Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Chapter 187

The past is like a cloud of smoke, gathered and scattered, scattered and gathered again, the long-sealed past is suddenly very clear at this moment, Fu Xiang even remembers every detail, she can even know the style of the hairpin she wore when she dreamed of returning home Recall with ease.

The sky darkened at some point, and the voices of people outside also disappeared in the passage of time.The rain hadn't stopped, and the mourning was still playing at the other end of the mourning hall. Fu Xiang opened half the door and saw a black figure kneeling in the courtyard in front of Zhengxin Building. The disciples were crying in the rain. The tears she shed were all for Fu Cen.

But she herself has not shed a single tear for her father until now.

Fu Xiang leaned on the door frame, and after a long silence, he turned to Afu and said, "He deserves to die, right?"

Afu broke her head, her messy hair was stained with blood, she looked at Fu Xiang with red eyes, unable to speak.

"He deserves to be damned..." Fu Xiang spoke flatly and slowly, "He blamed me for my mother's death, and threw me, who was just born, to a distant relative's house, ignoring me. I don’t believe he didn’t hear about the flood, but he never sent anyone to look for me from the beginning to the end. Later, I returned to Jinhuai City with the help of Master. The first time he saw me, he seemed to be looking at the dirt on the street. No, I am not even as good as a beggar. He is an iron man and a soft heart. He will give alms to a beggar every time he meets a beggar when he goes out. He is willing to smile at the beggar, but he refuses to look at me. I return to Mingyue Tower In the first half of the month, I was not a Miss Fu family at all. I ate and slept with the servants, and I had to sweep the floor every day. I asked myself what I did wrong. To get such disgust and neglect, I actually had nothing Wrong, my only fault is that I am not a boy, but a girl who is useless in his eyes."

"After I got separated from the nanny, when Master asked me to go back to Mingyue Tower, he asked me again if I wanted to repent," Fu Xiang said quietly, not caring about Afu's reaction. "My answer at that time was ambiguous, because I was full of anticipation in my heart. I still didn't know if my father would like me when he saw me. But from the moment I stepped into the gate of Mingyue Building, I made up my mind that I must get this landlord. I want to take back everything that originally belonged to me, and settle the debt with my father for the past ten years. But the ridiculous thing is that my determination is so insignificant. None of the things I wanted to do at the beginning were accomplished. If you really want to keep my father, you should break out of the confinement room, so that Master can't find me and can't do anything to him."

"In the final analysis, I am also an accomplice. I also killed my father invisibly. If you want me to hate you, why should I hate you?"

Afu burst into tears, choked up and remained silent.

Fu Xiang knelt down in front of her, took out a handkerchief and wiped Afu's face, and continued: "So I can only hate him, hate myself, and at the same time tell myself he deserves to die, otherwise I will suffer like you The condemnation of conscience sounds selfish, doesn't it? But if I want to live without pain in the future, this is the only choice."

Afu hugged her tightly and cried, "Senior Sister..."

"I still don't care about Mingyue Tower, and I have never really belonged here." Fu Xiang stood up and walked to the corridor to face the cold wind and rain, "Living for others is the most useless thing. I have been useless for more than twenty years, and it is time to prepare to end all this. After killing that person, I will leave here and go to a place where no one knows me. I will forget everything and wander alone in the rivers and lakes. Enmity has no old hatred."

"I want to live for myself."

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At night, there were few people in the mourning hall, and the knights from other factions had finished their condolences and went back home. Luo Shi and his younger brother packed up their belongings and returned to Luo's house within two days, and the officials didn't come any more.The Luo family chose to calm down, and also withdrew the complaint from the government office. The turmoil and turmoil of the past seemed to have disappeared because of Fu Cen's death. Everything seemed to return to the original state, but it was very different from before. Same again.

After the tea was served, friends from all walks of life who were filled with righteous indignation left one after another. The disciples were drenched in the rain and were tired from crying. Fu Xiang told them to go back to their room to rest, leaving Steward Zhao alone.

The two of them knelt in front of the coffin, Zhao steward said sadly and indignantly: "The world is cold, the host made many friends during his lifetime, and now he is killed by others, but no one is really sad for him, everyone is only worried about whether they will do the same. Followed by misfortune, even the madam slipped away so fast. In the end, the only person who can see the landlord off is the young lady."

Faint candles were burning in the lobby, stacks of papers were burned, and the room was filled with green smoke. Fu Cen's memorial tablet blurred the inscriptions in the smoke, and candle tears dripped down in front of Fu Xiang's eyes.

"Miss, please cheer up, don't be discouraged by this," Zhao Butler said earnestly, "Mingyue Tower is looking forward to you to preside over the overall situation now, you must catch the real culprit who killed the landlord, and give justice to everyone in the building!"

