The wine had a strong aroma and made people salivate, but no one touched the bowl.
The tea smells sweet and refreshing, but no one raises a glass.
The side dishes were exquisite and delicious, but no one used their chopsticks.
Although the hall of Liuhe Building was not full of guests and friends, there were half a hundred people present.
Even if you don't take a closer look at those people hiding in the room and the cats in the dark, as long as everyone in the place takes a breath, you will feel that the place is very lively, and it will definitely not be silent as at this moment.
There is nothing better than the calm before the storm.
However, what people are waiting for is not a storm, but a person who speaks.
This person is undoubtedly Luo Piaoling.
Dozens of eyes focused on him.
Half of them were wondering whether he would tell the truth.
Half of the people are still thinking about how he will perform a dramatic change.
Xue Qinghuan was also thinking about what everyone was thinking and watching what everyone was seeing.
Although he was not the closest to Luo Piaoling, he was the one who could see Luo Piaoling's entire demeanor most clearly.
This is Xue Qinghuan's attitude. To listen to a story, you must not only listen to the story itself, but also listen to the voice of the person who tells the story.
After being called out for a long time, Luo Piaoling finally opened his mouth and said: "Since I have drunk the tea from Master Xue Pavilion, I can't refuse it. However, I am not good at telling stories. Otherwise, Master Xue Pavilion asked
, come down and answer."
Xue Qinghuan's bright eyes flashed and she said: "There are absolutely no lies?"
Luo Piaoling nodded and said: "There is absolutely no lie."
Xue Qinghuan rubbed her chin and said, "That's fine, if you piece it together here and there, you may not be able to piece together a complete story."
He paused for a while, as if thinking about where to start.
"Master Luo and his party just arrived in Tianya Town today?"
Luo Piaoling said: "As you can see."
Xue Qinghuan said: "Where were you before today?"
Luo Piaoling said: "The boundless sea."
Xue Qinghuan was slightly startled. He was really not good at asking this question. Fortunately, Luo Piaoling did not limit the number of questions.
"How long has it been since Mr. Luo and others came to this Kunlun realm?"
Luo Piaoling pondered for a long time, shook his head and said with a smile: "I really can't calculate how long it took. It was probably around the Mid-Autumn Festival, and now the spring is warm and the ice is melting."
Xue Qinghuan laughed and said, "They say that my pavilion master is not doing his job properly, running around all day long and rarely paying attention to things in the pavilion. It seems that Mr. Luo, the deputy master of the pavilion, is also incompetent for his job."
Xue Qinghuan spoke clearly, but Luo Piaoling could hear the bitterness and helplessness in his words.
Whether it is for the rise of Tingyuge or for the revenge of Shifu, Luo Piaoling is hiding here and there, always in fear, all in order to disperse the opponent's financial and material resources to protect his fellow sect from being wiped out in one fell swoop. How can this be regarded as incompetence?
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And what about Xue Qinghuan?
His original intention of establishing the Liunian Pavilion was to bring together people who love music in the world and play the harp and flute with their close friends.
It's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to be alone in the rivers and lakes.
Who doesn't know that Xue Qinghuan is the sign of Liu Nian Pavilion? People with such a sign will naturally try to win over her.
Xue Qinghuan didn't like fighting, and she didn't want the people in the pavilion to be involved in the chaos of the rivers and lakes. At this time, she couldn't help herself, and she couldn't control her fate.
He chose to wander to the end of the world and go to a foreign country. As long as others felt that he had no fixed place and no worries, they would not bother him anymore, and his life in the Pavilion would not be affected by him.
Being with them day and night may not necessarily protect the one you care about. Only pretending not to care and turning around and leaving may be the best way to protect them.
Who can understand this kind of separation?
Xue Qinghuan understands.
Luo Piaoling also understands.
The two people's eyes met each other, and there was a faint feeling of sympathy for each other. If the current situation was not wrong, the two might be close friends.
The moment of silence was quickly broken.
Xue Qinghuan's eyes had changed into sharp eyes, and she looked completely different from before. She said, "I wonder how many places in Kunlun Realm Mr. Luo has visited in the past six months?"
Luo Piaoling hesitated and said, "Is this important?"
Xue Qinghuan said in confusion: "What? Is there something unspeakable?"
Luo Piaoling said: "No, it's just that this point seems to have little relevance to the story that the Snow Pavilion Master wants to hear."
He quickly added: "It's okay to talk about it. I've been to a lot of places in the past half year. Even though the Kunlun realm is huge, I've walked more than half of it with these two legs."
