The streets are bustling with people and everything is lively and lively.
From the corner of his eye, Balian caught a glimpse of his father who was already angry, but he still followed him stubbornly with a livid face, neither far nor near.
Thinking of Bai Liyu's expression as if he was eating shit just now when he saw him walking side by side from the courtyard of her mother's residence.
Balian guessed that he was obviously thinking wrongly.
He had been in seclusion for almost a month. When he came back with his mother, Bailiyu obviously didn't know that mother and son lived together.
In recent days, he has been guarding in front of Ying Ji's courtyard day and night, never leaving her. Naturally, he knew that she had not gone out during these days.
Initially, he felt a little relieved, but after calming down and analyzing carefully, Bailiyu certainly knew what kind of character Ying Ji was after being a couple for so many years.
Although she occupies the throne of the emperor, she is definitely not the mistress of the harem.
In the huge Empress Palace, there is not even a male fly to be found on weekdays. Do you think such a woman would seek out someone to desecrate herself?
But when Bailiyu witnessed Ying Ji holding the young man's arm and walking closely together.
Suddenly I felt like the sky was falling.
He has been staying here for the past few days, and Ying Ji has never left.
This also means that after this month, the two of them have been living together in the same courtyard inseparable? !
Bailiyu is also a man and woman who eats and drinks in this world of mortals. Of course, he is aware of the romantic affairs between men and women who are not relatives but not friends.
That’s still a whole month!
How can this be so innocent?
Baili Yu was determined to kill this boy, so he followed the two of them, his eyes wishing to poke hundreds of holes in Baili'an's back.
Balian, who has grown up under his father's stern gaze since childhood, has long been accustomed to it.
It's just that for a father to be jealous of his son, it's okay once.
Too much would be awkward.
He looked at his mother's profile and wondered: "Mom, this scene is a little too much. Besides, it would be too inappropriate for us to keep kissing me like this."
Ying Ji noticed that he was about to pull his arm out, her slender eyebrows raised, and she grabbed his sleeve and pulled it down without being angry.
Balian only felt that his arms were deeply sunken, and he immediately calmed down and let her hold him obediently.
"Decent? You and I, mother and son, are the closest people in the world. I didn't even hold you properly when you were a child.
Now that you have finally returned to grandma, are you still not allowed to get close to me? We still need to see what Bailiyu’s face looks like? It makes no sense. "
Ying Ji casually picked a big yellow chrysanthemum from the flower vendor's basket and was about to go to Bai Lian's temples, her phoenix eyes curled up with a smile.
Thanks to Bailiyu, he himself didn't know how to be a good father, and he had to force his son into a dead-end education method every day.
As a result, even after Balian passed the age of acting like a spoiled child, she still didn't say anything about acting like a spoiled child.
Even Ying Ji, her own child has grown so big in the blink of an eye, she just doesn't feel like being a mother at all.
Also, when she was in confinement in Zhongyou, she had not nursed the baby to full term.
Bailiyu was afraid that his son would be influenced by Zhongyou's evil spirit, so he beat the barbarians and brought the child back to Baituo Mountain.
Bai Lian could see that Aniang was trying very hard to play the role of a kind and amiable old mother.
It's just... how can any kind old mother in this world put such a big, girly flower on her son's head?
Balian had nothing to do with her, so he could only suffer it with a grimace.
But it wasn't over yet. Empress Ying Ji, whose fingertips had left his cheek and temples, lowered her body slightly, looking up at her unparalleled jade face, her bright phoenix eyes looking at Bai Lian expectantly.
The hint is very strong.
Why didn't I realize that my mother-in-law had such a pestering temperament before?
Balian sighed helplessly, threw a piece of silver ingot, carefully picked a big red begonia from the stall, and tucked it behind her ear.
The flowers were blooming in the green silk hair. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether the delicate fragrance was the flower or the woman's soft hair.
Seeing that her son was so obedient, Ying Ji Laohuai stroked his head happily, as if stroking a big, docile and well-behaved dog.
This behavior fell into Bai Liyu's eyes, wasn't it just the lustful and stupid empress who was teasing the young and beautiful young man?
Black rage burned into Bailiyu's eyes, and his knuckles cracked as he clenched them.
At this time, there was a burst of noise from the street in the distance.
"Catch her! It's that girl! How dare you run away!"
"What kind of place is Shifang City? I dare to break into it without an ultimatum. After catching her, I will break the legs of this ignorant girl!"
"You also stole Jishengtang's elixir? What a bold and ugly girl?!"
