First remembered sight of Liu Xigua was in the summer when the girl was eleven years old. Now thinking about it, although the two later became family friends, they didn't actually have much intimate interaction. What no one knew was that almost from the first meeting, he was already amazed by this girl.

It was hard to tell whether it was her attractive, bright teeth and eyes at the first encounter or the focus of the girl in white wielding a large blade, hacking away under the tree. At that time, Badao (霸刀) Manor was one of the most powerful Jianghu (江湖) sects in the Southwest, and his father, Lou Minzhong, was a famous Confucian scholar in the Sichuan region. The two seemed to have no connection, but Liu Dabiao of Badao Manor had a close friendship with Fang La, who controlled the Mani Sect, and Lou Minzhong was also a high-level member of the Mani Sect at that time. The folk customs in the Southwest were sturdy, and his father traveled everywhere, seemingly as a Confucian scholar, but was actually a豪侠 (haoxia - chivalrous hero) with considerable martial arts skills. The two families had always been on good terms.

The Mani Sect, the Green Forest (绿林 - refers to bandits/outlaws), and rebellion had little to do with Lou Jingzhi, who had just come of age. With a family education, the sixteen-year-old was outstanding in poetry and prose. Under his father's protection, he was considered to be a talented and handsome young man. He knew about his family's involvement in邪教 (xiejiao - cult) and even rebellion, but he didn't take it too seriously, because no matter how serious things were, he was confident that he could handle them in the future.

At this time, he was mainly attracted to three things: girls, girls, and girls. With his current qualities, getting any girl was easy. Courtesans in brothels favored him, and ladies of noble families were infatuated with him. Even Jianghu (江湖) heroines admired him - we cannot be too critical of him for this. It wasn't that he was promiscuous, but as a young man who had just come of age, he quite enjoyed this feeling, which was understandable.

He was handsome and talented, so when he spoke, people would listen carefully, and a little humor would make them giggle shyly. When he first met this girl, he imagined that it would be the same. He didn't think too much about what he would do with this girl at the time, but he had a good feeling and knew that they were family friends, so the first greeting he gave was: "Hello, you must be Xigua (西瓜 - Watermelon) sister, I am your Jingzhi (静之) brother." The other party glanced at him, thought he was a guest, didn't want to kill him, put away her knife, and left.

Soon after, he learned that this girl was particularly unhappy with her name. For many years after that, he wondered if this opening line had ruined everything, because girls tend to hold grudges. Sometimes he thought that her father casually gave her a name like Xigua (西瓜 - Watermelon), and over the years, many people must have accidentally called her that. Why did she only hold a grudge against him? Most likely because she secretly liked him but didn't want to say it.

When he was sure that he liked this growing girl very much, Lou Jingzhi often thought this way.

Of course, the interaction between the two would not be limited to that greeting. Later, he had many initiatives to speak or show his favor, but the other party's attitude was only limited to the politeness of treating a "family brother." Many times, he also considered himself to be a talkative person, and he could talk and laugh in most situations. However, imagine that when a person speaks in other situations, the other party will listen carefully, or agree, or laugh loudly. When facing this girl, no matter what he said, the other party only responded politely. After a long time, he would eventually feel embarrassed.

During this time, he heard his father say that when he and Liu Xigua were young, his father had intended to arrange a marriage between the two. This matter was originally thought to be a certainty, since no matter how powerful the Liu family was, they were only martial artists. They would definitely be happy to be matched with a son-in-law like the Lou family. However, after several twists and turns, the matter did not succeed. The two families did not fall out because of this. The main reason was that Liu Dabiao regarded his daughter as his only child and was unwilling to decide his daughter's fate from the beginning. Although the world now pays attention to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, Liu Dabiao acted boldly and unconventionally. He loved this daughter the most, and his father could only express his understanding in the end.

After that, the two families often came and went, but the friendship between Lou Jingzhi and the girl made no progress. Before the Mani Sect launched its uprising, Liu Dabiao was killed by officials, and Little Xigua inherited the family business, but still called herself Liu Dabiao. Lou Jingzhi felt that he could understand. The girl took on her father's burden and wanted to make a name for her father, but this was not her own burden. Thinking about it, as a woman, who would really want to show her face and intrigue with others?

