After the Mid-Autumn Festival, a big incident occurred in the Bai family - Bai Shuyu, the third son of the Bai family, took a brothel girl home. The angry Miss Bai whipped him with a cane in the Bai family ancestral hall all night.
Bai Shuyu was a romantic by nature and loved to hang out in the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion. A few years ago, a girl named Chen Linger came to Luoyang Baihualou. This girl is quite handsome and plays the piano well. Third Young Master Bai fell in love with Miss Ling'er at first sight, and he almost lived in Baihua Building from then on.
Miss Bai Bai Xueyan was a strong man. She sent people to pull her brother out of Baihua Building several times and beat him and scolded him, but it was no use. He still sang happily every night.
Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Bai Shuyu took Chen Linger home. After eighteen years, the Bai family was once again disgraced.
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"There are several waves of spies in Luoyang City, but they are not very good." Chen Ling'er sat behind the desk, lowering her head and flipping through the papers in her hands. "It's easy to remove them, but it's better not to move, as it will alert the snake."
The Bai family siblings are all there, sitting on other chairs in the study. This study room was specially set aside by Bai Shuyu for Chen Ling'er.
Lian Rong opened the door and came in, poured tea for the Bai family siblings and Chen Ling'er, and then waited quietly aside.
Bai Xueyan asked: "Miss Ling'er, how long have these spies been in Luoyang?"
Chen Ling'er shook her head: "I don't know, it should have been a few years before I arrived at Baihua Tower."
Bai Xueyan thought for a while and said, "I didn't expect people in the world to be so worried about our Bai family. They still hold on to it after so many years."
Bai Shuyu suddenly laughed: "Sister, do you now understand the mood of Jianghu people back then? You were watched by three families wherever you went."
Bai Xueyan smiled: "You are really considerate of others... I agree with what Miss Ling'er said, pulling them out will scare away the snake... However, I can't help but feel angry. If they dare to break into the house, if they don't let out a bad breath to scare them, The charlatans, they will get into trouble with their noses."
"Lian Rong," Bai Shuyu said to Lian Rong, "ask Mr. Qin to arrange a few people to beat up the spies who informed the group of people some time ago. Just beat them up and spare their lives."
"Yes, Third Young Master." Lian Rong finished speaking and exited the room.
Bai Xueyan asked: "Will a beating help?"
"If you vent your anger on the eldest sister, by the time our plan is over, no one will be left alive."
Bai Boju never liked to get involved in family affairs, and hearing these miscellaneous things gave him a headache. He stood up from the chair and said to Bai Xueyan: "Sister, I won't get involved in these things, as long as they are useful and my instructions are given."
Bai Shuyu suddenly smiled evilly and said, "Brother, I have it now."
"you say."
"Eldest brother Xianyun Yehe is used to it. He has only stayed at home for a long time in the past two years. I know that eldest brother has long wanted to go out and walk around... However, I need to go on a long trip, and I need you to take care of the things at home."
Before Bai Boju could ask, Bai Zhonglian spoke first: "Where are you going?"
"runaway."
"runaway?"
Chen Ling'er said with a smile: "The secret of the Li family's underground palace needs to be discovered as soon as possible. The third young master wants to go to Yangzhou, right?"
Bai Shuyu nodded: "Yes... the person who gave us the half roll of drawings should be Li Fengyao. I have a hunch that Li Fengyao should still be in Yangzhou. Even if he is not, the Li family should leave something in Yangzhou. Anyway, to the outside world For me, I have already been beaten by my eldest sister, so it makes sense to take this opportunity to run away from home."
Bai Xueyan asked: "What about Miss Ling'er?"
"Miss Linger, stay at home, I can go out alone."
"Is this so unclear that it makes people suspicious? You ignored the family's dogma and took a brothel girl home, and then ran away from home without taking her with you. Do people in the world believe it?"
"It's true or false. Believe it or not. Sister, this thing is meant to deceive ordinary people in the world. No one with any brain would believe it."
