sun and moon return

It has been more than half a month since Zheli left.Xi'er looked at the letter over and over, the handwriting on the paper was so delicate and beautiful, but the whereabouts of the person who wrote the letter was unknown.

Ugh.

This is the 360th time she has sighed today, and even Xiao's mother couldn't stand it anymore, and asked her to finish the account quickly and go to rest.

Xiao's mother went to close the door, and said "ah", Xi'er ran to her side and stretched out her head to look around.

"It's snowing." Xi'er was slightly disappointed, and returned to the counter wearily.

"You used to like snow the most," Mother Xiao teased her mercilessly.

After Xiao's mother cleaned up, she went into the backyard.

Xi'er propped her head up and looked out of the window. The snowflakes fluttered profusely under the orange light, and the snowy winter was warm.

The first snow of winter has fallen, and people have not returned yet.A few days ago, Sunset's disciples were investigating outsiders in the town, but luckily Zheli was not there.

Presumably they are looking for a discount.

"Dong dong dong", there was a knock on the door outside.

"Who is it?" Xi'er came out from the counter. It was still snowing at night, so how could there be any guests?

She took the latch and opened the door, only to see Zhe Li standing outside the door with a smile on her face, and asked loudly, "Girl, it's snowy and cold in the night, do you have a wing room?"

Xing'er's eyes were full of disbelief, and then bent like a moon hook, Xi'er was overjoyed, jumped up and hugged Zheli: "A Li, you are finally back."

Zheli opened his eyes wide, his first reaction was to look at Feidao, and he opened his arms for fear of bumping into Xi'er and causing a misunderstanding.Feidao glanced at him indifferently, without making a sound, but there were some unclear emotions in his eyes.

After Xi'er hugged her, she saw the person next to Zheli, her cheeks flushed suddenly, she bowed towards Feidao, and blamed Zheli: "Don't tell me you brought friends...Mister, please come in quickly."

She welcomed the two of them into the house, Xi'er was about to reach out to wipe the snow for Zhe Li, but Feidao already skillfully reached out to brush it away for him.

The atmosphere was strangely awkward.

Zheli didn't realize it, turned around and swept the snow off Feidao's body: "Although it didn't use spiritual power, but fortunately it didn't melt much, otherwise it would wet the clothes."

Zhe Li opened the chair, the two sat down, Xi'er closed the door, and made hot tea.In the backyard, Xiao's father, Xiao's mother, and Xing'er heard the news of Zheli's return, and they all put on their clothes and came out to welcome him.

There was a commotion downstairs, Xiao's father pressed down on Xi'er and Xing'er, his expression was serious: "Do you still remember a few days ago when Sunset came to investigate people?"

Xi'er quickly covered her mouth: "Yes, yes, keep a low profile so as not to attract attention."

Zheli and Feidao looked at each other: "Did disciple Luojian come to investigate?"

Xi'er nodded: "A few days ago, I came to question the outsiders, but fortunately you are not here."

Zheli thought for a moment, thought of Feidao, and quickly introduced: "This is..." He suddenly hesitated, because Feidao's identity should not be publicized, "It's a friend of mine, Mr. Xiao."

Several people greeted Feidao again, Xiao's mother and Xing'er went to clean up the guest room, and Xiao's father went back to rest.

Xi'er sat down with the two again and asked Zheli what happened these days.

Zheli glanced at Feidao, saw that he was just drinking tea quietly, and said to Xi'er, "To make a long story short, something happened on the way I was following disciple Luozan, and I was injured. It was Mr. Xiao who saved me. He took me Come back after healing."

Zheli paused for a moment, and his expression became more serious: "There is one more thing, you have heard that Mo is too sad...Blind Uncle..."

Xi'er lowered her head, her gaze fell on the orange tea, and her hand passed the cup over and over again.

"When I found him, he was gone."

Like a sentence of final judgment, the blind uncle who lived in Xi'er's memory turned into a cold corpse in the end.

"I guessed it," Xi'er bit her lip and said, "I just hope that Uncle Blind can rest in peace..."

After a while, she raised her head angrily again: "So, is it really disciple Luo Zan who did it? Why?"

Zheli shook his head: "I haven't found out the reason yet. But you must not provoke them."

After comforting Xi'er, Zheli took Feidao to the guest room.

"Where do you live?" Feidao asked.

"I live in the courtyard downstairs." Zheli pointed to the downstairs.

Zheli sat down in Feidao's room: "Master, why do you think disciple Luoyan transported the corpse to another place?"

Feidao shook his head: "I don't know."

"Then they keep that mouse spirit, is it to persecute the businessmen?" Zheli asked again.

Fei Dao thought about it: "Maybe it's to help them get rid of the tail behind them, such as you. They can sense that someone is secretly investigating, maybe it's because the mouse spirit is dead."

Zheli thought for a while: "It makes sense."

Not long after dawn, Xing'er was sweeping snow in the courtyard. It snowed heavily last night, and a decent layer had already been laid.Xiao's father and Xiao's mother are already busy in the store, packed up the gifts and went to the store, Feidao has already sat down and drank tea in the store.

"Morning, Master..." Zheli went over to greet him, "Mr. Xiao." He smiled, opened the stool and sat down, and looked out the door, "It's still snowing. I'll take you out for a walk later."

