Mu Hanzhong

The capital of Yin State——Xuanzhu, also known as Xuanjing, has been a prosperous place of smoke and willows since ancient times, a gentle and rich town. It is located on the bank of the Hongyun River that traverses the country.The city is criss-crossed and scattered, the streets are straight and spacious, tall trees are arranged in an orderly manner, the magnificent city wall divides Xuanzhu City into two parts, and the outer city is its commercial center, where all merchants from all over the world gather, bustling, noisy and beautiful Do prosperous.

Mu Hanzhong left Beijing in his early years, so Xuanzhu in his memory is like a distant memory to Wu Ye.Until today, seeing every street, every house, every hidden alley corner with my own eyes... I feel deeply touched and shocked beyond words.

When they first entered Xuanzhu Outer City, except for Han Hong who was still injured and stayed in the carriage, the rest of the group abandoned their horses and carts, and strolled in the crowded capital in the summer morning sunshine.

Qingyan's hidden worries in the past few days seemed to be dispelled by the bustling scene in the city. The beautiful eyes under the willow eyebrows looked at the pedestrians beside her with an unconscious smile. Yi Lei followed her, with a calm face I can't hide my curiosity...

When they arrived at Xuanzhu, the group of people were not in a hurry and just strolled along the way.The sun was shining brightly, and when it was lunch time, I found a restaurant, asked for two private rooms, and ordered food.One is for Wu Ye and the others, and the other is for the accompanying hidden guards.Although this place is Xuanzhu, dozens of guards in black are still enough to attract attention.Besides, the various factions in Xuanzhu City were complex and had already arrived at the door, so Wu Ye didn't want to get into any trouble.

The dishes were served very quickly. From a rough look, the dishes were very rich. Wu Ye took a few bites with chopsticks, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.In the past half a month, they have been traveling all the way, and they have eaten a lot of food from various places, but they are far from those in Qianye Palace.As for Wu Ye and Mu Hanzhong, if conditions permit, neither of them has low requirements for food and clothing.To be able to get some appreciation from him at the moment shows that the largest restaurant opened on the busiest street in Xuanzhu is worthy of its full guests.

Mu Yunxiao picked up the wine glass on the table, shook it lightly, put it to his nose, took a deep breath, the elegant and rich aroma wafted into his nostrils, bringing back a few traces of his youthful and frivolous years, his handsome face flashed With a hint of nostalgia, he couldn't help murmuring: "Back then... I only loved this 'drunk in the pot'..."

An Wu, who was sitting next to him, heard the exclamation in his tone, looked sideways at Mu Yunxiao, and said with a smile in his tone: "If the master likes it, why don't you take a few jars with you when you leave."

Mu Yunxiao shook his head, twirling the wine glass in his hand: "I thought so, but... this 'drunk in the pot' is limited in supply every day, how many jars? Heh, it's good if we can drink it this time. luck."

Wu Ye, who had been eating in silence, raised his eyebrows lightly when he heard the words, so well versed in the way of management, the owner of this restaurant might be a talent in the 21st century.

Satisfied with food and drink, Wu Ye leaned on the chair and slowly ate dessert, and poured down the medicine that Yilei had borrowed from someone else's kitchen to cook.

Sihuang Hanhong's spirit has been well maintained in the past few days. Perhaps because of returning to Xuanzhu, his tense spirit has relaxed a little, and he took the initiative to start the conversation: "When I return to the mansion and settle down, I will send some servants to How about following the master, Han Zhong, and you to visit the capital city that you haven't seen for many years?"

After finishing speaking, he went on to talk about Xuan Zhu's big and small changes in the past few years, as well as some anecdotes.

Wu Ye listened with gusto, Mu Yunxiao now listened to the person in front of him slowly talk about the recent situation of the place where he grew up, and couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional in his heart.

During the period, Qingyan occasionally interjected a few words, Yilei drank some wine, and talked a little too much, the atmosphere of the banquet became lively after a while, even An Wu, who had always kept few words, opened his mouth to talk about what he was doing. What Xuan Zhu saw and heard.

In the afternoon, the restaurant is overcrowded. The voices of people going in and out of downstairs and upstairs are chatting and laughing, and the gentle female voice sounded at an unknown time, against the swaying sound of the pipa, came through the carved door.

It sang exactly—

"The Yin Ling in the south is beautiful, and the blue peaks are inserted into the distant sky. I would like to take the cold wind and go straight out of the floating clouds. Qinling is sad and back to the horse, and my mind is leisurely. When I walk to the poor water, the moon rises and the boat is cold..."

