Looking at the Tianque Peak drawn on the rice paper in front of him, Yu Shiqi pursed his lips and shook his head, feeling dissatisfied. He put down the pen and recalled the scenery he saw at that time in his mind.

"Let's draw it again." He said to himself, rolled up the scrap manuscript and put it aside, then spread out a piece of white paper.

With a "pop", the door to the room was pushed open. Yu Shiqi was so shocked that his shoulders shook. He turned around and saw a white wooden mask, and subconsciously blurted out "Mother".

As soon as he shouted, he felt something was wrong - although the other party was wearing the same mask, his body shape and clothes were slightly different from Teng Yining's. As expected, he heard a chuckle immediately afterwards.

Xilingyue took off the mask and said "Hey" affectionately, and called him with a smile: "Good son."

Yu Shiqi's face turned red and white. He was about to attack her when he suddenly saw another person appearing behind Xilingyue. He was stunned.

The clothes were Teng Yining's, but she didn't dare to recognize her face - skin as white as jade, starry eyes and willow eyebrows, even if someone as outstanding as Xiling Yue stood by, he couldn't take her away at all.

It's naturally beautiful.

Moreover, compared to Xiling Yue, who is still a little immature, her calm temperament brought about by years of vicissitudes, as well as her original chivalrous heart and awe-inspiring righteousness, all make her look better.

A sigh flashed through Yu Shiqi's heart: Where did this peerless heroine come from...

This face was very similar to Teng Antong, the leader of Jiuque Sect in his memory, so there was no doubt that the person standing in front of him was Teng Yining.

He didn't expect that Xi Lingyue actually did it and healed her face with the elixir.

"What's wrong? Don't we know each other?" Xilingyue stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Yu Shiqi.

Teng Yining was a little embarrassed. When she saw her face in the bronze mirror in Xilingyue's room before, she couldn't help but worry because she looked too young, just like when she was the right-hand user of Yunzhong Sword.

The same time.

She looks like a monster that will never grow old, she thought to herself mockingly.

Yu Shiqi came back to his senses and felt happy for Teng Yining. At the same time, he forgot about the anger he had felt when he was teased by Xi Lingyue, and thanked her gratefully.

Xilingyue deliberately held the mask in her hand and warned Yu Shiqi: "Don't rush to speak when you see it in the future. Think about it in your heart first, so as not to let me take advantage again, hehe."

"I won't need this anymore. Yue'er said she liked it, so I gave it to her," Teng Yining said.

"This adds another piece to my collection." Xi Lingyue looked very happy, "I will take good care of it."

Yu Shiqi was a little uncomfortable with the sudden close relationship between the two of them, so she mumbled "oh" twice and scratched the back of her head, not knowing what to say.

"Zhi'er, I want to tell you about Desolation and Wangchuan." Teng Yining walked to his bed and sat down, putting the ancient sword Weiyin on his lap.

Yu Shiqi nodded solemnly. He glanced at Xi Lingyue subconsciously and found that she had no intention of leaving, which made him feel a little strange.

"I just heard Yue'er talk about what you encountered outside." Teng Yining said, "Is that Lu Xingchao claiming to be the person from Wangchuan Linzhou Fendu?"

"He said so himself, but the person was probably blown to pieces by fire and thunder." Xilingyue held her chin up, "It's hard to tell the truth."

"Since he brought the soul-seizing needle and the fire thunder, he must be from Wangchuan. It doesn't matter which one he crossed over to." Teng Yining said, "There must be someone behind the Wangchuan assassin's return after more than ten years.

Unusual reason, I will investigate this matter next."

Yu Shiqi was stunned for a moment and asked: "When?"

"Immediately, Yue'er said that there is a group of businessmen in the inn leaving for Jingrong in the afternoon. There is a trustworthy guide in the group. I plan to go on the road with them." Teng Yining said and showed an apologetic smile to Xiling Yue, "I promised before

I’m afraid I won’t be able to fulfill our one-month appointment. I have a mission from the Desolate Sect, so I hope you can understand.”

Xilingyue said generously: "Senior, you can go, it doesn't matter. The reason why I made this agreement with you before is just to let you stay and feel more at ease. After all, Master Ling is a person who owes others a bowl of rice. He will feel guilty even at night

You fool who can't sleep."

