I hang up and lie flat in the world of martial arts

Chapter 118 Betrayal
When his eyes fell on the face of the person on the ground, the words "Zhao Lingyue" couldn't help blurting out.

It was Zhao Lingyue who was right.

Qi Xuan looked at the familiar and beautiful face, and made sure that he did not admit the wrong person.

"Stop pretending." Qi Xuan said flatly.

Zhao Lingyue, who was like a Sleeping Beauty, didn't respond at all.

"Still pretending?" Qi Xuan squatted down directly, then stretched out his hand... tore off the clothes on her body, and half of her fragrant shoulders appeared in front of her eyes.

Just as Qi Xuan's hand was gradually swipe down, a pale hand rested on Qi Xuan's straight forearm.

……

In the room, the two looked at each other silently.

Zhao Lingyue was the first to speak: "My internal organs have been severely damaged, and I can't breathe in or out. How did you know that I was pretending to be unconscious?"

The beautiful woman in front of me is a different person than what I saw a few days ago.

Her head was full of white silk and snow, her small face was pale, and there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

After only a few days of seeing each other, Zhao Lingyue seemed to have aged 20 years.

But it's still hard to hide its breathtaking beauty.

Qi Xuan moved his eyes away from her frosty white hair, and then said in a deep voice: "If someone is really injured as you said, then he must be deficient in both qi and blood, not like you, with body still intact. Vibrant."

"It's just that your hair..."

Gray hair and aging face are signs of loss of vitality for martial arts practitioners.

With Zhao Lingyue's martial arts skills, she has maintained her appearance, and there is no problem at the age of 67.

But at this moment... Qi Xuan didn't see any signs of camouflage in Zhao Lingyue's hair color and aging on her face.

But... Judging from the aura on her body, she is indeed full of vitality, and she should look like a dragon and a tiger.

Zhao Lingyue frowned and pondered for a moment, then seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "I actually forgot that you are a disciple of Shangqing Temple, no wonder, no wonder..."

Qi Xuan, who had already practiced Taihe Kungfu to the level of transformation, could see the exuberant vitality in Zhao Lingyue at a glance, which could not be changed no matter how she pretended.

But it was precisely because of this that Qi Xuan was even more puzzled.

The so-called vitality can be regarded as the external manifestation of vitality, and it is also the "vital energy" in what people often say is "vital energy".

Zhao Lingyue's vitality is so strong, but her face and hair show signs of aging.

This is really unbelievable.

As if aware of Qi Xuan's doubts, Zhao Lingyue suddenly smiled and said: "My internal organs are indeed seriously injured, and my hair is not dyed white by myself."

He gently held the ends of the snow-white hair that fell to his shoulders, and continued: "Although this injury was not caused by others, someone did attack me tonight."

Qi Xuan noticed what Zhao Lingyue said, "The injury was not caused by others".

Since it is not caused by others, it is only yourself!
Who would hurt himself so badly?

and so……

Qi Xuan immediately asked in a deep voice: "Has something gone wrong in martial arts?"

Regarding Qi Xuan's guess, Zhao Lingyue nodded first, and then shook her head: "It's a problem with the Zhao family's martial arts. Every once in a while, it will hurt your internal organs, and it will take a few days of recuperation to recover."

It turned out to be the case.

Qi Xuan was not surprised to hear that it wasn't the madness he had guessed.

There are as many martial arts in the rivers and lakes as crucian carp crossing the river, and there are many martial arts with various side effects.

And most of these martial arts with side effects are more powerful.

It's like needing the sunflower book from the palace,

Every 30 years, he needs to be rejuvenated in all directions.

Zhao Lingyue is less than 20 years old, but already has a top level of cultivation, if it is said that the martial arts practiced is not flawed, it is doubtful.

You shouldn't have cheats like yourself.

However, Qi Xuan still asked with a puzzled expression: "It's Chinese New Year today, everyone from the Zhao family is here, who is so bold as to dare to attack you in Qianhu Villa."

Although Qianhu Villa is not considered a martial arts giant.

But that is also a well-known first-class force in Jianghu.

At such a critical moment of life, Zhao Lingyue wouldn't even have a law protector, right?

And the old owner Zhao Luo is also there.

So Qi Xuan asked again: "At this time, won't the old owner protect the law for you?"

Zhao Lingyue smiled when she heard the words: "I sent grandfather away on purpose today."

"Leading the snake out of the hole?" Qi Xuan immediately frowned and said, "You already knew that someone secretly wanted to plot against you?"

He took the initiative to push the old owner away, making it clear that he wanted to lure the snake out of the hole.

This shows that Zhao Lingyue had early warning.

But why come to Qi Mansion in a mess now.

Judging from her expression, it doesn't look like someone has succeeded.

As if seeing the doubt in Qi Xuan's eyes, Zhao Lingyue smiled sweetly: "Don't think too much, I was planning to go to Jinhua's place, but suddenly thought that she will be reunited with her mother today, so it's not easy to bother her."

"So after thinking about it, you are the only one who can let me live comfortably for two days."

