Chapter 16 Chapter 15 Penglai Seeking Yaochi Road in Vain
"Penglai City is ahead." But this smile was fleeting, Xiao Ming said suddenly, Su Xiu subconsciously turned her head, but saw a city just like a fairyland appeared in front of her eyes.The Zhang Xu high city walls are all outlined with decorations, as if hidden among the clouds and mist, only the plaque with the word "Penglai" written by the writer and the gorgeously carved glazed roof are exposed, which makes all visitors admire outside the city. heart of.
Su Xiu is no exception.She was amazed, she never thought that she would arrive at Penglai City in this way, and the journey took only half a month, and it was much faster to travel by land without going through water.
Right now is the Taiping period, and the gates between the cities are not strictly guarded, so even if you hold a sword, no one will stop you, not to mention the martial arts conference is coming soon, and the people who come and go to Penglai City are all heroes from the world, the soldiers who guard the city They are also no wonder.
The one who came was Yan Liang. He had already made preparations in Penglai, and when he saw that everyone had arrived, he quickly went up to meet him, stood under his horse and said, "Master, I'm sorry, it's the time of the martial arts conference. Anyone who arrives in Penglai No one in the city is allowed to ride a horse."
"Okay." Xiao Ming did not object, and got off the horse. Su Xiu glanced at Yan Liang secretly, saw his eyes hanging on her body, gasped, and immediately flew off the horse briskly, landing on Xiao Yan. Next to Ming.
Yan Liang is not a talkative person, so he hurried forward to lead the way, and when he reached the gate of the city, several men in brocade clothes surrounded him. First of all, he was a man who was not tall but imposing, especially his eyes were radiant and restrained. , showing a strong posture of martial arts, "Are you all participating in the martial arts conference? Next is Qiao Yu, the housekeeper of Penglai Villa, who is here to wait for the fellow martial artists by the order of the owner. I don't know where they are from? Please register here, please? "
Only then did Xiao Ming turn to look at him, Qiao Yu was shocked, "Half Yan Luo" Xiao Ming didn't know, he immediately lowered his head and said in a low voice, "No need, please go into the city."
Xiao Ming glanced at him coldly, and walked towards Penglai City first.
When everyone entered the city, Qiao Yu immediately whispered to the young man next to him, "Please trouble the owner of the villa and immediately go back to the villa to inform the owner, and he said that the gate of hell has arrived."
The young man beamed with joy, "As father expected, no one can resist the temptation of Cangming Sword."
"Be careful that the walls have ears, young master, let's go quickly."
The director of the Shaozhuang of Penglai Villa also gave a nod, obviously respecting Qiao Yu, the old housekeeper of Penglai Villa.
Right now during the martial arts conference, the inn was already overcrowded, Yan Liang, who was a step late, asked Shao Dafugui, who used to do business with Hell Gate, to borrow the house.No matter how unwilling Shao Dafugui was, he did not dare to resist the gate of hell.
Penglai City is quite different from the Jiangnan Water Town under Xiaoyao Peak. It is open and closed here, and it has the style of welcoming guests.Fangzhang, Penglai, and Yingzhou were originally fairy islands in ancient books, and they have been yearned for by many emperors since ancient times. One hundred years ago, Xuanyuan Minghao, Emperor Zhaocheng of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, changed the name of this big city adjacent to Jinzhou to Penglai. City, a hundred years have passed, unless it is recorded in the book, most people have forgotten its original name.
Jinzhou is full of exotic customs, while Penglai is prosperous with all rivers inclusive.
Shao Dafugui's residence is composed of eight quadrangle courtyards into two large courtyards in the east and west. As soon as he entered, Su Xiu felt that this Shao Dafugui was indeed a rich and powerful person.This time, in order to make everyone at the gate of hell live comfortably, Shao Dafugui gave up the entire Dongyuan. In fact, it was only Su Xiu who peeked at him. Dare to make a mistake in front of Xiao Ming.With a bitter face, he told the servants to bring Penglai Tianchi tea to everyone sitting in the hall.
The master Shao Dafugui and Xiao Ming sat at the top table, Feng Zixuan and Yan Liang sat in a row with Xiao Ming, and behind them were the deputy hall masters of the earth hall and the deputy hall masters of Feng hall.On the other side is the people in charge of the Shao Mansion.
"Master Xiao seldom comes to my Penglai City. Today, when he arrives, my Shao Mansion will be full of glory. These days, I have borrowed the wind from the martial arts conference, so I have to treat everyone well."
Su Xiu stood beside Xiao Ming's hand. Although she lowered her head, she could feel that apart from Shao Dafugui, a young man in purple satin on the seat on the right was also constantly peeping, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Ming and Yan Liang are not easy to get along with, this is where Feng Zixuan comes in. He nodded and said, "I don't know what recommendation Master Shao has? After all, there is still some time before the martial arts conference, and we also want to know about Penglai. benefit."
"This is the Tianchi tea that I'm about to present to everyone. Penglai Tianshui is made into fragrant water, and the Tianchi tea that is concocted can be called a superb product."
Shao Dafugui probably wanted others to show off, so he said to the purple-clothed man on the seat on the right who kept making eye contact with Su Xiu, "Yishan, come and tell everyone about our Penglai."
Su Xiu glanced at him with some disgust. Although this person's appearance was good, but because of the influence of wine, wealth and wealth, he always felt that his temperament was a bit wretched. some.
Shao Yishan stood up overjoyed, "Heroes don't know that although Penglai is not as good as Jinzhou City's reputation as a fragrant city, I still have three kinds of incense."
When he spoke, his eyes wandered, and he unconsciously moved to Su's waist, which was tightly bound with sleeves. Seeing her face darken, she stared back fiercely.
Feng Zixuan asked: "Which three kinds of incense?"
"The fragrance of tea in Tianchi; the fragrance of watching the sun in the secluded sea;
When talking about the last kind of incense, Shao Yishan and everyone present will smile heartily.On the contrary, it was Xiao Ming who suddenly grabbed Su Xiu's hand, and said with a sneer, "Master Shao's eyes have never left my maid. It seems that the beauty of the Immortal Mansion is just like that."
Shao Yishan was stunned, only to see Su Xiu beside Xiao Ming with affectionate eyebrows, glamorous and moving, and he was a little crazy.Su Xiu had no choice but to lower her body, "The maidservant will clean up the room for the door master first."
Xiao Ming nodded, and then she turned around and left the lobby quickly, lest she would be in the same room with that Shao Yishan again, just being stared at by those lustful eyes, as if she had no clothes on, it was really uncomfortable.
It wasn't until her slender figure disappeared by the door that Shao Yishan boldly withdrew his gaze and sighed regretfully.