From the bottom of her heart, Bai Xueyan didn't want Bai Shuyu to travel far alone. Outsiders said that Third Young Master Bai was very talented and had great plans. But his three brothers were the ones he had seen growing up. They usually have quick minds, but when they are really in trouble, all their ideas are just words on paper.
Bai Xueyan shook his head: "No, it's too dangerous to be alone."
Unexpectedly, at this time, Bai Zhonglian, who had always been adhering to "safety first", said: "Okay, let Shu Yu go out. It's time for such a big man to get some experience. Changfeng Tower dares to let three people who are not familiar with the world go." When the little girl comes out, our Bai family can't even have some courage, right?"
Bai Xueyan complained: "You haven't gone out to practice, what should you do if something happens to Shuyu?"
Bai Shuyu said with a smile: "Saving your life is the most important thing. If you can't fight, just run away."
Bai Shuyu didn't know that Li Fenglan told everyone in the valley before leaving the valley. He followed the same concept as Li Fenglan. If you can't do something with human power, then don't do it and never embarrass yourself.
In the end, Bai Xueyan agreed to Bai Shuyu's decision to go to Yangzhou alone. At this point, he could only trust the three brothers.
Today's Bai family is absolutely safe, and all the servants have been replaced. They are all people secretly trained by the elders in the family in the early years. Those nursing homes are also sincere, and there will no longer be cases of insiders and outsiders.
After talking, he came out of Chen Ling'er's study. Bai Boju accompanied Bai Xueyan to handle some family affairs, while Bai Zhonglian and Bai Shuyu chatted in the small courtyard.
"Shu Yu," Bai Zhonglian said, "how do you plan to arrange for Miss Ling'er?"
Bai Shuyu frowned and said, "Isn't this placed in our home?"
Bai Zhonglian shook his head: "That's not what I'm talking about. Miss Ling'er is not young anymore. You have known her for several years, and there are all kinds of rumors outside. Now that you have brought her back, you can't just use her as a subordinate, right?"
Bai Shuyu understood what the second brother meant. He smiled and said: "Second brother, you are overthinking. Miss Ling'er and I are both teachers and friends. We have no such relationship. She is not a servant of our family. If she has a sweetheart in the future, , I will arrange it myself."
Bai Zhonglian just shook his head and said nothing.
In the study, Chen Linger was not doing the work at hand. She quietly listened to the conversation between the two brothers in the yard. She is not bad at martial arts and her hearing is better than Zhu Mingyu. She heard this conversation word for word.
He shook his head with a wry smile and muttered silently: "Flowing water still only goes eastward..."
Chen Ling'er raised her head and looked at the beams... Five years ago, right? She tapped on the wooden leg. Five years later, the phantom pain was still there.
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After much thought, Li Fenglan decided to take Mu Yun to Yaoxian Valley with her. Firstly, I happened to go to Yaoxian Valley to ask if he could cure his brain. Secondly, the morning mist was too unstable. There were only two people in the leisure hall, Xiao Junhao and Granny Mei. What if his memory recovered? Yu Xiaozhu's Si Ye, Granny Mei and the others are in danger. But you can't really drive him away, after all, it's not yet sure if he is Si Ye.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Fenglan and others packed their luggage, said goodbye to Granny Mei and Xiao Junhao, and headed to Yaoxian Valley. Before leaving, she left a list given to her by Li Changnian, which included the Changfeng Tower disciples scattered throughout the world. In the next period of time, disciples from all over the country will come to Xianrentang, just in time for Xiao Junhao and Granny Mei to meet them. Both of them are old people from Changfeng Tower, so they are very familiar with this matter.
At this moment, the mule cart was driving on the wide official road. Mu Yun drove the car, Hu Hua rode the horse, and Zhu Mingyu rode the donkey. Originally, Zhu Mingyu was riding a horse, but Hu Bo thought it was too hot for three people to be crowded in the carriage, so he commandeered Zhu Mingyu's horse. Before setting off, Li Fenglan asked Zhu Mingyu, "Why do you have to take this donkey with you?" Zhu Mingyu replied: "I bought it with money. If I don't ride it, I feel like it's a loss."
