Lu Haoran's face was full of confusion, and he immediately took out his mobile phone to search.

But as soon as he unlocked the screen, his hands were empty.

Xiao Nuan raised his hand and turned his mobile phone over, ready to show his ID and technology to Hongnu and the others on the spot.

The moment her white fingertips touched the screen, she was stopped by Huo Liting reaching out.

The old withered hand held her hand tightly, but Huo Liting's words were said to the red girl and the others.

"I promise you, I'll go back with you. ”

He used fluent English and made an agreement directly with the red girl past Xiao Nuan.

Then, he turned his head to look at Xiao Nuan, and said in a soft voice: "You promised the Gu God senior to stay here to cook for him, but you can't be untrustworthy." Besides, you're only second, worse than me. ”

"That's because I let you. Xiao Nuan twisted his eyebrows: "Otherwise, let's compete immediately." ”

"Even if you win against me now, you won't be able to win. Huo Liting smiled lightly, his voice was tired: "What's more, what her boss wants is only me." ”

It was because they named them that she was more worried that they had other intentions.

But this reason, in front of so many people, Xiao Nuan couldn't say it.

She didn't want Huo Liting to do it, and her grandfather and Xiaotang would not be willing to let her do it.

"Rest assured, I will take good care of myself and will not put myself in danger. Huo Liting smoothed the wrinkles between her eyebrows, and said softly: "If you promise to cook for your seniors, you must be true to your word and cook well for your seniors." ”

Xiao Qi couldn't bear it, and translated Huo Liting's words to Gu Shen with more fuel and vinegar: "Grandpa, you see how good Mr. Huo is, he is sick like this, and he is still thinking about the promise he made to Sister Xiao to give you! Sister Xiao is also a person with deep affection, they will definitely keep their promise and come back to cook for you, why don't you let Sister Xiao accompany Mr. Huo down the mountain for treatment first?" Okay?"

Gu Shen was very satisfied with Huo Liting's attitude, stroked his beard and compromised: "Okay then! For the sake of your sincere attitude, I will reluctantly let the cooking girl follow Huo Xiaozi down the mountain to see a doctor, and when Huo Xiaozi recuperates his body, you will come back to cook for me." ”

He paused, and then added: "However, Xiaoqi, you have to go with them, you go and watch them for grandpa, don't let grandpa's cooking girl run away." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Qi was stunned, looked at Xiao Nuan and Huo Liting, and felt the pressure and the joy of being able to leave the mountain at the same time.

"Ahh The Gu God said solemnly: "Lest they deceive me." ”

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Qi reluctantly responded, awkwardly translating the Gu God's decision.

Old Man Xiao rolled his eyes in displeasure: "Hmph, my granddaughter is not a person who is untrustworthy. ”

Huo Liting's brows furrowed, it seemed that it was impossible for him to take the opportunity to get rid of Xiao Nuan.

For the time being, there is no need to stay in the mountains to cook for a lifetime, Xiao Nuan and the others are relieved.

Hongnu and the others also stood up from the ground, each confirmed Huo Liting's physical condition, and began to prepare for going down the mountain.

......

The eve of the descent.

In the wee hours of the morning, a few sparse stars hung in the sky.

Xiao Nuan got up lightly, silently touched into the kitchen, and began to prepare food.

Boil water in a pot, add ginger slices of cooking wine, and then add the fat and thin pork belly.

Bring the water to a boil and cook until there is no blood, then remove from the pan, drain and coat with dark soy sauce.

Wash the pot and heat the oil, fry the boiled pork belly skin side down, and fry it until the skin is dark brown and the skin is slightly blistered, and then take it out.

She cut the meat into palm-sized slices, stacked them whole in a small bowl prepared in advance, drizzled with the sauce, and spread a layer of broken rice sprouts that were stir-fried until they were dry.

The whole piece of meat was cut by her, and four or five bowls were placed on the pot before she put it on the pot to steam.

An hour after the smoke billowed, the salty aroma of sprouts and the smell of meat overflowed from the pot.

Xiao Nuan sniffed the aroma, and the corners of his mouth curled.

