Lin Manliu came here this time. Although he could not see the old liar in yellow shirt, it sounded like he could still quarrel with him, so he felt more at ease.
The young man in a short shirt looked at the master at the door, saluted and said, "I still need to trouble master in the future..." Eleven nodded slightly on the door frame and said hum.
Lin Manliu then exited the Tingyu courtyard. He looked up at the snow on the eaves, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards Shen Adou's courtyard.
But before he had gone too far, he saw the young Taoist priest at a corner. Zhou Mo was faster than Lin Manliu and looked at him with a very proud face.
"What's the matter with you?" the boy in a short shirt asked. Zhou Mo replied: "You know what to do, you will ask for something from me today!"
"Boring..." Lin Manliu spoke subconsciously, and after passing through Zhou Mo, he continued to move forward.
The young Taoist priest did not stop him, he just stared at the back of the young man in a short shirt silently, took out a piece of tortoise shell from his arms, and played with it in his hand.
Lin Manliu came to the door of the small courtyard where Shen Adou was and knocked three times on the door. Then there were some noises in the courtyard, and then there was the sound of the courtyard door opening, and then a head with braids poked out.
"Are you going to eat less and drink less in Zhuangzi from now on? You don't need to comfort me, I'll pack up and leave!" Shen Adou didn't wait for the young man to speak, so he started talking to himself.
"Taoist Shen, it's not..." Lin Manliu shook his head and explained.
"Does that mean there will be enemies coming to your door now? Remember to remind me if it's not safe, I'll pack up and leave!" Shen Adou tilted his head and thought, and said again.
"No, no..." Lin Manliu's head shook even more when he saw this.
"Isn't that right!" Shen Adou suddenly shouted. But before she could say anything, Lin Manliu immediately reached out and covered her mouth.
"Master Shen, listen to me first. This is not what you guessed!" The boy in a short shirt said awkwardly. If he doesn't stop it, I don't know how many weird ideas will pop up in the head of Mr. Shen Xiaodao.
After listening to the boy's words, Shen Adou calmed down and pointed at Lin Manliu's hand. The boy in the short shirt lowered his hand when he saw this.
"Then let's talk inside the house!" the little girl with crotch braids said, and then entered the yard. The young man responded and followed into the courtyard.
There were not many furnishings in the small courtyard where Shen Adou was located. Those that were originally placed outside the house should have been put away by him.
Lin Manliu glanced casually and followed him into the main room. As soon as he entered the house, the boy in a short shirt felt a warm current surrounding his body, and all the previous chill on his body dissipated.
When he looked carefully, it turned out that there was a pot of charcoal fire burning under the table in the room.
"Hey, how's it going? Senior Sister Ji Ting sent this before. She said that all the female disciples in the sect have it, and I have one too! It's used to keep out the cold in winter!" Shen Adou noticed that Lin Manliu was looking at the pot of charcoal fire, and put his hands on it. He put his hands on his hips and made a proud sound.
"Then Taoist Shen said he wanted to run away earlier..." The boy in a short shirt spoke out.
"Well...if that happens, I will really know how to run away!" Shen Adou immediately explained awkwardly when Lin Manliu mentioned what he had said earlier.
"Actually, it's nothing. After all, when I invited Daoist Shen into the village earlier, I didn't ask him to endure the hardship..." Lin Manliu clasped his fists at the little girl with braids.
Seeing the serious attitude of the young man in a short shirt, Shen Adou sighed inwardly, why does this guy still take it seriously... Forget it.
"Tell me, why did you come here today?" The little girl with braids found a chair and sat down.
Lin Manliu said aloud: "Taoist Shen is well-informed, and he also has the method of 'throwing stones to ask for directions'. Manliu is bold and wants to ask Taoist Shen to tell the old liar whether he can turn around, or if there is any way to recover!"
"Shen Adou heard it. The young man in front of him came to treat Ye Dangting. She was silent for a moment and sighed: "I can't help with this. There are many swordsmen in the world who can no longer hold the sword because their muscles and veins were crippled. Without a sword...they have no chance to heal..."
"I understand..." Lin Manliu said in response. Shen Adou looked at the young man's expression, and paused for a moment before speaking out again: "Would you like to ask that Zhou Mo? I cast stones to ask for directions, but the effect was very little, and he might know a thing or two about the method of interpreting hexagrams. .. ." Hearing this, the young man in a short shirt remembered Zhou Mo who he had met at the corner before, nodded, and said goodbye to Shen Adou.
Shen Adou, who sent Lin Manliu out of the courtyard, returned to the main house again. The little girl with braids stretched out her hand to grab the braids on her head and looked at the steaming charcoal brazier.
In fact, she had already figured it out before the young man came to see him. The result of throwing stones to ask for directions, she wrote in the palm of her hand: Green bamboos fell into the ground... She seemed to know the solution, but she didn't want to tell Lin Manliu at this time, so she could only say that she couldn't help.
Shen Adou sat back on the chair and leaned on the desk. Her thoughts were so chaotic that even she didn't know what she was thinking.
But she firmly believes that she will not leave Yijian Villa. In the path she seeks, she will stay here for a long time... a long time.
It didn't take long for the little girl with braids to lie down on the desk and fall into a deep sleep. ...The boy in a short shirt walked out of the courtyard and walked to the corner again.
