broken branch

Chapter 3
When Duan Ling woke up the next day, the sky was already bright.

A man was lying beside him.The man with black hair spread out on the bed, propped his chin with his hands, looked at him with a smile, and called him, "A Ling."

Duan Ling saw that his eyes were like water, and there was a vague smile on the corner of his mouth, clearly not the person he thought in his heart. For a moment, he fell into an ice cave, and said, "Lu Xiuwen?"

Lu Xiuwen was spotted by him, so he stopped pretending to be his younger brother and pretended to be surprised: "Hey, why did Junior Brother recognize me again now?"

Duan Ling broke out in a cold sweat, only saying that he was having a nightmare.However, the sky outside was bright and bright, and the sun was shining brightly on him, so how could it be a dream?

He took a deep breath and asked after a while, "Last night...was it you?"

"Of course it's me." Lu Xiuwen stretched out his hands to fiddle with his hair, his voice was still hoarse, "Junior brother was very drunk last night, not only said a lot of nonsense, but also kept calling Xiuyan's name."

Duan Ling was startled and angry, he didn't even care about his teasing, he just wanted to get as far away from this person as possible.Seeing their coats thrown on the ground, he picked up one and put it on. For some reason, he mistakenly put on Lu Xiuwen's clothes.Like being bitten by a poisonous snake, he quickly peeled it off and threw it back on the ground, and stepped on it twice.

Seeing him like this, Lu Xiuwen couldn't help laughing out loud.

Duan Ling became more and more annoyed, put on his clothes in twos and twos, stared at him and said, "Lu Xiuwen! Why...why..."

He held back for a long time, but couldn't say a word.

Last night, although he got drunk and made an embarrassment and admitted the wrong person, but for some reason, Lu Xiuwen insisted on pretending to be Xiuyan to deceive him.

"What? Is Junior Brother going to settle accounts with me?" Lu Xiuwen said, "Don't forget, you were the one who got drunk last night."

As he spoke, he just smiled: "If I hadn't taken care of you for a whole night with good intentions, you might still be lying on the table now. If the younger brother doesn't come to thank me, why would you want to repay your kindness?"

His demeanor and tone of voice were no different from that of a rascal.

He has been lying on the bed without moving, the quilt on his body has been lifted a little, revealing most of his chest, his long black hair is scattered on his fair chest, the reflection of the black is blacker, and the white is whiter.

Duan Ling couldn't stand it anymore, turned his head and rushed out of the room. After walking a long way, he could still hear Lu Xiuwen's low laughter.

He got up late today and didn't see Lu Xiuyan, so he had to practice sword alone by the stream.No matter how upset he was on weekdays, he would calm down after practicing a set of sword skills, but today he couldn't calm down at all. As soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was full of Lu Xiuwen.

In fact, he should have felt that something was wrong, how could Xiuyan be like that?Only Lu Xiuwen's disaster can be like this...

Duan Ling recalled his moist eyes, and felt awkward again.

He collected himself, scolded himself for being obsessed with ghosts, washed his face with cold water, and when he practiced his sword again, he made a set of swordsmanship like the wind.If Lu Xiuwen was in front of his eyes, he would have already chopped him into ten or eight sections.

After practicing the sword, the gloom in Duan Ling's heart finally dissipated a little.

He also had no choice but to call Lu Xiuwen a rascal and raise his sword to kill him, right?Just seeing him again, the two of them would inevitably be embarrassed, Duan Ling thought about it, and the only way was to say goodbye to Lu Xiu immediately.Anyway, he continued to keep it, just to see Lu Xiuyan's family and He Meimei, why should he be tortured like this?

Duan Ling made up his mind, so he raised his sword and walked back into the house. Unexpectedly, at noon, Lu Xiuyan did not come back, and even Lu Xiuwen didn't come out to eat.

Duan Ling asked Mrs. Lu, and found out that Lu Xiuwen was ill.

"Brother developed a fever early in the morning, and his body was terribly hot. Husband went to the mountains to collect herbs."

Duan Ling was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Lu Xiuwen had only slept in a woodshed last time, and he had been ill for several days, let alone... so much trouble?Duan Ling just made an oath to never see Lu Xiuwen again, but when he heard that he was ill, he became depressed, walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, finally broke the oath, and pushed open the door of Lu Xiuwen's room.

As expected, Lu Xiuwen was still sleeping on the bed.The bed was so small, he only slept on half of it, still in the same position as in the morning, obviously he hadn't moved since Duan Ling left.Duan Ling remembered that although he was joking with him in the morning, he never got up, and he was already sick by then.

Duan Ling had mixed emotions in his heart, seeing that one arm was still outside, he walked over to tuck the corner of the quilt.

Lu Xiuwen didn't fall asleep this time, he opened his eyes to look at him, and said, "Are you still angry with me, Junior Brother?"

Duan Ling sneered and said, "I wish I could kill you with one sword."

"I'm afraid one sword is not enough, as long as the younger brother is happy, it doesn't matter if you stab more." Lu Xiuwen's tone softened, and said, "Junior brother, it's all my fault."

Such an arrogant person like him is willing to give in at this time, Duan Ling's anger suddenly eased a lot, but he went on to say: "Last night, Junior Brother was so drunk that he lay on the table and refused to get up. I really shouldn't be kind enough to take care of you." , I should let you sleep like this all night, and also taste the pain in your back."