Shao Dafugui also felt that his son was a little too much, so he coughed and changed the topic, "Let Shao be the host tonight, and invite all the beauties from the fairy mansion to clean up the dust for you, I don't know what to do?"
Feng Zixuan applauded, "Great, after tasting the fragrance of Tianchi tea, you will be able to get a glimpse of the beauty of the Immortal Mansion tonight. It's a blessing!"
Su Xiu leaned on the big rosewood beauty chair, with many things on her mind.
I have already arrived in Penglai, how can I go to Xunyun to invite one of them; I don’t know if there is a branch of Baijin’s Changtianfang here, or I can contact Baijin; the most urgent thing is to change this clothes, of course it’s light and simple Important, after arriving in this city, it is too casual in broad daylight.
At this moment, she heard a hearty laughter outside the door, and her heart skipped a beat. Isn't this Shui Yunhan?She went up and down again and again, and opened the door like flying. As expected, the smile that seemed to be shining on the heart of the spring breeze in March reappeared, which made her nose sore, and called out hoarsely: "Brother Yunhan..."
"What? Seeing me like this? Don't cry, don't cry..."
Shui Yunhan panicked, and signaled to the people around him to get busy on their own. He took Su Xiu into the room, closed the door, and then heaved a sigh of relief, allowing her to cry in his arms for a long while, gently He asked calmly, "Who made Xiao Xiu'er feel wronged?"
Seeing that she didn't answer, he lightly scratched her nose, "Tell you to stay with Shen Niang and wait for me, why did you run away? Almost frightened her."
"I'm afraid that being too close will burden Shen Niang." She rubbed her sleeves and explained in a low voice.
"After going around for a while, you came back again, but they also told me that now the sect master and you..."
Su Xiu's face was as hot as a cloud, "Actually, I have nothing with the sect master. Brother Yunhan, don't think about it."
"Forget it. I can't go back even if I want to." Shui Yunhan smiled wryly, "After all, I'm just big brother Yunhan. If I hadn't had to this time, I didn't want to come back to see you. Now that I see you, I feel better again." Everything is fine as long as you are fine."
Su Xiu knew in her heart that she owed him, but in the entire gate of hell, he was the only one who really cared about her, and now she couldn't go out at will, so he was the only one she could ask for.
She took a breath and stammered, "Can I ask Brother Yunhan for a favor..."
Seeing her frowning, Shui Yunhan hurriedly turned into a smiling face, "Ten tasks are all done, just smile and show me."
Only then did Su Xiu burst into laughter, and said very embarrassedly: "I was caught by the sect master this time, and I didn't have any clothes to go out. I will be going to the martial arts conference soon. I just feel a little shabby now..."
"Yes, this is very appropriate." Shui Yunhan looked at Su Xiu's plain clothes up and down, especially remembering that when she came out of Shen Niang's room, the water-colored clothes looked like a fairy, and he was moved by Xiao Ming's incomprehensible style in his heart, "This time Leave it to me, is there anything else?"
"This." Su Xiu put a delicate little bell from his waist, "If there is Changtianfang Penglai Hall in Penglai City, Brother Yunhan will make this bell for me."
"Huh? Will Changtianfang accept such things?"
Seeing Shui Yunhan's inexplicable expression, Su Xiu pushed him out the door, and said repeatedly: "Don't worry, this is a good thing I found specially, Changtianfang must want it. If you want it, don't forget to ask for it for me." It's a big price, and the two of us split half and half."
Shui Yunhan couldn't help laughing, closed the bell, and rubbed her head, "I'll go first, wait for me to come back."
With Shui Yunhan's help, both matters were resolved, and Su Xiu felt relieved. Although the most important thing was not knowing how to find Yun Lianyou, it was not her most important concern at the moment, because her eyes They were all attracted by the swaying women one after another at the bottom of the corridor. What are these people doing here?
Suddenly she started scratching the pillars, and gnashing her teeth, "Shao Yishan, that guy must be pouring enchantment soup for the sect master."
Shao Yishan's so-called fairy mansion beauty fragrance is indeed accompanied by dishes delivered to the lobby one after another, making the whole lobby feel like a spring breeze.
As soon as Shui Yunhan arrived, he resigned and went to work first. The rest of the people sat down and stared at the beautiful women in the hall.Xiao Ming propped her head up and looked at the woman in front. She was dressed in a crimson brocade-covered smoky and single-gauze court gown, her jade arms and long legs were faintly exposed, which made people daydream, and half a branch of red lotus was embroidered on the lotus-colored tube top. , with half-exposed breasts, a newly picked white hibiscus slanted on her head, lightly even makeup, swaying spring water, flashing autumn waves, captivating, and said coquettishly: "Uncle Shao has not called Hibiscus for company for a long time."
Shao Dafugui's body was softened by this sentence, he pointed at Xiao Ming and said with a smile: "This master is the honored guest of Shao's residence today, Zhu Jin, please accompany me."
While speaking, the rest of the women were also distributed beside each other, and Zhu Jin smiled coquettishly and fell into Xiao Ming's arms, saying shyly: "This master is so strange that he is covering half of his face, which is a bit interesting."
Feng Zixuan's complexion changed, and he immediately changed the topic, "Penglai's beauties really compete with each other. I think Master Shao's wives and concubines are equally attractive, which is really enviable."
Unlike other people, Gao Ming let Ruanyu's warmth and fragrance be in her arms, but she didn't move at all.He glanced lightly, and landed outside the hall, and saw a sneaky little girl approaching the door, staring at the charming Zhu Jin in his arms, fearing that fire would burst out of her eyes. generally care?Could it be...
Zhu Jin said angrily, "My lord, at least give me some feedback..."
Xiao Ming raised her eyebrows, and released the evil spirit that had been restrained recently, "What do you want?"
Zhu Jin was so frightened that she still dared to move, and looked stiffly at Shao Dafugui who was at the side.
Su Xiu was very happy.
It is difficult to serve the moody Xiao Ming.The most important thing is that in the past ten years, there have been many women who wanted to seduce Xiao Ming, but there are usually two endings for this kind of women: those who are frightened by his murderous aura turn pale; those who are lucky enough to see his true appearance finally choose to give up Those who have.
Zhu Jin, who has never seen the big world, how could she stand up to Xiao Ming's intimidation, and finally began to tremble, and said with a forced smile, "Master, don't scare people."
Xiao Ming raised Zhu Jin's chin, looked at this extremely charming face, and suddenly said, "Shao Yishan?"
Shao Yishan was teasing the beauty in his arms, he never thought that Xiao Ming would call him, so he hurriedly replied: "Yishan is here."
"I don't know, who is better, my maidservant or this fairy mansion beauty?"
