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Chapter 197 The Gate of the Winds (1)
Yao Qing woke up, her body fluttered like a dead leaf, drifting in the wind, not knowing where to go.

"Where am I?" It was the first time in her life that she felt so powerless, the ringing in her ears made her brain ache.

After lying down with her eyes closed for a while, Yao Qing slowly opened her eyes.What came into view was a warm pavilion, the heating was smoky, the gauze curtains were drooping, through the layers of gauze, a little solitary lamp could be seen.

The jade hook on the side of the tent shattered, Yao Qing hurriedly closed her eyes, but felt two eyes fixed on her face, followed by the thick soup poured into her mouth, bitter but sweet, it was ginseng soup.As soon as the soup entered the abdomen, a wave of heat surged up in the dantian, circled around the body, and suddenly disappeared again.

The warm liquid dripped on the left cheek, dripped down the sideburns, and dripped onto the pillow. Yao Qing felt sore in her heart, "Did I make 'Sanshengguo' for him? For this idiot..."

The gauze curtain was hanging down, and suddenly someone came in and said softly, "Are you still awake?" It was Gu Zhen's voice.When the room was silent, Lu Jianchang sighed: "It's the third day..." Yao Qing thought: "Have you only been in a coma for three days? Master said that if you use the Sanshengguo essence and blood, once you use it, you will die. How are you still alive?"

I only heard Gu Zhen say again: "Mother Earth said, except for 'Kanglong Pill' to stimulate vitality, only high-quality ginseng can hang one's life. Although there are ginseng on the island, it is of the highest grade. I have asked someone to go to Middle Earth to find thousand-year-old ginseng. It will arrive tomorrow soon." Lu Jian was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "Is the thousand-year-old ginseng useful?" Gu Zhen said: "It's always good to try." Having said this, the two of them remained silent, and the air was filled with A subtle meaning, the soft gauze moved slightly, the shadow of the candle turned red, and the window sash was opened a line, pouring in moist water vapor.

Gu Zhen suddenly said again: "Brother, are you really not going?" Lu Jian said: "Ah Qing looks like this, I'm not going anywhere!" After hearing this, Yao Qing's eyes and nose were slightly trembling, she wanted to cry, but she couldn't even cry His strength is gone.

Gu Zhen sighed: "This time, the gambling fight is related to the luck of the world. It is called a battle of wits. At a critical moment, you still have to rely on martial arts. In the world, only you can resist the old man. If you don't go, you will lose a lot of chances of winning."

Lu Jian sighed, and said, "Gu Zhen, you think highly of me. If I can resist him, why did Ah Qing become like this? She gave up her life for me, so why don't I stay with her for a few days?" Gu Zhen Zhenyou didn't give up, and said: "Your love for Miss Yao is a lesson from day to day. This gambling fight is also different. You also know what the old man thinks. Once he wins, I don't know how many people will die in this world..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Jian suddenly said: "Gu Zhen, keep your voice down, don't startle Ah Qing." Gu Zhen was silent for a while, smiled wryly, and sighed: "Brother, it's my fault for bothering you." The door creaked, and the sound of footsteps went far away.

When it was quiet in the Nuan Pavilion, suddenly there was a sound in the air. It seemed that Lu Jian was beating his chest.

Yao Qing stared at the roof of the tent, lost her mind for a while, and hummed softly.The sound of the wind moved slightly, Lu Jian raised the curtain and shouted: "Ah Qing, you...are you awake?" Seeing his expression of joy and fear, Yao Qing felt bitter and inexplicable, but she smiled and said, "I'm hungry. " Lu Jian saw that she was conscious and her conversation was smooth, so she said ecstatically, "Okay, I'll find something to eat for you." Yao Qing said, "I want to drink chicken soup."

Lu Jian smiled and said, "I'll ask the kitchen to do it." Yao Qing shook her head and said, "You make it for me yourself, I won't drink the one made by someone else!" The boy will also try bravely.Without saying a word, he turned and left.Yao Qing stopped him and said, "I don't want to see outsiders, so don't let people in." Lu Jian looked distressed, thinking that her life would be immortal, and she would have no reason to refuse any requests she made, so she nodded, He walked out the door silently.

Yao Qing waited for him to walk away, tried her best to support herself, and walked to the dressing table with the help of the bed and chair.The bright mirror is as bright as the bright moon, reflecting soft candlelight. The face of the person in the mirror is like an actor on stage, covered with thick white powder, pale and desolate, not like the color of the world.

