There is no rain today and the sun is shining brightly.
The Lin's Manor in Lanxi, located between two green mountains, was bathed in a fresh rain and the air was cool.
Lin Wenruo had a smile on his face and walked briskly on the winding and quiet corridor.
Passing by clumps of vegetation and balconies.
Suddenly, Lin Wenruo stopped on a veranda somewhere. There was a pond outside the verandah, and a mahogany round box containing bait was randomly placed on the railing.
Lin Wenruo reached out and grabbed some bait and threw it into the lake.
"master."
At some point behind him, a tall woman wearing a black outfit and a pendant wiping her forehead appeared, bowing her head in salute.
"Talking about things."
Lin Wenruo looked down at the red carps that were gradually gathering under him, and threw some bait casually.
The woman in black said respectfully: "Sir, we still haven't found out about the old man in cloth. He seems to have appeared out of thin air. However, we have found the third person who went to Xuguan to participate in the debate on Confucianism and Taoism. He should be
Qing Jingzi’s senior brother Qing Yuanzi, according to informants, he quietly went up to Taibai Mountain at midnight last night and is now in Chongxu Temple.”
Lin Wenruo paused slightly and turned his head, "Qing Yuanzi? Is that the romantic Taoist priest who likes to chat with famous people in Zhongnan Kingdom? I remember that he had already left Zhongnan Kingdom before I went to the academy."
The woman in black nodded, "It's him. I sent someone to inquire outside. After he left Zhongnan Kingdom, he traveled around the surrounding countries, but he suddenly disappeared three years ago. I heard that he seemed to be somewhere.
Live in seclusion and practice."
Lin Wenruo narrowed his eyes slightly, "I heard? It seems? Are you going to give me such an answer based on hearsay?"
The woman in black hurriedly said: "Master, please forgive me! I will go and investigate with all my strength right now!"
But then, the woman in black lowered her head in cold sweat and said: "Sir, due to the blockade of the Sikou Mansion on the mountain, the transmission of messages is very slow. Traveling between two places is extremely time-consuming. It often takes ten and a half months for the people sent out to get a reply...
…”
Lin Wenruo's face was slightly cold. He turned around and looked at the red carps gathered in the pond. He kept saying: "As for the debate between Confucianism and Taoism, we can't make any mistakes at all, otherwise we will be doomed. Use all the channels in the family to investigate.
, at any cost.”
"My slave obeys the order!"
"What else is there?"
"Master, the second master went out early this morning and went to live in the city with him."
Lin Wenruo frowned, "I understand."
Suddenly, he seemed to have remembered something, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "By the way, Xiu Mei, how many women do I have in my back house?"
The woman named Xiu Mei was stunned when she heard this, "When the master asked us to arrange whatever we wanted, I chose eighteen women and helped him put them into the room. The slaves and maids have carefully checked them. They all have innocent family backgrounds and good looks."
Lin Wenruo interrupted in a daze and said: "Okay, I know they don't have to miss out on food and clothing. Is there anything else?"
"Master, the public opinion in the city is very unfavorable to us now, should we take care of it?"
Lin Wenruo chuckled lightly, grabbed a large handful of feed, raised his hand, and dropped it all into the pond. Countless red carps rushed out, like boiling red tide, gathering at his feet.
"The common people are like this pond full of red carp." The man said slowly: "The debate between Confucianism and Taoism is to decide who is the only one who can stand on the shore."
"Don't worry about it. Our most important thing right now is the debate between Confucianism and Taoism."
Zhao Rong took Su Xiaoxiao to play in Luojing City.
After walking for about half an hour, they left the boundary of Lanxi and merged into the lively flow of people.
Luojing is located on the most fertile plain in the Zhongnan Mountains. The people in the city are generally wealthy, which can be seen just from their clothes.
This is probably the reason why they like to talk about government affairs and Taoism. After all, after eating, everyone is idle and always want to find something to do, such as keeping their mouths busy. And Zhao Rong's evaluation of them is just nonsense.
Zhao Rong feels very strange now.
Because he found something was wrong with Su Xiaoxiao.
Didn’t I just steal a piece of fruit from you? Why didn’t you say a word along the way?
Zhao Rong was a little panicked.
After all, the bloody history told him that the oppressed will either explode in silence or die in silence.
Since he came out after saying hello to Lin Wenruo in the morning, he snatched away the red fruits that Su Xiaoxiao had finally picked before she could eat them. After telling her that they would stay in Luojing for a while, Su Xiaoxiao
It slowly became quiet.
