A few points of red light loomed on the lake, and three canopy boats rowed towards the broken bridge in the shape of "Pin", and in the rain and fog, several family members with lanterns could be faintly seen, calling loudly to them.

The woman in white was relieved, helped Xiaoqing up, and said lightly: "Thank you Gongzi Xu for borrowing a boat to shelter from the rain, so don't leave it at that." ”

Xu Xuan's heart jumped, this was the first time that the man in white opened his mouth to talk to himself, he didn't expect his voice to be so soft and beautiful, and he couldn't help but glance at her more. Under this look, the whole body was even more shocked, and for some reason, I felt that this face was extremely familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere.

Xiaoqing shook off her hand and pouted, "People just got drunk." Why don't you drink the remaining half jar of wine first? ”

Xu Xuan's heart moved, clapped his hands and smiled: "Yes!" You have come to the dustless nunnery to repay your vows, and the dustless nunnery has become my family's 'Garden of Mercy'. Tomorrow, my father will have a vegetarian feast in the garden to celebrate my fifteen years of life, and invite the troupe to help the fun. Don't leave the two of you first, just treat it as a distant relative of my family, follow me back to live in the garden, let's listen to the play and drink together, and when it's over, you can go to the old locust tree to repay your vows for Ling Ci, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it a beautiful thing? ”

Xiaoqing was overjoyed, pretending to be surprised, and said, "It turns out that the dustless nunnery has become your family's garden?" That's great! ”

Only then did the woman in white know what she was thinking. She knew that once this ghost spirit made up her mind, it would be difficult to change it, and instead of dragging her away at this time, it was better to fulfill her wish and get rid of it. Besides, she was also a little curious about what the demon had buried under the old locust tree in the dustless hermitage, and if it could really help her repair the damaged meridians, it would be fine. I don't insist on it anymore.

At this time, the thunderstorm has gradually subsided, and the sky is slightly open.

Tie Jiu turned the bow of the boat and slowly rowed towards the three canopy boats.

When the family members on the caravan saw Xu Xuan, they all breathed a sigh of relief and thundered with joy. As long as this little ancestor can go back with them as soon as possible, even if he brings a bull head and horse noodles, he can bear it, so everyone is respectful to the second daughter, but they don't ask about the origin.

The caravan boat turned along the white causeway and crossed the lonely hill and docked on the western shore of the lake.

They were lifted ashore by all hands and feet, passed through the long pavilion, and then gathered around the four horse-drawn carriages waiting on the side of the road, and galloped westward.

Xiaoqing has never been in a carriage, let alone received such treatment, looking around, everything is fresh, and all kinds of voices and instructions to the woman in white are just absent-mindedly and casually agreed.

The carriage drove through the forest, turned a few steep slopes, and for a few more moments along the winding wall, stopping at a modest doorway.

The rain has completely stopped, the sky is dewy and green, the sun is shining, and the glazed tiles are clear and golden. When the waiters at the door saw Xu Xuan, they all smiled, some rushed forward to help, and some rushed into the door in a panic to report.

A man in blue strode out, grabbed Xu Xuan, looked up and down a few times, and made sure that he was unharmed, then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and glared at Tie Jiu, and said angrily: "Ah Jiu, if you let him mess around like this again, be careful of being driven back to Qingcheng Mountain!" ”

Xu Xuan smiled: "This is my idea, what does it have to do with him?" It's better to get rid of me with you. I heard that the scenery of Qingcheng Mountain is majestic, and now is a good time to play, Uncle Wang, you can say a few more bad words for me in front of my father. ”

The man in blue only smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Little ancestor, you are really popular!" He didn't look at the second daughter of Xiaoqing, pulled him straight in, and said in a low voice: "Your uncle is here, he is talking with the master in the study, you go to ask for peace, just say that you will go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to burn incense for your mother, and when you encounter a thunderstorm, you will come back late......" While admonishing, he pressed his hand on Xu Xuan's back, channeled the true qi, and steamed out the wine in his body.

The courtyard is deep, surrounded by rockeries, and is full of green trees and red flowers, birds singing and flowers, and flowing water.

