Chapter 43 Xue Rongxiang

Youtan Mountain Villa, Hanbing Pavilion, entered gracefully in purple clothes. "The owner is looking for me?" Lilac opened the door and came in, and saw a messenger in plain clothes standing on the ground with his hands down, looking terrified. "Grandpa Zhou of Jindao Village passed away yesterday." The young girl in Taoist robes with a radiant face leaned against the bookshelf, flipping through a few thin pages of letterhead, "What do you think?" "I'm afraid Zhou You will rebel." Ding Xiang pondered. The Golden Knife Village outside Yumen Pass is a powerful gang of horse thieves who have been guarding the mouthpiece passage from the Central Plains to outside the pass for many years.As early as when Zhuang Wuling was the owner of the village, Zhou Yunlong, the owner of the village, had made an alliance with Youtan Villa and accepted the protection of the villa.But Zhou Yunlong's nephew, Zhou You, has always been the unyielding force in the village.Tang Qianling tried to get rid of him several times, but couldn't get rid of Zhou Yunlong's old face.

Tang Qianling shook the letter paper and said, "That's right. The old lady of the Zhou family said in the letter that before the old man died, Zhou You was already active. So I thought, let's send someone to take over Jindao Village immediately under the pretext of making a marriage. " Zhou Yunlong has no children, only one young lady.The old man once mentioned to Tang Qianling about the marriage between the two parties, and used the power of Youtan Villa to persuade his nephew.Tang Qianling didn't reply at that time, but it became a good opportunity at this time. "Who does the owner plan to send to marry?" Ding Xiang asked.

"May I ask you?" Tang Qianling stuffed the letter into the bamboo tube. "You need to be strong in martial arts, bold and decisive, and..." Ding Xiang smiled, observing Tang Qianling's face. As the deputy owner, he must be neither overbearing nor humble, but also cautious, and he must not overdo anything .Tang Qianling suddenly smiled. Ding Xiang's heart sank: Does she want to ask me to go? "Marriage is not a child's play. I can't force anyone. However, the young lady of the Zhou family is beautiful and gentle, and her skills are also good." Tang Qianling said leisurely, "If you get a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

Ding Xiang was a little bit impatient, if he married Miss Zhou, wouldn't all his calculations over the years be in vain! "So, I think Xueyan is the most suitable candidate." Ding Xiang turned pale with shock: "Master, are you kidding me? Xueyan..." "Isn't it possible? Xueyan has grown up too. As a senior brother, you can't keep him forever?" Tang Qianling didn't often smile at Ding Xiang, and her smile was like a layer of mist on ice, which made Ding Xiang feel colder. "...Don't argue anymore. Okay, ask Xueyan what she thinks, I've already sent someone to tell him to go."

Although it felt cold, Ding Xiang was still sweating. Snowy face is the purest white snow that floats down from the Golden Summit of Emei.When he first appeared in Youtan Villa, everyone thought so.He is a young disciple of Master Yuankong of the Emei School. As soon as he left the teacher, he traveled thousands of miles to the outside of the pass to join Ding Xiang, a senior brother whom he had never met.His calm and elegant, like a stream of clear snow in the desert, is more eye-catching than his handsome senior brother. On the day he met Zhuang Jin, the owner and Ding Xiang were discussing how to deal with Ji Rulan, the junior sister of the Dongting Medicine King, in the Hanbing Pavilion.Just as Tang Qianling glanced at him, she gave him the first order to kill - immediately cut off Miss Ji's head.Ding Xiang stood aside, muttering slightly.Ji Rulan was just a weak girl who didn't know martial arts, so he knew that what Tang Qianling wanted to see was not Xueyan's skills.If Xueyan was still Buddhist-minded and couldn't do anything difficult, I'm afraid Tang Qianling would lose her face.

Xueyan stood on the ground without moving.Suddenly, a bright light flashed from the sleeve of the robe, and jumped over Ji Rulan's head.Ji Rulan screamed and fainted from fright.Xue Guang turned around in surprise, and flew back to Xue Yan's sleeve.Xueyan immediately knelt down to Tang Qianling, kowtowed a few times, and pleaded: "Master Ji, Miss Ji is a famous doctor of a generation, it doesn't matter if she is killed today, many patients will be hopeless from now on. It's better to cut off thirteen hairs of her, In lieu of beheading." Sure enough, a piece of black hair floated down from Ji Rulan's head, no more, no less, exactly thirteen.

Tang Qianling smiled sweetly: "Ding Xiang, you are a junior..." She walked slowly to Xue Yan's side, and went to support him herself. Ding Xiang's complexion suddenly changed, he knew that Tang Qianling's sleeve was hiding the purple green sword that changed the color of the world.In the past, I don't know how many people lost their lives in this way for no apparent reason.However, Ding Xiang swallowed and said nothing. At that moment, Tang Qianling's hair was blown up by the wind, and the fragrant hair touched Xueyan's fair cheek.A blush suddenly flashed across the boy's face, like a red plum blossom just blooming in the snow.

Tang Qianling was stunned, not realizing it was funny.She took a step back, drew out the sword in her sleeve, and said: "Get up, I will try you a few tricks." On that day, Xueyan sat on the fourth chair in Hanbing Pavilion.The first three are the owner Tang Qianling, the deputy owner Ding Xiang, and "Aunt Iron Sleeve" Xiao Yinlan.But Xueyan was unhappy, because Tang Qianling ordered someone to cut off Ji Rulan's tendons and tendons that night, and sent her to Baicaotang to take care of the medicinal materials. In the evening, Lilac sent him back to his room, and privately advised him that being a killer was just like that.For Ji Rulan's life, it was because of Xueyan's face that the owner of the villa was very grateful.Everyone in the world knows that Youtan Villa is an extremely cruel place. "You are so kind, why did you come here?"

