Sweet as candy

When the morning fog cleared, a carriage slowly entered from the city gate.

Xue Shiji sat on the side of the car with his legs crossed, chatting with the people inside: "Brother Xiao, did you go the right way?"

Lifting the curtain with one hand, Xiao Lang glanced outside: "That's right, drive two streets ahead, turn right and go up the hill."

"Okay." Xue Shiji replied, "I've never been to Lu's house before. The scenery here is no worse than Jiangnan."

Xiao Lang laughed, and said: "The scenery is even more beautiful when you go to the mountains. Auntie loves flowers and plants. My brother and Mingtong took care of them carefully for a long time."

On the halfway up the mountain, there are indeed gorgeous red plums planted on both sides, embellishing the mountain road picturesquely.

"It's a pity that Shuyan and Amu are not here." Xue Shiji said regretfully, "This place is so beautiful, they haven't been here before, have they?"

"Master said that he is not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the Wulin League." The fragrance of plum blossoms wafted in the wind, and Xiao Lang relaxed a little, closing his eyes to enjoy the comfort of this moment: "It's good to leave for a while, let him rest for a while My God, Yixian Feihong is already enough for him to worry about."

Xue Shiji said: "Probably because we always acted together with him some time ago, now suddenly there are only two of us left, and we feel uncomfortable instead."

Xiao Lang chuckled lightly, but didn't speak.Mu Yunyi's not coming is actually not a bad thing, at least he and Feng Ji can avoid confrontation in front of him.

In front of the gate of the villa, two figures were looking forward to it.

A young man in a sky-blue shirt was wandering around in front of the door with his hands behind his back. Seeing the shadow of the carriage, he immediately shouted joyfully and ran forward: "Hero Xiao!"

Compared with his enthusiasm, Feng Ji looked extraordinarily calm, standing behind and looking at them with a smile.

"Mingtong." Xiao Lang shouted with a smile, turned around and said: "This is my friend, Xue Shiji. Shiji, you met this one during the martial arts conference, the famous Envoy of Fengyun, Lu Mingtong."

"Fengyun Shi." Xue Shiji nodded towards the young man, then looked nervously at Feng Ji: "Brother Feng."

"You don't need to be so polite." Lu Mingtong waved his hand: "Since you are Xiao Daxia's friend, you are also my friend. Just be like him, just call me Mingtong."

Lu Mingtong has been well protected by people since he was a child. He grew up surrounded by pure love. When talking to people, his brows unconsciously revealed an innocent and childish aura.Xue Shiji hadn't spoken to him during the martial arts conference, but at this moment he felt that he was a good match for him.

"It's so cold, why bother to wait at the door." Xiao Lang said with a smile: "Although I don't come here many times, I won't forget the way."

Feng Ji said indifferently: "When he heard that you were coming, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. He got up from the bed early this morning and said that he would personally welcome you, and no one could stop him."

Lu Mingtong laughed foolishly, and said: "The Lu family hasn't had guests for a long time, and my mother also likes Xiao Daxia very much."

Xiao Lang chuckled, and gave Xue Shiji a meaningful look, Xue Shiji tilted his head strangely.

Xiao Lang took out a delicate wooden box from the carriage: "This is a local snack I brought from Haoran City, and I give it to you."

"Wow!" Lu Mingtong's eyes became sparkling in an instant, and he held the box with both hands: "Thank you, Xiao Daxia, you are too polite, come as soon as you come, what gifts do you bring..."

Feng Ji stood at the side and poured cold water on it indifferently: "If someone troubles you with something, it is natural to give some sweetness first."

Lu Mingtong glared at him secretly, pulled Xiao Lang and said: "Come on, let's not just stand outside, I will let someone lead the carriage in."

In the yard stood a beautiful woman, who was teasing a clean puppy in her arms with her head down.Lu Mingtong called mother, the beautiful woman turned her head, saw the two guests behind them, her eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on her face.

Xue Shiji thought in his heart: The mother and son are really alike in terms of hospitality.

He stepped forward and said, "Hello, auntie, junior Xue Shiji..."

"Oh, little Xue, right?" Mrs. Lu moved as fast as lightning, put down the puppy, and quickly walked over to hold his hand, her face could not hide her appreciation: "You are really a good-looking talent. How old are you, where do you live?" Where, is there a marriage?"

