Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Meeting

"Ye Kai is dead!" "How did Ye Kai die?" "Everyone will die, Ye Kai is also human." "But he is not easy to die. It is said that he can be regarded as the best in the world." "The number one master in the world will also die. Wouldn't it be true that all the number one masters in the world in the past died?" "..." "There will always be masters among masters. If a person becomes the best master in the world, he may die faster than others." "But I still can't think of anyone who can kill him." "Two men killed him."

"Which two people?" "One is Rudy." "Lu Di? Is it Wudang's 'White Swordsman' Lu Di?" "it's him." "His martial arts is higher than Ye Kai?" "That's not necessarily true. If Ye Kai hadn't been injured by another person first, he would never have died this time." "Who can hurt him? Who is this person?" "It's a woman. It is said that she was originally Ye Kai's favorite woman." "Why would someone as smart as Ye Kai be fooled by a woman?" "Because the hero is the most saddened by the beauty pass."

"Who is this woman?" "Her surname is Ding, and her name is Ding Linglin!" Ding Linglin slept on the bed, the room was very dark, but the blanket was warm.She has been asleep for a long time, but she has not even moved. She felt very tired, as if she had just walked a long and difficult walk, or had just had a terrible nightmare.In the dream, she seemed to have stabbed Ye Kai hard. Of course it was just a dream.Of course she would never hurt Ye Kai, she would rather die herself than hurt Ye Kai. There were footsteps in the house. "Could it be Ye Kai?" Ding Linglin really hoped that she could see Ye Kai when she opened her eyes, but what she saw was Guo Ding.

Guo Ding's face also looked tired and haggard, but there was joy and relief in his eyes: "You woke up..." Ding Linglin didn't wait for him to finish these two sentences, she rushed to ask: "Where is this place? How did I come here? Where is Ye Kai?" Guo Dingdao: "This is the inn, you have been drugged by Yuxiao, I rescued you here." Yu Xiao suddenly appeared and took her away in front of Ye Kai. Of course Ding Linglin still remembered these things.What happened next?How did Guo Ding save her?She is completely unclear. But she didn't care either.There was only one person she cared about: "Where's Ye Kai? Is Ye Kai here?"

Guo Ding shook his head: "He is not here, I... I have never seen him." He didn't tell the truth, because he was afraid that Ding Linglin would not be able to bear this kind of stimulation. If she knew how sad and painful she would be if she stabbed Ye Kai, Guo Ding didn't even dare to think about it. Ding Linglin's face darkened, and she said, "You haven't seen Ye Kai? Is it because you haven't looked for him?" Guo Ding can only admit it. Ding Linglin sneered: "You rescued me here but didn't tell him, what do you mean?" Guo Ding couldn't answer.He himself didn't know what he meant.

He seemed to be a stranger, but he accompanied Ye Kai and took the risk to rescue her. In order to fear that Yu Xiao would find her, he brought her here. In order to take care of her, he had already stayed in this dark small room for three days, and he did not know how much suffering and grievance he had suffered. It is not easy to serve a woman who has completely lost her sanity, not to mention that he has no experience in serving others. In the past three days, he hardly even closed his eyes, but what he got in return was her sneer and suspicion. But he would rather be suspected than tell the truth, and he didn't want her to be provoked again.

Ding Linglin was still staring at him, and said coldly: "I was asking you, why didn't you speak?" Guo Ding still didn't speak. He couldn't speak, he couldn't even utter a word of what was on his mind. Ding Linglin's hands were groping in the bed - she was still wearing clothes. So her face finally looked a little better, but she asked again: "How long have I been lying here?" Guo Ding said: "It seems to have been almost three days." Ding Linglin almost jumped up: "Three days, I have been lying here for three days? You have been here all this time?"

Guo Ding nodded. Ding Linglin's eyes widened: "For the past three days, have I been asleep all the time?" Guo Ding said: "Yes." He spoke softly because he was lying. In the past three days, Ding Linglin has not been asleep all the time. She has done many things, many unexpected and dumbfounding things. Only Guo Ding knows these things, and he will never mention them to others. Ding Linglin bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "What about you?" Guo Ding said: "Me?" Ding Linglin said: "What are you doing when I'm asleep?"

Guo Ding smiled wryly, "I didn't do anything." Ding Linglin seemed to be relieved, but she still said with a straight face: "I hope what you said is true, because if you are lying, I will find out sooner or later." Guo Ding could only listen. Ding Linglin said: "You saved me, I will repay you in the future, but if I find out that you are lying, I will kill you." She seemed too lazy to look at Guo Ding again, and said coldly: "Now I just want you to go out, get out quickly." Guo Ding didn't look at her either. He asked himself in his heart: "What am I doing? Why should I be insulted and wronged like this?"