Xueyan sighed and looked at the senior brother, seemingly speechless. Compared with those young killers who grew up in Youtan Villa, Xueyan was a bit out of place.For example, he went to Jiuquan Town with Lian Xiaomei to scout, and was trapped by a sandstorm on the way. He would give all the drinking water to Lian Xiaomei, even though the two were not familiar with each other before.Another example is that he himself has a good sword bestowed by his master, and others borrow it, no matter whether he is familiar with it or not, he never hesitates to shirk it. Because Xueyan is such a nice person, not long after, everyone in the villa fell in love with him.The male heroes all said that Xueyan was a little brother worth relying on; the female heroes all found that Xueyan was a gentle and considerate lover.When Miss Lian came back from Jiuquan, she told everyone in private that Xueyan was hers and no one was allowed to take it away.

Even so, Xueyan is always indifferent to people, polite and thoughtful, and she is only close to his fellow senior brother Ding Xiang, and only speaks to Ding Xiang if she has anything to say.He, Ding Xiang, Xiao Yinlan, and Chi Feng are called the four masters in the villa. According to the practice of Utan Villa, the four don't have to go out to perform tasks at the same time.However, Xueyan relies on Dingxiang everywhere.Wherever Ding Xiang goes, he goes there, and he does what Ding Xiang does, as if there is no one else in the villa, only Ding Xiang.Everyone felt a little strange.But Xueyan is just a fledgling young man. Although his martial arts are extremely high, he has no experience in the world.It's really difficult to let him be alone!How about letting him practice with Ding Xiang for a few years.

Seeing that Xueyan was ignoring her hospitality, Miss Lian was so angry that her teeth itch. Xueyan likes to stay in the open space behind the villa, watching the sunset over the long river and the eagles flying in the desert.When he was learning martial arts in Mount Emei, his master taught him to read books other than Buddhist scriptures.He can read many, many poems, "Drinking Horses and Journey to the Great Wall Cave" to the withered mulberry and tall trees, "Ding Lingwei Song" to the yellow swan and white clouds, and "Standing Clouds" and "Fortune" to the spring grass and autumn wind.As I read and recite, I read my own thoughts, my eyes are blurred, and my thoughts are not clear. Tang Qianling was sitting at the end of the corridor lost in thought, and she could often see him hanging there, with his sleeves fluttering.Sometimes, Tang Qianling also asked him to read a few ancient poems to himself.She thought, this young man does not seem to be happy!A good boy from a famous family, why did he come to Youtan Villa to be a Jianghu killer? She tried him a few times.Ai Ai's snowy face couldn't tell, she asked urgently, and she couldn't hang on her cheeks as white and tender as magnolia flowers.If it were someone else, Tang Qianling would have a different attitude.However, she couldn't be cruel to the inexplicable and somewhat neurotic Xueyan.It doesn't matter to her whether he spreads a tender atmosphere in the villa.If everyone was treated in the same way, what kind of blood doll would Tang Qianling call her? Xueyan was the same age as her, just turned nineteen.Sometimes, she almost felt that Xueyan was her twin sister who lived a happy life in Taoyuan Cave.She told Ding Xiang, the deputy owner, to support his junior brother well. Ding Xiang is very conscientious, covering Xueyan by her side, caring about his every move.In fact, this little junior brother has never met him before, but he has shown a strange trust and attachment to him.After spending nearly ten years in the human-like Utan Mountain Villa, a snowy face fell out of thin air, giving people a strange feeling of melting ice and snow.Junior brother is really a child, so pure that one cannot help but love him.He can only be optimistic about him, worried that if this little junior brother annoys the owner one day, it will be difficult for him as a senior brother to explain it!Fortunately, although Xueyan's heart is soft and stubborn, she obeys Ding Xiang's words.After a long time, without Xueyan by her side, Ding Xiang would feel a little uncomfortable, as if he couldn't do without Xueyan. Therefore, Ding Xiang took Xueyan to Luofu Mountain, but that time, the two of them vomited. Youtan Villa won a big victory in Luofu Mountain.In the Shanglin Hall of the Tang family in Lingnan, there were full of captives with bloodstained faces and terrified eyes. Flying between Merlins.Suddenly, Xueyan shook and fell headlong into Ding Xiang's arms. Everyone thought that he would never see the massacre again.When Ding Xiang touched the pulse gate, she was shocked, hugged Xue Yan, and jumped in front of Tang Shi, the lady of Luofu Mountain.He drew out his sword, pointed at the tip of the old woman's nose, and quickly said: "Your son is behind, alive. If you obediently hand over the antidote, I can keep him alive!" It turned out that Mrs. Tang had cast "green blood poison" into the well water.The