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The man in the bamboo hat stood on a beam a few steps away from Qian Xi's table, sticking his head out from time to time to observe the front. When his eyes passed over Bai Feng, he couldn't help but pull out his sword whip, looked at the gap, and said with emotion: "That man, and that sword..." Killing intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, but when he turned his eyes to Murong Yan, it had been a long time. It seemed as if the warmth had not appeared on his face for a long time.
In order not to be noticed, he had to be extremely cautious, looking through the pillars and crowds from a distance. Looking at her eyes, you will ignore her smile; looking at her smile, you will ignore her smart and cute body movements... At this moment, Fu Wentao just wants to grow a few more pairs of eyes on his body, and wants to make this long-awaited beauty The beauty I saw was imprinted in my heart.
"Um?" Murong Yan here was getting excited when she suddenly realized that someone seemed to be peeping at this place. Looking around based on his feelings, he only found other guests drinking and chatting with each other, but he didn't pay much attention.
Fu Wentao leaned against the beam, feeling grateful that he had not been discovered, and laughed at his foolish behavior just now: "Haha, when did you start treating the lady like this..."
The man in the bamboo hat fell into a brief memory: at that time, he was not as strong as he is now. Because he was distracted during practice, his master beat him severely. He was lying on the ground with blood all over his body, and only Murong Yan extended a helping hand to the young him. Although the other party's little hand was also so immature and weak, the tenderness in that moment warmed Fu Wentao, who had never been concerned about life and death.
"Pa!" A slap resounded through his mind. He looked up at Murong Yan and saw that the other person's attempt to help him was stopped by his master Fu Yun. The flowery girl covered her cheek, with blood bleeding from the corner of her lip, and stood there in fear.
"Let him stand up on his own. As a female, how can you understand the truth?"
The master's roar left the tenderness in Murong Yan's eyes only with fear. It must have been from that time that he swore in his heart: "In order to protect this tenderness, I will never give up!"
The young man stood up in the pool of blood, took the sword again, and walked towards Fu Yun...
At this time, the people at Qian Xi's table had been chatting for a while. Murong Yan wanted to know the cause of the matter quickly and asked: "Master Qian, you said at that time that 'the person who knows this matter better than the master' was Mei Niang." elder sister?"
"What Miss Murong said is true." Qian Xi took a sip of tea and said, "This matter starts from the time when Mei Niang and I met. That day, I was looking for a group of migrating Xianbei people. The tribe hired a guide with gold and silver money. The two of them and two camels walked on the vast desert and began their journey. Within half a day, a woman appeared on the road ahead. She was dressed in purple and wore a She was wearing a black hat and a black veil on her face. I saw her walking on the sand with great difficulty, so I approached her and invited her to ride the camel, but to my surprise, the 'little girl' refused. Do you still remember, Mei Niang?"
Mei Niang nodded and said: "Master, of course the slave family will remember it. Later, the master got off the camel, handed the reins to the slave family, and went to sit with the guide. Only then did the slave family accept the master's kindness."
"How could Mei Niang appear alone in that place?" Zhao Kuo asked, then raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
"The slave was originally a maidservant from an official's family. During the escape, she lost contact with her master's family and ended up living there..." Mei Niang answered while avoiding Zhao Kuo's gaze.
Zhao Kuo looked at the "birthmark" under Mei Niang's right eye and couldn't help but wonder: "So that's it? This is not a strange thing in this world."
"Brother, if you look at others like this again, your eyes will pop out!" Zhao Xiaomei said to dispel Zhao Kuo's doubts.
"Ha, I'm sorry. Sir, please continue." Zhao Kuo sneered and replied.