Yao Qing took rouge, wiped it on her face, and stained her lips with lipstick. When she looked again, the person in the mirror was a little less forlorn, but a little more treacherous and monstrous.Yao Qing stared at the person in the mirror in a daze, and suddenly wiped off her lipstick and rouge again, picked up a gold hairpin, and pressed it to her throat, the tip of the hairpin sank into her skin, feeling cold and stinging.Suddenly, she thought to herself again: "This blood splattered five steps, the death must be ugly!" After thinking for a while, she dipped in rouge and gouache, and wrote on the table: "Lu Jian, I'm going, you have to live well... "Writing here, there are thousands of words in my heart. Thinking about it carefully, it is enough to fill this warm pavilion.

Yao Qing never thought that she would talk so much nonsense about that fool.As big as meritorious deeds, as small as one meal and one meal, there are all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, and the warmth and coldness of human relationships. I wish I could put them all into writing.

Her eyes were blurred, but she told herself: "Don't cry, once you cry, you won't want to die." Thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and leaned against the wall to get out.Luckily, there was no one outside the door, so she walked forward slowly, holding on to the powder wall of the corridor.The garden was surprisingly quiet, with the fragrance of flowers wafting coldly, mixed with the sound of sea waves.Yao Qing shivered, listened for a while, and walked towards the sound of the waves.

A small red lacquer door came out, and the bluestone steps led directly to the sea.Yao Qing rested while walking, walked more than 300 steps, and finally came to the steps.Her body seemed to be an empty shell, and the sea breeze was blowing towards her face, as if to blow her away.Her body was getting colder and her legs were getting weaker, so she moved to the side of the road and sat down against a rock.The stones are icy cold, sucking away the only heat bit by bit.

"Is it okay to throw yourself into the sea?" Yao Qing wanted to stand up, but she had no strength, and her heart was filled with desolation. I don’t need to worry about anyone, I am Yao Qing’s heroine, don’t drag your feet, I can’t help Lu Jian, and I won’t be his burden..." She raised her head and looked at the sea, which was dark and calm, like a friendless bird The giant eyes look at the stars in the sky.

"When my mother was alive, she said that once a star blinks, one person dies. I don't know where my star is now?" Yao Qing was thinking foolishly. Her mother's smiling face was in front of her eyes. The void in front of my eyes, the path of life and death, seems to be unobstructed, as long as I jump lightly, I can go there.

The sea breeze was gentle, and there was a whisper, a man and a woman, the man was Gu Zhen, the woman's voice was delicate but not charming, it was Shi Miaomiao.The two chatted for a while, Shi Miaomiao paused, and suddenly said: "When... are you leaving?" Gu Zhen said: "I can't tell, firstly, I haven't figured out the mystery in the picture, and secondly, Lu Jianyue is not sure. Willing to go, if he doesn’t, the chances of winning are not great.” Shi Miaomiao said: “Don’t Miss Ning, Marquis Feng, Emperor Lei, and Miss Xianbi also go?” Gu Zhen said: “They each have their own strengths, but they still have their own strengths. It's not Wangui Zang's Yapi."

Yao Qing knew very little about the gambling and fighting, she just guessed something vaguely, and was about to listen attentively, when a long cry suddenly sounded from the direction of the Nuan Pavilion: "Ah Qing..." The cry continued, and a figure walked along the stone path Like flying down, she shouted anxiously, "Ah Qing, where are you?"

Yao Qing hid behind the stone, but Gu Zhen and Shi Miaomiao stepped forward. Gu Zhen asked, "Brother, what's the matter?" Lu Jian asked anxiously, "You...have you seen Ah Qing?" Aren't you in the Nuan Pavilion?" Lu Jian stumbled and said, "She wants to drink the chicken soup I made by myself. I went to the kitchen to kill the chicken and stew it. I was worried, so I turned back. Who knew that there was no one in the Nuan Pavilion, and the table was written with rouge , What did you say she went, let me live well."

Gu Zhen murmured, and suddenly said: "Don't worry, she is weak, she won't go far, the island is surrounded by ocean, there is nowhere to go, so it must be near here. Miao Miao, you and I will search nearby, Lu Gradually, you call Ghost Nose to come over, smelling the scent to recognize beauties is his specialty." Yao Qing heard smoke from her orifices, and cursed secretly in her heart: "Smelly fox, you have a lot of eyes, and you come to make trouble at every juncture." She was determined. , Once decided, never change, hold your breath, get on all fours, and crawl towards the sea.

