Tan Hua Floating Dream

Early the next morning, when Tang Tan came to the pharmacy, he saw the old shopkeeper with a very serious face. The atmosphere was more dignified than yesterday, and Tang Tan seemed to be able to guess why.

"Brother, what happened?" Tang Tan asked Senior Brother Wu cautiously in a low voice.

Senior Brother Wu looked at him and asked him to wait for a while. After the old shopkeeper walked around and went back to the backyard, he told him in a low voice. Chew your tongue in front of you.

"I heard that not long after you left yesterday, a thief came to the shop and stole a rare medicinal herb that was entrusted by the old manager to keep in the shop a few days ago. Flavored medicine, I heard that the old Hou Ye is in need of this medicine to hang himself now, but I didn’t expect someone to steal it...Gu Ye suspects that there are people who don’t want the old Hou Ye to recover..."

Hearing the words "rare medicinal herb", Tang Tan's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the few medicinal herbs in his arms seemed to be extremely hot.

"What kind of medicine is that that will bother the old shopkeeper and Gu Ye? Is there nothing else in our pharmacy?" Tang Tan asked cautiously, wanting to make sure that what they were looking for was the few plants in his hand.

Senior Brother Wu shook his head and smiled wryly.

"That is the magic medicine of Tubo, also known as "the grass of immortality". It is not easy to get it. It is said that the former chief manager found a few plants with great difficulty and sent them down quickly. I didn't expect someone to get the news so soon to steal it. Even the boss now Even if I find others...it may not be too late. "

The elixir...?How can there be any medicine in this world that can really make people live forever? Maybe it is an exaggeration of the efficacy of the medicine?Even with the advancement of medicine in the 21st century, we dare not boast that it can make people live forever, but what is certain is that this herb has a more obvious function of health care.

But what kind of divine grass is not important to him. It is useless to hold this kind of thing secretly. Even the divine grass that has been dried has a shelf life. With the passage of time, it loses its function bit by bit. If the best medicine is not used, when it really reaches the road to the underworld, it will become wasteland like gold, silver and jewels that are not brought with you when you are born. .

He was thinking about how he should explain to the old master or the old shopkeeper so that he would not be misunderstood as being with the thief, but he seemed to have something on his mind, and just as he turned his head around, he saw the man who was chasing yesterday. The group of guards from the thieves came towards him, their faces were quite livid as they discussed with each other.

When one of the guards saw him out of the corner of his eye, he was still surprised, and let out a small exclamation, which made the other guards turn their heads to look at Tang Tan because of his cry, which immediately made Tang Tan feel uncomfortable.

"Hey, you're not the young master from yesterday..."

Hearing the other party's yelling, Tang Tan felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

Every time he is called son, he will feel that this kind of honorific makes him, a future man, feel uncomfortable like a bug in his body.

"Sirs, don't use such petty names anymore. I'm just an apprentice here." Young master or something, no matter how awkward it sounds, Tang Tan still expresses euphemistically that he is just like them. Those who fight against others don't need sons to come and sons to go.

It took him more than half a year to practice such a mouthful of words before he could get close to the tone of the ancients, so as not to make any strange jokes.

"It turns out that you are also a buddy here!" They showed suddenly realized expressions, a little friendly, and their expressions were not as bad as before, but a few of them glanced at each other subtly, as if they were conveying some message, but Tang Tan It is definitely not a good thing to know that it is not said.

"Did you... chase that person yesterday?" Tang Tan asked cautiously, and then he saw the expressions of the six or seven big men in front of him became more gloomy, and the leader of the nursing home yesterday showed a wry smile.

In fact, I know the answer without asking. If the things were recovered, the atmosphere in the pharmacy would not be so dull today.

"That... I heard it's a very expensive herb?"

As soon as Tang Tan asked, they all stared at him with alert eyes, forgiving him to have a sudden sudden feeling even if he didn't have the slightest guilty conscience.

"I don't mean to inquire... However, after the man collided with me yesterday, we dropped things all over the floor. He hurriedly picked them up and left, and then it seemed... um... and the medicine bag I took yesterday. I took it wrong... When I got home, I found some herbs that I didn't bring, so..." Tang Tan felt that he had already said this, and if they couldn't understand what he was trying to express, then he would have nothing to do.

They were stunned for a moment, and then they saw that there was no intention of joking in Tang Tan's eyes, and the original serious expression was relaxed with a bit of joy. One of them turned around and ran to the inner courtyard immediately, it seems that it should be to inform the An ancient master or someone who can call the shots?