blue blood poison was originally a poison that blocked the throat when seeing blood, but it was only because Mrs. Tang used old goods from decades ago.Relying on her profound internal strength, Xueyan withstood it for a while. This is what Mrs. Tang wants.She brushed away her wet messy hair, and cast a glance at Lilac, seemingly in disbelief.The deputy owner of Youtan Mountain Villa is an old man!She turned to look at Xueyan.The face of the dying boy was as clean as ice. "What do you say?" she asked Xueyan. Xueyan looked at the senior brother drowsily, he didn't know how the villa usually handles this kind of thing.Ding Xiang nodded affirmatively to him.So Xueyan said softly: "Of course..." Mrs. Tang sneered sourly: "Have you heard that? If you want to dominate the Jianghu at Youtan Villa, you have to keep your word." Immediately, someone dragged Tang Zhao, the young master of the Tang family, from behind the massacre team.Tang Zhao is a well-known beautiful boy in Lingnan, with a handsome appearance and a handsome appearance.Ding Xiang looked at it coldly. Mrs. Tang hugged Tang Zhao, and stuffed a small bottle into his hand: "Son, take it. This is your lifeline." After speaking, she slammed her head against the wall to death, blood and brains dyed pale Hair, red and white painted all over the floor.Tang Zhao silently watched his mother's dead body on the spot, without moving. "Get the antidote quickly!" Ding Xiang shouted. Tang Zhao shakes out half a bottle of antidote and throws it to Clove.Ding Xiang grabbed it and poured Xueyan hastily. "Serve the other half after twelve hours." Tang Zhao said. Ding Xiang called one of his subordinates: "Mr. Tang, leave here immediately. After twelve hours, come back with the antidote." "Yes." The young female killer rolled her eyes. Tang Zhao examined the killers of Youtan Villa who were present, determined to keep the face of the enemy in his mind for a moment. "That's it." He flicked his sleeves and left without looking back.The mournful cries of relatives echoed in the air. Only Xueyan couldn't help sighing, and tears slipped from the corner of her eyes leisurely.He took half of the antidote, and his sanity improved a lot. "What to do with Tang. Why don't you take him back, anyway, the owner of the village said that after killing everyone, we need to keep a few alive." Someone said softly. The corner of Ding Xiang's mouth twisted, she didn't speak, but just looked at Xueyan's reaction with concern. That night, the girl sent back came back with the other half of the antidote: "Where did I wait for twelve hours!" Xueyan was dizzy for a whole day, and Ding Xiang was already in a panic.I was happy at this moment, and while feeding the other half of the medicine to Xueyan, I couldn't help but praise her: "The wind cuts a little red, it's really quick!" With a hazy face, Xue suddenly heard these words and turned pale with shock: "The person you sent to follow Mr. Tang is..." It's Liu Qingqing, a rookie at Youtan Villa, the ruthless "wind cuts a trace of red", who is highly relied on by Ding Xiang and Tang Qianling.Liu gently unwrapped the leather bag, and a bloody and fleshy head rolled out. On the delicate face, there were still the pain and rage before death.Xueyan let out an "ah" and almost fainted.However, he immediately sat up, staring at Ding Xiang speechless. "Junior brother, we can't leave disaster behind!" Ding Xiang wrote lightly, "The rules of the villa are that no one will be let go." "But I promised that mother. Senior brother, it was you who made me promise her!" Xueyan suddenly sat up, and her wide-open eyes almost burst into flames.For the first time in his life, he became angry with his senior brother. "Don't worry, just take him back to the villa. Why do you have to kill him!" Ding Xiang sneered and said, "Even if I want to take someone back to the villa, I can't take him." Xueyan was puzzled.Ding Xiang turned around and looked out the window: "Anyway, you can't let him go to the villa... Junior brother, don't worry about it so much, take care of your illness..." "Why not?" Senior brother's thinking is always weird, Xueyan can't understand it again.His eyes rested quietly on his senior brother's lavender back, and suddenly he felt waves of fear attacking him, swallowing his thoughts like a dark night. "Come on!" Liu Qingqing suddenly diverted, "Xueyan, you are too stupid. You follow your senior brother all day long, and you still don't understand his mind!" "Shut up!" Ding Xiang shouted. Liu Qingqing didn't like his tricks, and continued: "Tang Zhao is such a bad boy, he deserves to be unlucky! Who told him not to look ugly. If we take him back, the owner will fall in love with him, your senior brother and you What hope!" Xueyan turned her head and stared at Liu Qingqing closely: "What did you say!" Liu gently snorted, and said with a sneer: "The whole Utan Villa knows it, but you don't. Your senior brother and the owner of the villa are childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts!" "Senior brother..." Xueyan was dumbfounded, and slowly lowered her head, like a lotus after the frost.However, the