Chapter 18 Chapter Sixteen

Gina was busy taking off the Miao clothes she was wearing when she came here, washed them clean, mended them neatly, put them away, and prepared to wear them when stealing moon vegetables.While doing these jobs, she hummed softly, her face full of happiness.Qin Yan read it but felt sad.She planned to go over and help her a little, but Gina insisted not to let others intervene, and she worked alone all day to finish it.After I was done, I practiced the sword alone, laughing while practicing, the practice was messy, and I didn't know what I was doing. In the early morning of August 15th, when Gina woke up vigorously, Qin Yan fell ill.Holding Gina's hand on the bed, he said with a haggard face, "Sister, my sister is in severe pain, can you stay with my sister for a while?"

Gina was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Sister Qin Yan, what's the matter with you?" She said and touched Qin Yan's forehead with her hand, that's how Qin Yan and Lou Xinyue tried her when she was sick.But even more startled.Qin Yan's forehead was as hot as a stove, just like when he was practicing inner breathing.Looking down, Qin Yan didn't even put on makeup, his face was haggard, and his usually charming eyes were now without any color. Gina cried: "Sister, what's the matter with you, what's the matter with you?" Qin Yan said: "It's nothing. Probably last night when you were sick and taking care of you, you got a little bit of cold, and you probably won't die. Good sister, I have been an orphan since I was a child, and I have always regarded you as my own sister. Can you accompany me for a while?" ?”

Gina agreed, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and hugged Qin Yan.Qin Yan seemed to be greatly comforted by this simple action, sighed softly, closed her eyes and fell asleep. After sleeping for more than two hours, Gina didn't dare to walk away for a moment. Qin Yan seemed to be able to feel the pain all over her body while sleeping, and kept moaning softly.Gina looked sadly at her trembling eyelashes, terrified.He intends to ask Sister Lou to come and take a look, but as soon as he walks away, Qin Yan's condition seems to get worse. Gina had no choice but to sit with her in silence, focusing on her illness, and did not think of other things for a while.

Qin Yan was woken up suddenly by a coughing sound. When she opened her eyes, Gina found a small pot from nowhere, folded some hay and firewood, and was cooking something in a corner of the room.She didn't know how to make a fire. The firewood she found was half dry and not wet, and it only gave off thick smoke, but no flames.Gina put her head on the firewood and blew, a burst of thick smoke rolled out, choking her tears out, coughing repeatedly. The house was billowing with smoke.Qin Yan said softly: "What are you doing?" Gina walked over rubbing her eyes and said, "I see you haven't eaten all day, and you are reluctant to leave me, so I found a pot and prepared to cook some porridge in the room for you to eat. You didn't choke, did you? Morning Knowing this, I will first learn how to light a fire."

Qin Yan took her hand distressedly, and said: "Take a break, I'm not hungry. There's no need to do such rough things. Look, there are a few thorns stuck in your hands. Come on, let me choose for you." pick." Gina quickly withdrew her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Just lie down for a while, and you'll be fine soon." It's not easy for Qin Yan to pretend to be cured all at once, so she had to lie down.Gina ran over and still tossed the fire.Qin Yan taught her to simmer the wet firewood by the fire, and wait until it was almost dry before lighting it.Much better now.

After a while, the fire lit up. Gina brought the bowl over alternately with left and right hands, and the bowl was full of green stalk lotus seed porridge for Qin Yan to eat.Qin Yan thanked her and took it over, only to smell a burnt smell.With chopsticks, a piece of burnt porridge floated up. Gina snorted and said, "Sister, don't eat it, I'll make it for you." Qin Yan hurriedly said: "It's all right. I'm sick and tasteless in my mouth, and some porridge is just right for my appetite." Gina watched eagerly as she swallowed the porridge mouthful.The lotus seed porridge has a bitter taste, but it is even more difficult to swallow when it is burnt.

As Qin Yan ate, tears dripped down.Gina said cautiously: "Sister Qinyan, porridge is terrible, right? Don't eat it, I'll get you another one in the kitchen, okay?" Qin Yan said with a strong smile: "Silly boy, what's so bad about it? My sister is worried that her illness will be a symptom, so she is sad. Your porridge is delicious, next time I have to cook it for my sister." .” Gina said: "Then I'll ask sister Yue Rushiyue to come and show her, okay? Take some medicine and you'll be fine." Qin Yan shook his head and said: "My sister knows this illness herself. It can't be cured by taking medicine. Good sister, you are the only one who kisses my sister. You can spend more time with her to make her feel more comfortable, but she will die later. , I also wish in my heart."