Then, the Mani Sect secretly launched an uprising, and his father echoed it. Badao Manor also joined in, and there was more space for the two to meet. If the two had a deep relationship, he could directly go to the other party and say: "Your responsibility, I will take it for you. You marry into my Lou family, but Badao Manor can still be surnamed Liu, and I will run it well for you." He had confidence in this. Unfortunately, the two were only "family siblings," so he could only occasionally talk to the other party and subtly convey his affection.

But for some reason, his very sincere communication never worked, and in the end, he could only think that the other party was too pure and slow to react as a woman. He liked the other party even more because of this. Later, he decided to give her a strong dose, so that the other party would really consider this aspect of things, and he cleverly spread the words that the two had a marriage contract through a series of methods.

At this time, the circle inside the rebel army was still very small. He and Fang La and others could almost be said to be living under the same roof. Even if they set up tents, they wouldn't be far apart. Little Xigua commanded Badao Camp, but after her father's death, the person who could really care for her was probably Fang La. The news spread in just a few days, and the people above were already saying that the two were a perfect match, and he knew that Fang La and others were even moved to bring them together.

However, at a banquet after this, the girl, who was now wearing a veil and did not actively participate in many gatherings, broke into the camp and swung her Badao (霸刀) at him. If his father hadn't reacted quickly and blocked it with his sword, and Fang La, Buddha Commander, and others had been present, he would have been cut in half that day.

After this incident, even Fang La and others no longer dared to ask her about her attitude towards him. Fortunately, his father still took care of Badao Camp, so that he wouldn't be too embarrassed when facing the girl again. He had been puzzled by many things and didn't understand why the girl had always treated him that way. Now, he could only attribute it to the fact that he had never experienced setbacks before and spoke and acted too casually. His hints during that time were probably too excessive and caused the other party's aversion.

He knew that the possibility between him and the girl was probably not great, but he told himself that everything could still be remedied. After all, the girl no longer drew her knife to chop him after that time. He could always make up for everything and make the other party truly recognize his goodness. Especially every time he saw the other party, this feeling would involuntarily surge into his heart. Today, he went around outside and finally found her, pretending to be surprised to come over and talk.

"You didn't...have to do it yourself. Why bother? And Uncle Qi..."

As one of the figures close to the core of Fang La's system, Lou Jingzhi, although he did not hold an official position, understood many things that others did not know. Qi Yuankang had always had a good relationship with the Liu family. This time, Liu Xigua took action personally, and it was unknown how much struggle she had gone through in her heart. Lou Jingzhi sighed, with a sense of vicissitudes, but after saying this, the girl looked at him strangely and quietly began to eat her meal. Ning Yi didn't know the grievances between the two, and since the other party asked him to do it, he started eating on his own.

Lou Jingzhi smiled: "I haven't had anything to do since entering the city for so long, just hanging around in the Hanlin Academy. I heard that your Badao Camp..."

Meeting of friends, chatting casually, but before he finished speaking, the girl raised her head: "It's so late, isn't Lou brother planning to go back yet? Uncle Minzhong should be looking for you."

These few words of hers had the appearance of a quiet and virtuous lady from a noble family. Ning Yi saw this for the first time and watched with interest. Lou Jingzhi looked at her for a long time before sighing: "There are family guards following me, nothing will happen. Dabiao, although my martial arts are not very strong, I can see that you seem to have suffered internal injuries. Uncle Qi's martial arts are amazing, you couldn't have escaped unscathed, I just mean well, just..."

He tried to emphasize the simplicity of his meaning, which seemed sincere. Liu Dabiao seemed a little tired by his attitude, took a breath, but said: "Go."

Lou Jingzhi sat there, lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, then looked up at Ning Yi. Of course, he would realize that if he left, only Ning Yi would be left here. Previously, Lou Jingzhi didn't take Ning Yi seriously. In Fang La's military system, if there was someone who could really have a relationship with Liu Dabiao, everyone thought it was him or Chen Fan, who was full of brute force. No matter how outstanding Ning Yi was, he couldn't compare with Chen Fan. But at this time, he couldn't help but think about this possibility. Ning Yi sighed and bowed his hands, putting on an attitude of a subordinate towards his lord.

