Song Shidao smiled slightly, and naturally said, "Okay." ”

After Ling Chusi got on the ship, until he was taken to the cabin by the maid on the ship, he was still wondering where he had heard the name Song Shidao......

In the evening, the night is falling.

Four ships, heading eastward downstream, such a big ship is very stable on the water, Ling Chusi stood by the window of the cabin, looking far away, and could see a few waterfowl chirping across the water, gradually returning to the forest.

There were a few rhythmic soft sounds, and there was a soft knock on the cabin door.

Ling Chusi immediately turned around and said, "Please come in!" ”

Song Shidao gently pushed the door open, and on his handsome face, a shallow smile was gentle and kind.

Because there were new guests on board, a small party was prepared on the ship.

There was no doubt that Ling Chusi was that distinguished guest.

Hearing Song Shidao's invitation, Ling Chusi blinked his eyes, and immediately nodded happily in agreement.

The smile on Song Shidao's face suddenly became a little thicker. He politely said goodbye and turned to leave.

Ling Chusi looked at his back thoughtfully. Her fingers tapped lightly on the table twice, and then she put it away.

After a while, estimating that the time was almost up, Ling Chusi came out of the cabin, and under the leadership of the maid, he found the place where Song Shidao said that he was feasting guests.

After Song Shidao set up a banquet in the cabin hall, in addition to himself, he also invited Song Zhi, an elder who was traveling with him on the ship, to come.

It was also here that Ling Chusi saw that the familiar man sitting on the main seat now looked about thirty years old, and his face was as white as ice and snow. He was slender and dressed as a scribe, with a graceful and extraordinary bearing, and on that slightly thin face, his eyes were deep but particularly alert.

――The middle-aged man on the main seat was the one who hurriedly brought people to find Song Shidao's "Heavenly Sword" Song Que's younger brother and Song Shidao's uncle "Earth Sword" Song Zhi in Wuyang City!

When he saw him, Ling Chusi suddenly realized, and suddenly remembered where he had heard the name Song Shidao before!

When Ling Chusi first arrived in Wuyang City, the little doll who was still an immature child, who was almost abducted by human traffickers, and who also threw himself on the vegetable stall of the vendor next to him, is now Song Shidao!

Speaking of which, at the beginning, "Earth Sword" Song Zhi also promised in public that Lingnan Song Valve accepted her love and would repay her in the future!

Thinking of this, Ling Chusi didn't feel a little embarrassed.

According to the Lingnan generation, Ling Chusi has never walked south since she left Wuyang City last time, and she naturally never thought of asking them to fulfill the promise made by Song Valve back then.

But things are also coincidental, when Ling Chusi almost forgot about these things, but by chance he met Song Shidao and Song Zhi's uncle and nephew, not to mention, and even took Song Valve's boat, if you think about it, the other party may not know about it at all, but invisibly, he returned the favor back then.

In today's situation in the rivers and lakes, and even in the whole world, the most prestigious is the four surnamed Song, Li, Dugu, and Yuwen. Among them, the other three valves are mixed with the blood of the Hu people, but the Song valve has always been biased to the south, and it is the most powerful scholar clan in the south, so it has always adhered to the difference of blood, and it is strictly forbidden for the clansmen to intermarry, and it is also because of this, in the eyes of the scholars and even the entire Jianghu people, the Song valve is the only orthodoxy of the Han family.

Song Zhi's face was not very good at first, obviously, he was not very happy that Song Shidao suddenly invited a woman with a beautiful face but did not know her identity and origin to come on board. It's just that since Song Shidao's invitation has been said, although he is an elder, it is not good to refuse directly, so as not to refute Song Shidao's face......

Although Song Zhi had a hidden displeasure in his heart, he did not show the slightest on his face. Since Ling Chusi was a guest invited by Song Shidao, Song Zhi, as the host of this place, did his best to entertain today's distinguished guests.

