Arknights, are you a good person?

This is not common for the Grandmaster.

"It's a debt of love."

Qi Yuan stood in the corner of the martial arts arena, with his arms folded across his chest, shaking his head with a look of regret and adding fuel to the fire.

Zhong Yue, who was about to throw a punch, suddenly stopped and then stalled.

"It's all in the past."

Zhongyue put away his posture and exhaled a long breath. The dust on the ground was immediately blown away by the airflow: "There are many things that can only be like this. They will not always go according to the best expected situation. In the end, there are still different paths."

Jieyun's arrival did not escape Zhongyue's eyes and ears. After taking a quick look at the familiar moves, Zhongyue understood what was going on.

Unable to continue practicing boxing, the master talked about a past event.

At that time, Yumen had three stars, General Zuo Xuan Liaozuo, martial arts master Zhong Yue, and a heroic female knight.

Fighting on the battlefield together, the three of them naturally developed deep feelings for each other.

Later, Chongyue's martial arts training ground was in the south of the city, and the heroine's residence was in the north of the city. The two had been looking at each other from afar for many years, just like a bird singing beside an old tree day and night, asking whether the tree could be its final home.

Zhongyue did not respond from beginning to end.

Afterwards, the heroine left Longmen with relief, and performed heroic deeds in the territory of Yan State. There was no news of her in Yumen anymore. But now the disciple taught by the heroine has come. The young man does not understand the relief of the older generation and just thinks that his master has met a heartless man.

Qi Yuan listened and shook his head.

"Master, I don't care about these things. You should think about what to say when the time comes."

Qi Yuan looked like we were just following each other:

"This is equivalent to giving you a preview of the situation. You have more time to think about how to respond. Is this considered brotherly behavior?"

"That's it."

Zhongyue nodded first, then quickly realized what was happening and shook his head slightly.

"That's too formal, Grandmaster."

Qi Yuan said with a little regret.

“……” The master looked at him silently without saying a word.

"Okay, let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about something happy." Qi Yuan clapped his hands and changed the subject. "Do you know how the court dealt with the pawns set by the second son?"

"Is this a happy thing?" Zhongyue raised his fist in confusion.

Also, why did Qi Yuan start calling everyone "little second"?

After a pause, Zhong Yue felt that this was at least a topic, so he coughed lightly and began to talk about his understanding of the matter.

"The court won't let me know clearly."

Qi Yuan nodded. He was not surprised by this, but Zhong Yue obviously had something else to say.

Sure enough, it was immediately followed by a but.

"But my second brother would sometimes come to me to review the game, and in a particularly sympathetic tone, he would describe in detail how a certain chess piece was destroyed or imprisoned. If I didn't want to talk, he would just tell me on his own."

Zhong Yue shook his head helplessly and stroked his forehead with one hand: "So I was forced to know these very well."

"Elaborate."

Qi Yuan solemnly took out his notebook.

"Most of the time, he was able to extract his consciousness before being caught, leaving only an empty container, which the Heavenly Masters had to seal and destroy as if they were facing a formidable enemy. But there was only one time when, by chance, the Grand Master personally drew a talisman and firmly imprisoned a part of his consciousness, making it impossible for him to escape."

Zhongyue said with a helpless expression:

"My second brother told me this. The Grand Master habitually sealed the box and never opened it to prevent anyone from being bewitched. So he didn't know about this at all. The Grand Master thought he was a step too slow and was ridiculed by my second brother."

"Bullying an old man is so unethical." Qi Yuan cursed in a very cooperative manner.

The communication went on in an orderly manner, and Qi Xiyuan soon accumulated a page of notes.

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In the Yumen arena, a flame inside a lustrous jade pendant suddenly trembled, as if it was sneezing.

Not right.

Something is wrong.

The second brother reviewed the situation over and over again, and even activated Yumen's remaining hidden chess piece. All the information told him that Qi Yuan had not made any moves in the past two days. He was either wandering around or eating snacks everywhere.

confusing.

Should I take advantage of the situation and abandon Jieyun and leave? It only takes a few seconds.

While Sui Lao Er was thinking, Jie Yun also walked down the stage thoughtfully, muttering to himself, "It's time to go see Chong Yue."

It seemed that he had gained enough insights and Jieyun felt that the time had come.

Seeing her walking towards the Grandmaster's Mansion with determination, the second brother immediately decided to check out his brother's expression first.

250: You fell before I even tried (3 more)

"Cut the cloud?"

As soon as he arrived at the Grandmaster's Mansion, Jie Yun saw Qi Yuan walking towards him with hot dry noodles in his hand. After a brief greeting, they knocked on the door side by side.

The door opened in response, and Zhongyue welcomed them all in with a strange look.

"Eat noodles, eat noodles."

Qi Yuan placed three bowls of hot dry noodles on the table and waved his hand to show his courtesy: "The Grandmaster asked me to bring some hot dry noodles and to eat two bowls. I bought one for myself as well. There are exactly three of us here. What a coincidence."

Before she could say anything, a pair of chopsticks was stuffed into Jieyun's hands. She looked down in surprise.

"..."

It’s true, after eating too much pork chop rice, hot dry noodles are quite delicious.

After finishing his noodles in silence, Jieyun stood up and solemnly addressed Zhongyue: "Are you Zhongyue?"

Qi Yuan and Jie Yun stood by her side, like her strong backing.

