"Calculating the time, it's less than two months, and it's the time for the competition!"
Following Yan Ziwu's answer, a trace of melancholy slipped across An Ruoxi's face. What just happened caused ripples in her heart. She didn't expect that Luoxia Villa had such a story.
"Mr. Yan, the competition will be held in two months, but the Luoxia Villa has been destroyed by fire. So will this year's competition still be held?"
In fact, the reason An Ruoxi was so concerned was because when she woke up, Yan Ziwu promised her to wait until she recovered to tell her clues about the burning of Luoxia Villa. During these days, she had asked Yan Ziwu many times where the people from Luoxia Villa had gone, but Yan Ziwu declined on the grounds that he was waiting for her to recover. Now that it has been mentioned, An Ruoxi will naturally not miss it.
"Well, this time not only goes on as scheduled, but the scale will be bigger than last time!"
Seeing An Ruoxi's calm mood throughout, Yan Ziwu knew that this was due to the girl's character. She is the kind of woman who is elegant, generous, gentle, reserved yet passionate, and whose emotions and anger are invisible.
Not long after they left that day when he told An Ruoxi, the patrol team from Beihuang City also arrived at the scene. The next day, all the five cities received an order from the city lord of Beihuang City, requiring each city to use all its strength to send all the craftsmen in the city to Luoxia Mountain, under the direct control of the Ministry of Industry of Beihuang City, day and night. He made every effort to rebuild Luoxia Villa; and from now on, the three departments of Beihuang City's Military Department, Household Department, and Rites Department will directly assign dedicated personnel to manage it.
As of today, Luoxia Villa has been rebuilt for more than half a month. All news about it will basically be known to the entire Beihuang at the first time. Everyone is also concerned about the sudden disappearance of the Luoxia Villa. But so far, not only has no human body been found within a ten-mile radius of Luoxia Villa, there is not even a fresh corpse.
After hearing the news, An Ruoxi finally let go of the hanging stone in her heart. Just now Yan Ziwu said that they had received news that not only had no human corpses been found within ten miles of Sunset Xia Villa, there was not even a fresh corpse. That is to say, even if the person she is thinking about falls off a cliff, God will bless her. Just like in the TV series, she fell into the valley and fell on the dense leaves, and was rescued by kind people.
As for the three people who might have been captured by Luoxia Villa, they should have disappeared together with the people from Luoxia Villa. As long as there is no bad news, it is good news. But before, I heard the owner of Luoxia Villa say that it would be useful if the five of them were sacrificed at the same time. In this way, as long as the five of them did not gather together, their lives should not be in danger. Maybe the one who fell off the cliff was recovered by the people from Luoxia Villa. After all, those who were chasing him also chased him into the valley.
Thinking of this, An Ruoxi couldn't wait to look for them near Luoxia Villa. Dang even told Yan Ziwu that she was going to find a friend of hers, hoping to get Yan Ziwu's consent and help.
Although Yan Ziwu didn't believe An Ruoxi's words about looking for friends, but thinking that Mu Shaoyang had told him to let An Ruoxi go to Luoxia Mountain to find him after she recovered, he guessed that maybe An Ruoxi Xi said that the friend he was looking for might be Mu Shaoyang, so he agreed to An Ruoxi's request.
The next day, Yan Ziwu arranged a convoy and carriage to escort An Ruoxi. Thinking that he was unfamiliar with this place and had never seen anything else in this world, he did not refuse. After thanking him again, he got on the carriage.
Along the way, she couldn't help but think about all the things that happened after she came to this world.
When they suddenly appeared in Luoxia Villa, she just guessed that she and them had traveled through time. The reason for this concept of time travel is that when she was living in Blue Star, she often came across short videos or novels about time travel while playing on her mobile phone. The protagonists in them all traveled from the place where they lived before to another world, like now. Many popular anime have protagonists who travel through time.
She was originally cold-tempered and not interested in these things, but she never thought that this time-travel plot would happen to her. The key is that she has been exposed to it before. The time-travelers in those novels either have jade pendants to activate golden fingers, or have systems, or knowledge from past lives that can be used to flourish in the world they traveled through.