As soon as this statement came out, many people in the hall immediately shouted, with contempt on their faces.
Kunlun Territory has a vast territory, with a distance of five thousand miles from east to west and a thousand miles from north to south. Its area is second only to the Northern Territory in Zhongzhou.
What's more, the Kunlun realm is mostly composed of plateaus, deserts, changeable climates, and few smooth roads. Even if you travel on horseback, it is not easy to go back and forth in the Kunlun realm in less than half a year.
With only two legs, unless the person has profound cultivation and excellent lightness skills, it will be impossible to travel thousands of miles.
However, even though Luo Piaoling seemed to be shining brightly, most people had not forgotten that he was just a useless person with no martial arts skills.
Can a disabled person cover most of the Kunlun realm in less than half a year?
Even though everyone was filled with contempt, no one stood up to confront him.
Most people believed that Xue Qinghuan would question Luo Piaoling next, and a few people were quietly ashamed. Only they understood that what Luo Piaoling said was true.
If not, Luo Piaoling would have fallen into the trap they set long ago.
I saw Xue Qinghuan giving a thumbs up, with an expression of admiration, and said: "Amazing!"
Everyone was in an uproar, never expecting that Xue Qinghuan believed it.
Perhaps the environment in Liuhe Building was comfortable and pleasant enough. Compared to usual, everyone was more patient and soon became quiet, because Xue Qinghuan said again: "If that's the case, let's highlight the key points."
Luo Piaoling said: "The key point?"
Xue Qinghuan prompted: "Kunlun Sect?"
Luo Piaoling did not deny it and said: "I have been there."
Xue Qinghuan said: "I just went there? Can you say a few more words?"
Everyone listened with bated breath.
Luo Piaoling said: "When you arrive at the Kunlun Sect, you must not miss the Yaochi. I am also lucky enough to have a tea night chat with Master Zhuge Yunling by the Yaochi."
Two sentences, no more, no less, exactly two sentences.
But these two sentences alone caused quite a stir.
In the middle of the night, by the Yaochi, a man and a woman were alone, holding candles and talking at night. Many people have started to have wild thoughts, and they are also wondering about the relationship between Luo Piaoling and the head of Kunlun?
Xue Qing said happily: It seems that nothing can be asked. After all, this has deviated from the story of Xunfeng Valley.
But he still tried to ask: "What are you talking about?"
Luo Piaoling said: "Talk about heaven and earth, the ancient ways and the present."
As expected, it was a disappointing answer. Xue Qinghuan returned to the topic and said, "I think this happened not long ago, right?"
Luo Piaoling said: "Yes."
Perhaps he was thirsty, so Luo Piaoling poured himself a cup of tea.
Xue Qinghuan was very patient and not in a hurry to ask questions, but her eyes still did not move away from Luo Piaoling.
This time his eyes fell on those lips, and he found that he had missed a detail before.
The lips are slightly white and slightly dry. If you look closely, you can see that there are traces of dryness and cracks on the lower lip that have been covered up by moisture.
Obviously, the owner of these lips either had a spleen or stomach problem, or had been thirsty for a long time before today.
As for how long it will be, will it be exactly seven days?
Could this happen because we are in the desert?
Xue Qinghuan said seriously: "When did Mr. Luo leave the Kunlun Sect?"
Luo Piaoling said: "Ten days ago."
"Ten days ago?" Xue Qinghuan quickly calculated in her mind, "Is three days enough to go from Kunlun Mountain to Xunfeng Valley?"
Luo Piaoling said: "Hurry up and work harder, you can have half a day's rest."
Luo Piaoling answered in disguise that he had indeed gone to Xunfeng Valley.
Although this was expected by everyone, it also made everyone's expressions change and they sat upright.
Everyone knows very well that the most critical part is here.
Xue Qinghuan asked: "How long does it take to get from Xunfeng Valley to Tianya Town?"
Luo Piaoling said: "It takes five days if it's fast, eight days if it's slow."
Xue Qinghuan said: "So, seven days is just right?"
Luo Piaoling said: "To be honest, it took us seven days to get here with difficulty."
Xue Qinghuan said: "They say you can travel thousands of miles with light travel. However, in the desert, there are not many water belts, so it is really difficult to walk even an inch."
Luo Piaoling said: "That's true."
Xue Qinghuan said: "Since we know that there are endless seas and thousands of miles of yellow sand, why don't you be more prepared?"
Luo Piaoling smiled and said lightly: "You also know that once my whereabouts are discovered, there will be a lot of people chasing me away."
Xue Qinghuan immediately said: "So, you used a trick to hold them back?"