Kyoto Xicheng, Ruixiangfang.

Most of the people living here are ordinary families. The houses are lined up one after another and are slightly crowded. They are inconspicuous in Kyoto, where the rich and powerful are everywhere.

There is an ordinary-looking house at the east end of Gujing Street. There is a family of six living in it. As the head of the family, old man Chen and his son Chen Zhuang run a restaurant. Although their life is not rich, they can still live in it.

Maintaining food and clothing for the family. Both father and son are very loyal and have a good relationship with their neighbors, so their life is relatively stable.

A few years ago, two strangers lived in the Chen family. Old Chen told the public that they came from his hometown in the south to join his relatives. This kind of thing is very common in Beijing, and Old Chen's character has always been well-known, so no one bothered to inquire.

Even the officials patrolling the city were fooled easily.

In the east wing, a young woman wearing a thick coat was writing and drawing at the desk, coughing from time to time.

After a while, a slender girl dressed as a maid came in and immediately closed the door with her backhand to prevent the wind from blowing in. She walked to the table, carefully moved the charcoal pot on the ground farther away, and then checked the open door on the window.

He opened the small gap and said with concern: "Miss, I heard from the guys in those shops that you have to be careful when using this briquette. If the doors and windows are closed too tightly, it is easy to get charcoal gas."

The woman wrapped her coat tightly and said with a smile: "Although Pei Yue deserves to die, he did a good job in this matter."

The maid looked at her appearance, with sadness and desolation in her eyes, and forced a smile and said: "Miss, didn't you say you won't argue with him anymore?"

The woman turned her head, revealing a cold and stunning face, and slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Are you attracted to Pei Yue? How about I send you to the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion?"

The maid was stunned for a moment, then anger appeared on her face and she said, "Miss, are you trying to force me to die?"

The woman looked at her with a half-smile, and then couldn't help coughing.

The maid came back to her senses and stepped forward with great worry to help her caress her back. She said in a complicated tone: "Miss, you can't think about those things anymore. The most important thing now is to take good care of your health."

The woman's eyes turned red from coughing, and it took a long time to calm down. She said leisurely: "Nongyu, do you think I'm pitiful?"

This sentence was full of sorrow that was too complex to be explained in words. After hearing this, the maid felt sad and couldn't help but shed tears.

Her name is Nong Yu, and her parents died in a miserable life. She was almost sold into the lowest and most despicable brothel by evil people. When she was discouraged and desperate, a mysterious girl rescued her from the sea of ​​misery and helped her to kill someone.

Kill those enemies. Later, she followed her benefactor to Lingzhou and was assigned to the Qiujiang Tower to secretly monitor the oiran named Lin Shuyue.

That night when the imperial envoys went to the battle, she learned the news of her benefactor's death from Pei Yue, and immediately lost the courage to live. If Pei Yue hadn't allowed her to build a house and guard the tomb of her benefactor, she would have become a lonely soul on the road to hell.

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It's just that she didn't expect that her benefactor was not dead. Although she became a weak and disabled person, she was still better than Yin and Yang.

Her benefactor is Chen Xizhi.

Nongyu wiped away her tears and said: "Miss, let's leave Kyoto? Okay? Don't get involved in those things anymore. Living in peace is better than anything else."

Chen Xizhi smiled sadly, shook his head and said: "Silly girl, what ability do you think I have to stir up trouble now? If I really had that ability, Ye Qi would not have allowed me to live, let alone just destroy me.

Martial arts. The reason why I am still here is, on the one hand, I want to see what will happen to those people, and on the other hand, Ye Qi does not allow me to leave her sight."

The world is full of twists and turns, and after all, she cannot fully control it.

That night in front of the City God's Temple, she was indeed poisoned, but it was not Lin He who put poison on the knife, but a secret medicine that she had prepared long ago. She would indeed show signs of poisoning after taking it, but

It will only cause the body's functions to be temporarily shut down, which looks the same as death.

If Leng Ning had not appeared at that time, she would have tried her best to find a way out, even if she had used all her trump cards to attack Pei Yue. When she discovered the trace of Leng Ning, she quickly thought of this method. As for what happened next.

To commit suicide is to move the blade downward slightly when doing it, but not to actually cut one's own throat.

She knew Pei Yue very well and knew that this young man was as proud as herself. Because of the peach blossom relationship, he could not examine his "body" in front of Leng Ning, so she was very confident that she could fake death and escape.

But she didn't expect that Pei Yue, out of good intentions, asked Ye Qi and Leng Ning to send her to be buried outside the city, and then Ye Qi, who had grown up together, saw the flaw.

Ye Qi took action to abolish her martial arts, and finally gave her a way to survive, at the cost of handing over all her trump cards.

In fact, after the Battle of Hengduan Mountain, the Battle of Qishan Chong and the night attack on the imperial envoy's camp, she didn't have many loyal subordinates in her hands. Chen Xizhi knew very well that she survived only because Ye Qi cared about the sisterhood.

According to Ye Qi's request, Chen Xizhi wrote the last letter to Lu Min using the unique password agreed upon. This is the real reason why Lu Min did not take action against Pei Yue until the end, and it is also the truth that Silent Cloud can't understand.

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Although she survived, her martial arts training was completely lost, and there were only a few confidants left around her. The sword that killed herself also hurt her to the core, so now she is very cold and weak, completely different from the cold and fierce spirit of the past.

different.

Nongyu sighed while stroking Chen Xizhi's back: "Miss, I don't understand Miss Ye's intention."

Chen Xizhi raised his hand to pick up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and said softly: "In her heart, Pei Yue is more important after all. Maybe it's for the sake of Master, she wants me to continue to live. Things didn't change."

It’s so complicated as you think.”

Nongyu doesn't think so. Miss Ye must still have some affection for her young lady, otherwise why would there be such a need to go to such trouble?

Chen Xizhi understood her look and just smiled without continuing the topic.

She thought for a while and said: "You should try not to go out in the future. If you have anything to do, let Aunt Chen take care of it. There are too many spies in Kyoto, and there is no guarantee that there won't be someone from Pei Yue among them. Although you were smart that day, but

Based on my understanding of Pei Yue, I'm afraid he already has doubts."

Nongyu remembered that she had gone out to buy cloth that day and wanted to help Chen Xizhi make two new sets of clothes. She suddenly bumped into Pei Yue leading a large group of cavalry passing by. Fortunately, she was smart enough to avoid it immediately. Now when she heard what Chen Xizhi said, she couldn't help but said in surprise

: "Miss, I didn't even show my face at that time, and I hid it in a blink of an eye. Pei Yue shouldn't notice, right?"

Chen Xizhi shook his head and said: "You don't understand. In short, try not to go out in the future. I promised Ye Qi that I would not appear in front of the world again, why do I need to force her to kill me again?"

Nongyu nodded quickly and said: "Yes, miss, I will stay in the house from now on."

Chen Xizhi looked tired and said slowly: "I'm tired, I'll go and rest for a while."

Nongyu helped her walk behind the screen, helped her to sleep, and then carefully checked the charcoal basin and ventilation in the room before closing the door and leaving.

Chen Xizhi lay on the bed, looking at the top of his head dreamily. After a long time, he slowly closed his eyes.

In fact, Nongyu didn't know that she hadn't had a solid sleep for a long time. Whenever she fell asleep, she would soon see the sky full of fire.

The fire more than ten years ago.
Chapter completed!