I found that the young Taoist priest was still there, seemingly not afraid of the wind and snow.
"What Xiaodao said is right or wrong, you will definitely ask for something from me today!" Zhou Mo said confidently. Lin Manliu had no choice but to say: "Please give some advice from Taoist Master Zhou..."
"The young Taoist priest just coughed and was about to speak out, but he seemed to shiver because of the cold air entering his chest and abdomen for a moment. His appearance was extremely funny. It inevitably made the boy in a short shirt laugh...
"Are you asking for help?" Zhou Mo said immediately. Lin Manliu hurriedly put away his smile, but his eyes were still the same as before.
"You have to...talk while walking!" Zhou Mo rolled his eyes at the boy in a short shirt and walked forward on his own.
Lin Manliu also followed the pace of the young Taoist priest, waiting for the words of the person in front to explain his confusion. Zhou Mo took out two pieces of tortoise shell from his arms, one side was stained with blood and one was broken, and he held them one on the left and one on the right side of his body.
The boy in the short shirt with two pieces of tortoise shell had seen it before... The words Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting were written on the broken tortoise shell.
Written on the blood-stained tortoise shell are the five characters Lin Manliu and Zhoumo.
"That Taoist Master Shen's 'Throwing Stones to Ask for Directions' and my 'Turtle Shell Jie Gua' both come from the same branch. Ye Dangting must have told you about this..."
"Hmm..." The boy in a short shirt nodded slightly.
"Her backlash won't have much impact, so what she wants won't last long..."
"And the tortoise shell in the hands of Master Zhou has a strong backlash against himself. What he wants can be taken care of himself, others, and his future affairs?"
"You're a lot smarter..." Zhou Mo turned his head and looked behind, with a smile on his face.
"Master Zhou is so complimentary!" Lin Manliu felt a little uncomfortable with the smile of the young Taoist priest in front of him and immediately spoke out.
"Ahem... Now that you know, it's good. The previous plan to plot your journey was to plot against you and your master. At first, there were mistakes. I thought it was because I was not good at studying..."
"It's because of my master, not Ye Dangting..." the boy in a short shirt explained in response.
"Correct answer, so what you want today is just to continue to follow this damaged tortoise shell!" Zhou Mo said proudly as he put away the two pieces of tortoise shell.
"If Master Zhou said this, he must have thought about it before?"
"That's right, since you want to save him, you must listen to me in the future... I wonder if you can trust Xiaodao?" Since Taoist Master Zhou is now invited to the Villa by Master Lu, the boy will naturally believe it!
"Lin Manliu turned his back towards the front, clasping his fists and making a sound. Hearing Lin Manliu's words, Zhou Mo clapped his hands and turned around, looking at the boy in a short shirt.
"Okay! In three days, come with me to the north and head towards Dongdu..." Lin Manliu sighed secretly in his heart, and he was about to travel far again.
...Three days later, Eleven, Ji Ting, Chong Ying, Shen Adou and Lin Manliu's parents gathered here at the side entrance of Yijian Villa.
Looking at the two cavalry figures outside the side door... Mother Lin leaned on Father Lin's arms with a smile, and Chong Ying gave a thumbs up to the boy in a short shirt.
Shen Adou threw a pebble at the feet of the two of them. The two horses didn't seem to notice. They just flicked their tails lightly and made no other movements.
Ji Ting said aloud: "Senior brother Lin, go ahead with peace of mind, there is Miss Eleven and me in the village!" Eleven also nodded and looked at Lin Manliu with a smile.
The young man in a short shirt saluted everyone inside the side door with clasped fists.
"This time I am going north with Taoist Master Zhou. If there are any results, Man Liu Self will rush back as soon as possible. Parents, Master, and Senior Sister Ji, you can rest assured!"
"There's me, there's me!" Shen Adou shouted.
"Forget about me, brother!" Chong Ying also shouted.
"I hope Taoist Shen will stay in the villa for a longer time, and he will repay you in the future. During these days of Chongying, the facade of the villa will be left to you! Don't let those juniors come up to show off their power!" The little girl with braided hands raised her hands. He put his hands on his hips and nodded in satisfaction.
"That's natural!" Chong Ying shouted immediately. After saying goodbye to everyone, Lin Manliu looked at the young Taoist priest beside him.
Zhou Mo said softly: "You can go!" After hearing the voice, the boy in a short shirt pulled Xiao Huang's reins and walked out of the alleyway first, followed closely by Zhou Mo.
In this way, the two of them rode out from the deep alley, slowly riding their horses, walking in the wind and snow. Perhaps because of the falling snow, there were no pedestrians on the road. Even if there were people walking around, they would not deliberately pay attention to the horseman.
This will save a lot of trouble. After all, today's Yi Jian Villa, in the eyes of outsiders, is probably a low-class sect that everyone will ridicule.
The two of them walked past a heated restaurant. There were bursts of laughter in the building, which was very lively. When Lin Manliu got closer, it turned out that he was scolding Yijian Villa and the old liar... The boy in short shirt naturally ignored these people's gossip and just continued to walk towards the North City Gate of Hangzhou.
At the same time, in the bamboo forest at the North City Gate, a fast horse rushed towards Hangzhou.
The man on the horse did not care about the cold wind and snow blowing on his face. She just looked at the city gate that was getting closer, and said words from time to time, waiting for me...