"Little Tang, is that elixir of immortality in your hands?" Senior Brother Wu held Tang Tan in surprise, even he could understand the meaning of those few words.

"I don't know if that is the grass of immortality, but the few herbs I caught yesterday did turn into some brown grass plants that I have never seen before, and I met these masters on the road yesterday, so I asked Look..." Tang Tan's expression was full of hesitation and uncertainty, which also made the other people's sense of joy of regaining their loss lessened and calmed down a bit.

But hope is better than despair.

Soon, a young man hurried back with the nurse who had just been notified, and when he saw Tang Tan, although it was only a very short moment, Tang Tan caught the flash of light on the other's face. The astonishment that passed away quickly disappeared, making it impossible for Tang Tan to study the reason for his strange look.

"Are you... the one that Wei San said picked up the divine grass?"

The other party looked at Tang Tan, and Tang Tan was also observing this young man. He was quite handsome, and he also had the temperament of a leader, but it seemed to be different from the dark green back that he saw yesterday. Even shorter... Or is it my own visual error?

"The other party picked up my things by mistake..." He slightly corrected the other party's statement.After all, the meaning is still much different, and it is easy to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

The other party paused, nodded clearly, and then asked about the whereabouts of Tang Tan's herb.

Tang Tan didn't hesitate or put forward any conditions, and generously took out the small package from his arms and handed it to the other party. The open and frank appearance made the other party feel a little confused, probably because he had seen too much and wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits or trust. Like the one in front of me... I have never seen it without saying anything.

He couldn't help but think of the thoughts that flashed through his mind when he first saw the young man.

Could it be... But the other party didn't look like him, did he?That's why he thought he was mistaken.

"Anyway, I'd like to thank this... what should I call your son?" The other party didn't bother with this question, there were many ways to thank the other party, and they were not stingy, but he was curious about this person's identity.

Call him son again... Forget it, he doesn't bother to correct it.

"The young one is not a young master... His surname is Tang and his name is Tan, Tang of the Tang Dynasty, and Tan of Epiphyllum."

Hearing the name he announced, the other party looked at him in a daze.

"...Surname...Tang?"

Seeing the other party's expression as if he had any opinion on his surname Tang, he didn't ask too much. Sometimes it's better to know more.

"Then, where is Brother Tang from? Hearing this accent, isn't he a local?" The other party asked with a smile.

Tang Tan felt that the other party was probing his details, but he didn't care. Anyway, he didn't even know what the details of "Wen Qiufu" were, so what else could be revealed?

"Well... the little one and my younger sister come from a remote mountain village. Because of some natural disasters, they left their hometown and came here. Fortunately, there is a shopkeeper who takes the little one in for a meal." Tang Tan smiled and carried out the already woven cloth. How many times has Tang Xiu said the "official setting" to the outside world?

The other party seemed to have some doubts, but he just looked at him and didn't delve into it further. However, Tang Tan felt that even if the other party didn't delve into it now, there were still ways to dig out his own information. If these people were really the same as those shown on TV People in martial arts are equally mystical.

If they really want to find out, he also wants to know who he is. Of course, the premise is that there is no such thing as a big villain.

"Thank you for sending this medicine back. If there is anything you need, just ask. We will help you if we can." The young man saw that after talking so much, there was no sign of any benefit from the other party, so he just raised it himself. Small things can still be decided with his authority, as long as it is not killing people and stealing goods, it is not a problem.

Tang Tan froze for a moment after he said this, his expression seemed to have not considered this issue at all, and he shook his head with a smile behind him.

He didn't want anything, the stable life now was good enough, and what he really wanted... this person couldn't help him achieve it.

Who can make his Chaoyin come back to him?The only thing he wants is this, but no one can achieve it.

The young man looked at the other party's clear and clean eyes, also showing indifference and desirelessness. He obviously looked younger than himself, but he had a kind of testlessness that had seen through the world.

This alone made him feel that the person in front of him could never be the person he thought. Even if they had similar appearances, it was nothing. The world is so big that there are one or two people who look similar. There is nothing strange about people.

And this person gave him a much gentler and more comfortable feeling than that person.

"If there is nothing else, the little one will go to work first." After Tang Tan finished with a flat smile, Lala was still in a trance and surprised that he got such a precious herb but returned it without any hesitation, Brother Wu, and returned to their posts Go up and continue sorting out the herbs that still need to be processed.

