Mirror toss

With a strange tangle, "Really?"

Qiao Chennan looked flustered, but who is Lu Xiaofeng?Lu Xiaofeng is a person who knows that there will be troubles waiting for him, and he will fall into troubles. How can the inexplicable panic at this moment stop him from wanting to take Qiao Chennan to drink flower wine?So, slapping his chest hard, Lu Xiaofeng responded with a haughty gulp.

"of course it's true!"

"That's fine." Seeing that he agreed, Qiao Chennan didn't shirk it, she just shook off Lu Xiaofeng's paw, came to the bedside, picked up the clothes and put them in Lu Xiaofeng's hands, "Lu Xiaofeng, I'll leave you to take care of the owner's bathing is you."

"... Huh?" What about the job of serving the owner's bath?The owner of the villa is Ximen Chuuxue, which means to serve Ximen Chuuxue to take a bath? !Lu Xiaofeng's mind was stunned by this news, he was completely incapable of reacting, he could only stand there with his mouth open in a daze, staring dumbly at the relaxed Qiao Chennan.

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng's demented look, Qiao Chennan even kindly and considerately patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder to reassure him, "Don't worry, the owner's bathing time is not too long, half an hour is enough, and it won't waste the time to have fun. .”

"No..." That's not the point of the question, is it?

Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng hadn't moved yet, Qiao Chennan seemed puzzled. He tilted his head and thought for a while, suddenly realized, and assured Lu Xiaofeng with a more serious expression, "Don't worry, I won't go alone first, we are friends. Naturally, I will wait for you."

No, this is not the point of the question, the point of the question is——

"Why are you serving Ximen Fuxue to take a bath?!!!"

☆、Lu Xiaofeng roll

Although there are no maids here, with Ximen Chuuxue's ability, even if he finds the most beautiful woman in Taiyuan to serve him, it won't make him feel a little strange, but what did he hear now?Such a thing as asking Qiao Chennan to take a bath without looking for a beauty? !At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng was completely confused by the wind.

This time, Qiao Chennan didn't mind Lu Xiaofeng's attitude, but felt the same way, "Yeah, why did you find me? Lu Xiaoji, do you think I offended the owner somewhere?" It wasn't that he suspected that Ximen Chuuxue was narrow-minded and fond of holding grudges. He couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

"Aren't you offending him a lot?" Lu Xiaofeng didn't know what to say to Qiao Chennan's slowness?Does this person think that everyone can tear Ximen Chuuxue's sleeves away, and that everyone can freely build Ximen Chuuxue's territory?Not to mention that this person was once heard and spied on by Ximen Chuuxue... Wait!Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up suddenly, he knew the reason why Ximen Chuuxue would do this, it was definitely because of that incident.

"Uh..." Qiao Chennan, who was suddenly looked at by Lu Xiaofeng like a monkey, looked down at himself in confusion, searching if there was anything wrong with him that made him laughable, otherwise why would Lu Xiaofeng look at him with such a strange look?

However, no matter how hard Qiao Chennan searched, he couldn't find anything strange about him, and in the end he could only come to the conclusion that Lu Xiaofeng had convulsions from time to time. "Lu Xiaoji, you—"

"Xiao Nan." Lu Xiaofeng patted Qiao Chennan's shoulder twice vigorously, shaking his head and sighing, his eyes filled with deep regret, "You, my condolences." Ximen Chuuxue's revenge period is definitely long enough. Coupled with the fact that Qiao Chennan and Ximen Chuuxue are almost inseparable, he can bear it.

As long as he thinks of Qiao Chennan being punished by Ximen Chuuxue without knowing it, Lu Xiaofeng feels refreshed and comfortable, wishing to look up to the sky and laugh three times to show his joy.Who made Qiao Chennan always like to attack him with words?Look, retribution is coming, the wicked will suffer from the wicked.