Mix it in.

Zhongyue nodded: "I saw your moves, they have some resemblance to those of the past."

Jieyun was not happy about the compliment. He slowly opened his mouth and told the story of the heroine. His language was fluent and plain, which was completely different from his usual silence. It was obvious that he had prepared a script in mind long ago.

Many years ago, the female knight met Jieyun's tribe on her way out of Yumen. Out of justice, she helped them avoid natural disasters and found a place with abundant grass and water to recuperate. She also taught them martial arts. Jieyun was the most talented disciple. They made an agreement that Jieyun would come to Yumen and relive her master's experience.

It's mainly about boxing, fighting and drinking.

Zhongyue nodded as he listened.

He listened very carefully, his brows sometimes relaxed, sometimes he sighed, and sometimes he lost himself in memories.

Finally, Jieyun took out a piece of paper.

Zhongyue knew that this was probably the last writing of his old friend, so he immediately took it with both hands and spread it out solemnly. He saw two lines of words written in ink, which were full of free and clear words.

"I know that your immortal spirit knows no cold or heat, and our meeting after a thousand years is as good as a day."

After reading these two cold lines of poetry, Zhong Yue suddenly fell silent, as if he was hit by something. Although his expression did not change, Qi Yuan still felt his sadness.

It seemed as if all his past friends came out at this moment and formed a circle around Zhongyue.

His friends all said to him, "I know that your immortal body is not afraid of the cold winter or the hot summer, nor is it afraid of the erosion of time. Even if we meet again after a thousand years, there is no change, as if we were only separated for a day and a night."

But they can't, they will grow old, they will die, and only dry bones will be left in the tomb.

"Don't be anxious and sad yet."

Qi Yuan looked at the paper carefully and reminded, "There are small words on the back."

Zhongyue immediately turned over the paper and found a line of small characters on the back. The characters were not written with a brush but very faint pencil. Judging from the handwriting, it was exactly the same as the one written by the person who wrote the poem before.

And it was hidden on purpose. Even with Zhongyue's keen eyesight, his attention was completely attracted by the seven words on the front.

He fixed his eyes.

[Were you cheated? Did you drop any little pearls? Gaga gaga gaga gaga ~]

[Drink more, make more friends, eat more when you are sad, and think less about those things. I am living a good life, and I probably won’t die with my eyes wide open. Don’t come to see me, what’s so good about a broken stone? Look at my apprentice, isn’t he amazing? ]

"What did the Master say?"

Jieyun rushed up with eyes wide open. It was obvious that she, who had escorted him all the way, had no idea that there was an Easter egg hidden on the back.

"..."

After reading his master's words, Jieyun suddenly fell silent.

"Master won't let him come?"

She had originally thought about whether she should find a way to force Zhongyue to go to her master's tomb, but she didn't expect that she would get it wrong and fell into confusion for a moment.

"You guys go first."

Zhongyue picked up the remaining hot-dried noodles and made a rare gesture of seeing the guest off.

He wanted to be quiet.

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"I can't understand it."

On the way back, Jieyun talked to himself and rubbed his head in confusion.

"That's easy to understand. Your master hopes that in Zhongyue's memory, she will always be the drunk, laughing woman. So, what does your master look like in your memory?"

"He has fine lines on his eyes, a kind look, and is very patient." Jieyun answered honestly.

He is completely different from the person in the letter.

"That's it."

"?"

Seeing Jieyun still looking innocent, Qi Yuan shook his head: "You will understand when you grow up. Now is a good opportunity, and it's time for you to grow up."

Jieyun blinked curiously, while Qi Yuan was rubbing his hands, eager to try:

"Miss Lin Qingyan has been busy day and night, and finally discussed a suitable plan. You are about to receive your first Dali Temple fine in your life. Isn't this growth?"

Jieyun still couldn't understand.

But in her simple understanding, if one makes a mistake, one should be punished, not to mention that Qi Yuan helped her enter Yumen, walk the master's path again, and meet Zhongyue as she wished, which was like helping her realize her wish.

"Okay, I accept the punishment."

Jieyun nodded and followed Qi Yuan to the inn where they were staying.

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Among the jade pendants.

The 28-year-old watched coldly, but in the end, he couldn't help but say to himself: "Brother, why bother?"

He is the one who is closest to humans, and he is also the one who is hurt the most.

However, there was no obvious change in his expression, and his elder brother's Qi cultivation skills were getting better and better. The 2nd brother observed the outside world through the jade pendant, and even he couldn't help but sigh as the game was coming to an end.

This meeting proved one thing, as long as he didn't want to, even Chongyue couldn't see the abnormality of the possessed object.

As for Qi Yuan, that is even more impossible.

He silently waited for the natural end. Once Jieyun accepted the punishment, everything would be over. She would become a living being instead of being killed by Qi Yuan.

In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the courtyard of the inn.

Next to Qi Yuan stood Lin Qingyan, who pronounced the verdict in a serious manner: "Now, the final penalty notice is issued for Jie Yun's malicious destruction of international friends' property. Since the suspect has no valuables, he will be punished by labor reform on a farm. To prevent him from regretting, one valuable property on the suspect will be confiscated as collateral."

mortgage?

What mortgage?

The only valuable thing on Jieyun’s body was... Jieyun looked up at the jade pendant and felt his eyes blurry.

The second oldest: “?!”