Deputy head

Chapter 33 We are close at hand

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"Meow~"

Along with the meowing of the cat, there was also the sound of "Kasha Kasha" behind the door panel, which was the cat's paw scratching the door.

I went to the door and opened it a crack, and a black and white lion cat nimbly slipped in, with a thin leather belt tied around its neck, and a bamboo tube the size of the knuckle at the end of the little finger was hung on the leather belt.

The cat looked at me, blinked, turned around, and jumped onto the table in a very sensible way, with its hind legs crouching and its front legs upright, its tail wrapped around its front feet. It stretched out its fluffy chest, as if it was waiting for me Take off the bamboo tube.

This feline-like cat is usually raised by Moyi. Its name is the same as its color, called "Dark Cloud Covering Snow". Its tail, back, back of the head and upper half of its face are black, and the rest is white. It looks very interesting.It is rare to be given such an elegant name, but it is always troublesome to call it four words, so when Mo Yi usually calls it, he still calls it by his pet name, "Lao Wu".

Old Wu was born intelligent. When Lao Wu was still a young Wu, I met him at the foot of the mountain. At that time, Wang Xi had just become the head of the school, and the Bronze School was full of chaos and danger. It was the time when I was exhausted. I didn't want to care about the cat at first, after all, wild cats live pretty well on the mountain, but Xiao Wu clings to my leg like a piece of meat. Yi saw that he liked the cat as soon as he saw it, so he simply gave the cat to Mo Yi to keep.

Who knows how Mo Yi raises a cat spirit, who not only seems to understand people's words, but also seems to understand things, and now it is even more powerful, and has learned to send letters secretly.

It is not easy for other people to enter the head's residence, but it is not difficult for Lao Wu. Not only can it come in, but it can also come in quietly, and it is not afraid of being discovered. There have been a few times before when Wang Xi came back suddenly, Lao Wu reacted very quickly. I hid under the bed in two strokes, and after Wang Xi left, I went to look under the bed again, and Lao Wu had already disappeared.

Ever since Rong Chengxun was captured, Mo Yi might have sensed something and let Lao Wu out. The cat's sense of smell and acuity are unmatched by humans. As soon as Lao Wu came out, he immediately found me at the head's residence. A note from Moyi is also attached.

Coincidentally, the pen and paper that Wang Xi gave me was still there, so I wrote a note, indicating my location, and told the other party that I was fine now.Since then, Mo Yi and I have been exchanging information through Lao Wu, and learned about the current situation of the Bronze Sect.

Through the smooth resolution of the previous treasure incident, the disciples have united a lot. After all, some time ago, the Bronze Sect had encountered obstacles everywhere in the arena. If they fell apart again, it would be even more difficult.

With this incident, Wang Xi's image as the head of the sect suddenly became much more stalwart.It was rumored early on that he had been persecuted so that he went away for several years and could not return. As soon as he came back, he encountered rumors about the treasures of the previous dynasty and external pressure, and immediately went down the mountain to investigate the truth. After being wronged and seriously injured, he was still able to focus on the sake of the Bronze Sect. In order not to be stereotyped by the people of Huayumen, Wang Xi endured the humiliation and kept silent until the deputy head came out to explain the truth. The blind people who went up the mountain hastily drove down the mountain again.

And in Jianghu, the reputation of the Bronze School has become better and better. After all, it has been low-key for many years. Once something happens, it is such a major event that involves both the court and the Jianghu. It is too early to make a conclusion, but there are many people with mixed opinions and different opinions. Now that the leader of the martial arts has made a conclusion, the direction of the wind will naturally change completely. Anyone who criticizes and belittles the Bronze Sect as before will definitely be regarded as blindly following the crowd and short-sighted only.The benevolent deeds that the Bronze Sect has done over the years have also been mentioned one after another, so their reputation has improved accordingly.

I am very happy to get this news.

As a reward, I would give Lao Wu a piece of dried fish every time. Of course, I secretly hid it every day during meals... Fortunately, Wang Xi likes to eat dried fish, otherwise there would be no snacks to reward Lao Wu.

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This time, the note brought by Lao Wu was different from the previous basic inquiries. Mo Yi began to ask me if I needed help.

The meaning of these words is to help me escape, but the question is whether I can escape...