This question stumped Shao Yishan, he swallowed his saliva, and looked at Shao Dafugui in blank dismay.Shao Dafugui naturally knew that his son's abrupt behavior just now annoyed the hard-to-serve sect master of the gate of hell, but if he said Su Xiumei, it would obviously offend the entire Immortal Mansion; if he said Zhu Jinmei, it would make Xiao Ming unhappy.
Shao Yishan wiped his sweat, thought for a while and answered: "Naturally, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Yishan really envies the head of the sect, even a small maidservant is so beautiful, the gate of hell is really attractive."
But in my heart I was cursing that damn place, it's really pitiful that the little beauty actually became a maid, seeing Zhu Jin like this, she knew how she was usually tortured.The more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for that beautiful woman who is so delicate and pitiful as a weak willow Fufeng, but I don't know that she is hiding at the door watching a good show with crooked eyes.
Zhu Jin temporarily forgot her fear, and asked timidly, "Which beauty?"
Just as Xiao Ming was about to speak, she saw Shui Yunhan hurried across the lobby carrying a package, and quietly carried away Su Xiu, who had been hiding to watch the show, and immediately grimaced, "Go away."
Zhu Jin was taken aback.
Xiao Ming got up suddenly, pushed him away without mercy, and walked out of the hall.
How could this fairy mansion beauty ever get this kind of treatment, she was about to burst into tears, immediately she was lifted up by warm hands, and she said softly: "beauty, don't panic, with me, Feng Zixuan, why not?" Can it make you feel wronged?"
Zhu Jin raised her eyes and saw the jade-like Hall Master Feng smiling and whispering, her heart and soul were taken away in an instant, and she said tremblingly: "I'm scared to death."
No one has ever treated her like this, and this is the first time she has been humiliated in front of so many beauties in the Immortal Mansion.She gritted her silver teeth and looked at the empty hall, tightly holding the silk handkerchief in her hand, wishing she could take it.
It's almost autumn, but Penglai doesn't seem to have the slightest feeling of bleak autumn colors. On the contrary, it is still like spring and summer, with the willows in full bloom, the mist and smoke, and the ducks and greens are delicate, and you can look at each other.The man in white under the tree caressed the weeping willow, occasionally revealing that warm and jade-like smile, staring at the closed door not far away.
"So you still have no more love for her." Xiao Ming walked to him and asked calmly.
Shui Yunhan turned his head and smiled unsurprisingly: "Master, you are indeed here."
"what?"
"It's nothing." Shui Yunhan sighed, and shook his head secretly, "Why is there no more love, I never forgot it in the first place."
"Why?" Xiao Ming's questions were always concise, and let Shui Yunhan know that he actually wanted to ask himself why he liked Su Xiu.
He took a deep look at the door that was still closed, "I don't know where the love comes from, but the love is deep!"
"Master, what about you?"
Xiao Ming's heart was shocked, and she looked at Shui Yunhan fiercely, only to see him go on to say: "I heard that the head of the sect sleeps and eats with her recently, this bargaining chip is obviously the most important right now, so there is no need to take Yunhan's mood into consideration." .After all...she just thinks of me as a big brother in her heart."
It turned out that he was asking himself this matter, Xiao Ming's eyes tightened, and he didn't want to talk about Su Xiu anymore, "Where are the other people arranged?"
Shui Yunhan froze for a moment, and then withdrew his smile, "Yan Liang found out that after the Zhengdao League meeting, the people of Jiutianmen will rest in Lianyu Mountain, and now our people are hiding at the foot of Lianyu Mountain. We will wait for Yun Lian to invite When they are singled out, they attack."
"The locations of other sects have also been found out?"
Shui Yunhan nodded, "Yes."
At this point, Xiao Ming was slightly relieved.This fight was his confrontation with Yun Lianyuan again after several years of dormancy.So right now, all the elites from the Gate of Hell are out, trying to take advantage of this martial arts conference to wipe out all the Righteous Dao Leagues.
She wore a bun that was as low as her neck, and on it was only a jade hairpin that had never left her for many years. It was simple yet elegant.The mole under the eyes in the bronze mirror was extremely charming, Su Xiu covered his face and rubbed it fiercely, obviously very dissatisfied with this lovely and pitiful face.
Sighing, she turned and opened the door.Immediately, she froze in place, only to see Xiao Ming and Shui Yunhan standing outside the door together, seeming to be chatting.Curiously, he poked his head and glanced at the right side. Didn't the head of the sect still enjoy the beauty in his arms just now?Seeing him leaving all the beauties behind to discuss matters with Shui Yunhan made her very happy.
When Xiao Ming heard the sound of the door opening, she turned her head to look.
The long white and light pink brocade dress has a long hem and a slightly raised neckline, the sleeves are slightly wider, and a small cloud pattern is formed by the silver thread trim. The waist is the original The white satin belt tightly wraps the wasp waist, which is soft and easy to hold.With that simple and elegant hair accessory, she is refined, a hundred times better than those so-called beauties of the fairy house.
Shui Yunhan sighed, "This dress really fits very well. I liked it very much when I saw it. But why don't you change into that lotus root color belt?"
Xiao Ming raised her eyebrows slightly, knowing that the reason why she didn't give up the belt was all because of the needle.
Or dressed more dignifiedly, Su Xiu also put away the urge to be lively, his eyes rolled, and he smiled sweetly, "Just now, when the door master and you were in the hall, Xiuer asked the water hall master to buy an eye-catching dress." Clothes, did not run away or go out privately."
She lowered her head and made a grimace, she was so close, she didn't even dare to run away.
Xiao Ming ignored her, turned around and said to Shui Yunhan, "It's getting late, do you want to go first?"
Shui Yunhan was slightly taken aback, apparently he wanted to talk to Su Xiu.But Xiao Ming put on a posture that you are in a hurry.Su Xiu, who was caught in the middle and also felt the delicate situation, suddenly remembered that he had asked Shui Yunhan to go to Changtianfang to sell small bells.
Shui Yunhan coughed softly, "Master, there are some other details that I need to tell you."
Xiao Ming glanced at Su Xiu, and said calmly: "Go and prepare some side dishes, I will talk to Master Shui in the room."
By the way, he looked back and saw that the hall was full of jubilation. Apparently the hall masters under his door were also very happy to be served by the beauties of the Immortal Mansion. He sighed secretly and stepped forward and entered the room.
When she was a submissive maid earlier, she always stayed aside with a docile temperament, so Xiao Ming didn't care much about her being aside.Since she had the ability to be independent, she no longer had the opportunity to peek into many internal affairs.
Just sent her away, can she not know?Su Xiu stuck out her tongue again, and walked towards the kitchen with her hands.When passing by the room where Xiao Ming and Shui Yunhan were, she deliberately performed her "Pure Heart Dafa", and was soon pushed away by a wave of heat, only then did she realize how powerful it was, and trotted all the way shaking her hands.
