Happy Spring Night Rain (6)
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”
Rainwater dripped down the eaves and landed on the square bricks outside the door.
It should have been a day with dim morning light, but instead the sky was gloomy and dark clouds were rolling.
Xu Ning looked at the sycamore tree in the yard, which was enduring the washing of wind and rain.
"Master, he is my husband, I want to save him."
The woman's voice was gentle yet powerful, just like the drizzle, which seemed to wear away the stone.
Xu Ning put on a raincoat, carried a backpack, and slung the Xilin sword across his body, looking like a traveler.
"Wait."
Xu Ning paused, and when she turned around, Xu Qiubai walked up to her with a wooden box.
"Here are some gold wound medicines, take them. Old Man Sun gave me too much, but I can't use them all."
Xu Qiubai turned his head and didn't look at Xu Ning.
The old man's voice was unpleasant, but it hinted at concern.
Hot tears instantly wet the woman's eyes. Xu Ning took it and whispered, "Take care, Master."
Xu Ning put the wooden box away and ran into the rain alone.
…
In April, Xu Ning put on thick clothes again. Although it is warm in winter and cool in summer, there are times when it is warm and cold in the season when all things come back to life.
When Xu Ning left a few days ago, she was only wearing a thin piece of clothing, but she still caught a cold due to the wind.
Xu Ning sniffed and found a place where someone could have a hot meal.
"Dongdong"
Xu Ning knocked lightly on the bamboo house. This was the only yard on the quiet mountain.
There are two or three houses, a few small vegetables are planted in the vegetable garden, and a long swing is hung next to the well, with the handrails covered with branches.
"Who are you looking for, young lady?"
A female voice came from behind Xu Ning. The woman had a pigtail on her right shoulder, with colorful flowers embedded in the ends of her hair. She was carrying a basket in her left hand, and she must have just come back from picking wild vegetables in the mountains.
Xu Ning felt that she looked familiar. The person in his memory was beautiful, flamboyant and aggressive, but now she was as gentle as a freesia. The pair of charming eyes that had enchanted countless people before were now clean and pure, as if filled with a pool of spring water.
"Yin Wumeng?" Xu Ning looked at the woman for a long time before he remembered.
"Who is Yin Wumeng? Miss, you might have recognized the wrong person. My name is Cangcang, Yin Cangcang. The person you are talking about has the same surname as me."
The woman's pink lips parted slightly, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and the dimples on both sides looked like flowers about to bloom in spring.
Xu Ning looked at the woman who hadn't come back to her senses.
Xu Ning was very sure that this person was Yin Wumeng, as she had the totem of the guardian of the Lieyin Sect on her wrist.
In my memory, Yin Wumeng had long golden curly hair, always wore a red gauze dress, and always wore a pair of golden bells on her ankles. The one in front of me was just an ordinary girl from a good family.
"Cang Cang, why are you walking so fast today? But I did something wrong again..."
The man was dressed in coarse cloth, his long hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and piled on top of his head. His voice was soft, full of flattery and doting towards the woman.
When the man saw the outsider, his brows were furrowed, and his expression only relaxed after he saw the person's face clearly.
"It's you."
Xu Ning looked at Xu Lian and then at Yin Wumeng, and already had an idea in his mind.
"Long time no see, Second Brother."
Xu Ning had imagined countless times what it would be like to see Xu Lian again, but he never expected it to be like this. Ying Shanhong, who was once as famous as Qiang Yu Ci Ming in the martial arts world and punished evil and promoted good everywhere, was now obeying and whispering to a "witch woman" from a cult.
Xu Lian brought a brocade box to Yin Wumeng and picked a bunch of flowers: "Cang Cang, can you put these flowers into the house first?"
The woman nodded and took out a few pieces of candied fruit from the brocade box. They were probably sweet or something, and the woman smiled happily.
"What have you been through in the past two years? I see that Sister Yin is very different from a few years ago. Where did that Blood-Handed Guanyin, who everyone feared, go?"
Yin Wumeng looked like she had lost her memory. Xu Ning had just taken the opportunity to feel her pulse and found that she only had two or three levels of internal energy.
Xu Lian frowned, looking at Xu Ning's worried face, and thought back to the past. Xu Ning was only eighteen or nineteen years old, new to the martial arts world. His little sister should have lived a happy life. There were some things she didn't know, so it was best for her to never know.
