When Zhu Mingyu returned to the small courtyard, Li Fenglan was calculating something with an abacus. Seeing Zhu Mingyu come in, he asked: "Taoist Zhu, where is the master of Shenmen?"
"It's too late. Master Shen has already left."
Li Fenglan frowned: "So soon? Forget it, just leave. I still want to discuss the next step with her."
Others were also in the room, but Li Fenglan was serious about his calculations, so no one said anything. After a long while, Li Fenglan finished her calculations, and saw her brows furrowed, as if she had encountered some difficulty.
Jade asked: "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh...it's nothing." Li Fenglan said carelessly.
Amber was feeding Jade some water - after fighting with the agarwood branches, Jade's hands were shaking so much that she couldn't hold the teacup at all. Zhu Mingyu looked at Jade's slightly trembling hands and felt chills running down her spine. There were a lot of monsters in this world.
Jade asked again: "What's next?"
"wait."
There are two reasons for this "wait". First, she needs to let people in the world know whether she is recovering from her injuries and it is best to stay for a few days. Second, I haven’t met the person I wanted to see yet.
Li Fenglan put the snow lotus in a box and said to Chen Wu, "Let Mu Yun come out."
Chen Wu curled his lips, but still did as he was told.
After Mu Yun came out, Li Fenglan handed the box to him and said, "Mu Yun, give the snow lotus to Xu Qingchen."
Mu Yun nodded and took Xuelian out of the house.
Then Li Fenglan asked Zhu Mingyu: "Taoist Master Zhu, do you know the Gongshu family?"
Zhu Mingyu replied: "I know, they are just a group of craftsmen. They often help some martial arts sects to build sect buildings and secret rooms. Of course, they mainly build secret rooms. Their sect rules are similar to Ye Yu Xiaozhu, and they never reveal the secrets of their employer. .What? What does Miss Li want to fix with them?"
Li Fenglan nodded: "I'm going to build some hiding places in case of emergencies."
Zhu Mingyu joked: "This is like your Changfeng Tower style."
"Daozhang Zhu, can you find them?"
Zhu Mingyu found the map, spread it out, looked at it, and said, "If I remember correctly, there is a Taohua Town fifty miles away from here, and there are people from the Gongshu family there. When you did the calculations just now, weren't you calculating how much money it would cost? ?Gongshu’s charges are very high.”
"Hey...that's why I have a headache. Now it's only two thousand taels for the full amount. In the future, there will be many people in the Xianren Hall, so I have to find a way to make money."
Amber said: "We can continue to grab it!"
Li Fenglan said speechlessly: "Knocking on the mountain once is enough to shake the tiger. If you knock more, the tiger will really come out."
Zhu Mingyu had a flash of inspiration and said, "You can borrow it from the God of Gold and Wealth. Aren't you just looking for him?"
"I borrowed money from him, how can I ask for conditions?"
Zhu Mingyu shrugged: "Threaten him that if he doesn't say anything, he won't pay back the money."
Li Fenglan held her forehead and said to herself: Zhu Mingyu even thinks on par with Amber.
"Daozhang Zhu, did you see Qian Wei's competition?"
Zhu Mingyu thought for a while and replied: "I didn't pay much attention."
"Yes, I didn't notice it either. It's not that we were careless, but that they deliberately lowered their sense of existence. These money guards are a trouble, and their assassination methods are no worse than Ye Yu Xiaozhu. Jin Caishen relies on money to make a living, if He has no ability to ask for debt, especially in the business of charlatans. He lost money twenty years ago."
Li Fenglan leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and said, "I hope she has money."
Jade asked: "Who is it?"
Li Fenglan did not answer.
…
Mu Yun found Xu Qingchen, and at this time Xu Qingchen and Zhang Yuan were packing their things. Seeing Mu Yun arriving, Xu Qingchen hurriedly greeted him.
"Brother Muyun."
Mu Yun didn't waste any time. He took out the box and handed it to Xu Qingchen, saying, "Brother Xu, Xuelian is inside."
Zhang Yuan and his wife were shocked when they heard this.
Xu Qingchen said: "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. You three can take the snow lotus and leave as soon as possible to avoid a long night of dreams."
"Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble to Miss Li. Please also ask Brother Mu Yun to pass on a message."
"Speaking."
"There is no way I can repay you for your great kindness. If you can find me, Xu Qingchen, in the future, just ask."
Mu Yun smiled and said, "Although Miss Li has many clever ideas, she will not embarrass others. However, I will still bring this sentence to you."
"Thank you for your work."
Mu Yun turned around to go out. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and asked, "Brother Xu, can you tell what kind of internal skills I have practiced?"
Xu Qingchen shook his head: "I can't tell, but I can see your moves."
Mu Yun nodded and said nothing more.
In the room, Xu Qingchen handed Xue Lian to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan couldn't wait to open the box. The moment he saw Xue Lian, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Really! Brother Qingchen, how did you do it?"
Xu Qingchen smiled and replied: "Brother Zhang, it's not that I don't talk about it...but it involves Changfeng Tower and Thorny Gate. You two are not involved in Jianghu affairs, and you will easily get into trouble if you find out."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "I accept it with kindness...the bride price can be waived."
Xu Qingchen said dumbfounded: "Let's pack up and leave quickly."
The three people quickly packed their luggage and left Yaoxian Valley before noon. After walking out of the valley for half an hour, Zhang Yuan stopped the carriage.
Xu Qingchen asked: "Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"
Zhang Yuan said to Xu Qingchen: "Brother Qingchen, you are going to the Thorn Gate, right?"
Xu Qingchen nodded and asked, "Where are the eldest brother and sister-in-law?"
"We are going back to Yangzhou. We still have some things to deal with at home."
Xu Qingchen looked around and said, "Then I will take you back to Yangzhou."
Jin Huayan opened the car curtain and said, "Qingchen, there's no need to see her off, we have to say goodbye eventually. Our couple will also travel around the world, but you are different. You still have things to do."
Xu Qingchen scratched the back of his head and said, "I... haven't repaid the favor yet."
Zhang Yuan patted the wooden box with the snow lotus on his waist and said with a smile, "You have already repaid me."
Jin Huayan said: "You are a good boy. Your brother Zhang and I have also thought about taking you back to Yangzhou and introducing you to Linghan. We still have some property at home, so it won't be a problem to live a stable life."
Xu Qingchen smiled bitterly and said, "I may not have a stable life in the past few years... In this case."
Xu Qingchen jumped off the horse, lifted up his robe and knelt down in front of the carriage. The couple were startled, and Zhang Yuan hurriedly jumped off the carriage to help them.
"Brother Qingchen! You can't do it!"
Ignoring Zhang Yuan's dissuasion, Xu Qingchen kowtowed and said, "You two saved my life. Boss Yao, Young Master Yao, and the rest of the Yao family. Their revenge is still waiting for me." If it weren’t for you two, the Yao family’s death would have been in vain.”
Zhang Yuan was still trying hard to help Xu Qingchen up: "Brother Qingchen, what you said is just a matter of effort for us, but if you can't help it, stand up quickly."
Tears flashed in Xu Qingchen's eyes, and he added: "We met by chance, a virtuous couple with bodhisattva-like hearts... If Qingchen's revenge is avenged and he still lives, I will protect your whole family for the rest of my life. If I die, If I live and work as a cow or a horse in my next life, I will repay my kindness."
As he spoke, he kowtowed again. Zhang Yuan was a rough man who was very obedient and didn't speak well. However, Xu Qingchen's temperament was not to his liking. The bearded man was so enthusiastic that he simply lifted his robe and knelt down.
Xu Qingchen said hurriedly: "Brother Zhang! You can't do it!"
Zhang Yuan stopped Xu Qingchen and said, "Stop, Qingchen, there's no need to stop me. You're good, I recognize you as my brother. It's better to choose a different day than to meet the sun. Today we are bound to Jinlan, how about it?"
Xu Qingchen held back his tears, showed a sincere smile on his face, and said loudly: "Okay!"