I found a maid and asked Ming Dongyuan where the small kitchen was. At this moment, the big kitchen must be preparing for the banquet in the lobby. There is no room for me to intervene. The small kitchen is very quiet and no one disturbs me.It's just that the side dishes are not enough, she wondered if she should go to the big kitchen to get some fresh vegetables back.
Just as he was going out, he saw Shao Yishan blocking the door, he frowned and asked, "Master Shao, what are you doing?"
Just now this guy did not hide his thief's peeping eyes in full view, and now he is alone, sizing up Su Xiuzhou presumptuously, and jokingly said: "Little beauty, my brother came here specially to find you."
Su Xiu suppressed the mood of wanting to overthrow this person, forced a smile, "Why are you looking for me? Is there any order from the sect master that you need to tell Master Shao?"
She specifically mentioned the sect master, just to warn this guy.How did he know that Shao Yishan didn't have the heart to think about Xiao Ming at all, and when he saw her smile, he was even more powerless, leaning against the door pretending to be coquettish and asking softly: "It's a pity for the little beauty to be a maidservant, why don't you come to my Shao Yishan side , the position of the third concubine will definitely be reserved for you, so that your prosperity and wealth will never be lost.”
Seeing that Su Xiu listened expressionlessly, he moved closer, "When I saw the little beauty for the first time, I felt that the journey was very hard. How can such a life be able to cultivate the demeanor of a little beauty? I am a beauty lover. It's a pity for people who see it."
The forehead of Su Xiu twitched, "I think Young Master Shao must have misunderstood. The slaves are already the masters of the sect, so how can they agree with each other at will."
"What!" Shao Yishan's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears. What came to his mind was the scene of the little beauty being ravaged by the thugs. Such benefits actually made it easy for those who don't know how to pity and cherish jade. How can I bear it.However, even though Shao Yishan was lustful, he didn't dare to confront the gate of hell, he hurriedly approached Su Xiu's ear and said, "Since I already know what love is, I think I must have a good understanding of it, let my brother teach you what is heaven and earth, tonight Zishi is waiting for you in the room, the one in the middle of the East First Courtyard of Xiyuan."
After finishing speaking, he pretended to be smart and turned down the folding fan in his hand, cast a knowing wink, and then turned around and left.
When he walked away, he heard a chuckle.
Su Xiu kicked the firewood under his feet in great distress, "Brother Yunhan, have you seen enough fun?"
Shui Yunhan came out from the dark, obviously holding his breath with a smile, "Just now I saw that you haven't come for a long time, so I told the sect master to look for you, how could I know that I saw you being molested by someone."
"Then why haven't you seen your hero save the beauty?" Su Xiu sat on the porch angrily.
Shui Yunhan sat next to her, "The current Xiaoxiuer is still the one I first met. On the surface, she looks fragile, but inside she has a lot of ideas."
"Fortunately, this guy didn't attack immediately, otherwise I would definitely beat him up." Su Xiu said bitterly, but along the way, he met Qiu Yeqing, Lin Xiyuan, Shen Niang, and Zhan Qing. Xiao, the beauty of women in the world has been seen for a long time, so that he has never paid attention to himself.
It's not that no one has ever coveted Su Xiu, but Bai Jin's ruthless character has always made people give up their reverie immediately. This is the first time she has encountered such a thing, and it is a bit tricky.
After all, Shao Yishan is the son of Da Fugui, and the Gate of Hell is still a guest of the Shao Mansion. If Shao Yishan's face is exposed, it will be difficult for Xiao Ming.Although the gate of hell is not afraid of heaven and earth, but Su Xiu knows that this is the autumn of evil, not when Penglai is going to fight, so he complains again, "Why didn't you come out to rescue me just now?"
Shui Yunhan was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "You have already said that you are the sect master's woman, so how can I come out and clarify the facts."
Su Xiu blushed immediately, just like a pretty red camellia in the garden, she hesitated for a long while without uttering a word, suddenly there was a slight movement behind her, she turned her head in a panic, but saw that Xiao Ming's clothes were not in sight, she was already in love corner.
She glanced at Shui Yunhan, her heart was in turmoil, she stomped her feet and chased after him.
Shui Yunhan had a wry smile on his face.The black tea petals are blown by the wind and fall into the stream in the garden.
A sigh.
Su Xiu repeatedly plundered, and finally grabbed Xiao Ming's clothes when he returned to the lobby to talk to everyone, and explained in a low voice, "I was pestered by Young Master Shao just now, so I was talking nonsense out of helplessness. "
Xiao Ming was speechless for a while, then suddenly turned around, hooked her body and turned back to her own room, and pushed her against the corner, the dangerous arrogance instantly filled the room, Su Xiu was a little scared even if she was very courageous, she raised her hand to swear , "I have never seduced anyone! I have always done my duty well."
The chin was raised violently, and he looked straight at the other party, "No? What's the benefit of seducing me?"
Seduce...you?
Su Xiu was tongue-tied, never thought that he just wanted to explain, and came to such a conclusion, it was obvious that Xiao Ming was also in a very complicated mood, so he suddenly overturned her, told her to lie on his lap, and slapped her hard. past.
"The door... the owner of the door!"
"The obedient appearance a few years ago was just pretending, but what about now? Believe it or not, I really tore you up and fed you to the wolves!"
Su Xiu's heart suddenly became clear, and what Feng Zixuan called "disturbing the heart lake of the sect master" was over and over again in his mind.Before she had time to rejoice, she was worried that Xiao Ming would cut the mess quickly, so she hurriedly struggled and threw herself into his arms, hugging his neck and said: "No, if you tear me up, there will be no more caring people like me."
"Caring? They're all wolf-hearted."
"Whether it's a wolf's heart or not, the sun and the moon can tell." Su Xiu gently put Xiao Ming's hand on her chest, the atmosphere gradually blurred, she didn't dare to make a sound, her whole body trembled slightly.
I am afraid that only heaven can understand the heart for Xiao Ming, even if she is smart for a lifetime, she can't be counted as my heart.Otherwise, I would not let myself be here, and never plot.As long as I return to his side, I don't want to play any tricks.Fortunately, he didn't have time to ask about Shuiyunhanchangtianfang just now, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.Forget it, forget it, don't think about it anymore, before meeting Bai Jin in the martial arts conference, you should pay attention to the poison on your body.
Involuntarily, she pressed one hand tightly on the half of Xiao Ming's mask, and leaned over herself, sighing softly, "What's more, after the martial arts conference, if there is no antidote for Yun Lianhao, what kind of wolf-hearted heart is there?" , I don’t have to think about it anymore. People who are about to die, how can they have other thoughts.”