At this time, Lou Jingzhi finally stood up. After hesitating, a family guard said something in his ear. He looked at the girl, sat down again, and this time his eyes were firm: "No, you've already been injured. You're not going back to Badao Camp, and you're here alone. What exactly are you going to do? I don't know if there's any danger, but if my father knew, he definitely wouldn't let me leave like this."

The girl looked at him this time, almost stunned, blinked her eyes, and slowly said: "Lou brother, Mr. Ning is also here. I am discussing matters with people from the Zhuang (Manor), not alone, but..." She was silent for a moment, "I am indeed waiting for someone, I originally hoped that they would not come..."

With a bang, a long spear flew from the side and nailed one of the family guards who had come with Lou Jingzhi to the wall.

This change happened suddenly, even Ning Yi was a little stunned. The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the dark street. In front of several family guards, the tip of the spear piercing out of the darkness burst out with cold light, and the sound of breaking wind descended from the sky.

Ning Yi was still sitting, and flipped backwards in the first moment. After all, his martial arts were different from what they used to be, and he had made a lot of progress. This retreat was also agile. In his sight, the girl was still sitting there, with a backhand strike, the fist wrapped in her sleeve hit a wooden pillar supporting the shed at the side rear. The awning collapsed with a bang, Lou Jingzhi was sitting in it, still in a daze.

Landing, leaping up, Ning Yi looked up and saw the figure descending from above with the force of the spear, falling into the shed. The sky was full of wood chips flying like an explosion, and Liu Dabiao dragged Lou Jingzhi and rushed over, throwing Lou Jingzhi next to Ning Yi, then turned around and stood in front, holding the long wooden box in his arms, looking like a lady holding a zheng (古筝-Chinese plucked zither).

Blood splattered on the street. The sudden long spear directly killed two family guards, one breaking the head and the other breaking the chest. After succeeding, the man quickly retreated into the darkness, and only a rapidly moving silhouette could be vaguely seen. The figure who blew up the tent sank into the flying wood chips, and then the tip of the spear picked and bombed backwards in the opposite direction. At the same time, someone rushed quickly behind Ning Yi and others.

There were probably only three or four people, but they vaguely formed an encirclement. Lou Jingzhi stood up holding the wall. Ning Yi heard him say: "Soul-Reaping Spear..." He had been in Hangzhou for so long, and he had heard people from Badao Camp say that Qi Yuankang's family heirloom was called Soul-Reaping Spear, but since Qi Yuankang had been beheaded by Liu Dabiao, the person who came was naturally not him. His mind raced, and he suddenly understood the reason why the girl was here.

He really... made a mess of things. No wonder she asked him to leave at the beginning. He had completely misunderstood like Lou Jingzhi...

The remaining family guards were only six, and they guarded this side. In the darkness, a young man appeared. This person was about twenty-six or seven years old, tall, half of his body was blood, and there were newly opened bloodstains on his face and hands. He was the assassin who had descended from the top of the shed earlier. At this time, he was holding a long spear in his hand, looking at this side: "Liu Xigua, Lou Jingzhi, you know what I'm here for."

Lou Jingzhi looked at him, obviously knowing him: "Qi, Qi Xinyong, you... why don't you escape, what are you doing here!"

"If you have not committed a wrong, why should you escape. Liu Xigua, you dismissed everyone, are you ready to die?"

Under the faint moonlight, the wind blew the girl's skirt. She held the wooden box, but didn't have much reaction. She looked at the other party for a long time before saying: "I originally hoped that you wouldn't come today. If you can reorganize your forces and kill your way back in the future, I will meet you with Badao Camp. The Qi family's matter is the result of everyone's power struggle. I don't know how to say what is right or wrong, but I am very sad that Uncle Qi was killed. I hope you can leave, but if you want to take revenge... I should give you this opportunity."

She took a breath and lowered her eyes: "Peach and plum breeze with a cup of wine, Jianghu (江湖) night rain with ten years of lamps... My father said that Jianghu (江湖) affairs should be settled in the Jianghu (江湖). Uncle Qi's matter can be regarded as a world affair, our matter can be regarded as a Jianghu (江湖) affair. Several Qi family brothers, I have never entered the Jianghu (江湖), but tonight I am willing to meet several of you with my own strength. I will not show mercy, you can kill me, I have nothing to say, if you can't kill me, then please try your best to escape and seek your own good fortune..."

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