and walked to her room.

On the second day, it was already three poles in the sun.

Jixue thought about the account book last night, and a possibility of investigating the case came to mind.Chen Yanfang sold so much rouge, there must be a ledger record, as long as the ledger record is obtained, it will not be far from the truth.

"Chi Mu, Niangui, come with me to Chenyanfang again."

The business of Chenyanfang has been extremely hot these days. Ladies and wives from all households rushed to Chenyanfang, and they all fell in love with the rouge exuding a faint fragrance - "Zuihuayin".

"Shopkeeper, it's Xiuyuanmen who came to investigate the case, can I show you the account book?" Jixue took out the token of Xiuyuanmen's direct disciple and said respectfully.

The shopkeeper took out the ledger, and Chi Mu quickly found the page that recorded the purchase status of "Zuihuayin".

"Lin'an Lu family, Lin'an Jiang family, Lin'an Su family... Cangzhou Yu family?" Chi Mu read to the end, and saw a different name, "Senior sister, it is written in the ledger that people from Cangzhou came to Lin'an from thousands of miles to buy rouge, Isn't this too..."

"It's really unusual. Shopkeeper, can you describe this Yu family to us..." Before Jixue finished speaking, the shopkeeper interrupted her:

"It was yesterday evening that Miss Yu came to buy rouge. Miss Yu bought all the 'Zuihuayin' here. It's really a big deal."

"With so much rouge, how did Miss Yu move back?" Nian Gui asked.

"Miss Yu has brought a lot of people. She must be a rich master." The shopkeeper replied.

"Miss Yu bought all of 'Zuihuayin'?" Jixue thought inwardly that something was wrong. If there is really a problem with 'Zuihuayin', then Miss Yu...

"Yes, if you don't want to buy something, please leave first." The shopkeeper urged.

Chi Mu wrote down all the list, the three thanked them, and left Chenyanfang together with the disappointed ladies and wives.

As soon as he got back to the inn, Jixue smelled a scent of rouge, which seemed to be "drunken flower shade".Only then did she remember that Ah Jiu also had such a rouge aura yesterday.

"Jixue." Ah Jiu was drinking tea slowly, and there were several plates of pastries unique to Jiangnan in front of her.

"About the account book, have you dealt with it?" Jixue said casually.

"It's dealt with. Jixue, would you like some snacks?" Ah Jiu picked up a piece of cloud cake and handed it to her.

Jixue took the Yunpian Cake, and stuffed it into the mouth of Chi Mu, who was next to him who was hungry.Chi Mu scratched her head in embarrassment and forced a smile.

"Ah Jiu, have you ever heard of a lady from Cangzhou named Yu?" Jixue smiled half-smile, as if she was just joking unintentionally.

Ah Jiu's smiling face froze for a moment, she blinked, and said innocently: "No."

Jixue didn't ask any further questions, but the more silent she was, the more unpredictable she became - like an ice pick hanging above your head, you don't know whether it will melt first or fall first, smashing your head and blood flow.

"Senior sister, what are you talking about, why am I..." Before Chi Mu could say "I don't understand", Nian Gui glared at him and dragged him to another place.

"Jixue, oh no, maybe I should call you 'sister fairy'. Sister fairy is really good at predicting things. Tell me, how did sister guess it." Ah Jiu still looked shocked. .

"This is your third identity, but it's probably fake. A girl from a small town, a rich businessman's daughter, and a man in black. I'm the one who can't tell the difference, Ms. Yu." There was no expression on Jixue's face. , without that rage of being cheated, which is usually chilling.But Ah Jiu didn't think so, she laughed again.

"Sister Fairy, you know, those are not the real me. Why do you have to say it? I think it's good for my sister to be an idiot all the time." Ah Jiu said.

"Sister Immortal, you seem to have become smarter in this life." Ah Jiu continued.

Jixue ignored her talking to herself.She had no memory of her previous life, so it was impossible for her to say such nonsense that she still remembered against her will.No matter what kind of person she was in her previous life, it doesn't matter anymore.The debts that should be paid and the sins that should be redeemed belong to that person in the previous life, not hers.