He couldn't go out, let alone leave Xiao Ming's side, but he was afraid that he had already forgotten the fact that he had swallowed a poison.Su Xiu smiled wryly and thought, in his heart, Su Xiu just disturbed a wave of water droplets in the Pinghu Lake, only ripples appeared, and there was no longer the ability to resist stubbornly.
Xiao Ming felt that soft body getting tighter and tighter, and said solemnly: "Yun Lianyuan wants to kill you, but he has to pass my test."
Su Xiu sighed, this iron head, teach her what to do.
After a long time, Xiao Ming suddenly said: "Your courage is indeed getting bigger and bigger."
Su Xiu woke up and jumped out of Xiao Ming's arms in an instant, "I...I'm going to prepare the dishes."
"No need, come back." Xiao Ming stretched out her long arms and legs, letting her stalwart body sink into the big armchair behind her, and motioned, "Come here."
As time went by, it was like in the hut on Xiaoyao Peak, the sunlight poured into the window panes, he leaned on the carved chair, the same actions were the same domineering and unreasonable.
Su Xiu no longer had that timid look, she smiled slightly, and threw herself into Xiao Ming's arms.Almost instantly, they were overwhelmed by the toughness of their lips and teeth.
Who is seducing whom?
During the few months of getting along with Bai Jin, I originally warned myself that it has faded, faded.
After returning this time, one act after another that made her fascinated, drove her to the point where she could not escape.It was she who disarmed and surrendered, and she was the one who sank and drowned.Lost, lost.Lost completely.
Who is messing whose heart?Is it her beauty, her willingness, her obedience or her cunning, her dexterity, or her intelligence?
Xiao Ming was also a little uncertain. At this moment, he admitted that when he heard Shui Yunhan's words, "You have already said that you are the sect master's woman, how can I come out and clarify the facts", he was a little ecstatic.He also admitted that he was provoked by a heart that had been dying for many years.The provocation made him deepen his offensive step by step, letting the violent waves and storms bury each other.Only at this moment, don't think about anything else.
But when he touched the belt hidden by the thin needle, he still let go.Looking at the blushing Su Xiu in his arms, Ruo Shui's eyes were filled with emotion. If he wanted to achieve a positive result like this, I'm afraid nothing could stop him.If in previous years, she was just an unknown little maid by his side, he would not hesitate.Only now, he must be calm.
It's not that I don't want to, but I can't, I can't.
Closing the open skirt, the spring is still dazzling.Xiao Ming's iron-wood head finally remembered the bad relationship between the two, which was always involved. Ever since she became her maidservant, she has been very submissive, free to take what she can get, and has no ambitions, so even if Xiao Ming was transported by water Han Chu got the mystery of his life experience, and pretended not to know.Even if she did the calculation intentionally or unintentionally, she finally revealed her true nature.It has to be said that this truth also made Xiao Ming throb so hard that he had to use the "Meditation Dafa" to restrain the raging flames in his body, and asked in a low voice, "Is that your first kiss?"
Su Xiu shyly lowered her eyes and nodded slightly.
I thought my heart was like stagnant water, but when those clear eyes were slowly lifted up, a wave of spiritual spring was still poured into them.
"Master, the banquet is ready, Hall Master Feng asked me to call you."
Su Xiu's body shook, and she gently broke away from her embrace, and straightened the messy clothes that had been teased.Glancing sideways secretly, Xiao Ming regained her composure in an instant, and replied coldly: "Understood."
Su Xiu blushed and stood there, as if thinking of something, asked: "Then what should we do tonight... That apprentice Shao Yishan told me to go to his room..."
"What does he do? Will he come to my bed and snatch someone?"
Su Xiu immediately covered her face.Xiao Ming stood up, Su Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to help him arrange his appearance, after everything was done, he said: "Come with me to the banquet."
"Huh? I'm just a servant...how can I have the qualifications."
It is true that she is not qualified, but Xiao Ming is not willing to let her go to a place where a bunch of disciples are servants. After all, this woman is more beautiful every day, and she has so many evil intentions, so he is not at ease.
"Right now, Feng Zixuan and the others will definitely be accompanied by women from the Immortal Mansion, so you can attend as my concubine." Xiao Ming didn't think too much, but Su Xiu's eyes darkened slightly, although it was just a talk It's just a concubine, but it's not as good as the woman in his heart after all.
She tried her best to get rid of the disappointments she had experienced, and thought to herself that she was quite ambitious, why didn't she have so many ideas elsewhere.With Xiao Ming in front and Su Xiu in the back, they walked towards the lobby.
The hall was already in full swing, the seat reserved on the chairman was just for Xiao Ming, and the people lined up were still the hall masters and dignitaries of the Shao Mansion.Each was accompanied by one or two beauties.When Su Xiu followed Xiao Ming into the lobby, she was also infected by the loud laughter, but she didn't notice that Zhu Jin sitting beside Feng Zixuan and Shao Yishan on the other seat were staring at her closely.
Shao Dafugui stretched out his palm and asked: "Clan Master Xiao is really busy, we all had drunk three rounds before you came late, you have to be punished!"
Su Xiu turned her head secretly, but saw that Shui Yunhan was not among them, presumably she was sent to do something by Xiao Ming again.And Feng Zixuan was obviously quite surprised when he saw her, but Yan Liang was extremely calm.
She sat beside Xiao Ming nervously, but she heard Shao Dafugui ask: "The sect master doesn't want our fairy mansion beauty, but he always takes this great beauty with him everywhere, presumably it is also in the heart of the sect master Xiao, okay?"
Although Su Xiu didn't like this person, but what he said made him a little happy, and he poured a glass of wine for Xiao Ming with a smile.
Xiao Ming replied flatly: "Xiao's concubine is just, I'm used to serving her, I'm not used to her."
Feng Zixuan sprayed wine on Zhu Jin, causing the woman to complain constantly. Feng Zixuan, who has always been calm, quickly stroked Zhu Jin's jade hand, and laughed in shock, "To smell the beauty, I can only do this."
Buried in Zhu Jin's arms, he took a deep breath, which made the woman on his right snicker, saying that Hall Master Feng is really a master of flirting.Only then did Zhu Jin smile contentedly.
When Shao Yishan heard Xiao Ming's words, he was very upset and his face was stinky.
Su Xiu can control Shao Yishan's mood, but she knows that Feng Zixuan must look down on her even more, but she really doesn't mind, as long as she can be with the head of the sect, she has nothing to fear from letting it go through her heart with thousands of arrows.
"Master Xiao, is Hell Gate here to participate in the martial arts conference?" Shao Dafugui finally got out of the women's business and changed the subject.
"En." Xiao Ming didn't say much, but Feng Zixuan continued: "Of course we came here for the Cangming Sword."
"I heard that this Cangming sword, master swordsmith Mo Qingshuang, has attracted countless people to fight for it."
