In the city of Chang'an, it is prosperous and prosperous, the four main streets of the tic-tac-toe layout are full of traffic, pedestrians and hawkers rub shoulders one after another, lively and full of fireworks in the world, it is a prosperous scene.

Ling Chusi stood on the stone-paved Prancing Horse Bridge, looking up, it was the most prosperous and lively Suzaku Street lined with shops, and now under the decree of Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang State Mansion, the two departments of the Hundred General Administration and the City Cheng were specially set up to govern the east and west markets, and to manage all kinds of shoddy and black hearts such as lack of catties and catties in Guanzhong.

This morning, when he was in the mansion of Dugu Valve, Ling Chusi happened to hear a small servant in charge of purchasing muttering to the kitchen lady, and Gu Tianzhang's Guangshengxing was thinking about wanting to bring down the prosperity of selling salt, so as to control the price of salt in the market to make huge profits.

Coincidentally, the two shops of Guangshengxing and Xingchanglong are on Suzaku Street.

Ling Chusi's eyesight was quite good, and standing on the Prancing Horse Bridge, he happened to be able to vaguely see the flags of the two commercial houses hanging high in front of their homes.

After going around Chang'an City, just as Ling Chusi was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly found that on another bridge not far away, under a tree and green smoke willows, a young man in white with a calm posture and handsome and delicate facial features was standing there steadily, staring at this side with his eyes intently.

Ling Chusi's eyes widened slightly, and he made eye contact with the young man slightly, and in the next moment, after realizing that the person was Ji Xiaobai, who he hadn't seen for a long time, before he could think of what to say, he saw that there seemed to be a slight stretch between his eyebrows, and he walked directly in his direction.

"Xiaobai!?" Ling Chusi looked at the person who came steadily with a little surprise and surprise, and said hello with a smile in his eyebrows.

"Ah Ling......" Before Ji Xiao arrived, he couldn't help but sigh lightly with a smile.

He looked at the elegant beauty in front of him, who was dressed in a plain tulle dress, but on top of it was an elegant and heavy ink-colored ribbon adorned with the waist, placket, and sleeves.

It is said that the eighteenth change of the female university, even if Ling Chusi has not been crooked since she was a child, but the delicate facial features that have gradually grown are indeed quite different from when she was a child, but these eyes are still exactly the same as before when she laughs.

If he hadn't known Ling Chusi's current appearance a long time ago, it would be Ji Xiaobai, and I am afraid that he would not dare to directly associate the beautiful woman standing in front of him with the slender and cute little girl who was not even his chest at the beginning.

Ji Xiaobai looked at Ling Chusi's bright eyes, his pitch-black eyes had an indescribable gentleness like water, and after a while, he smiled and whispered, "...... Ah Ling, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing lately? ”

Ling Chusi looked at him, shook his head dryly, and replied bluntly, "It's not good. ”

Ji Xiaobai was slightly stunned, "Huh? ”

"It's all your fault!" Ling Chusi said to him confidently, but halfway through speaking, she couldn't help laughing first, and Ji Xiaobai also laughed when she saw this.

"Cihang Jingzhai knows your identity?" Although it was a question, Ling Chusi said to Ji Xiaobai in an extremely firm tone, called a question, but it was actually a reminder.

Ji Xiaobai nodded, then wrinkled his eyebrows slightly, and explained briefly to Ling Chusi: "I met Li Qingmei from Cihang Jingzhai in Zhuozhou, and I heard that she is a disciple of Fan Qinghui-" After a pause, Ji Xiaobai continued: "When I investigated her, I thought that Cihang Jingzhai was also tracking down my identity. The two factions and six sects in the Demon Gate are independent of each other, and they are never monolithic, and it is not unusual for my identity information to be leaked out. ”

Then, Ji Xiaobai looked at Ling Chusi, and continued to raise his eyebrows and chuckled and asked, "You just said, 'It's all my fault', what did I-did?" ”

Ling Chusi flattened his mouth, and said helplessly with a little depression: "Hey, because I know you, the group of nuns in Cihang Jingzhai seem to have decided that I am from the Demon Gate, and as the pavilion master of the Demon Gate Mending Heaven Pavilion, you are the conclusive and powerful evidence!" ”

Ji Xiaobai wanted to laugh when he heard this, but he did show a slight smile, but his mouth was like gently reassuring Ling Chusi, and he concluded softly: "Nonsense, ridiculous!" ”

"That's right!" Ling Chusi also sighed softly, "But it is rumored in the rivers and lakes that this kind of thing, after the mouths of three people, it is not like that at all." ”

Ling Chusi herself didn't care very much about the Demon Gate and the Right Path, otherwise, she wouldn't have befriended Ji Xiaobai on the one hand, and at the same time, after seeing Li Qingmei almost have an accident, she also rescued her. In this case, being accused by Cihang Jingzhai of being a person in the Demon Gate, Ling Chusi didn't pay too much attention to it, but he just felt that he had offended the "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan early in the morning, and then there was a hunt and kill order that the Yin Sect had not withdrawn so far, in this case, Cihang Jingzhai suddenly jumped out and said that he was a person from the Demon Gate?