As he was about to kowtow again, Zhang Yuan stopped him and said, "But let's agree first. After the sworn vows, you are not allowed to talk about repaying a favor or not. That's it." After saying that, Zhang Yuan kowtowed first. Go down
, blocked Xu Qingchen’s mouth. Xu Qingchen also hurriedly knocked down.
Jin Huayan looked at the two people in the carriage and couldn't help laughing. The two grown men were now like two children.
After eating Santou, the two of them officially became brothers with different surnames.
Xu Qingchen said: "Brother!"
Zhang Yuan helped Xu Qingchen stand up and replied with a smile: "Brother!"
Zhang Yuan patted Xu Qingchen's shoulder and said with a smile: "Cheng, Cheng, my brother is a very talented person. Cheng, he is worthy of Linghan."
Xu Qingchen said: "Brother, it's still early, so you two should hurry up as soon as possible. When you have time, you can come to the Thorn Gate to see me."
Jin Huayan smiled and said, "You two are fine, don't be polite. Qingchen, you should come to Yangzhou to see us more often when you have time. My health is failing and I may not travel far away in the future."
Zhang Yuan turned back to look at his wife and asked doubtfully: "Didn't you say you were going to see everywhere at the beginning? Are you really not going?"
Jin Huayan shook her head: "I won't go, it's my fault for tormenting you."
Zhang Yuan rubbed his hands happily: "Okay! Let's go back to Yangzhou! Back to Yangzhou!"
After saying that, he jumped on the carriage and said to Xu Qingchen: "Brother, the green mountains will not change, but the green water will always flow!"
Xu Qingchen clasped his fists and said, "Brother! Be more careful on the road."
The three of them said goodbye reluctantly. It wasn't until the carriage completely disappeared from sight that Xu Qingchen jumped on the horse. He patted his face and said secretly: "Xu Qingchen, you must pay back what you owe others."
…
Li Fenglan's health improved a lot. Doctor Xiaoya came in the afternoon and said that she was fine. He gave her some pills and asked her to take three pills a day. After half a month, she was fine. Li Fenglan went to Han Liang again and asked him if he could cure Mu Yun's brain. After seeing it, Han Liang could only say helplessly: "There is no cure, we can only wait for him to recover."
After that, Li Fenglan and his party stayed in Yaoxian Valley for a few days with nothing to do.
In the past few days, the Bai family has sent some information, and everyone in Chaolan Valley has also sent greetings after learning about Li Fenglan's injury.
Li Fenglan sat alone in the courtyard, waiting impatiently. She had read the basic Jianghu dialect book several times.
Jade came back from wandering around somewhere. Seeing Li Fenglan flipping through a book boredly, she asked, "How many times have you read it? Is it interesting?"
Li Fenglan pouted and said, "Then what should I do? Who knew Yaoxian Valley was so boring? I've read this "The Legend of Strange Heroes" three times... This is only the first volume, and I don't know where I can buy it. book."
Jade took the book, flipped through it, and said, "Did you bring this one out of the valley?"
"Yeah, I haven't looked at it."
Jade looked at the yellowed pages and loose binding and said, "I've seen it before, and it seems that there really isn't another volume in the valley."
Li Fenglan said: "I don't know what happened to the strange man and the lotus picker, or whether they are together."
It was just after noon. Zhu Mingyu had just opened the door after taking a nap. After stretching, he heard the conversation between the two girls. He said with a smile: "The lotus picker girl died in the end."
Li Fenglan and Jade suddenly turned their heads and stared at him.
The look between the two people made Zhu Mingyu feel scared. He said cautiously: "Really, really dead... In order to avenge the Lotus Picker Girl, the strange hero single-handedly entered the Demon Cult. In the end, he was seriously injured and his martial arts were completely disabled. The book said that he was injured After I got better, I went to the Western Regions...and that King Jinpeng, he was not the father of Wei Xia, and he had been lying to him before..."
The eyes of the two girls became even more fierce.
Zhu Mingyu hurriedly said: "The ending of the Red Dust Heroine is good! She finally got her revenge! She even wandered around the world with the Wild Wave Swordsman! Really!"
Li Fenglan gritted her teeth and said, "Who asked you to say that?"
"ah?"
Jade took a deep breath and said, "You are so annoying, you know?"