"We are determined to win." Xiao Ming just replied coldly, which made Su Xiu very curious, why did he have to use this sword?
Shao Dafugui's chubby face trembled, and he laughed, "We also have some connections with Penglai Villa, and this Cangming sword also has some stories, do you want to hear it?"
"I want to! Of course I want to." Feng Zixuan said first.
Shao Dafugui pointed to a thin and thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks at the last table, "This is Guo Xiu, a diner of our Shaofu, let him tell us the story of the Cangming Sword."
The beauty beside Yan Liang covered her lips and said, "Naturally I want to hear it, Mr. Guo, tell me quickly."
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Guo Xiu regained his energy, stood up and said, "This Cangming Sword is actually not a sword newly forged by Mo Qingshuang, otherwise so many people would not want it."
Su Xiu stopped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and listened attentively.
"Decades ago, Mo Qingshuang was the apprentice of the previous generation of swordsmiths. The name of the previous generation of swordsmiths was Pei Jixiu. This Pei Jixiu was a genius. Everyone in the world knew the swords he forged. He was also good and evil. It doesn't matter, everything is related to one's own preferences. And this Cangming sword is about Pei Jixiu's close friend named Luoqing, who is the wife of Fei Xilou."
At this moment, Su Xiu looked at Xiao Ming even more strangely, that Cangming Sword actually had something to do with Fei Xiyan's parents.It's just that Xiao Ming's face was expressionless, completely unaware of what was going on in her heart.
“是落卿请求裴寂休替她铸了这把沧溟剑，只是剑铸完后，落卿便自离世，绯西楼派人来取沧溟剑，却被裴寂休拒绝，他说伊人已死，此剑当祭。然则他终究还是没舍得将沧溟剑封于土下。自裴寂休走后，其弟子莫青霜得到了这把沧溟剑，才于此次武林大会拿出，尊其师命，由有缘人取走。”
邵大富贵叹了口气，“所以在下这才明白，为何地狱门定要得到这把沧溟剑，只是邵某听说，云连邀也放出了话，这柄沧溟剑他自会替……替……”
话没说完，他使着个眼色，萧茗冷哼了声，“绯夕烟吗？那叛徒如今不是我地狱门的人。”
“对对对，便是绯姑娘，云连邀说他自会替这位姑娘取得她爹娘的遗物。”
“冠冕堂皇！”风子轩慨然摇首，“云连邀自己想要，又有绯夕烟为烟雾，行事儿比我们这些邪派人士还要不光彩。”
苏袖鼻腔里也哼了一声，显然是十分同意。光明正大的人怎么可能给自己喂剧毒，一想到这件事儿她便有些胃疼，坐立不安。
邵义山此时搭话，“九天门一向与地狱门不合，这回看来又是与萧门主作对的吧？”
萧茗冷冷看去。
邵义山打了个寒战，讪笑了声说道：“我看离武林大会尚有些时日，诸位有空还可去幽海看看蓬莱第二盛景。”
朱槿转头柔声道：“风公子应是也会点朱槿的牌，接朱槿一起去的吧？”
风子轩毫不客气地摸了把那凝脂般的小脸，“自然，若要成行，风某如何能忘记朱槿美人。”
苏袖拿起一个小碟，将蛤蜊的壳去了干净，细心地剔出其中的肉搁在萧茗面前。
邵义山颇为妒忌，眼红不已，居然不动脑子地脱口而出，“蓬莱地处海边，盛产海味，不知萧门主的脸，能不能吃这些美味佳肴？”
倏然一张饼狠狠地贴在了他的嘴上，也不知道从哪个方向射出，顿时满堂大笑，就见他揭下面饼跳脚大怒，“谁干的！”
邵大富贵抖着手，对萧茗道：“门主息怒，小儿实在是不知天高地厚，请见谅。”
萧茗放下竹箸，侧头问苏袖：“吃饱了吗？”
苏袖点头，他也不多说，对风子轩交代了几句，领着苏袖扬长而去。
邵义山呆立在原处无人理会，甚是没面子。
风子轩埋怨邵大富贵，“门主那脸，江湖上都没人敢提，若不是门主今天心情好不计较，也承了你借房之情，放了邵小爷一回。”
风子轩停了停，接着道：“之后就不用招待我们了，门主一来不太喜欢热闹的场面，二来需要清静，承蒙此番邵爷款待。”