Duan Ling was so angry that he backed away from the bed a little, staying as far away from him as possible, fearing that if he got too close, he would accidentally strangle him to death.

"Who said he didn't have a few days to live? And who is lying on the bed dying?"

Lu Xiuwen said bluntly: "It is precisely because of this that we should enjoy ourselves in time."

Duan Ling choked for a moment, unable to refute.

Lu Xiuwen was really very tired, after talking to him for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep quickly.

Lu Xiuyan went to the mountain to collect herbs, and Mrs. Lu wanted to take care of Chen'er, so Duan Ling was left with nothing to do, so he had to stay in the house.Lu Xiuwen didn't sleep well, even in his dream he frowned, Duan Ling fed him water twice, and changed the quilt for him, because he took care of him all the way, these things became more and more smooth.

When Lu Xiuyan came back from gathering the medicine, it was almost dark.

He personally decocted the medicine for Lu Xiuwen to take, and stayed by the bed for another night, until his eyes were red.

After two or three days of tossing like this, Lu Xiuwen's illness finally improved.He was a little more energetic, so he took his younger brother's hand and said, "Xiuyan, I have a few words to tell you."

Lu Xiuyan looked up at Duan Ling.

Duan Ling was quite sensible, and immediately avoided going out, not listening to what their brothers had to say.

The two locked themselves in the room for more than half an hour before Lu Xiuyan opened the door and came out, "A Ling, elder brother told you to come in."

As he spoke, he patted Duan Ling on the shoulder.

Duan Ling's heart skipped a beat, he always felt a little weird, but after walking in, the first thing Lu Xiuwen said was: "Junior brother, do something for me."

His tone was very natural, just like when he was in the Devil's Cult, he pointed a whip at Duan Ling and said with a smile: "Junior brother, do something for me."

Sometimes it was to catch poisonous snakes, sometimes it was to feed poisonous insects, and... Anyway, Duan Ling suffered a lot every time.From then on, Duan Ling knew that the better Lu Xiuwen's smile was, the more unlucky it would be for others.

But Duan Ling got used to it naturally, and still couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"

He wanted to bite off his tongue after asking.The world has changed with time, why should he listen to Lu Xiuwen's orders?One after another, it's endless.

Lu Xiuwen didn't know that he had so many thoughts, so he sat on the bedside and asked, "When will you leave here?"

"I should have left a long time ago. It wasn't because you were sick that you were afraid that Xiuyan would be too busy, so you stayed for a few more days."

"When you leave, give me a ride along the way."

Duan Ling was startled, and said, "I thought you would stay with Xiuyan."

"I originally planned to do this, but I only had a minor illness, and he became so nervous. If the poison flares up in the future, wouldn't he be dying in a hurry? To avoid worrying about Xiuyan, it's better to leave earlier."

"But you have no family or reason, where can you go alone?"

Lu Xiuwen didn't speak, just looked at Duan Ling with a smile.

Duan Ling suddenly felt his eyelids twitch.

"Isn't the junior brother's house very big? I don't think I care about eating with one more person."

Duan Ling was speechless, what is this called?Is it easy to ask God and send God away?
Lu Xiuwen saw enough of Duan Ling's embarrassed expression, and said, "I'm joking. Junior Brother just needs to send me out of the valley. I can rent a small yard in a nearby town and buy a servant to take care of me. I can live a little longer." moon."

As soon as Duan Ling heard it, he felt something was wrong: "How can Xiuyan be relieved?"

"I told Xiuyan that you would visit a famous doctor with me, and he would be relieved to have my junior brother around."

"You...you even lied to Xiuyan?"

Lu Xiuwen said meaningfully: "Well, Xiuyan is my younger brother, so I have to lie to him even more."

Duan Ling thought for a moment, thinking of the deep brotherhood between the two, it would be better to lie to Lu Xiuyan than to let Lu Xiuyan watch his brother get seriously ill day by day.

After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "I'll go and pack my luggage right now. We'll leave when your illness recovers."

"it is good."

I don't know how Lu Xiuwen persuaded his younger brother. In short, Lu Xiuyan believed his words so deeply that he even looked at Duan Ling with warmer eyes. He explained in detail how he took care of his brother. I can't wait to go out with them.

A few days later, Lu Xiuwen recovered from his illness, and Duan Ling carried him out of the valley as usual.

Because of this remote place, it took two days for the carriage to arrive at the nearest town.After staying in the inn, Lu Xiuwen waved his hand and told Duan Ling to rent a yard to buy a servant.

"Why is it me again?"

"I have no money, so I have to ask my junior brother to help me."

Duan Ling thought to himself: Do I even have to pay the money?
"Is junior brother unwilling? It doesn't matter, anyway, Xiuyan lives nearby, so I'll go back and find him..."

"Enough! I'll go."

Duan Ling went out with a dark face, walked around outside, and didn't come back until it was dark.

Lu Xiuwen had already had dinner, he held up his chopsticks and asked him, "Is everything done?"

"No."

Lu Xiuwen raised his eyebrows suspiciously.

Seeing that there were two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, Duan Ling also sat down to eat, and said, "I went to the post station and sent letters to some friends in the world, asking them to help me find out about the miracle doctor."