After watching the back of the other party leaving for a while, the young man turned his head slightly to look behind.

"Guye, that young master..." the young man asked with some hesitation and uncertainty.

In the direction where he turned his head to look, a tall and tall man appeared at some point, with thick eyebrows that were as sharp as a sword, pupils with peach blossoms, black and calm pupils that looked like night fighting, and a straight nose. Combined with the appropriate lip shape and deep facial features, there is no other negative adjective to say except handsome.

This man has a calm and majestic demeanor, one glance makes people feel that he is not a thing in the pool, he is born to be a king.

"...Wei Si, these days, if you secretly follow that young master, check his schedule and protect him, the thief may come back to find him. Wei Yi, send these elixir plants back to the Marquis Mansion as soon as possible. Let Lord Hou drink the medicine with your own hands, don't pretend to anyone else." The man called Gu Ye took the package of medicine that Tang Tan returned, opened it and checked it was genuine, then wrapped it again and handed it to one of them. guard.

"Yes, this subordinate will send you back to the residence immediately." Wei Yi took the package of herbs and stuffed them into his arms, and left without saying a word.

Gu Ye looked at the direction Tang Tan left just now, showing a thoughtful expression.

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Tang Tan didn't know whether it was because he was sensitive or he felt good about himself. He always felt that someone seemed to be watching him all the time these days, but after looking around, he found that there was no suspicious person or no one around.

Is he nervous?Or is someone really spying on him?

Having said that, he has nothing worthy of being watched and coveted by others. He is just a commoner. The appearance that King Xiang once loved has faded away from his immaturity and covetousness, and he looks more like a man than a boy. .

Now there shouldn't be any powerful people looking at him anymore, right?Although he still looks the same and can be called a handsome man, he probably deviates from the standards of men who like men in this era.

Although Tang Tan himself also likes men, he doesn't really appreciate that kind of delicate and feminine zero, not to say that he looks down on it, but it's really not his type, and he doesn't want to become that type of himself.

Even if the former Wen Qiufu might be like this, it doesn't mean that Tang Tan has to be the same as the other party "before he was alive".

So back to the topic, apart from this face, there is nothing worth bragging about, so what else is there to covet?

"Xiu'er? Xiu'er?... Strange, where did you go?" Tang Tan couldn't find Tang Xiu anywhere after returning home, so he couldn't help frowning.

Although Tang Xiu didn't make Tang Xiu look like a lady who didn't leave home, but she rarely didn't come home at this time. Tang Tan decided to go out to find someone without hesitation.

After asking the neighbors around, no one saw Tang Xiu, so Tang Tan thought about where he should go to find someone.After walking not far, when he was about to cross the bridge, he suddenly stopped and stared at the man at the other end of the bridge not far away, unable to turn his eyes away.

All the noisy human voices around him seemed to disappear without a trace at this moment. He couldn't hear anything, couldn't do any thinking, and could only stare at that person blankly, without blinking, as if he was afraid. As long as I blink, that figure will be like a bubble.

The heart that had been silent for a long time was beating violently like a drum, a strong sourness welled up his nose, his eye sockets gradually blurred, tears flooded his vision, and everything in front of him shook unreally.

is it you?is it you?Only this question floated in Tang Tan's mind.

He really wanted to rush to the other person, but he was afraid that when he really stood in front of that person, he would suddenly find that he was not the person he expected, and his feet could not take a step as if they had taken root.

The world seemed to be shaking, Tang Tan didn't know if it was because of his own trance, or because he seemed to be slammed and fell off the bridge, and the lake water pouring into his seven orifices at that moment made him unable to react for a while, and his consciousness became cloudy and messy.

He couldn't tell whether it was his delusion or reality, but seeing that familiar and missed face again, Tang Tan felt that even if he was drowned now, it might be worth it.

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These days, Gu Zhongyan not only obtained information about this "Tang Tan" from his deputy, but also regularly received letters from Wei Si Feige about his daily routine.

The past of this man and his sister is very clean. The registered information shows that the mountain village has been destroyed due to the flood. The brother and sister whose parents died escaped the disaster because they lived in a remote place, so they came to Hangzhou with all their belongings, and then I found a haunted house to settle down, and now I live there without any abnormality, so that the house gradually got rid of the rumors of the haunted house.

It was a very common and ordinary background, but because it was too clean and simple, Gu Zhongyan was somewhat suspicious.

