In Yangzhou City, with gray tiles and white walls, there is a young man in white walking with butterflies on the eaves. The butterfly flutters its wings, but it can never escape the pursuit of the boy.
The young man has a leisurely expression, and his white clothes reflect countless lights and shadows, just like an immortal, attracting passers-by to stop and marvel.
The butterfly passed through three streets and five alleys and landed in a porridge shop.
There is a pergola in front of the porridge shop. In other porridge shops, the best thing is a bowl of white porridge. In the porridge shop in front of you, the porridge has the taste of meat. If you cook the porridge for a long time, the porridge rice will blossom, and it will be thick and sweet. Use a handful of chopsticks. It can also stand upright on porridge without sinking.
Jun Bubai stopped in the shadow of the eaves, and the eaves were also dyed with a sweet fragrance.
The porridge shop was filled with children begging for porridge, holding broken bowls and crowding in front of the porridge bucket. There are many wealthy households in the south of Yangzhou. Adult beggars are not allowed to enter, but homeless children can beg for a bowl of porridge here.
The children's clothes are ragged, and their bodies have not been washed for a long time. Their bodies are thick with mud, and you can still see happy fleas on their heads under the sky. After such a miserable experience, the child's eyes are still clear and he begs for the white porridge with a childish voice.
The butterfly landed on the head of the girl who was begging for porridge in front of the porridge bucket. The woman who was giving porridge swept it away with her hand. The woman's eyes were closed tightly and she never opened them, but she knew exactly where the butterfly landed. She raised her hand to scatter the butterfly, and then showed a loving face. , add a bowl full of lean meat porridge to the girl.
The girl got the porridge, held it carefully, found a place with good sunlight in the corner opposite the porridge shop, leaned against the wall, covered it with half of her sleeve, and carefully licked the bowl without wasting any bit.
The butterfly stopped for a moment, then flew away again, with Jun Bubai following closely behind. The woman serving porridge in the porridge shop opened her eyes, and there was nothing in her eyes. She looked up at the place where Jun Bubai had been hiding. She smiled contemptuously, lowered her head, closed her eyes tightly, and served porridge to the children begging for porridge.
While chasing a stick of incense, the butterfly fell into a wealthy household. The lanterns hung on the eaves were surrounded by large fish paint patterns, the high walls of the mansion were locked, and the unique gray tiles in the south of the Yangtze River were replaced with glazed tiles, shining in the sky.
It was inconvenient to break into other people's houses, so Jun Bubai stopped and landed on the roof of a shop, overlooking the huge building.
A wall separates Yangzhou, living alone in a corner, a city within a city.
There were guards in black in front of the gate, ten of them, patrolling with swords. Judging from their body shapes, they all came from the military. They looked around with eagle eyes and were heavily guarded.
Wealthy people only entertain guests in their front yards, and the terrain is open. There are horn bells on the eaves to prevent thieves. All the things for viewing are bonsai water tanks, and no one can be hidden. Young men in green clothes walk around with sticks.
The backyard is where family members stay, and is separated from the front yard by a garden rockery. At this time of year, the garden is filled with exotic flowers that surround the pavilion and rockery. On one side of the pavilion, there is a pond. The river water is introduced from outside the city, flows through the short canal in the front yard, and then collects into the pond in the garden. The pond water wheel then diverts the clear water from the pond to the private house in the backyard. On the bluestone road in the backyard, there are maids in green clothes walking in twos and twos, holding objects in their hands and walking between them.
A carved carriage drove in from the main entrance. The driver of the carriage had seen it for no reason. The man who was chased by Miss Zhuer in front of the sweet water stall had a bright red face, as if a layer of face had been stripped away.
The carriage was forced to stop by the guards, and the coachman jumped out of the car and kept wailing. A porter's boy came out to help him and carried him into the side door.
Butterfly has disappeared. Butterfly belongs to Zhuang Mengxing. Just go back and ask him why. Thinking that Fairy Ye was still in the Zhangjia Wine Shop and couldn't stay too long, she raised her hand to wield her sword and wanted to leave.
Within the high wall, there were feathered arrows piercing the air, invisible and shadowless.
Jun Bubai raised his hand with his sword intention, and two invisible objects collided and melted into each other.
The sound of swords and arrows clashing attracted the attention of the black-clad guards outside the wall, who looked around.
In the backyard kitchen, a woman in green clothes roasting rabbit climbed up the wall. She was short in stature and climbed over the wall like a swift. The woman stepped on the horn bell under the eaves. In the private house in the middle of the backyard, Lin Qiuwan jumped up to the eaves with a pear and white Tangxue, following the sound.