Ling Chusi only felt that they were inexplicably stupid, and after putting the matter on herself, she couldn't help but feel a little crying and laughing.

Seeing that Ling Chusi was still smiling and groaning, not thinking about the appearance of the pestle, Ji Xiaobai suddenly realized in his heart that Ling Chusi probably didn't care about these things at all......

Thinking of this, Ji Xiaobai's heart moved slightly, and when he changed his previous attention, his eyebrows bent, and he smiled with Ling Chusi's eyes still with a three-point joking smile: "Okay, it's all my fault!" Shall I invite you to dinner? ”

"Okay!" Ling Chusi nodded dryly, the reunion of old friends is always a happy event in life, "Where are we going?" ”

Ji Xiaobai directly took Ling Chusi out of Chang'an City's East and West Market, and walked towards a relatively secluded and quiet neighborhood outside Vermilion Bird Street.

After walking out a few steps and looking at this direction, Ling Chusi's heart was already counting, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "You also have a place to live in Chang'an City?" ”

"Well," Ji Xiaobai bowed slightly, with a slight trace of melancholy between his eyebrows, but it was fleeting, he lowered his voice, and said softly with Ling Chusi, who was almost whispering: "Now above the rivers and lakes and the court, it seems that the situation is unstable, the forces of all parties are entangled in it, and their actions are changing rapidly, no one can say for sure, when the world will be chaotic...... In contrast, Chang'an City, which is controlled by Li Valve in Longxi, and Lingnan Song Valve, which is in a corner of peace, are rare places that make people feel at ease. ”

Ling Chusi also bowed slightly, but agreed with Ji Xiaobai's words. Among them, the place where the Lingnan Song valve is entrenched is the most. After all, Chang'an City is a place where soldiers must fight, and now it is stable, but it does not mean that in the Sui and Tang dynasties, when the heroes are competing for the deer, they can still be safe and sound forever, but the Lingnan Song Valve, located in the south, and the land of hundreds of people and countless 100,000 mountains, the geographical location is unique, not to mention, it is the purest party to preserve the Han culture today, that is, one day, after the unification of the north, the king will go south, and the people in power can only woo, appease and reward the Lingnan Song valve, But he will not wave his troops south and fight again!

In a courtyard where the location is hidden and seems simple, but the inner corridor is tortuous, full of elegant and beautiful scenery, in the middle of summer, the plants in the courtyard are the most luxuriant, and the flowers and trees are sparse.

Ling Chusi and Ji Xiaobai sat in the main hall together, and soon after, someone waiting silently brought the food up.

Ling Chusi's eyes widened slightly, this was the first time she had seen Ji Xiaobai arrange the maid and others at home.

Ji Xiaobai seemed to be accustomed to this, and never mentioned this trivial matter at all, but sat there and chatted leisurely and calmly for a while, as if the strangeness and estrangement between the two people who had not seen each other for all these years would soon disappear.

"Ah Ling, what are your plans next?" Ji Xiaobai knew that Ling Chusi had been living in Duguvale's mansion like Sun Simiao these days, however, between conversations, he completely avoided talking about it, as if today's encounter with Ling Chusi on the Yuema Bridge in Chang'an City was really just a coincidence.

Ling Chusi sat at the table, holding the teacup in one hand, gently pressing it on the table with the other, shook his head slightly, and said softly: "It seems that there is no clear plan, Grandpa Sun is still seeing that old lady in Dugu Mansion, let's wait for Grandpa Sun to finish his work!" Then next, if Grandpa Sun doesn't have any other plans, he probably just goes to the east and takes Jiangnan away! ”

......After a long silence, Ji Xiaobai looked at Ling Chusi in disbelief, met Ling Chusi's seemingly innocent eyes, and asked with some uncertainty: "You, what did you just say?" ”

"Huh?" Ling Chusi blinked, she supported her cheek with one hand, and the long sleeves of tulle gently slid down the slender and beautiful arms, revealing slender wrists that seemed to be soft, as well as a white and delicate collarbone and shoulder side that were half-covered by the soft tulle under the gold ornamentation on the shoulder.

Ji Xiaobai quickly retracted his gaze, his gaze fell steadily on the white porcelain cup that was still exuding the fragrance of tea, and said tentatively: "Your name is Sun Simiao, what are you coming from?" ”

"Grandpa Sun!" Ling Chusi's answer was quite crisp and neat.