He walked out and walked out without looking back. Seeing his thin and tired back disappearing outside the door, Ding Linglin couldn't help but feel apologetic. She didn't hate this person, nor did she know how this person felt for her. But she can only pretend not to know, she must not let this feeling develop any longer. Because there is only one person in her heart. Ye Kai! She must find Ye Kai quickly. The first place she was looking for was, of course, the Hongbin Inn. But when the people in the Hongbin Hotel saw her, they seemed to have seen a ghost, disgusted and frightened.

A woman who stabs her lover with a knife is not welcome wherever she goes. "Have you seen that Mr. Ye?" "No." "You don't know where he went?" "I don't know - we don't know anything about Mr. Ye, why didn't you go to the escort agency to inquire about it?" So Ding Linglin went to the Hufeng Escort. When the heads of the Hufeng Escorts heard the name "Ding Linglin", their expressions were similar to those of the guys at the Hongbin Inn. "We have never had any contact with Ye Daxia, but if you want to inquire about him, you might as well go to the Bafang Escort Bureau. The head of the bodyguard there, 'Iron Brave Shocks Bafang' Dai Gaogang, is said to be Ye Daxia's life-and-death acquaintance." Ding Linglin was wondering why she hadn't heard that Ye Kai had such a "life and death" friend?She wanted to ask again, but she couldn't do it anymore, and she really couldn't understand the faces of these escort leaders. "No matter what, as long as you find Dai Gaogang, you can ask Ye Kai's whereabouts." She finally felt more at ease in her heart, because she didn't know that she would never be able to ask a word from Dai Gaogang again. In the yard of the Bafang Escort Bureau, a few guys were washing a black painted cart. A tall, heavy-faced middle-aged man, with his hands behind his back, stood on the stone steps and watched. It was the deputy head of the escort here, "Iron Palm Opening the Monument" Du Tong. Ding Linglin rushed over: "Are you Dai Gaogang's Chief Escort?" Although she was not very polite and her face was not very good-looking, she was still a beautiful girl after all, and she was very young. Du Tong looked her up and down, forced a smile, and said, "Miss, what's your surname, what can you do with him?" "My surname is Ding, and I want to ask him about someone." Hearing the word "Ding", Du Tong's expression changed: "Your surname is Ding? Could it be Ding Linglin?" Ding Linglin nodded and said, "Is he here? I want to ask him a few words in person." Du Tong looked at her with a sullen face, suddenly sneered, and said, "Are you looking for Ye Kai?" Ding Linglin's eyes lit up and said, "You also recognize Ye Kai? Is he here?" Du Tong said coldly: "That's right, he's here, he came back with Chief Escort Dai, and he came back in this car." The expression on his face was obviously sad and angry, but unfortunately Ding Linglin didn't see it at all. As long as she thought of seeing Ye Kai again, she didn't care about anything else. "where are they?" Du Tong sneered and turned around: "Come with me." The hall is gloomy, like a tomb, because this hall has already become a tomb now. As soon as Ding Linglin walked in, she saw two coffins. Two brand new coffins, the lids haven't been nailed on yet. Inside the coffin were the corpses of two people, corpses without heads. Du Tong said coldly: "They went out by car together, and they also came back by car together, but although their people came back, their heads didn't come back." Ding Linglin didn't hear what he said clearly at all, she already recognized the clothes on one of the corpses. —A friend of life and death! ——It is said that Ye Kai and Dai Gaogang are life-and-death friends, they went out together, and now they are lying in the coffin together. Ding Linglin felt that the whole room was spinning, and the staff of the Hongbin Inn and the heads of the Bafang Security Bureau were also spinning around her, with cruel sneers on everyone's faces. "They already knew that Ye Kai was dead." "Is Ye Kai really dead?" Ding Linglin wanted to cry out loud, but she didn't know if she cried out or not. The gloomy hall, the gloomy lights. When Ding Linglin woke up, she found that she was still lying where she had just fallen. No one came to help her, and no one came to comfort her. Du Tong still stood there with his hands behind his back, looking at her coldly, with an indescribable hatred on his face. Ding Linglin forced herself to stand up, gritted her teeth and said, "He... at whose hands did he die?" Du Tong said coldly: "You don't know." Ding Linglin said: "How would I know." Du Tong said: "You should know." Ding Linglin said loudly: "What do you mean, who killed him?" Du Tong was also gnashing his teeth, and spit out two words from between his teeth: "It's you!" These two words were like a hammer, and Ding Linglin couldn't even stand up: "It's me..." Du Tong said coldly: "If you hadn't stabbed him first, how could he have been defeated by Lu Di? If Chief Escort Dai hadn't wanted to take him for treatment, how could he have died in the car with him? ?” Ding Linglin's heart was