The three of them walked out of the city until dark, and found an inn to rest at night. There were not many rooms left, only two, so the three of them had to stay. According to custom, Qiong also lived with Zhu Yunluo.
Zhu Yunluo initially called Sheng Xuanyuan "Mr. Sheng" and called him "Sheng Gongzi", but along the way she regarded him as her younger brother and called him Xiaojing. Even so, she didn't dare to look at his face for a long time. Apart from Sheng Xuanyuan's extraordinary appearance, he was very similar to the second young master of the Sheng family. Every time she looked at him, Zhu Yunluo would always think of that cold and distant young master.
The face and voice of the young master whom we met once were cold, but his arms were warm.
When she was thinking sadly, Qiong Yi heard a knock on the door. The person who came was Sheng Xuan Yuan. He asked them how their dinner was, and brought them washed fruits. He called Qiong Yi and said that he had not seen her again for a long time and wanted to meet her again. Talk alone for a while.
Qiong Yi informed Zhu Yunluo and entered Sheng Xuanyuan's room without a care in the world.
"What does Sheng Jin want to tell me?" She closed the door and smiled softly. She wanted to ask him how many ghosts there were in the legendary sea of suffering, and whether he was injured in removing evil spirits in it. Was it hard work? Sheng Xuanyuan asked him She stretched out her hand and said, "I miss you."
"Huh huh." Qiong Yi smiled and said, "Is this a way of saying that a little farewell is better than a newlywed?"
"Yes." Sheng Xuanyuan held her hand and pressed it against the door, then kissed her. It was a deep kiss that disturbed her breathing. After being apart for a long time, she missed her even more. He buried himself in the crook of her neck and whispered Said: "Qiong Yi, please stay here with me tonight."
The confusion on Qiong Yi's face has not faded. He was shocked when he heard this and pushed him: "No, no... I can't leave A Luo there alone."
"Sister A Luo is not a child, so she probably doesn't need your care."
She felt the warmth he breathed next to her ears, tingling like an electric current. She shrunk and slipped out from under his arms, half hiding and half running. Sheng Xuanyuan hugged her waist from behind, held her up, and continued to mumble. He sucked her earlobe, Qiong Yi couldn't resist his temptation at all, and was pressed down on the bed by him, gasping: "Sheng Kyung... don't... my master said today that he can't..."
"With internal strength, you can avoid trouble. I will also take medicine, so it won't hurt your body." Sheng Xuanyuan kissed the back of her neck: "You also know that I am not a person who likes to listen to the discipline of my elders..."
Qiong also felt that his hand on her leg was tentatively stroking her leg, and her legs felt weak. She heard him ask: "How long ago was the last time? You are more than half a year old, don't you miss me?"
She blushed and pushed him: "I miss you, but I don't want to be like this... Last time, that night, it was like suffering. It hurt me for a few days, and I didn't want it anymore."
Sheng Xuanyuan was speechless, and his face was visibly blushing, with white inside the red face: "That was my first try, and I couldn't figure it out. I'll try it again in the future and it will be better..."
"Then... try again later." Qiong Yi sat up and whispered: "The thin wooden walls of this inn must be able to tolerate the sound. If so, you would have to block my mouth, huh!..."
Separating from her lips, Sheng Xuanyuan chose to block it first.
*
The two hugged each other and chatted for a while. Sheng Xuanyuan sent her back to the guest room next door. Zhu Yunluo had already turned off the lights. When she heard Qiong Yi come back, she sighed quietly: "I thought Qiong Yi left your sister over there. It’s time to rest.”
Qiong Yi curled her lips: "Aluo, you went to bed too early. I just had a chat with Sheng Jin for a while."
Zhu Yunluo chuckled: "I don't mean to scold you. Get some rest early. We have to go on the road tomorrow."
Qiong Yi slid into bed: "Aluo, I'll take you with my sword, and you'll be in Luoyao soon!"
"Ding sword? Are you flying in the sky? You won't fall, right? I'm a little afraid of heights."
