A raincoat wind and snow to the small garden

Chapter 33: Liangzhou Ghost Soldiers (Part )

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Along the way, Xiang Xiaoyuan was thinking about how she could get the chance to go to Liangzhou from Xie Yunxue.

Before she could figure it out, she suddenly heard a woman's voice coming from a distance.

"Are you Huaiyu's new wife?"

What, what young wife? Xiang Xiaoyuan looked up in surprise.

Huai Yu got there first and coldly stopped Duan Xue from making any inappropriate advances: "This is the little sister that Master Chu just adopted. She works as a coroner at the Xuanqi Division and is an official appointed by the imperial court. Master's wife, please don't offend her too much."

When Huai Yu got angry, he didn't even show any respect to his own swordsmanship master.

Duan Xue was choked and speechless, and looked at the eldest disciple angrily.

"I was just joking. Why are you so fierce, brat? Besides, you usually keep to yourself. It's rare for you to bring a little girl to meet Master's wife, and you don't allow me to guess? Besides..."

Duan Xue looked at him with a smile again, "It's rare to see you protecting someone so much, is she really not your little wife?"

As soon as Duan Xue finished speaking, Huai Yu had already slapped his palm towards the Mingyue Sword on Dieqi's belt.

Suddenly, a bright silver light flashed among the broken snow in early spring, the sword hum was as sharp as a dragon's roar, and countless sword lights were woven in the air.

It turned out that Huai Yu drew his sword from its sheath and attacked Duan Xue with the force that could pierce through the clouds and split rocks.

If the disciple suddenly draws his sword, the master will not be angry.

The older lady was still smiling. She took two quick steps forward, broke off a bamboo branch with her bare hands, and used her internal force to blast away the snow on the bamboo leaves, blinding Huai Yu's eyes.

Taking advantage of the gap between Huai Yu and the snow, Duan Xue moved forward. The soft bamboo branch in her hand was as nimble as a whip, but with a clever twist of her wrist, she wrapped around Huai Yu's fierce Moon Sword like a vine.

This move of using softness to overcome hardness effectively neutralized Huai Yu's fierce evil spirit. His silver sword was stuck in his master's wife's hand and he couldn't easily break free.

But Huai Yu never knew what it meant to admit defeat. He deliberately loosened the hilt of his sword, allowing the weight of the Mingyue Sword to press down the bamboo branch. Seeing that Duan Xue's weapon was about to fall to the ground, she quickly let go of the sword.

But at this moment, Huai Yu suddenly flipped two steps in the air, kicked the Mingyue Sword with the tip of his black boots, and the long blade flipped into the air again, reflecting the white light of snow.

Huai Yu held the sword steadily and stabbed it at Duan Xue's heart with lightning speed.

There was a loud shattering sound.

The sword blade cut through the snow and fog.

Duan Xue was not careful for a moment and actually exposed her weakness in front of others.

Just as Duan Xue was about to be hit, an iron pot suddenly appeared between the two of them.

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang.

Blocked Huaiyu's surprise attack.

Huai Yu quickly put away his sword, and Duan Xue took the opportunity to step back. The two of them kept some distance between them, and snow fell heavily.

Behind the iron pot, Chu Daofu's old face appeared.

He put his arm around Xiang Xiaoyuan's shoulders and led his most well-behaved apprentice to the dining room. While doing so, he glared at the two men who had been competing with each other: "Can't you just have a good meal for one day? You fight every day when you meet. Those who know you two would say you're master and apprentice, while those who don't would think you're just enemies!"

Huai Yu obediently put away his sword and stopped getting angry with his master's wife.

Instead, Duan Xue said with a smile, "Boy, I haven't seen you for a few months, and your swordsmanship has improved a bit! Not bad, not bad. Practice more, and I'll teach you the long-lost Feixue Palace sword techniques."

Duan Xue spoke without restraint, fearing that people would not know that she was Madam Duan Xue from Feixue Palace. Fortunately, Huai Yu kept her mouth shut, which allowed her to conceal her whereabouts and prevent her enemies from finding her.

Huai Yu treated her coldly, and there was no joy on his face when he heard that she wanted to teach him the secret technique.

When Duan Xue saw this, she cursed inwardly. What a lovely young man he was when he was young. Even after suffering the hardships of sword training, he would still respectfully call her "Master's Wife". Sometimes when she handed fruit to Huai Yu, he would only eat a few bites due to the pressure from his master.

It was unknown when Huai Yu started wearing a human skin mask and no longer revealed his true face. His temperament became more and more rebellious. Not only did he speak coldly, he also did not allow her, his master's wife, to joke with him.

However, even if the eldest disciple is not cute, at least there is still the little disciple!

Duan Xue looked at Xiang Xiaoyuan with a loving face. She reached out and rubbed the little girl's soft cheek, sighing that it felt so good.

Duan Xue asked, "Is there anyone in our garden who you like?"

