The wind blew through the bamboo forest, making a rustling sound. There was a huge bamboo forest halfway up Mang Mountain.
On the edge of the Star Lake among the bamboo forests, a two-story bamboo building looked a little lonely in the sunset.
The building was different from usual, there were more sounds of different people talking.
The old man laughed and poured tea into each wooden cup on the bamboo table, and said: "There are usually no guests at home. The tea sets are all made by my son who practices carving, so you can make do with them."
The warm summer wind blew in through the half-open windows of the bamboo building, and the hot air that had just risen in the wooden cup was blown away in all directions.
There are still some debris from the wood carvings on a long wooden table, which can be seen to have been cleaned up in a hurry.
In the not-so-big room, the surrounding corners are filled with many wood carvings of various sizes. The lifelike carvings of various flowers, birds, fish and animals show the exquisite skills of their owners.
"Old man, it's us who are causing trouble." The man in plain clothes sitting on the bamboo chair bowed slightly. Afraid that the bamboo chair would be too hard and uncomfortable to sit on, Nan Liyu specially took out a thick cushion from the carriage and placed it behind Ranchen.
"Hahaha, you are a guest, just call me Jinzhu." Uncle Jinzhu waved his hand cheerfully, put down the teapot in his hand, casually pulled an unpolished bamboo chair next to him and sat down, " The Xinghu Lake outside this building has accidentally drowned a few children playing secretly before, so few people have been willing to come here. My son cut bamboos by the lake and built this small building. I hope you don’t mind me being clean when doing carvings.”
"Uncle Jinzhu is serious. You have provided us with a place to stay. We are very grateful."
Ranchen coughed unconsciously. Through the setting sun shining in, he could vaguely see the dust floating in the air. As Uncle Jinzhu said, there should be no one here for several days.
"By the way, how long do you guys plan to stay here?"
"My son loves mountains and rivers. The mountains and rivers in southern Yunnan are really shocking. If the weather is good, I will naturally stay a few more days and explore around."
Uncle Jinzhu opened his mouth, revealing some yellow but very neat teeth: "I think you people from the Central Plains will definitely like our mountains and rivers. You also happened to catch up. We will hold a blessing meeting in the future. It will be very lively at that time, and people from nearby villages will come over, and you can also join in the fun."
Seeing the wrinkles around Uncle Jinzhu's eyes getting deeper with his smile, the man on the bamboo chair had a slight smile around his youthful eyes, but his eyes were like a bottomless abyss, not knowing what was going on. Think about something.
"This is our first time here. I wonder what the prayer meeting that Uncle Jinzhu mentioned is about?"
"The Mingyue Sect is a religious religion that people of our generation in southern Yunnan believe in. It should have been around in my grandfather's generation." Uncle Jinzhu touched his chin with a somewhat thick but capable finger, "Our big Some of the people are followers of the Mingyue Sect. But you probably haven’t heard much about it.”
"It's true. People in the Central Plains believe in Buddhism. We really didn't understand it until we came here." Ranchen nodded.
"Then you must attend the prayer meeting in the future. The leader is compassionate and generous and accepts all believers."
"Uncle Jinzhu said so, this junior must go and have a look." Ranchen straightened his upper body and yawned slightly.
The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the gorgeous sunset gradually fell behind Mang Mountain.
The originally warm wind gradually began to become cooler, blowing the hair tie that Ran Chen used to tie her hair.
Due to the climate and year-round labor, most of the young men in southern Yunnan have wheat-colored skin and strong arms. Smile like the sun at noon.
But all the men among these men looked gentle and elegant, with red lips and white teeth. They were three to four points prettier than the girls in many nearby villages.
Uncle Jinzhu looked at them with satisfaction. As expected, Han men are all handsome in appearance. None of the Han men who have lived here over the years are ugly. If he can find a son-in-law for his daughter, the baby will be born. , it must be the most beautiful place in Shili and Baxiang. He then thought about it again. These Han men also brought three such beautiful girl dolls with them. He wondered if they were their wives. He had to find out, otherwise he would not let his own girl dolls be wronged.
"When my son built this building, he only reserved a few rooms, and he had to force you to squeeze in. But those girls outside the door?"
Nan Li Yubian hurriedly replied: "Miss Gu is our friend, and she happened to want to come to Miao Territory to visit, so she went along with her. She just wanted to trouble Uncle Jinzhu to take care of her."
"It's easy to talk. I'll ask my baby girl to come over later and make arrangements for a few girls."
The shadow of the bamboo forest slowly covered the entire bamboo building.
