After Lin Yongcheng broke through, Qi Changtian no longer let him serve as the fourth hall master, but he also did not assign him to take the position of the helmsman, altar master, or head of the chamber of commerce.

Lin Yongcheng was arranged to go south with Tingyi and Shangguan Naiya, responsible for protecting the saint. The three of them shared a carriage and said nothing all the way.

When he arrived at Guannan Mansion on the border of Qingping Prefecture, after crossing the bridge across the river, Tingyi left the carriage behind and asked Lin Yongcheng to secretly follow Shangguan Naiya back to the Zhang clan.

Tingyi has learned that Shangguan Naiya has been admitted to Fuzhou St. Martin's High School, and after returning home to say goodbye to his relatives, he will go to Fuzhou. Wrapped in true qi, he soared and went to Fuzhou first.

The closer she got to home, the more apprehensive Shangguan Naiya became. The Zhang family probably already knows what happened to the Magic Academy's traveling convoy, what will happen to her mother, and what will happen to Zhang Chuanzheng and Cao Xiaoxiao, who treat her as their own?

As if knowing why Shangguan Naiya was anxious, Lin Yongcheng comforted: "Life and death are fate, and the saint doesn't have to worry too much about the deceased. Since you shoulder the great cause of saving the country from the Heavenly Sect, you should cut off the dust and take it as your responsibility to purify the common people. ”

When you arrive at Guang'an Mansion, there is Yunding Town in front of you, and Zhangjia Village after Yunding Town. It's been less than a month since the parting, but it's like a year. This land is her second home, which has embraced her and witnessed her growth. There was a brief period of joy here, and more of a haze and sadness.

In the bustling bazaar of Genting Town, Shangguan Naiya suddenly wanted to make the carriage turn around, so he left quietly. But in the end, I still felt that I had to leave a word for my mother, let her know that she was safe, and also give an explanation to the Zhang family.

Let Lin Yongcheng settle down in an inn in Genting Town, Shangguan Naiya walked into the village road of Zhangjia Village alone. Some of the clansmen who were doing farm work were very surprised when they saw her, and threw down their tools to report to the Zhang family's mansion.

Shangguan Naiya's heart was very bitter, and her steps were unprecedentedly heavy.

There are still 100 steps away from the Zhang family's mansion, and you can feel its sad and depressed atmosphere from a distance. It is still a blue brick and black tile, and a high-walled compound, but it is no longer human. Shangguan Naiya's foot hung on the threshold of the front yard, as if he had the strength of a thousand catties, and he couldn't step in.

"Miss Naiya, it turns out that you are fine, we all thought that you and the young master were ......" Yu Bo, who came out, couldn't speak anymore in the middle of his words, wiping his old tears with his thick fingers. He seems to have aged a lot, and his former tough body has begun to hunch.

"My mother...... And righteousness...... What about them, old lady?" Shangguan Naiya felt that her throat was very dry.

"You go in and take a look," Yu Bo wiped away his tears and pointed in the direction of the main hall, "this ...... Lost a family. ”

The entire Zhang family's mansion is hung with white silk everywhere, and the dark money in the courtyard is scattered everywhere. The servants who used to laugh and laugh were in a hurry, and kept a secret from each other, not daring to say a word more. It's as if it's a sin to even gasp for breath in this house.

After passing through the hall, Shangguan Naiya saw the man in the main hall.

"You're back. Go and rest. Zhang Chuanzheng, who was sitting on the Taishi's chair, said emotionlessly, as if he didn't know the righteous daughter who escaped death in front of him. Wu Zi took the flask and drank it one after another, flicking the bell in his hand a few times from time to time - he was summoning Zhang Jiabao's soul. But this is in vain, Zhang Jiabao died in a foreign land, and he couldn't even transport his body back, so how could he summon his soul.

Zhang Chuanzheng, who is clean and neat on weekdays, has an extra layer of thick stubble on his chin, and he has obviously not taken care of it for many days. His hair was messy, his eyes were blue, and his wine-stained clothes smelled rancid, like the town's Hanako.

"Father-in-law...... Stepfather...... Woo woo...... "Seeing Zhang Chuanzheng like this, Shangguan Naiya knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, and kept kowtowing. Her heart was full of sorrow, and her father-in-law, who had been very kind to her in the past, had become so depressed and cold, how could she not be sad? Could it be that the warmth and care given to her by the Zhang family in the past was just a kind of charity attached to Xiaobao?