The sound of the waves was getting closer and closer, but Yao Qing felt dizzy and her heart was beating like thunder. Although it was only a few feet away, it seemed that she was out of reach. "Is it so difficult to die?" She was anxious, her eyes turned black, and she fainted suddenly.

Suddenly hearing someone calling, Yao Qing opened her eyes in bewilderment, only to see Lu Jian hugging her with tears on her face.Yao Qing was angry, she stretched out her hand and shouted, "Get out!" Lu Jian stood up in a daze, with a dazed look on his face.

Yao Qing said shyly, "Who wants you to care about me?" Lu Jian said in confusion, "Ah Qing, I don't quite understand what you are talking about." Yao Qing scolded, "You are a coward, you don't understand anything. " Lu Jian said strangely: "Why am I such a coward?"

Yao Qing said: "Gu Zhen made a bet with Wan Guizang, didn't he?" Lu Jian said: "Yes! They agreed that whoever finds Qianlong will win!"

Yao Qing was startled, and blurted out: "Wan Guizang also knows the secret language of Batu?" Lu Jian sighed, "He threatened the lives of the disciples from the East Island, so Gu Zhen had to give it to him!" Yao Qing was silent. After a while, he suddenly said: "Lu Jian, you must go to this matter!" Lu Jian was stunned, shook his head and said, "I won't go, I will stay here with you!"

"Idiot!" Yao Qing was about to cry with anger, "How much suffering and suffering have I suffered for the sake of the unity of the eight pictures, how can I let Wan Guizang take advantage of it? Even if you don't have peerless martial arts, you have to first If you find Qianlong in one step, you can't lose to Wanguizang!"

Lu Jianzheng felt hesitant, when suddenly he heard someone sigh, Yao Qing trembled in response, and looked around, only to see Wen Dai standing quietly behind her.Yao Qing threw herself into her arms, crying loudly, and said while crying: "Master, I would rather die than be a burden to him, you let me die, I die, it's over once and for all..." Lu When Jian heard this, a gust of sour air rushed into his eyes and nose, fluttered on the reef, and burst into tears.

Seeing him crying, Yao Qing was stunned for a moment, she inadvertently suppressed her tears, and wanted to go forward to comfort him, but she couldn't speak because of face.Wen Dai smiled wryly and said, "Lu Jian, don't be sad, what Yao Qing said is also reasonable, you should go to Qianlong, betting on the outcome of a fight is just one of them, the most important thing is that above Qianlong, maybe there is someone hidden Find a way to cure Ah Qing."

Lu Jianteng jumped up, wiped away tears, and shouted: "Earth Mother, what are you talking about?" Wen Dai smiled and said: "I said, there may be a cure for Ah Qing hidden above Qianlong! "Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, and shouted: "Really?"

Wen Dai nodded and said, "Dibu's medical skills were passed down by the ancestor of Siqin. The medical skills of the ancestor of Siqin came from a female doctor 300 years ago." Lu Jianmeng could think of the story of Monk Yu and blurted out Out: "You mean the goddess doctor who discovered the hidden vein!"

"That's Patriarch Hua Xiaoshuang." Wen Dai smiled slightly, "She is also the wife of Patriarch Liang Xiao of 'West Kunlun'. In terms of seniority, she should be the grandmother of Patriarch Siqin. I have read the notes of Patriarch Siqin, and it says He is quite talented in mathematics and martial arts, he is not specialized in medicine, and he has not learned all the skills of Master Hua. In addition to various reasons, when he came to China, he only took the map of his beloved mathematics institution with him. , but took two of the medical books, but did not take them all away. Before his death, Patriarch Siqin changed his mind and burned many books, and the only two medical books were also destroyed in the fire. Tianji Palace is well versed in the preservation of classics, and all the medical books written have copies, Patriarch Siqin did not say where the copies are, but according to common sense, the copies should be above Qianlong."

Lu Jian suppressed his heartbeat, and said in a trembling voice: "So, as long as you find Qianlong, you can find Master Hua's medical book?" Wen Dai said, "Yes, my medical skills are limited, and I can't save Qing'er. A hundred times better than me, there must be a powerful means of bringing the dead back to life, if we can find her medical book, maybe we can find the way to heal Qing'er."

