Xu Xian hit her on the head, "Thank you for being so smart. You can't say anything stupid. I wish I could grow up with you."

Yun Yan stuck out her tongue playfully, "Are you worried about me?"

"Even if I return to the capital and help the master collect herbs and make elixirs, I probably won't have much time to accompany you. And Mingcha is even busier than me! You don't even have anyone to talk to in the palace.

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Yun Yan immediately said: "Chang Xi is with me!" But she saw Chang Oh still squatting on the horse and staring at her blankly. She immediately realized and said with a blush: "Damn girl, what did you see just now?"

However, she has long been regarded as Xu Xian-'s turtle in the urn, and he doesn't care much about her.

Chang Oh hurriedly shook her cat's head like a rattle. Her mood at the moment has not yet returned to calmness. She has been staying by Yun Yan's side these days, playing the piano and reading with her, and she has become more and more aware of this woman's wisdom.

With talent, I have a little admiration in my heart.

But when she saw Yun Yan's expression under Xu Xian's caress with her own eyes, the impact on her became even greater.

She even thought about herself with empathy, if one day she regained her human body, would it be the same? This imagination made her whole body tremble like an electric shock, making her feel a little shy and a little scared.

But when Yun Yan rested peacefully on Xu Xian's chest, her calm and happy expression made her feel envious. Her original thought was just to drag such a man into her life, and her myriad worries were even more complicated.

It's a tangled mess.

Yun Yan pressed her face against Xu Xian's chest and whispered: "If your husband wants me to stay in Hangzhou, I will stay in Hangzhou. If you let me choose." She raised her head and said seriously: "Where are you going?

, I’ll be there!”

Xu Xian stroked her cheek lovingly, "It's up to you!"

The horses' hooves were flying lightly, and it was noon. The two finally arrived at a small town, Zhong Kui's hometown, Shijing Town.

This kind of mountain town is far less prosperous than the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many houses with blue bricks and blue tiles arranged along the undulating terrain. It is hidden among the green mountains and clear waters, but it looks very quiet.

There was not even an inn in the town, and it was rare for outsiders to come in. With such a strange appearance, the residents of the town all stuck their heads out to watch, and whispered among themselves.

Xu Xian stopped a young man, dismounted, took out a piece of broken silver, and said, "Let the mayor call you to see me!" He also had a great reputation now. It would be a waste if he didn't use it.

The young man saw that Xu Xian was very impressive and generous, and he bluntly said that he wanted to see the mayor. How could he dare to be negligent? But he lowered his head and said, "Sir, why are you going to Zhong Kui's house? It's not very auspicious lately." Zai Yun

Under the gaze of a pair of beautiful eyes, Yan's face turned red and she thought to herself: I wonder which one looks better between her and Zhong Li.

Xu Xian frowned and said, "Oh, how can it be unlucky?" Could it be that Zhong Kui has shown his power.

The young man said: "Last night, a merchant came and brought news. I heard that Zhong Kui, who had no good intentions, crashed and died in the saint's hall. I don't know what happened, but the consequences will come at some time. The disaster is not small."

Xu Xian suddenly realized that in this era, there were no televisions and telephones, so small towns in the mountains were extremely closed to information. Even the news of Zhong Kui's death came only yesterday, let alone the news that Zhong Kui was buried with a grand ceremony.

"You don't have to worry about this. I'm Zhong Kui's friend. Let the clan leader

Just come here."

This kind of small town is often a big clan, and most of them belong to the same family.

The surname, the patriarch of the clan often serves as the chief.

The young man said hesitantly: "The patriarch took a lot of people with him just now, and they seemed to have gone to Zhong Kui's house!" He was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that someone like Zhong Kui actually had friends.

Xu Xian's eyes flashed and he asked, "What are you doing?"

The young man's heart trembled, and his calf almost twisted. He felt that the young man in front of him, who was about the same age as him, suddenly burst out with great momentum. I thought that even the patriarch could not compare with that kind of momentum. He stammered

He said, "Listen, I heard that Zhong Kui has caused trouble for the clan and wants to drive his sister out of town."

Xu Xian's expression changed and he said, "Where is Zhong Kui's family?"

The young man pointed in the direction and said: "There is a wooden house by the Agu Spring over there." Before he finished speaking, Xu Xian jumped on his horse and rode away. Shake left a message,

"Yan'er, I'll take the first step, you can follow slowly!"

"Husband, wait for me!" Yun Yan quickly drove the pony, "Drive, drive!"

But without Xu Xian's guidance, no matter how she shouted, the pony was just

Move slowly.

Agu Spring is far away from the town, but in a valley in Zhongnan Mountain.

A large pond shone with sparkling waves under the sky. A spring in the center of the pond was bubbling with clear spring water. The bottom of the pond was clearly visible, surrounded by rocks and bamboos. The scenery was very elegant, especially the clumps of trees.

The peony bushes have many buds and are about to bloom.

In a small bamboo forest on the edge of the pond, a fence wall surrounds a wooden house made of bamboo and wood.

However, the courtyard at this moment lacked the usual scene. Dozens of men, women, old and young gathered together, talking incessantly, and looking into the house from time to time.

