After hearing the other party's promise, the girl named Su Xiu also became happy, holding the baggage in her hands tightly and leading the way.
After following the girl in front of her for a while, Lin Xi finally arrived at the nearest small town.
The town is called Nanshui Town. It is the closest town to Qinan City in the north-south direction. It is located at the foot of a mountain called Nanshui Mountain, hence its name. Compared with some larger cities, this town looks chaotic.
There were many people, and the largest crowds were naturally those mercenaries who were licking blood from their swords. They were in groups, holding their arms with each other, shouting loudly, spitting flying everywhere on the street, and discussing some dirty things unscrupulously.
topic.
Walking on the road in the small town, Lin Xi couldn't help but frown. He had grown up in a quiet environment. When he came to such a place for the first time, he felt a little uncomfortable. Many people around him looked at him strangely.
Looking at this young man in gorgeous clothes, he whispered in a low voice.
There are many shops on the side of the street. Perhaps because of the environment here, the popularity is quite high. Lin Xi also turned his attention to these shops with interest as he walked.
"Brother, we're here, right here." The girl in front suddenly turned around and interrupted Lin Xi's look around, pointing to a room in front of her.
Hearing the girl's voice, Lin Xi stopped and turned her head to look in the direction the girl was pointing, then she looked surprised.
According to his previous imagination and the girl's clothes, the place where the other party lives should not be much better. Of course, he himself does not care about these things. To him, it is the same wherever he lives.
But what surprised Lin Xi was that the place the girl was pointing to was actually a house that was neither big nor small. Perhaps it was because no one had cleaned it all year round. The courtyard looked a bit rough, but a lean camel was better than a horse.
It's so big that anyone can tell that many years ago, this was definitely a wealthy family.
Following the girl's footsteps, Lin Xi looked at the surrounding environment doubtfully as he walked. From the rockery covered with weeds and a small artificial pond that had dried up for a long time, he concluded in his heart that this place was definitely a place in the past.
A wealthy family, but for some reason they have fallen into this state.
The girl led Lin Xi behind her through the main hall of the courtyard, stopped in front of a bedroom-like door, reached out and gently pushed the door open.
Lin Xi looked at the bed in the room. A woman with a haggard face and pale lips was leaning on the bed, her hands folded on the quilt covering her legs, her tired head slightly lowered, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.
What.
When she heard the door open, the woman turned her head slightly to see the person clearly, and a sickly reddish color appeared on her haggard face.
"Mom... I'm back." The girl took a few steps forward, put the bundle in her arms on the side of the bed, and held the woman's hand, her eyes red.
"Axiu, you're back, where have you been?" The woman on the bed just held the girl's hand and asked worriedly.
"Ah? I...I..." After hearing the other party's question, the girl hesitated, not knowing how to answer. It was not that she was afraid of the woman's blame, but that she would be worried. At this time, Lin Xi's figure
Already walked in.
At this moment, the woman on the bed realized that there was a young man following the girl. With a handsome face and light golden clothes, he looked like a child of a big family.
"This is..." She was slightly surprised, and the woman turned to ask the girl beside the bed.
"Oh mother, this is brother Lin Xi, he saved me just now." The girl stood up quickly, introduced to the woman on the bed, and at the same time told her the previous situation in detail.
Listening to the girl's words carefully, the woman couldn't help frowning when she heard that the girl actually ran to the mountain alone to look for medicinal materials. When she heard that several people were trying to rob the girl's things, she also looked worried. Finally, she learned that it was
After the young man in front of her saved her daughter, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to get up.
"Axiu, help me up."
Seeing the woman's movement, Lin Xi quickly stretched out her palm, and a stream of sword essence flew out of her hand and landed on the woman, stopping her movement.
"Madam, these are all small things. I just happened to be passing by. You don't have to be polite." After saying this, Lin Xi's face also showed a slight trace of shame, because at the beginning, he didn't plan too much.
Being nosy made him feel guilty towards the woman on his bed.
Feeling a soft force coming from her body, the woman on the bed was also surprised. She was also a swordsman herself and was very familiar with the sword element. She could control the sword element so skillfully and accurately. For such a young sword master,
It is not easy for a teacher.
"Master, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, Axiu really doesn't know what would have happened." The woman said with a grateful face without getting up any further.
"It's just a matter of effort, madam, don't worry about it." Lin Xi's expression changed and he said with a smile. He felt a familiar wave in the other person's body. He thought that this woman who was suffering from the disease should also be a swordsman.
"Mom, brother Lin Xi has no place to live today, can you let him stay at our house?" Su Xiu saw that her mother had no intention of blaming herself and asked quickly.
"Of course, I just hope that the young master will not dislike the simplicity of our house." After hearing the girl's words, the woman also turned her eyes to Lin Xi.
"What are you talking about, madam? This junior has been living in the open for several days. I am very satisfied to have a place to stay." Lin Xi pondered for a moment, thought about the doubts in his heart, and continued: "Junior, I take the liberty of saying that this place is
It shouldn’t have been like this before, right?”
Hearing Lin Xi's words, the woman's expression froze slightly. After thinking for a moment, she turned to the girl beside her and said, "Axiu, go and prepare something to eat for Brother Lin Xi."
"Well, okay." Su Xiu stood up, waved to Lin Xi with a smile, and ran out immediately.
"Master, please have a seat." Watching the girl leave, the woman made a gesture of invitation, and Lin Xi immediately sat down.
After the other party sat down, the woman also sighed slightly and said slowly: "Young Master must have guessed it. Yes, our Su family was not like this before..."
"Su family?" He didn't know much about some families in this small town as a newbie.
The woman nodded and continued: "My husband's name is Su Qing. We met by chance. We both had a good impression of each other and we got married soon after. Many years ago, he and I were together.
I got up and came to this place called Nanshui Town, where I wanted to spread out my branches and take root."
"With the strength of the two of us and my husband's excellent communication skills, the Su family business was established very smoothly."
"At that time, our Su family was in a period of vigorous development. In just a few years, the Su family's trading house had become one of the largest trading houses in Nanshui Town."