Not only did Du Qi and the Mei brothers feel that way, but even the strong man in white seemed to feel this way, because at this time he breathed a long sigh of relief, as if releasing the accumulated qi in his chest, and then said happily: "It's here!" ”

Du Qi and the Mei brothers looked around, but they didn't find the Warm Wind Pavilion that the happy prince said when he was leaving, only to see a towering door wall in front of him blocking the way, could this be Happy Valley?

The gate wall was built at the bottom of the valley between the two mountains, although it was high but not prominent, looking at that appearance, if it was not for the master's consent, it would be difficult for outsiders to enter easily, even if the best martial arts master was barehand, it was difficult to cross that seemingly ordinary high wall with his bare hands! At this time, the only gate was opened, and under the wall, inside and outside the door, there were countless men in black holding torches or angry wind lanterns, and the strong men in white didn't even look at those men in black, and led Du Qi and the others to walk proudly, like a general returning from the battle. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Inside the gate suddenly opened up to an open square, surrounded by greenery and flowers, and opposite was a higher city wall, along which the road was divided left and right.

Came to the wall, only to find that the so-called city wall is only a short section, it turned out to be a huge shadow wall, around the shadow wall to the inside is as wide as the street, the road on both sides of the high-rise buildings, pavilions and pavilions are scattered and contrasting, look at its pattern is like a big town, but do not see the shadow of the shops, more people surging lively scene, but also with the high mountains outside the door, a bleak situation is like a world of difference.

The strong man in white led the four of Du Qi and the Mei brothers to turn to the left, and after a short walk, the road turned to the right, and not far away was a crossroads. What is amazing is that the houses on both sides of the road before and after the intersection are almost identical, and if there is no one to guide the way, you will not know where you want to go, and if you run into it indiscriminately, you will not know where you are, and sooner or later you will be trapped in it and it will be difficult to escape.

They were still turning left at the first crossroads, and Du Qi and the Mei brothers were secretly guessing where the Warm Wind Pavilion was and how long it would take to arrive, when the strong man in white, who had been moving forward silently, suddenly turned around and said respectfully: "Four distinguished guests, please come here!" As he spoke, the strong man made a gesture to invite in, and then hurried to a door half-sideways, and without hesitation pushed open the closed door, and suddenly a light burst out.

The strong man was referring to the tallest house in the vicinity, located on their right, the main entrance was built on twelve steps, Du Qi and the Mei brothers looked up, only to see that this house was magnificent, the doors were wide and the windows were high, there seemed to be six rows of five buildings divided into four floors, and there was no plaque between the lintels and windows, I wonder if this was the Warm Wind Pavilion? Seeing that Du Qi and the Mei brothers had come closer, the strong man in white said respectfully: "Four distinguished guests, please come in!" ”

When Dooch and the Mei brothers stepped through the door, they saw that the room was very empty and spacious, and the twenty-four huge torches were burning around it.

It turned out that this house seemed to have twenty rooms from the outside, but in fact there was only one main hall, and in the middle of the inner wall facing the gate hung a huge plaque, on which the dragon flew and the phoenix danced with the three big characters "Warm Wind Pavilion". It was only at this moment that Duge and the Mei brothers understood why this was the Pavilion.

In the middle of the main hall, there are 12 sets of hoop chairs, which Du Qi recognizes as the latest high-end nanmu kit launched by Longsheng Furniture, the most famous furniture store in Wuchang.

The strong man in white led Du Qi and the Mei brothers to the upper seat in the middle and sat down, and said respectfully: "Four distinguished guests, please sit down for a while, my son will be here soon!" After speaking, the strong man departed and was never seen again.

Sitting in this empty hall, the Mei brothers suddenly felt a sense of loneliness, feeling that they were getting smaller and smaller, and they were simply insignificant in this vast world, what rivers and lakes morality, grievances and hatreds, fame, fortune and power, and ideals and responsibilities and so on were all unimportant, they all became ethereal, as if they had turned into light smoke and dispersed with the wind, and finally there was nothing left, just like a bright lamp suddenly went out, but they clearly felt their existence, felt their needs, A question is still lingering in my mind, and another question suddenly comes to mind, why do I live in the world, and should I be?

Their thoughts were churning, and they were almost racking their brains to get a satisfactory answer, and in the midst of painful entanglements, a footstep sounded very abruptly, interrupting their thoughts.

