When Zhao Nianshuang left, it was no exaggeration to say that he looked back three times in one step.
Others thought she was worried about Chu Zhaozhao, whom she said had high hopes for him. After all, in her words, in order to allow Chu Zhaozhao to practice swordsmanship with peace of mind, she was even willing to recruit Chu Qingxiao into the school and become a direct disciple.
This kind of buy-one-get-one-free offer has been rare since Tianxuan Mountain was founded.
Everyone could not help but secretly sigh, thinking that if nothing happens in the future, Chu Zhaozhao would most likely take over as the master of Qingque Peak after Zhao Nianshuang.
It was already getting late now, and everyone was a little tired. Chu Zhaozhao asked Chu Zhuang and his clansmen to rest temporarily and discuss anything tomorrow.
Chuzhuang naturally agreed hurriedly, and everyone dispersed with their own thoughts.
Before leaving, Chu Village did not forget to arrange for people to vacate and clean the best house of the Chu family as a new residence for Chu Qingxiao and others.
The Meng family siblings and Sanniang had a tacit understanding. As soon as they entered the yard, they shouted that they were too tired and went back to their rooms. The purple jade girl seemed to be very dissatisfied with Zhao Nianshuang's arrangement of leaving her behind, and said sullenly.
I wanted to go out for a walk, but there was no sign of me.
Chu Qingxiao packed up the bedding in the house and walked outside the courtyard. From a distance, he saw Chu Zhaozhao sitting in front of the steps in a daze.
He didn't think much and walked up quickly.
"Zhaozhao, are you waiting for me?" Chu Qingxiao stepped forward and asked.
She was indeed waiting for him.
After all, she had experienced so many things today, and she did have a lot to say to Chu Qingxiao. This was a habit she had developed while living together in Gosying Village. But at that time, they ate and lived together, and everything seemed logical.
But now that Zhao Nianshuang has beaten her into a "mandarin duck" with a stick, her residence is separated, and she has no chance to be alone.
She always felt that going directly to Chu Qingxiao was deliberate, and she was so thin-skinned that she probably wasn't capable of doing such proactive things... at least not now.
At this moment, most of the people in the courtyard have fallen asleep, whether intentionally or not.
Chu Zhaozhao squatted here, really thinking about whether he could wait for Chu Qingxiao.
But according to her thoughts, this should have been a tacit and tacit understanding between the two parties, but Chu Qingxiao, the bastard, didn't know whether it was because of bad taste or because he was really out of his mind, so he just said it out loud.
thought.
Her cheeks turned red, and the next moment she glared at Chu Qingxiao fiercely: "Don't be so sentimental, I'm just... just enjoying the cool air here!"
"That's it." Chu Qingxiao had a look of regret on his face, as if he took Chu Zhaozhao's words seriously.
He scratched his head and said: "Then I...won't disturb Zhaozhao..."
Chu Zhaozhao was so angry that she almost jumped up. She glared at Chu Qingxiao again and said angrily: "Come back!"
Chu Qingxiao turned around in confusion, only to see Chu Zhaozhao reaching out and patting the steps beside him, and continued to say in an unhappy tone: "Sit down!"
Probably seeing that Chu Zhaozhao was a little angry, Chu Qingxiao didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly sat over.
But the two people sitting together became inexplicably silent.
"Nasha...Zhaozhao, I think what happened today will never happen again in the future." In the end, Chu Qingxiao spoke up to break the silence.
"Huh?" After hearing this, Chu Zhaozhao blinked and looked at Chu Qingxiao with some confusion.
Chu Qingxiao stared at her seriously and continued: "There is no obstacle in this world that cannot be passed!"
"Even if your fourth uncle forces you and your uncle to leave the Chu family today, what's the big deal? Without these things dragging you down, I think you will live a happier life."
"What's more, even if you care about this, you can only change it while you are alive, and death will not do any good except for your fourth uncle to succeed."
Chu Qingxiao's tone was very serious. He was probably thinking about today's scene. If Ziyu hadn't arrived and the incident happened suddenly, he might not have been able to stop Chu Zhaozhao. Otherwise, this silly girl would have really risked her life in vain.
go out.
Chu Zhaozhao rarely saw Chu Qingxiao like this.
She could feel that Chu Qingxiao was obviously a little angry when he said these words.
The source of this anger is his sincere concern for her.