The corners of Yu Shiqi's mouth twitched. Being told this in front of someone, it was inevitable that he felt a little weird.

"This is very similar to your father back then." Teng Yining smiled lightly.

"My father?" Yu Shiqi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Who is he?"

"It's an assassin."

"Wangchuan?"

"Yes." Teng Yining nodded, "Back then, the Desolate Sect and Wangchuan had a brief period of tacit understanding due to the current situation, opportunities and the spontaneous efforts of some people."

"The Desolate Sect and the Assassins are joining forces?" Yu Shiqi found it unbelievable.

"Well, mainly because my sister and I led the Yunzhongjian at that time, and we had some interactions with them."

"Sword in the Cloud?" Yu Shiqi sounded even more puzzled.

Teng Yining smiled: "It sounds strange. Not only did Wangchuan get along well with us at that time, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was integrated into the current Jinyi personal army command department, which is also commonly known as Jinyiwei.

.”

Yu Shiqi thought for a while and asked: "Then...my father is now working as an errand in Jinyiwei?"

"No, he was the only person in Wangchuan who did not accept an official position from the imperial court at that time." Teng Yining shook his head.

Yu Shiqi remained silent, but secretly admired him for giving up his glory and wealth. For this reason, his resentment towards his unknown biological father was slightly reduced.

"I haven't seen him for many years." Teng Yining looked slightly depressed when he said this, "I don't know where he is now or what he is doing. But he should have completely disappeared and completely transformed into Jin Yiwei's forgetfulness.

Chuan suddenly reappeared, which forced me to focus my suspicion on him."

"Was he a very important figure in Wangchuan back then?" Yu Shiqi guessed.

Xilingyue murmured in a low voice: "I'm afraid he is the leader of Wangchuan."

"Wangchuan... Ferry Master?" Yu Shiqi opened his mouth wide and subconsciously took a step back out of shock.

"It's better not to know too clearly." Teng Yining smiled helplessly, "Zhi'er, no matter who he was before, what he did, or how the world views him, it has nothing to do with you."

"It doesn't matter..." Yu Shiqi lowered his head sadly, "How could it not matter?"

"Zhi'er..."

"I have his blood in my body, how come it doesn't matter?" He stamped his feet as if to vent his resentment.

"Senior Teng is also doing this for your own good." Xi Lingyue comforted him and explained: "Not everyone can be as pure as you, and your father's past identity has destined that he cannot be an ordinary person. He may

There will be enemies, and there may be good and evil ways. But if you don’t like conflicts in the world and just want to be a painter, then it’s better not to know those things.”

"That's what I mean." Teng Yining nodded in agreement with Xi Lingyue's statement, "Zhi'er, you can just do what you want to do with peace of mind. Even if the sky falls in Zhongzhou's world, the Desolate Sect and Yunzhongjian will hold it up. Don't worry, we

It should be more powerful than you imagine."

"I just don't want to be excluded from your affairs." He sighed, "You went to investigate Wangchuan this time because you also wanted to find him, right?"

"Yeah." Teng Yining did not deny it.

"Then if Wangchuan has become a dangerous enemy now, would you want to kill him? Or would he want to kill you?"

Teng Yining was shocked. She didn't expect that Yu Shiqi would think so far. It seemed that although he only stayed at Yunzhongjian for a short year, he really fulfilled his commitment to his faith seriously during that year.

Pledge of loyalty.

"I don't know." Teng Yining bit his lip.

Yu Shiqi lowered his head and fell into a daze. Accepting so much new information in a hurry was like detonating a thunder in his mind. He was now a little dizzy and palpitating.

Xilingyue looked at him worriedly, but secretly she felt that she should remain silent at this time.

"I'm going to prepare my luggage first." Teng Yining also felt that he should be allowed to calm down now, so he found a reasonable excuse and left.

Walking through the corridor of the inn and returning to the door of his room, Teng Yining held one hand against the wall and rubbed his temples with the other, his upper and lower eyelashes trembling slightly in front of his tightly closed eyes.

Master of the Forgotten River Ferry, such a lofty and intimidating title, actually did not match the cheerful and laughing young man in her memory at all.

Teng Yining couldn't help but smile helplessly. It had been so many years, and the word "young people" was no longer suitable for them, but the faces in his memory had not been changed by the years.
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