eyes are still flickering, catching every expression of Ding Xiang, he doesn't want it to be true. "Miss Liu, don't talk like that." Ding Xiang just said a word, there was no denial in the words, he turned around, but still didn't look at Xueyan. Xueyan stared blankly at Tang Zhao's bloody head, her mind went blank, and she couldn't speak for a long time.Seeing this scene, Liu Weiwei also understood a little bit in her heart, she couldn't help but look at Ding Xiang, but saw that he was calm and relaxed, as if nothing happened.She coughed a few times, and said mockingly: "Vice-owner Ding, your junior brother is also very handsome. Don't you be a little wary of him? I think our owner likes him very much too!" Ding Xiang was stunned. Xueyan suddenly raised her head, and said coldly: "Senior brother, don't worry, I don't have anyone in my heart. I won't get in the way of senior brother." All the way back from Luofu Mountain, Xueyan appeared to be in a good mood, but she didn't say a word to Dingxiang again.Ding Xiang ignored him lightly, and only told people that it was just for a Tang Zhao, but the younger brother couldn't figure it out, this child is too soft-hearted, and needs to practice and practice.Back at the villa, Ding Xiang reported to the owner Tang Qianling the situation of the battle in Luofu Mountain.In fact, Tang Qianling had heard from Liu Qingqing, and she just casually praised Ding Xiang's statement, but at the end she found that Xueyan had slipped in at some point, watching the two of them talking.Tang Qianling was not surprised, she pulled Xueyan's finger, smiled and asked him if Lingnan was fun. I thought the boy was going to blush again.Unexpectedly, Xueyan's handsome face suddenly turned white, and even turned slightly blue. What's even more strange is Ding Xiang, with weird eyes, looking at Tang Qianling, then at Xueyan.He suddenly grabbed Xueyan's hand and dragged him out staggeringly. Tang Qianling was startled, Ding Xiang had never dared to be so rude to her.She watched the backs of these two people turn the curtain, one tall and the other handsome, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows slightly. "What are you doing!" Xueyan couldn't help but shouted at Ding Xiang. Ding Xiang suddenly realized what she was doing.He stopped, stunned for a while, turned his head to look at Xueyan, and couldn't help sighing leisurely. Xueyan also looked at him.The two looked at each other for a while.Ding Xiang smiled brightly: "Brother, you have answered me all these days. Because of you, I even offended the owner of the village!" Ding Xiang's words broke Xueyan's heart.For him, senior brother can even give up the owner of the village!He has nothing to complain about.He stared blankly at his senior brother, and after a lot of effort, he finally swallowed all the soreness in his throat.He smiled, pretending to be very happy, and said loudly: "Senior brother, I have good wine from the owner of the estate. Today, we brothers... will not be drunk forever!" Never get drunk! The tulips of Lanling fine wine, see the radiant liver and gallbladder, and see the tenderness of Yiyi. Emei's disciples were all too strong to drink.After eating a few cups, Ding Xiang's words suddenly increased, rambling on and on, full of heart-pounding words.I dare not say how many days have been accumulated, once poured out, it will be like a raging fire.Hearing that, Xueyan was fascinated and drunk, and Xueyan's face turned red. Is the wine too strong?He obsessively admired every handsome line on his senior brother's face, with an unprecedented admiration and satisfaction. The senior brother's palm was very warm, leading him to fall and fly into the boundless and endless abyss. He was intoxicated, and he was intoxicated. That night was said to be rather restless.The drunken eyes are like flowers, the lamp is like blood, the night light is shining, and the sound of crows is far away.The next day, the entire Youtan Mountain Villa was boiling, and there were rustling sounds. Xueyan lay on the bed, half of the brocade was wrapped around her body indiscriminately.Until the sun was three poles, he didn't have the strength to get up.He is wholehearted to his brother, but he does not mix any scum, as clean and transparent as the first snow in Emei.How could it become like this overnight? "Shaking hands, the willows on the river bridge are like gold, the bee's whiskers lightly provoke the hearts of flowers, and the wind and blues send Qingqin. When you are full, you will be full of spring water, and your love will be as deep as a wine glass. Chu Yan, Xiangyue and the moon are sinking." How did that happen? A splitting headache.He turned over and suddenly saw the bronze mirror opposite.The mirror is shining, reflecting this small golden house into a strange realm.At that moment, a ray of light refracted on his bare snow-white back, and then penetrated in, nourishing every layer of texture, every inch of heart and spleen.He felt a strange change gradually taking place in the depths of his body.He slowly got up, walked down to the ground, sat down at the front of the mirror, and