Lu Jian pondered undecided, and suddenly heard Gu Zhen's laughter. Looking back, Shi Miaomiao and Gu Zhen walked side by side, and the latter smiled and said, "Mother Earth, why didn't you tell me earlier, I wasted countless words. This flower Patriarch, regardless of medical ethics and character, is a strange person who has illuminated the ages." Lu Jian couldn't help asking: "Gu Zhen, do you know Patriarch Hua?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "On genealogy, Patriarch Hua and my Gu family The ancestors are closely related. Her disciple, surnamed Zhao, was originally a Miao descendant of the Song Dynasty. Later, he married the only daughter of the island king Shi Haiyu. Dependent origin has a lot to do with Patriarch Hua."

This is the first time Wen Dai has heard of these origins. Thinking that the East Island and the West City have the same origin, she shook her head and sighed slightly.

Lu Jian pondered for a while, then raised his head suddenly and said, "Gu Zhen, I've made up my mind. I'm going to take Ah Qing to find Qianlong with you." A strong enemy is blocking the way, big brother, forgive me for saying that Yao Damei may have died halfway, and she will never be able to reach Qianlong's place!"

Lu Jian nodded and said, "I understand, but if there is a chance, I won't give up!" Speaking of this, he suddenly felt a cold little hand reach out and gently grab his right hand. Lu Jian looked back and saw that it was Yao Qing, the two looked at each other, Yao Qing smiled slightly, and said: "That's true! The combination of eight pictures was created because of me, it can't be abandoned halfway, at worst, it will die on the way, and it will be buried with a handful of loess."

Gu Zhen only thought it was funny, and thought that this woman is also a strange person, at the critical moment of life and death, regardless of her own safety, she still thought about "combining the eight pictures into one".Shi Miaomiao was moved by the two of them, and couldn't help wiping away tears with her sleeves.

Seeing the sadness in the atmosphere, Gu Zhen clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Brother, Mother Earth, and Miss Yao, I have been studying the secret language of the Batu for the past few days, and I want to share with everyone. Since everyone is here, Why don't you come to my room?"

Everyone nodded, and when they arrived at Gu Zhen's room, Zuo Feiqing, Yu Zhao, Ning Ning, and Xian Bi had all arrived first and were talking in the room.When Ning Ning saw Yao Qing, she looked rather embarrassed, neither leaving nor staying.Zuo Feiqing suffered serious internal injuries and looked haggard.Yu Zhao had just recovered from his leg injury, and his enthusiasm remained undiminished. He sat at the table and drank a big glass of wine. When he saw Gu Zhen, he smiled and said, "I don't drink this stuffy wine quickly. You came just in time. Let me have ten glasses with my brother first!" Xian Bi Give him a slap and complain: "It's important business, what are you messing about?" Yu Zhao slapped his neck: "Drinking is also a business!"

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Brother Yu, don't worry, let's talk about the business first, and you and I will drink all night!" Yu Zhao raised his eyebrows with joy, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay!"

Gu Zhen took out a pen and paper, and while writing, he said, "Everyone knows the five clues. I think that if we want to solve the problem, we should start with the first "guiming". There are three explanations: one is the inscription entrusted by the stone tortoise. There are countless such inscriptions in the world, ranging from the ancient tombs of the imperial city to the side of the small Ziqu middle road. The relevant inscriptions are more like looking for a needle in a haystack, and there is no way to get started..." At this point, there was a pause, and Xianbi couldn't help asking: "What about the third explanation?"

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "The third point, I thought in my heart that this tortoise refers to this place." Everyone was shocked, and they all asked: "Is Lingao Island?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Everyone may be thinking , Qianlong was taken from the East Island by West Kunlun, and Mr. Siqin has a deep hatred with the East Island. How could he leave the clues on Lingao Island. But he is a smart person, and the puzzles he set will never It is a stupid and dead question that consumes manpower, and it must be an unexpected clever question. Dongdao is the least likely place to hide clues, but if it is hidden here, it is the most ingenious!"

Yao Qing asked abruptly, "Are there any inscriptions on the island?" Gu Zhen said, "There are not many inscriptions on the island, only more than 20, and there are only six inscriptions that are older than Patriarch Siqin." Xianbi pondered: " So, the clues are in these six inscriptions?" Gu Zhen said: "I thought about this yesterday, and I looked at it carefully, but I didn't notice anything unusual, so I'll invite you all to go together until dawn. Maybe we can find clues." Everyone was excited and agreed not to mention it.

At dawn the next day, everyone gathered and went to the inscriptions scattered on the island together. Gu Zhen deliberately brought Xue Er to listen to whether there might be interlayers in the inscriptions.Stopping and stopping, I came to a stream of water, with snow waves splashing and clouds enveloping. There is a small peak on both sides of the stream, green and lovely, as if melting into the long blue sky.

(End of this chapter)