"Come on." Lu Xiaofeng returned the original clothes to Qiao Chennan in a good mood, "Other things are easy to talk about, but this matter... I really can't help, I don't want to try how fast Ximen Chuuxue's sword is! "

After finishing speaking, Qiao Chennan didn't give Qiao Chennan a chance to keep him, and then he flew far away. In the blink of an eye, Qiao Chennan couldn't see Lu Xiaofeng at all.

After being dazed for a moment, Qiao Chennan walked out of the room with her clothes in her hands, mumbling to herself in confusion, "This Lu Xiaoji is really weird sometimes, I can't understand it at all."

[Intermittent mental patients, stay away. ]

[Tianji, did Lu Xiaofeng offend you? ]

[I never look at people with colored glasses. ]

[Everyone says I don’t admit it? ]

[You heard me wrong. ]

[Okay, I got it wrong. ]

[……snort! ]

How could he tell this person that when Lu Xiaofeng encouraged him to drink flower wine, he had already decided that from now on, Lu Xiaofeng's name would always exist in his blacklist.

The heat in the room has not yet dissipated, white mist is lingering, and the misty air is a little wet on the body. Qiao Chennan blinked vigorously while helping Ximen Chuixue to dress, trying to get rid of the small water droplets that condensed on the eyelashes I blinked it away, but I couldn't blink it no matter how much I blinked, and the water vapor was even more condensed because of the blinking action, which made Qiao Chennan feel very uncomfortable.

After finally getting dressed, Qiao Chennan reached out anxiously to rub his eyes, but someone touched his eyes one step faster than him, and the sudden approach made him close his eyes subconsciously.The fine eyelashes are very long, slightly curled towards the corners of the eyes. Under the candlelight, the eyes are covered with soft shadows, covering a little frailty.

Ximen Chuuxue gently stroked her trembling eyelashes with her fingertips, wiping off the moisture on them, and her fingertips rested at the corners of her eyes, like the ends of perfectly shaped peach petals, with a faint pink curling upwards.He likes these eyes very much. There is always an amazing persistence hidden in them. It has not changed since the first meeting. This is also the reason why he left this person in the first place. He likes people who are persistent, sincere to themselves, and not for their own sake. changed by the outside world.

Ximen Chuuxue's hand was a sword-holding hand. It was slender, powerful, and a little rough, and the place where it was stroked felt a little itchy.Eyelids trembled a few times, Qiao Chennan couldn't hold her breath and said, "Master, are you ready?"

"En." Responding lightly, Ximen Chuuxue put down his hand, not feeling that there was anything wrong with his behavior just now. As for the other person, his mind has long been taken away by another matter.

"Does the owner find it boring to practice swords since childhood?" Thinking of the thin calluses on his hands that just passed before his eyes, Qiao Chennan was a little curious. It takes a lot of willpower to persist in one thing for more than ten years without slacking off.

Turn out of the inner room, go to the outer room and sit down on a chair, "Why is it boring?"

After Ximen Chuuxue sat down, Qiao Chennan consciously took a clean dry towel to help wipe his hair, "Then why did the owner choose kendo? What do you think is the basis of sticking to kendo?" Sometimes he really couldn't believe that he would Some people have achieved the level of Ximen Chuuxue for the sake of swordsmanship, abandoning all emotions, and serving the sword with their body, and truly have nothing else to do.

"There is no need for a reason." It's just the choice of the sword. "Persisting in the way of the sword is the most important thing."

"Sincerity? Focus on practicing swords without distractions?"

Ximen Chuuxue's voice was somewhat cold, "You don't agree?"

"No, it's just that I don't quite understand some issues." Without being affected by Ximen Chuuxue's cold air, Qiao Chennan continued to express his point of view with the work in hand, "The sincerity that the owner said, is it true to people or true to the sword?"

The air-conditioning froze, and Ximen Chuuxue frowned in a rare way, with slight doubts in his eyes, "Why?"

