Liu Yuan was conscious and took a deep breath to calm down.
He was sure that the human figure looked like Xiahou Cenyi, this was absolutely certain, but he looked a little different from Master Xingyi.
Her eyes were dark red and her expression was perverse. She was not like Xiahou Cenyi, who liked to act recklessly but always followed the rules.
The most important thing is, how could there be a real person inside the sword?
"It feels like... the aura of the sword's spirit, but something is wrong. The sword's spirit had already been shattered a long time ago, so it is impossible for it to be so complete. Xiahou Cenyi probably merged his own soul with the remnant of the sword spirit inside to create a relatively complete sword spirit."
Liu Yuan rubbed his temples and let out a breath.
His fragile heart almost died on the spot...
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Let me go in and take another look to figure out the situation first." Liu Yuan struggled for a while, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the sword again.
In the darkness and vastness...
As soon as I entered, I suddenly saw the woman's face right in front of me.
"Surprise." Xiahou Cenyi looked at him with a smile, put his five fingers together to form a knife, and stabbed towards his abdomen.
"!!!"
Liu Yuan was frightened back to reality again, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
"..."
He looked at the sword on the ground expressionlessly. The sword was stained with his blood and his fingers still hurt a little.
Dripping blood to acknowledge the master... Is it necessary to be so terrifying?
But, it looks like this should be the sword spirit... It is bound inside the sword body, with no way to get out, and can only affect him when he is inside.
Xiahou Cenyi's real body should still be in seclusion.
Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the sword, his face a little pale. This drop of blood used to recognize the master was not ordinary blood, but essence blood... Of course, it was not that essence blood, but the essence of human qi and blood. Taking too much would harm the body.
The Killing Heart and Evil Courage was indeed an evil sword. The complete sword spirit had enormous spiritual attack power. He was almost sucked dry when he was distracted.
Liu Yuan was still frightened and didn't know whether he should go in.
If I go in, I don’t know if I will be affected by the sword spirit; if I don’t go in, I don’t know what the relationship between this sword spirit and Xiahou Cenyi is.
"Shit... Xiahou Cenyi gave me a sword, it's not like he wanted to kill me, and now he has recognized the master."
Liu Yuan closed his eyes and meditated, and saw Xiahou Cenyi in the sword again.
This time she sat there quietly, and the darkness around her turned into a courtyard, a screen, a desk, and a small lotus pond, but it was only about thirty meters in radius, and the rest was still pitch black.
Liu Yuan recognized that this was the place in Tianbao Pavilion where Xiahou Cenyi lived.
The woman reached for the teapot and poured herself a glass of water.
"Alas, it's a pity that I can't transform my wine jug." She held her chin and sighed, her collar slipped down, revealing her delicate collarbone, she looked up at Liu Yuan and smiled, "Jun Xuan, don't you come over?"
He looks like Xiahou Cenyi, but his eyes are blood red, exactly the same color as the pattern on the sword.
Liu Yuan was still very vigilant.
Xiahou Cenyi tilted her head, her expression innocent and charming: "Or do you want me to call you - Master?"
Grass!
Liu Yuan cursed inwardly. Fortunately, this was a spiritual space and had nothing to do with the body...
"Are you the sword spirit of this sword?"
Liu Yuan asked, staring at her face which looked exactly like Xiahou Cenyi.
Xiahou Cenyi blinked, retracted her innocent and charming look, and said with a strange expression: "I am Xiahou Cenyi, Xiahou Su's aunt, the Xingyi Zhenjun who treats you like a treasure."
"Fake!" Liu Yuan snorted coldly, "It's obvious that I treat her as a treasure, and she treats me as a toy! It can be seen that you are just a sword spirit who has gained memories, and you don't understand the real situation at all."
Xiahou Cenyi blinked again: "So that's how it is... Well, I am indeed the complete sword spirit that Xingyi Zhenjun refined by combining a wisp of his consciousness with the residual soul in the sword."
Liu Yuan asked back: "What else?"
He remained alert and asked, "What do you want to do as a sword spirit by turning into her appearance?"
Xiahou Cenyi said seriously, "No, I'm like this originally. I'm a very advanced sword spirit with independent consciousness. Although I have a trace of memory left, I have nothing to do with that Xingyi Zhenjun. Why would I become her?"
Liu Yuan said "oh", then asked suspiciously: "Then why did you pretend to be her just now? Even dripping blood to recognize the master is a prank..."