"It's nothing. I went astray during my training a year or two ago and became possessed. Cang Cang used up most of his energy to save me. The doctor said I'm safe, but I've lost a lot of my memory, and my mental state is no different from a ten-year-old child."
Xu Lian smiled faintly, and there was a hint of sadness behind her calm voice.
Xu Ning felt heavy-hearted and didn't know how to comfort Xu Lian, so he patted her shoulder.
"Don't worry, brother. Everything will be fine."
Only then did Xu Lian realize that the woman in front of him was very different from a few years ago. The clear and calm aura she exuded became more and more like that man.
Xu Ning stayed overnight, and the next day, Xu Lian prepared some dry food for her.
Before leaving, Xu Ning hugged Yin Wumeng. Perhaps because no one else in the world had ever hugged her except Xu Lian, Yin Wumeng's cheeks blushed slightly.
"Cang Cang must be good to his senior brother, and they must always be good to each other."
Xu Ning's voice was soft and shallow. They say that separation is the beginning of reunion. Xu Lian couldn't understand why his junior sister was sad. Maybe it was because she was a girl.
Xu Lian heard about what happened in the martial arts world and the court. Some things needed to be settled once and for all. As for Tang Xixu, he was half his junior brother, so for the sake of his junior sister, he wished him good luck.
"Junior sister, if you can beat me, then do it. If you can't, please inform me. Senior brother and Wangyue Tower will always support you."
Xu Lian smiled brightly. He believed in Xu Ning and believed that she could do it.
Xu Ning opened her lips slightly as if to say something, but in the end she only said, "Okay."
"Brother, take care."
Xu Ning jumped on his horse and rode away quickly.
"Husband, why did she leave? Will she come back?"
There was a glint of childish innocence in Yin Cangcang's eyes.
Xu Lian watched the woman riding away on horseback, and touched the top of Yin Cangcang's head: "Yes, she will definitely come back."
It was already the end of April when we arrived at the Lishui River. The weather had warmed up a lot. A flock of birds flew by, and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake.
There were many pedestrians and the people were worried. Whether on the official road or the civilian road, Xu Ning met many soldiers along the way.
"quick!"
"quick!"
The soldiers and horses galloped past, and the dust on the road flew three feet high, choking Xu Ning's mouth with dust.
“Cough, cough, cough”
Many soldiers followed behind. While Xu Ning was drinking tea in a teahouse, he gave the officers and soldiers a few coins and said, "Sir, I see that this is a peaceful and prosperous time. Do you know why an army is passing through here?"
Although the man was dressed in casual clothes, Xu Ning saw calluses on his knuckles, rough palms, and dark skin, indicating that he must have been fighting outside for a long time.
He didn't want to say it at first, thinking that the war would break out soon and it would be impossible to hide it. Besides, he would have to say something after receiving the money.
"Miss, you may not know that during the Mo family's rebellion, there were still orphans left. They have returned to seek revenge."
The Mo family rebelled? What kind of crime was this? Xu Ning remembered that His Majesty was very sad at the time and never thought that the Mo family had rebelled.
Xu Ning frowned more and more, took the last sip of tea, and left quickly.
The war started in Youzhou. The Youzhou Jiedushi rebelled and colluded with evil people with the intention of rebellion. The court sent Prince Yuwen Yi to quell the rebellion.
Yuwen Yi saw the enemy commander clearly and was shocked: "It's you?!"
Tang Xixu was wearing armor, holding a silver spear, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "It's me."
The young man jumped off his horse, the tip of his spear sparked on the ground, and then pointed directly at Yuwen Yi's abdomen.
Yuwen Yi retreated with the spear in hand, sliding two miles, with the tip of the spear only an inch away from his armor.
Yuwen Yi is at best a small peak, no match for Tang Xixu.
In less than three moves, Yuwen Yi was knocked to the ground, with the tip of the gun pointing at his nose.
"I won't kill you. Go back and tell your emperor that he will have to pay the price for his mistakes one day." Tang Xixu's brows were cold, and his voice was stiff. "Even if he is the emperor."
Yu Wenyi supported himself on the ground with his hands, looked into the young man's eyes, and dared not breathe.
Yuwen Yi led his troops to retreat and stationed them in Jiangbei, leaving his deputy general to garrison there. He returned to Beijing overnight to report the matter.
