At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, there is the small town of Xianrenju. Near noon, two fast horses appeared on the long street. The horses hoofed and neighed, reining in in front of the Xianrenju Inn. Sitting on two strong horses were a tall old man and a skinny young man. .
The old man is about sixty years old, with big eyes and wide forehead, his hair is tied up in a high bun, and he is wearing a gray robe. The young man is about twenty years old, with a tall and straight figure, thick eyebrows and straight nose, wearing a light and thin outfit, with a calm expression on his horse face, and he looks around from time to time. These two people, old and young, are Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi who came down from the North Peak of Huashan Mountain yesterday.
"Xu Shaoxia, this is the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. When we went to look for Brother Chu outside the Great Wall, we arranged for our family to stay at the Xianrenju Inn. No, it's right in front." Xu Feng pointed to the end of South Street, with a smile on his face. Long lost joy.
Xu Ziyi looked at the lobby of Xianrenju Inn and said, "Master Xu, you said that Liu Shaoxia and the others all live in this inn?" He looked around, but his expression looked unusually calm.
Xu Feng nodded, led the horse to a courtyard on the west side of the inn, and tied the horse to the horse post.
The waiter who was greeting customers at the door had a greasy white towel draped over his shoulders. He came forward with a smile and said, "You two gentlemen, please come in!"
The lobby of the Xianrenju Inn was crowded, and many guests were already sitting around. Xu Feng looked up the hall, but could not find a familiar figure. He called the waiter to come closer and asked: "Little waiter, how many people were there a month ago?" A man and a woman have been staying in the inn for a long time. Are they still in the inn now?" Xu Feng roughly described the appearance and characteristics of several people. The waiter frowned and suddenly understood, pointing to the guest room in the middle upstairs and said: "But there are four female guests and two male guests? Oh, they are staying in the Xinghua Pavilion on the second floor, but I haven't seen them come down to dine today."
The two of them looked at the wing room on the second floor. Xu Feng muttered: "Oh, can you lead us up to have a look!"
The waiter said hurriedly: "You two gentlemen, please wait a moment. Let me go up and ask first." He shook the towel on his shoulder and patted the dust left and right on his body.
Xu Feng and Xu Ziyi sat down in the lobby. A waiter enthusiastically brought two cups of hot tea. The two drank tea while waiting.
Xu Fengming took a sip of tea, but turned his eyes to a row of elegant guest rooms upstairs. He longed for that familiar figure to appear from the room.
Xu Ziyi asked: "Is Liu Shaoxia also in the inn?"
Xu Feng's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the destroyed thatched cottage on the mountainside of Wolong Valley, and sighed: "He must be here."
At this moment, the door to the guest room upstairs opened, and several women came out one after another. The leader was the still charming Shangguan Hongqin. Standing next to her were three young girls, none other than Chu Menghua and Xu Lengyue. and Yang Chunlan. Several people stood on the railing and looked towards the lobby downstairs.
Shangguan Hongqin saw Xu Feng looking over at him in the hall. A smile suddenly appeared on her face. She waved to Xu Feng and said, "Master, is it you? Is it true that you are back?" She is a mature woman. There was a hint of shyness that only a girl could have on her face.
Leng Yue couldn't help but smile, and shouted impatiently: "Dad, you're back!" Several girls looked at each other and smiled.
Leng Yue ran down the stairs happily like a cheerful deer, rushed towards Xu Feng, and threw herself into his arms.
Everyone followed them downstairs. At this time, Chu Yunfei and Liu Ruyan also appeared at the door. They looked at each other and smiled. Chu Yunfei was about to greet Xu Feng, but Xu Lengyue had already spoken: "Dad, Why did you come back? Uncle Chu and Brother Liu arrived yesterday. Dad, are you not injured?" She looked at Xu Feng from head to toe. Looking happily at Xu Feng's playful smile.
Xu Feng nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Look, isn't dad good? Who can easily hurt your dad." As he said that, he wiped Leng Yue's tearful face.
Shangguan Hongqin came forward, looked at Xu Feng with a smile, and said, "Master, have you suffered a lot along the way?" As he spoke, his eye circles gradually turned red, and his eyes sparkled.
Xu Feng stared at her, smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Madam, we are all back safely. You should be happy. Why are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ruyan suddenly called out: "Uncle Xu, can I see your friend?