She turned the heat to the minimum and lifted the lid of the pot and brought out a bowl.

The white mist on the ground came to his face, and through the hand cloth, Xiao Nuan felt the heat of the bowl.

She quickly put the bowl on the stove and pinched her earlobe with her hot fingertips.

When she had recovered her strength, she picked up her chopsticks and took out a small piece of meat and tasted it.

"It's okay to put more salt, you can eat it. ”

A deep voice came from behind him, and Xiao Nuan instantly felt like he was being caught.

When she turned around and saw that it was the old man of the Gu God, she raised her lips and smiled lightly: "That's not good, the old man can't eat too heavy taste!"

The Gu God glanced at her unhappily: "The old man is old, the most important thing is to eat comfortably!"

He sniffed and looked over Xiao Nuan's shoulder at the food on the stove: "What is this?" It looks dark, it smells quite fragrant, bring me a bowl." ”

Xiao Nuan guarded the bowl and refused: "That's not good, this heavy oil and salt is not suitable for eating at night, especially alone." ”

"It shouldn't be, right?

As the Gu God spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and went to serve it himself. Xiao Nuan was afraid that he would be hot, so he could only compromise helplessly: "Don't, I'll give it to you, can't you give it to you?"

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows proudly, and without saying a word, he moved a stool to the small dining table under the tree outside the door and sat down.

Xiao Nuan couldn't cry or laugh, took a plate and covered it on the small bowl, put a small plate of green onions next to it, and added a bowl of rice left over from the night, with residual warmth, before sending the food out with the tray.

Gu Shen was anxious, and as soon as he saw Xiao Nuan put it down, he immediately went to uncover the plate.

Xiao Nuan slapped his hand away and scolded lightly: "Don't worry. ”

She set up the tray, picked up the plate and bowl covered with the buckle meat with both hands, and reversed it 180° before uncovering the bowl and quickly sprinkling a little green onion.

The heat spreads, and the salty aroma of sprouts and pork belly hits the face.

Xiao Nuan put the plate in front of the Gu God: "Slow down, be careful of the burning." ”

The skin of the meat is black folded, the fatty pork belly is steamed until it melts in the mouth, and the fragrance of shallots mixed with the dry fragrance of sprouts bursts between his lips and teeth, and Gu Shen squinted his eyes with satisfaction: "Hmm, comfortable, what is this?"

"This is called roasted white, and some people call it button meat, which is a special delicacy in the Sichuan-Chongqing region of country Z, and it can be stored for a long time. I steamed several more bowls, thinking that when we came down the mountain, you could eat whenever you wanted, and you could take it out and steam it with rice, which was convenient and fast. ”

The Gu God opened his eyes and stared at Xiao Nuan for a while: "Hmph, you still have a little conscience!"

Xiao Nuan laughed angrily at him: "What do you mean that I have a conscience, I already have a conscience, okay? I still think that when I go up the mountain next time, I will bring more ingredients and cook all the foods of country Z that I know!"

Gu Shen snorted coldly: "Hmph, you just make it up! In a short period of time, you don't plan to go up the mountain again at all." ”

Xiao Nuan chuckled in his heart, but he didn't admit it: "How can there be?" I didn't think so. ”

Gu Shen tugged at the corners of his mouth disdainfully: "The old man has eaten more salt than you have eaten, and I can see at a glance that you have a little bit of fancy intestines." You don't worry about that kid surnamed Huo, even if his body recovers, you want to accompany him, don't you?"

"I didn't. Xiao Nuan turned his head and stopped looking at the Gu God angrily.

A little shy, a little flustered, a little arrogant......

The Gu God looked at her appearance, a little kindness flashed in his eyes, but his mouth was as fierce as ever: "Then when I guessed wrong." However, you won't need to go up the mountain again anytime soon. Because I have agreed to your grandfather's kind invitation, and I am going to go with him to country Z. ”

Xiao Nuan was stunned, and a warm current quickly surged in his heart.

Her little caution has long been seen clearly by her grandfather.

In order to avoid her worries, he took the initiative to turn this hard-mouthed and soft-hearted old man into a burden for himself.

