tick knife

When Qi Diaoming came back, the yard was dark and full of lights.The awakened yellow dog recognized him, grunted a few times, and rubbed against his legs twice.Qi Diaoming threw the paper-wrapped bones to the dog, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the study and guest room.He entered the door, lit the lamp first, the orange flame jumped, and then turned to look at Yao Ye beside the table.Yao Ye didn't respond to him coming in, she just sat there with her head propped up, her eyes closed, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

Qi Diaoming said: "Why don't you light the lamp?" His tone was much softer than he imagined.

Yao Ye raised his head and looked at him, Qi Diaoming's breath was suffocated by those clear and almost sharp eyes, but he didn't answer him, he just asked: "Senior, why didn't you tell me when you went out this morning?"

Qi Diaoming: "You've fallen into a deep sleep. You can't wake up."

Yao Ye smiled and said, "It's my fault, I'm sorry senior."

There was a tinge of yin and yang resentment in his words, and the two of them were speechless for a while.Only Yao Ye's slightly heavy breathing was heard.Qi Diaoming said slowly: "I was injured, why didn't I deal with it."

Yao Ye looked at him a little aggrieved. "I hurt my back, how can I deal with it myself?"

Qi Diaoming didn't say anything else, turned and went out, Yao Ye stared blankly at the flame, only to feel that his consciousness became more and more sinking and quiet, and he almost fell asleep with his eyes open.Not long after, Qi Diaoming came in with a copper basin, a cloth towel, and a pot of hot water.Yao Ye suddenly realized that he only had one hand, so he hurriedly got up to help, Qi Diaoming's eyes signaled him not to worry too much.Yao Ye walked to the bedside with him, and said with emotion: "Senior is really powerful, if I only have one hand, I will definitely not be able to survive."

Qi Diaoming said coldly: "If you want to live, you can live without hands."

Yao Ye stuck out her tongue, and lay meekly on his knees, the shoulders and back of the clothes were already clotted with blood.Qi Diaoming brushed back the black hair at the back of his neck, first soaked the messy wound with a cloth towel soaked in hot water, and then carefully uncovered the cloth and cut it off.The wound on the back was not deep, but rather long. The wound turned white after washing, and the pink flesh was slightly curled up. It might leave a scar afterwards; but Yao Ye obviously didn't take it to heart, maybe he was looking forward to such a genuine wound. The scars have been around for a long time.

Qi Diaoming wrapped the wound with cloth strips, and then asked: "Who did you do it with?"

After such tossing, the drowsiness disappeared completely, and there was a comfortable dull pain in the wound, Yao Ye was a little lazy. "I don't know. I don't know." He thought for a while and smiled again: "But I didn't lose."

Qi Diaoming paused for a moment. "Ask all you want. I won't keep it from you."

Yao Ye said: "Okay. Senior looks much more trustworthy than my master." He really asked, "Where are my parents?"

"died."

"What about the enemy?"

"Also dead."

Yao Ye was speechless for a while.Qi Diaoming said: "If you die, you will die. People in the Jianghu fight and kill, and there is no one who will not die."

His words were harsh, and Yao Ye couldn't help thinking: "Aren't you living a good life?" Qi Diaoming seemed to see through his thoughts, and continued: "I will die too."

Yao Ye smiled wryly, "Senior, I didn't mean that."

Qi Diaoming pressed the cloth strip on his back. "In short, it's all old things that have changed since time passed. If you want, I can take you to their graves to worship."

He rarely told such lies, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.Fortunately, Yao Ye was still lying on his stomach and couldn't see his expression. If he could see it, he would definitely reveal his secrets.

Yao Honglian died in front of him, but her husband Lu Jicheng was still alive.Yao Ye's father is still alive, and he has promised Master Zhang to take his life.

How would he tell Yao Ye this?How would Yao Ye feel if he knew that Qi Diaoming was going to kill his father?

Yao Ye didn't notice his mental activity, but tilted his head in thought.After a while he suddenly looked up. "Senior, did you avenge that revenge?"

Qi Diaoming said indifferently: "It is."

Yao Ye made a face. "Senior is too modest. Yes, yes, yes, no, how to call it." Before Qi Diaoming could speak, he asked again: "Is the enemy very powerful?"

"I broke my left hand."

"Ah." Yao Ye said in a low voice.He turned over and lay a pillow on Qi Diao Ming's lap. The other party stiffened slightly, but he didn't push him away.The lamp was burning brightly, and the bottomless eyes of the lacquer carving seemed to flash an indescribable light; Yao Ye knew that no matter what he asked at this moment, he would not be blamed. "Do you like my mother?"