Lu Xiuwen paused the hand holding the chopsticks and looked up at him.

Duan Ling continued: "Let's rest in the inn for the next few days, and it won't be too late to go on the road when we have definite news."

"What is the meaning of this, Junior Brother?"

"Of course it is to find God to heal your illness. Although this matter is remote, it is better than waiting to die day by day." Duan Ling paused, and because he was afraid that Lu Xiuwen might misunderstand, he quickly added, "I am not doing this for you. It's because I agreed to Xiuyan, and I just didn't want to let him down."

"I understand that everything is for the purpose of cultivating words."

After Lu Xiuwen finished speaking, he lowered his head and concentrated on eating.He lowered his eyes so that people couldn't see the expression in his eyes clearly, only the corners of his mouth were bent upwards, as if he was smiling.

Duan Ling was upset for a while.

When he was in the Devil's Cult, the one he hated the most was of course the leader, and the next one was Lu Xiuwen, who often tortured him. Every night before going to sleep, he had to curse the two of them.Unexpectedly, after going around for ten years, he now wants to find a famous doctor to save Lu Xiuwen's life.

The more Duan Ling thought about it, the more he felt that it was unreasonable, so he had to explain to himself that he did this only to repay Lu Xiuyan's kindness.What Lu Xiuyan cared most about was this elder brother. If he could cure Lu Xiuwen's illness, it would be regarded as repayment for saving his life back then.

Thinking of this, he finally felt a lot more relaxed.

There has never been a shortage of legends in the arena.

Among them, there are even more rumors about miracle doctors. There are rumors that they can revive the dead and flesh and blood, but there are very few of them with real abilities.What's more, most of these high-ranking people have weird temperaments, how can ordinary people see them just by saying they see them?
The few friends Duan Ling contacted all came here from all over the world, and they are the most well-informed about the news on the rivers and lakes. Even so, there was no reply after waiting for more than half a month.

Lu Xiuwen didn't care about this, but Duan Ling waited impatiently, seeing that the end of the year was approaching, and after the year passed, half a year would be here.He even felt a little regretful, he would have taken Lu Xiuwen to find a miracle doctor if he had known earlier.Anyway, Lu Xiuyan lived in that valley, and he wouldn't disappear even if he went a year or so later, but Lu Xiuwen's life was getting worse day by day.

After waiting for another two or three days, someone finally sent a letter.Duan Ling was overjoyed after reading the letter.

A friend of his who has been traveling darts all year round found out that there is a hermit named Wei Wuyou, who is very skilled in medicine and is best at detoxification. Maybe he can cure Lu Xiuwen's disease.

Coincidentally, this Miracle Doctor Wei's residence is not far from the town where they settled down, so they can be there in a few days if they rush there quickly.

Duan Ling didn't dare to delay, so he packed his luggage that night and set off early the next morning.

Seeing him like this, Lu Xiuwen couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Even if there is a miracle doctor, they may not be willing to treat my illness, and even if they are willing to treat me, they may not be able to cure me well."

Duan Ling was in the right mood, and didn't take offense at him, he just said: "What is God's will, I will know in due time. I look at your face, and you don't look like a short-lived person."

"Junior brother can still read faces? Why don't you look at your own marriage line first?"

"Lu Xiuwen!"

The two talked and laughed, unknowingly they had already traveled for a day.Duan Ling was in a hurry, and accidentally missed Sutou, so he had to spend the night in the wilderness.

Fortunately, the carriage was quite spacious, so Duan Ling took a cloak and wrapped it around Lu Xiuwen's body, while he sat beside him and slept with his clothes on.

It was cold and windy at night.

Duan Ling was afraid that Lu Xiuwen would be frozen, so he hurriedly leaned against him, protecting him from the wind.

When I fell asleep until midnight, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance.

Duan Ling's hearing is very good, the masters who heard the footsteps are all martial arts, the first person's steps are messy, and there are several people behind him, who seem to be chasing him.

It didn't take long for this person to be overtaken, and then there was the sound of weapons clashing.

The clanging sound was very clear at night.

Lu Xiuwen didn't sleep soundly, he woke up with a start and asked, "Junior brother, what happened?"

"Maybe the bandits robbed the road in the middle of the night, I'll go over and have a look." After speaking, he hesitated, thinking that whether it was a bandit or not, it would not be safe to leave Lu Xiuwen alone.

Lu Xiuwen understood his thoughts, stood up and said, "Junior Brother, help me, I'll go with you."

Duan Ling hurriedly helped him out of the carriage.

During the fight, the group was already very close to them, and the moonlight was so good on this night, they only turned around a mountain pass, and several people could be seen fighting fiercely in the forest.

The man in the middle wielded a sword with a cold light, his martial arts were neither good nor bad, he was obviously injured, he struggled to fight the enemy with all his strength.There were five people surrounding him, and each of them used a different weapon, some with a sword, some with a folding fan, and some with a judge's pen.The kung fu of these five people is far higher than that of that person, and the delay in capturing him is because that person uses a sword that destroys gold and jade, relying on the strength of the weapon, they have survived until now.

Duan Ling didn't know where they came from, and originally planned to wait and see what happened, but after a closer look, he found that he also recognized the person among them, he was Liu Yi, a disciple of the Qingshan School who had a good friendship with him.