However, both of them are medical idiots, and they may be able to collide with some sparks together, and they can enjoy life together.

Xiao Nuan unloaded the burden, and the corners of her lips raised slightly: "Senior, this is a good thing! It is said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and if you go to country Z with my grandfather, you will definitely have a harvest." ”

The Gu God pretended to be calm and said, "Hmph, don't be happy so early, I'm just going to see if Country Z is as good as you say." If not, see how I clean you up when I come back. ”

Xiao Nuan laughed out loud: "Senior, you can rest assured of this, our country Z is not only rich in land and resources, but also has many delicacies, and is hospitable, guaranteeing that you don't want to come back if you go." ”

"Is it really that good?"

"It's definitely that good!"

Dissolving the moonlight, the shape of the tree is swaying, Xiao Nuan talked eloquently, and introduced a lot of scenery and delicacies of country Z to the Gu god.

One spoke seriously, the other listened casually on the surface, but his heart was already full of expectations.

Gu Shen swallowed his saliva and plucked out his ears pretending to be disgusted: "It's useless to talk about cocoons in your ears, what is it like, I won't know until I've seen and tasted it." ”

Xiao Nuan smiled: "Yes, yes." I don't say that's less than one ten-millionth of the food and beauty of country Z. Must be selected until you personally identify!"

The Gu God went upstairs and downstairs, looked around, and made sure that no one had taken out something from his pocket, and handed it to Xiao Nuan mysteriously: "Take it with you at any time, don't open it until you have to." ”

On the black string, a glass bottle the size of a little knuckle is attached, like a quicksand pendant that was popular in the early years, but the bottle is pitch black, and it is impossible to tell what it is.

Xiao Nuan frowned and said curiously: "Senior, what is this?"

Seeing her dangling in her hand, the Gu God hurriedly glanced around vigilantly, rolled the rope back into her palm, and said unhappily: "Baby." It's a good baby that I didn't even want to give Xiaoqi. ”

Xiao Nuan was taken aback, and hurriedly stuffed the thing back into his hand: "Such a precious thing, then I don't dare to ask for it." ”

The Gu God stuffed the thing back into her hand with his backhand: "Xiao Qi has nothing to do with this thing, and forcibly giving it to her will not be able to exert the greatest effect." But you're different, you have a relationship with this thing, so you can take it away. ”

Seeing that she was about to shirk it, the Gu God added: "I didn't give this thing to you for nothing. When I went to country Z, you can't let me pay my living expenses. I don't have anything but Gu worms, and I'm a poor egg. ”

On the glass bottle, there was still the temperature of the old man, Xiao Nuan clenched his palm, and teased and chuckled: "You can still work for my grandfather?"

Gu Shen was stunned: "Hey, you little conscienceless, I'm this old, you still let me go to work?

Xiao Nuan sneered lowly: "What is the face, can you eat it?"

The old man was about to beat her, but after thinking about it, he withdrew his hand, ate two pieces of burnt white, and immediately squinted his eyes with satisfaction.

Sure enough, there's nothing a meal can't solve.

If there is, then two!

The two of them chatted while eating, and they talked happily.

Full of food and food, the old man of the Gu God wiped his oily lips and told Xiao Nuan: "Girl, no matter what you do, you must remember one thing." Nothing is life-important, you know?"

I don't know why he suddenly became serious, Xiao Nuan was stunned, but nodded obediently.

The old man continued: "In the case of not hurting your life, happiness and happiness come first. A person's life is always limited, say and do whatever you want, don't think too much. Don't let yourself live so hard, you know?"

The attitude is still the face of the high-minded educator, but Dundun's advice is unusually warm.

Xiao Nuan's eyes couldn't help but sour, and nodded heavily: "Thank you, senior, I will remember it firmly." ”

......

Jincheng, a cup of tea.

It's still the same quaint private room.

Huo Liren raised his hand to invite Hong Lie to sit down, waved away the bodyguard, and got straight to the point: "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, what are your dissatisfaction with our cooperation?"

Hong Lie was puzzled: "What does Mr. Huo mean by this?"