"Come on, come on, get wine!" Zhang Chuanzheng was unmoved, and let Shangguan Naiya break his forehead. He drank the jug of wine so empty that he could not pour out a drop, and smashed it to the ground in irritation. Yu Bo heard the movement and came in, and looked at Shangguan Naiya and asked her to go away, and the master's mood would not be better for a while. Shangguan Naiya left crying and went to the west wing to find her mother.

Zilomin was sitting alone in the dimly lit room, holding his lowered head in a daze. I heard a familiar voice pushing the door and calling "Mother". As if a ray of sunlight suddenly shone into a cage that had not seen the light of day for a long time, she turned around in surprise and said, "Girl, is that you?"

"Mother, it's me...... I miss you very much, mother......" Shangguan Naiya hugged her mother and cried silently. She has suffered too much over the years, suffered too much, and has infinite words in her heart that she wants to confide in her mother.

"I knew you could come back...... Qi Luomin's slightly vicissitudes of life also shed two lines of tears, and suddenly she pushed Shangguan Naiya away, pinched her shoulders tightly, and her eyes were eager and expectant, "What about Xiaobao?

Shangguan Naiya bit her lip and shook her head slowly.

Zilomin lowered his hands in disappointment. Also, if you fall into such a turbulent river, how can you escape the eyes of King Yama. The two pioneers of the Magic Academy team arrived late that day, and the magicians returned to Qingping Prefecture with the help of the army and the government. Before the school issued an obituary, Qin Haoxuan, who had witnessed everything, personally came to Zhang's house and told the matter as it was. After so many years of friendship with classmates, Qin Haoxuan felt the need to let Zhang Jiabao's parents know all the truth before his son's death.

Hearing the news of her son's death, Cao Xiaoxiao was quite calm at the time, but she picked up a kitchen knife and cut her wrist that night. Fortunately, she found it in time and rescued her, but she cut off the evergreen silk and became a nun.

If Cao Xiaoxiao had not become a monk and the husband and wife were in the same boat, perhaps Zhang Chuanzheng would have been able to get out of the grief of losing his son. But when she left, Zhang Chuanzheng, who was alone, became more and more depressed, willing to fall, and paralyzed his nerves with alcohol every day.

"If you hadn't concealed the Gu poison back then, you wouldn't have come to this point today. Qi Luomin stared at her daughter's eyes and said word by word.

Shangguan Naiya suddenly stopped crying and stammered, "You...... You mean, I'd rather ...... If you die, let ...... Xiaobao is alive?"

"That's not what it means," Qi Luomin's eyes dodged a little, "It's just that your choice back then was too stupid." ”

"Then what do you say I should do!" Shangguan Naiya broke his heart, "That dog thief can kill me at the slightest thought! You have the ability, how can you be bullied by the dog officials of the almshouse? It's not all inherited from you!"

"I just want to live my life in peace, why should the suffering and the sins be counted on my head!...... Yes...... Woo woo ......" The last sentence Shangguan Naiya roared out, her heart was hurt by Qi Luomin's complaint, and she covered her eyes with her sleeves and cried pitifully.

"Anyway, what you owe to the Zhang family, I owe even more. Qi Luomin sighed and said ruthlessly, "From now on, you will change your surname to Zhang, they are your biological parents, honor them for Xiaobao." After that, he wrote a letter with a few words and left it on the table, and left the Zhang family's mansion without bringing anything with him, and traveled all over the world. Leaving Shangguan Naiya alone, trembling in place.

Shangguan Naiya didn't know how she got to the snake nest in the flower garden. During this time, Yabao lost the careful care of her master and lost a lot of weight.

"Maybe only you know me. "Shangguan Naiya, who lost his soul, only had some brightness in his eyes when he saw Yabao. A man and a snake walked out of the gate of Zhang's house.

Home, that's it.

I went to the top of Gongshan Mountain to find the master and chase Yu Zhenren, but I saw an empty wooden house. So the snake girl went to the inn in Genting Town to meet Lin Yongcheng in the surprised eyes of passers-by. Before leaving, Shangguan Naiya went to the temple where Cao Xiaoxiao was and took a look at it from a distance. I didn't dare to think that the thin bald figure was the former stepmother, and she knelt in front of the Buddha with her hands folded and looked so pious.

Goodbye, the place where I was raised.

Never again, what makes me sad.