Xue Shiji: "..."

Xiao Lang walked over with a suppressed smile, and said softly: "Ahem, I forgot to tell you, Aunt Lu's greatest hobby in her life is to lead the red line for those young people who have not yet found their belongings."

"Mother!" Lu Mingtong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you here again, Shaoxia Xue already has a sweetheart."

"That's right." Mrs. Lu suddenly revealed a look of disappointment: "That's really a pity... No, that's great, congratulations."

It was rare for Xiao Lang to pay a visit, Mrs. Lu smiled and said that the Lu family finally became lively again, so she happily left a group of juniors behind, and walked into the kitchen with her sleeves rolled up, threatening to cook for herself.

The few chatted briefly, and Lu Mingtong knew that Xiao Lang came here to ask for something, so he called down all the maids around him: "Xiao Daxia, tell me, as long as I can help, I will definitely do my best .”

"Thank you Mingtong." Xiao Lang said: "Some time ago, the Martial Arts League found out that a cult with the belief in immortality had reappeared in the Jianghu. Let’s sell brochures together. Life and death are fate, and they cannot be reversed forcibly. If you want to live a few more years, it’s better to go out and walk more.”

"That's all." Lu Mingtong smiled and said, "I still think it's such a troublesome thing, don't worry, leave it to me. After you finish writing, I'll let someone take it and put it in the most conspicuous place in the bookstore." , selling every day."

He asked curiously: "Isn't immortality such a thing only appearing in story books? How could anyone really believe it? It's too stupid."

Xiao Lang smiled and said: "When people have lust, they will naturally be blinded by greed. Mingtong doesn't have this level of attachment, so he can live so comfortable and lovely."

Suddenly being praised by someone, Lu Mingtong blushed cheekily, scratched his head and smirked: "No... Xiao Xia, how are you going to write this booklet?"

Xiao Lang said: "Song Fengqing and Song Daxia are in charge of writing. Do Ming Tong have any suggestions?"

Xue Shiji wondered, "Emissary Fengyun also has research on writing books?"

"Naturally." Xiao Lang didn't change his expression, he raised a cup of tea and took a sip leisurely: "Ming Tong is a capable person who single-handedly pushed me and my brother to the list of the most popular storybook heroes."

With a pop, Lu Mingtong choked on the tea.He was coughing upside down, he hurriedly supported the table to stop his coughing, and tried to cover what Xiao Lang said just now with a sudden increase in volume: "Hahaha, Xiao Daxia really knows how to joke, I didn't do it, it was just a storybook That person happened to be a gentleman from my family's bookstore, misunderstood, really misunderstood."

After speaking, he broke out in cold sweat. When he was young and blind, he mistakenly thought that Xiao Lang and Feng Ji were a couple, so he pulled strings for them thinking of the beauty of adults, and that's why he had this oolong.

He lowered his head in shame - it's all Feng Ji's fault, he always wears a mask when he has nothing to do, who would have guessed that they are brothers!

In fact, Xiao Lang always pretended to mention it in a casual manner because he saw his reaction was amusing.Seeing that his face was blushing, Xiao Lang let him go with a slight smile: "So that's the case, I misunderstood."

Lu Mingtong raised his head with lingering fear, looked around and said, "Can just relying on brochures work? I think since those people are stupid enough to believe in immortality, most of them won't listen to your persuasion." gone."

"Exactly." Xiao Lang smiled subtly: "So this trick is only used to persuade those people who have not been fully attracted. For those who are eager to try, I naturally have another method."

Lu Mingtong nodded and said: "Hero Xiao is very resourceful, the other party must not be your match."

Mrs. Lu cooked the kitchen herself, and arranged a table of good dishes. Lu's house was not a short distance from Haoran City, so Lu Mingtong tried his best to persuade the two of them to rest at Lu's house for the night, and it would not be too late to leave until the next day.

Xiao Lang didn't refuse anymore, after dinner, several people built a small fire beside the rockery, chatting about the new interesting things in the rivers and lakes while warming up the wine.