Huo Liren looked at him, and his peach blossom eyes were not disfigured: "The Huo family only has an empty shell left, but your son can come up with a registered capital of 1 billion in such a short time, isn't it supported by His Royal Highness the Third Prince?"

"Of course not. ”

Hong Lie immediately denied it, frowning slightly.

He thought that the money belonged to the Huo family, if not, where did Yuntian get so much money?

Huo Liren's eyes flashed: "Then where did his money come from? He is your son, and he is only five years old!"

The three words "your son", Huo Liren bit extremely hard, and the threat was self-evident.

A bitter frustration welled up on Hong Lie's face.

In the past, he only felt that he didn't know Xiao Nuan well enough to really enter her heart.

Now, he realized that he didn't even know about the son he had raised.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and held up three fingers: "I can swear to God, if I knew where this money came from, I wouldn't ......"

"Eh, don't worry, Your Highness!"

Huo Liren saw that he was sincere, so he interrupted at the right time, and his eyes returned to a warm smile: "I just ask, make sure, there is no offense." ”

He poured tea for Hong Lie with his own hands, and his hoarse voice was full of bewitchment: "Presumably His Royal Highness is the same as me, probably in their hearts, just an outsider!"

"It's not. Hong Lie's eyes were slightly cold: "It's just that the incident happened suddenly, and we haven't had time to communicate yet." ”

He picked up the tea on the table, stalked his neck and drank it all: "What's more, the Huo family tree has deep roots, even if the company has no money, the family may not be able to raise this 1 billion." ”

How much money the Huo family has, and whether they have taken it out this time, Huo Liren knows it clearly.

But he didn't debunk it, but hooked his lips and smiled lightly, and said, "It makes sense." Then let's not dwell on this issue, let's talk about our protagonist! I sent someone to the top of Qingbai Mountain, and got the news that Ah Ting had died of poison. ”

Hong Lie was stunned for a moment, a complex emotion surged in his heart, and before he could speak, he heard Huo Liren say again: "I don't think it's possible, and I sent someone to follow them for a few days." The people below sent back a lot of photos, but none of them had Ting in them. ”

Hong Lie raised his eyebrows suspiciously: "What about the photo?"

Huo Liren opened the drawer under the tea case and put a thick stack of photos in front of him: "I don't know many of the people in it, it's best for you to confirm it." ”

The photos are very detailed, from their time in the hilltop courtyard to their trip out of the forest to their trip to the hospital.

Then in all the photos, Xiao Nuan was often accompanied by only a gray-haired old man and two gray-haired old men.

Hong Lie recognized two old men, one was a crane-haired and child-faced Gu God, and the other was Xiao Nuan's grandfather.

Other staggered people include Zhao Xiaotang, Li Lei, He Lao and even Xiao Qi and others, but no matter what the photo is, there is no Huo Liting.

Huo Liting has an outstanding figure and appearance, even if he is thrown into the pile, he is a leader who can be recognized at a glance.

If he was there, it would be impossible not to catch a shadow in such a large pile of photos.

Hong Lie's brows furrowed: "Why did Grandpa go? Did he go up the mountain alone?"

"Our man didn't arrive at the time, but it was certain that he wasn't going up the mountain alone. So we suspect that this old man may be the person he invited to detoxify Ah Ting. Huo Liren pointed to the white-haired old man in the photo, Xiao Nuan was supporting.

The eyes of the two fell on the old man at the same time.

He changed into the traditional clothes of Qingbai Kingdom, thinking that they were the old clothes of the old man of the Gu God.

The dark clothes hung empty on his body, and he couldn't see his figure, but he could only see that his back was very stiff, and he trembled with every step.

Xiao Nuan held his hand tightly at all times, like his exclusive crutch, and occasionally the camera captured her looking at him, always showing a faint emotion.

Emotion?

Huo Liren and Hong Lie's eyes lit up at the same time, and the two of them grabbed a few photos at the same time to look at the comparison carefully, and then came to a conclusion almost at the same time.

"Ah Ting, this person is Ah Ting!" Huo Liren's peach blossom eyes were dyed with excitement.

