windy cold

The yellow sand outside the Great Wall, the emperor of heaven and earth, a sandstorm has just ended, and the fine gravel was pushed up into the sky by the remaining residual wind and could not stop for a long time. lethargy.

In such a lifeless desert, there is a huge building standing alone. You can only see the high wall, but you can't see it. A majestic banner stands on the city, with the word "Xiao" on it.

Lifeng Castle, the home of the Xiao family, the largest family in Mobei, is located on the northern border of the desert. Its size is so large that it can be called a small city. It is the mansion of the Xiao family, which seems to form a city centered on the Xiao family.

The family history of the Xiao family is different from that of the other three families. Hundreds of years ago, the founder of the family was born as a lieutenant in the army. After success and fame, he was extremely loyal, and even when his child was still waiting to be fed, his family moved to the border of Mobei to guard the frontier. Later, the dynasty collapsed, and the side wall repeatedly retreated. Breaking away from the imperial court, he took root deeply in the territory outside the imperial court's jurisdiction, and developed into one of the four great families of the Xuan clan.

"Bah, bah!" Shouting and cursing all the way, Chi Xiaohan didn't say anything, and ate a lot of sand. As soon as he landed, he took an umbrella to cover the wind, and spit several mouthfuls, very dissatisfied, "I really don't want this place. Come again!"

Lu Wanfeng deeply agreed, covered his face with his sleeve, and hid behind Qin Chuhan.

Even though he was as calm as Qin Chuhan, he was also frowned by the weather at this moment, and turned around to block the incoming wind with his back.

In contrast, Xiao Wuhen grew up here since he was a child, and he didn't feel anything at all. He pulled a piece of cloth from the neckline and hung it on the bridge of his nose, and took out a few pieces of linen cloth and handed them to the three of them, "Use it to cover your mouth and nose, follow me." into town."

They landed in front of the gate of Sleepwind Castle. The huge iron gate had already been mottled under the years of wind and sand, and several layers of skin had peeled off, but it was still as unshakable as a copper wall and iron wall. And strict.

Lu Wanfeng stepped forward and looked up, only to feel that the city wall made of red bricks and hard stones was so high that it couldn't be seen at a glance, as if it had soared into the sky.

Xiao Wuhen had already stood in front of the door, pulled out a thick rope from the small hole in the door hinge, and tugged hard. After a while, the iron door in front of him suddenly opened a small compartment, revealing a child's face .

"Young Master, you are back!" The child exclaimed in surprise, and when she heard a female voice, she disappeared in a blink of an eye. After a while, the door suddenly moved and opened from the inside.

A few well-dressed guards with knives stood on both sides of the road and waited. A child rushed out from behind, hugged Xiao Wuhen's waist, and said happily, "You're back early!"

The little girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was wearing a bright red short dress, her complexion was dark, and there were spots of red on each cheek, which were obviously caused by living in the desert all the year round. In addition, she had thick eyebrows, big eyes and a high bridge of nose. He has a round mouth, short brown hair curled into hemp balls on his short stature, and looks a bit boyish. If it weren't for his voice, many people would admit his mistake.

There was no expression on Xiao Wuhen's indifferent face, as if he was used to it, he pulled her off his body, nodded and said, "Ajili, where's Mobo?"

"Abba is taking a rest today, I'll watch the city gate for him," Ajili pursed her lips, looked behind him, and asked, "Who are they?"

Xiao Wuhen said: "My three friends, let them come in together." He tilted his head and instructed.

"Yes!" The guards responded, welcomed a few people in, and then slowly closed the city gate again.

Telling the three to keep up, Xiao Wuhen was entangled by Ajili asking questions, although she had no answer, but it didn't affect Ajili's interest, and she kept pulling people along.

Lu Wanfeng and Qin Chuhan were walking behind them, but Chi Xiaohan suddenly and quietly grabbed him, slowed down silently, and gradually opened the distance from the two in front.

"What?" Lu Wanfeng asked.

Chi Xiaohan pointed to the person in front, and whispered: "That stinky girl likes Xiao Zhuizi."

Lu Wanfeng rubbed his chin, "I can tell, why?"

Chi Xiaohan slapped him, "That's the daughter of Mo Sang, the second in command of the Xiao family. She has been inspiring to marry Zhuizi since she could walk. Let's keep a distance away and don't bother them. Maybe one day Jizi will change his sex and fall in love with a woman. Then I'm free."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wuhen who was walking in front turned his head instantly, and glanced coldly at him. Chi Xiaohan's body tensed up, and instead of swallowing, his saliva entered his air cavity, choking and coughing fiercely.

Xiao Wuhen narrowed his eyes, and was about to walk back when Ajili hugged his arms again.

"Ah, isn't that the cowardly young master of the Chi family? Why did he come with you?"

Chi Xiaohan heard it clearly, and jumped up: "Who are you calling coward!"

"What about you! Why, how long did it take to forget about the last time I fucked up?" Ajili stuck out her tongue at him.

