Chapter 449: Sword-Hiding Pavilion

The woman stood up from the desk and classics. Her lower garment was like a skirt, and her upper garment was a light shirt as pale yellow as white, like the color of a winter jasmine bud. The style was very simple and plain, but the material was very good, not appearing impoverished.

This actually didn't look much like the common attire for women, but of course, it couldn't be called men's clothing either. Her long hair was pinned in a bun, and her face was clear and pale. Pei Ye had already straightened his posture, cupped his hands, and bowed: "I am truly grateful for your rescue. Spending a few more days in prison really counts for nothing. It's just that this case is so troublesome, and it has cost you effort; I'm afraid it might be somewhat of a hindrance..."

The woman said it was a "detour" that day, yet she had extracted him in just one day. Although Pei Ye didn't know the woman's status and power, nor was he very clear about the matters involved, playing such a trick of a cicada shedding its shell would definitely leave behind handles. Even if it stirred up waves, it could be easily smoothed over, but a handle was a handle after all, and a risk was a risk after all.

The woman stood quietly, and the lady on the left was tying her sleeve buttons: "Young Hero Pei, you were so spirited when you assassinated the Governor in the courtyard; why are you so hesitant now?"

Pei Ye was stunned: "This..."

This was of course because it was someone else's sacrifice. He himself could risk his life, but he couldn't help but care about the interests others had sacrificed for him.

The woman smoothed her cuffs and waved her hand: "The Wuyang dead ash man, how can he achieve success."

"."

The woman walked out from in front of the desk. Pei Ye looked at her, still somewhat stunned at this moment, because... she was also a bit too young.

Pei Ye certainly didn't stare rudely at the other person's face, but in fact, a few glances were enough to form an impression—she must be a few years older than him, yet she was probably younger than Qi Zhaohua.

Is this that 【Hall Master】 and 【Benefactor】?

But there was not the slightest lightness that a young person should have on her. Pei Ye suspected again if it was some method of preserving one's youth.

And in the quiet, the woman didn't avoid looking at him carefully from top to bottom, and came to his front: "Nice to meet you. My name is Xu Chuo, and I am the owner of the Xiuwen Hall."

". Nice to meet you! I am Pei Ye."

Xu Chuo nodded, signaled slightly, and walked along the corridor toward the window. Pei Ye followed behind.

"This poem is called 'Song of the Sword Child of the Spring Office Correcting Characters'." She raised a hand to point at the poem line Pei Ye had just asked about, "'Spring Office' is the official office under the Crown Prince, 'Correcting Characters' refers to the official who collates classics, and 'Sword Child' is his sword."

"'Predecessor' refers to the successful candidate who has already passed the examination. 'It is truly the heart of Jing Ke, do not let it shine upon the words of the Spring Office' means one does not wish for a famous sword to be hidden in old paper. This is where the spirit of the whole poem lies. The seventh floor of the Jiyu Building in the Hall houses the poetry of this dynasty. If you are interested, you can go and read it."

". Oh, oh, thank you very much."

The black cat and the two ladies didn't follow behind. The two walked through the corridor and stood still in front of the window. Xu Chuo looked out the window and suddenly said slowly: "More than two years ago, Yue Muzhou and I exchanged messages for the first time."

Pei Ye was stunned.

"At that time, he probably sensed the date of his 'Nirvana', so I made a promise of flying immortals with him." Xu Chuo recounted slowly, "Once he ascended to the Heavenly Tower, he would come to the Divine Capital."

"." Pei Ye looked at the person in front of him in astonishment. He had never thought that the two years the old man spent lying on his bed in his withered body had actually had contact with the Divine Capital, and he had never discovered it.

But thinking about it, it didn't seem strange. He grew up in Fenghuai, but in the old man's fifty years of life, there were too many brilliant years spent in this city. Someone must remember him, and he would also make preparations for his plans after ascending the tower.

"Do you know Grandpa Yue?"

"Not really, I just heard of him." Xu Chuo said softly, "To this day, we have never met."

"."