Liu Yi was already exhausted at this time, the sword in his hand was propped on the ground, he gritted his teeth and said: "If you want to kill, kill it, you wait for the remnants of the demon sect to do evil, and there will be retribution!"

what?
The person fighting Liu Yi was actually a member of the Devil's Cult?

Duan Ling wanted to save people, but when he heard the word "Devil's Cult", he did not hesitate to use his lightness kung fu to swipe over.

The five people had already pushed Liu Yi to a dead end, they just thought he was a softshell, so naturally they were able to catch him.Unexpectedly, a person rushed out from behind the hillside, with a flash of sword in his hand, he stabbed at the man holding the judge's pen.

This sword strike was like lightning, and the move was wonderful. The several big holes on the man's chest were all shrouded in the light of the sword, and his life was in danger in an instant.

The man reacted very quickly, he hastily raised the judge's pen to block it, and only heard the sound of "Dang", he was actually shocked and retreated several steps, which showed the strength of the sword.

The five people were all shocked when they saw such a powerful enemy.

Liu Yi was both surprised and happy, and shouted: "Brother Duan!"

"Brother Liu."

Duan Ling responded with a backhand strike, this time stabbing the white-faced man who was wielding the fan.

The man knew how powerful he was, so he didn't dare to rob him of his sharpness, so he made a feint and avoided it without any danger.

Duan Ling only used two "shua shua" swords to force the two of them back, rushed into the encircling circle, and got together with Liu Yi.Immediately, Liu Yi regained his energy, raised his sword again, and defended against the enemy side by side with him.

"Brother Duan, why are you here?"

At this moment of life and death, Duan Ling couldn't elaborate too much, so he simply said: "I happened to be passing by here and heard something going on here."

Taking advantage of the time when the two were reminiscing about the old days, the five people regained their positions and surrounded them.The man who used the judge's pen waved the weapon in his hand, and shouted: "We are people from the Heaven's Absolute Religion, if you cherish your life, don't meddle in other people's business."

With Duan Ling's sword in his chest, he sneered and said, "It's you, the remnants of the Demon Cult who killed you!"

"Yo, what a big tone. Who are you? Report your name!"

"Duan Ling."

As soon as the words fell, the only woman among the five people said "Hey" and asked in a soft voice: "You, are you Duan Ling? The Duan Ling who killed the right guardian?"

"It's down."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in Tianjue Sect changed.

Duan Lingben was unknown in Jianghu, but he became famous all over the world after beheading the Right Protector in the battle of Tianjue Sect.The people of Tianjue Sect naturally knew the skills of Guardian You, so when they heard Duan Ling's name, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

That white-faced man was quite bold, he shook his fan and said: "Okay, I just happened to kill this Duan today, to avenge the Right Protector."

A person next to him spat at him: "We are the subordinates of Zuo Hufa, why should we avenge that old fellow?"

"Whether he is left or right, aren't they all from the Tianjue Sect?"

"Okay, okay, what's the fuss about? Zuo Hufa said that anyone who is an enemy of the Tianjue Sect... should be killed!"

Speaking of the word kill, the remaining four people all unleashed their weapons and came to kill Duan Ling together.

Duan Ling was not afraid of them, with the sword flower in his hand, a set of sword skills was as swift as the wind, and all of a sudden, there were sword shadows all over the sky, the tip of the sword pointed east and west, and the guide pointed north, as if there were killing moves in all directions.

The woman's martial arts were the weakest, she was stabbed twice by the sword at once, and retreated while holding her arm.

Liu Yi shouted "Hello" and joined the battle with his sword.

Duan Ling winked at him and said, "Brother Liu, stand up for me."

Liu Yi responded, and waved the sword in his hand, his momentum was like a rainbow.Duan Ling took advantage of the situation and jumped up from the ground. Relying on his excellent lightness skills, he floated behind the white-faced man and injured another person with the tip of his sword.

He has high martial arts skills and great courage, the remaining three people dare not confront head-on, one of the short guys whistled: "The idea is too tough, let's retreat first!"

They were able to escape, they withdrew as soon as they said they wanted to, without delay, the five of them dispersed in five directions, Duan Ling couldn't catch up even if he wanted to.

Normally, Duan Ling would never let the Demon Sect members go, but thinking that Lu Xiuwen was still nearby, he dared not leave him alone, so he just raised his right hand and threw the long sword over.

The man with the judge's pen ran the slowest, Duan Ling threw his sword with astonishing force, it pierced through his chest and nailed him to the ground.Before he even had time to snort, he was out of breath.

Liu Yi had already exhausted his strength after this night of fierce fighting, so he sat down on the ground and said, "Brother Duan's kung fu is really getting better and better, if it wasn't for your rescue today, I wouldn't be able to survive."

"Why are you here alone? How could you offend the Demon Cult demons?"

Liu Yi was about to speak, but saw a person slowly walking out of the darkness.This person has black hair and a black cloak, but his face is as white as jade, which complements his delicate eyebrows and eyes like a painting.

Liu Yi stared blankly, Duan Ling quickly went up to meet him, and said first: "This is my friend."

Liu Yi nodded and said, "I know, it's the young master that Brother Duan rescued from the Devil's Cult, right? It's rare for Brother Duan to have such a good-looking friend."