looked at this face again and again.He smoothed out the wrinkles on the front of his clothes, picked out a wooden comb, spread out his hair, and combed it slowly. Clove is not there.He opened his eyes early in the morning, and saw his junior brother snuggling by the pillow, and woke up after a night of drinking. There was a catastrophe. He ran out in a hurry, not daring to wake Xueyan up.He saw a few laundry girls gathered under Xueyan's window, whispering; he saw "Wind Shears a Red" sitting in front of the door laughing; he saw Chi Feng and Aunt Tie Xiu with serious faces, and ignored him He saw that the girls who practiced Xiaomei stopped practicing their swords, and chatted head to head, and when he saw him approaching, they suddenly dispersed again.He is the deputy owner of Youtan Villa, no one dares to be rude to him except the blood baby.But now, everyone is laughing at him, everyone can kill him with their eyes, even every horse neighing and every grass swaying in the village is laughing at him.Even Ding Xiang, who has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, can't help but have a nervous breakdown.In less than one morning, the entire Youtan Villa already knew, it must be so.Tang Qianling must also know.She can't spare herself!Ding Xiang panicked and locked herself in the house, deliberating whether to run away. However, there was a person who came to talk to him, that was Tang Qianling's servant, who said that the owner had something to do and asked him to go to Hanbing Pavilion. Several elders in the village were there, and Tang Qianling lowered her head and told everyone to have lunch first.Ding Xiang's legs were weak, and she sat down on the seat next to her tremblingly, not knowing whether it was rice or noodles, soup or vegetables that went into her mouth. The meeting lasted the whole afternoon, and Tang Qianling kept discussing the expedition to Hainan Island with everyone, but she never mentioned what happened last night.Ding Xiang's heart hangs and hangs: Could it be that no one has told her yet? After the meeting was over, the elders withdrew from the cabinet one by one.Suddenly, Tang Qianling coughed lightly and called Ding Xiang to stop. Everyone turned their heads and glanced at Ding Xiang, with expressions of mockery, pity, and ambiguity. "Drunk with your junior brother last night?" Ding Xiang opened her mouth wide and couldn't say a word. Tang Qianling smiled: "Xueyan is young and unrestrained, and you are so foolish as a senior brother? Drunkenness hurts your health, it will not work next time." Her tone was like a big sister teaching a little brother.Did Lilac hear wrong?Chi Feng hurriedly stepped forward: "To the owner of the villa..." "No, I heard everything." Tang Qianling's attitude was very kind, "The atmosphere in the village has been a little bit wrong recently. If someone talks nonsense, I won't be polite." Ding Xiang was so moved that she almost shed tears.Everyone retreated one after another, and he was a few steps behind, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at Tang Qianling again.The eyes of the two just collided. "I just feel sorry for Xueyan." Tang Qianling's eyes were as cold as an ice knife, cutting off all his thoughts. This is a warning, let him go once, there will be no next time.Ding Xiang saved the day, and felt like a human again. Just an unintentional misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.Walking out of the Hanbing Pavilion, he had already made up his mind.But when he passed by Xueyan's hut and heard that soft call, he couldn't help but stop and walked in.Always make it clear, right?Junior brother, you should be able to understand his situation.He didn't dare to respond, and directly pushed open the door of Xueyan's room. "what are you doing!" Seeing Xueyan, Ding Xiang almost fainted from fright. Is that the younger brother?The light gown, the cloudy temples and the beautiful face, and the slightest crimson lips exude a charming fragrance under the shadow of the lamp. "I'm back..." His voice became as light as that of an oriole. "What are you doing?" Ding Xiang squeezed out six words from between her teeth. Xueyan smiled softly: "I combed my hair, like someone else's bride. Does it look good? Do you... like it or not?" She is so beautiful and astonishing, Xueyan was originally a lovely child, who can make Ding Xiang mesmerized by watching.But... Ding Xiang finally woke up.He rushed over and slapped Xueyan twice with two "slaps". "Are you crazy!" Xueyan was stunned, and even forgot to shed tears. Ding Xiang looked at the shattered cheeks, there were ten heavy fingerprints, for a moment, she was heartbroken, and bowed her head in silence. "You..." Xueyan finally murmured, "Why are you...treating me like this? We have... already... Don't you...you don't consider me your...your...wife? " "Shut up! Do you want to destroy me!" Ding Xiang became angry, "Who are you, what kind of wife and wife,—crazy!" Xueyan looked at him quietly. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will never see you in my life!" Ding Xiang rushed out the door, feeling a splitting headache.Involuntarily squatting down, covering his face tightly.The wind blew over, and suddenly a little wet thing fell. Xueyan inserted ten fingers into her hair, pulled off the black hair one by one, and slammed it away with the wind. Since then, Xueyan has been a different person.Everyone said that the soft-hearted junior brother of the Emei faction had finally grown into a qualified killer.When it should be killed, it will be killed, if it should be cut, it will be cut, and the blood will flow like a river, without any hesitation.When she was cruel, Tang Qianling herself was not as good as she was; she treated Zhuang Shang's brothers with the same gentleness and thoughtfulness as before, and the so-called Jianghu rules and brotherly loyalty were also seen more, and her words and actions became decisive and decent.His position in Youtan Villa gradually became more and more important.The fourth spot is no longer just a fiction. Even his relationship with Ding Xiang seems to be very measured.After that night of turmoil, the two avoided suspicion and rarely stayed together.It is also very natural to talk a few words occasionally.The only unnatural thing is that no girl dares to care about him anymore, including that Lian Xiaomei who had sworn to him at the beginning. It was at that time that Xiaosun joined Youtan Villa.He likes Xueyan very much, but he doesn't understand why everyone always has a strange feeling when talking about Xueyan.Because of Tang Qianling's ban and Ding Xiang's great reputation, no one dared to mention that incident.But rumors are like wildfires that never burn out, and are born again when the spring breeze blows, and there is always a way to reach your ears. Xiao Sun is an aboveboard person.He felt that Xueyan was very pitiful, he was still a child, and he was all killed by his senior brother.He and Xueyan became friends, and others refused to go out with Xueyan to perform missions, so he always accompanied Xueyan.Xueyan is still indifferent to him, but after a long time together, she will slowly reveal some heartfelt words. Gradually, Xiao Sun also discovered that there was still something wrong with Xueyan. What's wrong? He dared not ask. One day, he suddenly found a faint red mark between Xueyan's nails.Taking advantage of Xueyan's unpreparedness, Xiao Sun moved closer to take a closer look.Xueyan's hands are very detailed, almost not like someone practicing martial arts.There was a faint sweet fragrance in that red mark.Xiaosun was married once, so she knew it was Rouge. In the middle of the night, Xiao Sun climbed to Xueyan's window, licked open a corner of the window paper, and peeked inside. He saw Xueyan dressing up. He was wearing a bright red dress, which seemed to be an old wedding dress of some girl, and the tassels were all torn.A long black hair was held up by a pair of slender hands and inserted with a branch.Look in the mirror, dissatisfied, put it down again.Pulling again and again, singing in a manly voice: "Rui Huang is infinite as the forehead of the mountain, and the make-up is hidden behind the screen window. When you meet the peony, you will leave for a while. The emerald hairpin and the gold are used as shares, and the butterflies dance on the hairpin. Who knows what you want, The moon is full of flowers." After finishing her hair, she picked up another piece of rouge and licked it up, her lips were like cherry blossoms.Suddenly she smiled at the mirror, picked up an eyebrow pencil, and slightly drew out a crescent moon.While painting and painting, his expression changed again, and a drop of tears fell down his cheeks. He held his tears in his palms, faced the moonlight, and said to himself: "If I were a daughter, would you want me? Or do you really like the owner and don't like me at all?" Thinking After reading it, he sang again: "Luo wears a strand of gold, and the orchid musk smoke condenses the soul. The painting screen is shattered, the clouds are chaotic, and hatred is hard to overcome. A few times weeping mandarin quilt, where is the love. The moon is near the window, the flowers Trees are full, letters are heavy." Xiao Sun was almost scared out of his wits.Ding Xiang was right, neither of them was wrong.Xueyan, she really went crazy! Suddenly, a coolness passed by his ears.Someone warned, Xiao Sun jumped aside, and found that behind him was the cold and delicate face of the blood baby, without any expression. Xiao Sun fled in despair. Tang Qianling ignored him, looked at the beautiful snowy face in front of the mirror, and sighed faintly: "I can't drag it on any longer." In the Baicao Hall, it was dark and gloomy, with that weird permeating aroma that would never go away.Among the boxes full of medicinal herbs on the wall, sat the haggard disabled woman. "Is there a medicine that can make people forget the past?" Tang Qianling, as the owner of Youtan Village, was visiting a prisoner for the first time. "In the deep water of Hulu Bay on the Fuchun River, there is a kind of aquatic plant called Mengpo willow. It is said that the Mengpo soup in hell is made from it." Tang Qianling nodded: "I can send someone to look for it." Ji