But she neither has a jade pendant to activate the gold finger nor a system. Moreover, when he was on Blue Star, he was just an ordinary person who was born in a rural area and had no higher education. Just like ordinary people, they are just ordinary people at the bottom of society. They have only attended nine years of compulsory education and have no knowledge that can be used to make a difference.
At first, with them around, she didn't think much about it. Anyway, the people in Luoxia Villa were very kind to them. She just wanted to make peace with them as they came, and see if she could find a way to travel back while her husband was alive. After all, she was not from this world. people.
But she didn't expect that that day she overheard the village owner and a mysterious man saying that they could all be sacrificed when their bodies returned to their best condition. Although she had not read any books, she still understood what sacrifice meant. No wonder the people in the villa are serving them delicious food and drinks these days. It turns out they are feeding them for some kind of sacrifice!
She told the story to them who came to this world with her, telling them that although they might not survive if they escaped, they would definitely die if they didn't escape. That night when she saw the opportunity coming, they took advantage of the silence of the night to escape from the clutches of the devil. But she still ignored the villa's capabilities and was discovered just after escaping. In the process of escaping, a person fell into the valley. When she went down to look for him, her pursuers appeared. In order to prevent the pursuers from discovering her, the other two people asked the other person to protect her, while they took the other person in another direction to lure away the pursuers.
Later, she discovered the pursuers again, and the person who stayed with her knocked her unconscious while she was not paying attention. They probably went to distract the pursuers.
Although she had not heard the bad news of their deaths, the pain of separation, coupled with the guilt and self-blame in her heart, made An Ruoxi burst into tears again, and she even more urgently hoped to arrive at Luoxia Villa as soon as possible, so she asked The accompanying team should try to go as fast as possible. The middle-aged man who led the team was a good-natured man, and he also knew that An Ruoxi was staying at Yan Ziwu's house these days. He thought he had a high status and did not dare to be negligent, so he insisted on An Ruoxi's request. Speed forward.
Two days later, the group finally saw Luoxia Mountain.
"Miss An, we are almost at Luoxia Mountain. There is a wine shop in front of us. Why don't you take a drink before leaving?"
An Ruoxi came back to her senses when she heard the words of Shao Bing, the leader of the escort team outside the carriage. Gently parting the curtains, sure enough, the endless mountains not far away appeared in sight.
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Shao and everyone, please rest in front."
A group of thirteen horses and a carriage were tied to a tree next to the wine shop. The waiter greeted him enthusiastically, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. We are resting inside. I will arrange good horse materials for your horse." "
An Ruoxi got off the carriage and looked at this seemingly familiar scene, which was a bit unreal. Isn’t this kind of scene often played out in costume TV dramas? Under normal circumstances, most people will encounter plots such as bandits or the store is a black shop.
The twelve members of the escort team sat at two tables, and in addition to the dishes, they also ordered a jar of wine. Shao Bing and An Ruoxi were sitting at the same table. Seeing that he only wanted food and tea, An Ruoxi couldn't help but ask, "Can't Captain Shao drink?"
Although Shao Bing is a tall and tall middle-aged man, he is a little embarrassed, "I am not satisfied with Miss An, I will do the same, but I still have to escort the lady, so I don't dare to neglect!"
An Ruoxi looked at the honest and honest man in front of her, and suddenly thought that there were often shows on TV, those knights in the rivers and lakes, who are bold and like to make friends. When they drink, they become brothers and talk to everyone, and they all behave like green forest heroes. group.
"Boss, we will also arrange to serve wine!"
This "boss" was originally a common name for store owners in the world An Ruoxi lived in before, but now it seemed so abrupt that the store owner didn't react for a moment.
When the wine was delivered, An Ruoxi took the initiative to pour a bowl and handed it to Shao Bing, and poured a bowl herself, "Captain Shao! Ruoxi gives you a bowl!"
Shao Bing was somewhat flattered when he saw An Ruoxi, who had a good face and was wearing an apricot-white dress that only rich girls could afford, and took the initiative to toast him. It took me a moment to react, but I didn't know how to express it.
An Ruoxi finished it in one gulp. The taste was exactly as expected. It was similar to the splash wine in her hometown on Blue Star, and slightly spicier than the sweet wine.
