Zhu Mingyu had already taken Chen Yi and others back to Xianrentang, and the servants of Xianrentang headed by Lamei also came back. At noon, Zhu Mingyu quickly arranged for someone to cook.
Although Zhu Mingyu and Chen Yan only met three times, he always felt strange this time.
Last night, Chen Yan took a wooden mask with him when he came out of the valley, and he never took it off. Even now that he has arrived at the Xianren Hall, Chen Yan seems to have no intention of taking it off.
The future mother-in-law had a somewhat eccentric temperament. Most of the legends about her back then were that "she would kill anyone at the slightest disagreement", so Zhu Mingyu didn't dare to ask about the mask.
Sitting in the lobby, Chen Yan listened quietly to Zhu Mingyu's story about what happened after returning from Chang'an.
"We only found out that she was in Xiangyang some time ago. The Third Young Master asked Jade and Hubo to go find her. They left just a few days ago."
Chen Yan didn't seem surprised to hear that Li Fenglan ran away from home twice, but the look in his mask showed a little worry and guilt.
"You said...she met Liu Yanlong in Hangzhou and became depressed after she came back?"
"right."
Chen Yan was silent for a while: "Lan, has she ever had contact with Li Fengyao? Or, has Li Fengyao said anything to her?"
Zhu Mingyu thought for a while: "They just met once. According to Jade, there was basically no dialogue between the two."
"What about Li Yuzhuo?"
Zhu Mingyu shook her head: "When Li Fenglan arrived in Yangzhou, Aunt Yuzhuo had already left."
Chen Yan suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "Junhao!"
Not long after, Xiao Junhao ran in after hearing the shouting: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
Chen Yan ordered: "You take everyone back to the valley in the afternoon. If the young people don't want to go back, let them go to Xiaohu's Nianzi to help. You go back and tell Brother Xiao that I will not return to the valley during this time."
Xiao Junhao was confused: "Where are you going?"
Chen Yan was silent for a while: "Tell Brother Xiao that Girl Lan knows about it, and he will understand."
"Okay, I get it."
After saying that, Xiao Junhao exited the lobby.
Zhu Mingyu asked hurriedly: "Aunt Zhou, where are you going?"
Chen Yan picked up his sword and said, "Go and do what I should do. Mingyu, during the time they are away, Idle Man Hall will help you."
"As you say, this is what I should do."
Chen Shi nodded and walked out the door. Zhu Mingyu quickly stopped him: "Aunt Zhou, it's already noon. Let's finish our meal before leaving."
"No," Chen Shi shook his head and suddenly changed the topic, "I thought I would have an understanding of these things by the end of the year, but it seems that it won't be finished in less than half a year... Mingyu, is your family urging you too much?"
Zhu Mingyu was a little embarrassed: "It's...ok."
"When Amber comes back, you should take some time to get married."
Zhu Mingyu was overjoyed, but then calmed down: "It's best to wait until things are stable. The current situation is quite complicated."
Chen Yi nodded again: "Okay, it depends on your mood... Don't send me away, go take care of your injured seniors."
"Aunt Zhou, please walk slowly."
After Chen Yan left, Zhu Mingyu stood at the gate, full of doubts: Does Li Fenglan know? What do you know?
…
After mid-September, the weather suddenly became cold.
Li Fenglan used to think that Xiangyang was a warm place, but who knew that it was only September and her hands were a little cold. Later, Chen Ziyang told her that it had never been so cold in Xiangyang before. In previous years, the temperature in September was pleasant. It was not hot if she wore more clothes, and it was not cold if she wore less clothes. She never thought that it would be so cold this year.
This is a hardship for Xiangyang residents. In previous years, they only started burning firewood for heating at home in December. This year, they had to purchase firewood in September.
Li Fenglan always thought that she was relatively frost-resistant, but this late autumn in Xiangyang made her very cold. The low temperature and humidity caused Li Fenglan, who had not been sick for more than ten years, to contract a cold.
At this moment, she was sitting on the bed, her whole body wrapped in quilt, and she kept wiping
I would clear my nose and sneeze from time to time.
Chu Jiaoer didn't know where she bought a small stove for her, which she just put in the house to keep warm.
Chen Ziyang was adding firewood to the stove, and Chu Jiaoer brought a bowl of cooked soup to Li Fenglan.
"Sister Lan, take the medicine."
Li Fenglan took the medicine bowl and said feebly: "Does Xiangyang hate me?"
Chen Ziyang didn't know why: "What are you talking about? Why does Xiangyang hate you?"
"Don't hate me for being so cold...ah sneeze!"
Chu Jiaoer said: "The weather has been abnormal in the past two years. It was still very hot at this time last year."
Li Fenglan had no choice but to take a sip of the medicine and asked, "Tell me, how is Baiyun Village going lately?"
Chen Ziyang replied: "Nothing. An elder from the Lumen Sect went there once and chatted with Han Lu. I heard that the chat was very unhappy."
Li Fenglan suddenly became energetic: "Are we going to start a fight?"
"We've fought several times... But Han Lu is quite a loyal person. He will never fight in a group if he can solve the problem alone."
"Single fight?"
"Yes, there were several times when famous families went up to the mountain to besiege, and hundreds of people were entangled. After Sanwan Water Village heard about it, they all moved in, and the number of people was even. I don't know how many people would die in a real fight. Later, Han Lu suggested that, It was originally a one-on-one battle, but later it evolved into a wheel-and-wheel battle. Han Lu won a one-on-one three-on-one battle. But I heard that he was seriously injured. As a result, just a few days later, decent people fought again, again alone. Pick. But this time, my opponent is Yang Gui, the Little Bronze Hammer of the Lumen Sect, who was the third best in the world that year."
Li Fenglan asked: "What then?"