Wang Xi didn't have much time to leave the residence, probably only to deal with sect affairs when necessary, and he would stay here for the rest of the time.He is very silent, he either reads or looks at me. Except for changing clothes, we even sleep on the same bed. Although we don’t do anything and just sleep, but once I want to do something small, he will He woke up immediately, and his eyes became clear in an instant, staring at me with warning eyes.

Such tight guards leave no space for me to do things secretly, and it is difficult to find a chance to escape...

Having said that, but I...actually hope that Wang Xi can always be by my side, no matter how long it takes, I won't get tired of it, even if I don't talk, it's okay.I used to think that I would never meet him again alive. In the first few years, I didn’t even dare to send letters. I listened to his news with my stomach full of sourness. Later, I finally dared to send letters. Every time I received a letter, I had to read it many times. The special products he sent back were not at all willing to use or eat them, and put them away in different categories.Ren Guang went by, the road was long, and after being separated from him for so long, we were finally able to stay together for a while.

It's just a few days of companionship, how can it offset the changing times and changing things in front of you?

We are not what we used to be.

It is not yet the best time to bring down Hua Qizheng, so there is no need for me to leave the Bronze Sect now. If possible, I hope that I can stay with Wangxi until I witness Hua Qizheng's downfall.

Even if I deliberately discard the emotional factor, the residence of the head is still the best place for me to stay.

What I did before was not very honorable. Whether it was the dereliction of duty that not only failed to quell the rumors but caused the rumors to spread after I went down the mountain, or the "wrong collection" of stolen goods and hair crowns that caused the head to be blamed, my position has changed. very subtle.Although Mo Yi is still thinking about how to help me, there is no guarantee that other people will think the same way.I used some rhetoric to fool the leader of the martial arts, but in front of my own people, it is not so easy to explain, and some things really cannot be explained. If you want to evade it, you can only lie.But the more lies are told, the bigger the loopholes will be.Moreover, no matter how well I get around, there will always be people who are resentful.

Especially those diehard fans accumulated by the Wang family over the past few generations. They already suspected that I was plotting wrongdoing and intending to replace Wang Xi. The hall masters who advocated getting engaged for me probably also want a deputy head who is more in line with their expectations.

This is not welcome, I am afraid that as soon as I go out, I will be ridiculed by those muscular nerds who are full of words and ink.Although Wuxi's reputation is getting higher and higher day by day, if someone with a heart takes advantage of my problem and involves Wangxi's dereliction of duty after not returning to the head for several years, things will become more troublesome.

From this point of view, it is indeed more appropriate to secretly hide in the head's residence.

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Like the ancestral hall, the residence dedicated to the head is one of the oldest buildings on the mountain where the Bronze Sect is located. Because it was built for the head to live in, good materials were used from the beginning, so that other buildings were refurbished Many times, only the head's residence is still the same, it has been very old for many years.In addition, it has been unoccupied in the past few years and has been vacant for a long time. Although new furnishings have been added, it still often gives people a deep and dark feeling.

When I was young, this place didn't seem to be the case. I always felt that the residence of the head in my memory was a warmer and more peaceful place.

It was also here that Wangxi and I met for the first time. At that time, the elders brought me to the Bronze School, and I was placed in the courtyard. He also cheated him, which is really interesting to think about.

The jade flute that made Wang Xi and I have a grudge and bond is now hanging on the wall, changing colors with the sunlight.I don't know why, but I am not ashamed to pick it up in front of Wangxi, but when Wangxi is away, I often take it off and look at it again and again. I don't know if there is anything special about this jade flute. Once, I couldn't blow it, and I was too embarrassed to ask Wang Xi, so I could only look at it.

But I'm a person who doesn't know the rhythm, and I don't have any obsession with this kind of thing. Even if I blow it, it's just a blow. If this beautiful jade flute is spiritual, I probably don't want it to be blown by me as a whistle.

I don't know if Wang Xi discovered something, but when he came back this time, he suddenly looked at Yu Xiao for a while, then turned to look at me, and smiled thoughtfully.In recent days, I have become more honest, and Wang Xi seems to have finally let go of his knots for the time being.But I really couldn't understand what he was thinking, and I felt a sense of shame that I was suddenly discovered. I didn't know what was going on, so I could only turn my head and pretend that I didn't know anything.

"You like it?" Wang Xi didn't say clearly, but I knew he was referring to the jade flute.