Duan Ling snorted, thinking that Lu Xiuwen's sick face, how could he be called pretty?The way he used to be... is what really makes people unable to take their eyes off.

Lu Xiuwen came from the Devil's Cult, but he didn't have any ill feeling toward righteous people. He walked up to Liu Yi and said, "This little brother has a wound on his foot. There is medicine for the wound in the carriage. Go over and wrap it up."

Liu Yi responded repeatedly, and while standing up, asked about the origin of Lu Xiuwen's name.Duan Ling was afraid that he would reveal his identity, so he hurriedly urged the two to get into the carriage.After returning to the carriage, he took out the wound medicine and threw it to Liu Yi, asking, "Did you go out alone this time?"

Liu Yi's eyes turned red, and he said: "I was traveling with a few senior brothers, but unexpectedly I met someone from the Demon Cult on the way, and all the senior brothers were killed. Only I, relying on the sword given by my master, rushed out with all my might."

Duan Ling frowned and said, "This group of people are so courageous."

"They are under the Left Guardian of the Devil's Cult. In recent months, there has been a lot of trouble in the Jianghu. Many people who participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Devil's Cult that day were killed by them. Everyone's death The methods are different, but...they all had their heads cut off."

Duan Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately remembered the corpse of the leader of the Demon Cult.He went mad and died during the duel, but the left protector used some means to snatch his head away without anyone knowing it.

This move was both a provocation and a deterrent. Sure enough, only a few months later, people had their heads cut off one after another, exactly like the leader's corpse.Presumably it was the Zuo protector who was going to fight to avenge the dead leader.

"Nowadays, people in the world are in panic, especially those who participated in the siege of the Demon Cult. They are afraid that their heads will be cut off when they wake up." Liu Yi couldn't help but shudder when he said this. When he met Duan Ling, he would naturally end up in the same way.

"It's just a group of desperadoes, just kill them, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Brother Duan, you don't know, these people are very sinister and cunning, they..."

"When they encounter a strong enemy, they avoid it and don't fight. When they encounter a person who is not good at martial arts and left alone, they kill them, right?" Lu Xiuwen kept his eyes closed after getting into the carriage, when he suddenly said Say something.

"Exactly!" Liu Yi wondered, "How does Mr. Lu know?"

"You can guess. The few people you met today are just followers of Tianjue Sect. They can't get on the stage. Zuo Hufa sent them out, probably to disturb people's hearts. He must have other secrets behind his back." planning."

Duan Ling was afraid that Lu Xiuwen would talk too much and let Liu Yi know his identity, so he coughed a few times on purpose to interrupt their conversation.Unexpectedly, Liu Yi didn't realize it, and nodded in agreement: "My master was also afraid of some conspiracy, so he asked our brothers to go to Luoyang to participate in the martial arts conference, but on the way..."

Liu Yi's mood was depressed for a while, but soon he cheered up again, and said, "Now that senior brother has an accident, I have to go even more. Brother Duan, will you go with me too?"

Duan Ling has been running around for the Lu family brothers in the past few months, and he has not cared about the affairs of the Jianghu for a long time. Now that he knows that the remnants of the Demon Cult are causing trouble, of course he cannot stand by and watch.only……

He glanced at Lu Xiuwen and said, "I have other important things to do, and it won't be too late to go to Luoyang after that thing is done."

Liu Yi has always been close to him, so he was not afraid of rashness at this time, and asked directly: "What is Brother Duan going to do? Although I am not good at martial arts, the sword my master gave me is still sharp, maybe I can help."

Duan Ling didn't dare to let him go with Lu Xiuwen, and was about to politely refuse, but he heard Lu Xiuwen say: "Brother Liu is injured in his foot, it's not convenient to go to Luoyang alone, so go with us first."

"Okay, where are you going?"

"It's the Chen Family Village not far from here."

The two chatted enthusiastically, and no one cared to ask Duan Ling's opinion.Duan Ling's handsome face turned black with anger, and he thought in his heart, he didn't think about who saved the people, who bought the carriage, who prepared the wound medicine, is there such a thing as crossing a river and demolishing a bridge?
But obviously his anger was insignificant. When he set off early the next morning, there was an extra Liu Yi on the carriage, and Duan Ling continued to act as the driver.

Liu Yi was born in a well-known and decent family, and he is the youngest junior. He is doted on by his master and senior brothers in the sect. His heart is quite simple. How can he be the opponent of an old fox like Lu Xiuwen?The two had only been together for a short day, and he called each other "Brother Lu" affectionately.

Lu Xiuwen was very measured, he never mentioned the word "junior brother" in front of outsiders, and only called Duan Ling Duan Shaoxia, which made Duan Ling feel uncomfortable.He also made up his own identity so that Liu Yi believed it to be true, and when he heard that he was looking for a divine doctor to heal his illness, he enthusiastically said, "If God Wei can't heal your illness, come with me to the Qingshan School. This uncle is proficient in medical science, no worse than a miracle doctor."

Duan Ling snorted, and said, "Your uncle only knows how to make alchemy, so he doesn't know how to do medicine. Do you want to give your elder brother Lu the elixir of immortality?"

Liu Yi's face blushed, and he didn't try to defend himself, he just closed the curtain with a swipe, and lowered his voice to talk to Lu Xiuwen.