Chu Zhaozhao blinked his eyes, and there was some sweetness in his heart, but he said: "I met my junior uncle. Now that I'm older, I'm starting to speak in an old-fashioned way. Should I change my name and call you Uncle Chu?"
Already?"
Chu Qingxiao smiled bitterly when he heard this, but immediately said with a serious face: "I'm not kidding you, do you know how scary you are today?"
"I know!" Chu Zhaozhao waved his hand, unable to stand Chu Qingxiao's nagging: "I was indeed impulsive today, mainly because..."
After saying this, the girl's face darkened slightly, and then she said: "The main thing is that everything happened so suddenly, I was not prepared at all, and I felt wronged, so..."
"Isn't it still me? Think about me. I have been locked up in the Evernight Realm in Wuling City for who knows how long. If I were like you and couldn't think about it at all times, how could I still have a chance to escape?
See you Nian Shuang again." Chu Qingxiao said with relief.
"I know you are great!" Chu Zhaozhao rolled his eyes angrily, and then asked: "How was your chat with my junior uncle? Do you have a good grasp on this world's number one softie?"
When these words came out, Chu Zhaozhao's face darkened.
She remembered clearly the fierce light in Zhao Nianshuang's eyes when he told her that before leaving today.
He looked very much like a tiger and leopard warning other beasts, telling her that he was hers!
That's Zhao Nianshuang!
In terms of cultivation and talent, she is a rare swordsman genius in the world.
The future helmsman who claims to be able to rebuild Tianxuan Mountain for three hundred years.
As for her appearance, the young master of Biyun City stood in front of the gate of Tianxuan Mountain for half a month to see her.
This is the alluring beauty that makes the Buddha of Lion Rock almost have his Buddha fruit shattered.
No matter how you look at it, they don't even seem to be qualified to be compared together.
When he thought of this, Chu Zhaozhao felt very disappointed in his heart.
So much so that even now that she has obtained the status of Qingque Peak's direct disciple, she is not happy at all...
It was as if all of these were exchanged for the young man in front of her.
Chu Qingxiao didn't know what Chu Zhaozhao was thinking at this moment. He was silent for a while and then said: "I probably won't stay in Tianxuan Mountain for too long."
"Huh?" Chu Zhaozhao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Chu Qingxiao strangely: "Then where else can you go?"
"I have to send those swords back to Xizhou Jianling..." Chu Qingxiao said.
Chu Zhaozhao blinked again, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily: "What did I think was going on..."
"Although Xizhou is far away, it only takes less than half a year to come and go. Is it possible that you will end up in Xizhou in the future? Do you still have to come back?"
Chu Qingxiao shook his head again: "Yue Jian's real name is actually not Yue Jian."
"What is that?" Chu Zhaozhao was a little confused, but then he became more alert and said with a strange expression: "When did you become familiar enough to tell each other your family status?"
Chu Qingxiao ignored her joke and said seriously: "Her real name is Song Qingqing."
"Song Qingqing?" Chu Zhaozhao frowned when she heard these three words. She felt that the name was very familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere.
The next moment, her heart skipped a beat. She looked at Chu Qingxiao in disbelief and said, "You mean, she is from Song Guicheng..."
"Yeah." Chu Qingxiao nodded.
"Not only that, twelve years ago, Zhu Yin from the southern border invaded, Yin Si was causing trouble in the western continent, and it is said that Long Kui was ready to make a move in the eastern border."
"Jianyue City's elites fought on all sides. It was fine that the imperial court did not send reinforcements to provide support. At this time, Jianyue City was accused of conspiracy and rebellion, and a large army was sent to encircle and suppress Jianyue City, resulting in the destruction of Jianyue City. Don't you think this is the case?
Is it all too much of a coincidence?”
When Chu Zhaozhao heard this, she secretly thought that she didn't know much about Yin Si and Long Kui, but the fact that Wuling City was still ignored twelve years after its destruction was already revealing that it was strange.
It's just that this matter has been in the past for a long time. It seems that it may be involved such as Tianxuan Mountain, which Yue Jian is very hostile to, Biyun City who occupied Jianyue City, and King Wu who suppressed Jianyue City.
Each of these three people is a giant. If you want to find out what happened back then from them, no matter the difficulty or danger involved, it is definitely not something ordinary people can face.