Jun Bubai dodged the arrows, wielded his sword in the air, and stood alone in white clothes.
Another feather arrow broke through the air, and he raised his hand to scatter it with his sword, but there was another feather arrow hidden in the feather arrow. They were connected in series, one big and one small. The scattered feather arrow covered the one that followed. , it is difficult to detect.
Unable to dodge, the arrow grazed his neck, leaving a shallow mark.
Jun Bubai still couldn't find the person who was shooting the arrow, so he took out the intention of the sword and stepped back.
"In broad daylight, why do you want to be a gentleman?" The man's voice was rich, and the question pierced Jun Bubai's ears like an arrow.
Even from such a distance, it was noticed that the person who shot the arrow must have extremely excellent hearing. Fortunately, he didn't step in rashly just now. Jun Bubai explained: "I just arrived in Yangzhou City for the first time. I was just passing by."
"Really?" the man asked.
Lin Qiuwan had already turned out of the front door, saw Jun Bubai standing in the air, and shouted from the air: "This is the younger brother of the owner of Tianxialou Su, don't be careful."
Lin Qiuwan and Shen Qinglan, Miss Shen's family, were as close as sisters. As if Miss Shen's family was here in person, everyone was convinced by her words and dispersed one after another.
No more arrows were shot from the courtyard.
Being acquainted with Lin Qiuwan, Jun Bubai's sword fell on the eaves, and the aura of the person who shot the arrow disappeared out of thin air. He was full of doubts and asked: "Who was the person who shot the arrow just now?"
Lin Qiuwan put down Li Baitangxue and replied casually: "A hunter from the mountain is staying at the Shen family for a few days." Then the conversation changed, "I remember that the Shen family specially sent someone to Tianxialou to invite you, but Why don’t you take Shen’s carriage into the mansion?”
I didn't wait for you to answer in vain. The boy serving in the study of the head of the Shen family in the front yard called Lin Qiuwan respectfully in the courtyard. The boy came to deliver a message for the head of the family. Lin Qiuwan came into the courtyard and the boy whispered a few words in her ear. Lin Qiuwan looked suspicious. , his eyes swept over Jun Bubai on the roof. Then he left Jun Bubai behind and strode into the study room in the front yard.
The housekeeper of the Shen Mansion disappeared in the backyard of Tianxialou, the groom was humiliated on the road, and Shen Qinglan was kidnapped the day before yesterday. All these incidents, no matter how big or small, must be treated with caution.
Jun Bubai didn't know whether to leave or stay. He put away his sword and sat on the eaves in a comfortable posture. The hunter Lin Qiuwan said left an arrow mark on his neck. He needed to deal with it as soon as possible. He took out the Shennong Valley special knife from his arms. The golden sore medicine is applied to the wound, and the medicine is miraculous, and the bloody mouth heals quickly.
On the wall of the back garden, a woman in green clothes climbed onto the roof of the front yard. The woman was fifteen or sixteen years old, short in stature, and thinner than Su Wan. He held a half-cooked rabbit in his hand. The rabbit was hard-earned and he held it tightly. He remembered Jun Bubai's appearance in his heart with his eyes.
Lin Qiuwan walked out of the study again. There was a red mark left on the wound on Jun Bubai's neck. Apply it again before going to sleep, and it will be intact tomorrow.
Lin Qiuwan stood on the steps of the study room, made an invitation gesture, and shouted: "Hey, come down, the Shen family wants to see you."
Behind the door of the study room, there was the sound of a curtain being lifted. The young man in green clothes who had just sent a message used Yu Ruyi to lift the bamboo curtain. A middle-aged man in rich clothes stepped out of the door. His eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Shen Qinglan's.
The man bowed in greeting. He was ill and his breath was a little uneven. He said weakly: "Shen Wanjing of the Jiangnan Shen family, I would like to send my regards to the host."
Jun Bubai swept off the roof, stopped on the walkway carved from white marble, and returned the greeting with clasped fists: "Jun Bubai of Tianxialou, I have met the master of the house."
The young man in green clothes holding the curtain took out a mahogany deck chair from the room and placed it in the warm sun. The man held the deck chair and smiled and said: "I've had this disease for two or three years. The doctor said that you can't get angry and you have to lie down all the time. The poster doesn't Do you mind."
Jun Bubai smiled and shook his head.
The young man in green clothes helped Shen Wanjing lie down, then raised the curtain and returned to the study. There are some words that he cannot listen to. He was not qualified to enter the study, but he was lucky enough to have the housekeeper of Shen's house go out to invite someone today.
In the Shen family, Lin Qiuwan was the most at ease, sitting cross-legged on the steps holding a pear and white Tangxue, looking like a master.