Hong Lie's eyes were depressed: "Yes, except for him, Nuan Nuan will not look at others with this kind of eyes." ”

"But, why is he like this?" Huo Liren frowned: "Is it a disguise? What is he hiding?"

Hong Lie shook his head: "Look at it like this, it shouldn't be pretending." It is a miracle that he was able to remove the Gu poison and survive until now. I suspect that this is the sequelae of Gu poison. Gu poison is ferocious, even if it is detoxified, it will make life worse than death. He looks older than his grandfather. ”

Huo Liren looked at the figure in the photo who needed help to even walk, and would go to see the king of Hades in minutes, and threw the photo on the table with disgust: "Heh, fighting with a dying person, even if you win, you can't win." Forget it, so be it!"

Hearing the meaning of giving up in his words, Hong Lie hooked his lips self-deprecatingly: "Yes, he is like this, Nuan Nuan will never give up on him!"

They interlocked their fingers and walked firmly and steadily with every step.

When she stood beside him, her face was gentle and delicate like never before.

Huo Liren looked at Xiao Nuan's delicate and beautiful face, and the corners of his lips suddenly aroused a hint of interest: "That's right." This girl has never been a simple character, and if she wants to win completely, she can't be a little lucky. ”

If Huo Liting died, she knew what she had done to the Huo family, and it was hard to guarantee that she would not come back to take revenge, so it was better to take this opportunity once and for all.

The truth is this, but hearing this description, Hong Lie still frowned unhappily: "The basis of my cooperation with you is Nuan Nuan, please be respectful to her." ”

Huo Liren's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, but he smiled good-naturedly: "Ok, Ok! ”

Seeing his insincere appearance, Hong Lie suddenly remembered something, and said, "Huo Liting's Gu poison, you gave it to him?"

Huo Liren's eyes straightened, and he denied: "Of course not." Although I want him to die, I am not strong enough to reach into the royal family of your Qingbai Kingdom. ”

Hong Lie was slightly stunned, and his brows frowned even tighter: "That's strange." Could it be that Huo Liting also has enemies in our Qingbai Country?"

Huo Liren smiled softly, and the disfigured half of his face became more and more hideous.

He shrugged his shoulders senselessly: "Whatever! The more enemies he has, the better it will be for us, after all, the enemies of our enemies are friends." ”

Hong Lie was at a loss in his heart, and he didn't answer for a while.

Huo Liren didn't care, and continued: "I see that your son is looking for someone to cooperate, I will introduce someone to you later, and if you introduce him to him, you will say that he is your friend, with strong funds and extraordinary strength." Your son's side will definitely say yes. ”

Hong Lie raised his eyebrows coldly: "I said that I wouldn't do anything harmful." ”

Huo Liren explained casually: "I know, so this person is really strong. ”

He casually pointed to his head: "But to do business, sometimes you don't just have money, you have to rely on it." ”

Hong Lie's gaze sank: "You deal with a child like this, don't you think it's invincible?"

Huo Liren chuckled: "He is your son, just a guest of the Huo family, what I want to target has never been him, just the Huo family." Don't forget, now we are allies on the same front. ”

Hong Lie hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay." ”

......

Universal Tower, 108th floor, President's Office.

Yun Tian sat in the raised boss's chair, replaying the video surveillance and photos of the birthday party over and over again.

He clicked on the autoplay mode, his hands folded in support of his chin, and his handsome little brow furrowed slightly.

Lao Huo's purpose must be to snatch back himself and Mommy, and it is normal for Daddy to be jealous.

But Daddy has always been a gentle and cheerful person, even if he hates a person, he can't do this kind of deadly Gu poisoning people.

The Gu poison that Cha Apeng gave to Lao Huo should have been dropped halfway.

But who is that man?

Not only did he know about the royal family's palace banquet, but he might even know that Lao Huo would appear before Daddy and the others, so that he would have time to prepare such a fierce Gu poison.

How much does he hate Lao Huo, so he will not hesitate to implicate the royal family of Qingbai Country, and use the trick of borrowing a knife to kill people?

Yun Tian pondered, and the undercurrent in his deep eyes surged.

After a long time, a cluster of light flashed under his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly hooked a sly arc.