The mule cart was swaying along, and the weather in August was still a bit sultry. It was noon, and there was no one on the official road. The sun was shining, which made several people a little upset.
Zhu Mingyu looked up at the sun and said to Li Fenglan in the carriage: "How about we take the trail, at least there is shade."
Li Fenglan thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter, the sun is too poisonous."
The group of people changed paths. There were dense woods on the path, but they still couldn't block the heat. While walking, Li Fenglan heard the sound of gurgling water coming from the road.
"Stop!" Li Fenglan called to stop everyone.
Zhu Mingyu asked: "What's wrong?"
Li Fenglan smiled mysteriously and said, "Taoist Zhu, Mu Yun, please wait for us here."
After saying that, he picked up Jade and Amber and ran in the direction of the sound of water. Mu Yun was confused and asked Zhu Mingyu: "Taoist Zhu, why are they going?"
Zhu Mingyu got off the donkey, walked to the shadow of the woods, stretched, and replied: "What else can I do? Are you a girl? I'm sweating all the way. It must be uncomfortable. Let's go clean up."
After running for a short time, a small river appeared in front of the three of them. The water was so clear that it was refreshing just to look at it.
After being exposed to the sun for almost a day, the three girls could no longer stand the sweltering heat. Li Fenglan and Hu Bo squatted by the river, wet their silk scarves and wiped their faces and necks. Amber took off her shoes and socks and jumped into the river, feeling the last bit of coolness in the tiger sky.
Jade suddenly remembered something and whispered to Li Fenglan: "Do you... feel that something is wrong with the Bai family?"
Li Fenglan asked: "What's wrong?"
"Think about it carefully."
Li Fenglan stopped what she was doing and thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything wrong, so she shook her head and said, "There's nothing wrong."
Jade lowered her head and said in as low a voice as possible: "Maybe... I'm overthinking... I always feel that Second Young Master Bai and Miss Bai... are a little abnormal."
Li Fenglan frowned and asked, "Do you think they are planning something?"
Jade shook her head and said, "No, you and Amber went to Baiying Villa a few days ago, and I stayed alone at Bai's house... I am not good at thinking about people and things, but I still see some problems."
"Stop beating around the bush, what's the problem?"
"The two of them, that's the problem."
"what is the problem?"
"Aren't you usually very smart? Why can't you guess it now?"
"I'm not a god. What you said has no beginning and no end. How could I guess it?"
"It's just..." A rare embarrassed look appeared on Jade's face, "It's just... between men and women, you know that."
Li Fenglan felt a thunderbolt ringing in her heart and was stunned for a long time.
Jade said: "They are a little too close, and it is not the relationship between ordinary siblings. I have seen them a few times, and the look in their eyes... is wrong."
Li Fenglan swallowed. They were all girls who were inexperienced in the world. How could they understand the relationship between men and women, not to mention that Feicui had revealed such a shocking secret that was contrary to human ethics.
"You, you," Li Fenglan said, "are you overthinking it? Maybe she just has a good relationship."
"Maybe."
Li Fenglan fell into deep thought: Bai Zhonglian was brought back from the Western Regions by Bai Ruoyun, not his biological son. In theory, there seems to be no problem. But they grew up together, how could they have that kind of feeling? Li Fenglan thought of the young people in the valley. There were several boys who grew up with her, but she had no interest in any of them. There were a few boys who were interested in Jade, but Jade was used to being indifferent and didn't take them seriously at all.
Li Fenglan shook her head vigorously, thinking about the Bai family siblings, why did they turn to her side again?
Suddenly, Li Fenglan felt a chill on her face. It turned out that water splashed on her face. Looking forward, Kohaku was looking at the two of them with a wicked smile. She turned her head and glanced at Jade, and sure enough, she was not the only one attacked by the water splash.