"Ah Jiu, these things have nothing to do with you, right?" After a long silence, Jixue suddenly squeezed out that sentence almost hypocritically.She didn't dare to imagine the consequences of making a wrong judgment, so she could only try her best to convince herself that this girl who was her own age still had a little kindness in her heart.

"The next time we meet, if you know the real me, I will answer you."

In the end, Ah Jiu just dropped a word and left the inn.

Nine Heavens, Nine Heavens Palace.

"Yuzhen, what are you doing?" The Heavenly Emperor sat on the throne, looking down at the girl kneeling on the ground.That girl is none other than the water god Yuzhen.

"Your Majesty, do you know who Fengshen met during this trip?" Yuzhen didn't show weakness, but just asked.

"Heh. Does a mere flower speech scare the water god?" The Heavenly Emperor dismissed it.

"Fengshen is just a mortal now, does the Heavenly Emperor think that compared with Huaci, she has a better chance of winning?" Yuzhen pressed her every step of the way.She raised her head, brazenly looking into the cold eyes of the God of Heaven.

The Heavenly Emperor said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

"The Emperor of Heaven thinks that Fengshen is the only person Huaci can remember the past, and hopes to maintain the peace of the three worlds through her, right?" Yuzhen asked in a questioning tone.

"Presumptuous! What is this seat thinking about, do you still have to report it to the water god?" The Emperor of Heaven was furious, because he had been holding back for a long time, this time he was particularly angry.

"The Emperor of Heaven appeases his anger. In order to solve this matter, Yuzhen is willing to ask himself to descend to the earth to protect the safety of Fengshen." Yuzhen said.

"No, Water God, you can't go." The Heavenly Emperor regained his composure, "Let Gan Tang go. He will protect Feng Shen."

"Thank you for the grace of the Emperor of Heaven." Yuzhen exited the hall, her palms were already soaked in sweat, but she knew that if she didn't do this, Jixue would always be alone and helpless in the world.

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The first snow of this winter fell in Lin'an City.

Pure white snowflakes, like flying catkins, like elves, fell on every corner of Lin'an City.

Jixue tightened her fur coat, got out of the carriage, and walked towards Lu's residence.Chi Mu and Nian Gui followed behind her.

A few days ago, the bodies of several ladies were found in the outskirts of the city.Jixue took decisive measures to explain the situation to the Lin'an government, and temporarily controlled the people who had bought "Zuihuayin".

The only luck is that Ah Jiu bought the other "Zuihuayin", which saved them a lot of trouble.Now things are clear, "Zuihuayin" is the mark of the murderer, and the murderer will choose people who have "Zuihuayin" on their bodies to kill, and those who have been in contact with "Zuihuayin" will subconsciously obey.

The body on the outskirts of the city had its vitality absorbed, and its appearance was tragic.Jixue lived up to expectations, yesterday in a cave on the outskirts of the city captured the murderer and rescued several missing ladies.Those family members did not report the case because they were afraid of being gossiped.

Briefly explain the situation to the upper and lower members of the Lu family, Jixue has done a job, and it's time for them to go back to Xiuyuanmen.

Jixue is not in the same elated mood as Chi Mu and Nian Gui.What lingered in her mind was what Ah Jiu said when he left half a month ago.

In spring, the rain suddenly.

It has been a long time since Jixue returned to Xiuyuan Gate.She repeats her daily life at three o'clock and one line: the disciple's dormitory, the cafeteria, and the Gongchengtai.Gongchengtai is the place where disciples practice swordsmanship, and Jixue goes there every day to practice.

The white figure shuttled back and forth on the stage, and the long sword in his hand flashed like lightning.Every move has its own meaning.

Suddenly, big raindrops hit Jixue's shoulder, and her movements paused slightly.A hand took her arm and dragged her to trot all the way to the attic to shelter from the rain.

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⑴From Sima Qian's "Historical Records Biography of Prince Wei"