Taking Advantage of Others [Rebirth]

Shen Qingyu was startled, but felt that Yue Xiao's words were a little strange.

It has been six or seven years since Yue Xiao came to the Jianghu of the Central Plains from outside the customs. He has already set foot in the Jianghu of the Central Plains and gained a lot of fame in the Jianghu. How come he starts to care about the rules of the school now?

Yue Xiao frowned, and sighed after a long while: "Today is different from the past."

Shen Qingyu still had doubts: "Then you..."

Yue Xiao smiled: "When did I ever abide by the rules of the house?"

Shen Qingyu: "..."

He looked at Yue Xiao again, and saw Yue Xiao's face was full of relaxed smiles, as if what he said just now was all intentionally to tease Shen Qingyu, but Shen Qingyu felt that it was not that simple.

Shen Qingyu knows that Yue Xiao always likes to put everything lightly, and that swords and fires are easy in his mouth. He doesn't want others to worry about him, so he puts on a foolish look all day long, but that's just an illusion. Now Jiang Yan specifically mentions If this matter is discovered, it means that this matter is by no means as simple as Yue Xiao said.

It's just that Yue Xiao didn't want to talk any more, so Shen Qingyu didn't know how to ask him.The next day they had to go on their way, so they just rested for the time being. The next day, when Yue Xiao got up, he went to try the heat on Shen Qingyu's forehead. The fever had subsided a little, but his body was still weak. of powerlessness.Yue Xiao wanted to go out to get some breakfast for him, so he went downstairs and went downstairs to the lobby of the inn, and saw Ling Zichu sitting not far from Jiang Yan, shouting one after another Brother Jiang very flatteringly.

Yue Xiao couldn't help being speechless, he wanted to avoid the two of them, but Ling Zichu saw him at a glance, bid farewell to Jiang Yan in a hurry, ran over, grabbed Yue Xiao, his tone was like a winding road, turning to curry favor Trembling, he asked with a smile: "Brother Yue, you never told me that you have such a rich senior brother."

Yue Xiao knew that Jiang Yan was usually generous in his actions, but he didn't have any cautious idea of ​​not revealing his wealth. Ling Zichu was also a very greedy person. After knowing that Jiang Yan had money, he would naturally pester him.

Yue Xiao was a little perfunctory, and said casually: "You never asked me."

"If I had known that you had such a rich senior brother, I wouldn't have let you pick the soul grass that day." Ling Zichu sighed, "I should let you exchange it with money."

Yue Xiao: "..."

Ling Zichu said again: "I haven't used up the soul-washing grass..."

Yue Xiao hurriedly interrupted him: "My senior brother will not lend me money."

Ling Zichu thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes, you look so poor, you must not be able to pay back the money."

"It's useless for you to pester me. I don't have a good relationship with him." Yue Xiao said again, "If you want to gain his favor, you should have a good relationship with him."

Ling Zichu obviously felt that what Yue Xiao said made sense, he nodded, then turned around and ran back, grabbing Jiang Yan to make a relationship with him, and Yue Xiao got away.

He had breakfast with Shen Qingyu, and the carriage was already set up. Shen Qingyu and Meng Jing were weak, so he asked them to stay in the carriage, Ling Zichu took care of them, Yanyang helped drive the carriage, and the remaining three went their separate ways. Follow on horseback.They had never encountered Zhang Xiuyuan and others who were chasing after them, so they lived in peace all the way, and when they approached the outside of Shenfu City, Shen Qingyu's fever finally subsided.

The Shen family is a well-known family here, and many people inside and outside the city know Shen Ruiwen's appearance. Shen Qingyu usually lives in seclusion, which is better, but to be on the safe side, the two of them should dress up a little so as not to reveal their whereabouts.

Shen Qingyu originally wanted to go home and take a look, but no one knew whether Zhang Xiuyuan and the others had left people to follow them in the city, so it was best for them to keep a low profile during the day, and it would be not too late to come back after picking up the things.His mother's tomb was outside the city, and they had time to take a look at it before it was too late.

The mountain road was difficult to walk, and the horses were too difficult to ride, so the group had to walk instead. It took a while to reach the mountainside. The bamboo house that Shen Qingyu built when guarding the tomb was still there, and Yue Xiao was also here. I stayed here temporarily for several months, and now I revisit the old place, but things are different.

The bamboo house has not been lived in for a long time, and a thick layer of dust has fallen on the furniture and objects, so it is still possible to rest for a while after clearing it.When they got here, it was already dark, but Shen Qingyu's mother's tomb still had to go a little further into the forest. There were wild beasts in the forest, so it was not safe to go there at night, and it was so dark that it was hard to see what was going on. Looking for the secret book of swordsmanship?Everyone decided to rest here temporarily for the night, and they will go to the cemetery together tomorrow morning.

They tidied up the small bamboo hut, and then rested like this, but Shen Qingyu couldn't fall asleep, he lay tossing and turning for a while, and finally couldn't help getting up, not wanting to disturb Yue Xiao, the rest of the people were still resting , Yue Xiao lowered his voice and asked him: "Go out for a walk together?"

Yue Xiao lit up the lamp, and went out of the house with Shen Qingyu. It was snowing outside, and there was only an open space in front of the house. Shen Qingyu turned a flower garden here in his free time, planted some flowers and plants, and carefully raised them every day. , and further away is the road into the forest, if they don't plan to enter the forest, there is nothing to do outside.Shen Qingyu went to find a broom and swept away the snow falling from the flower garden, wanting to see how his flowers were doing.

