After quickly confirming in his mind that he did not recognize the woman surnamed Zhou in front of him, Chen Xiaomu immediately put on a smile, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Nvxia Zhou's life-saving grace, I will definitely repay you generously in the future!"
Unexpectedly, Zhou Huanhuan didn't take things seriously at all. She playfully winked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes and said with a sweet smile: "Master Tongpan, I don't like to owe favors to others, nor do I like others to owe favors to me. "
"What do you mean?" Chen Xiaomu was stunned.
Zhou Huanhuan smiled sweetly: "Master Tongpan, don't you understand? I don't want you to be indebted to this little girl for saving her life."
"Oh! Then how do you want me to repay you now?" Chen Xiaomu suddenly became interested when he heard this, and looked at Zhou Huanhuan with a smile.
Zhou Huanhuan was not shy and said directly: "The little girl wants to be taken in by Lord Tongjuan."
"Ah!" Chen Xiaomu originally thought that she just wanted to ask for more money, but he really didn't expect that she could make such a request. After saying "Ah", he didn't know how to respond.
Seeing that Chen Xiaoben was silent, Zhou Huanhuan said dissatisfiedly: "What? Is Lord Tongpan afraid that the little girl will eat for nothing?"
Chen Xiaomu laughed when he heard this and said: "That's exactly what Zhou Nuxia said. With Zhou Nuxia's life-saving grace alone, even if I have to eat for free for the rest of my life, it's not too much."
"Then what do you mean?" Zhou Huanhuan stared at him and asked.
It was hard to imagine that this master with extremely high kung fu could speak directly from his heart, which made Chen Xiaomu suspicious.
At the moment, Chen Xiaomu pondered a little and said: "Nvxia Zhou, can you tell me your family background and identity so that I can arrange a suitable official position for the heroine in the government office."
Zhou Huanhuan snorted and said with a smile: "Master Tongpan, this little girl does not want to be an official in the yamen, but just wants to follow you."
"To say something so bold and explicit, either he is ignorant of the world, or he is a liar!" Chen Xiaomu became more and more suspicious. He did not believe that the woman in front of him, who had special skills and wore a veil, could compete with those ignorant little women. Just like girls, they can speak or not, just open their mouths.
"This...!" Chen Xiaomu politely declined with a smile: "Nvxia Zhou, I really don't know what virtue or ability I have, so I dare to let the female hero follow me around.
Zhou Huanhuan blurted out: "That's because you are interesting!"
"Am I still interesting?" Chen Xiaomu burst out laughing when he heard this. He felt that Zhou Huanhuan seemed to be insulting people's IQ, and thought to himself: "Your reason is too fake! I don't think I am interesting myself, why? Today? Did you notice it when I met you face to face? At this point, Chen Xiaomu was basically convinced that there was probably something wrong with this woman who suddenly appeared in front of him and had an unknown origin.
But then again, he did save his life, otherwise if his head were really grabbed by the monster's claws, he would probably become an idiot even if he didn't die!
In desperation, Chen Xiaomu had no choice but to ask again: "Nvxia Zhou, you and I are strangers. I wonder if you have heard anyone tell interesting things about my officer?"
Zhou Huanhuan smiled and said: "Master Tongjian, you were in court yesterday, and the little girl took her brother to file a complaint. Seeing that you are impartial and can clearly explain a case in just a few words, I think you are quite righteous. I feel that I am a good official. Before I came down from the mountain, my master also told me that people are suffering today. She asked me to be chivalrous and righteous after coming down from the mountain. I must not do bad things, otherwise I will let her know in the future that she will not do anything bad. Will spare me."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaomu asked doubtfully: "Nvxia Zhou said that she took her brother to the lobby yesterday to complain, but in my impression, I didn't see you in the lobby yesterday. Could it be that you didn't come forward at that time?"
Zhou Huanhuan nodded: "What Lord Tongpan said is true. My brother's name is Zhou Ye. Yesterday, because he was unwilling to come forward to complain, I kicked him in the butt, and then he stumbled into the lobby." Zhou Huanhuan said. , thinking of Zhou Ye's embarrassed look at that time, he couldn't help but laugh. "
"Oh, it turns out you are Zhou Ye's sister!" Chen Xiaomu thought of Zhou Ye's panicked appearance yesterday when he rushed to the lobby in panic, and then laughed and said, "How is it? Have the couple reconciled?"
Zhou Huanhuan rolled her eyes at Chen Xiaomu and said bitterly: "The two of them have reconciled, but my sister-in-law complained that I instigated her younger brother to make trouble with her, and even took the lead in beating her benefactor, old man Diao. Now she doesn't like me very much, even me. My younger brother Zhou Ye persuaded me to go outside to avoid the limelight for two days and wait until his mother-in-law’s anger has passed before I go back!”
Chen Xiaomu held back his laughter and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
"This happened because of you, so you have to take me in." Zhou Huanhuan said with wide eyes.
"How come it's all my fault?" Chen Xiaomu said angrily: "You just praised me for being impartial in deciding cases and being a good official, but now you're criticizing me for it. Besides, I made a mistake in bringing your brother and sister-in-law together to reconcile. ?”
"This..." Zhou Huanhuan was speechless and could only say pitifully: "The little girl's parents passed away early. A few days ago, she still had her younger brother by her side, but now her brother's family is reconciled as before, and the little girl doesn't want to be dependent on anyone else. After being looked down upon by others, after much thought, I can now think that only by joining Lord Tongpan can I achieve a career!"
Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but feel soft, and sighed: "Okay, Nuxia Zhou can work with me from now on, but you have such a high level of martial arts, I'm afraid I will wrong you!"