In the bamboo house, an old man is talking earnestly

He persuaded a girl, "Zhong Li, your brother has caused a huge disaster in Beijing! Do you know?" The girl was dressed in cloth and wavy skirt, with no decent accessories on her body. Even the hairpin on her head was made of

It was carved from wood. Her shiny black hair was simply tied up. But such a simple decoration gave her a temperament as clear as the Agu Spring outside the door.

Zhong Li pursed his lips and shook his head, twisting the corners of his clothes with his slender fingertips, but his eyes were faintly red, as if he had cried not long ago, and as if he was about to cry. Such a person is a hard-hearted person.

You also need to feel compassion.

But the patriarch said instead: "Your brother Zhong Kui was killed in Chang'an when he crashed into the saint's hall." The wrinkled old face was even more wrinkled at this time, as if he wanted to squeeze out all the fear.

Like. In the eyes of these ordinary people, the county magistrate is already a great official. He can't even think about what the emperor is like. Zhong Kui actually. Hearing about this incident yesterday, he couldn't sleep all night

Fall asleep.

Zhong Li trembled and gritted his teeth and said: "I don't believe that my brother will not abandon me. The merchant must have told lies!"

The patriarch sighed and said: "Hey, girl, how can I believe it, old man, but this is all true. Early this morning, I went to the county town to ask questions, and it has already spread." Then he said with his famous "Pop"

He slapped his forehead.

Zhong Li raised her head suddenly, and even the clan leader couldn't help but avoid her scorching gaze, but she slowly lowered her head. She got the news last night, but she still had a little extravagant hope in her heart.

It was false, but it became shattered in the face of this cruel news.

Zhong Li took a deep breath and said, "Is there anything else?"

"You don't believe it?"

Zhong Li said resolutely: "I believe it. If my brother is gone, I will send it for him!"

The patriarch said sadly: "How come you still don't understand? Zhong Kui caused a big disaster and died cleanly, and he was just trying to hurt you. When the saint was unhappy, he sent someone to capture you and put you in a prison. Where?

There is still time to start.

Zhong Li's face was pale, but he did not panic at all as the patriarch imagined. Instead, he said calmly: "If he wants to go to jail, I will admit it. If he wants to be beheaded, I am willing to die for him!"

The patriarch's chest froze, but before he could speak, a sharp voice came from outside the house, "Zhong Li, you are not even afraid of that ugly brother, what else do you have to be afraid of, but we still have face. Zhong Kui is a broom star and a disaster.

Your family is not enough, and now you want to harm us. It is really not easy for people to live in peace. You quickly pack your things and walk as far away as possible. From now on, your names will not be in the Zhong family's ancestral hall. You and Ishii

There is no trace of naphthalene in the town." The speaker was a woman holding a child.

The patriarch said: "Girl, don't blame us for being cruel, we are doing this for your own good!"

Zhong Li laughed angrily and said: "When you disliked my brother, we went outside the town! Later, when my brother was elected, you sent us rice, flour, money and food, and persuaded us to go back to the town. Now that my brother is gone, we have to

If you say yes to me, am I still considered a human being?"

The patriarch's face turned red and he was speechless. He smoked a dry cigarette. The townspeople outside the house talked about Zhong Li's fault.

Only the young men remained silent. Normally, Zhong Li was like a fairy in their eyes. He tried every means to please him, but at this time, no one dared to disobey the patriarch's wishes, unless he didn't want to be in Shijing Town.

Stay here again.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a round figure and a mustache walked out of the crowd. He first stopped others from talking, and then sighed: "Sister Zhong Li, you have lost your brother. I am also very sad. But you are not here either."

If you don't want to stop, you might as well go out with me for a while and find another place to stay. I will take good care of you." It was the merchant who brought the news.

The merchant kept looking at Zhong Li with a pair of small eyes, from his beautiful face to the buds on his chest. Yesterday Zhong Li came to ask him about Zhong Kui. He was shocked when he saw Zhong Li. He didn't expect that in

There was such a beauty hidden in such a remote place. Compared with it, the concubines in his house who were painted all day long were simply vulgar things, so he got interested.

He thought for a long time and decided to clarify the "interests" to the patriarch. He deliberately made Zhong Kui's matter much more serious and said how the emperor would anger Shijing Town. Only by driving Zhong Li away could this disaster be avoided. Although the patriarch was old,

It's a lot. But he is just a countryman, so he can't compete with the sweet words of merchants. Zhong Kui is known as a "fierce" person here, and he is the broom star who killed his parents. He believed a little more, and then made trouble.

What happened today.

Zhong Li said: "I can feed myself, I don't need you to be so kind." He took a ladle of bran to himself, walked out of the door, opened the chicken coop, and fed the chickens. But his eyes were dull and he was thinking.

No, it feels a bit shaky even standing there.

The merchant was forced back, his expression stiffened, and he returned to his original state, but he winked at the woman in the crowd who had just spoken. The woman immediately started making noises, encouraging the townspeople around her to surround Zhai Zhongli.
Chapter completed!