After Lin Qiuwan sat firmly, she said straight to the point: "Just now, the Shen family went to Tianxialou to ask for your carriage to come back. The groom said..." I'm used to saying it casually. You are not an outsider. Lin Qiuwan paused and continued: " The groom said that people from all over the world informed him that the housekeeper of Shen's house was missing. He just came back and you were right outside the door of Shen's house, but you knew something inside."
Zhuang Mengxing's butterfly appeared because of this. There is no need to hide anything, Jun Bubai said: "I followed Zhuang Mengxing's butterfly when I was drinking at Zhangjia Winery, so I followed him here."
While he was talking, the butterfly that Jun Bubai was chasing landed on the tip of Lin Qiuwan's pear-white spear.
Shen Wanjing, a cunning old man, had already guessed the meaning of Jun Bubai's words. He tilted his head and looked at the butterfly on the pear-white gun, "It is indeed Mr. Zhuang's butterfly. If someone uses force outside the Tianxia Tower, with Mr. Zhuang's cultivation, naturally, You can detect it. Lao Shen likes to bring a scented handkerchief when he goes out, and the butterfly will chase the scent. If the thief kidnaps Lao Shen, the butterfly will also chase Lao Shen's scent."
"What uncle means is that the Shen family has..." Lin Qiuwan exclaimed, and just as she was about to blurt out the word spy, she was interrupted by Shen Wanjing coughing. Shen Wanjing secretly touched her ear and told her that walls have ears.
Shen Wanjing's cough scared away the pear-white spear-tip butterfly, which landed on Jun Bubai's shoulder.
Shen Wanjing wanted to get up from the recliner, struggled a few times, and then collapsed weakly. He said intermittently: "The Shen family has an unkind request and I hope the host can help me."
"But it doesn't matter." He felt guilty about abducting Shen Qinglan yesterday, but now that Shen Wanjing spoke, it was a favor to the Shen family.
Shen Wanjing spoke with difficulty, his tone showing reluctance and helplessness, "My little girl was kidnapped yesterday, and she is still in shock. There are many female relatives in the Shen family's backyard, and it is inconvenient for men to enter in the front yard. There is only Qiu Wan at the moment. If the thief is bold enough to come, In this Shen Mansion, Qiu Wan has always been unable to defeat the four hands with one fist. I originally wanted to invite Master Su to live in the building, but there is no need for people in the world. Today I heard Qiu Wan talk about Ye Xianzi coming to Yangzhou, and the little girl was kidnapped yesterday. Fairy Ye also came to the rescue, so I thought, if Fairy Ye could visit Shen Mansion during these few days when my daughter is healthy..."
If Fairy Ye is visiting Shen Mansion, he will also come. Shen Wanjing is indeed a businessman. This plan is a good one. Jun Bubai evaded it and said, "She may not agree."
The most indispensable thing for the Shen family is money. If favors are not enough, then use money. Shen Wanjing boasted to Haikou with a determined look, "If Fairy Ye is a guest in the Shen Mansion, the Shen family is willing to pay a thousand taels of gold and send it to the Yangzhou Love Department in person. "
Jun Bubai was about to say something, when Fairy Ye came down in red clothes. Jun Bubai had her acacia button in his hand, and in the acacia button was a strand of her long hair. He had his first glimpse of the state of selflessness, and he immediately knew where the long hair was. Know.
"I agreed to this matter, and remember to send the thousand taels of gold to the Love Department afterwards."
Ye Xianzi readily agreed. Shen Wanjing felt a stone fall in his heart and immediately called for someone to clean up the guest room.
Fairy Ye agreed, and Jun Bubai didn't ask why. She has her own thoughts when doing things.
The guest room was in the front yard. Lin Qiuwan stood up and dusted off the dirt on his body. Tang Xueli put it on his shoulders and said carefully: "Uncle, I'd better take them to the backyard. They live closer to Qinglan so they can be taken care of."
Outsiders are not allowed to enter the backyard, and Fairy Ye has no such rules for the time being. It would be best to be able to live in the backyard and be closer to her daughter. Shen Wanjing beamed, "As long as Fairy Ye doesn't dislike it, the backyard is the best, the best."
Lin Qiuwan led the two of them to the backyard. The news that Ye Xianzi, the Love Secretary, was visiting the Shen family, spread the news throughout the Shen family over a cup of tea.
Ye Xianzi was treated as a guest, and was only separated from Shen Qinglan's yard by a wall. Jun Bubai became a foil. He was not allowed to enter the man's backyard, and he moved in as an exception because of Ye Xianzi.
