The peach and willow green in the door, the bamboo is green and pine, and it is a delicate garden landscape.

But no matter how good the scenery is, Ling Ran doesn't have the heart to appreciate it.

Ling Ran was completely blinded by this old man,

"What do you mean, uncle?"

"Don't be strange, guests are different from the past, the Xiao Xiao girl you just talked about, can there be a token?"

Lao Suo spoke respectfully and carefully.

Token?

Ling Ran thought about it, took out the book of "Immortal Cultivation Essays" from his bag, and handed it over.

Lao Suo took a look at it, and his brows furrowed,

"Don't be joking, this essay can be bought in any bookstore for only five coppers, and it can't be used as a token. ”

When Ling Ran heard this, the embarrassment was greater than the shock, the books he had always thought were rare treasures were actually rotten street goods?

It's a shame that when Xiao Xiao gave him this book, he was still so moved.

"I took the wrong one, I took the wrong one, it's this one,"

Ling Ran embarrassedly took out the perception that Xiao Xiao had sent him.

Lao Suo saw that his expression was right, and his brows stretched,

"It's Miss's word! There is a lot of slackness, your honorable guest Haihan", he said and waved his hand into the courtyard.

Ling Ran didn't notice Lao Suo's gesture,

"It's okay, it's okay, that is, I confirmed my identity, and asked the old man to pass it on to Miss Xiao Xiao. ”

"What does the guest call me, Lao Suo ask one more question, what is your name and the relationship between you and Miss?"

Lao Su still doesn't seem at ease.

This is a question about Ling Ran, what is the relationship between him and Xiao Xiao? After thinking about it,

"My name is Ling Ran, and I am the same teacher as Xiao Xiao. ”

It should be right to say this, I have learned a lot from Lao Yantou, Xiao Xiao is also a teacher of Yancheng, and he is still a senior sister and brother according to his generation.

"Okay, Ling Shaoxia, please come with me, please come inside." ”

Lao Su led Ling Ran into the park, and did not forget to shout with He Jiu,

"He Jiu, be smart!"

Poor He Jiu touched his head and replied again and again.

The garden is huge, full of all kinds of plants, although it is a hot summer, but walking in the garden is extremely shady and very comfortable.

Walking all the way, Ling Ran couldn't help but ask,

"Uncle He, are you taking me to see Xiao Xiao?"

When the old man who was leading the way in front heard this, he said with a smile,

"Ling Shaoxia, don't worry, Miss went out a few days ago, and now she hasn't returned to the house, He Yi will lead you to the guest room first. ”

Xiao Xiao is not there?

Ling Ran was suddenly disappointed, it was so coincidental to wade through mountains and rivers for so long, he stopped and asked,

"Then do you know when Xiao Xiao will come back?"

"I can't be sure of this, it can be as long as half a month, or as short as three or five days. If the young man is willing, he can wait in the house for a while, what is the need, but just tell He Yi, and when the young lady returns, He Yi will report it immediately, is it feasible?"

He Yi also stopped to talk back to Ling Ran.

It's not bad to stay here, after all, I don't know my life, and there is a Danmen staring at me, so I'm just waiting for the girl to come back, and it's not bad for a few days.

"Then there's Law. ”

"Where, where. ”

He Yi retreated after making arrangements for Ling Ran.

The room should be very well furnished, and someone will send it to the room for three meals, and tell Ling Ran that the garden is big and that he should not move around, so as not to be accidentally injured by the guards as a thief.

Ling Ran was happy and comfortable, concentrating on recuperating in the room.

At night, Ling Ran was closing his eyes in the room, and there was a knock on the door outside the house.

Ling Ran was curious, dinner had already been delivered, and there would still be people looking for him?

"Who is it?"

He Jiu's voice came from outside the door,

"Ling Shaoxia, our lady sees that you are here. ”

Madame?

Ling Ran pushed open the door,

"Which lady is it? I don't know any husband...... People ......"