When pedestrians or vendors on the street saw the city's military enforcing the law, they knew that the girl had done something wrong, and they didn't want to get into trouble, so they all stepped out of the way.
Bailian's vision was extremely far, and he could see at a glance what the girl in the city's pursuit looked like.
He was slightly surprised, but instead of getting out of the way, he allowed the car to hit him head-on and was forced to stop.
The army in the city witnessed with their own eyes how Balian awakened the Six Paths Talisman at the Poseidon Festival.
It is also known that he comes from Taixuan Sect, and is also the guest of the eldest lady. He has a distinguished status and cannot tolerate any mistakes.
They all put away their long swords and saluted in unison: "I've met Mr. Ji!"
"What's going on, all this noise?"
The leading military attendant said solemnly: "Mr. Ji, this woman did not turn in the spirit stones that entered the city. She broke into Shifang City and violated city regulations. She also stole Jishitang medicine. Her behavior is shameful. We are trying to arrest her. , and the rod drove them out of the city."
Balian calmly lowered his eyes and glanced at the pale girl in his arms. The blood-stained bandage marks were faintly visible under the edge of her collar.
There was also a faint smell of blood coming from his body, and he guessed something in his heart.
He threw a bag of spirit stones to the city's military leader and said, "It's not a big deal. This spirit stone should be used as the cost of her entry into the city and the money to buy medicine."
The military guard in the city bumped the bag, which was quite heavy. When he opened it, he found that it was a high-grade spiritual stone of high quality.
This guard was obviously very discerning, and he could see that Bai Lian wanted to protect the girl. He already had the spirit stone, so he didn't want to do anything difficult.
He asked for a token to enter the city and gave it to Bai Lian, then gathered his troops and left.
Ying Ji smiled half-heartedly and said, "Why didn't I realize before that you have a merciless temperament?
You handed over so many high-grade spiritual stones without blinking an eye. Bao'er, how big of a family property did you buy behind my back? "
"Don't talk nonsense."
Balian rolled his eyes angrily, took another bag of spirit stones and gold ingots, handed them to the girl along with the city entry token, and asked, "Does the girl have a place to live now?"
The girl was able to help, but she didn't thank her and just looked at Balian blankly.
Balian asked again: "Do you want me to ask a doctor to look at your injuries?"
The girl finally came to her senses, shook her head and said: "I... have a place to stay, so I don't need a doctor. They are all superficial injuries."
Seeing her reaction like this, Balian narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he felt strange. This was obviously not a reaction that a stranger should have.
He pondered in his heart for a moment, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a low voice: "Miss Xiaolan, do you...recognize me?"
Bai Lian didn't expect to meet his old friend Chen Xiaolan in Shifang City. According to what the city's soldiers said, she entered the city secretly.
Obviously, she is not that capable of sneaking into the city under heavy guards with good cultivation.
In this case, this should be Meng Zifei's handiwork.
But what seemed strange to Baili'an was that he was wearing the disguise mask prepared by Yin King Shentu, and Baili Yu was still unable to recognize him.
How did Chen Xiaolan... recognize his identity at a glance.
Chen Xiaolan was surprised by Bai Lian's keen intuition. She glanced timidly at the woman next to him who was very stunning in both appearance and aura.
The little girl was so impressed by this extraordinary demeanor that she swallowed unconsciously, lowered her head, and whispered:
"When you bumped into Mr. Si Chen just now, your body was ice-cold, and... there was no heartbeat.
I then wondered if you were Master Si Chen. Later, Master Si Chen delivered the spirit stone to me.
If it were a stranger, he wouldn't be so kind. I guess he could only be an old friend. "
Ying Ji was quite surprised: "He's an old friend?"
Bailian laughed and said: "Miss Xiaolan followed Mr. Meng into the world, she is very thoughtful."
Chen Xiaolan lowered her head shyly, but she couldn't help but glance at Ying Ji, and whispered tentatively: "This sister is..."
Balian saw a hint of complex ambiguity in her eyes, and quickly explained: "This is my mother-in-law, not my sister."
Chen Xiaolan whispered, her eyes full of surprise: "Master Si Chen's mother? She is so young and beautiful. If Master Si Chen hadn't told her personally, I would have thought she was Master Si Chen's newly married sister."
Chen Xiaolan was outspoken and said whatever came to her mind. Balian coughed slightly and said a little seriously: "Don't joke around."
"Why are you so mean to a little girl?" Ying Ji really liked hearing this, and she had no airs about a mortal woman like Chen Xiaolan who had no spiritual roots.
The empress' delicate face slowly smiled, her face became more bright and clear, her eyes were full of movement, and she gave him a rollicking look with a slight smile.