"No, no! Even if you fall, I can catch you."
"...Well, if you say that, I'm even more scared."
"Oh Aluo!"
Zhu Yunluo covered her mouth and smiled, then softened her tone after a few breaths: "Bai Feng Mountain, what kind of place is it?"
Qiong Yi spread his arms: "It is a very high mountain, as high as the clouds. The mansion on the mountain is very luxurious. The Sheng family is worthy of being an ancient clan that exorcises ghosts and evil spirits. They are worshiped by the people and are very rich. Then The house is better built than in the painting."
He added: "It looks nice, but there is no human touch inside. It's very cold. I definitely won't be able to live there."
"You." Zhu Yunluo tapped the tip of her nose, sighed with a smile, and then asked indifferently: "What kind of person is Xiaojing's second brother?"
"Sheng Zijing?" Qiong Yi sat up: "He? He's a tall, cold, and quite arrogant person. I'm not familiar with him, huh? It's strange, Ah Luo, why do you suddenly ask about this person?"
Zhu Yunluo said, "I'm just asking casually."
Qiong was too familiar with her sister and immediately noticed something was wrong. Zhu Yunluo was not a person who liked to chat. The gossip she knew in the past was all accidentally heard from others. But today, she took the initiative to ask herself what it was like to be a man, and asked in surprise: "Aluo, when did you know Sheng Zijing? Why have I never heard of you?"
"...I don't know him, Qiong Yi, please don't think too much."
Qiong Yi took her arm and said, "Good sister, are you hiding this from me?"
Zhu Yunluo curled her lips and turned away, but she could not help but Qiong Yi's persistent questioning. After being persistently pestered, she finally let go and said, on the day when she was not going to Qingfeng Academy to pick her up, something unexpected happened and when she entered the river to look for her. After being picked up several times by Sheng Zijing, a startling glance made her emotionally moved.
Zhu Yunluo covered her face and whispered: "I know that this love came suddenly, and I also know that it is a delusion, so I never dared to ask for anything. Good Qiong Yi, I have told you, you must not tell others .”
"Don't worry, Ah Luo, why would I tell others!"
Qiong Yi's face was complicated: "Aluo, if you are interested in someone else, a young master from another family, I might be able to help you connect the dots, but this Sheng Zijing has a weird temper and is fierce. He is not a good person. Shantu, if you like it, I'm only worried that you will get hurt."
"Silly girl, I know in my heart who he is and who I am." After rubbing Qiong Yi's head, Zhu Yunluo smiled lightly, but Qiong Yi saw the bitterness in her smile at a glance and said, "Aluo Don't say such things. We are all born with the same flesh and blood, and all living beings are equal. There is no distinction between high and low. You are the best woman in the world, and there is no way to say whether he is a member of a famous family or not."
"Qiong Yi, don't say I laughed."
Qiong Yi held Zhu Yunluo's hand: "Aluo, if you really like him, I will go and tell Sheng Jin that you can be a guest at Bai Feng for a few days so that you can meet him."
But Zhu Yunluo refused: "No, your marriage to Xiaojing has not yet been completed. How can I have the nerve to go with you? It will only make it difficult for you to be a human being."
"You are my only sister, why not?"
Zhu Yunluo just turned her head away and repeated in a low voice: "...No, this won't work..."
"Aluo."
Zhu Yunluo sighed deeply: "Qiong Yi, I believe in fate. Sometimes in life, it must always be there. It's useless to force it. If I don't have a fate with that person, even if I stick in front of him, I will only make people hate me. "
Qiong had no choice but to follow her heart.
*
Following the address provided by Zhu Yunluo's distant relative, the three of them came to a neighboring mountain town called Fishui Town in the southern part of Luoyao. They saw the dilapidated old house that had been unoccupied for many years and began to renovate it.
As Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan were Taoists, it was natural for them to manage things and clean up. When Zhu Yunluo started working, her hands and feet were more agile than theirs, so she took over the light work. Within a few days, all the weeds and trees behind the front yard of the dilapidated house were cleared away, the land was renovated, the yard was fenced, the dilapidated walls were rebuilt, new tiles were built on the house, and all the bed and table furnishings needed for daily use were put in place. I bought a new one and it has a new look that is livable.