When Tangxi Xu massacred Wannanjiao, Emperor Ganping was uneasy day and night. He immediately summoned Yuwen Xin and Pei Xiang into the palace and had a long talk with them all night to discuss the matter.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Tangxi Xu is General Mo's youngest son. General Mo has been loyal to Your Majesty his entire life, and his youngest son should inherit his father's legacy."
Prime Minister Pei Xian was bowing his head and clasping his fists.
The elderly emperor frowned as he looked at the picture of cranes on the wall, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Father, I believe Prime Minister Pei is absolutely right. Tang Xixu is a skilled warrior. If he were to join our Daxin, our dynasty would gain another formidable general. Expanding our territory and conquering the State of Jin would be a breeze."
Emperor Gan Ping rubbed his jade ring and looked at the crane in the painting.
There was thunder and lightning, and a heavy rain fell in the capital.
Yuwen Yi was soaked by rain when he entered the palace. After hearing the original words, Emperor Ganping threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.
"Asshole!"
"Who does he think he is? He's just a commoner, a lowly person. I am the Son of Heaven, the God of the people! I am worshipped by all the people!"
"Your Majesty, calm down. Be careful not to get too angry and hurt yourself."
Eunuch Dequan picked up the letter and served a cup of tea.
Yuwen Yi lowered his head and dared not speak. Suddenly, he thought of something: "Father, I have a plan. It depends on whether my brother agrees."
Emperor Gan Ping's eyebrows twitched suddenly. He blew the tea leaves on the water and said slowly, "Tell me about it."
The rain outside slowed down a bit, but the thunder grew louder.
Although Youzhou was in constant war, the rebels did not take a single cent from the people. Some of them even gave them money when they saw how hard the people were doing.
Xu Ning inquired along the way and when he arrived in Youzhou, it was already dark.
"Little girl, I thought you weren't coming back."
The army was stationed on the outskirts of the city. Hua Xing saw Xu Ning from afar at the city gate. He looked different from the one he saw two months ago.
There is a power in his eyes now, and he looks like one person. Hua Xing couldn't remember who he looked like, but he looked very familiar and powerful.
"Hua Xing, don't make fun of me. This is my home too."
Qingyi Wuyou raised his eyebrows, Tang Xixu walked down from the hall and looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes flashing slightly.
"What are you doing back here?"
Tang Xixu spoke in a bad mood, half of his face was covered with soot, and he had not yet taken off his armor.
"I'm back, of course I'm back..."
Xu Ning's eyes rolled. "Of course I came back to help you. Didn't you say you wanted to give me a wedding? That's why I came back."
The woman spoke nonchalantly, as if fighting was an easy thing.
Tang Xixu frowned and shook off Xu Ning's hand, trying to pull him.
"You rarely compete with others in the martial arts world. Ask yourself how long it has been since you last picked up a sword. Go back quickly, this place is not suitable for you. I want to fight in the battlefield. I will use real swords and guns, not children's games. No one will give in to you."
The young man spoke coldly and showed no mercy.
Tang Xixu left with a cold face. Xu Ning pulled a face and said coldly: "Is that how you see me? Am I so fragile that I can be defeated so easily?"
"For the past two years, I've never given up. I've practiced swordplay diligently every day, never slacking off for a single day, all for the chance to fight alongside you one day. How about this: you and I fight, best-of-three. If I win, you'll let me join."
Tang Xixu turned his head and frowned, "Okay. Then I'll show you what a Grandmaster's strength is."
The two found an open space by the river. The bright moonlight sprinkled on the sword of Xilin Sword, and Xu Ning held the sword, splashing the clear river water.
Tang Xixu also held a sword, and the "ding ding ding" sound of the sword brushing against each other seemed even more vivid in the silent night.
Tang Xixu didn't expect the woman in front of him to progress so quickly. He thought that it would be great if she could go from the third level of Daji Peak to the second level of Dachongtian in two years. He didn't expect that she had already stepped half a foot into Shangqing Realm.
"Why, are you surprised by me? I'm a latecomer, and I've only been practicing martial arts seriously for four or five years, but I've already surpassed many martial artists."
Xu Ning was very proud of himself, but the sword in his hand did not slow down at all.
Tang Xixu had to admit that she was indeed very powerful. In a moment of distraction, Xu Ning's sword was already pointing at the young man's neck.
"You lost the first round."
Xu Ning's eyes were full of confidence. Even in such a dark night, Tang Xixu could still see the light in the girl's eyes.
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