As he said that, his eyes had swept to the soft bag in the room, and then he found that Qi Xuan was staring at her, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Why, you don't want to take in your future wife?"

Qi Xuan frowned when he heard the words: "Why don't you go back to Qianhu Villa?"

"I've never been at Qianhu Mountain Villa on the first day of the new year." Zhao Lingyue's tone was a bit cold.

Then seeing Qi Xuan frown, her original serious face instantly melted away, and she said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know your character, and I won't cause you any trouble."

"Don't you think it's already causing me trouble?" Qi Xuan couldn't help sighing.

"So..." Zhao Lingyue suddenly took out something from her pocket, put it on the table, and then said with a smile, "I specially prepared a gift for you in advance."

After all, he opened the plain wooden box.

Qi Xuan saw a dagger lying inside, the blade and handle were both pitch black and integrated into one.

Qi Xuan stretched out his hand to touch it, and as the hot feeling came from the palm of his hand, he couldn't help but focus his eyes slightly...

As if aware of the strangeness in Qi Xuan's eyes, Zhao Lingyue's smile became more intense: "This dagger is called 'Ni Lin', can it be worth the cost of my stay here for a few days?"

"I'll only keep you for three days!"

Qi Xuan snorted coldly, and then waved his hand, and the wooden box containing the dagger disappeared instantly on the table.

"Thank you, Mr. Qi!" Zhao Lingyue shouted at Qi Xuan's leaving back.

After Qi Xuan's figure completely disappeared into the night, the smile on her face gradually subsided, and then she said to herself with cold eyes:
"And a poor man!"

……

……

The next day, at noon.

The atmosphere of the New Year has not yet dissipated.

The faces of the servants who had already received the bounty were filled with eager smiles.

Half a year's salary!

The Qi Mansion's treatment is generous.

"The good days are yet to come!" The servant who followed Li from the capital said to the newcomer with a look on his face.

After Qi Xuan washed and dressed under Ziyun's service, he remembered that a person lived in his yard last night.

It happened that Qingqing walked in with a hot meal, so he asked, "Qingqing, go and ask if there is any extra food in the kitchen?"

"If there is any, according to what I have here, I will send it in a food box."

Doubt suddenly appeared on Qingqing's round face: "Son, is there not enough food?"

As she spoke, she looked down and saw that the amount was the same as usual.

Seeing this, Ziyun couldn't help sighing, and then said softly, "Since it's the son's order, just hurry up and ask."

"Oh." Upon hearing this, Qingqing quickly put the food on the table without caring about ordering it, and then ran out like a gust of wind.

"This child..." Ziyun looked at and shook her head, then arranged the dishes on the table, and handed the bowl and chopsticks to Qi Xuan's hands.

Qi Xuan took two casual bites, then turned his head to look at Ziyun who was making the mattress behind him, half of his face was blocked by the fluffy collar of the cotton coat, but his beauty was still hard to hide.

Qi Xuan thought for a while, then asked: "Ziyun, do you miss your family?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a trace of strangeness flash across Ziyun's originally calm face, and then quickly returned to calm.

"It's natural to think, but they are all in the capital." Ziyun replied softly.

Unlike Qingqing, who had a son at home, it was impossible for Ziyun's family to move to Ning'an Mansion with Qi Yan and his family.

Qi Xuan didn't say much after hearing the words, and continued to eat the first meal of the day.

"My lord, this box..." Ziyun who was making the mattress gave a light snort, then turned around and asked, holding an unpretentious wooden box in her hand.

It was the wooden box containing the Nilin dagger that Zhao Lingyue gave Qi Xuan yesterday.

Qi Xuan glanced at it, and said casually, "Let's put it together with the wooden box I gave you earlier."

Ziyun let out a "hmm", then came to a cabinet, opened it, and there was a boxy wooden box in the cabinet.

Recalling the somewhat intriguing mask in the square wooden box, Ziyun became a little more careful, turned her head and took a piece of thick cloth to cover the square wooden box, and then put the long wooden mask in her hand. Box stacked on top.

……

Whether Zhao Lingyue did it on purpose or on purpose, she happened to enter Qi Xuan's yard yesterday.

Besides Qi Xuan, only Ziyun and Qingqing can come and go there at will.

When Qi Xuan walked into the courtyard with the food box, he saw Zhao Lingyue standing in the courtyard.

Compared with last night's frosty white, half of Zhao Lingyue's hair has been dyed back to jet black.

As if sensing Qi Xuan's arrival, Zhao Lingyue slowly opened her eyes.

Qi Xuan raised the food box and responded to Zhao Lingyue's gaze.

……

It was the way Zhao Lingyue chewed and swallowed slowly in front of him, which reminded Qi Xuan that she was also a lady from a family.

"Just now?" Qi Xuan asked casually.

Zhao Lingyue's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and then she nodded.

"I see that when you are practicing, the place where your true qi touches is full of dead qi." Qi Xuan thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "If things go on like this, no matter how strong your vitality is, it will be exhausted."

Zhao Lingyue put down the bowls and chopsticks lightly, and then smiled: "It seems that your attainments in the Shangqing Observation of the Mind far exceeded my expectations."