Hearing the footsteps, the Mei brothers unconsciously thought secretly, "Why did the happy son come now?" They followed the prestige, only to see a man in black holding a tray unhurriedly approaching, it turned out to be the family member serving tea, not the happy son they had been waiting for for a long time.

After the man in black left, Mei Xiaoren picked up the precious celadon teacup that had just come out of the kiln in Jingdezhen, took a sip of Mingqian Longjing, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "What kind of happy boy got us here, and he didn't show up to see him, is this a trap?" ”

No one can accurately answer Mei Xiaoren's question, even Du Qi doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of Prince Huanxi? There was only speculation: "If the prince really regarded us as honored guests, he would never have come out to see us for such a long time, if he said that the prince of huanxi had bad intentions, why did he let us stay here without seeing any other action?" ”

Hearing Du Qi's words, the Mei brothers couldn't help but be relieved, although they had some unspeakable and strange feelings and painful and pessimistic thoughts just now, but it was only their own thoughts that were at work, and it was not about Huanxi Gongzi and others at all, but Mei Xiaotian still said with some unease: "Whether it is a trap or not, we must be careful, after all, this is in someone else's home and not in the wild."

Mei Xiaoren said regretfully: "It's a pity that we don't have snake medicine now, otherwise, we don't have to worry about it." ”

Duge was about to speak, when suddenly his mind moved, and he looked up, and saw a man sitting on a beam in the shadow of the roof. Because of the distance and the fact that he was looking up from below, Duch could not see the man's face at all, so he did not know whether the man was male or female, let alone the man's age, but he saw the man's feet hanging in the air and swinging, as if he were sitting on a stool. Looking at the man, Du Qi's mind moved again, and he chuckled: "It's dangerous up there, can the girl come down and sit down?" ”

"Hee-hee!" A string of chuckles, like a jade bumping, laughter continued, and a series of crisp and intoxicating voices sounded: "You are the distinguished guests invited by my brother?" It seems that I still have some ability, hehe! With a chuckle, the girl suddenly leaped forward, and fell lightly down into the hall, and sat very naturally opposite Duci and the Mei brothers, looking down and generous without any twisting.

Du Qi saw that the girl was at most seventeen or eighteen years old, she looked extremely beautiful, her face was very white, fine as clotted fat, her facial features were delicate, her eyebrows were elegant, her eyes were clear and clear, her nose was straight and well-behaved, her lips were ruddy and petite, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, like a warm spring breeze, and she was blowing out a fascinating artistic conception all the time.

Trying to calm the ripples in his heart, Duge chuckled: "It turned out to be the princess of Happy Valley, I wonder what advice the girl has to give here at night?" ”

The girl smiled crisply: "We have never dealt with outsiders in Happy Valley, no one has ever been here, just now I heard that my brother actually invited a few VIPs in the middle of the night, and I ran to take a look at it when I was curious, hehe!" I just looked at it casually, and I didn't have any other intentions, let alone any advice, the four distinguished guests please, leave me alone.

Duge said suspiciously, "Oh? Will Brother Ling not come out to see us? ”

The girl's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a kind of wisdom, and she smiled slyly: "He is now entangled in some trivial matters, and he cannot come for the time being, and if you neglect your guests because of this, I hereby apologize to you on his behalf!" Oh, by the way, they all call me Princess Lele, so you can call me Lele. ”

Du Qi saw that although Princess Lele was innocent and at ease, but there was a hidden melancholy, his mood couldn't help but tremble, and he suddenly felt uneasy, and a faint palpitation swelled up, and he couldn't help asking: "Lele, there is something unclear below, can you ask for advice?" ”

Princess Lele smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, just open your mouth if you have something." ”

Du Qi said: "How do we get the daily necessities of Happy Valley? ”

Princess Lele smiled and said: "It seems that someone is responsible for sending it to us, I don't know the specific situation, why did the distinguished guest ask this?" ”

Du Qi smiled: "No other, just a little curious." ”

Princess Lele said puzzledly: "This is our long-standing rule in Happy Valley, what's so strange?" ”