How is his condition? "
Xu Feng sighed softly and said slowly with some emotion: "I saw you. I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I didn't expect that Brother Gu has been seriously ill and his whole body is emaciated. Alas, things are unpredictable. How high-spirited he used to be, now. But you will end up in a miserable life!" As soon as he finished speaking, a strange look suddenly appeared on the face of Xu Ziyi next to him, and he could only smile slightly.
Only then did Liu Ruyan catch a glimpse of Xu Ziyi next to Xu Feng, and greeted him: "Brother Xu, are you here too? Nice to meet you!" He came to Xu Ziyi's side and bowed to him.
Xu Ziyi smiled back and said, "Brother Liu, nice to meet you! It's so gratifying that your master and apprentice are reunited!" He was sincerely happy for Master Liu Ruyan. In the blink of an eye, he saw Shangguan Hongqin and several girls around her, and nodded slightly to them.
Xu Feng called everyone to sit down and said to Xu Ziyi: "By the way, let me introduce you." He looked at Shangguan Hongqin and said, "This is my wife Shangguan Hongqin."
Shangguan Hongqin looked at Xu Ziyi, smiled slightly and said, "Who is this young hero?"
Xu Feng introduced: "Oh, this is Brother Gu's disciple, Xu Ziyi." He then looked at the three girls and said, "This is my daughter Xu Lengyue, and this is the daughter of my sworn brother Chu Yunfei. Chu Menghua. This is Yang Chunlan, Liu Xiannephew's sworn sister." Xu Ziyi nodded in greeting with the girls.
It was midday meal time, Xu Feng invited everyone to eat, and ordered good wine and food. Everyone talked while eating, and they all expressed a lot of emotions when they talked about their separation.
After dinner, Xu Feng called Liu Ruyan aside and said, "Nephew Liu Xian, do you know why I invited Xu Ziyi to come?"
Liu Ruyan shook his head, and Xu Feng said, "The friend I met on Huashan this time is your uncle!" He looked at Liu Ruyan calmly.
Liu Ruyan couldn't help but feel startled and said in surprise: "What? My uncle?"
Xu Feng nodded and said: "Yes, it turns out that Gu Zhi is your mother's cousin. I never thought before that he would be your uncle. This time I went to Huashan to visit him and talk about our search for your master. , and then I talked about your life experience, and then I realized that this relationship between you two was involved." He muttered and added, "He asked me to hand a letter to you. If you read it, you may understand the reason. ! My dear nephew, your uncle learned that you are in Zhongnan Mountain and really wants to see you. He is currently seriously ill and cannot come down the mountain. He only hopes that you can go to Huashan Mountain so that your uncle and nephew can meet you."
Liu Ruyan was shocked in his heart. He never thought that he actually had a biological uncle alive in the world! The fate in this world is really amazing. For him, this was naturally a great joy. He originally thought that except for his little sister, whose whereabouts were unknown and her life and death were uncertain, he had no other relatives. Now that a biological uncle suddenly appeared, how could he not be flattered and overjoyed.
Xu Feng took out a small red box from his pocket, handed it to Liu Ruyan, and said solemnly: "This is what your uncle asked me to give to you. Open it and take a look. You will understand everything."
Liu Ruyan opened the box and found an old and yellowed letterhead folded inside. He shook off the letterpaper and read it carefully, his face full of excitement. The letter read: "Cousin, how are you doing lately? Listen. You and your sister-in-law went to Emei. You married a good woman and you must treat her well. My cousin is really happy for your family! Everything is going well in Xinghua Village with Yulou. We opened a medicine shop and the business is pretty good. , I just have something to ask my cousin for help. My two children, Ruyan and Yumei, are well-behaved and smart. If we encounter an accident in the future, please help to raise and take care of me. You and your sister-in-law, please take care of me. My little sister, please ask my cousin! "Liu Ruyan's expression was astonished, as if five thunders struck her head, and her body couldn't help but tremble.
Chu Yunfei saw his expression was different and hurriedly asked: "Yan'er, what's wrong with you? What was written in the letter?"
Liu Ruyan's eyes were dull, her expression was painful, and she murmured: "It turns out that my mother had a premonition that something bad might happen to them. Please ask my uncle to take care of my sister and me." He closed his eyes slightly, feeling as if he was overwhelmed with discomfort.
Xu Feng said in surprise: "Is this a letter of entrustment? They knew they were in trouble, why didn't they take countermeasures? If they had left earlier, they might have been able to avoid this disaster!"