"Yes." Qi Diaoming said.

Qi Diaoming slept soundly that night.When he opened his eyes, he even felt a little guilty, as if he was sorry for someone by sleeping so carefree.The red sun outside the window is already high, and the air is warmer than yesterday.Yao Ye was teasing the dog in the yard, squatting down and holding its outstretched paw.He was wearing old clothes with lacquer carvings, which were too big for him, and he couldn't be called good-looking, but this kid still had a kind of natural beauty and self-confidence that couldn't be abandoned, and he didn't look embarrassed at all when he came out. Get up and salute. "Senior, do you have breakfast?"

Qi Diaoming doubted his ears. "Have you cooked?"

Yao Ye smiled and said: "I made it simple, seniors, don't be disgusted. I went out for a walk just now, and the morning market is quite lively. I have never seen some vegetables."

Until the two sat down facing each other, Qi Diaoming was still in shock.The breakfast is really simple, just white porridge and side dishes, but the heat of the porridge is just right, and I don't know what Yao Ye put into the porridge, the taste is very rich, and the side dishes are also crisp and refreshing.Qi Diaoming was shocked, thinking of the nonsense letter from the fifth person, could it be a bit real, could it be that the fifth person is really talented in education, and then thought that this may have nothing to do with the fifth person's education relation.Although he didn't say any words of praise, Yao Ye knew how he felt, so he finished his meal slowly and got up to clean up the dishes.Qi Diaoming stretched out his hand to hold it down, and said, "No need. I'll do it."

Yao Ye said, "How can I bother senior?" He breathed a sigh of relief, scratched the tip of his nose, embarrassed: "To tell you the truth, I have been with Master for so many years. I just cook and never wash the dishes."

Qi Diaoming said: "He really spoiled you."

Yao Ye laughed and said, "Maybe I spoiled him."

Qi Diaoming: "You don't need to get used to him, it's already bad enough."

Yao Ye suddenly thought: "I don't know how the old man eats after I've been away for a few days." He also felt that he was not only worrying about his mother-in-law, but also taking himself too seriously, as if the fifth person had nothing to do with him in his daily life. Difficulty, it is really unreasonable, so I quickly changed the subject. "Senior, can I start learning knives from you now?"

Qi Diaoming glanced at him. "You were injured, don't worry."

Yao Ye was a little dissatisfied: "It's just a flesh injury." After seeing Qi Diaoming's face, he didn't dare to argue anymore, and stuck out his tongue. "By the way, should I change my name to Master?"

Qi Diaoming: "No need. It is enough for you to have a fifth master." He added: "Actually, I have never been called a senior. If you want, you can also call me Qi Diao."

His words didn't seem to be false, Yao Ye shivered. "No, no, senior is very senior, so he should be called senior." He wiped the table, washed his hands, and followed Qi Diaoming to the yard. "Ah, by the way, senior, since I have nothing to do today, I want to go out for a walk. After all, I'm going to live here for a while, and I should be familiar with the environment of the city. It will be convenient for me to buy anything in the future."

Qi Diaoming subconsciously frowned.

"I'd still like you to go back to Fifth," he said at last. "The situation here is too complicated now. I don't have the spare energy to ensure your safety. But I will do what I promised Fifth. When the storm passes, I will definitely go find you."

Contrary to his expectation, Yao Ye's tone was very calm this time. "Then why didn't senior leave with me?"

Qi Diaoming said: "I still have things to do."

Yao Ye sighed: "Senior, you are not only looking down on me, but also looking down on my master."

He suddenly looked up at Qi Diaoming with a hint of provocation in his eyes. "I don't need you to worry about my safety. Although the junior's martial arts are inferior, they are more than enough to protect themselves."

Qi Diaoming said: "This has nothing to do with martial arts. No matter how high the martial arts are, there will always be times when they cannot protect themselves."

Yao Ye: "Then why are you so persistent in trying to drive me away?" He gritted his teeth and pressed the hilt of his sword with his right hand. "Since you can't trust me no matter what, why not verify for yourself whether I have the ability to protect myself. Only in this way can I be convinced."

Qi Diaoming was silent for a long time, and said: "Yes. As long as you can take my knife, I will never bring up this matter again, and I will never interfere with your actions. If you can't—"

Yao Ye interrupted him: "I'll go back to Jiangling right away!"