"Theoretically speaking, Han Lu has defeated a master of Tianzi, and it should be easy to defeat a master of Earth. But he was injured and won in an embarrassing manner. Those decent people thought it was unfair to do this, and they did not win again during this period. Go up the mountain to look for trouble."
Li Fenglan nodded, thoughtfully: "So, this person is indeed a decent person... Then why would a decent person cause trouble for me?"
Chen Ziyang said contemptuously: "Sister Lan, tell me, is it possible that you are the biggest villain in the world now?"
Li Fenglan rolled her eyes: "How can there be true black and white in this world?... Are there any other rumors in the world?"
Chen Ziyang and Chu Jiaoer looked at each other, and Chu Jiaoer whispered: "Sister Lan, you really have nothing to do with Chaolan Valley and the Bai family in Luoyang, right?"
Li Fenglan shook her head: "It doesn't matter...unless they come to invite me in person."
Chu Jiaoer sighed: "It seems it is related... something happened to the Bai family in Luoyang."
Li Fenglan became energetic again: "Tell me."
"Half a month ago, Ye Yu Xiaozhu raided the Bai family. I heard that both sides suffered heavy casualties."
"How many people went to Yeyu Xiaozhu?"
"It seems... there are more than three hundred people."
Li Fenglan was shocked: "More than three hundred people? How could there be so many??"
Chu Jiaoer nodded and said, "There are indeed so many. I heard that Chaolan Valley has sent people to support them. Even your mother...aunt came out in person."
Li Fenglan quickly asked: "What was the result?"
Chu Jiaoer shook her head: "I'm not sure. I just know that both sides suffered heavy casualties."
Li Fenglan suddenly became anxious and muttered to herself: "No, how could so many people come out to Yeyu Xiaozhu all at once? Could it be that... you were acting with me before? Acting?"
She closed her eyes and thought for a long time, and suddenly a terrifying thought came to her mind: If these were really a play performed by Chen Zijue, it would be terrible. Of course, this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that Chen Zijue and Bai Shuyu acted for her together!
Chen Zi is determined to be stable and understands the laws of the world. A killer organization cannot be dominated by one family. If one family dominates, it will be a matter of time before they are wiped out. Therefore, the drama of being besieged a few years ago successfully reduced the hatred of the people in the world for Ye Yu Xiaozhu. Now, if Li Fenglan and the others hadn't come out of the valley, the people's tolerance for Ye Yu Xiaozhu would have reached the extreme. Therefore, he needs
If you want to act in another play, this time the scene cannot be the same as a few years ago. It must be fought with real swords and guns, and there must be blood, so that no one will doubt it.
In a sense, Bai Shuyu is also seeking stability. He wants the Bai family to rise, but he doesn't want the rise of the Bai family to arouse jealousy. Then if the rise of the Bai family is accompanied by a huge number of casualties, this will allow people in the world to see the strength of the Bai family without being too afraid, killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, if the two forces fight one game, no, two or three games, the Jianghu people will think that they have almost exhausted their strength.
It would be great if there were one or two victims in the middle.
At present, the two victims are Chaolan Gu and the Li family.
Li Fenglan shook her head vigorously. She wasn't sure whether what she was thinking was true. Maybe it was the influence of the cold wind that made her think a little too far.
…
In Luzhou, Chen Zijue was sitting in the yard playing with four chess pieces, two black and two white.
He placed two white stones on the chessboard, lit one of them and said with a smile: "This is something you should be able to think of. And this..."
He clicked another white stone: "It's a little slow, but I can think of it. Why think about winning? Drawing is also an option."
…
After a period of rest, the Bai family seemed to be back as before, but outsiders knew that the Bai family was now severely damaged.
Baihua Tower was destroyed, and there were countless casualties. These two vacancies could not be filled in a short time. Moreover, some hidden stakes outside the Bai family have also lost contact in recent days. It seems that they have been pulled out.
However, the family military advisor Bai Shuyu did not feel depressed, and even looked like he had a chance of victory.
Standing in front of the ruins of the White Tower that was on fire again, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.
Chen Ling'er walked up behind him and asked, "Third Young Master, you don't seem to care much about the attack these days?"
Bai Shuyu replied: "I'm very concerned, but I didn't understand something before, but now I understand."
"What?"
"In this sneak attack launched by Chen Zijue, I understand that he wanted to play a very real show with me. If I make any mistakes, he will kill me. Obviously, I succeeded. But..." Bai Shuyu Pointing to the White Tower, "Why?"
Chen Ling'er seemed to understand: "Since you want to act, no matter how real it is, it must be done to the point... The White Tower ruins are the hiding place you prepared for the eldest lady and the second young master. This is the bottom line. If something goes wrong, the play will not be real. It’s true. But they still burned the White Tower.”
Bai Shuyu nodded: "Yes, so, Mr. Chen pretends to be strategizing all day long, but in fact not everything can be considered comprehensive. For example - Ye Yu Xiaozhu is a little bit unfavorable to him now At least there are people who are not on the same page as him. According to various sources some time ago, I guess...the person who doesn't deal with him should be named Yuan."
"Does the Yuan family have such strength?"
"The Yuan family has such financial resources," Bai Shuyu stretched out, "But I'm just guessing. Has Feicui returned from the news lately?"
"Yes, the two sisters will stay in Nanyang for a while."
"Why?"
"There are so many killers from Yeyu Xiaozhu in Nanyang, but the hidden stakes over there are not noticed. I think these people are no longer reliable. I asked the two sisters to stop there first and wait for me to find out the whole story. If necessary, If I silence them, I might have to trouble their sisters.”
Bai Shuyu was noncommittal: "It's okay, but if it's too dangerous, it's better not to let them come."
Chen Ling'er smiled: "That's natural."