"Well, how should I say it?" Qiao Chennan didn't know how to express what he wanted to say in words, and in the end, he took Ximen Chuuxue's final choice as an example, "For example, the owner, if a person appears in the future It can affect your emotions, the owner, and it can make you not be indifferent to her alone, and you will be soft-hearted when you meet her request. Her existence will affect the attitude of you, the owner, who puts life and death aside every time you fight with someone. Attitude, what will you do, owner?"

"...let him go."

Without noticing the brief silence before Ximen Chuuxue answered, Qiao Chennan focused her attention on her own thoughts, "Sure enough. Owner, do you think that a battle that cares about life and death from the beginning will make sword moves hesitate, her existence would dull your sword, wouldn't it?"

This time, Ximen Chuuxue turned his head and looked straight at Qiao Chennan. His dark eyes vaguely revealed something in the candlelight, but it was not real enough for people to explore.

"You disagree." This is not a question, but a statement.Ximen Chuuxue was absolutely sure that Qiao Chennan didn't agree with those words, but those words would indeed be what he thought.

"You can't say you don't agree." Seeing Ximen Chuuxue looking at him, Qiao Chennan stopped wiping her hair, put the half-wet towel aside, pulled a chair and sat down facing Ximen Chuuxue, " I have my own opinion, and I have no right to question the owner’s point of view, I just feel that there are two sides to one body, and on the other hand, if there is an existence that can affect me, why can’t the sword become sharper because of this existence?”

This doubt, he thinks it's not just him, most people who have seen Lu Xiaofeng and know Ximen Chuuxue will be puzzled, obviously there can be two directions, why Ximen Chuuxue is so resolute towards the road of abandoning his wife and children?

"Vendor Master, although there is a saying in the world: no desire is strong. But I don't know if the Zhuang Master has heard a sentence? Women are weak, but mothers are strong!"

Seeing Ximen Chuuxue nodded, Qiao Chennan continued, "Personally, I think this principle can also be followed in sword practice. I have heard that the highest state of swordsmanship is the unity of man and sword. There is no sword in the hand. Sword. But this is the end, a person, a sword, when the opponent is hard to find, what else do you want? And why do you go on? Seeking defeat? Maybe it is a kind of talent like you, the owner. Have you experienced the realm? For ordinary people like me, it is better to seek higher than to seek defeat. Since one person and one sword have reached the limit, why not add one more weight?"

Pausing for a while, looking at Ximen Chuuxue listening carefully, I don't know why Qiao Chennan thinks Ximen Chuuxue with such an expression is more fun... Cough, coughing dryly in his heart, he brought back the thoughts of walking, Qiao Chennan thought for a while before speaking.

"Master, if you don't want anything in your heart, you can naturally reach the highest level of swordsmanship you insist on. But a weak woman will become stronger for the child, so why can't a swordsman make his sword sharper because of the weight in his heart? Follow the feelings in your heart, be sincere to your heart, how can you make the sword blunt? How can you not be sincere to the sword? Zhuangzhu, to win and survive is only because the weight of an extra person is added to the sword, so it becomes dull and sharp. It depends on how you use this desire, the human and the sword are one, and it is still the human rather than the sword that dominates in the end."

"In fact, there is no contradiction between being honest with people and being honest with swords. The sword is one of the hearts of people, and the sword is also included in people. How to be honest with both depends on how you choose, doesn't it?"

End to see how to choose?Ximen Chuuxue remained silent and did not speak. It is undeniable that his previous choice was to be sincere to the sword. If other existences affected his sword, then he would undoubtedly abandon it without hesitation, but... is it sincere to others?People follow their original intentions, swords follow their original intentions, people and swords are one, people hold swords instead of swords, one person has one sword or two people have one sword...

Seeing Ximen Chuuxue who was lost in thought, Qiao Chennan left the room lightly, closed the door, looked up at the semi-circular moon and sighed slightly.

[You shouldn't be so impulsive, if he gets confused, the uncertain factors will increase. ] The most stable way is to let Ximen Chuuxue go on the same path as much as possible.