Xiaoqing's second daughter followed behind Xu Xuan, turning east and west, passing through small wooden bridges and curved corridors, always thinking that they had reached the end of the mountains and rivers, but suddenly they suddenly opened up, and the winding paths were quiet. Compared with the majestic and magnificent mountain scenery of Mount Emei, this ingenious Jiangnan garden has a unique charm.

When I arrived at the peach forest, I suddenly heard someone shouting, "Xuan'er." The second daughter turned her head to look, and saw a middle-aged Taoist priest in a scarf cloth standing in the rockery pavilion on the right, handsome and tall, floating out of the dust.

Xu Xuanxi said: "Uncle! Ran to the pavilion and hugged him, very affectionate.

The Daoist smiled slightly, then suddenly frowned again, and said, "You're drinking again?" The congenital fetal element is insufficient, the meridians are blocked, and he doesn't care about his body like this, it's really nonsense! Glancing at Wang Liu, the man in blue, he said lightly: "It's okay to drink, and even asked Uncle Sixth to use 'Qingcheng One Finger Qi' to help you cover up with wine, and if you want to cover up, it's not even more advisable." ”

Wang Liu's face turned red, and he said respectfully: "Cheng Zhenren taught us." ”

This person's surname is Cheng Zhongfu, the eldest brother of Xu Xuan's biological mother Cheng, and the younger brother of Xu Guanchan, the head of the "half-foot iron sword gate" of Qingcheng Mountain, known as "Taixuan Zhenren".

Qingcheng Mountain Daomen are lined up, with a deep relationship with each other, and are divided into nine major sword sects, which are powerful all over the world. There is a proverb in the rivers and lakes, "the gate of the four seas, half out of the green city".

Cheng Zhongfu's swordsmanship is superb, although he is not as good as the senior brother in charge, he has also been able to fly with a sword, and he is listed as one of the "Eighteen Truths of Qingcheng". Wang Liu, the man in blue, is also from Qingcheng Daomen, so he respects him very much.

Xiaoqing thought to himself: "It turns out that the ox nose of Qingcheng Mountain is his uncle, so most of the Taoist robes he wore in the post house that he pretended to be a Taoist priest were also stolen from the cow nose of Qingcheng Mountain." The little slippery head pretended to be a Taoist priest, but he also looked good. ”

Zhengjue was funny, Cheng Zhongfu's eyes as sharp as lightning suddenly glanced at her, and the broken sword in her arms seemed to be stimulated by the invisible true qi, and let out a small groan.

Xiaoqing's heart sank: "Oops! Could it be that this bull's nose discovered this iron sword? Fortunately, it was noisy all around, and this murmur was not easy to hear, and Cheng Zhongfu's gaze only paused slightly on her and the white-clothed woman's faces for a while, and then turned away again.

Xu Xuan and his uncle have a very deep relationship, this reunion, there are many words to say, happily walking side by side, when he thinks of the second daughter, when he looks back, Wang Liu has already led them to the West Chamber, arrange to rest. Seeing Xiao Qing smiling back at him, he hurriedly made a gesture quietly, signaling that the third watch would go to them tonight, and continue to drink the remaining half of the "daughter red" until it was exhausted.

Cheng Zhongfu frowned and said, "Xuan'er, are those two your new friends?" ”

Xu Xuan knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he simply told him what happened today, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you taught me that cultivation must first cultivate the mind, and chivalry is the foundation of cultivation. They came all the way from Shu, they were unfamiliar with the place, and they were almost deceived by the bad people, so the children brought them home to spend a few days. Don't tell my father, lest he will reprimand me again. ”

Cheng Zhongfu squinted his eyes and stared at the back of the second daughter, flashed a strange look, nodded, and said, "You are warm-hearted and chivalrous, this is a good thing." But the world is sinister, people's hearts are like ghosts, I am just worried that you are too young, shallow in the world, and easy to be deceived by demons. In the future, it is better to be cautious when encountering such people who do not know the details. ”

After a pause, he said, "I heard on the way today that there are often boys missing in Lin'an City, even the novices of various temples. Just now, I went to the pavilion and watched, and there were demon clouds in the mountains and forests in the west. It's in the middle of nowhere, and it's a full moon night, so I'm afraid something bad will happen. After you have eaten dinner, lock the door of your room and do not come out again. ”

Xu Xuan saw that he was worried about his safety, his heart was hot, and he said: "Don't worry, uncle, my perennial sick body of medicine residue, even if I am caught by the monster, the monster can only consider himself unlucky and ......lose it" He glared at him, and then smiled and stuck out his tongue again.