Du Qi smiled: "I'm just wondering, we Happy Valley neither walk in the rivers and lakes, and have never interacted with outsiders, which is equivalent to being isolated from the world, and things from the outside world can't enter Happy Valley at all, but the circle chairs we use are a few shorter, and the tea utensils are all new products from the outside world, whether they are sent by others or sent to purchase, it seems to violate the rules of our Happy Valley." ”

Princess Lele said with a smile: "The things used in our valley are purchased by the north and south villages and sent to the designated place outside the valley, and then we send someone to pick them up, which is not against the rules of our Happy Valley, do you still feel strange?" ”

Du Qi said: "So, no outsiders have ever been to the valley at all? ”

Princess Lele said: "Of course! Neither the old legend nor I have ever seen any other outsider in the valley, and this is the first time you have ever seen it. ”

Du Qi said, "So, what is the end of the outsiders in the valley?" ”

Hearing Du Qi's words, Princess Lele's pretty face suddenly changed, but she forced a calm and calm question, "Did you feel a lot of emotion when you first arrived here?" ”

Du Qi looked at the Mei brothers suspiciously, but the Mei brothers' hearts couldn't help but tremble, and a chill surged in their hearts for no reason, Mei Xiaotian seemed to be a little panicked and said: "Not bad! So what? ”

Princess Lele's pretty face changed again, and she suddenly sighed, and said as if she was a little anxious: "Come with me!" With that, Princess Lele got up and walked out of the gate.

Mei Xiaotian said puzzledly: "I don't know what the princess means, I hope to advise!" ”

Princess Lele didn't look back and said, "Quick, let's get out of here!" ”

Du Qi and the Mei brothers glanced at each other, and only followed behind Princess Lele helplessly. When they walked out of the gate, they couldn't help but be surprised, only to see countless black-clothed men standing under the eaves on both sides of the road, carrying dead wind lanterns, illuminating the entire road as if it were day. There were four strong men in white standing under the stone steps outside the door, looking up at Princess Lele and Du Qi and the other four, they hurriedly ran over, and one of the strong men in white said respectfully: "Princess, hello to the four distinguished guests!" I am waiting for the order of the son, here at any time to listen to the dispatch of the four distinguished guests, please the four distinguished guests do not be impatient, my son will be there soon! ”

Princess Lele said, "What's the situation over there?" ”

The strong man in white still said respectfully: "Back to the princess, my subordinates have been here, and I don't know what the situation is over there, do you want to send a brother to ask?" ”

Princess Lele said: "Forget it, you stay here, I will take these four distinguished guests to go around elsewhere, and I will be back in a while." ”

The strong man in white seemed to be a little embarrassed and said, "This ......"

Princess Lele pretended to be coquettish and said: "What this and that, my brother is here, I will take the four of them to go wherever I want, how dare you stop me?" ”

The man in white hurriedly said: "The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates don't dare, but the son has an order first, except for the four of us, no one else is allowed to approach the four distinguished guests!" The princess should not meet the four distinguished guests, and now she should take the four distinguished guests away from here, if the prince knows that the blame is down, we really can't afford to bear the guilt, please be considerate and considerate of the princess and others. ”

Princess Lele said coldly: "Am I not as good as you? Today, no matter what, I'm going to take these four distinguished guests out for a walk, get out of the way, otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind! ”

Seeing that Princess Lele looked a little unhappy, the man in white couldn't help but be anxious, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he intended to let Princess Lele and Du Qi and the other four leave, but he didn't dare to disobey the order of Prince Huanxi; wanted to speak out to stop Princess Lele and Du Qi and the other four, and they were worried that they would make Princess Lele angry and they couldn't afford to bear it, so they were naturally at a loss. Seeing this, Princess Lele's heart couldn't help but soften, and she gave in: "In this way, you go with us, and the other three stay here, and come back to inform us when my brother comes!" ”

The strong man in white had no choice but to say helplessly: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

Princess Lele's pretty face resurfaced with a hint of joy, and she turned around and said with satisfaction: "Four distinguished guests, please come with me!" After speaking, Princess Lele floated straight down the steps and turned to the right. The Duge and Mei brothers knew that the further they went, the farther away they would be from the gate of Happy Valley, but they had no choice but to follow Princess Lele.

When she reached an intersection, Princess Lele turned to the right without saying a word, and when she reached the front of a nondescript house, Princess Lele did not hesitate to push the door in.