[Tianji, I'm just an ordinary person. ]

Ordinary people are naturally affected by emotions.What he said today was actually from the standpoint of a friend, with a little emotion.Of course, he didn't think that just a few specious words would change Ximen Chuuxue's mind, and he didn't have the kind of grand plan to change Ximen Chuuxue's mind, he just wanted Ximen Chuuxue to have another path to choose.

The author has something to say: Are you dizzy?If I get dizzy, it proves that I am kinky! ! !

Covering my face, Qianqian knows that the logic of the following paragraph is dead and repetitive, but forgive me, I am just a little brain [running around in shame with my little inner eight~~

☆、Lu Xiaofeng roll

The next day, when it was time for sword practice, Qiao Chennan still went to the backyard.His starting point is too late for others, if his diligence is delayed, then there will really be no achievements.

I thought that Ximen Chuuxue was not there, but I didn't expect to see the white shadow jumping under the moonlight that had not completely faded when I entered the courtyard. Appearing everywhere at the same time, the sharp howling of swords immediately makes the whole space flow with a sense of chilling, and the heavy weight rushes towards your face, just like how to face thousands of troops, the huge momentum makes you heartbroken.

Breathing was forced to slow down in an instant, Qiao Chennan stared at Ximen Chuuxue without blinking, until the opponent stopped his sword and closed his posture, and then gasped heavily as if waking up from a dream.Looking at Ximen Chuuxue under the moonlight, Qiao Chennan felt puzzled. Even though the sword strokes at the previous moment were sharper and sharper than before, this man seemed to be much softer than before, and all the exposed sharpness was restrained inside, as if overnight In between, back to basics.

"Master." Qiao Chennan's voice was full of hesitation, looking at the oncoming man who wanted to ask questions full of doubts but didn't know how to ask, which finally caused the current hesitation, "You... ..."

With the moonlight on his back, Ximen Chuuxue's face was shrouded in shadow, and the expression on his face was unreadable, but there was a kind of joy in his voice, like a butterfly breaking out of a cocoon, "I have made a breakthrough in my swordsmanship."

Sure enough, Qiao Chennan's heart, which had been ups and downs all night, also settled down at this moment. It seems that his words did not disturb Ximen Chuuxue's mind, but seemed to have inadvertently promoted Ximen Chuuxue's swordsmanship, making him a higher realm.I have to say that Ximen Chuuxue's comprehension is really good, and he can gain insights from just a few vaguely defined words. Although the direction of this comprehension is somewhat different from what he expected, it is always good to make progress.

With a relaxed mood, Qiao Chennan's voice was also tinged with lightness, "Congratulations to the owner! The owner's dedication to the sword is really admirable. I can't have this kind of firmness." He is destined to be impossible. Put all his mind on swordsmanship, because he couldn't do Ximen Chuuxue's decisiveness.For Ximen Chuuxue, the most important thing is the sword, the others are secondary, and this secondary weight is too light compared to the most important, no one will be his entanglement.

But he is different, his family and friends are what he can never give up.For him, this bond of blood and emotion is the most important existence, not one of them.

At this time, Qiao Chennan didn't think about it, but put her feelings into it bit by bit, and gradually changed from watching to participating. No matter whether there was a reason or not, the current bond was never false.But if he goes back, how should he abandon the involvement here?

The fingers suddenly landed on the corners of the smiling eyes, because the sword practice that had just stopped made the normally cool fingers overheated at this moment, and the place they touched seemed to be scalded and burned. feel.Qiao Chennan stopped laughing in astonishment, and looked at Ximen Chuuxue suspiciously, but she still couldn't see clearly whether there was any expression on the face against the light. "The owner?"

"You already have it." Not sharp and not obvious, just like water droplets piercing a stone, steady and tenacious, holding on to the attachment in my heart step by step.There is no instant stunning dazzling, but compared to the moment of youth, the silent nibble bit by bit is actually more irresistible.

"Huh? What's there?" Qiao Chennan asked, puzzled by Ximen Chuuxue's words.

Ximen Chuuxue didn't explain to Qiao Chennan, but just withdrew his hand, "Practice the sword."

