"Junior Brother Ye, the world is dangerous, so you must be more careful." Linghu Chong said to Ye Xiu at the foot of Huashan Mountain.
"Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely be careful." Ye Xiu nodded.
"It's a long road, let's just say goodbye." Linghu Chong cupped his fists at Ye Xiu, turned around and left with a smile.
Ye Xiu looked at Linghu Chong's figure, then turned around and left in the opposite direction to Linghu Chong.
After Ye Xiu turned around, Linghu Chong, who had walked some distance away, stopped and looked back at Ye Xiu's back, his expression becoming extremely complicated.
To be honest, Linghu Chong was actually quite envious of Ye Xiu, even to the point of jealousy.
The junior sister who always liked to follow him started to like to hang around Ye Xiu since Hengyang City, but she became less close to him, the senior brother.
There was also a big change in the attitude of the master and mistress toward Ye Xiu.
Originally, the only person that the master and his wife treated like his own son was Linghu Chong, but now it was Ye Xiu - no, the master Yue Buqun's attitude towards Ye Xiu was even better than the way he treated Linghu Chong before.
Faced with this situation, it was impossible for Linghu Chong not to be envious or jealous.
However, that night not long ago, Ye Xiu showed his innate fourth-level cultivation, and Linghu Chong immediately understood why his master and mistress treated Ye Xiu so favorably.
It's right to think about it. Ye Xiu is only eighteen years old and has such a level of cultivation. With Ye Xiu's talent, as long as he doesn't die in the middle, he will definitely become a grand master or even a grand master and carry forward the Huashan sect.
And Linghu Chong, who was in his twenties, still relied on the Dugu Nine Swords to achieve his innate breakthrough. He was far worse than Ye Xiu.
"Junior brother Ye, then let me, the senior brother, escort you and attract your attention." Linghu Chong murmured.
In fact, the night before Linghu Chong went down the mountain, Ning Zhongze also found Linghu Chong and talked a lot with Linghu Chong.
After all, Ning Zhongze had really raised Linghu Chong as his son. Although Linghu Chong's various actions made Ning Zhongze feel uncomfortable, if he wanted Ning Zhongze to directly withdraw his feelings for Linghu Chong, Ning Zhongze would do the same thing.
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In Ning Zhongze's heart, Linghu Chong still looked after his own son, but now his son became less filial and less obedient.
Ning Zhong chose to tell the truth to Linghu Chong about the significance of Ye Xiu to the Huashan Sect. He also asked why Yue Buqun and himself valued Ye Xiu so much.
At the same time, Ning Zhongze also unabashedly explained why Yue Buqun and herself had changed their feelings towards Linghu Chong. Of course, Ning Zhongze did not say anything about Yue Buqun practicing swordplay in the palace.
And such heart-wrenching words also opened up the grudge in Linghu Chong's heart.
At the same time, Linghu Chong also understood why he became so embarrassed in Huashan.
Finally, Ning Zhongze also explained to Linghu Chong the purpose of his and Ye Xiu's descent from the mountain this time. Of course, this purpose was disguised and modified to some extent.
Ning Zhongze's original words were this: 'Your master, in order to improve his strength and protect Huashan, forced a breakthrough. Now, although he has broken through the realm, he has also been injured, and the injury is not serious. So this time, you, Junior Brother Ye, come down the mountain.
, in order to find a martial arts called Shen Zhao Jing, which can be used to heal Master Qi's injuries.'
Afterwards, Ning Zhongze even took the initiative to tell him about building the plank road openly and secretly to Chencang, but when he gave the final instructions, Ning Zhongze couldn't help but change his words.
'After coming down the mountain, Xiu'er needs to hide his identity. As for Chong'er, you - Chong'er, you should also hide your identity well. Safety is the most important thing.'
So at this time, Linghu Chong already knew almost everything else except that he didn't know that Yue Buqun had already practiced swordplay in his palace.
So Linghu Chong made his choice now.
He didn't do much to cover up his whereabouts and let everything take its course. After he was discovered by people from the Songshan Sect, he took advantage of the situation to attract a wave of attention, which helped Ye Xiu reduce the pressure.