Although Duan Ling could hear their voices and what they said, he couldn't really hear them, only Liu Yi laughed out loud from time to time.I don't know what kind of ability Lu Xiuwen has. When he is annoying, he hates his teeth, and when he is likable, he tricks people around.

Duan Ling was thinking wildly at one end, and Liu Yi was also mentioning him at the other end: "Brother Duan hates evil the most, especially those who hate the Devil's Cult. He never shows mercy when he sees one. You can eat meat with wine, but you can't go to brothels."

"how?"

"One time when we went to eat flowers and wine, two beautiful girls saw that Brother Duan was handsome, so they entangled him to toast him. His figure and voice were so sweet as hell. Who knew that Brother Duan was still in his arms, and they didn't even touch him. Touch them."

Liu Yi glanced at Duan Ling's shadow reflected on the car curtain, and said in a low voice, "I secretly suspect that brother Duan is practicing boyhood skills, so he can't get close to women."

Lu Xiuwen was drinking water, when he heard this, he suddenly coughed.

"Brother Lu, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I accidentally choked on the water." Lu Xiuwen waved his hand, looked at Duan Ling's straight back, with a slight smile in his eyes, and whispered, "He can't practice now."

Duan Ling didn't know that the two people in the car were speaking ill of him.After driving for a while, he saw that the sun had set to the west, so he stopped on the carriageway and said, "Let's rest for a while."

After resting enough, he threw the whip to Liu Yi again and said, "Brother Liu, come and drive the carriage."

Liu Yi had just saved Duan Ling's life, so he was naturally embarrassed to eat and drink for nothing, so he obediently changed places with him.

Duan Ling also closed the curtains like him, and sat next to Lu Xiuwen with a stern face, his eyes were so cold that he could throw ice balls, he said: "What do you mean? Ask Liu Yi to walk with us, and let Liu Yi walk with us. Is he so close because he is afraid that he will not discover your identity?"

"Xiao Liu is cheerful and very likable. I just want to talk to him more."

"What about Xiao Yang and Xiao Liu, if I don't say anything, are you going to become sworn brothers with him?"

"Duan Shaoxia is jealous? I can also call you Xiao Duan." Lu Xiuwen looked at Duan Ling with a smile, his eyes were like peach blossoms, and suddenly called him, "A Ling."

He has called it that several times before, but every time he pretends to be Lu Xiuyan.

Only this time not.

Duan Ling's heart skipped a beat, half of his cheeks suddenly became hot, and even the roots of his ears were red.He turned his head to look out the window, and said after a while: "You...don't use this name, only Xiuyan calls me that."

Lu Xiuwen was quiet, and he gave a faint "hmm".

Duan Ling waited for a long time but still didn't see the next one. Looking back, he found that he had closed his eyes and fell asleep.Duan Ling thought that he must be tired after chatting with Liu Yi for so long, so he pulled the blanket over him.

They were lucky that day, they found an inn to stay in when it was getting dark, but there were only two guest rooms left, so Duan Ling had to share a room with Liu Yi.

Before going to sleep, Liu Yi asked in a daze, "Brother Duan, what happened to you and Brother Lu? Why was something wrong all night, and neither of them spoke?"

Duan Ling thought, is everyone as talkative as you?But he replied: "If the words are not speculative, naturally there is nothing to say."

"How come? Brother Lu asked me a lot about you along the way."

Duan Ling's heart moved, and he said, "What did he ask?"

"I've asked you everything." Liu Yi yawned, his voice getting lower and lower, "When did you start walking in the rivers and lakes, what kind of friends did you make, how many enemies did you have, and... Hehe, Brother Duan, do you have any questions?" soulmate."

"You told him everything?"

"Of course. Isn't Big Brother Lu your friend? He said that he has been in love with you since he was a child, but he was separated later. I don't know how you have been these years."

What's the mess?

If Lu Xiuwen really wanted to know these things, it would be enough to just ask him directly, why bother to go far and ask Liu Yi's words?
Duan Ling thought like this, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway. He tossed and turned on the bed, making Liu Yi unable to fall asleep because of the noise. He said aggrievedly: "Brother Duan, if you are not used to sleeping with me, I will go to Brother Lu to squeeze you for a while." It's packed."

"Shut up and sleep."

"Yes……"

Liu Yi then closed his eyes.

After Duan Ling waited for him to fall asleep, he got off the bed lightly, opened the door and walked out of the room.

Lu Xiuwen lives next door.

Although the moonlight was shining, the room was blurred and the figure of the man could not be seen clearly.Duan Ling stood quietly outside the door, thought and thought, but finally did not knock on the door.

Waking up the next morning, Liu Yi found that the other two people were not energetic.

Is it because the bed in the inn is too hard, why don't you sleep well?
He slept well, and ate two steamed buns in the morning, and got into the carriage contentedly.He was still driving the car, Duan Ling and Lu Xiuwen were sitting in the car, the atmosphere was even more rigid than yesterday, they stared with big eyes, neither of them spoke.

Liu Yi felt strange, but fortunately, he was not far from his destination, and after another day of driving, at dusk, he finally arrived at Chenjia Village.

Chenjia Village is a small village with dozens of families sparsely in it, more than half of them are surnamed Chen.

Liu Yi had a sweet mouth and could talk. After asking someone around, he soon found out the whereabouts of Miracle Doctor Wei.