"You want to find out the truth?" Chu Zhaozhao asked.
"Of course." Chu Qingxiao nodded firmly: "Xizhou Jianjia was kind to Wuling City. I can't let them die in an unknown way, let alone watch their surviving family members live in panic like rats crossing the street."
"Although I am weak now, but..."
"I still want to try my best to do something."
"So when the matter at Goshawk Village is settled, I will probably leave for Xizhou."
Of course, Chu Zhaozhao also understood the danger involved. Her expression became a little solemn at this moment, but she suddenly felt something was wrong. She turned her head to look at Chu Qingxiao and asked: "Are you... going alone?"
Chu Qingxiao shook his head and said: "Yue Jian and Mr. Xu will probably meet together, but not necessarily. Mr. Xu seems to have no intention of leaving in a short time."
Chu Zhaozhao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
She was almost about to ask: "Uncle, won't we be together?"
After all, it stands to reason that the junior uncle is also from Wuling City. She should be the most concerned about everything that happened back then. Given such an opportunity, she should want to cover it up more than anyone else.
But in this case, after all, it was not something she, an outsider, should ask.
She just turned her head to look at the young man beside her. Something in her heart made her look forward pretending to be casual, and stretched out her hands nervously to knead each other.
"Actually, I have nothing to do..."
Chu Qingxiao was stunned and a little puzzled: "I heard from Brother Meng that Tianxuan Mountain has always had strict jurisdiction over the inner disciples. The arrangement of various daily practice exercises is cumbersome, especially for the direct disciples...
…”
"..." After hearing this, black lines appeared on Chu Zhaozhao's forehead. She suppressed her dissatisfaction with this dull guy and said patiently: "My sword-watching and nourishing mind technique was broken, and it was tied to a broken sword.
If we sign the contract, there will probably be no future on the path of cultivation in this life. Besides, cultivation does not necessarily require you to stay in Tianxuan Mountain."
"That's right." Chu Qingxiao nodded as if he suddenly understood.
Seeing this, Chu Zhaozhao secretly thought that he had finally enlightened her, but unfortunately, before she could make her happy for even a moment, she heard Chu Qingxiao say again: "After all, the Chu family also needs Zhaozhao to take care of it. You can stay in the Chu family and practice while taking care of the great grandfather...
"
"..." There were faint blue veins popping up on Chu Zhaozhao's face. One of her hands pinched the mouth of her other hand tightly, using the pain to force herself not to do something violent and hurtful.
Shang Ye forced out a smile, gritted his teeth and stared at Chu Qingxiao and said: "I have been practicing in Tianxuan Mountain since I was a child. I am not good at... nor do I like..."
"Oh." Chu Qingxiao responded, and immediately looked at Chu Zhaozhao with a happy face, and said with a sincere smile: "Then Miss Zhaozhao can live a very happy life in the future, and practice swordplay every day when she is free! I'm excited!
Just go sightseeing, if you are in a good mood, you can also..."
"Chu Qingxiao!"
"Are you an idiot!?" But before Chu Qingxiao finished speaking, the girl beside him stood up angrily, flushed, and yelled at him angrily.
Chu Qingxiao was frightened by Chu Zhaozhao's sudden violent behavior. He shrank his neck and asked cautiously: "Did I... say something wrong?"
"Of course you are wrong!" Chu Zhaozhao's eyes were filled with cold light and murderous intent.
"Then...what should I say?" Chu Qingxiao shrank his neck and asked again in a low voice.
"You should say, since you have nothing to do and have nothing to do, you might as well go to Xizhou with me!" Chu Zhaozhao said angrily again, but his cheeks became increasingly scarlet.
Chu Qingxiao was so frightened by Chu Zhaozhao's menacing appearance that he felt a little confused. He didn't understand how he had offended the girl in front of him, but seeing that the other party was so angry, he did not dare to ask any more questions.
He just whispered in a very sensible voice: "Then...since you have nothing to do and are idle, you might as well go to Xizhou with me..."
"Bar?"
The girl with red cheeks heard this and glared at Chu Qingxiao fiercely.
"good!"
She said loudly, then stamped her feet, turned around and left angrily.
The slightly confused young man was left sitting on the steps. After a while, he finally came to his senses.
Immediately, he looked in the direction where the girl was leaving, scratched his head, and then the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised, but he smiled...