Although Xiao Lang is the leader of the martial arts alliance, he has always been in contact with the most serious people in the world.Lu Mingtong is different. As the envoy of Fengyun, his greatest responsibility is to record all kinds of major events that happened in the Jianghu.In addition, he loves to join in the fun since he was a child, so while he was rushing to record, he still didn't forget to prick up one ear to hear what interesting things happened near this place.

So in tonight's gathering, he is undoubtedly the one who can bring the atmosphere the most.

From the family grievances between famous families to the emotional entanglements between men and women, none of them can escape Lu Mingtong's eyes.He talked dryly, the tea next to him was empty and filled again and again, Feng Ji watched him drink six or seven cups in a row, fearing that he would be tossed to death at night, so he quickly stopped with a few words topic.

Lu Mingtong still didn't want to finish, and insisted on finishing the last piece of anecdote before being dragged back to the room.

Xue Shiji probably didn't hear as many strange things in his life as he did tonight. Seeing Lu Mingtong being dragged away, he turned to Xiao Lang and asked, "Brother Xiao, are what he said true?"

"The second owner of Ximen's family really had an affair with his sister-in-law?"

Xiao Lang looked at him sympathetically: "I just know, whether it's true or not, you'd better forget about it after leaving the Lu family. Otherwise, you will be in trouble in the future."

There are many guest rooms in the Lu family, and Xue Shiji and Xiao Lang each sleep in one.Before entering the room, Xue Shiji touched the position of his heart and said with emotion: "Fortunately, we don't need to sleep in one room, otherwise, according to Amu's narrow mind, we must find opportunities to play with me in the future."

Xiao Lang glanced at him lightly, and closed the door softly.

Xue Shiji has a rotten problem, he admits to bed.It would be fine if he slept on the carriage and on the ground like he usually did when he was on the road, but if he changed to a comfortable but unfamiliar bed, he would have to toss and turn without being able to sleep for a long time.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Mingtong had instilled a lot of grievances and grievances into him at night, as soon as he closed his eyes, his mind would automatically start to deduce the love and hatred between the second owner of Ximen and his sister-in-law.

Envoy Fengyun is really not an easy task.

Xue Shiji sighed, turned over and got out of bed, thinking of going out to relax.

There was already a person standing outside, with his back facing him, and the cold wind had been blowing for an unknown amount of time.

"Brother Xiao?" Xue Shiji called softly.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" He walked to Xiao Lang's side, followed his gaze to look at the looming arc in the clouds: "Don't say it's watching the moon, the moon is hidden."

Xiao Lang smiled: "Can't sleep, come out sober."

Sober what?Xue Shiji leaned closer and sniffed it: "Did you get dizzy from drinking too much at night?"

"I've only had a few drinks." Xiao Lang laughed and said, "There are too many things on my mind, I'm just upset."

It turned out that Xiao Lang would also be upset sometimes, Xue Shiji folded his arms and said, "If you don't mind, let me hear what you said."

Xiao Lang laughed, and patted him on the shoulder: "I tell you about my depression just to add to your troubles."

"I'm a donkey's brain." Xue Shiji didn't care: "I forget it after I say it, what are you worried about. Don't worry about it, let me listen to it."

It was the first time that Xiao Lang had been separated from Mu Yunyi for such a long time since he and Mu Yunyi had exchanged mutual affection.Thousands of miles away, even Xue Shiji, who had always been dumb-headed, could tell that he was not used to it, let alone Xiao Lang.

In fact, he stood outside for a long time just now, half thinking about how to solve the matter of the Wujiang God Sect, and half secretly thinking about Mu Yunyi, but it is a bit embarrassing for him to tell the truth in front of this stunned young man.

Xiao Lang looked embarrassed: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about the Wulin League."

"Wulin League?" Xue Shiji said: "With your master and Shi Daxia here, there is no need to worry about it. We can set off to go back tomorrow, and you will be busy at that time. I'm not talking about you, brother Xiao, it's rare for us to come out for a day, so don't worry about it." I worry as much as an old mother all day long."

"..." Xiao Lang gave him a complicated look, and sighed, "Xue Shiji, you really are a donkey."

After saying that, he shook his head amusedly, turned and went back to the house.

Xue Shiji was left with a puzzled face - he was obviously comforting him, why was he being scolded again?