"Yes."

All doubts disappeared in an instant, and after taking the sword Ximen Chuuxue prepared for him from the side, Qiao Chennan began to practice swords once a day.From being stagnant from time to time in the beginning to now being able to practice smoothly from beginning to end without feeling tired, this kind of progress has gradually calmed Qiao Chennan's uneasy heart. He is adapting to this kind of life, and this is exactly what he is doing. needed at this stage.As for how to get rid of the engraving brought to him by this era in the future, he no longer wants to think about it.

The boy with the sword didn't know that what he thought he didn't have had always existed.Every time he holds the sword in his hand, his eyes will abandon other emotions in an instant, leaving only the focus on the sword, making those eyes that are always rippling with a smile burn, bright and captivating.

At the hour of Chen, Qiao Chennan and Ximen Chuuxue both put away their swords and left the backyard. After returning to the room to clean up, it was time for breakfast. As usual, Qiao Chennan brought them into the bamboo garden early, and ate in the bamboo garden pavilion with Ximen Chuuxue.

Originally, Qiao Chennan wanted to ask Huamanlou to join him, but Huamanlou had already eaten. As for Lu Xiaofeng, Qiao Chennan doubted that he would be willing to come back so soon after going out last night. Hero Tomb of Beauty Township, just like Lu Xiaofeng, just there He won't be surprised if he stays for ten and a half months.

However, Qiao Chennan didn't expect that his guess was wrong this time. Not only did Lu Xiaofeng not indulge in the ten and a half months in the beauty town, he even left Shanxi without staying for a full night. He didn't come back to say goodbye and didn't leave many messages. A person came over in the morning and said that he would take a step first, and after that, Hua Manlou also came to say goodbye and went back to his Baihualou.

"Xiao Nan, if you are free, please come to Baihualou to find me." Huamanlou likes flowers, especially the sound of flowers blooming. The moment when life blooms is always beautiful and fascinating.So his small building is always full of all kinds of flowers, which are in full bloom in every season, which is too beautiful to behold.

"Yes." Qiao Chennan promised with a smile. He had a good impression of Huamanlou.Huamanlou's tenderness and kindness, his equal treatment of life, is the closest to the idea of ​​a society ruled by law in this world of swords, lights and swords, which makes him feel inexplicably kind, even though facing people like Huamanlou for a long time is always difficult. It will make him feel how despicable and cowardly he is.

Smiling in Qiao Chennan's direction, Hua Manlou turned around and left the house, walking so smoothly that it was impossible to tell that he was blind.The eyes are blind but the heart is not blind, Huamanlou will always be like this, hold the greatest tolerance for the bad luck that comes, fill your heart, and be a happy blind man.

Qiao Chennan watched Huamanlou's back as he went away. He didn't know if Huamanlou had complained about the injustice of fate, or if he had been in despair. After all, Huamanlou was not blind from the beginning, and he was never blind. Blind, this kind of process is too cruel for a child.But such a cruel encounter still made Huamanlou feel that life is beautiful and made him respect every life.

In fact, he doesn't agree with Hua Manlou's indiscriminate kindness, because there are very few butchers in the world who can really put down the butcher's knife, but he admires this kind of tolerance.The building is full of flowers, and it is well-deserved of the eight words "a modest gentleman, as gentle as jade."

Looking back, Qiao Chennan turned to look at Ximen Chuuxue beside him, "Master, shall we go back?"

The house was still the same house, but Qiao Chennan always felt suddenly empty because of Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou's departure.Sure enough, people are social animals, and when they are used to the excitement, it is difficult to bear the silence and emptiness.

"I won't be returning to Wanmei Villa for the time being."

I don't know when, Ximen Chuuxue has gotten used to answering Qiao Chennan with only one or two words.Of course, it was impossible for Qiao Chennan to discover this point, he just confirmed his saying back to basics - Ximen Chuuxue is getting easier to get along with.

