Sweet as candy

At the beginning of the daylight, Chang'an's street market unveiled a new look for the day.

Vendors, big and small, set up their stalls, boiled the hot water in the pot, and put out fresh and tender food.

Gradually more and more people got up early to make a living, and people came and went in front of the breakfast shop.A hawker came down neatly, chopped green onions, put a few fat pieces of meat, and a bowl of delicious and rich noodle soup was made in no time.

He has set up a stall in this alley for several years, and many customers have become acquainted with him.It's the same today. When a regular customer walked by the stall, he would skillfully cut vegetables and greet with a smile: "Mr. Li, would you like a bowl of noodles?"

The person known as Mr. Li paused, followed his words and walked into the shop. While finding a clean cloth towel to wipe the table, he said, "It's still the same, a bowl of plain noodles."

"okay."

The hawker quickly prepared the noodles and brought them up. Before Li Xing moved his chopsticks, he turned around and enthusiastically picked up an egg and said, "Young Master always takes care of small businesses. Today's bowl of noodles is considered a small gift for you." of."

"Thank you." Li Xing looked uncomfortable, finished the noodles in twos and twos, turned around and left the alley.

There were always vague sights coming from behind, and Li Xing knew that it was the eyeliner of Wujiang God Sect.

He walked into a brothel slowly, and when the nanny at the door saw him, her face was full of smiles: "Oh, Mr. Li, you've finally come. If we don't see you again, our little Taohong will miss you so much." sick!"

Li Xing smiled faintly: "I haven't listened to Xiao Taohong's song for a long time."

"Then it's a coincidence that Xiao Taohong just learned a new song two days ago, and she hasn't had time to sing it to others, so I ask Master Li to check it out for her."

With a smile on her face, Mammy pulled the man into the room, said with a smile not to disturb, and went out to pick up the guests again.

The girl named Xiao Taohong was only twenty or eight years old, when she saw someone coming, she kept looking at him shyly and shyly with her watery eyes: "My lord..."

"I heard from Mammy that you recently learned a new song."

Li Xing sat down beside her, and Xiao Taohong said softly: "Yeah...but I'm not familiar with it yet, I've been thinking of singing it to Young Master after I practice it well."

"In that case, let's not sing today."

A look of disappointment flashed in Xiao Taohong's eyes.Li Xing's words made her happy again: "How has your piano skill been recently?"

The qin was placed behind the screen. Xiao Taohong smiled shyly and plucked a few strings lightly. Before she could finish playing, a burst of flowing qin sound suddenly sounded from the next room.

Xiao Taohong's face froze, she couldn't help feeling ashamed.

Li Xingdao: "What's wrong?"

"Miss Qingluan is playing the piano." Xiao Taohong said: "She is the girl with the most superb piano skills in our building. I am not good at learning skills, and it is like playing tricks by her side."

After finishing speaking, he pushed the piano away in a fit of anger: "I won't play it anymore."

"Why are you so angry?" Li Xing said with a smile, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you."

Xiao Taohong originally wanted to test the other party's attitude by showing off her anger. Seeing his patient and gentle smile, her heart pounded. She sat down and said, "Okay, then don't dislike me."

Li Xing smiled slightly, and soon began to play the piano.

Xiao Taohong turned her head quietly, looked at him with a serious face, blushed unconsciously, and didn't care that the other party only played the piano but didn't explain.

The sound of the piano poured slowly from between the two fingers, and the people next door seemed to respond, the sound of the piano fluctuated up and down.Li Xing's eyes were fixed on the strings, and Xiao Taohong was about to say something when he turned his head and raised a finger to hiss softly.

At the end of the song, Xiao Taohong leaned against his shoulder and said softly: "What song is Mr. Li playing? Xiao Taohong has never heard of it."

"Does it sound good?" Li Xing said with a smile, "I just played it casually."

Xiao Taohong coquettishly said: "Mr. Li is making fun of Xiao Taohong again."

In the next room, Qingluan withdrew her hands.Xiao Lang stood aside, holding a pen in his hand, he had already marked the order of Li Xing's pauses just now.

The information from the two sides alternated without anyone noticing, Qingluan rearranged the Qin, turned his head and said respectfully: "Young Master, have you written it all down?"

Xiao Lang laughed, and put the marked paper on the red candle and burned it: "Thank you for playing this song for me, Miss Qingluan."

"The person staring at him may be strong in martial arts, but they may not be able to understand what the sound of the piano in this room represents." Qingluan stood up and said: "It is the young master who has an exquisite mind and can think of training us in this way."

"Over the years, Li Xing and I have been exchanging news in this way. Because we have never met each other, everyone will take it for granted that we don't know each other." Qingluan said: "My background is the cleanest. My relationship with Li Xing is also closer than that of Li Xing, why won't you use me more?"

Xiao Lang sighed: "Qingluan, the brothel is certainly a good place to inquire about information, but it is also full of the most dangerous traps. If you inquire rashly, you will easily expose yourself and cause fire."

"I'm not afraid, I just want to share my worries for you." Qingluan said anxiously: "Isn't it dangerous for you to come in person?"

"Qingluan." Xiao Lang's tone became more serious, and he said coldly: "You have to remember, you are my dark son in Chang'an, not a dead man. Before the mission, you must first ensure your safety."