Looking at the darkening sky, Uncle Jinzhu patted his head, stood up quickly, took out a few candles from the cabinet in the corner and lit them: "Look at me, my memory is not good when I am old, I will light them for you. Candles, I will ask my mother-in-law to cook some food for you later, you can stay here in peace, and I will take you to the prayer meeting in the city the day after tomorrow."
Not long after Uncle Jinzhu left, it became completely dark.
The moonlight pours in like water.
The weak candlelight on the table illuminated the gentle and jade-like face of the man at the table.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Ye Xinghe was the first to break the silence in the room.
"We know very little about everything in the Mingyue Sect, so we should not act rashly." Ranchen looked at the candlelight on the table, which flickered. "Xinghe, you go gather the disciples of the Wuqing Pavilion and wait for instructions at any time."
"Yes." Ye Xinghe clasped his fists and turned to leave.
"Where is Master Wen now?" Just when Ye Xinghe was about to push open the bamboo door, Ranchen suddenly asked.
The enchanting man with white hair shook his jade bone fan and looked at him with twitching eyes: "The city lord has a large number of carriages and horses, and the journey is slow. Xiao Ke will not go with the city lord. Let's meet in the south."
"There has been no news about Grand Master Wen in the past three days."
"Go ahead."
After seeing Ye Xinghe leave, Nan Liyu sat down next to Ranchen and said with some worry: "Master Wen is so unpredictable, I'm really worried that something will happen. He is very worried about the eldest princess. It’s unsettling.”
Patting the shoulder of his friend who had grown up with him, Ranchen gave him a reassuring look: "Don't worry, let's understand this matter clearly before we make a decision. I think he will show up in the next few days. .”
He comforted his companions with his words, but he knew very well in his heart that they didn't understand him at all. Although he carries the Holy Emperor's secret decree, they have no idea about his purpose and strength. The incident of the eldest princess happened in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was still within the control range, but this time she came to this land in southern Yunnan...
It seemed that Miss Gu had to be separated from him as soon as possible.
"By the way, where is Miss Gu?"
Suddenly thinking of the female doctor, Ranchen remembered that he had not seen her since he followed Uncle Jinzhu to the Bamboo House.
"Li Luo said that Miss Gu was wandering around Xinghu."
"Help me go take a look."
He suddenly wanted to see that woman. He didn't know what her plans were after arriving in southern Xinjiang.
He had always felt sorry for the assassination in Lanshan County, which had caused her to be injured. What's more, when he learned that the Xiyanhua he originally used to pay for medical expenses had been used by the female doctor on himself, he felt even more confused as to what to do. He just felt that it would be inconvenient for these three weak women to go on the road, so he strongly invited them to go with him.
Ranchen smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.
My legs were disabled when I was young, so I couldn't run and play outside like a normal child. Fortunately, he received treatment from his master, as well as these five friends who had grown up with him. They practiced Kung Fu on weekdays, and he watched from the sidelines.
It can be said that he grew up among men. Although there are female disciples in Yunzhong City, everyone treats him with respect. However, this is the first time he has been facing a woman for such a long time.
Nan Liyu stretched out his left arm in front of Ranchen: "Come here."
Ranchen held Nan Liyu's hand and relied on his strength to stand up steadily.
Nan Liyu handed over a wooden crutch with his right hand. The head was polished smooth and shiny, just enough to be held in his fist.
The faint moonlight shines down from the sky, reflecting the dancing light and shadow of the bamboo leaves on the ground.
The moonlight left the shadow of bamboo leaves on the moon-white gown.
Opening the door, Ranchen saw the slender figure beside the Star Lake from a distance.
The sound of a wooden stick hitting the ground came from behind, which brought Gu Jianghe, who was in a daze, back to reality. She turned around and saw the man walking towards her behind her.
Even compared to the men from the Central Plains, he was indeed too frail. He was leaning on a wooden stick and walking a little slowly. The evening wind blew his hairband, as if he was about to fall down at any time.
"Although walking more is good for you, you still have to do what you can."
Under the moonlight, the woman in a moon-white gown looked at the person walking towards her and said lightly.
The assassination in Lanshan County was a blessing in disguise for Ranchen. Standing up unprepared that night actually allowed him to overcome the hardship of standing up again. Although the sudden accident caused his heart to break out again. But fortunately, he met the female doctor from Yaowang Valley again, who saved him from danger.
Sometimes he couldn't help but think that this female doctor might really be his savior. Every time he was in danger and the people around him were helpless, she could stretch out her hand and pull him out of the abyss. Pull back.
"After entering the city, we have arrived in southern Xinjiang. What are your plans, girl?"