Although Ling Chusi recognized Song Zhi in a glance, he didn't say anything at all, and waited until Song Shidao introduced him before he bowed his head slightly, smiled and took the initiative to say hello.

Because Song Shidao and Song Zhi did not hide their identities, Ling Chusi also reported his name, and briefly mentioned his destination by the way, so as to reassure Song Zhi, who had been frowning in the dark.

"I'm going to visit Yang Zijing, a local salt merchant in Yongjia County," Ling Chusi said softly with a slight smile.

Song Shidao looked at her smiling appearance, even in the monotonous cabin, he still only felt that this scene was simply beautiful.

However, Song Zhi, who had been a little relieved at the beginning, couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Yang Zijing? I have not heard of this person's name. There is a wharf in Yongjia County, and I have been there a few times, but I have never heard of a big salt merchant surnamed Yang in the local area. ”

Ling Chusi was slightly stunned when he heard this, and the smile on his face gradually converged.

Song Shidao thought that Ling Chusi was deliberately concealing it, but he was directly picked out by Song Zhi, who couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, he was slightly embarrassed, and was about to find a way to round back the scene that suddenly cooled down, when he suddenly heard Ling Chusi's slightly dazed and helpless voice, and asked softly in disbelief: "You, what did you just say?" ”

Ling Chusi's eyes were slightly puzzled, and on that soft and delicate face, he looked extremely ignorant and innocent.

She opened her mouth slightly, and then said softly in a reluctant voice: "I haven't been to Yongjia County for a long time, if you know about the local affairs, please don't hesitate to give advice." ”

Ling Chusi's eyes were too serious, and Song Zhi, who was still sneering at Ling Chusi's remarks just now, couldn't help but be a little stunned, and subconsciously asked, "You really don't know about Yongjia County?" He subconsciously wanted to say, the matter of the salt merchant Yang Zijing was not made up by you casually, but after facing Ling Chusi's slightly flickering eyes, he changed his words halfway and asked directly: "What is the matter with the salt merchant Yang Zijing you just said?" ”

Song Shidao also looked at Ling Chusi with some doubts, and asked without hiding his worry, "Miss Ling?" ”

Ling Chusi pursed his lips, and directly pushed the matter to the head of the master and Wang Jixin, who didn't know where to learn chess at this time, and opened his eyes and said nonsense without changing his face, and even showed weakness slightly: "This trip to Yongjia County was originally due to the intention of the elders of the sect. Yang Zijing, a local salt merchant, is also what the master said......"

Seeing Ling Chusi's frowning slightly, Song Shidao immediately felt a little soft in his heart, and hurriedly opened his mouth to help explain: "Where is there a salt merchant surnamed Yang in Yongjia County?" After a pause, Song Shidao simply briefly informed Ling Chusi of the fact that his ship was full of salt.

However, just a moment of hard work has made Ling Chusi's cognition change dramatically.

After Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian unified the world, he established the Sui Dynasty, because the Song valve has always been in a corner of peace, and the "Heavenly Knife" Song Que has the title of the world's first knife master, which is by no means easy, and there are literati all over the world who set up a flag and shout for it, so Yang Jian treated the Song valve at that time, which can be said to be extremely appeased Huairou, and even the title of Song Que "Zhennan Gong" also comes from this.

Since Yang Guang ascended the throne, due to the wanton requisition of people's power, the people are uneasy, the court is corrupt, and under the internal and external troubles, the phenomenon of troubled times has almost been a certainty.

In this case, the other three valves in the court from a cautious secret battle, to the open and open more open and close of the competition, Song Valve is naturally not far behind, by the "earth sword" Song Zhi properly arranged, with the Song Valve's network power, after opening up the joints along the way, simply openly trafficked sea salt in order to make huge profits......

Song Shidao's current boats are just after delivering illicit salt, and they plan to return to the coastal counties empty, waiting for the goods to be filled, and then sail along the Yangtze River into the inland areas next time to sell them out......