"There are very few people with outside surnames in the village. There is only one family surnamed Wei. He has lived here for some years. He usually lives in seclusion. He should be the miracle doctor we are looking for."

"Where does he live?"

"It's the house at the far east of the village."

Duan Ling nodded and looked for it first.Liu Yi and Lu Xiuwen followed behind, and after a short walk, they saw a house with white walls and black tiles, and two locust trees were planted outside the door.

It was almost night at this time, but the door of Wei's house was wide open. There were stone tables and benches in the yard, and a man was playing chess against himself with a chess piece in his hand.The man looked ordinary, with an expressionless face. He seemed to be only in his 30s, but his temple hair was already grizzled.

Duan Ling saw that his face had a weathered look, and he really looked like a hermit, so he stepped forward and cupped his fists and said, "Senior Wei."

Doctor Wei rolled his eyes, glanced at him, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you step into my yard?"

"In the next Duanling, I heard that Senior Wei has excellent medical skills and has the ability to bring the dead back to life, so I came here specially to seek medical treatment."

"If you die, you should go to the coffin shop. It's useless to come to me."

"This... my friend is not dead yet."

"That's dying? Well, how did you find it here?"

"Senior Wei is famous..."

"to be frank."

"Yes, it was a friend of mine who walked the darts who mentioned you and said that you live in Chenjia Village."

The black chess piece in Doctor Wei's hands landed lightly on the board, and then he switched to the white chess piece, muttering, "I do know some medical skills."

Duan Lingxi said: "The senior..."

"But why should I heal a person who is neither relative nor relative? The origin of your group is unknown, how do you know that it was not my enemy who sent me to test me?"

What he said is also reasonable. To ask someone to treat a disease, one must show some sincerity.

Duan Ling thought for a while, and said, "I don't know who is the opponent of the senior? The junior is not talented, but he knows a little bit of boxing, and he is willing to help the senior to solve the problem."

Miracle Doctor Wei looked up at Duan Ling, then suddenly threw the chess piece in his hand, and burst out laughing.He laughed clearly, until he was out of breath, he shook his head and said: "My opponent is very powerful, how can ordinary people handle it? You are so young, you better not go to your death."

After finishing speaking, he looked down at the chessboard again, waved his hand and said, "You guys go, don't disturb my interest in playing chess."

Duan Ling stood still, and said: "The younger generation has quite a lot of property in their family, so it will definitely not be short of the senior's consultation fee."

"Money touches people's hearts, but it's a pity that it's not what I want."

"Senior doesn't want to heal my friend, but I'm afraid that if he can't cure his illness, it will ruin your reputation as a genius doctor?"

"Haha, the provocative method is useless to me, so don't worry about it." Miracle doctor Wei didn't get angry, but just concentrated on playing chess.

Duan Ling saw that he was not willing to accept anything, and was not sure what to do, but Lu Xiuwen, who had been silent all this time, took two steps forward and said: "I see that senior likes to play chess very much, I don't know if I am lucky enough to ask you for advice? "

Doctor Wei looked at him and said, "Are you the one who asked for a doctor? Sure enough, you looked dead. Well, are you going to play chess with me? Even if I lose, I won't treat you .”

"Juniors don't dare. Regardless of winning or losing, I will leave after playing this game of chess." Lu Xiuwen smiled and said, "Life and death are destiny, how can we force it?"

"What a fate! But many people in this world can't see through it, so they have to force it." Miracle Doctor Wei pointed to the seat opposite, and said, "Sit down."

Lu Xiuwen glanced at the situation on the chessboard, and fought against him with black pieces.

Duan Ling's chess skills are not good, so he can only look at the general situation. Seeing that Heizi was forced into a desperate situation at one time, and at another, he turned the corner to safety at another time. Although the expression on the face of Miracle Doctor Wei was expressionless, his brows were tightly wrinkled and then slowly relaxed. It can be seen that this game of chess There are twists and turns, ups and downs.

Later, it was completely dark, Liu Yi was very clever, and hurriedly lit a lamp to illuminate them.

When the final game was approaching, Doctor Wei played every move very slowly, he asked Lu Xiuwen while making the next move, "I see that your seal is black, but you have been poisoned?"

"Yes."

"There seems to be more than one kind?"

"There are probably dozens of them."

"The poison has penetrated into the lungs, and I'm afraid life would be worse than death if it flares up."

"Life is better than death, and that is better than death."

Miracle Doctor Wei let out a "huh", and suddenly grabbed Lu Xiuwen's chess hand, placed two fingers on his veins, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Your pulse is strange, it seems that you have been severely injured, and someone Wasted..."

"Senior." Lu Xiuwen interrupted him, "I became obsessed with practicing kung fu, that's why."

Doctor Wei took a look at his expression, and didn't say anything, just said: "It's too late today, let's play chess here."

Liu Yi interjected: "Senior Wei, you and Big Brother Lu haven't yet decided whether to win or lose."

Hearing this, Lu Xiuwen and Doctor Wei laughed together.

Liu Yi was bewildered, and quietly asked Duan Ling: "Brother Duan, what are they laughing at?"

Duan Ling gave him a hard look, and said: "Your big brother Lu said that regardless of whether you win or lose, you can leave after playing chess. Now that there is no winner or loser, you don't have to leave, and you can continue playing tomorrow."

