Except for Jiang Qiudi, the rest of the people were late, a moment longer than the scheduled time. Not because of anything else, but because the mountain road was rugged and narrow, and it had rained the night before, which had just poured a layer of mud on the path leading to Kongtong Temple, and the horses were struggling. A carriage was blocked, and naturally the back was also blocked.

When a group of sons and young ladies in brocade clothes got down from the carriage on the dirt road, Shen Man was stunned. At the same time, a gentleman who came out of the carriage of Princess Decheng's mansion was also stunned.

"Why are you here?"

"How are you in ......?"

The gentleman is Ning Tao, who is also from Ning Xiangfu, who is standing on the carriage at the moment with his eyebrows raised, his hands behind his back, and he can't say, "You came just in time, Kongtong Temple is not as good as other places." Participating in the fight meeting this time is just for you to see what it means to have people outside the world and there is a sky outside the sky. ”

Shen Man smiled faintly, she and Ning Tao also experienced the incident of Chenzhou, and they were born and died together. After Chen Zhou came back, Ning Tao interceded when Ning Xiang punished him heavily, and the two of them could be regarded as having a little affection. Now that I met it at first glance, I felt a sense of joy.

Obviously, Ning Tao also felt the same way.

He danced and wanted to jump down and talk to Shen Man, but saw Shen Man waving his hand anxiously. Ning Tao frowned, but he still jumped down neatly, but the moment he fell, he knew the meaning of Shen Man's wave and immediately regretted it.

"Whoa—"

Ning Tao stood stiffly on the side of the carriage, yellow mud splashing everywhere, wrapped in a clay figure. The sons and brothers next to him were all on the road, and the white brocade silk clothes were dotted with a little yellow mud, which was colorful.

"Hahaha!" The coachman who drove for the princess's mansion was a man wearing a hat, the brim of his hat was pressed very low, and his laughter was hearty and loud. He was holding a piece of cloth in his hand at the moment, just to block the splashed yellow mud, and there was no omission. I sat safely in the carriage and laughed uncontrollably.

Shen Man's gaze stayed on the coachman for a moment, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he understood, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked an arc.

Ning Gongzi, who turned into a mud man, wiped the mud off his face, glared at the Quartet angrily, "Who dares to laugh?!" ”

The surroundings were suddenly silent, everyone knew his origin, even if they didn't know him, they should know that this was the person who got off the carriage from Princess Decheng's mansion, who dared to offend rashly?

Ning Gongzi was very unhappy, and gave up the idea of talking to Shen Man in frustration, and returned to the carriage to sit sullenly, not approaching people, like a stuffy gourd. The coachman deftly moved his butt out of the way the moment he came up, and there was not a single stain.

After everyone laughed, they realized that the road had been paved with hay and could move on. So they all got back to the carriage and continued on their way. It's just that no one dares to approach Ning Gongzi, so the rest of the people in the car have to carefully move forward on foot, or catch someone else's car.

Shen Man was holding his cheeks on the carriage and thinking wildly, and suddenly pushed Zhong Fei's shoulder and asked, "Mr. Zhong, look at the boy who jumped into the mud pit just now, what is his fortune these days, will something happen?" ”

Zhong Fei said coldly, "I don't know." ”

Shen Man carefully observed his face and said in a muffled voice, "I am a disaster star, and everyone around me will suffer." As soon as he saw me, I was in the mud pit again, and I am afraid that the rest of my life will not be easy. ”

Zhong Fei was silent for a long time before he said, "Keep driving, except for that kid from Taige, we are all late." ”

Ning Tao sat in the carriage, was silent for a while, and took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms, which was transparent and full of texture. Ning Tao carefully looked at the jade for a moment, and with a slight force on the tip of his fingers, he completely pinched the jade into several petals.

What Shen Man didn't know was that Ning Tao had made sufficient preparations this time, and even had a crucial impact on the development of Shen Man's future destiny. If there is a choice, Shen Man should cripple Ning Tao's legs and feet at this moment, and then repair a letter, and let Lian Yi personally escort Ning Tao back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to recuperate, so that the world can be peaceful.

It's a pity that Shen Man doesn't have the same ability as Zhong Fei, and besides, even if Zhong Fei relies on the prophecy technique to survive, he is also a half-witted person who is not good from time to time.