"It's pretty..." Could it be that Yuxiao itself has any taboos?Speaking of which, it seems that this jade flute was left by the mistress. I saw Wang Xi hanging it here, and thought it was just an ordinary decoration. Maybe it still has meaning. Time, isn't it too offensive?

Wang Xi stretched out his hand to take down the jade flute, and said, "My mother liked it so much back then that even I couldn't touch it casually."

"Hug, I'm sorry." If that's the case, I really didn't think about it...

Wang Xi didn't seem to be blaming me, her tone was brisk: "Do you know why it is so loved by my mother?"

"...Because it's expensive?" The raw materials of the jade flute are so rare, it must be quite expensive, but the mistress's taste has always been very good, so it shouldn't be due to such a simple value reason, so I added, "Such a brilliant The material should be a priceless treasure that is hard to find in the world, so that the mistress can love it."

Wang Xi sighed, and put the jade flute in my hand: "You...do you think my mother is an upstart who has never seen the world?"

I could only be forced to take the jade flute, holding it at a loss: "I didn't mean that."

"Think again."

What else could be the reason?People like one thing, if it is not very valuable, it is very meaningful, but I am not the mistress, how can I know the meaning of Yuxiao?I can only guess wildly: "This is... a gift from your mother's good sister?"

Wang Xi laughed, and tapped my forehead with his well-defined knuckles: "If my father heard what you said, he would be so angry that he would hit you on the head with the hilt of his sword."

"Ah, the old master gave it to the mistress?"

Wang Xi nodded: "Exactly, and this jade flute has a special meaning." As he spoke, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, "According to that meaning, this jade flute... I should give it to you of."

Hearing what he said, I was stunned for a moment, and the jade flute in my hand became hot.He was still staring at me, his eyes sparkling, as if he was expecting something.

"It turns out...it turns out that it is a proof of being the deputy head, so it should be given to me. No wonder it has been kept in the room, after all, when the old head was in charge of the sect, the position of deputy head was vacant " I smiled vigorously, "It's not right, so the mistress who has been assisting the old head is considered the deputy head, and Yuxiao should indeed be in her hands."

According to what he said, this jade flute was probably a keepsake passed down from the Wang family to the wives of the head of the family.I sighed secretly, it's not that I'm really stupid, it's just that I have to pretend to be stupid.

Wang Xi looked at me with raised eyebrows, opened his mouth, seemed to swallow a few words, and then took Yu Xiao back: "... Forget it, I can't give it to you now."

When Yuxiao left my hands, I was a little bit disappointed, but I also breathed a sigh of relief.It's best not to give, even if I want it, it shouldn't be mine.

Wang Xi, who took back the jade flute, narrowed his eyes: "You seem relieved?"

"No, no, how come, I am sighing! Sigh! As an excellent deputy head, how can you not want an ID card? Or else you should give it to me..."

Wang Xi twirled the jade flute in his hand, and turned it behind his back, his expression suddenly became serious: "My father used to play a song for my mother with the jade flute, but for some reason, the jade flute is missing the most crucial part. , so it can't play now."

I'm a little dumbfounded.

"But I will always find that part... Wait until the day when the jade flute can be played, Ah Yi, I will play it for you."

He showed a sincere smile: "At that time, even if you don't want to accept this jade flute, you have to accept it."

Wang Xi's smile this time is too natural, completely different from the fake smiles used to deal with the situation before. Since I saw this smile last time, I have been thinking about it all the time. I didn't expect to see it again suddenly, so I couldn't even turn my mind up.I subconsciously nodded to him, Wang Xi looked very happy, he held my face and kissed my forehead.

I was caught in his smile and couldn't get back to my senses for a long time.

The author has something to say: Mo Yi quarreled with Wang Xi when he was a child

Mo Yi: It must be you again. You took the dried fish I fed to the cat and ate it!I didn’t put any salt this time, and there is no taste at all, only if you like dried fish, you can eat it!

Wang Xi: No, I don’t like eating dried fish at all.

Mo Yi: You!You are talking nonsense with your eyes open!Hajime!Come and testify for me!Does he like to eat dried fish? !

Wang Yi: Yes, he...

Wang Xi used a stunt on Wang Yi [smile with sincerity]

Wang Yi: He doesn't like eating dried fish at all. 【dizziness】

Furious, Moyi crazily holds grudges: Wangxi steals dried fish, Wangxi confuses Ah Yi, Wangxi forces her to show her affection...