Gina said: "Sister, don't worry. I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay here with my sister. You can sleep a little longer, and I'll make porridge for you to eat later." Qin Yan agreed, closed her eyes, breathed lightly after a while, and fell asleep.But even though she was asleep, she still seemed unable to leave all the painful things in this world, as if all the ugly ones were still raging on her frail body, restraining her and trampling her all the time. Gina stared at her blankly, holding her hand in Qin Yan's, not daring to take it out. The sun finally slanted to the west, and finally abandoned the earth, taking away the light and warmth, leaving only the blurred and ghostly night.

The clapper was knocked more and more, and the night gradually darkened like a pool of lake water, and every whisper could stir up churning waves. Gina shed tears suddenly, brushed the back of Qin Yan's hand lightly, and said: "Sister Qin Yan, I know you will be very unhappy to leave you at this time, but I can't help it. I really want to accompany you, but I I have to go. Elder sister, I know you will always forgive me, I... I will be self-willed just once." Gently took his hand out of Qin Yan's hand, looked at Qin Yan silently for a long time, turned around gently, and closed the door out.

Qin Yan never opened his eyes, but two tears slowly flowed down from the corners of his eyes. The backyard of the White Moon Palace. The cold moon shines, and the frost on the window lattice is as clear as snow. Yue Rushi dipped a pair of white jade-like hands in the crystal basin by the door, and then withdrew.In the water basin, faintly, there were a few clusters of blood flowers floating. Yue Rushi sighed, glanced at the girl on the jade bed, closed the door, turned around and saluted Zhuo Wangsun who was waiting at the door, and said, "Sir..." Zhuo Wangsun waved his hand, signaling her not to speak, walked quickly to the courtyard, and said, "How is her condition?"