Finally arrived at the quaint mountain gate, and everyone got off the carriage one after another. The dark clouds in the sky gradually gathered, and a light rain began to fall, and the earth was fragrant, and the rain was everywhere.

Shen Man blocked his eyes with his hands, so as not to blur his eyes and lose sight of the road, but there was no way to cover his body. Thinking that he should hurry in to settle his bags while the rain is small, when he looked back, he saw a group of people behind him "lala" opening the paper umbrellas that had been prepared layer by layer. There are different colors and sizes, but they all come with them.

These people are handsome in men, elegant in women, holding paper umbrellas, standing in this charming light rain, like a delicate brushstrokes of the mountains and waters.

Shen Man's face couldn't help but blush in the face of their contemptuous and inquiring gaze. These people are the best selected by each prefecture, and I am afraid that the sky like this can be calculated long ago, so I prepared an umbrella early. But Shen Man didn't know anything, and came with empty hands, which was really embarrassing.

Sure enough, someone whispered to the people around him, and his expression was full of contempt.

Just as he was in the middle of the rope, an umbrella was covered above Shen Man's head. The man said helplessly, "Why don't you bring an umbrella?" But that's fine, everyone looks down on you, and you have a chance to make a splash. ”

Shen Man looked at her and said with a wry smile, "Nian Nian, how did you know to bring an umbrella, you will also count"

Wu Niannian's head twisted away, his pupils shrank, and he said, "I'll tell you the truth, whether it's going to rain or not, you have to bring an umbrella when you come out, and this umbrella should be specially made, as small as possible, and it is best to fold it and hide it in a cloth bag......

Shen Man looked at her bright eyes and suddenly said, "Aren't they counted?"

"It's not." Wu Niannian couldn't help pinching Shen Man's nose, angry and funny, "Don't look at them pretending to be profound, in fact, they may all be half-, but they are just pretending to be very powerful in front of outsiders, don't be too nervous, I don't think there are many people here who have real skills." ”

"If that's the case...... Shen Man thought thoughtfully, "then Taige may really be gone." ”

"This should be something that the gate warden should worry about, not something you and I can ask about." Wu Niannian always looked in one direction, which made Shen Man curious, "What are you looking at?" She leaned over, wanting to go past Wu Niannian to take a look, but Wu Niannian took a step, blocked her with her body, raised her eyebrows and said, "We are all late, according to the previous rules, I am afraid that we will be punished in the rain, you are ready." ”

At this time, Ning Tao came over and said in a light tone, "It turned out that I was going to be punished, but I am not afraid." ”

Shen Man glanced him up and down, indeed, according to Ning Gongzi's current muddy Cheng dù, it didn't matter whether he was punished in the rain or not. I'm afraid that he wants everyone to punish as much as possible, so that everyone will be like him, and no one will laugh at anyone.

Ning Tao paused after speaking, and when he looked up, he saw a person standing on top of the mountain gate. The man held an umbrella in one hand, his face was thin, his facial features were handsome, his face was tranquil, and he was as quiet as a pine and cypress in the rain, but he was still a young man.

"That's the person sent by Taige? Sure enough, it's not the same as the people we are outside in the rain. There was a hint of unconvincing in his tone, perhaps thinking that the young man could stand on it all because there was a person behind him who knew the most about this in the whole world - the gate supervisor.

But the reality is that no matter how unconvinced you are, people can gallop before the rain and before the road is blocked, and come to Kongtong Temple in time.

Jiang Qiudi was condescending, and if he looked closely, he could find that the focus of his eyes had only fallen on one person from beginning to end - Shen Man.

Shen Man didn't think it was strange, because Jiang Qiudi was sent by Taige, that is, someone sent by Tang Jiuyue, so it was reasonable to know his identity and take a few more looks.

Under the mountain gate, on the stone steps, a ragged bald head slowly came, this bald head was slender, his head was lowered, and his hands were folded, "All the donors are late, and they need to stand for three hours." ”

After speaking, the bald head turned around and went up the steps again, and the door of the mountain gate was slowly closed by some demon wind.

Everyone was muttering annoyance, but Shen Man looked up at Jiang Qiudi, but Jiang Qiudi seemed to have seen enough of her, with a cold face, he also turned around, and accompanied the bald head back to the mountain temple one after another, only in the smoke and rain, leaving a vague back.