邵义山这才想起自己得罪的人是江湖第一邪门魔派地狱门的门主，那些武林上的血腥过往尽皆浮上心头，顿时跌坐在地上，心里连说不好。哪里还想着美人能夜里寻找自己，当真是一时忘情，才犯了如此大的错误。
萧茗与苏袖的房间，正在东苑西北角最大的一间厢房，厢房外的白芙蓉已然盛开，大红千瓣、白千瓣、醉芙蓉数朵，显出邵大富贵颇有些生活情调。萧茗站在花园当中，见苏袖不过数步，便已追上自己，甚觉其心法的奇特，居然在数月便能让她进步如此之多。
他转身道：“你我过个手试试。”
苏袖吓得停住脚步，抱着廊柱娇呼一声，“不要，那岂不是又要被打。”
“打你还需给别人看吗？”萧茗一句话说得苏袖面色微红，从廊柱这头再探出脑袋，喋喋不休地说：“门主你摆明了想在外人面前欺负我。”
萧茗眸子一沉，已然率先出掌，花叶溅飞，热焰扑面。
苏袖借势踏起，凌空飞燕落于梁上，若说苏袖哪里会是萧茗的对手，只是幸好她练就的“清心大法”刚刚好可以克制住萧茗的“冥心大法”，所以她双手护胸，一道寒气自然泻出，如游鱼如水，顺着来势钻入热浪当中，丝丝扣扣地渗入到萧茗身周，令他大感意外。
萧茗身子一纵，掠过这股落入热网当中的清气，朝着苏袖的肩头抓去。
苏袖一声娇喝，从梁上飞落，踏在一朵醉芙蓉上，而花叶未动，人已转身，第三重静中取动，一招“镜花水月”从手中拨了过去。
若说萧茗的动作刚猛如火，那么苏袖的招式就是轻灵若水，即便是招式出手，也似是极为轻松。其实苏袖心中已是极为紧张，但是“清心大法”便是静中至静方能显出真力。只是她从萧茗的“冥心大法”中，的确窥出了一些真谛。难怪门主需要在火焰洞中修习“冥心大法”，的确只有这重重地火，才能让他的掌力充满了逼人的能量。
二人掌切近有二十余招，苏袖有些支撑不住了。她在用自己的“清心大法”破解了对方的招式之后，已经逼着萧茗一重一重地叠加，导致二人双掌相接时候，她的身体猛然一震，腹内热气上涌，被冲得向后连退好几步，没有稳住，被萧茗猛然一抓，才倒回了其怀中。
自从修习清心大法后，这算是第一回正式的切磋。忽然耳底一热，萧茗恶狠狠地问：“你这究竟是什么功法？”
苏袖吓得一抖，撅嘴回答：“不是已经与门主说了吗？难道我这小小小女子还能让门主紧张了不成？”
萧茗自然不会计较，他原本就对自己格外有自信，所以只是点了点头，“继续练吧。”
苏袖心中暗暗吐了口气，追在其后跟入了厢房内，见萧茗坐在了外屋圆桌旁，她从行李里翻出萧茗一向爱喝的碧茶，就动手给他泡了一杯搁在了面前。
茶烟袅袅，苏袖轻声道：“许久没有给门主泡茶了呢。”
萧茗啜了一口，不吝赞赏了句，“好。”
她红扑扑的脸，眉眼之间尽都跳跃着喜悦。
若是杨眉儿在，一定会说：几月不见，如隔三秋。
幸好没有这个随时会笑话她的人在，苏袖起得早，先出了门坐在园中花草当中开始吐纳“清心大法”。第四重心法名为静中至静，经过昨日与“冥心大法”的一番接触，她觉着离那静中至静只差一点距离，微微一跃大概便可突破过去。
朝日雨露，芍药花香。在这静谧万分的清晨，便是一声鸟鸣，也似是为这宁静添染祥和。苏袖的心微微一动，只觉自己似乎捕捉到了什么灵光，就在那声鸟鸣当中。
然而她选择在这里修炼便是大错特错，因为风子轩、言凉也住在这个院里。但听身后一阵轻微的脚步声，停在了自己身旁。不用想，但闻那身女人香，便知道风子轩刚刚从外回归，而未住在邵府内。
他最近十分喜爱找苏袖的茬。
其实苏袖很纳闷，若说朝三暮四，没有人比风子轩更符合这四字的真谛。
果不其然，这好容易酿成的安宁被风子轩生生打破，“苏姑娘好大的兴致，早晨便在外练功了。”
苏袖心下哀叹，放下手来，“风堂主也好大的兴致，早晨才从外回来。”
风子轩半晌没说话，苏袖以为他要放弃与自己交谈时候，他又缓缓开口，“我怕是要对你越来越刮目相看了。”
“哎。”苏袖不得不起身，与其正面相对，“风堂主你说的是哪一桩？”
“哪一桩都有。苏姑娘如此聪慧，自当明白。”
“风堂主如此关心袖儿的一举一动，如此为运寒大哥鸣不平甚至讨厌袖儿，我思来想去只有一个原因。”
风子轩愕然，“什么？”
“风堂主你放浪形骸也好，你风流倜傥也好，怕都是表面，骨子里喜欢的其实是运寒大哥吧？”苏袖讥讽了一句，风子轩再度被呛到喉咙，居然笑出了眼泪。
苏袖瞪了他一眼，这时房门打开，萧茗从内显出高大的身形，他淡淡地看了眼风子轩，说道：“昨夜水运寒传来消息，事情有变，你与言凉马上过来。”
what!昨夜？昨夜他居然在自己不知道的情况下，接收运寒大哥的传讯？大约是十分不信，眸光挪到静静站在门扉的萧茗时候，忽然还是玉颊霞烧。
萧茗眼底浮现起一丝笑意，嘱咐道：“去准备些早饭，运寒一会儿也会过来。”
“是。”苏袖哪里还好意思逗留，掉头落荒而逃。
风子轩先去敲了言凉的房门，然后再转圜入到萧茗的屋内。他正饮着早茶，瞥见一身酒气兼带疲倦的风子轩的时候，微微蹙眉，“要紧时刻，莫要放松。”
风子轩哪里会管这些，他原本性情就是如此，反倒是劈头盖脸地回了过去，“我从来如此，倒是门主，为了这小小侍女，就不怕离间了你与运寒之间的感情吗？”
萧茗自始从水运寒处得知了苏袖的身世后，便再没有告诉第三人，他更不可能与风子轩说，当初让水运寒娶苏袖，得来的反叛如此之大，险些错失了这把好机缘。反倒是自己，却在与这肆意妄为的小妖精正面相迎的时候，无法保持清明的神思，终挑动得自己陷了进去。
他明知道风子轩对苏袖印象不好，也担心苏袖会是别处的美人计策，破坏了地狱门的内部和睦。却也因着兹事体大，不能告知太多，只是回答了一句：“运寒无碍。”
这句话让深悉萧茗的风子轩明白，于苏袖这件事儿上他是无能为力了，萧茗一旦坚持，除非自己尝到了苦处，否则绝对不会回头。他叹了口气，不再多说。
言凉伸着懒腰走了进来，三人聚首之后，萧茗才蹙眉说：“运寒从连玉山处打听得知，这次八大门派带来了精英弟子，与往年大为不同，我恐怕雷诺然处调动的人马不足以设伏拿下全部，所以除却水堂负责九天门，你与言凉也得赶往蓬莱山庄附近。”
“八大门派的精英倾巢出动？”风子轩倒吸一口凉气，“这一回怎么感觉有些不对劲？”
萧茗握拳，“若先有了惧意，便满盘皆输。”
“但是这样，赏剑会便只有门主一人，如何有胜算得到沧溟剑？”这回也是地狱门精英尽出之日，但为了确保伏击成功，明显在人力上有些捉襟见肘。
萧茗冷哼一声，“怕什么，我一人去也必须取得这柄剑。”
只是风子轩与言凉依旧是不太明白，为何萧茗与云连邀，又同时看上了这柄宝剑。简直便是宿命的冤家。