shattered, and her whole body seemed to be shattered. She remembered the nightmare again, and remembered Yuxiao's eyes full of evil when she was staring at her. ——Use this knife to kill Ye Kai... Isn't that a dream?Had she really done such a terrible thing? Ding Linglin didn't believe it, even if she died. She rushed over, grabbed Du Tong's skirt, and shouted loudly, "You're lying." Du Tong said coldly, "Whether I'm lying or not, you should know in your heart." Ding Linglin yelled: "I know you are lying, if you say another word, I will kill you." Du Tong sneered, and suddenly struck Ding Linglin's shoulder obliquely. He didn't expect that Ding Linglin's martial arts were much higher than he imagined. His iron palm was cut out, Ding Linglin turned around suddenly, and punched him in the ribs with an elbow. His man was immediately hit against the wall and bent over in pain. But Ding Linglin rushed over again, grabbed him up, and hissed: "Tell me, are you lying?" On Du Tong's pale face, cold sweat rolled out, panting non-stop, and suddenly sneered: "Okay, you can kill me, you can kill even Ye Kai, there is no one else who can't, it's just you Kill me, I still only have these few words." Ding Linglin let go of her hand suddenly, her whole body was shaking like a copper bell in a strong wind. Around the hall, there seemed to be thousands of pairs of eyes looking at him, each pair of eyes was full of hatred and disgust. "I should have killed you; to avenge Chief Escort Dai and Ye Kai, but a woman like you is not worthy of us killing you, you go...you go...you go..." "I killed Ye Kai...I actually did such a terrible thing." Ding Linglin covered her face and ran wildly, out of the bodyguard office, and onto the long street. The streets seem to be spinning, the sky and the earth seem to be spinning. She fell down, onto the street. The mud on the street was also cold, and there were ice particles in the mud, but she didn't care. Everyone on the street was looking at her, as if they already knew that she was a murderous woman. She doesn't care either.She hoped that she could turn into mud, and let these people trample on her body. She hoped that she could turn into fly ash, and let the biting cold wind blow her away and fall into the mud. But at this moment, a hand pulled her up.A strong and steady hand, a face full of sadness and compassion. She hadn't shed tears all this time, she couldn't even cry anymore, seeing this face, her tears burst forth like a spring. Guo Ding helped her up, but she fell into his arms crying. He makes her cry, he wants her grief to vent. When she had cried enough, she found herself back in the dark room again. The light was dim, and Guo Ding was sitting under the solitary lamp, looking at her.He didn't say anything to comfort her, but his eyes were already a kind of comfort. Ding Linglin finally struggled, sat up, stared at the dim light, and didn't know how long it took before she said, "I killed him...I killed him." Guo Ding said: "It's not you!" His voice was gentle but firm: "I can't blame you for this matter at all." Ding Linglin said: "You know about this." Guo Ding said: "Ye Kai and I rescued you." Ding Linglin said: "When I stabbed him, were you also watching?" Guo Dingdao: "Just because I was watching from the side, I knew that I couldn't blame you at all, because you at that time were not yourself at all." Ding Linglin lowered her head and looked at her hands.No matter what, the knife is always in these hands. This is a fact. She knows that the guilt and pain in her heart will never be relieved.No matter who, no matter what words were used to comfort her, it was useless. Guo Ding continued slowly: "If you want to avenge Ye Kai, you should stop torturing yourself. The person we should go to is Yu Xiao and Lu Di." Ding Linglin said: "Us?" Guo Ding nodded: "We, you and me." Ding Linglin said: "But this matter has absolutely nothing to do with you." Guo Dingdao: "It doesn't matter, you are my friend, Ye Kai is also my friend, your business is my business." Ding Linglin suddenly raised her head and stared at him. After a long time, she said slowly: "You have been refusing to tell me about this. You would rather endure my insult than tell me. The only reason is that you are afraid that I will be sad." Guo Ding said: "I..." Ding Linglin didn't let him speak, and rushed to say: "Now you are going to avenge Ye Kai, just because you know that I am definitely not Yu Xiao and Lu Di's opponent." Guo Ding also lowered his head and looked at his hands, because he dared not meet her eyes. There were no tears in Ding Linglin's eyes: "I have fully understood what you mean, and now I hope you understand what I mean." Guo Ding is listening. Ding Linglin said: "This is my business, I don't want you to take care of it, no matter how terrible Yu Xiao and Lu Di are, I have ways to deal with them, and you don't need to worry about them." Guo Ding couldn't help asking: "Do you have a solution?" Ding Linglin clenched her fists and said: "I am a woman, if a woman wants to deal with a man, there is always a way." Her voice also became cold and firm.She was originally an innocent and beautiful