If you really want to talk about it, what Song Valve is doing now, if you change your name and surname, it is something that Ling Chusi knows about what Yang Zijing, a big salt merchant, can do.

At the banquet, because he suddenly learned that there was no salt merchant Yang Zijing here, Ling Chusi couldn't help but feel a little in a trance, and all his mind was focused on his future plans.

Even deep down, he was almost convinced that Song Shidao and Song Zhi's words were correct, but Ling Chusi still instinctively refused to give up the last bit of hope.

Even if his hopes were destined to be dashed, Ling Chusi had to go to Yongjia County to find out in person before he could give himself an answer completely.

After the banquet was over, Song Zhi quickly went back to rest, but Song Shidao walked with Ling Chusi, and after a few more simple conversations, he watched Ling Chusi enter his cabin with a gentle smile and politeness, and waited until the door of the cabin was closed before turning around and leaving.

After Ling Chusi, who was also smiling and smiling just now, entered the cabin, the expression on his face instantly collapsed.

If there is really no salt merchant Yang Zijing in this world, then does it prove that the Xiangzhi Villa located in Qiandao Lake will no longer exist?

Ling Chusi couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows slightly, and after muttering for a while, he lay in the cabin quite helplessly, listening to the slight sound of rippling water, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he fell into a deep sleep for a long time......

During the period of sailing on the ship, because of Song Shidao's initiative to approach, Ling Chusi's original understanding of Song Valve was limited to the "Heavenly Sword" Song Que and the "Earth Sword" Song Zhi and the little doll who was almost abducted and trafficked, but now, he has become aware of Song Valve's power and smuggling salt sales.

Salt and iron have been the two most strictly controlled businesses by the imperial court since ancient times. However, it is precisely because of this that activities such as selling illicit salt have always been the most profitable, especially from the eastern sea to the inland areas through the Yangtze River, and a large number of salt gangs and other gang organizations have also been born along the waterways.

The smooth passage of the Song Valve's ships all the way was actually due to the fact that the Lingnan Song Valves were powerful, and they were dotted up and down, and they were both soft and hard to the people along the way, and they were coerced and enticed.

Ling Chusi was still a little thoughtful at first, but after probably understanding it, he silently returned to the cabin, no longer facing Song Zhi's cautious and suspicious sharp gaze, and found unnecessary trouble for himself.

Ling Chusi was only focused on going to Yongjia County as soon as possible, and then giving herself a final answer, for Song Shidao's courtesy, Ling Chusi could only ignore it as much as possible, as if she didn't realize the other party's eagerness - after all, as soon as she saw him, she couldn't help but think of the aggrieved appearance of a little doll when he was a child, with a little pink carved face, and he was stunned to cry at the cabbage stall......

However, after Ling Chusi's attitude towards Song Shidao became polite but distant, Song Zhi, who had originally felt that the other party was interested and relieved slightly, couldn't help but have a headache even more when he looked at his nephew's stunned appearance.

It's okay to like other girls, but can you not like this kind of stranger who meets in the water and then doesn't know the background at all, and doesn't even know if it's a real name or a pseudonym!?

Song Zhi was still struggling with the vision of the next generation of heirs of Song Valve, in Chang'an City, Ji Xiaobai, who had only sent Ling Chusi back to Dugu Valve's mansion the day before, was still waiting for Ling Chusi to go out for the second time, but after no news for a day, Ji Xiaobai finally realized that something seemed to be wrong.

He was also simply, anyway, Sun Simiao was still diagnosing the pulse of the old woman You Chuhong of Dugu Valve, Ji Xiaobai simply came to visit, and when he saw Sun Simiao and Ayi, who was said to be an escaped female slave in Zhao Deyan's mansion, his eyes moved slightly.

Ji Xiaobai came to the door, did not mention Sun Simiao, but directly said that he wanted to visit Ling Chusi, so that the people of Dugu Valve did not have any obstacles, they only regarded them as Ling Chusi's friends.

