Chapter 10

It was April, there were no plum blossoms in Wan Mei Villa yet.

But the hillside was covered with blooming peach blossoms and azaleas. Quietly enjoying the intoxicating fragrance, Hua Man Lou stopped in his tracks.

Lu Xiao Feng was urging him: "I know these flowers are beautiful, but it's going to be dark soon."

Gu Wuyou did not know what was going on, so he asked: "So what if it's dark?"

Lu Xiao Feng said: "Once it's dark, Xi Men Chui Xue won't see any guests."

Gu Wuyou asked: "Not even you?" He knew that Lu Xiao Feng was Xi Men Chui Xue's only friend.

Lu Xiao Feng shook his head and forced a smile: "Not even the Emperor."

Although Gu Wuyou did not think that in the eyes of a man like Xi Men Chui Xue, the Emperor could be more important than Lu Xiao Feng, he still played along: "If that's the case, then let's hurry up."

Who knew that Hua Man Lou would suddenly say: "You two go ahead, I'll wait here."

Gu Wuyou asked: "What?" He paused for a moment: "You don't like him?"

Hua Man Lou smiled and very slowly shook his head: "It's not that I don't like him." As he said this, he sighed: "It's just that … I don't quite approve of his actions."

Gu Wuyou suddenly understood.

Rumor had it that Xi Men Chui Xue only went out four times a year, and every time he went out, it was to kill someone.

To kill a vicious and evil person.

But even so, Hua Man Lou, who loved life so much, still could not approve of his actions. He knew that he and Xi Men Chui Xue could not be friends, so he might as well not provoke him.

Seeing him like this, Gu Wuyou pondered for a moment and then said to Lu Xiao Feng: "I don't know Master Xi Men, it's a bit inappropriate for me to go out rashly. It's better for us to stay here."

Hearing this, Hua Man Lou was a bit surprised at first, but then he smiled and said: "If that's the case, then let's just stay here and admire the flowers."

It was not that he did not see Gu Wuyou's real intention – he just did not want to leave him here alone.

But since Gu Wuyou had already expressed such goodwill, Hua Man Lou was happy to accept it with a smile.

Lu Xiao Feng looked at Hua Man Lou, and then stared at Gu Wuyou for a while. In the end, he had no choice but to leave. Before he left, he glanced at the two of them with a rather sorrowful – probably sorrowful – feeling as if he had been betrayed by his friends.

Gu Wuyou and Hua Man Lou, one looking at the sky, the other at the flowers, pretended that they did not see anything.

After Lu Xiao Feng left, Gu Wuyou suddenly said: "The peach blossoms are blooming very well."

Hua Man Lou laughed: "Indeed."

Gu Wuyou did not say anything else, as if he just wanted to say that sentence out of the blue. But the truth was that he remembered a peach tree he had planted in his hometown. That year, when it bloomed, it was just as beautiful. But after his grandparents passed away one after another, Gu Wuyou never went back, so his memory of that tree faded away.

Now that he saw this forest of peach trees again, those memories that were buried deep in the depths of his heart came surging up again. He felt a bit sad, but looking at Hua Man Lou, he felt that this was not too bad.

Having a friend who could accompany him to look at the peach blossoms was not too bad.

Hua Man Lou noticed his gaze and asked gently: "What's wrong?"

Gu Wuyou shook his head: "Nothing." He wanted to say that he was very happy to have a friend like him, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was too bashful, really not something a man could say. So when the words reached his mouth, he changed it to: "Admiring the flowers is indeed a pleasant thing."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Of course. Although I can't see, as long as I can hear the sounds of the flowers blooming in the wind, I'm more delighted than if I were to see it with my own eyes. "

The two of them chatted on and off, not knowing how much time had passed, Lu Xiao Feng finally came back, followed by someone else.

Xi Men Chui Xue.

Before he could get close, Hua Man Lou greeted him with a smile: "Master Xi Men."

Xi Men Chui Xue did not reply, he had been staring at Hua Man Lou the whole time. Suddenly he asked: "Your Excellency really can't see?"

Although he was asked about this, Hua Man Lou did not shy away at all, he still smiled and said: "I've been blind since I was seven, of course I can't see."

Xi Men Chui Xue asked: "Then did Your Excellency hear my footsteps?" Not only was he an excellent swordsman, he was also very proud of his own lightness kungfu.