苏袖蹲在火灶前，锅里正煮着小米粥，冒着腾腾的热气。
她托腮心想，来到邵府已经三日了，却还连门也未曾出过。怎么去寻云连邀拿到解药，如今是一点头绪也没有。
若是能有白锦在，至少依她的聪明才智，定能想出个万全之策。可是现在，她一筹莫展，就算是找到这个人又有什么用，他说不定根本就不把自己这个小婢女放在心上。门主的心全挂念在武林大会上，他定是想在蓬莱台上，与云连邀索要解药。但并非苏袖没有自信，而是武林大会当时风云万变，谁知晓下一刻会发生什么？
就苏袖想，还是得在武林大会前想办法与云连邀见面。
忽然，头顶一声轻笑。
她惊得连手中大勺亦给吓得落入锅中，抬起头来，只看到一袭白衣袍角挂在房梁之上，她大喜之余，连忙奔去关住灶房的门，喊道：“白锦你果然找到我了！”
那人却没有动静，她忽然意识到不对，依着自己这清心大法，若非方才太过入神，怎么会没发觉他人摸上了房梁。只是若这等高明的功夫，又喜好白衣的，的确并非只有白锦一人。
她的手脚忽然凉透了，“云……连邀……”
云连邀那罩着软丝银甲的脸从梁上探了出来，哀伤了一句，“原来在袖儿姑娘心里，在下得排在白锦之后啊。”
苏袖回头摸着自己的门，却被云连邀一语点破，“在下想为姑娘你送个解药，原来还是想将在下送给地狱门？”
苏袖自然不能那么傻信他，“你会来送解药给我？我才不信。”
云连邀翻身下了横梁，身姿煞是风流。
苏袖环顾四周，心道此人果真这般厉害，能光明正大地于白日直闯地狱门群居的邵府，简直是胆大包天。
云连邀看出端倪，轻笑，“在下连逍遥峰都敢闯，为何会怕了此地。”
苏袖伸手，“我已经如约到了蓬莱，解药拿来。”
云连邀伸手入怀，一瓶碧绿色翠玉的瓶儿出现在修长的手中，不过只是刹那，他就将其藏在了背后，“都说好了要到蓬莱台才行，这里吗，只是我来寻你，如何能给。”
苏袖气红了脸，“那你是在诓我，枉费你这正道盟盟主，居然也来欺负一个小侍女，有何意思！”
云连邀骤然上前，与其贴得极近，一刹那，苏袖又将他看成了很熟悉的一个人，却又晓得根本不是。她怕这云连邀比萧茗更甚，全因为历年来云连邀从不出面便已经让地狱门吃过数次苦头，而其人的武功造诣、心机手段，远远不在苏袖的想象当中。慌忙后退间，她一脚踩到了地上的柴火，险些跌倒在地。
云连邀只是用掌托住了她。苏袖面红耳赤地甩开他，“你到底想做什么？”
云连邀收了笑脸，“替我在萧茗的茶里下这个东西。”
苏袖顿时浑身打战，冷然地站在他面前，厉声道：“你们这两个夙敌，即便是机关算尽也不该用这等下作的手段，这只能说明，你根本没信心赢门主，才会出此下下之策，但是我宁肯死，也不会害门主。所以什么解药我亦是不会要了，你走吧。”
云连邀显然是没想到这小侍女会如此，微微一呆后含笑说：“有几分道理。不过我给你下的这个，并非毒药。”
“什么？”苏袖的心被提到了嗓子眼。
“而是一种蛊，可以让你求生不得求死不能。来试试看。”他手中的碧绿瓶子微微一晃，苏袖忽然觉着小腹若刀绞一般，割断了自己一寸一寸的肠子，不出片刻已是浑身大汗，跪倒在地上。
云连邀满意地收了碧绿瓶子，叹了口气，“要我云连邀做此事儿，的确是有些违心。不过对付地狱门，实不需太光明。这药，你下也好，不下也好，都随便你自己。有没成效蓬莱台上自可见真章，届时你是死是活还得靠自己。”
他将一个小药包扔在了苏袖面前。自己则轻笑一声，倏然消失。
苏袖卧在柴火上，单手紧紧捏着那药包，捂着已经复原的腹部缓缓站起，望着空无一人的灶房，只想寻个地方大哭一场。明明不想涉足江湖，却总是与它千丝万缕，说到底，她一点也不喜欢江湖斗争，就像此刻，有一人拿着自己的命，却要逼自己去害最爱的那个人。就是生生地拿着把刀，让她选择是自己，还是他。
擦干净眼角的泪，苏袖着紧地将早已煮熟的小米粥盛起，又在盘中搁上备好的小菜，才缓缓地端出灶房，顺着长长的廊道，回到几人议事的门前。
或者是因为自己的出现，余人的声音忽然消失，只有水运寒的声音在房中响起，“我看啊，子轩你才是最不愿意离开这里的人吧。”
苏袖轻叩了下门，低着头将早饭放在了桌上，强颜欢笑地说：“对不起，时间有些久。”
萧茗瞥了她一眼，冷冷地道：“搁下吧。”
听见萧茗这般没有情绪的话，让苏袖心头有些委屈，不自觉地眼圈便红了。
水运寒软言说：“无妨，运寒也是刚刚赶到。咦，袖儿你是哭过吗？怎么眼睛这么红。”
“没有。”苏袖摇着头，骤然间居然有些忍不住，轻颤着回道：“可能是有些累，我去寻个地方先休息下。”
走到院子角落处的长廊，她没精打采地坐下，手中是那云连邀方才给自己的药包。不知怎的，眼内便模糊一片，无端地又落下泪去。
她不知道为何云连邀会这般有恃无恐，若是白锦在，她一定会劝自己答应了云连邀，反将一回萧茗，然后取得萧茗手中的残图，再拿到解药，伺机离开蓬莱，与白锦一同继续上路。若是白锦，她一定会说萧茗是如今最不可估量的人，因为他是除了白锦墨昔尘外，唯一晓得自己身份的人，也是最有可能借着自己这前朝公主而去做些什么的人。若是白锦，她一定会赞同此刻云连邀的做法，助其除去萧茗这不定因素。
只是……她苏袖是这样的人吗？
苏袖苦笑，有这样一个机会在，白锦一定会骂自己妇人之仁。她明明可以把责任都推到云连邀身上，狠心干这一回，扬长而去。若能爱，便尽力爱；若可以爱，便一直爱。她怕自己这一生，总会有后悔。只是于萧茗这件事儿上，不能后悔。
“那是什么？”冷冷的声音在头顶响起，苏袖抬头看去，一下子愣在了原处。萧茗正站在身后不远处，看着她手中攥着的药包。
“没什么。”苏袖刚要辩解，却在萧茗越来越冷的眸光中失去了勇气，他拉起苏袖，将她掼在了墙上，夺过了她手中的药包。
他闻了闻那药包，变了脸色，“五毒穿心草，这是要给谁的？”
苏袖背部剧痛，转过头去不说话，原来是五毒穿心草啊，云连邀当真是兵行险着，毒死萧茗便是他的大幸，毒不死萧茗也是与他无关。他寻自己这贴身婢女下手，还真是心思缜密至极。
“果然最毒妇人心……为什么一句话也不说？”被扼住颈部，苏袖疼得无法挣扎，喘不过气。
见她始终不与自己解释，萧茗也渐渐心凉，什么公主什么八卦都抛诸脑后，将她扔在地上，将药包丢到她面前，“吃了它。”
苏袖愣在原地。
萧茗怒吼了出来，“吃了它！”
苏袖苦笑，捡起五毒穿心草，流着眼泪轻声喃着，“左右已经有一种毒了，我也不在乎其他的毒。”
Damn.不可心软。
萧茗对天下人，生死