Chapter 238 Greetings from the Long-awaited Reunion
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"It should be right here..."
After leaving Wangyou Valley, Weiming came to a remote courtyard not far from Wangyou Valley, and this was the place where Shen Lan once lived in seclusion.
It is said that it is a seclusion, but in fact, everyone in Wangyou Valley and Xiaoyao Valley knows this place. However, because Shen Lan has a weird temperament and does not like to deal with people, they all pretend not to know, let alone come to disturb.
"Lan'er..."
Looking at the foggy courtyard in front of him, which looked very dark even during the day, Weiming couldn't help but recall his childhood days.
Master Shen, Aunt Bai, and...young Shen Lan.
Although the time they got together was not very long, only three years, Shen Yu and Bai Si were undoubtedly Weiming's most important first-year teachers when he was young, and Shen Lan was also Weiming's most important playmate when he was young.
When thinking of Shen Yu and Bai Si, Weiming's face couldn't help but reveal a trace of sadness.
Since Shen Lan has already lived in seclusion near Wangyou Valley, Shen Yu and his wife must be in dire danger. Otherwise, with their love for Shen Lan, they would not leave her in Wangyou Valley.
"As expected...even if you know most things, you can't change all misfortunes..."
When thinking of Shen Yu and Bai Si, Wei Ming's heart couldn't help but feel a little helpless and dejected.
He did not regret not retaining Shen Yu's family back then, because he was very clear about Shen Yu's situation at that time. Because he had the "Secret Book", not only the Poison Dragon Sect, but also all the poison masters in the world coveted him. Among them are even the killer of Tianyi City, Po, and the unidentified uncle Xuan Mingzi who has betrayed him.
Under such circumstances, if he continues to stay in the village where Weiming has grown up, not only will he be threatened, but the people in the village may also be affected.
However, with Weiming's young age and frail body at that time, facing these possible disasters, he was neither able to prevent them nor dared to gamble.
"Hey~"
With a long sigh, Weiming shook his head, put aside these past events for the time being, and continued walking into the courtyard.
Although Shen Yu and his wife are gone, Shen Lan is still there. Whether it is out of childhood friendship or to repay Master Shen for teaching him, Wei Ming should take good care of Shen Lan, although with her character, she may not be able to Just appreciate it...
"Is there anyone there?" Weiming stood in front of the hut door, knocking on the door and shouting: "Lan...Miss Shen, are you at home?"
Thinking that the two of them hadn't gotten along for many years, it was a bit abrupt to call her by her nickname, so she immediately changed her name to "girl", but after calling her twice, no one responded.
"not at home?"
He glanced at the lock on the door, Wei Ming felt a little strange, and thought to himself, with Shen Lan's style as a homebody, where would she go in broad daylight? Even if she went out to catch poisons, she should go out in the evening, right?
I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I simply gave it up. It happened that I didn't understand yet and I wasn't in a hurry, so I decided to wait in front of the door.
However, standing in the courtyard and looking at the dark purple miasma surrounding him, Weiming couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart: This mist looks weird. With Lan'er's poisoning method, I'm afraid it's not highly toxic, so I'd better be cautious. Take a poison-proof pill!
After thinking about it, he took out a poison-proof pill from his pocket and swallowed it.
After all, he was traveling around the world. Although he was not far from home, Weiming still kept these healing and detoxifying elixirs with him. This was also Weiming's consistent habit before he came to Xiaoyao Valley.
The waiting was somewhat unbearable. When Wei Ming was bored, he couldn't help but think of the time when he met Shen Lan some time ago.
In fact, just a few days ago, Weiming accompanied Shen Xiangyun when he went out to collect medicine. He happened to bump into Shen Lan who was hiding behind a tree. He didn't know if he was catching some poison. Weiming took the first look. At first glance, she felt familiar, but at the second glance she recognized her, and subconsciously wanted to say hello.
"Hey~ you're not..."
Who would have thought that Shen Lan would notice the movement before he even said a word, glanced back, and immediately went into the jungle to disappear.
Lost.
Then Shen Xiangyun followed up. Seeing Weiming looking blankly in one place, she asked him what he was looking at. Weiming had some doubts in his heart at the time, so he did not tell the truth. He only said that he seemed to see a figure, and he might have seen it wrong. .
"By the way..."
After pondering for a long time, Weiming suddenly came back to his senses, looked around and murmured to himself: "Why hasn't Lan'er come back yet? Where could she go in broad daylight?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a gust of wind blowing before he knew it.
Not to mention, although it was almost noon and it was just the beginning of summer, there was no sunshine in Shen Lan's yard, and it even looked a bit gloomy and cold.
That is to say, it is not known that there is internal power to protect the body, and in addition, after taking the poison-avoiding pill, if it were an ordinary person without martial arts skills, let alone living here, he might become seriously ill if he stayed for a long time, and even suffer from Worry for life.
"Forget it, let's find a way to go inside and wait! If Lan'er doesn't come back before evening, I'll come find her next time."
With that said, Weiming walked around the wooden house and found a small window. After carefully checking to confirm that there was no poisonous mechanism or anything like that, he turned over and got in.
"Phew~ It really feels much more comfortable."
While muttering to himself, Wei Ming observed the furnishings in the room.
I don’t know if it’s because they are a family, but the style of Shen Lan’s home is somewhat similar to that of the miracle doctor’s house. The difference is that the miracle doctor’s house contains all kinds of herbs, while Shen Lan’s At home, most of them are poisonous, and the rare non-toxic or slightly poisonous things are taken out of poisonous things, such as venomous snake gallbladders, toad coats and the like.
In addition, there is a charcoal-burning stove in the middle hall, and a kettle filled with water hangs on the stove, which this miracle doctor's house does not have either.
"Huh~ Just sit here and wait!"
Entering the house, Wei Ming was not too restrained. After warming himself up by the stove, he pulled out a small bench and sat down.
Just waiting and counting the time before knowing it. In this era when clocks are not common, it is impossible not to develop the habit of keeping track of time.
After waiting for about half an hour, when Weiming had almost finished drinking the water in the teapot next to him, there was finally a slight movement at the door.
"Lan'er is back?"
Wei Ming couldn't help but stand up and was about to go out, but as soon as he took his legs out, he immediately took them back. He couldn't help but think that he and Shen Lan hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was a bit abrupt for him to break into the other person's house as soon as they met. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so Wei Ming has not thought about what to say when we meet again.
I even took a step back and thought, what if the person who came was not Shen Lan, but a passer-by who wandered in by mistake, or a person from the Jianghu with evil intentions.
After thinking about it, Weiming couldn't help but become more and more hesitant. However, the steps outside the door did not slow down because of Weiming's hesitation, but instead went a little faster.
In the blink of an eye, Weiming heard the sound of someone unlocking the door with a key. Now he was sure that it was Shen Lan who came.
At this moment, Wei Ming couldn't care less about hesitation. Just when he was about to break the jar and say hello as soon as he opened the door, he suddenly felt a gust of fishy wind coming. He subconsciously ducked sideways, and then took a closer look. It turned out to be a two-foot-long rope. Poisonous snake.
In this situation, Wei Ming reacted very quickly. After dodging, he immediately looked towards the front door and shouted: "Wait a minute, Lan'er..."
"It's you!!"
Before Wei Ming could finish what he said, the visitor recognized Wei Ming first, "... Dongfang Wei Ming!?"