Rulan sneered: "Drinking Mengpo soup, not only can you forget Lilac, but you can also forget who he is and where he came from, let alone any martial arts! It's not easy for the owner to cultivate Xueyan, you I’m willing to let him be abolished from now on.” Tang Qianling was stunned, she didn't expect that the rumors could reach the ears of this crippled woman.She turned and said slowly: "Then tell me, is there any medicine to make him forget only the clove part, and the others... have no effect?" "How can there be such a good thing!" Ji Rulan laughed, "Forgetting martial arts and Youtan Villa is easier than forgetting Lilac. But, owner, have you forgotten 'Xiaolianxiang' and 'Guanyin San'?" Tang Qianling's heart shivered: Yes, after taking Meng Poliu and taking these two kinds of miracle medicine, there will be no problem.But, for Xueyan, isn't it too cruel to do so? "From now on, Xueyan will no longer think about such dirty things as broken sleeves and Longyang. After using Xiao Lianxiang and Guanyin San, he has completely become a killing machine that can only be manipulated by the owner, a walking corpse... " Tang Qianling stared into her eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for reminding me. However, he saved your life, yet you made such a vicious suggestion to me?" Ji Rulan smiled even more happily: "I know, the owner will accept my idea." Tang Qianling ignored her, turned around and walked into the sunshine outside. Perhaps becoming a walking dead is better than letting life wither away in endless pain.What's more, Tang Qianling really didn't want to lose such a good subordinate as Xueyan!Hurry up to Meng Poliu, the matter cannot be delayed any longer. No matter what Lilac thinks. "If you think Xue Yan is not good, you can marry Miss Zhou yourself." Tang Qianling sneered. Ding Xiang hurriedly shook her head, she couldn't be allowed to have such a plan.From his intuition, Ding Xiang didn't want Xueyan to make a kiss, he was worried, and he couldn't explain why.But maybe Xueyan should leave anyway?It is not a long-term solution to keep him in Youtan Villa.He tried to persuade himself. The young man only glanced at him lightly, and he could see through his heart. "I'll marry Miss Zhou's family." Xueyan said to Tang Qianling with certainty, "Please rest assured, the owner, Xueyan's trip will definitely settle everything in Jindao Village." "That's good. It's not too late, let's start tomorrow." Tang Qianling said. "In such a hurry?" Ding Xiang was taken aback, "Master, the risk is too great, I'll go with my junior brother." "No brother, I'll go alone." Xueyan said coldly. "The deputy owner should stay and don't leave. There are many things going on in the village. Just send Xiaosun to follow Xueyan." Tang Qianling said firmly, "Xueyan..." Xueyan raised her head and looked at Tang Qianling's kind and concerned smile. "Don't let me down okay?" Xueyan took Xiaosun and twelve agile subordinates, and just meandered away to Yumen Pass.It was still dark when we left the villa.Xueyan told Ding Xiang that they would set off at three o'clock in Chenshi, but they left at two o'clock in Maoshi.When they were leaving, Tang Qianling took Liu Qingqing out to see them off.The face of the blood baby shone with an unpredictable luster under the faint starlight. The horse is fast, and you can reach Jindao Village at dusk.Along the way, Xiao Sun's thoughts were all up and down.Xueyan was sullen and didn't say a word, not aware of his strangeness. Tang Qianling's explanation was revolving in Xiao Sun's mind: "After dark, Xueyan will get sick. He must be poured with medicinal wine before that. There must be no mistake." Xiao Sun knew that the owner chose him because he was one of the few people who knew about Xueyan's condition.Others in the village couldn't understand why the owner would poison such an excellent and loyal subordinate. "From now on, Xueyan's every move will be according to my arrangement." Xueyan has a split personality.During the day, he is the backbone killer of Youtan Villa; at night, he is Lilac's resentful abandoned wife.The owner cannot tolerate such things going on.However, should Xueyan lose her memory and become a body without a soul? On the hillside far away, the outline of Jindao Village is particularly majestic in the afterglow of the setting sun. "After marrying Miss Zhou, Xueyan doesn't have to go back to the villa. I won't let Ding Xiang see him either—just in case." Blood Doll's plan is calm and thoughtful, "It's good for both of us. " The gate of Jindao Village has been opened to the envoys of Youtan Villa. Red lanterns and candles, delicious food and wine.Zhou You was not in the village at all.The old lady of the Zhou family presided over everything, and the Jindao village went up and down in an orderly manner.On the contrary, the twelve fully armed Youtan killers seemed too disharmonious.Miss Zhou's family had already dressed up, and was covered with a long square scarf.First worship to heaven and earth, second worship to high hall, husband and wife worship each other, and the new couple enters the account. There was no emotion on