Chi Xiaohan's face turned green, and he pointed at her with trembling fingers, "How dare you say that! It's clear that you deliberately ordered the falcon to peck me!"

Ajili made a face, and said contemptuously: "You missed the eagle with three arrows in a row, which angered them, and blamed me instead, shame on you!"

"Hi! You stinky girl, you deserve a beating, don't you?" Chi Xiaohan rolled up his sleeves and was about to go over, but was pulled back by Lu Wanfeng, who suffocated from laughing.

"What are you fussing about with a little girl..." Yu Yin couldn't hold back his laughter.

When Ajili heard this, she was not convinced: "I am 14 years old, not too young! I will be able to marry the young master in two years!"

When Chi Xiaohan heard it, he said "Hey", pointed at Xiao Wuhen and laughed at her: "Marry him? Waiting to be a widow? Don't you know that he doesn't like women at all!"

Ajili looked shocked as expected, hurriedly went back and pulled Xiao Wuhen to ask: "Young master, is what he said true?"

Xiao Wuhen's aura is particularly cold and solemn at the moment, his eyes are fixed on Chi Xiaohan who is staring at him with his hips on his hips, no matter how much Ajili pulls him, he never moves his eyes. Nodding, he nodded with a weird smile.

"..." Ajili bowed her head in great pain and meditated for a while. She didn't know whether it was naive or confident. When she raised her face again, she was back to normal, and even provocatively said, "Damn! I want to fight with you! Let's shoot the eagle again ! If you lose, you are not allowed to pester the young master again!"

Chi Xiaohan was very innocent: "Please! Auntie, have you figured out who is pestering whom!"

"No matter, if you don't compare, it means you admit that you are a coward!"

I didn't want to talk to her at first, but after thinking about it, Chi Xiaohan still felt very angry and unwilling, so he started the fight immediately: "Bi, I'm afraid that you little yellow-haired girl will fail! It's not for anything else, you will lose then You have to admit your mistake, and you have to call out ten times to Grandpa!"

"Hmph! I won't lose! When the sandstorm stops completely, you and I will compete again! The one who doesn't come is the puppy!"

"A word is settled!"

The two made an appointment in this way, and at the end, Chi Xiaohan opened the distance from the front again very angrily. Xiao Wuhen saw it in his eyes, and the smile that flashed just now had long been retracted, and Ajili's smile was expressionless. hand, and said indifferently in a blink of an eye: "Don't talk nonsense in the future."

Ajili kicked her feet and said unhappily: "You always defend him!"

Xiao Wuhen didn't answer any more, left her alone and left, Ajili looked back and forth, and finally hurried to catch up.

Seeing that the two people in front were walking farther and farther, and Chi Xiaohan was still rooting under his feet, Lu Wanfeng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I have always been very optimistic about you, but let's follow up first, don't miss it in a while." People, we are here to do business."

Chi Xiaohan was extremely uncooperative: "I didn't intend to do this business at all..." Thinking about what Xiao Wuhen said before to force him to come over, he could only swallow his breath with all his might.

"Then how did Young Master Xiao convince you?" Lu Wanfeng asked.

"...Don't worry about it," Chi Xiaohan waved his hands, "Let's go, follow up."

There was a lot of research on the construction of Lifeng Castle. There was a strong wind outside the city before, but the inside of the city was not affected much. The wind and sand were avoided, and the sun was shining. There was even underground river water in the city, and wells were dug for water every certain distance.

At this time, the streets are crowded with people, and the market vendors are hawking and shouting. It is very lively. There are even many shop owners hanging red and blue colored ribbons on the door beam signboards, hanging down long and fluttering in the breeze.

They went through the market along the road to Xiao's Mansion in the center of the city. When they arrived at the gate, they could see that it was majestic, occupying a huge area and built in layers. At the very beginning, the author's heroic temperament was evident. Not surprisingly, it should be written by the first patriarch, and it has been passed down and refurbished several times for a hundred years without weakening his will.

The housekeeper who got the news was already waiting in front of the door, and when he saw a few people arriving, he came forward and said respectfully: "Young master, Miss Ajili, the three guests have been waiting for a long time, the master is waiting in the front hall, and ordered the young master and Daoist Qin went to meet with him immediately after arriving, and the other two young guests have already arranged their dormitories, so please go and rest with your attendants."

Ajili asked: "What about me? Can I go to the lobby together?"

The housekeeper took a step back and asked politely, "The flowers brought from the south seem to be in full bloom in the past two days. I heard that Miss Ajili likes them very much. Why don't you go and have a look?"

"Really? I'm going, I'm going!" As expected, Ajili diverted her attention and left happily. Before leaving, she gave Chi Xiaohan a sharp look.

Without extra polite words, the butler turned to one side and raised his hand inward to make a "please" gesture. Xiao Wuhen nodded and watched as the attendant led Lu and Chi to the guest room, and then together with Qin Chuhan walked in.

The author has something to say: "When you lose, you have to kneel down and sing conquest", haha~