"You and I have a thousand-year-old beauty, a divine flow of vitality, and a graceful appearance that cannot hide the beauty of our body.
If you don't tell others that I am your mother, no matter who looks at me, they will think that you are a delicate lady who is as beautiful as a flower. This is not a strange thing. "
Balian pretended to be retching, and looked as if he was disgusted: "Mom, you are so narcissistic."
"Anyway..." Chen Xiaolan looked at the mother and son who were joking with each other. She raised her head with a warm blessing smile on her face: "Master Si Chen has been walking for half his life, and if he can find his mother, he will have someone for the rest of his life. Knowing your joys and sorrows and comforting you is really... wonderful."
Balian looked slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Thank you."
Ying Ji glanced at the medicines held in Chen Xiaolan's arms and suddenly said, "Little girl, you are injured, but it's not serious, but these medicines don't seem to be for you."
Chen Xiaolan recounted in detail what happened in the snowy mountains in the past few days.
It's just about Meng Zifei's old illness, out of respect for others.
After all, she didn't mention it much, she just said that he was still traumatized from the past when he was subduing demons and catching ghosts, and she made it clear why Meng Zifei brought her to Shifang City.
Hearing this, a trace of apology appeared on Bailian's face, and he said: "Because of me, the Poseidon Festival did not start for three days. You must have made the trip in vain, but about the spiritual roots..."
Bai Lian pondered for a moment and looked at Ying Ji again.
After rescuing Xiao Bailong this time, Bai Lian originally had the idea of going to Penglai Mountain for a trip.
Although Shen Jibai is the crown prince of the Immortal Kingdom, he does not live in the Ancient Yin Kingdom of the Immortal World all year round. Instead, he lives leisurely in the Penglai Immortal Mountain.
A Niang's trauma of digging her own spiritual roots in her early years has never been healed, and Bai Lian originally had the idea of going up the mountain to obtain spiritual roots.
It doesn't hurt to help Chen Xiaolan find a spiritual root.
"It's a pity that the matter of Fu Ling is over, so don't worry too much. If Miss Xiaolan really wants to practice, please wait for a while.
I will find a spiritual root for the girl to give as a gift, which fully expresses the care I took in Kongcang Mountain. "
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolan refused: "There is no need to trouble Mr. Si Chen so much. Although I come from a humble background, I have followed my master all these years and I have realized a truth. The way to practice lies in cultivating the mind. If you insist on one thing blindly, it will be harmful. state of mind.
Even if you force yourself to do it, you won't be able to go far this way. Why not let nature take its course? Maybe there will be another scenery in this short life? "
"To be able to have such a state of mind at such a young age is better than the thousands of practitioners in the world who pursue fame and fortune."
Ying Ji said approvingly: "Bao'er doesn't have to force it. Since this child can say these words, it has nothing to do with talent. His achievements in the future will definitely not stop at a hundred years.
Furthermore, dying is the fate of mortals, and it is not necessarily a bad thing. "
She looked at Bai Lian with a narrow look on her face: "It's better to ask for yourself than to ask for others. Why owe Shen Jibai a favor for nothing? Bao'er has forgotten what your mother does.
After a hundred years, this child's soul will inevitably return to the underworld. If you really like this girl, you can use your power for personal gain. If you don't refine her memory and give her a destiny with superior qualifications, your future will be boundless. "
In the first half of the speech, it sounded like a normal and calm senior speaking, but in the second half, he started to go off the rails.
You can still say that you can use power for personal gain in such an upright and upright way, but you are not being honest.
What's going on with A Niang's cute yet irritating temperament? Isn't she afraid that Weng Weng will slap her?
Chen Xiaolan was confused by what Ying Ji said, but she also knew the favoritism in her words, and couldn't help laughing:
"Master Si Chen, your mother is really a funny person. But compared to this spiritual root, Master Si Chen might as well buy me a bunch of candied haws."
Outside the open-air teahouse, there were many vendors, including one who was selling candied haws on his shoulders.
Bai Lian only thought that this was a polite refusal. Meng Zifei was from a noble family, so there would be no shortage of silver.
She had been with him for so long, how could she get into such a small thing as candied haws?
However, he did not refute her intention. Bailian called the hawker and bought her a bunch of candied haws, and asked:
"Listening to what you said, Mr. Meng must have been seriously injured. He has been in the city for so long and he is still recuperating. Miss Xiaolan, I don't know where you live now, but it would be convenient for me to visit you."
"No need!" Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolan, who had just taken the candied haws in his hand with a face full of joy, suddenly changed her face and her reaction was a little big.