"Hey, where are we going?" Didn't Mu Bo and the others say that Ximen Chuuxue leaves the village four times a year, and the total time for leaving the village is less than four months, and the rest of the time stays in Wanmei Villa to practice swords, drink and enjoy live?This time I will come out this time because of Lu Xiaofeng's request. It was the beginning of April when I went out, and now it is May, and I haven't been back for more than a month. Is there still something to be done?

Ximen Chuuxue didn't answer Qiao Chennan's question, but turned around and walked into the door. No matter how many times he saw that gesture, Qiao Chennan couldn't describe that feeling with accurate words.Obviously he was walking like an ordinary person, but there was such an inexplicable taste, every move, it was as if the movement was carefully split in slow motion, and the white clothes were also slashing in the air with his movements. With a beautiful arc, the reflection formed in the eyes, dragging out a kind of slow elegance.Perhaps, this is the legendary demeanor of a master?

Feeling that his thoughts were a little funny, he shook his head and smiled and chased after him, "Master, at least tell me the general direction?"

"I told you the direction, can you tell the difference?"

"Of course I can tell the difference!...The owner, you just laughed, right? You don't believe me. Let me tell you, I really can tell the difference!"

Naturally, it was impossible for Ximen Chuuxue to quibble with Qiao Chennan, but he just said in a calm tone, "Bamboo Garden is divided into two courtyards, the North and the South, and I live in the North Courtyard at the moment." At the beginning, when he told Qiao Chennan, he chose the South Courtyard.

Qiao Chennan was dumbfounded, and said in disbelief: "North, North Courtyard? Impossible, I obviously walked south all the time!"

Seeing that Qiao Chennan did not forget to struggle to the death, Ximen Chuuxue's eyes slid over a touch of helplessness, "Can I turn around on the way?"

The two eyebrows twitched into a Sichuan character, Qiao Chennan recalled with difficulty, a little uncertain, "There should have been two or three times. But I'm sure I went south!"

Ximen Chuuxue glanced at him, and Qiao Chennan hesitated immediately with a firm tone, "Y, it should be to, to..." The last word Nan could no longer be said, and Qiao Chennan lowered his head in great frustration. It's just the North and South Second Academy, and he still got it wrong. Could it be that, as Tianji said, he would be right in East, West, North, and South?

Ximen Chuuxue looked at the dejected person, and remembered that the servants of the villa said that this person's pitiful appearance when he was lost was very similar to Laifu raised by Mu Bo, but now it seems that he is somewhat similar.With a slight glint in his eyes, Ximen Chuuxue put his hand on Qiao Chennan's head, rubbed it lightly, and smoothed his hair.

At this time, the white pigeon flew over with fluttering wings, and finally stood on the edge of the corridor next to Ximen Chuuxue. Ximen Chuuxue took out a small roll of paper from under the white pigeon's feet and spread it out. There were only a few concise words on it. Character.

"Changbai Mountain in Kanto."

☆、Lu Xiaofeng roll

In the weather in June and July, the sun was shining brightly on the body one moment and scorching hot, and the next moment it was covered with dark clouds.The downpour of rain poured down densely, hitting the ground bit by bit, creating a layer of gray hot air.

A remote town in the Kanto region also became lonely because of the rain. The town is really small, and the scattered houses around it are only twenty or thirty families. .Lao Qian is the owner of the only inn in this small town. Looking at the gray sky outside and the rain hitting the eaves hard, Lao Qian shook his head and sighed. business.

The town was already remote, and this inn was usually bustling with people from the town coming to have a drink or neighbors gathering to eat two small dishes, relying on these to barely make ends meet.It’s not that I didn’t think about closing the business at the beginning, but it’s just that it’s not much better to do other businesses in this place, and I’m reluctant to leave my hometown. After all, Lao Qian’s family has settled here for generations and has a deep relationship.