Ling Ran almost choked to death by his own words, in addition to He Jiu outside the door, there was also a woman standing,

looked a little familiar, coiled in a cloud bun, and the posture was elegant and calm,

Ling Ran hurriedly said hello,

"Hello madam! The junior Ling Ran, I didn't know that my wife was coming, and I was offended. ”

Fang Wan smiled lightly,

"Your name is Ling Ran?"

"Yes. “

"Is it the same door as Xiao Xiao?"

"Yes. ”

"I am Xiao Xiao's mother, Fang Wan. ”

"Yes. No, Mrs. Fang. “

Ling Ran, who answered the question in 1510, panicked when he learned that the woman in front of him was Xiao Xiao's mother.

"Hehe, you're a funny kid, why don't you invite me in and sit?"

Mrs. Fang smiled and said.

"What? Well, oh, please. Ling Ran hurriedly gave up his position and invited Mrs. Fang in.

"Are you still used to living there?" asked Madame Fang as she entered the house, Ling Ran followed behind trembling, although he didn't know why.

"Habit, Uncle He arranged it very well. ”

"That's good. After Mrs. Fang entered the house, she sat down, and the two sat opposite each other, Ling Ran was nervous and didn't know what Mrs. Fang's visit at night meant.

The room was silent for a moment.

Mrs. Fang didn't speak, Ling Ran felt that she was looking at herself, she only felt very embarrassed, her eyes looked down at the table, and suddenly saw the tea set, as if she had caught a savior, she hurriedly picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Fang.

"Mrs. Fang, please drink tea. ”

Fang Wan took a small sip lightly, and finally spoke,

"Master Yan, are you alright?"

Flame Master?

"Oh! Yan Lao...... He is very good, he can eat three bowls in one meal!"

Ling Ran screamed, and almost called Cheng Yan old man.

"Hehe, that's good. You called him teacher, but I didn't hear Xiao Xiao mention you, when did you become a disciple of Master Yan?"

Fang Wan's tone was gentle, Ling Ran felt that the nervousness had disappeared a lot, he scratched his head,

"Just after Xiao Xiao came back, Yan Lao ...... The teacher wanted me to learn something so that I could help Xiao Xiao. ”

Fang Wan nodded when she heard this,

"It's really embarrassing for him, Master Yan has an arrogant personality and a very high vision, except for Xiao Xiao who has never accepted disciples, Ling Shaoxia must be a top genius to make Master Yan have the heart of accepting apprentices. ”

It's embarrassing.

If it was because he was only around him at that time, wouldn't it be too embarrassing for Old Man Yan to teach himself if he didn't have to choose?

"Mrs. Fang praised it falsely, Ling Ran couldn't stand it. ”

"It's right for young people to be modest," Madam Fang nodded, feeling that Ling Ran looked very pleasing to the eye.

......

Forget it, don't explain, Ling Ran is also entangled in this, he asked,

"I don't know what Mrs. Fang's instructions are to find Ling Ran so late?"

Mrs. Fang took a sip of tea, and it seemed difficult to speak.

"Ling Ran, since you are good friends with Xiao Xiao and an apprentice of Master Yan, then you must know that He Yaoju today is different from the past. ”

Ling Ran nodded in understanding.

"But I'm afraid it's worse than you think. ”

Fang Wan didn't say it, Ling Ran could feel it,

All the shops on Juxian Street are closed, the whole street is empty, the door of He Yaoju is closed, and the guards are very cautious.

All kinds of scenes are conveying a message to Ling Ran: He Yaoju is afraid that he is not optimistic.

"Please let Mrs. Fang know. ”

Since he decided to come to White Emperor City and not solve the matter here, Xiao Xiao would definitely not leave, and Ling Ran had already been mentally prepared.

Fang Wan took a deep breath and said slowly.

Over the years, it has been common for He Yaoju to compete with Danmen.

suppressed, bribed, and rebelled, Danmen used all kinds of means to eat away at He Yaoju step by step.

He Yaoju has shrunk from the beginning of his struggle to the setbacks to today's survival, and in less than ten years, his power has shrunk to one-tenth of what it is now, which is not unpleasant.

