Minglong

Chapter 97 Are you here?
Xianyun Lane.

The moon of the old times shines on the ancestral home overgrown with weeds.

The laughter and birdsong of the past are still ringing in my ears, but it is hard to see the old friends anymore.

"Jinhuan, what does Lao Deng mean?"

"It means climbing high in old age and rising step by step..."

"Oh~ Then daddy will call you Xiaodeng from now on, which means young success. Um... Coal Ball will be called Niaodeng!"

"Guji~"

……

Xie Jinhuan sat on the steps of the main house, with a jar of wine beside him.

The wine was 'Hero's Tears' bought from Changle Street, with a market price of sixty taels. He had never seen a whole jar of it in his memory. His father had only had a few drinks at a banquet at Magistrate Wu's house and had boasted about it for several years.

Now he can afford to buy good wine, but unfortunately, he wants to support himself but Deng is no longer around!

Where on earth did the old man go...

Xie Jinhuan picked up the wine jug and took a sip. As he was thinking secretly, the courtyard suddenly became darker.

Looking up, the peerless succubus, who was no less than five meters tall, appeared in front of him again, carrying a giant red umbrella on her shoulder, and wearing a long red skirt with golden dragon patterns. She was as breathtaking as when she first saw her.

"Aren't you going to Wanyi's house to sleep? Why are you drinking alone?"

"I just saw a vision, and it brought back some memories. I'm going home to take a look."

Xie Jinhuan put away his thoughts, stood up and looked at the ghost wife whose clothes were covering the sky:
"I'm willing to accept the bet. You promised to let me hold you while you dance, but you're not allowed to touch me again."

Ye Hongshang waited and watched: "Come on, how sexy do you want to dance?"

Xie Jinhuan walked up to her and found that her legs were not as long as his ghost wife's, and he felt very pressured.

But when I raised my hand to touch the hem of her skirt, I could really feel it. Her legs were as plump as jade pillars, and even if I stood on tiptoe, I couldn't reach her waist...

"Uh... could you be smaller?"

Ye Hongshang twirled his red umbrella and looked down at the little man below:

"I'm only this big in real life. If my sister comes out in the future, you can't ask her to become smaller to play with you, right?"

Xie Jinhuan thought it made sense, but how was he supposed to drive such a big car?

Ye Hongshang noticed Xie Jinhuan's bewilderment and still felt sorry for him. His figure gradually shrank to a height of more than two meters. He lowered his head and looked at the young man in front of him:

"Are you satisfied now?"

Xie Jinhuan was naturally satisfied. He raised his hands and tried to hug the peerless luxury car, but more than two meters was still too high. His line of sight was directly on the chest. The fat-headed coal ball embroidered with gold thread was almost close to his face. The scene looked like a little kid looking up at an older sister.

Combined with the teasing look of the ghost wife, well...

It makes people feel a little humiliated!

And the strange excitement derived from humiliation...

Xie Jinhuan tried to straighten his body, but even with ten centimeters of high heels, he couldn't possibly stand shoulder to shoulder with the ghost wife. He could only pull a large cart with his left hand, holding his right hand, and his right hand around her slender waist:
"Come, follow my movements..."

Ye Hongshang followed the movements and asked doubtfully:

"What are you going to dance?"

"Wife and children scatter and dance!"

"what?"

Xie Jinhuan didn't explain too much at the moment, holding his waist and moving forward and backward:
"It's very simple. I advance, you retreat. I retreat, you advance. Follow the rhythm. One, one, two, two, three, three, four, four, turn in a circle... Never mind. I'll turn..."

stomping on...

Under the command of a clear voice, the two of them paced back and forth in the deserted courtyard, their slender legs lifting up their fiery red skirts, creating a moving rhythm under the moonlight.

Because his dance partner was too tall, Xie Jinhuan couldn't put his hands over his head, so he could only hold her hand and spin around by himself.

Ye Hongshang was swayed in the arms, but after a moment he found the rhythm, and his waist showed an elegant rhythm.

As she danced like this, she found that this 'wife and children dance' was indeed a bit flirty. They exchanged glances, seemed to be hugging each other, and seemed to be flirting.

However, looking at Xie Jinhuan, who was much shorter than her but was teaching seriously, she felt a sense of déjà vu for some reason.

I seem to have experienced this kind of scene before...

where is it……

Ye Hongshang thought for a moment and realized that Xie Jinhuan's gaze was level with her bra, and then narrowed down to face her:
"How are you going to check my sister's background?"