that young man's fair and handsome face.Armed with his bride, he walked slowly towards the bridal chamber. Xiao Sun woke up suddenly, if he didn't poison him, it would be too late!How will I explain to the owner at that time? "Snow Yan, Xue Yan!" Xueyan turned her head and looked at Xiaosun. Xiao Sun poked his neck and said, "Come, you and I have a show, and I'll toast you for the last time!" He took out a small oil gourd from his sleeve, and poured out the amber medicinal wine tremblingly. Xueyan looked at the wine and pondered for a while.Then he took the frozen stone plum blossom cup, and with a trembling hand, the wine fell to the ground. Xiao Sun was stunned, and saw Xueyan's beautiful face with a faint, swaying smile.Others heard Xueyan say: "My brother is drunk, I will take him to rest first." So Xiaosun was limp and Xueyan picked him up.Because Xueyan tapped his acupoints and dragged him outside the Golden Knife Village. "What do you mean!" “应该是我问你。”雪颜淡淡道。 小孙说不出话。 “其实我不问，也都明白了。”雪颜道，“庄主不知道，每个月我都要去看望百草堂的季姑娘。临走之前，我又去了一回和她告别。但是我发现，她已经完全没有记忆了。我想，是庄主拿她试这种药罢？” “你真聪明！”小孙苦笑。 唐倩伶拿到了孟婆柳，就逼着季如蓝先服了一剂。她要防着季如蓝是设计毒死雪颜，何况，这个女子知道的太多。 “我知道，庄主是为我好，忘记了他也许我会过得更好一些。但是，我不愿忘记，哪怕要承受终生的折磨，我都不能忘了他。”他拍了拍小孙的睡穴，“你打不过我的，别再想下毒了。” 小孙努力想把眼睛睁开，挡不住睡意一阵一阵袭来，以至没有听见雪颜的话：“那原是我最珍贵的记忆，我所有的亲情、爱情、友谊都在那里面，我不能够忘记，直到我死去那一刻……” 雪颜回到金刀寨，发现原本热闹非凡的寨子，忽然间空荡荡的一个人也没有了。 也不是一个人都没有，在拜堂的花厅前面，并排躺着他的十二个手下，都被割去头颅，鲜血染红了织锦的地毯。 雪颜按住了腰间的剑，注意聆听风中的每一个细微声音。 "Hahahahaha..." 花厅外面传来一阵老枭的怪笑。 雪颜霍然回头，看见一个红衣的人影在日光中摇晃。那不是周小姐么？ “小兔崽子！”那人哗啦一声扯下红衣，拎在手里甩来甩去，“看你细皮嫩肉的，还没长醒呢！居然想讨老子做老婆，你来给老子作小还差不多！” 雪颜捺住怒气，冷冷道：“这么说，金刀寨已经在你手里了？” 周尤道：“不错，金刀寨早就反了。你以为那个死老婆子能有多硬，还不是乖乖听我摆布！那个小妞儿么，嘿嘿，也就是你名义上的老婆，早就被弟兄们分了。” 周尤的确是个厉害角色，在优昙山庄的眼皮子底下蛰伏多年，居然被他一举成功。此时，只有雪颜一个人了。他想起了唐倩伶的叮嘱，不免紧张起来。 “出来！”周尤朝身后挥了挥手，几十个扛着大刀精壮汉子像是从地底下一下子冒了出来，把雪颜围在中心。那些汉子一个个膀大腰圆，太阳凸起，看起来都是金刀寨好手。 雪颜巍然不动。 周尤一声冷笑，忽然一个白乎乎的巨物飞了过来。雪颜闪了开来，感到一阵透骨的腥臭与凉意。他马上明白过来，是一具剥得精光尸体，浑身是血。 那是周家小姐，死得这样惨。 雪颜再也忍不住了，长剑出鞘，朝周尤直刺过去。周尤一动不动，兀自冷笑。忽然尸体坠地，反弹出一把柳叶刀。雪颜一躲不及，肩头被划出一道长长的口子，鲜血汩汩的流出。一时不察，跟着无数的刀剑，如同天罗地网一般，向雪颜头顶笼罩下来。千钧一发之际，临空一声清啸，一只“大鸟”从天而降，扑拉拉的下来，挡在雪颜身上。众人还没看清那人是谁，只听一阵乒乓之声，手中的兵刃已被夺了下来。那人抓起雪颜的肩膀腾空一跃，两个人影就象飞一样的到了人堆外面。所过之处，试图挡着他们的人，也被迅猛无比的手法拨倒，闪开一条道儿。周尤大怒着追出去，发现自己的腿抬不起来了。竟不知那人何时在他足三里上重重踢了一脚，害他动弹不得。雪颜看见那人的脸，又悲又喜：“师兄……”丁香闷闷的哼了一声，转过身去，一剑砍断了周尤的脖子。就像很多年来的习惯一样，师兄弟的两人并肩奋战，把一串串的剑光和热血以极为挥霍的方式，抛洒向大漠的深处。雪颜是最不喜欢杀戮的，然而此时他却感到一种难言的甜蜜。所谓生死关头，在一个杀手来说，平常得不能再平常。难得的是，关键时刻赶来的不是别人。师兄呢？师兄的剑法，精彩绝伦，是峨嵋派的顶级之作。他接过了大部分的刀剑，把受伤的师弟，护在自己缤纷洒落的剑光里。令雪颜觉得，这一刻他有着绵绵不尽的力量。伤口还滴着血，他愈战愈勇。 而敌人在不停的死亡。 直到金刀寨里，再看不见一个可以活动的物体。有的只是一地死尸，十里血泊。 丁香用剑指着地，警惕的四处观望。雪颜从慢慢的坐了起来，忽然伸出双臂，猛地抱住了丁香的腿。 “师兄，你终于来了……”雪颜竟然一句话也说不出。 丁香的剑，哐铛一声落在地上。他跪在雪颜面前，默默的为他理着乱发，拭去脸上道道血痕。雪颜激动的勾着他的颈脖，几乎语无伦次：“师兄，我们走吧，我们一起走吧！走得远远的，离开优昙山庄，到大漠那一边去，就我们俩……一生一世，师兄，好不好……” 丁香仿佛触了电，猛地挣出雪颜的拥抱：“师弟，你是不是又发疯了？” 雪颜微笑着：“师兄，别再骗自己了。你为什么要来追我……” “我为什么要来！”丁香急躁的嚷嚷着，“你我师兄弟，我当然应该来送你，这是礼数！你不要差了想头！” 雪颜静静的瞧着他，丁香转过身，避开他那幽深的眼光。 “我告诉你不要差了想头！”丁香低声重复道。 他们曾经都差过想头。假凤虚凰，明明是不可能的事。纵然这片白雪，燃起了他多少的眷恋，以至于千里万里都要追过来见最后一面，但是，只要他还是优昙山庄的副庄主，甚至说只要他还在江湖，他就不能不永远的拒绝下去。 他甚至已经打探到，唐倩伶要让雪颜忘记一切。雪颜不像他，他年长一些，对世事有更多的考虑，能够承受更多的隐忍和痛苦。雪颜太单纯了，既然受不了要发疯，那他还是忘记的好。 “师兄，我知道我们之间……你不能给我什么。”雪颜终于道，“我只要你一句话。一句就够。” 丁香咬着嘴唇，脸憋得铁青。 那句话他在心里说过一百遍！但是有的事情，是永远不能说的，因为一说就错。雪颜，你还是不懂。 一旦让出一步，将来的一切都完了。他很知道。 他俯下身，去拾自己的佩剑。然而，那双手不停的抖。 最后，他把剑紧紧攥在手心里：“什么也没有！” The setting sun is like blood. 那个淡紫色的影子，深一脚，浅一脚，在起伏的沙地上，越拖越长。渐渐变成一只清奇古怪的大鸟儿，最后融化在漫漫黄沙里。 只剩下少年一个，孤零零的立在荒漠上，肩头的刀伤，还在不停的流血。这时候身体里，有什么东西悄然破裂、溶化，就像峨嵋山顶的冰消雪融一样。 清朗的月亮，飘零在大漠边上，被几道霞光噬的残破不全。晚凉的风中犹有刀声血影，吹拂人面，是一种微醺的感觉。 天色渐渐黯然。夜降临了。 少年的脸上，忽然绽出一个璀璨无比的笑容。他蜷起纤长的身子，以一种痴迷的姿态苟伏在沙地上。用十指去挖掘，用长发去缠绕，用面颊去摩擦，让层层黄沙把自己掩埋在深处。 “师兄，师兄……我是你的……” 忽然，嘴唇触到了一件温热的东西，于是不假思索的溜了进去。浸透舌颊，又腥，又咸，直冲天灵。 ——是血！是人血！ 他猛然抬头，几乎要吐出来。那是金刀寨的横尸遍野，白骨红血。是血，搅扰了他的疯狂迷梦，令他一惊而起。 nothing! 什么也没有…… 可他不能够忘记。 他默默的把剑拾了起来。 小孙醒过来的时候，天上的北斗星已经升起来了。风中远远的飘来一缕缕血腥气。他一跃而起，朝金刀寨奔过去。 那张秀美的脸在无边的血泊中飘飘荡荡，白皙得几乎透明，透出一种洁净无比的光芒。 小孙惊骇的抱起雪颜，眼睁睁看着他颈中流出温热的液体，已经渐渐干涸。 那把冰雪剔透的宝剑落在地上，沾着莹莹的碧血。 “替我上复庄主，我……辜负她的冀望了。” 他白色的嘴唇，还在一点一点的蠕动，小孙不明白，把耳朵贴了过去。 最后替雪颜整了整仪容。唐倩伶叹了口气，拉上了白布，命人合上棺椁。 在山庄的战役中牺牲的杀手，都可以得到隆重的礼葬。何况是坐第四把交椅的雪颜，一向受人爱戴。 灵堂外面，跌跌撞撞的扑进来一个淡紫色的人。 “丁副庄主私自出走，我还以为你不回来了呢！”唐倩伶淡淡道。 丁香瞪着血红色的棺椁，眼睛也在充血。 唐倩伶冷笑一声，喝退了左右。眼看众人出去了，她一转身，在太师椅上坐了下来，冷然道：“他临死之前留下了几句话，小孙带了回来。我想，他这一向以来，总也没机会告诉你，此时不如我替他说了吧？” 丁香不置可否。 唐倩伶面不改色道：“他说他喜欢你，小时候听师父讲起你的事情，心里就有了你的影子。为了你，他才跑到优昙山庄来，宁愿做自己不想做的事。他对你是一种孩子式的感情。可是，那一天晚上，你不该把他当成了你的妻子，令他失身。是你，让他回不去了。 “他说，假如他真的是女儿身，也许你接纳起他来，就会容易一些。你心里，抛不开的东西有很多很多，他眼睁睁看你抛弃他，却没有办法…… “他一生都在等你的一句话，你便是不肯承认。他知道自己执妄，却无法解脱，只好一日日的发疯…… “终究是因为你死的，你好歹替他守一夜的灵吧！” 那一天晚上，丁香真的在雪颜的灵前，跪了整整一夜。整个山庄的人都听见了他的哭声，很是凄凉伤感，一直到半夜。然后便什么也听不见了。 第二天，大家发现副庄主仍然伏在棺椁上，已经断了气。 “以身相殉。”唐倩伶听见消息赶过来，对着丁香的遗体摇着头，“倒也不枉了雪颜对他一片痴心。” 话语里仍是冷冰冰的没有任何倾向：“既然如此，今后由柳姑娘接替副庄主的位置。” 柳轻轻站了出来，唇上挂着肆无忌惮的冷笑。 小孙是最难过的，他把雪颜的遗体抱回山庄，亲自目睹了这一场生离死别。忽然，他发现雪颜的棺椁上，淡淡有指甲的划痕。他忍不住好奇的凑了过去，看出那原是三个字，字迹被血沾染了，中间一个，隐然是……“爱”。小孙不由得感叹一声，回头望望丁香的尸身。 丁香就倒在他的脚边，很近。然而更令人惊骇的是，淡紫色的衣领里，露出一道细细的红线，那是一招很有名的——“风剪一丝红”！ 他正要叫喊，却看见唐倩伶威严冷酷的目光扫了过来，满含杀意。 那一年，优昙山庄两大高手暴亡，没有向外界透露半点可信的原因，直到有人从山庄里逃了出来。 那个人是小孙，他当天夜里就偷偷的离开山庄，从此隐名瞒姓，亡命天涯。这个故事，我就是听他说的。小孙觉得，血娃娃不会放过所有跟雪颜有瓜葛的人，所以他以为自己到了非逃不可的地步。 其实作为威震天下的优昙庄主，唐倩伶未必肯轻易砍断自己的臂膀。她所做的，只是一时激愤，帮另一个绝望的“女人”报仇而已。甚至于雪颜的那段遗言，也很可能是她的杜撰。女人对于这种事情的理解力好过男人，所以她编得很像，使丁香不能不感动，在他临死的时候，甚至能够怀有一种恬静归去的感情。 在优昙山庄外面，有两座坟茔，或者说是一座。因为很难讲，墓碑是有两个，凿刻成不同的样式，刻着不同的碑文，并排立着，相隔甚远，看起来就像是同时埋葬了任何两个的已故杀手。因为彼此不能有任何名分，所以只好是不相干的。 然而在那深深的黄沙下面，有一对棺椁头碰头，肩并肩，紧紧的靠在一起，仿佛传说中的鸳鸯冢一样。