However, he didn't take care of it for more than a month, and most of the flowers he planted were dead, and most of the rest looked half-dead. Shen Qingyu couldn't help sighing, and put the broom back under the house, and Yue Xiao turned to comfort Shen Qing Yu: "These flowers are delicate, and the weather is too cold, so they will freeze to death if they are placed outside the house."

Shen Qingyu said: "I am similar to them."

Yue Xiao frowned slightly, of course he understood what Shen Qingyu was talking about, so many days had passed since the Shen family was in distress, Shen Qingyu was running around, always seeking protection from others, he had no power to protect himself, just like the plants he planted himself. Flowers are like flowers, and when heavy snow comes, no matter how frightened and panicked, they can only be frozen to death alive.

Yue Xiao first thought that Shen Qingyu was afraid, and the road ahead was difficult, and he didn't know how to proceed, so he took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, if it snows, I can still cover you for a while."

Shen Qingyu laughed: "You talk about yourself like an umbrella."

"What kind of umbrella?" Yue Xiao replied with a smile, "I'm going to be a tree for you to shelter from the wind and rain."

He thought that Shen Qingyu would feel happy if he said sweet words, or get angry because of his slick tongue, at least he would forget about this unpleasant thing for the time being, but this time he was indeed wrong. When he said this, he was only slightly taken aback, still a little depressed.

"You are a big tree that shelters people from wind and rain." Shen Qingyu said softly, "I want to be a tree too."

He also wants to be like Yue Xiao or Jiang Yan, who can stand up and protect others around him when he encounters danger.He knew that Yue Xiao liked him, but at least part of Yue Xiao's liking for him was because he regarded him as a treasure that could easily be broken, and wanted to hide him under his wings and hold him in his palm for protection.But Shen Qingyu didn't want to do that, he wanted to stand side by side with Yue Xiao.

In the past, he didn't have this opportunity, and he was born with a sick body, which made it extremely difficult for him to do anything, but now it is different.

Yue Xiao was also slightly surprised.

He taught Shen Qingyu not to trust others easily, taught Shen Qingyu how to distinguish right from wrong, but even so, he still felt that Shen Qingyu needed his protection, so he subconsciously put Shen Qingyu in a weak position.

He frowned and thought, he has been in the Central Plains Jianghu for so long, he has naturally heard the story of Ling Xingzhi and his magic skills, the magic skills are instant, and within ten years, Shen Qingyu should become a man of his strength He is used to protecting Shen Qingyu, but now that the relationship has changed, he can't adjust a little bit.

Yue Xiao was a little unspeakably happy, but a little sad, but he was still happy after all, so he raised his hand, patted Shen Qingyu's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "I'll wait for you."

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At dawn the next day, everyone went up the mountain together, heading for Shen Qingyu's mother's tomb.

There are tombs of common people everywhere on this mountain, which looks like a dilapidated mass grave.Shen Qingyu's mother was buried on the other side of the mountain, in a much better location than the others, and there were no messy tombs around her, only a few small tombs whose owners were unknown accompanied her at the back.

In the past, Shen Qingyu always felt that those were the tombs of people who had nothing to do with them, so he never looked at them carefully.This time they came to find the cheats and the Bi Qi Dao left by Ling Xingzhi, so he carefully looked at one of the graves.

At first the tombstones were not much different, and he couldn't see why, but when he arrived at the deserted grave next to his mother's grave, he vaguely saw the word "Ling" written on the tombstone, he couldn't help but startled, and then carefully looked at the tombstone. The dust and cobwebs on the tombstone were swept away, and after a closer look, the numbers were written on it.

"The Tomb of the Dead Husband Ling..."

The words in the middle seemed to have been eroded and erased by wind and frost, and they could no longer be seen clearly. Shen Qingyu had always thought that this was the tombstone of someone who had nothing to do with it. At that time, he still felt that no one had ever visited this person's grave. It was really pitiful. For his mother When clearing the tomb, they will always help this person pull out the weeds on the tomb.

Looking at it now, it is a bit too coincidental that there is a tomb of a man named Ling beside his mother's tomb.

Shen Qingyu knew that his biological father Ling Xingzhi died under the siege of the decent faction, and even the corpse was unknown, so naturally there would be no tomb. He felt that this wild tomb was weird, so he told Yue Xiao and the others to give this tomb After burning incense, the Lord asked Yue Xiao and others to dig up the tomb.

It was indeed an empty tomb.

There is a sarcophagus in the tomb, and there are no funeral objects, and inside the sarcophagus—Shen Qingyu asked Yue Xiao to use his internal force to push the lid open, and he saw that there was no corpse in the sarcophagus, but a set of clothes .

Ling Zichu murmured: "This is the tomb of the adoptive father."

Shen Qingyu remained silent.

He has seen it.

A long knife with a black sheath was placed on the waist of the clothes, and a booklet was tied under the knife with oiled paper.

He thought it was the secret book left by his father.

He stretched out his hand, trying to pick up the knife.The divergence was heavy, and the hands were cold, Yue Xiao wanted to reach out to help him, but he refused.Now, this long-sick body has almost exhausted all his strength just to pick up the knife. He can only put the tip of the knife on the ground, press the knife plate with one hand, and forcefully push the knife out of the scabbard. .

The treasured knife has been covered in dust for more than ten years, but it has never rusted at all. The sun shines on the blade, and the cold light of the blade is dazzling. With his eyes, he flicked his fingers lightly on the edge of the blade, and the blade sang for a moment, crisp and clear to his ears, only to hear Jiang Yan's admiration in a low voice behind him.

"Good knife."

Shen Qingyu's heart beat faster and faster, as if a fire was dancing in his heart, this feeling was really amazing.

He knew that from this moment on, everything was different.

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