Instead, he took Ruan Xiu all the way to the top.

As the owner of Luolu Mountain, Chen Ping'an, strangely enough, has never been to the mountain temple at the top of the mountain.

The conversation between the two of them was just gossip and trivial matters.

For example, the repair results at the Immortal Tomb, the business of the two shops in Qilong Lane, the nest of chickens that Chen Pingan asked her to look after, and the native dog.

Close to the mountain temple.

Chen Pingan was about to speak.

Ruan Xiu stopped, turned around and looked into the distance, smiling: "I know what you want to say."

Chen Ping'an was sitting on the steps with a quiet expression. The steps they were sitting on were illuminated by the moonlight, and there were ancient trees on both sides of the road. Above the stone steps, the moonlight fell down the slope like a stream, and there were algae crisscrossing the water.

The shadows of pines and cypresses make this scene feel like a dream if you are in it.

Chen Pingan said calmly: "It seems that no matter what you say, it's wrong, but it's even worse if you don't say it. It's best that I'm being sentimental. No one will be unhappy if a man is liked by a woman. This is human nature, even if many men have someone they like.

The girl also deliberately got involved with her good girl. I can’t say that these men are wrong. I believe that many men enjoy this and even think it is a great thing. But this is not my Chen Pingan.

It is human nature to do that. I am sorry for Ning Yao and I am sorry for you, Miss Ruan. But if I misunderstood Miss Ruan and was overly concerned, that is for the best. But even if I am angry with you, Miss Ruan, we will not be together in the future.

Friends can't be made, so I still have to say it clearly today. Miss Ruan, you have helped me a lot over the years. I keep it in my heart. If I don't want to brag, even in front of Ning Yao, I will still tell you.

She, Miss Ruan, is a little grateful for her kindness. As a human being, you must not forget your roots. In ten years or a hundred years, as long as it is something that should not be forgotten, you cannot forget it and you must pay it back if you can. Of course I like Miss Ruan, but that is not a man or a woman.

Love, if it were the other way around, some of my words and deeds back then still caused Miss Ruan to misunderstand. The fault is not yours, but my fault, Chen Pingan. If so, what should I do..."

These words, like the stones in the stream, have no edge at all, but after all, they are just a hard stone, not the intertwined and floating algae, let alone the swimming fish in the water.

Ruan Xiu looked at the young man who was a little sad and guilty, and she was also a little sad.

Why am I feeling sad after finally returning to my hometown? What’s more, it’s because of her.

As for what he likes about love, Ruan Xiu is actually not as entangled as he thought. As for what is right or wrong, he doesn't even think about it.

I like you, and God can't stop me.

I don't like you, even if you are God.

What a simple thing.

This lazy girl even feels that if she really likes someone or not, it has nothing to do with that person.

But Ruan Xiu did not tell Chen Pingan these inner thoughts.

The road is never fought day by day.

Ruan Xiuan sat there quietly and asked, "What would have happened if you had seen me first instead of Miss Ning?"

Chen Pingan shook his head without any hesitation, "Miss Ruan can ask this, but I can't think this way, so there will be no answer."

Ruan Xiu held her chin with both hands, looked into the distance, and murmured: "In this matter, you are just like my father. My father is very stubborn and has never looked for my mother's reincarnation.

Even if we meet her, she is no longer my real mother, not to mention that not everyone can recover the memory of her past life, so it is better not to meet her, otherwise, she will be sorry for her who always lives in his heart, and it will also delay the woman around him. "

When it comes to Master Ruan, Chen Ping'an won't say anything.

Ruan Xiu turned around and smiled: "Didn't you bring any gifts when you returned to your hometown this time?"

Chen Ping'an said awkwardly: "How dare you bring a gift? If you don't explain clearly, won't there be more misunderstandings?"

Chen Ping'an immediately smiled with relief and said, "But I can bring you a gift for Miss Ruan from now on."

Ruan Xiu tilted her head, smiled, narrowed her moist eyes, and asked, "Why did you say it clearly?"

Chen Pingan looked dull.

Hurry and reorganize it from beginning to end.

It stands to reason that if Miss Ruan doesn't like him, and if she really does like him a little bit, he has made it clear.

Ruan Xiu smiled and said: "Okay, it's just that you don't like me that way, and you're afraid that I like you that way. Then you feel embarrassed, and you're afraid that speaking frankly will make me embarrassed, adding insult to injury, and even your friends will be in trouble in the future.

You can't do it, right? Don't worry, I'm fine. I won't lie to you. My liking is not what you think it is. You will understand later, or ask your disciple Cui Dongshan. In short, no

No matter how long we are, we will still be friends."

Chen Pingan nodded. Miss Ruan's words were a bit convoluted, but she seemed to be more thorough than him.

Ruan Xiu said: "Does Miss Ning like you too?"

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "I like it."

Ruan Xiu hummed, "Chen Ping'an, why do you think so much? Why don't you think more about yourself?"

Chen Ping'an didn't know how to answer.

Ruan Xiu patted her knees and stood up, "Okay, that's it. I suddenly feel a little hungry. Let's go home for a midnight snack."

