The third volume of Qiongzhou. The tenth chapter of Wu Xingjuan: Yun Ni's distinction in an instant
The next day, Lin Ming'er woke up to the knocking sound on the ninth day. After getting dressed and washing up, she was about to go out with her senior brother to call for Mr. Chu Qi.
Just as he opened the door, Mr. Chu Qi was already coming forward with a smile and asked: "Xiong Xianxiong, Tang Erxiong girl, did you have a good night?"
As soon as I thought of last night, it was really the most thrilling and continuous one in eighteen years. On the ninth day, Lin Meng'er rushed to say: "Seventh uncle, last night was indeed novel and thrilling, now thinking about it, Meng'er still has a few points of fear in her heart!"
"Master's sister is worrying too much. With Seventh Uncle around, even if it's just a small worm or a wolf and tiger, what do we have to fear?"
Mr. Chu Qi smiled and said, "You are new to the Jianghu, so it's natural that you have a lot of fresh feelings. However, thanks to the help of my nephew Xichun last night, I was finally able to obtain the 'Netherworld Dan' from the dragon with bones. I'm especially delighted!" Xichun hurriedly bowed and smiled, "Uncle Qi, you're teasing me again! This is all thanks to..."
"Alright, alright, Seventh Uncle and Shifu don't be modest anymore!" Lin Meng'er knew what Chu Jiu was going to say, and if the two of them started being modest again, she feared it would take a while, so she hastily interrupted Chu Jiu's words. She continued, "Seventh Uncle, today we still need to go watch the Kunlun Sect, Wudang Sect, and various other sects' seniors fight against the Demon Cult, shall we leave now?"
Mr. Chu Qi shook his head and smiled, "Miss Lin, your white clothes are really eye-catching, not very convenient." As he spoke, he took out a package from behind him and handed it to Lin Fei, continuing, "There's a set of men's clothing inside, you can change into them. It will be more convenient for you to travel the world after changing!"
Lin Meng'er opened it and found a set of men's cyan long shirts, with exquisite fabrics and fine workmanship. She hurriedly said: "Seventh Uncle is really thoughtful, thank you Seventh Uncle!"
She was overjoyed and hurried back into the house to change in her room.
For a moment, the inner door opened again. At the beginning of the ninth watch, Lin Cang's eyes lit up in front of him. He was dressed in men's clothes and had already come out. His skin was as white as snow, his lips were like fresh blood, his hair was like black wood, and his eyes were like the deepest lake water, shining with divine light.
On the ninth day of the first month, my heart and spirit were suddenly shaken, and I couldn't help but stare blankly!
"Seventh Uncle, Elder Brother is above, I, a junior, pay my respects!" Lin Meng'er bowed and made a gesture of courtesy, deliberately deepening her voice. Before she had even finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh first, revealing her pearly whites, looking even more elegant and refined.
"Haha, virtuous nephew, no... now it's virtuous nephew, get up! Ah! If there really is a virtuous nephew as handsome as you in the jianghu, I'm afraid even the emperor would want to give his princess to you in marriage! I wonder how many sons-in-law will be envious of you!" Mr. Chu Qi also secretly sighed in his heart, this pair of young men and women are indeed invincible in their youth, Di Cang's disciple has such a demeanor, making him envious too, his own disciples are not bad either, but...
He personally helped Lin Meng'er up, but his shoulder bumped into Chu Jiu, who was still in a daze. He smiled and said: "Meng'er, my virtuous niece, look at your Shixiong (older brother), every day he sees you, his Shimei (younger sister), without any change, now seeing you like this 'Shidi' (younger brother)', yet so disheartened. Chu Jiu, my virtuous nephew, aren't you afraid of your Shimei? Now it's the 'Shidi' who's being laughed at?" This speech was directed at both of them, the first part to Lin Meng'er and the latter part mocking Chu Jiu.
On the ninth day, she woke up clearly, her mouth was dry and hoarse, and she exchanged a smile with Lin Meng'er. For a moment, the sweet feeling surged in both of their hearts!
Three people finished their breakfast in the lobby of the first floor of the inn, and when they stood up to return to their room, they saw Su Yu and a group of Qingcheng Sect disciples coming down from upstairs. It turned out that the Qingcheng Sect crowd also stayed at this "Linjiang Inn" last night, but everyone returned to the inn at different times last night, so they didn't meet. Who let this "Linjiang Inn" be the largest inn in Fengjie City?
Three people were busy flashing to one side, fortunately Su Yu was among the crowd of younger brothers and did not see the three people. The three people busily went upstairs back to the guest room on the first floor, a sigh of emotion, all saying that it's true that Jianghu says small is not small, saying big is also not big!
"Seventh Uncle, you really are mysterious and unpredictable, with calculations that no one can match. Yesterday, you said we would still be able to see Su Yu today, and now it's come true!"
"It's just that I really don't want to greet him again, so as not to be annoying!" Lin Meng'er said with a dislike for Su Yu.
Three people laughed at the same time, and on the ninth day, they worried again: "Seventh uncle, today Wudang Sect, Kongtong Sect and various major sects and Devil Cult encountered each other, is it really going to be a bloody fight?"
Mr. Chu was silent for a moment, calculating in his heart, and sighed: "It's indeed the case! I'm afraid there will be dozens of casualties on both sides!"
Chu Jiu and Lin Meng'er exchanged a glance, both looking extremely frightened. Lin Meng'er said, "Fighting and killing, is the Jianghu really like this?" Chu Jiu also said, "Then we can only take a look from afar, I don't want to get involved! On Mount Diancang, we've always been taught by Fifth Shifu that when encountering demonic sect members, righteous path members must eliminate them. If we really encounter one, and I have to kill someone... it's... difficult..." Lin Meng'er nodded lightly in agreement with Chu Jiu.