Xie Jinhuan hugged the ghost who had returned to normal size, feeling a little disappointed. He thought carefully:

"The person who wrote the story of the Golden Orchids might be the Twin Saints Ye Ci. Zhang Huaiyu's teacher today, Fan Li, is Ye Ci's eldest disciple and serves as the chief priest at the Imperial College. He might know some inside information. I'll try to find an opportunity to pay him a visit in the next couple of days..."

"What if we don't find it?"

"I haven't found anything... Well, we'll talk about it later. Let's dance first. When life is good, we should enjoy it to the fullest. No matter how big the matter is, we should enjoy it to the fullest first."

Ye Hongshang nodded slightly, and without saying anything more, he followed the steps and carefully learned the dance of wife and children.

stomping on...

The dim moon shone into the old house without lights or fire, and the rhythmic sound of footsteps rose and fell.

The traveler who returned from a long journey stood alone in a deserted courtyard with knee-high weeds, with his left hand folded, dancing alone under the moon.

Although he looked happy, his loneliness, coupled with the desolate and deserted house, gave him a hint of madness...
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Lin House.

Chirp chirp~~
The faint chirping of insects could be heard from outside the window, and the huge Lin Mansion had already become quiet.

Lin Wanyi was wearing a clean and tidy green long dress, sitting beside the bunk bed waiting, with her hair tied up in a graceful and intellectual style. If she added a veil, she would look exactly like a bride.

In fact, my mentality is similar. My eyes flicker from time to time behind my gold-rimmed glasses. I am afraid that he will come, but also afraid that he won't come...

After waiting for a long time, there was a slight movement outside, and then a ray of moonlight came through the half-open door:
squeak~
Then it closed again and there was no more movement.

?

The room was dark, and Lin Wanyi couldn't see the figure clearly. She stood up and squinted her eyes to look for someone:

"Xie Jinhuan?"

"Shh~ There are maids chatting outside, don't let your family find out."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from beside her ear, carrying a hint of alcohol. Lin Wanyi shuddered with fear and quickly folded her hands to cover her chest:
"Come in if you want, why are you getting so close?" "It's too dim. Don't you have any night-shining pearls or something?"

Lin Wanyi had never cheated on a man before, and she only knew how to send the maid away. How could she know what to prepare?
Seeing this, she touched the bedside and lit a small lamp.

Call ~
The dim light illuminated the area several feet in front of the bed, and the curvy figure appeared before his eyes.

Because Lin Wanyi was tall and bent over to light the lamp, her waist and hips drew an impactful and impressive curve from behind, and her clothes and hairstyle were impeccable.

This is a woman dressing up to please herself...

Xie Jinhuan nodded secretly and glanced around. He saw that the boudoir was quite tidy, without any objects that could not be seen. He wondered if he had cleaned it before he came.

He sat down at the dressing table, fished out the banknotes he'd collected over the past two days, and began to count them—Wu Su's three thousand, Duo Kuang's one thousand, the Crown Prince's fifteen hundred, Han Jingchuan's negligible, and the Landlady's dividend hadn't arrived yet. Totaling five thousand five hundred, he was halfway through this week's collection mission...

Sand~Sand~Sand…

Lin Wanyi was still a little nervous. She put the lamp on the bedside table. Seeing Xie Jinhuan sitting in the room and counting the banknotes, as if he was here to buy prostitutes, she was stunned at first, and then her face flushed.

"You...what are you doing?!"

Xie Jinhuan paused, took a quick look, and realized that something was wrong with his posture. He shook his head and smiled:
"What are you thinking? Why would I pay you when I come to your place?"

So you are here to get your sister for free?
Lin Wanyi felt that this was becoming increasingly wrong:
"Where did you get so much silver? If you want to show off, you should go to a brothel. Why are you counting it in front of me?"

Xie Jinhuan roughly counted the money in his bank account, leaving only some pocket money, and handed the rest to Lin Wanyi:
"This five thousand taels is a deposit. First, have Queyue Villa order the herbs needed for Shenglong Huohu Pills for me. They'll be ready in twenty... ten days, shipped from Southern Xinjiang. I'll give you the balance as soon as possible."

"Ten days?!"

Lin Wanyi frowned and sat down beside him:
"Why are you acting so hastily? Do you know how far Southern Xinjiang is from here? If you need expedited delivery, Queyue Villa won't give you a discount. And if you can't pay the balance for this much money you've spent on ordering herbs, the villa won't refund the deposit."