Hua Man Lou: "Master Xi Men's lightness kungfu is superb, when he moves, there is no sound at all."

Xi Men Chui Xue: "But you knew I was coming!"

Hua Man Lou: "Because Master Xi Men carries a murderous aura."

Xi Men Chui Xue: "Murderous aura!" He gave Hua Man Lou a cold look, as if he had already guessed why Hua Man Lou did not enter his manor with Lu Xiao Feng. The next moment, Xi Men Chui Xue turned his gaze back to Gu Wuyou.

He asked: "You use a sword?"

Although it was a question, Xi Men Chui Xue's tone was very confident.

A swordsman who practiced swordsmanship for a long time would more or less carry some Sword Qi. Generally speaking, the higher the level of martial arts, the stronger the sword energy on him. But there was an extreme case —

Returning to one's natural state.

A person like this would have a very reserved sword energy, almost no one would be able to see through it.

Xi Men Chui Xue noticed that Gu Wuyou's aura was very mellow, but the sword energy on him was so weak that it made him look like a third-rate martial artist.

Gu Wuyou slightly nodded his head. "That's right."

Xi Men Chui Xue asked again: "Where's your sword?"

Gu Wuyou looked at Xi Men Chui Xue for a moment and said: "My sword is in my heart."

Xi Men Chui Xue's eyes lit up. "Fine!" He agreed, then immediately added: "You can fight me!"

Gu Wuyou sighed. "But I don't want to have a duel with you."

Xi Men Chui Xue frowned slightly. "Why?"

Gu Wuyou said: "Master Ximen's sword is a killing sword."

Xi Men Chui Xue's expression turned cold. "You're afraid?"

Gu Wuyou said: "That's not the case. It's just that although Master Ximen's sword can kill, it can also be considered as suicide. " He did not look at Lu Xiao Feng's slightly changed expression or Hua Man Lou's slightly worried face. He only stared at Xi Men Chui Xue and continued: "Master Ximen's sword energy is very sharp and fierce. I'm afraid that not only did you not leave any room for others, you also did not leave any room for yourself. Am I right?"

Xi Men Chui Xue said coldly: "A killing sword, of course I cannot leave any room for myself!"

Gu Wuyou said: "Most of us who practice the sword practice the Way of the Heartless. We believe that abandoning the seven emotions and six desires is the only way to attain the Supreme Swordplay." He saw that Xi Men Chui Xue seemed to be showing some approval on his face. Suddenly, he changed the topic: "But Master Ximen, you must know that the Way of the Way is filled with emotions."

"The reason why we are human is because we have the seven emotions and six desires. If you abandon all of these, then would you still be you?"

Xi Men Chui Xue frowned. He looked at Gu Wuyou and asked: "You have emotions?"

Gu Wuyou said with certainty: "Of course."

Xi Men Chui Xue thought for a while longer. Then, almost imperceptibly, he nodded at Gu Wuyou. Suddenly, he turned around and walked away without looking back.

The wind blew through the sea of flowers, raising the faint sound of leaves touching each other. Suddenly, he disappeared into the dusk.

Gu Wuyou looked away, but before he could say anything, he almost stumbled from Lu Xiao Feng's slap. "Priest, you're really something!"

Gu Wuyou: …

What's going on?

Lu Xiao Feng laughed. "Look at Xi Men, it seems like he had a breakthrough in his martial arts and went back to study it." His friend had a breakthrough in martial arts, so of course Lu Xiao Feng was happy for him. Actually, after listening to Gu Wuyou's words, even he had a vague feeling that if he wasn't in a hurry to solve the Golden Roc King's case …

He suddenly thought of something and almost jumped up. "Oh my! If Xi Men is in closed-door training, who's going to help us? "

Seeing him scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks anxiously, Hua Manlou had no choice but to comfort him. "Don't worry. Based on Master Xi Men's character, since he has already promised you, he won't go back on his word. "

"… That's true."

Lu Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to say something and joke with Gu Wuyou when he suddenly saw that Gu Wuyou was staring at him with a very strange look in his eyes.

If he had to find an adjective, it would probably be … holding back his laughter?

Lu Xiao Feng was still in a daze when Gu Wuyou suddenly said, "Hua Manlou, I think you might as well ask, what method did Lu Xiao Feng use to persuade Master Xi Men to take action?"

Lu Xiaofeng's face suddenly fell.