As soon as the uncle and nephew arrived in the main hall, Xu Zhengting had already stepped forward with his wife and relatives and saluted Cheng Zhongfu. He is tall and slightly fat, with a face like a heavy jujube, which is very different from Xu Xuan's monkey-like appearance. Aunt Zhen is petite, standing behind him with the maid, which makes him quiet and majestic.

Xu Xuan knew that he would not be able to escape heavy responsibility this time, and said with a smile: "Dad, the child will give you a greeting." ”

Without waiting for him to reprimand, he immediately lowered his head, passed through his sleeve as if he was smeared with oil, hugged Aunt Zhen, kissed her on the left cheek, and said with a hippie smile: "Mom, I don't see you for a day, if I don't see you every other autumn, I want to kill you." ”

He slipped out of the door early in the morning, there was no news, and the real aunt was worried for a long time, and was about to put on a straight face to punish him, but he was so affectionate and affectionate, his cheeks were dizzy, and his anger was all turned into Java. But in front of everyone, naturally he can't be so presumptuous, stretching out his hand to fight.

Xu Xuan screamed "ouch" and sat down on the ground.

Everyone was taken aback, and Aunt Zhen was even more frightened to the point that her face turned white, and she hurriedly held him in her arms and asked him where he was hurt.

He was secretly amused in his heart, but his face was pretending to be quite painful, clutching his stomach, grinning and moaning, unable to speak. Seeing that Aunt Zhen was so anxious that tears filled her eyes, she suddenly stretched out her head and kissed her on the right cheek again, shouting, "Starve me to death!" Mommy is beautiful and delicious, and she can eat! Then he turned and ran away, and before the others could come to their senses, they had fled without a trace.

Xu Zhengting has a deep relationship with his deceased wife, and a vegetarian banquet must be held every year on his death anniversary. This year is Xu Xuan's fifteenth birthday, the scale is even larger, almost all relatives and friends are invited, Xu Mansion can no longer accommodate it, so it can only be moved to the Garden of Mercy and Grace.

The garden is full of people coming and going, and they are all preparing for tomorrow's feast. Cheng Zhongfu and other relatives and friends who came from afar were moved to the East Courtyard for dinner, and Xiaoqing's second daughter was also invited. Only Xu Xuan messed around for a day, and was grounded by Xu Zhengting, so he could only be locked in the wing room to eat alone, and sent a few family members to watch over Tie Jiu to prevent him from sneaking out.

Xu Xuan listened to the noise outside in the house, the silk and bamboo fluttering, and his heart was itching. Fortunately, he had been prepared, in addition to Renjitang's unique "Huoluo Pill", he also secretly hid a few packets of medicinal powder to calm the nerves and help sleep, and quietly sprinkled them into their drinks while Tie Jiu and the others were not paying attention.

After eating, the housekeepers yawned a lot, leaned back and forth on the table and chairs, and soon fell into the black sweet country. Only Tie Jiu knew the young master's mind and tricks well, and he didn't drink a drop of wine, and always sat cross-legged in the outhouse, meditating and recuperating.

Xu Xuan was helpless, so he had to pretend to go to bed.

After turning over and over, when I arrived at the third watch, I heard the thunderous snoring of Tie Jiu from the outer room in a daze. Xu Xuan's spirits perked up, and he immediately woke up for most of the time, and hurriedly swallowed the "Huoluo Pill", and slowly operated his qi and blood according to the qi conduction method passed on by his uncle.

"When! While! While! In the distance, there was a long voice from the distance, and the husband shouted, "It's dry, watch out for the candles—"

When the sound faded away and finally became inaudible, Xu Xuan got up from the bed, tiptoed to the door, and listened. After making sure that everyone was asleep, he tiptoed back to the west wall, pushed open the window, and crept out cautiously.