Xie Jinhuan only had nineteen days left, so he had to act decisively. However, when he heard that the deposit would not be refunded, he still frowned:
"It's not like you can't sell the herbs to others. Given our relationship, why are you deducting the deposit?"

No matter how close we are, Crescent Moon Villa isn't owned by me...

Lin Wanyi seemed a little aggrieved:
"Every industry has its own rules. My master is deducting the deposit, and there's nothing I can do about it. Even if I resell it, how can I explain the origins of so many rare medicinal herbs at once?"

Xie Jinhuan thought about it and agreed, but all he needed now was the 'Life-Saving Pills'. If he didn't try to get them, he would just be waiting for his ghost wife to blow up his grave.

Now that he has lost his money, he can continue to rob.

But if the ghost wife blows up the tomb and causes the destruction of Daqian, it would really cause me great hardship...

Xie Jinhuan considered it for a moment, then said:
"Please help me place the order. If you really can't pay the balance, just consider it a favor. If anything happens in the future, we can help each other."

After all, Daqian was destroyed, so he could only seek refuge with the Southern Xinjiang witch and the Northern Zhou queen mother...

Lin Wanyi was unaware of Xie Jinhuan's foresight. Seeing that Xie Jinhuan insisted on refining the elixir, she had no choice but to push her gold-rimmed glasses:

"Well... then I'll order the herbs for you under my own name and tell you they're for Zi Su's hand training.

“If it’s not used in the end, I will shamelessly return it to save you from suffering too much loss.

"But you owe me a favor, remember to pay me back later."

Xie Jinhuan thought Wanyi was truly virtuous and stuffed the banknote into her hand:

"Thanks. I'll get the balance as soon as possible."

Lin Wanyi didn't know what to say. Just as she was about to put the banknotes away, she found Xie Jinhuan groping in his arms and taking out a vermilion lacquered hairpin box.

?

Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, and her face suddenly turned red:

"You...what do you do?"

Xie Jinhuan opened the hairpin box and took out the peony hairpin inlaid with pearls:

"I was just passing by Changle Street and saw a pretty hairpin, so I bought it."

Giving a hairpin to a girl has an obvious meaning.

Lin Wanyi was obviously a little panicked and shrank back:

"Why did you buy me a hairpin? I...I can't accept this."

Xie Jinhuan smiled and inserted the hairpin into the bun of Lin Dameiren's hair:

"I've already bought it. If I take it back to the store, won't people laugh at me? Well...it does look good on me."

Lin Wanyi wanted to decline, but Xie Jinhuan intervened smoothly. She couldn't just pull out the hairpin and throw it away. After thinking about it, she could only say earnestly:
"I have a lot of hairpins. Don't waste your money on these in the future. You are a righteous knight. Money should be used wisely..."

"I bought a hairpin for the girl I like, isn't that considered using it on a knife?"

"?"

Lin Wanyi froze, her eyes dodging immediately:

"You...are you drunk? You came here to teach me the martial arts canon...if you keep this up, I'll kick you out!"

"I didn't do anything."

Xie Jinhuan took the mirror from the dressing table and said:
"How about you take a look for yourself?"

Lin Wanyi glanced at the mirror and found that her face was as red as a big red lantern. She quickly put the mirror down:
"It looks great, thank you. Please teach me the exercises quickly."

Xie Jinhuan shook his head and smiled, put down the bronze mirror, sat on the edge of the bed and took off his shoes.

?

Lin Wanyi was startled when she saw this and quickly stood up:

"Didn't you say we can just sleep in one room? What are you going to do in bed for?"

Xie Jinhuan sat cross-legged with his back straight and said seriously:
"Meditate like me and I'll teach you. If you're embarrassed, you can sit on the ground."

This is my house, why should I sit on the floor?

Lin Wanyi really wanted to pull this shameless thing off, but Xie Jinhuan was indeed meditating, and it would be inappropriate for him to sit on the floor. After thinking about it, she sat down at the other end of the bed, got into position and waited:
"and then?"

"Close your eyes"

As Xie Jinhuan spoke, he raised his right hand to point at the sword and began to pretend to cast a spell:
"The sky is spirited and the earth is spirited..."

Lin Wanyi was still a little nervous, afraid that Xie Jinhuan would find an excuse to borrow Aunt Poshang.

But before she could see what kind of magical power Xie Jinhuan was using, she felt dizzy.

Then, the mattress disappeared as he sat down, and he fell downwards. The curtains and the bed quickly pulled away until they turned into a dark abyss...

(End of this chapter)