The ghost paper in the basin flickered on and off, and the embers were messed up by the wind and fell on the two of them.Fu Xiang raised his head and said in the usual tone: "From today onwards, I am the landlord, and I have arrangements for what to do next, so you will listen to my words or not."

Steward Zhao saw an ambiguous determination in her eyes, and couldn't help but cheer up: "Miss, do you know who the real culprit is? As long as you can avenge the landlord, the old man and disciples will definitely follow you!"

Fu Xiang squinted at him, and said: "Revenge or not, I have my own plans, what you say is not to my liking, my father is gone, and I am the only descendant of the Fu family, no matter what I want to do in the future, you all will You should listen to me. Why, if I don't take revenge, or if I can't catch the real culprit, you won't tolerate me in your eyes?"

Realizing that Fu Xiangjing's incident seemed to have changed him suddenly, Housekeeper Zhao didn't dare to regard himself as an elder as usual, so he quickly lowered his posture and said humbly: "Miss is too serious, how dare this old man."

"Then change the title first," Fu Xiang said, "After the first seven days, my father will be buried first, and then the enthronement ceremony will be held on another day. From now on, I don't want to hear anyone call me Miss again."

Butler Zhao frowned slightly, but responded, "It's... the landlord."

Hearing those two words, Fu Xiang sneered, with self-mockery and contempt in his expression.

"You go down first, I'm going to watch for my father alone tonight," Fu Xiang waved his hand, "There are still many things to do in the future, Mingyue Tower will not collapse for a while, and if anyone else comes to pretend to be false, they will all be punished." I will drive out. Also, you have to keep an eye on the movements of the Ziwei sect in the near future, and it is best not to associate with other sects, understand?"

When Housekeeper Zhao heard her mentioning Ziwei Sect, many guesses flashed in his mind.In the past, because of Fu Cen's relationship, he was very casual in front of Fu Xiang, and his style was not small, but now he dared not even ask a question.Steward Zhao responded repeatedly, and then leaned over and retreated.

The night wind blows the smell of rain outside, mixed with the smell of earth and green grass in spring. Fu Xiang smelled the smell, and her mind was clear for a moment. She stood up, walked to the door and closed it. Dowra's long shadow.

Fu Xiang turned around, looking at the person with clear eyes, Meng Wugui stood with his sleeves down, standing three steps away from Fu Cen's coffin, no sadness or joy could be seen on his face.

The master and the apprentice watched each other quietly through an invisible barrier that seemed insurmountable, and neither of them spoke first.

The wind blows the veil, and the incense-stained material is as clean as new, but it is covered with dark clouds at night.I don't know how long it took before Meng Wugui said: "Do you hate me?"

Fu Xiang moved the corner of his mouth, and smiled a little ugly: "If I didn't choose to be private, what would you do?"

Meng Wugui said: "Yin Qiu wrote a letter to the Duan family, asking for the help of the young lady of the Duan family. I will take advantage of the situation and get rid of your charges. Luo's tire failure is a foregone conclusion, so Fu Cen can only continue to cultivate you. But you are safe and sound, that person will not let it go, so in the face of the upcoming ups and downs, killing Fu Cen is still the best countermeasure. Now that you are the landlord, with a group of disciples in the building following you, he will not If we dare to attack you again, we have regained a few percent of our chances of winning this game."

"Us?" Fu Xiang shook his head and smiled lightly, "It's not us, it's you."

Meng Wugui walked a few steps towards her, with a little coldness in his eyes: "Don't tell me, you want to regret it now."

Fu Xiang said: "I really regretted it. I regret that I didn't get rid of these grievances and grievances earlier, but I didn't turn back. What I owe you, my father's life is enough to repay. Master, you and I will be clean from now on. Yes, we owe each other nothing."

Meng Wugui sneered: "Don't owe each other? I'm afraid you can't say that. Even if I don't kill Fu Cen and keep you safe, but as long as you haven't left Mingyue Tower, that person won't stop plotting, Things will come to the surface sooner or later. Think about it, if Fu Cen knows your true purpose of returning to Mingyue Tower and other identities, will he tolerate such a trouble like you staying by his side? With his means, He will expel you in the first place, and will never have anything to do with you again. You are willing to betray me for this cruel and heartless father, and now you still claim that you owe me nothing. Do you think I killed him? , won’t kill you again?”

"Where did my misfortune come from?" Fu Xiang had never argued with Meng Wugui before, but now he said in a cold voice, "Why does that person want to grab me? And why is he trying to deal with me? "

"Did I force you?" Meng Wugui looked at her and questioned, "Did I force you to approach Fu Cen?"

Fu Xiang bit his lip, unable to give an answer.