Chen Ping'an stood up and asked, "Why don't you go to my bamboo house? I have all the things you need to make a late-night snack. There are a lot of ingredients nearby, including dried fish, dried bamboo shoots, ham, bacon, and more.

Many wild vegetables are ready-made. If you stew them in a pot, they should taste good and it doesn't take much effort."

Ruan Xiu smiled and said: "My father is still waiting at the foot of the mountain. I'm afraid he can't help but stew you for a midnight snack."

Chen Pingan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Ruan Xiu walked down the steps, turned around and said with a smile: "Don't give it away."

Chen Pingan said: "If you want to go down the mountain, just go to the fork in the road."

The two of them slowly descended the mountain together.

Ruan Xiu looked as calm as a god walking in the woods at night.

Then the two went their separate ways, Ruan Xiu continued walking down the mountain, and Chen Ping'an walked on the road to the Bamboo Tower.

Chen Pingan suddenly remembered a beautiful saying carved on a bamboo slip.

The stars and moon are bright and clear, the bright river is in the sky, there is no sound around, the sound is among the trees.

Outside the mountain of desolation.

Wei Bo stood beside Ruan Qiong.

The man is sitting on a boulder.

Wei Bo smiled and said: "Mr. Ruan, you really don't want to look at Luopo Mountain? If it's not appropriate for me to be there, I can leave. I guarantee that I won't see or hear anything on the mountain or beyond."

Ruan Qiong drank his wine, shook his head and said, "I'm not that mean. I can't trust Chen Ping'an. How can I not trust my own daughter?"

Wei Bo was speechless.

If you, Ruan Qiong, are really trustworthy, why did you make this secret trip?

Ruan Qiong drank wine.

Wei Bo stood aside to accompany him.

Ruan Qiong asked: "Wei Bo, who do you think will be the emperor in the future?"

Wei Bo is not afraid of being overheard. In Beiyue territory, anyone who dares to do this will be considered too long-lived.

As for the old man from Yang's Pharmacy, he wouldn't care about this kind of thing.

Wei Bo thought for a while and said: "For the time being, it seems that both Song He and Song Jixian are possible. Of course, Song He is more likely. He has a deep foundation in both the government and the public and is more able to convince the public. As for Song Jixian, it is just The Ministry of Rites was a bit anxious and secretly bet on him, but no matter what, these are not important. After all, it only depends on the two decisions, and the empress's words are useless. I think Song Changjing and Cui You will make unexpected choices in the end."

Ruan Qiong said: "Emperor Dali's move was a bit of a coincidence."

Wei Bo smiled and said nothing.

Ruan Qiong is the first-class worshiper of Da Li, and he is also the number one swordsmith of Aquarius Continent who everyone wants to please. He has friends all over the continent, and his "mother's family" is Fengxue Temple. The relationship between the two parties has never been broken. Yes, no one thinks that Ruan Qiong's relationship with Fengxue Temple has broken down. Otherwise, there would not be the figure of the Fengxue Temple Sword Immortal on the Dragon-Slaying Cliff, but Ruan Qiong would simply abandon Fengxue Temple. , directly in half with Zhenwu Mountain.

He, Wei Bao, was the God of Landscapes conferred by the Song family of Da Li. He had some treacherous and arrogant words, so it was better not to say them at all.

It doesn't matter if we talk about the two princes. It's okay to talk about the vassal king and the imperial master. But the position of Wei Bo, the God of Beiyue Mountain, was sealed by the late Emperor Dali himself. Wei Bo wanted to remember this sentiment, so about Song Zheng Whether it was mentioned by Ruan Qiong or mentioned by the old Huang Tingguo dragon about Chun's life and death, Wei Bo remained silent.

In the distance, a figure of a woman in green clothes appeared. It seemed that she was not walking fast, but the figure was floating in the air like blue smoke.

Ruan Xiu saw Ruan Qiong and Wei Bo. She nodded to Wei Bo first, then looked at her father, "Dad, what a coincidence, you are also out for a walk?"

Ruan Qiong nodded and threw away the empty wine bottle.

Wei Bo said goodbye knowingly.

Ruan Qiong's lips moved slightly, but in the end he just took out a jug of wine from the nearby objects, opened the mud seal, and started drinking.

Ruan Xiu smiled and said: "I just met Chen Pingan on Luolu Mountain."

Ruan Qiong said with a straight face, "What a coincidence."

As expected of a father and daughter.

Ruan Xiu picked it up and recounted the conversation between the two to her father. The general meaning remained the same, but some wording was changed. Ruan Xiu made slight changes.

Ruan Qiong took a big sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Ping'an is blind? What's wrong with my daughter? She doesn't like it?! Who dares not to like the dog he lent to him?"

Ruan Xiu smiled and narrowed her eyes.

Ruan Qiong was extremely angry, drank heavily again, and was silent for a moment, "But this guy is still a kind man, unlike many men who eat what's in their mouths and always think about what's in the pot. I can't fault Chen Ping'an in this regard." Something wrong."

Ruan Qiong suddenly asked suspiciously: "Xiuxiu, could it be that this kid has been in the world for five years and has become more and more cunning, so he deliberately retreats in order to advance? So that I won't be wary of him?"
To be continued...