On the day of completion, Zhu Yunluo cooked a sumptuous dinner. Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan stayed with her for a while. Before leaving, they set up a magic circle around the yard to protect against demons and evildoers. Qiong Yi not only gave her sister a magic weapon to protect herself, but also gave her a short knife to ask her to pay more attention to her safety. Zhu Yunluo hugged her sister for a long time, and even though she was reluctant to let go, she still handed her hand into Sheng Xuanyuan's, smiling. Send them on a long journey.
Qiong Yi didn't say anything, just smiled and waved back. She was afraid that if she said anything, she would be reluctant to leave.
Sheng Xuanyuan clearly noticed Qiong Yi's depressed mood, so he took her to the horse market in the city and asked her to pick a pony of her choice.
The clerk at the horse market enthusiastically recommended: "You two have really chosen the right place to come to us! My horses are not only docile and bright-colored, but also very strong and capable! You can pick your own and tell me which one you like. I will lead them out for you! These horses are all good horses!"
Qiong was also a little surprised. She turned around to look at Sheng Xuanyuan and finally had a smile on her face: "Sheng Jing, why do you remember everything I said?"
I don't know how long ago, she had casually thought that if she could travel with him in the world in the future, she would buy a pony to accompany them.
He took her away from her sister, and the first thing they did together was to fulfill her wish.
Sheng Xuan said resentfully: "As long as you said it, I will remember it."
Qiong Yi's face turned red. Seeing that the man at the horse market was busy adding fodder to the horses on the far side, he leaned close to his face and chirped, then ran off to choose a pony with a smile. Sheng Xuanyuan rubbed his warm cheeks. The base of the ears, pressing the corners of the mouth to follow.
She walked around the stable, looking left and right, touching one pony and looking at that one. She felt that they were all well-behaved and cute. She couldn't make up her mind for a long time. When Sheng Xuanyuan saw that she was only picking ponies, she asked, "Why don't you choose something else?" Can I carry someone's horse? This way I can carry you with me."
"No." Qiong Yi spoke simply and said with a smile: "We will have a long time in the future. I think the horse I personally selected can accompany us for a long and long way, so it must be a pony. "
Sheng Xuan smiled resentfully.
When she was talking, she happened to look at a little brown horse in the fence. It had a pair of big dark eyes and its ears were trembling. It was chewing hay quietly and swaying its tail. The red-brown horse on its long neck The locks on the temples were combed together, and the hair was as shiny as oil, making her look pretty.
It looked at Qiong Yi, who also stared at it, clapped his fingers and said, "Well! That's it."
The clerk heard the sound and came over: "Oh! Miss, you have such good taste! This little pony is the best quality here. Not only does it have a good temperament, but it also looks good. It will become a thousand-mile horse in the future!" After that, The little brown horse was taken out of the stall. The little horse walked up to Qiong Yi very obediently. Its mouth moved as if sniffing. Qiong Yi put his hand on the side of its face. The little brown horse closed its eyes and took the initiative. He leaned his head over and rubbed her hand.
"Ah, he has such a good personality!" Qiong Yi said with a smile, "He will be our pony from now on."
Later, Sheng Xuanyuan asked people from the horse market to nail the iron shoes, comb the hair, and get a new rope. He happily paid the money to buy it. Qiong also pulled the reins and couldn't put it down.
Outside the city, seeing her so happy walking the pony, he asked: "Qiong Yi, do you want to give it a name?"
"I've thought about it!" Qiong Yi just thought about it for a while, "Call it Xiao Zao'er. Sheng Jing, do you think this name is suitable for it?"
The reddish-brown jujubes are perfect.
Sheng Xuanyuan touched Xiao Zao'er's head and replied with a smile: "It suits you very well."
"The author has something to say: Xiao Zao'er is a female horse."