Dugufeng took the initiative to come out to greet him, and when he saw Ji Xiaobai's young age and extraordinary bearing, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

The family is intertwined with each other, which young generation has outstanding people, not to mention the family, even other forces have heard of it.

People like Hou Xibai, Ba Fenghan, as well as Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who are from mysterious backgrounds or have no background at all, if they are outstanding enough, they will inevitably be discovered and become famous, which is also a matter of course.

In this case, after Dugufeng found out that the handsome boy who came to the door today turned out to be a young master who he couldn't see through or guess, he couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart.

The two factions and six ways of the Demon Gate have always been mysterious, and because of the original "evil king" Shi Zhixuan, Ji Xiaobai even took a salary from the bottom of the kettle, so he kept it, and later because of this grudge, it was inside the Demon Gate, Ji Xiaobai was a perennial and mysterious faction.

In this case, Dugufeng naturally would not have thought that the other party would be a person from the Demon Gate.

Although he thought a lot in his heart, Dugu Feng, who was dressed in black and was a little cold and arrogant, replied as gently as possible: "Miss Ling left two days ago. ”

Ji Xiaobai was stunned when he heard this, "Leave? ”

Dugu Feng nodded with a serious expression.

"But, but, Sun Simiao and Sun Daochang are still here......" When Ji Xiaobai spoke, he deliberately paused twice, which can be said to express his shocked and unbelievable attitude vividly, of course, in fact, in his heart, there was also some stunned that could not be hidden.

After all, in the past few years, Ling Chusi and Sun Simiao were inseparable, and such care and attention were unimaginable in the eyes of Ji Xiaobai, who had had a few brief experiences with Ling Chusi.

- How important Sun Simiao is in Ling Chusi's heart, just looking at the fact that she has been accommodating Sun Simiao's itinerary in the past few years, and for Sun Simiao's safety, she has not slacked off and separated, and you can also know a little bit about it.

Ji Xiaobai tried hard to suppress the complex and subtle feelings in his heart that he was so neglected that he couldn't say anything under this strong contrast, but after hesitating for a moment, he confirmed again earnestly and said, "Doctor Sun and Miss Ayi are still in your mansion?" Can I meet them? Ah Ling has always been close to Doctor Sun, and her whereabouts are clear to Doctor Sun. ”

Dugu Feng's originally arrogant and somewhat cold expression was distorted in an instant, and she reacted in a daze for a while before she barely came back to her senses, and said in a strange and shocked tone: "You, what do you call her?" ”

"Ah Ling," Ji Xiaobai's facial features are exquisite, his eyebrows and eyes are soft, and when he smiles slightly, he is as elegant and gentle as a spring breeze, which makes people feel relieved.

Taking advantage of Dugufeng's shock, Ji Xiaobai smiled slightly, and said in a serious manner that although it was the truth, it was very misleading: "I have known Ah Ling for many years...... She left in a hurry this time, we were still together the day before yesterday, and Ah Ling didn't have time to tell me about her again, so I was a little relieved. ”

Seeing this, Dugufeng didn't want to say anything, so he took the person directly to the guest room in the house.

In the courtyard, Sun Simiao was drying medicinal herbs, and Ayi was sitting under a shady tree holding the homework assigned to her by Sun Simiao and earnestly endorsing it.

I have to say that when Ji Xiaobai laughed, his facial features were soft, and he was elegant, elegant and handsome, and he looked calm, which was quite deceptive. In addition, he already knew a lot about Ling Chusi's previous affairs, and Ling Chusi did regard him as a friend, so in a few words, he easily asked Ling Chusi's whereabouts from Sun Simiao and Ayi, and after the goal was achieved, he was patient again, and after carefully appeasing the two people who were worried about Ling Chusi for a few words, he turned around and left the mansion with Dugu Feng, who was standing next to him with a surprised face.