"But at that time, we hit it off and trusted each other." Xu Chuo looked back, "This is also an experience I have never had again."

"." Pei Ye didn't quite understand. If the two had never met and never understood each other, then where did the trust come from?

"I originally wanted to move him to the Divine Capital, but 【Bingle】 didn't rely on external forces, and it was the same everywhere. And he said, a flower has already grown well in the rock crevice of the cliff for sixteen years, and seeing it is about to bloom, there is no need to move it to a greenhouse flowerpot." Xu Chuo said, "It is indeed so. I sent people to investigate, and Fenghuai is a very quiet, remote, and therefore very safe place. There is no better place for seclusion than that. Bringing him back to the Divine Capital would instead cause extra trouble."

"So I didn't cast my gaze again and kept making preparations in other aspects. Although difficult, they all succeeded one by one..." Xu Chuo turned her head back, as if seeing through the youth's confusion, "Yes, I went to such great lengths. Yue Muzhou and I are not just simple friends. I racked my brains to find him actively. Asking him to come to the Divine Capital is not just for friends to meet... because what we want to do is the same thing."

Xu Chuo looked at him: "Twenty-one months ago, I started publishing 'Xia Gu Can'."

"."

"At the end of the chapters, the withered bones fly as immortals, the four swords go north, and return after beheading." Xu Chuo looked out the window and sighed lightly, "But you experienced the accident afterward yourself. The heroic bones were buried in the mountains, and this matter had to be interrupted."

Pei Ye was completely stunned.

Xu Chuo turned her head and looked at him with a pair of bright eyes. The autumn wind blew in, and she coughed twice. The delicate and weak air slightly covered that composure, but it was only for a moment.

"Two people who want to walk the same path must first see clearly the road under the other's feet." She said earnestly, "I already know everything about Fenghuai, Bowang, Kongdong, and Shaolong. I know what kind of person you are. Telling you this today is just to tell you what I want to do."

She looked at Pei Ye: "I want Prince Yan Yongbei to die."

A chill suddenly rose on Pei Ye's body. He looked at the woman in front of him in a daze, and suddenly understood why "The three-foot water in the predecessor's case" was written here by her, and understood what "It is truly the heart of Jing Ke" meant.

"So you don't have to be hesitant for me, thinking you are living under someone else's roof." Xu Chuo seemed somewhat impatient with the autumn chill and gently wrapped her arms, "To do things, one must bear the risks, and to do great things, one must be prepared for total destruction... You are here to complete Yue Muzhou's unfinished business, right?"

She stretched out a hand, spread it flat in front of Pei Ye, and looked at him quietly.

Pei Ye was dazed for a long time. Only the autumn wind brushed his hair. Finally, he slowly raised his hand and placed it on hers.

Xu Chuo smiled, closed her fingers, and held his. After the cool skin stayed for a moment, she let go. The woman's smile also restrained at the same time, and her voice was clear and steady: "No matter what crime you have committed or where you are trapped, I will save you; one day when you do the deed of Jing Ke, I will not be Prince Dan of Yan."

She looked at the youth she met for the first time: "I will personally hold the case and offer the map for you."

【The Wuyang dead ash man, how can he achieve success】

For the first time, Pei Ye didn't know what to say. Finally, he just pursed his lips, took a step back, and bowed again.

Xu Chuo smiled faintly again and turned to look at the autumn scenery of the flat lake: "I still have urgent matters afterward, but since you are out of prison, I must see you once."

Pei Ye nodded, was quiet for a while, and suddenly asked somewhat hesitantly: "Then, Hall Master, is my case over just like this?"

He had gone onto the platform with the determination to die at that time, and afterward, he had been either unconscious or imprisoned. When he learned the news from the outside world again, it was already today.

He had no idea how he got out.

"The biggest wave stirred up by this case is the Jianghu's intrusion into the imperial court. For many officials and for the entire imperial court, this is an unacceptable thing." Xu Chuo said, "But this is only to have this 'Pei Ye' who assassinated the Governor plead guilty. As for who 'Pei Ye' actually is, it doesn't matter."