"I won't mention it before I have something to say. How many times have I asked you if you want to go back on your word? How many times have you answered me that you will never go back on your word?" Meng Wugui sneered, "If you really want to be so sad, why don't you tell me all the truth earlier? Tell Fu Cen? He was protecting you on the eve of his death. Did he protect you? You have neither the courage to tell the whole story nor the courage to tell me that you want to get out of your body, you only dare to betray your promise in private, where do you want to escape to? go?"

Fu Xiang's palms turned red, and he said after a long while: "Needless to say, what you sow will reap the fruits. I don't hate you, nor do I hate others. But my father died at your hands, so it's impossible for me not to have any resentment."

"Of course I know this. One yard is worth one yard. In the future, you can also seek revenge from me," Meng Wugui said, "I don't mind revenge, and I won't justify myself. When I get revenge, you want to You can find revenge on me in any way, and I will never run away."

Fu Xiang suddenly felt a burst of deep sadness.

How did she and Master...become like this?

But in the current scene, Meng Wugui had told her many years ago that in the final analysis, she was still useless. If she could try her best to please Fu Cen, she would be able to get to the main building as soon as possible, or give Meng Wugui more money. With some help and not being so passive about waiting until the situation turns out to be this difficult, today's events might not have happened.

What I said when I was young is still echoing in my ears, how confident I was then, how discouraged I am now.Even if she could go back to the day when she met Meng Wugui and refused to practice martial arts with her face to face, Meng Wugui would always have a way to kill Fu Cen and get them to Mingyue Tower. This is something Fu Xiang can't stop no matter what.

But she once vowed that she would not give Meng Wugui such an opportunity, and she would try her best to be the landlord to repay her kindness, and then protect Mingyue Tower and Fu Cen. Now that I think about it, the conceit of a young man is really ridiculous sad.

The cruelest thing is that everything that has happened is irreparable.

That being the case, it is better to learn from the pain, end these disputes as soon as possible, and cut off these messes as soon as possible, so that you can have a good time as soon as possible.

"I regret it in my heart, but I still don't regret it," Fu Xiang said after a while of silence, "Just tell me, no matter what you want to do next, I will do my best. Most of my kung fu is taught by you." Yes, I have been a teacher for so many years, and I have not been able to do anything for you. Now the time has come, I might as well strike while the iron is hot. I believe that you, like me, also want to get out of the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible, so don’t let others slaughter you, and it’s time to take the initiative. That person has lived long enough, and only when he dies can I be liberated."

Meng Wugui lit three sticks of incense and put them in the incense burner. She looked at Fu Cen's spiritual seat and said softly, "Then do you think that Mingyue Tower and my disciples from the Nine Immortal Hall are enough for now?"

Fu Xiang's expression was indifferent, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "If there is no Ziwei Sect to make trouble, it will be enough."

"No, it's not enough," Meng Wugui said, "If I just killed that person, I could have done it many years ago. Even if I was still fledgling at that time, as long as I told Man Jiangxue, she would not Let him go, but I didn't do it. I worked hard and made such a big detour, just to let him know that I was going to seek revenge from him, but not let him know when I will take revenge. Endless fears and unknown dangers, I spend every night in fear, and I will destroy the things he regards as treasures and painstaking efforts in front of him, and then kill him with my own hands."

Speaking of this, Meng Wugui laughed softly: "But I won't let him die too cheaply, since I first appeared in the arena and broke into his sight, so far, he has I spent a lot of fidgeting and tossing and turning. He was worried every day when he would be exposed by me, and he was racking his brains every day to figure out how to cover my mouth. After such a painful few years, my heart must have already reached the verge of being unbearable, so before killing him, I will make him a martial arts scum, worse than a lost dog, and I will let him run away, hide, and then He was found by me, and died in my hands crying bitterly and begging for mercy."

"Just like how he killed Sister Dong and my parents back then."

The candlelight was dim, floating like will-o'-the-wisps, and the dreamless face glowed with an icy blue glow amidst the changing light and shadow.Fu Xiang has seen her current appearance many times, but at this moment she still feels shuddering.

Fu Xiang said in a complicated mood: "But we have no other allies. Since you not only want to kill him, but also destroy everything he values, then this matter will never be easy."

"So in addition to letting you sit firmly as the landlord, I also need to meet someone," Meng Wugui said, "As long as this person is willing to cooperate with me, I can level that mountain and turn the beautiful scenery on that mountain into ruins. What is Liucang Mountain like today, that mountain should also be like.”

Fu Xiang was about to ask who else she wanted to see, but she heard Housekeeper Zhao knocking on the door suddenly and said, "Little... Sir, a young man came outside and said he wanted to see you."

"What young man?" Fu Xiang walked to the door without opening it.