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After several days of sailing, Song Shidao's ship finally arrived at the dock in Yongjia County.

Here, the Qiandao Lake that Ling Chusi was familiar with, as well as the Changge Gate that was established later, was only a little more than a day's journey.

After Ling Chusi took the boat to the destination, he once again thanked the owner of the ship seriously, and then got off the boat and left without the slightest hesitation, leaving Song Shidao to keep and felt a little abrupt, so he could only stand on the dock alone, looking at Ling Chusi's slender back that had never looked back.

Along the way, Song Shidao, who only knew the name "Ling Chusi", but had no way of knowing where the other party's family lived, how old he was, and what he planned to do next, on his handsome and gentle face, although he tried to restrain himself, he still couldn't help but feel a little lost.

For Ling Chusi to leave so simply, as if he was really just taking a hitchhiker, Song Zhi, who was particularly distrustful of her, was really a little convinced......

Don't say that Song Shidao is the only son of "Song Que" and the only heir of Song Valve, which is Song Shidao himself, and he can definitely be called a young talent, a dragon and a phoenix among people, as a result, he has dedicated such a journey of hospitality, Ling Chusi was unmoved at all, he has never spoken softly, politely, and he is not bored or not, but he has not been close to softening for half a point, which can be said to have allowed Song Zhi to witness with his own eyes what it means to be like a heart and be silent!

In this way, although Song Zhi was temporarily relieved, but thinking of Ling Chusi's smiling but extremely light eyes, as well as his nephew's lost expression, Song Zhi quickly lifted his heart again.

Speaking of which, "Heavenly Knife" Song Que is busy with Song Valve's affairs every day, and when he has a little leisure, he also concentrates on refining his sword intent in the knife grinding hall, and he can't be said to be unattached to Song Shidao, the only son, but he really can't be called too close. In contrast, Song Shidao has followed his uncle Song Zhi since he was a child, and he took him to play and was taught by him for more time. So much so, as the son of the "Heavenly Sword" Song Que, Song Shidao never touched the knife at all, and even learned swordsmanship with Song Zhi......

After Ling Chusi left, although Song Shidao couldn't help but feel lost for a few days, he didn't leave the business behind. However, just when the private salt on the ship was reloaded for luck, Song Lu, another uncle of Song Que's clan, Song Lu, who was about forty years old and full of gray hair, but did not show the slightest sign of aging, suddenly appeared and told Song Zhi that they had an unexpected news that Cihang Jingzhai Fan Qinghui had just sent - they had always been curious and inevitably had some doubts about the identity and origin of Ling Chusi, and Song Lu directly said it without any reservations, fully satisfying the curiosity of Song Zhi and Song Shidao......

Before, when Song Shidao was on the ship, he was quite eager for Ling Chusi, and Song Zhi did not order this matter to be hidden, so that Song Lu soon heard the news from his subordinates.

The facial features are delicate and beautiful, and the waist is often worn with a flute that is as shiny and silver as white jade, and the name Ling Chusi, such an undisguised feature, in the eyes of those who have a heart, its identity is simply revealed.

Song Lu, who has always been graceful and heroic, was a little stunned when he heard that Song Shidao had invited such a woman to take a boat.

Cihang Jingzhai just sent a message to say that now this demon gate demon girl with a temperament that is completely different from the evil spirit in the past, Song Shidao actually ran into the deity directly!?

After knowing that the other party was actually from the Demon Gate, Song Shidao's face seemed to be as usual, as for what he thought in his heart, Song Zhi and Song Lu, the two people who watched him grow up, were a little unsure.

However, after getting the news, what was even more shocked and uncontrollable was Cihang Jingzhai's side.

After all, the attitude of a Hou Xibai had not been clarified before, but now, Ling Chusi had already "had a coincidence" with Song Shidao, the only heir of Song Valve, and there had never been a "coincidence" with Song Shidao, the only heir of Song Valve......