If it weren't for Danmen's desire to slowly absorb He Yaoju's energy, I'm afraid it would have been annexed long ago, but that might have bottomed out and backfired from He Yaoju.

Another point is that Danmen has always been thinking about the fairy grass that year.

That Danmen also suffered heavy losses, Xie Jin died in battle, and judging from the intelligence, the heaven and earth treasure of that year was extremely precious!

Therefore, Danmen has been trying to find ways to find out about that treasure material, and Danmen thinks that He Yaoju Yancheng is seriously injured and has lost his alchemy ability, and no one has the ability to refine that treasure material, and it must still be hidden somewhere in He Yaoju.

It's just that Danmen didn't know that Yan Cheng completely lost his alchemy ability after that forced alchemy, and he didn't know that the refined pill had been taken by Xiao Xiao, helping her penetrate the zenith gate!

This matter is the secret of He Yaoju, and it has never been leaked.

It's just that after so many years, Danmen's request has been unsuccessful, and he has gradually lost patience, and he is ready to annex He Yaoju.

But after all, it is a big force, and there is still some bearing. The struggle in the dark will use some unseemly means, but on the surface it will leave some affection.

So Danmen gave He Yaoju two choices,

The first is to accept the facts and willingly accept the annexation of Danmen.

The second is to conduct a competition, if Danmen loses, he will return to the He Yaoju forces that have been annexed over the years, and if He Yaoju loses, including the resources of the mysterious treasure materials and the treasure materials in the Yanhui Valley, they will all be offered.

First, He Yaoju naturally would not agree, if he was willing, the blood left over the years would be in vain.

Second, what seems to be fair is actually naked oppression.

The so-called competition is that each side sends three representatives to conduct a medicine refining competition, after all, both are pill businesses, and the ability to refine pills is the best way to show the strength.

It's just that in today's situation, except for Xiao Xiao, how can anyone compare with Danmen to refine medicine.

Danmen's move killed two birds with one stone, which not only made He Yaoju lose face to stay in White Emperor City, but also took the opportunity to raise Danmen's reputation.

However, He Yaoju has no room for bargaining, either accept it, or it really comes to the point of last resort, and Danmen doesn't mind using some bloody means.

Therefore, He Yaoju chose the competition, which is also the only chance.

This move is helpless, if it was placed back then, it would never be oppressed by Danmen like this.

For this reason, Danmen hyped up, the contest between the two major pill forces, the competition of refining ability, under the state of life and death, the winner stays, the loser goes, who goes and who stays?

Under the deliberate propaganda of Danmen, the White Emperor City is now known all over the city, and there will be a competition between the two.

All forces are also waiting and seeing, is He Yaoju, who once fought against Danmen, really collapsed and fell off the altar?

Since Xiao Xiao returned to White Emperor City, he began to show his abilities in a high-profile manner, and he was busy almost all day and night.

Taking care of the work in the house, refining high-quality pills, appeasing the emotions of his subordinates, and finding treasures of heaven and earth, all of these do not need Xiao Xiao to start.

In this way, the entire White Emperor City also quickly knew that the Yan Master, who disappeared back then, now sent his disciple, He Ruo's granddaughter, to come back to save He Yaoju.

Everyone is waiting to see if this teenage girl named He Xiaoxiao can pull He Yaoju back from the brink of life and death.

And this time, Xiao Xiao took the door down to pick up a batch of valuable medicinal materials.

The road is far away, and now the situation is unknown, and it is very likely that "bandits" will appear.

"Xiao Xiao went with the team to transport medicinal materials?"

Ling Ran frowned, a little unable to sit still, He Yaoju's form was indeed not optimistic, but he was more concerned about Xiao Xiao actually going to transport medicinal materials.

Danmen even sent people to rob and kill an unknown junior like him, let alone an important character like Xiao Xiao!

Fang Wan also sighed and nodded,

"The martial arts masters recruited by Ju Nei in the past, walked and dug and dug, there were not a few left, and they all followed Xiao Xiao this time, which is ridiculous, the huge He Yaoju is just an empty shell now. ”