Yue Rushi frowned, and said: "Forgive me for my incompetence... The Shaluo flower and the Three Lives Gu were damaged a few days ago, and it is difficult to recover for a while. The fragrance of the flower is no longer enough to calm the severe pain in her body, and her heart Her pulse was already extremely weak, and the pain was unbearable. As a last resort, I had to take a large amount of phantom vine juice without authorization, and it could only relieve her for two hours. There are two ways now, one is to endure it for the time being and wait Shaluohua and Three Lives Gu recover..." Zhuo Wangsun interrupted: "No, she can't wait for a moment. Say the second thing." "Another one..." Yue Ru was silent for a moment, and said: "It is widely rumored that one of the three envoys of the Qingniao tribe, the demigod Xinglian, lives in the Qingniao Lake of Huayin Pavilion. If you dare to ask the pavilion master, what is this legend about?" Really?" The Qingniao tribe is a tribe under the Kunlun Mountains. They believe in the goddess Xiwangmu, and claim that their ancestor is Qingniao, the messenger of Xiwangmu.After several catastrophes, there are only three descendants of the Blue Bird Clan.It is said that they all have incredible appearances and live in places that are extremely difficult to reach.What is even more fascinating is that they have the power of demigod prophecy. It is said that their prophecy has the power to understand the changes of the world and the changes of mountains and rivers. Therefore, everyone in the world wants to have them for their own use.However, no one actually saw them. Because they are charged with an extremely mysterious mission, in order to wait for the opportunity to complete this mission, they do not hesitate to bear terrible deformities on their bodies, endure painful torture all the time, and hide in the darkest corners of the world. There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that one of the three blue birds lives at the bottom of the blue bird lake in Huayinge. In order to maintain her frail life, Huayinge paid a high price.In return, the descendants of the Blue Bird Clan from generation to generation predicted major events in the world to the Lord Huayin Pavilion.For hundreds of years, people will inevitably associate the prosperity of Huayinge with these prophecies.However, these legends have always been speculative and have never been confirmed. Yue Ru's eyes moved secretly, as if she was waiting for his answer. Zhuo Wangsun said: "She is here." Yue Rushi's eyes flashed with excitement, she was excited for the opportunity to turn the legend into reality: "If the records in the ancient books are correct, their blood is not human blood, it is the blood that Queen Mother Xi used when she was practicing alone on the Kunlun Peak. The moonlight cut open the wrist—three drops of blood, which turned into three blue birds, so it is said that their blood is the source of their strength, it can grow muscles and bones, and resolve all pain and diseases!" Zhuo Wangsun said: "You want her blood?" Yue Ru said: "Yes, I only need to borrow a few drops, and it won't hurt her. However, the people of the Jade Bird tribe cherish the blood on their bodies more than their lives, so I'm afraid they will never do so. The Jade Bird's constitution is extremely weak. Frightened, it will produce a toxin in the blood that cannot be removed. Therefore, unless the blood is donated voluntarily, it is meaningless to force them." Zhuo Wangsun smiled lightly and said: "You don't have to worry about this, Xinglian only wakes up once in twenty years, and at other times, she is sleeping in the blood pool, so you go to Blue Bird Island immediately tonight and bring her blood to me. " Yue Ru said: "Yes." She bowed her head and slowly withdrew. Zhuo Wangsun said: "Come back." He stretched out his sleeves, revealing a blue token in his hand, the water patterns on it moved and shone brightly, "This is the order of the heavens. I was going to use it to welcome a guest tonight, you Take it first. If Xinglian wakes up midway, you can exchange this token with her, and she will definitely agree." Yue Ru said: "Yes." He took the order from the sky carefully and put it away carefully. Zhuo Wangsun said: "Finally, remember, don't light the candles around the blood pool to see her." Gina left the house, wiped her eyes, and walked towards Xusheng Baiyue Palace.Although she came out, Qin Yan's illness still lingers in her heart, making her very unhappy.At this time, I just want to quickly pick the moon vegetables, and go back immediately to cook porridge for Qin Yan. But is it really possible? She never imagined that not only she, but also how many people have put in preparations and painstaking efforts for this day to come. And what they are preparing for is by no means a simple game. In their game, there is no moonlight, no singing, only conspiracy, blood, and killing. The Xusheng Baiyue Palace is naturally easy to find, the largest, tallest and most beautiful house in Huayin Pavilion.Gina has been here dozens of times, and of course she can't miss it.But this time it was different.As soon as she pressed her hand on the lion's head brass button of the palace gate, she heard a slightly lazy voice say: "Stop." Gina suddenly looked back, and saw a young man in a long shirt standing under the bamboo with a smile on his face and nothing in his hands. This person is very good-looking, even more beautiful than Nangong Yun.It's just that after the incident with Nangong Yun, Gina has no liking for this type of man.In addition, this person pretends to be elegant, and the posture of leaning on the green bamboo looks quite artificial.It made Gina feel extremely disgusted. She asked bluntly, "Who are you?" The man was not angry, but still smiled and said, "Girl forgot, we met in Danshu Pavilion, but you probably don't know that my name is Han Qingzhu." Gina said: "It's you, who cares what your name is? Why don't you let me in if I want to go in?" Han Qingzhu smiled and said, "I don't care about my name, but you have to ask about my position. Because in Huayin Pavilion..." Gina said impatiently: "You can say what you want to say quickly, hesitating like a sissy smelly man!" Han Qingzhu was not angry either, he took out a paper fan from nowhere, unfolded it with a swipe sound, and said: "After Mr. Bu Jianchen passed away, I will temporarily act as the Master of Qingyang Palace in Huayin Pavilion, and also lead all the guards in the pavilion. I will take care of security matters, guarding against theft at night, and guarding against bandits during the day, do you think I should stop the girl?" Gina said: "I'm not a thief, and I'm not a bandit. You can't stop me." Han Qingzhu said: "What is that girl doing in this white moon palace?" Gina said: "I'm here to steal moon vegetables." Han Qingzhu said: "That's it. If there is a word of stealing, that's my responsibility. I have to ask the girl to go back with me. If you don't want to go with me, this stinky man, it's