Leaving aside the aura he felt and the reaction he observed when he saw that young man that day, he was not like a young man from a mountain village. Jingya, it doesn't mean that you can develop it after reading a few books and knowing a few words, but the kind that has been cultivated and nurtured since childhood.

How could such a person be just a simple forest reckless man?But if it was the person he suspected, the temperament shown by the other party was quite different from the person he was looking for.

Too calm and calm, and his temperament is too different from that person's hot-tempered and somewhat willful and arrogant son, and moreover, that person is definitely not someone who can calm down and do those boring, tedious and repetitive tasks.Also, this person is not picky about food, he is even more different from that young man with a gluttonous mouth, and many of his habits are also different.

After self-defense four described and observed secretly in the pharmacy, the idea that the other party was the one he was looking for also disappeared bit by bit. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but it happened to be a man with a similar appearance.

After thinking about it, his curiosity about this person gradually diminished, but at this moment, a strange news from Wei Si once again aroused his surprise and curiosity.

Wei Si said that this Mr. Tang would spend some time in the study almost every night, and then he would take out a few portraits from a box, and call a man's name in a sad tone with a bit of nostalgia and nostalgia.

That was a name Wei Si had never heard before, just to collect information about this young master. After the other party went to bed, he secretly went to the other party's study to open the box, and was shocked to find that the box was full of It was a portrait of the same man, lifelike and lifelike.

But this is not the reason why Wei Si was shocked. The reason why he was shocked was because the person in the painting was exactly the same as Gu Zhongyan, who was the same as their second master.

It is different from ordinary ink and color pictures. Just use a few sticks of slender charcoal to draw a more realistic portrait than ink and wash portraits on paper, and it is unmistakably similar.

Because there are quite a lot of portraits in that box, it seems that after living together for a long time to observe, whether laughing, angry or contemplative, all kinds of expressions are vivid on the paper, Wei Si still saw those paintings before he suddenly realized that Gu Ye would laugh It looks like this.

He also almost thinks that this is Gu Ye is correct, but there is a decisive difference between the person in the painting and Gu Ye, that is, the person in the painting is wearing strange clothes that he has never seen before, and even the hair is thin and pasted. The short hair of the brain - how serious is this, only criminals will have their hair shaved, how could their ancient masters wear such strange clothes, from this point alone, Wei Si can be sure that the person in the painting is not the ancient master.

But who would it be if it wasn't Gu Ye?During this period of time, Wei Si watched and listened to the brothers and sisters of the Tang family very carefully, hoping to obtain the news he wanted to know from their daily words and deeds.

Then he accidentally heard Tang Xiu say to Tang Tan, is he drawing that unknown dream man again?And Tang Tan smiled and said yes because he dreamed of that man again, so he couldn't help drawing that unknown person.

Wei Si felt a little strange, but seemed to be unable to figure out what was wrong, so he simply passed the message on to Gu Zhongyan, and attached a hand-painted portrait of Tang Tan that he had found by the way.

When Gu Zhongyan saw the painting, he was even more curious and suspicious of this man named Tang Tan.

If Wei Si's observations are correct, the man named Tang Tan obviously called the person in the painting a certain name, but when facing his sister, he said that the person in the painting was just an unknown person in a dream.

What does this mean?Why did he hide his sister?

For Tang Tan who seemed to have countless mysteries, Gu Zhongyan couldn't help but want to meet this person, but he didn't expect to meet Tang Tan under such circumstances.

When the young man on the other side of the bridge saw him, he showed an expression of surprise and joy. He almost thought that Tang Tan was the person he had been looking for for many years, but what followed was more complicated and indescribable sadness and nostalgia. It was revealed on that person's face, as if there was a little lost and recovered, and then he saw the other person staring at him blankly, with tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes.

He didn't understand why the other party had such a reaction. Even if that person saw him, he couldn't be so sad. After all, that person hated him so much, and that kind of missing made him feel incredible.

He wanted to ask why, and wanted to know if the other party was that person.

It's just that all this has not been answered, and I saw the other party staring at me in a daze, one was accidentally knocked into the river, and then I heard someone yelling "someone fell into the river".

As soon as his face changed, he jumped into the river reflexively, quickly grabbed the sinking figure, and then fished him into his arms.

Then he heard the other party's choking violent cough, a heart-piercing cough, which made him faintly feel distressed.