At the moment of "......", Ji Xiaobai finally understood what kind of complex and subtle feelings he had in his heart but was speechless.

"Grandpa Sun is not much older than me, but he is of high seniority." Ling Chusi said a little seriously.

"......I see," Ji Xiaobai nodded. Although he didn't know what Sun Simiao and Ling Chusi's teachers were, Sun Simiao was now respected as a miracle doctor in the rivers and lakes, according to the understanding of ordinary people, such medical skills would naturally not be the result of his own hard work, but would be more inclined to the way of being a famous teacher.

In addition, there is also a Ling Chusi who obviously has a lot to do with Sun Simiao, and her martial arts are obviously inherited, in this case, Ji Xiaobai will naturally determine that Ling Chusi and Sun Simiao are from the same school.

After the two of them had lunch, Ji Xiaobai did not shy away from it, and walked directly with Ling Chusi, and personally sent her back to Duguvale's mansion before leaving by himself.

After Ling Chusi returned to the courtyard of the guest room, he found that in the small kitchen, Ayi was concentrating on cooking medicine, and Sun Simiao was sitting next to the table, holding a brush, and was considering and revising the previous prescription.

Coincidentally, Dugu Feng was also standing quietly next to him, probably waiting for Sun Simiao to finish writing the prescription and then take it back to You Chuhong directly.

"Chu Si, you're back." Sun Simiao raised his head and glanced at Ling Chusi, and said with a slight smile.

"Hmm," Ling Chusi casually pulled a chair over, and after sitting down, he looked up at Dugu Feng, smiled, and signaled, "Why don't you sit?" ”

Dugu Feng, who was dressed in black, was still in a somewhat complicated mood when he saw Ling Chusi now, and the expression on his face changed and changed, quite a bit of wanting to say something.

Ling Chusi looked at it in his eyes, slightly bowed, but he didn't take the initiative to ask. Anyway, if Dugufeng wants to say that she will listen to it, she is willing to entangle herself and save herself from making trouble, so it would be better!

After a while, Sun Simiao took the prescription and briefly discussed it with Ling Chusi.

Ling Camiao's medical skills are definitely not as good as Sun Simiao's, but if the new prescriptions that the medical saint Sun Simiao's grandfather thought of later, if they were mentioned, Ling Chui would still be able to remember them somewhat, so when he encountered uncertain symptoms, Sun Simiao often chatted with Ling Cemiao, maybe there would be some new treatment ideas.

After a long while, when Ayi, who was covered in the smell of medicinal juice, walked over gently, Ling Chusi and Sun Simiao immediately raised their heads and looked at her.

"Miss Ling!" Ah Yi didn't see Ling Chusi come in just now, so he took the initiative to say hello, and then smiled at Dugu Feng and said, "Dugu girl, the medicine for the old lady has been poured, wait for you to bring it to the old lady!" ”

Dugu Feng nodded immediately, stepped forward to take the wooden box containing medicine like a food box from Ayiti, and said with a slight smile: "It's hard work." ”

Dugu Feng is the eldest lady of Dugu Valve, such an identity, even if she has seen a lot when she travels around with Sun Simiao and Ling Chusi, in Ayi's heart, it is still very valuable. Facing Dugufeng's thanks, Ayi was immediately flattered and blushed again, and began to shake his head busily.

Soon, Sun Simiao also put down the brush and handed the new recipe to Dugu Feng, and then smiled with Ling Chusi: "Chu Si, you just went out?" ”

"Well, I happened to meet an old friend, and I had a meal with him there." Ling Chusi nodded innocently, and then asked, "Grandpa Sun, do you have any plans next?" ”

Sun Simiao didn't answer immediately, but groaned slightly, and then asked, "Do you have a plan?" ”

Ling Chusi briefly said that he wanted to go back to the Jiangnan area to see it again.

However, Sun Simiao said to Ling Chu with a slight apology: "Dugu Valve, that old lady should have also practiced martial arts in her early years, her asthma symptoms are very strict, if it weren't for her own profound internal skills and perennial suppression, it is estimated that the situation would only be worse." After a short pause, Sun Simiao pondered his words and explained to Ling Chusi: "Especially the old lady's age is not young, even if she has internal strength, after all, she is already a little old, and her body has recovered, I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome." ”

Ling Chusi raised her eyebrows slightly, hearing this, she seemed to have guessed what Sun Simiao meant, after all, patients like You Chuhong were actually very rare.

Grandpa Sun was obsessed with medical skills, and when he saw such a patient, he actually couldn't help but want to stay, not to mention that Dugu Feng had many precious medicinal materials as gifts before, and asked him to stay and help......

"I understand......" Ling Chusi put one hand on his cheek, tilted his head slightly and glanced at Sun Simiao.

