The Nanyang Empire has a strict hierarchy, and there can be no steps in front of the mansion of the town mayor-level official, and the courtyard of the Guo Mansion looks only a little higher than the Guan Mansion, and if you don't look carefully, you think it is the residence of the outsider.

The carriage soon came to Guo's mansion, and the official in front of the door said to He Xiu, "You are He Xiu, my son-in-law has been waiting for a long time." ”

He Xiu smiled in his heart, it seemed that he was really in trouble, so he said unhurriedly, "It is He Xiu below, and I ask the official to lead the way." ”

The official took He Xiu around and around to a quiet house and said to He Xiu, "My son-in-law is inside, so I can't accompany him." ”

He Xiu tidied up his clothes, strode to the door and said, "He Xiu, the shopkeeper of Huipenglou, asks to see him. ”

There was not the slightest movement in the door, He Xiu said respectfully three times in a row, but did not get any reply, and just as he turned back, a word came from the door; "Come in." ”

He Xiu felt bored in his heart, only felt as if he had heard this voice somewhere, gritted his teeth, pushed the door and walked in.

He Xiu saw a young man in white sitting in the center of the living room with his back on his back, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he said, "Guo Gongzi sent someone to set a banquet in Huipeng Building yesterday, and my shopkeeper has already prepared it, and the shopkeeper is afraid that it will delay your big event, so he sent me to inform Gongzi." ”

"Oh, yes, that's the case, it's just that my son has something important to do temporarily and is inconvenient to get out, so go back and tell your shopkeeper that you don't have to wait. The young man in white said lazily.

"I must tell you the truth, but my shopkeeper has worked hard for this banquet for a long time, and I don't know how I should return to the shopkeeper for the reward of this feast. He Xiu's eyes stared at the young man's back and said in a tentative tone.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you let the owner of your shop record it in the name of Ben Gongzi first, and wait for Ben Gongzi to settle it with a piece of food next time, do you think it's okay?" the young man still didn't turn around and said lightly.

He Xiu listened to the words of the shopkeeper and couldn't offend the Guo family, and said respectfully, "With your identity as a son, it is naturally not bad for this little money, but it is a big expense for a small shop like our Penglou, and I hope that Gongzi can think about the people." ”

"Bold. ”

With a loud shout, Scar led four officials in from outside the door, and said viciously, "He Xiu, you are so bold, you dare to slander my son-in-law for not giving money for dinner, begging for beating." ”

He Xiu was chained by two majestic servants, and his face was pressed to the ground, He Xiu tried to resist, but he was not an adult opponent, so he had to admit it, but he was sulking in his heart, and spit out a mouthful of dirt and said, "Slow, since I offended Gongzi, I really should be beaten." But as the saying goes, even if you die, you have to die to understand, can Childe let me see the truth next?"

"Haha... Interesting, interesting, really interesting, we meet again. ”

He Xiu saw the sword eyebrows and starry eyes of the young man in front of him, with a handsome face, dressed in white, wrapped in a black belt around his waist, and the paper fan in his hand was spinning.

"Is it you?" He Xiu was shocked, he never expected that the young man he met in the Guan Mansion was the son of the current mayor.

"Bold, dare to disrespect the son, come on, beat the two boards. Scar commanded.

"Slow, not in a hurry, not in a hurry. ”

The white-clothed young man walked up to He Xiu with a paper fan in his hand, his eyes revealing murderous intent, and said in a yin and yang tone, "Do you remember being on Qiman Street?"

He Xiu carefully recalled that when he and Anu were buying ingredients for the first time, he met a young man in white who was bullying an old trader, and couldn't help but step forward to stop him.

"Yes, I remember, I don't know what Childe is going to do with me?" He Xiu did not give in, and said with provocation in his eyes.

"Okay, happy, this son admires people like you the most. The things on the streets of Qiman Town can be blamed in the past, but in the Guan family, you humiliate this account in front of your son's sweetheart, let's break it up. The young man in white starry eyes widened, his facial muscles tensed, and he said scoldingly.

He Xiu has been accustomed to seeing the situation of the official family bullying the people since he was a child, and he has long hated what the official family has done, and he is now alone, without any concern, he wanted to humiliate him, but he was afraid that it would be unfavorable to the club, so he only gritted his teeth and said, "I, He Xiu, do things alone, and now I am in front of you, let it fall." ”

"Backbone, interesting, this son is more and more like you. The white-clothed young man squatted down and tapped He Xiu's head with a paper fan and said sharply to Scar, "What the are you doing in a daze?"

Scar immediately understood, snatched the cane of one of the officials, and used all his strength to round the cane and hit He Xiu's back heavily, He Xiu gritted his teeth and endured the pain, closed his eyes and confessed.

The white-clothed young man's paper fan tapped eight times on He Xiu's head, and Scar hit He Xiu eight times.

After going down the entire eight boards, He Xiu's back was suddenly open, his muscles began to spasm, the nerves on his face twitched, and he vomited blood in his mouth, which hurt to the extreme.