But Linghu Chong didn't know that Ye Xiu's situation was even more special, and he actually didn't need his help to relieve the pressure at all.
Of course, Ye Xiu himself didn't know.
…
Ye Xiu put on makeup, his originally handsome face was obscured, and the sword in his hand turned into a sword given by Dongfang Bubai. From this look, he had no connection with the Huashan Sect.
In fact, Ye Xiu didn't travel much in the world before, so not many people knew Ye Xiu's true face. After some cover-up, even fewer people could recognize Ye Xiu.
Watching Ye Xiu ride away from a distance, Dongfang Bubai, Huang Rong and Qu Feiyan stood there and watched quietly.
"Leader, Ye Xiu has come down from the mountain, should we take action?" Qu Feiyan said with some excitement.
Because Ye Xiu had been staying in Huashan, Qu Feiyan and even Huang Rong had no reason to get close to Ye Xiu. As a result, Ye Xiu's favorability towards them never rose or fell, and they almost never even mentioned it in their diary.
Pass them.
Huang Rong and Qu Feiyan had been a little impatient for a long time. Now that Ye Xiu finally came down the mountain, they finally had a chance to get close to Ye Xiu.
"Next, I need to go back to Blackwood Cliff." Dongfang Bubai said to the two of them.
"Ah?" Qu Feiyan looked stunned, while Huang Rong raised her eyebrows slightly.
"I have been away from Blackwood Cliff for a long time. Although there are people here who have been reporting information about the sect to me, some things must be dealt with after I return." Dongfang Bubai explained casually.
"Huh? The leader wants to return to Heimuya? That's really great - too bad. I can't continue to be with the leader, and I can't even lift my spirits." Qu Feiyan said, but
You can see how excited she is from her dancing eyebrows.
After all, she had been following Dongfang Bubai all the time. With Dongfang Bubai watching, she couldn't do anything she wanted to do. So much so that she had not even been able to show her face in front of Ye Xiu after leaving Hengyang City for so long.
Dongfang Bubai looked at Qu Feiyan quietly.
"Well, um, I, I haven't been to Heimu Cliff for a long time, and I miss it a little bit. How about I go back with the leader?" Qu Feiyan smiled dryly.
"Okay, Qu Feiyan, you come with me to Heimu Cliff. As for Huang Rong, you can move around freely." Dongfang Bubai gave the order directly.
"Ah?" Qu Feiyan's eyes widened, with a face that was hard to accept.
"Thank you, Sister Dongfang." Huang Rong smiled and looked happy. Especially when she looked at Qu Feiyan, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Qu Feiyan seemed to have been stepped on, and she shouted in dissatisfaction.
Said: "But leader, why can Huang Rong move freely, but I have to go to Heimu Cliff?"
"Go to Heimu Cliff, that's what you said yourself." Huang Rong said with a smile.
Qu Fei's puffy cheeks looked like a puffer fish.
In the end, Qu Feiyan followed Dongfang Bubai to Heimu Cliff in despair.
As for Yilin, she continues to stay alone at home in Huayin County.
Dongfang Bubai discovered that Yilin's character was too simple, and her love for things was also quite simple.
Yilin doesn't like the complicated world outside. She prefers to stay quietly in the small Buddhist hall alone, whether it's chanting sutras or praying. This is how she spends most of the day.
Although her life was simple and peaceful, Yilin felt very happy.
In fact, Yilin felt that it would be better if her family did not settle in Huayin County, but at the foot of Hengshan Mountain.
In this way, she can live with her sister while also visiting her master and her senior sisters from time to time.
As for why Yilin was allowed to stay in Huayin County instead of going to Heimuya——
After all, Heimuya is the main altar of the Sun and Moon God Sect. Yilin was previously a nun of the Hengshan sect. If Yilin is asked to go to Heimuya, I am afraid that she will feel extremely uncomfortable and may even be nervous. It is better to
If we stay in Huayin County, at least Huayin County is under the foothold of the Huashan Sect, there won't be any big problems.
As for safety, a large number of Blackwood Cliff masters are lurking here to protect Yilin. How could Yilin be in danger?
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Ye Xiu rode his horse and headed towards Jingzhou City.
When he came to a small town, it was getting dark, so Ye Xiu decided to rest in the town for one night and leave tomorrow.