When those dark and somewhat familiar pupils opened and looked at him in a daze, he saw the strong nostalgia in the other's eyes, the sweet and illusory smile, just like his name, giving people a feeling of being like someone at any time. The feeling of the epiphyllum disappearing hit his heart hard, but the name whispered from the other party's mouth in the next moment immediately made him freeze cold.

"Chaoyin... have you come to pick me up..."

The whisper with hope and nostalgia showed that the person in his arms mistook him for someone else, and before he had time to refute, the other person closed his eyes and turned his head to the side and fainted.

Chaoyin?Who is that?Gu Zhongyan pursed his lips and stared at the somewhat fragile face of the man in his arms, feeling uncomfortable.

He wondered if this person was the person he had been looking for for so many years. There were too many coincidences and contradictions in this person.

It was said that it was that person, but apart from a face, Tang Tan and that person really had no similarities at all, but if it was not, he recognized himself... Or is it possible that there is a face like this in the world? Such a coincidence, by chance, there is another person who looks exactly like that person, and there is another self?

"Master Gu, this subordinate neglected his duty, and he didn't have time to stop Mr. Tang before he fell into the water." When Gu Zhongyan went ashore with Tang Tan in his arms, Wei Si rushed forward eagerly and guiltily, and was about to kneel in the street, but was caught Gu Zhongyan stopped it.

"Go back first, and by the way, ask someone to boil a pot of hot water first... go to his house." Gu Zhongyan said lightly, and then without stopping for a moment, performed Qinggong and carried Tang Tan to the house where he and Tang Xiu lived direction to go.

The people on the street were just a small commotion like a stone thrown into the water causing ripples on the surface of a lake, and they resumed their original noise and activities after a while, and no one paid much attention to this matter.

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When Gu Zhongyan carried Tang Tan, Wei Si and several guards who followed behind him back to the gate of the Tang family, there was a carriage parked in front of the gate of the Tang family. The injured Tang Xiu got off the carriage.

When the young man saw Gu Zhongyan and Tang Tan in his arms, he was stunned at first, and then he looked surprised, as if he didn't expect to see his boss here, and what was even more surprising was that Gu Zhongyan was holding Tang Tan in his arms, and the two were still covered. Wet as if just out of the water.

Tang Xiu, who was helped out of the carriage by the young man, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw Gu Zhongyan's appearance, showing an expression of disbelief. It seemed that he never thought that there would be such a day, and he saw the men who looked exactly like those in the paintings. Someone appeared in front of her and Tang Tan.

And when she looked down and saw Tang Tan who was drenched and unconscious in Gu Zhongyan's arms, Tang Xiu felt as if she had returned to more than half a year ago. Her limbs were stiff.

"Gong...Brother Tan!" Tang Xiu was about to blurt out the title, but in a hurry, he thought of what Tang Tan had said, and immediately turned around abruptly, but the sound had already made Gu Zhongyan and the young man noticed.

Gu Zhongyan and the young man looked at each other, and a thoughtful light flashed in their eyes at the same time.

"What's wrong with him? How did this happen? What happened?" Tang Xiu asked anxiously, but Gu Zhongyan was not the kind of person who would explain too much. He didn't answer Tang Xiu's question, but just looked away. Turning sideways to Wei Si, the clever subordinate guessed what Gu Zhongyan meant.

"Master Gu, the bathroom is on the right side, and the hot water is already being prepared." Wei Si has been in Tang Zhai for the past few days to get a feel for this unusual house, and he quickly guides Gu Zhongyan in the direction.

Without saying a word, Gu Zhongyan hugged the man and walked quickly towards the bathroom, then shut Tang Xiu out of the door on the grounds that men and women were different, entered the bathroom with Tang Tan alone, and then stepped out of each other's hands neatly. The wet clothes on his body still smelled of muddy water.

Although it's not something to boast about to take off other people's clothes when they meet for the first time, Gu Zhongyan has already gotten used to this kind of thing. After all, he was trained by the Marquis of Changsheng as the future chief manager since he was a child.

Although the education Hou Ye gave him was comparable to that of the young master, he did not miss the daily work of taking care of the young master. However, this work had stopped a few years ago when the young master disappeared.

but……

Gu Zhongyan looked down at the young man in his arms who was gradually stripped naked by himself, showing a meaningful expression.

On the young man's collarbone, there was a thin white scar that would be overlooked if he didn't observe carefully. The scar was like a sharp knife, piercing his eyes brightly.