After eating something symbolically, Zheli took Feidao and took the umbrella, planning to go out for a walk before the snow was still low.

"Zheli." Xi'er came out from the back kitchen, and immediately saw him and Feidao standing at the door, "Do you want to go out?"

Zheli turned around: "Take Mr. Xiao out for a walk." He turned around, "What's wrong?"

Xi'er looked at him confusedly: "Tomorrow's Laba Festival, I still want you to go shopping with me for some ingredients."

"Ah, there's no other way," Zheli scratched his head apologetically, "Can Xing'er accompany you?"

"The store is busy these two days, and my sister can't get away." Xi'er muttered.

Zheli turned his head to look at Feidao, who was standing in the corridor.

"Forget it, forget it," Xi'er sighed, "Just wait, don't go."

The girl quickly got into the backyard, and quickly returned, holding a black cloak in her hands, and under Zheli's surprised gaze, the cloak had already been thrown into his hands.

"Mother made it, it's cold outside, put it on."

Zheli stroked the soft cloak, the rabbit fur on the hood was very smooth, he looked down at the gown on his body, and then looked back at Feidao.

"Thank you." Zheli waved to Xi'er and stepped out the door.

Feidao turned his head to look at him, and watched him put the newly made cloak on himself in amazement, and while fastening the buckle, he whispered, "This is how you look more like an ordinary person."

Feidao lowered his eyes to look at Zheli's fastened hands, then raised his head again: "I used some tricks, in their eyes, I am no different from ordinary people."

Zheli fastened the buttons, turned a deaf ear, glanced at Feidao in satisfaction, and opened the umbrella: "Let's go."

Holding an umbrella together, the two stepped into the snowy sky.Xi'er behind her showed a slightly disappointed expression.

Under the gloomy sky, on the hillside of the barren festival, the snow-wrapped wind was blowing the cloak and shaking the broken hair by the ears.

The emerald green bamboo forest is soaked in the pure white of snow, under the misty hillside, towering buildings are hidden among them, and a number of snow-covered carriages are parked in the courtyard.

"That's where Luo Zan's disciples are stationed."

It is difficult to peek at the Luojian resident from other places unless you look around from a distance, and the bamboo forest covers most of the houses, so the builders put a lot of thought into it.

"By the way, master," Zheli said hesitantly, "I took a mission from a family in the town to escort them to Qitan Village."

Zheli smiled flatteringly and said, "Master, why don't you go with me."

"Qitan Village?" Feidao showed disapproval, "Luo Zong has noticed that someone is secretly investigating their affairs, we have been staying here, and may cause more trouble."

"I originally thought that this task would end soon, so I would take it, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until the beginning of spring. But since I have already accepted it..." Zheli was a little distressed.

"Then why do you want to pick it up?"

Zheli told Feidao the cause and effect, and Feidao reluctantly agreed to go with him.

"Then where is the strangeness in Qitan Village?"

"I heard that it is a very strange village. Many people died because of the epidemic. Mr. Qian escaped from death, but he also contracted the disease, but it happened late. No one dared to go to that village for many years. After hearing about it, I can’t get out. Master Qian insisted on going back to worship his ancestors, so he recruited people everywhere.”

"The strange thing is that this Qitan Village doesn't seem to care much about Luo Zan." Zhe Li said suspiciously, "I heard that a big person from Luo Zan once went to deal with it, but for some reason, there was no result."

Zheli also thought about the matter of Luo Zan transporting the dead: "Could it be that Luo Zan transported the dead to this Qitan Village? If this is the case, then there is a big problem with this Qitan Village."

For such a speculation, it can only be said that it is possible, but since Luo Zan is still involved, it is not a bad idea to go there.

"By the way, there is also a woman of unknown origin but with advanced cultivation who is traveling with us." Zheli said, "She seems to know a lot about Qitan Village, she is mysterious."

After chatting with Feidao, the two watched the scenery on the mountain for a while, and then went down the mountain.

When going down the mountain, the snow had stopped, Zheli put away his umbrella, and brought Feidao to Qian's mansion.

The steward led the two of them in, and they came to the screen wall, but within a short while, the flying crane on the screen wall was broken into two halves.

The housekeeper led the two of them to the living room in horror, and served tea. After a while, Qian Er came over from his work, saw Zheli, and chatted warmly.

Zheli introduced Feidao to Qian Er, just now he had heard what the housekeeper said, and knew that Feidao's strength was good, and at this moment he was even more delighted: "This is very good, with Mr. Xiao, if you do it, you will surely succeed."

"Mr. Qian," Feidao looked at Qian Er, "the matter of Qitan Village is nothing to worry about, but there is one condition."

Qian Er smiled brightly: "Mr. Xiao, you are welcome, please tell me."

"We just want to stay here quietly for a while," he paused, "I heard that Luo Zong has been very strict with foreign merchants lately."

Qian Er laughed and said, "I understand what Mr. means. Don't worry, both of you, as long as you don't make trouble in Xiaojiawan, leave other matters to my brother."

Forget it, he asked again: "It's getting late, I ordered my servants to prepare wine and food, both of you are guests from afar, I, Qian, should do my best as a landlord."

If Tao agreed, the three of them went to the backyard.

During the meal, Feidao asked about Qitan Village by the way. In the afternoon, Qian Er invited the two of them to go out for a stroll.