The young man in white motioned for the family to withdraw, and there were only three people left in the room.

He Xiu's hands trembled, he stood up tremblingly, wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and still said, "May I ask Childe, the grievances between the two of us have been cleared up, I don't know if the remuneration of Huipenglou can be paid?"

"You kid, don't you want to get out alive today?" Scar said, rolling up his sleeves and clenching his fists.

"Hahaha... Good boy, you have a kind, just because you didn't shout just now, ask yourself if I Guo Zhenxing can do it, Scar, give him money. Guo Zhenxing's eyes flashed with a hint of admiration, and he said briskly.

Scar didn't dare to disobey Guo Zhenxing's order, so he had to unwillingly take out a piece of gold and give it to He Xiu, He Xiu turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Guo Zhenxing;

He Xiu was surprised, like Guo Zhenxing, the son of an official eunuch, who was arrogant and self-respecting on weekdays, never looked at civilians with a straight eye, and now he actually lowered his identity and stayed with him, he couldn't guess his intentions, but he couldn't offend again, so he said politely, "Xie Gongzi's good intentions, Huipenglou rewarded me with the next bite of food when I was in the most difficult time, if I abandon him and go, it is really disloyal, Anu is my brother who lives and dies together, if I turn my back on him, it is unjust, and I have to bear the name of disloyalty and injustice, just ask me He Xiu can't afford it." ”

Guo Zhenxing was full of excitement, the paper fan spun faster, and he smiled, "Haha... Interesting, interesting, let him go. ”

Scar's eyes were full of hatred, but he still obeyed Guo Zhenxing's arrangement and let He Xiu go.

He Xiu bent his waist, endured the pain, climbed into the carriage, and fainted.

Under the invasion of moths, the gray luster of the oil lamp kept changing its posture, and the head of a teenager in the bedroom was reflected in front of the window.

At night, the pain swept through his body again, and He Xiu woke up to find himself lying on the bed, and Anu was changing his dressing.

"You're finally awake, I'll call the shopkeeper. Anu was excited, and the tears in his eyes were biting down and not flowing, and said.

"No need, has the owner taken the reward for the meal?" He Xiu waved his hand at Anu and said.

Anu picked up the oil lamp brighter and complained, "Take it." You kid too, you almost lost your life for this money, is it worth it?"

He Xiu endured the severe pain, and said with a smile, "I don't know if it's worth it, I just know that the shopkeeper has a regeneration grace for me, and since he gave me the task, I have to go all out." ”

Anu was infected, nodded and said, "Yes, you are right, you and I are both blessed by the reinvention of the shopkeeper, if you don't report it now, let alone when." When you were unconscious, I thought, if it were me, I would do the same. ”

He Xiu coughed and said, "I, He Xiu, am really fortunate to have you as a confidant in this life, by the way, those meals are handled like this?"

It turned out that after He Xiu came back, the shopkeeper saw that he was seriously injured and was still holding a gold ingot in his hand, and immediately understood what happened, but he didn't know what He Xiu had to do with Guo Zhenxing.

At this time, it was the time for the victims to beg for food, so they disobeyed the wishes of the shopkeeper and distributed the food to the victims.

After listening to the shopkeeper's move, He Xiu couldn't help but feel a little comforted in his heart, and said with a sweet smile, "If that's the case, I, He Xiu, will be worth the meal." ”

After saying that, the two laughed.

Anu gave He Xiu the last anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicine and fell asleep, He Xiu's sleepiness also hit, but the faint pain from his back tugged at his heart, and he never fell asleep.

He Xiu took off the bell from his neck and began to talk to himself again, "Bell, bell, how many ulterior secrets are there behind you? I, He Xiu, risked my life to pick you up from the Hiding Mountain, how can I say that I also saved your life, watching me hit the board today, why can't you save me... Hey, forget it, it's all my own doing, who let me offend the mayor's son, but the next time I'm in trouble, you can't die without help. ”

The inside of the bell emitted a yellowish halo, flashing like fireflies, He Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly, "You agreed?"

There was a flashing yellowish halo from the inside of the bell, He Xiu was excited and ready to jump, and the pain of the wound cracking came from his back, so he had to lie on the bed and say to the bell, "Hey, are you an immortal artifact?"

The faint yellow halo flashed, and He Xiu couldn't suppress his excitement, so he almost woke up Anu, and then suppressed his voice and said softly, "Since you are with me now, am I your master?"

The yellowish halo was gone, and He Xiu lowered his head and sighed, "It seems that I am not worthy of being your master." ”

The yellowish halo flashed, and He Xiu said with a wry smile, "It's really time for you to shine." Then he said in a different way, "You say, will I be your master in the future?"

The frequency of the yellowish halo shone faster, and He Xiu couldn't help but kiss the bell and said, "You have a little conscience, but how can I be your true master?"

The bell didn't react, and He Xiu said to himself, "Don't worry, even if I can't be your master, I'll find you a master who is truly worthy of you." ”

When He Xiu saw that the bell had returned to its previous normal, he lost interest and fell asleep with all kinds of depression.