Xiahou Cenyi held his chin with both hands and smiled, "I just wanted to scare you, but who knew you were so scared that you wanted to throw away your sword? I was afraid you would be scared away, so I quickly bound you. But now you are the sword master, and you are still so afraid of me. It seems that you are very afraid of that Xingyi Zhenjun."
Liu Yuan seemed to have finally relaxed his vigilance. He walked over and took a look at the furnishings around him, saying, "I'm not afraid, I'm frightened. Being afraid and being frightened are different."
A Saint Seiya will not fall in the same place twice, but Liu Yuan can use the same reason countless times.
Xiahou Cenyi was stunned, nodded, and thought it made sense, and then said: "But I know you, your name is Liu Junxuan, you said that you would cherish that Xingyi Zhenjun and regard him as the treasure of your life, but you suddenly disappeared and flirted with other women. Aren't you afraid?"
Liu Yuan immediately felt his scalp tingling, but the checks and balances mentioned by Hu Jiuniang suddenly flashed through his mind.
The key is balance!
Liu Yuan felt as if a bolt of lightning must have flashed across his background. He sighed and said, "I'm afraid, but I have nowhere to retreat... You don't know, I lost my cultivation after I went to Zhanhai Tower. Forget it, you won't understand anyway."
He exited the sword spirit space with a sad look on his face, opened his eyes, looked at the long sword in his hand, and suddenly snorted and laughed: "It's a trick, let's see who is better at tricks."
He really didn't know whether it was the sword spirit or Xiahou Cenyi's consciousness.
But just treat her as a sword spirit and tell her the "truth" you want to say.
Chapter 128 Ye Ci Ke & Shen Si Fan
"Have you given the visiting card?"
Ye Ci Ke asked calmly.
Xiu'er helped Ye Ci Ke to dress, and tied her inner garment carefully to cover the light blue brocade bellyband underneath. The soft fabric lay flat against the girl's body, making her skin look delicate and fair.
Although the girl was thin, she still had beautiful curves. When her clothes were half-covered, her slender waist and round thighs were faintly visible under the dim light, showing her charm between a girl and a woman.
The paleness of her face was illuminated by the candlelight, revealing a faint pink hue, which covered up her only original flaw and further highlighted her beautiful and delicate face.
Xiu'er felt her ears burning and her heart beating fast when she looked at the young master's body. She thought that when the young master grew up, he would definitely be a stunning beauty. If he was not born in the Xuanyin family, he would definitely have many suitors.
The hateful man who abandoned the young master and ran away must be a scumbag that is hard to find in the entire Upper Central Realm.
Not only did he steal the Xuan Yang Pearl by some unknown means, he also stole the young master's heart, and then left without even saying goodbye.
Whenever Xiu'er thought of this, she felt so angry that if she really found this guy, she would tie him up and whip him hundreds of times to vent her anger.
In fact, the main thing is that the young master doesn't like that person, maybe it's best...
For someone from the Xuanyin family, falling in love is doomed to have no good outcome... Bah.
Xiu'er secretly spat at her own bad mouth a few times to get rid of the bad luck, and quickly tied the young master's belt, saying, "I gave it to him earlier. We'll visit tonight, and the time has been agreed. Qinglian Jianzi is actually not as scary as the rumors say. He promised very well, speaks politely and gently, and is quite good-looking. He looks... well, heroic like a man, but definitely not as good-looking as the young master."
Ye Ci Ke shook his head and hung the jade pendant around his waist. "You just keep talking nonsense. I'll send you back in a few days and replace you with Hui Er."
Xiu'er put the gauze veil on the girl's head, and begged for mercy with a giggle, "Young Master, please forgive me. I don't want to go back and be bored. It's not easy for me to come out for a walk."
"Okay, okay, I knew you couldn't stand the loneliness, so you didn't come here to accompany me." Ye Ci Ke smiled rarely, raised his head and looked outside, and said, "Have you found the list?"
Xiuer nodded and said, "Here."
As he said this, he handed the list in his sleeve to Ye Ci Ke.
Ye Ci Ke took a quick glance and saw the name of the Lord of Wanjian City, Duan Lanruo.
Her request was to open a separate room in the inner hall.
"...Jiang Feng also went to Yanlou at this time, right?" Ye Ci Ke's eyes flickered.
Xiu'er said, "Yes, according to the records at Yanlou, Jiang Feng spent the night in City Lord Duan's room that day."