"Taiqinggong...Shangqing Temple should not easily pass on your martial arts."

"Then you must have at least achieved great success in your Taihe Gong, or even a higher level."

"I remember that the Zhenmen martial arts of Qianhu Villa should be a sword technique." Qi Xuan did not directly respond to Zhao Lingyue's guess, but continued to ask.

"Xichen Wenxin Sword." Zhao Lingyue replied, "This set of swordsmanship was created by the ancestors of the Zhao family. Since then, it has become famous in the world as the unique skill of Qianhu Villa."

"However... this ancestor of the Zhao family is not actually the real ancestor of the Zhao family. If you want to count, he should be the eighth generation head of the Zhao family."

The ancestors of the Zhao family often mentioned by people all over the world usually refer to the first chief assistant of Dayong Taizong who assisted Taizong Taizong in founding the country.

And Qianhu Villa is famous all over the world, and it is also in the hands of this person.

But most people ignore that, long before Dayong founded the country, Qianhu Villa had been established.

Before the eighth-generation patriarch created the Xichen Wenxin Sword, the Zhao family should have another inheritance.

"As for what I am practicing now is the Kurong Kung Fu passed down from generation to generation by the Zhao family." Zhao Lingyue said frankly, "The progress of this kung fu is extremely fast. In terms of the speed of internal kung fu practice alone, it is not weaker than that of the seven sects. martial arts."

Qi Xuan nodded in agreement.

Zhao Lingyue has a top-notch cultivation base in her weaker years, and she has already surpassed Meng Yafeng who also practiced the three skills of the Qing Dynasty.

As for the other six sects, it has not been heard that there are top masters of this age.

"However...there is only one flaw in this exercise." Zhao Lingyue smiled, "That is, every once in a while, the person who practices it will lose a lot of energy, and his inner organs will be injured, and his appearance will be haggard, as if he is about to die. people."

"Last night, someone wanted to take this opportunity to attack me."

Qi Xuan asked, "Do you know who did it?"

Zhao Lingyue nodded.

"When are you going to start?"

"Some people just don't know the value of time." Zhao Lingyue smiled and shook her head, then the corners of her mouth slightly curled up: "When you were sleeping soundly in the morning with two beauties in your arms, a lot of things happened in Ning'an Mansion."

So fast?
Qi Xuan was a little surprised.

Before he could ask who it was, he heard Zhao Lingyue say: "I still remember that day in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, a man in Tsing Yi came back to me."

Qi Xuan nodded, it has not been a few days, of course he remembers.

"It was he who betrayed me and brought people into my residence." Zhao Lingyue still had a smile on her face, as if what she was talking about was a trivial matter.

Qi Xuan could tell that the smile on Zhao Lingyue's face was not a sneer,
He could even hear that there was no trace of anger in Zhao Lingyue's tone.

He couldn't help asking curiously, "Aren't you angry?"

"Why are you angry?" Zhao Lingyue smiled.

"He is your confidant, why did he betray you?"

"Why else, of course someone paid a higher price." Zhao Lingyue was still smiling like a flower.

Qi Xuan said in a deep voice: "There are not many people who can afford a higher price than Qianhu Villa."

"I couldn't figure it out at first, but then I figured it out."

Zhao Lingyue stretched out a slender finger: "First of all, Zhao Wuji is determined to inherit the position of Patriarch, so he may have betrayed me, not Qianhu Villa."

Secondly, Zhao Lingyue stretched out her second finger: "Secondly, there is one thing that I cannot give him."

"what?"

Zhao Lingyue smiled slightly, put her two fingers together, and then slowly pointed at herself.

"It's no wonder." Qi Xuan couldn't help laughing when he saw this, "Who can't be tempted by such a beauty."

"Everyone has the love of beauty." Zhao Lingyue also smiled lightly, "It's just a pity that for a moment of greed, I gave up my life for nothing."

"he died?"

"He played the most important part in this matter, but he was an insignificant little person, and he died naturally the fastest."

Qi Xuan frowned: "You didn't do it?"

"suicide."

"Leave a letter before he dies, hoping to spare his wife and children."

"Is it really suicide?"

Zhao Lingyue showed a rare expression of solemnity, and nodded: "It was suicide. When he brought someone into my residence and came out, he went all the way back to his residence in Qianhu Villa."

"The light in the room was on for a long time, and he sat by the window for a long time."

"Until...swinging a sword to commit suicide."

"When I went in, he was still breathing. When he saw me, his eyes widened, and the two eyeballs seemed to jump out. His mouth kept opening and closing, but only scarlet blood kept gushing out..."

Listening to Zhao Lingyue's narration, Qi Xuan seemed to smell the strong smell of blood at the scene.

He realized something, and then his pupils shrank slightly: "Before you came last night, you already dealt with everyone?"

"I said, it won't cause you any trouble." Zhao Lingyue had a sly smile on her lips.

Qi Xuan frowned slightly, then sternly shouted:
"Gao Jie!"

A figure appeared at the door, it was Gao Jie, one of the leaders of the hidden guards of the Qi family.

(End of this chapter)