Qingluan froze, a tinge of red appeared in the corners of her eyes, she turned around and wiped away her tears in embarrassment, and said in a trembling voice: "It was Qingluan who overstepped."

"After this matter is over, you don't want to stay here any longer." Xiao Lang said softly: "After all, this is not a good place to live. I will ask someone to arrange a new identity for you. You can go wherever you want. place."

"Chang'an is at the feet of the emperor. People here dare not do anything tough." Qingluan said: "Don't worry about this, my lord. There are a few ministers in the palace who still appreciate my piano skills. With their protection, I You won't be bullied."

Xiao Lang sighed, and said: "Qingluan, I don't want you to hurt yourself for me, and you are not allowed to inquire about them without my order. Otherwise, I will send you away from Chang'an immediately."

Qingluan's face turned pale, and she lowered her hand sadly.

Mu Yunyi had been looking for Xiao Lang for several days without seeing anyone. As soon as he asked, Xue Shiji gave a lot of reasons, and vowed to assure that it was really just a coincidence, and Song Fengqing had important things to do with Xiao Lang recently.

No matter how busy Xiao Lang was in the past, he wouldn't leave without leaving a message.Mu Yunyi ran into a wall several times in a row, and couldn't help but began to doubt the authenticity of Xue Shiji's words.

On this day, he found out where Song Fengqing lived, stood outside the door and watched Song Fengqing and another chivalrous man treat the people for half an hour, and then returned to Haoran City to ask Xue Shiji.

"Where did Xiao Lang go?"

Xue Shiji crossed his legs, but he didn't see clearly the stormy look on his face, and he said that vaguely: "I went out with Song Daxia, and left early in the morning."

Mu Yunyi sat down opposite him, and his voice was so cold that he could freeze into ice: "I went to see Senior Song, but he never left his residence."

The room was terribly quiet, Xue Shiji raised his head tremblingly, quickly calculating in his mind the possibility of using another lie to pass the test, and tentatively said: "Ah, I remember, he seems to be going to..."

Before the words Hengyang could be uttered, Mu Yunyi grabbed his arm with one hand, his eyes overflowing with "love and love": "Xue Shiji, you'd better think about it before you speak. I’ll come to you someday for advice.”

Xue Shiji wanted to cry but had no tears: "Amu, it's really not that I want to lie to you, I have a hard time saying it, there are no people around."

"I know he told you to say this." Mu Yunyi said: "You just need to tell me where he went, and I will not pursue it with you."

Do you really want to tell him that Brother Xiao has gone to Chang'an?What if he really went crazy and wanted to go to Chang'an?Xue Shiji was entrusted with the important task entrusted by Xiao Lang, gritted his teeth, and insisted: "I really can't tell you, anyway, he won't stay there for long and will come back, so you can wait for two more days at ease!"

Mu Yunyi said, "Is it for the Wujiang God Sect?"

Xue Shiji was taken aback for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

"Has he ever written back?"

"No." Xue Shiji said: "You don't even think about it, Chang..."

About to say the word Chang'an, Xue Shiji stopped in a hurry, almost biting his tongue: "The distance is too far, it's really inconvenient for him to send a letter back."

"In that case, how can you be sure that he is safe and sound now?" Mu Yunyi said coldly, "Where did he go, I will go find him."

"Hey!" Xue Shiji stopped him and said, "Are you a beauty in the eye of a beholder or something? Big brother Xiao is not a weak woman. It is not because of his good temper that he can sit on the position of the leader of the martial arts!"

Mu Yunyi paused, and Xue Shiji said again: "Am I not worried about him? But it's not like you haven't seen his strength with your own eyes. Even if you like him, you don't have to regard him as a fragile baby, right? The reason why Brother Xiao refuses to tell you is because he is afraid that you will run to him. Amu, you want to change the popularity of Yixian, Brother Xiao chooses to believe you. Now he wants to do his own thing, why can't you trust him! "

"I know that if you care about it, you will be chaotic, but Brother Xiao has his own ideas. The only thing you have to do now is to handle the internal affairs of the first-line Feihong, so that Brother Xiao will not be criticized more in the future. !"

After Xue Shiji finished talking in a row, his chest felt relieved.But seeing the face of the person in front of him getting more and more serious, he beat a small drum in his heart: Is my tone too aggressive?Can Amu accept it?

Mu Yunyi lowered his eyelids, his eyes were dark and unclear.After a long time, he stood up: "You are right, I was too worried. This time I will not go to him impulsively, but if he is in danger, please be sure to tell me."

Xue Shiji nodded, looked at his back, thought for a while and said: "You know, Amu, I can understand why you care so much. My parents are both dead, and Brother Xiao is my only best friend. I just followed When he was wandering around the rivers and lakes, I was always worried about gains and losses, for fear that this friend would leave me if I was not careful. But as time passed, I found that it was impossible for this to happen. "

"He will always be the most reliable one. Although he doesn't say anything, he has already made a decision in his heart, and he will do everything well. He is that kind of person."

"So I've always wanted to say, you don't have to be afraid, you have concerns, doesn't he have them? Since he has identified you, he will definitely handle everything carefully, and he won't leave you so easily."