girl, but now she seems to have suddenly become another person. Guo Ding's heart sank. He suddenly felt an indescribable fear, he already felt that Ding Linglin would definitely do something terrible.He wanted to stop it, but he didn't know how to stop it. Ding Linglin stood up, walked slowly to the small window, and watched the night outside the window. It was not yet dark. She suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you have any silver with you?" Guo Ding said: "Yes." Ding Linglin said: "How many?" Guo Ding said: "A lot." Ding Linglin brushed her hair and said: "It's not too late now, I want to go shopping and have a meal, can you accompany me?" Sure enough, the restaurant was not closed yet. Ding Linglin ordered seven or eight dishes. She ate slowly and drank some wine. Then she wandered around the busiest street in Chang'an City, bought some rouge powder, bought some brightly colored clothes, and bought some inexpensive but beautiful jewelry. These things are girls' favorite, especially girls her age. These things are normal. However, in her situation, it's not normal for her to be in the mood to do these things. She seemed calm. Only a person who has made great determination can suddenly become so calm. What did she decide to do? The thought in Guo Ding's heart deepened, but he could only follow her silently.Can't say anything. Whatever she has made up her mind to do, she hasn't done it yet. Wandering around, suddenly came to the Bafang Escort Bureau. Ding Linglin handed all the big and small bags in her hand to Guo Ding, and walked in calmly. The guards at the door looked at her in surprise, but no one came to stop her. Because they have already noticed that this girl seems to have changed suddenly, too fast, too scary. It's simply inconceivable that a girl who was so miserable and excited just now would suddenly become so calm. Even Du Tong was surprised when he saw her: "What are you doing here again?" Ding Linglin said: "I would like you to tell Taoist Yuxiao and Lu Di that if they want to find Shangguan Xiaoxian, if they want to get those secret books and treasures, tell them to wait for me at the Hongbin Inn at noon tomorrow." Du Tong said: "I... how could I find them." Ding Linglin said: "Try to find it, if you can't find it, you'd better hit yourself to death." Her voice was also calm, and there was even a smile on her lips. But this kind of smile was scarier than any expression, Du Tong didn't even dare to say a word. Ding Linglin had already walked out calmly, and unexpectedly found another small noodle restaurant, where she ate half a bowl of noodles and drank some wine. She smiled and said, "I have a good appetite today." Looking at her smile, Guo Ding couldn't even say a word. At this time, the night was very deep, and they walked slowly back to the small inn and the dark small room through the desolate and peaceful night of severe winter. Ding Linglin said: "I'm going to sleep." Guo Ding nodded silently and was about to go out. Ding Linglin suddenly smiled and said, "You don't have to go out, this bed is enough for the two of us to sleep." Guo Ding was stunned. Ding Linglin has already pulled off the quilt: "You sleep in first, I like to sleep outside." Her voice was still calm, but it sounded like a mother calling her child to bed. Guo Ding couldn't refuse at all, he could only sleep straight, his body pressed against the wall. Ding Linglin also fell asleep, and said with a smile: "I may have nightmares tonight, you'd better not be scared by me." Guo Ding nodded. Apart from nodding, he dared not even move. Ding Linglin suddenly sighed softly again, and murmured: "Do you know, I have never slept in the same bed with other men, I thought I would never sleep with other men again in this life There is a bed..." Her voice became lower and lower, and after a while, she seemed to have really fallen asleep. The night was very quiet.Her breath is very light, as light as a spring breeze. Guo Ding was also tired and wanted to sleep for a while; but how could he sleep? His mind had never been in such a mess before, he thought of many things; many things he should think about, and many things he shouldn't think about. He never dreamed that he would sleep in the same bed with Ding Linglin, nor did he dream that when he slept in bed with a girl, it would be like this situation now. He was a man, a man of blood.He had had women too, and in that regard he was not as serious as he appeared to be. Now sleeping next to him was exactly the kind of woman he had always dreamed of all his life. Ever since he saw her for the first time, he had a feeling for this woman that even he couldn't explain. But now he doesn't have that kind of mood at all, he only has fear and sadness in his heart. He already knew what Ding Linglin was determined to do and what it was.Only a woman who had made up her mind to die could undergo such a terrible change. He has also made up his mind, he will never let Ding Linglin die, as long as this woman can live, he will do anything. The night was more still, with the cold wind howling outside the window, he suddenly noticed that Ding Linglin's body had started to