Xiang Xiaoyuan was surprised that her master's wife knew her name so early. Then why did she deliberately anger Senior Brother Huaiyu just now?

Xiang Xiaoyuan understood. Well, Master's Wife was deliberately trying to harass Huaiyu. No wonder Senior Brother was unhappy!

Xiang Xiaoyuan shook her head obediently: "No, Master's wife." She was sweet-mouthed and her voice was crisp when she called her elders.

Duan Xue's heart softened when she looked at the lovely little girl Yuxue.

She bent down and kissed Xiang Xiaoyuan's face, then took the little girl into the dining room. As they walked, she continued, "It's best if there's nothing. Master's wife will find you the most handsome and powerful husband in the capital. Anyway, our Huaiyu wouldn't mind at all, right?"

Huaiyu glanced at her sideways: "What does it have to do with me?"

Duan Xue raised her eyebrows: "Some people should not regret it later!"

Huaiyu no longer paid any attention to his master's wife.

Today's meal was a great pleasure for both host and guest. When Xiang Xiaoyuan was about to leave at night, he remembered something and asked Duan Xue, "Master's Wife, I also want to learn swordsmanship. Can you teach me?"

Duan Xue pinched the little girl's face and said, "Of course."

She suddenly thought of something and winked at Huaiyu: "But your senior brother Huaiyu has inherited all my true teachings. If you want to learn anything, just let him teach you."

Huaiyu commented sharply: "It's obviously you who are lazy..."

Duan Xue: "You are so treasonous, will you really not be punished by heaven?"

Huaiyu shut up.

Chu Daofu stepped in to smooth things over: "Well, we're all family anyway, so let Huaiyu teach! What's wrong with taking care of Junior Sister?"

Xiang Xiaoyuan nodded sincerely: "That's right!"

Huai Yu was too lazy to pay attention to them and tacitly agreed to this matter.

The two parted ways at night. Xiang Xiaoyuan just entered the school, then turned around and sneaked out.

Huaiyu grabbed her by the back of her neck and said, "Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Xiang Xiaoyuan said, "The Crown Prince hasn't been staying in the palace lately, so I wanted to show him my loyalty."

Huai Yu: “…”

Seeing that he couldn't stop Xiang Xiaoyuan, he sighed, groped for a small path in the dark, went ahead of Xiang Xiaoyuan, and went back to the mansion in the inner square.

When Xiang Xiaoyuan came to see Xie Yunxue late at night, he had just changed into plain clothes.

Xie Yunxue was tired after a whole day and had a restless night. He had to be fully alert to deal with his enemy Xiang Xiaoyuan, so he was in a very bad mood.

But Xiang Xiaoyuan was so stupid that she couldn't even notice that Xie Yunxue's face was gloomy. She just thought that the lighting in the room was bad... After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a gentle temperament, so how could he easily lose his temper with her?
Xiang Xiaoyuan bowed to Xie Yunxue and said, "I'm sorry to bother Your Highness so late at night."

Xie Yunxue sneered: "If you know you're disturbing me, you shouldn't have come here."

Xiang Xiaoyuan said innocently, "But I am worried about Your Highness and can't sleep at night, so I can only come to see how Your Highness is doing."

Xie Yunxue: "I'm fine, I don't need you to look after me, go back."

Two of the Crown Prince's three sentences were orders to expel him. Xiang Xiaoyuan was choked and could only speak directly: "Well, actually, I came to see Your Highness for a personal matter. I want to go to Liangzhou with Your Highness to fight the enemy. Otherwise, the patriotic fire in my heart will not be extinguished, and I will have trouble sleeping and eating all day."

"It's hard for you to be so loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but you still have the Zheng family murder case to investigate. How can you find time to go to Liangzhou?"

Xiang Xiaoyuan was surprised to hear Xie Yunxue's words soften. She lied with her eyes wide open, saying, "That case is too difficult. I can't solve it. I have handed it over to Master Chu."

Xie Yunxue was speechless: "Are you slacking off?"

Xiang Xiaoyuan touched the tip of his nose and smiled shyly: "Not really, it's mainly because Your Highness is going to Liangzhou, and I don't know how long he will be away from the capital... I really..."

Xie Yunxue frowned, and suddenly an epiphany struck him, as he understood why Xiang Xiaoyuan insisted on going to Liangzhou with him.

She was deeply in love with him, and a day without seeing him felt like a long time...

Xie Yunxue didn't know what to say to her.

He hesitated for a long time, but still politely rejected her strong love.

"Xiang Xiaoyuan, as an official in the court, you must not act on your emotions or be entangled by them."

Liking him will lead to nothing.

Xiang Xiaoyuan: "Ah?"

Seeing that she was pretending to be stupid, Xie Yunxue said nothing more.

Forget it, it’s just that the girl has a strong sense of self-esteem, so he shouldn’t expose it.

(End of this chapter)