Only then did Liu Yi suddenly ask: "Senior Wei, are you willing to treat Brother Lu?"

Wei Miracle Doctor didn't say he was willing to treat it or not, he just sighed: "Let's see God's will."

No matter what God's will or not, Liu Yi was very happy when he heard that brother Lu's treatment had turned around.After he was happy, he realized that his stomach was rumbling. It turned out that they had been watching chess from the side, and they didn't even bother to eat.

Doctor Wei has a strange temper, so of course he would not be a hospitable person. In a small place like Chenjia Village, it is impossible for them to stay in an inn, so the three of them had to go back to the carriage to eat dry food.

After eating and drinking, Liu Yi stretched his waist and said: "The rules of the genius doctor are really strict, this one will not be cured, and that one will not be cured, it's still Big Brother Lu who is very good, just played a game of chess with him, and coaxed him to He offered to help. But such an expert, the more eccentric the more capable he is, and he will definitely be able to cure Brother Lu's illness."

He talked for a long time, but the other two seemed to be ignorant of their answers. He suddenly felt bored, poked Duan Ling's arm, and whispered: "Brother Duan, haven't you and Brother Lu made up yet?"

Duan Ling frowned, but didn't make a sound.

He and Lu Xiuwen didn't quarrel, so what is there to make up?
What's more...

What's more, it was always Lu Xiuwen who came to talk to him first, either ordering him to do things, or making fun of him.If it were him who opened the mouth on his own initiative, I really don't know what to say, did he mention Lu Xiuyan again?

Duan Ling held back for a long time before saying: "You play chess well."

"Senior Wei is showing mercy." Lu Xiuwen said, "Since I can't practice martial arts, I have nothing else to do except reading books and playing chess every day."

When Duan Ling heard him mention it, he realized that he knew nothing about him.Lu Xiuwen abolished his martial arts and volunteered to test medicine for the leader. How did he pass the past ten years?Do you stay in that small secret room every day?
"You have been imprisoned in the Devil's Cult for many years, and it is rare to have the opportunity to go out. After your illness is cured, you can walk around and see the scenery of mountains and rivers."

"Will Duan Shaoxia accompany me?"

Duan Ling was stunned for a moment, and said, "I...if I'm free..."

Lu Xiuwen smiled slightly and said: "With the good words of Duan Shaoxia, I hope I can get my wish."

His tone was light, distant and polite.

Duan Ling felt awkward, wishing that he was talking nonsense like usual.

Seeing that the two of them finally had a conversation, Liu Yi felt relieved, yawned and said, "Okay, okay, don't we have to continue playing chess tomorrow? Let's go to bed quickly."

"Yeah." Duan Ling nodded, and said to Lu Xiuwen, "You have spent a lot of energy today, you really should rest earlier."

Lu Xiuwen smiled and had no objection.

Although the carriage was spacious, it couldn't fit three big men. In the end, Duan Ling sat at the door with his sword in his arms, and it was considered a night watch.

Liu Yi was the least preoccupied, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye.Duan Ling was tossing and turning a little bit, feeling uneasy in his heart.Is he reconciled with Lu Xiuwen?Or... further away?

Duan Ling couldn't remember when he fell asleep, and when he fell asleep in the middle of the night, he suddenly smelled a strong fragrance in his nose.This fragrance is like the fragrance of flowers, but it is more fragrant and attractive than the fragrance of flowers, which makes people want to take a deep sniff.

After Duan Ling took a deep breath, he immediately realized that something was wrong, quickly held his breath, turned over and jumped off the carriage.Unexpectedly, after he jumped, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground with a "boom".

Duan Ling's shock was no small matter.

Thinking about his martial arts skills, how could he fall down after jumping on a carriage?After practicing the exercises, I found that the dantian was empty, and there was no internal energy at all.

The other two people also woke up from their dreams when they heard the movement.Before Liu Yi understood what was going on, he muttered: "Brother Duan, what kind of kung fu do you practice in the middle of the night? Hey, it's strange, why is the carriage so fragrant?"

Lu Xiuwen frowned, and immediately said: "Xiao Liu, this smell is weird, hurry up and hold your breath!"

Duan Ling was soft-handed, standing up while supporting the shaft of the car, looked at Lu Xiuwen, and said in unison: "Chasing Soul Fragrance!"

This is a kind of poison unique to Tianjue Sect. Duan Ling has also heard of it a little bit, and said: "The fragrance of chasing souls still needs to be induced blindly. When did we get poisoned?"

"Maybe in the inn where I stayed yesterday."

"In that case, it must be the people from the Devil's Cult who left and returned."

"The Demon Cult?" Liu Yi also understood at this moment, "Could it be that Zuo Guardian?"

"No." Lu Xiuwen said calmly, "If Guardian Zuo comes personally, there is no need to use the chasing soul incense."

"The scent of chasing soul incense is unique, it can make people lose all their internal energy, and it will return to normal after three hours. Even if it is not the left protector, it must be difficult to deal with."

As Duan Ling said, he slowly drew out his sword.

He used to wear this sword by his side every day, but now he holds it in his hand, but it weighs more than a thousand catties.

The night is dark.

And in this dark night, a footstep sounded gradually.

(End of this chapter)