Just when Ye Xiu rode his horse to the 'Yelai Inn', he got off his horse.
Just when Ye Xiu was about to eat something to fill his stomach, there was a quarrel at a small shop selling steamed buns next to Yuelai Inn.
Ye Xiu turned around and looked over, only to find that the shop selling steamed buns was having a hard time with a little beggar.
The little beggar wanted to eat the steamed buns without paying, but the steamed bun seller refused to let him eat.
"Okay, if you don't want to eat it, I won't eat it and I'll give it back to you." The little beggar said and put the steamed bun back in his hand.
"You, you, look at how dirty you have made this steamed bun, how can you still sell it?" The shop selling steamed buns couldn't help shouting loudly.
It wasn't that the bun seller was unreasonable, it was mainly because the bun that the little beggar put back had five dark fingerprints on it.
The steamed bun itself was quite white, tender and pretty, and quite appetizing. But at this moment, there were five dark fingerprints on the white and plump steamed bun, so it was really impossible to sell it.
But the little beggar stretched out his little hand and grabbed all the steamed buns, leaving five dark fingerprints on them. Now, things were getting serious.
The bun seller became reluctant.
Ye Xiu's expression was strange. He always felt that the scene in front of him had a strong sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Ye Xiu couldn't help but look at the little beggar - oh, he's still an acquaintance!!!
"Brother Mu? It's you!" Ye Xiu shouted in surprise.
This little brother Mu is also a very smart person. When he was in Hengyang City, he used his wisdom to help Ye Xiu and Yue Lingshan.
"Brother Ye? What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here!" After seeing Ye Xiu, the little beggar Huang Rong seemed not to have expected to meet an old friend here, and said to Ye Xiu happily.
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"Well, you have to pay for my steamed buns -" the steamed bun seller couldn't help but say something next to him.
"Here." Ye Xiu touched ten coins and threw them directly.
One copper plate can buy two steamed buns, and the basket of steamed buns is less than twenty, so if Ye Xiu loses ten copper coins, it is enough.
After taking the copper plate, the steamed bun seller gave Huang Rong the steamed buns that Huang Rong had just grabbed.
"Bah, I don't care about these dirty steamed buns." Huang Rong curled her lips.
"Okay, okay, since little brother Mu doesn't want to eat steamed buns, forget it. I just want to eat too, so little brother Mu, please come with me." Ye Xiu casually invited Huang Rong.
Huang Rong suddenly beamed: "That's what you said, but I'm a very picky person and I can't get used to eating ordinary food."
"...Then let the store serve some good signature dishes." Ye Xiu shook his head. For friends, he didn't mind treating them to a good meal, especially after Ye Xiu arrived in Jingzhou City, he would first go to the sky.
Ning Si, take out some treasures, so the amount of money means nothing to him.
"That's what you said." Huang Rong said, walking into the nearby Yuelai Inn one step faster than Ye Xiu.
"The waiter, please bring four dried fruits, four fresh fruits, two salty and sour fruits, and four candied fruits."
"I don't know, what kind of dried fruit do you want? Which of the four fresh fruits do you want? What kind of salty and sour fruits do you want? What kind of candied fruits do you want?"
"The four types of dried fruits are lychees, longans, steamed dates, and ginkgo. For fresh fruits, you need to pick them when they are fresh. For salty and sour fruits, I want fragrant cherries and ginger plums. I wonder if you can buy them here? Candied fruits? Just rose kumquats and spices.
Grapes, glazed peach strips, pear flesh, good husband..."
Huang Rong immediately reported the names of some dishes. Under Ye Xiu's weird expression, he directly ordered 48 dishes, and all the dishes he ordered were the best. He even told the recipes and requirements for many dishes.
Just now, when Ye Xiu saw the little beggar and the bun seller, he felt a strong sense of déjà vu. Now the little beggar ordered forty-eight dishes. Now, Ye Xiu almost knew the little beggar.
identity.
It's just that Ye Xiu doesn't understand. Shouldn't Huang Rong be in the Song Dynasty? Why did she end up here in the Ming Dynasty? And she also knows him? Where is Guo Jing? Did Guo Jing run away on a little red horse?