Moreover, this inn was also handed down from his parents. Lao Qian always felt that he wanted to close the inn. He was sorry for his father. Therefore, with such a few reasons, Lao Qian has persisted until now, and 30 years have passed. , the feeling for the inn is also deep, and the thought of closing the door is gradually forgotten. Anyway, enough food and clothing for the family is enough. He never asks for great wealth.

"Old man, it looks like there won't be any people around in this weather. It's better to close the door earlier, so that Daniel can spend some time chatting with Xiao Cui and his wife." Old Qian's wife, Mrs. Xu, is also from this small town. The two grew up together, and they became a couple naturally when they got older, and their relationship has been pretty good for decades.

Looking at the sky outside the door again, Old Qian nodded, "That's fine." Anyway, there is no business, so it's better to close the door early and enjoy the family happiness, his little grandson has only made a sound for a few months.

Hearing that Lao Qian agreed, Mrs. Xu began to put the bench upside down on the table and put it away, and Lao Qian also walked out from the counter to close the door, but the door was only half closed, and Lao Qian stopped what he was doing and squinted. Look at something in the rain.

"Why is the old man not moving? What are you looking at?" After speaking, Mrs. Xu also went to Lao Qian's side, and squinted her eyes like Lao Qian, but she couldn't see anything except rain.

Old Qian patted Xu, pointed to the end of the only stone road in the town, "Old lady, look, can you see if there is a horse coming this way?"

"Where is it? I can't see it, are you dazzled?"

Mrs. Xu glanced hard at the direction Lao Qian was pointing at but still saw nothing, so she suspected that Lao Qian was delusional.After all, in this small town, there are only a few passers-by in a few years, but every time passers-by lodge, it means they can make a fortune, although many of those people are full of evil spirits with swords and swords , but they are very generous in their actions, and they don't make trouble. They are all good guests.

"What blindness? What nonsense you old woman is talking about! My eyes are sharp, old man. Look again, is there a horse coming? There will be someone soon."

Mrs. Xu looked over suspiciously, and stared, there was indeed a horse coming. The color of the horse could not be seen clearly in the rain, but the speed of the horse was very fast, and it was estimated that it would arrive here in a short time.

"Quickly, put down the stool."

Old Qian called for Mrs. Xu, and together they put down the stool that was upside down on the table, and opened the door.Just after they put the only four tables and stools on the ground, the horse stopped in front of the door.

To Lao Qian's surprise, not one but two people got off the horse.After the two took off their coir raincoats, Lao Qian could see the whole picture of the two of them clearly.One is a 26-year-old white-clothed man. His appearance is the most handsome that Lao Qian has ever seen in his life, but his eyes are too terrifying. When he looked at him, Lao Qian shuddered several times. Lao Qian felt that those eyes, It is a bit colder than the ice water in the twelfth lunar month.

The other person is a handsome young man, who looks about eighteen or nineteen years old, half a head shorter than the man, also dressed in white, loves to smile, his smiling eyes are like crescent moons, and There are two small dimples, which look amiable.

"Shopkeeper, is there any vacancy?"

Old Qian reacted to the young man's words, nodded again and again, and said kindly, "Yes, how many rooms do you want?"

"Two." After the boy finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the man with scary eyes, and his smile was still so good-looking, which made Lao Qian amazed. Why didn't the boy think that man was scary?The confused old Qian heard the young man asking the man in a more affectionate tone.

"Master, it seems that there are no people here and it's very quiet, why don't you just eat in the lobby and then go to the room?"

"hungry?"

Old Qian was even more surprised when he heard this. He thought that the man's voice must be cold and trembling, but if he heard correctly, the man in white's voice was not friendly but definitely not cold enough. Faint pampering.

Lao Qian was a little curious, what is the relationship between these two people?Hearing the young man's address, he seemed to be a master-servant, but he didn't look like a master-servant in terms of his clothes, behavior or tone of voice, brother?It's not quite like that either.

"Hehe, the owner is wise. But you can't blame me. I ate a few boiled eggs for lunch. Are you still hungry?" The young man approached the man with a smile, his tone vaguely flattering but not flattering at all. .