tremble, trembling, moaning, and weeping. The starlight came in from the window and shone on her face, which was full of tears. His heart also seemed to be being cut by a knife, and he almost couldn't help turning over, hugging her tightly, telling her that there are still many things worth cherishing in life, no matter what deep painful scars, there will be Slowly calm down. But he didn't dare to do it, and he couldn't do it.He could only cry with her, until the tears were almost dry, he fell asleep dimly. Then his body trembled suddenly and kept trembling. At this time, if he opened his eyes, he would find that Ding Linglin was staring at him, and his eyes were full of sadness, sympathy, pity and gratitude. A gratitude that can never be expressed in words, can never be repaid... When Guo Ding woke up, it was already dawn. Ding Linglin had already changed into the clothes she just bought last night, and was sitting in front of the window doing her makeup. Her movements were soft and graceful, and her face looked indescribably radiant in the sunlight from the window. Even this gloomy small room seems to have become alive and radiant because of her. Guo Ding was obsessed with it. ——If this is his home, if this is his wife, when he wakes up, he sees his wife dressing under the window. So what other happiness in the world can compare with this kind of happiness? His heart was throbbing again. He didn't want to think about it anymore, he didn't even dare to think about it. He knew that this glorious, beautiful moment was just the prelude to death. Death itself is sometimes beautiful. Ding Linglin suddenly said: "You are awake." Guo Ding nodded, sat up, forced a smile and said, "I must have slept like a dead person." Ding Linglin said softly: "You should have a good sleep, I know you haven't slept for several days." Guo Ding said: "What time is it now?" Ding Linglin said: "It seems to be almost noon." Guo Ding's heart sank. noon. —Tell them to wait for me at the Hongbin Inn at noon tomorrow. Noon is the brightest time of the day, but now it is the time of death for them. Ding Linglin stood up suddenly, turned around in front of him, and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm well-dressed?" She is indeed beautiful. She had never looked so splendid and beautiful, because she had never been dressed like this. She looked like a peacock unfolding its color screen for the first time. This may only be because she has not really become a mature woman until now. This brilliant beauty made Guo Ding even more painful. He suddenly remembered that when his mother died, when she was encoffined, it was also the time when she was dressed most beautifully in her life. His heart was bleeding. Ding Linglin stared at him and asked again: "Why don't you speak? What are you thinking?" Guo Ding didn't answer this sentence, but just looked at her stupidly, and suddenly asked: "Are you leaving?" Ding Linglin said: "I... I just went out for a while." Guo Ding said: "To see Yu Xiao and Lu Di?" Ding Linglin nodded and said, "You know, sooner or later I always have to see them once." Guo Dingdao: "Sooner or later, I will always have to see them once." Ding Linglin said: "You want to accompany me?" Guo Ding said: "You don't want to?" Ding Linglin said sweetly: "Why don't I agree, it's best to have you accompany me." Guo Ding was stunned again. He never thought that Ding Linglin would let him go—"This is my business, I don't want you to worry about it." He didn't expect that she would change her mind today. Ding Linglin smiled and said: "If you want to go, you have to get up quickly and wash your face first, I've already prepared facial water for you." Sure enough, there was a basin of water in the corner of the room. Guo Ding jumped out of bed, his eyes glowed with excitement, and he felt his whole body was full of strength. He knew that both Yu Xiao and Lu Di were formidable opponents. But he doesn't care. Whether this battle is won or lost, he doesn't care. The only important thing is that Ding Linglin didn't die alone. He suddenly felt that this battle was not hopeless. His whole body was full of confidence and strength. He bent down and scooped up a handful of water with both hands. The cold water, like a blade, made him more awake and more excited. Ding Linglin had already walked over, walked behind him, and said softly: "You don't have to worry too much, they will definitely wait anyway." Guo Ding smiled and said: "That's right, it's better to tell them to wait a little longer, I..." Before he could finish this sentence, he suddenly felt something hit the acupuncture points on his lower back. He fell down immediately. Ding Linglin said softly: "I can't stop doing this, I can't let you die for me, you must forgive me." Although Guo Ding could hear her words, he couldn't move or speak. Ding Linglin had helped him up, put him on the bed, let him lie down, and stood at the head of the bed looking at him. Her eyes were full of pity, gratitude and sadness again: "I already fully understand your feelings for me, and I fully understand what kind of person you are, but it's a pity...it's a pity that we met too late .”