"Brother Ye, if I order something like this, it's not too much, right?" Huang Rong said to Ye Xiu in an eccentric way.
"What do you think? Who would directly serve forty-eight dishes for dinner? The price is definitely not cheap. I have all the money here, you can see if it is enough to pay the bill." Ye Xiu also wants to be like Guo Jing, who can play Erhu.
Just pay without saying anything.
Unfortunately, his current financial conditions do not allow it.
After all, the financial situation of the Huashan Sect is not very good. Although Ning Zhongze has given Ye Xiu enough money, it is only based on not spending money lavishly.
And Huang Rong ordered forty-eight dishes at once, and they were all the most expensive and valuable ones. The money Ye Xiu had might not be enough.
Seeing Ye Xiu like this, Huang Rong felt no pity. She stretched out her hand and took Ye Xiu's wallet in her hand. Then she counted the money in the wallet: "Well, that's enough. After paying the bill, what else can I do?"
I only have one or two pieces of silver left." Huang Rong said with a smile.
"..." Ye Xiu looked at Huang Rong speechlessly. She was really not polite at all.
In the end, Ye Xiu's wallet was empty, and a large table of food was served, which couldn't even fit on one table.
Then, Huang Rong took a bite of some of these dishes, while others just glanced at them and smelled them without even eating them.
In the end, Huang Rong didn't take two bites of the forty-eight dishes. Only Ye Xiu ate some, and the rest was almost untouched.
"This town is too small after all, and there are no good cooks. Brother Ye, I will treat you to delicious food another day." Huang Rong said to Ye Xiu with a smile.
"That's what you said. I'm just waiting for your treat. But you don't even have money to buy steamed buns, so how can you treat me to delicious food?" Ye Xiu seemed casual, but there was something profound about it.
asked.
"Although I don't have money, I can do it. Let me tell you, I'm not sure about other aspects, but when it comes to cooking, I'm super confident." Huang Rong said with confidence.
Well, Ye Xiu was now 100% sure that the little beggar in front of him who called himself Mu was most likely Huang Rong in disguise.
"By the way, little brother Mu, it's been a while since we last saw each other in Hengyang City. Why did little brother Mu come here?" After almost eating, Ye Xiu put down his chopsticks and asked.
"I don't have anywhere to go anyway, so of course I just run around. This time I heard that a man named Wan Zhenshan in Jingzhou City is going to celebrate his fiftieth birthday, so I plan to join in the fun and have some food and drinks."
Huang Rong said with a smile.
Ye Xiu wrote in his diary that he was going to Jingzhou City. Dongfang Bubai almost immediately investigated the situation in Jingzhou City through the information from the Sun Moon God Sect, and Huang Rong naturally saw this information.
"Going to Jingzhou City?" Ye Xiu looked stunned. He didn't expect that by such a coincidence, Huang Rong would also go to Jingzhou City.
As for whether it was a coincidence? Ye Xiu never told anyone else that he was going to Jingzhou City, not even Ning Zhongze. How did others know that he was going to Jingzhou City?
Wan Zhenshan's fiftieth birthday was indeed celebrated. So there was nothing wrong with Huang Rong's statement, and Ye Xiu felt it was a coincidence even more.
"What? Brother Ye, are you going to Jingzhou City too? Did Wan Zhenshan send you an invitation to Huashan?" Huang Rong asked curiously, as if she really didn't know anything.
"That's not true. After all, Huashan is still a bit far away from Jingzhou City, and Wan Zhenshan, who is also famous near Jingzhou City, will not go all the way to send invitations to Huashan. I just need something.
Go to Jingzhou City to do it."
"What a coincidence, we are all going to Jingzhou City. We happen to be on the way." Huang Rong said to Ye Xiu with a smile.
"Yes, it's quite a coincidence. Let's go together, then?" Ye Xiu also liked Huang Rong, an eccentric little girl.
"Okay, let's go together!" Huang Rong smiled and nodded, and the two of them had made an agreement.
After that, Ye Xiu used the remaining one or two pieces of silver to open two rooms, one for himself and one for Huang Rong. Then Ye Xiu only had a few copper coins left, and he could still eat some steamed buns tomorrow.