Ling Xiao paused.
They are all old friends.
His eyes swept over Mrs. Xia He, Xiao Pingsheng, and Zhao Bingyan. He only paused for a moment on Zhao Bingyan, then nodded lightly and prepared to leave.
"Ling Xiao!"
Zhao Bingyan couldn't help but call him.
"Ling Xiao!"
Xiao Pingsheng's eyes were bright, and he came quickly and stood in front of Ling Xiao. He showed his folding fan and said with a smile: "Ling Xiao, long time no see!"
Zhao Bingyan and Mrs. Xia He followed closely behind, both looking at him somewhat complicatedly. Zhao Bingyan's eyes were even more strange, like joy and sadness.
"Long time no see." Ling Xiao smiled calmly and replied, his eyes glancing between Xiao Pingsheng and Zhao Bingyan, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
Really, so much has changed.
Chenjia Mountain has fallen into the hands of the Xiao family, and it is Xiao Pingsheng's lineage who has taken over it!
Today's Xiao Pingsheng can be said to be very high-spirited. Not only has his cultivation reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, but the power under his command has expanded rapidly with the help of the Xiao clan, and it seems that he is no longer under the Songshan Sword Sect.
Except there are no foundation-building monks.
As for Zhao Bingyan, she also married into the county prince's palace a year ago.
Xiao Pingsheng shook the paper fan lightly and said gracefully: "Ling Xiao, you haven't come out for so long, I'm really worried that something happened to you! But you are out for activities now, that's good! Don't worry, your character, How could we friends not know this? We believe you are not an accomplice of the old demon Xuanji..."
Hearing this, Zhao Bingyan and Mrs. Xia He tightened their expressions at the same time, and couldn't help but glance at Ling Xiao.
They knew extremely well the importance of Xuanjizi in Ling Xiao's heart. Now that Xiao Pingsheng actually calls him "Xuanji Old Demon", wouldn't it have touched Ling Xiao's inverse scale? !
But to their surprise, Ling Xiao was exceptionally calm and just smiled.
"Ling Xiao, please come to the Prince's Mansion more often when you have time! Xiao admires your ability to make talismans. There are also some talisman makers in the Prince's Mansion. How about giving me some advice?" Xiao Pingsheng laughed. He patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, looking very intimate.
"If you have time." Ling Xiao nodded and answered ambiguously.
Xiao Pingsheng chuckled, took out another bright red invitation, stuffed it into Ling Xiao's hand, and said: "You didn't come when Bingyan and I got married. You can't be absent from Xia He and I's wedding this time. !”
Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, opened the invitation, and found that the wedding date of Xiao Pingsheng and Mrs. Xia He was printed on it!
This guy not only married Zhao Bingyan, but also married Mrs. Xia He?
When he saw the words "Fu Jin" on the invitation, he understood.
It's a kind of political marriage.
After all, Mrs. Xia He controls the largest trading house in Linfeng City and is very powerful. The combination of the two parties will help each other.
Moreover, Mrs. Xia He was similar in age to Xiao Pingsheng, so it was not surprising that the two got married.
He couldn't help but glance at Mrs. Xia He, but saw that the latter's face was slightly red, and she looked away, not making eye contact with him.
Therefore, Zhao Bingyan is just a concubine.
He was silent in his heart, feeling a little grievance for Zhao Bingyan.
During the darkest three days of his life, Zhao Bingyan was the last light that accompanied him, and he was very grateful to her.
It's a pity that she was not the one who accompanied Ling Xiao until the end. She was frightened by Ling Xiao's final display of revenge and left.
That's pretty good too.
"Congratulations." Ling Xiao said with a smile, raised the invitation card in his hand, and said, "I will definitely give you a big gift by then. As for attending the wedding, I don't think it is necessary. No one will welcome me."
"Ling Xiao..."
Xiao Pingsheng was still waiting to talk, but Ling Xiao didn't want to hear anything anymore and walked past him.
He knew very well that Xiao Pingsheng not only wanted to win over him, but also wanted to show off in front of him and vent his jealousy when Hu Taoer chose him.
That being the case, why bother to compromise?
The rain outside is getting heavier.
Ling Xiao opened the oil-paper umbrella and stepped into it without hesitation, walking into the heavy rain.
The people behind him looked at his back silently, and for a moment, they seemed to understand the loneliness and sadness in this back.
Relatives and friends have passed away, and benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted.
This man has been alone ever since.
"Really, you don't know what's good and what's good!" Xiao Pingsheng couldn't help but snorted coldly and loosened his clothes, as if this was the only way to make him feel better.
He was not as good as Ling Xiao back then, but now that times have changed, the other party still has a distant attitude, which makes him extremely unhappy!
"Don't be angry. People like him never know good from evil. Otherwise, how could Tao'er leave him?" Zhao Bingyan said with a smile and gently stroked Xiao Pingsheng's back.
But the twinkling eyes made it seem that she didn't mean what she said.
Mrs. Xia He said nothing.
She is the main wife and the direct descendant of Fujin, so she does not have to be like a concubine like Zhao Bingyan, who has to smile at Xiao Pingsheng.
…
It's clearing up.
The sky after the rain was as clear as water, and the sun poked its head out from behind the clouds for the first time in a long time, spreading its lazy warmth on the earth.
In the wilderness, there is no fresh smell after the rain, but a strong musty smell.
This rain has been falling intermittently for more than a year, and the places that can be flooded have already been flooded. How long will it last this time?
Ling Xiao didn't know.
He silently moved forward in the mud, leaping high like a big bird with every step, leaping more than ten meters away.
Even without using the Jingzhe Step, his speed is astonishing!
About 2 hours later.
He arrived at his destination.
Green Willow Town.
Patting the storage bag, he took out a mask.
Touching the funny fox painting on the mask, there was a softness in his eyes.
When Xiao Yu'er was talking to Mrs. Panlong, although he was deeply saddened, he still listened.
She saved herself again.
It’s so hard to repay.
However, since she left this mask to show her identity, it means that Ling Xiao will definitely repay her in the future.
Xiao Yu'er's debt is not easy to owe.
I just don’t know where she is now?
Ling Xiao thought like this and put on the mask.
"It's best not to see each other again forever."
he said to himself.
As soon as the mask was put on his face, his breath suddenly became vague until it completely disappeared!
This mask is undoubtedly more powerful than his Black Rabbit Mask. It can completely hide the cultivation level, making it difficult for even Foundation Establishment monks to detect it!
Ling Xiao now is like a mortal who has no power to bind a chicken.
She knew that she would be unable to move forward in the future, so she left this mask behind.
What a good woman.
Ling Xiao was thinking miscellaneously as he stepped into Green Willow Town.
The reason why the face is hidden is because Luliu Town also suffered from the ravages of the Yuye Butcher, and many people died. The residents here still have a deep hatred for the Yuye Butcher.
Ling Xiao didn't want to be recognized and beaten.
And he had to lament that things were unpredictable.
Back then, when the butcher rampaged through Luliu Town on a rainy night, it was the Sun family who suffered.
In other words, the Sun family is where Hu Taoer's deceased husband lives.
Hu Taoer is the only survivor of the Sun tragedy.
Ling Xiao randomly asked a commoner, and then successfully found Sun's old temple.