Zhao Rong glanced at Su Xiaoxiao, who was a little behind on the left, without leaving any trace, and saw that she was still silent, and this time was a little different from when she was usually angry.
In the past, if she was bullied and angry, she would bite half of her red lip, tilt her head to look at him in anger, and get sulky by herself. If it was more serious, she would hide behind her back and secretly wipe her tears thinking no one would notice.
But now she is in such a state that she has a cold face and is not interested in anything. Even when she passed by an elegantly decorated bookstore, she didn't even raise her eyelids. She only occasionally gave way to passers-by while walking on the road.
The road follows closely behind you.
From Zhao Rong's perspective, her pretty face, which was originally very good-looking, now looked particularly cold because of its tightness, and those charming fox eyes, with the ends of them slightly raised, overflowed.
Unconcealable charm.
The combination of coldness and charm made Zhao Rong feel breathtakingly beautiful the moment he turned around.
A cold and abstinent person?
Zhao Rong frowned.
If it continues like this... it seems to be good. At least I no longer have to worry about you being cheated by someone with a candy in the future. Well, very good, Su Xiaoxiao, keep it up, you can do it.
Zhao Rong frowned and nodded, feeling full of accomplishment that he had successfully trained a silly little middle school fox demon into an ascetic and cold fox demon.
The moment after Zhao Rong turned around, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her eyes and glanced at him, bit her red lips subconsciously, and then opened her mouth slightly, wanting to speak, but stopped midway, thought for a moment, and was stubborn
He turned his head away, not looking at him.
The two of them walked on the street with their own thoughts, passing through the crowds of people and heading south of the city.
At a certain moment, the two of them passed by a small vendor setting up a stall. After Zhao Rong walked a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned around.
Su Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes and didn't realize that Zhao Rong in front of her had turned around. She kept walking forward until she walked thirty or forty steps in a daze. At a certain moment, she subconsciously raised her head and suddenly realized that she had been walking all the way.
Zhao Rong, who was in front, disappeared.
At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao was standing in the crowd, surrounded by an endless stream of people. She looked around hurriedly, spinning in circles, like a panicked deer, realizing that she had been abandoned.
The indifference just now was instantly shattered by his disappearance.
Her face turned pale and she opened her mouth to call Zhao Rong, but no matter how loud she shouted, in this noisy sea of people, it was like a lonely mime, performed quietly, without causing any waves.
Until the girl gave up her struggle and felt that he might really not care about her and had forgotten her.
Her slender body slowly stiffened and she squatted down slowly.
However, the next second, a hand with a bruised back stretched out from the sea of people.
Su Xiaoxiao felt a gentle tap on her left shoulder. She turned her head and saw a bright red fruit next to her shoulder. She continued to look behind her, and what she saw was a face that she was thinking about and filled with sorrow.
Su Xiaoxiao turned around in surprise and saw that Zhao Rong was nibbling on the fruit and reaching out to hand one to her.
Su Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed the corners of Zhao Rong's clothes with both hands, looking at Zhao Rong with pleading eyes, as if she was afraid that the next second, the bad guy in front of her would leave her alone and leave alone.
Zhao Rong asked strangely: "What are you doing?"
After speaking, she shook the fruit stretched out in front of her.
"Oh." Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao quickly raised her head, her white teeth and red lips took a bite, it was so tender and delicious.
Just the next second, she saw the man in front of her who was holding the corner of his clothes looking strangely. The little fox demon suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She hurriedly let go of her hand, held the fruit in both hands, lowered her head and took another bite, and then couldn't help but look at him again.
One glance.
The timid voice said: "You, what are you doing?"
"Buy this." Zhao Rong looked curiously at Su Xiaoxiao in front of him, whose eyes were red and her face was still a little pale. She was lowering her head and staring at the fruit. He gestured to the half-eaten fruit in his hand.
"Isn't it because I took Su Huxian's things this morning and I felt uneasy? Mr. Su Huxian has a lot of them, so don't be angry anymore."
Su Xiaoxin trembled, not daring to raise her head to look at him, staring blankly at the fruit in her hand with a few drops of fresh dew hanging on its surface.
"Let's go, don't be in a daze." Zhao Rong walked forward and waved his hand back. Su Xiaoxiao raised his head and followed lightly.
"This fruit is not as delicious as the one you picked in the morning, what do you think?"
"Ah, they are all delicious."
"Oh, I forgot, I ate the one you picked in the morning, and you haven't tasted it yet."
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
"Let's pick some more before we leave. Wen Ruo, a big landowner, we have to take a good look at it."
Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide, "Ah, you're not with him anymore, aren't you going to leave?"