On the contrary, Sun Simiao was a little embarrassed, "I want to stay in Duguvalve for a while, and when the old lady's condition is stable, I can leave." ”

"Actually, that's fine!" Ling Chusi said suddenly.

Sun Simiao was still a little stunned, and Ayi was also a little dazed, not knowing what the two of them were talking about, but subconsciously echoed, "I listened to Mr. and Miss Ling's ......"

"Then you can stay here with Grandpa Sun for a while!" Ling Chusi smiled slightly and explained, "I'm going to go to Jiangnan to take a circle, I haven't been there for a long time." ”

Before Sun Simiao could speak, Ayi's eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Miss Ling, do you want to leave alone?" ”

Ling Chusi blinked, "Hmm." ”

As soon as Ayi was in a hurry, he subconsciously wanted to say, it is too dangerous for a girl to go out and travel alone, but thinking that when the three of them were together, it was actually Ling Chusi who was alone to protect her and Sun Simiao, who were dragging her back, Ayi smiled a little wryly, and swallowed the words with a slightly red face.

――With Ling Chusi's skills, no matter how you look at it, the person who embarrasses her will be more dangerous. Moreover, Ayi said silently, without the delay of herself and her husband, Miss Ling would be a little more efficient when she went out.

After a while, Sun Simiao asked with concern: "Why do you suddenly want to go to the Jiangnan area?" ”

Ling Chusi directly told Sun Simiao about the two commercial houses and the price of salt that he saw near the Yuema Bridge today, "So if you want to go quietly, I may not just go to Hangzhou, maybe it will be a little more difficult, go to a place like Yongjia County." ”

The most important moment, when he heard them talking about the price of salt on the streets of Chang'an City today, Ling Chusi suddenly thought of something.

In her memory, according to the records of the Yinyuan Society, it was almost in these years that Yang Zijing, a big salt merchant, began to think about building Xiangzhi Mountain Villa in the Qiandao Lake generation in Yongjia County, and this happened to be the predecessor of the Changge Gate in later generations!

Calculating the time, there are still many years before the valley lord Dongfang Yuxuan came to Qinling to travel and then establish the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers. Moreover, Ling Chusi was actually a little curious about Yang Zijing, a big salt merchant, since she had the opportunity now, she was quite like looking at what Yang Zijing, the ancestor of Yang Yifei, the master of the Changge Sect, looked like!

Sun Simiao nodded, the smile on his face was still very gentle and peaceful, and discussed: "Then Ayi and I will stay in Dugu Mansion and wait for you to come back?" ”

"Let's talk about it then!" Ling Chusi smiled slightly, "Grandpa Sun, in fact, if you don't join me, it's better to stay in Dugu Valve's mansion for the time being, at least you don't have to worry about any danger." ”

Sun Simiao nodded, anyway, as long as he was given a few medical skills or a few medicines, Sun Simiao himself would never be lonely, and his eyes seemed to have no change.

Ling Chusi has always been a man of action who does what he says. After saying hello and discussing with Sun Simiao and Ayi today, early the next morning, she went out of the city alone, planning to go to Qiandao Lake in Yongjia County.

Ling Chusi still took the land route at first, but when she passed through Xiangyang County, she was on the dock on the shore, trying to find a boat, and planned to go east along the waterway.

However, this time there happened to be no passenger ship carrying people on the dock, Ling Chusi was still thinking about it, to wait for a day in Xiangyang County first, and then to see if there were ships tomorrow, but on a boat on the dock, there was a tall and handsome young man with a straight back who walked down, bowed with a slight smile, and said in a graceful manner: "Take the liberty to disturb, dare to ask this girl, but are you waiting for the boat?" ”

Ling Chusi glanced at him, blinked his dark eyes, and nodded.

She was sure that she didn't know this young man in brocade clothes and a handsome face, obviously dressed as a scribe, but he didn't have the slightest weakness, there was no doubt that this young man Ling should also be a master of martial arts.

Immediately after, Ling Chusi heard it, and the young man said with a slight smile: "Tang Tu Beauty, Song Shidao apologized first, I saw that the girl just showed hesitation, but is it because there is no passenger ship at the dock in Xiangyang?" Can you tell me where the girl wants to go? By the way, if the girl does not dislike it, the boat under the boat can carry the girl for a while. ”

"Your name is Song Shidao?" Ling Chu thought about it, and suddenly felt a little familiar, feeling that he should have heard this name before, but the impression in his mind was not particularly profound, probably a long time ago?

Song Shidao saw that Ling Chusi's face was groaning, as if he knew his name, he couldn't help but be a little flattered, and hurriedly said, "It's here, girl?" ”

"I want to go to Yongjia County, and if your ship goes east, please give me a ride." Ling Chusi said very calmly.