Wu Ye was lazily leaning on the chair, the summer sun was pouring in from the window with waves of excitement, listening quietly, there seemed to be the faint sound of cicadas...

"...I would like to take the cold wind and go straight out of the floating clouds..."

Squinting his eyes, he looked at the people in front of him chatting with great interest, while unconsciously tapping the tune of the song with his hands on his legs. Such a pleasant feeling, until he was interrupted by the sudden noise from the stairs.

For some unknown reason, two groups of people in the restaurant started arguing, and Xiao Er hurried to break up the fight, but was kicked to the corner of the wall. Then, the sounds of weapons and chairs breaking mixed with shouting became louder.

In the cubicle, several people stopped to chat. After drinking, it is impossible for any restaurant to avoid trouble, but this trouble is really timely... Mu Yunxiao frowned slightly, and the hand holding the wine glass tightened subconsciously. tight.

Nan Xiaohuan took it into his eyes and looked up at Wu Ye: "Master?"

Wu Ye shook his head, it had nothing to do with him if it didn't come to his head.What's more, this is in Xuanzhu...

Mu Yunxiao and Wu Ye had the same concerns, so he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then his face returned to the previous indifferent expression.

However, the reason why an accident is called an accident is because its occurrence is always unexpected.

When the group decided to stand by and watch, one of the troublemakers was thrown down in front of the private room where Wu Ye and the others were staying because of his inferior skills.

The hidden guards in the next room gathered their spirits one by one when the incident happened, but without Nan Xiaohuan's order, they could only stay in the private room.At this moment that person broke in suddenly, and several people looked at each other, and immediately jumped out the door.

A drunken riot has developed to the present, and not only has it not stopped, but it has become more and more violent.Si Huang Hanhong, who was sitting by the side, glanced at Wu Ye, and couldn't sit still. Wu Ye smiled at him lightly, with the intention of comforting him.

The person who was thrown got up, and just wanted to swear a few words angrily, but was startled by the fierce eyes of the four men in black who suddenly appeared in front of him. run everywhere.

The spectators gathered around to watch the excitement, cheering from time to time, and those who had a good eye took a look at the party in the tangle, and began to discuss in a low voice, saying that those people might suffer a loss...

Without saying a few words, a person came from outside the house, swept around lightly, and the people became strangely quiet.When the first few people who started the incident saw the person coming, they struggled to stand up from the ground, and before they could call out their master, they were frightened back by the cold look in the person's eyes.

A few people obediently returned behind the visitor without making a sound, so there was no trace of domineering just now.

He sent someone to accompany the shopkeeper with the silver, and when that person walked up to the other party, he suddenly laughed again for some reason. Not strict, but let you show me a joke."

It was the voice of a young man, clear and sweet, with a hint of majesty.When Si Huang Hanhong heard this, his eyes sank, and he already knew who it was.

The restaurant was extremely quiet, and for a while, only the greetings of the two were heard.After listening for a while, everyone knew the identities of the two parties.At that moment, they dispersed in a rush, so how could they dare to continue watching.

Suddenly, the sound of going upstairs was heard.

In the private room, Wu Ye smiled, his eyes fell on the carved door, waiting for someone to come.

The footsteps stopped in front of the door, and then the voice just now sounded again.

"I offended you just now, I hope the distinguished guests inside will forgive me."

Even though he was asking for forgiveness, his tone didn't sound like he was sorry at all.

Wu Ye frowned, Nan Xiaohuan got up, took a few steps, and pushed open the door.

The guards on both sides bowed their heads and stepped aside.

The visitor was not tall, wearing a purple ruffled shirt and a purple gold crown with hair tied on his head. He had a delicate face with creamy skin and vermilion lips.He took two light steps forward, and a strong and strange fragrance came along with his movements, the quiet sweetness and a bit of icy cold, soaking his whole body little by little... trembling light spots flickered , the water-blue butterflies that are like ghosts are surrounding him, and the slender figure is flying up and down lightly...

The thick long eyelashes trembled slightly, and as he raised his eyes to look into the room, the eyes hidden under the feather eyelashes were fully revealed, black and transparent but bottomless.

His gaze quickly scanned the room, and he stopped when he saw Si Huang Hanhong sitting next to Wu Ye.Wu Ye's heart moved, and before he could say anything, the young man frowned and laughed, "Today is really a good day, but after going out for a while, I met so many acquaintances. Brother Han Hong, we... have been together for almost a year. It's been a while."

No joy or anger could be seen on Si Huanghan's face, he just looked at him quietly for a while, and then said calmly: "Well, but... it should be one year and three months, Han Lian."