"Don't like it?" The simple words of the white-clothed man made Old Qian conclude that he was difficult to communicate, and fortunately, the young man understood it.

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that it's easy to get bored if you eat it often. And the owner, it's not good to eat too many eggs, and it's not easy to digest."

This time, the man in white didn't speak any more, but just looked at the young man, who seemed to get some answer, and his smile became more and more happy, just like the expression of Daniel when he ate the candied haws that he coveted for a long time when he was a child, satisfied Unbelievably, he turned his head and looked over with a beaming smile.

"The shopkeeper, three dishes and one soup, whatever you want, as long as it can be served quickly. But remember to be light, not greasy or spicy, one of the dishes must be vegetarian, the soup should be clear, no chopped green onion, and less ginger , that's right, remember, don't put eggs in any dish!"

When the young man said the last sentence, he gritted his teeth as if he had a deep hatred with Dan, which made Lao Qian almost laugh, and silently repeated the young man's request in his heart, before Lao Qian nodded, "Okay, please remember the words of the guest officer." Stop, please ask the guest officer to sit down and wait for a while, it will be ready soon."

"Hmm, please trouble shopkeeper."

The boy and man in white clothes were naturally Qiao Chennan and Ximen Chuuxue, and they found a table to sit down at random. Qiao Chennan stared at Ximen Chuuxue, blinking his eyes with deep curiosity, "Master, how long until we arrive at our destination?"

It has been more than a month since they started on the road in Shanxi that day, and the more they walked, the more they walked, and in the end they only passed a small town for two or three days, and the rest of the time was spent sleeping in the wilderness. Before coming to this small town, he had already relied on Shu slept for five nights. Fortunately, he had enough clothes for a change of clothes, and there were often streams and lakes where he could cleanse himself.Whenever he took a bath in the open air, he especially missed the group of omnipotent numbers and outfits, but it was a pity that the owner didn't seem to allow them to keep up this time.

"Here it is." Although Ximen Chuuxue is inexperienced, he also knows that riding a horse for more than a month is a bit reluctant for ordinary people.However, Qiao Chennan didn't even say a word of venting from the beginning to the end. Even at the beginning, every time when he got off the horse, his face was pale and his feet twitched and he could hardly stand still, he just smiled and leaned against him for a while. , Qiao Chennan gradually got used to the intensity of the situation before getting better.

"Here?" This small town that doesn't take a day to walk around with both feet?Why did you come all the way here?

"Tomorrow, you stay here." After Ximen Chuuxue finished speaking, his eyes glanced over the silent Qiao Chennan, paused, and said calmly, "Tomorrow I need to go up the mountain." And in this kind of weather, Changbai Mountain, Qiao Chennan too dangerous.

Is this... an explanation? !Qiao Chennan blinked her eyes a few times in disbelief, staring blankly at Ximen Chuuxue, with a trace of joy coiling around her chest.Ximen Chuuxue didn't need to explain to anyone what Ximen Chuuxue wanted to do, but he explained that this kind of emphasis made Qiao Chennan inexplicably want to laugh, and he couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from curling up.

"How long does the owner need to go?"

"I'll be back at noon."

"Is it noon?" Qiao Chennan nodded after quickly switching to counting the hour, "Then I'll wait for the owner to come back for dinner."

The corners of her lips pursed into a straight line were slightly soft, Ximen Fuxue looked at the happy person and responded lightly, "Yes."

As Lao Qian said, the dishes came up quickly. They are all home-cooked dishes. They are not decorated into various beautiful shapes, but the taste is good, refreshing and delicious. Even the meat is not greasy. feel.Although it's not a delicacy, it is very satisfying for Qiao Chennan who has been eating white water eggs for several days.

After both of them finished their meal, they went upstairs to the wing room under the leadership of Lao Qian.The inn is very small, and there are only six wing rooms on the left, right, right, and right sides. The four connected rooms face the inn gate, and the two rooms slightly outside can see the inn hall clearly by opening the door of the wing room. two rooms in