Zhao Rong's face darkened, "Who's him or me? What weird things are you thinking about in your head all day long?"
Su Xiaoxiao's tone became lighter, "So, you don't like him?"
Zhao Rong took a deep breath and said, "Su Xiaoxiao, your story is gone."
The strange thing is that Su Xiaoxiao doesn't care about this at this moment, or can't care about it. There are more important questions in her little mind, "Zhao Rong, where did you go last night? Didn't you go with him...
Did you go to a private meeting?"
Zhao Rong stopped.
"Stop pinching, bad guys, stop pinching, it hurts, ugh..."
Su Xiaoxiao's voice changed when she spoke.
"First, he and I have a normal friendship. There is nothing beyond friendship between men. Su Xiaoxiao, if you dare to smear my innocence again, I will prevent you from seeing the moon tonight.
"
"Hmm." The little fox demon couldn't speak clearly as his face was pinched by two pairs of big hands.
"Nod or shake your head."
The little fox demon nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice. Her little face was even more painful from being pulled, but she was not uncomfortable, but felt a little happy in her heart.
"Second, how did you know that I went out last night?"
"Uh huh."
Zhao Rong loosened his hands.
"Well, I was afraid that you would fall asleep in the medicinal bath again, so I got up at night and went to check, but you were not there... I went to look for you and found you... You and he were intimate in the pavilion, well, just cheek to cheek.
Smiling cheeks."
She still remembers the scene last night. After witnessing that scene, she turned around and ran away without saying a word. She didn't know why she ran. It was just that her heart was like a red fruit in her hand.
She took a bite and felt a strange feeling. Then she got back into bed and thought about it for a long time before she fell asleep. When she got up in the morning, she thought she would leave right away, but the bad guy told her that he would stay for a while.
There are important things to do... She thinks it's all men's excuses.
Grandma said that men like to make excuses for what they do.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaoxiao said suspiciously: "Zhao Rong, is it normal for a man to have a cheek-to-cheek relationship as a friend?"
Zhao Rong patted his forehead, it was all the same, at that time he was just whispering from a close distance, what are you doing from a strange perspective?
Just as Zhao Rong was about to speak, he suddenly noticed the roar of gongs and drums coming from the crowd in front of him, which was extremely loud.
Zhao Rong stopped and took Su Xiaoxiao back to the roadside. He took a closer look and saw someone blaring gongs in front of him to clear the way. They were walking towards Zhao Rong. A luxurious sedan was carried by more than 20 people, and it was surrounded by silk curtains.
, each side has a different color, and no one can be seen inside, but outside the sedan, hundreds of servants are following, most of them are Taoist priests in blue. In front of the sedan is a group of Taoist boys, arranged neatly, holding various Taoist ritual utensils in their hands, and walking in unison.
He opened the way, and wherever he passed, someone poured water on the talisman, and someone threw the talisman paper to the crowd, causing everyone to grab it.
Zhao Rong took a few more glances and heard a few words from the people around him, such as "Master of the State", "Qingjingzi", "The real person performs rituals to pray for Zhongnan", etc. He raised his eyebrows and stood on the road
He waited aside, tilted his head and continued talking to Su Xiaoxiao, roughly explaining to her the misunderstanding last night.
Su Xiaoxiao was still a little suspicious, "Then I will find a lock to lock your door tonight, and you are not allowed to go to him again."
Zhao Rong's eyelids twitched. He looked at the little fox demon in front of him with a look of "I'm here for you". He felt a little helpless. He felt like he used to run out all night in the middle of the night and was caught by his parents. Well, I remember that his parents also mistakenly thought he was him.
Go fall in love.
Zhao Rong said worriedly: "Don't sleep in the next day and lock me in..."
Just as Zhao Rong was halfway through his words, a cry of surprise suddenly burst out from the lake in his heart, like an evil dragon raising its head in a deep pool, shocking the soul and trembling the mind.
"Ting Ni Purple Gold Furnace!"
Zhao Rong frowned.
Gui hurriedly said again: "It's the Tingni Purple Gold Furnace. I read it correctly. The little Taoist boy is holding the Tingni Purple Gold Furnace!"
PS: It’s a little late, sorry, brothers and sisters. If it’s a single chapter in the future, I will write more. (My hand speed is a bit slow, it takes eight or nine hours to code one chapter)
I’d like to share something happy with you. Sword Girl finally has a recommended position. The editor finally gave it a try and recommended it. I’m so excited! 130,000 words are finally here. Although it may only be an ordinary and inconspicuous position, I’m still so excited!