He pulled out the sword, and the action caused the wound on his back to ache. It may be in danger of splitting open, but this pain is the best stimulus for him.

one knife.Qi Diaoming's contempt for him has really reached the extreme.

Even if he is facing the fifth person, he will not be at a disadvantage within thirty moves.Of course, he has been familiar with the fifth person's routine after so many years, but even if he knows nothing about Qi Diaoming, even if he faces any opponent who knows nothing, it is impossible for him to beat him with a single blow. I will be defeated!

Qi Diaoming looked around, as if he was still looking for some room to turn around, and finally took a piece of firewood from the firewood pile at hand.

Yao Yi suddenly felt his eyes go dark, and before he had time to protest, Qi Diaoming had already drawn his knife.

All he had in his hand was a stick of firewood.But no one can say it wasn't a perfect cut.

The target of this knife is Yao Ye's heart.Its movement is so simple that it seems to contain no changes.However, Yao Ye was too late to dodge.No matter what direction he dodged, he couldn't avoid the area covered by the knife tip.

Yao Ye gave up dodging.He can only use the sword.Bet his sword was faster than Qi Diaoming, and could be pointed at Qi Diaoming's neck before then.

But Qi Diaoming still has one hand.To be precise, it was a weapon more terrifying than a knife.

Qi Diaoming had already expected his movement, and the eagle claw in his left hand flashed, and firmly caught Yao Ye's sword.

Before the gamble started, his condition was only one knife.The use of this iron claw is somewhat foul.This is somewhat inconsistent with Yao Ye's imagined style of lacquer carving. Did Yao Ye expect that he would go to such a point in order to win?

The moment he grabbed the blade, Qi Diaoming was startled.There was no force on the sword, it was as light as a leaf detached from a branch.

Qi Diao Ming paused, letting the sword slip from the iron claw.At this moment, he knew the ending clearly in his heart; because of the miscalculation of receiving the sword with his left hand, the movement of the saber in his right hand was also slightly out of balance.A slight difference is enough for Yao Ye to avoid the inevitable blow.

Yao Ye stood where he was.He is unarmed.If this was a real fight, he would have failed at this time.But Qi Diaoming promised that he only needs one knife.

He can give up unnecessary pride and anger, and only bet on this knife.

He looked up to meet the lacquered gaze.The gaze was complicated, it seemed a little surprised, but also a little pity.

Yao Ye said: "I won."

He picked up the sword on the ground and strode out of the courtyard gate.Qi Diao watched the boy's back with bright eyes, feeling more tired than ever before.

Of course he also had a time when he was 19 years old.But whether it is the 19-year-old Qi Diaoming, or the 19-year-old Fifth Man or Tantai Ze, it is not like this.

Perhaps Yao Ye's appearance is normal, and they are the ones who are abnormal.Every teenager must be like this, brave, competitive, eager to prove his ability, eager to experience experiences that ordinary people don't have, and create his own story, but at that time he only had the pain of not getting what he wanted.The two of them didn't even have what they were looking for, they hung around the streets and alleys every day, just killing time.

Yao Ye's aptitude is excellent, and his temperament is more stable than he expected, and he will not be shaken by his explicit provocation.But how can he tell Yao Ye that even if he has first-class qualifications and character, he may not be able to do well in this arena?

No one can answer.After an inexplicable duel ended, the small courtyard was exceptionally quiet, the breeze rubbing against the branches made a dry sound, and the shortened shadow of the sun under the feet gave off a solid warmth.Qi Diaoming suppressed the irritability in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Aren't you coming in yet?"

Someone outside the wall said with a smile: "Your Excellency has already noticed it." Then a middle-aged scribe walked in, bowed slightly to him, and spoke respectfully. "I didn't mean to disturb you on purpose. I'm just here to inform Your Excellency that the matter agreed the day before yesterday has progressed."

Qi Diaoming said coldly: "It may not be as smooth as imagined."

The visitor was taken aback: "Why?"

Qi Diaoming said: "Why did you attack him?"

When the visitor met his cold gaze, he shuddered and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, please don't misunderstand. Your Majesty will do what you say. The attack on Mr. Yao has absolutely nothing to do with us. I will go back and report to my Majesty, Find out about this matter. But please promise to the Lord, and don't go back on your word."

Qi Diaoming said: "As long as he doesn't break the contract, I won't go back on it. When and where?"

A smile appeared on the visitor's face. "The date still needs to be considered. It will probably be next month. I will notify you later. The location is Mingfeng Tower."