Of course, Yu Xiaoling is even happier because she is home. It is the first time for a girl of fifteen or sixteen to be away from home for more than half a year. She is still thousands of miles away. She is not like Chen Zining who can communicate with her at any time. It is conceivable that she feels homesick.
Know.
Yu Xiaoling smiled and said: "You four can live in my house. Except for two old servants, there are only two people in my house, my mother and my sister. There are many vacant rooms in the house, and one room for each person will be fine."
"Okay! You are the landlord, so guests can do as they please."
In fact, as long as the mercenaries who accepted the mission from various places could reach Red Rock City, Red Rock City would provide them with all their food and accommodation, but Chen Zining thought about it and agreed.
"Do you want to report to the elders of the college first?" Du Tao asked.
"Let's spend two days in the city first, and then we'll report to the elders on the 15th," Du Tao said.
It turns out that in view of the fact that many students have come to Red Stone City for trials over the years, the academy will arrange an elder here to take charge of this matter at this time to uniformly manage the students who come to Red Stone City for trials. After all, the academy allows students to
The purpose of conducting trials is to train students. If the students of the academy become cannon fodder in Red Rock City, then the gain outweighs the loss.
The gates of Red Stone City were heavily guarded, but no entry tax or anything like that was charged to anyone. After entering the city, everyone saw people coming and going on the streets. There was not much out of the ordinary, nor did they see the tense atmosphere of the city that was about to be besieged.
Seeing everyone's confusion, Yu Xiaoling said: "Everyone has become accustomed to the siege every year. Only some non-resident outsiders will leave here to avoid this period of time."
Not long after entering the city, Chen Zining separated from Yang Shangping and others. They originally set out one day earlier, but the deadline was approaching and they had to report to the elders of Changfeng Academy first.
Yu Xiaoling reported a place name to the coachman. The carriage turned left and right in the street, and finally stopped in front of a mansion.
The group got off the carriage and paid the fare. Yu Xiaoling stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, half of the door opened, revealing the face of an old man in his fifties or sixties. As soon as he saw Yu Xiaoling, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He raised his voice and shouted: "Miss? It's you! Why are you back now? I'll tell Madam right away!"
Yu Xiaoling pulled the excited old man and said, "Uncle Cheng, please stop being busy. Four guests are here this time. Please help me entertain them first."
Only then did Uncle Cheng notice that there were other people behind Yu Xiaoling, and he apologized hurriedly: "Oh, I'm sorry, there are so many guests. They are the eldest lady's classmates, please come in quickly, please come in quickly."
After entering the gate, I saw that the area inside is really not small. The buildings with carved beams and painted columns are extremely exquisite. There are various flowers, trees and rocks in the yard, which makes it look elegant and quiet, but now it looks a bit old and decayed.
Yu Xiaoling said: "This courtyard was handed down from our ancestors. Since my father passed away five years ago, it has become somewhat difficult to maintain."
Chen Zining and others couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this. Yu Xiaoling never mentioned her family situation along the way. They didn't expect this to be the case.
The group walked through the front yard, and just after passing through a corridor, a crisp and sweet voice suddenly appeared from the top of their heads, with a hint of milky voice: "Sister! Sister!"
Everyone looked up and saw a five or six-year-old little girl wearing light red clothes waving her left hand and shouting excitedly to Yu Xiaoling on a tree beside the road.
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"Oh! Second Miss, why are you climbing a tree again? Be careful! Be careful! Come down quickly." Uncle Cheng who was leading the way hurriedly ran to the tree and opened his arms.
"I don't want you to catch me, sister, come and catch me." The little girl looked like she was about to jump down.
Yu Xiaoling was a little dumbfounded. She came under the tree and said, "Xiaorou, why are you still so naughty? Is there another bird's nest in the tree?"
Yu Xiaorou smiled, jumped slightly, and fell into Yu Xiaoling's arms, saying, "Sister, my mother said it will take a long time for you to come back. Do you miss me? I miss you every day."
When Chen Zining saw the little girl's naughty and cute appearance, he couldn't help but think of his little sister at home, who was equally lively and smart. She didn't know how much she had grown after not seeing her for so long.
"Huh? Who are they?" Yu Xiaorou noticed Chen Zining and the others and asked curiously.
"They are my sister's classmates and will stay at our house for a few days."
"Really? Are they here to play with me?" Yu Xiaorou was obviously very happy that someone could come to her home.
When they arrived at the living room, Uncle Cheng poured tea for everyone, and Yu Xiaoling invited her mother, a very amiable woman.
Chen Zining had already prepared a brocade box, which contained eight second-grade spiritual fruit cat's eyes, which were left over from the fruit fair held on his birthday.
"I treat this place as my own home. You're welcome. There are very few guests coming to my home. It's deserted. If you come, please stay a few more days and make this place lively." Mother Yu thought she would not see her daughter until the end of the year, but now
I came back early and brought a few friends with me. I was very happy and very enthusiastic towards Chen Zining and others.
Yu Xiaoling opened the box given by Chen Zining and said with a smile: "Zining, I always feel that you are like a boy with many treasures. You always have endless good things on your body. I originally wanted to save the blood dragon fruit you gave me last time."
My sister used it for foundation building. I didn’t expect you to send so many spiritual fruits, so I won’t be polite to you.”
"What kind of fruit is it? Is it for me to eat? Give it to me, give it to me!" Yu Xiaorou couldn't help but feel excited when she saw that there was something to eat and it was for her.
"That's not possible now. Don't you want to practice martial arts like your sister? This is to lay the foundation for you, save it for later." Yu Xiaoling hurriedly stopped her sister's little hand and put the box away.
Chen Zining liked this lively little girl very much and asked: "Who will build her foundation?"
Yu Xiaoling had obviously made a plan, saying: "If you hire someone, it will cost at least several hundred gold coins. I plan to build the foundation for her myself after I break through to the martial arts next year."
"Then it's another year too late. It's better to build a foundation in martial arts as early as possible."
Chen Zining thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "If you are relieved, I would be willing to build a foundation for her."