okay, just ask the girl to go back to my house. When you go to Xusheng Baiyue Palace tomorrow when you are accompanied by the Pavilion Master, you can steal anything you want at that time. Even if Xusheng Baiyue Palace is moved away, it is beyond my control." Gina said: "What are you talking about. I have been to this place so many times, but I have never seen anyone take care of me. I am going in. You should guard here yourself. Anyway, I I'll be out in a while." Saying that, he was about to go up and push the door open. Han Qingzhu waved his folding fan, stood in front of Gina, and said, "Girl, this is no fun. If I let you in today, my life is at stake. Please be considerate, girl, and come back during the day if you have something to do." Gina said: "Why are you so entangled, you can't come to my affairs in the daytime. If you don't let me go, I will stab you with a sword." Han Qingzhu smiled and said: "I don't know what the girl's sword is made of. If it is a sword made of incense powder and rouge, Han would be very willing to let the girl stab a few swords." Gina snorted, and suddenly a cold light shot into Han Qingzhu's eyes. Han Qingzhu was taken aback. He didn't have time to return the folding fan.A few strands of blue hair floated down in the air, but the hair on his forehead was shaved off. Han Qingzhu has always been the most respectful of manners. At this time, he was attacked by Gina because of his carelessness, and even chopped off a few strands of hair. He was in such a mess. Gina put her sword back and stood up, angrily said: "If you dare to stop me again, I will chop your head off!" Han Qingzhu's face darkened, and he said, "Little girl, today I'll let you know how powerful you are!" With a folded fan, he was already in front of Gina. Drink Hongjijian and buckle to Gina's pulse gate. He used this move with all his strength, and Xiaoyao Fan Han Qingzhu's reputation is not in vain in the Jianghu. After all, Gina is just a beginner, and she immediately feels her true energy stagnant. If the sword in her hand weighs a thousand catties, she will never lift it again. stand up.Han Qingzhu's Xiaoyao fan opened or closed, swiped his hands a few times, and completely took the initiative on the field, covering Gina from front to back, left to right.A precious fan, with a sudden knife and a sword, a crescent-eyebrow stab, a acupuncture point, and sometimes even a long spear move, opening and closing vertically and horizontally, soft and firm at times, is incomparably powerful. Gina struggled to hold on, and after a few strokes, beads of sweat rolled down. Han Qingzhu didn't really think about killing her, so he slowed down and said, "Go back. Since you are a woman, I won't care about you." Unexpectedly, although Gina is not proficient in martial arts, she has a very deep understanding of the phrase "use God for use".Han Qingzhu's fan slowed down, and the Chunshui sword suddenly flashed, and attacked directly against the force Han Qingzhu recovered. Han Qingzhu was already prepared at this time, and sneered, "You really won't give up until you reach the Yellow River!" Xiaoyao made a half circle with his fan, completely absorbing the strength of Gina's Chunshui sword, and when Gina's sword style is used up, Spit out. This is tantamount to combining the skills of Gina and Han Qingzhu, how can Gina stand it?Before she could utter a coquettish cry, she was already slammed on the gate of Xusheng Baiyue Palace. The gate of the palace is not closed as usual, how can wooden things withstand Gina's collision?It opened with a creak, and Gina rolled in. Han Qingzhu was stunned.Just now he was excited to fight, how could he have thought that this move would send Gina into the White Moon Palace!Didn't you let her in on purpose? !Thinking of the technique of the tarsal bone needle, he couldn't help sweating his forehead, and shouted loudly: "Little girl, come out again, we will fight for three hundred rounds." Gina was thrown to pieces, but fortunately, Han Qingzhu finally showed mercy, and most of her internal energy was in the resting stage, protecting her body naturally, so the injury to this leaf was mild, but The body fell heavily on the ground, and no one was happy.Hearing Han Qingzhu yelling, he replied angrily: "You sissy, come in, we will fight for four hundred rounds!" Han Qingzhu said: "Hmph, I knew you were afraid of me and refused to come out. The little girl from the Miao nationality is just so courageous." Gina muttered softly: "I'm too lazy to talk to you!" She found her sword, checked her inner breath as Qin Yan said, and walked towards the back garden. She vaguely remembered where she was when she was learning swords last time. She walked over and saw that there was indeed a small piece of vegetable. This idyllic fragrance is too. Gina then put down the sword, hummed a song according to the customs of the Miao people, squatted down, and scooped up the moon vegetables, which in her opinion were of great significance. Years of anticipation and searching finally paid off.The joy of harvest seems to be transformed into substance, jumping on the green vegetable seedlings, the moonlight is like the blessing of the god of the sky, gently covering Gina's shoulders, making the night breeze warm. Gina carefully picked off the soil stained on the vegetable roots, as if she was also picking up all the haze in her heart.At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the moment when she saw the phantom for the first time, everything was so simple and beautiful.The happiness of this life is contained in the palm of my hand. Just listen to her sing: "The Lutou River is hundreds of feet long, and Lang is on the side of the sister. The camellias are blooming and red, and the little sister thinks of her brother Qing. Heavy rain fell on Phoenix Mountain, and Lang sang love songs on the side of the mountain. The sun came out to build the Hongqiao, and the little sister wanted to see her brother Qing. Moon Mama comes out bright and clear, and the south wind blows the trees and leaves bright. Love brother, don't look for the wrong way, little sister, there are red lights in front of the window. " Although the content of the singing is just about love and concubines, Chinese folk songs have always been songs without a man and a sister. These rural ditties that come naturally from the heart can often be sung in a lingering and touching way. The Xusheng Baiyue Palace is naturally quiet at this time, and Gina's singing voice is soft, radiating in the night wind, singing one after another, it naturally has a kind of charming posture, which can attract people to listen to it sentence by sentence. Tears flashed in Gina's eyes, she seemed to be completely intoxicated by the singing and the simple action of digging vegetables, her heart was completely occupied by the longing for happiness at this moment, and there was no other thoughts. Suddenly, a venomous snake-like sword energy rose from behind Gina, swayed silently, and shot straight at Gina's back!