Butler Zhao leaned towards the crack of the door, and said in a very light voice: "He claims to be a disciple of Fanxin Valley, and his name is Shen Wang. He told me to keep quiet and only tell you."

Fu Xiang frowned, turned his head and looked at Meng Wugui, and when Meng Wugui nodded, Fu Xiang responded, "Call him."

Butler Zhao hurried down the steps in the rain. Not long after, he heard a series of chaotic footsteps, and the two figures stopped at the door.

Fu Xiang ordered Housekeeper Zhao to retreat, and when he disappeared, Fu Xiang pushed the door open, looked at the young man and said, "Did Young Master Fan send you here?"

Shen Wang nodded, and after entering the door, he bowed to the two people in the room, looked at Meng Wugui and said, "I have seen Hall Master Meng, my Gu Master ordered me to come here because we have important matters to discuss."

Meng Wugui looked at him carefully, and said: "I remember you, I met you once a few years ago in the main altar of the Ziwei Sect."

"Master Meng has a good memory," Shen Wang nodded, and took out a jade pendant with dragon patterns from his sleeve, "My valley owner said that you can know who my valley owner is once you see this object, he asked me to tell You, please tell him the real culprit who killed Master Uncle Shen, when you leave, Brahma Heart Valley will accompany you to help you."

The jade pendant was made of purple jade, the whole body was engraved with lifelike dragon patterns, the material was crystal clear without any flaws.As soon as Meng Wugui saw the shape of the jade pendant, a look of surprise appeared on his face instantly.

"This thing..." Meng Wugui snatched the jade pendant from Shen Wang's hand, looked at it over and over again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Dong is dead, but he is still alive, he has the face to come to the door Come!"

Shen Wang said: "I don't know the true identity of the adoptive father, so Hall Master Meng can't ask anything else from me, and I'm only here to spread the word, so Hall Master Meng please give me an answer so that I can return to my life. "

Meng Wugui sneered: "Since he wants you to come to me, he should know who I am. When did he know?"

Shen Wang said: "Sorry, I don't know much, so I can't give you an answer."

Meng Wugui showed hatred on his face, raised his hand and smashed the jade pendant, and said coldly: "Very good...he made a mistake, and naturally he has to pay the price. If Fanxingu really wants to help, you can let him come to see me in person .”

Shen Wang clasped his hands and said, "Ye-father cured Miss Yin of the poison and lost all his strength. Now he is recuperating in the valley, so he can't come out to see you for the time being."

"That's not my business, he has to come to see me in person!" Meng Wugui said coldly, "Otherwise he doesn't want to know who the murderer is, he also wants to avenge Sister Dong with his own hands, right? If he doesn't dare Come on, I will not give him this chance, and after I kill that person, I will kill him, and then I will kill Nangong Min, I will kill all of you who have harmed the Ruyi Gate, no one will feel better!"

Shen Wang showed embarrassment, but he still replied: "This...that's fine, I will bring your words to you."

Meng Wugui was short of breath, stared at the fragments on the ground for a while, and then asked: "Ye Zhilan was killed by him?"

Shen Wang nodded.

Meng Wugui snorted coldly: "It seems that he has been dating Yin Qiu for a long time?"

Shen Wang said, "Exactly."

Meng Wugui said: "Well, first let him come to see me as soon as possible, and then hide the matter between us, and don't tell Yin Qiu! If Yin Qiu finds out, Man Jiangxue will know too. If you start to scare the snake, my wishful thinking will come to nothing. If you dare to leak a little bit of news, I will tell Nangong Min the identity of your valley owner and the seriousness of your injury, and I will work with her to take over your Fanxin Valley. I understand. What!"

Her various reactions were anticipated by Young Master Fan long before he came, so Shen Wang acted very calmly, and said respectfully: "Master Meng, don't worry, this junior knows what to do."

"Then you can get out, go back and tell him that you have to be mentally prepared to meet me," Meng Wugui said sternly, after watching Shen Wang leave, he turned back and shouted, "Come out!"

Afu poked her head out from behind the curtain, not daring to stand in front of her.

Meng Wugui glanced at her and said: "In the next few days, you will stay in your senior sister's room, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, even the door. If you ignore my words, something will happen. There will be someone who wants to kill you, so don't blame me for not helping you when the time comes, if you don't want to die without a place to bury you, just wait for me obediently."

Afu looked panicked, nodded repeatedly, and stood behind the curtain without daring to say a word.

The three masters and apprentices were quiet for a while, Meng Wugui looked at Fu Xiang again and said, "Don't worry, the good show is about to start. With the support of Brahma Heart Valley, I am not afraid of anyone now. When the show ends , I will settle the accounts with you, you can think about how to avenge Fu Cen in advance, I am waiting for you at any time."

Fu Xiang's chest rose and fell, and it took him a while to respond, "Okay..."