Zhou Huanhuan smiled brightly: "Master Tongpan, please don't call me Miss Zhou anymore. It sounds awkward."
"Then what should I call you?" Chen Xiaomu asked with a smile.
Zhou Huanhuan muttered: "Why don't you just call me Miss Zhou!"
Chen Xiaomu immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I will call you Miss Zhou from now on."
Chen Xiaomu then asked: "Miss Zhou, how did you find us?"
Zhou Huanhuan smiled: "Master Tongjian, after watching you finish those cases yesterday, the little girl made up her mind and wanted to follow you in a career! So when she came out of the inn this morning, she wanted to I planned to go to the Yamen directly to find you, but then I thought that coming to the door rashly without being introduced might arouse your suspicion or misunderstanding, so I changed my mind and decided to follow you secretly first, and then try to find opportunities. Unexpectedly, you came out to show your face, but you happened to meet Qiu Youde, a great villain here, who wanted to kill you, so you decided to kill him."
"Miss Zhou, did I hear you correctly? You said the old Taoist is Qiu Youde?" As soon as Zhou Huanhuan finished speaking, Qingkui answered excitedly.
Zhou Huanhuan nodded slightly and said: "Old man, although I have never seen Qiu Youde myself, my master described his appearance to me before I went down the mountain. Besides, he also has a hobby, which is to cultivate a kind of seal script that was passed down from the Western Regions. The black flying ostrich, a raptor that specializes in eating pythons!" Zhou Huanhuan pointed at the monster corpses on the ground and introduced: "Look, these strange birds are the black flying ostrich raised by Qiu Youde. "
"Isn't that right?" Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but interject at this time: "Miss Zhou, I just heard the old man call these monsters "black dragons", why do you call them black ostriches?"
Zhou Huanhuan laughed when he heard this: "This kind of strange bird called the Black Ostrich is very smart and ferocious, and can understand people's words. Even in the Western Regions, it is a very sought-after product. However, it is difficult to catch them." However, there are very few people. The reason is that this kind of bird is so smart. They simply do not go to any place where there are traces of people. They usually hide in the uninhabited mountains. Many local hunters even spend their entire lives hunting in the mountains. I hunted but never caught one in the end. So! I guess Qiu Youde is bullying you because you have never seen such a strange bird, and deliberately gave you a bluffing name to intimidate you!"
"Really?" Chen Xiaomu asked curiously: "These strange birds actually have two heads. Could it be that if one head was cut off, they could still live on the remaining head?"
Hearing this, Zhou Huanhuan glanced at Chen Xiaomu and said angrily: "A strange bird like the black ostrich is originally a hermaphrodite, with two heads: a female body and a male body. Now if you cut off one of its heads, the remaining head will naturally be alive." No!"
Chen Xiaomu nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Miss Zhou, I am very curious. I think it is at least several thousand miles from the Western Regions to us? How do you know so many things over there?"
Zhou Huanhuan sighed and said quietly: "Master Tongpan, to tell you the truth, the little girl lived with the master in a place called Binggu in the Tianshan Mountains for eight years. She did not accept the master's orders until the end of last year. Go down the mountain and go home!”
At this time, Qingkui suddenly raised his hands to Zhou Huanhuan and said: "Miss Zhou, I would like to take the liberty to ask. I heard legends among people in the world that many years ago, Snow Goddess, who was praised as a martial arts master by the heads of various sects in the world, lived in seclusion. I wonder if Miss Zhou has seen her in the Tianshan Ice Valley?"
Zhou Huanhuan nodded and said calmly: "Old man, Snow Goddess is the little girl's master."
"Oh!" Qing Kui sighed loudly after hearing this, then opened his mouth wide enough to fill an egg. He stared at Zhou Huanhuan with his mouth open, his face filled with disbelief. Chen Xiaomu had no idea about the martial arts in this world he had traveled through. He didn't have much idea. When he was studying, other people would read martial arts novels so much that they would sleep and forget to eat and sleep, but he thought that there was no point in bragging about them, and he never even got close to them, because he only believed in the power of science in his heart.
Seeing Qing Kui's face from ear to ear, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Mr. Qing, is this Snow Goddess a very powerful and expert person?"
Qingkui took a breath, opened his eyes wide and said: "Master Tongpan, you are not a martial artist, so naturally you don't understand how powerful this Snow Goddess is. It is said that she has cultivated into a half-human and half-immortal body. Although in reality She is over one hundred and twenty years old, but she has good looks and looks like a young girl in her mid-twenties. She is even more powerful in martial arts. She can control eight weapons at the same time within fifty steps. Kill the enemy with flying swords!"
"Real or false?" Chen Xiaomu half-believed and half-questioned Zhou Huanhuan said: "Miss Zhou, you are the apprentice of the Snow Goddess. Mr. Qing can tell whether it is true or false. You should know best!"
Zhou Huanhuan nodded calmly and said: "What this old man said is right, but also wrong."
"Oh! How do you say this?" Chen Xiaomu suddenly became interested.
Zhou Huanhuan said: "The old man said that my master's age and appearance were right. What is wrong is that now my master can fly with twelve flying swords at a time like a hundred steps."
"Oh my God!" Chen Xiaomu screamed in his heart. He couldn't help but look at the pistol in his hand. He suddenly made a comparison in his heart and said to himself: "I don't know that the old woman's flying sword was a pistol that appeared more than a thousand years earlier than mine." how?"
Then he asked curiously: "Miss Zhou, I just saw you kill a black flying sword with a flying sword. I wonder how many flying swords Miss Zhou can control at one time?"