"But according to the information we have found out, this Jiang Feng was originally a young master of a wealthy mortal family in a small place in Jiang Country. His family fell into decline, and it is said that he was able to cultivate immortality with the support of Duan Lanruo... To put it bluntly, he was raised by Duan Lanruo since he was a child. This time, he came to participate in the Mingjian Conference for nothing, and he must have come to work in Wanjian City."
"Da da."
Ye Ci Ke boarded the carriage, paused, and said with an unchanged expression under his veil, "I understand."
After Xiu'er finished reporting everything, she pulled the reins and gave them a light flick. The two strange beasts with snow-white fur immediately walked forward.
Ye Ci Ke sat in the carriage, smelling the faint scent of incense inside, his thoughts flowing.
Jiang Feng's background seems innocent. If he has such a relationship with Duan Lanruo, it can also explain why he was able to cross the Shu Road in half a cup of tea.
It’s not a talent, everything was arranged by Duan Lanruo… After all, she is still the nine-star swordsmith of Jian Ge, so it is naturally easy for her to “see the questions” in the Shu Road Trial.
However, how do we explain the word "Jun"?
Ye Ci Ke has a very clear grasp of the expression of emotions in his brushwork, and the deep affection contained in it is obvious.
If there are really such deep emotions involved, why would she choose to keep a gigolo?
This City Lord Duan really doesn't seem like that kind of person.
Ye Ci Ke sorted out all the information he had obtained in the past few days. Although the matter was confusing, there was actually a hint of the truth.
The last piece of the puzzle needed to be completed by Qinglian Jianzi, who also went to Yanlou that day.
The eyes of Young Master Xuanyin revealed deep determination and confidence.
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Shen Sifan sat quietly in his room, looking at the courtyard outside the wooden sliding door. He lowered his eyes and reached out to touch the Qinglian sword lying across his knees.
It's early summer.
On a summer night in Wanjian City, the Milky Way stretches across the city, the stars are broken into pieces like dust, insects chirp all around, and the cool breeze is refreshing.
The environment of Qingpingju is very good, but no matter what, Shen Sifan felt a little irritated.
She remembered that this residence was arranged by Duan Lanruo, and she couldn't help but feel a little repulsive.
Ever since the day she failed to catch the adultery, she had an indescribable feeling towards Duan Lanruo.
I don’t know if it was because I was filled with anger at the time and finally forced myself to suppress the internal injuries, or because of the negative impact caused by the collapse of Duan Lanruo’s image.
The scene at that time would flash through my mind from time to time.
At that moment, everyone's expressions flashed through her mind one by one, and finally stopped on Jiang Feng's panicked and stiff expression.
That kind of panic didn't seem to be caused by simply being caught cheating, but more like... knowing her.
Shen Sifan believed that her intuition was definitely not wrong, but Duan Lanruo's words echoed in her mind over and over again, making her feel contradictory.
"call……"
Shen Sifan let out a long sigh and frowned. Liu Junxuan, ah Liu Junxuan, he was indeed her heart knot, even her inner demon.
If she can't solve it, even if she can master the ninth level of Green Lotus Sword Song, when she faces the inner tribulation in the future, she will lose her combat effectiveness in an instant.
But none of this matters.
Most importantly, she felt the sadness in her heart that she could no longer hide.
The murderous intent she had at the beginning had disappeared. The longer time went on, the more helpless and uneasy she felt.
So what if the Qinglian Sword is the best in the world?
Now she just wanted to find him quickly, ask him to stop hiding, go back to Taiqing Pavilion with her, or even... find a place to live in seclusion.
Shen Sifan came back to his senses and found that his breathing was a little rapid. He smiled at himself, thinking that she was pushing him too hard.
She simply couldn't do it and was just constantly deceiving herself. If Liu Yuan was no longer in the world, who could Shen Sifan secretly hold hands with at sunset?
Qinglian Jianzi couldn't help but look a little lonely.
Outside.
The sound of animal hooves stopped, and a girl in gorgeous clothes got off the carriage, supported by the maid who delivered the visiting card.
She walked to the door and saluted, "I am Ye Cike from the Xuanyin family. I am here to ask you something. I hope Qinglian Jianzi will be willing to give me some advice."
Chapter 129 Vest Exposure is Inevitable
Shen Sifan and Ye Ci Ke sat face to face, one upright and the other dignified.
Xiu'er was adding tea beside her.
Shen Sifan was always straightforward, so he simply asked, "May I ask why Young Master Xuanyin came to me?"