"Mr. Chu Qi raised his head and stared at the beginning of the ninth day for a while before saying, 'Your thoughts can only be spoken here, but once you're in front of other seniors from the orthodox school, even your own master won't dare mention it again!'"
But in his heart, he was secretly smiling. As the most mysterious master of fate in the world, he knew that Chu Jiu was not an ordinary person. The great chaos that would soon engulf Jianghu and the world, how could it be unrelated to Chu Jiu?
Chiou and Lin Ming'er both nodded their heads and bowed, saying: "We will follow Seventh Uncle's words!"
They lifted their heads, and Mr. Chu Qi's eyes flashed with surprise: "Xu Jiuxian, why is your left eyebrow so disheveled today?" Xu Jiuxian was unaware of what he meant, touched his eyebrow, and a fine brow fell off. He asked, "Is that so? I didn't know! Seventh Uncle, what's the matter?" Lin Meng'er also turned her head to look, smiling: "Yes, Brother Shifu's left eyebrow looks messy today, I think it must have been pressed askew while sleeping last night!"
Mr. Chu thought to himself: "Today is the eighth day of September, tomorrow is Chongyang Festival, the evil spirit is in the east, the auspicious appearance is on the nose, and the evil appearance is exactly on the eyebrows. On the ninth day, the eyebrows and eyes are so different, today must be difficult! I'm afraid it's a serious injury, but what will happen?" He thought about this, then thought again: "I must think of a way to make up for the ninth at least!"
On the ninth day, I knew that fate was irreversible, and my facial features were mostly mysterious and void. So I didn't think much about it, and when I saw Master Chu Qi, I didn't speak, but instead changed the subject and asked: "Seventh Uncle, Shifu's sister, how do we get to the place where the major sects and the demonic cult are at war? It seems to be the White Emperor Temple, but we don't know the specific route!"
Mr. Chu Qi smiled and said: "Of course, Seventh Uncle knows! However, it's just that he can't go over directly!"
Lin Meng'er thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Seventh Uncle is right! Eldest Brother, I think it's better this way. The people of Kongtong Sect will definitely go to Baidi City after breakfast. Why don't we wait for them for a while, then follow them there!"
"Shi Mei's idea is not bad, this way we can avoid many detours, don't have to find our own way, and won't expose ourselves, just follow along and watch the excitement!" Chu Jiu was very much in agreement with Lin Xiang'er's words, and also chimed in.
Mr. Chu Qi woke up from his contemplation and smiled: "Not bad, Ming Er's attention is a good one, but Su Yu has already recognized the three of us, and Ming Er has changed into men's clothing, so there should be no problem. However, Xiu Nian, how are you going to handle it?"
"Yes, yes, Seventh Uncle, Shixiong, how can we deal with this problem?" Lin Meng'er lowered her head to look at her men's clothing, feeling very pleased, and then tilted her head to think about the ninth day of the first month. She thought that Su Yu had already seen the ninth day, so she must have been holding a grudge in her heart and would definitely recognize him, but there was no way out.
"Seventh Uncle, the world has been saying that you can transform into countless forms. Is it true that this time you will also change your appearance once again?" Early on the ninth day, I heard about the most mysterious master of the Jianghu, Mr. Chu Qi, who is said to have the ability to "turn evil into good fortune" and is known for his unparalleled skills in divination, including the He Luo calculation and the Xuan Huang Tian Ji. It's also said that he can transform into countless forms, with some people claiming he's an old man, others saying he's a white-haired old woman, and yet others saying he's a middle-aged scholar. Suddenly thinking of this, I came to pay my respects and asked him in this manner.
Lin Meng'er heard this and clapped her hands excitedly: "Right! How come I didn't think of that?"
"Good boy, you actually said that, so I'll help you this time!" Mr. Chu Qi smiled and said, then turned his head and took out a small package from his bag, opened it, and inside, Lin Mei'er saw some things that looked like mud but not mud, red but not red, black but not black.
"Chu Qiuzi said: 'Xianzhong, close your eyes first!'"
On the ninth, according to his words, Su Yu closed her eyes and only felt Mr. Chu Qi patting several places on her face, then heard Lin Ming'er exclaiming, and also heard Mr. Chu Qi say: "It's done! Although it's not very fine, but I still have great confidence in confusing Su Yu!"
However, he was still quite surprised in his heart. Just now, when he patted the initial nine on his face, he had intended to help the original nine clear its source, but it could not correct the messy eyebrows of the initial nine today. He could only slightly use some Taoist force, silently recite incantations, and stabilize the root of the initial nine's hair, not allowing the messy eyebrows to fall off easily!
On the ninth day, he came in front of the copper mirror and took a look. The person in the mirror was no longer himself? It was a dark-faced and rustic country boy standing with his tender and lovely sister, it was simply like heaven and mud, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, as if the country boy in the mirror was really himself.
But Mr. Chu Qi turned around, also patted his face lightly a few times, and after a brief moment, he turned around again, and both Lin Jiuyi and Lin Meng'er couldn't help but exclaim in unison: "Ah!"
The Mr. Chu Qi standing in front of them has transformed from that dark-faced, slightly mustachioed middle-aged man with three large moles on his left cheek into this white-haired, bearded, yet gaunt and serene old man with a face as smooth as jade!
How can such mysterious and subtle things be believed?