He poured himself another bowl and walked towards the other two tables, "Brothers, I can't thank you enough for taking care of my little girl all the way. I would like to toast you all with this wine. Thank you all. I will definitely repay you if I have the opportunity in the future!" "
The twelve men also stood up one after another. It was obvious that they were all honest men, and they were somewhat caught off guard by this beautiful lady's move!
At this time, Shao Bing came over with wine, "Brothers, thank you to Miss An for being so considerate, you guys can return the favor to Miss An!"
"Miss Jing'an!" As everyone's voices sounded in unison, fourteen people drank at the same time.
After sitting back in his seat, Shao Bing poured the wine and said with some discomfort: "I didn't expect that Miss An, who usually looks at Wenwen as weak, would still drink?"
An Ruoxi smiled softly, thinking that she had rarely drank in front of others, but it wasn't that she didn't know how to drink. Moreover, I often had banquets and attended parties in Blue Star, and I also heard people around me say that the alcohol content of ancient wine was not high due to limited brewing technology, and it tasted good because it was hand-brewed from pure grains. , so appetizing.
As soon as I poured the wine, I smelled the aroma of rice wine. With the mentality of giving it a try, I thought I could drink it, so I poured a bowl full of it to honor Shao Bing. Firstly, it was because she believed that the people around her would not deceive her, and secondly, it was true that this team of guards along the way was really hard. Not only was he extremely respectful and polite to himself, but he also took turns guarding the carriage day and night, delivering water and food without ever lifting the curtain, which shows how much he respects himself. I also wanted to thank them from the bottom of my heart, so I thought of toasting.
"It's just a moderate drink, but it's not overpowering. Captain Shao, don't worry about me. Even if you drink well, it's delicious." An Ruoxi said and filled another bowl for Shao Bing, and then took out Yan Ziwu from his luggage before leaving. Although the money prepared for her was white and loose silver just like what was shown on TV, An Ruoxi really had no idea about silver.
She had worn silver bracelets and the like when she was at Blue Star, but she had never thought about using silver as money.
She grabbed a little bit of the silver bag and put it in her bag, then took out the whole bag and handed it to Shao Bing, "Captain Shao, I'm going to the mountain to find someone this time. I won't need anything by then. You can just use these." Accept it and have a few drinks with the other big brothers, it’s a little bit of my appreciation!”
"You can't do this!" Shao Bing seemed to be frightened and stood up directly, waving his hands quickly, "Miss An, this is what Mr. Yan gave to you. I don't dare to take it. Please take it back."
"It's okay, I didn't give them all to you, I kept some. Besides, Mr. Yan won't know. Even if he knows, this is what I willingly gave to you, and he won't say anything!"
"No, Miss An, we servants cannot take the master's property. This is the rule."
At this time, twelve other people also heard the conversation here and hurriedly came over to persuade.
"Yes, Miss An, it's against the rules for us errands to take the master's property!"
"Yes, if the superiors find out that we don't follow the rules, we will be punished!"
"Miss An, you don't despise us errands, you already think highly of us even if you drink with us!"
"That's right, we have gone beyond drinking with you."
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Everyone was talking to each other, and An Ruoxi couldn't help but sigh that this society's thinking is really pedantic. Although I don’t know which planet this world is, it seems to have the same moral character as the ancient times on Blue Star or the feudal society shown on TV.
But she really didn't feel that there was any difference between them and herself, and she really wanted to thank them. "I'm not your master, I'm your friend, even your sister. I'm giving you things as a friend. Do you think I'm a weak woman and don't deserve to be friends with you?"
Everyone was speechless to retort, and An Ruoxi took advantage of the situation and handed the money bag to Shao Bing, "Just treat it like I'm inviting you to drink, and everyone must not be too little!"
"What are you talking about, Miss An? These can't be finished by drinking..." Shao Bing was a little embarrassed as he held the bag.
"Still calling me 'Ms. An'? Do you really not regard me as a friend?" An Ruoxi looked at Shao Bing and the others with a smile on her face and asked.
Shao Bing and the others suddenly clasped their fists in unison, their simple and honest faces revealing sincerity, "Thank you, Miss An!"
An Ruoxi never thought that her impulsive move would actually make these men treat each other sincerely, and soon they would sincerely protect each other, so I won't mention it here.
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