"It's no harm, beautiful women do attract more attention." Qian Xi looked at Mei Niang and said teasingly. This caused the latter to sneer "hate" and tugged on Gan Xi's sleeves, indicating that he could continue talking about business: "Then we settled in a small village at night. Because the people there were extremely timid, we could only I found a temple and spent the night there. The temple was very gloomy at night, and there were two sarcophagi waiting to be buried there, which kept me awake all night. However, Mei Niang slept soundly, and it looked really good. I’m exhausted. After all, she was still a little girl who had just grown her hair at that time! In the blink of an eye, Mei Niang has grown into a generous girl, and she can even help me take care of the Liuli Pavilion. It’s really incredible to think about it! "Gian Xi seemed to be talking about his little sister, smiling happily.
"Young Master..." Mei Niang muttered with a frown and a grimace on her face.
Bai Feng had been wary of the bamboo-hatted swordsman who appeared during the day, as if she knew in her heart that he would not give up. At the same time, he silently observed the subtle interaction between Qian Xi and Mei Niang, and had already roughly guessed their relationship. In order to confirm his judgment, he said to Qian Xi: "Mr. Qian, please stop showing off! We all really want to know the story of you two!"
"Yeah! I'm fascinated by it!" Ajuan agreed with interest.
"Okay, everyone is so supportive, of course I won't let you down!" Qian Xi drank the remaining tea in the cup and continued: "I looked at the sky outside and thought for a long time. The guide who was watching the wind suddenly He ran in and reported that there were horse thieves outside, and he had to find a place to hide quickly. After searching for a while, he found that there were only two sarcophagi that could hide people. Without saying anything, the guide pushed the lid of one of the sarcophagi open some gaps and drilled in. Go in. I just pushed open another sarcophagus. But I found horrifying bones inside. At that time, I felt that even if there were many taboos, there was no other way at this time of life and death. Then I went to wake up Mei Niang, who knew I called her three or four times, but she still fell asleep as soundly as ever. I could only put her into the sarcophagus first, then get in and close the lid."
"Then what?" Ajuan asked.
Qian Xi replied: "Then the 'little girl' woke up in the sarcophagus. Seeing me so close to her, she thought I had something wrong with her, and started to make fun of her! Fortunately, I worked hard I covered her mouth with all my strength and told her to be silent, and I was lucky enough to survive."
"It's all my fault..." Mei Niang suddenly blamed herself: "I didn't understand the young master's thoughts, which caused him to contract such a disease." After saying this, Mei Niang took out a small handkerchief and wiped her tears.
Murong Yan asked in confusion: "What's going on?"
"Oh, Mei Niang, I have never blamed you." Qian Xi said to Mei Niang: "I didn't expect this 'little girl' to be very strong at the time. During the struggle, I was stabbed in the ribs by the pile of bones. I passed out due to excessive blood loss, and I can’t remember things clearly.”
Mei Niang squeezed the tear towel in her hand tightly and continued: "After that, the young master and I followed the guide to find the doctor. But as soon as the young master's skin touches the sun, it loses moisture like an old man, and becomes shriveled and black. Finally I took off my veil and coat and protected the young master to seek medical treatment. The doctor said it was a 'curse' and only Xianbei witches could cure it!" After that, Mei Niang glanced sideways at Murong Yan and said: " Therefore, the young master has always hoped to find the whereabouts of the 'Witch'."
"But, I really don't know what to do..." Murong Yan said helplessly.
"The method of treatment has always been there, but it was stolen by the 'big thief' Su Qing!" Qian Xi complained: "Now the government has withdrawn the wanted order. It seems that my disease will never be cured in this life. Already..."
Mei Niang walked up to Qian Xi and comforted her: "Young master, you must not be so pessimistic. There is already news about Su Qing in Liuli Pavilion. I heard that he is in Jiangzhou now!"
Gan Xi was overjoyed, hugged Mei Niang in front of him, and said: "This... this is really great! Mei Niang, I would also like to trouble you to find Su Qing's whereabouts as soon as possible. I only want the classics in his hand, No matter how much it costs, I’m willing to give it!”
Mei Niang snuggled into Qian Xi's arms, her tears soaking into his lap, and she narrowed her eyes and smiled.
